Hey, creator of the game here. Great playthrough, can't believe you got the "good" ending on your first try. Game is on 60% sale right now, if anyone's interested. Also, working on new game currently, probably coming later this year. Again, thanks for playing and good video.

@Erikvinje65

3 жыл бұрын

Great work! :D

@NoiseDay

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your hard work! It's a treat to experience.

@throughtunnel7038

3 жыл бұрын

@@NoiseDay Thanks! Took bit over 2 years, believe it or not. Although in part its because it was my first game, so it was quite a learning experience.

@elizabethfoster4297

3 жыл бұрын

This is really well done. Looking forward to your next project.

@sephinarose420

3 жыл бұрын

This was thoroughly intriguing. Thank you for the game!

Aave said: "Aava Is Henri. Something wrong. Empty Up here. Same as before. Repeating. Useless." Just something to chew on.

@doombloomers9609

3 жыл бұрын

Considering she insists that you got out on your own and strangely asks if you're happy now... she might be a personification of your "hope". Yeah, this game is almost certainly an allegory for depression.

I like how this character doesn't know how to properly ask for help.

@tylerrose2226

3 жыл бұрын

just like Asian novel MC who doesn't know how to interact with female

@railmacher1303

3 жыл бұрын

Noticed this character is either very bad at asking help, or he subconsciously does not want to leave his apartment despite the danger of being stuck. There were many chances and opportunites to get help or even escape himself, but something is holding him back. Even his neighbor Aava also points out he doesn't seem desperate enough to leave.

@throughtunnel7038

3 жыл бұрын

@@railmacher1303 Hmm... :)

@tylerrose2226

3 жыл бұрын

@@railmacher1303 i feel like he's bound to that room but i'm unsure since he was able to go to the fourth floor, but it's also clear the floor above is still his room, he's clearly dead but i don't know if he's in limbo or just the whole complex is haunted with ghost since ava was able to see him and not notice any issues i'm kind of confused, but for sure he's dead

@TheSwauzz

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly? People that struggle asking for help often feel they are not worth being helped. It may seem like the person is shy or quiet, a loner, etc, but all anyone really wants to feel is that they belong somewhere and that they matter to someone. If they feel they don't have those things, a person often wonders what the point of it all is. So when a person is struggling with their own self-worth combined with any other mental toxicity, the last thing they want to do is seek help from those around them. They don't want to be a bother because they already think they are one. There are many, many more people out there than we all realize that truly feel their life and themselves are worthless. It's why I try my best to be kind and respectful to anyone I meet. I'd rather be someone that puts a smile on someone's face than add to someone's potential inner turmoil.

Henri is terrible at asking for help and so I kind of wonder if the room that he is stuck in is kind of metaphor for depression. You're seemingly stuck and don't know how to get out. It's scary. You feel like you're looking at the world through a small window not really participating with no way to contact the outside world. If you ask the wrong people for help they're super unhelpful. It would also explain the noose he finds. It was almost the exact same apartment and even used the same key as Henri's apartment, but dusty and dilapidated. Sort of a show of what would happen if Henri didn't find a way out his own apartment or his battle with depression.

@phuggard

3 жыл бұрын

Good theory.

@morrigancarroll7115

3 жыл бұрын

I think this is pretty spot on.

@nunpho

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that's what I started thinking halfway through. I know the feeling.

@thouveninvijayan3073

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly !

@jordandiaz2783

3 жыл бұрын

@Moll Gar also the part where he has Aava take a picture of the apartment above him, but when he looks at it the picture’s actually pointed at his apartment. To me that signals what his apartment TRULY looks like, but the reason why the game depicts it as having some furniture and other things in it is bc in Henri’s mind he feels that what he has in his apartment is normal, even tho that’s not really the case.

Best part of this whole thing was Chris acting out both parts in a romantic drama by himself. I like to think someone else in the house or a neighbor overheard it completely without context.

I like the long ones, means it's usually engaging.

@sammithesamstter2128

3 жыл бұрын

usually means a veryy good vid or extremely good series LMAO

@justjakki

3 жыл бұрын

I too enjoy the longer playthrough vids. I always feel so empty when the games are super short haha!

Aava was an absolute trooper

@MrKodachii

3 жыл бұрын

MVP no doubt

@greasycheese8095

2 жыл бұрын

Was?

Cj doing voiceacting 10/10 performance

Seeing as Henri is very clearly depressed, I wonder if "The Night" in this game is synonymous to the phrase " The Dark Night of the Soul"? This is an extreme, I guess, "psychological trial" i would say, that one goes through when facing serious trauma. Overcoming it, of course, leads to freedom and strength. But losing to it can cause serious mental health issues, or worse, in some cases. If anyone else has heard of this, please correct if I'm wrong :)

To me the apartment above key was Henri's key so I take it that was Henri's house too, it was like a warning of what his future holds if he didn't come out of his comfort zone.

@Anthro777

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh I like that interpretation. I wonder if he stayed behind instead of leaving with Aava, he would have had the bad ending?

@demontongue9893

3 жыл бұрын

@@Anthro777 For there to be a bad ending Aava would have to had not liked him in any way but then you wouldn't really have a story? haha I guess the bad endings was not making the right decisions and he's "killed by his demons" suicide

This playthrough is one of those rare commentary videos, where the spectator feels the same as the player, in this case you Chris. You brilliantly captured all that this game was offering and every bit of emotion - the scares, the frustration, the gasps and all the rest was felt, like I was playing it too, it's like you got the character, fantastic job. The game has a unique style, even thou it has Silent Hill 4 written all over it, I mean the hole in the storage, the blocked door, the outside center apartment, the noise neighbors and sketchy characters, THE PROTAGONIS'S NAME - HENRI (in Silent Hill 4, the name is Henry, slight change, but very much the same). Overall, it atmosphere and the ending was solid. Perfectly executed game and amazingly commentated playthrough. Thank you Chris!

@ErinJeanette

3 жыл бұрын

This comment is great and so true, he even much of the time said the same thing the character was about to say haha.

A man named Henri trapped in an apartment? Peeking through holes at neighbours? Hmmmmm... all SH4 references aside, I really did enjoy this! It has a very "one of these nights is not like the others" vibes, which made me feel unsettled in just the right way.

The music that plays when Henri is speaking with Avaa is great tbh.

Did this just make anyone else's Saturday? Thank you Cju!

The ending really hit me. My pen literally fell out of my hand. In my interpretation it was the fight of getting out. Out of Depression, out of the house, all the struggles as struggles in the head. And never wanting to bother anyone although you are in a really shitty situation. Imagining what other people might think, if you (beeing called a creep for example)…. And the end where he says, he couldn’t have done it without help and he encourages him, that he indeed did it all by himself. I guess she says it, because although she helped him, he needed to make to choice to open up to her, ask for help, fight these monsters and so he made it….

@khajiithadwares2263

Жыл бұрын

Aava: You done here? Ready to go? YES NO Reminds me of the scene at the end of Darkness II, where the console prompts you to Keep holding on / Let go. I had just finished that game, its not adv-horror, its FPS-RPG, so I just let the PC on with the promp on screen. Came back the next day, the screen didnt move. I expected if Jackie never let go, something different would happen ...

So glad I accidentally came across CJU many years ago. I remember exactly how it happened, too! For some reason I had a craving to watch a playthrough of a Thai horror game. ANY Thai horror game! And CJU's various vids popped up after a search. I politely tolerated his commentary at first, because I didn't like video game commentary as a rule, but something about his "nice but not too nice" humor and attitude grew on me, and here I am today, addicted just like y'all!!

@NoiseDay

3 жыл бұрын

I think my first was DreadOut. I only really watched the Game Grumps religiously and they played DreadOut, but I don't think they finished it. I had such a good time and was so intensely curious for a more deep dive that I had to see someone else play it. I don't regret finding this channel at all. I had never taken horror seriously before (hated it actually), but now I want to make horror games myself.

@pheemer

3 жыл бұрын

@@NoiseDay That's really positive and I am happy for you! Please let us know about your progress. It's so great to discover that not everyone in this world is an asshole!

Oh hot damn, a long video! Gonna curl up with snacks to watch this baby! Thank you for this gift, Chris 😁

This game was legit so damn good, I loved every minute of it. Really deserved the title "psychological horror". It was one of the few in that genre that felt done right. It was creepy and eerie, without any dumb jumpscares, sound design was good graphics fit well, and no bugs. I like how the story seems to be an euphemism for depression and learning to ask for help, but in the end you're the one who has to do the work. Yes, Aava helped you, but you had to kill that "hanging man" yourself, and you had to leave the appartment yourself. I think the bad ending implies or directly shows us that the protag hanged himself with that noose in his cabinet. Hence the monster that looked like a person hanging from the ceiling, with an empty picture frame as the face. The other monster might as well embodied the depression itself, even though I am not sure.

Your TV girl voice was 👌

After seeing the monster up close it looks like the silhouette of someone who has hung themselves, the feet going through what looks like the blades of a ceiling fan with the horizontal board supporting the hanging figure.

Love your voice acting also by the way! 🤣🤣

This was a really engaging game and thanks for the long video :D I choose to believe that this is a happy ending with Henri finally breaking through his cycle of depression because he found the right person. Aava's a legend. It's nice to have a happy end in a horror game tbh.

@ThatShadowBannedGuy

3 жыл бұрын

I'm afraid not. Henri and Aava are the same person. The key worked for the upstairs apartment because it's his apartment. It's also why the camera was in there. This should also be why the picture Aava took with the camera of the upstairs window didn't match what he was expecting. The angle was all wrong, because it wasn't taken from her window. Another hint is when the "fake" Aava (negative thoughts, I assume) shows up and repeats words, leading to the sentence: Aava is Henri. Something wrong. Empty up here. Same as before. Repeating. Useless. It ends with her saying it was all his own effort that gave him happiness. Hinting again that the lovable and helpful Aava is actually Henri's positive thoughts.

Omg a 2 hour video!! Grabbin the snacks!!!

The scariest thing in this game is Aava wearing green crew socks with high heels.

@mason74551

3 жыл бұрын

That's her urban exploration wardrobe.

@lovetobecolouring2

3 жыл бұрын

Very retro...I had friends in Europe who had that style about 10 years ago...:)

@Scriptor13

3 жыл бұрын

@@mason74551 😂

@Scriptor13

3 жыл бұрын

@@lovetobecolouring2 👍😊

@KrystalLioness

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's Charming :-)

Really enjoyed this one! Not sure if it's just a coincidence but Henri and Aava are both names given in Finland. Furthermore aave and inha are Finnish words meaning ghost and vile/disgusting respectively.

@throughtunnel7038

3 жыл бұрын

I am indeed from Finland. Dim River is Finnish American town. Future games will explore more of it.

@Zombemi

3 жыл бұрын

Okay first, yeeeeeessss to more games cause I'm delightfully confused and wish to know/experience more of this world. Second, in the vein of defining/translating words, the name for this ending, Euneirophrenia, is defined as "a pleasant, happy state of mind one has after a good dream. Euneirophrenia’s antonym is malneirophrenia and it’s origins are from Ancient Greek, eu (good), oneiro (dream), phrenia (state of mind). Euneirophrenia is a euphoric, contented state of mind that one feels after a great night of sleep and pleasurable dreams. To feel euneirophrenia is to feel a deep serenity and a refreshing peace of mind as one awakens from a delectable night of rest. Euneirophrenia is almost always the ideal goal of a good night’s sleep and it’s truly the best way to wake-up!" The name for the bad ending is valveilla, which as I understand is finnish as well and means waking. I don't speak finnish. Oh, btw, searching for euneirophrenia also brings up oneirophrenia, which is a hallucinatory, dream-like state brought on by sleep deprivation, sensory deprivation or drugs. It's apparently out of fashion though so I guess it's no longer diagnosed as a standalone issue? It's interesting all the same though....I adore surreal games like this. There's just something special about games that hit just that right balance of interesting and confusing, the sense you can figure out more if you just dig a bit more. Same feeling Silent Hill gives me.

Hey man! Just wanted to say you're a big factor in inspiring me to get into content creation! I've been watching you for years silently, but I always have enjoyed your content. Much love my dude!

Henri knew he'd made a terrible mistake when he bought the 'Excessively French Arthouse Surrealist TV Package'.

Loving the "Mundaun" playthrough a lot, this one looks like a gem, I will definitely continue watching Chris. Great support and love from your oldest fan, from Georgia (The country in the Eurasia, not state). Thanks for the upload!

@PaintedTurtle001

3 жыл бұрын

How old are you?

@NivenHedinger

3 жыл бұрын

@@PaintedTurtle001 24

@Crystalblood92

3 жыл бұрын

@@NivenHedinger I'm 27! You are not old

@NivenHedinger

3 жыл бұрын

@@Crystalblood92 By oldest I meant that I used to watch him when he had his first channel and then he started CJUgames channel, I loved his content when I was in school and he inspired me to become game developer, Chris is the best. I hope one day he plays one of my games.

Hi CJU, loved the walkthrough. My take on this game is that Henri was suicidal this night and maybe was hitting a desperate point, hence him breaking down and asking Aava for help, but because of the shame/guilt he felt he didn’t want her to ask any neighbors for help (letting her in was a huge step for him as well). I think the times that she was going to make a call for help for Henri, it seemed like it took forever bc when you’re in a deep depression, time seems to stand still if it makes sense. So while Aava may have been gone 10-15 minutes, in Henri’s mind it was hours. Perhaps the monsters that Henri sees are representing his dark/harmful thoughts, and dropping the cabinet on the arms was representing him fighting them off. Something else, perhaps the reason Henri threw the knife away after one use is because he was afraid to keep something like that on him in this state, bc he knew he would use it. Also, I’m seeing the cabinet that blocked the door as maybe guilt, shame, depression, and maybe Henri has “hit a wall” in his depression. I think the streets being empty signifies how alone Henri feels, and the point where his window only opens so much signifies how hard it is for him to open up to people.

@throughtunnel7038

3 жыл бұрын

While I won't reveal what the "correct" interpretation for the story as a whole is, you're hitting a lot of these small things spot on.

@jordandiaz2783

3 жыл бұрын

@@throughtunnel7038 thank you! I just kinda noticed the little things, having been in a severe depressive episode for the past couple of years and starting to try and crawl out of it now. Great game by the way, hope you keep it up!

This was so great! Not been so immersed in an indie horror playthrough for a while. Using the apartment concept from SH4 and expanding on it was great and what first had me interested. I’ll be looking out for what this dev does next!

Somehow, however late I am for sleep, CJU uploads at that exact moment. Again I have to postpone my sleep. 😂😂😂😂

What insanity is this? Almost 2 hour video! What ever did we do to be rewarded with this. Thank you! This will go great along with some coffee. I really liked this game. It kept the atmosphere unsettling. Feels like this whole process whenever I need to go outside. I am a hermit. Going outside gives me a lot of anxiety. I wish I lived by an Aava :D

I really did enjoy the slow burn of this game. Lots to interpret for sure. Thanks for another treat Chris!

I can honestly say I've watched your playthrough about 6 times now. There's just something about this game and your playthrough that is just really comforting and enjoyable!

Not all games that you've played tend to manage to get my attention within 5 minutes of the video, but this one does. Might have to do with the atmosphere and details it manage to portray. I quite like it.

@throughtunnel7038

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! There's quite a bit he missed, small things. But great playthrough nonetheless!

Just like most horror theme, it started off with a curiosity. Henri should listen to CJU, a million possibilities to get out and his self-consciousness is just kinda frustrating.

How you did the voiceover for the romantic tv show was simply beautiful....

I simply loved this game! I think he saves him self in the end. And in the end, he was in the 31 apartament, not in the 4º floor. Hmmm...

@throughtunnel7038

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! And hmm indeed...

@marryworth2308

3 жыл бұрын

Mix that with the picture Aava slides under the door showing that apartments window but directly across from her.

I need to order some food for this one 🍕

I love seeing the long vids. Was really excited when you said it was gonna be a long one coming up on your Twitter. Much love Buddy❤️

1:26:53 i'm surprised no one seems to be talking about the creepy subtle eye overlay on the screen at this point of the game. took him til 1:28:00 for him to even notice them! this playthrough and game are awesome.

At the end when aava is at the doorway, it shows the apartment numbers are '31', didn't she say the fourth floor was empty, but you were on the third floor in the end? Hmm wtf?

@KingInY3llow

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the actual first floor isn't used for apartments so the 4th floor is in turn the 3rd... But maybe it does mean something

@DavidCerqueiraa

3 жыл бұрын

the first floor probably starts at the number 0

@jackofallgods7764

3 жыл бұрын

@@KingInY3llow In America the first floor of a apartment complex would not have apartments. Other countries thats called the ground floor and the 1st floor is above that so your theory makes sense to me

@ErinJeanette

3 жыл бұрын

I wondered that too but they still said the fourth floor, would they say the fourth floor and then number them with threes on their apartments? Maybe I'm looking into it too much

Ngl this one really scared me. That fucking thing standing under the clock? No thanks

I really enjoyed this! Incredibly unsettling and never fully explained, just enough creepiness to get under my skin. I'd love to see more by this dev!

Theres something comforting about all your horror play throughs (I find myself sometimes watching them whenever I wake up at 4/5am lol) ANYWAY, what im trying to say is I HOPE YOU NEVER STOP PLAYING HORROR GAMES 😊✨

Funny, I haven’t read one comment about the parallels between this game and silent hill 4: the room. And dude being called Henry, the music. The door being blocked. I mean it’s brilliant. I just love this concept. It’s so creepy to me

An almost two hours long video tonight! Wooo hoo! Thanks, Chris!

What about a Cell Phone (in Germany we call it Handy). Everyphone has a Cell Phone, isn´t it so? Henri can use the Window but he can not. How can he live alone, he´s such helpless?

yep something like that feels been depressed and trapped

1:27:06 "there might have been some subtle changes i'll only notice in editing" Like those freakin' EYES that just appeared? :D

I quite liked this one, especially taking it a little more literally? I agree that the PC is depressed of course, and I think Henri was quite content to just go forward as a lonely and sad recluse...UNTIL he was forcibly trapped in his apartment by ghosts. This night was a catalyst for change for Henri. I don’t want it to be yet another metaphor for emotions, I like it better to think of an emotional journey and also a supernatural one.

This game looks like it's being rendered at a quarter PAL resolution, displayed on a half-dead 13" CRT TV that has Vaseline rubbed on its screen.

this was Great. Gave the feeling you are really in an apartment going crazy all night trying to get out. Lots of intrigue and mystery, tempo is slow for some but still gives the feeling of an all-nighter. Great game. Thank you, for sharing it with us.

Absolutely a good one , the story was good and funny too , glad CJU covered this for us

Damn the sound design to this game is good. The music is a1 steak sauce as well.

I believe you were right. The guy was dead....it was only in death that he realized that he needed help (wonderful play on things there) It's for people to realize if they start to feel like this guy, where things you love are boring or you feel alone...or whatever. Please ask for help....(as most who commit suicide never do and friends never realize that they are that depressed) Maybe this was a wake up to for people who are around others who notice these behaviours to be more proactive. They might just save someone's life...... Anyways, that was my deep dive and I need to get out of the rabbit hole now

This was a ride! Thanks for making it so enjoyable. Really liked the sound design on this one. The music was so oppressive and stressing me out, but then when it’s gone it’s like: oh no, this is worse!! Same with the monsters and Ava’s aphex twin sounding theme song. Really mood setting.

@throughtunnel7038

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Music was mostly made by Gazers. Here's a link to the OST: gazers.bandcamp.com/album/blank-frame-official-soundtrack

I recently watched the ABG playthrough of this game and the ambiance and theme really resonated with me. Good to see you playing this as well

I love it when you react to things and then the protagonist reacts immediately after in the same way.

The design of the curtain monster is simply genius

Euneirophrenia: The satisfied feeling of waking-up from a pleasant dream.

i love surreal games and games where the envirenment changes with characters coming ang going like this. makes the world feel lived in.

Loving the Finnish names and words. As a Finn it's so cool to see my language anywhere. :D

That t.v. girl voice over is priceless! Well done! hahaha

This is genuinely one of my favourite Let's plays on your channel

Henri is literally the worse at explaining his situation 🤣

Thanks to you I have overcome my fear of the horror genre. Yesterday I completed Layers of Fear before I watched your video. The weird thing is I have played Alone in the Dark and Harvester. Somewhere along the way I got PTSD from too many jump scares. You have also saved me so much money by playing all the terrible games and for that I am grateful

It looks like you got a good ending, I think? I think Henri survived? In any case, I'm actually really, really glad. I liked him as a character and was really rooting for him. I hope he'll end up with Aava and find happiness! :) Also, thanks so much for playing this! That was TOO fun to watch, and I don't think I would have even known about it had it not been for your playthrough! Kudos to the developers for a great story!

I laughed so hard when you were watching the channel with the space and then earth came on and you're like "mmhmm mmhmm that's where we are" 😂🌎

Poor CJU can't go to the bathroom and investigate. Yaaaaayyyyyyy a long video. 🤗🤗🤗

I love the longer videos. Also am I the only one who wants him to bring back a compilation of "terrible indy horror games"

2:01 I want this as a phone notification

"mmhmm mmhhmm that's where we are" at the earth 🤣😂🌎

Ahhh this is a story of anxiety i can tell.

@spicybeantofu

3 жыл бұрын

Depression and anxiety yeah you can tell. Espically if you watch and can relate.

1:26:55 please tell me that I'm not the only one who can see the eyes?

@Zombemi

3 жыл бұрын

I've heard people say if you turn up your gamma, they start like midway through the game. I don't own it so I'm unsure if it's true or where exactly midway starts.

@phuggard

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I see them.

@scoldize

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zombemi cool detail. That timestamp was the first time I notice the eyes. Wonder how early they appear in the video.

@jordandiaz2783

3 жыл бұрын

@Alexander Taylor I JUST came here to say this!

Still trying to figure out the TV puzzle. Maybe I'll get back to this one day.

Ooooh... almost 2 Hours

Got my ice cream, it's a stormy night, darkened room, nearly 2 hour video. Yes, perfect!

I love when you play games like this, especially in 1 video.

This was a great game and an awesome playthrough. The character interaction was really sweet, too.

A video on a Saturday night. oh boy its snacks time. Thanks for all the good work mate.

A man after my own heart... with the taste in videos

I really enjoyed this. I love the style, the music and your commentary. Great video!😁👍

I think RL here should collaborate with N4BA (Wrong Floor & From The Darkness). They can handle monster design & some of the more surreal story points while N4BA handles level design & graphics. I think the two of them together could make the next Silent Hill.

That was cool cjugames blank frame

Very cool game! I never could cheerfully deal with the creepiness as you do...thanks !

Was just watching one of your videos from a year ago 💯

Omg, Chris's "girl" voice during the TV segment got me cracking up LOL

Good game, Chris, and game devs. I really enjoyed it, thanks.

Open that window and get that damn piece of paper down, lol. It's so loud.

Love all of your videos! 😊😁

I liked it. Pretty well paced for a 2 hours game.

I love that Henri's just a surname away from Silent Hill 4's protagonist

For the first part I was really yearning for you to get Meadows' attention, by sticking some kind of long, hard rod through the gloryhole. The broom handle comes to mind! Also we're all just gonna gloss over the main character committing manslaughter with the 360 noscope CoD knife throw out the window?

I like the atmosphere and creeping horror, but I can already tell within the first fifteen minutes that Henri is the most useless person in the world.

@spicybeantofu

3 жыл бұрын

He has mental health issues. He grew during this and was able to get help... Like he kept asking...

Thanks for keeping me company while I pack to move to the UK, CJU :)

Yeay, new video! Watch first sleep later

I dont know why you talking about depression or any other psychologigal factor, cause it is pretty clear to me that Henri stays safe at home and just wants to avoid Covid 🤣😜😷😷

I loved silent hill 4 and this really reminds me of it...great game.

Euneirophrenia: The peaceful state of mind after waking from a pleasant dream.