Inscryption - Wild Cards

Inscryption is a unnerving & catastrophic horror game about being forced to play a card game against your will, with your imminent death the only foreseeable outcome...
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[@blebonick7088]

Really hope this one comes back - this may be one of the best twists I've seen in a video game. Think about how many players stopped before they got to the point that you just reached!

[@KurosakiYukigo]

By the way, this game is made by the same guy as who made Pony Island, which should instantly tell you it's not going to go the way you think.

[@donovanfaust3227]

This makes sense, it totally has that same meta scary vibe as Pony Island.

[@5Andysalive]

I was actually about to skip game and video before is saw your comment because turn based card buildzZzZzZzzZZ. But now i'm not gonna.

[@pokeguyzilla5597]

As someone who was part of the beta for this game, I'm so happy to see it getting the attention it deserves.

[@davekachel]

Do you mean the ludum dare version "sacrifices must be made"?

[@CaptNSquared]

"Moons do not have a sense of smell" 10/10 IGN

[@Classic_Frog]

Wow, 1 hour and 20 minutes is amazingly long for Jon's videos standards. I'd really like to see more, but specifically as a let's play, and not the livestream, so there's no pressure (or backseat gaming) from the audience ;)

[@denbert3854]

It’s ok, Jon never listens to us during his streams. Or Claire. Now, if you get Tabby to convince him…

[@alpha1beta1gamma]

not really

[@donovanfaust3227]

You ring a bell to pass your turn, the tentacle card's damage is dynamic and shows a picture of the bell you keep ringing and says something about bell ringing, I'm fairly positive it gains one attack depending on how many times you ring the bell to pass turn before playing it so it's a good card to just hold on to to power it up.

[@Scott_C]

That was my understanding as well. And the Cathulu with a mirror reflects the opponents attack power back at it. It gained the strength of 4 when it faced the shark which had an attack of 4.

[@poopnach]

I believe it depends on the card's position. 4/3/2/1. It MAY cancel every card after it the round you play it, but I'm not 100% on that.

[@davekachel]

@@poopnach Didnt played the card in the first act, but in the second act it definetely is stronger the closer it gets to the bell

[@NicolaeHolley]

You know what this reminds me of? Hand of Fate. A spooky man sitting opposite you as you play a card game, and in Hand of Fate he even turns out to also be the villain. This leans much harder into horror than 'traditional RPG'-type mechanics like Hand of Fate did, but it looks *really cool* and has similar vibes. I'll probably pick this up, see how much there is to it.

[@cooljammer00]

Yeah but Hand of Fate ends up leaning into the Arkham combat

[@seanmcloughlin5983]

I’m gonna be honest from what wev seen so far I wouldn’t really call it a horror game, more horror asthetic, like the only kinda disturbing stuff are some of the items like the knife that cuts your eye out or taking out a tooth, kinda like Pony Island it’s more darkly comedic than anything with the game master being kinda a funny guy with him getting into the characters and everythingz

[@NicolaeHolley]

@@seanmcloughlin5983 Yeah, now that I've seen the end of the video, it's a lot bigger than I expected and not really horror

[@davekachel]

Both have a gamemaster, sure. But inscryption is closer to M̵̯̬͍͛̅̈́ó̴̬̇n̸̔͜ȋ̵̹̠̪͝c̸̢̫̝̾̉a̴̖͒̑ than you may believe

[@metagreen1931]

This feels like such a good game. The creator seems to have realised that it needs more than the surprise factor of pony island, and this game has atmosphere and world building to match the style of storytelling

[@milesedgeworth3667]

CAT and child 13 have LIMITED Sacrifices Cats have 9 lifes Child 13 has....13 At the camp fire the sentient cards dont want to be at the fore because they risk being EATEN,but if you use 1 of 3 certain creatures and its eaten the next canpfires are safe

[@StarPlatinum3000]

I was about to click away from this game because I'm not normally into "card collection" games. But this one, with its "game within a game within a game within a game" mechanic really just pulled me in! This is awesome!

[@Scott_C]

Please play more of this! I must know how far down the rabbit hole it goes.

[@Vikki_T]

At the campfire, there are certain cards that you may want them to eat. If you ever replay it, just make sure you look through your deck. I'll say no more.

[@IrfanFakhrianto]

please continue it, whether as a video or a livestream!

[@enz025]

I seem to remember this game having a demo or some kind of teaser a while back. You could also have prefaced this by saying "this is from the mad man who made pony island"

[@almightyk11]

Or he could let it stand on it's own merit. Knowing that would have turned me off it frankly. Pony Island was streamer bait wankery

[@Vode_ika]

@@almightyk11 Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it's not a good fun game.

[@almightyk11]

@@Vode_ika True. But Pony Island isn't a good fun game.

[@Vode_ika]

@@almightyk11 Considering I very much enjoyed it, I would say otherwise.

[@narc0manic]

Powering up the Mantis card might be a decent idea? If I understand this correctly, it'd then do 2 + 2 damage across the board, which would be good for taking out weak cards like the Fawns before they become stronger. Also, in a game where the DM blatantly cheats, I wouldn't put all my eggs into one wolf-shaped basket.

[@Mewzard]

Worth noting, going to the pack with full items will get you a Pack Rat card every time. It's rather nice to have to fill out your deck (and you can sacrifice to spread its power). Also, you got Greater Smoke because you put out the three candles in the cabin over the course of three lives. It makes your Smoke card better. Also, did you notice the 11 o'clock by the Boon reward table? Might want to remember that for the future. Surprised you didn't show the videos before new game.

[@thatoneguy9843]

The trapper fight really got me worked up, as he could have got an instant win with the tenticle monster hitting both sides for 6 -.-

[@morganrobinson8042]

Yeah, his inability to infer because he doesn't pay attention to what the variables he can't get rules for do while playing makes his tactics incredibly frustrating.

[@soulsearcher9620]

@@morganrobinson8042 -1 Perception as always, if he wasn't we wouldn't love him as much

[@emmamemer]

jon, when you took a picture of the villain he was put into a card. It is in your line of sight stuck to the wall after you take the picture, before you run away and click the 'new game' thing that turned the lights off.

[@MisterNistal]

1 Perception Jon strikes again.

[@gjo79000]

@@MisterNistal Less -1 perception more panicking too much to notice

[@johnyshadow]

@@gjo79000 And then he immediately picks his card in the next game, mistaking him for someone else. (Did he even read the story, or is just another -1?) ;)

[@dashiellgillingham4579]

For those who don't know, ring worm is actually a fungus. People call it 'ring worm' because the skin on the edges of the colony will swell a bit, and people keep thinking it looks like a circular worm. When I briefly had it back in high school my mom outright refused to believe it was a fungus until I literally forced her to read an entry in a medical journal about it.

[@BurlapRat]

I somehow got ringworm when I was like 19 in beauty school. I don't have any pets and I don't go outside like in forests but I couldn't go back to school for 2 weeks.

[@maureliuswolf]

Need more, stat! I’m currently playing through this with my wife and it keeps going on the wild train ride you were looking for.

[@andrewgreanias8811]

I would guess that child 13 is a reference to the Jersey Devil. It's supposed to have been the cursed 13th child of it's family as I recall and the picture seems in line with it's usual depictions.

[@winstonsmith3703]

Also if sacrificed he turns into the starving should from sacrifices must be made

[@aparrotformrpoirot8906]

the way the cards shake is genius

[@TheDosko44]

This was amazing, I'd love to see more! It's so weird and dramatic!

[@businesschicken8699]

Wow, an hour and a half long, creepy, 3d tabletop-style tutorial to a 2d card rpg. I gotta say, I expected a jumpscare at the end of the last fight and maybe a regular "New Game +" where you maybe got to start the tabletop game over with all the cards and buffs you gathered in the last game so you could grow your deck and certain cards to legendary levels; something along those lines. I did not expect what happened at the end whatsoever and I hope we get a vod of the stream for whoever missed it or just wants to watch it again later. I haven't seen a Let's Play that needs a part 2 as badly as this one in a LONG time. Forreal, though. We need this. It's critically important to the health of my dog. Otherwise she might die of hemorrhoids from dragging her worm-filled butt all over the asphalt road in circles to try and stop the itching. We may not be able to afford the basic over-the-counter medication she needs without this next video. Please press like to share her story, if you'd like. It means a lot. Thank you.

[@tite93]

Watched the whole thing and I have no idea what's going on. I love it, would enjoy a livestream or two of this

[@thebpphantom]

Jon chooses a deck. Picks the game masters deck. Oh lovely.

[@Langburkersdorfer]

wow... just wow. we need more of this please.

[@CoCo_13]

PLEASE play this all the way through, the game is SO GOOD and has a lot to uncover, and the gameplay is just so so solid.

[@kitrana]

holy wowza. i just bought this game on this video. but i still wanna see you do more of this.

[@koganusan]

would love to see more of this. i think this might be a good (Halloween?) livestream

[@ahuggingsam]

thoroughly enjoyed the video, hope you do a follow up video!

[@KashouWannabe]

All those Molemen and not a single football to the groin.

[@mitchellsharp1456]

This game deserves all the attention

[@AdamBGames]

NEED MORE, I must know what the hell is going on

[@ppirtmnoj]

This is outstanding I hope we see more of it on the channel.

[@sweetpeabee4983]

Oooo spooky card game within a game? Looks to be right up my alley.

[@andrewkrahn8]

On the table where you received the Boons, there is a symbol of a clock with 11 above it. If you ever play this in a Livestream, try unlocking the cuckoo clock by setting it to 11?! :D

[@milesedgeworth3667]

That's for the trial of the ring If you haven't solved the puzzle that uses that clue you instead need a ringworm

[@shaunkhing]

My god, that switchup at the end was a trip.

[@kingofdefense]

After watching more videos I realized Jon skipped half the prologue in order to skip the tutorial lol

[@axelbenedict3301]

I once made a God death card by using the geck for price, the Ulayula for a 7-7 power and health, and a Mantis God's sigil it was free, and did 21 dmg per turn. meaning if I top decked it, I would make a 16 tooth profit each turn

[@stopthesanity1674]

I picked this up without knowing much and stayed up playing it until 6:30 AM, this game is incredible and it (almost literally) sucks you right in to its environments

[@KurosakiYukigo]

I've played this... Oh boy does it go places

[@CloakedC]

Hey, how much more is there to the game? Has Jon completed closer to 25%, 50% or 75% of the game?

[@KurosakiYukigo]

@@CloakedC Well a full playthrough I saw on KZbin was somewhere around 8-9hrs. I have no idea how much editing Jon did, but I'd estimate about a quarter through.

[@CloakedC]

@@KurosakiYukigo oh wow nice, good to know thanks.

[@119princesskida5]

It would be super cool to see this one again

[@Smi7h1sH3r3]

Killer ignores the rule about not killing....but adheres to the rule of not killing while player is faffing around with their deck. Remarkable restraint for a psychopathic murderer! Yah dude, wth? Livestream vote! Just cuz, I don't see myself buying it, but damn I am interested!

[@YHLGguitargeek]

Would rather see it as a lets play, tbh. Im not a fan of the streams.

[@kareningram6093]

What an intriguing game. I would love to see more.

[@lawrindapeacock6849]

I'm not if this is broken or not, but I gave my squirrels the unkillable trait and it's great. So I just sacrifice them over and over and get a ton of bones too.

[@thewolfmansays]

Amazing vid Jon. Please do a livestream!!

[@teaNerd87]

I don't know what I just watched, but I *do* know I want to see more of it!

[@devontufts1291]

Loved the video, loved the length, would of hated if Jon ended it wasn't sooner. I think this would be a great mini series of another episode or two.

[@BrutalFates]

This is a great spooky October game!!! Short Series!!!!!

[@BelthansMods]

The framing device makes me wonder if Jon has ever done an escape room IRL. If not, I think you'd get a big kick out of it. But... maybe not a horror-themed one.

[@BRUXXUS]

I have a feeling all his friends would have escaped, but he'd just stay there looking around not realizing the door had opened.

[@selder_7]

A shame this was unfinished, but act 1 is the best part. Although this does start quite far in

[@isabella0903]

Only a bit into it and already hooked. Pretty different and ingenious.

[@acardboardbox3610]

Damn now you are on the other side of the board

[@teddyholthaus7618]

Please do more of this game!

[@Johnhwbaker]

We need more of this! I am loving this!

[@lasse6435]

I hope you show more of this, not a game for me, but it's really interesting to watch.

[@BS-nw1qr]

Heavy Hand of Fate vibes with the overworld and taunting opponent.

[@meditatedgold2861]

Loved the vid , i hope we will see more of it Jon . It looks really cool to bad its not on console

[@davidriley8316]

So this is evil Hand of Fate. I'm so down for that. Such a great idea.

[@Allesef]

i bought and beat this game after watching this video, and while it's definitely a good game and worth the purchase for me, it peaked in the first section.

[@mateoguillen6918]

Very worthwhile for a series!

[@somebodyelse7580]

34:23 "Bone Daddy gives me a free bone" sounds like one of those femboy meme copypastas

[@madscientist2983]

I want to see a full series so badly

[@BRUXXUS]

I completely forgot about this game! Considering the creator, I have a feeling there's many, many layers of misdirection and mystery to this. :)

[@BRUXXUS]

Yep. LOL

[@Aluna0]

This is super weird but I am hooked I hope more people watch so we can see more!

[@tite93]

This honestly feels like a "cursed file" type deal. There are internet cults around games like this

[@Volgeirea]

Jon please play more of this

[@MerlynCooper]

This is amazing and I'd watch a live stream of this

[@doktorscam5000]

Child 13 is based off the Jersey Devil who was the the 13th Child of the Leeds family but then transformed into a monster

[@fishsick]

this game looks amazing... i'm a fan of everything this game incorporates and i can't wait to get hold of it. could work for a livestream as well Jon?

[@vcjuul9190]

Believe in the heart of the cards Jon!

[@sprink88]

Understanding this kind of game is really easy for me - like reading a 16th-century French philosophy book, written in braille in a dark room while wearing chain mail gloves as someone bashes my brains in with a colander made of molten steel. Easy.

[@alfonsmuller2318]

Do go on with it! I'm thrilled!

[@pmratpoison]

please, jon, give us more of this

[@murphyia1980]

Not a game I think I'd want to play but *really* enjoyed watching it!

[@RagingKittens2000]

This is my fourth time watching this video, it’s just so good

[@jajsem1109]

This is great! I want to see more!

[@insertfunnyhandlehere]

I really hope we see more of this its so weird but very very good

[@comyuse9103]

i was absolutely, totally, completely, utterly uninterested in some crappy deck builder, but nowi feel much more interested in whatever this has to offer.

[@drackestalentorgen166]

Oh John i hope you keep playing ...this one is a wild game

[@luckylmf]

Do more, i'm begíng this looks amazing

[@BarbarianGod]

34:23 "bone daddy gives me a free bone, appreciate that" xD

[@Etherealhorn]

Daniel Mullins is a legend of sorts. Definitely check his other titles as well.

[@Howdyasdo]

This game is so enchanting!

[@NDpanda369]

its weird and awesome. journey ho! i would love to see where it goes and if there is another level to the maddess

[@mydrynphillippe7530]

Yes, need to see more of this game in my life! ^0^

[@ASMRaphael]

Yet another card game? I am more than sure that Jon will ensure me to try it out, just as it was with Cultist Simulator and Slay the Spire :D I am not even mad, tho! :D

[@polishenglish8356]

So true my friend :)

[@just0nemoreturn844]

34:22 was not prepared for bone daddy XD

[@Jaxvidstar]

This card game sounds like a creepy game of Duel monsters.

[@DJW1959Aus]

Always love your playthroughs. I have been playing a game called Gearcity but maybe not your thing. The developer known as Eric.B will officially release it mid January on Steam. It is a one person effort started mid January 2010. I think it is very good.

[@Cardthulhu]

Despite the card mechanics, this has an awful lot in common with games like Myst.

[@Ancusohm]

This is a pretty trippy game. Very meta and fun!

[@TLNetworkGuru]

Episode 2 of a Lets play would be great!

[@andys.555]

What a weird an fascinating game.

[@mkaiww]

yes please more of this

[@AaronKarper]

In the spirit of the game I'd recommend skipping the intro and only listening to Jon. The video just gets better without any context

[@wixspartan6584]

Oh hell yeah. Prepare for about 4 different games in order

[@ZaberFangAT]

34:53 It could stand up, though, right? It has Stinky, so the ant would only deal 1 damage...

[@nomadwhy1166]

This game is so fun! More people need to play it!

[@AccessDenied20078]

I love the Stote card, it has a personality and a cat face.

[@FeralXethx]

Stoats are real creatures, fyi. Look up some photos :)