Vinny - Home Safety Hotline (An Analog Horror Cryptid Hotline)

[@vinesaucefullsauce]

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[@curaphix]

i wonder if anyone actually replies to these

[@reidepperson8534]

they do now i guess@@curaphix

[@dinopattymedvale63]

Vinny You didn't know this But the kid was kill by false rose bush 31:16 How do you see this◼️

[@_Cetarial]

@@curaphixYes.

[@ZANY_FUNK]

@@curaphix Yeas

[@FunkyGhost37]

Vinny went from "I have to read all of this?" to knowing what entry was needed before they could finish talking. That's how creative this game was when it engrossed you in what the hell was going on in this fucked up world.

[@SomeFreakingCactus]

While chat was a common help for him, often immediately spamming what they believe to be the answer, that wasn't true about all of them. Vinny really enjoyed this and learned carefully.

[@TrueLadyEvilChan]

As an aside, everyone who did the voices did an absolutely amazing job. Some are the perfect amount of sickeningly heartwrenching, truly angry, completely detached, and others are the hilarious amount of confusion. They nailed the intonations and cadence and inflection and deliveries.

[@smells109]

@@TrueLadyEvilChan yea i was surprised at the voice acting, it was pretty decent when you consider it's inspired from analogue horror and the vast majority of analogue horror voice acting is hilariously bad lmao (at first anyway) (mandela catalogue moment)

[@spacegoldfish9481]

if there's anything this game is good at, it's immediately engrossing you in it's world. instead of generic analog horror fare where you have to deal with "The Swapster" or "It Knows." you deal with the Fae, fairies, magical creatures, it's super refreshing. i'm honestly depressed there weren't even more strange things like dragons and whatnot in there, it's just a neat idea all around

[@Enoploteuthidea]

@@smells109 Vinny didnt end up looking at the extras that talk a bit about the making of the game, but most of the performers were ex- or current performers at parks like Evermore that played up that sort of high fantasy fair type stuff. it really explains some of the campy-ness of things when you take in the fairground elf performer inspiration

[@monkeymita]

I love that Vinny assumes the hotline employee aura of reading things and being like "ooooh, sorry man. You had a false artifact. We can send you a complimentary memory wisp as compensation :)"

[@SprigatitoPlushie]

"Oh, you lost your only child? We can help you forget about them by ordering a Memory wisp from us for only $90!"

[@twisted_autumn]

2:32:30 even though it really was a fae feast, what with chat saying its a trash gnome i really love the idea of this woman finding a massive pile of feces on her dining table and vinny sending her instructions to consume it all as quickly as possible

[@gearhead743]

My guess, going by the hints, was that the pile of feces was left by a toilet hobb or a trash gnome. As to them, it was quite a nice feast.

[@RoachMogul]

Prepare for a poopfeast madame.

[@od-vn9ws]

I told one guy to leave cream out as an offering to the creature in his house. I'm pretty sure his actual problem was like, ants.

[@JacobKinsley]

Faecal Yummy

[@danielkorrmann5467]

Asking for help and the answer is just " eat shit " xD

[@mitchellgift9366]

57:35 "idiot didn't listen and now he has a boggart" kills me 😂

[@CaffeinatedKing]

That was my favorite moment. Shitting on a guy for not knowing how to deal with a hobb as though it's the most common sense thing in the world. (I guess it is, in their universe)

[@larrson6996]

@@CaffeinatedKing the thing too is that the HSH told him how to deal with it and he just didn't listen. always leave cream out for ur hobs lads!

[@CaffeinatedKing]

Cryptid deniers in their world would be the equivalent of our conspiracy theorists "Bro it's not a fucking fae, it was a normal noise in the house, the fae aren't real, I've watched videos" @@larrson6996

[@helloofthebeach]

It kills him too

[@theuncalledfor]

@@larrson6996 I would prefer to get a stair slug. Stair slugs eat hobbs.

[@rotomfan63]

i love how the game is completely neutral to moles but just instantly calls mice "worthless"

[@Tony-ny9fp]

They say not to kill moles under any circumstances. Maybe as to not anger "the others that sleep under the dirt"

[@robooz]

Moles are creatures of The Soil, while those filthy mice... they know too much...

[@samsammich8465]

That one mouse who organized a guys tools every night must have played this game and wanted to change the publics perception of mice.

[@naplockblubba5369]

Those mice know what they did

[@chronotiger]

To add insult to injury... 5:43 that's a fucken RAT picture AND RECORDING, dev may as well label a zebra a horse next (DISTANT families both, dear excitable contrarians). For real though, not that hard to get two things right: What's a mouse and what's a rat from sight alone; and that neither had anything to do with the spreading of the damn plague (in reality, at least; maybe in the game's universe, that fact conveniently differs)

[@micahfurlow2624]

Honestly I thought I was gonna be a pretty standard spoopy game but it seems to be more of a chill game that doesn't take itself *too* seriously, but at the same time has a pretty terrifying world and some kinda spoopy scenarios. Also the fact that the sentence "idiot didn't feed the hob and it became a bogart, he's fucked" becomes normal at some point is hilarious

[@cho-ws4bf]

The concept of fairies and the fae being pests to call an exterminator on with is really funny tbh. Hats off to the dev, this keeps in line with the vibes of fae folklore. Including the child eating

[@theuncalledfor]

"Uuhh, I think I have some kind of hobb in my home and I want it removed. It says you can't remove them but I know that's a lie. I know for a fact stair slugs eat hobbs, so please send me a stair slug. I'm tired of leaving out bowls of cream for those vile things."

[@Fishfish458]

The theme could work well as a table top game atmosphere where the players are tasked with responding to the calls by going to the houses and determining what is happening, having to convince the clients that either 'yes, this magical reality thing happened and we solved it, pay us' or 'It was totally a normal thing, we fixed it, don't worry about it, pay us'

[@debrisposting4904]

Imagine calling and being told they're sending a team to remove the pest, and when the van pulls up, a bunch of people with guns and military gear show to remove the "pest."

[@pareidolist]

I didn't experience any horror from this game because I was too busy being entertained by the fae lore subversion

[@ryanlorenzo5003]

It's less fae extermination and more the otherworldly beings have set up a damn call center just to get humans to leave them alone.

[@unclekoopus2784]

I got the impression that the subtext of the game was also implying, or straight up shouting that the HSH were in the real estate business as well as being fae themselves, and so a lot of the advisories are encouraging or actually instructing people to vacate their homes. The parade of homes for sale (including the one overgrown by spriggan leaves) seemed to imply this. Also, the fact that so many of the entries are written to encourage cohabitation and also to downplay the obvious risk would seem to show that they're less exterminators and more encouraging this kind of infestation to continue. I wouldn't mind, just never give them your real name, don't eat the fae feast, and always carry a metal talisman with holes in it. I'll be around with my pet pooka and my farting troll boyfriend, thriving in the new fae world order.

[@JacobKinsley]

I love the idea of coming home from work and the stair slug slithers down the stairs to say hi ♥ and I unwind watching vinny videos on my desk which I treat kindly, and before bed open the closet labyrinth to take out some warm clothes for the troll chilling in the cupboard. Then I say night night to my bed hag and am lulled to sleep by the soothing sounds of the whistling fungus

[@BasteAndThreadpilled]

as soon as i saw the glamor rock coupon and it was the same as the one the supervisor was wearing i was like "oh god theyre all fae"

[@ElFreakinCid]

Actually, the wrong answer call for the fae feast implies that if you ignore it, you'll either be forced to eat it or outright killed by the fae who left it.

[@TheKnizzine]

​@@BasteAndThreadpilledwhy would they sell a horseshoe made of iron. Doesnt that damage fey too?

[@None-Trick_Pony]

​@@TheKnizzineMaybe it's actually made of some other metal, and they just want you to think you're safe? It's not supported anywhere in the text, but it would keep in line with HSH just lulling you into a false sense of security.

[@Gabriel_Blair]

i love that half of the solutions are just "lol ur fucked"

[@WakkaMadeInYevon]

Have you considered *Memory Whisp?*

[@Conorator]

Only a few are like that, but a lot of them are just "Move out immediately."

[@huntercovarrubias6312]

Seems like a recurring theme in analog horror to be faced with a million hopeless scenarios. I guess to make you feel that sense of utter helplessness? Idk

[@zelaznytytan]

It's boring honestly

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@huntercovarrubias6312It’s more because analog horror is about you know, eldritch horrors that are to us as we are to ants.

[@itsumayo]

*Current Caller: Joel* Transcription: “Hey… uuhhhh, I think I brought something to Earth. I work for SETI or whatever and a signal talked about a leg being boiled. Now the garage is flashing green and chat is telling me to check bathroom. I’ve been carrying a crowbar everywhere for protection. Please help.”

[@Technature7567]

Yeah uuuhhhhh, this one's a little out of the ordinary, but I think I know the problem. Wherever you received that signal, just leave. Leave the building, don't come back. I would recommend not looking back either. Most likely whatever is after you isn't after you specifically, it's just the building it wants. Don't worry about personal belongings as you never know when the point of no return is exactly, just quickly but calmly leave the building and do not come back. If you're interested, please don't forget to call us back and explain what happened as well as the fact that you were already given and followed advice and well be more than happy to send you a complimentary memory wisp.

[@marcosrodriguez607]

DUENDE!

[@Blues_Light]

I see people using the word cryptid a lot for this game, but I was honestly surprised and happy to see that it was actually faeries/fae that were the subject of this game. You don't see it a lot. Fae creatures are way more scary in myth than how many often see them today ( some fiction has gone back to those roots in the past few decades, at least. D&D always had hostile/dangerous fae creatures). This game had plenty of humor (especially the end) but I appreciate that it didn't betray its sense of dread throughout. Which is in a way fitting for faeries. They're silly and inviting one moment, then the next your child is kidnapped and replaced with a monster or you have a little freak destroying your house and attacking you because you forgot to leave it some milk last night.

[@chelsicalhoun6266]

It really is interesting how so many fae myths revolve around children/pets being bodyswapped or stolen. Really hammering in that adult fear.

[@Rincewindl]

i love the fact that half of this game is "funny little fae! you got promoted to junior manager! uh oh a nypmh stole your face!" and "There is nothing you can do to stop the Fae. They have been here before humanity and you will live in fear of your children and pets."

[@Blues_Light]

Oh yeah, would also recommend folks either buy the game or check out a video that showcases the fail conditions for each call. Vinny got almost all of them correct, and the ones that he didn't weren't the especially freaky ones.

[@willowism]

@@chelsicalhoun6266 yeah! an interesting thing to note is that autistic children were often thought to be replaced by the fae because they didn't know about that sort of thing.

[@skizardfizzle7379]

That or their house is on fire.

[@moshikito4717]

Vinny messing up the cockroach call because he didnt read, but then getting the mole one correct, which i've seen a lot of people mess up is classic

[@ViolentSillyGirl]

Ive kept track of other playthroughs and the cockroach call is actually failed a lot more than the mole call (Dont judge what i do in my free time)

[@CyberPunkBadGuy]

@@ViolentSillyGirl I agree about the cockroach thing, Its quite interchangeable with black mold. while the mole one makes some sense.

[@silque_brigandess]

By a lot of people, do you just mean manlybadasshero

[@CyberPunkBadGuy]

@@silque_brigandess well I also so Insym made the same error, I did not watch manly's video on it.

[@TrueLadyEvilChan]

@@CyberPunkBadGuy It's pretty easy to get gophers and moles confused, and the described dangers can be a bit misleading.

[@Qin_Metit7777]

Gotta respect the prank caller's dedication, got turned into a mouse but still went out of his way to bother you one last time

[@Isaacandjed]

BTW for those not in the know the prank caller is an extended reference to real prank caller Longmont Potion Castle. Very funny guy.

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

Do you have that Pepper squeeze squeeze squeeze squeeze?

[@Isaacandjed]

@@rionthemagnificent2971 I got cables imported from Guam

[@ElFreakinCid]

I love how despite this dedication, his fake names got lazier as he went, going from the semi-believable Twig Sigmund (cause hey, "Twig" could be a nickname he goes by) all the way to just "Flipper".

[@vermis0161]

feeling personally called out by all the "just clean your house" prevention tips

[@nobodyimportant4778]

This is what living in the pokemon universe would be like.

[@timothyfinn3619]

That applies more so to Shin Megami Tensei than this game

[@VinchVolt]

"Idiot threw his daughter's doll away, now he has a Banette."

[@nobodyimportant4778]

Oops drifloon ate your child Whoopsie you went outside while a gourgeist was in town and it murdered you. Uh oh you touched a coin owned by a gimmighoul.

[@huntercovarrubias6312]

The HSH would be the most profitable organization ever created

[@nobodyimportant4778]

-heard singing outside, investigated, murdered by a gourgeist -licked by a haunter. Now you have a chronic shivering disease -kid was playing with a purple balloon and hasn't been seen since

[@David-wo7nt]

I hate that fucking False Beet so much for some reason, even if it's hardly the strangest one - the line "Can not be removed" just freaks me out, just gonna live with this God damn beet parasite for the rest of my life.

[@Peace_of_Toast]

This is why I don’t eat.

[@toastedprocastinator]

​@@Peace_of_Toast JUST DON'T EAT BEETS. 🔥

[@chelsicalhoun6266]

I really enjoy how this game mixes supernatural fae horror with the mundane and how it slowly ramps up till the normal is bizarre and the bizarre is normal. Some of the VAing is fantastic too. The mom who lost her 10-year-old broke my heart. I want more analog horror games like this.

[@Joural0401]

Apparently she has a call if you get the answer wrong that's also fucked up.

[@Peace_of_Toast]

@@Joural0401inform me

[@metrizans]

2:03:06 Chat was sooo close to throwing him off on the Soap Sprite. Proud of Vin for sticking with his gut instinct. That one is stupid tricky. It messes with you by omitting details from the actual text entry. You'd only catch it if you pay attention to the photo.

[@MrTheil]

I love the idea of a bunch of Fae setting up an emergency hotline to help people deal with mundane or paranormal problems

[@Thorn16]

I'm so happy this game took a Fae focus. The Fair Folk are so interesting and also scary as FUCK.

[@Romanticoutlaw]

of all the fantasy creatures, fae are the ones I'd be least eager to f'ck around and find out with. I'd rather try to talk a dragon into not eating me than have one exchange with the fair folk

[@dysr]

They’re a fascinating look into human nature, representing their fears and threats to their survival as to dissuade the more curious members of society from ending up like the metaphorical cat. That’s why so many of them pose a danger to pets and children, as they are the most likely to get themselves into such trouble. It’s also telling that other cultures have similar beliefs, such as Japanese Shintoism teaching about respecting one’s surroundings, as it’s a solution to a very innate human problem.

[@sneezebiscuits7239]

@@Romanticoutlaw MF'ers will replace your toes with sticks 'cause you didn't wear the right colour when meeting them

[@copyrightstrike4666]

Boggarts are nightmare fuel

[@Sunshyne670]

I was expecting this to just be an SCP ripoff, but the dedication to fae folklore makes it stand out and gives it a lot of character

[@sharcblazer99]

That ending was PURE GOLD, I love the cheesy music, the cheesy costumes, this horror game was absolutely spectacular.

[@JamienautMark2]

1:48:59 the idea of these fantasy creatures singing wonderwall and other 90s hits is hilarious to me

[@thag_simmons]

with all the reading expected from this game, I'm shocked that vinny would play this, let alone finish it after a three-hour playthrough! I'm glad he did, this game does that "weird menace FMV DOS game" thing so charmingly.

[@Jameston]

Only about mid-way through but the Sprig tree was a nice little story, the torn up fabric being the kid’s clothes paints a gruesome image. I like how some of these take a bit of work to think through. The black liquid detail gives it away easily in this circumstance but these guys are clever with their little cryptid entries

[@DullVivid]

the concept of the Boggart scared the everloving shit out of my nyquil-induced brain the other night and i have no clue why

[@Tom_Katsu_pz]

Well that's an unexpected sight, hi! I remember your short comics from way back. Haven't really kept up with recent works if there are any but still, a nice surprise!

[@anonbobanon7320]

Thats hilarious

[@Romanticoutlaw]

it's probably your subconscious warning you to leave out cheese since you forgot to last night

[@iveli_alpaca]

Sounds like you didn't leave pictures of Fionna out for your hobb.

[@BytheCaye]

HATMAN

[@wolfbanew]

Vinny may be down with the sickness, but that doesn't stop him from ensuring the safety of our homes

[@LeudieBlues]

At least it's not the fae flu

[@SchadenfreudeUY]

ouu ah ah ah ah

[@2buberry]

​@@SchadenfreudeUYuh uh

[@wrecktangles]

What do I do if I have a Vinny in my home?

[@protomato6427]

To@@wrecktangles To get rid of wild Vinny, one must simply play a copyrighted music. To prevent Vinny from appearing, you can get yourself a pet cat, Vinny doesn't enter a household with a cats present

[@mikoirl]

Hi there, been having this problem lately and I heard you could help. Every single night there's this skittering beside my window. My brother says it's a raccoon, but I know raccoons can't talk. It always go "me me me me me" or "hello!". I caught a glimpse of it once and I think it looked like a really small frenchman? Anyways, I've been missing work because of it, so I'll take anything at this point. Thank you!

[@chelsicalhoun6266]

Has it whispered any offers of home ownership to you? If so, DO NOT ACCEPT NO MATTER WHAT.

[@00suesakamoto]

I think you got a bad case of bedroom joey cryptid

[@Patodeagua213]

The solution is to put bonzy buddy images in your window

[@theoriginalskittle9252]

Probably a house fire

[@sacredeyes3508]

I think you're infested with shpees

[@nobodyimportant4778]

Do NOT fuck with carol. Even if you're a scary doppelganger thing that breaks into homes and kills the owner to make prank calls on their phone. Ohhhhh the "smart mouse" are people that carol and her druid friends polymorphed. I get it now.

[@EthVortexShield]

It explains why the game had so much piss and vinegar towards mice, too

[@VinchVolt]

I have to give major credit to Home Safety Hotline for being the first horror game to really make me feel deeply and viscerally unsettled for a prolonged period of time. Much of it is thanks to the surprisingly on-point performances from the voice cast; the memory wisp, false artifact, and mirror nymph victims were especially crushing to listen to. I also looked up a compilation of wrong answer callbacks out of curiosity and I can confirm that many of them are even _more_ deeply disturbing than the initial calls. All that said and done it makes the whiplash from the good ending that much bigger.

[@LeudieBlues]

It's amazing and frightening when you think about it, the false artifact is one of the many reasons child mortality rates can be pretty high in this setting. A lot of the shit tend to prey on them and most of their solutions aren't pretty either, you know it's fucked up when you need a memory wisp to be able to speed up the grieving process.

[@alt7837]

yeah, like a certain manly hero said, most of the horror is honestly in those wrong answer calls. the false artifact one was amazing voice acting but made me feel so horrified for the lady despite her just being one of the many callers out there

[@names7278]

Honestly as far as horror games go, it's neat that it gets less scary if you actually help save people from their magic bullshit.

[@Sprech41]

oooooh there's a wrong answer compilation? gonna have to check that out

[@Cosplaybuddygiraffes]

Imo the best wrong answer delivery besides the False Artifact lady is the guy being stalked by the Spriggan. Remember that provoking a Spriggan and being touched by one causes Sprig Tree growth. It’s EXTREMELY visceral

[@iamdamosuzuki_]

Ngl the Fae Feast is kinda adorable. It’s like the little creatures inhabiting your home leaving a peace offering

[@esspfm]

Is it adorable that you have to eat all of it lest you anger them and fall victim to their vengeful wrath?

[@foolfooly3553]

@@esspfm it's cute how they don't really understand human diet so they kinda just pick up shit that's only technically edible and will probably make you very sick, possibly offending them anyway, ending with you being cursed to grow toenails and roots out of your ears or some shit 🥰🥰🥰

[@kbity1]

@@esspfm well it is very rude to the fairies after they worked so hard to make a big pile of flour just for you

[@VinchVolt]

@@esspfm The rotten egg smell is probably also a sticking point.

[@Conorator]

The victim of the Fae Feast perceived it as a pile of Fae Feces. Imagine if you were left a giant pile of poop as a peace offering, and had to eat it to avoid death.

[@TheHunkySquirrel]

Fuck I really want to get myself a common hobb, a desk hobb, a toilet hobb, any fucking hobb just give me all of the hobbs out there because having a bunch of little fellows cleaning my place up while I sleep sounds amazing.

[@andeggbreaks]

You'll need to leave out lots of cream

[@nothere5378]

​@@andeggbreaksI'm picturing a bunch of cutesy pet food bowls with names but filled with various dairy products

[@SomeFreakingCactus]

That's how you catch fae flu.

[@TheSewDew]

Congratulations! A fracture hobb is being sent to your home :)

[@TheSewDew]

​@@SomeFreakingCactusNo, the sprites are how you catch Fae Flu.

[@Sleepydog01]

Finally this game changed the bed bug picture to an actual bed bug lol

[@WarHeroA21]

I'm so happy I'm not the one that this infuriated. For a while I had myself believing that the picture choice was intentional foreshadowing like the wording in the mouse entry, like maybe they aren't really familiar with bed bugs because.... Well. Anyway, the devs decided to change it so nah, I guess it was indeed a mistake and now I feel v i n d i c a t e d

[@Myth1221]

Bless

[@thefancydoge8668]

I thought it was on purpose and had some weird deeper meaning or something lol, I honestly don't know how they accidentally used a stink bug but thank goodness they fixed it.

[@Sleepydog01]

@@thefancydoge8668 exactly my thinking like how do you mistaken them? And I’d be fine if it was a joke but there’s a lot of people that have no idea what a bed bug looks like and believed the game when it showed them a stink bug lmao

[@Sleepydog01]

@@WarHeroA21 and I’m hoping that the pic is an actual bed bug but it could honestly be one of those look alikes like a bat bug or something but idc it’s close enough lol

[@tedandzedrock]

Vinny living in New York and yet fumbling the cockroach question is unreasonably hilarious to me

[@chadspamton2159]

It’s amazing how often he gets it right immediately, then chat telling him it’s wrong, then him realizing he was right in the beginning

[@SomeFreakingCactus]

People in chat would often immediately spoil it for him, leading other chatters - or people who hadn't played it before - prompting reasons for second-guesses to help balance it out.

[@MisterPancake778]

I once heard a lady call in on Coast to Coast AM call about little people "holding funerals and ceremonies in her room at night" (George Noory and his guest told her to get a psychologist despite the radio show being about paranormal phenomena) and this game reminded me of that call, that shit was bizarre.

[@thinnairr]

I love that Vinny has been on a long streak of experimenting with new games, while also giving each ample recording time. I actually subscribed because now his channel always has something interesting

[@johnylaw3101]

I keep waking up at night to a burnt smell in my kitchen and seeing this thing, it looks like an overgrown worm, and it just sits on front of my microwave and watches forks spark. Everytime I try to get it to leave it just makes a noise like "yoew!"

[@SamLovesMovies25]

Hey, when I was in middle school my brother and I had pet rats for a while. They weren't like street rats of course, they were fancy rats. They keep themselves much neater/cleaner, and I think they are very cute!

[@eveandaedrul]

I love their tiny fingers

[@pareidolist]

Very cute and completely worthless

[@SD_yessir]

🎩 🐀

[@serious643]

​@@pareidolistevery single pet in existence:

[@colinorourke7751]

YOU GET A MEMORY WISP! YOU GET A MEMORY WISP! EVERYBODY GETS HUMPBACK WHALES!

[@JacobKinsley]

What was that I get again?

[@colinorourke7751]

@@JacobKinsley Ḥ̴̢̡̨̨̨̡̡̛͙̝̜̦̮͎͖͈͇̬̣̮̪͓͈̦̘͖̣͙̥͚̰̙̮̲͎͚̣̞͔̝̬̥̟͓͔̫̤̲̋͂̽̑̓͛̅̀̿͑̆̉̂́͐̄̒̌̉̈́̍́̒̋͐̎̽͂̍̆̂̍͛̉̐̍̇̿̈͂̋͌̀̊͗́̈́͛̆̉̉̌̑̅͌̄̆̀̕͘̕͘͜͜͠͝͠͝ͅͅū̶̢̻͈̻̭̙͓̬̤̑͒͐͋̍̀̊̂̇̂̂͂̅͒̓̏̅́̀̾̋̂̂̄̿̉̀͒̈́̈̀͋͒́̀͗̅̾̉̎͊̅̄̎͆͑̊̾̌̿̕̚͘̚̕͘̚͘̚̚̕͝͠͝͠m̷̡̡̗̗͇̦͕̫̻͔̜̲̥͍͖̰̝̞̭͇͔̜̤̖̫͖̺̻̦̤̗̱̾̃͒̒́̒̈́̈́̾̍̽͊́̊̈́́̍̊̈̈́̄̔̿͆͗̿̓̄̂̔̒̉͐̇̉́͗͊̄̈́͛̚̚̕̕̚͝͝p̷̢̛̛̤͇͓̪͓̦̩̱̥̘͉̻̜͓̜͔͇͔̯̺͓͎͎̖͍̺̹̹̦͕̟̪̟̭̠͈̭̫͉̰̙̳̹̝͈͍̜̫͖͋̑͑͐̈́͛̈͛̀͊͂̄̈́̑͑́͛̓̃̑̈̋͋͋̇́̾̾̓̒̋̋͘̚̚͜͝͝͠ͅͅb̶̢̢̡̨̙̻͙̖̱̙̹͔̩̝̹̱̥̫̯͖̳͚̘̹̳̘̭̜͚͖̥̠̝̥̜̻͓̲̼̺̳̺̹͎̟̲̹̤̺͕̺̪̰̣͔̟͍̟̟͇͓̼̼̙̹̤̦͍̝̖͚̼̖͓̞͆͐͒̐̆͗̉̉̅̋͌̉͊͊̆̾́̚̚͜͜͝͝ą̶̧͚̞̭̗̠̝̣͓̞͉̟̭͉̦͎̫̩͉̮͈̞̬̦͔͇͓̝̣̞̖̯͉̻̣̻͉̀̓̌͊͒͛́͆͜͝c̵̨̢̢̛̛̲͉̱̫̥͓̪̯̱͇͕̭̹͚̖̝̍̾̊̋͌̑̓̿̊̿͋̐̆̀̀͂͌̑̂̄̄̎̉̆̈̄̾̓͐̐̑͊̕͠͠͝ͅk̷̡̢̨̝͚̰̦͈͎̞͍̗̗͈̟̪̩̩̜̺̙͈̹̰͇͙̤̱̫̫̯̳̳͕̹̺̬̙͖̤̻̺̻̗͑̎̍̾̄̏̊̂̽͠ ̶̝̥̱̦̯͍̝͚̱͔̘̙̭̻̗̣̆̉̓̀̒̉̅͒̒̈̈͑̓̎͘̚̕Ẃ̸̨̡̨̡̛̛̛̮̲̙̻̬͙̱̺̥͙̼̱̤̫͇͎͇̬̝͚͖̪̱̲̦̺̝̝̜̙̞͕̮̝̝̤̞̦͓̼̦̮̮̤͕̱̻̯̀̍͑̌̅͂̒̏̓̒̾̂̿̊̿͊́͛̃̌̏͑̎̂̈́̽͆̂̕̕͝ͅͅͅh̷̨̨̢̛̛̭̤̦̱̪̤̯͇̪͖̲̘̣̰̻̟̰͉̼͇̻͎̤̲̬͚͕̬͕͓̭̤̰̱̙̠̜̗̜̮̙̹̲̖͍͍̻̪̘̞̋̎̀̓̆̄̀̐̈́́̊̃͐̅͌̀̋̔̃̎̓̽̀͗̽̈́̉́͒͐̽͒̇̋͑̚̚͜ą̸̧̡̨̢̨̧̨̡̛̛͓̬̠̙̜̻̱͚̣̰̹͔̭̝̬̯̮͇̹̗̣̞͍̺̞͕̩̝̙͙̙̬̯̗̭͎͎̲̪̬̯̙̫̰͎̪͉̤͉̣̬͕̟̰̙̭̞̟̣͕̫̦͍̞̻̳̯̯̤̗̎̀͂̆̈́̏̐͛̾͂̓̽̀̄͗̎̍͒̾͋̂͑̈́̀̀̉͒͊͌̐͗͒̈̉̚̚͜͜͜͠͠͝͠ļ̴̢̡̺̩̳̻̞̳͕̭̤̩̬̗͓̫͎̞̰͎̼̪͔̤͚̦̙̜̯̍̽͐͒̀̈̈́͆͒̕ę̴̢̢̡̡̡̭̣̣̤̪͇̝̩̯̺͍̟̥̘͎̙̠͉̺̞̞̦̪̤͉̖̠͍͎͎̳̫͙̼͚̞̹̱̰̇͊͂͆̈́̀̐́͗̈̃͊̀̾̌ş̷̧̨͙̳̻͚̦̯̲͙̞̭̱̳̯͇̭̝͎̦͓̻͙̌̊̅̒̂́̆̍̌̒̀̋́͒̄̂̄͗̈́̽͒̿̽̋̂̎̎͂̉͂́́͌͗͛̏̏̈́̀̌͒͛͠͝͝͠͝ͅ

[@Murnjendoof_too]

I called the Home Security Hotline complaining about a large hairy man in my house. Vinny told me it was carbon monoxide and sent me a memory wisp. Now I can't remember why I didn't want this big hairy guy to violently disembowel me, which is great since I don't think I could have stopped him anyways. Thanks!

[@Zoritos64]

The 'Granny Cream' bits got me good, two great late 90's based internet/computer based games

[@gibbings5534]

this game is such a unique take on the "fantasy stuff in real life" concept

[@Romanticoutlaw]

when in doubt, if your child or small pet is missing, it's already dead and you should probably erase your memories of it. Excepting the unicorn fungus, of course

[@SprigatitoPlushie]

"Just purchased a memory wisp now! So that you don't have to pay for a funeral, since you can't describe your loved one!"

[@nyu3801]

Its so cool seeing the art process for this game - people really forget how much good work goes into good design. Having that little behind the scenes bit really ties off the game so pleasantly.

[@yiff]

A grandma calling up and the smallest possible length of granny cream playing is genuinely the funniest thing

[@MichaelMacaw]

The ambient computer noise that plays whenever the screen is on sounds exactly like the shower running in the bathroom next to my room when I have the door closed so I was really confused as to who in my house was taking a 2-hour long shower until I paused the video. But I’m gonna have to assume it was a Shower Gnome.

[@mozzeralleh]

Oh, well in that case, I think you should call the HSH, I think they have services that can deal with those...

[@crackedemerald4930]

Rotten shower valve

[@NotOnLand]

As someone who has had to deal with bed bugs AND lyme disease, it makes me wish hobbs and gnomes were a thing.

[@JacobKinsley]

As someone who deals with hobbs and gnomes, it makes me wish bed bugs and Lymes disease were a thing

[@midnightinaperfectworld]

Of all of these, "Bed teeth" really makes my skin crawl thinking about, but also how do you not notice your blanket somehow sprouted fucking teeth?

[@nothere5378]

If you only shower once a week I'd imagine you wash your bedding once a year

[@IDontReallyWantAYoutubeHandle]

I imagine the combination of darkness, and possibly your bedsheets being white can obscure it enough to the point where you may not notice it for a hot second. May be wrong too but I think it grows on the underside of your mattress, meaning you'd only see the bumps here and there.

[@JacobKinsley]

​@@nothere5378this makes me think of how sometimes I like to leave my bed unwashed intentionally for like an extra week or two even though it doesn't feel fluffy anymore just so I can change the bedsheets the day before a big event and it's all fluffy and comfy and makes me fall asleep in moments

[@KimiOmega]

There's something about how important it is to be nice to the wood in your house and to make sure to never shout at it that's very amusing.

[@Surkk2960]

I like how Vin's answer to all the trauma caused by anomalies is just giving them a free Memory Wisp.

[@q-miiproductions878]

Good to see the bedbug photo updated. It used to be a stinkbug before.

[@andeggbreaks]

Turn it back!!

[@RealDuendeNoFake]

thank you mr sauce for curing me of my chronic duende issues i can now live in peace

[@lowkey1167]

And how freely he gives out those memory wisps? What’s not to like?

[@elbonnieto8929]

the concept of just casually living with cryptids and treating them as normal creatures is really funny to me for some reason

[@tomd96]

There's gotta be at least one peaceful cryptid. Horror is fun, but living in constant terror really isn't.

[@fieryrebirth]

@@elliot_rat We still do that today, mainly for corporate interests - probably why the most popular holidays are heavily consumer holidays.

[@matthewfinger2381]

To be fair, if we discovered bigfoot, for example, today what would happen? There'd be a bunch of articles and talk about it, but at the end of the day it's just another animal and life goes back to normal.

[@naplockblubba5369]

@@tomd96 Hobbs are KIND OF peaceful as long as you appease them!

[@rampageblizzard]

It’s nice change of pace from most analog horror stories / games / etc. A lot of the entities or whatever in them are basically existential threats.

[@goofyahh7044]

The idea and associated picture of the Reanimation was certainly the one that I found to be the most frightening. This world really would suck to live in, everything is out to get you, one minor mistake and you either have to move or die. It’s another example of utilizing the idea that humans are no longer in complete control, to the point where mortality is normalized, which is usually a very effective premise. Even the less fatal characters felt weird enough to also insight some fear for simply being mysterious.

[@couriertx]

It’s interesting because I wouldn’t be surprised if most folklore were ways of describing cases of sudden deaths, or those that seem unnatural.

[@names7278]

This game is really funny to me because I still didn't realize the gimmick even after they outright mentioned fae, but the horseshoe was somehow what clued me in. Edit: ik some of it was help from chat, but it's impressive how quickly Vinny snapped to the right answers on some of these, especially the later ones.

[@yalestormofficial]

I'm so happy that Vinny is starting to feel better. Still sick, but healing nonetheless.

[@elbowjuiced]

what else do you expect him to do

[@hotmeelk500]

​@@elbowjuicedturn into a sick hobb

[@dprown6123]

delighted to see that me and my friends are not the only ones to come up with the carbon monoxide gag something about assuming everything being just CO is so funny

[@svinjamaria]

there should be a horror game where you’re an intern shortwave engineer and you have to diagnose issues with shortwave frequencies, starting with stupid shit like audio not working, busting radio pirates, fixing hardware and radio software glitches, reporting NSFW audio or SSTV/Copywrited songs, then towards the end you get promoted to report number stations to the FBI, report SOS Morse code to the coast guard, and decrypt more covert government signals for the CIA I sure as hell can’t do it so someone else should

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

Ahh. The good old "Someone, make my game idea.".

[@od-vn9ws]

This and Home Safety Hotline are what I was expecting when I played Not For Broadcast. Undoubtedly a well made game, but it's relatively grounded where I was hoping for cryptids, conspiracies, creepy vibes.

[@JacobKinsley]

​@@DasAntiNaziBroetchentbf it's not the worst idea. The worst thing is when someone says "I have a great idea! OK, so it's like an rpg where there's 4 characters and they _grow as people._ anyway can anyone do programming and art for free?"

[@PaperTowwl]

Those prank calls have gotta be a reference to Longmont Potion Castle

[@KevinPoe]

I am so glad I wasn't the only one that thought this. That first call instantly reminded me of him.

[@vuuhl8605]

I'm extremely happy to see more people catching that

[@Supersadist]

Who in the fucking is Lucas?! I got your number, it's 5-5-0!!!

[@syok1107]

ah im not completely out of my mind yet then, cus that totally reminded me of LPC as well

[@cluckyx443]

Definitely. Where is the entry for Duckling Fantsy?

[@commandantcarpenter]

Big fan of how the HSH logo looks a heckuva lot like a ninetiesified Five Fold Symbol or some other Druidic rune [It's actually a Celtic Knot, per @williamgeorge3111's reply]. It's pretty clear where all this is going from the get-go, especially given how well the concept of "consulting the Druids" or similar Wise Person for assistance maps onto the HSH concept. There aren't magic solutions, there are Rules (like with all proper and old Magick) and you better follow them, bucko.

[@williamgeorge3111]

It's actually a Celtic knot.

[@commandantcarpenter]

@@williamgeorge3111 thank you! i knew I had seen that precise design before but it's tricky to find them by describing them, there are a lot of Celtic symbols

[@huntercovarrubias6312]

Love the formality of editing your post to account for the corrective reply. Good shit

[@justyouraveragefallofthewest]

vinny killed grandma cream by providing her with the wrong info

[@Mallkara]

I really appreciate how every weird disfigured client that calls in sounds exactly like a longmont potion castle prank call, the devs had to have been inspired by those because they have some of the same effects, vocal mannerisms, and phrasing

[@CPCGamer]

The figure on the desktop that was slowly getting closer day-by-day was a nice touch.

[@eatas8937]

I don't see it 😭 where do I need to look?

[@macy8539]

The Dev did a great job, I felt like a creative nature-fantasy-loving kid again while watching this vod :)

[@jeasydj123]

I saw the phobia toggles when Vin briefly opened the menu, and that interested me greatly. I guess it's pretty nice to be able to exclude some stuff so you can enjoy the horror without freaking yourself out too badly. They even have an option for fear of dogs which is lovely.

[@BigOlSmellyFlashlight]

People scared of dogs when they go outside:

[@jeasydj123]

@@BigOlSmellyFlashlight THAT'S ME LOL. Seriously I crossed my street several times because of houses that had their dogs tied up outside or whatever.

[@Peace_of_Toast]

If there was a toggle for fear of children and or pets being hurt, the game would be over immediately.

[@gardenofsn5955]

@@jeasydj123 SAME, and folks that just let their dogs roam the neighborhood... uuuugh noooooo

[@JacobKinsley]

​@@BigOlSmellyFlashlightdog 'lovers' when someone is scared of dogs: omg what 😂 haha how can you be scared of them it's just a little dog, come on just let him sniff your hand it's all good Cat enjoyers when someone is afraid of cats: ok ill just give them a huge dinner and put my radiator on full blast next to their bed so he won't disturb us

[@matthewfinger2381]

I really like the world building in this game, they give you just enough details to make it interesting while omitting certain things to leave you wondering. The hobbs and boggarts and trolls in particular are my favorites.

[@zel9999]

The concept of this game is amazing. I can think of countless ways of how you could expand it for a sequel.

[@RHM087]

You can always tell you have a boggart if you experience power waves or hear distinct sounds asking if you're okay or requesting you to "come on"

[@dysr]

Just be wary of Buster Wolves.

[@shizzlebizzfizz]

I really liked this and feels like a fresh take on a horror game than just typical jumpscares. Like it's not overtly scary its mostly just unnerving, unsettling, and morbid at times and occupies that space in your mind that you don't see that often. I really wish there was more games that explore this idea of fae stuff. I would not even know if you could make a sequel to this I feel like this was good as is even though I would love more. I definitely would have kept going to just see more new entries of weird fucked up shit that is based on actual folklore.

[@core1986]

1:09:58 I haven't watched Vinnys videos in a while and OF COURSE i tune into this one to witness a granny cream reference.

[@MasterSquirrel993]

Okay, I was iffy jumping into this, and was going back and forth over the game's runtime, but I actually wound up loving it by the end. Every time I started thinking, "oh, now this is just getting silly," was precisely when the game winked and said "heh, yeah, we sure are." Not often a game can be both hokey and self-aware, yet unironically engrossing at the same time, but even before the dev notes you can tell this was a passion project. Just a downright bizarre, disturbing, borderline _absurd_ trip from start to finish, and it _absolutely_ deserves the attention ^_^

[@clanofclams2720]

mere words cannot do justice to how much i love Gub Rubber

[@fakeguccisneakers6620]

This is a thing Joey should be playing

[@CaffeinatedKing]

This game was great to watch, loved the premise, loved the fucked up and honestly borderline unlivable world it painted a picture of, really good stuff. I liked that it wasn't doing jump scares and that it went for a more low key fear where you're just unnerved

[@starchpile]

This was actually pretty cool. I love the use of folklore in a modern setting.

[@mattd1466]

Man what a nice little horror game. Good writing and world building and the creators knew it was all about fun with that goofy ending and displaying the art book at the end.

[@Kimmie6772]

Vinny if you need any more reason to fear ticks, there's a tick called the lone star tick that can make you allergic to red meat and you may not realize until between a couple months to a couple years after being bitten. Minimum recovery time is 1-5 years and each time your bitten you're more sensitive to developing it.

[@Thorn16]

Oh I thought it was permanent. That's good.

[@funni_noises]

@@Thorn16probably could be permanent if it is between a couple a months to a couple years, who’s to say it can’t last much longer for some people (like 10 or more years) and for some people that could ruin their entire life

[@Kimmie6772]

​​​@@Thorn16 you prompted me to double check, and it gets worse. Apperantly that ball park number is in how long it can take for you to show symptoms. So theoretically it could be a year after you're bitten before you know what's up. The minimum recovery time is 1-5 years and each time you're bitten it increases your sensitivity to the type of galactose that causes it. So theoretically if your prone to tick bits and are near a dense population it could be a lifetime affliction.

[@softy5447]

Just another reason to never leave the house without power armor

[@funni_noises]

Always remember to go see a doctor if you are bitten by a tick, also bring your pets to a vet if you find a tick on them as well

[@lasarousi]

Damn the three hours went by so fast with this one, a mix of scp and world of horror.

[@astillia6073]

the ultimate Fae ritual bonding of the soul of a human to the Regent title of Junior Supervisor

[@AmbrosiaDreamWeaver]

58:48 - Normal, perfectly normal... 1:35:17 - First appearance of figure in background... 2:11:33 - Closer... 2:17:13 - Noticed... 2:45:11 - HOLEY-

[@andeggbreaks]

THANK YOU!

[@crackedemerald4930]

2:58:36 the most SHOCKING thing is that they worked for fucking EVERMORE. Yes, the one JENNY NICHOLSON TALKED ABOUT

[@iokcs]

With the amount of floor board damage, I'm surprised Harrison Ford wasn't a suspect.

[@sclint1427]

The idea of Nymphs, Faries, Trolls and all of these other magical creatures still existing in the future is super cool

[@SchadenfreudeUY]

what do you mean by "still" =)

[@JacobKinsley]

​@@SchadenfreudeUYurban developments killed them 😢

[@CodyTaylor-td4yk]

Bro. An HSH grotto removal team game that's a mix between lethal company and house flipper mechanics with analog horror elements.

[@gregvs.theworld451]

I kind of want a sequel to this game that lets the player decide what service should be used to fix the customers problem. Memory wisps for everyone!

[@ImmaLittlePip]

Sad I missed this stream didn't expect Vinny to stream friday

[@eddiebluefirestar22]

he did say he was gonna see us again on sunday but thwarted out expectations. i was immersed live the same way i watch a markiplier video, this game does a great job crafting fictional creatures and anomalies and their descriptions very much feel like they could be real which i enjoyed. the ui of the game also being a old 90s desktop was a great theme since back then made up myths like these were more believable since the internet was new and people claimed they saw literally anything. but then you see something like a hobb, giant slug, or the mirror man and then i cant it seriously anymore lol

[@Kyrantula]

I don't usually watch VODS or full game playthroughs but damn this game is very engaging. I found myself pausing to read everything - really inventive. Also great to see Vinny play it. How the hell he managed to make me laugh while also engaging with analogue horror IDK but Vinny just has the demeanour. I could honestly watch him play this for another 3 hours lol

[@jettisonyurei8809]

Mice are called "worthless" because they punish you by turning you into one if you fail

[@buncythefrog]

Good to see Gemini Home Entertainment as an inspiration. That's a fun series with a similar "your home doesn't belong to you any more" vibe.

[@LeBrode]

Unfortunately we will be dispatching gnomes to your house thanks you for your cooperation

[@Hazgoblin]

I was really pleasantly surprised by this, I love the concept of faeries and supernatural nonsense as everyday nuisances, and it didn't take itself too seriously which i really appreciate

[@skypilgrim]

Ever since playing this game, I've wanted to put plastic legs under a rose bush and see if anyone notices.

[@Pedrio2]

I also love helping other humans with common household issues. Very human.

[@skep2923]

The issues are very human.

[@Soapcookies]

This game is one of the coolest ones I've seen in a long time. I really love seeing the folklore around fae being explored in this context

[@asia_crasia]

YO I was hoping Vinny would play this, I was considering sending it in cause I loved it so much

[@Thorn16]

I emailed a suggestion, (not a code). Wonder how many others did also

[@grantfuehrer3878]

Seriously man, I love your Mike Ehrmantrout impression

[@trenthulkinberry7526]

" *please help im going to fucking die* " *PLEASE HOLD*

[@JacobKinsley]

'*sigh* OK so basically...'

[@hondaaccord1399]

Some bored customer service operator scrolling, sucking air through their teeth as they mumble, "Rats...? Orrrr. Soul Goblin..."

[@Stefan2Kalafior]

It reminds me of your causal call center help line job, where at the beginning you suck as hell but with the flow of time you just hear and see so much crap that you just tell and do stuff almost automatically.

[@kbity1]

i love that the game makes you able to hear someones complaints and go "yeah thats Bed Teeth"