Stream of Coxsciousness - Rusty Lake Paradise Part 2

[@davidholliday1054]

If anyone is curious about how they made the mother sound the way they did. They first recorded a word, then reversed it, then made the voice actor try to pronounce the reversed word and then reverse that. Its how you get that disjointed ethereal kinda tone.

[@LadyBern]

David Holliday just like with Twin Peaks for the red room.

[@polyjohn3425]

Fuck, I love these. The rusty lake series is so fucking mindbending, and there's no one I'd rather watch getting their mind bent than Jesse Cox. Magnifique.

[@Ziglotzag]

I want the paper Jesse took all his notes on. It would no doubt look like the scribbling of a madman (or maybe a genius?).

[@Exerus]

They tend to go hand in hand.

[@jessecox]

DEFINITELY both :P

[@krizo96]

The degree to which he overcomplicated the well puzzle was ridiculous. It was so straightforward, he had the answer all along.

[@ZombieInTheSun]

19:00 Jesse has clearly not played enough of the Rusty Lake & Cube Escape Games if that vanishing effect is still freaking him out. xD (Also that he does not keep clicking on the shadow being/ghost until it leaves.) 1:30:00 The frustration when Jesse puts in the wrong numbers and is like "no, that doesn't work". Tbf I'd be confused, too, if I had the OWL and OWLS puzzles to complete at the same time. Luckily, I did OWL before even getting the worm.

[@johnoneil9188]

Man, these giant mantises have made it a long way from the Mojave.

[@Fenrisaconite]

Huh, lot of Twin Peaks references in this. "The Owls are not what they seem." And the backwards talking guy. Cool!

[@Kazeneko]

I am enthralled by this game. The puzzles elements are fantastic and right up my alley. I never would have considered this game thinking it was a horror game, but it's more bizarre than anything truly scary. Thank you for the playthrough!

[@Tinyvalkyrie410]

There are quite a few games that fall into the creepy category without being scary. I know this video and comment are ancient historical artifacts at this point, but if anyone stumbles upon it during an archeological dig through the Jesse files and wants some recommendations, just let me know.

[@viziroth]

37:30 omg... you didn't have the keys selected. I normally don't get frustrated over him not solving puzzles, but it's when the problem is obvious.

[@Rassedavison7]

There are like 20 of those moments in these videos, but it's ok. Sometimes you miss the obvious when you try to think too hard or too complicated.

[@HannahDakotaGaming]

I was yelling at my screen, God damn it xD

[@keith3297]

Ikr

[@Oldskoolguitar]

The Owls are not what they seem...do they know who killed Laura Palmer?

[@kristianjensen11]

BogusMojo Also, The speech partern of The Ghost-figure thing, reminds me of how they speak in red room

[@BoyintheBlack]

I believe the devs were inspired by David Lynch and Twin Peaks and that line is a nod to that, I love it

[@Ghrimtactics]

ya, i caught this before the owls comment. they do it by speaking the sentence backwards, then playing the recording in reverse. so instead of "who killed Laura", the actors say "aruaL dellik ooh". then they play that backwards.

[@henkilepsilon6396]

This is the earliest I've ever been to a video. And technically, the latest I could have been to the stream.

[@ChaoSJino]

Mr Cox, if you have not - go and play the free on-line "Cube Escape" games as well. You'll be less confused about what happens in these games. I'm not saying you'll stop being confused. Just... Less confused. :) You will need the code from RL Hotel, though, in one game at least.

[@IL_801]

Jesse's grandma voice is so funny. Bohle bule bule..

[@YukoValis]

Want to know the funny thing Jesse? The more Cube Escape/Rusty lake games (which are all connected) that you play, the more questions you will have. I've played them all multiple times, and I'm still lost. I have so many questions... so many. But yes you are correct in this being a prequel. The question is, what happened after this? What was the significance of Laura? or as you might know her from Roots. William Vanderboom...

[@TheDarkFable]

Jesse, from what I understand...I think you became Mr.Owl. Your mother found a way to save you.

[@Cobalt360Degrees]

I *love* this brand of bonkers bananas.

[@alexbrown2669]

Okay i'm at the 24 minute mark so I don't know if it gets brought up later but does he ever question what the golden cube box if hanging from with the roof gone?

[@mirusasaki]

Alex Brown It's Rusty Lake. Weird things happen. Like floating boxes.

[@Tosei0816]

Beat the game myself and read up on the franchise. No major spoiler, just the timeline. Paradise is the first, as in no other game are even closed to it in the timeline, and is definitely the origin story of Mr. Owl. Root is the next one, since it span a long time over 3 generations, Hotel happen in the middle. From my understanding, I might be missing one or two, that Cube escape are all in the 20th century far later than the three.

[@AnnekeOosterink]

Except Arles (1890-ish). Birthday is the 1935 or something, and the rest starts in the 60s I think.

[@aoinim]

i don't even get half of the puzzles in this game, so i think you're doing great, jesse

[@BusWindow]

I really want to see you and Dodger play the future installments of these games together.

[@KianahM98]

is he really taking notes??? bc this man literally sat and recorded the distances between each icon on the little map and then when it comes time to use the numbers he’s lost

[@christiandouglass8581]

Goat pupils are slits not circles. Unplayable. Unless the Goat used to be a human...

[@AnnekeOosterink]

Rectangular right? Not slits like cat's eyes, but they're definitely not round. :)

[@Tosei0816]

Everyone in this game seems to have wolverine's healing factor.

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

That's what owls do. They eat things smaller than them, be it bird or rodent, and then cough up a bone pellet after they have digested most of the meal.

[@TheJavierMartinez88]

1:38:35 I loved the "fail" Silent Hill sound.

[@Locojmo666]

fabulous I love the rusty lake stuff

[@samanthablackmar4735]

When the goat eyes tell you where to dig but you chase butterflies instead.

[@Force2reckonVods]

4:00 Slightly bothered he didn't notice the first locusts notes matched height looks like he may have figured it out pretty quick, but yeah xD

[@SapphireDragon357]

"But we knew this already!" ad nauseum, but you DIDN'T INPUT IT JESSE FFS!!!

[@Tobarius]

I have never been more annoyed to hear Jesse complain.

[@Tubagoodness]

Man, I really like how you do games, keep it up.

[@StuckOnMyOwnPlanet]

The KEYS GOSH DANGIT JESSE. 😂

[@Gigigiritina]

"Ah, the ol' space rat"

[@TheSnorlax7]

"Archer Man" is Sagittarius Jesse!

[@vamisk]

1:22.00 I instinctively said "is podracing" in perfect synch with Jesse. This was my small victory.

[@glassdragonmedia]

Anyone else think the sister is kinda cute?

[@AloriD]

Oof, ooof the Zodiac puzzle hurt me to watch. Jesse please..............

[@superdude227]

Holy shit I felt like tearing my skin off when Jesse clicked on the key holes without selecting either of the keys..

[@viking8796]

This is slowly becoming the "Lost" of indie games...raising more questions than providing answers. I just hope that they don't end up like Lost did.

[@TheInfiniteGlitch]

They explain a lot but it is extremely surreal.

[@AnnekeOosterink]

If you play all the cube escapes and are able to read between the lines you can get a lot of answers. I know there are theory and timeline videos on yt.

[@Cobalt360Degrees]

The nice thing about these games, I think, is that in any given single game, almost everything in it are answers to questions posed in other games in the series. Which makes it *super* satisfying to go back and replay them and be like 'oh my god THAT'S THE THING FROM THE OTHER GAME' and you do get clear connecting lines and answers as you piece everything together. You really do fall into the kinda red-string-on-a-corkboard mentality when trying to tie everything together, but it does indeed eventually fall into place!

[@kaiusneville5760]

Jesse just disrespecting me and my fellow Sagittarius

[@fiona2618]

Okay my theory: when you get sacrificed you turn into an animal (I.e. All the animals here are animals in hotel) but it didn't work with the mother until the son came back and figured everything else out and was killed the same way his mom did, by fire. That's all I got. Things that still need explaining: •who you play in hotel + why •who's mr crow •how roots tries in with this If you have idea please share.

[@Imrahilion]

Wasn't Mr. Crow the brother of the dude who reincarnated as the baby in Roots? So one of the two first Vanderbooms

[@najashotsfired]

Play the Cube Escape games (also from Rusty Lake), it would answer most of these questions

[@Pigeonstatue4232]

Under the cox Horoscope I was born under space rat with the 'ol space ironing board rising

[@VoltieBird]

The amount of time it took Jesse flapping around with the telescope before he figured out he had solved it was just embarrassing.

[@ryandoyle3152]

my GOD YOU AND YOUR DAMN KEYS!

[@Exerus]

I wish the vid of rusty lake hotel was still available, I know I saw some of it a while ago.

[@evah4431]

I know your comment is from 3 years ago but just wanted to let you know it's available, in case you wanna rewatch it lol

[@neilfrancis1991]

JESSE WHERES YOUR RUSTY LAKE HOTEL PLAY THROUGH I CANT FIND IT TO SAVE MY LIFE >< I NEEEED THIS

[@parkerdixon-word6295]

Goliath 1991 Dodger's play through is on KZbin, and it's pretty great.

[@LveDanda]

This the most unsettling shit omg

[@daynak8996]

Watching Jesse mess the puzzles up is giving me a hernia

[@swiftlymurmurs]

Jesse, I love you, but you already had the Well input... OWLS =/ OWL

[@JoshCeec]

1:17:00 I am losing my goddamn mind.

[@pootis6407]

I found you in chapter 1 of a new rusty lake.

[@TheDarkFable]

Oh Jesse, the tokens were for where you found the cubes not where you remember those puzzles.

[@Deolrin]

To be fair that was not very clear!

[@fellowdegenerate6190]

i fricken new cube escapes were involved

[@imjusthappytobedepressed1123]

Please finish your Death of the Outsider let's play! It's been months since the last episode!

[@chuckledarkly]

yay! i was just wishing for this!

[@Nattehine]

That drum puzzle is bullshit xD

[@ashnightshade7125]

Did Jesse play Rusty Lake Hotel? I can't seem to find it anywhere on his KZbin channel.

[@drahoop]

If memory serves, he streamed it, but never uploaded the Vods.

[@Imrahilion]

I'm sure Dodger did though

[@LveDanda]

What a smart man

[@keith3297]

Wow Jesse I am surprised that u didn't rage quit

[@jhbonarius]

clenching so much, it hurts

[@yg1665]

1:19:39 He already did.

[@miwright21]

They REALLY should have made the red powder Taurus....

[@howardhavardramberg333]

I would love to be an Owl. Owls are dope.

[@haydncullen4630]

Is it just me? Or is this very familiar to Twin Peaks?

[@BoyintheBlack]

"the owls are not what they seem" is a line from Twin Peaks, idk how they are connected though

[@BoyintheBlack]

scratch that, I believe the devs were very much inspired by David Lynch's surreal world and that line was a gesture to that

[@theoriginal1971]

yes there are multiple interviews of the developers saying that they are heavily inspired by twin peaks :)

[@taylormoon_]

I don't know why, but I'm so happy Jesse is also a Taurus.

[@Dracologist]

symbolism symbolism everywhereeeee

[@Misako22]

I'm in pain watching him struggled with the astrology part.

[@Ilcka]

That was really fucking weird lol.

[@matthewbrown900]

Gibe more rusty lake pls

[@Smaimn]

The game audio on this is insanely loud.

[@AnaLucia-fs1mj]

1:18:59

[@NorthernStarshine]

What happened to Life is Strange? :

[@Mitchincredible]

M'18th century dame.

[@MrTermos21]

I am still waiting for episode 3 of life is strange.

[@swiftlymurmurs]

Keen Has been recorded and will be here soon. Be patient

[@LazuliScarab]

I don't think the events in Roots have much to do with this or Hotel. That's part of what I like about the Rusty Lake games, there's a bunch of weird things going on largely unconnected to each other apart from the fact that they happen near this lake.

[@AnnekeOosterink]

It's all connected though. Have you played/seen the cube escape series? It connects the dots (if you can read between the lines and extrapolate from teh clues you've been given). And I know there are some great timeline and theory videos on youtube.

[@CTheTerrariaNerd]

360p squad

[@sturdymemes6417]

any homestucks here extremely frustrated by him being unable to identify the zodiac signs?

[@LordVictorHalgaard]

Most of the "puzzles" in these games aren't so much puzzles, as they are just plain instructions - that or trial and error, trying to figure some slightly obscure visuals out... I was sort of expecting them to have focused on making them difficult, since they went for such a simple visual style... That or just a more interesting/detailed or strange story. Don't get me wrong, I love the concept/atmosphere of these, but it just seems to me, that it has so much more potential

[@shift1109]

Lord Victor Halgaard it's also like a 3$ game

[@AnnekeOosterink]

You are right that many of them rely on getting the visual/audio cues, but none of the puzzles are trial and error. There is always a hint.