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- This Is How The Entire Cthulhu Mythos Started - Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
Welcome to Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft! Dagon is an original piece of fiction written by the one and only H.P. Lovecraft, and in this adaptation, we get to experience the horror story through the visual, audio, and interactive mediums, and it's completely free to play! Let's play Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft!
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why did you post this here
@@cromulom2223 so you would see it
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Having heard the audiobook to dagon before, this visual audiobook is a beauty. the artist has really captured some of the essence of lovecraft's words
Is no one going to talk about how much of a liar this video title is?
Lovecraft was like, “how can I make people have an existential crisis a century after my death?” And that’s how the mythos is happened.
So true.
"I think I went mad then." is such a great line all by itself that opens the gate to the description of madness afterward. The narrator's tone was near perfect, too. Matter-of-fact and disturbed at the same time.
What’s so great as well is that it’s such a blunt line.
Rather than implying madness and inadvertently describing it, it hits harder because it’s so explicit and blunt with its delivery.
There’s no hesitation in it which makes it so effective.
I want this type of story telling to become a genre. It's absolutely incredible
Already is. Lovecraftian horror.
@@sapientbirb7350 I meant the style that the story was delivered by the developer lol. The point and click through a story book kinda design
@@DecimatedRanger Oh, ok.
I would remember so much more of a book if I could enjoy them like this lmao
it is a thing but limited in scope
I was not expecting a word for word reading of Dagon but I'm glad I watched the whole thing! I would love to see another game like this with another short Lovecraft story!
Same!
Yeah I hope the guys do more like this.
Its like an audiobook but with livid images.
Not quite "videogame" but great way to enjoy his stories.
Keep an eye out for DLCs, apparently they are going to do one with one of Lovecraft's lesser known stories!
I really enjoyed this
They are making another game called Tales of Herring Lake. It sounds Lovecraft like with in game choices.
Ah yes the great I regret everything is back.
I missed it so much
@@jesterking1 you and me both
@@jj.1242 it’s funny because I was just thinking about the “I regret everything” title the other day.
Lovecraft certainly painted a picture and used words effortlessly to submirge the reader.
Clicked faster than you can scream at icy for doing something stupid
Indeed
Yes, couldn't have said it better
I have never clicked on anything faster in my life!
Dear god he’s a speed demon
May your comment rise to the top jukenox
The greatest thing Lovecraft ever did was make his work free-use so anyone could make a story about it
For real? So if I made a story with my own characters, I can use Lovecraft’s creatures/deities and it won’t affect the mythos?
@@lcjetton yes
@@blakebridges8989 Well that’s excellent news because I thought I’d have to do like Marvel did and make up similar dieties like Cthon or something like that, thanks!
@@lcjetton no problem
@@lcjetton although this is amazing ! You still have to be HP Lovecraft accurate like don't go far away from the lore you know ? But either way have FUN !!
This is incredible the story is so drawing and pleasing to the ears how did I not hear of this book it's so good!
You should read or listen to "at the mountains of madness" its a lot longer but another really good story from h.p lovecraft
@@breathebih4321 I'm gonna need to I really enjoyed this
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath is also one very good one to read I would strongly recommend !
The color out of space is also a good one. It was one of lovecrafts favorite stories.
@@breathebih4321 its CRAZY, like if i can find a good cold voiced nariation channel for it well i will happy give it a round 2 because i loved reading it irl. hm now i wish i had the book to know what big stories of hp i have read... eh i know i got insmoth, the outsider(i think is one of his), the colours pf space. even cthulhu. i think i was just about into the hounds when i stoped the collection book.
Exactly what you said about the "why" of your fear for the ocean makes total sense to me. 8:40 👍🏻😨
I wonder why we don’t have the same fear of space? Maybe because we can see light that is thousands of light years away but when we look into the deep ocean it’s nothing but darkness.
@@blakebridges8989 Only one thing bothers me about space; a breach in the hull, or a rip in my suit. Depressurization or loss of air (oxygen). 😊
Yeah I have thalassophobia and that's pretty much what Indie was talking about. Fully understand where he's coming from.
@@blakebridges8989 because we arent there yet. Like i was not afraid of the sea despite going with my grandpa almost everytime he went. But i only started to fear it once i wore a goggles and started to dive near a huge blackish stone. I looked my surroundings and i just felt scared lol.
@@blakebridges8989 the fear to the unknown comes when the unknown reaches you, not before
You know its gonna be a good night when IGP uploads an elderitch/Lovecraftian video.
I love H.P Lovecraft'ts word play in his stories
truly way ahead of his time in some aspects tbh
I love his choice in cat names
@@TheGojira2222 🧐
@@la-yb7gn 😳
@@TheGojira2222 I'm pretty sure he wasn't the one that named that cat
Dagon, created by H.P.Lovecraft named after the far older mythology of Dagon from Mesopotamian mythology, one of my favorites, and ooooh, to see it, and more hear it, gives me those special shivers of excitement, and I love it. Oh and the story takes place during WW1 if I am correct, most main characters in the Cthulhu mythos aren’t often named, allowing you to see that character as yourself to some degree.
This is amazing.
The call of cthulhu game is another very good watch or playthrough.
Now to see if they have the collected journals of Randolph Carter.
They talk alot about Dagon in certain stories but the shadow over innsmouth made it into a cult. Pretty fascinating.
@@robbeck8897 the esoteric order of Dagon, yeah, the shadow over innsmouth is a great read indeed.
@@silvertheelf absolutely!
3:47 this gives you a sense of just how scary the ocean can be. It’s the Lovecraft theme, you are a spec of dust in a giant writhing mass that doesn’t know you exist and at the same time somehow wants you dead
The universe in metaphor, no? Dangerous in the extreme, dominated by natural forces that completely overwhelm the human scale, it is difficult to comprehend in its indifference to your fate. We contemplate “galaxy sterilizing” events like Gamma Ray Bursts without being able to grasp the existential threat at the deepest level. Even now, a massive surge of particles seething with furious, infernal energy could be sweeping toward our planet like a tsunami rushing toward a small, blue marble a child dropped in the sand. Our spark would be extinguished and swept into the tumultuous, silent darkness before our scientists can utter a single dread filled “oh no….” We wonder as we gaze out at the stars and listen for radio signals, where is everybody? How human of us to ignore the obvious solution to the Fermi Paradox. If they ever were they were probably wiped from existence leaving barely a stain, and in the time scale of the universe we will almost certainly be the next to go.
Dagon is one of my favorite Lovecraft stories and actually seeing the words come to live and the imagery of the black mire and the monolith just amazes me. I very much love this
Unus anus
The guy voicing the game should do audio books he sounds amazing
This is my absolute favorite Lovecraft short-story and I'm SO HAPPY they used the story itself as the game dialogue instead of just trying to interpret the story. IGP I so love that you got to experience it for the first time in this format
Right ?? We need more of this
That was a fantastic interpretation of it. The only thing I'd probably change myself is when the beast appears, instead of just jumping out of the water and standing there, clearly visible, I'd have it slither up and around behind the obelisk, embracing it as it does so, so it's kind of hanging off it while wrapped around it, and you can't see the entire beast because it's in shadow...except for its arm that hooks around the front of the monolith, and part of its face, which it turns to glance at the Viewer, before beginning its 'prayers' (instead of roars). Make some seriously creepy, heavily modded religious chanting come from it while it strokes the monolith, and then have the Viewer go insane at that point. So the only impressions you have of what the Beast looked like is whatever features you can see in the moonlight, the impressions of more of it in the shadows, and how it's big enough to swirl around that monolith like a barber pole and still have its tail/feet/whatever dipping into the water.
Voice over was SPOT ON. Damn... That was so good...
Is your profile picture the King in Yellow?
@@sozaj yep.
You mispronounced Dagon. It's pronounced "Jeremiah."
Crack me up 🤣! Can't figure out if you're serious or not. Either way that comment was/is hilarious! 👍🏻
What?
No it's obamiuninamousninam
Sorry boy'o, it's actually pronounced as "osteoporosis."
honestly think its pronounced as "Carl"
Immediately recognized the opening monologue straight from the book! In fact the entire narration is from the book!! So awesome, i adore hp lovecraft, i want more games and movies of cosmic horror, the great old ones entering our reality driving billions to madness.
This narrator is amazing, really helps to add to the mystery of the story
This is some top notch narration, well done, like the tone of voice the narrator has too
Absolutly crazy. I read Dagon for the 1st time a couple of days ago and then stumbled across this video. When I was reading Dagon it made me think of your playthrough of The Shore.
I was so mesmerized by it that it feels like a 10mins-long story. Incredible dialogues and narration.
The story was awesome and the narrator was perfect for the suspence. Also for everyone who had watched this video did anyone pay attention on the bookshelf for one of the book on it called the "Necronomicon". Love to see you play more Love Craftian sytle games and best of luck in the future videos IGP.
8:37 Lovecraft was a VERY fearful man. Even his immense racism, evident in so many of his works, was a byproduct of his fear more than anything. Lovecraft became acquainted with the concepts of decay, entropy, existentialism, and loss at a very early age, and it shaped a great deal of both his schooling and many decisions in his life. Reportedly, it was after his mother was admitted to an asylum for an unspecified mental illness, and later died in the asylum that he started writing what has now been codified as Lovecraftian Horror.
To be fair, back when he was alive, racism and sexism was less frowned upon, it was more like the standard
@@EricIsntSmart To be further fair, his attitudes were still less tolerant than most at the time. But you can see this aspect becoming less acute the older he got.
He was immensely phobic of everything outside his house, and definitely NOT a racist. Had he come across more people of any race, he would have spoken with them and admired them. He shows compassion for the poor, the mentally unstable, the weak and the tormented people in his works. If a black person came to him and told him of his misfortunes, Lovecraft would have listened and understood them, because he had to battle his own fears. The core of racism is cruelty and violence, and Lovecraft never did those to any human being.
@@quinn4091 He *was* insanely racist for his time, but as he got older, it got less and less prevalent in his writings, almost to the point of him apologising towards the end of his life.
His racism wasn't just directed towards people who weren't white, but rather, people who weren't American protestants but in one of his stories (Cool Air), the main protagonist is a Hispanic doctor.
@@SSD_Penumbra "He was insanely racist for his time..." So he was a Democrat, then . . .
Oh, and being against people who weren't "...American protestants ..." *isn't* racism. Religion is NOT racial.
Loved this so much!
Wow. That was incredibly atmospheric. The sounds and visuals really brought this story to life, effectively evoking the horror while still maintaining the uncertainty of whether any of it was "real" or just hallucinations. I'm definitely going to have to look into the other works by these people.
I used to love reading anything by Lovecraft on my phone while going to school in my early teens and this was one of my favourites, I had all but forgotten it which probably depends on the fact that it's the one that rarely gets the recognition it deserves in the main stream, this games visuals and voice acting is so on point that it really just brings back the memories of sitting on that bumpy buss ride while feeling completely enamored and absorbed by every word and description, his work can truly be spellbinding.
Its hauntingly beautiful. The design is amazing, and the narrator did a fantastic job in enhancing the vibe of the game
Really enjoy your takes on Lovecraft and the extended lore. Nice one my dood
That was so well written and well narrated! I loved this.
I mean Eldritch Madness do got me going, "I must understand"
Be careful on your path of understanding, as you may reach the same level of madness of those who tread the path to the truth before you. However, should your mind hold, knowledge and understanding awaits you at the end, but you will NEVER be the same person at the end as you were when you began.
@@AmaryInkawult This Understanding will be My Salvation. A solution of sorts. I must solve my Paradox, even if Death or Madness is insured.
@@AmaryInkawult Does that mean you can go crazy or some sorts?
@@I.g.g.y. yes
This is more what I feel to be true horror, the horror made from one’s own mind. One of the reasons why I really like H.P Lovecraft’s works is how descriptive and vision inducing the stories are, in that you can imagine everything happening as you read. That’s the sign of a good writer right there.
Lovecraftian (specifically Cthulhu) content is what introduced me to your videos so long ago!! I got all nostalgic watching this :))
The narrator in the game is fantastic! I loved every bit of him telling the story. Narration is so important in games like this and what these guys made is absolutely increddible.
OMG The *descriptions* and the way Lovecraft weaves a narrative are *so* beautiful, it’s almost poetic at times!
What I like and hate at the same time on his writings it's the use of completely unusual or antiquated adjectives, like Cyclopean, on one hand it is bad because it doesn't really describe anything, being a vague word, but on the other hand that's what his mythos is all about, people trying to make sense of senseless things, describing the indescribable, so those unusual adjectives end up making sense on its senseless.
The voice acting in this was phenomenal and the story was so interesting
Love, love, love this dude! More would be..very much appreciated hahaha. Thanks for showing all of us this game, definitely a good night time watch.
Bruh I love all of your Cthulhu gameplays specially the Call of Cthulhu series that u made. Keep doing a great job my dude!
The fact that the story tells him it's pronounced day gone and he goes OH DAYGONE and then immediately reads it as dagon afterwards 😂
“Why are you afraid it’s not like your gonna die” there are worse things then death
That is the best visual representation of a Lovecraft story that I’ve seen. Great vids mate, really enjoy them.
This is easily one of my favorite point and clicks to date. Please please please 🙏 do more videos on this!
I swear, the moment something lovecraftian happens, it will turn even a full blooded cockney into a poet
the rainy and thunderous atmosphere at the start gave me goosebumps instantly, and I love it.
Well done my friend, as always a great play through, and as always it was a pleasure seeing you play through your fears and overcoming them with pride and strength. Have a nice day man, and keep up the good work.
That was great! The whole story played out, and it was really done well. I would love to see more of his work done like this. Or other author's work, for that matter.
Yep…fear inducing doesn’t mean dying and it certainly doesn’t mean cheap jump scares. Real horror is stuff that stays with you for weeks or months afterwards. That’s why Soma is such a good came. It’s absolutely horrifying.
"The vanishing of Ethan Carter" had similar great voice acting in it and was the main reason why i kept playing it till the end. Makes a huge difference in games to me.
bro I just found your channel today cause I love Cthulhu mythology and your reactions are so top tier, also your voice reminds me of a friend of mine and its hilarious. love your content.
I just want to say I absolutely love the style of this narration & the immersive voice of the narrator himself. Usually don't like this kind of story telling type games but this one kept me on the edge of my seat craving for more!
Wow. Powerful, as Lovecraft’s stories always are. The sounds and images really bring the horror to life.
I could totally relate to not wanting to jump out the window. That realization and commentary was gold. Best part of the video was the shouting of "No! I dont wanna!"
That was awesome! Beautiful! Love the storytellers voice.
Excellent game/experience. I hope they give some other stories this same treatment, I would love to see more of these.
18:19
I completely get what you’re saying here. I get the feeling that you’re on the bottom of the ocean here, rather than a newly sprung up island.
Up is down.
6:57 best describes the fact that sometimes when you see something you don't understand and don't know what to feel about but you know it looks uneasy or unnerving, you feel nauseating fear.
Omg I've been WAITING FOR YOU TO PlAY THIS!!!! i really hope that you bless us with the DLCs!
there's dlc for an interactive book?
@@irkanorphyn Yes, indie shows us at the end of the video
Ahh, I didn't make it that far since I have the book >
@@irkanorphyn oh cool, id LOVE to read this! i believe the DLC's are other short stories by Lovecraft, im not 100% sure on that tho
Amazing story ,, also thank you so much for helping me sleep. I listen to your videos to sleep usually
So the Eldritch Box is just a collection of ebooks that Dagon is based around. The Little Glass Bottle, however, is apparently Lovecraft's earliest surviving story... from when he was just 7, and it's not out yet as of me writing this.
This was poetic. The narrator was well suited for this reading.
Goosebumps, IGP's contents especially the Lovecraftian ones are one of the main reason why I kept watching his channel.
I totally enjoyed that. I always pronounced it that way as well - as in ' rag on '. One of my favorite Lovecraft stories, plays out like a nightmare. Those involved in this vid did an outstanding job!
I yelled with happiness louder than icy screaming at a ghost.
Icy doesn't scream, he just lets loose with his mighty war cry.
IGP screams though.
This is why Lovecraft had a career. Much like Poe, the subtle shift of words, growing ever darker, drawing you like the monsters and demons of their creations, ever deeper to their end.
Brilliant, and disturbing. Great find Indie!
First time ever seeing this channel and one of his videos. Was not expecting to actually sit through the whole thing but damn I got invested. The dude playing wasn't obnoxious or annoying like most players on yt trying to sound more excited than they actually are. The game paired with this dude genuine reactions made for a great experience
One of the best Lovecraft inspired games I've seen. Hope you explore more of their work.
I just figured out that the creature hunting the whale on the glyph is the weird leg sticking out of the mud next to the whale while traveling to the moantain
Lovecraft is kind of "hit or miss" with me. Some stories (like this one!) really suck you in. Others, I have no clue what the hell is going on. Thanks for uploading this.
Man... This is the real Lovecraft... And a very special and accurate history-based one! I felt like i was the man whos lost inside the nightmarish lands whose depths lies the great one, the dead slumberer... Perfectly as i've felt in the day i readed Dagon, but now, with visual content, it became a very realistic experience! I'm grateful for you, man! For your gameplays about lovecraft based/inspired games!
One of the best point and clicks I've seen 👌🏻
Day-gone is how it’s pronounced.
Lovecraft was an amazing writer… he’s very hard to read though with modern English vernacular being so basic.
anyone that can read properly can read his work easily.
@@irkanorphyn When I was 12 I was reading at college masters level. I am beyond proficient in reading comprehension and detail recognition. I do find if quite difficult to follow Lovecraft, due to his abundance literary modifiers that aren't commonly used in present day laymen's English.
@@jesterking1 I get it. I grew up reading him, Tolkien, ect. I think if people read the old books at an early age, it'd be a lot easier.
@@irkanorphyn I like to read historical documents, though I don't do it all that often. Things like the federalist papers to read what the founders thought about certain topics. Writing and even speaking was an artform for most of human history. we've simplified speaking English to the point that it's difficult to read things from the past at times.
Also, I love Tolkien. I remember first reading them at 11.
Moral of the story: Every time humanity disregard the melting of the polar ice caps, Dagon's job becomes easier. 😜
I’ve recently been reading some Cthulhu Mythos stories and this was the first one I read! So cool to see it in a visual sense
Yeah, I picked it because it was a short one, having heard his wording may be hard to follow for someone new.
I wantd to get used to it with the short ones before jumping into the longer ones.
@@denkerbosu3551 yeah I had to re read some of it a couple times so I understand, I get his writing style now, could read it in my sleep lol
You should make more videos on these games cause tbh I probably won't play them but I love watching them.
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I used to be obsessed with Lovecraft as a kid. There's something about his turn of a phrase: "the shapeless thing which has too many shapes..." There's some great shit there.
But then I found out he was a virulent racist. And while racism was common at the time (and obviously still is), his views were considered extreme even among his peers, who, themselves, were not particularly charitable.
When you start a deep dive into Lovecraft, you eventually start to see patterns in his horror. You start to realize his horror dwells in the fear of "the Other." Which sounds familiar...
It's funny because you mentioned "gatekeepers" at the start of your video. Lovecraft's fear is the fear of the gatekeeper bearing witness to an unstoppable horde of "others" swarming towards and past his gate. Wild savages and depraved half-men with strangely colored skin. Thick lips and wide noses. It's all there in his own words.
As a black reader, this realization was like a punch in the gut. It occurred to me that I would have been included in the nameless shapeless fear that drove Lovecraft's horror. A world in which people like me were accepted was a terror to Lovecraft.
it was greatly on my mind as I watched Lovecraft Country, which is based on a novel originally written by a white author. I wondered, given the root of Lovecraftian horror, can black protagonists be motivated by the same things that motivated Lovecraft's gatekeeping protagonists? Can we be afraid of these things when they are actually just metaphors for how he viewed us?
If you could remove the racism that drove his fear, would Lovecraftian Horror still have the same impact? Or would it just be weird tentacles and fish-bitches?
I never knew lovecraft was racist... although that makes me wonder how his stuff would be different if he wasn't racist- also what were some things he did that were over the top racist at the time? Because his friends thought he was a little too racist than was acceptable at the time
I'm not saying Lovecraft wasn't racist, because he was. HOWEVER, you also have to take into account the time in which he grew up and lived. He reportedly never met anyone who wasn't white, and considering he was afraid of nearly everything he hadn't personally experienced, being afraid of minorities kinda makes sense. And one common reaction to being afraid of minorities is racism.
He supposedly mellowed out a bit re: his racist and bigoted viewpoints as he grew older and had more experiences and learned more. Which also makes sense. The most effective tool against the unknown is knowledge.
But also, he lived in the late 1800's/early 1900's. I'm not saying it was right, but racism and bigotry was alive and well back then, and there was little of the acceptance and tolerance of today (as imperfect as it is).
@@easyJat99 It's stuff that I can't read comfortably because like I said, as a kid, I was devoted to his writing. And finding out that he would despise me is still unpleasant in the extreme. But he was quite vocal in the letters he would write. It's kinda ironic because he married a Jewish woman, but did not relent in his vitriol about Jewish people.
@@sfreemanoh While true, I feel like minorities are expected too much to accept this reasoning. The experience in the Lovecraft Country story of Tic and Lettie scrambling to escape a sundown town? That happened to my mother and my grandparents when she was a kid.
And there are still sundown towns in this country.
I've been called the n word in my life, and I've been discriminated against because of the color of my skin, so it's not something I can easily relegate to outdated ideas from the past.
And hell, I studied this man in college. Never once did my professor mention any of this. Same professor I once overheard saying to a T.A. about me: "I'm surprised a black student is doing so well." The T.A. who was in karate with me also tried to explain to me later that the professor was from a different mindset.
It's like, you don't want to believe that your idols hate you. And it makes you wonder how many more of them there are.
What strikes me is just from reading your responses you've based your whole being, it seems, around racism. If that's the case aren't you continuing the trend by not moving on?
Igp : they describing in a foreign way but i can understand it
Me as a non native english speaker : its english for sure, but what are they saying
This was fantastic, definitely play more of them
Outstanding video !👍😎
I need more horror games like this, not crappy ones like Poppy Playtime, good horror that makes you fear what this thing, this beast could be, no jump scares… just you and your mind rambling on about what this could be, and your mind is the only thing that can make such abysmal creations.
Horror games that treat their audience like adults? Sign me up!
my only question is if correcting on the pronunciation even counts as gatekeeping, then again i've always been a bit unclear on what the term means
Letting someone know how to correctly pronounce a word is not gatekeeping. Honestly that term has become so overwrought by misuse & melodrama that it feels like it means nothing anymore. It’s really only applicable in specific situations, and even then, isn’t a bad thing.
For example-off the top of my head, since this term is usually used in “discourse”-women electing to not allow men into feminist meetings, rallies, or groups has been called “gatekeeping.” Yet in that situation, gatekeeping is the right thing to do; it’s the establishment of a boundary. Since only women can be feminists, women can choose to exclude men from their events or meetings. Men will claim this is gatekeeping because they feel excluded, even though their inclusion is not beneficial to feminism. Rather than accept that they’re excluded from female-only gatherings, and create their own male-only ally events or groups, these men will harass & accuse women of being sexist, discriminatory, etc. The men don’t actually feel discriminated against; they’re just throwing a tantrum because they can’t get what they want (unfettered access to women).
People also often use it now when they’re not part of something they want to be part of, even if they don’t ascribe to the beliefs or lifestyle. Another example is within the lesbian community: oftentimes women will participate in the community & call themselves lesbian despite being in a relationship with a man. In the past few years, many people who see homosexuality as a character trait that makes them more special, different, or acceptable, have tried to change the definition of female-homosexuality to include attraction towards the male sex. Lesbians have adamantly fought back against this culling & theft of their language & community, and continued to re-establish boundaries that uphold the truth-namely, that female homosexuals are homosexuals because they are only attracted to & interested in being with other females-that’s why the word lesbian exists, for female homosexuals-not for women who want to use “lesbian” as an interchangeable part of their identity performance, & not for men who have an addiction to porn & an obsession with/fetish for lesbianism. Still, despite how asinine this seems-lesbians who do not accept the contradictory definition these people are constantly pushing are called gatekeepers of their community. Why? Because some people want in, but they don’t belong-& instead of accepting that reality, they warp reality to fit their grandiosity & delusions. In the process these people vilify vulnerable communities & push anyone who truly belongs in that community out, until the community consists almost completely of people who don’t belong there; until it is no longer representative of anything, connected by anything, fighting for anything. In short, it’s most often a defense mechanism from individuals who feel entitled to everything and everyone they want. And are usually willing to manipulate & self-victimize to get it.
Lastly-whew-one circumstance where it works (& perhaps the only circumstance where it works, now) is in discussion of media consumption & audience participation. For example-stating that a show, film, or video game was designated for a specific audience, & therefore only that audience may enjoy it or participate in discussion of it, is usually lambasted as gatekeeping. It’s placing a boundary on something that is intuitive and therefore naturally open to diverse individuals.
I gotta be honest, though, I don’t think this word is useful anymore. If someone is trying to shame you for time-traveling in animal crossing, you can fire back with any number of responses that don’t include “gatekeeping,” which is the equivalent of dropping in a cold, dead fish. No one knows what it means, only that they’re angry about it. It stalls any meaningful discussion & leads to more cold, dead fish being dropped in, such as “straw man” & “ad hominem,” both of which the internet has completely misused & therefore ruined. As for why I wrote you a treatise on the word “gatekeeping,” it’s because 1) I have insomnia & 2) I’m interested in (I follow) how the internet misuses words to the point where the word not only loses its original denotation, but often then takes on a contradictory connotation, & how the fear we have of “being wrong” (privately or publicly) as humans prevents this from being corrected at any opportunity. You didn’t ask for this & I didn’t mean to write it. Take care!
Very nice game and video btw very nice.... You just peaked my Cthulhu interest even more my good sir
Great vid! I was nervous at the same moments you were
Jump scare ruined it for me. It wasn't frightening, it just looked stupid. Lovecraft was never about cheap jump scares, his horror was about unnerving atmosphere, which absorbs you slowly. I think it would be much more horrifying, if Dagon took his time to get out of the water.
If I remember correctly, Dagon was later rewritten, or maybe only used as inspiration, by Lovecraft and expanded upon, after which it became the story known as "The Call of Cthulhu"
Your videos are badass love them
Woo! I can watch this on the way to work! :D Much excite for more Lovecraft content.🌟
How do i mute this IGP guy he keeps butting in saying literal nothingness
Hey, I think i’m the first comment
they did such an amazing job creating this!
This was absolutely amazing. Lovecraft is easily my favorite author, and to see one of his most famous (and most important) adapted in this format and so accurately is fantastic. I will say, like with what IGP mentioned with that Day of Dragons part, seeing the same store-bought assets that i've seen before in other places kind of takes me out of it when I spot them, but that is just a minor nitpick. Who knows, if the developers keep putting out games like this, maybe one day they'll have the resources and budget to make one with all custom assets. Overall, this was a wonderful thing to see.
Started with Lovecraft then I got interested in clark ashton smith as well. Horrorbabble has a good collection of old time weird tale stories and authors
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I don't know how you do it but you do a perfect blend of role playing and the typical method people play these games for CZcams. I love and am completely dumbfounded by how you do it.
I was reading 'The Thing on the Doorstep' and my heart was pounding near the very end, during when the protagonist was reading the letter.
It was 'when you realized the horror you stumbled upon' moment
This is very fun, terrifying, motivating, and I'm about ready to piss myself from the fear alone. This is AWESOME!
Best talking scary Game video of the year mate much love from Australia
Your videos are freakin awesome!!!!
My god the guy at the start talking voice is amazing. Will be looking for more videos of this :D
Thanks for the story, it was really good.