An Unusually Tall Lady Is Staring Into Your Apartment Window - BLANK FRAME / ALL ENDINGS

[@ManlyBadassHero]

Welcome to the Tall Horror Ladies Club, how Tall Horror Ladies are ya?

[@SunsetEnvy]

Very tall

[@hyper5185]

Very horror today

[@candylide]

The tallest

[@toothpastesoup9745]

Nine foot Six

[@isaiahp.4609]

Lady Dimitrescu

[@thenwordpolice6982]

“You’re kind of a weirdo aren’t ya? Well that’s ok. I’m kind of a weirdo myself.” - smooth af ngl

[@Zack_Zander]

Aren’t we all weirdos in our own weird ways.

[@_Black.Gardenia_]

@@Zack_Zander yep like the time I [REACTED]

[@akkemntwo862]

@@_Black.Gardenia_ oh like that time joe [REDACTED] a [REDACTED]

[@semicolon2716]

@@akkemntwo862 still cant believe he [REDACTED]

[@akkemntwo862]

@@semicolon2716 if only he just [REDACTED]

[@rombo7072]

This game...feels like a staring at window in middle of night. Calm, chilly, a bit scary and mysterious.

[@orang_water4862]

I dont know If i should be wanting that or not

[@vegetaintherain6354]

Man you stare out the window in the middle of the night??

[@4hnme]

@@vegetaintherain6354 I thought everyone does, what is your excuse?

[@vegetaintherain6354]

@@4hnme um I remember my grandma telling me leaving your curtains open or your blinds up at night is an invitation for spirits and I’m not very religious myself but it still gives me creeps. I’m also afraid of staring out there and seeing a freaking creature of the night or something. I know it sounds weird and dumb but I know there’s other people out there like me

[@joelbrich2538]

D- Money no judgment here.

[@nitsuix]

Love watching these kinds of chill horror games. No jumpscares, no sudden loud noises, just an oddly creepy story.

[@Metsuya]

I definitely agree with that so much

[@anotherrandomguy8871]

Yup. It’s just weird and creepy on its own with a kinda chill but dead vibe.

[@franxx941]

there are so many jumpscare horror lately that i was the whole game waiting for one...

[@lillianbates6296]

Def agree with you. I can’t get myself into FNAF because I hate jump scares so much

[@darkswag2183]

@@lillianbates6296 jumpscares make my soul leave my body I hate jumpscares

[@janikacchi]

I got literal chills when the first Aava came back to her apartment from the grill and her name on the dialogue box changed to ”Aave”. ”Aave” literally means a ghost or a spirit in Finnish. Very clever wow Edit: coming back to this comment after a year; lol yes very literally literal!!! i’m also a she btw

[@ogeday6069]

Such a nice detail. Thanks for letting us know bro.

[@piaoyun4196]

oh i thought it meant african american vernacular english.

[@IrvingIV]

@@piaoyun4196 gotta add these ....

[@Pineapple-hx9ty]

@@piaoyun4196 lmao what

[@bettrwithchocolate4266]

That's interesting, aavi means a ghost in Tamil. (A South Indian language)

[@personamaster1573]

Ignoring the symbolism, henri could have literally carved his way out of his apartment through the hole in his storage room.

[@L3thal0xygen]

Thats what i thought he would do-

[@thestranger2003]

@@L3thal0xygen same, I thought that henri would use the hammer and chisel to make a bigger hole

[@reychiu2581]

listen mate henri doesnt wanna get kicked out of his apartment

[@silic8873]

@@reychiu2581 Henri doesnt wanna pay repair fees

[@CertifiedGoonerMan]

I mean, he can also climb through aava's window. It doesn't look that far

[@himekomurata72]

I didn't expect a horror game to be wholesome. I really like the part when she flirted with you with the camera. It is a good game for someone doing it for the first time.

[@thenifell]

Yeah, I get what you mean. Alas... I wouldn't play this game while I was doing it, it wouldn't be any good, I couldn't possibly experience my first time again. (Which was kinda spooky.)

[@khajiithadwares2263]

Reminds me of the ending to DarknessII, another game full of double meaning...with a wholesome ending, if you choose to never let go. (spoilers: you have to let go eventually, because the game doesn't advance otherwise)

[@toothpastesoup9745]

"Unusually Tall Lady" We know what you're doing here, Manly

[@xornedge8204]

Dimitrescu?

[@LadyMisalein]

Well its more of manlys type than....playing what everyone does xD...

[@pyroflare7774]

@@xornedge8204 dead meme

[@bellasalas19]

yes ● > ●

[@felipe505]

@@pyroflare7774 "dead meme" *dies of cringe*

[@joexer1]

​The tall lady is a very important device in this story. It's sheer size and terrifying presence compared to all the other manifestations, combined with the clear symbolism of stereotypical feminine attraction (stockings, heels, cleavage) means that it's likely a metaphor for Henri's desire for the opposite sex, warped by his (implied) porn addiction and isolation, along with his overwhelming fear of pursuing real companionship. Not to mention that it always appears outside his bathroom window. The bathroom being a place of privacy where we see things like the porno magazine appear from the drain - as if he had tried to dispose of it but was unable to keep it away - and the fact that we can see the entrance to a sex shop or strip club through the window. And the man in the apartment across who spends all his nights watching porn, which Henri finds sickening. That man is of course a projection of Henri's own vices and how he feels about himself. Of course if he avoids his fear and runs away from the monster, he remains lonely, Aava is gone, and he eventually meets his fate alone and depressed at his own hands. There is clear symbolism of suicide throughout. The noose, of course. The message that appears as Henri brings the stool to the light fixture to adjust it, and of course that dangling monster thing that first shows up in the hallway. Notice how it hangs from the ceiling with it's "legs" dangling down in such a way. Such an evocative visual metaphor, I must say. A very chilling emotional representation of suicide. But alternatively Henri can face his fear, the warped and twisted abomination that he's created through his own avoidance and vices. First by opening the window to it, making himself vulnerable despite the obvious harm that it can cause, and then instead of fleeing through the door, fighting it by dropping the dresser onto it, and defeating it. After doing this, he moves to the apartment above which represents the hopeless fate he envisions for himself, and there he must confront his own suicidal tendencies. Once he successfully does this, Aava appears, allowing him to escape not only his lonely apartment that he was trapped inside, but also his hopeless fate within it. Allowing Henri to truly experience hope for himself and his future. At first I thought that this game was an incredible experiment in psychological horror, but the more I dig into it the more I realize how amazingly skilled the creator is at using metaphors for designing such an evocative experience. At it's core Blank Frame is about loneliness in the modern world and how a person can trap themselves in what seems like a hopeless situation, unless they face their fears and do what they need to do to free themselves. There are many ways that this concept can be communicated but the way the creator of this game did it was really spectacular. This is true art.

[@punkuke]

I didn't even pick up on the symbolism about porn addiction but I think you're absolutely right. Very nice breakdown!

[@est.sar.9276]

In short, he would sm4sh her.

[@Sparky-uj2hp]

It literally has a fleshlight for a mouth lol

[@altimablackberry]

This makes so much sense. Very good points and interpretation.

[@khajiithadwares2263]

You can also let the tall lady roam through your room while you watch, it leaves you lingering And now the computer has the face of a lady full of makeup, with Henri saying he got a virus. You get the peeker ending.

[@aurondoxon3805]

The weird monsters were just nudging you to get a date. Really looking out for your love life, absolute bros

[@tonytang5452]

So true lol

[@crimsondoppio3428]

"Why did you open the window when you saw me outside henri? Did you really think i would be your tall monster gf or something? Think henri think."

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

>tfw no tall tentacle handed monster gf Why even live?

[@guilhermegmoreir]

People still misussing that quote from Omniman, lmao! He only says "think" once.

[@BubbliciousBublz]

@@guilhermegmoreir He says it twice in the comic

[@TeaserTravlein]

@@guilhermegmoreir think caliburn think

[@GyaruRespecter]

53:10 Seeing Manly go *"What?!"* when actually finding the spoopy monster is so refreshing. He's gotten so good at horror games that most of the time he just cracks jokes when seeing them, so this is a testament to this game being really great at setting up the atmosphere.

[@bobukcs3353]

well, when you've seen a scary scenario a million times, you've also felt fear a million times, to the point where you can make fun of a giant lady staring at your window with no problems

[@amTallerThanYou]

I thought that was a man humping the window???

[@JimmyBonez]

Henri has to be one of the most awkward protags I've seen in a game.

[@nicobeans]

The story revolves around him being a shut-in loner on the verge of killing himself, so his social awkwardness is incredibly fitting.

[@sickening_love1154]

Thought his personality was cute in my opinion.

[@darelldeleon3510]

I just thought about this but is Henri supposed to be a reference to Silent Hill 4? Like he's also a shut-in/Introvert who lives alone in an apartment

[@oworeo]

@@darelldeleon3510 now that i think about it avaa and henri reminding me of henry and eileen from silent hill 4

[@AlexProGear]

Seems pretty realistic and reasonable to me, I feel his vibes

[@POTUSJoeRBidenJR]

Thought this was gonna be Resident Evil 8, after I saw 'unusually tall lady'

[@Hunoa44]

To be fair,ResEv8 was bigger lady,this one is LITERALLY taller,lol

[@eccentricdownfall321]

Big lady season

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

He's definitely trying to skew the algorithm

[@aikarin6280]

You obviously didn’t look at the thumbnail clearly

[@gos358]

Hey, I’m 666 like

[@progdragon9218]

That guy really made that as his first game and already surpassed most of the indie developers that made games for years

[@Lymmle_]

i usually don't comment but this game is kinda a breath of fresh air. you get to talk to multiple different people and have some funny, kinda realistic interactions. henri & aava compliment each other pretty well while feeling like they're real people. a lot of games like this don't really have the same vibe as this one, so a fat gj to the developer(s).

[@inanimatesum4945]

Ok this game is actually pretty wholesome A restless victim of a ritual helping you out to get out of your shut-in life and make a relationship with your neighbor is definitely not how I would ever see a horror/thriller game going. Very heartwarming, thank you spirit.

[@jazzhands6055]

I'm so confused, I feel dumb but I seriously need someone to help explain this game to me..

[@inanimatesum4945]

@@jazzhands6055 So either going from one of Manly's interpretation this is possibly the next stage in life after death and its the big moment where the main character decides whether to stay stagnant in limbo or move on to something more meaningful, in this case getting out more and in a relationship with his neighbor. My interpretation is that one of the failed rituals from those junkies ended up creating something they slightly wanted but also didn't, a restless spirit taking advantage of their unnatural abilities but finds that one of their old neighbors is unsatisfied with life being cooped up and decides to try and push him to making his life better, even if its some pretty wrong ways to go about it like psychological terrorizing. Its very open ended to interpretation but a lot of key clues are in there from the story, words, and events that it won't get too broad.

[@jazzhands6055]

@@inanimatesum4945 thank you so much this makes everything so much clearer, this game is so good :)

[@inanimatesum4945]

@@jazzhands6055 if you want probably the most accurate and down to reality explanation there's a comment first discussing the Finnish translations of the names and words then going in-depth of the game. Another great interpretation of how the events unfold and the characters fit in.

[@jazzhands6055]

@@inanimatesum4945 thx bro I just read it, the creator of this game deserves more recognition honestly

[@westube643]

Is there going to be new sub-genre of horror games called "tall lady games?"

[@youtubeenigma8316]

Don't give them any ideas.

[@mint5438]

Here's hoping

[@sonicsimplorio928]

exactly

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

Technically we were first, Blank Frame has been in development before the Village announcement.

[@deadlydingus1138]

"horror"?

[@shawnheatherly]

Whether it's all a dream, Henri is dead and this is his afterlife, or it's a depression metaphor, in this instance I don't really mind. The appeal here is just the atmosphere, the mood throughout. It's all about feeling just a little uncomfortable.

[@ogeday6069]

I think he's in a dream or he's just living normally but we get to see a reflection of his life without interrupting him.

[@ogeday6069]

I can give Mullholland Drive as an example. It's a movie directed by David Lynch and it's so metaphoric like this game. I recommend it.

[@TheHeavieKiwie]

I think he's alive and things happening were all real because it was all connected. There was some kind of unnatural thing going on and the peeker was investigating as well. I think he's someone who just got caught up in this. But can someone tell me how the first ending and the second ending is obtained? I don't entirely see how it works.

[@TheHeavieKiwie]

And the only thing that makes me question the reality was the part where the entity was disappearing everytime he takes the picture. Honestly I was quite surprised how he wasn't afraid of facing things anymore once he got to the 4th floor. Felt like a form of character development between accepting the situation (1st ending) or facing everything head on (2nd one).

[@willfanofmanyii3751]

@@TheHeavieKiwie To add to this, the creator of the game said he wants to make more games set in that same town, so it's definitely a supernatural event happening to Henri and Aava.

[@LordMoku]

Man, this is some classic Silent Hill 4 shenanigans, all the way down to the weird movement and stilted dialogue.

[@TrueDiox]

And the protagonist named "Henri" (close enough to "Henry", right?).

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

Silent Hill masquerading as Resident Evil. The algorithm got tricked again

[@princeapoopoo5787]

Right??? I immediately thought of silent hill 4

[@AnomalyINC]

@@TrueDiox Yes, Henri and Henry are derived from the same base Germanic name "Heimrich", meaning "ruler of the home". I'd wager that it was probably an intentional choice of naming in both cases.

[@TrueDiox]

@@AnomalyINC I like to think it was

[@csondika]

When the credits started to roll while you still had the controls... I literally felt the chill suddenly ran through my spine. The sudden realisation that you just "trapped inside your own mental state" was waaaaay better and scarier than a cheap jumpscare or something. Btw congrats to the creator for slowly but surely building up this tension towards the end. I had no fear but a huge amount of tension as people vanished from the streets, as Aava took too long to reach the grill, etc. In winter (when gets darker sooner), my fiancé has to go through a long, dark road without lights and buildings to get to work. I felt the same for Aava as she left her apartman, had this uneasy feeling if she's gonna be alright or something happens to her. Oh and for some reason I always imagine a "ruined ending" for good stories like this for my own amusement. You know, when a protagonist comes up with a simple idea and makes the whole story void. For example, Henri just turns back on the radio after the old man leaves, making him call the police on Henri. They then realise what's going on and call the fire department to bring some tools to move the cabinet. Yeah, I'm fun at parties... Anyways, good night!

[@Jericoshost]

Personally I would have turned the radio back on, eventually someone would have come to get in (Either the Landlady or Police for a noise complaint) and figured out the door was blocked and called the firedepartment. However it is clear the protagonist has social anxiety from his comments, so he probably wouldnt have the courage to go that far, atleast not right away. I haven't finished watching yet, but so far its interesting.

[@janikarkkainen3904]

I was certain the game dev was Finnish (Aava and Henri are Finnish names, and Inha means disgusting in Finnish) but ENDING 1 solidified it for me: "Valveilla" means awake in Finnish.

[@SunsetEnvy]

Finally something to cure my boredom

[@mistakesregretsandimperfec7740]

Why... Why did I imagine your voice sounding like if you were some rpg game end boss? P.s. sorry for bad English, I'm not a native speaker... I hope you still understood what i meant...

[@Jhitazz]

This was so eerie. Enjoyed it alot, got a lot of goosebumps.

[@aanakk]

@@mistakesregretsandimperfec7740 don't edit it like that, your english is perfectly fine bro

[@kaga1072]

need more of this, no jumpscares just chilling ambience horror themes

[@wilihey1425]

Every single nightmare i have plays out like one of these games

[@wistfuloptimist1238]

Kind of curious as to what you mean. What part about the games is consistent with your nightmares? Sorry if that's too uncomfortable of a question, please don't feel pressured to answer

[@wilihey1425]

@@wistfuloptimist1238 nono dw, most my dreams are lucid in the way i'm fully aware of the situation even if i'm dreaming i know i'm dreaming and i go along with it, sometime the situation is too unreal but other times i have to go through mundane stuff like i would irl but it would turn weird very fast, almost all of my dreams start normal then weird things start happening, i'm in a classroom doing very easy math (i cannot do math) and half of the classroom is riped open and turns out i'm on an island very far from any land and the ocean is green, another i'm in a bunker on my laptop its pitch black and theres just the light of the screen iluminating my face and i start hearing running footstep towards me, another i'm in a subway and i start floating and i find a restaurant with very very tall chairs etc etc, all of them are linked to reality with some weird distortion we could talk about this more on discord if you want, i'll drop my tag if you wish to i like to talk about dreams

[@silic8873]

@@wilihey1425 seems interesting, I've only ever heard, never experienced lucid dreams, so that sounds cool, kinda creepy, and interesting

[@heymewisconsin7841]

@@wilihey1425 Coool

[@heymewisconsin7841]

@@wilihey1425 I had some lucids from time to time; but most of the time I'm in for the ride.

[@saramserafinvazquez6879]

His voice is so calm that when the police interogates him he actually interogates the police

[@theultimateunoreversecard4616]

Tall Lady: Ay bro, got any cheese?

[@dipolarisland]

"Hey neighbor, do you have any sugar? I just need a cup"

[@arundas8870]

@@dipolarisland pulls out comically large cup

[@jacobb9799]

Euneirophrenia is a pleasant, happy state of mind one has after a good dream valveilla when you are awake but you are supposed to be sleeping.

[@puremulp]

Oh boy, this is a genuine thing I freak myself out with sometimes, I've gotten terrified of things like this after hearing a tale about a tall lady in Japan that peers over the top of things and if she saw you, you have to move out of the country/continent to be safe, or you die soon after. That combined with my already-present nervousness around windows makes me even more scared to have them uncovered when it gets late lol. That being said, am I totally going to watch this? Yes, yes I am. Edit: Ah, Hachishakusama was the story.

[@ManlyBadassHero]

popopopopo

[@odstat1949]

@@ManlyBadassHero Oh noooo. Where did my bucket go...

[@mivablaydid]

Another phobia to my list, great

[@jacqmarthy536]

They made offbrand anime out of it too. Japan sure is something

[@snakewolf0853]

@@jacqmarthy536 "Offbrand anime"...I see what you did there

[@xxllamaborrachaxx9374]

Moral of the story, kiddos: If you're a socially awkward guy named Henry/Henri, never rent an apartment. Especially not anywhere above the first floor.

[@martingaray197]

and if you see a hole, DON'T look at it, you'll probably be scared.

[@dkk2753]

As someone who struggles with depression and anxiety, I really connected with this game. Not just with the themes, but the presentation. The feeling of staying in the same room/rooms all day, staring out the window, watching others to about their lives. That was my favorite part I think. They didn't need too, but the game dev added people outside just doing stuff, when they honestly could have just left the outside empty. But it's that extra step in not only that area, but the whole game that I think elevates it. I also really adore how the dialogue is written. The interaction with Henri and the drunk girl outside stands out, because it feels like a real socially awkward person talking. Henri struggles to convey the point he's trying to make through words, how he can't flat out say "I'm trapped in my apartment can you get help" but instead awkwardly repeats "do you want to help me". Also, the color design in this game is very pretty and really adds to everything. Great work, R.L.

[@TheHeavieKiwie]

Oh I just want to say that his interaction with Aava was alright except how he had trouble wording things out in the beginning. His interaction was pretty alright with the peeker too. Going through the game made me forget the awkwardness which was present in the beginning. Did he got some form of character development through these horrors?

[@ireneteixeira736]

The voice acting when he was watching TV, just-- stellar

[@musicgamerlover]

Ah, the adventures of Melodramatic TV Girl and Brain Damaged TV Boy, it was such a classic.

[@johncoffy7824]

I deleted my browser. What does mean melodramatic?

[@burgir7899]

@@johncoffy7824 Official oxford definition: relating to melodrama. "a melodramatic comedy about Slavic miners" characteristic of melodrama, especially in being exaggerated or overemotional. "he flung the door open with a melodramatic flourish"

[@whiteeagleforce2.040]

Or the whole game could be summarized in one scene of the game. When the monster reaches its arms thats the ending breaker where you get ending one or two. If you decide you act and be brave and take actions you drop the dresser down on the monster's hand. You get the girl and the happy ending. If you decide to leave the monster without taking actions meaning you just leave yourself with the fear and not doing anything about your life or even willing to improve yourself. You end up with bad ending and stuck in a bad version of your apartment as it resemble your future.

[@burgir7899]

what happens if the monster grabs you?

[@loldatu]

I don't know if anyone else saw it.... but at 19:26 you can see the outline of a 'tall' woman before he slides the windows all the way open

[@Smallie27]

Nice catch on that! Didn't even notice the first time.

[@lousylionn455]

I find myself coming back to this video just because of how almost comforting the game is. It's horror definitely, but it's so good in creating an atmosphere that you just get sucked into the small apartment itself

[@lousylionn455]

Update: Still coming back lmao

[@XXXTHUNDERSTORMXXX]

@@lousylionn455 still coming back after a year?

[@neotronextrem]

Hey, if you want to play an Entire Game with this Atmosphere, check out "Vampire Bloodlines, The Masquerade" it's an incredibly popular old RPG, with very similar visuals and amazingly written dialogue and story, the sound design and general ambience is legendary in that game

[@Taybrian1]

The worst nightmare of anyone who has a bedroom on the second floor.

[@sindragonbladehell305]

When Manley is so manly that you have to frame his manliness in another frame

[@SissypheanCatboy]

From the moment we were introduced to Ms. Meadows I had this pit of dread in my stomach that something would happen to her. She was nice to Henri, and the two clearly had cute chemistry and I was just dreading it every time she went outside or offscreen. Seeing the good ending where the two get together made me so happy.

[@anxiouspeaches]

The eyes right before the 57 min mark genuinely freaked me out

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

Believe me, when I was playtesting this for the OST I was freaking out for a solid five minutes.

[@tav0ntav0n86]

57:31 When you went to bed after talking to Aava, I could've sworn there were green eyes that turned red. There's also a weird howling that comes with the red eyes. I wonder what it means.

[@matoolhaq]

Ah, so I'm not the only one who saw that green eyes...

[@tav0ntav0n86]

@@matoolhaq Nah, you're not crazy. Do you have any theories?

[@lattekawa7005]

Oh my- It took me a while to notice it, shit I'm scared now

[@martingaray197]

I'm color blind so I didn't notice the colors, but I did notice the eyes, maybe I was dreaming about the girl? the eyes looked a little sad in my opinion

[@JinKay797]

You're right, super creepy, you can see that better in "Blank Frame Steam Release Trailer" i was wondering why they included something that was not in the game but it actually was in the game

[@Tounushi]

Are the devs Finns? Inha = nasty, disgusting, unpleasant Aava = open, expansive

[@matthewwoods5365]

I believe I got the ending on how to interpret it: So there are a few clues here and there that kind of tie into the ending. There was mention of how it could be "the beginning of the end" or the "end of the beginning" and how they cannot exist after the night. So in the first ending (or the second that Manly got) is showing the beginning of the end. The character remarks that this is what his life is leading towards, which is either death or some form of hanging himself in his closet. He mentions there something blocking the door on the 4th floor to the storage room. And all this is marking the beginning of how he will meet his end. In the second ending, Aava opens the door and tells him that he did it himself. And after stating they should go out and get something to eat after jesting with him about his accidental "advances". Adding on the fact that he states when in the 4th floor bed room that he needs to "do something about you". He's making the decision to make a change either about himself or his situation. This marks the end of the beginning, possibly towards his new life and actually going out. The decision of how you handle the "tall lady" almost seems to signify his decision to combat whatever ails him or just to fight back, since its the large glaring difference that you can choose to make that leads to the endings. As for the mention of how it cannot exist after the night, it would refer to the fact that when the sun finally rises, his choice for either ones will be made apparent. I don't particularly remember the other notes but there's a CRAP ton of symbolism. The flickering light on the sign saying "Missing Something?" on Ending 1. The noose in his storage room with the poster saying "Hang in there" (whatever it said to that notion); which has double meaning for either literally hanging in there or to keep pressing on. He hasn't died yet but his decisions will determine how his end will be.

[@lucyyy9614]

40% percent of me watches for the gaming, 60% watches for manly's 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 😩😩

[@cataclysm7256]

Here for both, his calm voice makes me enjoy the gameplay more than the loud exaggerated ones

[@carkat3203]

@@cataclysm7256 Same. It somehow helps me fall asleep too.

[@somekindofforcedpunonnikki2775]

Manlybadasshero asmr

[@lucyyy9614]

@@somekindofforcedpunonnikki2775 I'd pay for that ngl

[@azinyefantasy4445]

I was wondering if he was dead. She asked if he really wanted to leave and it was such a hard question for him to answer. Not to mention his lackluster attempts to seek help.

[@fortheDelta1378]

The FOV really makes it feel more claustrophobic.

[@CALKULTIK]

This game has such a weirdly beautiful aesthetic... it all feels so disassociated and dream-like, almost congested in a way. Very relatable feeling... I love it

[@kaydamn]

Damn, thought it had said 'unusually tall lad'

[@r15835]

When the universe literally folds in on itself to give you an 'in' to talk to your crush. Edit: fucking hell, was this a great one. I want... No, I NEED this creator to take up the SH mantle!

[@methylphenidate1270]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@methylphenidate1270]

NICE PFP

[@Jaytecx]

There’s a point when you realise: you’re someone, watching a video of someone, playing a game as someone, who’s watching TV.

[@Lola1912]

I wonder if Eva and Hank ran away, rode so many busses that they totally forgot their hometown name... Wait...isn't it odd that they're names seem similar to them? Eva is trying to help hank escape....

[@ogeday6069]

Eva and Hank? What are you referring to, a movie?

[@h0ekay109]

@@ogeday6069 p sure the reference is to the rom-com, starts at 20:10

[@Lola1912]

@@h0ekay109 Yes I was referring to that

[@ogeday6069]

@@h0ekay109 thanks

[@jssteinman964]

"An Unusually Tall Lady Is Starring Into Your Apartment Window" Well, I don't mind if her name is Alcina Dimitrescu

[@Mariet31]

*ehem* That's the last name sir, her name is Alcina.

[@lurnki]

@@Mariet31 mariet I'm going to fight you

[@WeaponXSigma]

If her name is Hachishaku-sama though, you might need to use the Joestar's secret technique

[@rachitbathula546]

@@WeaponXSigma NIGERUNDAYOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@LuizSilva-ul1ee]

This game was really something: there is a lot on it that makes it really reminescent of Silent Hill 4 and Rear Window. But still, the plot is really solid and relatable, and managed to keep me really engaged into it. Really looking forward for this dev's next work

[@NaturalFlirtGamer]

_Perfect example of liminal space_ I liked the aesthetic and design of the game, Very freaky to think that things exist when we're awakened to them but not 'awake' in reality. Or maybe that is the reality. Pretty unique and well done. Nice analysis MBH!

[@BambamCZ]

The message on the ppaer stuck to the window is pretty much a passive aggressive way to say ''Open your windows, the place needs some fresh air.''

[@Shikaschima]

"Is there something across the street? Eh, maybe I'm just seeing things." D...did ... Did manly just go full Horrrormovie character?

[@DragonaxFilms]

That Hank and Aeva performance was truly a masteriece, absolutely swelling with emotion. Oscar worthy in every way.

[@lrose5522]

"I wonder if there's a lock here that fits my key" I wonder if there's a hole out there made just for me.

[@givemeyoureyes7]

Why did I sing this in my head

[@alfador.]

The weird monster across the window also reminded me of a junji ito story 😨

[@lukevankleef4245]

This game actually reminds me of a short story I read for English class. It was a about a guy locked in his apartment, and trough the negligence, ignorance and straight up stupidity of the world around him, he remained stuck in there for years, surviving by growing plants in the windowsill, and carefully rationing his furniture and any paper to light small fires and stay warm. I forgot the name of it though.

[@monstrua-k4c]

omg give me the name if you remember it!

[@mortarion9813]

Also sticking around for if you remember it.

[@dhwwiiexpert]

Also sticking around for if you remember it.

[@lukevankleef4245]

Damn, now I feel pressured. XD

[@chronicallytiredmedstudent]

I'll check around. I think I've heard of it before

[@an18yearoldmongolianguy]

The identical apartment upstairs is a showcase of what Henri’s life can be, and what he imagines it as in the future. A future where he remains lonely and kills himself. The “Peeker” I’m guessing is a metaphor for the “observer” type people in life. Silent, lonely, and uninvolved with anything, they sit in their corners and watch “outside the window” on how the force “Lovi” (Love) moves around the world. “Seekers” seek that force, and that’s the reason that guy upstairs says they do most of the heavy work. They seek love actively, whilst all the Peekers do is observe it from the side, letting it pass by without taking action themselves. And so, the Seekers find love eventually and live happy, whilst the Peekers continue to watch and watch as they let their chances to interact with Lovi pass by, continuing to be lonely. I’m guessing Peeker calls Henri the “Victim” and the “Source” because: 1. Henri’s a victim of the force of Lovi (Love), he has a crush on Aava, and that helps him out of his darkness (funny how Peeker calls Henri a victim for it, guess he sees Lovi as a bad force); and 2. Henri is the “source” of that future he saw upstairs, he’s what leads to that potential outcome of suicide if he lets his fear of interacting with people control the choices he makes in his life. The tall lady is a symbol of Henri’s fear of interacting with women because of his possible porn addiction (got this from another comment). He’s disgusted when he sees some guy in the next building watching porn - that’s him projecting; he finds a porno magazine in his toilet (might suggest that he tried to flush it away and it failed, clogging his toilet and coming back to him instead; there’s porn ads on the side of the neighboring buildings. Overall, sex is clearly a theme in this game, and Henri definitely has some sort of relation to it. When he gets the choice to fight off or run away from the scary lady, that’s a metaphor for him either choosing to confront his fear of women/his porn addiction, or choosing to run away from it, thus rotting away in that apartment above his. The cabinet that barricaded his door is a representation of Henri’s fear of a possible bad future; him having to push it away symbolizes the necessity for him to confront those dark thoughts and make a change in his life in order to not end up like that. To stop his loneliness/to get the cabinet out of the way, he needs to interact with and ask help from others, that being Aava (also “Aava” apparently means “Open” in Finnish, so that’s nice lol)”. When Henri thanks her for helping him get out, and she says “It was all you”, it represents how nobody could help Henri out of that loneliness but himself, and that without his own effort - nothing would have changed. Then he sees the light when Aava calls to him to go out, and blah blah the rest are all pretty obvious metaphors. This was a really great game, way more beautiful than I imagined it being. P.S: There’s a possibility that all of this might be going on in Henri’s mind since the beginning, so that’s dark lol… But, assuming you get the good ending, he still helps himself out of his loneliness (albeit, only in his head) by the end, so I guess that’s a hopeful message.

[@lostmemory6348]

“We live in a very purple world” -MainlyBadassHero

[@allbankbasalisk___2005]

You can see a bunch of people outside your characters windows and he's just like ,"nah I have social anxiety."

[@katiarepublic7057]

I felt on edge almost the whole time- I love this kind of scary

[@KayMayhem777]

Umm wasn't he on the THIRD floor? Or am i wrong? Its exactly 3:57am for me i may b tired

[@spagandhi]

A lp over an hour long always spells a good time

[@_rowan_5127]

Ah yes this is definitely a wonderful thing to watch at 1:17 am

[@johncoffy7824]

Ironically, eventhough this is a horror, you are right.

[@DronesOverTheMoon]

Henri: I should get away from that things arms Manly: Gets closer to the arms

[@Red_Psycho]

Pretty sure that the monster at the window was a Closer from Silent Hill 3

[@vabvaab]

I know it's dream logic vibes, but I'd be yelling CALL 911, FIRE! FIRE! until my lungs gave out.

[@harukaissleepy8919]

A Manly video??? In the middle of the afternoon (for me)????? Oh I've been blessed I needed something to distract myself, you truly are a hero

[@fp.foxyofficial1089]

This is the best representation for the “DOOR STUCK!” Meme

[@ultimaT]

Just realized it's another henry who is stuck in his apartment. Quiet Mound 4

[@sunshinegamer1981]

If only Aava was called Aileen (Eileen) instead! But I think that would be too obvious.

[@gotenksta]

What are you talking about?

[@mathWalterWhite]

You’re still alive??

[@SirDisaster716]

When he said "Everything in my life is missing, including hope." I felt that 😭😭

[@mistybloo52]

Ooh, a movie length video today? Thank you Manly! For a dev's first game, this was really good!

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

I love how wholesome Manly is. It's the little things, you know? "Wow, you gotta great throw!" "Catch...nice!" He's so kind he even encourages video game characters that can't hear him...or interact with him in any real way. I think it's a natural reflex he has. I'm not even sure he's aware of it.

[@yakashit]

I hope they keep making games like this, it's really interesting and comfy too for no reason.

[@saoliath5000]

I loved this. this is the type of horror i love. I really look forward to whatever the creator makes in the future

[@HangmanOfficialUploads]

We're working as we speak. Sneak peak on my channel, latest vid. I'm one of the guys that did the OST.

[@flyingteacup8369]

The idea of wondering around the city in the middle of the night, with no one else around. Would make a great horror game.

[@eenayeah]

This is one of the best games you've played in a while. I couldn't stop watching! It was just so engaging, and there were a lot of small things that gave it so much personality, like him not wanting to grab something out of the toilet with his bare hands, or you having to actually put the toilet seat down to get on it, or just the fact that he did not want to lose his eraser when throwing it to the window. Excellently made. Great job, developer!

[@nikeyrider4331]

I love watching manly because he plays those very short games AND walkthrough all of them, perfect late at night when you're sleepy (plus his asmr voice lmao)

[@Mariet31]

47:00 "Useless" Dammit, Manly, you had your chance!!!!

[@dhwwiiexpert]

Muda

[@Gewürzfee]

fsr, manly not saying the R-word aloud but only saying "oh god" comforted me. i still wish horror games wouldnt bring these topics up without warning or just for the sake of it (former victim here, still sorta struggling with just the mere word) but im really happy most of the games manly plays dont have much or any of that in them... :) thank you for giving me creepy content as non-triggering as possible!

[@annyraly5175]

Marvelous as always

[@halcyon_exb]

He must really like to keep his keyboard clean to have the napkins so close at all times!

[@Nev1812]

😅

[@Fanrose2475]

Makes a couple spills every now and then

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

I think there are two end results, the one with your neighbor saying you did it all yourself... is you fighting the "monster" and escaping it. You opened the door... she was just there waiting. While in the alt ending she doesn't show up... you never invited her. You don't face your monster and in turn it kills you. You become a ghost... and the individual you met speaks to you. You're getting one of two outcomes but each outcome is oblivious to the other... which makes sense. If you take your own life you wouldn't expect anyone to come for you, she'd abandon you like everyone/thing else. If you find light, then it is harder to imagine having taken your own life, possibly even being blissfully unaware of it. I think that is why there is no checkpoint either. ...you can't reload your save in something like this. You have to restart, suffer through everything, and make that decision again.

[@sugarpapaelmo2004]

I was scrolling through KZbin, expecting to find something to watch, I could not find anything, no matter how long my journey was. I searched and searched for a video, to no avail. That was until manly uploaded, uploaded a game no less, a horror game. I didn’t know to what to think, I was jumping up and down in my seat, overjoyed by finally finding a good video to watch...

[@KittyxEva]

20:32 nah I got the chills every he said Eva, like he was gonna jump out the window and attack me cuz that's my name.

[@vazzero5096]

Babe wake up manly posted

[@brcuellar625]

That’s me and my boyfriend lol

[@dumb.luck36]

Not the tall lady we wanted..but the one we deserve

[@vloggerbonakid6178]

Uh, that would be... more depressing if we're on one of those interpretations..

[@elliotskaleski7428]

“We live in a very purple world” Well yea, blue would be copyright infringement

[@gentlyvillainous]

If this is his first game i'm so excited to see the future works come out.

[@fullchicken4469]

I think the subject of this game is highly relevant during these lockdown times. I know for me it is.

[@PackageCat]

So for everyone to recap: This game is basically silent hill 4, the monsters are inspired by the third. I love both games, the devs did a good job. We need more SH Like games, these are missing in todays standard.

[@mayasherpapham5886]

Been a while since a horror game has hit a sore spot for me. I really enjoyed this 😭 very good for the developers first game

[@10blinx]

That "Oh god" was so genuine. Manly caught off guard is always funny.

[@summerycast7936]

Me looking at the thumbnail: "... That's a lady?"

[@kyghosty9545]

Yeah, I just think "That's not a lady, that's a demon-" It looks so scary and it even concerns me more seeing how long it is XD I both want to watch it and dont want to watch it, helppp, just how scary is it

[@meatbot.404]

@@kyghosty9545 not sure if you ever did watch it, but it’s not actually scary like you’d think! There’s a surreal kind of atmosphere and a few instances of spoopy imagery, but no jumpscares, and it’s all just visual metaphors for the story which can actually be weirdly heartwarming. It’s a slow burn for sure, but definitely worth a watch imo!

[@kyghosty9545]

@@meatbot.404 so no jumpscare? :D great, after watching parsnip, I'll watch this.

[@kyghosty9545]

@@meatbot.404 I'll still watch it in small screen tho-

[@summerycast7936]

@@kyghosty9545 You and me both! Jump scares are shocking but nothing beats the suspense, ambient sounds, and a creepy atmosphere. Without that it might as well be a modern Resident Evil game where we just shoot up some baddies as a cop.

[@Rurush7]

I can't play this kind of games, but I love so much watching ManlyBadass playing those as he reads everything and stuff it feels like I'm a kid listening to a story before sleeping

[@kawaiicartoons4454]

Day 4 of asking Manly to play Buddy Simulator 1984 since The_Deep_Voiced_Gamer as stopped

[@Malik-xx4xu]

Do you speak of...the Narrator?

[@Malik-xx4xu]

Or corpse...

[@Squidkid3333]

@@Malik-xx4xu wha? Kawaii said the name of the youtuber

[@gotenksta]

The who gamer?

[@jessi929]

My way with coping with stressors in my life lately is watching all of your videos. Thanks for being the horrifying comfort I need right now. Big love.

[@aliasahah2965]

"Unusually Tall Lady" everything reminds me of Her....

[@krisdreemuronasrielscomputer]

tall lady in my mind is basically just hachishakusama with cleaver. very atmospheric game ! i like the purple a lot. it's nice also i kinda teared up at the good ending