Dinner party gone WRONG [Dinner with Strangers]

[@westube643]

You know a horror game is gonna be good when it hits you with a Shakespearean speech in the first 30 seconds.

[@mylenaurelie]

all it's missing is the iambic pentameter

[@windflier1684]

And then turn into a cyberpunk escape room 5 mins in.

[@r3dr4te963]

Dunno who said it first, but it was said by "Red" from Shawsank Redemption (King)

[@TheReZisTLust]

Also if they add an upside-down camera angle when your main character is a female in a dress

[@DarkHorseDanny]

It wasn't good though... I hope this is sarcasm😂

[@Kinnakeeter]

He actually called the move controls WASDA. He hasn't done that in years so it made me giggle. Like he put an extra A in there. It brought back some memories of the old school Harshly Critical days.

[@echo_sprite]

John can mimic the guys voice in the beginning so well, I’m starting to think John made this game…

[@domino160]

john would never make a game with tank controls LMFAO

[@Marsson90]

@@domino160 I can see him doing that, just to throw sass at the people that genuinely prefers them 🤣

[@worrellwhyte6186]

John used mimic tear

[@Jmoneygaming88]

@@worrellwhyte6186 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@GraviQuate]

i think he might just be unironically good at voice acting lmao

[@christosgeorgiafentis4825]

My initial thought when I saw the intro was that this game was going to be a real attempt at horror quality, but of course five minutes later, all I could think was "What the heck is this game supposed to be?"

[@Blinky.Catttt]

I assume the man is trying recreate his wife via a series of clones, then puts them through tests to see if they can survive. Hence he's like, they're just looking like daughters... I'll get my wife back. Etc.

[@richarddoyle3420]

John's frustrations are glorious. 🤣 Even as a demo, it needs a serious rewrite.

[@shellbatronic]

I was thinking it looked pretty good until the opening voiceover, it went off the rails in record time. I am still puzzled by the explosive aspect. They built a neat atmosphere with all the gothic-masquerade-party people but then all of a sudden there is a laser door and it's a bit.. jarring?

[@imbored8478]

Yeah, the masquerade, sort of goth aesthetic does not match with the futuristic stuff at all.

[@Em-fz5uh]

Me too. I thought the atmosphere in the beginning at potential. I can't remember the name but there's a horror movie about a dinner with people with animal masks so I thought it was going to be similar. I'm not completely against the lab parts, there could be something interesting to do with it. When he started playing, I had flashbacks from the game he played awhile ago where he accidentally went into an Eyes wide shut type of party haha, For a minute I thought the game was going to take this route too.

[@imbored8478]

@The Dark Overlord Such as?

[@justmyfl2722]

@@imbored8478 ready assets from unity store ;)

[@imbored8478]

@@justmyfl2722 damn

[@nobody2996]

"The puzzles have been simplified for the demo" I hope so, so far the 'puzzles' have been 'Find note that explicitly tells you what the password to the next door/safe is'

[@notrealnamenotatall2476]

It would've been cool if it was more like a 'And then there were None' scenario where you and the other dinner guests are being off'd one by one and you have to solve puzzles both to survive the traps and to figure out what's actually going. Not entirely original, but its been ages since I've seen a game that's tried an angle like that. This has promise, but strikes me too much like the 'faux Clocktower' craze.

[@bonesReal]

Before: HQ residential house Now: Empty bookshelves

[@JargonMadjin]

Apocalypse: HQ Residential House with empty bookshelves

[@FilmsIMet]

I miss HQ residential house

[@eightskulls]

This definitely made me miss the old videos of John being baffled by bad horror games, "back in the day".

[@pengwin_]

the good ol days

[@here2watch08]

Yess

[@schala002]

Same

[@Phantom-kc9ly]

He's played more than I can count

[@katyawc]

speedrun tactic: find laxatives -> shit out the bomb

[@kc_cobra]

AKA explosive diarrhoea.

[@aimeedinov7029]

The plot seems to be a man cloning his dead wife, I assume the line about daughters is him feeling weird about ‘raising’ the wife clones. This is like the third or fourth piece of media I’ve seen with that plot this year. What’s wrong with people? So odd. But thanks for the video. 👍🏽

[@JargonMadjin]

That explains some things but not the mirror dimension dominatrix with purple hair

[@LadyBern]

@@JargonMadjin that little weird poem clues you in a bit "Mirror mirror on the wall. Take me back before the fall " I can't think of that other game with the twins that did the time travel bits but they implemented it well. If she is a clone I'm guessing the mirror may send her back to the original, or at least into the memories of the original. But it wasn't done well here, there's no confusion or inner dialogue to give us exposition, just that 1 poem that you can easily bypass. Whatever the case is I sorta like it but feel like this is a case of too many convoluted ideas for a basic predictable plot they aren't creative enough to write (like game play came first. Plot second). This is like if RE: Village was crossed over with E.L. James making a bdsm sci-fi horror fanfic of Agatha Christie's Then There Were None.

[@aimeedinov7029]

Fair point 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@LadyBern]

@@aimeedinov7029 sadly that doesn't mean that it works or makes sense. It's just explains that it's there but not why it's there or why it needs to be there. Instead focusing on building up mystery in the story they revealed 10 minutes in they do gimmick puzzles. It's weird, you can see a Frankenstein's monster sort of ideas in what they're trying to do thanks to seeing it from other games but they aren't investing in explaining it in the games narrative or environment. I get the feeling we're going into a Lily's Well situation where technically you're not restarting the level you're just another clone who has retained some memories from the last one. Hope they polish the hell outta this in the future so that it's good.

[@JoeTAC]

@@JargonMadjin Probably genetic memory. He probably keeps raising his wife and cloning it from the most successful variants so they have genetic memory of the lives of the ones before them and the killer is probably one of the rejected ones. Or could be the memory of the original wife.

[@voodoolew]

John is racking up some serious world record runs lately. I mean, 9:34 KEY? You madman.

[@gwwilch2508]

Dominatrix by 8:40 lol

[@user-nsjyxi9]

Yeah I have noticed that 😅

[@GhostHelwig]

I like the setup to this, the weird dinner party and the bomb in her body that you have to deal with are both cool concepts. But everything else was so cliché. And the dinner party wasn’t really utilized the way I wanted it to be. Your idea for it was more in line with what I was hoping for, too. Still, a fun video if nothing else. 😊

[@auntienyannyan]

“woah, naked guys!!!” is a quote i never thought i’d hear today

[@sirionmaster4]

Back in the day when PewDiePie used to play Amnesia, it was a running theme/joke for him to say "teleporting naked guys!" whenever a , you know, naked man teleported right in front of him as a jumpscare. It's still one of my favorite catchphrases of his from those Amnesia videos.

[@auntienyannyan]

@@sirionmaster4 ahh where did the time go 😭

[@risacooper]

I love John's casual "oh look it's the nurse from DBD let's sneak past her hihihi", very cute

[@Cinnie.Stories]

I just watched your Night Cry play through last night and this felt really similar. I also thought this was going to be like Rides With Strangers and I was so excited for a second lol

[@baka_yu9343]

Your theory on what the game is sounds so much better than what the game actually turned out to be. I'd like to see you play that unfortunately fictional game!

[@madeofmeats]

there's an old indie game called Murder at the Masquerade Manor that's almost an exact match to what he described if you're interested

[@fleabaguette9699]

As an introvert who hates human interaction, the title alone makes my blood run cold. Lmao

[@veloux]

The giggle from the person walking past John in the hallway and then his giggle after made me lol

[@windflier1684]

How did this game go from a victorian style to a sci-fi escape room so quick?

[@pwnagecakes8934]

Dollar store Jigsaw game was savage. Thanks for playing these random games, you are the sacrifice who plays them for us.

[@mmarage1]

I think the main problem with this demo is that it throws you into the deep end. It places you after when you should know that there's an other world mirror mechanic ala Silent Hill Origins, thus confusing players about what they need to do if they get the safe combination, but can't find the safe. Not everything is interactable, many of the doors don't even have any form of interaction to them, so they may not even think about going up to the mirror and interacting with it. It also throws you into a timed section with no real explanation as well with such a short time limit that it's going to become necessary to do at least two playthroughs at a minimum to get through everything. The game designer may know where to go and how it all makes sense, and in their own playthrough can easily complete that section within the requisite ten minutes, but the player definitely doesn't and won't be able to. That's just bad game design right there. I get that they probably wanted to do something like Resident Evil's timed self destruct sections, but the problem is that Resident Evil typically allows you to explore the map first, thus allowing the player to figure out where they'll need to go once the countdown begins since they ran across the end goal early on in their initial exploration. They also don't throw a bunch of BS puzzles/item finding/exploration right at the end where you're going to need to come to a grinding halt and try to figure out how to progress which may eat up precious finite minutes. If this was going to be how they were going to try and reel people in with their game when the full release came out, they made some very questionable and outright terrible decisions.

[@matthewsaxon3038]

low-key dissapointed after expecting this would be a spiritual successor to "Rides with Strangers"

[@entririhunter]

The shelves are empty because that's where he keeps his ecchi figures. He isn't ready to have them on display to company.

[@melanied917]

"I'm flexible" that whole bit was so funny 😂

[@princesslialeiav4925]

I appreciate... so much... that John says "Tummy" not "belly". Can't explain it, just appreciate it 💜

[@kristianwilliams441]

I was gonna comment this exact same thing. It's weirdly wholesome and I love it

[@fleabaguette9699]

Agreed lol oddly wholesome in a way

[@animdoodle]

Johns so cute when he wants to be ^^

[@PixieTrixster]

Totally agree

[@ninjalawzo]

So you have a belly?

[@xhousefire]

I'm confused. Every dial combination lock I've ever used has worked by setting the dial TO those numbers in sequence. It usually goes: > turn dial right twice past the first #, then stop on the third time it gets to the # > turn dial left once past the second #, then stop on the second time it gets to the next # > turn dial right and stop on the last # Do locks that work like how John first tried it even exist, and maybe I've just never seen one of them? He seemed so sure in that moment and I'm over here like: ??? I feel like this has come up in other games he's played too

[@shroomyk]

I have no idea why he was doing it that way the first time. Really strange. I have never seen a lock work by counting instead of using the numbers displayed.

[@OrangeStrayCat]

All the combination locks I've used made you go right left right, but I think they were inconsistent about how you input the first number. I don't think any I used made you go twice past it. As for whether you turn the number of notches or turn to the number that's more a matter of how you write the combination down than how the lock works, but I've always had it written as turn to a number.

[@aaronfoster377]

That’s how the lock worked in MADiSON so that was prolly just fresh in his mind

[@littlelatte6204]

I have played a couple puzzle games with safes like that, but it usually depends on whether or not the notches are numbered. On a related topic, i am having so much trouble understanding the lock instructions you wrote, i guess i know less about safes than i thought

[@notalkinggameplay]

after traveling and setting up lockerrooms. i have only set up locks with the way you described it.

[@dotcomgamingd5564]

"some people are gonna be like woah fixed camera tank controls instant buy" literally me

[@LanarkshireLegacy]

I thought he meant 'instant bye', lol

[@keystrix3704]

It's been so long since I've seen a game like this that it's very refreshing, especially to not be in first person.

[@d_ruggs]

holy shit. johns imitation of the main voice actor is spot friggen on

[@TiihoPlays]

I think MADiSON got John willing to try some horror games by indies/small teams and this one immediately axed that future lol

[@the99999th]

that asset pack they use for the enviroment is gonna be next HQ resident house, I see it everywhere recently, its callled Atmospheric House (Modular)

[@ttdebbie]

John be posting so frequently lately i can hardly keep up!! Thank you!! You’ve made my day!!

[@dbone3356]

"There was a bomb inside us?!" I mean... Yeah... That's why you were told "explosive device detected" in the basement.

[@TheRyozanpaku]

When an old man's eye's wide shut party goes horribly wrong....

[@mothmantra6289]

I'm so confused by this plot 😭 cyberpunk in a mirror? Spike traps in a floor with no texture? Just a random enemy in a single room. Where are her shoes?? I have so many questions. The clones made for some creepy guy is even weirder. This plot is just,,,everywhere

[@awesomeaartvark]

My favorite part of this was John trying trying and failing to be flexible with his camera positioning, hahaha, I feel that though, when it's your spot, it's your spot! Changing it up unnecessarily feels so wrong, haha

[@samuelglover1434]

You're right John. That corner. There's something...off about it.

[@Tamiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

„Now we Are ariana grande again“ 😂😂😂

[@noot1375]

The worst part about tank controls is when you're walking in a direction, the camera shifts, and the new perspective after the shift forces whatever direction you were holding to spin your character around in a different direction. I replayed Code Veronica X recently and it is /the/ most infuriating thing. Also Claire handles like a bus with vending machines instead of human passengers, which just makes it even worse.

[@rosaunolalintino]

I saw Code Veronica on sale for like $4 and I was gonna buy it but I ended up not doing it because I don't think I have the patience to deal with tank controls and fixed camera angles lol.

[@Evan_Schaefering]

Are you sure you were using tank controls? Your character turning in response to a camera angle change is the exact opposite of how tank controls actually work. In tank controls, turning your character is completely independent of camera angles and up always moves you in the direction the character is facing. In fact, avoiding the problem you mentioned is exactly why tank controls were used in all of the classic survival horror games. The probelm you had sounds like how 3D controls respond to shifting fixed camera angles. John even mentions it around 6:41 in this video.

[@Phantom-kc9ly]

You weren't using tank controls I'm familiar with. Because holding the same direction on the dpad or analog stick maintains the character direction after a camera change

[@Phantom-kc9ly]

@@rosaunolalintino this dude wasn't using tank controls.

[@RuneTacticss]

I like John's idea of what he thought this game was gonna be better

[@Whatlander]

Even if you went back to your usual corner, it was fun to see you leave your comfort zone, even out of spite.

[@vivicaophelia]

Was anybody else confused by how John unlocked the safe? Like the correct way made sense to me. The way John wanted to do it was weird. Going to the exact numbers seemed obvious

[@BrianWhitmarsh]

Exactly. When you get a safe or a combo lock, they don't tell you how many points to turn, because they can just directly tell you the number on the dial to move to.

[@aliveslice]

Idk what it's like irl but in games it's often the number of turns, not literal numbers. This seems "simplified". Maybe different types of locks. Maybe old vs new type of lock, zoomer moment (jk I'm not sure myself but John will have a fun time reading the safe related comments)

[@BrianWhitmarsh]

@@aliveslice If the lock doesn't have numbers on the ticks, then maybe that makes sense. But in real life, if the first number is 17 and the next spot is 10 ticks to the left, you would just say turn to 7. I'm GenX so maybe there are new locks, but in junior high and high school, that's how all of our lockers worked (as well as the occasional home safe).

[@trevorwills1600]

Agreed. John needs to CHECK HIS SAFE FACTS.

[@Roadent1241]

Americans are weird with these things, all I've ever seen is ear against it (I assume it makes noise I can't hear) then randomly right-left-right done, not looking at the numbers at all. How...? Just use the numbers like here, what does John mean "did this person not know how safes work"??? If I write 3-10-5 I'm not going to at all think people will translate that to whatever John did first. That's like writing a riddle about a cat and expecting them to think about a boat? I use those little combination locks for my bags when traveling, I'm not expecting someone who knows the password to be 926 to go "oh it's 752". Maybe I'm just a dumb Brit, I dunno.

[@elsiebee33]

A cage built for two? Red flag, man lol

[@MrRkaperak]

So catty at the end 😂😂😂 “you can start with the wardrobe”

[@gbrown932]

The clock ticking sounds like they pulled it straight out of stranger things season 4 episode 9.

[@DJ_Khaalis]

John, I don't think it's the game who doesn't know how combination locks work. Every combination lock I have ever encountered has you entering the combination by turning TO the numbers in the combo, not turning it a set number of notches.

[@emmarosie7176]

He’s just too dumb to understand

[@aliveslice]

I'm excited to see John address these comments in the next vid XD

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen9809]

I legit just realized that John isn't wearing headphones anymore. I had to go back and see how long this has been going on for - turns out two weeks and I didn't notice at all right until now! May I ask what earbuds you use, John?

[@kristinesalter3984]

I bet they’re Raycons

[@BLAMAGES]

I'm almost 100% sure they're the Sony WF-1000XM4 :)

[@TheAmazingJimmy]

John, that's exactly how safes work.

[@PixieTrixster]

Haha I was so confused

[@upsetcocoon]

The voice in the beginning reminds me of "THEY CLOSED THE LAKE TODAY-- "😭 guy from the lake of the blind mannequin (or whatever the game was called)

[@shuuzo]

TY for the upload John I'm (hopefully) getting over a horrible cold and I was just gonna make some food so I'm really happy you happened to upload right now

[@makeupminx6103]

John just claiming one corner is better than the other in seriousness is hilarious to me

[@jadlad9666]

John rocking the top knot let's gooo

[@spinnenlile]

Thank you for saving my day, John. You have no idea how happy this upload is making me! I got not so good news today (not THAT bad, but not great either), everything went wrong at work (Monday, huh) and the icing on the cake was looking at an elderly lady's full naked butt at the supermarket (and no, I am not joking. Waited in the line and suddenly her trousers slipped down and apparently it was too hot to wear underwear :) I mean, I can laugh now, but when it happened...) A truly beautiful day.

[@Vonias]

HUH? That's insane! Dear god, wishing you a better Tuesday.

[@ariariari1]

wishing you a better day tomorrow?

[@snakepiissken5889]

Damn did you get her number haha?

[@sebastiansochanski]

Back stronger.

[@MegidolErin]

Well, when you have a really bad day at least you know tomorrow will be better

[@richwalk3954]

The player character looks like Monica from NightCry, except this one has her hair in a ponytail. ...And then I see the video description, and I'm even more convinced that this is a spin-off.

[@allieishere]

i think the bomb wasn't removed, it just was deactivated? but im pretty sure it's still in her tummy cause she's still clutching it after the procedure and also it doesn't seem like anything was removed

[@PixieTrixster]

Was I the only one who thought about it when John found the toilet...

[@moxiemott6737]

Still loving the hair! And that voice acting was....yeah. I live for John's playthrough of these kinds of games.

[@Quinlana83]

Very entertaining. Thank you for playing, John.

[@WheresThaHate]

12:40 john cracks me up 😂

[@MonaMello]

I love the corner debate 😂 john you always know how to make me laugh

[@crizmeow8394]

the voice at the beginning has a very "Lake of the blind mannequin" quality to it

[@umknuffx3]

Thanks for always uploading and entertaining us with no ads 💜

[@karen-7057]

Lolll love your reactions to this game. Great vid, made my day better!! Thanks John

[@emmaa4595]

Can we all take a moment please to appreciate the best John hair of all time? Know I'm fan girling it but top knot with a beard? 👌

[@chillcreep4926]

John's hair has been particularly nice lately. What are you doing, John? Share those Steve Harrington hair secrets!

[@karen-7057]

Yessss

[@johnlisowy2475]

A "female incel" is aptly called a "femcel" in case you were curious.

[@LasagnaQueen]

25:00 Kinda expected that too ngl

[@TheReZisTLust]

If I woke up and everyone around me was dead I'd assume I was the killer since I lived. Weird no protagonist thinks that

[@EternalightVXe]

That thumbnail though... "Are you approaching me?!"

[@TramNguyen-yb3rh]

I feel like this game was trying to be so much but it just ended being a big mess overall.

[@Folkmoot]

I doubt John will see this but a new trailer for Scorn came out, it looks like it may release soon.

[@kc_cobra]

I love these kinds of games. They might not be good but you never really know what to expect so they end up being a ton of fun to watch. Hope you play the full release.

[@Momofan69]

Nooo I hate the writing of female characters who's motivation is "u prettier than me >:(" or something similar "me want azoth, me want azoth"

[@depotagents]

I haven't gotten very far in but the controls screen is kind of cute tbh. Having an in-character explanation of controls and mechanics is one of my favorite things.

[@yorak13]

Ooh, new video of a new game! Thanks for the upload!

[@greeneyed714]

Game: "Explosive device detected" John: EXCUUUUSE ME???" 🤣🤣

[@elvensith001]

This is my favorite kind of gameplay from you! :D

[@g_mixesajl293]

John saying tummy instead of stomach makes me feel all warm inside… 🤣

[@chattychatotchannel]

The fixed camera that changes positions from room to room reminds me of Haunting Ground

[@nanao.9807]

i was expecting for the character to be at dinner with a stranger, kinda like rides with stranger vibes.

[@Barbi3_215]

I appreciate when John plays games like this 🧚‍♀️👍🏻

[@Bane_Amesta]

Those who prefer tank control clearly haven't played Kuon. That game has a ton of shitty earrape jumpscares (shame on you From Software), but damn the mix of fixed camera with modern controls is amazing, and is a crime that is not the standard way to go I noticed her dress changed after the cyberpunk part, the first one was prettier to me, her walking animation also changed, weird

[@gossameryouth]

Good horror title game. Walk around as a babe.

[@the_almighty_pig]

With the way that timer was goin' I'd say what you ate at that dinner must've been THE BOMB! :)

[@grandaltis]

5 seconds in and this has some serious Nancy Drew CD Rom cutscene energy

[@Karkitts]

an interesting demo..... im not really feeling it i think but i like whatever you play John :) so i went along for the ride

[@Pinkglowingorb]

Watching John play this legit gave me nostalgia for when I first started watching his channel and this was indie game standard lol. Simpler times

[@nevermore6639]

Petition for John being a voice actor 😤

[@vivid5072]

Omfg that opening monologue😂🤣

[@twigs9496]

Okay so I actually like the style so far but holy cow you actually need a magnifying glass to read those subtitles

[@Roadent1241]

Me trying to read PS3 subtitles on any screen, even a 32+" one XD I don't understand why they were so small. Did they "get in the way"?

[@bilbo1778]

"Love is the catalyst for the folly of hope" - 🤣🤣🤣 - man oh man only 1 min into the video but I can already see I'm in for a treat with this edgy high school emo/loner quality of writing.... I suppose better quality voice acting might have sold that ridiculous line a little better but I legit LOL'ed which I don't often do so I wouldn't change a thing...

[@kerwinborney2447]

Thanks for not placing in midrolls.

[@TAWEEYZZ]

When he said "WASD/Mouse" My bones were shaking.

[@paranguaricutirrimir]

New costume unlocked: Samurai Hairstyle John

[@shroomyk]

Did they mean "fleur" instead of "fluer"? I don't think "fluer" is a word.

[@bones3349]

this game is just one of those bad 2 sentence horror stories but playable

[@OM3GA-Z3RO]

They already have a DLC button ready, they have high confidence.

[@morningdivabeam]

Femcel is the world you're looking for John xD

[@peachyraynebow]

game seems interesting but the camera angles I would have to get used to. I always enjoy your vids!

[@Foogayzee]

I'm still waiting for rides with strangers