The Lore & Story of Darkwood

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

I'm sorry for any mispronunciations of the Polish names in this video. I looked up pronunciations and tried by my best when saying them, so hopefully they're not too bad! Also, I'm far from perfect, so some errors may have made their way into the video. I apologize in advance for those and hope they don't detract from the viewing experience too much! Thanks for watching!

[@Null_ify550]

Your pronunciation is very good. Greetings from poland

[@Uber_PL]

You did good with the pronunciations.

[@kaiseryim1194]

This game is incredible for not entirely relying on the fear of the unknown. Pretty much everything can be explained for why its happening but regardless of knowledge every night feels like a fight for your life. The ambience and suspense you can feel at night rarely changes, but your knowledge does increase. You go from hiding in a corner in the Dry Meadow to roaming the hall with a shotgun, a pistol, and a shovel ready to fight for your life while being on the verge of pissing your pants. Moral of the story: Face your fears, respect the woods, be patient, focus.

[@MrFreeman-m5c]

At the beginning, I was like: ahhhh nooooo, there is a dog, so scary, I need to run away in chapter 2, I was like: Oh, swamper, have not seen you for a long time, let me show you my new hunting raffle, ammo loaded, come here, there there, daddy is here, come to daddy.

[@reverendharrypowell2390]

Ah yes, finally a Darkwood Video that isn’t 8:26:55 h long

[@chrisn7986]

For real pyro was insane for that

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Jfc. I didn't know about that video. That's insane. How do you even talk about anything for 8 hours??? Lol

[@reverendharrypowell2390]

@@SquatchGamingChannel He hired a whole team of animators, voice actors etc. But he is also known for extensively explaining and making a lot of references, so this adds up immensely ^^

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

It's probably longer than a season for a lot of TV shows. That's so crazy. Lol. Kudos to him for finishing it (like he cares what some random dude online has to say about it)

[@Txupport]

@@SquatchGamingChannelYou're both content creators, it's kind of your and their whole job to care about what some random person on the internet has to say about the content lol. That being said, I enjoyed your vid.

[@aray4031]

I know I'm not going to play through the game, and in situations like that (there are many) I find lore videos like yours absolutely invaluable. I feel like I just experienced an incredible story that I wouldn't have otherwise. Thanks man.

[@Liminal_Face8]

Normally plot videos are for games I won't/can't play. This was the rare case where one led me to a hidden gem.

[@aquicha8168]

I genuinely enjoy your style of story telling so much, it's very relaxing

[@simple-commentator-not-rea7345]

There's not much fanart of this game. If I can commission an impossible 'wishful-thinking' scenario, I'd be an image of the Protagonist escaping the woods as they burn far away. He's also accompanied by the Trader, carrying the Cripple on his back, the Musician clutching his violing as he cries while Piotrek tries to comfort him, and the Bike Man trying to keep the gang's spirits up by (what else?) cheering to the end of the Being's influence

[@Rafa-cm9no]

Another Squatch W video as always. Always happy to see you post new stuff i've been watching since the hotline miami videos.

[@irvs5922]

Yes! Finally! I have been waiting for this game to be reviewed and the lore explored for years! You’re awesome!

[@aarizg1619]

You are absolutely amazing, man! Great video, dude. Love the effort you put into these videos, and your explanations all are good too!

[@l3rdi]

i’m glad this game is finally getting the attention that it deserves, i usualy gate-keep lots of things but this game man, everyone including my grandmother needs to know about it, greatest horror oat i’m keeping my opinion to the grave

[@GrippeeTV]

One of the best and most criminally underplayed horror games of all time.

[@MintyCow101]

i adore this game, no jump scares, just atmosphere. As i play i try to piece together the story but i still dont really know whats going on, just focusing on surviving a night.

[@Pepe-nz4xm]

Me see darkwood lore video, me be happy

[@Party_Hat_Paul]

10 seconds in and I’m already relaxed, you should do one of Gunbrella, I feel that it would be an enjoyable experience for all

[@Sagalas123]

just don't fall asleep

[@ViNncentSmith]

Glad to see you back😌

[@Yiffbait]

Oh shit another one, Darkwood fans eating crazy

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

This ain't shizz compared to deffy or Pyro (wtf), but hopefully people enjoy Thanks for watching!

[@juliuscaesar4086]

Nah it's still really good​@@SquatchGamingChannel

[@j-the-jolteon8351]

Thank you for making this video, I never heard of this game until now and you explaining the story and lore of this game made me want to continue watching until the video was over. Keep making videos like this, their great!

[@rickard486]

Great video man. Pyro's video length was so daunting that I didn't come around to watch it (I probably will later on), so I'm glad you made a summary on a game with lore as interesting as Darkwood.

[@sainttrish7544]

His content is brainrot, dont watch it, trust me

[@mofoman1239]

I’m glad you covered this game it’s one of those games where I’m too focused on survival then the story

[@youngrootv]

Love this game! Reminds me so much of Annihilation and the other Southern Reach trilogy books! I’m sure that they were inspired by it for the game.

[@OG_McLovin]

Incredible game. I love the obscure slavic folklore and oppressive atmosphere. RIP Acid Wizard. I hope we get a spiritual successor someday.

[@pancake447]

Not one but two fantastic darkwood videos? Im eating good 👍

[@dxcSOUL]

Yay. Finally a new video. Glad I had my notification bell on lol.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Yeah, sorry about the wait! You won't have to wait nearly as long for the next one, but it'll be *really* short.

[@JackVice]

Squach did it better than pyro. Either way, I’m loving how much attention this game is getting now. It used to be so underrated.

[@Mila-c3u9q]

The part about the asteroid that fell from the sky and made plants and stuff grow in an exponential rate, reminds me a bit about that story from Lovecraft called "The Color Out Of Space" wich is very cool. The cursed forest and some other elements reminds me some slavic horror, and Blair Witch wich i really like. I particularly didn't enjoy the gameplay because suvival games aren't my thing, but the atmosphere was awesome! Great video, Like!

[@lukassvitek9561]

That is what also very, very much inspired a DLC in game Darkest Dungeon that is already based on eldrich and Lovecraftian horror. The DLC is called Color of Madness and the plot is a cosmic entity called The Sleeper crashes onto a farmstead in form of meteor and leaks strange liquid crystal substance that changes the people and animal of the farm.

[@ANullAssault]

The last time I came this early, I ended up with my 5th child!

[@mr.blonde5344]

5? Wow

[@dudeo6]

Get ready for no. 6 😅

[@DarlingMissDarling]

Bruh 😂😂😂 10/10

[@doftly]

Oof

[@bishophavel9048]

Couldn't pull out of a driveway...😅

[@synaesthesia4218]

thank you for telling us these things, i was too busy hiding behind indestructible chairs in my hideout to read stuff.

[@Nobodydu77]

Very cool vidéo ! It's nice to have the all the outcome of the choice summarized here as it's really not the kind of game i would hope to replay instantly x)

[@spankymccloud]

This was amazing! I immediately watched this video after completing the game. You did a great job of presenting the facts and interactions with objects/characters. There is so much packed in this game, but the points you chose to highlight told a strong and complete story. Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@PeteOnTheBeat]

Feels a lot like the Southern Reach book series. And it's great. I'd love some books about this,with the view of both in and outsiders.

[@annamarie5988]

Thank you so much! I watched many through but never understood the story!

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

That's the whole reason I made it! Happy to hear it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@BorisMacsimovich]

Definitely need to go back and play this.

[@dragonborndude7718]

Thanks for the video man 👏

[@dutchvanderbilt9969]

Now this is what I needed.

[@DominusNox106]

This reminds me of an old book series about the Chtoor. By David Gerrold. Anyway, it's an alien invasion story where the "enemy" is an alien biome infecting earth and changing more and more of it into their world.

[@Anonymouseyoutuber]

Even after the pyro video I'm still down to watch your awesome content 👍

[@zeroalpha9713]

Woooooooo I love this channel

[@clarkelkins200]

I really enjoy your videos timelines and stories to listen to while at work. Bit of a request for a game I’ve heard a rough amount about and has intrigued me is the series called “Might and Magic”. Id love to see a video of yours covering that topic. Its hard to find a decent one.

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

That's so great to hear. Thanks so much for watching/listening, man! Really appreciate it! Aren't there like 9 games in that series? I don't know, man. I might be working on that for like 2 years. Lol. I'll look into it, but no promises! Thanks for the request, man!

[@clarkelkins200]

@@SquatchGamingChannel thats the problem for me though. I have no idea about anything in the series but the story sounds like something that would be right up my alley. Trying to figure out any of that seems like an undertaking that i wouldn’t be able to even figure out. I don’t expect anything. Just tossing it out there.

[@reddie1705]

23:37 something I do know is that this is a dream encounter you can beat and you get rewarded for it, I think you can beat other dream encounters for rewards but I don't know how many if any at all

[@xtopher174]

Welcome back to Slopwood

[@youngbloodbanana3376]

Sleepwood

[@jeffb-c]

0:00 Darkwood reference

[@cunningandrunning6401]

happy for another video

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Happy you watched! Hope you enjoyed!

[@burimsaliji23]

You are good at this, please do some fantasy game next 😊

[@GameFilmPictures0]

Musician probably exploded after eating mushroom.Some other infected ppls in the village also told you that their head's are about to explode.Problem is that you cannot offer some normal food to the musician. At least he doesn't want fish or potatoes

[@MsDeathGuy]

Okkk,will play the game first.I will come back after my first playthrough

[@beanbot263]

yay squatch

[@scientistx5717]

Reminds me of the ttrpg Degenesis with Eshaton, primer and chakras

[@robynpress9534]

@10:16 "Foilage"?

[@Sagalas123]

this game deserves some animated series or other adaptation

[@ElijahOmarMohammad]

Oh boy I cant wait to eat some dark wood

[@phyokyaw7447]

Like the white substance from the anime " to your eternity " ?

[@juiceboxbzrk]

This game was hard as fuck and i loved it

[@ReblQueen]

That top view is certainly a choice....

[@MrFreeman-m5c]

At the beginning, I was like: ahhhh nooooo, there is a dog, so scary, I need to run away in chapter 2, I was like: Oh, swamper, have not seen you for a long time, let me show you my new hunting raffle, ammo loaded, come here, there there, daddy is here, come to daddy.

[@Goku-Kid]

We really need a darkwood 2

[@mr_sauce_cooks]

you really need to oil up

[@Vecchio_Rhosod85]

I don't think the game needs a sequel. Diminishing returns and all that.

[@lowkeyarki7091]

been wondering when you'd get to this one

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Long time coming, but it's finally here! Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!

[@lowkeyarki7091]

I enjoyed it a lot, always a pleasure to listen to horror lore

[@ComboSmooth]

Give annihilation vibes. That movie with Natalie portman

[@kairidderbos5625]

When I found out I could dodge enemy attacks by using ctrl.. I had a much easier time fighting enemies

[@KrejziKrokodil]

Ngl pyro should learn some things from you

[@VergeXT]

Sounds like M. Night played this ans then made The Watchers

[@natehiggers88]

another darkwood video, gooners unite

[@undergnomes6248]

Goons together strong

[@iamhakumimhotep7929]

Wow

[@MojitoDravecz]

If you are one of us, addicted to kislux this show, please gather here

[@ZenkeAilor]

I didn't buy it to resell, I bought it kislux to own and wear. And to be honest, they look so similar, I'd rather buy a fake kislux .

[@bigblue344]

I wanted to love this game but its way too slow even for me, and I watch David Lynch movies.

[@marceelino]

Coffee and cigarettes? What a great movie

[@jonathanrobinson319]

< ( = w = ) >

[@trinstonmichaels7062]

Well it definitely is a spooky game for little ones and that is bad in the modern world.

[@Lionyx86]

Is it me or is the doctor’s wife a dude in a dress ?😅

[@KoalaMarch77]

Pyro did it better

[@Rafa-cm9no]

Hop off squatch gaming. He's the whole reason i got into Hotline Miami. He's a GOAT!!!

[@atomicfatman5000]

any yappers?

[@potatopotato9221]

Simp

[@SquatchGamingChannel]

Deffy too

[@You-Know-Youre-Right]

pyrocynical? size? inflation? hmmmmmm