A Totally Innocent axe holding Frog Horror Game Where You Make Skyrim References - I Frog-Ot

[@ManlyBadassHero]

Welcome to the Hey You You're Finally Awake Club, how Hey You You're Finally Awake are ya?

[@walterbrink5391]

Day 238 of asking Manly to play A Cold Love Story through KZbin comments.

[@yellowronos]

I’m totally awake!

[@Pfincess]

Kero

[@Cal_is_still_here]

I frog-ot Manly Also I'm fine ty

[@vielo9078]

Oh .. not again

[@mildlymarvelous]

Normally “initially cute but undergoes a horrifying tone and style shift” doesn’t surprise me. But this one… this one genuinely got me. I thought the cutesy charm would stay, just with the addition of gore or whatever. I was not expecting a monochrome, hyperrealistic world inhabited by SCPs.

[@danpp8]

Same. The internet gave me way too much exposure to frogs, i took it almost for granted it was gonna at least keep some of the humorous/cute aspects

[@elorit]

i guess its because its not forced into you, its just one ending

[@just-your-cup-of-tea]

I saw this comment and was like I’m so prepared but fr it is so jarring like I rlly didn’t think it would flip so much

[@camillelin4278]

Scp doo doo doo doo doo doo!

[@dorpth]

The biggest tone/graphics/genre shift in a frog based game since Frog Fractions!

[@hagnekore]

"you can make a potion for a frog you dont know but you cant do the dishes" LMFAO i love santiago

[@michaeledmunds7056]

"My PC is just a bunch of logs!" Oh that's just the newest Windows update, Manly, didn't you see the change logs?

[@gwen4200]

I guess he has yet to log in

[@DawnMacaron]

that pun was golden

[@dweebteambuilderjones7627]

100th like! :D

[@cyberlemon9840]

You guys really need to spruce up these puns.

[@michaeledmunds7056]

@@cyberlemon9840Ah, what would yew know?

[@eggy5023]

i dont know why, but i love how santiago and diego are dream eating friends. even if santiago does nothing besides sit there, it’s just wholesome that he tags along

[@cheeseycheezy]

NIKO PFPS EVERYWHEREEEEEEEEEEE AAAAAAAAAAA

[@cheeseycheezy]

also, true af

[@darktome4848]

This game is kinda genius I'm not gonna lie. The sheer amount of hints and cheekiness about how "there's more to this frog than you'd think" in the cutesy sections almost make you think that the game isn't made by a dev that knows how to make something scary and they'd just be adding gore to the cute stuff but no, the complete tonal shift in the end of the game completely catches the player off guard by that point. It's surprisingly effective.

[@clovactiisgay]

Yeah- like I'm at the final end rn where manly gets to the real horror and ngl I'M SCARED SHITLESS??? I did NOT expect it to become this scary. I love it but I legit had to pause it and camp in the comments for a bit cuz I was so freaked out from the shift lol.

[@unknowngod8221]

i wasn't surprised

[@jonhaul610]

Gago

[@Leroy---Phobia]

@@clovactiisgay I'm doing that right now lol.

[@clovactiisgay]

@@Leroy---Phobia Have some comfort pancakes internet stranger 🥞

[@Uncle-Jay]

I saw a bull frog eating a bird and I realized they aren't that harmless.

[@Smolnsalty]

Yup! Frogs will eat anything that fits in their mouths

[@somecallmetim4490]

They won’t eat rocks.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

@@somecallmetim4490 You know what they meant.

[@discordiacreates6669]

@@somecallmetim4490 not... On purpose at least ^^' I have a pair of toads and I've had to take a piece of wood from one because they tried to eat it before, they're kinda dumb and don't always realize if they miss their target and bite smth else instead but I love them anyway, despite the multiple attempts on my fingers

[@Friedrich2DerGrosse]

@@Smolnsalty Can you give me the frog's number? Asking for a friend...

[@buttermanaws4693]

Horror games with some humor are always the best, they just make the horror so much more noticeable when it happens

[@s1lliestkat]

love how normal this frog is ! definitely a normal frog, no malicious entities here, no sir !

[@durratulaishah3703]

The frog is so CUTE 😍 Especially when the MC turned into the frog and then frantically look around the room. Ahhhhh!!

[@LuaTech]

I like normal frogs, he is very normal

[@gayrurumon]

Honestly this game did a pretty good job of lulling me into a false sense of security, since it seemed from the first two endings it was going to be one of those quirky horror-comedy games that are fairly common these days. That build up made the hard shift in style and tone actually surprising and a little scary, despite "cute game has secret dark twist" being such a common trope. Pretty good for what is apparently the dev's first game, to me it shows they already have a good understanding of pacing and visual style. I hope they keep making games (if that's what they want to do), I think they could make some cool stuff in the future.

[@aisadal2521]

You gotta love a horror game with a cute artstyle AND a great sense of humor 🤣

[@charliebarajas8238]

I still enjoy the visual novels more and the Iron Lung-style horror work-type games, but it is a nice change of pace.

[@patrickblakethesaint]

I'm a horror show who's cute AND has a great sense of humor. But I'm not quite as fun as this game

[@Kyumifun]

And references. Skyrim, SCP and whatever the "the truth is, the game was rigged from the start" quote comes from

[@AoIndigo]

@@Kyumifun Fallout, it comes from Fallout

[@tokuko9027]

@@Kyumifun Also Plants vs Zombies. "Crazy Dave"

[@veevsu]

I love how at the start we don't understand the gravity of the situation and are even kind of 'fine' being eaten by the frog and all, but when the 'thing' chases us in the third ending, we're extremely scared. It's funny, because it is the whole premise of this game- to not realise what situation we are in, in order to not wanting to escape. And I must say, it really translated quite well.

[@AkaiKnight]

actually yeah, that is a very good observation.

[@charliebarajas8238]

Holy shit ngl but that twist really makes the horror more noticeable than if it didn't have humor added to it.

[@codoftrolls6867]

I love that santiago is both a kiwi and a kiwi.... the ultimate kiwi.

[@血みどろなジャム]

“You gotta use [FOURTH WALL BREAK] to walk around” Deadpool: Of course 👍

[@gaminggoddess85]

I thought the frog was just gonna body-swap with you, but it turned out a lot more interesting.

[@ashchisalleh1454]

It not captain giryu

[@casecyrus2500]

Dbz reference

[@SkittleMcPhee23]

Sameeee

[@Abcdefg-fh3fb]

the glitching out part where you see where you actually are is the best part of the game. unironically horrifying.

[@Hana1LuLu]

I love “short” games that have a finished aesthetic so you almost accept the tone from the first couple endings as “okay this is all there is” but then you achieve that specific ending and its BOOM - you opened the door into a whole second game. Gives me a TARDIS and _secrets_ feel, I love it.

[@SakoiyaChan]

21:08 I laughed when Manly went "My PC is just a bunch of logs!"🤣

[@binterwinterboyii1095]

Holy shit you "log in" to your PC

[@kookykiddo]

I was a frog like you once, until I took an axe to the knee

[@HandleDisliker]

My cousin's talking to kiwis and what do I get? Frog duty.

[@rosiequartzie2230]

Let me guess, someone stole your frog potion.

[@Ly_7838]

@@rosiequartzie2230 Idk I frog-ot

[@BraidensWorldEntertainment]

I want to be a frog

[@derekdrake8706]

*Manly:* "Don't question my morals." *Also Manly:* "I am chaos itself."

[@Wolfyy23]

I love these kinds of games. Love the style and the fact they’re a lowkey shitpost.

[@somebodysleftkneecap]

You know what, next time I forget to do something, I'm just gonna say "I Frog-ot" and refuse to elaborate.

[@jolinanturis3166]

In the 3rd ending, the game felt eerie before the actual scary part (the potion-making part I mean.), and I think it's because of the juxtaposition between the song and the environment because the environment was constantly changing between a monochrome PSX-style aesthetic and a low-poly lo-fi aesthetic, the screen was glitching out, and the frog was mad at you, but even then, the song stayed the same jazzy calm way it always was.

[@Realispent]

It did not? It glitched hard - in fact I was surprised Manly didn't remark on it really.

[@miles2419]

First thing I noticed was that Santiago is hairdryer-shaped, but you know, I think all the best things are.

[@teratoma.]

holup

[@af9162]

I never thought a frog could gaslight someone. Well then He’s a ✨frozard✨

[@leosuber9475]

I think that this game has literally the funniest dialogue I have ever seen. Also, that one Skyrim reference made KZbin think that Manly was playing Skyrim the whole time.

[@Cheesycaek]

That is because... He was >:)

[@jaydedepato6995]

:0

[@FeenieVonKarma]

my favourite thing is Manly mumbling about how he's in a toxic relationship with this frog who never listens

[@deadlydingus1138]

Diego: The next ingredient is something green. My mind: IT’S THE GREEN IT’S THE GREEN IT’S THE GREEN YOU NEEEEEED

[@alonegirl.hourss5816]

GREEN IS NOT A CREATIVE COLOR

[@finallychangedmyname6726]

Now you got me seeing parallels between the shadow man and three dream eater 😭

[@veevsu]

(Second comment) Little theory! Could it be, that in the frog transformation ending we are actually turned into a horrific monster, without realising it? Given the third and true ending, it would actually make sense.

[@averageviewer8511]

Probably a representation of the Dreameater gaining control over you, visually showing you as a weaker form that ironically is what kills you. Becoming a frog is just a symbolisation of losing your strength to fight back due to your submissiveness to the Dreameater's distractions, while also being literal in the sense that the Dreameater is mocking you for falling victim to it.

[@AlainSTO]

Oh I get it, he wanted something electronic because he wanted wood for the fire.

[@DeathnoteBB]

What about the cold?

[@Solinaru]

A Skyrim reference, in the year of our lord 2022? By a frog no less? I love it.

[@3DPlagueDR]

Cool to see a game reference Wizard101 - it’s a good game despite the paywalls.

[@JoanLamrack]

So we don't talk about the pet being literally bird-shaped kiwi? Kiwi bird? What a pun, what a game lol. Cant wait for another game from the dev

[@JoanLamrack]

Update: Ah that got explained in the doc later.

[@binterwinterboyii1095]

When you couldn't find Santiago in the real world I actually got super scared Combination of not knowing if he will hurt us and not having him there to sardonically support me

[@micheal7932]

I'm going to take a wild guess and say that the Dream Eater/Diego is some kind of alien judging by its frog distribution comment. 0:24

[@morpheus_uat]

have you guys noticed how Manly turns into australian everytime they see or grab a knoife?

[@jeffreyherrera5069]

9:53 Frog: Go fetch me something green. Or else. MC: You mean aside from what I just dunked into the cauldron? Frog: .......

[@danpp8]

I like the little detail in the SCP-like article/pages, with the ink blot quite clearly being inspired (at least to me) by the numerous ink blots usually associated with frogs.

[@GentleMannOfHats]

oh it's their first game? I'm a bit jealous. It definitely has heart/soul even if the references made me die inside.

[@HandleDisliker]

So to the jokes, you're finally awake :P

[@GentleMannOfHats]

@@HandleDisliker Gahh, bother and befuddle!

[@DeathnoteBB]

They probably made unpublished stuff before, either in school or as a hobby

[@shawnheatherly]

Some pretty good humor there, the silliness works in its favor. Two amusing little endings and then you have the mask drop, going so far in the other direction that it kind of maintained that silliness to me. It may have started as a pun, but it was fun.

[@Chisamayas]

Aww what a cute little frog! I hope nothing bad happens to it :)

[@absolute_baller546]

No way you watched the video till the end its been 2 minutes

[@creativeusername7951]

SMASH IT KILL IT NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE😈😈😈😈

[@Chisamayas]

@@absolute_baller546 I never implied that I had, though? 😭

[@letsreadtextbook1687]

You know what? Indeed there were nothing bad happened to it. Since he was the one doing bad happenings.

[@jaydedepato6995]

Tru

[@Parago0n]

So this is pretty much considered a SCP given that note, gotcha.

[@princeapoopoo5787]

"Hey, you. You're finally awake." is the first message I send to my s/o every morning when she wakes up. Time to convince her I'm not a murderous wizard frog, I guess.

[@Haru-rs2su]

God damn I want me to snatch a s/o that wakes me up with a Skyrim reference.

[@princeapoopoo5787]

@@Haru-rs2su I hope you find one of your own one day~ 🙏🙏

[@Haru-rs2su]

@@princeapoopoo5787 thank you, thank you. The pun showdown will be epic.

[@jaydedepato6995]

Ofc ofc no sweat bro i get u

[@sethlook1010]

The whole thing is about how if you slowly boil a frog, it won’t jump out of the pot, and it took me way too long to realize that’s the relevance of the frog.

[@이누야샤INUYASYA]

I think the graphics of indie games have gotten so much better these days.!! It seems that many walls in the area where we can make horror games are disappearing....! I enjoyed the video..! Thanks..!

[@teratoma.]

yeah, the horror area made me super uneasy

[@sunkissedmami9233]

Yes, fresh content! I’ve been refreshing my feed for 30 minutes looking for something good to watch.

[@amberpye4752]

Same.

[@TerraCottaCake]

U know(if you like this game) there is bendy and the dark revival

[@lunerlilly]

"Can't trust it if it dances." When you're old enough to get the reference. 😂

[@false4936]

His ex was the bean you start a 3d unity project with. Of course, with a cute little bow on her head inorder to cover up how cold hearted she is.

[@mo_____2719]

Wow the frog was really just the loathsome dung eater the whole time

[@Real-Rat]

Mm loathsome 😏

[@Kennisaurus]

Turns out the real Skyrim was Elden Ring

[@ScuttleBugReal]

“Wonder if our neighbor Crazy Dave microwaved his phone again” get plant seeds fast

[@yellowronos]

This is the innocent frog club, how innocent frog are you?

[@codyw1023]

toad-aly

[@jeffumbach]

How kiwi kiwi are you?

[@mary384]

I frog-ot.

[@Princedetective47]

@@mary384 explain the joke

[@banditxavier2893]

Chinchilla

[@yurei9]

When I see the thumbnail, I instantly remember when duolinggo sent me notification in the middle of the night, like threatening me to complete my daily Japanese lesson

[@Kyumifun]

Horror games including that Kermit one have taught me to never trust frogs. Especially the ones that demand something from you.

[@jaydedepato6995]

As a child I was always terrified of Kermit. Fine with normal frogs, but that thing... it scared me.

[@Kankan_Mahadi]

"My PC is just a bunch of logs!" That made me laugh!

[@knaveofchalices]

The introduction where the frog spins is just the best thing.

[@xanam4913]

This was such a fun watch! I'm absolutely mesmerized by how pretty that art style is, I could happily play a full length life sim in this style haha Made the last act and the info you find in the documents more impactful too! Hope this dev does more games, I'd be excited to see where they'd go from here!

[@NaturalFlirtGamer]

_Just here, hoping to hear MBH say "froog"_ And bc that little frog in the thumbnail is adorable! ,💚🐸

[@henrycen2076]

This game, has a same energy, like "bonnies bakery", and "hungry llamu". = have a two side = cute, then horror.

[@joutatheegg]

I love everything about this game is so cozy and lovely despite it being a horror game and the art style totally enhances it and the BOOM art style change, with completely different vibes and genre it’s done so well

[@noah8669]

This was an incredibly well made game, better than I could have anticipated! They did great on the tonal shift!

[@SirCrabthe1st]

Oh boy I sure hope this frog doesn't commit any war crimes.

[@dernddy]

I really enjoyed this. The humor is very self aware and 4th wall breaky but it fit with the theme of the monster and the jokes landed. The scary part was also pretty scary and the juxtaposition made it hit harder too

[@galloviking4766]

It was that dev's first game ever, so I think they nailed it!

[@Puffercorn]

19:43 AAAAAAA THE DHMIS REFERENCE AAAAAAA I LOVE THAT

[@re-blitz]

That was such a great and hard tone shift, I expected something scary like a flesh monster or something but still in the original art style of the game but WOW that tone shift was EXTREME, it was like it was an entirely different game

[@TheCabalOnMars]

Moment he said "truth is..." I knew what was coming. Had me confuse everyone in the house for a quick sec, cuz it made me burst out laughin.

[@solarianvoid-pi9428]

I just went “oooooooh” because, I SWEAR, before this video I didn’t realise why MBH says “potions” *like that*

[@VoidWalkerOblivion]

Barely a minute in and we had a Plants vs. Zombies reference - I thought I understood what kind of game we were getting into.

[@vwastaken]

3:50 I won't lie, I thought the butterfly was talking and was very confused for a solid couple of seconds

[@omegasynth2775]

"Truth is..." Don't. ".... The game was rigged from the start" THAT'S IT, WE'RE HAVING FROG LEGS TONIGHT

[@VueiyVisarelli]

What a cute and fun frog game! Manly: Ooh, a bonesaw! Also Manly: * _immediately throws it into a corner_ * 😂🤣

[@EliThePigeon]

"I'm gonna bring you an orange because green is not a creative color" Lol, nice Don't Hug Me I'm Scared reference :)

[@syafiranurulazizah1926]

This game has too much skyrim reference that even youtube thought this game is skyrim.

[@ShadeMeadows]

Wow... this one was AMAZIN' The shift between styles was VERY GOOD.

[@millionknives19]

The Witch's House frog's revenge

[@CAM_J0]

Cute game turned into a horror game real quick...

[@winterswagger]

19:43 I see you sneaking another reference there manly-kun.

[@daynamite2964]

I thought I was the only one who noticed😭

[@Alyx243]

@@daynamite2964 ME 2

[@anonymousperson7073]

Love how Santiago is literally a kiwi, cutest thing I’ve ever seen

[@ninjaboi195]

unsure if you will see this but honestly love your gameplay, how thorough you are and even including different endings and theories. commentary is always on point and you have an amazing voice to listen too. i have the same playstyle so when i watch you play, it feels like I'm playing myself. thanks again for doing what you do and sending appreciation from Australia x much love brother

[@koquarian]

"Ribbit, everyone. This is FroggyTadpoleHero." 🐸

[@shinyrayquaza9]

it was so humble of the devs to cameo an obscure character like Crazy Dave from pvz

[@Annoying4ever]

19:45 *"Green is not a creative color" my first thought: Don't hug me I'm scared*

[@LopsideMakes]

I was caught off guard by this game, I thought it would keep that cute style but just have a lot of blood and gore, but it actually used a really unique style that was genuinely really intriguing. Love the Skyrim references!

[@Kio-Fox]

Gotta love how KZbin shows that you’re playing Skyrim in the description

[@Allister_1]

The part where you said "not" after the frog asked you to help actually said "do not trust the frog" in red

[@giannamartin9660]

he made a dont hug me im scared refercns becase " GREEN IS NOT A CREATIVE CLOORE"

[@TheOtakugurl14]

love that skyrim is the tagged game in the description. 10/10 harmless frog

[@jupi_]

This game is so much better than i expected (slight spoiler) the horror part was so good- I like the horror games when they are all cutesy then turn into this really good horror experience. Overall I thought this was a great game-

[@Misairu]

The moment he said "Truth is..." I knew

[@Monster_NopeNope]

I always love the vaguely long and oddly specific titles you always have

[@lordrj4203]

1:14 I dunno why "Crazy Dave" PVZ reference isn't being talked about Like did people forget or was it so subtle that people didn't talk about it

[@bobardello8248]

I love how KZbin thinks that this is a video about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[@cairsahrstjoseph996]

As a frog, in full-frame: "Bark." XD 11:48

[@kookykiddo]

A Wizard101 reference? Iconic

[@Yaeza31]

For the dev's first game ever, it was solid and good, I liked it!

[@Slayeahlo]

Hey, this game is pretty good for what it is! It's cute and scary. The graphics where the visual bloom effect were at its peak is really pretty.

[@Aggressive_Progressive]

"I've played Wizard 101 before" I remember that game! Oh the memories. XD

[@-Raylight]

Hey you, you're finally awake, you're trying to watch this right? Make yourself comfy and don't forget to stay hydrate! Frogot? Is this Mume- truly a certified civilization moment You know it's totally innocent when the Manly's title said so xD

[@bendydemon8136]

I love how Manly referenced the infamous line "Green is not a creative color" from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared