If you haven't yet, I'm about to finish the game and it's worth it! I only have one complaint, though. I played it on Switch and boy can it be glitchy. I almost quit because I got to the Hydra boss and had it down to one more hit 4 times when it would glitch and I'd die or the game would crash. Other than that, it's tough with a vast map and it's FANTASTIC.

​@@laur131306 *That's cuz the Switch's hardware is kinda low specs, especially in comparison to the Xbox or PlayStation... Even the most graphical games look worse on that system. And of course the glitches*

Thank you for your continued support through the years, Rickard!

Thanks for being patient with me! Hope you enjoyed the video, man!

Skul: The Hero Slayer is what I said I’d do next. But if DLC for one of the games I’ve covered before comes out, I may put down Skul to make a video on that DLC. I also want to make a video on Dead Cells with all the lore from the DLC/content updates, so that might be made before Skul. TL;DR: Skul or Dead Cells (all lore) unless DLC for a game comes out

Appreciate it, man! Helping people understand stuff is the whole reason I make these, so happy to hear it helped you! Thanks for watching and for the sub!

You'd probably enjoy Blasphemous or a Castlevania game that was on the Game Boy Advance. Bloodstained too

Yeah, I've thought of doing a video covering the new content or things that were changed in the Definitive Edition, but I've never followed through with it and I missed the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot. It's not a question of desire though, it's a question of time. There's a ton of games I'd love to make content one, but I just don't have the time... Maybe after I cover this next slate of games (and take a break for a bit), I'll make something on the Definitive Edition. We'll see! Thanks for the question and the compliment, man! Appreciate it! And thanks for watching!

Thank you very much! I unfortunately don’t have any plans to cover Sanabi currently, but it’s not because I don’t want to. I just don’t have the time for it! It’s definitely on my list of games to check out, and hopefully I’ll get to it someday soon! Thanks for the recommendation though, man! I appreciate it! And thanks for watching!

Flattery will get you nowhere, GasKan007, but thank you for the compliment!

Of course I don’t mind! I have no idea. I don’t remember there being any more relating to the ghost. Maybe it was an old servants or partner to Esk? What do you think? Thanks for watching!

My wife got it a while back, but I’ve never played it. Heard it was really good though! I haven’t looked into the lore/story too much either, but I think I’ve heard that it would be something that would fit my style. I don’t currently have the time to dedicate to it right now though. Maybe someday in the future! Thanks for the suggestion, man! And thanks for watching!

@@SquatchGamingChannel that’s good too hear when you finally get around too it it really is best without spoilers. Hope your wife didn’t tell you anything .Thank for the reply and whatever you do I’ll be watching 😁.

The next one I said I was going to do was Skul: The Hero Slayer, but there's a couple of caveats to that If Katana Zero, Risk of Rain 2, Darkest Dungeon II, and/or Blasphemous II get some kind of DLC or expansion, I'll probably put the Skul video down and work on a video for the DLC of one of those games. The developers of Dead Cells have said that they aren't making any new content for Dead Cells anymore, and I'd like to do a story/lore video for Dead Cells with all of its DLC/content, so that's something I'm kind of working on too. In theory, that would be quicker since I have old resources I can reuse. So that's kind of where I'm at right now TL;DR - Skul: The Hero Slayer and/or Dead Cells with all DLC Content unless DLC for some other game(s) comes out first

It's crossed my mind a couple of times, especially since the devs were adding new content to it all the time, but I never made time for it. Maybe someday in the future! Thanks for the request! And thanks for watching!

@@SquatchGamingChannel Dew it! Great video!

Thanks! Happy to hear you enjoyed! That's a great way of putting it. Another issue is that there's a ton of times where characters say things that I think are supposed to obviously make sense for Eryk or other characters in the world, but WE don't know wtf they're talking about and it's never really explained very well. A good example is when Annabella mentions the "resting place". She says it like we/Eryk know what she's referencing/talking about, but we don't and that term is never brought up again or explained. I *think* it's meant to be the resting place of Junas and therefore the cathedral of the Junas Ministry, but like... Be more clear with what you're saying, dudes. Jeez. You're right. I didn't. My fault! Federation: reviewing the lore really quickly, it seems like the Federation were trying to stop the swell of Cold Ones from taking over Mythringal, which they eventually failed at doing. I could have spent some time talking about it when was talking about the Cold Ones, about how they built weapons to combat them, and eventually failed, but I forgot about the Federation. Whoops. Lol. Just goes to show that I'm not perfect! The Federal Era: I'm less sure about this. Is that an era in which the rulers of Mythingal or Illygarth were a Federation or does it merely refer to the time period in which the Federation was active? If it was the former, there's a number of unanswered questions: what happened to the Federation? Who was/were the leader(s)? Did the Noble Families replace it? Did Laddak destroy it? If it was the latter, well, then it was just the time period in which the Federation was active. The Vanguard Order: I honestly have no clue. Mark seems to be the best source of information about it, but he makes so little sense that I can't really wrap my head around what he's saying. It sounds like they used to be a rival Order, but got absorbed into the Ethereal Order (like Leena). As for "where they linger," I don't know to what he's referencing. Maybe a cut area or one that's coming as DLC? Maybe the passageway into the Junas Ministry? I have no clue. At the very least, Eryk seems to be a follower of the Order since Annabella and Caterina say he has "relinquished himself of that feeble Vanguard Order", but at the same time, if he is, why doesn't he know anything about it? Are they another shadow organization trying to manipulate Eryk into doing their bidding like how Medeya/Annabella/Caterina are doing to him? If so, what are their goals? Who leads them? Why don't we see more of them? It's all too vague, so I cut any references to it. If any new info comes out, I'll definitely do a follow up talking about it though! What about you? Any thoughts on those subjects?

@@SquatchGamingChannel True, true. There are also plenty of grammatical errors so that makes it even harder to parse the dialogue and item descriptions lol. I wish the devs would focus on ironing out those kinks now that the gameplay is in a good state. I read another comment on Reddit about how the Federation may have been the ones that actually created the Nyctorns as weapons, but it got out of hand since they didn't realize the Nycrux was essentially "alive" (I believe it's mentioned in the game that the stuff practically has a mind of its own?). They might have experimented on the Cold Ones and figured out how to weaponize them, but the Nyctorn ended up following Laddak's will or something, perhaps. Who knows? You're on the money about the Vanguard Order.

That's a pretty good theory! I think it's definitely possible, especially given what we see in the game. That's another frustrating part of the lore of the game: for some of it, it does a good job of implying enough about something for you to draw a logical conclusion about the subject, like the Oxnevylles and the Daughters of the Nighttide or the Blackhalls and Nyxaroth, but more often than not, they miss the mark and it just leaves us confused. One of the drawbacks of this method of storytelling though...

Do you mean the Definitive Edition or a different update?

Looks like a crazy game. Lol. Is there a lot of lore in it?

@@SquatchGamingChannel it very well could we don't have much to go on because of the pace of said game but I think there is something there

You can count on it!

I am so sorry for taking so long to reply. I took a quick look at the game (only watched a playthrough of the tutorial), and it looks really interesting. Looks like it has a lot of themes that can apply to our real world which is always interesting. Unfortunately, I won't have time to make a video on it, but I might pick the game up to play myself. It seems *really* interesting! Thanks for the suggestion, man! I appreciate it! And thanks for watching!

Have only just now heard of it. Looks really fun! I’ll try it out sometime. Unfortunately, I won’t have the time to make a video on it anytime soon, but maybe someday in the future! Thanks for the request, man! And thanks for watching!

Never even heard of it. I won't have time to make a video on it at the moment, but it doesn't hurt to check it out! Thanks for the recommendation! And thanks for watching!

I think I've heard a bit about it, but never looked into it much. Unfortunately, I don't think I'll have time to take a look at it anytime soon. Maybe someday in the future though! Thanks for the recommendation! Always love to hear about new games to try! And thanks for watching!

Did I dislike it? I would say no. Once I pieced it all together, I thought it was interesting and liked its overall themes. I also enjoy this manner of storytelling in general where you have piece the lore together to gain a deeper appreciation for the story as a whole. I personally didn’t like the unclear and (at times) contradictory wording/dialogue used to tell the story and lore. For instance, with Sepolcri: there are a couple of times in the game that they are called “entities” which I took to mean beings akin to humans or Cold Ones (but with more power), but they’re actually supposed to be the Hearts of Nycrux (at least according to an achievement for the game) which, as far as I know, aren’t entities (I guess they could be, but they don’t act like it unless it’s in a way that we don’t understand, but that just opens more cans of worms). That’s just one example, and I’m probably doing a poor job of explaining it, but it happens at several points in the game. TL;DR - I liked it, but think there’s room for improvement What about you? Did you like it? Did you feel frustrated by the wording like I was?

​​​@@SquatchGamingChannelthank you for clearing that up :) I do like this type of storytelling but I don't even try to piece it together because generally I lack attention to detail. That's why I depend on people like you to fill in the blanks. The way you started the video off made it sound like you disliked the story, but it seems like you disliked the frustrating and contradictory nature of how it was told. Which is more than fair. They definitely could have done it better. Thanks again for your work!

Naw

Blud didn't even watch the video 💀

​@itsgreyhat is it not like Bloodborne? I've never played. I started with Hollow Knight then went to the Ori's and that's when I found Blasphemous and fell in love. I played this game because it was highly suggested since I liked Blasphemous so much and I loved this game too! Problem is I'm almost done and trying to find where to go next. Is Bloodborne similar to this one and Blasphemous at all? Thank you!😊 or if you know another game like this one and Blasphemous, I'd love to hear it!

@@laur131306 bloodborne is amazing but the lore takes a backseat to the gameplay, you have to really search for it and piece it together via npc conversations and item descriptions. I highly recommend it. I’ll also check out blasphemous because I’ve honestly never heard of that game before, so ty for that

@@laur131306 l also recommend prey 2017 if you love mystery, sci-fi, space, and the feeling of “what the fuck?”

Sounds you made the same mistake I did. Lol. I also wound up at Manfredd before the Burnt Apostate.

@@SquatchGamingChannel I mean, maybe I suck at platforming, but I'd try going further into Liturgical Pass, but always fell short of one of the jumps, so I figured that the double-jump from after Manfredd was necessary.

Go for it!

​@@SquatchGamingChannelok first is the last faith eryk a vampire i always wonder that and to who do you think would win hunter from bloodborne or eryk

I don’t think he’s exactly a vampire, but his design is certainly inspired from vampires. Between him and the Hunter, I’ll say the Hunter because he can move in 3D. Otherwise, probably Eryk because he’s got some crazy strong spells. What do you think?

​@@SquatchGamingChanneleryk as well ps are the guns of last faith flintlock or caplock

​@@SquatchGamingChannelecuse me did my comment came in

Go for it

​@@SquatchGamingChannelok what do you think of fromsoftware approach to storytelling

I feel like it does some things well (like world-building and lore) and lacks in other areas (like character development). This makes it fit better in video games (where interactivity and exploration are part of the package) than other media (like books or movies), but it’s not a perfect way to tell a story because things are so missable or easy to misunderstand. It also requires players to *want* to engage with the story in this way, and if they don’t want to do that, it definitely falls flat (and if that’s the case, fun gameplay will help most players to look past their distaste for the storytelling). What about you? How do you feel about it?

​@@SquatchGamingChannelits good i ask because I've seen people say exspesly the ones that don't like these games say that there is no story what do you think?

I wouldn’t say there is no story, but it’s certainly unconventional in the way it’s told!

I'd love to! From what I've seen of the game, it looks really fun (not sure about the lore or story though). I just haven't had the time! Hopefully someday soon I'll be able to take a closer look at it. Thanks for the request! And thanks for watching!

@@SquatchGamingChannel yessiiir

Yes