The Cruelest Video Game

READ BEFORE PLAYING- I had to remove sections of this video after upload, Fear and Hunger deals in some pretty sensitive subject matter, so please check content warnings before playing.
Hello. I shall now talk about the Rpg Maker game Fear and Hunger, as well as difficulty in video games. And I don’t even mention Dark Souls.
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[@Frame206a]

this game literally encompasses the line "this is supposed to be an RPG, what role am I playing? the Victim??"

[@jacoboddie5364]

Is that a JonTron line?

[@romankvapil9184]

Congratulations. You understand Fear and Hunger where it makes Dark Souls and Bloodborne look like going to a Chuck .E Cheese Pizzaria.

[@greywalker505]

@@jacoboddie5364 Max0r, I think. Or maybe both.

[@beaglebango9191]

@@jacoboddie5364 I think avgn?

[@MemeLordCrusader]

​@romankvapil9184 if you know what you're doing you win in this game

[@meodrac]

A developer played Darkest Dungeon and said "this isn't stressful enough"

[@bajones3363]

I was just thinking this is like Darkest Dungeon on crack

[@marciturani6416]

it also reminds me of darkwood

[@gratiaseia]

​​@@Knuckl_Sssrovitco you have some alcohol or something to smoke, like tobacco or opium? Give it to her.

[@usa_py0n]

⁠@@Knuckl_Sssrovitc if you walk back to that area, she’ll rejoin the party. Then you need to raise her mind to 50 or more, using alcohol or opium if you have the pipe to smoke it with. She should be able to continue after that.

[@Knuckl_Sssrovitc]

@@usa_py0n Thank you

[@nobodyinparticular3982]

I need to point out that the knocking sound after a game over is the sound of a heartbeat through an echocardiogram. It honestly threw me when I heard it because I've gotten echos done yearly since childhood, and I instantly felt like I was in the doctor's office again.

[@ranojbhowmik5921]

Thanks a lot for explaining...was always curious about this...

[@Mizu-AM]

LaGarde really must hate the concept of living for him to go straight back in to the dungeon

[@chadcuzbad7009]

Legarde went back because he’s trying to find the throne of ascension and ascend after killing the new gods, but he’s quite literally too weak to accomplish any of his goals without your help

[@poppypollen4362]

I think you can say that about any person who keeps returning to this game beyond, like, a couple tries.

[@TheDancerMacabre]

He has a dream to fulfill

[@note4note804]

"We got a divorce." A phrase of weakness, implies your fault, vague. "Marriage was defeated." Powerful and ominous, implies a great battle, mysterious.

[@themostdiabolicalhater5986]

Huh

[@themostdiabolicalhater5986]

@@DumKump Re-read your first sentence. You’re missing a word. Maybe don’t say anything next time lol

[@DumKump]

​@@themostdiabolicalhater5986 Wonderful false equivalence there. I missed a word, sure. Your point? Doesn't make my point any less valid. Funny that you felt the need to point out an error instead of providing a logical counter argument. Ah right. You don't have one.

[@justanotherdogeboi7136]

@@DumKump Why are you getting so worked up over a random joke lol

[@AryadevChavali]

@@DumKump mfw internet dudes become vexed over words on a computer screen

[@-Raylight]

*"Berserk but you are a side character, the game"* That Steam review was telling the truth all along

[@frikicomputerwizard2237]

xd

[@kahsaiharmon15]

Thats fucking good

[@L16htW4rr10r]

Damn that's hardcore

[@epistarter1136]

Never given that topic attention before but the quote really does remind me just how helpless people in berserk are considering almost everyone is just a normal human and you'd have to have peak world class skills or have magic (or have Puck near you) to even think of surviving horrors like Gut's aftermath in which a bunch of devil spawn came for him

[@flawlessgaming3787]

@@epistarter1136 just like puck from rezero, which is ironically also a dark fantasy series lmao

[@unmemorablehero]

I’ve never wanted to both play a game more, while also never wanting to play a game more, than this. This looks both amazing and absolutely awful.

[@webwonwames2926]

in all fairness the mode he starts on is technically a harder mode, you can start on “Fear and Hunger” which is the default mode which allows your character to be illuminated even without torches (you’ll still lose sanity) and some challenges are easier. By no means is the game even on this mode at all easy, but I have no clue why this guy insists you need to start on what is essentially a hard mode

[@i_dont_pay_taxes491]

The game is really fun if you enjoy slowly learning good strategies and slowly developing a perfect run to get an ending

[@frankwoods1531]

@@webwonwames2926 Seriously lol Ive already beaten both F&H 1 and 2 but im still afraid to do it again on hard.

[@tomnyskull]

Im watching a friend play it to give her moral support and imo is the perfect distance from the game to enjoy it

[@MemeLordCrusader]

​@i_dont_pay_taxes491 so it's Google it the game ?

[@Prince-xj5nz]

This game has a really weird effect on me. I can't play it because of the difficulty but at the same time I'm in love with the lore and I'm thinking about it all day long. Le'gard character got me because of his similarities with Griffith. What a masterpiece that demostrates that a human brain is the most disgusting and amazing thing in the universe.

[@numbersix9468]

it's like Retunal. the gameplay isnt for me but everything else is.

[@frankwoods1531]

Yeah I believe the dev himself based him off of Griffith. I mean even the torturer looks like the one in Berserk.

[@patt5085]

same as Rainworld for me and I really tried to like it. Install, hated it, uninstall, and again. Amazing game design nonetheless.

[@heroicryan6257]

Hotline Miami for me. Never been able to finish the game but I'm in love with the lore, music, setting, and characters

[@nefariousssx]

thats how i felt about bloodborne for so long and now im pretty good at it, one day u will crack and play it and become determined

[@mangkanor3232]

“Marriage was defeated” *Divorce lawyer laughs maniacally*

[@Chill-mm4pn]

🖐🏿throws a *Phoneix Down* Oh wait, wrong rpg. lol

[@shelbyherring92]

​@@Chill-mm4pnAbout to say, wrong Phoenix as well..

[@varunsharma8371]

But without marriage how will people get divorced?

[@t-qb1sq]

​@@varunsharma8371That's what friends are for.

[@Reimerguns]

​@@Chill-mm4pn"You have the downs!!!"

[@snarkybug4]

I went 4 hours without winning a single coin toss. This game is hell. Thank you for introducing me to this.

[@anthonyrosse5925]

That means in an alternate universe where you chose the different option every time you woulda hit 100% which is pretty good

[@pedromiret9195]

Thanks, i hate it. Would play again. 10/10

[@KOTEBANAROT]

I won coin toss 95% of the time my first run LMAO

[@AlexK-sk4qb]

Tails never fails

[@cartertitan-rv3xe]

That is an insane skill issue brother 🙏

[@love-hammer]

I think one of the coolest things about it is that this is a damn RPGMaker game. I've seen so many games that re-use the stock assets, SFX, and basic Final Fantasy style mechanics. This game is so transformative and deep compared to the average title. It's just really inspiring to see what people create with sufficient tools.

[@frankwoods1531]

I go around playing random RPGM games and I found F&H Termina by chance and was shocked by how good it was. I couldnt get it out of my head for a month.

[@ryanhernandez8324]

Oh, would you love the LISA games...

[@NinjapowerMS]

It's also a shame how limited it is because its an rpg maker and it shows. But I guess said limitation helped the developer create loopholes for creativity. Lmao the dev said he couldn't figure out how to have reflections for party members on mirrors so he just dumped some lore that you can only see yourself. This was on FH 2.

[@GusJenkinsElite]

The tools have always been available, the problem is the lack of creative people that make a game for the passion and not to become a big indy hit.

[@megamike15]

this, lisa and omori is why i can't hate rpgmaker.

[@insanities120]

This game is the embodiement of "Chaos is an order that you don't understand yet".

[@rebeccaliar9873]

That's the most metal shit I've ever heard.

[@SinHurr]

@@rebeccaliar9873 It's such a rad quote that I'm afraid some schmuck like Peterson coined it, which would retroactively ruin it.

[@SkipBaley-hb6nc]

Take care of your social media addiction.

[@lurksnitchtongue8986]

​@@SinHurrI hate to break it to you but Peterson is way smarter than you will ever be

[@9kyuu]

@@lurksnitchtongue8986no he’s not lol he doesn’t even have reading comprehension

[@ffox8141]

Fun fact. When talking about knight only being good in combat while mercenary can open doors for free you might not know but the knights ability leg sweep automatically destroyes any door. That's because leg sweep automatically destroyes the legs of the opponent and for some God forsaken reason the doors in this game are coded as legs.

[@tanktheta]

The fuck? Good to know

[@thebandanapirates8591]

It’s like kicking down the door

[@sadpee7710]

sounds like a typical game developer workaround. like a vehicle being classed as a hat and having an npc running beneath the ground to make a train move in fallout 3. or how any prop of a certain size is considered a tree in roller coaster tycoon for memory reasons. i'm willing to bet the door in this case is a problem of the RPG maker engine and the limb system. there is no general damage type, so when hitting something with no limbs, a random arbitrary limb type is chosen by the developer or it defaults to a certain type of damage out of a lack of better options. edit: apparently all glados voice lines in the first portal is delivered by a cube placed outside of the map. if these cubes disappear somehow, her dialogue stops. have heard other game dev stories on twitter that i haven't verified as well, such as there being no horse AI in X game, so when you dismount, an invisible NPC will hijack the horse and steer it away. stuff like that

[@Adorni]

“Sweep the leg.” “You forgot your keys again, didn’t you?” “Look, do you wanna open this door or not?”

[@SenshiSunPower]

@@sadpee7710 If you kick the door in real life, you end up kicking the bottom of it... the same area where an enemy's legs are.

[@thegodofvodka]

You know a niche game is going to be insane when its main audience are Russians

[@Flameclaw123]

The Pathologic theorem lmao

[@asturias0267]

It's only as popular as it is with the Russians because it was made by a Finn. Proximity sure does help.

[@sporeham1674]

@@asturias0267 Slavs support each other's games, it's kinda sweet

[@Michael-bn1oi]

Euro-jank is a good genre

[@commisaryarreck3974]

@@sporeham1674 Appreciate the sentiment But Finns aren't Slavs, they're not even Scandinavian Still, the eastern block does make some incredible jank games

[@Oyster_Man]

I don't know why, but this has become a comfort video for me. I keep coming back to it when I'm having anxiety and/or can't sleep.

[@samw1501]

It's about surviving against a hostile universe, about getting back up when you're down, gritting your teeth and overcoming the insurmountable. There's comfort in that. ❤

[@levisargent6430]

honestly same bro, I'm here for the 4th time now after watching silent hill for the first time

[@pastelmoon8506]

For anyone who needs it, there's an alternate solution to the ogre problem. Attack the cleaver arm, then the stinger, block, then hit the torso until it goes down and you'll take 0 damage

[@user-tv8qc5ui1n]

The “stinger”

[@arnavkamble7144]

Block before attacking the stinger! Every 3rd turn he does the coinflip attack and entering the battle counts as a turn for enguard skill to work

[@Robbobobobobobo]

Gamers will see titles called shit like "the worst time you'll ever have playing a video game" and be like: "can' wait to spend my free time playing this masterpiece"

[@B.L.S.]

And I'll do it again.

[@notanaveragedoktah8390]

*5 dollar Fear and Hunger* Agony and Suffering for a cheap price?! Satisfactory!

[@gabi-chan7806]

Literally me fr fr

[@amergingiles]

Wait until you learn about LA MULANA or MARROW. Fear and Hunger is a genuine masterpiece and Termina is too.

[@JeffHikari]

I feel like many of us nowadays will hear about these, become fascinated to learn more, but not enough to experience it for themselves, and seek out videos like these. Worm Girl made some relatively complete summaries about the plot of the games, but even her hour-long summaries aren't totally complete. She's also done two 8-hour podcasts talking about background lore with Frapollo, a player who's gone pretty deep into the gameplay side of things.

[@duncanshipley831]

Fear and Hunger is like playing a game of D&D with an absolutely HORRIBLE dungeon master

[@honeybunny244]

Or an absolutely amazing, yet incredibly sadistic dungeon master. Depends on your perspective.

[@steponmeharder]

or a DM who has seen you pull off some bullshit and decided to make everything exponentially more difficult than the other campaigns where you abused cloud of daggers in a small room and locked the doors

[@akaroth7542]

When the DM loved both the Planescape setting and Hellraiser

[@GutsGrassesOn]

Or instead of playing D&D you are playing an average game of Mork Borg

[@themotions5967]

This could easily be a amazing specialty/custom one off campaign A dark fantasy survival horror with enemies and encounters that make you use your environment and the tools given to you as much as your own skill sets. Make the enemies always at least slightly harder than the party could normally handle and hand select characters for players at random. You could also easily ad a coin flip system for many of the same things making players flip real coins as they would roll dice. I could even make it intentionally easy to die but not too long to beat, meaning the group of players had a nightly run Games like this always end up being the best experiences for a party. I’d save this as a challenge for a veteran party in between larger games or sessions.

[@kamisamaks]

A full 48 minutes video about Fear and Hunger without mentioning the little girl, that tells more about how deep the game is than anything else.

[@perrisavallon5170]

You start the game thinking Le'gard's the main character and then slowly realize the Girl is the real protagonist

[@LeafyPeach]

​@@perrisavallon5170she's much worse than a normal party member but damn it I'll have her on my team.

[@perrisavallon5170]

@@LeafyPeach I could go on and on about how much I love the way the game handles that. (Spoiler warning) . . . . . . The game perpetually punishes you for doing the right thing and then constantly gives you an out - it's way better for your party not to save the girl, it's good for your character to give her to Pocketcat for the Claymore, it's great for your party to give her to the Lady of the Moon for a full restoration. But you choose not to do any of those things because they're wrong. The lore talks about how the dungeons corrupt people and turn them evil and as a player you have to actually constantly make the choice to resist that. And then you get to the heart of darkness and fight the God of Fear and Hunger, she recognizes that you showed her kindness. Your character didn't show her kindness, YOU, the player, showed her kindness by toughing out all the disadvantages to saving her. It's beautiful and I love it

[@SpookyScaryLittleGuy]

For anyone curious, the cabin/hut mentioned right after the harvestman part is where you encounter the skin granny. Apparently she’s not that strong an enemy but her coin toss attack I think instakills whoever it lands on, and gives her a creepy “cosmetic effect” for lack of a better word. You can look it up yourself if you know the details

[@arcanonn]

It honestly gave me such a shock once I played. I guess I shoulda known since it was a coin toss attack, they’re always fuckin wild

[@GUYEDITINGS]

Just got to that part of the video damn thanks dude

[@manyyoumas]

dude honestly oversold the hell out of it, tame compared to everything. i had the video on 1.50x speed and it was still completely comprehensible

[@palinurus]

I've never been so interested in a game while simultaneously SO opposed to playing it

[@IvanSayeg]

E X A C T L Y

[@ant-mf6kl]

Well I've played it for quite a bit now and I can tell you it's not *that* disturbing. If you're not particularly sensitive I think it's definitely worth experiencing

[@palinurus]

@@ant-mf6kl That's the thing! It's not that I can't play it for more personal reasons - I just don't like resource management games :( They stress me out to the point that it's not enjoyable. If F&H wasn't so rooted in resource management, I would have bought it the second the video ended hehe

[@ant-mf6kl]

@@palinurus oh! I got good news for you then! If you play on the "easier" difficulty, which I believe is meant specifically for people who don't really want to deal with the resource management that much, your characters' hunger meter is much more lenient and you don't need to strategically manage torches to navigate the dark. I haven't really had to worry about resource management at all just by opening crates and barrels. It's worth giving a look! I recommend watching the beginning hour of cdawg's vlog on it to see how much recourse management there is since he plays on that difficulty too.

[@ant-mf6kl]

For anyone reading this later, disregard what I said. I was not as far into the game as I thought I was. You still need torches if you don't want to go insane and actually use spells and my food is running out so I'm forced to take the shortest possible routes sometimes taking on unnecessary fights to save time and resources. This game even on the easiest difficulty has stressful resource management I think. Worrying about so many things literally makes me physically tired playing this haha

[@Ghazghkull94]

One potentially interesting fact I want to point out: Miro Haverinen, creator of the game, made the beta version of the game as a part of his communicational sciences degree's master's thesis. He then analyzed the reception he got using scientific methods and finished the game based on the data. And got a master's degree diploma on the side.

[@itsabug4274]

He sounds like a smug prick.

[@juannaym8488]

damn what a chad

[@Aliveee24]

big W

[@ghostxfactory17]

what does this mean

[@MimickFox]

​@@ghostxfactory17 it means he gained some serious cred from making a game that actually tests your wits as apposed to brute forcing it.

[@RealTeamTeamTeam]

This was a hell of an adventure to watch. Thank you for making this video! Edit: Apparently the boss that ended your run at the end is NOT the end of the game. There's. Still. More.

[@perrisavallon5170]

It actually depends. On the ending he was getting, that actually would have been the final boss. There's a similar ending where there's another boss immediately after, though.

[@jelle2661]

Mind to link me to a vid where there's that "still more" part?

[@RealTeamTeamTeam]

@@jelle2661 I don't know of a video where it's shown; I read it on the wiki for the game.

[@perrisavallon5170]

@@jelle2661 Here's John doing that part /watch?v=aKC0pOG0Yrg&t=1436s For context, this is actually his second time getting to the next boss because he accidentally glitched through the first boss and can't figure out what happened

[@drunkendelver1966]

I think this game is what you get when an old-school DM wants to run a grimdark campaign for a group of 5th Edition players. The virtue of picking your battles, using items in unexpected, creative ways, actually paying attention to the environment, and certain death lurking in the shadows. All hallmarks of old-school D&D design put into a top down survival horror/RPG format.

[@ZeketheZealot]

This game feels like what Berserk must feel like to live through

[@GTRRSS]

Holy shii

[@justsomeguywithoutamustach2091]

Berserk but harder

[@micahbell4774]

Someone already said this game is like being a side character in Berserk and they couldn’t be any more right

[@makiiavely]

i've aways thought that this game lets you play in the world of berserk but as one of those background characters that get to say nothing and just die by the hundreds and somehow you have to figure it out

[@AbneedRodriguez]

Berserk, but you are the side-character.

[@retrorebel6474]

Nobody tell him he could've just saved at a bed Also nobody tell him that if you clear out all the enemies in a room you can save without having to worry about a coin toss cause no enemy appears if you fail.

[@videobob92]

Nobody tell him that Sylvian isn't the final boss

[@retrorebel6474]

@videobob92 also nobody tell him that you can get the most powerful weapon in the game if you go to the mines where there's a sword embedded in stone that kills you if you pull it out, but instead of dying you can read the 'Passages of Mahabre' book immediately after you pull out the sword to teleport away briefly, allowing you to escape death and claim the weapon. Also, definitely don't tell him you can "curse" that same weapon at the skill altar for about 4 soul stones, giving it even more power with literally zero drawbacks.

[@axolotl1777]

​@@videobob92how do you beat it?

[@miajajajajajajajajajo]

Maybe that changes with the difficulty? (He picked terror and starvation)

[@zephshoir]

It is fantastic that, even with this 1 hour video that barely covers 20% of what John played, there is A LOT more that John doesn't know about the game.

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

00:00 your first run 04:20 cruelty vs difficulty 06:00 difficulty level 06:25 game start 12:00 the guard problem 15:14 immersive sim 18:30 how to save 20:00 Knight 24:35 stat bars 25:55 survival horror 30:30 the Crow Mauler 33:40 dopamine loop hook 34:25 criticisms 35:55 Termina 36:20 the knight escapes 38:50 the dark priest marries 40:40 half way there 43:10 the throne 45:20 conclusion

[@KaoticReach1999]

​@lilyeet1980Speak for yourself

[@EnderPanReigns]

bless ur soul

[@GaasubaMeskhenet]

@lilyeet1980 and yet... still appreciated by at least 52 people

[@weneedmoneyquick]

I think the monster design is what keeps people interested - there is just an aweful addiction to disturbing pictures and forms

[@U2Rulez]

This game is the embodiment of "I hated every single second of it... 10/10 would play again"

[@Zafrido69]

It feels more like a "I want to kill myself... Absolute masterpiece tho"

[@sebastiantafoya3609]

@@Zafrido69 that's how I described Spelunky 2

[@VooshSpokesman]

The most based type of 10/10 games.

[@elponchex]

Isn't this video kind of a rip off? 3 months ago the channel Zuldim made a video about this game (the RPG that hates you).

[@U2Rulez]

@Ariel Sanguinet Talking about a game someone already talked about doesn't make one of the videos a rip-off. Also, 3 months' time gap is a pretty big difference

[@komugemon8010]

Eyepatch Wolf hating the Dark Priest, then him becoming his favorite character after witnessing love making and gaining a new character called Marriage, all while his wife leaves him in the background, is exactly the relationship development I want to see.

[@Hugsloth]

Also, merging into a Marriage is noted as a potentially beneficial arrangement because you will regrow any missing limbs.

[@robertminnie782]

Still a better love story than Twilight.

[@rollingon5566]

I couldn't tell if he was joking about his wife leaving him. I feel bad man.

[@chunkeydunky9876]

did his wife actually leave him?

[@LordBummingtonThe3rd]

Also, I was reading the wiki, and it sounds like Marriage isn't even exclusive to the Dark Priest?

[@t-qb1sq]

This really helped me understand why D'arce is so pathetic; it seems that the player's outlook on her personality is meant to degrade with her viability. I think if someone were to make a kid-friendly Fear & Hunger (somehow) it might be really good at teaching people to deal with failure and creativity at an early age. Fear & Hunger is an amazing definition of cosmic horror. You know nothing and you die. When you get past that, you fall deeper into the madness and then you die. But you don't just get to play the protagonist. You also get to be GOD. Your time in this game is rewarded by the game letting you hurt it the same way it hurt you. When you have all the knowledge, your enemies become the insignificant specks of dust. They wont even understand why you're angry. You didn’t when they killed you. It was beyond the realm of your knowledge. It's nature in a cosmic horror. It's only fair. Fear and Hunger is like Terraria, and Warframe, and many other games like it, but those games focus only on what it's like to be the god. Fear and Hunger makes you powerless and makes you relish and fully enjoy the grasp of your eldritch power.

[@chillyavian7718]

Most games have you start at 0 and work your way up to 100, with bosses and such being like 10~15 imaginary numbers above. In FaH, you start at -50, and normal enemies are around 10, but you can work your way up to about 500.

[@klenlapis6329]

Genuinely asking, how is it like Warframe? You play funny space ninja bio robot with super powers-

[@oivinf]

36:22 "And because I've never really gotten over Casca" bruh my feels

[@Scrungy4139]

Eyepatch Wolf: “Necromancy does nothing” Me starting my 1572th play through with Dark Priest and his best friend Mr. Bones: “It’s time for yet another wild ride!”

[@dickartist]

one thousand five hundred seventy tooth

[@AnakinFury]

“He missed his attack! Rattle him boys!”

[@UnPatoMas.]

@@AnakinFury you can't miss if you never attack, come on sparkles kill that motherf*cker

[@santy6486]

theres a large abundance of pure comedy in this comment and its replies

[@Rauler_]

The idea that Enki would fuck Sans undertale doesn't let me sleep at night

[@Zetsuboulurkswithin]

Fear and hunger is like if you were in Berserk, but you are not part of the main cast of characters in it, but side characters instead with little powers to get you through the hellscape ahead of you.

[@tejas4567]

I literally thought the same

[@Hugsloth]

It is pretty much a Berserk-adjacent sort of world. One of the characters tied to the true ending is almost literally Griffith and has the same motives and destiny.

[@depravedsouls9975]

@@Hugsloth May I know what the true ending is? As someone who's very lazy

[@NutsNBolts-fv9kx]

Fear and Hunger is being a side character in Berserk Fear and Hunger Termina is being a side character in Rainbow

[@Double400]

Berserk but from the band of the hawks perspective during the eclipse

[@ethribin4188]

The only problem i have with the game is that you cant leave the game at any reasonable amounts of times. Saves are very sparce and dangerous. And theres no ironman type save, where it saves when you leave the game. The lack of the ability to stop playing for the night withiut losing all progress, is the most ftrustrating part of all. And theres no reason, no design, no enhancement to the game by not letting you leave and return. Give me an ironman mode. Sure! Limit my saves, definitely. But let me freaking close the game and return to where I left off!!! >:C

[@ghhn4505]

Cope, become a real gamer

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

​@@ghhn4505*REAL* gamers take care of themselves so they can play games just as long as gamers don't don to keep gaming.

[@chillyavian7718]

⁠@@donutlovingwerewolf8837Yes, and as Master Miller, early gamer icon says “make sure you’re prepared to sit in-front of the monitor for a long time if necessary”, meaning take frequent bathroom breaks.

[@darksign1840]

Treat it as a jrpg rouge like, try to see how far can you go.

[@gabrielf.4530]

That's not quite true. The first bed in the game (in the room with Buckman) is an infinite, always-safe save spot. With the Blood Portal ability (which is VERY easy to obtain) you even get fast travel, so you are always less than 30 seconds away from a safe, guaranteed save point.

[@perrisavallon5170]

When I think of hard games, I think of games where you're dying constantly. But what makes this game compelling is that you don't actually die that much - you're just constantly on the VERGE of dying. Like it's wild that the fact that you can reach 0 HP and still survive is actually a horrifying thing rather than a good thing

[@obitosenju3768]

Eh, you still die a lot tho.

[@perrisavallon5170]

@@obitosenju3768 True lol

[@cannibalman8175]

What I like about this game is how realistic it is. It discourages fighting since many of them can result in your characters losing their limbs which is almost game ending. You can even have a stroke of bad luck and step on a rusty nail which can also be game ending if you can't cure the infection in time.

[@komugemon8010]

I like that he's skipping over the alien dog joining the party. It's just there, casually hanging out.

[@MacBunny6978]

Oh yeah, That's Moonless, she's the goodest girl

[@cibo889]

Fun fact: it gets stronger by peeing.

[@shadeslayerzycron6209]

Moonless is best girl

[@TryinaD]

I love moonless!!!

[@AgentSapphire]

@@cibo889 I did not know this. Thank you! How do you get her to mark more areas? and how exactly does it make her stronger?

[@timtsai9285]

I like the uncommon death scenes. Like having your skin eaten by the lizardman and then crawling around for a bit untill you die. Or losing both your arms to a guard and then getting hit by mad rush resulting in you not being able to move when you get thrown in the corpse pit, leaving only the choice of "quit breathing" and "hold on". Holding on does literally nothing.

[@isthatawormwildbowreferenc4562]

Or being fisted to death by the Harvestman. ...

[@PillarsofCreation--]

​@@isthatawormwildbowreferenc4562 WHAT???

[@LookieKookie]

@@PillarsofCreation-- Or the Harvestman's creator (in-game, not irl) being a canonical pedophile

[@PillarsofCreation--]

@@LookieKookie EVEN MORE WHATS????

[@scriggle3564]

Lol Should we tell him about the alternative guard "death scene"

[@cortexauth4094]

23:30 I always pick up Dark Priest since the first interaction I have with RPG video games as teenager, I have been choosing wizards, mages, priests, etc as a class to play llmao 39:04 LESS GOOO

[@spacepimpkevin1184]

I remember feeling the same way too in my game. -Finds little girl -Steps on nail -bleeds pretty badly until i bandage it -gets shot again by booby trap i am now desperate to try and save myself so i don't lose my progress so i start looking for anything. -find book - Necronomicon -fail coin flip -book makes me go insane GAME OVER needed to just keep playing so i can find someone!!!

[@fearhunger3983]

Thanks for the video coverage and high words! You do raise some good questions too. The game isn't without flaws and it is up to debate whether all content was handled with good taste or not. I do have reasonings for many of the things but ultimately art is in the eye of the beholder and it's up to people to interpret these things the way they see fit. All I can say is that none of the things were made with ill intents, even if that might sound hard to believe considering all the filth this game has to offer. Again thanks for the video, made my day! :D

[@animatedkaijuice259]

You deserve all the praise you can get dude, you made a masterclass RPG which tackles horror better than 70% of the triple A market :D

[@edfmed1080]

A very calm and nice response, i will definetly play your games.

[@TheBoboSamurai]

Yoooooo! Fear & Hunger is more than a game. It really feels like an exploration of violence and the unknown. I love the amount of work put into the mythos. Only respect from me 🙌

[@FoldingTeaLeaves]

You're being generous; don't take everything to heart Miro. Your game isn't above criticism, but it was also seriously mischaracterized here in a few things. Not once during my multiple playthroughs did I ever believe you were making allegories to any real life tribe people. Oh well

[@fearhunger3983]

@@FoldingTeaLeaves ah no, I might not agree with every take here 100%, but I can see where he's coming from. It's never wrong to raise questions, so it's all good. Besides it does make sense for a larger youtuber to approach F&H with more caution and critical eye. Eyepatchwolf didn't have to make a video of the game but he did, and one with a lot of praise too. Based on some of the comments I saw, people are getting way too hung up on the indigenous talk. It was just one topic in the video and eyepatchwolf's take on the thing.

[@lassipls]

The creator of the game (Miro Haverinen) actually wrote a thesis about the game for his finnish university studies. First part of the abstract reads: "The purpose of this thesis is to study the thematics of horror in videogames, then create a videogame based on the results, with as oppressive and frightening atmosphere as possible." The text is in finnish, it can be found with the title of the thesis: "Kauhun tematiikka videopeleissä : Tapaus Fear & Hunger"

[@Hellsong89]

Brings the joke of "happiest nation in earth" to whole new level, when this is creation from there. Absolutely fitting when people are happy, normal RPG, but in reality its hidden suffering and horror, that takes lots of effort to bring to light. Also making whole master peace of a game for university thesis is rather absurd amount of work top of the original research, specially with this much content on it...

[@nico26985]

Ah! A finnish guy made this. Everything makes sense now

[@music79075]

​@@nico26985i dont get the finnish jokes

[@EPE77U]

@@music79075 Probably related to common trope of Finnish/Finland being depressing and game having similiar themes

[@CrummyJoker]

Torille

[@jimmywarner7559]

I remember being killed by those big ogres and was absolutely STARSTRUCK when I saw THAT cutscene

[@m.l.7558]

...I'm scared to ask WHAT happens but I'll go ahead anyway...what happens?

[@jimmywarner7559]

@@m.l.7558 the big guard guy with the “stinger” r*pes you

[@bluemrpony]

@@m.l.7558 let's just say that game has a lot of SA. like a LOT.

[@adrekiy0]

@@m.l.7558 let's just say your character gains the anal bleeding status effect. permanently.

[@saraphinathefandomtrash8197]

​@bluemrpony oh sweet baby hydealyn, thats why all the ogres had a big censor box between their legs, isnt it? 😰

[@Ealron356]

My brain skipped a couple pulses when you didn’t put a Skillshare ad after talking about learning piano. Thank you and amazing video

[@zedoctor3724]

For anyone starting this game for the first time, I'd recommend not picking Terror and Starvation as your difficulty, and instead stick with Fear and Hunger. The difficulty he chooses changes things in ways that are intended to catch people off guard that have already played through the game. In other words, Terror and Starvation is best suited for your 2nd playthrough when you've gotten used to it.

[@frankwoods1531]

Just clicked on the video and im laughing my ass off realising somebody actually picked the hard difficulty as their first play-through for a Fear and Hunger game

[@Imaginexall]

thanks for the tip !

[@noname768397]

You mean 300th playthrough

[@lostsanityreturned]

Imo it is sometimes way better to experience a game like this... xcom games are better played ironman imo... bg3 was way more enjoyable to play on honor mode for me (if I had played it on tactician first I would have likely not liked the game nearly as much)

[@Nitecookie]

@@lostsanityreturned i think your username would make sense if you removed the third word

[@KikoElGatito]

The fact that Slyvian (the green boss he was fighting near the end) isn't even the final boss makes me sad, but I hope he finds out that when you are in the void(the green level) you're party members are spread out and you can find them. Also, ignore the dinosaur and hide

[@pissefemme]

Slyvian is the final for Dark Priest S ending on hard mode though which might be the run he's doing

[@egbertmilton4003]

Just poison the dinosaur with a knife and you'll be fine

[@ZCid47]

He surely knows about the real ending, he just doesn't want to spoil it video (or the fact that there is another ending)

[@makiiavely]

@@pissefemmeso it's that kind of games huh

[@KikoElGatito]

@@pissefemme fair point, after all, the sequel implies that a mix of multiple endings from the first game are canon

[@Coldkill2001]

I didn't wake up in the flesh cave, I woke up with that guard violating my flesh cave. Brilliant game

[@laszlohera1655]

what

[@RatKingRussian]

> playing fear and hunger >enjoying the vibe and difficulty but I assume I have good time ta play the game >watch video >I'm sorry 30 minute timer????

[@18skeltor]

It's really punishing and if you didn't look it up no one could blame you for thinking that he was just supposed to die. Hell, he even admits he allowed himself to get captured, what a madlad.

[@ren_8181]

The 30 minute timer isnt actually that bad if you what you are doing, the game is very fast paced when you know what to do and with all the shortcuts, you can get to him without worrying. The only time its really a problem is if you dont know how to reach him or you dont use the shortcuts, which makes it harder

[@crash2455]

"The Dark Priest's necromancy ability does nothing" he says on a screen of the dark priest with a skeleton in his party

[@elilass8410]

He goes back to this at the end of the video

[@primrosett]

Foreshadowing

[@user-qi6pv9jh7o]

also you may try to resurrect dead god once with it obviously, it will only raise dead boner

[@gotgunpowder]

Free party members who are immune to sanity loss is apparently "nothing", according to this genius.

[@thatguythatdrawzz749]

@@gotgunpowderwatch the rest of the video, genius

[@CharlieApples]

*Dark Souls:* most punishing variety of ways to die ever *Fear and Hunger:* _hold my legs_

[@rockcaster1091]

Hold my legs i lost to a bear trap

[@dragonwolfy7599]

Honestly, DS is really relatable in terms of how dangerous enemies can be and progress being made. As with DS you restart at a bonefire, F&H makes you return to the main menu.

[@Daan-yt7ry]

That's only the hardest mode tho. The normal 'Fear and Hunger' mode has 3 safe savespots you can use without coinflipping and once you play F&H for a while you will notice a trap when you encounter one.

[@AdamMooreGameDev]

Got an infection and don't have any green herbs? Good news! A bonesaw can cure that condition!

[@Skoopyghost]

I can use cheats.

[@agentep9979]

I know it's been a while since this video was released, but I just wanted to say how I think it's absolutely incredible, I've been watching you for 2 to 3 years, and this is probably one of your best videos to date (The Roman Reigns one was also awesome, you're on a streak). Please keep up the great work, I want to feel the joy of watching a new SuperEyepatchWolf video many more times.

[@hannahw7023]

The worst part is that I don't even think the enemy he lost to at the very end is the actual final boss. Looking at the wiki shows that there are several more unique encounters after the Sylvian

[@marthedge]

There are multiple final bosses. Depending on your route Sylvian is one of them. He technically was at the end of the second worst ending.

[@mimicmey]

I think the most fitting of being the actual "final boss" in this game is the God of Fear & Hunger

[@wolfmoonens3378]

​@@marthedge by god now i need to know why its one of the worst endings

[@GmodPlusWoW]

@@wolfmoonens3378 If you want to find out for yourself, the game awaits you. But if you want to hear it outright... Well... On the path that Super Eyepatch Wolf travelled, the player defeated Francois without Le'garde surviving, so Le'garde did not ascend to the Void. In doing so, only you ascend. And if you somehow make it past Sylvian's "Traces" (did you really think you could stand a chance against an ACTUAL Old God?), you would encounter an echo of your character, who asks you how you will rule as a New God. And thus, you become a New God. You become the same kind of chump that your party defeated in Ma'havre. The same kind of limited, mortal DEMIgod that inevitably got dethroned by new aspirants. Betel was dethroned by Nas'hrah, and in turn got dethroned (and beheaded) by Valtiel, who in turn got his brains bashed in by you. The cycle of seeking power, a pseudo-divine game of thrones, will continue, and eventually someone's gonna descend into the dungeons, make pilgrimage to the city of the gods, and tear you apart in pursuit of ascension, leaving you to languish in the Great Hall where all defeated New Gods reside, powerless as they are. Technically escaping the dungeons (Ending E) is the "worst" ending, especially if Le'garde is dead by the time you find him. But if you bring Le'garde to Ma'havre, and he survives the fight with Francois (which you can kinda cheese if you know what to say to him), HE will ascend, and you'll be able to pursue him into the Void. If you survive the Void, and make it past Sylvian's "Traces" (you don't have to fight her if you play on Normal), you find Le'garde, except this isn't quite Le'garde anymore. You can confront this xanthous monarch and put an end to their ambitions, or you can kneel before them, and accept that maybe they will escape this cycle of ascension and deicide. For while each New God embodied a certain quality, like torment, enlightenment, endlessness, domination, etc, Le'garde embodied all four of the above. And while he might not quite attain the heights of the Old Gods themselves, he might have surpassed the demigods stuck in their sad little game of thrones. And yet, this isn't the "best" ending. For that, one must go DEEPER. One must seek the growths of that which the dungeon itself was built around, then dive into the mouth of something that will swallow them whole, with no hope of escape. That is the path to Endings A and B, though one of them requires you to escort someone into the very depths of the bowels of this beast. If you reach the bottom without them, well... That's for you to find out for yourself... ...but do you really want to?

[@thevegginator6814]

@GmodPlusWoW Thank you for this. That cliffhanger knowing theres even more that hasnt been scratched in discussion os what will get me to buy this game.

[@dr.sleaseball441]

This is a nightmare. I prefer to not subject myself in such a torture. 10/10.

[@sidsadsid777]

​@jabron destoroyah Wish u a peaceful journey Congrats u made it Heaven awaits 😊😊😊

[@Chloebaybee]

Yes.

[@Ahrone1586]

​@@jabron.destoroyahwhat?

[@sidsadsid777]

@jabron destoroyah not village 😀 I m a medical student...

[@jakariashafin1695]

​@@sidsadsid777 kya tum bolrehe ho ki tum city se ho kyuki ak village me bara hua student medical student nehi ho sactahe may tumhe insult nehi karraha bus puchrahahu.

[@Katyamuffin]

Crow Mauler's kinda cute tbh. I can fix him

[@Zeikier]

Thanks to this video I bit the bullet and bought this game (after some time away from it to forget some of your tips). I currently have Ending E under my belt (I could have gone further but I wanted closure for that run). This game was great. When I started my first run everything made me anxious, especially the Hounds, but the more familiar I got with what I could do and how confidently I could take each stride I pushed back and eventually made it to Le'Garde. I was worried that saving optimized starting loadouts would cheapen the game cuz of the map being set each time, but the deeper I got in the dungeon the more I realized learning the layout is important for beating Le'Garde's timer, and the game has enough RNG where you're still kept on your toes. The tension of your party getting crippled is the next step up from LISA's mechanics and executed in way more effective ways that can't always be optimized out of.

[@phabiorules]

SPOILER ALERT A lot of people are saying that this game is essential berserk but you aren’t guts. The funny thing is, in the outlander’s ending, he pretty much becomes guts by dedicating his life to destroying all evil, even to the point where the monsters all know his name.

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

Nope. That is true in a way. Gut's goal isn't to destroy all evil but Revenge, He couldn't care less about a village getting burned down. He would go there to look for clues for Grifith though but He isn't essentially a kind character, that's due to his childhood from being raised with the bandits. He's a broken character. the Outlander just like Guts, has his goal as revenge to Kill the person who destroyed his village. But he has Panapobhia here (Actual lore) he has Fear of EVERYTHING. He with his Dog Moon decided at the end to kill all the monsters because the only way for his FEAR of EVERYTHING to disappear is to destroy everything that he fears. Thus he becomes the God of Ultra Violence because he will destroy everything. He ascended into a God leaving his Dog behind.

[@KhanhKoKhoe]

@@marclenraymagdaraog691 no Outlander didnt ascended into a god he with moonless continune to be monster hunter with the focus of taking down Legard and at some point they seperated but his descendants still saw Moonless as family and she had grown quite a bit in all those years since the first game

[@gremlinman9724]

@@marclenraymagdaraog691 well, maybe just after the golden age arc. post-schierke guts would probably want to avoid a town burning down, especially if he gets to kill griffith's goons in the process.

[@marsship921]

I wouldn't say guts only fight for revenge to be honest. That's something he struggles it, but often he will find thing he cares about and that he wants to protect and usually he does cares about people once they cry for help.

[@marsship921]

The guy you guys described would leave Kaska to rot

[@algomi9280]

Funny thing is, the little girl is the ultimate weapon. You can make her immune to mental issues and over buff her magic.

[@devilsadvocate7726]

Nobody tell this guy about ygaegetsu

[@crestren5996]

Shes secretly one of the best party members if you know what to give her. Also, pretty coincidental that a few NPCs want her. I bet it bears no relationship to an ending whatsoever.

[@Anyansi]

@@claritascandor must've took "Nobody tell this guy about ygaegetsu" to a whole new level by erasing all documentation about it huh

[@sharkjumpingwalrus6744]

That has a very relevant tie to the plot, but saying to much would be spoilery.

[@groffmarr]

Without thinking, I gave this comment its 667th like. I apologize

[@Beto_Serrano]

The fact that the main enemy has such a big "Stinger" and that there are female playable characters makes my skin crawl and my stomach gurgle with the dark fear of undesired anticipation. Please tell me it's not why I think it is.

[@artisticcannibalism1350]

Even the male characters aren't spared from that fate

[@Beto_Serrano]

​@@artisticcannibalism1350 Jesus

[@JohnDeleon1997]

God damnit it man. Why do you have to be so charismatic and entertaining in your signature akward yet relatable manner? I have a mid term tommorow. Yet all I have been doing for the last hour is watching fear and hunger lore videos. Why did you do this to me? Anyways genuinely love your content. Dont drive yourself too crazy trying to make us fans happy.

[@bzztelectric1293]

You know that feeling when you walk into a new area and your first instinct is "Oh I should NOT be here right now"? Yeah that's the entire game.

[@Ajehy]

Reminds me of my first glimpse of Caelid in Elden Ring

[@orlando780]

Therefore, it should also be approached with the mindset of "thats just the recommended level, not the required" and use whatever trick you can find to cheese the hell out of every scenario.

[@thesnowmiser6728]

bro you copy and pasted this off the steam reviews lmfao

[@krubbington]

steam review copy paster

[@bzztelectric1293]

@@thesnowmiser6728 wild. thats a great stream review.

[@kaybeeva]

I'm 100% sure that this video will the reason that the game finally gets a Wikipedia page

[@kush7138]

Give speedrunners a month and it'll happen.

[@schippai3308]

they do have a personal wiki though, it's pretty good, but honestly a lot of missing information

[@peristeronic37]

@@schippai3308 agreed, and the parts on fah1 aren't really getting updated at all since fah2 has been out

[@Future_Vantas]

This and Zuldim's vid will be cited a lot

[@I-used-to-be-Ariel...]

There's already a wiki for the game. Also, there are other videos about the game, some pretty good, like from the worm girl. Neco the Sergal was the first to popularize the game, and as a token, there's a weapon with his name: the Sergal spear. But this video will raise even more the already crescent popularity o Fear & hunger games.

[@pterojacktylus2475]

Id like to thank you for being the first guy who made me not just a little curious but actually gave me a real taste of how much this game would end up truly consuming my waking throughts as it does now ive begun playing

[@Hikikokimori]

thank you for helping me with something trying i am going with currently and showing me that all you need to do is move forward.keep up the amazing art you make every time you upload!!

[@COFFEEWSUGA]

I can't believe a week later you have sent me down a miserable rabbit hole. I know so much lore about this game. I think about this game constantly. I am hyperfixated. I know the entire story of both games. I know the character's names. I know their backstories. I know their wants, their dreams, their despairs. You have cursed me, Super Eyepatch Wolf. What have you done to me.

[@sebastianalburquenque4404]

*uses holly light uppon Hollow Jack* -His mind is already wandering the void, it does not work.

[@viscountrainbows2857]

I have never touched this game, probably never will unless I'm feeling particularly masochistic, but yeah something about this from its Berserk inspiration, to the vaguely roguelike element, and the sorrowful Gothic aura around it all, is just so captivating. It's the kind of series where no matter how many spoilers I see, if I ever inevitably take a dip, I will have my own unique campaign.

[@cjsdizzy]

Yesss the exact same thing for me lol

[@GuyHacco]

Same

[@theballadeer]

oh we're twinning 😭😭

[@LL-kv1jk]

Helpful tips/trivia for those thinking about playing or for future eyepatch playthroughs. - SE-Wolf does not properly stress that there is a LOT of nudity and sexual violence in this game, so either get the 'clean' mod or use discretion if you'd rather not be exposed to such dark subject matter. - All characters can learn dash, you can obtain it in character select with the right prologue dialogue choices. Dash is probably the best skill in the game due to getting the ability to outrun monsters consistently. - Most Beds you can save at will have zero risks (No flip) if you eliminate all enemies in that area or eliminate the crow mauler in the case of the crow's bed. For example, killing all enemies and Trortur in the screen that you encounter him on ensures you can save there infinitely. - Spells are more likely to land a headshot than melee attacks. - Damage over time abilities like poison are incredibly powerful against tanky enemies like bosses. - SE-Wolf still hasn't encountered the final boss, there's multiple endings for you to discover (or die several times trying). - Le'garde is not required to be alive for you to get a lot of aformentioned endings. - Some enemy body parts, especially heads, have comically low hp, fragile enough that say... even a child with a small knife might make short work of it... - All 'Coinflip' attacks can be fully blocked when your main character guards. No flip required. Some monsters, like the 'guard' are guaranteed to use them at certain intervals. This can be exploited to cheese the ogre guards without taking hits. - Going for a headshot while an enemy has functioning limbs is risky, a lot of them like the guards can still hit you before they die. Post-death attacks are thankfully removed in the sequel. - The text crawl in the bottom corner often conveys critical information or vague hints or warnings, pay attention to it, examples include warning about the Crow Mauler entering the floor, or in battle it may hint a coinflip attack is coming. - Most information the game gives you, even random lore snippets, have in game implications. Especially when it concerns the gods of the game's universe. Paying attention to details that may sometimes seem innocuous at first can yield great rewards, or even save you from making a deadly decision. - I strongly recommend Fear and Hunger's sequel: Termina, it's a vast improvement, more consistent, less buggy.

[@eW91dHViZSBpcyBjZW5zb3JzaGlw]

thanks friend.

[@Firestar1992]

The initial release of this video did address the sexual violence and even the bunny mask orgy scene and how much it both appealed to and disturbed him. Unfortunately, KZbin disapproved. But yeah, that was a major critique he made.

[@RaikoTheSaikou]

Is Termina one of those sequels you can play without playing the first one, or should I play Fear and Hunger before playing Termina?

[@LL-kv1jk]

@@RaikoTheSaikou It's got some references and expanded lore and callbacks but I'd say that no, you do not need any knowledge from F&H to play Termina, and inversely, Termina does not spoil any plot-critical events of the first F&H. Both games take place in wildly different time periods with a different roster of characters. I do consider Termina a vastly superior game to the first, but the first can definitely add some enjoyment value just from having more lore context. Edit: Termina currently does have... a bit less sexually disturbing content, but it still warrants a warning either way.

[@RaikoTheSaikou]

​@@LL-kv1jk Alright thanks! I'll look into playing Termina then

[@codytbarton4616]

Okay so I watched this about a month ago and it was my introduction to the game and since then I’ve played it a bit and watched several KZbin videos but I’m dying for a follow up from you. Your perspective and explanation of the game are so good and I NEED to know how you went about playing it further.

[@dantefreeman1312]

honestly, your explaination of the this playthrough sounds like a creepy pasta. The scariest part is that you got me really wanting to try this for myself, (despite the more interesting scenes I understand you couldn't show.)

[@bizznick444joe7]

This game is so crazy. You killed three really strong bosses, but then you get completely destroyed by a simple guard for missing the chopping arm or the yellow mage you missed the Locust Swarm arm and get stun locked and if you didn't remove a leg your limbs are blown off.

[@K-yu-ko8dv]

Elite Guards are worse than every boss I have fought so far

[@K-yu-ko8dv]

like they are honestly scarier than Crowmauler

[@addeum7766]

@@K-yu-ko8dv I think they are one of the very few enemies designed to be avoided at any cost. Like. fighting guards can have some purpose, but an elite guard is just extremely imbalanced in regards to what little reward you get for the run-ruining battle

[@K-yu-ko8dv]

@@addeum7766 tbh once I have a couple party members or good gear I stop running from guards because that full hunger meat pie is worth damn more than the damage from a single guard tackle

[@blipboigilgamesh7865]

@@K-yu-ko8dv hey I don't know if you still need this knowledge but I found out that the guards (along with a bunch of other enemies) always do their coin toss attacks firstly at the second turn, then every three turns thereafter. So you can chop the cleaver hand first, and then just not touch the other arm and just defend whenever the coin toss attack comes on, you'll be able to defeat guards without taking any damage!

[@freddyfangamer1964]

Fun fact, the lucky coins weren't actually in the game at launch. It was actually a feature back-ported from the demo of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina.

[@NihilistCoomerLord]

That explains why the code for it can be a bit wonky (you can get 99 of them from one shiny spot in the tree area.)

[@rileysivertsen5823]

loved coming back after watching the playthrough vods and seeing this recap of john's season 1 fear and hunger experience

[@chadcuzbad7009]

Can’t believe I’m not seeing anyone talk about him fighting Sylvian as his final boss, wtf is up with that that’s not a regular main ending

[@xanosghoul]

He did say he was on Terror and Starvation difficulty so it makes sense he'd fall into some irregular moments and endings.

[@LeafyPeach]

Adds to the charm ngl.

[@leeisme2959]

Me and my friend played this game knowing it has similar themes to berserk but not knowing the full extent of it's brutality, we named our first character after a friend of ours and needless to say we were horrified and stopped naming characters after people we know

[@Jonaegh]

Oh no 😭 I hope you didn't happen lose any specific coin tosses-

[@K-yu-ko8dv]

I name them after Junji Ito characters

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

I prefer to name them after people I know, makes beating the game all the more rewarding. I knew my best mate Cory would pull through, he's awesome.

[@BobbinRobbin777]

@@K-yu-ko8dv The correct choice.

[@ngconghainam15]

@@CerealExperimentsMizukiand theres me naming my characters after my classmates and losing literally every coin tosses in game idk if this is me with luck issues or some kind of curse

[@toddvogel8887]

This sounds like the kind of game I will never play but definitely want to watch someone Else play.

[@TheDancerMacabre]

I bought the game on Steam to support the dev. Now, I will probably never muster up the courage to play through it; but I live vicariously through Connor and Super Eyepatch Wolf.

[@madsoulzz2087]

Its a lie that defeating enemies offers no benefit. The relief of not having to run past the tough enemy if you manage to save after you win is amazing.

[@azkilla115]

This guy is the embodiment of “ I’ve lost the Bleeps, Sweeps and the Creeps”😭😭

[@Fredrik_RS]

Small correction, All characters (not just the Mercenary) can get Dash. It depends on options you pick during the opening and the other character needs to make 2 choices to get it. As an example, the Knight needs to "run away from the family" and then pick "Rush in".

[@fluorideinthechat7606]

All of them need to pick two options to gain Dash. Outlander/Ragnvaldr needs to not take any souvenirs from Vinland and rush after Le’garde. Knight/D’arce needs to do what you said. Dark Priest/Enki needs to not get revenge on his sister, and also rush to the dungeons. Mercenary/Cahara IIRC only needs to choose to rush after Le’Garde.

[@Fredrik_RS]

@@fluorideinthechat7606 This is correct. I have mainly played Knight and just remembered getting it on her.

[@lunastar89]

This game seems fascinating and I will NEVER subject myself to its torture. BUT, I'd love to watch a Let's Play of it.

[@greenhydra10]

Yeah, me too.

[@cuadraws6673]

Let me tell you, as someone who thought i wouldn't play this game before, i did so and it's so rewarding to do so. If you like small horror games, this is really good!

[@CATASTEROID934]

This game evolved from a prototype that was Miro's college thesis IIRC

[@padawansound6423]

I've been trying to find a decent Let's Play of this, but none of them have quite been what I'm after. I like the idea of watching someone go in fairly blind, but not so blind that it feels aimless and frustrating to watch.

[@cuadraws6673]

@@padawansound6423 Maybe now that big youtubers are putting some eyes on the game some people will do that! This was was rather under the radar for the longest time

[@codybijeaux8804]

44:30 The funny part is that, if you look at the final bosses of this game from other videos, this is not shown as a final boss. This means he had at least one more monster to fight after this one.

[@seizuresalad1558]

Sylvian is one of the hardest bosses in the game. It is a remnant of an old god that can only be fought on the terror and starvation difficulty before the final boss of one of the endings. The said final boss can be fought on easier difficulties.

[@annabellealmquist1641]

This is one of my favorite KZbin videos I’ve ever watched. I keep coming back to

[@FirstLast-cg2nk]

The thing about F&H is that, once you know what you're doing, the game is actually very straightforward and simple. There are plenty of opportunities to flat out break the game once you know how to do so. If you know how, you can set your character up so you can reach one of the endings in under ten minutes. The trick is just learning how to do it.

[@davidk7439]

Yup! He really undersells it despite saying that the most valuable currency in F&H is knowledge. Getting somebody to go into it blindly in earnest is a good way to test both patience, and an aptitude for learning and adaptation.

[@gspuag]

the terrifying thing about it, imagine your were one of the characters, first and only run, you would die in minutes man, shieee...

[@landbeforetimeee]

​@Guillermo SP If I were a character in the game the game would be a farming simulator, as I would immediately turn around and gtfo.

[@gspuag]

@@landbeforetimeee if given the choice me too brotha hahah

[@hello-gx6oi]

@@landbeforetimeee "i have no enemies" starts farming

[@JannetFenix]

The part of Fear and Hunger that catches you off guard is how to progress you need to merge with the dungeon. All those repulsive, rotting, infernal things, you need to understand and master. And more you understand, more does the dungeon change you. Eating moldy bread, to mauling the remains of the imprisoned people, joining the bunnies, the marriage.. You think you stop at nothing, then use demon seed! Deeper, deeper, you descend, degrade, deform... you keep returning deeper into dungeon, because once you step in, there IS no way you can ever go back.

[@nsjhdhdhdbhsudgvdydb7751]

ive never played the game, what does "joining the bunnies" mean??

[@rex2546]

​@@nsjhdhdhdbhsudgvdydb7751the big pile of people 'enjoying' themselves

[@nsjhdhdhdbhsudgvdydb7751]

@@rex2546 oh just watched more of the video, was not expecting that. 💀

[@charlieterry8506]

Madness... It is not the rejection of reality. Rather, it is the adoption of another, and the neglect of the former. -- Darkest Dungeon sounding quote I made up on the spot inspired by this video and your comment.

[@travisatchison8429]

Or a metaphor for how video games consume us

[@nervsouly]

I'm not smart enough for games that require thinking outside the box.

[@II-ei4rk]

The ending monologue was pretty beautiful. I won't play the game but I'll definitely watch more of your videos

[@mh4624]

I think the main menu being the haunting knocking sound is genius. It’s probably related to the phrase “knocking on death’s door”. The distant knocking sound while in the dungeon could symbolise that you are about to enter the main menu ie, about to die

[@shadowcween7890]

It's a good soundtrack. I'd take the time to listen to it

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

yeah it makes sense , since it technically symbolizes FAILURE or DEATH which means the further deep you are in means that you are straying away further from the Death but getting closer to the Truth.

[@daneddieloayon2701]

I used to think that the sounds of the rock was actually souls getting eaten. Makes it even creepier, you die repeatedly for a great ending and try to uncover mysteries feeding them your soul as a price

[@Cebreuss]

I always felt as though it was the dice of fate being rolled for another cycle of new gods

[@memesfromdeepspace1075]

You dead get put in cofffin and that the sound of people hammerin the Coffin cover

[@chibiraptor]

If you watched this video and felt like it spoiled the whole game, you're wrong. Theres an even easier, more consistent method of beating guards that this video doesnt mention. Theres still tons to discover yourself.

[@jorgedeanoperez2997]

Beating them off?

[@lukelaw13ll]

Thanks for this, loved the look of the game but my exact worry was "I feel like I've spoiled it for myself by watching this now" but it seems that would be a misguided assumption

[@namis6925]

I’m definitely getting the game now

[@SmollLassTabby]

There is SO MUCH that wasn't shown in the video, so many different endings, possibilities, encounters, secrets, lore...and death.

[@thomasvettikad]

never gonna play the game, but will watch the video

[@mjbrownii]

37:25 “ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT” -John Cena

[@DirectorHatman]

"I would rather play literally anything else" rings hollow now that he's played Omikron.

[@El25444]

One of the most cruel grotesque games about eldritch gods, medieval Europe and a dark secret that lies behind the dungeon walls that can only be uncovered by hours of sacrifice, sweat and tears... And your reward for all those nightmares is a Dating Sim game mode (not a joke) Crow Mauler best girl

[@Rodri34451]

lol really?

[@bobamer932]

this might be the thing that convinces me

[@thisdustslave7661]

@@Rodri34451 yes. It's called dungeon nights

[@Rodri34451]

@@thisdustslave7661 Yeah, I checked it out some hours ago. It's so crazy I love it lol

[@Gojira-ii4ru]

Crow Mauler is the equivalent of Komi-San in Dungeon Nights and you can't deny it

[@charli8815]

This doesn't look like a game I'd want to play personally, but it does look like a game I'd want to watch someone else play.

[@asd1245d]

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[@Gemnist98]

You sadist… I’m in the same boat. 😂

[@maxentirunos]

It's the kind of game I want someone to devise a '100%' run and showing it entirely, preferably on a platform that don't care about all the things Yt or Twitch would need censorship

[@splattbinat1542]

​@@maxentirunos exactly the same for me... Where could one watch a non censored version

[@scriggle3564]

​@@maxentirunosikr I understand why the ytubers who are just now playing it use censor mods but it would kind of just ruins the experience for me if I used censor mods....idk if I sound sick saying this xd

[@sephithor7069]

I love your voice, your intonation, your accent. I've watched this video multiple times already just to fall asleep. 😊

[@vschmerz]

It’s sad that so much of the original video ended up being cut out

[@Red_Linkk]

27:46 there is a enemy called the skin granny that removes one of your party members face and uses as his own

[@couldntthinkofayoutubename6498]

Needed this comment, thanks

[@joebamabiden1325]

NOOOO

[@eelano1070]

skin granny would be a great band name

[@SurprisinglyDeep]

I am like 555. You have 111 more likes to go before you reach the number of the Beast.

[@JoaoPedroRomao]

And what about the harvest man?

[@Trivial_Whim]

I realized a bit later that he never mentioned each character has a different motivation for being there. They all involve the captured guy, but for different reasons. The knight doesn’t believe he deserted his post and is a loyal follower who is trying to rescue/help him with whatever he was there for. The mercenary was not paid after working for him and is there to steal whatever treasure the captured guy was after, because why else would anyone go to this place? The outlander wants to murder him for having burned down his home city and killed his family years ago. And the dark priest is there to steal the guy’s attempt to become a messiah and return religion to worship of the old primordial gods. The captured guy himself heard a prophecy, went ‘that must be me. I must become the new embodiment of god and unite all peoples’ and then got his entire knight order to renegade, join him in the quest and get slaughtered/horribly mutated by the dungeon before failing.

[@rawlenyanzi6686]

A lot of this looks like it’s inspired by Berserk, to be honest.

[@aqz7603]

@@rawlenyanzi6686 Iirc what happened is that the story resembled Berserk coincidentally during development, but when pointed out, the dev began intentionally making references and similarities.

[@rawlenyanzi6686]

@@aqz7603 That’s interesting to know.

[@TrickyJebus]

You're way off the mark for Knight and Dark Priest.

[@eebijeebi6885]

Some extra details! The night is a women, and was Le'garde's second in command for a long time. She had also fallen in love with him. Her name is D'arce. The Mercenary, Cahara is after money in order to support a woman named Celeste. Who he is involved with, and wants to give a better life.

[@coleledet3868]

I learned a new word today 😂 great video. Happened upon this video while scrolling mindlessly, and upon finishing it, i immediately purchased the game. Ive hated myself ever since. Thanks for the introduction to something that might well lead to my spiral into clinical insanity. Oh, and that schpeal you go into at 46:30, the fact that you could pull a real-world and profound lesson like that from a story and environment that instills such a feeling of hopelessness and revulsion and fear... That's magic. Strong work.

[@adamadeptus3686]

This was the best videogame video essay I've ever watched and kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Instant subscribe. 👌

[@caseyspark2019]

I spent like a month of my life I will never get back suffering through this miserable, evil, vile, beautiful and terrible monstrosity. It's an incredible experience.

[@beancandev7818]

This gives the same vibes as “This game destroyed me” 10/10 would recommend

[@caseyspark2019]

@@beancandev7818 Pretty much honestly.

[@Drace90]

The way people talk about honestly does not make me want to play this game at all.

[@jingusflorpus4274]

@@Drace90 same, videos and comments like this can get me to appreciate the artistry and appeal of a game like this, but I think I’d literally rather die than experience it myself lmao

[@caseyspark2019]

@@jingusflorpus4274 To put this in context since holy shit this comment exploded. This game is very literally cruel. You will lose whole runs because of a coin flip. It is not for the faint of heart. But it has a habit of sinking its claws into you and it just will not let go. The game is great but it's definitely for an audience.

[@Hostefar]

Pro tip to any new players: When you get the option to stock up on food/equipment or rush straight in, ALWAYS rush in, it gives you dash which doubles your movement speed.

[@som3rand019]

Yeah but you also have to sacrifice two items for dash. But I agree

[@carcinogeneticist378]

I don’t know if this is trolling or actual advice, but I like this comment either way.

[@Hostefar]

@@carcinogeneticist378 no, it’s genuine

[@jeremiasfernandez4349]

​@@carcinogeneticist378actual advice, but only for the mercenary, you need to choose the option two times in two different questions to get it with other characters, so just pick the options that say "rush" or "scape" or something similar. Believe me, the ability its far better than any item

[@ThraroHS]

Actual advice, rushing means movibg faster witch in game mecánics means saving time and avoiding the hunger and mind to go down rendering the stock on potions and food pointless.

[@TheFeintOfHearts]

44:55 "...With BOTH OF MY HIT POINTS...!"

[@paramortalics]

Man. This is an excellent vid but I have a decent headset and I literally needed breaks from you breathing into the mic. Yes yes I get it, huah huah fear darkness guts, but it's a bit much! To be fair, I made it about 40 minutes in (with copious breaks) before I couldn't take it anymore. Seriously, you made this game I'd never play way more intriguing. I'm running away now but I might be back to see if you've done/will do anything on the sequel. Cheers.

[@Luckierexpert]

Two things I've also noticed about this game: 1. This is an RPGmaker game, which given the depth and intrigue that it produces using many of the kits tools is extremely impressive. 2. Not only is this a survival horror game, but also one built on cosmic horror. This is not only present from the designs or the unspeakable horrors that increasingly turn more abstract the deeper you go, the Eldridge gods you face, but also in the overall structure, that being that knowledge and a desire to know can lead to madness. Your character descends into the dungeon to find out what happened to Lagarde, already starting your quest with the pursuit of knowledge. When you find Lagarde, after both you and he have experienced the unimaginable horrors present in what you only later realise is the upper levels of the dungeon, he wants to keep going down, desiring to know what is further in. Most people would consider this madness, and it kind of is, but as a player, you also want to know and don't have a fear of death like the characters in the game. And even in a single run, your characters degrade, needing constant mental care to keep going, seeming like a representation of madness that is present when trying to find the bottom of this dungeon. And it is a madness that you as a player seem to mirror, as you gather knowledge through repeated runs just to get deeper, only to be met with challenges that require further knowledge. This makes each extra trick, each piece of understanding of the world feel forbidden and dangerous, as it is knowledge that only leads to further horrors. This is a core element of cosmic horror, that a character knowing more about the horrors only lead to madness or doom. An element that is baked into the core of Fear and Hunger, from its story to it's basic gameplay loop.

[@docthefaust4519]

Eldritch

[@pointblank2890]

I love stories that start out as conventional horror but slowly becomes more eldritch and cosmic in nature. Bloodborne is an example I know, but I also understand there's a ton more than people would recommend

[@jacoblevenson7934]

​@pointblank2890 frankly I believe that's the best way to do Eldritch horror, the surface is unpleasant but still bearable. But humanities intrinsic desire to know more leads to one discovering deeper worse truths. Because it leads to two outcomes, stopping and turning back once you have seen too much but still sane and able to get away, with a nagging feeling that you only faced the surface and there more or scarred from what you did witness and terrified of what else there is. Or the second option continue on to you doom, finding more and more until in the maw of madness or changed to the point that even the audience.