ABZU - Before You Buy
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- čas přidán 13. 06. 2024
- ABZÛ (PC, PS4) is an aquatic adventure from some of the minds behind Journey. Is this indie deep-dive worth it? Let's talk about it!
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Really REALLY appreciate the extent to which you discussed the music in here, and of course the deeply flattering manner in which you do. Many many thanks :D
Oh wow, I would have never expected you to show up in the comments section here! I finished the game last night, and I have to whole-heartedly agree with Jake. The way your music perfectly matches the game's timings is just marvelous. I'll fully admit that the second "current" sequence had me in (totally manly) tears of awe thanks to your music.
Now we need a repress of the vinyl!!
YOOOO I know this is late but thank you for your incredible work on these games, it really helped make the experience that much more ethereal and memorable
You are a legend. Best soundtrack to a game since Health did Max Payne
You’re incredible man! I loved the music so much
It's games like this one that bring up the argument: Can video games be considered art? Art: The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.
Yes, in my opinnion video games can definitely be art people who disagree don't give video games the respect they deserve.
what about Duchamp's fountain or bicycle whell, or john cage's 4'33" ?
+Thir Thir haha
I think creating good gameplay mechanics is an art
All games can be considered as art. They are works of developer's imagination and then released to the world
I love Indy games. Its always fun to take nice little creative breaks from AAA gaming all the time
Yeah and let our wallets take a little break too lol
+Boltcrash Especially back when most indie games on the 360 went for a dollar
+Boltcrash Exactly
+Nolan The Destroyer of Worlds true i have like 20 indie games
+Boltcrash then just wait for a price drop wtf.. It doesn't mater if you play it some time after the release cuz indies don't age at all or not as much as AAAs.
why you're the only human, seems a bit *fishy* if you ask me
lol
Yo jake! could you do a before you buy on Halo 5: Guardians plz!!!
+Hugo Bowyer didn't that come out a long time ago? They might have already done one. Idk though.
If you'd played it, you'd know you're not human.
Shadow-knight You're some kind of android. I suppose it's left to your own interpretation.
I've just finished it, it's fantastic. One thing you haven't mentioned, though, is it also has a great story. Environmental storytelling is tight.
Holy shit your pfp made me jump
How do you interpret the story? I've some troble 🤔
It's like going to an art museum, or art in general: everyone will have a different opinion,
and the experience is usually short.
That's why I'ma wait til this game hits like 5 dollars . No rush to get it
+imAChristian It's not getting any lower because it's digital download only.
+Battlefront Gameplay sales. sales. sales.
+Nick Raymond (Symthos) Games like this don't get sales sales sales for a while while while and if if if it did then it it it wouldn't got down so low to 5 5 5 dollars dollars dollars.
+Battlefront Gameplay *go go go
wow look at that fish ai
totally innovative, right?
Yea you can thank cod ghosts for that next step in technology
ITS NOT JUST GHOTSTS OMG
+Videogames I think that was a joke
ENEMY DOG MODEL SPOTTED
Any game where you can ride a fucking manta ray is worth playing.
Fuck yeah.
Fuck yeah, play at home
@@luca_magna7753 fuck yeah play at home!
Fuck yea, play at home
Fuck yeah
You couldn't use the characters face on the thumbnail ? Lol
sharks rule
+gameranx Sharks do rule ! Lol awesome video nonetheless can't wait to play it 👌🏻
*I* wasn't expecting there to actually be a shark in the game (which must have given him the go ahead to put it as the thumbnail character..?)
There's a shark toward the end of the video in case you missed it ... 6:08
+gameranx it is made by the same people as journey xD
This game would be great to play while high.
I hear ya
It would put me to sleep if i was high
It is. I got high and played it last night the minute it released. So amazing.
True
on acid*
before you play, set your controls to normal as default is inverted, i only found out mid game i could do it. Once i changed them i had a rough time navigating cause i got so used to inverted and was swiming all over the place lol.
Haha" feels like The Neverending Story when you're riding on Atreyu." Atreyu was a 12 year old kid in that movie...you are thinking of Falcor. There was no riding of children in Neverending Story.
Are you high?
You are correct, sir! I noticed that, too.
lmao
+Badgeroo 92
Are you high?
lmao I caught that too
I played this game with my daughter, and it was a beautiful bonding experience. Loved it.
Multiplayer??
@@JustyWett no, we took turns
@@JustyWett though multiplayer would be interesting
@@apelican5836 yeah
-hey you wanna hear a joke?
=abzulutely
-badum-ding
and the award for best joke of 2016 goes to Sphfaxpheonix XD :P
ohh like you don't, a jokes won't spread if duhh someone doesn't spread it
you sir deserve a medal
You heard that joke from PewDiePie
one famous person make a joke everyone doesn't bats an eye, one random person telling the same joke everyone loses their mind
I've been looking for a game like this but with more deep sea elements and scary beasts, a game like that would be terrifyingly amazing!
Look up Subnautica
sounds like you are looking for a game like subnautica
I would say subnautica but tbh it doesn't have many scary beasts at the moment :/ still a great survival game though.
Dead as disco Yeah but there's still that one thing by the crashed ship that swam off with my seamoth lol
+Chase Mathis The reaper leviathan.
so it's a swimming wallpaper game? gonna buy it!
So many screenshots...
I have played it for 30 minutes and i am already out of cloud storage :/
If you treat this game as a personal aquarium simulator, it already is easily worth the money. I don't regret buying it at all. Just beautiful.
This game was a real fresh breath of air for me, which is ironic since it takes place underwater
This game reminds me so much of Endless Ocean
+ilovepancakeswithjam That game was dope.
Endless ocean is one of my favorite games
I only played endless ocean blue world but holy shit in so happy to see other people who legit loved the game like I did
Oh my god yes! My mum and sister used to play this on our Wii! I would watch, and I remember one time I played it I freaked out when I got over a coral reef and was just in the empty space of the ocean. Even though I wanna be a marine biologist when I'm older, that sort of thing freaks me out even watching it XD I really need to show my mum this game even though we dont have a playstation or whatever... oops sorry for rambling...
+KTzeKawaii Penguin64 if you got a PC with ATLEAST 4gb ram (memory) then you can download the application steam (free and hella useful) and then buy the game from there.
This is the kind of game you play after you play high intensity games like cod or Fifa and this just a smooth and chill experience. Love it
This is exactly the type of game I'm looking for from time to time. A relaxing experience, just something which makes you run (or swim) around and just simply watch in awe. How everything moves, what everything looks like, exploring stuff. Just something to relax to.
"That Never Ending Story moment when you're riding on Atreyu"
Yikes! That sounds illegal.
I know I’m three years late, but I laughed at this, too haha. Riding Artax? Fun. Riding Atreyu? Prison.
Riding on atreyu? really, the boy?, oh you meant FALKOR the dog headed dragon.
I'm sure there were plenty of girls that wanted to ride Atreyu.
If Balthazar decided to ride Atreyu, I think the movies would have to be rated R...
"before u buy" me who got it for free
same
Same
@stacks how!?
@@namemaikyarakhahai213 it was free for Playstation plus members
@@kanok_a ur dumb right it was free for everyone no PS included
Doesn't seem like my type of game, but I can see the appeal
Yea same
Yeah when games lack any action at all they can get a little stale
+Nolan The Destroyer of Worlds it's just like, you gotta really like the feel of exploration and finding some crazy stuff out in the ocean, but I'd probably get bored eventually
+Vincent Llanas Yeah, and plus exploration is really only fun to me when you take a risk by doing so. And the biggest risk in this game is like one spook
thats cause u are a 11 year old
We NEED more games like this that are chill and relax… AAA devs need to take note and make more amazingly beautiful games like this
Although I wish it was longer, I really appreciate ABZU for what it is. Replay value is debatable, there isn't much to do once you play it again, but if you enjoy the peaceful environment and scenery, it's nice to come back to it. I really enjoyed the way the story was left open to interpretation, and it had me drawn in. The ending made me happy and I could say this game can bring out beautiful emotions without any words, just music and special moments. I don't regret buying it.
Who else here, after seeing the PS Plus lineup for May 2017?
StplyZ me lol
Played this on day one and LOVED it! The visuals, sound, and controls are extraordinary. It is short, but I feel its worth every penny due to the reduced price. This may sound like hyperbole, but I liked it so much I would put this game in my top 5 game experiences ever.
As someone who loved Journey, this looks pretty killer.
can you do a "we happy few" before you buy, before i buy it
Id like that
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It's alpha or early access (or some thing like that) so they can't do it yet.
Cheers for the info people 👍
***** it's not even complete.
I got it on Switch on sale for $15.
I'm loving it.
There was a Dreamcast-era Sega arcade game called Ocean Hunter that I love.
This is like that combined with journey.
The art is gorgeous, the nature and mystery is so cool, the swimming mechanics work great, and the music is indeed splendid.
This is pure art. Amazing. I think it's wonderful that video games are so diverse and have so much variety, for any type of player.
Just finished this game myself. You're right: I immediately wanted to play it again when I finished it.
riding on Atreyu?!? what version of Neverending Story did you see?
I came here to ask how the heck you ride Atreyu. Wasn't Atreyu the warrior boy?
the gay porn parody apparently
+Nazeem , do you get up to the cloud district often? oh, what am I saying? of course you don't.
i was surprised to see this channel cover this game and i'm glad you guys did , when i first saw this game it intrigued me and still does to hear that a easy two hour game gave you that much sense of fun , to me says a lot for its style i watched a sony interview of one of the devs for this game and he talked about how most of the fish and their features are based upon real marine life in the ocean so for its price i just might give it a shot.
I love how you made that connection to the classic Tomb Raider games because I simply cannot hear that clarinet(?, not sure which instrument it actually is) without instantly and constantly thinking of TR's original theme. Why they stopped using it I don't know but that shit is legendary, so much nostalgia, man.
Great review, thank you.
Watching this video while the Abby credits scroll on my TV screen. Awesome game. Really blissful. The kind of game where you don’t need to worry about plot or putting much effort into puzzles.
4:07 You don't ride on Atreyu in The Never Ending Story! I think you're referring to the Luck Dragon =) Unless you're talking about an undergeround adult version or something :O
This game just came out for free on PlayStation and holy shit I can’t believe I didn’t have it sooner it’s so relaxing and peaceful one of the most meaningful games I’ve ever played
Yeah it’s nice
I finished it in like 3 hours. Man i wish i played this while high
This is a game I play through every time I rage in a game, it's so calm and peaceful
looks pretty. Great casual game. Bought it for my wife for Christmas
Do a 10 things "mobile" gamers hate. One for phone gamers and one for "on the go" laptop gamers...here I'll start, #10:cables...the 20 cables I have to carry, from usb3c to hdmi to lan to USB charge cable's, from Kensington locks to audio cables both headphone and mixer...and with all "gaming" bags being shyt, this alone is a messy thing to deal with daily. Oh and falcon has to do the voiceover.
I've never played Journey but Abzu is a beautiful, chill, and fun experience.
I was really hoping you'd make an episode on this.Thanks Jake Baldino!
Everyone who sees this, ABZU is now free on ps4!
And Subnautica. Glad I didn’t pay $20 for it a few weeks ago.
@@jsmith6134 it’s probably free because it’s is extremely buggy
@@Overqualification Probably on the PS4, yeah. Haven’t played it yet.
@@jsmith6134 well even on pc, there’s still some fps drops and clipping issues but not nearly as bad
@@Overqualification noted
Abzu is perfect for gaming on a projector.
Really good video summarizing the game. I finished it a while ago, so while it was nearly the same experience like Journey (just without the clear story and set in underwater environment), the atmosphere, the ocean, everything in this game is so beautiful. Exploring, having a fun riding a fish, or just swimming... Yeah, it's a little linear and short (like Journey), but it's not that bad. I can recommend it, worth the money and revisiting.
I saw a let's play of this game, and even though I knew how the story progressed, I bought it anyway. This is an awesome game if you're just looking to relax and see a spectacle. It won't wow you with plot, but the visuals take me to a place I want to see again in real life. Wonderful experience.
This game looks beautiful and i really want it, if only i had mons 😢
it's like $15 on steam...
+Rotted Rabbid not everyobody has money laying around to spend on video games
You should do a Kickstarter project, maybe even idubbbz might make a video on you
+Bernard Allotey But it's only 15 dollars, I don't even have that much myself and that's still relatively cheap for a new game.
Same here.
4:12 when I hear "as someone who never really cared about the ocean" my face cannot help but do a "yikes" of disappointment 🙄
Fornbjorn I’m pretty sure he means that he doesn’t care about what’s in the ocean Bahahahah
haven't seen before you buy for a while nice to watch again
I genuinely really enjoyed Abzu and as someone who didn't play Journey I didn't know what to expect mostly because I only knew what the visuals were like, But since it is so visually stunning it really adds to the experience.
...."riding on Atreyu"...you mean Falkor right? The Luck Dragon? I hope you didn't mean "riding a 10 year old boy" 'cause that would be....yeah ;p
im watching this while playing subnautica, am i obsessed with oceans?
Oh! Nice video series. Abzu seems amazing, I'll probaby try it! I LOVE the soundtrack so far. Subscribed!
Abzu is easily one of my favourite games ever. I always come back and play it once a year to relax and escape for an hour or so.
This game is beautiful
This was an amazing game. I’ve never been able to explore the ocean from top to bottom in quite such a way. I was able to experience the world thought the eyes of a sea creature such as sea currents and the loneliness of the abyss. 10/10 shortgame 1000g score given too!
I'll always love your thumbnails
It's like older game- "Flower" but there, was tons of blooming flowers :). Nice video.
Guys it's a TON of fun!
And the soundtrack is orgasmic
I'm 4 years late on watching this, sorry I took so long. Atreyu's horse is Artax and the Luck Dragon is named Falcor. What scene is Atreyu being rode and by whom or what? Maybe I'm not as big a fan, I don't remember that part. Hehehe
in the fanfics im sure he gets rode on quite a lot.
I loved it. I just finished it and I was surprised by the turn in the story and I loved the ending. A great experience and I will come back to get all the achievements.
This game was absolutely great. If you're the type of gamer who has somewhat an artistic perception of games (if you loved SotC, Flower, Journey or even maybe Dark Souls/Zelda atmosphere), if you like calm/relaxing games and if you love adventures then this one is definitely for you. The only complaint I have about this game is it's length. I was always worried throughout the game that the amazing experience would end soon.
I personally think that the whale scene is one of the best scenes in the game, it's so beautiful but also terrifying. Whenever you compare your size to these gentle giants as you swim down to the bottom of the ocean.
Good thing I waited until the end of the video. Everything you said was perfect, I was sold, until you said you can beat it in about two hours.
*Super hyped on the hype train, gaining hyperdrive hype*. Until hearing about two hours. Hype train derails and flips end over end and smashes into an orphanage. *Sad panda here*.
Still worth the play to be honest, and if you beat it in two hours you’re going pretty fast. Wait for a sale, but then I would definitely play it.
just got this game yesterday, done played it through twice now. it maybe a short game but to me it's fun, the visuals and music are really relaxing.
I bought the game when it was launched on PC. And loved it, so good game.
And, several years after, it's free on PSStore and I "bought" it again for my PS4. I missed it a lot.
The music is so good, the game is so relaxing! :D
I bought this game, and I absolutely love it. I'll be uploading a video on it today.
No one gives a shit about your stupid fucking videos. You have a photo of squidward as your profile and you think you'll ever make it as a youtuber? Fuck off.
Oh wow. A lota salt towards a person who's just enjoying a game and mentioning they like it so much as to upload a video on a platform that IS for uploading videos.
Does it have giant octopus? Squids? Or better a kraken?
Yes, they have giant squids at one part of the game
Hentai lover detected :D
ilovepancakeswithjam I noticed you alright ?
I just saw this on a list of games and didn't know anything about it.. All the cons you list are actually pros for me.. Sometimes I just want a relaxing .. no timed challenges.. no dying .. Just a break from the stress of my day.. or maybe to wind down before bed.. This looks perfect ! I don't see anything that I wouldn't like... Great review and description of game .. Thanks !!
Only played it for bit but I'm having a good time playing it and its really good looking game, I like exploring as much as I can.
I'm a FPS person but this game is AMAZING! I WANT IT NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
these thumbnails man.
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I are derp at being derp. Derp derp derp derp derp
lol
+420Praiseit Git gud dank
At times I though of it as an art museum or an opera performance but my favourite level makes me think of it as a ballet performance with me as the star of the show if you’re wondering it’s the second to last chapter or chapter 7
I bought it and played it.
I really liked it. The story has a few good twists and the experience is pretty relaxing. Comparing it to other games I have played, I would say it mechanically like Endless Ocean, but the story, aesthetic, and themes really make it unique... I'll have to play it again to understand it fully, but I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good chill-out game or anyone who has an innate love of the ocean.
I wanna play this while high using VR....
A dislike in the first minute. Can people actually watch the video?
Yes the video has one dislike and its u think about that one bud
Well now there is 4
yes, yes they can
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Some über haters subscribe to channels so that they can get notifications when a video comes out, when said video comes out the über haters go to the video to dislike it
Jesus the shark jumpscare though. Other then that, its very refreshing. I'm usually terrified of everything under the water (*cough* friggin shark scare *cough*) but this was just gorgeous and great.
As someone who has never played journey (I know shocking) this game was a refreshing, beautiful and relaxing experience and now I'm going to definitely try journey.
This game is so beautiful :)
Btw the people that made Journey made this game
@@scrootymcboogerballs7532 he mentioned it
u do one for subnautica when it comes out pls
it is out.
+corey h lel
corey h i know but when it releases. its in early access right now
+Zaetep Sorry, Subnautica has actually been out for a while.
+Mlp-Rainbow Bolt he means the fullgame dumb ass
This channel is growing really fast
Oh wow man, I can't believe you mentioned Zelda. I definitely felt those vibes while I was playing, ocarina of Time specifically! Yay! I wasn't alone!
Call of Duty Ghost fish A.I.
They got their own game lol
They realized that was the best part of the game so they made an entire game about it
Hey that's what fish do. Nothing you can about it bro.
is there a freeroam mode?
ABZU itself is kinda based in flOw, Flower and Journey. Jenova Chen (creator of those three games at thatgamecompany) was involved in the development of ABZU and is a close friend of Matt Nava, director of this game. To put it simply, Giant Squid is kind of the successor of Thatgamecompany. That's why they feel so similar
I love this series!
The game looks amazing and like it fits me really good.
free on ps4 and man is this shit gooooood
Eeeeeee
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Its my birthday gameranx :)
weldun
10 or 11?
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Happy Birthday!
Rotted Rabbid I just turned 14. Thanks.
not too many games make me actually tear up but my goodness the feels...
Wow. This is going to be my first Indy game, I think. This looks so good!
looks boring, I need muh Call of duty and Doom
ew, cod
+Viktor Ceder agreed
You must be avery boring person.
Guys, he's painfully sarcastic...
Nice bait you troll lol.
I don't need to buy ABZU because I am getting it for free as I am a ps4 plus ➕ member.
Hem Shah from North America
?
MB Tech Therapy Of course
Hem Shah Well you have already paid for it with your membership fee sooooo.
I've not played journey yet (though it seems like something i might like) but i have played Flower. If you like flower you'll probably enjoy abzu, because it's essentially flower but in the ocean.
Looks like a cool game, thanks for the vid, Jake! Btw, Atreyu was the main character. I'm guessing you meant Artax, his horse.
DAMN ITS FREE
not yet, in a few days it will be
you call that cheap? 20 $ for two hours of gameplay?
The experience is worth it! I paid $15 for it so it's one hour of work for me to make up for the cost.
a dollar an hour
dude, blurays are 20 dollars and they are usually two hours long and you can even interact with them like you can a game.
At least it's not Into The Nexus ($60 full retail for 5 hours of gameplay and recycled assets from previous games).
Damn, I got mine for 30. It was a new copy too. Didn't even know it was sold for 60 at first
Such amazing fish AI..... yes.. i went there..
this game looks really beautiful too :P
it looks really good for one of those games that you'd just hop onto and play after having a stressful day, or just being bored.. i'd definitely play it.
No Man’s Sky wtf
I finished ABZU and I've got to Say , its gorgeous . The seim , the music , the art direction , the controla who are extremely simple , all make a masterpiece , good for every one, but most special for kids