You're Alone Until A Whistling Man Kicks In Your Door you saw me - Fears to Fathom Ironbark Lookout

Fears to Fathom Ironbark Lookout is a horror game where you work as a fire watchmen that soon finds out they're not alone in the woods.
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[@ManlyBadassHero]

Welcome to the Buddy Club how Buddy are ya? *note* game is the fourth in the Fears to Fathom series tinyurl.com/37x4zrpd

[@the_superb_black_hole]

I have no buddy:(

[@Curiba]

@@the_superb_black_hole Ok buddy, you're my buddy now.

[@PamelasEngel]

Hey Buuhddy

[@Enchantedzenny]

I'm feeling very buddy today!

[@shadesmcf]

i pilot a mech

[@GOB-TEK]

Between reckless driving and slathering your own bedroom in bear mace and gasoline, I'm starting to think you're a bigger threat to yourself than the cultists are.

[@cupcakedoce956]

Also, in the first impression that may something was wrong and have a killer outside, what Manly do? Stay quiet and safe inside? No, CONFRONT THE KILLER WITH A F*CKING BEAR SPRAY LOL

[@acehughj4527]

​@@cupcakedoce956to be honest bear spray is ridiculously painful and is lethal on humans. Its not just pepper spray but one with the dose to stop a bear of all things. Its absurdly unrealistic for any human to be able to withstand it since it truly is lethal doses for a human. Thrres an axe nearby too. Unless hes dealing with something inhuman or with a full on airtight suit .. which those cultists clearly werent i doubt thryd be able to continue the chase.

[@annoyinglyfast5972]

​@cupcakedoce956 well in his defense if it works for bears it'll almost definitely work on humans

[@Greg137-go8gv]

Not to mention throwing supplies and various things off the tower..

[@puttyenglish1578]

You know, it's really funny imagining an actual person doing all those things, specially when you imagine him as a crazy bearded guy who walks around the park butt naked.

[@RubberDucky80]

As a park ranger, a huge portion of your “salary” is the fact that while employed, you are given a home (on location) and a vehicle to drive. The actual money your receive is pretty minimal, but it’s a decent position for a single person who enjoys nature. The only shitty thing about the setup is that if you lose your job for any reason, you also immediately lose your home and vehicle.

[@spencerlively3049]

considering the economy of the late 90s and stagnation of american wages relative to cost of living since then, i presume they were similarly paid much better than today. Even though now some states probably include some additional money to compensate for dramatically increased exposure to wildfire smoke over the last two decades.

[@ReptillianStrike]

It sounds like slavery tbh. But I doubt the industry is well funded.

[@killtie15]

What about food and stuff?

[@alastor8091]

​@@killtie15plenty of fresh meat flocking to parks. They even come pre packaged in neat little groups of 3's, 4's, and 5's with little appetizers.

[@NotCharAznable]

Unless it’s firefighting I couldn’t have a job where you live at work.

[@goobermcnoober8140]

What’s weird is that none of these games seem to know how fire towers have safety gates on their stairs to prevent, you know, this exact thing from happening

[@PanicLedisko]

THANK YOU!! I was expecting him to be able to pull it up when the cultist started running for him! And then he's not able to..

[@yourbootyholeisyourbeautyhole]

i'm almost 100% sure that this 'real experience' was actually a mishmash of several different r/nosleep stories about fire and watch towers rolled into one

[@LianExfeind]

Hm. Maybe they weren't there in the 90s or so? But yes, in real life they are heavily fenced most of the time as far as I know. Never let truth get in they way of a great story 😬

[@gsesquire3441]

Its a videogame. It shouldnt be concrete realism.

[@bluegirl278]

@@gsesquire3441 isn’t it based on a supposedly “real” story? If so then the gates not being there would have to be explained by the original story teller based on their area and time period or they’re lying

[@annie3210]

The story is good but I was a little disappointed in the ending since it's like "no one believed me" when the protag clearly took a photo of the scene. I was also surprised they didn't use the windows for more scares/ tension especially in the eating scenes but I guess they had to stick to the story. But at least we got another crazy "my dad" sentence from Manly that gives you major whiplash when you hear it.

[@Erro]

yeah the story saying nothing about the photo he took really bothered me. atleast say the people thought the photo was fake or something

[@tracys169]

Agreed. I wonder about the pic taken. I wonder about the hiker, and how there's zero follow up for that. And the weird whistling...I suppose, belongs to them 'cultist?'

[@VinnyLam]

I just beat the game and I was confused as to why there was no mention of the photo that the protagonist took of the cultists.

[@sinom]

I believe previous games in this series had like one canon route based on the actual story and a slightly altered alternative ending. From looking at some playthroughs though looks like this episode might only have one

[@kailevil3444]

Could be that this being supposedly two stories together made things stranger logically.

[@twilliaquil1037]

As someone who had been on one of these old towers: they also had several ways to block the way up the tower for safety reasons. Gates on the way up will deter most animals, and would certainly at least be a barrier between you and a strange cultist in the woods. Makes using the bathroom late at night annoying though.

[@niklasahrens2969]

I really only know the stuff the military told me about fire safety and prevention,but it's pretty simple don't make a fire if not necessary and it mostly isn't,you can eat EPA's Germany equivalent of MRE cold,it's depressing but it works,you can carry a blanket to keep in more warmth in your carinthia sleeping bag and shit,well when you have Alarmposten wich I don't know the English word for,you gonna be cold for the next few hours and if not used probably hallucinate the first few nights about voices and shapes,it was common in basic having false reports of people or voices and sounds,i have insomnia so I didn't really have that problem,but as you can see 99% of the time a fire is not necessary and just a luxury,may just be me but just being dry is the best you can get,that's why I have a gascoocker,I can watch it for the 2 minutes it takes to make warm water and with that fire prevention has been achieved.

[@Obsructor2]

It only takes a lil paranoia and anxiety, to consider pissing off the tower.

[@cioccolatamania3622]

Just shit in the air.

[@oddyo7453]

I’m pissing off the tower (on/off camera) and if questioned I’ll take the write ups. No sensible paranoia needed😂

[@randomperson7443]

Did you ever pee off the tower like in the video?

[@minicle426]

Interesting thing to note. You find your RV door open after exiting the diner. If you then check the bathroom door you will find it mysteriously locked. And when you arrive and check in, go back to the RV and its no longer locked. Heavily implying that you had a certain hitchiker onboard...

[@taonakaz]

17:35 that guy gone before you leave the shop, i thought it must be he.

[@Just_JoshE]

@@taonakaz Its the maintenance guy you see later on

[@rustythefoxcoon5143]

Hey, he was probably one of the many cars Manly hit and needed that insurance info!

[@nathanhennig5884]

I really agree with the comment about how the protagonist would have fought them off more efficiently. The bear mace having no effect was rather disappointing.

[@luvtv7433]

It could at least be used to anoy people

[@suitov]

Yeah... why include a Chekhov's bear spray if it can't be used for anything?

[@samurailv1]

They were fully masked, but the bear mace should have been used for something at least.

[@idontcheckrepliesstaymad958]

@@samurailv1Doesnt matter. They had eye holes. Theyd be blinded regardless

[@sonicdml4175]

@@idontcheckrepliesstaymad958 No way a cultist with full intent to kill is being driven off that easily, worst comes to worst, they'll just start swinging blind, which can still be dangerous.

[@MrL0WEL]

You can tell Manly is an S tier gamer when his first instinct in any horror game is to see how fast he can hit game over.

[@zerrodefex]

Ever since a game (I forget which one) where he found that there is an ending for immediately exiting through the door you started at he always tests for such things.

[@Anikinoro]

​@@zerrodefexlate night mop?

[@LunaHeroflare]

To be honest, after watching this I kinda wish there'd be a multiplayer simulator game in which you're a park ranger having to maintain a zone and your tower while also working together with other players in their towers to help out random npc hikers and each other.

[@Soviet20]

Forest Guard but you watch for fires, tresspassing hunters out of season, weird events, helping hikers, passing fines, seems like a fun simulator. Even with a bit of horror in the mix.

[@commisaryarreck3974]

Oh. It's single player but I recommend voices of the void. You're just doing signal checks and have to keep the facility running

[@cupcakedoce956]

But then wouldn't be scary, just like a Among Us. The special thing about horrors games it's playing one player, alone and only you. That's the vibe

[@mrkrinkleii2909]

Park Ranger Simulator

[@MizukiAzawa]

@@Soviet20sorry trying to find the game is it Forest Guard or Forest Ranger? 😮

[@kondork]

"no one ever believed me" my brother in christ you took a picture of the cult ring

[@FarleyRace]

"You see that guy out there? Look where I'm peeing." -Manly 2023

[@AnUnknownPresence]

Oh man. I died in that moment 💀👌

[@littlecherryartist]

Manly has the best quotes

[@Nekoriz]

like where it is tho, i cant see him fr

[@KaylaRequiem]

You had to follow the stream out, not just look at the end of it. It was still a screen inch or so away.@@Nekoriz

[@Nekoriz]

@@KaylaRequiem found it, goddang tiny af

[@MilesTailsProwerfan9]

When Connor kept trying to explain everything away as pranks, I was kind of hoping he was the next to disappear.

[@Gaba_Ghoul]

It’s one of the most infuriating tropes I can think of

[@blues4509]

Dude was literally gaslighting

[@CursedRose200]

What if he was in on it?

[@Maglors_grief]

I thought we were going to find out he was in on it or something lol

[@Gaba_Ghoul]

@@blues4509 Gaslight(Jack), Gatekeep(the park), Girlboss

[@omegazeroknight]

I love how manly just got dissapointed he couldn't get ran over by the car, his first instict to get stuck, lets reset by dying and continue, the game denied him that outright. lol

[@yeveni]

No isekai storyline here folks

[@cupcakedoce956]

The first thing he did was try to catch the whole tower on fire

[@clarehidalgo]

I was disappointed Manly couldn't hit the cultist with his RV during the ending

[@LianExfeind]

Especially because in a former part of the series it was possible to end the game that way. They are all great though.

[@KarmaKins]

Love how the protagonist doesn't comment at all on the hiker he was talking to apparently running into someone else and then losing contact.

[@l.l.a.s3645]

**hiker most likely gets murdered** Manly: oh no... anyways.

[@joe31226]

@@l.l.a.s3645 what if the hiker was the body they were burning towards the end?

[@RostMor]

I love how Manly thought about food so seriously. It just shows what his main priorities in life

[@tokenhollow]

Honestly seeing how amazing the food he cooks looks on his twitter, im not surprised

[@icahopilm898]

wtf holy shit he actually cooks@@tokenhollow

[@saintsimp4803]

@@icahopilm898yeah he posted some pictures of it on his twitter account

[@KimKim-mt2bb]

ok that was surprised me@@tokenhollow

[@justatable5079]

"MANLY.. MANLY WE NEED TO COOK."

[@lyncolnseuphoria]

*Bear mace doesn’t do shit either time it’s needed* Manly: “Got my Bear Mace”

[@clarehidalgo]

Those cultists should have been rolling on the ground screaming because that stuff can permanently blind you

[@AlexSmith-dy3oh]

@@clarehidalgo Guess cultists are built ford tough

[@TotalWannabe]

​​@@clarehidalgoI'm pretty sure their hoods provide some protection. They still might be coughing, but, like it's not as bad, as this stuff getting on their skin or eyes

[@alfredandersson875]

@@TotalWannabethey’d still be basically incapacitated

[@TonySpike]

I always find it funny that this game looks like its set in the early 2000s (newspaper headline, windows 98 on computer) and yet your phone has modern text messaging and has the camera capabillitys of a smart phone 😂

[@gerryw173ify]

Alot of government agencies use old hardware and software.

[@Artmeetsreality]

U don't need Windows 11 to fill in those reports, windows 98 can handle it just fine. Actually, making a system update for a big structure is a royal pain in the ass. If it works - don;t touch it.

[@clavius5734]

Yeah man, this game is full of weird anachronisms. The computer only has a floppy drive, so if I’m generous it’s a 486. No way that thing is playing back mp4 files. Maybe it’s on purpose, but to me it’s jarring.

[@sakujosakujosakujo9800]

ISO100 in the dark :(

[@MacronCPP]

@@clavius5734 Are you generous though? My first computer had a floppy drive and had XP as its operating system.

[@alexmark6580]

Bear mace would absolutely ruin a persons day being sprayed that close. Eyes: From that distance you would be blinded from the pressure Skin: Blistering/Irritated Skin under the fingernails: pain Mouth/Tongue: Drooling, swelling

[@cluster4583]

From what you pointed out, you're clearly talking about the face. So if the person is being aimed at the face by the spray, how is the skin under their finger nails going to be effected?

[@alexmark6580]

@@cluster4583 Huh? I was referring to what he does in the video. He shot the face and body of the cult fella. Also I am referring to the cuticles being in pain, even regular mace can do this to a lesser degree.

[@sonicdml4175]

A cultist with full intent to kill would definitly be able to ignore that for the few seconds it takes to kill you, especially with adrenaline.

[@quarterskip]

CURSE OF THE BEAR MACE 🌫💥🌫💥🌫💥🌫💥🌫💥🌫💥🌫💥

[@alexmark6580]

@@quarterskip 🐻🧸🐻‍❄(BOUNTIFUL BEAR BARRIER) 豊富なクマの障壁!!!!

[@TheEvilRayquaza]

1:10:12 I can only imagine the reaction of the guy who delivered it upon seeing the very same box fall from the tower. "Oh Lord have mercy."

[@DivineSpiritual1989]

Jacksepticeye's voice shows up as the instructor Manly: It's that one guy voicing this instructor isn't it? Me: lmao yup. That guy.

[@Bloomkyaaa]

His voice did NOT fit at all. 💀

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

It's terrible. The desperation for the dev to have some big youtuber ruined the actual experience.

[@Gaba_Ghoul]

@@BloomkyaaaWhat do you mean? It’s only natural for an american instruction video to be voiced by a guy with a very noticeable irish accent, surely

[@minolamycat91]

I was just wondering why the ranger instructor had green hair then I realised who voiced him.

[@GambinoTheGoat]

⁠@@itsgonnabeanaurfrommecope more

[@gaminggoddess85]

This is like the fourth watchtower horror game I've seen within the past 5ish years.

[@DrPonner]

Being alone in a tower in the middle of the woods is definitely nightmare fuel

[@Andrew_Erickson]

Just wait til indie devs discover bridge-tending...

[@Vextipher]

​@@DrPonnerBeing alone in the woods is fine, not being alone...

[@kvntlord]

Gotta admit, that ain't many lol

[@fenrirsrage4609]

@@Vextipher To be fair it is the woods, you're almost never alone.

[@Jadacarebear]

My theory - Everyone that works at the park is in the "cult" and they let visitors in as sacrifices and try to recruit new employees into the cult. I think that's why Harley left (because she didn't want to be in the cult).

[@rachelsheppard9122]

It would explain why Connor doesn't believe Jack.

[@spencerlively3049]

@@rachelsheppard9122 but it doesn't explain why Connor would tell Jack to deal with the last fire if he already knew it was a cultist ceremony. I think it's more that the other employees know about the cult but refuse to recognize they exist to avoid getting targeted as Jack was at the end. If they deny, deny, deny, then the cult will leave them alone -- I think that's why Silas spoke to Jack to tell him essentially 'mind your business'.

[@rachelsheppard9122]

@@spencerlively3049 Maybe Connor isn't part of the cult or he's a reluctant member and wants to help Jack but can't mention anything about it.

[@acevaver5425]

The ending honestly really disappointed me. Anytime someone mentioned missing people + delicious burger, my mind instantly gravitate towards: soylent green is people.

[@zerrodefex]

@@rachelsheppard9122 yeah if Connor was complicit he wouldn't have woken you up about the smoke, you'd have instead been left alone to sleep none the wiser or would have been snatched in your sleep.

[@shannonolivas9524]

"There's 2 types of people who play this game, and you can almost make a clip of it, the kind of people who drive perfectly down the road and the people who immediately ram their thing into everything" --Manly, minutes before ramming his RV into the guy eating his burger.

[@justatable5079]

"I hear you! I hear your whistles." this shit sent chills down my spine. "I hear you!" made me think it was an cultist working with another one to do a silly amount of trolling "I hear your whistles" made me realize the situation god i love this game

[@XzMondayNightzX]

Man I'd live in a firewatch tower it'd be pretty sweet. It's like a treehouse for adults and with a risk of being trapped by a burning inferno or avalanche depending. Or you know some intelligent but murderous entity in the forest. I don't think insurance covers those either.

[@juliusxeno6537]

Yea the suits are gonna hire a replacement before they give you a cent LMAO

[@menameMid]

i like the reference that you made to another game

[@erenjaeger5289]

Which one?​@@menameMid

[@MisterN75]

There is something strange in the neighbourhood, who are you gonna call? Not Connor.

[@nodforkiss]

not ironbark authorities either.

[@scp-682-cu6]

XD literally not anyone... that situation sucks. Seems like you wouldn't have enough proof to get help until you're already dead. Wow, reminds me of many mental health systems. :')

[@DoodleMonsterRocks]

Even if the stories aren't true, this series is amazing at exercising vigilance. It's like a hidden-object game but for intruders creeping in the background or clues of break-ins/stalking.

[@zerotodona1495]

You’d be surprised how many cults actually do exist, even in this day and age. It’s very easy to hide in the woods, especially in a small “nature reserve” for the public.

[@Peachesdemon]

Even if they ain’t true.. these event can really happen. People are capable of doing anything

[@LianExfeind]

It's one of the best horror game series out there, yes.

[@doclinny]

​@@Peachesdemonexcept as everyone's pointed out this is how fire watch towers or ranger jobs work lmao

[@Nadreix]

CONSTANT VIGILANCE!

[@Captain_Ford]

One thing I love about Fears to Fathom is that it includes comments to account for clearly defiant player behavior. Everything from peeing on the floor to crashing the RV has commentary that addresses it. It shows that regardless of the quality, love and thought went into the work, which helps to overlook most blemishes on the projects.

[@nbdjz1058]

i feel like people who choose to be nice to barbara in the diner and tip well should automatically get a better ending for being kind to service workers😂

[@SusCalvin]

It's a lot of "And then I did the thing" with invisible walls. The protag isn't allowed to use bear mace, the protag can't stack up firewood in the tower during light. Little details like the wind speed, watching the others report in using the system, playing a zombie shooter someone installed and stopping by the diner is nice. Firewatch can be fun in games. If you don't mind a game where your main task is to observe things and spot differences. There was that game where you are a SETI observation worker and jot down observations. Most are routine.

[@zerrodefex]

Signal Simulator it's called. It was interesting for a while especially when spooky events happened but some stuff got super tedious like how the dishes needing recalibrating nearly every day.

[@Dr_ludwig]

Jack: Connor there's a cultist right outside my door Connor: *It's in your mind, he's not there*

[@MirceaKitsune]

Sucks it didn't have multiple endings and choices, for something so interactive and free roam based. Very nice and immersive little game.

[@BullGator-kd6ge]

Look up Firewatch if you haven’t heard of it. It’s basically the same premise of working at a fire watch tower, talking to another lookout, and doing tasks but with less horror.

[@hugo8500]

@@BullGator-kd6ge bruh that's not what he was talking about, he was talking about multiple endings

[@Uhlersoth77]

I agree, but that's the downside of a game that's supposed to be based on a "true story".

[@Kiki15578]

A whistling man... THE WHISTLING MAN

[@AngelaAmaryllis]

The cult of the death wolf from puss in boots, apparently

[@SubspaceTripmine66.6]

*laugh track followed by screaming and stabbing*

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

Welcome to 189.16, The Scream. You're with me, Forrest Nash, Top shelf radio host and Grade-A town hero.

[@captainhowdy9297]

A tale that teaches aspiring construction workers a valuable lesson regarding the fatal consequences of sexist cat calling..... ... obviously jking but for real; cat calling is no bueno despite its misleadingly cool sounding name.

[@crystalgemgirl731]

El Sibon...

[@AngelaAmaryllis]

That pile of wood those cultists were burning looks big enough to be suspicious in a woods with missing people.

[@somethingwithbungalows]

That’s prolly what it’s implying tbh

[@worsethanjoerogan8061]

If you go over there you can see the dead body of the hiker who goes missing 😅

[@Milosz5013]

10:57 that guys gotta be a cultist, the hood they wear looks to be at the side of the chair alongside the shovel. Little details right from the start regarding their presence

[@Neremworld]

Agreed. I also think Connor might be one, considering that despite the fact that his generator was suppose to be busted, his tower's lights were on.

[@mercolato]

I'm thinking Mitch and the authorities are in it too since they don't believe Jack.

[@Terrible_name]

@@Neremworld oh that's a good detail actually

[@Neremworld]

@@mercolatoYeah, probably. Notice how none of them apparently get attacked either. It's just the new ones who are targeted.

[@PanicLedisko]

@@Neremworld I noticed that shit IMMEDIATELY but totally missed making that connection! Bastard!

[@starrymomo]

I just realized that the casserole in bed, just like that, is probably a throwback to the first Fears to Fathom with the kid eating a whole lasagna in front of the TV, with no fork or anything LMAO I love this series, all games are both somewhat goofy ("I threw it off", "I wasn't a good driver") but also pretty scary. That first jumpscare with good ol' Billy? Nearly threw my phone to the other side of the room lmao EDIT: Also! The protagonist gets a photo of the cultists, how come no one believes him??? Like, guy was nearly murdered for taking a photo but he just... does not show it to ANYONE? Why take a photo if you are not gonna use it when everyone calls you a liar!!!

[@zerrodefex]

Yeah if nobody was going to believe the photo anyway then why did a guy even come after him?

[@oscaranderson5719]

watching him eat lasagna makes me think he’s the real monster

[@starrymomo]

@@oscaranderson5719 the true reason of why the cultists were after him: they'd seen how he ate lasagna.

[@Capn_Obed_Marsh]

The whistling man and the Satanists felt like two separate entities.

[@zerotodona1495]

I believe this is a mix of two stories tbh. Mr. Ballin told two different stories that happened irl about these things.

[@donutlovingwerewolf8837]

It's a big ass forest, pal.

[@erichopp244]

I’m thinking that the whistling man was part of the cult, but he was trying to lure people into a trap off the trail so they could use them for rituals and stuff

[@VictorBRz]

​@@erichopp244maybe he could be the "final warning guy" y'know? Like get out of here or you gonna pay the price buddy

[@j0ellyfish]

@@zerotodona1495 which ones?

[@gitfunkt3815]

I love how when youre in the diner you eat everything individually like a psychopath. Who gets their meal and then chugs their entire drink without eating anything else

[@hollyhentai4313]

YEP! Oh my god, I have to drink water with food or I'll gave the dry horrors!

[@iidoyila_live_]

it's called wettin the whistle my dear boiah

[@sokumotanaka9271]

Nobody believed you? But you took a picture! How didn't they believe you??? Did the character show the photo? Did they think you faked it?

[@baneofbanes]

They’re in on it.

[@mint7442]

Yeah it annoyed me too

[@robobo2226]

Heavily implied that they are also involved in the cult.

[@Gaba_Ghoul]

@@baneofbanesIncluding the parents? Real schizo hours, boizzz

[@SharkSnoot]

I think the protag left the camera in the tower cuz he was panicked/trying to escape. His boss/the cult probably destroyed the camera before he could go back for it. But I agree that it's a plot contrivance for the _one time_ the player gets evidence he loses it.

[@backslash153]

I love the lil routine/comfort tasks. Setting up the fire, cooking the casserole. Mundaun had that down to a tee, I hope more games do them cuz it's perfect for like setting up a cozy lil atmosphere to then better contrast with the horror. Also, some spoileries: Hmm. Every night, less and less towers log their report data...

[@dusk_ene]

Now it makes me want a cozy game like this but not scary. Just maintaining little comfort tasks like this

[@onibeebee]

Manly plays games the same way I imagine a cat would

[@RaidianaS]

Meow

[@Anna-yl2lp]

Insert manly repeating "mouse"

[@scp-682-cu6]

ManlyBadassCatBoy confirmed?

[@absolutedeath_666]

It's really annoying

[@hahahello7519]

I'm amazed of the level of detail for such a "small" game. Makes me wish there was a game like but being more like "Signal Simulator" or "Voices of the Void" in terms of gameplay, where you have to stay really several ingame days in your location, doing tasks and solving problems while experience mysterious things around you.

[@xXSummonNightXx]

Connor was acting really sus, he probably knows what’s going on but chose to ignore it.

[@veryconcernedjesus2584]

I question why devs don’t just give us a satisfying ending like “Yes after playing the game for an hour, you are rewarded with the cult being arrested or killed by police” but instead it’s always just “nO oNE bElIevEs yOUr sToRy oF a cUlT” It gets really boring and unsurprising

[@ManlyBadassHero]

Because the stories these games are based on are "user submitted" by basically what I assume are redditors so they all have that same format which is why I don't consume no sleep youtube copypasta readers lol

[@GrimSavant]

@@ManlyBadassHero It reminds me of a lot of older horror stories (think Lovecraft), where the protagonist sees the entire scary thing, then passes out, but is still somehow just fine to return home and write out the whole experience to the newspaper or a colleague or so on.

[@youngestchild1103]

35:18 Manly demonstrates the best improv I've ever seen 45:45 grounds for dismissal 47:58 Manly first gets a taste for Yeet 1:10:00 Trust no one 1:11:06 Instant regret 1:12:10 Absolute power corrupts 1:12:40 assault with wood and then mace 1:20:00 Think Adapt Overcome 1:22:17 the trees are MOVING I'm summary Manly was a good Fire watch appointee, but due to his excessive use of bear mace and messy tendencies we had to let him go. We wish him well in his future endeavors.😊

[@scp-682-cu6]

Nuh uh bro he was employee of the month

[@lovebug7985]

Manly using his pee stream to point at the guy while on the tower is the FUNNIEST thing to me 😭

[@FlipX100]

His plant interview had me dying LMAO "maybe you shouldn't be a damn bug."

[@Anntonio-im5oe]

"That bear mace did not do anything" is basically the summary of the game.

[@patrickblakethesaint]

If this was a true story, he would have said acres and acres of forest... these games are always good regardless

[@patrickblakethesaint]

Also, im gonna start drying my hands first to show them I mean business lol

[@betsy6458]

I hope it’s not true, but if it is…I just hope pray that that cultist group is stopped and/or no other innocent person gets harmed.

[@skylarkblue1]

They're true in the same way r/nosleep is true aha. I enjoy this section of unfiction tho ngl

[@chiomorii]

Someone said that the stories are/can have truth to it but obviously the incidents aren’t as crazy. Like the ex showing up at the guy’s house in the last game- but she didn’t actually intend to kill him, etc. The game is obviously exaggerated a lot and likely adds stuff because it needs to have enough for an entertaining horror game. - As well as the fact that I don’t doubt similar situations like these have happened irl, since plenty of people have experienced being stalked, having a crazy ex, and plenty of true crime stories including cults.

[@patrickblakethesaint]

@chiomorii oh, im with you 100%. I'm just saying something that stuck out to me. I'm sure there some truth to every story. That one with the crazy ex actually really hits home for me

[@jackf1684]

what’s interesting to point out is that even though both connor and billy deny any sort of cult being out there, don’t forget the first interaction between billy and the player where he says “I thought you were one of them.” it’s something neat that really adds to the unease of the story.

[@sokumotanaka9271]

10:46 I never been so jealous of a meal, I want to live my life like he does.

[@ElitheSnowFox]

It’s literally just a burger and fries

[@sokumotanaka9271]

@@ElitheSnowFox Okay? And?

[@tanoak_matsutake]

@@sokumotanaka9271 Me too, though it'll be kinda unhealthy, but I can never deny burgers and fries.

[@user-qd5lb7qr8z]

​@@tanoak_matsutakeFor me if it's a McCheddar, then I'll take your damn stock. I don't eat 'em often, but boy do I enjoy when I do.

[@tanoak_matsutake]

@@user-qd5lb7qr8z Share with me your cheddar, thank you.

[@clara5924]

I adore this series. Would love to see more of it. Manly: initiating an accident Protag: “I wasn’t very proud of my driving” 🤣

[@KoshTimeStepper]

Jacksepticeye's voice in the Employee trainee MP4 made my morning, lol then cats video thing was so random. Coffee: Yeets Supplies: Yeets Oven dish after eating: Yeets

[@straykoiYT]

amazing vid as always but manly casually dropping that his dad met the manson family is crazy bro

[@mangobadger]

“You can’t do this to Bob Ross, man.” You tell ‘im, Manly.

[@youdontknowwho505]

All of the eating noises in this game are both nauseating and entrancing. It’s like, “squnch, glunch, slurm, scrumsh, gunch, squaltch”.

[@ARescueToaster]

This was a fun game to watch, though there were a number of issues with it that really pulled me out of it. -I think the biggest is that the story is clearly fake and/or extremely embellished. If people repeatedly went missing at a park like that then there would be investigations and articles. Even just one missing person would likely have searches in the area, but 3 kids all at once? And that wasn't the first time, apparently. -Billy: He seems to know about the cultists in the area, so why doesn't he warn you about them? And his sawed-off double-barrel shotgun is just a tad illegal -Connor at Tower 12: What reason would he have for not believing you when you report someone's up on your tower and outside your door placing a freakin' human skull? Do people really go out hiking for hours just to play a prank on a single fire watchmen? And he's rather blase about abandoned campsites where all of their gear was left behind. -Having a smartphone in the year 2000. This isn't some lame smartphone isekai! -The bear mace: Why are the cultists immune to it? They would be blind, dripping snot and having a hard time breathing for the next 20+ minutes, maybe even more with their hoods which would soak up the oils. And so would you when spraying it inside your tower! Overall the negatives don't detract enough from the experience to keep it from being enjoyable, but it seems like it could have used some more time with ironing out some of the issues

[@xHOTxCHOCOxFUDGEx]

The Crew in that training video have interesting names… Imagine you’re just casually walking by a watch tower and something wet hits you and it smells like pee…Not only will I stay clear of walking through heavily forested areas, but now I’d probably avoid walking near any watch towers…don’t want to get hit on the head by a falling coffee mug, a box of supplies, or a casserole dish…

[@ezyrile]

when Jack immediately speaks and I only have one part of my headphone on and still know.

[@PrinnyBaalGamer9000]

There is a legend in South America (I think it was Chile) about a murderer in the mountains that whistles, and the farther the whistling sounds, the closer he actually is.

[@shannonolivas9524]

I thought the hiding segment was pretty well done. Reminded me of Alien Isolation. When the cultists all turned after the flash was a great moment too. I'm wondering if things can turn out differently if you get pictures of Silas and the skull outside your door.

[@sirhc199331]

guessing its only possible to get pictures from one specific spot so probably not

[@Terrible_name]

looks like there's not a camera key, just a prompt when the game wants you to take one. I don't think there was an option for those two.

[@hendrihendri3939]

Kinda wished they kept "the danger of looking down the phone while driving" from the last episode A semblance of reality on a Horror Game xD

[@haydes1285]

Of course the bear mace does nothing, they’re not bears

[@Brian80s]

They knew and were probably in on it. Have to remember that photograph and how it just ended up ignored, discarded, etc. They really can't say he was just seeing things unless they're full of it and the shot taken was rather clear as to something happening that was far from normal. It wasn't just his imagination.

[@dernddy]

The music made this a really chill game to watch. Running into some trucks to some chill beats to study 🕺

[@northstar0611]

Do you know the first song?

[@dernddy]

@@northstar0611 idk I would try to Shazam it or maybe look up the game in the game page and hopefully they credit the songs or smth

[@khazizapalgaznik]

I think the artist is called "neb". I was surprised to hear his music in this game. I found him out by accident, he makes really good music.

[@mist3r_beats]

it's called 'distant' by Neb :) @@northstar0611

[@Joyless222gaming]

Might be lost love by neb.

[@kimberlys8422]

My cousin Rachel had to hide in the closet when a creep tried to break in to her house when she was home alone. That said she's alive with lovely kids; and I like these video games strangely enough.

[@ParadoxumParadisus]

Is she alright?

[@quinnhurst9204]

I’m glad your cousin is ok now 🥰

[@FighterKingKazma]

10/10 perfectly timed to listen to sleep

[@SusCalvin]

The fire dept. out in the woods use how hot and dry the weather is to decide if camping fires should be allowed or not. If it's a dry summer, the risk for fire increases and they don't want to risk a dunce leaving even some embers around. Meteorology usually has their own people who record detailed weather data from spots around the country. They measure a lot more at those stations like rainfall, pressure etc.

[@sunnynihilist]

Watching this while I drink my morning coffee and edit my thesis - the vibes are so good. Thanks for another cozy playthrough, Manly

[@uglybetty8747]

Damnnnn workin on thesis 😳

[@sadstrawberrygirl]

The way you kept throwing random things off the balcony like your shipment of food + supplies and then an oven dish is making me laugh so hard - I just picture the cultists looking confused or getting hit in the head from above

[@mregg-gy7jg]

The manly dad lore sent me lmao, the casual drop… anyway, surprisingly I was very scared by this in a more than a few scenes! While not super believable there were a lot of fun moments, and I gasped at the same time manly did when the cult all turned around

[@lBorosDavidl]

The amount of intrusive thoughts that won when manly was driving was priceless

[@furrykittens9312]

"I threw it off the tower" Very Firewatchian style, I really liked the vibe of this one.

[@mondinsel4235]

That toilet scene in the beginning...that's already too much horror for me. What could possibly top this?? 💀

[@jetaimesooshi]

the whole restroom dominance I'm dead- - I appreciate that you watched all of those videos in the computer lmaoo EVEN ARGUED AS THE PLANT NAAAAAH I love it - throwing the logs at the guy xD - pretty cool. I like that the full credits still play

[@1Raptor85]

man, it's weird seeing the takes of things in this time period or earlier from devs that never experienced it themselves, you get a lot of stuff like this supposedly in 2000 but using 2010+ tech because to younger people those always existed. (I mean, I know it's likely just due to the game using assets and not having an actual 90s/2000s phone and met/etc assets to use, but it's still weird to see the mix, as well as someone in 2000 having phone reception in the middle of the woods strong enough to text)

[@sydneyleek1228]

Oh yeah I just realized the modern apple text interface makes no sense 😂

[@1Raptor85]

@@far2ez eh, i'd say by 2000 it was at least common to have a phone that could text, but since it was generally charged per text and outside of the original blackberry with the tiny B&W wcreen (modern-ish PDA phones and smart phones mostly didn't launch until 2005, with a few earlier exceptions from palm/nokia, but they were nothing like a modern smartphone ) maybe 2-3 words or a phone number was the kind of thing you'd send, definitely no full conversations. MMS wasn't deployed in the US until 2004 so sending full photos inline like that wouldn't have been a thing. we didn't get color camera phones until 2005. I mean, it's 2000, if you had a cellphone, it was probably the nokia 5110, everyone had a nokia 5110. Dude wouldn't have been answering text messages in the woods, he would have been playing snake with 0 bars of signal :D

[@amzensix2950]

I like how the game gives you choices to choose between a "rude" or polite answers to the waitress 💀

[@frankfrankerson782]

"That time I should have brought a shotgun" the game.

[@MrVampirePirate]

This game has some wonderful atmosphere! Also at least let the car ragdoll us or SOMETHING! like not even the bear mace did anything. Also the knowledge of burning bodies makes different coloured smoke raises many questions

[@LaMereACaniche]

Papa manly seems to have had an incredibly wild life lmao. How'd he even meet the Mansons?

[@Gaba_Ghoul]

Ikr?? Whenever Manly mentions his dad, you know it’s gonna be a story more insane than the plot of any game he’s playing. Same for when Manly talks about his childhood

[@zerrodefex]

@@Gaba_Ghoul everyone should watch his interview with Lia, he talked about a lot of interesting things in his past.

[@Gaba_Ghoul]

@@zerrodefex Manly was interviewed??? Holy fuck, thanks for sharing

[@scp-682-cu6]

wait I wasn't paying attention- where'd he mention this in the video?

[@nooneinparticular1685]

That feeling when you refresh youtube to find something new to watch and there's a 3 min old Manly vid first thing as soon as the page loads :D

[@MarinetteWinters]

I love the parellel of the first ranger holding a gun up to the MC out of fear and Manly answering the tower door with the bear mace

[@Charlie-yv3ib]

honestly watching these just makes me wish i someone would actually make a game where you're just a fire lookout! i bet that would be super cozy :3

[@DaCouchWarrior]

I really love watch tower games. They have their own creepy but cool atmosphere. But i just cant understand why nobody give watchmans a gun. Like, its a lonely man/women in middle of nowhere, one bearspray is good but not enough.

[@poot6760]

Being left alone in the middle of nowhere with a gun and ammunition isn't really a sensible option if you think about it

[@augustturner3987]

@@poot6760not everyone is suicidal lol

[@poot6760]

@@augustturner3987 how's that an argument for anything?

[@sai_lg1070]

13 seconds ago is wild.

[@YourMomsHousehold]

8 minutes ago go crazy

[@papyrustheskeleton9498]

​@@YourMomsHouseholdi reply to you after 1 minute of commenting

[@YourMomsHousehold]

@@papyrustheskeleton9498 10 minutes ago goes absolutely mad

[@enrsttsrne5690]

His lying his he commented 3 min before this got out or are you just that slow on commenting?

[@TheSilverHermitMage]

37 min ago is wild

[@kojikashiin319]

@8:20 “When you got a big boy like this…” This is the coziest horror game channel there will ever be, I swear

[@alastor8091]

I love these long videos, man. My night isnt complete without your voice after a long days work. Its like Kelpy G.

[@henrymars6626]

I honestly love the song playing in the car when driving and choose to believe it's protag's fav song so he loops it 24/7

[@koquarian]

Manly reminded me of this when he was mentioning DMCAs at the beginning: I found a record label recently called NIGHTMODE that has DMCA-free cost-free edm/house music for anyone who want music for their streams or projects. It was founded by Jericho on twitch who's a very cool dude. Highly recommended.

[@CMinorOp67]

1:14:10: after literally screaming from the Silas jump scare…I am now mentally screaming, “you forgot the wood!!!”

[@jinpaperr]

The whistling bit is so unsettling , scariest game yet

[@bunnywhoisarider]

I think 32:52 is supposed to be the intro of The Sims 2 but with cats instead of people Very fun easter egg

[@honaleri]

lol Manly Shamelessly texting and driving. Gotta love it.

[@Maglors_grief]

I enjoyed this game but I consider it to be the weakest one in the series so far. It would have been great to explore the forest more, it could have opened up a lot of possibilities for jumpscares. I was hoping we would encounter wild animals at some point lol. As a person who once got lost in a forest while hiking with friends, it's a pretty scary experience. It was pitch black and storming while we were trying to find our way out, and it makes me wish the game did more with their environment because there's so much you could do with that. I feel like the game felt a bit rushed near the end. I feel like there could have been more build up to the cult. Not to mention that Jack gets the cult's attention by taking a photo, only for that photo to never be mentioned again. That's an entire plot hole.

[@diggyw]

agreed

[@danielshore1457]

Honestly I think the weakest moment is that you have BEAR MACE and it doesn't do anything to a guy whose eyes aren't covered. Like even if that was what was used to buy time for him to start his rv out of there it woukd have been a pay off

[@keystohellanddeath]

sometimes I think Fears to Fathom has terrible pacing and that the games have too much filler and then I realize it's because I'm watching Manly mess around for half of the game lol. no complaints though

[@volreki]

This looks so much better than their prior games, we've gone from PS1 to PS2. I like seeing them and Chillas Art improve as they are probs my favorite horror game devs atm

[@shadesmcf]

These games really take the time of a movie to setup everything and build up to the scary part. Didnt expect a fire watch tower to be one of the stories they focus on. The whistling man really reminded me of Killer frequency. Wonder why it didnt stick to the end. Beat mace would hurt like hell, anyone trying to sneak up on someone like that would need some good eye cover. Guess the real horror is in whether its real or not. Connor Hawkins would pilot an AC lol. Feels like that training video guy, likes coffee, though his eyes seem somewhat septic.

[@AubreytheGod]

Your commentary makes the jump scares ten times better. I find myself vibing along and then the jump scare. Favorite gaming channel. I like that you don't curse as well.

[@HUNTENMASTA1337]

Fears to fathom is one of the top series in my opinion, so organic 🙌

[@ScurvySeamate]

I think this was loosely inspired by Reddit no sleep stories

[@TypeHoeNegative]

Have to agree ♡ having Jack voice a character /and/ a moist crit shoutout made this game in particular even better

[@Gaba_Ghoul]

@@TypeHoeNegativeA moist shoutout? Where? I didnt catch that

[@leepicbaconman1553]

⁠@@TypeHoeNegativea shoutout for a 13million subbed channel made the game better?