Still Wakes The Deep - Oil Be Damned

Still Wakes The Deep is a game about trying to survive on a crumbling oil rig that might possibly have just drilled into a slumbering eldritch monstrosity...
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[@DonChups]

"That's physics wibbles, not cthulu wibbles" is such a beautiful thing to say

[@jockmacabre4881]

Bloody hell. Scots played by Scots in a video game. I thought that was illegal.

[@saladdressing2781]

I like to think MATN thinks this is the average day for a Scot

[@breg5993]

I just did a Mass Effect playthrough, so I can't help but compare it to the horrific train wreck that is Donovan Hock.

[@maverickmak]

​@@breg5993 Hock was supposed to be South African

[@caitlinmackenzie232]

Jon as a Scottish fan who has watched the channel since 2017 religiously, it gave me so much happiness to see your joy at the Scottish accent!! I have to say these accents are 100% accurate. The darts chat especially!

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Is it bad to say a fair bit of the lingo/slang they used I didn't get? Granted I am American, and a majority of Scottish people I know are either 2nd or 3rd gen immigrants, or have otherwise moved from Scotland

[@jaey2k2]

@@chrisdiokno5600 a lot of was Scots which kinda straddles the line between dialect and language, so translations probably would have helpful for those like yourself. similar point it was localised into Scottish Gaelic

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@jaey2k2 True, how common is Scottish Gaelic nowadays? I know Gaelic has been faltering a bit, at least in say, Ireland. No idea how it fares in Scotland

[@emiloguechoons9030]

​@@chrisdiokno5600 It's unfortunately not common at all, only 1% of the country speak Gaelic, and most of them live in the Hebrides, we learn Gaelic (pronounced "gah-lick" in Scotland fyi) in school but only a wee bit, it's a dying language

[@chrisdiokno5600]

@@emiloguechoons9030 Yeah, seems like English being the new Lingua Franca and Trade Language has done damage to some of the elder tongues. While I admit, I would likely butcher Gaelic, it is a rather beautiful sounding language

[@lanceheyen645]

Jesus, the voice actors in this put in a good days work.

[@pluemas]

This is the best representation of working class British life ive ever heard. Its fantastic.

[@Safetytrousers]

It's just natural voices, not more work than in a normal VO cast. And all actors prefer dynamic voice acting. Actors are show-offs.

[@tylernilson7021]

22:52 jon held it together, but you can tell he got scared by his own shadow lol

[@NathanWeeks]

I'm glad there were subtitles, these foreign language games are hard enough to follow.

[@SpicyRikers]

I hope more of the scottish accent is normalised in media so people become more accustomed to it, it's so annoying always being misunderstood 😂

[@sparky3717]

@@SpicyRikers wish I understood what you just said

[@SpicyRikers]

@@sparky3717 Baby back baby back baby back, Riiibs.

[@xXRibbzXx]

​@SpicyRikers you haud yer weesht!

[@ericvaughn2617]

Who the flip made this? A non big publisher (that I know of) 3d horror game WITH NPCs integral to the story? An actual story? A real big bad that just doesn't go EEEEEE in your face when you die? 10 points to Scottish Gryffindor.

[@nekakagiggle]

Same devs behind Dear Esther and Amnesia: Machine for Pigs btw

[@Safetytrousers]

The Chinese Room: ''Award-winning game development studio based in Brighton, UK. Authors of Dear Esther, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs, Still Wakes The Deep and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2''

[@ericvaughn2617]

@@Safetytrousers oh it's that team? No wonder then. They have a pedigree as long as my arm. What a pleasant surprise.

[@strangeweather5214]

It's got all my biggest fears: enclosed spaces, heights, and Scotsmen.... ;)

[@teineeva7868]

The button prompt to look behind you is absolute evil. I don't think the words "Hell nooo!" ever crossed my mind as quickly as they just did

[@torgranael]

I wouldn't be surprised if that prompt wasn't supposed to be a tutorial, but a horror element itself.

[@teineeva7868]

@@torgranael At the very least it feels like it was designed to pull double duty.

[@LikelyToBeEatenByAGrue]

Apparently that helicopter inherited the same behavior as fallout 4 vertibirds.

[@ip9111]

I love the fact this has genuine Scottish actors and dialogue. As a Scot I very much approve!

[@xXRibbzXx]

Should we confuse the rest eh them with sentences they winny understand? Fur example: i dinny ken wit tae dae

[@loweflyer7778]

Great video. Hoping we could get a part 2 in a few weeks. Completely understand not showing everything, but personally Im not into playing horror, and love watching others play these games. I dont think Im alone in that opinion.

[@EntonationStudios]

Me too! I would love a part 2

[@ellaisplotting]

I'm never going to be brave enough to play this, but I'm utterly engrossed- thirding a part 2, although I understand why Jon doesnt tend to do them on shorter games like this.

[@GS01010]

Couldn’t agree more, I will forever be a watch Jon get scared of the game instead of me being scared of the game 😂

[@Charharr]

I can recommend the channel CJUGames for horror games, if you're not already familiar with him 😊no yelling, approaches games with good humour.

[@liamross340]

16:11 something i really like here is that instead of just walking across this incredibly thin beam that's hundreds of feet above a roaring ocean, he gets down and crawls across it instead of trying to balance which is what i always think to do when characters cross these beams in games

[@killerbee.13]

this incredibly thin, *wet* beam, for that matter

[@skorpion7132]

@@killerbee.13 On a somewhat wobbly rig due to a roaring ocean.

[@Timewalkerauthor1]

I don't think Jon went quite far enough to see it, but when the beam is close to the wall, he puts his back to the wall and edges along it instead. Which I, with my lame fear of heights, find terrifying.

[@thecadaver]

My dad worked on a gas rig when I was a kid and tbh the risk of it suddenly exploding (a thing that actually happened to the onshore plant a few years prior) was not nearly as terrifying to me as him telling me about having to be trained on how to safely escape the transit helicopter. Apparently when they crash in water they often turn upside down and people get confused and drown swimming to the bottom of the sea rather than going up towards the air Excited to see if this game can be more horrifying than that

[@Rateus_Johanson]

A horror game? Oh, not before bed thank-you. I'll come back to this in the middle of Saturday when it won't give me nightmares. Have fun y'all.

[@GS01010]

This is exactly what I’m doing 😂

[@Rateus_Johanson]

@@GS01010 It's reassuring to know I'm not the only one :-)

[@damoclesecoe7184]

@@Rateus_Johanson Get back here coward! Take your sleep depravation like a man!

[@jamesclarkson156]

Do you generally dream of oil rigs?

[@LikelyToBeEatenByAGrue]

​@@jamesclarkson156you won't get me that easy, Freud. I already know I have issues.

[@chrsjxn]

Shoutout to that one idiot who watches a huge tentacle-y thing stomping around after you and still decides to hold the elevator. I'm not sure why he didn't get eaten sooner, but the game would be a lot shorter without his sacrifice.

[@EGRJ]

He was safe until he attracted the attention of the protagonist.

[@0LoneTech]

@@EGRJ That's the case for everything in this type of film. The protagonist is the only thing that advances time.

[@NathanBollom]

Jon cut it out, but your character helped him just before, he was stuck in the blue container with the jagged hole in the side

[@JR-kx3jr]

I’m impressed with how expressive the characters are considering this is an indie title,

[@Bartdmm]

Right? The acting, animation and writing were top tier. A shame I'll never play this game myself. I hope this team makes something in a different genre at some point, because these characters are absolutely brilliant.

[@Michaelwasinasia]

"...that's a chain, I was kind of hoping for like bullets, but then again I don't have a gun." You weren't planning on shooting Cthulhu, were you?

[@speedingoffence]

It probably wouldn't work, but if Cthulhu was coming for me, you wouldn't find any unfired ammo on my corpse

[@yetanother9127]

I mean, that one guy rammed a boat into him and it seemed to work.

[@Sankey84Gaming]

Was it a member of the Brotherhood Flying that Helicopter? Also you should check out "We Went Back" I wont spoil it for you but I will say your alone on a ring space station.

[@drworm73]

30:00 Fuck this, I'm out! Throw in some fucking marionettes and you have my entire fruit salad of fears. My legs feel like they're being tazered, my heart rate is pounding, and I'm irrationally angry at Jon.

[@trishmurphy7668]

23:30 I didn’t make it that far

[@drworm73]

@@trishmurphy7668 To be honest, I was getting by just looking away as soon as physiological symptoms of acrophobia kicked in (really feel it in my legs). By 30:00, however, I just realized I was looking away more than I was looking and I still felt unreasonably angry and severely uncomfortable.

[@bobbys332]

I very nearly missed that "morning derrick nice to see you", glad I was paying attention enough to do a double take.

[@charlesfranks1902]

"going to leave the electrical work to someone else" Well, you WERE fired.

[@MelficeSilesius]

Director: "We really, REALLY, need to hammer home this game is set off the coast of Scotland. Make it work, people!" Game: 1:44 *Very aggressive Scottish accents. Tartan on the floor.* Nailed it.

[@ryanpayne7707]

7:06: Most oil rigs are NOT sitting on the bottom. They're floating on massive pontoons that are anchored to the sea floor. 16:29: Oh, and there's jellyfish in the ocean, Jon...

[@ManyATrueNerd]

That would make more sense than being on giant stilts, you're right.

[@LinSquiggly]

@@ManyATrueNerd some oil rigs are on giant stilts, but those are limited to shallow water drilling, for obvious reasons, still just as deadly to fall off one though.

[@XMarkxyz]

@@LinSquiggly where shallow is quite relative as thsoe are among the tallest man made structures at 600 metres

[@LinSquiggly]

​@@XMarkxyz yup, pretty impressive

[@chrisdiokno5600]

I am reminded Sealand is a micronation atop a giant abandoned oil rig

[@classicfrog80]

This calls for a proper playthrough!

[@skorpion7132]

Including a yolo-run (even if not possible)

[@juliajs1752]

Damn, those dialogues and voice actors are fun! But sharing an Irn Bru with someone really is not enough to cancel out the great Cthulu!

[@graceslain9508]

Oh I finally got to sit down and watch this! I'd love to see you do a full play through of this one! Either way, thanks for another great video!

[@lordoftitans7636]

Every time i watch someone play a horror game, i can't help but wonder if i was in this situation would i survive? In this case, i know for a fact that I would've ended up like trots

[@katieheys3007]

Literally just finished playing this game. It's really good and the creature design is absolutely excellent!

[@BardMichaelKelly]

Not one for playing horror games, myself, but I am loving the setting, and the dialogue and animation of the NPCs in this! Scots FTW! Would totally watch a full playthrough, even if I have no intention of playing it.

[@ClarenceBoddicker1130]

Really wish Jon would finish this one, was really getting into it

[@primusofcatarina4910]

It's rare to see a game like this start before everything goes wrong. I assumed the game would be a slow burn and focus more on showing a slow descent as people disappear and eventually get corrupted. However the story goes from 0 to 100 in no time. It feels like after you wake up everything is still ok if a bit broken but in a minute the whole rig got taken over. The guy who got corrupted must have been a speed runner going for a 100% corruption speedrun.

[@georgeluxton6830]

Very much enjoying how aggressively British this is with the characters and some of the Scottish and Northern accents on display

[@AstorReinhardt]

Oh yeah, stuck on an oil rig in the middle of fucking nowhere in the ocean? Yep...sounds like hell to me.

[@GreatValueOprah]

Jon, standing right next to the locker: “what do the lockers look like?”

[@titanuranus3095]

Diving bells are open underneath (hence 'bell'). Those round enclosed things are "Bathyspheres", as seen in Bioshock and Psychonauts.

[@jurtheorc8117]

'Tis a heartening surprise to see Psychonauts be mentioned!

[@titanuranus3095]

@@jurtheorc8117 I'll take any opportunity to do so.

[@douglaskiwy]

Looks like an incredible game just a quick one for everyone if a diabetic says they need insulin there sugar levels are too high so a jam sandwich is the wrong idea.

[@StuMcD1989]

For an awesome piece of info, Karen Dunbar is Findlay 😂 Some DLC with Jack & Victor & Scotland as a country goes weak at the knees ❤

[@JR-kx3jr]

I like how Jon is hoping to find a gun just lying around on an oil rig.

[@pluemas]

A British oil rig, as well. Probably one of the least likely places to find a gun in the world.

[@StormhavenGaming]

In fairness, they shouldn't have lighters either so security is obviously pretty lax. A flare gun wouldn't be beyond the realms of possibility though.

[@PoisonInc]

Been on this game this past afternoon, been an absolute belter so far.

[@mid-nite_drive-thru]

I love how year after year, you continue to play horror games. Some folks say that by facing your fears, you master them; even if you're shaking the whole time. It seems to me that you've done much better than that, and I'm happy for you. I really am. Well done, sir.

[@mistersuspiciousshow]

This game very much has a sort of "Prey" sort of vibe to it. And if Jon can play it... I think I can muster through it. :D I'll have to pick it up!

[@digitized_fyre]

I'm just imagining how terrifying this would be in VR...

[@FoodiePooty]

I think the Finlay character is a woman, not a guy.

[@sam-elliotgriffiths2466]

If you like the game I also have to recommend the Amazon series The Rig. Similar premise of spooky stuff on an oil rig in the North Sea. Game is so amazing at atmosphere!

[@nickgissing5741]

I love the affectionate Australian swearing myself

[@lshcub]

Cthulu juice. Have to work that into a conversation now.

[@Meduza4115]

This game is like 6 of my nightmares combined, I love it

[@thefunkslamdunk9224]

Just from this video I already love Roy and do not look forward to what might happen to him. This is some great dialogue.

[@ScorpionChaos69]

looks very promising. The audio is good, graphics too, and theme is unique. It would be interesting to see how the character develops in this dire situation.

[@ithoughtshewas18]

Forget whatever horror stuff the developers have thought of...the ocean scares me, not to mention being close to the underside of objects like those pylons or the hulls of ships...give me Cthulhu anyday. Just keep me away from the ocean and objects underwater 😅

[@andrewswitzer6334]

Jon playing horror will never get old.

[@andrewswitzer6334]

Love that maps are relevant for playing the game.

[@bj20715]

Reminds me of that series The Rig. Nobody was describing the various wibbles in that though, so 10 out of 10.

[@Vikki_T]

Immediately clicked. I've heard so much about this game 👀

[@erikdavis3584]

Seeing a game like this makes me hopeful the "non game" that is the mental experiment "Pressure" one day gets made.

[@sikete9902]

I have met, and work for, so many people like Rennick in my life.

[@audsbods9529]

This looks excellent and brilliant to hear some real accents for a change instead of "Scottie from Star Trek" Scottish!

[@perambulatrix]

If you're a fan of fantastic voice acting and want some super spooky scary games, have you ever considered Michigan: Report from Hell for the channel? Its story is as coherent as that of Deadly Premonition; its voice acting will knock your proverbial socks off; and you will *never* forget its moments of true horror, like, uh...hm. Did I say horror? I meant unintentional humor. Oh, and it was only released in Japan and Europe, so you can mock Americans for missing out on such a gem.

[@Safetytrousers]

It's from 2004. And I think you mis-remember the quality of the voice acting and the writing is poor. It definitely didn't impress me at all. ''Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine noted the unusual premise, but failed both the gameplay experience and the lack of advertised erotic elements, summing it up as "a watered-down" survival horror with "ropey" voice-acting''

[@nathanwastakenwastaken]

Watching a horror game set on an oilrig whilst working the night shift on an oilrig....lets goooo

[@phillipselwyn1600]

the thing but on an oil rig........... love it

[@owenmair7533]

As a north east scottish person i appreciate and approve this dialogue

[@greenhowie]

BP executives looking at this wondering when it's going to turn into a horror game

[@ganglydave1036]

Being a scotsman, i can definitely confirm - 1 swearing is second nature and 2 this game contains authentic super swear words. CERTIFIED👍

[@sneakyamdal]

My dad was an engineer during the oil adventure of Norway in this period, if i was ever gotta get him to look at a game. This might be one. Also from what I can tell having offshore education and the courses required to work on an oilrig, they nailed quite a few things here.

[@ahuggingsam]

Why did the oil rig fall down? because it had only one C leg

[@jaeseantateburner1475]

Please make this a full series!!

[@EpicMuttonChops]

fucking finally! it's been almost an hour and 2 restarts later, i can finally watch this fucking video!

[@EpicMuttonChops]

i was so pissed at my computer i didn't even wanna watch it before going to bed

[@wabznasm9660]

Alec Newman is the best videogame voice actor working today. That chat with the chef was poignant af.

[@jonhillman871]

everything scottish is automatically 10% scarier. scotland is not for the squeamish.

[@TheFatesBack]

Id watch a full play through of this Jon!

[@75oharas]

I think Australian swearing is best swearing with scottish as a close second :)

[@NotaDutchGuy]

Please play more! I wanna see Jon do the rest of this :)

[@crickett3536]

Oh wow, what made you want to play a horror game outside Halloween? I thought you didn't like horror games....or the deep ocean animals.

[@colinspeirs]

"Finlay" is a woman, which seems to have escaped Jon 😂

[@garmtpug]

I have a recording of "Macbeth" from the Arkangel series of Shakespeare's works. It has Scottish actors doing the dialogue and is a joy to listen to. Some of the voice actors from this game sound just like a few on the audio recording! I wonder if they are the same people? Anyway this was fun and interesting to watch and the voice acting just added so much to it. When he used the phrase "up to high doh" it gave me a laugh. I've heard Irish entertainers use that phase as well so I looked up where it came from and found it was a Northern Irish and Scottish saying regarding strong frustration! Pretty much what I had figured...

[@davada123]

16:30 This is what life would have been like in that one city in your Starfield playthrough if you never invested in jetpacking.

[@Scott_Forsell]

That scaffy winch gave me a gammy spell.

[@BillyWhitebread]

This would make for a great live stream.

[@spugach]

I must say, this is one of my favourite title puns.

[@ShermanStrike]

I'd love to see more of this!

[@Mearmar]

Why would he need his insulin so badly? High blood sugar wouldn’t pose an immediate hindrance to escaping this nightmare of deep sea fuckery, low blood sugar would do that.

[@Nassifeh]

Imagine trying to navigate all of this with a blurry screen, a half second delay on every action you try to take, and moving at half speed.

[@wolfiemcwolf6617]

Found the diabetic.

[@Biscotum]

Insulin lowers your blood sugar, yes, by allowing your cells to uptake it. Without insulin, that sugar just sits there in your blood doing nothing while your cells starve of energy. It's a bit of a complicated dance.

[@skorpion7132]

Too much in either direction is dangerous.

[@tite93]

Man, the dialogues on this thing! The voice acting! Absolutely stellar, loved it

[@ohmygawdbecky95]

This would make for a great livestream

[@Rateus_Johanson]

4:50 You can tell this is a horror game, who leaves the sauce there?!? You're going to backhand it off the table and make a right mess man, have some common sense. 28:40 There's some good voice acting in here. Good job folks.

[@skorpion7132]

I love MATN video's, I love Oil Rigs, I foresee a catastrophically good time.

[@PointyHairedJedi]

Innes - "In-ez". I think you did fine with all the others though!

[@hic_tus]

oooh yesss scottish oil rig, i'm so going to play this one! I'm italian, living in scotland for the last decade and it's like hearing my coworkers every single day hahah! I even said the first aye out loud with perfect timing dammit!🤣 so good.

[@budycelyn]

just watched radbrads playthrough of this, and i am very willing to watch johns playthrough :) how many phobias in one game can you find?

[@inconspicuoustoaster6310]

Interesting game that I would probably never play myself, would love a livestream or series of it though!

[@eoinfitzsimons]

I've never heard anything about it but the setting for this looks very good. I get scared so easily though so will likely give up almost immediately

[@g80gzt]

Oh sweet jesus criminy fuck I need a full series on this Jon, this is CRAZY

[@AstronautAdventureRiders]

Play Along: Take a shot every time Jon says Cthulhu

[@8willman]

Soo Subnautica meets NOPE?

[@skitkjell85]

Leave it to Jon to kill himself 35 seconds after the introduction and when game actually starts xD

[@T1nCh0]

Another SOMA experience? I'm game

[@mrcheesemunch]

Wow it's been 3 minutes and it's already so weird hearing so much Scottish in a game, I'm not sure how interested I am in this as a game but representation for my people is awesome none the less!

[@Prototype-357]

You know what this reminds me of? 'Underwater', that movie with Kristen Stewart (and also T. J. Miller) about a team of researches exploring an abandoned underwater mining facility.

[@oliverdobson3761]

Maybe I’m being a bit OTT but this feels like it could go down as a classic in time

[@mischake]

"So okay, how do i actually- wait hang on, before i start randomly walking places, do i want to go down, or up? So ok just eh mosey down in this direction, try not to -oh blimey" Aye, the accents in this are top notch😂

[@vetinaris1297]

Request - turn the in game music volume down to half that of speech. It often drowns out the NPCs. Watching on phone so I can't even read the subtitles 😂