unleashing the light of Allah w/ Max0r | House of Ashes

[@davefromtesco1565]

clearly salim was the WMD the americans were searching for this whole time

[@alfatazer_8991]

Salim The Slayer of Allah.

[@faveman54]

Its not about surviving the alien bat apocalypse but about the WMDs we made a long the way.

[@katamariroller2837]

"Maybe the real WMDs were the friends we made along the way."

[@thedepression950]

@@alfatazer_8991 that can be misunderstood so badly

[@rovat6285]

@@thedepression950 Its just worded poorly

[@RevenRadic]

to quote Wikipedia. "Unlike the previous installments, the monsters featured in the game are not hallucinations, and the team had spent an extensive amount of time designing and motion capturing them." which A. its hilarious that had to be said and B. the implications that fans were so pissed about the last two games that they had to change this one to make damn well sure the monsters felt real to apologize is also hilarious and sad

[@mattmark94]

well, learning from your mistakes is a positive thing

[@oompalumpus699]

EA: Totes true.

[@RetryOfHealGuy]

I think most people were still fine with Man of Medan, but Little Hope just put them right off

[@haidarmokdad9327]

@@RetryOfHealGuy man of medan was like average just didnt like.how the plot was literally shown in the beginning little hope i was liking it but the ending made me hate it so much lol. this was perfect for me

[@Marcos_Viktor]

@@haidarmokdad9327 I particularly liked the end of "Little Hope". I finished the ending that everyone left alive and, suddenly, the plot came and it took me two days of reflection. The game's atmosphere, the story and its conclusion, the characters (I don't remember the dialogues) were captivating. I wondered a lot if the Meghan from the normal timeline was also molested by the priest and, if this actually happened, it could have led to the hallucination of which she (Meghan from the past) was branded as the black sheep. Anyway, that was just my opinion and of course you might disagree with it, but what I want to point out is that making the game an allegory doesn't invalidate it. by the way, sorry for my english, it's not my mother tongue.

[@delontaerich187]

Salim is easily my favorite character from these games. No melodrama, no stupid secondary plot. Just a man with a 1911, a big pipe, and the power of Allah.

[@Arthsycz]

WOAH PAUSE PAUSE

[@problem2781]

HARAM ALERT

[@cosmiceyness]

mike from until dawn was pretty based too ngl

[@Away1910]

Him and Jason were by far the best in any of the games imo tho Eric and Kay weren’t awful either

[@KaneyoriHK]

He's legit the strongest character in this, hands down the most likeable. Between Fuckwads 1-3, bitch A&B, Cheater, Simp, who's the better man than a man who loves his people, especially his family, and only wants to go home.

[@ColdFusionPower512]

I love how everyone i've seen playing the game absolutely loves Salim. Absolute fucking CHAD

[@PoPFopskyX3]

Salim is a far cousin from Jamsheed

[@nickdyson5751]

You mean vSalim the vampire hunter

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

@@PoPFopskyX3 Jamsheed is Afghani tho. Sadly Salim is probably more related to Abu Hajar than him

[@Oh_oh_its_Magic]

The light of Allah blesses him

[@jyggalag169]

Everyone loves an underdog, and it doesnt get much more underdog than the Iraqi army

[@misterduch7904]

I love how there is an ending in which Salim dissapears before the extraction team, and presumably returns home and becomes the biggest chad in the world.

[@Aredel]

Or he jumped back in there to mop up the rest

[@cletusmandeletusman2328]

@@Aredel And so they named him The Vamp Slayer

[@zcgamerandreacts2762]

He wanted to see his son come back from college or something.

[@Tamaki742]

@@zcgamerandreacts2762 No his son was only just accepted to college in the UK, he hasn't left yet. He really just wanted to come back home and spend time with him before he leaves.

[@zcgamerandreacts2762]

@@Tamaki742 ah thanks for telling me.

[@Dinosaurman34]

The man! The myth! The legend! SALIM, THE HOLY LIGHT OF ALLAH!

[@Sutorenja]

jojo theme

[@TheOneHoddToward]

SALIM CHI NO SADAME

[@exalted_space9224]

@@Sutorenja no piller man theme kzbin.info/www/bejne/jobLh3alidh1l68

[@fairulaiman9648]

Salute to Salim Othman the impaler of Pakistan ashes.

[@zen4ever3]

As a Muslim, I wholeheartedly agree.

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

The funniest thing here is that the Cross IS actually more useful than the gun, because holding up the Cross is so baffling to the Alien Vampire Thing that it actually stops for a few seconds, unlike the gun, which just makes it mad.

[@shadowofhawk55]

So what you are saying is hold up the cross, then go for the heart?

[@npswm1314]

Thats why you have a silver tipped Cross. Big brain tactics. You should always be ready for Vampires.

[@nikoclesceri2267]

you've watch castlevania haven't you

[@npswm1314]

Nope.

[@masterhero200]

Only power of Allah can safe u

[@electricbayonet2]

Man of Medan: No actual zombies, just hallucinations. Little Hope: No actual spooky witchcraft, just hallucinations. House of Ashes: No actual vampires, just- -wait, there _are_ actually vampires? And it's actually a fun and engaging story? I get the feeling that there's just one guy at Supermassive that A) really likes surprise hallucination reveals and B) is also a bad writer, and the rest of the studio developed this one in secret without telling him.

[@isaac3140]

The Matt Ward of Supermassive. Instead of ultramarines, it's hallucinations

[@Carl6386]

I like to think that the majority of devs there listened to us about being tired of the hallucinations twist, and got rid of the writer who was causing the hallucinations endings

[@christinebouzas3090]

It’s not just vampires it’s alien parasite vampires

[@hoomanben8455]

Man of Medan was okay and the twist was fine, it’s problems were elsewhere. Problem is the twist was only okay because it was set up well and the first time so it wasn’t fully expected, supermassive can’t make every game a twist (not to mention that little hope itself is terrible even without the twist).

[@johnthecrazedsskull81]

I have a feeling that there was meant to be no monsters, but they rapidly changed the ending when they git backlash for little hope, with resulted in the textures of the exploding hive and some parts of the ship to be off.

[@crusadinghours3505]

I feel like Rimmy and Max0r had a higher body count than the actual monsters in this game.

[@Onyex.]

That's because they did

[@some_toxic_kid1999]

I think you mean Salim had a higher body count than all the monsters

[@KwadDamyj]

@@some_toxic_kid1999 Salim confirmed for honorary member of the Belmont clan.

[@cyberdiver7076]

Maybe the true monsters was the friends we made along the way

[@kis5140]

Rachel was part of Nick's body count for sure.

[@yeraymonzon6338]

If it weren't for Salim and Jason the world would be filled with fucking giant bats right now.

[@maryjoygelizon4268]

They saved iraq but i dont think the world was in any danger if those things were weak enoigh to be killed by those guys and a small UV light

[@tamashiiwantsomemilk4198]

@@maryjoygelizon4268 Yeah agree but remember they're soldier with acknowledge about those creatures. now imagine if those things fighting with Special forces and never knew the weakness of those creatures. Sorry for my bed england

[@yeraymonzon6338]

@@maryjoygelizon4268 The world was in danger if you take into account we live in a society were people die from drinking hot water and chewing on tide pods.

[@russelllim4891]

And apparently those things can reproduce alot of themselves

[@malikirfan561]

uhhh....

[@tenebrisnarud9738]

Gotta love how Salim got pretty much the same amount of kills with a piece of rebar as a Vickers machine gun

[@fairulaiman9648]

Worthy person for the title of impaler of Pakistan ashes.

[@nplt8263]

Salim: "untie me and I'll show you how." Ah yes, one last oneliner from a badass

[@lunarservant6781]

Nat 20 on an intimidation check

[@nonya1366]

Knowing him, it wasn't a threat but a innate desire to kill vampires with metal rods.

[@rokairu0-216]

@@nonya1366 i just imagine they string up a alien-vampire carcass like a pig and let him go ham on it with the spike, haymakers etc

[@skeleton3078]

@@rokairu0-216 pulls a 1911 from nowhere

[@brianlance8263]

@@skeleton3078 when it runs out, he throws it and another magically appears in his holster.

[@clevermcgenericname891]

You didn't want this. You didn't choose this. But the next thing you know, you're playing a Republican Guard.

[@Demicleas]

No YOU ARE a republican guard.

[@nihil2157]

God, i loved the reaction for that episode

[@oompalumpus699]

I love this reference.

[@ZephyrTM101]

God Tier reference, somebody get this man a medal!

[@flatto2]

Explanation? I have no idea what you're referencing

[@Canadian_Zac]

You know why this one's actually decent. THE MONSTERS ARE REAL THIS TIME!

[@eionconallen927]

I expected the entire time that it would just end with Salim or someone just like reading a book and thats all it was

[@Canadian_Zac]

@@eionconallen927 There's a note at one point that mentions there's Hallucinagenic effects, and i was like 'Please, PLEASE, don't pull another Man of Medan'

[@Aggelos-tv3ep]

I expected to be abot PTSD

[@mikhaelgribkov4117]

@@Canadian_Zac Man of Medan was a fun twist for the first one, but trying to one upping it is just stupid.

[@electricbayonet2]

@@Canadian_Zac They basically did the same thing in Little Hope with an awful 'Surprise! It was basically all hallucinations the whole time!' twist. I thought they'd reveal it was ancient Akkadian fartgas or something, the soldiers opened a tomb that happened to contain it, and then everything afterwards was them tripping balls on Sargon's Secret Stuff. But I guess Supermassive developed this game in secret from the one guy that insists on always putting surprise-hallucinogen endings in this series. Here's to hoping they don't bring him back the fourth game, because I think he's just a generally bad writer (in addition to a hack that wants to be M. Night Shyamalan but only knows one type of twist ending) given how much better things seem to be.

[@BaronB.BlazikenBaronOfBarons]

The concept of a war story in this style of video game, where 2 players are on opposing sides actually seems like a very good idea. Would love to see someone tackle that.

[@rip_likeaboss8907]

Just play battlefield and cod ;) Your description is very broad. But to be real there are brand new games like Lemnis Gate or Deathloop that give you a shooter with a twist.

[@Fulcrox]

@@rip_likeaboss8907 yeah, no thanks im not going to burn money into shitty season pass and shitty gunplay

[@isabelbarker2944]

Spec ops: the line but with this concept

[@imadrifter]

I agree that seems like a really great idea

[@gonkdroid6364]

There is a book called “Grenade” if I’m remembering right that is about that, good book too

[@williamnixon3994]

"I just pulled out my UV light and INSTANTLY set it on fire!" Damn, this is probably the first game I've seen where that actually WORKS!

[@luthfihar3211]

but why did they bring it and where did it go? or as people say it "where did it come from, where did it go"

[@statton35]

@@luthfihar3211 where did it come from cotton-eyed Joe

[@wilmagregg3131]

@@luthfihar3211 technially a UV flashlight would help you see people better underground then a normal flashlight

[@tommykaung5882]

But it won't work on Aztec Vampire.

[@peterrasmussen394]

@@luthfihar3211 they brought it since it can be used to search for explosives, and threw it away when it ran out of battery

[@panzerguitar00]

I think what makes this one so good (aside from the monsters actually being real) is that instead of running and shitting their pants, the characters actually fight back, while still being overwhelmed. They're outclassed, outnumbered, and out of their element, but they still fight tooth and nail, which makes everything much more tense.

[@Aredel]

That's why Alien 1 and 2 were so good. The humans weren't helpless. They made smart and logical decisions under pressure, but the nature of their enemy surprised and overwhelmed them.

[@Cptbravo221]

Fighting against incredible odds. Ignites something in a person

[@snowmanleblanc6053]

You have.. some weird fetish for sure

[@panzerguitar00]

@@snowmanleblanc6053 Uh.... I'm sorry, but what the do you mean?

[@thedepression950]

''They're outclassed, outnumbered, and out of their element'' *monsters attack* side character: ''what are you doing?''' Salim: * grabs a metal bar * ''evening the odds''

[@kurvakus7256]

Salim's stake is the literal Sword of Iraq.

[@TheOneHoddToward]

Mussolini's Sword of Islam

[@Oof_2nd]

@@TheOneHoddToward *what*

[@hoomanben8455]

@@Oof_2nd Mussolini had himself ordained protector of Islam since he technically, by owning Libya, had the qualifications of being a caliph. Part of the ceremony was having the sword of Islam bestowed upon him.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

@@hoomanben8455 but I’m pretty sure another criteria is *being a Muslim*?!

[@TheOneHoddToward]

@@dylanchouinard6141 Nah, that's optional

[@javieraravena5345]

Praised be Allah that Salim got to live, I was cheering every time he appeared. Also the fact that Poland of all nations was like the third big player of the Iraq invasion is a cool histort fact that people should know more of

[@Aurilion44]

Well Poland does try to be allies with USA as much as possible. Understandable really

[@maryjoygelizon4268]

@@Aurilion44 poland: feckin finally now im the one doing the invasion

[@taan1424]

@@maryjoygelizon4268 the polish like to paint themselves as victims, but they actually happily took part of Czechoslovakia in 1938 in cahoots with Germany. Not to mention the whole thing with Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth being one of the most belligerent nations of the Early Modern Age.

[@kall895]

@@taan1424 i guess you don't know that Czechoslovakia took it from us while we were at war with USSR in 1920, the 2nd part i agree too, after our golden age we started falling fast but in the golden age we were one of the most equal countries (talking about religion) in Europe, while others were exiling jews, protestants and muslims, we lived with them, unfortunately it all went to shit after the golden age, heh. The point were we paint our selves as victims, we were victims of world war 2 and i know people like to talk about 18th century and partitions but we led to that as a country it was our fault that we managed to go from one of the most feared country in Europe to this, not saying it was right for the partitioners to do this but that's the truth, unfortunate part is that i can compare today's politics to the 18th century aristocracy, which is really warrying.

[@Fulcrox]

I don't think invading Iraq is something to feel proud for lmao But Poland is cool

[@jakublederer1257]

I don’t know why, but there is something magical about Rimmy declaring himself “the chosen warrior of Allah”

[@robertolesiliatotacchini5023]

Something very strange, did you know that Mussolini had the title of "protector of Allah"

[@iplaygames896]

@@robertolesiliatotacchini5023 that would make sense cause he was subjugating muslim nations so you’d wanna spread as much propaganda declaring urself as liberators.

[@robertolesiliatotacchini5023]

@@iplaygames896 in reality it seams that he was a fan of the Islam culture and the reason is that he fincially support the contruction of "muslim church" (i dont know the english equivalent, my bad) in other islamic states.

[@vikhargaming5917]

@@robertolesiliatotacchini5023 oh im just say the muslim church name is mosque

[@shinodamasaru7945]

Stay halal bro

[@Helix597]

The friendship between Salim and Jason is the best part about house of ashes, my favorite interactions in the entire game.

[@mattpace1026]

Probably because they're the most realistic and relatable characters.

[@axelsmith4722]

Maybe because they aren't part of a shitty love triangle plot, where the prize being fought over is a pug-faced cheater, who bosses everyone around, while running away from her responsibilities?

[@mattpace1026]

@@axelsmith4722 I honestly wonder what made anyone think that would make the player(s) care about those three.

[@axelsmith4722]

@@mattpace1026 Love triangles are a staple of female oriented medias... I guess they wanted the 'ladies' to have something to dig their teeth into, or just someone who thought cheating isn't that much of a big deal...

[@summbuddie9120]

@@axelsmith4722 which is kinda insulting to women thinking they have to crowbar in a love triangle to gain female interest, just write good stories and people will gravitate towards it

[@shawdcummings2160]

So basically we watch an Iraqi slowly turn into this game's version of the DOOM guy

[@memesofwarhemmer7076]

He is not any doom guy HE IS THE DOOM GUY champion of his god and people killer of monsters and savior of man

[@Herstal8389]

he is chosen warrior of allah and slayer of demons!

[@aozakiaokobestgirl306]

With a crowbar btw it's not the doom guy it's the DOOM DUDE

[@kinothetraveller4041]

Doom Jihadist Bottom text

[@HabibiSpice]

No bro, us Iraqis are built that way from the start

[@mmouse1886]

I refuse to believe Salim is anything short of Ollanius Pius when he was in the Gulf War. You cannot convince me otherwise

[@thelordofcringe]

Ollanius was catholic tho

[@mmouse1886]

@@thelordofcringe Ollanius participated in every war known to man, generally on the losing side or the one that took the most casualties. Technically speaking it's still an Abrahamic religion, it's a different interpretation, but still the same god.

[@thelordofcringe]

@@mmouse1886 He was quite literally a faithful catholic, I'm not sure how exactly he would decide to go with the faith that says Jesus was not a god and to say so is to be an infidel lmao

[@KillerOrca]

@@thelordofcringe That’s lore they slapped on him later when they made him a Perpetual.

[@isaac3140]

@@thelordofcringe dude wasn't a Catholic, he was Cathar. Which is pretty important.

[@walnzell9328]

Salim is probably the most relatable character in this game. He's had enough of Saddam and all that bullsh*t. He just wants to live a happy life and see his son go to university. But unfortunately, he now has to deal with vampiric space bats, and is not taking any of their sh*t. He starts off scared of the creatures, but after each of them he encounters he slowly starts to turn from concern to "God damn it. Again?" He lives his life like how we play this game. Expecting horror, but slowly becoming annoyed.

[@theone-tg4ey]

Simple as

[@saddocatto9245]

Sigma male

[@culinaryspecialistsam]

Oh thank God he was tired of Saddam, I was worried that would be his flaw of supporting him or some shit

[@walnzell9328]

@@culinaryspecialistsam I believe a lot of the insurgents, the ones not aligned with any Jihadi group, in the early days after Saddam's capture and death weren't so much pro-Saddam as they were anti-America. Salim is just tired of fighting in general. Tired of Saddam. Tired of fighting the NATO coalition. And he's definitely had it with the damn vampires. I hope he convinces his son not to take up arms.

[@El9endilo]

long live saddam hussein

[@masterzoroark6664]

"He doesn't know what a map is?" I mean he's in marines for a reason

[@vit968]

“Sir, I got lost on the way to college sir!”

[@legecyofwordsandofwork746]

"Sir, did you order the crayons?"

[@magmat0585]

Misguided children indeed XD

[@rovat6285]

@@magmat0585 Professional Misfits lol

[@Mrkabrat]

Interrogator: I'm finding it very hard to believe you killed those things with that Salim: Untie me, I'll show you how I did it Salim, Chosen One and Wielder of the Jagged Crowbar

[@tarektechmarine8209]

Eastern version of Gordon Freeman.

[@fairulaiman9648]

Lt Salim Othman the impaler of Pakistan ashes, stand by and awaiting orders.

[@ColonelMonarch]

​@@tarektechmarine8209This time, The dude talks

[@stormhawkdude]

It took them 3 years but they finally remembered what made Until Dawn good; not the Actors, not the branching narratives, REAL *FUCKING* MONSTERS!

[@floatingdisembodiedhead8975]

You forgot character so damn stupid that we're orchestrating their demise from the get go.

[@wilmagregg3131]

@@floatingdisembodiedhead8975 and yet the option to term them for goofs to heros if you played perfectly which made them being stupid kinda cool made it more of a accomlishment. if only the writing didnt take in the next games after until this one.

[@c.o7993]

Idk a game that let's you kill any character at any time which still effects the story sounds fucking amazing

[@survivor686]

Salim - shoots down a black hawk helicopter, beats a squad of elite Force Recon Marine and battles vampires with a stake and even crushes a vampire with his voice. Me: Is it possible to learn this power?

[@Andrewza1]

Not from the westerners

[@alek7998]

Not from a christian.

[@fairulaiman9648]

Beware of Lt Salim Othman, the impaler of Pakistan ashes.

[@revinaneyaz1691]

Read the comments buddy

[@Crispy_Curmudgeon]

He killed a vampire with a shout, are we sure he's not The Dragonborn?

[@Oh_oh_its_Magic]

This game is a fever dream, we go from the Bronze age/ ancient Mesopotamia/ Fertile Crescent to Iraq Circa 2003/04 lol

[@penzorphallos3199]

You should look up the game eternal darkness, goes from rome to khmer to charlemagne to ww1 to desert storm to Rhodes Island

[@bosunbill9059]

And then back to the post war 1940s to some British/American Explorers digging the site.

[@Parthemonium]

Darkest Hour, older Time Travel FPS where you go between Civil War, Ww1 and 2 and ancient Rome in Missions, great game

[@johanmikkael6903]

@@Parthemonium what a mess, loved it.

[@giorgilobjanidze5667]

@@Parthemonium darkest of days* Darkest hour is a hearts of iron game

[@ArkayeCh]

Chad Salim just javelins a vampire with an Olympic toss, proceeds to smile and laugh when asked about it.

[@rhyanwesthassel7980]

It's surprisingly difficult to end up with killing all the main characters in this one. You actively have to try and fuck up.

[@mattmark94]

Makes sense since they are trained soldiers and not some random civilians.

[@Aredel]

And are mildly more intelligent than a house plant

[@johanmikkael6903]

@@mattmark94 agreed

[@false_banana]

It's not really surprising since Salim was blessed with the light of Allah

[@heyimlate5656]

Well everyone else can die easily but Salim and Jason are pretty much impossible to kill. Like those two characters you actually have to try and get them killed to do it.

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

3:39 Yeah, we lost 25 men there. It wasn't actually a "Polish" zone but Multinational Division Central South, just that we were in charge of it. 23 countries went through its existence. Figures for each nation when their numbers were highest. Poland 2224, Ukraine 1640, Spain 1340, Thailand 886, Bulgaria 480, Honduras 364, Philippines 350, El Salvador 346, Dominican Republic 300, Hungary 300, Romania 220, Mongolia 190, Latvia 145, Nicaragua 111, Slovak Republic 111, Lithuania 45, Kazakhstan 25, Denmark 10, Netherlands 6, Norway 5, some US and UK liason and support personel. That had to guard 5 million Iraqis in Diwaniyah, Kut, Hillah, Karbala and Najaf. 65 632 km². It was a colosal clusterfuck. a multilingual hodge-podge of differently trained men with different mentalities and mostly poorly equiped, with their own stuff that didn't match. A clustefuck of biblical proportions. US basically gathered all the "other" nations and told Poles "Here, go deal with that". The fact that it actually somehow worked, even though it barely worked, is nothing short of astounding. A quote from the Polish divisional CO: "I've got 23 separate national units. They have 23 separate rules of engagement. I pick up the phone, I tell the colonel in charge of the Spanish Brigade what to do. He picks up his phone, calls Madrid, and says, 'I've been told to do this. Is it okay?'" The zone was hit hard in the '04 "Iraqi Spring". The fact that Spain got cold feet after Madrid bombings didn't help. they left along with Nicaragua, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Hungary with Thailand later. 1/3rd of the forces, a whole brigade simply left. US had to step back in and take over Najaf which left South Central with 3 million Iraqis on 28,655 km2 TL;DR It was a clusterfuck

[@randomdude8202]

Wow didn't know this

[@martinromerostrack9138]

Sorry for leaving, but our government changed in Spain and the socialists "didn't wanted to send young soldiers to die in irak"

[@roadent217]

I remember seeing a NATO video about how proud the Mongolians were to guard a military base in the middle of a desert. Don't remember if it was in Iraq or Afghanistan, however. Also, I'm interested to hear about what the 5 Norwegians or the 6 Dutchmen were doing over there. I take it it wasn't frontline combat duty?

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

@@roadent217 Per Wiki- Norway - 140 of 150 troops (engineers and mine clearers) withdrawn on June 30, 2004 citing growing domestic opposition and the need for the troops elsewhere; the ten remaining staff officers assigned to MND-SE and MND CS had been withdrawn by August 2006. So, either the engineer unit was deployed in South Eastern zone and the 5 guys in South Central were those 5 staff officers or the sappers were in SC and simply came a bit later, as my figures are from 2003. They should work, as nations generally with time got out of Iraq rather than got in, but maybe Norway slipped by. Also, this- Norway contributed with ARTHUR counter-battery radar systems, which pointed out 1,500 bombing targets during the first days of the war which is kinda funny, because: The Bondevik II government insists the troops were never part of the invasion force, citing a UN humanitarian mandate. This does not seem to have come to the attention of the international community, as Al-Qaeda has included Norway in videotaped threats on at least two occasions, and U.S. organizations have included Norway on their lists of participating nations. As for Dutchies- An independent contingent of 1,345 troops (including 650 Dutch Marines, three or four Chinook helicopters, a military police unit, a logistics team, a commando squad, a field hospital and Royal Netherlands Air Force AH-64 attack helicopters) was deployed to Iraq in 2003, based in Samawah (Southern Iraq). On June 1, 2004 the Dutch government renewed their stay until 2005. The Algemeen Dagblad reported on October 21, 2004 that the Netherlands would pull its troops out of Iraq in March 2005, which it did, leaving half a dozen liaison officers until late 2005. The Netherlands lost two soldiers in separate attacks. So its the same situation, Bulk was somewhere else, few staff officers were in South Central. Same thing with Denmark that had 545 men in the British zone The smallest actual contingent was Iceland, which sent 2 EOD lads.

[@roadent217]

@@tomaszskowronski1406 Ahh. Cool. Your comment was quite a fun and interesting read. I'm Lithuanian, but I never got really interested by the Iraq / Afghanistan NATO occupation specifics. Thanks for sharing. Yeah, "Bulk was somewhere else, few staff officers were in South Central. " sounds very plausible. Having sent 2 EOD specialists also seems... slightly extraordinary, but quite understandable.

[@Alvi410]

Little i ever espected less than a horror game that lets you play as an Iraqi republican guard soldier.

[@Archer22288]

Godzilla had a stroke trying to read this and fucking died

[@Oh_oh_its_Magic]

I didn't either, i thought it was the Iran-Iraq at first glance lol

[@JanitorScruffy]

@@Oh_oh_its_Magic Damn, can't wait for the sequel set during the Iran-Iraq war where you see which character can harness the power of nerve gas first.

[@emeraldwitch4817]

And on top of that, he's the best character in the game.

[@Oh_oh_its_Magic]

@@emeraldwitch4817 yes, he is what I refer to as the Iraqi Rambo lol

[@owlwaifu4949]

Seeing Rimmy and Maz0r playing together is like a fever dream and I love it

[@55_reasons_why74]

you are well aware they've been friends for like forever right?

[@owlwaifu4949]

@@55_reasons_why74 I know I'm just saying its surreal to see them together in a video

[@Blank55600]

@@55_reasons_why74 Given recent videos on Max's channel, it's a fever dream to see them together. As maxor hasn't uploaded an Arma video in like... A year I believe

[@halo129830]

Now we need actman and my life is complete

[@owlwaifu4949]

@@halo129830 da

[@MaylocBrittinorum]

0:27 Pretty cool that they actually used Naram-Sin, who was probably the true owner of the Akkadian mask instead of his grandfather Sargon. I'm not so sure about the giant statue of himself, but he also called himself "King of the Universe" and "God of Akkad", so the megalomania checks out.

[@wilmagregg3131]

to be fair 90 percent of ancient kings tended to do that. genghis khan is a great example as that isnt his name but a title that basically means "universal ruler" or "Ruler of the universe"

[@madmalkavian3857]

@@wilmagregg3131 to be fair, he still holds the record for biggest empire so I think he kinda earns that a little.

[@viktoriyaserebryakov2755]

@@wilmagregg3131 Actually most kings did their jobs and that's why you don't hear about them. That is also why monarchies are to date, still the most stable form of governance we've ever had. Not to mention, rather productive because you aren't switching long term plans or philosophies every few election cycles. Until the inevitable megalomaniac wears the crown and it all goes to shit.

[@newwordblues3030]

@@viktoriyaserebryakov2755 Monarchies were 'stable' because governments weren't very large, the king may have been the supreme authority, but lords ruled his land

[@vietnamsemonky4082]

@@viktoriyaserebryakov2755 I don't believe in the us our form of democracy works, just like most of the western world, but by God could you imagine king Biden. Jesus Christ that's horrifying.

[@npswm1314]

"What kind of Arab would i be if i didnt have an RPG buried in my yard?"

[@tomchristie5547]

Ayyy

[@Jacket_355]

Oorah!

[@abroamg]

Tell him to return to palmyra

[@user-pr8sm6hn5m]

Sunni

[@caretakercat7176]

We have LPG in our backyard. Tens of those.

[@lunarservant6781]

“are we two characters that actually survived?!” “that would be amazing!” *demon hands appear on door* “ohp nevermind” lmao

[@brianlance8263]

I wonder if you can actually have them survive, I'll have to get the game and try it out.

[@Tamaki742]

@@brianlance8263 But they're effectively trapped there either way.

[@styxriverr5237]

Oh man that was just badass. "Untie me, and I'll show you how I did it."

[@MURFGAMING1228]

Well now you gotta make an Arma op where the US and Iraqi forces are going at eachother during the day time but once night falls you start rolling in some of the spooky monsters from necroplague and shit like that.

[@shadowofhawk55]

That would be awesome. Maybe even have a Salim NPC they find just surrounded by dead enemies.

[@MURFGAMING1228]

@@shadowofhawk55 Yeah, that'd be great.

[@flatto2]

The key though is to not tell any of the players that its' gonna happen, just let it play out as it emerges

[@shadowofhawk55]

@@flatto2 I can just imagine Digby's normally calm demeaning turning to "SHIT THERE'S VAMPIRES!!!" While Rimmy laughs and announces that there are no respawns from that point on.

[@rovat6285]

@@shadowofhawk55 there are respawns but everytime a human player dies, they respawn as additional vampires

[@unluckysmug]

At this point I’m convinced Salim is the most badass Iraqi alive and is just the doom slayer reincarnate

[@shadowofhawk55]

Doesn't the Doomslayer kill God? I don't think Salim would do that.

[@unluckysmug]

@@shadowofhawk55 fair point but consider that these vampire alien things might have been hellspawn and salim killed about say 8-9 of them most of which he shanked with a metal stick

[@brianlance8263]

@@unluckysmug No, no, no, Salim is not the doom slayer reincarnate, it's the other way around and as such is tired of God's shit, that's why he goes and kills a God.

[@fairulaiman9648]

In my opinion, he's the damn impaler of Pakistan ashes.

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@shadowofhawk55 he kills an EVIL God

[@goblinoftheyear7407]

That giant Sargon statue is actually just the Lotus Eaters office.

[@scotcheggable]

It's really changed the Swindon skyline

[@eatafox]

Lol

[@JamesJJSMilton]

Sargon of Akkad used to react to jewish cringe with his best buddy Hammurabi

[@scotcheggable]

@@JamesJJSMilton They lived like 2000 years apart from each other.

[@theenigmaencoder92]

I had a look at his lastest video, its him complaining about women with abbs for 40 minutes. How the mighty have fallen.

[@danhelsting6308]

Salim is but a simple father with simple Fatherly dreams. He did not wish to be born with the power of a killing machine. But if you get between him and his sons birthday. He will unleash his killing instinkts.

[@Hugealligator254]

His son is studying in Oxford and you will not take that from him.

[@KwadDamyj]

"I think you caused 9/11 telepathically." -Max0r LINE OF THE NIGHT RIGHT THERE! Also, Salim is da MVP.

[@chuckn4851]

As an American who genuinely likes his country (if not the government), Salim is MVP game character of the year, easily. Man was blessed by Allah, no doubt here.

[@BigManDaichi]

The way you said that sounds like you're being actively monitored by the Government or something, man. A badass is a badass, regardless of race, origin, or creed. And Salim is the biggest badass of 'em all in this game.

[@NeoXtheXbio]

What does having "love my country" have to do with anything here lmao??

[@davidthor4405]

@@NeoXtheXbio I guess patriotic love for the US could be mistaken for support for the whole Iraq business, which could in turn be mistaken for hostility towards Iraqis

[@chuckn4851]

@@BigManDaichi It's like you're unaware of the past 20 years or something

[@chuckn4851]

@@davidthor4405 Finally someone with a fucking brain

[@KramerKontained94]

Even back in the bronze age, Sargon was still ranting about Anita Sarkesian

[@Hy93Ri0n]

Good to know that Gamer Oppression runs deep through all cultures

[@Pintroll300]

He summoned the gamers to his kickass statue, trapping them for millennia when he died - hence the vampires

[@Thesavagesouls]

So Anita is the horrible vampire bat-thing.

[@yugasurfer33]

SARGON NEED MORE DOPAMINE

[@dylanchouinard6141]

That statue probably reeks of Cheeto dust

[@justanobadi6655]

The bit where everyone falls into the pit is like that bit in the atlantis movie where the captain's like "who's not dead, sound off"

[@lucascoval828]

One of the last good ones from "2D" Disney.

[@dedman1096]

“Dadgumit. One a them buggers dun bit me on my senterfall, someone’s gonna have to come over here and suck out this poison. Now don’t all jump up at once…”

[@themoocow7718]

Love that movie. *Explosion* “Boom, bridge. Took me like 15 seconds”

[@falconizer642]

I like that everyone agrees that Salim is the best character in this whole game.

[@sp0ckz0mbi3]

Few more guys like Salim and the Iraqis would of won the war.

[@JanitorScruffy]

My head canon is that they lost most of their Salims fighting Iran. Salim is the last Jedi of Iraq.

[@rbrick3685]

I mean, anyone would win a war with plot armor thicker than the Skywalker’s lmao Man’s fired from an exposed position and suddenly everyone forgot their guns work

[@tarektechmarine8209]

@@rbrick3685 maybe but it could also be battle shock or whatever they call it. No one is ready for rpg to hit the copper.

[@testiclegaming1250]

@@rbrick3685 Hes got no plot armour, he only has the power of Allah

[@rbrick3685]

@@testiclegaming1250 oh god oh fuck I need to read the Quran

[@kurumachikuroe442]

Salim, Paladin of Allah and blessed by His light

[@fairulaiman9648]

Lt Salim Othman the impaler of Pakistan ashes.

[@Oh_oh_its_Magic]

And yes rimmy, Poland was a partner and a part of the Western coalition that invaded Iraq in 2003 If I remember correctly, they played and contributed a large portion of forces for the invasion.

[@evokerzz]

so basically poland got tired of getting invaded and wanted to do some themselves

[@TheArklyte]

@@evokerzz wouldn't you join an invasion if president of USA came to you with promise of being a good guy™ and 72 virgins... oh, wait, I might have mixed something up;)

[@theriveracis5172]

Because Poland actually gives a shit, and invests a large chunk into its military as well as its commitments to NATO. Bless them, 20 times the ally of the rest in the group

[@johng8837]

@@theriveracis5172 Poland needs more recognition, ty.

[@TheBard1999]

@@theriveracis5172 just unfortunate that it was the 2003 invasion of Iraq...

[@soupgirl1871]

Glory to Salim, the Light of Allah and Paladin of his holiness

[@Horizontalvertigo]

I'm looking forward to the sequel set in Afghanistan where Jamsheed the RPG God solo's an abandoned group of Soviet werewolves

[@walter3934]

"And I'll have to live with that" - The guy that decides to lie because he wants one of his team to die

[@Sorain1]

Which does at least suggest he feels guilt about the decision.

[@Walter5black]

I dont even blame him i was happy when eric lied about nick. He knew she was married to eric and still decided to bang. Ik the game tried fo potray her as a bad queen bitch but honestly shes just a bitch

[@johnthecrazedsskull81]

I have a feeling that there was meant to be no monsters, just hallucinogenic fungus and a lost civilisation, but then they got backlash from little hope so they back tracked so hard that textures were awful towards the end and all that remains of the original game was Rachel walking through a river of blood.

[@heyimlate5656]

I think they wanted to do something like that but figured people would hate it

[@exalted_space9224]

It probably was knowing their previous entries.

[@Sorain1]

That would explain the low quality explosion. They decision was made late so they didn't have time and/or budget to do better.

[@Hugealligator254]

I don’t understand why they always want to do that though, it’s just objectively worse.

[@johnthecrazedsskull81]

@@Hugealligator254 It's because some idiots don't like fantasy elements in their story because it's unrealistic.

[@House_Kreinath]

6:54 That's actually pretty accurate for a man that lost a significant amount of blood. Not enough blood to properly oxygenate the brain, so not obstructing airways and letting the casualty breathe as fast as they need to (assuming you've stopped the bleeding w/ a tourniquet). Though, it'd be more likely he would pass tf out rather than just instantly die.

[@comyuse9103]

the lovecraftian theme and feeling of this game is absolutely on point in the last half, musical language? brilliant. i hope they decide to continue this anthology series in a better way going forward, with actual shit going on across their world instead of randos having bad trips. i could forgive the first one because the drug is a weapon developed by the military, that could absolutely make for a good addition to the sort of weird fiction an anthology series is good at exploring.

[@klayman2]

well next is h.h. holmes so it should be good and dark

[@mexicoball2529]

Salim was the WMD the US was trying to find all this time

[@Yeeter000]

By allah, this is the greatest video you ever made. As in Iraqi, the jokes you guys made were making me die laughing

[@DozenthTurmoil]

anyone else notice that Rachel's eyes are WAY too big for her skull? she's got freaking bug eyes!

[@SlotHUN7408]

They are just very far apart

[@thesmilinggun-knight9646]

No one looks right in this game.

[@DozenthTurmoil]

@@SlotHUN7408 it still looks wrong!

[@DozenthTurmoil]

@@thesmilinggun-knight9646 yeah but she looks the worst!

[@MithrilRoshi]

You too? I thought that was a me think. She looks.. off.

[@shadowofhawk55]

The Carl Benjamin at the beginning was hilarious.

[@candemirayak8981]

Yeah I lost it at sargon jokes lmao

[@vietnamsemonky4082]

Sargon of Applebee's

[@lucascoval828]

@@vietnamsemonky4082 Never happened.

[@helwrecht1637]

Rimmy is awfully happy to be playing as an iraqi soldier…

[@oliwer23pl95]

who would not be ?

[@christinebouzas3090]

Too be fair he’s the best and most useful character in the game

[@rbrick3685]

@@oliwer23pl95 The Iraqis

[@Kenionatus]

Someone seems to have bought the good versus bad propaganda.

[@thejanadianking6122]

"the Holy Light of Allah" (concealed carry flare gun) fucken cracked me up, I'm stealing that one

[@Shinransa]

Jason and Salim have the best chemistry by the end and are just the best characters. Eric doesn't belong here, it's nicknamed "Chair Force" for a reason. Same for Rachel, she's a fucking CIA Field Officer, why would they bring both of them in during the assault and not after... At this point they deserve to die first. This game is really funny though, it's ridiculous which is what the previous games didn't have.

[@cooleradam4324]

If you turn your brain off and consider the off chance that they are glory hounds, then it may make sense. It’s a long and hard reach but then the narrative becomes a good 8/10

[@DarkEcho119]

@@cooleradam4324 Iirc Eric was hyper focused on proving the effectiveness of his pet project, Rachel though.. no idea

[@tatefreeman4563]

Salim is canonically Allah's mortal champion and no one can tell me otherwise.

[@Juanguar]

7:51 Iraqis speaking in Egyptian accent 10/10 game of the year

[@nielsmichiels1939]

_"So should we try to cast some actual iraqies to do the voices."_ Guy in a thick southern accent: _"A-rabs are a-rabs, just grab a couple of those from the street and we'll be fine"_

[@trollgemomo3823]

You’re gonna love it even more when you find out that the voice actors aren’t all Egyptian lol.

[@mattmark94]

@Ahmed Jan appearently Salim's VA is Lebanese.

[@randomka-52alligatorthatis34]

They probably had difficulties trying to find only Iraqi VAs.

[@floatingdisembodiedhead8975]

They should use Sliker, he's Iraqi British Manna finna bust some vampire head. 0161 Represent.

[@exudeku]

Be like Salim Blessed by Allah Took down a Black Hawk Killed Heathens and Monsters Loved by everyone Be like Salim

[@HappyH4x0r]

I've seen a walk through where Rachel gets put down at the end by Jason because she was infected and in the process of turning. The funny part is that the government or whoever investigates the whole thing at the end manages to collect her body. Her body was in the ship that still housed some ten thousand of monsters. Yeah they still managed to get her body.

[@takodamoto]

Yea that happened in my playthrough. Was so close to having everyone survive but then Jason had to get trigger happy 😂😂

[@Rantam1]

Probably wouldn't be that hard if you just got, like, ten guys with UV lights attached to their rifles.

[@comyuse9103]

obviously they are going to be sending in people to deal with that whole thing

[@HappyH4x0r]

It was super funny because they were questioning Jason like: oh so you had to ally with an enemy combatant, that we are officially not at war with because they surrendered, to fight huge vAmPiReS? Do you expect us to believe this shit? Two rooms later they walk to Rachel's body : yeah yeah we got the parasite, it's isolated so it can't turn anyone into a vampire Yo what the fuck 😂

[@mrwyatt1456]

@@HappyH4x0r well you see can’t have the public knowing what happened gotta keep it under wraps and all that

[@TheCooldog]

I love how the first part of the game is just your average ARMA session.

[@summbuddie9120]

This works well as it’s silly as fuck, a squad of marines and an Iraqi (pretty much super soldier with how godly he is in EVERY fight) fight alien vampires in Sargon of Akkad’s underground temple is the most mental, batshit thing and I love it

[@gammareal]

Salim,The ancient demons slayer

[@fairulaiman9648]

Lt Salim Othman the impaler of Pakistan ashes.

[@The_Laughing_Cavalier]

If you complete the game, does George Bush appear on an aircraft carrier saying "Mission Accomplished"? EDIT: 2:30 Oh they actually do have that in the game!

[@nerofarreach2417]

Salim is the definition of "when the doom music kicks in"

[@LeafseasonMagbag]

If the agency at the end of this game doesn't give Salim a job, something is wrong.

[@chillinnchipin2336]

"Don't american police him" HAD ME DEAD

[@satchel7392]

in the all anthology Salim is the most chad badass based and good person you will found holy shit

[@keepmadlol9320]

Because if muslim are very closed to their God (Allah) they can do anything if they are doing it for the God (Allah)

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@keepmadlol9320 even slaying vampires yes

[@Payday5]

@@comradekenobi6908 can confirm, majority of Indonesians here can even makes ghost run away just by chasing them away

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@Payday5 if you bring in more than 3 people into the ghost chances are the ghost will be like "Nope f this shite im out)

[@TheUbikator]

Last Time I was this early Rimmy was still fighting for my boy Bashar

[@WolfyFancyLads]

I'm glad we can all agree Salim is the best damn character. :P

[@chrisnicolet8910]

Seeing Little hope now has the same energy has the you're going to Brazil meme

[@sukul3889]

I actually let out a shout when salim kept continuously killing vampires, each pipe stabbing was a woop woop

[@smugly6793]

Salim: Chad amongst Chads, Vampire slayer, the light of Allah himself Vampires: Big wingy bois

[@gramboni0624]

We stan Salim: Allah's Champion

[@karakas9905]

Hahahaha, those OM-90 Gasmasks in the end are designed to such a detail. Maybe they could have designed an actual US mask, not a Czech one but I am glad we're representing.

[@TransMiqote]

"WE SURVIVED!... oh no we're fucked"

[@jackthorton10]

Famous last words

[@TonyRedgrave]

I've glad that this one was pretty good. I think having a direct enemy was good for the military game. Gives both good fighting parts with still being tense and scary.

[@Paveway-chan]

I want a Max0r-style review of Rimmy's channel. It'd be GOLD 😂

[@nielsmichiels1939]

_"In a world where Australia has had enough"_ Etcetera, etcetera

[@Paveway-chan]

@@nielsmichiels1939 "Where an entire continent gets up every morning and collectively chooses violence"

[@ursulbekbakiev2618]

On this channel, you watch as John Rimmy plays his games etc

[@CUL8TR]

13:49 Who would win A cross, literally a sign of Christianity vs A vampire-turned Akkadian warrior born 2000 years before Jesus Christ.

[@nekomakhea9440]

Map: *exists* Marines: Is this modern art or something?

[@chrisbumface2990]

Damn the sister from Phineas and Ferb played Rachel. That's something.

[@thetruegoldenknight]

Candice? She was cute, too. Though Rachel was cute here as well.

[@collecter343]

From the playthroughs I have seen I only care for Salim and Jason.

[@tuauafiafiahoching1753]

Salim and Jason were the highlights of the entire game mainly because the plot always stayed interesting whenever those two were on screen

[@OrificeHorus]

The more Max0r I see with Rimmy, the more the stars align xD

[@jax3967]

Allah bless Salim, that guy could single handedly take down any army that challenged him.

[@theguylivinginyourwalls]

"We cannot expect Allah to do all the work." - Salim the OmegaChad

[@anggastapratama2370]

Masha Allah, Salim is truly the best warrior Iraq ever had, i mean his teacher is Sheikh Farfour of Filistin 🙏

[@spongegameryoloz8633]

rip Farfour he was martyred (assasinated by Mossad)

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

"Is this the human condition known as madness?"

[@TheKidsAreSOnotOkay]

17:07 “Here’s how you can build a bomb :)” “YUP” **HELLFIRE CONSUMES RACHEL**

[@mixednarwhal]

As it should. I think

[@notsteve5927]

I’m actually disappointed that the devs didn’t go with something from ancient Middle Eastern mythology, at this point the setting just became a backdrop.

[@dylanchouinard6141]

Literally in the Epic of Gilgamesh the goddess Ishtar threatens to unleash a zombie apocalypse if Gilgamesh doesn’t sleep with her

[@tomaszskowronski1406]

@@dylanchouinard6141 soooo....did our boy Gily get some?

[@dylanchouinard6141]

@@tomaszskowronski1406 he actually refused *cough* cause he was totally gay for Enkidu *cough*

[@isaac3140]

@@dylanchouinard6141 2/3 man, 1/3 god, 3/3 homiesexual

[@MalfosRanger]

He was smart enough knowing Ishtar wasn't worth it but saying no to gods doesn't typically end well either.

[@PlangPlangers]

I like how the 2 previous games are about ghosts & hallucination and then bam! They give us a story about ancient vampire-alien-zombies

[@rbrick3685]

This is one of those games that is fun, and has a good narrative, but makes no sense from any other aspect outside of its own fiction. Like the gear, weapons, tactics etc etc are all outside of that era, and the facial animations are kinda goofy. Glad we got a prequel to Suite Life of Zach and Cody tho. :)

[@PineWierdo]

Not sure if you realized this but the one vision in little hope which had no relation to the actual story is actually of this game where the characters ropes snaps

[@jackthorton10]

So it never happens in the story then?

[@Sorain1]

@@jackthorton10 In the story of Little Hope? Nope. But we see that scene in this very video because it's in this game.

[@jackthorton10]

@@Sorain1 AHA! so the rope did snap,