I'm on Observation Duty 4

[@justalittlecreacher]

You mentioned being surprised that people like the Observation Duty games so much. I like them because they're kind of spooky sometimes, they're fun to search for things "with you" while I'm eating dinner, and... idk I just think they're neat.

[@XVanillaCherryX]

yes I agree with this! It’s fun to find things before somebody else might have too. ☺️

[@nanamissmile5722]

Yep! I love watching his videos after dinner and just relax 😊

[@SeewahBeewah]

I enjoy playing along as well ☺️

[@SpyseSpyseBaby]

I was gonna comment just this. These games are great content because you can play along.

[@JzLL15]

omg same thoughts! also same with eating dinner lmao i love watching his videos while eating hahahaha

[@tylociraptor8131]

I think these games work like wheel of fortune or jeopardy, where part of the fun is staring at the screen and trying to catch the anomalies along with you.

[@thatsamemodel4049]

hey john why did you stop playing my games?!

[@Charlie-yv3ib]

@@thatsamemodel4049 why are you replying to a random comment to ask this lmfao

[@alexc.9669]

Pretty sure that at 26:23 it was an intruder but he's outside the house, it's the same issue you had with the other games where they make you second guess the room the anomaly is in

[@BBaaaaa]

I saw another youtuber get this same anomaly and yes, the mistake here is that he was not putting it on the "outside" category. Basically: it was an 'intruder - outside' type. *edited for typo.

[@iamahiphopfan3759]

Like when he played the first game

[@misszombiesue]

Yeah I think it confused him this time more than the previous games because "outside" was also its own camera

[@johnlee7164]

@@misszombiesue yeah, but you're not supposed to report the camera seeing it, but the actual location of the anomaly. Most of the cameras can see outside thru windows.

[@KellzBtw]

Yeah it was outside, boyfriend and I laughed a bunch at this one, "If that's an extra object, I'm going to lose it". It happened in one of the previous games like you said, but he actually realized it was outside instead on that game pretty quickly, was wondering if he'd notice this one before it timed out or not.

[@JBarG22]

20:57 The "other" was the ceiling fan. Normally it would move clockwise, but in that case, it was moving counter-clockwise

[@turtleng8973]

damnn wp

[@JBarG22]

Wow, I'm famous

[@Roadent1241]

Is that not a thing they do? Sorry I don't own a fancy fan light XD Too cold here for that.

[@JBarG22]

@@Roadent1241 I say as in the game, not that every fan works like that

[@Roadent1241]

@@JBarG22 I see. I didn't even realise there WAS a fan.

[@Jblood96]

I can feel the sass coming from John's editing and I love it every time. Laughed my ass off when John was like "I don't know" and it zoomed in on the animal skull.

[@sereces1584]

John's friend Max is editing his main channel videos but it really does enhance John's sass

[@FourthStar]

I laughed out loud at the multiple zoom-ins hahaha

[@paulagodebrito]

@@FourthStar the book one had me laughing so hard HAHAHA

[@FourthStar]

@@paulagodebrito Yes!!!! 😂

[@Timmering]

John now has someone to edit his videos. It was literally the video just before this one that he mentioned it xD

[@isabelleolson3797]

I loved that both you and Gab thought there was just something inherently wrong with that stepladder

[@ArmundJay]

tbf it's a weird ass stepladder.

[@isabelleolson3797]

@@ArmundJay I don't disagree lol

[@aliveslice]

What's this, a stepladder for ants?

[@VenerhiaStellarvore]

@@aliveslice Nah its one for tall people lol.

[@sagethesage3625]

Honestly I use these as sleep aid sometimes! They're dark so they don't keep me awake, you're quiet in the sense of not screaming at any scary thing but at the same time you never leave long silent gaps. They're also the perfect length, I fall asleep before they end but they don't go on 12 hours like other sleep aid videos.

[@Girlbabe191]

I use all of John videos as sleep aides 🤣 I usually have to watch the videos multiple times

[@sagethesage3625]

@@Girlbabe191 yesss honestly! I do mostly go for the silly indie games though, so I'm not watching something genuinely scary to sleep

[@EyeOfEternity3]

Same here. I use these and the rusty lake play through a lot to help me sleep 😂 he has a nice calm voice and doesn’t scream all the time

[@msfeistybabe]

@@EyeOfEternity3 What?! You mean you can't fall asleep to Mark, Jack or Pewds playing horror games??!! I have more times than I can count haha :)

[@realafah]

At 5:03, I was taking a drink from my water bottle when John said something was off and he didn't notice. I looked at the bed and thought, "didnt he make a fuss about a book being there earlier?", and as soon as I thought that, he played the clip memory style to show what was obviously wrong. And thanks to John's comedic sense of humor, I choked on my water and it went out my nose. Thank you, John. (I was just informed John has an editor. I either had no idea or just forgot and I'm very sorry for the mix John's editor. You have a very good sense of humor and I appreciate greatly)

[@Heazie]

*thank you, editor

[@canijust101]

It’s Max’s humor :)

[@MoonPuddlez]

Wow I had no idea he had an editor now :o good for him

[@marianneguevara8279]

I love John's immediate regret upon saying the word "ba nae naes" Its the little things :)

[@Heazie]

Barney & Friends!!

[@Timmering]

Ikr :)

[@arstulex]

I've lost track of how many times I've heard that song because my neice watches cocomelon all the time

[@TheMorrigan_x]

Hell yeah let's go! Also, I think this does well because your narration makes it hilarious but also because it's easy to "play along". Suddenly we are yelling at the screen "THE RUG OMG THE RUG OBVIOUSLY DISAPPEARED!!" and feeling superior for a moment in our life... (Despite you logging multiple ones we didn't notice due to focusing on this ONE you missed)

[@Sasuga_Skky]

Wow I feel personally attacked by that last part haha

[@semisemicoloncolon]

These games are just a fun mix of being goofy, weird, and sometimes creepy

[@bernardoflores1819]

The "other" anomaly at 20:59 was that the ceiling fan was spinning the other way around. That's so hard to see while playing the game

[@crabrangoo]

This game is so creepy bc the anomalies could be anything. A paranormal being messing around or like alien entities or some kind of force messing with reality. The concept is so unique and creepy in such a unique way, I love it

[@Izak_Klark]

You'd like The SCP Foundation

[@davidmason8842]

I was *just* thinking "wouldn't surprise me if these were based on some SCP"

[@jameswent48]

because*

[@thenoblecanadian]

The shaking torso was classed as being outside instead of in the library. You were right about it being an intruder, just chose the wrong room.

[@vellynis]

I think these do so well because we get to look for differences with you, and because your funny commentary throughout them.

[@timjor7731]

Honestly I’d love for a version of this that’s actually super terrifying, it’s clear the developer doesn’t take these games too seriously lol.

[@Eric4bz]

Honestly I like that they don't take it too seriously.

[@Nightglare43]

It's great to see how much John seems to be enjoying the games more. I love these games

[@DamageMaximo]

These games work well because it is fun to guess what kind of thing is going to happen next, these games tend to be pretty creative with that, and also sometimes we see things you didn't see, which makes it even creepier, almost like it only appeared to the viewer and not the player, so it feels like some kind of team work in a funny, straight to the point horror game!

[@lys5257]

This is by far my favorite series of John's. I really wouldn't mind more on OD2 because it was my favorite also, but more on OB in general

[@Tribalquake]

32:36 the extra object is that eye in the sink (botton right). Oh, and there's an end for this game if you stay alive in all maps (i saw in Gab's video)

[@samwisegamgee1243]

What happens in the end? 👀

[@ashleyguthrie572]

I like these games a lot on this channel mostly because he seems like he's having fun. I love to watch him be mad at crummy games, but it's nice to actually see him enjoy himself and get really into a game, too!

[@badwulff]

The reason that I love your playthrough of this series is that it's mostly chill and I can listen to your nice banter, but then sometimes you have really funny reactions to the anomalies

[@Zilkenian_Davenport]

The first intruder (8:06) actually scared me (and without a jumpscare). That's a marvelous way of using the silent ambiance in your favour.

[@Tsunamixgamer517]

Hey John, Did you see the Hallway floor changed? 7:03 Hallway floor (Normal): 1:47

[@CheckCheckCheckCheck]

I mentally pointed that out and was super confused when he didn't get it lol!

[@Tsunamixgamer517]

@@CheckCheckCheckCheck me too

[@LAWolfpack]

Yes

[@eriksmith7888]

Spent way more time watching this trying not to yell, knowing he couldn't hear me. Especially, when he couldn't figure out the intruder was outside the window. Love how Max is editing in John's whoops moments so clearly.

[@justbeam1421]

32:46 The "extra object" here is that tiny thing in the first sink closest to the camera. It's so subtle it would be almost impossible to spot while playing the game

[@Aymarichan]

I love when John gets scared/startled. It means the game is actually decent 😂

[@crazybieberchic]

Just checked out your DBD and commentary channels. I'm excited to see more of them both! I've been wanting to see some more DBD anyway! ❤

[@Safiyahalishah]

I love watching John play these games because it's a combination of hunting for anomalies with him and enjoying his scathing reviews of the interior decorating.

[@mikeits13]

That anomaly in the bathroom at 32:50 was water in the sink closest to the camera. That one is hard as fuck because the only indicator is the light ring in the center of the sink where the drain is.

[@FullyVoid]

i thought it was an eyeball!

[@mikeits13]

@@FullyVoid I think you're right, it looked like a ring of light to me.

[@fleabaguette9699]

Yesss! I've been hoping that you would play part 4 of Observation Duty. This one looks really challenging in some parts, and really freaky! Nice Uzumaki shout out by the way, that is to date one of the scariest manga I've ever read.

[@vf.nightcore]

I think a good reason for these videos popularity, is that people can follow along and basically "play" in their head. We always see if we can spot the ones you don't while watching.

[@theaurorazeph]

It just so satisfying when you find an anomaly and get all excited, idk I just feels like this great achievement. Your commentary is fun too and so far the video editing is cool

[@CosmicMermaidV]

Yes Max! This is the kind of editing that you gotta love! The book on the bed that John made such a big deal about, and still didn't see it. Beautiful

[@MaybeMockingbird]

YAY! I was waiting for you to play this one, it’s got great and super weird jump scares! Also, the sparring dummy was OUTSIDE, that’s why your report didn’t work. Yeah, it was in the library but he was on the other side of the window.

[@duffyheitmann4311]

Him: “the stepladder is missing a step!” Also him: *Misses the floor changing entirely.*

[@saejurlan6279]

Honestly I would never play this style of game but your commentary and reactions make the watch worth it

[@hahka-0168]

These vids are probably successful b/c we like watching you focus on stuff and how you react to situations, which includes your commentary. Also because the game is like playing Eye-Spy or Where's Waldo, which is always fun :)

[@stac8]

Love the touch of cheekiness in the editing

[@ringer1324]

Man they are really cranking out these observation duty games. Love your videos on this series despite their flaws these games are great. Happy they went back to form with this one.

[@vivil2533]

They aren't really cranking them out. The first three are were made a while ago. They just recently became popular. I belive the first game was released in 2018.

[@charnith5017]

Ok that intruder got me so good… the subtle creepiness of this game is really well done

[@carsonspinks1067]

Im so excited! There is something so creepy inherently about these games and even though they are goofy I love them so much

[@TheLibermania]

25:30 The horseshoe turned. A little fun fact about horseshoes. Horseshoes bring luck, that's mostly known, but to keep the luck inside the open part of the horseshoe must face upwards. Or else the luck will fall out of the horseshoe.

[@alacritical7873]

Heck yeah, I'm glad to see more of this series from you! I think most of the appeal of the Observation Duty series to me is how novel of a concept it is and how helpless it can make you feel in a way--similar to FNAF

[@crazybieberchic]

Broke my legs running here

[@mysterioushawk2171]

Well congrats, you got the 3ed place

[@awesomeaartvark]

Yessss, these are always so much fun! I just love the sassy commentary mixed with your excitement when you get an anomaly right, haha, always so good!

[@Sasquatchseattle]

My dad always talks at KZbinrs playing video games when he comes in to watch what ive put on my tv. This video had him very invested in how you were doing. Thanks for the upload!

[@charnith5017]

I feel like one of the reason we like seeing you play this is that we can try and find the anomalies with you while watching? And it’s really interesting seeing you finding them!!!

[@megamason8335]

Yes, more Observation Duty! Gotta say, I think my favourite has to be Timothy's revenge but I'm really excited to watch number 4

[@radicalmoof]

So glad to see you playing this! I love to play along and see who notices things first (you're better than me 😅).

[@etch-e-sketch4051]

As a relatively new viewer to the channel, it's very funny to see that its only taken about a year for John to go from "You have a sauna in your house? Badass." to "You have a sauna in your house? Boujee f*cks."

[@OnAnAcidTrip]

I just got the message late but gladly still on the break from work. Thanks a lot as always for your hard work. For the new two channels and hoping you're having a great night over there. Lots of good wishes and love for you, Kimmy, family and friends. Also to Belle, of course ♥.

[@Dogteethstudio]

Love that you kept calling the deer skull wall mount a cow skull 😹 I kept going, "So it changed??" Only to realize it's always been a deer.

[@zisaletter4602]

oh this is MUCH better than the second and third games. I'm loving it! Back to the BASICS! Also bringing back abyss presence, i loved abyss presence i do definitely agree that there's too much weird crap scattered around so it's not as immersive and that makes it harder. ohhh body bag man was probably yes intruder but room: outside

[@ghostieeboi]

God I just love the atmosphere in this game. It’s so quiet that the the bell chime scares the shit out of you.

[@nootnoot8434]

The editing is done really nicely on this vid!

[@istoleurmail9563]

13:31 My man was just trying to explain the entire lore of fnaf, why you gotta do him like this?

[@deadlyshadow2128]

So excited to see this game series again

[@maliciousmaladies]

Love watching all of your videos, but these are especially fun to watch due to your reactions (especially when something particularly wild shows up), watching you work through them and learn the environment, -and- getting to play along.

[@confirm-okt5480]

Huh. Considering how minor some of the anomalies were in the station, I wonder if the game dev made each level with a specific difficulty in mind. You can even see different colors for the UI text that match an increasing difficulty scale: green > yellow > red

[@zamora77786]

I look forward to each and every video John. Thank you ❤️ Your videos literally help me get through anxiety attacks when I'm outside. Your videos are a comfort❤️ I hope that doesn't sound weirder than it did in my head. 😬

[@TehJakkal]

I love the modeling on the intruders.

[@bobbijohansen9921]

I absolutely loved how the intruder moved closer in this one! I can't remember if that happened in the previous ones, but it was super cool to see it!

[@JDs1stChannel]

John: “Right when I make a smug remark, I lose” Few seconds later: “It’s over. You found 13 Anomalies.”

[@xyzhea9180]

Excited to see the new content, been a fan for years and always loved your gameplay because of that “commentator/critique” style that you mentioned. Keep up the good work john, 2022 is your year.

[@lordminosiii6081]

Maybe it's just the monochrome camera or the EAS-style alerts, or just better execution with the atmosphere in general but I feel like this one hits that creepy vibe really well. Observation Duty 1 was probably my favorite since it just seemed more eerie and this feels like it fits back into that slot nicely.

[@hananeisele5238]

I think that people like the game cause we get to play too and not suffer the failing to spot the problems aftermath. I like yelling at the screen about what is missing when you don't see it even though I know it does absolutely nothing. Very relaxing. It was great when in game John was going on about the bedroom and talking about missing something and your friend's editing just zooms in on the book that you were just talking about minutes earlier. He did this multiple time and the amount of sass that radiates off that edit style is fantastic.

[@ThePwnatron]

I like them because they're a different idea than same usual bs, reminds me of SCP and I love to watch you play these types of games!

[@pwnagecakes8934]

As others mentioned, I think these do well because its like we are playing the game with you. Its always fun to play together in any game, but your holding the convo/humor for us doing the heavy lifting so its relaxing more or less. Thanks for playing John.

[@juliaday5738]

If you're ever stuck for a video idea, I would love to see more of your observation duty playthroughs. It might seem repetitive but its really enjoyable and fun to see these. Maybe you could try mastering them and then adding challenges for yourself? Not sure what they would be but just an idea. Love your vids x

[@niah_wildin9015]

I was literally saying observation duty was my favorite series and now we have a new video😭it must be my lucky day

[@chomama1012]

This game seemed to be a lot more subtle than the others.

[@andreeablack6027]

I can think of a couple of reasons why these videos are performing well: playstyle's pretty fresh, it has high replayability rate (which you do, thus satisfying us completionists out there ;)), you're not obnoxiously screaming at everything AND you're actually pretty good at the game! Been watching since OD1. It's also pretty nice seeing the production value raise with every installment. This one's by far the most "professional"-looking. Can't wait to see it get even better!

[@rosewilson1052]

I've watched this a pathetic amount of times because I really enjoy you playing this, and thought I'd answer a question you had that I haven't seen anyone answer yet: At 8:30~ the "ghost" is a face grinning at you. The vase in the corner is alligned with its nose, and the end table draw is where its teeth are, and the dark patches just under the light fixture are its eyes/brows furrowed like something straight out of "At dead of night" Jimmy style. It doesn't matter, of course. But the first couple watches, I didn't see what it was, but then my eyes defocused on the third go and I realised that's what it was. John probably knows from editing, but just if another viewer comes to the comments for specific answers for that.

[@Estrio21]

Yea it's definitely a fun and interesting game that even " Guys" 🤣🤣 can join in on. Last observation video you posted, I watched with my family and my mom spotted several things you missed lol. She's obsessed with those point and click games where you find hidden objects so she had fun playing along.

[@samwisegamgee1243]

Aww that's so wholesome! 🥰

[@LangstonDev]

I love hidden object games, your mom is rad as hell

[@stephaniereyes944]

This is a series that I've watched multiple times because it's just so fun to watch and hear John comment!

[@shaybrishakoonce8822]

These observation games seem funny and scary at the same time I love it either way thank you for making night feel better

[@Emily-xk2du]

These games are so simple but so fun, it's so quiet and normal so much of the time, even with most of the anomalies, and then sometimes it just catches you off-guard with the anomaly (like that first intruder, oml). But even with the mundane anomalies, to watch you keep catching them and solving them, it's like slowly making progress on a puzzle and knowing you're right, it's weirdly satisfying.

[@TheG_Boy]

the first intruder legit scared me those eyes man

[@Max._Power]

I'm glad for the changes back to the way the first game was, the second game's weird talking head warning with the muppet voice and match being lit were bizarre

[@Setrius]

Yayyy love your playthroughs of this series! Can't wait to watch

[@Booksabaking]

Commenting mostly to feed the algorithm, but also to agree with several other commenters: the Observation Duty games are fun to watch because I can both 'play along' and try to find anomalies and also because your reaction to finding the anomalies and experiencing the really trippy ones is entertaining :)

[@puppercop9438]

John getting toasted by his editor Max makes me laugh so much thank you john for him🤣

[@grabdorofficial8377]

7:02 the floor literally cracked John: the stepladder is missing a step!

[@bonsaiRocket]

a lot of ppl mention playing along being the appeal but for me i just like the atmosphere a lot! it implies a story without actually fully writing one which means you get to fill in the blanks with what scares/intrigues you. like, what is this organization exactly? are there anomalies in my house at night when im asleep? are the anomalies only occurring in these weird houses, and the organization is just trying to keep them from getting any worse? the fact that you're observing through cameras on a "work shift" gives it this bureaucratic detachment that makes it extra strange (and unsettling when an intruder is looking at you!). basically i just think its neat haha

[@swirls5000]

26:23 Proof that John truly never learns.

[@LAWolfpack]

Lol

[@DuskSkullin]

YES! so happy you're playing this one John.

[@Nobody_Was_Taken]

You’re missing out on so much more in all of these games by not beating the maps or replaying. You know we would love to see more of these videos, and you seem to like playing them (I think).

[@amazingme894]

i love watching ppl play this game specifically, i forgot how much i missed it

[@PharosofLight]

I feel like part of why these do well is that you get a real sense of "playing along" with you as a watcher. We try to catch things before you do. Also, when that laughing baby man showed up in the second game, I laughed harder than I have at any video for years. Would love to see you take more cracks at this and see more of the weird anomalies. Oh, or maybe a Sunday stream? No, I imagine back-seating on this may drive a person crazy.

[@ultimaT]

Been waiting for this one. Glad to see John just as observant as ever.

[@jameswent48]

The anomaly where it zoomed in is probably a distortion. Another KZbinr had that same problem.

[@naeg3359]

Here we have John blessing us with another banger! Blessed 😌🙏🏿

[@steventaylor4551]

I like the new editing. Really shows when you completely miss something 😂 great work Johns editor friend.

[@Roadent1241]

Apparently his name is Max. Read it in an above comment.

[@goblincatgirl]

I think the intruder in the window in the lion room was “outside” even though you weren’t actually in the outside area? That one was kinda confusing. Anyway, love these vids as always!

[@BBaaaaa]

Exactly that! I saw another youtuber get this same anomaly and the mistake here is that he was not putting it on the "outside" category. Basically: it was an 'intruder - outside' type.

[@BredloverX]

I have a theory that the snowman from the country house is the one that moves stuff and everything, I can see it in his eyes

[@limmiedee7405]

I feel like this game would do better in color, and either having more normal looking areas or more obvious anomalies. I also like your idea of a result screen telling you where the anomalies you missed were. and perhaps different modes like "endless" for if you just want to test your observation skills or "timed" if you're looking to up the ante. my favorite scares were when intruders would look at/approach the camera, would love to see more of that. thanks for playing, John!

[@Mamuff5]

5:06 I Love this New type of editing, it's Just so good to watch some horror game with some humor here and there, and Im not even talking about John's commentary, thats comedy gold IMO

[@d0gyearz83]

Observation Duty 1 was the first video i ever watched on your channel, so i’ve got a soft spot for it

[@HexBubbins]

If there's one thing I really appreciate about the Observation Duty games is that they are amazing brain food. Helping so much with attention to detail and memory.

[@Strom308]

I literally yelled YEAH! and my wife did not enjoy that lol. So excited for another one of these games!