New headcanon, she almost did join Kappa Kappa Kappa, but Brody was like “no, you really don’t wanna join that one” and that’s why he’s in the friend group.
It reminds me of the Sword AF videos. I’d listen on Spotify and there was always a nice bed of music, along with sound effects thrown in. It always helped the atmosphere.
Okay, but can we talk about how great a DM George is? He laughs along with the group, he allows for flashbacks, but at the same time, every time he asks them to remove a block my heart sinks
@@SavRagesAt So,,, a GM who railroads for newbie players, easy to engage, and only punishes for not-so-PC jokes,, is mid?? What do you defined as a good GM then?
@@SavRagesAt Why are you so rudely judging and disrespecting his profession and years of experience seemingly based off of this video only. You can not like the way he GM’s this series without calling him “mid at best”. Just let ppl have fun dude.
This story is genuinely terrifying to me. The sound cues on the eerie moments and all of the tension of the jenga pulls had me squirming. But I absolutely am loving these characters and their dynamics already! The world building is great so far. And everyone is doing a really awesome job at bringing things to life.
Man, the thumbnail is so unassuming, but this was some of the best atmospheric storytelling, setting the mood and slowly increasing tension I've seen in a while.
Seriously this needs a more attention-grabing thumbnail because you are in for so much more...This needs to pop tf off cuz it is amazingly well done so far.
exactly what I was thinking. It popped up in my recommended a few days ago and I didn't click because I didn't want to watch them play Jenga 😂 Then I saw the second video and noticed it was a series and got intrigued. So glad I clicked though because I absolutely loved this video
no but actually holy SHIT. this has to be the most visceral horror we've EVER gotten on smosh games right?? i love it!! George clearly knows what the fuck he's doing
"Maybe not Kappa Kappa Kappa." God I love how it feels like Amanda turns off her cognitive brain and just exists when she's improvising, but it walks her into weird spots (Scooby-Doo over Flintstones)
That whole bit killed me. Especially since she also mentioned her dad owning a Banana Company and I immediately thought "oh so we are also financiers of Latin American extremist groups? It was just a lasagna of weird 😂😂😂 Just to add, I'm not blaming Amanda, I just found it sincerely hilarious how she basically had the improv moral equivalent of tripping and falling down the stairs.
To be fair as a 24 year old I didn't know how bad banana farming treated people till a friend that worked alongside the locals told me about our to chakita being the best one but try to support local!
the background ambience really makes this so immersive. BIG shout out to editors for adding those sound effects and ambience and music to really bring it together! I'm already obsessed with this
"We are actually going to finally finish our game of jenga next week! Been playing this round of jenga for 4 months!" Noobs who don't know about story mode: 🤨
i predict brodie dies first, then savannah, then bernard(o) ends up leaving them behind and we find out he survived on his own in some remote location. i also predict the popular girls dad is gonna eat her alive
@@milkpillesmilkpilles3042honestly, good prediction. typical shayne. just like how they said at the smosh house they all stayed in he slept in the entryway so that if there was an intruder he would be the first to go 💀
The jenga tower makes it so stressful because as a GM you can kind of fudge something for the sake of story but with the jenga tower all bets are off and fate is in your hands
That's why when I play Dread I give the players one tower fall that isn't fatal. It's not good, usually it's some sort of injury, but it gives them a little more time to think and plan things out.
@@blakewhite3131what if there was like a fatality Jenga tower and like a card deck for consequences? So you only pull from the tower when things are dangerous (table shakes still count ofc) but then you can have the player pull a card from the deck and move forward depending how high or low it was, or if it was a royal card or joker even 👀 Just spitballing here but it kinda sounds fun
@SapphireDragon357 Agreed. I saw it on Tabletop years ago and it's been in my regular game rotation since. Plus this seems like an original story idea so I'm excited to see where it goes.
George and Shayne both singing the same part of the same Nickelback song at the same time was hilarious 🤣😂 I had to rewind back over it to see if they had maybe done it on purpose, nope lol
@@babushkaboi7288i think they just mean that it’s like “wow courtney chose savannah as the name, this is fun for me since im a savannah and courtney’s character is too!” yk?
This was SO GOOD. It deserves a more attention-grabbing thumbnail or something because you truly do not know what you are in for on first impression. This is dramatic, immersive, tense and actually spooky.
Agreed! I only came here from the fan art they posted! I'd seen the thumbnail days ago, and very incorrectly assumed it would be kinda boring. But I'm so invested rn!
Spencer: Trying to recall 2000's songs and references. Amanda: sticking hard to character Shayne: fixating on plot Courtney: all of the above George: what did I get myself into...
Imagine a long form game like this or something in the realm of DnD where they start off with 4 characters, but when a character dies, another Smosh cast member replaces them with their character. Week after week following an ultimate adventure. Say Courtney dies, then Arasha takes her place in next week's video with her character until we've gone through everyone at Smosh in a grand story adventure. Deaths would mean something and no telling which cast member team ups we would get. I think that could be sick and give content for months
I was thinking that as well. You could even mix systems up and play a series through and then have those characters move on to play another game or their descendents. Making it an ongoing story but in "segments" where people could watch it as an isolated series as well! So many possibilities!!
George is a PHENOMENAL storyteller and improviser who can perfectly balance hilarious comedy and genuine spine chilling gut wrenching horror, he's like a new Brennan Lee Mulligan in the making and he's still so young in his GM career can't wait to see more of him
The mental image of the talking zombie vomiting the worms at the car window while demanding a ride actually got me...gets to show you how immersive and well done this is made.
i see that george himself edited on this video!! i was just thinking that the editing with all the sfx was great so this makes so much sense props to george and andre. this series is so fun already
i love when shayne plays the idiot or naive character in a group, because he picks up on what's happening and what they may need to do. But with his character he can't say what he discovers. Fernie and Barnardo have my heart. but if shayne played an intelligent character, he would be OP!!
Very true. I think it's kind of his way to make sure he doesn't go too hard. Because if he played a character that was very smart and grounded, I think he might get too in to the play choices and stress. So making a character that will prompt him to do what's the funniest or most in character makes sense for a youtube video where part of the deal is to be entertaining
i almost feel like it’s more creative to choose a dumber option; i watch tons of horror and we all meta game that shit. but it’s fun to purposefully obtuse, i love this series already !!
I love that this set in the early 2000's and they all took that setting and ran with it!! Halo 1 just came out, smash hit Vince Vaughn movies Dodgeball and Wedding Crashes just came out, Red Bull just came out, all the cars have manually cranked windows, people like Nickleback... *all of those things are happening at the same time* 🤣🤣🤣
okayy but the sound production of this is INSANE, every tense moment having an eerie song behind it to every relaxed/happy moment having a nice fun song behind and THE SUSPENSE. big props to the editors :)
The one thing I like the most in apocalypse stories or games is the world building of the before and after. I don't know why it immerses me deep into the tension and puts me on edge. And George here does a great job of mixing the dumb students' attitudes with the completely changed world, adding that tension and thrill. Very intriguing.
I love the world building that's why I don't get why people are complaining about no block pulling for a bit?? Like let's establish where we are. It's movie length, so like a movie we need to get a feel for the environment+ characters
@@AlexandriaBordeaux Yeah, the intorduction also gives like a warm and comfy feeling, that will instantly turn cold and mysterious when the real storyline emerges.
Love that their characters are the cast of Scooby Doo. Gracie is Daphne, Savannah is Velma, Brady is Fred, and Bernardo is Shaggy. When Spencer and Savannah went into the DQ and he was saying he was gonna use the friend approach to get with Gracie, it reminded me so much of the live action Scooby Doo movies and the weird throuple energy Velma, Daphne, and Fred had. Loving this early 2000’s horror flick so far!!
GUYS don’t worry, the only reason Angela has been absent recently is because she’s been in a dark room somewhere grinding Fortnite, we’ll get to see the fruits of her labour soon enough /j
oh my god this george guy is a good storyteller, not only does he know how to create a chilling, yet funny story for everyone. but he plays into everybody’s bits and uses them in the story. so excited for next episode
and Amanda saying she needs to keep her ass fat - that is the LAST possible thing an early 2000s college girl would want, it was small ass supremecy at the time
yes yes that’s why I can never get into a lot of tabletop games because medieval fantasy bores me, but shit like this is what i live for!!! give me horror tabletop games or just more set in a world close to our own!
I know he does it professionally, but George is a FANTASTIC storyteller! I’m so hooked on this story already, can’t wait to have him for this whole series.
Coming back to rewatch this series after Smosh VS Aliens!! I LOVE Dread, and these videos have inspired me to run my own game of it with some friends!! I make sure to come back to these when I need more inspo :))
I'm like 7 mins in and I'm already really thankful for this decision to do other ttrpgs on this channel. You guys have such an amazing opportunity to utilize the Improv roots with the cast and crew, more of this would be fun to listen to and watch.
It's a really good direction to go with people that thrive the most in Improv! Not that some of them aren't great at more crunchy systems or anything. I just think all of the smosh cast can really fill in blanks and be creative which is what a system like this invites. I'm a DnD 5e truther as a DM and player when it comes to TTRPG (I just don't have the time or energy to learn multiple systems well enough to feel comfortable playing in them, also I love homebrew and it's easy to make as a game designer in 5e) but I tend to enjoy less crunch from a viewing standpoint sometimes and I think this fits the bill for that. Like the crunch is good if the players are really well versed in the system and can move fast through it, but otherwise RP is where a lot of these live play groups really shine.
@@greyscaleadaven Agreed, I think Sword AF suffered at times because the players didn't fully understand what's possible in the world or with their character abilities, and also maybe because they don't all know the tropes of fantasy as well as the tropes of, say, an early 2000s horror flick.
Being Gracie is just Amanda’s way to flirt with Spencer work appropriately. Also the energy between Bernardo and Savannah is palpable aka Shayne and Courtney just looking at each other with adoring eyes is so cute
Really cool that they got George to do this, the way he described scenes and shots really clicked so well for me. Clearly the professional title is valid
Such a cool concept. The characters are so creative and totally fit the 2000s category, the world building and storytelling is phenomenal, the sound effects done by the DM and via editing are spot on, so so good! Can’t wait for more!!!
Incredible. This format is amazing. George is so talented as a DM but also just has great chemistry with the group and I love how this is tense but fun as well. We need more!
The way Shayne saying SoBe water brought me immediately back to high school was so unexpected. 😂😂 I remember spotting those as I was at gas stations after filling up my first car.
so so good! george is an awesome GM, and i love his commitment to the zombie genre without making it one-to-one like zombie stories we've heard before. also obsessed with the punishment pulls for saying batshit insane stuff, that really sold it for me :)
Making Spencer pull a block for saying “Gay” was hilarious
That was epic 😂
that was such a Mature Elder Brother kinda thing to do 😂
In the words of Eminem's newest song: "LIKE HAPPY!"
In the words of Tommy Bowe's oldest shirt: "(Non-Derogatory)"
When ??
52:08 with context
The fact spencer cost them an entire car for a 2002 women driver joke. LOL
that was hilarious fr
1:11:11 just want to leave a time stamp to watch again and giggle
Very Spencer
"you're gonna die from misogyny" "good."
New headcanon, she almost did join Kappa Kappa Kappa, but Brody was like “no, you really don’t wanna join that one” and that’s why he’s in the friend group.
I'm not good with references, is it bad because of the initials?
Yes, most fraternities/ sororities have like tattoos or just outfits with the initials, sooooo not the best one to get into 😂
@@yerinbaekscandlelightyeaaa KK_
@@yerinbaekscandlelight yes it's the initials, you don't want to live in a house sporting those initials
@@yerinbaekscandlelightthe shortened version of kappa is k
I’m so, so glad Smosh decided to showcase non D&D systems. It’s pretty cool. It’s opening their fanbase to other, less well known parts of the hobby.
Agreed, though I do really hope we get more D&D at some point too
As a D&D player I agree, this system is very cool as well and I would not have known about it
It's cool cause I've always found classic ttrpg systems kind of hard to grasp, this is a cool alternative
Yes! I hope they do others.
Thought they were uploading more on the smoshcast channel in regards of that@@jadaskyenichols
Bernardo is the type of guy that would have a lightbulb appear above him when he’s done thinking
When he’s done finking
You mean done Finking
😂😂😂
Bernados the type of guy to blow steam out of his ears when hes upset
Bernardo the kind of guy to go”EUREKA!” when he has a an idea.
"The bull keeps pace with your car" oh god the bull is in neutral too
this is stupid in the best way and I laughed out loud
LMAO pls
HELP i love this oh my god
Every video becoming a full length movie is an unexpected but not disappointing turn.
It’s not enough. More, MORE!
Thank you everyone in smosh for keeping us fed fr
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one
Especially in a world where a lot of media is becoming more and more short form.
I hope we can get to know more of the editors like Spencer. He’s just the flyest guy.
Whoever did the audio queues and background music for this video ATE
Also, the GM is so good making the background sounds and characters too. They fit each other so well
It reminds me of the Sword AF videos. I’d listen on Spotify and there was always a nice bed of music, along with sound effects thrown in. It always helped the atmosphere.
fr. they ate and left no crumbs.
FR BECAUSE THE LITTLE MOAN WHEN SHAYNE WAS EXPLAINING HIS CHARACTER AND SAID “he finishes”?!?
"Gracy, NASA is in Space" - This needed more of a reaction xD
amanda is COMMITTED to flirting with spencer at every opportunity and we love her for it.
relatable af
his nerd charisma is off the charts lmao
Me if I was working at smosh
She reads the comments 😂
She’s doing it for us
okay but "professional game master" is such a cool profession
For real though like what did I go to school for lmao
A profession held by like 6 people 😂 I wish I could join there ranks.
Two of them probably being Matt Mercer & Brennan Lee Mulligan haha @@cadrenadams9109
The funny part is thinking about how someone in the early 2000's would react to hearing that was someones job :P
Dude incant wait for the next episode, this was so intense and i LOVED it
“Your cosmic wrong goes unpunished…
Par for the course.”
Okay, but can we talk about how great a DM George is? He laughs along with the group, he allows for flashbacks, but at the same time, every time he asks them to remove a block my heart sinks
GM*
@@louisst-amand9207 dungeon master game master it doesn't matter what you call it no need to be so pedantic
@@SavRagesAt respectfully disagree
@@SavRagesAt So,,, a GM who railroads for newbie players, easy to engage, and only punishes for not-so-PC jokes,, is mid?? What do you defined as a good GM then?
@@SavRagesAt Why are you so rudely judging and disrespecting his profession and years of experience seemingly based off of this video only. You can not like the way he GM’s this series without calling him “mid at best”. Just let ppl have fun dude.
Bernardo feels like when you leave your sim unattended and you come back and theyve peed on the floor and set the house on fire 😅😅😅
Bernardo is 100% one of the npc neighbors
This story is genuinely terrifying to me. The sound cues on the eerie moments and all of the tension of the jenga pulls had me squirming. But I absolutely am loving these characters and their dynamics already! The world building is great so far. And everyone is doing a really awesome job at bringing things to life.
Right!! I love these types of videos it’s really giving me dimension 20 vibes but more simplified! I’m loving itttt
foreal i was literally unsettled w the gracie bathroom scene + intense tremolo combo
Bernardo the type of guy to start floating when he smells a freshly baked pie
LMAO YOURE SO RIGHT
So psyched to see what 30 year olds role playing as 20 year olds during a year when they would’ve been 10 year olds is like. Let’s go!
It's literally me
Amanda would have been 14, though. She probably remembers it pretty well, especially with an older sister.
HELP
We need a chef to kiss this comment
Its giving high schooler energy though or college student
Man, the thumbnail is so unassuming, but this was some of the best atmospheric storytelling, setting the mood and slowly increasing tension I've seen in a while.
Seriously this needs a more attention-grabing thumbnail because you are in for so much more...This needs to pop tf off cuz it is amazingly well done so far.
exactly what I was thinking. It popped up in my recommended a few days ago and I didn't click because I didn't want to watch them play Jenga 😂 Then I saw the second video and noticed it was a series and got intrigued. So glad I clicked though because I absolutely loved this video
RIGHTT im so invested now
I clicked it on a whim not knowing it was a rules-lite horror TTRPG. THIS IS SO GOOD
no but actually holy SHIT. this has to be the most visceral horror we've EVER gotten on smosh games right?? i love it!! George clearly knows what the fuck he's doing
George’s dedicated DnD podcast Hero Club has a couple horror-centric seasons!!
A game set in the early 2000’s that involves knocking over a tower? Love it
I'm ded😂😂
💀
Good thing they didn't make it take place in 2011, that might have been a bit insensitive
@@shaeisgae8952oh hi angela
@@shaeisgae8952 right, cuz back then we were all busy thinking about something else
George saying "Pull a block" after Spencer said "gay" was so fucking funny
#1??????? A SERIES?????? LET’S FCKING GO
yea they said mini series
Smosh Is really breakfast lunch and dinner for me atp
New mini series released. Let's go!!
my thoughts exactly
@@jnicole510same
Shayne's library of character names:
Co-workers (Spencer Agnew)
Relatives (aunt caroline)
Berns (Bernie, Bernardo)
don't forget the Reubens
Also, Courtney freaking Miller. Now 2/3.
@@3hashbrownMaggie And multiple Dales
I also feel like Bernardo fits into a category of Spanish character names (he has a character named Francisco the Sex Captain)
@@emptylittleheart Was my first thought as well!
shayne's decision to brave the zombie apocalypse in piss jeans is fantastic
Reading this when im only 20 mins into the video is wild but also. Because its shayne. Not unexpected
@@kirstenmcf i hope everything was made clear to you 😭😂
"Maybe not Kappa Kappa Kappa." God I love how it feels like Amanda turns off her cognitive brain and just exists when she's improvising, but it walks her into weird spots (Scooby-Doo over Flintstones)
That whole bit killed me. Especially since she also mentioned her dad owning a Banana Company and I immediately thought "oh so we are also financiers of Latin American extremist groups? It was just a lasagna of weird 😂😂😂
Just to add, I'm not blaming Amanda, I just found it sincerely hilarious how she basically had the improv moral equivalent of tripping and falling down the stairs.
i hear they hosted Krusty’s Komedy Klassic live at the Apollo
To be fair as a 24 year old I didn't know how bad banana farming treated people till a friend that worked alongside the locals told me about our to chakita being the best one but try to support local!
@@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks it took me reading this comment to finally get why everyone was laughing🤦♀...not my brightest moment lmao
i also love the cut right after "not kappa kappa kappa" which feels like they mb had to be like "amanda....."
"Gay?"
"Pull a block..."
It was the group laugh before he announced Spencer had to pull for me. He was like haha! Funny! Now let's see if you die because of it :)
"Oh my god it fell."
"As you say it, gurgling sounds come from the side of the car."
52:06 for the iconic start of spencer forced to pull for his cosmic wrongs XD
bring out the woke mob
the background ambience really makes this so immersive. BIG shout out to editors for adding those sound effects and ambience and music to really bring it together! I'm already obsessed with this
"You're gonna die of misogyny"
Lmfao
Never knew Jenga had a story mode.
it's a TTRPG (Table Top Role-playing Game) called Dread
This is such a funny and perfect phrasing!
"We are actually going to finally finish our game of jenga next week! Been playing this round of jenga for 4 months!"
Noobs who don't know about story mode: 🤨
having a professional tellng the story is so cool, i literally got goosebumps when he was describing the voice mail HES SO GOOD AT HIS JOB
Shayne's character unexpectedly might be the survival expert of this group lmao
My prediction is Bernardo will sacrifice himself to save the group
Bernardo is lowkey the smartest
"Seen this once on survivor" headass 😂
i predict brodie dies first, then savannah, then bernard(o) ends up leaving them behind and we find out he survived on his own in some remote location.
i also predict the popular girls dad is gonna eat her alive
@@milkpillesmilkpilles3042honestly, good prediction. typical shayne. just like how they said at the smosh house they all stayed in he slept in the entryway so that if there was an intruder he would be the first to go 💀
amanda was born to play role playing games and i will not elaborate further
To play them and not understand them
You don’t need to. We all know what you mean
No need
The Amanda RP multiverse slaps in an absolutely insane way
Amanda in Betrayal Legacy??? Legend
54:36 He’s truly such a great match for the cast and his PROFESSIONALISM I MEAN HE HAD ME AT THE EDGE OF MY SEAT THE WHOLE TIME
The jenga tower makes it so stressful because as a GM you can kind of fudge something for the sake of story but with the jenga tower all bets are off and fate is in your hands
That's why when I play Dread I give the players one tower fall that isn't fatal. It's not good, usually it's some sort of injury, but it gives them a little more time to think and plan things out.
@@rdp16rulez I'd probably have like two Jenga towers, one for fatal and one for consequences. (Probably on two separate tables to avoid domino Jenga)
@@blakewhite3131what if there was like a fatality Jenga tower and like a card deck for consequences?
So you only pull from the tower when things are dangerous (table shakes still count ofc) but then you can have the player pull a card from the deck and move forward depending how high or low it was, or if it was a royal card or joker even 👀
Just spitballing here but it kinda sounds fun
A good DM doesn't fudge
@@Steve-Fiction a good DM fudges well. Sometimes for the enjoyment of the game, you need to bend the rules.
I never thought that pulling Jenga blocks could be so tense 😭
Dread is a fantastic game. You should check it out.
Wil Wheaton ran a game of this on Tabletop a long time ago. Great video.
Dread is an amazing game.
@SapphireDragon357 Agreed. I saw it on Tabletop years ago and it's been in my regular game rotation since. Plus this seems like an original story idea so I'm excited to see where it goes.
@@rdp16rulez I'm definitely glad they went the original story route instead of the werewolf one I've seen played a few times (including on Tabletop).
Dude the tension that a JENGA tower adds is incredible. Thrilled to see what happens to the gang. I'm so concerned for them.
George and Shayne both singing the same part of the same Nickelback song at the same time was hilarious 🤣😂 I had to rewind back over it to see if they had maybe done it on purpose, nope lol
Same! I played it so many times looking at everyones faces!!
It's such a testament to how well George's chemistry is with this group.
courtney naming their character “savannah” is the best thing to happen to savannahs in a while.
Yeah she made a good choice lol
How? It’s just a random basic name
@@babushkaboi7288i think they just mean that it’s like “wow courtney chose savannah as the name, this is fun for me since im a savannah and courtney’s character is too!” yk?
@@charkult yes exactly thank u!
@@sawvanuh i for one dont think its basic. cool name
This was SO GOOD. It deserves a more attention-grabbing thumbnail or something because you truly do not know what you are in for on first impression. This is dramatic, immersive, tense and actually spooky.
I was thinking that as well!
Agreed! I only came here from the fan art they posted! I'd seen the thumbnail days ago, and very incorrectly assumed it would be kinda boring. But I'm so invested rn!
Spencer: Trying to recall 2000's songs and references.
Amanda: sticking hard to character
Shayne: fixating on plot
Courtney: all of the above
George: what did I get myself into...
This is genuinely one of my favorite role-playing experiences.
It's just one of those days😢
I have suddenly forgotten all the names to Limp Bizkit songs.
Oh my lord why was that bull SO CREEPY?? I didn't think the idea of not-blinking animals would be that unsettling!!!
Nah because that almost weeping angel type description of it getting closer and closer scared me
Imagine a long form game like this or something in the realm of DnD where they start off with 4 characters, but when a character dies, another Smosh cast member replaces them with their character. Week after week following an ultimate adventure. Say Courtney dies, then Arasha takes her place in next week's video with her character until we've gone through everyone at Smosh in a grand story adventure. Deaths would mean something and no telling which cast member team ups we would get. I think that could be sick and give content for months
I was thinking that as well. You could even mix systems up and play a series through and then have those characters move on to play another game or their descendents. Making it an ongoing story but in "segments" where people could watch it as an isolated series as well! So many possibilities!!
YES
whenever shayne brought up bernardo had a unicycle i was like "that was such a shayne topp character choice"
George is a PHENOMENAL storyteller and improviser who can perfectly balance hilarious comedy and genuine spine chilling gut wrenching horror, he's like a new Brennan Lee Mulligan in the making and he's still so young in his GM career can't wait to see more of him
I was thinking the same thing! I've never heard of him before, but I was noticing a lot of Mercer-like mannerisms (Mercerisms?) in his narration.
"Instead of letting a woman drive,"
"Pull from the tower"
Deserved tower pull
42:21 "as Spencer, I'd want to pet the bull..." *gets instant flashback of that pic of Spencer RIGHT NEXT TO a seal which went on to bite him* 😅
Spencer is that one guy who thinks any animal can be tamed, and I respect that.
@@large7517 It's the Florida in him, he can't help it /j
@@large7517 Every land mammal and reptile *can* be tamed, if you're brave enough 😁
@@IceMetalPunk and sea mammal, evidently
@@rhettmitchell I mean, it sounds like that sea mammal did not, in fact, get tamed 😂
“It’s like spin the bottle…but for death”. I love Courtney so much
Amanada’s style of character creation is so perfect for these ttrpgs it’s so fun to watch
shayne’s hair always looks like every individual hair wants to go in a different direction in a desperate attempt to escape
And it gets progressively messier as the video goes on
my hair is same as his hair😭
@@squareroot5579mine too but it doesnt look even closely as good as his.
@@kul2130same :(
I’ve always had this in my brain whenever I’m watching a video with him in it 😂, somehow he makes it work too
Shayne and George singing the same song at the same time sent me- Courntey was so real for screaming
The fact that they decided that a water rugby player has weak legs is wild.
It's one of the most leg focused sports there is.
I think it was water polo not rugby
@@reeghanarp3547 Oh, you are indeed correct.
Still, the point stands, water polo is arguably even more leg focused.
"Maybe not Kappa Kappa Kappa", perfect delivery, no notes.
Such a clear "nope, try again" delivery!
The zombies being able to talk is so fucking scary
The mental image of the talking zombie vomiting the worms at the car window while demanding a ride actually got me...gets to show you how immersive and well done this is made.
AND SO ARE THE WORMS!!! I don’t like scary 😭
ISS THE MOTHERFUCKING RIDDEN
bernardo the type of guy to have a bubble over his head when he's thinking
finking*
i see that george himself edited on this video!! i was just thinking that the editing with all the sfx was great so this makes so much sense props to george and andre. this series is so fun already
Great catch, I noticed how well the sound effects merge with the world he creates, zamn what a talented dude
i love when shayne plays the idiot or naive character in a group, because he picks up on what's happening and what they may need to do. But with his character he can't say what he discovers. Fernie and Barnardo have my heart. but if shayne played an intelligent character, he would be OP!!
Very true. I think it's kind of his way to make sure he doesn't go too hard. Because if he played a character that was very smart and grounded, I think he might get too in to the play choices and stress. So making a character that will prompt him to do what's the funniest or most in character makes sense for a youtube video where part of the deal is to be entertaining
i almost feel like it’s more creative to choose a dumber option; i watch tons of horror and we all meta game that shit. but it’s fun to purposefully obtuse, i love this series already !!
when George describes the scenery i feel like i'm actually there man it's an honor to witness him work
You can tell by Shayne's demeanor in the beginning he had a stellar character he was cooking up and Bernardo Fink does not disappoint 😂
I never dreamed a cliche 2000's Smosh horror movie was possible but here it is.
Thanks guys
Maybe that should become an actual Smosh movie??
I love that this set in the early 2000's and they all took that setting and ran with it!!
Halo 1 just came out, smash hit Vince Vaughn movies Dodgeball and Wedding Crashes just came out, Red Bull just came out, all the cars have manually cranked windows, people like Nickleback...
*all of those things are happening at the same time* 🤣🤣🤣
okayy but the sound production of this is INSANE, every tense moment having an eerie song behind it to every relaxed/happy moment having a nice fun song behind and THE SUSPENSE. big props to the editors :)
The one thing I like the most in apocalypse stories or games is the world building of the before and after. I don't know why it immerses me deep into the tension and puts me on edge. And George here does a great job of mixing the dumb students' attitudes with the completely changed world, adding that tension and thrill. Very intriguing.
That's a good point! We got to experience realizing the changes along with the characters!
I love the world building that's why I don't get why people are complaining about no block pulling for a bit?? Like let's establish where we are. It's movie length, so like a movie we need to get a feel for the environment+ characters
@@AlexandriaBordeaux Yeah, the intorduction also gives like a warm and comfy feeling, that will instantly turn cold and mysterious when the real storyline emerges.
Love that their characters are the cast of Scooby Doo. Gracie is Daphne, Savannah is Velma, Brady is Fred, and Bernardo is Shaggy.
When Spencer and Savannah went into the DQ and he was saying he was gonna use the friend approach to get with Gracie, it reminded me so much of the live action Scooby Doo movies and the weird throuple energy Velma, Daphne, and Fred had.
Loving this early 2000’s horror flick so far!!
Fully forgot about the title of this video until the DQ bit and was fully just invested in a story of four friends heading home from a summer trip 😂
It was almost sad that it was over, I want to see more group interactions
GUYS don’t worry, the only reason Angela has been absent recently is because she’s been in a dark room somewhere grinding Fortnite, we’ll get to see the fruits of her labour soon enough /j
she's actually busy becoming your step mother right now
@@crunchylettuceCan't wait to watch her be a totally normal human step mother
@@Electronnic yep, totally normal, nothing strange happening there
@@Electronnic starkid reference?
@@crunchylettuce You're not wrong-
oh my god this george guy is a good storyteller, not only does he know how to create a chilling, yet funny story for everyone. but he plays into everybody’s bits and uses them in the story. so excited for next episode
This whole video is giving the same vibe of reading a "chose your own adventure" book. In the best way.
Now that the main channel is on vacation the other channels have been awakened
Smosh games, smosh cast and smosh pit pull more views than the main channel.
@@hrvbox and that's why they're the goat
i dont even think the main is on vacation, i think is just ian and anthony, the main might have videos from other crew
@@frankwang6366publicly the whole channel is on vacation. Cast are only making videos for the members.
Ayayayay
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45:54 Shayne's joke about where the "milk" was coming from was severely overlooked lol
i can see why hes a professional game master, george is insanely good
I love that they could have referenced any pre-2000 movie and been a safe bet but instead references two movies that wouldn't be out for several years
and Amanda saying she needs to keep her ass fat - that is the LAST possible thing an early 2000s college girl would want, it was small ass supremecy at the time
He should've said Zoolander or Dude, Where's My Car? Or he even could've named any random Adam Sandler film from that era
And that's improv baby!
The sound effect @11:04 when Shayne says "and then he finishes" 💀the editors are diabolical
Absolutely love that we're doing y2k! Medieval fantasy is fun but this feels like a teen horror movie
Medieval Europe fantasy is a classic but can get boring if it’s all you ever do
@@louisst-amand9207 so true
yes yes that’s why I can never get into a lot of tabletop games because medieval fantasy bores me, but shit like this is what i live for!!! give me horror tabletop games or just more set in a world close to our own!
I know he does it professionally, but George is a FANTASTIC storyteller! I’m so hooked on this story already, can’t wait to have him for this whole series.
I feel like smosh cast truly shines in making these types of games entertaining! And that game master is so good! I got chills few times.
Babe wake up new motion picture length smosh just dropped!
Wait aren't they basically Scooby Gang?
Fred - Brody
Daphne - Gracy
Shaggy - Bernardo
Velma - Savannah
The accuracy of this comment...
"Waba daba doo" - Scooby Doo, probably
YES
Literally was thinking the same thing
fr. all they need is a goofy ass pet.
Not me holding my breath with every pull like MY breathing is going to knock the tower over 😂
‘No! My neck literally snapped basically almost!’😅😂
Such a perfect line for that character
The parents are going on vacation so the kids are FEEDING us
Pov: You're the family pet
@@BenDiPaolo HELP
The kids have been feeding the parents for a long time. Main is sickly compared to the children
It's icecream for breakfast all summer!
Coming back to rewatch this series after Smosh VS Aliens!! I LOVE Dread, and these videos have inspired me to run my own game of it with some friends!! I make sure to come back to these when I need more inspo :))
I'm like 7 mins in and I'm already really thankful for this decision to do other ttrpgs on this channel. You guys have such an amazing opportunity to utilize the Improv roots with the cast and crew, more of this would be fun to listen to and watch.
It's a really good direction to go with people that thrive the most in Improv! Not that some of them aren't great at more crunchy systems or anything. I just think all of the smosh cast can really fill in blanks and be creative which is what a system like this invites. I'm a DnD 5e truther as a DM and player when it comes to TTRPG (I just don't have the time or energy to learn multiple systems well enough to feel comfortable playing in them, also I love homebrew and it's easy to make as a game designer in 5e) but I tend to enjoy less crunch from a viewing standpoint sometimes and I think this fits the bill for that. Like the crunch is good if the players are really well versed in the system and can move fast through it, but otherwise RP is where a lot of these live play groups really shine.
@@greyscaleadaven agreed!
@@greyscaleadaven Agreed, I think Sword AF suffered at times because the players didn't fully understand what's possible in the world or with their character abilities, and also maybe because they don't all know the tropes of fantasy as well as the tropes of, say, an early 2000s horror flick.
Being Gracie is just Amanda’s way to flirt with Spencer work appropriately. Also the energy between Bernardo and Savannah is palpable aka Shayne and Courtney just looking at each other with adoring eyes is so cute
I rewatched the smash mouth episode where she says he's kind of hot earlier today, that feels very appropriate
@@amei_pawhaaat?? What video?? When??😮
@@Sourcandylover1120try not to laugh podcast she was jokingly hitting on him the whole time it’s hilarious
@@TheNiceCreamMan I think she's done it in another video as well
She loves gassing him up. I love it. Her type is older and taller though
This is actually one of the best ttrpg vids I’ve watched in so long. exactly all of my special interests and you all are so talented
LONG FORM ROLE PLAYING YOU GUYS KNOW ME SO WELL
I’m fucking horrified of zombies and any media related to it but I’m still watching all of this, the things we do for the shit we love
and this one has weird worm shit too 😭😭
no exactly!!! best believe im SAT down ready, but hearing the worms?! the vivid description?! im uncomfy
@@crunchylettuce i was eating too💔
The audio and added sounds make this SO immersive, much appreciated!
200k in 7hrs? Smosh has in fact NOT fallen off, they’re THRIVING so here for it
Really cool that they got George to do this, the way he described scenes and shots really clicked so well for me. Clearly the professional title is valid
Such a cool concept. The characters are so creative and totally fit the 2000s category, the world building and storytelling is phenomenal, the sound effects done by the DM and via editing are spot on, so so good! Can’t wait for more!!!
Let's all appreciate how much effort it must have taken Spencer's subconscious to push down the obvious response to "What ISN'T sustainable wood?"
LMAO
The exhales that came out of me after those last few tower pulls
Like I was actually having palpitations and I'm not even playing the game
Incredible. This format is amazing. George is so talented as a DM but also just has great chemistry with the group and I love how this is tense but fun as well. We need more!
"fink-ing place" KILLED ME
The way Shayne saying SoBe water brought me immediately back to high school was so unexpected. 😂😂 I remember spotting those as I was at gas stations after filling up my first car.
I'm glad someone else shares the joy haha.
Shayne has referenced SoBe a lot on the channel and it always makes me want one.
Okay but i have been in love with these recent role playing videos they have been doing. Please keep playing these types of games!
Man who knew Jenga could be turned into a horror movie
the way bernardo is just anthony padilla incarnate
HELP
OMG especially after Anthony admitted he only washes his hair rarely and with conditioner and not shampoo
that was my immediate first thought lmao
@@AnotherHarleyFor me it was the imagination of paint stained jeans and cardigan that rlly sealed the deal 😂
@@shann1505i literally see no connection between the two whatsoever LOL
so so good! george is an awesome GM, and i love his commitment to the zombie genre without making it one-to-one like zombie stories we've heard before. also obsessed with the punishment pulls for saying batshit insane stuff, that really sold it for me :)
Watching George laugh his ass off at the smosh crew was hilarious & satisfying 😂