Personally, I think the uncut nature of the playthrough was really nostalgic and effective. It reminded me a lot of sitting at my sister's feet while she'd play edutament and internet games. I really enjoyed it! :D
To answer your question about what happens if you ban everyone: you can't. Only two people can be banned (because they're the ones who violate the rules). Everyone is doomed to die by not breaking ToS. The moral of the story: always break ToS.
@@SamFishback You can only save 2 people it's been confirmed. There aren't even any cutscenes for saving more than 2 people (tho an unused cutscene for saving 3 people is in the game data)
It's always fun to see everyone's reactions to Hypnospace Outlaw, it's such a charming game. Actually, there's only two people you can save from the Mindcrash, Zane and Carl. The rest haven't racked up enough violations for a ban(if they had any to begin with). The Mindcrash will always claim Tiff, Rodney, Roddy and Mavis. I hope you end up playing Dreamsettler, whenever that comes out! That's the next game Hypnospace's devs are working on. Supposed to be a similar game, except you're a private investigator rather than a rules enforcer.
John, you're way too hard on yourself. My husband and I really enjoyed watching your play through of Hypnospace. In fact, I PERSONALLY would much rather watch this-or games like this-than BG3 (a game I'm playing, so I have no reason to watch a play through). Don't worry about it seeming slow, etc. It's great! ❤
I know this was based on the 90s but this game feels exactly like tumblr circa the 4chan-wars era as well, with the hacking and the interpersonal/staff drama... truly unmatched. I remember spending HOURS making my page's music playlist for like 4 followers lmao
This was a genuinely fun let's play, I loved the wacky songs, the engaging story, and John's great commentary (the Squisherz bit was definitely the best). I was born in 1999, so I don't have quite the same nostalgia for this era of the internet, but it was still very interesting. I kind of loved the aesthetic too, so colorful and stimulating haha 😂
I put off watching this for as long as I could. Another great Twolfe series ended! I don't think of these as "throwaway culture" at all (RE: that phrase being used in previous videos); I can easily predict myself re-watching this/these down the line. This game experience was especially a lot of fun; reminded me of exploring the real web with a sibling, and also of when I "designed" forums back in the day. And in response to some comments below: Personally, I don't mind guides being used during a game *IIIIF* that's what preserves the enjoyability of the game for the person playing it. But otherwise? Yes, IF it's a decision based on audience pressure/perceived impatience, then I'd like to express that this channel doesn't strike me as the best channel for impatient people (the type that insists upon notifying everyone in proximity that they were "screaming at their screens")... Maybe those people _need_ to relieve us of their burdensome presence, lol. Seriously, there's enough 1k-miles-per-minute Let's Plays out there. But! - I suspect it's more that being stuck in a game simply isn't fun for the LPer, and, judging from the loopdiloop logic this game used for some of the investigation work (ex: feeding the eye to the pet), it's pretty necessary sometimes. I don't know. Unspoken viewer consensus/consideration of the viewer experience is maybe a tough line to walk for John but he ought to be twusted (typo'd there but it's funny so I'm leaving it) to gauge these aspects of content creation himself. I'm only saying something out loud because I'd hate for the chill no-stress channel to, in fact, start to feel like the opposite. Anyway, nobody readin all this but. BELOW ARE SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!! for the game/video ending spooooooooooooilerrrrs .... ...... I like that Dylan finally confesses. I feel like it would've been far too easy to write him as a cliche corporate scumbag with a total absence of scruples or compassion, like every comparable character out there. (He's certainly not a wonderful person, of course, hiding the truth all those years, but hey - the game required that in order to exist.) Because of that (slightly anti-climatic) confession, he came across as a far more interesting character than I would've ever expected. Still not sure of his motives, especially with that bizarre Outlaw "dedication" which, for a reason I can't identify, felt... depraved and unsettling? I can't tell if that particular source of horror was intentional or not, but the part about being found hooked up to a stupid, trendy internet machine, just - gone? That's pretty haunting. Can't imagine what that'd be like for Zane's parents, or any of the families. Did they short-circuit, or did they have massive aneurysms and violet seizures? Damn - either way, "brain fry" always been a spooky concept to me in these sci-fi stories, but because this was more "grounded" than, say, Observer, it felt even more awful.
OHHH, Mavis was the lady pooh-poohing Beefbrain! The name sounded familiar when John was looking at her page and I wondered if it was her, then the ending came around and yup! Lol I gotta admit when I realized Dylan had finished the game and wanted to play it as a sort of graceful loser gesture with tributes to the people who died, I was like "aww, that's kinda sw-" (John) "That's pretty fucked up, Dylan." "........ YEAH IT IS ACTUALLY." The gesture would've been nice if Dylan hadn't actively covered up six people's deaths and let an innocent teen take the fall and suffer for years in jail for something he didn't do. .... And if the notes to some of the victim weren't kinda mean (YOUR FAMILY WAS REALLY REALLY SMELLY. LIKE REALLY SMELLY. sorry tho. ZANE MAYBE ONE DAY YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE DISAPPOINTED YOUR MOTHER EVERY DAY OF UR LIFE. That all you gotta say for frying their brains to death, Dylan?! Shouldn't Tim get his own apology note???) What a cool little game! Music is awesome of course, it nailed the era it was going for, and the humor was great, but it also took a lot of fun turns I didn't expect, the suspense was excellent (Dylan banning you originally and then getting invited back without his permission, then him joining the team and sending emails that made it feel like just a matter of time until he realized what you and Samantha were doing), and some of the solutions were really cool! Definitely don't blame you for getting tips on how to progress, some of this stuff I never would've thought of to do. I'm glad it didn't go in the direction I started worrying it would, when Sam was collecting evidence - since she was in some of the chatlogs I was worried she was complicit and trying to trick you into collecting evidence so she could destroy it, but that would've been a terrible plan since no one seemed to suspect anything before that lol.
This game definitely unlocked memories of the few Angelfire sites I made with stolen Cardcaptor Sakura fanart. Man, what a time to have been alive. Unfortunately, you can only save 2 of them. Canon is at least that Zane survived, since he has a Twitter and made that Slayers X game!
dylan's game with the ascending thing made me sad, i forgot this was a game for a sec. because we spent a lot of time with the pages it really felt like we knew those people personally. i guess that's the charm of the game. loved all the music and everything as well. also the things you talked about having pages and making comics really reminds me of how i made comics too (though i don't think i ever finished them) i'd show them to my classmates, and i was so into blogging then i'd even take requests to decorate people's blogs for them. what a trip down memory lane. it was nice hearing tidbits about your teen years. this was a good series, thank you for playing it, john! looking forward to any one shots you do and alone in the dark, i searched it up after your mention and it looks interesting! :)
the end of an era, so glad you shared this hidden gem! also really appreciate the volume in your vids, its just perfect (kinda off topic ik, but bopping to this playthru made me realize most ytbers set the volume/music low as hell and speak way too loud lol) ANYWAY youre great mr wolfe 👍
I enjoyed watching this. Despite your "standard for making it fun to watch" simply because this game was so unique that it was just interesting all the time. I'm only a bit younger than you so I still felt a lot of nostalgia while seeing these web pages and hearing all the retro music. Definitely a hidden gem!
Thank you for the fun playthrough 😊 have been staying at a hospital for the past 5 days after top surgery and your videos have helped me pass the time in an entertaining way.
I wasn't totally sure how I felt about this game in your first video, but it really grew on me and charmed me! The Squisherz theme will be stuck in my head forever, alongside Ready to Shave and the Seepage jam. Thanks for playing and taking us on this nostalgic journey with you.
This was another one of those playthroughs that I dreaded coming to an end because it was so much fun! (I felt the same way for Dredge, too.) Thanks John - had a blast
It's fun to see the different players play differently. For instance, I've seen three ways to get the antivirus, break into leaky pipes, and get the all seeing eyes. The best part is, I don't feel like one way is any more "efficient" than the next but it shows a player's thinking in what rabbit hole they dig into.
It's such a genuine bummer that John never made it into m1nx, there's SO much lore in there, particularly with regards to Tim and Dylan. It also has my favorite twist in the game...Counselor Ronnie is FAKE, he's a made up guy made by the same dude who spread the Beef Brain meme and Dylan LETS IT SLIDE because he thinks it's funny. There's also just something so deviously funny and wild about Dylan's final confession email ending with "Sent from my D-Phone". Really enjoyed the playthrough!
Very grateful you covered this game! Just an incredible concept for a videogame, and I never would have got around to it without watching your playthrough.
I was not at all put off by the amount of reading or lack of editing in this series. I was so invested I've watched each video multiple times already. What a great game!
I really love this game. It was like browsing the internet with John. I love how everyone else experienced this game on Spine chill. Looking forward what you play next John!
omg, I learned basic html coding from neopets too! i spent a lot of time looking at the really well done profiles and copying the things i was able to make sense of. the height of my career was getting a glitter trail with my mouse when it moved
I'd seen snippets of this game here and there and was always interested, but never got around to playing it. I'm so glad you decided to play though, because this was great! Thanks for the videos!
I think your full set of Squisherz is impressive. Augh, thinking about Neopets is so nostalgic and bittersweet. I took a break from playing during the one time they did a sweep of inactive accounts. I wrote little stories and spent ages making my Neopages, and then it was all gone. I spent so many hours playing that game, hahaha.
I really enjoyed this entire playthru. These long form non edited videos are just fun and engaging. It allows you the space to expose more of the John we all love.
This was a great game! I was very invested in learning about the early internet from John and the Spinechill crew! I wasn't expecting such a somber ending though-genuinely sad that so many characters died and Dylan just let Tim rot in jail for his crime. I'm glad he was willing to own up, but 6 years and only AFTER the player goes after him-dude. Anyways, great game with fantastic visuals and many catchy songs. Counselor Roddy's drug song will always stay with me. Looking forward to Pokemon Unite next!
It was a really fun playthrough to watch and gave me a lot of early Internet nostalgia! Great book club pick from sinow, and loved how into it you got john
i loved the playthrough, i really want to play this game for myself now... i loved the retro aesthetic too it really hits home. i love every single linkin park album!!! i was a linkin park listener when since i was a kid too and i stopped when chester passed away bc it was so painful for personal reasons....i have been able to listen again this year and im very glad. i love your squisherz!! also the first time the drugs song showed up i was high lmaooo
Thanks for the play through John, I've really enjoyed this game as its not something I would of thought of playing, looking forward to future vids. P.S. hope Kimmy & CK are doing well
I only played this game last year myself, but I similarly also enjoyed it, definitely in my Top 10 for games I played in 2023. Even only really knowing the mid-2000s in terms of earlier Internet stuff, if it can even be called that by that point, this was an extremely endearing and resonating game by all rights. The Slayers X spinoff game was also fairly fun, but I'm real excited for the Dreamsetller companion/sequel game to come out, whenever it does.
Went into this series not really knowing what to expect, but I loved it!! the story/world building is great and i know if i played it myself i know i would have sunk hours into this game just Looking at everything, lmao. Thanks and love your videso as always John!! :)
Wasn't sure if I'd like this playthrough in the first episode but the game is so creative and I love the nods to early internet culture as someone around your age. It reminded me so much of sites like GeoCities and Piczo. It was great watching you play this.
Also I really appreciate the work that went into this by the devs. Not only creating every little page on Hypnospace but making it creative for every person and giving them distinct personalities. Also the implementation of other aspects of internet/90s culture that were popular at the time (Neopets, Pokemon, the File sharing) Really made you feel like you were in their world
I absolutely LOVED this playthrough! I think no matter what game you're playing you always make it very entertaining to watch and experience along with you. I really hope when the sequel about Netsettler, "Dreamsettler" will be one you'll also be interested in playing! I can't wait to see what the next playthrough is :>
Just after hearing your thoughts of the game I got a genuine question for you. If it wasn't for us (the viewers) would you've still look for the answers on internet when you got stuck? I know you did it so the gameplay is more dynamic and easy to watch but I feel like the point of this channel is to see you do the full thing even if it takes you a little longer. Sometimes you cut to the part where you got it and I think that's alright too. Anyway I say this cause I feel is something that the people that come to this channel is not annoyed by, on the other side, we like seeing you connect the dots in puzzle games like this. Loved the playthrough, keep up the good work!
Amazing gameplay! I hope you continue enjoying the next games, and hopefully, we won't have another incident like the Shareholder video. Definitely will miss Zane's music.
Thank you so much for the videos, this game was fantastic. I just found about a genere of art called Ergodic Literature and I’m obsessed with it, and I think this game fits in there too, making me like it even more. I’m not a huge game player but this is one of those games that I want to experience on my own as well as watching you play :)
Spinechill pod discussion was great! I first saw this game a couple of months ago with PirateSoftware's longplay, and love to see a different perspective on it. I'd love to see SlayersX playthrough on this channel.
Great book club pick from Sinow! Spine chill has been great. 💪 Some of the graphics remind me of a game called Dr. Sulfurs Night Lab. I couldn't really use the internet when I was younger (born in '91), but I was allowed to play that game on the 'family computer' haha. Thanks for another great playthrough!
@@JayTholenJr You and the crew have done a tremendous job with this game! You guys really captured the early internet nostalgia really well, it's been awesome reminiscing over "the olden days" and seeing the different community hubs and pages.
I watched your first part and had to play this game for myself. The ending was nice but I wish there was some reaction from Tim since he spent 6 years in prison...They're also coming out with a sequel that I can't wait for.
You can't save everyone, but you can save many. Zane is canon alive as he he had a game made called Slayers X he is also in the squeal thats not out yet called Dreamsettler. Also quite dark, but it's unknown it's belived Dylan killed himself why the end he also accended, but it's never sated or confirmed.
I had so much fun watching your playthrough John! I like de uncut video, and I hope you play the Zane game later, maybe on stream? As always, thank you for your work
I like to imagine Sam saw you close those old cases in the last ep and was so confused by it. If you started going around flagging things again she might legit think your brain broke from the headband!
I love Linkin park! And me and my friends also made people up lol. I hope you check out the Zane game. Thank you so much for this play through again! I bought the game and I’m so glad to have discovered this. I love nostalgia old internet stuff. And I thought that about Dylan as well that him putting the victims into his game was kinda creepy so I’m glad I’m not alone lol.
Great playthrough. I like watching different people play this game because everyone seems to get something different out of it, or focus on different things. Like for example, you're the first person I've seen actually finish the drug runners game. And re: Dylan, I hate how even in his 'apology' at the end, he had to shoehorn in his terrible car game. He comes off as so insincere, even though I think he was genuinely trying to do good, but that's what I like about this game. Everyone will get something different out of their playthrough.
this game is so good but also so difficult with the puzzles. i really enjoyed the playthrough! ur glee at the squisherz was super silly and fun. zane would definitely have thought critically hehe. also side topic, keep bugging the neoepets team about your account. it really depends on which team member you get, if u can manage to escelate it to anyone other than alice you might have a fighting chance. i just got into my 19 year old account after like 15 years lol.
what a fun playthrough. also i fricken KNEW that was Hot Dad!!! that is so funny! kept thinking to myself how similar they sounded back on ep 1. for anyone looking for a giggle, and a tune that will be stuck in your head for days, check out Hot Dad's Elon Musk song xD Love you John thank you so much for being around and making content for us
I learned alot about the internet that was never tought to millenials.. y2k, the wayback machine,.. i even had relived memories lile neopets, classic runescape, club penguin, hamsterdance, and even things not nameable because i cant remember their names but they were plopped into my head.. thanks for playing this game, i enjoyed every video on it. Have a good one (:
Myspace!! Was similar to the retro profiles... i cant remember my myspace URL, only the email i logged in with...and you cant see your page with only rhe email. The website seems yo be taken over by a group of hackers now or something because it is highly dysfunctional. Good times though (:
I made up a facebook boyfriend, ironically i am now a lesbian. Two of my friends were in on it with me, I have no idea why they helped, I cant remember whos shitty idea it was.
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Personally, I think the uncut nature of the playthrough was really nostalgic and effective. It reminded me a lot of sitting at my sister's feet while she'd play edutament and internet games. I really enjoyed it! :D
When I was a kid we had a game called Math Blasters that I loved to play.
Shareholders appreciate you taking into account the feedback. This cam angle is muuch better😌
To answer your question about what happens if you ban everyone: you can't. Only two people can be banned (because they're the ones who violate the rules). Everyone is doomed to die by not breaking ToS. The moral of the story: always break ToS.
No no, that's false. In piratesoftware's playthrough he saved 5, which I think is the max.
@@SamFishback You can only save 2 people it's been confirmed. There aren't even any cutscenes for saving more than 2 people (tho an unused cutscene for saving 3 people is in the game data)
"I learned HTML from Neopets" was TOO REAL.
It's always fun to see everyone's reactions to Hypnospace Outlaw, it's such a charming game.
Actually, there's only two people you can save from the Mindcrash, Zane and Carl. The rest haven't racked up enough violations for a ban(if they had any to begin with). The Mindcrash will always claim Tiff, Rodney, Roddy and Mavis.
I hope you end up playing Dreamsettler, whenever that comes out! That's the next game Hypnospace's devs are working on. Supposed to be a similar game, except you're a private investigator rather than a rules enforcer.
I will never forget the Squisher's song. What a great playthrough this was, thank you!
That's because SQUISHERS are really cool!
🎶SQUISHER!🎶@@yikesyourchunkyhostilityha2321
SQUISHERZ are so much fun!
John, you're way too hard on yourself. My husband and I really enjoyed watching your play through of Hypnospace. In fact, I PERSONALLY would much rather watch this-or games like this-than BG3 (a game I'm playing, so I have no reason to watch a play through). Don't worry about it seeming slow, etc. It's great! ❤
I know this was based on the 90s but this game feels exactly like tumblr circa the 4chan-wars era as well, with the hacking and the interpersonal/staff drama... truly unmatched. I remember spending HOURS making my page's music playlist for like 4 followers lmao
This was a genuinely fun let's play, I loved the wacky songs, the engaging story, and John's great commentary (the Squisherz bit was definitely the best).
I was born in 1999, so I don't have quite the same nostalgia for this era of the internet, but it was still very interesting. I kind of loved the aesthetic too, so colorful and stimulating haha 😂
I put off watching this for as long as I could. Another great Twolfe series ended! I don't think of these as "throwaway culture" at all (RE: that phrase being used in previous videos); I can easily predict myself re-watching this/these down the line. This game experience was especially a lot of fun; reminded me of exploring the real web with a sibling, and also of when I "designed" forums back in the day.
And in response to some comments below: Personally, I don't mind guides being used during a game *IIIIF* that's what preserves the enjoyability of the game for the person playing it.
But otherwise? Yes, IF it's a decision based on audience pressure/perceived impatience, then I'd like to express that this channel doesn't strike me as the best channel for impatient people (the type that insists upon notifying everyone in proximity that they were "screaming at their screens")...
Maybe those people _need_ to relieve us of their burdensome presence, lol. Seriously, there's enough 1k-miles-per-minute Let's Plays out there.
But! - I suspect it's more that being stuck in a game simply isn't fun for the LPer, and, judging from the loopdiloop logic this game used for some of the investigation work (ex: feeding the eye to the pet), it's pretty necessary sometimes. I don't know. Unspoken viewer consensus/consideration of the viewer experience is maybe a tough line to walk for John but he ought to be twusted (typo'd there but it's funny so I'm leaving it) to gauge these aspects of content creation himself. I'm only saying something out loud because I'd hate for the chill no-stress channel to, in fact, start to feel like the opposite.
Anyway, nobody readin all this but. BELOW ARE SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!! for the game/video ending
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I like that Dylan finally confesses. I feel like it would've been far too easy to write him as a cliche corporate scumbag with a total absence of scruples or compassion, like every comparable character out there. (He's certainly not a wonderful person, of course, hiding the truth all those years, but hey - the game required that in order to exist.)
Because of that (slightly anti-climatic) confession, he came across as a far more interesting character than I would've ever expected. Still not sure of his motives, especially with that bizarre Outlaw "dedication" which, for a reason I can't identify, felt... depraved and unsettling? I can't tell if that particular source of horror was intentional or not, but the part about being found hooked up to a stupid, trendy internet machine, just - gone? That's pretty haunting. Can't imagine what that'd be like for Zane's parents, or any of the families. Did they short-circuit, or did they have massive aneurysms and violet seizures? Damn - either way, "brain fry" always been a spooky concept to me in these sci-fi stories, but because this was more "grounded" than, say, Observer, it felt even more awful.
OHHH, Mavis was the lady pooh-poohing Beefbrain! The name sounded familiar when John was looking at her page and I wondered if it was her, then the ending came around and yup! Lol I gotta admit when I realized Dylan had finished the game and wanted to play it as a sort of graceful loser gesture with tributes to the people who died, I was like "aww, that's kinda sw-" (John) "That's pretty fucked up, Dylan." "........ YEAH IT IS ACTUALLY." The gesture would've been nice if Dylan hadn't actively covered up six people's deaths and let an innocent teen take the fall and suffer for years in jail for something he didn't do. .... And if the notes to some of the victim weren't kinda mean (YOUR FAMILY WAS REALLY REALLY SMELLY. LIKE REALLY SMELLY. sorry tho. ZANE MAYBE ONE DAY YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE DISAPPOINTED YOUR MOTHER EVERY DAY OF UR LIFE. That all you gotta say for frying their brains to death, Dylan?! Shouldn't Tim get his own apology note???)
What a cool little game! Music is awesome of course, it nailed the era it was going for, and the humor was great, but it also took a lot of fun turns I didn't expect, the suspense was excellent (Dylan banning you originally and then getting invited back without his permission, then him joining the team and sending emails that made it feel like just a matter of time until he realized what you and Samantha were doing), and some of the solutions were really cool! Definitely don't blame you for getting tips on how to progress, some of this stuff I never would've thought of to do. I'm glad it didn't go in the direction I started worrying it would, when Sam was collecting evidence - since she was in some of the chatlogs I was worried she was complicit and trying to trick you into collecting evidence so she could destroy it, but that would've been a terrible plan since no one seemed to suspect anything before that lol.
This game definitely unlocked memories of the few Angelfire sites I made with stolen Cardcaptor Sakura fanart. Man, what a time to have been alive.
Unfortunately, you can only save 2 of them. Canon is at least that Zane survived, since he has a Twitter and made that Slayers X game!
dylan's game with the ascending thing made me sad, i forgot this was a game for a sec. because we spent a lot of time with the pages it really felt like we knew those people personally. i guess that's the charm of the game. loved all the music and everything as well. also the things you talked about having pages and making comics really reminds me of how i made comics too (though i don't think i ever finished them) i'd show them to my classmates, and i was so into blogging then i'd even take requests to decorate people's blogs for them. what a trip down memory lane. it was nice hearing tidbits about your teen years. this was a good series, thank you for playing it, john! looking forward to any one shots you do and alone in the dark, i searched it up after your mention and it looks interesting! :)
the end of an era, so glad you shared this hidden gem! also really appreciate the volume in your vids, its just perfect (kinda off topic ik, but bopping to this playthru made me realize most ytbers set the volume/music low as hell and speak way too loud lol) ANYWAY youre great mr wolfe 👍
Realized halfway through your playthrough that the music was Hot Dad.
This is one of those games where by the end I sort of wish I’d played it myself before watching. Great job to the developers!
I think your squisherz are really cool and in fact so much fun!
If you hadn't played this i would have never given this game a look. I enjoyed the play through a lot!
I enjoyed watching this. Despite your "standard for making it fun to watch" simply because this game was so unique that it was just interesting all the time. I'm only a bit younger than you so I still felt a lot of nostalgia while seeing these web pages and hearing all the retro music. Definitely a hidden gem!
Thank you for the fun playthrough 😊 have been staying at a hospital for the past 5 days after top surgery and your videos have helped me pass the time in an entertaining way.
Congrats on the surgery! Hope you're doing well! ❤
@@Emily-xk2du thank you ☺️❤️ there were some minor complications but aside from that i've been feeling healthier&stronger every day
Congrats on the top surgery!!
Stay healthy, stay hydrated, don't stretch those scars!
That rap song had me rolling 🤣🤣🤣
that gill voice impression is perfect
just realised it was roddy though
I wasn't totally sure how I felt about this game in your first video, but it really grew on me and charmed me! The Squisherz theme will be stuck in my head forever, alongside Ready to Shave and the Seepage jam. Thanks for playing and taking us on this nostalgic journey with you.
If Seepage were a real band, I'd absolutely be a fan of them. They reminded me of a lot of the grungey stuff I listened to during my angst era. 🥹
This was another one of those playthroughs that I dreaded coming to an end because it was so much fun! (I felt the same way for Dredge, too.)
Thanks John - had a blast
I would watch 30 hour of any old text adventure played by John.
It's fun to see the different players play differently. For instance, I've seen three ways to get the antivirus, break into leaky pipes, and get the all seeing eyes. The best part is, I don't feel like one way is any more "efficient" than the next but it shows a player's thinking in what rabbit hole they dig into.
Petition for John to cosplay as Counselor Ronnie after the upcoming Wesker cosplay
It's such a genuine bummer that John never made it into m1nx, there's SO much lore in there, particularly with regards to Tim and Dylan.
It also has my favorite twist in the game...Counselor Ronnie is FAKE, he's a made up guy made by the same dude who spread the Beef Brain meme and Dylan LETS IT SLIDE because he thinks it's funny.
There's also just something so deviously funny and wild about Dylan's final confession email ending with "Sent from my D-Phone".
Really enjoyed the playthrough!
I've loved every episode of this playthrough! I'm definitely buying this one! Thanks man!
Very grateful you covered this game! Just an incredible concept for a videogame, and I never would have got around to it without watching your playthrough.
I definitely had a GeoCities page, there may have been rotating skull gifs.
Was not expecting an homage to Ishkur's Guide to Electronic music, hell yeah
I was not at all put off by the amount of reading or lack of editing in this series. I was so invested I've watched each video multiple times already. What a great game!
Chowder Man's shaving song giving SERIOUS Sims music vibes lol
I really love this game. It was like browsing the internet with John. I love how everyone else experienced this game on Spine chill. Looking forward what you play next John!
This playthrough was actually really engaging! I can't believe how invested I got in the characters
dyaln should have gotten arrested or something but i guess youre just left to assume what happens
Awesome game! Loved the playthrough, always fun to watch
I had a ton of fun watching it! Thanks for going through it with us John!
omg, I learned basic html coding from neopets too! i spent a lot of time looking at the really well done profiles and copying the things i was able to make sense of. the height of my career was getting a glitter trail with my mouse when it moved
The glitter trail was REVOLUTIONARY when it came out!! ✨
I'd seen snippets of this game here and there and was always interested, but never got around to playing it. I'm so glad you decided to play though, because this was great!
Thanks for the videos!
I very much prefer this camera angle 😁
I think your full set of Squisherz is impressive.
Augh, thinking about Neopets is so nostalgic and bittersweet. I took a break from playing during the one time they did a sweep of inactive accounts. I wrote little stories and spent ages making my Neopages, and then it was all gone. I spent so many hours playing that game, hahaha.
Rarely watch through full playthroughs these days. This was a lot of fun! Love your videos, John. Stay critical. 😎
I really enjoyed this entire playthru. These long form non edited videos are just fun and engaging. It allows you the space to expose more of the John we all love.
This was a great game! I was very invested in learning about the early internet from John and the Spinechill crew! I wasn't expecting such a somber ending though-genuinely sad that so many characters died and Dylan just let Tim rot in jail for his crime. I'm glad he was willing to own up, but 6 years and only AFTER the player goes after him-dude.
Anyways, great game with fantastic visuals and many catchy songs. Counselor Roddy's drug song will always stay with me. Looking forward to Pokemon Unite next!
It was a really fun playthrough to watch and gave me a lot of early Internet nostalgia! Great book club pick from sinow, and loved how into it you got john
i loved the playthrough, i really want to play this game for myself now... i loved the retro aesthetic too it really hits home. i love every single linkin park album!!! i was a linkin park listener when since i was a kid too and i stopped when chester passed away bc it was so painful for personal reasons....i have been able to listen again this year and im very glad. i love your squisherz!! also the first time the drugs song showed up i was high lmaooo
That SquischerZ song will be stuck in my head until the day I die, I fear. They're really cool though....and lots of fun :)
this was really fun to watch. missed out on this era of the internet but it feels like opening a time capsule. really cool !!
I absolutely loved this playthrough. Would enjoy more quirky games like this.
Thanks for the play through John, I've really enjoyed this game as its not something I would of thought of playing, looking forward to future vids.
P.S. hope Kimmy & CK are doing well
I only played this game last year myself, but I similarly also enjoyed it, definitely in my Top 10 for games I played in 2023. Even only really knowing the mid-2000s in terms of earlier Internet stuff, if it can even be called that by that point, this was an extremely endearing and resonating game by all rights. The Slayers X spinoff game was also fairly fun, but I'm real excited for the Dreamsetller companion/sequel game to come out, whenever it does.
Went into this series not really knowing what to expect, but I loved it!! the story/world building is great and i know if i played it myself i know i would have sunk hours into this game just Looking at everything, lmao. Thanks and love your videso as always John!! :)
Wasn't sure if I'd like this playthrough in the first episode but the game is so creative and I love the nods to early internet culture as someone around your age. It reminded me so much of sites like GeoCities and Piczo. It was great watching you play this.
Also I really appreciate the work that went into this by the devs. Not only creating every little page on Hypnospace but making it creative for every person and giving them distinct personalities. Also the implementation of other aspects of internet/90s culture that were popular at the time (Neopets, Pokemon, the File sharing) Really made you feel like you were in their world
I absolutely LOVED this playthrough! I think no matter what game you're playing you always make it very entertaining to watch and experience along with you. I really hope when the sequel about Netsettler, "Dreamsettler" will be one you'll also be interested in playing! I can't wait to see what the next playthrough is :>
I like that cam view damn
Much better
Just after hearing your thoughts of the game I got a genuine question for you. If it wasn't for us (the viewers) would you've still look for the answers on internet when you got stuck? I know you did it so the gameplay is more dynamic and easy to watch but I feel like the point of this channel is to see you do the full thing even if it takes you a little longer. Sometimes you cut to the part where you got it and I think that's alright too. Anyway I say this cause I feel is something that the people that come to this channel is not annoyed by, on the other side, we like seeing you connect the dots in puzzle games like this. Loved the playthrough, keep up the good work!
I'll second this, especially with a game like Hypnospace where a lot of the allure and charm are in the wordy bits
Amazing gameplay! I hope you continue enjoying the next games, and hopefully, we won't have another incident like the Shareholder video. Definitely will miss Zane's music.
i really like your book-club
Just came here to say I loved watching this playthrough ❤. I have similar nostalgia to you and remember having my hello kitty webpage 😂
Thank you so much for the videos, this game was fantastic. I just found about a genere of art called Ergodic Literature and I’m obsessed with it, and I think this game fits in there too, making me like it even more. I’m not a huge game player but this is one of those games that I want to experience on my own as well as watching you play :)
Spinechill pod discussion was great! I first saw this game a couple of months ago with PirateSoftware's longplay, and love to see a different perspective on it. I'd love to see SlayersX playthrough on this channel.
you scrolled passed it but the seepage song was written by "queenjazz"
My favorite playthrough in recent years ❤
I loved this play through. I can’t wait to see what the next game others have mentioned in the comments and what it dives into
I had a lot of fun watching this playthrough.
Great book club pick from Sinow! Spine chill has been great. 💪
Some of the graphics remind me of a game called Dr. Sulfurs Night Lab. I couldn't really use the internet when I was younger (born in '91), but I was allowed to play that game on the 'family computer' haha. Thanks for another great playthrough!
hi I'm the lead dev, Dr. Sulfur (and that entire school of 90s CD-ROMs) is a massive aesthetic influence for me so I'm glad to hear it :0)
You did an amazing job. Makes me wish I could go back and do more science with that weird talking nose. @@JayTholenJr
@@JayTholenJr You and the crew have done a tremendous job with this game! You guys really captured the early internet nostalgia really well, it's been awesome reminiscing over "the olden days" and seeing the different community hubs and pages.
I watched your first part and had to play this game for myself. The ending was nice but I wish there was some reaction from Tim since he spent 6 years in prison...They're also coming out with a sequel that I can't wait for.
This playthrough was pretty up there for me. Great stuff
You can't save everyone, but you can save many. Zane is canon alive as he he had a game made called Slayers X he is also in the squeal thats not out yet called Dreamsettler.
Also quite dark, but it's unknown it's belived Dylan killed himself why the end he also accended, but it's never sated or confirmed.
I really had fun watching this, the Zane spinoff sounds awesome
Such a cool game! Thank you for playing it!
The flaming text was revolutionary.
This series changed my life.
I had so much fun watching your playthrough John! I like de uncut video, and I hope you play the Zane game later, maybe on stream? As always, thank you for your work
Man I remember trying to learn HTML with neopets. Was really fun... Now I am doing advanved HTML with Javascript and CSS lol
Honestly, I wasn't expecting that ending, I thought this game was going for kinda of a system shock twist
i enjoyed this!! will never forget squishers!!
I like to imagine Sam saw you close those old cases in the last ep and was so confused by it. If you started going around flagging things again she might legit think your brain broke from the headband!
I love Linkin park! And me and my friends also made people up lol. I hope you check out the Zane game. Thank you so much for this play through again! I bought the game and I’m so glad to have discovered this. I love nostalgia old internet stuff. And I thought that about Dylan as well that him putting the victims into his game was kinda creepy so I’m glad I’m not alone lol.
Great playthrough. I like watching different people play this game because everyone seems to get something different out of it, or focus on different things. Like for example, you're the first person I've seen actually finish the drug runners game.
And re: Dylan, I hate how even in his 'apology' at the end, he had to shoehorn in his terrible car game. He comes off as so insincere, even though I think he was genuinely trying to do good, but that's what I like about this game. Everyone will get something different out of their playthrough.
this game is so good but also so difficult with the puzzles. i really enjoyed the playthrough! ur glee at the squisherz was super silly and fun. zane would definitely have thought critically hehe.
also side topic, keep bugging the neoepets team about your account. it really depends on which team member you get, if u can manage to escelate it to anyone other than alice you might have a fighting chance. i just got into my 19 year old account after like 15 years lol.
I really liked this play through! Excited for Alone in the Dark
Current camera angle is 👌💯
really enjoyed this one!
This was so kick ass to watch!
what a fun playthrough. also i fricken KNEW that was Hot Dad!!! that is so funny! kept thinking to myself how similar they sounded back on ep 1. for anyone looking for a giggle, and a tune that will be stuck in your head for days, check out Hot Dad's Elon Musk song xD Love you John thank you so much for being around and making content for us
I learned alot about the internet that was never tought to millenials.. y2k, the wayback machine,.. i even had relived memories lile neopets, classic runescape, club penguin, hamsterdance, and even things not nameable because i cant remember their names but they were plopped into my head.. thanks for playing this game, i enjoyed every video on it. Have a good one (:
Myspace!! Was similar to the retro profiles... i cant remember my myspace URL, only the email i logged in with...and you cant see your page with only rhe email. The website seems yo be taken over by a group of hackers now or something because it is highly dysfunctional. Good times though (:
Funnyjunk**
Loved the playthrough! also the fruity zane stuff was from him being hacked
wOaH i'Ve BeEn sHoNkEd
Need you to release your cover of the Counselor Jerry song.
Squisherz are really cool
I liked the camera angle!
YES, thank you
Thank you for the playthrough. It was slow at first (part 1) I thought it won't be fun but I was wrong!
And will you continue stray?
Continue Stray? stray has been complete for a while now, there’s nothing left to play sadly
@@JohnTwolfe whoops mb missed the last part haha
Does anyone remember the game Jazzpunk? did John ever play it? if not it would be cool to see his reactions to the game.
I'd like to see you play Slayers X if you enjoyed this game.
Seconded, I think he'd really enjoy it
I made up a facebook boyfriend, ironically i am now a lesbian. Two of my friends were in on it with me, I have no idea why they helped, I cant remember whos shitty idea it was.
This is an awesome story 😂
We all were just like Zane once...