Cult of the Lamb is Devilishly Fun

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  • čas přidán 30. 06. 2024
  • Believe in the Lamb. Bow to the Lamb. Die for the Lamb.
    Review copy provided by Devolver Digital.
    Support me on Patreon - / powerpak
    Follow me on Twitter - / jackwnicholls
    Chapters:
    00:00 - Intro
    00:55 - Premise
    01:39 - Art and Music
    03:28 - Starting Your Cult
    04:12 - Enter the Dungeon
    05:40 - Your Followers
    08:02 - Dungeon Depths
    10:04 - The Religion of You
    11:42 - Extra Stuff
    13:06 - Simulation Synergy
    14:30 - Criticism
    16:31 - Conclusion
    17:52 - the one true belief
    i guess you could say that you're pulling the wool over your followers eyes. get it. cult of the lamb. lambs have wool. anyway it's very late when i'm uploading this.
    #cultofthelamb #gamereview #PowerPak
  • Hry

Komentáře • 52

  • @nexivy
    @nexivy Před rokem +321

    You only realize what you have done when you name your cult something stupid and it flashes in bold letters as you return from a crusade.

  • @Local_Lad
    @Local_Lad Před rokem +142

    And remember: you don’t have to be worse than actual cults.
    You simply CAN be worse than actual cults.

  • @Jumpy-Dragon
    @Jumpy-Dragon Před rokem +20

    Something I love about the game's art direction is that it didn't take the easy or lazy route to make the game dark or sinister by making everything gory to contrast the cute style, which would've just made it edgy and probably fairly cringey to look back on years later. Instead it uses atmosphere and keeps a consistent art style, even with the monsters or the thing that you're serving. It's the same art style, just a different direction (I think I'm using those words right, I'm not very good at words)

  • @nik021298
    @nik021298 Před rokem +85

    2:28 It reminds me of Midsommar. With the cult being all wholesome, happy-go-lucky, and supportive among each other while doing pretty messed up things.

  • @PowerPakGames
    @PowerPakGames  Před rokem +79

    All music in the video is from Cult of the Lamb. Thanks again to Devolver Digital for the review copy.
    More reviews still to come, including some I've been working on for ages now. No more distractions.

  • @pin9326
    @pin9326 Před rokem +101

    I named my cult "Utopia" and honestly I'm very content with it cause it's both a good and bad meaning

    • @ultmateragnarok8376
      @ultmateragnarok8376 Před rokem +13

      Everyone is happy! Should they be? Well, why don't we think on that another time, 'cause everyone's too happy to risk bringing them down with that.

    • @alexanderrahl7034
      @alexanderrahl7034 Před 6 měsíci +1

      "Utopia" and "Dystopia"
      Mean the same thing. Ones the idea, the other is the implementation 😂

  • @Desgax
    @Desgax Před rokem +38

    When playing the demo the artstyle and especially the music is what drew me in

  • @Jm-ki4su
    @Jm-ki4su Před rokem +19

    i absolutley love it when a game comes with the full package, because the words "roadmap" hold so much more impact

  • @codysingleton6262
    @codysingleton6262 Před rokem +13

    I agree with the problem of leveling up quickly. I have only beaten 2 bishops and yet I already have all my doctrines AND all the village upgrades. Heck I almost have all the fleeces. I have a good time picking into the game in every nook and cranny but I feel like the leveling should've been slowed back a bit. I also wish the bishops punished you WAY more than what they do in game. Maybe effect the weather more and make your camp suffer. It feels like it needs a few small changes to make it greater than it already is.

  • @user-ol1ep1yf8g
    @user-ol1ep1yf8g Před rokem +12

    5:24 Something that I like from Fuga: Melodies of steel. The idea that you can choose the difficulty based on the route you will be traversing.

  • @RatchetSly
    @RatchetSly Před 8 měsíci +4

    I'm a year late to this video, but I agree, I love this game. The systems interlock nicely, River Boy's soundtrack is fantastic, the art style is lovely, and some of the writing is surprisingly interesting.
    Spoilers for one of the main antagonists ahead: Bishop Shamura fascinates me. Their domain is War and Knowledge, they are the Bishops' future-seer, and they're notably remorseful about their role in the backstory. Their mind is scattered thanks to a deep head injury that's cursed to never heal, leading them to enter fugue states where they repeat predictions, explanations and warnings, and Shamura's fully aware in their lucid moments that they're getting increasingly disconnected from reality, losing grasp on what's in the present and visions of the future. They *know* the Lamb will succeed in killing them, and is more using their remaining time to explain things than threaten or cower like their fellow Bishops. The One Who Waits, after you kill Shamura and his gloating is done, ends up feeling the same remorse over it that Shamura did for sealing him away, because unsurprisingly, War and Death were very close for a long time.

  • @Sevallisk
    @Sevallisk Před rokem +11

    I remember seeing this on steam before it was released (about 4-5 months ago) and thought it would be fun to play so I wishlisted it and it's nice to see that (for once) I was correct about a game

  • @Trinket_Master
    @Trinket_Master Před rokem +4

    "Cult of The Prey" is what I named mine, felt fitting yet ominous

  • @LevityRhodes
    @LevityRhodes Před rokem +12

    The game was short, i beat it in about 20 hours, however, I was not bored for a single second of it. As you said, I stayed up till 4am two nights in a row, wasting my weekend off on this game. I have dropped sixty dollar games after 5 hours before because they just aren't fun.
    Cult of the Lamb is the perfect opposite of that. Sure, it's very short, but you literally cannot put it down when you're playing. Remember to eat and drink some water, set some alarms, because this game makes time utterly disappear.

    • @thatguymatt5816
      @thatguymatt5816 Před 5 měsíci +1

      It’s so sad that 20 hours is “short” now. I will always prefer a “short” 20 hours that I love, than a bloated 80+ hours that loses me after the first 10

  • @Shaathurray
    @Shaathurray Před rokem +2

    I kept descenters around for a bit until i couldnt wducate them. At which point they were properly sacrificed.
    The elderly were ascended, unless descenters. Anyone who died was pur into a compost pile to help with crops.
    Seems to work pretty well.

  • @stardust-kyun
    @stardust-kyun Před rokem +2

    Super quality as always man! Love it :)

  • @legoman81020
    @legoman81020 Před rokem +5

    It's disturbing funny and fun. My very first play session lasted 11 and a half hours. I had Soo much fun.

  • @jjenb9106
    @jjenb9106 Před rokem +4

    The game looks incredible and the video was really good. Great job!

  • @SirGrimLockSmithVIII
    @SirGrimLockSmithVIII Před rokem +5

    So this is the Dark Cloud of indie games

  • @user-ol1ep1yf8g
    @user-ol1ep1yf8g Před rokem +4

    I appreciate your work Mister.

  • @zsombo12
    @zsombo12 Před rokem +2

    it would be soooo cool to have one of ur friends as followers or cochosen ones

  • @Barely_Here
    @Barely_Here Před rokem +1

    Ive thoroughly enjoyed the game so far and i cant wait to see what the rest of the game has, as well as what they add. Maybe a harder new game plus that gives you more cosmetic options for your base or something.

  • @organchaos1039
    @organchaos1039 Před 15 dny

    I named my cult “The Coven of Sin” and I tried my best to make it a hedonistic haven! :D

  • @TheSorrowOfTheReaper
    @TheSorrowOfTheReaper Před rokem +1

    wow, looks like something worth checking out

  • @QandEri
    @QandEri Před rokem

    I can’t wait to play this

  • @PerpetualDaydreamer
    @PerpetualDaydreamer Před rokem +2

    6:16 Hey, I resemble that remark. :b
    The game's style is gorgeous and the gameplay seems interesting. Thanks for giving us a thorough look!

  • @user-ol1ep1yf8g
    @user-ol1ep1yf8g Před rokem +1

    I think they took notes from Hades or at least the development mindset of Supergiant Games.

  • @renriff7939
    @renriff7939 Před rokem +1

    Good video

  • @Toksyuryel
    @Toksyuryel Před rokem

    What are your thoughts on the Relics of the Old Faith update?

  • @Usual_User
    @Usual_User Před rokem +1

    13:03 holy shit, i did not expect Fallout new vegas reference)

  • @SlashCrash_Studios
    @SlashCrash_Studios Před 6 měsíci

    6:19 your sins are forgiven.
    Part of the Key, Part of the Blade.

  • @envycollar
    @envycollar Před rokem

    so true bestie

  • @shadow_shine3578
    @shadow_shine3578 Před rokem

    My computer runs badly, which means dungions are easier to best because my lag acts like invincibility frames, but awful for camp because I can barely make food or fish

  • @user-ol1ep1yf8g
    @user-ol1ep1yf8g Před rokem

    Enjoy! 🐐😈

  • @dasraffnix9471
    @dasraffnix9471 Před rokem +1

    It looks like some hardcore hades fans discovered don't starve and decided it was time to mix the two.

  • @juan25amarillo
    @juan25amarillo Před rokem +1

    As a big NFT guy the NFT part of the video had me laughing 😂😂😂
    Great video btw! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

    • @geisterwolf397
      @geisterwolf397 Před rokem +4

      NFT'S are a scam

    • @juan25amarillo
      @juan25amarillo Před rokem +1

      @@geisterwolf397 not all of them, some are actually trying to build crypto companies. But yes many scams in the NFT space since it’s very early and unregulated but it won’t always be like this.

  • @dingusdingus6662
    @dingusdingus6662 Před rokem

    hm

  • @masterzoroark6664
    @masterzoroark6664 Před rokem

    The one who UNCLOGS!!
    THE MESSIAH OF DOOKIE!!

  • @bobatesomemayo
    @bobatesomemayo Před rokem +1

    Game is unrealistic when does the ATF raid

    • @RatchetSly
      @RatchetSly Před 8 měsíci

      [Behind the Bastards theme plays]

  • @WesleyLutz3D
    @WesleyLutz3D Před rokem

    This game was going to be an instant-buy until I played the demo. Nice to see that there's actually a lot going on at the camp, because I took it off my wishlist after playing the demo and finding just another hack-and-slash roguelike

    • @seanv42
      @seanv42 Před rokem +2

      You literally missed half the game. The strength of the game isn't in it's rogue like mechanics, it's in the exquisite interplay between the base building and rogue like. Every aspect of play blends the two together. Upgrades are perfectly placed so your discovering new tech at perfect times. The bones from your crusades fuels your rituals, vital for your cult. The demo ends after your first death. It's weaving between the two games that makes it special.

  • @LazyBuddyBan
    @LazyBuddyBan Před rokem

    so isaac but not garbage?

    • @blueflamegd1022
      @blueflamegd1022 Před rokem

      Isaac is one of the best games out there in my opion but apart from that it takes some of the Isaac dungeon ideas into a more creative mixture, I still wouldn't recommend due to no replay value

  • @wassheit7563
    @wassheit7563 Před 11 měsíci

    This game kind of felt like a "jack of all trades, master of none", which really didn't feel fun to me. I'd rather play rimworld with the ideology DLC and mods for the "developping a cult" aspect and there's plenty more roguelikes/topdown hack'n slash games that scratch the same itch for combat but better, more polished and with more content. Overall, missed potential at best and gimmicky at worse.

  • @fabisayshi
    @fabisayshi Před rokem

    Too bad this game played like shit on console, which was disappointing since Isaac, hades, and enter the gungeon are all prefect.