i've used a rotary telephone; and the fact Civvie hasn't makes me feel like my back's just suddenly going to give out any second now.
@riks081
3 жыл бұрын
I was about to write something similar, but i'll just like your comment instead
@adamofblastworks1517
3 жыл бұрын
My back feels like that frequently, and I'm younger than both of you, almost guaranteed. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hahaha... f&#%...
@Skeletroller
3 жыл бұрын
The fact he never used a rotary phone while i've used one and even used a phone booth made my spine bend in like a split second
@Bluehawk2008
3 жыл бұрын
I still have a rotary phone in my basement, a final fail-safe for the landline.
@Nergalsama01
3 жыл бұрын
My parents used to have one of those. I kinda miss them. :/
@DefaultGray
3 жыл бұрын
"Jerry went to prison" Wow, a horror story where the villain goes to jail.
@FumblsTheSniper
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve not played the game but that seems totally out of left field in the best of ways. Yeah, no shit the property deal was shady. There was a murder there and the police never investigated anything.
@PurpleColonel
2 жыл бұрын
Like Halloween 5!
@RobMustDie482
2 жыл бұрын
Best lines in this video, "Why'd you send me to a murder house Jerry?" "Why'd you send me to a double-murder house Jerry?" "Why'd you send me to a double-murder-south-African-mask-curse house Jerry?" "JERRY, YOU STUCK ME IN A CURSED MURDER HOUSE AND MADE A CROOKED REAL ESTATE DEAL ON IT?!"
@thelittleagustus.2292
2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 69 likes
@cdcdrr
2 жыл бұрын
Fuck Jerry, am I right?
@YexyIsSexy
2 жыл бұрын
yep, that's... what he said... yep...
@thelittleagustus.2292
2 жыл бұрын
@@YexyIsSexy boooo fun police, boooo
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
2 жыл бұрын
Why did you send me to a cursed double murder house with a guy who looks like Sloth living in the basement Jerry?
@tylerh2548
2 жыл бұрын
That is one serious case of writer's block procrastination...the man was repelling down the outside of the building during a lightning storm rather than sit at the typewriter.
@cougar2k720
Жыл бұрын
Totally depict real life where you do everything else except the actual chores, lol
@Guruc13
Жыл бұрын
Relatable
@The_Chosen_Heretic
Жыл бұрын
ADHD in a nutshell.
@ganryusasaki
10 ай бұрын
@@The_Chosen_HereticSpicy brain moment fr.
@GreenEyedDazzler
7 ай бұрын
@@ganryusasakiwhy don’t you just say groovy, old man? Lmao
@The_Novu
3 жыл бұрын
This is the most accurate depiction of the writing process I've ever seen in a video game. Sit down and get started and not even five minutes later you're on the phone with Jerry.
@taramullen6521
2 жыл бұрын
Yuuuup, or if you're like me you plan on writing and spend time watching videos.
@kyrauniversal
2 жыл бұрын
"Fuck you Jerry." "But you ask me for help-" "And YOU keep Fucking it up!"
@otacon6566
2 жыл бұрын
"There's nothing to writing. You sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemingway -
@TheGuardingDark_
2 жыл бұрын
Seriously. I don’t know anyone named Jerry. But I was writing a short story and the phone rang and the next thing I knew Jerry was talking my ear off about his trip to Majorca.
@Claymann71
11 ай бұрын
How does he always know when I'm trying to Write? _F&cking Jerry!_
@otakon17
3 жыл бұрын
"Why'd you send me to a double murder South African massacre house Jerry?!" my favorite line.
@the_collector_of_different_toy
3 жыл бұрын
Jerry - “ shouldn’t you be working on your books“
@kiptheott5932
3 жыл бұрын
I thought he said "mask-curse" not "massacre."
@whoisspencer
3 жыл бұрын
@@kiptheott5932 He did say “mask curse” then acknowledged that it was a “pun” for massacre.
@marcelleroux9172
3 жыл бұрын
That's just a normal farm house in SA these days
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
3 жыл бұрын
Why did you send me to a double murder south african massacre house with a guy who looks like Sloth from the Goonies living in the basement Jerry?!
@HQ_Default
3 жыл бұрын
"Oh, there was also the murder..." _"Jesus christ Jerry, I wanted to write a murder story, not to LIVE one!"_
@DaveMiller6042
3 жыл бұрын
I love this comment
@swordhunter12
3 жыл бұрын
I love the way he said that line. Just like "You know FYI."
@boxtank5288
2 жыл бұрын
I legit went silent and looked askance at that damned phone, THE HELL JERRY!?
@MrTheBaron
2 жыл бұрын
I can hear both Civvie and Ross Scott saying this line out of context.
@jedediahhopkins6051
3 жыл бұрын
The fact that New Bloods isn't afraid to put Civvies awful dick quotes on their store page to the point Civvie won't give them new ones is my favorite real life lore fact about Civvie
@therandomdickhead5744
3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea about that. Nice
@PowerArmorV113
3 жыл бұрын
And then they used this one!
@hiddenshadow2105
3 жыл бұрын
@@PowerArmorV113 Where?
@andrejung6696
2 жыл бұрын
@@hiddenshadow2105 Their Steam Store Page
@quarreneverett4767
2 жыл бұрын
I like the post new blood said about telling the good a game is by the art and porn fans are willing to make for it. Then the head on dev chimed in hehe
@TheGlooga
3 жыл бұрын
"Man blames problems on African mask for the problems of the abandoned murderchild in the basement" is such a perfectly British plot, bravo scratches
@stproducciones9140
2 жыл бұрын
Can't blame him for expecting something of african origin to cause murders
@jameswinter3832
2 жыл бұрын
@@stproducciones9140 Hmmmm.......
@GeorgeMonet
2 жыл бұрын
Well the mask is the reason why the child is a murder child and not a normal child.
@WittyOriginalUsername
2 жыл бұрын
@@GeorgeMonet Not sure if thats the case, I’m guessing it’s more from being locked in a basement your entire life 😁
@michealballspen1s93
2 жыл бұрын
@@WittyOriginalUsername thanks, my mom wanted to protect the world from my rocky dennis face
@thecandlemaker1329
3 жыл бұрын
For those who didn't realise it, "Arthate" is actually an inversion of "Lovecraft" - art vs. craft, hate vs. love, and their order is reversed.
@hiddenshadow2105
3 жыл бұрын
Didn't realize that, well-noticed!
@livingcorpse5664
3 жыл бұрын
If only Lovecraft crafted love.
@fourcrippledhorses
2 жыл бұрын
haven't played the game itself but it's definitely a more fitting tribute than most things that ape ol' Howard. the generational resentment, lost greatness; and it shows you can do that without the horrible racism (at least in the narrative itself, can't undo the British being British, sadly)
@invaderHUNK
2 жыл бұрын
@@fourcrippledhorses “can’t undo the British being British sadly” Finally, someone who hates the British as much as I do!
@glitchedoom
2 жыл бұрын
@@fourcrippledhorses Yeah, it's nice to see some Lovecraft references that aren't just tentacles and evil books.
@shawdawg3675
3 жыл бұрын
Not only does the game seem well designed for two people, the voice acting isnt bad either.
@lostxj
3 жыл бұрын
And a lot of work went into making the pre-rendered environments.
@MalleusSemperVictor
3 жыл бұрын
The main character is voiced by the narrator from King's Quest.
@Lord_Deimos
3 жыл бұрын
It isn't half bad, I've heard worse voice acting in AAA games.
@bagggers9796
3 жыл бұрын
I've come to realize that the English are generally way better actors than the Americans. Just compare the voice actors in Dark Souls (English) compared to Sekiro's dub (American). In terms of quality and talent they are day and night respectively.
@soupedcan3532
3 жыл бұрын
@@bagggers9796 idk, I get the impression the VA for Micheal is American
@mrcrumbles
3 жыл бұрын
As much as I love watching Civvie play the boomer shooters and slavjank, it's always refreshing when he does something a little different.
@markhirsch6301
3 жыл бұрын
Tbh I wanna see him play some boomer RPGs, might never happen, but it could be good fun
@mugwump7049
3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear him get pissed at the puzzle logic in Discworld or any LucasArts point-and-click.
@ZigealFaust
3 жыл бұрын
Lowkey waiting on him to review Soul Reaver or Shadow Man.
@gronndar
3 жыл бұрын
Seems that he also had a good time with this game. Adds more to the video, since it feels genuine rather than "i just needs to upload some video"
@plot6520
3 жыл бұрын
I prefer Civvie doing genuine horror stuff
@-GhostofZion-
3 жыл бұрын
I think it's the first time I've heard a character get arrested in a game over fraud as part of a games finale.
@doctorcraptonicus7941
3 жыл бұрын
I believe Wario was involved in a land speculation fraud investigation at the end of one of the early games.
@-GhostofZion-
3 жыл бұрын
@@doctorcraptonicus7941 Damn you childhood. I missed alot of Nintendo's madness. I had a megadrive and psone instead. But I'll still cherish it for the bizarre Michael Jackson games. Who wants to save the kids by moonwalking folks.
@BloodfelX
3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of one of my favourite endings to a video game. Spoilers for a certain Megaman spin off game; one of the Battle Network games (the Gamecube platformer): I shit you not the main antagonist's house gets raided by the police and he gets arrested in the middle of a video call with the hero. It is absolutely one of my favourite video game endings of all time.
@NineteenInFrench
3 жыл бұрын
@@BloodfelX They predicted Twitch swatting lmao
@BloodfelX
3 жыл бұрын
@@NineteenInFrench Funnily enough in that ending the police were sent an anonymous tip online; the antagonist even gets mad that the tip made the VPN he had set up redundant.
@kyon813
2 жыл бұрын
"...let's ask Robin." Civvie has a legit knack for tension and suspense. That gave me chills.
@lkotro21
2 жыл бұрын
I think if I've seen that ending as a kid, I'd shit myself. Now, I took it in stride. And I can't even play Outlast!
@Stur2024
Жыл бұрын
When he said that, I was like ".........wait, What??"
@cannonfodder8907
Жыл бұрын
incidentally i scrolled down and saw your comment right on time for it to act as a subtitle to him saying it in the video, it lined up perfectly
@Stur2024
Жыл бұрын
@@cannonfodder8907 Magical :)
@misterfluffypants24
Жыл бұрын
I had a feeling Robin wasn't dead that line still got me
@hdbanana464
3 жыл бұрын
The idea of using thalidomide babies to explain Robin is actually a pretty ingenious idea for such a small detail
@shingshongshamalama
3 жыл бұрын
"Electrician was supposed to meet me at the gate early in the morning but instead he left a fucking note while I was asleep." 10/10 depiction of britain
@dinitroacetylen
3 жыл бұрын
I take it as that the situation is common enough that British electricians would go to work with dissertation-sized and obviously pre-written notes just for this kind of occasion. Which raises the question why would anyone still think that going to work so early is a good idea.
@bazooka93
3 жыл бұрын
That feel when you're chasing a gas engineer for last 2 weeks.
@reloadpsi
3 жыл бұрын
@@dinitroacetylen You're not far off.
@GiveMeBass93
3 жыл бұрын
@@bazooka93 I swear they just stand outside the vans and say they tried to visit and fuck off.
@PowerArmorV113
3 жыл бұрын
Well he did ask for a callout between 12 and 5.
@Lahnapihvi
3 жыл бұрын
This was one of those games that I randomly tried as a kid and forgot about, until one day I started wondering what that one game I played ages ago was. Thanks for the memories.
@RMMLz
3 жыл бұрын
Same here. By chance. I can never forget the moment that the mask is staring at you when you open the door.
@Edgelord-rn9he
3 жыл бұрын
20:00 Noice!
@RoshDroz
3 жыл бұрын
This remembers me the good ideas, thanks man!
3 жыл бұрын
This was a fantastic video, I *really* enjoyed it. Not only entertaining, but a lovely summary of the whole game. Solid observations too! Here's a bit of little known trivia you might enjoy -- at one point I had treatments for two sequels: [SPOILERS ALL OVER THE PLACE] - In Scratches II (that II resembling scratch marks, of course), you played as John Patterson, an acquaintance of Blackwood that is mentioned in his diary and stays in South Africa, dealing with the aftermath of the mask "disappearing"... and ultimately meeting Dolhom itself in person. However, this game would have little to do with the events in Scratches I, and was meant to feature a completely different tone. Basically, I was going to attempt pulling a Kid A. - In Scratches III you played as... Jerry! Who is still feeling devastated after what he did to Michael, who has disappeared mysteriously. So he travels to Rothbury to seek answers, only to find that Robin has teamed up with other victims of Thalidomide and is terrorizing the town. This outline was a bit up in the air, I just knew that I wanted to give it a stronger 80's vibe, inspired by movies such as It's Alive. Nowadays, I'm satisfied with the tone and feel of the first game. I think its conclusion was appropriate, or at least the one I wanted to do. Even the flower at the end, as one fan recently suggested, may not mean anything ("it's blossoming because Michael left the water running!"). That sense of uncertainty, of an ever elusive mystery, is what the game always wanted to achieve. Thank you for keeping its memory alive!
@Strangest_Letter
3 жыл бұрын
Would have been nice to see those sequels pan out, but Scratches definitely stands on it's own yeah. You and the team did a fantastic job.
@TaRAAASHBAGS
3 жыл бұрын
3 should have been a horde shooter against thalidomide babies
@timyo6288
3 жыл бұрын
You should not pretend to be Augustin
@DjTake1One
3 жыл бұрын
@@timyo6288 If he's pretending, I'd just be impressed, because he's been keeping the charade up on his channel for over a decade.
3 жыл бұрын
The real Agustín has given me full permission to impersonate him. I have a signed agreement. Besides, how can I know for sure that you're not all incredibly sophisticated AIs?
@abloogywoogywoo
3 жыл бұрын
When Civvie started talking about the settled science nightmare that was Thalidomide, I was honestly expecting Cancer Mouse to be summoned. Dodged a FPS bullet there.
@wallcreeper5327
2 жыл бұрын
What was that nightmare exactly?
@pauldecker4630
2 жыл бұрын
@@wallcreeper5327 Fairly serious birth deformities. Look up Thalidomide babies.
@QayLikeKay
2 жыл бұрын
or don't look it up and just know that they're also called "flipper babies" for a reason
@Archris17
2 жыл бұрын
And, ladies and gentlemen, the reason why I don't trust the current mandates for vaccination... Not that I have a choice, given I'll soon be moving to another country and they won't let me in without that jab.
@QayLikeKay
2 жыл бұрын
@@Archris17 There's a myriad of regulations, testing, and safety precautions that have come about since then largely *because* of thalidomide and other incidents. Nearly 3 billion people are fully vaccinated now, if there was an issue with the vaccine, we would know by now. On top of that, it's not some mystery chemical being shot into your arm, we understand the full mechanism behind what the vaccine is, how it works, and what happens after very well. The technology that went into the vaccine is decades old (again, because nowadays we make very *very* sure there won't be horrible side effects). I don't make this post to judge you or anything, I have a phobia of needles, and stepping through the logic and reminding myself my fear was a irrational helped me go and get both shots. I'm hoping this helps convince you to get yours and feel good about it too.
@Kicklash
3 жыл бұрын
"I dunno. Let's ask Robin." My favourite line in the whole video. If, somehow, I get a copy of this game and play it with other people, I will absolutely steal it for the moment it was used.
@cougar2k720
Жыл бұрын
Other friends be like, wait what do you mean by Ro?...... Your smile get wider as their scream filled the room.
@Kicklash
Жыл бұрын
Yes, exactly what I was going for.
@plot6520
8 ай бұрын
Did you do it?
@Kicklash
8 ай бұрын
Haven't had the opportunity yet, sadly.@@plot6520
@Roadent1241
Ай бұрын
The creator gave permission for us to abandonware it. Shouldn't be that hard to find XP
@EvtheBread
3 жыл бұрын
“Mr. Blackwood, you’re British. Just plant a flag and go, don’t take the whole country with you” _Glances nervously at the British Natural History Museum_
@kingofthemoon3063
3 жыл бұрын
_glances nervously at everything britain ever did after 1500 AD_
@EvtheBread
3 жыл бұрын
_Irishman with fire in his eyes sitting in the corner_
@SgtMjRomero
3 жыл бұрын
@@kingofthemoon3063 scottish college group attempting to retake the stone of destiny
@tristramcox4615
3 жыл бұрын
What marbles..
@kingkyle2217
3 жыл бұрын
damn you britbongs love hating on yourselves huh?
@xenith800
3 жыл бұрын
The ending of this game completely freaked me out as a kid when I played it
@captainblood9616
3 жыл бұрын
For me it was the back story and the atmosphere build up that completely freaked me out, it did that so well that I found the ending kind of an anti-climax.
@АлександрМиранович-п9с
3 жыл бұрын
That "creepy fine art" is actually a real piece, called 'The hands resist him'. Now you know.
@ramseydoon8277
3 жыл бұрын
It's got an interesting history to it, worth checking out for fans of urban legends, the origins of creepypasta, etc.
@zypher357
3 жыл бұрын
I think it was Whang who did a video on "The hands resist him".
@daniellalloyd1082
3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Terrifys me so much I cant even watch the damn video. D: I had this game as a kid and I always used to cover my eyes when walking through that part of the mansion lol
@KeksimusMaximus
3 жыл бұрын
@@daniellalloyd1082 pathetic
@huleyn135
3 жыл бұрын
Hands Resist Him also has 2 sequels, a prequel and a finale piece all done by the original artist. It's also nowhere near as scary as it looks in meaning. The hands merely represent all the possible lives and alternatives the kid has in his future. The kid is the artist's youth. The doll is merely his guide to the future.
@glowing_purple_girl
3 жыл бұрын
24:53 there are emotions behind that last “F*CK Jerry!” That I cannot describe but that I felt deeply in my bones and that made me burst out laughing
@1049662
3 жыл бұрын
The mother of a coworker of mine was prescribed Thalydamide and it sat on her bedside table throughout her pregnancy as she decided not to take it.
@KnoxCarbon
Жыл бұрын
I'd say she dodged a bullet on that one.
@goodsoup7608
3 жыл бұрын
"It is moody and unpleasent outside, but it is england" Civvester with the truthiest truth of all right there
@katiacritten9975
3 жыл бұрын
I love how casually Jerry mentions the murder
@Beany2007FTW
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty standard for someone who has spent time in Northumberland, honestly.
@mugwump7049
3 жыл бұрын
@@Beany2007FTW Do Northumberlandians often mention murders?
@michaelvanhouten4498
3 жыл бұрын
@@mugwump7049 If it happens often enough it becomes... normal.
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
3 жыл бұрын
Jerry did you send me in a cursed murder house with Sloth from the Goonies in it!?
@DaveMiller6042
3 жыл бұрын
@@OfficerHotpants insurance fraud is worse than murder? This is a joke.
@technodruid
3 жыл бұрын
Victorian homes actually had tiny rooms for the most part. And a lot of them. Horror cinema does not portray them appropriately. Cough cough Malignant. Source: I've lived in Victorian homes most of my life.
@teecee1827
3 жыл бұрын
Malignant's house is basically a Tardis, it's very funny.
@tinkertrainbreach
3 жыл бұрын
@@teecee1827 It's Bigger on the Inside!
@rolandkatsuragi
3 жыл бұрын
Weren't they essentially the servants' quarters?
@garretteverett2613
3 жыл бұрын
Everyone had less "stuff". We've owned three homes built from 1910-1920 (not Victorian, I know) and in all of them the rooms are tiny and closet space is pretty much nonexistent. You had a few items of clothing, maybe your Sunday best, and a tiny bed with maybe a freestanding dresser. Less stuff, less space.
@illegalsmirf
3 жыл бұрын
Good for you
@buffoonwithashovel7354
3 жыл бұрын
As a South African, the joke “your British, plant a flag and go, don’t take the whole goddamn country with you” made me laugh my ass off
@captainblood9616
3 жыл бұрын
100% ... As a Zim I loved it too 🤣
@buffoonwithashovel7354
3 жыл бұрын
Wait really? My god, heard shits goin down in Zimbabwe. Everything ok there?
@captainblood9616
2 жыл бұрын
@@buffoonwithashovel7354 Hey I left years ago mate, only a couple of family members still there now. The political situation plus covid is making life pretty hard for sure.
@Schmidt54
2 жыл бұрын
they didn't even spare the Greek
@anon6632
2 жыл бұрын
Same
@Strangest_Letter
3 жыл бұрын
Always glad to see Scratches get more love, definitely one of the most atmospheric games I've ever played.
@GepardenK
3 жыл бұрын
Scratches is shockingly effective even today. Gotta admire how much it does with so little. The mood pacing is on point.
@DelinquentChibi
3 жыл бұрын
I don't remember the name, but there's this old point-and-click horror game about cursed standing stones that wander the area and turn all who touch them into ash... Edit: Barrow Hill, Curse of the Ancient Circle was the name. My mother played it long ago, along with the original Scratches.
@fauxgodling
3 жыл бұрын
HOLY SHIT BARROW HILL, THAT GAME SLAPPED and also confused child me
@karenpojar2514
3 жыл бұрын
Barrow Hill was great. As are the Lights Out series, especially 2.
@junkyardjoe1419
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks civvie, your videos from your prison cell help me get through the day in my cubicle cell. From one rat in a cage to another!
@Aggrofool
3 жыл бұрын
You guys get cubicles? :o
@Roggor
3 жыл бұрын
Civvie gets less testicular torture tho'.
@corruleumblue3317
3 жыл бұрын
9:24 Clearly someone involved in making this game knows a writer. The whole "putting off writing" thing there is so accurate it hurts.
@wingedfish1175
2 жыл бұрын
I mean presumably the writer was a writer, hell who knows maybe making the whole game was a distraction from writing a horror book
@vincentmuyo
2 жыл бұрын
When people ask where the next Song of Ice and Fire book is, point them at this game.
@tremorstudio9766
Жыл бұрын
@@wingedfish1175 and to this date, the book still not finished
@RegalRoyalWasTaken
3 жыл бұрын
What I love about this game is that from what I’ve seen it never once makes any kind of definitive statement as to whether or not anything supernatural was happening. On the one hand, yes, you had a dream about a boarded up door before you even knew it existed. On the other hand, it was hidden by something in front of it, so naturally you’d be curious as to if there’s anything behind that. On the one hand, the purification of the mask made the atmosphere feel lighter, but on the other hand, maybe it was a placebo effect; the purification was supposed to work, therefore to you it did. On the one hand, that medicine doesn’t produce deformities to that level, but on the other hand maybe the creator didn’t know that. And then of course... the chapel has the book “De Vermis Mysteriis” in it, which is from the Cthulhu Mythos. Which is either just a little nod, or this game is a part of Lovecraftian lore. Not once does the game say anything definitive. It’s so good.
@ninjacat230
Жыл бұрын
Also said secret entrance looks EXACTLY like the one in the dream, but they probably didn't want to design and render more assets, and/or the needed to save space in the disk
@Vladimir_Lemon
3 жыл бұрын
Senscape has a Discord and they're hard at work on their next project: Asylum! Supporters of the game have been given late Steam Keys for the Director's Cut of Scratches.
@AlexLifeson1985
3 жыл бұрын
that game will never be released
@Rexodiak
3 жыл бұрын
wow thanks for the info! I'll give it a look, finding out they're from the same country as I am was a nice surprise
@stproducciones9140
3 жыл бұрын
Nah fam, Perfil de Riesgo 2 is where it's at
@Shenaldrac
3 жыл бұрын
It's also been over a decade since the kickstarter for that game and they've horribly missed their release date by years. I lack faith in them. As far as I'm concered they've completely bungled the project.
@tadpolegaming4510
3 жыл бұрын
I'd give them money just to get that key
@QuintessentialWalrus
2 жыл бұрын
4:40 Fun fact, this painting is called "The Hands Resist Him" (1972) by Bill Stoneham, and it's based on a photograph of the artist as a boy. The devs for this game probably learned about it when it became a meme in 2000. Long story short, some wacky elderly couple listed it for sale on eBay claiming it was haunted. They said the kids would move around at night, and even leave the painting to enter the real world. Their provided photographic "evidence" was unintentionally hilarious, but the meme spread because the painting is so damn creepy by itself. Funnily enough, Stoneham says the painting represents a boy being guided into the world of imagination by a living doll. Stoneham actually has a website where you can see all his work, and he's still alive today. In fact, he made several "sequel" paintings to The Hands Resist Him, and he just finished the series this year. Eerie stuff!
@mangoblade3877
Жыл бұрын
whang did a video on it for his channel!
@swordhunter12
3 жыл бұрын
"Plot twist: Michael is a vampire!" Scratches: Aria of Sorrow
@shaynehughes6645
2 жыл бұрын
Scratches: Rondo of Blood
@NineteenInFrench
2 жыл бұрын
Scratches: Circle of the Moon
@yaboichipsahoy9179
2 жыл бұрын
Scratches Special: Boku Robin-Kun
@GmodPlusWoW
Жыл бұрын
Thing is, if Michael WAS a vampire, he wouldn't have backed away from Robin. He would have been all "oh, you're approaching me?"
@BigPuddin
Жыл бұрын
Robin would've been infinitely more afraid of him were that the case.
@KarlStolls
3 жыл бұрын
It's a testament to the game's pacing, audio, and overall design that it carries a lot of tension even with Civvie commenting. That basement BGM is still absolutely chilling. Excellent find, thanks for putting a spotlight on this old gem!
@kabob0077
2 жыл бұрын
I've only ever felt as unnerved once before that was playing through 343 Guilty Spark for the first time... That Basement music is just as unnerving, I don't like it but I like it. If that makes any sense at all.
@kabob0077
2 жыл бұрын
@Reeartse Just goes to show that music, or lack there of in some cases, is a vital part of the gameplay experience and that when done right REALLY enhances it.
@Ohflipsnap
3 жыл бұрын
Michael and his book is like Spongebob with that boating essay.
@CallofDutyBlackOps28
3 жыл бұрын
atleast Michael got a sentence in, right?
@expendableround6186
2 жыл бұрын
*THE*
@lionocyborg6030
2 жыл бұрын
@@expendableround6186 break time!
@ENTERtheCREATOR
3 жыл бұрын
Been enjoying Civvie so much, that I've been practicing my 3d animation and modelling skills with a fan version of the camera zooming through the dungeon.
@TheOneHoddToward
3 жыл бұрын
Would enjoy checking it out sometime dudesbro
@dhwwiiexpert
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheOneHoddToward Same!
@ENTERtheCREATOR
2 жыл бұрын
For those curious, here is the animation so far: kzitem.info/news/bejne/uW2X03t8sJaoqIY
@PrillyMcPrillinson
3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how much the horror is amplified by the fact that you have to slowly turn to look around instead of just clicking at something to jump to a new scene or angle
@Kris-ck2md
3 жыл бұрын
21:20 Not gonna lie, I didn't understand why Civvie was getting worked up over that until "Were they Catholic?" Kinda forgot not everyone grew up with that sort of thing.
@passingrando6457
3 жыл бұрын
The second weirdest thing about Catholicism. The first being that the priests don't have families. As someone raised baptist, I couldn't imagine not spending your teenage years in church trying to get to know the pastor's daughter in the biblical sense.
@Kris-ck2md
3 жыл бұрын
@@passingrando6457 I think a good number of people want that changed, partly in hopes that it'll stop the creation of sexually-frustrated monsters.
@YHUAN01
3 жыл бұрын
Catholics are weird tbh. They do a lot of things that aren't written in the bible and even stuff spoken against in the bible like Idolatry.
@razorfett147
3 жыл бұрын
@@YHUAN01 which would be problematic if Catholics were actually devout, but having grown up in a Catholic town, i can assure you....95% of them are not. Then again, we are Cajun Catholics....and that generally entails being Cajun first, and Catholic a distant fourth 😄
@Kris-ck2md
3 жыл бұрын
@@razorfett147 I suspect a lot of that comes from a fundamental lack of respect for the Church. While events like public appearances by the Pope see huge turnouts, literal centuries of abuse of authority (as well as just flat-out regular abuse) pretty much guarantees that many people are going to find it difficult to take them seriously, making them less likely to follow the example that the clergy are *supposed* to be setting. As a result, a lot of Catholics seem to treat the faith as a kind of spiritual pick-and-mix. Not necessarily a bad thing, depending on the person. But I'm just a goober on the internet spouting personal observations with nothing verifiable behind them. Don't take it as Gospel.
@AJB-jr6ll
3 жыл бұрын
"Why'd you send me to a murder house Jerry!?" That line cracked me up.
@realbattleonfilm8299
3 жыл бұрын
WHY DID YOU SEND ME TO A DOUBLE MURDER SOUTH AFRICAN MASK CURSE HOUSE, JERRY!?
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
3 жыл бұрын
WHY IS SLOTH FROM THE GOONIES LIVING IN THE BASEMENT OF THIS HOUSE JERRY?!
@ShadowFalcon
2 жыл бұрын
JERRYYY!!!??!!!!
@cougar2k720
Жыл бұрын
I also like the line, "you trying to be funny Jerry?"
@Maartwo
3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the first Argentinean videogames released around the globe if I'm not mistaken. So proud of this little gem.
@stproducciones9140
2 жыл бұрын
Not as good as Arcade Truco but whatever
@ivanaznar6495
2 жыл бұрын
Mi país! Mi país!🇦🇷🇦🇷
@Ironclad17
2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't hold a candle to the Varghina Incident though.
@michaelandreipalon359
2 жыл бұрын
What's Arcade Truco?
@vaultdude4871
Жыл бұрын
@@Ironclad17 uma delizia
@thejackal007
3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate the spoilers warning. I checked my Steam and I have a copy of the Director's Cut, so I'm stopping here and playing this tonight. Thanks again.
@TangoMike88
3 жыл бұрын
Let us know how it goes!
@percher4824
3 жыл бұрын
So, how was it?
@thejackal007
3 жыл бұрын
@@TangoMike88 I'm certainly enjoying it so far. Haven't played a Myst-like game in ages, so it's taken a bit to get used to things again. I'm a bit stuck at the moment, so I will watch this video again until the spoiler warning and see if it can get me past.
@thejackal007
3 жыл бұрын
@@percher4824 I'm enjoying it. A bit stuck right now and I didn't even get to the spoiler warning in this video (been ages since I've played anything like Myst, so I'm rusty at these kind of games). Still, I'm going to keep at it.
@frankuraku5622
2 жыл бұрын
Oh no, he's dead.
@lonewanderer3219
3 жыл бұрын
Man, Civvie here delivering to us constantly so far…. Is the dungeon overworking you?
@KingLich451
3 жыл бұрын
cancel dungeon, free civvie.
@djangofett4879
3 жыл бұрын
ENDLESS TRAAAAASH!
@Valanway
3 жыл бұрын
The new dungeon accommodations and view came with increased productivity quotas. Sorta like one of those promotions that's barely a promotion with only a tiny bit of a carrot on the stick, but the amount of work and responsibility goes way up.
@MinscFromBaldursGate92
2 жыл бұрын
Play the game civvie
@rolandkatsuragi
3 жыл бұрын
Every damn time Civvie shouts "Jerry" I think of Seinfeld.
@christopherstathis4419
3 жыл бұрын
I was kinda of expecting a reference to the Mr. Marbles bit.
@Corpseplower
3 жыл бұрын
Which is weird, since he sounds like he's mockingly going for Storage Wars: Texas instead.
@MJFallout
3 жыл бұрын
* toweringly barges through Jerry's apartment door * * Shouts excitedly*
@saerain
3 жыл бұрын
@@MJFallout * very real studio audience orgasms *
@otacon6566
3 жыл бұрын
......."hello Jerry".........
@ReverseSkeleton
2 жыл бұрын
"Was there any reason to make big wooden Jesus so terrifying?" You need to see Beelzebuth
@SilasGrieves
3 жыл бұрын
It doesn’t get said often enough. Thank you Civvie for providing hand typed closed captions in your videos and not just using the auto caption generator. My girlfriend is legally deaf and Civvie’s videos are some of the very select few we can watch together without having to pause every few minutes to sign dialogue to her.
@AliaImmortalis
3 жыл бұрын
Glad my captions are this useful. Don't hesitate to provide some feedback if you think I should have added, for example, more sound descriptions.
@SilasGrieves
3 жыл бұрын
@@AliaImmortalis The caption legend themselves, my mistake, I was under the impression that Civvie did the captions. Thank you very much for the captions. My girlfriend appreciates the sound descriptions as well. We both appreciate your through effort. She says your captions are flawless. We can’t really think of anything missing. She really enjoys how you describe the general music, the audio cues, the ambience, use all caps for yelling, the asterisks for emphasis and put the song titles.
@amanofwar1
3 жыл бұрын
A new civ. The start of my day is MAXIMUM.
@Lionheart6667
3 жыл бұрын
Someone Hide Princess Trunks
@DONKINDONUTS
3 жыл бұрын
Civvie 11 turning your day up to 11!
@Wulfen73
3 жыл бұрын
Is your hair green yet
@AshGorall
3 жыл бұрын
People understood the reference! Your day is MAXIMUMER
@Lionheart6667
3 жыл бұрын
@@AshGorall What is a king to a god?
@Ovog95
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I love this game, one of the most immersive myst-likes I've played
@drakep.5857
3 жыл бұрын
I believe the term you are looking for is 'point and click'
@Ovog95
3 жыл бұрын
@@drakep.5857 Well yeah, but there are games like monkey island which are point and click not in first person
@GreenEyedDazzler
3 жыл бұрын
@@Ovog95 but MYST puzzles are not rooted in using tools on objects in the environment, like the camera perspective is literally the only gameplay similarity
@matman000000
3 жыл бұрын
@@GreenEyedDazzler There's also the setup. Both games throw you into a mysterious location and you have to piece together what happened.
@Y00bi
3 жыл бұрын
'Oh hey the Fallen Aces demo is out' My fucking face when they already put his quote up on the store page.
@CallofDutyBlackOps28
3 жыл бұрын
it seems everyone has ninja's nowadays. like; holy shit.
@expendableround6186
2 жыл бұрын
New Blood are a bunch of meme barons and that's wonderful.
@danrosalina
3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely cannot handle jumpscares, so I've been nervously watching and was so tense that I got startled by the bloody SUNDAY title card.
@cougar2k720
Жыл бұрын
I assume you probably won't be able to meet Robin then?
@AquaShibby3000
3 жыл бұрын
Damn gotta say, watching someone play this on KZitem and it being kind of an "interactive slideshow" its really impressive how atmospheric and tense it still is.
@mewbusi
3 жыл бұрын
Blackwood being British and thinking that he should take the whole country with him (of the small underdeveloped island he found), is very British all things considered.
@harrietr.5073
3 жыл бұрын
Too bad he's a telepathic snail now (°_° )
@haydn6174
3 жыл бұрын
As a British person I agree Edit: really resisting making a snarky comment about the American banana republics
@ronmastrio2798
3 жыл бұрын
Reddit moment
@holocade4908
3 жыл бұрын
@@ronmastrio2798 upvoted
@Gravitationalnation
3 жыл бұрын
@@ronmastrio2798 THANKS FOR THE GOLD KIND STRANGER YOU ARE A GENTLEMAN AND A SCHOLAR EDIT: CAN WE PLEASE REPORT THE MISOGYNISTIC, TRANSPHOBIC RACIST NAZIS PLEASE THEYVE HIJACKED THIS THREAD EDIT 2: JUST COZ MY WIFES BOYFRIEND IS A TRUMP SUPPORTER DOESNT MEAN ME OR MY WIFE ARE. EDIT 3: THOSE COMMENTING ABOUT MY SON NOT BEING THE SAME COLOUR AS ME OR MY WIFE WILL BE REPORTED
@iberaider
3 жыл бұрын
"It's very moody and unpleasant outside, but it is England." Now wait just a- shit he's right.
@audreyloe5669
3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the creepy painting at 4:41 is a real painting called "The Hands Resist Him" that was allegedly haunted. Did not expect to see it in the game!
@juanmilanese
3 жыл бұрын
As a proud fellow Argentinian I must say... I had no clue this game even existed. thanks civvie!
@mitre517
2 жыл бұрын
KKKKKKKKKKKK a re perdido estaba
@Ganall
3 жыл бұрын
Scratches is rad and I was surprised and happy to see you cover it because it deserves any love it can get. Scratches really is a master class of the "nothing is scarier" style of horror. As first person horror adventure games go John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles and The Dark Eye are also favorites of mine too.
@MuchKoku
3 жыл бұрын
My sister and I played this years ago. Scared the piss out of us.
@maestronsaucimus1879
3 жыл бұрын
Carpenter Brut
@KeksimusMaximus
3 жыл бұрын
Why piss?
@RawbeardX
3 жыл бұрын
the first phone I used was not even one with a dial, you literally were connecting with an operator. I'm 38. rural eastern europe was fun.
@BirdmanDeuce26
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always wondered - were there certain hours you couldn’t call? Or was an operator available 24/7?
@KeksimusMaximus
3 жыл бұрын
38? You must be joking, mister, you're clearly about 150
@RawbeardX
3 жыл бұрын
@@KeksimusMaximus I feel like it when thinking about shit like this...
@linhero797
3 жыл бұрын
What were you born in an Ex Soviet Bloc cuuntry or something?
@RawbeardX
3 жыл бұрын
@@linhero797 the hint is in "rural eastern europe"
@asbestosfish_
3 жыл бұрын
This entire game is like watching Clocktower sneak up on Silent Hill wielding a steak tenderiser and with a weird look in its eye.
@ajvotto6901
3 жыл бұрын
Thats an incredibly cursed description
@Samurai_Stoner
3 жыл бұрын
Why have you been reading my fetish journal?
@adamofblastworks1517
3 жыл бұрын
@@ajvotto6901 from someone with a mildly cursed user name.
@jacrich699
3 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Silent Hill, I noticed this game uses the same door sound effects from Silent Hill 2 and I can't unhear it
@Samurai_Stoner
3 жыл бұрын
@@jacrich699 oh shit it does
@leonarddillon256
3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know why but your commentary in this chilling adventure made this a VERY enjoyable watch. Do more horror adventure games like this one! ❤️
@swordofdanu
2 жыл бұрын
Why don't you?❤️
@notOctopicake
3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of 7th Guest. I bought that game at a Walmart unsure what the hell it was. That along with Dancing Baby Screensaver Collection.
@Morrinn3
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, I remember this one. This game has the worst damn jumpscare I think I've ever experienced. The entire game is nothing but buildup, and you keep waiting for the shoe to drop, but nothing ever happens. Half way through I was convinced nothing scary was actually going to happen... Then something did, and took ten years off my life expectancy.
@RipperofRippers
3 жыл бұрын
I love how you pull out obscure, should-be-remembered, gems like this. Another reason to stay an active viewer.
@therandomdickhead5744
3 жыл бұрын
@@rastas_4221 agreed. Would never have discovered games like these if it weren’t for civvie mandalore ross etc.
@s_callahan
3 жыл бұрын
@@therandomdickhead5744 Same here
@Deathfromabove5
2 жыл бұрын
I never thought I would see a big youtuber cover Scratches. Makes me happy new people are learning about this game it's always been obscure
@phillippi2
3 жыл бұрын
I'm told that Scratches was one of the inspirations behind "Penumbra: Overture" by Frictional Games.
@arandompasserby7940
3 жыл бұрын
Oh, I definitely remember playing this game many years ago! The thing about it was that my older sister and I were having a "race" of sorts, playing it on our own computers, trying to see who could beat the game first. Well, I made it to the end before she did ... but I can only imagine what it must have sounded like to be her, very near the end with the scratches, but before she went down into the basement, and suddenly the sounds of me screaming filled up the house. Fun times, good game. This and Barrow Hill: Curse of the Ancient Circle are two fantastic lo-fi horror games that manage to be legit terrifying without needing a big budget.
@spiritmacardi9300
3 жыл бұрын
That scene with the mask freaked the fuck out of me when I first played this.
@telefrag.
3 жыл бұрын
I've played this game in my late teens and I legit was afraid to sleep without lights on for a good week. Not even Silent Hill shook me that much.
@slogiranopile3860
3 жыл бұрын
Me: alright I gotta rest Civvie: *uploads* Me: Well fuck sleep then
@alexlindstrom9971
3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit. This is an obscure one that my brother and I adore. Amazing that you are covering this.
@user-vn7ce5ig1z
3 жыл бұрын
_Scratches_ is like _Rhiannon - The Four Branches_ and _Barrow Hill,_ almost entirely just atmosphere and building stressful dread with any sort of monster or whatever almost entirely relegated to the very end of the games. That's actually pretty good, they build you up for so long that the end is more impactful. I just wish Agustín can finally finish _Asyulm._ ( _The Lost Crown_ was good, but it didn't have the same tension like these other games.)
@arandompasserby7940
2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact - the voice actor for Jerry is the same guy who did the main character in The Lost Crown. Somehow his voice acting here is much better than in Lost Crown.
@IronicCliche
3 жыл бұрын
He's joking about the moon logic puzzle with hanging the mirror and such, but I swear I've taken that same path of logic every time I had to do something in a garage. I normally just open the window after the second time instead of breaking it though.
@tailedtail
3 жыл бұрын
The Scratches, i remember how this game actually creeped me out when i first time played it
@OuroborosChoked
3 жыл бұрын
I could've sworn I played this game, but I remembered something about a train and a puzzle with rolling bones (like actual bones, not dice) to divine an answer. Just looked it up and it was Dark Fall: Lost Souls. Very similar, iirc.
@HC-qc5rp
3 жыл бұрын
It’s cool seeing The Hands Resist Him in this game. One of my favorite creepy-ass paintings.
@KeksimusMaximus
3 жыл бұрын
It was put there in those times when people literally believed in that urban legend that this picture makes people do commit die
@sigmacademy
3 жыл бұрын
Author: "This house will be a treasure trove of horrors." Sees there's no electricity when he arrives and misses the electrician later on as well. Also has no candles to write with at night. Also, has a creepy basement. Author: "Well, now...."
@jakel2837
2 жыл бұрын
4:55 You forget, the British stole so many artifacts that they turned their warehouse into a museum
@djuro20
3 жыл бұрын
PLS consider doing a "Dark seed " playtrough; (for those who care, it's a point and clicker based on artwork by H. R. Giger.
@knightfall9394
3 жыл бұрын
I would love to see that
@captainblood9616
3 жыл бұрын
Yea - I was a big Giger fan at the time that came out and got it day 1. I still fire that up and finish it every now and then.. be funny with Civvie's comments on it!
@badger6728
3 жыл бұрын
Here, Mike! This will explain everything!
@Phoebe5448
3 жыл бұрын
I always loved the Dark Seed aesthetic! H R Gigers artwork really added to it! The voice acting was hilarious. I remember the old Retsupare play through: "I understand basic architecture!" 🤣
@captainblood9616
3 жыл бұрын
@@Phoebe5448 LOL oh yea the voice acting was done by the devs themselves I think. Was comically bad.. "Serve yourself Mr Dawson" ...
@ZeroCrystal
3 жыл бұрын
Massive bonus points for the Freakazoid reference.
@derlich09
3 жыл бұрын
I barely caught it.
@Corpseplower
3 жыл бұрын
@@derlich09 It's hard to miss.
@kib7292
3 жыл бұрын
Scratches... This was one of the first horror game lets plays I watched, by a youtuber named ScottishDuck17, I was just thinking about it the other day, and the nostalgia for it, and then you upload this, nice timing.
@FarfromTile
3 жыл бұрын
good icon
@Helvetica_Scenario
3 жыл бұрын
Your scripts and the amount of detail you put into these videos is amazing. Every new video makes me glad I found this channel.
@TheBloodswordsman
3 жыл бұрын
Funniest episode yet. This game was on one of the school computers back when I was in highschool, and I played to the end (or watched someone play it to the end, can't remember) but I distinctly remember that final part. Didn't sleep with the lights off for a week.
@soylent_brown4456
3 жыл бұрын
"You are British, plant a flag and go, don't take the whole country with you." Now, as a Brit I get to say this, The British Empire's whole shtick was to go plant a flag and take anything not nailed down. If it _was_ nailed down, take the nails too.
@tbotalpha8133
3 жыл бұрын
And if anyone tried to stop us, we shot them.
@soylent_brown4456
3 жыл бұрын
@@tbotalpha8133 The only reason the Pyramids remain is that the British physically couldn't take them.
@katiemckinney9456
2 ай бұрын
@@soylent_brown4456 Hell, they probably gave it a solid attempt too.
@JackieGC
3 жыл бұрын
I remember playing this when it had come out. Albeit I was a kid, but I did manage to get through it all, but what a game it was for a point 'n click. I'm glad Civvie enjoyed the game.
@Matt_19-89
3 жыл бұрын
Yooo Scratches! I remember finding this game in a bargain bin for like 1 euro like 10 years ago, weird game but one hell of an atmosphere
@Conahawk
3 жыл бұрын
Acording to my Dad thalidomide would cause what ever part of the fetus that was suposed to develop during that term to just never manafest. So it would likely not disfigure Robin that way. But mabey Roben was beaten to look like that
@thefunborgpl
3 жыл бұрын
holy shit i remember watching a let's play of this game when i was 8 or younger an getting scarred of this 16:00 fucking part so hard i instantly noped out of this and being the reason why i was scarred of darkness till 13. In recent years i started to wonder how this game ended but, i didn't remember name of this game over 10 years later i finally get some closure on this game and being glad i stopped where i did because i would have been scarred of darknes till' 15
@charlesbronsonfuable
3 жыл бұрын
Realms of The Haunting, Civvie! Do it. Realms of The Haunting is just the right amount of jank
@danielhall5226
3 жыл бұрын
Looks really interesting! I didn’t see that ending coming, actually shocked me a bit. Good choice!
@Tolstoievsky
3 жыл бұрын
yeah, this deserved a longer episode, actually i wouldn't mind a ross scott take on this one
@cougar2k720
Жыл бұрын
Ross did mentioned that one of the video Civie did was the one he wanted to do one on game dungeon. Could be very well this one.
@jew1671
3 жыл бұрын
So you're telling me this entire horror story was basically bull and wasn't some spooky entity or anything coming after you, just it using sound and it's claustrophobia to scare the shit out of you? Bravo.
@timhorricks3748
3 жыл бұрын
Once again, I am not disappointed with your work Civvie. I'm really glad I stumbled upon you a year ago. Gotta say, I'm ok with waiting for Red faction to come out, keep up the absolutely outstanding work!
@DawnOfTheOzz
3 жыл бұрын
Ok, I was expecting some point-and-click adventure jank, not some abject creepy, pants darkening horror point-and-click game. With a bit of jank.
@danielludwig647
3 жыл бұрын
Hoo boy, does the story of thalidomide get darker. Google the “Behind the Bastards” podcast episode about thalidomide. If you want some idea of how dark it gets, lets just say it involves the Nazis.
@scientificbrony
3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact the nazis were searching for the holy grail and other magical artifacts, the US knew they weren't real but began searching as well, just in case.
@TaRAAASHBAGS
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I heard some archeologist and his father beat them to it.
@saerain
3 жыл бұрын
@@scientificbrony The inner circle was particularly big on searching for a way into the Hollow Earth.
@saerain
3 жыл бұрын
And if you're into this kind of morbidity, check out some of what Japan was doing in China during WW2 by searching for Unit 731.
@scientificbrony
3 жыл бұрын
@@saerain I have. Super messed up. I couldn't imagine treating humans like Guinea pigs to that degree. Giving them stds and letting it fester, allowing people to free limbs then smash them. Doing Mengele on another level
@dcsrewster
3 жыл бұрын
I was literally just having childhood flashbacks about this game the other day.
@gorgan6801
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks civvie for the birthday upload, awesome vid as always
@underthemayo
3 жыл бұрын
Civvie I know these videos don't do as well as the boomer shooter stuff, but these are great. Keep it up!
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