The Incredible Journey of an Alien Whale - South Scrimshaw Documentary
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- The journey of a lifetime is about to begin. An exploration of “South Scrimshaw,” a sad documentary about the life of an alien whale in the deep sea.
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Beneath the waves, the story of a young whale’s astonishing voyage across uncharted waters is about to begin. But this is not Earth’s ocean, nor is this an Earth whale. This is the saga of “South Scrimshaw,” a game-documentary hybrid created by the brilliant Nathan O. Marsh.
In this video, we’ll follow the young whale’s odyssey through the alien ocean depths, and discover a tale of loss, and deep connections. And you can play the full game yourself and support the artist using the links below.
Now, the sea is calling…
0:00 South Scrimshaw Documentary
0:44 Ch 1: Birth
4:17 Ch 2: Anatomy
10:35 Ch 3: Departing
13:31 Ch 3.5: Loss
18:33 Ch 4: Patterns
23:50 Ch 4.5: Confrontation
29:27 Epilogue: Adulthood
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This game felt like a curious archive video but without his voice narrating it so watching this just feels right to me.
The actual game has voice narrating of its own, try watching other people's gameplay, to get an idea of what it's like
Honestly got to give the original narration a go. The story is intense.
@@America4thofjuly Thats why they said without his voice instead of without narration
ITS A GAMEM?????
@@gosiboiyes like what???
I love how the entire documentary is beautiful, realistic drawings, and then there’s just one drawing where it goes “REEEeE Ò /\ Ó REeEEEE”
Yeah😂😂😂 Loved that
Yeah, all of the front shots of the Brillo calf looks like Ó╭╮Ò and I love that X)
24:00
4:52 😂
@@abysswalker2594 🧐🤣
Interesting detail: the young Brillo might've chosen the exile 'cause it has an elements of a dead sharks in its exoskeleton, meaning that he kills those predators which are despised and hated by the calf
I mean he did just got atacked by a shark
@@RolandEdrickSantos-jz7ypactually theres time gapp in it ...ITS five years aftaer that happen
I just find it funny that the octopus just jammed the spike on him.
The second part is gonna be just Doom but replace demons with sharks and Doomguy with the whale.
@@memesfromdeepspace1075 Have you forgotten about PTSD being a thing. Stuff like that sticks with you for years.
The reveal that the mass of plants is the mother was really well-written, the creator really has a great way of storytelling
Nathan O marsh is the game creator
@@BryleMilanis he the story writer though?
@@nickxenix yes
@@BryleMilan nice
Oh wow, curious archive has gotten big enough to have scam bots try to imitate him. Good for him, I guess?
Thanks so much for sharing my VN! 😄Also thank you to any new readers as well. It really means a lot to me that the story is connecting with people.
Yo, this is one of the best stories I have experienced. First time through is unforgettable.
This is amazing, you did an extremely nice job crafting this world, and story. I cannot wait for the rest
This was the best visual novel I've had in a while. Waiting for part two.
The art alone is gorgeous! All his little faces. So excited to see what his adult form becomes.
Can't wait for part 2 and other works in this universe or anything. You are amazing!!!
29:02 I've never seen an octopus facepalm before...
"Ay-yi-yi... you've finally gone soft, you melancholic old fool... I SUPPOSE I'll go help the kid..."
The whales and their assorted companions are wonderful, a perfect mix of realism and expressive features.
*goes and stabs the child*
@@tungsten2009To be fair, it does help him eventually!
lol@@WishBone-ht2mx
@@tungsten2009 that's what the protective layer he was growing was for, and the shock wear off eventually
A beautiful speculative evolution experience. I was hesitant since it was another "alien" world where evolution played exactly the same as on Earth, but the explanation was perfect. I would love to see more proyects based on human made panspermia
I absolutely adored the Birrin project for the very same reason!
It kinda Made me remember seed worlds but in a more grounded way i like
Oh you’d like a certain movie where people go to Mars, but if I say what that would ruin it lol
Well, all Seed World are panspermia, just that the targeted introduced organisms are multicellular ones and not unicellular.
Most Seed World are human-made, but some like Serina : The World of Bird aren't.
@@urielgonzalez2882 That is a Seed World itself.
The idea of a panspermic earth just gave me a ton of ideas. Now that I think about it, it's quite the under-utilized trope in science fiction! I've used your link to download the game. Both you and the creator are such brilliant creators. Thank you!
If you’re interested in a panspermic science fiction book, I’d recommend Children of Time. It tells a story of how spiders seeded from Earth onto another planet formed into an intelligent civilization. So as long as you’re not arachnophobic, it’s a great read!
@@cameios That's such a great book! I would also highly recommend it....and just on a bonus science fiction tip, Iain M Banks's "the culture" series is phenomenal.
Your probably already know this one, but i heavily suggest "Serina: A Natural History of the World of Birds". It's online for free at its own webside. The premise of this work: "What if we left domestic caranies (and guppies) alone on an earth- like moon for 270+ million years?"
panspermic eath is definitely not underutilized. It’s just not obvious
@@valentinmitterbauer4196this premise reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Galapagos," tho it is a social satire more than sci fi
Symbiotic whales, I love that, and I also didn't expect the story to be so detailed and intimate unlike most spec evo projects where its only the science and rarely of individuals and characters
I love the subtle lore the game gives about the state of humanity. Based on my reading, humanity seems to have been taken under the wing of some greater alien society. During the drone section it talks about how they were made for a war that ended up not happening against some new presence.
there are no "aliens" in this visual novel, only humans planting earth creatures on other planets
the war was prob talking about HUMAN nations going to war with each other
@BryleMilan idk, during the light drone section it talks about a "Pacification War", where an international coalition declares an intention to "resist", before capitulation was offered to avoid a land invasion or orbital bombardment. The directed panspermia of the lightyears-away "sister planets" to earth are stated to be intentionally seeded, and I don't personally believe this seeding was done by humans just because of how long it would take for such unique life to evolve, even from pre-existing earth life. During the tail end of the game, the vorpix octopi are stated to be "the only long lived cephalopod that have not been culled". It seems odd to me that humans would do this culling given the respect for not interfering in nature the researchers have. I personally believe that these planets were at some point in the distant past seeded from earth stock by an alien group with much more advanced technology, and when they came back to earth and demanded subservience, these were the "Pacification Wars", and they were quickly stopped to avoid earth being devastated. For some as of yet unknown reason, they are also the ones culling long-lived intelligent octopi. I could be wrong, this is only the first chapter of course, but that's my reading of all this.
@@shakurasender5583 i don't really think there are aliens in the Brillo Whale universe, cuz, its too..... overused
@@shakurasender5583 what does "culled" mean?
This Brillo Whale reminds me of Scott Westerfield Leviathan. In the novel, the titular character is an incredibly massive living airship resembling a chimeric whale with tiny creatures living with/on/in it
woah i havent thought about that series in years omgggg
Wonderful little detail pointed out, I love that book series. #1 favorite book series of all time
Yeah, sort of, although the Leviathan isn't really a 'character' and more of a setting
The memories, bio warfare vs steam mechs
Which factions did you guys prefer; Clankers or Darwinists?
I saw a video on South Scrimshaw by another CZcamsr and I hoped you covered it. I love how the young whale eventually bonds with what is believed to be a "shark hunter", which perhaps is why the young whale is so friendly.
I loved this! It was so beautiful and creative and I can’t believe it’s free on Steam. I think it represents trauma and depression with him being terrified to socialize and only being able to with other young who communicate to him first.
that dead whale actually had an interesting bit, if others havent discovered it already ill explain what it is so be warned of spoilers. so there is a tracker thing in that bundle of plants, i think it was the first tracker on one of the whales (not sure if intentional) from the first encounter humans had with the species. of what i can recall there were some humans that went out on i think a boat right before a storm or something. there was issues with the boat or something and when the rescue team finally found them they were on top of something, a whale. the whale seams to have been helping them (like some whales irl do, i think mainly hump backs will help other species (not just humans) by kindof guarding them from predicters)
Been waiting for you to give a full analysis of this game. after seeing manlybadasshero play this I was amazed at how far the depth of the game goes into the fine details of the world, and I'm happy that it's getting more popularity!
Been waiting since Alpha Beta Gamer posted it, downloaded it right after and was thrilled that MBH played it about a week or two later, now we have CA. This game is getting the advertisement it deserves!
@@JTelli786 Same, I was waiting for the curious archive to cover this gem of fictional biodiversity of other world whales. I prefer the gameplay of Alpha Beta Gamer because he lets the narration play out, while MBH gives commentary and knows when to be silent and when to crack jokes (this is in no way an insult to his commentary, I just prefer ABG because sometimes I download his videos to watch later on in case it gets deleted by CZcams strict terms)
THIS IS FANTASTIC. Thank you for educating us about this incredible game, and in such a fantastic way.
It's pretty interesting how the whales can choose what path it take in their life and how they so different from each other
Oh hell yea, didn't know you were going to cover Scrimshaw but I'm glad you did, it is some of the best visual novels I have seen in a while and has some moments that, I will admit, did make my eyes water. This is all the way up your alley of things to cover the archive, and I can't wait for the second part of the South Scrimshaw documentary and your next video on the series. Keep up the good work my man, can't wait to see what new world we go into next.
I actually NEED part 2. You're narration is simply serene
The gamecreator Nathan O. Marsh is making part 2 longer than part 1
I've seen other people tackling this game. I never thought I needed a video like that on this channel.
YESS, I'm so happy you've covered this incredible visual novel!
The one problem with the whales is the immense drag those structures would create while swimming through water. There's a reason our whales lost fur.
Could be either a scenario where the Whales have developed a symbiotic relationship with the plants, to maybe inhance boyency, or, could be similar to how barnicals grow on Wales but, don't cause so much of an issue that the species hasn't adapted around it
It was mentioned that the whales usually travel at very low speeds, depending on the structures and lifestyle speed isn’t always a necessity.
the array of hundreds of possible symbiote species that help in their survival probably balance the slight disadvantage of the drag they'd create while on the whale tbh
@@reubencaldwell8494 Yes, but it was also shown that whales migrate, and the drag isn't just responsible for reducing maximum speed of an animal, but also increases the ammount of energy nedeed to move.
@@droopsmoop You're probably right. I just have no idea how to calculate the benefits vs disadvantages.
Man I love this documentary, no one better to cover it than you!
Hey I hmjust wanted to say thank you. A ton of your videos are in a playlist for my son when he gets older. Not only have you captured my attention but multiple generations. Thank you so much.
This is the first Curious Archive video that made me tear-up and feel emotional at points....very well-constructed and engaging, am really enjoying the whale's story and hope for further instalments
Speaking of whales, I've always found the whales of Dishonored interesting. Along with its other creatures. Especially the ones in the paintings! 😍
And the Bloodflies and their red glowing nests..
I hope you can do a video about Dishonored's world someday 😁
This would be incredibly interesting, hope to see it.
Man Dishonored's animals are all very interesting. I actually spent hours reading on them on the wiki even tho there's barely any worldbuilding behind most(except whales and some few)
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU TO DO THIS!!!!! I watched a video of this gameplay because the whale caught my attention and when i realized that it was a speculative biology i was immediately hooked. The art and the story is really compelling. Im now waiting for part two
I played this on release and have been waiting for CA video on it. I knew you were going to cover it sooner or later. This is one of the best works of spec-evo/alien biology I've seen in years. It's a crime but also a blessing that this is free on Steam.
Amazing story, amazing visuals, amazing video--thanks so much for exploring South Scrimshaw--a beautifully crafted script and a great way to introduce people to this lovely game/documentary/story. Your voice is a work of art in itself. Thanks CA!!
15:05 You can tell they are far in the future, look how much they have managed to miniaturize the retro encabulator!
What is that tho?/What's it's purpose?
@@legendaryblob8227 czcams.com/video/RXJKdh1KZ0w/video.html
I’m not sure what a retro encabulator is, what is it?
You know u guys can just search the word up, right? lol. It's some kind of inside joke among engineers
The coral break down and regrowth is a beautiful little segment of a brilliantly beautiful piece of work.
Nathan O. Marsh really is a great game creator
I saw this on Manly's channel and then I thought "Curious is gonna love this!" Im glad it was so
Aah Im so glad to see you cover South Scrimshaw! I loved playing this so much, I cant wait till the next part drops
I played this last week and was in awe. I knew this was gonna be a Curious Archive vid soon, this hits all the sweet spots. The dev is working on part two!
Samson and Sally meets speculative biology and I LOVE IT
so glad to see this experience getting so much attention :)
I came across South Scrimshaw a few days ago and I thought to myself, man this is something Curious Archive would definitely cover on their channel and load and behold, here we are
I completely guessed that Speculative Evolution entry was a Seed World from the very start !
Even if most creatures look like typical earth counterpart (their direct cousins), there still a lot of divergent ones too that evolved independantly since their introduction on the planet and are pretty imaginative ! The titular whale being the first and prime example !
And the worldbuilding is really nice, well-made and interesting !
With human being present on the planet with the whales too !
It's really a universe that deserved to be developped and explored more !
I am very happy you covered this amazing project. I always enjoy it when you cover an individual project (instead of an entire evolutionary concept) that is also animal focused and not horror. I enjoy the other ones but this has always been my favourite. keep up the good work!
Thank you Archivist. This was amazing. I've been watching every single one of your videos since August 2021 bc they are awe-inspiring without fail and brighten my day. Your success is more than deserved.
can you make a video on the ecosystem and lore of Kenshi, the worldbuilding is truly astonishing and the creatures feel realistic
I love these comments and they're my favourite way of finding new projects to binge on. Thanks! Gonna check that out.
Nathan O Marsh is a very talented Artist!
This video is amazing, such an interesting and unique approach at a species. I am sad the video is over, but will be excitedly anticipating the next part. Finally a Cephalopod that lives longer than 1 day, so they can make greater use of their intelligence.
This piece of art has been living rent free since I first experienced it. The fantastic story telling and visuals are just so captivating.
Bro this is making me tear up. I need more!
The animal/plant symbiosis reminds me of sker buffaloes from Kong Skull Island
Not just sker bufallo, spore mantis, leafwing, mother longlegs and grass hedgehog. Just lot of animals in kong skull island(all what i have mentioned here)has symbiosis with plant
for question you could make the epilogue of : "The Epic of Serina" it would be interesting to know the incredible creatures that will live the last days of life on Serina. (although it will be very sad)
Its not quite finished tho
Watched it like 2 hours before and now there is a Curious Archive video
south scrimshaw is an absolutely beautiful experience.
now this is my kind of game, especially since im practicing world building rn
This is so beautiful, these archives with history and art are my absolute favourite. Sharing a creators wonderful work like this is definitely an example of a good symbiotic relationship ❤
I recently played it and loved this sci fi documentary
I absolutely loved this. Just the idea of a base whale combining with other animals and plants to get different abilities is so interesting. The art is gorgeous, the story is sweet and feels incredibly real. Would love to see more.
aghh this is amazing !! was very sad about him mom 😔but im glad he was able to be adopted !! :D the world building in this series is just amazing !!
This is a certified 🐋 classic
Yay! a new Curious Archive video!
Yea! Guys! He finally made it! The south scrimshaw video! You have saved me!
was waiting for you to cover this game! everything about it from the concepts to the art is just so excellently well done
Man thats one hell of an amazing story! The concept of a mammalian animal bonding with external plants, animals, and objects is spectacular! One of the few times ive seen this before was with Monsterverse Skull Island Sker buffalo, but frankly, the Brillowhales are alot more fascinating animals due to their diversity.
wow that is an amesing story
I love all of your videos but this one might be the best of all
I really want to know more about that whale
I need to see more of this beautiful story.
This documentary is so beautiful it made me cry. Thank you for covering this CA
if they can get you to voice a part in part 2 of south scrimshaw that would be really cool
I was waiting for this
The pure idea of being a whale and "Dude you can have any cool camouflage you want" is so cool
Did not expect this
I mean I definitely did. Just didn't expect it within a month or 2
I did not expect this one to be covered but I’m happy it was! I hope there are more videos like this one again.
I was waiting for curious archive to cover this.
This is my favorite episode from Curious Archive yet! All of your videos are so good and I watched some of them hundreds of times! You’re the greatest CZcamsr ever!!!!!😁
I’m glad you covered one of my favorite games! The experience itself it a beauty thing, with the music and calm documentary-style voices
I loved the way you covered this - it felt like your commentary was part of the game itself! Also really hoping for South Scrimshaw pt 2 to come out soon
Such an awesome concept.
I saw another youtuber covering this and I'm so glad you checked it out. Seems right up your alley.
Also it's a great "documentary". Hopefully the author releases more chapters soon
These are some beautiful and unique illustrations. It was not what I expected when I clicked on this video, but it is really wonderful!
This game documentary and a genetic project I had to work on has inspired me to write my own spec bio project. I cant form images in my head and therefore can’t draw, so I hope I’ll be able to describe the creatures well enough that I end up in a video like this!
There are actually plenty of artists with aphantasia (the inability to picture things in a “minds eye”) their art just has a bit of a different process to it since most of the “visualization” happens as the piece is being drawn and experimenting with what looks right.
Please do a video on The Eternal Cylinder next!
That was so inspiring and everything I needed as a person who loves art stories and speculative science. this was the best combination of all three and I will definitely be downloading and playing the game because I saw this video.
I really like the story of this game.
I’m so glad more people are talking about this game.
I was wondering when we'll see You cover this one. As always, it was a blast to be guided by Your narration on this incredible journey.
I hope you can dive in to the world of Fallen London/Sunless Sea/Sunless Skies at some point. Due to to the nature of the world there’s some really bizarre and interesting things going on biologically
Nice to see this visual novel/documentary getting more and more recognition
this was insanely amazing, i was entirely invested in these animals and was intrigued by the nature and biology of it al, plus, your reading and narration and explanations were amazing as well, thank you so much for this and i thank the creator of the novel as well
I missed your documentaries! This was a great choice for a video series!
I’ve seen this like twice but this is my favorite story, this got me into your channel I wish there was more already
I don’t have a computer of my own, and your commentary just adds to this, please I hope you make another
A light novel about biology is something I didn't know I needed
damn I got tears when the stone mother adopted the calf
Very intersting project, tho I think a bit too much of this seemed to humanize the animals in a bit too human ways. I'm not saying they can't be intelligent but like that octopus literally face palmed
I have been waiting for this for so long
Been waiting for you to cover this, to be honest i thought this was the second part of the documentary and got excited.
Im trully happy that you made a video about this game
Great work as always ! I always look forward to your content
Yes thank you for covering it
This is a great creative project. It's has so much depth and technical writing to make you believe this place actually exists.
I (im)patiently await the next chapter of this game it's too good
Me and the boys heading here to watch the new curious archive video.
This is amazing, I love these close-to-earth biology/ecology videos like this and Rainworld, its like a beautiful dream but where realistic science applies. Please continue making these videos.
Absolutely Brilliant, and I kind of teared up at our calf bonding with the exile.
Thanks Curious Archive, your videos always help my insomnia head to fall asleep, your narrating is good & calm me down like my mother telling me a story before bed.
23:37 I imagine him talking to the calf like a door-to-door salesman selling insureance.