Seriously thanks SO much for featuring Perennial Order in this video, and for the thoughtful review and feedback! We appreciate you checking out our game and are glad you enjoyed it!
video 1 hour ago , your post ,1h ago , seems like you had a deal in the first place . Edit : The Simp Army under my Comment , you Guys are unbelieveable . Just eat the Slop and dont think.
@jackplisken4738 yeah if you comment within the same hour of a video, it says 1hr ago, or matches because TH-cam doesn't show minutes man. Shouldn't be so cynical!
Its got rolling, stamina management, big bosses, awful long range weapons, weird sound effects, weird fire boss in a fire pit, cryptic messages That's a souls like if I've ever seen one
@@Ambar42 Nope, Home Alone easily the best Souls-Like I've ever seen, that tutorial boss Samara came out of no where. Easily top 5 best start bosses in any Souls-Like series hands down.
Actually insane potential! I'm so excited for the release. Something that would elevate the already beautiful look of the game is lighting. I feel like the game would look extremely beautiful with cinematic lighting for future levels (I have cave levels in mind).
If I were the dev of Gorble and I heard Pine excitedly declaring "Holy s*** I'm Gorbin' right now, dude!", I would consider my project a complete success.
@1:35:50 I had to check my computer to make sure the runescape client didn't sneak back on it, the music made me think of it immediatily, havnt played it seriously for over 10 years now.
atlyss feels like gooner bait but in the most literal sense, like it feels like it lures you in with large proportions but then you actually see how charming and cute the whole game is and it keeps you there
Every time the cute goat(?) girl showed up I felt torn because I like the charm of the game but the way the dev put the bazonkers front and center made me feel like a kid stumbling into the curtained-off section of the video store and finding those weird cartoons
@@WhoWatchesVideos I can get that. Like the dev does REALLY care about their character designs and their core gameplay loop... but then a little voice on their shoulders went "Boobs, Titties Even, Honkers If You Feel So Inclined, if you insist Mammaries, if you would Mommy Milkies, if I were to be so bold JUGS, IF IT WERE TO PLEASE YOUR FANCY MAMMARY GLANDS, IF I WERE TO CAUSE MINIMAL TO NO MENTAL DISTRESS TO YOU RESPECTIVELY, OF COURSE"
@@Sheeprwer It reminds me of his character in Happy Souls : "The game is really bad but that is probably my fault, please leave a bad review on my name so I may learn from my mistake"
Reallll. My brain is like, "oh sorry we can't pay attention to a show or movie- yeah feck me up with a marathon of youtube!!" I blame the adhd but still doesn't make sennnse
I'd vaguely heard of a game called 'Nine Sols' before this vid, but when I saw the intro sequence with the village, I immediately skipped to the next game because I knew I needed to play it for myself. A few days later, and I'm back after beating the game to say that this isn't just my indie GOTY, it's my entire GOTY. Holy shit this game is incredible. Thank you so much for shining a spotlight on it - I might not have found it otherwise!
I honestly agree with the comment you made at the end. I think videos about non-soulslike games, maybe the indies you play on the side, would be very interesting. You’ve catered a great audience and I think exposing them to lesser known games would be great and help out many indie devs out there.
Dude I know there are a ton of great indie devs of other genres, I’m hear to leave that alone. It’s not indie anymore but if I hear about Stardew Valley one more time, I’ll go into a coma.
@@EldenRingPlayer-q7cAn indie game is a game made by a solo/small team of developers, generally without support from a large publisher. Just because a game is popular doesn't mean it isn't an indie game anymore.
Seconded, I owe like half of my Steam library to Pine. I'd also watch the dude review literally anything, he exudes joy and positivity and I love how he always has something constructive to offer the dev teams of the demos he features.
@@EldenRingPlayer-q7c does it bother you that other people like a game and like to praise it? cause thats just weird. alos indie means independent, as in independant development team, not unpopular.
The real name for the series Steam Dumpster Diving works better for this already. Him being loose with the definition doesn't bother me. But I get why he names the videos how he does. They probably do better for the TH-cam algorithm in general
@@garbagegrove2533i think the woman the attic and the furnace boss were basically representing his fear in the movie. The attic was scary and the basement is scary too. Could be his imagination getting to him
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@@TBContent24 The furnace is in the movie. The lady I don't think so.
Reading comprehension is important: I said the scary lady in the attic might be representing his irrational fear of being up there. In the movie he says it's scary up there. Nothing is scary up there except for whatever is in his imagination, and in this game, maybe the creators thought a scary ghost might work for this.
As of this video, Pine has shown us 200 souls-like games throughout this series. With over twenty hours of recorded content and without a doubt _hundreds_ of hours of actual play time, I think it’s safe to say that this beloved ferrous tropic loves what he does. Thank you, Pine for the reviews. I’m sure I don’t stand alone in saying you’ve massively improved my steam library.
While I've tried many and can only call Dark Souls 3 and Elden Ring good. LotF 2 and this games mechanic is just a way to save time not building more maps and hopefully NO other souls-like does it in the future.
I think "hundreds" is underselling it. Has to be thousands, especially considering the number of times he's gone "alright i'll end it here, but I finished the game on my own time".
Just finished Nine Sols because of your vid. I thank you so much for your honesty in the praise you given it. Combat was excellent and the story was just a joy to behold. May not have ever have found it without your vid, so keep this series going strong!
The "Special Thanks : Iron Pineapple" while you're saying how fun you had and how unique the game was during the end credit of Perennial Order : chef's kiss
Pineapple man, if you want to branch out and cover more than just souls-like's absolutely do it! I myself and Im sure many others watch you for the excellent content and to learn about interesting new games that aren't on the radar, I dont even play souls-like's personally but have been a fan of your channel since the start. I think you should cover whatever you find interesting and want to make content about.
Thank you for playing our game Perennial Order! (I am the artist!) We really appreciate you featuring us, I can’t believe you played the entire game! Your recommendation really helps small teams like us. Thank you so much!
@@crabhater9373 Thank you! Hopefully we can continue to make more games, we will do everything in our power to keep making the best games we can for players! 😊
at this point pine I just love watching you play any kind of lesser known games. its fun to discover games ive never heard of and your commentary is always the best ❤
Yep. Enjoyed plenty of his non-souls or less-souls review content, no problem. I feel bad for creators who have a bunch of single-minded juvenile fans who just want to pigeon-hole them on one single type of content. I'm here to watch the person, not necessarily the game
about Nine Sols: The devs describe it as "Taopunk", a blend of daoism and cyberpunk. Alongside all the well-deserved praise you've already given the game, I'd like to add that the daoist ideas in Nine Sols are absolutely amazing. I teach and give presentations about daoism and I'm planning on writing an analysis on how Nine Sols uses it, both in story and in gameplay.
idk how old your students are (definitily seems like a university/conference kinda subject), but imagine how high-school / early-20's students would feel if you made them discover a cool new video game
The fact that these continue to get longer is hilarious, but also, I really appreciate your in-depth look at these games. You don't come into it with the same vibe as other reviewers, and really try to find the heart of each game.
Atlyss already looked interesting to me, but seeing actual gameplay solidified it for me. I've found so many games through this series, I'm so glad you're still doing it.
@@theelite2351 They have characters and designs with explicit s3x appeal to male and female fantasies - hot young women with naked feet or massive booba or buff muscular men with chiseled abs. Compare it to for example to OG Halo Trilogy where there is zero fan service or zero s3x appeal.
nine sols is my new favorite game of all time. I'd been waiting since the demo and the full product is just... holy shit. the HK and sekiro comparisons dont do it justice; neither of these games made me freaking cry moments before entering a back-and-forth dance of death over the ethics of immortality. brilliant.
Agreed, I highly recommend it to anyone that liked parry games (sekiro/lies of p) and the story shouldn't be slept on either (and there's a LOT of hidden meaning if you look up chinese mythology afterwards) . The final "real" boss fight took me five hours but was insanely good. An absolute gem
Been waiting for news on the ps5 port since this released. They said in a comment thread a while back that it would release 'this year' but there's been no news since. Very excited to try it though
I absolutely despised the endings. Honestly kind of ruined the game for me. The rest is excellent, but the final boss is unnecessarily overtuned and the endings behind said boss are not worth it.
A single dev making that Atlyss game is astonishing. They also nailed a very particular aesthetic, even down to the squished fonts for the enemies. I also recognise Gerudo thieves’ hideout!
They've been making it for a long time, I remember some of the first snapshots in indie game servers from like 3-4 years ago. The systems have improved massively
So the dev for Atlyss is an ex-NSFW artist, however they've stated that the game itself wouldn't be NSFW aside from the very obvious character sliders and some boss attacks as you saw. Also afaik the game is still a W.I.P so there's also definitely more to come
It was likely demo version 3.4.8a, which is just a public beta test. Atlyss has already undergone multiple revamps, and is actively in dev, so it being wip is a true statement.
I love when NSFW artists divert their talents to something else. It's nice to see passionate people pursue new passions, especially when they're more artistic like this.
@@deidmann1131 Not saying this is what you're saying, but man I hate when people hate on NSFW artists or something in like a "Why couldn't they use their talents better?" kind of way. Like, bro, if they wanna draw NSFW art that's none of your business. I get that some of them may only be doing it because it sells, gets commissions etc, but there are plenty who just want to do that. If they do other stuff as well, cool. If they'd rather stick to their guns, also cool.
I gotta say that after playing Nine Sols upon Pine's recommendation it has quickly become one of my favourite games ever, easily top 3. The narrative, characters, world and music create such an enthralling atmosphere that kept me playing just as much for the mystery and development as the incredible gameplay. Once the combat clicks oh my god. The boss fights become a truly transcendental gaming experience. I love this game, thank you Pine
You know, this series has evolved a lot. The thoughtful critique that you put in to each game is very different from the more joke centered early videos talking about asset flip games. The games themselves have gotten more interesting as well. The framing of hunting for the best souls-like was useful and entertaining, but I am absolutely ready if you want to drop the constant justification and just talk about some excellent games to play, regardless of if they are souls-like or not. I'm just one viewer in a sea of millions, but I'll be there to watch those, if that is the direction you choose to go. Love your stuff Iron Pineapple, I'll keep watching either way.
I'm basically in the same boat here. I also would not be sad at all if these got broken up into shorter, more frequent uploads. I know the community jokes about the videos continuously getting longer, but I would really prefer shorter 30-60 minute uploads as opposed to the feature length films we've been getting.
I love the souls-like framing just purely because I think it's really funny to see how far we can stretch the defenition of a souls-like :P According to the wise words of Josh Strife-Hays, an MMO is a game with a fishing mechanic, and in that vein, I'd like to propose that a soulslike is a game with dodge roll i-frames 😌
OK, I knew Bloodborne Kart was a fun game but HOLY SHIT I had no idea it was THAT funny and had so many badass kart designs! I NEED to unlock all these, STAT! Thank you for the share, Pineapple.
Nine Sols became one of my favorite games after beating it 2 days ago. Such an incredible experience. Due to the lack of hearing people talk about it I probably wouldnt have known about it if it wasnt for your video from a while back. Thank you for this series
Hey you know Atlyss? There WAS a platforming secret. At the top of the library, if you climb the shelves, you can jump out the window and climb up an outer path to the roof, where there is a chest and two 2nd Changs. And while typing this comment I just learned that if you sit by it long enough the chest RESPAWNS with new loot.
Okay I sat here and now it has given me one piece at a time a playboy bunny outfit... Yep. I mean I look classy don't get me wrong though. Oh yeah and it also gave me tomes of experience.
I don't know if this is different from the beta version that Iron Pineapple played, but in the Steam release there's three different secret chests hidden throughout the starting village.
Nine Sols is to Hollow Knight what Lies of P is to Dark Souls and Bloodborne. Takes heavy inspiration, and does something utterly unique with it. Definitely way better than people give it credit for.
IMO it is what sekiro to dark souls. It provides a unique spin with better combat than hollow knight. This is hands down the best combat 2d game I’ve played, and I’ve done all endings in hollow knight
Okay... I am sorry to be the hater here... but did Lies of P really do anything particularly unique? I'd say that is a game we should celebrate for its competence, but it is one of the most derivative Souls-likes I have played.
@@spman2099 The most glaring feature to me is the persistent risk-reward of the combat's block vs. perfect block. It's the same mechanics as a lot of FS games, but they're all mixed together, and balanced surprisingly well. Also, a rather unique take on Pinocchio.
I just wanna say, as arguably one of the biggest fan of (modern) metroidvanias, roguelites, and souls games, I went and bought Nine Sols. and I have to say, it is truly a masterful work of art. The story is engaging, never revealing too much, coasting along with the gameplay. Almost every single boss was memorable and had me ecstatic to fight them. The final fight, especially with the true ending variation, is indeed a massive difficulty spike, but if you compare it to something like Isshin directly, I wouldn't classify it as harder or easier. You can learn the rhythm of the fight. Took me about 45 minutes to beat it, by far my longest boss clear, not to put the others down whatsoever. The combat is extremely crisp, the movement feels extremely similar to Hollow Knight (so it's very good), and I agree, this game deserves indie game of the year. It is a stellar example of why indie games deserve to exist and don't deserve to be pushed down by larger companies. In my opinion, this game beats out Hollow Knight. It has a better narrative, more in depth combat, a better charm system, and only loses out to environment design (which is still overall spectacular btw). For anyone who enjoyed Sekiro OR Hollow Knight (or even Dead Cells), do yourself a favor, and play Nine Sols. The only warning I will give, similar to what Pine said, is that the "intro sequence" is lengthy, but in my opinion, he *kind of* got this wrong as well, and by that I mean, the entire game is fairly slow paced, and is vaguely linear, BUT, I didn't once think of this as a bad thing. The pacing being slow allows you to use and adapt to a new mechanic without having another piled on top immediately, and so when you get to the next skill, equipment, etc unlock, it is always impactful whether its for combat, movement, or both (because besides the Bow, it's always both.) 10/10, I could not more highly recommend an experience. The game has two difficulties, Standard and Story, with Story being "easy mode" which I didn't play on or try, but theres that for folks who are pushed away by the difficulty.
Dude, I just want to say that these are some of the best gaming videos on youtube right now. It's always so cool to see you explore games both big and small, and I always end up wishlisting a few amazing looking hidden gems after watching. Your commentary is always a mix of being entertaining, insightful, and also calming. One of my favorite parts about your vids is the fact that you always have such a positive, gentle attitude when approaching these games. Even when a game is lacking, buggy, or unpolished in some regards, you always take it easy on the devs and give really helpful advice instead of getting frustrated or hateful. It really shows that you understand the difficulties of game dev, especially for smaller indie games and projects, and I really think it's great that despite all that you always seem to find something that you enjoy about a game. It also makes for a really fun dynamic when you play with Vaati who ends up being a lot more cynical (in a fun way, The Last Oricru video was ridiculously entertaining). I always leave your videos feeling better than I did going in, it's rare to see such consistent positivity on youtube nowadays. On the topic of non-souls games, I ABSOLUTELY think you should make those vids! Some of the best games you've featured in the last couple videos have strayed from the soulslike genre (nightmare kart, frogmonster, pseudoregalia, clash: artifacts of chaos) and I think it would be a great change of pace for both you and your viewers. You shouldn't feel limited to the genre just because a lot of people know you as "the soulslike guy", and I think that by opening up to other games you could really explore the boundless creativity in the indie game community. Besides, all the positive things that make your videos great will carry on no matter what game you play, and I think that that's what your audience really loves. Sorry for the essay, just wanted to throw you some much needed compliments that come to mind every single time I watch your vids. You're really doing something special. Keep it up!
couldnt have said it better, seconding this comment! regardless of how soulsey the game in question is, pine does incredible job of reviewing them in a supportive manner and giving them a fair chance. definitely a top tier reviewer on YT. interested to see what happens next
I just want to appreciate how kind pineapple is on these reviews. Really gives me the vibe that he's someone that genuinely loves games, loves seeing new ones come out, loves the excitement of a new or different experience. Despite having every chance in the book to reasonable dog on a game, he is very respectful and very conservative most of the time about not just berating all of the poor things of the game, and very consciously only giving out constructive nuggets of wisdom, from someone who is very well versed in the genre. Long winded way of just saying im impressed almost every single video with how swell of a dude pineapple seems to be. Love the videos as always, would watch even if they werent souls-likes, as long as they were still interesting to pineapple himself. WHY DOES FATHER GREGORY HAVE SO MUCH SWAG
Honestly I gotta agree. Instead of going (for example in Atlyss) "Ewwwwww, furry" like almost every cringe person would go, he just goes "Hmm, I don't think this is for me but I do like the character design aesthetically" and gives good criticisms
Wholly agree with you, Nine Sols is my game of the year. Glad to see you feature the full release and go all the way through it and enjoy yourself Pine! And wow, that one darkness boss with the eye scanning in Perennial was genuinely cool as hell, I adore the aesthetic and the design, it's a shame it fell so flat gameplay wise because that is unsettling and awesome as hell to look at, even with that part being frustrating thanks for including it so we could see and appreciate it's design!
I wasn't expecting to be recommended a Shortstack Furry Action MMO in an Iron Pineapple video I expected the Shortstack Furry game to be a Metroidvania.
I haven't laughed so hard in a long time but when I saw the "Nicholas" fight in Nightmare Kart. Jesus. Christ. I was LOSING it. That was so fun to watch. Kudos to LIlith, man. Holy hell. And that Perineal Order playthrough was so fun, too. Definitely do it, Pine. Review games that aren't Souls-likes. I'm here for it, brother.
Id love that honestly cause he really gets the vibes down for every interesting game in this series at far even when they’re not really souls likes they still just have a certain atmosphere to them
this is byfar one the best yt-channels out there. for real i dont care which games u play because i always have the feeling u are enjoying some games so much and i have just fun watching u.
I'm so happy Red Candle is doing okay after everything they've been thru. This just cements their grade of talent. I will absolutely never play Nine Sols, but I'm glad it's a game I know there's an audience for.
I looked into Red Candle Games because of Nine Sols. What's funny is that despite the banning of Devotion due to mild mocking of China's president I was surprised that as I play through their first game Detention a lot of elements are critical of their own country Taiwan being overly oppressive. Goes to show who is more sensitive.
i love the idea of you branching outside of soulslike! it's what brought you to experimenting with games but it doesn't have to be what you do forever exclusively. i watch these videos because they're fun and wholesome and explore what small indie dev teams are making. im here as a iron pineapple fan more than a souls fan
This was another fun one to binge, my guy. Honestly, I'm totally okay with the transition from this being about Souls-Likes to having less since while I like Souls-Likes a lot, the extra variety we get by just looking at, "things that look neat," gives us a lot more variety to gawk at.
The fact that Nightmare Kart is free is shocking to me. I know it was promised to be free when it was tied to Bloodborne for obvious reasons, but the dev deserves the recognition for making a silly idea into something truly special.
I’ve had Nine Sols in my library for a while now, but your recommendation finally got me to actually play it. I can confidently say everything you stated about the game was 100% correct.
I fully agree with your opinion on Nine Sols, one thing that stands out especially for me are how well the bosses are designed. Multi phases don't just pull entirely new movesets out of their ass but expand on what you already learned. They also know how to design multi enemy bossfights well, because they don't just spam attacks and are always well timed so you never have situations that feel utterly hopeless and don't give you any opportunity to attack. That's something even From Software struggles with a fair bit.
I can't speak for your whole audience, and I'm sure there will always be people that don't like changes to the formulae, but I enjoy your content for two major reasons. 1. Your insight into games is interesting and informative. Sometimes I know a game isn't for me even when you enjoy it, but other times I like certain games you don't, but it always feels like a well thought out and well meaning review. 2. The games you find on here that I would never have heard of otherwise is a great source of niche gaming, broadening what kinds of games you'll look at, and therefore, I'll find to play, is fantastic. I think you should definitely do a steam dumpster diving series on whatever game type suits your fancy.
ngl Atlyss actually looks dope as hell. Like one dev? Seriously? Very impressive. Disregarding the gooning for a moment I actually love the energy it gives off. I see a lot of potential in it!
To be fair I think having some funny little things like that is so fine. It’s just a deeper level of customisation regardless of your tastes. Take baldurs gate for example, it doesn’t take away from the fact it’s a great game
I have never heard of Nine Sols before this. I just beat the third boss and I'm in absolute love with this game. It's climbing into my top 10 favorite games really fast and I have you to thank for that. I came back to say say thank you for getting this game out there. ❤️❤️
Fukin banger of a video. I can safely speak for a lot of us Pine but the true entertainment in this series is definitely not the soulslike tag but always you featuring every single genre of games with no prejudice whatsoever. You're there to find something worth your time and it's always fun to see your commentary and hear your criticism on even the most sloppiest of games. If you truly wish to take it in a different direction, go for it cause as long as you're still you, it's gonna be great.
There were several questionable "inspirations" that one boss was just Gengar, some of the enemies were other pokemon as well, and the priest lady was a cross between Toriel and Purah.
We joked about the fact that each video of this type are longer each time. To that, Pineapple answered "Bet" I thank you for your dedication Steel Fruit, your work is our joy !
I can personally say that I don't watch these videos because you cover souls-likes, I watch because I like to hear your takes, see your gameplay, and get introduced to cool games of any genre
Got the true ending of nine sols this morning. Spent the rest of the day wishing I had more nine sols to play. That cut to the new main menu after the credits with the music swell got me. I got got
Having played Nine Sols earlier this year, seeing you review it in this video made me jump out of my chair. I LOVED this game, for all the same reasons you just provided. Hopefully more people see it and experience it, because it deserves so much damn praise for what it accomplished.
NINE SOLS IS AWESOME. 100% agree on the last boss fight; huge difficulty spike, but SO satisfying when you master the dance. The only comment I would say is that I wouldn't necessarily describe Nine Sols as a Metroidvania, since the progression is reasonably linear, and there's not a huge platforming focus. There's definitely exploration and secrets to be found, but I would say it's less of a focus than a game like Hollow Knight. Still an amazing, awesome game that everybody should play.
This video led to me playing Nine Sols and it was amazing. Thank you so much for featuring this absolute gem of a game. I dont think I ever would have played it otherwise.
For as many good things as he says about Nine Sols, the way he shifted tones from "I'll get back to you" to his final review is what sold me on this game. I hope I get to play it someday.
I will always love and cherish this series. Arguably my favorite on TH-cam, but I've come to like your personality and takes on video games as a whole. I for one would love to see you tackle the indie space as a whole instead of feeling like you are being shoe horned into only covering souls-likes. Souls-likes can stay as their own video, but have them weaved in between other indie games. Maybe even make souls-like videos semi annually or really even just once a year so they can feel more "special" in a way. What I would love to know is would you cover any indie game or would you structure each video around a different genre? Regardless I'd still watch it like the metal fruit addict I am.
Sorting them by genres would feel pretty on-brand from Pineapple, but I wouldn't mind a more unstructured format either. Sometimes it helps to find games that are a little out of your comfort zone that you would still enjoy. On the other hand, sorting them by things like genre, length, vibe etc. will definitely help the youtube algorithm.
Incredibly touching to hear your opinion on nine sols as it has also gone down in my personal history book of favourite games - on the topic of the final boss though, I am going to assume this opinion is based on the true ending version? If so, I totally share your take on it, so much so that I saved the fight on my phone's camera roll to look back at every now and then :P
Gorble has some absolutely insane movement/combat potential! Just imagine a Super Monkey Ball + Rock of Ages dungeon crawler with a pinch of Katamari Damacy that really just envelopes the concept and just maximizes the Gorblike genre.
100% agree on the Nine Sols take and more people need to try it out. Easily some of my favorite combat with an amazing flow to it. Learning that final boss especially near the end is like unlocking a god mode within you, one of the best moments of this entire game
Thanks for covering Nine Sols, it's criminally underrated. It'll be _really_ tough for anything to go past it as GOTY for me, it's one of the best gaming experiences I've had in the past 10 years.
I stopped watching the video to finally buy, download and play Nine Sols. I have 100% the game. In the span of hours, I went from cursing the final boss, to grinning as I noticed my mastery over phases. I REPEATEDLY choked with the boss at
The final boss of PO is SO friggin pretty - I feel like monochrome inverted colors aren't used NEARLY enough these days! There's no way I would ever be bale to beat this game without mods, and some of the boss designs are just TOO scary, but I am very glad it exists! The art style deserves to become super influential, no cap!
Thank you so much! I worked very hard to make the art something special, I can honestly say I put all of my passion and effort into to making it the best I could. Comments like this really make all the work worth it.
@@ArtofVincentVanHoof Please do continue your work. This game is too punishing for me, and I wouldnt find someone to play this kind of game with but I would totally love a less hardcore game with this artstyle.!
honestly, enotria looks like what we probably would've expected lies of P to be if that game hadn't hit it out of the park like it did. which if anything goes to show just how difficult it is to make a project like that come together into something more than the sum of its parts, especially when your ambitions are big but your team is small
Yeah totally agree. P totally surprised me, but Enotria is absolutely what I had been expecting P would be like. Idk if it’s team size or what, but I wouldn’t be spending all their money on fancy trailer cutscenes… not when the game clearly needs a lot of work…
Had a similar thought. It really does hit "This is what people THOUGHT Lies of P was gonna end up as". I do appreciate Pineapple giving it a fair shake, though he is correct. It's got a good premise, the world design IS amazing. But Gameplay seems like a first draft more then the rest of the game. Like that great sword taking 3-5 business days to connect.
@@NEEDbaconapparently the full game has addressed a lot of those criticisms, so I hope Pineapple reviews the full game to see if it’s improved vastly from the demo
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Seriously thanks SO much for featuring Perennial Order in this video, and for the thoughtful review and feedback! We appreciate you checking out our game and are glad you enjoyed it!
video 1 hour ago , your post ,1h ago , seems like you had a deal in the first place .
Edit : The Simp Army under my Comment , you Guys are unbelieveable . Just eat the Slop and dont think.
@@jackplisken4738 It says they are an hour apart for me.
@@jackplisken4738the times aren't always accurate. It shows it to me as released 2 hours ago and This comment 1 hour ago.
@jackplisken4738 yeah if you comment within the same hour of a video, it says 1hr ago, or matches because TH-cam doesn't show minutes man.
Shouldn't be so cynical!
@@jackplisken4738 Alright then, Jack.
"Definitely a stretch to call this one a souls-like" he says, immediately after including Home Alone with no such questions.
Home alone devs should look to Deception series for inspiration rather than Souls.
Its got rolling, stamina management, big bosses, awful long range weapons, weird sound effects, weird fire boss in a fire pit, cryptic messages
That's a souls like if I've ever seen one
@@HaloNeInTheDark27 Or just any 3D platformer.
@@Ambar42 Nope, Home Alone easily the best Souls-Like I've ever seen, that tutorial boss Samara came out of no where. Easily top 5 best start bosses in any Souls-Like series hands down.
@@Psycoholic2008She kept saying "FSR screen space reflections" or something and it's hilarious to me.
Thank you for reviewing our game!! We're so glad you enjoyed it. If you're up for some co-op, our lead dev would love to play with you. :)
Yoooo @ironpineapple this is huuuuge
@@SuperXDARKSTAR we're PSYCHED!
@ironpineapple this would be an awesome stream!
Your game is freaking awesome!
Actually insane potential! I'm so excited for the release. Something that would elevate the already beautiful look of the game is lighting. I feel like the game would look extremely beautiful with cinematic lighting for future levels (I have cave levels in mind).
If I were the dev of Gorble and I heard Pine excitedly declaring "Holy s*** I'm Gorbin' right now, dude!", I would consider my project a complete success.
@1:35:50 I had to check my computer to make sure the runescape client didn't sneak back on it, the music made me think of it immediatily, havnt played it seriously for over 10 years now.
atlyss feels like gooner bait but in the most literal sense, like it feels like it lures you in with large proportions but then you actually see how charming and cute the whole game is and it keeps you there
Titties are a gateway drug to being actually invested.
Every time the cute goat(?) girl showed up I felt torn because I like the charm of the game but the way the dev put the bazonkers front and center made me feel like a kid stumbling into the curtained-off section of the video store and finding those weird cartoons
@@WhoWatchesVideos I can get that. Like the dev does REALLY care about their character designs and their core gameplay loop... but then a little voice on their shoulders went "Boobs, Titties Even, Honkers If You Feel So Inclined, if you insist Mammaries, if you would Mommy Milkies, if I were to be so bold JUGS, IF IT WERE TO PLEASE YOUR FANCY MAMMARY GLANDS, IF I WERE TO CAUSE MINIMAL TO NO MENTAL DISTRESS TO YOU RESPECTIVELY, OF COURSE"
Though also, MOST successful MMOs have some T&A
@@aquamarinerose5405 Pretty much; No one would be batting an eye at Atlyss if it was anime girls or the like.
All of Vaati sections are just "Vaati, it's time for another janky Souls-like game session!" "Yes, Pine."
"Please Pine, you need to stop. My child will never know their father!"
I love these collaborations. Vaati always puts up a chewed-out persona but I think he secretly enjoys his time with IP
@@Sheeprwer It reminds me of his character in Happy Souls : "The game is really bad but that is probably my fault, please leave a bad review on my name so I may learn from my mistake"
you make it sound like abuse, which it is but we don't confess to that, not with Vaati around at least
"Level 1 Poon Novice"
Finally, a game with a character creator I can relate to
But you are lvl 80 Goon Boss in real life
That was my nickname in high school
Lmfao wow what a great comment!
unironically better customize slider than DA:Veilguard fr
I was wondering what the optimal joke was here, looks like i found it
Watching full length movie- “I don’t have time for this”
Over two hour Pine video- “yes.”
absolutely
This was 2 hours??? Holy shit. +
Reallll. My brain is like, "oh sorry we can't pay attention to a show or movie- yeah feck me up with a marathon of youtube!!"
I blame the adhd but still doesn't make sennnse
Haha this is so true
Exactly! Even tho I've mostly watched these in multiple sessions recently.
I'd vaguely heard of a game called 'Nine Sols' before this vid, but when I saw the intro sequence with the village, I immediately skipped to the next game because I knew I needed to play it for myself. A few days later, and I'm back after beating the game to say that this isn't just my indie GOTY, it's my entire GOTY. Holy shit this game is incredible. Thank you so much for shining a spotlight on it - I might not have found it otherwise!
Was on the fence but this was the last push I needed to wishlist it 🙏
@HeckYep if you got gamepass it's on it right now and real good 👍
Its on gamepass and its awesome
I honestly agree with the comment you made at the end. I think videos about non-soulslike games, maybe the indies you play on the side, would be very interesting. You’ve catered a great audience and I think exposing them to lesser known games would be great and help out many indie devs out there.
Dude I know there are a ton of great indie devs of other genres, I’m hear to leave that alone. It’s not indie anymore but if I hear about Stardew Valley one more time, I’ll go into a coma.
@@EldenRingPlayer-q7cAn indie game is a game made by a solo/small team of developers, generally without support from a large publisher. Just because a game is popular doesn't mean it isn't an indie game anymore.
Seconded, I owe like half of my Steam library to Pine. I'd also watch the dude review literally anything, he exudes joy and positivity and I love how he always has something constructive to offer the dev teams of the demos he features.
@@EldenRingPlayer-q7c does it bother you that other people like a game and like to praise it? cause thats just weird. alos indie means independent, as in independant development team, not unpopular.
The real name for the series Steam Dumpster Diving works better for this already. Him being loose with the definition doesn't bother me. But I get why he names the videos how he does. They probably do better for the TH-cam algorithm in general
By far my favorite part of the movie. When Kevin McCallister is being haunted by an apparition from hell. Classic 90's comedy.
Yeah lol wtf, shit scared me too
@@garbagegrove2533i think the woman the attic and the furnace boss were basically representing his fear in the movie. The attic was scary and the basement is scary too. Could be his imagination getting to him
@@TBContent24 The furnace is in the movie. The lady I don't think so.
Reading comprehension is important: I said the scary lady in the attic might be representing his irrational fear of being up there. In the movie he says it's scary up there. Nothing is scary up there except for whatever is in his imagination, and in this game, maybe the creators thought a scary ghost might work for this.
I used to watch your streams all the time back in the day! Hope you're doing well
As of this video, Pine has shown us 200 souls-like games throughout this series. With over twenty hours of recorded content and without a doubt _hundreds_ of hours of actual play time, I think it’s safe to say that this beloved ferrous tropic loves what he does. Thank you, Pine for the reviews. I’m sure I don’t stand alone in saying you’ve massively improved my steam library.
While I've tried many and can only call Dark Souls 3 and Elden Ring good. LotF 2 and this games mechanic is just a way to save time not building more maps and hopefully NO other souls-like does it in the future.
I think "hundreds" is underselling it. Has to be thousands, especially considering the number of times he's gone "alright i'll end it here, but I finished the game on my own time".
@@jacobnorris8256 You’re absolutely right. In my defense, I wrote this comments at around 2am and I was just about to head to bed haha
Ferrous tropic made me chuckle
Just finished Nine Sols because of your vid. I thank you so much for your honesty in the praise you given it. Combat was excellent and the story was just a joy to behold. May not have ever have found it without your vid, so keep this series going strong!
"this isnt like, a gooner game, is it?" goes on to select the one named poon 😭
poor sweet naive pineapple
What does poon mean?
@@Luxray_Glazer pussy
@@Luxray_Glazerpoon is slang for pussy/vagina
@@Luxray_Glazerit’s short for “punani” which is an old slang word for sex or more specifically, vagina.
"This is isn't a gooner game is it" said a second before discovering the "chest" slider option
“Level 1 poon novice”
The audience seems to be whoever resides in the middle section of the venn diagram for 'sonic furries' and 'early-2000s rpgs'.
May not be a "gooner" game, but the dev is 100% a furry.
@@otto5639 and that's why I've been keeping an eye on the game it looks so fun
@@otto5639 what's the difference
The "Special Thanks : Iron Pineapple" while you're saying how fun you had and how unique the game was during the end credit of Perennial Order : chef's kiss
Woah, I actually missed that, nice! At 2:23:54
Pineapple man, if you want to branch out and cover more than just souls-like's absolutely do it! I myself and Im sure many others watch you for the excellent content and to learn about interesting new games that aren't on the radar, I dont even play souls-like's personally but have been a fan of your channel since the start. I think you should cover whatever you find interesting and want to make content about.
Thank you for playing our game Perennial Order! (I am the artist!) We really appreciate you featuring us, I can’t believe you played the entire game! Your recommendation really helps small teams like us. Thank you so much!
Your art is incredible! Great and amazing job! ¡Magnífico!
@@kailevil3444Thank you, I really appreciate that!
@@ArtofVincentVanHoof You're welcome, the least I can do is say it.
You cooked on just about every boss. That abysm boss was especially cool. Can't wait to see what you guys do next!
@@crabhater9373 Thank you! Hopefully we can continue to make more games, we will do everything in our power to keep making the best games we can for players! 😊
In Atlyss, the Bandit class actually does get more movement options than the others. You get a triple jump, a wall-kick, and a dash-slide.
Mystic now has a teleport and honestly Warrior has movement options from the aerial weapons attacks.
at this point pine I just love watching you play any kind of lesser known games. its fun to discover games ive never heard of and your commentary is always the best ❤
2:25:03 Pine you don’t need to try and sell us on reviewing non-soulslikes, we’ve been asking you to do that for months (yes please do that)
Yeah Definitely
Yeah just as a separate series so that he maintains the identity of this one
Bro think he represents the whole community 💀
Yep. Enjoyed plenty of his non-souls or less-souls review content, no problem. I feel bad for creators who have a bunch of single-minded juvenile fans who just want to pigeon-hole them on one single type of content. I'm here to watch the person, not necessarily the game
I would love an "I played X Metroidvania / Platformer games you've never heard of" video
about Nine Sols: The devs describe it as "Taopunk", a blend of daoism and cyberpunk. Alongside all the well-deserved praise you've already given the game, I'd like to add that the daoist ideas in Nine Sols are absolutely amazing. I teach and give presentations about daoism and I'm planning on writing an analysis on how Nine Sols uses it, both in story and in gameplay.
idk how old your students are (definitily seems like a university/conference kinda subject), but imagine how high-school / early-20's students would feel if you made them discover a cool new video game
If you ever decide to make a video on it, i can guarantee I'd watch it
Coming in to second this!
I'd honestly love to read that once you're done with it
please let us know if you finish writing the analysis! Would love to read❤
The fact that these continue to get longer is hilarious, but also, I really appreciate your in-depth look at these games. You don't come into it with the same vibe as other reviewers, and really try to find the heart of each game.
Atlyss already looked interesting to me, but seeing actual gameplay solidified it for me. I've found so many games through this series, I'm so glad you're still doing it.
And you can make a human looking character too if ya ain’t into furries with the imp race!
Bro that woman scared the living shit out of me.
I was not expecting that. The sound effects budget in that game went into the horror aspect lmfao
bro me too ☠
Wpman jumpscare!
Genuinely, that scared me more than most actual horror games.
Does anyone know what the heck she was saying? XD
I normally don't wear headsets while watching shit on youtube and was wearing one for this video... NEVER AGAIN!
For real, I was falling asleep, but now my heart rate is running!
Pineapple: "I don't think I'm the target audience for this game..."
Also Pineapple: "So I played through this three times..."
I mean all FromSoft games are also soft-core gooner-bait so it tracks.
@@diamondhamster4320 how
@@theelite2351 They have characters and designs with explicit s3x appeal to male and female fantasies - hot young women with naked feet or massive booba or buff muscular men with chiseled abs. Compare it to for example to OG Halo Trilogy where there is zero fan service or zero s3x appeal.
@@diamondhamster4320bro forgot about cortana's design up till halo 4
@@bigmacreejr Base Cortana in Halo 1-3 is UGLY AF, mate. She is coomer-bait only in HD remaster.
Home Alone IS a Souls-like. Joe Pesci was Ornstein and Daniel Stern was Smough.
Gotta switch that man. Pesci is definitely Smough
@@joshuabailey9578 I thought of that, but Marv was known for falling down a lot and getting electrocuted so I thought he fits better as Smough.
do we think kevin mccallister is a link the flame type or is he the sort of guy to usher in the age of dark
Ornstern and Jough.
@@ace-smith I think he lights the flame. The movie is all about him trying to return to the status quo.
nine sols is my new favorite game of all time. I'd been waiting since the demo and the full product is just... holy shit. the HK and sekiro comparisons dont do it justice; neither of these games made me freaking cry moments before entering a back-and-forth dance of death over the ethics of immortality. brilliant.
Italians workshopping a fantasy game: "Imagine if you could get literally SOAKED in wine."
Mfs tryna revive the cult of 'bacchus'
You can tell when he asks for platform mechanics he's actually winking and nudging for a Grappling Hook.
he should play sanabi
@catasplurge1000 I agree that he should but I don't think it will be on this series sadly
Nine sols is genuinely one of my all time faves, the ending made my cry like a baby. Thanks for reviewing it
Agreed, I highly recommend it to anyone that liked parry games (sekiro/lies of p) and the story shouldn't be slept on either (and there's a LOT of hidden meaning if you look up chinese mythology afterwards) . The final "real" boss fight took me five hours but was insanely good. An absolute gem
I've had it on my list for a while, but I'm not really going to be able to play it until it comes out on PS5, so I'm waiting eagerly for that
I cried just like shuanshaun did
Been waiting for news on the ps5 port since this released. They said in a comment thread a while back that it would release 'this year' but there's been no news since. Very excited to try it though
I absolutely despised the endings. Honestly kind of ruined the game for me. The rest is excellent, but the final boss is unnecessarily overtuned and the endings behind said boss are not worth it.
A single dev making that Atlyss game is astonishing. They also nailed a very particular aesthetic, even down to the squished fonts for the enemies. I also recognise Gerudo thieves’ hideout!
Exactly. I don’t think I would enjoy playing it, but its dammed impressive. The visuals especially feel like they can’t have been done by 1 person
Despite its surface inspirations it's got a Lunacid vibe to it I kind of like.
It's giving me a lot of Phantasy Star Online nostalgia.
@@johnnyc2975 this is almost exactly what my buddy said when we were playing together lmao
They've been making it for a long time, I remember some of the first snapshots in indie game servers from like 3-4 years ago. The systems have improved massively
So the dev for Atlyss is an ex-NSFW artist, however they've stated that the game itself wouldn't be NSFW aside from the very obvious character sliders and some boss attacks as you saw. Also afaik the game is still a W.I.P so there's also definitely more to come
It was likely demo version 3.4.8a, which is just a public beta test.
Atlyss has already undergone multiple revamps, and is actively in dev, so it being wip is a true statement.
It already looks really fun
I love when NSFW artists divert their talents to something else. It's nice to see passionate people pursue new passions, especially when they're more artistic like this.
@@deidmann1131 Not saying this is what you're saying, but man I hate when people hate on NSFW artists or something in like a "Why couldn't they use their talents better?" kind of way.
Like, bro, if they wanna draw NSFW art that's none of your business.
I get that some of them may only be doing it because it sells, gets commissions etc, but there are plenty who just want to do that.
If they do other stuff as well, cool. If they'd rather stick to their guns, also cool.
@@spookydan39facts
Wow, so fun to see you play our little Gorble game! So great to hear your thoughts and ideas, it's made our day!
As a fan of physics games and souls like games, I would adore an expansion of your idea! :^D
Why's it rocking old Runescape music?
@@OnyxZephyr333 That music was added for the video, the only music in the game is the boss battle music.
@@leafygamesofficial Ohhh, gotcha.
Turns out this Iron Pineapple guy is a neeeeeerd!
please make a full version of the game!
I gotta say that after playing Nine Sols upon Pine's recommendation it has quickly become one of my favourite games ever, easily top 3. The narrative, characters, world and music create such an enthralling atmosphere that kept me playing just as much for the mystery and development as the incredible gameplay. Once the combat clicks oh my god. The boss fights become a truly transcendental gaming experience. I love this game, thank you Pine
You know, this series has evolved a lot. The thoughtful critique that you put in to each game is very different from the more joke centered early videos talking about asset flip games. The games themselves have gotten more interesting as well.
The framing of hunting for the best souls-like was useful and entertaining, but I am absolutely ready if you want to drop the constant justification and just talk about some excellent games to play, regardless of if they are souls-like or not.
I'm just one viewer in a sea of millions, but I'll be there to watch those, if that is the direction you choose to go.
Love your stuff Iron Pineapple, I'll keep watching either way.
I'm basically in the same boat here.
I also would not be sad at all if these got broken up into shorter, more frequent uploads. I know the community jokes about the videos continuously getting longer, but I would really prefer shorter 30-60 minute uploads as opposed to the feature length films we've been getting.
I love the souls-like framing just purely because I think it's really funny to see how far we can stretch the defenition of a souls-like :P According to the wise words of Josh Strife-Hays, an MMO is a game with a fishing mechanic, and in that vein, I'd like to propose that a soulslike is a game with dodge roll i-frames 😌
OK, I knew Bloodborne Kart was a fun game but HOLY SHIT I had no idea it was THAT funny and had so many badass kart designs! I NEED to unlock all these, STAT! Thank you for the share, Pineapple.
I was surprised of how fun and legit as a game it is considering it is a parody game. The OST is also a banger, my favorite part of the game
Nine Sols became one of my favorite games after beating it 2 days ago. Such an incredible experience. Due to the lack of hearing people talk about it I probably wouldnt have known about it if it wasnt for your video from a while back. Thank you for this series
Hey you know Atlyss? There WAS a platforming secret. At the top of the library, if you climb the shelves, you can jump out the window and climb up an outer path to the roof, where there is a chest and two 2nd Changs. And while typing this comment I just learned that if you sit by it long enough the chest RESPAWNS with new loot.
Okay I sat here and now it has given me one piece at a time a playboy bunny outfit... Yep. I mean I look classy don't get me wrong though. Oh yeah and it also gave me tomes of experience.
I don't know if this is different from the beta version that Iron Pineapple played, but in the Steam release there's three different secret chests hidden throughout the starting village.
THEY KEEP GETTING LONGER,
PLEASE KEEP GETTING LONGER.
that's what she said
💀
@@gigabit6226nah that's what I said
@@gigabit6226That's what he said
Ayo
Nikolash having no vehicle in Nightmare Kart and running around like the madman he is had me rolling! That game is hilarious on so many levels...
Nicholas…has a cage on his head…hmmmmmm
@@leonardchurch814 Nikolash Cage
Nine Sols is to Hollow Knight what Lies of P is to Dark Souls and Bloodborne. Takes heavy inspiration, and does something utterly unique with it. Definitely way better than people give it credit for.
perfect analogy brother
IMO it is what sekiro to dark souls. It provides a unique spin with better combat than hollow knight. This is hands down the best combat 2d game I’ve played, and I’ve done all endings in hollow knight
As someone who adores both Lies of P and Hollow Knight I couldn’t agree more, I really like the game from the first impression I got!
Okay... I am sorry to be the hater here... but did Lies of P really do anything particularly unique? I'd say that is a game we should celebrate for its competence, but it is one of the most derivative Souls-likes I have played.
@@spman2099 The most glaring feature to me is the persistent risk-reward of the combat's block vs. perfect block. It's the same mechanics as a lot of FS games, but they're all mixed together, and balanced surprisingly well.
Also, a rather unique take on Pinocchio.
I just wanna say, as arguably one of the biggest fan of (modern) metroidvanias, roguelites, and souls games, I went and bought Nine Sols. and I have to say, it is truly a masterful work of art. The story is engaging, never revealing too much, coasting along with the gameplay. Almost every single boss was memorable and had me ecstatic to fight them. The final fight, especially with the true ending variation, is indeed a massive difficulty spike, but if you compare it to something like Isshin directly, I wouldn't classify it as harder or easier. You can learn the rhythm of the fight. Took me about 45 minutes to beat it, by far my longest boss clear, not to put the others down whatsoever. The combat is extremely crisp, the movement feels extremely similar to Hollow Knight (so it's very good), and I agree, this game deserves indie game of the year. It is a stellar example of why indie games deserve to exist and don't deserve to be pushed down by larger companies. In my opinion, this game beats out Hollow Knight. It has a better narrative, more in depth combat, a better charm system, and only loses out to environment design (which is still overall spectacular btw). For anyone who enjoyed Sekiro OR Hollow Knight (or even Dead Cells), do yourself a favor, and play Nine Sols. The only warning I will give, similar to what Pine said, is that the "intro sequence" is lengthy, but in my opinion, he *kind of* got this wrong as well, and by that I mean, the entire game is fairly slow paced, and is vaguely linear, BUT, I didn't once think of this as a bad thing. The pacing being slow allows you to use and adapt to a new mechanic without having another piled on top immediately, and so when you get to the next skill, equipment, etc unlock, it is always impactful whether its for combat, movement, or both (because besides the Bow, it's always both.)
10/10, I could not more highly recommend an experience. The game has two difficulties, Standard and Story, with Story being "easy mode" which I didn't play on or try, but theres that for folks who are pushed away by the difficulty.
Holy hell he's still going
Only thing that holds him back is the release schedule of games :P
I hope he never stops!
The profile pic really adds to this
Its ez money tbf
Yeah, he’s treating his community like a paycheck.
Dude, I just want to say that these are some of the best gaming videos on youtube right now. It's always so cool to see you explore games both big and small, and I always end up wishlisting a few amazing looking hidden gems after watching. Your commentary is always a mix of being entertaining, insightful, and also calming. One of my favorite parts about your vids is the fact that you always have such a positive, gentle attitude when approaching these games. Even when a game is lacking, buggy, or unpolished in some regards, you always take it easy on the devs and give really helpful advice instead of getting frustrated or hateful. It really shows that you understand the difficulties of game dev, especially for smaller indie games and projects, and I really think it's great that despite all that you always seem to find something that you enjoy about a game. It also makes for a really fun dynamic when you play with Vaati who ends up being a lot more cynical (in a fun way, The Last Oricru video was ridiculously entertaining). I always leave your videos feeling better than I did going in, it's rare to see such consistent positivity on youtube nowadays.
On the topic of non-souls games, I ABSOLUTELY think you should make those vids! Some of the best games you've featured in the last couple videos have strayed from the soulslike genre (nightmare kart, frogmonster, pseudoregalia, clash: artifacts of chaos) and I think it would be a great change of pace for both you and your viewers. You shouldn't feel limited to the genre just because a lot of people know you as "the soulslike guy", and I think that by opening up to other games you could really explore the boundless creativity in the indie game community. Besides, all the positive things that make your videos great will carry on no matter what game you play, and I think that that's what your audience really loves.
Sorry for the essay, just wanted to throw you some much needed compliments that come to mind every single time I watch your vids. You're really doing something special. Keep it up!
couldnt have said it better, seconding this comment! regardless of how soulsey the game in question is, pine does incredible job of reviewing them in a supportive manner and giving them a fair chance. definitely a top tier reviewer on YT. interested to see what happens next
I just want to appreciate how kind pineapple is on these reviews. Really gives me the vibe that he's someone that genuinely loves games, loves seeing new ones come out, loves the excitement of a new or different experience.
Despite having every chance in the book to reasonable dog on a game, he is very respectful and very conservative most of the time about not just berating all of the poor things of the game, and very consciously only giving out constructive nuggets of wisdom, from someone who is very well versed in the genre.
Long winded way of just saying im impressed almost every single video with how swell of a dude pineapple seems to be. Love the videos as always, would watch even if they werent souls-likes, as long as they were still interesting to pineapple himself.
WHY DOES FATHER GREGORY HAVE SO MUCH SWAG
Well said. He understands how these are all made by small teams and he reall wants to see everyone bring a project out to their fullest potential.
Honestly I gotta agree. Instead of going (for example in Atlyss) "Ewwwwww, furry" like almost every cringe person would go, he just goes "Hmm, I don't think this is for me but I do like the character design aesthetically" and gives good criticisms
Wholly agree with you, Nine Sols is my game of the year. Glad to see you feature the full release and go all the way through it and enjoy yourself Pine! And wow, that one darkness boss with the eye scanning in Perennial was genuinely cool as hell, I adore the aesthetic and the design, it's a shame it fell so flat gameplay wise because that is unsettling and awesome as hell to look at, even with that part being frustrating thanks for including it so we could see and appreciate it's design!
I can't believe our game is the longest one in this video! thank you so much for featuring Perennial Order, you're a legend!
I gotta know, were ya'll inspired at all by "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello"??
I wasn't expecting to be recommended a Shortstack Furry Action MMO in an Iron Pineapple video
I expected the Shortstack Furry game to be a Metroidvania.
I haven't laughed so hard in a long time but when I saw the "Nicholas" fight in Nightmare Kart. Jesus. Christ. I was LOSING it. That was so fun to watch. Kudos to LIlith, man. Holy hell. And that Perineal Order playthrough was so fun, too.
Definitely do it, Pine. Review games that aren't Souls-likes. I'm here for it, brother.
Id love that honestly cause he really gets the vibes down for every interesting game in this series at far even when they’re not really souls likes they still just have a certain atmosphere to them
this is byfar one the best yt-channels out there. for real i dont care which games u play because i always have the feeling u are enjoying some games so much and i have just fun watching u.
The fire extinguisher just exploding to kill the burglar had me laughing
I like how I just watch random videos all over TH-cam and NEVER fail to find you somewhere in the comments LMAO
I'm so happy Red Candle is doing okay after everything they've been thru. This just cements their grade of talent. I will absolutely never play Nine Sols, but I'm glad it's a game I know there's an audience for.
I looked into Red Candle Games because of Nine Sols. What's funny is that despite the banning of Devotion due to mild mocking of China's president I was surprised that as I play through their first game Detention a lot of elements are critical of their own country Taiwan being overly oppressive. Goes to show who is more sensitive.
Damn.
"I did it! I did it!... We did it!" 😆
Bro just throwing his friend's efforts under the bus after that whole "Yo, I'm on the Power of Friendship shit."
There's no We in Friendship but there IS an "I"
i love the idea of you branching outside of soulslike! it's what brought you to experimenting with games but it doesn't have to be what you do forever exclusively. i watch these videos because they're fun and wholesome and explore what small indie dev teams are making. im here as a iron pineapple fan more than a souls fan
This was another fun one to binge, my guy. Honestly, I'm totally okay with the transition from this being about Souls-Likes to having less since while I like Souls-Likes a lot, the extra variety we get by just looking at, "things that look neat," gives us a lot more variety to gawk at.
Whats cool about this End credit. That near the end where it says "Special thanks" they have Iron Pineapple on the third slot. thats amazing!
The fact that Nightmare Kart is free is shocking to me. I know it was promised to be free when it was tied to Bloodborne for obvious reasons, but the dev deserves the recognition for making a silly idea into something truly special.
I’ve had Nine Sols in my library for a while now, but your recommendation finally got me to actually play it.
I can confidently say everything you stated about the game was 100% correct.
I fully agree with your opinion on Nine Sols, one thing that stands out especially for me are how well the bosses are designed. Multi phases don't just pull entirely new movesets out of their ass but expand on what you already learned. They also know how to design multi enemy bossfights well, because they don't just spam attacks and are always well timed so you never have situations that feel utterly hopeless and don't give you any opportunity to attack. That's something even From Software struggles with a fair bit.
I love how this series has become "Iron Pineapple convinces us this is a souls like" So good, but I always end up playing most of these, love Atlyss!
Damn! Nine sols went from "seems fine..." To getting the highest praise ever given by a pineaple...
Nine sols really should have won best indie game of the year. It's a masterpiece man.
I can't speak for your whole audience, and I'm sure there will always be people that don't like changes to the formulae, but I enjoy your content for two major reasons. 1. Your insight into games is interesting and informative. Sometimes I know a game isn't for me even when you enjoy it, but other times I like certain games you don't, but it always feels like a well thought out and well meaning review.
2. The games you find on here that I would never have heard of otherwise is a great source of niche gaming, broadening what kinds of games you'll look at, and therefore, I'll find to play, is fantastic.
I think you should definitely do a steam dumpster diving series on whatever game type suits your fancy.
"is sending me over the edge" poor choice of words 7:50 😂
Thats the first thing that came to my head 😂😂
"I want to go home, then edge!"
ngl Atlyss actually looks dope as hell. Like one dev? Seriously? Very impressive. Disregarding the gooning for a moment I actually love the energy it gives off. I see a lot of potential in it!
Seriously, tons of respect for that dev
To be fair I think having some funny little things like that is so fine. It’s just a deeper level of customisation regardless of your tastes. Take baldurs gate for example, it doesn’t take away from the fact it’s a great game
I fucking love games with gooner elements that decides it should be a good game first, gooning second.
@@chitandaeru7239 I think designers should stick to their goons.
@@jimmythehand1000 furry goon is a diff vibe its very blatant
I have never heard of Nine Sols before this. I just beat the third boss and I'm in absolute love with this game. It's climbing into my top 10 favorite games really fast and I have you to thank for that. I came back to say say thank you for getting this game out there. ❤️❤️
Fukin banger of a video. I can safely speak for a lot of us Pine but the true entertainment in this series is definitely not the soulslike tag but always you featuring every single genre of games with no prejudice whatsoever. You're there to find something worth your time and it's always fun to see your commentary and hear your criticism on even the most sloppiest of games. If you truly wish to take it in a different direction, go for it cause as long as you're still you, it's gonna be great.
The Imp option in Atlyss is 100% just Midna from Twilight Princess
I so badly want a sequel to Twilight Princess one day and more Midna is a large part of that.
There were several questionable "inspirations" that one boss was just Gengar, some of the enemies were other pokemon as well, and the priest lady was a cross between Toriel and Purah.
@@osmium7738 More Haunter than Gengar but yeah
@@osmium7738yeah I instantly clocked the Haunter/Gengar inspo, but tbf, it works.
@@JJAB91I was 5 when I first beat it with my grandpa and started crying when midna had to go back to the twilight realm😭
Bloodborne Kart delivered more than I could've imagined or expected
Seems like a terryfic experience all around, very creative, epic soundtrack, I feel puzzled.
Pine, I just finished Nine Sols today and holy shit what a game man. I started playing it because of you and you were right. Absolute masterpiece
We joked about the fact that each video of this type are longer each time.
To that, Pineapple answered "Bet"
I thank you for your dedication Steel Fruit, your work is our joy !
I can personally say that I don't watch these videos because you cover souls-likes, I watch because I like to hear your takes, see your gameplay, and get introduced to cool games of any genre
building guitar riff. Gianni Matragrano as Duke Nukem
"Novice Poon"
*Guitar riff intensifies.
Got the true ending of nine sols this morning. Spent the rest of the day wishing I had more nine sols to play. That cut to the new main menu after the credits with the music swell got me. I got got
Having played Nine Sols earlier this year, seeing you review it in this video made me jump out of my chair. I LOVED this game, for all the same reasons you just provided. Hopefully more people see it and experience it, because it deserves so much damn praise for what it accomplished.
Imma be honest here my sir pineapple. I don't watch these because you play souls likes, I watch these cause I love cool little indie games
So glad you reviewed Nine Sols, still one of my favorite games that came out this year and I wish more people gave it a chance
I’m so excited to give it a try
Honestly looks like such a great game
NINE SOLS IS AWESOME. 100% agree on the last boss fight; huge difficulty spike, but SO satisfying when you master the dance.
The only comment I would say is that I wouldn't necessarily describe Nine Sols as a Metroidvania, since the progression is reasonably linear, and there's not a huge platforming focus. There's definitely exploration and secrets to be found, but I would say it's less of a focus than a game like Hollow Knight.
Still an amazing, awesome game that everybody should play.
Im so glad you gave Nine Sols some love. Its so criminally underrated.
"Damn it! Six Queens!" might be my favorite moment from one of these videos, legendary moment
Rivals 32 Fish
@@ovoilse Thank you for that. I was going to say 32 fish. XD hahahaha
@@ovoilse What episode was the 32 fish in again? Google won't lead me to it.
@@RiKSh4w "I played 8 MORE Souls-Like games you've never heard of (AGAIN)" from about 3 months ago.
@@ovoilse Nothing well ever top 32 fish.
39:20 When Iron ask a Boss rush what he usually hate, it mean that the game was indeed a GODLY GOOD !
This video led to me playing Nine Sols and it was amazing. Thank you so much for featuring this absolute gem of a game. I dont think I ever would have played it otherwise.
For as many good things as he says about Nine Sols, the way he shifted tones from "I'll get back to you" to his final review is what sold me on this game. I hope I get to play it someday.
Thanks for still keeping this series going Iron Pineapple, you my favourite Content creator
I will always love and cherish this series. Arguably my favorite on TH-cam, but I've come to like your personality and takes on video games as a whole. I for one would love to see you tackle the indie space as a whole instead of feeling like you are being shoe horned into only covering souls-likes. Souls-likes can stay as their own video, but have them weaved in between other indie games. Maybe even make souls-like videos semi annually or really even just once a year so they can feel more "special" in a way. What I would love to know is would you cover any indie game or would you structure each video around a different genre? Regardless I'd still watch it like the metal fruit addict I am.
Sorting them by genres would feel pretty on-brand from Pineapple, but I wouldn't mind a more unstructured format either. Sometimes it helps to find games that are a little out of your comfort zone that you would still enjoy. On the other hand, sorting them by things like genre, length, vibe etc. will definitely help the youtube algorithm.
Thanks for putting me and so many others on to nine sols--a true masterpiece, and perhaps the greatest soulslike ever.
Incredibly touching to hear your opinion on nine sols as it has also gone down in my personal history book of favourite games - on the topic of the final boss though, I am going to assume this opinion is based on the true ending version? If so, I totally share your take on it, so much so that I saved the fight on my phone's camera roll to look back at every now and then :P
Gorble has some absolutely insane movement/combat potential!
Just imagine a Super Monkey Ball + Rock of Ages dungeon crawler with a pinch of Katamari Damacy that really just envelopes the concept and just maximizes the Gorblike genre.
100% agree on the Nine Sols take and more people need to try it out. Easily some of my favorite combat with an amazing flow to it. Learning that final boss especially near the end is like unlocking a god mode within you, one of the best moments of this entire game
The amount of joy that went into that Bloodborne kart racer is amazing.
"This isn't like a gooner game is it?" into "Ohhh, my GOD" was absolutely hilarious
2020: 6 souslike games, 19 minutes
2024: 8 soulslike games, 145 minutes
2038: 24 soulslike games, 1153 minutes
2039: 50 soulslike games, 3273 minutes
2040: 1 new Soulsborne game: 5 business days
Thanks for covering Nine Sols, it's criminally underrated. It'll be _really_ tough for anything to go past it as GOTY for me, it's one of the best gaming experiences I've had in the past 10 years.
I stopped watching the video to finally buy, download and play Nine Sols. I have 100% the game. In the span of hours, I went from cursing the final boss, to grinning as I noticed my mastery over phases. I REPEATEDLY choked with the boss at
kiryu in the thumbnail, sleeper agent activated
Seeing that was so funny because I was watching a video about Yakuza when I got the notification.
@@Chloe_Zana Same lol
Platforming mechanics would bring the gooning game over the edge, you say?
LOL
That certainly explains why they're not in the game~
The final boss of PO is SO friggin pretty - I feel like monochrome inverted colors aren't used NEARLY enough these days! There's no way I would ever be bale to beat this game without mods, and some of the boss designs are just TOO scary, but I am very glad it exists! The art style deserves to become super influential, no cap!
Thank you so much! I worked very hard to make the art something special, I can honestly say I put all of my passion and effort into to making it the best I could. Comments like this really make all the work worth it.
@@ArtofVincentVanHoof Well you're very welcome :) Despite all the junk on here, sometimes the internet CAN be used for good!
@@ArtofVincentVanHoof Please do continue your work. This game is too punishing for me, and I wouldnt find someone to play this kind of game with but I would totally love a less hardcore game with this artstyle.!
the parry sound effect in nine sols is so clean
honestly, enotria looks like what we probably would've expected lies of P to be if that game hadn't hit it out of the park like it did. which if anything goes to show just how difficult it is to make a project like that come together into something more than the sum of its parts, especially when your ambitions are big but your team is small
Yeah totally agree. P totally surprised me, but Enotria is absolutely what I had been expecting P would be like. Idk if it’s team size or what, but I wouldn’t be spending all their money on fancy trailer cutscenes… not when the game clearly needs a lot of work…
Adding so many different systems that don’t seemed tuned as well as they could use to take away a ton of time needed elsewhere.
Had a similar thought. It really does hit "This is what people THOUGHT Lies of P was gonna end up as". I do appreciate Pineapple giving it a fair shake, though he is correct. It's got a good premise, the world design IS amazing. But Gameplay seems like a first draft more then the rest of the game. Like that great sword taking 3-5 business days to connect.
@@NEEDbaconapparently the full game has addressed a lot of those criticisms, so I hope Pineapple reviews the full game to see if it’s improved vastly from the demo
Enotria is now officially out and the look and feel are way better than in the demo. I would recommend a second look, even if only on lets plays.