The Sinking City - The Worst Game I've Ever... Liked? (Jimpressions)

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The Sinking City revels in its Lovecraft inspirations and tries its very best to put you in the shoes of a detective without holding any hands. It's got a nice moody atmosphere, some great writing, and a heartfelt charm to it.
It's also absolute rubbish, and I cannot recommend it. I like it. In fact I've grown remarkably fond of it. It's one of the worst games I've ever actually enjoyed.
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@sergeyten1064 5 жыл бұрын

"They so clearly tried to make the best game they could make and that sincerity absolutely seeps from every pore of this game. It’s honest, it’s sincere, it’s authentic, it's well-meaning." As the lead writer of this game I can tell you that's exactly what we thought and what we aimed at. You've pinned it down perfectly and I'm glad you get that feeling.

@KRIMZONMEKANISM 5 жыл бұрын

Well my friend, I haven't played the game, but rest assured that I certainly will. I hope you keep on doing what you are doing, as the market really needs you guys to keep standards of honesty and non-corporate bullshit.

@ffordesoon 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! Really awesome to hear from someone who worked on the game!

@bravojonny347 5 жыл бұрын

Imo it was an incredible idea just imagine if the open world was more interactive and the combat was smooth and a few more things fixed it would have definitely been my game of the year if only they had the budget but i still feel that its a great game for what they had to work with. I'm excited to see what they do next

@williamwrobel4928 5 жыл бұрын

Solid stuff man, cause that can't be patched in. Most of the complaints filed in this vid are about stuff that can be fixed, but sincerity is pretty much impossible to crowbar in after the fact.

@annapocalypsezero4719 5 жыл бұрын

Well you guys did good a few patches and its well on its way.

@arenkai 5 жыл бұрын

Remember kids, you can like bad games and dislike good games. Appreciation and quality are two different conversations

@marcelberes469 5 жыл бұрын

So, it is okay for me to dislike Witcher 3? :D

@arenkai 5 жыл бұрын

@@marcelberes469 Indeed ! But it doesn't mean that it's a bad game I personally dislike Red Dead 2, but even if it has issues, I would never say that it's a bad game

@tomstonemale 5 жыл бұрын

That's BotW for me.

@PancakemonsterFO4 5 жыл бұрын

arenkai i dislike the GTA series despite everyone hating me for it back in the days

@Siorse 5 жыл бұрын

@@arenkai That's a mindset I wish more people had. Too many times I hear people saying a game (or book, movie etc) is 'crap' or 'trash', and when questioned about it they'll say 'Well that's just my opinion', but the thing is, to say it's crap or trash implies you believe it to be objectively low quality, as opposed to admitting you just don't like it, and I find saying something is 'crap' just because you don't like it is a rather immature criticism. I don't really like many racing games, but would I say they're crap or that they're bad? No, they just aren't for me.

@kdhlkjhdlk 5 жыл бұрын

"The writing is good sometimes" Can't get more lovecraftian than that.

@miguelpereira9859 5 жыл бұрын

True

@cinnabarsonar2072 5 жыл бұрын

This impression reminds me of the scene from Star Trek where Data drinks alcohol for the first time. "I hate it, it's absolutely revolting!" "More?" "Please!"

@MetaKaios 5 жыл бұрын

"Holy Moses, it DOES taste like grandma!" "I want more!"

@darylchurch2115 3 жыл бұрын

That's totally it! XD

@terminaldeity 5 жыл бұрын

Flawed b-games > live service AAA games

@HerrHoppenstedt 5 жыл бұрын

Do you incline that "aaa" games are flawless?

@hitandsunk 5 жыл бұрын

@@HerrHoppenstedt I thought live service is the definition of flawed. xD

@Badbentham 5 жыл бұрын

Those moronic modern Ed-Wood-alikes still can have some "soul", even if it is as shabby and tainted as a Cthulhu one. - Actually, a rather rare occasion to happen, for triple A$$ bull.

@ikaemos 5 жыл бұрын

The feeling Jim describes here is pretty much how I feel whenever I play a Spiders game. Their games are like BioWare-inspired mockbusters, but damn if they aren't good at it.

@scottbruckner4653 5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

@Noah_AWICB 5 жыл бұрын

the sinking city wouldn't have happened if we'd only sold our homes to aquaman and moved somewhere else

@JoaoAntonio-rj4xz 5 жыл бұрын

Hall Sobek

@drewsclues8625 5 жыл бұрын

SELL THEIR HOUSES TO WHOM, BEN?

@Orinslayer 5 жыл бұрын

Fucking AQUAMAN?

@DrIvoRobotnick 5 жыл бұрын

Is that an Hbomberguy reference?

@Orinslayer 5 жыл бұрын

@@DrIvoRobotnick yep.

@PsychCow 5 жыл бұрын

The clip of the lady crying while the other npc just watched and smoked, now that's gaming gold right there.

@Robbaz 5 жыл бұрын

Spent a good 20 hours on this game, but barely touched side quest and those i finished can have cute stories or brutally batshit insane stuff. It's good garbage.

@juanhoffmann4096 2 жыл бұрын

Did u like it and would you recommend it? It's on sale now for switch

@Malekariel 5 жыл бұрын

"Can i ask you a question?" "Mouth?" "Yea..." sold. jim should make game trailers.

@DrDarkheart 5 жыл бұрын

I love her she's so nonchalant about it

@Prisoner_ksc2-303 5 жыл бұрын

That scene in the first gameplay videos...and this is basically a "reality" where lovercraftian people (like the fish people) are "normal"...

@youtubeuniversity3638 5 жыл бұрын

I can see how "They actually cared" can be so good to play.

@MartialArtzz 5 жыл бұрын

Hell yes, especially when how easy it is to long for it these days. A game being made by passionate devs goes a long way to distinguish it from games made by profit algorithms.

@ManoredRed 5 жыл бұрын

@@MartialArtzz Profit algorithms that don't even work, mind you, given how those games usually suck ass.

@Isnogood12 5 жыл бұрын

I just wish they'd cared for QA too...

@suraventri2544 5 жыл бұрын

Better than "We ticked a box on the factory line" games.

@thriceandonce 5 жыл бұрын

"I cannot in good conscience recommend this game I've been playing nonstop" is my most common gaming feel tbh.

@HellecticMojo 5 жыл бұрын

my feelings on anime.

@Nadaters 5 жыл бұрын

It's great whenever you see reviews where people don't recommend games they've spent 2000+ hours playing.

@mygmailhomepage2562 4 жыл бұрын

Problem of this game , less enemy , questionable monster ,tons of garbage quest , waste open world space , turn it to rubbish 🤣

@benmasta5814 5 жыл бұрын

I'm still laughing about the guy just standing there smoking casually watching the woman crying profusely directly infront of him lmao

@koenvandamme6901 5 жыл бұрын

I'm telling you, these anti-smoke campaigns are getting *weird*.

@dichloro_arsine542 5 жыл бұрын

so what you're saying is, it's basically an eastern european game from the early to mid 2000s like STALKER, Pathologic or Vampire Bloodlines. It's janky as hell to the point of being near-broken, but something about it is charming and draws you in to the point that you *almost* forgive those shortcomings, but still can't necessarily recommend it to the average consumer. Yea this is a pretty common type of game lol.

@Oroberus 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I thought. Both, Stalker and Bloodlines were god damn broken messes which were just hard to play not because of difficulty but of quirkiness but ... I really, really love them, playing them even today once in a while

@Damiv 5 жыл бұрын

Foot God The Stalker series are some of my favorite games ever.

@gabrielpadro5589 5 жыл бұрын

God bless the Stalker games.

@TheMovingEye 5 жыл бұрын

There were definitely shades of Pathologic in Sinking City - in Pathologic you only had map markers and no HUD directions so you better go by feel instead of constantly checking the map, you have three families in both games jostling for power and the visions in Sinking City feel more symbolic just like the theatre scenes in Pathologic.

@joachims.119 5 жыл бұрын

God, I love all of these games. But to be fair, I only started playing them for real, when the first patches made them playable ;-)

@81OH4Z4RD 5 жыл бұрын

It's sad that good game creators don't have resources to make their games great, and that the AAA studios, with all the resources, have no interest in making good games.

@domagojrimac4870 5 жыл бұрын

AAA studios do have interest, but most of the time they can't make the game they want to because of the pressure from publishers (like EA). To make a good game, one of the key elements is time, which is not really given since all publishers are impatient and want new games as soon as possible.

@domagojrimac4870 5 жыл бұрын

@Joshua Kierstead Or if they are extra lazy, leave modders to fix the game for them. *Bethesda* Hahahaha

@jjoe7078 4 жыл бұрын

@@domagojrimac4870 true and not to mention randomly cutting half the development team

@expendableindigo9639 3 жыл бұрын

@@jjoe7078 And now this game is no longer for sale...

@Largentina. 3 жыл бұрын

@@expendableindigo9639 What do you mean? I literally just bought it.

@highfscore 5 жыл бұрын

"Worst game I've ever liked" is a very strong accolade from the man who gave Deadly Premonition a 10/10

@Pookie2112 5 жыл бұрын

Twin peaks the game is great

@0ctopusComp1etely 5 жыл бұрын

This looks like it's cut from the same cloth as Deadly Premonition, in just about every sense. That is a very good sign.

@YouSoSpice 5 жыл бұрын

Did you hear that, Zach?

@emilhult3394 5 жыл бұрын

@@YouSoSpice Clear as a crisp spring morning

@Nadaters 5 жыл бұрын

Typically I refer to it as: "I keep trying to like this game, but..."

@mordor1779 5 жыл бұрын

I wish we could have a real big RPG like The Witcher or Fallout but in an universe inspired by Lovecraft .. all these Lovecraft games are always low budget it's sad

@caleb_popham 5 жыл бұрын

Bloodborne is probably the closest we'll ever get to that

@proteus2103 5 жыл бұрын

Here's my money.

@Derinma 5 жыл бұрын

@@caleb_popham Bloodborne may be Lovecraftian, but not a Lovecraft mythos game. In Lovecraft mythos game one just doesn't kill the monsters.

@broadnerdmike6450 5 жыл бұрын

It’s a shoddy game that’s got great Lovecraft elements, so I’m still playing it based on that.

@DimT670 5 жыл бұрын

How would you have a big RPG in a Lovecraft inspired universe? That's model is pretty anti Lovecraft

@thekidkrow 5 жыл бұрын

What is it with all these janky yet sort-of charming lovecraft games?

@Zack_Wester 5 жыл бұрын

AAA refused most of the time to toch Lovecraftian so indies and amateur takes the pick... sadly next to no budget and in most case not enough skill to make it through. resulting in a game thats bad, questionable to acceptable.

@isaachinds3736 5 жыл бұрын

Even as it not up to the quality of Good AAA games they do try to let you enjoy it with no strings attached.

@hushedcasket4898 5 жыл бұрын

Because while it lacks in skill it is still made by people who like the material and that passion shows.

@Chocolate83Bunny 5 жыл бұрын

Lovecraft curses the games from his grave for being not racist

@marcog.verbruggen674 5 жыл бұрын

@@Chocolate83Bunny he actually turned around big time in later years, and (publicly i think?) admitted a lot of his beliefs and work were born out of ignorance and paranoia. so i think he'd be smiling at these games trying their best to keep this going but less racist, since he was always encouraging of people taking his work and changing/adding/etc. puts a smile on my face to think that

@MoriartyTheFifth 5 жыл бұрын

Honestly I like it when a reviewer comes out and says yeah the games crap but im having a blast. Cause it does in fact happen all to often.

@NidorinoAlliance 5 жыл бұрын

(Round The Twist theme plays) Entire Aussie family: “HeY WhAt YoU wAtChInG”

@LopsidedMoz 5 жыл бұрын

It was popular in the UK too!

@Atrak8 5 жыл бұрын

Had a total nostalgia hit when that started playing!

@InvAltDM 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that made me happy, without my pants

@kyriss12 5 жыл бұрын

It aired in the US as well. Part of the whole goosebumps eerie Indiana spooky shows for kids lineup.

@proteus2103 5 жыл бұрын

@@InvAltDM Wait.... Is this a.. miracle of sound? (sorry)

@Foreseer117 5 жыл бұрын

I'll be picking up the Necronomicon edition then, this is exactly what I wanted. Don't even mind the warts. It's a passion project that, while not executed perfectly, show the reverence the devs had to the source material. Can't wait to play it

@broslavsk2787 5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely adored this game for some of the tiny details they put in the story. It provided so much more depth to the overarching plot that you find yourself in. The best example I can give is the protagonist himself. The way he holds his hands and nervously shakes them as he talks in a monotone voice that's so clearly exhausted and disconnected from everything due to insomnia. The remarkably sunken red eyes that dart around. It tells a lot about his mental state and reliance on hard drugs to keep himself from breaking completely. As flawed as this game is, I absolutely fell in love with it after being disappointed by Call of Cthulhu earlier this year. But I'm a weirdo.

@Zombiewithabowtie 5 жыл бұрын

That's the cool thing about a game based in Lovecraftian mythos as well - sometimes people acting in unnatural ways, the thousand yard stare, strange vocal inflections, and other stuff that could just be part of the jank fits in with the way people living in the presence of eldritch horrors would act. I understand that you're praising the game for what was deliberately added to the character movements, but sometimes even the mistakes can work in a games' favour.

@broslavsk2787 5 жыл бұрын

@@Zombiewithabowtie Oh yeah for sure. The weird jank provided for some rather intense moments at times. The combat for example not being really good actually made for some tense moments when the enemies just keep dodging my damn shovel. It was frustrating but also intense.

@Aren-ai 5 жыл бұрын

Getting those real Round the Twist nostalgia feels right now.

@Madsy9 5 жыл бұрын

The TV-shows from the early 90s were so good! I also remember The Odyssey from the same time.

@macdaddy2330 5 жыл бұрын

Surprised to see round the twist being referenced by someone outside of Australia but i aint complaining.

@interdictr3657 5 жыл бұрын

I havnt heard this since my childhood. I always remember the episode where one of them spends the night in the old public toilets and that spider comes out the toilet :S

@TheAlmightyAss 5 жыл бұрын

Shivers down my fucking spine.

@M3PH11 5 жыл бұрын

@@macdaddy2330 It was aired in the UK on the BBC

@Spezifischable 5 жыл бұрын

Played for ten hours. Maybe i have a different game. There are some serious ai pathfinding issues but other then that the game is absolutely wonderful. It looks gorgeous, the atmosphere is somewhere between naked lunch, lovecraft and angel heart, music is great, exploring the big creepy world is motivating and even fighting the monsters is fun. The whole detective thing plays like a well done adventure game and every game element is explained in the main menu ("How to play"). Sinking city is far, far off from being shitty or a bad game. If at all, this thing is pretty unique and could become a cult classic like deadly premonition.

@markyturner 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm.. cult classic with a few patches. It has a lot going for it, but the terrible npcs in the open world are really immersion breaking. If they fixed that, I’d forgive a lot of the other janky bits.

@keychainere 4 жыл бұрын

Bought it for £13, no complaints. It’s very atmospheric and I’m enjoying the ride.

@benlawrence1977 4 жыл бұрын

I felt the angel heart mood as well, one of my favourite movies and a decent book too ! I just finished the game on the switch and really enjoyed it all the way through, Jim's review is amusing highlighting some of the weird janky elements but I got really immersed in every aspect of this game and was impressed with the choices I faced along the way. Wish I'd played it earlier but I can say one of 2019's strongest games for me, although Pathologic 2 takes the crown.

@safesoundequine8511 3 жыл бұрын

Your bar for gorgeous is hella low lmao

@hail2theprince93 5 жыл бұрын

A poorly executed game with a soul will ALWAYS be superior to a soulless "AAA" title. Diamond in the rough > polished turd.

@countesschewi2399 5 жыл бұрын

Ah, Eurojank. I honestly do appreciate games like this that aren't good but interesting more than I do big AAA blockbusters.

@Deadlock239 5 жыл бұрын

Refers back to an earlier jimquisition where he said we need more b tier games

@joe--cool 5 жыл бұрын

It's something Bethesda could have made if they just had put some more effort in.

@DorkLord54 5 жыл бұрын

It's Deadly Premonition all over for you, isn't it?

@minhkhangtran6948 5 жыл бұрын

Or Ride to Hell: Retribution for Yathzee

@TiagoMorbusSa 5 жыл бұрын

Deadly Premonition was absolute rubbish.

@cypher1419 5 жыл бұрын

@@TiagoMorbusSa glorious rubbish.

@Just_Matty 5 жыл бұрын

@@TiagoMorbusSa DP was great, it was absolute jank, but the good kind of jank you can laugh at the whole way through

@TiagoMorbusSa 5 жыл бұрын

@@cypher1419 Fair.

@zelg.5551 5 жыл бұрын

This sounds like a Troika Games game - broken, buggy, glitchy mess that is somehow better than the majority of Ax3 titles when it comes to actually having fun and enjoying the game. Sign me up.

@OverlordZephyros 5 жыл бұрын

I can hear the developers say.... Wait Jimsterlin didn't totally hate our game??? Really?? 🤔

@simplysviat5338 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, we kinda do :))) It's cool to see that hard work we put in is actually felt by players, despite all technical and design issues

@hpdre7437 5 жыл бұрын

@@simplysviat5338 If you can address these issues, I think you'll have a sleeper hit on your hands. Or at the least a more successful follow up.

@simplysviat5338 5 жыл бұрын

@@hpdre7437 rest assured, all feedback is collected by our amazing marketing team and will be studied by the team closely.

@jordanthejq12 5 жыл бұрын

@@simplysviat5338 If No Man's Sky can patch its way out of disaster, y'all certainly can.

@Lord_Deimos 5 жыл бұрын

A broken, janky mess that is very alluring somehow? Sounds like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

@losnfjslefn8857 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like Elder Scrolls Oblivion to me 😆

@hpdre7437 5 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of The Witcher (the first one).

@Athawolfus 5 жыл бұрын

@@hpdre7437 I thought the camera perspective looked like the first Witcher.

@JackWalters696 5 жыл бұрын

The lead narrative designer for this is now working at GSC, the felluhs who developed the STALKER series and are now developing its sequel. This comparison may end up being even more apt when the sequel releases.

@net_imp 5 жыл бұрын

So basically, D for execution, but A for effort?

@arthurmorgan2861 5 жыл бұрын

i like D

@sirkana 5 жыл бұрын

Obligatory that's what she said.

@AwesomeReshiram 5 жыл бұрын

D in execution but A in effort is basically everything i make

@Solkard 5 жыл бұрын

So the devs accurately replicated the experience of captivating madness?

@delathenleso5793 5 жыл бұрын

"This game is buggy in a way that I'd hate any other game for, but for some reason I like this one!" Hello Jim, welcome to the life of an Elder Scrolls fan ^_^

@cormoran2303 5 жыл бұрын

This is the best Jim Sterling video I've ever watched without my pants!

@w26240 5 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@bongosmcdongos4190 5 жыл бұрын

Genuinely, same.

@couchgamingtv9593 5 жыл бұрын

Damn, the joke has already been used, i'm 26 minutes late

@TheRiggz666 5 жыл бұрын

hmmm, and i thought it was some fancy brand. do you have your name sewn into all your pants? anyway, you can have them back...

@CommunistJugular 5 жыл бұрын

I'm wearing my Wunderpants!

@gavfitzpatrick 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like a Bethesda game with amazing graphics for Bethesda

@michaelmooney5246 5 жыл бұрын

The Innsmouthers still look better than Skyrim's kids.

@Memphis_ritz 5 жыл бұрын

>_>

@16xthedetail76 5 жыл бұрын

I was actually thinking the same thing.

@theblackbaron4119 5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmooney5246 have you heard of the high elves. Hugh huaggh dead

@Uldihaa 5 жыл бұрын

You're not wrong.

@stimpymcstimp6442 5 жыл бұрын

I like it when the devs of a game really wanted it to be how it was in their heads but just didn't have the skill or experience for it. If you put your heart into something, even it is not that good, it can be quite enjoyable. I also hope that those kind of studios get a chance to keep fixing it, get enough experience to make their remaster or learned everything they could from that project and make something else that they can actually realise that time. I'd say to the devs of the sinking city: don't stop now, we've seen your ideas and intentions and we see potential!

@JediMB 5 жыл бұрын

*clicks on Jim's video* *hears the Round the Twist theme* "Oh, this is the weirdest ad." *realizes it's not an ad* *sings along*

@geekrepublic8308 5 жыл бұрын

Sadly, not all B level games can be like A Plague Tale Innocence, Jim, but glad you're finding some enjoyment out of the game. I'm gonna wait for a deep discount myself. Need to see that $19.99 price tag.

@Highwind452 5 жыл бұрын

It comes down to resource management too and not biting off more than you can chew. A Plague Tale is a very linear, structured game made by over 140 staff. Sinking City is a non-linear open world game made by 80 staff. Frogwares just went way beyond their scope and skill level in attempting Sinking City, they're used to making Sherlock games with a focus on writing and puzzle solving.

@darkpixel1128 5 жыл бұрын

@@Highwind452 I want to see a sequel (in spirit at least) with more time, manpower and experience. They could be the same CD projekt red, I think.

@ssgyates 5 жыл бұрын

Na, free on play station plus

@krysivory493 2 жыл бұрын

It's only $16.24 for the deluxe edition on Switch right now. Should I buy this? 🤔💬

@krysivory493 2 жыл бұрын

It's only $16.24 for the deluxe edition on Switch right now. Should I buy this? 🤔💬

@kaischickentanz2874 5 жыл бұрын

Its like... Deadly Premonition? Not well made but somehow good?

@nicknevco215 5 жыл бұрын

not sure it is at the caliber of DP

@Highwind452 5 жыл бұрын

When I started it my first impressions were Deadly Premonition of this generation. Except Deadly Premonition has better combat.

@tomivalkonen1343 5 жыл бұрын

If its anywhere as glorious as Deadly Premonotion I will eat it any day. Deadly Premonition TOP 10 ever made material as far as im concerned. Though, being Call of Cthulhu mythos I expect it to be "slightly" more serious.

@neveridle 5 жыл бұрын

You used a term that I loved. "The sincerity in the game development". Usually I love terrible games because they honestly tried, compared to the crap AAA cash grabs we have

@Deform-2024 5 жыл бұрын

John Wolfe is doing a playthrough of this. I might still check it out.

@Squato 5 жыл бұрын

Have you ever? Ever felt like this. Like Jim wants to rage on this. But is kinda impressed about it.

@Highwind452 5 жыл бұрын

Frogwares Sherlock games are great fun if you want to feel like an actual detective. So the writing and detective stuff in Sinking City is actually really good at times, but everything else with the open world and action is just shite.

@TankUni 5 жыл бұрын

@@Highwind452 Hopefully someone can mod the ammo situation so the player only has to deal with the jank rather than also never having enough bullets for the job. Restricted ammo can be done well (Metro series for example), but if everything else is janky then that can be the extra annoyance that sinks a game.

@davidlane1248 5 жыл бұрын

I'll probably end up getting it for Switch (hopefully there's a physical release) I look forward to dealing with old school headaches from an honest developer with an artistic vision rather than a soulless AAA studio that puts out perfectly functional games that seem more interested in monetizing me further than actually creating an engaging and interesting experience

@Mernom 5 жыл бұрын

AAA? Perfectly functional? *laughs in 76, anthem and syndicate*

@IMayOrMayNotBeNoelG 5 жыл бұрын

I think you're being too generous when you generally refer to recent AAA games as being "Perfectly Functional".

@trevors2077 5 жыл бұрын

Marik Zilberman fallout bad

@Mernom 5 жыл бұрын

@@trevors2077 I'm aware.

@iamnotaweebiswear8940 5 жыл бұрын

@@Mernom assassins creed syndicate?

@Ddarkan 5 жыл бұрын

Watch_Dogs is probably the worst game I've ever liked. I feel like everyone probably has at least one guilty pleasure game.

@300IQPrower 5 жыл бұрын

I get that it’s lovable trash but GODDAMMIT ALL I WANT IS A QUALITY LOVECRAFT GAME. I can’t keep replaying Bloodborne and Darkest Dungeon forever!

@zayindarkmore1616 5 жыл бұрын

300-I.Q. Prower I made peace with that fate long ago.

@vaderguitarplayer 5 жыл бұрын

This is a step in the right direction. Perhaps they can make another with a better budget, but perfect it. Maybe.

@Welcometotheslam5424 4 жыл бұрын

There is Sundered. It's basically a combination of Hollow Knight, Cuphead, and Lovecraftian Horror

@silver1340 4 жыл бұрын

Have you tried Darkwood?

@ouij 5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully some of the rough edges are smoothed out by the time it makes it to Steam. Epic exclusives may be the new Early Access.

@FelisImpurrator 5 жыл бұрын

Epic Access!

@acousticnoisemachine 5 жыл бұрын

"It's good... sometimes." Now THERE'S a pull quote for the box art.

@turtleanton6539 5 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@1faraday 5 жыл бұрын

As an Australian I got instant nostalgia flashbacks from that intro, around the twist was a fantastic show

@OnDavidsBrain 5 жыл бұрын

If deadly premonition is your “The Room” I’m guessing this is like your “Birdemic” then?

@nikobellic570 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone remember "Girl from Tomorrow". Another Australian kids show from the 90s?

@TheEDfromRED 5 жыл бұрын

Niko Bellic yes!!

@Zeliek 5 жыл бұрын

Their Creative/Creativity department is beyond the average TripleA game. Their mechanic/ implementing department is sorta lacking. Like they knew they wanted to keep the resources low but not unplayable and they unfortunately made it exploitable but still... Still there are the marking of a development that did everything it could in the gameplay department that the story department asked them for even if not great!

@Highwind452 5 жыл бұрын

I agree, their Sherlock games are really good. I could see hints of them trying action in the last one - Devil's Daughter and the result wasn't great. The feedback was for them to go back and do what they do grea2. Unfortunately they didn't lol

@reidysmeidy5772 5 жыл бұрын

Their creativity and gameplay department are probably the same people

@Zeliek 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm... learning that it's a regular thing they do with detective games makes me dislike them a bit but still their city design and some other things make the game passable if not likeable. Also Reidy i kinda know that like most companies everyone does everything on smaller companies and there aren't even "departments" but i chose to label them as such to point out that some aspects of the game are way cooler that they deserved for a game with generally bad gameplay

@ohmanthatguy2443 5 жыл бұрын

I feel almost the same way about Vampyr. There was something about that game that kept me playing, and I can honestly say I enjoyed it. The good for me, at least, outweighed everything else.

@superskills1017 5 жыл бұрын

As an Australian, the intro made me experience a nostalgic moment about a certain Aussie TV series...

@nathaniliescu4597 5 жыл бұрын

It was shown in here in the UK too!

@obZenism 5 жыл бұрын

WHEN STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN I GO AROUND THE TWIST

@mikethetowns 5 жыл бұрын

Heard the word? Bird? Spider?

@kippie6035 5 жыл бұрын

Oooh.. sounds like a game that could do well with more production and a re-release.

@speedincooper 5 жыл бұрын

"Round the twist"? Crikey, must be 30 years since I've heard that. Classic!

@megamangos7408 5 жыл бұрын

Releasing a good, but ultimately broken & buggy version of the game on Epic only to (potentially) have everything fixed for the Steam release.... Clever!

@vaderguitarplayer 5 жыл бұрын

At least you're being positive about it. Lol

@dmitriygryaznov9210 4 жыл бұрын

The video reminded me of the game, I decided to add it to Steam wishlist, got confused that it's not released yet (add it anyway), go back to this tab, scroll down to see your comment, confusion ended.

@expendableindigo9639 3 жыл бұрын

Well, now the game is gone...

@megamangos7408 3 жыл бұрын

@@expendableindigo9639 twitter.com/thesinkingcity/status/1298246196180455424 Oh me oh my.

@The_Death_Owl 5 жыл бұрын

Sometimes objective trash is subjective gold. The last game in that category I liked was Dark Void.

@reverendjigglesby6678 5 жыл бұрын

Fucking loved Dark Void. Glad I'm not the only one.

@arenkai 5 жыл бұрын

I wrote a design document about a game similar to this one for my game design class. I dropped combat in favour of stealth takedowns (where sanity is your main ressource since being too close to mythos creatures drains it very fast) and very few, but powerful, ranged weapons because in my sense combat is at odds with Lovecraft's idea of horror. Funny to compare a game that's been made to my designs and see what I wouldn't have done and what I didn't think of.

@nerdorama009 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm a big fan of the Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG, and even in that system, which is a lot more conducive to heroism than the original novels, if you're in combat with a monster, you've pretty much already lost. Bring a handgun in case you run afoul of cultists, but other than that, your only truly effective weapons are education and preparation. And ambushes. And occasionally dynamite. Long story short, not toe-to-toe fisticuffs.

@Fuzzy_Barbarian 5 жыл бұрын

The Round the Twist music gave me PTSD flashbacks to having to watch the three videos my primary school owned that were ALL Round the Twist.

@806rdg 5 жыл бұрын

Drop-kicked some Nostalgia in my head with that 'Round the Twist theme.

@zikarisg9025 5 жыл бұрын

Waited so long for this, passed on Call of Cthulhu, passed on Vampyr, scerw it, bought!

@escarglow4261 5 жыл бұрын

The Round the Twist theme should be used for every spooky film and game opening credits always.

@kentonbaird1723 5 жыл бұрын

That series was my childhood. The first 30 seconds of this video nearly got me kicked off the bus for laughing bloody loudly.

@PFiction24 5 жыл бұрын

The Sinking City, the Alpha Protocol of Lovecraft

@carljosephfriedrich8919 4 жыл бұрын

I've gotten far more enjoyment out of AP, than from most games produced these days. It's buggy, wonky, and with some pretty weak RPG elements (A big problem in my mind) - yet still it's so much fun! KOTOR 2 and AP are both products of the same flawed, insane and great mess.

@wrexand 5 жыл бұрын

wait wait wait... you're saying a game that developers actually *cared* about was released? AND you LIKED it?! the year is 2019 still, right?... I'm confused.

@Sonichero151 3 жыл бұрын

Is that a dig at Jim, or the Industry? Or both?

@timothymckane6362 5 жыл бұрын

Jim's thoughts on the game itself: "It's alright, I guess." Jim's thoughts on getting the doctor's plague mask: "GOTY 2019"

@neveridle 5 жыл бұрын

Where's that tune from? I remember playing a game with that theme but I can't get a grip on which was...

@Errzman 5 жыл бұрын

@@neveridle dynasty warriors 4 victory theme. yw

@neveridle 5 жыл бұрын

@@Errzman tHANK YOU KIND SIR

@igordelija9185 5 жыл бұрын

Dude what do you mean characters do weird things. You have a fish dude in this game.

@Alakarin 5 жыл бұрын

0:29

@simplysviat5338 5 жыл бұрын

Cool to see that all the hard work the Frogwares team put in is actually felt by the players!

@steepo101 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding me of "Round the Twist" that takes me back like 20 years.

@Wedge8 5 жыл бұрын

Just started on console. The physical version comes with a big map of the city. I feel this will help with the vague address issue.

@badboje6040 5 жыл бұрын

Why does every game need combat. Some games don't really need it.

@kensheldon7430 5 жыл бұрын

The intro transported me be to my childhood here in Australia watching Round the Twist!

@neveridle 5 жыл бұрын

Hey guys, I just forgot where the tune in 4:33 is from. Can anyone enlighten me?

@PHGRP 5 жыл бұрын

I’m really enjoying this game so far. It’s super tough to fight all the enemies. Clearly it’s a little rough around the edges but I love how it doesn’t hold your hand.

@MieldExaminLive 5 жыл бұрын

My exact feelings on it too. Super Janky, but I like it, oddly enough.

@0LoneTech 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds to me like it's tolerable in the same way classic Bethesda once was.

@Highwind452 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah I explain it to my friends as being shite but I like it... And I wouldn't recommend it to anyone lol

@Thaibiohazard123 5 жыл бұрын

The games that are shitty I can't recommend it, but I can't stop playing it. - Silent Hill Homecoming & Downpour - Darksiders 3 If it falls under any of those levels, I think I'm gonna be fine with Sinking City. Unless it's shittier than that.

@hothiscold00008 5 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the B-games I used to buy in my teens when money was tight. They were often the same - buggy, glitchy but still gripping. I miss those days.

@FelixIakhos 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my god, the throwback intro. I had forgotten that show existed.

@tomaO2 5 жыл бұрын

Oh! Around the twist. Man, I really liked this song, and the show. Nice blend of weirdness.

@paradoxacres1063 5 жыл бұрын

0:40 This man *exhaling cigarette smoke into Crying Grandma's face* is a metaphor for 2019

@GlossRabban 5 жыл бұрын

That intro Music, just made my head explode with pictures from the tv series it's from... Nostalgia explosion. 🤯

@bluesmachine1006 5 жыл бұрын

I used to love that round the twist, with the lighthouse :D

@Blackadderthefourth 5 жыл бұрын

Holy moly I haven't listed to around the twist in years.

@CommunistJugular 5 жыл бұрын

Such a good show

@adamaim3452 5 жыл бұрын

Around the twist was one of my god dame childhood shows. When the twilight zone meets goosebumps but it's got kids in the neck of it all. I almost forgot about the video and just watched some episodes.

@blurbles88 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's cool that Jim can feel this way still. We all really like games, no matter where they're going and what we think about what happens to the medium, and to see a game that really really was trying to be something something special and appreciate that I think, is a really pure feeling that we don't get to have with games much anymore. Its optimistic, and all of us, gamers, game developers, and games themselves, could do with some more causes for optimism nowadays...it makes projects like this feel special, while also making me sad we've gotten to this point.

@TheOriginalAndBestTim 5 жыл бұрын

insta liked this video after 2 seconds when I heard the round the twist theme. Sounds like this game would be really interesting to play with a few quality of life Mods added

@StrikeWarlock 5 жыл бұрын

So, Deadly Premonition?

@Highwind452 5 жыл бұрын

Deadly Premonition is way better in my opinion. Played both.

@hogboblin4211 5 жыл бұрын

I’d never heard of Round the Twist before watching this video. I’m now chanting the theme song as if it were some dark invocation. It’s so catchy.

@Skwisgaar999 5 жыл бұрын

I fucking love how the background is out of focus but the sparks flying are CRISP

@officerfeelgood1888 5 жыл бұрын

You had me at plucked Jimmy boy. Will give the game a try. It seems this is typical of frogware games, technical difficulties but adept at creating suspense. Could not stop laughing at the guy smoking happy as Larry, while the Woman is in full tear mode.

@GaudiaCertaminisGaming 5 жыл бұрын

Love the Lovecraft. Seen some gameplay on other channels. Looks pretty good. Jim: Very much a Lovecraft inspired game. Everyone else: Well duuuhhh.

@DUCKDUDE4100 5 жыл бұрын

They could fix the issue of the tedium of the map by including a system of passive perks you earn from doing things, such as going to X number of locations means your character now knows their way around and has map markers for objectives placed automatically.

@RP-mp4ow 3 жыл бұрын

I’m playing The Sinking City now. “The Worst Game I’ve Ever Liked” is the best way to describe it. There really is something about this game that shines from the BS it’s surrounded by. The combat is SUPER ANNOYING. Died so many times and got tired of limited resources, I switched to Easy just to let things move along(and to stop having to travel such long, boring distances to give it another go) I miss Normal mode- the mood of Normal mode really made the monsters spawning have that feeling of dread and suspense to it

@carnage2k4 5 жыл бұрын

Australian Childhoods UNITE!!! Round the Twist, 90s kids remember!

@Ecalyptus90 5 жыл бұрын

Despite its flaws, Its a fun game to play, definitely try it, people! it's a shoddier Lovecraftident Evil 4 sort of

@MollyGermek 5 жыл бұрын

I honestly had no idea Round the Twist existed outside of Australia.

@exendar 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nostalgia trip with the music, Jim.

@MGPW 5 жыл бұрын

As an Australian, thank you for starting with my national anthem.

@CommunistJugular 5 жыл бұрын

Streuth!

@fortnitepros8025 5 жыл бұрын

strewth

@insipiddisease 5 жыл бұрын

As an Australian I find your love of round the twist really weird. I didn't know it was exported outside our shores. Time has not been kind to anyone in the cast.

@jazzgb9469 5 жыл бұрын

It was very well known in the UK during the early 90s. Heartbreak High as well....

@Laezar1 5 жыл бұрын

The fact that you are looking for actual adress does remind me of the painscreek killings, which was a really interesting game. I honestly like this gameplay element when it's well done, if the layout make sense you learn rather fast how to navigate the city, and while you start as a stranger struggling to find locations, you end up like a local "ah? yes the house of this guys, at the end of the crossroad behind the weird tree, yes I see". I feel like learning to know a place is both more engaging and rewarding than following markers. Especially in a detective game it makes a lot of sense in my opinion.