Video Games With Dying Worlds [2]

[@VirtualCarbon]

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[@_Midnight__]

The first video I watched by you was the Original Dying Worlds video. You had around 30k subscribers at the time, and now you're at 171k. That's insane.

[@tovsteh]

Youre an up and coming star. Your narration is pleasant, the background music is well chosen, and your content is very captivating. Keep going.

[@pygmalioninvenus6057]

This seriously hurts the video.

[@russellsample2763]

The title of "No One Lives Under the Lighthouse" is genius too because it lets you know iinstantly that someone absolutely does, so you're instantly filled with this tension and dread of when it's gonna culminate.

[@dumbbirdwayne]

I adore the jumpscare/final moments, the way the thing that’s chasing you sounds against the floor and walls, like it’s got hundreds of limbs scrambling towards you, it’s pure art, absolutely brilliant game that doesn’t get enough love

[@jondoe5937]

The sinking terror when you realize that it's not a statement, but an ultimatum. A warning.

[@jr9529]

well... some*thing* certainly lives under the light house. No one lives under the light house really means no one survives under the lighthouse

[@TheOneHoddToward]

"Those bastards lied to me."

[@bennydcreatives9369]

This video popped up on my feed 30 seconds after being uploaded. Whatever you're doing with the algorithm, you're doing it right lol

[@Deletirium]

If you subscribe to someone, their videos appear in your feed. Lol.

[@ehyehasherehyeh3304]

​@@Deletirium no always - there are a ton of people I subscribe and the videos don't show up after days

[@calvinyazzie3338]

​@@ehyehasherehyeh3304sounds like you need to interact more then

[@Huffle_0]

​@calvinyazzie3338 KZbin is dogwater so it's very possible that despite watching every video of a creator, that creators next upload might not show up right away. OC was giving a compliment, and here you are throwin shade over it. I hope your day improves

[@fordakacar]

@@Huffle_0 in what way was he throwing shade at anybody?😭

[@synthnet_z]

OMG I WAS LITERALLY LIKE “huh wonder if he’ll talk about rain world” thank you, I love the game so much and I’m glad more people are giving it recognition

[@bradynglasgow3163]

Before my comment is also abandoned and discovered years later, I’d like to say thank you for what you do. Your videos inspire me, and I love watching each new one. The first episode of video games with dying worlds, was one of my all time favorites. I haven’t finished this one yet, but I’m sure it will be similarly amazing. Thank you!

[@VirtualCarbon]

I really appreciate your support, and glad that you like the content. Thank you so much!

[@guerillagorilla4423]

You donated. It's not gonna be forgotten.

[@borb7085]

Pepperage firms remembers what happened in New york city 1999.

[@dreamweaver4183]

​@@borb7085 did Jshlatt have anything to do with it? 👀

[@gs325jcbd]

Gay

[@russellsample2763]

It's not entirely the same, but the Portal games do an excellent job of showing you an empty, lonely world. Portal 1 especially leans in on the lonely part, but Portal 2 dives into the history of Aperture and really gives that sense of a dead, decaying world despite the fact there is actually a decent amount of dialogue.

[@ГеоргийЛобанов-н7б]

Its isnt just Portal, but Half-Life 2 as well. If you pay attention to your surroundings, you understand the Earth is pretty much dead. All life that still there are prolong trough artificial means, and all that is left is few humans, synths, xen flora infestation and empty wastlelands. You cant shake off the meloncholic feeling that the fight is meaningless, because its already too late for Earth. All you do is that you try to prolong humankind existance at least for a day or two. And because fighting is all that is left to do.

[@josephtillery1573]

Shadow of the colossus has and will always be my favorite game. Played it with my dad when I was young but we never beat it. He eventually passed but when I grew I got a ps4. I immediately got GOW 2016 and shadow of the colossus remake. Finally beat and it’s still the most beautiful experience ever. Rip dad but thanks for showing me that absolute cinema of a game. 10/10 peak.

[@raksh9]

What a personal and special way to pay tribute to your dad. ❤

[@senjougaharan1842]

MAN that Vermis animation was so amazing I thought it was official and spent 15 minutes looking for it, amazing video and great work.

[@virtualdave000]

Vermis is one of the greatest pieces of art/world building I have had the pleasure of laying eyes on. What Plastiboo did is just amazing.

[@saikikusuo667]

I watch the part 1 everynight before going to sleep, your song choices, your deep voice, idk why but it makes me fall asleep, thanks for the pt.2

[@wolfyboy97]

i like to listen to it when i have insomnia, i totally get what you mean!

[@johnbennett9713]

I don't understand how a channel that has content as interesting as this, with quality as high as this, and editing done as well as this, doesn't have more subscribers. Criminal.

[@fordakacar]

It’s just an over saturation of the genre. There are multiple channels just off the top of my head with the exact same editing style and video subjects. But yeah he does deserve more subs for sure.

[@Maana44762]

@@fordakacar Please do give the names of a couple of them! I know many "horror" ish channels, but none that are near the same quality and vibe as these ones

[@swefress]

Well, be glad that if the channel had more subs, it'd be nothing like you love it to be.

[@Anekdoten-r8zz]

​@@Maana44762 Lemmino, Jacob Geller, Barely Sociable, Nexpo, Pseudiom, Vote 4 Holt, Solar Sands, Maverick Files... These are the ones that come to my mind right now, but there are plenty more.

[@Anekdoten-r8zz]

​@@Maana44762 Trust me, there are a lot of channels like this one. I even wrote a comment naming a few, but sadly the algorithm hid my comment (I believe that, if you filter the comments by "Newest first", you may be able to see it)

[@legoheyguy7580]

AAAAA IM SO EXCITED TO SEE RAIN WORLD BEING TALKED ABOUT! this is my favorite game of all time and o believe it is a masterpiece that has not received the attention it deserves

[@Lucirby93]

If you enjoy Vermis I would also recommend Godhusk. Another great book about a destroyed world set in a futuristic setting. It's a self contained story with mysteries, multiple endings and amazing artwork.

[@tencity1846]

Man, you and Jacob Geller are my favourite KZbinrs. The way you interweave psychological intrigue with gaming is amazing. Honestly, you guys are the only good KZbin essayists I bother watching. Amazing job! I hope to see more.

[@izzy-ew2by]

They both have great taste

[@julia-rd3le]

Same haha xD they’re both great

[@Sneedseednfeed]

Geller gets too pretentious for my taste, virtual carbon is just cozy enough

[@CALIDOR109]

@@Sneedseednfeed Agreed

[@graysonboyce434]

I love the ethereal, calm background music you use in your videos. Fits them perfectly, especially the "dead world" videos.

[@onelefthanded6928]

Your last video of Dying world got me playing the game Naissancee and it's one of the best experiences I had for a long time

[@RainbowRenegade]

It's so good fr.

[@franciscol3510]

I played Naissancee and got stuck in a puzzle and felt like an idiot. 10/10 best game ever

[@cardrave]

Love this series. Your videos capture a very specific type of "vibe" that I have trouble finding elsewhere. Thank you for making more.

[@alexalx7617]

Maybe try Jacob Geller, nexpo or Nick crowley. You might like them since they have a very similar "vibe' and are super well edited

[@tempestfrost]

Nexpo 10/10

[@marekw4524]

Vermis is a very interesting setting for a souls-like TTRPG campaign. Actually running it, doesn't need a lot of additional work to get it work. Everyone at the table loves the world crafted by Plastiboo!

[@dabbingraccoons6416]

Yeah it’s super cool and the books make a lot of lore and monsters for you

[@bonfiters]

what would a "souls-like" TTRPG even entail?

[@illeagle9560]

​@@bonfiters only thing I can think of is checkpoints and experience and money being one unit.

[@Daniel_Lancelin]

@bonfiters I believe they meant that Vermis' dark fantasy setting and melancholic tone are similar to the works of FromSoftware.

[@marekw4524]

​@@bonfitersyou can use the 5 Torches Deep system (A harder, rules light interpretation of D&D5e) with lightly modified contents of Vermis to create something quite similar to dark souls in difficulty and overall feel. Tho I yet have to make a rebirth mechanic, tho my players learned quite quickly to approach encounters in a cautious, strategic manner. Overall at least one person gets downed every combat.

[@Akashathesilentassassin]

Something about these melancholic games combined with your quiet voice is genuinely comforting. Love this kind of content. 💕💕

[@Akashathesilentassassin]

Also, Rain World is such a beautiful game! I know I'd love playing it.

[@Akashathesilentassassin]

Another reply: Children of Clay fills my history-obsessed, mythology-loving heart with joy- I LOVE learning about mythology! I need to get that game-

[@black_crest]

I will never get tired of people talking about Rain World. Thank you for giving it the attention it deserves.

[@Electric0eye]

You're truly amazing at setting the stage and granting the viewer an all-enveloping atmosphere that is sometimes comforting, sometimes unsettling, but always mystifying. I thought I knew some of these stories, but your presentation made them feel brand new. If you do make more videos in this series, I very much look forward to them.

[@etherealequinox6590]

I'm so glad you talked about Fatum Betula. I bought it on a whim cause it just seemed very mysterious. I stumbled my way through the game just figuring out what does what and how all on my own. Surreal art was already an interest of mine, Fatum Betula fueled that fire brighter than anything in the last 10 years

[@NathanEaton-Benterud]

The effect you applied to rain world footage looked so good, great job man! How did you do it? It was beautiful

[@JackVice]

Rainworld reminds me of my time in Oregon. Hold on, rainworld is safer and dryer. My bad.

[@brian8507]

Safer? I live in oregon. Where is it unsafe

[@mattbattaglia4694]

@@brian8507 oregon is lovely. People are weird

[@yungpm]

@@brian8507 Portland

[@Daniel_Lancelin]

The grey, rain-soaked ruins and filthy, seething scavenger-predators are reminiscent of Portland in particular. As an Oregonian, I give it my stamp of authenticity.

[@mattbattaglia4694]

@@Daniel_Lancelin lol right dude, right

[@BrokenToken1]

cant wait man, absolutely LOVED the first volume of this series

[@theodore3506]

“Whether it’s art, art, art or art emotion is emotional is emotional”. great sentence

[@KoalaProductions]

I love your videos because they have so much atmosphere and time to focus on the vibe of what's presented rather than be blasted with information and constant talking with jarring music like most video essays

[@SavanBerry]

1:01:10 You create this animation pixel of vermis?... Awesome!

[@zs9652]

Yo congrats on the sponsor. You earned. Your videos are always well made.

[@mihailnikolov5535]

Hello. I watched the first video a few months ago and have used it as a sleeping aid. It's not boring at all, I loved it, but it's so soothing. I've been checking your account for another one of these for a few weeks now. I'm sure it'll be fantastic!

[@brokenlotproductions]

I hope you mention Signalis in one of these videos. Goes along so well with this theme and the OST (which you use) goes with it aswell. Amazing video truly. Something about your videos makes me feel so intrigued and addicted

[@mothwyfe]

Vol 1 of this series was actually the first video of yours I ever watched and it's what made me subscribe. I'm happy I get to watch Vol 2 as a subscriber! Great work as usual

[@wyattscalise6562]

I remember getting a PS2 demo CD in the mail and one of the games on the CD was Shadow Of The Colossus....that game always made me feel a certain type of way....thanks for covering it!

[@benj...]

i absolutely adore the visuals you used for the finding of the mysterious cd, really hope to be able to do something like that one day

[@ollsanders]

These are my favorite videos, some of my best memories are watching all your videos during sports trips. They're always amplified by the dark bus and cold windows. Please post more often, I'm almost to the point of begging.

[@ReysaAdam]

Man, i don't know how you did it, but this 1 hour long video went by fast that i didn't even notice.. that's how good this video is, the way you set up everything with the ambient music and the way you talk to set the mood is really enjoyable and therapeutic.

[@0uterHeaven_Official]

I loved your last video on dying worlds, and it got me into Blame which is now one of my favorite mangas of all time. I thought I was dreaming when this appeared in my feed.

[@MrFallout984]

You have no idea how much I love Vermis. Used it for my parties still favorite campaign to this day

[@SlaughterGang504]

this is a masterpiece. and you could have made several videos out of this with how much care you put into parts. love your work man.

[@mr.duckyduck7628]

Thank you virtual carbon for sharing these beautiful worlds with us especially vermis the story and artwork you depicted was so compelling and interesting I had to buy the books right after watching the video I can’t wait to read them and keep up the great work you make amazing videos !

[@TheFleshPrevails]

Absolutely love your videos! Also good timing on this one for me as I recently ordered my Vermis art books and should be arriving soon!

[@Griefhand]

Same lol

[@dabbingraccoons6416]

Been saving up for a while so someday I can finally buy both vermis books and godhusk rebirth

[@Griefhand]

Arrived yesterday, they went right away with my favorites books ahah

[@noahcrider]

You did a great job covering Rain World - it's my favorite game of all time and it's not even close. Cannot wait for the new expansion in March!

[@ckampen]

I love the feeling your videos give me: this melancholic nostalgia. Another great upload, thank you for all your hard work!

[@maraferaventi2984]

ahhh, Rain World! one of my fav games of this past few years. I'm so happy every time I see people talk about it! and to acquire Vermis physical books to my collection has definitely been one of my recent dreams! if you're going to do a pt.3 of this series, I think Hyper Light Drifter would fit perfectly into the theme of these videos

[@Shlip78]

So I have not watched this yet, but I would like to say that your first part to this is honestly my favourite video on youtube, you do an incredible job in multiple different aspects. But to keep it all short, thank you, you do not know how ecstatic I was to find you made a PART 2!

[@ainesh1406]

I'll never get bored of these kind of videos ! Thank you

[@BigBee123]

These videos always take me to another world. @VirtualCarbon you are an artist.

[@captainavem9441]

unreasonably excited for volume 2... volume 1 is easily one of my favorite videos on YT, keep up the awesome work!!!!

[@BattlebrotherPhil]

Yes yes yes! Instantly clicked when the notification dropped. This will be great to watch while I work on some hobby stuff. Loved part 1, so this is highly appreciated! Thank you so much for your great vids VC!

[@Nick_Valentine2702]

Shadow of the Colossus is one of my favorite games of all time. I first played it on PS2 and much later played it on PS4 and showed my kids. It’s an amazing journey.

[@iisaacsll]

I would love to see more of these! I would love to see you cover the game Signalis

[@Rooster0]

Yooooooooooo Your first Dying Worlds vids is what made me discover your channel and subscribe in the first place. Welcome back!

[@Dinoenthusiastguy]

I think our modern way of life is making us crave experiences like these. Our world is becoming increasingly noisy, crowded, and full of human-friendly but uninteresting structures. We always know where we are and usually have an easy way to get back home. It makes sense that many people would be attracted to games built around exactly the opposite ideas.

[@yerpderp6800]

I gotta say, the DS2 music for Vermis fits the theme perfectly. Really makes me want to learn more (and if Miyazaki knows about it!)

[@bottlemanic]

Hell yeah, exploring Rain World for the first time was like nothing else ive ever played

[@soundjuggler129]

No channel does it like you, the theme and atmosphere you set is something to be strived for

[@Karnivor-0us]

this is my fav video series, unless i forgot it in the last episode the last guardian would work as a segment in part 3

[@vood00killer]

Your voice is so perfect for this narration, makes it both eintertaining and pleasant to listen to! 🙏

[@thisisabizzareday8990]

This was a great video showing lots of games with their own unique dying worlds. But, one game that you’ve failed to mention in this video and the original dying world’s video is SOMA. If you don’t know of SOMA I heavily suggest you to play the game. I don’t want to say much about the game because it is best to experience everything new in your own play-through, not through spoilers. I will say that it is a sci-fi horror game centered around a dying world that questions what it means to be human through its setting, characters, atmosphere, and especially the story. Please do play the game if you haven’t heard of it. Also thank you for these amazing videos.

[@dillweed3902]

THIS VIDEO HAS EVERYTHING I LIKE, RAINWORLD, VERMIS, AND BLAME!????? YESSS

[@bradames320]

I love the dying worlds videos. Something about the eerieness and the beautiful color styles with bits of lore. That's pure art in my eyes

[@IWasaTeenageTeenWolf]

Tormentum: Dark Sorrow is another great example of a game set in a death world. The art alone is phenomenal.

[@goldkombat]

I saw the post you made for the arrival of this video, and the notification almost made me buss

[@citrusbunny6455]

Vermis mentioned!! im writing a portion of my A level on Plastiboo, adore their work :)

[@CALIGS]

I love Vermis so much, Shadow of the Colossus too. Seeing Vermis go from its book to all of the fan made creations is just beautiful.

[@devilscave]

the amount of production in this video it's just straight up amazing love your work fam

[@advvo9880]

Your immaculate ability of storytelling has led me to buy a copy of Vermis, thank you :D

[@StevePerdomo]

never stop making these, always get excited when a new video drops!!!!!! Also, the video was fantastic, definitely my favorite series, keep it up!!!!!!!

[@YouInFlowsRiver]

Im loving your videos Virtual Carbon! Leaving a comment cause I genuinely hope your work gets more attention Your style of editing and narrating has me captivated each time, it's tantalizing

[@BobFredrik-n8f]

There's this one game where it tells a story of how the developers of some rpg game in the 90s have gone mad for some reason and at the end one of them shot up the office. And the dude who shot up the place left secret messages in that game basically like a confession to what he has done and modeled the office where he worked before the accident. I can't find the damn video about that game and don't remember the name ITS KILLING ME

[@YouInFlowsRiver]

Perhaps Basilisk 2000? Also covered by Sagan Hawkes?

[@BobFredrik-n8f]

@YouInFlowsRiver OMG YES THAT'S IT THANK YOU

[@tylociraptor8131]

My god man, your channel deserves so much more attention.

[@ItzYuki1i]

One of the few channels i get very excited about seeing an upload from, fantastic and entertaining content as always, thank you!

[@lizardo8876]

Thank you for talking about rain world it is my favorite game of all time and is massively underrated. Hopefully you can bring some attention to this indie precious gem.

[@Pedro_64]

This is becoming my favorite KZbin series, good job

[@Fronkville]

I bought the vermis books a while ago, its awesome to see it here! Love the vid

[@OhGodSorry]

Oh god yes. The first part was so cool. Thank you so much

[@sleepycat1929]

I’ll never get tired of hearing your voice Edit: By the way I’m surprised you didn’t mention the game Crow Country but I’ll wait and see in the next videos.

[@crazys4173]

Never stop this series 🙏

[@dillweed3902]

My guy had me thinking there was a Vermis game now🙏 then i realized it was his crazy editing

[@gangleri1358]

Glad to see a second video about this topic from you. I played all games from the first video and really liked their atmosphere. I'll definitely check out the other games too. Edit: Vermis is very interesting and I'll buy the books. The artwork in there is just stunning.

[@tricouleur9689]

Lunacid might be a great addition to the series. It’s also set in dying world, although you’re confined to The Great Well. It has interesting characters, lore, and greatly inspired by Kings Field.

[@Pankunchiiiii]

Do I like video games? No. Will I watch you talk about them for an hour and a half? Absolutely yes.

[@daddyzed128]

I get really lucid dreams and when i fall asleep to these videos sometimes i go to this part of my dream scape that looks like a mansion with all limial rooms. I love it

[@Nopalmtreez]

i highly suggest you check out the game DarkWood by Acid Wizard studios, i think you'd appreciate the vibe and atmosphere the game provides. Also takes place in a dying "zone" not necessarily the whole world but it is a fantastic setting for the game to take place. Great video as always! Was very happy to see RainWorld make an appearance

[@mitchcran]

Your videos always have the best vibes

[@AliceT3a]

honestly I want to find more worlds like this, post-apoc fantasy is really good and I love a world in the twilight of it's life where you can see hints of what it once was.

[@jordaninman_it]

Any plans to make a Spotify playlist of all the BANGERS used in your videos?

[@Katieufo13]

Exactly my thoughts. Reminds me of the silent hill soundtracks

[@Nora.NoNorea]

I’m so happy someone finally talked about the lighthouse game, it was so fun to play and I want more people yo play it.

[@NeonUFO]

omg fatum betula mentioned it's nice to see some love for this gem 🙏 for more obscure games with dying worlds, i strongly recommend dread delusion and sanguine sanctum!

[@grandly2214]

My favourite type of video on this channel is back! This is gonna be a good night.

[@ZomboidMania]

Nearly your entire subscriber base (in theory) has watched this, goes to show how invested people are in this topic

[@travescharic]

OH MY GOD 57:04 I LOVE THIS GAME IT FEELS LIKE NO ONE EXCEPT ME AND MY BF KNOW IT LMAO Edit: you missed a guy???? the hand guy???

[@brainafkstube5393]

I love dying worlds so much. If ours was more apocalyptic or post apoaclyptic, I would leave the house more often because of the dense atmosphere

[@HauntedPicnic2d6]

God damn that's high quality editing and video dude! Great picks too.

[@aspenlover101]

If you ever make a part three, consider The Final Station. The train ride through the crumbling world has such intense subtle background horror along with a brutal ending. For those that haven’t played it, it’s a fantastic game that I couldn’t recommend more.

[@DZ60]

Great work once more. Next I would love to see more of these worlds and one I would really love to see in these videos is the world of the original stalker game (SoC). That would also be quite timely with their new release, which is ok, but to me the originals are just so hauntingly beautiful and desolate. The atmosphere is one of a kind to this day.

[@wastelande81799]

Games with dying worlds or just games where you are alone make me so calm and cozy even if it's a dark premise

[@kristapsrutkovskis5561]

This channel deserves so many more subs than it has

[@dcommo8975]

At 1:20, where could I find the source of the image! Great video as always, I love how you’ve cultivated such an evocative atmosphere with your videos :)

[@augmentedman]

It’s from “Creatures of the End Time” (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hXeXp6SDl52Zirssi=erknJpHaECuT1hye)

[@dcommo8975]

@ Thanks!

[@hrknesslovesu]

I've been thinking of a game that does the dying world trope better than any I've played since: King's Field: The Ancient City. The opening cinematic and intro makes it clear how dead and dying the world is. You meet widowed, sick and famished characters on the surface before descending into the game's main dungeon. The dungeon itself is very difficult, dark and has very few NPCs, but an interesting subversion occurs: If you find certain hidden paths, they lead back to the surface which is usually a small spring or forested area. It's an occasional reminder of what the world is losing and what you're fighting to preserve. A nice respite in an otherwise dark and arduous journey. The game was made by the same developers as the Souls series which is hugely popular now, but in my opinion, the dying atmosphere was at it's peak in this game. It's one thing to meet crestfallen characters, see undead soldiers or fight uncaring gods, but the sadness just hits different when you meet a dying mother and her daughter or when you find a small area whose only purpose is to give you some temporary peace.