Mundaun is an (Unexpected) Indie Horror Masterpiece

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RagnarRox

RagnarRox

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@lucaammann9831
@lucaammann9831 3 жыл бұрын
Swiss here! It's impressive how good you pronounced "Graubünden". A little funfact: Switzerland has four(!) official languages: German (But we only write stuff in german like in school or letters etc. We speak and text to each other in swiss-german, which hasn't official grammar. So everyone texts completely different.) The other languages are French, Italian and Rumantsch.
@ivannestorovic4495
@ivannestorovic4495 2 жыл бұрын
U forgot albanian
@dizzydrea241
@dizzydrea241 Жыл бұрын
really glad another Swiss person said this. the pronunciations are on point.
@pootisengage6672
@pootisengage6672 Жыл бұрын
Nice! It would be kind of cringey speaking germ! eeugh.
@Mr.perfectcell88
@Mr.perfectcell88 Жыл бұрын
@@ivannestorovic4495 average balkan resident
@mumkee5148
@mumkee5148 Жыл бұрын
That’s so interesting
@alexandr8163
@alexandr8163 3 жыл бұрын
Need more Games like this. Unexplored Folklore and Places that are not Mainstream is making Horror games better. One of the Best Games i ever played.
@aldami3602
@aldami3602 3 жыл бұрын
It sounded like a mix of Portuguese and Italian to me
@FabianQ66
@FabianQ66 3 жыл бұрын
When Ragnar makes a video on a game, I get it, play and go back to watch it. Never got disappointed. See you in ~2 days
@RagnarRoxShow
@RagnarRoxShow 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite things to hear, that people actually play it and come back. I hope you have a good time with the game :)
@moritzlienhard273
@moritzlienhard273 3 жыл бұрын
@@RagnarRoxShow I did the same. :) It was also the first Swiss game I played even though I am from Switzerland.
@fishface7759
@fishface7759 3 жыл бұрын
¹½
@fishface7759
@fishface7759 3 жыл бұрын
@@RagnarRoxShow ¹¹¹¹⅕
@Neawoulf
@Neawoulf 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, i did that a few times now. Just bought Mundaun a few days ago after watching the first ~10 minutes of this video. I'll will finish the game now and then i'll watch the rest of the video :)
@BlehTheSeal
@BlehTheSeal 3 жыл бұрын
I like the idea of the safe houses. After a hard night of killing monsters and nearly getting a panic attack, you bust into a house, eat some bread and brew yourself a nice cup of Joe.
@vincenthawthorne9360
@vincenthawthorne9360 3 жыл бұрын
Does that happen because that does sound nice. Fighting monsters and or demons and then by the time nightfall has come you sit on your most favorite seat and drink some coffee as you’re left alone with your thoughts.
@BlehTheSeal
@BlehTheSeal 3 жыл бұрын
@@vincenthawthorne9360 - Lol it does. I'm not sure if all of them has bread though. I think Ragnar says something that not all safe houses are as nice as the first one but they still give you that sense of peace.
@edgepixel8467
@edgepixel8467 3 жыл бұрын
When I played Drakan, ages ago, getting back to the dragon and sunlight after exiting some dark dungeon and hopping on its back was the safehouse. It felt SOOO good.
@guilleacq
@guilleacq 3 жыл бұрын
joe what
@edgepixel8467
@edgepixel8467 3 жыл бұрын
@@guilleacq It means coffee.
@hmmmooops
@hmmmooops 3 жыл бұрын
Ragnar: Should you reach a point where it clicks with you, I encourage you to stop the video Me, who was already sold: Adios
@SAUglaz
@SAUglaz 3 жыл бұрын
Also a good game.
@vincentgaliano
@vincentgaliano 3 жыл бұрын
Stopped at the painting, sorry. It does look a special game!!! I’ll watch the rest once I played it. Thanks!
@qwertyuiopa2098
@qwertyuiopa2098 3 жыл бұрын
"Who knew, this would turn out to me, one of my favorite games of all time"
@cliftonsargent1572
@cliftonsargent1572 3 жыл бұрын
I tried signing up for his patreon but it won’t let me cause I have a patreon with small beans....am I only aloud to have one patreon??? Do you know at all? Any info would be helpful
@mushroompoet
@mushroompoet 3 жыл бұрын
@@cliftonsargent1572 hey, I'd suggest posting this as its own comment instead of as a response to another comment. That way it'll reach more people who might know how to help :)
@themostdiabolicalhater5986
@themostdiabolicalhater5986 3 жыл бұрын
@@mushroompoet dude doesn’t even know how to use Patreon, don’t overload his smooth marble brain
@qwertyuiopa2098
@qwertyuiopa2098 3 жыл бұрын
@@cliftonsargent1572 Idk sorry
@edgepixel8467
@edgepixel8467 3 жыл бұрын
@@qwertyuiopa2098 I just want to test replying to your crazy nickname. See if it breaks KZbin or something :)))
@erylaria398
@erylaria398 3 жыл бұрын
Played it with my boyfriend and even though i was just watching, and the game didn't feel super scary (there was only one jumpscare that really got me), i had nightmares for two entire nights. I was afraid to open my eyes in my dark room or go to the bathroom. The first night was so bad i had to literally keep the small light at my bedside turned on all night. This game DOES something in your brain. It might not be scary like a resident evil or P.T., but the images, particularly in their pencil-ness, just STICK in your brain. I couldn't really say WHY exactly i was so scared, or even WHAT I was scared OF. Nothing in particular, sticks out as "aha! i am scared of THIS monster". It's more that the art style and oppressive atmosphere was making me "see ghosts in every corner", just like in the game. And that's pretty neat, it's a very different kind of horror. But nonetheless super effective. I wouldn't recommend playing this game while using psychedelics - i think it would melt your brain. I'm from bavaria in germany and I've heard the "deal with the devil/death, and the devil/death gets tricked" story a hundred times growing up. There's even a very popular play/movie called "der brander kasper" about an old man who extends his life by getting death drunk and beating him in a card game, and years later death returns to take his granddaughter's life because the "life time" that he "won" had to come from somewhere. In another tale, two architects in the city of regensburg make a bet on who can finish their project faster - the bridge or the church. So the bridge builder makes a deal with the devil, and, like in mundaun, the devil wants a pure soul as payment. When the bridge is inevitably finished first, the mayor is so impressed that he has a big ceremony to open the bridge, and his daughter is supposed to cut the ribbon. The architect had promised the devil the first soul that would walk on the bridge. And he had thought it would be the mayor, who he didn't like. But he couldn't stand the thought of an innocent child paying the price for his deal, so, when the time came, the architect grabbed the mayor's daughter's little dog and made it run across the bridge. The devil was furious but had to accept the price. But the architect was then stripped naked and had to ride through town naked, sitting backwards on a donkey, as punishment for dealing with the devil. Funnily enough, bavaria is catholic through and through, and Catholicism denies animals having souls, so technically this story shouldn't even work by the catholic church's own dogma, but oh well xD
@Slithermotion
@Slithermotion 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh the second story is exactly the same as the devil bridge in switzerland except that it wasnt a dog but a goat. And no major or architect but just a bunch of mountain people who wanted a bridge. And the devil got also furios and throw a stone trying to destroy the bridge but missed. And now when you are and the gotthard you can see a bridge and next to it a giant stone with the devil painted on it.
@luminous9260
@luminous9260 3 жыл бұрын
Seriously, how in the world do you discover all these small titles I have often never heard of? I am always amazed by how you manage to dig up so many cool, unknown (at least to me) titles, that seem so incredibly deep and intriguing! Grateful for all you content and keep up the good work!
@InkyMuste
@InkyMuste 3 жыл бұрын
I would think people bombard him with recommendations on a daily basis
@Largentina.
@Largentina. 3 жыл бұрын
Most of these games are pretty popular within the indie gaming scene. But if you mostly play AAA titles you wouldn't hear about them though.
@damjanmuskinja9227
@damjanmuskinja9227 3 жыл бұрын
There's a channel called alpha beta gamers that showcases a lot if these without any voiceover
@joescannoli7660
@joescannoli7660 3 жыл бұрын
In all honest to goodness? If you’re on console just filter games by date, plenty of new titles coming out that fly under the radar for most people but are easily seen, that’s how I found this game and many other and probably how Ragnar sometimes finds his too.
@cliffreintzel9836
@cliffreintzel9836 3 жыл бұрын
I saw Mundaun through an advertisement on Facebook, I believe they connected it to me due to my interest in another hand drawn video game being done on sticky notes. After looking up a bit of gameplay videos, I knew I needed to try this. Picked it up on day one and fell straight into the atmosphere.
@spencerdokes6056
@spencerdokes6056 3 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered how many languages Ragnar speaks. He never has trouble pronouncing names/words
@Tetsuito
@Tetsuito 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure he speaks 6 languages at least.
@KnightLincoln
@KnightLincoln 3 жыл бұрын
@@dreamcometrue461 5? Most people? No, what realm do you live in?
@VladimirKhadyrov
@VladimirKhadyrov 3 жыл бұрын
@@dreamcometrue461 Indeed, I'm French and speak 3, and can vaguely converse in another one 😂😂
@Joseph-cq3ij
@Joseph-cq3ij 3 жыл бұрын
@@dreamcometrue461 Yeah, I've met enough Dutch folks to know that a lot of them have no problem switching between English, Dutch and French.
@christophermurphree2315
@christophermurphree2315 3 жыл бұрын
It’s not that he’s fluent in a bunch of languages, but Europeans are encouraged to learn English from a young age, and are exposed to a plethora of languages so pronunciation comes far more natural for many.
@blakechildress944
@blakechildress944 3 жыл бұрын
It's been so long since a game scared me like the way Munduan scared me. This game is brilliant.
@shizotypical
@shizotypical 3 жыл бұрын
That bee pun you snuck in the subtitles... That's why i love your channel
@RagnarRoxShow
@RagnarRoxShow 3 жыл бұрын
It makes me far more happy than it should that someone picked up on that
@IsabelCarlota
@IsabelCarlota 3 жыл бұрын
My brain, too, is a rapturous miasma of thoughts, feelings and the undeniable craving for the sea to take me.
@strikeforce1500
@strikeforce1500 3 жыл бұрын
The enemies be like: "Hay"
@joshuasoto8490
@joshuasoto8490 3 жыл бұрын
2 videos in the same month? Ragnar, you spoil us! 😍
@cliftonsargent1572
@cliftonsargent1572 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry to bother you but I tried to sign up for his 10 dollar patreon and it won’t let me cause I am on smallbeans patreon? Am I only aloud to have one? Any info if you know would be helpful
@shubhamraj25
@shubhamraj25 3 жыл бұрын
@@cliftonsargent1572 just post it in main comments, he'll see and reply, and if still unresolved then directly tweet to him
@Mike55690
@Mike55690 3 жыл бұрын
The direction in which Horror is going back too is genuinely amazing to see, with Resident Evil VIllage coming up and now Mundaun, it's great seeing developers go back to the roots of it all ! Another great video highlighting the beauty and aspects of this game, i somewhat heard about this game but never really looked into it, like your title states, you did a masterful job with this ! As always keep up the amazing work Ragnar :)
@edgepixel8467
@edgepixel8467 3 жыл бұрын
I still remember with delight the demo of Nocturne.
@lexisvhi3134
@lexisvhi3134 2 жыл бұрын
18:30 I don’t think it’s only a creative way to use panic as a mechanic but true to its lore you become a hay monster. It’s hay that’s covering your sight as you get consumed. Another walker joins the rank on sight
@florinoco2970
@florinoco2970 3 жыл бұрын
18:55 - I wasn't expecting a Sequelitis reference. Nicely done!
@WobblesandBean
@WobblesandBean 3 жыл бұрын
Those were the days.
@TheBloodswordsman
@TheBloodswordsman 3 жыл бұрын
"You can pet the goats." That right there made me want to buy it. Also Ragnar's description of using the gun, reminded me of how I felt playing "The Fruit", from the Dread X "The Hunt" collection. You have to manually load the gun (a 19th century breech loading rifle) where you uncock it, load the singular shot and cock it, before firing. I really loved that mechanic. Recommendation to RagnarRox. Even if you never talk about it, the Dread X collection. Especially this newest one (The Hunt) is really worthwhile.
@RagnarRoxShow
@RagnarRoxShow 3 жыл бұрын
Those gun mechanics in The Fruit were amazing!
@denji5426
@denji5426 3 жыл бұрын
@@RagnarRoxShow hope you talk about that game someday, i really loved it
@willgrox4952
@willgrox4952 3 жыл бұрын
Your Darkwood video introduced me to one of my favorite games. So, I decided that with this video, I would wait until I have played the game myself to watch. Just beat the game, absolutely loved it, and I am so excited to watch this now, finally.
@joshy-noha
@joshy-noha 3 жыл бұрын
You're one of the best man. There needs to be people who shed a light to these gems, be it underrated or forgotten. Videogames always have been, and are still, art.
@Cozypower
@Cozypower 3 жыл бұрын
This is hilarious i go looking on Ragnars channel for a video i maybe haven't watched and he uploads a video when I need some Ragnar. love what you do man keep up the great work!
@shubhamraj25
@shubhamraj25 3 жыл бұрын
Then turn on notification
@denji5426
@denji5426 3 жыл бұрын
@@shubhamraj25 they don't always work
@LouDuLappe
@LouDuLappe 3 жыл бұрын
your pronounciation of these swissgerman words is really impressive, didn't expect that to come my way
@OneMorePotion
@OneMorePotion 3 жыл бұрын
I love the game for what it's is. I don't live far away from the reallife Mundaun. But everything shown in this game are things that slowly fade out of existance. The language, the art, the whole folklore. Because there are only so few people who know about this left.
@bastiwen
@bastiwen 2 жыл бұрын
My grand father (we are Swiss btw) actually has four rifles just like the one Flurin had ! They are the same but different sizes. I don't remember wether he inherited them from his father or not.
@Yoshi-vq3og
@Yoshi-vq3og 2 жыл бұрын
also, fun fact, it's actually pretty normal for swiss men after military to have rifles at home in your basement.
@cordia96
@cordia96 3 жыл бұрын
Game improves on Evil Within 2's coffee machine, it's in the cart
@pimscrypt
@pimscrypt 3 жыл бұрын
I will admit that I wasn’t expecting this game to get so much praise from people. Kind of like you I was expecting it to be a sort of walking sim with a really neat esthetic. Not that I have anything against walking sims, I absolutely love Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, but I just didn’t see much more that grabbed me than the hand drawn textures. I’m glad that hear that there apparently is a lot more to it, and I’m really excited about giving it a shot myself!
@AdamPuntigliano
@AdamPuntigliano 3 жыл бұрын
Yet again your choice of wording and structure is great and poetic. You really make the already interesting so much more. Great Job
@grillbyicon8853
@grillbyicon8853 3 жыл бұрын
Honestly I want Ragnar to tell a full story of a game, his voice is so polite.
@darkdreamer871
@darkdreamer871 3 жыл бұрын
8:59 blood magic? is that how you Blue Skidoo into paintings?? Steve was holding out on us
@shredjward
@shredjward 3 жыл бұрын
"We deliver toilet paper to a poor guy stuck on the outhouse without it" ah so this is a Ryu Ga Gotoku title then?
@chromatika67
@chromatika67 3 жыл бұрын
yeah, just Majima took over and made it hell
@HCBYRD
@HCBYRD 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for talking about this game! It truly succeeds in creating an eerie-but-familiar atmosphere, where the horror lies is in trying to *save* the cursed area instead of just fleeing it. You are *motivated* to solve the mystery *because* you care about this place. The game perfectly balances the slightly paradoxical idea of being a local AND a stranger simultaneously - trying to understand yourself in the context of your cultural origin. The pencil-artstyle supports the shifts in mood incredibly well throughout. It's just a well-crafted indie gem and I hope more people get to enjoy it!
@StudioHannah
@StudioHannah 2 жыл бұрын
I always feel a tad guilty when people say "Don't watch this video until you've experienced the actual game," because I hate playing really horror-filled or dark games... but I love listening to people explain them. I have maybe played 1-2 horror games in my life, but I've watched sooooo many videos about them.
@vsolyomi
@vsolyomi 3 жыл бұрын
If Pathologic was made in Switzerland, I guess..
@maidenlessjessofchaos4484
@maidenlessjessofchaos4484 3 жыл бұрын
You are just, so, so good at this. You deserve so many more subscribers than you have.
@Mueslinator
@Mueslinator 3 жыл бұрын
See, this is why I don't need big magazines. With people like Ragnar, I get actually useful recommendations for games instead of the AAA treadmill. I mean, five minutes into the video, I looked up if GOG sold Mundaun, and they do. Why did I not know that? They regularly feature smaller titles on their start page, but I had *no idea* they sold the game. Also, as someone who spent a few holidays in places like Mundaun, it warms my heart to hear Ragnar's fascination with how coffee is brewed in those villages. The one I lived in did not even have electricity for many buildings: If you wanted to be up after dak, you had to use candles or oil/gas lamps. Oh, and no running water means a... special bathroom experience as well. That's the one thing I won't miss - either you're almost literally freezing your balls off on the shitter, or the smell is so bad you're nauseous enough to drop into the hole. edit. Mundaun's Art style evokes the make of books with Alpine local legends and sagas as well. They are (or were, don't know if they're still being made) mostly done in a semi-amateurish way with lightly smudged pencil drawings and illustrations being the usual way of illustrating them. The game *oozes* childhood for me, because I devoured those books as a kid. Yes, sometimes while on an Alm.
@mr.fantastic7756
@mr.fantastic7756 3 жыл бұрын
Absolute Masterpiece. Just finished it and It's instantly one of my favorites of all time. It got me so enthralled and invested in both the world and story. Binged it all in one day. Couldn't recommend this hidden gem enough.
@kriwi6213
@kriwi6213 3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate Twin Peaks references, that show deserves more love
@aarondorobek4903
@aarondorobek4903 3 жыл бұрын
Mundaun ended up reminding me a lot of Alan Wake, the themes of art coming to life, the woodsy cabins, and running down enemies in a truck.
@alredix6940
@alredix6940 2 жыл бұрын
I just came back to finish this video after completing the game and I’m shocked by how much of an impact the whole experience had on me. You nailed every feeling I had been having about Mundaun. Also, I’m glad that there are other people out there that closed all the doors in grandpa’s house. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt so immersed in a video game world.
@callumbraun2771
@callumbraun2771 3 жыл бұрын
The intro sold me. Im gonna have to put this video on pause for a while.
@awkwardity5615
@awkwardity5615 3 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see a new video with a runtime like this from you, I get so excited to plan time in my day so I can watch it properly with a snack and my full attention!
@spiderside3892
@spiderside3892 3 жыл бұрын
so happy that such a beautiful indie game has so much console support already! my laptop is really terrible at funning anything, so im really excited to actually be able to play a game you've covered!!
@Grahammer40k
@Grahammer40k 3 жыл бұрын
I was on the fence about getting this game, knew I needed it as soon as I seen the thumbnail of this video.
@jashloseher578
@jashloseher578 Жыл бұрын
This game gave me nostalgia for the unseen Switzerland my grandfather came from. His family farm was quite a rustic thing, and the slide pictures always seemed so mystical. Interesting to see a horror game focusing on such a place.
@andrean733
@andrean733 3 жыл бұрын
Just a comment for the algorithm, I need everyone to see this video and play Mundaun
@Nono-hk3is
@Nono-hk3is 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the high quality captions!
@MuraCasardis
@MuraCasardis 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for continuously introducing me (and others) for games I never knew existed, but definitely would be intrigued to explore.
@Iloveyusomuch
@Iloveyusomuch 3 жыл бұрын
That sequelitis reference caught me by surprise ! Also really cool video as always on such an interesting game
@FudgieKun
@FudgieKun 3 жыл бұрын
An upload from RagnarRox is always such a treat.
@kairo3201
@kairo3201 3 жыл бұрын
Damn, a 40 something minute video? This gonna be a good one. Edit: goat
@claudiu7555
@claudiu7555 3 жыл бұрын
I stopped the video 36 seconds in. We have quite similar tastes when it comes to horror, so I take your glowing recommandetion as a plea to play the game. I'll go and buy it right away :)
@Thomahawk1234
@Thomahawk1234 3 жыл бұрын
Ragnarrox, I'm happy I found out about your channel so late. I've been watching about one of your video's per day now. I'm subscribed to a lot of channels, but this one has to be in my top 5 at least. I love everything about it!
@batatinhacomics
@batatinhacomics 2 жыл бұрын
I started watching your Darkwood video and ended up closing it because you had already convinced me to play it in the first few minutes, I'll go back to it when I finish the game. Then I saw that you also had a video on Mundaun, so I bought it too without even watching the video. Thank you! Your work is awesome! I found your channel looking for videos on horror games but at some point in time KZbin stopped showing your videos on my recommened page. Since I watch so much KZbin on my LG TV, I ended up forgetting about your channel, but now I turned notifications on so I won't miss any video. Happy holidays!
@RagnarRoxShow
@RagnarRoxShow 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks so much :)
@godofcrack9465
@godofcrack9465 3 жыл бұрын
As a German guy who loves the „Alpen“ I love this game so much.
@d_boi9345
@d_boi9345 2 жыл бұрын
Its interresting I also did the exact same thing before the ending. Closed all the doors, turned off all the lights, returned the rifle, walked to the gate. Interresting phenomenon
@SiegmundCG
@SiegmundCG 3 жыл бұрын
Game was awesome, def a must play. Knowing portuguese or any romance language makes it even more enjoyable as the language they use (Romansh) is really similar to them!
@DonYagamoth
@DonYagamoth Жыл бұрын
(Swiss here) Your pronunciations are on point - I had to do a triple take, whether you actually said "Znüni" or what :D And it's also an excellent video essay on a game I had no idea about. Thank you :)
@DonGeritch
@DonGeritch 3 жыл бұрын
played this game when it came out after following it for a while, got the same experience - expected something short but sweet, but instead, it turned out to be an instant cult classic
@meekaboo_
@meekaboo_ 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome to see this game get more recognition! I picked it up at launch, played it for an hour or 2 and wasn't really feeling it, but I came back a few days later with a different mindset and restarted and absolutely loved it. Recommend it to all who think they'd like a fairly open, in many ways, spooky experience.
@VoltieBird
@VoltieBird 3 жыл бұрын
This game had been kicking around in my recommendations for a few days, and I was thinking of giving it a try, so when this video popped up in my subscriptions I knew I had to play it before I came here to watch. Glad I did.
@fahimfaysal1753
@fahimfaysal1753 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video on an interesting game. Just one thing, the map's an example of diegetic UI, not skeuomorphic. Diegetic is the word you use for UI elements that are an actual part of the world.
@adanzye9151
@adanzye9151 3 жыл бұрын
I played Cat Lady as this channels suggestion. it was really good, I will try this one as well.
@yesverygood7437
@yesverygood7437 Жыл бұрын
11:45 i fucking love when games do this. very different games to this but the metro series does this super well and that's like the number 1 or 2 reason i love them so much. true immersion
@syrusangi8743
@syrusangi8743 3 жыл бұрын
It's always a treat when you upload, dude. Even if I don't really play games, ur narration n presentation is always soothing n entertaining to watch and/or listen to at the background. Keep up the good work 👍🏾
@ThorusCZ
@ThorusCZ 3 жыл бұрын
I loved the game and your video! However the effect you're describing at 18:30 is not actually the fear effect, but the ranged attack of the hay men that gradually entagles you in hay.
@TheCellCH
@TheCellCH 3 жыл бұрын
I love the use of the Samorost soundtracks at 27:00. It gave me nostalgia for another game while getting your take on the nostalgia in the game. The review was awesome :)
@RagnarRoxShow
@RagnarRoxShow 3 жыл бұрын
The track "Going on an Adventure" just fit too perfectly here.
@sevenproxies4255
@sevenproxies4255 Жыл бұрын
I remember in Resident Evil the remake, I found that if you could manage to get zombies to drop dead on top of eachother, then sometimes you only needed one dose of kerosene to incinerate both bodies. Which in turn made me try to get them to drop bunched up with varying degrees of success 😄
@TjinDeDjen
@TjinDeDjen 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, didn't expect the Sequelitis reference :D....and now I feel old because I realized the Megaman Sequelitis came out 9 years ago....
@peaballs2
@peaballs2 3 жыл бұрын
dude your videos are such a treat. you do excellent analysis and have introduced me to some of my favorite works of media. keep up the good work!
@WobblesandBean
@WobblesandBean 3 жыл бұрын
I like to watch youtube videos while cooking, I saw your notification pop up and I couldn't resist. I have been standing here at the stove ever since, not making any progress on dinner. This is WAY more interesting.
@RagnarRoxShow
@RagnarRoxShow 3 жыл бұрын
What's on the menu?
@WobblesandBean
@WobblesandBean 3 жыл бұрын
@@RagnarRoxShow Artichoke and baked salmon
@therevenancy
@therevenancy 3 жыл бұрын
Man, you just keep on adding games to my "ooh I want to play this" list.
@RagnarRoxShow
@RagnarRoxShow 3 жыл бұрын
That's the plan!
@doremiancleff1508
@doremiancleff1508 2 жыл бұрын
One big contributing factor for Mundaun style and atmosphere, is that monsters aren't some scary grotesque abominations from worlds unknown. A lot of it looks like folklore creatures or mundane things with a twist. By making horror elements more tame in modern standards, game allows player to feel at ease more than any other horror game of our time. By making world more grounded, players have a more immersive experience and as a result more effective at telling it story. And additional note on 29:55, about navigating location. Reason why locations are so easy to navigate, is because of geography. Since game taking place in the mountaing, there is always "a wall" somewhere around you as reference. You always know where you are facing or going, since you move along, toward or away from a mountain range or a ravine.
@VoxelPassport
@VoxelPassport 3 жыл бұрын
I was keeping an eye on Mandaun for a while through twitter, so I'm glad it turned out so well! Will have to find the time to give it a go myself as well. Great video as always!
@Retog
@Retog 3 жыл бұрын
Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac soundtrack in this video. Awesome! This game is really amazing too.
@ultraheaven8968
@ultraheaven8968 Жыл бұрын
This game has masterful imagery that i've never seen expressed to that level in games. One moment that stuck to me was climbing down from the cliff overlooking the river and seeing a reflection that looks like the old man (satan) in the water. The mirror sequences are very memorable too, I've never felt more uneasy playing a videogame
@hautdesert42
@hautdesert42 9 ай бұрын
with my swiss grandmother and mother, this makes me ache for the rural areas :( this game captures their beauty in such a lovely sinister way. i discovered this game in vevey, on display in their games museum :) it was so cool playing it on a projector there
@ВинниПух-х3о
@ВинниПух-х3о 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for pointing me to the Texas Bee Lady channel, this was one of those things I didn't realize I needed
@MrMetalforever5
@MrMetalforever5 3 жыл бұрын
I got Mundaun only because it seemed to be one of the first horror games releasing for the PS5 and I’m very glad I picked it up, one of the most unique horror experiences ever.
@fungalguy5247
@fungalguy5247 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it's things like this that reminds you how wonderful, mysterious and pretty your country is.
@wiedergaenger
@wiedergaenger 3 жыл бұрын
Saw this let's played on a small creator's channel first (Bruugar is his name) and it's so cool to see the game getting more recognition!
@xellosmakuzo2586
@xellosmakuzo2586 2 жыл бұрын
I KNEW I recognized the background music in part 3 - uphill battle! RagnarRox you sneaky scamp that’s music from Samorost 3! :D
@pistol0grip0pump
@pistol0grip0pump 3 жыл бұрын
"wholesome slice of life tale" - my dude, look at that things eyes, that's a zombigoat.
@MechsoftheRound
@MechsoftheRound 3 жыл бұрын
The pencil art style is what caught my eye. The playthrough was great and I agree...totally unexpected.
@nikitas1841
@nikitas1841 3 жыл бұрын
Played this before watching. Can confirm: the game is a really nice, dark yet chill folk tale.
@JamiHeart
@JamiHeart 3 жыл бұрын
I love it when you reference Twin Peaks
@Holacalaca
@Holacalaca 3 жыл бұрын
It delivers on the folklore and myth of the swis alps culture by letting you shoot and fight your way through its cool gallery of monsters
@thrrax
@thrrax 6 ай бұрын
I find it funny that there's no running water for the kitchen, but the bathroom has a faucet sink and a functioning toilet reservoir that refills with... water. If you can do plumbing for the toilet, you can do for the kitchen.
@CloudlessStudio
@CloudlessStudio Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite horror games. I played it over two nights in a dark room when my gf and kids were asleep. Brought me back to the times when I was younger playing Slender and other scary games all night!
@alexandras3596
@alexandras3596 3 жыл бұрын
Ah the Swiss, makers of good cheese, chocolate, and now horror too!
@philliph.dunwich1189
@philliph.dunwich1189 3 жыл бұрын
Just finished this game on PS4! It’s good to see this game is gaining traction so quickly, it deserves it. Most fun I’ve had with a title in years!
@ItsYaBoiV
@ItsYaBoiV 3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful language. You can hear shared roots with other nearby languages, and yet it's unlike any I've heard before. I love games like this, that are created by small groups, and that use their history, folklore, plus the creator's own experiences growing up in these places. Darkwood shares this kind of development, and it's such a good game. It fills me with such a strong desire to travel, which is amusing, considering these are supposed to be horror games. Another example is Murkwood in The Hobbit. Tolkien was inspired by the black forest in Germany, and even though he paints it as a sea of trees full of danger (and huuuuuge spiders) I have always wanted to see it for myself. 😆
@Megasteakman
@Megasteakman 2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, I actually did the same thing in the end with the grandfather's home. I wonder who else did that?
@98Clank98
@98Clank98 Жыл бұрын
having actually done what you said and stopped to play the game before watching the video, im now curious to hear your takes on the plot, themes, and symbolism of the game. it feels so dense, even the various endings have such interesting implications.
@RhiDElton
@RhiDElton Жыл бұрын
I would absolutely love the full analysis of this!
@TheMovingEye
@TheMovingEye 3 жыл бұрын
Saw a "first look" video of the first 20 minutes and bought the game immediately after that. You can really feel the love the Devs put into this game.
@Crane_feather
@Crane_feather 3 жыл бұрын
How you pronounced graubünden and znüni was just great!
@RagnarRoxShow
@RagnarRoxShow 3 жыл бұрын
Yussss! :) (that makes me happy to hear)
@himane1457
@himane1457 3 жыл бұрын
Ok this clicked when you entered the painting, I really want to watch more but I know I shouldn’t. I’ll definitely be getting this soon
@razzledazzle4934
@razzledazzle4934 3 жыл бұрын
Just played...and was pleasantly surprised. One of my favorites now
@jamesrule1338
@jamesrule1338 Жыл бұрын
Finally watching this video a year later after starting it, immediately stopping it to play Mundaun, then getting so wrapped in the game I forgot about this video until today when I decided to look through the backlog of videos to see if I've missed any.
@Авасн
@Авасн 3 жыл бұрын
I don't know why but rumansch sounds like a latin speaker speaking german
@fightstance
@fightstance 3 жыл бұрын
that is pretty close to what rumansch actually is. It is a dialect that developed in a german (alemannic) speaking area, because roman soldiers spoke latin in these parts. Today's rumansch is "bastard-latin" if you'd like.
@NoLiveking87
@NoLiveking87 3 жыл бұрын
@@fightstance As a German I can "guess" some words, but it still sounds like an entirely different language to me. But well, on the other side the same goes for some of our own German accents. If you learn German and wander off to saxony or Bavaria, you will have a hard time understand anything from people, speaking a hard regional accent :b
@raphaelott5907
@raphaelott5907 3 жыл бұрын
Even some Swiss German words are the same but rumantsch is spoken by a very low amount of Swiss citizen.
@Yoshi-vq3og
@Yoshi-vq3og 2 жыл бұрын
@@fightstance actually, rumantsch "grew up" with a celtic surrounding. All the german came way later. but now you can really see the german, for example: aber, bustab (buchstabe), uham (umhang) and so on
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