Imagine this guy is on his deathbed and as he dies peacefully he just hears “you did good. You became more social and outgoing and learned to leave that lifestyle behind...But you can always do better try again tomorrow” and he wakes up on his bed again
Its so good at its job that it makes me angry. Like- my own mind will do that to me and ill be like "yeah,,,," but if an outside force does it, its do frustrating
Forget about how you FEEL and just get it done. if you spend so much time thinking about a thing you will never get it done. Really do this the sooner you start the sooner you will live a life worth remembering. Be water my freind. I hope you have a great life.
@@lorenzosteele2531 Easier said than done my friend. They say "mind over matter", but what do you do if your mind would would rather have you die and rot than see you succeed?
@@yinyang3681 and get the shit done it doesnt matter if you fail just learn from your failure just go and try your best and sort out you life. clean you room and write dien what you need to do.
@@UnGtx It's on a slightly more deep level than that, but basically yes. The voice both tells the main character to continue, but also holds them back in numerous places, and is even insulting. This mirrors how many people with depression struggle with feelings of worthlessness to the point where they're insulting themselves on a near-constant basis for being unable to function, even though they really want to get out of that place. It's just one of many things in this game that describes depression well. For example, the house falling apart is partly literal, but it's also about your life falling apart, because the house actively holds the main character back. Everything becomes an obstacle. Similarly, death in this game seems to not be literal death (how can you "try again tomorrow" when you're dead?) but more about how even the slightest things get you down to the point where the day is just... wasted. When something bad happens, it almost _feels_ like death... not like physical death, but like your life being sapped. Opportunities ripped away from you. There's also a constant theme of lack of self-care, reflected in both the insulting commentary, the main character's slovenly appearance, the fact that they're physically unwell (constantly light-headed and fatigued, even descending the stairs feels like you've climbed down a rope for ages) and just the general lack of care put into their environment, which also represents an unsound mind. Finally there is the "secret ending" where you go back to sleep... sleep is a depressed person's "happy place". The secret ending isn't a happy ending, it's just the main character shutting out the world. I'm sure there is more. This game goes pretty deep.
That first part is making me horribly concerned since I have a wall shelf full of heavy objects hanging right above my bed too, where I'm currently at so.... Guess it's time to get out of bed at 3AM
Does it count if it's a bunk bed and the highest is on top of the shelf for the lower one? I mean, I already fell from it while sleeping there so I guess it doesn't count anymore..
Part of it seems like it's more mental than physical barriers. The stairs are probably fine (hell, the whole house is probably okay) but to the character, it *feels* like the stairs are gone as an excuse to say "I can't go outside" and that it takes far more effort than its worth.
I enjoyed this game. But maybe I shouldn't. It's obvious the game is just a giant metaphor for crippling depression and anxiety. As someone with Avoidant Personality Disorder, this game accurately describes the feelings I have on a daily basis; the feelings that I try so hard to push down and forget about by distracting myself with video games and cheap humor. I feel like whoever made this game is speaking from personal experience, so I resonate with this game and enjoy it more...but is that really a good thing? After all, they say misery loves company.
I honestly love this games ending. Depression can make your daily basis so overwhelming and lethargic, and its a good lesson to start slow and be productive in the little ways you can. Sometimes i forget to eat, i sleep in my clothes and forget basic chores, so it's nice to see an ending where it celebrates that you were able to do those little things without overwhelming you with it being an all in one day transformation where you're a completely different, healthier person.
_Spongebob would be proud of that spatula_ Hygiene and heating up a Hot Pocket become major events covering different dimensions. The game detailed what it must feel like to have to go outside for someone who really hates to go out - and apparently there isn't any reason to go out. Interesting and fairly humorous insta-death game.
I like how that naration style sounds like how most shut-ins think when doing everyday tasks or think about their surroundings... maybe thanks for sharing this game with us!
I mean, its one of the most difficult things to do, as you (your mind at least) have something to do but the other you (obviously, your physical body) is completely immovable, due to the unbearable amount of laziness, that is. TL;DR I hate myself for not being an active person.
@@everythingisfine8635 I know you mean well, but for a depression/anxiety sufferer it's not that easy. I can't speak for others, but whenever I try to compliment myself or congratulate myself when I do something well, it feels hollow and fake. My brain won't be that easily fooled by me...
@@sadrabbit53 one thing that has helped me be nice to myself is to say nice things thinking they're a spell. "you're strong" I tell myself and feel bad because I'm not strong, am I? but then I remember that what I'm saying it's a spell for that to be true one day. It's better than saying negative things (bad spells) and making my situation worse, isn't it? Then I agree. And thanks to that I haven't said anything bad to myself for over a year.
@@av3ngers17 :o that sounds like a good idea. This might sound like an excuse, but my nice/mean thoughts are spontaneous, like my subconscious tossed them into my conscious head. I don't go stand in front of a mirror and try to tell myself one thing or the other; all of a sudden a thought will pop up like "your eyes are a pretty shade of brown" (good days) or "wow you look like shit" (bad days -- more common). It's harder to control my thoughts when I don't know when they're coming 😫 but at least it works for you
Oof, hits a little too close to home with all of that, honestly. Yeah, minus the deaths, this is what my depression has always been like, too. Self-berating, no point to anything, no reason to take care of myself, and going to sleep is the best part of the day because it’s the only time I can just not worry about what I need to do and be at peace. This game and video might need a trigger warning for people-it was pretty borderline for me, but I feel like I’ve got a pretty decent handle on my depression after dealing with it for about twenty years (that being said, had I been in a depressive spiral, this could very well have triggered me). At the same time, I’m tempted to share this game or this video with people that struggle to understand what it is that I deal with on a daily basis. I’m not sure if they would be able to tell the anxiety from the depression (since I fortunately don’t suffer from anxiety), but it would be a start. If nothing else, that secret ending with the bed was the most accurate thing I’ve ever read. A very well made game, and clearly coming from personal experience. Hey everyone, remember, you’re not alone.
@@thunderlordabove420 Lol if it is a time loop that is actually a very good thing, there was two month before things shut down. The super rich are not even fazed by the lockdowns and a couple months is enough time when you know every outcome to go from rags to Billionaire just in that time then fly to the tropics and buy a private island, all that before March
Omg , nice to see other people have played that game! I really miss playing it even though it can be so hard in some parts even with cheating a bit and eats up a lot of memory / space.
Spoiler warning. . . . . . . I think a lot of people would piece this together from the title & first few moments of gameplay but I'm fairly certain this is a story about the main characters depression & possible Agoraphobia (which is why it's extra hard for your character to take a single step outside, and give up before you're able to actually leave the house - you panic and stay inside instead). Whether there's any supernatural stuff or if it's entirely metaphorical is up to question. I do like the idea you've spent so much time in your house that the house has become this sentient parasite, warping to keep you inside at all costs.
Some fun deaths, good snarky dialogue from the narrator, and appropriately weird puzzles. I liked this, though I admittedly would have preferred the ending where you do choose to go outside actually be a good ending. The ending here is more realistic, that the struggle with depression and anxiety cannot be overcome easily, and I by no means dislike that. It just would have been nice.
I like how you expect the good ending is to open the door and heading outside while the bad ending is staying to sleep in, but in this it's the opposite. Nice subversion of expectations.
Aha... speaking as an agoraphobe with depression, if we're taking all of these as metaphors and allegories, it's painfully and disgustingly spot on, all the way down to expecting perfection with stat tracking at the end. A constant mental note of things you've done (poorly), things you know you should have done, things you think you're unable to do no matter what... even getting the energy to try and take care of yourself, stepping up to the front door, and "failing" at the last second. The feeling that everything's blocked off with darkness and grime, that your world is awful and you have no memories of it getting that way, and that sleep is your only escape. You're alone. You can't do anything right. Even simple tasks like brushing your teeth or your hair feel like pointless endeavors. Everything feels like a waste, so why bother? It's just... really hit close to home. Geez.
Seriously, I know this guy is a video game character, but who throws a key away just because they're done using it? "Well, I guess I'll never need to unlock this door again."
I feel called out. But,,, it's a very good portrayal of how it... feels. Just, "Alright. I tried. I'm done. I'm going to bed. I'll try again tomorrow."
god, i cannot even tell you how much that narrator dialogue reminds me of my own intrusive thoughts. Theres always a bad spin on every good thing i do, implications that they arent enough, and sharp downward spirals of deprecation and insults whenever anything remotely negative happens. i mean the subtle rude or sarcastic jabs all throughout the game, but also that dialogue at the ending about how worthless and boring you are and how you are, in fact, that actual worst. that hits close to home, seriously. not only that but... how insulting you can be to yourself with god, i need a shower. i need to brush my hair. im disgusting, what a mess. and when you finally work up to doing those things, even though it feels like this monumental mental impossible task.... your thoughts are just. wow. congrats. you did the bare minimum and got nothing out of it. or finally trying to take steps to make it out of such a dark place and the closer you get to finally making it there, youre more and more terrified to continue. Sometimes, you do take that step, and its so overwhelming and painful that you relapse immediately. It didnt work and there is nothing more heart breaking. the "wait. maybe i shouldnt do this. no no no no i shouldnt do this." was painfully relatable too. . .
Hmmmm okay. Refreshing. I don't have any depression or anxiety but i'm a shut in (more like too lazy to go outside lol) so some of the game are relatable, some are not but I admit, interesting game out there 😌
There are USB cables that I've seen at about 70 or so feet long. They were these $80 powered monsters that I never really imagined myself or anyone needing. In the year I was working at the store that sold them I never remember anyone purchasing one and not a single customer ever asked about them. Still probably would not hold the weight of a fully grown man, though.
I was expecting a different kind of kind of game. When I hear shut in, I think of hikikomoris from Japan, so I expected that. The game was cool I guess.
This game is a great metaphor for depression, even down to how getting dressed feels like it can kill you sometimes, but I feel like it genuinely s*its the bed at the end. I get that it's trying to be satirical, but I feel like to get the "happy ending" and get fresh air it's kind of counterproductive to let that happen by saying "hey, right when you're about to take what could be a positive step in the right direction, in taking a walk or even just standing outside for a moment, instead go back to bed." It might just be me, but I feel like satirizing the final moments of your game that could be a great way to drive home a serious point shouldn't be blown on "there is no good ending, you are a bad person."
I think the final hazard that you missed is actually related to your clothes. You could probably find the small key without putting on your clothes and, if you did, then you would be killed later on by the shards of glass in the bathroom.
Imagine this guy is on his deathbed and as he dies peacefully he just hears “you did good. You became more social and outgoing and learned to leave that lifestyle behind...But you can always do better try again tomorrow” and he wakes up on his bed again
судно
Press x to give up
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@@olliestone5549 *X*
@@olliestone5549 x
*3 minutes in, realizing I can overcome my depression using my anxiety*
*forbidden knowledge*
WOW THAT'S SO DEEP
Life hacks
Woah
wow, too bad that won't help me because I don't have anxiety.
Usually in games representing depression the mental voice is quite laughable. But this narrator is superb. I hate him but its so good.
Its so good at its job that it makes me angry. Like- my own mind will do that to me and ill be like "yeah,,,," but if an outside force does it, its do frustrating
Forget about how you FEEL and just get it done. if you spend so much time thinking about a thing you will never get it done. Really do this the sooner you start the sooner you will live a life worth remembering. Be water my freind. I hope you have a great life.
@@lorenzosteele2531 Easier said than done my friend. They say "mind over matter", but what do you do if your mind would would rather have you die and rot than see you succeed?
@@yinyang3681 I personally just say get the fuck up man.
@@yinyang3681 and get the shit done it doesnt matter if you fail just learn from your failure just go and try your best and sort out you life. clean you room and write dien what you need to do.
It's kind of painful how relatable this game is. It does an uncannily good job of portraying depression.
So depression is all about an unfunny wise ass cracking stupid commentary about everything you do?
@@UnGtx some people do do that when they're depressed, yeah.
@@UnGtx yep, 1 depression gets you 1 voice over. How many can I put you down for?
@@UnGtx yea, pretty much.
@@UnGtx It's on a slightly more deep level than that, but basically yes.
The voice both tells the main character to continue, but also holds them back in numerous places, and is even insulting.
This mirrors how many people with depression struggle with feelings of worthlessness to the point where they're insulting themselves on a near-constant basis for being unable to function, even though they really want to get out of that place.
It's just one of many things in this game that describes depression well. For example, the house falling apart is partly literal, but it's also about your life falling apart, because the house actively holds the main character back. Everything becomes an obstacle.
Similarly, death in this game seems to not be literal death (how can you "try again tomorrow" when you're dead?) but more about how even the slightest things get you down to the point where the day is just... wasted. When something bad happens, it almost _feels_ like death... not like physical death, but like your life being sapped. Opportunities ripped away from you.
There's also a constant theme of lack of self-care, reflected in both the insulting commentary, the main character's slovenly appearance, the fact that they're physically unwell (constantly light-headed and fatigued, even descending the stairs feels like you've climbed down a rope for ages) and just the general lack of care put into their environment, which also represents an unsound mind.
Finally there is the "secret ending" where you go back to sleep... sleep is a depressed person's "happy place". The secret ending isn't a happy ending, it's just the main character shutting out the world.
I'm sure there is more. This game goes pretty deep.
A horror game where you're a shut-in and don't wanna go outside... hmmm, this seems relatable....
"don't wanna" or "can't cuz of a certain unnamed Chinese virus"?
@@illyria7756 I'll be honest, a bit of both
@@illyria7756 At this point the lives lost suck, but its a great excuse to not go out
*Sits awkwardly in Yume Nikki and Omori*
@@odditycat2716 Omori actually has a good ending, this game isn't as sad cause most of us are probably already used to it anyways
Welcome to the You're Finally Awake Club, how You're Finally Awake are ya?
Not that finally awake not gonna lie
Haven't slept in 2 days I'm that awake lmao
I was ready to go to sleep but then i saw the notification
Please answer me
What if I told you I wasn't finally awake?
That first part is making me horribly concerned since I have a wall shelf full of heavy objects hanging right above my bed too, where I'm currently at so....
Guess it's time to get out of bed at 3AM
I'm actually a little worried for you and myself ima remove some of the heavy stuff just in case you know?
Yeah, you never know when something might happen like an earthquake
Bigger Brain: don't sleep
Y’all got bookshelves lol
Does it count if it's a bunk bed and the highest is on top of the shelf for the lower one? I mean, I already fell from it while sleeping there so I guess it doesn't count anymore..
Well no wonder why this guy is a shut in, his house is a literal death trap, and it also seems to be abandoned
Well, he's living in it, so it's not abandoned
@@michaeledmunds7266 lol, I guess so. Also, how did he even manage to get to his room?? The stairs are literally gone
@@genesis011 I'm 90% sure that he's Schizophrenic
For some reason I read this in my cousins voice and now I wanna punch you
Part of it seems like it's more mental than physical barriers. The stairs are probably fine (hell, the whole house is probably okay) but to the character, it *feels* like the stairs are gone as an excuse to say "I can't go outside" and that it takes far more effort than its worth.
never felt so attacked by a game before
dang ..
Same
same
Maybe if I had the ever present threat of being crushed by a shelf I might be able to get out of bed too
I prefer the term “outsidly challenged” or the “vitamin D deficient crew” .....
i prefer, "person who socially distanced before it was cool"
I'm more of a "over indulger in me time" guy
Executive dysfunction gang
Socially cripled
everything sucks, orange juice helps.
“Surely you can’t stay in bed forever.”
Mbh: Are you challenging me?
I enjoyed this game. But maybe I shouldn't. It's obvious the game is just a giant metaphor for crippling depression and anxiety. As someone with Avoidant Personality Disorder, this game accurately describes the feelings I have on a daily basis; the feelings that I try so hard to push down and forget about by distracting myself with video games and cheap humor.
I feel like whoever made this game is speaking from personal experience, so I resonate with this game and enjoy it more...but is that really a good thing?
After all, they say misery loves company.
Not feeling alone in facing difficult emotions is good. Sure it's not good to be drowning is self-pity blabla but eh, gotta enjoy simple things too
WOOOAH i just looked up whst avoidance personality disorder is and i have never felt more seen. Yikes. I need therapy, bad. 😬
You should meet my dad, you two would get along great. He likes metaphors
Words.
we do not care💯
This video is the incarnation of "I know this option is gonna kill me, but i want to know what happens if i choose it"
mood
love ur vids
Oh I love your content!! Did think I'd see you here
This- this is both very sadly relatable, but also makes me proud I've done mildly okay for myself
Im glad your doing well, i hope your okay now °°;
@@truelyme0 Q-Q Its really sweet of you to say that- I'm still a bit of a shut in, but life doesn't feel as daunting as it did during the bad times
Same to me. I does am being offended, and get an uncomfortable, satisfactory feeling that I am better than him at the same time.
I honestly love this games ending. Depression can make your daily basis so overwhelming and lethargic, and its a good lesson to start slow and be productive in the little ways you can. Sometimes i forget to eat, i sleep in my clothes and forget basic chores, so it's nice to see an ending where it celebrates that you were able to do those little things without overwhelming you with it being an all in one day transformation where you're a completely different, healthier person.
_Spongebob would be proud of that spatula_
Hygiene and heating up a Hot Pocket become major events covering different dimensions. The game detailed what it must feel like to have to go outside for someone who really hates to go out - and apparently there isn't any reason to go out. Interesting and fairly humorous insta-death game.
A more aptly name for this game would be either something like:
"Mirror Simulator" or;
"Your Life: The Videogame"
“With depression”
I like how that naration style sounds like how most shut-ins think when doing everyday tasks or think about their surroundings... maybe
thanks for sharing this game with us!
I think you have confidence issues if you talk to yourself that way try saying some nice things to yourself in the mirror
I mean, its one of the most difficult things to do, as you (your mind at least) have something to do but the other you (obviously, your physical body) is completely immovable, due to the unbearable amount of laziness, that is.
TL;DR I hate myself for not being an active person.
@@everythingisfine8635 I know you mean well, but for a depression/anxiety sufferer it's not that easy. I can't speak for others, but whenever I try to compliment myself or congratulate myself when I do something well, it feels hollow and fake. My brain won't be that easily fooled by me...
@@sadrabbit53 one thing that has helped me be nice to myself is to say nice things thinking they're a spell. "you're strong" I tell myself and feel bad because I'm not strong, am I? but then I remember that what I'm saying it's a spell for that to be true one day. It's better than saying negative things (bad spells) and making my situation worse, isn't it? Then I agree. And thanks to that I haven't said anything bad to myself for over a year.
@@av3ngers17
:o that sounds like a good idea. This might sound like an excuse, but my nice/mean thoughts are spontaneous, like my subconscious tossed them into my conscious head.
I don't go stand in front of a mirror and try to tell myself one thing or the other; all of a sudden a thought will pop up like "your eyes are a pretty shade of brown" (good days) or "wow you look like shit" (bad days -- more common).
It's harder to control my thoughts when I don't know when they're coming 😫 but at least it works for you
"HOORAY"
"NOTHING HAPPENED"
me after running my code in java:
Manly "And in the end he gets a good sleep"
My brain "Thats not just any type of sleep either"
This narrator has a striking resemblance to the voice in my head. neat.
NGL, the character looks like real life manly
Well shit...they finally make a game about a shut in. What's next? A stay at home husband horror game?
I’m guessing you’ve never played Yume Niki
What about a stay at home mom? Can't there be best of both worlds
@@thunderlordabove420 mehh, husband sounds more interesting
Oof, hits a little too close to home with all of that, honestly. Yeah, minus the deaths, this is what my depression has always been like, too. Self-berating, no point to anything, no reason to take care of myself, and going to sleep is the best part of the day because it’s the only time I can just not worry about what I need to do and be at peace. This game and video might need a trigger warning for people-it was pretty borderline for me, but I feel like I’ve got a pretty decent handle on my depression after dealing with it for about twenty years (that being said, had I been in a depressive spiral, this could very well have triggered me). At the same time, I’m tempted to share this game or this video with people that struggle to understand what it is that I deal with on a daily basis. I’m not sure if they would be able to tell the anxiety from the depression (since I fortunately don’t suffer from anxiety), but it would be a start. If nothing else, that secret ending with the bed was the most accurate thing I’ve ever read.
A very well made game, and clearly coming from personal experience. Hey everyone, remember, you’re not alone.
So basically, depression simulator the game.
"Fearlessness can't cheat gravity"
Screw Gravity!
[Floats upward into the sky]
I like trains.
(proceeds to be hit by a rock)
*AEAYHEYEEYAHEYAHAYAHAAYAAYEEAAEAEA-*
Do you believe in gravity?
I relate to this game because I too, am stuck in my home.
Very deep chiaki
homestuck
Nice pfp I too loved chiaki
Thanks chiaki, very cool
Telling my kids that this is the simulation for the year 2020
haha
That depends if 2020 isn't planning to kill us all on December 31st 2020 or the year restarts back to January 2020
@@thunderlordabove420 Lol if it is a time loop that is actually a very good thing, there was two month before things shut down. The super rich are not even fazed by the lockdowns and a couple months is enough time when you know every outcome to go from rags to Billionaire just in that time then fly to the tropics and buy a private island, all that before March
@@thunderlordabove420 we aren’t dead, but we are still the same
@@thunderlordabove420 i would rather if it just restarted....
12:10 Love that song lol, didn't expect a Total Distortion reference.
Omg , nice to see other people have played that game! I really miss playing it even though it can be so hard in some parts even with cheating a bit and eats up a lot of memory / space.
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I think a lot of people would piece this together from the title & first few moments of gameplay but I'm fairly certain this is a story about the main characters depression & possible Agoraphobia (which is why it's extra hard for your character to take a single step outside, and give up before you're able to actually leave the house - you panic and stay inside instead). Whether there's any supernatural stuff or if it's entirely metaphorical is up to question.
I do like the idea you've spent so much time in your house that the house has become this sentient parasite, warping to keep you inside at all costs.
*Get up.*
Choice of response: "You can't tell me what to do! You're not my supervisor!" or "No! You're gonna yell at me!"
Omg I'm glad you've played this so I can watch all endings now. Every time Mark plays something, I check you out too.
Guess we have same thing in common~
I think Manly should replay this game, so many new things to do in latest update!
@@rissole_dot_exe Yeah! I really wanna see the new ending.
I use wanted to say, the main character looks like Joe from YtTD.
SO I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT THAT
@@aa-rm5sw i'm just surprised that not a lot of ppl mentioned it!
YEAH FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT
I have been doing this ever since I was a little penguin you can't scare me game, because the only thing I fear is SOCIALIZING.
People scare me
Some fun deaths, good snarky dialogue from the narrator, and appropriately weird puzzles. I liked this, though I admittedly would have preferred the ending where you do choose to go outside actually be a good ending. The ending here is more realistic, that the struggle with depression and anxiety cannot be overcome easily, and I by no means dislike that. It just would have been nice.
This is an extremely accurate depiction of anxiety, depression, and agoraphobia. The voice is your inner demon.
Great game. Relatable.
I like how you expect the good ending is to open the door and heading outside while the bad ending is staying to sleep in, but in this it's the opposite. Nice subversion of expectations.
Aha... speaking as an agoraphobe with depression, if we're taking all of these as metaphors and allegories, it's painfully and disgustingly spot on, all the way down to expecting perfection with stat tracking at the end. A constant mental note of things you've done (poorly), things you know you should have done, things you think you're unable to do no matter what... even getting the energy to try and take care of yourself, stepping up to the front door, and "failing" at the last second. The feeling that everything's blocked off with darkness and grime, that your world is awful and you have no memories of it getting that way, and that sleep is your only escape. You're alone. You can't do anything right. Even simple tasks like brushing your teeth or your hair feel like pointless endeavors. Everything feels like a waste, so why bother? It's just... really hit close to home. Geez.
I see we're starting to get games that are centered around the fact that we're all stuck in the same hell of being stuck inside for safety reasons
no,this game is not about it
no-it’s not about a quarantine. it’s about depression and feeling like everything is far too much work, even if it’s the most simple thing.
"I sense the suck." - MBH, 2020.
I feel attacked by that title.
You can hear what sounds like the beating of a heart when you climb down the USB cable
Seriously, I know this guy is a video game character, but who throws a key away just because they're done using it? "Well, I guess I'll never need to unlock this door again."
"I'll see you in five hours!"
*Flashbacks to the baby game in Stanley Parable intensify*
The title: "Shut in"
My brain: *Is Putin*
I really love these pixel style horror games, probably because it gives me Script Welder vibes. But I adore the narration too- so relaxing :)
Oh early for a video !
Edit: wait! What about the numbers on the knife ?!
He uses the 19 on the knife to change the TV channel, which gives him the front door key
ohh nooo the climbing down the USB cable is bringing back lillys well vibes
As soon as the game said "your head hurts" my screen went on dark mode and changed my screen orange
If youre gonna be a shutin at least be hygenic, makes everything lasts forever that way
Watching this game cured my anxiety by giving me a free upgrade to Anxiety+
I thought the guy was trapped in purgatory, and that by heading outside he went to hell.
Power to you MBAH. Channels growth reflects your work and finding awesome indie games. I'm glad for ya.
I feel called out. But,,, it's a very good portrayal of how it... feels. Just, "Alright. I tried. I'm done. I'm going to bed. I'll try again tomorrow."
The inner voice seems like a pretty cool guy, just slightly judgemental
Kinda like me... huh. Am I depressed?
@@TightSweaters4 no
As a shut-in watching a shut-in play as a shut-in during mandatory shut-in in 2020...relatable 😂😂😂😔😔😔
god, i cannot even tell you how much that narrator dialogue reminds me of my own intrusive thoughts. Theres always a bad spin on every good thing i do, implications that they arent enough, and sharp downward spirals of deprecation and insults whenever anything remotely negative happens. i mean the subtle rude or sarcastic jabs all throughout the game, but also that dialogue at the ending about how worthless and boring you are and how you are, in fact, that actual worst. that hits close to home, seriously.
not only that but... how insulting you can be to yourself with god, i need a shower. i need to brush my hair. im disgusting, what a mess. and when you finally work up to doing those things, even though it feels like this monumental mental impossible task.... your thoughts are just. wow. congrats. you did the bare minimum and got nothing out of it.
or finally trying to take steps to make it out of such a dark place and the closer you get to finally making it there, youre more and more terrified to continue. Sometimes, you do take that step, and its so overwhelming and painful that you relapse immediately. It didnt work and there is nothing more heart breaking. the "wait. maybe i shouldnt do this. no no no no i shouldnt do this." was painfully relatable too. . .
Hmmmm okay. Refreshing. I don't have any depression or anxiety but i'm a shut in (more like too lazy to go outside lol) so some of the game are relatable, some are not
but I admit, interesting game out there 😌
Damn this game is more brutal than 2020 O.o
hm
I don't think anything can be as brutal as 2020 but this game is certainly very incredibly brutal indeed
Wow... So this is what I'd look like in other people's eyes....
Cool!
This game is not bad, overall, but the snarky narration text kind of undermines the creepy tension building.
Introvert life progress except its a horror Eddition.
There are USB cables that I've seen at about 70 or so feet long. They were these $80 powered monsters that I never really imagined myself or anyone needing. In the year I was working at the store that sold them I never remember anyone purchasing one and not a single customer ever asked about them.
Still probably would not hold the weight of a fully grown man, though.
Shut in? sounds like a introvert horror game
Edit: fixed an error
I'd like to file a copyright claim as this game is using my likeness and I didn't consent to this
this game literally teaches me to start overthinking more
6 minutes later in the video
Me:*realizing you would like markimoo*
Yeah, yeah, depression and introverts, but what room was behind that final door?!
I'd experiment a lot more than manly did. SPATULA ALL THE DOORS!!
Hey, I hope you remember to take care of yourself Manly.
Taking care of yourself is for the weak
I love the unenthusiastic "you're ded ._."
this is scaring me a lot, its way too relatable to me, I think I need help
This do be my agoraphobia and depression doe
Yeah, sure sounded like depression. I know how that goes
Nice total distortion reference at around 12:20 or so.
I thought this was gonna be a fun game, but not even 10 minutes in and I feel personally called out.
Bathtub hasn’t probably been used in 69 days nice
Hello everyone,
My name is “one of Manly’s fans” and welcome to......
Another amazing video 😁👍🏾
The secret ending makes the game seem like the bedtime story they tell the depressed kids/adults.
You play games that I always wished Markiplier could play. Probably you are going to be my favorite TH-camr
-Ten minutes in-
Didn't recognize the photograph? Isn't that his house?
When he said " You are dead " I remember that by outside Xbox like things were want or it was game overs that that they enjoyed.
So this game is about taking orders from a disembodied voice inside your head that bullies you about your severe depression and anxiety. Cool.
I was expecting a different kind of kind of game. When I hear shut in, I think of hikikomoris from Japan, so I expected that. The game was cool I guess.
The evaluation screen at the end of the game has a funny note if you enter a funny and inappropriate number into the TV.
goodnight everyone gather around and tell me how your day was 🥸
This game is a great metaphor for depression, even down to how getting dressed feels like it can kill you sometimes, but I feel like it genuinely s*its the bed at the end. I get that it's trying to be satirical, but I feel like to get the "happy ending" and get fresh air it's kind of counterproductive to let that happen by saying "hey, right when you're about to take what could be a positive step in the right direction, in taking a walk or even just standing outside for a moment, instead go back to bed."
It might just be me, but I feel like satirizing the final moments of your game that could be a great way to drive home a serious point shouldn't be blown on "there is no good ending, you are a bad person."
this shit reminds me of going through depression in college a bit too much
Quarantine got us like:
The best song for this game is Help,Oh Well
It drove me crazy that you never looked at the knife at 40:40!
I think the final hazard that you missed is actually related to your clothes. You could probably find the small key without putting on your clothes and, if you did, then you would be killed later on by the shards of glass in the bathroom.
I feel attacked.
"King's Quest" in the real world xD
totally.
This what trying to get outside is like.....
You know what? Some of the music reminds me of the Bad Mojo soundtrack. Odd but same vibes.
Hits different on 2021
Everytime he dies all I hear in my head is "Play again Crash" lmao (≧▽≦)