Shakedown: Hawaii - Capitalist Simulator (Jimpressions)
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Shakedown Hawaii is about being a cynical, awful person who doesn't respect the law and actively hurts people to make money. Basically, it's about a CEO.
The latest from the Retro City Rampage studio, this Grand Theft Auto style take on capitalistic business models is worth a scope.
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Pants Down, Trousers Up is the title of Randy Pitchford's best magic trick.
STOP IT GODDAMMIT my brain can't take laughing at him anymore.
2:03 "The price has stayed the same but the product has gotten smaller" - pretty good description of the AAA video game industry as well...
@FuzzLord that too, but the basic 60 bucks package is a sad one most of the time and quality + content went down. Ofc the true base game is either 80 or 100+. lol
@FuzzLord yeah, I dunno how that would feel. As an european I would love to pay 60 dollars and not 60+ euros for the base game because it's not set in stone here like with the 59,99 in America. It's always like 65 euros sometimes or even 70. I know shiping and taxes, but considering how AAA get away with taxes in Holland, people around the world should not pay that much more like in your cases..for the same product! In general though it is much sadder how ppl became OK or even defend this BS going on in AAA games that got us here. They were pushing and taking an inch here and there while we did nothing. Battlefront 2 was a game changer in that regard, so finally more and more are pushing back. We also really need to stop buying lackluster games on launch day and indeed start voting with our wallets more.
The only question is: Why is your gorgeous countenance not in this game???
So... Bobby Kotick: The Game?
EA simulator
Super Strauss Zelnik!
these are great sequel titles. release them as free games so they can't copyright strike them.
Oi, oi mate you got loicense for that antigemitism?
More Tim Sweeney: The Game since he bought Shakedown:Hawaii out through real life ruthless business tactics.
"Game over, you were killed by space wind" is a line I'm not 100% convinced isn't in a micro-transaction laden mobile game somewhere.
If it isn't already, it probably will be very soon.
I mean even just 'Game over' fits that bill. They don't have failure states in those games.
I particularly enjoy your rambling, jim
me as well
We all do except Digital Homicide.
Right? Jim used to occasionally ramble a lot, calling it talking bollocks. Those were my favorite videos. Skyrim by committee was basically 100% talking bollocks (some of it *rhyming* bollocks!), mixed with updates about his D&D campaign. Basically hit all my interests.
He doesn't ramble enough for my taste. He should be stumbling blindly through tangents that strain to be remotely connected to the game. He should get so lost up his own ass that the video spans for hours as his train-of-thought leads him down dark corridors of whimsy and curiosity.
This is, trousers down, the best comment here.
_"Nothing brings down real estate prices like a good old fashioned gang war."_
*~Avery Carrington*
I played this to 100% completion. I loved this game. Lots of fun, and funny, satirical stuff. Thanks for covering this game, Jim! It deserves the attention more than Rage 2 does.
A game about ruthless business tactics... that fell to ruthless business tactics.
I'd say Epic is being meta but we all know they're just being sleazy.
Epic store exclusive just means Pirate Bay exclusive for me. These devs are hypocrites, if their message was as anti-bad business as this video made out, and they don’t deserve the support.
the game's on Switch, too, I think, so I could care less!!
Remind me again how is this ruthless against anyone other than maybe Valve?
@@foxhound6364 Your self-righteousness against an indie dev that would prefer to stay afloat rather than not is kind of sickening. And despite what you guys claim, this "exclusivity" doesn't actually hurt the customer.
@@legion999 Yes it does. Exclusivity deals always hurt the consumer.
I've been waiting for this game ever since it was first announced...
And it didn't disappoint...
I love your rambling, and I've really missed your videos on indie games
Did I hear correctly that I can create market shortage in this game? *Starts gathering all the canvas*
So there really WAS a canvas shortage?! You cheeky little %$#@
The Great Canvas Shortage of 2018
Sometimes I just like to listen to your voice over a morning coffee and sometimes I get to hear about a fun new game, thanks for the recommendation.
It surprises me that you talk a lot about the epic store exclusivity bullshit but don't mention the fact that this game was supposed to come to Steam and a week before releasing it they made it EGS exclusive
Yeah, that felt like a slap to the face. Maybe they didn't tell him..? Maybe? I hope?
It could be because indies that don't have millions of dollars and cannot always eat the cost of launching on a platform that their product could get buried in because no one even knows it exists deciding to change their mind isn't the point of why he choose to chastise the Epic Store exclusivity. Also... did EGS pay them to make it exclusive or did they simply choose to change?
And I am not trying to defend an inconsistency, but it does seem like there's a bigger reason why the Epic thing is an issue when it comes to far more prominent and money backed titles.
@@Kilmoran It's more that they didn't let anyone know they were switching until the game was nearly out. Some could say that was deliberate to drum up hype for the game, as some people who would normally wait another 6 months might want to play it so much they'll buy it through Epic.
I'm fine with indie devs launching however they want - so long as they let consumers know well in advance.
@@Kilmoran What costs? Launching on Steam costs practically nothing upfront. You pretty much only pay their cut of the sales, which should only be a factor if you expect to sell millions of copies. If you don't, you would want to launch on as many platforms as you can get your hands on for maximum exposure.
In any event, I can confirm this is a purchased Epic exclusive... so yeah, I'm gonna have to say that's ironic.
Oh I was about to get ti....Welp Another game that DOES NOT EXIST
Jim, these videos are rambling and incoherent (probably not low effort), and I love them. Keep on doing your thing.
Just learned that lobster was once the poor man's chicken; thanks Jim #themoreyouknow
Caviar used to be nasty slime for the poor, as well.
@@greenhowie well it's still nasty slime so not THAT much has changed I guess ;)
I once read about a prison that did a protest because the prisoners claimed it was cruel and unusual punishment to be fed lobster every day.
@@TheGeoshark The important thing to remember is that the prisoners weren't eating well cooked lobster with tons of butter, it was some kind of hellish paste that came from grinding up the lobster shell and all. I can see how it was used that way being a weird alien looking giant bug from the bottom of the sea.
hit me like a brick. feels bad man.
0:00 I already love this game
Same!
"The box is empty. Try again."
Gotta love those early 90's style beats.
I will grab this on switch and give it a bash. Cheers Jim lad.
Same, looks fun
The irony of this game being an Epic exclusive.
It's almost like there's no ethical consumption under capitalism or something!
You can't challenge the system if you're dead and your life is directly dependent on how well you can function inside it. Which means you just can't challenge it. That's how capitalism protects itself.
Fortunately it's ultimately self-destructive so it doesn't matter, but still.
@@Arrakiz666 ah yes "its gonna fail guys trust me, just a few more years!" - some homosexual french guy in 1968 and also greasy teenagers circa 2019 (quite after a few more years.)
Also there is a difference in engaging in captilism for subsistence and out right thriving in it. If you are bringing a product to market (especially a second product) you are thriving and engaging in captilism thereby helping captilism thereby being hypocritical. That talking point you made only works for subsistence purposes, anything else and its just dishonest.
@@DrDemoman74 You're not actually helping capitalism though, because capitalism gorges itself to death on product.
Again, that's not hypocrisy, that's the capitalist idiots manufacturing their own noose.
@Giovanni Dobber ok then destroy it, do it. Stop talking to people on youtube if you *actually* want to do something about it. If you really think gorillians of people die every second from the EViL SpECtrE of CAptILisM then actually. Fucking. Do. Something.
There is not a single politician that is a true Communist so you actually have to do some leg work to fix this *major* problem. We both know you won't. You'll die with most powerful nations in the world still under the implementation of the system you project all your problems onto. Thats really the big secret- you are miserable now and would still be miserable under any worldview or ideology because that is existence and you refuse to grasp that pain and actualize yourself as an individual only subscribing to group identities to fill a void. You won't accomplish a thing.
@@DrDemoman74 Feels like you're trying to overcompensate for some personal failings there bucko. You don't strike me as a self-actualized billionaire yourself.
But I suppose it's easier for you to pretend this system works than to acknowledge reality for what it is.
Well, personally I very much like these indie game positive reviews. I think they’re quite a nice counterpoint to your other stuff. Don’t get me wrong, I get as hot and bothered watching you tear into AAA-shenanigans like a fine roast dinner as much as the next guy. But it’s nice to have a focus on good games occasionally. Makes you remember that it’s not gaming that’s dead-after all the AAA industry isn’t “gaming” it’s just another greedy industry.
TL;DR Good vid, would smash.
The art style reminds me of the Sega Mega-drive era, Something like the later Code-master games like Micro Machines.
There's a big dollop of GTA2 in there aswell. Who were the guys shooting at him in the street? o.O
Remember Cannon Fodder way back on the Amiga? It looks like that too.
@@pseudonayme7717 my bad, I was talking about the characters style and artwork in the cutscenes. Your comment isn't wrong either tho.
Pants down. Trousers up.
Yes. You too can have two pairs of pants on.
In the UK if you're wore two pairs of pants at a time and one wasn't on you're head (wibble optional) you'd get some funny looks
*two
@@EmeraldLavigne? Two was used?
@@EmeraldLavigne who needed a correction. Cats what a tumult
these videos are free form, expressive and not excessively over produced. the jimpressions, old squirty plays and the likes of boglin watch has led me to seek out your other works. I have listened to a fair few podtoids, all the dismal jesters, fist shark marketing, spinoff doctors joyously. I await the next Bostons Favourite Son, teased by mention of it in the most recent Uwe Bole digest undertaken by yourself and conrad. Basically I love your work, it has genuine creative merit that is fuckin rare in media and keep it up boyo.
"don't let the bastards get you down" ,or something like that, - Brian Blessed
I don’t know what your video-making process is, but I do know that I consistently enjoy your videos. I enjoy them enough to even watch those which cover subjects I normally would not be interested in.
I can’t believe this isn’t your extremely positive Jimpressions of Nympho Trainer VR, the hottest new sexing game on steam
I'm sorry WHAT
@@neuroticheroine I regret to inform you that Steam has a VR game now called Nympho Trainer with fully animated fetish, toy, and just straight up dicking included as you "train" your very own nympho catgirl. And they, obviously, had the disclaimer that all persons depicted at over 18. B/c it's not readily visually apparent that your catgirl is an adult I guess. Top Tier Steam Quality Game, as usual. Did I mention its a VR game?
@@LocalMemeFarmer Which gamer doesn't want their own nympho catgirl to give them all the VR sex they desire? I mean, it's a pretty surefire market. I'm surprised that Epic Games haven't bought them out as exclusive for their new store yet, in their never-ending quest for more money.
Things I could do with more of:
-indie game videos
-positive videos
-Jim Sterling's gorgeous countenance
I wish the story had been even somewhat as whacky as RCR, with time travel and 80s movie parodies. Also, upgrading your property is SUPER time consuming!
But, I'm still happy I got to play another VBlank game.
Jim's an entertainer. A proper pundit. He knows how to put words together.
Rambling 's good sometimes, and Jim is good at it.
Love the new Breadpill Sterling over the last few months.
Sounds great. The only means by which to dismantle capitalism is through the media -- we need to change how people fundamentally think about society
Do you favor socialism?
@@Terf1988 Naturally, yes
@@派耀诚 - does that mean you favor massive government control or am I misunderstanding? Also why kind of socialism do you favor?
@@Terf1988 I'm not sure what exactly you mean by 'massive government control', or why my favoured political system appears to matter in some small way to you, but I'll give it a try. I believe that capitalism as an economic system has been wonderful -- it managed to overthrow the power of monarchs and sovereigns and established a broader governing class (now including the merchants, etc.) The hyper-productivity of capitalism led to great innovation and economic growth. The issue is, capitalism has many internal contradictions (how does one achieve perpetual economic growth, how does one manage the tensions between classes opposed to one another ie landlord and tenant, how does one address the fact that capitalism invariably leads to wealth being concentrated in the hands of an exceedingly small group of individuals...something likely to be exacerbated by new technology)
One rather convincing solution to me -- or well, the only solution I can find -- is the transition to a socialist economy. I'm sorry to break it to you, but socialism doesn't necessarily mean a big government regulating every tiny facet of our existing. Rather, the socialism I'm in support of is a democratic one, one empowering the workers in their workplaces, and so on. One important distinction between this socialist economy and the current capitalist economy is that we will move away from *exchange values* (ie producing products for the sole purpose of selling them) to *use values* (ie producing products because they contain within them some sort of social good, for the greater society). I could go on, in a lot more depth, but to summarise my personal ideology: give power to the powerless, ensure those with power are accountable
@@派耀诚 so that's a mixed economy, like the current european socialdemocracies, that, and i live in one of them, are rather disfunctional and corrupts. Btw i hope you do not refer socialism as it like chinese state capitalism i hope.
These are very obviously more well produced than the old-school squirty and chunky plays. There is a part of me that misses the uncut jim, but this is high-quality content that can be trusted not to be morally bankrupt. 10/10
The style and animations in this game look crazy. I would have missed it if not for this vid, Jim.
I agree you jimpressions are rambly and difficult. But your scripted videos are so exceptionally well written, it's 1000X worth it. Your scripts poetic, hilarious, gems.
I also enjoyed this dev's previous effort, Retro City Rampage. The only gripe I have about the game is that they made it Epic Store exclusive on PC, lol. You can pick it up on PS4 or Switch though ;)
Had this on my radar for a while because of this video. Finally got it for switch and loved it
Yay! A Jimpression! I fucking love these videos! My favourite videos from you.
Love you, Jim!
These have always been good and informative, personally never felt they were low effort. Thank God for Jim.
120 years ago, in the state of Maine where so much lobster comes from, the red crustacean was so disliked that it was only considered fit to feed to prisoners. Eating lobster was considered an insulting punishment, worse than bread and water.
Until someone, presumably someone with a lot of lobsters, decided otherwise.
Diamonds are another thing that comes to mind that is completely manufactured as a luxury good. Their scarcity is manufactured, the idea that diamonds are the ultimate gift for women was entirely fabricated by an advertising agency, again about 120 years ago.
I think we all already knew all of that from Snapple factiods. I will add that diamonds are used in a plethora of machinary, the same goes for gold and silver. Thats why so many investors suggest investing into atleast one of them- as even if the social conditioning around them change their price they should still be high in price due to how many machines *require* them.
Also you can thank African regulators for the way diamonds are artificially enhanced in price. As they prevent any competition to the majority Israeli diamond companies by way of laws preventing newcomers to the market.
@@DrDemoman74 Gotta love it when the market protects itself from competition. If your business model does not include doing that you're just not doing capitalism correctly.
@@Arrakiz666 Not the market, Government.
@@DrDemoman74 Mhm, yes, because surely that wasn't the idea of private owners, right? Nah, was all government, they just forced monopolies on the investors. Those innocent little angels wanted to compete so, SO much! But the bad, nasty, _socialist_ (bleh!) government *made them* remove any form of competition!
That's what happened, is it?
ugh that line daimods are forever... tilll ya light em on fire.... cause ya know Carbon. fuck the cartels.
"Old Man Scott Hall"
Or as we know him, Scott Hall.
I like getting recommendations for games I might otherwise miss from someone whose work and opinions I enjoy. So, yeah, thank god for the occasional positive Jim!
The art style is really connecting with me in a way I haven’t felt in a really long time. It’s like that style that existed between traditional pixel art and first-gen 3D models.
I have to say, that Graphic Design Suite subscription joke did give me a chuckle. Depressingly accurate, it is.
God this game looks amazing
2:55 to see a crane hook looking completely shocked.
Most important part of the video honestly.
5:45. Fuck yeah man, I feel that. Thanks for keeping us sane, Jim.
criticizing capitalism and video games is a crossover that's right up my alley
thank god for developers like them!!! thanks for giving it support man! I wouldnt know about it if it wasnt for you!
This looks rad. And while the tone may be obvious, it also looks, from this snippet, like it could be rather effective at getting the player thinking about the ways they’re being conned as a consumer.
I appreciate your positive videos, Jim
I think it's really cute that this game measures distances in pixels. Adds to the "the game knows it's a game and has fun with that knowledge" thing.
This seems like a great game. Thank you for the vid, Jim.
You playing this game gives me a smile. I loved it!
Took Friday off to play this, been waiting for a long time
Who cares what that guy says! You keep doing YOU, that's what we all come here to see! i watch every one of your videos as soon as it drops, and The Jimquisition is a family event in this house. You do videos LIKE A BOSS! keep it up
More incoherent rambling please, those videos are quite good!
damn, nice. You don't usually do indie highlights (understandably, because they get no views) so it's nice to see this
too bad he didn't need the ad revenue and thus he can post whatever video he likes
@@dustyalbones-reendust4385 are you referring to the fact that he's patreon sponsored? He still makes ad rev on videos that aren't the jimquisition and I'm sure it's a healthy chunk of his income, even if it isn't strictly essential
@@Romanticoutlaw i didn't know, i used adblock anyway
@@dustyalbones-reendust4385 let me roll out a slow clap for admitting you use adblock on youtube.
Remember seeing it a year or so back on VideoGamesAwesome when they played some of it.
Glad it finally came out, and glad it's lived up to what it set out to do.
In coherent rambling is under rated, it lets people see something real and off the cuff instead of everything being scripted
Thank GOD for Jim Sterling. You magnificent bastard.
I really like these Jimpressions, they're a better indicator of quality than most corporate-scripted reviews. I bought City of Brass after seeing just how much fun it was and still go back to it every once in a while. Ha - HA!!
Edit : Jim. Please. Fucking say if a game's Epic exclusive. Just a couple of seconds, that's all it takes. Please don't go down that road, not after everything you stand for.
I figured the huge delay this game had was due to them adding extra production and a simulation layer on top of the Retro City Ransom gameplay, for this one. They didn’t disappoint.
I love Retro City Rampage - I can't wait to play Shakedown Hawaii. Thanks for the positive video about an indie game.
Don't let shitheads get you down Jim. Make the content you want. Solid video.
Bought it on Switch, and I love it. The bite-sized mission length makes it ideal for a portable game, and the whole thing just feels like a lovely little blend between GTA Chinatown Wars and an old Amiga game in the vein of Sensible Software's Cannon Fodder (down to the sense of humour; the whole piss-take on gentrification feels very Sensi Soft). That said, 20 quid is a bit much if you're money-conscious.
I love the beginning of the video, where you buy lootboxes and they're empty! HAHAHA, thanks for that. I also like the end where it says "you were killed by space wind". I mean don't get me wrong, the whole video was entertaining, but WOW, the beginning and end. xD
Another name for "Capitalist Simulator" could be "Entitlement Simulator", because let's face it, what is a capitalist but someone who finds something popular or useful, thinks "I'm entitled to that" and does what they can to get it and profit off of it for their own personal benefit?
Kind of like Tim Sweeney.
Being honest, you had me at Scott Hall. After watching the rest, I need this game.
Oh cool. I love Retro City Rampage. Maybe it’s worth checking out.
Oh shit. Wait. It’s on the Epic Store. Never mind.
Jimpression videos, like all your other videos, are fantastic and I look forward to watching your videos your many many more Jimpressions to come. Thank you!
Your friend has a point. It's like listening to the same 6 songs on repeat for years at a time, but it's the games journalism version of Metallica's Black album, every track is an absolute banger and I turn it way the fuck up every time you make something new.
Keep being positive, Jim. These good indie games are a breathe of fresh air, honestly.
Jim these videos are low effort, gibberish and often rambling but boy are they entertaining to watch as you start on the subject then quickly trail off into the beautiful nonsense that we all love about you.
Watching the lootbox opening: "Ye-ye-ye-ye-ye!" Topical for Hawaii.
The gunplay requires two control schemes from what I've found.
Some weapons lock onto a person or object and you can strafe around them while you're locked on. You press Y on the Switch controller to shoot and you'll lock. This includes machine guns, pistols, grenades, that kind of thing.
But more "vague" weapons like shotguns and scattershots and such don't really lock on at all. With those you can use the right stick and play as if it's a twin stick shooter. Makes it much easier to aim around while moving.
It's a bit fiddly, but with some practise you get used to it.
Thank God for Jim's rambling, incoherent, low-effort reviews of Indie games! They're so much more entertaining than beating the dead horse about how thoroughly unplayable the AAA garbage is these days, and I genuinely hadn't heard about this one yet, and I am now interested. We need more TH-camrs doing more videos on games like these instead of the gAAArbage.
I don't know I like both. I like watching the tire fire that is capitalism, but I also like hearing about interesting games like Hypnospace Outlaw.
@@WolfCoder
Heh, fancy meeting you here.
But I've posted something similar on previous Sterling videos where he talks about how awful Anthem is for an extended period of time... while showing off Anthem trailer footage that was designed to make it look good. I just wonder why he doesn't put indie game footage in there with a caption that says what game that is to make a little advertisement for random indie games instead of indirectly advertising the game he's saying is crap.
@@WraithMagus he does do that sometimes. He did it in a different video a while back where he randomly started talking about Steppy Pants in a video ranting about microtransactions or something.
That part where you were running away from gun men had me thinking you were dressed like Waluigi!
"You just end up with this sort of frustrated feeling ... like when you're about to sneeze and then it settles down."
We all know Jim wasn't really talking about sneezing there.
You may have reviewed this indie game, but you, SkillUp, and AngryJoe are the ones I trust amongst the vast sea.
I love these vids, I know they're not popular but don't get discouraged Jim!
Well, I'm glad you're still sharing something happy now and then. It makes a welcome change and means the world isn't all gloomy, everywhere.
Except in this games world obviously, where once I start playing, everything will be gloomy for everyone but me.
Alright Jim, I've had enough. Go on Chapo this instant.
i understood that reference 😉👍
More like modern day Rockafeller simulator.
0:30 Jim...do you need a hug, Jim?
this is amazing your content is amazing and that last joke almost had me rolling in laughter.
Jim, what would I do with myself if I didnt have another rambling low-effort video in my life? Honestly, as much as I love your Jimquisition videos, your no script off the cuff BS rambling is quite enjoyable. I mean, where else would we get such masterful phrases as "Pants down. Trousers up."
Game looks cool so I look it up on steam and see "Planned Release Date: TBD". So I google "Shakedown: Hawaii epic store" and just like I thought. It's an epic exclusive. Is this supposed to be a bit of irony given the game's theme? Either way, looks like I won't be bothering with it.
Oh. That's fucky.
An indie developer wanting to look out for his best interests? What a MONSTER.
@@denimchicken104 A consumer looking out for their own interests? How terribly entitled.
Theodis well, yeah. Sort of. It’s a symbiotic relationship. If it wasn’t necessary to help keep the lights on, these indie devs wouldn’t do it.
@@denimchicken104 Right... there haven't been any successful indie games before Epic started handing out that Fortnite money. The only way to be successful is through anti-consumer deals.
But it's up to the developers to chose how they want to conduct business. There are plenty of good games to play where the developers aren't making my experience worse for an easy buck.
3:27 is this commander keen
I don't even care about this game being on Epic right now, I'll still buy it there AND when it hits Steam! I beat RCR multiple times and fell IN LOVE with it, so this looks AMAZING! ❤
Yup, checking that game out, thank you!
I love when you do a review of other things than crap too :) (I know they bring less views but I'm happy you still do them). Will definitely be getting that , the game looks like something right up my alley.
If you wanna get crazy... The Retro City Rampage protagonist very loosely resembles Claude from GTA3 with the leather coat, black hair & jeans while fucking shit up in an urban city (then again, that game was going to be a demake of GTA3 on NES).
Shakedown Hawaii's protagonist on the flipside also very loosely resembles an older version of Tommy from GTA Vice City (from the suit, slick hair, and Hawaiian t-shirts). Like VC: You build an empire by buying property, and the setting takes place in a more tropical city but with more jungles.
These videos are rambling, incoherent, and I will never stop watching.
You're wonderful Jim! Forget all the haters
I didn't realize this came out, then I realized why I didn't realize this came out.
That's a very Commander Keen look in shakedown mode!
Thank God for Jim.
Opening was brilliant.
Your positive videos are my favourite.
I enjoy these videos Jim.
Thank you for making videos with positive messages like this. I know you dont get quite the same number of views as your rants, but keep at it please. Use the influence you have to signal boost the games that do it right
That was jimpressive enough to make me wanna play it. If I may offer a bit of improvement? Talk about which platforms it's on. That would make the vid entertaining AND informative!