Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. The first game flopped incredibly hard after raising a lot of money with a kickstart, which made people (want to) forget about this series. I think they really stepped up their game with the Impossible Lair and it's sad to see the low'ish sales numbers.
Monolith. It's a top down shoot em up roguelike similar in structure to Enter the Gungeon. In short, Monolith builds on the lessons of all of the roguelikes that came before it, takes the best aspects from each of them and concentrates them down into their purest form. It's the modern roguelike at its finest, and I feel its the only game is on par with Spelunky in that regard. However, despite being in the top 500 for player reviews on steam and being incredibly reasonably priced with a phenomenal DLC that actually feels like a proper expansion, Monolith is criminally underplayed and seldom discussed. Everyone who plays it loves it, I just wish more people played it and discussed it.
@@Table53 If you like DK Country, you'll like this, since it's made by the same creative team. You can truly see the similarities between the games while each of them still feels like their own game (if that makes sense). Hope you'll enjoy :)
You've made that sound incredible. I was about to say I've never even heard of it but apparently it was already on my Steam wishlist anyway (showing how that list is far too long haha) Would you recommend it to someone who enjoyed Enter the Gungeon but is also unbelievably bad at It? Asking for a friend..
Seeing Rocket League makes me pretty sad. If I didn't have to create an Epic Games Store account to play it, I would have continued to pour 20-30 hours into it a week. I agree it is basically the best sports game ever made, I hope to play it in the future again, but we'll see.
Yeah that was a little annoying, especially new players not being able to play the game through the Steam client because Epic is far inferior on that front! But also it's just far too good for me to stop playing and my brother really wants us to finally hit Grand Champ haha.. I suppose the upside is that it now being free to play there will be new people who get a chance to try it out
Great video! all of those games look awesome and I definetly have to play Journey... I think you would enjoy Manifold garden. It's a surreal 6 hour puzzle game that gives of the same zen vibe as the floor is jelly, with gorgeous colours and architecture. Also, have you ever considered making a discord server? I'd totally join that.
Thanks! I have seen Manifold Garden, it's one of those games that I keep stumbling across but just haven't followed through and played it yet. It does look stunning though (hopefully my laptop would be able to run it..) I've never fully understood discord, it always feels like a message board where everything gets lost in a tidal wave of posts haha, but I have started using it a bit more recently so I'll look into it!
Hi. I'm glad I somehow came across your channel. After watching your review of Wildermyth, I went to your channel to look at your videos. Now I'm here - and plan on watching several more videos today. Talk about hidden gems - I'm really enjoying your channel. Thank you! There are several titles here that I've not heard of - Perspective, Intergalactic Fishing and The Floor Is Made Of Jelly. Also, despite having heard a lot about it, I've yet to play Factorio (although I do own it's cousin Satisfactory, which I also have yet to play). I look forward to looking into these games! Now, onto part two.
Thank you, that's really nice to hear! I really enjoy putting out videos on these more niche titles that not a lot of people will have been able to see before Factorio is a superb game. I've not played Satisfactory, because I know how much time I was willing to spend playing Factorio and I worry that I'd want to put a similar number of hours into Satisfactory as well haha
I really want that Intergalactic Fishing game because I'm a fishing game fan and loves generated landscapes but my computer is not working and I'm broke. That game need to be ported in every console imaginable like Doom.
Sorry, must have missed this comment before! I've got enough titles on a list for another couple of these at least and I really enjoy writing them Just need to get the right balance of known titles and the more obscure games
Journey is outdated. I can send you a list of better games that came after Journey, I played it a few month ago and I really wasn't impressed at all, It is a good game but over hyped in my opinion.
I'm always up for more short experience type games, although I actually completely disagree! I don't think there's been a single non-verbal walking sim/art game that's managed to top Journey as an overall experience and I've certainly never played on that manages to elevate its storytelling *with* its gameplay in the way that Journey does!
@@Table53 I liked Flower much more, that is the first game that I could remember. You probably played FAR Lone Sails but 1 game I can recommend (because I see you know what a good game is) is Lumini.
@@RejectAllCookies13 Flower is a wonderful game although I do think they took Journey to a whole new level afterwards, but Flower and Flow are both still incredibly relaxing games to play. Lumini I've not played before so I'll take a look! Cheers
Hey, thanks for checking it! I'm all good, just typically slow as always when it comes to completing and uploading videos 😅 Hope you're doing well too!
@@Table53 Hehe I was just wondering what u were up to, since it's been a while. Tried to check your twitter for an update, but couldn't find all that much. And np, take your time, I am sure it'll be a banger vid👌 I am doing just fine as well, love these sunny days haha. C u soon table😁
@@MrWatchAndwatch Haha, it's cool that someone cares enough to check! I've never been a particularly "good TH-camr" in that I like writing and making these videos but I've never held myself to a schedule to actually put out videos frequently haha The next two videos are actually both fully planned out and one is mostly written, so hopefully I'll find the time to finish it soon! And thank you again for the comment, I feel very appreciated :)
@@Table53 Not having a schedule for these things is very healthy for your sanity and stress levels, so I hope you keep it that way. And you're very welcome. You are very good at expressing how you feel about a game, which makes your stuff very enjoyable to me. I hope you find the time to finish the next one soon, I am looking forward to it👌
Yeah it's definitely good for making sure that I enjoy every video I make (even when the Ico one took like a week of editting.. 😅). Although a relaxed schedule of a video every two weeks or something might make me a little more focussed! Thank you again, I hope you enjoy the next one!
Thanks! Definitely going to make a video on Rocket League eventually because I've never really heard anyone talk about the game in this way despite being (for me at least) a huge part of why its so good to play! Only issue is I've never been able to record smooth footage of it haha
@@Table53 Yeah it's worth analysing. It works because you are learning to use something that is an extension of your body, to do something. It wouldn't be the same if there was a shoot button. Yes, there are other buttons that perform actions, but the main part of the game is actually performing actions, just like if you were playing a sport in real life.
@@FlavourFool Agree completely! That's exactly what I loved about games like Swing Soccer / Bumper Car Football and other Flash games years before Rocket League came out.. the full control of your character that allowed ideas like shots and saves to emerge from the gameplay. I remember playing those games in ~2009 wishing there was a good 3D car football game, turned out I would need to wait a few years for SARPBC and Rocket League haha
I'm currently really appreciating Monster Sanctuary. Light metroidvania meets monster collecting + turn based battles. When I first heard that pitch, I thought it might sound like it's trying to do too much, but the core battling is solid and the rest is built out around that, including monsters having unique exploration abilities tied to the game's progression. Playing on Switch but it's also on PC.
I've heard of Monster Sanctuary, it does sound pretty cool! The monster hunting + combat looks good, how good is the metroidvania/2d platformer aspect? Is it a solid part of the game or does it feel like a "stuff before the next fight"?
@@Table53 the platforming is definitely unrefined. It's precise (no floating issues), but it doesn't have any ledge forgiveness - like some games will still register a jump for a few frames after you leave the ledge. But there were no sections that felt too punishing platforming wise. The exploration is secondary to the combat but by no means tacked on. Most abilities come from monsters which are fairly easy to swap without diving into menus which is a huge plus. And the map is huge with plenty of secrets and "come back here when you get X" things which I felt excited to go back and get. Specifically, there are rare monsters and secret bosses later on.
@@CFHM_HarrisonD Ah yes, coyote time, definitely one of those simple things that makes platformers more satisfying! The movement abilities coming from the monsters seems like a neat idea, it sounds like it forces an interesting approach to party building if you have to think about fighting and traversal! All I need now is more time to play all these new games :(
@@Table53 Yes, we all need more time! I should clarify that your battle party and exploration monster and independent. You can swap any at any time without needing to go to a specific location. And yes. Coyote time! I forgot the name. The fighting is also 3v3 and based around charging up 'combos' that build off multiple hits. Each hit in combat makes the next monster's attack do something like +10% more damage per hit in the attack. And i forgot to mention skill trees. Each monster has a huuuge mostly unique skill tree. Okay, I'm gonna go back to playing this and not try to sell it any harder to someone with just as little time as myself
@@CFHM_HarrisonD Haha, I went and looked at screenshots for the game and those massive skill trees were like the first thing that jumped out to my strategy-loving brain.. Even without knowing what any of the options were my brain was just thinking "synergieeees"
Great list! Interestingly you did not mention the multiplayer component of Journey? For me this was the icing on the cake of Journey... did you not experience and enjoyed it?
To stick with your metaphor I think multiplayer component is like a cherry on top haha. It is wonderful sharing the journey with another player, but also I think that every other part of Journey's storytelling is so strong that you could play the game offline and still experience all the powerful emotions that make the game what it is! (I was also trying to keep myself under 200 words per game so I had to pick what details I could mention)
I definitely will be, I think I mentioned at the end of that video that I plan to write similar analysis pieces on both Shadow and Guardian - but it will probably be a while before I get the Shadow video complete because it is a long project and I want to get it right!
I've been deliberately avoiding Rimworld for so long, I just know how much time I end up investing in games with quality "procedural storytelling" or however it would be described. Between that and Rocket League I could lose all the time I need for games for this channel haha Luckily games don't have expiration dates so I'm sure I'll jump into that rabbit hole at some point!
If you had to pick one game that you think is underplayed/underappreciated, what would it be?
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair. The first game flopped incredibly hard after raising a lot of money with a kickstart, which made people (want to) forget about this series. I think they really stepped up their game with the Impossible Lair and it's sad to see the low'ish sales numbers.
I'm pretty sure I own The Impossible Lair you know but I haven't actually played it. I'll definitely have to install it now and check it out!
Monolith. It's a top down shoot em up roguelike similar in structure to Enter the Gungeon. In short, Monolith builds on the lessons of all of the roguelikes that came before it, takes the best aspects from each of them and concentrates them down into their purest form. It's the modern roguelike at its finest, and I feel its the only game is on par with Spelunky in that regard. However, despite being in the top 500 for player reviews on steam and being incredibly reasonably priced with a phenomenal DLC that actually feels like a proper expansion, Monolith is criminally underplayed and seldom discussed. Everyone who plays it loves it, I just wish more people played it and discussed it.
@@Table53 If you like DK Country, you'll like this, since it's made by the same creative team. You can truly see the similarities between the games while each of them still feels like their own game (if that makes sense). Hope you'll enjoy :)
You've made that sound incredible. I was about to say I've never even heard of it but apparently it was already on my Steam wishlist anyway (showing how that list is far too long haha)
Would you recommend it to someone who enjoyed Enter the Gungeon but is also unbelievably bad at It? Asking for a friend..
You're a channel with less than a thousand subs but with content better than channels with hundreds of thousands. Keep up the good work.
Thank you!
fully agreed!
Seeing Rocket League makes me pretty sad. If I didn't have to create an Epic Games Store account to play it, I would have continued to pour 20-30 hours into it a week. I agree it is basically the best sports game ever made, I hope to play it in the future again, but we'll see.
Yeah that was a little annoying, especially new players not being able to play the game through the Steam client because Epic is far inferior on that front! But also it's just far too good for me to stop playing and my brother really wants us to finally hit Grand Champ haha..
I suppose the upside is that it now being free to play there will be new people who get a chance to try it out
Great video! Saw a thread with you on Reddit and someone recommending you your own channel. Instant sub for me. Cant wait to watch more!
That's really cool! Thank you! :)
Great video! all of those games look awesome and I definetly have to play Journey...
I think you would enjoy Manifold garden. It's a surreal 6 hour puzzle game that gives of the same zen vibe as the floor is jelly, with gorgeous colours and architecture.
Also, have you ever considered making a discord server? I'd totally join that.
Thanks! I have seen Manifold Garden, it's one of those games that I keep stumbling across but just haven't followed through and played it yet. It does look stunning though (hopefully my laptop would be able to run it..)
I've never fully understood discord, it always feels like a message board where everything gets lost in a tidal wave of posts haha, but I have started using it a bit more recently so I'll look into it!
Just found this channel through an ico video. I like your voice.
Thank you! Hope you liked the video
Hi. I'm glad I somehow came across your channel. After watching your review of Wildermyth, I went to your channel to look at your videos. Now I'm here - and plan on watching several more videos today. Talk about hidden gems - I'm really enjoying your channel. Thank you!
There are several titles here that I've not heard of - Perspective, Intergalactic Fishing and The Floor Is Made Of Jelly. Also, despite having heard a lot about it, I've yet to play Factorio (although I do own it's cousin Satisfactory, which I also have yet to play). I look forward to looking into these games!
Now, onto part two.
Thank you, that's really nice to hear! I really enjoy putting out videos on these more niche titles that not a lot of people will have been able to see before
Factorio is a superb game. I've not played Satisfactory, because I know how much time I was willing to spend playing Factorio and I worry that I'd want to put a similar number of hours into Satisfactory as well haha
I really want that Intergalactic Fishing game because I'm a fishing game fan and loves generated landscapes but my computer is not working and I'm broke. That game need to be ported in every console imaginable like Doom.
Hopefully you'll get to play it at some point!
We can only dream. Intergalactic Fishing on a Texas Instruments graphical calculator.
Recently found your channel so hope your channel picks up the pace cuz itsnt getting the views it deserves ☺️
Thank you! Very nice to hear :)
A nice list of games. I also like the concept. I’m definitely interested in what you might cover in a second video 😁
Sorry, must have missed this comment before! I've got enough titles on a list for another couple of these at least and I really enjoy writing them
Just need to get the right balance of known titles and the more obscure games
factorio is out of ea
Journey is outdated. I can send you a list of better games that came after Journey, I played it a few month ago and I really wasn't impressed at all, It is a good game but over hyped in my opinion.
I'm always up for more short experience type games, although I actually completely disagree! I don't think there's been a single non-verbal walking sim/art game that's managed to top Journey as an overall experience and I've certainly never played on that manages to elevate its storytelling *with* its gameplay in the way that Journey does!
@@Table53 I liked Flower much more, that is the first game that I could remember. You probably played FAR Lone Sails but 1 game I can recommend (because I see you know what a good game is) is Lumini.
@@RejectAllCookies13 Flower is a wonderful game although I do think they took Journey to a whole new level afterwards, but Flower and Flow are both still incredibly relaxing games to play. Lumini I've not played before so I'll take a look! Cheers
I miss you table man, hope you're doing well :)
Hey, thanks for checking it! I'm all good, just typically slow as always when it comes to completing and uploading videos 😅
Hope you're doing well too!
@@Table53 Hehe I was just wondering what u were up to, since it's been a while. Tried to check your twitter for an update, but couldn't find all that much. And np, take your time, I am sure it'll be a banger vid👌 I am doing just fine as well, love these sunny days haha. C u soon table😁
@@MrWatchAndwatch Haha, it's cool that someone cares enough to check! I've never been a particularly "good TH-camr" in that I like writing and making these videos but I've never held myself to a schedule to actually put out videos frequently haha
The next two videos are actually both fully planned out and one is mostly written, so hopefully I'll find the time to finish it soon!
And thank you again for the comment, I feel very appreciated :)
@@Table53 Not having a schedule for these things is very healthy for your sanity and stress levels, so I hope you keep it that way.
And you're very welcome. You are very good at expressing how you feel about a game, which makes your stuff very enjoyable to me. I hope you find the time to finish the next one soon, I am looking forward to it👌
Yeah it's definitely good for making sure that I enjoy every video I make (even when the Ico one took like a week of editting.. 😅). Although a relaxed schedule of a video every two weeks or something might make me a little more focussed!
Thank you again, I hope you enjoy the next one!
Very well worded about Rocket League, "it doesn't have to abstract ideas from real life sports"...
Thanks! Definitely going to make a video on Rocket League eventually because I've never really heard anyone talk about the game in this way despite being (for me at least) a huge part of why its so good to play! Only issue is I've never been able to record smooth footage of it haha
@@Table53 Yeah it's worth analysing. It works because you are learning to use something that is an extension of your body, to do something. It wouldn't be the same if there was a shoot button. Yes, there are other buttons that perform actions, but the main part of the game is actually performing actions, just like if you were playing a sport in real life.
@@FlavourFool Agree completely! That's exactly what I loved about games like Swing Soccer / Bumper Car Football and other Flash games years before Rocket League came out.. the full control of your character that allowed ideas like shots and saves to emerge from the gameplay.
I remember playing those games in ~2009 wishing there was a good 3D car football game, turned out I would need to wait a few years for SARPBC and Rocket League haha
I'm currently really appreciating Monster Sanctuary. Light metroidvania meets monster collecting + turn based battles. When I first heard that pitch, I thought it might sound like it's trying to do too much, but the core battling is solid and the rest is built out around that, including monsters having unique exploration abilities tied to the game's progression. Playing on Switch but it's also on PC.
I've heard of Monster Sanctuary, it does sound pretty cool! The monster hunting + combat looks good, how good is the metroidvania/2d platformer aspect? Is it a solid part of the game or does it feel like a "stuff before the next fight"?
@@Table53 the platforming is definitely unrefined. It's precise (no floating issues), but it doesn't have any ledge forgiveness - like some games will still register a jump for a few frames after you leave the ledge. But there were no sections that felt too punishing platforming wise.
The exploration is secondary to the combat but by no means tacked on. Most abilities come from monsters which are fairly easy to swap without diving into menus which is a huge plus. And the map is huge with plenty of secrets and "come back here when you get X" things which I felt excited to go back and get. Specifically, there are rare monsters and secret bosses later on.
@@CFHM_HarrisonD Ah yes, coyote time, definitely one of those simple things that makes platformers more satisfying! The movement abilities coming from the monsters seems like a neat idea, it sounds like it forces an interesting approach to party building if you have to think about fighting and traversal!
All I need now is more time to play all these new games :(
@@Table53 Yes, we all need more time!
I should clarify that your battle party and exploration monster and independent. You can swap any at any time without needing to go to a specific location.
And yes. Coyote time! I forgot the name. The fighting is also 3v3 and based around charging up 'combos' that build off multiple hits. Each hit in combat makes the next monster's attack do something like +10% more damage per hit in the attack.
And i forgot to mention skill trees. Each monster has a huuuge mostly unique skill tree.
Okay, I'm gonna go back to playing this and not try to sell it any harder to someone with just as little time as myself
@@CFHM_HarrisonD Haha, I went and looked at screenshots for the game and those massive skill trees were like the first thing that jumped out to my strategy-loving brain..
Even without knowing what any of the options were my brain was just thinking "synergieeees"
The subscriber to content quality ratio is absurd
Thank you! Assuming you mean this in the good way haha
@@Table53 yes it is meant to be a positive comment
@@sikerow3180 :)
Great list! Interestingly you did not mention the multiplayer component of Journey? For me this was the icing on the cake of Journey... did you not experience and enjoyed it?
To stick with your metaphor I think multiplayer component is like a cherry on top haha. It is wonderful sharing the journey with another player, but also I think that every other part of Journey's storytelling is so strong that you could play the game offline and still experience all the powerful emotions that make the game what it is!
(I was also trying to keep myself under 200 words per game so I had to pick what details I could mention)
Do a video on shadow of the colossus lick your ico video
I definitely will be, I think I mentioned at the end of that video that I plan to write similar analysis pieces on both Shadow and Guardian - but it will probably be a while before I get the Shadow video complete because it is a long project and I want to get it right!
No Rimworld? :(
I've been deliberately avoiding Rimworld for so long, I just know how much time I end up investing in games with quality "procedural storytelling" or however it would be described. Between that and Rocket League I could lose all the time I need for games for this channel haha
Luckily games don't have expiration dates so I'm sure I'll jump into that rabbit hole at some point!