Dusk Of Confinement - Alone In The Literal Dark (Direct To Video)

[@joshbnimble]

"Jim Sterling Bait" should be it's own category on Steam.

[@MedievalGenie]

If tags can be added manually like I remember, then it's worth doing.

[@diegocella6791]

This is the Update 1... on steam... speaks for itself... Update: Added hints The game can be finished

[@CarozQH]

Lol really

[@blondbraid7986]

I've no idea if I should be sad or glad.

[@dogtime7061]

I have to wonder if a kid made it.

[@Nick-lu5wy]

The game can be finished, best patch ever lmao.

[@xavierthe9]

It's like they watched your video on what not to do in horror games and was like, "LET'S DO ALL OF It"

[@alx-cc9gl]

I don't think those modern flashlight things will ever catch on. Rather stick to my box of matches. Seem to last longer and make more light.

[@PenguinDT]

Steam Direct horror game lights are the mirror opposite of vintage Hollywood's magic candles that instantly flood-light the entire scene.

[@ElvenMans]

Hehe, maybe those are high lumen candles.

[@devilmikey00]

free tip to devs who want the flashlight thing. Make it a cell phone. Cell phone flashlights turn off and stay off for a bit if leave them on too long. It's a safety feature to stop them from breaking due to the heat the led produces.

[@PoisonInc]

Darkness in Steam games is there just to conceal all the default Unity assets.

[@darkymcsoulface7057]

Alone in the Dark is probably how good Indies on Steam direct feel

[@jesaiya]

Sad but true, it's almost impossible to find a good indie game on Steam anymore.

[@Veolynn13]

*darkness within darkness*

[@velitesavior9868]

It doesn’t help that the discovery queue recommends games that have negative reviews and look like asset flips

[@richardhambel648]

Haha well I guess they do feel like you are alone in the dark while being chased by an old naked man who wants to feel your penis I mean that would be pretty scary but at the same time I know I could probably fight back pretty easily.

[@angeloffish]

They have committed the Golden Sins of horror games.

[@dreamerabe]

Andrew Muir Nicely said. Just missing the whole no way to defend yourself as well.

[@richardhambel648]

They are going to go to video game hell where the great lord of satan will make them play nothing but Slaughtering Grounds for eternity while getting pumped up the butt by satan's massive veiny sweaty hairy penis but then that is ok because they deserve it for making these kinds of games because they are lazy for doing such a thing but then at the same time I think they deserve a second chance because sometimes people improve and learn from their mistakes but most developers don't bother to keep practicing so I think there needs to be some kind of system where developers are rated according to their sin level and that sin level will determine whether they should go to video game hell or not and if they do then they will immediately be teleported to video game hell while satan awaits them naked.

[@AlexOlinkiewicz]

Man, I can already say that the Horror game I created for College is 100 times better the this game, because I actually decide to give players a Flashlight that actually lights up the room and doesn't have a draining battery.

[@blondbraid7986]

I can't for my life think of anyone who actually likes games where the flashlight only lights up a tiny spot and everything is too dark to see, I don't get why people still keep putting that crap in "horror" games. And I have no doubt a college student could make a better game than this in a week, I don't see any effort in the junk in Jim's video.

[@zanthor5422]

The idea is that not being able to see makes things scarier because you don't know if a monster is near until it's right in front of you for TEH MOST ULTIMATES OF JUMPSCARES xDxDxDxDxD. But that's not good horror. It doesn't make things scarier, it just makes them more annoying. Also, the whole 'draining battery with a limited number of extra batteries around the map' thing is really fucking stupid. Because it basically just puts a time limit on how long someone can play the game before they have to completely restart from the beginning, presumably because nobody who makes these games actually bothers to do even the slightest amount of playtesting or thinking.

[@countesschewi2399]

I ain't 'fraid of no table- An invisible table- A freaky ghost table-

[@FutureDeep]

Who ya gonna call?

[@ShadyAuroraMeow]

A Carpenter?

[@bombyxtau]

BUSTIN BUSTIN BUSTIN BUSTIN BUSTIN

[@Niro2205]

Jim ,you passed by the key a dozen times. It was right next to the second lamp.

[@sagethegreat4680]

Well atleast it is so dark the killer probably wouldn't find you.

[@lauta9731]

I want “jump-scared by table” to be on my tombstone

[@CarozQH]

Two days ago, I finally started playing Silent Hill 3 on PC, the only Silent Hill game I've played so far. And playing it I realized just how fucking *bad* all of these modern Steam horror games are.

[@battlion507]

CarozQH Neat, though I played it on the PS2.

[@deadsausage9619]

Try out silent hill 2 and play one of these

[@ouroldhouse3674]

Oh boy, wait 'till you play Silent Hill 2.

[@GuileOhio]

Silent Hill 3 is a MASTAPIECE, but you might have wanted to play it after 1, it's a sequential story. Do try SH2 after it!

[@km5405]

*darkness intensifies*

[@robertleeluben]

Thank goodness for shit video games, they allow us to have Jim Sterling.

[@Nagatem]

John smith, what was john doe busy?

[@battlion507]

Nagatem Ts Busy being dead with Jane Doe...

[@TheTray89]

John Everyman and even Joe Schmo turned down the offer, turns out their afraid of the dark.

[@SpookySkeleton738]

You wanna know how easy it is to simulate a real flashlight in a game? It's actually pretty simple, you attach a dim omnidirectional light that doesn't cast shadows to the flashlight, and then turn it on when the spotlight turns on.

[@Tormentadeplomo]

There must be like a million games exactly like this one. I wonder if the developers included the term "psychological terror" in the description.

[@thomasjenkins7506]

"hello you humanoid think pieces about millenials" you've gone too far this time, jim.

[@MortalSora]

Shouldn't your character's eyes have adjusted to the dark by now? I always think of that in these situations in games.

[@toddseekins8874]

Actually that's a cool idea for a game mechanic......the changes in your body even the forgotten subtle ones like eyesight adjustment.......will somehow affect gameplay

[@MJSpiderman7116]

God I’m so happy you didn’t forget about these! I know gaming controversies are all over the place these days, but this kind of content is what I come to this channel for. It never fails to make me laugh! Thank God for Jim!

[@takashiari1598]

„There is this horrifying mass murderer on the lose that killed dozens of people!“ „Really? What’s his name?“ „JOHN SMITH!“ „AHHH!!! HOW TERRIFYING!“

[@soulkibble1466]

Takashiari "John Smith. Murderer of Jon and Jane Doe." So terrifying.

[@blondbraid7986]

Is he in love with Pocahontas?

[@djoakeydoakey1076]

His murder weapon is a watchamacalit

[@christianmccord9456]

I woulda asked “which one”?

[@Gazzitas]

Takashiari The Man in the High Castle.

[@mr.sarcastic4679]

I think it's time for Jim to do a list of Top 10 flashlights in games

[@Suika_Ibuki_The_Drunk_Oni]

You Merely adapted the dark...I was born in it!

[@crane8819]

Terrible atmosphere of an old house? I've lived in an old house my whole life, it isn't that bad.

[@astonwilson8410]

I would say this game looks shit but.... I can't fuckin see anything!

[@richardhambel648]

Hey Aston. I'm sorry but the language you used was unnecessary. When you use that sort of language it can be very alienating to people of faith like myself. Please be considerate about others when writing your comments. Can you please edit your comment to use different words? Thanks!

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

Richard Hambel Dont be a oversensitive clown

[@wasd1086]

i look at ''games'' like this and wonder if the people who make these game have ever been in side a house?

[@thebackgroundguy9491]

Joel Fleran The only house interior they've ever seen was the the inside of a house in an 16 bit RPG.

[@zanthor5422]

_Locked door_ _Locked door_ _Locked door_ _Locked door_ _Locked door_ _Locked door_ _Locked door_ _Locked door_ _Locked door_ _Locked door_ _Locked door_ AH HAH! FINALLY, A DOOR THAT ISN'T LOCKED! _Door opens to a room with 30 more doors, 29 of which are locked_

[@MrOrdosan]

ive almost never seen a locked interior door before. I think the only one I know of is my granparents room when they both leave cuz my uncle is a dirty crook.

[@9000Dogs]

Jim you need to cover the dumpster fire known as "Hunt Down the Freeman". Stolen assets, unplayable at launch, shady dev practices like using bots to greenlight, etc.

[@kyabatsu]

Not dark enough, unsubbed

[@LawWonGaming]

dragozal Also not alone enough. Unsubbed as well.

[@dreamerabe]

Too much darkness. 7.8 IGN.

[@dreamerabe]

2 Alone, 2 Dark

[@MultiNacnud]

Is this the scary game where the Duracell bunny stalks you around the dark house?. That game goes on and on and on and on and on.

[@Roadent1241]

I meant to say this ages ago, but I have added your laugh to the small list of favourite YTer's laughter I have. One of the others being Cryaotic.

[@GANONdork123]

As an indie dev myself I can tell you exactly why flashlights in video games don't work like ones in real life.The reason the flashlight doesn't light the room up like a real flashlight is a technological limitation. Currently only directional lights support realtime global illumination and bounce lighting. However there is a workaround to this, you could cast a ray in the direction the flashlight is aiming and place a point light at the location that the raycast detects a wall. This would somewhat fix the problem, but light bounces outwards in the color of whatever object it's hitting, which I have no idea how to alter the color of the point light to match the color of the object it's hitting. If any of you aspiring game devs are planning to make a game with a flashlight, this might be something you should look into. There's also light scattering caused by light refracting off of particles in the air, which is also impossible to replicate atm. Still doesn't excuse laziness to make the flashlight ass to use.

[@Meetchio]

Hey Jim, are you going to check out the absolute trainwreck that is Hunt Down the Freeman. Stolen assets and everything. Doesn't work half the time. Missing cutscenes

[@Meetchio]

It launched on Steam today after the 5th delay

[@dennett316]

He said on his Twitter that he tried it, but couldn't even get entertaining footage out of it.

[@blondbraid7986]

Meetch Well, it might be worth it if you get to hunt down Morgan Freeman in the game.

[@Teh1fawx]

"Humanoid thinkpiece on Millenials" is the most apt description of me a complete stranger has ever made. Thanks, Jim.

[@Marinealver]

After watching the releases segment from the Co-Optional podcast I knew you would have a busy week.

[@Ginxcs]

That ghost table reminds me of a D&D story I read. "The barkeeper asked why we carried weapons on us in the bar. I said "Mimics". The barkeeper laughed, the party laughed, the table laughed, we killed the table. It was a good time.

[@TigerhawkT3]

There are various types of flashlights. Some really do have a beam with no spill like this one, usually achieved with a lens on the front that focuses all the light into a narrow spot for maximum throw. That said, general-purpose flashlights don't usually do that, because lighting up an entire room is a much more common task. If a flashlight has a narrow beam but enough output that it could light up a room given a better optic, one strategy is to simply point it at the ceiling so that the light bounces back down and you get some nice, even lighting. Unfortunately, some flashlights with a tight spot and no spill are designed that way specifically because they're woefully underpowered, and they can only just manage to put barely enough light into that small area. You could make the flashlight in this game last a bit longer by constantly turning it off and on as fast as you can. You'll technically be in darkness half the time, but you'll still be able to navigate. Some LED flashlights actually regulate their brightness like this, turning off and on hundreds of times per second. The light looks dimmer when the "off" period is longer. This game is bad, though.

[@MultiGingerface]

This game is so dark the video didnt appear in my sub feed

[@sebs-shenanigans]

I would pay *25 bucks* to play a game where you are chased by a monster table That is gold!

[@TaddiestMason]

Thank you for being like a better version of Jesus, Jim. I appreciate you suffering through these horrific experiences so we don’t have to. You’re a true hero and savior.

[@SaltyRocksPew]

If jesus can walk on water, can he swim on land?

[@dreamerabe]

Shadow Kitsune *Head explodes*

[@zanthor5422]

Jimsus.

[@Doomsday17died]

Zanthor. Your comment is Jimius. Um that doesn't work, I'm so sorry Jimsus.

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

Why do atheists always call people jesus and take only his name in vain. Sinners hate God, thats the reason

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

Do you have to pay 10 dollars for an extra save slot in this game?

[@dreimar1796]

That ghost table was scary as hell!! Gonna hide shivering in a corner for a month!

[@EarthboundX]

You planning to check out Hunt Down the Freeman Jim? Pretty controversial apparently.

[@ooombasa5080]

Indie devs, if you really want to make a splash and be different with your horror game: 1) set it in daylight, 2) if you must have dark areas then have the batteries in your torch last literally hours and 3) have your protagonist more healthy than your average American. Right from the off you will be automatically more original than 90% of the other horror shit out there.

[@willrigby8202]

Game developers should be locked in a dark room with torches and batteries, until they figure out how they actually work.

[@theonlinegamer296]

you missed the key so many times :P

[@Xfade81]

I like how in the end the table lamp popped in late.

[@Dracologist]

boy this game wants me to play Amnesia Dark Descent

[@schmidtzkrieg]

Dark corridors, shitty flashlight beam, rapidly draining battery, tiny stamina bar, finding keys to find keys... that fills my shitty steam horror game bingo card... do I win anything?

[@MadArtillery]

The key was on the desk with the safe, it highlighted the first time you walked by

[@MercurialCorsair]

I had to watch this in the dark to see anything

[@MulderStarling]

I misread the title as "Direct To Void" and that was very pleasing to me.

[@Despon]

Get your as onto Hunt Down The Freeman.

[@GNeves302]

The question I ask myself is if the developers are that much of cynical money grabbers they decided to go with all the tropes of steam horror games (because that's surely where the money is, right?) or just actual people who are so out of touch with the overall gaming environment they believe this is an acceptable modern videogame experience.

[@zanthor5422]

It's probably some idiot kid who wanted to make a horror game but doesn't know literally anything about horror. The point of Jim making a video about this game is less about the game itself and more about the fact that it is on Steam to further demonstrate his point about how Valve has literally 0 standards when it comes to the games they allow on their platform.

[@Snaog]

This game perfectly simulates closing one eye and strapping a long tube over the other one in a well lit room

[@soulkibble1466]

That scream at 4:03 sounded more like my table saw when cutting wood.

[@StormsparkPegasus]

What the hell kind of flashlight is that that's running through batteries in 5 minutes? The flashlight I have will run about 90 hours on 2 AA's.

[@omnusi5336]

"What's scarier than darkness?" "I dunno...the Superdark?" "Genius!"

[@chaoticdiscordx1237]

Realised I had volume muted at first so had to restart the video to hear what I was today according to Jim.

[@twistednwarped314]

Do you still play nekro jim? Would love to see more of that.

[@fofalooza]

All these terrible game makers desperately need a friend who can be objective and tell them their games are simply not fun. But hey, at least game dev classes have easily obtainable and cheap examples of what not to do. Btw, I love this update from the game's page: Update: Added hints The game can be finished

[@kronksstronkstonks6360]

Hey Jim, a quick question (sorry if it's been answered/done). I remember in early January you were talking with a mate about pen and paper vampire the masquerade: Have you ever thought of, or have plans to, create a podcast style campaign? Just saying but i would watch the shit out if that.

[@WeegeeSlayer123]

This is your curse of darkness!

[@thesilverw0lf]

7:28 That was a glorious laugh.

[@Finalrellik99]

Jim my boi. Nobody is talking about final fantasy dissidia nt on PS4. It's a fighter focused on online play but the MAJORITY of matches are completely unplayable due to netcode. Worst part is that the games great when it works. Wish somebody would put SE on blast to fix it

[@sharkexpert12]

Finalrellik99 netcode is not an easy thing to just fix in a few mins it's very case by case and knowing square they have like 50 engines that would probly confuse any programmer.

[@CErra310]

I don't think this is Jim's usual stuff. He didn't commentate on DBFZ or For Honor's shitty netcodes either. And personally... I would care if it was on PC.

[@Finalrellik99]

Its been two months since release. Nobody should be able to sell a product in this condition ESPECIALLY a huge company like square enix

[@CErra310]

I agree. But again, I don't think Jim usually commentates on netcode issues at all.

[@Finalrellik99]

He comments on triple A bullshit. What better case that NOBODY is talking about. Game would be fantastic if it actually worked

[@Xarestrill]

I actually had a flashlight that worked like that... Of course it was a keychain flashlight in the 80s. It'd light up a little circle about 2' across at a distance of about 3'. Of course the watch battery that powered it would last for a good long time.

[@Sleeprocket1]

Hope he covers hunt down the freeman. its just too hilarious to pass up

[@fgregerfeaxcwfeffece]

It's because you summoned the 90's back. Now you got an MC Hammer game.

[@mmiikkee41]

This game is like your staring down through a scope of a weapon, constantly.

[@Tube_Chaser]

Has any game ever given a realistic representation of a flashlight?

[@kastaway-mtx]

Well yeah, Half_life came out in the 90's.

[@creaper-9914]

That door had a perception filter!!

[@badnewsbruner]

Jim, hold my whilst I sleep. Please... I need this!

[@LostScot]

Been a while since we've had one of these beauties.

[@hugostiglitz6530]

that table gave me the frights

[@Tezza26]

Greetings from East London Jim (Stratford, Forest Gate, that whole area). It’s fucking cold here.

[@Jasonvoorhees57469]

You’re lucky mate. It’s summer here in Australia and it’s unbearable.

[@LosgehtsFCB]

Bloody freezing all over the UK lately

[@Jasonvoorhees57469]

I'd honestly rather freezing than unbearable heat.

[@LosgehtsFCB]

Same to be honest

[@timpize8733]

How can there be clipping in such small areas? o_*' Also, do jumpscares still work on some people, when there's no actual threat in the game? (Well except running out of batteries.)

[@Dethneko]

On the flashlight, they're not completely wrong; I have flashlights that really don't light up much.

[@Xibay_]

Jumpscared by table ... I see a t-shirt potential in this

[@laingley]

Jammed doors. Shades of Silent Hill. Tugging at the nostalgia strings.

[@thundersoul6795]

What's worse is that you can't request a bloody Depth Crawler for this cave-like corridor. The thing was _designed_ for this. Well, it was designed for cave combat first and foremost, but having some bloody light in pitch blackness is an essential part of cave combat.

[@wariodude128]

Jumpscared by a table, and it's only February!

[@OmegaSoypreme]

Fucking ghost table! Are you kidding me? That’s an even bigger spook than a ghost bus!

[@Brad.M.]

Another day, another video from Jim. Love your content Jim. Also idk if you had the patience to check this out in Metal Gear Survive, but it actually costs money to purchase a save slot in order to create another character. Good old Angry Joe made a video on this. So yeah, Konami decided it was a wonderful idea to make save slots cost extra on top of the $40 for the game. So fuck Konami. Also this game looks like another pile of shit.

[@torosnoro]

Brad Mitchell He already mentioned that in his last video I think? Or the video before that?

[@Brad.M.]

Trône de Marchandises Oh alright. Thanks for the reply to let me know.

[@MrOrdosan]

i belive it was the pinstripe video? he said "i forgot to mention this because i was so annoyed but ya,konami charges for save slots"

[@TheBlackSpastic]

I appreciate your efforts but KZbin made it almost unviewable for a good portion of the video. Still watched!

[@YCCCm7]

>Obtuse puzzles >No way to see jack shit without flashlight >Finite light resources >No reboot ability Fucking. Quality.

[@oofta.gaming]

Great stuff!

[@jakesmith8941]

I would actually play this lol

[@samuraiwarrior87]

SupaPixelGirl if that is your profile pic yes its great stuff the game itself not so much jim's commentary more great stuff

[@tfs333actuallyonbbc2]

Does the cereal killer just sit in that house chain smoking?

[@dnothstylez]

So... You look into a room and it's fully lit up. You walk into that room and...it randomly goes dark? What.

[@KaiserAfini]

2:30 RIP Jim Sterling-son, jumpscared by table.

[@rhaenyrareigns2200]

"Jumpscared by table." - Jim Sterling 2018.

[@potterinhe11]

*check a locked door* ~ *cue jump scare tactic*

[@luisdeleyendas]

Thank you Jim for still making these types of videos. I love your let's plays of shit steam games. It's a shame you've decreased the number of them, but at least you still make them and that's enough for me.

[@unimaginativehandle4201]

yeah, Right Mouse Button was a really bad key to use for 'Pick Up only some of the items, not all the items'

[@ilikemorestuff]

I would purchase this excellent horror simulation but it's too dark, and I can't find my wallet since my flashlight is on loan to some creep pastas

[@Ketirz]

Ah, it's my favorite brand of bad video game flashlight: the kind with an arbitrary limit to how much it can be used in a game where it's vital to even try to see where you're going, but also there is no actual fail state for running out of power, simply rendering the game unplayable when it inevitably happens. Surely, a splendid marvel of modern design to be envied by all.

[@nobo9834]

What is the difference between Direct to Video and Jimpressions?

[@jarmakey1]

Jimpressions is pre-recorded I think

[@LosgehtsFCB]

Direct to video is for crappy steam games I think

[@galacticreggie]

lol @ 3:59 Literally an arbitrary sound scare without any reasoning.

[@ultgamercw6759]

The new silent hills gameplay looks great.