@infinit33
Makes me sad that they had a hit in Gw2 and made BFN instead smh if they would've kept some of the og stuff bfn would still be alive and well
@derandere4356
I loved PvZ 2. It was one of my favorite games ever. The exact breakpoint where I abandoned it was when they added the ability to level up plants. What a terrible design choice, I hate that they make a profit out of it.
@baaryn3558
matt johnston is in fact, my dad. i grew up on those games, and as i grew older the #1 thing i heard was how much the ea buyout pissed my dad off.
@glyndekari
also as an aside: bejeweled blitz wasn't always like that. back in the early facebook games era, blitz was a lot more tamer and more fun, as rare gems would give small boosts and gains instead of blowing up the whole board and giving you literal millions of points. sometimes a cat would also shoot lasers at the end of the game. there were also no permanent upgrades to speak of, only equipping three powers at a time. back then, getting to one million points was a pretty hard achievement, so much so that the blitz facebook page would feature players who would get one million every now and then. if you want a taste of how blitz was back then, there's an old discontinued offline pc version that popcap released a long time ago that more closely resembled what blitz was like when it was actually good and fun.
@cyborgste
A rise and fall video by sniss!? Well that's something I didn't expect today.
@kiitaclyzm
okay im sorry but I HAVE to defend chuzzle you can move them back and forth and they go woo-woo-woo and get dizzy and we're not going to acknowledge the fact that it's kind of weird popping these innocent fuzzy creatures and putting their eyeballs in a bottle. we're not gonna do that.
@dynamo6503
the shade thrown at Chuzzle was uncalled for man. my grandma had it downloaded on her computer and I remember us taking turns playing. and to this day, she still loves the game so much that she somehow managed to get the original downloaded onto her phone? no clue how she managed to do that without getting a virus or messing up her phone on some other way but like go grandma I guess.
@the_egg_
the egg learned many things about PopCap. The egg does not regret a second of time spent watching this video.
@thefireofthefox1
I played Bejweled Blitz in school, and ended up stopping in high school. Around a year later I get this notification that said something like "If you come back now you'll get 233550 gold bars!" I just assumed it was a bug, but they actually gave them to me when I got back on. I checked the conversion, and it was something like $350 worth. It sucked that the game was pay2win, but the year or so that I was basically able to get anything for free made me realize how much fun that game would be if it wasn't for the monetization.
@itz_erty
Glad to see some non-drg videos, would love to see more
@zellency
Nothing can describe the glorious bliss of waking up to a new sniss video essay, I love the editing style, writing, and silly goofiness
@glyndekari
I needed to watch this video 100 times since last year, popcap games, specifically bejeweled, have been my life and soul for about 14 years now, and seeing this video in my feed is like seeing an old highschool friend who's kinda lost it but also cherish the moments you had together.
@Cooky_LP
7:06 Dynomite is my childhood, even though I was born 7 years after its release! A really very good video.
@tromsodocs
Great video! I also made a video essay on PopCap earlier this year, so it's super cool to see that other people are interested in their story too.
@romanc7658
Didnt expect you to talk about popcap but im all here for it
@nave_the_nomad8922
The fuckin fish game was a core memory unlocked moment
@16Redrocko
Always happy to see your beautiful mug on screen sniss, really excited whenever you cover topics like this.
@marekmuller1238
I really didn't expect to enjoy this video this much! I learned new stuff, had to laugh a lot and generally had a really good time! So thank you for making it!
@SlimeyZockt
I really think it's sad how they started on the right track and somehow just lost their way on the journey. I really hope GSG wont fall into the same pattern. I know it is unlikely, but can you ever know beforehand?
@anotheramber7074