Playing the ORIGINAL Version of Phasmophobia THREE YEARS LATER (2020 Version)

Welcome back to the ORIGINAL Phasmophobia from 3 years ago! To celebrate the 3 year anniversary we are going back in time to see how much has changed! ENJOY!
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NOTE: This video was recorded on Phasmophobia update v0.174

[@curtisyue182]

I remember the old dilemma of getting a Professional Asylum on the map and going "Oooohh, am I brave enough to do this??"

[@SeriousGamerAlert]

Thank you for being a member for lord insym

[@trackz2cold]

do you guys know why they removed old asylum? that was my fave map back then

[@curtisyue182]

@trackz2cold Apparently it was considered too big. They redesigned it so it could be cut into sections and effectively be smaller during hunts.

[@LilB.B]

@@trackz2cold how. That was your favourite?

[@trackz2cold]

@@LilB.B yea + brownstone high school because of the atmosphere

[@matthaeusdecuiavia8637]

Insym: "It was so easy to play Phasmo" Also Insym: *gets absolutely murdered by a Revenant*

[@ElBicho92]

It was the most dangerous ghost in the game, you could loop the others, but no rev.

[@VanDerFenix]

It was a jumpscare

[@RoundShades]

yeah, in this version, rev was the only one that can outpace the player. in the newest version, any ghost with enough line of sight acceleration can outpace the player, along with 4 other ghosts naturally. The Rev was legitimately power-creep'd, and the buff it got was just to keep it remotely competitive with the rest. Rev is still the second easiest ghost to do Apocalypse Gold with.

[@matthaeusdecuiavia8637]

That's true. I remember the old rev. It still gives me good old memories when I play against it.

[@mreggs3731]

It is not his fault that he can't sprint.

[@meggydumplin]

imo the lobby from old phasmo was so much better 😭 it felt like your friends and you had gotten together a hodge-podge ghost hunting team to do investigation! The new one still has that feel but its missing the HEART u know?

[@sorsaemo]

yea old lobby was more casual, new lobby feels too serious :pp

[@Elgallo1107]

Not only that buts more filled out the new one is weird really bare bones

[@trackz2cold]

i remember ballin all the time until reaching 999

[@kimikothetanuki314]

No I don't. The old lobby is literally just a unity asset map

[@sansgaming607]

Lol my friend said the literally EXACT same thing, word for word that the new lobby has a little less heart

[@Stozeel]

Oh man I remember playing back then, weird nostalgia even though it's technically not that long ago

[@AthenaWarDevil]

was really fun

[@Dawz3G]

I genuinely miss the original pure version of the game, the more they add the less i like it :/

[@plr.5036]

@@Dawz3G Need to remove these nostalgia glasses.

[@Dawz3G]

@@plr.5036 lol I said this a month ago, now I'm addicted and already prestige 7 😂

[@Dawz3G]

I still like the old lobby better tho

[@NewGuyMix]

Bro old phasmo was so easy. Now it's like "memorize these traits" or "oops, you got trolled by the mimic".

[@OUmSKILLS]

I followed Phasmophobia and your channel for the first year after release. I moved on and never really got into it again. I was recommended this vid and it's wild hearing you talk about everything as if it's so old when in my mind, that version is still the current one for me. Feels like talking to a time traveler 😂

[@OhItsKobi]

Same. The last time I played phas, it looked like this 😂 I love the game but I never get around to playing it solo, so I just enjoy watching insym instead

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

I do think Phasmo had more of a focus on immersion than gameplay mechanics originally. Things like the mission briefings and radio and everything just kinda made you feel more like a weirdo with a fascination in ghosts tipping your toes into this dark underbelly on society, where ghost hunting is very real and dangerous. Like I always thought they'd go with more of a "John Wick's secret society of assassins" type of route, but with ghost hunters instead, but... Eh, I guess the game always was this "hobbyist ghost hunters turned pro" type of thing going on.

[@sidekickz2180]

"How old are you?" "Are you alone?" "Where are you?" * my neighbor: 😮 The birth of a meme

[@MarsAres]

Phasmo Devs: "It doesn't make sense for the player to be able to crouch sprint, so we're removing it." Also Phasmo devs: "We're changing the gun thermo to measure temperature at where you are standing instead of where you are aiming it."

[@EvilEye0]

When did they take it out? I just played, and could crouch sprint.

[@MarsAres]

@@EvilEye0 They haven't yet, they said they were going to. Insym might have mentioned so in this video (can't remember for certain, it's been a month lol)

[@EvilEye0]

@@MarsAres don't solders crouch sprint irl? Though, you are playing a bunch of ghost hunting nerds in game, so it does kinda make sense to take it out. I wonder what the actual range on those kind of thermometers is.

[@EirTheGhost]

I hope they release the old version on their anniversary. Would be amazing.

[@EatYOuRNuGGeT]

You can still play it right now, you can downpatch to any older version through the Steam console. There's some tutorials on it you can find.

[@Timingplanet]

​@eatyournugget2070 yeah but u cant do multiplayer unless dk turns it on which he does for insym because they are friends

[@Razzlelul]

@@TimingplanetI know this is a late comment, but I'm making a launcher to play old Phasmophobia (with 8 Player Support) & the ability to host your own servers :D

[@daltonalbers6152]

This is MY Phas. Miss these days so much me and the bois.

[@blue-dragon]

I really miss the old asylum. I wish they would bring it back somehow. The atmosphere on that map was so nice.

[@HoxFox22]

i think they should rework it as a ordinary big hospital instead of asylum, and let sunny meadows be the current asylum instead. And with that they can stay off from ppl's confusion ,as well as adding more variety

[@blue-dragon]

@@HoxFox22 That would be cool as well, just as long as they keep those long hallways and size of the map.

[@HoxFox22]

@@blue-dragon.. and some spots to loop the ghost. If there is a place like that,it would be the main lobby of a public hospital where there are many waiting benches in the middle of the room that u can loop like sofa in edgefield

[@trackz2cold]

do you guys know why they removed the old asylum? was my fave map back then

[@Grwdy]

@@trackz2cold apparently it was too big and too scary. I actually prefer the asylum, sunny meadows give’s me nightmares lol.

[@Dthomas5816]

This is the version of phasmo that TERRIFIED me and I'd NEVER play solo. It's still scary. But I exclusively play solo now so yeah haha. I've never stuck with a game since day 1 like I have with this one. It's been an amazing journey and I can't wait to see what the future holds. ❤❤

[@Karate_Girl-qf7ud]

I liked playing this old Version. It was so scary playing in the old asylum

[@Sox207rocks]

There are a few things i wish they would bring back, like you said the ghost events not doing ANY sound unless looking at them, thats a good change i would love to see back, AND the old ghost events in a super rare like 1-10,000 chance to hear the old gurgling

[@CMacGames]

Already know this gonna be a banger. Phas is so good.

[@Cayannie]

Insym looks so happy playing this version of the game, like a child going the first time to Disneyland 😂

[@justmob9917]

Rewatching this I'm remembering so many of your og games. I've loved this game since it's very start. I still recall that one old asylum game you had where you couldn't decide if it was an Oni or a shade because it was very aggressive but the evidence was pointing towards Shade, and you got it right. That episode was so hype

[@ClickyCrisp]

this is so nostolgic dude, thank you for this!

[@nickwoollon9855]

10:39 I'm new to the game but this gave me the idea of a new item Floodlights, where you could set up a floodlight that provides light might brighter than the torch, similar light to the house lights, but is separate from the house breaker. So even in a blackout, you can still see areas you have lit up yourself. To balance it maybe it has a battery that lasts only so long, and can be turned on/off by you and the ghost or something. Would be cool for the devs to explore something like that

[@curtisyue182]

*DK watching you roast his old work every time you revisit it: -_-

[@wonderofu]

I absolutely love these videos so we can all experience some nostalgia ❤❤ Also the bugs from back then were one of a kind xD

[@MTDfilms]

Asylum was the creepiest map i had ever played in the game. The creepy part was the ambient noises in the map and of course friends that would just ditch you. I had goosebumps watching you play the map. It does feel weird watching it again!

[@lettucelover333]

I’ve loved phas for a few years, but never got really deep into all of it. I’ve binged your videos recently and I’ve been able to speed run in customs and identify ghosts. Not always perfect, but it’s so fun!

[@Cynthi_007]

I like the old phasmo better and the way it was intended. Investigate creepy locations with different ghosts with the occasional jump scare. The new seems to be more thrill seeking survival kind of game. They should bring some of the old back or set up different game modes with different focus.You don´t even need a truck guy anymore.

[@guilttv2031]

An exorcism separate mode would be so much fun imo

[@halvarianknight4477]

You could say that's what Demonologist is

[@DigitalPhreak765]

Thanks really appreciate this older version of Phasmo

[@miyadzumi]

Sound sensor is kind of fun item nowadays. Especially for truck dwellers. They can set up 2 sensors and a few cameras and simply be the truck god. They see and hear everything

[@Ramen_66]

Back when phasmo was super scary and nobody had any idea what they were doing… I miss it so much🫡

[@Needsleepguy]

'the breaker explodes' ghost: E

[@johnnygrind77]

I haven't been able to watch Insym videos in a while because I didn't want any Tier 3 spoilers, and I just got them last night. Glad to be back haha

[@DanFan69420]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG!! 😄

[@CrazyeX_]

Memories😢

[@itsmeliza3700]

omg I used to play this version with my friends, and then we just grew out of it and just stopped playing. these days we're starting over and oh boi we are so overwhelmed and so happy because the tech is amazing

[@Mieri-rh9zu]

I just keep hearing "it was garbage" but I personally think that it was awesome knowing that back then a single man did all of that. I fell in love with the game back at the very beginning, changes are nice but still impressive to think that it was all thanks to DK that we are here today, still enjoying the game through all its changes.

[@itsgraciemoon1068]

I remember this!!! To compare how long I've been with this game and community, I subbed to Insym and stared wtaching him from 60-70k subs, which was a long time ago.

[@Kista185]

It was so annoying to wait for the Right difficulty. So glad they changed that😂❤️ i Startes playing on this Version and Tanglewood is still my favorite map! But sometimes i miss the old asylum. I Hope they have an Event some day, That you have the Chance to play the old asylum again.😢❤

[@sharingheart13]

The supposed "fix" they did for the flashlight turning off when rotate items was to force it to turn on when you switch to your flashlight. I died so many times 'cause I had my flashlight OFF during a hunt, and as I was rotating items, it suddenly turned on so the ghost found me.

[@cruchinggo4678]

The Old Asylum is a TREAT to see nowdays! I just wish the devs could bring it back as an unlockable, but hard to get

[@uziixvalo]

best times tbh.. i miss those times so much playing it whole day this video is perfect

[@julq_1823]

48:11 Ahh how I miss the machine gun voodoo dolls 😂

[@-kaori]

This is perfect for me, I am cycling through youtubers I watch all the time and I got back to Insym now and didn't watch a lot of Phasmo on your channel for a long time, so to me, the original is not actually old, it just feels normal, I haven't played for so long. Awesome video, this is the Phasmo I played and loved, not sure if I'd like the current one as much, since a ton of the funny bugs are gone.

[@Ihunts]

I remember the first time I watched Insym play Phasmophobia, and was in awe about how many items and money he had! 😅 It's been such a long time since I started watching and Insym is how I got into the game and why I still play the game today.❤

[@kbphoto3]

Insym's energy in this video was way more chaotic than usual and I love it lol ALSO, there's no way you can convince me it's saying "old" and not "E"??? I don't hear it at all

[@unavailableun]

Insym: "You think you know Tanglewood, but you don't" Me, who has only ever played the Minecraft Phasmo map: " That's all you know:

[@Fogolol]

Lets talk about the oni being able to giga yeet items while polter couldnt, only being able to use the multi throw ability

[@winyjeffgd5558]

Another fun fact is that the banshee target was the first person to load into the match, and after they die is when it becomes random.

[@mollyeverafter]

The way i scream laughed when you walked through the wall in the garage. Man i miss this version hahaha.

[@nikofloof6731]

I still miss the old lobby

[@-Haunter]

28:02 why did they get rid of this particular song the ghost would sing? I never understood why, it's so pretty yet so spooky. And honestly it'd be nice to have at least one other song than to hear Ring Around the Rosie a billion times over lol

[@Ringsync]

We escapin the update wit this one 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@NezRynn]

All hail Insym, the Phasmo God ! This is great.

[@dieterdieter6638]

turn to christ

[@Xirismenos]

Congratulations, Insym! 🎉 Your incredible content and dedication have taken you from 20 subscribers to a whopping 767,000! 🙌 Your Phasmophobia videos are what got me hooked on the game in the first place, and I'm so grateful for that. Keep up the fantastic work, and here's to the next milestone! 🥳👻

[@sesamele]

I started to play Phasmo when they already upgraded the equipments (not the ones with tiers and way before we have new lobby, new maps) but man, everything in this is nostalgic! I remember watching people and my friends playing phasmo and I was like this is hella funny but I'm too scared 😂then my friends wanted me to try phasmo, found Insym when looking for guide and now I'm here!!

[@stevegs76]

That Revenant was camping you in the attic lol

[@Volair]

I'm coming back to the game remembering this version and later learned things changed a "bit". But to someone who was like level 18 in the early days, even having played HS and Asylm, it actually didn't feel that much different. But seeing it here, it's now clear how much it has changed.

[@Arcian]

I regret never playing this version of the game as I didn't get into Phasmo until the very beginning of 2022. I distinctly remember the Cursed Possessions being brand new and the Mimic being the newest ghost when I started playing... man, how time flies. EDIT: One thing I'm very thankful for, though, is that I got to play the OG Asylum before they took it away.

[@ThatsMySkill]

as someone who last played when the game first came out, just now getting back to the game is crazy.

[@EvilEye0]

The paramike muffling general audio makes sense based on the item itself, your character is wearing noise cancelling headphones when using it after all. Also, the most recent challenge didn't allow thermometers so I ended up using the paramike to find the ghost, it worked moderately well, not as good as the thermometer though.

[@DavidBowieFan1990]

I miss the old ghost events. They were a lot scarier to me.

[@propin2389]

Thank you so much for another legendary Phasmo content! Please do make an updated fresh VIDEO GUIDE and TIER LISTS for GHOSTS & MAPS EXPLAINED. It would be so great to learn more especially on the new ghosts as well as new maps and how difficult they are!

[@RyokoGemini24]

I miss finding the skeleton in the gym locker in the old lobby and just leaving it lying haphazardly on the floor whilst playing 💀

[@nickopdenkelder9543]

Idk if you mention it later in the video but at the start you talking a lot about “they” didn’t have, “they” did etc Let’s not forget that DK used to solo dev this game even throughout its massive influx of players when it just got released and did so much hours to make the game as good as possible Absolutely insane and something I, as a software developer, admire cuz of his dedication and passion for this game

[@angiemangie781]

I love it when the Ghost speak in the spirit box and answer with E, I wish this meme is still in the game XD

[@jinjerfanshungary]

Take a shot every time Insym says "In this version of the game..."! 😂

[@border056]

EMF and freezing temps would sometimes get bugged in this version of the game. I remember playing school for hours trying to get EMF5 and could never get it to trigger. I'd literally camp the ghost spawn and it would never give EMF. Quit out, guess the other ghost, and it was the EMF ghost.

[@ayespa]

use to watch phasmo in 2020 and just got it this year when i tell u i was flabbergasted at how different it looked

[@ImUltar]

i feel like with the crouch sprinting that you should be slower when crouch sprinten rather than straight up not being able to, this both gets the devs happy and community happy

[@murch5133]

do it clap

[@coffeebreak010]

I remember the video that you uploaded a loooooooong time ago where the ghost had thrown the bone, and you took the EMF and brought the bone outside that was my favorite part about old phasmo

[@ciumauwu7170]

ngl i miss this version of the game, it was so simple and fun, but nowdays this game is SOOO much better and has more things to do

[@d.chavez8534]

I noticed in the most recent VR version of the game that you can walk through doors if you grab the door handle and just keep walking. I think it only works when you try walking through the door in the way that the door doesn't open. Everything will be black at first but if you keep walking, everything reappears and the door is still closed. lol

[@crispyinferno2183]

i am so happy you made this vid 🥳

[@cody9315]

i havent even bought this game yet but i love to watch this guy play it he has it down to a t

[@dGeosisLP]

The last time I played Phasmo it looked exactly like this so seeing Insym react like that is… interesting 😄

[@Goofusmoofus]

I miss the old phasmophobia so much I just miss hiding behind doors and holding them it was so easy too

[@aerys5865]

Its so insane its already been 3 years

[@S1.MarioGreu10]

I used to forget the key everytime. The old version gives me some chills

[@LestatTVPickle]

You were saying they will remove sprinting while crouched because it's not realistic, but they took away the updating of the thermo every second or so, which is ACTUALLY realistic to those types of thermos. I have one pretty much like the tier 2 now, and it updates constantly while holding the trigger, there is no wait time.

[@elizeo9520]

I remember when I first started watching Insym I was a big fan of Roblox DOORS at the time and I would always use the crouch startegy to figure out where I'm going in dark rooms

[@Nff993]

This was the version i played and got good at, and then after 3 years i try it again and i don't know anything.

[@blatantpanda9271]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane mate, i totally forgot about the smoky burritos 😂

[@TheTrueBongoKnight]

I remember my first time on old asylum, the ghost room was like two rooms away from reception and we didn't figure that out until two of us died to the ghost and it was a poltergeist.

[@shinsairo75]

can't believe this already 3 years, I used to play with my friend, but he died 3 years ago, I miss the moment

[@splaat239]

I wasnt a 1st month player BUT i played around late 2021 and 2022 (wasnt a very frequent or good player) but dude i remember SO MUCH of this stuff

[@ArtForSwans]

Gosh I remember just how much of our Phasmo knowledge in that first year was based entirely off of pure speculation and confirmation bias. Some things I don't think you mentioned were how we believed that the Wraith could actually walk through walls and up through floors. Also theories that the phantom could mimic a player's appearance (which made a brief resurgence with the addition of the Obake) as well as be summoned to your location with a ouija board. There were so many others, like the theory that saying the ghost's name would make it more likely to hunt (some people thought sanity was a health mechanic!), and I even watched my friends sit in the middle of rooms in the dark during a hunt thinking the ghost could sense movement. Also, the fact that "the ghost can hear you/see your flashlight!" wasn't actually a thing until much later. Those were wild times! Now we know just about everything about every ghost. 😂

[@doriannotfound6308]

We back to the starting point of this legend

[@oldbum]

I cant believe that phasmo is only 4 years old, it feels like the first time i played it was so much longer ago

[@OhItsKobi]

Oh my gosh, he spent all that time in the dark with a crazy Oni and still came out with 70% sanity? 😂 Unless i missed something, that's insane haha

[@paraduzefan9745]

happy birthday phasmophobia

[@kevin-7091]

28:02 I wish we still have the old singing in the current version, don't really see a reason to remove it

[@furiuscatpl5541]

i remember the 2020 october hype and it was so fun to play that buggy phasmophobia

[@kxloogaming4606]

@21 50 what he is talkig about is the exact video i started watching insym and i watched for a month stright than stopped cuz i didnt play phasmo anymore he was at like 15 20k subs and now i watch again cuz new phasmo is amazing and hes almost at 800k almost 1m amazzing that hes still here after 3 years of content

[@amythestmuse22]

Let's not forget that the game had fewer ghost types too. Also, no DOTS and no screens on the camcorders. THE ERA OF THE SMOKEY BURRITO IS UPON US!!!!

[@Magicmushroomboi]

Only the real ones remember stacking paint cans by the wall in the lobby 👀

[@godzillaxred]

I remember when the ghost couldn't kill you in the boy bedroom of Tanglewood when you were on top of the bed, good times!

[@EnderGirl2505]

I remember how I used to think that there are no cursed possessions in the round unless the radio guy said so 🤣😂🥲😢😭

[@Blueniter]

Imagine adding Hardcore Mode on Phasmophobia if you die you're dead 100% and you got to start over a new Hardcore adventure every time death occur.

[@Amphroxia]

I remember glitching the front door open on this version so i could run out like a little b*tch during a hunt 😅

[@FlyingShisno]

It's fun watching you play old Phasmo! I think I subbed to you not long before the warehouse lobby was added, so I didn't get used to it like others. The Tanglewood Garage door being in the kitchen bothers me for some reason. And is it safe to have freestanding shelves in the back of a truck like that? Lol I'm imagining the ghost hunters taking too sharp a turn and everything flies.

[@Grim_and_Proper]

Pretty sure the Banshee did have the wander back in this version though it was tied to its hunt ability, because some people believed the Demon inherited the wander along with the other abilities when they transferred them.