Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs - Story Explained

Hello everyone, and welcome to the next installment of Lore and Order, where I unpack game lore and stories from games. In this one, we look at the indirect sequel to The Dark Descent, A Machine for Pigs.
CHAPTERS
Intro - 0:00
Plot - 1:07
Oswald Mandus - 3:06
Mexico - 4:04
The Machine - 5:38
Professor A - 7:11
The Engineer - 8:15
ManPigs - 9:38
ALL MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND
ALL GAME FOOTAGE CAPTURED BY MYSELF ON PS5
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[@jenh101]

A couple of seconds into the plot summary; ‘He had Strange and regular dreams about some sort of machine’. Me, who had no idea what this game was about: Ahh yes, that’ll be the one that’s for the pigs. I think I’ve got it. :)

[@biodtox]

My favorite line from the game was "The machine that I keep dreaming about, could it really be A Machine for Pigs (2013)?"

[@Mae_Dastardly]

@@biodtox I like the part where he said "its machining time" and shoved all the pigs into a machine

[@ConradKurze]

nothing can escape your sharp mind

[@psychobratt]

​@@Mae_DastardlyHELP 😭😭

[@azlanmalik247]

What was the machine for again? I forgot

[@tashibalampkin8555]

This man really said, "Sometimes you have to kill the kids to save the kids."

[@thegaminglord2190]

He killed them because he knows they will die anyway in the war, and he hated humanity for making said war, as he wouldn't have Done that if there was no war to begin with

[@squelchotron8259]

Having read up on how badly some WW1 soldiers died? It's probably a mercy killing.

[@makiroll218]

Your point?

[@sarasunshinemt4444]

Instead of "Heya boys, stay out of the war at all costs, you'll die. I hear Canada is nice this time of year" he went with "fuck it, they'll die anyway; might as well be in service to my needs"

[@tashibalampkin8555]

@@sarasunshinemt4444 Absolutely. 🤣

[@Tibainium]

I wish we had a lot more outdoor sections to explore more of Old London. There is so much potential to make a good horror game centered around its theming.

[@TrippyTheShroom]

I've thought for years now that a Victorian Era London horror game has buckets of potential. Jack the ripper type shit

[@Koce13]

@@TrippyTheShroom Like in the movie with Tod Sweeney

[@VetriVade]

Just play bloodborne

[@johnshelton8339]

​@@VetriVadethis game is a prequel to it

[@JuanAntonioGarciaHeredia]

Bloodborne is scary af without wanting to be scary. IMAGINE if Miyazaki did a horror game.

[@liamaugust]

please never stop making these videos. i'm too much of a crybaby for horror games but i always want to know the story in them. thank you for your service

[@harrisonhaine1199]

Despite its gameplay failures compared to TDD and Rebirth, Machine for Pigs has my favourite amnesia story out of them all. The last 30 mins of the game are some of my most remembered in all of gaming for me.

[@hollylucianta6711]

The voice acting is sublime in this game which helps make it really memorable. The Engineer's final speech on its visions of the 20th century is chilling.

[@elysium540]

Exactly this! The game has one of the best endings ever. I wish the devs would get the chance to make another Amnesia.

[@azertyuiopqsdfghjklm]

@@elysium540 They are!

[@pajdovelicanstveni]

@@azertyuiopqsdfghjklm No. The Chinese Room is/was not involved.

[@jennatamayo4730]

Same it was the first amnesia gane i saw

[@chainsawvsgod384]

The gameplay took a big step down for this game, but the story was absolutely top-tier.

[@Homersimpsonitalian]

I always wondered why this was hated among amnesia fans, then seeing the Chinese room I got it, wasn't their previous work before this Dear Esther? A heavily story driven "game" (not a knock against their games it's just how they want to present their stories)

[@daegnaxqelil2733]

in fact the stories are often the main quality in the Amnesia games

[@FasTeaa]

​@@daegnaxqelil2733turning that crank all the way during the water sections PTSD still haunts me xD 😂

[@PG-jc8bz]

I’ve been binging the entire series over the past few hours so this is perfect. Thank you for feeding my Lore & Order addiction lol

[@MelancholyQuincy]

The name is the problem. "Amnesia" is remembered for its gameplay mechanics; finding oil, keeping your sanity, ect. "Machine for Pigs" has great voice acting, a story that looking back I really loved (I wonder which came 1st this or "House of the Worm"?) So why then was this released under the Amnesia name? Its so sad to me to see something with so much potiential just wasted because it was trying to be made to fit into something it clearly wasn't. Had it been its own thing honestly I think it would've been amazing...

[@averagememeenthusiast7607]

Yeah, that's basically the biggest problem of this game, by itself it could have had potential to be remembered, but when released as a sequal of a titan such as TDD and try to have it fill the shoes when the game clearly couldn't was the biggest problem it could have had

[@elysium540]

My god, it is just a name, where is the problem? If you read the ingame-documents, the story clearly relates to the first title. Machine for Pigs is a great game.

[@stonevinland6072]

I don’t think the correlation between the two games is the problem. The story is clearly connected, and done in a good way at that. But it’s the gameplay that hinders it. I still like the game and I love the franchise. Especially with the newest addition to it. It’s cool to see the “orbs” influence in different time periods. Well I guess cutting ties with Amnesia could help it, but then all the rich lore about the orbs would be lost. Maybe the story wouldn’t be like it’s supposed to be.

[@stonevinland6072]

@@elysium540 Can people not give a healthy criticism of the game my dude? The game is great. The connection between it and The Dark Descent is amazing. So is the lore, the soundtrack, the voice acting. It’s just that a lot of people were disappointed that it scratched out plenty of game mechanics that Amnesia was praised for. It’s still a good game!

[@It9LpBFS37]

Exactly my thoughts! MfP is very minimalistic mechanics-wise

[@marianne2529]

It was the music that made me love this game so much. I heard the music "Mandus" on a playlist randomly and fell in love, and then ended up on a deep dive of the amnesia games, though none has such a good soundtrack. Jessica Curry, the composer, is absoloutely fantastic, and elevates a horror walking SIM to something absolutely beautiful. Would reccomend listening (/playing if you enjoy walking simulators) to Everybody's Gone To The Rapture and From Esther if you can.

[@cawareyoudoin7379]

Yesss, "Mandus" is such a good track, and paired with the Machine's final monologue and the voice actor's great delivery it really packs an amazing punch.

[@daegnaxqelil2733]

the musics werent memorable

[@Akanisen049]

I read through every note in the game a few years back, and everything here is exactly what I got from reading them! However I've always found the other explinations online to miss a lot of connections/details, or just be flat wrong. This is the best lore summary I've ever seen, fantastic job!

[@CallForGrandPappy]

The one thing this series always gets right with every entry is the aesthetic and atmosphere, I adore all 3 games simply because of the time periods.

[@AlFungy]

The last part of the game wasn’t actually a full scale recreation of the temple. It was a hallucination. He actually killed himself in an unknown area of the factory. That’s why you jump through random places in the last stretch of the game. Other than that, pretty good game and good video!

[@nirvanic3610]

Shits that's metal. How did you know?

[@AlFungy]

@@nirvanic3610 He traveled across the world for the orb so there's no way he got to the temple from London that quickly. Plus there's a lot of non-Euclidean elements in the areas he visits at the end of the game.

[@nirvanic3610]

@@AlFungy it is sad to know he killed himself and died alone

[@nirvanic3610]

@@AlFungy it is sad to know he killed himself and died alone

[@aintnoslice3422]

@@AlFungy That wasn't the temple though, it was the Machine which he had created to resemble the temple. Where did you get that he was literally back in Mexico?

[@PhineaBlue]

I really liked A Machine for Pigs. I found the story to be more interesting than Dark Descend. The ending when we hear Mandus’ monolog about the new century and the music starts playing was really well done.

[@fanotastic]

Personally I wasn't a fan of this game but the final monologue was so good.

[@mrhouse2208]

To be honest to really capture this story and to do it justice you need more than 11 minutes

[@song-eunha04]

Really love this series!! I've never played most of the games in this series but it's always a delight to watch your videos. Thank you for them!

[@fryone]

Letss goo!! Lore & Order has quickly become my favorite weird youtube series! Keep it up man!

[@toshi_ilafi]

How is it weird?

[@lichtheimer]

@@toshi_ilafi Mostly horror niche and Harry goes well in depth about things others wouldn't even consider is my guess. I mean he's done random indie games and then triple A titles too.

[@fryone]

@@toshi_ilafi well you know, a series, but in youtube.. Its title is a tribute to a tv show.. I didn't think much about it but it has a weird component. In a cool way, not creepy or anything

[@user-vf4oh1pd9t]

I can tell you didn't really like this one, which is interesting to me as it was my favorite entry. I really liked the aesthetics and atmosphere, where Dark Descent was more of a generic castle setting. Really wish they would have used the same gameplay style as the original though, and maybe made it a longer game that really made you feel like you were just going down and down forever into this unspeakably large machine. We could have done with more of Old London as well. A shame it wasn't fully explored.

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

This one îs just mediocre

[@user-vf4oh1pd9t]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 I see a lot of unrealized potential in it, something that truly could have been a horror masterpiece and instead it's just okay. Shame.

[@daegnaxqelil2733]

still doesnt beat Dark descent

[@user-vf4oh1pd9t]

@@daegnaxqelil2733 Of course it doesn't. Dark Descent is an objectively better designed game. I'm saying this could have surpassed it if they iterated on its gameplay structure and refined or improved on what they had instead of doing whatever they did here. A Machine had much better aesthetics in my opinion and created a truly special ambiance, but is held back by these flaws.

[@daegnaxqelil2733]

@VF40h AMFP fanboy.

[@therryberry98]

One of the first horror game playthroughs I watched on KZbin yeeears ago! Made me have flashbacks, I remember finding the story very creepy. Thanks for the video!

[@Rakaaria]

Awesome! The timing couldn't be more perfect, best things the help me feel some comfort, thank you!

[@idagustafsson3441]

Very excited to see the last part of this series, loved it so far!

[@sleepwalking3345]

Been waiting for this. Thanks so much for the amazing content as allways

[@Nicszew]

Hi coming in to say I’ve watched all your Lore&Order videos that have came out up to this date. I’m craving more thank you for the great content

[@Themanofpopculture]

Your short quick, easy to understand videos have forced me to sub!

[@Adog00]

My favorite Amnesia game. I remember loving this!

[@TerranPersoid725]

When I got this collection on PlayStation, I was excited to try this game out as I had only played the first one before. I remember really liking it for what it is, though it seems I’m alone in that thought for the most part.

[@pds9]

Nice! Been waiting for this! Thank you!

[@brittanyxxbabyxx2186]

I absolutely love your channel keep you the amazing work ❤️ lore and order is super interesting top quality work

[@javierwolf4992]

You have a beautyfull narrative skill. Awesome!!

[@rottenpuppieproduction5587]

God i love this channel. Love all these games lore

[@lola8866]

You’ve grown so much! Here at 40k subscribers 🥰 always look forward to your uploads

[@topcover7390]

I love all these games but this is probably my favorite. The ending is fantastic.

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Exactly. This îs The worst amnesia game, nobodie's favorite that has a brain. And that ending was awful. Glad you agree, stupid kid

[@onuhrita5009]

Lore and order 🥳🥳🥳 love your channel... Love the narration too

[@tacosabr]

The poem at the end is incredible. Maybe my view is a little off since I'm a sucker for emotional poems and clever language, but I still go back to listen to it while I'm on a walk or having a drink.

[@RJKilroy]

Manpigs when Manbearpig shows up: 😨

[@elisabethwallace3270]

Your videos are amazing! Can’t wait for Rebirth

[@nandabey4632]

finally waiting for this since yesterdayy!

[@wiktorsarzyniak3819]

I love what you are doing Man Keep It up! Maybe a video about medium?

[@iDzx]

I just literally finished the game and I was at first reading the papers and stuff, but when I got to the last 10% of the game I was so unbothered to read or focus on the story so much that I just wanted to finish the game, Now when I ended the game like 1 min ago lol... I want to know the F happened. thank you man for your efforts on the videos and I hope you keep up the good work. ❤❤

[@aricheec7722]

yet another gr8 lore vid

[@betelgoose9712]

Oh, right. The machine. The machine for pigs, the machine made especially to sacrifice pigs, the pigs’ machine. That machine?

[@NoahGooder]

I was waiting for this video to drop

[@Dovah21]

A Machine for Pigs has it's shortcomings as a "video game" sure, but for me its well compensated for by being one of the most visceral and disturbing horror stories I've ever seen.

[@marigor2013]

Very good game great video bro:)you have my support

[@yarro1965]

Awesome video. I remember the hype for AMfP when it first started, and it's lackluster impression when I watched it. I do love the manpigs tho. Are you planning on doing the Penumbra series?

[@gregzotter6189]

Interestingly enough, there IS an Amnesia game centered around WWI: Amnesia: The Bunker. I wonder if the two are going to be linked in any way.

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

i love your lore videos so fkin much

[@Dovah21]

5:44 Once you're familiar with the story, those final two sentences are stomach-turning.

[@ShadoSpartan44]

would have been great if they had a final boss "MANBEARPIG" lol Can't wait for Rebirth i played that back when it came out and i was mostly disappointed and confused by it. Hopefully when you explain it'll make more sense

[@ShimmySchimeon]

I think Amnesia a Machine for Pigs is the best Amnesia game ever, this one had a story that you could follow, and not just random happenstance.

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

The story was ok but this is the weakest amnesia game. Wake up little brainless boooy

[@Lamer116]

I'm not sure if you do requests but are you able to cover the entire Doom series? Really loving your Lore and Order series. Please keep the videos going!!!

[@mariadolorosa420]

I am FINALLY getting the game next week. I am dying from the excitement

[@TearMeOpenIBelieve]

Machine for Pigs is the most interesting Amnesia story... I was disappointed people hated it so much at the time

[@Subject_Keter]

One hell of a Title, i used it and Yathzee description of it to get a A+ and pinned on my highschool teacher wall lol.

[@MisanthropicOcellus]

I love how the story summary is "man goes to Mexico, gets sick, has a fever dream about making a sentient machine thats only job is making pigmen, then he forgot"

[@josedorsaith5261]

He forgor 🐷

[@nothingtobelie]

Thanks, the stories are a take on the abstract psyche, that changes facts for the situation in each of these games with a protagonist

[@astridbecerril3831]

It wasn't as scary as Dark Descent, but it was definitely much more dark, sick, creepy and twisted, I think.

[@norwegianboyee]

People just hated it because it wasn't as good for making "scare compilations" on youtube because the horror in this game was more nuanced and subtle instead of in your face monster screaming.

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

​@@norwegianboyeepeople just love it for no reason. The game is bad for all The reasons

[@HiragaSaito1998]

@@norwegianboyee The game is just bad, the worst Amnesia.

[@AFoxInFlames]

Thank you for explaining this better, I was like wtf is really happening.

[@thomascarpenter5673]

baaaabe wake up, a new gaming harry video just dropped

[@jc-jg9pp]

yes!!! I waiting for this

[@DeadPLayerCZ]

Hello, is there any chance for you to go through and explore The Final Station (+DLC), when you have spare time? Recently replayed it and I have to say, it's a game that always leaves me dumbstruck. Also, nice video, as always.

[@LurkerOfficial]

You are one of my inspiration one day i will also make story explanation in hindi

[@redirmer760]

Man foresaw world wars from strange glowing orb, sacrifices his 2 children to save them from being enlisted, makes funi killer machine as an attempt to avoid said world war prophecy, regrets it, and offs himself.

[@Josh-hl7cm]

SO AWESOME XD

[@IvkeGamingHD]

Can't wait for Rebirth! :)

[@sotiris37]

You should make a video where you would explain the entire cod black ops zombies

[@joshjames2829]

Oswald Mandu. Ozymandias, anyone?

[@frederikleuze4324]

My favourite horror game

[@jaredixx1503]

Cant wait for Rebirth 👍

[@winstonDAmonke]

You should check out Malediction chapter 1 next… while it’s not actually a game it is pretty similar. It’s an interactive KZbin horror video where you can make choices and go different routes similar to a telltale game? I really like it it’s pretty unique and fun. just overall enjoyable. Honestly an underrated masterpiece that I would love to see you touch upon. It’s much darker than it initially appears and I think it has a much deeper meaning. Cheers.

[@flamingcowjuice4918]

Ya know once you're done going through the amnesia games you should do the penumbra games (frictional game's previous game series)

[@yixo]

Watched playthroughs of all amnesia games and this is my fav. Story based horror can be great there doesn't always have to be management. This is much more like Soma from frictional which I like even more than Machine for pigs.

[@jakobjansen9541]

Okay yeah the machine dies need sacrifieces to function but....for what? What is the function? What does it do? Did I miss something?

[@GamingHarryYT]

Aztecs believed that to prevent the apocalypse, they needed to sacrifice humans. The Machine works in the same way. Mandus tried to prevent WW1 by using the machine as a similar model. Obviously he failed.

[@jakobjansen9541]

@@GamingHarryYT aaah alright, thanks. You mentioned, that the machine needs sacrifieces so much in the video, I think I got hung up on that. Keep up the good work, man!

[@lildannyboi13]

could you do the lore for the Don’t Escape series? especially Don’t Escape 4

[@AG-en5y]

Much love from Vancouver 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@childrenofthemothofficial5289]

I'm still playing this game!

[@TommyGhun]

Of the original trilogy, a machine for pigs was my favorite one for some reason.

[@Chaos1823]

Can you please make the heilwald loophole next?

[@huntmander]

Is Oswald Mandus supposed to be play on Ozymandius?

[@ReginaldSkulls]

This one was always my favorite Amnesia game, ngl. TDD was good, but it didnt really capture that same spark in me that MfP did. The mechanics were fine as well personally, and I think its a very good entry into the series. I especially loved the music!

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

Tdd îs way superior to this garbage

[@majestic54]

Just finished this game loved the story really wished the gameplay from the dark decent stayed but I loved it

[@emoharalampiev1590]

Yo, so I watched your vids playing the dark descent, and you were talking about playing the other amnesias. But I only see the "story explained" vids for machine for pigs and rebirth. Did you not record them? Or are the vids gone? Or something?

[@GamingHarryYT]

Should be on a playlist on the channels home page. EDIT: oh, you mean let’s plays. I played Justine, but didn’t get round to doing the other ones!

[@emoharalampiev1590]

@@GamingHarryYT oh, that's a bummer. Thanks for the quick reply though.

[@lifeofjeffrey2447]

It’s crazy how this game downgraded a lot from The Dark Descent in terms of gameplay but man the story is absolute top notch and it makes up A LOT from the otherwise boring gameplay. Surprisingly the Amnesia series has such a very well written lore and story that actually is terrifyingly good

[@GroovyMysterio]

I hope you do control Next

[@bigbadwolf9870]

Thank you Harry!! Perhaps I am reading too much into it but I always think the Amnesia series has some themes the developer wants to convey. A machine for pigs, is there a deeper meaning behind this title?

[@hollylucianta6711]

At the height of his madness Mandus didn't see a difference between most of humanity and pigs. He constructed a machine that was supposed to save humanity from itself, thus it was a "machine for pigs".

[@Subject_Keter]

If having orphans head pops in gears to make a machine during the Industrial Age isnt a big theme, i dont know what is.

[@bigbadwolf9870]

@@hollylucianta6711 Thank you for your reply Lucianta, I think I am beginning to see what the running theme is, human nature. I am not quite sure but it seems like every Amnesia game has a protagonist whose moral compass is somewhat questionable

[@autisticbraindamagedmoron]

Mandus once said that people are pigs, and the world is a machine for thier slaughtering.

[@officialtoddhoward69]

I gotta say, I truly think our character is Jack the Ripper-

[@legendassain9147]

Hey man could even do a lore and order for dark deception?

[@SneedShrugged]

Oswald Mandus 'Ozzy' Mandus 🤔 Very subtle

[@MsOdd86]

Finally I’m able to understand this game LOL. It’s been nearly a decade and I’ve got no clue what this was about still despite trying my damndest to figure it out with articles 💀

[@g.s.4318]

Is Daniel actually Mandus' great uncle or is it Alexander? The notes you find seem more in-line with what Alexander does. I can imagine that Daniel is a candidate too, considering he also was from London.

[@eziowolfy]

It IS an excellent story.

[@fakskis]

Just finished playing this game, and I gotta say; I was more confused and lost, than scared, but I still would say that I liked it, even though I don't think it's AS good as the first game

[@dynatae]

Hope you take a look at Song of Horror.

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

I liked descending deeper into the machine for this one but yeah the story was bonkers

[@trankimkhanh5444]

Plz make “MaDiSON” or the “Fobia” game, they are actually good too ❤️

[@HappyMatt12345]

I think people should really stop pretending Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs is somehow a bad game, it is a really good game that has some legitimately terrifying moments and especially themes and it's soundtrack and voice acting are some of the best I've ever seen in a video game!

[@nikoskarabelas8674]

Yes this one had "easier" mechanics than the dark descent and was arguably less scary, but the story was sooo good. I remember getting goosebumps and tears at the very end

[@Trash_prince]

Amnesia is basically Victorian Half Life

[@Dragon359]

Unfortunately I just couldn't get into AMFP, it just wasn't the same as TDD. If it was, as another in the comments has said, just its own thing and not related to the Amnesia series than it would have probably been better received.

[@Priest_11]

Harry can you please do a God of War time-line explain since the new God of War is coming out