Ctrl Alt Ego is the Best Immersive Sim in YEARS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
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Ctrl Alt Ego is the best immersive sim I've played in years. It's got tons of opportunities to get creative with completing objectives, lots of abilities that can be used in all sorts of ways, a great (albeit a bit complicated) story, and lots of cat pictures. There is no reason NOT to play this game.
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Chapters
00:00 Key Giveaway
00:20 Intro
01:55 Basic gameplay
06:40 The good stuff
15:39 ANTI-Sponsor
20:17 the late game
23:26 Story elements
24:47 SPOILERS: Plot explanation
31:00 final thoughts
33:48 Cat video: frisk guards the manual - เกม
If you ended up buying and enjoying Ctrl Alt Ego, please considering taking the time to leave a review for it on the steam store page. It helps indies like Mindthunk get their game out there!
"We've made waves and we can't go back" is a great line
We never left the E.Y.E. video. It's been nearly three years and we're still watching it.
@@CharlatanWonder We watch it over and over again, every time we do something to get a different ending we end up back at the beginning.
They really need to make a sequel.
@@CharlatanWonder honestly that’s how i feel after watching it and even more after having played the game myself
T h e W a v e s . . .
This entire game feels like one of those bizarre dreams you have as a kid that imprints itself into your memory
Geist?
@@ReddieBeaty hah I remember that game too. Those fast black spirits were really scary
that's what I've been thinking the whole time I've been playing! wonder if it's a generational thing
People are usually expecting new immsims from the same couple of developers, and here we are completely caught by surprise, with a really independent studio creating their own, and not only that: it's a full game, no early access gimmick, it's cheap, it has a good length (16 hours is really my cup of tea, by the way), it's practically bug free, and even so, PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING ON THIS!!!! Impressive!
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Bug free you say? Hmmmmm
This channel is drastically underrated. Big ups charl. You really carved out an identity that is unique on this hellscape of a site. Thats rare and hard to do.
Within 3 days, we've had new videos by CW and Mandalore, and if it wasn't because we got three short videos by Grim Beard instead of a hour long one, I'd have to commission a monument to this glorious weekend.
The powers of causality are altering our upload schedules to give everyone a cool weekend.
@@milk_bath You're at a (C)harlatan (W)onder video my man.
@@milk_bath Charlatan Wonder. Though Civvie also finally did Thief 2, an IMMERSIVE SIM.
And not just any CW video, a CW video about an IMMERSIVE SIM.
That and several other youtube channels I follow also uploaded on the same weekend.
This guy knows who to subscribe to
Sounds like this game was inspired by the Spacestation Silicon Valley game on N64 where you are a tiny "bug" computer chip that hijacks robotic animals to puzzle your way through levels.
3:09 The concept of possessing doors reminded me of that Dishonored commentary video, where the developers talked about "a small percentage of players doing a door playthrough". No longer a joke, it seems.
The video in question is called "Dishonored - April Fools Commentary Gameplay HD", if anyone's interested.
I love that the big crates have health bars and are called "big fat crate." It's just humor like that that tickles me.
5:52 I've gained Brozouf
When you started talking about looping infinitely I was like "oh great we're back in the cycles of guilt again" and we were on the same wavelength and I love it. Great video as always
@Charlatan Wonder I'm glad you're mental health is improving. I know that video creation is either a large or your entire income, but please take a step back if you're not doing so hot. I'm positive your community would understand if videos end up delayed.
Keep on, keeping on!
Much love,
Tyler ❤️
Why does all things come back to eye? I haven't played the game in years and still sometimes think about the cycles of guild.
Because you must break your cycles of guilt.
@@Maartwo But no human can break the cycle of guilt.
As long as you don't break your legs you should be fine.
I dunno if you take suggestions at all Charlatan but Heat Signature is a pretty cool game that gives me immersive sim vibes. It's got a really cool sandbox where things can occasionally interact in cool and unexpected ways and even as someone who doesn't normally explore the great wealth of options a good immersive sim provides, I had a fair amount of "Hey, can I do this? Yes I can, that's pretty cool!" moments
cool game, cool dev
Awesome game by the dev who also made Gunpoint (another awesome game!)
Tom Francis is one of my favorite devs of all time!
I played it, Scavener sv-4, project zomboid, tropical island card survival, feels pretty immersive in that way too.
hell yeah! that game was awesame. tried it on day 1. the devs are still active on the game
I just bought this game after seeing this video as well as another of your videos that featured it. I have yet to play it yet, I've got tons of games on backlog but I think once I have time for gaming, I'll get lost in it! I can tell just from the footage I'm going to love it. I also still need to complete cruelty squad, I'm stuck on the mall level lol. But without finding your channel recently I wouldn't have ever found this game, thank you! Also really enjoy your channel, don't stop what your doing man!
It's just E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy all the way down.
I beat this game a couple days ago and I ended up really enjoying it. I had bought it after watching just a couple of minutes of this video. It had a slow start and took until about 4-5 hours of gameplay to get really fun.
There's a point where you begin really understanding how to manipulate the environment and use your abilities effectively. With the right combination of abilities, you can kill/neutralize anything in your path.
The maximum ego I had at one time was nearly 250 due to trying to get as much as possible, and perhaps being a little stingy on using it at times.
Also, I ended up being as many bombs and pups with me between areas as possible. At one point, I ended up with 5 PUPs at the end of a level. I only brought one with me at that point because carrying all of them would be tedious. There are many times when the bombs I brought would be the perfect solution to one of my problems. One of my preferred methods of deploying those bombs was to push them around with the PUPs, preparing a trap for an enemy that is none the wiser.
that fact that you haven't mentioned that many bugs or glitches is the most impressive thing about that game, a game like this with how complex it's mechanics are sounds like the kind of software the blows up your computer if you try to run it, good job to these 2 devs honestly.
Best immersive-sim i've played this year!
Thanks for letting people know about this game !!!
There are likely hundreds of indie game or AA games that just never see the light of day because know one knows they exist, stuff like lost in vivo, Lorns Lure when it comes out or games like Cry of Fear (Aka it all in le head pyro videos) , i dont know if people have realised but having youtubers talk about or reporting on games has given so many incredible stories and experiences life, thank you bro, truly.
Due to this video, I bought Ctrl Alt Ego. I do not regret it. It's like a slightly jankier Prey, slightly modern Deus Ex, and while it's thematic to see a fully working mirror at the beginning where you can look at yourself (ego), I'm fairly certain a part of it is a nod to mirrors being called Looking Glass. I even discovered there's a pacifist mode, and ghost run challenges. The devs are very clearly fans of the genre.
**Spoilers**
From how I understood...
Dr. Everyman, is literally, every robot. I read a piece of note that says they experimented on many versions of Everyman, implying theres many versions of him in potentially everything. Hence why they chose his name to be "Everyman". He is every robot, lol. It fits with the humour of the game and having played SOMA, its essentially the same concept but exaggerated and everywhere.
I've been so excited to see a game tackle indirect forms of combat like this it's fuckin awesome
Love your channel. Really glad you're in a better place mentally! Wishing you the best
Haven't heard of this at all, looks pretty cool
Hope you get through that rough patch! Good vid!
If I ever start a TH-cam channel, charl is by far the person I’m the most inspired by. Not on a content level(even though it’s all sublime) but on a care level. So much time and effort bleeds through these vids that I have absolutely nothing but respect. I’m gonna need to join the discord
Agreed. I’ve never had a TH-camr speak so directly to my taste in gaming as much as charl does. I suppose this is what it’s like when you love your job! His videos simply exude pure passion and love for video games. It’s fun to watch
I saw Dillon Rogers and someone else talking about this game yesterday then today I see your vid haha. I loved the video and definitely wanna see you new thoughts on gloomwood. Definitely wanna check this game out for sure.
"combat vacuum" aight I'm sold
yielded for the game, stayed for the cat pictures.
Hey man. Been here for a bit. Not a patreon yet. But love your vids and the heart you put into them. Especially with the cooking segments. (Really enjoy those). But glad to hear your mental state and living situation is getting better. Hope something big comes your way that boosts you and the channel up! 🙏
Such a good game he’ll yeah thanks for letting people know about it!!!
You feel like my dad if he was slightly less angry. I love your content and you are the best!
first video of yours i catched. quality content fpr sure
Finally found a video essay talking about this game, thank god
Well done on finding this gem.
the algorithm is killer, every few weeks if I realize I haven't seen a video I go seek out your channel
never stop being awsome my man
Yooooo been waiting for this one
You had me at VR cat pictures 🐈
I'm short on cash right now but I will definitely check this game in social media seems really cool and I love that it doesn't rely too much in the combat aspect, also looking forward for your kenshi video If previous youtube gameplays I've seen are anything to go by I'm sure yours will be a good story to hear. Also also I love your cat is so cute
I'm happy you're doing a bit better mate
This looks nice. It's cool how indie immersive sims is becoming a trend.
thanks for recommending this game, i love it! and i only played the demo.
This still feels more like a puzzle game than an immersive sim to me.
So halfway through the video I went and picked the game up and instantly put 4 hours into it before returning to watch the rest of the video sans the spoiler part for obvious reasons.
Loving it so far, the way I can tackle puzzles has been really fun and I can't wait to find even more discs to mess with all the different abilities (Currently just got the shotgun, the hover and the kinesis). Can easily see myself also replaying this a few times trying different upgrade paths like guns/drills blazing or trying for a full on stealth build using traps to take down hostiles if need be what I really enjoy from a conceptual level.
Overall great game, can't wait to put more hours into it and experience it all for myself haha.
Hey man, just so you know I am a big fan of your work.
Welcome back Charl.
I can't believe this is so slept on
I didn't realize you could expel the DAD inventory by destroying it!
So cool. I wouldn't have even thought to do it!
I usually just use them to deserialize the enemies or drop heavy/explosive things on them, here I was missing out on the deep mechanics.
it can be detrimental when you forgot you serialized another DAD and then kill one causing it to respawn 😂
Hey ..Also thanks for all the stuff you do Great Job thanks.
Yo it's only 16 hours?? I'm sold! I've been looking for shorter games and have just gotten into immersive sims, thanks for the review 🙏🏻
figuring out Debuggery for the first time was fun, kind of a hard tutorial for the stealth mechanics. it’s funny how the game notifies you clear crates hide you from DADs but not Evil Eyes
woooohhhooo you back baby!!!!
Gotta say, of all the things I've seen in Tennessee the bass pro shop pyramid has been the coolest. Always look for it when I pass through Memphis.
Thank you for making me aware of this game
This game seems very fun and positive. We need games like this to brighten our lifes :D it really helps when you can get lost in a world :D thanks for making this video buddy! :)
Finally, i've heard so many people praise this game but so little about why. And the trailer just irks me the wrong way. So I'm genuinely excited to see why I'm going to love this
*Edit:* Nvm, the intro was enough to get me to try this without spoiling myself any further. Those were some big statements
Thank you for not being a sellout.
New video hype !!
honestly I probably wont ever play this, im actually not much of a video games guy, but i love your channel and i love watching this stuff, so thanks
The concept of this game kinda reminds me of Geist except you know.........actually good
Never heard the term "Immersive Sim" before and still not entirely sure what defines a immersive sim. Stumbled over your video last night. Today I bought the game (because of your video) and played 5,5h so far. It's really good. Only thing I dislike a bit are the graphics, it's just a bit too shiny? Everything feels a bit like plastic at times. But you know, who cares about graphics if the game itself is fantastic. But I love the stripe effect when you press ctrl and go into ego mode.
Good video, keep it up!
Well watch dishonored high chaos videos and you will understand it very nicely.
Love your stuff dude, can't wait till my finances are steady enough to toss some support your way.
gotta get this game. i wanna break it xD and i'm glad you're starting to feel better charl :)
love the legs reference
Wait, HOW have I never heard of this!?
Well, at least as the BUG robot you don't have legs to break
Interesting story and as alleays when things includ conciousness cloning things get confusing
You had me at "dad bomb"
Saying hi in the comments? Oh heck yeah I can do that to show some appreciation for all you do
ahhh Samsara, never change /j
it sounds really neat, and has added to some inspo for immersive sim design
17:07 i feel you man saludos desde Venezuela
The moment a loop was mentioned I waited for an EyE reference.
Was not disappointed.
bass pro shop pyramids history is probably the funniest part about it.
I put the bell on last year. I haven't ever seen a notif until your video got recommended again...
Yeah there's a lot of that going around lately. Sorry about that.
@@CharlatanWonder glad to see you still doing TH-cam. Also glad you got out of that horrible place
Another game into my list (Cruelty Squad and Peripeteia are 1st though)
Although, I'm kinda dumb since I didn't pick this detail in your video, is this game still an early access or is it complete?
Its complete! A full release.
I dont have good computer, cant play it
There is nothing more horrifying than the idea of a Robot using a hoover to fly at me at mach 5 with a shotgun in its spare hand.
I dipped at the spoiler warning. But wanted to leave a comment to say I'm defo checking this one out thanks to you. Love your vids, even if you are incorrect about where Thief ranks in the Im-Sim lineup.
Great video my friend!! Love your imsim content. Maybe try kingdom come deliverance while you’re at it? Would love to see your take on that
31:55 I think I’d buy food
i really like your channel :)
I agree that 2022 has been a good year for imsims.
Great awesome vid
Babe wake up new funny cat man video has been uploaded.
I want all the cat photo's
You are a solid dude
20:20 pref·ace
Knock knock, whos there?, *Runs away*
Watched video (skipped spoilers)
bought and played game
watched video again :D
Give me some Space Station Silicon Valley vibes.
THIS IS BASICALLY GHOST TRICK 3D AND I AM SO PUMPED
"IT'S BROZEOUF ALL THE WAY DOWN!"
The horror, the horror!
instagib is pronounced with a hard g. I know its strange bc the root words are instant giblets and giblets is pronounced with a soft g, but such is the way of tech slang
Much like 'gif', the person who coined the term pronounces it as a soft 'g'.
Much like 'gif', the person who coined the term is *wrong.*
omg such a sweet cat
Hang in there, buddy
With every recursion, it always returns to the Cycles of Guilt.
I would say "in the end", but obviously there's no "ending" here.
Oh boy, Sandbox mode update
I can't think of much specific to say right now, but I will buy this video game, and here is food for the algorithm. 👍👍👍
nice