I Found the Best Scout in the Game

Summary

In this entertaining video, the host explores various 'Scout' mods available in the workshop, aiming to determine the best one. They test multiple versions, from the promising 'Handmade Scout' with its surprisingly well-animated moves to the laughably poor 'Scout TF2', which turns out to be a Sandbert clone. The 'Handmade Scout', despite its questionable art, offers a fun and fast gameplay experience, earning a 7.5 out of 10. The video also humorously critiques the less successful mods, providing both entertainment and insight into the modding community's creativity.

Takeaways

• 🕹️ The video explores various 'Scout' mods in a game, aiming to determine the best one available in the workshop.
• 🤔 The host initially expresses skepticism about several mods due to unappealing visuals and descriptions.
• 🎮 The first 'Scout TF2' mod is tried out, revealing surprisingly detailed animations and unique mechanics, despite a generic appearance.
• 😂 The 'Scout TF2' mod includes humorous elements like a 'Kazatsky kick' voice line and exaggerated knockback effects.
• 😅 It's discovered that the 'Scout TF2' mod is actually a disguised 'Sandbert' clone, which disappoints but is acknowledged for its creativity.
• 👍 The 'Handmade Scout' mod impresses with its fluid animations, speed, and unique attributes like an extra jump, despite questionable art.
• 🔥 The 'Handmade Scout' mod demonstrates resourcefulness by using existing game assets in innovative ways, such as fire damage instead of bleed effects.
• 🎨 The 'Handmade Scout' is noted for its potential, with a call to action for artists to collaborate and improve its visual appeal.
• 😓 Other mods like 'Scout Screaming' and an unnamed mod are criticized for being gimmicky and lacking in quality, focusing on sound effects rather than gameplay.
• 💪 The 'Handmade Scout' shows promise in combat, with the ability to perform well against challenging opponents like a level 9 Soldier.
• 🌟 The video concludes by highlighting the 'Handmade Scout' as the most enjoyable and well-designed mod among those tested.

Q & A

What is the main topic of the video?

The main topic of the video is to review and compare different Scout characters available in a game workshop, with the aim of determining which one is the best.

What does the video creator do with the Scout TF2 character?

The video creator downloads and tests the Scout TF2 character in-game, noting its generic appearance and discovering that it is essentially a Sandbert clone with some unique animations and sound effects.

What is special about the handmade Scout character?

The handmade Scout character has a questionable art style but offers a surprisingly well-animated moveset, including a third jump and unique attacks, making it fun and promising despite its creator's lack of pixel art expertise.

How does the handmade Scout's movement differ from the traditional Scout in Team Fortress 2?

The handmade Scout has an extra jump, making it more agile, and it is described as being very fast and slippery, reminiscent of the Source engine's movement in TF2.

What is the unique feature of the Scout screaming mod?

The Scout screaming mod replaces all of the character's sound effects with Scout screaming sounds when the character performs an action.

What does the video creator think of the Scout graphic design?

The video creator is not impressed with the Scout graphic design, noting that it seems to be the work of someone whose passion is not graphic design, and it raises questions about the quality of the character.

What is the video creator's final rating for the Scout TF2 character?

The video creator gives the Scout TF2 character a rating of 6 out of 10, acknowledging its creativity but also pointing out that it is essentially a Sandbert clone.

What is the video creator's final rating for the handmade Scout character?

The video creator gives the handmade Scout character a rating of 7.5 out of 10, praising its fun and flashy moveset and potential for improvement with better art.

What is the purpose of the 'Manco Store' mentioned in the video?

The 'Manco Store' is a platform mentioned in the video for purchasing unusual hats and weapon skins for Team Fortress 2 characters to enhance their appearance in the game.

How does the handmade Scout character's creator feel about their creation?

The handmade Scout character's creator acknowledges that their creation is not flawless and is open to collaboration with others who have experience in making characters to improve it.

Outlines

00:00

🕵️‍♂️ Scout Character Review Introduction

The video script starts with an introduction to a series of Scout characters from the workshop, a modding community for a game. The narrator expresses curiosity about the presence and quality of Scouts in the game, setting the stage for a comprehensive review. The initial paragraph discusses the variety of Scout mods available on Steam, highlighting some with promising appearances and others that seem less appealing due to their design or titles. The narrator decides to download all the mods to evaluate them in-game, starting with 'Scout TF2,' which appears generic but turns out to have a surprisingly high-quality animation and unique features, despite being a Sandbert clone.

05:01

🎨 Handmade Scout Mod Exploration

In this paragraph, the focus shifts to the 'Handmade Scout' mod, which, despite questionable artwork, turns out to be a hidden gem with surprisingly well-animated moves and a unique playstyle. The character's speed and slipperiness are highlighted, along with its additional jump feature that differentiates it from other characters in the game. The narrator appreciates the attention to detail, such as the character's wave dash and aerial moves, and gives a high rating of 7.5, suggesting that with further development, especially in art, this mod could become exceptional.

10:03

📞 Collaboration Call for Handmade Scout

The creator of the 'Handmade Scout,' Mommy Nova, is mentioned with a call for collaboration to improve the mod further. The paragraph includes a brief discussion about the potential of the character and the creator's openness to assistance. The video is sponsored by Manco.store, which is introduced as a platform for purchasing unusual hats and weapon skins for Team Fortress 2, offering a more reasonable pricing and smoother transactions compared to the Steam Marketplace.

15:03

😵‍💫 Trials of Unconventional Scout Mods

The script continues with the narrator experimenting with two other Scout mods that have less appealing artwork. The first mod, 'Scout Screaming,' replaces all sound effects with Scout screaming, which is described as unpleasant. The second mod, which the narrator refuses to name due to its offensive nature, makes the character scream when hit. Both mods are quickly dismissed as lacking in quality and creativity, with the narrator expressing relief at moving past them.

20:04

🌟 Handmade Scout's Potential Against Goku

The final paragraph wraps up the video script with the narrator reflecting on the potential of the 'Handmade Scout' mod when pitted against Goku, a powerful character. Despite initial struggles, the narrator identifies certain moves and strategies that could be effective, such as using stuns and projectiles. Although the narrator is defeated, they express optimism about the mod's potential in the right hands and conclude by directing viewers to other character reviews and playlists for more content.

Keywords

💡Scout

Scout is a character class from the video game Team Fortress 2, known for its speed and agility. In the context of the video, the term refers to various custom versions of the Scout character found in a game workshop. The video explores the different 'Scouts' available, aiming to determine which one is the best, as indicated by the script's focus on evaluating their animations, moves, and overall gameplay experience.

💡Workshop

In gaming, a 'workshop' often refers to a feature that allows users to create and share custom content. In this video, the workshop is a platform where different versions of the Scout character have been created by various users. The script discusses the process of exploring these custom Scouts and evaluating their quality based on their design and gameplay mechanics.

💡Sandbox game

A sandbox game is a type of video game that offers players a high degree of freedom in terms of gameplay, allowing them to explore, manipulate, and modify the game world. The video script implies that the game being discussed has a sandbox-like quality, given the ability for players to create and test various custom characters, such as the different Scouts mentioned.

💡Customization

Customization refers to the process of modifying or personalizing a game's elements, such as characters, to suit individual preferences. The video's theme revolves around customization, as it reviews various custom Scout characters, highlighting unique attributes like animations, sounds, and combat moves that set them apart.

💡Pixel Art

Pixel art is a form of digital art where images are created on the pixel level, often used in video games for character and environment design. The script mentions 'Pixel Art' in the context of evaluating the visual quality of the custom Scouts, noting the craftsmanship and appeal of the art style in some characters.

💡Gameplay

Gameplay refers to the ways in which players interact with a game, including mechanics, controls, and strategies. The video script frequently discusses gameplay in relation to the custom Scouts, examining aspects like movement speed, attack animations, and special abilities to assess their performance in the game.

💡Sandbox Clone

A 'clone' in the context of video games often refers to a character or object that has been replicated or copied from another game or within the same game. The script uses the term 'Sandbox Clone' to describe a Scout character that is found to be a disguised version of another character, indicating a lack of originality in its design.

💡Combo

A combo in gaming terminology refers to a sequence of moves or attacks that are strung together to deal damage or achieve an effect. The script discusses the potential of the custom Scouts to perform combos, which is an important aspect of evaluating their combat capabilities and overall fun factor in gameplay.

💡Edge Guarding

Edge guarding is a technique used in fighting games to prevent opponents from recovering or escaping the edge of the stage. The script mentions 'Edge Guarding' as a skill the custom Scout possesses, showcasing its defensive capabilities and adding depth to its gameplay mechanics.

💡Sponsor

In the context of video content, a sponsor is a company or individual that provides financial support in exchange for promotional mentions. The script includes a sponsored segment for 'Manco.store,' highlighting the platform's offerings related to the video's theme of customization and character enhancement in Team Fortress 2.

💡Mega Playlist

A mega playlist is a large collection of video content, often organized around a specific theme or series. The script refers to a 'mega playlist' that contains reviews of over 300 characters, indicating the extensive coverage of content related to the video's theme of character customization and evaluation.

Highlights

Introduction to a video exploring different Scouts in a workshop, aiming to determine the best one.

Review of 'Scout TF2' with a generic picture but surprisingly high-quality in-game animations.

Discovery that 'Scout TF2' is actually a Sandbert clone, disguised with different sound effects.

Introduction to 'Handmade Scout' with questionable art but high potential for being a hidden gem.

Handmade Scout's unique attributes such as being thick, fast, and having an extra jump, unlike traditional Scout.

Handmade Scout's well-animated basic attacks and special moves, showcasing the mod creator's attention to detail.

The handmade Scout's innovative recovery move using a scatter gun blast for an extra recovery.

Review of the 'Scout Screaming' mod which replaces all sound effects with Scout screaming sounds upon hitting.

Testing of the 'unpronounceable' mod that intensifies audio effects when performing actions.

Sponsor segment on Manco.store for unusual hats and weapon skins in TF2, highlighting its benefits over the Steam Marketplace.

Handmade Scout's potential for creating large combos and exploiting its fast jab combo.

The handmade Scout's battle against Goku, showcasing its stun move and the potential to defeat him.

Final thoughts on the lack of a definitive Scout in the workshop, with the handmade Scout being the most promising.

Invitation for viewers to check out the TF2 playlist for full character reviews and a mega playlist of over 300 characters.

Call to subscribe for more content and a sign-off for the next video.

Transcripts

you've seen Soldier and you've seen

engineer I mean hey you've even seen

demo man but where is Scout is he even

in the game Well turns out he is except

there are a lot of them in the workshop

so in today's video we're going to be

taking a look at every single Scout in

the workshop and figuring out which

one's the best all right let's get

started all right we are on Steam and we

are faced with a lot of decisions well

like five decisions uh we got Scout TF2

that looks you know kind of promising

then we have handmade Scout which has

like its own charm I actually get good

feelings about this one but then we have

a scout screaming buddy now I I don't

feel too good about that considering

that it has the word screaming in the

title and the uh the PNG is just kind of

stretched nice and wide then we have the

Scout and graphic design is not this

guy's passion but I'm not roasting I'm

just saying you know

it it does make you wonder if there's

anything of quality in there and then we

have this

one uh not going to read out that word

this image also does not fill me with a

lot of confidence let's go ahead and

just download all of these and uh get

prepared for what we are about to

witness so we're in game now and you can

see here that we have three options to

pick from I think the first one we're

going to check out is Scout TF2 it has

probably the most generic picture so

we're we're going to go ahead and oh no

bro this image is actually

insane

okay we're going to do it anyway we're

just going to do it all right we're at

Walmart and

uh this a

scout he just looks like a PNG and I I

brought demo pan here so you can kind of

compare like the art styles and how uh

one is Tastefully crafted by pixels you

know very cool translation to the art

style of this game and then one is just

uh well I don't know screenshots I don't

even know what I'm looking at but I mean

let's not be too quick to judge right

let's maybe there's quality underneath

these low quality images right guys you

never know man all right so here we go

we're going to you know do some Jabs

looking normal here's an uptilt lik in

the voice lines down

tilt

okay is this the kazatsky kick

dude that's funny I like that oh my gosh

look at my crouching animation this is

just this is so dumb dude this is so

stupid Oh wait okay this is my Ford air

I'm hitting my bat and that kind of has

a ridiculous amount of knockback I'm not

going to lie that's that's a bit much my

up air is like me using my

head is it's my hands what am I doing

just going like

this this isn't attack apparently it's

just like

that what am I looking at

hello

yo we

dude all right you know I I I'll give it

I'll give it a pass ass all good I

respect the vision so uh yeah that's uh

that's one move for sure oh this stomp

is crazy look at my down air bro sheesh

and it's just me

like is that still kazasi kick and then

my neutral air is just me

spinning wait a

minute I recognize that sound effect oh

no let me press B please if it's a

projectile oh I'm going to be so

mad so ladies and gentlemen I have some

bad news for you we have been duped once

again that's right we got

got this is nothing but a sandbert clone

I know I know honestly they hit it

pretty well I couldn't tell for a little

bit is this a shine yep it's a

shine but they disguised it really well

like what what am I looking at I don't

even know what I'm looking at let me

know in the comments what am I looking

at all right if I start flying 1,000%

sber

clone

yep that's a sandar clone right

there what even is this image it's like

a steam profile picture all right well

uh that was a fun experience with that

Scout honestly if I had to give it a

rating out of 10 I would give it like a

six it could be worse like a six is

pretty bad but it was creative enough to

almost hide that it's a sand brick clone

and that's coming from someone who who's

played a lot of sandbur clones so not

too shabby all right now we have these

two right here and both of their art

looks uh okay well this art doesn't look

good at all to be honest with you so

let's just do it handmade Scout now like

I said the Art's questionable but we

don't we don't judge a book by its cover

on this channel it could be a Hidden Gem

all right now that I'm in game I I don't

know how I feel about this like it's

kind of cool I'm also really slippery

I'm also like what is this jump I don't

even know how I feel about that but this

is my wave Dash let's see some basic

attacks ooh okay wait this is actually

surprisingly well animated I'm kind of

surprised oo okay look at that that's my

up tilt my down tilt's a nice little

slide I just I I'm not really

understanding why I'm so thick you know

I just just I just want to put it out

there that like I acknowledge that I'm

thick I don't know why but I am and it's

a little different you know Scout's kind

of a more lanky kind of guy um but hey I

mean it's his art right he can do

whatever he wants man it's not my art

wait my for a is my scatter gun and this

launches me

backwards ooh okay nice hit right there

that's not bad I also want to bring up

the fact that like I'm really fast

like Scout should be and I'm slippery so

I kind of feel like I'm playing Source

engine but like in this game you know

what I mean and it's kind of beautiful

I'm I'm kind of a fan one two three oh

they gave me an extra jump so in this

game you can jump twice no matter what

like every character can do that but the

thing that makes Scout special on TF2 is

he has an extra jump so what did they do

they gave him a third jump and now we're

really playing Scout attention to detail

here is so important okay the wave Dash

is long so the movement here wow that's

that's like Luigi levels of wave Dash

honestly okay okay movement is clean I

just need to put that out there the

movement is crispy very

crispy ooh that down air is kind of nice

like that oh here's my up air check that

out that's kind of cool yeah I'm a big

fan of that I'm not going to

lie and you can like stall your

direction in the air with it too I feel

like wow okay okay honestly ly this

scout is off to an incredible start I'm

having a lot of fun my back air is also

my scatter gun I kind of do it over the

shoulder oh what did I just do I just

threw a baseball and I just threw my

Cleaver so I'm assuming this will

inflict

bleed ah yes it does fire damage in this

game I'm assuming the mod Creator didn't

know how to do like a custom bleed thing

so they just decided to put them on fire

you know being resourceful with the

current assets that they had I like it

clean side beat is the baseball there's

a little bit of a cool down on it but

you can just kind of like whack this

thing like far like this is sick down be

is me using my scatter gun in the air

for an extra recovery that will put me

in false State though oh but that

literally like locks you in real good

soldier was like stunned so that was

cool I'm a big fan of that what's my

recovery look like it's like a double

scatter gun blast one two okay I see you

not bad dude these Aerials are so nice

this character is promising they have

potential while we're on the character

selection screen we might as well check

out the costumes we got red blue green

yellow skin is that what skn is supposed

to be own TFC red aperture labs and then

back to default so some creative

costumes um skin is kind of weird I'm

not going to lie but we're going to use

it I mean oh this costume is making me

uncomfortable

bro actually

I'm kind of into it I I I think it's

cool it's creative you know it's like

I'm just not wearing a shirt it's the

summer costume bro it's it's the Summer

Skin So if I charge up my smash attacks

um nice big bat swing very good up is O

Okay that's like another scatter gun

blast that looks really cool I'm a big

fan of that down smash is like me

spinning in a

circle okay fun and then we should just

do shielding and taunting real quick I

just curl into a ball and then I taunt

that's good honestly this scout super

fun I'm going to give it like a 7.5 like

it's great like the only thing it's

missing is just like it definitely needs

to be fleshed out more but you can tell

the person who made this probably didn't

have like a lot of like pixel art

expertise but they knew like the

fundamentals of making a good character

so they're on to something they should

just collaborate with someone who's

really good with art and then they could

cook up something incredible but the

move set's great it's fun it's flashy

and we will come back to this handmade

Scout was created by Mommy Nova

copyright restricted

BBB no idea what that even means but hey

that's cool wait this guy's kind of

humble my creation is not Flawless so if

you want to help a bit feel free to

contact me on Discord and here's his

Discord all right guys don't spam him

but if you have experience in making

characters and you want to help out with

this scout I mean dude you could end up

creating a really really cool character

with this guy so just uh letting you

know we're going to see just how crazy

the combos can get with this dude I want

to kind of put him in the lab a bit but

let's check out the next Scout now

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right here we go this art has been

catching my ey since I got in game and

we're loading it up and

I

well it's not as exciting once you click

on it now is it anyways let's just do it

what's the worst that could happen all

right it's another PNG Scout but

hopefully this time not a SRI

clone fingers crossed so uh let's go

ahead and uh just try to play around

with him uh his wave Dash looking kind

of funky fresh I'm not going to

lie oh wait a minute I do like a roll

for my Dash

attack wait this is like the same

thing this is the same thing why is it

the same thing bro come

on no and this is my Ford

smash oh my goodness bro this this is my

up Smash bro did you even

[Laughter]

try oh

no Honestly

though it is kind of funny I'm not going

to lie this is my down smash dude look

at this bro this is

crazy what's my

upbe it's even the same sound effect

they didn't even try to like re like

they didn't even try to switch it up

they

just I mean

[Music]

you know like I I had Faith man I have

faith why would you use such a cool

little piece of pixel art and then put

out this this is dude all right you know

I'm not even upset it's fine it's fine

it's fine all right hacker do your

thing all right we're done with that all

right there's still two more things we

downloaded okay so don't lose hope so

quickly all right so if we pick any

character in the game we're picking

Falco right now you click the little

plus icon in the bottom right you will

now see your buddies um we got great

stuff in here like Final Smash you know

we like Smash Bros I think um but uh now

uh you can see we have um you know that

Scout still not going to read that word

out loud and Scout

screaming so both kind of seem like

they're going to do something similar uh

let's go ahead and do Scout screaming

first I'm a little scared but you know

it is what it is I'm just going to hop

into a normal match and then just kind

of see what

[Music]

happens if I get hits it just makes the

Scout screaming

sounds if I hit somebody it makes the

Scout screaming

sounds that's it replaces all of my

sound effects

with Scout screaming like even like you

don't hear like

any you know like hit sounds it's just

Scout screaming who thought this was

going to be a good idea I need to know

all right that was uh unpleasant to say

the least uh now it's time for the uh

thing I won't pronounce uh I feel like

this is going to be even worse in fact

I'm going to take out one headphone uh

just in case I do value my ear health

and don't worry we'll turn it down for

you guys you don't got to worry about

anything I I got you guys in the in the

post

production ah here we are except this

time when I get hit it doesn't do

anything it's only when I perform an

action it's the same thing except it's a

lot louder and you can feel the

crunchiness of the Audio I don't even

know why I'm entertaining this I'm

turning off the yeah that nope nope nope

nope so yeah if you ever want you know

experience that for

yourself as always the downloads are in

description I got you guys now I want to

see like some cool combos we can cook up

with handmade Scout because handmade

Scout's pretty cool so let's just see

what we can do I want to see if we can

beat some basic opponents and then we're

going to fight a boss at the end to see

just just what he's capable of we'll

start off with the level 9 Soldier I

feel like that should uh be a nice

little warm-up all right here we go

Delino

Plaza I have speed on my side so I'm

kind of looking forward to what I can do

here oh D wait my for air is kind of

nice oh did you see that I was like

sliding while charging my bat wa that's

actually really cool oh my gosh wait

this is so

satisfying nice scatter gun edgu guard

oh I'm so scared oh my recovery is

actually kind of terrible I need to be

careful oh wait is that was that like a

sweet spot SC gunshot that was pretty

good let's use more projectiles I feel

like our projectiles are going to work

for us

here he literally shot my baseball with

a rocket I just want to make sure that

you saw

that oh we Dodge those we jump over

those we finally got a bleed

active and oh my gosh this guy was

messing with my combos okay wait this

Soldier is actually kind of annoying I

want to try something I'm pretty sure

ooh wait oh that was clean I want to

know if my scatter gun does bonus damage

when he's on fire with this Cleaver yes

hit by the

Cleaver and he koos me ah dang it's 1

one right now it's anyone's game this

Soldier is actually kind of Juiced up

I'm also still kind of learning how the

character works but I think the scatter

does bonus damage when Bros on fire cuz

look at that that's real nice is it over

for

him he can't come back dude my Edge

guarding was so good oh and look at his

victory screen I like that he looks like

a prototype right like everything's like

blocked out but it's like not finished I

I like it I'm actually really a big fan

of this scout I'm happy there's at least

one thing of quality in this work shop

you know what I mean all right welcome

back to everyone's favorite segment on

the channel okay but can they be Goku

there's like some nice echo in this room

sheesh anyways uh we're going to be

putting Scout up against Goku and seeing

you know if he can take him on all right

I'm actually going to probably need to

sweat this one out otherwise I'm going

to get completely served up oh my gosh

dude this guy's Edge guarding is

absolutely phenomenal I'm done he even

dunked on me all right I can dunk too

though I want to try this out oh that

stun is good wait a minute did you just

see what I did that combo is actually

huge we should try that more often is it

kind of it could kind of be used like a

shine in like a weird

way oh oh my gosh it's actually kind of

goated it's a little hard to land though

I got to be a bit smart with how I time

that ooh wait a minute never mind okay

wait my jab combo comes out faster than

anything ever we need to really exploit

that ooh

okay no I'm alive I'm alive I'm so

scared though oh no it's over for me bro

I think I think this is GG right here

boys oh I'm alive I'm somehow

alive

no oh my gosh I got wrecked okay

honestly though like as weird as it

sounds I think this scout does contain

small things you can use to actually

take out Goku I'm not skilled enough to

do it but I think the stun and the

projectiles are something that's worth

checking out 100% all right honestly I

really thought there was going to be a

lot more substance among all the scouts

but at the end of the day we found one

decent Scout So currently there's no

like definitive Scout like there is a

definitive engineer or a definitive

Soldier if you want to see more TF2

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