Ross's Game Dungeon: Realms of the Haunting

[@LeatherIceCream]

Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach the man that you're suppose to go to the left fish door first, and he eats for a lifetime.

[@xFluing]

supposed* to

[@maskedStranger999]

LeatherIceCream What.

[@Lucifronz]

I think he'd more likely eat for the rest of his lifetime by NOT knowing that information.

[@wyattbooth9918]

LeatherIceCream go back and time and stop his birth by shoving a piranha "up there", and he'll of never eaten a day in his life

[@lionocyborg6030]

civilCornball It seems to be a reference to this joke Terry Pratchett made: "Light a man a fire and you keep him warm for a day. Light a man _on_ fire and you keep him warm for the rest of his life."

[@sketchywest1176]

"Adam decides this is all bullshit and leaves." I would love for more games to just have the main characters walk out when stuff gets too insane, and then you have to play from a different character's perspective.

[@Roboshi2007]

Sketchy West117lay eternal darkness, you play over different chapters in different eras some of them just quit while they're ahead while most die horribly or worse

[@MxPokirby]

Give Nier: Automata a shot. Out of the (I think?) 26 different endings, about 22 of them are 'joke endings'. Like if you're 'supposed' to go help in a battle, and you decide to turn around and walk away instead, or if you happen to preform a _certain action_ in your home base or something like that.

[@bigrigjoe5130]

Some games let you do that as a non standard ending. One of the paper Mario games did. PRey did (although they kill you anyway so boo) Clocktower let you.

[@LewdMama]

@@MxPokirby nier automata doesn't have characters give up and another takes over.... WTF are you talking about? It's yokos standard oh this characters pov oh this characters pov. And those are just joke endings, they're utterly useless. His other games have more genuine alternate universe and endings compared to his lazy efforts in Automata.

[@planescaped]

Blakes 7 is a TV show that did that... in a way.

[@brendo7363]

I started watching this last night but passed out drunk somewhere into it. Woke up at 4am to Ross talking about RAMA at full volume. Good times

[@swolf1996]

Honestly, the exact same thing happened to me two years ago when his Quarantine video was uploaded. I think we're all alcoholics.

[@nationoflonegunmen]

+1

[@Cleaverbomb]

@@swolf1996 This really is oddly relatable.

[@АлексейЛогинов-ж1ц]

many of us are doomers, and, if you think about it, Ross is too, somewhat.

[@Cavs191]

Azarel or just potheads lol I watch long KZbin vids when I’m ready for bed and I’m usually stoned by then also some beer sometimes

[@americawashington2700]

"Blowing everything up is a good alternative for closure" That could've been a line right out of Freemans Mind

[@badbeardbill9956]

How sure are we that this isn't "Freeman across the universe"...?

[@TapKim]

@@badbeardbill9956 woah

[@TapKim]

@Ethan Ansell On that day, Ethan decided that the hill he was gonna die on was the pettiest little hill in all the land.

[@zigfaust]

@@badbeardbill9956 G-Man: You must report every experience in these alternate realities, Mr. Freeman. To prepare your forces for the future they know not about. Freeman: But thats dumb. What if the Combine find this footage? We'd be giving them the keys to the kingdom, and I like to sleep with my doors locked sir. I'll just say it's game footage, they're led by an old man. He'll be scared and confused and probably use it as punishment, getting our message to the masses.

[@tompeck5495]

@@zigfaust Wow. Color me impressed.

[@gamerkhang0]

"I can... check out the *actual* Tree of Knowledge! It gives me a healing potion." The delivery on this line was too good

[@Solifuga]

TO THE HELL GATE!

[@onikoneko]

Fun fact: David Learner, who plays Belial, also was the one inside the robot suit for Marvin the Paranoid Android in the BBC version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[@current9300]

My favorite trivia like this is that the dude who played Jerec in Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight also played a villain called Johnny Alucard in a trashy 70s Dracula flick along Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.

[@isenokami7810]

Glad to see he got another role at least. Easily the best actor in this thing.

[@mjp152]

@@isenokami7810 Completely agree. "Humans do still bleed, dont they" - genuine creepy line and stone cold delivery.

[@isenokami7810]

@@current9300 Holy crap, I know the Dracula one. That movie was freaking hilarious, and Learner was the best part there too. Edit: Oh wait, the Jerec/Alucard guy wasn’t Learner, was it? Point still stands, he basically WAS that movie.

[@coldfusionwaffles]

Marc Finn plays Claude Florentine, he also plays Chief Judge in Judge Dread the first movie. Besides David Tuomi (Adam) all the cast have been in multiple roles.

[@deadspace4755]

"Hello" 'Hi" "Yes" That's the dialogue we needed. Belial's voice is soothing

[@funkyfox2041]

Discovery, so many years later: the version on GOG and Steam (which are identical, the Steam version even has the GOG configuration program in the download) are the UK original. The US version was altered to provide difficulty levels and most importantly a way to change the movement controls. It's still not great but it's way more functional with WASD. What the UK runs in is "Hard" in the US; "Normal" cuts monster HP down (two 45 bullets kill the first enemies, for instance) and you find way more ammo--I'm running around with 35 boxes of shotgun rounds in Chapter VIII! If you check PC Gamer Wiki, there's a 'patch' out that changes the UK version to the US version, works fine on the GOG/Steam release.

[@KingLich451]

Wow, that's kind of insane. Not that I'll play this but thank you anyway.

[@AniSky759]

"And Bobby here is going to be the host for Satan." That boy ain't right.

[@gmodfan11]

Fuck off LUKE

[@ShdwHg]

That's my curse! _I don't know you!_

[@MrZega000]

the alternate ending to that episode where Bobby hangs out with wickens

[@Wolf_Larsen]

This boy is not correct

[@shogun2215]

"That's a clean burning hell I tell you h'wut "

[@nivekastoreth]

Actually Ross, I live in New England and I can tell you that extended dimensions are a pretty common occurrence in apple cellars built pre-1912. I'm not exactly sure why they're less common in those built after 1912, but there ya go.

[@Quickdrawingartist]

I knew you Brits ale was witchcraft!

[@SheaM_DVE]

Most of the evil in New England resides in the woods near abandoned or destroyed houses

[@iamme2739]

21:30 -Thumbnail guy

[@Hiihtopipa]

@@iamme2739 why did you comment that here? And who cares we have our own eyes :D

[@iamme2739]

@@Hiihtopipa I want to rewatch that part specificly sometimes. I put this here at a top comment so i could find it.

[@superuber27]

Man this game has so much content in it. It's crazy to think how many almost completely unknown games have such a wealth of ideas and work put into them that will mostly never resurface.

[@aquilliusranger2137]

You have to wonder why so many people decided to abandon the past fundamentally when there's something to be learned here...either we're ruled by a tyrant who only cares about his power, or an idiot who's ignorant enough not to give a crap.

[@superuber27]

Aquillius Ranger No, please, I don't want to talk about the election on this video. That has literally nothing to do with what I said. At least I think that's what you're talking about. If not, then I have no idea what you're saying.

[@aquilliusranger2137]

This again? I'm not talking about bullcrap politics cause only the greedy bastards win and I don't care about that...no, I'm talking about our gaming industry in general or people whom think which companies or games should be the new trend...not things that were spoken in the past in order to relieve of the present's problems...still, this applies to alot of topic, maybe even more than the damn politicians.

[@superuber27]

Oh sorry, I guess I misinterpreted you, the way you were talking about tyrants and ruling people suddenly was kindof vague and confusing.

[@clyax113]

Excuse me, but where did you get your profile picture?

[@Johnstruct]

You could have used low poly mode to cheat your way through the mirror maze.

[@RabbiHerschel]

I interpreted the ending as him being institutionalized because he tried to tell people about what happened in that house, and the nurse was Belial torturing him.

[@517342]

I thought the nurse was the woman coming back to try to free him?

[@aquilliusranger2137]

Rebecca probably doesn't look that similar to the nurse...I think.

[@Crazyboy48263]

maybe Rebeccas prison is memory loss? and she just happens to work where Adam got sent?

[@SpunkyMcGoo]

That is the best username i've ever seen

[@mcscavage360]

First rule of discovering arcane and possibly eldritch secrets; Don't tell anyone what you've learned. Tell "someone", but not just anyone, otherwise you'll end up like Adam.

[@bearb1asting]

When Stanley came to a set of 2 open doors, he entered the door on his left.

[@JayTohab]

WHICH IS BETTER, THE MOD OR THE FULL GAME?! ...I have my own opinion, but I’m curious.

[@Isaacfess]

You should play them both, they both have good parts.

[@deleted-user-c7r]

@@JayTohab full game

[@gamesandglory1648]

are you suggesting freeman play the Stanley parable

[@bearb1asting]

@@gamesandglory1648 indeed.

[@Neojoey360]

One thing Ross doesn't mention is that you can listen to Adam's thoughts on important characters and items that change throughout the game. SuperGreatFriend's Walkthrough of this is pretty comprehensive and Mini-boss with the flamethrower and tank-top was the Lord of Fire and constantly talks trash to you.

[@TheMrSark]

This story seems like it was written at the 'Dude, Where's My Car?' drive-thru window.

[@ReasonMakes]

Dad! I didn't know we both watched Ross! I'm wearing your shirt right now, lol. (By which I mean not one that you own, but one I bought. I wear the one's that you technically own when I'm feeling lonely because I can smell your sweat on them.)

[@neolunaticus]

Never expected to find you here, man! Kickass, I love it when I come across this.

[@Sentientmad9m]

And thennnn?

[@theartistformallyknownas2677]

This is the best cross over since Freddy vs Jason

[@bensosnowski1128]

Reason are you guys really father-son, or just have a weird friendship?

[@JoeTAC]

Hey Ross, I just started playing this thanks to this video. I have to say I'm so impressed by this game. The amount of dialogue is staggering. I don't remember if you mention this in the video, but examining items and people in the inventory allows you to reflect on them or talk about them with Rebecca and it gives so much more insight about everything (especially puzzles). To anyone considering getting this game, I highly recommend it. There is a ton of FMV and recorded dialogue, a lot of items can be examined or interacted with (even if pointless) and I'm having a blast getting immersed in this so far.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

"I have to combine snow with flint and steel to create amber." ...WHAT?!

[@ZoanBlade90]

That does not science! GAH!

[@NeoSaturos123]

The "snow" is actually some sort of dumpling and you use the flint and steel to fry it to a golden colour.

[@marshalpoi]

@@NeoSaturos123 made more sense with the idea that flint and steel make fire and snow froze the fire to get a fire-colored gem

[@RoastyBunz]

Ross is definately one of the most hard-working youtubers out there.

[@aquilliusranger2137]

...And the most obscured...it's crazy how backward most of the KZbinr's nowadays are.

[@The_Butt_Cracker]

It's all because of KZbin's algorithms. Hard work is not rewarded on KZbin, rapid-fire 10 minute clickbait sewage is.

[@RoastyBunz]

Yeah I heard about that, you see a lot of animators turning to patreon because KZbin just doesn't provide a good monetization alternative for them. However the community for the Game Dungeons and other videos are great because for the most part they all see the effort that goes into each and every video.

[@The_Butt_Cracker]

***** Not to mention the fact that you can tell people like Ross are actually passionate about what they put on KZbin unlike some people who just push out dogshit and/or game KZbin's algorithms for profit. When creators are actually passionate about their content it conveys respect towards the audience and they tend to return the favor. I never ever get the feeling that Ross takes any shortcuts to make more revenue, although I honestly wouldn't hold it against him if he did every once and a while. As for animators, though, they got completely fucked over. That's why almost all of them left forever ago. Just recently, some have announced they are trying to return to KZbin by putting out other forms of content and using Patreon. Short animations are absolutely wasted on KZbin the way it is now.

[@skywalkerscout]

The only Channels worth watching that put out videos quickly are basically a few of the genuinely good groups since they have more people to produce things. Otherwise it's either a video a month or so, or rapid-fire diarrhea.

[@AlexanderHarris]

37:30 - Honestly, ultra-low detail mode with reduced polygon counts is something I've wanted for years in modern games.

[@gestaltengine6369]

many games have these options, but you might have to get inside "config" files

[@inendlesspain4724]

Yeah, but they won't do that because they want you to buy those cutting-edge graphics cards.

[@mourad3795]

Honestly, while I'm opposed to selling your game on graphics alone, I believe having high graphics can help some players fill in the blanks or suspend their disbelief. Most people already don't want to try games with bad graphics (by today's standards) and newer games can bridge this gap by using similarities to get the player to accept and fill in the blanks better. Newer graphics have also forced people to make better graphics cards and because of this, we can play old games easily. We're also able to have larger levels and more detailed characters and generally other game design visual techniques as quality of life improvements

[@mourad3795]

@Shirane No Kappa well, theoretically it shouldn't be but corporations want to simplify everything until we can accept shit from them.

[@unfa00]

I think this mode mostly disables textures. It seems anything that isn't a sprite becomes a flat colored surface.

[@LambdaObjection]

The sign of a true PC gamer: rebinding stubborn keys with AHK scripts

[@rusnyasosat]

@Manek Iridius Since when ascended means degenerate

[@NMGardening]

Ahh pc gaming 6 hours of programming work on your own just to be able to play a game.

[@jothain]

@@rusnyasosat Since when being stubborn has meant to degenerate?

[@capnheehee8103]

@@NMGardening 6 hours if you're just learning, 30 seconds if you know what you're doing. Gaming in general is a lot like that, you suck at first, then you don't suck. Meanwhile, on the console, tapping the left trigger three times in succession while doing a loop-de-loop and mashing "A" wildly is the way the original developers intended for you to use your special attack FOREVER. Enjoy!

[@Karmagera]

After watching SGF run through this game, I feel I should mention some things about it. A lot of the lore is in the menus. Yeah, I know, playing the game normally, you wouldn't expect to look there for most of the story, but it is there. It also explains why Adam seems to lack a lot of character, its fleshed out primarily in conversations with himself and with Rebecca. I will admit, before she joins your party, a lot of questions go unanswered, but it fits Adam's character quite well, as he doesn't ask to be put in this situation. He questions himself and his motives a lot, and it plays well into the whole "prophecy" vibe, as he doesn't know much why he's here either. And as for the cutscenes ending abruptly, and the shortening of the chapters and overall quality as the story comes along; its theorized that the game's development was cut short due to time and budgeting constraints. Its a shame, because it looks like there was a lot planned for the story and environment, and it explains why there was such a good shell of a game there, but it didn't quite drive the nail home. I think it starts to show once you enter the "fairy-tale realms"; because you're right, they seem highly out of place, and its entirely rushed. Honestly, its a great game, that honestly has better aspects as a point-and-click adventure than it does a first person shooter, but I think that's because that's all the developers could focus on when they started the grind to get the game into a finished state. I know this doesn't excuse the flaws entirely, but it does give some reasoning as to why they're there. I wouldn't know much of this if it weren't for SuperGreatFriend, whose LP of this game explains everything in detail; and he does a really good job of giving insight to the rhyme and reason to the game, and I recommend if you didn't feel quite satisfied with the game, that you look up his videos. He does the game way more justice than it honestly deserves.

[@Accursed_Farms]

I listened to almost all the menu dialogues too. They really don't add that much to an understanding so much as pad things out a little more.

[@aquilliusranger2137]

You mean padding more questions out? That seems like a valid concern for this particular game. :P

[@Karmagera]

Accursed Farms Ah, you never mentioned the discussion menu, so I didn't know if you went through it all.

[@RagnarokiaNG]

It's also worth noting that they cut out over an hour worth of cutscenes from the game for CD space. Or so SGF mentioned in his final video, so the incredibly aprupt and unanswered part where Belial imprisons you likely did have some explanation but sadly we are likely to never know what happened since I haven't heard of this hour of cutscenes being available anywhere. It is such a shame. Now why they chose to cut that bit out I have no bloody clue.

[@Mathadar]

Ragnarokia NG You said it yourself, CD space. Printing that many disks was common practice, yes, but also costly.

[@Accursed_Farms]

Happy Halloween everybody! As a warning, this is spoiler heavy! You could almost not play the game if you watch this!

[@johnclavis]

Accursed Farms happy Halloween!

[@supchppt7541]

Accursed Farms Happy Halloween Ross!

[@SantaReaper]

Any reason why you prefer esdf over wasd?

[@itzsouloflol]

would you share your autokey script? Happy Halloween!

[@sailorofthesoul1945]

happy halloween you vile skulker

[@danman1950]

I got a really Hayden Christianson vibe from Adam.

[@RedEyesUDragon]

danman1950 Glad I wasn't the only one to think so

[@Darlos9D]

Oh yeah he is SUPER Anakin-ing it up.

[@KedViper]

Yeah, he just looks so similar. Anakin from episode II specifically

[@hingeslevers]

He looks like Mike Matei

[@michaelmccarty1327]

said the same thing!

[@tba113]

I'd love to see Ross take on Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth. It has all the highlights he seems to go for: ancient evils (literally Lovecraftian ones in this case), dated but effective graphics, clever mechanics, puzzles, game-breaking bugs, interesting dialogue, and a weird ending. Maybe next Halloween?

[@Bluesit32]

tba113 ARGH! ATTACK OF THE FISHMEN! Lock the doors, push the cabinets...! Outsider! Stop!

[@lionocyborg6030]

Pathways into Darkness too I think. Imagine Wolfenstein 3D crossed with System Shock 1 with a generous helping of Lovecraftian horror.

[@timedraven117]

ahh speaking of bugs, I got the one where in the cutter missio... you can't see the island, it just looks like empty ocean spread before you. So I'm being yelled at by the captain to shoot the lights. "WHAT FUCKING LIGHTS MAN! ARE YOU MORE CRAZY THEN ME? DO YOU HEAR THE VOICES TOO?!"

[@RKNELIAS]

@@lionocyborg6030 WAIT HOW I DIDN´T KNOW ABOUT THIS?!!?

[@lionocyborg6030]

@@RKNELIAS It's really obscure, but it was Bungie's first FPS. Their second was its sequel, the Marathon Trilogy. Imagine Doom but better, with things Duke Nukem 3D did but two years earlier. (one year earlier for the swimming in Marathon 2) itunes.apple.com/gb/app/pathways-into-darkness/id617234634?mt=12 alephone.lhowon.org/

[@Crowborn]

should have had an Award for smoking with a water god

[@Abdega]

Sounds like a Jimi Hendrix album

[@Rejukem]

Smokin' in the Water Gods Room

[@Torqegood]

Are you sure the ending was "it's all a dream" and not the even worse "The big hero is now insane" one?

[@Bluesit32]

Torqegood I hope it's the latter. At least then it wouldn't feel like a huge waste of time.

[@Costar58]

I'm pretty sure it's the "Belial is fucking with you for eternity now"

[@elijahjarman2837]

A mixture of it's a dream, but a dream created by Belial. Rebecca has come to rescue you

[@SaladofStones]

Long story short, the last act is a dream that Belial trapped you in.

[@elijahjarman2837]

@@SaladofStones that's exactly what I was thinking!

[@Templayer]

I really like the character of Belial. Circumventing the "good guys only" rule by making leather gloves out of the skin of a marked person. xD

[@aquilliusranger2137]

Chainsaw Massacre Syndrome...except for gloves. Oh wow, I think I know why Tom Hanks is obsessed with gloves...to the point that he might...nevermind.

[@RupertAndCheese]

Oh I didn't pick up on that, I thought they looked like skin peeling off a guy's hands before I realised they were gloves, but never thought of them being marked.

[@Templayer]

Unfortunately the version we got here is quite abridged. For example - does Ross know that you can talk about pretty much every item in the game, and some inventory items have ALOT of topics? Explains quite a few questions. Also the psychic chick modifies the topics, adding her own on the things. He has never shown that in the video, so I wonder if he even knows about that. Yes, the human skin gloves were marked, otherwise Belial would have died when given the Shrive. I don't particulary like this review, because Ross spent years being convinced what this game is and when he found out that it isn't the ideal horror game, he was disappointed. He expected to be terrified by it for his halloween video. Yes, it's not a classic horror game (otherwise I wouldn't have ever played it if it was). Do I think it is better not being a copy pasted classic scarejumping piece of shit? Yes, I think it is better that way. (I hate horror movies and games). You are better off thinking of it as a first person / point and click adventure hybrid.

[@FeepingCreature]

"Humans do still bleed, do they." "Actually we stopped bleeding seven years ago when we all became cyborgs." "Oh. Well that _sucks_."

[@Templayer]

The thing is, that by modern standards this game shouldn't even be considered a horror, because for a lot of today's people it isn't scary. Back then the first two Diablo games were considered horror games! And you can still find them labelled like that even today on the internet!! If you were to play Diablo 1 or 2 expecting to be a horror game and be scary, then wouldn't you be disappointed? But does that mean that the games are bad? Heck no, (pun originally not intended) especially in multiplayer, Diablo 1+2 are grand experiences and great games! It's the disappointment for Ross, which then affects his review, and thus people are deterred to play it! Which is a bit unfair. Yes, it's a bad horror game. But it is a great point and click adventure game (with shooter elements when push comes to shove).

[@Neuttah]

Adam honestly seems like his family tree would simoultaneously include the last names "Cullen," _and_ "Skywalker." in it.

[@TetrisShark70]

Twilight but if it was a boomer shooter

[@HQ_Default]

Actually, a movie about a slasher trying to repair his chainsaw would be pretty cool.

[@gregortheoverlander4122]

Yeah, could be Tucker and Dale VS. Evil esk

[@Myzelfa]

That could be a game. You have to find all the pieces and fuel, and then you get to murder somebody and go to the next level to do it all again.

[@legolegs87]

That is how space station 13 is played.

[@ShowToddSomeLove]

legolegs87 Robust

[@ShogunMongol]

I'd love to see Leatherface trying to fix a chainsaw!

[@patrykzukowski7471]

"You..." "Me." This. Is. BRILLIANT.

[@Bluesit32]

Patryk Żukowski Floors you, doesn't it?

[@fireflocs]

"Spongebob."

[@tommcewan7936]

"DONKEY!"

[@JacopoSantarella]

"Alf?"

[@stephdee007]

This is my comfort video. This whole channel is like the equivalent of comfort food for me but this video is like mashed potatos with gravy.

[@Isaacfess]

Ross makes very comforting timeless videos.

[@greg0gregerson]

"Goodness reflects the Light; and evil, bears the seed of all Darkness. These are mirrors of the Soul, the refections of the -mind- _heart_ " Now it's a kingdom hearts game.

[@shogun2215]

I don't know if it's been mentioned before, but the people who made this game? They were responsible for 'Potty Pigeon' too. Gremlin Graphics and Gremlin Interactive were the same company.

[@ShowToddSomeLove]

Shogun Noir i was just wondering that

[@SomeKindaSpy]

what

[@Quickdrawingartist]

I kinda want Ross to cover Gremlin Interactives series "Loaded", but I don't really think it would be that interesting to him.

[@TheTaleForge]

Also the incredibly awful "Normality"

[@TheJosep70]

Tony Crowther, a legendary programmer of the 8-bit era, programmed the engine and came up with the idea for the game.

[@tgreaux5027]

God damn fish doors have been the bane of every gamer's existence since the dawn of time. Remember the age-old golden rule of gaming folks; when you see two fish doors always choose the one on the left. Armed with this arcane and forbidden knowledge you should have no trouble beating any game from now on.

[@wrenbeck3370]

Wait, so it isn't that scary, raises more questions than answers, and then ends anticlimactically? Wow, this game predicted a _lot_ of the tropes used in most popular horror indie-games!

[@Trynt33]

Except for Darkwood, now that's a REAL man's horror game. The kind that leaves you constantly unnerved and about to babble like a baby at most things instead of just being scared of a loud noise and a 3D render popping up

[@Kiteboxing]

"I don't think I've seen anything like this before" It's not exactly a magic staff, but in the remake of Resident Evil 1 there's a derringer with one shot in it that you can't get more ammo for. For a tiny little .22 it does as much damage as the magnum.

[@Quickdrawingartist]

Never will understand that, derringers punching a hole through the tear of time and space.

[@ghoulsarefree]

Or the %-based weapons in RE2, the SMG and flamethrower.

[@planescaped]

Less ammo capacity = moar damage rite? Honestly I could see people who know absolutely nothing about guns thinking along those lines.

[@Trynt33]

@@planescaped Yeah like a blunderbuss

[@forgot7en]

@@ghoulsarefree Original RE3 also has the M4, which IIRC doesn't get extra ammo on Hard mode, although this might depend on the version of the game (I've only ever played the PC version).

[@Elvathar]

Is it just me who imagined the guy getting caught by the police after blowing up this giant ass mansion? Then he's obviously questioned and sentenced to a pshyche ward since who would belive him? "The mansion blew up after I've enterd several dimensions, to find the sword of eternity to save my dad and ultimatley the destruction of the world". That's what I like to belive, however it's most likley all in his head.

[@aquilliusranger2137]

"Adam decided this is all bullshit and leaves" - All-Time Favorite Ross Scott's line (That cracked me up hard than expected XD)

[@StephenBlower]

Oh no, the Internet is wrong on this one. I worked at Gremlin at this time as a tester, and to say (you didn't say, the internet says) this was developed by Gremlin is a massive reach. Used a Gremlin engine, yes. It came in house for about 4 weeks and that was just to make sure you could finish the game, no real testing involved, hardly any bugs found in this short period were fixed, it was, can you finish it? Sort off. Good, lets release. It was one of many games during the 6 years I worked at Gremlin that suddenly out of nowhere came in house to test, got a few tweaks and then they were released. I have no idea why, I wasn't that clued up back then, I just played games and got paid for it. I was a Test manager as well, and yet I still wasn't privy to this information. Oh yeah, I nearly forgot. You couldn't question the GOD Tony Crowther, he could do no wrong. If you had a suggestion, or were confused about why the game did X, then you were stupid and didn't understand.

[@StephenBlower]

The credits at the end for Quality Assurance. Carl Cavers, was a Director, not a QA manager. He just loved getting his name in games. All the testers in that list were never at Gremlin, Sheffield. Most likely at Interplay.

[@StephenBlower]

None of these comments should be taken as being bitter or negative, there're just fun facts. 🤓

[@Eszuran]

So it's a Hayden Christensen's life simulator? I imagine this is how he felt on the set of Episode II.

[@megasartshack]

The texturing and lighting in this game are actually pretty nice, in a gamejolt indie pixel horror kind of way.

[@alabanesuileabhain6613]

Hi! Me again, another thing I'd just like to mention. When you were talking about that door that "teleported" you and you lost a lot of health, what actually happened was you fell down a trap door right in front of the door. It's quite a drop, which explains the health loss. As for sprinting through it and nothing happening, it's quite obvious you're just running over it with your high speed. I guess I didn't need to mention that, but hey I like typing long comments.

[@TheXell]

Over 45 minutes? And its an FMV-heavy Game? You spoil us, Ross.

[@TheYeIIowDucK]

There's something very 90's-surrealism about this game. The type Vaporwave draws from. Out of all the Game Dungeon games, this is probably the one I want to play for myself the most.

[@nibblrrr7124]

["The Chosen: Well of Souls" narrator voice] Goodness reflects the Light; and evil, [awkward pause] bears the seed of all Darkness. These are the mirrors of the Soul, the reflections of the mind. Choose Well...................................."

[@JayTohab]

🙏

[@williamguest6787]

"Hello", "Hi", "Yes......" I laughed so hard at that point

[@mrmuffinz126]

I remember watching this back around Halloween and thinking it looked alright, but ultimately thought it would be a doofy, dumb, not very fun experience. But, being in the mood to play an old DOS adventure point and click, I picked this up for a buck, and wow, it is so much better than the impression I got from this video. The controls surprisingly weren't as hard for me to grasp as the video looked, and so far I've had a pretty nice, atmospheric experience with decent puzzles and good music. The graphics are actually pretty good too, as far as stretchy resolution DOS games go. Thanks Ross, I may have found the game to scratch my DOS itch!

[@Ihrgoth]

This is still my favorite Game Dungeon video. I've lost track of the amount of times I've watched this.

[@Karl-me4mh]

I played this back when it came out. I was 13 when it came out and it was like nothing that I had seen before. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time playing this. 3 CDs for a game. The story, the mystery, a haunted house, the graphics. I was all in. There was nothing like it back then. This was on a totally new scale. Looks funny from a post 2000 perspective. But back then, it was like being inside a mystery movie for the first time. So this has a place in my heart.

[@pavelyakushevich591]

"A real tree of knowledge. It gives me healing potion." That's gold.

[@Kesvalk]

1 programmer, 4 artists. There is your problem. Also, just a tidbit of info: Chris Pepper, which is credited in the game as lead artist also worked on Broken sword: the angel of death, and two doctor who games, all made by Sumo Digital, a company made by former employees of Gremlin Interactive. So if you liked the aesthetics of this game, you probably should check these out. He also worked on a game called soulbringer, which just by the photos looks awful to play, have fun!

[@spitefulraven]

35:48 The way Rebecca casually walks in like its a fun family event is actually hilarious lmao Also, just found out this game has multiple endings.

[@BortolanAlexandre]

Holy shit when the picture of Alf came up I almost choked

[@adamp9553]

A good ending for a game with a poor ending 😁

[@Greenhourglass]

Is this one of the few game dungeons where Ross doesn't say "let's talk about the music"? What the fuck?

[@Right_Said_Brett]

Particularly given that the music in this game is pretty darn good!

[@nfwrambo]

To be fair, there was a lot of other things that needed to be addressed in this game

[@Trynt33]

@@nfwrambo Especially Bobby

[@RDPendleton]

Don't know of it's been mentioned, but I just found out this was made by the same company that made Potty Pigeon. Neat.

[@Notthross]

You know, the night that I watched this I had a nightmare. It was about how my home actually had an abandoned underground complex that I had only just discovered and was exploring. My immediate family had found it afterwards and followed me down, as I found out when I met them. Now, the problem was that since it was long-abandoned, it had a lot of chemical spills and for some reason I didn't trust anyone but me to wander around safely. The rest of the nightmare was me almost-vainly trying to keep them out of unseen-harm's way. During this time, I discovered that we had somehow awoken an evil sorceress. So, I decided that we should get the fuck out and reach minimum safe distance (at least the next state.) However, she had already successfully captured our souls and the souls of my pets who weren't even involved. Because of this, she had the ability to make us see whatever she wanted us to see and could put us into a dream-state at any moment. I still thought my plan was sound, but this power was made apparent both by her gloating and by the fact that even though we started out on foot, we ended up in my mom's minivan. The moment we reached the next state (which then looked like the Heaven area from this game) I received a message via a pop-up window on my eyes. It said that because we had left her sphere of influence, our bodies were now without souls (much akin to a receiver being out of range) and that we were now lost forever. Thankfully, my dream was mostly PG, so it added that my pets turned out fine. Synopsis: Since most of what I saw was in-game cinematics, I must conclude one or more of three things: 1. The game is so very dream-like to begin with that it makes it easier for a dream loosely based off of it to occur. 2. The developers somehow purposefully created the cinematics with subtle patterns with the intent to cause nightmares. This would increase the game's infamy, thereby increasing public awareness of the game, which would lead to more sales. 3. The game does actually imprison your soul the next time you sleep and I am now a soulless being walking the Earth, waiting for the last vestiges of myself to die before I take my final resting place in whatever my Mistress decides.

[@Fragtastik]

The puzzles at the end of Phantasmagoria 2 are especially insane. You're in an alien dimension combinding random alien goos with eachother to solve nonsensical puzzles. Fun part? Sometimes when you combine the goos they just kill you.

[@an2qzavok]

On a scale from Tetris to Microsoft Flight Simulator, how System Shock controls in this game are?

[@fus132]

Dwarf Fortress level

[@imantssafronovs327]

I love that sentence.

[@TheDoomtc]

"There should be no such thing as a locked door with a gun like this." You're severely overestimating .45, Ross.

[@Dear_Brrrrother]

"Tadaa! An ancient angel appears in a t-shirt" fukin brilliant

[@zion6680]

Possible mental ward references in the game. Dead family (who may simply be dead to you) causes you to pursue a path of uncertainty to enlightenment. At the mansion / (mental health clinic) you meet another destined/mental patient (Flourentine) There's a sweet girl/ward nurse, who is your love interest. She loved another destined/mental patient (Flourentine) An evil wizard/doctor has the power to take everything away from you unless you choose your words/actions wisely "Will he destroy us or save us" could be Adam's anxious inner thoughts about Belial. Nonsensical puzzles that make absolutely no sense, could in fact make sense if Adam is deranged and incoherent due to mental instability. He dreams up that he is something more and the chosen one, and possibly projects magic and weapons onto real world parallels. His ventures through other dimensions and such could be a parallel to medication doing funny things to his brain chemistry. The evil bone throne for the good guys could be an electroshock therapy parallel. He played it up in his mind, that he was about to have an epic showdown with Belial when he got the 'eternity sword'. His love interest, the nurse, distracts Adam by throwing him the pendant. Adam is sedated, and taken to his cell before he can cause any more problems. The nurse/love interest could be breaking Adam out of his psyche ward room which he sees as a sign that he can trust her, and a step closer to salvation when in fact she's probably just taking him out for a walk around the facility or to dinner or something lol. after he was brought back there after a confrontation with Belial and the others. I'm probably giving the writers too much credit, but honestly it kind of works, I'd like to explore this idea further even if it's cliche.

[@aquilliusranger2137]

I think E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy might have a competition right here...assuming dreams are to be believed.

[@MythlyInari]

Imagine if Ross did E.Y.E. *Holy shit.*

[@21GamersUnited21]

Odyessy man I think my testicles would actually ejaculate fire.

[@CJB333]

Damn this is like a core memory unlocked. I played a demo of this way back then. I only remember bits and pieces and was too scared to actually figure it out but I did reach the demos end at least lol. The 90s were something else with the blatant, over the top, unexplained supernatural stuff. There's a certain creative charm to it even if it's immature

[@cutmanmike]

If you want a scary FPS with creepy houses and other worldly dimensions, give Clive Barker's Undying a shot. Not as old but I was getting the same kinda vibes from this game.

[@ShowToddSomeLove]

CutmanMike Clive Barkers Clive Barkers Jericho by Clive Barker

[@Bluesit32]

ShowToddSomeLove Ugh, Jericho was garbage. Always crashing...

[@Bluesit32]

CutmanMike Ehhh...it's okay, I guess. I believe the brother Ambrose is voiced by Barker himself.

[@zigfaust]

@@Bluesit32 Jericho was great. It's garbage because it lacked co-op (SERIOUSLY WTF) and that.... horrible... horrible.... GAME RUINING ENDING.

[@Bluesit32]

@@zigfaust ...and bad team AI. And it was prone to game breaking bugs (cutscenes refusing to trigger, etc).

[@Yarghvid]

Always imagined this game was made by Winston and the rest of the growers in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. While puffing contraband, ofc

[@turtlefuzzle]

One of your best videos yet, Ross. You've proven yourself as one of the most consistently funny, entertaining, and engaging channels on KZbin. Love your content bro

[@salottin]

Whoa! Belial! Damn... The beginning (and the general idea, at the beginning) showed SUCH promise...

[@salottin]

Is there any special reason behind the ESDF movement? Hmm... I wonder

[@salottin]

Damn... I really wanna see a hig-res version of the Demon Mural xD

[@FMIO]

The end gag you did there, that was a new level of priceless

[@pavlotverdokhlib7627]

The hero who survived an encounter with cosmic horrors ending up in a mental institution is pretty common trope, though. See most Cthulhu stories. Sure, "it was all a dream" fits the fairytale into dream sequence logic better; but that's just what the forces of darkness want you to think.

[@indeimaus]

I always look forward to these Ross, keep 'em coming!

[@caman225]

Indeimaus you're in every comment section on KZbin. You should do one of your top ten videos KZbinr series on Ross!

[@bulutcagdas1071]

Top 10 Realms of The Haunting Waifus pls

[@Tucher97]

The 45 caliber is not only a powerful pistol round, but upclose to a simple wooden door, can be potentially dangerous if you are not wearing a (sort-of) durable coat that you can get splinters

[@MrAlex_Raven]

I remember seeing this from ages ago, I think it was in 2008 on KZbin played by JosefVStalin. It was pretty funny to see him playing through it. Glad to see you reviewing it. I may be off by a few years, but yeah, second viewing. Thanks for the video.

[@blackidna]

"Why would he be carrying his prison around his neck?" I never played the game nor know how he acquired the stone, but all I can think of is that, before finding out it was a prison, it probably was offered to him as a powerful talisman and it backfired. Kind of like Sophia Hapgood in Fate of Atlantis, who found that locket that allowed her to communicate with Nur-ab-Sal, not knowing it would eventually take her over and she couldn't get rid of it, unless Indy intervenes. It's a possibility.

[@WillisPhD]

re: 14:06 and games with one-use weapons rivera: the promised land is an rpg whose entire premise is that almost every item is like this, so that's kinda cool

[@rowanoak_]

this game's programmer, Anthony Crowther, was also co-progammer on Normality (great Game Dungeon candidate) as well as the C64 version of Potty Pigeon

[@mrsubject1]

Surprised we haven't seen normality on the GD yet

[@Chocl8215]

Ross... I had a long day today... thank you.

[@AdeptusForge]

Alph is always with us. Always watching over us. Happy Spookoween everybody

[@Johnstruct]

The House isn't in New England. It's in Helston Cornwall. In the south west of England. Funnily enough it is actually Celtic land. (The Romans never made it down this far which means the placenames are Celtic and not Latin. This means Helston doesn't translate to Hell Stone but rather 'old court') The only reason I know this is because I think this is the only game set in Cornwall that I know of and that's where I live so it was neat.

[@michaelbatashov2468]

So of course everybody has a plain American accent in this game. If they could only get new england accents, why not make the game set in new england?

[@Trynt33]

@@michaelbatashov2468 Probably the only actors they could get, like how the Martian Gothic devs got screwed over on a voice actor they wanted. Reminder, this stuff used to be a lot harder in the 90s/early 2000s than the resources we have getting actors and voice actors now, there was no Cameo. it's why everyone in Resident Evil 1 was just some random schmuck they got into the recording booth. Only the guy playing Barry Burton being the only one people have been able to track down after 20 years

[@Jvk1166z]

I love the artstyle for this game. I wish there were more games that look like this.

[@TheCrystalon]

"I have to combine random crap with more random crap to produce random crap." That just about sums up every 90s adventure game ever. XD

[@alyctro8158]

That's the most unique and fluid controls I ever saw, I wish every game did this. The cutscenes are enticing and do not drag on. The graphics are impressive even for today, and that low poly mode should be used in every today's game.

[@DerKopfsammler666]

I wonder if Ross is ever gonna make a Game Dungeon of the old Mechwarrior/BattleTech games...

[@TheGreatNickpolean]

I doubt it. As cool as that would be I don't really see them as being quirky enough to make it into the game dungeon.

[@DerKopfsammler666]

TheGreatNickpolean You're right... and he is more of an adventure games type of guy though anyways. :|

[@Quickdrawingartist]

@@DerKopfsammler666 3 years late, but it is what it is...

[@lsb2623]

Ahhh the good old days of game dungeon.... more please, ross!!!!

[@lolrus5555]

Oh yeah! SGF's let's play of this game was awesome!

[@genuineculter5640]

Sgf fan club unite

[@gambucino1260]

lolrus555 who is sfg? this game looks so weird I want to watch a lp of it. it looks like one of those games that are fucked to try and set up

[@lolrus5555]

Andy Tapia The full name is SuperGreatFriend. He's an awesome Let's Player that deserves way more attention than he gets.

[@BurningSunBloodyMoon]

As others have said, SGF stands for SuperGreatFriend - if you search for that on KZbin you should find his channel! :)

[@gambucino1260]

thanks yall will check him out

[@edwarddavedson]

So, I just thought to look up David Learner, the actor who played Belial (seeing as he was the only one who seemed to have any acting experience). While he didn't do the voice, he was the one suited up as Marvin the Paranoid Android in the original Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy tv series. Pretty cool!

[@altEFG]

Ross, please don't ever stop making your awesome videos. And make a Patreon account already! You deserve our money!

[@alucardyoici]

he already has a donation thing on his website

[@XxStonedKillerxX]

He said he doesnt want to make one due to taxes where he lives, but you can donate directly to him through his website.

[@planescaped]

He also doesn't want the obligation that he feels a patreon account would put on him to keep a regular schedule. You know, like the complete opposite of Spoony.

[@legion8585]

Hope the mildew infection is under control Ross. Thanks for working hard to get this together for us. I know there are couple of scapegraces out there upset you time to time but know that most of your fans appriciate & respect the fact that you are stealing time from sleep to make quality content. You rock.

[@shadowoftiger116]

Thank god Ross’s Game Dungeon exists

[@MundoMundanoTV]

yup. ross got me some rough times. he is humble af

[@t-wrecksthenerdasaur7468]

Oh god, that alignment chart in the middle of the video cracked me up so much. I love Ross's sense of humor.

[@StormkeeperPU]

From what I recall, the guy who plays Belial (David Learner, I believe) is the only actor in this game with any previous acting credits!

[@POLE7645]

I checked them all on IMDB. Almost all of them had plenty of acting credits (and those who don't at least have some stage credits). The only complete unknown (I couldn't get any info about him) is Adam (David Tuomi).

[@genuineculter5640]

Scrolls through new uploads Boglinwatch 2016 Watches halfway through Notices the game dungeon ...boglins can wait

[@genuineculter5640]

+Ash Davis yeah but the game dungeon is a rarer upload, so it takes priority

[@Mimiyanna_EN]

The BFG Guarantee you've gotta stop this man.

[@Felix.Fictus]

i have an idea. how about a game that STARTS as a horror but as you play, you gain power by being so close to demonic shit for so long (you know, be careful not to become a monster and dont stare into the abyss) so then the game slowly takes a turn as you stop saving ppl and start using them to survive by using them as bait and even draining them of there life energy or sacrifice them to perform necromancy all in the name of trying to save yourself! slowly becoming less and less sympathetic as your own soul begins to fade away. in the end you would survive the nightmare and leave the evil place behind but carry with you all that power, knowledge, and a twisted soul, making you wonder if your character might become a monster himself when things finally get quiet...

[@thomasgibbs3482]

that could actually work it as a game similar to that of devilman and it might fit for an rpg

[@Smokecall]

Tezla Alchemia you might like spec ops: the line

[@Felix.Fictus]

i DID like Spec Ops: The Line!

[@KedViper]

Or what about a game (and I think I've heard of someone having an idea for the first part of this) where it's an rpg where you _lose_ power over time and become weaker and weaker as you have to go from fighting and besting enemies to fighting them off to completely running away. It would basically genre shift from an action game to a survival horror game to a pure (Amnesia-styled run away) horror game.

[@Felix.Fictus]

see that last idea is cool in concept but the execution would never work. my idea keeps the game in the same genre but just tilts the scales to make it more and more into a psychological piece instead of a strait up horror. shifting genre has always failed because some players will only like 1 of the genre and in the end the game will always be judged as having either a good first half or a good 2nd half and the whole game would be brought down by either being too slow to start or getting too slow in the last half. i get what your trying to do but sadly its never worked and i dont think it ever will.

[@somemong]

GAME DUNGEON? OH MY GOD YES! I don't have time to watch this yet, but boy am i in for a treat after work!

[@jamesmason3734]

God I hate those "It's all in their head because they're mentally ill or mentally disabled." Things because it shows zero understanding of how mental illness works yet everyone accepts that as fact. Also I've had dreams that had a logical progression. Event A happened which caused B to happen then C. And sometimes the reasons are logical too.

[@gamesandglory1648]

Sometimes my dreams are insane like when i was in a Minecraft server everything blows up when a griefer showed up I went through a mari o pipe appeared in China stole a sword grew massive than blew up China then a man with a pistol shot me and I woke up in an emergency room stole a mini gun than a boat then docked at a sub and his underwater the dream than ended

[@planescaped]

The story was all just the delusional fantasy world he had created, and there have been documented cases of such things. It is a bit more than 'just a dream'.

[@planescaped]

@@gamesandglory1648 I still remember a dream I had as kid where I was staking out a house with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan from Rush Hour... Then zombies showed up... XD

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

The ending makes everything make sense, though. Not only was it all a dream, but it was also an insane man's dream, to boot!

[@Trynt33]

I think what usually makes the "It was all a dream!" endings really unsatisfying is that it more or less invalidates everything we just did, at least leaving it at the explosion still implies "We stopped some big satanic ritual!" rather than this guy having fits again without his medication. Phantasmagoria 2 handled the mundane being interrupted by the supernatural a lot better. Heck if we really were in some crazy guy's head all along, they could've leaned in harder on the psychological horror aspects rather than feeling like a haunted house for parts of it

[@georgeoldsterd8994]

@@Trynt33 maybe we're just disensitized to the horror after all these years? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

more later

[@dirtfriend]

@@Trynt33 alice and madness returns were very up front about the game being set in the fragile psyche of our protagonists, and as such it doesn't feel as cheap, so yeah, i think you're right on the money in that it invalidates previous struggle

[@TitusCastiglione1503]

Best Game Dungeon episode, IMHO. They really need to do a reboot of this game.

[@hallowacko]

I noticed just now that Adam looks like Lance of The Serfs, and now I can't unsee it.

[@ZachCG]

i literally have been excited for this all month. good shit, once again. love ya, ross.

[@reNINTENDO]

Been meaning to comment this, but glad to see you're someone else like me who uses ESDF for shooters on PC. It's objectively better, but it's hard to get people to switch to it because they don't want to get use to something different. I've gotten a few people to try it, and they've said they liked it and plan on using it going forward. For those wondering, WASD is standard because old keyboards couldn't hit multiple keys too close in proximity. WASD allowed local multiplayer on the same keyboard.Nowadays there's no reason for that, and ESDF gives you a few more keys to hit comfortable while still allowing movement at the same time, puts your fingers on the home row for an easy typing transition, and shift and control are more comfortable to hit unless your hands are pretty small. Keeping things on the home row also means any key prompts don't require second guessing if you're a home row typer. You just know what to press naturally.