1001 CHOICES | Slay the Princess - Part 1

[@gehrigmichael8166]

Game: Slay the princess. Mark: Good soldiers follow orders.

[@vanillaicecream2385]

12:00 of course, its the god emperor after all

[@kp101destroyer]

@@vanillaicecream2385I’m pretty sure OP was making a Star Wars reference. To the clones and order 66, not the emperor or war hammer but hey, God emperor is still cool.

[@Kenneth_A_H]

@@kp101destroyer it wasn't he specifically says "Emperor of Mankind"

[@GunnerTheTherian]

@@vanillaicecream2385WARHAMMER AND STAR WARS AND MARKIPLIER??? IS THIS A DREAM COME TRUE

[@HmmYesInteresting...]

YOU TURNED HER AGAINST ME?! YOU HAVE DONE THAT YOURSELF!

[@lucyshaltry3909]

Mark either refuses to do what he’s told or is unquestioningly obedient, there is no in between

[@Hands_Up_Flamable]

Adhd at its finest

[@zecaneca3774]

thats kinda the point of the whole game so i think hell have lots of fun

[@michaelalocklear5897]

Indigo park

[@ryn3872]

This is the man who refuses to chew.

[@S_xBobOmb]

Peak Switch beahviour, sorta bratty

[@StickyFinguz]

The one game where rebellion against the objectives of the game actually opens up new paths, and Mark finally starts following the rulebook. Truly, he is the embodiment of "never let them know your next move"

[@theblasblas]

Tbf, it's much better than if he did the whole "turn back" thing. That one always sucks.

[@myriahkeays3846]

I’m so excited for two paths specifically, those involving rebelling and those involving becoming a little… smitten 😉

[@myriahkeays3846]

@@theblasblas i love the turn back route! I think it’s awesome, though that one does get a lot weirder a lot faster than most routes

[@robtheone2689]

that and The Stanley Parable

[@sean_r]

there are no wrong choices ¯\_ (ツ) _/¯

[@DRofYouTube]

“I don’t care what she believes, my power of belief is way stronger” Mark pretty much summarised the entire plot in one sentence.

[@akdb]

paused the video to look at the comments, saw the comment above this, decided to unpause while still reading, read this comment in sync with him saying it. I have run out of luck for the rest of my life

[@spamman3423]

​@@akdb This always happens to me, like daily... I dont know if it's coincidences because it even happens in stream vods that are 3 hours long. Like WHAFJIEHWDJFWJW Maybe youtube automatically syncs or smth, because it just happens TOO OFTEN and way too unbelivable

[@akdb]

@@spamman3423 you are just a lucky one huh

[@spamman3423]

@@akdb I don't know if I should be happy or sad...

[@Kindatire]

I wish I was as lucky as ​@@spamman3423, because I don't have any luck, I was welding yesterday, and it was in a special welding room, nothing flammable, except my shoes (I took them off to put my boots on) and my shoes were about 15 feet away, and they caught on fire 😢😢😢

[@Bibblesworth]

Find it funny that Mark, a history of doing the absolute opposite of what he's told chooses this of all games to be the world's #1 tool and follower of authority.

[@knaughta.masso-kist5944]

The thing is, the game options clearly suggest that "right" thing to do (or at least the way to get more playtime) is to disobey the Narrator. So in a way, by following "authority", he is not following the actual authority; the developer of the game.

[@shadowking3986]

In the wise words of Mark: U Right

[@No_one_perhaps]

@@knaughta.masso-kist5944 he found a way to disobey the design of the game by following the semi design of the game, am i understanding you right

[@WSilvermane]

@@No_one_perhaps yes. It WANTS you to stray and do whatever you want.

[@MrSpartan993]

Palpatine-“Ironic.”

[@XAjronaX]

Mark unintentionally beating a long-ass game in a few minutes is the most Mark thing

[@shadowking3986]

Yes, but it's only one of the endings and it's the easiest one by far to reach, as it is not actually the end.

[@XAjronaX]

@@shadowking3986 I know, but technically he got to the ending and finished the game, that's what I meant

[@Interestking]

I feel like it was entirely intentional though.

[@_Abdo.]

Mark unintentionally playing a game is intentionally the most Mark thing

[@wjp1238]

@@XAjronaX He got to the end of a chapter. He failed to complete the game this episode.

[@rubendriezen7177]

You know it's gonna be good when it has an episode number Edit: "a episode ..." to "an episode ..."

[@klaudiso]

it's REALLY good game

[@w00tberrypie48]

ABSOLUTELY! Lol

[@soulknife20]

There's a million different endings. Some are pretty quick some take a while

[@Im-bored-8]

Fr tho

[@hades__mlg]

the game is hours long

[@Maybeitskris]

I was just casually listening to this in the background but was completely caught off guard when I suddenly hear Jonathan Sims of all people as the narrator. That man has tormented me for 200 episodes so I know his voice from anywhere.

[@tonka4201]

knowing hes the narrator beforehand made me watch this series

[@juliannegee5114]

Literally same 😂😂😂

[@Eden-fx6bw]

oh shit it does

[@cassou124]

@@tonka4201 Same same, got the game because Jonny's one of the VAs.

[@ScorpionCovers]

13:14 "I AM THE KING OF FIV- SLAY THE PRINCESS"

[@flippy2]

hes getting ptsd

[@judesliggoo]

I'm THE KING OF [TITLE CARD]

[@kerevizk9564]

​@@judesliggoo you did not had no right to make me laugh.

[@lunard8690]

this is a great game, i suggest thumper, jubilee, splasher, nerve, deathmark 2, chaos head noah, and the purrfect apawcalypse trilogy purrgatory furever also the best ps1 game ever is BRAVE FENCER MUSASHI

[@Skeleton.Azazak1]

Five nights at Freddy!

[@Aiva]

I'm so glad Mark is playing the Johnathan Sims Argues with Johnathan Sims Simulator.

[@klltsun_2576]

😂😂😂

[@theataffy1671]

One could argue that’s just the Magnus Archives too

[@cosmic-courtroom]

REAL. & the person who said it’s also tma

[@EthssRude]

The voices talking about what could be considered evil or a bad decision just reminds me of what Jon delt with as the archivist 🤩🤭

[@thisonemess]

​@@theataffy1671literally season 2

[@incrediblemaxishere1780]

Jonathan Sims being the narrator is NOT what I expected at all but its so good.

[@slightlycatawampus1162]

YES I was like “you know who that kinda sounds like” and then BOOM credits

[@customerservice1565]

🎻

[@demonprincess9680]

I'm not familiar with the name, but the voice sounds different. What else has he played in?

[@damiendiederich1525]

@@demonprincess9680 The Magnus Archives, The White Vault, Re:Dracula

[@animeotakudesu9004]

​@@slightlycatawampus1162 I THOUGHT THE SAME EXACT THING

[@dalibormiletic31]

Markiplier: "You ever make a choice?" Newborn child: "Not a single one"

[@okluminous566]

Newborn child: “I didn’t ask to be born into this world let me go back in😭”

[@pyroasura3266]

Oh gosh!😂

[@leannegibbs1064]

My son would beg to differ. *Is born* "Sqwaackk" Me : oh, what was that little one? Him : " ummm I fear I may have fucked up that entry I'll just stay silent and look cute now" *Attempts to recover first impression by staring in my general area because he obviously can't see me lol*

[@heidenrosleinmondschein3933]

This was the unfunniest joke I've ever read so why did it make me choke on my food

[@TheePotatoGoblin]

he chose to speak

[@ShadyDoorags]

"Go watch In Space With Markiplier, why don't cha?" Because I've seen literally every video in that series at least 5 times and it takes, like, 10 hours to get through the whole thing. ... Alright, one more go around couldn't hurt.

[@tastethepainbow]

Based ISWM enjoyer

[@Madnessmeme]

After this, i know what i gotta watch another time round again

[@THEspooderman_]

Didn't expect my favorite animated show explainer to be here

[@redhairshanks9491]

Did not expect to see you here! Love your content man

[@pyrotf2198]

Have you tried watching it 10 times?

[@tonybagofdonuts4148]

Narrator: Slay the Princess Mark: Yes Narrator: You are happy Mark: Yes

[@gamer_ike_07]

It's kinda crazy how well Mark predicts the "I think therefore it is" aspect of the game accidentally

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

that first run lol. The narrator begged for a hero, and lucky for him, he got Mark

[@DianaHatter]

100% Mark is just the kinda guy the narrator loves

[@karagesenpai8419]

Yep.

[@HoundDog11111]

The true mark ending

[@lunard8690]

this is a great game, i suggest thumper, jubilee, splasher, nerve, deathmark 2, chaos head noah, and the purrfect apawcalypse trilogy purrgatory furever also the best ps1 game ever is BRAVE FENCER MUSASHI

[@wispophobia]

Bruh why, your profile picture made me think KZbin commented on the video

[@IntroSkipper]

I love how marks first run was just “run it like they tell me no thoughts head empty.”

[@sirarpit397]

No mind to think

[@Jareon_]

@@sirarpit397no will to break?

[@sirarpit397]

@@Jareon_ no voice to cry suffering

[@evilhumour_292]

No milk to drink

[@akira6966]

No task to accomplish, for I am the king of procrastination

[@staticsage8263]

Hearing the narrator's voice and thinking "Huh, this sounds like the guy from Magnus Archives, couldn't be him though" and then seeing them literally credit Johnny Sims as the narrator was such a surprise dude. Love when my favorite voice actors end up in games I like.

[@smokeya7149]

I LOVE JONATHAN SIMSSS RAHHHHH

[@TheVoidLurker]

KNEW IT! Im like 10 minutes in and i knew i recognised his voice!!!

[@JosieAndTheFurbs]

We need mark to listen to TMA now.

[@luchirimoya]

His name is Johnny SIMS??? 😭

[@raveneffectnevermore1995]

I was just thinking, Huh that sounds like And curiously looked it up and was like IT IS HIM

[@Jubbano]

Bro managed to get like basically the true ending of the game on his very first try LMAO

[@ikosaheadrom]

Its not the true ending, 99% of the content is missing

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

​It's the true ending, 100% of the content is in it.

[@am_Nein]

​@@ikosaheadrom 😢

[@soogus55]

It's not the "true" ending. It is what mark said, a "piece" of the end. He's still got a long way to go

[@WThroat]

@@mihaimercenarul7467 me when i lie

[@ray_streams7911]

The reason the Narrator and all the voices sound the same is because all the voices (aside from the princess) are voiced by the same guy, Jonathan Sims! He's a really talented voice actor (he also has a podcast series called The Magnus Archives that he wrote and plays the main character!)

[@teethiief]

I WAS WONDERING IF IT WAS HIM I had this on in the bg and felt like i was listening to a statement 😭

[@slackolantern]

I only started The Magnus Archives a few weeks ago, and I was jokingly thinking it was him until I saw the credits!

[@smokeya7149]

YRAHHHHH JONATHAN SIMSSSS RAHHHHH

[@aidanjackson5084]

It took me awhile when I first saw a Let's Play of this game that made me think "That Narrator and the Voices sound familiar," and to find out it was Jon the Archivist from "The Magnus Archives" is quite the surprise. Can definitely see the range of his voice throughout this game, especially with the various Voices within the player's head

[@AnotherPerson-ql6tt]

I came to the comments looking for this. I've been listening to TMA for about a year, and after two lines here I'm like "Is that-? I mean, surely not..." I get up and check steam: "IT IS!!"

[@wizardinchiktrodon]

Just in case it wasn't clear: the (explore) tag options have means you can *expect* to be able to not progress the choices. It can be useful if you're trying to get information, for example from that hand thing you encountered.

[@shadowking3986]

Found that out myself; I was trying to do a completionist run, but I wasn't sure I was getting all of the dialogue. Lots to do in what seems like a simple game.

[@NuclearNoxi]

Most of the time this is correct, but occasionally you have a limit.

[@wizardinchiktrodon]

​@@NuclearNoxi that's why I highlighted that it's the expectation, not necessarily the truth

[@RoastTurtle2]

This art style is incredible. I love the way they did the eyes. It feels like the princess is actually alive and then dead when the light fades from them Never thought some basic style drawing could be so well done like this

[@CygnusDoesThings]

Oooh boy. You’re gonna love ALL THE ENDINGS. all of em. There are so many styles!!

[@noodloo3915]

I'm ngl this compliment seemed very backhanded bc you called the style "basic". Maybe it's just me but as an artist I'd feel offended if someone called my art style basic 😭🙏

[@valenxizaw245]

​@noodloo3915 Ikr? I think something like "a simple pencil artstyle" would have sounded nicer than "some basic style drawing". Tho maybe the original commenter didn't know better, conveying intention through text is hard, I'd rather not assume malice

[@RoastTurtle2]

@@valenxizaw245 Bruh you guys just proved that you've got thin skin. A simple artstyle is more than likely what the devs were GOING FOR and here you are crying on their behalf. Go away

[@RoastTurtle2]

@@noodloo3915 You clearly don't know what a simple artstyle is, so I suggest you go look some up and get some education before trying to cry over my comment. Unless you are the dev of this game, I couldn't care less about your feelings, thoughts or opinions. Goodbye now! 😊

[@graneishere9658]

From the very first seconds of the game I realized that it's most likely a representation of your anxiety and fears telling you what's best for you. Keeping you away from the things that will actually heal you. First of all, all the voices are the same. That's because it's all your inner voices. The Narrator is anxiety and fear trying to take control over you, convincing you that if you do what he tells you to, you will be happy. But The Narrator isn't just the narrator. He also wants to be the writer, telling you what to do. It's the same way that fear and anxiety sneakily manipulates you into thinking you should do what it tells you. "I care for you" "I'm doing this for you" But the princess is right there. And what's the logic in killing her? The picture for the game has a heart stabbed by a knife. Hearts are a symbol for love. And The Narrator wants you to kill that. Because love can hurt you. It can bring your entire world down. Hero is the voice of your reason. He hesitates and thinks critically. It's like when you're thinking to yourself: "Should I really be doing this?" But fear can quickly convince your reason otherwise if it has a good point. The cold voice is the opposite of the hero. It doesn't care, it sounds empty. And that's because it is. When you feel empty, you don't care. The cold voice is the most easily explained, I think. The Princess is the symbol of the end journey. The goal. To live happily ever after. When main character gets the princess, he has won, everyone is happy, and the story ends. In every story, this is the best outcome for the protagonist. She is a symbol of what you actually need. It'll take a lot more to kill her because love is very hard to kill. The coldest of hearts are able to find love. Your reflection is a symbol of how you view yourself (Shocker) Some ugly dark monster that deserves no such thing as a princess. It's self worth. In the start, The Narrator tells us that the world as we know will end if we don't slay the princess. How does that voice know that? All he wants us to is to kill the only thing that seems to be the best thing for us. Once we kill the princess (love) we get the cold voice. A broken, empty voice who doesn't care whether we live die or kill the princess again. Because once love has been killed once, you won't ever forget that feeling. And it will always linger on in your mind. "Why even bother if they'll leave us again?" "Why bother life if the world is going to end?". That's about all I picked up from it. I did notice some lines like "Is this really what you wanted? Do you hate me so much that you would kill yourself just to deny me freedom?" It goes to represent that fear is willing to hurt yourself directly if it means staying away from love.

[@aiieeee5166]

This is the critical analysis I needed hahaha

[@Professor_Brie]

You’re gonna have to see a lot more of this game, there’s much more to it than what you’ve seen in this first video

[@PancakeKiller_128]

Lol

[@miragehyperx2684]

Wow, how you come up with this?

[@greenleeaf111]

thank you so so much for this comment I am so grateful

[@damienluna4770]

I'm glad mark is experiencing the overwhelming choices for dialouge you are given in this game....I think everyone was like: "woah, that's a lot of options." At the start of everyones 1st playthrough

[@db5094]

I did the bad gamer thing where I got so intimidated I had to restart my entire play through and plan out what I would do 😂

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

Idk if Mark knows that the [Explore] options lets him pick other choices without progressing the game to get more context and branches. He was mega-confused at the end where he just skipped through all of them, lol.

[@Nox-Revelon]

​@@db5094Omg yes! So glad i'm not alone on this! 😂

[@spy1679]

Yep,thats what this game is About. but In the end,all that matters is both of them finally embracing each others Presence without intervention and difference. truly hell of a Game

[@lunard8690]

this is a great game, i suggest thumper, jubilee, splasher, nerve, deathmark 2, chaos head noah, and the purrfect apawcalypse trilogy purrgatory furever also the best ps1 game ever is BRAVE FENCER MUSASHI

[@thesoupisburning89]

lotta love for jonny in these comments but i think everyone needs to give more appreciation to the princess herself, nichole goodnight, who does literally all of the princess's lines. this will get more impressive as the game lasts longer.

[@aidanjackson5084]

Both Jon & Nichole really do flex the range of their respective talents with each of the Voices and the Princesses encountered throughout the game. I am curious if Markiplier will only do one full playthrough or if he'll try others to encounter the rest of the Princess and Voices. I've only see two separate Let's Play so far of this game, and am very curious to see even more.

[@PetraP01]

@@aidanjackson5084 I hope he plays more, he'd love the Adversary and Tower, the two tall muscular dominant Princesses that can crush him and step on him.

[@loading...8512]

Pretty sure I've heard Nichole Goodnight in the no sleep podcast and I always love her voice these are 3 great voices together in one video

[@lalas181]

Nicole Goodnight is so good

[@SK-qy9rq]

The live playthrough from Black Tabby Games where Jonny and Nichole voice all their lines live is charming as hell and people should watch it! The commentary from the devs and the actors is fantastic too.

[@jordandreemurr413]

For anyone seeing this game for the first time I HIGHLY RECOMMEND playing the game yourself before watching a playthrough. Making your own choices is very satisfying. Mark is playing this game very differently than how I started, I actually got to see a new "perspective" from this so playthroughs are still enjoyable.

[@bladeray1014]

Nice pfp

[@ChiHabe-jj2fz]

​@@bladeray1014thanks

[@Un4tunat3gamer]

im broke boi so i gotta watch

[@ericrobertbradley6591]

He did everything I would have! It's a video game with a clear objective

[@saturn5312]

no

[@NauyaIsOnline]

I'm so glad Mark is playing this game. It deserves the limelight, and while other KZbinrs have covered it and made it fairly popular, having someone like Mark check it out is huge. This game is wonderful, and if you want to explore all of the myriad of dialogue branches yourself, I can't recommend it enough. Even KZbinrs who do "Full Playthrough" and "All Ending" videos of it haven't actually gotten all of the possible dialogue, as the game has so many subtle dialogue changes depending on how you behave as a player throughout. Every little choice matters, even if the game doesn't explicitly label it as a choice that would advance the narrative.

[@kelly4187]

Every time I think I have this game mapped out, I find some crazy combination where some option repeated twice leads to a change in a response two layers deep

[@Ashynoone]

I totally agree!! I've been waiting for a big KZbinr to play Slay The Princess to bring it the attention it deserves.

[@Dutchy4564]

Slimesicle made a video about 1 year ago that I'd recommend checking out​@@Ashynoone

[@greenleeaf111]

​@@kelly4187 I want to play this game so badly but why does it scare me sm that there are countless pathways. Maybe I am just finding something out about myself? I am realising that I've always been scared of the fact that life itself is so fragile. Every little thing we do .. changes reality. It is truly frightening. But maybe playing this game myself will help me heal that fear off the unknown that's seemingly lying inside my unconsciousness....

[@greenleeaf111]

In my head there is always a right or wrong. Even the instruction to the game states that there are no true endings, or right or wrong decisions.. but in my world, up until I actively try to alter my mind(set), there will always be a right or wrong; due to my moral compass and the way I see Life itself

[@freziaplanet4198]

"I don't care what she believes, my power of belief is so much stronger" Uh... Mark, have you played this before? lol

[@hailmuse]

i love how he stumbles into the big revelations early on lol

[@cadenphillips4235]

I was thinking the same thing 😂

[@ClusterSp4rk]

in fact, most of his gameplays "i guess" in the beginning of the video he claimed that he didnt play it...but his eyes looked at his left side exactly in 2:00...in psychology when a liar start talking and explaining smth he tends to look at his left side....while when s.o is saying the truth his eyes will be looking at his right side. but still im not hating on this fact i will still keep enjoying his gameplays

[@TheWeirdArteest]

@@ClusterSp4rk You do realize a psychology study doesn't apply to everyone, right? And I think his camera is positioned where he may have to look at the screen to his left.

[@yohan1902]

@@ClusterSp4rk reaching

[@bee_isabee69]

0:49 “did you find the musical?” yes mark i did. i forced myself to get every ending of every series you have ever done. what more can i do

[@matthewboire6843]

You like hunting for lore don’t you?

[@christyistired]

Lol me tooooo

[@chickenfarmer321]

I went off to go rewatch, found the musical, then came back and he asks me that. That was cool.

[@Eeeveelution_snuggleplayz]

😂 oof, same thought

[@jaguarndr]

Ok but did you get the broom closet ending? The broom closet ending was my favourite.

[@Jaylestial]

If I had a nickel for every time Jonny Simms was trapped in a cabin with a hellish void outside I’d only have two nickels, but it’s still weird that it happened twice.

[@theillusionaryone]

Its very TMA coded, especially with the cosmic horror vibe

[@misti4492]

All we need now are some good cows.

[@AngryGoose-zk6df]

@@misti4492 “Tell me if you see any good cows.” “Of *course* I’m going to tell you if I see any good cows!” Best quote except for, of course, hello Jon, apologies for the deception but I thought it be-

[@ethansjustchilling1648]

Wait what was the other time he was in a cabin

[@treesap2566]

@@ethansjustchilling1648The Magnus Archives. Amazing horror podcast that Jonny co-created

[@BurgerCats_are_cool_beans]

13:31 THE KING OF SLAY THE PRINCESS

[@owenashby7453]

Mark: "Why am I a bird?" Also Mark: (red bull gives you wings noises intensifies)

[@Kevin-ic4re]

Greatest comment

[@craving_panda0326]

LMAO

[@jacktheproslegend]

Oh wow I didn't realize that lmao

[@Fredrick_Turner]

hahaAHAHA

[@matthewboire6843]

Why not be a bird, humans are boring

[@NobodyTelevision]

kind of a mindfuck that I finished The Magnus Archives a week ago and now Markiplier's character seems to be trapped in a Domain, complete with a statement by The Archivist

[@im_kelzz]

This comment made me fall out of my chair because YES!!! 😳😱

[@aceinspace4340]

I wonder if the writers are fans of TMA and that's why they had Jonny voice it

[@peternielsen1037]

I heard the voice for 10 seconds and immediately looked it up to make sure it was freaking Sims himself

[@identityconfirmed404]

everyone's talking about the Magnus Archives, but I don't see anyone talking about the DOMAIN EXPANSION: SELF EMBODIMENT OF PERFECTION!!!

[@TripleAAAGhost]

No literally same!! I just finished tma and just started protocol. It's wild to hear the tape recorder man in the wild like this

[@Little1ove]

I watched Manly's playthroughs of this originally, so I was super excited to get to see Mark's version. The fact that he went for the "good ending" on the first run is honestly hilarious. Also, seeing Manly's name in the credits was amazing. Can't wait to watch more

[@Black-leg_Sanji]

I feel the exact same.

[@exoduswick156]

NO SPOILERS!!!! (technically it was since you said he went for good ending)

[@mars1628]

MANLYBADASSHERO MENTION 🗣🔥🔥

[@TheSilverHermitMage]

Same! Loved his playthrough, looking forward to mark's

[@iaxacs3801]

I saw RTGame's perspective (after beating the game myself) he got my favorite ending. Mark has already hit interactions I didn't even know about, I'm excited to see where he goes

[@separatedfox]

jonnys voice is so different when he's not playing a spooky archivist ..as soon as I typed this he started getting spooky. as soon as the basement door opened I was like "oh hello archivist"

[@user-ih8jc8mk7z]

Mark! Yes! Avoid Spoilers like the Plague! play it as fast as you can before you learn anything. This is one of *THOSE* games, where as soon as you know enough to be interested, you know too much. this is one of the best games to play Blind ive ever seen

[@JonniShandor]

I’ve played this game before. I don’t understand what there would be spoilers to? I finished it Edit: apparently I didn’t understand the “twist” I played all ending and as beautiful as this game is it was really confusing

[@sultahid6205]

@@JonniShandor How the princess changing happens is a pretty heavy spoiler and is way cooler to find out naturally over time

[@Sin05269]

This game is cool. I like how clear it is the narrator is trying to manipulate you into feeling a certain way about the situation or make a certain choice through his descriptions and dialogue. Basically right off the bat when you get to the cabin he sets a certain tone. Tries to make you feel that this cabin is a bad place with bad things in it, and by extension the princess locked therein is bad too. Deliberateky trying to make you uncomfortable rather than letting you come to your own conclusions. It's the best use of the unreliable narrator trope I've seen in a while. Not just because of how blatant it is, but also the fact that everything else remains unclear so you still don't know what choice to make despite the narrator's obvious manipulation. There's a demo on steam btw.

[@overkill4733]

Well there was a demo on steam. They deleted it after the full release

[@Sin05269]

@@overkill4733 wdym. I downloaded the demo shortly after this comment and played it. It's still there on the game's store page

[@Пинагод]

I wouldn't say he was very obvious, I think he was only obvious since Mark was being so compliant lol. Because of that compliancy he eventually didn't think to put any more effort to manipulating, probably relieved that Mark's just following without _any_ hint of question at all. At the start he was a bit trickier, to be much more convincing. But it isn't perfect, which is why most people, who're in their right mind at least, would be able to pick it up quite easily.

[@lunard8690]

this is a great game, i suggest thumper, jubilee, splasher, nerve, deathmark 2, chaos head noah, and the purrfect apawcalypse trilogy purrgatory furever also the best ps1 game ever is BRAVE FENCER MUSASHI

[@EthssRude]

I love the voice actor for the inner voices so much and I think he just adds to the manipulation so well

[@vatsalpande]

The Narrator: "You did kill someone. Greater good or not, something would be very wrong with you if you didn't feel at least a little bit bad." Mark (doesn't feel at least a little bit bad): SLAY THE PRINCESS!

[@ronnietindall]

Hey do you like this guy?

[@ronnietindall]

Well if you do... he's retiring

[@frank-nx6vj]

yeah we watched it too

[@JonniShandor]

@@ronnietindallno he’s not stop spreading fear

[@Natalia-f3d]

He didn't slayed the princess, he served, ate and devoured

[@mattboss1362]

I'm guessing a lot of people might say this, but there was a lot of dialogue you missed because of not choosing the "(Explore)" options. Whenever an option is labeled "(Explore)" it almost always doesnt change your path or what choices you can make, and mainly just gives optional dialogue, which can be very helpful with piecing the lore together, especially in the final sequence

[@thunzur]

mark has to see this

[@indecisiveponderer643]

Kinda unfortunate to see him miss most of yhe story like this.... Can we get this comment up so he can see it?

[@tyresr]

In some scenarios, using (Explore) too much can lead to an earlier death.

[@mrksimka1159]

@@tyresr I think only beast and tower punishes you for using explore options. Correct me if I’m wrong.

[@corinneeaglebridge]

@@mrksimka1159I know certain explore options in the first chapter can lead to you getting specific chapter 2’s if you try to slay her (I.e questioning whether the princess has a weapon in any way will lead to razor, telling her about her being supposed to end the world leading to tower), and I’m also pretty sure if you exhaust your explore options in razor she gets bored and attacks you without you picking whether to attack her/release her/run/etc, but outside of that I’m not super sure?

[@Camzzzxoxoo]

I havent watched Mark in years. To come back and watch that first 14 minutes was just the most "some things never change" moment in my life. I cannot breathe it was that funny. Never change Mark. You are the definition of happy.

[@royalcow69]

The classmate I sat next to in school downloaded this game illegaly to the schools computer, and grinded it like literally the whole schoolyear and I remember just occasionally glancing at his screen and seeing like a severed hand or something. Wild times.

[@tyresr]

lmao this is not the type of game you play at school

[@royalcow69]

@@tyresr welp my classmate did not care lol

[@juliesgottacosyt]

One of my favorite things about the devs of this game is that they’re completely okay with people pirating it lol

[@funnylittlecreature]

didn't it come out in october?!

[@realXVI.]

​@@juliesgottacosytlike the ultrakill devs

[@AlvoGGaming21]

13:23 he beat the game

[@DarkBlaize13]

Two of the best voices in one video. Jonathan Sims and Mark.

[@P1ZZA_L0V3R]

EXACTLY

[@slightlycatawampus1162]

YES oh my gosh

[@Cosloon-cu2on]

Johnathan sims? The head archivist of the magnus institute? London?

[@DarkPlague20]

i like how mark tackled this one, way back when people started playing this game, they would ask questions, meander around, TALK to the princess, and generally make a mess of things, but mark here got right to the point (of a blade, get it), that feels like the best way to start this before getting distracted(able) and into the weeds of path/ending hunting or lore hunting

[@slackolantern]

Holy crap, I was jokingly thinking in my head "Is that Jonathan Sims, Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, London?" AND IT FREAKING IS!

[@davidhowansky]

Magnus Archives is SO good! @rustyquill

[@morgynwatson4594]

The absolute jumpscare his voice gave me is unreal

[@deinodinosuchus]

I JUST GOT JUMPSCARED SO BAD I HAD TO TAKE MY HEADPHONES OFF AND BREATHE

[@slackolantern]

@@davidhowansky I've only just started them, I'm on episode 50 and I'm loving it!

[@slackolantern]

@@morgynwatson4594 I was thinking to myself "Wow, he really sounds like him!" But then the credits came up and I was excited, haha.

[@Val-gm5so]

the way I gasped at hearing Jonathan Sims, from the Magnus Archives. Figures he would voice a game like this one

[@erikm8373]

I have to commend Mark for being one of the few youtubers I've seen go "Whatever you say, Narrator, time to slay that princess!" and then completely follow through

[@smileybones9172]

I knew exactly what ending mark was gonna get when he started playing. And it went exactly as I predicted.

[@YanntastischGER]

Mark managed to basically not interact with the princess at all for 25 minutes straight. I kinda forgot this game was about a princess. xD

[@Obscure_Turnip]

In my perfect little world Markiplier likes the narration so much that he looks up who plays the narrator and then becomes a fan of Jonathan sims and then the Magnus archives

[@Obscure_Turnip]

I’m also going through and liking all the Magnus archives comments in hopes that he’ll actually hear about it

[@Nikowo1610]

​@@Obscure_TurnipIn the perfect universe Mark will help rusty quill make a magnus movie

[@Vinnybin]

​@Nikowo1610 BRO can you imagine? 😩✨️

[@Narutosonicrule1245]

​@@Nikowo1610BRUH that'd be so good, or better yet a show that can run for a few seasons for all the statements, and then we get The Magnus Protocol after

[@CrazyTimeTraveler]

Omg Magnus Archives fans!

[@hughmarshall3299]

Kind of sad seeing the Pristine Cut update and knowing Mark could've gone into this with his first run being The Dragon. Oh well.

[@tylerhood5548]

I've never reacted to a voice actor SO viscerally but hearing Jonathan sims sent my body into shock

[@harlomints7727]

why is that

[@larsssssssssssss]

Most captivating voice ever

[@iwansays]

@@larsssssssssssss Really? The mediocre voice acting really kills the mood for me. Especially when the hero and the narrator have the same voice.

[@madam-mint]

@@harlomints7727 He does provide the voice of a character in a decently known horror podcast, that might be part of it

[@brandonburkhardt994]

Personally I just started my journey through the Magnus archive. I listen to alot of podcasts at night while I work as the only overnight custodian. So to hear Jhonathan's voice here was a shock in a different way. It was like the podcast had just come to life for a second since it was a different platform I was hearing him from.

[@robonator2945]

I both love and find it incredibly annoying how shallowly-deep this game's choices are. Mark was extremely get-to-the-point the entire time and so when he was possessed the spectre was cold and distant, just using him as a means to an end, but if you actually talk with her a bit it can completely flip with her actually reassuring you and encouraging you to hold it together and get out. It's basically an entirely different experience, yet it's technically the same ending because things only majorly change on the reset points. The "explore" options are basically what define the entire game, yet they're labled as "explore" options, which implies they're just extra superficial detail.

[@lrose5522]

It doesn't imply that they're extra superficial detail at all. They're "explore" options because they don't progress the story.

[@robonator2945]

​@@lrose5522tthat is literally the *_only_* thing that progresses the story. If you do not use the xplore options you're locked into a tiny handful of possible endings. So few that I'm not sure it's even possilbe to beat the game at all without eventually being forced to use them in order to get enough different variants

[@pandorapanini6036]

@@lrose5522 I would argue that the better description of "explore" options are that they can change the story (because they give you more information, and by extension change your perception of the princess), but by themselves, they don't advance the current scene.

[@impossiblehanley2732]

​@@lrose5522explore options can progress the game, like with the deconstructed damsel.

[@darkacademic95]

@@robonator2945 I agree with how important the explore options are, but not so much with the idea of the game not treating them as 'important.' Yes, they're called explore, but that doesn't inherently mean they're superficial, and if someone isn't using them enough to realize how much depth they hold, I doubt they really care enough to explore much of the story and theme to begin with.

[@animevidwan]

24:18 I like how the dead princess actually wave back to Mark😂 So wholesome

[@seaglobe212]

Oh my gosh good catch 😂

[@Fallout33tuollaF]

Getting a Markiplier AFK Journey ad halfway through the video is kinda like a random Lixian edit lmao

[@globalrreader8243]

God I know they’re two completely separate works of fiction and the simple fact that Jonny sims is the narrator doesn’t make it the same but there are so many things in this game that remind me of Magnus 20:02

[@remuslupin2795]

its literally ep 177 😭

[@celestinebuendia]

Seriously! This is the great crossover of my interests, and hearing Jonathan Sims doing all his statement voices does not help my brain.

[@blakewhite3131]

​@@celestinebuendiareal I was tweaking like.... This IS Jonathan sims, right??? But I convinced myself I was being biased because I've heard so much of his voice, and British people exist after all, but the first time the credits popped up I was like NSNSNDVDHD

[@k.t.4613]

Me watching a Slay the Princess video way back during demo day out of curiosity and the first word uttered in the game tripped me up so bad I gotta pause and go google real quick LMAO I was like "!!!! IT'S THAT WHO I THINK IT IS!!!" AND IT WAS

[@kitrobins4469]

I was so confused, because just last week I was joking with a friend that Jonny Sims keeps popping up whenever I decide to check out a new show or apparently, game, and here he fucking is *again*! 😂

[@BladedCreed]

You know it’s going to be a good horror game when the Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute is narrating the game!

[@EthssRude]

Literally

[@thisonemess]

For real. I was so sure I knew this voice from somewhere and then the credits revealed Jonathan Sims, and now all I can hear is the Archivist talking to himself again

[@lichking410]

For real. I'm currently listening to Magnus Archives for the first time (I'm somewhere around ep. 145) and recognized his voiced immediately.

[@Dialethian]

@@lichking410 I'm at 143. It's pretty cool to see Sims' versatility back to back with the various voices here.

[@notbot2648]

Ceaseless Watcher, turn your gaze upon this wretched thing.

[@CageNightwind]

I don't usually do this but like Mark said.. If you want to play this yourself, please do so before watching Mark finish it. This truly is an experience that can only be TRULY experienced for yourself once.. But you can always enjoy someone else's journey.

[@tyresr]

Definitely, that first experience was magical.

[@whodistoodis]

Weird that Mark is only now getting to Slay the Princess with The Pristine Cut right around the corner, but hey, more eyes on Black Tabby Games is only a good thing, their stuff deserves it.

[@r.assawa7840]

For some reason when he said “Hello everybody my name is markiplier” today, I felt overwhelmingly nostalgic. And then I realized exactly 11 years ago on the 23rd of June 2013 was when I discovered your channel. Sincerely, thank you Mark.

[@imhalfhere]

I'm shocked you remember the EXACT day, did you watch a video the day it came out or did you happen to write it down?

[@Congele_]

"I think I'm going to play this game to completion": Omg yes, please, there seems to be _so much_ choices and options there, and I'd love to see them all, or as much as can be! This sort of ultra-meta game is always so much fun to watch!

[@scaraptor2106]

MARK PLAYED THIS?! I am sat

[@youssefbencheikh8637]

Did this upload also delete any knowledge of basic english grammar from your brain?

[@scaraptor2106]

@@youssefbencheikh8637if you’re referring to “I am sat”.. it’s just a common phrase used on the internet as a joke. Please lighten up a bit, I know how to use grammar perfectly well :)

[@Kiwi_080]

@@youssefbencheikh8637 did this upload supress your brain from knowing basic humour?

[@kaleldanner4091]

Everyone , I am here to say that Mark must play detroit become human, and fnaf world! Whoever is with me please get mark to play them in any way you can. WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER!

[@KazBodnar]

you are ACT

[@own4801]

9:22 He immediately worked out how the whole game functions.

[@bricecart6148]

I am so wildly happy that Mark is taking a stab at this game, it's an absolutely wonderful game and I can't wait for more people to see it and try it!

[@noviolam2618]

Taking a stab huh 😏

[@ashleysmith415]

Hehehehe taking a stab

[@VeryRGOTI]

Everything goes dark and the game dies.

[@greenhydra10]

That was a real knife pun.

[@ashleysmith415]

@@greenhydra10 dare i say , a killer knife pun

[@cking4869]

Mark skipping almost every "explore" option, especially at the end, is going to kill me. He is going to be so, SO confused by the end of this, lol

[@gabby8839]

same 😭 i hope he asks more questions next time he gets to the long quiet

[@RougeMephilesClone]

At least the game has one section that forces the issue. Mind you, you also have the authority to screw that up if you don't realize what's happening soon enough so... we'll just see what Mark does. We'd be no better than the Narrator if we backseated too much, after all.

[@Brooke5294]

Yesss Markiplier and Jonathan Sims in the same video (sort of lol) I was hoping Mark would play this!

[@thesmilingbumblebee3939]

Me: oh nice a Markiplier video *Mark starts playing the game* Me: JONATHAN SIMS?????

[@Ecto_spasm]

WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO MARK KNOWING ABOUT THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES THIS IS NOT A DRILL

[@laurarowland7294]

Listening to Jonathan Sims narrate a spooky tale for 40 minutes? Perfect (it took me 2 seconds and then I immediately gasped out loud - our archivist!) Also, I'm absolutely loving the flashbacks/references to In Space w/ Markiplier, the themes and story were so so good

[@Lawvica]

WOW, “Slay the Princess”??? this is about to be great

[@babystarcookie]

SO GREAT

[@mahderahman278]

I know

[@matthewboire6843]

It’s a great game

[@litterbox019]

30:42 vengeful spirit realizes person has schizophrenia

[@jimmydiamonds]

Nichole is not just a stunning voice actor, she is an all-round amazing person and it makes me genuinely happy that her hard work and exceptional talents are being recognised throughout the corners of the internet.

[@moonakaty1985]

I have never been so happy to see a Slay the Princess video!! This game needs more recognition it's so fucking awesome.

[@NonLogicUser]

I know the feeling, I can barely contain myself around friends just enough to say "If you love stories, play Slay the Princess."

[@miachanmlp7347]

FR FR FR FR I GOT SO EXCITED WHEN I SAW THE NOTIFICATION

[@scaraptor2106]

Same!! It’s genuinely one of the most thought provoking and beautiful games around right now.

[@waynelawson9857]

The fact that I started listening to The Mangus Archives because Mark wasn't uploading and this is one of his first games back... ...gods be dammed it's all come full circle

[@lunard8690]

this is a great game, i suggest thumper, jubilee, splasher, nerve, deathmark 2, chaos head noah, and the purrfect apawcalypse trilogy purrgatory furever also the best ps1 game ever is BRAVE FENCER MUSASHI

[@HeyDrGhost]

Hearing Johnny Sims in a markiplier video gave me such whiplash

[@alonsovilla233]

19:30 someone explain

[@giovannigrasso4521]

In Space with Markiplier. His interactive series where you go through different dimensions. Your choices have consequences there

[@georgiosz.9493]

Hearing the voice of Jonathan Sims, head archivist of the Magnus Institute, London, in this game was a very nice surprise

[@ProjectKEJM]

Agreed, and I was so totally normal about it

[@CreepiHeining-kl7kx]

Markaplier is literally just “Good soldiers follow orders” this entire video

[@baileycox6847]

Jonathan Sims is actually the perfect voice for this game. His narration and reading totally shreds

[@atinygoose6199]

This game deserves all the attention it can get. Its phenomenal. Glad you're playing it.

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

*Mark, btw, kinda important, the [Explore] options let you pick other options without progressing through the story while giving you additional paths/context.* 9:24 and 11:42 He's already close to figuring out what the entity is supposed to explain through the [Explore] questions in this round at the end. I want to add that these aren't spoilers or that he's playing the game "wrong", just wanted to comment this because he got mega-confused at the end because he skipped. He might figure it out later, I noticed it's something commonly overlooked in Let's Plays is all.

[@jaysondavis9693]

You should mark spoiler in you comment so mark doesn't see

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

@@jaysondavis9693 It isn't spoilers, these are just things he missed.

[@oceanicGrimalkin]

@@jaysondavis9693 plus, he got mega-confused at the end when he skipped through all of them

[@KaminaCicada]

Shuddup, let him come to realizations on his own. I know you want to help and it's in good faith. But even micro-hints stack up and car ruin his first time. Let's not have another Undertale incident.

[@Yamamoto297]

@@KaminaCicada they were just trying to help besides we should be grateful that they didnt give any spoilers

[@ASosa-wd5dz]

mark and Jonathon sims in one??? my day has been MADE

[@averyeml]

“When you play Mega Man, you’re trying to Mega the Man” So deep, Mark, hadn’t thought of it that way

[@code066funkinbird3]

Damm

[@samwarren6008]

I have already seen this game before, but it is literally the best psychological and philosophical game I know of. It is absolutely incredible.

[@PlayerOne.StartGame]

The Paranoid and the Narrator spatting whilst the Hero amateurishly running the autonomic neural maintenance with the Nightmare princess deadass glaring at the protagonist who's having a literal internal dispute is just peak VN game.

[@squidmom3162]

The paranoid is the one keeping you alive, not the hero. The hero is the one bickering.

[@midnights2631]

The Paranoid is one of the best voices.

[@Medivh9]

@@squidmom3162They mean when the hero takes over for a while.

[@phasedcloak2835]

"so was it heart? then lungs uhhhh... liver. What's the next one? *checking list aha, nerves!"

[@midnights2631]

​@@phasedcloak2835 Heart, Liver, Lungs, Nerves

[@fusiongrenade]

mark AND johnny sims??? I'M SOLD

[@complex2live]

Who is Johnny Sims?

[@fusiongrenade]

@@complex2live jonathan sims is the voice of the narrator in this game. he's also a horror author and the co-creator of the magnus archives, a popular horror podcast

[@kido_]

@@fusiongrenade Oh, I mistook him for the fireman, police officer, pizza delivery guy, plumber... really a multi-faceted man.

[@ThatOneArchivist]

i love jonathan sims, voice of jonathan sims

[@sean253]

@@kido_ You're thinking Sins. This is Sims. Easy mistake. Voice actor would just be another notch on the profession bedpost.

[@PapricaTheReal]

25:53 I genuinely love how his love for half life has not died🙏🙏 half life mentioned btw goated game

[@patrickbrennan8856]

Explore options are usually safe to hit to get more information without progressing the plot. Arm lady has a lot of interesting things to say next time you meet her.

[@cuddledino1512]

A new edition of the game with extra endings, new routes, and more is coming out in fall!! Including a console release with specail merch!! Go support the creators if you can! I'm not affiliated with the dev team, I've just been following game progress since the demo.

[@italexs_]

Do you know who made this game i want to follow them on twitter this would be my type of game

[@Zack_Zander]

Proud that Mark managed to avoid any potential spoiler about this game for this long

[@aquamarie3117]

27:13 because red bull gives you wings

[@WhaleMilk]

I love watching mark play this kind of game where it obviously telegraphs that following the narrator is not intended (see stanley parable) because actively deciding to listen to the narrator is itself its own way of rebelling against the narration. It gets super meta and recursive I love it

[@Chommy7654]

I can't believe that Mark is actually playing AND making a series of this game. I hope these videos do well.

[@rj_the_salty_trainer]

"I don't care what she believes, my power of belief is so much stronger" As someone who's 100%'d this game, this line is hilarious.

[@unclelink7391]

You know I've watched you since I was 12. I'm 22 now and although I took a brief break from your content. (Due to teen homelessness, and other problems.) Now at 22 I am very happy to see how well you seem to be doing. I hope you don't feel burned out and I will always appreciate you. Thank you for being yourself. You were the only comfort I felt in a lot of my childhood. And without you I don't know where I'd be. Thank you, Mark, I hope you always are happy.

[@justanotaku7307]

Never in a million years did I think Mark would make a series of my new favorite story game

[@Vivzix]

SAMMEEE

[@felinefinecat]

It's so exciting! I really hope this will give the game the attention it deserves!

[@danhatter6823]

HOW. How did Mark figure out that [SPOILERS!] the world and the princess become whatever you believe them to be? How did he figure that out this quickly???? I’m genuinely impressed.

[@lordfordification]

Because of the way it is written, and how you're pretty much going to go along with the narrator, and because he went against him early in he deduced it.

[@acherowyo7555]

wdym the shifting mound literally tells you

[@harryguidotti3815]

So... Perception is reality?

[@somerandomgamer8504]

​@@acherowyo7555He figured it out literally at the first kill of the princess lmao

[@humanbean4037]

Yeah when I played this game I got nowhere near that storyline

[@cyber_runner]

Hearing Jonathan "The Archivist" Sims voice throughout the whole game gives me life. And Mark being added in makes it so much more great.

[@ThatOneArchivist]

agreed bro i love jonathan sims

[@madam-mint]

I love how the way you behave towards the Princess changes her. I know that’s the point, but like…if you treat her as a monster, she becomes one. If you treat her as a victim, she becomes one. But she never becomes a full human…does she? But 8:26 took me out

[@Awidferd]

JONATHAN SIMS!!!!!!! THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES????? THIS IS SO TMA CODED "Why u so quiet?" mark he has to be quiet because if he isn't the horrors will find him "she's so... coldly beautiful." Jonny is such a good narrator, this is why i love tma so much "a GGG- GHOST!!!!!" never expected jonny to be scared of a ghost this game is so end coded this game is so vast coded

[@ThatOneArchivist]

eYes!!

[@Awidferd]

@@ThatOneArchivistoh even the username, you are an icon 💚👁️📼

[@SpinDuality]

The whole game is a mix of all the Fears. The spiral coded chapters are the best

[@Awidferd]

@@SpinDuality yeyeyeye

[@ThatOneArchivist]

@@Awidferd i appreciate this!!!

[@islerdoodles]

all mark's choices are motivated by "WELL... i know the name of the game..!"