The RPG Created By 1 Man Embarrassing Top Developers

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Жыл бұрын

A journey into the mind of a single developer that achieved the impossible with the incredible world of Kenshi in 2023.
If you enjoyed the video or want to see more of Kenshi please consider dropping a like on the video and let me know your thoughts in the comments.
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@MitchManix 11 ай бұрын

Part 3 can be found on the entirely new channel for the series here! : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mJ-DgNR5zt-Wo58.html

@dezusa 11 ай бұрын

MOARRRRRRR

@MrCatlegs Жыл бұрын

Listen here Mitch. We have emotional investment in these characters now so yea, you better continue their story! 😂

@MissFirefly11 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah! Well said!

@brindle21 Жыл бұрын

Hear hear🎉

@heckinharvey Жыл бұрын

Ive been begging for more long term stories since star wars

@catelfpoland8717 Жыл бұрын

lets get this post 100 likes to get message across? ^^

@lfemomo77 Жыл бұрын

@HeckinHarvey 💯 that Star Wars epic was so good

@umadbroimatroll7918 Жыл бұрын

When I first got kenshi, very early on. He would send an personal email to every person that bought the game, he thanked me and said he was using the money to buy the best audio that he can get for the money, that email was very nice.

@hiiambarney4489 Жыл бұрын

I mean, he wasn't lying, Kenshi got some pretty distinct tunes, the soaring bittersweet intro and all the atmospheric tracks that really set the tone.

@umadbroimatroll7918 Жыл бұрын

@@hiiambarney4489 yep, he used our money well :D

@verihimthered2418 Жыл бұрын

🦊👍

@hito-sama 11 ай бұрын

@@umadbroimatroll7918 the opposite of Bet hes da 🤣

@wavehellhole 8 ай бұрын

@@umadbroimatroll7918good devs are so precious in this day and age

@witchdoctor1 Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is legitimately one of the best story generating games I have ever played. It truly deserves every bit of praise it has gotten over the years.

@butchcassidy9791 Жыл бұрын

One of the best games, hands down.

@gawaniwhitecrow2731 Жыл бұрын

Win winner 🐓🍛

@sirshay6156 Жыл бұрын

Its literally up there but in a second place after the game known as Rimwolrd

@witchdoctor1 Жыл бұрын

@@sirshay6156 RImworld is definitely one of the best story generators as well. It gets absolutely bonkers at times.

@johnrackham8429 Жыл бұрын

Agreed but to the people in the replies let's not get ahead of ourselves, how can you mention RimWorld but not Dwarf Fortress? It is currently the best story generator in the whole planet and no game has surpassed it in that area since its inception

@ShadaOfAllThings Жыл бұрын

Props as well to Natalie, Chris' sister, who wrote the lion's share of dialogue, lore and factions.

@JamesMadisonsSpiritAnimal Жыл бұрын

Strobe😔

@eboninkdeathliquidnecrosis Жыл бұрын

Damn I never knew that. Guess you learn new stuff every day.

@GrammarPaladin Жыл бұрын

Then she is a fantastic author, Lore of kenshi is actually pretty dope

@Gr13fM4ch1n3 Жыл бұрын

Power duo. We're lucky to have them.

@secretname2670 Жыл бұрын

May those who know what @Shada didn't mention be blessed with forgetting it.

@joshjohncy9376 Жыл бұрын

The best part of Kenshi is that each playthrough you go, the story you create is entirely unique so it never gets old.

@etholus1000 10 ай бұрын

Yeah my first playthrough was something, essentially started as a lone miner trying to make ends meet to having a whole company making bank and building a outpost, forming a merc squad to do dirty work for more “unethical” cash flow. I was a corporate big shot in the wasteland Lol

@user-xf1ur3hu4z 9 ай бұрын

not so sure about that. at least for me. u know the world after first run. the grind lvling stats is godly time consuming at the end. thankfully there are mods to make things a lot easier and or quicker. and to help match the style of game we want. but overal yes this is a great game. and there is no 1 way to play. each play can be different for sure. it is a rare true open world game if u allow it to be. deaths, prison etc.

@Abuhan47 5 ай бұрын

@@user-xf1ur3hu4z u might be min/maxing instead of role-playing. Everytime I play I have an idea of who my character is, his backstory, and make decisions based on what I think that person would do. I always have completely different playthroughs and avoid grinding, just play and let my character skill up naturally.

@fumarc4501 Жыл бұрын

I’ll never forget that someone played Kenshi as an RTS with some minor mods. Very impressive.

@unironicallydel7527 Жыл бұрын

The RTS systems would have been way better if you werent constantly raided. Raids are fine, but 4-5 every single day was a bit much.

@ugib8377 Жыл бұрын

@@unironicallydel7527 Until you find the source of the faction sending those raids. You can ransack and wipe out their HQ to cut them off entirely.

@jowern0224 Жыл бұрын

@@unironicallydel7527 raids? i call them free training!

@hylabrookbooks Жыл бұрын

@@unironicallydel7527 You can mod the consistency, and if I'm not mistaken it is an option in the menu included in the default game

@umadbroimatroll7918 Жыл бұрын

@@unironicallydel7527 seems like you picked a bad location with many overlapping raiding zones

@lepidusstupidius2956 Жыл бұрын

The funniest part is that to find the Shinobi Thieves, he literally could have taken a short stroll down a road northward to find the nearest Shinobi location.....and instead traveled the ENTIRE FREAKING MAP to find them.

@matthewmammothswine4395 9 ай бұрын

This is a why its such a great game. It lets you make mistakes, learn, grow. Such an organic RPG experience.

@lorrewyb4641 4 ай бұрын

Reminds me of my first playthrough. When one of my guys lost a limb for the first time near Catun, I travelled all the way north, to the UC in the desert, because I had heard those cities sell robotic limbs. Of course I discovered much later that we could have just gone to Flats Lagoon 😅 Good times.

@Vonatar74 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think a better video showcasing the magic of Kenshi has ever been made. This HAS to become a series! OMG it was just so good, Mitch.

@PunkDogCreations Жыл бұрын

Please refrain from blaspheming.

@anonihme5142 Жыл бұрын

this video was great and a huge compliment to the game. But no kenshi video can beat the torso squad kenshi video xD

@skop6321 11 ай бұрын

@@anonihme5142 there is another (Sseth)

@jopera2087 Жыл бұрын

One of the best games i played, no amount of shiny graphics can make me feel otherwise. This is what games could have been if they were made by players for players..fun!...and not corporate clowns milking every penny out of you.

@rumplstiltztinkerstein Жыл бұрын

The feeling when you are running with your party in the wilderness, looking at the environment and deciding where to go, is amazing

@Jorendo Жыл бұрын

You mean how games used to get made back in the 90's and early 2000's? Before gaming became mainstream and the suits flocked the industry for quick cash grabs?

@butchcassidy9791 Жыл бұрын

@@Jorendo yup

@dayegilharno4988 Жыл бұрын

:) Staging a prison break in Rebirth has got to be my favourite RPG gamestart of all times!

@legitplayin6977 Жыл бұрын

Oh god no, I mean it’s fine if you enjoy the game. I personally don’t and soul loathe if every game becomes like it

@MisterNightfish Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is so good. I am way more invested in Beep's nearly entirely organic story to become the strongest than I am in most AAA protagonists. All it took was a few well written lines of dialogue and the ability to make it happen. Sure, he lost a few limbs along the way, but we rebuilt him. Better. Stronger. And he even acknowledged his metal arm with a floating text line. Amazing.

@unironicallydel7527 Жыл бұрын

Its actually amazing that characters have realistic banter. You'll be walking along the road with a party, then someone starts telling a story and everyone responds to it. That just doesnt happen in most games.

@aoihitori Жыл бұрын

Beep character development was like Edgy Anime Protagonist. He will abandon his Hive genetics just to become stronger warrior of them all.

@visionaeon Жыл бұрын

Cyber Beep is the god of Kenshi.

@RevantheBlack Жыл бұрын

Beep is good, Agnu is better

@legatuslolicon Жыл бұрын

@@RevantheBlack Beep and Agnu together is best

@leogazebo5290 Жыл бұрын

I love how in the beginning Ski was carrying Arthur to safety, but at the end it's Arthur carrying his buddy Ski to safety. Friendship goals.

@chaplace Жыл бұрын

I was astounded how hard Kenshi gripped me, and how often I go back to it. It's still got a lot of jank going on, but there's so much cool and unique stuff going on it's easy to overlook it. Stoked for Kenshi 2.

@MissFirefly11 Жыл бұрын

There's a kenshi 2 coming? :O but I just found the first one lol

@strellettes8511 Жыл бұрын

@@MissFirefly11 dont worry you have years to get to know Kenshi 1 before 2 comes out.

@Vishampi Жыл бұрын

@@MissFirefly11 Not any time soon, don't worry

@thejurkshot Жыл бұрын

Your base can eventually become a Capital in the game so NPCs can come and trade with your shops and NPCs can also buy items from you in your shop. Base building is amazing in this game and there are so many surprises that I dont want to ruin when it comes to exploration. You should totally continue your journey because it will be an amazing one.

@justinfourie3422 Жыл бұрын

wait hold on a moment your base can become a capital?? I thought you were restricted to like a small village or outpost and not being able to build a town/city. Man now i'm really glad that i bought the game

@ticktockgotalocktock Жыл бұрын

@@justinfourie3422 yeah thats not true?

@LecherousLizard Жыл бұрын

@@justinfourie3422 Eh, not exactly. The size of an outpost scales with the number of residential buildings (though gates also count as one), which increases their claim range (this is important solely if you want to make a "wide" base, because if you go outside the range, they may get claimed by nearby settlements and you can't use them, such as they wouldn't get any power from your outpost). On the world map the size of your outpost is indicated by the icon, going from a simple X through villages up to the same icon as the biggest cities. There is no other benefit strictly tied to making a bigger base. NPC visiting depends on whenever you allow it (there's a box to tick, if you don't tick it, neutral/friendly NPCs can't walk through the gate or patrol around) and whenever NPC actually come through the area you settled. Trading inside your base is a joke though, because without mods NPCs will only buy food and meds and have an almost non-existent budget for it to begin with.

@justinfourie3422 Жыл бұрын

@@LecherousLizard ah still it's awesome to learn of a mechanic that i've never utilized properly before and considering i've started playing with mods i'll also start to look into mods that allow for better trading with npcs, hopefully there's one that lets others in your group do the trading automatically without micromanaging.

@LecherousLizard Жыл бұрын

@@justinfourie3422 Automatic trading? No, I don't think there's one. The best you can get is when you have a crafting queue set up, then the crafter will dump any excess from the crafting station and their inventory to a relevant container, but I personally haven't tested if they'll put it in those trading counters. That'd be the closest you can get to "automatic" in Kenshi 1, because the game isn't particularly mod friendly when it comes to more... complex ideas like this.

@lowlygrinder2977 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, games like God of War and the Last of Us don't wow me, Kenshi wowed me a lot, it deserved an award.

@LecherousLizard Жыл бұрын

The new God of War games are just walking simulators with very simple gameplay. It's like Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice. It's not a game, it's a cutscene with walking sections that make you take breaks, because the finger responsible for holding Shift (so the MC lightly jogs instead of crawling around) starts hurting. And Kenshi? Kenshi is pure gameplay.

@john792A2 Жыл бұрын

same.

@thomasrial4444 Жыл бұрын

@@PostalDude97 that’s a story perspective though. Gameplay it’s so linear that you can’t play it as long as Kenshi. Kenshi’s gives freedom of player choice and god of war is catered story telling. It’s really based on personal preference and what kind of gameplay your looking for.

@takebacktheholyland9306 Жыл бұрын

Gow3 Was it's gameplay Peak, but Gow5 is where it's narrative peaked

@Morfe02 11 ай бұрын

@@takebacktheholyland9306 narrative ? being a Marvel movie ? also all the second characters except the gods and dwarfs are trash LOL

@arvendekoh2266 Жыл бұрын

This game is seriously one of the best games to cover all your gaming wants. Rpg , persistent world and characters, survival, RTS, base building.. this ones a true gem, not having brought my PC on vacation I'm rly hoping you've got more gameplay already up. I didn't realize how much I missed this game until I saw your immersion in it :)

@wallacesousuke1433 Жыл бұрын

This game has nothing that interests me

@SSZaris 10 ай бұрын

The developer of Kenshi is a really cool dude. I remember nearly 10 years ago I got an early demo and when I switched PC's I had lost my install and access to the download. He took time out of his day to help out and get access back to me. Was probably really simple for him but he made a life long fan since that day.

@RobynLeSueur Жыл бұрын

Indie devs are the saviours of modern gaming. That and Japanese devs who are still making AAA bangers like Elden Ring and Tears of the Kingdom.

@-pressxtostart- Жыл бұрын

😂

@MissFirefly11 Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@ulrichleukam1068 Жыл бұрын

No! most people do not play Indie games, so they do not save the industry. I will say the saviour of the industry are thos publishers willing to pay $100Mil for AAA games without stuffing them full with MTX and lootboxes. Like say Nintendo, Capcom, Embracer Group, SONY etc

@ZaLewdWarudo Жыл бұрын

Tears of the kingdom sucks. Fucking open world trash.

@DuskyDk Жыл бұрын

Agreed, its thanks to indie devs, that we get interesting games, with new concepts, unlike most AAA games, as well as creating unique gems of games.

@KaisersGB Жыл бұрын

I love how you shared your characters stories while simultaneously telling us about the game! You are extremely talented my friend and look forward to seeing more of their stories if you get to come back to this game! 🍻😄

@ShigadyShigadyShwey Жыл бұрын

Absolutely excellent introduction to your channel, I adore this game, and this highlights just how fulfilling even the smallest scale actions and stories can be in the game. Need more of the Epic of Skibidi.

@brindle21 Жыл бұрын

Do watch his Galactichad movie

@peb475 Жыл бұрын

This is pure gold. Please continue this story! Also, I just love your channel dude, top tier content. Your GW2-series got me to try the game again after many years, and now I'm hooked. I sincerely wish you all the success with your channel!

@CoolKidCroc Жыл бұрын

Kenshi really is something special. There's a lot of reasons why so many players spend hundreds to thousands of hours in the game, great video ck!

@cattysplat Жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the random RTS games you could find in the 90s and early 2000s, usually made by little studios full of creativity, wacky interactions and goofy humor. Good times.

@gagepetersen4533 Жыл бұрын

It's always so heartwarming to see people rediscover and continue to love kenshi

@Captain-Cat Жыл бұрын

Mitch you seriously need to turn these adventures into a series!

@WilliamHPastey Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is amazing. Sunk a lot of hours into that one and barely scratched the surface.

@MissFirefly11 Жыл бұрын

I started a couple of days ago, may have stayed up most of the night playing it 😂 it's so addictive!

@WilliamHPastey Жыл бұрын

@MissFirefly11 when I first started I swear I played 100hrs in the first week...then started over and sunk a few hundred more

@MissFirefly11 Жыл бұрын

@WilliamHPastey its mad isn't it! I'm not sure I remember much else about my weekend, it's been a long time since something gripped me this much, maybe discovering project zomboid was the last time.

@majormoron605 Жыл бұрын

This game looks like a goldmine for an edited playthrough given your kind of humour and narration skills. More plz

@Brahim0801 Жыл бұрын

Wait, he just created the best character in videogame history... Mitch you should show us more of these two, especially Skibidi.

@casanovafunkenstein5090 Жыл бұрын

If you feel like doing more Kenshi content I would be very happy. I feel that it's a game where I wouldn't have the patience necessary in order to to get the most out of it, but hearing about just how good it is at creating emergent narratives really fascinates me. I do think that one of the best decisions in making the world feel reactive is ironically the insignificance of your characters: only a select number of people would realistically know what you've been up to and nothing the player has the capacity to do is going to upset the balance of power on Kenshi, so when you do see recognition of the things you did or nearly get found out whilst laying low it's legitimately engaging in a way that few RPGs really manage when these interactions would be part of a predetermined narrative set by the developers.

@arcanumelite4853 Жыл бұрын

well... except with work you can actually do something to change the balance of power... for example you can actually completely wipe out and eliminate the holy nation by killing all their leaders... at which point the city will fall with no one to lead it and it will fall to ruin.

@hiiambarney4489 Жыл бұрын

Yeah I get that. The game is a reaaaal grindfest in the early stages. Mods do fix that pacing issue quite a bit, all in the name of the game, being a sandbox and all! I found it quite disheartening at first that I had to use mods for pretty basic changes that, to me, belong in a sandbox environment. (Like changing XP I get for killing or make the character start out with max stats and wreak havoc as I see fit) It is probably more a narrative sandbox rather than a true sandbox game though, so it's fine!

@TheChronboy420 Жыл бұрын

It's kinda crazy mitch plays and enjoys all of my favorite games, it's to the point where I would just take his word on a new game if it's fun or not

@MissFirefly11 Жыл бұрын

I blame Mitch for my new Kenshi addiction 😂

@chrismugleston8625 Жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to watching more of Arthur's and Skipipis adventures. New subscriber. Absolutely in love with Kenshi

@berrybluebird3842 Жыл бұрын

Kenshi was already my favorite game of all time. This just makes the feeling all the more special.

@deeliriyum Жыл бұрын

Yes! Please continue the series! Kenshi is nothing but war stories and retelling of how you got those scars.

@ayuvir Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is an absolute tour de force. I remember getting a key when steam EA first got implemented. It was one of the first games there if I recall, absolutely massive adventure, can't wait for Kenshi 2.

@hasyy151 Жыл бұрын

will there really be a 2nd one?

@ayuvir Жыл бұрын

@@hasyy151 I'm pretty sure the dev has announced they were working on K2

@crustybomb115 Жыл бұрын

@@hasyy151 yeah kenshi 2 is in the works at the moment... it was announced almost a year and a half ago if memory serves...

@lokepameGG Жыл бұрын

@@hasyy151the story of Kenshi 2 is before Kenshi 1 so maybe we'll get to know the past of some of the unique npc

@PinkLotus-ow2gd Жыл бұрын

I just love your videos 😊, sometimes I even watch them to improve my mood because your approach and narrative is just on EPIC scale, bravo BRAVO my friend 👏👏❤

@polartest122 Жыл бұрын

i honestly get more joy from watching people play this game then actually thinking about playing it myself. just the way people describe their adventures is almost like a visual novel lol and theres so many things that you can do

@MasterOfYoda Жыл бұрын

Ah yes. I remember visiting the OGRE engine forums back in 09 where it all began. I still can't believe he picked that engine and made it work, been following the development for the longest time and the release year was an experience no other activity, chemical or drug can deliver.

@RevantheBlack Жыл бұрын

Yep, I bought it on Greenlight and he about given up hope until the map change happened

@AntonGully Жыл бұрын

"I still can't believe he picked that engine and made it work" - I have almost three thousand hours in Kenshi but it is janky as hell. Nothing that should put anyone off, but Ctrl-Shift-F11 should be on the loading screen.

@MasterOfYoda Жыл бұрын

@@AntonGully The pathfinding navmesh is actually a separate standard thing I think. Generating it from the OGRE mesh format does not help though. I didn't say it works well.

@brindle21 Жыл бұрын

Really makes me want to play this game! Would love to see more adventures. Thanks again for another great video Mitch😊

@FollowerOfClay Жыл бұрын

Play it! And stay away from goats!

@343sinbad Жыл бұрын

@@FollowerOfClay and watch out for beak things

@MissFirefly11 Жыл бұрын

Do it :D

@MissFirefly11 Жыл бұрын

@@FollowerOfClay what's wrong with goats? 😂

@FollowerOfClay Жыл бұрын

@@MissFirefly11 they are too friendly

@gergelytabi1976 Жыл бұрын

Hell yeah would definitely watch a Kenshi series by you. Really hope you make it happen :)

@danskeeloNotHacked 8 ай бұрын

Great video! You Mitch are a narrative master! I'm going to have to check this game out.

@toasega Жыл бұрын

I've subscribed to your channel and willingly given a Like for the first time in recent memory (we're talking since KZfaq first got started as a site), JUST so I can watch your Kenshi story unfold. Please continue this series, you're a great storyteller, and I'm learning a lot about creating and maintaining a narrative.

@MitchManix Жыл бұрын

Thank you mate

@aeden8008 Жыл бұрын

Dude Kenshi was an amazing journey. Going from 1 man with an ambitious dream, to volunteer artists donating models, to a full blown dev team and a whole sequel in the works. So glad I found this game, its a little rough around the edges, but the freedom and difficulty are legendary.

@drpavel_ 5 ай бұрын

You really do get organic stories, I love how in the early game you're literally starving and don't know where your next meal will come from, so you set off into the wild out of desperation and pick up people along the way. My current game had my party in the swamps in Shark trying to buy hashish to sell and chaos breaks out with it being raided by bandits. After thats settled I pick up another party member and then i get into a bar fight and while thats going on suddenly its swarmed with blood spiders. I eventually make it to Heft and resupply there, go to head out and get swarmed by Beak Things. My most recent recruit is eaten alive and my main character loses his arm.

@badlogic7 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear more of these two characters and their journey's through Kenshi's wasteland, was thinking about this game again so this video was a really welcomed surprise!

@lostnumber08 Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is a masterpiece. Full stop.

@FollowerOfClay Жыл бұрын

WORD

@TheSometimeAfter Жыл бұрын

Exclamation!

@josiedavis3792 Жыл бұрын

The first four times I played Kenshi I died in increasingly gruesome ways very early in my playthrough. However after learning a lot about the game through those deaths I've had a playthrough going on and off over the past two years where I have been building up a character to take down a bunch of slavers way up in the North. She's currently living in a village full of Fishermen and protecting them from a gang of cannibals.

@empreurzerne9153 Жыл бұрын

one of the nicest place to up your stat at low level, but always keep someone out of fight to avoid getting eaten.

@leestone5035 Жыл бұрын

Great vid, think I've been sleeping on Kenshi. Thanks for the tip mate. Great vid BTW, like to see more. Keep 'em coming brother.

@adriannarafel5225 Жыл бұрын

I always knew this game took a lot into account, but I never knew how deep that went. Frankly speaking it's genuinely incredible how much little details the game remembers for even little interactions. I love that kind of stuff, and it made me feel weirdly nostalgic seeing it.

@Vixzenn Жыл бұрын

Thank you for highlighting one of gems out there that so many people had never heard of. I came across this on Steam when it was at $12 😊😊😊 Hours of FUN vs $$$ I am so far out in front it feels wrong. I even asked the dev to add "support your work" DLC, they added the sound tracks DLC around the same time, so at least I feel less guilty. By the way, some of the weather sound effects and music put a lot of AAA's to shame. I love that you gave this a story immersive run. It really does have that thought provoking story telling seed that takes root in your mind. I know in a lot of games having another member join your team is just to get more done faster, however in Kenshi your mind wanders and wonders about the new squadie. I actually use this game as the scale. "On a scale of 1 to Kenshi how would you rate it?"

@zmaint Жыл бұрын

Man... 1040 hours and now I have to start another play through after watching this... Thanks!

@donaldbell2554 Ай бұрын

just started kenshi your video is awesome

@lukmaanpratomo6866 16 күн бұрын

Kenshi, one of the few RPG games that truly lets you play however you want and become whoever you want. All those keywords the game has ain't lying either. Hell, you can even edit your characters' stats with its built-in modding tool (the FCS) to further the roleplay aspect of it.

@WizardBarry Жыл бұрын

kenshi is my favourite game ever, for maximum immersion listen to kenshi vibes playlist

@MissFirefly11 Жыл бұрын

I'm obsessed 😍 😂🎉❤ Please keep this series going, I need to know what happens to skibidi

@MitchManix Жыл бұрын

Is a game that truly takes a hold 😊

@Azure9577 Жыл бұрын

@@MitchManix make a video on Cataclysm DDA

@ericcornish1983 11 ай бұрын

This game looks amazing and hits the nostalgia button for me seeing you play it, it reminds me of some games I used to play back in the day on my (at the time badass) pentium 2 350mhz windows 98 PC with a voodoo 3 AGP graphics card; and those games were die by the sword Baldurs Gate. The graphics in this game even looks like a graphics engine that would’ve been used back then and it’s awesome, we need more games like this with the emphasis of just fun and not being so uptight about how the graphics look in games today. Awesome video man, also please continue skibidi and Arthur’s story

@tadasbeiga2376 Жыл бұрын

such a nice video man and great editing, would love a part 2 on this game

@xantishayde-walker4593 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see someone else discovering this diamond in the rough and enjoying it as much as the rest of us do. Also, yeah, I can't wait to see another Kenshi playthrough. With your sense of humor and buttery smooth, British accent, it would be a treat to see what kinds of shenanigans you could get Arthur, Skibidi, Loada and Wee into and hopefully out of. Cheers!

@KniightYz Жыл бұрын

Love your videos Mitch, would love to see more Kenshi vids too

@chonachona1507 10 ай бұрын

Enchanting storytelling. Loved your choice of music during the video. Suscribed!

@powerdude_dk Жыл бұрын

I REALLY love this video format instead of just a normal review!!

@snazzydrew Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is a masterful peice of gaming that any sandbox fan should take a stab at. it can be really rough to start, but my starting tip is to travel with friendly caravans so that you encounter hostility, they can help you fight and serve as distractions.

@thememeilator2633 11 ай бұрын

Whenever someone has to say something like "it's tough at first" or "it takes some getting use to" i am immediately sceptical about if I'm going to enjoy it. I don't doubt that once you get past those hurdles it becomes better but Why does every apparently fantastic game have these casual proof barrier to entry style starts?

@snazzydrew 11 ай бұрын

@@thememeilator2633 it's because the more complex and natural systems you introduce to a game, the less intuitive and user friendly they can become. It's up to players to learn how to play as not every game can be easily simplified without losing the intent or goal. Think risk vs checkers.... The barrier of entry for risk is higher than the barrier of entry for checkers because one is more complex than the other. This is the a case of "it's gets better as you play". It's a case of "this is an immersive life sim wasteland sandbox that doesn't hold your hand but offers many solutions to the various problems the world would present." There are a variety of start options. Each with different levels of starting difficulty. I say the hardest thing about Kenshi is learn how to lose a fight properly. The game just naturally gets easier the more you play as knowledge helps.

@thememeilator2633 11 ай бұрын

@@snazzydrew i appreciate something not holding your hand and all that. I just remember hearing incredibly similar things about Morrowind, people constantly praising the game for being so good when i am thinking about what it isn't good at. For some insight, the majority of my gaming skill is purely off of reaction timing and strategic thinking. This comes at a cost of every game i play needing to feel smooth or dynamic. When i play older games i fight the controls more then the game itself. I tried playing my favorite old Zelda games recently Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask and i hated it! I was fighting the controls and jank the whole time and it never got easier nor did i get use to it. It was a struggle from beginning to end. My point is this i guess. I don't doubt that this game is good, i bet it really is something to behold however i'm not sure if i really want to commit to playing it just for the games jank to rear it's ugly, unpolished head and make me frustrated.

@snazzydrew 11 ай бұрын

@@thememeilator2633 I get it but I generally find it reductive to compare games in such a way. Just try something. See if you like it. You don't have to like something that a lot of other people do. Gaming is meant to be enjoyable. The life sim genre is for people who enjoy mild gamified suffering.

@snazzydrew 11 ай бұрын

@@thememeilator2633 you ever consider that you might be bad at enjoying some games. I know I am. I don't even fight it at this point. I just embrace that I some games don't fit with my playstyle. You should look into the MDA framework. It's a game design framework that kind of explains and categorizes the variety of interlocking play aesthetic that attract each of us to gaming. It's a really cool way to think about games.

@davidradloff-licht Жыл бұрын

I'd love this to be a series

@gritgrimdark Жыл бұрын

I love this game so much. I have spent so many hours coming up with new characters and experiencing unique events and situations. Not many games have such dense yet rewarding game systems. Such a lovingly weird yet rewarding and immersive game experience lol. It really lets you think outside the box and try different things. Glad you are getting to experience it for yourself and promoting it. Kenshi deserves more love. Would love to see more of Arthur and Skibidi's adventure.

@aldrixlevy228 11 ай бұрын

Skibbidi's personality and voice is just top-notch. Kudos to you, youtube man.

@Hellmut34 Жыл бұрын

One of the best reviews of a game I have ever had the pleasure to watch. You sir are a legend! Oh and yes, I am now buying the game.

@kaldonius12345 Жыл бұрын

In Skibidy, we trust.

@TheBetrunken 5 ай бұрын

Oooo God, the revenge speech was great! :D

@GambolMuse Жыл бұрын

Never heard of this game before today and now I really, really want to try it. Excellent video and superb storytelling!

@DaDoubleDee Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is one of the best games I've played, one of the most unique settings and art styles I've seen from a game. The only thing that is holding it back is the draw distance, no matter what mods I use, it will always stutter and lag 😢

@liselotteline8596 Жыл бұрын

I turned on fast zone hopping in the settings. Because the map was constantly loading when running around. It helped a lot, if you mean that.

@LecherousLizard Жыл бұрын

Don't forget to slap the game on an SSD too. Also there's an option regarding the size of chunks or something, that sped up loading a bit.

@Vishampi Жыл бұрын

Check out SCARaw's performance mods, it's really good. Particle systems, pathfinding fix, mesh updater, they all made the game much smoother for me.

@rushiandiggity5004 Жыл бұрын

I really hope you are going to continue this series. This game has so much to offer. Its not simply a sandbox but a story generator! Love your work :D keep it up!

@Dilligff Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is to gaming what Ink was to indy films. It is low budget and wears that fact on its sleeve, but manages to surpass in quality what so many studios with exponentially higher budgets manage to put out. Kenshi took the idea of 'sandbox' and turned it up to 11. Having had the foresight to include the ability to (relatively) easily create user mods for it makes it one of the most unique replayable experiences out there period. I'm still anxiously awaiting for further news on the development of Kenshi 2 which will be utilizing the Unreal Engine this time.

@JessWLStuart 10 ай бұрын

Looking forward to seeing more of this journey!

@soldjahboy Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is indeed a masterpiece and one of the best games of all time. Throw in a few mods and you've got a game you can play for hundreds and hundreds of hours and still barely scratch the surface in many ways.

@Lucifronz 11 ай бұрын

lol, "best games of all time" Sure, if you put absolutely no other games up next to it, it's the best. I just tried it. This game is beyond awful. It has all the appeal of its sandbox world, but it doesn't do *anything* well. Stealing from a chest on a separate floor is apparently something you can *fail* and easily (and then get arrested by every nearby and far away aggroed guard). Every item that is stolen is marked as such as if we're playing fucking 2000s Oblivion all over again where guards are omniscient (at least Oblivion understood looting something when no one's around shouldn't have the whole town on your ass over it), and the controls, while acceptable once you get used to them, are pretty janky and awkward. It's like the developer has never played a point-and-click game in their life and thought they had to build it from scratch. This game deserves to be forgotten. You have to enjoy being fucked in the ass to enjoy these shitty survival games.

@soldjahboy 11 ай бұрын

@@Lucifronz Spoken like a true Gen Z with no life experience, patience, or relative comparative nuance. Go play your Fortnite and CoD games, and leave the intelligent people to play the games for smart people.

@LordBeowolf Жыл бұрын

Kenshi was the reason i bought a pc, i can only recommend it

@theextrabeardedpug7229 Жыл бұрын

Okay okay okay you caught me with pants down with this one and it's gone from not liking the game to now wanting to play the game. I'll give you credit there you really do know how to get me hooked in!

@beasticle1199 Жыл бұрын

first video i've seen from you, and one of my all-time favorite games... definitely will be subscribing for the chance of more kenshi. loved the format of review/gameplay, while the humor and pace kept me watching. keep it up!

@SilverionX 11 ай бұрын

If the story generation in a game can even be mentioned in the same conversation as Dwarf Fortress, you're doing a pretty damn good job. I definitely think Kenshi is in that category of games. Not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but I can still remember some stuff that happened in my last playthrough which was many years ago. I recently started a new run and I'm hoping this time I can push through the grind and get to explore some of the more dangerous parts of the world. Adventure awaits me soon!

@Lakefront_Khan Жыл бұрын

Can't you beat this entire game without arms or legs?

@DadBodFit Жыл бұрын

Yes lol..

@fang4223 Жыл бұрын

Yup. In fact, loosing limbs is a way to make yourself objectively stronger. The more advanced prosthetics come with stat boosts that will make you stronger in the areas where it counts.

@NPC-mu9oq Жыл бұрын

There's no winning scenario technically so you win when you say you won

@sheld0n Жыл бұрын

I was always curious about this game as it reminded me of Anarchy Online , but I had a hard time picturing what it would be like. I'd love to see more content about the later stages of the game!

@liselotteline8596 Жыл бұрын

It's difficult to describe, because players have so many options. You can build a whole town, or become nomads. You can focus on a few characters or play with dozens, especially with mods. You can focus fighting, stealing, trading or crafting for an immersive playthrough. There are many fractions, with different stances. You can align with them or fight against them. ambiguousamphibian has some great videos with different approaches.

@SVJRBBY Жыл бұрын

This is one of the most well-made KZfaq game-related videos I've watched in the past 5-10 years. Absolutely amazing Mitch. Thank you for the hard work

@Jaseon747 Жыл бұрын

you have made me mad interested in seeing how Arthur and co's story playout. if your taking votes i vote you continue his story in a lets play please.

@thepackardgoose5180 Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is one of my favorite games of all time. It's one of the few games out there that has made me suffer happily

@MitchManix Жыл бұрын

Well put 🙂

@tri-sapien6487 Жыл бұрын

Literally just discovered this game, and at the same time this video just released. Perfect timing.

@lunarshadow5584 11 ай бұрын

Putting shackles on the guard who beat you, making them look like an escaped slave was a brilliant mechanic. And the banter between the two player-controlled characters was a nice touch. No wonder this game is positive overwhelming positive when the mechanics were well polished with the sandboxedness of the game being made as well as games like Minecraft.

@user-ol9ck7ig2f Жыл бұрын

Saw this game on steam since last year, and finally got it at the beginning of this year, this is clearly one of the best games I ever bought. Let the gaming world taste and see how good Kenshi is!

@john-isaacclarkii2060 Жыл бұрын

Cannot ever get enough of Kenshi

@deadmonarchystudios6485 Жыл бұрын

Kenshi is one of the influences for my own game, "Dead Monarchy". That said, I don't openly say it because my own combat system is turn-based and I think that alone makes it wildly different. The sheer size and freedom of Kenshi's map though and the emergent stories that occur through gameplay is something I hope to eventually achieve in my own game. Deep down though, I know my own game is in a niche genre so I don't think it's viable to do it all within one game. That's why I've decided to break it up over several games before eventually combining it again once feedback has been provided on each major feature. I think Chris Hunt the main developer, is more of an inspiration to me though than the game itself. I find myself on a similar journey, although for Chris it took him 12+ years to fully release Kenshi, I am only at the half way mark of 6 years with the release of Dead Monarchy. I still have a long ways to go to achieve my ultimate vision and unlike Chris, I can't achieve that within a single game. Chris did eventually make enough money to leave his part-time job and hire a small team around the 6 year mark but part of me will always wonder what Kenshi would be like if he remained purely as a solo developer. That's what I am trying to find out. I'm curious as to how far a solo developer can go. While I do work with freelancers occasionally, the reality is that they have no direct impact on the game design, assets are created to your specifications and money is given. Any decisions, consequences and how the assets are implemented ultimately fall upon your own shoulders. I really enjoyed watching this video, I'm glad Kenshi is getting almost "documentary-like" coverage. Mitchell Godsend also did a great video on Kenshi and its development journey.

@Helltormentor 7 ай бұрын

Man, I had some flashbacks of seeing some TempleOS videos a while ago. If TempleOS was turned into game, this would be it. So utterly weird! I love it!

@skourch. Жыл бұрын

Indie games are the past, present, and future.

@a.k47-74 Жыл бұрын

Kenshi!! Hell yeah!!

@ugib8377 Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy you went in skeptical and came out this happy with the experience. Kenshi is one of my favorite games of all time. The experience changes dynamically depending on what you do. Swap from RTS/Base Building/RPG/Exploration vibes at the drop of a hat. Even with its shoddy graphics, some of the visuals you can run into are incredible. The tone is overwhelmingly dreary, but he manages to make dreary look incredible in places. Deep seated lore to be found too, as you explore some of the games more hostile regions and conquer tougher enemies. Doesn't look like you spent enough time to really experience it yet, but the factions fight each other often. If you wipe one out entirely, it will create a power vacuum and another faction will come in to claim the vacant territory. This mechanic can also be built upon and made more drastic with mods. Hoping you make this story into a series. Kenshi has one heck of a fan base too(For obvious reasons), I'm sure there are lots of potential subs out there for your channel. Especially with your ability to mix humor in with some epic narratives!