An Actual Review of Night in the Woods & Life is Strange

I wanted to call this video "a night in the strange" but I was worried it'd get demonetized. Good thing this replacement title really rolls of the tongue.
Outro music: / in-luv-with-u
Life is Strange Ending Critique: bit.ly/2ouetFl
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VO in this video was mixed and mastered by David Tremblay (bit.ly/SirMeowM...)
#NightInTheWoods #LifeIsStrange #Review

[@shammytv]

I hope it was worth the wait. I’d like to thank everyone who helped me out with this video, shout out to my mate CloudCuckooCountry for lending his cunty Aussie voice to this (in addition to helping with some behind the scenes stuff), please check his channel out, he makes really fantastic book reviews that are sorta similar to my videos and is super fuckin’ underrated (kzbin.info). Big thank you to Finn/finnxmusic for letting me use his song “in luv with you” at the end of this video, it was exactly what that bit needed. All of his music is amazing and you should give it a listen or 2 or 5,354 (soundcloud.com/finnxmusic), and as always thank you to my boi David for mixing and mastering the Voiceover. I’m really sorry that this video took me so long to make, as you can hopefully tell by the final product it was a huge undertaking for me for a number of reasons and I learned a lot by working on it. I appreciate everyone being so patient and waiting for it so that I could take the time to make it as good as I could, y’all are rad. If you want to follow me on social media you can check out my Twitter @ShammyTV (twitter.com/ShammyTV), and if you’d like to support me directly so I can keep making dumb shit like this you can head on over to my Patreon (patreon.com/shammy), all donations are greatly appreciated. There should be a big update coming soon, as well as an increase in Shamboy related content, so be on the lookout for that, and thanks again for watching :)

[@UponThisAltar]

Shammy It's always worth the wait you wonderful owl person.

[@beyondheaven6736]

Shammy SEXXXXXXXY OWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLLL!

[@Slaftrabims]

Worth every f*cking second ❤️

[@cypren9521]

Shammy Please never leave us you beautiful bird

[@labraderp]

We tolerate you

[@J_Squatch]

I remember the "Don't stab people" PSA. It was approximately 30 seconds long and was a guy saying "Hey, let's go stab that guy," to which his friend responded with "This is why you're in a maximum security prison, David."

[@Hammerhead547]

In 1982 ABC actually made an after school special about an inmate on alabama's death row (John Evans III) who was about to be executed for a murder he'd committed in 1977. Evan's actually appeaered in the special talking directly to the audience about "good and bad choices" and the "results of such choices", he was electrocuted in yellow mama about two weeks after the special aired. You can find it here on youtube, I think it's called "final choice" or something along those lines.

[@yonatanbeer3475]

@@Hammerhead547 Necropost: something about showing that to children seems tone-deaf.

[@onelusciouslad7841]

That sounds amazing

[@theannoyingdahg]

-Llamas With Hats, 201X

[@noodleboop6093]

God damn that’s funny.

[@jackagjonraw4274]

Watching this video made me realise that the reason I like Life is Strange so much more than other people is that the characters in it talk like teens who learnt English as a second language, trying to imitate the stuff they heard on TV... and I grew up attending an international school in a foreign country, surrounded by kids who learnt English as a second language, trying to imitate the stuff they saw on TV.

[@Nparalelo]

jack agjonraw as someone who speaks Spanish but speaks English as a second language I can completely agree on your theory. Even all of my friends here speak English too. So yeah, LiS will be better received by non-native English speakers.

[@jackagjonraw4274]

luls, a game, in english, written by non-native speakers, for non-native speakers. Truly, life is strange is the first of its kind :)

[@anthonylandaverde4999]

I liked it by the concept rather than the story

[@64B_]

I speak english as second language but the dialogue still seems like absolute garbage to me.

[@jackagjonraw4274]

I can understand that. What I'm talking about is this: the kids at my school, who all mostly learned English as a 2nd language, with lots of inspiration from American Tv, ended up talking like the kids in Life is Strange. So I don't mind the dialogue. If you went through the same experience and think differently, then I guess my experience was unique. And if you didn't, but just learnt English as a 2nd language, then I guess we don't actually disagree on anything.

[@bernardo8993]

That ending scene was gold, if only because I couldn't stop laughing at the owl mask and that you actually put so much effort into a silly gag.

[@0whatman]

I was laughing my ass off all the way trough from beggining to end hahahaha

[@thebenjcrew]

What mask? That’s just his face

[@onelusciouslad7841]

That ending got me into Finn's music

[@leafloaf3232]

I lost it at the Target shopping cart

[@Gunslingersnave]

At 16:22 you said "Maybe its because I also dropped out of college at 20 after having a mental breakdown as a last ditch effort to preserve my rapidly declining mental health, maybe its because I can relate to the feeling of returning to home to a disapproving but begrudgingly accepting family and constantly having to remind myself that their disappointment stems from wanting the best for me to keep it from eating me alive from the inside out" and honestly that is one of the best delivered truly relatable things i've ever heard spoke and made me feel like you are an actual person unlike a lot of fake youtube persona's, so even though your Shammy character is an act I feel I got to know a person for who they are.

[@dt4236]

Kill Me lol u got tricked by an owl.

[@man-ve5eg]

Your so right

[@123razerleaf]

That line made me want to play this game

[@blackintosh860]

when 3 lines of speaking gives more character development to a youtube persona then in an entire game with the explicit purpose to make u feel attached to the characters in them

[@EggBastion]

*D T* - ...and it wasn't even being helped by a basking shark. or was it?

[@freezingdart]

Wow, I thought that the whole owl thing was just your avatar. I didn't realize you were actually an owl.

[@spyrellephea1105]

Well duh.

[@papagrimbo4457]

Freezing Dart no shit of course he's an owl

[@skiddy529]

why the fuck would he be anything else *but* an owl, you idiot

[@gustavogoncalves1102]

Freezing Dart he's actually jacket from hotline miami

[@Addsomehappy]

Gustavo Gonçalves Dude, he's the Rasmus

[@mickbohannon1104]

Well. I came here 3 years ago after finishing life is strange, and made me curious about night in the wood. Few months later, on a sale, I purchased it. Back when I saw this video, I had to stop it after 10 mins to don't spoil myself. Indeed it took me few hrs to love night in the woods with all my guts. I kept this little gem for 3 years. I kept it playing just few hrs here and there, when I was feeling "grim". Lately life kicked my face again so I slowly finished this little treasure, that I have kept in time as a tiny bliss. So here I am, after 3 years, to watch the last part of the video. I don't think any game touched me deep as night in the woods. It's..... It's a game that speaks deeper than it seems. It takes you deep in that place inside of you that you don't always want to face. I think I will play it again with some differences, just to catch something more. It is... Touching. I can't find better words. Anyway thanks Shammy, thanks for making me playing this game. You were right.

[@soylentcompany5235]

Agreed. Stay strong man

[@Pyrocynical]

great video, bird boy

[@fgrcdefeatkiller7724]

Pyrocynical Well now,what do we have here

[@benshy6020]

felix defeatkiller Get a clue, cancer that's what

[@fennecky3764]

Pyrocynical DAD!? What are you doing here

[@alenjanzekovic8924]

Ma man Shammy a brave, brave, good, little bird boy

[@plagueman.]

Pyrocynical papa pyro bless

[@BrendanielReads]

Goddamn it, of course my fucking face pops up at sinister.

[@FidelCashflow_YT]

Brendaniel lol, I thought that was you...

[@BPetty1236]

Brendaniel lol of course man.

[@cynicaljestmaster718]

oh shit it's markiplier!

[@invertedduck8682]

is that Le funne 4 Chen store mann? jk noise to see ya appearing on some channels I watch

[@anarchyham1056]

Brendaniel ITS YA BOI MARKIPLIER

[@spacezombiejesus3416]

Wow, that uhh... That hit close to home. Not enough KZbinrs truly go into their issues. I really respect that and am glad you mentioned them. Hope you're doing better man.

[@RyanideProductions]

Anyone else glad they found this gem of a KZbinr?

[@shammytv]

nah just you

[@RyanideProductions]

Found you a few months ago and your attention to detail and the way you present each one of your videos is so great. Reminds me of the big gaming reviewer boom back in the early 10s but all those people (apart from ProJared) have kind of just faded for me. Very much glad that i found your channel keep up the great work!

[@NoWhereToRun22]

I saw his videos pop up in my recommendeds back in maybe November or so. I didn't start watching until December, but once I did I was hooked. And the best part is that I think Shammy's writing and presentation skills are only getting better.

[@maxarina_venti9046]

no

[@Sofia-ge6wm]

RyanideProductions me

[@MrGeneralHeavy]

16:19 Man, that turned real way too quick. I didn't need these feels all of a sudden.

[@NoWhereToRun22]

What's interesting to me is that I didn't actually play the game myself, or rather I still have yet to. However, I did follow Commander Holly and Ross play through it. Their voices helped bring life to the world and make it a very enjoyable experience (to me at least; I can imagine that it'd be annoying as hell to a lot of people). And their usually minimal commentary on the game itself aside from narration actually allowed me to absorb the story and develop my own feelings toward the characters without being extremely influenced by Holly's and Ross's remarks (which I think is something I usually miss out on when watching somebody play a story-driven game). And it was cathartic. I felt like Mae and (apparently) Shammy as well. I don't think I was as affected because, once again, it was a second-hand experience. But the portrayal of becoming a young adult who's unable to fit into the expected mold that's been presented to young people for the last few decades was incredibly accurate and satisfying. Sorry for typing so much, btw

[@edwardshea5084]

like my social studies teacher getting very philosophic out of the blue on the last day of school. going on about freedom and love.

[@Cocoalamocoa]

Almost too relatable.. Maybe 'Night in the Woods' is a better game for people over 18. Y'know, once you're forced into real adulthood to the point where you start behaving more childish and selfish than ever in a last ditch effort to not grow up. I haven't played this game yet but I have a feeling it'll be sad, not in a 'this situation is meant to be sad' but more in a 'look at your life from an outside perspective' kinda sad. At least that's the kinda impression I got from the review.

[@AlternaHunter]

No kidding, that's one mirror I was not prepared or expecting to look into when I started dicking around on KZbin this afternoon. It's definitely solidified my desire to play NitW though, who knows if I'll be closing the game out a richer person than before I opened it.

[@internetexplorer8588]

Welp time to kms

[@sluly3950]

8:40 considering owls can’t actually roll their eyes that’s quite the accomplishment

[@theredrussian5715]

The ending of the video hit me like a truck I havent cried like this in years... Just amazing direction and writing.

[@lemin5508]

hahahahahahah

[@popp4546]

wuss

[@popp4546]

nvm i just cried

[@x_Artius_x]

Stayed for the ending because of this comment. Did not regret lol.

[@jarjargod5127]

What's the song that plays at the end?

[@witchu1380]

I can't believe I found this channel! I was listening to this video at my boyfriends but I was falling asleep so I never got to catch your channel name I'm super happy you popped up on here, can't wait to watch more!

[@shammytv]

Glad you enjoy it :)

[@lala45531]

so you are telling me somewhere under a bridge you vandalized city property to make an outro for a video? +1 sub for that you criminal!

[@ebilveryebil3091]

Crimes? Crimes.

[@levwhitelaw5561]

eff the cops

[@jamiekamihachi3135]

He actually used spray on chalk. It washes off in the rain.

[@beyondviolet]

I enjoyed both NitW and LiS, but NitW is definitely the superior game by far

[@kanalkucker14]

Gregg rulez Ok!!

[@davidmontalvo8136]

I repeat watch, a lot, a lot of videos. I always forget to skip this one because sometimes I’ll watch it and everything in reality will hit me and I just… it’s incredible how many people can relate to your pain that you will literally never know. With that is just the absolute idea that no one else knows what we are facing, and it isn’t true but man, it’s hard to open up and this video always makes me send messages to my friends to tell them I love them. I hope y’all are doing okay.

[@nateriver559]

We're all in our little worlds, on a different journey but all heading toward the same destination. Might as well make the most of it rather than cursing it. Just gotta keep reminding myself of that fact as life goes on and whatever trials life throws at you.

[@SushiReversed]

He used Titanfall 2 as the benchmark for "particularly good". I can die happy.

[@liger4347]

I only recently got and finished my first play through of Night in the Woods and I completely agree with your pain in not wanting to divert from Bea's play through but if you haven't already, I would highly recommend you do, I think all the characters are equally as lovable (she's still my favorite though).

[@blitzn9098]

dude the way you write these reviews is so well put together. i love how truthful you are about your opinions.

[@justsomeguywithatophat6248]

Lol you are absolutely right, even though i love life is strange. I didn't feel the awkwardness of the dialogue cuz im not a native speaker, so it sounded funny at most. You dont know what is cringe untill you hear Brazilian lúcio saying "vamo esculachá" in overwatch. Although i admit the potential of the time travel mechanic was almost completely wasted by loopholes and inconsistencies, i think the puzzles and situations it created were fantastic. Somehow i did not experience any bug while i was playing. One thing that perturbed me was the weakness of the characters personalities, in the sense that any happenings would throw their mind completely off rails, like Chloe discovering that Rachel was fucking that drug dealer, or Warren having a fight with Nathan. Maybe its just the emo hipster music, the fact that i have a thing for lesbians and my ignorance towards the references, but somehow the game hit me in the feels, i even added the soundtrack to my spotify list

[@aluminiumfoil4489]

Gabriel Dos Santos You perfectly summed up my experience.

[@tunelonis3694]

meu deus um br night in the woods vale MUITO mais a pena que life is strange mano, quase tive um ataque do coracao quando vi que o shammy postou um video sobre meu jogo favorito. mas falando serio man vale muito a pena,amei a soundtrack e absolutamente tudo em NitW

[@x66]

NITW is amazing.. one of the few games that have managed to make me cry. Probably in my top 3 favorite games of all time.

[@Maximus_-qc3zt]

The ending is so poetic. It shows him watching your own video, alone. He’s alone because nobody accepted him because of him having an owl head, but finding someone else like him (you) and finally deciding to run away from his disappointed parents and friends. He sprayed the message because he always told them he would leave and they never listened or cared, but now he knows there are better people in the world that he could connect to and would appreciate him. It’s so beautiful and I cried so much.

[@toscaroang9294]

Watching this video made me do three things: 1. Buy a night in the woods 2. Write this comment and 3. Wonder what the other piece of media that made Shammy cry extremely masculine tears was I need the feels to happen so that I may cry extremely masculine tears. What was it Shamwow? Why do you hold back these feels from me, Shamu? All I wish is to have the extremely masculine tears for once in my life so that people don't continue to assume I am a cold dead heartless robot, so please tell me Shampoo, what is it that made you and could possibly make me have the feels? Please... :'(

[@raypest4745]

oh boy a whole 22 minutes of shammy's sexy voice!!!

[@amuserearflap1031]

raypest You can also restart the video, so a unlimited amout of his sexy voice

[@raypest4745]

oh my god th..thats brilliant!!!

[@amuserearflap1031]

raypest Yeah I know just figured it out I thought you can watch every video one time and after that give it back to trump

[@TopRopeTom]

I really liked life is strange, and struggled to make it through night in the woods, but I really appreciated this video. Your criticism and praise was very fair, you did point out the holes in life is strange and gave me a new appreciation for night in the woods. I’m in my last year of high school, so our perspectives of the two games are going to be vastly different, but you allowed me to understand how night in the woods is so gut wrenching and how close to home it is for some people. I think I’ll need to replay these two games later on, but for now I’d like to say that this was a really enlightening video. Keep doing what you’re doing man.

[@D3stinySm4sher]

Dang, probably the harshest remarks I've seen on LiS -- I'm actually a fan of the story overall (mainly the dynamic between Max and Chloe and the blending of genres), BUT I really enjoyed seeing someone call it out on its bullshit, ESPECIALLY the ending. I mean, I LOVE this game and even I agree its ending was just...bad, so very bad. =_=;; And that said, I VERY much agree that NitW is the better story and the better game. I actually love both of them, but amen that NitW is just...better, overall. Fun critique. It's way harsher (on both games, really) than I'd be but it wasn't just pointless hate, it was intentionally laid out, personal criticism, which is much more engaging and needed in the realm of video game reviews.

[@Lupiterz]

I love both games, and this video really accurately summarised why I love NiTW so much more. It really hit closer to home for me, too. It's harder to understand the struggle of characters in a world where consequence is essentially meaningless vs a world where consequences of the main character's (Mae's) actions literally made the story.

[@alt0248]

In regards to indie music over filters, I hate them as well. It all feels so fake and always draws me out of the experience. I almost always feel emotional though that emotion is frustration towards the creator. If there are endings that always gets me emotional in a good way, it's when a creator doesn't really care if the ending is cool or not but rather enjoyable and fits within the narrative. Nacho libre's end fight is my prime example of this for me. Sure it's supposed to be comedy but it's very satisfying to watch and I still get teary eyed when nacho flies through the air. Something about it screams, "it's been an honor entertaining you." And somewhere deep inside me replies, "Thank you"

[@WASTEOIDx]

"get the hell out of me" oh my god it was there all along

[@jodgesus6511]

Night in the Woods= emo in 1997; questionable musicianship, sometimes goofy lyrics, shoddy production but heartfelt and authentically working class Life is Strange= emo in 2007; slickly played and produced but ultimately a forgettable Hot Topic commodity

[@Calvin_Coolage]

Jod Gesus I'm not remotely familiar with the Emo genre, but Life is Strange is anything but slickly played and produced.

[@Hammerhead547]

Night In The Woods = A heartfelt thoughtful coming of age drama in the vein of a good john hughes movie. Life Is Strange and its prequel = a bad very special episode of a mediocre 80's sitcom that only exists so the writers show how "serious" they can be when they're not writing fart jokes one liners and pratfalls.

[@ThatOneGuy-340]

Night in the woods>Life Is Strange. LiS was pretty shit I know im a year late. Do shit

[@RanMouri82]

"I'm ready for the mosh pit, shaka brah."

[@major_havok7854]

I played this game in 8th grade and liked it, I hadn’t read Catcher in the Rye, now I played it again in 10th grade shortly after I read Catcher in the Rye and ooh baby, it wasn’t nearly as good as I remembered

[@WeAreTheBroBos]

Fuck yes this feels like something coming straight from the birds brain. Finally feels like genuine opinion without being filtered through crass jokes, topics you actually give a shit about and can dig into. Way better then anything else you've made, not to say what you've made before is poorly done, quite the opposite nevertheless this is better. I look forward to the future of your channel.

[@teehundeart]

Life is Strange is such a weird game. On the one hand I think the game is extremely overrated in my opinion but then again I think some people are just trying why to hard to hate it. From my point of view it really is a diamond in the rough. It has many glaring issues but still managed to leave an impression on me. Also I picked that game up for just 5 dollars so I kinda want to cut it some slack

[@obanneufeld9742]

12:40 to 13:20 just convinced me to read Catcher and the Rye

[@SteelerFan716]

It's Catcher in the Rye, bro.

[@terracottafred5126]

Comparing Night in the Woods to Life is Strange is like comparing Poland springs water to dirty ditch water. You can just tell some things are just better than others at first glance

[@Token__Gaming]

Can we just accommodate this guy for actually talking about how he had a bad childhood and severe emotional problems growing up? You not only have my respect but I'm also happy that my favorite small, having-the-respectable-opinion-and-not-getting-enough-attention, puts-a-fuck-load-of-work-for-a-smaller-than-deserved-audience KZbinr is in a comfortable place to talk about his hardships

[@jm7606]

It is really good to hear that a speaking owl had similar problems as i had

[@BrianNguyenIHASDACANSER]

when you were talking about the dialogue issues you should have put a photo of Tommy Wiseau.

[@TheColt5495]

I dropped out of college at 19. I was a computer science major at that time. I'm really glad that I do not have a computer science degree. I went back at 24 for mechanical engineering. Second best decision I ever made.

[@Khorne_of_the_Hill]

The ending of your video made me hella emotional; 10/10, would recommend

[@antonioscendrategattico2302]

Life is Strange felt to me a lot like it had some good ideas, but constantly swerved away from the developments that made sense and would've helped into irrelevant wastes of time. It felt like the writers had in mind to do a lot of stuff that would've contextualized things, but then just... didn't.

[@googol1664]

so basically: night in the woods = good.

[@buldermatts2968]

Absolutely

[@anasshole7927]

No you are wrong *its fucking amazing*

[@neonrelmsproductions4224]

Dontnod has a great game, it's called Vampyr they just won't fucking make a sequel to it or update it ever and focus more on life is strange.

[@Koltenk89]

Your writing is amazing!

[@theyeahitsusboys]

Its either a testament to your skill as a creator or a knock against how easily manipulated my emotions are that I may or may not have teared up at that last little part. Nice job either way.

[@jackblair9668]

I know it's been over a year since this video came out but I found something cool. At 15:28 when he is talking about sprite glitches to further the fact that these are minor distractions that can be passed as stylistic he clips in front of his computer. I don't know if this was supposed to be the character stepping forward or it was a really well-hidden addition to the argument itself but it actually kinda impressed me.

[@blaiseoffury4866]

I relate to how you related to night in the woods. I'm currently 19 and have dropped out of college and am moving out of he country to get away from it all and try again somewhere else far away

[@jamestrotman3238]

oh crap that video was stellar man, jesus the last bit had me in stitches, literally no seriously i fell on a rusty can and i watched the video i hospital after getting stitches, luckily the waiting time in Irish hospitals is so appauling i have another 5hrs and 40mins to watch more of your videos.

[@x_Artius_x]

Never heard of these games, but I watched the whole thing because this channel is fucking hilarious lol.

[@x_Artius_x]

Not to mention the videos are really well put together and witty.

[@nolan4727]

Attollo yeah same👌🏻

[@ScantilyCladPlatypus]

This is the one video of yours I hadn't seen for a while now cuz I wanted to wait until I played life is strange to watch it haha. Hecka enjoyed the video.

[@mr.mudcake890]

One game had people that felt real in an emotional level, the other is life is strange

[@ketaku7515]

If you have not yet, I highly recommend going back to Night in the Woods, looking at all the new content, and doing Gregg's story.

[@primalDust]

I just found your channel, and I love your use of the owl. It really works!

[@Impyerium]

A new shammy video? I must be in a different universe. Better be good mate.

[@benshy6020]

Imperium Enjoy it?

[@Impyerium]

It's fucking great

[@JZStudiosonline]

Doesn't seem like anyone actually addressed just how fucking smooth that ending pan out shot of the laptop was.

[@Spot-t]

This video in particular man... It's inconceivable how much I adore it, I wish I could explain but it's all so good, fantastic even.

[@Kevin-nt8dg]

I don't really agree that life is strange is bad i think its pretty good for the time it was made, the slang is pretty bad but i can get past it, i believe its more story driven than having an actual theme, Life is strange was my childhood and i love it for what it is, i recently played the game for the first time, and i also did have bugs in episode 2 and 5 but it is an older game and it did take me out of it. Life is strange is only of the only games that have made me cry multiple times. I haven't played night in the woods/watched it since it first came out but i didn't really vibe with it as much as i did with life is strange, but this is still a great video. I respect your opinions and have a nice day and or night

[@mangotango8115]

How do I turn myself into an owl like you

[@svnhddbst8968]

the only content creator i have to turn the volume up to be able to hear over my own laughter.

[@notvinley]

I know i'm two years late but the part about you dropping out of college hits way to close to home and I had to pause the video and come back.

[@stenanderson1695]

Man when the camera revealed the owl mask I almost lost it. That was a wonderful bit good sir.

[@thebagg4553]

I only discovered night in the woods a few hours ago and just reading some the text and hearing about senes is almost enough to make me teary, and Im only 17 (18 in a couple of days) and haven’t even gone to college yet so I have zero reason to feel connected to it! If just watching a couple of clips gives me the feels then I wonder what playing it is gonna do to me? Only one way to find out I guess.

[@Picklepvp2]

At the end when the music said I’m in love with you for the first time I scrolled down to angry cops with and angry face, his hands contorting, and a porno mustache.

[@joep9400]

16:48 That jacket is pretty sweet tho

[@kommandatlua2036]

Rip alec Howloka Creator of notw F

[@somerandomrpgenthusiast8451]

The whole point of a story oriented game should be to make the player care about the characters, so that, whether or not you play good or evil, law or chaos, or something in between, you feel some kind of emotion for a character affected by your choices. Good players would be unsatisfied if they didn't have some kind of reason to care about how their choices impact characters, and evil players would be unsatisfied if they didn't feel some kind of guilt or regret for their decisions, or even a feeling of hatred for a character.

[@Pikaman999]

I liked Life is Strange, yet I find this video fantastic. It made me rethink how I feel about these games. I think part of the reason I liked Life is Strange when I played it is I haven't read The Catcher in the Rye, but I rolled my eyes hard when I realized that Max's name is a direct reference to the book. I have to say, this channel has certainly earned my viewership.

[@sleepjoy8221]

The ending to this video is amazing

[@adiveler]

So The Catcher in the Rye is some kind of adult version of Peter Pan?

[@AeromaticXD]

I guess so... Read it anyway. I think it’s great

[@void-creature]

The ending of the video was so emotional, it made me cry

[@jibbajabba]

Greg does have a nice jacket

[@feliosfarkus]

This is legit one of my favorite videos on the entire platform, and now i learn the creator is trans??? hell yea!!! wish you'd come back soon, but if you dont i get it

[@jaaaaaacccck]

a fan made an ending for life is strange in an day and its more whole and complete feeling than the official ending.

[@ALKTnT2]

While I don't completely agree with your opinion on LiS, I must say that this video is very well written. Good job, friend.

[@QuestionMarks420]

I watched this video 5 years ago. When I was still in highschool trying to get my shit together to go to college, loe and behold(I said I got my shit together, I didn't fucking excel, I'm still a dumbass mf) I managed to get out of highschool and get accept into art school, and about 5 months in I got admited to the ER for nearly killing myself. I still think back to the ride from my apartment to the hospital, flashing in and out of conciousness, and waking up in a hospital bed. Eventually I got "better" and got back to that sigma grind set, then a covid out break happened locking me in my room for about 4 months. During all these wonderful and whimsical events I was alone, not cause of some distaste for the world and those around me, no, I was away from home and couldn't make friends cause my self esteem was so goddamn low I wouldn't even put in the effort out of fear of people coming to hate me. To this day I still can't complement anything about myself. I made friends but I had my walls, still do, its hard for me to open up, ironic I know but anonymity compells people to spill their guts out. So a year passes by and I some how make it to my second year, kinda sorta, I'll still classified as a first year cause of an issue with documents. If I could I would execute every beauracrat I could get my hands on. So I start my second year and my fear of fail grabs my by the balls and starts squeezing. Eventually it takes over and my genius solution to that is to not try, you can't be a failure of you didn't put in an attempt to begin with. I'm seeing a therapist but, its hard keeping your brain from sabotaging itself on the daily. Eventually I go back to college reinvigorated ready to succeed... then my grandma died. I was destroyed, Spent 3 weeks in my room alone crying or just staring at my phone. Eventually I had to go back but damn was I not ready, my mind was still muddy. I felt emptier than ever and I didn't know what to do. Eventually I managed to put a lid on feeling like shit for a bit. Got out again, started cooking, started doing work again, even went to parties and events. Then I go to my friends place. We had a friend who we hadn't seen in a bit, MIA but he joined us that night, and he seemed off, tired, but it was late 3am, anyone would be tired at 3am. The day after I get home, my friend told me he had passed away. He had commited and at that point I couldn't anymore. Fear of failure grabbing me by the balls, loss weighing on me, I couldn't even go to their funerals, I was in tatters, I had to go back home. And I am home, in a city in Africa that has nothing but dirt roads connected to dirt roads that lead to roads that lead to nothing. You may be wonder "Jesus why is this guy trauma dump in youtube comments". Well this is a weird way of saying thinks for giving me something to force me out of bed. Loving Night in The Woods so far. Really makes me think like a nutcase at the end of my rope. Its also a reason to get out of bed, have to sit in my chair at the very least to play the game. So yeah thanks Shammy. Please stop reposting porn and shit on your twitter I don't wanna scroll through like 12 pages of vore and shit just to find out whats going on with the channel. I beg please.

[@fxckingdeathwsh8823]

I still love both these games (Life is Strange being my favourite out of the two) but you have some, sadly good points. Still love them both.

[@emoster7195]

When I first saw this review I wasn't that interested in Night in the Woods, but one year later, having dropped out of college at 20 due to anxiety, fear of failure, and complete lack of direction in my life, this game might be what I need if I'm spending my time in animal crossing and mario kart anyways...

[@connerrobles-emery3672]

I don't know how much it will help, but it is cathartic at the very least. Bea's story is amazing, but so is Gregg's so it's worth a second playthrough eventually, too. I always pick Angus after the library (to keep things real vague) as I think it contains the heart of the game.

[@RanMouri82]

Just do as the characters do and ignore the ending. The emotional ride and relationships are the meat of the story.

[@MASHo1992]

Hope it actually helped :) Been in that situation too.

[@soylentcompany5235]

I am in the exact same position right now. Felt weird seeing a character so relatable on screen ...

[@LordSionnach]

Was it?

[@eslafdiemanon5266]

This is the quality of indie music and instagram filtering I subscribed for. 10/10 would be emotionally manipulated by Shammy again.

[@jefekeefsosa4998]

Eslaf di Emanon nice

[@spanner5686]

For a second there I thought to myself "how the fuck have I commented on this video already I've never even seen it" before looking at your profile picture closer and reading your name

[@Just13ducks]

We are slowly unlocking shammy's backstory

[@cherryistrash4080]

Headhunter 113 we need more reviews

[@Racecarlock]

Once there was a man, I mean there was an owl man, I mean there was just an owl. But he was still SHAMMY! (Trogdor riff)

[@nico26985]

I didnt know owls have feeling

[@aspitefulrose7001]

Re-reviewing the No Man's Sky, Re-reviewing the Titanfall Re-reviewing all the DLC And their indi dev early access! Indi dev early access! Whoa, this video has wicked hipster jokes It's like Razorfist versus Angry Joe over here Go Razorfist! Go Razorfist! Razorfist wins! _______ When all the video games lie in ruins And re-reviewing has forsaken the algorithms Only one guy will remain My money's on Shammy! Shammy! And the Shammy comes in the night . . .

[@BirdCyclops]

emphasis in "slowly"

[@CeceRub]

i’ve never felt so strongly towards any fictional relationship than that of mae and gregg, they really perfectly represent having a friendship that makes you feel the longing of wanting to be a teenager again and live before responsibilities

[@Rise65487]

read Catcher in the Rye then, it's a fucking classic

[@acedia2]

tr73

[@CloudCuckooCountry]

Wow, Catcher in the Rye? What kind of nerd reads books?

[@shammytv]

dont take my lunch money pls

[@officerbucket7986]

books?

[@He-who-wakes]

That Wizard re..ad?

[@excitableboy7031]

Phonies, that's who. Those and perverts.

[@txgoldrush]

Your criticism falls apart when comparing it to catcher and The Rye because you fail to realize that many of Holden's characteristics are actually given to other characters. You are trying to have Max be a Holden clone because of her name, that's not good criticism.

[@ladybirdg5658]

Another thing Life is Strange and Night in the Woods have in common is opportunity to live in the moment. Like, in the morning, you can let Mae/Max/Chloe lie in bed listening to the background music as long as you want, then there are moments where you can just sit and watch Max play guitar or there'll be a half-minute segment where Mae and Gregg are just riding a bike to music. It's nice having moments where you can live in the universe of the game without having to actually DO anything in order to be stimulated. ALSO, in Night in the Woods, there are a couple places where there's no music or moving things, (there's a cliff by the church past Bruce's camp where Mae just stares off the cliff and never says anything about it). I think these moments are even better because it provides quiet places like there are in real life and it gives you an opportunity to meditate on things without, again, actually doing anything in-game.

[@zahraemmamohamed2497]

@anime ??????how?

[@dwighteisenhower932]

That ending could easily be a Coldplay music video

[@tanyazumstein9480]

I never read Catcher in the Rye so LiS came off to me like Teen Drama (tm). NiTW however hit home real quick for reasons similar to what you've experienced.

[@Hammerhead547]

I read catcher in high school and came away from it wondering why people love it so much because it had no real effect on me while lord of the flies became one of my favorite novels because of the way it dissects human nature and examines the ugly side of us all which most of us manage to keep hidden.

[@thereisa100chanceiwilllose3]

There’s no real difference if you have read it, it’s not that similar to LiS at all.

[@k.-flynn]

@@Hammerhead547 some people love it because it makes them feel superior to their younger selves, which they should if they've grown past it. But some people faced hardship early on and never felt the entitlement that Holden has, so they just get confused when presented with an unrelatable protagonist.

[@bernardo4157]

Night in the Woods looks way less realistic than Life is Strange but it's somehow more human

[@shammytv]

That's a really good way to put it, actually. You should review james.

[@Lolsocialism]

Why should he review james, James sucks and he stole the sandwich in my fridge, what the fuck. You actually don't do that shit.

[@GummyDinosaursify]

It doesn't have to look real to produce a strong emotional reaction. Likewise, making something look real doesn't guarantee any emotional response at all.

[@jeremy7157]

Almost like how GLaDOS, despite being an artificial construct obsessed with puzzles and incredibly inefficient factory designs, seems more human than many other characters from other games and movies.

[@Don-ps2um]

Ocean Man Did you just call me a human?!?!?!

[@Trustworthy_McLegitimate]

"Porn ... So much porn..." - Night in the Woods

[@aleksneedshelp]

Only way to improve that ending would involve wearing an NRA t-shirt and skinny jeans

[@kanalkucker14]

Yes, true!

[@superiorshark1484]

Yo was shammy born in inola Oklahoma?

[@noodleboop6093]

I would have fucking pissed myself.

[@SuperPowerButton]

Not enough filters and warm colors - 0/10, would bang but not call you back.

[@shammytv]

the dream tbh

[@sucker517]

Shammy kappapride?

[@Bruhx10]

Shammy vore me shammy

[@jakekelly3036]

Local Bro

[@Krieklow]

Damn that Catcher poster in LiS is the most tacky reference ever, imagine if Silent Hill 2 opened with James reading Crime and Punishment

[@zephyrod7307]

Rheymet being honest, I would find that rlly funny

[@EggBastion]

Oof

[@tzaneee]

more like if james was watching the movie jacob's ladder

[@bondfall0072]

@@tzaneee why not both?

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

What if Silent hill 2 opened with James watching Jacob's ladder and he just shakes his head and says "That's not scary"

[@imaginaryfanboy]

Oh wow. That's the first video I've watched from you and it left a really nice first impression. I really like your style of writing and editing and I certainly really fucking appreciated the effort put into that last gag. Well done, you earned a new subscriber.

[@jamestrotman3238]

that was me 2 videos ago, trust me it gets better oh wait you wrote that like last year ah shite

[@dumitrutrofosila6022]

I just thought the same thing but hey shit the last reply on this was like one year ago

[@devonfortier7628]

@@jamestrotman3238 that just makes it more authentic, the wait makes it even better.

[@ESousa-dn4vs]

Same

[@CuteSkyler]

Nice to see you here

[@unrested]

Yeah life is strange was just kinda bleh. The only heavy impact was the story where her friend ends up in a wheel chair. That story was brutal and had impact.

[@Dieci-9]

And even then, that's a whole rip-off of The Butterfly Effect. A great movie that does time travelling right.

[@DRGEngineer]

I don't agree with you there, I love LiS but I will agree with the wheelchair scene part. As soon as I saw Chloe in the wheelchair I was like "sorry William, you have to die"

[@Frazier16]

Not really. Since chole in the og timeline was terrible the empathy I had for wheelchair chole didn't transfer to the other chole

[@Hytski23]

"I'd roll my eyes so hard that I could watch my brain losing its higher functions" Absolute gold.

[@rainZHU]

Shammy is a gift from god.

[@luk4aaaa]

Nick Xotter You only figured that out now?

[@willdotexe5653]

wrong, shammy is god

[@officerdonut7066]

god is a gift from gabe

[@rainZHU]

317 likes firetruck

[@knobwobble]

accurate

[@klim-]

Holy fuck this video struck me on a current, personal level. I mean I'd never really played nor watched either of the games, but the parts about the adult world and how unforgiving it is is exactly what I'm struggling with right now. I mean the actual intent of the video was good too I guess, just kidding loved it

[@yeeyeeasshaircut49]

I know this is 4 years later but same man I remember watching this video when it first came out and it still sticks with me on such a personal level for some reasons and shammy perfectly encapsulates one of the main reasons with the "told you so" joke at the end which has always stuck with me, and not to mention how growing up watching his videos positively affected my writing in school and college because I was able to objectively view things because of his self aware smart ass commentary that I may or may not have borrowed a few lines from and put into essays and whilst they definitely didn't help my grade lol they got a positive reaction out of my teachers every time so I guess I have to thank shammy for being a brick in the wall that created a larger than I would like to admit part of my personality.

[@Blizzic]

Third time rewatching this video and I realize that the atomic bomb has "Go fuck yourselfie" written on it. Shammy, you are a god.

[@wotintarnation7990]

Shammy ur a very fluffy bird thank u for making this.

[@Kooky159]

That's an owl, sweety.

[@wotintarnation7990]

The fuck is an owl? ^^^ Had to edit this because I just realized that 90% of the internet is retarded and probably won't see this as sarcasm

[@wotintarnation7990]

I see what you did thereee Can't bait me!

[@Kooky159]

I knew it was sarcasm btw. :P

[@wotintarnation7990]

I was playing along ;D

[@jaydawn8704]

"Wear an NRA tshirt with skinny jeans because I reeeally like to keep people guessing" Had to pause the video to get it together after that one.

[@OdaSwifteye]

I figured it out. He's Hunter Avalone.

[@nielsog8777]

clicked so fucking fast

[@rambler138]

vRMPG 5:43 they dabbed back then?