Slender: The Arrival (He's Always Been Here)

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  • čas přidán 9. 07. 2023
  • Visiting the creepypasta classic for the first time. Will it hold up when viewed with modern eyes?
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  • @arbitrary2868
    @arbitrary2868 Před 11 měsíci +46

    0:13 Intro
    1:46 Games Intro
    2:18 Chapter One, Gameplay Start
    3:50 Oh hey, Mark Hadley, the creator of Slender: The Eight Pages. What could that mean?
    4:11 There's the boys! The main cast and creators of Marble Hornets. (Also Librarian getting paranoid at some footsteps in the woods)
    5:22 Oh cool, I'm not the only one who remembers that game.
    5:40 Footsteps in the Forest
    5:47 SlenderHouse.wad
    6:19 A Little Bit of Internet History
    7:21 Page 2
    8:11 Take Me Out -of this nightmare- To the Ball Game
    8:55 Looks Like Alex Was Here
    9:41 Well, both actually. In Marble Hornets, it was attracted to a single individual working on the student film, which eventually spread its attention to the rest of them. In EverymanHYBRID, the exercise group were pulling multiple fake Slenderman pranks, inadvertently summoning the real thing.
    9:52 Phone Message
    10:21 Beth Heyes Funeral Pamphlet
    10:47 Praising the Graphics
    11:27 Flashlight Acquired
    11:38 Thank You Pamphlet
    12:00 From Room to Room (General House Exploration)
    13:25 The Tall Man
    14:01 Going Outside
    14:33 Psst! It's Note 3
    16:02 Kate's Room (She followed in the footsteps of Alex. Also, yes, Slenderman absolutely imprints on its victims, a trait which can be traced all the way back to the first stories coming out of SomethingAwful.)
    16:49 Kate's Got Some Lungs (Side note: I read years ago that Kate is the player character in Slender: The Eight Pages. That scream is the ending to that game. Now it's Laurens turn.)
    17:50 Slide in the Woods
    18:07 Childhood Memories
    18:46 Generator Rex
    19:20 "He's just standing there... Menacingly!"
    19:35 Old News (Another thing with Slenderman that goes back to the first stories... it's affinity with fire and arson in order to get rid of any information about itself.)
    21:37 Power Ranger
    22:00 The Disappearance of Charlie Matheson Jr.
    22:45 Chris Questioning How Slender the Man is
    23:16 Oh hey it's Thomas' Hell from MyHouse.wad
    23:50 This Is Where The Fun Begins
    24:20 We Found Charlie
    24:56 Blaring This Witch Up
    25:16 A Note From Charles Senior (Basically him asking why this happened to him and mourning over the loss of his family. This targeting of his kid is another Slender MO dating back to SomethingAwful, the being deliberately goes after children to either make dead or spirit away. I believe in Victor Surges original posts this was the case as well.)
    25:36 A Better Look at Charlie Jr. (Not sure if he's a Proxy or not.)
    25:46 Portrait of An Old Farm
    25:53 Charging Forward
    26:15 An Explanation for the Construction Equipment
    26:59 Developers Just Love Building On Places They Shouldn't
    27:29 Little Lanky
    27:41 An Unknowing Return to Oakside Park
    28:26 Chris Not Adhering to The Script (Your Fired)
    28:43 Classic Slender Scribble
    29:08 Chapter Two
    29:34 Regarding the Juxtaposition of Beauty and Fear (Also This Park Sucks)
    30:15 Canoeing Rules (Plus Footsteps)
    30:43 Oakside Pamphlet
    31:35 Slender: The Eight Pages Part 2 (No, I'm not kidding. I remember reading that this is a recreation of the original Slender location. This game is the official sequel. Plus, you know, Mark Hadley was involved, so, go figure.)
    34:30 "Is this a Metal forest?" "GRAAHHH! FOREST!" " YEAH MAN I LIKE TREES" "THEY GROW OUT OF THE GROOOOUND!" (I'm sorry I miss 11 Drunk Guys)
    34:46 Der Großemann has Perfect Timing
    36:44 A Lengthy Death
    37:16 Chapter Three
    37:39 Regarding Slender Part 2 and the Original Slender's Gameplay
    38:33 Page 5
    39:53 Some Sad News For A Firewatch Playthrough
    40:04 "YOU REACTED POORLY TO THE MILK, TAKE A HINT, BECAUSE YOU WERE LACTOSE INTOLERANT" (Pretty sure this is the location where Luke and Robin were having a drunken rap battle)
    40:44 Charlie's Still Missing
    41:00 Employee Notice
    41:26 A Little Urbex Rant
    41:53 Page 6
    43:28 "SLENDER! TOUCH MY BUMB! EVERYONE! HAVE A LITTLE FUN!" (Pretty sure around here is where Nick made his best terrible rap ever. Hope someone else is remembering those guys.)
    44:08 Page 4
    44:52 It's probably hinting at something else occurring. You'll see pretty soon...
    45:07 Into the Mines!
    45:35 Sounds like a good sound bite to play when someone downvotes or unsubscribes lol.
    46:20 Kullman Mine Power Notice
    47:01 Breaking News! Local Park Too Haunted, Sold Out to Dumb Mining Company
    47:34 Okay, Arnold
    47:57 Kate: The Six Generators
    50:07 That, Librarian, would be a Proxy. They are individuals who have succumbed to Slenderman and Slender Sickness, becoming pawns to it. Contrary to popular belief and despite her similar appearance to members of ToTheArk, there are no Proxies in Marble Hornets, nor are there really any in EverymanHYBRID. They are widely utilized in many stories, post SomethingAwful.
    51:33 "Forklift. FORKLIFT. Hello Forklift. Lift me!" (I believe that was Nick going loopy and began flirting with the forklift.)
    52:43 The Operator
    52:56 Der Ritter
    53:27 Gor'Rylaehotep
    54:21 Escaping The Mines
    55:09 Chapter Four
    55:19 Regarding Dream Like/Logic
    56:04 Page 9 (Oh. Maybe Slender happened at this point in the timeline?)
    57:04 Page 8
    57:45 Regarding Being The Guy With The Camera In Horror
    58:22 Page 10
    58:59 He Finally Noticed
    59:50 Spooky Cave Time
    1:00:31 Understandable, Have A Nice Day
    1:00:43 Page 11
    1:01:13 Oooh yeah.
    1:01:39 VHS Evidence
    1:01:54 Page *
    1:02:43 Tape #1: Matheson Family Farm - CR (That voice is pretty accurate to most Slenderman series protagonists)
    1:04:05 Note to Rose
    1:05:20 Charlie and The Slenderman
    1:05:46 A Minor Startle
    1:06:21 What, you never heard a silo groan?
    1:06:37 Silo Reminder
    1:08:08 There's a signpost up ahead, your next stop, The Twilight Zone!
    1:09:30 Extreme Mood Change (Basement Time)
    1:10:14 Intro
    1:10:36 Tunnel of Nope
    1:10:58 Sanic.exe
    1:11:29 Librarian Praising the Tunnel of Nope
    1:12:04 Not Safe Yet
    1:12:37 More Praises
    1:14:10 Childhood Drawing
    1:14:48 The Matheson and Hayes Families
    1:16:27 Absolutely. Children are often the primary victims of Slenderman, and the first to notice the entity's presence.
    1:16:39 The Realization That You Are Doomed
    1:17:21 Ah, indescribable screaming of pure terror and existential dread? Gotcha. (Plus, Running the Gauntlet)
    1:17:48 The Church and Graveyard
    1:18:03 Reading the Tombstones (What Happened in 1905?)
    1:19:09 Perfect Timing (Church Note.)
    1:20:48 The Big Stick In The Mud (So maANY)
    1:20:55 Really? No Horror Baby joke? Not even a little quip?
    1:21:05 Photo of Walter Matheson
    1:21:18 Someone else is mad about there being no Horror Baby joke.
    1:22:06 Maggie's Journal
    1:22:56 Letter to Frieda
    1:23:49 Roses Diary
    1:24:32 Regarding What Made Slenderman Scary
    1:25:12 Getting Der Großemann vibes from this. If anyone can translate what that says you'd be a Godsend.
    1:25:47 Hey Chris, Your Rents Due! (End of Tape #1)
    1:26:18 Serious Talk
    1:26:56 Tape #2: Kate's Last Night Free
    1:28:27 Librarian's Equivalent of "WHAT STICKY KEYS! WHY?!" (Alright I'll lay off the 11 Drunk Guys references now)
    1:28:43 Get Zyked! (End of Tape #2)
    1:29:05 Rethinking Things (You aren't wrong. Most Slenderman web series are basically that; people being led in circles or being strung on by clues and puzzles while gradually getting picked off. In the end, 99% don't have solutions. Only inevitably bad endings.)
    1:30:05 Page 12
    1:30:23 The Red Tower -by Thomas Ligotti-
    1:31:10 Page 13
    1:31:49 The Unforgiven (Pretty much a remorseful version of Alex from Marble Hornets)
    1:32:38 Pretty much. It's sort of like a demon and a force of nature. You can let it in like a demon, but once it's in it's like fighting a wildfire with a single bucket of water. There's just no stopping it no matter how much you struggle.
    1:32:52 Speaking of Wildfires (It's one of Slendies more classic MO's, the erasure of evidence through a blazing inferno.)
    1:33:46 Into the Broadcast Station
    1:34:02 EPWS Note
    1:35:09 Shadow and Flame
    1:35:45 Fly You Fool (Death)
    1:36:31 CRazy CRazy CRazy
    1:37:41 Charlie Jr. Charging
    1:38:09 Page ?
    1:39:23 Damaged Charles Senior Journal
    1:41:26 Kate Corner -folk- (End)
    1:42:01 Ending Thoughts
    1:47:40 Outro
    1:48:17 Patrons
    (8 days late, I know, but I'm officially back from my trip and wanted to stamp this one.)

    • @Sezenian
      @Sezenian Před 10 měsíci +3

      Thank you for spending your afternoon making mine a little easier!

  • @AnimaAspect
    @AnimaAspect Před rokem +77

    The realism of being in a scary situation and just screaming "THIS PLACE SUCKS" was lovely

  • @the_real_Kurt_Yarish
    @the_real_Kurt_Yarish Před rokem +102

    "Oh no... Slenderman changed the white balance!" That got me good, I actually laughed out loud.

  • @officialtoddhoward69
    @officialtoddhoward69 Před rokem +427

    It's a pleasant surprise seeing you play this. I really do miss the Slender craze and the Slender Man character, it was a very cool concept back in the day and even still it is neat, but through a combination of overexposure, dwidnling popularity and real life incidents, I don't think Slender Man could ever truly return to their former glory. There's a lot you can do with this character, and I've had several ideas if I were to make my own movie adaptation (that movie was just disappointing, definitely the final straw)

    • @3RR0RNULL
      @3RR0RNULL Před rokem +3

      Wdym real life incidents

    • @deadb0dyman
      @deadb0dyman Před rokem +56

      @@3RR0RNULL the case of the 2 girls who stabbed their friend and almost killed her "for slenderman" so they could "become proxies"

    • @valletas
      @valletas Před rokem +32

      Its funny how it silmutaniously saved indie horror games, made then one of the biggest genres in the planet and was copied so much that it almost killed the genre again until fnaf came along to revive the indie horror scene

    • @confustled
      @confustled Před rokem +16

      plus it spawned marble hornets, great series

    • @tricksterzyro3230
      @tricksterzyro3230 Před rokem +7

      and then marble hornets spawned everymanHYBRID.

  • @kyootie01
    @kyootie01 Před rokem +87

    Spoopy Slenderman Funfact:
    At 4:12 in the credits, you can see that 3 men are named, Troy Wagner, Tim Sutton, and Joseph Delage.
    All three of them are actually actors part of a popular series called “Marble Hornets” that was made in 2008/2009 which was based off Slenderman, and ended a few years ago!

    • @giovana2904
      @giovana2904 Před rokem +10

      "few years ago" is si funny bc its almost 10 years, but feels like it yesterday that i was watching the latest (and last) entry...
      having only heard abt the arrival and knowing that the mh crew worked on along the studio, i never figured out how much they influenced on the story, but even after so long i can pick up those quirks

    • @thewayfayer3268
      @thewayfayer3268 Před rokem +1

      I assume the "ended a few years ago" part is talking about the sequel comics?

    • @kyootie01
      @kyootie01 Před rokem +1

      @@thewayfayer3268 wth.. thats so crazy, i remember it ending in like 2018

    • @giovana2904
      @giovana2904 Před 11 měsíci

      @@thewayfayer3268 it could be, i've never actually got into them, but even then, it's been some time since they ended also

  • @TheVibes101
    @TheVibes101 Před rokem +130

    The Librarian playing Slender The Arrival is not something I was expecting to see, but I'm here for it!

  • @the_real_Kurt_Yarish
    @the_real_Kurt_Yarish Před rokem +105

    There are many different interpretations of the Slenderman "lore", depending on where you look. Victor Surge, the original creator, left details somewhat threadbare when it came to the original images he posted on the Something Awful forums; leaving things up to the viewer to imagine. The majority of interpretations were based on these few details in the early days, until the release and success of the _Marble Hornets_ series. Technically, while _Marble Hornets'_ antagonizing entity "The Operator" was based on Slenderman, it was not a direct copy as it dropped some details while introducing new ones. Many other series would follow with their own interpretations, such as EverymanHYBRID or DarkHarvest00. _Slender: The Eight Pages_ , and subsequently _Slender: The Arrival_ , take inspiration more from these series than they do the original version of the Slenderman mythos.
    Generally, the most common understanding of Slenderman is thus:
    * Slenderman is a supernatural or preternatural entity with the ability to appear or disappear at will with seemingly few restrictions, if any.
    * Slenderman seemingly has the ability to control who can and cannot perceive his presence. Sometimes this is depicted as most adults being unaware of his existence as he stalks their children, other times it's people forgetting he's there after witnessing him (selective amnesia).
    * Slenderman is occasionally depicted as being able to sprout tentacles or spidery legs from his back and control them at will.
    * Slenderman has some sort of attachment to the woods, and will usually be found there.
    * Slenderman is often, but not always, depicted as having some level of influence or control over his victims. This control sometimes manifests as "proxies", people who have fallen under his influence and attempt to assist Slenderman in carrying out his objectives. Other times, it's the ability to subtly influence children in order to draw them closer and leave them vulnerable.
    * Slenderman will stalk his victims for days, weeks, months, or sometimes even years before acting upon them, with or without the victim noticing his presence (the latter few being far more common in latter tales).
    * Slenderman appears to have an affect on the world around him. Electronic recording equipment are commonly show to malfunction in his presence, and people exposed to him sometimes report headaches, paranoia, insomnia, various forms of amnesia, false memories, occasionally hacking coughs and the spitting up of blood. This is sometimes implied or stated to be a form of "radiation" he emanates.
    * What Slenderman actually is, or what his true motives are, are vague at best or a complete unknown at worse. It's usually implied that he wishes violence on people, but the form of this violence or purpose for it changes from source to source. It was more common to directly imply or even state that he kills people (mainly children) early on in the formation of his mythos, but that direction has changed over the years to be more complex and nuanced.

    • @thesilver7238
      @thesilver7238 Před 11 měsíci +1

      This reads like an SCP article.

    • @the_real_Kurt_Yarish
      @the_real_Kurt_Yarish Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@thesilver7238 I like to describe things in a analytical and detailed fashion for the sake of clarity and thoroughness, especially when informing someone on a topic they may only have an incomplete surface-level understanding of. Combine that with the classic hallmarks of a creepypasta, and you more-or-less have the ingredients for a basic SCP article.

    • @radscorpion8
      @radscorpion8 Před 11 měsíci +1

      I think the most important question is whether you can shoot and kill slenderman

    • @the_real_Kurt_Yarish
      @the_real_Kurt_Yarish Před 11 měsíci +1

      @@radscorpion8 Can Slenderman shoot & kill you?

    • @jc_art_
      @jc_art_ Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@the_real_Kurt_Yarishis he American or not? That kind of decides wether he has a gun

  • @Onemario-1234
    @Onemario-1234 Před rokem +44

    Slender: The Arrival is supposedly getting a remake/graphics update sometime soon, too, so this is the perfect time to play it!

  • @KaBar41
    @KaBar41 Před rokem +59

    The dev studio that made this, Blue Isle Studios, would use what they learned from this game and, three years later in 2016, make the far superior "Valley". Although it's not Slender and not exactly horror, you could classify it as diet horror. As you do have ways to defend yourself quite effectively. It relies largely on the story and atmosphere to be scary. There is... perhaps, maybe one jumpscare in the entire game and it's not a cheap one, either.
    It's an extremely beautiful game with a decently good story and the movement is very fun. Imagine a... clunkier, prototype Titanfall, if you will, in regards to the movement.
    You really should take a look at, Librarian. It's definitely right up your alley and I think you would love it.

    • @JessicaLovesFoxes
      @JessicaLovesFoxes Před rokem +3

      Oh my gosh, it's so cool to see this comment! It feels like hardly anyone knows about Valley! I really enjoyed the game's music and environment!

    • @flamingdog9207
      @flamingdog9207 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Oh damn, I've never heard of this before. I should check that out myself.

    • @KaBar41
      @KaBar41 Před 11 měsíci

      @@flamingdog9207 Absolutely do it.
      It's one of my favorite games.

    • @jamesthebond4904
      @jamesthebond4904 Před 11 měsíci

      I played Valley. I don't see it has horror. But yes its incredibly beautiful with amazing high speed running mechanics. And original music sound track that in itself was quality for a small indie dev studio.

    • @cla_6
      @cla_6 Před 8 měsíci

      "definitely superior" no 💀

  • @ChrisRyot
    @ChrisRyot Před rokem +42

    This game was so incredibly hyped up back in the day. I loved the Slender phase in the early teens.

  • @DirtyLittleScrub
    @DirtyLittleScrub Před rokem +5

    "You're just standing there... Menacingly.." 😂 perfect time for that line.

  • @JustDiptych
    @JustDiptych Před rokem +10

    If you see someone that looks like Slender Man but is a bit bulkier, that's his cousin, Portly Gent. He had his own game - PORTLY - where you had to find eight pages around a municipal baths. The pages were all receipts for English mustard, carbolic soap and spermicidal jelly. Somehow, through every window in the building, you could see a parked Oxford Farina. And, if you took too long, Portly Gent would jumpscare you and offer you a gasper and a sardine sandwich.

    • @JustDiptych
      @JustDiptych Před rokem +4

      Portly Gent sightings (mostly from teens messing about in the woods) suggest that his approach was heralded by radios beginning to play 'Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green'. One teen (who was messing about in the woods) said that 'his hands just grew longer and longer... but somehow, he kept on smoking that gasper.' Others reported that, the morning after a Portly Gent visitation, all their snuffboxes were mysteriously emptied, and their heirloom tomatoes were unusually plump and juicy.

    • @leniscoolest
      @leniscoolest Před rokem +2

      sorry the what jelly

  • @elisabethverte7061
    @elisabethverte7061 Před rokem +5

    I now cannot unsee Slendy as an HOA Karen haunting you because your lawn isn't mown short enough...

  • @the_real_Kurt_Yarish
    @the_real_Kurt_Yarish Před rokem +17

    There's a hidden "game mode" or "level" that you can access by finding a specific "Missing Person" poster in the first area (around Kate's house), it's not essential but is an interesting addition that raise a few questions. I suggest looking up how to access it and maybe playing it for a short follow up?

  • @giacomocamellini7449
    @giacomocamellini7449 Před rokem +12

    slender man needs to come back. one of the most iconic horror characters in fiction, so good

  • @PotartOnYT
    @PotartOnYT Před rokem +39

    Thank you so much for playing one of, if not, my favorite horror game of all time. I’ve been in a Slender craze ever since the “remaster” was teased last month and I can’t get enough of it. I also gotta thank you for figuring out that The Chaser in the mines is actually Kate, and not just assuming it to be Jeff The Killer like a lot of us did a decade ago, haha.

    • @Exel3nce
      @Exel3nce Před rokem

      Stop kidding....this and fav. Game of all time. Its good but still just a slender man Game

    • @Noahnime
      @Noahnime Před rokem +3

      @@Exel3nce its THEIR favourite. THEIR opinion

    • @Exel3nce
      @Exel3nce Před rokem

      @@Noahnime i get that but its just a slander game in a pool of masterpieces out there

    • @Noahnime
      @Noahnime Před rokem +5

      @@Exel3nce doesn't matter, they see it as a cut above the rest

    • @flamingdog9207
      @flamingdog9207 Před 11 měsíci +4

      @@Exel3nce And? Can't invalidate an opinion because "oh its just a slender game"

  • @BigEvy
    @BigEvy Před rokem +48

    As an explorer of caves and mines, I respect your concerns around them.
    We do understand the possibility of instant , or worse, delayed death and suffering.
    The feeling we get while exploring though , is worth it all !

    • @ChronoQuote
      @ChronoQuote Před rokem +6

      Literal cave story fan

    • @BigEvy
      @BigEvy Před 9 měsíci +2

      @ChronoQuote Cave story fan with cave stories. I've somehow never made that connection before ! Awesome !

  • @generatoralignmentdevalue

    One great thing about Slenderman is that he had no single entity who could decide what the lore was. He technically had a rights holder, but functionally, it was like how it was before modern copyright law. Everyone told their own, overlapping stories. Some were meant to share a universe, some just shared themes. Slenderman is less of something you can wikify, and more a tag cloud of possible powers and behaviors. If you want more lore to fill out what you saw in the game, several versions are available.

  • @Upsedriss
    @Upsedriss Před rokem +42

    holy crap what a throwback and what a joy to have you talking about Slenderman.

  • @machinejam
    @machinejam Před rokem +9

    My favorite horror game of all time and YOU’RE playing it? My excitement is immeasurable.

  • @TM__1566
    @TM__1566 Před rokem +5

    The game in general changed so much since it released you can describe it as a glowup
    In the original release the way you interacted with doors was a lot more jankier, you had to click on them and then drag the mouse to either open them or close them
    The extra areas like the backyard of Kate's house which leads to the park didn't existed either, once you left her house Chapter 2 would start in the park already, same as the CR investigating the farm tape, that was later added on a future update.
    And the graphics used to look a lot worse too since after all it's a 10 year old indie game, but after a couple of updates they made it look so beautiful
    Loved it when it first came out, still love it to this day and I'm happy you got the chance of playing it, hope you come back to it since you missed quite a few things!!!

  • @jakob0324
    @jakob0324 Před rokem +3

    At 10:30, when you said "he's just standing there" I said menacingly at the exact same time as you and i found that super funny for some reason

  • @theatomickitty6498
    @theatomickitty6498 Před rokem +9

    I literally never comment but my god I'm so happy seeing you play Slender. It was my introduction to horror

  • @kinomiyadomi6528
    @kinomiyadomi6528 Před rokem +2

    Play the "GENESIS" stage in the stage selection!
    It's a remaster of slender the eight pages's original map, with extra lore!

  • @cashewnutt6375
    @cashewnutt6375 Před rokem +18

    Holy shit.
    This very well may be one of the most influential game genres of all time, I know how much it influenced me as a kid. Markiplier playing it will always hold the most fond memories online for me.

    • @-EndlessHorizon
      @-EndlessHorizon Před rokem +1

      I absolutely hated this genre of horror it devolved the whole scene of horror into drawn out walking sims ment to bait CZcamsrs into playing it once and forgetting about it after

  • @Povilaz
    @Povilaz Před rokem +58

    I want to return to the time when Slenderman went viral with the demo and how it all fell apart after the full thing came out. This game also gives off strong Outlast vibes, which is interesting considering that this came out a whole 6 months before Outlast.

    • @cla_6
      @cla_6 Před 8 měsíci

      What do you mean fell apart

  • @theexchipmunk
    @theexchipmunk Před rokem +3

    12:45 And he is still traumatised from the game with THAT jumpscare. xD

    • @skiddio369
      @skiddio369 Před rokem

      Which one ahaha

    • @TheLibrarianYT
      @TheLibrarianYT  Před rokem +5

      @@skiddio369 Probably referring to Suite 776 lol.
      czcams.com/video/Hk63bHO6JLg/video.html

    • @skiddio369
      @skiddio369 Před rokem

      @@TheLibrarianYT oh wow yes It all just came screaming back to me ! Thanks Librarian :)

    • @theexchipmunk
      @theexchipmunk Před rokem +1

      @@TheLibrarianYT Exacting! Still my favourite reaction to a jump scare. It’s just so raw and genuine. Nearly had a heart attack myself when watching that for the first time.😆

  • @seekerstheshy3842
    @seekerstheshy3842 Před rokem +6

    30 minutes in and im reminded of an old gem. do you remember a little known indie game called The Path? its something that sounds right up your alley, mix of old fairy tales and metaphorical narrative. though i've heard it's a hard time running it on modern hardware

  • @antonyzadymiarz2554
    @antonyzadymiarz2554 Před rokem +7

    actually this game will be getting a remaster in about a month, im super hyped up for it and i hope you'll cover it on the channel!

  • @ShotPanz438
    @ShotPanz438 Před rokem +3

    Slender game... a old golden days on CZcams memories flows into me.. I miss those times

  • @birbbabybirb
    @birbbabybirb Před rokem +5

    Spoilers for anyone that hasn't watched all the way through:
    For clarification, yes that was Kate in the hoodie at the end. The emaciated boy in the basement that chases CR is Charlie, and the body beside the fire with all the words around him is CR, who burnt himself and tried to get Kate to do the same. The voice saying "I can't do it" from the camera is her. There's more story in the secret level.

  • @kyrauniversal
    @kyrauniversal Před 11 měsíci +3

    1:03:04
    Yeah, but remember how CR said he literally hadn't slept in days? If anything, each recording sounds so accurate it haunts me.
    Garbled speech patterns from the chaser in the mine/kate as her personality is trying to be let go of this creatures control, or could even be the slenderman trying to lure you through speaking, but having no mouth himself, has no clue how to speak with one.
    Also, yeah, play the secret level. You'll find out what happened to Charles Jr.

  • @superdhamp2516
    @superdhamp2516 Před rokem +11

    I love you librarian, your videos always keep me entertained during college

  • @Kiwi-fl8te
    @Kiwi-fl8te Před rokem +7

    Didn't remember much of this game, unsurprisingly, since I had never watched a full playthrough. This was an extremely pleasant surprise, I was as impressed as you were. I expected and only remembered cheap horror but this was restrained and subtle when necessary, and surprisingly well-aged.

    • @rasianket7220
      @rasianket7220 Před rokem

      Same, I remember watching bits of markiplier's playthrough and some easter eggs but it all confused me as a kid

  • @yeboxxxchannel2505
    @yeboxxxchannel2505 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I miss the hype around creepypasta and legends too.
    I actually known few legends from my own country because of the hype.
    Lost Miner, The Man With Briefcase, Black Ambulance.
    Oh I remember the Black ambulance legend.

  • @PoeInTheDitch
    @PoeInTheDitch Před rokem +2

    "Got a big back gate. Wonder what that leads to?" Compliments...leads to a lot of compliments.

  • @Spewa-em8cm
    @Spewa-em8cm Před rokem +6

    Its unfortunate that whenever I think about Slenderman anymore all that pops into my head is the stabbing incident. It happened only about 20 minutes from my childhood home and I remember people were paranoid about it for years. I even remember at the local movie theater people protesting the movie Anabelle because it traumatized the area so much.

  • @snarffles5687
    @snarffles5687 Před rokem +1

    “He’s just standing there…..*MENACINGLY!*”

  • @KaiserMattTygore927
    @KaiserMattTygore927 Před 11 měsíci +2

    "Okay so the voice actor here, sounds like a 16 year old that doesn't want to wake anybody up recording into his headset mic at 3AM"
    We call that "Whisper Yelling"

  • @KingTalion
    @KingTalion Před 11 měsíci +2

    So much nostalgia and memories I had completely forgotten seeing this game play out. I must have watched a let's play back in 2013 and had it slip my mind since then but each twist and turn kept feeling more familiar

  • @mumbo598
    @mumbo598 Před rokem +7

    I played this game a couple years ago and its still one of my fav slender man games.

  • @sledgeslamfist1746
    @sledgeslamfist1746 Před rokem +2

    Hey m8 I just to say thanks for playing this and bringing back some spooky memories. There was this grace period for Slender Man where it had just left the Something Awful forums and the content for it was great. I think what made the horror of Slender Man so great in the beginning was that powerless feeling that the stories told, the same kind of powerlessness that UFO and Alien abduction stories have: There is this being that intends to do you harm, you know it's out there, but there's nothing you can do stop what may come. In particular I loved the whole "You noticed it, now it's noticed you." trope.
    I'd also like to give a shoutout to the Morley Grove series; it's a pretty new Slender Man series but it captures that same apprehension and dread feeling I had all those years ago when I first discovered those Slender Man creepypastas.

  • @aaronsmith5223
    @aaronsmith5223 Před rokem +4

    Just a quick insight: you did miss a teddy bear you could interact with to trigger a flashback to the Mathesons lying against a tree before you went into the cave to the tv where you could play the tapes.

  • @brianburkhardt3692
    @brianburkhardt3692 Před 9 měsíci +1

    So, Slenderman Lore is often more tied to the individual project than the entity himself, but generally it’ll go something like this: an early life event will involve seeing/interacting with/being traumatized by either Slendy or one of his Proxies (I’ll explain that soon) and then during young adulthood they will start seeing him and being haunted by him.
    Whether or not Slendy is antagonistic or just a force in the world changes, but usually if he’s around two things happen: electronics freak out (either not working entirely or getting glitches, especially on playback of video), and people start to be effected. Being effected can range from more hallucinations to showing signs of physical illness (such as the tell-tale cough in Marble Hornets). People effected by Slendy then either slowly die, or become proxies.
    Again, depending on Slendy’s role in the series, proxies can either be actively controlled pawns of Slenderman, or they might just be messed up and more hostile versions of who they normally are. Proxies either try to expose more people to Slendy, try to kill those already exposed/infected, or just do rampant killings in the area, becoming spin-off entities of sorts.
    Something I forgot to add: locations
    Often in any given Slendy related project, there will be locations (a park, an old building, just some plot of land) that are intrinsically tied to Slendy or the other entities. People who are there will be more heavily affected, and often people who are already affected/infected will be drawn to the place. Can sometimes be the location of the initial encounter, sometimes is a place the characters are drawn to for the first time.

  • @othername5426
    @othername5426 Před rokem +3

    Man I wish this hadn't come and gone while I was weak to horror...
    I'm still scared easily, I just recover in five minutes instead of five weeks.

  • @romadsssss3570
    @romadsssss3570 Před rokem +1

    Found you through your Minecraft series and loved you since sir.

  • @marysherlock6971
    @marysherlock6971 Před rokem +1

    Imma just say this is my favorite gmod CZcamsr ever in history and the best of youtubers

  • @sneakythechild8934
    @sneakythechild8934 Před rokem +3

    This feels weird to say but this makes me nostalgic

  • @GatorWrastler88
    @GatorWrastler88 Před rokem +2

    This video activated neural pathways that my brain forgot it had.

  • @8.bit_gun340
    @8.bit_gun340 Před rokem +1

    Side bar: firewatch is my most favorite game of all time.

  • @jaimesfolly
    @jaimesfolly Před rokem

    "Look at this beautiful autumn day!"
    You sweet summer child...

  • @stateberg7208
    @stateberg7208 Před rokem +2

    Oh yes and entire episode where somebody gets scared by somebody who owes me money

  • @ootahcanadiensis
    @ootahcanadiensis Před rokem +5

    I remember playing this a long way back, and never got past the first house because I was too scared, pretty sure i wouldn't get past it even today

  • @jamesthebond4904
    @jamesthebond4904 Před 11 měsíci +1

    The devs at Blue Isle Studious released a new trailer for Slender the Arrival a few weeks back. The news is coming out out tomorrow. Looks like they are doing a remastered version? Maybe new levels. But it's exciting news for sure.

  • @arbitrary2868
    @arbitrary2868 Před rokem +3

    Dang, you've been putting out a bunch of great videos lately! Glad you decided to play this one. Brings back memories of watching Marble Hornets and EverymanHYBRID.
    More importantly, it also brings back memories of ABOP and 11 Drunk Guys Play, for those who remember that beautiful chaos (Slender! Touch my bum! Everyone! Have a little fun!).
    Anyway, I should be back home in a few days once my trip is done. When I do I'll probably make timestamps for this and Growing My Grandpa!

  • @AnEverydayGamer
    @AnEverydayGamer Před rokem +1

    I remember as a kid back then me and my friends would always go into the woods looking for slenderman for fun. It is great seeing this game be revisited.

  • @2hufan521
    @2hufan521 Před rokem +3

    I goddamn love this game and your content, seeing them merge together is like, the best thing ever.
    Slender the Arrival is such a beautifully unsung good game in my opinion. Thanks for playing it.

  • @anonymalek
    @anonymalek Před rokem +1

    I played Slender the Arrival when it first came out in 2013 as a kid. I didn't remember CR's tape and the part after CR's corpse (maybe I have quit out of pure panic lol) but remembering this game together with your on point commentary was such a delight and this game is indeed very unique and interesting.

  • @FranciumBoron
    @FranciumBoron Před rokem +3

    I loved watching Markiplier play this back in 2013.
    The Librarian should play Knock Knock.

  • @internetfreak8137
    @internetfreak8137 Před rokem +3

    This brings me back, This game was a masterpiece when it came out and im really glad you've played it!

  • @victors4628
    @victors4628 Před rokem +1

    Yay I've been waiting for this video I even played yesterday at Night the slender arrival game now I'm super happy about it Thanks Librarian :D

  • @Liminal_Moons
    @Liminal_Moons Před rokem +1

    Oh my does this bring back some real Nostalgia and memories i remember playing this long long ago and i will say i loved it and im sure you will too.

  • @lazytanks4035
    @lazytanks4035 Před 11 měsíci

    "You're just standing there... menacingly"
    WEEWOO WEEWOO

  • @brianburkhardt3692
    @brianburkhardt3692 Před 9 měsíci

    “And that was Slender: The 8 Pages.”
    Amazing slip up.

  • @esmaroche3702
    @esmaroche3702 Před rokem +2

    Such a pleasant surprise indeed! This game was one of the first horrors that I encountered and was probably the most scary one. Coming to your missing friend's house and seeing all this mess in her home and then finding out that these's some weird creature lurking around who is responsible for her disappearance. Just the atmosphere of walking around the house in a complete dark, knowing that it was abandoned in a hurry and knowing that the owner was stalked by something and now you are it's target - I still remember the feeling of total vulnerability. This small game really hits all the right buttons and I think it's perfect for your channel. Thank you for playing it!

  • @c1tc4t
    @c1tc4t Před rokem +2

    I remember being so terrified of this game that I couldn’t even watch let’s play of it

  • @the_real_Kurt_Yarish
    @the_real_Kurt_Yarish Před rokem +4

    Isn't "zorbing" that thing you do with that "magic" partially-translucent sphere where you dance it over your arms, hands, and fingers?

  • @kyootie01
    @kyootie01 Před rokem +1

    Love Slenderman and love you!! Was so excited to get this notification from you^^

  • @ldmun
    @ldmun Před rokem +1

    I remember playing this on the Xbox 360 and immediately quitting after the first jumpscare, good times

  • @stoplight2554
    @stoplight2554 Před rokem +1

    YES REPLAY INFRA ON THE CHANNEL!!!

  • @TechNinjaSigma
    @TechNinjaSigma Před rokem +3

    Slenderman!? Oh my, how Nostalgic!

  • @999hero
    @999hero Před rokem +2

    Slender The Arrival is so truly underrated for me. I'm so glad to see you play it!!

  • @krokodile6611
    @krokodile6611 Před rokem +1

    Whoa, i didnt remember that game to be that good! Thank you for playing this, that really was a good time!

  • @felobatirmoheb4884
    @felobatirmoheb4884 Před rokem

    Your commentary is really good and wity. And you really put things together EXTREMELY fast. This is the first time I've seen a let's player absorb the information as is.

  • @SchizoLifter01
    @SchizoLifter01 Před rokem +1

    thank you for your videos librarian, they're amazing

  • @PanickyRedundant
    @PanickyRedundant Před 9 měsíci +1

    Hey! I've never seen your channel before, but I love Slender the Arrival, so I was recommended your video. If you are at all still interested in Slender, make sure you check out the update this game is getting this October. It's getting remade in the Unreal Engine 5 and will include NEW content! Along with that, Blue Isles (creator of this game) will be releasing another game loosly connected to Slender called S: The Lost Chapters.

  • @MrNoir-jh9ry
    @MrNoir-jh9ry Před 11 měsíci

    At 58:03 you walked a teddy bear laying against a tree, clicking on it gives backstory

  • @3RR0RNULL
    @3RR0RNULL Před rokem +1

    Let’s go new librarian vid

  • @OperatorVanta
    @OperatorVanta Před rokem +1

    Should do the secret level too, especially since imo it's the creepiest level

  • @YourBoyTrue
    @YourBoyTrue Před 5 měsíci

    Whoa! A Slender: The Arrival video. I heard they remade the game two months after this video's release- Overhauled the graphics and gave it a new chapter.

  • @tinglesrosyrupeeland
    @tinglesrosyrupeeland Před 8 měsíci

    Really enjoyed this one, thank you for the upload!

  • @SixArmedSweater
    @SixArmedSweater Před rokem +1

    Yeah, this game fucking RULES. I had no idea.

  • @creeperjo7
    @creeperjo7 Před rokem

    32:43 Seeing him walk by that page was just... *_ouch_*

  • @hurrweasel932
    @hurrweasel932 Před 11 měsíci

    the second intro in the middle of the video was super funny 😂

  • @He11cth3r3
    @He11cth3r3 Před rokem +2

    I haven’t seen anyone play slender games in a while…

  • @FalconHgv
    @FalconHgv Před 11 měsíci

    Bro I remember playing this when I was still in school, right after I moved with family. Having nothing but my laptop and an inflatable mattress when we moved, I remember playing this late at night and getting scared by random wooden floor noises at the end of the hallway knowing full well my family was asleep in the next room. I really loved slender man games, haunted investigations, scp-087-B and scp containment breach.

  • @kameleon_rap
    @kameleon_rap Před rokem +1

    I've played through half of the game and it became being stuck at that part where we get back to house and have to close every open door/window. It was sad at the end but overall experience was as scary as Amnesia games to me, so VERY SCARY indeed. I love your channel and your commentary so I'm glad that I can get back to this game after 1 year and see the end of this story. Thank you

  • @RobotBondage
    @RobotBondage Před rokem +2

    This might seem a bit weird but I think you have such a soothing voice

  • @cosmicflare932
    @cosmicflare932 Před rokem +2

    It'd would be awesome to see you play among the sleep .. you're in the pov of a baby in a troubled household it'd be cool to hear what you'd have to say about it. You're like high key my favorite CZcamsr right now ❤

  • @ZeyTheDaemon
    @ZeyTheDaemon Před 11 měsíci

    I don't remember there being extended lore on how Slendy got there to begin with. Was that in the original version of the game? I know they updated it a few times since, but I haven't played it since, like, 2015 so I don't remember anything. Either way, I'm glad to see you finally play this, because man, it's a blast from the past. The fact that Slender-Man was so impactful that it was promoted basically everywhere at the time (I saw The Eight Pages on Toonami ffs), and also caused an infamous crime to happen (though I suspect it was more mental health issues than Slender itself), has basically immortalized it in internet pop culture forever.

  • @michaloid8351
    @michaloid8351 Před rokem +2

    Since the remake of arrival is coming, i thought this was to warm up to the remake.

  • @shortcake1025
    @shortcake1025 Před rokem

    I remember how incomplete it was. I played it on Xbox 360 back in the day. It had me on edge when it got dark and going through the house section at the begining... then I'd catch Slinder's goofy ass hanging out on hill tops in the background, rocking his arms back and forth. He became predictable real quick and after about 10 mins. I knew when and where he would be.

  • @PeerPressure007
    @PeerPressure007 Před rokem +1

    Still a fan of your content ever since I saw the cement mixer sim!

  • @taylorwright7428
    @taylorwright7428 Před 6 měsíci

    30:43 My favorite part of the playthrough is when The Librarian picked up a note saying "IT'S ZORBIN' TIME" and Slenderman started zorbing all around the protag.
    (I'm sorry, I know this meme is usually overused in YT comments, but Zorbing and Morbing? It's too perfect, I had to.)

  • @Omni_ro
    @Omni_ro Před rokem +1

    This is one of my favorite video games and creepypasta!

  • @LazariYuki
    @LazariYuki Před rokem +1

    If I remember correctly there was a vr port of this, would be cool to see the Liberian replay it at some point with the port if it still works

  • @mcdxc123
    @mcdxc123 Před rokem

    "i wasnt following by the time it actually... Arrived" oh you silly goose

  • @Parapocalypse
    @Parapocalypse Před rokem

    It was genuinely really cool seeing someone play this for the first time ten years after it was released, especially as someone that watched all the Big 2013 names play it back in the day
    I'm kinda surprised that it holds up pretty well, both visually and (seemingly) the gameplay, but I'm glad it does.

  • @VioIator
    @VioIator Před 10 měsíci

    i just watched the entire video, what a rollercoaster

  • @Butterballsballs
    @Butterballsballs Před rokem

    I love your voice, so narrative and distinct. 😊