Escaping the Asylum || Fran Bow #1 (Chapter 1 Playthrough)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Fran Bow tells the story of a young girl who loses her family one night to a terrible tragedy. Some time later she finds herself in the care of a mental asylum, seperarted from her only friend - a black cat called Mr. Midnight, and her last remaining family - Aunt Grace. One night she decides to esape the asylum, find her cat and solve the crime behind her family tragedy. This is part 1 of a playthrough for Fran Bow, covering chapter 1 of the game.
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When she took those pills and you said “it’s like she’s a guinea pig” and that’s so true about psychological medications. Even if it’s been tested time and time again, it has different affects on different people. It sucks how experimental mental medications can be.
Yup, that was my thought. Only recently have they developed genetic testing to see what's most likely to help vs. hurt *you specifically* before giving you meds (that's how my bro got his antidepressants), outside of that it's always just been “let's try this and see what happens. 🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️🤷🏻♀️”
@@mikaelahobart8237 yeah, around me they are starting to do brain scans to see what parts of the brain are lacking or over reacting. Sadly it’s still in trial so I haven’t been able to participate but I’ve been very lucky that the worst my meds have done are make my stomach hurt and/or sleep a lot. Development is coming, just not quick enough, pandemic isn’t helping either
Oh
I was part of the test group for concerta (an add treatment) they gave it to a small number of kids and we were supposed to tell them how well it worked. They refused to listen to the negative comments from all of us and rolled it out. Over a decade later, it was discovered that concerta had extreme negative effects in 70% of all users, often resulting in extreme violence, self harm, or mental breakdown. They found out that it stops the brain from being able to feel certain things, often leaving only rage and sorrow. Hundreds of young adults (myself included) had to undergo years of therapy in order to function normally im society. Even now, many years after my therapy, I find myself unable to react to certain things, and have an intense fear of any medications, since I associate them with the horror that was concerta
Little bit of symbolism I picked up on: the shadow monsters you see surrounding the kids in the asylum in the “medicine dimension” are the physical embodiments of their trauma/mental illness. i.e the girl at 33:26 was molested and therefore has a shadow wrapped around her and bloody handprints around her private areas, symbolizing her trauma from that horrific event.
This make a lot of sense! Thank you for the information!
@@feit9225 no problem mate! I would count it as fact tho, because it hasn’t been confirmed by anyone who’s worked on the game, but this game is full of very strong symbolism and this just kinda jumped out at me.
@@sodapopshop9214 Thank you for this! I want to tell you something too.I think Fran is the killer!Remember when the demonic thing said „I will bring you back to insanity“ so she was insane before!But after the forest thing it went away.And what happened before that?The death or her parents,when the demon looked in her window,she got insane and so she just killed her parents she didn’t know what she was doing.
@@chiaki7396 check out @hot diggity dog ‘s comment!
@@sodapopshop9214
she... isn't the killer. do you really think a 10 year old little girl could pull off killing her parents (both grown adults that are twice as large as her) with a puny kitchen knife, who were described as 'perfectly sliced through' ?? i thought it was clear remor (or grace, but i don't think she would've pulled it off either) killed them, and he's gaslighting this little girl by making her believe she killed them herself just to destroy her already declining mental health, hence the whole 'if you leave the house of madness, i'll return you back to insanity.' remor is a being of despair that lives off of taunting humans and watching them suffer-- for example, the scene in which fran is shown to be killing her parents, while remor is off to the side taunting her ("who was it, my darling? who killed your parents?") this scene was likely a fabrication by remor to torment fran. so even if it /were/ canon, it would have too many plot holes and just not be a good writing decision.
(/lh not meant to be a jab at all! but i've always despised this belief for YEARS and it just seems rooted in ableism as someone dealing with psychosis themself. plus fran bow is just a huge favourite of mine and i maybe get a bit too defensive ^^')
This brings back memories of when i was watching markiplier playing this game
I know right he used to yell
I know right?
Yep takes me back
Ah yes. The “Cranberries!” 🤣 My favorite part of his play through. 🌳🐛
Same
Chapter Title: "my sober day."
Me: (remembering what 'sober' means ):"not for long!"
Did you know in the beginning of the video medicine has different effects of different people dosage wise. Some people can only take a small amount of one thing without becoming hurt from an overdose while others can have more. The dosage is different with everyone but yah
@@neun024 ....wat?
@@gaonpark9943 I think what they're trying to say is "one person may not be able to take as much medication as the other because they would react very differently to the same dosage. Nobody takes the same dose or even the same medication because of the differences in their dna/brain."
@@neun024 very interesting. I kind of knew that, but never understood why, so thank you. I love learning.
Yo, anybody think this channel is, like, extremely underrated? Mike just seems like a genuine guy having fun, analysing games, and sharing his passion. :)
I agree! He deserves way more than 1 million subscribers, in my opinion. He provides so much insight into video games and like you said, he just seems to have fun while sharing his passion!
And his theories actually makes sense :O
@@kainpepetwoohoo Yeah, many theorists have the craziest and/or stupidest theories... XD
What do you mean? He has over 1 million!
@@mcnugget677 I know, but I think he deserves more support! I mean, 1 milli is a lot, but Five Minute Crafts has, what, 50 million? Mike is way better than them, so…
Fran Bow has a really dark and really good story with the ending beingconfusing resulting in theories as to what the ending means, incredible playthrough SuperHorrorBro
Fun fact: this shares a universe with little misfortune.
And "Alice in Wonderland" I think
oh what the hell
Yeah! You meet the skeleton guy you see at the end of Little Misfortune! Sadly I forget his name..
@@galacticgila219 Itward?
@@galacticgila219 Mr. Itward
YYYYEEESSSSS!!! I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR THIS GAME FOR MONTHS!!!!!XD
Omg same !! I really wanted one of my fav TH-camrs to play this game !! And the best thing is that he’ll do the explanation too
I remember watching Markiplier play this years ago
Finally!
Me too.
Same!
Oh nice, Fran Bow. I remember watching this on Markipliers channel. I'm so up for Mike's playthrough on it🔥🔥🔥
That’s what the other guy said yes I love Markiplier yes he still yelling a lot
I watched Jacksepticeye's playthrough. It was entertaining to be honest.
OH MY GODS I'VE WATCHED MARKIPLIER PLAY THIS SO MANY TIMES THANK YOU!
Same! I’m so happy he actually played this game
Its my comfort series. Mark.playing this and we happy few are what i watch when im ill 🤣
YOUR ACTUALLY PLAYING IT?! OMG I CAN’T WAIT!! THIS IS MY FAVOURITE HORROR GAME!
Same
Umm, I guess for when you do your Story Explained video:
You missed a crate in the basement that's kind of *important* to the story as it gives you some background info on the pills... 👀
OH H E C K YES! It's TIME!!
oh the nostalgia's coming back real good TwT
"Die with a pineapple" is now my go-to insult
I’m so excited that you decided to play this!! Fran Bow is definitely one of my favorite games story and art wise
First I thought this is too good to be true, Fran Bow is one of my favorite games and you are my favorite Let's Player! Literally made my day. Please continue the series, this game is really awesome and pretty surprising! I'm thrilled to see your further reaction!
I remember this game being so popular when it first came aut, memories
It's been so long since I've seen this game. It's so well made and written that it never fails to surprise me even when I know what happens. Fran herself is such a great character, very like an actual child XD
This is giving me flashbacks of when I was still new to the horror game franchise
Hi
@@christianparrish6647 hi again
I'm so happy to see you play this. It's such an under rated gem of a game.
By the by, that sleepy bun is a throw back to the original demo where you gave the guard the bun.
Mike is so much more perceptive than most other people who play these games.
Ikr ~
I remember how this game traumatized me when I was younger, I watched a video on IHazCupqakes channel and when I got to the death scene, I was horrified. I got over it now that I’m older but still
When I was younger I wasn't rlly scared- I just had a deep hatred for this game for a odd reason, but now that im older I find it interesting
And I also saw Ihascupquake play it at some point :>
I like how every other sentence is something along the lines of "oh wow, this game is disturbing". Personally, I think Fran Bow is one of the best point and click horror games out there. The story is phenomenal and very detailed and deep. I don't know if you've seen some interviews with the creators, but this was a very personal project for one of the creators. Apparently, she drew inspiration from things she went through in real life. It doesn't go into details, I understand why she would want to keep it private. But I think it's really interesting to think about. She described the process of making the game as therapeutic.
There's so many different ways to interpret the story, and I think that's another reason it's so loved among its community.
I’ve been waiting forever for you to play this game. I’ve always been very interested but wanted to wait to see your play through of it instead of watching someone else. Thank you for doing it!
Saturday morning and a new SuperHorrorBro video? Yes please.
I've really wanted to see a Fran Bow gameplay and I'm sooo happy that you made one. Thanks superhorrorbro ❤
Im so happy you finally played Fran Bow! Looking forward to the explained video
Im excited everytime I see Mike start a new series 🤩🤩🤩
I've been waiting for you to cover this for so long. The ending is insane!
When I first saw the thumbnail I didn't care that much but then I watched it and now I love this game :)
I saw my sis watching Fran Bow explained the other day and thought to myself, "damn, wish shb would play this game and do the explained video one day". And here we are. This is awesome :D
You're going to want to take notes.
(Seriously keep notes about everything)
Yessss!! I still remember when Mark played this back in the day. This game is actually one of the best horror clicking platformer games in my opinion.
I’m so happy you’re doing Fran Bow! Thank you for doing these play throughs they’re so much fun!
I’m honestly surprised you’ve never played this before you seem like the person that would be most likely to play it and I’m so excited for the explained video cause after watching a play through of this game 3 times which will now be 4 I never understand it but either way I’m excited for this play through
You literally keep playing all my favorite games and I am 100% here for it🥰
I adore all of your explained videos, and gameplay videos!
I can watch Fran Bow countless times and it never gets boring ; )
dude your voice is comforting, for some reason
LOL
The absolute funny thing is, before SuperHorrorBro even posted this video, i remember this game and how it made me scared when i was younger.
When he said "6 to 7 hours", I thought he said 67 hours and was very, very confused
Yes!!!!! Litterly started looking at jackscepticeyes playthrough yesterday!!! You're a God, mate.
finally!!!! thank you for playing it, Mike! can't wait for you to get into the ending and the explained video!!! happy playing! :]
I’m so happy!!! Not only is this game is amazing I can’t wait for the explain video, love your content in general and I’m so glad you’re playing my all time fav game
Mike this is a dream come true! Thank you!!
The fact that this was made by two people, I amazing I have no idea how they could do this
So many people here that already played or watched this game years ago and here I am only now discovering it. Looks amazing.
I'm so happy you're playing this game! It is my fave horror click and point game of all time, and I am waiting for the day Killmonday officially announces a sequel!
Thank you for making a gameplay of this! I absolutely love this game and I am excited to see how you break down the whole story
I was waiting for this, thank you Mike!
6:36 Doctor watch where your stepping on, your stepping on Fran Bow ✨leg✨
I think I found the final answer,Fran Bow truly killed her parents the demon when he looked in her window made her go insane.He said „I will bring you back to insanity“
„Back“ so she already was insane before.After the forest thing she wasn’t insane anymore but later only she got insane.And what happened before the forest thing?The death of her parents.Fran Bow is the killer of her parents.
Psychiatric drugs are always a risk, even provenly safe drugs, because every person is different, especially children. Having a bad reaction doesn’t mean the drug wasn’t rigorously tested before hand. I speak from a lot of experience with ADD and depression medication. You start off low and see if it’s safe!
YEEESSS, I AM SO HAPPY. Thank you for doing this !!!!!
I’m so glad people are finally covering Fran bow
After you finish this, can you Little Misfortune please?
Yesssss
Girl, calm down, he just started. Yes it is a good idea, patience is everything, just be a little patient. It also depends for his viewers to blow up, he has this problem for a while now and he had to be careful nowadays.
@@jennawebb4225 I got it, I've just been excited to see if he can work out a theory for Little Misfortune because it's a fandom that I'm gonna do on my channel, but I want to know a little bit more about it. But, I'm pretty sure Fran Bow is somehow related to Little Misfortune.
@@LavenderTheBookOsbessedNerd it is related
@@jennawebb4225 i agree
i remember playing this game years ago and im re-watching it again cuz the thought randomly came to my mind. epic gameplay 👍🏻👍🏻
The "HI SUPERHORRORBRO MIC HERE" will never get old 😬😬
FINALYYYYYYYYYYY I UAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT
The metaphor with the pig was so obvious xD
YOO it's so cool seeing him play this game. It's by far my favorite
Looking at the title of the video, it could've been amazing seeing you play Batman: Arkham Asylum.
Your narrating voice is very soothing, which is what keeps me hooked to your content. So glad your started doing gameplay.
Same:3
I'm happy to see you play this game, SHB. I like this game, so seeing you play this makes me happy.
AHHHHHHHHH YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG IM SO HAPPY YOURE GETTING TO PLAY THIS
Ooooo! I was literally just looking for your playthrough and theories about this yesterday!!! Woooop!!!
really like how organic your videos are. Its not like every scare you go "OHH MY GOOOD SOOO SCARY" and start overreacting
Yay, I’ve been suggesting you this and the omori game in a few comments. Thank you this is exciting
This is a favorite of mine. It's story is so weird but fascinating. I love the art styles too. Although, the deep voice will always be mr midnight's cannon voice to me.😁
Hey man, just wanted to say that i am addicted to your content, even if i risk getting nightmares :)
The art style is so cool! Can't wait for the next part ! :)
I love these deep story games full of places to interpret
Ah yes, the classic pass-out pill. The pill that only makes you pass out.
**SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE: DEADLY HALLUCINATIONS, DEATH, DEADLY NIGHTMARES, AND MORE DEATH**
OMG YESSS another game that i love so much!! Im so happy you're playing it!! ♥️♥️♥️
Fran bow was my favorite game in the world and am happy your playing this game is so amazing! 💞❤️🥺 Memories bring back this game 💖
This is one of the best horror games that I’ve seen. I can’t wait for episode 2.
I Am Just Happy my 7th Favorite TH-camr is playing my Favorite Game from 2015!
Ahhh yessss !? A game where Karl Max in a wheelchair tries to kill you.
this game takes place in the early 1940s, when mental illness was treated as a condition that made its sufferers subhuman. truly a ghastly time for the mentally ill...
Yes! Thank you for starting this game, it's really really good!
I was waiting for you to play this one! I think it’s similar to Alice: Madness Returns in some ways, but also has its own enthralling story. It’s probably one of my favorite horror games that came out in the 2010’s
I remember this game so much, I never finished it but I knew how it ended, I love this game so much. its such an interesting plot and gameplay
MR. HORROR I swear your gonna love playing Franbow and I'm looking forward to the theories you'll have in the end.
Woohoo I was waiting for you to play this!!! 😁
Oh boy! Time for more Shivers to run thought my scales! ;D
I love your vids you deserve a lot more views for your Gameplays
“This game is disturbing...” putting it mildly there Mike!!
Edit coffee can leave 3rd degree burns! That guard’s going to need hospitalization!!
Good. He deserves it.
44:25. So sorry bro. Moves on
Oh my God! I was just literally thinking about this yesterday wishing that you would play this game!
I remembered when ihasCupquake and the Game Theorists played this. So much nostalgia! 🤩
I don't even know what this game is up to, but I'll watch the heck out of this play through series
Man the first time I watched this was when Cupquake played it so many years ago.
Yes yes finally after eight thousand years of waiting we w'll see the truth behind the tale of Fran Bow💖💖💖🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Oooh I can't wait for more!
just the other day this game came up on my feed and i wanted you to play it/analyze it, and my wish came true
Killmonday games getting some boosts 👍
Omg cant wait on your theories about this game!
This guy should get the occur for being the best horror game narrator
Heck yeah!!! I freaking love Fran Bow!!!
Yes! Yes! Yes! I have been waiting since Sally Face for you to look at this game!!!