Quick Look: Sky Battles

But why couldn't this have been Crimson Skies.

every button in this game is labeled "do the crazy snider"

Did Alex just make a reference to Jean Baudrillard?

Halfway through I looked down at the timeline and was shocked to see how much quick look was left.

On some level I can appreciate that the first level in this pretty much was the tunnel sections from Terminal Velocity/Fury3. But, yeah.

Two and a half minutes in and we've got a Jem reference.

Alex Navarro I think I love you.

I love how Vinny seems almost incapable of outright saying a game is bad and you shouldn't buy it.

I'd love a new Crimson Skies.

The fonts look like Halo's too.

Sky Battles: Caravella Drift

Alex just losing his shit at 7:20 in. So good.

Are video games art?

@beachthunder: From the blog and the developer's about page, I'd assume all the assets were made by him.

That theme in the menu is pretty reminiscent of the old Unreal Tournament menu music. It's clearly the best thing about this...

Moar Vinny!

That this game made Vinny laugh makes it like pizza: Even when it's bad, it's kinda good.

This game is like if Croc had a Star Fox like mini-game

Alex with the league of legends reference!?

Is this frog fractions 2?

Vinny's great.

Even completely terrible games are fun when Vinny's the one playing them. Still this looks abysmal.

@jyoung: Thx :)

@bdhurkett: Yup :)

Is this Frog Fractions 2? I ask myself this every time GBEast or Drew do a QL of one of these awful games.

They should have sent a pilot to consult on flight physics.

Dead and, apparently, dive bombed over and over again.

This looks like a minigame out of a licensed PS2 game.

Another great quick look by Vinny "Isn't This How Planes Work?" Caravella and Alex "Destroyed By His Own Regret" Navarro. :)

I love watching other people play bad games.

Look at that! Vinny played the crappy game beforehand AND they managed to talk about the game the whole time!

The invisible mouse puzzle was really quite ingenious.

Vinnie -- "You dont think a fish robot would be pretty scary?"

The honest curiosity in which Vinnie asked that question brought me to hysterical tears.

Oh MY-- You guys have made my day once again with your Quick Look prowess. I cant get enough.

Bravo GBeast!

That moment when Vinny's optimism broke for a moment.

"It was on sale when I bought it with my own *incredibly pregnant pause* money."

How is this even on steam?

Vinny driving Alex into the deepest agony of existentialism.

Looks great

The graphics in this game are N64 pre-rendered box art brought to life.

That third level looked sort of nice though? I mean, planes and water and stuff. And the idea's not inherently bad, but the execution seemed sort of lacking.

The tanks were HISS-tanks, but helicopters seemed to have other names? Potentially the Mamba seems to have been a Cobra heli?

That first click was glorious @vinny

Alex I still needed to play shadows... Thanks...

I need more videos with @Alex talking mad shit throughout.

Rewatchin', Relaffin'

if you want a picture of the future, imagine a giant monster swatting bi-planes - forever.

How did you know?

I forgot this even existed. Blocked that shit out.

Came back for the nostalgia from worst game of the year deliberations, stayed for the rendition of "We Care(avella) a Lot"

After the day 4 goty podcast I had to check this out and wooooowwww. I've got late 90s shit piles of bad that look and play better than this.

Not only did Vinny fight a robotic metal fish with an airplane, but he also set it on fire in the water.

@milpool said:

I gotta say that greatly confused me.