Highguard
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High Guard is here and High Guard is forever. >> Welcome to Highguard. >> It is a game that will last forever. A game whose popularity will never fade. Unlike Concord, which shut down 2 weeks after it came out, this Concord, nah, this High Cord High Guard, they already have a year-long plan for this game. So, it's going to be out for at least a month before they take this down. Listen, the problem with Concord was that it was $40. Gamers don't want to pay $40 for a super generic multiplayer shooter these days, except for Ark Raiders, which sold 10 billion copies, and Battlefield 6 sold 6 trillion copies, and that was $60. Actually, the problem with Concord was simple. It was too much like Marvel, and it was too much like Overwatch. But then a month later, the biggest game was Marvel Rivals, which was just Overwatch with Marvel characters. So, the problem with Concord was nobody likes Concord. With Vanguard, I mean, High Guard, they're messing up again. Internet already figured this out. High guard is just Overwatch. See what they did? Except this Overwatch has horses like paladins. Remember that is a game. And Overwatch 2 is a game, too. Remember that is a game. But Jeff said this was going to be really good. >> I played it and after you see this, >> it is insanely fun to see fun to play as you saw in that trailer. >> Okay. And he doesn't just say that about every game that comes out. Well, actually he does though. He literally says that every game will be good. >> What you're about to see is running completely in real time and Unreal and I cannot wait to play it. >> So, let's play this high chord and see why this game is so highly regarded before they take it down tomorrow. >> Whoa. >> High guard episode 1. Wait, this is just episode one. >> Welcome to High Guard. >> Welcome to Headwolf. Let's get >> I thought this was High Guard. Did I get the wrong game again? Just a concord scenario. Oh, let's check out the water. Let's check out how AAA this is. Huh. So, no interaction whatsoever with the water at all. I don't have any kind of reflection in the water. I don't know what that white orb is. I don't know what that is going off of. >> I'm Trader Flynn. Just call me Flynn. First steps just ahead. See what you're made of. All >> right, Flynn. >> Oh, later. >> Wait, what? What? What happened? What is this? Why did you Wait, I want to shoot these birds. Can you shoot the birds? I don't know, man. I don't know about this high guard, man. Could you shoot the birds in count? I couldn't ever install it, actually. >> So, once you're out there, you'll find good weapons. >> Oh, sure. It's Fortnite situation. >> Watch it, buddy. I don't appreciate that. >> No. >> It's high noon. >> It's dangerous out there. Folks like us don't quite go away now, do we? Let's see what power you've really got. I'll meet you over there. >> Okay, >> that's the blue one. >> Are you sure? That's the red one. >> Heads up, warden. Sorry about this. >> I love this part. >> Hey, >> sorry about that one, mate. >> Well, I did shoot this guy like 80 times already, so I guess. Training complete. You have become one of the greatest Highg guard players and one of the best Concord players of all time. Your connection to Highgard has been lost. Yes. >> Welcome to Highguard. >> Who am I? My name is Boss Binka. I was one of the best Concord players. Now the entire Concord community is migrating to this game. Literally hundreds of players. Condor. That's like Concord kind of. Maybe I should be Condor. Getting on my mount. Riding out. >> It's good that she told me that cuz I I got I'm playing with a blindfold on. Check out how good I am at games. I'm going to snipe this guy while on a horse. >> Focus up. >> Check this. Hold. Wait. Hold still. Hold still. I lost. >> We've got baddies nearby. >> Baddies, huh? >> You haven't even seen bad yet. Check out how bad I am at this stupid game. I can't hit anything. Is that a turbo blast? Okay, I like that. The horse turbo blast. This is like a spinning brute that just spins in circles. >> I got to kill Jeff was right. Jeff was right about mine's eye. I'm super good at this game. So that means the game is super good. >> Yeah, never mind. I'm going back to Concord. No, wait. I can't. >> Bad news. >> We deleted high guard. Take this. >> Here we go. >> Oh. Oh. Oh. >> Reloading. >> Picking up some baddies. >> OH. OH NO. MAN, I'm so good at this. I love Jeff and High Gord and Discord. And I love Mind's Eye and Arc Raiders and Smeaggle. Oh, >> Jeff, you just lost one of your biggest fans. >> Are there tugans? Is there a Tugan shell? >> There's Condor as a character. >> All right. >> No, my connection to Hag. >> I just got kicked out. >> Well, no. I actually booted you guys out so I could play. >> It can only have three players on at once. >> Secure boot disabled. Please enable and restart game. What the does that mean? >> You got to go into your BIOS. I have to go into my computer's BIOS. >> Yeah, you got to do something in the BIOS to start secure boot. >> Just put secure boot on on your BIOS. >> No. Is this a troll? Is this a troll that's happening to me? >> Yeah, you got to enable the high guard. Just like look up how to enable secure boot and just follow the directions. >> But it's different depending on what mother what company makes your motherboard. >> I don't know who makes my motherboard. >> Might have been Jeff. Open your computer and there should be a chip on your motherboard and this has high guard mode and switch that to high. >> I'm trying. I'm reading a manual on how I do this first. >> Oh, you get war chest. It's like uh Counter Strike. >> All right, I'm I'm starting the training grounds. I'm starting the training grounds. >> The first one's on us. Welcome to High Guard. >> Welcome to Highguard. >> All right, just do the training mode. Do the training mode. >> I already did. I already completed the training. >> How did you do that? >> I'm already spending money. >> You didn't even play a match yet. >> I did. I played one match. Now I'm spending a ton of money. Beast Lord. Beast Lord. $1,800. Got to go for it. >> Mr. Beast. >> Naked Beast Lord. >> What is this? a battle royale or >> it's like 3v3 Concord strike. >> No, don't get legendary skins. That sounds like a lot of money. >> The horse boughs. Fluff. The horse boughs. I got to go for it. $100. $100. >> That's 100 well spent. Not going to lie. >> I just went through the annals of my computer and I don't know what I don't know what I did. I think I did something really bad. >> Well, I'm going to go against the grain and pick the king's layer. That looked like >> That's not recommended. >> I don't care anymore. up. You stopped caring a long time ago. The bad guys are called baddies. >> Okay, Baddy's here. Baddy's here. >> There's a Betty. Batty by the tree. >> Batty down. Batty down. I'm dead. >> I got goodie down. >> Oh, baddy. That's a baddy. I'm moving in on this baddy. I'm I'm out of the play area. I left the play area. >> What the did you do? >> I think I'm turning from a goodie into a baddy. There's three different types of money. There's silver money, purple money, and then Keely coin. Keely coin gets you like the best stuff. Woo! I just got a dizzle kill, baby. Jeff just sent me seven key coins in the mail. OH, I SHOT HIM off the horse. I'm like a high guardian of the galaxy. >> This is seeming like the game of the the millennium. >> It's like the best game that's coming out today. Oh, I just guarded something way up high on the map. Can I get some coin, Jeff? >> I have the shield breaker. >> I got the Jeff Slayer. >> MY HORSE IS SHOT. FLUFF. HELP. >> GRENADE OUT. >> FLUFF ME. >> I'M GUARDING. What the am I doing? Did you not attend Jeff's lecture about this? Fluffy, >> why am I waving? >> Why is your horse sliding like that, too? >> Oh, yeah. That's good. That's a good feature that Jeff left that in there for us. >> Paladin. It's like Paladins Vanguard. It's like Vanguard and High Garden and Kong Guard. >> Jason, I don't like this game. I'm going to be honest with you. I think this is the worst game I've ever played in my life. >> Flop, it's still episode one. Episode two is where Jeff unleashes the full power of the Keely Coin. That's when the game starts getting good. Flop, you were right. Jeff sucks. Jeff, I trusted you. >> This is a 60 hour shootout. >> Jeff Key is the cojima of video games. >> This is a piece of game. A piece of >> No, no, no. Wait, wait. It's really good. It's actually really good. >> I just got kicked. >> It's cuz you keep talking crap on this game. Flip. Except I got kicked too. Jeff Keelley is a >> This is the best you got, Jeff. Keely. Jeff, I will lay down my life for Jeff. >> Wait, I'm unlocking the battle sister. >> Don't buy the battle sister. >> You can't stop me, Flop. >> Don't get the battle sister. >> I'm getting it. Flop. >> Too late. Battle system unlocked. Flop. Thanks, Jeff. >> Everything like that. >> Thanks, Jeff. >> Stop taking my money and saying thanks. Jeff, >> what the is wrong with me? >> Thanks. >> Taking my money and saying thanks, Jeff. >> Wait, look at this. Till next time. >> Best of luck. >> We have a clan called Jeff's soldiers. >> Jeff's army. Achilles angels. >> I hate sexy bad. >> Oh my god. I should had that should have been a kill. I should have been promoted to top Jeff. The game just said I'm a bad What is that? We're going to highard. High guard. High guard. High guard. High guard. High guard. High guard. Killed them. High guard. High guard. High guard. >> Killed him. Good kill. Good game. Check this out. Zipline gun. >> >> I broke every bone in my body. I should have never tried to have fun in high guard. >> This game is literally the worst piece of I've ever played in my life. Not going to lie. >> What would you give it out of 10? >> Nine. Nine and a half. Welcome to High Guard. I played it and after after you see this trailer, I think you're going to want to as
Summary
The video is a satirical commentary on the launch of High Guard, a new multiplayer game positioned as a successor to Concord. The host critiques its similarities to Overwatch and Paladins while humorously highlighting its flaws, including technical issues, confusing mechanics, and excessive monetization, all while parodying gaming hype culture.
Key Points
- The video presents High Guard as a game that follows the failed model of Concord, with a short lifespan and high expectations.
- It mocks High Guard's similarities to Overwatch, Paladins, and other popular games, suggesting it lacks originality.
- The host experiences technical issues like connection drops, BIOS requirements for secure boot, and game-breaking bugs.
- There's a focus on monetization, with players spending large sums on in-game items like 'Keely Coin' and 'Beast Lord' skins.
- The game features unique elements like horses, zipline guns, and character classes, but their implementation is criticized.
- The host humorously critiques the game's mechanics, such as shooting birds, confusing enemy types ('baddies'), and character progression.
- The video uses satire to comment on gaming culture, including influencer hype, player migration between games, and the obsession with 'best game' claims.
- Despite its flaws, the host ultimately gives High Guard a high rating, suggesting it's more entertaining than it is functional.
Key Takeaways
- Be cautious of games that heavily mimic popular titles; originality is key to long-term success.
- Always check system requirements and potential technical issues before investing time or money in a new game.
- Monetization strategies like loot boxes and cosmetic skins can significantly impact a game's reception.
- Player communities and migration patterns can influence a game's early success or failure.
- Satire can be an effective tool for critiquing trends in the gaming industry.