In all seriousness the poop mechanic is actually pretty tragic and true to life. Abused children often display behaviours associated with playing with feces, either eating it or smearing it on the walls. Obviously not every kid who does it is necessarily being abused, but that behaviour is heavily associated with abuse victims.
@Error try again later The entire story is sad. But idk the dad must been freaked out because his kid looks like that. We don't exactly know how his mother was, except from the kid perspective. But if it dosen't have violent behavior or dosen't wish to kill, i belive any creature can be integrated in the society. Well minus the fact that most of the people hate each other over something as stupid as the skin colour (even though it dosen't matter, is freaking skin, everyone has skin wtf. Dosen't matter the colour they are still freaking humans), so is hard to accept something looking radicaly different from the rest.
@@axmoylotl he could crawl on ceilings and spit acid. I doubt he looked remotely human. Also he drew his parents as human looking but he drew himself looking like Wild Mike.
This game is honestly haunting. The kid screaming in pain for the loss of his best friend... that hit me in the gut. As someone who came from neglect and abuse, having had a bird like how this boy had a cat... it hit me. Really close to home, even if it was a lot more dramatized. Very beautiful game, well executed. The suspense and dread every time you make noise is very well done. I'd love to have more games like this. Involves you with the story, makes you attached to a character, and then forcefully makes you feel helpless and sad. Fucking 10/10. Would fund more games like this.
😔 indeed, humans can be far scarier than any monster, goul or ghost especially if it involves harming a child I'm so sorry you went through that, friend. I hope you're in a better place and I hope you have a happy and fulfilling life with lots of furry friends. 💗
being a Bat Boy or not, the kid actually had a heart and didn't hurt Smelly. That was the only friend the boy had, and I would have cried like that if I found my cat dead.
Especially because of the precedent of cruelty set in the story, but also because of my own perspective regardless, I could only imagine terrible things for the poor child even in that “good” ending. The stories of Bigfoot are rarely if ever violent, but many seek him out to kill him like a trophy. I don’t imagine a bat boy would get much better.
Yeah about that a refrigerator death is death by suffocation in a refrigerator or similar appliance such as a freezer. Because, by design, such appliances are air-tight when closed, a person entrapped inside will have a low supply of oxygen.
@@separatista i’m obviously not her (to answer) but non severe would be : hitting/punching, swearing at, neglecting (emotionally/physically but not to the point of being left alone in basement to eat crockroachs, and sometimes, dog food) Here it’s severe because he it him *repeatedly* with a BAT (on the head), he’s chained, severely neglected and even KILLED at some point (also the dad overeact and get angry for NOTHING)
@@fabtrash Hitting a kid with a bat isn't severe on it's own. It's been several years, but those aluminum bats won't kill a kid if the guy swinging knows where he can and can't hit. Same goes for anything.
This entire playthrough was incredibly heartbreaking to witness, I hate that children are legitimately abused like this around the world, it hurts. The part where smelly died and the kid starting crying broke me... I started bawling like a baby... Rough subject matter, but excellent game for that very reason.
I wasn't expecting the supernatural angle, but I'm not against it here. Monstrous bat child or not, the kid doesn't deserve any of this nightmarish life. I'm glad the best ending is just where you escape, refusing to seek revenge proves the kid is better than his horrible father. And hey, being the local cryptid as you chill with a bunch of cats isn't the worst fate.
26:07 Oh, that's just cruel. They gave him a message stating that his mom's dead, also calling him a freak and telling him to rot down in the basement, never to go out.
@@alexk8792 I doubt it. You clearly have no idea how cruel children can be. Kids will find something about you to make fun of. A bunch of children would definitely bully a bat child.
This is an interesting game. I expected the strange powers to be the kids imagination to cope with the circumstances but I was surprised to find that that wasn’t the case. The story was very sad still and I like this game especially how all the “powers” are unlocked after struggling or failing
I think it might be like evolving under hard circumstances like most animals do, as he’s been locked down there for so long he’s adapted, or it’s a “become what you eat” scenario, as he ate cockoroaches
the news articles implies that he was born with it. like i dont think a normal kid could survive being hit with a metal bat like that everyday and the dad knew it
@@Vania-me8nk Those aluminum bats can hurt a lot as a kid, but unless you're getting your head bashed in, you'll be ok. All depends on where you're getting hit, and if your father knows where he can and can't hit without risking anything life threatening.
I think him turning monstrous is a metaphor for how, because the father treated him like a beast - inhuman - he didn't feel human anymore and his mindset degraded through the brutal isolation and starvation. He could always make the choice to become a monster (act like his father) or to escape without engaging, but he could never choose to become human, so far removed from what he feels is "normal".
This game actually scares the shit out of me, you can hear how distressed the kid is. I have trauma with getting locked in dark places and this hit hard man. I think about the poor cat a lot. Poor smelly OG kitty u da man.
_This isn't horror. It's just depressing_ It was a well-done cruelty simulation. It was fascinating and sad. Your reading of the dialogue the kid remembered between his father and mother made me cry. I liked the execution of the game, but it was sad. :(
If u think about it, all of this could have been prevented if the dad wasn’t abusive. If the dad didn’t lock him up, he wouldn’t have had to mutate in order to survive
@@its_todders7460 Yeah. Idk that he was born with a mutation, or that the constant psychological and physical trauma causes a child to mutate. In this case, he became a Bat Boy who spits acid, but loves cats. Maybe irl, abused children just become dejected souls.
@@NaturalFlirtGamer The child could have been born that way but had no reason to actually "discover" any of the abilities until he was locked in the basement. Maybe he never developed them on the spot, he was just forced to use them on instinct to survive.
@@NaturalFlirtGamer I wouldn't call "abused children", "dejected souls". Just because a guy had a hard time, doesn't make them some lost soul. They can become stronger thanks to it.
As somebody who was abused by my dad similar to this, it was a horrifying experience to re-live but it was done so well. The little kids imagination trying to make the best of things but still being punished for making any noise...so spot on. I loved it. Heartbreaking and painful but so well done.
As someone who suffered abuse from their parents for years on end, this game is horrifying to me. When we knocked over those paint cans at the beginning I was just about ready to have a heart attack because I knew what was coming after that. I had to pause the vid multiple times because I was honestly so scared I wanted to pee my pants lol. Great game
Yes! And torturing apologies from them by means of a certain unmentionable that begins with the letter R. That has become a key mechanic of several Buttski fantasies I write about.
This is hard to watch. I can relate to the fear. I remember the first time I slammed my door cause I was frustrated and I remember hearing him stomp upstairs so fast. I backed into a corner as he practically ripped my door open and grabbed my wrist. I was so scared, I begged him not to punish me. I was crying, my wrist felt like it was twisting, burning. It didnt bruise but I did have redness. Ive coped by playing music really loud and crying in my pillow so no one would hear. When doors slammed I jumped, scared he would think it was me, I always opened my door, apologizing for something that wasnt my fault or to let him know it wasn't me. I was so scared of it happening again, sometimes I curl myself in a corner, hoping he wouldnt think it was me. It worked, I never slammed a door ever again and my fear of my dad continued to increase. I was 13. Now, 20 years later, I still jump when doors slam apologies. Even when I didnt do it. It's an automatic reaction I cant really stop, I just kinda live with it. He never apologized or realised what that did to me and I dont have the energy to bring it up so I just kinda live with it now. In case your wondering, no, it unfortunately wasnt the only time. His rage always got the better of him, even if he meant well. Be very careful how you treat children, even teens. What you think is in your right to act or treat them may scar them mentally for life. It sticks, is doesnt go away and they have to live with it. Weather it was your best intentions or not.
@@userq022 that's really good to have an outlet. And its awesome your an artist. I'm an author myself. My drawing skill exist as words on paper, lol. Working on finishing my first children's book about 2 lion cubs.
@@Deas-Mhumhna I hate the fact that everyone in this generation can relate to being abused not by anyone else but their parents my parents would beat me with a floging stick and my school teacher with a paddle if I did anything wrong lesson learned not to go back to my childhood Nigeria
@@senakuma9985 Parents do what they belive is best without questioning their own actions thus leading to these situations. It takes a self aware generation who are checking their actions to improve the next generation. I learned from my parents and now have the knowledge to prevent what was done to me. Its unfortunate. I am glad to hear you are in a better mental and physical wellness. I wish you even greater fortune.
@@Deas-Mhumhna Same here friend. Even though I hate my dad for what he has done to me and my siblings, I have one thing to thank him for. The knowledge of how to not raise children. The knowledge of the things to avoid doing to your children. But that's about it. I'll see him in hell.
Before the actual endings I had the feeling all the powers were his imagination and you'd get different a ending depending on whether you avoided making noise and getting bonked, but surprisingly it was all real. Kinda hoped your actions mid-game mattered more instead of just choosing an ending at the very last part, but overall really interesting game.
I was thinking the same until the kids threw a brick in the basement window with a note calling the kid a freak and mocking him for his mother being dead. Just felt very weird for them to do that.
dude... this game was already hard to watch, and at parts I felt physically ill... but at 33:40... I was already feeling so sad for this kid, but the crying... the pain and sorrow in his voice when he finds Smelly... I started crying myself. Truly heartwrenching. The child's perspective is so innocent, he just wants to be happy, it's so unfair.
I had to check the comments to see if someone felt with the same intensity what I felt. My stomach hurt at seeing poor baby Smelly, but then the crying made it much worse. I was prepped for sorrow watching the poor kid try to find joy and shield himself from his father's brutality.
If my Dad were to Abuse the Living Hell outta Me i will show him The TRUE meaning of HEL for i have no mercy for my Enemies and i'll do whatever it takes to kill my Enemies even by Underhanded means if i don't Burn in Hell who would?.....
this game teaches us a lesson,that if your child has severe genetic mutations,you have to do all you can to make him a good person, especially if he can spit acid and walk on celling
@@ladyheavdev It almost sounds like a bobcat or a cougar. I wonder if that's what they used to make it. It would be a perfect fit. It sounds beastly, disturbing, and saddening all at once.
honestly being a child sucks. It's a lot of boredom and fear because you don't have any perspective on how the world is. Being trapped in a basement would be bad as an adult, but as a kid, it's just hell
I mean, yeah, that's the horrible (and weird) part about child abuse. If it starts soon enough, or if you don't get enough insight into how other (hopefully healthier) families works, you might never have any idea your family's messed up in the first place. Sometimes, you just think that how things work.
@@kimberleylannou3424 I can see how that'd happen. Know a guy who had a sort of opposite reaction, and was convinced that every other house was like the "Brady Bunch", aka a happy family. He was convinced growing up that the things going on each night were so foreign to everyone else, that he isolated himself for most of his childhood.
This reminds me a lot of Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” both from the obvious transformation and cockroaches but also how the boy transformed. It has no explanation, but it is brought about by the pressures of other people in their lives (the father and other kids). Idk if this is what it was going for, but it’s a pretty cool style
Ummmm, did the town literally burn the mom? We hear people shouting burn the witch, there’s letter they threw in and the memory of the father asking why she gave him such a child or whatever.
@@RenceAsANoob i can see that it could also be a "Oh shit monster baby!" and everyone had to freak out. Why they wouldn't kill bat boy with the mom is weird though you think bat boy would have got killed for sure. Hell if i know though, dad could be a psycho why else beat the kid with a bat over and over if you hate him that much.
The moral of the story is that people are defined by their actions, not by who they are. The father was a monster despite being a perfectly normal human, and the monstrous bat child was a good person.
Whenever mine got taken I used to do the Cool Kid thing and try to find the hiding place to get it back. Sadly they knew my height weakness and put it on top of the refrigerator (ಠ_ಠ)
you can just see the kid crawling like a demon on the ceiling staring at the father in a raspy gremlin voice saying: "Daddy... MEAT!!!" and viciously devouring the man's entrails for years of abuse, neglect and pain.
Alright, question time: -what species could the mom have been? -could the boy have been born a monster from his mom's genetics or was he experimented on? -did the scene with the multiple dad figures imply there were scientists who experimented on the boy? -seriously, what was with the shitting mechanic??
I mean the only thing that was weird about that entire pooping thing(besides the mechanic itself) was that the first time it did it, it was warm and then the second time, said it was cold strangely
Considering the endings that make the kid out to be a cryptid, maybe it's like the Jersey Devil or something. Bat boy could've had normal parents and just ended up that way, had a cursed birth, what ever. As for the shitting mechanic, Uhhh... Gritty realism?
I really like the endings. The first ending shows how some children of abuse separate themselves from their abuser/s and are able to heal and be themselves in a safe environment. The second shows how others cause the cycle of abuse. They do not learn from the horrors they had been inflicted upon and do not deal with their trauma and instead lash out and become abusive themselves. The last one I think is the most tragic one, some victims don’t make it out alive. They are just killed off literally or metaphorically by their abuser/s Also the bat boy thing is literal but I like to think of it as a metaphor. Abusers usually convince us that we are inherently wrong and are undeserving of their “love”. Also such traumatic experiences shape us into who we are. In the beginning bat boy is referred to as a monster. But he isn’t, he’s a child with an abusive parent who is negligent or downright physically abusive. Survivors have to try and change the effects their environment have had on them. We all go from thinking about ourselves as a “monster” to just bat boy.
I already knew something was up when the kid was able to survive a blast from a metal bat with little to no injury (broken bones, fractures, etc...things you would expect to get by being hit by a metal bat).
There's actually a lot I love about this game. For one thing, it's interesting to see someone use the idea of a full game (or at least the majority of it) taking place in one room, without that being PT inspired or something done before. Instead of coming back to the same thing over and over, you really do get that feeling of containment and isolation, as if besides from the window the kids never been allowed to see the world. Secondly, I love the playstyle of this, it's so unique! The feeling of gradually becoming stronger and more monstrous as the game progresses helps the flow a lot and makes a lot of unique mechanics you gain over time. It really feels like you're becoming harder and harder to contain with each moment, and that adds to the atmosphere. Thirdly, the fact this creators first language isn't English is both surprising and... Honestly, good? I kind of like how the English used in this is a bit different from how people typically speak English. I know that sounds weird but from the perspective of a weird kid who's been trapped in a basement with nothing but cockroaches and a ball for God knows how long, it actually works well at adding to the feeling of alienation and isolation. Like as a whole, I just love this game. It seems so unique and interesting and I hope to see more from this guy in the future.
IKR its a different kind of abuse and you kinda can understand the dad but YOU GREW A CRYPTID CHILD YOU SHOULD BE READY FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES actually, you should be ready for the circumstances of any child. dont beat your children. get some help
Doubtful. Given how Smelly is the causation for Bat Boy's choice to finally rebel against his father. Smelly was his only friend and when he got chained down; that inability to save his only friend flew him into a sorrow-addled rage. Briefly able to fight back and left at the impasse. Rage: Bat Boy snaps and fights back against his abusive captor. Killing his father and reconciles that NOBODY will ever hurt him again. Leaving the basement and becomes a monster of hatred and rage. The children he killed no doubt were the same ones who threw eggs and bricks at his basement window. Freedom: Bat Boy saw Smelly's signs and took his way out. The cat was able to escape whether in a dream or momentary pause and he flees his father. With freedom so close and he was able to use his strange adaptations. He carves a life for him away from all pain and hatred. With his crayons, his flashlight, and many cats whom he cherishes as deeply as he did Smelly. Captive: Bat Boy either was paralyzed with fear, uncertainty.. or merely was too slow to his escape. His father returns with a gun and executes him and himself. Putting an end to the child's captivity in the worst way imaginable. Death is the only true escape and Bat Boy would never taste freedom or a life of joy...
Considering the "Bat Boy" stinger is only in the true ending, many people in the comments probably made the same initial judgement. I'm people. Don't really bats generally take a while to learn to fly?
@@Stars-Sapphire bats do crawl when they aren't flying, so maybe. I also just realized that's why the kid could only crawl completely upside down in certain paths and would get blocked by tiny barriers.
Every time the dreams happen, the father gets in the child’s head (the black figures with glowing eyes found in the color code dream) he fights it off and feels more determined
This gets real deep, because the kid starts dreaming of him fighting back, and starts recreating scenarios of his abusive dad and how he would beat him and his mom.
Jesus, this game is heart-breaking and, in some aspects, hauntingly real. The pace of the game made you feel for the kid as you delve into his imagination to keep some form of sanity. Then there's Smelly. His only friend in the world. When you found Smelly, I audibly gasped and found myself crying with him. Rarely do games invoke raw emotions like that from me.
The fact that in most instances you have so much control over when the dad comes with the bat really makes me fear for my bloddy life when I've realised I fucked up when I make the slightest noise.
Aww, the kid is so sweet that he adopted the cats meybe in the name of his lost friend. Someone should make comics about cute creatures trying to enjoy normal human stuff.
the worse thing is, his neighbors just bullied him, and never tried to call the cops or anything, they just told him to rot in that basement like his mom did.
Honestly I kinda wonder what the dad's story is. Like, maybe he didnt start out so bad? I could imagine him, ready to be just a normal father, but then his wife gives birth to something clearly not human. The kid is not actually evil, just different, but the dad doesnt know that... he sees a demon, a monster, and his mind just cant handle that. His sanity starts to crack more and more as time goes on, and eventually it's too much and he just mentally snaps and kills the mother, but for whatever reason cant bring himself to kill what he thinks of as a demon child, yet still hates and blames the kid for everything... so he locks the kid in the basement, and the events of the game go from there. It's one possibility, anyway.
I'd also like to know about their neighborhood, as the kids who were playing outside didn't like the kid and knew about his deceased mother. I wonder if the the neighborhood ostracized the family, which pushed the dad to kill his wife and "ground" his son.
abuse is a cycle, being abusive is not someone is born with but it’s something that’s learned, i don’t what happened to father in his childhood to make him act this way but it certainly wasn’t very pretty, hopefully we can get some more theories on this!
I believe he was in the army given the various flags and memorabilia around I wish he would have looked at it more but that could had lead to PTSD which lead to alcoholism which led to him beating his wife who gave birth to a deformed child which angered him more to the point he kills his wife but with grief from it he takes it out on his child and in the end when it’s all said and done he realizes what he has done and takes his own life ending the story.
Honestly, my theory for the game is that the kid was some kind of... hybrid monster that was from the union of his father and his mother (which was some monstrous creature), he had murdered the mother because of this fact and locked the son in the basement in order to 'contain' him... which we already know how that went. I think the ending that the father was killed would probably be canon if there were ever a sequel, after all, the father had helped make this monster. Not only by helping it be born but by twisting it from a child that had no idea what it was to a creature that is now *fully* aware of what it can do. Him dying by his own sons hands makes sense in my eyes. But that's a theory... a *GAME THEORY* thanks for reading. (Note: I actually wish there was more story to this game, while the whole situation is fucked up... I am curious to see how this whole thing kind of occurred.)
Actually on 18:10 the boy drawing his mother get beaten up by his father,so we know that the boy mother get killed by his father Sorry for the bad english i using translate
@@jenaro6010 That's what I mean, the father killed the mother... I should have clarified but yes, I notice that too. I'm still glad you brought it up, I will be sure to be more clear in the future.
@@Glombor I considered it but I figured this topic would be more of a serious nature, I mean... this story genuinely interests me from a writers standpoint. I'm not a fan of horror that much but I am a fan of mysteries, enough that I am willing to talk upon hours about hours of Kingdom Hearts Lore and possibly figure out a few answers to quite a few questions. The point I'm getting at is that while I could have joked a little more, I decided to hold off out of passion.
The part where he finds smelly dead and starts crying made ME cry, I couldn’t handle it..it’s ironic, a bit too, especially sense ‘smelly’ said IT WAS TIME TO GO before begin found dead. I’m gonna cry.
Things I wanna know: Can you not spit acid at the living room grater you watched the ABC show on the TV from? Does anything change if you eat the last disgusting meal instead of feeding the cat with it?
Yeah I feel for you there, I reacted the same way as the kid when I found my cat like that. I had to step away from the computer a bit before I finished the video since it hit a little too close to home
Not long ago I lost my cat, Freddy, he has full black fur from head to tail, but also the sweetest purr ever, and watching Smelly died, it's just so heartbreaking and like seeing Freddy's dead again, plus the kid wailing, God, this game is so depressing
it actually made me more think of Matheson's novel "Born of man and woman", it's basically the same plot, to the point I think this game might be inspired by it A nice read btw, a very interesting game, and of course an amazing playthrough, as always :3
god as someone who's gone through child abuse and a story that's similar to this for the most part, even including the cat, i feel. god its hard to express how this game makes me feel. heard? I don't know. some type of release. for anyone else who's gone through similar, i hope you're in a much better place now.
@@faceonpaper5111 i didnt notice that, but i would say if you eat all the roaches you get the pumba and timon end variant where you dont kill any kids and live off bugs (thats a joke btw)
like i assumed punish the cat means you kill it the first day, but seems like the cat plays a large part to your escape, so i dont think the cat dies if you "punish it" or dont feed it
Just kept scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else caught that. Glad that somebody did, otherwise I would have been losing my mind over the fact that no one else is talking about it.
Holy fuck Its been ages since I've heard about that game. I would LOVE to see Mainly play it. I remember watching an old TH-camr Trask Nari play it ages ago.
So the kid is like an actual mutant? man, didn't expect that. thought it was a kid with hydrocephalus or something at first lol. welp that kinda took out all the psychological horror aspect. still a good game tho.
Tbh, I expected it from the beginning. The bat was too unrealistic for a child to live through - not being beat over the head with it multiple times, even with video game logic it was just a no no - it was more like something you would fend a wild animal off with, which tipped me off that something wasn't right about the kid. The next major clue, of course, was when he was playing with the rats and made the father say "spawn". That word is usually used in movies about Satan's babies, etc., which suggested more monster allusion. I wonder how our view on it would have changed if the child had killed the mother instead, whether accidentally or during a temper tantrum. TL;DR: I feel like they did a pretty great job hinting that something about the kid wasn't normal.
The environmental storytelling was crazy. The things in the basement told a story of someone who was a regular man once. Owned a big ass marshall stack guitar amp. Either was in the army or has an interest in history.
This was a pretty tragic story. Poor kid was feared and hated just because he was born different. But then again finding I am not surprised the father went crazy and abusive. Finding out your own kid isn't human and might actually be a monster isn't exactly friendly to one's sanity. I am guessing they used to be a normal family until the kid was born. The child's monstrous looks led them to being ostracised by other people (the other children were calling the kid a freak and throwing stuff at the window). The stress led to the father becoming abusive and he started blaming his wife and child for everything, and his abusiveness eventually led to the wife dying (whether by murder or suicide we don't know, probably the latter). Without his wife things just went downhill and the father was both hating and afraid of his kid in equal measure. Fear and hatred can lead to very bad things, just look at the world now. It is interesting to note that despite all that the father still couldn't bring himself to kill his own son. And in the ending where he shoots the son he commits suicide after that. He couldn't live with the fact that he killed his own son, monster or not. Very tragic story. It kinda reminds of the girl in Roadside Picnic who was born relatively normal but as she grew bigger she started taking on more and more unusual traits until eventually the doctors weren't even sure if she was still human.
I do think the father went insane though. Seems like he killed the mother of of fear and rage. Because people who are abusive alot of the time have pain that has not healed, losing any or all of their sanity in the process. Most likely why he killed himself after killing his child. But still, their is no excuse for abuse, no matter how much someone hurts on the inside.
I found myself flinching every time the father swung the bat. I've been in a slight state of dissociation and only near the end did i realise I've been shutting down and begin crying. I won't say I've been in this kids exact position. but i know what it's like to lose all hope and to know there is nothing you can do while the adults in your life can do whatever they wanted to you and no one would listen or care. I know what it's like to be shunned and beaten and made to feel like i'm a freak not deserving of love. I know what its like to be locked in a small room as punishment. And even though i experienced emotional ,psychological, physical, and sexual abuse as a child i still say abuse is abuse and i don't believe any kind should be okay you grow up scarred from that. But still i appreciate games like this covering such topics especially from the eyes of the victim. It hopefully helps others to understand what some kids go through.
Sadly, a lot of wives and kids are too afraid to call 911, or tell anyone. They sit through years of beatings because they don't know what would happen, if the cops/cps showed up. To quote my own mother "I didn't know if he'd kill me or not..."
This was horribly disturbing because of the brutal truth to it. The inhumanity of it all is some next level ish. I really enjoyed it for all the wrong reasons and this was your best one I've ever seen. We need more horror games like this that work on relating and subconscious rather than jump scares. These types of game angles are truly horrifying.
is it me or his criying and whines of pain are genuinely painful to hear? like, hearing him cry for the cat, or after his dad shot him, it genuinely made my heart break, the developer did a good job with the sounds. Also I really dont like how you become an evil monster after killing the dad, its so unfair. That man was the real monster, he killed his wife, an innocent cat and abused the kid all his life. He deserved to die, before he could hurt other beings. And you kill him only as self defense, as he wants to shoot you. Its unfair that whenever the victim fights back, they've seen as "became the monster".
First: I almost cried when we found smelly dead, I don't care what you say. Second: When the kid started spitting acid, I knew he wasn't human. And the father seems to have known that aswell, let me explain my theory. "Look at the spawn you've given me" This could explain a bit of why the child is locked in the basement, the father could fear for his own survival. Also, the neighborhood kids seem to know as well. "Stay down there and rot you freak" is Said on the note, *freak* being the main word there. The mother also seems to know, as the conversation with the rats states.
I personally thought there was something more to this kid when the father first came at him with a bat. Abusive or not a grown man using a bat on a normal child is pretty excessive
@@rhysjonsmusic Yeah, but there are plenty of people who don't care if it's excessive. I've heard of people beating their kids with bats and tire irons so a lot of people don't care how excessive it is.
I understood that the kid wasn't human when he started crawling the ceilling,like,what kid could do such a thing like this so easily,like,fucking god,that isn't normal
Oh, traveler! You've made it! Please, sit. We are currently holding Smelly's funeral. We ask you to be respectful, and to pay your respects in the replies. Rest in peace.
He bacame bat boy, after having been beaten with a bat several times.
*metal bat clink*
...you mean the stupid newspaper batboy
With the resiliance of 20 bats.
He became shonen bat!
im sorry for the niche ass reference
@@acronolozki Oh damn Paranoia Agent, great show
Glad to see someone else who's watched it
when the kitty broke his ball and he said "I'm not like father" Im crying
@Chestnut You prove yourself to be no better than your father, but the cat doesn't die in a ventilation shaft at least.
Oh hell no
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In all seriousness the poop mechanic is actually pretty tragic and true to life. Abused children often display behaviours associated with playing with feces, either eating it or smearing it on the walls. Obviously not every kid who does it is necessarily being abused, but that behaviour is heavily associated with abuse victims.
But why?
@@idislikemints poo poo
@@gamingmaster6377 funni
Andria A. It's probably to do with the psychological state they're in. I'm not sure, I don't study psychology but it's just a guess.
@@nunsense9489 name fits in
The child's perspective is so perfect with the situation.
Yes
@Error try again later The entire story is sad. But idk the dad must been freaked out because his kid looks like that. We don't exactly know how his mother was, except from the kid perspective. But if it dosen't have violent behavior or dosen't wish to kill, i belive any creature can be integrated in the society. Well minus the fact that most of the people hate each other over something as stupid as the skin colour (even though it dosen't matter, is freaking skin, everyone has skin wtf. Dosen't matter the colour they are still freaking humans), so is hard to accept something looking radicaly different from the rest.
@@bluebeka2458 wait what does the kid look like?
@@axmoylotl look up "bat boy" on google
@@axmoylotl he could crawl on ceilings and spit acid. I doubt he looked remotely human. Also he drew his parents as human looking but he drew himself looking like Wild Mike.
I realized that the reason the kids footsteps sound so weird is because he might be walking on all fours, because, you know. bat boy.
Understandable, have a good day
Ah yes. And the sky is made of sky.
You singlehandedly made this game even more horrifying. Thank you for that.
i'm 4 minutes in and i don't understand this comment.
Which is also why he seems so short.
This game is honestly haunting. The kid screaming in pain for the loss of his best friend... that hit me in the gut. As someone who came from neglect and abuse, having had a bird like how this boy had a cat... it hit me. Really close to home, even if it was a lot more dramatized. Very beautiful game, well executed. The suspense and dread every time you make noise is very well done. I'd love to have more games like this. Involves you with the story, makes you attached to a character, and then forcefully makes you feel helpless and sad. Fucking 10/10. Would fund more games like this.
@@Mushroombea *sorry to
Same. Hit me right in the soul and feels.
rest in peace smelly the cat :(
Sending virtual hugs over here
😔 indeed, humans can be far scarier than any monster, goul or ghost especially if it involves harming a child
I'm so sorry you went through that, friend. I hope you're in a better place and I hope you have a happy and fulfilling life with lots of furry friends. 💗
being a Bat Boy or not, the kid actually had a heart and didn't hurt Smelly. That was the only friend the boy had, and I would have cried like that if I found my cat dead.
The ball is his inanimate friend.
Same, and I cried like that watching it. I dont have much empathy for humans, but animals are another story
i legit almost cried when the cat died.
Oh my got these comments are so relatable but my pain with death of all living things because my huge amount of losses
@@ExDixionconderoga smelly kinda broke it.
Kid: *throws beach ball*
Dad: "...and i took that personally"
Also dad: *WHERE IS MY BASEBALL BAT*
makes no sense how funny this comment is
@the sad cat help he said baseball bat
@@glitchyyt4282 At which point does this humor start to sound too dark...?
Cat: **dies**
Kid: The Revoulution has begun.
I love the fact that in the good ending the kid becomes a chill cryptid, the townsfolk even don't seem to be afraid of them very much.
Especially because of the precedent of cruelty set in the story, but also because of my own perspective regardless, I could only imagine terrible things for the poor child even in that “good” ending. The stories of Bigfoot are rarely if ever violent, but many seek him out to kill him like a trophy. I don’t imagine a bat boy would get much better.
My brain every time ''father'' was angry: ''TRY HIDING IN THE FRIDGE!"
THANK YOU SO GODDAMN MUCH!!!! I WAS RIPPING MY HAIR OUT EVERY TIME HE JUST SAT THERE OR RAN IN CIRCLES!!!!
It works not. The "father" finds you anyway
Yeah about that a refrigerator death is death by suffocation in a refrigerator or similar appliance such as a freezer. Because, by design, such appliances are air-tight when closed, a person entrapped inside will have a low supply of oxygen.
i kept thinking of trying to escape through the door he opened
Yeah
I found this to be a horrifying depiction of severe child abuse, and is perfect for either realistic or symbolic interpretation. Poor kitty! :(
What's your definition of non severe child abuse?
No its not hes just angry he got raided in cringe game: COIN MASTET
@@separatista i’m obviously not her (to answer) but non severe would be : hitting/punching, swearing at, neglecting (emotionally/physically but not to the point of being left alone in basement to eat crockroachs, and sometimes, dog food)
Here it’s severe because he it him *repeatedly* with a BAT (on the head), he’s chained, severely neglected and even KILLED at some point (also the dad overeact and get angry for NOTHING)
@@fabtrash Well, no child abuse is justified.
@@fabtrash
Hitting a kid with a bat isn't severe on it's own. It's been several years, but those aluminum bats won't kill a kid if the guy swinging knows where he can and can't hit. Same goes for anything.
This entire playthrough was incredibly heartbreaking to witness, I hate that children are legitimately abused like this around the world, it hurts. The part where smelly died and the kid starting crying broke me... I started bawling like a baby... Rough subject matter, but excellent game for that very reason.
I wasn't expecting the supernatural angle, but I'm not against it here. Monstrous bat child or not, the kid doesn't deserve any of this nightmarish life. I'm glad the best ending is just where you escape, refusing to seek revenge proves the kid is better than his horrible father. And hey, being the local cryptid as you chill with a bunch of cats isn't the worst fate.
Being the local cryptid who hangs with groups of cats is my aimed state of existence to be fair.
The dad deserved much worse
What if that's also the child's imagination?
@@Lovetsonmarq Shhhhhhhhh- happy cat ending-
I'm clearly not ready to see the comments this far in
“Left click to dissolve with acid”
Oh, yea, just a normal thing that kids do.
Its all from the cockroachs he ate
XD
Probably only broke it, but child seems desperate enough for happiness to create such illusions
he is asian
@@kyno.1718 I'm asian. I can't spit acid. I have tried though.
@@woofberry try harder
26:07 Oh, that's just cruel. They gave him a message stating that his mom's dead, also calling him a freak and telling him to rot down in the basement, never to go out.
I'm pretty sure those kids became the other three murder victims in the 2nd ending.
@@mask938 Think the dad put those three kids up to bullying the protag?
@@alexk8792 I doubt it. You clearly have no idea how cruel children can be. Kids will find something about you to make fun of. A bunch of children would definitely bully a bat child.
and they wonder why school shootings happen
This is an interesting game. I expected the strange powers to be the kids imagination to cope with the circumstances but I was surprised to find that that wasn’t the case. The story was very sad still and I like this game especially how all the “powers” are unlocked after struggling or failing
I think it might be like evolving under hard circumstances like most animals do, as he’s been locked down there for so long he’s adapted, or it’s a “become what you eat” scenario, as he ate cockoroaches
the news articles implies that he was born with it. like i dont think a normal kid could survive being hit with a metal bat like that everyday and the dad knew it
@@Vania-me8nk
Those aluminum bats can hurt a lot as a kid, but unless you're getting your head bashed in, you'll be ok. All depends on where you're getting hit, and if your father knows where he can and can't hit without risking anything life threatening.
@@Memento--Mori Is... is this from personal experience? Protagonist, is that you?
@@Memento--Mori Hey fam, no joke, you got something you need to talk about? We're here for you.
Hi, developer here! This gameplay was very interesting. Thanks for playing and your honest opinions! Greetings from Spain!
Oh hey, good job on the game.
This game had a very interesting concept and you did a great job
Realmente me puse feliz cuando vi en los créditos nombres hispanos, buen trabajo! asdasdsas
The child's crying after realizing Smelly's fate in the vent though... ;-(
The game was absolutely amazing
I think him turning monstrous is a metaphor for how, because the father treated him like a beast - inhuman - he didn't feel human anymore and his mindset degraded through the brutal isolation and starvation. He could always make the choice to become a monster (act like his father) or to escape without engaging, but he could never choose to become human, so far removed from what he feels is "normal".
Child psychological abuse is very much a reason why people can grow up being violent or depressed. We can do better tho I still believe
This father is giving Uncle Ruckus father a run for his money.
Manly: Plays with beach ball~
Father: *Boy, did I catch you having fun!?*
Slaps him so hard he spins like category 10 hurricane
Lord have mercy my baby!
Boy, did I catch you wanting to become sh*t? *SMACK*
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who thought of The Boondocks
@@WeaponXSigma Did i just catch you likin the boondocks! *SMACK*
I really enjoy these types horror games that decide to cover extremely disturbing subjects through the eyes of the victim and not some detective
The home invasion genre is something I'm always down to watch.
It’s sad because this could be someone in the world besides the powers but it’s still sad 😭🥺
4:25
"I tawt I taw a puddy tat."
I can't- Manly saying this is so wholesome.😭
Yeah🥺😭
It's very wholesome 😭
BUT NJ IT'S SO FINNYH
I’ve never heard him say something so cute before lol
The kid also seems to know their references
The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth
Thats a bit su- i mean menacing
@@judithsalas9606 among us
@@aminaali358 but J O J O.
@@judithsalas9606 You expected amogus, but it was me, Dio!
- Uncle Iroh
This game actually scares the shit out of me, you can hear how distressed the kid is. I have trauma with getting locked in dark places and this hit hard man. I think about the poor cat a lot. Poor smelly OG kitty u da man.
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No this game is hilarious
Cute profile picture!
I'm sorry about your bad experiences. This game is so intense, it triggered even me. Partly hard to watch
Man the cat just a cluster of pixels
I love how he tried to curve his cursing- “WHAT THE FUCQURA-“
Lol
5:19 you mean
Holy shit the opening caught me SO off guard
Love your picture
Yeah it did.... I was so fucking horrified o_o
woah komaeda pfp
I cringed
Fr, I actually screamed.
_This isn't horror. It's just depressing_
It was a well-done cruelty simulation. It was fascinating and sad. Your reading of the dialogue the kid remembered between his father and mother made me cry. I liked the execution of the game, but it was sad. :(
If u think about it, all of this could have been prevented if the dad wasn’t abusive.
If the dad didn’t lock him up, he wouldn’t have had to mutate in order to survive
@@its_todders7460 Yeah. Idk that he was born with a mutation, or that the constant psychological and physical trauma causes a child to mutate. In this case, he became a Bat Boy who spits acid, but loves cats.
Maybe irl, abused children just become dejected souls.
@@NaturalFlirtGamer
The child could have been born that way but had no reason to actually "discover" any of the abilities until he was locked in the basement.
Maybe he never developed them on the spot, he was just forced to use them on instinct to survive.
@@NaturalFlirtGamer
I wouldn't call "abused children", "dejected souls". Just because a guy had a hard time, doesn't make them some lost soul. They can become stronger thanks to it.
@@Memento--Mori Yes, but no one should have to get stronger that way. It is a very sad fact of life that some people may while others may not.
As somebody who was abused by my dad similar to this, it was a horrifying experience to re-live but it was done so well. The little kids imagination trying to make the best of things but still being punished for making any noise...so spot on. I loved it. Heartbreaking and painful but so well done.
I hope you have a better life now
@@moon_girl1047 I do, thank you 💕
Weird monster kid: [gets beat up by their dad and loses their only friend]
Me: [tearfully filling out adoption papers]
Me too
Glad i'm not the only one
Ikr? Idk what he looks like but I love him. At the moment he started screaming for his cat, I almost cried too & wished I could adopt him 😢💔
This game’s story: *happens*
Me: *looks at father* “DO NOT TOUCH THE CHILD-“
Damn that's deep.
"I lost 27 pounds."
"Oh my God, what's your secret?"
"I had both my arms ripped off."
Oh my god is that an asra pfp :D
Cursed asra profile pic
Y... y-your arms weighed 13.5 pounds *_each!?_*
Other person: How did I not notice that
@@glitchyyt4282
BECAUSE YOUR HEADS RIPPED OFF!”
As someone who suffered abuse from their parents for years on end, this game is horrifying to me. When we knocked over those paint cans at the beginning I was just about ready to have a heart attack because I knew what was coming after that. I had to pause the vid multiple times because I was honestly so scared I wanted to pee my pants lol. Great game
Ok
@@DanteTimberwolf Careful with that edge, might cut yourself
Oof, it genuinely played on your fears. You’re a resilient person for watching this at all, major props to you.
As an attention whore…
@@andreaholcock8992 what the fuck is wrong with you
Imagine the Bat Boy legend becomes something like a Boogeyman for adults. Instead of kidnapping bad kids he's kidnapping abusive parents.
YES
or maybe kidnapping toxic parents or maybe narcissistic parents
Yes! And torturing apologies from them by means of a certain unmentionable that begins with the letter R. That has become a key mechanic of several Buttski fantasies I write about.
This is my canon
The good ending
Kid: **hits a bucket with a beach ball**
Dad: _YOU KNOW THE RULES, IT'S TIME TO DIE_
How italics?
SAY GOODBYE
*gunshot*
Never gonna let you out
Never gonna let you play
Never gonna let you have any friends~
@@crazylionezz your not very nice now are you? Not funny
This is hard to watch. I can relate to the fear. I remember the first time I slammed my door cause I was frustrated and I remember hearing him stomp upstairs so fast. I backed into a corner as he practically ripped my door open and grabbed my wrist. I was so scared, I begged him not to punish me. I was crying, my wrist felt like it was twisting, burning. It didnt bruise but I did have redness. Ive coped by playing music really loud and crying in my pillow so no one would hear. When doors slammed I jumped, scared he would think it was me, I always opened my door, apologizing for something that wasnt my fault or to let him know it wasn't me. I was so scared of it happening again, sometimes I curl myself in a corner, hoping he wouldnt think it was me. It worked, I never slammed a door ever again and my fear of my dad continued to increase. I was 13. Now, 20 years later, I still jump when doors slam apologies. Even when I didnt do it. It's an automatic reaction I cant really stop, I just kinda live with it. He never apologized or realised what that did to me and I dont have the energy to bring it up so I just kinda live with it now. In case your wondering, no, it unfortunately wasnt the only time. His rage always got the better of him, even if he meant well.
Be very careful how you treat children, even teens. What you think is in your right to act or treat them may scar them mentally for life. It sticks, is doesnt go away and they have to live with it. Weather it was your best intentions or not.
@@userq022 that's really good to have an outlet. And its awesome your an artist. I'm an author myself. My drawing skill exist as words on paper, lol. Working on finishing my first children's book about 2 lion cubs.
@@Deas-Mhumhna I hate the fact that everyone in this generation can relate to being abused not by anyone else but their parents my parents would beat me with a floging stick and my school teacher with a paddle if I did anything wrong lesson learned not to go back to my childhood Nigeria
They didn't care if anyone cried I am glad I escaped and my parents Respect me now still have despise that fact tho
@@senakuma9985 Parents do what they belive is best without questioning their own actions thus leading to these situations. It takes a self aware generation who are checking their actions to improve the next generation. I learned from my parents and now have the knowledge to prevent what was done to me. Its unfortunate.
I am glad to hear you are in a better mental and physical wellness. I wish you even greater fortune.
@@Deas-Mhumhna Same here friend. Even though I hate my dad for what he has done to me and my siblings, I have one thing to thank him for. The knowledge of how to not raise children. The knowledge of the things to avoid doing to your children. But that's about it. I'll see him in hell.
Before the actual endings I had the feeling all the powers were his imagination and you'd get different a ending depending on whether you avoided making noise and getting bonked, but surprisingly it was all real. Kinda hoped your actions mid-game mattered more instead of just choosing an ending at the very last part, but overall really interesting game.
I was thinking the same until the kids threw a brick in the basement window with a note calling the kid a freak and mocking him for his mother being dead. Just felt very weird for them to do that.
dude... this game was already hard to watch, and at parts I felt physically ill... but at 33:40...
I was already feeling so sad for this kid, but the crying... the pain and sorrow in his voice when he finds Smelly... I started crying myself. Truly heartwrenching. The child's perspective is so innocent, he just wants to be happy, it's so unfair.
It HURT me physically goddamnit this game is good at making me sad
Nooo why does smelly die
I had to check the comments to see if someone felt with the same intensity what I felt. My stomach hurt at seeing poor baby Smelly, but then the crying made it much worse. I was prepped for sorrow watching the poor kid try to find joy and shield himself from his father's brutality.
@@kara_thewolf7518 yeah that really got me as someone with two sweet black kitties.
If my Dad were to Abuse the Living Hell outta Me i will show him The TRUE meaning of HEL for i have no mercy for my Enemies and i'll do whatever it takes to kill my Enemies even by Underhanded means if i don't Burn in Hell who would?.....
this game teaches us a lesson,that if your child has severe genetic mutations,you have to do all you can to make him a good person, especially if he can spit acid and walk on celling
Idk why but hearing the child cry when he found the cat made me almost tear up, i have no clue why but it was just so sad to Me
Good sound design and buildup to the scene combined with actual stakes and tension with a supposed element of you must hurry or bad thing happens.
some people cry when they feel safe. the cat musta made the kiddo feel safe for once.
He sounded just like that baby from PT, mixed with a sad wailing puppydog.
Did you also see the red when he melted the vent?
@@ladyheavdev It almost sounds like a bobcat or a cougar. I wonder if that's what they used to make it. It would be a perfect fit.
It sounds beastly, disturbing, and saddening all at once.
honestly being a child sucks. It's a lot of boredom and fear because you don't have any perspective on how the world is. Being trapped in a basement would be bad as an adult, but as a kid, it's just hell
he was grounded since birth it’s probably all he knows
I mean, yeah, that's the horrible (and weird) part about child abuse. If it starts soon enough, or if you don't get enough insight into how other (hopefully healthier) families works, you might never have any idea your family's messed up in the first place. Sometimes, you just think that how things work.
they were grounded for so fking long oml
Being a child is fucking heaven in hell
@@kimberleylannou3424
I can see how that'd happen.
Know a guy who had a sort of opposite reaction, and was convinced that every other house was like the "Brady Bunch", aka a happy family. He was convinced growing up that the things going on each night were so foreign to everyone else, that he isolated himself for most of his childhood.
This was so hard to watch.. my heart sunk watching how he was treated and when smelly passed my heart just shattered
This reminds me a lot of Kafka’s “Metamorphosis,” both from the obvious transformation and cockroaches but also how the boy transformed. It has no explanation, but it is brought about by the pressures of other people in their lives (the father and other kids). Idk if this is what it was going for, but it’s a pretty cool style
like... 177013 metamorphosis?
no he means the original not the hentai lmfao
@@JJ-iu1tj omg i thought it was only a hentai , i’ll go read the original omgomg
@@nunejpg they probably ain’t related whatsoever but the name is just the same and the word means similar things in both the stories. Np btw haha
@@JJ-iu1tj yeah they probably aren’t LOOL. still might be a good read, thank u :D
Ummmm, did the town literally burn the mom? We hear people shouting burn the witch, there’s letter they threw in and the memory of the father asking why she gave him such a child or whatever.
@@RenceAsANoob i can see that it could also be a "Oh shit monster baby!" and everyone had to freak out. Why they wouldn't kill bat boy with the mom is weird though you think bat boy would have got killed for sure. Hell if i know though, dad could be a psycho why else beat the kid with a bat over and over if you hate him that much.
@@Gman24237 Ooohhhh, that makes sense as well too.
@@RenceAsANoob WHERE in that house did you see anything depicting any religious items??? Because I don’t see it.
@@gabrielacarvajal2506 Yeah, it was my mistake though. Perhaps when witches came onto my mind?
@@RenceAsANoob Thanks man!
The moral of the story is that people are defined by their actions, not by who they are. The father was a monster despite being a perfectly normal human, and the monstrous bat child was a good person.
My dad's not abusive, he just likes to relive his highschool baseball days... and I'm the baseball
Oof
Did you became a mutant?
These are all great questions
My dad dose the same but he never played baseball.
@@humanperson8625 No one is too old to play baseball. :) You can try it with your kids soon.
Welcome to the No More Gameboy For You Club, how No More Gameboy For You are ya?
No Pokémons here.
:v
hi
Never owned one in the first place ;-;
Yes
Whenever mine got taken I used to do the Cool Kid thing and try to find the hiding place to get it back.
Sadly they knew my height weakness and put it on top of the refrigerator (ಠ_ಠ)
Boy: Makes the noise of a atom moving
Father: cease to exist
you can just see the kid crawling like a demon on the ceiling staring at the father in a raspy gremlin voice saying: "Daddy... MEAT!!!" and viciously devouring the man's entrails for years of abuse, neglect and pain.
IISJSKAIISOS 😭😭
Yes
The dad deserved it years of torment misery and woe he murked him
Alright, question time:
-what species could the mom have been?
-could the boy have been born a monster from his mom's genetics or was he experimented on?
-did the scene with the multiple dad figures imply there were scientists who experimented on the boy?
-seriously, what was with the shitting mechanic??
@Slatsky August Yeah but it was just a little weird to have there for no reason...
I mean the only thing that was weird about that entire pooping thing(besides the mechanic itself) was that the first time it did it, it was warm and then the second time, said it was cold strangely
Considering the endings that make the kid out to be a cryptid, maybe it's like the Jersey Devil or something. Bat boy could've had normal parents and just ended up that way, had a cursed birth, what ever.
As for the shitting mechanic,
Uhhh... Gritty realism?
The shitting mechanic was supposed to show you how inhumane his conditions were.
The shittihg mechanic was to show he evolved into a true mutant when it was cold and huge.
I really like the endings.
The first ending shows how some children of abuse separate themselves from their abuser/s and are able to heal and be themselves in a safe environment.
The second shows how others cause the cycle of abuse. They do not learn from the horrors they had been inflicted upon and do not deal with their trauma and instead lash out and become abusive themselves.
The last one I think is the most tragic one, some victims don’t make it out alive. They are just killed off literally or metaphorically by their abuser/s
Also the bat boy thing is literal but I like to think of it as a metaphor. Abusers usually convince us that we are inherently wrong and are undeserving of their “love”. Also such traumatic experiences shape us into who we are.
In the beginning bat boy is referred to as a monster. But he isn’t, he’s a child with an abusive parent who is negligent or downright physically abusive.
Survivors have to try and change the effects their environment have had on them. We all go from thinking about ourselves as a “monster” to just bat boy.
I always thought bat boy was metaphorical depiction of revenge fantasies by abuse victims where they want to be the monster their abuser fears
I already knew something was up when the kid was able to survive a blast from a metal bat with little to no injury (broken bones, fractures, etc...things you would expect to get by being hit by a metal bat).
Oh wow can't believe I got to play this game with early access as a kid.
everything okay bro?
Hold up
Beta boiiiis
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H O L D U P 👁👄👁
His reaction when cockroaches got out of the fridge was great :D I don't see ManlyBadassHero getting scared much after all.
ikr seeing manly getting scared is like seeing a unicorn
There's actually a lot I love about this game. For one thing, it's interesting to see someone use the idea of a full game (or at least the majority of it) taking place in one room, without that being PT inspired or something done before. Instead of coming back to the same thing over and over, you really do get that feeling of containment and isolation, as if besides from the window the kids never been allowed to see the world. Secondly, I love the playstyle of this, it's so unique! The feeling of gradually becoming stronger and more monstrous as the game progresses helps the flow a lot and makes a lot of unique mechanics you gain over time. It really feels like you're becoming harder and harder to contain with each moment, and that adds to the atmosphere. Thirdly, the fact this creators first language isn't English is both surprising and... Honestly, good? I kind of like how the English used in this is a bit different from how people typically speak English. I know that sounds weird but from the perspective of a weird kid who's been trapped in a basement with nothing but cockroaches and a ball for God knows how long, it actually works well at adding to the feeling of alienation and isolation.
Like as a whole, I just love this game. It seems so unique and interesting and I hope to see more from this guy in the future.
Thank you very much for your kind words! We just love this little analysis
IM HAVING A STROKE FROM ALL THESE WORDS
🤣
I saw "survive your angry dad" and I was instantly like, is this about abuse-
Is your icon Jeremy Shada? Sorry if I’m wrong I just HAD TO ASK
@@pumpkizoid yah
It is.
IKR
its a different kind of abuse and you kinda can understand the dad but YOU GREW A CRYPTID CHILD YOU SHOULD BE READY FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES
actually, you should be ready for the circumstances of any child. dont beat your children. get some help
@@acronolozki ? How can you understand the dad?
if you treat someone like a monster, they'll become a monster
Is it possible to save Smelly? Is it possible to do the 'levels' 'perfectly' without making noise and attracting the monster? I wonder...
I hope so
"The monster"🤣🤣
Doubtful. Given how Smelly is the causation for Bat Boy's choice to finally rebel against his father. Smelly was his only friend and when he got chained down; that inability to save his only friend flew him into a sorrow-addled rage. Briefly able to fight back and left at the impasse.
Rage: Bat Boy snaps and fights back against his abusive captor. Killing his father and reconciles that NOBODY will ever hurt him again. Leaving the basement and becomes a monster of hatred and rage. The children he killed no doubt were the same ones who threw eggs and bricks at his basement window.
Freedom: Bat Boy saw Smelly's signs and took his way out. The cat was able to escape whether in a dream or momentary pause and he flees his father. With freedom so close and he was able to use his strange adaptations. He carves a life for him away from all pain and hatred. With his crayons, his flashlight, and many cats whom he cherishes as deeply as he did Smelly.
Captive: Bat Boy either was paralyzed with fear, uncertainty.. or merely was too slow to his escape. His father returns with a gun and executes him and himself. Putting an end to the child's captivity in the worst way imaginable. Death is the only true escape and Bat Boy would never taste freedom or a life of joy...
He could’ve jumped to the the place where you can watch tv so the “monster” won’t catch him
@@funnyhaha7131 well he is one
Me: Yeah spit on him, Kid!
Kid: *proceeds to get progressively giant*
Me: throwing him works too
Considering the "Bat Boy" stinger is only in the true ending, many people in the comments probably made the same initial judgement.
I'm people.
Don't really bats generally take a while to learn to fly?
@Mantel's Spoons Go to hell
R/wooosh
@@Stars-Sapphire bats do crawl when they aren't flying, so maybe. I also just realized that's why the kid could only crawl completely upside down in certain paths and would get blocked by tiny barriers.
@@bobtheanimator8353 your trades are trash too
Every time the dreams happen, the father gets in the child’s head (the black figures with glowing eyes found in the color code dream) he fights it off and feels more determined
Im like 5 minutes in and just realized something is wrong with how the child walk. It sounds off.
Just finished with the first ending manly got
Guess u were right?
Yeah heard it too
It sorta sounded like a bug walking
@@krim4597 no it probably claws. In one of the ending he was described as bat boy so maybe he had claw feet
@@aaronmendoza700 i think it was claws not multiple feet. One ending hes describe as bat boy so maybe its claw
I'm honestly surprised by how much I love this game. I love bat boy.
This gets real deep, because the kid starts dreaming of him fighting back, and starts recreating scenarios of his abusive dad and how he would beat him and his mom.
19:34 Legit my boyfriend named his cat "Stinky" because her first day home she pooted in his face any chance she got
Uh ohhhhh stinky
Manly: knocks over bucket
Dad: PEANUT BUTTER JELLY AND A BASEBALL BAT
Also legit cried over smelly
Ah nostalgia of simpler times
Jesus, this game is heart-breaking and, in some aspects, hauntingly real. The pace of the game made you feel for the kid as you delve into his imagination to keep some form of sanity. Then there's Smelly. His only friend in the world. When you found Smelly, I audibly gasped and found myself crying with him. Rarely do games invoke raw emotions like that from me.
The fact that in most instances you have so much control over when the dad comes with the bat really makes me fear for my bloddy life when I've realised I fucked up when I make the slightest noise.
Aww, the kid is so sweet that he adopted the cats meybe in the name of his lost friend. Someone should make comics about cute creatures trying to enjoy normal human stuff.
Yeah. If we ever come up with a canon appearance for him
@@zcgamerandreacts2762 I already thought of like 5
Try ZomCom or The Modern Mongral (?), both are about supernatural creatures trying to enjoy normal human (And sometimes not human) stuffs ^^
When someone do it please post it so i can see it 😌😌✨✨
@@zcgamerandreacts2762 It's probably the fuzzy thing he draws, I don't think it's bat boy because the newspaper is just assuming it is.
Haven't watched yet but I smell a developer's deep seated childhood trauma
You know the game hits hard when manly goes silent.
True
You know he's got the Kenshiro tears rolling down his face
the worse thing is, his neighbors just bullied him, and never tried to call the cops or anything, they just told him to rot in that basement like his mom did.
Manly: *scores*
"Ok, I'm satisfied"
Honestly I kinda wonder what the dad's story is. Like, maybe he didnt start out so bad? I could imagine him, ready to be just a normal father, but then his wife gives birth to something clearly not human. The kid is not actually evil, just different, but the dad doesnt know that... he sees a demon, a monster, and his mind just cant handle that. His sanity starts to crack more and more as time goes on, and eventually it's too much and he just mentally snaps and kills the mother, but for whatever reason cant bring himself to kill what he thinks of as a demon child, yet still hates and blames the kid for everything... so he locks the kid in the basement, and the events of the game go from there. It's one possibility, anyway.
I'd also like to know about their neighborhood, as the kids who were playing outside didn't like the kid and knew about his deceased mother. I wonder if the the neighborhood ostracized the family, which pushed the dad to kill his wife and "ground" his son.
He does kill himself when he kills the child
abuse is a cycle, being abusive is not someone is born with but it’s something that’s learned, i don’t what happened to father in his childhood to make him act this way but it certainly wasn’t very pretty, hopefully we can get some more theories on this!
either way you should life a child you gave birth to
I believe he was in the army given the various flags and memorabilia around I wish he would have looked at it more but that could had lead to PTSD which lead to alcoholism which led to him beating his wife who gave birth to a deformed child which angered him more to the point he kills his wife but with grief from it he takes it out on his child and in the end when it’s all said and done he realizes what he has done and takes his own life ending the story.
Honestly, my theory for the game is that the kid was some kind of... hybrid monster that was from the union of his father and his mother (which was some monstrous creature), he had murdered the mother because of this fact and locked the son in the basement in order to 'contain' him... which we already know how that went.
I think the ending that the father was killed would probably be canon if there were ever a sequel, after all, the father had helped make this monster. Not only by helping it be born but by twisting it from a child that had no idea what it was to a creature that is now *fully* aware of what it can do. Him dying by his own sons hands makes sense in my eyes.
But that's a theory... a *GAME THEORY*
thanks for reading.
(Note: I actually wish there was more story to this game, while the whole situation is fucked up... I am curious to see how this whole thing kind of occurred.)
Actually on 18:10 the boy drawing his mother get beaten up by his father,so we know that the boy mother get killed by his father
Sorry for the bad english i using translate
@@jenaro6010 That's what I mean, the father killed the mother... I should have clarified but yes, I notice that too. I'm still glad you brought it up, I will be sure to be more clear in the future.
You should said at end thanks for coming to my TED talk
@@Glombor I considered it but I figured this topic would be more of a serious nature, I mean... this story genuinely interests me from a writers standpoint.
I'm not a fan of horror that much but I am a fan of mysteries, enough that I am willing to talk upon hours about hours of Kingdom Hearts Lore and possibly figure out a few answers to quite a few questions.
The point I'm getting at is that while I could have joked a little more, I decided to hold off out of passion.
The kid reminds me most of Webber from don’t starve, monster child, check, weird ass noises, check, and acting like a child
Indie game: **exists**
Manlybadasshero: now that looks like a game for me
SON?! HAVE YOU BEEN READING HERESY?! UNACCEPTABLE.
*dink*
When you ran out of shotgun bullets so you use your shotgun's stock (it's a Bread Boy reference)
@@a_random_lizard Yeah that's what this was referencing.
SON? ARE YOU ACTING LIKE A VAMPIRE AGAIN?! UNACCEPTABLE.
The part where he finds smelly dead and starts crying made ME cry, I couldn’t handle it..it’s ironic, a bit too, especially sense ‘smelly’ said IT WAS TIME TO GO before begin found dead. I’m gonna cry.
Things I wanna know:
Can you not spit acid at the living room grater you watched the ABC show on the TV from?
Does anything change if you eat the last disgusting meal instead of feeding the cat with it?
You can't eat it.
@@newben_2297 but what if you don’t show mercy to the cat, will you be able to eat it then?
I literally started sobbing when the cat was found dead, I'm so going to get a black cat named Smelly ;-;
Yeah I feel for you there, I reacted the same way as the kid when I found my cat like that. I had to step away from the computer a bit before I finished the video since it hit a little too close to home
Not long ago I lost my cat, Freddy, he has full black fur from head to tail, but also the sweetest purr ever, and watching Smelly died, it's just so heartbreaking and like seeing Freddy's dead again, plus the kid wailing, God, this game is so depressing
𝙒𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙-?
@@Actualbowlofsoup the cat died ;-;)
@@dhianabilaa2449 😔
it actually made me more think of Matheson's novel "Born of man and woman", it's basically the same plot, to the point I think this game might be inspired by it
A nice read btw, a very interesting game, and of course an amazing playthrough, as always :3
I got the vibes immediately and the more he played the more I was convinced.
Sounds like a like a interesting book I’ll have to check it out.
god as someone who's gone through child abuse and a story that's similar to this for the most part, even including the cat, i feel. god its hard to express how this game makes me feel. heard? I don't know. some type of release. for anyone else who's gone through similar, i hope you're in a much better place now.
hey does anyone knows what happens if you "punish" the cat the first day or if you dont feed it the second day?
i dont, but i want to know what happens diffrent in ending 2 (violent murdering) if you get all 6 roaches, as the counter popped up only there.
@@faceonpaper5111 i didnt notice that, but i would say if you eat all the roaches you get the pumba and timon end variant where you dont kill any kids and live off bugs (thats a joke btw)
like i assumed punish the cat means you kill it the first day, but seems like the cat plays a large part to your escape, so i dont think the cat dies if you "punish it" or dont feed it
@@GGG_gaming omaybe the at is replaced by another animal, or a hallucination of some sort
Just in case anyone didn't catch it, Haddonfield, Illinois is a reference to the Halloween franchise.
Ye I was checking to see if anyone else caught that. Who knew on that same street some bat dude was jus chilling.
Just kept scrolling through the comments to see if anyone else caught that. Glad that somebody did, otherwise I would have been losing my mind over the fact that no one else is talking about it.
The way he said 'Mhm Tasty' He sounded like he was a weird tv salesman with a smooth voice.
For a moment I thought Manly was grounding me
"B-but DAD"
(Manlybadassdad please get us 5 Days a Stranger, pretty please?)
oh i would LOVE to watch manly play the chzo mythos series, honestly
@@pizzamafiaart Join the club! Welcome frend
Holy fuck Its been ages since I've heard about that game. I would LOVE to see Mainly play it. I remember watching an old TH-camr Trask Nari play it ages ago.
@@claude3429 you have my pfp
@@TheWolfKing-xb1pn I was very confused for a second there hahaha
hi5
So the kid is like an actual mutant? man, didn't expect that.
thought it was a kid with hydrocephalus or something at first lol. welp that kinda took out all the psychological horror aspect.
still a good game tho.
Tbh, I expected it from the beginning. The bat was too unrealistic for a child to live through - not being beat over the head with it multiple times, even with video game logic it was just a no no - it was more like something you would fend a wild animal off with, which tipped me off that something wasn't right about the kid. The next major clue, of course, was when he was playing with the rats and made the father say "spawn". That word is usually used in movies about Satan's babies, etc., which suggested more monster allusion.
I wonder how our view on it would have changed if the child had killed the mother instead, whether accidentally or during a temper tantrum.
TL;DR: I feel like they did a pretty great job hinting that something about the kid wasn't normal.
The environmental storytelling was crazy. The things in the basement told a story of someone who was a regular man once. Owned a big ass marshall stack guitar amp. Either was in the army or has an interest in history.
Damm, I felt the shivers when the notification popped up saying that I was grounded. I was like "wait what? Why?"
OH MY LORD SAME, I NEARLY JUMPED OUT OF MY CHAIR!!!
@@luiscoms1120 uh... Shh.
The bigger reaction from these words says what kind of relationship you have (I'm not saying you are abused but you shouldn't be that afraid)
This was a pretty tragic story. Poor kid was feared and hated just because he was born different. But then again finding I am not surprised the father went crazy and abusive. Finding out your own kid isn't human and might actually be a monster isn't exactly friendly to one's sanity.
I am guessing they used to be a normal family until the kid was born. The child's monstrous looks led them to being ostracised by other people (the other children were calling the kid a freak and throwing stuff at the window). The stress led to the father becoming abusive and he started blaming his wife and child for everything, and his abusiveness eventually led to the wife dying (whether by murder or suicide we don't know, probably the latter). Without his wife things just went downhill and the father was both hating and afraid of his kid in equal measure. Fear and hatred can lead to very bad things, just look at the world now.
It is interesting to note that despite all that the father still couldn't bring himself to kill his own son. And in the ending where he shoots the son he commits suicide after that. He couldn't live with the fact that he killed his own son, monster or not. Very tragic story.
It kinda reminds of the girl in Roadside Picnic who was born relatively normal but as she grew bigger she started taking on more and more unusual traits until eventually the doctors weren't even sure if she was still human.
The mother and father rat thing suggests more murder, in my opinion.
Actually I think the dad killed the mother and he witnessed it through the vent, sadly, that's why there's that blue line with the picture under it.
I do think the father went insane though. Seems like he killed the mother of of fear and rage. Because people who are abusive alot of the time have pain that has not healed, losing any or all of their sanity in the process. Most likely why he killed himself after killing his child. But still, their is no excuse for abuse, no matter how much someone hurts on the inside.
But even so, he tried his best. But in the end, he succumbed to the darkness, and lost himself in the process. The world truly is a cruel place.
Mmmmm fear leads to anger and anger leads to hate
I found myself flinching every time the father swung the bat.
I've been in a slight state of dissociation and only near the end did i realise I've been shutting down and begin crying.
I won't say I've been in this kids exact position.
but i know what it's like to lose all hope and to know there is nothing you can do while the adults in your life can do whatever they wanted to you and no one would listen or care.
I know what it's like to be shunned and beaten and made to feel like i'm a freak not deserving of love.
I know what its like to be locked in a small room as punishment.
And even though i experienced emotional ,psychological, physical, and sexual abuse as a child i still say abuse is abuse and i don't believe any kind should be okay you grow up scarred from that.
But still i appreciate games like this covering such topics especially from the eyes of the victim.
It hopefully helps others to understand what some kids go through.
The real horror is often closer and more familiar than you realize....
This game really should be Titled: Someone Call Child Protective Services!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sadly, a lot of wives and kids are too afraid to call 911, or tell anyone. They sit through years of beatings because they don't know what would happen, if the cops/cps showed up. To quote my own mother "I didn't know if he'd kill me or not..."
@@Memento--Mori i hope your mother is happier now ❤️
But then it wouldn’t be freaky deaky
@@Memento--Mori gosh i’m sorry that stuff happened to you guys, hope you and your mother are doing better now!
This was horribly disturbing because of the brutal truth to it. The inhumanity of it all is some next level ish. I really enjoyed it for all the wrong reasons and this was your best one I've ever seen. We need more horror games like this that work on relating and subconscious rather than jump scares. These types of game angles are truly horrifying.
*I hated myself for getting scared every single second I heard that shuffling footsteps and it's throughout the video so you know what it mean-*
What does it mean
@Liru Akerima ok
is it me or his criying and whines of pain are genuinely painful to hear? like, hearing him cry for the cat, or after his dad shot him, it genuinely made my heart break, the developer did a good job with the sounds.
Also I really dont like how you become an evil monster after killing the dad, its so unfair. That man was the real monster, he killed his wife, an innocent cat and abused the kid all his life. He deserved to die, before he could hurt other beings. And you kill him only as self defense, as he wants to shoot you. Its unfair that whenever the victim fights back, they've seen as "became the monster".
Now THAT is what I call an outstanding game.
It's so sad too.
Poor Smelly :(
First: I almost cried when we found smelly dead, I don't care what you say.
Second: When the kid started spitting acid, I knew he wasn't human. And the father seems to have known that aswell, let me explain my theory.
"Look at the spawn you've given me" This could explain a bit of why the child is locked in the basement, the father could fear for his own survival. Also, the neighborhood kids seem to know as well. "Stay down there and rot you freak" is Said on the note, *freak* being the main word there. The mother also seems to know, as the conversation with the rats states.
I personally thought there was something more to this kid when the father first came at him with a bat.
Abusive or not a grown man using a bat on a normal child is pretty excessive
@@rhysjonsmusic Yeah, but there are plenty of people who don't care if it's excessive. I've heard of people beating their kids with bats and tire irons so a lot of people don't care how excessive it is.
I understood that the kid wasn't human when he started crawling the ceilling,like,what kid could do such a thing like this so easily,like,fucking god,that isn't normal
Can we talk about how perfect 1:08 is? Thats a damn good cut
Think that's part of the game tho
Oh, traveler! You've made it! Please, sit. We are currently holding Smelly's funeral. We ask you to be respectful, and to pay your respects in the replies. Rest in peace.
Rest in peace smelly :(
This is sad but a buddy had to die no mater how small or big they are
*becoming more and more of a waterfall every nanosecond*
"What a horrible night to have a curse."
Is that a reference to something? I feel like I heard that before but I don't remember where.
it's from castlevania i think.
And terraria. Blood moon tear.
Ah, thanks guys. It's also a song apparently, but I never heard of it.
There was a reference in Binding of Isaac as well xd
It's a reference to Castlevania 2 on the NES.
1:07 that seemed so realistic that if i didn’t hear he’s voice earlier i would’ve thought that that was actually from the game itself
When Smelly got stuck in the vent, my cat kept staring at the computer like "Mother, where is the cat? Mother where is cat?"
The subject material of this game makes me really upset, but I'll still watch it. It seems well made though, and of course I love Manly-sama