The designs are really good in this one, like their "original" look really feel like mascots you could see in a park. And damn that racoon is cute, I hope they will not make a twist like "oh it's actually evil" because I like the idea of having one benevolent mascot among the rest who really want to fix everything.
You know what I'm honestly hoping? That there really is no big "twist". That Rambley really is on the up and up and genuinely wants to help you, and the mascot creatures really were a good-hearted and genuine attempt to make something special for people of all ages but it just backfired spectacularly like Jurassic Park. Like, none of the "the park was built for evil" this or "mad scientist using remnant to resurrect people" that. Though, one thing I'd love, is if Rambley could become more corrupted, and more evil, if you did the wrong things or failed to preserve parts of his server, so there's a good ending where he stays normal and a bad ending where he becomes evil: if you're working to save the park, it makes sense that you should also have to save the one thing in the park that's still good.
Something that *Does not* get talked about enough is how well Molly's spooks are set up. The first time you can catch a glance of her is in the small tunnel where Rambley says his "Cause I like trains." line. But it's only her feathers, It's only for a second and it's completely silent. The second time is in her own introduction in the train ride, Off in the corner. But you'll be more distracted by Rambley and Molly's conversation that it's likely you'll miss it, Or only just catch her slinking away out the corner of your eye. Then there's the moment you hear her just after Finley's segment. A small whisper of "Closed for repairs." You might miss it if you're talking with friends or chat. But if it's quiet, It's a creepy moment that tells you that you aren't alone. Then there's the one everyone misses, Between Rambley and Lloyd having their ex-lovers spat, You'll completely miss that, If you turn around as Rambley says "Great act Lloyd..." You'll see her *RIGHT BEHIND YOU.* Peeking out of the curtained window right beside you. This is the closest she gets to you bar her jump-scare. Yet you'll miss her because that's not where your attention's being drawn to. It's genius! Then there's the photo of her on the screen. This is the first sign of her that you might pick up on if you look at the pictures for a second. But you still might not realise what it is. Then there's the spook in the theatre, The spot you'll (/You're supposed to) get a good look at her for the first time. Even if you don't see her as she pokes her head in behind you, You'll defiantly see her as you go to leave. This is the first time her appearance is announced with an overt noise cue. As opposed to the much easier to miss noises of a door shutting. Then you got the multiple times she stalks in the landing pad. With the first one being as she walks past you and up the stairs. If you (Somehow) miss all her earlier appearances, This is the moment you'll see her front and centre, Impossible to miss. All leading up to the final chase. Where as you walk towards the closed gates, You see her in all her glory. The monster's been revealed. Now *RUN.* It's a slow build up, Making her appearances harder and harder to miss, Until eventually she can be seen in full, Stalking you through the landing pad. Before finally attacking you not long after. It genius set-up, Not constantly playing stingers or having it be exactly where you'll be looking, Not at first. It's a slow build that makes replaying and seeing all the times she's there even better. Kudos to Uniquegeese for a masterclass of build-up.
yesssss thank you! the first time i noticed her was in the photos after the train ride, and the way i flipped after realizing what i was looking at made the game immediately memorable. combine that with the other glimpses we see of her and how realistically animated she is.. it’s so unnerving to see for the first time, and makes the final chase feel like a natural conclusion to what we’ve been seeing of her so far.
Before all that, after Rambley tells you to go to the gift shop in order to get the Crittercuff, you'll faintly hear her say "Set. Up." I first found out about because Mason EXPLICITLY talked about it. I like how it shows that Mollie was stalking you this entire time.
@@critter_guy2197 Just watched UG's no-com video to see if I could hear this and *HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!* I completely missed that!! That's incredible! It's so faint, It's so quiet, It plays into the "start small" work up idea perfectly, Nobody I've seen noticed that. Not even me when I first saw that no commentary video, And I'm usually very sensitive to noise. G fuckin' G Unique, That's masterclass.
That scene with Molly peeking through the door frame is actually pretty genius (When you aren't obsessively searching for collectibles) because of the Lloyd scare in front. I was watching a friend play through that section, see the lion, then turned around in response. But Molly made her presence known. Molly is literally there to spook you back to forward progression and thats cool.
this is such a good analysis of that particular scene, one of my favorite spooks in the game. seeing her duck behind the doorway right after lloyd left made me audibly go “noooo” XD
Honestly the molly deathscene was so goofy, the way the scream cut off and how the head just bounced and that there was like a comical amount of blood everywhere
i think my favorite spooky bit in this game is during lloyd's bit of the railroad where if you look opposite to lloyd's stage you can literally see molly clear as day watching you dangerously close but doing nothing besides observing at literally ANY moment she could just pounce you instantly and kill you right then and there but she just sits there watching and that makes initial playthroughs even creepier to look back on cuz molly was literally breathing down your neck the entire time and you had no idea, greatly amplified by the fact you very likely wouldn't bother looking there during your first run since she's juuuust out of view and every part of the ride besides the character environments so far have just been black voids
If i'm not mistaken, right at the end of the Railroad ride, one the screens at the memory photo stand even shows Mollie literally running after the train, even more confirming the fact that she was pretty much stalking you from the moment you hopped on the ride.
You know the big thing that sets this game apart from other "mascot horror" games, which I noticed almost right away? Indigo Park feels very much like a real place, and the mascots actually feel like real mascot characters you'd actually have in a Disney-style franchise. Even the arcade feels like a real arcade game that could exist in a place like that. A lot of this genre of game fails to make the mascots seem real, like Garten of Banban doesn't feel like a real place but a place structured to explore and generate scares, and the mascots feel like they were designed to be in a horror game with their "mascotness" as an afterthought. I would absolutely go to Indigo Park if it was a real place, and I as a kid would have loved watching cartoons about Rambley and Pals, but I even as an adult wouldn't go within a million miles of the weird factory that's allegedly a kindergarten in Garten of Banban. What I especially love about this game, is they actually let you meet the innocent and non-corrupted versions of these characters before introducing you to the horrific corrupted versions, because that's what this genre is supposed to be: something innocent and child-friendly corrupted into something monstrous.
Very true. This game gives you the necessary contrast to show how far the once beloved icons of childhood have fallen into nightmarish versions of their former selves which not only gives you a sense of horror, but also a feeling of loss and tragedy, something nearly every other mascot horror game fails to provide. The only one that somewhat comes close is actually Poppy Playtime, and even then that only really applies to the latest chapter.
Dammit i was planning to use ‘Harmony’ as the name for a knockoff Discord in a project i’m working on and will probably never finish or release in any capacity. I can’t believe they stole my idea! Guess great minds think alike
Even UniqueGeese admits that Rambley carries the game, so any future updates will probably be focused on making so that if you removed Rambley the game would still be a great experience.
while that's a good thing to strive for, I hope that doesn't mean a cut back in interactions with them. Indigo Park was so refreshing because of how nice the writing is. it's charming and funny and I feel like that's greatly missing in "Mascot Horror". I hate to do the whole "compliment by knocking someone else down" but BanBan and Poppy's attempts at writing really leave A LOT to be desired. I didn't expect to go into this game laughing WITH the game as much as I did. It has plenty of genuinely great gags and jokes.
I love how Indigo Park itself is also made by indie/mascot-horror fans! It really is a nice addition to the gaming world, and I’m super exicted for future chapters
It's a good mascot horror because it makes characters that really look like you'd want them as plushies, or to go to the park. Look I have no shame. I ordered the Rambley plush from makeship. I fell in love with that little guy.
Fun fact: your announcement of this video dropped the DAY I decided to play this for myself. Which I did solely because of an overdose of Rambley exposure on the internet. It was funny to have that reaction of “eh, guess it’s a good time for a break…never mind, I have today hours to finish.”
I used to work third shift at the Disney parks. It is very obvious to me just how much research and inspiration the creators took from Disneyland when designing their park right down to Indigo's welcome speech beat for beat being very similar to Walts welcome speech you can find on the plaque on the statue at the end of Main st. It actually brought back fond memories of still, dark quiet nights cleaning the parks. They did a fantastic job capturing the atmosphere of a theme park at night.
What I find so cool is a lot of the dev team are ALSO on RUclips. Rambly's VA plays games, the composer is a game streamer and makes music inspired by games, ect. There's so much Behind The Scenes stuff that folks outside a project would never get to see unless there was a documentary after the fact.
Ben again let me discover unique geese and manlybadasshero played indigo park and I’m so glad I could see unique geese’s “adventure” with game design and creating. Thanks so much Ben, I also really liked seeing your channel climbing to where it is today
alongside this and My Friendly Neighborhood, it's nice to see people doing mascot horror justice. the subgenre can absolutely make gems, and i'm glad we're seeing more passionate horror fans take matters into their own hands to make actual quality games
6:40 Okay, this moment was really funny for me. At this point, I was still playing around with the F key that toggles your flashlight on and off: I wasn’t sure yet if this was the kind of game where turning the light off could let you sneak past the threats or not. So, I got the Lloyd jump scare, hit F, thought I got killed, and wondered where the game over screen was, or at least a loading screen if that was supposed to be a transition. Took me at least ten seconds to realize I was still there and just had to turn my light back on.
I'm genuinely so charmed by Rambley-- you mentioning the song reminding you of Portal might be why, though, since... Well, my portal hyperfixation is my comfort zone. I love the way he's animated! The trailing visual effects on the old monitors, the slightly stilted motion? It's so good. And then you add on that the team made sure to note he has nothing to do with generative AI, just to make sure their stance was known? Priceless. I've not actually played it (I'm a coward who gets scared by any small jumpscare there is, even though I love knowing about horror) but I really do like it, and just like you, I'm excited to see what comes next! Nice vid, Ben. It's been awesome seeing your channel grow since when I saw your Reincarnated video for the first time, and ever since it's been a wonderful time. (And being around the same age makes me feel a little bit old, lol) So, uh, anyways. Rambling (haha) over, have a great day.
Many people expects Indigo Park to be an average mascot horror game, but it seems like they're trying to tell more of a story than to be horror. So as i noticed this, i changed my expectations and had a rly great time! but sadly can't say that to about many others that i saw talking about it...
9:32 - 9:38 For me, Molly’s death is really well done because it’s the first showcase of mass blood and gore. Think about how the game was like before this point, little to no blood in sight up until Molly’s chase. When Rambly Closes the door, you’d think she would just get closed off. but she doesn’t, she instead jumps forward and gets her head chopped clean off. That, in-turn, catches players off guard because, until now, there wasn’t any room or area that had heavy amounts of blood or subtle gore. Someone also said that in recent mascot horror games, they tend to lack graphic blood or gore for kids, so having a scene like THAT makes me excited because that means that we’ll probably get to see more blood or we’ll get to see more darker themes/scenes in later chapters. It can also add some ideas, since there isn’t any blood seen around the park, could that mean that there isn’t any blood in the park? Or will that only be in certain areas/locations.
Glad you covered this game ben! This game out of the many mascot horror games that have been coming out has potential, Sure it may not be perfect and the idea may be a bit done to death, but its still really solid unlike some others and rambley definitely helps make it stand out, can't wait to see what they do in the next chapter.
The designs are really good as well as a lot of other aspects such as the lighting, voice acting, and setting and I really like Rambley as a companion however I do wonder how he will be handled going forward both as a character and as a mechanic. Also I like how Mollie Macaw was introduced and set up rather than just throwing a monster in. There was a lot of buildup. The first time you can even get a quick look of her is the scene where Rambley says his "Cause I like trains". But it's only her feathers and no music sting plays, its something you could miss. Most of her moments are like this, aside from her actually whispering "closed for repairs" but she is always somewhere around you and when you do catch her in the corner of your eye it makes it more eerie. Aside from a few times she actively stalks you she is incredibly easy to miss. Uniquegeese didn't have to rely on throwing things at you, forcing a jumpscare, or playing loud music or a sound. They went the horror movie route of a slow buildup. There's a lot of potential in the game. I'm interested in where it goes later.
8:35 i'd assume it's a checkpoint so that you don't have to worry about making your way back should you fail the jump a couple more times, which tbh i'd be grateful for considering how annoying it'd be if i kept messing up the jump and would have to travel back every time
My theory is that Salem caused the tunnel collapse at the beginning. Edit: The first time you see Salem is on the key chains in the gift shop when you get the critter cuff
I’m sure someone’s said already, but the map used to be one massive connected one that got cut down. So all the loading screens and the rock debris was all _really_ late in development
It's basically just like any typical mascot horror game, but the mascot is actually adorable and likable and carries the entire game so far. Rambley is the only thing I see people talk about, which isn't exactly a good thing when the only thing you see people discussing is just one character from a game and not, yknow, the gameplay of the game. Abandoned place, flashlight and gimmick(assuming the wristband will be given more abilities later on), monster of the chapter, puzzles, jumpscares, eh it's as generic as you can get, except now there's some good art and animation at least. Has potential, but I don't think I'll be keeping up with it, but maybe others will enjoy it.
I was going to compliment how the footage of you reacting to the game were really great in this video, then I got to the bit with you guys stopping mid game and making airplane noises and realized that was actually one of the most delightful reactions to a horror game I've seen. kudos for making me laugh Also I really enjoyed the shorter video. Normally I'm all for multi-hour reviews or essays but this was just the pick-me-up i needed on a busy day
The part with the ball pit and spring board, my interpretation is that the fade to black isn't you dying, it is just a transition that cuts out your character making their way back up.
You can tell there is so much love put into this game. I hope when they have more budget and time they'll go back and tweak chapter one to make it even better.
Come on, Rambly's input just makes everything so much better. His presence just really brightens up the game. He's kinda like Helpy from Ruin but better
I found out about your channel because of Reincarnated while you still had around ~20k-30k subs, so it's very sweet to watch these two projects that grew relatively parallel to eachother for some time finally meet again (I don't know a better way to word this lol) Edit: Oh my god that's the third time (I'm aware of) that someone's missed the Lloyd stage running away animation sob
I wish I could join a chill dev team like this... I self taught hard surface modelling and texturing for modding but never went beyond that. I tried to join a few teams but it was never ending idea guys with no real imput. I wanted to learn to code as well but then my work life got busy. Would be great to just chill and make games on a weekend.
8:30 I don't think that was fall damage or anything of that sort. I think ot might have been a checkpoint/anti-frustration mechanic so that way if you miss the jump your not running a long distance just to try it again.
at 8:30 the are that kills you when you land in the ball pit was sealed off by a giant door that the player probably couldn't have opened so they put a kill box so you wouldn't get stuck if there wasnt a door than i'm just stupid
I really like Indigo Park, and I hope you cover future installments of the game. Also, I would like to recommend a game for you to play and analyze. The game is called "The Cat Lady" and I think you'll like it, the story is very interesting and the overall tone is really dark.
Indigo Park has issues I do hope get fixed in the future, but knowing Chapter 1 was unfunded outside of what Mason had already made while Chapter 2 already made over the requested amount on Kickstarter gives me hope that they’ll be able to make an absolutely amazing Chapter 2.
Honestly, my only fear with Indigo Park is that the dev's limited game-making experience will make it hard to escalate too far beyond what we see in Chapter 1 from a gameplay standpoint. I don't doubt that Rambley will continue to be well-written, voiced, and animated, and that will be enough to keep my interest. I just hope it doesn't stagnate, y'know? I think one thing I like about the mascot designs is that since we see the illustrated characters first and foremost, it's easy to tell how they could be very popular and beloved before the creepy living mascots caused the Park's ruin. Sometimes when it comes to horror mascots, they try to go for uncanny valley but end up with something that just looks regular creepy, like something that could never get on a shelf in the first place. That's definitely how I always felt about Huggy Wuggy. Also, I think the thing that endears me to Rambley aside from his cuteness is just the fact that he's willing to level with you. Even though he's operating on a very different wavelength as an A.I. built to prioritize the park above all else, he still feels like a _person._ And while I don't expect him to "turn evil", I wonder if we might start to see some more abrasive or uncomfortable sides of him as he keeps glitching and the danger mounts up. My main design issue is the trampolines' angle. If angled trampolines indicated you were supposed to turn and flat trampolines meant you had to go straight forward, that'd be a lot more consistent and intuitive, right?
Some parts are janky, but this was a free game by a very small team without much budget! Not to mention learning unreal engine while making the game. It just makes me more hyped for chapter 2! If this is what they can do with money out of Mason’s own pocket, imagine what they can do now that they’ve raised over $275k on kickstarter plus his (probably small) cut of the $400k ish of makeship sales. I’m excited for more Rambley.
Rambley talk about Loyld like an old ex after a bad breakup but it's only him that has the bad break up while Loyld is happily living his life. Loyld is also made me think of unchristian thing to do with him...or him doing with me.
If you take suggestions for stuff to try for videos may I recommend “the room” (no not the movie). It’s a series of atmospheric and creepy puzzle games that started on IOS before being ported to PC. Theres about 5 now with the 5th being a vr game. I feel like it’d make a good video talking about it and its lore, especially since i haven’t seen anyone else talking about it
I positively agree with this story! Indigo park is such a great game! Most of all, Lambley has become our favorite character now.😊 hope we can save the park!
I've seen a lot of people upset over the ball pit stuff, and it's a mixed bag for me personally. If you pay attention, that area links up to nothing, so they'd have to design and make rooms to connect things just for a "Oops I fell down, time to climb back up" while teaching you how to use the trampoline. While it's brain dead easy to pick up how to use that thing right, I guarantee you you'd have more people failing it and getting annoyed that they now have to keep climbing out of a pit. Plus this sorta teaches you for later that during the chase, you don't want to miss your jumps? Idk. I'm happy to see a much more mindful review of the game, pointing out flaws and little issues. You wouldn't believe some of the god awful takes I've heard. Someone even called this game a content farm for the youtuber that made it. 💀
I really loved Indigo Park. As you sayed some animation and stuff could be more polishes. But in tjat fact you can't ignore that the whole game was made by unigneGeese himself.(just talking about the gamplay and mechanic not rambley aniantion) and for that it was pretty good. As he said also in a Stream he want to get more helpers and friends to help on chapter 2. He also said that he don't want to make any cashgrab games like Gartennof banabn. (He created one plushy but after get many Question about merch from the community he made it). I really like the game. I like your rewie. Have a great day❤
Although I found the horror pretty weak, (there are a bit too many in-your-face jumpscares from the theater and onward that all feel pretty slow and weightless, and I just don't find the mascots to be very frightening themselves,) and the gameplay bog-standard for mascot horror, I'm still having a lot of fun with the game so far! The sheer level of dedication to making Indigo Park seem like a real, believable theme park, and the charm exuding from both Rambly and the park made simple stuff like progressing to new areas and exploring for collectables really fun. I'm looking forward to seeing what the devs have in store for future chapters!
I dunno, I don't really see it. I mean, Rambley is very charming, but besides that I don't see the apeal. It wasn't really that scary, has lot of bugs and not that many puzzles. Another content creator pointed out that the area is generally very empty. It feels like some rooms are only made for collectibles.
I loved the park’s design, and the animation on rambley was top notch. But I’m super disappointed in the actual monster/mascots. With how polished the 2D designs are, and how well modelled and realistic the environment is, the 3D models of the monsters just. Doesn’t stand up. They’re not memorable or attractive, or even scary. The physics on the Llyod’s mane is terrible, it constantly clips into each other and moves like it’s underwater. The final chase scene is scary because it’s a chase, not because it’s actually scary. The unnatural feel of the monsters in Poppy’s playtime did an excellent job of being cute and unsettling, but honestly, I haven’t seen a single person inspecting or paying ANY attention to the models, which, in a mascot horror, should be the FIRST thing people do.
"We are legal adults" killed me
When is that?
7:40
@@Adam-xd9tr thanks
"You can really tell how much heart and soul was put into the game"
*shows clip of piano*
I see what you did there
I don’t get it
@@Fitnessgramtmpacertest Heart and soul is a very popular piano duet piece
@@Technboi Ben as a piano enthusiast lore?!
Insert that one vine of the dude dancing in walmart or something.
The designs are really good in this one, like their "original" look really feel like mascots you could see in a park. And damn that racoon is cute, I hope they will not make a twist like "oh it's actually evil" because I like the idea of having one benevolent mascot among the rest who really want to fix everything.
Creator confirmed Rambley will not be a twist villain
@@tatltails3923genuinely hope that’s gonna be the case. It’s just, way to obvious to have him be the main villain
You know what I'm honestly hoping? That there really is no big "twist". That Rambley really is on the up and up and genuinely wants to help you, and the mascot creatures really were a good-hearted and genuine attempt to make something special for people of all ages but it just backfired spectacularly like Jurassic Park. Like, none of the "the park was built for evil" this or "mad scientist using remnant to resurrect people" that. Though, one thing I'd love, is if Rambley could become more corrupted, and more evil, if you did the wrong things or failed to preserve parts of his server, so there's a good ending where he stays normal and a bad ending where he becomes evil: if you're working to save the park, it makes sense that you should also have to save the one thing in the park that's still good.
@@tatltails3923Oh that's great! I hope it's true too
@@ScrambledAndBenedict Only difference is that it's not InGen-
Something that *Does not* get talked about enough is how well Molly's spooks are set up.
The first time you can catch a glance of her is in the small tunnel where Rambley says his "Cause I like trains." line. But it's only her feathers, It's only for a second and it's completely silent.
The second time is in her own introduction in the train ride, Off in the corner. But you'll be more distracted by Rambley and Molly's conversation that it's likely you'll miss it, Or only just catch her slinking away out the corner of your eye.
Then there's the moment you hear her just after Finley's segment. A small whisper of "Closed for repairs." You might miss it if you're talking with friends or chat. But if it's quiet, It's a creepy moment that tells you that you aren't alone.
Then there's the one everyone misses, Between Rambley and Lloyd having their ex-lovers spat, You'll completely miss that, If you turn around as Rambley says "Great act Lloyd..." You'll see her *RIGHT BEHIND YOU.* Peeking out of the curtained window right beside you. This is the closest she gets to you bar her jump-scare. Yet you'll miss her because that's not where your attention's being drawn to. It's genius!
Then there's the photo of her on the screen. This is the first sign of her that you might pick up on if you look at the pictures for a second. But you still might not realise what it is.
Then there's the spook in the theatre, The spot you'll (/You're supposed to) get a good look at her for the first time. Even if you don't see her as she pokes her head in behind you, You'll defiantly see her as you go to leave. This is the first time her appearance is announced with an overt noise cue. As opposed to the much easier to miss noises of a door shutting.
Then you got the multiple times she stalks in the landing pad. With the first one being as she walks past you and up the stairs. If you (Somehow) miss all her earlier appearances, This is the moment you'll see her front and centre, Impossible to miss.
All leading up to the final chase. Where as you walk towards the closed gates, You see her in all her glory. The monster's been revealed. Now *RUN.*
It's a slow build up, Making her appearances harder and harder to miss, Until eventually she can be seen in full, Stalking you through the landing pad. Before finally attacking you not long after. It genius set-up, Not constantly playing stingers or having it be exactly where you'll be looking, Not at first. It's a slow build that makes replaying and seeing all the times she's there even better. Kudos to Uniquegeese for a masterclass of build-up.
yesssss thank you! the first time i noticed her was in the photos after the train ride, and the way i flipped after realizing what i was looking at made the game immediately memorable. combine that with the other glimpses we see of her and how realistically animated she is.. it’s so unnerving to see for the first time, and makes the final chase feel like a natural conclusion to what we’ve been seeing of her so far.
Before all that, after Rambley tells you to go to the gift shop in order to get the Crittercuff, you'll faintly hear her say "Set. Up."
I first found out about because Mason EXPLICITLY talked about it. I like how it shows that Mollie was stalking you this entire time.
Like the idea of it, kinda poor in execution since it’s SOOO easy to miss it.
@@critter_guy2197 Just watched UG's no-com video to see if I could hear this and
*HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!* I completely missed that!! That's incredible!
It's so faint, It's so quiet, It plays into the "start small" work up idea perfectly, Nobody I've seen noticed that. Not even me when I first saw that no commentary video, And I'm usually very sensitive to noise.
G fuckin' G Unique, That's masterclass.
“Ex-lovers spat” What? 😭😭😭🖐🏽
That scene with Molly peeking through the door frame is actually pretty genius (When you aren't obsessively searching for collectibles) because of the Lloyd scare in front. I was watching a friend play through that section, see the lion, then turned around in response. But Molly made her presence known. Molly is literally there to spook you back to forward progression and thats cool.
this is such a good analysis of that particular scene, one of my favorite spooks in the game. seeing her duck behind the doorway right after lloyd left made me audibly go “noooo” XD
That’s funny. She’s there to scare you straight. Straight into your boss fight with her, that is.
At least we all agree rambley is the best part
It was Mason (the game's creator)'s own words: "Without Rambley, this game would've been shit"
There's no denying that.
interesting pfp
If peps say Rambley wasn't the best part they lyin
Rambley is the best, hands-down. His personality is so appealing.
Honestly the molly deathscene was so goofy, the way the scream cut off and how the head just bounced and that there was like a comical amount of blood everywhere
I feel like they made the decision just to 100% make sure “HEY, THIS IS NOT A FNAF STYLE ROBOT OK, PLEASE”.
i think my favorite spooky bit in this game is during lloyd's bit of the railroad where if you look opposite to lloyd's stage you can literally see molly clear as day watching you dangerously close but doing nothing besides observing
at literally ANY moment she could just pounce you instantly and kill you right then and there but she just sits there watching and that makes initial playthroughs even creepier to look back on cuz molly was literally breathing down your neck the entire time and you had no idea, greatly amplified by the fact you very likely wouldn't bother looking there during your first run since she's juuuust out of view and every part of the ride besides the character environments so far have just been black voids
If i'm not mistaken, right at the end of the Railroad ride, one the screens at the memory photo stand even shows Mollie literally running after the train, even more confirming the fact that she was pretty much stalking you from the moment you hopped on the ride.
You know the big thing that sets this game apart from other "mascot horror" games, which I noticed almost right away? Indigo Park feels very much like a real place, and the mascots actually feel like real mascot characters you'd actually have in a Disney-style franchise. Even the arcade feels like a real arcade game that could exist in a place like that. A lot of this genre of game fails to make the mascots seem real, like Garten of Banban doesn't feel like a real place but a place structured to explore and generate scares, and the mascots feel like they were designed to be in a horror game with their "mascotness" as an afterthought. I would absolutely go to Indigo Park if it was a real place, and I as a kid would have loved watching cartoons about Rambley and Pals, but I even as an adult wouldn't go within a million miles of the weird factory that's allegedly a kindergarten in Garten of Banban. What I especially love about this game, is they actually let you meet the innocent and non-corrupted versions of these characters before introducing you to the horrific corrupted versions, because that's what this genre is supposed to be: something innocent and child-friendly corrupted into something monstrous.
Very true. This game gives you the necessary contrast to show how far the once beloved icons of childhood have fallen into nightmarish versions of their former selves which not only gives you a sense of horror, but also a feeling of loss and tragedy, something nearly every other mascot horror game fails to provide. The only one that somewhat comes close is actually Poppy Playtime, and even then that only really applies to the latest chapter.
this park closed 8 years ago and it still looks better than action park
Found it funny that the chatlog knock off is called "Harmony"
Dammit i was planning to use ‘Harmony’ as the name for a knockoff Discord in a project i’m working on and will probably never finish or release in any capacity. I can’t believe they stole my idea!
Guess great minds think alike
@@AnEmu404 just use 'symphony'
@@AnEmu404he’s just like me fr
@@AnEmu404 maybe you can also go with Union or Unity?
@@AnEmu404 just so you know, Harmony has many synonyms so try to use one of them like Accord for example!
Even UniqueGeese admits that Rambley carries the game, so any future updates will probably be focused on making so that if you removed Rambley the game would still be a great experience.
while that's a good thing to strive for, I hope that doesn't mean a cut back in interactions with them. Indigo Park was so refreshing because of how nice the writing is. it's charming and funny and I feel like that's greatly missing in "Mascot Horror". I hate to do the whole "compliment by knocking someone else down" but BanBan and Poppy's attempts at writing really leave A LOT to be desired. I didn't expect to go into this game laughing WITH the game as much as I did. It has plenty of genuinely great gags and jokes.
@@AKAProm Totally agree with that. I actually personally hope Chapter 2 will give even more interactions with Rambley if anything :(
I love how Indigo Park itself is also made by indie/mascot-horror fans! It really is a nice addition to the gaming world, and I’m super exicted for future chapters
It's a good mascot horror because it makes characters that really look like you'd want them as plushies, or to go to the park.
Look I have no shame. I ordered the Rambley plush from makeship. I fell in love with that little guy.
everyone whos here probably fell in too not gonna lie
Fun fact: your announcement of this video dropped the DAY I decided to play this for myself. Which I did solely because of an overdose of Rambley exposure on the internet.
It was funny to have that reaction of “eh, guess it’s a good time for a break…never mind, I have today hours to finish.”
I salute you, Ben. That sponsor ad was incorporated so well it took me a second to realize it was an ad. Bravo!
I don’t know why but so many RUclipsrs miss the loud ringing sound and just think he just ran for no reason so I’m glad that you noticed
Rambley’s musical number 100% sold me on him. He is a pure soul and I will allow no slanderous twist villain accusations!
Thankfully the game's creator seems to agree. UniqueGeese has apparently stated that anybody expecting Rambley to be evil is going to be disappointed.
Loyd's dead he's fine, Time for collectables!
I used to work third shift at the Disney parks. It is very obvious to me just how much research and inspiration the creators took from Disneyland when designing their park right down to Indigo's welcome speech beat for beat being very similar to Walts welcome speech you can find on the plaque on the statue at the end of Main st. It actually brought back fond memories of still, dark quiet nights cleaning the parks. They did a fantastic job capturing the atmosphere of a theme park at night.
What I find so cool is a lot of the dev team are ALSO on RUclips. Rambly's VA plays games, the composer is a game streamer and makes music inspired by games, ect. There's so much Behind The Scenes stuff that folks outside a project would never get to see unless there was a documentary after the fact.
Ben again let me discover unique geese and manlybadasshero played indigo park and I’m so glad I could see unique geese’s “adventure” with game design and creating. Thanks so much Ben, I also really liked seeing your channel climbing to where it is today
alongside this and My Friendly Neighborhood, it's nice to see people doing mascot horror justice. the subgenre can absolutely make gems, and i'm glad we're seeing more passionate horror fans take matters into their own hands to make actual quality games
did you know mollie is actually in every area in rambleys railroad staking you?
Rambley talking about Lloyd has the same bit as the smash announcer saying Gannondorf
6:40 Okay, this moment was really funny for me. At this point, I was still playing around with the F key that toggles your flashlight on and off: I wasn’t sure yet if this was the kind of game where turning the light off could let you sneak past the threats or not. So, I got the Lloyd jump scare, hit F, thought I got killed, and wondered where the game over screen was, or at least a loading screen if that was supposed to be a transition. Took me at least ten seconds to realize I was still there and just had to turn my light back on.
I'm genuinely so charmed by Rambley-- you mentioning the song reminding you of Portal might be why, though, since... Well, my portal hyperfixation is my comfort zone.
I love the way he's animated! The trailing visual effects on the old monitors, the slightly stilted motion? It's so good. And then you add on that the team made sure to note he has nothing to do with generative AI, just to make sure their stance was known? Priceless.
I've not actually played it (I'm a coward who gets scared by any small jumpscare there is, even though I love knowing about horror) but I really do like it, and just like you, I'm excited to see what comes next!
Nice vid, Ben. It's been awesome seeing your channel grow since when I saw your Reincarnated video for the first time, and ever since it's been a wonderful time. (And being around the same age makes me feel a little bit old, lol)
So, uh, anyways. Rambling (haha) over, have a great day.
Many people expects Indigo Park to be an average mascot horror game, but it seems like they're trying to tell more of a story than to be horror. So as i noticed this, i changed my expectations and had a rly great time! but sadly can't say that to about many others that i saw talking about it...
LETS GOOOO BEN AGAIN VIDEO!
Looking forward to more of Indigo Park!
Holy moly we in the park
Feels like 2024 has become the year where we see a return to form in terms of mascot horror.
9:32 - 9:38
For me, Molly’s death is really well done because it’s the first showcase of mass blood and gore. Think about how the game was like before this point, little to no blood in sight up until Molly’s chase.
When Rambly Closes the door, you’d think she would just get closed off. but she doesn’t, she instead jumps forward and gets her head chopped clean off.
That, in-turn, catches players off guard because, until now, there wasn’t any room or area that had heavy amounts of blood or subtle gore.
Someone also said that in recent mascot horror games, they tend to lack graphic blood or gore for kids, so having a scene like THAT makes me excited because that means that we’ll probably get to see more blood or we’ll get to see more darker themes/scenes in later chapters.
It can also add some ideas, since there isn’t any blood seen around the park, could that mean that there isn’t any blood in the park? Or will that only be in certain areas/locations.
Glad you covered this game ben! This game out of the many mascot horror games that have been coming out has potential,
Sure it may not be perfect and the idea may be a bit done to death,
but its still really solid unlike some others and rambley definitely helps make it stand out, can't wait to see what they do in the next chapter.
I think the main reason I really like indigo Park is that it has a ton of comedy bits rather than just being horror
YOOOOOOOO, My favorite green rat is BAAAAAAAACK
bro this not even a horror game this just a vibe
The designs are really good as well as a lot of other aspects such as the lighting, voice acting, and setting and I really like Rambley as a companion however I do wonder how he will be handled going forward both as a character and as a mechanic.
Also I like how Mollie Macaw was introduced and set up rather than just throwing a monster in. There was a lot of buildup. The first time you can even get a quick look of her is the scene where Rambley says his "Cause I like trains". But it's only her feathers and no music sting plays, its something you could miss. Most of her moments are like this, aside from her actually whispering "closed for repairs" but she is always somewhere around you and when you do catch her in the corner of your eye it makes it more eerie. Aside from a few times she actively stalks you she is incredibly easy to miss.
Uniquegeese didn't have to rely on throwing things at you, forcing a jumpscare, or playing loud music or a sound. They went the horror movie route of a slow buildup.
There's a lot of potential in the game. I'm interested in where it goes later.
It's really interesting to see the mascots as actual flesh and blood rather than animatronics
8:35 i'd assume it's a checkpoint so that you don't have to worry about making your way back should you fail the jump a couple more times, which tbh i'd be grateful for considering how annoying it'd be if i kept messing up the jump and would have to travel back every time
My theory is that Salem caused the tunnel collapse at the beginning.
Edit: The first time you see Salem is on the key chains in the gift shop when you get the critter cuff
I’m sure someone’s said already, but the map used to be one massive connected one that got cut down. So all the loading screens and the rock debris was all _really_ late in development
Thanks for visiting Indigo Park!
Hope all your dreams came true!
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(Lets try it!)
It's basically just like any typical mascot horror game, but the mascot is actually adorable and likable and carries the entire game so far. Rambley is the only thing I see people talk about, which isn't exactly a good thing when the only thing you see people discussing is just one character from a game and not, yknow, the gameplay of the game.
Abandoned place, flashlight and gimmick(assuming the wristband will be given more abilities later on), monster of the chapter, puzzles, jumpscares, eh it's as generic as you can get, except now there's some good art and animation at least.
Has potential, but I don't think I'll be keeping up with it, but maybe others will enjoy it.
They should just rip off Amnesia the Dark Descent and make a bunch of physics puzzles, Unreal can handle it.
9:25 there is a face from the shadow of the fan
I don't seem to see the face. Do you mean the ":)" smile shadow on the light?
@@jutpian yeah
@@paradoxguy9226 thx
Both Indigo Park and last year's My Friendly Neighborhood make me hopeful for the future of mascot games.
Well DONE!!! Love your commentary! 😛
I was going to compliment how the footage of you reacting to the game were really great in this video, then I got to the bit with you guys stopping mid game and making airplane noises and realized that was actually one of the most delightful reactions to a horror game I've seen. kudos for making me laugh
Also I really enjoyed the shorter video. Normally I'm all for multi-hour reviews or essays but this was just the pick-me-up i needed on a busy day
I'm excited to see where this game goes. And Rambley is such a precious cinnamon roll!
The part with the ball pit and spring board, my interpretation is that the fade to black isn't you dying, it is just a transition that cuts out your character making their way back up.
“We are legal adults” what I say every time I do something stupid
Ben again you make horror games not make me have nightmares thank you
2:51 kinda reminds me of the statue of Walt Disney holding Mickey Mouse's hand
love ur video essays🕺 (are they essays?? idk but i love them)
You can tell there is so much love put into this game. I hope when they have more budget and time they'll go back and tweak chapter one to make it even better.
Come on, Rambly's input just makes everything so much better. His presence just really brightens up the game. He's kinda like Helpy from Ruin but better
I found you because of your Banban Reincarnated video. Feels like things have gone full circle to see this.
I found out about your channel because of Reincarnated while you still had around ~20k-30k subs, so it's very sweet to watch these two projects that grew relatively parallel to eachother for some time finally meet again (I don't know a better way to word this lol)
Edit: Oh my god that's the third time (I'm aware of) that someone's missed the Lloyd stage running away animation sob
I wish I could join a chill dev team like this... I self taught hard surface modelling and texturing for modding but never went beyond that. I tried to join a few teams but it was never ending idea guys with no real imput. I wanted to learn to code as well but then my work life got busy. Would be great to just chill and make games on a weekend.
I’m extremely excited for the next chapter given the fact it’s gonna be dealing with my personal biggest fear, that being giant underwater monsters
8:30 I don't think that was fall damage or anything of that sort. I think ot might have been a checkpoint/anti-frustration mechanic so that way if you miss the jump your not running a long distance just to try it again.
at 8:30 the are that kills you when you land in the ball pit was sealed off by a giant door that the player probably couldn't have opened so they put a kill box so you wouldn't get stuck
if there wasnt a door than i'm just stupid
-INTENSE FERAL SCREAM-
Yeah, that's the stuff guys
seeing this upload made me do stimmy hands im so happy
very refreshing to be served mascot horror that isnt just slop
I really like Indigo Park, and I hope you cover future installments of the game. Also, I would like to recommend a game for you to play and analyze. The game is called "The Cat Lady" and I think you'll like it, the story is very interesting and the overall tone is really dark.
Ben I love watching your videos lol your sense of humor really helps
yeah!!!! ive been seeing a lot of this game--im super excited to see you cover it!! :-DD
Indigo Park has issues I do hope get fixed in the future, but knowing Chapter 1 was unfunded outside of what Mason had already made while Chapter 2 already made over the requested amount on Kickstarter gives me hope that they’ll be able to make an absolutely amazing Chapter 2.
AHHH BEN IS BACK AGAIN
AND JELL AS WELL?!
OH BOY LETSGOOO!
Honestly, my only fear with Indigo Park is that the dev's limited game-making experience will make it hard to escalate too far beyond what we see in Chapter 1 from a gameplay standpoint. I don't doubt that Rambley will continue to be well-written, voiced, and animated, and that will be enough to keep my interest. I just hope it doesn't stagnate, y'know?
I think one thing I like about the mascot designs is that since we see the illustrated characters first and foremost, it's easy to tell how they could be very popular and beloved before the creepy living mascots caused the Park's ruin.
Sometimes when it comes to horror mascots, they try to go for uncanny valley but end up with something that just looks regular creepy, like something that could never get on a shelf in the first place. That's definitely how I always felt about Huggy Wuggy.
Also, I think the thing that endears me to Rambley aside from his cuteness is just the fact that he's willing to level with you. Even though he's operating on a very different wavelength as an A.I. built to prioritize the park above all else, he still feels like a _person._ And while I don't expect him to "turn evil", I wonder if we might start to see some more abrasive or uncomfortable sides of him as he keeps glitching and the danger mounts up.
My main design issue is the trampolines' angle. If angled trampolines indicated you were supposed to turn and flat trampolines meant you had to go straight forward, that'd be a lot more consistent and intuitive, right?
Some parts are janky, but this was a free game by a very small team without much budget! Not to mention learning unreal engine while making the game.
It just makes me more hyped for chapter 2!
If this is what they can do with money out of Mason’s own pocket, imagine what they can do now that they’ve raised over $275k on kickstarter plus his (probably small) cut of the $400k ish of makeship sales. I’m excited for more Rambley.
3:00 sounds like something Disney would do in the real world. Not as a weeping angel reference but just as a spirit of Disney thing.
Rambley talk about Loyld like an old ex after a bad breakup but it's only him that has the bad break up while Loyld is happily living his life.
Loyld is also made me think of unchristian thing to do with him...or him doing with me.
I love Rambly, I ordered his plush.
This is such a refreshing take after Theft Kings dog-ass “review”.
Love to see some Ben Again on my feed
If you take suggestions for stuff to try for videos may I recommend “the room” (no not the movie). It’s a series of atmospheric and creepy puzzle games that started on IOS before being ported to PC. Theres about 5 now with the 5th being a vr game. I feel like it’d make a good video talking about it and its lore, especially since i haven’t seen anyone else talking about it
I positively agree with this story! Indigo park is such a great game! Most of all, Lambley has become our favorite character now.😊
hope we can save the park!
Epic video as always Benjamin Againicus
YES YOU DID A VIDEO ON MY FAVORITE HORROR GAME ATM!!!!!!!
I've seen a lot of people upset over the ball pit stuff, and it's a mixed bag for me personally. If you pay attention, that area links up to nothing, so they'd have to design and make rooms to connect things just for a "Oops I fell down, time to climb back up" while teaching you how to use the trampoline. While it's brain dead easy to pick up how to use that thing right, I guarantee you you'd have more people failing it and getting annoyed that they now have to keep climbing out of a pit. Plus this sorta teaches you for later that during the chase, you don't want to miss your jumps? Idk.
I'm happy to see a much more mindful review of the game, pointing out flaws and little issues. You wouldn't believe some of the god awful takes I've heard. Someone even called this game a content farm for the youtuber that made it. 💀
I really loved Indigo Park. As you sayed some animation and stuff could be more polishes. But in tjat fact you can't ignore that the whole game was made by unigneGeese himself.(just talking about the gamplay and mechanic not rambley aniantion) and for that it was pretty good. As he said also in a Stream he want to get more helpers and friends to help on chapter 2.
He also said that he don't want to make any cashgrab games like Gartennof banabn. (He created one plushy but after get many Question about merch from the community he made it). I really like the game. I like your rewie. Have a great day❤
For as glitch as the game is the story is so very strong that you really don't care too much
Indigo park is such a good game and it is definitely charming.
This was kinda unexpected, but I'm here for it honestly
Smooth sponsor segment.
Hey fun fact... when you're at the loyd part of the rambly railroads...look directly behind you. Your welcome.
I myself literally no NOTHING except that flipping raccoon is the result of copious amounts of brain rot for me
God bless your friends. I love them.
To the MFs saying "hear me out" on Rambley,
My brother in Christ, that is a bunch of pixels 😂
Nonono, he is not a bunch of pixels, he is a little baby innocent creechur guy
AND YOU DON'T
FUCK
THE LITTLE BABY INNOCENT CREECHUR GUYS
Like a 3 ft tall pixel raccoon
I don’t care.
If you think people being into Rambley is weird, then I truly do envy your internet experiences.
Welcome to the Internet
And then theft king shows up and spoils the fun
Although I found the horror pretty weak, (there are a bit too many in-your-face jumpscares from the theater and onward that all feel pretty slow and weightless, and I just don't find the mascots to be very frightening themselves,) and the gameplay bog-standard for mascot horror, I'm still having a lot of fun with the game so far! The sheer level of dedication to making Indigo Park seem like a real, believable theme park, and the charm exuding from both Rambly and the park made simple stuff like progressing to new areas and exploring for collectables really fun. I'm looking forward to seeing what the devs have in store for future chapters!
8:34 it's because Molly is IN that ball pit if I'm not mistaken. Still odd but it's better than a death screen.
838 views in 13 minutes, bro is doing way better than I ever will
RAMBLEY MY BELOVED!!!! also ben you are so cool pls never die💥🙏
I love your videos you are a very underrated RUclipsr
I love Rambley
I dunno, I don't really see it. I mean, Rambley is very charming, but besides that I don't see the apeal. It wasn't really that scary, has lot of bugs and not that many puzzles. Another content creator pointed out that the area is generally very empty. It feels like some rooms are only made for collectibles.
Its time yo! The Geese is reviewed by the goat!
Ps: don’t look to your left on Lloyds section in the train ride
I loved the park’s design, and the animation on rambley was top notch. But I’m super disappointed in the actual monster/mascots. With how polished the 2D designs are, and how well modelled and realistic the environment is, the 3D models of the monsters just. Doesn’t stand up. They’re not memorable or attractive, or even scary. The physics on the Llyod’s mane is terrible, it constantly clips into each other and moves like it’s underwater. The final chase scene is scary because it’s a chase, not because it’s actually scary. The unnatural feel of the monsters in Poppy’s playtime did an excellent job of being cute and unsettling, but honestly, I haven’t seen a single person inspecting or paying ANY attention to the models, which, in a mascot horror, should be the FIRST thing people do.