NO PLAYERS ONLINE - Nitro Rad

You log into an empty multiplayer map, and strange things start to occur. No Players Online is a horror game that explores an eerie lonely side of multiplayer level design.
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[@NitroRad]

CORRECTION: The A in ARG stands for alternate, not augmented. My big dumb mouth said the wrong word, and I somehow didn't catch it in the edit. Oops!

[@blueseven6116]

it says for me that this video came out 1 minute ago and this comment was posted 12 hours ago

[@mortis.y2]

you no dumb we love you nitro papi :)

[@FlamingFoxProd]

You big dum dum poopy mouth said dum dum poopy things

[@FRAMANDUDE]

I remember Hacknet having a ARG part

[@ShinoSarna]

ARG can stand for Augmented Reality Game, but in that context it refers to something like Pokemon GO.

[@zedc6072]

'Honey, I'm dying... my last wish... is that you put my soul in a Quake 3 Arena map...'

[@dianaberlin4767]

Where you got my will from?

[@Xandern91]

Gamer life.

[@bearandthebull2372]

Would have chosen payday 2 personally,but everyone has their preference I guees.

[@gabbyprincip1575]

that story about those quake 3 bots growing sentient and becoming pacifist over the span of a few years was a much better story tbh

[@MegaDeathRay10]

“A really shitty one”

[@viniciusgomes5147]

The atmosphere seemed so eerie and chilling, then the game hits you with some creepypasta tier bullshit plot and everything is ruined.

[@toaster9922]

I agree.

[@niclasneziru1854]

The typical case of a game with great atmosphere and buildup only to be ruined by a bogus plot and awful writing

[@yukisohma19]

This so hard. This about many games including A Scanner Sombre

[@rarm5899]

Vinícius Gomes It felt like a dumb creepy pasta plot from the start from it kinda hinging on the player acting unrealistic and in this case just keep wandering around an empty map.

[@cyanic3148]

and everything is -ruined- ENHANCED *creepypasta tier bullshit for life*

[@generalcheezitz325]

I can’t wait for the sequel “NO HOT SINGLES IN YOUR AREA”

[@number1connieconversefan]

a true nightmare :0

[@HQ_Default]

Swipe right to raise the dead

[@12ealDealOfficial]

You can play that sequel right now in the city I live in.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Me when I enable adblock.

[@ZSquaredPlusC]

So real life

[@darktrey50]

The game went from cool and creepy to "I TRAPPED MY WIFE'S SOUL IN A VIDEO GAME1!!1!"

[@speedy932key4]

I agree, it would have been better without the cliche plot twist

[@Lowkas]

Exactly. That completely shattered my immersion and i pretty much laughed out loud and got it over with lmao

[@TheFantasticJoe]

Yeah, I actually rolled my eyes when it turned out that's what this game was. It's like a mediocre creepypasta from the early 2010s in playable form. It's well-made but it's completely hollow and uninspired imo.

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Bro, it could happen! Souls get trapped in things all the time, brah! But yeah, you're right lol. Should have made it a little more mysterious, like you learn the game was being developed with code provided by some weird guy into some fringe occult shit. The other guys developing the game with him didn't know it at first because the guy kept to himself and worked from his home. You find out the details of their fate as you dig into the mystery that provides enough detail to be horrific yet not too much as to explain everything since the powers at work are beyond comprehension. Anything as long as it doesn't involve soul mining! There's so many stories of this nature that it seems those pesky souls are just so hard to keep track of that it's the equivalent of losing a set of keys or something. Like, you play a weird game then go to check all your pockets in a frenzy until you find you still have your soul and breathe that intense sigh of relief: "Whew! For a minute there I thought I dropped my soul! Haha!"

[@shizotypical]

Sounds like another isekai anime. "That time I trapped my wife's soul in a video game"

[@vahlok1426]

If it weren't for the "Mah' wife's ghost is in the game and I wanna resurrect her" plot then I would like this way more.

[@squareunderscoremelon]

i agree

[@kokochydaios]

I uh Kinda agree, it does seem silly.

[@twilightvulpine]

I think this kind of setting could complement a more technological sort of horror, like abandoned bots gone sentient and mad.

[@coolbrotherf127]

I felt the same. It's very cliche for a "mysterious thing" someone found to have a ghost.

[@vahlok1426]

@@twilightvulpine Yeah like that, or maybe if they could accomplish it make it so the monster is just another player, but you both look like horrible shadow creatures to one another. A generic ghost story is so bland for something so promising.

[@b0mdiggidee]

...so I says, “that’s not a video game, that’s my wife!”

[@mistasfavouritememory2966]

Bomdiggidee lmfao

[@vyrus2]

hahahah amazing

[@mikeoxlong1395]

"I didn't videogame my wife." "There was a man... he had a mechanical keyboard."

[@jasonvorhees1352]

Yer fond of me lobster aint ye

[@glowkirby]

"AHAHA!"

[@TinPrince]

I think the only problem with this was making the story overly paranormal. I imagine it would have been more impactful if we didn't know the origin of the other player. The fairly cheesy idea of a game that can raise the dead is a bit much for me.

[@Gat720Dua]

It does sound similar to those creepypasta's about haunted games.

[@dono5529]

honestly it would’ve been better if it was about a cpu or something that gained sentence. imagine being aware of your surroundings and basically being god but you’re trapped in a dinky 90s FPS game for the rest of eternity, and one day someone finally joins the server.

[@kaiviru]

@@dono5529 sounds like vinesauce's video about Active Worlds. I have actually thought of making a short story like that but haven't gotten around it because i don't know nearly as much about programing to make it feel realistic.

[@jonathangoodwin5609]

The problem is how the game did it. Adding paranormal stuff is fine, but it was done badly,comes across as random and nonsensical.

[@TinPrince]

@@jonathangoodwin5609 what ruins it imo is that by adding in other active human characters you remove the main hook of the game. You're not alone against an unknown paranormal entity, you're working alongside another person against something that gets explained to you. It could have worked if you found things left behind by the guy character rather than him actively talking to you.

[@Znewts]

The ARG aspect of the game IS the multiplayer.

[@NitroRad]

Damn, food for thought

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

...huh. At least in a meta sense yeah

[@XwX1001]

O0O !!!

[@monkeymage1016]

Yeah, that’s why it said “you can’t see the other players” in the dev log

[@XwX1001]

@@monkeymage1016 Clever!

[@toaster9922]

I remember watching a Vinesauce stream where vinny explored an abandoned 90s MMO called “Active Worlds”, the atmosphere and vibe of that entire experience was scarier than most horror games I see today. At a certain point he finds what’s thought to be an old NPC, but it’s a veteran player who saw him streaming and decided to login for one final roleplay. I highly recommend watching that stream on KZbin because it’s amazing. I feel like it might have influenced this game.

[@antontehgamer3436]

That stream was really damn good indeed. I was really hoping people were gonna make games that explored that concept, and while I think this game has some rather big flaws and doesn’t really explore the concept to its full potential, it’s still a pretty good start.

[@GameDevYal]

The follow-up stream 1 year later where Vinny interviews the server admin for an hour also is a really interesting watch, they talk about what the point of keeping the game active after everyone stopped playing it is (which ends up being about the meaning of life & friendship and some other deep stuff).

[@nephyxutune]

I think that game had a cult thing going on inside of it. I think NightmareExpo made a vid on it.

[@Ser_Salty]

@@nephyxutune That was Worlds, which Vinny also did play several years ago.

[@Kirbo4004]

Funny, I'm coming from a vinesauce stream where he played this very game.

[@junkmail103]

Seriously, what’s with extremely interesting horror/thriller scenarios being ruined by a creepy pasta plot.

[@kevincastro1927]

@Mai Nyigguh more like internet nerds not knowing what a good plot is

[@keemstarkreamstar7069]

Kenai 93 Ah yes, the cliche ghost in the machine type trope is excellent writing, especially when a character explains to you the plot through a copy pasta.

[@keemstarkreamstar7069]

That guy I doubt “internet nerds” plural is referring to the dev, which I think is just a single person.

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

its an interesting scenario executed with cheap horror, missed opportunities, an arg made just to make the game somewhat interesting, and an overall, SHIT story.

[@oddluck4180]

Its mostly a case of people not knowing how to have a good pay off for a good set up.

[@luismoralesacevedo3100]

They should make a mod called, no no players online. And it’s an actual multiplayer FPS using the games engine and models

[@the_verTigO]

@UCrthK0fi6kf6xVow1UPaQ_Q Double negatives exist but just "players online" is still the the better title.

[@Kullen64]

Franciszek Rychlewicz No, that’s stupid. They meant just a competitive FPS game.

[@Kullen64]

the_verTigO Nah, they should just give the game an actual name like Tremor or something (nod to Quake).

[@luismoralesacevedo3100]

Kullen64 That’s a really good idea

[@luismoralesacevedo3100]

Franciszek Rychlewicz Not what I meant, but that’s also a really good idea

[@Epicman2010]

The game's pretty short I delivered 2 flags and then the developer told me to stop playing so I did.

[@kittykat5090]

oop

[@theyhaventfedmesince]

One star

[@Lafflefalafel]

It would've been better if they did something involving the other servers like if you press a button on one map, a door opens on another one and it becomes like a puzzle game or something idk

[@personman2454]

It’s honestly a shame. This whole thing is really cool and well made, other than the dead wife trapped in a game thing. I think most people in the comments have already ragged on that, so I won’t other than agree that it was very unnecessary. Having John be more cryptic and not exposition dump could’ve made this concept at least still work. Have the ARG involve discovering his secrets or something. That could’ve been infinitely more fun. I hope the Developer continues to do stuff like this, because damn this whole ARG is cool as hell.

[@niclaswa5408]

and the scariest part of the story is that WE where YOU and you became SKELETON and WROTE THIS💀

[@wienerschnitzel1739]

I love that video, it’s hilarious

[@niclaswa5408]

Truest Chad finally someone who got the reference!

[@liketocodev]

I threw my playstation across the room

[@WoobooRidesAgain]

bu wait if u was me an i am skeleston and u rite dis an am me THEN WHO WAS PHOEN?!?!

[@FazerGS]

The premise of this game is amazing but the execution is what disappointed me. Having played it before this video, I was disappointed that it didn't really capture the feel of what it's like to play the MP modes of Half Life: Opposing Force or Team Fortress: Classic on empty servers nowadays. If the game was made to be more believable as a game (realistic UI, level design that actually made sense, etc.) would have really sold the game to me. The "wife's spirit" twist also made me roll my eyes when I played.

[@BigBenlolz]

The loneliness feeling when you accidentaly enter an empty server is so relatable, making a horror game out of it wouldve been impressive on its own, let alone a whole ARG

[@reviathan3524]

This was how I felt when I played Half Life multiplayer when i was 7. Back then, my grandparents house didn't have internet. So the LAN maps are empty. Me and my cousins just run around in the maps shooting at nothing for hours. But sometimes we felt like we were watched.

[@twilightvulpine]

Looking forward for ghost wife's Twitch channel

[@Luka-Noctiluka]

"Mario has logged in."

[@mikeockhurts904]

I T S A M E M A R I O

[@tarniabook3076]

No, not again!

[@pikopiko6717]

@@mikeockhurts904 O N T H E P S 4 *WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO*

[@glowkirby]

*army of marios chase after you*

[@kittykat5090]

_oh fuck-_

[@difty-dift]

I also want a fully realized version of this concept, with a little less immersion breaking paranormal shenanigans

[@BlueBlur-et7cp]

I love how the game's name is "NO PLAYERS ONLINE" while the game is designed to be solved by a community.

[@squidyy2k]

I was once playing tf2 at like 4am last summer and I booted into a two fort lobby with no other players. This game really does capture that creepy feeling of being alone. Although I did use it to get some achievements while I was in there

[@gimok2k5]

There is also a machinema from years and years ago about that: Ignus Solus.

[@Specter053]

Oh no, you died after playing the VHS :( Press F for Antman

[@deadchannellol8529]

F

[@whyudoit4009]

You reposted on the WRONG SANDVICH!

[@_pulstar]

F

[@Dr.Strangelewd]

I remember seeing this game and really liking the premise, but then I found out it goes full on NES Godzilla creepypasta and instantly lost all interest.

[@sillysurgeon]

Perfect comparison hahah

[@senorbones1869]

Yeah Iknow the actual creepypasta wad great till the ending.

[@ped3752]

NES Godzilla was pretty great tbh

[@Sarah-ib4nr]

At least the NES Godzilla creepypasta's ending was so ridiculous that it went back to being good, unlike the "my wife's ghost is trapped in the game" bullshit witch I've seen allot of in creepypasta just made my eyes roll

[@johndinklis6174]

Oh man, that brought back a ton of memories. Wasn't there a sequel to that creepypasta? It seemed fairly decent and avoidant of the typical paranormal pitfalls from the little there was.

[@FromHerotoZeroYT]

Geez, I've always had some kind of weird fear of being alone in a Counter Strike or Battlefield server, there's just something really eerie about it. If I played this back when it first came out it'd probably scare the shit out of me lol

[@gamemaniac2013]

There's a whole thing about this feeling in psychology I think? They're called Liminal Spaces, and the gist is these places (airports, convenience stores, etc) exist only --in relation to something else, that being the prescense of people,-- EDIT: small correction, they exist only as inbetweens of other places. Stairwells are included here too. They aren't places you're supposed to be, just places you stop at before you go to where you were actually heading for. So when these places are empty the brain freaks out and starts slamming buttons because something isn't right.

[@reviathan3524]

This was how I felt when I played Half Life multiplayer when i was 7. Back then, my grandparents house didn't have internet. So the LAN maps are empty. Me and my cousins just run around in the maps shooting at nothing for hours. But sometimes we felt like we were watched.

[@jopiluis3382]

@@gamemaniac2013 Yooo that's super interesting! At first I thought you were talking about another similar effect that happens but with videogames; for example, in Minecraft and Super Mario 64; worlds so big that your brain can't understand you're alone there, with more people; so it creates the sense of "another being" existing there... which turns out being double creepy hahah. All these things are so amazing, wish this game played more with it than the stereotypical "soul trapped in a videogame" premise

[@t850terminator]

Well, its a good thing cuz CS has bots.

[@NanaKyoto]

Games that go heavily on a retro, CRT aesthetic really takes me back, but at the same time, it can lead to a visual style that gives off a sense of uneasiness.

[@Diwasho]

It's always the 80's because everyone loves the 80's. SOME people like the 90's and everyone hates the 00's. Like seriously, it's 2020 and we should be on the 00's nostalgia wave right now but nope, nobody cares about the 00's. Still my favorite decade though, even though I was the 90's kid.

[@etzee666]

I feel 2000's is on its way in. 80s era nostalgia stuff is done to death at this point so the tides are gonna turn soon.

[@byungbin1395]

I love the 00's. Also We won't be getting "00's nostalgia" until mid to late 2020's. It's always 25 years in between "nostalgia waves". In the 70's people were nostalgic about the 50's, in the 80's people were nostalgic about the 60's and so on. Our time will come.

[@etzee666]

@@byungbin1395 without a doubt. If you look around now, there is already some media that pulls from that era. Ladybird is a film that comes to mind that was released some what recently and is set in 2002.

[@byungbin1395]

@@etzee666 That's great to hear! Can't wait to get sick of the 00's, though I doubt I'll have nostalgia for the 10's any time soon!

[@etzee666]

@@byungbin1395 so it goes lol

[@baconandx1858]

The game being “created” in the 80’s also pulls me out of the immersion as well.I like old school fps’ and this game looks like a Quake 1/2 game

[@RyanHollinger]

When THAT happened at 6:30 I fucking bailed

[@GmodPlusWoW]

*[Mario has logged in]*

[@arandomdoggo9923]

THIS IS NOT OKIE DOKEY

[@mryoutuber8797]

hey there

[@ibilesfighter3.16]

@@GmodPlusWoW *PTSD Kicks in*

[@FractalShoggoth]

Would love to see you take on video games for your channel. "The monster in front of me represents repression and sexual frustration. HOYEVER, I have a stick with a nail in it so it's going to die regardless."

[@skooptywooop1030]

This man literally just spent the whole opening describing what it's like to go to a playground at night.

[@IkesDaddelbox]

4:22 It looks like the walls are bleeding when you shoot them. That in and of itself is pretty unsettling to me.

[@polygonmatic465]

This game is literally the meme "I've won, but at what cost"

[@Keezawea]

this game kinda reminds me when Vinny played Active Worlds on stream. Nice vid, btw.

[@elliot_rat]

MAWIFE

[@artoriasabysswalker6006]

Hey Nitro, have you heard of a game named "Lost in Vivo" it's a horror game that seems to be inspired by Silent Hill. I found it pretty scary, but i'm kinda bad at dealing with those. It is available on Steam, although i don't know if it is in any other store. I would love if you could cover it, as you're a big Silent Hill fan.

[@yurimessiah]

Pyrocynical made a video on that game before, yeah?

[@dooppooter]

recommend lost in vivo too

[@lyndonfr]

Indiemaus also covered it.

[@bananasinfrench]

That game is amazing

[@DocDoesGamingYT]

"You can't play catch by yourself." Top ten reasons why dogs are superior to humans

[@JazzyWaffles]

"There's something oddly chilling about entering a space that's meant for multiple people to interact with each other, but while nobody's there." If I recall, it's called a *Liminal Space.* The eerieness of a location you aren't supposed to be in. It's a pretty neat phenomenon, I suggest you take a look into it!

[@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450]

The scripted stuff is shit, but it was an otherwise awesome ARG Edit: Except the “wife is dead must bring back :(((“ stuff

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

whats bad that it isnt a believable fps, you walk slow as fuck, even though in old fps games you were basically sonic, you also have only 1 crappy gun, and the map design is bad, i know that old fps certainly didnt have good design and were chaotic, but the map used in no players online is just.... ehhhh. theres also no hud whatsoever.

[@emmareiman64]

That image actually manages to genuinely upset me. So well done there Too bad it went onto become such a cliche creepypasta plot kinda thing. It could have been more. Instead of... That stuff, how about have the spirit lady thingie on your desktop, like the VHS, and you'd have to do stuff to get rid of it - but you'd probably have a time limit. Oh boy, now those get your adrenaline going

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

Got to drop everything, Nitro Rad uploaded.

[@kodyrowe-manns6360]

SpeeeeeedwaGONNNNNN

[@zyezukeru2333]

Oi Speedwagon

[@kodyrowe-manns6360]

@@zyezukeru2333 kek

[@serialgamer160]

I wasn't really expecting you to cover this one. Now I'm glad. Thank you, man

[@markoyamashitach]

Thanks for continuing to showcase Indy games and development James. It's appreciated and I'm sure they appreciate the exposure just as much.

[@colleenglanville8293]

"You Can't Play Catch By Yourself." *shows a clip of Millhouse throwing a frisbee all alone* Aw, poor Millhouse! 😭😭😭

[@MrProtjes]

Thanks so much for checking out my game. Excellent video and I really agree with a lot of the points you made! The confusing timeline with 90s games in 80s relics was definitely intentional just to screw with people ;)

[@junkmail103]

The wife looks like the “do you fart” fish lol

[@TheFantasticJoe]

This was such an interesting premise but as soon as it went 2010-era "the ghost of my dead wife" creepypasta territory it lost me.

[@kokochydaios]

You've never really covered games like this, and man, this is sooo good.

[@Mockthenerd]

No joke, I had this exact scenario happen to me in a nightmare many years ago. Interesting how it must be an idea had by a lot of people.

[@CeHee123]

I think the "Behind you!" is fitting. Its like an online game warning of an opponent coming for you since its about multiplayer.

[@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450]

Yeah, but then it makes it not scary lmao. It’s like saying “Look out! I’m about to scare you!”

[@CeHee123]

@@peppinoandweskerfriendsfor3450 I know. But in my head it makes sense in the context of an online game.

[@Nico-zt5jl]

FPS games tend to have a red indicator whenever you take damage indicating the direction you were damage from or just some sort of audio cue. Which would have made more sense in place of the text since I've never played let alone heard of a game that indicates an enemy approaching with big text.

[@CeHee123]

@@Nico-zt5jl My point was that it gives a warning. Although games like R6S have text to show the amount of players remaining so I was thinking along those lines.

[@dandyspacedandy]

I feel like that could be communicated in better ways. First thing that comes to mind is giving the ghost a gun like she were a proper player too. Lots of FPS games have this glowing red marker that tells you what direction a bullet came from when it hits you, so have the ghost shoot at the player once and indicate it's presence with the red marker, should startle the player enough to turn around themselves. *Edit:* this was already brought up, I'm 2 iq

[@calmweaver27]

Good lord. I must've watched like 3 different LPs and NONE of them figured any of this out. I was wondering how this video could've possibly been almost 18 minutes long and well damn. I got my answer. You're awesome dude, and stuff like this is EXACTLY why I'm subscribed to your channel.

[@redstreak9430]

The moment the dead wife thing hijacks the plot killed it. We were on the verge of greatness. We were this close.

[@thatguyontheinternet8320]

I really recommend you to check out Lost in Vivo. It's probably the best Silent Hill inspired video game out there at the moment, and it's also one of the scariest games I played in a long time.

[@Horrorfreak106]

This game reminds me when I was a kid and I would play Halo 2 all by myself and try to find ghosts in each map because I saw some shitty youtube videos claiming that there were lol

[@bakanakoroshiya7588]

"Arin... Is this a horror game?"

[@Xeo7]

Dude, I wish you covered more horror games. You do them so much more justice than pretty much anyone else I've ever watched. Breaking them down in-depth as to their reasoning for existing, breaking down what works and didn't work, etc. Keep up the great work, dude.

[@FearTheDeep]

What?! This had all this extra content? I've seen and heard many people talk about this game before but you're the first I've seen get this much progress in it! Everyone just stops at the spoopy CTF game.

[@Apetraits]

And then the wife ghost comes out the computer with hyper realistic blood with black eyes and It was really scary and I was all a dream but I still the had game in my computer ooooooooooo

[@GumitoGumito]

3:14 i hear that UNATCO theme playing in the background... Nitrorad is the definition of good taste

[@unknown-js1wh]

Nice

[@shen5533]

Walter

[@shikomizue7498]

You can say that again. I get a very specific feeling for each track from that game.

[@hexenh]

My vision is augmented

[@shikomizue7498]

@@hexenh It's the maintenance man, he knows I like ORANGE

[@Kain128]

This is bringing back the memories of trying to play custom Quake maps that aren't compatible with bot characters.

[@noahschiff247]

So I binged watched almost your entire channel very glad I was recommended I love all your videos :)

[@lostglaceon9274]

Hah! I just played this a little while back, nice to see you check it out! Your graphical criticism is very true though.

[@ToaderTheToad]

Huh, this does actually sound pretty well designed, kudos to them.

[@anmanarrative]

The ARG aspect is cool and I love how much crazy detail the developer went into with that aspect, but I agree with other people here; having his wife's soul stuck in the game is way less interesting than the initial premise of an empty mmo. I think Pagan: Autogeny does that concept much better.

[@TimidHinata]

Was pleasantly surprised to find it an arg! All the lets players who I watch play it didn't realize that much so I never got to see a lot of this cool digging parts. I love puzzle solving aspect of args but in that sense as this one has already been solved and is pretty much over I could see how it wouldn't give you as much of that satisfaction. Especially if you went into it expecting something else let alone ARGs not really being your thing. Still really happy you covered it or I would not have even known how in depth it was! Thank you!

[@kgblagden]

All of those ARG elements kinda seem needless. I think if the focus was just on making the experience of playing an empty map with this unknown presence stalking you the entire time it could've been WAY more then the sum of its parts. Maybe a bigger map with an AI controlling the enemy that slowly makes it's presence known as you score points, from a shadow in the corner of your eye maybe halfway through just to give you enough time to settle in and really believe this is just an empty map to an actively aggressive force by the end. Maybe a couple extra maps too? Like three maps and only one of them is haunted, that one being the CTF map with the other ones being deathmatch maps. You could throw some easter eggs in those extra maps that maybe you could find through something you learn by beating the main map.. ok I'll quit my rambling now... I just feel like the concept could've been more then "punch in a bunch of different numbers and codes" which is already kind of a cliche in ARGs as it is, and with no real story to really justify the reason for these codes it all kinda seems pointless. I think that time could've been spent making the actual "game" part of it better.

[@LostStarzOfTheSky]

I personally would like to see a quake mod that does something like this

[@rubywolf5296]

Honestly, this concept would of worked better as an anthology with each game being a different map having its own dark twist, which the player unwittingly comes across. I wouldn't have provided any explanations or grand narrative neither, sometimes there are no answers to the unknown, outside the ones we come up with ourselves.

[@mp-lily7908]

My list of ideas for tweaks to the game: 1. Change the setting to the 90s because that's more realistic. 2. Give the game a proper intro sequence or homepage or something hyping it up as a multiplayer game. 3. Delay the second player's arrival, instead of being immediately after the flag is captured, if possible make it a random amount of time? 4. Add a bit more of a UI, make the game look a little more complete. 5. Make the second player a _second player-_ instead of garbled symbols for a name(a clear indication of "oh shit") make it a bunch of numbers(which could be used as a passcode later in the game?), more plausible for another player but still gives the "huh, that's odd" vibe. Give them a normal player model, with a twist- perhaps they're solid black with weird eyes, or distorted in a way? And give them the ability to shoot at you. Instead of this "behind you" shit it should give you, say, a damage indicator, or play a shot sound that sounds like it's from behind. 6. The whole dead wife thing is too damn cliche. Just...no.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Oh my god I love how smart you are like in the intro, that description was so beautiful and perfect it was amazing. This game is also an incredible idea which I absolutely love.

[@geminialice3218]

The "Why do you _____ me?" and other "poems" are the lyrics of a song, the same song that was playing in the gramophone

[@jonathanharsh7434]

Out of curiosity, have you heard of the FAITH games? They're a pretty interesting couple of indie horror games that use pixel graphics, but are still really disturbing and legitimately terrifying at times. I highly recommend you check them out, I think you'd enjoy them, or at the very least find enough interesting ideas to make a video about.

[@AarenYASS]

I really love that you went into this game! so many people have played this game, but never gone beyond the original 1st game state. Even those that played "both endings" just left it at that. I'd love to see more stuff like this, super cool. -

[@megasocky]

I never realized there was more to this game beyond the first part

[@ultimadum7785]

Ya boi looks like he should be "screaming like a maniac" and simultaneously chugging powerchords and Jack Daniels. But we're viewing an alternate universe where hetfield reviews videogames

[@Kawber]

I wasnt expecting this but I'm not complaining

[@ejdj247]

Glad to see your channel grow over the years could say it's pretty rad 💯

[@DuskZiOXofficial]

This is the first video I saw from you, randomly recommended by youtube, and god am I glad that it was recommended, your videos and commentary are so amazing and nice to listen to, I could binge watch your videos all day without getting bored :) thank u nitro rad for making such amazing content

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

"You need more than one person to play them." Tell that to me back in like 2006/7 when he was playing Halo 2 maps by himself because he wasn't paying for online subscriptions yet. Despite never playing Halo online multiplayer myself until *4* came out, I still had fun dicking around in Zanzibar. ...I get the point and all, I'm just saying you make do with what you have.

[@HANCHANs]

Man, I've been here since 20K subs. Im so happy to see you reach over 200k. Keep up the good work!!

[@krownwave]

yo same here its awesome to see how he blew the fuck up im so happy for him

[@thechompymage6432]

Same.

[@619ver1]

Honestly i really like the base concept, though i imagine you can make it more interesting with something like an MMo, where the point is not the eariness of being alone but that normally you can not progress alone.

[@sinom]

3:30 about that. Really REALLY old games actually sometimes were stored on tapes. Not VHS, but still tape. That was back in the days of having to copy the code of a game word for word out of a magazine to play it though, so no fancy 3D graphics back then like this game has

[@DoctorTheo]

I didn't realize that this was so deep into it. I just thought that it just went as deep as the konami code. And now it's spoiled to me. But hey, now I have a lot more respect for this game. Previously I thought it was just a nice little indie game experiment. But now I think it's the bee's knees.

[@PhantomShadow224]

Hey Nitro, Can I suggest “Ghost Trick”, “Psychonauts”, or “Flower, Sun, and Rain” for a future video?

[@thechompymage6432]

Yes

[@CeHee123]

With Psychonauts 2 coming out now would definetly be the time.

[@PhantomShadow224]

C 123 I’m so happy the sequel is coming soon. But I’m worried that it’s gonna get overshadowed again just like how the first game was a hidden gem of the PS2/Xbox. Even the launch trailer at the 2018 GOTY awards, it quickly got overshadowed by the announcement of Persona 5 Joker in Smash Bros, MK11, and Crash Team Racing Nitro Kart Refueled. Also the Psychonauts VR game “rhombus of ruin” came and went and I didn’t even know it released 3 years ago. And supposedly Psychonauts 2 is coming out in March where it’s going to be buried under Doom Eternal, and Animal crossing: New horizons.

[@CeHee123]

@@PhantomShadow224 The game sold over a million when they put it on steam and modern xbox. It's become a cult classic so there's a good chance it will sell at least decently.

[@ravendraws4094]

What about any horror games for your phone?

[@PIXELISAK]

Yayyy a new Nitro Rad episode! I always get excited when you appear on my homepage!

[@Thepopcornator]

This video pretty much describes how I feel going to a movie theatre right now.

[@KatlikeRider]

So It's a game about playing a multiplayer game alone that is actually a singleplayer game that is played with a community of multiple people... Talk about meta.

[@MightyReeN]

Nitrorad at the beginning of the video: It's like doing something you do with multiple people, but you're alone. (Variant of your choosing)

[@tee_nanners]

Hi, I've never seen your videos before, you popped up in my recommended section and I thought I'd give you a whirl. Your video's opening absolutely worked, and the second you said "If you're interested in this, stop the video here and play blind." and so I did. I'm downloading it now. Thanks for doing what you do, man!

[@void67214]

Dude, I love the VHS trickery done in this game. That transition in EYE is honestly so creative. If I ever get into making games, they’d have something like that somewhere.

[@Jonnygunboy]

'86?? This sort of online game didn't come around till '98. Bit of a brain fart there. Edit : cool game tho

[@HarvoSpoon]

SMOL THEORY: after you complete soul transfer, john's dead wife is finally put to rest inside the game & stops haunting him... not wanting to disturb her again, john buries the game-rom in a mysterious place, in which several years later someone else discovered, created a non-haunted version of the old map, developed more stuff like grenades & different maps until "team flagman" was a full working game & was released to instant success, explaining why all the servers are full when you finish the game

[@DarknessMVP]

Love your videos watched all your silent hill videos. Helped me keep my mind of things in a very bad period of my life.

[@Sumschmuck]

Damn. I only saw this video, but even I felt a chill as you narrated the unknown presence in an empty room.

[@litewavegames3967]

Danny Sexbang loved this game I hear.

[@Moonbeam143]

He was spooked. 😛

[@elliot_rat]

did arin say it was too hard

[@MeBloxboy305]

I feel like you made the "playing catch by yourself" analogy too many times, every time after the second just made me sigh in annoyance. Like, we get it. No need to baby us through such a simple concept. I'm only saying this because I like your videos and want to see them improve in the future, no hard feelings.

[@juliewinchester1488]

There's a certain irony in playing an ARG about being in a multiplayer game with no other players... alone. This is a pretty interesting video. Personally, I don't mind playing multiplayer "alone" depending on the multiplayer. Like, I've done it on TF2 just to explore the maps for no other reason than the fact it's fun. Also, this kinda reminds me of the Herobrine creepypasta, which is basically the concept in reverse - finding there's another player in your world when you are playing single player.

[@Here4thelolz]

This game reminds me of playing Halo 3 back in the day, whenever i was alone making Forge maps there was always this eerie feeling like i wasn't alone, even tho i knew i was , it's weird.

[@davidwilson2916]

My biggest problem with the game overall is that it locks all of its most interesting concepts and set pieces behind layers and layers of pointless busywork - nothing breaks your immersion in a horror game than being forced to run around aimlessly until you get tired and just look up a guide. The best part of the game, for me anyway, was those initial few minutes. Walking around an empty multiplayer map while chilling sounds and weird visuals bombard you is legitimately interesting - I just wish there was more for me to get involved with without needing to jump through all these ridiculous hoops.

[@Niborino9409]

I really enjoy your horror game reviews. I feel a sense of dread throughout each that makes me glued to the screen til the end of the review. :) Your narration is really gripping. That goes for all genres though, but I especially like the horror ones. :)

[@ZariWari]

ARGs are super fascinating to me and this video was hella entertaining to watch. I'd looooove to see you do more of them, Nitro!

[@CobaltGale]

God, this reminds me of when I was younger and my Uncle gave me his Xbox. Among other games I got was Halo 2, and I spent a crapton of time wandering around the multiplayer maps all on my own. That was a very surreal experience.