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Jez has realized he can’t make Datto his wife and so he must make his wife Datto.

This video is not only entertaining, but super informative about how little is actually explained to new players. Amy is such a trooper and sounds like she had a great attitude for the majority of her playthrough. All of her takes were true, and real, and based. 👌

"I hate the creepy little wet men" is hands down the BEST description of a hive unit I have ever heard. Watching this video was fun. It can be easy, as seasoned gamers, to forget how someone who has never really played games can struggle on things we don't even think about.

“She was like; what’s a buff?” “And I was like… interesting” 😂

"I like blue" She might chose to be a hunter, BUT.. she is a natural titan 🤣

"Don't worry, they've probably spent thousands of hours on this game but haven't enjoyed it for years." god fucking dammit I think I woke the neighbors with how hard I laughed

This might be the best single piece of D2 content I've seen on KZfaq, I would really like a part 2 to this series. I understand it might take a long time but I have no issue waiting for a video this good.

Your wife is amazing. I laughed aloud for so much of this. Also, I am NOT a new gamer - been playing shooters, mmorpgs and strategy games since childhood (I'm what happens when a gamer has children) but WAS new to Destiny last year: this is so accurate haha! Why no quest marker, why quest marker bad, what aspects, why it immune from other creatures, why cannot access this quest yet, why map bad, what is good build, why this guy respawn like a guardian. She's hilarious, you too, and this was great. First video in ages I didn't skip around and watched the whole thing. Considering the length of it, that says something. Keep it up!

I enjoy your observations on how Shaw Han was written. He may seem boring to us, but the amount of new players I've met who like him is actually quite high. It's like they form an attachment to him..."the first face this face saw"

"I don't even play the game yet. Why would I want an expansion?" As someone who plays video games, I never knew people actually fall for this and I completely agree with Amy on this one....

11:50 even the dead captain is pointing at the pop up like 'come on just read it'

This is in my top 10 most entertaining KZfaq videos ever and highly relatable after helping many a new player in games. Thank you for all your hard work, and kudos to you Amy for having the fortitude to press on. The bit about her running support class healer in games hit hard for me. One of our buddies wife's couldn't shoot in borderlands games so she just looted everything, dropped turrets, and revived us through the first two games. After quests she's drop all the loot she collected for us in a big pile. 😂

“She equipped the hand cannon and realized this was her favorite thing” there is no greater feeling than blowing something up with a revolver. I was born too early to be a cowboy in space 😔

Neither of them will see this but: Amy, thank you for your efforts and trying for that long. Jez, thank you for doing this video, seeing this perspective about a non-gamer trying a game like Destiny was insanely intriguing to learn

I love how this is just jez being proud of his wife the video absolutely love it

This is the second video I've seen of somebody taking a non gamer through the beginner experience in Destiny 2, and I need more of it. Getting reminded of these new to gaming moments is quite nostalgic.

this is MUST watch for any game devs

I had a friend who I introduced to the game, who hadn't played an FPS game before. I know, I'm a terrible friend. I got them into it, and they instantly fell in love with the graphics, lore and gameplay. It was fun to run around and shoot aliens and sling space magic. I had a new Hunter to train. Then the Humble Bundle sale happened. They couldn't quite buy it, so I bought it for them. Within a week, they had maxed out the season pass and was dying to get into a raid or dungeon. So we did a duo run of Prophecy. Easy Phalanx one phase, but we wiped a couple times to Kell. Once I realised they weren't using Trapper's Ambush (they had Omni on. I guess I didn't check because.. I automatically assumed they'd put it on. It was a mistake on my part as a more experienced player), I told them to switch to it, and the moment they did, we easily beat the Kell Echo. They hit almost 2mil damage with Dragon's Breath and that one Cartesian that Banshee was selling a while back. I'm proud of my friend, they learned so fast. I don't think I can quite call them a New Light anymore.

I am an experienced gamer and Amy is a whole mood. I had so many of the same feelings about things. These are the kind of play testers game studios need.

Lower screen bounds doesnt cutoff the full screen. It just compresses the hud closer together. I actually do this to see everything easier.

That was adorable. The fact that she was willing to do this for 11 days for you speaks volumes about her as a person and a partner. Wishing you guys all the best. BTW if she hasn't watched this video, kindly do a reaction video. It'd be entertaining to watch her realise the various options in the game she wasn't aware of. Also, just because she loved using handcannons, give her a dragonfly / firefly handcannon for a couple of hours (Fatebringer will do). Poppimg heads and causing massive explosions will change her entire perspective of the gun play.

“Maybe employee of the month, maybe a surprise layoff from upper management”.. goddamn Jez with the heater! I actually yelled out loud “oh shit” when I heard that

Don't think ever watched an hour+ KZfaq video before. Testament to the entertainment of this - good job mate, subbed!

This was absolutely riveting in a really hard to explain way. Really makes you take a step back and realize the things (and not just in gaming) that I take for granted. I may understand something inherently because of my past experiences, but someone else in that same situation may not understand it, even if they are perfectly equipped to handle it. Simply an amazing test/experiment (one I would NEVER put my SO through if I hope to keep her around though lol). I would be VERY interested to see what any game dev, and especially a Destiny dev, would say about this after watching. Well done!

Ive played this game for a decade and didnt realize there were 2 shades of red on the radar. For this thank you

The lack of "Equip your stuff!" prompts on Day 2 is ABOSLUTELY a bug. When I tried out the New Light content, I recall being immediately forced to equip new weapons when I got them, even if I didn't want to use it. Can't say the same for the Subclass or Armor stuff though, because I genuinely don't remember if they teach that all. Also her taste for Pulse Rifles and Swords is mega based.

Callus rolls up. Amy; "Whos this looser wearing a bucket?" LMFAOO GET HIM QUEEN

im convinced that not being a gamer makes people inherently funnier

This is probably one of the best and funniest videos from Jez I've seen and it hits so close to home as I just took someone brand new to Destiny all the way through every campaign and dungeon and watching him work all this stuff out with some prompts from me, he has gotten so much better at the game. But wow, watching him get there was both hilarious and maddening.

unironically one of the best videos I’ve seen on yt in months. Funny, informative, and paced very well. It was cool to see the side of people who never played video games. Also I don’t know how you never told her anything. Any time I ever shows someone a game as a kid (like my parents) I couldn’t help but give hints every minute or so. Really hope y’all do another one of these. Would be hilarious if you all played together and got her to do a raid or something. Maybe a dungeon or nightfall with you and datto would be better but I also think her and Danielle’s banter would be funny

I did something similar making my brother play this game for the first time. Needless to say, I had to explain 90% of the UI and mechanics just to even get hin through 1 lost sector. It also didn't help that the mission tracker disappears from time to time and he forgets he can just pull up his ghost to find the tracker again. Also, the public event and patrol markers often confuse him into thinking that they're the mission trackers because I told him "just follow the floating diamond" 💀

Bro this narrative was HIGHLY entertaining thank you for this

I'm glad I stumbled upon this video as I just started this game just last night (mostly because of the DLC being on ps plus this month). Now I will admit that while I'm not an absolute beginner, my fps skills are pretty below average for a typical gamer. The only one I've ever completed on my own was the latest Doom sequel a few years ago. Anyway the amount of times I legitimately said "wait what!?" out loud while watching this was pretty eye opening. I had apparently missed tons of seemingly important info about key gameplay mechanics and other basic stuff that may have taken me much longer to understand otherwise. Great video!

If only Amy knew her frustrations with the game (or any) are virtually the same as those of us who've been playing it for nearly a decade STRAIGHT 😂💪💪💪

This is like when I got my twin sister into Destiny. She got tired of people running through strikes pulling her so she didn’t know where to go. So her son and I went with her for a while and my job was to heal and freeze everything as a stasis warlock so she could not die and practice her aim. (She was a hunter).

Bro, I'm so proud of Amy, she's so awesome to actually do this

This may be your magnum opus, Jez. Like, this is a legit case study thesis on the psychology behind gaming and pathing.

I attempted this with my girlfriend but she was an experienced gamer. I've created a monster.

I said this with the Lightfall story recap, but I always appreciate Jez when he's putting in thoughtful analysis instead of playing the funny clueless guy to Datto's smahts persona. Looking forward to more.

unironically this didnt feel like an hour and a half. amy is just so wholesome and it was really cool seeing how she learned and progressed in under 2 weeks. i couldn't imagine trying to get into destiny right now, and definitely not now that i've seen how they choose to introduce new lights to almost a decade of story lmao amy is such a trooper!

I remember I did this with my sister about 2 years ago (she was 16 at the time and her only experience was shooters specifically is with Fortnite) She made a Titan and at least had better time controlling the character but when it came to fighting the Fallen she also got scared and had a little trouble. She made it through the first mission though and that was all she did. Was pretty proud to see her get that far and it was an interesting experience to watch

“Hipfire is not good” *laughs while reloading the last word*

Omg listing to this just audio and understanding what this feels like to watch make me so happy

What I can't get over is that this is the ideal player to create a new player experience around, I've taken my game sense and knowledge for granted...

This is probably the funniest youtube video I've ever watched. I was LITERALLY LOLing. Love that you made this so enjoyable with the comedy, and also pointed out the GLARING problems with getting new players into the game. It's sad really.

Your wife is a Saint. Very patient. Love the commentary.

I didn't know what "Crit" was when I first started playing vanilla Destiny. I still don't ever pay attention to buffs and debuffs unless absolutely necessary.

I love the feedback from the view of a new player. Almost every point makes so much sense in hindsight, but I would never think about them when playing the same content.

The perspective that this video gives is amazing. Entertaining and informative and you did a good job with this. And Amy was a trooper through this all.

Using her gymnast background to use sprinting for the first time to jump was actually pretty awesome

I’m glad to see someone else getting frustrated by the simultaneous overload and lack of info starting Destiny 2, along with the white arrow sometimes pointing two feet in front of you and sometimes a few miles ahead through mountainous terrain. And I’ve even played videogames before.

Never related to a video more. Destiny was really my first console game and took me ages to learn the very very basics. When people ask me if I played D1 I let them know I was never able to finish the campaign (started about 3 mos before D2 came out). I played solo for years and finally hired a fiveer coach for pvp but really had to backtrack to fireteam and discord basics. Big shoutout to my D2 clan and friends (3 years later) that took the time to explain basics to me. Huge shoutout to Amy ❣️, Jez owes you big time (and it’s a great vid Jez made it to the end)

Really great video! I've for sure met a bunch of blueberries in the past who clearly not only didn't understand Destiny, but struggled to comprehend games as a whole and had to be hand-held through objectives in activities. I feel like somewhere near the screen-adjustment settings upon opening the game it should prompt the following questionnaire to customize the learning experience based on prior gaming knowledge of each new player. "Have you played games in the same genre as DestinyTM before?" Yes / No / I don't recall "How detailed would you prefer tutorial prompts appear?" Guide Me There / Give Me Hints "How often would you like to receive these popups?" Always / Very frequently / Less Frequently I feel like this could be helpful. I can't remember for the life of me what game it was, but I once played a game that outright asked for your noob status at the start with: "Have you played games like this before?" and tailored the tutorial to meet your potential needs in the intorduction.

Fun fact, the liminal prison room isn't actually a bug. It's supposed to teach the player about fast travel. The bug is the fact that she didn't get the prompt to open fast travel.

Back in 2019 my boyfriend (a Destiny veteran) tried to get me into Destiny 2, and since it was the first FPS I ever played on console it was a NIGHTMARE. Take my console gaming skills which were at absolute zero and add in someone who's trying to teach you but keeps getting frustrated that you have no idea what's going on, and it is CHAOS. I still remember sniping things with a bow at a snail's pace and only using an SMG because for me it felt like the only thing that actually killed anything. I didn't want to play it for a long time since I was so discouradged, but slowly the familiarity and skill built up to where I actually started getting the hang of things. Honestly it's only now, five years later, that I'm finally getting around to utilizing the different weapon rolls and armor stats for builds, needless to say your wife is an absolute champ.

Jez, I'm so glad you made this video. Hope it gains traction, ppl(myself included) have been saying the onboarding for new players in this game is abysmal. Hearing Amy's struggles because things simply weren't told or hinted to her is a highlight of what a lot of new players likely struggle with. God bless her for putting up with it!

Having taken my wife from non gamer to very competent D2 partner, this hit different. I know what you felt Jez... and I respect you for staying silent.

the most amazing part of all this is the fact that she didn't quit 15 minutes in with you literally going out of your way to NOT help her ever

that room at the end of day one is supposed to have a pop up tutorial to show the player what fast traveling is so they can get out, but is currently bugged and just drops people in without an explanation

Bungie needs to do this every three months or so just to see where the game is at and how they can improve the game for new players. This gave SO much good information, awesome info and hopefully you both had fun with it.

Your idea for this and the presentation is absolutely brilliant! I enjoyed it so much and want to thank you both for brightening my day.

The finishers thing is real. When I first started, I was trying the witch queen campaign with a friend. In the first strike, we spent 15 minutes killing the boss only for him to respawn. We must not have seen the prompt and it didn't repop after the first time. I had rebound my buttons on pc, and didn't even bother with finisher. A more experienced friend had to explain why finishers are a thing to change my mind on; "I am playing a shooter, why would I get that close" I'm a gamer too, so this was just awkward for no reason. Edit: I've just watched more and see that the same issue happened here

Guardians, if you see a rank 1 player coming out of that passage in the cosmodrome, it’s your responsibility to greet them with a multiplayer emote. Only a small fraction even recognize you want them to interact. It’s actually quite cute.

Awesome video! I always love looks into the non gamer experience with games. Also those quotes are gold

The editing is very UNHhhh and I love it!

Whats most amazing to me is that she immediately recognized the quest tracking arrow on the mini map. In my experience every new player misses that.

Just to reiterate some of his initial points about the tutorial: This is obviously just my subjective experience, but I would pretty easily categorize myself as someone with tons of experience with video games. Jumping into Destiny 2 for the first time (having not played Destiny 1, at the time) I was initially _bewildered_ when the game was throwing terms at me like 'Class Ability', 'Charged Melee', 'Powered Melee', 'Melee Final Blow', 'Final Blow', 'Precision Final Blow', etc... I consistently kept confusing 'Charged' vs. 'Powered' and didn't even realize how my 'Charge Melee' specifically worked until _well after the tutorial._ I couldn't for the life of me initially figure out _what_ the game meant or _what_ it wanted from me until I literally _stopped playing_ and looked into it... Which new players are unlikely to do, because they just want to have fun with their (presumably) limited spare time. Maybe this is a skill issue, but the tutorial definitely didn't help mediate it, and that's what it's meant to do.

Props to your Mrs. She's a real trooper and a great sport. Also it must have been hard not keep jumping in to help. I used to do the same with my kids when they were little ❤😊

Oh yeah, Jez. The room that you get teleported into after you find Maeve's Ghost is not a bug. That's actually meant to force you to use the Director because I remember getting a popup prompt for it when running the NL quest on a new Guardian. Also bc my friend saw it too when he started.

This is quite relatable for when I was a New Light, and I went through multiple fireteam teachers before I left the game a few years ago due to seeing Cayde dead and being filled with stress after the Curse of Osiris campaign. I got back two months ago and started with a new Hunter & Warlock, but still had my rank. It’s adorable seeing Amy go through an experience like this in Destiny 2 and each moment left me to think or laugh, just like my early days of Destiny being a New Light. I hope you two see this because this made this day so much better and made me appreciate everyone who worked on Destiny 2 as a whole. And also, props to Amy for making it through the process like a true Guardian!

By day 6 she was definitely getting the hang of the basics, she had a long ways to go but definitely has made improvements in overall control of her character

I needed this validation sooooo bad. I loved every min of it! Thank you! New subscriber after this one.

That thrall room scared the shit out of my wife too, pretty sure that was exactly her response to that room. And she's a gamer and I was giving her tips not just letting her fumble through it

I love that she loves Cayde when he has like 5 minutes of screen time in the game now. So happy he’s coming back. He’s by far and away the best character in Destiny history imo

My Lady is going through the same journey though further along, I hope you two are having a blast prepping for the Final Shape!

This is such an entertaining video! Thank you!

First video i´ve seen from you .. Subscribed immediately! More of these , please !

To be fair, the screen bounds doesn’t crop the game screen, it just affects where your HUD goes to.

I did get put in the box of shame during the new light campaign, but my brother told me how to get out. Then, during "Cold Boot," the mission soft locked. If my brother hadn't told me it was prone to bugging, I may have quit right there. Bugs are irritating in general, but at least experienced players are equipped to handle them. The state of the new light campaign is not acceptable, "Cold Boot soft locks frequently, everyone chooses Hunter because they look the coolest but also happen to be the least new player friendly, and the prompts and story are counterproductive and unhelpful to learning, imagine someone hearing that "Fallen thrive in the dark" and thinking it was relevant to gameplay. New light campaign needs work it will almost certainly never get.

as cool as this experiment is, the game should not be catered to these types of people, they are next level casual (not in a bad way) that normally dont even play games on the regular, the "new player" you are referencing importance are people that occasionally play games and just haven't played destiny. And no one starts gaming with destiny lol

"Why is everyone so average? I just want to be hot." I hope the game industry is paying attention. We don't play games to be average, we play games to be hot.

This video is so wholesome, HUGE props to Amy for playing the game and getting through all the BS

Love the social experiment. As gamers we honestly don't even notice when something is complicated as heck to someone that has never touched a game in their lives, and vice versa non-gamers seem to lack the basic awareness of stuff we do almost subconsciously. Fascinating.

part of the problem with aiming is probably because she is using a controller

Genuinely hope Bungie actually sees this. An entertaining way to actually highlight issues that people who are into games would not normally see

He didn’t lie. A pure af Normie.

I knew it was difficult to get into Destiny, but this really opened my eyes. Also, props to Amy for committing all these hours into destiny! And the editing of this beautiful video.

Byf: “Five minutes? Got ten hours”? *opens comically large tome and sits her down as he narrates the lore for ten hours*

This made me feel different about helping new lights, want to help them and help them with public events and stuff but never thought it might make them feel useless

This video is fascinating. All of the assumptions made by the devs that most gamers never even think about.

I really appreciate how you let her explore the game on her own without taking the reigns too much. That is what I feel makes the game so memorable for me. Esp seeing the dreaming city for the first time with all its mystery.

Honestly I’d love a sequel where you potentially do a raid or dungeon with her

The Freeze Frame Photos of Amy of various reactions is HILARIOUS 😂

26:13 "Firing off a HUGE warning shot" really got me

This reminds me so much of when my partner introduced me to Destiny 10 years ago. It went about the same. Now im blasting GM nightfalls with buddies. She's got this.

that joke about Amy being like a grandma in a golf buggy, while she slow hovers up a hill is so good dude.

At 9:54 "Thinking you can melee to death every enemy on the game is a mista..." Also every titan: HOLD MY PUNCHES

Datto: *showing her what hundreds of loot to keep or discard* Aztecross: *shepherding her through raids and dungeons* Byf: “Did you say lore”? *transmats in the Tower to sit her down with other New Lights and tell her a ten hour recap of Destiny’s story so far* Fallout plays: *shows her what loot Xur has and helps her get good at PvP*

I'm not gonna lie, I had no idea the red on the radar was different if the enemies were above or below. I've been playing this game for three years