I agree with Hank Green that "she came down in a bubble, Doug" is funnier than "she came down in a bubble, dawg." But the whole thing is so iconic either way
the heart monitor is a great addition to this kind of game. it helps you know when something's going on, but it also gives you that feeling of dread when you spot something, fix it, _and it's still high_
it feels like there's progress being made too, so it's a bit more satisfying to spot things and feel the heart beat go down, but maybe each to their own
@@reclaimerofmychair I imagine the game would have a setting to turn off the heart rate monitor (or its visibility is determined by difficulty setting)
I’m an archaeology nerd so I gotta jump in and say: humans’ capacity for kindness and caring for others is a massive strength and part of how we have survived as a species and how our ancestral species survived. I know we tend to have this concept of humans of the past being these feral, violent creatures but it’s much more common to find examples of caring for others regardless of the benefit to oneself than to find ones of people killing or hurting each other. Not to say violence didn’t happen, but it’s less common than people think (at least pre-sedimentary societies). A major reason we and our ancestors have thrived as a species is our ability to work together and help each other.
i feel like that wavy "something happened" meter is really useful and not at all overpowered. just a good quality of life addition to this style of game
i love that fact that dan “bashed” on the asylum about how poorly maintained it was but by the end, he literally said “you know what im gonna say it, this is a nice asylum! i could definitely go crazy here” 😭
28:08 From here on out, every time they go to the bathroom, I cry. Someone is taking a very bright dump in there and they just... don't see the brightness Edit: 32:40 Thank you Nutboy for pointing it out to them.
@@psykodactyle imo, looking in the cameras trying to find if there's an animatronic hiding or not is kinda spot the difference. not the whole game of course, but little aspects like that (my guess at least)
They should make a special intro… “hi I’m grump, I’m not so grump” and then a super cheery “and I’m not grump!” Aaaaand we’re the Game Grumps (sort of) You know they’re a fan of the parenthetical
@@blakeneal7205 This might be getting too technical, but I'm guessing they won't be adding anything like that for Allie for the foreseeable future because of her job. We have to remember that this is a company, and she likely has a contract for a specific role within the company. I doubt they can offhandedly refer to her as a 'Grump' because that would make her seem more like part of the cast rather than part of the production team, and that likely comes with a whole host of problems that involves wage and shit.
@Cobalt360Degrees care to go into detail about how calling Allie an extra grump would factor into her pay? Imma go ahead and hit you with a bit of knowledge .there was Jon Tron ,borf and Ross who were on the show back in the day as well as a few other cast members. I'm pretty sure with arin being the boss everyone gets equal pay . Especially since -wait for it -NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT JOB SKILLS THAT REQUIRE BEING PAYED EXTRA! Heck borf used to run and get Dan coffee from the star bucks down the street from arins office back in the day ,you think he got paid extra? Nope . He didn't. If they added Allie to the intro they'd most likely have to do a different intro like when they did steam train back in the day.
@@Cobalt360Degrees yeah I hear that, but it isn’t like they’re a part of a guild where everyone gets paid based on viewership of certain episodes… they pay their guests a flat rate based on a contractual agreement made between managers and they make a special intro for them… I mean geez, Arin misspelled Markaplier and I’m sure that didn’t raise contract concerns because it probably wasn’t a part of the agreement, just something they do for fun
My guess would be Apartment D, they've done animations for them before and even did a 10mph with the grumps. They are the ones who did the dino battles after all.
dan saying “so this is the way… you go down you die so….” (30:51) with that music playing perfectly in the background and is the most menacing thing ever and it will replay in my brain the rest of my life
Werewolf Dan and Vampire Arin Valentines day intro?! What a treat! An incredibly sweet treat! Also really loved the I'm on Observation Duty playthroughs so I'm glad Spectator exists. There's nothing like seeing an anomaly first before anyone reacts.
It's awesome when allie (sorry if the spelling is incorrect) joins in here and there, they should do a special intro thing where she pops up just for a sec only when the video includes her in any way like. " Hey I'm grump, I'm not so gruuumpʰᵉʸ, annnd were the game grumps!" This way it wouldn't take away what makes her being in the video so special and it also gives the classic intro a somewhat Suspensful anticipation, somewhat like the guest grumps or how the Ghoul Grumps intro has the reversed audio. Except in this instance it won't be expected, like the anticipation of summoning on Dokkan Battle.
You guys should try Para Eyes, it has amazing replay abilty since you unlock more difficult versions of each map that adds a camera and more anomalies; since the first difficulty of each map eases you in with 4 cameras and barely any anomalies.
@@Dudeman9339 Even if they were to struggle with it, the whole point of a game is to have fun right? The game even tells you what anomalies you missed when you win/lose. Besides, it's not like there's a competitive scene for Observation type games.
Always love the IOOD videos. One thing that changed that I was screaming at my computer was in the first room, at 10:00, the back wall changed. Idk if it was like mold or a light anomaly but I was surprised nobody noticed it.
There’s a game I really hope the grumps play when it comes out called Paleo Pines, it’s an absolutely adorable game about ranching dinosaurs, just the cutest thing ever and I’m sure Dan would fall in love with it.
Call of the Wild and White Fang are by the same author (Jack London) and are literally two sides of the same coin. One is a dog finding freedom in wilderness, the other a wolf finding life in domesticity. And I find a lot of the human bits in white fang almost more scary
Love the idea of turning those "spot the difference" pics from my childhood into a horror game! Would love to see you guys play Dungeon Keeper, To the Moon, or the Forest!
After drinking that big jug (supposedly filled with orange juice) that person in the hazmat suit didn't have a pot to piss in after stealing one of the two pots in that backrooms area.
There are actually a lot of animals that are altruistic in nature. Believe it or not, animals do have their own moral structures, or at the very least they can have empathy. Like the trapped rat tests that they have done, where rats will rescue other rats, even if there is not a personal reward for doing so. Altruism is a beneficial evolutionary trait.
I finally got around to playing this. I think they have since added a patch where you no longer have to keep watching a room where you reported an anomaly. They definitely added a FPS mode in between rounds that kind of resemble Silent Hill IV.
The biggest anomaly was both Dan and Arin looking at a dude watching himself on camera, not realizing they're also watching him on the same camera, and simultaneously agreeing that he's just some guy and not the player character.
The Observation Duty episodes are some of my favorites and I was missing them. I'm so glad this game was made so we can get more of this kind of content. I usually treat Game Grumps like a podcast and just have it on in the background while I do other shit, but this game is so fun to play along with I find myself devoting my full attention to the episode.
I definitely appreciate how Dan still _tries_ to tell that clod to cycle through the cameras early and get a feel BEFORE they change... 🤦♂️ It'd be nice if he'd ever listen.
I love the claymation opening of "Arin trying to scare Dan," but it makes me jones for a take where Dan is just suddenly like, "Hey, Ari- * girlish scream of fright *
Okay, fair is fair, Arin can't be the only one to suffer the wrath of the righteous... Dan. It's not a heart rate, it's a wavelength. ECGs are flat lines separated by spikes.
Oh boy, I love "We're on Surveillance Responsibility"
"We Have a Supervision Shift"
"My job is to watch this stuff" 😂😂
Me Have Look Job
This is actually my first time seeing this game because I've never seen Observation Duty so to me THIS is new and original!🤣
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 highly recommend their observation duty videos
I will never get tired of them referencing “you’re gonna look at me and tell me that I’m wrong????”
Nor will I. I mean, she came down in a [ ] bubble dawg
Timeless
*nods aggressively*
I was literally about to comment that I get so much joy every time they do!
I agree with Hank Green that "she came down in a bubble, Doug" is funnier than "she came down in a bubble, dawg." But the whole thing is so iconic either way
I like how Dan’s “yes and” becomes “OK” whenever they play a scary game.
the heart monitor is a great addition to this kind of game. it helps you know when something's going on, but it also gives you that feeling of dread when you spot something, fix it, _and it's still high_
it feels like there's progress being made too, so it's a bit more satisfying to spot things and feel the heart beat go down, but maybe each to their own
@@reclaimerofmychair I imagine the game would have a setting to turn off the heart rate monitor (or its visibility is determined by difficulty setting)
@@Nicholas_Steel yep, it could be turned into an accessibility feature
How’d you do italics?????
Wait you’re probably on a computer I answer led my own question I feel stupid
The stop motion intros are always appreciated. They’re very fun.
In this specific intro it should be noted that Arin DOES IN FACT give Dan head, as a gift
@@limblesswolf take your W
I would adore seeing a full compilation of them for sure
@@peachyski8268 I keep saying Arin needs to head up an animation studio. It could be so iconic.
@@alantremonti1381 arin makes those???
Nice touch to have the guy looking at the computer be the character you’re playing as. 👍
Thank you for this comment it was driving me insane that no one acknowledged it
This just makes me want they other people to go an fix the anomalies.
Wait, what makes you say that? Looks like he’s coding or some shit lol. And the monitor next to him didn’t look like any of the rooms
You know what, I commented too early and thought you meant the dude in the back rooms, ignore me 😂
Is that what it is??? Omg that is good
28:13 “Is there anything in the bathroom?”
Casually ignores the light in the far right stall for 5 whole minutes, thanks Allie
i was SCREAMING about this for all 5 mins!!!!!
They accidentally gaslit me about it. 😂
My first thought was “holy shit?”
I’m glad I’m not the only one yelling about the solar flare in the bathroom.
I’m an archaeology nerd so I gotta jump in and say: humans’ capacity for kindness and caring for others is a massive strength and part of how we have survived as a species and how our ancestral species survived. I know we tend to have this concept of humans of the past being these feral, violent creatures but it’s much more common to find examples of caring for others regardless of the benefit to oneself than to find ones of people killing or hurting each other. Not to say violence didn’t happen, but it’s less common than people think (at least pre-sedimentary societies). A major reason we and our ancestors have thrived as a species is our ability to work together and help each other.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3- there's six."
Boy it's games like this that make me forget what a math wiz Arin actually is.
That's because the second 'three' is the first room. He counted to four because Dan thought there were four, and then counted extras afterwards.
@@resileaf9501 i’m glad there’s people like you and arin that are good at this stuff bc i am only good for writing
"We have a PhD in Speaking Good", but it's arithmetic, lmao
i do the same thing tbh
i feel like that wavy "something happened" meter is really useful and not at all overpowered. just a good quality of life addition to this style of game
@28:12 "Is there anything in the bathroom?" Dan asks as the toilet is glowing.
i love that fact that dan “bashed” on the asylum about how poorly maintained it was but by the end, he literally said “you know what im gonna say it, this is a nice asylum! i could definitely go crazy here” 😭
for a hospital, it's dirty
for an insane asylum it's doing its best.
We need more opened up in the USA that actually help ppl and keep em housed and safe from the rest of the world
@@ittapupu7406 I agree
@@ittapupu7406 and for our poor mental health treatment facilities/programs :)
I love "playing" along with them. Like I keep saying "ARIN. ARIN. DAN. DAN. THERE IS SOMETHING ON THE DAMN WALL!"
Me yelling at my phone, half way through brushing my teeth
Kinda feels like we're kids again interacting with Blue's Clues or Dora
I like how they just immediately go 'yup a lady covered in blood is normal and not an anomoly. '
28:08
From here on out, every time they go to the bathroom, I cry.
Someone is taking a very bright dump in there and they just... don't see the brightness
Edit: 32:40
Thank you Nutboy for pointing it out to them.
I was on the toilet while reading "a very bright dump" and laughed so hard I shidded
Between this, Five Nights and Observation Duty, we officially have a new gaming genre: spot-the-difference horror.
Finally something new!
Since when was FNAF a spot the difference game?
@@psykodactyle imo, looking in the cameras trying to find if there's an animatronic hiding or not is kinda spot the difference. not the whole game of course, but little aspects like that (my guess at least)
Has anyone else realized just how often Dan brings up Clippy the Microsoft Office Assistant?
I wonder if he’s seen him pregnant
@@rue8638 WHAT
I love that Allie joins in on these kind of games
They should make a special intro… “hi I’m grump, I’m not so grump” and then a super cheery “and I’m not grump!” Aaaaand we’re the Game Grumps (sort of)
You know they’re a fan of the parenthetical
@@blakeneal7205 No. If they lean too much into it, it'll stop being special.
@@blakeneal7205 This might be getting too technical, but I'm guessing they won't be adding anything like that for Allie for the foreseeable future because of her job.
We have to remember that this is a company, and she likely has a contract for a specific role within the company. I doubt they can offhandedly refer to her as a 'Grump' because that would make her seem more like part of the cast rather than part of the production team, and that likely comes with a whole host of problems that involves wage and shit.
@Cobalt360Degrees
care to go into detail about how calling Allie an extra grump would factor into her pay? Imma go ahead and hit you with a bit of knowledge .there was Jon Tron ,borf and Ross who were on the show back in the day as well as a few other cast members. I'm pretty sure with arin being the boss everyone gets equal pay . Especially since -wait for it -NONE OF THEM HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT JOB SKILLS THAT REQUIRE BEING PAYED EXTRA!
Heck borf used to run and get Dan coffee from the star bucks down the street from arins office back in the day ,you think he got paid extra? Nope . He didn't. If they added Allie to the intro they'd most likely have to do a different intro like when they did steam train back in the day.
@@Cobalt360Degrees yeah I hear that, but it isn’t like they’re a part of a guild where everyone gets paid based on viewership of certain episodes… they pay their guests a flat rate based on a contractual agreement made between managers and they make a special intro for them… I mean geez, Arin misspelled Markaplier and I’m sure that didn’t raise contract concerns because it probably wasn’t a part of the agreement, just something they do for fun
"Is he looking at himself? "
Arin not realizing that he's looking at himself looking at himself lol
I loved the stop motion bit at the beginning. I don't know who does it but I appreciate your hard work.
My guess would be Apartment D, they've done animations for them before and even did a 10mph with the grumps. They are the ones who did the dino battles after all.
These games are becoming my favorite to watch for three reasons.
1. Just great games.
2. Dan and Arin confusion screaming.
3. Allie.
THE PIZZA SIGN SAID PASTA
No love for, "HAPPAAAPABABA!" AKA, the sound of frantic pointing?
4. Allie
Just wanted Allie mentioned twice because it’s always great when she is more vocal.
For some reason I read your comment as "for three seasons" and got curious for a second as to what you could have meant lol.
I love those intros so much, they are SO beautiful
dan saying “so this is the way… you go down you die so….” (30:51) with that music playing perfectly in the background and is the most menacing thing ever and it will replay in my brain the rest of my life
Werewolf Dan and Vampire Arin Valentines day intro?! What a treat! An incredibly sweet treat!
Also really loved the I'm on Observation Duty playthroughs so I'm glad Spectator exists. There's nothing like seeing an anomaly first before anyone reacts.
The only reason the backrooms is scary cause of the constant hotdog craving it would give me if I were trapped down there
Why?
I feel this and I'm not really sure why
Mustard
I feel like the Backrooms are the perfect place to open a hotdog stand. Just gotta find some ketchup, onions, and relish.
...why is my brain linking bunned hotdogs with the buzz of antiquated halogen lights
i love hearing dan's little excited breaths as he gets ready to drop a joke
13:04 One of my favorite things is Dan telling Arin to hang in there when Arin's ADHD kicks in lol.
26:06 a desk was missing for those wondering
Thank you, I was trying to figure out what was missing, can’t believe I didn’t notice a table disappear
I love Dan’s old man expressions, “Oh fiddlesticks!”
32:40 OMG THANK YOU ALLIE JESUS CHRIST I WAS SO MAD
It's awesome when allie (sorry if the spelling is incorrect) joins in here and there, they should do a special intro thing where she pops up just for a sec only when the video includes her in any way like.
" Hey I'm grump, I'm not so gruuumpʰᵉʸ, annnd were the game grumps!"
This way it wouldn't take away what makes her being in the video so special and it also gives the classic intro a somewhat Suspensful anticipation, somewhat like the guest grumps or how the Ghoul Grumps intro has the reversed audio. Except in this instance it won't be expected, like the anticipation of summoning on Dokkan Battle.
Arin asking Dan if it's a scary game and Dan saying "I don't know." We're in the dark timeline now
You guys should try Para Eyes, it has amazing replay abilty since you unlock more difficult versions of each map that adds a camera and more anomalies; since the first difficulty of each map eases you in with 4 cameras and barely any anomalies.
These two struggle with games made for babies… you sure thats what you wanna see?
@@Dudeman9339 Even if they were to struggle with it, the whole point of a game is to have fun right? The game even tells you what anomalies you missed when you win/lose. Besides, it's not like there's a competitive scene for Observation type games.
Always love the IOOD videos. One thing that changed that I was screaming at my computer was in the first room, at 10:00, the back wall changed. Idk if it was like mold or a light anomaly but I was surprised nobody noticed it.
33:26 come on boys.. put it together that the guard IS YOOOU lol
that claymation at the start goes so unfathomably hard.
THANK YOU ALLIE! It was annoying me that they missed the light so many times.... 31:47
I love that they don't realize that THEY are the person that they see looking into the monitor
I was literally thinking last night how much I missed observation duty and this is definitely scratching that itch
I was thinking the same thing last night too!
There are other channels that play these games. It's p neat ngl.
7:14 i love how the timing makes arin seem like he's warping through dimensions
Whoever made that felt Danny wolf for the adorable stop motion bits should be welcomed into Mt Olympus like Hercules was
There’s a game I really hope the grumps play when it comes out called Paleo Pines, it’s an absolutely adorable game about ranching dinosaurs, just the cutest thing ever and I’m sure Dan would fall in love with it.
My favorite part of these games is that we know Allie will be involved
My favorite part is reading the comments and always seeing that EVERYONE loves Allie joining in, she's a legend
@@limblesswolf You mean Super Ultra Mega Allie? SHH! She is LEGEND.
@@limblesswolf Not everyone. She's an annoying waste.
I’m pretty sure the one anomaly they missed in the Backrooms was the Yellow hazard suit guy on the computer getting covered in dirt 😂
I thought I was going crazy for thinking the poor guy was getting dirtier!!
@@mayvalley good to know I wasn’t the only one 😂
Call of the Wild and White Fang are by the same author (Jack London) and are literally two sides of the same coin. One is a dog finding freedom in wilderness, the other a wolf finding life in domesticity. And I find a lot of the human bits in white fang almost more scary
Love the idea of turning those "spot the difference" pics from my childhood into a horror game! Would love to see you guys play Dungeon Keeper, To the Moon, or the Forest!
13:44 holy shit I received a notification at the EXACT same time as the jumpscare, and the vibration scared the shit out of me 😂
After drinking that big jug (supposedly filled with orange juice) that person in the hazmat suit didn't have a pot to piss in after stealing one of the two pots in that backrooms area.
I literally said last night I'd love for Dan and Arin to play more I'm on observation duty! So glad we got this knockoff, close enough for me!
26:00 For anyone wondering, it was the upper right table.
If anyone is curious what was missing @26:10...
It was the upper right table
youre the best, thank you!!
Thanks
I like that they brought up the disturbing nature of chimpanzees randomly, which happens to be one of my greatest fears
You probably shouldn’t watch Nope
This game honestly has much higher quality than I thought it would from the title.
But I guess that's what the 'best' is for
The guy.. isn't that you!? i mean if he is looking at himself when so are you LOL
"Chair?"
"Yeah, maybe chair."
Fascinating stuff.
16:02 Allie has encountered an internal error and needs to restart
These stop motion skits at the beginning are SO GOOD
Allie is an icon, she's a legend and she IS the moment 💅
Pretty sure that's they themselves in front of those monitors, that's why "he's watching himself".
Was gonna say the same. Same with the Backrooms one as well.
There are actually a lot of animals that are altruistic in nature. Believe it or not, animals do have their own moral structures, or at the very least they can have empathy. Like the trapped rat tests that they have done, where rats will rescue other rats, even if there is not a personal reward for doing so. Altruism is a beneficial evolutionary trait.
spectator = special potato
Did they seriously not realize that the "security guard" is supposed to be them?
28:25 i love how theyre still referencing that bit from house party
10:10 - Red Roof Inns must all be the same, I have one near me that has a shooting/stabbing/assault like every other month
Jumpscare at 7:42, 13:45, and 30:18 btw
Bless you
Bit late for me... I saw this comment at the end of the video 😭
I finally got around to playing this. I think they have since added a patch where you no longer have to keep watching a room where you reported an anomaly. They definitely added a FPS mode in between rounds that kind of resemble Silent Hill IV.
Love Dan calling a first aid kit a “red lunchbox”
The biggest anomaly was both Dan and Arin looking at a dude watching himself on camera, not realizing they're also watching him on the same camera, and simultaneously agreeing that he's just some guy and not the player character.
15:34 I was actually the middle of drawing up checklist on a clipboard while listening to this in the background. I'll admit, I got a little spooked.
Bless Ally, that light anomaly in the bathroom was killing me
"Is he looking at himself?"
Maybe he's you.
The amount of time it takes to make that animation, so beautiful
If anyone is wondering what the mystery object disappearance was at 26:00 it was a missing desk in the front row against the right wall
Not me screaming at the light anomaly on the computer in the asylum only to go back and realize it was always there 😅
I like that in the upper right corner It looks like it shows you how much activity there is.
This is a lot calmer than I'm On Observation Duty.
I like it.
Besides, you know, the jumpscare...
@@limblesswolf there was no jumpscare.
@@garvielloken8494 there was literally 3 of em
@Garviel Loken did... did we watch the same video? The whole point of flicking through the surveillance is for unsettling vibes and jumpscares
The little stop motion was the best.
"I guess he's lookin in on himself."
Yeah. You are.
My name is Atlas and hearing Dan say "Hellooo Atlas" around 26:35 while watching this in the dark at 1 a.m. honest to god jumpscared me 😂
Honestly, Dan's analogy of going from a red roof inn to a DoubleTree is spot on lol
I got to say, the sound design in this game is incredible. Considering what little sound there is.
I wouldn't call this a rip off- more a reimagining.
TFW they call it a "heart monitor," but it's more like a wavelength, not beeps.
"Do you guys have Observation Duty?"
"We have Look Job"
-Steven He
I love these freakin' stop motion bits. Just knowing how much time and care goes into them is something really special
The light anomaly in the bathroom lol
The Observation Duty episodes are some of my favorites and I was missing them. I'm so glad this game was made so we can get more of this kind of content. I usually treat Game Grumps like a podcast and just have it on in the background while I do other shit, but this game is so fun to play along with I find myself devoting my full attention to the episode.
I loved dan just saying "hang in there Arin" when Arin said he had like an old fart smell lingering in his nose. XD
I finished rewatching all the Observation Duty episodes a couple of days ago, so this is excellent timing!
Can’t get over how many times Arin messes up pressing the wrong anomaly and makes a new mechanic assumption 😂
18:51 feels like a cameo from @letsgameitout. And really, that's a Guest Grumps I'd love to happen.
I definitely appreciate how Dan still _tries_ to tell that clod to cycle through the cameras early and get a feel BEFORE they change... 🤦♂️
It'd be nice if he'd ever listen.
I think the person looking at himself....IS YOU!!! He's monitoring the camera, currently in his room!!
"Danny and Arnold play Surveillance Responsibility"
Credit to smug sneasel for surveillance responsibility
_Moooooom, can we get "I'm On Observation Duty?"_
_We have "I'm On Observation Duty" at home, dear._
*"I'm On Observation Duty" at home*
I love the claymation opening of "Arin trying to scare Dan," but it makes me jones for a take where Dan is just suddenly like, "Hey, Ari-
* girlish scream of fright *
"I heard you weren't shitting your pants. Do you need help with that?" One is the funniest lines Arin has ever said.🤣🤣🤣
I love claymation arin and dan so much
I had that Commodore monitor. Serious nostalgia right off the bat.
Okay, fair is fair, Arin can't be the only one to suffer the wrath of the righteous...
Dan. It's not a heart rate, it's a wavelength. ECGs are flat lines separated by spikes.