He is definitely not doing it on purpose. It's like he is so scared to play the game he makes a ton of mistakes and forgets stuff so fast "where's the screwdriver?", "Where's the chimes coming from?". I'm yelling at the screen, like bro really come on. Maybe if he would stick to one game at a time he wouldn't be so confused
@@salmacc27 Bro, chill out. Y'all got your panties in a twist over nothing. And calling someone 'slow' like that? The audacity of some of you. He's more hardworking than you'll ever be at being a youtube creator. The least you can do is appreciate all the time and editing he puts into each video. Funny thing is, I just found out about him. And he's great.
I did really enjoy this game. However, the degree to which the game claims the affair between a grown man and child was fine/valid/"real" made me very uncomfortable
@@AggressiveSpaghetti I may have conflated the man's justification for the game's lack of condemnation, but if i did, i know i'm not the only player that felt the way i did by the end
@@asherael in the game only that bastаrd on the radio said that “it was just love”, and Nicky only said that Rachael is only a child and didn’t deserve to be killеd by her mother when in reality it’s her dads fault that he grоomed that poor girl. It’s normal when evil characters say evil things
I agree! The mother wasn't jealous of a sixteen year old. She missed directed her anger at a girl who she thought destroyed her family. But mainly men design and write these games smh.
Wait, let me get this straight. Nicole's father had an intimate relationship with a minor and somehow her little brother was ok with this the whole time. Rachel gets pregnant and Nicole's mother murders her. And everybody pretends that she killed herself? wtf
Yes. The whole thing is sick. It was love, the brother says. I was playing the game with my daughter and that's when we stopped to have a conversation before continuing. I understand that, as an art form, we are free and should interpret things and not presume to be in the mind of the creators. But in this case... I missed the part in which the game itself throws at our face that father was totally wrong in what he did. And the choice to commit suicide at the end? Come on! There should be a huge disclamer explicitely descibing what the game was about. I guess it would be possible without spoilers, given the title. I don't know...
@@pedronunopulquerio Exactly. The writers really messed up the writing here. At no point at all in the story do any of the characters (including Nicole and Irving) put blame on Leonard, nicole's father, for the whole incident. He was what, 49 or so, having a relationship with a 15 yr old girl? That's fucked up. She was dyslexic (couldn't read) and was controlled by a man that was decades her senior. And the wife beats her with a hockey stick for it her husband's affair he was clearly to blame for? I understand the graphics were nice, but as far as story went, the writers were so tone-deaf and ill-equipped to handle these themes. At no point was Leonard made to look like the bad guy except for what he did (even his voice acting was "Christ-like"). Even Irving just said it was love, that nothing was wrong?? The game makers did not put warnings for pedophilia, first-person suicide, some hints of incest too... there's so much to criticize about this game.
That or he just doesn’t get the amount of views he used to so he uploads three videos to sum up the same amount of views he used to get from one video that or he does just love uploading content who knows
Spoiler: I was prepared for the jumpscares, patiently waited for them but they never came. The game is a walking simulator with a good story. It's very fked up that her dad made a special need child pregnant..
Irving was acting crazy and very weird through out the game. The twist of him being the brother of Rachel was sudden, but I knew from the very beginning that he was the one creating the settings that Rachel saw and described to him.
Had to hop on my phone to comment - this was really good. I was deeply invested in the story and characters. The twist was a cliche, even though I didn't know exactly who was involved (trying hard not to spoil lol). The voice actors and writing were really good. There was one particular moment where Nicole was talking with Irvin about the affair (it was during the scene with the Christmas tree - I'll try to find the timestamp) that really struck me. I mean, I had to pause to collect myself. The writing and the way the actress emoted nearly brought me to tears. An affair can really damage a lot of people and it's not worth it. I felt bad for Nicole throughout the story, but particularly in that moment. I felt her pain. That was really well done. I felt even worse for Rachel. She was screwed over by all of the adults in her life and she lost her life in the end. Actually, all of the children suffered in the end, but Rachel the most. [SPOILER][SPOILER][SPOILER][SPOILER][SPOILER]SPOILER][SPOILER][SPOILER][SPOILER][SPOILER] I wanted to talk a little more about Rachel and how she was screwed over by Nicky's parents and where I felt the story fell flat in regards to her story. 16 year old Rachel was preyed upon (i.e. raped) and impregnated by a grown man (from my understanding) and subsequently murdered by his jealous wife. That's fucked up and I think where the story fell flat was we never really got to understand Rachel's point of view. I know she's dead and the dead can't talk, but there were people who knew her and we never got to learn much anything about her. We learned that she was dyslexic and that she was bullied and she found 'love' and 'acceptance' in Leonard, but what about how she felt during the affair. No one shared anything about how Rachel felt. Irving never shared anything about what she thought about her life (instead he focused on how she made him feel). Leonard's notes barely mentioned her except for a few lines. In her replicated room, there wasn't a diary where we can learn more about her. Rachel's death affected everyone around her, but I want to know how she felt about having an affair with a married man, being dislexic, being pregnant. Even if we had to hear her thoughts secondhand. I don't know, I guess that's how death works - you will never know what that person thought, but none of the people who knew Rachel (Irving, Leonard, Nicole) shared anything about her. We will never know and that's what leaves me a little disatisfied after watching.
I don't know, it made it more realistic. She seemed like a really secluded girl, and in addition to that, I doubt she wanted to talk about the pain in her life, and I'm sure Leonard told her not to say anything, and if she really was mentally handicapped, and didn't have an easy time speaking, that would all culminate into a situation where she wouldn't have said anything to anyone. Of course her brother could only speak on his own behalf. He made it clear that even in death, she kept things from him (didn't reveal the truth to him directly, he had to find out through Nicole). That is realistic. Especially since all parties were so young when it all happened. I do agree the twist was a cliché (I said to myself that he was probably Rachel's brother maybe halfway into the video). But I did like it anyways.
Exactly. My biggest problem with this game is the fact the developers (and people playing/watching this game even) seem to completely gloss over the fact that at the core of this story is a fucking pedophile. Why are they portraying Leonard like he was some kindly old mentor "helping" Rachel when he was actually sexually grooming a child as a predator? Are we supposed to feel sorry for him or something? Like some of the things said in the game are downright disturbing in the way they make excuses for him, like saying "it was just love" or whatever, and framing the whole thing like the mom was the most terrible one out of them all while simultaneously "forgiving" the dad. How did Nicole not react at all to her own father being a sick pervert who drew nude pictures of a child and impregnated her, but broke down in tears over finding out her mom is a murderer? BOTH her parents were fucked up, but as it stands, the game seems to favour and paint the father in a much better light for some odd reason (probably to get the predictable twist ending) even though he is just as disgusting as the mother. He was a pedophile, plain and simple and, as you said, it was Rachel who bore the brunt of everyone's actions but we never get to hear from her in any way, shape or form.
@@elpresadorjr.6620 Technically, you're right. 16 is the legal age of consent in Montana. This technically isn't rape. But he was her mentor. She was at a distinct disadvantage: bullied, depressed, and suffering from a learning disability. Deliberate or inadvertent, he took advantage of that. Yet, he's made out to be some kind of innocent -- his culpability extending only as far as being a philanderer. That's irresponsible story telling and probably not what the writers for this game wanted. Then again, maybe they think this is OK. Who knows.
Tbh, the lack of information (or lack of Rachel's perspective) is what made it 100x more realistic to me. After someone dies, it's more common to spend an eternity wanting answers to endless questions, rather than it is stumbling across the answers to those questions from secondhand accounts or from writings. If they were attempting to capture realistic feelings after the loss of someone's life, especially with such a complex story like Rachel's, they definitely nailed it imo. My dad was killed 2 decades ago and I still have more questions than I ever will answers-- maybe that's where my feelings about this are coming from. I can't say for sure. Just offering another opinion.
This story has really got me on the fence and I find myself sympathising with the mother. Imagine the person you choose to spend the rest of your life with betraying that trust by having an affair. Is it justified for her to commit murder? Of course not! I also find it very annoying that the game paints Leonard as this sweet and nerdy innocent father figure when he took advantage of a 16 year old all because of "love". Let's just call a spade, a spade. He was a coward and did not have the decency to devorce his wife and got a teenager pregnant. If Claire was made to be the villain, then so should Leonard.
I think Nicole saw Leonard with rose colored glasses. She kind of doted on him, about how smart and kind he was. I think she was the same age as Rachel and was was jealous the attention she was getting.
I destest this comment. How do you manage to call relationship between that father and Rachel "affair"? It's literally grooming, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. "Decency to divorce his wife", you mean DECENCY TO GROOM AND SEXUALLY ABUSE A FRICKING CHILD FOR AN YEAR? Nicole should have killed the father and not the victim. That's like your husband is shooting someone and you kill that person because apparently, here victim is at fault, not the husband.
Yea, but it was told through the POV of Nicole, who was young and blind to all of this. She doesn’t know until the end, so we’re learning it through her eyes. It’s about perspective. The other characters are blinded by their own flaws. The mother was capable of murdering, and Irving has trauma from lack of attention and feeling invisible, and other deep-rooted psychological issues. So it’s not tone-deaf exactly. They didn’t really paint him as a villain as much as they should have, of course. Obviously the whole situation is VERY wrong. But they all ended up really screwed up in their own ways. They were all kind of their own villains and villains to each other. It’s a whole complicated mess. But again, this is also just MY perspective. So maybe I’m going to paint myself as the villain in this thread for interpreting and feeling this way about the plot.
This was the most interesting and addictive story i've witnessed in a loong time, the twist was amazing tbh. Watched the whole damn thing in one go. All 2 and a half hours of it and loved every bit. Thank you Hollow for playing this game and letting us experience it with you. Keep bringing games like this to us. We really enjoy it. 😊😊
It was a disgusting game that glorified p*dophiles and trashed the victims. How was this good? Art is subjective, but depicting a p*do as a good guy is shitty
Honestly I thought it was going for Nicole actually being Rachel and she was kept in that room by her father and repressed all the memories of it, why part of her knew the song and the riddle because it was near the entrance. I thought the paranormal shit was just in her head and she was once kind of special which the books on speech therapy helped her eventually become smarter then move on in life and take the name Nicole to further suppress her past. The day Rachel committed suicide supposedly was what I thought the day she choose to kill that part of herself and Nicole was born. I thought Irving would have been someone from her past that admired her and maybe fed her those books to learn behind her father's back and wanted her to slowly realize her horrible past piece by piece. Never expected what actually happened.
I was thinking that Rachel didn't actually die but it was set up by Leonard so that he could keep her in the hotel forever. And that the fake child bedroom was actually the bedroom from the child that she would've given birth to in the hotel (as it would be 10 years later) and that the child and Rachel would show up somewhere in the hotel lol
Nice game video. Despite looking good, the story annoyed me. How did the protagonist end up being the bad guy? She had nothing to do with her 40 something father taking advantage of a mentally disabled teenager Nor was she responsible for the mother. Yet somehow, in this twisted story, she had to pay. Yuck.
well, she was friends with Rachel and felt that her father preferred her friend than her. also, she did not know that her mother killed the girl and after her game there was a body right next to her. this game is about trauma and how life can be fucked up to everybody that survives shit like this
@@j3bueno Rachel was mentally impaired if I remember the game. Its been 3/4 years. And the protagonist was just friendly to be nice. But she has nothing to do with the father being a perverted rapist who took advantage of an underage child. Nor was she responsible for the mother's insanity. This game still has messed up and wrong morality.
@@kerrytakashi12ngl nicole wasnt really a pleasant character herself based on her attitude very cynical and kept on praising her dad despite what he did being a predator and impregnating a disabled teenager. I hate how the game acts like this is a love story gone sad when its not. Shame on the person who created/directed this (thats daniele azara btw)
@@dl3209 The game makes suggestions that Nicole was abused by her father. In the beginning, she mentions that her father made her remember puzzles so she wouldn't get lost in the hotel. Why would she be wandering around at such a young age? Then we are shown that dungeon room set up for a far younger child than for a teenage girl. Was that Nicole's room before the father associated it with Rachel? Also in that dream, the father calls Nicole by Rachel's name. I think the Mother realized some things, she had a psychotic break and that is what led her to attack Rachel and run away with Nicole. But that is never addressed and the Father is still celebrated as a hero.
This is a much better game than the other horror games that just cast you into a storyless insane asylum. This is a slow burn psychological thing, I really enjoy that.
This one's a really good game. I just wish there was an ending where Nicole ran after Irving and stopped him from sucide. An ending on a brighter note I guess. Though the one that I just didn't really like is the idea of this old man and pregnant 16 yrs old Rachel being a "pure/true love". Idk. Also, if Irving was in that room the whole time then who was the older lady he was saying goodbye to in the middle of the call earlier in the game?
Yours is the only comment I've seen that isn't convinced of Rachel and Leonard's "simple love". She was 16. He was middle-aged. He was her tutor, helping her through her dyslexia. It's technically not statutory rape (16 is the age of consent in Montana), but it seems like he's grooming her. Idk. The ambience and aesthetic of the game are great. The story and the themes could have been handled better. He made up a voice. There was no old lady. He was just pretending.
Man!!!! I don’t think I can play this game myself! This is amazingly creepy. The set up and progressions makes it even creepier! More like this please Hollow!!!❤️
This game feels exactly like Firewatch, a game that I love, which is so awesome. The twist at the end was really not expected like the one in Firewatch! Great video and great game!
Haven't finished watching it yet but I think the guy who is "helping" her is the one behind it all. I mean look how he gets all "comfortable" with her and called her Nicky. Then starts getting paranoid later. Telling her not to do this or that.
what a great job! Wonderful story and great walkthrough. I am subscribing you now !!! Almost three hours of video without a single ad. I am completely in the story !!! Thanks again, wonderful job !!!!
One of the most insane storylines I've ever seen in a very long time, good job Hollow, another great video! Very emotional... Almost as if it was... real.
I watched this from start to finish and was glued to it! The visuals, the suspense, the times I braced for a him scare that never happened, expectations aways just out of reach and the inevitable twist at the end....utter genius! Thank you so much for laying this one out there.
I had goosebumps all the way, and even took a smoke-break to get back to reality 😂 much love all the way from South Africa Hollow, keep up with the good content. 1000 likes from me ✊🏽
I’m stuck inside with Covid and I’m finally feeling better. I’m in bed eating my first meal in days, thanks for keeping me entertained the last 4 days man!
Ayo I love u bro. Thanks for getting me through hard times like getting bullied in school and my parents fighting. Whenever things like that happen I just click on one of ur older videos or just wait for a new one. Anyway just keep up the amazing work and stay safe.
Hey man I'm a new subscriber...My name is Petey...I want to start by saying,I absolutely love your reactions to the games...you make it more intense and I love the fact that you get spooked by the jump out scenes....I will not watch a walkthrough from any other channel but your's...Thanks for the best walkthroughs ever,Bro.
3:00 Man. Hearing the music, reading the notes, the feel of atmosphere etc. I have a feeling this game is going to have an excellent story!! Plus, you're playing it bro! 🙏🏽💪
Damn...That was beautiful. I hope you can find more like like this one. This was one of the most enjoyable games to watch you play. Thank you and never change Hollow.
That ending was crazy dude! I watched the entire playthrough all at once bc I couldn’t get enough of it!! I’m so glad I found your channel! Imma be watching all your old playthroughs just to catch up 😅
That whole story was amazing watched the entire thing from beginning to end from have way in to the game I had a feeling that Irving had something to do with the story I knew from that point that he was still in the hotel the game was so amazing the twist was also amazing love every second of it hope they come out with another game like it would love to watch and experience another story like like it
I want to point thing only. Remember the room full of mannequins? Claire was holding a stick over Rachel and her baby while everyone else was looking AWAY from the scene. It perfectly depicted the fact that EVERYONE in the town was more or less KNOWING something about the truth. And yet, they all chose to be silent, even the sheriff and stuff. That’s the part that truly bothers me. Poor Rachel. May she rest in peace.
Literally the first you tuber who's 2hour walkthrough I have watched in one go, Hollow my man, I have been watching your cod videos but damn you should continue these type of playthroughs. I loved it
And where it was completely solidified for me was when he threw his voice pretending to be the person leaving the office. It was so clearly not a woman!
This has to be one of the best games I seen u play. The story, voice acting, the pace and the graphics are just amazing. I had to watch it twice all the way through. Thank you for the upload :)
Can’t describe how much I love you dude and these videos. You’ve helped me through the darkest of times without even realising. Never stop being you bro. Huge love and happy Valentine’s Day!
I feel like Rachel’s ghost was there, it wasn’t just (spoilers) her brother messing with Nicole or Nicole losing her mind slowly, but surely. The red butterfly was the symbolism for me. And as a survivor of the horrible stuff that Rachel went through myself, I can see why the daughter would be in denial that her father, somebody she idolized and loved, was a monster who destroyed two family’s lives. I felt bad for her, for Rachel and for Irving. I wish there was a way to save them both. ....Alas, that is what fanfiction is for.
Hollow just wanted you to know I absolutely love content like this. I know you don't get a lot of views posting other gaming content like this but I really enjoy it
The only thing with the unreal engine is literally EVERYTHING MUST HAVE SHADOWS! Its a damn shame because games that look great like this suffer with that "tech demo" look
I saw this when it was brand new, few day, maybe hours. Started following when the algorithm suggested your most popular vid. Binging all your content over the past few weeks well going through some shit. Thanks for it bro, your'e a big help. Played still wakes the deep and bought firewatch for this weekend.
Youre going to want to get a snack for this one guys, im speechless. INCREDIBLE TWIST.
Enjoy
About to see every minute good work hollow
Its my birthdat today! Can i get a like?😀
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2 hours 😭😭
Watched it all, one sitting. Going to bed now. I am an 70 year old lady in a wheelchair but your videos have me hooked, so thank you kiddo.
Everyone protect this lady
@@marion7825 deadass lmao
Watched the whole thing 2 times i am spooked I can’t sleep lol
bruh..ur text didn't look like ur 70 also why would a 70 yr old lady watch youtube video and a game at that...
@@marangkerapu3919 I feel what you’re putting down. This may be the strangest flex.
“Almost done recording babe”
Hollow: *plays for another hour*
Ik 😂
Lmao 🤣
Sorry didnt see ur comment before I put mine lmao
that's right no simping here
He runs on Miami time. The only way to live.
Game: she was 9 week’s pregnant, Hollow: she was 9 months pregnant that’s a full fetus.
Gotta give him a break he was probably tired lmao
Bruh he says so many stupid fuck ups in every video, i think hes just a lil slow.
CoCo in the laundry room, there’s a chute with clothes right at the bottom. Him: “oh that’s the garbage chute!”
He is definitely not doing it on purpose. It's like he is so scared to play the game he makes a ton of mistakes and forgets stuff so fast "where's the screwdriver?", "Where's the chimes coming from?". I'm yelling at the screen, like bro really come on. Maybe if he would stick to one game at a time he wouldn't be so confused
@@salmacc27 Bro, chill out. Y'all got your panties in a twist over nothing. And calling someone 'slow' like that? The audacity of some of you. He's more hardworking than you'll ever be at being a youtube creator. The least you can do is appreciate all the time and editing he puts into each video. Funny thing is, I just found out about him. And he's great.
I did really enjoy this game. However, the degree to which the game claims the affair between a grown man and child was fine/valid/"real" made me very uncomfortable
It don't. It clearly shows that every character except Nicky and poor Rachel is bad. It's a story about manipulative men
@@AggressiveSpaghetti I may have conflated the man's justification for the game's lack of condemnation, but if i did, i know i'm not the only player that felt the way i did by the end
@@asherael in the game only that bastаrd on the radio said that “it was just love”, and Nicky only said that Rachael is only a child and didn’t deserve to be killеd by her mother when in reality it’s her dads fault that he grоomed that poor girl. It’s normal when evil characters say evil things
I agree! The mother wasn't jealous of a sixteen year old. She missed directed her anger at a girl who she thought destroyed her family. But mainly men design and write these games smh.
That was way more disturbing than any of the actual gameplay.
Wait, let me get this straight. Nicole's father had an intimate relationship with a minor and somehow her little brother was ok with this the whole time. Rachel gets pregnant and Nicole's mother murders her. And everybody pretends that she killed herself? wtf
Yea bro super fucked up.
Yes. The whole thing is sick. It was love, the brother says. I was playing the game with my daughter and that's when we stopped to have a conversation before continuing. I understand that, as an art form, we are free and should interpret things and not presume to be in the mind of the creators. But in this case... I missed the part in which the game itself throws at our face that father was totally wrong in what he did. And the choice to commit suicide at the end? Come on! There should be a huge disclamer explicitely descibing what the game was about. I guess it would be possible without spoilers, given the title. I don't know...
@@pedronunopulquerio Exactly. The writers really messed up the writing here. At no point at all in the story do any of the characters (including Nicole and Irving) put blame on Leonard, nicole's father, for the whole incident. He was what, 49 or so, having a relationship with a 15 yr old girl? That's fucked up. She was dyslexic (couldn't read) and was controlled by a man that was decades her senior. And the wife beats her with a hockey stick for it her husband's affair he was clearly to blame for?
I understand the graphics were nice, but as far as story went, the writers were so tone-deaf and ill-equipped to handle these themes. At no point was Leonard made to look like the bad guy except for what he did (even his voice acting was "Christ-like"). Even Irving just said it was love, that nothing was wrong?? The game makers did not put warnings for pedophilia, first-person suicide, some hints of incest too... there's so much to criticize about this game.
@@graenovember THE GAME
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CAN'T FUСKING GET A MORE STRAIGHT WARNING THAT THERE WILL BE A FUСKING SUCIDЕ
thanks for the fucking spoiler
Who else thinks hollow should get more recognition, i mean the guy post three diffrent videos every day. He is one of the most dedicated creators
That or he just doesn’t get the amount of views he used to so he uploads three videos to sum up the same amount of views he used to get from one video that or he does just love uploading content who knows
Raul Diaz true cuz when fortnite was blowing up he really had the views and it’s sad these kids wanna see the same old content from fortnite 🤦🏻♂️
Dillon Franklin highly doubt it, these games that are being requested are old but gold games and it’s a good nostalgia feeling
Yup I love Hollow ❤️
I just found out how good sernando is doing on RUclips that little prick.. I hope Hallows videos start doing better..
I will never have the balls to play games like this. I’m glad someone else does.
Same here 😂
I never have the money for games :(
DogeYT RBLX
What about the Balls?
I have 2 balls(small)
It's pretty good Game. I play through it but turn on the Radio and didn't start the car. Kind of watch another play through before doing so.
Lmfaooo i cant either, especially looking at a tv with a game like this!!!!
I like how he just plays different games than just one feels good!
Wassup could u check out my recent game play videos and let me know what I need to work on and give me feed back thank u have a blessed day
@@jahyt4032 u dont need to keep asking bro just keep grinding never stop if you reallly want to be a RUclipsr
oh do ya?!
Bravo jose he’s just gotta get his name out bruv
Yep sure does
1:20:05 they both had the same reaction to Irving saying hey 😂
They even said “fuck” afterwards too 😂😂😂
Irving is just as anoying as Otacon, calling you all the time
Spoiler: I was prepared for the jumpscares, patiently waited for them but they never came. The game is a walking simulator with a good story. It's very fked up that her dad made a special need child pregnant..
Pretty sure she was only dyslexic not full blown mentally challenged😂 but still a child lol
Yes... This whole thing about their love is disturbing, to say the least. The father should not be treated in a kind way.
Am I the only one kinda disappointed that Nicole and Irving didn’t get together at the end and like go on a date or smth
Same, I was hoping for that, for them to get over it together but he killed himself :/ and she went nuts a little...
The subtle flirting doe.
oh well things happen .. :d
Irving was acting crazy and very weird through out the game. The twist of him being the brother of Rachel was sudden, but I knew from the very beginning that he was the one creating the settings that Rachel saw and described to him.
I hope someone would make a fanfiction about them having a happy ending...and them ending up together..
@@josephdahdouh2725 Same. Reminded me of the twist in BioShock where the Atlas was manipulating events the whole time.
Had to hop on my phone to comment - this was really good. I was deeply invested in the story and characters. The twist was a cliche, even though I didn't know exactly who was involved (trying hard not to spoil lol). The voice actors and writing were really good. There was one particular moment where Nicole was talking with Irvin about the affair (it was during the scene with the Christmas tree - I'll try to find the timestamp) that really struck me. I mean, I had to pause to collect myself. The writing and the way the actress emoted nearly brought me to tears. An affair can really damage a lot of people and it's not worth it. I felt bad for Nicole throughout the story, but particularly in that moment. I felt her pain. That was really well done.
I felt even worse for Rachel. She was screwed over by all of the adults in her life and she lost her life in the end. Actually, all of the children suffered in the end, but Rachel the most.
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I wanted to talk a little more about Rachel and how she was screwed over by Nicky's parents and where I felt the story fell flat in regards to her story.
16 year old Rachel was preyed upon (i.e. raped) and impregnated by a grown man (from my understanding) and subsequently murdered by his jealous wife. That's fucked up and I think where the story fell flat was we never really got to understand Rachel's point of view. I know she's dead and the dead can't talk, but there were people who knew her and we never got to learn much anything about her. We learned that she was dyslexic and that she was bullied and she found 'love' and 'acceptance' in Leonard, but what about how she felt during the affair. No one shared anything about how Rachel felt.
Irving never shared anything about what she thought about her life (instead he focused on how she made him feel). Leonard's notes barely mentioned her except for a few lines. In her replicated room, there wasn't a diary where we can learn more about her. Rachel's death affected everyone around her, but I want to know how she felt about having an affair with a married man, being dislexic, being pregnant. Even if we had to hear her thoughts secondhand. I don't know, I guess that's how death works - you will never know what that person thought, but none of the people who knew Rachel (Irving, Leonard, Nicole) shared anything about her. We will never know and that's what leaves me a little disatisfied after watching.
I don't know, it made it more realistic. She seemed like a really secluded girl, and in addition to that, I doubt she wanted to talk about the pain in her life, and I'm sure Leonard told her not to say anything, and if she really was mentally handicapped, and didn't have an easy time speaking, that would all culminate into a situation where she wouldn't have said anything to anyone.
Of course her brother could only speak on his own behalf. He made it clear that even in death, she kept things from him (didn't reveal the truth to him directly, he had to find out through Nicole). That is realistic. Especially since all parties were so young when it all happened.
I do agree the twist was a cliché (I said to myself that he was probably Rachel's brother maybe halfway into the video). But I did like it anyways.
Exactly. My biggest problem with this game is the fact the developers (and people playing/watching this game even) seem to completely gloss over the fact that at the core of this story is a fucking pedophile. Why are they portraying Leonard like he was some kindly old mentor "helping" Rachel when he was actually sexually grooming a child as a predator? Are we supposed to feel sorry for him or something? Like some of the things said in the game are downright disturbing in the way they make excuses for him, like saying "it was just love" or whatever, and framing the whole thing like the mom was the most terrible one out of them all while simultaneously "forgiving" the dad. How did Nicole not react at all to her own father being a sick pervert who drew nude pictures of a child and impregnated her, but broke down in tears over finding out her mom is a murderer? BOTH her parents were fucked up, but as it stands, the game seems to favour and paint the father in a much better light for some odd reason (probably to get the predictable twist ending) even though he is just as disgusting as the mother. He was a pedophile, plain and simple and, as you said, it was Rachel who bore the brunt of everyone's actions but we never get to hear from her in any way, shape or form.
@@elpresadorjr.6620 Technically, you're right. 16 is the legal age of consent in Montana. This technically isn't rape. But he was her mentor. She was at a distinct disadvantage: bullied, depressed, and suffering from a learning disability. Deliberate or inadvertent, he took advantage of that. Yet, he's made out to be some kind of innocent -- his culpability extending only as far as being a philanderer. That's irresponsible story telling and probably not what the writers for this game wanted. Then again, maybe they think this is OK. Who knows.
Tbh, the lack of information (or lack of Rachel's perspective) is what made it 100x more realistic to me. After someone dies, it's more common to spend an eternity wanting answers to endless questions, rather than it is stumbling across the answers to those questions from secondhand accounts or from writings. If they were attempting to capture realistic feelings after the loss of someone's life, especially with such a complex story like Rachel's, they definitely nailed it imo. My dad was killed 2 decades ago and I still have more questions than I ever will answers-- maybe that's where my feelings about this are coming from. I can't say for sure. Just offering another opinion.
@@cinderhellax thank you
This story has really got me on the fence and I find myself sympathising with the mother. Imagine the person you choose to spend the rest of your life with betraying that trust by having an affair. Is it justified for her to commit murder? Of course not! I also find it very annoying that the game paints Leonard as this sweet and nerdy innocent father figure when he took advantage of a 16 year old all because of "love". Let's just call a spade, a spade. He was a coward and did not have the decency to devorce his wife and got a teenager pregnant. If Claire was made to be the villain, then so should Leonard.
I think Nicole saw Leonard with rose colored glasses. She kind of doted on him, about how smart and kind he was. I think she was the same age as Rachel and was was jealous the attention she was getting.
I destest this comment.
How do you manage to call relationship between that father and Rachel "affair"?
It's literally grooming, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE.
"Decency to divorce his wife", you mean DECENCY TO GROOM AND SEXUALLY ABUSE A FRICKING CHILD FOR AN YEAR?
Nicole should have killed the father and not the victim.
That's like your husband is shooting someone and you kill that person because apparently, here victim is at fault, not the husband.
Yea, but it was told through the POV of Nicole, who was young and blind to all of this. She doesn’t know until the end, so we’re learning it through her eyes. It’s about perspective. The other characters are blinded by their own flaws. The mother was capable of murdering, and Irving has trauma from lack of attention and feeling invisible, and other deep-rooted psychological issues. So it’s not tone-deaf exactly. They didn’t really paint him as a villain as much as they should have, of course. Obviously the whole situation is VERY wrong. But they all ended up really screwed up in their own ways. They were all kind of their own villains and villains to each other. It’s a whole complicated mess. But again, this is also just MY perspective. So maybe I’m going to paint myself as the villain in this thread for interpreting and feeling this way about the plot.
it wasn't love, at all
@@kau0303Agreed. People who think Rachel and the father were in a relationship are the same people who think Herbert from Lolita was the victim.
i love how you're always so invested in every game that you play, it makes your walkthroughs so much more enjoyable! i'm hooked!
This was the most interesting and addictive story i've witnessed in a loong time, the twist was amazing tbh. Watched the whole damn thing in one go. All 2 and a half hours of it and loved every bit. Thank you Hollow for playing this game and letting us experience it with you. Keep bringing games like this to us. We really enjoy it. 😊😊
omg, hollow almost cried by the intro letter from 05:51 and to 06:21
aww :(
The twist was predictable but still fun. Just wished for a more 'haunted house' approach instead of Irving composing all the sets.
It was a disgusting game that glorified p*dophiles and trashed the victims. How was this good? Art is subjective, but depicting a p*do as a good guy is shitty
Honestly I thought it was going for Nicole actually being Rachel and she was kept in that room by her father and repressed all the memories of it, why part of her knew the song and the riddle because it was near the entrance. I thought the paranormal shit was just in her head and she was once kind of special which the books on speech therapy helped her eventually become smarter then move on in life and take the name Nicole to further suppress her past. The day Rachel committed suicide supposedly was what I thought the day she choose to kill that part of herself and Nicole was born. I thought Irving would have been someone from her past that admired her and maybe fed her those books to learn behind her father's back and wanted her to slowly realize her horrible past piece by piece. Never expected what actually happened.
I was thinking along the same lines as you were. Also seems like a better story than what actually played out.
I honestly would've liked that ending better. Like, by a lot.
This couldnt even be a possibility 30 seconds into the game. Your mom's letter says to give money to rachel's family.
I expected the plot twist @ 2:09:00
I was thinking that Rachel didn't actually die but it was set up by Leonard so that he could keep her in the hotel forever. And that the fake child bedroom was actually the bedroom from the child that she would've given birth to in the hotel (as it would be 10 years later) and that the child and Rachel would show up somewhere in the hotel lol
had no one else noticed how everytime he would get further in the story, that wolf pic would get more aggressive looking?? my OCD is real....
i noticed it too 😰
Just went back and looked, very cool. Love little tidbits like that.
dang your good
I'm with you my OCD is ruining me though
@@CountryBuff08 is there a timestamp available ? im not seeing a wolf.
The way he pretends to do a womans voice saying "goodnight hun" was so freaky
Nice game video. Despite looking good, the story annoyed me. How did the protagonist end up being the bad guy? She had nothing to do with her 40 something father taking advantage of a mentally disabled teenager Nor was she responsible for the mother. Yet somehow, in this twisted story, she had to pay. Yuck.
well, she was friends with Rachel and felt that her father preferred her friend than her. also, she did not know that her mother killed the girl and after her game there was a body right next to her. this game is about trauma and how life can be fucked up to everybody that survives shit like this
@@j3bueno Rachel was mentally impaired if I remember the game. Its been 3/4 years. And the protagonist was just friendly to be nice. But she has nothing to do with the father being a perverted rapist who took advantage of an underage child. Nor was she responsible for the mother's insanity.
This game still has messed up and wrong morality.
@@kerrytakashi12ngl nicole wasnt really a pleasant character herself based on her attitude very cynical and kept on praising her dad despite what he did being a predator and impregnating a disabled teenager. I hate how the game acts like this is a love story gone sad when its not. Shame on the person who created/directed this (thats daniele azara btw)
@@dl3209 The game makes suggestions that Nicole was abused by her father.
In the beginning, she mentions that her father made her remember puzzles so she wouldn't get lost in the hotel. Why would she be wandering around at such a young age? Then we are shown that dungeon room set up for a far younger child than for a teenage girl. Was that Nicole's room before the father associated it with Rachel?
Also in that dream, the father calls Nicole by Rachel's name.
I think the Mother realized some things, she had a psychotic break and that is what led her to attack Rachel and run away with Nicole.
But that is never addressed and the Father is still celebrated as a hero.
“Don’t sell the hotel, Rachel is there”. And Hollow was like “😱 oh hell no” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Homie you yelled out “hello” when you heard noise. That’s how people die!! Come on man 😂😂
Haha yeah hello who's there
😂
That moment at 2:08:35 when you and hollow are both extremely shocked And you look at eachother 😂
Make his face the new "wtf just happened" face for memes😂😂😂😊
Lol that door was unlocked I said “oh hell nawl “ 😭
That creeped me out!!
RIGHT AT THE CAMERA 😂
This is a much better game than the other horror games that just cast you into a storyless insane asylum. This is a slow burn psychological thing, I really enjoy that.
Exactly, I played many horrors, I liked outlast 2 so much, but this is just another type of horror, this is real life horror.
Yeah, the horror of child predatory that leads to so much pain & fall out.
This one's a really good game. I just wish there was an ending where Nicole ran after Irving and stopped him from sucide. An ending on a brighter note I guess.
Though the one that I just didn't really like is the idea of this old man and pregnant 16 yrs old Rachel being a "pure/true love". Idk.
Also, if Irving was in that room the whole time then who was the older lady he was saying goodbye to in the middle of the call earlier in the game?
Yours is the only comment I've seen that isn't convinced of Rachel and Leonard's "simple love". She was 16. He was middle-aged. He was her tutor, helping her through her dyslexia. It's technically not statutory rape (16 is the age of consent in Montana), but it seems like he's grooming her. Idk. The ambience and aesthetic of the game are great. The story and the themes could have been handled better.
He made up a voice. There was no old lady. He was just pretending.
the game did not say that. Irving says, and he is also a fucked up person.
Man!!!! I don’t think I can play this game myself! This is amazingly creepy. The set up and progressions makes it even creepier! More like this please Hollow!!!❤️
1:41:50 *Babe, I’m almost done recording*
John Cena: *Are u sure about that?*
I respect you for not putting ads, much love hollow. Great video.
1:44 There’s a lot of space left for writing on those papers.
This game feels exactly like Firewatch, a game that I love, which is so awesome. The twist at the end was really not expected like the one in Firewatch! Great video and great game!
Yes! My exact thought!
*who's here before hallow puts a thumbnail up*
Hallow
Wassup could u check out my recent game play videos and let me know what I need to work on and give me feed back thank u have a blessed day 💕
@@jahyt4032 gotcha 🤝🏾
Me
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Haven't finished watching it yet but I think the guy who is "helping" her is the one behind it all.
I mean look how he gets all "comfortable" with her and called her Nicky. Then starts getting paranoid later. Telling her not to do this or that.
That's what I was thinking by day 3
How are yall so fast? The thumbnail didnt even render propely yet 🤣
Wassup could u check out my recent game play videos and let me know what I need to work on and give me feed back thank u have a blessed day 💕
JahYt dude I’ve seen you in every reply. Can you stop using hollows fan base to get subscribers. Your a leech
@@JSwizzle03 you're but yeah i agree with u
what a great job! Wonderful story and great walkthrough. I am subscribing you now !!! Almost three hours of video without a single ad. I am completely in the story !!! Thanks again, wonderful job !!!!
37:45 haven't watched the whole thing yet, predicting that Irving is a criminal mastermind lol
That's what I think too.. let's see if our bets get far..
1:39:19 Is it just me or has the wolf’s face changed from a calm one to a snarling one??
Yeah it did good call
26:16 😰
One of the most insane storylines I've ever seen in a very long time, good job Hollow, another great video! Very emotional... Almost as if it was... real.
Anyone get “The Shining” vibes from this game?
Pretty sure that was most of the inspiration
Yeah it is
Look at the floor down the hallway
It totally is, snow bound hotel, creepy hallways, and matching red carpet?!?!?
Yeah I don't know how hollow didn't notice
1:38:18 Did anyone else notice the wolf's face has changed from his peaceful look to a murderous one?
I watched this from start to finish and was glued to it! The visuals, the suspense, the times I braced for a him scare that never happened, expectations aways just out of reach and the inevitable twist at the end....utter genius! Thank you so much for laying this one out there.
when you're so early there's no thumbnail...
Lol me too
Same
Same
Yep that’s me
Same lol
I had goosebumps all the way, and even took a smoke-break to get back to reality 😂 much love all the way from South Africa Hollow, keep up with the good content. 1000 likes from me ✊🏽
Yo I am too from SA
Alex Pupillo Which part of SA are you from?
Gueteng
Yooooo Cape Town represent 😂👏🏻
@@5PinkDaisy Bruh same , I am also from Cape Town
For some reason I kept saying to myself it was Irving the whole time from the start he just seemed so off
Yeah me too..There were things he said that didn't make sense..and I sort of picked up on it..very good.
Same
I knew Irving was a weirdo on Christmas when he pretended to say goodbye to his “coworker”
Robin Bee I ain’t catch that part lol
Right?! Like how he hesitated at first when Nicole first called him by his name I was like “idk might not be his name?”
I’m stuck inside with Covid and I’m finally feeling better. I’m in bed eating my first meal in days, thanks for keeping me entertained the last 4 days man!
Ah crap, good you're through it
Its weird when you're names Rachel and he keeps saying "Hello, Rachel"
My names Nicole, so yeah I feel ya. Lol
Ayo I love u bro. Thanks for getting me through hard times like getting bullied in school and my parents fighting. Whenever things like that happen I just click on one of ur older videos or just wait for a new one. Anyway just keep up the amazing work and stay safe.
👍
🥺 awh
“Good looking girl, honestly, unfortunate.” 😂
When he said “Rachel is still there” I got the chills so baaaaaad heeeeck naaaaah😳
Watch the movie parasite
Yuma Guiet ok I’ll check it out, is it on Netflix?
Yuma Guiet why
chris ? It’s on Hulu!
Hey man I'm a new subscriber...My name is Petey...I want to start by saying,I absolutely love your reactions to the games...you make it more intense and I love the fact that you get spooked by the jump out scenes....I will not watch a walkthrough from any other channel but your's...Thanks for the best walkthroughs ever,Bro.
"somebody was reading those books while taking them dumps" lmao
I was really waiting for jumpscares while watching. It's creepy
wait so there was none😰? I been playing too much kojima lately so i was waiting for one too
I was hiding in the comments waiting for them to come
3:00 Man. Hearing the music, reading the notes, the feel of atmosphere etc. I have a feeling this game is going to have an excellent story!! Plus, you're playing it bro! 🙏🏽💪
Damn...That was beautiful. I hope you can find more like like this one. This was one of the most enjoyable games to watch you play. Thank you and never change Hollow.
That ending was crazy dude! I watched the entire playthrough all at once bc I couldn’t get enough of it!! I’m so glad I found your channel! Imma be watching all your old playthroughs just to catch up 😅
Thanks for the video!
Thanks so much . ❤
That whole story was amazing watched the entire thing from beginning to end from have way in to the game I had a feeling that Irving had something to do with the story I knew from that point that he was still in the hotel the game was so amazing the twist was also amazing love every second of it hope they come out with another game like it would love to watch and experience another story like like it
How many jumpscares are there 😂
Project_Hyper 17 Frrrr😂
Best part of the day during this COVID is when a Hollow notification pops up on my phone! You’re the GOAT.
My dog barked when you walked into that church place and it scared the shit out of me
Lmao😂
Omg my dog barked too but only when she woke up in the church. Scared the shit out of my husband and me looool
oh so I'm not the only one, good to know
I want to point thing only. Remember the room full of mannequins? Claire was holding a stick over Rachel and her baby while everyone else was looking AWAY from the scene. It perfectly depicted the fact that EVERYONE in the town was more or less KNOWING something about the truth. And yet, they all chose to be silent, even the sheriff and stuff. That’s the part that truly bothers me.
Poor Rachel. May she rest in peace.
Literally the first you tuber who's 2hour walkthrough I have watched in one go, Hollow my man, I have been watching your cod videos but damn you should continue these type of playthroughs. I loved it
Welcome to the comments.
We have warm lasagne and milk.
We’re all just as creeped out as you.
Rest here if you need to recover your sanity.
It’s safe.
Me: Clicks on new Hollow video. Video: *is two and a half hours long* Me: “well there goes the rest of the day!”
1:22:39 is a MAJOR foreshadow when he said “same”😳
I noticed that. Even his tone changed.
OMG!!
And where it was completely solidified for me was when he threw his voice pretending to be the person leaving the office. It was so clearly not a woman!
@@GeekFilter your right dam bro amazing game
@@GeekFilter I noticed that dude!!!!
mad respect for making a 2 and a half hour video and not putting a single ad
This has to be one of the best games I seen u play. The story, voice acting, the pace and the graphics are just amazing. I had to watch it twice all the way through. Thank you for the upload :)
Not gonna lie, about an hour in I started sweating profusely.
ボイド why
@@twistedsaints6995 probably from his obese ass sitting in the seat for too long.
@@twistedsaints6995 It's because of the game's intensity.
When he was like “ babe I’m almost done recording 😂
Imagine if Rachel's kid survived and did all this instead of Irving.
and thats who was living in the creepy kids room...
Because a baby would remember things more clearly than Irving or nicole ? Sure.
@@孙澤宇 hey Irving could have told the kid stories about Rachel or the kid could decide to do some more digging.
not possible, the baby was only 9 weeks old when she died. Only a 2-month fetus. pre-mature birth couldn't happen at that stage.
@@Bhnbhn u got the point . I was about to reply to this bro until i read ur comment and found it sorted out
Bro the fact that he does RAW FOOTAGE OF THIS SHIT THE PHONE CALL THE WHOLE 2 hours!!!! BEST RUclipsR OUT HERE RIGHT. F’IN. NOW!!!!!!!!
I cooked, eat, and cleaned while watching this. My airpods died 2 times and my iPad was charging. I am with you the whole game. Lol
This was reaaaalllly good to watch. So many times was expecting a supernatural aspect and damn what a good story, honestly wish there was more
Ooh! Can we get him to play "What Remains of Edith Finch"?! And Dying Light: The Following!
1:20:06 nice reaction, almost the same time as Nicole.. It was hilarious, and both Hollow and Nicole says f**k
Can’t describe how much I love you dude and these videos. You’ve helped me through the darkest of times without even realising. Never stop being you bro. Huge love and happy Valentine’s Day!
Why did Irving change his voice like that at the end😂😂😂
LMAO.
Photorealistic if you have the internet connection to watch in 1080p >^
1:04:01 9 weeks not months hollow!
I feel like Rachel’s ghost was there, it wasn’t just (spoilers) her brother messing with Nicole or Nicole losing her mind slowly, but surely. The red butterfly was the symbolism for me.
And as a survivor of the horrible stuff that Rachel went through myself, I can see why the daughter would be in denial that her father, somebody she idolized and loved, was a monster who destroyed two family’s lives. I felt bad for her, for Rachel and for Irving. I wish there was a way to save them both. ....Alas, that is what fanfiction is for.
Christian Bale be like: “WHERE’s RACHEL, WHERE IS SHE!!!”
LDPC Kix
Chloe Price be like “WHERE’S RACHEL, WHERE IS SHE!?!”
My whole day is gone but it was worth watching
"She was nine months pregnant. It's a fetus". LMAO it said nine weeks and the "fetus" would've been a baby by nine months LMAOOOOOOOOO
I'm so glad I subbed to this guy, his content is soo good.
Hollow just wanted you to know I absolutely love content like this. I know you don't get a lot of views posting other gaming content like this but I really enjoy it
Holy moly. This was insanely good. Insanely good. What an adventure. I watched the whole thing.
Wow 2 hours, gonna need some snacks for this one
Thats SO cool!
1:17:41 this is where i went out of full screen💀
No no, she has a point
Jayden Valencia you do know this "she" youre talking about is probably a 12 year old boy who just uses chantel jeffries as his profile pic right?
This isn't even that scary...
Wandering Recluse thats what im saying, its literally not scary at all. Bunch of vaginas.
CoCo y are u speaking mad facts 😂
*Sees a body* *shakes head and acts like it wasn’t there😂😂
Which part?
The ending broke my heart. I had really hoped she would get out and get some therapy. Damn.
The only thing with the unreal engine is literally EVERYTHING MUST HAVE SHADOWS! Its a damn shame because games that look great like this suffer with that "tech demo" look
It’s called ambient occlusion and it’s hard to implement well without ray tracing, which is fairly new so eventually the problem will be solved
So we gonna ignore how the parents room was closed then after the call it was opened
You should play “What Remains Of Edith Finch” I think you would really like it
That’s the vibe i’m getting with this game lol
That game was epic, amazing story, and the music was a bop
That game was awesome!
Why tf am I watching this all alone, in my bed at 1:45 am?????
I dunno......
*Maybe your a demon*
I saw this when it was brand new, few day, maybe hours. Started following when the algorithm suggested your most popular vid. Binging all your content over the past few weeks well going through some shit. Thanks for it bro, your'e a big help. Played still wakes the deep and bought firewatch for this weekend.
Watched it from beginning to end, one sitting, I used it like a good tucked in bed story time kinda thing.
Cool story
The main character's voice sounds a lot like ellie from the last of us
I kept waiting for him to say something
If anything she sounds like Laura Bailey
Check the music at the start. Sounds a lot like the last of us theme too!
ummm .. is it me or did the sound at 1:39:59 sound like it came from my actually house 👀😭 i paused the video and looked around !
My heart turned into jelly, my stomach hardened like cement, my eyes lost its ability to blink.DAMN.
That's descriptive 😂
That's an insane ending. Kinda thought something was fishy how the brother knew everything that was going on before hand. Great game play man.
1st video of this type that I watch and I LOVED it!! You got me so involved that I forgot I was doing laundry, lol!! FANTASTIC job!! I'm subbing now!!
"Short and sweet story" plays the game about someone's suicide and over 2 and a half hours