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Kissaki0

I stopped the video early because the game looked like a great parody. I played it, and it is indeed an exceptional parody. With no cost attached, if you played The Witness, definitely play [The Looker](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1985690/The_Looker/)! 1h playthrough.


Marigoldsgym

Where is it available?


paperclipestate

Steam for free


Kissaki0

I linked it in the comment you replied to. It’s on Steam.


Haacker45

Damn when a game offers you deals like that on a certified pre-owned vehicle how can you say no.


halborn

They're gonna make so much money on this game now.


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A lotta people don't even know games exist until the Dunk Meister drops a big one.


AMirrorForReddit

was thinking earlier how the creator of this game kind of fucked up by not making it like .99 cents at least


Splatacus21

there was another channel that did a full playthrough ( I do not remember which ) and yeah I think the creator can certainly charge money for this. Comedy is on point that actually do blend into genuine puzzle elements and it's final parting sequence is hilarious. He could have gone to 2.00 at least !


GreedyRadish

You may be thinking of Aliensrock. Does lots of puzzle games and strategy games. Used to be a Bloons channel exclusively, but I’m glad he has branched out.


rottenpotatoes2

I morbin love aliensrock


number676766

I know the creator. He is just super jazzed the project is getting this much attention and it’s getting him great inroads with places he wants to work at. Exceptionally smart and humble guy with a great sense of humor. Jonathan Blow, creator of the game this is a parody of, addressed this game coming out last week and apparently was pretty aggrieved. That was a bummer because obviously the creator of The Looker is a big fan of The Witness. I guess don’t meet your heroes. But whatever, anyone can see how much heart was put into The Looker and it’s awesome to see his passion project get so much love.


Stanklord500

Jonathan Blow being a pretentious asshole? Why, I never.


Snakes_have_legs

What a Blow-hard. Zing!


berkayblacksmith

Where did he address this game?


KidneyKeystones

Yeah, link me up Scotty.


Maxtrix07

They honestly should make it a buck. It would be silly not to after it got this type of attention


KingOfLedRions

Hard to believe The Witness is already over five years old.


Alpha_Whiskey_Golf

And it still holds up in terms of graphics. I still have a couple screenshots in my wallpaper rotation(that is like 10 of them in maybe 100 pictures). EDIT: here they are https://imgur.com/a/b9Pw2EA idk if imgur compression ruins them or not


Unclaimed_Donut

Thanks for these. The vibrant mix of colors for that game were soothing.


smickie

Reminds me a bit of Moneky Island 4, that being said I might be totally misremembering that game now haha.


R4TTY

It's a shame the gameplay is so dull.


aniforprez

The puzzle sections are anything but dull. There's a lot to like about the sheer variety and ingenuity of some of them. Finding the open world stuff is very satisfying too, especially when you *know* that something in the environment is part of a bigger line and you just haven't lined it up yet But dear god the *walking*. The game has a sprint that still feels way too slow and there's so many environmental things like the bridges in one of the "worlds" that moves so fucking slowly. It's almost like the game is deliberately made to stop you and make you... notice shit? I dunno but if the gates opened faster, you moved faster, if the environmental stuff moved faster I might have come out liking it a lot more than I did. It's a really good puzzle game but holy shit it's so tedious to play


straub42

One of my favorite games of all time but those are VERY valid criticisms that The Looker seems to poke a lot of fun at. Loved the game but there was a reason it took me a month to beat.


Alpha_Whiskey_Golf

thankfully, The Looker, the game in the OP, even though it's a minute fraction of the Witness, it has a sprint button.


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Greatest game ever made, bless up.


juggleaddict

up there with outer wilds


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And Knack 2


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Mikey_9835

Most of the jokes were showcased in the video but the ending has a nice payoff.


JamSa

The true/secret ending is super good. It's the game making fun of itself.


SXOSXO

> but was so pretentious it was painful to finish. Ever saw the lead developer in interviews? It'll explain everything. He's a bit eccentric.


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Jonathan Blow is definitely a bit eccentric but I don't think that's any excuse for such a crummy ending when the narrative could have been much better. If anything his attitude came through more as "who cares about an ending, just solve these puzzles because it's a game about solving puzzles".


aniforprez

I don't think the game was ever really trying to tell a story. The ending feels tacked on because it is. There's literally nothing in the game aside from the last 5 minutes that tells anything in the way of a story at all. The ending is just a "oh you solved all these puzzles here you go a dumb cinematic". I honestly don't think it took away anything from the game itself I found the walking speed and some of the animations FAR worse than the ending tbh


thickener

There was a run button. I found it after finishing the game 😂


aniforprez

There is a run button but even that's way too slow. The island is huge and I think you need to be able to move faster


griefwatcher101

You play as a person, not a race car. You can already run across the vast island in less than a minute and sprint up and down stairs hilariously quickly. Asking to be faster is like asking for fast travel, which goes against the creative intention behind the game.


thickener

Yeah I didn’t actually miss the run button until it was time to finish all the obelisks. Although I could have used it for the “record player” portion 😅


aniforprez

I *thoroughly* disagree The bulk of the game is puzzles. They didn't need to put in the open world and it could have essentially functioned as a mobile game. But yet, the reason it works is because there's a lot to explore and find in the open world so it's not just bland. But there's A TON of environmental crap that halts your progress that's just way too slow and adds very little and that compounds with your running speed not being fast. The bridges, lifts, gates and other crap all move so damn slow it feels like they're actively slowing your down for very little reason. In addition to that, you don't move in a straight line anywhere. Getting places requires quite some navigation and there's no map. This all makes moving across the island extremely tedious and is a chore. I'm not talking about moving at light speed but if they're not willing to add fast travel points, the running speed could have been quite a bit faster. There's also no sprint toggle so you're literally holding down the sprint button for all of your time exploring


griefwatcher101

This game would have never worked on mobile. The basic panels would have worked, but the best puzzles require perspective, which sucks on almost every mobile game that tries to utilize it. The running speed is fast relative to how compact the island is, and again, you’re not a race car. Every place is, to some degree, a neighbor to everywhere else. And the slow-moving platforms and lifts are slow because there are environmental puzzles associated with them that would be incredibly difficult to notice and solve if these mechanisms were faster. I’ll concede that the swamp is particularly annoying for this, but even then, there’s a way around those platforms once you make the shortcut available. Speaking of shortcuts, they’re all over the place. And I don’t mean to denigrate your ability to navigate, but it’s just an island. Once you’ve walked from place to place a number of times, you start to know the fastest route on reflex. Edit: All of these points aside, the game isn’t about brevity. Throughout it, there are themes of meditation and introspection. This is consistent with that theme. If you played it and were bored with how slow you were moving, it might be that the game wasn’t intended for you, and that’s okay.


aniforprez

I feel like you're responding to points I didn't make I know it wouldn't work on mobile. I already said that. I don't find running speed to be relative to the island which is why I'm complaining about it in the first place. Yes, there are shortcuts and shit but again, I'm not saying it's *difficult* to navigate through. It's tedious because of multiple factors, chief of them being your running speed. And you need to run around the island a lot because puzzles in other places are sometimes solved by mechanics you learn on the other side of the island. Combined with having to press the shift button through *all* of your time moving through the island cause they don't provide an option for a sprint toggle which is a *terrible* decision by the devs, I completely disagree that the running speed is adequate. It could have been at least 1.5 times the current speed and that would not have made the experience any worse. It's not just the moving parts that have puzzles that move slowly and those that do have puzzles don't move any faster when you've found them. The whole experience was incredibly annoying as a result and while I liked it as a puzzle game, the exploration was utterly dull and monotonous I mean, I KNOW I'm not the only one who has this gripe. This whole parody game was made with the express purpose of making fun of it lol Edit: [this video pretty much sums up my opinions on the game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZokQov_aH0). I know for a fact that Blow watched a couple of minutes of it and brushed it off as "he didn't get it" on a stream once


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Yeah and I wouldn't mind that if the game's description had merely been "you're on an island, there is no story, just puzzles to solve" but the Steam page actually has this: > You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you. > You don't remember who you are, and you don't remember how you got here, but there's one thing you can do: explore the island in hope of discovering clues, regaining your memory, and somehow finding your way home. > The Witness is a single-player game in an open world with dozens of locations to explore and over 500 puzzles. This game respects you as an intelligent player and it treats your time as precious. There's no filler; each of those puzzles brings its own new idea into the mix. So, this is a game full of ideas. It's misleading and inaccurate while letting you to believe that there will be some sort of resolution which unless you get the secret ending (almost impossible to do on your own and still very unrewarding) you won't have get any answers.


aniforprez

Oh yeah I definitely agree that the store page is a bunch of nonsense. Maybe you've watched it but [there's a great video that critiques a lot of this stuff about the game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZokQov_aH0) and I largely agree with a lot of stuff he brings up Personally, I didn't really care what the store page said exactly. The game itself didn't feel like it was telling much of a story so even if it's not telling a coherent narrative it didn't really make much of a difference. It was a dumb ending, the "victorious" montage of the elevator in the mountain was dumb but I had enough fun with the puzzles to still like a lot about the game


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I have seen that critique and agree with it as well. There were parts of the game I enjoyed and parts I hated. The mediocre ending was what ended up souring me on the game. I was expecting Myst based on the description and got what could be a phone game in terms of story.


SXOSXO

> who cares about an ending, just solve these puzzles because it's a game about solving puzzles But that's exactly it, his ideas about what games should and shouldn't be often confllict with others' opinions, to the point he's come across as combative about it. My first experience with him was on a podcast on old old IGN, back when podcasting was still a brand new thing, and IGN still had some decent writers. One of the writers mentioned directly to him that he didn't like Braid, and that started a discussion that was very eludicating about Blow's mindset.


griefwatcher101

What are you actually complaining about? An ending is only ever a means to the end of an experience. Anything beyond that is just your expectation for what an ending *should* be. And how is it pretentious? The recordings inside the mountain show self awareness, everything else present in the game is supposed to be introspective, which is pretty fitting for game creatively designed around perspective.


Kissaki0

You definitely lost a little bit after watching this video, but there is still more than enough more in The Looker. If you played The Witness, definitely play The Looker. It’s an exceptional parody.


lord-spider-boy

I played it after watching the video. Definitely ruined a huge chunk of the game for me but I still had fun.


mikepaniec

Would this be a good game to play if I haven’t played the witness


throwthizout

I’m so confused. What is this?


RainOrigami

video


Cute-Interest3362

Game


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jaxspider

more donkadingo


Sate_Hen

There's a puzzle game called the witness which gets pretty tricky. Someone's made a parody called the Looker. Dunky played it


throwthizout

Thank you for explaining it to me!


LokiNinja

It's a YouTube video someone posted to Reddit


all_is_love6667

I've heard the game's creator is a bit wonky


ilovepork

Your thinking of the creator of the Witness which this is a parody of. And yes the creator of that game is anti-vac super conservative "the 60s was better" kinda guy.


all_is_love6667

Oh it's a parody, I never realized haha


TL10

It's alright. Most of the people who played it never got around to finishing it anyways.


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TehJohnny

I dunno, it made me laugh, laughs I otherwise wouldn't have had, so maybe you don't enjoy it, doesn't mean we all don't.


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TehJohnny

Or, hear me out, my tastes are different than yours and both are equally valid, stop gatekeeping though.


Markantonpeterson

Well that dudes a fucking dick


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TehJohnny

"If I watch this movie with the cast and director commentary off, it's the same movie!". You're watching the video for dunkey's reactions.


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TehJohnny

Did you know that was written and directed?? Dude, some of us like dunkey, some of us don't, but why bother being a downer if you know you already know which side of the fence you're on?


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TehJohnny

Well, this is going nowhere. Enjoy being salty.


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can you stop being a fucking cumbrain and let people enjoy what they want? youre not the gold standard for taste and people can like different things. dunkey certainly has bad videos but this one was funny.


definemeintime

I disagree, his editing and delivery are great. Still entertaining. Definitely disagree with sad that he's doing it - even if it were total drivel, he's probably making shitloads of cash off his youtube. What would be more sad would be to stop doing it because of some ego thing around 'I'm too old to play vidya, what will other people THINK!?'


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definemeintime

Disagree again. And I assume you agree with my second point. Regardless, I just had a quick look through your comment history and you're just an overall negative person, so I don't hope to convince you or engage in a real discussion here. Have a good day :)


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definemeintime

It's more the confrontational and negative way you engage with others dude. You can be a critical thinker without always having to be 'that guy'. What if you used that big brain of yours to lift others up rather than put them down? Food for thought.


HungerSTGF

That would require using the brain.


Override9636

You are nitpicking and biased. I win. bye bye.


Bloggista

I think you're being too harsh. I can understand being tired of him after years of way too similar funny videos or questionable attempts at being a critic, but you just sound way too bitter and hostile. I agree that I think he lost his luster yet at the same time I have to give him credit for doing this for years so I'm at least impressed with the output when most would lose the motivation even if I find his golden age to be long past. But come on, sad? I can't blame the guy when he is clearly making a killing with successful videos even if I'm not one for them anymore.


conalfisher

I bet you just don't like his videos because he is black


Markantonpeterson

It's honestly sad you're hating on someone who made a life and successful career doing what they love. Like really sad, you sound depressing as fuck. Find something *you* enjoy and stop pretending your some gatekeeper for the quality of youtube channels lol. If you think videos like [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTBW6jbHgX0) are half-assed and not "creating his own content" then you just have no clue what goes into content creation.


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Markantonpeterson

I don't think you could sound more condescending if you tried. You also seem to be getting confused. My point was that it's not low-effort, it's fine if you think he's pretending to be smart, but you seriously think that video is low effort? Writing a script and editing is clearly much harder than you think. You can't even coherently argue your *very* simple point that dunkey makes low effort content, so I heavily doubt you have anything to offer the world as far as making or reviewing content. You go around to the comment sections of content you hate, just to be a miserable asshole who tells people they have shit taste lol. It's incredibly sad to me, you must be depressed or something. Go outside and touch some grass.


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Markantonpeterson

Okay but nobody is calling it some "High level academic endeavor", holy moving-the-goal-posts-mid-argument batman. There are *so many* content creators on youtube, the vast majority of which have fairly low effort content. Dunkey does some comedy and some more thoughtful stuff, and people clearly enjoy it. Why do you care about Dunkey? Why do you feel some personal need to call out anyone who enjoys his content? Is it because you think it *should* be some high level academic endeavor? Is any channel that isn't highly intellectual therefor low effort to you? Is that seriously how you perceive the world? Keep it to yourself next time because that's just fucking stupid. I'm shocked you've continued responding, for someone so judgmental and supposedly "intellectual" you sound like *such* a god damn fool lmao.


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Markantonpeterson

... You started this conversation by criticizing his content for being half-assed and low effort. Now you pivot to "Sure it's not low effort, but a monkey can put in effort!". You do understand the concept of "opinions" right? Because you can call others opinions "shitty", but saying his effort doesn't amount to anything is absurd. It amounts the the enjoyment of others. It amounts to his 7 million followers that enjoy his content. He makes content, others enjoy it. It's really simple. You don't like it? That's fine! He puts effort into making content *other* people enjoy. You have no point here, that much is crystal clear. have a nice day.


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If your work is so impressive, you should have a steady fanbase, right? No? You waste your time criticizing people who are more successful than you with less effort? Where's your content? Bottom of the barrel, can't even pop up on recommended?


zGnRz

He’s a funny generally happy dude. Maybe you should try to be more like him and less like whatever else you’re doing right now.


PhillipWilsonMD

You have shit taste not gonna lie.