The Forgotten Blair Witch Games

[@arnantphongsatha7906]

This feels like an old school KZbin game review in a good way.

[@reddragon4482]

I like it, it has definitely got some charm.

[@fallensurvivor21]

hella! I got flashbacks.

[@zepp3793]

Right?? I had to double take the year it was uploaded Lol

[@gibby3767]

Couldnt believe it was only 2 months

[@Web720]

This will be KZbin reviews in 2010.

[@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779]

Algorithm brought me here, this is surprisingly high quality and I look forward to whatever you make next

[@kungfuskull]

Ditto!

[@tipsyConfection]

The interesting thing about the third game is that it has two _endings_ . You can actually save the witch as she's being controlled and not a genuine antagonist, which also of course affects Pyre's worldview and all that. I can not for the life of me remember how you get it though.

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Holy shit. It's insane that you know that you know that but you're correct. Apparently if you defeat her with the bible that triggers the good ending.

[@tipsyConfection]

@@FraudDepartmentYT Yep. I know because i'm love delving into obscure gaming and cuz i love Nocturne, so of course i had to play those games! Personally, like them all one way or another, even if they are very much flawed and bugged to hell. My rating would go 1>3>2.

[@BibleIllustrated]

What is most important about these games are that they are (as far as I know) the sole piece of official lore that deals what is exactly behind the happenings in the forest (namely, Heciatomix). I noticed that a lot of people who have played these games (and they are few) have rather fond memories of them, myself included. :)

[@goyohan6637]

Can't believe you have >900 subs. The whole time I was watching the video I thought you must be a big channel I just haven't seen before. You're a real diamond in the rough dude, keep up the great work!

[@DisDatK9]

Lol at the Goosebumps theme playing for kitty. This was great

[@nicholaswhite-spenik3453]

Absolutely love the amount of effort put into put into the look and production of this review. For only having a few videos, there is an incredible amount of polish. This is one of those channels you know will inevitably become big someday

[@Ten80pete]

I'm glad I found your channel. I can't quite tell if you're using an older camera, or editing to get that "2007 KZbin" look, but keep doing that. There will always be a market for nostalgia (and even nostalgia regarding nostalgia). You're a lot better at the off the cuff commentary than most, and anyone who does a deep dive into obscure, forgotten (even lost) media will invariably get my subscription. Look forward to seeing more!

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

It was an older Sony handycam. My original intention was to use a VHS camera to match the Blair Witch aesthetic, but unfortunately I couldn't get it to work.

[@Tanner_Shelton]

@@FraudDepartmentYT you could get an hdmi to av adapter, record the video onto a vhs tape, and then use an av to hdmi adapter to re-digitize the footage.

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

@@Tanner_Shelton I more than likely would have done that, but the camera itself wouldn't work properly unfortunately.

[@Tanner_Shelton]

@@FraudDepartmentYT no matter what I love the way this video looks

[@OfficialNWS]

Lmao at the cat and the Goosebumps music

[@BenTheMotionist]

Core memory unlocked. Vol1 was great, but I feel and Share your absolute PAIN for the other 2. I'm a fan of the Blair Witch lore, a lot happened at that time in regard to horror. The movie made everyone question "was what I just watched real?" and going home that night and sleeping with the lights on. It was WILD. I remember buying the first game, enjoying it, (then playing Sanotorium) and trying to find the other 2. I got them online some years later, got them to work, and sat quietly on my own staring into my palms asking myself why did I just do that. A Painful waste of time, none the wiser on the lore, and mentally broken from the end of the last game. I went back to playing Red Alert 2 for some time if I remember correctly.

[@thekingsean92]

I like that you mentioned Sanitarium. Love that game and it's creepiness, especially the second level

[@lecabramacabra9917]

Hardcore Blair witch fan right here brother. Except for the last one. The games were scary. The atmosphere. Everything. Great video man, i'm subbing.

[@bradleyhector5746]

This is a bit of a bummer for me because I had planned to make what would have essentially been this exact video right down to the presentation and style. You said so much of what I would’ve said and more. It does bring me some comfort to know that you experienced similar technical problems in running chapter one though. Looks like I’ll have to shift gears or change lanes and do a deep dive into Book of Shadows or something like that instead (I see you have a copy of it yourself). I know it’s selfish but I can’t help but feel a bit down by seeing this video. It’s very good and probably better than I could’ve or would’ve done it. Feels like something has been stolen from me but I never really had it to begin with. You hate to see people living your dreams but you can’t really blame them. Keep up the good work.

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Ah mate I'm sorry. I can attest to the same feeling as this has happened to me a few times now, but don't let It get you too down. I just think to myself that there are so many people making videos one of them is bound to beat me to the punch on some of this stuff. Also in some cases I figure I can just wait about a year and then take a crack at the topic then. In terms of these old Blair witch games I still think there is plenty of details I left out that you could go over. Some because I didn't want to spoil it some was were for the sake of time, but I feel like you could go into MEGA detail about these if you wanted too. (P.S. I totally think you should do a deep dive on book of shadows because I think it's actually pretty cool.)

[@GhoulCityOffline]

Hi, guy who made the thumbnail for this video here (and also make my own videos) , just wanted to say, other people covering a topic shouldn't dissuade you from taking a shot at it yourself. No two people are exactly the same so it's likely your creative direction would make for a more different and valuable video than you might think. He's not even the first person to make a video on these games lol. I think it's more about finding a unique voice (ie presentation, editing style writing, etc) than the core information that you present. Plus, like he said, he left some stuff out ;)

[@yigilantis]

It is so strange that these titles eluded a lot of gamers after their initial release. I was looking for decent reviews for the trilogy for a while. Thanks a lot for your effort!

[@carrieraraccooncitystory]

I still have my physical CD copy of Volume 1 that my dad bought me and my brother when it released back in 2000. A damn good game all things considered.

[@Wojtek_Ch]

Tomorrow is my prostate exam

[@KrashyKharma]

Thank you for covering this!

[@renanvillalobos]

Ay yo? This video is actually pretty fire! Super fun to watch, hope to see more of your stuff

[@mariworksco]

This feels nostalgic, love the 2010 potato camera and it's a very cool subject. Thank you for making this c:

[@gatsu8634]

Solid cosplay my dude also was that the freakin goosebumps tv show theme lol

[@PsyQoAndi]

I have been a long time blair witch movie fan, but never know that there were 2 BW games before the 2019 game, great video man 🔥🔥

[@mistersurrealist]

There were THREE Blair Witch games before the 2019 game.

[@2pacula780]

You have to keep this vintage KZbin review aesthetic man, nostalgic

[@charlesallen246]

I played two of these games. The Rustin Parr and the 1700s game to be specific. I never forgot these games.

[@MiranhaHumana]

Really nice video! I'm glad it got recommend

[@jameslasso1690]

Loved the Rustin Parr game, how it is not the non-stop action that 12 yr olds like - but rather more measured pace with mix of detective work and fighting.

[@gregorybentley5192]

First game runs fine on windows 7. Full screen as well. Just played through all 3

[@smeade96]

I've fucking *loved* these game for well over ten years now. When I first saw gameplay for the first volume, I was amazed. I was relatively closed-minded during that time when it came to video games (mostly only playing FPS's & shit), but when I saw these games I wanted to play them so fucking badly. My mother knew this & so, that Christmas, I got to play them on my shitty little Dell laptop. I will never forget that.

[@its_myo]

love it when yt recommends me banger content like this

[@plot6520]

Love Nocturne, one of the coolest games I've ever seen. Wish it was explored more because it seems so mild for a monster hunting romp, The Stranger doesn't do anything silly and acrobatic but still manages to tear through his enemies.

[@jameslasso1690]

a sequel was much anticipated but instead there was the vampire game with stranger as guest only. and i guessed stranger did cameo in rustin parr also. there should have been a nocturne TV series ala - sorta like X-files.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

@@jameslasso1690 Stranger doesn't have cameo at all in either Bloodrayne 1 or 2. His only other appearance is in Blair Witch Volume 1.

[@MinstrelOnTheRun]

Nocturne had ridiculously rich lore and atmosphere. It would be ripe for a high-end streaming series.

[@jameslasso1690]

@@MinstrelOnTheRun I wish sone place would create a Halloween maze with stranger theme. Imagine walking through 1920s gangster environment populated by mobster monsters, then going through vampire castle , then mansion haunted by specters , walking through graveyard, then finally going into vampire castle.

[@MinstrelOnTheRun]

@@jameslasso1690 That would be fantastic. Just give me a speakeasy with a sultry jazz singer and a sudden intrusion by zombie mobsters, haha!

[@TheDilden]

Nice vid king. Keep making vids like this.

[@AFarmerCalledChicken]

The fact you found those dinosaurs of games is amazing to me!

[@sigh824]

This is the only video game I ever remember my mom playing I used to watch her play it on the family computer, shit terrified me tho 😂

[@DaltonGoesSlow]

Welcome to the algorithm!! Keep up the good work

[@jacobstaten2366]

I love that their coats flap in the monsoon like wind of that lady's office.

[@waldosanchez9627]

33:01 when my mom tells me to clean my room

[@nolanschneider6898]

More like the Blair penis project

[@Coffeejock]

I loved the first game. I played that to death (no pun intended.) I liked the Twin Peaks vibe of Burkitsville and the Dale Cooper-like guy in the diner who says "This must be where pies go when they die." The first night, in particular, scared the crap outta me when I was younger, playing it in the dark.

[@parkmallbaby]

Oh man these games I love the atmosphere and how immersive they were. I also miss these small video game developers in the '90s and early 2000s. BTW the most accurate description of Volume II I read back back then is that it was almost like an Interactive Movie it was purely story driven for Coffin Rock legend. I personally loved the flashbacks and made me sympathize with the protagonist which is quite sad considering the ending. The game also has a relation to the first volume and apparently Doc Holliday was suppose to find the soldier's diary in forest but the only thing I came across was Holliday speaking to the Witchhunter protagonist from volume III in one of those extradimensional episodes.

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Interesting I never found a diary either, however Elly Kedward does have Lazarus' uniform in her house and Durant mentions him as well. I wonder if the diary thing was crossed wires, because the witch hunters conversation with Holiday doesn't match up with the events of volume 3 at all.

[@parkmallbaby]

Another connection with Volume I and Volume II is you can find Robin Weaver who is already an elderly woman living outside of town in an old house with bottles hanging on trees. Its not on the map if I recall it right and you have to do something to get there which I now forgot and she mentioned Lazarus making it back. According to the fandom page trivia the witch Elly Kedward just made it appear Lazarus woke up from his wounds again but during the entire game was really using him to fight the evil spirit Hecaitomix to save Robin and thwart the ritual from being complete. Hecaitomix was the evil indian god who was responsible for all the bad things they accused the witch Elly Kedward in Volume III and executed for witchcraft. Notice in the conversations in Volume II that the year the Union soldier wakes up is 1886 decades after the Civil War ended and the year after Bess Weaver's son died?

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

@@parkmallbaby oops I meant to say Robin Weaver's house has his uniform. I mixed the two names up.

[@parkmallbaby]

@@FraudDepartmentYT The story does get lost in me now and I read stuff online to make me remember so I might have to replay these games again. They were personally my favorite horror games back then. I loved the art and that sound they used to make that reverbs on the ears and they developers didn't trample on the Blair Witch lore and reinforced the books. I hope they are on GOG so it will run smoothly on Windows10.

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

@@parkmallbaby They are unfortunately not on GOG. However, I got my copies for free from my abandonware. The only way I could get Vol 1 to work was using a virtual machine, but the other two at the very least run on windows 10.

[@JDelwynn]

It's kinda funny that I had no idea they made a Blair Witch game in 2019! Everytime someone mentions a Blair Witch game, I always think of these old PC games.

[@Fr0gg0]

I love these, I found them thanks to the Nocturne game back in the day.

[@Cameroo]

Man the original Nocturne was GREAT. Glad to see it get some love.

[@nealhennigan8112]

The black cat needs more screen time he was just vibing

[@tvalencia1221]

The old style of this pulled me in. The editing and added of the goosebumps song when your cat came in kept me. This was a great video dude!

[@bradplexflix7773]

I loved both nocturne and the bw trilogy. Played them when they came out on my high end 3dfx machine running win98se. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

How did they run at the time? I'm curious to know how buggy the Nocturne engine was at the time as opposed to on modern hardware.

[@bradplexflix7773]

@@FraudDepartmentYT it ran much better on win98. I do remember all the problems I saw in the video lol but not many horror games at the time.

[@Robot666House]

New sub, good stuff. Respect from Knoxville Tennessee

[@zion6680]

I had a couple of these but only managed to get into the disc where you start as that wounder soldier guy, I explored around and found the gun and stuff and managed to trigger the ghost sequence and stuff and then i just never got further. This game and Shadow Man and later Soul Reaver kept me going in circles for years xD

[@driftcowboy2925]

Saw your intro. RE4 MUSIC. Bedroom backdrop. Just a dude reviewing games without screaming and relying on flashy edits and RGB lighting. You have a sub, brother. Hope the rest of the video is as genuine as the intro.

[@thebiggestlosereu5484]

Had the same issue with running it on win10, so after clicking the installer you just need to go to task manager and go to details and find the setup file and right click it and choose "analyze wait chain" some other program will be below the setup file, you need to turn off that program, it will be probably nvidia container

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Hey man I've been tinkering around with this and I keep getting an error telling me I have insufficient memory to run the setup. Did you have this problem? If so how did you fix it?

[@thebiggestlosereu5484]

Well, never heard of this error, but you can try to run setup in win XP or 98 compability mode and run it as admin

[@thebiggestlosereu5484]

Or you cam extract the iso with 7zip to not run this from virtual drive, combine this with my previous suggestion. This usually helps when a i have a problem with installing old games

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

@@thebiggestlosereu5484 I got it to work. I don't understand why but 7-Zip nor Win Rar could extract the files, but my ISO mounter could. Anyway thanks for the help!

[@JaKeelJyba]

Entertaining and lovely review.

[@RinLockhart]

Somehow was brought here from a Silent Hill 2 video and the old school look already got my attention.

[@corialicetales5249]

I feel like the Blair Witch Project is something that doesn't need a squeal or a prequel. What we see in that movie is all we need to see and I don't think any continuation could top that as there isn't a story. What we saw is a small group of three people documenting an Urban Legend that surrounds a town and they ended up being lost in the forest slowly losing their minds. It leaves it up to interpretation on whether or not if there something supernatural is happening or if there was a logical explanation like a killer stalking/taunting the group with the legend.

[@rudolphreindeer7910]

0:23 love the Goosebumps tune😃

[@R1ngbanana]

Came cause of the algorithm, stayed for the cat and the quality!

[@jaylin9521]

Sent here by the algorithm. Pretty good video with a solid script just a bit lost on the overall story cause I know nothing about actual Blair witch lore.

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

I tried my best to keep the lore stuff to a minimum, but when it's intrinsic to the games sometimes it seeps through the cracks. Glad the algorithm is sending people here though.

[@tristinyoung1509]

Damn look at those free-flowing jackets not really seen much in those times.

[@bloodrunsclear]

I wish they'd release these on Steam or Gog!

[@WraithDesignz]

I loved these games. Played Volume 3 first back in 2001.

[@JohnTheBaptist87]

The algorithm can do good things sometimes, brought me here, great review

[@alt0799]

Great vid! Would be interesting to see you cover the 2019 game too!

[@HaneeFannee]

I had to check when this was uploaded lol.

[@Gui.Vieira_]

I remember seeing the box of the first game in a store back in the day and since I was a huge fan of the movie I really wanted to play it, but I was too poor to buy the game and didn't have a PC to play on.

[@videogamefanpty]

I played the demo of VOL 1 when I bought a viking game called RUNE it brought the demo also had heavy metal FAKK 2demo good old days

[@Jacketx]

i was actually surprised by the 2019 game, i hadn't watched the movie i just downloaded the game cause of the cover and it was a really good experience, played the damn thing all in one sitting.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

It looks like you have hurricane level winds inside the offices.

[@internetspookies]

aye i have one of these. the cd-rom disc. Came with a free demo disc and a sheet of notebook paper for cheats/help im assuming. Tried to load it on my pc and it was… a little glitchy. Maybe a controller would work better.

[@internetspookies]

if you’d like I can send pictures of it, not sure if you would be interested or if it would be helpful at all. I just love 90s-2000s pc games to death, they’re incredibly interesting.

[@arcticflower7223]

I had no idea that "Blair Witch" had such a following to compare with its predecessor "The Blair Witch PROJECT".

[@Elesthor]

I remember playing the first game and the blood dripping from the axe for a while after slashing an enemy blew my mind!

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

It's still pretty impressive nowadays tbh

[@iomproirbais]

algorithm be praised! subbed.

[@MarcAlcatraz]

4:38 wait, hold up, is that Mace Windu?

[@ashyslashy10539]

I will say that I have never played the other games, I have only ever played the newest one that came out a few years back. But that game RUINED me. Maybe because I played it all in a single sitting and ended up finishing the game at 2 in the morning, I don't know. But it ended with me shaking from head to toe on my front porch chain smoking just from the stress. Lol Especially one of the last parts before you go into the house where the dog is screaming in the woods, clearly injured, and you're just frantically running around in a loop looking for him. As an animal lover, it stressed me out to the core. Literally was in tears searching for him. Then the house. The house. If you have any sort of PTSD, just know it's a huge trigger. It was for me, but I'm not going to put that against the game because that's my own issue. The portrayal of PTSD in that game is so heartbreakingly real. I don't want to give too much away for those that haven't played it, because it is definitely worth playing at least once. I don't think I have the heart to play it again. Maybe one day. Lol I will say that for a game to have that great of an impact on me, someone who is obsessed with all things horror and doesn't usually get scared that easy, it's VERY well done. I would say it plays like more of a psychological thriller than horror, but damn, does it mess with you. Months later I was thinking about the ending to that game.

[@MrSergayfgtxd]

great video

[@thomasshipley7358]

great video, subbed

[@Web720]

4:19 Wtf? I didn't realize some great studios made those games.

[@AkiDave]

Great video!

[@DirtyDan71327]

I knew these existed! I thought it was a fever dream. My dad had the first 2. I seen them a lot. I wasn't allowed to play them. Unfortunately.

[@lloydfrazier3682]

These games aren't forgotten at all... they're never even known of... and from the looks of them, I think it's for a reason lol

[@stargazeification]

Man i remember buying Volume 3 for like $5 from Eb games in like 2003 and not being able to get past the first section. The game didn't like to tell you where to go or what to do...

[@MaitreMechant]

great vid, thanks youtube algorithm

[@helenkeller9458]

These are based (loosley) on the book series "The Blair Witch Files".

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

I looked into this, and I don't think this was the case. As the Blair Witch Files and Vol 1 we're only released a month apart. So development would have started before the books were out.

[@helenkeller9458]

@@FraudDepartmentYT Interesting, The game names are essentially the same as three of the books. The stories are wildly different though. If you haven't read them I highly recommend them.

[@DrumEagle]

I played all 3 games back in the day, read the lore-books by D.A.Stern and listened to the soundtrack-CDs. Damn, lost myself in that franchise! The first game really was fucking scary, I screamed a lot ......

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Are those lore books any good? I might have to look into them.

[@DrumEagle]

@@FraudDepartmentYT Yes, they are! The books about the two movies are designed like a collection of photos, newespaper-articles, police-files, interviews. The third book is a novel. Totally recommending all three!

[@ocdtdc]

Great video

[@ZeyTheDaemon]

Heard the RE save room music at the start, clicked like.

[@jacketofthe80s13]

the format takes me back old style camera mixed with well editing of now

[@NecrossVamp]

This was very cool!

[@xSilVerTooTHx]

please can you do a tutorial on how you got the game working in XP please. wud really love to play theses games

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Do you have an xp machine? Or are you running a virtual one. Because I'd be happy to help.

[@xSilVerTooTHx]

@@FraudDepartmentYT thanks for the reply bro. i managed to get it working on my VM. it was confusing at first becuase where i downloaded it from it was a BIN file and not a ISO. but i just used virtual clone drive to mount it. how do you recomend to play the game keyboard & mouse or keyboard?

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

@@xSilVerTooTHx I think the game is best played with just the keyboard. I found the mouse controls to clunky.

[@xSilVerTooTHx]

@@FraudDepartmentYT tru it fells way better. oh and also how do you save? ive had a few crashes and had to replay the beginning twice now

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

@@xSilVerTooTHx You should be able to just open the menu by hitting escape and save. I think if you add any punctuation or spaces it wont work. Also can quick save and load. I think its f6 to quick save and f7 to load, but I could be wrong.

[@lisan_al_gaibb]

finally, youtube recommends some good content

[@thekingsean92]

Cool review. Is that the Resident Evil save room music in the background?

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Yes it is

[@thekingsean92]

@@FraudDepartmentYT Blair Witch and RE, two of my favorite horror franchises

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

@@thekingsean92 Honestly they're probably mine too

[@KraisonFrameworks]

I'm actually a big fan of the design of the Blair Witch stick-creatures in Vol. 2. They so stumpy

[@oskarqpa1161]

1 sub more, kudos for the video and keep making reviews, it was fun to hear/look the video. Thanks

[@fanerv3304]

It would be cool if you made a video about 2019 BW game

[@GabeMiller2SpoonsOfDoom]

did you record this on a VHS camcorder or just use an effect?

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Its was a an older digital camera a Sony Handycam.

[@pedrosouza5118]

I thought the low quality camera was a bit, now I realized that yoou're a small channel lol +1 sub

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Lol it was a bit, in spite of my size.

[@demonjmh]

I honestly kinda like the low quality look of the video. Reminds me of the old KZbin

[@billyturner9930]

Number 221 Loved the blair witch and blair witch 2.

[@batzgameguru]

The nostalgia

[@mew9428]

0:20 My cats do the same with everything

[@melindafrowein-phillips9608]

I love the Blair witch movies. These particular games don't peak my interest probably because they aren't anything like the movie setting. I played the most recently made one and after going through all of that... I thought wow this is actual garbage lol. Just my opinion though!

[@Julian-zf2ht]

more long form game reviews

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

My next video is going to be a bit shorter. That'll probably be done next week. Don't worry though I definitely have more long form content coming down the pipeline.

[@elitebelt]

Been watching lots of Mandalore Gaming and Sseth review videos and on a whim saw the title of this and was curious, very glad to have done that, this is fairly decent quality with only a few noticeable slip ups during recording/editing. Some potential minor improvements could be made on audio quality though, theres a clear difference to be heard between this and other well-known KZbinrs, although I couldn't answer what exactly could be done besides mixing your mic audio a bit to make it sound better, or maybe a different mic (although it might not be necessary if it can actually just be improved with a bit of minor audio tweaking instead).

[@FraudDepartmentYT]

Yeah unfortunately no one tells you audio is major and difficult factor when it comes to KZbin videos. Really what it comes down too is better sound proofing, but unfortunately the house I'm living in is quite old and it really isn't conducive to that. I just said fuck it with my latest video that's in the works and draped a blanket over me and my mic and I think it ended up sounding a lot better.

[@camacho7347]

Thought you were Tim Poole for a hard second

[@domovoi_0]

Love and blessings

[@Lord_Rangoon]

Honestly 8:11 is my reaction as well to being sent after a murderous ghost.

[@wymanrtaylor]

I thought this was Tim Pool for a second

[@darlordvader]

Algorithm is shit, i havent looked up blair witch games in months but this suddenly got recommended now. This video is awesome for the record, just mad i didnt get to it when it first got posted.