THIS IS AMAZING - Alice: Madness Returns [Chapter 1]

[@knetknet123]

Fun fact: The Dodo in the original represents the author himself. He had a stutter and could not pronounce his name at times. His last name was Dodgson (Lewis Carroll is just a pseudonym), and he would often say "Do- Do- Dodgson" - hence the dodo figure in the text. Not really relevant, but I thought it was cool!

[@TheHinner]

The Dodo was his fursona all along

[@johnjordan2069]

John

[@chokabitch9342]

You’re telling me that even back then Pedophiles had fursonas?

[@RanMouri82]

That's great! Many authors and game developers add little cameo self-insert characters to this day.

[@muffinman3979]

I make 1k likes!

[@mayawolf8452]

Jack: *Playthroughs filled with yelling, screams, laughter and cursing* Gab: *Playthroughs filled with calm, quiet, laughs and slight cursing* So cute together ^^

[@ace_of_cups4096]

Ikr? I usually have 2 different moods when watching horror games; either I wanna hear it in the background and giggle at the occasional commentary or scared moment, or I wanna watch the whole thing, get scared, and scream right alongside the commentator. Sean and Evelyn make it possible for me to do whichever one whenever I have my phone available

[@BeakerInShortShorts]

+ don’t forget none of the easy jokes about female physical and mental illness or weakness (not necessarily from Jack but from tons of other popular male KZbinrs). Very refreshing. Thanks so much Gab.

[@bryanharrison3889]

@@BeakerInShortShorts I think the fact that men's mental health has been all but ignored for hundreds of years and men showing the slightest signs of emotional dynamics, vulerability, and/or fragility being told to "suck it up" and "man up" and "don't be a crybaby" have earned men a bit of leeway in the critical commentary of how many women in the world can literally express their feelings and emotions to the point absurdity and insanity on a near hourly basis completely unchecked in almost all circumstances by society at large. So yeah. The jokes are easy. Its easy to make jokes about 50% of the population given carte blanche on how they choose to act in public, be it sane, insane, logical, bat-shit crazy, or calm and collected, with almost no backlash from society or from a legal standpoint. Let me put this in a different light for a moment. Angry woman drives up to a nice car, gets out of her car with a knife. She proceeds to slit all 4 tires on that nice car while yelling expletives. She then jams the knife into the paint and walks around the car, scratching the car from end to end on all four sides. She then goes to her car, grabs a gallon of paint from the back, opens the can, and dumps the paint on the car. While yelling expletives. Then throws the empty can at the car. Then goes back to her car, grabs a ball bat, and busts all the lights, then proceeds to break all the glass, then randomly beats the car for a few seconds before she tires herself. Then she puts the bat back into her car and drives off. She didn't buy the car, doesn't own the car, but destroyed the car. Not only does she do this, but nobody bothers to stop her, and it is EXTREMELY unlikely that the cops would come while she's doing it. Sure... hte owner will call the cops, she MIGHT get charged. MIGHT. if she does, she will DEFINITELY release the waterworks and let the tears flow in court for the judge and she MIGHT pay a fine, and she MIGHT go to jail. But there's a DAMN GOOD CHANCE SHE WON'T. The whole time she's in court, IF she goes to court for destroying a 50k$ car she doesn't own, the entire time she's there, she's going to be talking shit about the owner of the car "he's a player/evil/mean/broke up with me/cheater/whatever I can think of to justify destroying 50,000$ worth of property in broad daylight in front of 200 random bystanders trying to walk their dog or bring groceries upstairs" and what she says about the guy may, or may not be true. But even if it IS true, none of what she says would justify destroying a 50k car that she never made a single payment on. BUT HER WATERWORKS, SOBBING, AND STORY MIGHT ACTUALLY WORK AND SHE MIGHT GO HOME WITH A SMALL FINE, OR NO CONSEQUENCES AT ALL. Its likely she'd pay a fine, but VERY unlikely she'd go to jail. Now let's look at this EXACT scenario but a man does it. He'd be on the ground in cuffs before he got the paint can open. IF he managed to do the same thing the woman did and managed to destroy the whole car and leave, and that's a BIG if, he would ABSOLUTELY be taken to jail. He'd ABSOLUTELY be charged. If he tried to cry and sob his way out of it, it would do ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD. During court, if he started crying about it, judge would NOT CARE. If he started calling the woman a bunch of names/cheater/evil/asshole etc, THE JUDGE WOULD NOT CARE. As a matter of fact, the MORE the man tried that tactic, the WORSE it would get for him. The judge would interrupt the guy, tell him to stop talking, and point blank say "Do you own that car?" "no". "Do you make payments on that car?" "no" "WHAT WERE YOU DOING DESTROYING THAT LADY'S CAR? ARE YOU CRAZY? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU". "I don't know... I lost my mind for a minute judge, and the next thing I know I'd destroyed her car. I'm sorry." "Sorry doesn't cut it. 6 months in jail, pay for damages, I'm awarding the plantiff 25k pain and suffering because now she's afraid to leave her house" "but your honor I-" "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT. YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO DESTROY HER PROPERTY". That's the part people leave out when they complain about men making a few jokes about the absolute absurd behaviors women are allowed to get away with on a daily basis in western society. "jokes hurt my feewings" No. Jokes made you see the hard facts about life for a second and you didn't like it. More men commit suicide than women. More men are depressed. Men are often shamed for seeking mental health advice. MEn who express their emotions are seen as weak and treated as less than. The court systems are much more severe and less lenient on men that women for the same crimes. If a man were to do a "typical female public meltdown" there'd be 15 cop cars outside before he was able to stop to take a breath. But a woman can have a literal chernobyl meltdown over a latte not having whipped cream and 15 minutes later act like nothing happened, and everybody in the startbucks just goes back to what they were doing. If a man did it, they'd sit and talk about it for 2 days and every employee there would bring it up like "you should have seen this dude freak out and lose his shit over whipped cream. what a fucking douchebag". So yeah. Let's keep those jokes coming. Women have earned them.

[@BeakerInShortShorts]

Wow son, I don’t know what you’re exactly going through though this essay about how all women deserve to be wrecked shows some signs but I was thinking about jokes about Alice being on her period making her angrier not once but continuously once she gets the blood boost was hard to hear after the second repeated joke in some male play throughs. I would encourage you to read some history especially about the treatment of women during the 20th century in North America. I hope it will give you a good understanding about who’s suffered more as recently as 20 years ago for all of human history, meaning your mother, your grandmothers etc. I’d also like to direct you to investigate other animals all over the planet that are matriarchal and in which the females can be seen as the bullies. What humans need is (hate to steal it here)but a modern solution for this modern problem. We all need to treat each other with respect and forgiveness. Tall order. On a serious note, I hope you have not been pulled into the manosphere. You seem intelligent but obviously very frustrated and angry with a dash of cherry picking examples of people, women or girls, being awful or receiving what you describe as preferential treatment due to their gender. Maybe, if the manosphere thing is true, you can research some of my recommendations above to break out of the echo chamber you might have found yourself in. Finally, I have hope for you to heal as you don’t seem in a good place. You are here on Evelyn’s channel and I hope that’s not just to rabidly look for “feminist” comments to shoot down but because you can enjoy her content and secondly you mentioned mental help throughout your response. I’m hoping that means you are thinking about trying some therapies yourself or already are trying them. I mean this in the most helpful way. If you don’t want anyone else to know because of the things you said above, literally no one else has to know. If it’s good enough for Jacksepticeye or countless other North American men, it stands to reason it would also help you to heal. Good luck 🍀

[@pogaca6083]

@@bryanharrison3889 this is just sad.

[@GabSmolders]

You can help support the development of the prequel, Alice: Asylum, over on American Mcgee's Patreon: www.patreon.com/americanmcgee

[@zimmy606]

this is my favorite game. thank you for playing it

[@LionRVC1987]

❗️👍 Play the first game, PLEASE 👍❗️PS: Luv your channel❗️

[@imani00011]

I shall I shall

[@JohnVale2814]

The first one is on Xbox as well. Not sure if it's still this way, but when I downloaded madness returns you can go into the options to play the first one by American Mcgee. Both are incredible.

[@Overton_Windows]

FUCK YES! I have been asking for a next Gen one since the PS3. Good call, Gab.

[@CaschaGames]

Happy to see after all these years people still ever playing this game that I proudly worked within those days in Spicy horse.

[@Ahonya666]

I never played it but I love watching gameplays of this game. I have to earn money and then I'll buy this because is on my list

[@harshsaini1105]

Thanks for the wonderful game!

[@Ahonya666]

@@gmicwil2273 are you ok?

[@Pyrokitten92]

I love this game!

[@freyaa4703]

I got the new Xbox series s and got the ultimate game pass and this game is on it I will for sure download and play it soon it looks amazing

[@code_koriel]

It's not just the art style... the music and ambient soundtrack in his game is so atmospheric and hauntingly beautiful.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

The *exact* same thing applies to the first game, American McGee’s Alice. 😊👌

[@Magicalwolfgamer]

I wanna play it now 😂. It looks fantastic. I love the outfits

[@D3K018]

@@ZyliceLiddell The only issue with the first game are the controllers, they're a bit rough, otherwise the game would be a masterpiece... I wish for a remaster of the first game with similar controllers to the 2nd one...

[@deathlylotus6584]

Is this game a sequel????

[@reneecrisps5600]

yesss! I literally remember when this game first came out- I still think about it every now and again!

[@void9662]

The clacking sound the teeth make when you collect them is oddly satisfying (or maybe it's just me being weird)

[@evan_sunprince]

Nope it really is. I've played the game so much and that's a small reason why.

[@void9662]

@@evan_sunprince Good to know it isn't just me then haha

[@Li_Tobler]

Awwww I love it so much too! SO satisfying - superb sound design right there!

[@z-beeblebrox]

I do miss the menu from the original with its options to: *L* oad *S* ave *D* elete

[@anette8260]

o a d a v e e l e t e

[@nekovannox]

a d v e l e t e

[@canijust101]

d e ete

[@lilravioli7109]

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[@alex-jl6yv]

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[@jrb5311]

This is a time when EA focused on high quality single player games. Man times change.

[@Li_Tobler]

The game could have been a LOT more though... Check out the artbbook if you're interested (you can find pdf of it online If you're not up for a purchase!), it's fascinating, and the amount of ideas that got srapped because of EA's time & money restrictions and limitations is honestly so saddening :(

[@cue4070]

@@Li_Tobler where can find it? Sponfeed me thanks XD

[@Li_Tobler]

@@cue4070 I'm sorry honey I tried like gazillion times, but no matter what I do and how I put the links, you-cünt-tube keeps autodeleting my comment. You'd have to search for yourself Just type alice madness returns artbook pdf and try setting your google's area search to russia so that russian results show up first. Copyright laws are still kinda weak in there, and you can find a lot of stuff for free

[@announced7964]

Not really, this is at best the low attempts of EA interferring while the creators still tried to do their best, watch the Beta trailer, you can see the full idea of how much bigger the game was going to be

[@LadyDoomsinger]

This game became a classic masterpiece despite EA, not because of them.

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

Such an underrated game, it’s so dark, mysterious and full of haunting imagery. It also did visual storytelling extremely well before the Souls series made it popular 😏

[@Jedzelex]

Watch the Lemony Snicket's movie with Jim Carrey. The animated ending of that movie is what fueled the intro of this game. And the gothic aesthetic of the movie is pretty much what you see in the game as well. BTW, that movie's visual style was inspired by another movie called "The Night of the Hunter". That movie is quite a trip. I think you can see it here and amazon for $4. Or just watch some scenes for free here on YT as well.

[@hazeeqrazak]

I heard america McGee is gona make the next sequal,but we don't know yet. I seen a lot of random art concepts from his ig soo...yeah,hopefully his gona make the the sequel.

[@alienblaster7261]

@@hazeeqrazak third part, it is at patreon :)

[@malcolmdrake6137]

It isn't "underrated", at all, but I know that people who just discover things like to pretend their "discovery" means that no one else knows about it.

[@littlesparrow303]

Apparently there is a story analysis video about the game by SuperHorrorBro made 3 weeks ago & its almost having a million views. So glad this game is getting recognized 😌

[@StrangeLittleGarden]

took me a while to realize we collect teeth because we can be "armed to the teeth"

[@Li_Tobler]

F I N A L L Y After 10 FUCKING YEARS OF TRYING TO FIGURE THIS OUT Thank you.........

[@bloodyrose1985]

Ohhhh! Now I get it!!!

[@mathewriedhammer7175]

I thought it was because there was a doctor who would remove teeth to cure peoples insanity

[@StrangeLittleGarden]

@@mathewriedhammer7175 oh i didn't know that!

[@Jackieb741]

@@StrangeLittleGarden there isn’t. That’s just what they thought

[@collinjunn]

HAHAHA yesterday I searched "Gab Smolders Alice madness returns" nothing popped up but here we are now!

[@dilanhos2499]

Wow what a coincidence. This game has released 7 seven ago dude..

[@vcrgizzle]

I feel the same way, I wondered why she hadn’t yet. We must have manifested it.

[@malcolmdrake6137]

I continually forget that English is GaB's _third_ language, when she doesn't know a common word. lol

[@teagan.gingerich]

The last time I watched someone play this was when pewds played it a long ass time ago lol. I'm excited to see Evelyn play it though.

[@polinaruchkina6812]

I was so disappointed that he didn’t finish his playthrough :( I get it why he didn’t, but I wanted to see him play till the end, the game is so cool!

[@latestnate852]

@@polinaruchkina6812 why didnt he finish?

[@guhrizzlybaire]

@@latestnate852 if I remember he just wasn’t that into it? God that was a really long time ago, it’s gonna be cool to watch her play this. I know there’s like one commenter that would post this game over and over so wherever they are, I hope they are happy :)

[@thomass.7899]

@@guhrizzlybaire I think he may have stopped it because the game kept messing up for him? Quite glitchy, didn't save properly etc.

[@cancercarrot]

@@thomass.7899 I think he said it was too long of a game for him..

[@kashinimeyo]

"I hope it runs okay on the Xbox series X" Me: literally playing this on a potato laptop in 2011 in the middle of my high school English class

[@illchangemyusernamewhenith9130]

That's honestly iconic

[@BleedingLiar17]

It runs well on my Xbox one and my 360 but now im curious

[@kittycatgirl1139]

Did u download it onto a flash drive?

[@tremorchrist]

I salute you

[@zinact]

I wish they made a remastered version of the game, the game's so beautiful but twisted at the same time, to me it's truly a masterpiece of a game.

[@killernyancat8193]

I heard that remasters for Alice 1 and 2 are in the works.

[@zinact]

@@killernyancat8193 Oh, great to know! Thanks for the info 😁

[@Jackieb741]

@@killernyancat8193 they haven’t even released the third one

[@sierraburkhart]

@@Jackieb741 they’re working on it! concept designs have been released for it

[@evelynnvernaz]

@@killernyancat8193 not even Alice 3 is out yet so, if that happens, it's very far in the future

[@doubledamn2599]

THIS is what I thought we were getting when they announced Tim Burton was doing Alice in Wonderland.

[@hazeeqrazak]

Took me 9 years to realised that Alice was wearing makeup in wonderland.

[@evan_sunprince]

Thats actually a small detail I really loved about it is that the dark circle are kind of romantisized when she's in wonderland.

[@hazeeqrazak]

@@evan_sunprince I read somewhere in the wiki that Alice in reality had dark eyebags from crying or not getting enough sleep,but she looks a bit like nico di angelo in the real world.

[@evan_sunprince]

@@hazeeqrazak oof, she totally does. And it could be from crying lol, I went with what it looked like to me.

[@CarmenBrunnaDuarte]

Alice: Madness Returns aged really well.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

So did American McGee’s Alice :)

[@deepshaking1]

@@ZyliceLiddell True ! However its incredibly hard to get access to it to actually play it. Its like 50-100$ for a copy on Amazon or a ton of work to make a pirated copy of it even install and you can't even guarantee it'll run on modern computers because its so old and completely unsupported. Last I heard about it, they offered it free in a bundle way back when the second game released but it was only for a certain amount of time so definitely gone now.

[@TheOnlyOpie]

@@deepshaking1 If you buy the game, the first game was released with this game and I believe was 200? of the 1000 gs. You have to download it like dlc.

[@killernyancat8193]

@@deepshaking1 ...If you own an Xbox One and Game Pass Ultimate, you can install the original Alice game as a Free DLC for Madness Returns(which is free with Game Pass Ultimate)

[@MsNarusakufan]

Game: (makes Gab's health low to teach her Hysteria) Gab: *Are you challenging me?*

[@DogMechanic]

I know everyone's enamored with how cool the design and storytelling is, but I'm just over here like "Wow, that's really good animations and physics."

[@tobymonas]

Don't forget the dialogs. They are SO profound and elegant.

[@bubblesbubbleton2747]

Yes! The hair can get a bit wonky at times, but other that that, the dress and ribbon flow naturally, the enemies movements are downright terrifying, and the environment is just wow!

[@FanFanBessie2]

This is what you get when developers put equal time and care into ALL aspects of a game. 😀👍

[@Fastliner8]

"Her name is Alice" from "Shinedown" keeps playing in the back of my head

[@samwichx]

Yesss

[@user-hz7pk9vb6z]

I remember reading the lore of this game long ago. The dresses Alice will get are so pretty.

[@Hello_Gorgeous]

The dresses are the coolest

[@rafabuda0]

Right? My favourite is still the Red Queen's Court dress, sadly it becomes the challenge dress in post-game.

[@BNuts]

The dresses in _Alice Asylum_ will have abilities.

[@majorleaguezombie796]

isn't the lore basically just the original Grimm's fairy tale? cause i heard that Grimm's original fairy tale of Alice in Wonderland was.....very similar to this.

[@user-hz7pk9vb6z]

@@majorleaguezombie796 I don't think Alice in Wonderland was from the Brothers Grimm. It was written by Lewis Carol.

[@kurojulia2862]

i love how she is complimenting the game. I remember when I first played it, a lot of ages ago, when people around me did nothing but criticize the game, calling it stupid. Well, this thing lasted for all my childhood and adolescence, and sometimes my brother still call the games I love stupid. I wonder why people have to denigrate things others like or love.

[@lilscenechick1995]

For some reason people have to phrase "not my cup of tea" as "that's absolute TRASH". Personally I love this game. It's one of my all time favorites. It has some flaws, many of which are due to the time it was developed so it should be forgiven. I remember the gameplay being so much damn fun. The art style, level design and Alice's dresses...It's all so gorgeous. Learning more about Alice and the world around her was such a great journey. I think it was genius for them to switch up the themes every time Alice re-visted Wonderland. It kept things fresh and interesting. Not everyone will appreciate it but those who do are my kind of people lol.

[@kolorcoded932]

When I heard that the game would be 20 hours (I didn’t realize it was that long of a game), I thought to myself: “Twenty hours of praising? I’m all for that!” One of my absolute favorite games I have had the pleasure of playing.

[@Boomblox5896]

Yeah I seriously see nothing wrong with this gameplay OR style, so I dunno what's wrong with all those people...

[@zeldork7857]

It's stupid to others because they can't appreciate it and don't under it. They themselves are dumb are ignorant.

[@zidanetribal4813]

Hmm. I've never heard of this game till now. But it looks pretty enjoyable to me...idk if its just me but the combat (atleast the swordplay and dodging) remind me of Devil May Cry (DmC) Even some of the enemies remind me of DmC, especially those baby faced black slimes. They remind me of the DmC puppets you fight regularly

[@treytrey637]

This game is a testament to solid game design. And memorable character models. Its great that if you have Gamepass you can just download and play it.

[@sleepdeprivedbutstillalive5808]

“Is it worth the teeth?” Will now be what I say before I make decisions

[@missamiss89]

Gab! When you get done playing this through, go back and play American Mcgees Alice. Its the first game to madness returns

[@nightgoblin29]

And it's way better I think

[@missamiss89]

@@nightgoblin29 I like the style of both games. But to each their own 😊

[@TheGhostGuitars]

Good luck in finding the first one tho. Its rather hard to find this rare & expensive game.

[@honeybunny244]

@BluesyCeiling23 you can actually download the first game for free if you have the second game. I remember downloading and it was free for everyone who just had the second game on the xbox store.

[@cherryleafy101]

@@TheGhostGuitars if it didn't get lost when I moved house, I still have it on disc.

[@zachspear1586]

I forgot how amazing this game is, I thought people completely forgot about it and I'm so happy seeing people still enjoy this game lol

[@rhiannajd4412]

The only thing I remember of this game is when Pewds played it and would scream “IM ON MY PEEEERRRIOOOOOD” whenever Alice was close to death.

[@lilscenechick1995]

Ah true top tier comedy. /s/

[@Gummydargon]

Lmao oh yeah I remember that! But too bad he never went back to finish the game..😥🥺 saddens me a bit that there is a good portion of games that he never finished

[@kimackerman2183]

Yeah it's a real shame, Felix usually never finishes a game now

[@breannap8585]

Yeah, I remember that. What an asshole, I can't stand him

[@lilscenechick1995]

@@breannap8585 Finally someone else who doesn't worship the loudmouth sexist who thinks screaming about periods is funny.

[@zoejaggard73]

Not many people can pull off sounding sweet and saying "give me your teeth" while killing

[@miggysaito8073]

We need more youtubers who plays or visit classic old games

[@MarySunshine25]

I would love to play\watch more older games. I play them now with my friend to show my little one the games I enjoyed. 💜

[@ZyliceLiddell]

American McGee’s Alice is a *CLASSIC MASTERPIECE!* 😃👍

[@LoveSucks4797]

I do this just because the new ones are so expensive 🤣

[@viniciuspereira868]

Geez seeing someone playing Alice these days just give me those heartwarming, childhood memory feeling. And a plus, it's Gabs playing it, so the love level just goes high and high. Thanks Gabs for those feelings, i hope u like the game and im pretty sure u will 🤍 Edit: I just realize i got heartwarm with a game about like, some reaaally serious issues hahah

[@werti4894]

oh man I love this game, glad to see it still played to this day. It's a bit long but a great game none the less. Really cool story telling too

[@Overton_Windows]

My daughter watched me play it growing up, she’d ask me to every time she saw me. I finally lent her my PS3 and she beat it herself a few months ago.

[@werti4894]

@@Overton_Windows oh man that's awesome. weirdly enough I just realized how this game really seems to connect with girls, probably because of the main character haha

[@elsadolan3962]

I replay this game all of the time. Listening to The Birthday Massacre always makes me want to go play it again 😍

[@lara-yc6iq]

I cannot tell you how happy I am to see Alice getting the recognition it deserves

[@Therandomguy]

Folks asked Gab to play this because she may be the only one to actually finish it.

[@julianac1610]

It is so damn long, like 20 hours? I mean the game is amazing but there are so many levels that could be easily set aside.

[@TheCaliMack]

It isnt that hard to finish though. I remembered finishing it before I did KZbin. But then again I didnt dig up every secret 😅

[@lilscenechick1995]

@@julianac1610 I played through it several times, I was obsessed with this game lol. It's so gorgeous and fun to play, I never got bored of it. I wouldn't be able to choose what to cut out of the game because it was all enjoyable. Maybe some of the puzzles and backtracking. Not the bonus levels, I loved the mini games.

[@nijisalem3554]

You should get Jack to play this, not necessarily a let's play but just get him to play it I think he would really enjoy this game.

[@rebekahmyers1528]

After this she should play the first one. For those who don’t know this is the 2nd game in the -currently released- 2 games series, and there’s a 3rd one being made that is set to release around the Halloween in 2021. The first one was released in 2000, and I think it’d be interesting to see Gab play it, especially after playing Decent into madness before it.

[@Pandoratheseedrian]

American McGee said it won't be released in 2021. It's not being developed yet either, tho they're trying to convince EA to say yes to make the new game

[@zeldork7857]

You don't have to play the old one. It's references a few things from the first. But I agree. I see many ppl playing this instead of the first. I guess because they like these graphics better than the first ones. I definitely like the graphics of this one more I feel the characters are better represented.

[@sweetestcyanide]

@@zeldork7857 I’m currently playing the old one. It’s great in terms of concept, but there are a lot of flaws. You can’t skip cutscenes when you’re forced to talk to characters, it gets buggy sometimes, and the controller settings are wacky, but mainly because it was made for PC, and overall, I just suck at video games lol.

[@sweetestcyanide]

The first one is free to download when you buy Alice: Madness Returns. At least on Xbox 360 it is-

[@RivkahSong]

I'm so happy to see you play this! American McGee's Alice and Alice: Madness Returns are two of my all time favorite games! They are so good, they have substance in the form of very memorable characters and an amazing story but also have just phenomenal style. I love the art direction of Madness Returns, especially. I hope you play the first one someday, too! I'm predicting Alice's Silk Maiden dress will be your favorite!

[@katmacmillan]

"LEGS GO NYOOOOOM!" One of my favourite parts of the whole video lmao

[@renaeller4596]

the first two minutes show me why my parents didn’t let me watch them play this when it first came out KFJFHDHS

[@Laurel-zw7jr]

Gab: I think I broke one of his faces Flynn Rider: You broke my smolder

[@ScaryASMR]

“I became, a butterflyyyy.” If you know, you know.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

*Tsunami*

[@rodrigorobledo7841]

I'm on my periooooooood

[@doomsdayking4843]

Game: shoot the flies. Gab: KNIFE GOES SWISH SWOOSH! (Edit: I should have said "SNICKER SNACK!")

[@sydneej7766]

makes me sad to think that the new game isnt being funded :(

[@fabiodewitt9140]

I think she is going to love the level Mysterious East, i remember being so impressed with the art style.

[@Li_Tobler]

It's one of my faves too. And the music! One of the most beautiful and serene pieces in the whole game are there!

[@fabiodewitt9140]

@@Li_Tobler I can't praise this game enough, loved every second of it.

[@AmericanMcGeeOfficial]

Glad you are enjoying it! :)

[@Zipperskull_]

I hope you'll get enough support for Alice: asylum Mr. McGee 😊❤

[@yesitsme3329]

OMG HI AMERICAN

[@shiningstar737]

I really like this game, great art style, psychological n metaphorical themes, the story is presented so vague and not beating you over the head. My only complaint is the hiccups sound, you get really bored of it after a while

[@D_R11]

Am I the only one who finds the fact that Sean's accent is rubbing off on her cute? It's more obvious when she's saying words that end in -ing.

[@smithsmith1956]

That's how you know if a woman has bonded/imprinted on a man. It means she cares a lot for the man who's mannerisms she's adopted. It's entirely subconscious. Alternatively, it can be used to see if your girl is messing with other men if she is mirroring mannerisms from men other than you.

[@D_R11]

@@smithsmith1956 dude it’s not that deep I promise

[@smithsmith1956]

@@D_R11 You should bread some psychology books along with The Rational Male volumes. You'd be surprised.

[@f87582]

@@smithsmith1956 Or here me out- People typically copy the mannerisms of people they care about. In general. Romantic or platonic. Regardless of gender.

[@smithsmith1956]

@@f87582 no. Not when it comes to vvomen. It's almost ALWAYS a man's likes, dislikes, and mannerisms they adopt. The exceptions to the rule do not make or disprove the rule. Feel free to look it up.

[@Zalazaar]

I loved the first American McGee's Alice and remember being so hyped when they announced a sequel. Alice cosplays were pretty plenty for a few years after the game released.

[@SarahBent]

I love how Alice walks when shes in the cut scenes.

[@ashleighann2502]

"now what bled here?" obviously the people who didn't stick the landing to the slide lol 😳

[@Ruth-th9pq]

"Who am I going to fuck up with my pepper" 😂😂😂😂 thats what I say whenever I'm cooking

[@MyNameIsBucket]

That's American McGee: the original artist for Id Software, who worked on games like Doom and Wolfenstein 3D.

[@peachiest_peach9613]

This game has such amazing hair physics for it's time

[@lilscenechick1995]

Have you seen Resident Evil 7? The hair physics are...something else lmao. I think Alice: Madness Returns has better hair physics and that's pretty sad considering how much older it is.

[@miraclemaker403]

@@lilscenechick1995 i loveee re 7 but mia's (and everyone's) hair be flying everywhere. Although I'm not that mad at it because I think it gives more appeal to the game. But it's still silly 😆

[@staremojii]

I just thought about this game this week again and how much I loved it 🥰

[@richardjbsimon]

11:55 Amy Lee of Evanescence could easily pass for this role.

[@manchurianfool7968]

I'm so excited for this playthrough. I was never able to see the end because Pewds lost his progress and never continued

[@taylorstephan7599]

Manchurian Fool I was sooo angry when that happened I wanted him to redo it but he never did

[@theLexisama]

Gabs: time for glasses this is a chill day not headache day Also Gabs, in that very moment: enters the most headache inducing part of the game

[@ericcorbin7807]

Gab just yelling, "Pepper!" and effing up enemies is so delightful.

[@Aya-sp6td]

I remember being so obsessed with this game, that I bought the vorpal blade. It looks georgous 🔪😍

[@jasonenglish3713]

I hope we get this version Alice and wonderland movie someday

[@ahmedtoqeer153]

Yup and also from. Books version as well

[@Caterpillargirl100]

Replayed this again recently, it's a rare game that holds up beautifully through time.

[@evan_sunprince]

Totally!! This is one I replay so much. Only thing I dont like is times when they fix the camera. But like that isnt often.

[@BNuts]

There's a significance to teeth falling out in dreams. Yes, most people were adversarial in the first game. You can only access the violets when you're shrunk, so they are Shrinking Violets. American is trying to develop _Alice Asylum_ to release through EA since they have the license. It's not only crowdfunded through Kickstarter, but also crowd-designed through his Wednesday streams and Discord. There're a lot of cool ideas being tossed out, like giving the dresses cool powers. And also having actual boss fights, not like the fake-out here. I can't help thinking the Clockwork Rabbit is a precursor to a lot of similar things. Like Amber's Baron Bunny in _Genshin Impact_ .

[@alicialg4757]

Oooooh ive never seen or heard of this game! I'm a huge fan of Alice in Wonderland very excited! Hope you had a nice holiday 😊

[@Overton_Windows]

This is a sequel. The first one is pretty dated but worth checking out. Great soundtrack done by one of Trent Reznor’s creative partners.

[@KitZunekaze]

I'm kinda excited FOR you. As a massive Alice in Wonderland fan, this game series blew my mind. The original is worth seeing too, but the level of darkness and intensity is a homage to the alleged darkness that surrounds the writing of the original books. I remember being so excited to see how each part of the story was interpreted through American McGee's very gothic lens. Sorry to gush, but being a fan of Alice in Wonderland and stumbling across this game is a strong memory for me. The kind of game I wish I could erase my memory of to experience for the first time again.

[@alicialg4757]

@@Overton_Windows yes I looove the soundtrack its so good!

[@alicialg4757]

@@KitZunekaze yeah loving this game so far im going to have to check out the first one!

[@NeroCM]

This is more Tim Burton than the Alice in Wonderland movie directed by Tim Burton.

[@roxelmillian7242]

This is a really good game. I loved how dark it was and love her costumes. Now I want to play it haha 😄

[@NotJulia101]

This game holds up so incredibly well! Its loaded with beautiful imagery and symbolism if you just pay attention. I can't wait to see how Asylum turns out

[@dappylin]

Storytelling is A++++, love the art & how the story rolls out! So happy to see this being played~~~

[@a.aikalog3574]

Alice: Asylum should also get the hype like the other games are having rb.

[@EvelynQKelly]

OH MY GAAAAAAAWWWD!!! I'm SO!? excited, you don't even know. I have had an ITCH to replay this game for *years.* As Leslie Knope from Parks and Rec would say, "Thank you, you proud, majestic land-mermaid." 💜💜💜

[@kimackerman2183]

Yasss a never expected a youtuber to ever play this game again! Glad to know she's playing it. This game is genuinely super creepy and has given me plenty of nightmares😅but i still enjoy it, in fact i've cosplayed as Alice and still have the dress.

[@Mechajared]

I love the aesthetic of this game, it's got a dark atmosphere akin to the Tim Burton or Henry Selick films.

[@hurricanenila4828]

OMG! This has been my favorite game ever since I was a kid. I sadly can't have any sort of playing console so I turn to KZbin instead. Thanks for playing this! I love this game, and now I will SUB!

[@NoirMariaa]

I’m so unbelievably happy she’s playing this! It’s one of my favourites and the only other enjoyable person I’ve seen play this is PewdiePie and that was yearsssss ago

[@zenithquasar9623]

Tim Burton's Alice who?! Seriously, my favourite rendition of Alice!

[@mikeart9263]

You can shoot the Grinder without going into aim mode. Just lock on and fire

[@ImmuneToKnives]

Lewis Carroll is one of my favorite writers and this rendition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland left me in awe.

[@automaticpump-action8953]

I was surprised to fall in love with this game back in the day, it's not the type of game I usually play. I will never forget this game, it's a true masterpiece imo. Also, this type of art style can immortalize a game, and I prefer it so much to photo realism. Sometimes a line from the game randomly pops into my mind: "Come on, Alice, don't dawdle! You've already missed the train!"

[@TheCaliMack]

Cheshire has some lovely tidbits that are damn memorable too

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Have you ever played American McGee’s Alice?

[@automaticpump-action8953]

@@ZyliceLiddell I have not. Does it still hold up?

[@TheSonOfNight]

It's such an amazing game. I've only recently gotten into American Mcgee's Alice games, and I love them so much. I noticed there are some similarities between this and Dmc Devil May Cry. The inky joints held together by porcelain masks, dolls, bodies, etcetera. And the way when Alice strikes the porcelain and inky characters, they spew ink everywhere. The color scheme, very much Limbo during the Hatter's Domain. Dmc Devil May Cry didn't have much going for it in terms of story, characters, and combat, but it did have good environments and enemy design. So does Alice, but on a way better scale, everything bad, even what was good about Dmc Devil May Cry. Alice just does perfectly. Stay mad, friends. And enjoy Alice: Madness returns! Played beautifully by Gab Smolders.

[@sanyangi]

YOO I’m so happy ppl haven’t forgotten this gem of a game, I remember watching Pewds play it years ago and I was fascinated

[@shewolf2054]

I'm getting Tim Burton vibes watching this

[@CristalFrost]

Yaaay! You're finally playing Alice: Madness Returns! So excited for your playthrough. I've played it 3 times. Love that you like it so much too!

[@Kuroro2345]

If you're wondering why both the Dormouse and March Hare have mechanical modifications on them, it's because in the first installment of this series - American McGee's Alice - Mad Hatter tortured them. To make up for what they lost, the Dormouse and March Hare both obtained robotic prosthetics.

[@LittleBoPeek]

Seeing my favorite Let's Play KZbinr playing my favorite game has made my entire year. Thank you.

[@ashleygryffindor]

I love this game! I wish that they did more honestly, the twisted version of Alice in Wonderland

[@ZyliceLiddell]

Be sure to check out American McGee’s Alice then. 😊👌

[@EFantasic]

Ooo. I'm looking forward to this. I haven't seen a playthrough of this in a couple years. I don't remember exactly what happens, so it will be fun.

[@astaBeta59]

I LOVE these 2000s-2010s games that couldn't achieve hyper realistic graphics yet so they had to develop a strong visual style. It makes them age so much better

[@ProbablyNotMothman]

I love this game so much. The creator and his wife are constantly developing merch over on their Insta; recently made make up sets and designed bunny hoodies and a Cheshire plush 0.0

[@casandrabartee9872]

Link to Insta, please!! 💜💚

[@ProbablyNotMothman]

@@casandrabartee9872 search for @AmericanMcgee :)

[@Zipperskull_]

I definitely appreciate you playing this game, its sadly underrated. Its art style just makes wonderland beautiful in a dark and twisted way.

[@melsnailsasmr]

YESSSSS I can’t believe you’re playing this now! One of my all-time faves

[@rainbowphoenixhellfire2654]

So I was in a mental hospital but they would let me play games and this game got me through so much.

[@verybonked185]

This is my comfort game, so glad to see you playing it!

[@casandrabartee9872]

Know a replacement? I tried Devil May Cry 5, wasn't too impressed.

[@gingko_maple]

Oh my god!! This is the game that got me into video games, when I first saw Felix playing this years and years ago. This holds such a special place in my heart and I'm so happy you're playing it!!

[@onlymyself.6994]

The soundtrack in this video game is so fabulous, so mysterious and dark atmosphere it creates.

[@ZyliceLiddell]

The same thing applies to the American McGee’s Alice soundtrack. 😊👌

[@katieneves]

Yeah it does set the dark haunting vibes but it's amazing

[@kerridunn4283]

Oh Hun this was such a game changer for me such an underrated game- her outfits just like 😱👏♥️

[@MxSilverJackal]

In the beginning when you get the memory of your father telling you amanita muscaria is just a stinky mushroom- that is a type of hallucinogenic mushroom. It’s the classic red with white poke-a-dot one actually 🍄

[@PaigeyPie95]

This game was amazing. I had it for PS3 and wished it would cross over for PS4 lol

[@nicholerigsby5033]

24:35 "By-the-bye, what became of the baby?" said the Cat. "I'd nearly forgotten to ask." "It turned into a pig," Alice ansswered very quietly, just as if the Cat had come back in a natural way. "I thought it would," said the Cat, and vanished again. Umm... did she just butcher and cook the baby?

[@Scarshadow666]

I remember first watching an old playthrough of this game in my late teens (along with a playthrough of the first McGee Alice game), and I remember the open-world took my breathe away! This was around the same time Skyrim had just released too! ^^

[@pattiemayonnaise415]

🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😜😜😜😘😘😘😘😘😘😇😇😇😇😇😇💓💓💓💓✊😁😁😁😁😁

[@suepernatchural544]

👻👻👻😍😍😍😍😍🤪

[@void9662]

Fun fact: the voice actor for the Cheshire Cat is also the voice actor for Mojo Jojo in the Powerpuff Girls. I knew his voice sounded familiar, but I doubt I would have made that connection without looking it up.

[@Mike_jmg9]

This is one of my favorite games of all time. The art design in this game is simply stunning, and as many people stated it looks timeless. It still looks as good as I remember. I'm honestly not into watching other people play games, but this one is such a gem that I just had to see your reactions. So dark and twisted but at the same time beautiful, I guess not everyone likes that, judging by the score it got. I'm glad people are finally appreciating games like this one. On a side note, I bet you would also enjoy playing Shadows of the Damned, it used to be very underrated, but finally people are picking up on how awesome it is.