Critical Path - brutalmoose

[@clashmanthethird]

I like the fact that the post apocalypse thing at the beginning impacted absolutely nothing.

[@brutalmoose]

Have you guys heard of this new book Fahrenheit 451?

[@idv22]

I wrote my mixtapes about that book.That's why they're spitting hot fire

[@seasalty6491]

No, in my world we don't have books. They've all been burned by the Firemen.

[@someidiot293]

What the hell is a book?

[@finnruel1813]

+brutalmoose i have now

[@thomasbozard6096]

+brutalmoose I came to the comments to mention it.

[@CasaiAgicap]

Looking it up on Wikipedia, apparently this game was decently well-received when it came out, and was super low budget (like, 700 grand in modern money, which is relatively cheap for a game that features live actors and whatnot). Hell, the villain was played by the owner of the company. This isn't really a dig at your criticism or anything like that, I just thought that was super neat.

[@yakacm]

IKR, I mean it looked pretty good, especially factoring in how old it is, but if it was awful to play, then I guess it's a bad game.

[@diogeneslantern18]

Min Yee was the Executive VP of the publisher, not the developer.

[@PixelPingPong]

*man struggles to get up angrily* "GNYEEEH!"

[@Kazerou]

SEQUEL TIME SEQUEL TIME! *No sequel comes* aw...

[@ThatDerpyFennekin]

PixelPingPong meh

[@alexanderprousalis6006]

Guys I'm gonna sneeze

[@TheKYLEdavid]

You know, this island makes for a good resting spot

[@keatonyung938]

Shh

[@dillonpolek3468]

+TheKyleDavid Piece of wood

[@trashcog9779]

+Dat One Miner You sure it wasn't an accident?

[@dillonpolek3468]

+zombiekilla 727 murdering varmints

[@dillonpolek3468]

;D

[@MaxOfFewTrades]

I think Brutal Moose is my favorite internet reviwer. His videos are simple and not over produced, he has a natural and quick wit, and is just generally charismatic and funny. Can't think of a video of his that I didn't enjoy and that says a lot. Keep it up!

[@pushinguproses]

I picked up this game at a thrift store for 50 cents or so. I almost feel like I paid too much for it.

[@PollyGlodd]

Even getting this game for free could've been too much.

[@z0e898]

+PollyGlodd they should pay me at least a million for it

[@alexander33221]

The price you payed is most likely higher than the budget of this game. He he

[@dragapault6576]

I would pay more you guys are crazy this is greatness I’ll give you 5 dollars for it

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

Have you commented on every Brutalmoose video? I've been going back and watching his old videos and nearly everyone has a top comment from you.

[@SamanthaPortUkulele]

The whole "temperature at which paper burns" thing is, uh... well, I guess the developers expected everyone to know it because of Fahrenheit 451. That's why the book is titled that. Yes, devs, it's a well-known book, but not everyone has read it, and even those who have might not remember that or make the connection. As soon as you said that was the number it wanted, I knew the answer, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's something everyone's gonna know.

[@alexander33221]

I thought the reference was kinda funny, mostly because it's so specific

[@Reepicheepchan]

I think its the perfect combination of "almost no one is going to get this immediately" and "almost everyone is going to feel dumb as shit after they work out what it is" that makes for an ideal crossword puzzle clue. Like, I was doing a puzzle the other day that asked for the Italian word for 20 and once I had enough letters filled in to guess it was "venti" I think like 3 coworkers audibly groaned that they hadn't figured it out sooner. I don't think it works so well in a timing-heavy video game tho.

[@demonjmh]

You forgot to mention how most of the world goes by Celsius anyways

[@Nulono]

@@demonjmh Actually, the book is misnamed. Paper burns at 451 degrees Celsius, not Fahrenheit.

[@demonjmh]

@@Nulono I go by farenheit but I should have known that 451 sounded kinda high just to burn paper

[@ivancrespogomez5777]

I won't lie, this is definitely me when I cave and look up the answer.

[@AplReach]

- Please, release me! - No. - I can get you out of here. - No. -You're lucky you didn't... - No. NO. No! No. XD

[@Parthornax]

this game reminds me of the modern tomb raider pretty girl -check psychological manipulation via torture of pretty girl -check pretty girl constantly dies in horrific almost fetishistic ways -check

[@MountVesuvius]

I played through this in it's entirety back in 1995 and I loved it then. You end up re-watching the clips a bunch, so I guess it's not surprising how much I remember decades later. It doesn't hold up clearly, but back then just watching video on a computer was mind blowing.

[@diogeneslantern18]

Oooh Weezer's Buddy Holly and the trailer of Rob Roy on Windows 95 🥵

[@AceAttorny]

Big McLargeHuge! Flint Ironstag! Buff DrinkLots! Joe Nighthorse!

[@manospondylus]

Brutalmoose

[@AceAttorny]

Disappointed Turtle Dirk Hardpeck! Gristle McThornBody! Ian Brutalmoose!

[@tael64]

+AceAttorny Reminds me of MST3K haha

[@cajbajthewhite4889]

Crud Bonemeal Gristle McThornbody! Bob Johnson! (No, wait..

[@cajbajthewhite4889]

.)

[@TJForceIX]

How small were these critical helicopter parts that she was able to carry them with her while dangling from a crane by her hands as well as all the other things? And she seemed to install them instantaneously.

[@infernoprince887]

Hax?

[@infernoprince887]

XD

[@aidangarvey7049]

Either the helicopter parts were just that light, or they completely forgot about the plot when making the game.

[@gurvmlk]

This is why you don't use live actors in your games, because it causes people to question these things. Whereas when characters are just graphics, one doesn't wonder where they're keeping the hundreds of items they're carrying around, because it's played off as storage simply not being part of the character design.

[@stevenyoung9738]

@@gurvmlk i think thats the worst take ive read today thank you

[@indeimaus]

Shocking! He should've quit smoking! That looks like it hertz! Watt happened!? eh fuck it

[@YungTristin]

What were you doing out of NL's sweatshop?

[@Projecthypocrisy]

nearly had an aneurysm

[@troyklein6379]

@@Projecthypocrisy it wasn't that funny

[@Blakbox92]

What no "that was jaw dropping"

[@FizzyK-45]

9:05 Is that the laugh from Feel Good Inc.? lol

[@tomysshadow]

+Fizzy Note You know it actually really sounds like it, but just imagine if they used the entire sample - the intro to the song might be longer than the song itself!

[@agoogleuser6037]

"Feel good."

[@lwright9690]

I thought I was the only one........ *C I T Y 'S B R E A K I N G D O W N O N A C A M E L 'S B A C K*

[@WillieManga]

Which by the way sounds kind of like the name of a drug company. I'm not making fun of Gorillaz, I love Gorillaz. I just have some weird thoughts.

[@purplekey9330]

The square root of 324 is 18

[@tasiyeahh]

Joe Nighthorse will now rest in peace.

[@keatonyung938]

Kkk

[@Yumabillion]

+choopy bohn XD

[@purplekey9330]

99jdave99 :(

[@Ratciclefan]

+Tasia Boldyreva omfg. xD

[@andrewollmann304]

6:04- "Push the button, Frank" Dat sweet MST3K reference.

[@adamgreen97]

so, in this game, ww3 happened, 60 million people are whats left, might not be correct but hey, its a start, and a general with an army of bandits is smuggling drugs, so the US military sends 2 choppers to find a safe haven island, stumbles upon him and his operation, which for some reason has lava, kill him with the smallest rocket known to man and then flies away into the ocean to presumably die from a crash, due to lack of fuel. oooook....

[@dmas7749]

2:04 "Not much longer now, Kat..." "At present air speed, I'll make it 4 hours and 20 minutes, tops." Really..? =(

[@dmas7749]

2:46 "Ignition units gone. Don't suppose you'd find a spare"?

[@ViolarulesGaming]

Oh, that's what was said? I heard, "How much longer Kat?" "I'm not sure. We should get ready to make one of our 20 minute stops."

[@dmas7749]

Maybe it's that. I don't know. All I know is that I listened to it 50 times.

[@ericfieldman]

D MAS 4 hours and 20 minutes. 4:20

[@WillieManga]

Probably took em a week or something to get there. So in comparison 4 hours wouldn't be that long.

[@Stankless]

I gotta say I laughed the most when you made your comparison with the umbrella and the wind.

[@Mr_Meatbox]

AM I the only one who would like to see some sort of remake? If this had a much better pacing and control scheme, It would be quite an interesting game

[@KelpTheGreat]

And better actors, graphics, sound, and gave the player a better idea of when to do things...

[@Scarfulhu]

As weird as it sounds, I've actually been hoping that Ian would do a video on this game. I have some very esoteric wants.

[@TheNickleChick]

One of my favourite people watches one of my other favourite people? I would say small world but really I should have expected this.

[@Rukalin]

Well, Ian made quite a few videos on FMV-games so it's not THAT far-fetched.

[@Scarfulhu]

Linkaru I just mean it's not a well-known game.

[@Rukalin]

Scarfulhu Okay then. I thought it's at least a little infamous with it being featured on a worst-games-list. I'm really not well-versed in the world of FMV-games.

[@thecosmicradiation]

Your FMV game reviews are my favourite, because the games are always so strange. This one reminded me a lot of Night Trap.

[@TheDiscipleofSlash]

The general reminds me of The Boss from "Island Peril".

[@Haffmatthew]

Oh Ian. Your content soothes me in such a way. Such a heckin great way. Thank you for existing my dude

[@CrashTheSkylands]

I fell asleep watching this video last night and it looped at least 60 times. I was gonna watch this a ton anyways so... here's to another 60!

[@BalloonSage]

My critical path was straight to Moosey's new upload.

[@miltondelacruz7033]

@brutalmoose I work with Eileen often! This is such a surprise! I'm going to see her this weekend. I wonder if I should bring it up.

[@kaneweast7857]

Milton De La Cruz well did you

[@georgieporgie6103]

Yeah, did you?

[@miltondelacruz7033]

@@georgieporgie6103 I did. She said “Oh gosh. That was a trip.” and we had a good laugh.

[@tiggertime3167]

"NNHHNNEEERRGHHNN"

[@Muttson]

I gotta say that the concept of the game is pretty cool. It's just a shame that it... didn't... work.

[@kingprone7846]

it did work. it wasn't bad. not good either but definitely not a bad game.

[@sirGuy1995]

I’m 3 years late but, showerthought: This game is like the original Five Nights at Freddies.. Like really, sitting in a control booth, monitoring security cameras, pressing buttons and stuff to stop enemies... actually pretty similar when you think about it.

[@wingedfish1175]

@@sirGuy1995 honestly a fanaf game where you have to direct around a person(or maybe benelovent animatronic) could be cool if done well

[@sirGuy1995]

@@wingedfish1175 Personally, my number one desire out of a future Fnaf installment is one taking place in a disney world ride style ride (like the whinney the pooh one). Those scared me when I was a kid, and navigating rooms while on a track/tram could be a good change of pace.

[@abujew94]

And I was just watching all of the earliest brutalmoose videos! it's really neat to see the huge progress; one thing that hasn't changed though is his witty humor and stylish m'stash 👌

[@TheIbney00]

13:20 Well you could have just asked Montag...

[@jmw06003]

Had this game as a kid. It was the ONLY PC game we had for a while. It was a game. A sick game. With some maniac pulling the strings. I loved it.

[@M3CHAN7]

Critical path: Pros: Professional actors Cons: Graphics Sound Everything Story 7.8/10

[@Mulerider4Life]

I love how she casually is chill about the General shooting a 50 Cal at her Helicopter.

[@NerfZombieHunter]

M60 firing 7.62 Nato

[@TheMamaluigi300]

2:03 I think what happened was that most of the world became covered with water.

[@AgentLane13]

"Push the button, Frank" love me a good MST reference

[@tomb4324]

Y'know, you'd think the guy would run when there's a missle flying at his face.

[@JasonRogerson-gs8jp]

Why? At that point you just gotta accept it's about to be your time

[@einekleinerockmusic8152]

Not gonna lie, would pay good money for a kazoo radio.

[@CrimsonMoonM]

What's up with so many of these random games you cover having jolly old giggling men as antagonists?

[@guilhermehank4938]

Its a steriotypical image of insane people. That they are constantly laughing their asses off for no reason at all.

[@mattshanahan5213]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHA

[@guilhermehank4938]

***** The Joker is more than just laughter, besides, usually his laughing comes at the right moment. You dont see him laughing after saying anything to anyone. Its how you do it.

[@guilhermehank4938]

***** *high five*

[@DJ-wx5cn]

If the heroes can’t be interesting, the bad guys are going to be silly

[@Nadodan]

11:30 why did they need to smuggle drugs after the end of the world? Was there still someone who cared "Oh the worlds ended most of the population is dead but we still need to keep the drugs out of our country"

[@TheBcoolGuy]

Video had 666 views before I clicked on it.

[@maxmoody9755]

SPOOOOKY

[@worsethanbuzzfeed6353]

lol same

[@Loyyid]

2spooky4me

[@Retro80sMan1]

Hail Satan

[@garrettlee9511]

Accidentally relevant?

[@allthegames1096]

7:55 shes gettin booooned

[@RJTheHero8]

Kat's various death screens are hilarious! XD

[@ZorotheGallade]

"Grier is dead, and my leg is full of shrapnel. Like...it's really a bummer."

[@PenguinBrick]

9:08 '' Feel good!...''

[@bolbistroganofski4222]

PenguinBrick n i c e

[@Aix_Plainer]

I remember playing the shit out of these early-90s FMV-games, like Critical Path, Deadalous Encounter, Spycraft, Mission Critical, etc. etc.

[@antonydyatlov5651]

Jesus - I'd forgotten all about Spycraft. I remember it had an option to not have to torture someone to get info, but then it was impossible to get the info, so you'd just have to disable the option and torture the dude anyway! Also, shout out to the Blade Runner game - that was actually pretty good, I'd play that again.

[@PixelElvesGaming]

9:02 de la soul is that u The recording of feel good inc is over

[@benjaminstevens4468]

A helicopter is absolutely a type of airplane, that’s why you often hear references to “fixed wing airplanes.”

[@judegriffin1186]

Y'know how they didn't have the budget to show you the devastation so they show you water? The calculator was actually a Pip-Boy but they didn't have the budget to license it and made a knock off. It's even a post-war setting.

[@ClovisPictures]

The "temperature at which paper burns" bit is a Farenheight 451 reference. Clearly, the person who wrote that bit of the game is a book worm.

[@Hwyadylaw]

Doesn't need to be a book worm to know that.

[@kohaku059]

I just realized what the villain says when he gets shot after the siren! It's 糟糕啊 zao gao a - how terrible/bad luck or something along those lines. Guess he was supposed to be Chinese? Idk. I bet someone's probably commented this already by now

[@wingedfish1175]

I mean his name was min

[@FirstnameLastname-rm7bm]

looks like the guy who plays General Min is Min Yee, who probably knows chinese one way or the other and just said a random line

[@dsr0116]

OMG, your review made me remember playing this game when I was a kid. I didn't have access to the internet yet, and I now recall quite a few of those one liners: I must have been bored enough to click through every hotspot to have gotten pretty far without walk throughs. But it must have left an impression if it took this video for me to remember it. My favorite games of that era were Wing Commander series and Sierra games.

[@DanGatoPreto]

THE SQUARE ROOT OF 324 IS 18!!!! ... did I win? No? Alright...

[@jamesporter2542]

+DanGatoPreto Glad to know I wasn't the only person who looked it up.

[@gabesyt4863]

The "Game Over" sequence is like the one in Shadow President when you get assassinated. "Thank you, God bless you, and God bless the United States of America."

[@HunterIsRad]

RRRRRRRRRRRRNG ~That commander guy

[@wdcain1]

11:07 "It's just a game, a sick game!" So that's where Spoony got that video clip!

[@posthistoricdino422]

"It's not often that we see a game brag about having a linear storyline." ... "In this world, your choices don't matter." - *Deltarune, 2018*

[@WillieManga]

Well at least Deltarune doesn't punish you for making the wrong choice. The precision required in Critical Path is a frustrating dick move.

[@boxman4737]

"push the button Frank" you are truly the master of obscure references. ALL WILL KNEEL BEFORE BRUTALMOOSE AND HIS MST3K REFERENCES.

[@Minusoh]

Wait, weren't you on the island too? Do you escape with Kat? Does she just leave you there? I must know!

[@elsie8757]

Who do you think she's talking to at the end?

[@BoboMcBooboy]

“I fell down and hurt my leg!”

[@Buzzy913]

Not sure if this matters, but I personally like the new-ish 'cut the bullshit' style. Good job there Moose.

[@lachlanbaxter-jones7541]

Ian just made a 17min video feel like seconds, I love this guy!

[@silentunderstudyrockpuppy2363]

9:01 is anyone else reminded of "Island Peril"

[@emzedjiklool511]

+OmniRifel I thought ian was going to put a clip of the guy laughing "HEAY HYEA HYEAH HEA"

[@Flickstro]

Joe Night Horse, an integral member of the farm's Night Force, along with Dave Night Pig and Ron Night Cow..

[@spedcuber178]

Temp at which paper burns is a nod to Fahrenheit 451 prob

[@bobmcguffin5706]

12:25 Her reaction is very apt. Yeah? We know they're insane and we could probably infer that that's what they did. They haven't been nice to us either. So what if they did that? You going to make a bargain with us or not?

[@Sigismund697]

I'll play a game with Nightforce Joe

[@Janonas]

*Nighthorse

[@Sigismund697]

jan kuttich Nightforce sounds cooler

[@Sigismund697]

The league of super mushrooms that's the adults only version

[@theleagueofsupermushrooms5323]

Well this gave the ending a knew meaning. I guess Joe really does suck eh?

[@deathmetalalchemist2731]

"I'll play a game with NightForce Joe" ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@thewalrusclown]

3:33 wow, he asks for the square root of a random number with his final breath, that is one dedicated math tutor.

[@HappyMaskGamer]

I would not have the patience for this game, although watching Kat die from stupid things is kind of rewarding, but... who's holding the camera, Ian... WHO IS HOLDING THE CAMERA

[@shieldsdown227]

They’re security cameras

[@nilsbakker14]

Can someone please tell me what the music is at 13:00? I know I've heard it before

[@ajfrommillay1508]

"Let her get a little hotter." If Kat gets any hotter, I'm gonna give her a piece of wood.

[@secondandonly8032]

a piece of wood

[@pokejoseph]

You sure it was an accident? We don’t want any murderin’ varmints hanging about

[@DetectiveNyx]

You know, this conveyor belt makes for a good resting place

[@pfitz9346]

The temperature paper burns is a reference to Fahrenheit 451. It was much more well known at the time because most every school district made you read it in high school.

[@lydiajulianprower8356]

(exciting stuff happens) Why are you showing us the live aerial footage of King Crab?

[@gobi6576]

I'm so glad you're putting out content more frequently.

[@gingersnap6004]

This really seems to be your niche in gaming. Live action interactive video games (or "experience" as it were).

[@benestey8015]

I was going to mention the book but it looks like someone did. yup, i was one of those kids who had to read it in high school too. thanks for posting moose keep it up man your work is very much appreciated!

[@Kneightt]

You know what the most linear kind of video games are? Movies.

[@SignFanatics]

Great video as always Ian, I cracked up at the double dipping one liners electric chair part

[@person4169]

NYEEEEEGH!

[@Egalitariat-likesecretariat]

8:55 I seriously sort of expected him to stop laughing, freeze, and flop over from iocane powder poisoning.

[@MrWolfSnack]

Full motion video my ass! I'd like to be FULL FUCKING SCREEN!

[@MrPiccoloku]

+MrWolfSnack Yeah. What good is having live-action cutscenes when you can't see the live action? Also, nice fursona.

[@GreatKingIso]

It has begun

[@MrPiccoloku]

scout wizardman What has?

[@GreatKingIso]

+Sir Fur The Angry Furry you have the word furry in your name they will come

[@MrPiccoloku]

scout wizardman And I'll be ready. *grabs custom shotgun, chainsaw sword, badass power armor*

[@johnalogue9832]

I see "temperature paper burns" and yell "FAHRENHEIT 451! 451! HAVEN'T YOU READ THE DANG BOOK?!" at the screen. Really good book. Most realistic dystopia I ever read.

[@RMarsupial]

+ProbeVoyages I've read it but didn't make the connection... even though I've known in the past that's where the title comes from. Interesting fact: it's not really true that paper ignites at 451 degrees Fahrenheit. There isn't really one single temperature that paper ignites at (Wikipedia says between 440 and 470)

[@johnalogue9832]

Neat fact. It was the first thing he came to, though.

[@blazingwaters7469]

Ian where do you even find some of these games?

[@Rose_Light0]

I really enjoy your videos Ian. Each one makes me laugh so much and it makes my day so much better!

[@fletchj2016]

was the general guy played by the evil boss from island peril. if not then they look and act remotely similar

[@guilhermehank4938]

Not the same but both character talk and laugh in the same over the top fashion.

[@Skriak]

Recreating the authentic FMV game experience by watching this at 144p on my big TV

[@fleabagrusty]

The villain sounds like the guy from Mystic Midway Phantom Express.

[@fleabagrusty]

Megaman Andrew Sounds like a good living

[@Shinbu1128]

1:10 Perfect example: Basically everyone involved with Bubsy 3D.

[@otaking3582]

So how long until Bullwinkle here reviews Phantasmagoria, Night Trap, or Pumpkinhead's Revenge?

[@otaking3582]

Who?

[@Cronamash]

+Otaking Mikohani Nabeshin!

[@manospondylus]

And Gabriel Knight 2

[@otaking3582]

+TheJadeCrafter12358 Oh, okay. I've only played halfway through the first game, and I refuse to look up spoilers

[@fabio-vb7xu]

"the horror. .. let's see it one more time though." goof and gaffs

[@weirdotzero7065]

Temperature at which Paper burn?......Oh, I get it. Thank you my brain full of pop culture facts.

[@jackthomson7826]

Brutalmoose is easily my second favorite youtuber of all tine

[@Stars-Mine]

I thought the paper burn clue was nice. Fahrenheit 451 is required reading for most highschool students isnt it?

[@joshzimmerman]

+Matthew Jackson Judging by some of these comments, I'm guessing not anymore.

[@starglittersys]

it still is here at least

[@GuyWithChainsaw]

7:53 So maybe im a little too perverted but this scene when she says "Oh my gooood!"

[@StilvurBee]

MRRRRNNNNAH

[@UndercoverArgonian]

Farenheit 451 is a novel written by Ray Bradbury. The title is a reference to the temperature at which paper combusts.

[@RollingWithNat20]

I...I thought the temperature at which paper burns was common knowledge.

[@camolotthe42]

Yeah. It was a little weird for me too.

[@Nulono]

+RollingWithNat20 Yep, 451°C.

[@RollingWithNat20]

Nulono XD Metric! Alright.

[@SolidSnake684]

Thank god B-Moose has returned to fight the good fight against the evil FMV