Welcome to the I Can't Begin To Fathom Club, how I Can't Begin To Fathom are ya?

@Voidalot

2 жыл бұрын

*I can't either Manly Kun...*

@cl0v3rsn0w6

2 жыл бұрын

neither can i

@J0hnHenrySNEEDen

2 жыл бұрын

How i cant begin to fathom am i? HOW I CANT BEGIN TO FATHOM AM I!

@sem9546

2 жыл бұрын

I read that as fears to father, i am indeed veer scared of my father (congrats on 1 mil btw!!)

@shiannchatterton8104

2 жыл бұрын

Hi manly!! Omg It makes me so happy whenever you post a new video, I hope your day is going good!

Everyone: *tries their best to stay quiet* Manly: *unplugs mic*

@unknown-ug5zd

2 жыл бұрын

Modern problems require modern solutions

@Cattissosilly

2 жыл бұрын

I guess it’d be easier

@who.where13

2 жыл бұрын

It can’t pick up noises from your mic, if your mic can’t pick up noises!

@5anticot782

2 жыл бұрын

Smart

@animbecile

2 жыл бұрын

💀

Here's the thing. Of course as the protagonist we're honed to think that the person stopping to help us might be a killer or something. But imagine being the one in the working car passing a broken down car on a desolate road in the middle of nowhere. You might help, but wouldn't you be extremely cautious as well, just in case it's a trap to rob you or maim you? It's a situation where circumstances justify both parties to not immediately trust each other.

@spicybeantofu

2 жыл бұрын

Yup that's why no one helps anyone

@zackhenderson2392

2 жыл бұрын

Manly played a game called Hikeback awhile back. pretty much describes what you just said. But yeah, we have castle doctrine in my state. Hitchhikers beware.

@etam8099

2 жыл бұрын

@@zackhenderson2392 never heard of that game

@JuliyaTeletzke

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@mintchococolateisdelicious6202

2 жыл бұрын

@@etam8099 I think Manly Badass Hero have a gameplay of that Hikeback. You can check it in case..

honestly i was expecting a ghost lady while she was driving or something supernatural, but the real horror was staying alone in a weird motel

@rogerreger9631

2 жыл бұрын

The horror was also the friends we didn't get to make along the way.

@io9671

2 жыл бұрын

@@rogerreger9631 *the unimaginable horror*

@Dog.This_Identifier_Is_Shit.

2 жыл бұрын

The real horror would be if osmanthus wine didn't taste the same as we remember

@kalavery8398

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dog.This_Identifier_Is_Shit. nice one

@ghostpriest8326

2 жыл бұрын

Well, I thought to have seen a ghost lady standing on top of the bridge at 11:15

Road safety tip: if, while driving, you ever come across any sort of a sudden obstacle that blocks the entire road (i.e. a few trees/trunks that seem easy to move out of your way, trash bins or just a lot of trash, road signs that aren’t supposed to be there and so on), just make a 180 and get out of there without exiting your car to remove the obstacle. Chances are that whoever placed those in front of you is nearby on the ready to ambush you the moment you leave your car. This game has reminded me of some tragic news that happen a lot because people hurry so much that they make rushed decisions without giving it a second thought. So stay safe people.

@nihil6886

2 жыл бұрын

Nice tip

@crumblemuffin1257

2 жыл бұрын

I remember this one time me and my crazy as all fuck brother in law were traveling to the beach (he had returned to get me) and we saw these branches in the road in the asshole of the night and my brother in law saw in the grass these dudes who looked like to be just waiting to ambush us,but he (his name is Joel) just dipped the foot on the gas pedal while lowering the glass windows screaming "NICE TRY YOU FUCKERS"

@risachi6018

2 жыл бұрын

I watch too many news and true crime and yep, just get the hell out. It's nothing but bad news.

@khunt5336

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard this is an urban legend and that there's no confirmed cases of someone "waiting" on the roadside next to obstacles in the road. But at the same time, I've also heard variations of this tale a lot from many separate sources, and it certainly _seems_ like something that could happen. Does anyone have a link to any news articles about this kind of thing? I'd like to be able to confirm whether this actually happens or not.

@xoxwingedumbreonxox

2 жыл бұрын

@@khunt5336 I only have anecdotes, but it definitely seems to be something that happens in developing countries, at the very least. Some of my coworkers from Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands have both explicitly warned us if you ever see trash or branches in the road to floor it, and also talked about times it's happened to them. Carjacking and violent crime is pretty common for them sadly. (One of the girls from Port Moresby would casually recount the times she had been mugged- once at machete point, the other at homemade shotgun point. Meanwhile all us white people are just there going 'WHAT THE FUCK')

Manly hid too far to the side in the closet at the end, so sadly you couldn't see what happened. If you watch the intruder go into the bathroom, you'll see the manager sneak in behind him and kill him (hence the final message about him not wanting to get police involved) so I guess he decided to go Chad for you in the end

@Thor-Orion

2 жыл бұрын

The killer getting hit over the head in the bathroom; “OHHH!”

@enchilada7765

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks I didn't really get that part, this really helped

@spicybeantofu

2 жыл бұрын

Wow cool sauce of him to help

@Zack_Zander

2 жыл бұрын

Actually kill or knocked out?

@mrpalmer3978

2 жыл бұрын

@@Zack_Zander it might even be a knock out, but he makes a sort of stabbing motion at the intruders face with something

That last hiding section just suddenly use your actual mic input is legit surprising honestly. I found it really funny too that Manly probably realized this quick enough and more than staying quiet he just turn off his mic input .

@uglybutton6099

2 жыл бұрын

Or turned down the gain

@CharlieKajuru

2 жыл бұрын

Actually I was wondering what would happen if he yelled at the mic calling for help, thus irritating the people in the other rooms, like the receptionist said.

@user-gp7wy1ud2q

2 жыл бұрын

@@CharlieKajuru yeah same i was hoping he would try it

@snailiesnail

Жыл бұрын

LMAOO

Wow, one million already. You know, this channel feels so indie, y'know? Feels like it's so very small, because of the games that it plays. It doesn't feel big, it's so much different than any other channel. Manly has a unique sense of humor, playing abstract and less known games. Congrats, Manly. Thank you for uploading.

@A-Dead-Soul

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i totally agree with you. And he got a calm soothing voice tho. Its like manly is sharing a story for my bedtime if u get me. He’s my favorite youtuber

@prototype1795

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t think he’s that small, almost every horror game now has a “empty like your soul” reference

@Thor-Orion

2 жыл бұрын

@@A-Dead-Soul the only problem is that he’s really good and really clever/smart so I often stay up all night binging MBH because he’s so interesting and descriptive while narrating these games and their stories.

@Zack_Zander

2 жыл бұрын

@@prototype1795 Even non-horror indie games have the "empty like your soul" reference.

@KittyKatUwU

2 жыл бұрын

That and i dont see alot of comments compared to most channels this size

Me, thinking to myself: “The coffee is just free? Home girl is about to drug herself” *Narrator voice* Home girl had indeed, just drugged herself.

@johnt3606

2 жыл бұрын

Thought it was in case the player ran out of money, he wouldn't be able to progress

@BrimmFate

2 жыл бұрын

yea the coffee being free had nothing to do with it, also it was a machine, of which takes money, and only money, meaning it was not free but having a minigame where you take cash out of your pocket wouldn't be that great.

@vorpal22

Жыл бұрын

Where did the coffee machine come from / go? It seems a bit ridiculous. If you want to drug someone, there are far better ways to do so (any bar) than via... a coffee machine?

@Abcwhatever

Жыл бұрын

@@vorpal22 Who would ever suspect a coffee machine though?

@vorpal22

Жыл бұрын

@@Abcwhatever Everybody knows that a coffee machine cannot be trusted.

“Consuming these items increases your sprint speed” Me seeing the word “sprint”: *o h n e p t u n e*

@Mythraen

2 ай бұрын

Neptune has little to do with sprinting. Perhaps you wanted Mercury? I could also see Diana. And, of course, there's Nike. But anyway, remember how you always run faster after drinking a soda?

For any young drivers out there, from someone who has run into the road block situation: Never get out to clear it if it looks purposeful. Two options being go back the way you came (even in reverse) or go over the blockade. You can worry about gas levels or car repairs later, when you're still alive. Even if you have a buddy with you, it could be a big group waiting off the side of the road, it isn't worth it to find out. Hell, if worse came to worse, drive into the group. They will move.

@jackedattack8781

2 жыл бұрын

Could be blocking a hazard too, like a bridge that's down

@intelligentduck9255

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

@user-nb5jo2xi1g

2 жыл бұрын

A scary experience that I hope me and no one else experience's Also props to you for going through that!

@heathermillsphantomlimb9314

Жыл бұрын

I also had a run in with a roadblock situation. I was driving around 1am on a lone country road in the middle of nowhere and came upon cut logs very purposely stood up on their ends across both lanes. As soon as I stopped, I heard movement in the trees off to my left, but it was so dark that I couldn’t see anything. I pulled my concealed carry pistol and expected trouble, but then noticed that whatever quiz kids had set up this ambush had forgotten to put logs across the wide grass shoulder on the right side. I just went around it and called a Sheriff’s Deputy friend of mine as soon as I got signal again. They were gone by the time he showed up, but he said he saw the logs I mentioned pitched into the weeds. No idea what that was all about, but I sincerely doubt they’d planned to jump out and sing Happy Birthday to me.

@user-gd5dj2nj6c

Жыл бұрын

You can run over them no big deal

I honestly really appreciate this dev and portraying horror in it's real world experience. And I think they do a great job that will reach a lot of people and their real fears. I'm impressed

@pelliorosh

2 жыл бұрын

It's the staying at a motel as a single woman simulator lol, it felt scary on a different level because I've lived situations where weird shit happens and I have to be hypervigilant

@alastor8091

2 жыл бұрын

@@pelliorosh stay strapped.

@trusodapop

2 жыл бұрын

@@pelliorosh oh wow that’s super scary. Plz stay safe!

@blargminton

2 жыл бұрын

i think the game said somwhere in it that it was based off real events

@MultiplesofNico

2 жыл бұрын

@@pelliorosh Honestly I traveled by myself and stayed in all sorts of hotels. I never thought I was going to be killed or hurt. I always had my guard down. I’m grateful nothing bad happened to me. I need to be more careful.

24:16 the genuine surprise and confusion - and *hurt* - in manly's voice when he says "WHERE IS THE MATTRESS" just kills me every time

@OTOSoundsandVisuals

Жыл бұрын

I was anticipating his response when I read your comment, and I was not disappointed one bit haha

"I didn't understand how somebody could leave another human being stranded like that." If I was driving and I wasn't in a car with at least three other people, in that circumstance I wouldn't stop either.

@gsesquire3441

7 ай бұрын

Yeah i saw some dude waving at me from the side of the road late one night, acting distressed. But.....nah im not stopping sorry.

I see so many picking apart every inch of this game yet see no one commenting on the open trunk of the car in front of where the coffee machine was, the door that had someone peeking out of, etc. The moment I read that the manager's demeanor had changed, I completely expected him to toss the MC into it, which was likely the intention of whomever drugged her in the first place. Just an interesting little aspect I'm surprised I hadn't seen more people comment on given how much people focused on the coffee machine.

@vorpal22

Жыл бұрын

@Cloak of Amarillo I noticed all of those things, but regardless: who carries around a coffee machine in the trunk of their car in the hopes of finding someone to drug at a skanky motel? Nobody: that's who. If you want to drug someone, there are far less convoluted ways to do it. Examples: 1. Go do it at a bar. 2. Carry around a syringe of some strong benzodiazepine or barbiturate, or even scopolamine. This game was just badly written and I doubt it was based on real events.

@uncroppedsoop

Жыл бұрын

@@vorpal22 tbf the alleged effects of scopolamine are unproven because it's heavily under-researched, and the dose is dangerously easy to fuck up and end up being lethal. That and it's not just something you could get your hands on

@kennethpomeroy3307

Жыл бұрын

@vorpal22 Yeah I feel like they should have made the protagonist a little older and have a shady little bar next to the motel she goes to and has a drink while she waits for her room to be ready.

7:25 That is actually pretty interesting. It looks like the guy is set to spawn from your car when leaving the store. The last time I played this, I parked the car near to the street, and don't believe that I've seen that guy being close to the second row.

@naschsemler

2 жыл бұрын

same here... not to mention that he is the only one thant actually walks a little bit faster than the others

@Thor-Orion

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn’t look like he’s close enough to be coming from your car…

@xxXXRAPXXxx

2 жыл бұрын

Well it is kinda hinted to some gang that kidnaps people. That guy telling stories in the gas station could be one of them stalling you for this one to do something to your car so it would brake down later. Logs on the road would make you go out and waste time with them while your car gives out (because no one i seen play this game tried to turn it off, which is logical). It would take a few tries in this game to find out how many people could be involved but you would need to have a skeptical eye to everyone.

@johnt3606

2 жыл бұрын

@@xxXXRAPXXxx this guy sure did his homework

@thederpderp7758

2 жыл бұрын

@@xxXXRAPXXxx oh snap, good analysis

I miss gas station attendants that delivered exposition every time I bought gas. Life was so much more exciting.

@josephmatthews7698

2 жыл бұрын

Right? Every slim Jim came with a story about the jenkin's boy abrupt disappearance. Every cup of coffee came with ominous warnings regarding phantoms by the old abandoned graveyard and buying a gallon of gas was rewarded with a flippant remark about how all the people disappearing couldn't possibly be the work of a serial killer. I blame cell phones for killing the mystery.

@101Volts

2 жыл бұрын

@@josephmatthews7698 Supposedly, milk cartons also used to have pictures of lost kids on them. I guess in the 80s or 90s. But how long ago did that fizzle out? I kinda think I've seen it, but I also can't remember it ever being a common thing.

@josephmatthews7698

2 жыл бұрын

@@101Volts I grew up in the 80's and 90's and never remember it as a real thing but just something media loves to reference for some reason.

"Uh oh, I'm driving a car" Roxy succumbs to terrible flashbacks

@anriug

2 жыл бұрын

Ok I cant stop choking on spit while I try to laugh

@Power-xl8vh

2 жыл бұрын

Oh

@beastie420

2 жыл бұрын

“It’s a good thing I’m wearing a helmet!”

@anriug

2 жыл бұрын

@@beastie420 hahaha very funny

@w3ird_gurl638

2 жыл бұрын

W h o is r o x y

The text messages from parents while you're trying to drive or walk home, asking you to be safe, but they are constantly messaging you, is so damn accurate. My mom does it all the time. Edit! Thanks for the 1K likes!! 🥰

@mindscape1621

2 жыл бұрын

I went on a trip with a friend a long time ago. He had like 50 missed messages from his mom.

@rendratvandonkereschrijver2912

2 жыл бұрын

my prents don't cause they know we wont pick up if we are driving

@BooksInTheVoid

2 жыл бұрын

@@rendratvandonkereschrijver2912I walk home sometimes and my mom is telling me to pay attention to my surroundings, while distracting me with text messages and gets upset if I don't answer right away. Once I said "mom which do want me to do answer you or pay attention." And she called me and said "I'll just talk to you while you walk that way you can do both.

@tavrosnitram1529

2 жыл бұрын

@@BooksInTheVoid haha fr though, ive had to ignore my dad or have him just call me so many goddamn times XP

@ryomahoshi4529

2 жыл бұрын

@@BooksInTheVoid my mom is such on the same level as yours lol

Don't know why, but this kept me at the edge of my seat trying to figure out what was the real danger to the girl. Guess it's just a relatable situation

@kazuha1729

2 жыл бұрын

Same tbh, I was very anxious for her from the start. It worsen when her car broke in the middle of nowhere. That would be my worse nightmare! >

@KeksimusMaximus

6 ай бұрын

Douglas, you're not a girl 🤨

Manly's voice is so calming. He's so calm even while playing video games.

@w3ird_gurl638

2 жыл бұрын

I've watched a few video of him I've only seen him Get Scared once playing Timbuktu (Think that's the name)

@luigipaulite1197

2 жыл бұрын

i sleep to his videos. that's how calming

@ASnuggleBuggy

2 жыл бұрын

Not always so calming. He's funny when you generally hear him get scared. There was a level of sterness to his voice while he played Mother .. something he said to the kids.. I don't recall made me sit up straight even though I'm likely old enough to be his parent lol. He is calming though. I think he should have an audio book deal. That would be bliss.

@al-imranadore1182

2 жыл бұрын

You should watch his Witches house letsplay.

@mistylover7398

2 жыл бұрын

@@luigipaulite1197 😴

Game dev: Hehe and I will put a mic mechanic here so player will need to keep quiet irl Manly: *Turn off his microphone* I love how the motel manager just casually walk in and wrack-a-mole on the kidnapper like it is usually happen 3 times a week.

@jeffumbach

2 жыл бұрын

Is that mechanic mainly aimed at streamers or something because who else plays single-player games with an active mic anyway?

@saltydinonuggies1841

2 жыл бұрын

I mean with a motel like that you never know if it does happen often.

@ElliFong

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffumbach Both streamer or youtuber, or just someone who like to play game while chatting on discord.

@ElegantHope

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffumbach my mic is usually active because I'm frequently gaming in multiplayer or talking to friends on discord. so this mechanic probably would apply to me even if I would only play this alone.

@Lernos1

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElegantHope I mean, I don't talk to friends online very frequently, but it happens from time to time. My mic doesn't have an off button, it's just a USB mic that I keep on my table. Unplugging it and/or moving it away after each voice call would be totally ridiculous.

I was 90% sure we were the ghost the gas station owner talked about because we were the one hitchhiking...so i thought we'd end up killing someone

@mystical-mage

2 жыл бұрын

Same i tought wait what are we wearing (since the ghost wears a dress)

@All54321

2 ай бұрын

Ah yeah, just confessing to murdering someone on Reddit, as you do-

In this games economy you can fill up your entire gas tank for $10, but a small bag of dog food is $5? That's some premium dog food.

@tanah6962

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, it reminds me of some places in the UK. At this old petrol station in the Midlands everything was super expensive except the fuel. My dad filled his tank for like £25 but we bought two drinks and two sandwiches and it costed nearly £20 😭

@101Volts

2 жыл бұрын

She probably didn't get the whole tank filled up. If someone asks "Can I get $10 on (this pump?)" it's probably not pre-paying for the entire tank. Also, she looks to be driving a later 1980s Chevrolet Caprice. Very comfortable car to drive on road trips.

@shisaye8392

2 ай бұрын

Where I live filling up my entire tank is around 90€ ($97) while I can buy a 15kg bag of dog food for around 20€($21). I understand this game isn't set in my country, but it was just a random youtube comment, it's not that deep.

@Mythraen

2 ай бұрын

@@101Volts The protagonist narration did say "I filled the tank." You could argue for colloquialism, maybe.

Bruh, that 1st jumpscare w/Tommy legit gave me chills. Super realistic jumpscare. 🥶

@sunnisideupplz3920

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah that one got me! Definitely got me to jump.

@PanicLedisko

8 ай бұрын

I had a cup full of tea that I had been drinking and then he jumped and I jerked so hard! But I was like no not my tea!

I love the part at 24:00 where you get all your texts at once after you get your service back. So relatable and a really interesting detail.

@cactu5jack

Жыл бұрын

Well that’s how it happened in the story

Apart from the killer, what nice characters everyone was!

@crusaderthestranger5982

2 жыл бұрын

aside from the manager, while he did come in clutch, he could've at least shown concern regarding the coffee machine.

@madoric13

2 жыл бұрын

@@crusaderthestranger5982 he probably did. As soon as he saw that there was no coffee machine, he immediately told the player to go back to their room and to not get out. He probably didn’t want to scare the player of something he knew about (which would also ruin the motel’s reputation ig).

@flamingdog9207

2 жыл бұрын

@@madoric13 yeah, that is true, it just didn't quite convey that tone

@crusaderthestranger5982

2 жыл бұрын

@@madoric13 Now that you mention it that does seem to be the case, though it also seemed like he thought the character was high on their own accord and not drugged by someone, also the fact of not calling the police is still kinda risky.

@thebandofbastards4934

2 жыл бұрын

@@crusaderthestranger5982 Well, he did kill the intruder and calling the police would make things complicated.

The lesson is, If a coffee machine gives you the drink in a little porcelain cup, DON'T DRINK IT.

This game gives good life advice...and that's people can be dangerous no matter their circumstance. You might pick up a hitchhiker and find a dirty serrated spoon in your colon half way down the Interstate.

@SusCalvin

2 жыл бұрын

Here you are the hitchhiker yourself, and the guy at the store is telling people not to pick up strange ghost girls like you.

@massimom2542

2 жыл бұрын

Always assume people are out to get you

@SadFace201

2 жыл бұрын

That's an awfully specific description for a stabbing.

@Silvercanth

2 жыл бұрын

Not the worst thing a hitchhiker could put in your colon.

@mistylover7398

2 жыл бұрын

@@massimom2542 and they are. Trust yourself only

This is probably another reason why people do long road trips with friends or a gun.

@Thor-Orion

2 жыл бұрын

Or friends who all have guns.

It feels so much calmer when there isn’t over exaggerated reactions

I love these. They’re terrifying-they play on your worst fears & that makes for a really immersive experience.

@Rieszs

2 жыл бұрын

I know this comment is three months old but. I'm usually not too fazed by horror games that revolve mainly around jumpscares. But this type of psychological horror game? I had no idea what to expect and I'm pretty sure I held my breath for most of it. By the time it reached the motel part I was hiding behind my hands because I /knew/ it wouldn't turn out right, but I just couldn't predict /what/ would happen. I'm actually really grateful I found this channel because my interest in horror games had kind of subsided but the games Manly finds are so great. It's not even me playing but I'm immersed like I'm there firsthand lol. This is true horror. I love it.

@1elevenweeks1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rieszs its because jumpscares are temporary surprise, being scared is waaaay different

@user-nb5jo2xi1g

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a scaredy-cat but my curiosity gets the best of me And at least reading the comments and Manly playing it makes it less scary And I ofc watch this videos In the day 😂

@vorpal22

Жыл бұрын

I'm genuinely surprised that anyone was scared by this game. It had more holes than a block of Swiss cheese.

The hotel guy totally knew this happens. He even has the medicine for it.

Dad: "Drive safe Holly." Also Dad: *texts her multiple times while she's driving* lmao, I would have just turned my phone off after like the second or third message. Whatever people want to tell me it's not more important than my life.

Congratulations on 1M!!! My mom officially knows you as the "Bedtime Guy" because I play your streams as background for when I sleep ^-^/) Your voice is soothing, and your narration makes these types of games feel like a bedtime story of sorts

@emmarose4257

2 жыл бұрын

I do this too! It’s the only way I can fall asleep.

@Thor-Orion

2 жыл бұрын

I fall asleep listening to him pretty often too, he’s really calming.

@Alysaundre

2 жыл бұрын

His voice is so soothing, I don't think I could ever be scared by a horror game when he's narrating.

@BurnBird1

2 жыл бұрын

But is jump scare screams and sounds really that comforting to fall asleep to?

@Alysaundre

2 жыл бұрын

@@BurnBird1 but one of the good things about Manly is that he doesn't really scream at jump scares. He's more realistic, less of an overacting histrionic like PewDeePie and some others.

As a mid-20s something, I had to stay in a motel for almost a week for a continuing Ed class. (8 hours from home, I drove, of course!) When I walked up to the front desk, the guy looked at me and point blank asked, "Are you here by yourself?" Naively, I answered truthfully but he was kind and put me in the room above the main office. I'll never forget him for being kind to me that day. I even had car issues that week!! 😂 (It was a wild stay...there was a lot of deaf people there for some convention and the cops were called...the cops jump started my battery for me.) The protag hiding in the closet was quite a scary scene for me...🥴 Brought back those fears I had while staying there those days...

Breaking down on a highway or on a back road is literally my nightmare.

everyone's mad at ghost coffee but i think this game actually really perfectly encapsulated that anxiety feeling of not knowing what the actual danger is and the dread and anticipation of when the inevitable threat is going to occur. like i was on the edge of my seat, will it be a hitchhiking danger? a ghost on the road, some kind of wendigo story? your room being invaded while you're asleep? i'm sure the story was embellished for the sake of gameplay experience and removing some linearity, but the realness of a young woman getting drugged and somebody trying to invade your room while you're vulnerable and cut off from help is horribly scary and way more relatable thus scarier than "creepy creature kills you." the hints at the supernatural were a great way to build anxiety and gaps in the main character's knowledge about her situation and the intent and meaning behind the other character's intentions/actions and oddities like her car breaking down and trees blocking a road on which you've *seen* another car go ahead of you on. it's a good way to make the player empathise with anxiety someone in a vulnerable, untrustworthy situation depending on strangers would experience, because the unknown and unexplainable is what supernatural horror and suspense relies on; it's not scary if you know everything about what you're supposed to be afraid of. sorry there wasn't a three minute slideshow presentation explaining the coffee machine and that it ruined the whole game for you. thanks for coming to my 3:00am ted talk, now go to bed

@fireflieer2422

2 жыл бұрын

haha, i loved reading your comment!

@punkuke

2 жыл бұрын

Love this analysis!

@catmririw6939

2 жыл бұрын

Always loved manly's comment section, thanks for the ted talk!

@Zeppurr

2 жыл бұрын

actively read this at 3:00am, what foresight.

@emilchan5379

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. I haven't seen anyone mention this but on a more meta level the game doesn't even let us know what the actual gameplay mechanics are, which increases anxiety because we don't know what kind of horror game to expect. The description of the cola had me expecting that we would have to sprint from danger, while having to pay for stuff had me thinking that resource management would be a concern. So with things like only being able to carry 1 item in each hand. All these red-herrings and misleading gameplay hints help to make the player feel distrustful, beyond just the story stuff.

this was a real good one. Atmosphere was top notch, but yeah only really got scary until the end. It had a good implication that the manager and really the whole town knew about the problem but they were trying to subetly get people in and out without getting murdered.

@PanicLedisko

8 ай бұрын

No, although this comment is from a year ago, I believe the gas station dude was in on it and the white van manly saw earlier was the one that fucked up the car, and the black car that manly tries to pass is the one who put the logs up. The guy that doesn't talk to you at the gas station and picks you up I think is the only genuinely good person, and I guess the manager was "okay" too, I think Tommy was weird too but whatever.

Only 10 mins in and I love how accurate the texts are. The parents constantly texting. The random “holly?” Instead of just asking the question. Love it

When that damn door swung open and Tommy was in there, it scared the ever living hell out of me! And the person outside the window at 28:52! Thats nightmare fuel!

@fanofrpgalore1546

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the jumpscare heads-up!

I had a good laugh at "but who was coffee machine?" haha.

Kudos to the devs for including that parked car right before you reach the two logs blocking the road. If that happened to me, no way would I get out of the car to try to move them. (Also leaving them there would guarantee that the next person has to stop, lol.)

@PanicLedisko

8 ай бұрын

Interesting.. see I think it was the black car that manly tries to pass that put it up!

Even though its a horror game, there's something kinda cozy about driving down a country road. More games should take advantage of that.

@vanillaicecreamcheesefries

2 жыл бұрын

Especially if there was music playing, it would feel more cozy (:

@bumbabees

2 жыл бұрын

reminds me of the drives my family would take in the countryside to visit family. it always kind of unnerved me at night but its super pretty during the day.

@thacobell4700

2 жыл бұрын

@@bumbabees Exactly.

@liviwaslost

Жыл бұрын

@@bumbabees same

I feel like I personally would trust personal of motels. Because realistically if they were doing stuff like kidnappings of murders you would hear about disappearances and it would bring too much suspicion on the institutions so I feel like it would be really unlikely that the motel owner is doing wrong things and most likely a killer would be a random person and not a staff just like in the game

@fusseld100

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but some guy named H H Holmes built a hotel just to kill people in it, if i remember correctly

@georgegriffin6114

2 жыл бұрын

Counterpoint; H. H. Holmes

To be honest, this game perfectly encapsulates the visceral terror of being a stranded woman alone at night. _Everything_ feels like a potential threat and you're constantly on guard. I was driving home super late this one night, and got lost in some backwoods b/c my nav screwd me up. That was terrifying. Then I finally find my way route and realize gas was getting low. Took _forever_ to find a station that was open, and by the time I did I was desperate and near empty. Still in completely unfamiliar territory. So there I am, at a random unlit gas station, in a small, eerily silent and _completely_ unlit town out of desperation. I tried pumping my gas at the only functioning pump, but was so on edge that I hopped right back in my car and decided to just get back on the highway and keep driving until I broke down.....b/c that would've been better than the stuff my mind was conjuring up. By some freaking miracle, I actually stretched the tank to get me 99% home, and when the car finally ran out of gas, I just let it legit _roll_ on fumes until I came across a fully active Shell gas station in a safe area. Nearly cried, because I genuinely though I wasn't gonna make it home that night.

@flamerunner9889

2 жыл бұрын

By all means that rightfully MUST have been scary as hell. But, great nothing disastrous happened.

@nitahime

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you made it home! I was on edge just reading this comment!

@chowahwah

2 жыл бұрын

Being a woman alone at night is a truly terrifying experience. Just last night I was getting home in an Uber and my driver, who didn't speak my language, was taking a strange, unintuitive route. It was 4 in the morning, I was drunk and I legit thought I might have gotten into the wrong car and was getting my ass hauled all the way across the city to have unspeakable things done to me. Fortunately, it was only my late night alcohol-induced paranoia getting the best of me, and the navigation picked an odd route to get to my house. Still, it was very scary at the moment. Sucks that there are reasons for us to take every little thing as a threat.

@Ash-nh6li

2 жыл бұрын

I had to drive home at 3:00 AM once and got a bit lost in the countryside because the map app was being a bit weird but I was never scared and I even saw a barn owl. No one can even see you at night anyway.

@changednamelit

2 жыл бұрын

Shell to the rescue!

The greatest danger manly was in was the texting while driving section

actually I kinda laugh out when motel manager casually came in and beat up that weird guy that bark in her room. the “ow!” part really got me lol.

This one was definitely weirder than the first one. I feel like it was doing well up through meeting the weird cleaner/handyman, but then it fell apart super quickly. Was the person hiding in our closet a dream? Why did the manager have pills in the room and why did we take them? I actually kind of like the disappearing coffee machine, but it'd feel more real if it was along side one or two other vending machines. I'd be easier to hide a fake with real ones, plus it would lean into the unreliable narrator (Did she get a coffee or was it something from another machine?). Plus I recognize that style of coffee machine, never seen it outside of a hotel/motel/truck stop, but it's never on its own.

@ZiggyZiggurat

2 жыл бұрын

I think you’re over analyzing the game

@Thor-Orion

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZiggyZiggurat possibly, but that can be fun at time for games like this. This game is super unsettling, and I like a lot of his ideas.

@theguileraven7014

2 жыл бұрын

@@ZiggyZiggurat It’s a short horror game trying to sell itself on being a “true story”. Why wouldn’t we analyze it?

@FluffyDragonDrawing

2 жыл бұрын

Person hiding in the closet was probably a side effect of the drugged coffee; apparently the protag was being really loud as well, despite us not seeing anything; so it kinda adds up that it may have caused hallucinations among other things. The pills were probably in the table because it seems like the killer was known for doing this; so it makes sense the manager had time to place some in everyone's rooms just incase. I'm pretty sure the coffee machine was a straight up plant, although it might have been easier to hide it alongside real ones; it was probably necessary to be in a easily accessible location; or perhaps even right next to their room so they could pull it inside. Also, which it again being a fake machine, it doesn't seem too strange for it to be used in an unnatural way. Perhaps that was intentional to give the player a sense of "something's wrong, this shouldn't be here."

@RejectedHumanity

2 жыл бұрын

@@FluffyDragonDrawing exactly my thoughts

"Now what? . . . Guess I just chill out!" *[Barricades The Door]*

@theotv5522

2 жыл бұрын

When you live in the hood

I love the face on the dogfood bag. That look of shock and anticipation.

@12:24 I love how Manly hits the brakes so he doesn't hit the bunny 😭

i really appreciate that you show how you play naturally- not opening the door, for example, even though it would've showed the viewer a new jumpscare. you really give us the experience of the games, rather than showing everything that COULD happen.

Woman:how can someone just leave another human out stranded in the middle of nowhere?! Also woman:*forgot what the guy at the gas station said*

$10 for a full tank of gas?! This game is straining my believability!

@101Volts

2 жыл бұрын

That's probably not a _full_ tank. She didn't go back into the store for change, she just bought dog food.

“$10 on pump 2” “I filled up my tank” Damn I’ll take a whole town of ghost hitchhikers if gas is that cheap

I was just thinking "Man I could go for a Manly video right now" And boom. This was uploaded. Congrats on a million subs, Manly!

Manly talking to a random guy in the store straight off the bat x3 something a teenage girl would never do in a million years.

I want to know what would happen if you tried to crash your car or get hit by a car. Walking out of the gas station without paying for the dog food could also be interesting. It's always fun seeing what happens in these types of games when you do something really stupid or terrible.

@kennethpomeroy3307

Жыл бұрын

You can crash into oncoming cars. You just die and have to restart lol

So I was driving down a lonely deserted road and passed a guy in overalls leaning on an axe with his thumb out. I stopped to let him in. He seemed really surprised and thankful that I had picked him up. "I was afraid nobody was going to pick me up because they'd think I was an axe murderer or something." He said. I replied, "Well, I'm not too worried. The odds of there being two axe murderers in one car are extremely unlikely."

@jca7343

7 ай бұрын

😂

haven’t they ever watched wrong turn? always go with traffic over a “faster route”

i think this series is so cool and how they base it off real experiences, sounds really interesting.

@doclinny

2 жыл бұрын

i think itd be cooler if it was actually realistic though, not sure I believe in ghost coffee

@Cainus44

2 жыл бұрын

Redditors made them up for upvotes. They aren't real stories. Even if the redditor claims they are.

@BOFAMET

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah... "real life" experiences......

@jaysea5939

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cainus44 hey nosleep is full of actual true stories, they swear

@Lesbiwolf92

2 жыл бұрын

They are true stories the same way horror movies are "based on true stories" they take a real event then throw it in the bin and make up a whole new story that has barest possible links to the true story like a location or one character's name.

your voice is so calm and a little monotone, and every game you play is indie or "small" and here you are! 1 million subscribers!

“Boy, I’m anxious. I should go outside where I just saw someone stalking me to get some coffee which is known for its calming effects.”

The real horror begins when you turn a blacklight on them bed sheets before going to bed

Either the manager was in on it or he had real suspicions and kept the rooms prepped and ready at all times just in case. I get the feeling a lot of these people knew more than they were letting on.

The name makes me think of an older game called The Norwood Suite. I watched Vinesauce Vinny play it years ago. It's a fantastic game with a unique theme and tone. Manly would love it, I'm sure.

@koquarian

2 жыл бұрын

If you're interested, Manly, it's part of a series. First game is a free game called Off Peak.

The first F2F playthrough you made is one of my favorite videos, since you somehow managed to make it tense as hell, by only running into a single jump scare. Particularly the scene where you missed the intruder walking up the stairs.

finding this series really scary. the more symbolic horror games usually don't do it for me, though i still can enjoy them for the style or story. can't wait to see what the next game in the series has in store for us.

This game has the god damn loudest screamers I´ve seen, my headphones exploded for a second there

10:30 Touhou joke right into a situation I run into all to often on the roads. You're great Manly, you give us content that very few others do.

_She was already at risk texting while driving_ The moral of this - be prepared. If she hadn't needed to stop for gas, she would have been breezing along home. Motels are always creepy. I liked this one better than the first Fears to Fathom I think. The pacing was a bit off agree, but the being picked up by the stranger and motel parts made up for any slowness.

I don’t know if I can watch Manly anymore knowing that he honks at people he’s trying to pass

Nowhere Gas Simulator. Watch out for an old cranky farmer and his strange coward of a dog. My advice? Return the slab.

14:57 I would be GLAD they drove past me lmao. Not risking getting kidnapped today.

I’m going to be honest. I’m somewhat similar to the female in the story. I drove down shady country roads by myself and stayed in worse motels/hotels. I really never thought about my own safety, until watching this video. I’m definitely going to be more cautious in the future. I do have some trips planned and money already spent. I’m definitely going to beg some friends if they can go with me.

@karablack8336

2 жыл бұрын

These things don't often happen. The vast majority of people are really nice. It's deffinetly best to stay safe, but you don't have to be looking over your shoulder 24/7. Just plan ahead, trust your gut, and it'll be all good.

@KeksimusMaximus

6 ай бұрын

Based potential surprise sex victim 😂

I’ve watched both Jack’s and Manly’s play through of this chapter and I love how they both gave tommy a county accent only the second time seeing him.

Thank you for being responsible with your driving. Around here, you can get fined for texting and driving.

@Thor-Orion

2 жыл бұрын

You can get arrested around where I live. It’ll usually be a fine, but if you keep doing it they’ll take your license away and charge you with something more serious.

A bit of a spoiler(?) for the video ! I genuinely got scared when the intruder popped out of the closet, it was something I really didn't expect and coupled with the loud noise really gave me a jump. I think it was because I was already initially suspicious of the closet but Manly opened it and there was absolutely nothing so it lulled me back into a false sense of security. I didn't expect for a jumpscare to happen at the closet a few seconds after he checked it ;;

Still can’t believe yet so so happy you hit 1 million, I’ve only been here for a year but watching you grow has been such an honour

I wouldn't sleep at all if I had in my mind those stories, a broken car and a fucking window next to the bed that leads to the darkness outside to the highway. I would imagine someone could peak at that window and that is fucking scary

"Me buy." Yes, that's exactly how I communicate while shopping 😂

I liked the game in general but I didn't like the coffe machine part, it was too silly for being "based on a true story". Did this girl just found a random ghost coffe machine or did the stalker went through all the trouble on setting a drugged coffe machine and then took the entire machine out after she used it? Either way it's just too fanciful. Wish the end would have been more down to earth. I liked the home-alone kid story better. (Love your channel Manly! 1M subs!! :D)

@saltydinonuggies1841

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I saw someone say that if they had a few other vending machines it’d be easier to think maybe she mixed things up. Maybe she got a drink from a different machine and that was spiked. Or as an unreliable narrator kinda thing.

@FluffyDragonDrawing

2 жыл бұрын

Why is it so hard to believe that the perpetrator, in the literal HOURS they had, couldn't move the coffee machine?

@Cam1417-TK

2 жыл бұрын

@@FluffyDragonDrawing But why would he put a drugged coffe machine in the first place? Did he really just install a machine for the hope that some random would take a cup? Also if the protagonist was unconscious for hours why did he wait until she woke up to act? Did he spend all that time just moving the machine?

@AlexAlex-fj1uq

2 жыл бұрын

@@FluffyDragonDrawing this makes no sense

@FluffyDragonDrawing

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cam1417-TK It was also implied that her car was intentionally sabotaged, leaving her stranded there. I'm not certain but it feels like she was set up. She wasn't unconscious; drugged, yes. But unconscious people don't make a lot of sound; which she had to have been doing for people to administer complaints.

"How could someone just leave another human being stranded like that?" Does this female character happen to be dressed in white or blue like the ghost legend?

5:25 “hi can I get $10 on pump 2” *THIS IS WHY MANS WAS LOW ON GAS. you cannot drive 6 more hours on a 10$ tank. (From empty too LMFAO)

@VileGlory

2 жыл бұрын

Could've took place in the 90s

@rou966

2 жыл бұрын

@@VileGlory yeah i mean tbf what kind of dog food only costs $5

@101Volts

2 жыл бұрын

@@VileGlory Can't be the 90s, her cell phone looks too new with its touch screen. I don't know cell phone history, but I've _never_ seen a touch screen phone from the 90s. Maybe they were prototyped then, but I never saw one. She might be driving a 1977 - 1990 Chevrolet Caprice (or other similar car) but that's irrelevant. I had a 1984 Caprice from 2010 - 2017 (which wasn't even rusty except at the bottoms of the doors,) and I inherited it. It could have been the same thing with her.

@101Volts

2 жыл бұрын

@@rou966 "What kind of dog food only costs $5?" - I had a dog, and I remember Dad buying junkier dog food from Aldi for $7 in 2010, so a $5 bag of cheap stuff from some small gas station's not out of the question, especially if they discounted it to move it faster if it was getting old.

I do wish for this set of "true story" horror games, they would choose more realistic stories and stick closer to how the person told them. This one is obviously not real (I can get being drugged by a coffee machine, but a ghost coffee machine that disappears after you drink from it? no....) plus the horror story cliches pull you out of it. If the character was being followed throughout the game and it climaxes in the motel by the character realizing someone has been stalking them since the gas station (which definitely has happened) and having the creepy guy try to break into the motel (also has happened) that would have been a creepier story than one with all the supernatural elements

@Zack_Zander

2 жыл бұрын

Yea, the Coffee Machine and the Intruder somehow being in the room before opening the front door for the Manager was a bit far-fetched.

@princessfetus

2 жыл бұрын

“You think someone on the internet would lie 😥”

@sarahbelle81

2 жыл бұрын

The coffee machine didn't disappear right away. The protagonist wakes up hours later, there was plenty of time to move it while she was sedated.

@Cam1417-TK

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah the coffe machine part was quite idiotic for being "based on a true story". Did this girl just found a random ghost coffe machine or did the stalker went through all the trouble on setting a drugged coffe machine and then took the entire machine out after she used it? Either way is silly for a true story...

@GoticoArrombado

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cam1417-TK what do you mean? You don't store functional coffee machines in your car?

In any other time this road would probably be a nice place to go through..

Oh sweet I’ve been thinking of this series recently. Glad to see there’s been a new chapter!

MBH sounds so much like a school teacher I actually had a dream where he would make us play these horror games except they were real and if they were bad we would need to go to multiple places/games and he would get real mad at kids who didn't turn in the work because he would walk through most of the hard parts anyway.

Just recently discovered this channel and I am absolutely in love with his voice!! The perfect voice for storytelling!

I love these VHS horror games man., there's something very cozy about them. Thanks for the content Manly

As someone with horrible experiences with crappy motels, yeah this makes sense.

@blitzknight5x744

2 жыл бұрын

WHO WON THE LOTTERY?! I DID!!! SMELL THAT AIR DON'T YOU JUST WISH YOU COULD DRINK IT LIKE BOOZE!?!?

@KeksimusMaximus

6 ай бұрын

​@@blitzknight5x744what NV has to do with anything here?

Really glad to see the second game in this series, I quite liked the first and have been eager to see what would come next. While I agree this one wasn't quite as good as it took awhile to really build up speed, it's still a tense horror game. Alone in a sleazy motel room, surrounded by strangers, unsure of who if anyone to trust. Good stuff.

5:40 CONSUME

@Floating_Toast

2 жыл бұрын

ÑÔM

The real coffee machine was the friends we made along the way.

i know it's a game and manly wants to see all the dialogue, but i would rather get in a wreck than willingly talk to a stranger in a seedy gas station in the middle of the night while i'm on a 12-hour drive alone

Imagine how differently the story would have gone if the protag was packing heat

@tarumath319

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that male hitchhikers have been killed by dudes or even some women.

@Thrownblock

2 жыл бұрын

The protag probably would've end up shooting Tommy in the room or the manager knocking on the door. Having a gun isn't a size fits all solution.

@ColorfulTiger-eb7tu

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thrownblock I mean if you're an idiot who's gung ho with it sure.

@RomulusIlleMagnus

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thrownblock I feel like someone kicking in your door at 3am in seedy motel is the exact situation where a gun is the ideal solution.

@alastor8091

2 жыл бұрын

@@Thrownblock why do people who don't own guns act like they know everything about guns? Its not call of duty kid, you see what you're shooting before you pull the trigger. A gun would've made these stalkers a non issue.

I just wanna say I really want to see more horror games that are based on real life experiences. Like the fact that it could actually happen to you makes it so much scarier to me.

@Thor-Orion

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, so many stories out there about phantom coffee machines.

It is so inspiring to have watched this channel grow. He just kept doing what he loved, and doing it consistently, and doing it well.

Been a sub for a little while and I’m so glad I found you. You play the games well, you don’t over do the commentary and let the games do the work for you. Your style is so so relaxing aswell. And you do said games WAY before the bigger KZreadrs get a hold of the games and thus ruin the feel of them, you manage to preserve the feel of the games you play. A rare art.