7 Cutesy Games That Are Secretly Nightmare Dystopias

[@outsidextra]

Aww look at the cute little creatures and the happy fun times! Nothing could spoil these for you, except the possibility that they're all built on the ashes of a dead civilisation, or are morally ambiguous. Oh.

[@IamaPERSON]

Outside Xtra hey if/when you do a commenter edition, do you think you could add the Kirby series to it? You literally fight the series version of Satan, Cthulhu, and other horrors.

[@finncampbell3953]

If u do a commenter addition can u include petscope plz ... or actually don't and save yourself some nightmares and forget this comment even existed

[@Makarosc]

My little pony it's uber dark with all of the livestock byproducts they use

[@cookiebombcasualemail5284]

two words: FNAF world

[@DerekBarns]

Krabby Patties=Soylent Green

[@BesterP12]

Any lego game. You're basically killing enemies and using their remains to either build or buy what you need. But so cute!

[@Mekora]

Lego Racers 2 very quickly stood out to me as a game in which you take part in street races full of destruction of property, then you get in a taxi and drive recklessly. Also, the 1st and 3rd bosses give you special car parts when you defeat them. The second one? He throws a tantrum and storms off. Then your mechanic helps you steal the shield generator from the boss' vehicle. You and your mechanic promise themselves that they'll give the shield generator back after you're done with the racing tournament, but you never do.

[@pundertalefan4391]

Yeah, but they're fine. They respawning very quickly. That being said, I dont like to kill civilians.

[@tracimiller9214]

thank you for ruining my childhood

[@ognjenilic3001]

They are also dark if you take into account they are living in a world made out of their own flesh

[@darnit16]

@@ognjenilic3001 "A Lego man sits in a Lego house. Is the house made of flesh or is he made of house? He screams, for he knows not." Something like that.

[@justinlawson4679]

Game: a war between humans and birds Australia: ah shit here we go agaın

[@rexythet.rexfromjpreadabou186]

EMU WARS LOOK IT UP

[@ubermenschnuts81]

@@rexythet.rexfromjpreadabou186 he knows that's te joke

[@ubermenschnuts81]

Wait I think I'm going to get woooshed

[@Thestellarquarrion]

@@ubermenschnuts81 *Inhale* R/woosh ?

[@josephjennings3146]

only Ty the tasmanian can help

[@Zero-to-0]

I just realized this, inklings and octolings evolved from sea creatures. But they disintegrate when in contact with water.

[@lisabilby2006]

they drown the equipment is to heavy and its faster to respawn

[@Pikrioling]

Would you rather wait 30 seconds for your character to drown or would you like to instantly respawn?

[@gadygadygssg422]

Because they evolutioned to become more inky but getting away from water cause their bodies to develop an unstable molecular structure to water they’re ink now. Ink dissolves on water

[@justpeachy7812]

Inklings can go in water but can't be fully submerged. The drink water based things like coffee and smoothies. The director of the game (I think) explained that Inklings and octolings evolved to be on land but in order to do so they have to sacrifice thicc skin for thinner skin. That and what @Gady Gady GSSG said about having a more inky structure which is unstable to water.

[@dakrabking]

The water is to acidic for them to survive and the fact that they can transform made their skin to thin to actually survive it

[@mitspeithetc]

Fun Fact: the first Cars game came out before the first Cars movie did.

[@pacifistminigun3987]

interesting

[@pundertalefan4391]

One of those tie ins I suppose? :03

[@nonaG123]

@@pundertalefan4391 not really, a lot of big movies especially kids movies released a game and toys as the movie was coming out.... jumping the gun a little on marketing considering a lot of times it reveals story plot elements before anyone's seen it yet... and yea i get that most of the time it's kid movies and they care less about spoilers but still they should let them have all the discovery and wonderment they can while it's still magical to them.

[@pundertalefan4391]

@@nonaG123 I suppose that ma,es sense. In the world of marketing.

[@vickijohnston4344]

LIGHTNING MCQUEEN FOR SMASH-

[@Grymbaldknight]

"Splatoon is a fictional world in which trendy squid-children fight to cover the largest amount of the floor in ink... with the reckless abandon that only those young enough to have never had to mop a floor can have." I lost it.

[@lordbanetheplayer8844]

Understandable.

[@justanamezain3602]

Why?

[@isquack4592]

@@justanamezain3602 why what?

[@isquack4592]

@@justanamezain3602 Is it because they never had to mop a floor.

[@pokemasta6019]

Fun fact; The ink actually gets eaten by microscopic bacteria.

[@izukumidoriya6360]

For the splatoon part in the vidio. The humans died because the earth heated up to much that the north and southpole melted and the water rised. The co2 that the humans had produced with the factorys mixed with the water and made it lethal to the see-animals. And the radiation from old toxic waste has caused the sea creatures evolution. They evolved to escape the deadly waters. Thats why you cant touch water in the game too. Its way to toxic for them

[@ForrestFox626]

You aren't making things better!

[@LilyTheMuggle]

Splatoon predicted global warming.

[@themaqueovelic]

Even better when you reconsider the fosil found in that sunken scroll, not only is that human dead, but was most certainly playing the very game of Splatoon, as the procontroller with the wii mote straped to it will tell you. So yes not only did all of that happen, but it took place on a world that actually had Splatoon in it. Good night everybody!

[@dakrabking]

@@LilyTheMuggle pretty much

[@someoneawesome8717]

Exactly!

[@ayanhaider303]

Pokemon. 2 words. Pokedex entries. Instead of cute descriptions, it's entries are like a database of every nightmare ever.

[@marhawkman303]

One of the geodude ones is something like "be careful of which rocks you step on because they might get annoyed and kill you"

[@ArchmageOfAnarchy]

Like how Spoink dies if it stops bouncing, and if it faints, it therefore has stopped bouncing. Meaning that defeating a spoink in battle is the equivalent of shooting it dead.

[@ArchmageOfAnarchy]

Or how Kubone's bone is actually HIS DEAD MOTHER

[@alphabetaxzt]

That’s Actually 2 words

[@ayanhaider303]

AlphaBeta XZT The Skybyss Oh yeah, sorry bout that. It's fixed now.

[@scorpix96]

when making a post apocalyptic shooter: valve: a group of survivors flee the zombie horde bethesda: a lone wanderer must survive in the highly irradiated wasteland nintendo: _squids, paint, _*_ELECTRO DANCE PARTIES !!!_* ah, never change nintendo, never change...

[@scorpix96]

poster apocalypse ?

[@scorpix96]

(sounds like an invasion of mailmen) soon to be followed by the postest apoclypse : _the end of the universe !!!_

[@nickstrong1558]

Left 4 dead, Fallout, and Splatoon.

[@aquamon1687]

Um, Metroid?

[@mihnea5111]

scorpiñator Let me get that right, you tried to steal a meme, turn it into text, and post it here. On a video that remotely mentions Splatoon

[@arsonorkal1749]

My favorite quote from this whole channel is "How can this be scary? That's why you don't work at the Pokemon team my friend"

[@betka5791]

Like phantump or mimikyu or hypno or gengar! Look at their dex entries

[@arsonorkal1749]

@@betka5791 they are so interesting !! especially bannet :o

[@Artaimus]

It's been pointed out that other official source material for Mario states that only the question mark blocks are the ones that are transformed citizens, not the bricks themselves. When Mario hits them they are released from the spell and as thanks give him a reward in the form of coins and powerups.

[@thegamepunch._.4096]

no m8 the only ones are the x-4 levels bricks that cannot be broken.

[@AlphaOrion98]

Legend of Zelda: wind waker. It’s cutesy art style makes you forget that the opening cinematic says that the hero of time never returned to hyrule to save it from ganon so the gods just flooded everything. It said they were told to get to safety but this hyrule is vastly underpopulated. The zora, instead of living in the water like you’d expect fish people to do, decided to evolve into birds and reside in death mountain. What that says about the mysterious disappearance of the Gorons is disturbing.

[@callmehanson9466]

I mean, Gorons can't swim, so they probably helped raising the tide, not to mention the game had one of the most violent endings of a Zelda game.

[@XxLgrande77xX]

"Decided"? What are they? High elves?

[@TheFirstAifos]

Well, Zora can only live in fresh water. The Great Sea is likely salt water.

[@AlphaOrion98]

Michael Tillotson I know that. I said it mostly for comedic affect

[@thegoldenoneful]

but there are Gorons, the three or so traders with the massive hats, floral shirts, and giant backpacks

[@OversoulGaming]

I know I'm like a year late but Kingdom Hearts definitely fits this list. Majority of the franchise takes place after the great keyblade War which saw thousands of children dying and the entire world was split into multiple different worlds. You may also notice that the populations of every world in the early games are scarce.

[@justicegandy7517]

Oversoul Gaming I mean it’s not really a secret, just playing the games it tells you the worlds are messed up

[@BonaparteBardithion]

I figured the population was scarce because everyone was a Heartless, which is why there's a never ending supply of them.

[@bradyp8868]

Congrats! You got a mention in the newest vid!

[@lpsloveandgame6046]

Em, I thought the population in the worlds was scarce because of system limitations...?

[@sweetheartdjdj2537]

Also with Splatoon (SPOILERS BELOW): Don't forget the mind controlling, oppressive Octarian society and how Callie was captured and brainwashed by DJ Octavio. And the murderous A.I. that has imprisoned, brainwashed, and blended over 10,007 test subjects and more. And who makes the blended test-subject remains into a primordial ooze that it plans to destroy the world with, AND who succeeds if you die or don't finish the final fight within the time limit. And how Captain Cuttlefish and DJ Octavio were probably friends before the Great Turf War. The Inkling talking with an Octoling in one of the sunken scrolls has Captain Cuttlefish's hat, badges and Bambozler/cane, and the Octoling he is talking with is wearing DJ Octavio's hat/helmet and is holding a wasabi plant.

[@christinastarcloud5312]

Oh cod ( sorry ) I forgot about the bender. Did Tatar really kill over 10,000 people? But yeah, kinda makes sense since you do die from the ooze causes it's not like ink ( Agent 8 actually dies from the ooze in the final 8 levels/phases, that's why Marina, Pearl, and the Cap'n panic every time you get "splatted" ) Splatoon is WAY darker than I remember. Also nice info on the Octavio and Cuttlefish part, glad I'm not the only one in this comment section who thinks that.

[@christinastarcloud5312]

Oh wait wait wait, don't forget about Salmon Run. What does Mr. Grizz do with those poor salmon eggs?

[@TheRatedOniChannel]

Poor? Salmonids are basically feral and salmons eat squids and octopi in wild life, guess what those things want to do to Inklings? I'm more worried that Grizz could start making salmonids under his control, which kind of sound cool for a DLC like octo Expansion.

[@dakrabking]

@@christinastarcloud5312 do you ever wonder if you would be able to survive it if you could make your character lie down

[@dakrabking]

@@TheRatedOniChannel what about the technology they use to splat inklings and octolings

[@Mini_Squatch]

Actually andy, we dont even have to go as far as "they're an alien species, so the smiles might be fake" - look at chimps, one of our closest genetic relatives. In them, what appears as a smile to us, is actually an expression of fear.

[@CantankerousDave]

Yup, they're baring their massive fangs as a warning. It's when they bare their lower teeth that they're smiling.

[@stevenn1940]

I would like to counter point that them eating plorts is a natural part of their ecosystem, so, that parts not bad. Also, this ranching is selling the byproduct of the live animal...which is a lot better than ranching to sell the *dead body* of the animal. Just saying.

[@serbanignat7696]

And also slime which aren 't feed make grumpy faces

[@oucyan]

anger. not fear.

[@DaZebraffe]

David Parisi Aggression, actually, which can be caused by both anger and fear.

[@neondemonir]

When I saw hatoful boyfriend I started cackling, I remember my friend explaining to me the entire plot of the game at like 3 am it took an entire night to explain it and I was horrified.

[@LordBucketsMK2]

What’s the game called?

[@demonzabrak]

@@LordBucketsMK2hatoful boyfriend. Game grumps have at least some episodes. I’m sure there are others.

[@Boomblox5896]

Don't forget that one Frozen Planet on Kirby 64 that is shown to resemble Earth, and also take into consideration the terrifying final bosses of many of the Kirby games, that are more nightmare fuel than the Nightmare man himself from the original. I'm talking about Miracle Matter, Zero, Zero2, Void Termina, and all those guys.

[@cptseagrave1191]

The Soul of Sectonia description reads like it comes from fucking Darkest Dungeon. "Taranza's final words and offering can no longer reach her ears. The former queen has become a pitiable husk in the throes of madness after losing everything. She has consumed the world, and all she has left to cling to is her vanity"

[@AstralToastie]

That frozen planet is Shiver Star.

[@DoodleWill]

Star Allies implies Kirby is actually related to a dark elder god, which is also related to Dark Matter, Zero, Dark Mind. Said Dark Lord having a cult devoted to it and- Kirby what are you doing.

[@sfmaub234]

Kirby Lore in general, also don't look up Susie and Mr Haltman's backstory, it's sad and dark

[@sfmaub234]

Go to Meteorz for more info on all Kirby lore

[@zarnox3071]

Every single Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game. All of them. The Pokémon world has encountered a whopping FIVE near apocalypses, all of which would have resulted in virtually no life remaining, and one of which would have resulted in the entire planet being destroyed. Oh, and every single ending is bittersweet as hell.

[@caav56]

Well, the one in the Gates to Infinity is much sweeter (if you don't refuse to return to the PMD world and, therefore, don't trigger the game over). Your protagonist now can jump between two worlds at will, spending time with family and friends on both sides!

[@moltres234]

I hated the unskippable cutscene in super mystery dungeon where the legendary pokemon get turned to stone

[@yoshitotem]

While i mostly agree, there are a few things i find off about your statement. Not every PMD "Apocalypse" would result in a lifeless planet. In the PMD Explorers games (Time/Darkness/Sky), at one point in the story, you get to visit the dark future (or rather are taken there by force) and get to see what happens when the planet is paralyzed. Sure its a dark future ruled over by a ruthless, insane version of Dialga, but Pokemon still live in that dark future, the planet still has life. If the planets paralysis had killed off all life, you and your partner never would've been able to go back in time and prevent the planets paralysis from happening in the first place. I've never played either of the rescue team games, and i never finished gates to infinity, so i don't know much about the possible "bad endings" for those two games, but i doubt they could be as bad as the possible bad endings of the Explorers games and super mystery dungeon. Other than that, i agree with everything else. Also, Five? I'm pretty sure there have only been Four near apocalypses in the pmd verse. As there have only been four generations of PMD at this point. Red/Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky, Gates to Infinity, and Super Mystery Dungeon.

[@darkraidisciple8717]

@@yoshitotem There was also stormy/blazing/light adventure squad but they were japan only on the wii shop channel.

[@xonirix]

Hatoful boyfriend! Finally somebody noticed that surprisingly deep game

[@Kaatze14]

Dominik Ciepłuch it’s a Great weird and funny Game. I enjoyed it (until the dark story begins)

[@xanecho]

Don't forget the sequel, Holiday Star! Don't know how I was somehow taken by surprise AGAIN, but it sure happened

[@someoneawesome8717]

As someone who works at an aviary I became very unsettled to say the least.

[@aliasalias8905]

Yeah! I loved that game it deserves way more recognition

[@beholdnonsense5100]

If you think about it, it's likely the reason the Toads aren't rising up against Princess Peach is because they're just grateful that they aren't pieces of scenery.

[@kusaisama]

Wow...that's DARK. Also the toads are underpaid.

[@carverredacted]

No but what *if* 7up is a universal constant. Think of the Implications. *shudders*

[@loka7783]

Yeah... Nuka Cola is just on the horizon right? ;)

[@supremeleadersnoke2246]

I believe that the hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy states fairly clearly that any advanced society will eventually develop a beverage that they name Jin and tonics

[@cherrydragon3120]

C. August McMullen its fallout in space fcourse

[@tiagodarkpeasant]

pikmin is clearly on earth because of the fruits and garbage, but what if it is in australia, that can explain all the weird creatures

[@theroguenetwork1083]

Sweet merciful Jesus, mediocre soda pop plaguing the entire universe...

[@emilyapricot1313]

In the Mario Bros manual, it also mentions the Powerup mushrooms are actually friendly, helpful toads. As a friend, I felt they were giving their life when they disappeared.

[@atticusbulan3508]

Slime rancher isn't necessarily a dystopia. It's just like the current world but with more technology

[@Jeliwood05]

atticus bulan 🖒

[@mikes9700]

atticus bulan see he gets it one like = slime rancher is of the list

[@mikes9700]

And slimes

[@astrophelX]

atticus bulan So what you're saying is; we assholes got better at being assholes, so we expanded to other planets? Also, I think it's referring to Earth as a dystopia, not the world we're on in Slime Rancher, and we're fueling the wars on Earth to get rich. Besides, I think the game turns the planet you're on into a dystopia. Haven't watched much on it so forgive me if I'm wrong.

[@atticusbulan3508]

Melody Song I meant earth. I suck at being specific

[@sybellastone]

I just assume that when Mario breaks the bricks, he is freeing the Toads. The pieces of the bricks reform back into toads off screen. It helps me sleep at night.

[@mlpfanboy1701]

The later games suggest this. It also sugests some blocks just form naturally

[@yoda908]

So glad aquatic life evolved and developed a fascination with J-pop in Splatoon.

[@TheIceCreamWizard]

Where is Kirby he’s a killing eating theft machine

[@hero-bo7qc]

Idk

[@maxwellmegagamer8535]

Also his stomach is a black hole (Found in the anime I think)

[@crazycrew1284]

He only eats people who are evil

[@evankearns3116]

In Kirby 64 it has a Frozen over planet earth

[@LUNCHLEAMs]

Plus, the bosses are *STRAIGHT FROM HELL*

[@alohadoodlez]

What about oxtra/oxbox? We all know Jane's a tyrannical ruler, but Ellen and Luke are so adorable!

[@Banquet42]

Jane can be adorable and tyrannical. She's talented enough to do both. Andy's a heartless silent assasin with a penchant for singing Disney songs and Mike just wants to watch the world burn in a really cool way. I'm not sure we can trust any pf them.

[@scorpix96]

well : Mike is a pyromaniac with a soft spot for explosions Andy is an immortal vampire who went through a pirate phase (with all the killing and looting that implies) Luke has a massive multiple personality disorder, one version being evil and wearing turtlenecks, Ellen... well she's the cutest, so probably the most dangerous. _beware of the Ellenning !!!_

[@mnArqal93]

So does that mean Jane is the safest option?

[@dragon-kitty]

mhJazz93 - nah she's just the most honest

[@Sol-mr1lv]

Well, Ellen can get quite violent when she's playing Overcooked with other members of the OX teams. And Luke has an evil clone from a parallel universe.

[@RPandorus]

Well even as a kid I found Pikmin kinda weird because there weren't any humans around but there was human evidence like old coins and bottle caps. Me: Mind explodes*

[@yoda908]

But is it possible to turn Pikmin into a R rated full-fledged horror film?

[@danielthecake8617]

I don't know but please do that.

[@spiritofchaos58]

What about Katamari Damacy? You are forced to put a ball of living humans and trash into space because your abusive drunk of a father demands you do so.

[@disarisumbrus4492]

SpiritofChaos That's not so bad because not only do they survive, they also enjoy it.

[@sinteleon]

I'm not to convinced of that. They're clearly flailing in terror when you ball them up...

[@disarisumbrus4492]

Primarina Queen *cough* en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Love_Katamari

[@takatacheroki2624]

@@disarisumbrus4492 * reads the wiki article * Wait wait wait... They use the EARTH as a katamari and push it INTO the SUN?!?!

[@CaitlinRC]

Life advice for you all. If its cute and cuddly, it'll probably chew the flesh from your bones. So beware... Especially of Ellen :P

[@IamaPERSON]

Caitlin RC yeah, just look at dogs and cats! One moment they love you, the next you're bleeding from your hand

[@tommydoez]

So the research on why we smoosh cute things which it says is because we don't know what to do with cute things is false, IT'S AN ACTUAL INSTINCT TO FOLLOW

[@scorpix96]

yeah, I learned that lesson with the xenomorph... (wait, you guys find it cute too, right ? guys ?)

[@marhawkman303]

Yes, if not for their murderous urges Xenos would make great pets. :D

[@smileypsyykotic3706]

I really don't know why, but having the flesh chewed from my bones by Ellen doesn't seem like such a bad way to go... Jane, on the other hand, would probably find some way to make it even more painful and humiliating than it already is.

[@jamesclack7004]

7:32 After doing a lot of thinking I've concluded that the fossilised human is meant to be YOU as I'm pretty sure Splatoon is a Wii U exclusive, and the fossil is holding said Wii U.

[@winterohlson9432]

I like how you can assume the footage of these games is from these guys playing it, and in splatoon, He used an aerospray.

[@sparklingsora]

IN RANKED :((( Also why am I replying to an almost year old comment...

[@GoodNeutralEvilChaos]

Pikmin are harmless. Before Olimar showed up they were at the bottom of the food chain

[@Koenna99]

What about the Bulbmin?

[@Koenna99]

Still Pikmin so yes they do count

[@GoodNeutralEvilChaos]

mkoch99 bulbmin? Never came across them what do they do?

[@tylerherr4288]

their a rare strain of pikmin that are in fact parasitic and has inhabited and controls the deceased body of a bulborb

[@GoodNeutralEvilChaos]

Tyler Herr oh, where do they stay at night or are they 1 use pikmin?

[@noodlepudding3464]

At first I thought “HOW IS MY FAVORITE GAME OF ALL TIMES ON HERE” and after I looked away from my screen and rethought my life.

[@xanecho]

same here

[@brentage5000]

Oh my God....no wonder those bricks had so much stuff in them - we were emptying their former owners' wallets!

[@Dargonhuman]

Worse, we're either murdering the poor ones or graverobbing their corpses. It's essentially The Purge: Mushroom Kingdom.

[@JotaC]

Actually the ones with multiple hits are mass graves

[@ammex7444]

You know when I started the video I thought how could a dating sim about birds be dark in any way and wow

[@captainacorn7885]

Hey Yang....how's it goin

[@yoda908]

You know it's a Japanese game when it's something wierd like pigion dating sim.

[@erinmiller1433]

“Trust us when we say that dating a pigeon is a bad idea.” (insert Nikola Tesla joke here)

[@legocorvo]

I mean to be fair people were probably already going into Hatoful Boyfriend with the vague suspicion something was a little off. Then again I didn't try to seduce a load of doves in high school so maybe I'm the weirdo here.

[@adamhodgson4580]

Andy's reaction to the slimes in the trenchcoat implies a yet to be revealed alter ego, always wondered what he did in his spare time.

[@kendoyle]

Ajay Likely to be a Private Investigator trying to track down subpar punnage

[@adamhodgson4580]

Ken Doyle My thoughts exactly.

[@imayeti.4674]

THEY GOt MY TOnsILS I REpeAt ThEY GOt DA TOnSILS

[@lowlowcheeses]

"it belongs in a museum". Is Luke talking about the human or the Wiiu?

[@merrittanimation7721]

The human. It's clearly a mad man

[@McDDcM]

A murder mystery? What's so mysterious about a flock of crows?

[@marhawkman303]

What they did with your stuff. :p Crows are already some of the smartest animals in the world. Make them even smarter and they'll take over.

[@ienzio7795]

Adam McDDcM Nothing much but those Ravens are cooking up a conspiracy and are being very unkind. I'm not sure anyone will get that joke but oh well

[@Ghiaman1334]

They leave no 'ovoid'ence. The murder scene rock(dove)s you to the caw. It's always murder most fowl.

[@CasualNotice]

@lenzio: The rooks in Parliament have received your joke and are considering their options.

[@danielhooper152]

In the words of Andy; "Boo!"

[@byronholt2031]

When you thought the bird dating simulator couldn't get weirder...

[@MrToasty9000]

what about Kirby? isnt there a planet that looks eerily similar to Earth, only frozen over and populated entirely by robots in abandoned factories? paints a pretty clear picture of what might have happened to its previous residents

[@Crystalluss]

And that's only scratching the surface of how messed up Kirby games can be.

[@ultrainstinctshaggy7202]

Example of how creepy Kirby can be: Lord Hyness unhooded

[@97dusk]

Yup. Shiver Star from Kirby and the Crystal Shards. Though, as stated previously, that's only scratching the surface. I'll always take a frozen planet populated by robots over ripping out a boss's eye, in a literal bloody storm, with a weapon that supposedly uses the power of love any day.

[@Cheese_Wizard7]

Quinn O'Grady A homestuck? In this comment section? Its more likely than you think.

[@_justincredible_]

dufe look at kirby himself he eats other creatures on his way of kicking butt

[@tfwagner81]

at the end dont forget he COULD be freeing trapped souls of to heaven

[@ironicdutchmoonshade]

What about 10-year-old kids making money with dogfights between, among others, giant spearbees, giant cannonturtles and camels with vulcanos on their back. Face it: the Pokémon world should look more like the world of Fallout.

[@npc6924]

And beedrill, blastoise, and camerupt aren't even the most dangerous things in the Pokemon world (they're around medium-low levels in-game)

[@johnmasek2416]

NPC Indeed. Gyrados goes on rampages that leave miles of devestation; in a world were more than half the population has pokemon. Hydregon is potentially worse, as it also rampages... and is most likely going to be at a higher level. And then there are the legendaries. Shaymin has destroyed entire forests with seed flare. It's one of the weakest, lore-wise, as this group also includes things that erase the memories of anyone who looks it in the eye, trap everyone nearby in endless nightmares, control time and space, are the avatar of death, and created the universe. And yes, you can catch all of them.

[@Reicha]

john masek AND feed them pokepuffs! :D Who's a good avatar of death? You are, yes youuu are

[@manictiger]

Probably more like Reign of Fire. The entire world feared him as his dragons turned everything into ash and consumed them. In desperation, the humans launched all their nukes, but this only gave the dragons more to eat. Red, somehow having survived the nuclear holocaust, has returned to claim the lands the remaining few humans cling to. Humans hide underground, eating what few rodents and insects still exist. They are poorly equipped, demoralized, diseased and starving. The hour is dark and the situation dire. T H E S E C O N D F I R E I S C O M I N G

[@MunchKING]

You squeeze a Pikachu by his cheeks like that, you're going to get zapped. That's where it makes its electricity.

[@Patrick-Phelan]

I do love that that happens in the games where you can pet them. You pet a Pikachu's cheeks, you get shocked... and the Pikachu has an amazing troll grin the whole time.

[@barbaramontesino1]

Ok never touch a pikachu

[@NotHereAnymkreLolll]

This is old but...what about kirby?? Cute but...magolor...dark matter....haltman...marx...i could keep going

[@SuperPlacido1]

Big blood eyes!

[@Peaman42]

NOT TO MENTION THAT A LITERAL BUTTERFLY HAS BEEN TRYING TO EAT THE SOUL OF THE GREATEST FIGHTER FOR YEARS NOW!

[@_.rainydays._]

indeed indeed indeed...buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut...

[@allegedlyfalse6779]

General rule of thumb I've found with Nintendo games in particular: the more cutesy it seems, the darker it really is. Kirby and Earthbound are both full of existential nightmares from the outer veils invading cutesy, colorful worlds; Pokemon's Pokedex entries reveal the creatures are a lot more dangerous than you'd think; Splatoon, Pikmin, and Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker take place in post-apocalyptic landscapes; even the Mario series dives into existential dilemmas and horror surprisingly often.

[@Flowerbarrel]

I was kinda scared about playing Hatoful Boyfriend but I might give it a try. I'm still not touching Doki Doki Literature Club though. That game's a little too real for me....

[@Flowerbarrel]

Thanks for the advice! I went to the Steam page and saw that it had a warning and thought, "Hmm...maybe nooooot...." I do hear good things about it though. I think there might be a sequel coming out (I saw a Game Theory about it) that might be dark from the get-go and I might give that one a try. Maybe.

[@frauleinzuckerguss1906]

My boyfriend and I played it (it was like a free trial thing) and we got to finish two maybe three endings but after that the trial ran out. We did have a few Theories based on the archive articles, that we were the last human remaining and it was a post-apocalyptic world ruled by birds etc. But we never did find out the ending... Well until now I did, I didn't even notice it was on the spoilers list but I'm kinda sad that I watched the whole thing :/

[@obliveratrix8917]

Hollow Knight. I know it's obviously an evil nightmaric dystopia, but please notice that the art style is cute. Also, notice how they use nails, lamposts and even homes, all the same ways humans did, yet not a single human being exists in the game. Interesting.

[@2013Fangirl]

What about Grey Goo from Tasty Planet? It was supposed to be a prototype bathroom cleaner, but the more it eats, the more it grows! Those adorable eyes look through your soul before it gobbles you up.

[@Megamean09]

"For more intel, we have to refer to the game's manual. Oh, sorry, a manual was a piece of tree hammered flat on which were game instructions that you used to read in the car on the way back from the game shop. A car is what we used to call an Uber, and a game shop is kind of like an Amazon.com made of bricks..."

[@Flowerbarrel]

Hahaha. I remember those times. I also remember going to school in the snow uphill both ways. Wonderful times.

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

Skelespook yeah I see what you mean I don't like it when dialogue sounds "too scripted" but the joke wasn't that bad

[@OkSharkey]

Back in my day 10 minutes ago, some guy in a video said that

[@breuther]

The joke is a little offensive.

[@ghoultooth]

Sand Person No it isn’t.

[@rinthetrashbin]

Pikmin eating tonsils? Well I don’t have tonsils so.... Nothing to worry about here!

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

I've got double tonsils! I'll be a buffet!

[@Glitchdevilo]

Lucky u with no tonsils

[@dakrabking]

I don't have them either

[@Peashooterrealtrust]

Pikmin are too dumd they need a captain to do that also olny bule and bulbmin have mouths

[@kaimera420]

I can't believe Mike, the world's only owner of a wii U, got featured in Splatoon lore. Shame about the whole being a fossil thing, but still!

[@hamstergoddess1344]

My name is Mike?!

[@DropkickedBarracuda]

Hamster Goddess I didn't believe you owned a Wii u at first, but the lack of intelligence a person must have to not know their own name makes it possible.

[@hamstergoddess1344]

James Sheridan I take offense to that lol

[@Rahat-tw8vg]

1) You should look at the Luigi's Mansion cut gameover screen 2) I think showing the Pikmin 1 bad ending would have been relevant for this video.

[@rabbit0664]

Rahat Good point. Especially the bad ending.

[@josephwilkins238]

What about the liquid like bosses that appear e.g. waterwraith

[@NinjaKingAce]

And that's not even mentioning what happens in Splatoon 2's Octo Expansion DLC.

[@thenyansquidman]

Actually here's a slight correction on the slime rancher part they are generally happy except when not fed they don't need food only want it because if you don't feed them they don't die and finally yes the plorts are used for war and such but they are also used for clean energy sources

[@Jeliwood05]

The Nyan Squid Man, is it alright if I quote you when explaining the game to my friends? You seem to give a great explanation.

[@Makarosc]

Actually my little pony is pretty unsettling too when you realize how many livestock byproducts they use I.e. leather, jello, Marshmallows, etc... They may as well be cannibals

[@Geek-LDS]

Makarosc 666 I’m almost positive that they use different methods than we do to make all of those products!

[@Makarosc]

VG Philosophy that's what they want you to think

[@marhawkman303]

well.... I don't remember cows and chickens being sentient in that fictional universe, so.....

[@Makarosc]

Mar Hawkman cows are sentient chickens aren't

[@Makarosc]

Jasper Zanovich uhm I'm guessing yes

[@deoxysoverlord8710]

What is it with Nintendo and humans being wiped out/hated? In AC, there's only one human, in Splatoon, humans are extinct, in Pikmin, humans are extinct, in Pokemon, humans treat the little creatures like slaves, and in Kid Icarus, Viridi literally throws shade at the human race.

[@keyblademasterkatsu7839]

Viva piñata for sure is a horrifying glimpse into the future...

[@tenshi3]

Capturing and breeding animals just so they can be smashed apart for their innards, I'd say this game merits inclusion...

[@CantankerousDave]

Ah yes, the game about animal capture, breeding, incest, and beating to death with a magic shovel. The review of this game on X-Play back in the day was even darker than usual. I could swear I remember the camera zooming in for a closeup on a horse pinata's tear-filled eye just before it exploded into candy.

[@IamaPERSON]

KeybladeMaster Katsu I forgot about that. Not to mention, in the first game when you see stardos, he looks creepy af.

[@mikeshogunlee]

Psychonauts, Suicide Milk Bombers, child abuse, burning orphanages, The only thing that could make this world more terrifying is if it had giant sea monsters or something....... *WAIT WHAT!!!!*

[@travisroth]

OHMYGOD YES. THIS.

[@Fr0zenEagle]

I once saw the cutest little thing when we were on vacation in Canada to visit my aunt. Of course, me being only 7 years old at the time, I immediately ran up to it and started petting and cuddling it. My parents didn't really notice, until they heard me scream. Turns out the cute little thing was actually a small bear, which nearly bit two of my fingers off when my hand came too close to its snout. Six broken bones and years later (I'm 20 now), one joint is still a bit crooked.

[@Geek-LDS]

Fr0zenEagle Bears are incredibly cute monsters.

[@willhuey4891]

they are cute until they try to maul you

[@CasualNotice]

No, they're still cute, then. Just cute and licking the blood off their fuzzy-wuzzy fur.

[@Bluebedo]

Makes you wonder what humanity is thinking with the concept of teddy bears. Trying to kill off our own young to control overpopulation or something?

[@christophersmith8316]

Bluebedo You were SUPPOSED to be practicing bear strangling all those years.

[@peachesplums]

the thing about cars is that on the first film is that there's a highway that exists in our world but was built in living memory in the Cars universe

[@BeeLy1011]

6:32 Actually, the ink is broken down by microbes, according to a sunken scroll

[@Heartshapedbox81]

Wait did Luke just squeeze Pikachu's cheeks? That's also an inadvisable thing to do just because something is cute lest one wants to get shocked

[@tylerherr4288]

i was thinkin the same thing

[@SaintJimmy379]

Owns a WiiU... Guess I belong in a museum

[@Legendary_Detective-Wobbuffet]

Hey, I'm now looking to buy one.

[@Solarstormflare]

how else could i play zelda botw? lol. too broke for a switch

[@atticusblack974]

I belong in a museum I own a game boy color

[@xaviesnondo7612]

@@atticusblack974 A Playstation 1, a Nintendo 64... i am getting old... ;-;

[@theutubepower1243]

Lol i have both a wii u and a gameboy color

[@DavidTokugi44]

No mention of the Kirby and the Crystal Shard? Nintendo really likes putting Earth in apocalyptic situations

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

As much as Ubisoft puts America in its death throes with Far Cry 5 and the Division.

[@barbaramontesino1]

FUCK YOU

[@guerafossilfightersfan]

there we go someone who agrees with me

[@seanpaul9808]

cough cough *fallout* cough cough

[@ProtoMekka]

Sean Paul this is more of an unexpected kind of dark backstory fallout doesn’t really fit in the category

[@plant3341]

"...attend a prestigious highschool for birds!" UUUUMMMMM WAT?

[@Sableguy97]

7:24 for someone who decided to spend their last moments in life playing a wii U, they look awfully fit

[@bidoof367]

16:52 okay, but can we talk about how peach is a toad in the manual?

[@HylianFox3]

How about that crown item that turns Toadette into some of sort of Peach simulacrum? That caused quite a stir when it was revealed.

[@chrisbandicoot9552]

The subject of this video is kinda like real life. When you're a baby/toddler everything seems cute and cuddly. Then you grow up and realise you're living in a dystopia.

[@seanromine3932]

Imagin the mushroom power ups are actually the stillborn children of the stone citizens, some preserved better than others henceforth the poison mushroom, regular power up mushroom or the extra life one. Meaning that you are likely desecrating the remains of the dead and potentially consuming the fruitified mushroom children hidden inside.

[@supahshadow9]

The thing is, Octarians and Inklings are actually beginning to share the land.

[@LimSiege]

...That is until the Inkling v Octoling Splatfest.

[@breanna1959]

Zach Lim The Second Great -Race War- Turf War hath arrived.

[@sinteleon]

Yes, but the inkling vs octoling splatfest is just a reenactment of the original war.

[@prinzkomi5490]

eh, if you hear it from Tartar, neither species is worthy of continuing to exist anyway

[@christinastarcloud5312]

Zach Lim Yeah but it was just a Splatfest, all fun and games. The players irl could of took it too far. But it really just means that squids are legally better.

[@ragnorokgirl8920]

Well, when you consider the environment slimes naturally live in, the largos make more sense. They can eat more kinds of food, and gain more abilities making survival easier, and plorts may not be... you know. It could be energy stored for the transformations, specifically.

[@ragnorokgirl8920]

Also, tarrs handle populations of slimes, since it can get really crazy without them. They go away once they haven't eaten for long enough, which means there aren't enough slimes.

[@yoshitotem]

@@ragnorokgirl8920 Well that and Tarrs are also incredibly easy to get rid off, just splash with water and they die. Also, any respectable slime rancher who KNOWS what they are doing would NEVER allow an outbreak of Tarrs to occur on the main ranch. (by main ranch, i'm referring to the areas where you can build slime kennels and stuff like that)

[@thereptile4139]

And gordos were formed to get more food, so slimes are used to being in close proximity to each other, and they get food consistently

[@aguywithoutalife7346]

“It belongs in a mueseum” Busting out Indiana Jones references I see

[@ProtagonistVon]

I’m glad Hatoful Boyfriend is here, it truly is a cutesy game with nothing wrong. Oh... wrong video.

[@aardbei54]

Protagonist Von Badperson Isn't there an ending where everyone gets nuked?

[@crocodilerock4662]

It was the doki doki literature club before doki doki literature club

[@Gkvfflowergirl]

I remember my first time playing the game thinking it was just something silly and I'd have a good laugh. I still laughed... Until my character got beheaded.

[@Notcertifiable]

Protagonist Von Badperson that bit creeped me out quite a bit

[@brycesanders1561]

Mother 3 deserves an honorable mention, I feel. Adorable pixel art and a soundtrack with tunes like "Bein' Friends" and "I Believe In You" is in stark contrast to the games storyline and themes. Your brother gets turned into a killer cyborg by the abused sociopathic child from Mother 2 that has preserved himself in a mechanical cradle for the last thousand years.

[@stevenn1940]

Fine with slimerancher points above except for the following. One, Different *species* (yes, species) of slimes desire and seek out other types of plorts to consume naturally. So it's part of their established ecosystem. And 2, Yes, the plorts are valuable. Why else would you ranch them in the first place? Having the byproduct of your creature be more valuable than the creature itself? Yeah, seems like it could be better than say *the creature's dead body being more valuable than it being alive.* Like a cow.

[@Jeliwood05]

Chrona Trigger You're really good at explaining things! 😄

[@stevenn1940]

Why thank you!

[@OkSharkey]

But not so good at knowing what "above" means

[@stevenn1940]

I corrected it to better fit what I meant :P

[@froginatub]

3:55 : he says, as I am eating the omelette i JUST made for breakfast. Swear to god my hand stopped on its way to my open mouth like I was a shocked cartoon character. (I then continued to eat the omelette becuase it's delicious & I need my protien!)

[@samualwatkins]

You shit gets weird when a situation can be described with the phrase “and then the sirens go off”.

[@Inhaledcorn]

Before watching, I'm betting most of the games on the list will belong to Nintendo.

[@adamthechao9519]

CORRECT!

[@mihnea5111]

3 out of 7 games are the "most"? That's not even half!

[@kingalfred2014]

Given the other four games are all from different companies, Nintendo still comes out as the clear winner(?) when it comes to game worlds that are secretly horrifying.

[@darkbpyz]

How can you show Pikachu and then forget to mention Pokemon. The Pokemon main series games are set after a "Great War" as stated by Lt. Surge from Red and Blue and it also explains why there are so few adult males. Also the "Origin Story" of pokemon isnt much better either. An old sad guy killing hundreds of pokemon to revive his favorite pokemon. Pokemon is dark yall

[@jenniferharris4997]

When I saw a yellow pikmin in the thumbnail Inwas like, "I'm throwing away my wii!"

[@Gyrbae]

Doki Doki Literature Club? Even though there was a brief warning at the beginning, nothing prepared me for everything that happened after the first two hours. It caused me an existential crisis and lead me to debate the fickleness of life, the course it is taking and the content of my daily routines. 5/5, would let a dating sim mess with my mind again.

[@spiritofchaos58]

DDLC is deceptively cute, but it's horror is at the forefront. With these games (excluding the dating birds one), you can play the whole game and not realize the terrible reality within.

[@vaibhavdalip]

Ikr

[@TheBadassRaven]

Also, DDLC isn't post-apocalyptic.

[@Gyrbae]

TheBadassRaven 3692 **spoiler alert** In a way it was, everyone dies after every playthrough so to the girls it's always an literal end of the world as they know it. So the start of every game is in it's essence post apocalyptic, after the end of the world.

[@ihavebread]

Gyrbae the only thing really dystopian about DDLC is the end where you are trapped in a never ending loop of time with Monika

[@Mini_Squatch]

also, i for one, prefer the cephalopod overlords to the robotic ones.

[@marhawkman303]

This is true. The inklings didn't kill off people, they just picked up the pieces afterwards.

[@Antorion]

You forgot Doki Doki Literature Club. That game is freaking terrifying...

[@gabrielleleach1064]

Sayori's dead... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Antorion]

@@gabrielleleach1064 and Yuri And I guess Natsuki aswell I mean she (spoilers) snaps her freaking neck

[@gabrielleleach1064]

But... Sayori... 😭😭😭😭

[@markulyssestabasan3064]

@@gabrielleleach1064 Why did we leave her *HANGING* that morning? But still, Doki Doki Literature Club was terrifying and tragic.

[@michaelgirodat1062]

Harvest Moon is the ultimate in hidden horrorshow honorifics. Under all the cute livestock, calming atmosphere, making friends with quirky townsfolk.... on second thought, anyone have a Human to Digital Adorable Sprite Transmogrifier?

[@anonymousfellow8879]

Michael Girodat ...’specially with petty gods and demigods roping the humans into their squabbles, and the areas literally DYING because “there’s not enough humans”...or how they’ll fight and feud over food, or how an entire island DIES and you gotta repopulate it after shipwrecking (and only 5 people survive said wreck)...or how some towns are “Nobody can ever seem to leave and everyone’s depressed because of it”...and how half the love-interests are lowkey abusive (or how you can get away with dating the entire town)...

[@michaelgirodat1062]

I don't know what you're talking about but I like the Harvest Moon series. Have since the first one and I still have to try Stardew Valley at some point. That game looks awesome too.

[@anonymousfellow8879]

I love Harvest Moon, too (admittedly only played AWL, IoH, and ToTT) ...but there’s some pretty dark and/or shady stuff already existing in-game. That...and all my friends and I have a pretty wry, morbid sense of humor. So when we weren’t snarking at plotholes and implications, we intentionally RP’d much darker settings during recess (or in fanfics). And the other games I didn’t get the chance to play...aren’t much better. Still great for DarkHumorFodder and enjoyable gameplay, though

[@michaelgirodat1062]

lol I can agree with you there. I never paid a whole lot of attention to the plots for the games cause I always just wanted to get back to my farm but I do recall it being very odd. The damn cows and sheep are so cute, though lol

[@danielbob2628]

Better Pikmin theory: Olimar IS human, and so is the rest of his species. The reason the planet is uncharted is because after some sort of space dark-ages everybody forgot how humanity came to be and it was covered up, with the hope no one would find the abandoned world. Like in Star Wars. Nobody knows why humans are everywhere, they just are, and everyone just assumed that's the way it had always been.

[@jojonta2119]

Well olimar is confirmed to be 0.75 inches tall so he's definitely not human lol.

[@wassuphater6528]

Daniel Bob Olimar say in pikmin he's species have come from the star and when a hocotatian die his soul go back to the stars ;) But to hocotatian are just some human who evolved pretty well they can control the gravity the time and using teleportation but they keep they life mode (they have jobs,they lives in family ect. . .)if they don't know what a bottle cap is it's because they don't remember how it work

[@wassuphater6528]

Slurpies the hocotatian are the evolution off human. olimar said himself that his people are notre from hocotate so maybe hocotatian are human who escape earth (PNF 404)and evolved on hocotate

[@slvrrgld9]

+Slurpies There are people who are that tall

[@slvrrgld9]

+Slurpies My friend

[@shinyneko8136]

Here's a video idea: Top 10 "cutesy" looking video game mascots that are anything *but* kid friendly.

[@IamaPERSON]

Typed this before finishing the video, I better see kirby Edit: minor spoilers, no Kirby.

[@c2_pikalee73]

I am a PERSON yeah Kirby 64

[@aveoki9102]

Lol I typed my comment when I got the reminder so I typed it after I watched so I didn’t see this.

[@Luci_Diavol]

A sentient black hole is not sad enough for this episode

[@TheFirstAifos]

Seriously. First, the entire galaxy is almost destroyed, and then when it’s saved the saviors are genocided..

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

I am a PERSON Kirby 64 ... Shiver Star --> Dead Earth frozen over.

[@petermarsella6537]

"oh right because it's brimming with human skeletons" actually it's because they evolved to be unable to swim... Nintendo everyone, they just love evolving things to have worse survival capabilities

[@OkSharkey]

negative traits are a thing

[@christinastarcloud5312]

They really need to do their research like for real.

[@maddestmike5791]

Actually, wasn't Bowser's spell undone when Mario defeated him at the end of the first game?

[@oucyan]

Kirby 64, Shiver Star is a frozen earth

[@AstralToastie]

Among many many other things that happened in kirby lore.

[@saturdazedreviews3591]

Yay, Pikmin finally gets some love in an oxbox video! It's one of my favorite Nintendo series!

[@poptoptart3099]

Note on the slime rancher part: I have thought bout that part, tho... clips are a bit... wrong? No one (at least not me) would put a large amount of largos in the same space, max 5. Same goes to single slime types if I take care of them.

[@HameleoshaDeHoga]

Slimes don't poop plorts, or are you saying that the whole slime is a big butt? Plorts can come from every part of the slime, head, back, left, right, face, and etc. Ithink they are just allocate plorts from their skin, not pooping

[@xRAINxOFxBLOODx]

They're slimes. I'm surprised they have any orifices at all. They probably just excrete waste from whatever surface they please. So maybe not feces in the strictest sense, but it's still waste.

[@Fenris2]

They excrete waste and eat waste

[@BLUE48552]

Can we talk about how he was using a aerospray... IN RANKED!?!

[@seaseaseaseaseaseaseasea]

Kirby. In that universe, the entirety of earth has frozen over from some sort of nuclear winter.

[@5flavoursofkaos89]

"you might not have given much thought on the splatoon fictional universe in which case, congratulations! your life may be going quite well..." i love ruining my life by watching weird youtube videos :D

[@seanthebluesheep]

"average person eats 3 Pikmin a year" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person eats 0 Pikmin per year. Pikmin Georg, who lives in cave & eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

[@OkSharkey]

i think adn counts