Harvester Review | The Wacky Adventures of Sigma Steve

Harvester is a strange relic of video game history. This bizarre point-and-click horror adventure was released to controversy and has developed quite a reputation since then. How does it hold up after all of these years? Let's find out!
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00:00 - Introduction/Premise
4:27 - Graphics
6:30 - Gameplay/Story Overview
11:35 - Sound/Music
14:08 - Chapter 1: Applying to the Lodge
20:17 - Chapter 2: Lodge Pranks
33:20 - Chapter 3: Into the Lodge
38:43 - Ending/Truman Show Comparison
42:20 - Conclusion

[@DazedMikey]

Not to brag, but I am the actor who played the baby sister in this game, my dad is holding the cards at the tv studio (he was a 3d artist who worked on the game), and my mother is the mysterious dark woman towards the end of the game. I doubt anyone will see this or believe me but it's true :) I'm super excited to see all of the coverage the game has gotten this year.

[@somepersonwhodosenot]

That's dope as hell

[@purrcat6930]

So you are michael Napodano jr.Arno from level4 of the lodge interviewed you awhile back.

[@DelRio1991]

that's so awesome, my wife and I play this evey year in October, you've been a part of our Halloween tradition for years lmaooooo

[@DazedMikey]

@@DelRio1991 lol I'm honored

[@jyorgbjornsen]

Man that's so cool, I wonder what the actor of Steve is up to these days?

[@BIacklce]

Steve's actor getting arrested for child pornography a decade later just adds to the whole story

[@SeppelSquirrel]

The Harvesters were trying to make serial killers, but Professer Utonium accidentally added an extra ingredient: Chemical X.

[@limcw6092]

Excuse me what

[@BIacklce]

@@limcw6092 its in the video

[@KhaosAdmiral]

Steve always was a kidder

[@joewaid]

He's always been a kidder

[@FrankeyDr]

The line that always gets me is the death by natural causes. "Natural causes?". "You can't live without a spinal cord, son, Nothing unnatural about that."

[@BIacklce]

the best joke in any video game

[@SirDankleberry]

Reminds me of a real life coroner's report I read once where the person died in a motorcycle accident where they were decapitated and instead of putting down "motor accident" or something similar as the cause of death they put "natural causes". It just makes me think the coroner went "Well you can't live without a head".

[@ultimateninjaboi]

I love that they have Steve hooked up to the machine fully clothed, but Stephanie is in lingerie. The most 90s shit

[@philzeo]

Flannel is who he is.

[@jennietsai1260]

Rather ironic for a game that (extremely shallowly) explored feminist ideas

[@realrealqbok]

unfortunately, you *do* get to see way too much of him anyway

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

​@@jennietsai1260 It doesn't really take away from that imo when you remember she's only in her skivvies because the twisted murder cybercult that's blatantly made out to be misogynistic stripped her down.

[@robloggia]

Steve definitely should have been shirtless

[@AvalancheReviews]

Are you telling me full motion video ISN'T the future of gaming????

[@solikeletsbenerdy]

Haha no way I didn't know two of my favorite KZbinrs were homies what a small world

[@Majuular]

I'm all for low-poly & pre-rendered having a renaissance... but I think I could do without FMV.

[@lipucd]

@@Majuular What would be your feelings on with "The Quarry" then? As honestly it really feels like a 'Modern FMV' experience. Yet instead of pre-recorded live action footage, it's real time rendering of motion captured actors...and honestly that only feels like a visual difference.

[@Majuular]

@@lipucd Hmm.. a couple thoughts on that. The first would be the type of FMV experience I'm referring to involves the use of digitized actors. The difference between pre-recorded videos & real-time rendering is actually pretty huge in terms of versatility. If you're using pre-recorded videos, you are seriously limited by how much active player interaction can take place in the game - that's why 90% of Sega CD games are just videos with quicktime events. If you fail the event, video A plays. If you succeed, video B plays. With something like the Quarry (which I don't know much about, I'm basing this on my experience with other Supermassive games), there is a higher degree of freedom than those classic FMV games (which are basically DVD menus). You are an active participant in the story, there are "gameplay" elements, and real-time rendering means a natural flow of conversation rather than hard cuts to a new video clip. But you make a good point, it makes sense to me that games like The Quarry are a natural evolution from the FMV style adventure games - which themselves are just visual "choose-your-own-adventure" books.

[@quarreneverett4767]

Its too advanced actuallt

[@Geospasmic]

I love the idea of marrying Stephanie and living the rest of your life in Harvest - doing what? Chatting with the Wasp Woman? Helping to clean up the burnt out wreckage of DNA's Diner? Trying not to piss off Colonel Buster and cause WW3? Having dinner with the Potsdams? Avoiding eye contact with Mr. Johnson? Do we get our haircuts at Pastorelli's or get mom to give us a bowl cut? Will Jimmy show up at our new house and demand papers?

[@KenMabie]

yes

[@CloudyObsession]

It's worth noting that it was only Steve's on-screen actor who was arrested, his voice actor was a different person. Many of the characters had different voice actors who dubbed over the performances of the actors in the live-action cutscenes

[@Slaanash]

Didn't the same guy voice act the master at arms too?

[@CloudyObsession]

@@Slaanash Yes!! Ryan Wickerham was the voice of both!

[@JDgiggles]

As a janitor, I can confirm that we are obligated to swiftly and violently react to someone walking on freshly mopped floors.

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

True. I was once a janitor as well. Sometimes, ya gotta get violent to keep those floors clean.

[@MarquisLeary34]

Also a janitor. Can confirm. Double if if it's freshly waxed.

[@CrypticCocktails]

Dad was a janitor, I have stories

[@ElectricBarrier]

I feel that the point of the ending is to say that while fictional violence can affect your perception of real violence in some way, it can't MAKE you violent. At the end, Steve still has a choice. It's saying that whether or not you choose to commit acts of violence is still on you, since after ALL of that, you can still choose NOT to.

[@DesertPunke]

Very insightful, well articulated theory

[@ElectricBarrier]

​@@DesertPunke Thank you, Mr. Big Gay Balls.

[@MelancholyRequiem]

From what I can remember at the time, the guy who made Harvester said the entire point was to show just how ridiculous it was to believe video games could make anyone violent. Steve the Kidder can say and do much worse things than the Postal guy but no one would ever seriously say Harvester inspired them to do bad. That's why the ending shows Steve playing the game IRL, as any good kidder would, and laughs so maniacally stupid.

[@davysmith1934]

It's true. It is still our choice. We have no excuses.

[@SyndicateOperative]

@@MelancholyRequiem It's the opposite. The game was serious.

[@ZorotheGallade]

Fun fact: if you kill a non-essential NPC you can get out of prison twice. The first time you get if you previously blackmailed the sheriff prompting him to offer you a one time trip out of jail, the second if you get put in the cell and manage to rig a trap to make a tub fall on the sheriff's head, knocking him out and making him forget he arrested you.

[@HaplessOne]

That's another thing about this game. There are multiple ways to do things. I beat it without doing a couple of these things in the town section. It's relatively "sand-boxy" for its time, which is pretty impressive. A lot of possibilities.

[@jothain]

@@HaplessOne I completed Harvester as kid and actually more recently. No wonder that I got feeling multiple times during the video that "no, I don't recall it going like that". I was beginning to think that if the US and EU releases actually differed in some parts.

[@raulg22]

So I guess he won’t mention the fact that… oh no wait, there you go. Great timing with that ending.

[@Veroshy]

Hahaha I was waiting too

[@johnsmith-jw1do]

A true sigma male doesn't care if hes in a fabricated alternate reality or not

[@mywifesboyfriend5558]

Good thing there's no such thing as a sigma male. There are either chads, or losers.

[@xXluluchanelXx]

​@@mywifesboyfriend5558 let me guess which one you are, slapnuts

[@garminbozia]

​@@mywifesboyfriend5558what about smegma males?

[@StephenLewisUniverse]

HE WAS ARRESTED FOR WHAT this twist ending can not be topped

[@KenMabie]

twice .... two seperate times

[@Nipah.Auauau]

44:15 That Steve, always such a kidder!

[@nopatiencejoe6376]

I guess life really does imitate art...

[@WorthlessWinner]

That steve, always such a kiddie fiddler!

[@feedergoldfish]

25:20 Wait a sec... "Gein Memorial Bake Sale"... as in Ed Gein, the mild mannered grave robber and murderer? Although his home contained a plethora of human body parts, Gein always denied eating them. Gein was like the poster boy for "But he seemed like such a nice guy!" After his conviction, he spent the rest of his life in mental institutions, where he exhibited "model behavior" and was praised for his amiable and cooperative nature. Best of all, townsfolk considered him reliable and honest, often employing him as a babysitter. A babysitter!!!

[@matthewdyck5503]

Harvester, I hardly know her.

[@Majuular]

THE MAESTRO STRIKES AGAIN

[@MichaelLeroi]

Undefeated!

[@YuukitheMighty1]

This game perfectly encapsulates what experiencing a weird nightmare is like.

[@NIN1]

I left my legs in Düsseldorf... THEY OWED ME!!!

[@howdoilogin]

The "putting tape on a window then breaking it" thing isn't really a robbery thing, it's just a thing most people end up learning when they have to deal with a broken window. When I was a kid a robin flew into our sliding glass door and the while window was cracked into a million pieces or more. So, in order to avoid shards of glass all over the floor and outside my mom covered the window in masking tape so when it was removed all the glass shards were stuck to the tape and didn't make a mess.

[@motxmod]

It also prevents the glass from breaking into smaller pieces for easier removal if you need to break it before removing it.

[@JohnZombi88]

This is the same thing I did with cracked phone screens. Just put clear packing tape over it and they'd last me a little longer

[@metaleggman18]

​@@JohnZombi88 my friend just used a screen protector

[@metaleggman18]

I actually learned it from watching Great Teacher Onizuka, when he breaks his student's window to help him sneak into his second story bedroom.

[@jonbourgoin182]

Robins are pretty small birds, how did a single robin manage to shatter a thick and massive panel of glass like that?

[@chaffXgrenade]

"I guess when your baby's pre-rendered, there isn't much to do" my sides are now missing 🤣

[@ZigealFaust]

To this day I randomly say "You've always been a kidder, Steve." to people I meet just to see if they get the reference.

[@ZeroFische]

Nerd

[@KaoticReach1999]

Guessing you don't get many knowing lmao

[@ZigealFaust]

@@KaoticReach1999 I've had one person get it and we are still good friends. Bonded over Harvester and Sam and Max.

[@TheWaverunners]

"Shit on a stickeroo" has become part of my personal lexicon.

[@gregmark1688]

For some reason, mine was "Don't forget to put the paper out for Jimmy ... you know how he gets!"

[@methusulah]

"i'm like 600 spider in an outhouse" is not a phrase i expected to hear, and i love it

[@tsinestexicthdauwraum9082]

I hate it in the season one can't stand each other but you know by the series finale we'll be getting married kinda way.

[@TheWaverunners]

It's a modern day "SHIT ON A STICKEROOO!"

[@RaxxonRaxxoff]

As someone who has removed and installed tons of windows and glass, yes, tapeing the glass in a cross pattern will help keep it held together when breaking, that way you dont have giant chunks of glass falling everywhere

[@Majuular]

Yeah, I learned this after the fact. Still, the game is really putting its faith in anyone who isn't from Oklahoma to know that!

[@mimimalloc]

Harvester made a lot more sense to me when I understood it as a product of big fans of Twin Peaks attempting to replicate its style of unnerving camp and meta-commentary and place it all into the context of asking what the relationship between videogames and violence actually is and how it fits into the wider picture of human violence as a whole.

[@trustytrest]

32:02 That sheriff eating human meat with schlocky amounts of blood on his face, just delivering that "Don't mind if I do!"... That is singlehandedly the best scene in the game at conveying the tone. It's so perfectly cheesy.

[@DavidFostertheFirst]

Smh its cherry pie

[@NoxDolore]

Or is it?

[@SaxcatGamingCorner]

That is cherry pie.

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

Wha-what the hell makes you think that pie is human meat? 😅

[@jax9864]

What's shocking is that he got arrested for a heinous act and STILL WORE THE FLANNEL?!

[@jonbourgoin182]

Not to mention the "you always were a *kidder* " line took on a whole new disturbing meaning

[@jax9864]

@@jonbourgoin182 bro 💀

[@lil_thang]

@@jonbourgoin182certified bruh moment

[@eddythefool]

The flannel is what caused him to do it

[@jax9864]

@@eddythefool LMAO

[@shawnconway6009]

So there's two things that come to mind with this game. One, that the 'natural causes? you can't live without a spinal cord' scene is one of the best written jokes of all time. Second, that this game is kind of before its time in one way: the way in which it seamlessly conditions the player to commit ever more violent acts as the story progresses. It's almost at Bioshock 'would you kindly' levels of subtle, where you go from minor pranks of vandalism and theft to accidental murder to intentional murder. The player, over time, goes along with it because we as players just want to play the game, to the point where Stephanie chastising the player for doing bad things makes the player annoyed, because in our mind we're like 'of course we did this, it was logical!' And in fact one clever bit of juxtaposition is that in the beginning we encounter the violent TV show and we're probably like 'damn, that's really violent' but then by the end of the game we're doing equally violent things ourselves and not blinking an eye. It's actually very interesting in how the game pulls it off. It's just a shame that the entire last half of the game is such a terrible addition; the game would have been better served if the lodge section was cut down and instead you had to confront and justify the actions you've already taken to get there.

[@jellyfishjones4741]

I love the telepathy thing because you just know they only recorded the guy looking all ominous and grimacing, and not talking. So they just recorded a voice and made up an excuse for it. So amazing.

[@franciscor390]

I always wonder what the people thought when creating this game. Interviews for gamedevs should be more of a thing. It takes balls to create unique and distinctive games.

[@AlhazredsGamingGoo]

It's entirely possible I'm imagining that I remember reading this somewhere, but I remember something about the development taking much longer than expected, one of the devs having a nervous breakdown from stress, and trying to punch Steve's actor in the face because he was sick of looking at him in the in-game assets so much.

[@franciscor390]

@@AlhazredsGamingGoo That's crazy, man we have get busy interviewing these guys.

[@fearofchicke]

Just a heads up, the car is called a tucker not because that’s what Mr.Johnson named it, but because the make of the car is called Tucker. They’re really cool cars that were way ahead of their time.

[@NEEDbacon]

It's also a nice subtle way to inform you things are off about the town. There were only 51 built, and I don't think they were publicly sold (Legal shenanigan's, had a movie made about it). So for one to just be in this Jerk waterberg is incredibly off.

[@Kyntteri]

Tuckers (especially mint ones) are also a worth a fortune so you could see how that really can make a guy homicidal.

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

​@@NEEDbacon In fact, if I remember right they're actually the ONLY make of car in town, it's something Steve points out to Stephanie because one of the only things he _can_ remember from his real life is that he always wanted to own one.

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

​@@Kyntteri "YOU SON OF A BITCH BITCH BITCH! SHER-IFF!"

[@TheHipHopBrothers]

I've always thought Harvester was really cool. Those sorts of old weird off the wall point and clicks have always been super appealing. A video on Armed & Delirious would be pretty cool too if you ever want to go over another crazy point and click that prides itself on needing a guide to play, just explaining and showing off the things happening in it would be fun.

[@Majuular]

Just looked it up... okay, you have my attention. This looks absurd.

[@greenhawk565]

@@Majuular In a similar vein except a crazy rpg made by one person, I think Brigand Oaxaca might be up your alley. Its very janky and kind of a nightmare but in the way that could make it really interesting to talk about.

[@kingalphawerewolf]

omg, a more indepth reaction/look at it then ross(game dungeon ross) did would be AMAZING.@@Majuular

[@dorpth]

Perfect description for this game: Roger Corman's Twin Peaks

[@albishie]

RIP Roger Corman

[@spoopskeletal2873]

>Day was shit >new majuular video >day better now

[@Majuular]

This comment alone justifies the work and no I'm not exaggerating.

[@spoopskeletal2873]

It's all quality content

[@spoopskeletal2873]

Please keep doing what you do

[@pmurph1]

Slowbeef and Diabetus introduced me to these games and a few others many years ago on Retsupurae, so this game is somehow nostalgic to me even though I didn't ever get a chance to play it myself.

[@NEEDbacon]

Same. To this day I think about the "Aluminum siding is the best. Stays cool in the winter, hot in the summer" way too much.

[@Mateus_Carvalho]

I feel like the riff on Harvester is easily one of the best ones in the entirety of the Retsupurae catalogue. Not sure if it's the best (I'd claim that would be Minnesota Fats Pool Legend) but it's certainly up there.

[@andrewjamesongray6388]

I was wondering how far I would have to scroll to find a comment mentioning Retsupurae.

[@sigmundschwartz6434]

44:16 That was not the bookend I was expecting to see here. Fantastic video, guy.

[@GuyApollo]

You know how some cultures hang totems to ward off spirits? Steve hangs arrow planes to ward off sex.

[@Aki_Tsune_]

Took me a while but I realized there is a hint to fabric being in the vicinity of the firehouse, as the fireman you're talking to at 22:41 says "I've secured a bolt of the most divine mauve material. I've hidden it because..." I wonder what other crazy things have *some* sort of indicator.

[@kieranshackelford3928]

8:57 Behold, the prophecy has come true!

[@hikari67]

This game is really something, it killed me that you can ask your mother about incest, not only she answer you but she's into it. In the French version the postman and cop perv is voiced by the official french voice actor of Christopher lloyd and the principal by Homer simpson which adds more comedy to the whole thing !

[@TectonicImprov]

Harvester and Darkseed are completely linked together in my head so I'm gonna say yeah you gotta review Darkseed now

[@FennecManEXE]

The guy blitzed off his ass on weed while holding up the cue card reading "shit on a stickeroo" is a VERY powerful mood for me. This vid is fascinating. Pretty sure it's the first review of yours I sat down and watched through. Enjoy your work deeply, Maj. Keep it up.

[@Rad-Dude63andathird]

I think that's meant to be a cigarette and he's just dead inside, but I also love this alternative interpretation.

[@Killamajigg]

I'll be honest. I hope you keep using the neck cast self-portrait to represent yourself. It's such an iconic sort of comedic cut-away that's already grown on me.

[@WeekendWarrior1]

Harvester is the gift that keeps on giving

[@reaps912]

..So when are you gonna stream it? Actually scratch that, I think someone like Lia or Kirsche would be crazy enough to do that You, on the other hand.. I know there’s quite a few people (myself included) whom would love to see you appear on a Depressed Nousagi stream. No pressure, just.. _thinkaboutit_

[@StagFabulous]

I'm surprised you didn't show the clip of Steve's mom. You know the one.

[@Majuular]

Yeah, I have a few post-upload regrets. Not including that scene or the one where the teacher kills a student with a baseball bat are a couple of 'em.

[@LoneWolfAudio0524]

I really enjoyed this game when I played it about ten years ago. There are some really interesting hidden little conversations you can have, such as confronting Stephanie's dad about the hole in the wall. It was a clunky interface, but the conversations made up for it. THIS video did a good job taking me back there. The school teacher with her baseball bat and the bloody mom in the lodge with her creepy young always stood out to me. Only thing that genuinenly disturbed me is Edna's daughter being buried alive, and then killed by her mom.

[@stayawakegames]

You've always been such a kidder, Majuular!

[@Majuular]

Guilty as charged

[@PandaMonium92827]

I'm feeling my age so hard watching all this footage. I was born in 91 and I was about 5 when it came out. Obviously my parents would have had a collective heart attack if I played this but it's still fun to tap into it....like, I get a 2nd chance at what I missed out on the day of.

[@Majuular]

I know what you mean, a little secondhand nostalgia.

[@eldrichnemo9312]

Reminder the actor for the Sargent of the Lodge is the artist who created the giant featured in "The Oldest View" The panic over video games in the early 90s was an extension of the Satanic Panic of the 80s: religious leaders and politicians using media as a scapegoat for the problems they have a massive amount of power over and oftentimes cause. It's a whole lot easier to blame Night Trap and Mortal Kombat for kids and teens "acting up" than it is to challenge sick systems or push back against powerful groups with money (ie the NRA) and push for real progress. Compare those clips of politicians speaking to when Fred Rogers appeared in Congress. Fred would definitely not approve of Harvester but he always put forth the idea to carefully consider what media you do choose to consume and think about how that impacts you as well as separating fiction from reality.

[@kimbercustompro1911]

You literally played the audio clip of the fireman telling you that he was in possession of fabric. I agree that adventure game moon logic is rampant in this game, however I feel this particular puzzle is explained well enough if you know what to listen for.

[@averagewhiteguy2]

I like Harvester a lot (up until we go into the lodge). But something you mentioned at 8:29 really resonated with me. That cupboard in the diner was the one thing I was missing that day. I did EVERYTHING else. And I checked everywhere a million times to see how to progress. When I looked up a guide, it wasn't obvious since the guide gets this item early. Only when I FINALLY got the item did the game move to the next day. That was the hardest part of the game for me, bar none. Also, one thing to note is that is that you can blackmail the sheriff to get one free get out of jail free card that you can use once (so you can get away with murder once, even if caught). And for the cloth from the firemen, one of them does give a hint that he had to hide it from the others and that's why it's hidden in the lamp. One last thing, the funeral director is a required NPC, as you need to blackmail him for the airplane glue (but you can just kill him to get it). Anyway, I liked the review!

[@Kashbee007]

Oh, to watch this after the Darkseed Review...well you've always been a kidder Majuular

[@clocktowers1]

7:38 Yes there is actually. If you examine around the corner of the bookcase before moving it Steve will say that there is a glowing thing behind the bookcase... An awful hit, but technically something that notifies you all is not what it seems. That being said, you probably wont notice that unless you already knew the solution... just wanted to clarify however because there is a technical hint.

[@Darkmage1293]

Dark Seed is 100% worth a review. Even if the Sequel is a little jankier.

[@Majuular]

Definitely want to do it. Between admiring HR Giger's artwork & making fun of Mike Dawson, there's a potential goldmine there.

[@andrewjamesongray6388]

@@Majuularplease for the love of all review darkseed. I love this review and i love to see darkseed content. Especially the second

[@gregmark1688]

yeah, the sequel was "a little" jankier 😂

[@dickbison]

@@gregmark1688 Dark Seed 1 was technically much better, yet completely forgettable. Dark Seed 2 is so incredibly terrible in such a specific, unique way it's god damn iconic. Just thinking about it fills me with joy. Fucking Mike Dawson.

[@BigBossMan538]

As a janitor, the janitor stereotype is accurate

[@JohnZombi88]

Been a part of the Harvester cult since 2012. Love the game in all its horrible cheesy glory. The GoG version comes with downloadable mock tourism brochures and stuff for the town of Harvest.

[@Drprophetius]

Dude, I predict a good future for your channel. More long videos about niche shit plz!

[@noesunyoutuber7680]

I personally love the jank visuals. I think the use of mixed media is a really powerful tool for horror - it makes everything look deeply off-kilter. The mix of weird pre-rendered backgrounds with real actors reminds me of the analog horror series/channel Boisvert.

[@Boxes2142]

Found your Dragoon video just the other day or so and proceeded to binge watch all of your content in one sitting overnight. Your pacing is incredibly good across all your videos including this one! This kind of content is what I mainly watch on YT and your channel quickly has become one of my favorites; really looking forward to your future uploads!(fingers crossed for a Symphonia video) Just started my playthrough of Thief thanks to your channel and now I'll have to add this to the list along with LoD & Chrono Cross.

[@Majuular]

"fingers crossed for a Symphonia video" I am freaked out. Are you clairvoyant?? Thanks for the kind words, glad you're enjoying the content:)

[@byebyeeeeeee3674]

Fingers crossed for a Mario Paint retrospective

[@TimoNaaro]

You must be some lucky dude!

[@michaellawrence1506]

It is so impressive how much content you’re putting out at such a fast rate. I hope you’re still giving yourself ample time to relax and not overworking! Also great video as always!

[@bloodyfloorboards]

i really enjoy your narration style and humor. its rare to see games like this covered in a straight-man kinda way as opposed to over the top ISNT THIS GAME WACKY WOOWAAHH!!! i’m a big fan of this and the dark seed video

[@velveetaenthusiast]

Fun fact, in 2016(ish) I got my wisdom teeth removed, all four of them in one go. How did I recover? Well, by being high as a kite on vicodin and watching a longplay of harvester. Good times!

[@cybercop0083]

Thanks for the warning. Now I’m certain, not to pick up hitchhikers, to avoid you, Manchurian Harvest!

[@kingbash6466]

Harvester was always one of the those games that was before my time, yet I'm endlessly fascinated by. The full motion gore tickles my fancy in a similar way the Mortal Kombat Trilogy does, and the campy, horror aspects remind me a lot of Night Trap for the Sega CD oddly enough.

[@adamcarlone]

I had this game when it came out when I was a kid. I was maybe 8 years old playing this thing, and I can remember being very hooked on just how bizarre it was. For me it was just as cartoony as playing any other of the beloved point and click adventure games at the time. I actually didn't have too much trouble progressing until the puzzles got really obtuse (like you said) but I was a kid with plenty of time on his hands so I probably got a lot farther than most would without a walkthrough. This, Torin's Passage, and King's Quest VI were my favorite computer games as a kid. Mr. Pottsdam yelling "MEEEAAAAAT!" will forever be apart of me.

[@marbles8641]

I swear some of the puzzles you had issue with actually had clues in game. The "model" in the fire house will tell you the bolt of cloth is behind the light if you speak to him during the night you break in. As for the alarm system and the father, I swear there is a hot spot/clue on top of the shelf to show that there is something behind it.

[@andrewjamesongray6388]

Been a minute since I first found this video, but just wanted to let you know, Majuular, that this is truly a treat of a video. I loved the Retsupurae longplay of Harvester way too much, and seeing you go on to cover Dark Seed was even more of a treat. Hope you're well!

[@xSpooKee]

Amazing review. I probably never get tired of seeing Harvester Reviews. It’s probably the game I find the most fascinating. Like a fever dream you wanna wake up from. But you still wanna see how it ends. You earned a sub. Keep up the great content

[@SpaceySoundy]

Always found Harvester to be such an interesting game, I enjoy hearing what people think about it after playing it. I've heard some varying responses to the game, and I guess that's the kind of conversations that makes it still talked about to this day. Great video.

[@fondofwisdom]

that one shot of Barkley Shut up and Jam Gaiden, its so nice to see that game on youtube even if only a little

[@iamaunicorn1232]

24:10 My only guess to the fabric in light thing is that the lights used a fabric cover. Steve basically stole a fancy lampshade. It's still nonsense as unless he could examine the light for a clue theres no way to tell that was a cloth lamp.

[@davidsburningdumpster8728]

Dude you've easily shoot up to one of my favourites creators on the platform. Always giving me something to think about, a new perspective and an infinitely re-watchable funny video to boot. Thanks for that!

[@lordlithegreenxiii6140]

15:50 OMFG by Strapping Young Lad! one of my all time faves

[@ZykovEddy]

This game's plot reeks of classic Stephen King. I'm 100% certain that the developer was inspired by the novels such as Needful Things, Tommyknockers and Salem's Lot before he wrote the script.

[@somnbody]

I remember Justin McElroy from MBMBAM briefly talking about this game. I would never play through this but I would watch your review several times over. Much appreciated.

[@Majuular]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@crizmeow8394]

I remember seeing harvester in every " THE MOST DISTURBING GAMES OF ALL TIME" list, always felt very curious about it, there is a huge amount of charm ont he way this was made, same as something like phantasmagoria or the seventh guest.

[@666slateran666]

Much like you stumbled upon this game I'm glad i stumbled upon your channel it's right up my alley. Betweent he fear and loathing profile pic and deep dive on a obscure point and click I rarely seen talked about or done justice in video essay form. Found you from the legend of dragoon video and don't regret seeing what other content you do. Keep it up!

[@chonkly]

Holy shit this is the most insane game I've seen since Plumbers Don't Wear Ties.

[@drinkyourtea]

I've played this and never once noticed the "gein memorial" bit in the school holy shit this game has so many layers. Genuinely somebody should make this game but for modern times since I think this question is now more relevant the one about violence that is and make it more based on more modern aspects of society that people find uncomfortable to talk about.

[@solikeletsbenerdy]

Just recently came across your content please keep up your good work man I don't know how often you hear this but I'm proud of you man you're really funny and you make really good points and shit you honestly make me see some games in a whole new light thank you for the wonderful content to get through work bro!

[@Majuular]

Really kind comment, and I really appreciate it! If I can expose some people to a new game or new viewpoint, I'm happy - God knows my viewers/commenters have done the same for me, always lots of great discussion.

[@solikeletsbenerdy]

@@Majuular do you have a discord? Id be honored if my first group was yours, and I've heard of damn near every game you've talked about so far, I love harvester though very underated game

[@Cam-pe3nd]

A friend of mine had this when it was still new-ish. We played it a bit and even then the uncanny weirdness and extreme violence of it was really fascinating, along with how it seemed like you could do anything with the whole adventure game format (and being able to kill anyone if you randomly wanted to). It stuck with me for years but somehow never imagined anyone else had even heard of it until it started gaining traction on KZbin somewhat recently. There's certainly nothing like it!

[@Just.Kidding]

I can't put my finger on it, but everything about this game reminds me of Synecdoche, New York. Watch it if you haven't already - IMO, it's honestly one of the greatest films of all time, and my personal favorite.

[@andrewjamesongray6388]

Fantastic movie!

[@Nionivek]

I will never EVER get over laughing whenever the mention of Night trap comes up. The game is hilariously tame even for the time it was made. It just managed to, successfully, to give itself the reputation of being scandalous. . Mind you Night Trap isn't even unique in that regard. Seeing Manhunt for the first time disappointed me as it turned out to be FAR less graphic than its reputation (and once again, even with the "for its time" reasoning).

[@WerWer-gz5kk]

I think the Manhunt outrage was less about it being too graphic but more about it being graphic at all while the goal of the game is literally just murdering people for a snuff film. A graphic WW2 or GTA game would have caused much less if any outrage, while a tame Manhunt that was still about murdering people for a snuff film wouldve caused basically the same amount of outragem maybe slightly lesser.

[@TanaraKuranov]

A really tiny bit of foreshadowing I didn't notice until now and wasn't brought up. (E)DNA's Diner's entire parking lot is a fire lane. At least I think it's foreshadowing. With Harvester, who knows? Watched a longplay of this in the ancient early days of KZbin and this was an enjoyable revisiting of it. Definitely going to watch more from you.

[@LordHonkInc]

I stumbled across Harvester a (relatively) long time ago on Slowbeef's Retsupurae channel, and ever since I've loved watching people's first experiences. It's hard for me to put into words, but the combination of inconceivable, Lovecraftian/Cronenbergian horror combined and/or juxtaposed with the uncanny portrayal of "human(?)" characters creates an amalgam of emotions that I've seldom felt and it's just… idk, how can you describe a rainbow to a blind man, y'know? It's just special.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

That was my first experience with it too. RIP Retsupurae.

[@johannesscholz9769]

Really reminds of another 90s cult classic - Tex Murphy and especially „under a killing moon“ - would love to see your review on that! 🤓

[@MaximilienNoal]

A very excellent game and series !

[@franklinbarnes7329]

There's a faint red light shimmering behind the china cabinet

[@byebyeeeeeee3674]

"I just wanted a patty melt..."

[@ChuckART]

Awesome video man, im glad to get in on the ground floor of this channel :) Since people are throwing out vid ideas, please. . . . From the bottom of my heart . . . . Anonymous Agony ❤️❤️❤️

[@Majuular]

Thanks for the kind words! Much as I'd love to, I don't know if I can commit to an Anonymous Agony video for the simple fact that Mandalore's couldn't possibly be topped.

[@ChuckART]

@@Majuular i dunno, my dude, it's pretty futile ground ;)

[@VincentTheBadGuy]

Solid video, though do kinda need to comment on the 7:30 bit. There is a very faint red light that can be spotted giving a hint that there's something behind it. Though again, it might come off as that faint it's hard to spot, but imagine that's the sort of thing that can be debated back and forth in multiple ways.

[@sambeckettcat]

I actually found my copy of Harvester in like 2000 or so at a rummage sale. I was 13 at the time, and loved it

[@elitereptilian200]

did not expect the stephanie murder scene be quite like that ffs 😂

[@Aithan83]

Really enjoyed the review! Surprised it came up in my recommended since usually the algorithm really likes videos with a lot of views already. Wishing you luck for the channel, I'm suscribing for sure!

[@Exigentable]

You make stellar videos and I've now watched all of them, I look forward to getting excited for future notifications for years to come.

[@radicalantitheist]

my new favorite channel! this was awesome.

[@shadowraven12]

Found this channel after watching the 3DO RPG video, and subbed after seeing you did a Harvester video. I love this content, keep up the good work! I'd love to see a video/multiple videos on Darkseed 1&2, but you have a great groove going and I don't want to throw it off. Again, keep up the good work!

[@valiantparagonvideos2383]

I've never heard of this before, but I absolutely adore these look back at 90s FMV games, especially when I haven't heard of them before. I find the genre immensely boring even when good, so I'll never dive in myself, but they're so bizzare and wrong that I can't help but be fascinated by them..

[@Spookybluelights]

I would much rather see Majulaar shirtless than Steve. At least Majulaar has a nice beard and looks like he would give nice hugs when his neck isn’t perpetually sprained. Those things don’t necessarily translate to looking good shirtless, but they are at least more appealing physical qualities than anything Steve has to offer. The point of my comment is *why was Steve shirtless so much?!*

[@philbertdez3863]

Thank you for giving this weird game a little love. The pros and cons you pointed out are quite valid, especially the combat and odder puzzles. It’s not quite a classic, but it’s dark humour and campy B movie vibe work for me. Phantasmagoria and The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery from Sierra are titles that maybe up your alley. Keep up the great work.

[@pissqueendanniella4688]

this feels like a game ross's game dungeon would cover, great video!! thanks

[@DirtyMike124x]

Thanks for your content man. Dark Seed Series Adventure was great. Out of a thousand options, you're my guy right now as I attempt to go through the motions and withstand yet a another soul numbing bout of depression and emotional instability. Your work is great, your personality is also great. Thanks for putting yourself out there and putting in such awesome work. You rock.

[@notjackiechan9420]

I saw Spenny from 'Kenny vs Spenny', 'Theif: the dark project', and 'MYST' within the first 5 mins. subscribed!!