► WTF Is... - Antichamber (Hyper WTF is? edition)

[@Bronco541]

Alexander Bruce, the creator, actually helped me to get the game working when I had a problem. That's great game developer policy :D

[@TengouX]

"I went to Japan..." Say no more, friend. I understand.

[@TengouX]

​@Gordon Ezequiel Lol why necro a 6 year old comment Well, congrats on the breakup I guess?

[@JustinKoenigSilica]

@@TengouX why are you responding to a bot?

[@Honey_Ivory]

I don't know why after 9 years this was recommended to me, but I'm here. I miss you TB, R.I.P

[@GarlyleWilds]

"It's a duck rabbit" "Wha--OH DAMNIT" I feel like that sums up this entire game

[@valdabad]

i dont think the dev is hating on fps players, just trying to shift the logic that most fps games bring.

[@chesney1995]

Exactly, his game is challenging the logic that games like Portal have, where you beat the game by thinking it through logically. In this, you beat the game through exploration and throwing all logic out of the window.

[@dudemanbobthing]

***** Not throwing out logic, changing it. The game is very logical, but it follows it's own rules. The rules are just vastly different and contrast starkly to those of most modern games. It not only has a "learning curve" so to speak. It also has an "unlearning curve".

[@CheesetoastMD]

I love how TB's first reaction to every room is to run directly into any wall that seems different. Admittedly, it did sovle the puzzle for him 3 times.

[@Rikoshima]

watching this after finishing the game was like when you re-watch a movie with director commentary haha, very cool

[@tech6hutch]

Some games, like Portal and Superliminal, have actual developer commentary, which I really like.

[@xenomorphic7887]

Most under-appreciated game of all time.

[@Hr1s7i]

I keep recommending it to everyone who says "I don't have anything to play".

[@djdexcat]

So I got this from the last major Humble Bundle. Beating the whole thing without spoilers felt _really_ good!

[@NekoiNemo]

TB is getting horribly tortured. Give me two!

[@Kyun9432]

omg the developer commentary is EPIC!! Is there any longed developoer commentary or, something like 1 newbie plays other knows the game and explains the sings?

[@MrIpodtouchey]

buying this for some entertainment on my next shroom trip aha

[@ThatGuyYouArent2]

That must have been amazing!

[@mityakiselev]

Finally, a game that represents what it feels like to shop in IKEA

[@seancyrustowel]

Wow... Thanks for holding on to this video TB. I probably would have forgotten about it when it was finally released.

[@E8144EOE]

This is my favourite game of all time.

[@justsomeguywithagoatee8337]

man he was spoon fed and now he's spoon ded

[@Prohunter93]

I'm having tons of fun with this game, it seriously screws with my mind, everything changes around you. You really have to think outside the box. Recommended!

[@foulplayshadowman2374]

Lol 10 hours, then it's figured out you can beat it in 2 min XD This game is great you should all buy it

[@mikeexits]

How in 2 min?!

[@bahamutdragons]

If I had played this game at PAX, I would have walked away right after the red blue path puzzle to ensure my gaming experience wasn't spoiled. Amazing game.

[@DATskorge]

Just finished watching this video for the first time. I'm going to buy this game as soon as I can; not only because it looks fun, but to support the absolute genius of a developer.

[@cmoorecm63]

Just beat this a few hours ago. Great game, great ending, mind bending puzzles, and overall wonderful fun. Hoping for more like this in the future.

[@hansolzy]

This looks amazing. I just bought it and now it's downloading

[@Pixelrelated]

I beat this game in 3 hours and 30 minutes, first try. Amazing game.

[@HattManDoo]

This game was an amazing adventure; I really hope there is a sequel. If you haven't purchased it I suggest you do.

[@Archangel4swiz]

Very smart thing of the dev to hold this back. I really wanna play this game now, but I don't think that feeling would have lasted otherwise up to the release.

[@greenhowie]

This must have been pure torture for the dev to watch and not give any hints.

[@MasKeDGraphicx]

Miss this... rip

[@Serpenti95]

I am so buying this on the Steam sale! This looks fantastic!

[@TheShadow7771]

There are other games that try to force you to reject predefined logic (The Mondo series comes to mind), but man, this guy does it so beautifully. It's a bit colored by the fact that he gets to explain it here, but it shows such a great understanding of what the player is thinking.

[@Yogizilla]

Eagle0600 raises a good point. I think the take on despair is a matter of connotation or semantics. This game does a good job of providing clues so you don't feel completely stuck, plus you can always start over. Really, it comes down to the balance between challenge and reward, skill and luck. Thats the flow of a game.

[@ClingyParasite]

08:33 looks like a angry duck facing left and a sad rabbit facing right

[@Duchess_Van_Hoof]

The nostalgia of the intro.

[@andychen1723]

Got this on the humble bundle with 10 other games for $5 total ^__^

[@Sayrden]

13:01 TB: "I don't think I missed anything there." By this point, I think I'd be certain that I was missing something damn near everywhere.

[@yugiohatemu]

This is one of the few developers on TB's show that makes a really nice commentary.

[@LordTyph]

I feel like that this is what made David Kage think 'game overs are a failure of game design'. Except he screwed up on the subtleties of what Antichamber was doing.

[@imcarsick]

The whole time I was watching this I thought there was going to be a jump scare XD

[@spwolftech]

RIP. Its 2022 and your still missed. (I wish KZbin would stop making me change my memorial comment every 20-ish videos. when did they implement this new annoyance?)

[@stickydude8921]

He wished death to someone else. Why would you miss such a despicable human being?

[@clapalme2106]

TB, You will always be missed. You definitely were a Legend.

[@xcvsdxvsx]

this + slenderman = the one horror game to rule them all. imagine trying to flee from slenderman when you can not even trust basic physics.

[@Laytonlink]

My god that developer had a adorable laugh... having seen a video on this earlyer i wasnt a fan..it seemed a little pretentious to me...but after looking more into this...damn it looks interesting..

[@aiyacrystal3353]

Rip T. B 😭 I miss you man!

[@Squalidarity]

I've heard a reviewer describe Portal as the Anti-Call of Duty, but I think this game definately takes the title.

[@PYates77]

The guy who made this is so amazingly smart.

[@MarkEvSg]

Due to TotalBiscuits first impressions on this game I bought it as soon as it was released. I have completed it, I have thoroughly enjoyed it and despite the gameplay being over, I can totally honestly say that was worth the money I spent. Probably one of the best puzzle games I've played in a long time. The ending; truly mind-boggling, epic, tense and satisfying. Highly recommended for any Puzzler!

[@highsoflyify]

Portal and Portal 2 are a walk in the park against this game... I tried to solve it alone and after less than 40 Minutes I was sooo damn confused and get some headache ^^

[@DM_Dad]

This seems pretty cool, and the puzzles seem logical. When there are colors, it looks good, though I don't like the blank white hallways. I'm interested, though probably not $15 interested. It is a neat thought experiment though, if it messes with your mind as he suggests.

[@iliakatster]

***** No, the puzzles are hyperlogical, following their own sets of rules which you must use logic and observation to figure out.

[@adrianvaduva5674]

Is the designer a real life Sherlock? Or maybe a Moriarty.

[@cursedcookies]

lol His little "aha ha ha!" when he realized that he had to go backwards instead of choose a blue or red staircase was priceless X3

[@TheZedman5000]

This game didn't melt my brain and I barely got puzzled. It was a good day.

[@aidgav9947]

i saw a rabbit, then he said duck... Me: "IT'S MIND BOGGLING INSANITY!!"

[@jjhitm1]

seriously love this game

[@edgarslam1955]

Games like this do not interest me personally at all. In fact I hate them. ...but dammit, give respect where it's due. You don't see programming like this in any other form of game. Absolutely phenomenal. - very stange for me to say "I still hate this game I think is awesome and have no interest in playing." A little bit of an oxy-moron. I think just watching this preview's broken my brain.

[@AuralVirus]

as the dev said you are meant to return to the beginning as there is essentially no start-middle-end. just keep on going until you can go no further then return to the "start" and take a different path, rinse, repeat, blled from the ears.

[@Ceriva09]

the game is genius rly. it will rly forces you to think in outside of the box and you feel great and like you learned something for life after beating it ... because you will notice most of the texts on the wall are also answers to some problems you might face in your job or relationship

[@AlekSchultz]

this game seems a bit like The Stanley Parable

[@DarkPlayer20]

Nerdcubed finished it in less than 10 minutes

[@c87_archive]

Calvin Krochock Yeah, which is less than 10 minutes.

[@NitroCigarette]

Calvin Krochock Take a look back for a second... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 annnd? 10, right? So, which comes before, or rather, which is LESS than 10? 8. No need to say ''Actually'' as if Ragnarok was wrong...

[@aluisiofsjr]

Did he played the game before?

[@IcespherePlaysGames]

F

[@EpicBandicoot]

Finally finished the game. At first I got really frustrated, cause I kept getting stuck early in the game. But when I finally moved on, it got better. The game is really different. I find it very beautiful and original.

[@upanddowntwice1]

This game looks so cool. I've never been so immersed in a youtube video. That's how interesting this seemed to me. As a first person shooter fan I can already see me struggling at this but the idea is so simple yet so epic, and the game sounds long enough to have enough value in it

[@ellefsoneric]

this guy is super down on fps players. someone doesnt like his game? they play too much fps.

[@StrangeworldEU]

A while ago, when the video was released, I watched 5 minutes of the video, then shut it down because I wanted to play this game without any knowledge of it. Now that I'm about 40 minutes into it, I'm glad I did so, and now I get to watch this. Oh, and already I noticed things I didn't do correctly.

[@Dweeble101]

If you're here from the summer sale and thinking about this, I'd highly recommend it. It's one of the best game I've ever played, and actually took me quite a while to complete. Worth every penny (especially at it's price atm)

[@pleasepie1928]

It actually means that he is interviewing as well as playing the game. See the D-day video for more info (if my memory is correct)

[@bradleypariah]

I played this a couple years ago when it was in the Unreal Development Kit showcase. I was told there is no ending and no point. I played about as much as what you see in this video. I do not require any more. I felt the game was less a puzzle and more an experience, with little-to-no reward for bothering. Calling a game unique isn't a free pass. Portal is unique and that game actually has a mesmerizing production value. This game honestly felt like a program written to amuse the developer.

[@PeglegSmitty]

This game looks amazing. I would love a poster with all the quotes that were shown.

[@aniforprez]

fine. to each his own. personally it was a hoot and i had friends come over and try their hand and it ended with all of us in tears and rolling on the floors at each other's hapless antics.

[@Yogizilla]

Brilliant concepts here. I would love to see this guy design a horror game with proper psychological tricks to create despair. Few seem to be able to do that to great effect.

[@robertwarrior]

please give this game more publicity gaming industry. This proves that there are people in the gaming industry who can create truly creative unique experiances and where not all just call of duty gun ho hooah jarheads (no offence to military personal) I hope this game gets advertised and appreciated

[@EnthusiasmNeeded]

I love this game it really takes a gamer who plays puzzles out of there comfort zone and it innovates.

[@yugiohatemu]

One of the best developer commentary TB have done

[@lozmoz12345]

This dev is crazy, 10~ hours of those sorts of puzzle and he programmed it and did the art style? Wow.

[@tyrantkingleto]

Superliminal made me think of this game, and searching for it made me miss TB.

[@BrisingrFan55]

I just beat this game a few days ago, and boy did it feel rewarding. Best day I've had in a fairly long time.

[@Mitchincredible]

I like how 15 minutes into the game and supposedly 'understanding' it, Totalbiscuit was still making assumptions based on typical reality of gaming. Even if you don't get what's going on, trial and error in every conceivable notion, even going down a path you believe will lead you to where you were before, can help you progress.

[@iycgtptyarvg]

I got this game from the Piratebay to try it out. After about an hour of play I'm now convinced enough to buy the game. It is absolutely brilliant. It is unlike anything I've played, and gave me the same feeling Portal 1 gave me when I first played it. But, this is really much better because there is no precision, no timing, no dying, ... This may very well turn out to become puzzle game of the year.

[@n30night]

We need geniuses like that guy in this industry.

[@Ziiggyftw]

It is already on steam, was released yesterday, TB's footage was from PAX last year

[@MatthewNguyenRobo]

It's a game about challenging your own logic and learning someone else's. The game has it's own set of rules for logic, and you spent the beginning of the game adapting to the logic. The game is logical, but it seems illogical to others, until you learn its tricks. Like a stage magician, the game is doing a massive 'Now you see it, now you don't.' act on you and you have to learn how it's doing it, and one that is done then true efficiency is applied. It'schallenging yourlogic andmaking itsown.

[@lsynno]

Never has the question WTF is been so appropriate.

[@moon_bandage]

As a programmer I think this game is a freaking masterpiece, I'd like this guy to teach me

[@father042]

I hope that Portal-like games will become a new trend in the future

[@Edditaur]

TB put a text message at the beginning of the video saying what I just said, it even said that in the description, too. TB's been holding until release day at the developer's request. I'm guessing you must've missed those mentions.

[@PokerJoker811]

As it turns out, a slightly longer first impressions video by another channel has revealed that this game actually winds up working a lot like Doc Clock.

[@kr1stiann]

This game is the most original and estimulating thing that i have ever played.

[@guyboy625]

This video is PERFECT. You did exactly what you were supposed to do.

[@8bitPheonix]

I REALLY want to see Simon and Lewis play this, that would be really entertaining. :D

[@Netvyper]

This looks really interesting. What I'd love to see, is a commentary from the dev. I think it would be less fun without his slightly smug banter.

[@HenderingHand]

For an indie game, it's pretty good. There are some bugs, mainly when you try to use the guns. But I still enjoy it.

[@youtubeaccount3829]

Shit, didn't it come out like yesterday? Would you say you beat it 100% or are there side-thingys left? Would you recommend it? I've got Steam open right now to purchase it...

[@EternalDog]

He's not 'down grading' them. He is just pointing out that in general FPS players have a certain way of playing. They play with what is infront of them, going straight to the point. Playing FPS doesn't involve much thought unless you are planning a strategic attack. This game however, as like many other puzzle games, make the player think outside the box, not going straight forward but in every direction possible.

[@TimADugan]

"It discharges matter, so by this definition it is a gun. But it doesn't really matter either way" I see what you did there ;)

[@Nithol]

Huge respect to the dev, he seems truly awesome!

[@Zaranell]

The first section of the game is almost exactly the same as what's shown in this video. There's one minor change in the very first area outside of the chamber, but it's otherwise identical.

[@C24U_]

I think that its just more along the lines of FPS's are the polar opposite of this kind of game. In modern FPS's the only solution to any problem is to shoot/blow it up, meaning death and destruction of whats in front of you. In this game, you have to observe, deduct, and create your own solution using what is provided. I miss FPS's like Return to Castle Wolf. That game had puzzles in catacombs, bio weapons, a stealth mission, and a real final boss. God I miss those kinds of FPS...

[@prnfl]

on the stairs left/right puzzle at the beginning he fails even though he got it right - "what happens if I go back?" isn't going left or right

[@EvynEmerl]

This is the first time I've ever bought a game immediately without any hesitation, and without ever hearing anything about it before. This is mindfuckingly awesomegasm.

[@impguardwarhamer]

this is an amazing game that i would highly recomend to anyone just a tip though, if u make it through a puzzle, i recomend staying a while on whatever puzzle it leads to because i found that the game has a tendancy to throw puzzles around that u can't solve until you've unlocked a certain gun, and sticking to one chain of solveably puzzles seems to be the way forward.

[@FF18Cloud]

absolutely love this game... That first puzzle, yeah, the solution is obvious but it sets the stage for the logic that is to come.

[@goeiecool9999]

I love the fact that the developer is just sitting next to him being a complete total mind troll.