Look Outside - Updated Demo Playthrough (v0.29b)

[@zombiesalmon4997]

Its very refreshing to see cultists portrayed like this. They aren’t insane, they’re just cautious. And the party members being scary looking yet friendly is very funny. Im liking this game more and more with every iteration i see of it.

[@Geferulf_TAS]

Very interesting that there's characters that just want to be friendly and insist on making sure you don't mutate, even after mutating themselves. Shutterbug seems like a bro.

[@CrankyTemplar]

Well, other than that he got pictures of your apartment door and you in his dark room, sure, he's helpful since he clearly has a crush.

[@aramdomguy-p6g]

Wow.A lore got a bit deeper​@@CrankyTemplar

[@Polomance862]

@@CrankyTemplar If we can smooch the man twice. I want to recruit and have a romanced ending with him if you keep kissing our shy bro. And I’d like some more interactions with Sybil.

[@33fireset2omg2]

Yeah it's does make me question about this what's happening to people because someone seem to at least have some sort of control over there infected or to some extent at least because we can calm them down some character to be our allies at least while some are just Killers.

[@conquestanddeath4406]

Hellen is so incredibly based. • Shows up with menacing aura. • Asks for a place to crash. • Joins your party without second thought for giving him a place to stay.

[@CrankyTemplar]

She can also remove her mask as a move once she reaches level 6 but it can also frighten your party so it's not too useful. But there's a good reason for the mask.

[@Davie03q]

@@CrankyTemplarwhat’s even behind it

[@CrankyTemplar]

@Davie03q It looks a bit like Joel's face only with more eyes.

[@rockcaster1091]

I like how the game depicts the the cultists so... Rational, they're not trying to sacrifice you or do some shady rituals to appease the Visitor or something. They're just curious about what the hell is going on outside but don't want to check for obvious reasons. The robes don't help in the public image if you ask me

[@CrankyTemplar]

Yeah, but you can't argue against stylish black robes.

[@astillia6073]

Lyle didnt get the memo that people fund monsters sexy now. also LMAO at lyle taking a picture of the smooch. Playing toys with the teeth kid is also a really interesting choice that makes this good. Reminds me of Fear and Hunger, where combat can be more of a puzzle than an outright slugfest, and sometimes talking turns a stand off into friendship.

[@spiralgodking9877]

I think the teeth necklace should give Joel bonus stats, instead of how it lowers the stats for everyone else.

[@austinmorrison6953]

So you can’t even look at a photo or a reflection of whatever it is outside. This just gets more and more interesting

[@UtubeH8tr]

So this basically applies the same rules as death code and bird box.

[@DoctorTex]

That Shady death didnt seem to bad until the eternity of pain started!

[@chaosinc.382]

"Didnt seem so bad until the eternity of pain started!" has me cackling, idk why

[@cturtles9514]

Ahhh, that part where you play with the kid while he slowly mutates away was so sad and gripping. Really compelling encounter, made me excited to try this game.

[@JESTER7962-v9t]

Did i miss that part or is it in the video

[@mellowyfellowy]

it’s at around 27:30

[@CrankyTemplar]

Timestamp for it is 27:35

[@chaosinc.382]

I couldnt help but let out a soft exhale of sadness at "He's gone." At least we allowed him to enjoy his final moments of consciousness...

[@I_dropped_my_spaghetti]

Dude I wish you could find some way to recruit him or help him so he doesn't mutate to death like that :(

[@gameby41]

This game has INSANE potential, it has alot of depth to it and how complex and mind boggling it mess with you, and with the amount of places you can explore and i like you got all recruitable characters, joel, hellen, danny and leigh. One thing the dev should add is when your home, your party members are doing their own things instead of standing around, like danny and leigh be talking about games and movies, joel drawing with crayons and hellen is sharping a knife or something, something to add more depth to the characters. Also the party members should have more depths to their overall characters, like you can fine hellen and dannys apartments, having party talks and conversations to help lighten the mood

[@aqualitymeme9476]

I also want to see them passively commenting on some of the important stuff you bring them along to witness. At the very least, having Joel react to or even join in playing with his sister before she's fully gone would be depressing in the best way.

[@gameby41]

@aqualitymeme9476 sister?, you mean brother right??, the kid you with is benjamin. But yes i agree, like during party talk, each character would voice their thoughts like when their at a certain place, like if you take joel back to old house he will ask politely if we can leave. Or during the part when you make the choice to either give up your arm or the rat baby thing to the flesh wall face monster, like joel and hellen would react negatively, danny would be uncertain and leigh wouldn't care at all.

[@aqualitymeme9476]

@ Yeah you’re right. Sorry, I assumed from Joel talking about his sister that she was the youngest child.

[@chuckarchey]

Maybe there could be more characters to recruit if it’s a possibility

[@gameby41]

@@chuckarchey we need a animal companion, like a dog.

[@legionbeast]

I should just put all my comments in one comment; -Will be interesting to see if in a later update the Rat Baby will have an actual viable aspect to it beyond an item with flavor text. Maybe something like keeping it long enough could make it grow into another party member to make up for the loss of an arm or function as a close range/long range weapon depending on what you sacrifice. -The shade entity is interesting. It's "friendly" but it's concept of "befriending" or "letting you escape" is via eternal torture. An aspect of the "event" or perhaps something opposite it? it honestly seems to have difficulty understanding human things but is drawn to the main character. It's interesting that it hangs around your apartment. Maybe it's intended to be another party member later on? -Shutterbug is oddly adorable. I wonder if there is a way to see what he is and not have him run away... -Most of the things that you encounter genuinely WANT to be friends, they often just look freaky or are suffering.

[@ultimamega]

My theory about the Shade Entity is that it doesnt know about the Eternal Torture part of becoming one with it, perhaps he doesnt really know what happens after he 'Dismantles' someone, only that their pain and sorrow dissapears along with them

[@DN-kz6nr]

So mad you can't smooch Lyle after peeking LET HIM BE LOVED EVEN LIKE THAT

[@Polomance862]

I’ll happily take a romance Lyle path if you keep kissing him. Or help him find the confidence to show himself and join your team. God damn it, let me have my bro!

[@chaosinc.382]

Smh, I just wanna smoocha da monster.

[@EldritchDoodler4828]

29:30 Now that play is over, they don’t have a distraction- the reality of their transformation sets in and.. They’re a scared child- a hug is exactly what they needed, their mother probably fixated on Baby-Teeth

[@hhhhhh-zz2fw]

The unchecked email is gonna give me an aneurysm

[@CrankyTemplar]

Haha, sorry! All of the e-mails are just various forms of spam and scam stuff so it's not worth checking out. I'll try to note to include that with the full game.

[@hhhhhh-zz2fw]

@CrankyTemplar was hoping it'd just be a picture of "the visitor" and an immediate death Would have been funny

[@CrankyTemplar]

@@hhhhhh-zz2fw "Would you like to change your life??? Click now for details!!!!1" Something like that might work.

[@MilesPowers]

You made a H U G E Blunder with the game guy, buy the most expensive game, he will ask to take it back, say no until he offers a weapon, said weapon is legendary

[@CrankyTemplar]

Oh definitely, I know about the katana. I just didn't have the money to buy the game.

[@jerrym1218]

This game is very intriguing, I can’t wait until it’s truly finished so we can get the gist as to whatever the HELL is going on. Not to mention how does this infection work? Some turn after getting bit, or scratched, while others just simply looked outside. The infection gets to some people in a strange way too, that’s why this game intrigues me a lot, so much crazy stuff happens just by unfortunate circumstances due to the outside environment seeping in.

[@thenecroinniceclothes5019]

Its very interesting how some people have managed to resist the disastrous mental effects The Visitor has on an observer, usually by going the same route Jasper did; seeing The Visitor through a filter/obstruction of some sort. I'm honestly expecting Jasper to be completely crazy, and just pretending to be sane. I expect him to be the final boss, successfully communing with The Visitor in the hopes of either restoring Sybil (who he loved, methinks) or, failing that... become like her, so they can be together again. A shame, to be sure, but that's the impression I'm getting from him. Unless some sort of cure/reversal is discovered, then the Survivors are wholly outnumbered by the Witnesses, so reclaiming the world even after The Visitor leaves is going to be an uphill battle. Honestly, perfect opportunity for a sequel. If reversal IS possible, then that could make it worth sparing certain enemies, like the Baby-Teeth family. I'm sure Joel would appreciate it, at least.

[@chaosinc.382]

I really hope reversal is possible. I like happy endings, and it would reward you for going the harder route of sparing folks. I wouldn't be able to grasp how your body un-mutates itself, but we're dealing with an eldritch creature here, logic doesn't have a place. Creator if you see this; Let us save them! ;3;

[@thenecroinniceclothes5019]

@@chaosinc.382 I also prefer happy endings myself. It seems like cynical/nihilistic settings have become a dime-a-dozen, and while there isn't anything wrong with that per-se... very rarely do said settings have any chance of recovery. They are just stuck in this permanent despair. Condemned to being horrible crap-sack pits of Hell for all eternity. What was once saddening eventually becomes frustrating, before eventually suffering a slow, painful mind-death due to apathy. If there isn't anything I can do to improve the situation, then what reason do I have to *aspire* to do that? It would be interesting if the dev went the route of "locking" the Happy Ending behind meta-knowledge. That is to say: things you learned ONLY by playing the game to completion THE FIRST TIME. As a semi-example (same principle, but not a full game-clear as I just described) would be Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, where in order to escape Lucas' trap, you need to learn a lock combination. However, the only way to learn it is to lock yourself into a failure-state, as the trap is rigged against you. The idea is you fail, die, and deliberately abuse the Load function to escape the trap. Lucas himself reacts as you would expect.

[@chaosinc.382]

@@thenecroinniceclothes5019 You and I is of similar mind. Undertale also has metagamey aspects to it, thats the main thing that comes to mind. Love your idea, it could encourage replays!

[@EldritchDoodler4828]

As peculiar as Lyle is, I can’t deny his face at 12:15 is adorable

[@rickmartinez3268]

Yep

[@declanhanrahan1759]

Lyle needs to be fully romance-able by the final release or we RIOT

[@iceball3xd]

REAL

[@chaosinc.382]

DANG STRAIGHT.

[@warcraftfan5]

Some incredible body horror in this - love the monster designs, especially the tooth monsters. They remind me a bit of Darkest Dungeon 2's Plague Eaters.

[@MeowMeow-e7z]

I said this in another comment selection, and I’m gonna say it in this one too; Lyle fine as hell, he can get way more than just a kiss iykwim teehee

[@MaxRinaldi2024]

Well, this game is messed up, at least the first half. The mouth-wall scene... made my cry.

[@fnord4960]

This game reminds me of the kind of stuff Lumpy Touch makes.

[@rhyzkarbonate1026]

Lyle can get it

[@FartyMcgooo]

this randomly showed up in my recommended list so idk who behind the project, but the music and sprites giving me strong cboyardee vibes

[@DiligenceOfSurprise]

This game's pixel art is really good and Baby Teeth has a really unique design. I'm curious what the heck that shady thing is, it doesn't seem to mean you ill but definitely CAUSES ill.

[@Geferulf_TAS]

Seems like an homage to NoFace from Spirited Away

[@brandanthomson1]

Also if it can appear in ur room if u are like good friends with it, you do get a special death

[@aramdomguy-p6g]

​@@brandanthomson1not really a death, but game over

[@markofcomms]

Lyle is adorable

[@senpie6639]

I'm guessing everyone outside of the buildings and houses are screwed after seeing the entity, not even everyone inside their cars and vehicles aren't safe either

[@Polomance862]

Truly only the blind are safe. But even that doesn’t protect them from the madness and monsters mutated by the entity outside.

[@senpie6639]

@@Polomance862 eeyup, even if they can't see, they'll probably get turned if one of them gets bitten

[@ThatGuyInTheBack007]

Thing is (spoilers below): You aren't even safe if someone had a picture of it. There's one death where if you decide to develop a photo of the entity, it straight up melts you into goop.

[@declanhanrahan1759]

@@Polomance862even then, the cultists imply that exposure to the light isn’t so healthy for you either!

[@vidyagaems4063]

Love how character interests are revealed through video games. Also Lyle, who is too cute to be creepy.

[@adrianopa1440]

The game is great, specially for the RPG Maker, but the combat system needs works. It's too simplistic. Add some status effects to make it more strategic. Thrown weapons should have their own menu, to encourage use and declutter the Item menu. And btw, since monsters need to approach before attacking, maybe they should only be targeted with trown or ranged weapons. There's no point in adding items to a game if you don't encourage their use. And maybe some monsters charge a powerful attack for a turn, to encourage players to use Guard.

[@red-man7017]

"All and all you aren't doing too bad" *says that as the bathroom mirror shows a miserable as hell looking sam who looks like he hasn't showered in weeks.*

[@andrewpojo1]

25:53 Wow.. this managed to remind me of Fear and Hunger..

[@rickmartinez3268]

😮 holy s*** man that's a dark start 0:04

[@rickmartinez3268]

Hey there buddy can we just put down the knife for a moment? Uhh you're going to stab me aren't you? 3:54

[@CrankyTemplar]

He's just forcefully adding it to our inventory repeatedly.

[@rickmartinez3268]

@CrankyTemplar what are you talking about?

[@CrankyTemplar]

@@rickmartinez3268 I was making a joke based on your comment of stabbing and reframing it as "adding it to our inventory" since it's now on, or rather in, our person.

[@chaosinc.382]

@@CrankyTemplar Ah, if only he allowed me to put the sheathe on first...

[@ininja32]

Now this is a game.

[@chaosinc.382]

I'm usually too much of a big baby for horror games, but this one is so compelling I cant help but look... 39:25 YIKES!!! I actually yelped a bit... Nrgh, me heart and fit for this thing.

[@ahmadkujo1213]

Can someone explain the story of the game to me?

[@limpkola]

I think it’s just that an eldritch horror is outside in the sky, and that if you look at it you either get sucked up into it/die or mutated. Don’t know much more about that, so anyone else feel free to add details.

[@CrankyTemplar]

There's something bad outside. Bad things happen to those who look. Do you want to look?

[@ahmadkujo1213]

No thanks ​💀@@CrankyTemplar

[@aramdomguy-p6g]

​@@CrankyTemplari already a meat pile

[@Yangfamilysd]

Kind of reminds me of fear and hunger but it’s less brutal it seems

[@Terraria_player]

This game reminds me fear and hunger:termina

[@jobelplayedminecraft3700]

thats the gaping dragon from ds1

[@chuckarchey]

When I played this I was generally curious about all the other monsters I’ve encountered like what were they like before or how did they become what they are?

[@icecold1805]

10:00 minutes into the video, I get strong pandemic vibes from it, y'know stuck on your apartment afraid of the outside and feelings of isolation yet at the same time agoraphobia of being out there as the character comments, multiple times, he would feel safer home: was any of it an inspiration on this game?

[@TaylinSora]

5:37 bro really said 🤨

[@josemejias5656]

This reminds me of me of that flash game the acid factory

[@chaosinc.382]

BROOOO that game gave me nightmares as a kid, purely because of the body horror and frightening descriptions of the monsters. Then I ended up playing it years later and it wasn't as spooky no more.

[@masterpotato9889]

the teeth brothers have my little brother name and mine if the little sister would be named miriam the set would be fullfilled, terryfing

[@iceball3xd]

Wonder if lyle responds differently if you applogize after seeing him

[@CrankyTemplar]

He doesn't. He'll say "I trusted you!" and then barricade himself in the dark room.

[@iceball3xd]

@@CrankyTemplar awwww

[@chuckarchey]

I feel sorry for him, I hope when the game is fully released we have a chance to apologize to Lyle and accept who he is

[@red-man7017]

Its kinda funny, yet freaky at the same time that you can have a kid who's mouth has taken over his face completely can join you on your journeys. Sure, lets bring the child who's slowly losing more and more humanity as bis body turns into teeth! I'm sure nothing bad will happen

[@CrankyTemplar]

Hey, at least I didn't opt to brutally murder his dad while he was in the party.

[@UterDemorog]

This remind me Lone Survivor

[@duckduck-oi8yv]

Lovecraftian horror, usually centered around body horror and existential horror.

[@tuxedocat415]

How come when the player looks outside they die, but when others look outside they become mutated.

[@CrankyTemplar]

Excellent question, possibly the full game will have an answer.

[@Conventil]

probably because they looked out just when the Unknown Brain Fucking Object arrived and when its effect wasnt in full power

[@Renuko-9]

Does something happen if you let the days run out?

[@CrankyTemplar]

Not yet, but it's intended to be an ending in the full game.

[@Renuko-9]

@CrankyTemplar kind of makes me ask a ton of questions just because of hype 🤔

[@felipeconstantino9004]

Is the game from the same studio that made Fear and Hunger?

[@CrankyTemplar]

No, different person. They are also working on another game called Malison the Cursed City but are focusing Look Outside first.

[@KhoiV]

Interesting game

[@GgrimrodD]

Why are people thirsting for Lyle, and why do I agree with them??

[@accelerator8558]

there was a update?

[@CrankyTemplar]

A week or so ago, yes. I think the developer is more trying to focus and finish the game instead of pushing many more updates. While I do intend to try newer versions if more come I want to be sure there's notable differences to show.

[@accelerator8558]

@@CrankyTemplar oh i see, i prefer the updates instead of rushing it

[@CrankyTemplar]

Well, it's not so much rushing it. The developer shows off new art and level design from their streams but I believe they've said they intend to slow down on updates. Either way, hopefully the full game will be great.

[@accelerator8558]

@@CrankyTemplar agree, this one have alot of potential, and the dev have alot of imagination, i sent this video to my friends and everybody love it, so all of us are waithing

[@Dailymemes69420]

0:01 marcelo me empresta 100 reais O QUEEEEEE?

[@UltraSillyPerson]

a minute ago???

[@rachetult4186]

Yeah

[@CrankyTemplar]

That's usually how it works if you catch it early enough.

[@Cremosinho-v8g]

Assustador 🫣