Grimbeard - The Ring: Terror's Realm (DC) - Review

[@LavosYT]

"I'm sorry, I'm on a computer right now, are you an email?" is going to be my answer everytime someone tells me to work

[@AldiePezeh]

This could have been one of Grim Beards phone conversations. I loved it.

[@llab3903]

Bro I’d slap you so fast

[@Mario_bland]

I couldnt tell if any of the dialogue was from the game or a skit. And i kind of dont want to know lol.

[@Beeyo176]

Holy shit, I knew Nu was actually Lavos this whole time

[@mattias969]

Yes i am email hoooman please read email hooman

[@Ovog95]

Just when he was needed the most, he appeared out of the pit of shadows and flames

[@junibug6790]

Grimbeard's a Balrog?

[@gotd4m]

He comes with the rain.

[@YouSoSpice]

he was needed the moist

[@shoother2257]

Dude he wasn't even gone that long it's actually pretty normal for him to not upload that often. Cut the over done "jokes"

[@fashowallday4073]

Lol, pit of shadows and flames. Was he found in the wreckage of his local HotTopic after it burned down or something?

[@chunkusmanhunkus]

Love it when your bf dies the night before the first day at your new job and they give you his old office with a computer that could possibly kill you and they're just like "So... Make sure to get your work done, get your documentation to HR and IDK, maybe call IT about the computer? Happy first day!"

[@jimbob3332]

And make sure to put the covers on your TPS reports

[@MegaKlak]

That scene at 14:05 was hilarious. The sound effects and mixing, the VA for the boss moving his mouth away from the mic. It was great.

[@EarsoftheWolf]

Am I the only one who thinks the boss sounds like Grim Beard putting on a voice?

[@GrimBeard]

@@EarsoftheWolf 👀

[@r4ttlech4n44]

I read your comment as I watched this part. I am even more creeped out than before.

[@jonalen4217]

@@johnbarker4178 Thats the fun part, it was also Grim

[@jonalen4217]

That bit got me good. I didn't realize that Grim had added the effects until they started getting super egregious. Realizing I'd been duped got me laughing that much harder.

[@Mockthenerd]

This channel is so interesting. It feels like a warm nostalgia blanket of when I used to watch video game reviews on weird games in 2007.

[@planescaped]

I remember watching Freeman's Mind back in 07 and pulling my hair out at how long it was between uploads. Then forgot about it for nearly a decade and lucked back into rediscovering Ross _right_ as Freeman's Mind finished. That was great...

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

@@planescaped omg I gave up bc the uploads were so staggered. Did Freeman’s Mind actually go through the whole game?

[@RUSRhythmic]

A lot of the games he is reviewing came from a certain FFVIII-hating content creator's catalogue in its later years, so that is actually really spot on.

[@nonapplicable8817]

@@RUSRhythmic The chosen one.... fallen from glory... doomed to mediocre livestreaming...

[@RUSRhythmic]

@@nonapplicable8817 At first I though you were talking about MY livestreaming, which is admittedly not A+ material but made me feel bad anyway. As for the actual Chosen One, he might actually be making a comeback. Until recently, he even gave up on mediocre livestreaming and is actually posting more positive content on Twitter. He might be getting better. Who knows? He can livestream boiling a potato and still get at least few hundred viewers.

[@churibman]

"the video-game equivalent of the st. Anger snare" absolutely killed me

[@VCV95]

Drudging, hateful, droning repetition?

[@spencerhenry9674]

Out of all the games you've reviewed over the years, this is certainly one of them.

[@solutionless123]

Definitely the best most interesting game he has reviewed so far this year

[@JuanPerez-cs1gx]

I like how Jesus just saw what he wanted to see

[@r4ttlech4n44]

it certainly is

[@varkster6860]

I certainly agree.

[@bennygerow]

That much is certain.

[@reallybigmistake]

26:50 Meg's boss is called John Brad. had me laughing because that is the most American name a Japanese dev would come up with. He is also the best character in the game

[@AliCanTUNCER8]

Reminds me something about Josh Brolin and how he is the typical American guy that comes to mind when u ask a Japanese

[@BarackLesnar]

Mike Truck ass name

[@audreyazwell]

this game is one of the best games ever for all the wrong reasons, genuinely a "so bad it's good" vibe

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Fun fact, apparantly in the novels, it WAS revealed the "real world" was actually a simulation, and Sadako was a sentient computer virus.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

@Black_Knight15 Whenever my life gets difficult, I’ll just tell myself that my life is an experimental indie game with RPG mechanics.

[@Sigismund697]

also the main character of the first novel gets reincarnated as Sadako's mutant child (the main character of the third novel) that she had with the main character's best friend (the protagonist of the second novel) while possessing the body of his (the first main character's) assistant that had a crush on him

[@EddieSpaghetti69]

@@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick "It's early access, there is going to be bugs." -Steam, and conveniently Life too.

[@accountname-tu2om]

@@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick I rolled bad man my stats are shit

[@cordia96]

"It becomes a mystery because we don't know why" - favourite quote from Terror's Realm.

[@earthnugs]

I don't know why, but the "I thought her name was Egg" joke made me laugh non-stop for about five minutes straight. Oh, and the answering machine thing also got me pretty good. 'Bout to up my Patreon subscription with zingers like these!

[@diszydreams]

hahahaha, yeah the "Egg" thing got me doubled over in laughter as well! I missed Grimbeard, and I am glad his break is over.

[@ariasdad]

29:23 really did it for me

[@dfailsthemost]

That answering machine bit got me too.

[@drleo7901]

I’m a medicine student and I’m currently studying for one of the most demanding exams of the year. Watching your videos is the only thing I do when I’m taking a break. It has become something like a ritual after a long day of studying. If I succeed, I will owe you half of the accomplishment.

[@alexjones2677]

Did you succeed?

[@loneronin6813]

I'm probably super late in saying this, but best of luck, I'm sure you will do great! :D

[@visassess8607]

You like bragging, don't you?

[@shuraamano]

@@visassess8607 And you must have a lot of friends.

[@visassess8607]

@@shuraamano Why are you insulting me in defense of some random person online?

[@ethanlove4695]

I love your work! Thank you for the dedication. Favorite channel by far! I don’t know if you realize, but you give a lot of people joy. Thanks, man.

[@caseymckenna7111]

Okay, so I recently watched a video that briefly went over this game so I spent the entire opening wondering how they woulda failed to mention that the main character’s name is egg. Thanks, dude.

[@pimscrypt]

My first ever experience with this game was with that old Spoony review, and I have to say that it felt great to see someone else (and more specifically someone as good at this as you) talking about it in a more calm and fair way all these years later. It was a nice reminder of how far at least *some* aspects of the video game discourse has come since the start of the 2010s.

[@biscuithammer00]

7:20 "I'm sorry. I'm on the computer right now. Are you an email?" Beautiful.

[@Skaphel]

Seeing the Infogrames logo is a more terrifying jumpscare than anything else the game could hit you with.

[@trickycheat3570]

Brutal.

[@Shenaldrac]

What even is a grame?

[@mugwump7049]

@@Shenaldrac It should be spelled with two m's as it's supposed to be French. Infogrames is a portmanteau of "informatique" and "programmes". Basically translates into "compugrams" or "computer programs".

[@Shenaldrac]

@@mugwump7049 Oh. Well, fair enough. Thank you for explaining it.

[@mugwump7049]

@@Shenaldrac You're welcome.

[@KormVerde]

you are criminally underrated as a creator. Your style and humor bring me back everytime.

[@FumoSenpai]

I've read the Ring novels and I actually really love them and how strange they are, even if Loop comes out of nowhere...but maybe the weirdest part of this game for me is that Loop, if I remember correctly, establishes that you can't just magically appear in the computer program, the MC is a computer program based on a real person who had to be born as a child in the program and grow to adulthood (the program moves faster than real time) and then to communicate properly I think he had to be reborn to the real world through some convoluted means too? The idea of just...logging into the game to switch worlds really circumvents one of the central problems of the novel. Also, the entire world does have cancer in Loop but that's because everything has the ring virus and it doesn't turn you into a weird demon or whatever. This game took the fun parts of the convoluted science fiction and dumbed them down to being unrecognizable. I'm not sure who this game is intended for, since fans of the books would be confused by retcons and fans of the movies haven't even experienced half the stuff in it...

[@fordola4428]

I thought the first cutscene you shared early in the video felt...off, and I love that you went back into it during the sight/sound section and really broke down just how awful it is. This game seems like some absolute bizarro nightmare fuel that I can't look away from, really appreciate you sharing this one, especially since I enjoyed Ringu a lot and seeing this monstrosity of a game really made me appreciate the artistry of that first film. Anyways, love your content Grimmy, it's brought me a lot of joy and killed a lot of hours of time for me and even inspired me to consider doing my own g*mer video at some point. Keep up the good work!

[@12ealDealOfficial]

The voice acted scene is perfection. I knew the boss was GB, but Meg sounds like one of the OG Newgrounds actresses. Was that Kira Buckland?

[@choi13a]

I too am burning w curiosity about who voiced Egg

[@dirtfriend]

according to mobygames, Meg was voiced by Soness Stevens, which the game misspells as "Soness Steavens", which is pretty incredible

[@filipmilojevic8120]

Yes, Grim has blessed us once more, and the goth gamer nation rejoices 🖤

[@casanovafunkenstein5090]

I appreciate the fact that you acknowledged that this game is more related to the books than the film series. A lot of reviews focus on how much it diverges from Ring and use that as a pretext for bashing it when the actual novels the original film was adapted from focus on technology a lot more and do include a lot of elements that were used for this game, though not having read them beyond looking at a synopsis I wouldn't be qualified to speak as regards how authentic an adaptation this game was.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

I re-watch this one a lot yet it never fails to make me laugh when Grim demotes her to "Egg" again.

[@AlexOlinkiewicz]

I remember the first time I heard of this game, was watching the Spoony review of the game. "THE RING!.. TERROR'S REALM!!"

[@radiohead93]

I’ve always wanted to see one of my favorite KZbin channels cover this, and I’m so glad it’s you.

[@meatwadisgod]

The only exposure I've had to this game is supergreatfriend's LP, but for some reason this is my favorite review of yours. Dubbing over the original voice actors, the Irish automated operator saying you have 7 "business days" to live...It's perfection.

[@LegalPhantom]

The greatest part of the first book is the fact that Sadako wasn't killed just because of her psychic powers by her abuser, but because her abuser found out during the abuse that she was actually a hermaphrodite and he killed her because he felt nauseated. It's the one detail that the books repeat quite a bit but every other media leaves out, for some reason.

[@AbstractTraitorHero]

Wow what a monster.

[@whade62000]

"for some reason" we all know the reason

[@siralexander3359]

Chad

[@C0wb0yBebop]

@@siralexander3359you’re a twisted lil lady

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Intersex icon, Sadako.

[@robnew272]

The reveal that the *splat* sound from combat was actually part of the game really got me. Truly, this is what they mean when they say "cinema". Excellent video as always!

[@RyanEdwardVetter]

I genuinely love your reviews. The editing, humor and general vibe are a 10/10. Thank you for your content!

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

Holy sh- the twist here was _amazing!_ SO UNEXPECTED. I genuinely didn't see it coming! I mean, the fact that you _weren't_ adding in those splat sound fx and they were actually from the game was legitimately mind-blowing! I had to stop the video for a little bit to just try and let my brain process everything, y'know? It really reframes the whole thing up until that point in a different light. lmao 😆 Grimbeard, this video was amazing. Thank you for starting off 2022 with a good one - the Goth Gamer Nation and Goth Hunters out there are spoiled by such great content

[@Hemostat]

no lie, that was a huge shock. The second I heard it on the Start Menu I got the beginning of the "oh no..." feeling.

[@littlebaron5573]

I’m having a difficult time right now, i’m sure you know as well as i do. Life is hard man. I just want you to know me going back and watching your videos is giving me a little bit of happiness and relaxation. And now i get to watch a new one you made for us. Basically i just wanted to say that i appreciate the work you’re putting into your passion and just being a good man, just wanted to say thank you for doing what you do and bringing me some joy that i needed. From the bottom of my heart. Stay goth, stay Grim. -little baron

[@seanmyers4730]

Was going on a bit of a binge. Can't quite put into words how much my mental health needed the release.

[@whatthefox6303]

New Grim Beard video just as I sit down to eat! Literally made me happy. I love your stuff man, I've binge watched every single video (even the stuff from like 2014) in the last like week since finding you. No idea why I can relate to your humour as much as I do but this channel genuinely makes me happy. I also watch hours of your stuff when I should be working, at my job, but thanks to the coov my office is like me and another guy who doesn't give a fuck what I do so KZbin marathons it is!!

[@accountname-tu2om]

you sat down to eat two years ago.

[@SkullMan---]

One of your best videos, loved the added sound effects for the chief´s wild hand movements and actually laughed out loud at "Until you've proven you can be Meg, you´re Egg" 😂

[@AvalancheReviews]

Honestly, i kind of liked the sort of mystery solving and exploratory gameplay in the loop ver of the CDC. Maybe it's because the combat was such a pain in the real world, that it felt nicer to just run around what looks like a pretty normal office building. Either way, I'm in the same boat as you. This was a pretty shitty game, but for some reason I had a semi ok time with it.

[@mollymillions6586]

So you're saying the game good cop/bad copped you into giving it an OK score.

[@Shenaldrac]

It's actually quite an impressive message that the game manages to convey. Like the characters, you the player would rather live in the virtual recreation of the past rather than the apocalyptic present. It shows you the harshness of the real world, initially presented as a video game, and you're eager to return to what you believe to be the real world. Even once you realize the truth, you long to be back in the loop CDC. Truly a wonderful job of marrying the protagonist's and the player's desires. /talking out my ass

[@loneronin6813]

You know, whenever I think about the whole VHS tape that Sadako uses I can't help but imagine her going through the process of upgrading to a DVD format. Do you think she would also put it out on Blu-Ray? Maybe even 4K? :P

[@thebuddhasmiles]

If Atlus remade this plot as a Digital Devil Saga game, it'd be hailed as a masterpiece.

[@PR-it2ys]

How? HOW does this channel only have 42.6k subscribers? I have binged so many of these reviews over and over again. I’m always entertained and educated by his content. It’s baffling.

[@canalsincontenido]

Half the views are from Patreon tho

[@HorseEmoji]

Yes... Yes, I see. So few things can evoke such feelings of confusion and a need to understand why, as the St. Anger snare. The blood red underline of a horrifyingly vapid curse.

[@madmorgo6233]

"He never gets respect ..." That splat noise tho. I was thinking up a naughty joke and expecting to hear it, but ... that sound wasn't added in-post... Freakin insane 😂

[@jcboyle82]

I know it takes WAY more work but damn, your hour long videos are so good. Somehow, a 1 hr video is better than 4- 15 min videos. Your deeper dives into these games is just great!

[@tacticaljunk1608]

Thank you for explaining the connection to the Ring films and books. I've heard a little about this game and thought it was some kind of last minute branding change to make it vaguely connect with the film series. But with the books having a version of the tape that is a book, it clearly trying to do some kind of meta thing and make the reader paranoid that they themselves might be cursed. And the video game is trying for the same thing. Thus the films, books and video game embrace tropes of their respective medium to this effect. That's actually a really cool concept when I really think about it. And it's a shame the game still isn't very good. But at least it makes sense.

[@jacob_swaggerz]

I think my favourite reoccurring meme from your reviews is the scientist scream from HL. Gets me every time.

[@nickbooze9766]

LCD Soundsystem got a sensible chuckle out of me.

[@kriegerdrako]

The voice acting part is just sooo unbelievable good grimbo

[@RoxasTheMaster]

As always quality content! Really appreciate you take the time to read every of the patrons!

[@alucardvania986]

I massively recommend the Ring books. They go insane, and not in the ways you think they would. They really fuck with you.

[@ArchonZach]

I watched a friend of mine stream this game their suffering was beautiful

[@phoebeaurum7113]

This was one of the last reviews Spoony ever did and I remember it being incomprehensible.

[@definitelynotobama6851]

So plot twist: the Ring game they were playing was the *other* Ring, based off Wagner’s opera.

[@Fengalion]

Your stuff continues to be great. Really enjoy going back and rewatching some of the other reviews and really enjoy the in between bits. Also hope you can find a new place sooner rather than later since that sounds like a real nightmare to be dealing with out of left field.

[@WarLore]

Thanks to SuperGreatFriend, I could hear the music before I clicked on the video. The soundtrack is burnt into my brain. this is a fantastic vid my dude, thanks so much. I'm really curious what the thing was you said you re-encoded/re-uploaded for?

[@gabby3036]

Also, there's a very cute manga called "Sadako at the End of the World" and it's just one issue (if I remember correctly) and it deals with Sadako's curse (and by extension, Sadako) existing after an unexplained apocalypse that's left very few people, where two young children watch her video and then become friends with her. It's very adorable and still kinda scary but mostly kinda sad. Highly recommend. There's a video by oranalysis "The Cutest Horror Manga" if you just wanna know the story but I personally plan to own it because it's very sweet and fucked up. I feel like this audience might appreciate that combination.

[@BurgerSliderMan]

The dialogue is so good in a bad way like omg the "IM BUSY" line sent me lmaoo

[@thebuddhasmiles]

I come here when I need a break from Seth and Uber's hyper energy to just chill with you man, and you do a damn good job at making me feel comfortable.

[@hansmatheson5976]

“Get out of here and COOL off your HOThead in your LAB; I can clearly say that YOU ARE NOT SANE!!!… …Meg, did you not hear me!? GET out of THIS room!! Go COOOLLL off your HEAD for AWHILE!!!” -Corinithians 69:420

[@solikeletsbenerdy]

Bro I just came across your channel recently but there's so many games from my childhood that you cover thank you for the walk down memory lane ❤️

[@dfailsthemost]

Prior to your addressing that splat sound, It slowly dawned on me that you didn't add it.. and then you confirmed it. Insane.

[@arthurwild6563]

I think this is my favorite episode so far. Thoroughly entertaining thanks to the voice acting and sound design.

[@GuyMontag0451]

I'm glad to see a nice long video by you Grim, when shtf I can always count on you to make things better

[@franzpattison]

I think I'll name my daughter Eggan.

[@Aquwert]

I’m embarrassed to say the egg - meg dilemma cracked me up repeatedly

[@SweetPeteInTheBackSeat]

There's so much to unpack here, and the voice over really emphasizes it. Really like how the sound of a windy void is inexplicably in the background. Here's to 2022!, *clinks glass of blue raspberry flavored gamer soda water* 🍻

[@swolie]

"I'M SORRY, I'M ON THE COMPUTER RIGHT NOW. ARE YOU AN EMAIL ?"

[@dustburnwem]

Awesome upload from my favorite Goth Gamer ASMR streamer. You have the uncanny ability to make an unknown shovelware game sound interesting.

[@newwavex8665]

Man im so happy this channel exists, I can always binge the twin peaks games when im at a low point in life.

[@mitchl6896]

Grim i heckin love your vids bro. Your sense of humour gets me right in the funny bone and also I watch the supernatural vids so I’m a true fan, thanks for being the goth dad I never had but wished for as a child

[@Pinkyton]

Omg I haven't seen anyone other than Spoony talk about this s game, I can't wait for this

[@AlhazredsGamingGoo]

I have dreamed of this day. Once it turned out Channel Awesome was a bunch of actually horrible people, I low-key live for better content creators to cover stuff I remember watching them cover a decade ago.

[@zen_of_chloe]

Y’okay, lady?

[@TheOhm122]

Can't wait till Grim covers Ripper.

[@AlhazredsGamingGoo]

@@TheOhm122 Right?! Retsupurae riffed on it awhile back but they got the ending variation where you don't get the hilarious scene of Walkin waving his hands weirdly. Plus Grim will deep-dive it and probably notice the signs that the multiple endings were probably added very late.

[@video_ouija7114]

Uhh ok

[@donotwantchannel]

Fella, I gotta tell ya, I was really looking forward to hearing the story of Egg, and then you took that from me

[@amishtechsuppor6277]

Grim ol' Good Beard always there to brighten my day 😌

[@SinOfAugust]

"World of Darkness lorebook", eh? I see you, Grim. I see you... Would be a pretty cool tube series idea to talk about those, I dare say...

[@lagmuncher]

23:08 is probably one of the funniest things on the internet, lmao "UNHAND ME!"

[@timtim2949]

I think you just unlocked a memory of me seeing Dreamcast ads and not actually understanding what they were about. I definitely recognise the imagery, but never linked them to the console.

[@victormercado278]

That restaurant bit really broke me! Itallan, salad jelly? And of course, who could forget... "Drink"! I'm not sure why, but that shit was hilarious

[@JuanPerez-cs1gx]

Hello, I Meg btw. the sound editing on that scene of the game was majestic

[@Rickmanou81293]

I absolutely love your long form videos, it's exactly what I like. However, if I could give one piece of advice, it's that you put the story at the end as it's the best part of your videos. Getting through controls and such and then getting to sit through your interpretation of the game and humor therein is awesome. As it stands, the best part of your videos are out of the way half way through!

[@shepergames3734]

I come back to this one every once in a while and the side effects bit kills me every single time. I could not be less interested in playing this game, but this video is absolutely brilliant and is nonstop entertainment.

[@Wopjuice]

2022 didn't officially start for Goth Gamerz till we got our dose of Grim Beard.

[@jessicaaharonov729]

OK I just wanted to thank for this video because I didn't know that the ring was a book trilogy ("trilogy") before this and my curiosity was peaked. I swear to Pazuzu I haven't been able to put those books down, it's even worse reading them with the pandemic going on, I love it!!! Thank you so much, goth gamer master!

[@HBu-y9v]

Love your channel my guy. Brought me tons of laughs and joy.

[@thishandleistacken]

The sound editing on the character movements and speech was fantastically done. One of the best examples of how to make something dull, boring and dumb incredibly entertaining.

[@Jorezm]

Love your vids, they make me feel really connected with you as I feel like I want to scoop my eyes out with a rusty blunt spoon. As I'm sure you do as well whilst making them. Next darkened stream when Btw???

[@nebulosam45]

Ngl, i thought the voice and sfx was added by you for comical effect, and it killed me 🤣

[@matthewguthrie257]

The scrolling list of side effects got a real laugh out of me. Thanks I needed that.

[@clementineshetheyfae8312]

Calling her eeg is just admitting she’s hot enough to have tboy swag

[@tbxvividos]

16:19 this scene literally made me want to play the game. Until you pointed it out I never realized how much I love and miss the voice acting from that era

[@LittleWeevil]

I would PAY for a version of this game where Grim and his friends voice all the dialogue

[@Neoadministratoria]

I give you some extra-love for the st. anger snare drum reference

[@milliardopeacecraft6555]

the "it's thinking" part of the anxiety dreamcast commercial was something i would quote when my or friends system was loudly loading lol

[@panelsofDOOM]

RIP to the Fork Knife Experience. 😥

[@Sandwich1414]

I remember watching Armake21 yell over this game back in the day, watching his videos downloaded to my iPod on a tiny as fuck screen. Thanks for taking a look at this game my man, hope you're doing well out there!

[@nwest642]

Aw man, can't wait for your remix of the walking around music!

[@h0b0y0da4]

Favorite dine in place & a new grim beard video. Today's a good day

[@we-must-live]

365 comments! one for each day of the year i've been waiting for the newest upload! but fr, this is stupendous content, and it's gotta be some kind of divine miracle that this stuff is free for anyone and everyone to view.

[@OuhPii]

Well then happy moving! Hope you find a cosy basement for 2022.

[@PuttyGod]

He's back! Happy New Year. I hope Holiday Man left you some nice objects under your solstice bush.

[@lucymoreno88ss]

i’m so glad i found your channel dude. your videos just keep getting better even when i am sure they cannot, thanks dingus love ya

[@IAmTheSnuggler]

I swear like clockwork everytime i wish there was a new grimbeard video one shows up later that day, cant wait to watch this!

[@МусинЭльдар]

That st. anger snare broke me) Just discovered your channel, great work!