Death in the Circus - Reveil

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[@BritishUnic0rn]

did no one else catch the date of log 1 vs the current date??? he was trapped in that loop for SIXTEEN years

[@tammypi6877]

Holy cow! I didn't even notice that and that makes it even wilder. Good catch!

[@evrynameistaken5]

His first mistake was being a horror game protagonist and naming his child an anagram of 'or die'

[@dimwarlock]

"That time I accidentally became the protagonist of my favorite horror game about a man searching for his allegedly living daughter" my favorite Isekai.

[@Sintanity]

26:05 - The game: _die...!_ me: haha, or "the" in german Gab: haha, or "the" in german

[@JHawkLR]

She kept asking when he signed his life away, giving them consent for the experiments, if entering the facility counted as consent, but after they talked about him not having any friends, and no family after his dad passed, and having trouble with jobs, it's pretty clear they picked him because they weren't going to ask for consent and didn't want someone who would be noticed missing.

[@DemonicNightmare]

This game is the epitome of "They had me in the first half."

[@Tarcisius_]

Yes. I was really hoping they wouldn't go with the cliché "bad dad." I did not expect how far they didn't go with it.

[@buritters]

I was NOT expecting the back half of the game 😅 Also the voice actor for Walter is a man named Brian Roberts for anyone who wants to know!

[@jonathanbaird9786]

I was curious, because my first thought was: "Is Chris Parnell voicing indie horror games now?!"

[@OGMillwood]

Reminded me a lot of the voice actor from The Beast Inside... Could it be the same guy?

[@OGMillwood]

Okay, just checked and yes, it's totally the same guy!

[@zerin25]

That twist was impressive! I saw exactly what happened with his family coming from a mile away, and was honestly debating about turning off because it was so cliche. But I'm glad I stuck around because I did not expect the rest!

[@pemanilnoob]

It’s such a good twist, I feel like they knew how cliche it is, just to be like “HAHA YOU THOUGHT!!!”

[@L1vRosie]

What u expect : creepy circus game , what you get: Truman show vibes

[@HiddenDarkHM]

Honestly this kind of plot is INCREDIBLY difficult to do correctly. When the big twist kicked in I was very skeptical very quickly, intrigued but skeptical. Honestly, I think they nailed it. It didn't feel like a let-down or an "it was all just a dream" kind of twist. Especially when you notice things like the laundromat being the tent he goes through by the fallen tree, and all the other little details it doesn't feel cheesy or half-assed. (slight potential spoilers below?) I also really like that even in the circus storyline he wasn't just a generic horror game "bad dad", there was some very genuine tragedy and complexity. Even if that had been the extent I would have been satisfied.

[@Hopischwopi]

I also love the questions that are left. Makes me wonder abut the world, the experiments, how everything works with the memories and if the subjects have still free will or are fully subjected to he written srorrylines which would explain the difference in morals and actions because I think he would've never killed anyone without being forced.

[@FuriosasWarRig]

​@@Hopischwopitype this again and spell check it cuz wtf are you tryna say

[@Hopischwopi]

@@FuriosasWarRig I don't know if it is fun for you to talk to people like that or if you are that miserable that you have to be so mean to compensate your own feelings. I hope you get better soon if you are notnfeeling well! And if you are just an asshole, lol, sad.

[@8bitarmory846]

@@FuriosasWarRig it's two misspelled words that are pretty easy to infer. This seems more like your problem.

[@catacc.]

2:14:51 I just love how Gab quotes random vines out of nowhere 😂 it makes me crack up every time

[@Cove_Blue]

It makes sense why he had 2 voices, his "Walter" voice, and his "thoughts" voice, now! I kept thinking that was odd! Gah! I love this!

[@anacsadder]

They had me in the first half. I was about to complain about the killing-his-family thing, saw how much time was still left in the video, and thought it seemed kind of early for that to be the big reveal. Especially because there were a couple times where he commented that it didn't seem like something he would have done. I was not expecting the turn that it did take, though.

[@conkusbonkus]

This went from Layers of Fear to Beyond Two Souls and I couldn't be happier with this rollercoaster ride

[@gargamellenoir8460]

Except unlike these two it was clever too!

[@patmiller7045]

You know your getting old when the subtitles are to small and book club sounds like fun 😂😂

[@HiddenDarkHM]

How dare you come for me like this 😂

[@dimwarlock]

Sorry, professor Trelawney, I didn't know reading made my soul old as the pages of my books. Also, it's not like a horror game about teenagers on a literature club was trending just 7 years ago, not enough for a 13 year old at the time to feel, well... old.

[@Tarcisius_]

I think it was a percentage _of_ the size of the subtitles, not a percentage increase, but I didn't get a good look at the options menu, so I don't know if there was descriptive text defining it.

[@heyassbut8199]

This is like the start of the company that sold brain upgrades in Prey that let you instantly learn skills, it's like we're seeing the first round of research.

[@FruitiestSushi]

44:54 as someone who has depersonalization....I cannot explain how much I relate to that feeling :') sometimes I forget what the layout of my house is when I'm not walking through it.

[@animosity9197]

I also really loved that this game immediately established the protagonist was having vivid dreams and/or hallucinations, and therefore all the stuff being "dream logic" and working based off narratives instead of actual logic (train engine suddenly about to explode! obviously correct action is to try and depressureize it! don't think about it too much!) really worked in terms of just letting us soak directly in the symbolism of whatever was going on. Really well done!

[@demonzabrak]

Depressurizing it actually IS how you keep it from "exploding." If it doesn't have a dangerous level of internal pressure, it can't explode. That's how explosions work. Take a bullet apart and dump the powder on your driveway, and use a match to set it on fire, compare what happens to "firing a bullet." One is combustion, the other is a combustion explosion. One has low pressure, the other has high pressure. There was no dream logic in the remedial actions taken.

[@k-lingon-berry]

What a twist, dang! 🤯I already liked this game when the plot was "just" a normal indie horror story, but then it kicked up to eleven in the second half. Really impressive, I love it. 👍Plus the graphics were top-notch. Also, Gab didn't notice this but [SPOILERS ahead - SPOILERS ahead - SPOILER warning] ... Skuld, Urd and Verdandi are the three Norns of Norse mythology, similar to the three Fates of Greek/Roman myth. So that's what the departments are named after. Imo the protagonist was definitely captured against his will, the scouting documents read like this Norn corporation or organisation was looking for people who wouldn't be missed because they're socially isolated. Which makes sense, given that brainwashing people like that would not pass an ethics panel... The world-building in this is very cool, I'll definitely find a video with the other endings. I'm wondering what the things was that briefly entered our FOV in the first ("de-imprinting") ending. It looked like part of some machine flipping down maybe, which makes me wonder if the protagonist truly escaped... Or maybe he just put on a baseball cap and we saw the visor of that, haha. But I suspect something more sinister.

[@MickZarco]

It's not a Gab video without a cute "darkness" or "blood". But that drugs was unexpected.

[@joyg2526]

Fun facts: "Urðr, which means “what once was”, Verðandi “what is coming into being”, and Skuld “what shall be” are three female beings, called Norns, who create and control fate in Norse mythology. Also there was a popular anime/manga called "Oh! My Goddess" ああっ女神さまっ VERY loosely based off of the Norse mythology. The names of the characters are the same except for Verdandi, which the author, Kōsuke Fujishima, changed to Belldandy (maybe because Japanese have difficulty pronouncing the "v" sound?). Anyway, cool game. Wish these types of games didn't make me feel so nauseous.

[@tammypi6877]

I was thinking this while you were playing and especially at the end since we find out how many times he went through it but reveal would show something but they spell it reveil which Google says means " to cover again or conceal with or as if with a veil." So if he chooses family it's reveil bc he's covering his eyes to the truth.

[@JuliaWolkenstein]

Reveil is French for awakening, also seems fitting

[@dimwarlock]

As an artist and someone who was an art teaher, I can see how on the kid's sketchbook we have some very intentional scribbles, it's crearly from someone who know what they're doing trying to make it look chaotic, not at all from a hild. Specially those last drawings, those have weight and perspective, something you don't see on a 7 year old, even if they've taken classes, their brains are not ready to look at the world that way.

[@RS-bn1ty]

I can’t remember a lot of my childhood due to trauma, only bits and pieces some good some bad but most are blocked out when I try to remember so it’s understandable what the main guy is going through

[@hippieduck]

Gentle reminder to anyone reading' that not remembering much of one's childhood isn't a sign of trauma in itself, as it can be assigned to how one's brain processes stuff in general.

[@johnollis5362]

Very cool game! Yeah, I didn't know i had epilepsy till i was 10 while playing playstation and next thing i knew i woke up in the hospital like i woke up from a nap with a headache because i hit my head.

[@queenoftriforce]

“Wanna play? Look at this balls.” Sounds about right 😌

[@Zathrian451]

try this game "Left Behind" - LEFT BEHIND is a hyper-realistic psychological horror game where you take on the role of a real estate agent with a client looking to sell you a property. Instead of a straightforward and quick interaction with the client, you find yourself thrust into a deeply unsettling and frightening situation.

[@dimwarlock]

What? that game hasn't even come out and you just copy pasted the very unspecific Steam description... worse than that, when I search for it, I get the movie series and then "The Left Behind" which is a survival post apoalyptic game.

[@Zathrian451]

it is available to you tube creators as an early release...search you tube creator fooster...he has a gameplay video out. it not ready for the general public yet@@dimwarlock

[@Zathrian451]

@@dimwarlock the game is out for you tube creators dude...search "fooster" he has a video of this game on his YT channel

[@Zathrian451]

DUH!!!!

[@Zathrian451]

@@dimwarlock it is ready for you tube creators to play

[@riphopfer5816]

‘For whom is the Funhouse fun?’ -John Barth

[@eliotcrooks3940]

This in VR would be awesome and… terrifying.😮

[@Wayazaexa42]

Gab mentioned Portal and Total Recall, which is fair enough, but I was thinking more Portal and The Truman Show.

[@Wayazaexa42]

5-10 minutes later and now I'm feeling Total Recall.

[@L1vRosie]

Me too I got major Truman show vibes towards the back half

[@hiitsmoto]

2:14:00 “Your dad? 😢 Boogiewoogiewoogie” cracked me up LOL

[@sinswept]

39:10 -ish - when he looked at the blindfold and said "but I knew she'd never fall" I immediately thought "so she fell and passed away", but now when you mention a TW for self cancellation, I am thinking the daughter fell and passed and the mother could not live with it and the dad has lost all of his marbles.

[@kdkorz10211]

That was my guess before the big wtf reveal

[@TrishaElric7]

1:00:38 I’ve had to learn to stop doing this recently as well. My thing is salmon, I can’t stand it. But I always said ‘well, maybe one day I’ll find a way I like it’. But now, at almost 33, I’m like, no, I don’t like salmon and that’s ok. I don’t have to like it, I don’t owe it to anyone to like it, and I shouldn’t have to feel the need to try something I already know I won’t like as I’ve never liked it~ ❤️

[@hannahbeynon05-20]

Dude I'm the same! I tried so hard to like salmon because it seems like everyone in the world does but I just can't no matter how I prepare/season it.

[@tammypi6877]

My cousin hates fish but eats salmon if my dad makes it. I wish I could send you my dad's salmon lol

[@HiddenDarkHM]

I have the exact opposite problem, where I feel the need to justify and quantify every single thing I like, even mundane things, it can be so exhausting so I totally get how that could work as well, and sometimes I find myself overjustifying my dislikes too.

[@justapanpirate]

@@HiddenDarkHM I feel this so much, I used to be a people pleaser who had to always have a reason (and had friends who sometimes demanded one) and would over explain due to fear of being misunderstood. Fawning became my trauma response, and over explaining is probably a mix of that and the autism 🙃

[@HiddenDarkHM]

@@justapanpirateYeah that about sums it up exactly for me too 😂🥲

[@Artisttrash]

I love this type of stuff where people find out they are part of simulation, it’s the lore behind it

[@Hvedrun]

Seeing the thumbnail I thought it was yet another mascot horror game with a mad clown chasing you, then a well made psychological horror that awkwardly tries to justify its protagonist murdering his family, but all of this was turned upside down to reveal (or should I say reveil) its true nature. There's still plenty of mystery surrounding this Norn corporation and its relations to north mythology, Urd, Verdandi and Skuld being the aformentioned three norns which preside over the Past, Present and Future respectively. We get a glimpse of the departments with the memory rewriting thing, but there are unanswered questions for another game in this universe in my opinion. Not sure the good ending is that good too with the weird effect at the end (you get to hear some more phrases in the background in the happinness ending showing Norn is still after the player).

[@Spider_lillyy_]

WOW WHAT A GAME! the twist was so unexpected but so AWESOME I’m so amazed with this game.

[@chelseahay3999]

Wow what sick graphics tho ! Gab knows all the cool games to play it’s fun to watch you play gab!😊

[@CassianGray]

1:53:51 Huh, Liam Kennely is pretty similar to Leon Kennedy Edit: ah yes, someone in chat mentioned it later. What an interesting game! The beginning did feel kinda tropey, but I'm so glad I stuck around for the big twist and finale. Gonna go look up the other endings now!

[@hazelthio7622]

Gosh I've been watching this while I work, but then before going to sleep I look up the timer and I'm JUST HALFWAY damn this game long and I love it.

[@gojijynx]

i’m watching this high as a kite and i have NO idea what’s going on and i can’t decide if it made the video more enjoyable or more terrifying

[@alibine626]

off only the first 15 minutes or so, this game seems to give BIGGG What Remains of Edith Finch vibes which I am LOVING

[@Potat941]

The Chinese says something like "Golden Tailors", basically a tailor shop sign :D

[@beaniiman]

This game really suprised me, glad you played it. Love the videos keep up the good work!

[@zekegonzalez22]

Real fans watch both Gab's livestream playthrough AND the edited playthrough for KZbin 🙌

[@jaylethel550]

her indie horror playlist stays on repeat fpr me

[@picniclunch4524]

Agreed

[@CutieCunts]

That’s called obsession. Sorry to break it to you🫡

[@astrojoy88]

Literally never can get enough gab 😭 I just rewatched soma, 10/10 story and gameplay

[@kimackerman6202]

same here

[@kthskies]

i've been watching so much of your content lately and wanted to say thank you so much for what you do

[@Hinata15465]

She is so wholesome and really, really beautiful. Love her!

[@2LaneTraveler]

Oh cool new content... Oh, I watched the livestream. May check it out later, just to see the editorial choices that were made.

[@Momo_Minomo]

It's worth it just for them adding the circus music when Gab starts singing it lol

[@alexdye7194]

This was absolutely amazing!!!!! I was hooked from the start! And as soon as we think we know what's going on thwy throw another twist in there!!! ❤❤❤❤🎉

[@housetelcontar6251]

Finding the mannequin parts in the workshop was like reading the old school “I Spy” books. Even got the spooky theme edition.

[@MissAlyy]

Dude this game took a turn I did not expect!!!! This was amazing ❤❤

[@D24Abraham]

The developers of this game used to make like them park ride games. Huge step up.

[@LePezzy66]

Is that the voice actor from Killer Frequency? Anyway, great game and playthrough!

[@FakeAssHandsomeMcGee_]

He does sound familiar.

[@buritters]

His name is Brian Roberts ❤

[@HiddenDarkHM]

Ahhhhh that's why he sounded so familiar, I love his voice.

[@buzzoff619]

Yeah he is in numerous horror games, especially indie ones

[@MattDoesHisBest]

2:24:20 I like how the image on the wall changed to look like interlocking scissors.

[@joannagutierrez1074]

My mom and I really enjoyed this game and its plot twist. We really enjoy watching your playthroughs.

[@NaiadRiver]

I swear you always play the most interesting and mind crazy games! And god, don’t I enjoy watching you play them

[@kydon07]

I was literally thinking that the story premise wasn’t interesting enough to last 3 whole hours. Boy have I never been more wrong, that ending was awesome

[@kittysaidmew]

yesss i love the long videos! this is better than tv

[@Emmken94]

I love watching your videos every time I watch one of your videos I’m relaxed and calm Thursday last week I had experienced my first panic attack so I’m trying to keep myself relaxed and calm your videos help a lot to keep me relaxed and calm so thank you ❤😊

[@malani4329]

I really love that you explain after you read something in your own words what you read ❤ I often struggle to understand what I read haha

[@whoa478]

POV: There is no war in Ba Sing Se.

[@gabrielamendez5574]

I caught the last 40 minutes of this stream and ended up watching the vod yesterday with my wife- I had NO IDEA it was the same game until about 5 minutes before where I'd started in steam!! Insane game

[@squeazil3346]

My new least favorite genre of horror games is: The real horror is trauma/mental illness. Just as my eyes were rolling, this game switched it up and completely subverted my expectations! Such a pleasant surprise!

[@oatmilkmustache]

This was such a fun stream and great game! I really enjoyed all of it. Stunning visuals as well.

[@Cove_Blue]

I am so blown away! I think my jaw has been dropped for like 15 minutes!

[@RiverSong1218]

I made the mistake of going to a Halloween event at King's Island with a college friend. This guy dressed as a clown wouldn't stop following me. He also happened to be a mime as well as a clown so doubly creepy. I had asked them to stop because they were freaking me out but apparently they thought that was them doing their job? Then a second clown showed up and I finally said that I respected they were at their job but there were plenty of other people here and I didn't feel fun scared but close to panic attack scared. They left me alone after that. I don't think it's normal to enjoy the presence of clowns.

[@deannathompson4277]

39:05 I’m thinking she drowned, in the mirror maze there was water sounds, and then dorie said she wanted to go to the lake

[@marcoguardia4869]

I have enjoyed this game with the chat hope the other people will play it too

[@Ohmlux]

I was hooked throughout the whole thing, its really hard to come by games like this these days.

[@finalclutch]

This somewhat reminds me of SOMA. Now I wanna rewatch that let's play.

[@littlecatto]

I already watched the livestream of this but I will still watch this 'cause it's good! 🌟

[@Hopischwopi]

This was an amazing game! I love the twists and I definetly need to kne the other endings.

[@bellarose3807]

It kinda reminds me of the horror game, the park, a game that Markiplier played on his channel many many years ago, that I have yet to see re-created sense(vibe wise that is) I think Gab would really enjoy playing it

[@Strawberrygrl_bun]

I forgot i watch this aready on stream. The whole time i was woundering why it sounded so familiar. 😅

[@Hinata15465]

This is me ALL the time lool

[@AsilEroom1]

This was such a cool game to watch!

[@taylorgarrigan2077]

Watched the live stream now I’m in for the edit!!!

[@ViggoM9]

Hi Gab, I just wanted to say that the machines at 1:41:01 looks like MRI scanners. Also love your videos, keep it up girl!

[@erisauria]

I was in the same boat thinking this was the usual indie horror story and then went WHUUU when the twist hit 😂

[@savannahcruthers1783]

The club with all the cardboard cut outs reminded me of Dau, this Russian cult-like movie franchise (cult as in high control group, not beloved), and there's stories about people going to interviews but it turns out to be a dark building full of mannequins with only a couple real people

[@PotatoFarmer656]

Unexpected twist and deep lore aside, on my second watch of this playthrough trying to look for early clues for the plot twist, I just wanna appreciate the little detail where Zohan was actually helpful 🤣On 19:38, Zohan mentioned that a "long drive over the hill" is what "Walter" needed to help his search. After girlbossing through the motorcycle minigame, Gab got the achievement for completing that long drive called "King of the Hill". Cheeky.

[@brittanybutcher2868]

This game remind me a lot of movies called escape room. There are 2 of them. I think you would like them! 😊It has a big cooperation who send people boxes with a similar symbol to the one in this game! with a similar symbol to the one in this game! and a chance to win money. They are unaware they are test subjects in a sick game. The rooms are insanely rigged like those moving boxes in this game! They look like real environments that are fake!

[@TessaG75]

1:48:25 Same, Gab, same!! I don't think any of us saw it coming, and I love it! So cool!! Edit: Ok, now I finished the video and I gotta say, it really blew me away; it might be my favorite indie game of the year so far just because of the twist and everything that happened after that

[@liawatson5789]

Wow amazing game❤ And the ending scared me so much lol And killing the researchers is so valid, lol

[@animosity9197]

At about the halfway part, I thought this game was going to make me sympathize with a person who kidnapped their own kid away from the other parent, and tbh I was on board, I was like, this is some wackadoo child labor stuff, and then he opted for murder??? And I was like...there are other solutions to this problem, though...DID NOT EXPECT THAT TWIST. Like, damn, unethical scientists, you gotta clearly establish that there are no other OPTIONS for this guy before he leaps to murder that somehow inexplicably becomes murder + manslaughter. Most people won't just jump there! Of course he had trouble making those memories make sense! They're poorly written!

[@Stefaline]

Loved the live stream, very good game and Gab being cute and funny as always :)

[@Hinata15465]

She is so beautiful inside and out!

[@TheOriginalMelly]

this would make such a cool horror movie!! SOMEONE DO THE THING!!!

[@roryvassar2399]

Gabs ability to predict things right before they happen in games is absolutely baffling to me every time

[@Lawsonomy1]

I want to see the happy life ending so bad, but I can't find any other playthroughs. A google search doesn't even turn up a Wikipedia page for this game so I can't even read what happens.

[@Tarcisius_]

I don't know if I'm allowed to recommend other streamers, but I actually first saw it played through all five endings: the hardest one to get is the Good Life one because you have to load an earlier checkpoint if you missed the disk: everything else can be done right in the machine room. Insym got it in his Twitch run, but I don't know if it's in his Vods channel yet.

[@ichirukoriurycha]

The oil can in the gas station looks the same as the one that's in phasmophobia.

[@rocky-fuller]

15 minutes in and probably within the first 5 minutes, I have concluded that either he's dead or his wife and child are dead and he hasn't been able to properly cope with that

[@renrobner4403]

First time ever watching a video within the first minute of an upload lol

[@Hinata15465]

Omg congratulations it feels so good 😂

[@reinagonzales6126]

Before knowing Gabs you got scare of any moving thing. After Gabs you also smile and giggles when paranormal activity/jumpscares shows up 😂😂❤ Wow, that left turn blow my mind 😮 Here i though it was a psycological/demon theme. Awesome and yet more creepy story, excellent gameplay, Eve. 😊❤

[@jessicawilliams1497]

I am just here to watch Gab vibe to the music 🎶

[@chloesmith3877]

The logo reminded me of abstergo haha The mix voice actor and the “requirements” from the paper somehow made me think if this was real it would happen to my neighbour Definitely matches some of the reasons why 7 was chosen

[@hat3th3hat3r2]

That dmt cart be hitting different...

[@fumz02]

That SASSY sketchbook 👋🏽

[@jen50madison]

Great game!

[@cwells97]

I think with some minor tweaks, this game could be made to fit into the SOMA universe.

[@HiddenDarkHM]

Ooo like a prequel or kinda midquel? I could absolutely see that.

[@cassielin5385]

Will you play 'lies of P' Gabby? Its a fairytale (pinocchio) souls-like game

[@thesmartkookie9961]

im surprised she hasn’t played it yet, it definitely seems like a game she’d enjoy!

[@sportsjefe]

@@thesmartkookie9961admittedly that game is wayyyyyy too long for her youtube.

[@cassielin5385]

@@thesmartkookie9961 There wasn't a lot of noise so it may have slipped through, but I hope one day she gives it a chance :)

[@Plush.Hunter]

The game is looking so cool and Gab is extra cute in this video.

[@crazymus_pride]

6:04 YT house doesn't like copyright games too (funfact a lot of the revenue going on the game publishers so YT will force to upload only sponsored and private uploads) 11:15 i was watching the stream and I hear screaming I run to see what made her scream "chup" 2 ads started playing 21:10 I had this game 37:40 😂😂😂 1:35:00 you hitting Bell's I think crouch walk works only when is close

[@whoa478]

If you’re scrolling through the comments at the beginning of the video and are confused, don’t worry, because so were we.

[@blargenheim2032]

The only gripe I have about this game, while the voice actor is good, he sighs and grunts more than any man I've ever heard in my life in just about every sentence lol