Antichamber - Up is Down, Black is White

Antichamber is a game about exploring rooms which don't really want to be explored. Or possibly it's about learning life lessons through puzzles that don't quite make sense. Or maybe it's something else entirely...
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[@ShadyDoorags]

You don't remember the duck, Jon, because last time you saw it, it was a rabbit.

[@princessjuleit]

Shady Doorags "How we perceive a problem can change every time we see it." a very fitting quote for the ruck (or dabbit)

[@ZeRedSpy]

The trick to this game is to throw out your normal logical rulebook and learn this game's rules instead.

[@UnsoberIdiot]

...well, guess that makes me insane, then.

[@TheGrinningViking]

Two minutes in and I knew Johns obsessive focus on random trees when trying to find his way through a forest was going to make this LP hilarious. :D

[@LESTER_-bk6nu]

Antichamber is an amazing, the entire thing behind it is that you solve the puzzle and then it tells you how to solve it. All of the things it says on the wall is telling you about how you solved the puzzle you just did.

[@Taolan8472]

Antichamber is basically one fluid loading area. Many individual puzzles involve repetitive tasks or doubling back on yourself. There isnt actually a backward or forward to the game. The red gun is required to reach the exit, so you could "speed run" the game by going straight for the red gun, escaping, then exiting.

[@Ruminations09]

No, you need the yellow gun to complete the game, but the red gun was intentionally left as an optional gun. You can actually complete the game without it.

[@Taolan8472]

Really? Now I'm left wondering if you can complete the game with just the Blue gun...

[@OriginalPiMan]

The best speed runs only get the blue and green guns, although I don't think the creator knew that would be possible. (And knowing him, I think he'd be happy to learn it is)

[@ZefVolk]

Now you're thinking with...reality warping mindfuckery?

[@Tigercup9]

You spelled crack cocaine wrong.

[@anarcho-linuxism4933]

When life gives you lemons, squirt them in your enemy's eyes.

[@calgskeet]

John Bennett when life gives you lemons, sell them on e-bay as sacred lemons

[@bmcentral7751]

when you sell lemons on ebay, say their brand new and dont give warranty

[@MartynWilkinson45]

When life gives you lemons, have your engineers create a combustible lemon to burn life's house down

[@calgskeet]

Martyn Wilkinson pay your engineers with your e-bay lemon money.

[@jackdrive223]

i demand life take the lemons BACK, who is life to give me lemons? i demand to see life's manager

[@karmascamera5275]

I knew this game would break you and your logical mind

[@nameless9029]

Karmas Camera actually it makes sense to me

[@cdgonepotatoes4219]

makes sense in not making sense while it has various instances of having a sense

[@ShadyDoorags]

Oh sweet merciful kitchen sink, Jon is playing another puzzle game. I almost tore my hair out watching Death or Bacon.

[@id404-notfound7]

The inspirational picture/quotes are about the puzzle you just got past, not the one ahead of you.

[@DoomedLich]

It's often both, and sometimes it is about the one ahead of you. (You can move forward if you're leaving things behind) The game is very carefully crafted so that the meaning of the quotes isn't usually clear, but eventually make sense with consideration. They're lessons, but not necessarily ones you've learned yet.

[@XL1813]

That duck is also a rabbit.

[@mistahsusan2650]

Holy crap it is. It's a dabbit ... a ruck?

[@Hendlton]

Yeah, I was really confused when he called it the duck.

[@vRedHydra4]

ruck sounds like a 3 yr that cant say their t's and instead says r

[@samsontoadal9056]

No, the rabbit is also a duck. get it right.

[@sandwich2473]

That was a pretty good video. But you only barely scraped the surface of it.

[@fakkmorradi]

i like how you point out the duck that is also a rabbit at 31:00. sums up the perspective weirdness nicely

[@Tobias-dp7xh]

Just watched the video, jon this game has a story and a proper end! Please make a series out of this

[@loopeyrock7494]

I love watching you do puzzle games. I don't know why I enjoy it so much. Keep up the good work.

[@nolongeraperson]

"When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." .....but what if life didn't give you sugar?

[@roachbaitfnv2591]

The sweetest things in life...require no sugar at all.

[@Baconkiin]

But then it would just be sour

[@Tobias-dp7xh]

im so hyped you play this, you will either hate or live it, there is nothing between

[@Kaizerworks]

Please continue this series. This is one of my favorite games, and I'd love to see you get through it.

[@bjornironside4674]

Oh I love this game. Too be clear there IS an actual end and multiple little routes that get there. Though even after I reached the end I went back and solved the rest of the puzzles.

[@sanderoneil6998]

Jon is the one KZbinr who doesn't get droning after a while.

[@dylandugan76]

I loved this game! Thanks for reminding me that it's still hiding in the depths of my steam library.

[@pablorepetto2759]

"It's very, very confusing, and I'm not sure I'd necessarily play it again; but equally I'm very, very glad I've played it in the first place" _Wow,_ talk about sobering metaphores for life, Jon.

[@ElkHunter111]

you should do more. it gets more confusing and more fun the farther you get.

[@Cyfrik]

I bought this game shortly after it was released, and in my opinion it's one of the best games I've ever played. I strongly recommend it to everyone who likes puzzle games and exploration.

[@Pigmedog]

Ah, thank you Jon for playing this, it was very impactful for me but I completely forgot the name of it, i could never find it.

[@TobyC398]

Welcom to Jon takes drugs

[@smoothordinator9529]

man imagine this in VR

[@jmanthegreat4562]

GingerSwan Exactly what i was thinking

[@Cyfrik]

The game runs on Unreal Engine 3, so with the right tools, it can be cracked to work in VR.

[@ShadowKueken]

and what insane human would offer up his consummed food like that?

[@notbob9865]

Hi Jon, Thanks for making great videos!

[@paulfirmin9732]

the duck is also a rabbit, that's what the riddle is referring to. love your work john :)

[@corgano6068]

you can click on the map to go to a room you were in before. You loose any blocks you have on you, or any doors you blocked open are reset, but it lets you try again if you missed something and locked the way behind you. For instance, hit esc, click on the room you got the blue block gun, and try to get to the end with the two doors with three blocks.

[@DoomedLich]

Oh god, thanks for this. It's been forever since I played this game, it's such an amazing experience. Oh god.

[@Kiwi2703]

26:30 Pretty sure that's an engagement ring

[@Taolan8472]

You would be correct.

[@Kiwi2703]

I'd still choose the motorcycle though...

[@Kryptnyt]

Engagement motorcycle

[@ZombieRonSwanson]

I had a friend do that

[@RuDreading]

Please play more of this game!!!

[@ConsoleCrashers]

Jon, I love this game and I love your channel! Please do more antichamber!

[@akili7369]

Old game, but I'm hyped to see Jon play it! I only just played it for the first time myself a couple months ago.

[@vRedHydra4]

hows your mind? if its still in one piece you're playing it wrong

[@emielvanderbliek6635]

I know this was going to be frustrating to watch. But then again the first time playing this game you don't have the right mindset.

[@noblecraig3607]

For someone who says they are horrible at puzzle games you play a lot of them. I love it

[@HellishSpoon]

logic is a set of rules that your brain made up, reality is bound by the logic for you exist in it, cyber reality is different world that does not follow the logic of reality but still has its own logic, human brain exists in reality there for can't comprehend the fact that logic does not work, some humans are careless about logic and go by the flow witch makes them very good at adopting any kind of logic when it suit there needs there for, getting bound by the logic can be unadvised and the fact that you have to think differently when you need it.

[@holycheeseduck4729]

HELL SPOON tzeentch approves

[@hecticman3782]

You move with wasad???! You move with wasd Jon wasd

[@gristlebee3726]

I feel like this is a metaphor for death and existentialism or something about life like looking beneath the surface, take risks and everything sounding like a proverb

[@5Andysalive]

Love how this game plays havok with Jons logical ways.... Oh and i love this game full stop.

[@Cyfrik]

Was that a pun on the fact that the game uses Havok as its physics engine?

[@Dakotaidk]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS YES

[@ProfGenki02]

I just found out what happens when the timer reaches zero, it's pretty funny.

[@minerva9104]

Joseph Caponigro what happens?

[@laxmastiffgaming6351]

I love this game just from watching it.

[@Steelmorrigan]

God I remember playing andloving this game but yes..My brain melted a few times

[@MrOrdosan]

I loved this game. was one of my favorite puzzles...I think you might be over thinking it a little bit. treat it like life (life lessons and all) kept me entertained...and I wish I could forget it so I could play it again.

[@vexphoenix]

MrOrdosan I completely agree, playing it for the first time was one of the best experiences any game has ever given me, if only I could forget it.

[@eliasnorman4710]

If you want to know who's best at antichamber you should race with Dan, NerdCubed. I have a feeling I know how that would end up

[@hdjdidud]

You can't use logic with this game and it hurt to watch you use it.

[@Ruminations09]

No, the game has a very consistant internal logic, you just shouldn't bring OUTSIDE knowledge into this game.

[@BrezhnevStan]

3:27 If that would be a black hole everything would get spaghettified and pulled trough the event horizon into it's singularity, Jon.

[@AnonEyeMouse]

NOBODY PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER!!!

[@Mrmoocows99]

Jon I love you. I do, and your great, but I have completed this game so many times I have been yelling at the screen for the past 10 minutes because I wanted to calm down, but this video... Stop thinking so hard.

[@philc2729]

What a trippy game. Not sure I want to tackle this one sober.

[@TheManiac201]

AHH!!!!! MY HEAD MY HEAD!!!!! I was already trying to learn to code(C#) and now you upload this video, I think my head might explode

[@bmcentral7751]

try c ++...

[@TheManiac201]

I'm planning on learning that as well soon, once the new semester starts I will start learning C++ since its one of my electives(hopefully), though since it is a highschool class I wont learn much and will have to learn on my own

[@NetracFreeman]

C++ makes way more sense in university when you also learn how a CPU works (if you're interested in computer science or similar)

[@oracleoftroy]

C++ is in a sweetspot where you can program at a high level like C# (in some ways, even higher level sans the very large library of useful stuff C# gives you built in), but can drop down to lower level for those times you need it. With the focus on zero overhead abstractions, you often don't need to go that low level for good performance.

[@kingofspades110]

please play more of this!

[@Rateus_Johanson]

@16:40 Those birds aren't birds, they've insects! Crickets probably or cicadas.

[@saltshaker1691]

31:03 I was like "Jon, that's obviously a rabbit! .....oh, it's both."

[@CommissarMitch]

Confused Jon is so cute

[@PostNukeProductions]

This gave me a slight headache, which is strange considering that I played through the whole thing without any real discomfort. Possibly it's because I already know all of the solutions.

[@iLOLZU42]

Jon, what is with your mouse sensitivity? Its freaking me out....

[@egirlSkeletor]

this is such a weird game i love it so much.

[@BRUXXUS]

OH HOLY CRAP! I love this game!

[@marcussmith7409]

It's a smart game, with clever gimmicks and quirks. Bout' all you can really say about it really.

[@killigin]

I want to see John play more of this

[@DrJohnZoidberg]

I was driving on the freeway in the fast lane With a rabid wolverine in my underwear When suddenly a guy behind me in the back seat Popped right up and cupped his hands across my eyes I guessed, "Is it Uncle Frank or Cousin Louie?" "Is it Bob or Joe or Walter?" "Could it be Bill or Jim or Ed or Bernie or Steve?" I probably would have kept on guessing But about that time we crashed into the truck And as I'm laying bleeding there on the asphalt Finally I recognize the face of my hibachi dealer Who takes off his prosthetic lips and tells me Everything you know is wrong Black is white, up is down and short is long And everything you thought was just so Important doesn't matter Everything you know is wrong Just forget the words and sing along All you need to understand is Everything you know is wrong I was walkin' to the kitchen for some Golden Grahams When I accidentally stepped into an alternate dimension And soon I was abducted by some aliens from space Who kinda looked like Jamie Farr They sucked out my internal organs And they took some polaroids And said I was a darn good sport And as a way of saying thank you They offered to transport me back to Any point in history that I would care to go And so I had them send me back to last Thursday night So I could pay my phone bill on time Just then the floating disembodied head of Colonel Sanders started yelling Everything you know is wrong Black is white, up is down and short is long And everything you thought was just so Important doesn't matter Everything you know is wrong Just forget the words and sing along All you need to understand is Everything you know is wrong I was just about to mail a letter to my evil twin When I got a nasty papercut And, well, to make a long story short It got infected and I died So now I'm up in heaven with St. Peter By the pearly gates And it's obvious he doesn't like The Nehru jacket that I'm wearing He tells me that they've got a dress code Well, he lets me into heaven anyway But I get the room next to the noisy ice machine For all eternity And every day he runs by screaming Everything you know is wrong Black is white, up is down and short is long And everything you used to think was so important Doesn't really matter anymore Because the simple fact remains that Everything you know is wrong Just forget the words and sing along All you need to understand is Everything you know is wrong Everything you know is wrong

[@willblood6256]

good old non-euclidean geometry

[@goatbot9733]

Jon did you record this recently or did it come out of the vault

[@ba-loo-loo7676]

Goat Bot Vault

[@TempNameWhatever]

PlayaR 100 he replied to another comment and said that actually Dan's top 100 list made him try it so this is not from the vault.

[@NoReplyAsset]

I coulda sworn you've played something like this before...

[@TheBirkIsReal]

31:00 I was about to comment that that's not a duck. But then I realised it's a duck and a rabbit

[@Pan_Kakor_I]

When life gives you lemons, you've run out of oranges.

[@kitsunegold4596]

The sound of John slowly losing his mind

[@gregcobbhp]

your the best youtuber

[@ChaoticNeutralMatt]

It pained me to see you trying to with out these puzzles

[@rtaraquin]

31:00 wtf Jon. This is obviously a rabbit. Get your shit together man.

[@Samerius40]

OMG was just playing this 1 minute ago have you been spying on me :) also jon what is your favorite way to study for latin as a young latin student. And what is ur favorite latin pun mine is semper ubi sub ubi.

[@AsianFly007]

"Don't look down" Continues to look down

[@gaiamission7200]

really jon, its optical illusions and non-elucidian geometry space is not represented and paths can connect in impossible ways

[@aaronbrown8377]

You lost your cubes when you went through the wtf room

[@torg1]

Also in that chamber where it tells you to jump. Dont jump

[@Tp_hedgelinghog]

This game is so exciting and fun oh my god

[@SearynSever]

Watching other people doing puzzle games is so frustrating for me; speeding through puzzles I'd want to spend more time with or getting caught on a puzzle I solved more quickly. Of course, there's really no pleasing everyone. I'm still loving the total war series, and FO4 survival series was what got me hooked on MATN in the first place.

[@pale2457]

'Gimmick gun' OK Jon.

[@ElderonAnalas]

I wish he finished this game in a series

[@torg1]

I was so confused by this game as well.

[@VinylBluBear]

Really, once you get use to how the game wants you to think, it's not all that confusing.

[@bobbys332]

Welcome to antichamber, where even some reasonable logical thinkers go Ahh crud, logic's buggered off again!

[@mYcRiSpDiScK]

Jon, you should try out a game called Jazzpunk

[@vRedHydra4]

ive played anti chamber for hours at a time and i constantly wonder if there is an ending

[@roastedmnm]

I have reached what would probably be called the ending of Antichamber. I felt it was underwhelming and disappointing before I remembered that part of the whole point is the journey getting there.

[@TRGTACE]

12:35 That's called a lift (or elevator) Jon! lol

[@thadude1337]

I have never seen someone miss the tutorial......

[@DoomedLich]

I mean, it's not precisely a tutorial. It's a good introduction, but I've seen a few people go other ways from the start. The game is content to let you do as you will.

[@madmouse43]

You better do a full playthrough. It is a great game. If this is just a one off, im going to be dissapointed

[@SilverBunnyEmma]

But Jon, in the title you're clearly forgetting that short is long. And everything you thought was just so important doesn't matter, because everything you know is wrong.

[@holycheeseduck4729]

Epicness Productions i do approve of little wisps of existentialism XD

[@hmmmooops]

This game wasn't so confusing. It was a bit hard near the end, but certainly not this much.

[@sircaramelofcanadia4743]

Jon the tips you see are showing you the solution to the puzzle you've just solved

[@DoomedLich]

Not always. The panels tell a story through vague aphorisms that often look like a commentary of what you're done, while more relevantly also being a statement about what to do next. It's a very lovingly crafted piece that fits together nicely.

[@sircaramelofcanadia4743]

DoomedLich thanks for that. I'd obviously been observing it wrong 🙃

[@wolfcaliburRX]

THE DUCK IS A RABBIT IF YOU LOOK AT IT FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE.

[@crazysmith01]

You are so bad at this game, though considering that is the meteor point of the game...I'd say that's a good thing.

[@crazysmith01]

Though a big source of your confusion is the fact you rush way too much. But I guess THAT makes this play through original from all others. This video is very conflicting :p

[@crazysmith01]

If the KZbin app allowed me to edit I would fix all of those spelling errors in a heartbeat

[@TheRealPentigan]

Those little squares to the right of the comment mate.

[@Taolan8472]

look for three small dots arranged in a vertical line. There should be one in the top-right of the app for example. They should be in the command line of the comment, opposite the thumbs and reply button.

[@StreamlineDeet]

The mobile app doesn't let people edit their comments.

[@KAZExNOxSAGA]

So elevators are actually swapping universes...

[@alexandercross9081]

This seems like its weird shit trying to pass itself off as deep

[@bleachbleach5599]

You see, children, Jon decided he could efficiently play a videogame under the influence of vodka and LSD. He was wrong.

[@teenagedgaming]

are you playing on a laptop trackpad?

[@TRGTACE]

I don't think you got the fact it teaches you the lessons *after* you complete the 'puzzle'...