When I was a kid I realized I was dreaming once and tried to force myself to wake up, the dream reacted by begging me to stay asleep or it would die. I've never forgotten that and I don't dream as much as I used to.
not dreaming can actually be a good sign. I mean not really if it litterally meant not dreaming, but normally if you "don't dream" what that actually means is that you don't REMEMBER dreaming. Generally we only remember dreams if they're interrupted. If you don't remember them that's a good sign. Hell if anything the fact most people remember their dreams is a worrying sign of how much our alarm-clock-lifestyle is messing with us. That said if you actually don't dream at all as opposed to not remembering your dreams that would be caused by a sleep disorder. See if you don't remember your dream that means you did the whole cycle right. If you don't dream at all that means the cycle was interrupted before REM. If you remember dreaming that means your cycle got interrupted during REM. Hope it helps.
@@thespanishinquisition4078I don't wake up to alarms and most of my dreams end with me gradually waking up and seeing everything get less and less clear in real time.
@@veradistheeggcat229 I think I've experienced something like that as well, though only on the weekends really and not as gradual. It's like you stop believing a dream is real, so you fade out of it until you're left lying in your bed with your eyes closed. Sometimes when that happens I just lay in my bed for a while longer. Not because I'm sleepy or anything (I'm more sleepy on weekdays because I have to wake early for school), but because it feels comfortable and I can just think about stuff w/o having to be "awake," per se.
I had a very similar experience awith lucid dreaming. I realized I was lucid dreaming and I couldn't wake up, I was transported from my "home" (it definitely wasn't my house but it still felt like home) to some random ass street with nondescript buildings. I just spent a good 5 minutes wandering this street terrified as I was desperately trying to wake up. Nothing about the dream itself was scary but that feeling of complete helplessness sucked
Yeah there were moments where realizing I was dreaming led to me feeling dread, I remember being blasted into what was basically a space wormhole, the feeling of dread was so bad I woke up, but when I did, I was so sleepy I fell asleep again and I just went back dreaming about the wormhole and then wake up again. I woke up like 3 times bc of that dream. There was also a time I was walking in the desert with my mom as a child and then I realized it was a dream and everything fell apart while my mom kept walking, like the environment wasn't changing. Safe to say my lucid dreams weren't the best.
Fun fact; Scriptwelder is currently working on a new game called Deep Sleep: Labyrinth Of The Forsaken, which is presumably going to act as a kind of Deep Sleep 4. You also might wanna give Don't Escape 4 a look if you get time. It's a really good game, and it actually connects the Deep Sleep and Don't Escape worlds together!
I tried the demo and I played the first 3 deep sleep games. Even demo felt like one of his biggest coolest games yet with hints of survival horror and clockwork mansion but also feels a lot like a deep sleep game
4:39 is referring to the kid named Cody who also has a Tiger Plushie in the game Don’t Escape: 4 days to survive. I really do hope that you eventually cover the 4th installment of the series as you did the prior 3.
I think it's the opposite, Cody in that game is a reference to this, since DE4 came out years after DS1. But it's also possible scriptwelder had already planned that storyline back then and was leaving clues of what's to come.
I realized something a while back about the incinerator jumpscare. I could be wrong, but I am seeing a pattern where everything looks normal, you do certain actions, and the "dream world" fully takes effect. Such as Deep Sleep's locked box, Deeper Sleep's note, and Deepest Sleep's music box. Point is, they could have been minding their own business, doing normal things, and then they realized they were in a dream and "teleported" into an active incinerator. That's messed up.
The reveal in game 3 is so well set up. 2 gives us a visual representation of Bert, and foreshadows the twist when you pass it and Bert “dies” and is then completely erased. Then, you find out the MC is Bert through the note, then find Bert’s body. The twist doesn’t just come out of no where
Imagine a scenario where a killer purposefully enters and exits the dream world to “body swap” by finding a shadow and escape each time they are caught in the real world
Fun fact, this series is actually canon to the don’t escape series! And plays a huge part in don’t escape: 4 days in a wasteland, which you should play, (it was a crime you didn’t include it on your don’t escape series video)
I love Burt He is awesome. He is one of the most. Influential characters in all of media he started as a one off joke poster in the original game, that eventually evolved into character of the second. And then actually appeared in the third. This man is a legend.
I had a dream where I was working with a group of superheros, and they were my friends. The villain had us all knocked down. I looked back at all my friends, then looked up at the villain and asked them, "Will they be ok when I wake up?" He smiled almost knowingly and said, "They'll live on in your next dreams." After that, I woke up. And he was right, I saw them in my next dreams. It was so surreal...
Mr. Ben Again I have word of 2 things: 1. Scriptwelder literally just announced a 4th game in the Deep Sleep series (I forgor the name) 2. Don't Escape has a 4th game in too, titled Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive. I would love to see a video on it! Also I love your work and everything you do with the channel (including the art) so keep it up!
And then, just like that I woke up. The nightmare was over. "Oh good, you're finally awake, we were trying to reach you about your car extended warranty-" I have to go back - back to the deep sleep!
my dreams used to always consist of me brawling with mythical creatures and exotic monsters of my own creation and winning with only my fists but one day after pulling an all nighter i passed out midday face down ass up while folding laundry and was tormented for what felt like days being chased by a shadow monster that i could not fight for some reason, worst part was when it caught me i would wake up next to my laundry and go about my usual day until it showed up again. it ended with me hiding under the covers of my bed before the monster peeled them back aggressively and put its face inches from mine. the layer of black mist concealing its face receded and revealed a hideous mass of bruised decayed and mottled flesh. this scared the shit out of me so bad i woke up immediately. i will never forget that dream.
I’m so happy you played Deep Sleep!! Your art for the opening set the tone perfectly I loved it. Make sure to play Don’t Escape: 4 Days to Survive and in the future you get around to Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken when it comes out. These games literally have a death grip on me and I’m so happy to see you play them!!
I’ve been able to lucid dream fairly consistently for years, and have only dealt with sleep paralysis once that I can think of, the real issue I’ve had with it is that I don’t wake up feeling as refreshed as when I don’t dream at all. To be able to lucid dream you first need to become aware that you’re dreaming. I don’t remember doing anything specific to reach this awareness, but I do remember waking up a lot to go the bathroom beforehand, so maybe drink a lot of water before bed and start to recognize the “background noise” of the dream when you get enough awareness in your sleep to wake up to piss. Just don’t use any toilets you see in a dream.
I was able to achieve lucidity once. I was in my bathroom, and did a reality check with the clock. Got really excited when I knew I was dreaming. Looked at myself in the mirror and tried to give myself wings. Nothing happened. I got really disappointed and thought this was actually real life since I couldn't control the dream. When I woke up I decided that since being lucid didn't give me the power to do cool shit then it wasn't worth trying again.
ive had a couple of moments of reality checks with my steam money account, i have exactly $5.71 but i forget it and my dream just makes it rapidly change between adding extras 0's, turn around, reverse, changing country currency, etc. but i dont really wanna lucid dream though so i just think it's a cool visual effect n move on
3:18 While I usually agree scriptwelder’s puzzles are solid, don’t use a damp cloth on anything scalding hot, the water can flash boil and give you really bad burns. Probably the worst scriptwelder puzzle, not because it’s not obvious, but because it’s a terrible idea.
Half awake I once punched a water bottle that turned into a screaming chicken toy. Another one I was parkouring around my middle and highschool when an active shooter situation was occuring. Conclusion. I need more rest
I remember this dream i had once, i was walking down my hallway like a normal day but my mums bedroom door was slightly open, it was extremely dark near her door. in fact the whole house was darker than usual, I heard this loud sound of gushing wind and it slowly increased in volume, so i head to my garage and then i suddenly get this rushing feeling like i need to escape, suddenly there's this bright light coming from the garage door which to me felt like the roller door was open, so with the adrenaline feeling of i need to get out right now completely overwhelms me and i find myself in full sprint towards the door, but it took forever. i made it in the end but i have never forgotten that ever since (its been like 7 years)
i love the idea that in the deepest sleep, you're the shadow person who chased down the protagonist from the first game. it also explains the note to "yourself," you weren't supposed to find that, the first game's protagonist was
The deep sleep trilogy, along with the Don’t escape quartet, have such an interesting story going on. It’s not immediately noticeable, but when you notice it all coming together it’s so cool
man i remember these games, they gave me nightmares about being chased by shadows for years, so when i stumbled upon Don't Escape 4 days to survive years later on Humble it basically gave me PTSD seeing a shadow person in that game
Great video looking forward to you covering the the fourth don't escape game it contains references and lore expansions relating to both collections there is even an actual website that acts like it belongs in the game and to properly access it and the heeps of lore it has you need to use clues from the game
God these games used to terrify me as a kid, something about the existential nightmare of being trapped forever alongside the horrifying silhouettes hunting you down was just traumatising. And of course, the classic horror staple of “That could happen to ME,” which is only made worse by the third game’s reveal
NO WAYYYY i remember playing this game way back in like, middle/high school on kongregate! i bought it on steam when i saw it -- can't WAIT to get all nostalgic about this
ive only had about two lucid dreams i could remember, and one of them was actually pretty funny, the first i remember was me being in an empty school bus being driven by a bus driver i couldn't see, i realized i was dreaming because the bus was empty witch was a contrast to me normally getting off the bus early, i only remember testing one thing and that was "can i look down at my feet?" and when i attempted to i realized i couldn't physically look down. the other lucid dream started as a nightmare i had a few days after graduating highschool (witch i have a lot of bad memories of) i was sat at a desk on a time limit with an enigmatic test i couldn't understand and complete, and i was crying cause i didn't want to fail it, at one point i lifted my head and remembered "wait, didn't i graduate two days ago?" then i instantly woke up, confused as hell what just happened
Once I had a dream where I was literally like "wait, I think I'm dreaming," then brushed it off and went on with my dream business. I had that dream twice too, so my brain must've thought it was good. Also I was having a nightmare that was videogame themed. It started as a zombie invasion in Terraria as far as I can remember (for context, Terraria is very similar to Minecraft, at least in Survival Mode). Then the characters in the house started arguing with each other, which was weird because Terraria diesn't have talking like that, just basic auto-generated lines if you interact w/ them. My breaking point was when it said "Chapter 2" on the screen, and I was playing a werewolf in first person, which was breaking so many established conventions that I realized it couldn't be real, so I sent myself to a lavish dinner party to get away from it all. I'm not good at parties though, so I woke up.
Man that intro animation is fire you really are an interesting content creator you came out of virtually nowhere and it’s just been amazing video after amazing video and I love it
i've never managed to properly lucid dream, gaining both control and awareness of my subconscious, but in the past two years i've made a habit of writing down my dreams and it's often times resulted in me becoming sort of self-aware in my dreams while still being out of control. there are times where i feel myself acknowledging aspects of the dream outside of the dream itself, such as mentally commenting on if the situation's realistic enough or not, and other times where i know i am asleep and yet can't do anything about it beyond following along with the dream. there are countless times where in my dream i write down the contents of my dream, as if i'm done with it and rethinking everything once it's over, but i'm not. the deep sleep trilogy feels so incredibly interesting to me because of that, and. well. honestly, it gives me an additional fear of my own dreams. because i can't ever force myself awake, and yet i still feel the distress and length of my dreams, and sometimes i'll go weeks without dreaming but other times i spend weeks having long and detailed dreams. it always has an aspect of being overwhelming, too, because it's just... dark. i don't picture and visualize things clearly (by far i am more of a thinking-by-words person) and this shows in my dreams - while i know i am in certain places and certain settings and go through with it there's always a feeling of claustrophobia with the inability to see things as brightly as possible in reality. i have never had the fear that i am dreaming while i am properly awake, because if i was dreaming it would be so much darker. anyway! this trilogy's story seems extremely interesting, and the gameplay intrigues me too. i may have to check this out myself sometime soon :D
Is Ben finally exploring more Scriptwelder games?! This is going to be amazing! The latest entry in the Deep Sleep series is dropping soon! You should look at Chapter 4 of Don’t Escape as well.
The Deep Sleep trilogy were some of my favorite flash games of all time, I hope deep sleep gets a 4th game like dont escape got with a greatly expanded story and gameplay
As I child I had very intense and repeating nightmares which caused insomnia. Through therapy I learned how to induce lucid dreams to stop those nightmares, which did work. However, this lead me to develop sleep paralysis and some forms of derealization and depersonalization. Other than that, I still have very life like dreams that are often repeating or work like movie sequels with me in main role. My point is, don't try to lucid dream. It's really not worth it unless it's used to help you mitigate or solve a problem. This game is a very interesting take on this topic!
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !!!!!! i loved the don't escape video when it dropped, and i got so into watching theory and explination videos afterward. i think i also tried looking into deep sleep, but watching you talk about it so much better, yippee !!
I am beyond excited to watch this! I could never finish these games as a kid cuz they scared me so bad lolol. You're one of my fave creators, you cover all of my old faves! 💛🙌🏻
I was waiting for you to finally play this trilogy, I'm glad you did! Next scriptwelder game is Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive. There's also going to be a 4th release of Deep Sleep as well! Who knows when that'll release though, but I have patience.
Watchin g this brought back memories. I've never played this game before but me and my siblings used to play flash games way back in the day and some were escape games. The graphics and point-and-click mechanic is this game reminded me of those times. Anyways, the game looks pretty creepy and I'd have been scared to play it had it been something we found back then. It's awesome you have your art in your video, especially in the ad part cause that was creative.
I realise I'm lucid dreaming only when my dreams become 'dangerous' (death, severely injured etc). Which at that point, I tell myself to wakeup, but it doesn't work sometimes. I'd just find myself in another dream in a different setting.
I always loved the attention to detail these games had. I was also pleasantly able to learn the developer is working on a fourth entry in the franchise that will have a larger scope. Please give the demo a try sometime, I'd highly recommend it. I'd like to point out a small nitpick, since it's often one I see about Lucid dreaming. Lucid dreaming is just being aware you are dreaming, volitional control is not inherent to lucid dreaming. The reason many come to the conclusion is because you are more likely to exert control with greater awareness. Many often get frustrated or give up when they can't figure out how to reshape the dream to their own desires, as in reality it is a skill that takes time to develop.. So to me these games have a much more accurate portrayal of it than most media.
Okay, now that you’ve covered both the Don’t Escape trilogy and this one, you HAVE to make a video on Don’t Escape 4. Easily Scriptwelder’s magnum opus, and ties directly into the Deep Sleep games.
Context about lucid dreaming - not the game, mind you. I have _very_ strong Narcolepsy symptoms, and the relevant ones here are constant dreams _and_ that they're constantly vivid. I figured that, if I were gonna be stuck sleepy all the time and dreaming so often, I'd at least try and get them being lucid so I could... I dunno, have control of at least _something_ about them. ... But of course, it's very difficult to tell if I've been successful or not, because naturally it's very tricky to become aware of when you're dreaming, much less when your awareness is already crippled. But hooo When I _know_ it's worked, it's alarmingly vivid. I've had to be careful in double checking with friends and consistent things when awake, because the dreams, lucid or not, are extremely easy to confuse for real memories. All in all, I haven't had any real terrifying experiences. Sleep paralysis, yes, but I got that often even before trying at lucid dreaming anyway, and it also doesn't really make me panic either. Nah, feeling how my mind feels like it's slipping away is horrifying enough as is; memories don't save, everything always feels like pushing through a thick mental fog, and the eternal fatigue and tiredness is a losing battle, whether I choose to fight it or not. I've got an overnight sleep study scheduled soon, so I'll very likely know for certain soon enough.
3:28 funny to hear this right after saying most games have backwards ass puzzles that don't make sense, if you want to touch something hot don't wet the cloth. Water conducts heat better than cloth, which is why oven gloves shouldn't be used when they are still wet
oh hell yeah we love this game series. scared the heck out of us when we were younger, made us afraid of lucid dreaming for a while lol... the concept is still a little too close for comfort to sleep paralysis, for us
Honestly i would still lucid dream if it sent me to a dark land, i am obsessed with escapism (i want to lucid dream so bad i always fail ):) Anyway, the aesthetic of the game is so good and i cant wait for the fourth game to come out!
Just so you know there is a fourth game in development currently and it has a demo on steam called Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken and seems to follow the sister of the main character of the trilogy.
I was really confused by the end because I thought there was a 4th game. Turns put I was thinking if the "Bad Dreams" games. A shockingly fitting mistake, really XD
You should try playing 1000xResist, it's a walking simulator with non linear storytelling and a very emotional story. very similar to omori. Can't say more, would be spoilers.
The concept of being trapped in a dream with some kind of dark world in it kinda reminds me about "Bad Dream" game series. Mostly "Bad Dream Coma", I'd say
Don't escape 4 builds upon this game wonderfully, I wont be the only one to suggest it but I'd still highly recommend if you haven't already looked into it.
This video makes me think you might enjoy the rusty lake games if you havent heard of them! They aren't necessarily super horror but they are puzzle games with an interesting story (:
When I was a kid I realized I was dreaming once and tried to force myself to wake up, the dream reacted by begging me to stay asleep or it would die. I've never forgotten that and I don't dream as much as I used to.
not dreaming can actually be a good sign. I mean not really if it litterally meant not dreaming, but normally if you "don't dream" what that actually means is that you don't REMEMBER dreaming. Generally we only remember dreams if they're interrupted. If you don't remember them that's a good sign. Hell if anything the fact most people remember their dreams is a worrying sign of how much our alarm-clock-lifestyle is messing with us. That said if you actually don't dream at all as opposed to not remembering your dreams that would be caused by a sleep disorder. See if you don't remember your dream that means you did the whole cycle right. If you don't dream at all that means the cycle was interrupted before REM. If you remember dreaming that means your cycle got interrupted during REM. Hope it helps.
@@thespanishinquisition4078I don't wake up to alarms and most of my dreams end with me gradually waking up and seeing everything get less and less clear in real time.
@@veradistheeggcat229 I think I've experienced something like that as well, though only on the weekends really and not as gradual. It's like you stop believing a dream is real, so you fade out of it until you're left lying in your bed with your eyes closed.
Sometimes when that happens I just lay in my bed for a while longer. Not because I'm sleepy or anything (I'm more sleepy on weekdays because I have to wake early for school), but because it feels comfortable and I can just think about stuff w/o having to be "awake," per se.
I had a very similar experience awith lucid dreaming. I realized I was lucid dreaming and I couldn't wake up, I was transported from my "home" (it definitely wasn't my house but it still felt like home) to some random ass street with nondescript buildings. I just spent a good 5 minutes wandering this street terrified as I was desperately trying to wake up. Nothing about the dream itself was scary but that feeling of complete helplessness sucked
Yeah there were moments where realizing I was dreaming led to me feeling dread, I remember being blasted into what was basically a space wormhole, the feeling of dread was so bad I woke up, but when I did, I was so sleepy I fell asleep again and I just went back dreaming about the wormhole and then wake up again. I woke up like 3 times bc of that dream.
There was also a time I was walking in the desert with my mom as a child and then I realized it was a dream and everything fell apart while my mom kept walking, like the environment wasn't changing. Safe to say my lucid dreams weren't the best.
Fun fact; Scriptwelder is currently working on a new game called Deep Sleep: Labyrinth Of The Forsaken, which is presumably going to act as a kind of Deep Sleep 4. You also might wanna give Don't Escape 4 a look if you get time. It's a really good game, and it actually connects the Deep Sleep and Don't Escape worlds together!
don't escape 4 is so good ending made me cry
@@TheonlyMaskedMime Yeah, it's so well set up as a story, especially as you get all the reveals towards the end of the game.
I tried the demo and I played the first 3 deep sleep games. Even demo felt like one of his biggest coolest games yet with hints of survival horror and clockwork mansion but also feels a lot like a deep sleep game
@@bearofthewest389 I haven't played the demo, wanting to go into the complete game as fresh as possible. Looking forward to it though!
Uugghh Deep Sleep 4 was so damn good. I still love those characters so much.
4:39 is referring to the kid named Cody who also has a Tiger Plushie in the game Don’t Escape: 4 days to survive. I really do hope that you eventually cover the 4th installment of the series as you did the prior 3.
WAIT OH MY GOD I DIDN'T MAKE THAT CONNECTION
Called it
I think it's the opposite, Cody in that game is a reference to this, since DE4 came out years after DS1. But it's also possible scriptwelder had already planned that storyline back then and was leaving clues of what's to come.
I realized something a while back about the incinerator jumpscare. I could be wrong, but I am seeing a pattern where everything looks normal, you do certain actions, and the "dream world" fully takes effect. Such as Deep Sleep's locked box, Deeper Sleep's note, and Deepest Sleep's music box.
Point is, they could have been minding their own business, doing normal things, and then they realized they were in a dream and "teleported" into an active incinerator. That's messed up.
Imagine getting spawn killed in your fucking dreams
Who is doing this intro art???? You have to give em props for how well they animate!!!
Probably Ben himself considering the lack of credit to anyone else
I did the art myself, thank you so much!
@@ben_again Dude, your art is so nice!!
GUYS HE ANIMATES HIS OWN INTROS. EVERYONE GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!!👏👏👏
@@ben_again WHY DID NO ONE TELL ME YOU WERE PEAK
The reveal in game 3 is so well set up. 2 gives us a visual representation of Bert, and foreshadows the twist when you pass it and Bert “dies” and is then completely erased. Then, you find out the MC is Bert through the note, then find Bert’s body. The twist doesn’t just come out of no where
I’m not 100% sure if the MC is Bert, given the MC doesn’t react to Bert’s body in much of a way, if this video is anything to go by.
Imagine a scenario where a killer purposefully enters and exits the dream world to “body swap” by finding a shadow and escape each time they are caught in the real world
Fun fact, this series is actually canon to the don’t escape series! And plays a huge part in don’t escape: 4 days in a wasteland, which you should play, (it was a crime you didn’t include it on your don’t escape series video)
I love Burt He is awesome. He is one of the most. Influential characters in all of media he started as a one off joke poster in the original game, that eventually evolved into character of the second. And then actually appeared in the third. This man is a legend.
username checks out ig
Wait a minute... you're biased.
@@shingoji524 nu uh
I had a dream where I was working with a group of superheros, and they were my friends. The villain had us all knocked down. I looked back at all my friends, then looked up at the villain and asked them, "Will they be ok when I wake up?" He smiled almost knowingly and said, "They'll live on in your next dreams." After that, I woke up. And he was right, I saw them in my next dreams. It was so surreal...
Mr. Ben Again I have word of 2 things:
1. Scriptwelder literally just announced a 4th game in the Deep Sleep series (I forgor the name)
2. Don't Escape has a 4th game in too, titled Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive. I would love to see a video on it! Also I love your work and everything you do with the channel (including the art) so keep it up!
And then, just like that I woke up. The nightmare was over.
"Oh good, you're finally awake, we were trying to reach you about your car extended warranty-"
I have to go back - back to the deep sleep!
At first I thought you were going somewhere wildly different with that
@quuirrel19_-sz9pj thought you were gonna get a fat skyrim reference, huh?
my dreams used to always consist of me brawling with mythical creatures and exotic monsters of my own creation and winning with only my fists but one day after pulling an all nighter i passed out midday face down ass up while folding laundry and was tormented for what felt like days being chased by a shadow monster that i could not fight for some reason, worst part was when it caught me i would wake up next to my laundry and go about my usual day until it showed up again. it ended with me hiding under the covers of my bed before the monster peeled them back aggressively and put its face inches from mine. the layer of black mist concealing its face receded and revealed a hideous mass of bruised decayed and mottled flesh. this scared the shit out of me so bad i woke up immediately. i will never forget that dream.
I’m so happy you played Deep Sleep!! Your art for the opening set the tone perfectly I loved it.
Make sure to play Don’t Escape: 4 Days to Survive and in the future you get around to Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken when it comes out. These games literally have a death grip on me and I’m so happy to see you play them!!
I’ve been able to lucid dream fairly consistently for years, and have only dealt with sleep paralysis once that I can think of, the real issue I’ve had with it is that I don’t wake up feeling as refreshed as when I don’t dream at all.
To be able to lucid dream you first need to become aware that you’re dreaming. I don’t remember doing anything specific to reach this awareness, but I do remember waking up a lot to go the bathroom beforehand, so maybe drink a lot of water before bed and start to recognize the “background noise” of the dream when you get enough awareness in your sleep to wake up to piss. Just don’t use any toilets you see in a dream.
If you don't avoid toilets the squid monster will get you. /j
I was able to achieve lucidity once. I was in my bathroom, and did a reality check with the clock. Got really excited when I knew I was dreaming. Looked at myself in the mirror and tried to give myself wings. Nothing happened. I got really disappointed and thought this was actually real life since I couldn't control the dream. When I woke up I decided that since being lucid didn't give me the power to do cool shit then it wasn't worth trying again.
ive had a couple of moments of reality checks with my steam money account, i have exactly $5.71 but i forget it and my dream just makes it rapidly change between adding extras 0's, turn around, reverse, changing country currency, etc. but i dont really wanna lucid dream though so i just think it's a cool visual effect n move on
3:18 While I usually agree scriptwelder’s puzzles are solid, don’t use a damp cloth on anything scalding hot, the water can flash boil and give you really bad burns. Probably the worst scriptwelder puzzle, not because it’s not obvious, but because it’s a terrible idea.
Half awake I once punched a water bottle that turned into a screaming chicken toy.
Another one I was parkouring around my middle and highschool when an active shooter situation was occuring.
Conclusion. I need more rest
That's strange
Btw the "cody lost hes toy tiger" is a refrence from a character from dont escape 4
I remember this dream i had once, i was walking down my hallway like a normal day but my mums bedroom door was slightly open, it was extremely dark near her door. in fact the whole house was darker than usual, I heard this loud sound of gushing wind and it slowly increased in volume, so i head to my garage and then i suddenly get this rushing feeling like i need to escape, suddenly there's this bright light coming from the garage door which to me felt like the roller door was open, so with the adrenaline feeling of i need to get out right now completely overwhelms me and i find myself in full sprint towards the door, but it took forever. i made it in the end but i have never forgotten that ever since (its been like 7 years)
i love the idea that in the deepest sleep, you're the shadow person who chased down the protagonist from the first game. it also explains the note to "yourself," you weren't supposed to find that, the first game's protagonist was
My Theory(SPOILERS FOR THE THE DEEPEST SLEEP)
is that we are bert but we got body snatched by a shadow person
The deep sleep trilogy, along with the Don’t escape quartet, have such an interesting story going on. It’s not immediately noticeable, but when you notice it all coming together it’s so cool
man i remember these games, they gave me nightmares about being chased by shadows for years, so when i stumbled upon Don't Escape 4 days to survive years later on Humble it basically gave me PTSD seeing a shadow person in that game
Great video looking forward to you covering the the fourth don't escape game it contains references and lore expansions relating to both collections there is even an actual website that acts like it belongs in the game and to properly access it and the heeps of lore it has you need to use clues from the game
God these games used to terrify me as a kid, something about the existential nightmare of being trapped forever alongside the horrifying silhouettes hunting you down was just traumatising. And of course, the classic horror staple of “That could happen to ME,” which is only made worse by the third game’s reveal
NO WAYYYY i remember playing this game way back in like, middle/high school on kongregate! i bought it on steam when i saw it -- can't WAIT to get all nostalgic about this
As soon as I saw the noise effect and the artstyle in the gameplay, I knew it was made by the same creator as the Don't Escape games
Don’t Escape 4 even has references to this trilogy as they take place within the same universe (technically multiverse.)
4:40 ok i had played dont escape 4 without playing deep sleep, so when i heard that, i legit jumped in my chair a little
Don Quixote?!
ive only had about two lucid dreams i could remember, and one of them was actually pretty funny, the first i remember was me being in an empty school bus being driven by a bus driver i couldn't see, i realized i was dreaming because the bus was empty witch was a contrast to me normally getting off the bus early, i only remember testing one thing and that was "can i look down at my feet?" and when i attempted to i realized i couldn't physically look down.
the other lucid dream started as a nightmare i had a few days after graduating highschool (witch i have a lot of bad memories of) i was sat at a desk on a time limit with an enigmatic test i couldn't understand and complete, and i was crying cause i didn't want to fail it, at one point i lifted my head and remembered "wait, didn't i graduate two days ago?" then i instantly woke up, confused as hell what just happened
Once I had a dream where I was literally like "wait, I think I'm dreaming," then brushed it off and went on with my dream business. I had that dream twice too, so my brain must've thought it was good.
Also I was having a nightmare that was videogame themed. It started as a zombie invasion in Terraria as far as I can remember (for context, Terraria is very similar to Minecraft, at least in Survival Mode). Then the characters in the house started arguing with each other, which was weird because Terraria diesn't have talking like that, just basic auto-generated lines if you interact w/ them. My breaking point was when it said "Chapter 2" on the screen, and I was playing a werewolf in first person, which was breaking so many established conventions that I realized it couldn't be real, so I sent myself to a lavish dinner party to get away from it all. I'm not good at parties though, so I woke up.
Man that intro animation is fire you really are an interesting content creator you came out of virtually nowhere and it’s just been amazing video after amazing video and I love it
The lore get deeper and connecting 2 series together in Don't Escape 4 Days to Survive.
i've never managed to properly lucid dream, gaining both control and awareness of my subconscious, but in the past two years i've made a habit of writing down my dreams and it's often times resulted in me becoming sort of self-aware in my dreams while still being out of control. there are times where i feel myself acknowledging aspects of the dream outside of the dream itself, such as mentally commenting on if the situation's realistic enough or not, and other times where i know i am asleep and yet can't do anything about it beyond following along with the dream. there are countless times where in my dream i write down the contents of my dream, as if i'm done with it and rethinking everything once it's over, but i'm not. the deep sleep trilogy feels so incredibly interesting to me because of that, and. well. honestly, it gives me an additional fear of my own dreams. because i can't ever force myself awake, and yet i still feel the distress and length of my dreams, and sometimes i'll go weeks without dreaming but other times i spend weeks having long and detailed dreams. it always has an aspect of being overwhelming, too, because it's just... dark. i don't picture and visualize things clearly (by far i am more of a thinking-by-words person) and this shows in my dreams - while i know i am in certain places and certain settings and go through with it there's always a feeling of claustrophobia with the inability to see things as brightly as possible in reality. i have never had the fear that i am dreaming while i am properly awake, because if i was dreaming it would be so much darker. anyway! this trilogy's story seems extremely interesting, and the gameplay intrigues me too. i may have to check this out myself sometime soon :D
Is Ben finally exploring more Scriptwelder games?! This is going to be amazing! The latest entry in the Deep Sleep series is dropping soon! You should look at Chapter 4 of Don’t Escape as well.
YESSSSS DEEP SLEEP VIDEO BY BEN AGAIN MY SATURDAY IS SAVED
I hope this means you’re also getting around to Don’t Escape 4! Its a great culmination of all the scriptwelder games and is super fun to play!
The Deep Sleep trilogy were some of my favorite flash games of all time, I hope deep sleep gets a 4th game like dont escape got with a greatly expanded story and gameplay
There is actually another deep sleep game in development right now. "Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken"
Yesssss, cant wait to see this come full circle with Dont Escape 4 ^.^
As I child I had very intense and repeating nightmares which caused insomnia. Through therapy I learned how to induce lucid dreams to stop those nightmares, which did work. However, this lead me to develop sleep paralysis and some forms of derealization and depersonalization. Other than that, I still have very life like dreams that are often repeating or work like movie sequels with me in main role.
My point is, don't try to lucid dream. It's really not worth it unless it's used to help you mitigate or solve a problem. This game is a very interesting take on this topic!
Man I haven't thought of Scriptwelder in awhile, gotta get into DE4 again
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH !!!!!!
i loved the don't escape video when it dropped, and i got so into watching theory and explination videos afterward. i think i also tried looking into deep sleep, but watching you talk about it so much better, yippee !!
The animation at the beggining was sick! Hope to see more cool shi from you this year.
I am beyond excited to watch this! I could never finish these games as a kid cuz they scared me so bad lolol. You're one of my fave creators, you cover all of my old faves! 💛🙌🏻
Another amazing pick! You are playing all my childhood games and i could not be happier
Lucid dream is my favourite topic and Scriptweider happens to make these series in a very interesting way. Glad to see you play and analyse this game.
You play exactly the niche of games i use to when i was younger and it brings me joy
LETSGO BEN BACK AGAIN WITH A DEEP SLEEP SERIES VID!!
I was waiting for you to finally play this trilogy, I'm glad you did! Next scriptwelder game is Don't Escape: 4 Days to Survive. There's also going to be a 4th release of Deep Sleep as well! Who knows when that'll release though, but I have patience.
Love the old point and click game reviews, reminds me of the times I spent in middle school fumbling around in the submachine point and click series.
Ben again video right as im getting cozy after work LETS GOOO
Watchin g this brought back memories. I've never played this game before but me and my siblings used to play flash games way back in the day and some were escape games. The graphics and point-and-click mechanic is this game reminded me of those times. Anyways, the game looks pretty creepy and I'd have been scared to play it had it been something we found back then. It's awesome you have your art in your video, especially in the ad part cause that was creative.
I realise I'm lucid dreaming only when my dreams become 'dangerous' (death, severely injured etc). Which at that point, I tell myself to wakeup, but it doesn't work sometimes. I'd just find myself in another dream in a different setting.
it's been a while since I've heard about these games wow. this video is bringing back some memories. epic thumbnail btw
You should play mr whiskers!! It's similar to the style and game play of this!!!
I always loved the attention to detail these games had. I was also pleasantly able to learn the developer is working on a fourth entry in the franchise that will have a larger scope. Please give the demo a try sometime, I'd highly recommend it.
I'd like to point out a small nitpick, since it's often one I see about Lucid dreaming. Lucid dreaming is just being aware you are dreaming, volitional control is not inherent to lucid dreaming. The reason many come to the conclusion is because you are more likely to exert control with greater awareness. Many often get frustrated or give up when they can't figure out how to reshape the dream to their own desires, as in reality it is a skill that takes time to develop.. So to me these games have a much more accurate portrayal of it than most media.
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the intro art is amazing! very nice even! keep doin well!
Bro your feding us With thos upload time
YAAAY NEW BEN AGAIN VIDEO YAYAYA
And with this, you have all the information you need for Don't Escape 4. Since it is a concluision to both Deep Sleep and Don't Escape series.
I knew you'd enjoy this series 😁Like I said in the Don't Escape video Scriptwelder is a goldmine
Okay, now that you’ve covered both the Don’t Escape trilogy and this one, you HAVE to make a video on Don’t Escape 4. Easily Scriptwelder’s magnum opus, and ties directly into the Deep Sleep games.
Context about lucid dreaming - not the game, mind you.
I have _very_ strong Narcolepsy symptoms, and the relevant ones here are constant dreams _and_ that they're constantly vivid. I figured that, if I were gonna be stuck sleepy all the time and dreaming so often, I'd at least try and get them being lucid so I could... I dunno, have control of at least _something_ about them.
... But of course, it's very difficult to tell if I've been successful or not, because naturally it's very tricky to become aware of when you're dreaming, much less when your awareness is already crippled. But hooo
When I _know_ it's worked, it's alarmingly vivid. I've had to be careful in double checking with friends and consistent things when awake, because the dreams, lucid or not, are extremely easy to confuse for real memories.
All in all, I haven't had any real terrifying experiences. Sleep paralysis, yes, but I got that often even before trying at lucid dreaming anyway, and it also doesn't really make me panic either. Nah, feeling how my mind feels like it's slipping away is horrifying enough as is; memories don't save, everything always feels like pushing through a thick mental fog, and the eternal fatigue and tiredness is a losing battle, whether I choose to fight it or not.
I've got an overnight sleep study scheduled soon, so I'll very likely know for certain soon enough.
Man, can't wait for what comes next.
cant wait until someone eventually makes a video on the extremely obscure title "mercury abbey"
3:28 funny to hear this right after saying most games have backwards ass puzzles that don't make sense, if you want to touch something hot don't wet the cloth. Water conducts heat better than cloth, which is why oven gloves shouldn't be used when they are still wet
Man its been years but the ending where you either steal someones body or get stuck forever. That was crazy
oh hell yeah we love this game series. scared the heck out of us when we were younger, made us afraid of lucid dreaming for a while lol... the concept is still a little too close for comfort to sleep paralysis, for us
Script Welder games always have a special place in my heart.
Love seeing more of these types of games!
Honestly i would still lucid dream if it sent me to a dark land, i am obsessed with escapism (i want to lucid dream so bad i always fail ):)
Anyway, the aesthetic of the game is so good and i cant wait for the fourth game to come out!
I’ve been waiting for this!
As a Lucid Dreamer myself, I can agree that sometimes it can be pretty terrifying
Just so you know there is a fourth game in development currently and it has a demo on steam called Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken and seems to follow the sister of the main character of the trilogy.
Yay you’re doing Scriptwelder’s other great point and click trilogy! I hope that means you’re gonna do Don’t Escape 4 eventually.
Broooo, I haven't heard of deep sleep since Markiplier's playthrough, this brings back so many good memories man
That screwdriver drop is so cruel I love it
Now we wait to see what Deep Sleep 4 going to be about. If you're not familiar, check out Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken
I cannot wait for when fear and hunger becomes a retro rpg maker horror game, so I can watch your review 10 years from now!
I was really confused by the end because I thought there was a 4th game. Turns put I was thinking if the "Bad Dreams" games. A shockingly fitting mistake, really XD
You should try playing 1000xResist, it's a walking simulator with non linear storytelling and a very emotional story. very similar to omori. Can't say more, would be spoilers.
I hope there’s a “Don’t Escape” video coming, the two series are made by the same person and are intertwined story-wise
The concept of being trapped in a dream with some kind of dark world in it kinda reminds me about "Bad Dream" game series. Mostly "Bad Dream Coma", I'd say
DEEP SLEEP!! I love that trilogy, scriptwelder is fucking goated
16:32 why did I immediately think of the don't escape 4 child?
Don't escape 4 builds upon this game wonderfully, I wont be the only one to suggest it but I'd still highly recommend if you haven't already looked into it.
Great vid man
19:31 statue is sans confirmed????????????????????????
Honestly peak videos
Ben Again upload: This is a good day
Did you know Scriptwelder also did a longer 4th Don't Escape game? You should check that one out too.
The plot of Don't Escape 4 is directly connected to the mythology established in Deep Sleep!
I was once woken up from a lucid dream by a "murky-looking" child on a tricycle throwing a goddamn hatchet at my face so these games speak to me.
This video makes me think you might enjoy the rusty lake games if you havent heard of them! They aren't necessarily super horror but they are puzzle games with an interesting story (:
I love you ben, you the goat
Honestly I wanted to start doing lucid dreaming strats, didn’t do it cuz im lazy, and now half or more of my dreams become lucid at some point
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Nah sounds about the same to-... HANG UP HANG UP BEN THAT'S NOT US!!!
It's kind of fun how these games are connected to the don't escape games
Love the video!
BABE, WAKE UP, NEW BEN AGAIN VID JUST DROPPED 🩷🩷🩷
Okay NOW are you gonna do Don’t Escape 4? I have been waiting for EVER OH MY GOD AHHHHHH