Since you mentioned it again in this episode here's some context on the word barbarian: the word barbarian has its origins from the Greek/Roman era and was originally meant to describe foreigners from the North-African region (berbers). During the rise of the Roman Empire and its civilisation, the word barbar or barbarian quickly became a slur for any foreign people that weren't part of the civilized Roman Empire. It's pretty much the old Roman word for 'savage'.
Ooh! So glad you found this game, I think it’s totally up your alley. I learned about it because it was compared to a certain other mysterious timeloop game you played on your channel. I love note-taking games.
Love the thoughtful pace at which you're taking this game, and all your notetaking too! I totally agree about "games that feel like school" - that's why a well-executed detective style game will always be my most beloved genre. The way that they offer players an active role in uncovering and connecting information is so incredibly engaging and rewarding. (Sidenote: I know your comment about Nancy Drew / Sherlock was a little tongue-in-cheek haha, but I honestly think you'd have an absolute blast with some of the recent Sherlock Holmes games by Frogwares, for many of the same reasons you're enjoying this one! "Crimes and Punishments" and "Chapter One" are both excellent.)
I'm so excited you're playing this. It's honestly my dream game for you to play. I just knew you'd adore it. Love to see your creative writing history come out full force and see your brain just turning everything over already. Honestly would love to get more from you on the writing front. If you ever wanted to put out videos about stories, I'd 100% watch.
This is my absolute favourite genre of games. I don't think it has an official name yet (except "time loop games"), but its features are thus: - The world is a rather small confined location; - The world can be explored during a finite time frame; - Various events happen in different places at different points in time, whether the player is there to see them or not; - The player gets put right into the middle of it all with no explanation and at first has no idea what's going on; - The player has access to some form of time manipulation mechanic, allowing them to explore different places at different times in any order they want; (it could be a time loop, or the player can rewind time at will, or select a particular moment in time that they want to visit) - In order to win the game, the player must figure out a particular sequence of actions that's unlikely to be done accidentally. This requires the player to understand the bigger picture of what's going on. (Or, in some games, the player must correctly answer various questions to prove their understanding of the bigger picture) Games in this genre that I've played are Outer Wilds, Return of the Obra Dinn, The Forgotten City, Twelve Minutes, The Invisible Hours and The Sexy Brutale; I've also heard of Deathloop. A couple of games I'd call kind of adjacent to this genre are The Case of the Golden Idol and Reventure. (If anyone knows any other similar games, please mention them, I'd love to play some more stuff like this)
@@ThomasPeeters Not unless you want to go in ABSOLUTELY blind, or maybe the game's supposed to keep even its genre secret at first. Otherwise I think it's fine, might even get more people interested to give these games a go
Hey, Ryan! It's been a while since I've watched you played! How's it going?! I graduated high school this folloing past May and been busy with my new job as a all seven-day housekeeper, my cousin just had a baby last week, and got a new kitten too so I've been busy with a lot of things in my life and haven't watched much content lately. Hopefully my free time can be spared and I can stay on track this time 😊❤
58:08 Accidentally skipping dialogue into the first instance of the golden rule being broken by just pausing is such a Ryan thing to do ❤ I didn't even know that was possible!
4:10 I said the same thing in spoilery discussion! someone asked about your Karen/Charon revelation before I watched the episode, so I was already primed and was sitting ramrod straight when she said "no ID or phone, just a handfull of change" lmao
absolutely off topic, but the beautiful music in the background of the dialogue in the first half reminds me of "a time for us" from nino rota (from the 1968 Romeo and Juliet movie), but if it was composed for lord of the rings AND lawrence of arabia, and it confused me a lot so i didn't pay any attention to the whole playthrough. that's it, just wanted to let you know for some reason
I knew this would be a great game for you - half the fun is speculating and theorising 😊 Vesuvius erupting was famous for destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum, rather than Rome 😋
You really don't need to take notes. While the game has involved narratives, it holds your hand the whole way. It's actually something I think could be done better. You'll never really be in a situation where you won't know what to do or who to talk to.
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I have to say as a European historian your theories on the fall of the Roman Empire are very interesting 😂.
Everybody knows it was the eruption of mount st helens that thwarted the Romans!
LISTEN I HAD BARELY SLEPT
That’s my excuse anyways
Lol this historic figure was something I never knew until this video. My school district never taught us world history such as this
@@lilindigestion lolll we're all dumb sometimes 🤷🏼♀️
My favorite thing about how you play a game is your thoughtfulness and not rushing! So refreshing
Since you mentioned it again in this episode here's some context on the word barbarian: the word barbarian has its origins from the Greek/Roman era and was originally meant to describe foreigners from the North-African region (berbers). During the rise of the Roman Empire and its civilisation, the word barbar or barbarian quickly became a slur for any foreign people that weren't part of the civilized Roman Empire. It's pretty much the old Roman word for 'savage'.
Ooh! So glad you found this game, I think it’s totally up your alley. I learned about it because it was compared to a certain other mysterious timeloop game you played on your channel. I love note-taking games.
Love the thoughtful pace at which you're taking this game, and all your notetaking too! I totally agree about "games that feel like school" - that's why a well-executed detective style game will always be my most beloved genre. The way that they offer players an active role in uncovering and connecting information is so incredibly engaging and rewarding.
(Sidenote: I know your comment about Nancy Drew / Sherlock was a little tongue-in-cheek haha, but I honestly think you'd have an absolute blast with some of the recent Sherlock Holmes games by Frogwares, for many of the same reasons you're enjoying this one! "Crimes and Punishments" and "Chapter One" are both excellent.)
I'm so excited you're playing this. It's honestly my dream game for you to play. I just knew you'd adore it. Love to see your creative writing history come out full force and see your brain just turning everything over already. Honestly would love to get more from you on the writing front. If you ever wanted to put out videos about stories, I'd 100% watch.
This is my absolute favourite genre of games. I don't think it has an official name yet (except "time loop games"), but its features are thus:
- The world is a rather small confined location;
- The world can be explored during a finite time frame;
- Various events happen in different places at different points in time, whether the player is there to see them or not;
- The player gets put right into the middle of it all with no explanation and at first has no idea what's going on;
- The player has access to some form of time manipulation mechanic, allowing them to explore different places at different times in any order they want;
(it could be a time loop, or the player can rewind time at will, or select a particular moment in time that they want to visit)
- In order to win the game, the player must figure out a particular sequence of actions that's unlikely to be done accidentally. This requires the player to understand the bigger picture of what's going on.
(Or, in some games, the player must correctly answer various questions to prove their understanding of the bigger picture)
Games in this genre that I've played are Outer Wilds, Return of the Obra Dinn, The Forgotten City, Twelve Minutes, The Invisible Hours and The Sexy Brutale; I've also heard of Deathloop. A couple of games I'd call kind of adjacent to this genre are The Case of the Golden Idol and Reventure.
(If anyone knows any other similar games, please mention them, I'd love to play some more stuff like this)
Overboard is another one.
The Legend of Zelda - Majora's Mask fits these criteria in a way, though it might not be what you're looking for.
By the way, would a list of games like this be considered spoilers for future playthroughs?
@@ThomasPeeters Not unless you want to go in ABSOLUTELY blind, or maybe the game's supposed to keep even its genre secret at first. Otherwise I think it's fine, might even get more people interested to give these games a go
Hey, Ryan! It's been a while since I've watched you played! How's it going?!
I graduated high school this folloing past May and been busy with my new job as a all seven-day housekeeper, my cousin just had a baby last week, and got a new kitten too so I've been busy with a lot of things in my life and haven't watched much content lately. Hopefully my free time can be spared and I can stay on track this time 😊❤
congrats on graduating and the new job!!
@@lilindigestion Thank you so much!
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58:08 Accidentally skipping dialogue into the first instance of the golden rule being broken by just pausing is such a Ryan thing to do ❤
I didn't even know that was possible!
I love that they have a warning not to reload a save if the player pauses after the golden rule is broken.
4:10 I said the same thing in spoilery discussion! someone asked about your Karen/Charon revelation before I watched the episode, so I was already primed and was sitting ramrod straight when she said "no ID or phone, just a handfull of change" lmao
absolutely off topic, but the beautiful music in the background of the dialogue in the first half reminds me of "a time for us" from nino rota (from the 1968 Romeo and Juliet movie), but if it was composed for lord of the rings AND lawrence of arabia, and it confused me a lot so i didn't pay any attention to the whole playthrough.
that's it, just wanted to let you know for some reason
genetricum fututor is indeed a latin swear, and it's a good one!
For everyone wondering: It can be translated for something Mr. Samuel L. Jackson says a lot.
I knew this would be a great game for you - half the fun is speculating and theorising 😊
Vesuvius erupting was famous for destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum, rather than Rome 😋
Im at the beggening of the video but i think you were thinking of Pompei?
Oh do I have a time loop game for you
I don’t know if you take suggestions, but you should play terraria
Algo comment😄😄
You really don't need to take notes. While the game has involved narratives, it holds your hand the whole way. It's actually something I think could be done better. You'll never really be in a situation where you won't know what to do or who to talk to.
Granted, taking notes can make you discover stuff faster still, and it's probably fun to involve yourself in the game that way
For me, my notes are more about remembering stuff between recording sessions. It helps my specific brain! May not be important for you
0:28 missed opportunity for a "23 and me" joke/pun here :P
Came here to point out this huge missed opportunity for a video sponsor, smh my head Ryan.