Dinner With An Owl STORY & ENDING EXPLAINED

[@boringsuburbandadgames]

I enjoyed your video thoroughly. Thank you.

[@gamersault]

I really enjoyed your game as well, and really look forward to Inside The Moonlight Box :)

[@schqrr]

I second that :)

[@EEFUS_OOFUS]

People claim the song is copyrighted by you and are afraid to play it in their gameplays

[@hectorplay8199]

To be a omnipotent being, the guy has some real singing skills

[@Retr0Bunn13]

Not omnipotent. If he can be stopped then the owl ain't omnipotent.

[@reedman0780]

song kinda hella bop doe

[@acespades979]

That song SLAPS

[@forestreflection2066]

The song sucked the horror out of the game personally

[@gregzotter6189]

@@Retr0Bunn13 Actually, thus game truly HAS no ending, as the player can just subject the NPCs to eternal torment by replaying the game.

[@RekEStore32]

Thoery: The Owl originally possessed the master of this mansion, either through a summoning or a curse. Stella and Josie are the wife and daughter of the original master, and therefore cannot leave the house while the owl entity 'lives.' The owl's song says it all started with a drink of water. That seemed to hit Declan hard. Maybe the entity took over the mansion's master through a potion that looked like water. Being a servant of the house, it could be that Declan blames himself for this curse because he gave the master the water. It's also worth mentioning that the business partner(s) are never offered water by ANYONE.

[@elineroebersfan]

For me the most mysterious and interesting part of this is how all the business partners look and sound the exact same

[@Aivottaja]

And Declan is deprived of water perpetually. Hence why he exlaims "I'm so thirsty" whenever the plot fails.

[@petrmilota6398]

@@elineroebersfan maybe the business partner is the original owner.. his soul is trapped in this cycle of trying to return home (without even knowing)and the water was the original source of memory loss.. he never introduces himself, he is being addressed instead all the time yet he still looks the same

[@vhien6898]

For me i believe he is a demon which fits perfectly and we already know which demon he is.Mr Brown i think is Stolas who was apart of the Ars Goetia from The Lesser Keys Of Solomon the Goetia were like princes of hell and there is further proof that he is Stolas he says he enjoys watching the stars meaning he may like astronomy and so does Stolas he was known for his love of astronomy and plants further proving that Stolas may be Mr Brown

[@miguelkamp1766]

Vc fumou o que para falar um monte de bosta?

[@chrispambo1539]

''The Owl's house or something. I don't know, I don't watch Disney...''

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

Lmao

[@Human_traain]

Yes

[@LunaP1]

Whoever thought of the lyrics to that song is a fucking artist.

[@limrithisith4228]

ye ikr

[@NicolasSparks8371]

Yeah, it’s really good

[@Hugealligator254]

Isn’t making any type of music art by definition?

[@KittyKatt_Luna80s]

Bastian Windzsus.

[@schqrr]

fr lmao

[@SorryForCringe]

Fun fact: at some point when another business pardner arrives, Declan after guiding him to Mr.Brown's office, says sarcastically "Here comes another one"

[@leejunming261]

Stolas, also known as Stolos, Stoppas and Solas, is the 36th demonic spirit of the Ars Goetia and a Great Prince of Hell. He is depicted as either being a crowned owl with long legs, a raven or a man. He commands twenty-six legions of demons (twenty-five according to other authors), and teaches astronomy and the knowledge of poisonous plants, herbs and precious stones and their uses during prophecies. He is often shown changing or manipulating history either for personal benefit or amusement.

[@YG21.03]

🤔 interesting

[@Krcun774]

The last part fits well with the whole player thing imo: Players trying different routes, paths, and stuff like that, trying to achieve different endings, trying out different dialogues, many other things you may think of. All for the entertainment from discovering new things

[@joshallen128]

i found out about this game through hellava boss

[@TheYokaione]

I just thinking that the owl demon in the game is Stolas too! 😀

[@g-56]

now THIS is a game with an interesting art style

[@otomon5]

If you like the artstyle, look into "The Cat Lady" similar artstyle and also very interesting plot.

[@g-56]

@@otomon5 i will , thanks for the recomendation

[@L16htW4rr10r]

@@g-56 I have to warn you that the game was quite brutal/bloody (no gore though, just many horrifying deaths) while dealing with heavy topic.

[@g-56]

@@L16htW4rr10r i am pretty sure i can handle it , i am not easily triggered or sensitive

[@jessielucas898]

There is a known demon from myth and lore, his name is Stolas and his focus was astronomy and herbology.

[@Lumiblanc]

wait so that demon lord, Stolas, from Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss is based on a actual demon? I thought Viviz made him up lmao can you give me more details about his myth? Im afraid of what I might find if I google ''Stolas'' now....

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

@@Lumiblanc I think he's from the Ars Goetia lore of demons.

[@jurtheorc8117]

@@Lumiblanc if you've ever heard of the Ars Goetia, he's from there. It has *loads* of interesting demons going on there, some of which don't even seem that evil all things considered. One of the earliest books on the Goetic demons is the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum by the Dutchman and physician/doctorJohann Weyer (He was one of the few cool Gothic-ish things to originate from the Netherlands, and coincedentally, one of the first to refer to "Witches" as people with mental illnesses, deluded by the devil into believing themselves to be magic users. and thus victims rather than criminals in a way, being opposed to the horrible practices of the Malleus Malleficarum. Doesn't mean he didn't believe in demons, however. Just that the devil wasn't *as* powerful as mankind made him out to be.) The title translates to False Monarchy of Demons, as it is a guide to the hierarchy of Hell and divides the demons into Dukes, Barons, Ministers, Kings, Princes and a single Knight named Furcas. There are around 72 demons, though Weyer only mentioned around 68. Regardless, he gives a lot of description on them from how they look to how to conjure them and call upon their services. Which, in a way, can be done "divinely legally" so to speak. It has to do with the original meaning of the word "Exorcist", which means someone who makes others obey a law or oath. So an exorcist makes a demon obey the Law of God, and apparently this means you don't have to just force demons away. Even still, there's a number of demons for which special care has to be taken. There's one Demon who, if you mess up the ritual, will kill you and everyone you know. He's the most extreme here. Also Aamon has a breath death ray if i recall correctly. On the other hand, there's for example Orobas who is said to "Never lie nor deceive the conjuror, and does not permit the conjuror to be tempted by other spirits". Or Agares who is described as an old man riding a crocodile who takes pleasure in teaching immoral expressions. (In a way, a grandpa who likes to talk sh*bleep*) He can also create earthquakes. I forgot what else he can do though. The Goetia is also described in a grimoire known as the Lesser Key of Solomon, after King Solomon who was said to wield command over demons thanks to, among others, a magical ring. The Ars Goetia in a similar line of scriptures/grimoires as the Ars Paulina, which describes "The spirits of the Sky" though it doesn't exclusively entail air spirits, and Ars Divina, which relates to angels-- though they are much less known. Sorry for the wall of text here if it was too much/too boring, but i hope you found it interesting regardless and may spur further interest. Oh also bonus knowledge regarding King Solomon: According to some stories/mythology/whatever it doth be, he once had ownership over a creature called the Shamir-- essentially a funny little worm creature whose body can erase matter by rubbing against it. According to the stories, the Shamir was created by God so that the temple built in his honor would not be built with tools that could be used to kill people. It was also said to help in sharpening jewels and the like.

[@RavenRedwood]

I was wondering if Mr. Brown was also voiced by HB's Stolas character

[@dawnblade6053]

@@jurtheorc8117 I know I’m cutting in but plz tell me more. I’m very interested

[@shaninejackman9395]

I still remember watching ManlybadassHero play this game months ago last year, it was a weird game but also quite enjoyable

[@justapassingbycommenterrem5642]

Hey a Manly fan! Waz up

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Hello there! :D

[@chrisg5219]

Yea I remember watching that. I wish there'd be a few more answers though lol

[@sheriffbutterball7824]

Manly makes fun videos

[@louise4152]

Ayooo me too!! :D

[@amirahlawrence5215]

WHY IS NOONE TALKING ABOUT HOW GOOD THE SINGING WAS

[@L16htW4rr10r]

It was a bop!

[@jn44]

Literally everyone is

[@sheriffbutterball7824]

the song mr Brown/Webb sings is honestly the greatest thing any indie horror game has ever implemented

[@boopadoop385]

Idk why but I loved this game. From theories time loop trope and art style. They really managed to make an owl creepy omnipotent being

[@favillionbellarion9655]

fun idea could the woman or declan have poisoned the owner out of greed or pettiness, and then they got stuck in this loop as a punishment?

[@guardian5116]

I agree with this because the owl boi says "No man no woman no *innocent* daughter" but this could also be that children are sid to be innocent and stuff

[@AnaxErik4ever]

The title immediately reminded me of Rusty Lake Hotel, and the Rusty Lake series in general. Our host and major guide throughout the series is an owl very similar to this one.

[@nullstudios2989]

i know right?

[@DomGaming-qd3vr]

I AGREE

[@haileysnyder3173]

Agree!!!

[@mitosis.]

Exactly what I thought!

[@tinypinkittycat]

*Slurps water and goes and glares at the white stray rabbit in my backyard...*

[@sjferriol6964]

13:22 i thought that song was just for humor purposes but that reveals some information to the story.

[@DarkerGames]

Very interesting and in-depth explanation of Dinner With An Owl always wondered what it’s story and ending where trying to say and now I know,and understand it’s story incredible explanation GamerSault have a fantastic day.

[@darlingkorexo]

This game reminded me of rusty lake! It’s my favourite weird game and so complex. If you haven’t yet made a video about rusty lake you should! The game has soooo many other games that all tie into the lore!

[@tuckercruise1016]

I thought it was a rusty lake game for the longest time haha

[@haileysnyder3173]

Yes!

[@mr.controversal9163]

I believe the owl is possibly stolas the demon owl prince from Dante's inferno in there stolas is a master in astronomy and plants along with powerful magic which could explain the weird time loop like imprisonment

[@cheerfulsatanist]

stolas is from the ars goetia, the lesser key of Solomon Dante's inferno well it did feature demons almost everyone in it was either strictly a biblical character or a character from Roman or Greek myth, or oddly Roman and Greek historical characters or even current figures at that time who were known in political or religious fears since to be fair the most honest way of describing Dante's inferno is biblical fanfiction.

[@renerivera9715]

Dinner with a owl? I need to hear this story

[@renerivera9715]

@Orfia kua 7 no thanks

[@alsc1233]

@Orfia kua 7 please leave

[@schmeatgaming853]

@@renerivera9715 wtf did kua say?

[@byzantinechild]

My take is that the owl will stop at nothing, no matter if it’s 8:00am, 12:00pm, or 11:30pm, to HAVE DINNAH!!!

[@KittyKatt_Luna80s]

For those commenting about the song: The beautiful song is called "Legion". It's by Bastian Windszus. :-)

[@ciarrawansley8511]

This owl character had good pipe of singing.

[@Fighter24616]

I had no idea about this game, thank you once again for letting me and the rest know about very interesting horror games which you entertain us with your theory about it

[@juanisol8275]

Wow! What a Deja Vu of Loops!! Also very Radical melody 12:25!

[@LarryXLR]

Theory: The owl entity never had any owl entity friends who enjoyed dinner as much as he did, so he became a human to host endless dinners.

[@matthewtinker7011]

Is this game a part of the cube escape/rusty lake series? Btw you should definitely cover that serious it has very extensive and deep lore

[@ciarrawansley8511]

Love cube escape!

[@darlingkorexo]

Yes! It’s such a good game!

[@samsarasparadox]

No, Dinner With An Owl is not apart of the Rusty Lake series, only similar to it.

[@jellycustardcat7438]

OMG YES SUCH AN UNDERRATED GAME!! legit also want MatPat to cover it

[@xanderbunn1220]

this is being written while I'm not even half way through the video, but I love Mr.Browns Voice, props to whoever VA'd him

[@Jaxionisnum2]

Idk why but I was expecting a jump scare with you becoming the new owl in the end lol I like how the game kind of has a ground hog day vibe too it

[@AngelWJedi]

I don't remember the name but in the 90's I remember reading a book where a person was playing a game and lightening struck which semi pulled/pulled them into the game. And he became their god? This game reminded me of it lols

[@Sasha_fox314]

Sounds interesting! Do you remember the name of it?

[@TJ-jk4ut]

@@Sasha_fox314 they literally said they don't remember the name of the book...

[@Sasha_fox314]

@@TJ-jk4ut Well, what if they'll think of it later?

[@TJ-jk4ut]

@@Sasha_fox314 clearly they didn't because they would of edited their original comment and told everyone the name of the book...

[@tlaren]

Oh, that was one of my favorites growing up, that's 'God Game', by Andrew M. Greeley!

[@TheStreamingEnderman]

I love this game. It's so surreal, and bizarre, and unnerving. Plus, you get a gloriously funny solo from Mr. Brown.

[@seblastingyes4866]

I’d never Thought I would be so interested on a game about a bird and a human having dinner

[@phatsimopheko6911]

Finally I've been waiting for you to cover this one

[@felinewanderer89]

Loved this video so much! I think this was your best one, yet!

[@elijahzilla619]

To be use of theory was a spirit that he picks well avenues about owls are basically group hunters hunting from the dark so he did it so that’s why his head looks like a owl

[@-__Flower__-]

I've been waiting for someone to explain this game for so long Lmao

[@schqrr]

This game is so cool, and the soundtrack is amazing, great video! 🙏🏽

[@kelprakk]

can u do hotline miami 2 ive been waiting for that one for a while now the others dont do it as good as u

[@meep7025]

What would happen if someone killed the owl then killed themself so that they couldn't be taken over?

[@guardian5116]

Necromancy

[@chahinebourenane6291]

I thought about that as well!

[@swanne.9]

I'd been waiting for this one, thanks!

[@silverseven4921]

Would love to see a video about the rusty lake series (cube escape)

[@TheStreamingEnderman]

I picture Mr. Brown to be some Eldritch being like a form of Lovecraftian horror.

[@RuSosan]

Would you consider covering older classic horror games of this type, like *The Cat Lady* or *Downfall?*

[@cjmob123]

I love the song that Mr. Webb sings😃

[@lakrahecrowchild7756]

I love ur videos and ur voice. But I have one question: Do u play every Game which u explain, or do u take Lets Plays/gamematerial or maybe theories from others? (Sorry for my english but I am not an native speaker)

[@bhakthyjose1256]

Just discovered your page. Loved this video. If you have never done video on the movie The Boy, please do. Because it's a really mysterious movie that I really want to find explanation to.

[@Vanessa186800]

Haay, may I ask why you think its mysterious? To me the ending pretty much explained everything. Did I miss something?

[@ajromero3692]

This game gives such big Twin Peaks energy. The owl is not what he seems.

[@alicechan6098]

I love Mr. Brown's accent so much...

[@Racist007]

12:50 Damn that owl can sing😳😔🤟

[@dorapinczel316]

Man, that owl should change it carrier to a singer🎵🎤

[@rik8437]

What about that sick song it’s a real bop

[@tacomaneternal6926]

Thank you for doing this I love this games concept and style

[@morgiew11]

Why the song lowkey bang?

[@nia.asia4x]

facts

[@vifujioka]

I love the artstyle of this game, It reminds me of my childhood book artstyle Thank you for introducing me to so many new games I would never come upon otherwise

[@Muniiv]

I'm surprised they didn't run out of names😅

[@teddyflowers2798]

I always thought when you hand them the contracts then it's too late to do anything about him taking over you

[@snapdragon0183]

Cube games would be interesting. This game reminds me of them.

[@drol1758]

i saw the play through you did and it was great

[@gamerootz602]

Love the way this story was told! So many mysteries about it

[@GhostDrewSenju]

Damn Mr. Webb had some vocals.

[@dino_704]

DAMNNN I was waiting for video like this. Thxx

[@notyaniecetv]

The song is a bop I don’t care 😂😂😂

[@simsgirlgem]

Didn’t know we got a labyrinth song while playing this

[@Quansrevenge234]

The “let’s have dinner” kills me every trip😭☠️ I want to play this game the storyline is crazy!

[@feetuber9162]

I think the last victim who became the owl man was that somans husband

[@rubyarc8352]

Is it okay for me to suggest a game to cover? I would want you to cover the game Blank dream and the endings for it please. When you have the time over the other videos you have planned on doing.

[@Kittyluvr98]

Would love for you to explain the Rusty Lakes game series!

[@shook_mug3786]

Yo rusty lakes game are awesome. I would love to hear that one

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

I remember this game. What a throwback!

[@FreakyLynx]

Love the voice of the owl, I wonder if the VA has done anything else.

[@ImBarelyMe]

I still come back here to just laugh at how mr Webb just stops Riley in his tracks and breaks out into song 😭😭 like it’s a bop but still so random

[@gerku670]

So,Stolas was a real folklore demon?

[@TheStreamingEnderman]

Such a bizarrely brilliant game!

[@lykoslycan]

R OUR NARRATOR IS THE REAL ONE R.EXE DOES NOT EXIST CKSIXHSJ I HOPE R OUR NARRATOR IS OKAY! I love the effort you put into each and every single video, can't wait for the next one!

[@THEO00900]

I feel you got it a bit wrong. It may indeed be a higher entity at play, but maybe its not just 1 but 2 of them. The creators of the game are the higher power that create the Owl and make sure there is more "gameplay". The second one is the player, manifesting the business partner to interact with the world and solve the problem. This explains why a seemingly endless amount of business partners that are identical twins walk in the mansion and how they slowly know how to beat the entity even though they should have no knowledge of the owl yet. If the player was the entity, we should be able to control the owl, decide if the partner becomes an owl or be asked at the end if we want to reset the outcome. We have no authority over these aspects so we can't be the reason the owl exists. To sum it up: this game may be a chess of 2 interdimensional beings (players and developers) who struggle for opposite reasons.

[@texasbiggalcatlover8200]

I remember seeing mark play this game. Though I'm not sure if I watch the playthrough all the way through back then kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ_Ke2ClrJaCqLM I've forgotten about this game so it was great to see you talk about it! Weird, Mark got a different song and no dub

[@CheeseburgerNoBacon]

The game could have been possibly updated

[@alcoholicfatheroutside]

“We can finally leave because mr grown is dead” *me checks the time on the video 12 minutes Me:business men don’t die They negotiate with the devil

[@guadalupevelez5695]

I don't know why but the actor who voices Mr.Brown sounds very familiar 🤔

[@thejollytexashippie7569]

Great Video 😊

[@ThePantafernando]

I had watched this game before, and its indeed pretty creepy one.

[@srbrant5391]

*”JELLY SANDWICHES.”*

[@okrtheconqueror5547]

Im a games student and watching this, im just mentally picking the game design apart and analysing all of it. Its a curse, i do it with every game and now the illusion is broken

[@zagorkupski9836]

I see a lot of people mentioning how the entity could be Stolas, from the personality and his interests maybe, but his appearance is closer to Andras, another demon from the Ars Goetia.

[@AdamMichalMarkowski]

I love the simple idea they had, very Lovecraftian

[@Doc_Animator_N]

Mr. Brown’s voice sounded familiar. Is that Jim Cummings?

[@CsherrieReeVoices]

My question is still the same. What in the world did they eat every night for dinner?😂

[@Phoebe5448]

I imagine the kitchen is well stocked and due to the owl having control of time and space just replenishs the kitchen each time.

[@keybladegames_real]

Aren't owls nocturnal hence why he's up at night?

[@ZoltarTheWiz]

It's a Hotel California reference! Listen to the song!

[@webby3109]

Are we sure Mr. brown isn’t stolas?

[@themalcontent100]

The moment that i head telescope i knew that the guy was the demon Stolas. The water is sin.

[@timothyhannon4078]

... Hooty what the actual WHAT is wrong with you?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Hooty: I jUsT wAnTeD sOmE cOmPaNy!!!!1!!!!1!!1111!!!!!!!1!!1!1!1!!!!!!!!11

[@mattyspoons777]

Spoiler alert: it was a hoot.

[@geardog24]

So Stolas' last name is Brown? Pretty dull.

[@MsUnamusedNerd]

Is this done by the same guy who made the cat lady? The style looks very similar.

[@whiterose480]

This was oddly very creepy

[@ShaytheFae]

I wasnt going to be the One to say I needed R to be my Narrator and why he wasn't anymore. lol I'm glad it's back. lol. I saw the zoom in.

[@mdhatemchipli8849]

Oh is that Evan Fong's dad at the thumbnail?

[@nathanleifer3093]

What if the player killed them self before they were possessed what would the owl do

[@maxcarson5987]

Who Knew a Owl Could Sing so Beautiful 🔥🔥 W

[@RealCobaltStorm]

What do you call a magic owl?

[@PurpleSphere95]

Hoodeni 🪄🦉

[@cgarcia3614]

I'm getting really tired of the "You, the player were the real monster ALL ALONG. Fuck you for playing videogames." trope. I get it, existential dread, yada yada, but it’s been done so many times now, I'm just sick of it. Otherwise the game seemed really interesting.