Observer - Story Explained

Hello everyone, and welcome to the next installment of Lore and Order, where I unpack game lore and stories from games. In this one, we look at Bloober Team's Cyberpunk, Dystopian Futuristic Thriller Horror game, Observer.
Massive thanks to the Official Observer Wiki: observer.fandom.com/wiki/Obse...
CHAPTERS
Intro - 0:00
Plot - 0:59
What Really Happened? - 9:18
Adam & Daniel - 12:01
The Nanophage - 13:57
The Great Decimation - 16:23
National Board of Directors - 18:36
The Fifth Polish Rep - 20:30
ALL MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND
ALL GAME FOOTAGE CAPTURED BY MYSELF ON PC
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Blood Siren story explained!

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He’s so good! Absolutely love his content :)

[@pescimist]

Real

[@silenthero2795]

Woah. The backstory alone is more interesting than the main story itself.

[@GamingHarryYT]

Yeah imagine a spin off game which covered the span of the war. That would be awesome.

[@BEASTMAN992]

@@GamingHarryYT that WOULD be awesome

[@christiancleofas7451]

@@GamingHarryYT I want to believe that this, and Cyberpunk 2077 is somewhat set in the same universe

[@claudiapatriciamouramarche7881]

​@@BEASTMAN992kinda like spec opps the line but with even more horror

[@botikiss8747]

​@@christiancleofas7451 i think it is

[@ferrievanvliet8043]

This game has so much lore, it's almost criminal to not release a sequel or another game set in the same universe. It's perfectly scratching that dark-noir, sci-fi/cyberpunkish itch that I oh so love.

[@durkburk4801]

Absolutely, I have yet to find something that hits just as right as Observer does.

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@@durkburk4801 try soma

[@MrRAGE22]

Bloober team is underrated

[@moxy2511]

If you like that I recommend some polish post apo writers, we have quite a lot.

[@vmac8972]

If they did it could be a potential banger and possibly add kind of a more open-world element instead of being confined to a single apartment building and sanctuary. Multiple cases in different districts of Krakow, Poland, possibly even add an in-game cinematic each time you traverse from one location to another in your vehicle just so you can see the lights, people, and just soak in the vibes until you get to your next case going back through claustrophobic alleyways and hotel hallways, abandoned buildings or something. I don't know just a thought.

[@BoSPaladin-102]

I'm pretty sure one of the main reasons why an Observer isn't allowed to carry and use firearms is due to an incident that caused one veteran Observer to go on a killing spree at a shopping center which became known as the Royal Plaza Massacre that had caused Chiron and the FPR's National Board of Directors to enact the Disarmament Act for Observers to not be allowed to carry and use guns. I would go into more depth, but it gets weird so I don't want to confuse anyone too much.

[@johnlucas2838]

I really hate bodysnatching scenarios.... because it's one of my greatest fears even though it's really nonsensical as the only reason they could have snatched a body is if the brain was modified by the implants in this case the nanites within the blood stream. Though this makes me think of Ghost Runner where an important figure within the story makes A.I. copies of themselves that want or need a physical body.

[@nateriver5936]

unfortunately, thats what gonna happen in the future.. maybe not the body snatch.. but identity thief, like "raising you back from the dead", make your new self based on data from your lifetime.. that why privacy is very important.

[@emitizmo7456]

Back in the 60s they inserted electrodes into a bull and remotely operated it so imagine what can be done today.

[@Jellybean_x]

I mean they are already bringing people "back from the dead" due to "advanced CGI" for example Clint Eastwood I believe it is, his "rights" to his own image ended last year [I think after celebs die, they can have around 100 years before they become "public property"] so they are planned/making old western movies with him in again because of this... Honestly it's crazy that we don't even hold our own rights to our image anymore

[@Arcon1337]

Erm, might want to avoid SOMA. That'll really fuck your mind up.

[@darkroninmarvel]

Man I miss Rutger Hauer. He won't be lost like tears in the rain

[@BoSPaladin-102]

Yeah, the "time to die" line in Blade Runner gets me every time.

[@simonregan471]

My reading is that everything you see after getting into the Sanctuary pod is a mix of VR and hallucination induced by AI-Adam. So there's not really a quarantine hotel above Sanctuary and Daniel isn't infected. This is strongly suggested because during this whole last part of the game Daniel's vision modes don't work, just like during the dream sequences.

[@anneshen2585]

Hurrah more Harry Lore! Sorry to hear about KZbin flagging your Mortuary Assistant video hope they don't do anything silly to this one. Really enjoy your vids, they're always well-researched and it's obvious how much effort you put into making them. Thanks as always :)

[@apoloWND]

Aside the video, "Lore and Order" is such a cool name for the series

[@FirstnameLastname-qc3xx]

Harry is the modern day video game historian we all needed.

[@LeoFieTv]

When you start the game with this incredible intro sequence where Dan narrates the "In the time of your life, live" monologue by William Saroyan and the music and the evocative images and it's just so good and then the single synth note that makes you thing immediately of Blade Runner. Such a shame! As if we needed that. We are already thinking of Blade Runner, because it's cyberpunk. And because it's Rutger Hauer. But Observer really didn't need to remind us of other media. It stands on it's own very well. But on the other hand it's nice to have a cyberpunk game with some actual understanding of economics. It's really important in that genre specifically.

[@GamingHarryYT]

I agree with all of what you said

[@moxy2511]

Polish post apo fiction is hard to understand and explain We have great writers and I simply know how complicated the lore can Get sometimes (Like war backstory and other) you did amazing job as always, i love watching you grow and working hard to generate more and more incredible content.

[@chucklebutt4470]

I really liked this game and started it probably 3 times but never finished it when it got super weird with the hallways and stuff. oh god and the sneaking missions! ThEY ARe The WORST lol. Good video dude!

[@ninjaface598]

I played this game a few weeks back, and I got bored of it after about 2 hours. So I'm glad that you made a video on it to explain what happened in the story

[@akulaasonen1065]

This is crazy, I've watched almost every instalment of this series and suddenly you release video on one of my favourite indie horror games.

[@seeeliwww]

Just finished this game right now . Man this game fucked up my mind lol

[@RedfernInkanina]

I remember watching someone's walkthrough of this years ago, so when this came up, it was like a flash to the past. I absolutely adore this game, even though it's a bit drawn-out. Thank you Harry!

[@E3AloeLi]

The birds do work for the bourgeoisie

[@JaysHideout]

I don’t really comment on videos often, but I needed to tell you keep up the good work! I really enjoy what you bring to KZbin

[@Puggygod12]

Thanks Harry for the Observer it's one of the game I wanted to know about because of the lore

[@prodPavka]

Love how you get into pretty much every aspect of the game. I'm really glad I found out about you.

[@Rick_Dixon]

The organ farming with the pig in the basement hooked up on drugs and put into VR was my favorite part of the game

[@zuser]

I was excited for this deep-dive, thank you for conducting the "investigation" of this game in great detail c:

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You should have a 1millon subscribers, you have great content

[@jakflex1234]

I’m getting cyberpunk feels from this game kinda dope!

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your voice is not only soothing but omg do you go in depth i come to your channel for every dive into horror games. i’m obsessed. keep up the great work i’ll for sure follow you over to odessey ♥️

[@apple8464]

You are living the best life my man, creating lore videos of horrors games to a rapt audience. Keep it up!

[@alonitzik447]

Finished the game just yesterday, what a masterpiece. Your analysis really helped putting all the pieces together as this story is indeed - COMPLEX :)

[@tyerellcooper9555]

Love your lore vids you give a very detailed explanations of the games your play, I have a hard time sitting through vids like these cuz I get bored easily but you make it a lot easier and the facts are easy to remember and keeps track of

[@Joy4everM0RE]

This was either the last or one of the last parts Rutger Hauer played/voiced.

[@Sevastiel]

I half thought this game was a fascinating fever dream for the longest time. This brings back memories of watching my favorite streamer play through it, there'd only ever be 1-4 of us in chat but it was a wonderful time. Such a brilliant game, and I love how much environmental storytelling there is all around. We'd theorize during pauses or smokebreaks on so many little things, and I'm surprised to see we weren't even all that far off the mark!

[@YH-vj2xr]

Thank you, I appreciate all the effort done in making this video.

[@blazingflame5674]

Love these kinds of things. Such a good channel.

[@dantauche7917]

I've never heard of this game but MAN does it look amazing!! Thanks for covering it!!

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These are always so well made! Amazing as usual, love it! ✌🏻

[@Zdiot]

Awesome video as always man I can sit and hear you explain anything for hours on ends

[@TheIstellar]

Dude ... best lore video so far ... couldn't take my eyes off the screen even for a sec >.

[@lexyp155]

🤩 insane video output, thanks Harry for all the cool videos!

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Oh hell ya finally! Been waiting for this bad boy to drop. Thanks for the Upload Harry

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Give this man some love and support everyone. Excellent videos I absolutely adore watching this channel specifically over others. Thank you so much for your content.

[@keithbaker1951]

Hell yes! Very excited for this!!! Thank you!

[@noahmorrison2123]

Yes! I had considering messaging you about covering this game! Thank you so much!

[@jaredrobinson7071]

You do a really good job on your videos. Please keep making them.

[@jiltedarts]

Just made my day.... keep them coming.

[@umbradomini]

Love your content. A deep dive on the lore would be fantastic.

[@nealyoung30862]

Awesome to wake up to one of your vids! Keep up the good work 👌

[@jeffb-c]

Great Video. Absolutely loved the visuals in this game, both the graphics and the horror/psychedelic imagery. The segments with the warble-y cyborg monster always brought the experience down tho

[@mysticalplatypus87]

Awesome video, love the format

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I just enjoy everything about your videos.

[@pandapancakes37]

Fantastic video as usual thanks!!

[@adamhebert5365]

Excellent stuff, as always. Gonna be cool watching your channel cruise past half a million subs.

[@benlin1526]

I played the game, but having you explain it made things much more comprehensible.

[@abovee7103]

Another banger from Harry, glad to see it

[@Jahsizzl9]

You are great Keep it up Harry. I love these lord videos.

[@APerson863]

Always fun when the totally great company names itself after a character that is most often associated with death.

[@ChibiViolin]

You're thinking of Charon the ferryman. Chiron was a centaur and quite well regarded in greek mythology.

[@argirisrousis]

Reminds me of Deus Ex in a more creepy way. Deus Ex has a lot of lore even past the main story with many little stories uncovered through emails. I would love to see a video on Human Revolution and Mankind Divided from you!

[@jaredrobinson7071]

Observer was a good game, Only played it once, don't really have any intention to play it again, but it is worth playing.

[@richardremillard4451]

Very good video game explanation! I enjoyed it.

[@eastcow]

i love lore and foundflix horror and mystery movie channel. but slow content n found yours and delighted. u had amazing work and really feel your passion. i enjoy all ur analysis and work like a movie. heck better than a movie, i wish can boost your channel to millions. u r way too underrated. while lots channels focus on drama trend and boringness. yours bring real content to people like me who doesn’t like playing horror buy love story and lore, thanks so much for your work! 🎉❤ update: like others said. ur criminally underrated, ur talent deserved more spotlight. this is what utube should be made off instead of drama content. ur work is breathe taking! haha great work!

[@Prplex.]

Man cyberpunk stuff is so cool

[@mackdigest]

The birds work for the bourgeoisie

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

Thanks for the explanation. I remember watching a let's play of this and they never finished it

[@daniell1483]

I remember hearing about this game and it looked promising, but seemed to disappear and I never saw it again. Good to finally see what became of this interesting concept.

[@sgt.castor7422]

Keep up the good work comrad.

[@gorman2040]

Great work, I really appreciated this content, thanks for creating it. My only comment would be disclosing your sources of information so we can check where the information came from (outside of the game).

[@aaronjasper5813]

Gahdamn I'm early, great video as always Harry!

[@F3arDragon]

Not gonna lie this wakes up my intrested for sci fi again

[@amaccurzero]

Very interesting video. Thanks. I just finished the game and I wanted to know more about it.

[@chrisger.4786]

And I was just thinking about watching lore videos and bam this comes on my recommendation feed

[@thevoicesaregettinglouder16]

This game is criminally underrated

[@satiricgames2129]

Another amazing video

[@into_the_flood_again]

Great video. The lore in this game is pretty rich, but I was pretty disappointed on my playthrough because it's so disjointed and unclear. I pieced most of the narrative and lore together, but it took enough effort trying to decipher it that it took me out of the immersion.

[@afallen1382]

Another great vid

[@podfuk]

I played Observer and shortly after Soma, few winters ago, both games are superb and both messed my head with so many toughts and what if's ;)

[@rachelcarter9455]

Cant believe Ive never heard of this game. The aesthetics are on point and the story is interesting too

[@bozomckhonk1916]

I always thought the pigeons were a blade runner reference as Dan is portrayed and voiced by Rutger Hauer lol

[@TheWintersoldier45]

The FoundFlix of gaming. Keep up the good work brohan.

[@anduinwrynn2954]

Phenomenal job!

[@haydenwilkinson1462]

I've been excited for this ever since you and now it's you'll be doing this video, I'm not a big fan of Bloober Team (I'm not happy they working on a silent Hill) but this game. Rutger Hauer is in my opinion, great in this RIP but I'm big fan cyberpunk genre so this games light up even if it's basically a Blade runner game

[@rifflerunderhill7006]

Such dense storytelling. And I could totally see Disney hiring a private security (military) force. To protect itself, you know? *cough*

[@nairwastaken8538]

I heckin’ love Gaming Harry

[@brunovenancio8783]

Nice! Thank you!

[@TevyaSmolka]

Great job man

[@munihousen123]

Loved this game. The pigeons were epic! So many. Flying into shit. Also the the pig hooked up to the VR. lol Additionally, one of the scenes where all the people are moving really fast and blurred, maybe in an office setting, was really well done.

[@infidelkastro]

This game was such a sleeper for me. Ran out of things to play. Turned this on. After a few attacks of motion sickness and some Gravol, I was back in the game. It keeps you highly invested, even if it's slowly making you want to throw up. There is a point of no return and I ended up missing a bunch of content, so need to brace my stomach/brain and head back in at some point. RIP Rutger Hauer

[@ak-ub1ym]

Anyone notice how AI Adam looks like Medusa with all those wires flying around😳 Chiron was Greek immortal who trained other heroes kinda weird seeing em as a villain here 😅

[@dinkIebot]

Great video, you should do one on prey in the future!

[@tg4463]

Just finished the game and that was an awesome experience.

[@AFoxInFlames]

So many Daniel's and Ethan's in videogames.

[@Ookiedookiefart]

LOVE YOUR VIDS

[@XxEvilghostxX1]

OH GOD YES! I haven't watched the video yet but this is actually the first horror game I've ever played and it scared the shit outta me, couldn't even finish it! I kept an eye on my laundry machine for quite some time after that.

[@rococoblue]

Finally! A "game" that both references myself and inevitably 😏😈👍.

[@christianbarranon]

Great video

[@ChibiViolin]

I'm honestly surprised your channel name isn't Lore and order. Its such a good name.

[@AbsolAhm]

This is such a beautiful game

[@WilliamBrinkley45]

This game is a hidden gem

[@Ghaleon]

Hey, Harry. Amazing video as always!! To create your lore series, do you play everything while recording THEN edit/script everything?

[@HandfulofComments]

Lore time!!! Yay!!!

[@LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOME]

We are living in the Great Decimation times...that is far scarier than anything in this game.

[@gravestoneXD2]

I wish she'd get a sequel to this game a bit bigger maybe like the deus ex games with open levels to be a detective or like a the darkness video game with hub levels between more linear detective sections.