The Polite Horror of Pamali

Happy Halloween! This time we're looking at a spooky game from Indonesia called Pamali! There's ghosts! And creepy old houses! And lessons about proper etiquette!
store.steampowered.com/app/854570/Pamali_Indonesian_Folklore_Horror/
Jumpscare times for people looking to avoid them (thanks Skulduggery Peasant!):
10:54-10:59 has the Pocong fly into the camera suddenly, but has no audio sting.
13:48-13:52 has Pocong appear suddenly with an audio sting.
17:39 - 17:42 Ghost pop up while the presenter is talking, but with no audio accompaniment due to aforementioned talking.
19:18-19:27 has some creepy sounds followed by the toyol jumping at the screen with an audio sting.
20:46-20:50 has an audio sting, but nothing visibly scary
22:11-22:45 has the Leyak pop up a few times visually as the presenter is talking, but without any audio accompaniment due to aforementioned talking.t

[@the_elder_gamer]

I think it's worth mentioning that there isn't really an Indonesian culture, Bandung shares a fairly specific Western Javanese sensibility that isn't really reflected in other parts of Indonesia. The country was formed out of a 20th century desire for uniform control, but in a practical sense, it's remained 100s/1000s of different cultures spread across 1000s of islands that stretch over vast distances. What people believe in Iran Jaya, or Sulawesi, or Bali, or Ambon, or wherever else you can mention, varies greatly; the islands of Indonesia hold a great deal of untapped potential for horror. As others who have commented have said, we need much more variety, more non-Western perspectives to weigh in on the gaming landscape.

[@esperderek5383]

I kinda love the idea of the third one's weird juxtaposition: "F off, ghosts and weird baby demon, the pawn shop closes in half an hour!"

[@estebanrodriguez5409]

The REAL horror of being poor in a system with lousy health care services

[@HiddenDragon555]

To me that seems entirely natural, like that seems like an entirely realistic response to needing money fast and the circumstances presented.

[@ahmedamine24]

I read that in Korg's Kiwi acccent.

[@Multifixated]

This is literally “Hey demons, it’s ya boi.” the game and I love it

[@Roooobb]

You call it out in the video and I want to second it: translating the writing textures to English, instead of layering English translation on top of the screen, is an absolutely wild amount of work and an incredible attention to detail. I can't begin to imagine the undertaking of that. Holy moly.

[@darcgibson5099]

Why? Surely you just design 2 of each texture as you do it and transition between them? Not trying to devalue their work, I just cant work out how/why it could be such a monumental task?

[@sponge1234ify]

@@darcgibson5099 Sure, the technical aspect is relatively easy, but translating a whole game is not an easy feat. There's a reason it's a whole team in the big studios, and they're not really a big studio.

[@barryherbers6090]

duuuuuuuude, having the game let you piss off the ghost in-game is so much cooler than it just *being mad* at the start of the game. What a cool idea! I'd love to see that expanded upon in a systems driven/emergent game

[@mohawkan423023]

Phasmophobia is kind of like that now that I think about it

[@quadconjures]

That late line, "I kind of feel like this game is more fun to describe than to play", is a brilliant one, and I think is both a the best advertisement for channels like this, and b, a useful yardstick for modern game criticism

[@mill_ania]

Ngl hearing Pocong being called Pho-kong is kinda funny lmao. That aside, I'm glad to see someone not Indonesian talking about Pamali with some more insight than just "ooo sbooky goast game" cause honestly it kinda need more light shed on it and the project as a whole, cause it's super neat. It's legitimately have better play feel and dabble with actual Indonesian horror lore more closely and respectfully than DreadOut which is just "Outlast with vaguely Indonesian theme."

[@keypath4389]

I can relate with the scrariness of the second one, Im indonesian and you see, in my military training waay back then, i gotta sleep in graveyard just like this one. I was scareeeed, all the taboo was spinning in my head... But yeah im too fucking tired and sleep like baby haha Im scared not of the ghost or things like that, but of the repurcussion of not respecting and offending the dead, because this kind of pamali has a long term effect according to the old folk. But yeaah.. im doing just fine. I just got fat Edit: oh wait... Those damn ghosts making me love cakes all these times

[@BxBxProductions]

same lol we'd patrol some crazy old cemeteries because it was along the base perimeter and as long as we followed tradition and advice from our seniors, we could basically do anything we want like seating on headstones/sleeping atop the cool surface etc. All we had to do was have the intention of 'borrowing' the space respectfully in our minds or to announce your intentions using your voice. one day, a newbie didn't take the advice seriously and came down with a serious fever that gave him hallucinations. On the days he was able to do guard with us, he was complaining about shadows and seeing corpse linen appearing but disappearing as soon as he got a focus on it during the cemetery sector. Only figured it out when the dude was blabbing away on duty with a much more senior officer. ritual stuff was done, warnings and briefings given but none were on the books because well, supernatural. Newbie was fine soon after and I don't really know if my theory is right but that place seems to be a strategic off-grid mass execution site back during the war because it already had really old weathered graves there so no one would suspect a thing.

[@TheFahmi97]

The real horror is sugar addiction

[@Wibuluk]

Well done for describing pamali as simply "supernatural manners". I'm an Indonesian myself and i couldn't think of any better words to describe it. Even if people were to ask me what a pamali is, I probably wouldn't be able to put it into words. You see, it's just something that I, and probably most other Indonesians, immediately understood. This concept of not to do this or that because it's a pamali has been drilled into my head since I was little. Also, as far as I know (fellow Indonesians please correct me if i'm wrong), the concept of pamali is limited to the java island, especially the city of Bandung where the developer of this game is. This might explain why the hungry witch feels so... detached compared to the other chapters (no pun intended). The Leak is mainly a Balinese folklore so there probably isn't that much pamali to begin with. So I get why the developer would tackle a different angle on that one. But yeah knowing that makes it feels more tacked on. With that being said, I have no doubt that people outside of the java island have their own pamalis even if it's called by a different name. I do have some pamali experience myself when I was in Lombok, an island further east of Java and Bali. I was on a business trip there and at night I decided to go for a midnight stroll with my colleague. We wanted to do a little stargazing so we figured that we'd walk up to the tallest hill to get the best view. That hill was quite a distance from our cottage though. And we basically have no idea what the road will look like. And turned out, after a few meters of walking, the road was pitch black. I started thinking about those supernatural beings and just carelessly told my colleague "You know, what'll we do if they show up?" I said "Don't be sompral" my colleague replied. I immediately realized the mistake I've made, I shouldn't have said anything about them because that'll only invite them (this is what being 'sompral' is). Sure enough, after a few meters more of walking we met someone. It's some dude with a hoodie. My colleague greeted him and he replied with silence. He just walked over us and then stopped walking after passing us by. I didn't get any strange vibe from the guy... except this dude had no face. When he walked over us, I tried to get a good look at his face and I see... nothing. Pitch black. Like I couldn't make out any face at all, not even an outline. It's as though as it's hollow. Of course, it could be easily dismissed due to the poor lighting condition. I never talked about it afterwards until a few months after. It was when I told that strange occurrence to the other colleagues that this colleague that went with me joined in. He too confirmed that he saw nothing inside that hoodie. No face, no outlines, nothing. Again, it's probably just a normal dude with a hoodie seen in a poor lighting condition. But the fact that I was being sompral just moments before makes me believe that that guy in a hoodie was something else. I don't know man. Just mind your supernatural manners if you ever come here. Better safe than sorry.

[@Yesnomu]

Thanks for the context (and spooky story) here! This is good to know, it's so cool to have a game focused on folklore from this island.

[@audioxix]

Even being European myself, we have our own Pamali. So even though non indonesian natives may not understand the phrase, we do understand what the supernatural superstistions are. I'm from Scotland and Gaelic and Celtic heritage, we have many Pamali that we stick to, although modern culture and atheism is taken grasp of our land, so younger generation are starting to kind of lose our cultural roots. Even though I'm not Indonesian, I can attest that Pamali seems to be mainly from the Java Island. My wife is Betawi and from Jakarta and she strongley follows Pamali (even though she is Muslim and in Islam we do not really believe in supernatural occurances or superstitions, so we both kind of share that in common, where out cultral heritage mixes with our religion, but because from young age we have been taught about Pamali (superstitions) we are still uneasy about breaking them lol). For example my wife knocks on each door she enters, even in hotel rooms and say "assalamualaikum" to greet and be kind of spirits that may be there. I reminds me of my grandmother in Scotland, she always used to knock on doors before entering, even in her own home and used to say it's a mark of respect to the dead because in Celtic culture we believe that we share our homes with other spirits, so it was pretty cool to see similiar traits from two very different cultures that exist on different ends of this planet. Also her mother had never met many Bule before and she was hesitant that cultures would conflict, but she took a really big liken to me when I first met her many years ago and she was supprised that the manerism of Celtic people where exactly the same as Indonesian and the strong family bond and respect for elders where exactly the same and she was excited to listen to stories of my culture and extremely suprised to how similiar it was Indonesia (though even we had polarising cultures and where typically nothing alike, if that makes sense). Also during the night time my wife even gets scared to mention the word "ghost", she is very mindful about not angering or annoying spirits. I remember one night we where walking from Kelapa Ganding mall in Jakarta and we took a shortcut away from the main roads, my wife wanted to get a gojek but I told her to stop being so lazy (in scotland we love to walk everywhere and not overuse public transport unless necessary). Also it was dark and I really like when Jakarta is quiter during the night and the nice warm air and the sounds of nature. It just felt nice and peacful and good night time walk to relax and I love to take in and see my surroundings (as Jakarta is massive and I want to eventually learn and see everywhere so I can become as comfortable as the natives at navigating the city). We where walking through a neighbourhood and it was really small, mixed with tradional betawi houses and modern apartments and lots of trees and gardens and I remeber saying for a joke that maybe we might even be lucky to see a kuntilanak in the rubber tress lol. This set my wife off, she instantly freaked out and said Shhh shh" dont say that word and don't speak about. She had a really bad reaction of fear and I late found out that speaking about ghosts at night can anger spirits and maybe they might think you are mocking them. So yeah, that was one of my first hand experiences of Pamali and from my wife I have learned many different customs of this. It's really interesting. Also in Indonesia it's weird, I feel a sort of mystic energy, I cant' describe it, but it has made me understand why these cultral customs exist. Bali is where I felt this energy more, I really cannot describe it, it's more of feeling than something I can demostrate. Like it ecompasses all around you. Really interesting place Indonesia, it certainly has a mystic vibe around it and makes me love the place eveen more (I mean the people I meet, the food, the customs and the culture is also what made me fall in love with the nation).

[@headphonic8]

Pamali is just translated as “superstition”, “bad luck”, or “evil omen” then. Every culture has stuff like that. In the US we have superstitions too lol. People think it's bad luck to toast with water, or to open an umbrella indoors. Idk why you think this is something specific to Indonesia.

[@adityairawan1843]

The word "Pamali" (which is a Sundanese one) has similar meaning to English word "Taboo." Both words are about things we should not do, often associated with bad things (but not always about supernatural things). Anyone who is Sundanese by origin, or people who live near Pamali river in Brebes district, know better about this thing. It's safe to say, though, all cultures around the world have their own form of Pamali.

[@merlinthetuna]

In The Little Devil, the tension between understanding The Lore versus getting to the pawn shop strikes me as more thematically sound than you suggest. It's fundamentally a moral choice made through gameplay: do you value saving your father's life (thereby choosing to not resolve and possibly not even understand the demon's pact), do you value your own wealth and propriety (at the likely cost of your father's life), or do you value an abstract notion of justice or goodness (similarly at the likely cost of your father's life.) It seems to fall into a similar structure as The White Lady, where you can basically choose to not care about ghosts in the ghost story game you just purchased.

[@Yous0147]

I agree, life is usually these kinds of dilemmas all the time, so it seems very much real that that would be the case. However, I also agree with Errant in some way. It's pretty clear that most people playing the game would heavily prioritize saving their father over anything else, morally speaking so that would likely seem to weigh above everything else. The only thing against it would be that he is tied to your grandpa, and so the 3rd option might make you reconsider once you understand that the family has skeletons in its closets. But by and large I imagine the large majority wouldn't pick the 3rd choice because of a genuine choice, but rather as a secondary thing to try after having played the game one way before.

[@christopherwilliams6848]

Jumpscare timestamps so people can avoid them: White Lady section just seems to be furniture moving unexpectedly, not too scary. The Pocong section within it is creepy, but has no jumpscare. 10:54-10:59 has the Pocong fly into the camera suddenly, but has no audio sting. 13:48-13:52 has Pocong appear suddenly with an audio sting. 19:18-19:27 has some creepy sounds followed by the toyol jumping at the screen with an audio sting. 20:46-20:50 has an audio sting, accompanied by a hand flopping out from under the bed, 22:11-22:45 has the Leyak pop up a few times visually as the presenter is talking, but without any audio accompaniment due to aforementioned talking.

[@ErrantSignal]

Thank you! Do you mind if I add this to the description?

[@christopherwilliams6848]

@@ErrantSignal Go right ahead! Thanks for putting the warning at the start so I was prepared.

[@I_Arrived]

@@ErrantSignal One more @ 17:39 - 17:42 Ghost pop up while the presenter is talking, but with no audio accompaniment due to aforementioned talking.

[@michaelemouse1]

What kind of effects can jump scares have on people who need warnings against them?

[@darnellabbott335]

Thanks so much for your efforts!! They're very much appreciated

[@nsalegit9482]

This was pretty cool! I'm glad to see more and more games coming out of countries that aren't US/Europe/japan. Theres a whole world out there, and so many cultures that can contribute more to gaming. And between this and no straight roads, the southeast Asian region is quickly becoming someplace to look out for new games!

[@hyeontube]

Indonesia or south east asia have alot potention for horror and war strategy games i think.

[@keypath4389]

Btw the real leak is actually just a head with their innard hanging. I understand their stylistuc choice using traditional bali mask as its head tho.

[@anyonewantsarefund2660]

also it is known to visit pregnant mothers and eats their fetuses

[@ConvincingPeople]

It's specifically evoking Rangda, the demon queen who rules over the leyak and features in many Balinese traditional dance/theatre pieces, so I think it's pretty on point.

[@keypath4389]

@@ConvincingPeople ooh.. so thats what they're going for. Sorry, havent played the game, but since you're a convincing people, I'll take it. *wink

[@nameloss]

interesting, the thais have the krasue which is depicted the same way

[@kingofnone8565]

@@keypath4389 I'm pretty sure that you were refering to kuyang or palasik and not leak mate. You see, I was born and raised in Bali, and I'll just say that the whole subject of leak is quite a complex thing to comprehend and study in itself. For starter, "leak" is not a mere ghost or the stereotypical paranormal entities or something. Leak as a supernatural being must be understood as a certain manifestation or attainment of someone that is practicing the ancient, mystical, ( and some also say 'dark') arts of Pangleakan. Thus, the appearance of leak among us is only the causal extention of the paths of Pangleakan itself, more or less anyway in the most general sense and majority of cases. Historically, Pangleakan is one of the numerous sub-sect of the Bhairawa Tantra traditions that began to differentiate itself with the main branch over long peroid of time, while the arts of Pangleakan itself is also further divided into its own more specific schools, sub-sects, etc. with their own respective levels of proficiency and sectarian hierarchies. Thus broadly speaking, in that way, it has a pretty similar religious structure, patterns of practices as well as the social role with the Shinto traditions in Japanese society IMO.

[@NotLegato]

...i say out loud, in jest, "ah so it's like gone home with a horror theme" and he instantly mentions gone home. spooked.

[@allmight9840]

Boo

[@kevinaudrey4731]

Just did a pamali there, dude. Not supposed to talk over your elder

[@alucardhellsing5466]

"Fuck around and find out" energy lmao. I already love your commentary in general, is so well done, researched and executed, but then you add good humor. Man I love your videos

[@SpookyVerii]

welcome back to horror month stuff! your stuff is always worth coming to instantly

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

You're goddamn right it is!

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

While Creepshow has clean breaks between segments, and doesn't need to be watched all at once, all segments were written by Stephen King and directed by George Romero.

[@gordongraham2064]

I guess Creepshow the series, or VHS world be a better fit?

[@SameNameDifferentGame]

@@gordongraham2064 Yeah, V/H/S and the sequels were all different directors and writers.

[@niemandswasser]

My favourite month of the year, and Errant Signal's horror reviews are a big part of that! :D

[@meucelularkrl]

By far one of my favorite videos you've made, although it isn't as successful as others, it still holds a high place for me, personally.

[@namelessnocebo]

By far my favorite youtuber for quick, thoughtful and incredible videogame commentary.

[@bonkiru9818]

heyy! The White Lady is also my top favorite! With Little Devil coming in second! I personally think they could do so much with Hungry Witch, if they kept the White Lady formula and mix it a little with adventurous nature of Little Devil. But I don't know why they went with cinematic, more linear story. It personally feels detached from what makes Pamali a great Horror game. Pamali is great because of White Lady, no other horror game has scared me from it's atmosphere alone but that damn one episode but they went to cheap jumpscares and the only thing I hate the most in a videogame, quick time events. Hungry Witch's trailer got me hyped but it ends up becoming the weakest episode. I hope if they are interested in making a sequel, they go back into White Lady and expand further that formula. There is nothing more scarier than the dread of the unknown and atmosphere. Thanks for the great video essay!

[@Ryplinn]

I love the moment at the end of the video 23:18 where your view shakes because you jumped IRL. That feels like something unique to watching someone else play first-person horror.

[@SoldierHawke]

Thank you SO MUCH for the jumpscare warnings. I super, super appreciate it. And thank you for not doing them yourself. (That is, I get putting in the jumps if it's part of the game; thank you for not doing the 'hurr durr gotcha lul' thing.) It really let me relax and enjoy the video in spite of loathing jump scares.

[@ConvincingPeople]

On top of everything else, this game has its hooks in me simply through the use of gamelan in its soundtrack. I *adore* the sound of gamelan ensembles, and particularly the slower, contemplative style of composition used here, which typically accompanies traditional theatrical performances. The way that gamelan percussion is tuned creates a kind of soft rippling effect, which in the old Javanese tradition is meant to evoke the footsteps of a god, and I think that numinous quality suits such supernatural and ritual-oriented subject matter quite well.

[@Shakenmike117]

I forget about this channel after every upload In a good way. Quality takes time and that's cool 👍

[@courtney1329]

Amazing video! It's really cool to see the horror and traditions of another culture! Also I just laughed really hard at the "f*ck around and find out" line, lol

[@Midnight-Starfish]

I think the Tied Corpse is the most interesting in terms of breaking pomali and how players react in horror games. In the White Lady, it's very much something you have to intentionally do, while in the Tied Corpse you run over graves in a panic which only pisses off the ghost more.

[@safe-keeper1042]

This is one of those games I would never have found if you hadn't featured it. Thank you for that.

[@yacan1]

I love these videos. Thank you for being so thorough and in depth with your explanations. So many video game youtubers wouldn't go into specific games like this

[@Readysetheal]

Man, a collab with Jacob Geller would be so fitting

[@WickedLiving]

Fantastic video and explanation of the beauty of each chapter and how they differ. The more subtle and not in-your-face scary are the kind of horror that really gets me to carefully plan what to do or not do.

[@kevinaudrey4731]

Wow, this is a very excellent view on this game that's feels rather personal to me. I couldn't be more surprised when i find out the studio making this game is so close to my home. You managed to explain the word "pamali" very early in the video when I'm struggling to describe it to my friend. And to point out the similar problem the game has with Dishonored, where the fun combat is relegated behind the "stealth-it-out" order the game keep giving you. I couldn't agree more. Cheers, i thought it would be a pamali if didn't mention the awesome job you did on this video 😉.

[@jeanphilippemalouin]

I love the flow and format of your videos. Thank you for yet another great episode!

[@reginaldbarclay1637]

"He may not have come by his wealth honestly." I mean, no one does, but this is bad even for a rich person.

[@Katy133]

Thank you so much for the video! This anthology kinda reminds me (in a good way: how it educates) of the horror games by studio FORMA, which taught me about the mythical creature, the pombero: A monkey-like creature that sends bad fortune if its good fortune is not rewarded with gifts left next to its cave.

[@morganometry]

popped off embarassingly hard when i saw a new ES video in my sub box

[@dedale2610]

Thank you for showing us this game, looks very interesting, I'd never have heard of it without you as it is not at all in my wheelhouse.

[@TapDat52K]

And another game to add to the catalog. Good stuff as always Errant Signal!

[@newtsears423]

i just binged all your halloween videos last week, and i didn't expect another one so soon lmao

[@grammy1620]

FYI the 'c' represents a hard 'ch' sound -- so "pocong" would be pronounced something like "po-chong"

[@BxBxProductions]

LOL this game is extremely tongue in cheek! I bet many cartons of kreteks were involved in the making of this!

[@fuchigama]

Awesome to see you covering this!

[@chibikonatsu]

Good stuff. I love the things you pull up for Halloween.

[@XRXaholic]

Excellent Halloween work, as always.

[@ProUnderachiever]

Thank you for reviewing this. I look forward to never playing it, due to my easily spooked nature.

[@johnvermintide]

So glad u reviewed a game from my country

[@estebanrodriguez5409]

Mmm it's better than the "f*** you for no particular reason" of the japanese folklore ghosts...

[@safe-keeper1042]

It's a reminder that once developers actually have a good idea to begin with, and bother putting some effort into their games, horror games can be quite good :) .

[@QuintaFeira12]

Yeah, this is something I never liked about movies like The grudge. Like, wtf, the woman didn't EVEN have a grudge on 4 of the people she kills.

[@estebanrodriguez5409]

@@QuintaFeira12 Well, technically neither Kayako (Ju-on/The grudge) or Sadako (Ringu) are "ghost". They are more of a curse... but the ghost of a regular person should be more like "look I'm trying to cope with this eternity thing, don't bother me". You need to have that in consideration if you are trying to make the ghost somewhat antagonist for the main character. But there are games where the supernatural is... just there.

[@norasyikinali6283]

Different region have different take on folklore. I think, the Japanese horror is more on 'wrong place wrong time' kind of take, while the Southeast Asian ones are far more personal - some might even say they're targeted. I'm not sure I like these takes though, indiscriminate haunting means you're insignificant in the scheme of things, while personal means either you or your family is the source of the issue.

[@phantomspaceman]

A lot of what you see in Japanese media is wrapped up in Shinto and Buddhist folklore. In the case of the curses, think of it more as spiritual pollution caused by a major violation of the natural order and the ghosts are afterimages. It is also possible to inflict that kind of harm on people. The Grudge (albeit Korean) was like spirit Chernobyl and everyone was walking through the reactor sarcophagus in their underwear. A lot of Japanese taboos have to do with their conception of uncleanness. The mixing of the religions into a syncretic amalgum causes some oddities. You have your angry wronged spirits from Shinto all mixed up with your wandering hungry ghosts from Buddhist reincarnation.

[@MarshmallowToilet]

For some reason I am only now getting a notification for this upload, but MAN was it needed since I've been watching election coverage for the last twelve hours.

[@carlolson20]

really neat that there's as many different endings as there are.

[@AMiserableSod]

Yesssss. Love your horror analysis.

[@therealOXOC]

more videos ! love your stuff.

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

Damn, if October wasn't almost over, I would totally play and analyze this game for my channel!

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

Maybe next year.

[@reginaldbarclay1637]

This is kinda akward considering what you ended up up doing.

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

@@reginaldbarclay1637 Yeah LOL.

[@frocco7125]

Underrated channel.

[@churibman]

I absolutely love that you made this video. The game is SUPER interesting, but playing it would make me miserable.

[@ianeborn6823]

This was a really interesting analysis of a rather interesting game--thank you for it! ^_^ Regarding the fade-in translations, I wouldn't be surprised if it _were_ pulling the translations in from a string-source as per usual, then fading between the original text-object and the translated one. Text can be rendered in a 3D context, I do believe, so having the text appear "on the surface of" the relevant objects shouldn't be impossible. Thus the lettering needn't be a static texture, and can be dynamic text. (This, at least, is based on my experience with the game engine that I tend to use; it's plausible--although unlikely, I think--that rendering text in this way is infeasible in whichever engine the devs of Pamali used.) That said, I do really like their implementation here! As you say, I think that it helps to keep the game connected to its Indonesian roots and setting, even when effectively experienced in another language. ^_^ Regarding the endings, one of my favourites (from the first episode, at least; I forget whether it's in the others) is that you can actually just turn around and immediately leave, as I recall! ^_^

[@Resuarus]

I think the variety in what they're doing here is impressive. Even if there are some missteps here or there, it's really cool that they managed to tell 4 different stories in fairly mechanically different ways in the same game. I find that desire to explore a bunch of different creative spaces instead of laser focusing on one really relatable.

[@Robert399]

The witch looked cool the first time you showed it in a dark environment but when you can see it clearly it just looks goofy (and repetitive).

[@lewisfaraday469]

WELCOME BACK

[@syberfire117]

im so excited, not holloween without errant signal

[@LucasDimoveo]

"There is a real, for the lack of a better term, fuck around and find out energy". This was fucking hilarious

[@bidaubadeadieu]

Hey man, have you got a Patreon? I don't see it linked anywhere, but I'd happily throw a couple bucks your way each month. Love getting exposed to games I never would have seen otherwise, and some of your older content (on Civ, for example) really holds up

[@Tehan123]

Holy shit this game is only £2.61??? Thank you for bringing attention to fantastic indie games that no-one talks about. Oh I see, the first game is £2.61. £8 for the whole lot is still a bargain though

[@rocko7711]

Love the Halloween stuff

[@jonathand.t.5051]

Something humorous was that I got an ad advertising a housing site ot something while in the Little Devil portion lol

[@SEGAClownboss]

That truly sounds like a cool game

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

So would saying "Macbeth" be a Pamali?

[@supernsansa]

Is there any chance that you could do a video about Façade? I love your takes on video games.

[@martynawasiluk1405]

Yaay! Video time! : D

[@ask5118]

Great video

[@niclyx7970]

You expect to encounter pocong in the cemetery but when it appeared in the house oh man that was the scariest part of the video to me.

[@STCburner]

I should get my Indonesian dad to play this.

[@NameOfRain]

This seems like a pretty good game. Can you do Nevermind next?

[@JeremyComans]

I have to get myself Mystics in Bali. I have hundreds of those weird, mostly slightly shitty, films. But they are my jam.

[@Dayglodaydreams]

I wonder when the next Children of Doom will come out. They are so good.

[@bethanyblueberry]

back in your Fortnite video you talked about games with diametrically opposed objectives, and the third game/episode sounded like that kind of thing - the adventure game story clashing with the pawn shop story. to me (baring in mind I haven't actually played it) it sounds like a delibrate choice by the devs to add extra stakes; do you focus on getting enough to sell to save your father and leave the demon be, or do you break the curse at the risk of your father's health?

[@thefranklin6463]

Oh snap I forgot October means it’s time for the best annual series on KZbin

[@andhikasoehalim3170]

Thanks for making not be able to sleep tonight even though I live in a modern house, don't work in a cemetery, don't have a history of making deals with demons (I think?), and not a pregnant woman.

[@safe-keeper1042]

I jumped when you suddenly spoke at 6:09 xD

[@Ikcatcher]

Imagine if you get the speed runner ending by completely obeying all the Pomali because nothing happens

[@SalmanFarizi69]

Actually in The Little Devil episode, the is an easter egg from chapter The Tied Corpse, people might noticed it but they ignored it

[@moorjammin]

Are you going to do last of us 2? I’d love to see your take on it

[@johndoe6737]

spoopy

[@OneEyeShadow]

Seems interesting.

[@johndevoe8787]

I recognize the penanggalan from a Hellboy comic.

[@darnellabbott335]

This game definitely looks intriguing! I love all your analysis vids, and I definitely appreciate the jump scare warning at the beginning. I know it's a lot to ask though, but do you think you could put timestamps of where the jump scares occur? (or would you be opposed to me making a comment later on with the timestamps myself when I have the time and can steel my nerves, haha!)

[@ErrantSignal]

I'm at work now, but I'll see if I can whip up a list later tonight.

[@darnellabbott335]

@@ErrantSignal Thanks again for adding the timestamps to the description and being understanding!! Very much appreciated!

[@DX795Q]

I gave this game a shot and really could not get through the first White Lady episode -- it just never clicked for me, and it felt too much like other standard horror haunted house games. Turns out I missed a lot!

[@levelzero8445]

Egregiously written video, as always

[@keithklassen5320]

I.... Did you write your comment egregiously on purpose as a sort of orobouros joke?

[@levelzero8445]

@@keithklassen5320 Uhh, not really? Just 5 words slapped together in a sentence don't seem egregious to me, more like practical. Although, the choice of words wasn't random, it needed to be right to convey the right amount of appreciation. Long story short, I wanted to say I love his writing style (and his videos in general) without sounding to exaggerated or pendantic.

[@Dayglodaydreams]

When I think of games that you with the FPS formula/mechanics I think of Killer7 or Unfinished Swan, not Descent. Your next episode for Children of Doom should be good.

[@shisuiki]

I'll purchase it to support the developers, but i won't play it alone. The scares shown in the video makes me need an adult.

[@reginaldbarclay1637]

"I find that puzzling." Was that pun intentional or unintentional? I MUST KNOW.

[@purplehaze412]

10:55 I inhaled sharply and blurted, "Cock!" LMAO

[@FortressMagic]

The eighth deadly sin: Impropriety

[@matthewstephenson5781]

I really want to know now, is it pamali to sell a house without telling people it comes with a ghost?

[@haveltea]

No, lol.. but big chances are the buyer knows it from the neighborhood. "Hey, you really shouldn't buy that house, it's haunted"

[@qtheplatypus]

In Australia it is illegal to sell a house that someone has been murdered in without telling people.

[@zadig08]

Where did you get these Gamelan tracks?

[@Nors2Ka]

Do you play with like 100 DPI? Jesus the camera pans are so jittery.

[@Dayglodaydreams]

about time.

[@Dayglodaydreams]

Has anyone set forth a set of principles that makes something an Art Game instead of a common genre game, say a Katamari Damaci instead of a Super Mario World III?

[@kingofnone8565]

I might be missing something here, but man come on, the setting is in Sunda or West Java region isn't it?? But of course that Tuyul summoning ritual must be conducted with some Javanese incantations and not the Sundanese ones... Come on folks, please stop this kind of stereotype that everything supernatural, horror, scary and stuff must be attributed with the Javanese or Balinese culture, tradition, history, etc. I mean, the whole freaking archipelago is quite damn spooky if you ask me. Seriously, all those ghastly stories, legends, lores and practices in various parts of Kalimantan, the Nias Isle, Toraja and up to the eastern islands are just straight up brutal and nightmarish IMO. And man that particular legend about that one infernal, godforsaken isle somewhere between Riau and Natuna archipelago always give me a cold shoulder everytime I think about it. Just try to imagine if the Lovecraftian mythos and the most bone chilling of all Japanese mermaid folklores have an abomination of a child. And the mere fact that its diabolical presence through its distant silhouette and oral lores alone manage to terrorise those locals in the surrounding isles, in each and every night of their lives. Man hope I don't get some nightmares tonight...

[@obato76]

That legend about the island sounds interesting. Is there a name we can Google?

[@GmodPlusWoW]

Very intriguing and exotic. But not quite my kind of horror.

[@akizoraa]

i haven't watched it but i already know i had a good time