THIS GAME WILL LEAVE YOU SPEECHLESS... | We Become What We Behold

[@thedarkwolfsif1750]

Truly the most disturbing part was the long pause before the trigger was pulled. The top hat man wanted to look that reformed angry man directly in the eyes, and savor the moment. He gave everyone a chance to see what he was about to do. It wasn’t just random murder. It was pleasure for him. And that poor guy. He was just angry and he became truly cute and happy. Him smiling at the top hat man before the gun is pulled almost made me cry. Absolutely fantastic game and perfect representation of modern media and culture.

[@chara2416]

you sir get the message to the point. Congratulations i showed this to my friends and they didn't care you have a BRAIN and understood the message. Thank you so much

[@soniabonaobra7050]

In my opinion, what made it worse is the fact that the bodies are cencored. We can only imagine what happend to the guy

[@universal8264]

@Mister Peeebody That's what she said...

[@badhoehalo7641]

I am 14 and this is very deep

[@matstermaster8086]

@@universal8264 Do you always make jokes about deep stuff😂💀

[@frankb.2201]

"Violent games make people more violent." Mark:" I'M GONNA SPREAD JOY AND LOVE AND HAPPINESS AND FREEDOM!!!"

[@MittensWichen]

*plays game that has violence*

[@Tabby3456]

@@MittensWichen Cried really hard during 8 million sub special

[@MittensWichen]

@@Tabby3456 wait what

[@stepheneverhart5083]

YES

[@Raptor_Killer01]

then 2020 came...

[@feenyxblue]

As I learned in journalism class: If it bleeds, it leads

[@JumbleHumbles]

"I was elected to lead, not to read."

[@asbestosfish_]

feenyx blue. I, too, have seen Nightcrawler.

[@Fran180_M.A.]

IF SHE BREATHES, SHES A *THOOOOOOT*

[@darthutah6649]

Reminds me of that spongebob episode

[@helloimme9198]

Kevin Person Yeeeeeeee GRIAN

[@Banana_Fusion]

Aside from the horrifically true social message, the games mechanic seems really unique- what if there was a similar game, but you chose what to show, and that effected what happens. Like this game but instead of one linear storyline you change it

[@Toksyuryel]

Persona 2

[@sugarpuffartemis]

I absolutely recommend Not For Broadcast, it expands on this mechanic a lot and is a really good game and story.

[@firestorm165]

It exists in a game called Headliner

[@bObJiMTiMBiLL4432]

like a mixture of the book 1985,a clockwork orange and we happy few

[@enjitodoroki5067]

4:26 It's not that deep but like that poor Square started off angry but later ended up learning to love others just for him to die

[@heatherv3417]

And notice that he died from the ‘rich guy’ who influenced people in the beginning and waited until the end to do what he really wanted

[@frankwest018]

​@@heatherv3417 so Sir Circle is evil

[@heatherv3417]

@@frankwest018 the square guy is portrayed as evil, when really he just needed guidance (hence him turning good) but the guy in the top hat is the evil one

[@frankwest018]

@@heatherv3417 ohhhhhh

[@frankwest018]

​@@heatherv3417 but Sir Circle IS the Toppat man

[@mypetblackie108]

"Peace is boring. Violence goes viral. I feel like there's a message to be said here..." Everyone, please listen to this in our current events

[@aboveaveragecat44]

I agree

[@norhaslizanmn5721]

Yes,i agree

[@aboveaveragecat44]

@@tomok3733 dude, the world is crappy enough right now, we don't need anymore people like you, screwing it up more.

[@Man...715]

@AboveAverageCat44 Holy shit dude,you didn’t need to kill the man,can’t say you’re wrong though...

[@aboveaveragecat44]

@@Man...715 oops

[@ReySilverskin]

Everyone saying "wow, this is so accurate four years later" like we haven't been living this way for literal decades at *least.*

[@supe-9999]

Not decades years we have been like this for years

[@irohlove]

@@supe-9999 Decades are years

[@Klobanob]

For all of humanity I’d wager.

[@chrisfowler5428]

Maybe in your isolated judgmental world don't use "we" that's on you if you partake in hysteria

[@vackon8969]

@@Klobanob probably not

[@greenpiersystem]

Hey, just as an update, the game was ported to Steam. I don't know if it was a "legal" port, but the person who ported it said that they wanted the flash game to be playable from here on out despite the Flash collapse, so if anyone wants to play, or if you wish to recommend it to someone despite Flash being defunct, there is a free Steam version now.

[@mirum8726]

😮

[@NiennaFan1]

Also Nicky Case has a website it might be there too

[@Tater_jam]

It’s also on poki games (a free site I use during school)

[@slothers8685]

“It’s destiny” *dude immediately gets shot*

[@williamdunhan341]

Yeah... That aged like *milk*

[@djchameleon6582]

@@williamdunhan341 but in humor it's ages like wine

[@GoodfellaZeta4873]

Oof.

[@ghastlygavin]

His destiny was death

[@zetsu0737]

Ok

[@monikorasort]

The scariest part is that the circle in the hat who shot the square was the circle from the beginning. The circle whose photo was captured praising him and influenced others to wear hats. And he shot the square who started off screaming at others. Whose photo was taken to instill fear into others. The one painted in a positive light turned out evil, and the one painted as a maniac changed his ways. The media never really shows us who people truly are, does it?

[@Paradee477]

If i was a teacher and a paragraph was to be written about this game, you’d get an A+

[@dino_jude637]

Im British so ....... A☆

[@vistagreat9994]

A+ paragraph

[@oneman4392]

I never thought of it like that…

[@midothunderstorm7738]

Shut up, you deserve an A+ already

[@carleyelkins3473]

..... 4 years later and this is the most accurate thing right now

[@k.y.sisntgood1840]

Give me the t o l I e t paper

[@whitetrainman]

This game was an omen for the future

[@thorbonds7804]

Very y e s

[@jedimindtrick3391]

Lol 4? You mean 3

[@h4rmless914]

Probably

[@senti_nl]

The two at the end watching the graves is such a sad moment. The fact that this is the only ending is kind of depressing

[@TyEdwards-hd7jv]

That's essentially the point

[@MiriquelRamji-k1p]

​@@TyEdwards-hd7jv us few rewatching for the millionth time in 2024 is crazy

[@Cooper-m5u]

Fr

[@mesaplayer9636]

Circles didn't hate squares till the big box told them they did.

[@IAmTheStig32]

That is why you must always be wary of anybody who tells you to hate others.

[@Damocles1]

Cool it with the antisemitism

[@_.-._.-.]

@@Damocles1 cool it with the assuming everyone's an asshole when this is more than likely a well-meaning comment.

[@alcejaylos.4257]

Everybody calm your tiddies

[@mirangames6642]

media

[@broderick.8054]

This game was such an accurate representation of the media.

[@ramona4904]

The Mad Ginger Not only the media but the constant cycle it creates and how dumb and stupid it is

[@broderick.8054]

Exactly.

[@SplendidBeans]

Humanity in general, really.

[@Starboy1407]

And in the end we all watching this media -> media creates more of this content because of us

[@nikkle1337]

mediaception?

[@racketraccoon519]

"If you constantly tell people that the world is horrible they will eventually believe you" So so true :V

[@chadcooley7994]

I’m here because of the riots. This game is so accurate.

[@girlmeat-beth]

But what if the world actually *is* horrible?

[@chadcooley7994]

Bethany Angelov if you believe it is and always look at the negatives of life. Then it will be.

[@girlmeat-beth]

Chad Cooley I dunno man, if people are being lynched and murdered for the color of their skin, that isn’t a good world.

[@chadcooley7994]

Bethany Angelov I’m sorry you think that’s the case. You’re just showcasing the misinformation and cherry picking that’s in this games message.

[@2toastedbagels]

Markiplier:This game will leave you speechless... Us: in a good way, right? Mark:... Us: in a good way... right..?

[@etps4444]

"Peace is boring. Violence goes viral." This was four years ago, and it's still a thing today. We really need to change this.

[@xtin918]

Yes, But *violence*

[@etps4444]

I hardly remember writing this comment, and boy am I a hypocrite. Half of my vocabulary is stuff along the lines of, "People are awful, people should die." Ah, well. At least it was a nice message.

[@xtin918]

@@etps4444 Hey atleast your normal vocabulary is very agreeable c:

[@wetube6513]

THEN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

[@yupebet]

When this Game from 2008...

[@halfnwhole751]

Can't believe all that anger started ALL FOR A FREAKING HAT

[@Ms.Nightshade]

TF2 in a nutshell right there

[@ittlaittime]

nobody fucking*

[@Vyzante]

No it's the crazy haired square

[@tomcelentano2757]

How the public treats Trump supporters.

[@Nic37sct]

OMG YES!!!

[@andrewwilson5788]

"You'll become a prophet, because what you say will have come true." Gosh, that's great line.

[@mangosunlight657]

Andrew Wilson true

[@XXDarkDragon1991XX]

Andrew, I agree. It's both funny and sad, how a simple game like this share more in common with the world, than any other media. The message was clear and strong... Nice Ghostrick profile pic, by the way.

[@crplla]

He said that as I read this.

[@jessejjyami8909]

Andrew Wilson i saw your quote the exact second he said it in the vid...

[@shish1311]

Clorox Bleach that's a very wise quote. And it's true☺️

[@bonbonbonbons]

I wish this game had more endings. Like sure we get the message but i think itd be funny to see just the squares hate on each other or the people panicking over a cricket invasion.

[@jacob_ishereee]

*Gasp.* “It’s destiny!” *Clicky Clicky* “Uh-oh.”

[@IJustWantToBeAKnight]

I laughed at that part but the gun shot scared the heavens out of my peep soul...

[@NokoCocoa]

*Clickity Clockity* "Uh oh..."

[@PsiSanic4201]

Why are you trying to steal a comment?

[@Reddit-Incognito]

Comment thief, eh?

[@hughmunguswho]

Clickity Clockity Your Soul is now my property

[@smurfadoodlethewise4584]

Strange how everyone's saying how "relevant this is to current culture" considering this sort of attention has been cycled through for years and years. People may not be able to bring it up from memory, I know I can't, but things like the Red Scare and general trends of "be scared, be angry" have been around far longer than we'd like to know. History repeats itself, again and again and again. We're out of new plotlines, we just recycle ones we already did with new characters to call the villains.

[@fern4753]

ppl are just saying that now because they think it gives them a reason to shit on the blm movement tbh

[@alecLogan]

@@fern4753 ... I think it was much more general than the BLM movement. Mind Jan 6th. A lot of people were fully up the hole of “man, wild how things were allowed this time with minimal violence.” While some backbit that as if those folks were claiming every protest should be synonymous with riot, the point (that apparently needed to be said, and was) was that escalation doesn’t _help_ any one side, and that those promoting it in _any_ group are... well, basically, the man with the gun, in this. Whatever he got out of it goes unsaid (in real life, because it varies), but... hell, a phrase that’s been going around the past several months (that I’ve seen, for all I know it’s been around way longer) goes “so and so really just woke up today and chose Violence.” As a society, we’ve been holding tight to “story need CONFLICT” with a deathgrip, and keep going for the lowest of hanging fruit.

[@MrAnsatsuken]

@@fern4753 Good.

[@zachbohemian]

But now we have the internet where everyone can talk to anyone at anytime and thats dangerous with that mindset

[@bruh.5620]

well theyre not saying that its only a problem now, theyre saying its been a problem for so long it still exists today

[@samd1097]

4:25 Mark: ooohhh it is destiny! top hat guy: *pulls out gun and kills guy*

[@nightranger9555]

Sam Dog Owner it's destiny, alright.....

[@josievilla4484]

Sam Dog Owner 😂😂

[@TheMovieActor1]

I was literally speechless

[@chief3559]

Sam Dog Owner I wasn't prepared for that

[@paulshippuden2709]

i laughed so hard😂

[@katieeelin6633]

This game represents the media and this is how powerful media can really go. Hatred, discrimination, war and fake news. We shouldn't blame the media for it. We should blame the people in it. "Evil people makes evil catastrophes"

[@strangevol5264]

...That seems contradictory. If the media is the one that makes the power, then why would the people in it be the driving issue?

[@katieeelin6633]

@@strangevol5264 They're the ones who create and publish news that may influence the mind of the other viewers in the first place. ( and what I actually meant at the comment section is the people BEHIND the media lol )

[@myprofilepictureisafish]

@@katieeelin6633aren’t they just doing their jobs though ? I feel like the message is more just don’t hate

[@Algebruh2407]

​@@myprofilepictureisafish The people in the media deliberately pick out the stories that will drum up the most amount of interest in their viewer base and make it as inflammatory as possible because they need their viewers to be outraged or scared so that they will keep tuning in and listening to the media group's agendas. Like look how in the game the media words the incidents, where it is worded in a way that either exaggerates situations (like labelling the square who was screaming as attacking a circle, despite the square only yelling at the circle and the circle not being a particularly important part to the story), ignores happy things happening, or straight up lies about what is happening (like when they say that squares hate circles when only one guy was screaming at people).

[@NiennaFan1]

@@myprofilepictureisafishyou're all correct! Systems have many parts and the system should be changed, and we can start with ourselves and what we give our attention to!

[@andromedacollapse561]

"Gasp, it's destiny!" *guy holds a gun to someone's head* awkward silence

[@andromedacollapse561]

@furriesfuckanimals weebsanimetrash why :(

[@TheDaddyGlitterBallz]

@@andromedacollapse561 no, stay

[@callmeclover6947]

*Gunshot*

[@MixolixEllsworth]

4:29

[@Sans_loverr]

Comment

[@BloomInTune]

I was hoping I wouldn't be remembering this game, but it proves how accurate it sadly is to this day.

[@chadcooley7994]

Pretty much why I’m here

[@cadenwebb.baritone]

Chad Cooley same here

[@Pullipe]

Same. Worse I got this in my recommended and I remember watching it for the first time and comparing then to now

[@badhoehalo7641]

I am 14 and this is very deep

[@badhoehalo7641]

go away where...?

[@sairus3739]

4:20 "Ooh you have a lovely hat,are you gonna do something? Is this Destiny?" *clicks Gun" "oh no" *gunshot*

[@inactive2286]

don't you love it when a person in a nice hat randomly shoots another person and starts a massacre (also notice that the time stamp says 420 lol)

[@volking6338]

420😂

[@Diabhork]

Nice

[@diegolucano3354]

“OOOOOHHHH”

[@gaydisappointment4839]

lmaoo 420

[@Isaac_Vr12]

Mark: “gasp” it’s destiny! almost 2 seconds later: uh oh

[@brightonbetoit463]

Mark: Ooh, it's destiny! Hat Guy: *Pulls out gun* Mark: Wuh-oh. I have watched a lot of videos of this game, but Markiplier's is 100% the best.

[@animejesus9006]

your 100% right (ya see what I did there?)

[@burtonboardscogeco1088]

Skye Da whatever. Used the wrong "your"?

[@zodiaccaster6567]

Brighton Betoit I

[@audreytaflan2362]

Brighton Betoit Yus ikr!

[@donaddams8825]

Brighton Betoit ,The best part of his play through was the fact that he is wanting to make the world a better place. …And we all can do that right here.

[@MugzD]

because of the current affairs my mind wandered back to this game...

[@mypetblackie108]

Exactly why I'm here

[@TitoNavarro85]

Same here. His outro message is needed out there in the world.

[@generaltuck8390]

Same

[@le-blanc1440]

Yeah

[@undeadgamer6541]

Same

[@cantthinkofagoodnameforthi1645]

“It’s destiny!” *gun clicks* “Uh oh.”

[@couragew6260]

El Danko Its so ironic 😂

[@agamerdoesthings9317]

Ironic as hell

[@yoyoyeah9083]

me in a nutshell

[@Waveydaveyfr]

El Danko XD

[@audii-kun6431]

BANG

[@thatonekid8875]

….. 6 years later and this is still the most accurate thing right now

[@Ishtarru]

I just wish you could get people to listen to the two guys vainly trying to stop the hate. I really feel bad for them.

[@aaronstevens2171]

Actually, they did succeed. The happy square who was shot was the disgruntled, crazed square who started the cycle of paranoia. They got the square to stop being mad and be positive instead. The problem is that the media feels that people don't want to watch a feel good story about people learning to get along. Instead they'd rather keep the cycle of pain going, so in the end nobody is willing to listen to the happy heart hats.

[@GrimFaceHunter]

The game could have had an alternate ending. I tried not to react and let the violent square become happy without starting the paranoia, but that is not possible. Maybe there is something that triggers it without starting paranoia.

[@deggo9567]

GrimFaceHunter the point is to teach us, not give a good ending. you need the truth every once in a while, not a sugar-coated happily ever after, you know what i mean?

[@GrimFaceHunter]

Animator X I don't think you understood me. The possibility of changing the outcome gives the player more agency. People might learn more that way.

[@saylosrelyks8645]

Ishtarru Humans will never get over their ignorant, self righteous, petty and downright appalling natures. If so then we would have had peace ages ago, but nope it only gets worse, just look at the Trump and Hillary supporters attacking each other.

[@jonathanvaillancourt1829]

"Hey, let's let markiplier rule the world for ten minutes" 5:24 later...

[@ascalonlight4297]

not even ten minutes

[@hfdjyfchfhbvhyvj7769]

Not even 10 min he halfed that time 🤣

[@Redvictory612]

What do you mean? It’s finnne

[@mysteriousmurderetheemocre2224]

Jonathan Vaillancourt pfffff......*looks at it again* BWAHAHAhAhAhahahHhahhHHAHHhahHa

[@rpageiiithefourth6534]

HOLY..shit...that went wrong real.quick

[@JaceGem]

Wow.... I didn't expect a message like that to come from a game like this. o-o But when you think about it it's 100% true. Not to be cheesy or anything, but as Yoda said, "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." and indeed it fucking does. I think we've all seen that come to fruition just with this last election cycle. :/ But that's why it's important to be as positive as possible and spread as much hope and joy in the world as you can.

[@sergeantsunflower2591]

Jace Gem Very wise, you are young one. In your hands the best future lies XD

[@nomaab]

Jace Gem I don't see the point of anger. When has it led to good things?

[@JaceGem]

Well, if it's used right it CAN lead to good things... Like the Civil Rights Movement in the 60s. Folks of color were angry and tired of being treated the way they were being treated, but they were never violent with their anger. They just used it to fuel their point and get what they wanted and deserved, equality to whites. But I see your point, a lot of the time anger just leads to violence and that does no one any good.

[@clyax113]

While I disagree with Yoda that he confuses causation with correlation (a result of... FEAR), I will say that self-fulfilling prophecies do exist, and the media is one of those prophets.

[@mebezaccraft]

Then again, there are two ways to interpret this. Notice how the news network aired every picture you took, the problem was that the people only showed up when it was a negative story. Maybe the message here is to look out for positive things

[@mazenfriaa151]

6 years later and this is still the most accurate thing right now

[@TacticalDolphin362]

Right it’s seems like the only time we are united is when we are trying to destroy each other

[@mazenfriaa151]

@@TacticalDolphin362 damn right you are

[@shyarts9363]

Heart circle:i love u square Heart square: i love you circle Mark:omg love! Lets share it! Game:ew.

[@maryjoygelizon4268]

Thats real life rn except replace game with media and politicians

[@NOIBHGify]

Although this is sometimes true, it is also the opposite IRL which I absolutely hate... When I tune in the news channel in the morning I prefer to watch the happenings around the country/world. I absolutely do NOT want to hear and couldn't care less about Celebrity X dating/breaking up with Celebrity Y...

[@rin3853]

that went 0-100 real quick

[@MoFace]

my thoughts exactly!

[@nicolasvignolo7601]

PHANGIRL No. it was slowly getting to 100

[@rang4889]

Yeah like the media being biased against Trump

[@joshnanya1595]

PHANGIRL u read my mind

[@JohnnyShagbot]

No, it got up to about 40, then ramped up to 100 and just kept going.

[@hometocars]

The Gentleman really said, "It started with me, and its gonna end with me."

[@failguyonyt2298]

Lol.

[@rodjacksonx]

The fact that taking pics of positive stuff did NOTHING (other than initially priming you to click, via the guy in the hat,) really makes the message rather... simplistic.

[@NiennaFan1]

that's true, there could have been a way to stop it from escalating - but i think then you'd be confused as to what the game was supposed to be, when nothing ever happened in the game!

[@captainnihilo]

Simplistic, sure, but that’s the point. It’s such an obvious point that has been going on as long as media and news has existed, and it’s sadly as true as ever.

[@jillanne7867]

4:21 “Ooh you have a lovely hat” *SHOOTS SQUARE* plot twist.

[@michaelbowdidge6557]

It's destiny

[@call_me_ruthless8127]

He has written the fate of man.

[@knivesinchests]

"uh oh..."

[@6179643666]

Wo

[@stepladder3518]

Top ten anime plot twists

[@theoneandonlygluedude]

It's so scary how this predicted life now. I love the two ones who just want peace. Who want everyone happy. It's just so real.

[@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325]

No it is not dammit, why are we not taking this to places where women get their privates cut up because of some stupid religion!

[@theoneandonlygluedude]

@@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325 oh it's not? :0 sorry!

[@Riley_MDS]

@@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325 chill out there mate...

[@polyprone5114]

LobotomiteAnimal27 tf are you on?

[@owlismyfavouritecolorflame2325]

Testosterone

[@severalpigeons6946]

All this -- ALL OF THIS -- JUST because a Square screamed at someone and you happened to photograph it.

[@ducky7724]

Erik Sever That's what the media does to get views. Before the hat guy shot the square it was basically the media making race relations between circles and sqaures horrible just so it can get views.

[@severalpigeons6946]

Jeez. The media sucks.

[@Dippy__Draws]

Wait is that Hercules?

[@severalpigeons6946]

Yes

[@dorjjodvo1992]

@@Dippy__Draws What Hercules ?

[@ash-sy7bo]

I love how a simple 5 minute game can really send such a meaningful message.

[@danielpat5343]

Mark kept saying, "square/circle hates square/circles." They headline reads, " squares/circles hate squares/circles." The headline is grouping every circle to hate every square. It makes everything black and white. There is no grey area.

[@khub5660]

Who knew that this game would almost accurately predict 2019’s political climate in the USA?

[@property5975]

Ze Filthiest Of Franks honestly. Like, it isn’t just one side even, it’s both sides doing the damage without realizing it. Both sides just hate each other so much and are growing so polarized that the majority of people(non extremists) are being forced to choose a side.

[@khub5660]

Property it doesn’t help that the man the Oval Office is acting as a catalyst for this and the rest of the GOP won’t take a stand against him even as he breaks their core values. Republicans have left the party because of it, some have decided that they don’t want to run for office again because of him and what he stands for. Doesn’t help that the younger members of the Democratic Party want to pull more to the left in response to everything but when they’re citizens and told to go back to their countries you can’t blame them for it. The Dems need to quit these impeachment proceedings (in a perfect world the things he has done are impeachable offenses) because the Republican Party and it’s members are too much of a pussy to oust the man who has caused a constitutional crisis and will continue to do so even if he gets voted out of office. We have a half a Democratic Party that wants to pass policy, another half that wants to go through impeachment hearings, and the whole Republican Party so busy trying to keep him in office they won’t pass any policy (see how they struck down a cyber security bill to protect our voting infrastructure) and a man in the Oval Office tearing the country apart and with it, our reputation across the world and even within our country

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

@@khub5660 considering that this game is all about how media influences us to think and feel certain ways with selective reporting, I'd say you're a classic example of this exact scenario. If the talking heads say "Orange man bad" enough times, it must be true, right?

[@khub5660]

OneBiasedOpinion if you reread what I said, I’m actually talking about the current political landscape from both points of view with a slight slant towards the left. The Republicans are never going to oust one their own no matter what because then they won’t be unified as a party. It’s sad because if a Democrat did what he and his campaign team did the Republicans would be outraged and calling for their head. Everyone involved in the Trump campaign fell with the exception of Trump because of the fact that it is against Justice Department policy to indict a sitting president, and for good reason. He is our president no matter what until he gets removed from office or voted out. Take this into consideration as well, people like Nunes have been spinning and twisting the events in this country to fit their own narrative as well, so it’s not like either side is innocent of this but when a “(what used to be) respectable and prominent news channel turns into a propaganda channel, that’s an issue and I don’t care which side of the aisle does it, it’s still a problem. This week I was ashamed to call myself an American because of the simple fact that the majority party, the Republicans, said no on protecting what makes a democracy a democracy, our voting institution. And that’s not what a talking head said, that is what happened on Capitol Hill this week even in light of new evidence that showed that other countries have attacked and will attack our voting infrastructure again. Both sides of the aisle are guilty of spinning the narrative to fit them but when it comes down it, the majority party still isn’t doing anything to move this country forward and the minority party can’t pull themselves together to try to force them to focus on policy instead of defending the presidents tweets

[@Jim87_36]

Gotta love the media

[@horaciosalazargomez9488]

This is one of the best video games I've seen with a moral message.

[@angianderson4824]

I know right now before I think you are bueaf and I love you too baby

[@notsayingitnoonewillknow5604]

O my goodnes

[@thelamb9961]

You should check out “this war of mine”

[@nnbsfrank]

I was playing the game at school today and my teacher told everyone to play what I was playing and it taught the class a lesson about caring for each other.

[@r.lrenthlei9437]

Good for you man.... Good for you....😌😌

[@A.RandomGuy]

Howd you, and by that metric, everyone at your school get through the censors?

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

lol that's so cringe

[@xxjadynx]

That didn’t happen but ok

[@nyetnyetsu]

This is actually a good teaching ways, especially to fulfill free time during class, it does not courage violence but spreadin awareness of how dark things can turn despite our selfishness

[@thatoneweirdkidalexis3384]

4 years later and tic tok is acting like they discovered this game

[@karatebat5156]

What do you mean?

[@dannymanganelli9314]

@@karatebat5156 This game is trending on TikTok as of recently

[@memelord-bw4iv]

I saw that for like a day or two

[@melsukiii]

It is really annoying They act like they just discovered something new

[@icanthavegolfafterchurch]

@@melsukiii yeah, same with sally face

[@mrsjunghoseok4811]

"This game will leave you speechless" me: OK EITHER THIS GAME IS REALLY MESSED UP OR REALLY MEANINGFUL LETS GET READY TO CRY OR GET READY TO SHRIEK IN HORROR

[@mrsjunghoseok4811]

OK I JUST DISCOVERED THAT ITS MESSED UP

[@jameschapman2782]

XD

[@Exterm1nat0r_]

so, you would say that it is not meaningful....?

[@highlighter1606]

both

[@godisnotwhoyouthinkheis]

I hate you mark

[@joshmcreynolds5854]

Wow. Game is showing us how much the media and press and such control way more then they should. Profound.

[@Sensiav703]

+Josh McReynolds Why force people to submit to particular ideas, when you can convince them to submit willingly and with surprising ease?

[@joshmcreynolds5854]

Lol tru

[@warnyourselffirst]

Josh McReynolds Blame mark zuckerburg

[@halosaibot_9355]

Josh McReynolds yeah ur right if there's some love.everyones going to go do the direct opposite

[@meowkittymeowmeow2786]

yeah... #bescaredofhashtags

[@Cherry-soda-pop]

This game traumatized me when I was younger mainly because of what happened at 4:26 😭

[@solky1s]

this game describes the main stream media 110%

[@solky1s]

and even more when it comes to christians - muslims

[@killslaythedestroyerkillsl6763]

not all Christians but I do see where your coming from (the crusades) was the start

[@killslaythedestroyerkillsl6763]

That is also a good point and a true one

[@sunnzo2467]

+sol ky you know nothing of Islam. Killing of Christians is common in Islamic countries.

[@riyanramdhan2686]

You just said a sentence that is offensive,مُحَمَّد.

[@hasamanda3687]

4:25 - 4:32 "its destiny.... uh oh." cracks me up everytime

[@elasticcoconut6221]

😂

[@colbablast6579]

Then *BANG!*

[@johntulppo4484]

I agree

[@momomonkey8358]

Has Amanda I

[@amanwithaplan3051]

It was at this moment that he knew... He fucked up *bang*

[@okbuddywhattheflip]

That moment when he pulls out the gun, everyone stops They’re probably realizing what they caused

[@jenniferfoster2357]

Yeah man

[@sarcasm8007]

It's the moment they realized they have passed a point of no return.

[@hellokittybleach]

I just saw a short of a creator playing this game in 2024 so i had to come back and watch this bc it unlocked the memory of watching Mark play it

[@AnotherPerson-ql6tt]

This game does an excellent job in portraying this issue, and presents an angle that even people within this comment section fail to see. There are several noting what this says about News Media, but that completely misses the point. Never does it reference media corporations, but rather references us, the people on the internet. Notice that it does not use headlines, but hashtags. Furthermore, as it comes to a close, it shows that this has been us, on our laptop, the entire time. In trying to find something to go viral, we have created a problem that never was there to begin with. We did not even have to say anything, just picked and chose what parts of their world to show them. It must be noted, however, that there is also some responsibility to be placed on the characters in the game for the scenario that arises, as it is them who do or do not view your images. This is precisely what the title of the game says. In responding primarily to inflammatory images, these characters have guided you to set those images. In setting these images, you have guided the characters to live in these images. It is a responsibility carried by all parties to be conscious of what we show and how we show it, as well as what we respond to and how we respond.

[@__-eu7wu]

Well said, my good sir.

[@KalafinaBTS]

I wholeheartedly agree with you. •Bows•

[@aleyssu]

Quite ironic, isn't it? Claiming of a problem which was never there to begin with, only to assist in making the problem a reality.

[@KalafinaBTS]

@@aleyssu It is

[@KalafinaBTS]

@@evana6564 Cuz they are and can't control that aspect of themselves?

[@user-en4eo1cc4t]

Mark: "I want to see people get along" Also Mark: *waits to see circle scream square.*

[@henkilepsilon6396]

I want to show this game to my psychology professor.

[@Caroline-gt6bm]

yes

[@saratuggle1878]

Henkil Epsilon do it

[@smapa1185]

You should do that.

[@CryingZombie666]

Yay, let's study it. *Prepare to bring a gun* heh heh heh heh heh

[@saratuggle1878]

StygianTraveler141 I get the top hat and nail club

[@pootisgaming5078]

5 years later. Still accurate as hell

[@ElinaNoodles]

When a game evokes a stronger message than any song, news article or post has ever made

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

And the media says that, "ViDeO gAmEs CaUsE vIoLeNcE"

[@ghastlygavin]

@@kittykittybangbang9367 videos cause violence my ass! How tf is Animal Crossing violent!

[@redmas557]

@@ghastlygavin tom nook came to my house and forced me to join a criminal organization

[@ghastlygavin]

@@redmas557 That fucking tanuki

[@Kobaaming090]

@@redmas557 he's so evil

[@ilysm8802]

"DONT YELL AT THAT CRICKET YOU JUST YELLED AT THAT CRICKET" That part got me XD

[@GuessWhoMaedWafflez]

You can fit better when the people start to rampage (war)

[@p.pablitooo]

This game’s message is absolutely accurate with today’s society, this has been happening for years and years, it keeps going on to this day. This game shows us how anybody can believe anything from the media, nowadays people are so twisted and sick on the mind that they just want action and violence to happen instead of the good and positive thing to happen.”Peace is boring, Violence goes viral” is what this game is stating. People want others to suffer with toxicity, and cruelty and follow along with what other people do. Someone gets a new game, someone else follows, and then everyone else does. Someone likes a song, someone else follows them, and then everyone listens to the song at the very end. People like to follow what other people do as a way to not be left out and to keep up to date. The fact that at the end of the game where people that caused the violence were all killed because of how aggressive and mind controlled they were from the news/media, while the two people (circle and square with heart hats) that wanted peace were left to mourn and witness the death of all of their friends and family. That is why this game and message is called, We become what we behold, we become the things we witness happening around us...

[@Nico-ur2po]

It's starts with abolishing the republican party.

[@qnbdy]

Still happening in 2022

[@BigSmokeRailfanning]

Reminds me of the Roman Empire, in many ways the USA parallels the Roman Empire

[@Jakey_Joe]

The prolonged silence at 4:27 was both deafening and impenetrable. It's kind of impressive, really.

[@NutpuffTheWolf]

I see so many people on tik tok who try to spread awareness on a serious topic, and they ALWAYS say "stop scrolling I need your attention" or they clickbait people into seeing their biased, unreliable news to get people angry. I'm upset how the general media has become a political battlefield lately. There are so many rightists and leftists fighting and it makes me so sad.

[@orbitingsentientsatellite4361]

The way to win this game now is to not play, no matter who thinks theyre right, because that way of thinking where youre not even willing to listen to the other side because youre so confident youre right will only spark more hatred, and there is a boiling point. Best not to make someone mad before a fight breaks eh?

[@wildfire9280]

“lately”

[@rainbowocean5075]

Reasons I stopped watching the news because Im sick of the political bull going on. We are/were perfectly fine many get along...but the media recently they dont give you both sides to the story they give you one side then SHOVE IT DOWN YOUR THROAT. I'm tired of it. Aren't we supposed to have the ability to give our own opinions on the matters at hand? Everyone has different opinions but you dont have to be close minded about them. What's been going on has been purposely dividing people apart more then uniting them together. I'm just... tired of it...

[@spoons4545]

@@rainbowocean5075 The world seems more polarized than before because the stakes are higher than ever before. We are dealing with more potentially species-ending threats than we ever have in our existence; are we to merely sit back and not be angry with the people who repeatedly deny the truths of these things? The problem isn't the anger and the hatred. The problem is the root cause: The greed of those in power, and the ignorance of those they seduce. Polarization is simply a symptom of those root causes. To say, "Why can't we all just get along?" is to ignore the very real issues people fight for: LGBTQ+ rights, global warming, poverty, and more. People argue about these things because they are important, and compromise is what got us into this mess in the first place. To ignore politics is to ignore your responsibility as a human being and a citizen. As the saying goes, "We live in a society." There are news outlets that are less biased than the mainstream CNN, Fox, etc. Outlets like the AP, Reuters, and BBC are all excellent sources of information. Do not shirk your civic duty because you fear polarization. Humanity is at a fork in the road, and at least one of the roads ends in certain doom. Do not regret not taking a side.

[@eren5773]

This is not a New Phenomenon we just don't remember. The media has always been a plase where people debate Political stuff.

[@stephankinder6603]

fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering. learn from Yoda, we must There i fixed it I'm sorry please stop

[@stankylad8815]

mmmMMMmmmm

[@antonhagbox02]

Stephan Kinder I thought it was hate leads to suffering

[@rev0lve638]

FUN-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-

[@davidfultz2531]

Tyler Hagenbaugh It is

[@user-kt9mu2fo7f]

rev0lve Eyyyyyyyyyy

[@lionofjudah6753]

5:39 turn captions on... my goodness

[@chumbum3041]

I mean at least the pain stopped

[@anthonysunseri1865]

Fucking... good god. That is horrifying.

[@andremerrick4925]

Oh fuck that sounds worse than mass extinction of humans race by race

[@space_in_ace]

That caption writer is a genius

[@DavidAF311]

Holy shit indeed mark

[@AidanDaGreat]

The escalation is beautiful. First the game shows how the news can be influential with the hats. Then you can see how this influence can be harmful with the couple. Then you see a random crazy square, and it shows how sensationalism itself is harmful. Then a circle believes all squares are like this because, well, the news made it look like all squares are like this. And then the snowball begins.

[@thecoffeeneverfails]

Well this became pretty poignant, one man unjustly killed has already led to multiple deaths while the media continues to enjoy the revenue it gains from supporting social society

[@austinburns9480]

Bruh he overdosed

[@jesuslovesyou9905]

It wasn't just one man, it was way more people too and George Floyd's death had finally gotten people to wake up.

[@aestheticidiot3742]

Austin Burns are you stupid?

[@coffeeman4324]

@@aestheticidiot3742 no. There is actual evidence the Media never tells you. Dude they are calling it PEACEFUL protests but people are dying and divided both sides. The death of Floyd was only a way for the media to spread anger. Why? Because it got more publicity. More publicity? More money. More money? More people divided. Then it cycles back. No matter what. If you say BLM or whatever, you cannot deny the media wants us to kill each other. To die in exchange for more money. Democrats gaining more votes for the office for blatantly lying. Vilifying not just the police force but every white person. Yes there are some bad whites and good whites. Bad blacks and good blacks. But now its Racism all over again....and nobody will win

[@Tarkus_H]

@@aestheticidiot3742 Dude, we saw from the body cam footage that he said he couldn't breathe before he was even on the ground, also the medical examiner found that he already had a lethal dose of Fentanyl in his system that would have killed him anyway.

[@thepeoplesXD]

Media in a shellnut. "The world's a terrible place! But in other news have you tried this new shaving cream?"

[@APerson-ws4cw]

"The world's a terrible fault, and it's all X's fault! All these people are terrible!"

[@burningfox4974]

I can see the headlines now, *Mark arrested for trying to show a little boy "his joy"*

[@noahcox5412]

BurningFox 😂😂😂 this is awesome!!!

[@navillerax]

XDXD

[@cloudbasedbear]

*wink wink*

[@danielpark5689]

BurningFox oh my

[@juliaparra1665]

Jesus christ

[@kieranblundelll9906]

I miss this mark , I’m so happy to see who he is today but man being 13 again and watching him just be a goof ball

[@dekumidoriya2777]

"Who Tunes in to watch *people get along*?" "I dO!"

[@dylangreco9060]

*gasp* I have to tell you that bakugo dies in mha

[@NotMike95]

Damn, this message was so strong. Would love to see more people's reaction to the game and it's message. Makes you really open your eyes on what's going on in our world.

[@Lisandra1G]

I completely agree. The hard part about this game is that it points out a truth and the people that wish to do good in the world, the protesters of love, are ignored and can only witness the destruction. And like the camera told the player, "peace is boring" to the media. We need to come up with some kind of solution, as Mark says at the end. If we could somehow make the media and audiences cheer for the positive stuff that happens rather than glorify the terrible acts, then we could create a happier environment.

[@Lisandra1G]

Not all politicians and corporations can be bad people. There has to be some that believe the same thing and want the best for everyone, but somehow feel limited or powerless. And if that is the case, then we the people should make a stance to change who is in power or not watch and follow the media that only perpetuates hate.

[@matthewl1118]

True.

[@LewisJohn]

but saying all that it only takes one or two isolated incidents that get blown up to sway public opinion as the old saying goes a few bad apples spoils the bunch and that doesn't just apply to corporations

[@karmapunch3410]

I agree. Played on NG. "The _Spec Ops: The Line_ of Flash games."

[@SasutoSan]

I thought the title was an over exaggeration… Oh boy was I wrong also I cried when they killed the friendly little square

[@DisreputableLurker]

MARK Williams I didn't cry but I didn't want KZbin for five hours

[@blknightsixtyfo]

This game is social commentary and 8 years later still feels like real life.

[@MoonLightGames]

Wait... we behold Markiplier.. So we will become MARKIPLIER????

[@danieldegeratu6658]

Only if you stare at it for long enough.

[@Vero-jz5ex]

MoonLight Games I fucking hope so

[@Umbral_Jag]

And it then stares back

[@flarenimbus4444]

MoonLight Games Yes please

[@BorksmithandTheBeef]

MoonLight Games I wish to behold Mark's voice then. especially his Mr. Midnight voice.

[@anthonysunseri1996]

The best part had to be Marks reaction the Hat Guy pulling out the gun.

[@jeepercreepers9]

Uh oh.

[@eyobwalid2332]

At least it was a, dare I say, dapper death?

[@bloodstoneore4630]

anthony sunseri it's Destiny!

[@justsomerandomguy6562]

@4:40 Mark: "This took a dark turn!" That is definitely one way to put it. Rip little square man

[@Khop_2011]

I showed by friends this game, and the look on their faces where absolutely priceless. It took a bit for them to figure out how to play, but it was worth it.

[@maddestlad3868]

Mark: Are you gonna do something inter- Crazy Square: *HOAOAOAOAO*

[@katherineperez3878]

Mark:calm down man hits him with bat

[@tracygardella9911]

Crazy square is me

[@kristalhicks205]

Captain Kangaroo a

[@关炳强]

Jarl DovaChie

[@zboy1152]

Jarl DovaChief 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@theenigma6160]

I noticed that positive things were blown off as uninteresting... I've done that to other things... Just wow.

[@inkogneeto5244]

Edward Izquierdo that's how the news is these days

[@thelieutenant7732]

They are uninteresting, would you rather what cruise missile strikes or a protest

[@thelieutenant7732]

*watch not what

[@donttouchmehand2454]

The Lieutenant personally I would rather watch more stories about the positive aspects of life.

[@imanoljesusdelpozo4907]

The Lieutenant I would rather watch the “people saving other people” compilations.

[@andrescastro1758]

I remember watching this first time and my heart sank when it went to that scene ._. Just goes to show how society can be portrayed so simplistic yet so surreal

[@subata45]

When I saw the gentleman, it was the second time so I was like "Sweet I can make hats cool again." I took the picture but it said hats still weren't cool, and then he shot the square rocker dude. :(

[@gantaroo3140]

I thought the exact same. "Yay, hats will be cool again. Everything will be alright... Oh no..."

[@omega197]

We are few days or even weeks away from the final stage of this game

[@taliskyrim]

a camera, the most powerful weapon on earth

[@scipio6142]

tali skyrim actually, the pen

[@ghost-hf5ur]

The pen isn't very powerful anymore since people get their news from what people record on cameras.

[@scipio6142]

abc zyx but i has no phone.

[@tommyblade8093]

tali skyrim no..the most powerful weapon are words...

[@Ampwich]

We may have finally discovered something mightier than the pen....

[@creativename1673]

2:00 Mark: "This is too much power for me to hold on to!" Mark, literally one second later: (continues using said power)

[@XxXVideoVeiwerXxX]

Im curious why the one who started the killing was not just an angry circle...but a posh calm circle..... Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@majormalfunction1313]

Stole his hat thunder?

[@jayebullock8002]

Maybe it symbolizes how the big stuff and the stupefying stuff kind of comes out of nowhere. Think about it: before someone shoots up a school, no one knows who you are, and no one cares. Then, as soon as you commit the heinous act, every good deed you have ever accomplished up to that point fades away. Even in the game, the "posh" circle just started a trend, but chances are, no one will remember that because he shot someone. That's my first theory. My second theory is that the "posh" circle symbolizes the sweet kid from down the street that always had the best grades and a good personality and was the last person you'd expect to do something like that.

[@zombieheart8978]

Perhaps because he was the only one who realized where the problem originated? The happy square guy he killed was the angry square that started the hatred cycle in the beginning. The square guy became happy after he talked to the happy couple but he was still the origin of the hatred. He clearly changed as a person but the negative things he did in his past still had a huge negative impact on the people that surrounded him which eventually spread to even more people. Perhaps the "calm guy" is representative of people with warped logic. A smart individual that knows all the information about the situation but had a very twisted/biased view which caused them to to develop narrow minded solutions that only made the situation worse (aka killing a reformed individual for their past mistake). The "posh" look was probably to make the character stick out and showcase him as an intellectual (or a person that views themselves as intellectual anyways). "Smart" people have seriously suggested -and literally done- mass bombings or killings in the past (and present actually) to resolve issues just as meaningless as the one in the game - being a circle versus a square.

[@WowItsErin]

I think it's because the other shapes didn't do what they did because of hate; they did what they did because they were angry. They did what they did because they were afraid. The posh circle, likely a rich individual in this shape community, could afford to kill a shape not out of necessity, but out of pure unbridled HATRED.

[@Caroline-gt6bm]

All these comments are too deep for me. You people are too smart.

[@Alexi-0]

I never knew this game existed until today.

[@theresaluu6858]

Rewatching this in 2020 as it showed up in my recommendation, is saying something about the current year.

[@austinburns9480]

You want likes, everyone is commenting this, stfu

[@aestheticidiot3742]

Austin Burns your acting like that’s gonna do something 💀

[@felman5447]

@@austinburns9480 how do you know they want likes? What if they're just speaking their mind?

[@ByteDeity]

@Austin Burns you just proven his point as to why life currently sucks

[@Blackskulled500]

What amazes me is how accurate to real life this is. What amazes me is how many people realise this. What amazes me is how many people commented about it. What amazes me is how many of those people Are still being manipulated like the circles and squares, And aren't thinking outside the television. It's amazing how bad that is.

[@jcers]

Blackskulled500 the masses are waking up. Those responsible will pay for their crimes. Sheep no longer

[@ninjegeabey2536]

WAKE UP AMERICA! THE MEDIA'S TURNING THE FROGS GAY!

[@aartistanimations5766]

@@ninjegeabey2536 AHHH

[@donovanhoffner6620]

Npc's

[@agzaentar]

the word 'who cares' is the new painkiller

[@lemononthestreet2994]

THIS GOT DARK REAL QUICK.

[@yo0ddlilfren]

Yeah

[@nicko7234]

Neat detail about this game, when a person is killed, they don’t just blow up into generic chunks, you can see the body is actually blurred, something modern media does all the time with bodies nowadays.

[@CaptPatrick01]

We need this game... Now more than ever.

[@oblivionhunter7854]

now even more so

[@SaeedG1999]

Patrick Lloyd X D mist of pandaria

[@elgato798]

All because of a guy wearing a top hat...

[@thatoneguy9582]

Oli Octipi More or less because of the mad square The hat guy didn’t have anything to do with that

[@insertnamehere341]

That One Guy the top hat guy brung out a gun,shot a square, and started the war....what do u mean he had nothing to do with it?!??!?!!

[@jillanne7867]

Oli Octipi Yeah.

[@blueberrypiethon5801]

And that's how the mafia came to be.

[@pengie-gw2lu]

I doubt he was being serious. I'm pretty sure he's playing the role of the media and how they seem to spin things a lot. "It's not the fault of the rich man with everything he could possibly want who killed people and sparked lots of violence and death, it's the fault of the random guy who might not be completely alright in the head who actually loves people and doesn't want to hurt them and was just having a bad day!"

[@theresemartin7930]

This is scary because this is what's happening in the world now.

[@alolamao833]

Last time I checked, people weren’t killing each other in a fearful rage Also people aren’t that dumb this is overdramatized

[@mighty7494]

@@alolamao833 we will tho. We will.

[@SonnyVuitton]

Alolamao the message went way over your head lmfao

[@SonnyVuitton]

Alolamao this happened in the 90’s when blacks were being murdered by whites because blacks were deemed dangerous and not one of ‘them’ so out of fear white people would make blacks less than what they were and would also murder them.

[@MajinMist603]

the killing is when the collapse happens

[@pancakecookie5353]

It's genuinely sad how accurate this is to how reality works.

[@wydua]

Seeing your pfp i know what u feel exactly. But try to make bubble for urself, be like the happy square guy, walk unbothered while others yell and scream.

[@jibbythehippy3371]

This game feels like it kinda “predicted” the year 2020

[@jibbythehippy3371]

Wow... I didn’t think I could feel worse about the situation lol. But seriously you’re right instead of talking about it being a thing though though we should be trying to stop it or something idk.

[@deweydestroy4373]

Is it the second coming of the "Simpsons"????

[@hazard2972]

No, it predicted every year.

[@mycatsnameisdash]

The fuck has this got to do with 2020 specifically

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@jibbythehippy3371 Did you forget about 2016?

[@thelouster5815]

And this is why I refuse to watch mainstream news outlets, because this is literally what they do.

[@dakotapatterson3436]

Q

[@janipauls3668]

The Louster i am alsl done with it!

[@archerkurokami9320]

Ngl that sounds like something that a Karen would say

[@christiandauz3742]

Comedians tell the truth with jokes

[@johnstone8361]

All these squares make a circle, ALL THESE SQUARES MAKE A CIRCLE!

[@braydenmagee4818]

John Ulinski hey, Mr. Popo is awesome. Btw, see episode 56 came out?

[@johnstone8361]

yup i did

[@evergreen6702]

KAMI! I NEED YOU TO TELL ME I CAN LEAVE THE LOOKOUT IF I WANT TO!

[@dreadn1ght11]

Mr popo you are free to leave the lookout

[@evergreen6702]

BITCH DONT TELL ME WHAT TO DO

[@AustriaHungary1940s]

7 years later and this is the most accurate thing right now