Video summary
The video begins with a player diving into *Animo*, a creature-catching RPG that immediately draws comparisons to *Palworld* due to its core mechanics of capturing and training creatures. Upon starting the game, the reviewer notes the art style strongly resembles a specific Korean simulation game, featuring vibrant environments filled with children rather than adults, which sets a distinct tone for this new adventure. The initial setup involves binding an email account to save progress, a common practice in mobile-style games to prevent data loss after completing tutorials or free pulls. As the player enters the world of Idol, they are greeted by cute creatures like the Ember Pup and quickly realize that these animals possess unique abilities, such as burning vines or creating ice walls, which can be utilized to overcome environmental obstacles during exploration.
A significant portion of the gameplay experience revolves around the extensive character customization system, which the reviewer finds both impressive and occasionally overwhelming. The game allows players to create highly detailed avatars with options for facial blending, randomization, and granular adjustments to body parts like head size, hips, and limbs. The reviewer humorously explores the limits of these sliders, creating exaggerated features like giant domes and massive heads, while noting that some aspects, such as changing clothing colors or certain hairstyles, may require in-game currency. Despite the potential for microtransactions hinted at by locked features like hair dye, the creator appreciates that many customization options are available for free initially. The character creation process is so deep that it allows users to generate a wide variety of appearances, from realistic likenesses to intentionally absurd designs, reflecting a design philosophy that embraces player creativity without immediate paywalls.
As the story unfolds, the narrative shifts from simple exploration to a more mysterious plot involving the Polaris Institute and a phenomenon called Prisma, which causes creatures known as Animo to transform in unbelievable ways. The reviewer engages with the game's tutorial battles, discovering a unique combat mechanic called "twining," where players synchronize their movements with their creature partners to unleash powerful combined attacks. While the graphics are generally praised for their lighting and texture quality within the established art style, the reviewer points out some technical quirks, such as stiff animations and occasional depth-of-field effects that can be disorienting. The game also introduces a badge system and achievement tracking, rewarding players for collecting creatures and completing specific tasks, all while hinting at a larger lore concerning the origins of Animo and the secrets hidden within the world of Idol.
In conclusion, *Animo* presents itself as a promising free-to-play title that successfully blends creature collection with deep RPG elements and simulation-style freedom. The reviewer acknowledges that while the game has low expectations due to its monetization model, it currently offers a generous amount of content without forcing immediate purchases. The combination of a unique art style reminiscent of Asian simulators, robust character creation tools, and engaging combat mechanics makes it an interesting alternative to established franchises like *Pokémon*. Although the reviewer plans to continue exploring the game in future episodes to fully assess its long-term value and monetization practices, the initial impression is one of curiosity and enjoyment, suggesting that *Animo* has carved out a distinct niche for itself in the crowded genre of creature-catching games.
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Hey guys, welcome to the video. Today
we're going to be playing through Animo.
When I first saw this game, I was like,
"What is this?" And it's described as a
creature catcher, kind of an RPG-ish
game, and my mind immediately went to
Pow World because Power World took the
Pokemon formula, kind of extended on it,
and uh it seems like Animo is doing a
similar thing where they have creature
catcher mechanics with some twists on
it. But admittedly, I haven't looked
into this game too much. I kind of
wanted to explore it, see it with fresh
eyes, and uh go from there. I have a
couple people in my community that have
tried it. They seem to like it. So, I'm
going to see if I like it as well.
All right, I got my coffee here. I've
already bind my bound my email account.
This is something similar you see to
mobile games. I don't know if this
game's on mobile or not. Somebody tell
me in the comments. Uh, mobile games let
you bind your email to an account so
that you can retain your progress. Um, I
know a lot of people used to play gotcha
games. That way they would bind, they
wouldn't bind their email and you know,
you'd go through a tutorial and then
you'd get all these pulls, these free
pulls in the gotacha game and you just
rinse and repeat that until you got the
best pulls. And then once you got the
best pulls, you would then bind your
email. I don't know if this game even
has that, but I bound my email anyway.
So, uh, it should be good to go. So,
let's go ahead and start adventure. I'm
on an America server.
>> Suda, we're about to roll.
>> Well, ain't you just the cutest,
adorable little snake.
>> Careful now.
>> Oh, you just messed up the camera.
>> All done. All right, time for your big
debut.
>> Big debut.
What does this remind me of?
Don't know. This art style is kind of
familiar. I don't know. Oh, you know
what? It's that Korean Sims game.
Korean. It's an Asian Sims game. I
forgot the name of it. That's what this
reminds me of. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You You
guys will know in the comments.
Yeah, it reminds me of that. It's got
that similar art style to it.
Okay.
These are kids.
These are actual kids. They're not
They're They're Yeah, these are
children. I guess it makes sense if you
talk about it from a Pokemon
perspective.
There's always kids that do this. The
adults don't have time to be catching
monsters and training them how to fight.
Nah, we're too busy in our office jobs
doing our 9 to5s.
See about your system as a start. I
don't care. Custom. Oh, wait. Face
blend. What's that? Go back.
Face blend.
Oh, you can. Okay. Okay. So, I can take
you.
You,
this is a good idea. And I guess you
and form Voltron.
That's kind of weird. You can randomize,
too. I like that. Oh, hey, it's taking
random faces. Oh,
any character creator that has that has
a randomizer,
I like it.
I generally don't care what these these
children look like. I just want to see
the kind of options that the character
creator has. Looks like there's some
makeup, there's some iris types, there's
freckles, there's makeup, hairstyles.
So, it's your typical stuff.
If I go to select hairstyle here, let's
go back. I guess not from blend.
Yeah, I want to discard. Uh, if I do
customize, I guess I can see all the
overall things. eyebrows.
Uh oh, wait. There we go. Whoa. Oh, you
can make ugly people in this. Okay.
There. There. I I I saw an interview. I
forgot which dev it was. They said they
they put these extreme things in here
because apparently people in the West,
that's us in America, we like to make
ugly people.
I don't know anything about that. I've
never done anything like that. I don't
have any videos with like White Knight
Chronicles of me crack Oh,
of me cracking up at Oh, and me cracking
up. Oh.
Oh, this is this is this is special.
Holy crap. This is This is something
else, boy.
This is This is special.
This is This right here.
And Oh, there's subtypes, too. I forgot.
I didn't see these eyelids.
Oh my goodness gracious. A wive.
Oh, I did do those. Nose tip nostrils. I
didn't do this.
Did I?
I'm just going to the extreme just to
see how stupid I can get. And you can
get pretty dumb in this face, makeup,
uh,
and different eye types and stuff. It
does remind me of that Sims game. What
the are those animated
glow color?
Yeah, that's that's animated. All right.
That's not weird at all. No, I'm okay
with that. Eye makeup. All the different
options. Blouch.
I don't care what I pick here. I'm just
gonna make it as ugly as possible. And
then I'm gonna What is that? paint. Just
random paint on her face.
Uh
I'm just going to go ahead and do
random.
They don't seem to have randomize on
just the the num the uh I got to
screenshot this. That's special.
Um they they don't seem to have
randomize
on just this. It seems
if I go to customize, I don't see a
randomize button unless what's this?
Let's reset. Um,
they don't have a randomized button
here. Oh, they have an import. Hold on.
That a file.
Oh, character data or a QR code or a
face code. So, some people can make
Michael Jackson like they did where wins
meet. You can download that.
Okay, that's cool. So, there's probably
some celebrity lookalikes out there.
Let's go ahead and do randomize here.
That first one was a good randomizer,
but now these are starting to look just
like the presets with different makeup.
They're not really changing. Well, then
now they are. I was going to say they're
not really changing the eyes and stuff.
Oh, wait. They're just using the faces
that I have here. So, if I randomize
Oh, they all change the faces. Okay.
All right. All right, we got to sell on
something in three, two, one. You work.
Don't care.
Applying.
So, are we done? How do I get out of
this?
Oh, you kidding me? Oh my gosh. How do I
get out? They had a customize button.
Three, two, one, go. Apply. It looks
like the same face. Preset. Apply. Oh,
you have to do done. What about
clothing?
What the heck?
Anything basic? That's basic. That's
basic, too. I like this blue. Wait, can
you change the colors?
You can't change the colors.
Oh, well, that's weird. It looks like
Wait, she's got paws.
Those are those are paws.
Okay, dude.
Cute flame whisper. Oh, let me get out
of this emote.
There we go.
The paws kind of bother me. I imagine
that since this is a free-to-play game
that they're going to allow you to buy
cosmetics in this light.
And um yes, let's just go with this.
That's that's pretty basic. Uh back.
Okay. Okay, I guess I didn't click apply
or something.
Okay, they're just telling you what it
looks like in the clothes. You're not
actually changing clothes
with Wait, I can make
Oh,
I can't resist giant domes
or small domes.
Oh, she's got a cranial dome. I can't
help it. Body type. Wait, this is all
this is a whole separate thing.
That's arms.
Oh, forearms, upper arms, hands,
overall
just tall. Okay. Shoulders.
It's very subtle.
Very subtle.
waist.
All this is very subtle stuff. Hips,
they lie. I don't care what Shakira
says, they lie. The hips always lie.
That's weird looking. Wait, what is that
changing?
Oh, that's not hips.
That's butt.
Y'all misspelled booty. That's butts a
butt. That's crazy. I'mma tell mama.
Y'all be lying to people.
Oh boy. Anyway, legs, calves, thighs,
measurements,
calves.
This some of this is very subtle though.
It is very, very subtle.
I'm glad they did this though.
Really glad they did this. Oh, too much.
Really glad they did this. Um,
look at the different clothing in this.
You see a difference? It kind of looks
the same.
Kind. Yeah, it I can't say it looks too
much different.
Customize. I don't like what I did here.
Can I change it? I didn't think I'd
spend this much time here, chat. Um,
done. Back.
Where's There it is. Face blend. Yeah.
Randomize.
I don't like what I I don't like what I
got there. I thought I wouldn't care,
but now I kind of do.
You know, it was mainly just the tattoos
that And like everything else was fine.
Maybe I should Yeah, these I don't like
these.
Let's just take that off.
Where's that at? Uh,
I don't know where the tattoos are.
Eyes, nose, ears.
Oh, here it is. Makeup. So,
skin one, skin two, skin three.
That's very, very
different.
Um,
blush, lip makeup, face tattoo.
Sheesh. Just Just I don't want anything
apply. Wait,
I guess that's not a face tattoo. What
is that? Lip.
Oh, that's an addition to this.
I actually don't know what to do here. I
think that's just part of the that one
thing. Unless there's something else
there,
huh?
At least the music's good.
See how do I take
I don't like the stupid cat stuff. Okay,
get there. We go. I just want plain
stuff. Basics.
All right. Did it save everything else?
It did not.
Torso
tiny. I want to make the giant brain.
Where's the head?
They don't have the head.
The booty slider. They don't have the
head. Where's the That's the main thing
I wanted was the head.
Yeah. Arms length. Measurements. I don't
care. Whatever. Where's the head? Face.
Oh, where was that slider? It was like
one of the last things. All
right. Focus. Focus.
It was under body type. I'm pretty sure
of it.
It was like one of the first things, but
overall, no.
That was undo, wasn't it?
Huh?
Oh, this is it.
Yes. Oh, it's so that head is so big it
took forever to turn around. You saw
that, chat? Look how big this head is.
Oh. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Okay.
Wait. I'm I'm starting to have fun
again.
The giant lips.
She's a monster.
Oh, I got it. Okay, that's why I was
doing that. I had this set to always
look at me.
Whoa. What's this?
Okay.
Mouth corners.
Man, that is a giant dome.
Okay,
I think we're set. I think we're just
about there. Done. Conform.
Big brain McGee. A Nemo Discovery Tour.
>> Welcome to Idol.
>> All right, I got my decaf coffee. Let's
get in here. It took me 15 minutes to
get here. So,
>> Vinnie,
>> I'm kind of proud of myself.
>> Close. You scared them off. Data shows
this is the optimal distance for
billionaire behavior.
>> That must be from when we were up there,
right? Hidle is completely different.
Next time, zoom in for closer.
>> I'm hoping to get a similar experience
as Oh, there's the big brain.
>> Special observer from the Polaris
Institute.
>> She's so she's got a giant brain.
>> Look, the real continent of Idol is far
more incredible than the holcape.
>> Benny up in the tree. The hair looks
more pink there than the character
creators
>> with the lighting. It looked uh more red
for life.
>> Not like I care.
>> I'm assuming you can change your looks
cuz if there's a cash shop,
>> I hope I can catch.
>> They're going to probably charge you to
change your hairstyle.
>> That's right. I'll soon have my own
Animo, too.
>> The little ember pup ahead is asleep.
100%.
>> I already see like five things I want to
change.
>> Talk about good luck.
>> This is a weird looking This is a weird
looking thing being I got created here.
>> Can I catch it?
>> This a weird looking creature.
>> Yeah.
Turn the volume down a little bit. I
hope you guys can hear me. Okay.
Oh, she just bed in like Nightcrawler.
>> Well done.
Told you some Animo are kind of camera
shy. Nicole, you're finally back.
>> Thanks for waiting. Your gear's been set
up. Once activated, you can start your
first catch.
>> I wonder if I can just easily start
over.
>> Fiery Ember Pup first.
The best is still to come, so stay
tuned.
>> They probably have a delete character
option.
I hope they do. Cuz look at my
character.
>> Approved exploration gear. Come and
complete your identity verification.
This tank head
unactivated. Oh.
Oh, tank girl.
Wait. Upload
nickname already exist. No
>> tank head.
>> With this gear, you can go wherever you
want in idle.
>> So, this is multiplayer. Oh, she's
looking at me. Fourth wall broken.
>> Come on, follow me. Time to stretch your
legs and see if everything's still in
the right place.
>> Everything seems fine. Also, it feels a
little warm somehow.
>> Oh, you notice that?
Quiet. Look over there.
>> Huh? It's a cat.
>> Wait, that's an emperor pup.
>> It's a Charizard.
>> Yeah. Look, it's licking its fur. It
hasn't noticed us. This is the perfect
distance.
>> F to activate camera and record a video
of the ember pup.
Did it just fall asleep?
Good timing. Take out an Annipod and try
to catch it.
>> Wonderful.
That was easy. Just right click over
here.
>> Oh, look at the little achievement thing
at the bottom right.
Look, that's the place the institute
arranged for today's shoot.
>> Humans. Oh, so cute. But those vines are
in the way.
>> Okay,
>> we can't get over there.
>> It's time for your ember pup to shine.
It firet type ability is perfect for
dealing with obstacles like this.
>> How convenient.
When commanding an animal to move, the
animal will use its unique abilities
such as igniting vines and generating an
ice wall to clear obstacles to help you
proceed.
>> Go. It worked.
>> Great.
>> Simple controls. Just click
>> and take a look.
>> Wow, this place is a
Wow.
Oh,
that's a big tree. Well, Starfall
Valley's terrain is very special. There
are water pools, grassland, and giant
trees. At least three Animo families
call it home.
>> Animo animal?
>> Oh, didn't you just say you wanted to
gather more data? Well,
>> no, I didn't.
>> Now's your chance. Try catching a good
idea. If you run out of any pots or have
any other issues, just call me.
>> I imagine that's not going to be the
case later on. Then again, Pow World may
have taught me bad habits. Oh, he just
ran.
Oh, Egg.
Uh, burn the vines away.
Did I just burn the egg away?
Cool. Look at me go.
Oh, you can cancel the animation.
>> Oh, that's beautiful.
>> Oh, look at the look at the graphics.
>> Might be a surprise. Hadn't been
>> That's really nice. So,
>> that made my eye sockets smile. I don't
know if that's possible.
Humans are music lovers, but their
singing, let's just say it'd be better
if they stuck to humming. These shy
creatures dig into the ground if
startled. So, it's not often you get to
hear them sing at all. That hum isn't
read because it's shy. I heard it got up
too much sun.
>> I think I messed up that egg.
What's that Pokéball? Yep.
I am going to call it Pokéballs. I'm
sorry.
>> Celestus is over there.
>> They're popular for a reason. They're
adorable.
>> It's a nice catch animation like they're
trying to run away midair.
>> I love the little card in in the top
left.
>> Got them all.
>> That's a really nice touch.
>> Stella Nicole.
What?
I don't know what that means.
I'mma grab this and I'll come back and
talk to you. Oo, a chest. Peace candy.
Peace candy.
>> Wow.
>> Oh, that's her Pokemon.
>> Ready? I thought it would take a newbie
hours to finish. It's still early. The
outpost probably isn't ready yet. Want
to explore how to gather more data?
>> I got to get this chest.
I don't know if there's any benefit yet
to catching multiple of the same and
combining them.
It's got the Zelda kick animation.
And we got an three anopods and three
growth buds.
That's good.
So, I'm not going to catch any extras
until I
see if there's any benefit.
The run animation leaves a little bit to
be desired. It's kind of kind of stiff.
Uh textures seem decent for this art
style. Shadows and lighting are
acceptable. Nothing really stands out as
being exceptional yet except for that
when I captured that thing and then the
card popped out. That really made my
eyes happy.
>> You finished already? I thought it would
take a new It's still early. The
outpost.
>> Sure. Come.
>> We're resting.
>> Speaking of which, do you know the
purpose of this research?
>> Speaking of the witch, tank head.
>> It's for a wondrous phenomenon called
the prisma.
>> She's got bobblehead syndrome. The
head's too big.
>> They say it's the most amazing spectacle
in the whole world. Not to mention that
a Nemo exposed to Prismana can transform
in unbelievable ways.
>> These animations are weird on her face.
Look at the eyeballs and the Her
eyebrows are blinking independently of
her eyes. You see that?
Are you okay?
>> But no one knows where it comes from or
why it causes a Nemo to transform at
all.
>> Truth is, no one even knows how Animo
first appeared in this world.
>> Oh, they know.
They're just not going to tell you.
>> Idol is just incredible
and incredibly mysterious. The Institute
has
>> Okay. Starting not to care about story.
>> Isn't the team?
>> Yeah, that's right.
>> Starting not to care.
>> Benny.
>> Abnormal signal. Abnormal.
>> Vinnie, where are you going?
>> Over here.
>> Don't run. Get back here. My account, my
data. Hey,
what's happening?
My butt. Did that thing just throw me
out? Nicole, are you there? Vinnie,
no. No, no. I lost Vinnie and Nicole.
>> What is this place?
>> The cave.
>> One has come at last. Human who prays
for the blessings of the sun and moon.
Step forward.
>> Who said that?
>> I did.
>> Is that the weird thing that took Benny?
>> Yep, that's what took him. Binnie.
Beanie. Benny.
>> You who seek truth and the world's
secrets.
A Nemo and people in a city.
I got to say, whoever did this drew the
Animo a lot more carefully than the
humans.
>> Okay.
>> What is this place? It's covered in the
murals are glowing.
It's been some time, human.
>> Very blurry animals.
>> Finally.
>> I guess that's supposed to denote fur.
>> Nice work, human. It's kind of throwing
my eyes off how how fuz how fuzzy they
are.
>> What a strange outfit. I've never seen
anyone like you before. You You're both
Nemo.
Wait, how can you talk? Because we're
not ordinary Animo. I'm Helen, the
embodiment. And I am Lunar. Just call me
by my name.
>> Tank it.
Wait, how am I even talking to Nemo?
>> Don't call me cute. You should say, um,
don't butt me. That's clearly us in the
mural. Anyway, humans can only choose
one blessing at a time. Soul Oron, we're
pretty powerful after you have a wish
you want to fulfill. You seem like
you've got guts. With my blessing,
you'll be even more fearless.
For someone intelligent and calm like
you, my blessing should help sharpen
your thinking.
>> I'm sorry. I got to take Lino.
>> I knew you had guts. And
>> may soul blazing with courage and
>> that's nice.
>> That's it.
>> Come with me, Liono. Together we will
take over the animal world.
>> Same goes.
>> Yep, that's fine. I lost my terminal.
>> Mhm. Oh. What was that?
>> I fell before the screen started
shaking. It threw me off.
>> Relax. This place is very sturdy.
>> It's the big cube. Hurry. Let's go take
a look.
>> It really is the big cube. It's actually
a big cube.
You mean the
>> I don't know, but when it gets angry,
Don't start singing.
>> Nicole, watch out.
>> Oh,
okay.
>> What are you doing here? It's not safe.
Let me help.
>> Fight.
>> Is there anything I can do?
>> Okay. Stay safe. Remember to use your
enhancement skill. It can boost your
Animo's combat ability.
>> It's super effective.
That was so hard.
Wow.
So difficult tutorial fight.
You haven't seen the last of me. Wait,
that was just a precursor.
My head's not big enough.
>> Instructor Lita,
>> it wasn't easy tracking both of you.
>> What a worthy opponent. Conventional
tactics won't take it down.
Twine with your Animo to fight as one.
>> Wait, what?
>> Huh?
>> Come on, let's get ready to twine, too.
>> The heck is a twine?
>> Only then can I truly unleash my power.
>> Fist bump.
Paw. Paw bump.
Flashbang.
>> The twining worked.
>> Huh? What is this place?
This is the world within me.
>> It's so big. It can't even fit in frame.
>> From this moment on, our hearts beat as
>> That's my thumbnail.
I found my thumbnail.
>> My hand. Did the twining work.
>> Oh,
I'm a lion.com. Wait. Shift that.
Okay. Camera, don't be doing that.
Pound.
Ow.
Damage boost. Raar.
I don't care. Tutorial
pound
break transform.
I am now Liono, King of the Kings. Wait,
what?
Oh, he died.
>> Danger. Get back.
>> Danger. Will Robinson.
It's not bad. I mean, this freeto play
game, so my expectations are kind of
low.
Uh-oh. Y'all made the Y'all made the the
little ones big.
Okay.
How majestic.
There's another thumbnail.
I should have chose her.
Lo, you getting shown up, boy.
peace out.
The combined might of Helion and Lunara
finally drained the mysterious 20sided.
>> Recently, the Polaris Institute
expedition returned once again to
explore the continent of Idol. During
their investigation, a standout special
made a significant discovery for the
team.
Many scholars believe this finding could
greatly deepen the twining between Astra
and Idol, opening new possibilities for
the city's future development. The
expedition team has now temporarily
returned to the Polaris Institute. We'll
have to wait and see the outcome.
>> I lost all my data. Still didn't find
the the little robot
>> over here.
>> This is Principal Oswin. I've already
filled him in on what happened.
Welcome. Nicole has already told me all
about you. Allow me to introduce myself.
I'm Ozel, principal.
>> The institute is spearheading
exploration and research. Cultivate
talent in Astra.
>> Yep. Going to sift my little decaf
coffee here.
>> Expedition is being
>> I mentioned this decaf.
>> I too explored idle in my younger days.
You can call me your predecessor.
That aside, I'm sorry you were put in
danger.
>> VOD watchers, skip ahead. Oh, wait. This
whole thing is a VOD.
>> Thank you.
>> Video watchers, skip ahead.
>> Um,
>> unless you care about this
>> about what happened. How's Lunara doing?
>> Unfortunately, according to Lita's
report, the other Nemo has returned to
the mural. However, I imagine you wish
to return to Idol and find your
companion.
>> Of course, I do. Then on behalf of the
institute, I would like to formally
extend an invitation to you.
>> That's right. During your first
exploration, you demonstrated
exceptional talent. You not only caught
numerous anemu, but also twined with
them and fought flawlessly. The
discoveries you made are of great
seconds.
>> Dude, they really got to work on her
animation.
script.
>> She is creeping me out speech to
researchers of
>> and his glasses are blurry.
>> That's subian ruin.
>> This could be DLSS doing this. Look at
this. Everything's
>> This depth of field is tripping me out.
>> Uh, this is kind of sudden. I
>> want out of this. Okay, now everything's
not blurry.
Oh, that was unpleasant.
I don't like that effect at all.
Let's hope we don't get much of that.
>> I'll give you the full right beep
>> beep institute module.
>> Oh, he's back.
>> Oh, Benny, you're back.
>> Benny upgraded stronger detection
fatigue features. When it senses
something important, it will alert you
right away.
>> It's your terminal. Instructor Lita and
her team found it. It's all fixed now.
Your data and account should both be
fine. Come on, let's go get you
registered, just so you know.
>> Oh, we got a slide cancel.
>> Mhm.
>> Okay.
Ooh.
What can I help you with?
>> I want to ask about enrolling.
>> Hi, this is our new class. Verification
complete. Are you certain you wish to
join the Polaris?
>> I'd be honored.
>> Welcome. Please.
>> I am now sinking with my tank head. Look
at my face.
>> Ah. Ah.
>> Press exit.
>> All that. Your enrollment is now
complete. Oh, right. The principal also
said that when you have time, you can
visit the holographic discovery booth to
see what the previous expeditions
uncovered.
>> It feels different from before we set
out.
>> Yes, the animology department just added
a hologram of rare prismana animal from
the institute.
>> We shouldn't keep Dr. Lewis waiting.
>> Still, since we have time, a quick stop
on the way shouldn't hurt.
>> A moment, please. There's one more
thing. This is the Yes.
>> New outfits. Now, come on. Let's go find
Dr. Lewis. He's in charge of the
expedition and decides who
>> How do I change the outfit?
>> Oh, he's got a nice one. Wolf boy.
>> Perfect timing. Come.
>> Perfect timing.
Oh, we got the depth of field thing
going again.
>> You've met him before, right? Dr. Lewis
is an instructor from the institute's
pathfinding department.
>> Uh, hi Dr. Lewis. I'm here to join the
expedition team.
>> No need to be so for the principal has
already approved your paperwork. Your
data has been entered into the terminal
and your authorization is complete. Once
confirmed, you may officially join the
expedition. Previously, you were only an
observer, but now you'll be joining as a
full member. For safety purposes, I'll
need to confirm with you once more. The
real idol is nothing like that safe
little starter zone. Are you ready?
You're right. That was my mistake.
You're stronger than I gave you credit
for. All right, enough talk. Come with
me to the transport.
>> Hold on, Louis. Heading out already?
>> Indeed. And right on schedule, too. Is
there something you need, principal?
>> Don't worry. I'll be out of your hair in
a moment. I'm only here.
>> Oh, it's a patch case. Thank you,
principal. Wait,
>> Pokedex.
>> This is Polaris Institute's rarest and
most exceptional honor.
>> A symbol of
>> the Starbound Journey.
>> Oh, it's a badge. Okay, it's not a
Pokédex.
Your first badge.
So, like achievements. Oh, okay. All
badges are reviewed and certified.
Collect badges to unlock exclusive
titles and various adventure privileges.
Okay.
character.
Switch to the badges screen.
Beginner keepsakes.
Okay.
>> I thought you were more composed than
this. I mean, it's just a decoration,
right? It doesn't have any special
powers.
>> However, its value lies only in its
rarity. The honor and history behind it.
I understand, principal. From now on,
I'll
>> Excellent.
>> Okay, we got badges.
>> All right, let's not waste any more
time.
>> Transportation device. I need to figure
out how to change clothes. Charact
appearance. Here we go. Ooh, we got new
clothes. Uniform set. Okay, I look like
Sailor Moon. I guess that's okay.
Okay.
You can also equip accessories on. Oh,
that's cool. What do these look like?
Oh, they even give you previews. Thank
you. I hate when games have like stuff
and you can't even see what it looks
like until it gets unlocked. Okay,
that's different.
Okay, so even animal have things. Let's
see what everything look. Oh, these are
outfits. Okay. I thought they were just
pieces.
I like that blue. I like the color.
Uh, and since it's zero out of three,
you're probably going to be unlocking
pieces.
Oh, this is the one from the uh the
screen that I like, the beginner screen.
These aren't bad for starter stuff.
Photo studio
face.
You can adjust your face. Okay.
Hairstyle. Wait a minute. I don't have
to pay for this.
Oh. Oh, you got to pay for dyes though.
You do have to pay for dyes.
Yeah, I guarantee you're going have to
pay for dice.
I don't know. Where's Blick?
Okay.
Highlight intensity.
There's a highlight.
Oh, if you do gradient.
Oh, okay. I see.
So, I can add like purple
like that. And then here you can do
highlight intensity. Okay, I see.
Gradient range.
That's fine.
Wait a minute.
I saw like a zero out of one on
something.
You can change your whole everything.
Interesting.
Okay. I kind of don't like what I did
with the hair, but you know what?
Chicken butt. That's all I got to say
about that. We still got the tank head.
That's important.
All right.
Design your own.
Unlock 9:30 at 4:00 a.m.
Okay.
earlyac.com, I guess.
Okay. Log inventory.
The UI is easy to look at. That's good.
Um,
this is where titles are.
Yeah.
Animo level cap talents.
Okay.
Mobility skill set. What is this?
Swoll shroom.
That's a good name.
Combat skill set.
All right. Both of them got swoll on it.
So I don't have anything unlocked yet.
Can I go back to my other hair? I really
messed that up.
I hope I didn't spend like a free token
or something. I probably did.
I probably did. Appearance.
Uh, hairstyle.
The head is Wait a minute. I don't
remember the head looking like that.
design studio.
Oh, wait a minute.
That's cool. I think you can get really
granular on the uh on the hairstyles.
Um,
appearance,
accessory, hairstyle.
I lost where I could change my face.
There we go. Face. For some reason, my
head that's I don't know what is it. The
length. Oh, it's the length. That's
what's making my head look like that.
Okay.
And the width.
Okay.
Boy, you can make some strange
characters in this.
All right. Let's keep the width and the
height the same and just make the
uh let's just make the size large. That
way I can keep some kind of proportions.
This is growing on me.
Having that dot there makes you think
you can
you can adjust it, but I guess not.
It's growing on me a little bit. I love
that you can edit it without having to
pay.
Okay. I thought that I thought my face
was kind of sucked in too much right
there. But that's weird.
Width
vertical.
Guess that's better. Mouth corners.
ain't going.
That just looks like her lip is swoll a
little bit. That's kind of weird.
Okay. Ears.
Ear angle. There we go. They were kind
of sticking out kind of far. It was some
alpha alpha stuff.
Excuse me. Uh, ear tilt. That's fine.
Ear height,
that's fine.
Okay.
I think everything else is okay.
Save design.
Oh,
that's how they get you. The first one's
free, so I can't do it again.
If I want to change my look, I got to
buy something out of the shop. Okay,
it's starting to make sense now.
I don't see the cash shop yet, though.
I I imagine that's going to be unlocked
at some point.
I'm pretty sure everybody watching this
that's going to be their number one
number one question is that is this game
ridiculous on monetization because
that's the first thing we've been
conditioned man first thing you look for
in freeto play games these days is
whether the monetization is just
ridiculously stupid.
>> This is the outpost the institute
prepared for the expedition team. It's
still under construction. More
facilities will be added in due course.
This is the research console. data you
upload will enrich the animology
department.
>> Enough talk.
>> Try reporting once for yourself.
>> Okay.
>> All right. This is a good stopping point
um for now. I'm going to continue this
play through and uh we'll check out this
amiibo amiibo. I'm hope I'm pronouncing
it right on the next episode. So, I'll
see y'all then.