Grimbeard - The Vampire Diaries (PC) - Review

[@GrimBeard]

I don't really know how, but some of the patron credits got mixed up for a slide and are missing. I'm sorry if you didn't show up on there. The good news is this video is now dead to me and I'll try to get it right in the next one.

[@DichotomousRex]

Luckily you LOVE dead things

[@ellmister]

Love your work, when I'm not in technically speaking 'in poverty' I hope to join your pateron boyo's.

[@popopopopo159]

Hey beautiful, will you review DontNod Vampyr so I don't have to play it ok thanks

[@ermmoore2161]

I'll be a patron if you make an industrial remix/cover of the theme song from the vampire diaries game and use it for your intro song.

[@himynameisbuttcorn5224]

thank you very much for the upload as i am very lonely on this day (Halloween). for i am stoned hard from the cannabis tea and wanted to extent my love for all that is within the Goth gamer nation...it is only by the hands of love i touched myself with absolute regret. so happy Halloween. im about to go to pound town on my love doll with all the windows open in hopes the cops come and things get kinky. speak to you soon on your next upload.

[@MorningAndEveningStar]

"Though it would be a long time before they'd just think to make Dragon Age". I cackled so hard at that line.

[@TheGamingBritShow]

Now THIS is a FULL ANALYSIS!

[@brya9681]

yo do vidoes on the Ape Escape games. Or convince Grim to do it!

[@Mr.Faust3]

what is this a crossover episode?

[@trickycheat3570]

Look it's TheGaminggit

[@wingmandecrayt8932]

The spooky gaming Skeleton

[@davidsterling7570]

Do a collab episode about metroiiiiid

[@james-andrew-adams]

Every time Grim makes a joke I think he's going to make, he pulls a hard left and throws me an even more funny joke. G'damn, this is some of the best stuff on KZbin.

[@Nono-hk3is]

Thank you for finally describing exactly why I love these videos.

[@AC-hj9tv]

Funnier*

[@littlebaron5573]

GRIM I HOPE I’m early enough to say something that you’re sure to see! We all appreciate the hard work you are putting into your craft. And We all appreciate you! Hope things are going well for you my guy. -Nail polish gang. Stay grim, Stay goth, stay beautiful.

[@t0xcn253]

Are we in the same gang?

[@littlebaron5573]

@@t0xcn253 we can be! You occasionally wear nail polish?

[@t0xcn253]

@@littlebaron5573 I mean, occasionally it looks nice, but i pretty much wear it always

[@littlebaron5573]

@@t0xcn253 then yeah we’re in the same gang!

[@brya9681]

It was only a matter of time before Grimbeard and Jenny Nicholson have a common thread. Let's go goth gamer nation. Also congrats on 70k.

[@kg7219]

I THOUGHT THE SAME THING HELL YEA BROTHER

[@MoogieSRO]

How the fuck does this man only have 70k. Dude's been grinding quality content for fucking ages, this is a travesty and a war crime IMHO.

[@azraeon7900]

Ahhhhh fellow Jenny NIcholson & Grimbeard fans???? Yes! I'm in the right place lol

[@benhillman8384]

"Look, you haven't seen Grim and Jenny next to each other. *I* haven't seen them next to each other, and now hear me out, I'm not saying they're the ...same person, but if you do see them in the same shot it's definitely a deepfake."

[@Ohio.Gozaimasu]

Jennny who?

[@yungoldman2823]

this is a true halloween miracle

[@apophis2129]

Grim, you cover the perfect venn diagram of genres for me and your content is something truly special. Your videos have helped me get through some dark times, thanks for all the laughs sir.

[@ernor15]

Holy crap I've never been thus early to a Grim drop! Thank you so much for all your hard work. You've quickly become one of my favorite content creators and I always look forward to new games... and the possibility of a Rat Roundup. Keep kicking butt! Also, maybe get Parapug a little hat. Fall is here, and ghosts are prone to spooky colds.

[@acn1580]

The Nancy Drew games were a cornerstone of my childhood, and some of them were way better written than they had any business being. Kinda fun to see this and how it evolved into later HER games. It's eerie how the line delivery from the characters feel SO familiar.

[@FumblsTheSniper]

The place I work now, I worked for the former boss. Even after they had been gone for five years there was still a LOT of similarities. Things people were doing because that’s what was done before. Probably a similar situation.

[@wildandwillfulvids]

"Before they would just think to make dragon age" i've never been so called out in my entire life my god

[@furkendarken]

I just wanna say I keep forgetting that this channel has less than 100,000 subscribers, the content being produced is such high quality- every video I've watched through I have enjoyed thoroughly and it's just a treat to see a new one every time

[@TheDrLeviathan]

I find it funny that girl games were made the way they were in the nineties. It was an older girl gamer who got me into ff7. And phantasmagoria. And she collected swords bc she was really into Highlander.

[@Gatorade69]

After all that blank space I thought you were going to say she took your virginity.

[@xandermagne2141]

The LA Noire noise on the face of Elena that looks like the Diplomat's Car case killed me.

[@mango78910]

A great companion piece to the Jenny Nicholson video on the vampire diaries tv show where she briefly touches on the game 💕

[@ekstrajohn]

i got scared for a second that you really did buy that box and was immediately thinking i should stop supporting you on patreon. oh the relief.

[@lukegonzalez4893]

Such a spooky review for a spooky game. I hope that skeleton guy is doing well.

[@smrenshaw]

And with this, the Halloween season can truly begin!

[@cpt_thunderthyz5672]

The intro kinda gives me old cartoon network halloween promo vibes. I dont know why. But I'm here for it

[@blackdressbess195]

Never thought I'd see Grim cover a Her Interactive game! Their Nancy Drew series made up my childhood and were my first PC games. I've never played Vampire Diaries, but the style and gameplay is so similar (they used the same engine for all their games up to 2006 or so, which is why they were able to pump out so many) that my nostalgia is tingling anyways. Excellent video like always! I can think of a few channels that cover more obscure titles, but I think even then you manage to go the extra mile in finding the perfect content for the Goth Gamer Nation niche you've made for yourself. And when you do cover the more well-known games, you always keep it fresh and enjoyable to watch. It's always great to be able to get home and relax with one of your new videos.

[@epithos]

Any expression of how much I love your content would cause my mascara to run so well just have to keep it our secret.

[@cantrip7]

Finally, I can take a break from rewatching Grim Beard videos by newly watching a Grim Beard video. AND I get to do so smelling of pumpkin guts! Ever hear of the Case of the Golden Idol? It's sorta like a streamlined Obra Dinn made of many small mysteries instead of one big mystery. Mentioning it cuz you get to examine not just people's personal belongings drawers but the contents of their pockets, beds, etc.

[@PunkExMachina]

This one had me cackling I think this is one of the funniest videos Grim has made

[@LOTRDanTube]

Always excited to see new Grim, and it's a FMV adventure game! So pumped

[@TRAMP-oline]

You are at the top of your game. You are so funny and clever. A top tier creator.

[@djmcgil8137]

Yes indeed!!

[@GrimBeard]

thanks so much!

[@TimDownsAnimation]

that intro was really scary dude. EDIT: okay this was actually one of the funniest videos I think you've ever made lmao. And i hope you're proud of it enough for that to actually be taken as a compliment, because it is :3

[@wamspride]

Been following you for years I'm glad that you're still making great videos and growing it wouldn't surprise me if you double subs next year

[@t0xcn253]

THANK YOU, I was gonna faint from how frequent the use of Dutch angles was if it went unmentioned.

[@Jrock420blam]

Man I love your work, just addictively entertaining as well as covering so many games from my youth. I almost died at the hot cheese-it line, never change.

[@colinr0380]

Why does 'media for girls' always end up being obsessed about magical pretty rings? Anyway off to finish this new Tolkein book and play the latest From Software game.

[@elucidation3064]

The "Bussin no cap" Joke made my burst out irl, I never burst out laughing irl!

[@cthulusauce]

Great video Grim! I had to clean my jaw off the floor with that price tag

[@OptimaOgitus]

This is a crime this person have such humble number of subs.

[@SqueebPlays]

Thank you for taking the time to show the history about how a lot of these games came to be. It's always such an interesting discussion.

[@soma_trip1863]

Great outro song! Great work as always!

[@ironreed2654]

We already knew Para Pug had good taste in music, didn't know he was also a good judge of tv.

[@AbaddonOnGanja]

You know the video is good when Grim asks "where am I?" And I have no idea where I am man

[@hollowichi1931]

I wanted to chime in as someone who, until watching this video, had no idea about the Vampire Diaries and is also from the DC/Maryland/Virginia area. While the name Fell's Church sounds out there, there's literally a town in VA named Falls Church. The descriptions given about places in the game are strikingly familiar, in that that they seem to correspond pretty heavily to places that are actually in Falls Church. There was actually a Robert E. Lee Memorial High School in Virginia (Lee High), but it has since been renamed to John R. Lewis High School. I know the video is months old at this point, and this probably won't be seen, but I really enjoy the *vibes* of your stuff, so thank you for all of your videos.

[@Ohio.Gozaimasu]

The school was named after a Confederate and now it's named after a Yankee? I wonder when the process of demonizing the Confederates started. If I had to take wild guess, I'd say it was some despicable organization such as the (ironically named) Anti-Defamation League that's responsible. It would make sense as they're foreign agents and the opposite of patriots.

[@sewerentropy5217]

god every time i think your videos can't get any better, you come out with ANOTHER absolute banger! congrats on 70k and i hope you keep doing what you do ❤️

[@Alucardeye]

Always a good day to see a new review!

[@aprioris.knowledge2765]

My boy I’ve been waiting for this to drop i knew you wouldn’t disappoint

[@JJW410]

Every video the skits get better and better Grim, RIP Parapug. Unfortunately for all of us that The Vampire Diaries gets a Rat Roundup Rating of UNCONFIRMED.

[@theequitableprose]

The use of darkwood music fills me with joy.

[@theequitableprose]

Today I learned that the Canadian dollar is called the gbp.

[@theequitableprose]

Everyday, we all learn something new.

[@decibelfilm]

​@@theequitableproseThe Canadian dollar is abbreviated to CAD. GBP stands for Great British Pound.

[@davegar1816]

Bulldozing a confederate graveyard and constructing a y2k era Hot Topic in it's ashes is EXACTLY the hypothetical that I need in my life right now. Thank you so much Grim Beard.

[@Ohio.Gozaimasu]

Would you be OK with bulldozing a Union graveyard, though?

[@ganymedeix9511]

@@Ohio.Gozaimasu Of course not, they're the good guys.

[@Ohio.Gozaimasu]

Are you seriously implying that the North was in the right in that conflict? I honestly can't tell.

[@davegar1816]

I have seen the Ken Burns documentary on the civil war twice. Additionally, I went to Hot Topic no less than 6 times in the year of our Lord, two thousand and two. I can unequivocally and without bias declare that Hot Topic circa 2000s is better than anything the CSA did.

[@Ohio.Gozaimasu]

@@davegar1816 A little bird told me that Hot Topic CEO's great-great-great-grandfather owned a slave. I hope that doesn't ruin your day.

[@Makebloodborne2]

Honestly I have had the worst time of my life this week, and the thing I didn’t know that I needed was a grim video to remind me that I have stuff to live for. ❤

[@PunkExMachina]

I hope you’re feeling better! hang in there

[@billwilson8319]

i hope it gets worse

[@rgnm78]

@@billwilson8319 oooh so edgy

[@azliaheaven]

as someone that watched the series in it's totality and now is spellbound to watch the sequel finding this in your channel makes so happy

[@drinkswateristhirsty]

Your commentary is hilarious. And yet not overblown! I want to put you into a horror movie situation just to hear the dryest lines imaginable roast every square inch of the Terrors.

[@WeCanCos]

Dude. I have played and still play the entire Nancy Drew series. Such a good series. People go in thinking it's shovelware and are stunned when they have to take notes and do genuinely hard puzzles. Her made the best games for girls when I was a kid.

[@Maartwo]

Thank u Grim for all the lovely content you make. You make the overwhelming horror of living more bearable.

[@royalwithchz_5328]

Can you really blame someone for being down for the count for being bitten by a BIRD?! You’re awesome, Grimbeard. I’m gonna donate to your patreon as soon as I get my finances right. Thanks for always being amazing

[@Diealotkid]

After some googling turns out Mila Kunis did do a number of Barbie commercials, while she's not credited for the Barbie Fashion Designer commercial she is for a hair gel one that was around the same time. Judging by comparing the two directly that is 100% a tiny Mila Kunis.

[@aldean_online]

Great job on blowing up ParaPug! Love seeing your IRL asides, with all the small camera motions and using the desk as a limited set, you really know how to do a lot with a little!

[@delpoyproductions3049]

Nails steady on fleek there, Grim. Keep up these awesome reviews!

[@megotronmartinez7015]

god... i hope more people find this channel.

[@flotilha935]

The greatest man on this platform has returned 🤘

[@ltaus9225]

Grim Baby blessing us with a decent length video. Love the content. Keep it up.

[@davidpeterson8424]

Out of all the obscure video game review channels I fall asleep to, this is my favorite one to stay up and watch

[@IcedSynergy]

Great video grim! You've been putting out constant bangers this year! Hope the other video is out before haloween!

[@Arrows-N-eyez]

"I'm about to square up looking at that price point." Our Goth Overlord is forever hilarious!

[@B-019]

Man, that new dub stuff you added in is seamless. Very slick, Grimble.

[@arnoldgraves1791]

The cheez-it part got me. Very well done, sir. :D

[@adamcope6890]

Love your style, sense of humor, and whip-smart writing. The music is top notch, I wish I knew how to make a bunch of bots to foot my foot on the KZbin metrics scale for ya.

[@unfortunateTimetables]

Man, your humor is at peak right now. I can feel the work put into the comedy.

[@GalanThings]

God I absolutely adore your visual and comedic style. I sometimes feel bad I'm not even close to such strong stylistic identity. On the other note as someone who watched a lot of the TV series this was even more enjoyable. Great video as always

[@Skip-Towne]

God i love your intros sm 6:48 had to pause the video to laugh. Golden.

[@Ohio.Gozaimasu]

29:30 - "timed sequences that have you frozen not sure what you're meant to do until you just die". Souds like my life in a nutshell.

[@VDAband]

This genuinely might be my most watched video of the year. I dont even know why. I've never read the vampire diaries, never watched the show or engaged with the IP in any way, but I just can't stop coming back to this video. Guys, I think grim might actually be a vampire!

[@dirtfriend]

man with your frankly refreshing reverence for FMV adventure games, i'd love to see you tackle more of them

[@MaximilienNoal]

I love getting a new Grim vidéo in the morning. Or at any hour really. ❤️

[@Chest_Rockwell1]

One of the most criminally undersubbed channels around. You’re editing and humor are top notch!

[@evelawless5480]

Fuck, that box of Hot 'N Spicy Cheezits just absolutely murdered me.

[@GlowingOrangeOoze]

I truly appreciate having someone else describe the experience of not really getting when something happens out of order in a story, or just doesn't make sense, and assuming they just missed something or didn't get it. Most video-makers point out these mistakes and criticize them, but my reaction is always to try and puzzle out how everything makes sense. It never occurs to me that the plot might just be unfinished unless I replay the game a couple times.

[@AkaiNeko4]

as someone who still occasionally replays old Humongous Entertainment games for fun, this does honestly look like like something I'd enjoy; awesome video, Grim!

[@JMiN___]

I can’t explain how much I love your unique humor man.

[@zekebrawner5463]

The smoothest dragon age dis ever!

[@richardbarnes4196]

I knew I had seen this reviewed before, but it took me a day or so to remember - Jenny Nicholson did a great review of the Vampire Diaries TV show and she did a little on this. Great as always, Grim!

[@cristianpissai7563]

Oh, I was just wondering when you were going to bless us with a new video. Good shit as always! 10:43 Oh thank god! You have no idea how worried I got for a second.

[@LordofBroccoli]

Yes! Always a great time when Grim releases a new video :) P.S. Any chance you'll bless us with a Scorn vid in the future?

[@planescaped]

Def sounds like something Grim'd cover.

[@GrimBeard]

I'd definitely consider it. The next video is for a game from this century so I'm slowly getting back into modern games haha

[@LordofBroccoli]

@@GrimBeard Awesome, can't wait to see what you have cooked up :)

[@Ohio.Gozaimasu]

I like Scorn. Very impressive visually, but there really isn't much to discuss unless you mention the PDF with all the concept art and descriptions.

[@tristron22]

Ok what is the game at 6:52? Why does the guy have a weird J horror skinny red arm? It looks like it’s from one of those games people make now where it starts off as a regular game and then reveals itself to be horror as it goes on.

[@idontbelonghereanymore6834]

Yay I'm glad you're not dead, thanks for consistently making enjoyable videos.

[@georgeharrison5753]

There is no such thing as Halloween without an excellent Grim video.

[@jackoconnor5085]

I always love the sound design section because of Grims love of music, we need a grim goth gamer music class

[@SourLayedBack]

man there are some genuinely bad comments here, kinda depressing, but other than that eternal tragedy, great video!

[@siceastwood2714]

What an amazing review, so much fun watching. The little skits in between have so much personality

[@brettvv7475]

Commenting for the Great Algorithm™ Thanks Grim! I absolutely love your videos.

[@adamwest8711]

The True Mystery of the Droods is revealed.

[@Moogie237]

the more i learn about the vampire diaries the more im freaked out bcs like. I’m from northern virginia. Falls Church is a town in northern virginia. And there is a high school literally named Robert E. Lee High School (well, the name was changed recently but anyway.) in Falls Church. Fells Church is not a fictional town they just straight up copied NOVA lmao.

[@Urimacs]

Hope you’re doing well :) Keep up the amazing work Grim! Love u 🖤

[@efrenyalung1348]

That Hot Topic line had me 😂.

[@SE7ENSENSES]

Thanks for keeping the demons at bay for a least one more day, Grim.

[@buckadillafilms]

congrats on another absolute banger brother grim

[@Mixu.]

You know I'm rewatching your videos again and I think I finally realised something. You're quite possibly the only person on youtube who's gotten me to laugh out loud, *and* you do it consistently. Thank you.

[@oogbooga1614]

This youtube channel is the only one my cats like. Congrats.

[@lpod7180]

Closing in on that 100k my man! Closer and closer 🥳

[@dendroleon]

lmao that intro the coolest video game guy on the youtube

[@samz8691]

Another weird obscure Vampire point and click I'm away of is "Erevos", which you can only play after sundown as it checks your PC clock, no idea if it's any good though.

[@vahlok1426]

I'm so glad the algorithm recommended me to your channel through a binge of Game Dungeon.

[@lucasdelmicon1685]

this is just what I needed to feel like my halloween is complete nice

[@DarkysLPs]

You are really underrated, always quality content

[@billforson3143]

Your dog lying to you was so funny, I laughed so hard I probably woke my parents up