The Black Mirror (Ross's Game Dungeon)

Ross looks at Halloween through The Black Mirror.
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[@RK_TENGU]

"Oh look, a ravenous wolf, how quaint" *casually takes out revolver, shoots the critter*

[@UKeXtremeMedia]

I love how he pulls out the revolver so slowly and the wolf just politely waits to die XD

[@eviljoel]

Pretty sure that was the last wolf in England, too.

[@AlL-tk6kw]

@@UKeXtremeMedia to be fair most animals dont recognize human weapons unless they've been around them a while

[@EccentricWolven23]

"I'll have to have Bates stop by later and stuff that for me.."

[@raulbaica]

Managed to make me laught from over 3 years in the past. Much apreciated

[@z-beeblebrox]

I like that your ancestor in this game went out of his way to make sure the guy painting his portrait included the bloodstains on his armor and sleeves. You don't see a lot of noblemen who care that much about accuracy

[@assultrifleman12]

I feel like Ross knows what it's like to be a Gordon.

[@Niarbeht]

Best joke.

[@Mirinovic]

In this game it is last name no first name :-D

[@sorrenblitz805]

He definitely knows what it’s like to be A Gordon.

[@gregorycomey]

He is the true voice of Gordon Freeman. In my mind, at least.

[@alyx8815]

@@gregorycomey do you wish that when Gordon talks it was Ross instead? Or do you wish he didn't talk at all and you can add your own voice and own personality.

[@Archdeco]

Turn yourself in to the police?? Jails are for the POOR, Ross.

[@gestaltengine6369]

on the other hand... suicide is classy. all the greatest poets practiced it.

[@davidstrife165]

yes, but it always feels like a rehash of old material, someone needs to set the new standard.

[@ottoleois9323]

You could also do that to keep the perception of a great, noble affluent family with class. So the noblest option would be to turn yourself in, break down from the horror of the curse and leave on good behavior after four to five years for involuntary manslaughter.

[@stingerjohnny9951]

Otto Leois wow, that would be very logical. Problem is that the cops wouldn’t believe the curse, so you might need to lie and plead either schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder.

[@ottoleois9323]

@@stingerjohnny9951 Not guilty due to insanity. Be sent off to a mental hospital. Donate your entire fortune to neuroscience and psychiatry. Helping the people while also being above them. Even comes with a free suite-style room to write your memoirs.

[@RogueRaichu]

I'm pretty sure Ross is a werewolf. Whenever he talks about a full moon in a game or anything he howls, and being a werewolf would explain how damn hairy he is, and a lot of other things about him.

[@Jvirus2]

Ryusuta What are you on about? He's talking about Ross, as in the guy narrating this video.

[@Ryusuta]

Oh, derp. I shouldn't reply to things when I'm half-asleep. Question withdrawn. XD

[@Sierra026]

Maybe he's a werewolf dwarf, that's what he seems to favor in fantasy games

[@DyoKasparov]

>would explain how damn hairy he is

[@jollygrapefruit786]

Fuck off, you just want to fulfill your disgusting fanfiction you degenerate furry trash.

[@selvestertm5498]

There needs to be a rich person simulator Maintaining the servants Hiding dark secrets Drinking wine Hiring new “disposable” servants All the essentials

[@moodydude6790]

..and here is your opening title sequence for that game kzbin.info/www/bejne/i33IdZ-ulpiar8U

[@FateJHedgehog]

I think that's called Dwarf Fortress.

[@Donnerino]

Nah, that's more of an in depth God Simulator. You're Armok and you have !!Fun!! with your dwarves.

[@thepickles8833]

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem answers all your needs.

[@Argonisgema]

Oh heck yeah i'd play that game.

[@EvilSandwich]

Most spooky games recommend that you play with the volume up, the lights down and wearing headphones. However, this video game dares to be different and highly recommends that you don't play it unless you're wearing a top hat and monocle.

[@Colouroutofspace4]

"Scooby Doo on Zombie Island" is actually exactly what you're talking about. What you wish Scooby Doo was.

[@handsomebrick]

Although I love Scooby Doo I usually hate the stuff where magic is real, which there's quite a bit of actually, pretty much anything with Scrappy-Doo for example, and quasi-magical things like aliens and psychics and luck and "sufficiently advanced technology" are hardly uncommon in the franchise.

[@Crow7878]

Spoilers for one of the shows, but the show "Mystery Incorporated" is one that attempts that sort of mixture and does so exceptionally well.

[@Ddarkan]

Oh man. I'm getting major childhood flash backs. Guess I'm off to watch a bunch of old Scooby Doo cartoons now.

[@RabbiHerschel]

Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, a.k.a. "The one where Confederate ghosts turn out to be the good guys fighting against evil catladies"

[@Thor-Orion]

@@handsomebrick luck isn't quasi magical, it's an everyday reality. The sperm that fertilized the egg and the combined outcome being your exact dna is as RNG as it gets.

[@spookydonkey42]

Whenever ross got into his pompous rich guy character i was cracking up. "I may have been gone for twelve years but i was NOT born yesterday! "

[@ToozdaysChild]

"Does our Butler take me for a common vagabond?! 'Satisfied with the results', INDEED!"

[@heatherlouisesullivan8766]

"Are you questioning me" "quite"

[@rushifellpainting4631]

How convenient that your only alibi is now dead!

[@ArvelDreth]

"Is that an alibi I smell, or is that HORSE MANURE?!"

[@rushifellpainting4631]

Do you not respect the wishes of Madam?!

[@SpicyDeddy]

26:18 For those who don’t know, fishing when it’s raining is ideal, as the fish are more aggressive and prone to wandering from hiding spots, as without the sun, they think it is night.

[@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire]

See, and here I thought "the dude needs to catch fish because that's his job, doesn't matter what weather it is".

[@marley7868]

@@BottomOfTheDumpsterFire let's be real it's probably both but he probably likes it at this point

[@MeepChangeling]

Why do that? One hand grenade in the pond, and you have all the fish you want, plus enough to sell so you can buy food that's not horrid.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

@@MeepChangeling XD enough fish..from a POND ..thats in a condition to sell after tossing a hand grenade in it.. that you afford a burger , leet alone another grenade and somehow hibernate until the pond fish re-populated ? .. you might get mince meat for a week but thats it ;) there is a reason why dynamite 'fishing' only works for large lakes... and why regions where its been used ends up with diminishing returns in a lot of cases i think :/

[@HQ_Default]

...Why not just fish at night, then?

[@Pac0Master]

Ohhh!.. grampa is going to bed early tonight! - Ross Scott 2017

[@necogreendragon]

Classic Ross.

[@ericlarrieu-let5757]

9:00 Aha! Chuck Norris! Now that explains everything!

[@ManSeaweed]

am i halucinating this comment?

[@Pac0Master]

pretty sure you aren't

[@Isaacfess]

Oh hey, it's you! I didn't know you watched Ross.

[@seth608]

"Did lightning strike the fence too? Just to make sure he was triple dead?" that made me laugh really hard

[@taekinuru2]

really cool dude It’s a serious problem. You ever seen Snow White? Queen Grimhilde had no chance when fucking ZEUS threw something at her.

[@purpleblah2]

Actually, the dining rooms look similar because that style of dining room was incredibly common in Medieval English castles/mansions, so it’s accurate to period architecture. It was a long, narrow room on the side of the castle so the windows could let in natural, with a fireplace. It was long so they could entertain a lot of guests, and when there were a lot of them, the guests would also sleep in there.

[@mxaussiejay5269]

That's actually really interesting, thank you for this

[@IHateMondaysToo]

The re mansion dining room is similar as well, not a medieval castle obviously, but still a long and narrow windowed room with a fireplace, on the side of the building

[@NickJerrison]

@@IHateMondaysToo RE8, whose castle gives off much more medieval vibes, also has this kind of dining hall. Really interesting seeing architecture (?) tropes like this surface in games throughout generations.

[@Casanuda]

My family's creepy island mansion has the same dining hall too.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

love trivia shards!

[@coachrenaldo]

"Do you know what it truly means to be a Gordon!?" Well, I know what it means to be a freeman...

[@KoolWithAQ]

Sounds pretty dangerous...

[@kanyne7115]

haaaaaaaaaa

[@mrfreeman1763]

Do you?

[@sorrenblitz805]

“I don’t even know if Eddie can handle this much...Fuck it I know he’ll try!”

[@Pan_Z]

28:45 Respect that, even when confronted by wild wolf that can kill him, Samuel maintains his posh demeanour. Calmly & elegantly draws his revovler and blasts it, then proceeds like the encounter was beneath him, a trivial inconvenience at most. He stays true to the aristrocratic act even when none can witness it.

[@Wannabe_Baby]

Rewatching all the Game Dungeon episodes, I think this is the best one. Ross excels at horror and 90s/early 2000s point-and-click adventure games and this has both. And it really brings out his snobby aristocrat side!

[@mina7572]

Agreed

[@jacksonshermstikk3873]

Shout out to Ross for being my favorite content creator.

[@djKIR]

Jackson Shermstikk indeed! Very true!

[@ince55ant]

+1

[@jabarabo7728]

Same my dude

[@gloom5000]

He's highly underrated

[@mikitadou]

Agreed! He really needs to put out more stuff, love his content

[@JayTohab]

Headspace: “One of the most challenging parts about meditation is a little thing called-“ Ross: “DEMON WINGS”

[@Harabeck]

"I know what you're thinking." *Says thing I was thinking.* Get out of my head, Ross!

[@PrusskiyMir]

Why so agressive? Ross is inside your head. Embrace your enlightment!!!

[@RickJaeger]

Ross is Joseph Joestar confirmed.

[@gamman1]

Next you will say!

[@Kalnafein]

OH MY GOOOOOOD!

[@reNINTENDO]

"Also weird, Gothic mansions are awesome, and we need a lot more." I absolutely love the way you said that. I had to repeat the line a few times it pleased me so much.

[@albarshini490]

"DO YOU TRULY KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GORDON?"

[@sorrenblitz805]

Crowbars, multiple counts of self defense, a crippling loss of personal agency, bees

[@nopushbutton]

Dealing with RAW food

[@Strawberry92fs]

@@sorrenblitz805 They don't kill me, they just HURT

[@sorrenblitz805]

@@Strawberry92fs I am the very picture of a modern major general

[@TheFoolArts]

Damn... I didn't catch that one! :D

[@Notthross]

As a fellow soundtrack enthusiast (for lack of a lesser word), I can tell you what makes this soundtrack stand out to me: each note is crisp and each tune is simple. He let the music have some... depth to it; none of the notes sound flat. He picked a single instrument that fit the moment, then used other instruments to emphasize it sparingly. Nowadays, most of what I hear seems to be composed by Yertle. This notion hit me immediately, so perhaps this is how you felt?

[@Brunosky_Inc]

Yeah, that's exactly the thing. Too many orchestrated soundtracks don't try to create the kind of catchy base melodies that make songs become memorable, instead turning them into mushy background sound. While not at all similar to the style used in this game's themes, the perfect examples of using melody effectively on an orchestral game soundtrack that come to mind are the Super Mario Galaxy duology. Songs like Gusty Garden Galaxy, Fluffy Bluff Galaxy, and Bowser's Galaxy Generator know how to make use of a great base melody around which to build the orchestral track.

[@shemsuhor8763]

Yep. These pieces are few notes and chords, and then accentuation of them. They aren't SUPER BUSY and EPIC like most music tries to be now.

[@the_brutal_king4314]

This game reminds me of my family. We are a family cursed by a witch back in the 1600's, and the first and last child were doomed to poverty and famine. All of the generations of the first and last child have been farmers, and most of them lived and died on the farm they were at. Thankfully, I'm a middle child, so I don't have to deal with all that curse nonsense. Thanks for the great video, Ross!

[@mackerelphones]

Your siblings may want to invest in some crucifixes, or cold iron.

[@IdentityChrist]

Like, this curse is pretty great. If you plan on having 2 or less kids, you'll end up with less people in your lineage than before. That's why you need to have AT LEAST 4 kids to make it out even, and in modern society it's pretty difficult. Also, the cursed ones know they're cursed and might try something messed up, like a sibling rivalry of death.

[@the_brutal_king4314]

@A Riter I might have kids. In all honesty, save but few believed in the curse and a lot of them were angry about it near the end, regretful that they didn't try. Not a lot is known about how to break the curse, really. If my great-grandmother's word prove correct, it was that my English side's great-great-great-great grandfather had seduced and had the witch bear children. Then, later on (about 5 years), he had seduced another woman, and decided to live with her instead. The witch then cursed the family, and was never seen nor heard of again. Thus began our life of poverty. Nobody in the family has any idea how to break the curse, but if involves grave-digging, finding skeletons and opening a hell portal, count me out. @MC Malzahar There are stories in our family where if the firstborn is still-borne then it was a bit of a relief, much to the dismay of the mother and if she knew. I don't know if anyone had tried to kill each other out right, though. It's stuff that you really don't dig down into, especially since historical evidence is little to none on the topic. Hearsay is really the only way to figure it out.

[@kennethchou4384]

Sucks for your family, if the curse is true.

[@the_brutal_king4314]

@Mihkel I assume the family name. I don't know to the extent of the curse's length, as I haven't had any relatives that I know of who changed their name to spite the curse.

[@Duterasemis]

i really can't articulate precisely why, but this is far and away my favorite episode of the Game Dungeon. I think it's just because Ross is just so taken with the architecture in this game, and how undeniably fucking classy the protagonist is. Something about it always keeps me entertained.

[@jacob4189]

Same. This one and Veil of Darkness. It’s something about the atmosphere and Ross’s commentary of these games that keeps me coming back

[@Yusuke_Denton]

You get the sense that Ross truly knows what it means to be a Gordon.

[@bubbletanking]

Yeah this is probably my 5th time rewatching. Always a treat. Good to come back to and just enjoy again.

[@brotherbootlegger1777]

@@Yusuke_Denton you literally just copied the top comment from 5 years ago

[@azmodanpc]

His Gordon impersonation is spot on.

[@Southern_Crusader]

“I’m not saying it’s ninjas.” “You can never really rule out the possibility of ninjas. Cause, their ninjas.”

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Like, have to seen them? Exactly, cause ninjas!

[@nicefloweytheoverseer7632]

"Occam's Shuriken. If the answer is illusive, never rule out ninjas!" - Gordon Freeman, 2003

[@kristianj.8798]

"These aren't fairies! They're ninjas!"

[@Phoebe5448]

Elven Ninjas!!

[@PrusskiyMir]

Seriously, this classy protagonist is such a relief compared to any other games. Many protagonists nowadays feels like they were designed to appeal to every demographic, thus making them annoyingly boooring.

[@Wolf_Larsen]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@sorrenblitz805]

Ehh, it's not so much they're trying to appeal to a demographic as much as it they want you to feel like YOU are the main character, roleplaying as yourself by playing with your personality in the game. It's kind of a cheap way to add immersion into a game instead of actually writing an actual protagonist into the story.

[@ImortalZeus13]

Either boring, or stupid and obnoxious.

[@Gatorade69]

I miss when games allowed you to play as a "generic protagonist" because now a days all you get to play as is a Bipoc female homosexual Mary Sue. W O K E. Remember when video games weren't political !?

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

@@Gatorade69 interesting, I must've missed the part where the protagonists of Elden Ring, Portal, Persona 5, God of War and The Stanley Parable (the highest rated games of 2022) were Black/indigenous/non-white homosexual women. Or Cuphead, or Rogue Legacy 2, or Neon White, or The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, or NORCO, or Xenoblade Chronicles 3, or Deathloop, or NieR, just to name a few more from the list. If anything, I miss when new games were new and not just re-releases of games from only a few years ago, as you'll notice that many of this year's top hits are.

[@thecuza9716]

Why did you add to the skull counter when Samuel got decapitated, but not when the doctor did? Be more consistent in future episodes, Ross, or you'll be looking for a new job!

[@LewdMama]

@ its a joke dude

[@MrJavier1223]

@@LewdMama r/woosh

[@mojebi3804]

@@LewdMama Jokes work better when they make sense :))))))))))))))

[@voidkeepergaming958]

Somebody needs to get laid and its not ross 😂😂😂

[@poiuytrewq11422]

Man. Get a life you two.

[@JohnyDaison]

While watching this I was thinking all the time: Damn, this feels really familiar. And then I remembered: I played this years ago, but under a different name. In our country, where the game comes from and is relatively famous among older gamers, it is known as Posel Smrti, which means Messenger of Death. So you should still be able to find it under this name, but it's likely the information would be in Czech. And the new game is a reboot, but done by people who have nothing to do with the original.

[@Butts666]

Yeah the graphic adventure genre was pretty big here in Czechia back in the day, gotta say this is far more fleshed out than most of the other games I've seen though.

[@breakmoder]

The pixelated character models look so weird because the mansion itself has a ton of detail.

[@slendy9600]

the mansion itself would be pre-rendered while the characters need to be animated in real time. detail is always easier when you can flesh it out ahead of time

[@JackTheRocky]

The mansion itself is sucking the resolution out of the characters. It IS evil mansion after all.

[@TapKim]

JackTheRocky this mansion better stop sucking out my soul, or it'll be looking for a new job.

[@SuperCatfire]

grim fandango

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

does anyone know what programs they used to make these 90's game backgrounds and cutscenes? like this or the Warcraft 2 cutscenes?

[@SPTX.]

You can't have antialiasing because the models are pre-rendered, the characters on screen are actually sprites. Their low framerate and having only 8 orientations when you rotate your character gives it away.

[@Nyarlathothep1994]

Believe it or not - this is actually an old childhood favorite of mine. I found the demo on some pc gaming magazine here in germany and bothered my parents to buy the game for me, which they reluctantly did. Good that they never found out how dark and gruesome it gets. This game both kickstarted my love for Adventure games AND for gothic horror. Like no other game I have ever played this encapsulates gothic horror, in style, in music and in narrative. Old gothic horror always had aristocrats exploring old mansions and uncovering a lineage of spooky stuff and curses as well as murder mysteries. So yeah - great game, influenced my taste, the music gives me shiver - great video. Thanks for covering this gem.

[@cupriferouscatalyst3708]

Didn't notice until now but I love how directly after introducing the human skull counter, yet another human skull is in the very next clip with no mention of it other than the count immediately increasing. Edit: and again when Samuel gets his head shot off in Wales and the counter goes up, down upon reload and then up again when inspecting the grave. Another really nice touch was Ross' and Samuel's voices syncing up on the word "sanatorium" during the Ashburry Sanatorium part.

[@joshuazane3210]

As someone who can quote a frightening amount of Freeman 's Mind, I feel confident that, yes, I do know what it means to be a Gordon.

[@wyattbooth9918]

WERE GETTING FINGERED BY GODZILLA!

[@unematrix]

My favourite when people are getting hysterical: Please use your inside voice if you have to be a psychotic menace to all that is good!

[@sorrenblitz805]

Aliens aren’t invading Gordon you’re just being paranoid, The mailman isn’t spying on you Gordon you’re just being paranoid

[@oceanberserker]

@@sorrenblitz805 There's no society of anthropomorphic frog people living in the sewer, Freeman. You're just being paranoid.

[@sorrenblitz805]

@@oceanberserker I just shot one Alien from around a corner and another that was waiting to ambush me! That is James Bond level of intuition!

[@GoodVolition]

Wait wait wait, Hunter S. Thompson didn't die until 2005. Nearly 2 years after this game was released.

[@RegalRoyalWasTaken]

“I May have been gone for twelve years, but I was not born yesterday!” That’s legitimately a really good line.

[@Camustang]

If you think about it, it's rather quite a silly one though

[@daemonofdecay]

Any other history nerds notice the portrait of “mad king” Ludwig? No wonder this castle was so nice!

[@Lazyguy22]

Auf dem Bergen wohnt die Freiheit Auf dem Bergen ist es schoen Wo des Koenig, Ludwig Zweiten, Alle seine Schloesser stehen...

[@Squiglypig]

Yeah, I did. I thought "That's a random painting of Ludwig II. It would explain the amazing architecture, though, if he was behind it.

[@peterszigeti8801]

No, but I did notice the painting of Joseph II of Austria next to it (or at least a high-ranking officer of the Austrian Empire in the 18th century). Funny how the Austrian/South German family connections are not mentions in the family chronicles at all... :))

[@messire9837]

>> Dee Oh Dee In fact, I feel like an entire layer of the game is being missed out on by non historians (nerd isn't enough, trust me). Portaits in this game ALL reveal quite a lot when bios are known. Ludwig isn't the only one: Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI in the room wit the fleur the Lys banner coat-of-arms... The list goes on and on. 99% of the portraits I've seen in this game are about cursed for generations peeps. (About Louis XVI for example: The templar affair, curse by Jacques de Molay: thirteen generations and all that...) Meaning, Thanks for bringing my attention on Ludwig and thus confirming what my guts are telling me, Dee! Now, question is: do you know about the Mad King? Now with that in mind, having learned about how much cultured Ross is, I'd so wish for a another type of Gordon's Mind, in a complete narrated let's play. A lot of undiscovered secrets may come to light. Then again, adventure game. The pace & action based comedy may seriously lack. Still, I need to play this game, no matter what! Haven't felt like that since GK3...

[@MadManW1thABox]

Literally all of the sigils are just random Hebrew letters.

[@Lazyguy22]

Yeah, I was hoping for a golem.

[@TheAlmightyLoli]

Guess the game considers Hebrews to be pagans. Kind of a weird stance to take, but it does have an M rating, so we knew going in that anything was possible.

[@alexanderleibovici3943]

Haven't payed too much attention but they probably spell out Leviathan.

[@satqur]

@@alexanderleibovici3943 They spell khiyool (Khet ח, Yod י, Vav (also used as a long u) ו, Lamed ל), which means military enlistment/conscription basically. So maybe Samuel is some sort of IDF Manchurian Agent killing Welsh randos as part of a military recruitment drive?

[@RabbiHerschel]

@Zoomer Waffen how antisemitic!

[@andershoffman7196]

3:42 That portrait is of Charles de Solier, by Hans Holbein the Younger. It looks similar to the famous portraits of Henry VIII because they're all basically derivative copies of one of his portraits by Holbein that hasn't survived. It's not just a similar style, they're both painted by the same guy pretty much. He liked to pose everyone that way.

[@Thor-Orion]

He needs a codpiece.

[@notinspectorgadget]

@MikeyXSuicide to be fair, who's portrait _wouldn't_ benefit from the addition of a codpiece?

[@DavidMcGuireRaceVids]

I find myself always coming back to rewatch this episode. It's so good. I love how he gets into the roll play of what it means to be a Gordon.

[@GoodVolition]

Grandpa, why do you wear a cultist hood everywhere?

[@ootdega]

"All the better to I'A I'A CTHULHU FHTAGN--I mean, uh..."

[@taekinuru2]

Kyros Droztamyr To be fair to them, they are the true rulers of the Earth, whilst mankind is more like vermin squatting in their home

[@davidjohnson4171]

Dylan Parry Hell, we're less than that to them. We're like if their pet's (the shoggoth) took a shit on the carpet and they just completely forgot to clean it up for several decades, the shit got moldy and the mold spread like wildfire all over their entire house, that's us, we're turd mold, not even a toxic variety.

[@soupernova1998]

@@davidjohnson4171 Did you say MOLD?!

[@Accursed_Farms]

I forgot to mention, next videochat with fans is on Saturday, Nov 4th, at 4pm EST on twitch.tv/rossbroadcast

[@InfinityPotato97]

Ross, you should check out A. D. 2044 :3

[@WeasleFireable]

Ross I wanna thank you for all the quality content you've been putting out recently. 45 minutes is an absolute godsend for when you're bored.

[@SNOUPS4]

Black Mirror / Black Mesa Gordon / Gordon Illuminati.

[@mackerelphones]

So it all ties into Deus Ex!

[@handsomebrick]

You call that a haiku? Pish posh.

[@SnifyWisper]

Half Life 3 confirmed.

[@stormtrooper106]

*gasps*

[@DarkSignal...]

There was even an Illuminati symbol in the previous episode...

[@kingyachan]

"besides Hunter S. Thompson" Geezus Ross

[@adlerkoning6480]

Too soon... In fact, so soon it hasn't even happened yet!

[@ValThracian]

To be fair, it's a very Hunter S. Thompson thing to say.

[@ocksee]

I don't know why, but this is by far my favourite Game Dungeon video.

[@azmodanpc]

Same

[@Slash0mega]

i just got dinner and ross uploads a game dungeon, PERFECT!!!!

[@cornflakes4535]

Lucky

[@LowenStrosst]

It's like that old saying: sometimes, it all comes up Slash0mega.

[@RunescaperSeaman472]

From what I've heard about the original Greek/Roman statues is that they didn't actually look like a grade schoolers coloring book. The ancients clearly had some understanding of shading, and the "recoloring" didnt take that into account.

[@tvdvd8661]

They probably understood light better then we do. Since we have light all the time and back then they wouldnt have been able to illuminate entire rooms as thoroughly as we can. We basically kill all the details with light that they would've been paying attention to

[@Thor-Orion]

No artist would devote the time needed to make their sculptures that brilliant and then immediately turn around and besmirch their beauty by applying a crayola standard 8 colour pallet.

[@buttsauceable]

@@Thor-Orion you really don't understand. dyes were extremely expensive and colourful things were demonstrations of great wealth. anesthetics is secondary to showing everyone how rich you are.

[@paulmahoney7619]

That's probably because our analysis can only tell us about the base layer of paint, the fine details would not have left much in the way of chemical traces on the stone.

[@tba113]

Ross's comment about being disappointed in unusual-crime stories like Sherlock Holmes and Scooby Doo, where the villain turns out to be just some schmuck with a plan or a costume, resonates with me so much. I mean, I get why long-running stories like those _don't_ go the world-altering route, since it would mean they'd have to do a lot more work planning out each entry in the series instead of taking it one adventure at a time. Still, damn is it a satisfying payoff when you learn just how weird the protomolecule is in the otherwise hard-sci-fi Expanse, or how Cobra Commander was actually an emissary of an ancient reptilian race that has been waiting to reconquer the world from humanity since the ice ages. That said, I think I understand why that sort of thing turns a lot of people off. There's definitely a lot of technique involved in getting it right. The twist should be surprising but not jarring, and as Ross observes, it shouldn't just seem like an ass-pull at the last minute. You need a light touch to lay out just enough clues, but not so light that people don't notice them, _and_ you need to have enough of the story left to get into the new plot twist once the characters find themselves in the middle of it. Cabin in the Woods got it right. Uncanny Valley didn't quite manage it.

[@notinspectorgadget]

I think it's underutilization is a good thing for two reasons. One - it's as you said, very difficult to pull off satisfactorily. Two - it doesn't make the reveal trite.

[@MegaPlayerXxX]

I have honestly never connected that this is a czech game. Honestly no wander. In our language it's called "Harbinger of Death" and while I have heard some great things about it at the time, I have never played it. Now I just happened to be going through popular czech games and it was right there.

[@YuckyRory]

"Did he insult the wrong dojo as a younger man???" hahahahahaa

[@crixbunny8589]

I cant stop watching ross, his voice and games go so well together. It would be awesome for him to play through the thing video game

[@Dear_Brrrrother]

I like how you released the video right after midnight (at least on my time zone)

[@vrapbrap]

Same. Things are getting real SPOOOOOOOKYYYY!

[@Life_Is_A...]

This must be the 10th time i've watched this. There's something calming about this episode. Maybe it's the music or the setting.

[@Life_Is_A...]

back again

[@Yusuke_Denton]

@@Life_Is_A... Is your name Gordon, perhaps?

[@brandemon6667]

@@Life_Is_A... do it again

[@Life_Is_A...]

@@brandemon6667 did it again.

[@brandemon6667]

@@Life_Is_A... excellent, for me its Arcade America

[@kidlink4OoT]

31:35 skull count goes up to 11 down to 10 then back up to 11. Neat

[@hatoryh]

Well Ross this game was crated in golden age of adventure games and this episode was made by czech producers. It belongs among few good czech adventures with mystical feel like Messenger of the Gods (Posel bohů), Gooka or maybe NIBIRU: Messenger of the Gods.

[@Duterasemis]

Ross Scott wants to be informed by a butler in a concerned but formal manner that the world is ending. I would prefer to have Ross Scott grab my shirt and scream in my face that the sky is falling and we're all fucked

[@MaxwellTornado]

"The house was built upon pagan land" You mean literally fucking anywhere outside of the Roman Empire?

[@badbeardbill9956]

The Romans were Pagan. Well, until Constantine showed up.

[@nooneinparticular5256]

@@badbeardbill9956 So more accurately...anywhere outside of the original borders of Israel?

[@rustyshackleford1508]

@@nooneinparticular5256 But Jews lost their chosen people status after rejecting Christ, so it doesn't apply ther either

[@nooneinparticular5256]

@@rustyshackleford1508 I don't think that would make them Pagan, though, would it? They're still considered people 'of the cloth,' aren't they?

[@TheLightsmen]

This is the only guy who can keep me watching a video for more than an HOUR and still make me say "Aw is it over already?"

[@EccentricWolven23]

Honestly, having completed the game myself, I'm inclined to say that the original plan was for there to be a confrontation with Mordred, or maybe with somebody possessed by him trying to bring him back. The "twist" that Samuel is the killer is obvious ten miles away if you use basic logic and follow the process of elimination, and it strikes me as a last minute cop-out that they threw in when they realized they were running out of time, money, or both, but it was too late in development to change everything that was building up to the original ending. The plot point that the murder victims are being drained of blood, and the runes being found at each murder, all seem to be building up to a grand reveal that some terrible design is playing out, but both of them get dropped. There's a big Dracula throne in the ritual chamber for no clear reason. There's physically no way Samuel could have been the one to kill Grandpa - there's no indications that the Curse makes him able to do things like scale a steep stone tower during a heavy thunderstorm, and it's obvious he was nowhere near Black Mirror at the time of the murder, something the game never addresses. If I remember right the game claims it just possessed him and made him commit suicide, but that's absolutely ridiculous - you can very clearly see he's being thrown out of the tower in the introduction.

[@jacob4189]

Yeah, and it’s weird that the curse would have just suddenly possessed grandpa even though he had lived in the castle his entire life. Just doesn’t make any sense.

[@ion4393]

Certain things in the game are obvious cut content. What's the deal with Samuel's wife? What's with the inaccessible part of the castle? What's with the stones you run into every now and again?

[@ArachCobra]

I totally get what you say about orchestral music. It's so easy to make bland, yet when done right, it's so wonderfully memorable.

[@RealEnerjak]

"I know what you're thinking" How could you possibly know that? You knew exactly what I was thinking. I'm starting to wonder if certain video games are cursed.

[@LFA216]

Goddamn I love Game Dungeon. I don't think I'll ever get sick of listening to Ross talk about comfy old adventure games. I know that Freeman's Mind is his bread and butter, but this content is so much better imo.

[@tacitus6384]

I just realised that this game, made in 2003, is nearly as far from our time now, 2023, as it was to when it was set, 1981.

[@avelione]

Freeman's REAL name is GORDON GORDON!

[@SonofTiamat]

No wonder bad shit always happens to him

[@doktormabuse7329]

avelione plus gordon freeman had fucked with the ninjas once and expected their vengeance since.

[@priffe3440]

Actually, he has no name. He just won't tell anyone.

[@jarednunes3263]

avelione Mario Mario, Luigi Mario

[@Wolf_Larsen]

Or maybe it's a double name. Mr. Mister Gordon-Freeman

[@YTWanderer]

"Grandpa's going to bed early tonight !" I'm so glad that I've found your channel 🙂

[@jackkerger164]

The music sounds better than a lot of other games because it features a strong melody. Games these days include so many parts in their music that it’s really easy to just find yourself adrift in sound.

[@leoomara9644]

Standard British Weather: *Exists* Ross: IT'S THE FUCKING ENDTIMES OUTSIDE

[@blacklabbby]

There is nobody whose upload notifications i open faster than ross's

[@residentfreeman]

Rewatching this just cuz i felt like it since Ross Game Dungeon videos are pretty fantastic, But wanted to point out as of December 30th 2023, this game is currently on sale for $2.49 USD, and Ross has a link in the description for the link to the GOG site.

[@sip9549]

thanks resident freeman i saw your comment with around 1 hour 26 minutes left on the sale timer managed to cop this for the price of a sandwich thanks to you

[@jimjamjoeyjoejoe]

Ross, PLEASE do more game dungeon episodes this is like crack for me.

[@LukaFanNo8]

With that intro, thank you so much for an actual link to buy the game instead of a copy paste of all your social platforms in the description. :)

[@totallynotaspy2686]

this uploaded five minutes before I have to leave for a job interview fuck

[@whynotska]

hope it goes well dude. you'll nail it no problem..

[@salottin]

How did it go?

[@z-beeblebrox]

So did you get the job?? Don't leave us hangin!

[@OrehBelich92]

I have a job interview this week too. And I have to say it is kinda stressful.

[@salottin]

You'll nail it, man!

[@zebzelezney6802]

20:09 moments like this makes Accursed Farm what it is. I love your voice acting and sense of humor man - What a fucking champ.

[@UKeXtremeMedia]

Ross' reaction to seeing Samuel written on the wall in blood had me in stitches. LMAO

[@cfryant]

How does one fall straight down onto a pointy fence, then somehow bend it down and outward? Shouldn't it have impaled him? Usually the cops slice off the pieces of fence stuck through a body then take the whole thing with them.

[@BornedToDie]

14:03 That performance was superb! Well done, Ross. xD

[@grfrjiglstan]

16:03 "We'll see how long he lasts. Samuel has his priorities." Damn, that foreshadowing.

[@Leitis_Fella]

"Maybe it was Elves" *Ysgramor and Pelinal intensify*

[@Phoebe5448]

Damn Elves! Never trusted them.

[@KairuHakubi]

Pixelface would be a good modern Dick Tracy villain. I actually used that for a villain whose power was pixelating people and things.. used it to hide her identity, pixelated peoples' junk just for lulz, then later (when I learned how to draw it) summoned minecrafty pixel weapons. But most of the time she just went by her real name, so...

[@FlymanMS]

Aiden Peirce and Watch Dogs 2 protagonists.

[@slendy9600]

kinda reminds me of the glitch gremlin from AVGN

[@Ulikecookies]

Kairu Hakubi I prefer Duck Twacy

[@Bittergamer1886]

Kyros, I think that detective shows in a modern setting CAN be done well. Just look at the Lethal Weapon series (of course, the movies are classics, but the Lethal Weapon SERIES on Fox is a great example of how modern detective/cop shows should be done).

[@harrytheninj6328]

Kairu Hakubi some one like that in ghost in the shell

[@dfailsthemost]

I like to imagine that Bates put real effort into recalling the worst weather he ever experienced over his meager breakfast of black coffee and whetstone dust - all so he could be sure that the current weather was the worst of which he had any recollection.

[@GabrielKnightz]

Ross you absolutely need to do an episode on the Gabriel Knight trilogy.

[@ikarean5124]

Seconded. All I could think about while watching this is how much he would probably enjoy that series or how much he probably did enjoy it if he playd it already.

[@GabrielKnightz]

Ikarean Certainly would be an awesome episode :)

[@Darkernorakeln]

not rare enough.

[@GabrielKnightz]

The Watcher Certainly old enough and with the location settings, music and glitches more than enough to interest him, with more than enough to talk about.

[@gestaltengine6369]

SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION

[@BangaRangan]

Stone cold Samuel Gordon. Now that’s a movie I’d watch

[@jiritriska5130]

I rediscovered your videos after like 2 years, they've never failed to entertain me before! I'm from Czech republic, heard a lot about this game as a kid but never actually got to play it, so I'm happy to enjoy it this way.

[@Lazyguy22]

I love the whole 'decaying grandeur' kind of themes. I think it appeals to the English character. Also, I knew it was set in the past because of the adverts in the pub.

[@ignotumperignotius630]

The old frys, before they specialises in Turkish delight

[@CanadianPolybius]

like brideshead revisited

[@ChiplovesCrisps]

Personally I agree that the first game was my favorite, but that doesn't mean 2 and 3 aren't worth playing. The ending to 1 seemed fitting to me, since it wasn't just a preventative measure for Samuel. 2 has such a jarring start compared to the first and I urge anyone to just hold on, since both 2 and 3 add to the lore and has some genuine great moments.

[@gabeclement1131]

43:13 I like it when reality breaks down too, but I also like it when everything is the result of a really clever plan... And I mean legitimately clever, not just convoluted. So I like it best when the core is something supernatural, but the mechanisms working around it are pure genius.

[@fronatomy6280]

"Do you truly know what it means to be a Gordon?" I'm pretty sure Ross has a good scope of what it means to be a Gordon, all 68 episodes of it.

[@GetsugaTensho85]

28:43 I kept replaying that scene a couple of times! XD God that's hilarious! Something about how calmly he pulls out the gun and shoots it by looking to the side a little bit!

[@eviljoel]

I'm confused: Ross claims he's never seen a game wait so long until it starts killing the player, yet he's played Phantasmagoria. Selective amnesia?

[@ng.tr.s.p.1254]

Gamer dementia

[@aristocraticcthulhu3831]

YUSSSSS, NEW GAME DUNGEON!

[@thecodeson99]

Man I love the black mirror games. I think the story was so well told and stayed really consistant in the first three. Just started the re boot but to me theres nothing like the first one and how satisfying it felt to solve each puzzle.

[@andreboden1437]

I was sure it was vampires there for a while. Busted mirror in samuels room, garlic hanging from some wall somewhere, a corpse drained on blood and other small things that point in that direction. But, guess not.

[@moserfugger6363]

Since I discovered this channel, I've just watched a bunch of episodes. Really liked them, but this is the one that completely sold me. Now I'll binge the shit out of Ross's Game Dungeon. ;-) The comments about Black Mirror are so well written and absolutely on point, I laughed nonstop throughout the whole video. The timing of the jokes, the editing, choice of scenes... Perfect. Much work went in there and it all payed off. Thank you! :-) Greetings from Germany.

[@DrTwixih]

Really appreciate the amount of work and effort you put into every single video. I still smile everytime I see a new video of yours, keep up the good work Ross.

[@pinkamaspit]

Holy crap, this game is -beautiful-! I don't think I've ever seen such a pretty adventure game before, even from newer ones. The attention to detail is magnificent.

[@pinkamaspit]

Also, nice use of Wood Carving Partita during the "classiest protagonist" section. The Castlevania refs in this ep are 10/10 XD

[@DastardlyDistaste]

Something about the animation of Daniel Gordon pulling out that pistol to shoot the wolf is just hilarious.

[@lukeemberson4951]

So glad you finally played a game on the dungeon that you actually enjoyed. Can't wait for you to play the next game I hope.

[@sorrenblitz805]

Ahhhh, an alien spacecraft, now things are beginning to make sense.

[@Superradforever]

I watch this every October. Such a cozy video

[@Craliczeck]

This is still my favorite episode :) , we need black mirror II 😢😅