Honestly, a horror game where your actions can save or fail to save a loved one who is slowly losing their mind or being corrupted or transformed is one of the scariest things I can think of. Horror loses it's power over me when I have no agency in the matter.
If your fish needs to be shot, have amazing dodging skills, throws junks at you, and has amazing BGM, then it's not a fishing game. It's Touhou 14 Double Dealing Character Boss, Wakasagihime.
The wife is like if you vaguely described what a wife was to an alien in 5 minutes and then they tried to replicate that based solely on your description.
Hey - developer of Normal Fishing here! Thank you so much for playing my demo ManlyBadassHero! On my personal account I've been following you for years and you've always been my go-to for horror games so to see you play it and see all the positive comments from everyone here is honestly quite overwhelming. Im so glad people are having fun with it and as you can see there's a lot more to come! Also, there are a few more secrets other players might want to check out... Have you tried checking the Collection on the final day? And what's going on with that strange ringing phone?
Honestly, the fishing style of this game disregarding the horror is genuinely a cool idea. I could see this as like a new style to something like in Stardew Valley.
Agreed, I was getting super invested in the fishing mini game despite being terrified for what came next. I'd play a game solely of the fishing aspect easily, especially if it had that catchy music attached.
Fishman is a real one. Just walks around the lake with a shotgun, ready to aid fisherman should they encounter any peril. Giving you news and always making sure you’re doing ok.
i'd say it's pretty accurate to the fishing and hunting community. we look out for each other because god knows anything can happen when you're out in nature, as demonstrated by this game.
"Normal Fishing" The Manly bait worked, after years of putting "Normal" in the title of totally "Normal" games, a game finally is actually titled "Normal"
This was a legit game on its own, I'm impressed that this is only part one out of ~4.5 parts? I was totally expecting normal spooky fishing, but this thoroughly played my expectations.
Thanks, I'm glad it caught you by surprise! The goal is for each segment to be a complete and entertaining game in its own right, but also adding another piece to the mystery in the overarching story. Believe me, Normal Fishing only scrapes the surface of what's really happening.
Agreed, I was shocked when he got to the end and it was merely a demo; seeing how good this is as a demo probably means the final product is gonna be downright amazing!!!
I like how everybody else calls out the Wife's suspicious behavior. When Ms. Duckman has the eye-bleeding thing the second time Manly calls her, if you stop at the right moment, you can see that she's saying "helpmehelpmehelpmehelpme"
fishing game upload time to pull out the comically oversized "women fear me fish fear me men turn their eyes away from me as i walk no beast dare makes a sound in my presence i am alone on this barren earth" hat
@lotusgwen (dude)Bro party guy creator is really into/or remembers the 1980's and, to the point of being compared to someone who has every single version of every single card in a game about monsters, enjoys the idea of intimately interacting with the salty-est of mythical water creatures emphatically that's what I really really think as a commentor.
I love how one of the first thing the fishing hut guy says is how weird our wife is. Our non-response seems to indicate we are well aware of our strange wife haha
so true. the first time mr. fishman called her weird i was glad it wasn't just me, but the second and third time just made me go "don't talk about my wife like that"
Man, the devs really know how to hook you in. The reveal that Normal Fishing was just one of four games that you’ll have to play in the full release reminds me of how Inscryption surprised you with its setting shifts. Looking forward to the full release for sure.
I mean have you seen some of the weird and freaky fish there are? Plus the quietness of waiting on the water can be made creepy very easily (this game doesn’t really show that 2nd part though lmao)
Fishing and horror don't go together too often, but when they do it's a fascinating combination. I applaud the creativity of making the minigame to actually catch the fish a shmup, that's just wonderful. This was a fun time from start to finish, I'm stunned it's just a demo. Fingers crossed their plans for the full game pan out.
Thank you so much for the kind words, that means a lot to me! Work is still ongoing and we're genuinely hyped to see people explore the rest of the game, when it's ready!
@@thebworg fishing and horror go together like chocolate and peanut butter; you guys struck gold with this title. and big props to the people behind sound design and music because they knocked it out of the park.
I love these normal old-fashioned fishing games! Wow that is a super-realistic fishing mini-game. "A monster almost ate me. The only solution is more money." I can see why you married her. Oh that's pretty neat, I was initially disappointed when they broguht in the "real world" because I was invested in the world of the Lake... but they made it clear that the Lake story is real, that the story of the people being... killed and replaced by the Lake probably happened and corrupted this game cartridge. Also I'm pleased to think you'll get normal versions of the game(s), because the fishing game was kinda fun.
It sounds like you're on board with the story, though there's still a lot more to be revealed yet! But that's right the idea is that each of the games/segments does have a full and complete ending and alternate dialogue so you get to experience the games in their pure, "original" form!
@@thebworg So far, so good! :3 It's pretty well-constructed in retrospective, with the comments about "we/the Godfish aren't real" now making sense in the context of the characters remembering that this is just a game, as opposed to being random "spooky talk." I like that, I like the epxlanation for the weirdness within the game and the implications that it's tied to real supernatural evil outside the game. I look forward tot he full release!
@@KeksimusMaximus i don't understand your massive spreading negativity? are you jealous or never achieved anything this high in your life? or maybe just stupid and very toxic person. Please just behave normally and follow the things you like, if you don't like something, ignore it.
I love that the uncorrupted games are actually their 'true endings' instead of the plot-revelation being the true ending something about taking that literally is so funny to me
I really, really liked this one. At first this game looked a little disappointing with the low-res pixel art and sort of tired concept but it quickly proved itself with some engaging gameplay and some legitimately great music. Had no idea where the story was going, even by the end, and the fact that this was all essentially just a proof of concept while being a well fleshed out game in its own right was really impressive.
Being serious: the pixel style is really good and you can see the effort they made with it. It feel similar with a generic something wrong with the townsfolk/wife and player is going to die in the end. It surprised me with the Inscription level of brain rebooting at the new game screen. Them smoothly changing the pov to a different art style and I felt uncomfortable with the knowing the boy playing will be in danger. Think the real life section could be a point and click style? Just a guess. Still I’m excited for the team making the game and wish them the best with everything. Hope Manly (most likely) play the game when it comes out
Ya know, haunted cartrage in the woods was not the direction i thought this game was gonna go, but the idea of your spirit being forced to play the role of an NPC in a game, of slowly realizing you had your entire identity and sense of self erased to play some canned lines for a character without even a name... Thats genuinely a compelling horror concept. Especially if this goes where i think it's gonna go, with the spirits playing the characters in each game. Kinda getting "Ben Drowned" meets "NES Godzilla" vibes from the story so far, especially with the connection to seemingly a real life lake (and possibly a real godfish?) I do wonder who the wife and old lady were before. Like, the fishing kid's kinda darkly obvious, but those two are unknowns. Especially interesting since they're the two who each broke their programming first, and the game literally removed the wife when she was about to break the storyline.
I think the old lady mightve been the lady talked about at 41:53 - Trudy Goodwind. It mightve been her body in the lake at the end? There seems to b the word lake in the radio's lines
@@NovaAeternusShe's buxom, encourages you to go fishing, and is concerned for how drowning could have a negative impact on your health. That isn't the ideal every man seeks?
I was not expecting the music from a fishing game (even a horror subversion one) to slap this hard. Spoiler part: From what the NPCs say and Mr. Fishman's story at the end it seems more like a bunch of copies showed up and killed and replaced them, but now they're remembering their original's memories and freaking out.
This game was AMAZING. I especially love how this is just part of the whole thing. For a demo, I am absolutely sold, I was originally kinda sold by how good the gameplay was, but this is just next level.
I am SO GLAD this is a demo I rlly felt like this game has its charm and it wouldve been a waste to end it so soon bc "spoky glitches tells us whats ACTUALLY HAPPENING woOOoooO"
44:25 Very cute Eternal Darkness reference there Manly. I'm quite liking the way the people in the town are reacting to the horror elements. They know somethings wrong, they can feel something wrong with themselves, but they can't do anything about it.
I love when games completely change along the way, like this and Inscription did. You don't need to stay the same thing for the entire playthrough. Its so fun to just suddenly have to adapt to a different game.
It's cool how you can tell when Manly actually really enjoys a game. He sounded genuinely tense when he was close to losing a fish, not like in the "oh man I'm gonna have to do this all over again," but "Oh crap, I can't lose this fish!!" Like he was really getting into the fiction/ludonarrative of the game. He was having fun, it wasn't a slog, and he actively wanted to seek out every secret he could not because he felt obligated to, but because he wanted to. It makes me really want to check this out and support the dev too, that a streamer who has played so many weak indie-horror games in his time feels that this game stands out on its own without asterisks.
Normal Fishing looked fun to play and has good humor while simultaneously ramping up tension, the horror oozing in as the game goes on. Fantastic work!
God the music in this game is outrageously good. I haven't reached the credits yet but I'll be sure to keep an eye out for the music credits. I can't get over the music that plays during the fishing minigames it's just criminally good. Not to mention the visuals are top notch as well.
@@dBXYcollective Omg I'm so glad you responded! You can bet I'll be spending the next hour looking through you guys' music lol seriously you guys are freaking killing it! Keep up the good work!!
Dang I think this is such a great game, it's simple retro but also refreshing and brand new all at the same time... it's everything from the art, plot, color scheme, and mechanics keep me completely interested and it feels really comfy , I am halfway through watching and these twists and world building are keeping me on the edge of my seat!!!
21:30 That’s how you know its a good horror game. You’re just traipsing along, having a genuinely fun experience, then the game hits you with the ooky-spooky and you’re like “Oh s**t, I forgot this was a horror game.”
Manly view on the MC being a killer is making my mind travel. Like the idea of a pshyco killer is leaving a trail of his victim in some game and the creppy pasta in the game telling how he sneak up to murder them. Thats what i am thinking after manly said that
This type of ultra retro graphic style always makes for the best psychological horror games, this was no exception, looking forward to seeing the full game.
During the fish catching, the music uncannily reminds me of Spectrobes. It was Pokemon, but instead of catching the pokemon in the wild, you had to dig them up like a fossil. It was a DS game, so it worked pretty well. Kinda miss that game
@@TheZackofSpades And then MC catches the shotgun without looking and gets down to business with a banger soundtrack. They were just in-sync like that.
So fun! Can't wait for full release ^-^// Few years back I wouldn't have guessed that 'fishing horror games' would become a full-fledged sub-genre I greatly enjoy, but here we are 😺🖤💙
A total 9 out of 10 game,hope to see Devs of this Game continue the work as this is AMAZING First time in a while i havent ben bored on a horror game and im JUST a viewer!
Holy, I've been watching this channel for so long. The sleepless nights of waiting for the monster to leave, I did and still enjoy it. I'm pretty sure this channel has helped me grow an exoskeleton. Keep it up man, love your work, your videos always pop up when I need them most.
Man I can't wait for some normal fishing. You are very good at finding fishing games that are not only uneventful but very wholesome. On the edge of my seat for this peaceful fishing.
This is the first video I've ever watched of yours [TH-cam recommended it and the game looked interesting, so I was HOOKED LOL]. You have no idea how happy it made me when you said "this can't...be happening!" Second favorite game of all time right there.
It kinda feels like the people died around the lake and their bodies were thrown into it. Then they came back "alive" and pose as the og people... So weird...
if i had a nickel for every time manly played a fishing horror game with retro graphics i'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
Ok, this was amazing. It's a really fun looking game, and it seems very interesting to watch. Please continue with the complete version eventually, manly!
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"We need money for our big lifestyle"
I mean, it looks like they plated their entire world in gold, so I get it lol
Yeah that can’t have been cheap
Ooooh Husbaaaanddddd
@@missxmettastars5740husbant... we gord-prated our house and now we have nothing to eat...
@@KeksimusMaximus Here, eat this Superstar.
@@Flammifleure Honestly the way that mf'er was bouncing around the screen, I feel like that'd be like slamming three lines of coke at once LMFAO
"loveyoubye" after asking a stranger for a favor is so me
Ghey
What level of "I can fix her" are we on today
It’s Manly we’re talking about, so anywhere on the upper end of the scale with a possibility of “I could make her worse.” That’s today’s forecast.
"I swear she's not like that all the time!" Yeah... sure... 👀
“Yeah once you really get to know her, she’s a real sweetheart” 👀
@@sparklpugtea "Just wants to go for a swim with me!"
Honestly, a horror game where your actions can save or fail to save a loved one who is slowly losing their mind or being corrupted or transformed is one of the scariest things I can think of.
Horror loses it's power over me when I have no agency in the matter.
If your fish needs to be shot, have amazing dodging skills, throws junks at you, and has amazing BGM, then it's not a fishing game. It's Touhou 14 Double Dealing Character Boss, Wakasagihime.
YOU CAUGHT…
FISHWAIFU
@@JFJD1 word, "dolphinussy"
@@JFJDwhere can I get one? Asking for a friend obviously
Wakasagihime...
Fishe.
The next time my husband calls me a "weird wife," I'll just point him at this playthrough.
Nah, just remind him that he choose you. So who is the weirder?
Weird
Weird wife 🫵
He will still call you a weird wife.
You watch let's plays of indie horror kusoges your husband will still call you weird
The wife is like if you vaguely described what a wife was to an alien in 5 minutes and then they tried to replicate that based solely on your description.
That's a sorta accurate way of putting it haha
and you mainly just said big breasts
wife.exe
BIG MONEY
Hey - developer of Normal Fishing here!
Thank you so much for playing my demo ManlyBadassHero! On my personal account I've been following you for years and you've always been my go-to for horror games so to see you play it and see all the positive comments from everyone here is honestly quite overwhelming. Im so glad people are having fun with it and as you can see there's a lot more to come!
Also, there are a few more secrets other players might want to check out... Have you tried checking the Collection on the final day? And what's going on with that strange ringing phone?
sounds very fishy
Wow! This was truly fantastic! I'm definitely wishlisting and will follow your progress!
The fact that this is only a demo has made me anticipated with what’s next!
Outstanding work!
This game rules. Great work!
Honestly, the fishing style of this game disregarding the horror is genuinely a cool idea. I could see this as like a new style to something like in Stardew Valley.
Agreed, I was getting super invested in the fishing mini game despite being terrified for what came next. I'd play a game solely of the fishing aspect easily, especially if it had that catchy music attached.
Dave The Diver is pretty similar. Would love a deeper version for sure.
Definitely agree
I was thinking this too! The soundtrack is a great bonus~
May I introduce to you: DREDGE. Eldritch horror fishing game. Beautiful
Fishman is a real one. Just walks around the lake with a shotgun, ready to aid fisherman should they encounter any peril. Giving you news and always making sure you’re doing ok.
I thought he was oddly charming. The way he always exited via the bottom of the screen amused me. =)
shouldve married him instead ot that weird wife
i'd say it's pretty accurate to the fishing and hunting community. we look out for each other because god knows anything can happen when you're out in nature, as demonstrated by this game.
The best plot twist was the revelation that this was a demo
"Normal Fishing"
The Manly bait worked, after years of putting "Normal" in the title of totally "Normal" games, a game finally is actually titled "Normal"
The way Mr. Fishman keeps calling your wife weird is a bit I'll never get tired of
This was a legit game on its own, I'm impressed that this is only part one out of ~4.5 parts? I was totally expecting normal spooky fishing, but this thoroughly played my expectations.
Thanks, I'm glad it caught you by surprise! The goal is for each segment to be a complete and entertaining game in its own right, but also adding another piece to the mystery in the overarching story. Believe me, Normal Fishing only scrapes the surface of what's really happening.
Agreed, I was shocked when he got to the end and it was merely a demo; seeing how good this is as a demo probably means the final product is gonna be downright amazing!!!
@@thebworgyour game is awesome!, can't wait for the full release:D
@@thebworgi loved this!! Good job
The music is great too!
His wife's dialogue reminds me of what it would probably be like to be married to Spamton.
spamtom from the famous game deltarune????🤯🤯🤯
Husband, do you have a [hyperlink blocked]?
512 kroomer 💵
Yeah I see it
I will never unsee this now
I like how everybody else calls out the Wife's suspicious behavior.
When Ms. Duckman has the eye-bleeding thing the second time Manly calls her, if you stop at the right moment, you can see that she's saying "helpmehelpmehelpmehelpme"
Wife is the only one who blinks. And she blinks _a lot._
fishing game upload time to pull out the comically oversized "women fear me fish fear me men turn their eyes away from me as i walk no beast dare makes a sound in my presence i am alone on this barren earth" hat
Bro is a " Members Only" tentacion type shi frfr
@@dmolegend1699 can someone translate? I dont speak younger zoomer.
@lotusgwen
(dude)Bro party guy creator is really into/or remembers the 1980's and, to the point of being compared to someone who has every single version of every single card in a game about monsters, enjoys the idea of intimately interacting with the salty-est of mythical water creatures emphatically that's what I really really think as a commentor.
@@lotus_flower2000I’m gen Z and I don’t understand the shit he just said either
@@blitzboy2934as gen z can confirm, do not understand him in the slightest
"hello friend! I CANT FEEL MY SKIN"
"good for you :D"
I just noticed the house progressively leaked a lot more of the black lake water and become tattered throughout the game
I love how one of the first thing the fishing hut guy says is how weird our wife is. Our non-response seems to indicate we are well aware of our strange wife haha
i love our odd and off-putting wife
me too
"Please don't drown. It is bad for your health."
@@themasterprocrastinator4933 she's so romantic
@@onibeebee She really has a charming way with words... *sighs dreamily*
so true. the first time mr. fishman called her weird i was glad it wasn't just me, but the second and third time just made me go "don't talk about my wife like that"
Man, the devs really know how to hook you in. The reveal that Normal Fishing was just one of four games that you’ll have to play in the full release reminds me of how Inscryption surprised you with its setting shifts. Looking forward to the full release for sure.
I'm sure it'll be a reel treat!
If I had a nickel for every fishing horror game I'd seen, I'd have five nickels. Which isn't a lot but SERIOUSLY WHERE DO THESE KEEP COMING FROM?!
waterbodies are perfect for horror games as deep waters are mysterious
and they're usually all the exact same plot, if not any at all
It’s honestly my favorite sub genre (because honestly at this point it qualifies as its own)
I mean have you seen some of the weird and freaky fish there are? Plus the quietness of waiting on the water can be made creepy very easily (this game doesn’t really show that 2nd part though lmao)
Fishing is just jumpscare simulator irl. You just sit there waiting for something from the murky deep to yank on your line??? Horrifying.
His wife has a certain ‘Innsmouth’ look about her…
Well, being bug-eyed is a horror on it's own, I agree
I knew something about her was throwing me off.
*id instantly die in a horror movie my god i should've seen that*
"Also do not drown. It's bad for your health" Fr 💀💀💀💀💀💀
Hour long manly video before bed? Best timeline.
Perfect
I know what time zone is for me it's 5:06 pm
@@ShupidRaynTime zones are a thing
@@ShupidRaynliterally about to be midnight for me
@@b0b4.add1ct yes I know
The wife seems to like the lake. I wonder if she prefers motorboating to oars.
I'm certain the husband enjoys motorboating when possible.
huusbaaaannnddd
@@chaosinc.382cant blame him. She got them tig ol' bitties
22:52 Y'know I could see a non-horror ver. of this game keeping Wife 100% the same I could.
You wierd-ass wife who needs more money to keep up her big lifestyle.
*4 in 1 screen appears*
Me: Oh, this game has multiple parts, neat
*Real life room appears at the back of handheld console*
Me: WHAT
Fishing and horror don't go together too often, but when they do it's a fascinating combination. I applaud the creativity of making the minigame to actually catch the fish a shmup, that's just wonderful. This was a fun time from start to finish, I'm stunned it's just a demo. Fingers crossed their plans for the full game pan out.
Thank you so much for the kind words, that means a lot to me! Work is still ongoing and we're genuinely hyped to see people explore the rest of the game, when it's ready!
@@thebworg fishing and horror go together like chocolate and peanut butter; you guys struck gold with this title. and big props to the people behind sound design and music because they knocked it out of the park.
"You do not recognize the bodies in the water."
Beat me to it
Thank you manly for helping me sleep
The mix of possible disgusting horror mixed with a calm voice is weirdly soothing
Ah yes, so hot and soothing
Yeah so soooothing. Just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside
Omg I love listening to him while I fall asleep it’s just so nice
I always use his videos to help me sleep works almost every time
@@jinjuha6122 it really helps that he doesn't scream or overreact too. His responses are always chill lol
I love these normal old-fashioned fishing games!
Wow that is a super-realistic fishing mini-game.
"A monster almost ate me. The only solution is more money." I can see why you married her.
Oh that's pretty neat, I was initially disappointed when they broguht in the "real world" because I was invested in the world of the Lake... but they made it clear that the Lake story is real, that the story of the people being... killed and replaced by the Lake probably happened and corrupted this game cartridge.
Also I'm pleased to think you'll get normal versions of the game(s), because the fishing game was kinda fun.
It sounds like you're on board with the story, though there's still a lot more to be revealed yet!
But that's right the idea is that each of the games/segments does have a full and complete ending and alternate dialogue so you get to experience the games in their pure, "original" form!
@@thebworg So far, so good! :3 It's pretty well-constructed in retrospective, with the comments about "we/the Godfish aren't real" now making sense in the context of the characters remembering that this is just a game, as opposed to being random "spooky talk." I like that, I like the epxlanation for the weirdness within the game and the implications that it's tied to real supernatural evil outside the game.
I look forward tot he full release!
"Hello friend! I can't feel my skin" and then vanishing into the glitchy void is so unintentionally funny to me.
Holy shit, this was a DEMO. This is amazing for a demo. This could've been a whole game on its own.
This will never become a bigger game anyway, so it's actually a full game 😂
@@KeksimusMaximus i don't understand your massive spreading negativity? are you jealous or never achieved anything this high in your life? or maybe just stupid and very toxic person. Please just behave normally and follow the things you like, if you don't like something, ignore it.
I love that the uncorrupted games are actually their 'true endings' instead of the plot-revelation being the true ending something about taking that literally is so funny to me
I really, really liked this one. At first this game looked a little disappointing with the low-res pixel art and sort of tired concept but it quickly proved itself with some engaging gameplay and some legitimately great music. Had no idea where the story was going, even by the end, and the fact that this was all essentially just a proof of concept while being a well fleshed out game in its own right was really impressive.
Finally, a realistic portrayal of the horrors of fishing! I've got the patience for it, but I was never good at the shmup segments.
Fishing, so petrifying. The scariest thing in the world
Being serious: the pixel style is really good and you can see the effort they made with it. It feel similar with a generic something wrong with the townsfolk/wife and player is going to die in the end. It surprised me with the Inscription level of brain rebooting at the new game screen. Them smoothly changing the pov to a different art style and I felt uncomfortable with the knowing the boy playing will be in danger.
Think the real life section could be a point and click style? Just a guess. Still I’m excited for the team making the game and wish them the best with everything. Hope Manly (most likely) play the game when it comes out
I've fishing. I fish get before. I never -- item of value -- get.
I never --*item of value*-- get either
Ya know, haunted cartrage in the woods was not the direction i thought this game was gonna go, but the idea of your spirit being forced to play the role of an NPC in a game, of slowly realizing you had your entire identity and sense of self erased to play some canned lines for a character without even a name...
Thats genuinely a compelling horror concept. Especially if this goes where i think it's gonna go, with the spirits playing the characters in each game.
Kinda getting "Ben Drowned" meets "NES Godzilla" vibes from the story so far, especially with the connection to seemingly a real life lake (and possibly a real godfish?)
I do wonder who the wife and old lady were before. Like, the fishing kid's kinda darkly obvious, but those two are unknowns. Especially interesting since they're the two who each broke their programming first, and the game literally removed the wife when she was about to break the storyline.
I think the old lady mightve been the lady talked about at 41:53 - Trudy Goodwind. It mightve been her body in the lake at the end? There seems to b the word lake in the radio's lines
Wait what happened with the kid? I think I didn’t make the connections lol
@@princesspality he was the grandchild that was brought up by our fellow fisher. He heard him screaming first before they arrived to the tent
@@kamalbora4276 Ohhhhhhh omg! That totally skipped my mind!
I love how obssesed manly is with fishing horror type games
Now this is the kind of wife I'm tryina be
good luck to the one who is not you
saaame
@@NovaAeternusShe's buxom, encourages you to go fishing, and is concerned for how drowning could have a negative impact on your health. That isn't the ideal every man seeks?
Husbaaaand... Do you have enough - Money - yet?
She gives me some Final Pam energy
This is the most intense fish minigame I've ever seen in a horror game
yeah honestly when i see a fishing game i always expect it to be another stardew clone
I was not expecting the music from a fishing game (even a horror subversion one) to slap this hard.
Spoiler part:
From what the NPCs say and Mr. Fishman's story at the end it seems more like a bunch of copies showed up and killed and replaced them, but now they're remembering their original's memories and freaking out.
This game was AMAZING. I especially love how this is just part of the whole thing. For a demo, I am absolutely sold, I was originally kinda sold by how good the gameplay was, but this is just next level.
I am SO GLAD this is a demo
I rlly felt like this game has its charm and it wouldve been a waste to end it so soon bc "spoky glitches tells us whats ACTUALLY HAPPENING woOOoooO"
44:25 Very cute Eternal Darkness reference there Manly.
I'm quite liking the way the people in the town are reacting to the horror elements. They know somethings wrong, they can feel something wrong with themselves, but they can't do anything about it.
I love when games completely change along the way, like this and Inscription did. You don't need to stay the same thing for the entire playthrough. Its so fun to just suddenly have to adapt to a different game.
It's cool how you can tell when Manly actually really enjoys a game. He sounded genuinely tense when he was close to losing a fish, not like in the "oh man I'm gonna have to do this all over again," but "Oh crap, I can't lose this fish!!" Like he was really getting into the fiction/ludonarrative of the game. He was having fun, it wasn't a slog, and he actively wanted to seek out every secret he could not because he felt obligated to, but because he wanted to. It makes me really want to check this out and support the dev too, that a streamer who has played so many weak indie-horror games in his time feels that this game stands out on its own without asterisks.
Anybody else notice that all the "godfish" spawn points were where those blink and you miss it corpse in the water moments were earlier in the game?
Normal Fishing looked fun to play and has good humor while simultaneously ramping up tension, the horror oozing in as the game goes on. Fantastic work!
I honestly was ready for the wife to be the god fish because her eyes looked like fish eyes 😂
Four interconnected games, made in different styles, with multiple endings? That is a big project. Really hope it turns out well.
God the music in this game is outrageously good. I haven't reached the credits yet but I'll be sure to keep an eye out for the music credits. I can't get over the music that plays during the fishing minigames it's just criminally good. Not to mention the visuals are top notch as well.
Hey that’s us 😁 thank you for the kind words! ❤
@@dBXYcollective Omg I'm so glad you responded! You can bet I'll be spending the next hour looking through you guys' music lol seriously you guys are freaking killing it! Keep up the good work!!
Dang I think this is such a great game, it's simple retro but also refreshing and brand new all at the same time... it's everything from the art, plot, color scheme, and mechanics keep me completely interested and it feels really comfy , I am halfway through watching and these twists and world building are keeping me on the edge of my seat!!!
That part where you sit in that normal boat and caught a normal fish in a very normal way went crazy!!! I love Normal Fishing :)))
The fact this game opens with the wife just adressing you as "Husband" is fantastic! 😂😂😂That's legit how I talk to my husband much of the time
Okay... this is freaky.
Not only was I playin' a Fishin' video game,
I was watchin' Manly playin' "Fishing Vacation" all the while.
😨
It's a sign for you to go fishin'
@@kristenmackenzie1120 Aight chief. Amma get my rod and buyin lure. Is good dan for fishin
Was it Dredge?
@@conq1273 Just don't go in any cursed lakes. I'm sure you'll be fine. :P
@@owlrecluse2234 I bet they were totally playing Dredge
21:30
That’s how you know its a good horror game.
You’re just traipsing along, having a genuinely fun experience, then the game hits you with the ooky-spooky and you’re like “Oh s**t, I forgot this was a horror game.”
Manly view on the MC being a killer is making my mind travel. Like the idea of a pshyco killer is leaving a trail of his victim in some game and the creppy pasta in the game telling how he sneak up to murder them. Thats what i am thinking after manly said that
This type of ultra retro graphic style always makes for the best psychological horror games, this was no exception, looking forward to seeing the full game.
"Guess I'll see you tomorrow. Bye."
"Sinks into the floor"
33:08 love the Steve Irwin impression for the quote “Look at the size of that thing!”
During the fish catching, the music uncannily reminds me of Spectrobes. It was Pokemon, but instead of catching the pokemon in the wild, you had to dig them up like a fossil. It was a DS game, so it worked pretty well. Kinda miss that game
27:56 the legendary super salmon, destined to defeat the fish freezer
OK but this music really has no right to be so damn good. This is taking me back to S-tier SNES tunes
Seriously, the music on this is underrated and really good!
"Hello bug-eyed person! I-I MEAN WIFE!!" we've all been there lol.
That music man, get your addrenaline pumpin. That is that game music, that makes you play at 10 x's your skill level.
That Giant Enemy Crab fight had no business being that hype.
Love the idea that chill Fishman was just strolling about with the ol’ shotgun ready to lend aid
@@TheZackofSpades And then MC catches the shotgun without looking and gets down to business with a banger soundtrack. They were just in-sync like that.
His wife may talk weird but at least she’s straight forward 🤷♂️
So fun! Can't wait for full release ^-^//
Few years back I wouldn't have guessed that 'fishing horror games' would become a full-fledged sub-genre I greatly enjoy, but here we are 😺🖤💙
Manly: "lets keep an eye out for story stuff"
Game: well shhht all you had to do was ask
41:41
A total 9 out of 10 game,hope to see Devs of this Game continue the work as this is AMAZING
First time in a while i havent ben bored on a horror game and im JUST a viewer!
Holy, I've been watching this channel for so long. The sleepless nights of waiting for the monster to leave, I did and still enjoy it. I'm pretty sure this channel has helped me grow an exoskeleton. Keep it up man, love your work, your videos always pop up when I need them most.
Congrats on growing an exoskeleton ! Hope you grow some guts too !! /silly
[ not meant to be mean , sorry if i sound mean ]
@@Ka-BO0M Thanks for the support, I am gaining guts too. I needed this motivation. I must binge spooky games now ( Im taking suggestions).
@@normalgrass2093 hmm , ever heard of lily's well ? it's super good !!
@@Ka-BO0M I'll make sure to check it out! Thanks.
@@normalgrass2093A whole exoskeleton?? I've been insomnia-medicating with these videos for ages, and am barely starting to grow a spine 😢
His wife's speech is the most NPC thing I've ever seen.
damn the ost when fighting fish is a massive banger. shout outs to the creators
I can't tell if that guy has a shirt on or is shirtless and wearing a gold chain necklace
This game looks fun af ngl
I mean you catch fish by randomly entering a bullet hell mode
this is an extremely impressive demo, absolutely gotta keep an eye on this
Yo - that fishing music is a low key bop. NGL.
@manlybadass_hero discuss with Deez nuts
You have no idea the amount of seratonin i get when manly says "fish" like that
It's fishing Zelda.... err, I mean Link the hero of lake fishing with his trusty Master Shotgun
41:39 Manly just casually manifesting a jumpscare at the perfect moment 😅
Man I can't wait for some normal fishing. You are very good at finding fishing games that are not only uneventful but very wholesome. On the edge of my seat for this peaceful fishing.
The soundtrack is REALLY good. So energetic and arcady!
This is the first video I've ever watched of yours [TH-cam recommended it and the game looked interesting, so I was HOOKED LOL].
You have no idea how happy it made me when you said "this can't...be happening!" Second favorite game of all time right there.
This game’s music is really nice, I especially like the song that plays when you’re talking over the phone
12:45
“I like you and your desire of money”
So that’s what MBH is into.
Soundtrack is a banger
It kinda feels like the people died around the lake and their bodies were thrown into it. Then they came back "alive" and pose as the og people... So weird...
I would unironically play this game if it was without horror. The BGM, fishing, and people we can call is really rad.. 😮
There’s going to be uncursed versions of each game so people can play them without the horror parts!
Holy shit, now THAT was a promising demo....doesnt end abruptly like TH-cam ads....but also leaves me wanting more
if i had a nickel for every time manly played a fishing horror game with retro graphics i'd have two nickels. which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
I just love how you pronounce fish as in feesh.
"Today, we are-uh going-uh to catch-uh dah feesh!"
*Also do not drown, it is bad for your health*
Yeah no shit honey-
Why so -rude- ? -wife- was protecting you
Wait there’s lines that you can add??
-Sandwiches-
Oh that’s so cool
@@E.O.Meminations Wife needs to get a brain or two
Wife: "A giant monster tries to grab my feet and eat me in the lake!"
Also wife: "Anyway you must fish!"
"Hello bug eye person- I mean wife."
Ok, this was amazing. It's a really fun looking game, and it seems very interesting to watch. Please continue with the complete version eventually, manly!
The way you narrate your videos is so calming.