Aight, I got a story. Back in July, I was at a sci-fi con dressed as a Fallout vault-dweller. A guy in a trench coat and hat came up to me and asked "How's your luck?" I reply, "Not too good, I lost a lot of speech checks." He said "Well, I'm the Mysterious Stranger. This should help you out..." He opened his bag and it was filled with bottle caps. I grab a handful and thank him. The next day of the con, a guy sets up an Arstotzka Passport booth and hands people little slips of paper with stamps that say ACCEPTED or DENIED. I get in line, he yells "NEXT" and I walk up to him. He asked what my purpose of my visit was and how long I planned on staying. I tell him that I'm the Lone Wanderer from the Capital Wasteland, that I plan on staying for two weeks. He said "I don't believe your story." I start to freak out a little, I want to pass this! So I quickly reach into my pocket and grab the bottle caps the Mysterious Stranger gave me the other day, and dump them on the Arstotzkan booth. The guy actually laughed and said "These are a rare resource here! You may pass. Cause no trouble." He stamps my slip of paper ACCEPTED and I walk away laughing. Aight I'm done now.
You were lucky, that could've gone really bad for you. Guy: "One moment please" *closes shutters* You: "Wait, what's going on?" *2 guards armed with guns approach the booth* Guard: "OUT!" *Guards escorts you to the interrogation room where you're never seen or heard from again*
This game actually prepares you pretty well for working as a ticket counter employee for any international flights. Thats my job and minute little details can hold up a flight. Once had a plane held up because one of our newer employees thought a 0 looked like an O. Whoever thought a game about bureaucracy would be pretty damn fun.
Jorji is best character. Jon really bloody risked it for a chocolate biscuit on day 3 (?) when he didn't see the fingerprint option for the guy who had different names on his entry permit and passport
Bender Rodríguez Well, ideally you want to make as few mistakes as possible, saving them for on purposely done "mistakes" to collect bribes and story achievements without losing salary.
I h a v e N o M o u t h B u t I M u s t M e m e the amount of data reading u need to know to play this game is INSANE and we have a near blind egg carton at the control GLORY TO ARTOTZKA
Jon: That's beauracracy, should've had your papers in order! Not my problem! Also Jon: Oh that's unfair! Why don't I get paid if terrorists cut my work day short!
"I'm not entirely sure what's involved here, but apparently it involves nudity." - Jon The -1 perception is kicking in early on this one ;) Looking forward to seeing you juggle complicated paperwork in faster than real time!
Jon, mate, you could've identified Vince using your newspaper in the left slot next to your microphone :p Though, to be fair, this game occasionally hides optional things and your perception is horrendous as-is.
The housing is mainly only useful for getting an achievement; it makes utilities (food/heating) slightly cheaper, but not by much, and it kicks up the rent substantially, making it more expensive in the long run. However, if you know your stuff, you can use the housing system to -- (MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT) -- keep a portion of EZIC's cash gifts. If you immediately drop some cash on upgrading your house to Class 7 (though no higher or you won't be able to downgrade), it won't be confiscated when your funds get frozen; you can then accept EZIC's offer to get the auditors off your back, then downgrade your apartment and get 75 credits back for no penalty, giving you a comfortable nest egg to spend as you see fit. It's not much, but if you're struggling financially it can be the difference between malnutrition and starvation. Hooray for money laundering!
BigPandaLittlePanda Its purpose is increasing the difficulty. Things cost more and therefore you need to process more to keep up. The government gives you no choice.
Papers, Please is a really fun game & Lucas Pope is a great developer. I'd suggest playing some of his other games. They're mostly short, but they're fun. Also, you should make this a series.
it's amazing how Pope can manage to have compelling stories in his games that are based around arbitrary clerical work. that sub plot with the pimp trying to traffic prostitutes across the border ...
Jon playing a game about being perceptive while there's tension on the rise and personal lives at stake? I need beer, snacks and a armchair stat, this is going to be a disaster
Hey jon a quick tip in case you plan on continuing this game as a series (which you really should) you can check the conversation transcript if you need to check if the purpose statements match up. The transcript log sheet is the piece of paper behind the microphone which is just above the people counter. You just need to pull out the transcript and read it. Being careful is always better than going really fast in my opinion because the penalties increase in money. The penalties pattern is the first two penalties are always free the next two penalties are 5 credits. At the 5th penalty it costs 10 credits. All subsequent penalties after the 5th penalty increase by +5 credits. (Formula: the cost of the previous penalty + 5). Also a bit of lore a Class 8 dwelling is the lowest class of dwelling that you can get. Your character is basically living in a shed with a heater. That being said its almost always worth staying in the Class 8 dwelling since the rent in the higher class dwellings is so high that its not really worth upgrading.
Hello Jon, very happy to see you play this game :) hope you continue! If so, here's a tip: Arstotzkans can also smuggle contraband - check if the weight on their IDs matches the weight on the scale in the bottom left window. Height can also sometimes be wrong, indicating forged ID. Thanks for today's video! :)
Do another episode for the glory of Arztotzka, Also, the Vance Lestrade thing, you had to pull up the daily paper (Left one) And when someone says they'll do something and you don't remember, pull up the central paper where you click for discrepancies, it's a transcript of the conversation.
Its Import to keep the stamps closed till time to us. The guy said "I have multiply names" you were prompted to fingerprint him just above were the stamps put out. And you don't get payed if you make a mistake. And to arrest Vince Lestrade you need to mash his name from his documents to the newspaper article in the back of the bulletin sheet. handy tip anyone who gives a card for The Pink Vice information is always valid.
Jorgi! I love Jorji. So much fun. I wouldn't mind seeing more of this. I've already seen and played the game, but I'm enjoying your commentary. Thanks for the video, and glory to Arstotzka!
Arstotzka would be damned lucky to have you. I love your dedication to your country. I need to see you go further with this game! It was a blast watching you!
a pro tip: don't waste money on food and heat at the same time, give them food first and no heat, then change to no food but heat the next day and keep switching. saves a lot of money and your family will be fine. Also, start checking everything ;)
I really enjoyed this. I couldn't get into on my own playthrough, but yours has been really entertaining. I'd be interested to see how far you can make it, and what happens.
I'd like to see more of this. Later in the game there end up being some really interesting moral dilemmas and there are a couple of different ways the story could go and several possible endings depending on what you do, who you let in, etc.
Aight, I got a story.
Back in July, I was at a sci-fi con dressed as a Fallout vault-dweller. A guy in a trench coat and hat came up to me and asked "How's your luck?" I reply, "Not too good, I lost a lot of speech checks." He said "Well, I'm the Mysterious Stranger. This should help you out..." He opened his bag and it was filled with bottle caps. I grab a handful and thank him.
The next day of the con, a guy sets up an Arstotzka Passport booth and hands people little slips of paper with stamps that say ACCEPTED or DENIED. I get in line, he yells "NEXT" and I walk up to him. He asked what my purpose of my visit was and how long I planned on staying. I tell him that I'm the Lone Wanderer from the Capital Wasteland, that I plan on staying for two weeks. He said "I don't believe your story." I start to freak out a little, I want to pass this! So I quickly reach into my pocket and grab the bottle caps the Mysterious Stranger gave me the other day, and dump them on the Arstotzkan booth. The guy actually laughed and said "These are a rare resource here! You may pass. Cause no trouble." He stamps my slip of paper ACCEPTED and I walk away laughing.
Aight I'm done now.
*Penalty . . . -5 credits*
You were lucky, that could've gone really bad for you.
Guy: "One moment please" *closes shutters*
You: "Wait, what's going on?"
*2 guards armed with guns approach the booth*
Guard: "OUT!"
*Guards escorts you to the interrogation room where you're never seen or heard from again*
I choose to believe you because I want it to be true
Kyle Sorenson a
Kyle Sorenson What a lovely story! Thank you for sharing that! :)
"We'll only detain those who have committed a serious crime" *lets in a suspected murderer*
Well, its only suspected
Michael Stroface because what’s a joke
@@Squidej7zg boy you must be real fun to hang out with /s
This game actually prepares you pretty well for working as a ticket counter employee for any international flights. Thats my job and minute little details can hold up a flight. Once had a plane held up because one of our newer employees thought a 0 looked like an O.
Whoever thought a game about bureaucracy would be pretty damn fun.
"Get out. Get out. Leave. Go away."
*The guy with the passport leaves*
"I like him!"
"I just realized this is a game about perception."
-Jon, 25 minutes into playing Papers Please
"The wheels of bureaucracy run fast and stupid" - Jon 2017
I’m keeping this one in my internal log to use when the opportunity arises. It’s such a perfect line lol
Jorji is best character. Jon really bloody risked it for a chocolate biscuit on day 3 (?) when he didn't see the fingerprint option for the guy who had different names on his entry permit and passport
Alex Haines Well, its Jon's perception at not noticing there is the fingerprint option.
he missed it 2 times
It's faster to not do fingerprints
Bender Rodríguez Well, ideally you want to make as few mistakes as possible, saving them for on purposely done "mistakes" to collect bribes and story achievements without losing salary.
Alex Haines Thank you kind sir.
Oh Jon with your -1 perception...
this will be fun
I h a v e N o M o u t h B u t I M u s t M e m e the amount of data reading u need to know to play this game is INSANE and we have a near blind egg carton at the control GLORY TO ARTOTZKA
No kidding, the amount of penalties is unreal. "You're a man, and you're passport's marked as F. No problems here, you're cleared."
Ross D this may as well be used as practice for a data entry job to learn how to mentally scan for data. It's that insane
Yeah, and you need to have good perception for this game.
I h a v e N o M o u t h B u t I M u s t M e m e ikr
Jon: That's beauracracy, should've had your papers in order! Not my problem!
Also Jon: Oh that's unfair! Why don't I get paid if terrorists cut my work day short!
> Come home drunk
> Find Many a True Nerd uploaded a let's play of one of your favourite games
> Be happy
JWA HD Capri Sun
Lelouch Lamberouge haha yep and some innocent smoothies
pina colada
>Kill all humans
Jerold Productions I'm so hungover. I had three innocent fruit smoothies and half a pack of mini cheddars.
"I'm not entirely sure what's involved here, but apparently it involves nudity." - Jon
The -1 perception is kicking in early on this one ;)
Looking forward to seeing you juggle complicated paperwork in faster than real time!
Crimes! :D
Jon, mate, you could've identified Vince using your newspaper in the left slot next to your microphone :p
Though, to be fair, this game occasionally hides optional things and your perception is horrendous as-is.
There was also the thing where the guy's name didn't match up and the fingerprint scanner showed in the corner.
You can detain Vince by highlighting the name on passport and on the news brochure that is given to you. The one on the right side of clock.
class 8 housing is not good jon. It is the worst housing in the game, the best is class 5 housing.
I always thought there was no reason.
The housing is mainly only useful for getting an achievement; it makes utilities (food/heating) slightly cheaper, but not by much, and it kicks up the rent substantially, making it more expensive in the long run. However, if you know your stuff, you can use the housing system to --
(MAJOR SPOILERS BELOW THE CUT)
-- keep a portion of EZIC's cash gifts. If you immediately drop some cash on upgrading your house to Class 7 (though no higher or you won't be able to downgrade), it won't be confiscated when your funds get frozen; you can then accept EZIC's offer to get the auditors off your back, then downgrade your apartment and get 75 credits back for no penalty, giving you a comfortable nest egg to spend as you see fit. It's not much, but if you're struggling financially it can be the difference between malnutrition and starvation. Hooray for money laundering!
BigPandaLittlePanda Its purpose is increasing the difficulty. Things cost more and therefore you need to process more to keep up. The government gives you no choice.
I was about to say that
Alex Eastwood why?
Glory to Arstotzka!
Glory to Arstotzka!
Cobrastan much better. Jorgi
Glory to Arstotzka!
It was a mistake to make this reply chain. ~leaves~
GLORY TO ARSTOTSKA!
Vince listrade
You use the rule book
You get bonus for capturing him
Papers, Please is a really fun game & Lucas Pope is a great developer. I'd suggest playing some of his other games. They're mostly short, but they're fun. Also, you should make this a series.
it's amazing how Pope can manage to have compelling stories in his games that are based around arbitrary clerical work.
that sub plot with the pimp trying to traffic prostitutes across the border ...
There can only be one Rick-Pic!
Nycorexti - Kinda goes against the story of Rick and Morty, but oky...
1:30 "Ooo, Class-8. We had a Class-7 last time. My life is on the up!" Made me laugh so hard! I knew I was going to enjoy watching you play this.
If you went to the rule book you could have highlighted the fact that Vince was a murderer, detained him, and got a bonus pay I think.
Please play more of this game.
Jon playing a game about being perceptive while there's tension on the rise and personal lives at stake? I need beer, snacks and a armchair stat, this is going to be a disaster
"We had a class 7 apartment last time now it's class 8 our life is on the up" yes Jon your life is on the up the up of bad housing.
Jon has developed a great hatred of Kolechians in a fairly short time...
You don't have to interrogate or inform them why. But if you do they might actually say or give you something that will let you accept them in
" Hand over the cocking password or I'll say no to you! "
- Jon ( 2017 )
Hey jon a quick tip in case you plan on continuing this game as a series (which you really should) you can check the conversation transcript if you need to check if the purpose statements match up. The transcript log sheet is the piece of paper behind the microphone which is just above the people counter. You just need to pull out the transcript and read it. Being careful is always better than going really fast in my opinion because the penalties increase in money. The penalties pattern is the first two penalties are always free the next two penalties are 5 credits. At the 5th penalty it costs 10 credits. All subsequent penalties after the 5th penalty increase by +5 credits. (Formula: the cost of the previous penalty + 5). Also a bit of lore a Class 8 dwelling is the lowest class of dwelling that you can get. Your character is basically living in a shed with a heater. That being said its almost always worth staying in the Class 8 dwelling since the rent in the higher class dwellings is so high that its not really worth upgrading.
at the end of the paper that gives you your orders there is a news section you could find the discrepancy there
Hello Jon, very happy to see you play this game :) hope you continue! If so, here's a tip: Arstotzkans can also smuggle contraband - check if the weight on their IDs matches the weight on the scale in the bottom left window. Height can also sometimes be wrong, indicating forged ID.
Thanks for today's video! :)
GLORY TO ARSTOTZKA!
Love how Jon missed that the prostitues needed his help but he did not give a flying duck because he did not check the cards.
Jon "I Have No Eyes" Manyatruenerd.
Playing a Borderguard simulator which requires perception.
Brilliant!
Its unbelievable how many lets players I see not know what to do about Dari Ludum. Props for getting it first time around
Please continue this! It'll be awesome watching you do the harder parts of the game.
Always a good time listening/watching to Jon when I am editing my own videos
John there is a hotkey for the stamp and many other features. No need to click it every time. Glory to Arstotzka!
If only he would buy the upgrades.
Do another episode for the glory of Arztotzka,
Also, the Vance Lestrade thing, you had to pull up the daily paper (Left one)
And when someone says they'll do something and you don't remember, pull up the central paper where you click for discrepancies, it's a transcript of the conversation.
Wheres my Papers, Please series!?
Did you remember to sacrifice your first born child to k'thulu?
Right, right, my mistake.
I'll get on my cthulhu-based apology letter..
Is this where the 'Broforce' country of Arstotzka comes from?
idfk... Probably
Bad Request A realistic depiction of a terrorists attack on the great country of Arstotzka
"We're only going to detain people who've committed a serious crime." *Lets Lestrade proceed without any kind of detaining* I love you, Jon. :D
Its Import to keep the stamps closed till time to us. The guy said "I have multiply names" you were prompted to fingerprint him just above were the stamps put out. And you don't get payed if you make a mistake. And to arrest Vince Lestrade you need to mash his name from his documents to the newspaper article in the back of the bulletin sheet. handy tip anyone who gives a card for The Pink Vice information is always valid.
Make this a series! I want to see how long it takes before you get thrown in prison for incompetence.
I know they're effectively randomized names, but "Jaqueline Hyde at the end just made me giggle
And they're really trying to say that Jakob Barfield was a woman's name
I'm seeing the lack of a "part one" this IS a series, right Jon?
Please do a mini series it is not too long and there is many good and bad endings
Agreed it would be amazingg
Stealingyoursoda thanks for the reply and all the support for this idea
Jorgi! I love Jorji. So much fun.
I wouldn't mind seeing more of this. I've already seen and played the game, but I'm enjoying your commentary. Thanks for the video, and glory to Arstotzka!
"Why would you queue for 8 hours?" - coming from a Brit?
Jon begins every video with "I just kinda missed this one when it came out" like every single one
"Finally! Someone that's not causing any bloody trouble!"
*M.O.A Citation appears immediately after*
Oh John!
Only going to detain ppl whove committed a serious crime *knowlingly let a murderer through*
"We're only going to detain people who has done a serious crime"
After he had let a murderer through... XD
I ADORE this game, myself. Glory to Artsotzka!
Oh, and I look forward to Jon's -1 perception on the later days.
"1982? I wasn't even born then"... Kids these days with their distopian future games...
Jon and the adventures of trying to figure out what he did wrong
And would be fun to see a full series of this
Been waiting so long for you to play this. This is going to be hilarious.
Arstotzka would be damned lucky to have you. I love your dedication to your country. I need to see you go further with this game! It was a blast watching you!
Please do more of this.
Shouting at the screen as Jon let's the murderer in instead of denying and detaining him :'( Jon is shortening my life through stress!
"I'm not even reading the book."
Jon this is not going to go well.
You can arrest the murderer actually, and you get a bonus for that. you need to compare him to the news article in your handbook.
please do more, this is amazing
There needs to be more of this from Jon just to see him scramble when the documents really get crazy! :)
I haven't played this game in a year, but I still recognise all the issuing cities... What's happened to me?!
"If I don't do this quickly, my family is going to die. ....Well, that's fine. NEXT."
Yep, this is a MATN video.
I've been waiting for you to play this since forever.
Very fun to watch! I'd love to see you play as far as you can go!
Jon you could have stopped Vince Lestrade if you used the inspect mode on his passport and the newspaper article.
I'd love to see more of this
come on Jon, finish this one off for the lads!!
a pro tip: don't waste money on food and heat at the same time, give them food first and no heat, then change to no food but heat the next day and keep switching. saves a lot of money and your family will be fine.
Also, start checking everything ;)
Also, I'd love to see more of this!
The amount of times Jon got lucky guessing in the beggining goes to show why luck is an important stat.
I would very much be interested in seeing more of this. It was very interesting.
I HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS
Definitely keep playing, Jon. A few more in-game days should disabuse you of the notion that you can be good at this game.
I thought I'd be bored by this because of how old the game is, but I forgot how much I enjoy it. More please!
Do a little more of this please. At least a mini-series.
YES! YES! YES! I've been waiting for MATN to play this for what feels like forever
Jon: Oh 12 hour shift! That's a bit hard...
Me: Cries in NHS
Yes! Please make this a series!
I really enjoyed this. I couldn't get into on my own playthrough, but yours has been really entertaining. I'd be interested to see how far you can make it, and what happens.
More please, Jon! This is a great game and you're a brilliant person to play it, lack of perception notwithstanding :)
46:04 "I know nothing." I see nothing. I wasn't here. I did not even get up this morning!
I have been waiting for this!
I definitely would be interested in seeing more of this. Also, upgrade your booth, man! It might make things a little more efficient.
If you check Vincent Lestrade's name against the newspaper clipping you have the option to detain him.
I love your reactions to this game. I would like to see more of this game on your channel
I'd like to see more of this. Later in the game there end up being some really interesting moral dilemmas and there are a couple of different ways the story could go and several possible endings depending on what you do, who you let in, etc.
oh man ive been waiting for you to play this!!
Jon completes Papers Please!
You're 4 years late Jon... 4. YEARS.
Would love to see more of this
You arguing with the fines cracks me up 😂
Liked before the video even loaded. Glory to Arstotska!
Just so you know Jon, You could have had the news paper up and detained vince by the newspaper and him
Around the 25min mark, Jon relizes why people wanted him to play this. lol
Perception is not Jon's strong suit.
I seem to remember you telling us to always get the bobblehead for +1 perception!
it's funny that you've never played this, because i consider this to be a quintessential jon-type game. hope this is a long series!
-1 perception is showing when Jon misses the fingerprint option every time.
Please play more of this!
WAIT A MINUTE, YOU DID A PLAYTHROUGH OF THIS LIKE A YEAR AGO
You're thinking of his video on The Westport Independent, which he subtitled "Newspapers, Please" so I can see why you confused the two.