Why I Hate Water in Video Games (Thalassophobia)
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
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I don't think I'll be overcoming this fear anytime soon...
I was inspired to make this video by The Checkpoints Show
Here's his video!
• Thalassophobia in gaming
Borrowed footage
• Jak 3 - Tentacle Attack
• Assassin's Creed IV Bl...
• Far Cry 4 - Demon Fish...
• GTA 5: MEGALODON EASTE...
All other footage recorded off my PS4 and PS3
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Thanks for watching my video! What should I make next? What games scared you to get in the water? Lemme know in the comments! ;)
im scared of a game called raft it doesnt really have much in the water in it but it definitely feels like somethings gonna come out and eat u i am also scared of subnautica but that was on the list
@@TheRay123 My friends: “Why are you scared to play Raft it just has that one shark!”
Me: “and that’s enough.”
@@vegas.mp3 yes it does but when ur in the water it just feels like somethings gonna jump scare u especially when ur getting materials underwater in islands
go off of the crater in Subnautica
@@CDNBadger uhhhhhhhhhhh
You think THAT'S scary? When I was 13, I was playing GTA 5 and swam far enough to see the shark, so when it got close, I did the sykfall cheat to get out of there, and then BOOM! The shark appeared in the sky with me and killed me. It freaked me out so bad... 😅
Spooky fish: *Exists*
Vegas:. *We don't need this.*
Xdd
man why did you have to go so hard on that opening
Cuz I had enough
You're so underrated while you make well edited videos. You deserve better
Thank you 🥺
When’s the wedding?
The ocean in GTA V is the scariest location I’ve been to in any video game. I’d rather go to Silent Hill.
Mmmm subnautica
I also have Thalassophobia. Even when I see the dark depths of the ocean in the photo and already start to get anxious. But despite this, I do not know by what miracle, I managed to complete the SOMA game, although the last location 4000 meters below sea level was a real nightmare. In Cyberpunk, on the other hand, I had a date with Judy and I believe that I proved my love for her 1000% by agreeing to dive into the deep with her.
Lmao I did the Judy mission too! I didn’t have trouble with it cuz I was thinking there’s no way CD Projekt put anything scary in here considering they didn’t even have time to make their game playable in the first place 🙄
Me too
The deep endless void is terrifying
The sea and sea creatures scare me and haunt me at the same time i kind of like this suffering
Water is much worse in the original Assassin’s Creed because when Altair fell into the he'll instantly drown making the Sibrand Assassination mission the most hated missions in the game because Altair just sometimes wants to jump into the water instead of the wooden poles which will result in instant desynchronization.
just came across your channel and i really enjoyed it
It's interesting as someone who wants to work with and around marine life and loves the ocean, to see the other side of the coin. I understand why the fear is there, but I still struggle to comprehend it if that makes sense. I find sharks incredibly fascinating and beautiful, I have no fear of them and instead have respect for them. Not trying to belittle anyone's fear if it comes across like that.
I totally feel the same way, I have this sort of curiosity towards sharks because I’m so scared of them, like I can name a bunch of different species of shark and think they’re amazing animals but if I’m in the same water as them I’m still gonna freak out a lil bit lol
This man still has one more game to check out.
Sea.. of.. Thieves
You know what, I think it’s time...
I’ve heard so much about this game lol. Where can I pick it up? Is it on consoles?
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That game has crossplay so you can either have it on Xbox or PC lol
I think its free for Xbox pass holder or something lol
@@vuanhachoi2409 I have neither of those lmao that sucks :/
you’re better than me bc the water in Fall Out scares me. It’s even just being in the water that’s scary.
I did NOT KNOW that there's a FUCKING MEGALODON IN GTA V, NONONONONO!!
Btw, I also used to be fine with the water, and even deep water, in Minecraft, until literally yesterday of writing this, where I had a shader installed, swam pretty far underwater, out in the biiig open sea, and then it suddenly got REALLY FUCKING DARK (I think the sun went down), SO DARK that I couldn't see ANYTHING, and I've NEVER quit a game that fast before, HOLY SHIT NOPE.
i'm just loving all your videos rn, how tf you just have 50 subs it's all good in your channel, edit and etc. keep it up!
Thanks I will!
It might sound really weird but Minecraft oceans freak me out. I rarely dare to leave land and stick to the ocean walls and floor at all times when in water.
Banjo kazooie used to scare me, especially the beach level. And in gta 5, a few years back i was tryingnto find another island by flying and i hit the water and i was terrified, then the shark came. My heart was beatingband i just had my eyes shut waiting for it to end, scary shit.
Minecraft water doesn't scare me buuuuuuuuut I am scared to go in the water because everytime I do, a thousand drowneds throw tridents at me lol
Thank you for adding clips of water in games, my heart rate has never been so high 🙃👍
Edit: that squid part is going to give me nightmares
But seriously, great video
For some reason I'm perfectly fine with water in real life. I've never been in the deep ocean, although I have walked out to the point where it's about chin deep and even then I was a good distance from the shore and I didn't really feel uneasy or anything. But most water in games induces an extremely strong urge to face away from the screen when I enter it. Games which cause the most discomfort are Far Cry 3, Stranded Deep, Ark, and this really old game called "Shark! Hunting the Great White" which is probably the most disturbing to me.
I have no idea why this phobia only exist in video games for me but I'm glad it's not a thing I have in real life because swimming is pretty fun.
Dude you’re lucky you don’t have that fear in real life because I can’t even swim in a small lake without thinking that just maybe, a giant fish will swallow me whole, it’s the worst because you’re right swimming is pretty cool!
I think I heard of that great white hunting game, that one terrible from what I remember as you’re just thrown in the water and basically have to defend yourself against hungry sharks, just terrifying.
I hated going into water in Far Cry 3, 4 and Primal, too much anxiety... but Far Cry 5 was so gooooood, I was playing in the water like a little kid so happy cause I knew it was safe :') but then the sequel punched me right in the face.
Tomb Raider 2's level called 40 Fathoms was probably the earliest occurrence which made me realize I have thalassophobia. As soon as the level started, with Lara stranded in the deep dark without any breathing apparatus, I actually screamed like a banshee and hit the pause button quickly af. My sister who was watching laughed her ass off. Then I made her play the part because I just couldn't. Good times.
That sounds horrific! , your sister is the real mvp for completing that level I could never lol.
@@vegas.mp3 I don't think I could have finished the game without my sister because there were other parts during those "water theme" levels which made me nope the fuck out. So it quickly became an arrangement in which she just handled all those parts. She's the real MVP indeed.
i have Thalassophobia yet i play subnautica lol
Totally feel u man!
I pissed my pants playin far cry and got attacked by a shark..
I love how there is literally a funny long word for everything in life.
LOL its like these people that make this things up had nothin but free time and quotas hahahaha
FUn video and man that is quite the room! hahaha
After having a couple close calls with death in the sea, I can safely say I have thalassophobia. I avoid going in water that I can’t see my feet in and I refuse to explore underwater in Minecraft, yes even in creative mode. You’d think with this fear I’d hate everything regarding the sea but nope! I find it extremely interesting and have even taken marine bio classes and have a vast knowledge about the sea and the creatures it holds.
I find I've gotten much better with this, but the thing is just game design. More games of certain types let you fight back, whereas older games just used being eaten as a boundary penalty.
Hopefully not spoiling anything, but... Horizon: Forbidden West has some underwater shit that will trigger this phobia. Still, if you keep calm and be smart, you're straight. There IS some agency.
Haven’t played the horizon games but maybe I will pick them up when I’m feeling brave lol
I was not able to complete witcher 3 because of that under water loots. There is a god damn whale randomly popping up in the game
lmfaoo
There are many games where if I even end up in deep water I just quit. Even games where I know there's nothing in the water (like fallout 4/skyrim)
Way to good of a video for only 47 subs good job 👍
Thanks you that means a lot! Check out the newer vids on my channel I think you’ll like ‘em!
Those games ruined me too. Another one is the big fish from Mario 64
Underrateed
I think to this day the worst one by far in my books (yes it even beats Subnautica by a mile) is Crysis (and Crysis Warhead).
I remember the very first time I played the Crysis Demo back in 2007, I was a bit distracted while playing and got turned around right at the beginning where you drop into the ocean at night and just swam out into the sea,
due to me talking with my dad at the time and my english not being that great back than I missed the ingame verbal warning that I'm going the wrong way and I eventually remembered seeing a night vision feature in the options menu, so I turned it on and right at that moment a freaking (for that time hyperrealistic) shark launched directly at me from out of the black void of the ocean while being illuminated in that freaky greenish "let's make everything look extra scary" night vision glow.
Ever since than I nope the F out of any deep pool of water in video games even when I'm in god mode or in a level editor, except Minecraft that also somehow gets a pass in my book for the most part (deep ocean biome at night is still a no go).
Granted the first Aquanox game also didn't help my Thalassophobia when I was a kid.
Welp now I know never to play Crysis :)
@@vegas.mp3 Funny enough as long as I stay out of the water it's actually still one of my all time favorite game(s), despite traumatizing me. XD
My video game based thalassophobia came from King's Quest IV. The King's Quest series was made by Sierra Online waaaay back in the late eighties to early 90s. In this particular gem, you are required to swim to and from an island. You cannot mess around while doing this because one of three things will happen. First, your character will become exhausted and drown. The second is a shark comes out and eats you. This last is that a whale appears on the horizon. What's wrong with that, you ask? Shortly after appearing, the whale sinks back beneath the waves. And shortly after that, if you don't leave the screen in time, the whale swallows you. And unless you got the peacock feather from the island, you are forced to either load your game or wait until the rancid fumes from the whale's breath kills you and THEN load your game.
The latest to reinforce my phobia is probably The Sinking City. Several times, you must go diving. There are ENORMOUS leviathans swimming in the distance. Undoubtedly miles in length from tip to tip.
I don’t know why devs have to show us that the ocean and its creatures want nothing more than to eat us lol. Kings Quest sounds awesome if it weren’t for that water stuff you’re talking about, maybe I should play it!
Soooooooo underrated
I'm not sure what's scarier, what's in the water in video games or how the water looks. Even with as far as C.G.I. tech has come since it's early days it still rarely looks completely convincing most of the time whether it be in movies or video games. My earliest memory of water that actually looked decent in a video game was with Kenji Eno's "D". The game was released on P.C. & several consoles but the Playstation version looked the best. By 1995 standards the graphics were very impressive.
You should play subnautica!
:D
Now its free in the ps4
I bought it
:'P
Ya
This is so cool! You only have 48 subs!? Make that 49
Almost to 50! Thank you so much !
What’s the name of the jazz piano music you used
It all started when I played Farcry 3
I’ve been terrified of open deep water like this since I was a kid. GTA only made it worse. I have many thalassaphobia videos. Check them out.
Damn you should play barotrauma it's so not bout the Jupiter's ocean and alien fish and water alien predator out there to kill you, while maintaining your submarine so it's doesn't blow up and leave you in the Middle of the deep dark ocean of Jupiter
Sounds terrifying 😃
It honestly offends me on how I have more subs than this guy, He deserves what I have x100000 By far, He actually puts effort into his videos, other than me.
Btw hope you enjoy the extra sub, your now at 71 :)
Thanks dude ! Every sub counts so don’t put your videos down cuz there’s a good reason why you have that many subs 👍
Great video. Great script. Great editing. A GOOD MIC! Please dont stop making videos. The humor is cringy in the best possible way.
Thanks! I was still finding my bearings in this one lol, check out the other vids on my channel if you like this tho ;)
Subnautica :)
LOL your loud in the begining
I think the cause of it was spore for me
Good thing u didn't play ark
You need to play subnautica…
One of these days..
Deep or massive oceans are always gonna be scary for me even if I don't have thalassophobia. I remember 2 times that I had to swim in the ocean from video games for like 15-20 minutes and had a really uncomfortable feeling while doing it, once in AC Black Flag because my ship bugged out and was nowhere to be found so I had to swim to the closest city wich took me like 20m and the second time was on The Witcher 3 on Skellige where I was completing the *?* things that are in the middle of the ocean and my boat got destroyed by enemies so I had to swim to the nearest fast travel point wich was almost 20m too, these two instances are for sure the worst experience I had with oceans and video games
The Witcher 3 yes! The oceans in that game are so scary for no reason lmao. I was originally gonna put in the video an instance where I was about to do the Ciri mission where you have to sail between two rocks to travel to her dimension but my boat broke down before the rock part so I had to swim to the nearest boat marker. While doing so the game decided it wanted to scare the shit outta me and spawn a pod of whales, which I didn’t know it could do, considering I was playing a game with a shit ton of monsters I thought it was a big fish trying to eat me! Apparently that’s the only other thing the game can spawn in its oceans besides drowners so that’s cool.
@@vegas.mp3 crap yeah, I totally forgot about the whales that spawn randomly, got really scared the first time I saw one, thought it was an enemy too so when I saw it I noped out of there as fast as I could, until I realized that well they despawn quickly if you get to close. Funny random data, sometimes they can freeze and not move at all wich can make them look creepier at night time
EDIT: just remembered that another instance in a game that scared me when I was a child was the underwater Colossus from Shadow of the Colossus, I always asked my brother to kill it because I was too scared of it
Dying light 1 doesn't have sharks or predators.
I think for me far cry is the worst especially 3, I barely made it through the game and now I'm playing blood dragon and I have to go swimming with cyber sharks
Love to see another Jak and Daxter fan
It’s my favorite out of the trilogy but I can’t play it anymore cuz I lost the disc :/
Don't try sea
only 49? let's make that 100-50
🥲
YOU CAN SWIM UNDERWATER IN AC3?! HOLY SHIT
Haha I don’t think you can. I haven’t played AC3 in years tho so who knows, but the gameplay you saw was from AC4 black flag :/
@@vegas.mp3 that's what I meant. My dumb ass was so excited I fucked up the chronology
Anyone else got their thalassophobia from Lego pirates of the Caribbean
Bro same
@@vegas.mp3 it still scares me every time I think of it
*ahem. “Sea of thieves”
Touché lol
I hate Underwater games to 😖
Then have a good time playing subnautica
Play subnautica :)
Why the fuck do you only have 69 subs? You now have 70 after me.
Hell yeah, thanks that means a lot !
HOW DARE YOU MENTION SUBNAUCICA!!!
Megalodon is a lie... or mod... or something
I fucking knew it! No wonder nothing happened whenever I took a sub down there. Can’t believe I fell for that lmao
@@vegas.mp3 there are sharks that will spawn in at the map boundary to kill the player though, it also disables and sinks any water crafts brought out there.
how fucking dare u say no one cares about ac 3?! its a great game!
So many people suddenlt have thalassaphobia is so cringe.
You all just want to feel special.
Uhh, no, no I don’t think so?
I think this phobia has been discussed enough that now people know how to label that fear.
Also, haha, I’ve almost died in the ocean a couple times so YEAH I definitely have thalassophobia ;-;