I played 10 MORE Souls-Like games you've never heard of

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Demake posters here: ironpineapple-shop.fourthwall...
episode 14 of Steam Dumpster Diving with somehow, once again, even more "souls-likes" you (probably) haven't heard of
twitter: / ironpineapple_
twitch: / iron_pineapple
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:47 Hobo Cat Adventures
5:49 Elden Ring GB
8:11 TUNIC
9:24 Dolmen
15:11 Bizarre Souls
16:31 Thymesia
19:45 Nine Sols
22:33 Interitus
24:24 Dream of a Sunflower
27:35 GUILT: The Deathless
30:33 outro
also big thanks for help from:
Hugo Junstrand for the cool "steam dumpster diving" animation as well as the music in the intro: / hugojunstrand
Onua for creating the SFM pose of the knight in the thumbnail: / odynom
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games played (in order of appearance)
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@tux75 Жыл бұрын

Please don't stop making these. Even if you need to change what type of games you cover, it's just fun watching you try out obscure steam games. I always get excited when another of these is in my subscriptions

@puskywastaken Жыл бұрын

I second that. I don't care about the genre. Soulslike, rogue like, like like.

@AurallWow Жыл бұрын

Yeah same here, love the theme, but absolutely adore the format!

@Koranenmerg Жыл бұрын

Hear hear!

@Some_Really_Random_Dude. Жыл бұрын

I second this notion. although at this point it's more a case of, "I fourth this notion."

@davetomyuk6912 Жыл бұрын

@AlexBlackfrost Жыл бұрын

Bizarre Souls dev here: It feels weird to see my meme game featured in the same video as Tunic, Nine Sols and other top quality games. I'm glad it made you chuckle haha

@RothSchatten Жыл бұрын

- You are by far the worst pirate I've ever heard of. - But you have heard of me.

@Sotergarm Жыл бұрын

It is the most appealing one from all of these, to be honest. Will definitely give it a try

@user-qs1ez1ko5f Жыл бұрын

it stuck out as more likeable than 90% of the games in this series, will also give it a try!

@lordpotatochips3973 Жыл бұрын

For a meme game seemed pretty cool and in-depth, didn't seem lazily made, also officially the only JoJo game where dio can use his stand and actual vampire powers so congrats on that.

@sablonanime650 Жыл бұрын

jotaro being called dolphin enjoyer made me laugh pretty hard

@LanceThumping Жыл бұрын

Coming back from binging almost the entire series of these: You should consider doing a sister series that revisits the ones you thought had potential after a year or two and see where they are now.

@MrAmericann Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome idea

@sparkybleu1737 Жыл бұрын

heck yeah!!! < 3

@JoyTuub Жыл бұрын

I'm here for this!

@jannes6693 Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

@chafacorpTV Жыл бұрын

Speeeecially student proyects.

@ricardojr9240 Жыл бұрын

I honestly love how “bland” or “low energy “ his commentary is like No annoying yelling or being overly dramatic it’s refreshing

@JM-yz6zb Жыл бұрын

overexaggerated youtubers remind me of those dystopian game shows you see on shows like black mirror where its just like brightly coloured slapstick mildly violent nonsense occuring

@sideways5153 Жыл бұрын

“Soothing”, “relaxed”, or “calm”, if you’re worried about what it sounds like you’re saying. And I agree. It’s great to hear someone down-to-earth have so much to go through and talk about. Great vibes on this channel

@fgnmghdshd6056 Жыл бұрын

Fr the way he does it is like just reacting to everything, but its like im with a friend just joking around trying a game. Feelsgoodman

@JgHaverty Жыл бұрын

stoic, soothing, relaxing, tempered, calm, comforting, appeasing, lulling, smooth... so many words to use.. and you go with "bland" and "low energy" to describe haha. But yes, youre not wrong either lol

@thomasdawe1837 Жыл бұрын

The commentary is actually pretty insightful. Bro occasionally goes from personal opinion to giving an actual review (wolong at the end of a recent episode comes to mind, I bought it on that recommendation)

@Brogrammist Жыл бұрын

WOAH MY GAME DREAM OF A SUNFLOWER GOT ON SOULS-LIKE DUMPSTER DIVING I made it with fellow developer rakasaac in 2 weeks for a game jam, as a learning experience, as well as just to have "Touhou Dark Souls" exist in the world! I specifically worked on the online message system as well as most of the animations and audio Unfortunately, we've since moved on to other projects, but we may revisit the bullet-hell souls-like idea again in the future. Thanks for making my day Iron Pineapple!

@Dia06 Жыл бұрын

YOOO DUDE I LOVED THAT GAME THANK YOU FOR MAKING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL THING!

@wateriswet496 Жыл бұрын

I really liked how closely the bullet patterns mimicked the Original games, it was a nice touch!

@ParryDox Жыл бұрын

Love the little animations you gave Yuuka

@CrimsonPhoenixBen Жыл бұрын

You did an awesome job!

@mrhbombman Жыл бұрын

Honestly I really like idea as whole. Maybe we'll see it fully fleshed out in the future? Either way pretty cool game and wish you good luck in your future endeavors.

@IronPineapple Жыл бұрын

There's a very real chance I've played more Souls-likes than literally anyone else.

@dweeb6395 Жыл бұрын

deeznuts

@stirbkartoffel9227 Жыл бұрын

Did u ever played mods on dark souls

@Nash- Жыл бұрын

RATIOOOOOOOOO

@Morrigankou Жыл бұрын

I'd believe it

@GamingIsForKids Жыл бұрын

still no fishing though

@azyrongaming5946 Жыл бұрын

So. Because of this video i did end up buying thymesia on my switch. I will say the game has definitely improved from what you saw and played. Im liking it so far

@Ruggo_kobold Жыл бұрын

Thymesia did get better and became one of my favorite souls-likes ive beaten

@P1P3B0MBS4YouTubeHQ Жыл бұрын

Liteeally my fav souls like

@TheFirestar2323 11 ай бұрын

Yeah, that demo did the game dirty. It's pretty awesome nowadays.

@Amonkira1029 11 ай бұрын

It's still short. But the demo looks so much worse than the game

@Amonkira1029 11 ай бұрын

He didn't use the wounds system correctly either, barely saw him claw

@LuXLuvsU 10 ай бұрын

Same thymesia was actually such a great game

@stew3216 Жыл бұрын

Please don't feel like this kind of content is unwanted or lesser. This souls-like review series of yours continues to be some of my all-time favorite content on KZfaq that will always get an immediate excited watch from me. Your genuine interactions and fair assessments, along with the way you speak in general make your content a joy to watch. Keep it up!

@MrPumashoe Жыл бұрын

I second this, It's always such a great surprise when one of these videos shows up in my sub feed!

@aeon4591 Жыл бұрын

^this

@mitzi3262 Жыл бұрын

Hobo Cat adventures is winning game of the year for sure, did you see those bloodborne parries and mid-air pissing?

@misterx2133 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, the humor was right up my alley!

@noahleach7690 Жыл бұрын

@@misterx2133 isnt it past your bedtime?

@mikelitoris6923 Жыл бұрын

Literally better mid-air pissing mechanics than most triple A games!

@astari_1014 Жыл бұрын

It's also got... MILK

@Kreuzrippengewoelbe Жыл бұрын

@@noahleach7690 My bedtime is with your mom.

@miazma9859 Жыл бұрын

That nine sols game actually looks pretty damn solid, looking forward to that one.

@Camurgladius Жыл бұрын

Upon finding him years ago via For Honor and Dark Souls trolling, I would not have necessarily expected to consider the real Iron Pineapple eventually amongst the most wholesome video-makers I follow--which I definitely mean as a compliment. He's doing God's work with this series.

@Orzorn Жыл бұрын

You know what I always like most about these is the respect you show for these games, even ones you didn't like or were clearly unfinished or very rough. Devs put a lot of work into them and its hard to produce a really strong game. We're very spoiled by the indie market because we pay the most attention to the best games, but there's literally millions of indie devs out there trying to make something. Some don't succeed, and that's okay. We don't often start from a place of success.

@splittedspark1675 Жыл бұрын

Especially solodevs or student groups yes

@ugolattanzio9152 Жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful message that every Dev should read, never give up people

@Nightweaver1 Жыл бұрын

Making interactive content is extremely challenging and everyone should be applauded for even trying, but alas, most of these small projects are going to be awful because of either a lack of money or talent. It's the rare diamond in the rough like Tunic that shows there really is great talent out there in the masses, you just have to keep trying.

@InternetHydra Жыл бұрын

Elden Ring: * ages four months * Iron Pineapple: I've given thee courtesy enough.

@arcanefire7511 Жыл бұрын

Except for Elden Ring, he hasn't done a From game video for 3 years lol

@weiwang8208 Жыл бұрын

@@arcanefire7511 huh you forgot about demon souls

@gottdashochstewesen4902 Жыл бұрын

@@arcanefire7511 and ninja blade, and shadow tower and kingsfield

@arcanefire7511 Жыл бұрын

@@gottdashochstewesen4902 Yup, fair enough

@freespeech3817 Жыл бұрын

Can`t blame him, I got bored after 60 hours of gameplay focused around aimless horse riding to find flowers.

@swagmessiah666 Жыл бұрын

Touhou one is sooo cute. The green haired lady is Yuuka. She tends to large sunflower fields. So sunflowers are usually associated with her character.

@Rue-hy9je Жыл бұрын

I recommend revisiting Thymesia. I got it when it was released as a full game and had a blast playing it. There is more mechanics including breaking barrels.

@theoneandonly2441 11 ай бұрын

I like to believe the devs watched Iron's video on the game and thought "Damn it, we didn't add breakable barrels!" Lol

@juan5389 9 ай бұрын

@@theoneandonly2441 Not only that but they made breaking barrels an achievement

@pseudogenesis Жыл бұрын

"So everything in this game, even looting a body, costs guilt. Like, I'm constantly increasing my guilt meter." Finally, a mechanic I can relate to

@happynewyear001 Жыл бұрын

Catholic mode engaged

@Maartwo Жыл бұрын

You have to break your cycles of guilt my brother in Brozouf

@33GLOCK Жыл бұрын

We love loot

@oldcowbb Жыл бұрын

Gain guilt by feeling guilt

@vitriolicAmaranth Жыл бұрын

Whole game is just a ripoff of Trauma Center, smh

@CaleoGaming Жыл бұрын

I had a great time playing Hobo Cat by not playing it the intended way. I skipped most of the game by constantly sequence breaking and glitching behind the locked gates xD

@hhgxmiing9247 Жыл бұрын

Of course everybody has their own preferences, but, i would say Iron did "downplay" Hobo Cat quite a bit. Yes, i did not see his entire gameplay of it, but still, from what he has shown us: The game is creative/ somewhat unique, animations are fine, combat variety (ground pound, peeing from above, throwable objects can be used for parrying & have unique uses), new weapon like banjo is not just a skin it has custom sound & animations, decent voice acting, fun well made cutscences. I believe Iron did not enjoy the humor, so it probably effected his judgment to some extend. That is not my usual preference either, but i think people see Soulslike genre as "serious", maybe too serious. So i actually appreciate this fresh new take of a Soulslike. Def underrated review. Its just the humor, the game otherwise seems to work. I did not hear Iron say its unplayable cuz of bad performance.

@darkjester5907 Жыл бұрын

I gotta job for you to do 😆

@N7Tigger Жыл бұрын

25:23 How did they not make this Praise The Sunflower?!

@Samwel.l Жыл бұрын

Letting you know, I still have fun watching these. As crazy as our world is, it’s know it’s not completely hopeless when I see “I tried another souls-like” pop up on my feed lol Your awesome, your bring a lot of joy to a lot of people that need it, your doing great!

@TwintailsLover Жыл бұрын

Hang in there ♥️

@Samwel.l Жыл бұрын

@@TwintailsLover Will do! 😊

@Ashidomus Жыл бұрын

Steam dumpster diving is one of the only series I instantly click and watch full episode of as soon as I see a new episode. I would not even mind it expanded to some other genre of games that you enjoy. I found many games I tried and loved through this series and I had a good laugh with many others. One of the best and most unique youtube series. Keep up the great work ^^

@davidvalderrey9385 Жыл бұрын

That's one of the reasons I love this series; is great to give visibility to small developers that have nice ideas that would otherwise fly under the radar, as well as to give constructive feedback for people that are starting in game developing and still need some polishing before getting there.

@sohrabdt4791 Жыл бұрын

Lol same as me every time i see it i get a pizza or sth and watch it

@giovannibertocci8944 Жыл бұрын

This.

@SonicHaXD Жыл бұрын

Always been interested in Nine Sols. But now I'm even more interested knowing it's the developers of "Detention" and "Devotion" XD

@ahandsomefridge Жыл бұрын

Definitely the best game of this list, looks great

@necoborgirarc Жыл бұрын

Same, those games are great

@PrayForTanqueray Жыл бұрын

Anything that has good deflect mechanics goes immediately on my watchlist! And it's really nice to see these devs try something different, I am sure the story will be just as dark as their other games.

@dragamation3266 Жыл бұрын

I loved the Nine Sols demo but wait yo it was them???

@unofficial_gamer6813 Жыл бұрын

You look familiar. Maybe KK in the wheelchair. Also rip steam asia region banned devotion because of Winnie the pooh joke.

@SymphonicD Жыл бұрын

this is one of my favorite series on youtube. its a very chill and unbiased look at souls likes. I've added quite a few of the games you've reviewed on this show and just added at least Tunic to my wishlist.

@El-Duderino-His-Dudeness Жыл бұрын

I didn't notice him use any of the elemental weapon modes in Dolmen video. I found that was what made it fun. You basically had two stamina bar's worth of dodging and attacks.

@leviklopfenstein8158 Жыл бұрын

So glad this series is back, it's one of my favorites

@QKsilver58 Жыл бұрын

Never stop with Steam Dumpster diving, I think it directly makes games better and gives us a window into more games we might like.

@TehPwnographer Жыл бұрын

It’s also encouraging for fledgling developers!

@breakthecode4047 Жыл бұрын

Explain how it directly makes games better.

@maxbreaker Жыл бұрын

@@breakthecode4047 maybe because of him giving his feedback on each game so the devs would understand what people would like/dislike more, especially the ones who've had their games featured

@breakthecode4047 Жыл бұрын

@@maxbreaker that's an incorrect statement though. Because what he likes isnt always going to be what others enjoy. It's not a good metric

@killerb359 Жыл бұрын

Dude thymesia is so good, I bought it the min it came out and loved it. I would totally recommend it!

@markphaser5166 Жыл бұрын

Could you IMAGINE if you got that Thymesia execution every time before you heard, "I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella"?

@EpicDonutDudeMemes Жыл бұрын

Off to a great start with the Hobo Cat

@singular9 Жыл бұрын

Hobo cat is gold

@Prawnsly Жыл бұрын

Humour seemed pretty tedious to me. Ha-ha, pee pee. Epic.

@SirSuperBoxers Жыл бұрын

might actually buy it honestly lol don’t game much after work. this looks right up my stoner loner time

@onleynin Жыл бұрын

@@Prawnsly I 100% believe you only are saying this because of his reaction to it.

@annpc8266 Жыл бұрын

@@Prawnsly average soylord

@Cyranek Жыл бұрын

the never ending supply of souls likes amazes me

@loaaron3969 Жыл бұрын

Hobo cat copycats*

@alpindale Жыл бұрын

or Metroidvanias

@todd3143 Жыл бұрын

that sounded like something satan would say

@ArkadiBolschek Жыл бұрын

Just started playing Tunic and I'm loving it so far ^^

@jamesritchhart3468 Жыл бұрын

If you haven't already, I'd recommend taking another look at Thymesia. I've played through it and it's one of my favorite souls-likes. From what it looks like, I think they fixed the feather system because it works really well now. It is still pretty similar to sekiero in terms of combat, but I really enjoyed some of the more advanced combos, and the fast past combat is incredible! Thank you for making such great content, I love your videos!

@fluxator3116 Жыл бұрын

I'm absolutely in love with the aesthetic and designs in Guilt: The Deathless. It's a shame the gameplay isn't a little more polished, but the art team killed it. Will definitely keep an eye on that one.

@carloszerpa2312 Жыл бұрын

Has a lot of potential

@ethan2670 Жыл бұрын

I'm intrigued by the guilt system. Balancing loot vs revive strength is unique. Might be good, might be awful.

@alpha-tomahawk532 Жыл бұрын

Always strange how games inspired by russian/slav folklore gain this much love in the comments. I mean, yeah, the art is badass, for likho for example, but nobody really says so about tunic kind of games and other stuff. And iron pineapple also says something on these folklore people designs, like with domovoi in this video. It isn't strange, but just seems like it, maybe that's the witcher influence on the world.

@therandomdickhead5744 Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@chompythebeast Жыл бұрын

@@ethan2670 Yeah I liked the idea of "punishing" looting, or rather creating a risk/reward system around it. It could infuse some fun mechanics familiar to the survival genre but through the violent lens of Soulslike violence. But it would definitely make balancing a whole lot harder for the devs

@NotOnLand Жыл бұрын

My favorite part is when Dolmen from the game Dolmen goes "It's Dolmin' time!"

@420quickscoper5 Жыл бұрын

and then he Dolms all those spiders

@GreebusBleeb Жыл бұрын

The meme died when Jared Leto tweeted about it

@Josuh Жыл бұрын

@@GreebusBleeb I loved when Jared Leted all over them guys while saying "it's letin' time" letiest shit i ever heard

@DimT670 Жыл бұрын

@@GreebusBleeb dude couldn't even realise we weren't having fun with him we were mocking him

@dadmode8319 Жыл бұрын

@@GreebusBleeb oh shit are you talking about the world famous actor Jared leto who portrayed morbius is the smash hit film morbius?

@paranoid223 Жыл бұрын

Don’t stop making these videos, I’m so glad you enjoy making them, your content is so creative and fun to watch and you have a nice voice and personality which is huge for these review videos, so please do keep it up!:)

@darkchiron Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Thanks for sharing these games with everyone and digging through the pile to find the good stuff. As you mentioned, I've had several friends recommend Tunic, and based on how you described it I think I'll have to check it out.

@Zakkday Жыл бұрын

Thymesia actually looks like it has the bones to be a really great game. The death animation for losing to a boss is a really cool idea that adds to the impact of dying.

@loathbringer Жыл бұрын

No seriously that game looks like it has such potential but is bogged down by a lack of polish.

@brod7173 Жыл бұрын

@@loathbringer kinda reminds me of how sonic frontiers looked

@SimonRobeyns Жыл бұрын

looks kinda shoddy to me

@Suilujz Жыл бұрын

The animation and effects look really good

@SpeedReider Жыл бұрын

Souls games don't really benefit from a long death animation. You'll die a lot, and after the 5th time or so, just wastes time between attempts

@HoboCatGames Жыл бұрын

Oh what an honor to be featured 🙌🌞 thanks a lot ❤ sorry you didnt like it though 😅

@misterx2133 Жыл бұрын

It looks very funny!

@athomicritics Жыл бұрын

was conker an inspiration ? cause the humor felt conker like

@Logsnackers Жыл бұрын

Hobo Cat walked so Elden Ring could run. It's not easy being such a cornerstone, and there will always be some who don't appreciate it. Hobo Cat truly is the game of our generation.

@HoboCatGames Жыл бұрын

@@athomicritics yes! The squirrel King is actually conker a few years later. I modeled his throne to look like the one in Conkers bad fur day

@athomicritics Жыл бұрын

@@HoboCatGames thats neat , ill give it a try now

@MrAmericann Жыл бұрын

You always put out great content, this series is one of my favorites of yours. I love seeing what new games Soulsborne’s inspire in creators. The thing I love most about Souls is the creativity of the community. Thanks for another great video man

@MempoEdits Жыл бұрын

Nine Sols animations look so smooth, I'm definitely wishlisting that one

@mightymindsoup9828 Жыл бұрын

Guilt actually had pretty stellar looking character and creature designs, like a mix of D&D and Berserk. Environments didn't look bad either, especially given the obvious asset limitation. If they fixed the bog-standard movesets of the common enemies and touch everything up just a little bit there's a lot of potential there!

@CaptainCFalcon Жыл бұрын

There was a clear divide in the attention to aesthetic versus mechanics. They put a lot of effort into the art, which is REALLY well done, so they really just need to iron out the gameplay.

@vermillion6159 Жыл бұрын

I like that it's also inspired by actual folklore. Koschei the Deathless, the ghost looking guy, is a character from Russian mythology, a sorcerer who turned himself into a lich to gain immortality. I don't know much else about it either but it may be that the other creatures are also from that particular story, which would give them a bit more personality other than just being enemies for the sake of being enemies. In terms of art style, it definitely reminded me of the Berserk games as well.

@skotomogilnik6305 Жыл бұрын

@@vermillion6159 false dmitry is straight up from russian history (upd: polish too, i guess)

@15ShadowDude Жыл бұрын

Dream of a Sunflower unironically captures the goofier aspects of souls really well, especially how multiplayer interaction feels.

@duncanurquhart5278 Жыл бұрын

and the kind of bizarre/esoteric touhou feel - pouring and drinking tea to restore heath, saving by contemplating the beauty of a sunflower, etc

@laurendevoe148 Жыл бұрын

Don't stop making these! I LOVE these videos, and to put it into perspective, I have never played any Dark soul game or souls like games- nor do I intend to. I just find it entertaining the way you find and review these titles! Keep on doing them if it makes you happy!!

@Eeponae Жыл бұрын

This series is honestly my favourite of yours. I hope you keep making these dumpster diving reviews :) They're fun and relaxing to watch, and interesting to see these games I probably wouldn't have otherwise.

@danielp.2111 Жыл бұрын

25:20 Btw sunflower totally make sense in the context of Touhou. This girl is Yuuka Kazami "Flower Master" whose main place of activity is a field completely covered in sunflowers.

@ivanchernyshov5091 Жыл бұрын

Recommendation: "LOST TO TIME" Can be found on steam 2D Dark Souls but with time manipulation powers. Its pretty souls-like, lil bit janky and has reviews in the single digits.

@OstaniorRent Жыл бұрын

хз почему, но на первый взгляд напоминает deaths gambit)

@Whiskeyviking69 Жыл бұрын

Genuinely love watching these as a big souls fan I like to see how other people approach the style of game and some of your entries have caught my attention enough for me to try them

@FSGoingStraight Жыл бұрын

I dont even like Souls-like games but I'm always really glad when I see one of those videos pop up where you play niche games. Keep it up please!

@josetomascamposrobledano4618 Жыл бұрын

Would unironically try most of the games in this video. This might have been the best “Soul-like” video he has done yet. At least when looking at the quality of the games. Not because any of the games were the best but because none of them were the absolute worst, almost none of the games felt like filler to extend the video… that Jojo one doesn’t count because Jojo is perfect by simply existing.

@tevildo9383 Жыл бұрын

I kind of love how “Admire Sunflower” just sounds like it could be a poorly translated “Praise the Sun.”

@NethanielShade Жыл бұрын

Real "I ran Dark Souls through google translate 100 times and made it a new game" vibes

@foxtrot9381 Жыл бұрын

Completing the manual in Tunic pretty much felt like being the cat in the cat transcendence meme, one page at a time.

@TheAnEnglishman Жыл бұрын

Pretty much the only long videos I watch, always enjoyable. Thanks for uploading :)

@BOYHUNF Жыл бұрын

Holy crap! I was one of the programmers on Interitus and cant believe you featured our game! We had a little over 2 months to make it but had a great time doing so. Never thought I'd see anyone show case our project, thank you so much!

@cowsticker9618 Жыл бұрын

Awesome job! Especially for students, it looked really decent! I liked the MC.

@JumalaPlays Жыл бұрын

I was in the same class :) nice to see you here!

@hecomes.6978 Жыл бұрын

i love when John Dolmen says "it's dolmen time" and dolms all over the bad guys

@thesupersaiyann5424 Жыл бұрын

#dolmensweep

@theapexsurvivor9538 Жыл бұрын

Dolmen made a dolmillion dolmars on release night. Truely one of the games ever.

@Chadnvaldr Жыл бұрын

cant wait for the sequel "Dolmen 2: Revengeance of the Doll Men"

@CaptainCFalcon Жыл бұрын

@@theapexsurvivor9538 truly one of the games of all time!

@dough6328 Жыл бұрын

Love this series! Glad its back on track :)

@jeremyspencer1395 Жыл бұрын

I completely love this entire playlist and the format

@aquamarinerose5405 Жыл бұрын

"Red Candle is the studio that made Detention and Devotion. Two well rated horror games" I'll admit I'm not sure if that makes me more or less confident in their work. I mean... going from a narrative centric horror game to a 2d platformer soulslike is quite the leap.

@marcellosilva9286 Жыл бұрын

Judging from the gameplay footage in the video, I'm optimistic, I really dig the aesthetic and the deflection-based combat with the explosive charms, seems to work way better than Thymesia, which was going for something similar.

@guardian1667 Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend playing it. The gameplay is pretty smooth and fun.

@massgunner4152 Жыл бұрын

You would be surprised by the catalogue of many indie devs, Edmund Mcmillen has a lot of games and the Castle Crashers devs never make the same game twice.

@UnreasonableOpinions Жыл бұрын

Consider that 98% of the self-tagged Souls games on Steam are so bad and broken that they aren't even fun to hate-watch, being from people who have proven they can actually finish a game and have it be good takes them straight to the top percentile - even if the game is bad, it will at least be a sincere attempt to make a game from people who know how game design works.

@aquamarinerose5405 Жыл бұрын

@@massgunner4152 That's fair... also god don't remind me of Castle Crashers... I still want more of that.

@Half-Vampire Жыл бұрын

I love this series of playing obscure Souls-like games on Steam. It's a great way to look for indie souls-like games when you are having Souls withdrawal. I actually bought a few of these games.

@carloszerpa2312 Жыл бұрын

Im having souls withdrawal

@Half-Vampire Жыл бұрын

@@carloszerpa2312 yeah, finished elden ring 3 times already, i need more! Something fresh hehehe

@ilikeanimeverymuch Жыл бұрын

Same here: purchased Blue flame, little witch Nobetta, Arboria. Thinking on hobo cat as it appears to be relaxing

@mickethegoblin7167 Жыл бұрын

@@carloszerpa2312 how, lol? Elden Ring, 3 diff Dark Souls, and Mortal Shell.

@Half-Vampire Жыл бұрын

@@mickethegoblin7167 im guessing he and millions other souls fans, including me, already beat them like million times already lol, still itching for more.

@adrianacevedocortes71 Жыл бұрын

this is a series i will never be tired of

@Snippypie Жыл бұрын

dude i just found your channel and have been binge watching these "souls-like" game reviews. they are very entertaining to watch and i can't wait for more!!!

@girldm Жыл бұрын

tunic was such a pleasure to play - im so glad you covered it here too :D more dumpster diving pls

@achlys1509 Жыл бұрын

Lol even Girl_DM wants him to do more. I mean, who wouldn’t!

@tygoneenogyt570 Жыл бұрын

It's one of my other favorite KZfaqrs! Hi :)

@RenesanWolgish Жыл бұрын

I totally agree, Tunic is amazing.

@Diwasho Жыл бұрын

Tunic is unironically an absolute GotY, even with Elden Ring contending. Didn't really expect to see it in a video about obscure souls-likes, Tunic is fairly well known.

@thegrouchization Жыл бұрын

OK, having a custom animation for the boss killing you actually seems like a really cool idea.

@MolnarSPeter Жыл бұрын

That used to be a thing in games slightly over a decade ago, too bad studios dont want to put that much effort in nowadays

@thegrouchization Жыл бұрын

@@MolnarSPeter Not really? That was around the time I got into the medium, and I'm fairly certain it wasn't particularly common back then either (the only example that springs to mind was Dead Space and its sequels).

@FFKonoko Жыл бұрын

@@MolnarSPeter no it wasn't... actually, that comment deserves more. because seriously, there is a few games over a long time that had death animations. It is nothing to do with a specific time, it's just generally a waste of resources. Dead space was indeed about a decade ago, 2011 to 2013, and tomb raider reboot would count from there. But so would the rest of the tomb raider series from 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003...you get the idea. Let alone things like kings quest or space quest from 1986 to 1995, the elvira game from 1990, fade to black 1995, heart of darkness in 1998, limbo was 2010... Most players will only see a fraction of the deaths, and only while simultaneously getting annoyed. Even moreso if the animation is too long, and they die multiple times.

@ironwolf5837 Жыл бұрын

I honestly look foward to these videos! Also I love your voice as well. So keep up the great work and keep dumpster diving!

@dappersealion5 Жыл бұрын

I LOVE this series. I hope you keep making these. this is what got me initially subbed.

@sirollieman Жыл бұрын

Dude I really felt the “I WANT to love this game.” Comment on the Thymesia game. It looks so awesome and clearly there’s passion behind it..

@jenzu4229 Жыл бұрын

He got clapped and said the game is bad when he probably played an old demon lol

@Aidz1212 Жыл бұрын

@@jenzu4229 he never said the game is bad though?

@Fragenzeichenplatte Жыл бұрын

@@jenzu4229 You should never play an old demon.

@dopaminedreams1122 Жыл бұрын

@@Aidz1212 he said its 'pretty bad'

@Enraric Жыл бұрын

Next time you do another episode of this series, I highly recommend checking out The Tarnishing of Juxtia. It's got a demo on Steam right now with a release date of "Summer 2022." I was really surprised and impressed by the demo. The game doesn't have a super unique "hook" or anything, but the devs really nailed the fundamentals. Character actions feel great, and enemy movesets are hard but fair. Environments and character designs aren't anything unique as far as Souls-likes go, but they're well rendered in an appealing pixel-art style.

@hunterawesome5105 Жыл бұрын

just played it off of your recommendation, this game is awesome! definitely picking it up on release

@RegalRoyalWasTaken Жыл бұрын

I've been following ToJ for a while and the demo was so much fun. Can't lie, very hyped.

@usaskjock Жыл бұрын

That game looks amazing

@emeraldsplash7137 Жыл бұрын

Juxtia is a pretty good

@laura_hunt Жыл бұрын

I played the demo a few days ago and it's really good! Another one in a similar style is Moonscars, well worth checking out too.

@DeViL3R666 Жыл бұрын

Keep going with this series. Even tho this is 14 episode I still fell like there's far more souls like to discover. Keep up the good work man

@noahcaelum6796 Жыл бұрын

Please keep the videos coming! This is one of my favorite series on KZfaq period.

@izamito Жыл бұрын

I loved Detention and Devotion and did not know they were making Nine Sols, very glad you highlighted them. These video's are always a treat to watch.

@Horatio787 Жыл бұрын

That's the one game I glanced at and was immediately like, "Oh hello there sexy."

@frofrozzty Жыл бұрын

I love how IP usually tries to include student projects in most episodes. They're always rough but you can see the creativity and passion put into them and including them gives exposure to people who are trying to carve their own place in an already over saturated market. Kudos, love these vids, keep em coming bro.

@Phantasmogorica Жыл бұрын

This series is probably my favorite across all the content creators i watch, please keep making them!

@ChrissieBear Жыл бұрын

Dolmen actually looks like a fun idea. I now want a sci-fi souls game.

@TheJordanK Жыл бұрын

FromSoft next game is Armored Core. So closest we will get to sci fi for them. If you’re a fan of mechs.

@marlonyo Жыл бұрын

Warframe but the attacks are slower you have to dodge block or parry instead of just facetanking sounds great.

@xaga8794 Жыл бұрын

Give Miyazaki 2 years max

@M1N1L0C0 Жыл бұрын

This is 3 months late but the character is a copy and paste of the main character in deadspace

@FelipedPaulaSantos 11 ай бұрын

T he Surge 2 is great

@FlyingPigMonkey123 Жыл бұрын

Please keep making these. Steam Dumpster Diving is one of my favorite series on KZfaq. Like your other videos too, but these are always 10/10

@swapnilbanyal9569 Жыл бұрын

Dolmen is the most game ever made. Still sends shivers down my spine when the protagonist says "It's dolmin time". Truly a masterpiece. I give it 100/100 dolmen

@chaddeus8131 Жыл бұрын

Highest grossing game of all time with 500 dolmillion dollars

@xardinlume7345 3 күн бұрын

Nine Sols is out, I repeat, Nine Sols is out That aside, thanks you for the many games you've helped me discovered, please never stop this series

@brycesandersauthor Жыл бұрын

LOVE these videos man. Thanks for putting in the work you do!

@fiizz01 Жыл бұрын

I love that FromSoftware has transformed a generation of indie devs into fucked up, body-horror sculpting, Gustave Dore/Zdzislaw Beksinski/H.R. Giger protégés. The amount of goat demons, spider abominations, and anthropomorphic hybrids floating about this generation of game design is unprecedented. Thanks Miyazaki 😂

@sweepingtime Жыл бұрын

I love horror. I wish that it doesn't need to get attached to 'Soulslike' game play to become popular. I'm not a fan of the mechanics, but I'm glad that the fans are having their golden age.

@chompythebeast Жыл бұрын

This vid is trending hard right now. I'll bet you're really making some devs' weeks when you give optimistic reviews―I think it's safe to say that your opinion is easy to understand and your expertise in the area well-respected. I really like this series, and I hope it continues to be this successful for you to incentivize the honestly consumer- _and_ indie developer-friendly work that you're doing here. I'd even say that what you're doing is _important_ for this corner of the industry, where art still trumps profit. Thank you

@jeremyroberts8822 Жыл бұрын

I agree and honestly I’d argue it’s very important because any type of feedback whether negative or positive will help these indie devs in the long run. The more people that give them opinions on what is or isn’t done right the better. Plus he’s very respectful with his critiques even to the worst games

@Bittamin Жыл бұрын

The combo of the review juxtaposed to the gameplay makes it perfect

@aquifer9480 Жыл бұрын

The art in question: Butts pulls a carrot out of his ass to a fart sound

@gl5633 Жыл бұрын

I know that obviously there aren’t infinite souls like but I have to say I thoroughly enjoy these videos and hope you make more. Thanks for the content and hope you enjoy making these and all other videos and hope you enjoy your day.

@brasil221 Жыл бұрын

I love these videos, I love the energy and candidness. Keep up the good work :)

@RolyatSille Жыл бұрын

22:10 That "Ok. Yeah. That's fun." is probably the most genuine reaction I've heard towards a game in a while.

@DWardington Жыл бұрын

This game art is so beautiful

@Agamemnon2 Жыл бұрын

It never ceases to amaze me how different games within the rough genre of "Souls-like" manage to be. Nine Sols looks absolutely gorgeous. Hope it does well.

@marceelino Жыл бұрын

Because it's not "souls-like". Action RPG has been here forever.

@A_Black_Sheep94 Жыл бұрын

It's not a genre, it's a game play mechanic

@marceelino Жыл бұрын

@@A_Black_Sheep94 ah ye, in arcades you had lives and you could try again and again. You are right, they said it's like i am selling my soul, one piece at a time.

@A_Black_Sheep94 Жыл бұрын

@@marceelino wut

@Idolstarcynder Жыл бұрын

Nine sols is cringe furry trash game

@hailey_1960 Жыл бұрын

I love this series!!! Even if you're not playing souls-likes, steam dumpster-diving is still a really engaging idea. Please make more of these videos!!! :)))

@allmightfan Жыл бұрын

I LOVE THESE VIDEOS PLEASE MAKE MORE it’s awesome hearing you enjoy yourself playing these goofy games

@EmperorZ19 Жыл бұрын

"I know some people probably just want Elden Ring stuff" I certainly can't speak for everyone, but me personally, I'm a bit tired of Elden Ring stuff. I'm glad to see this variety series again

@junkszy912 Жыл бұрын

Nine sols was one of the most fun games I've played in a while can't wait for the full game to come out next year

@ZebraMetal Жыл бұрын

I was actually surprised how little he commented on it when I was playing the demo and was like: WTF HOLY SHIT the whole time. Even though it was just a demo I was really captivated by basically everything from the gameplay, setting, story, art, music! I especially loved that they also did a good bit of environmental storytelling!

@graemechapman7078 Жыл бұрын

I love this series!! Thanks for continuing it

@daftm0nk Жыл бұрын

This is my favorite series on youtube right now, please keep making these!!

@TheJadeFist Жыл бұрын

The Sunflower one, with some refinement and high production quality, that could almost be a good game, it tried to be bullet hell but the 3d and full range of motion didn't make it so much as hell as slightly wiggle between. Nah it needs massive cleaving attacks and zones of damage coming, so you have to maneuver around to avoid them. Sort of like Souls boss where sometimes you see an animation and you know to run away asap, or to run towards the boss to get under his attack.

@theapexsurvivor9538 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, with some proper telegraphing, bullet clusters, and a dodge mechanic with i frames, it would be a seriously fun souls-em-up. Probably good enough to get popular and maybe warrant a sequel to help the dev team grow, get more funding, and gain more experienced with new, different mechanics.

@MaBuster Жыл бұрын

I feel like no one of you has ever seen or played any of the NIER games lol

@greeeeeeeezy3893 Жыл бұрын

@@MaBuster exactlyyyyy it's driving me nuts

@MegaHellstrike Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see Red Candle still being alive! All I know about them is the Winnie the Pooh texture in Devotion and the whole controversy about it, with GoG pulling the game from their store, due to "the request of gamers"...

@DimT670 Жыл бұрын

I mean to be fair to gog, a massive number of Chinese nationalist idiots did request it

@Yoshi278 Жыл бұрын

God I hate antis. They cant even legally have access to steam and gog but they still get on VPNs and review bomb and spam.

@disequalone Жыл бұрын

This is one of the best series on yt aha. Love this

@AniGaAG Жыл бұрын

The Hobo Cat Adventures one... urgh. I mean... I guess kudos for going through with it, but this sort of "haha look how weird and gross" humor just never managed to draw the faintest smirk out of me.

@BvousBrainSystems Жыл бұрын

Especially when it's really really low effort, which it always is. It's humor by/for people who think effort is cringe.

@lunarjellyfish5538 Жыл бұрын

It definitely draws from Conkers Bad Hair Day.

@Dovoline3 Жыл бұрын

Touhou fangames are usually a lot more high-effort than the average, so I'm not surprised this one was too. I do think 3d may not be the best environment for bullet hell gameplay though, Nier had to shift to 2D perspective to make it work, because 3D just leaves too many openings. Though it didn't help that none of these patterns were particularly hard. Look up some of the stuff stage 6 bosses in the mainline touhou games have, that's some real shit right there.

@NephTheGremlin Жыл бұрын

NieR had 3D bullet hell too. One example is the Opera Boss

@jrdine Жыл бұрын

Returnals did a very good job.

@nickelakon5369 Жыл бұрын

@@NephTheGremlin nier one had a few 3d bullet hell bosses too

@CaptainCFalcon Жыл бұрын

I think the 3D is fine, but the patterns need to work WITH the system, as opposed to AGAINST it. There needs to be more angles of approach, & more rotational attacks. The fact that pineapple never left the ground, despite a pretty fluid flight system, shows that they could've done SO much more with it. Having attacks that need you to fly in order to avoid them would make boss fights MUCH more satisfying.

@catboygremlin Жыл бұрын

the steam dumpster diving series is honestly the series that introduced me to your channel, and sometimes I put old episodes that I've seen a million times on as comfortable noise to fall asleep to. it's always a good day when a new episode drops!

@smokagaming6841 Жыл бұрын

Honestly pine, the reason why I subbed to you and continue to come back and watch is because of these style of videos... I enjoy your Darksouls/Elden ring videos too of course, but I don't think your content should be limited by just one game/type of game... I greatly enjoy you exploring the "souls-verse" , and even when the "games/worlds aren't too great", its definitely a nice change of pace that feels organic. Please continue to make more videos like this, and don't be afraid to "color outside the lines". Looking forward to the next one!

@Swamp_Hound Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love these series, biggest part of why I watch you is just because you literally go dumpster diving, and if at the end of it you find a gem and can show us it's all worth it. i plan on keeping an eye on nine sols. i really hope you make a elden ring demake poster, just because its the only souls game I've played so far and can say I love. maybe if they ever release bloodborne on PC in 20 years I'll play that too and have the same love and affection for it. till then, food for thought? thanks again iron pineapple!

@Jmamjs Жыл бұрын

Scary to think that Iron Pineapple has played more Souls-likes than anyone ever

@ShotgunBuddy Жыл бұрын

There's a very real chance

@carhighh Жыл бұрын

More than anyone else

@redryder3721 Жыл бұрын

Literally

@callmezeldaonemoartime Жыл бұрын

5:16 ayo, it’s the Conker’s Bad Fur day sequel we’ve always wanted

@MiguelFernandez-tq5kk Жыл бұрын

You should do a video in the future where you go back and revisit some of the early-access or in-development games from past videos. It would be cool to see what progress the devs have made.