Being one of the two guys who still play dark maus make me feel somewhat special
@kimrogers3173
2 жыл бұрын
You are one of the two ancient guardians of this game, keeping the fires of existence lit as to keep it from falling into the unknown of Oblivion
@imagine_you_are_a_burger
2 жыл бұрын
Who's the other guy?
@ZeDawgear
3 жыл бұрын
I remember Vaati talking about this when it came out; honestly, I'm surprised the max number of concurrent players was so low! DarkMaus was one of the first actually good souls clones, after all.
@BragoTHEgraviyKING
3 жыл бұрын
Looked up said vaati video and it was released February 14 2016, right around that huge spike of 93 players. That's not to say he was the sole reason for the spike as I see Lobos uploaded a playthrough starting on feb 7 and other youtubers mentioning the game a bit earlier
@GamersWeekend
3 жыл бұрын
Alright, I’ll admit I laughed a bit too hard at the ending joke. Great review and great stuff.
@peristeronic37
2 жыл бұрын
Sup kyle
@grfrjiglstan
2 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to find someone else that's played this game. It's a real hidden gem. A couple things you missed: If you return to Anna's village at later points in the game, she'll share some food with you. The old mouse will give you steel shards periodically, too. Anna also gives you a hint on how to get into the garrison if you find the door before you get one of the keys to enter. It's a nice way to keep her as an endearing presence. Once you get the castle key from Sen's fortress, there's actually a path back into the fortress from the castle, kind of like the Profaned Capital back to Irithyll Dungeon. You get the key to free the knight there, and also you can break the last two ballistas in that area. If you give the knight a morsel, he will become your companion. He fills in a missing chunk of lore: Victor actually betrayed his kingdom for Zarristar, thus resulting in his monstrous transformation. He's pretty helpful, but be warned: if you take him into the boss fight with Victor, the knight will kill him once the fight is over. Anna won't show up, you won't get the item she gives you, and Zarristar won't offer you that choice. Just kneecap the knight at the bonfire before the fight, and you'll be good. If you do accept Zarristar's offer, he tells you to kill every last NPC remaining in the world. I didn't go for that, but I was missing only one item in the final screen, so presumably he gives you a really powerful item. New Game Plus is pretty good. I believe there's new enemies, but more importantly, you get one new endgame weapon in each weapon class - greatsword, katana, longsword, etc. My personal favorite is the javelin. It's a spear, but you can throw it at the enemy with a heavy attack. You can pick them up again after you throw them, and there's about seven you can accumulate across the whole game. I eventually settled into a spear/longsword combo, so this was a great ranged addition.
@TheBacklogs
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! I had no idea. Thanks for filling me in, that's well worth a revisit. It's a shame there isnt much of a fanbase or wiki to display all this cool info.
@Helmotz.
Жыл бұрын
wow there is so much more than I thought
@mooblerthomson9851
3 жыл бұрын
Steam greenlight was awesome we got genres like copy/ paste unity assets, Henti puzzle games, achievement dumps, and my favorite can’t launch missing executable.
@redgarlicbred6228
2 жыл бұрын
Can't believe I found someone talking about a teeny tiny game I used to adore. Subbed
@chienduongquang8087
3 жыл бұрын
I like the game as a tech demo more than a soullike game. Mostly because of the ending, I'm disapoint with. But if you have to jugde it as itself, it quite perfect, the way the light shine your path, the misty fog, and the relentess enemies really capture the soullike gen essence.
@roundishwhale
3 жыл бұрын
Loved to see this one again, after having played it when it came out years ago^^ Neat unique little critter this game, glad to see you had more fun with it than I did :D
@donlasagnotelamangia
3 жыл бұрын
Top notch analysis! Got me very interested/invested, now I gotta try darkmaus out. (Although it makes me a tad more bummed out about Blasphemaus...)
@The8thHost
3 жыл бұрын
You'd think this was a game about dogs instead of mice considering how often you called things "ruff"
@nbridges7321
2 жыл бұрын
Just watched this and realized there's a recommended game in on the steam page called Tails of Iron and it looks right up your alley dude! I'm definitely gonna pick up DarkMaus and give it a try after watching this though. Gotta love the little things inspired indie devs make
@bagmann8740
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing vid, as always, and lemon you know that you have to do a firebomb only run ;)
@ladonglejones6930
3 жыл бұрын
I love these reviews of awesome games I've never heard of.
@MorteTheSkull
2 жыл бұрын
I heard about this from James-Stephanie Sterling's channel ages back and bought it basically on their recommendation. It's severely underrated!
@MattJDylan
Жыл бұрын
The art style is SO GOOD... I'm glad I came back to check this video!
@bigmclargehuge8219
2 жыл бұрын
Damn, you sold me on this game HARD. Like, I just purchased it before even finishing the video.
@gamithemighty5932
Ай бұрын
darkmaus also plays like a shadowpuppet theater, everything minorly moves and feel less animated and more like its different pieces of paper being manipulated behind a screen, giving an even more earie feel to things. after all, what is darkness if not a shadow. and a shadow puppet? is but yet another shadow itself. that's why i think having your ghost look less visible, makes so much more sense. because it is still a shadow but its already fading, as it slowly returns to the light.
@kurtkan5566
3 жыл бұрын
Just found about your channel, good stuff man!
@justbrowsing9697
Жыл бұрын
There's a horror game called endoparasitic that used a fog of war mechanic like this one (also a solo dev)! It's cool seeing how different devs make similar systems, coincidently or not. Coincidence probably isn't the best word... inspiration? From like the first tabletop games, the actual war strategy practice stuff.
@adains8819
3 жыл бұрын
Blessed be thy name, I pray this video gets 1'000 views!
@TheBacklogs
3 жыл бұрын
Your prayers were received, it seems!
@adains8819
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheBacklogs Praise the sun!
@skeletongod6904
3 жыл бұрын
Damn. Now I really wanna play this game
@TheBacklogs
3 жыл бұрын
Go for it!
@simonmuniz1855
2 жыл бұрын
Its so insane because now you can do mimic summons in elden ring, this man was ahead of the game
@adpotter6335
2 жыл бұрын
The Dark Wood vibes combined with DarkSouls is real nice.
@sobrev1viente
3 жыл бұрын
Dude, those are only 2 players, but those 2 players are far more than the ones playing bleeding edge
@TheBacklogs
3 жыл бұрын
Oh wow. I hadn't heard about this game, and I think I can see why.
@TheDeadmanTT
3 жыл бұрын
Wow. I totally forgot about this game!
@redeveer6647
3 жыл бұрын
"Maximum player count 2" So like. Is that including you oooor..
@TheBacklogs
3 жыл бұрын
Nope, hadn't played recently haha
@Gamer3427
Жыл бұрын
This is the kind of game that shows that while there may be a lot of trash in the indie market, there are also a lot of gems, and most of them are probably games you've never heard of or only saw in passing. I just wish there was a better way to sort through which are which, since reviews tend to be sparse on many, and most people don't have the time/money to try every game that they come across.
@ironwolf5802
2 жыл бұрын
That cat would totally kill just for fun. Cats just love killing for fun.
@astraterrell7751
2 жыл бұрын
This game looks so interesting id love to see you play more of it
@RaefGall
2 жыл бұрын
I'm definitely going to check this one out. Thanks for the recommendation.
@lu-brex
2 жыл бұрын
A true hidden gem that i'm glad i discovered thanks to you, keep up, love your work!
@dreganjanosec5600
3 жыл бұрын
More please
@inferior-penguin8661
2 жыл бұрын
May I recommend an indie game called Unsighted, it is actually pretty fun and I think you would enjoy it. I also felt the way you did about Blasphemous cause damn so much potential.
@TheBacklogs
2 жыл бұрын
I'll look into it! Thanks!
@inferior-penguin8661
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheBacklogs just watching the tater and sanctuary video, absolutely amazing.
@demonicgrub1025
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheBacklogs Have you checked out Ender Lillies? That one is a hard recommend from me.
@noahvincent1871
3 жыл бұрын
Another game for the firebomb only run perfect :)
@BigBoyWhat
3 жыл бұрын
Heh I guess this game is a maust play. Seriously good job, I like the verdict of the video being placed right in the title. I would’ve appreciated more humor like your blasphemous review but that just may be the short attention span, gen z part of my brain that’s talking. Otherwise everything else was really enjoyable, keep it up!
@jonouellette7619
Жыл бұрын
Thoroughly enjoying this title
@Morgannin
2 жыл бұрын
That figurine idea actually seems like it would fit into Dark Souls quite well. Make it an optional item, perhaps one that costs a lot, or just a consumable. That way it's not essential for anyone who doesn't want the easier experience, but even the people who are struggling would need to grind a bit, or at least make an attempt to improve at the game, before they are given the option of a little assistance.
@rjspiteri5758
Жыл бұрын
I bet that cat's name was Patches!
@coal1t1on
3 жыл бұрын
Do you play Oblivion?
@TheBacklogs
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, haven't thought about that game in awhile! I used to ages ago though. Still own it.
@symon1033
3 жыл бұрын
Is that really your name? ...ok
@monkeygigachad
2 жыл бұрын
I play the games the way to bang my head against the wall
@linkesocke4533
2 жыл бұрын
Don't mess with the cats, dude. They may look cute, and make great pets, but they are akso sadistic serial killers.If you don't feed them they can kill between 10 to 20 prey animals each day. Now consider that they do like to play with their prey before killing and eating it and imaggine how terryfing those cute pets are from a mouse's perspective...
@connorn210
2 жыл бұрын
Love the game and love your review
@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025
2 жыл бұрын
I Tought It Was About The Tank... But This Is Better
@brandonklevans7473
2 жыл бұрын
You gotta play darkwood !
@platinumsun4632
2 жыл бұрын
Man this game was hard but such a fun novelty.
@inkeddecker9964
2 жыл бұрын
Well im getting this
@andrewtyrell4795
Жыл бұрын
Watched this right after the Blasphemous video and a lot of the intro feels like direct criticism of that. 😂
@TruePirateKing12
Жыл бұрын
I saw this game back in the day but it did not interest me. I still don't want to play it but I have to give appreciation where its due. This was well designed and crafted.
@entityunknown2
Жыл бұрын
DARKMAUS Firebomb only?
@susu5331
2 жыл бұрын
Now that Elden Ring is out, it surprises me that a lot of the modifications to the souls formula in this game have made their ways to the Elden Ring.
@meimei51793
2 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed it too!
@Marzimus
2 жыл бұрын
Did the Ape Out developers play this? 🤔
@shubhanshudixit3515
3 жыл бұрын
Nice Video!
@ragnose1
2 жыл бұрын
darkmaus was good, but it was never great. Very small.
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