The name Mark Heathcliff was made with you in mind. Thank you for being my inspiration for so many years man. I also can't thank Thorne Baker enough for making Maple County.
Tape: *"Sharing this with friends or loved ones is prohibited."* Mark: *looks at viewers Mark: "...do you count as friends or loved ones?" Dammit Mark, you're too sweet
@@PortedflaMe2 Lmao, i am simply aware that getting emotionally attached to complete strangers on the internet isn't super healthy. Parasocial relationships can for some be a way of getting comfort and it might feel like having a friend in a way, but it can get toxic.
@@friendlyneighborhoodcrusad4242 I didn't say emotionally attached I meant in the way where you imagine he's in the same room, it's hard to explain but It's a great way to zone out, if I wanted to feel wanted then I would catch up with my friends. But the way you said it sounds like you don't value yourself as unique, like your just one insignificant part of millions of people
The Police training video that said something like: "Don't send help when it's about an alternate encounter--and hang up when the other end goes silent and don't ablige no matter the screams" freaked me the fuck out, and the, "nothing is worth the risk" that's so fucking scary to think about
This game officially broke my "i never scared of watching horor games ever as long as Mark is there to play the game" record. This game is creepy as hell
That’s amazing. I only say that because Teenage Disaster made it and he’s an amazing artist and I’m so happy to know he actually made a scare game that’s not full of only jumpscares
I've literally had to hide in the comments for majority if the video. uncanny valley has to be the scariest kinda horror out there, very addictive tho...
The key thing is to record double wide. One side is the game in regular 1080 resolution and the other side is the webcam in regular 1080 resolution. Doing this for recordings lets you manipulate the webcam side around just like Mark and Sean do. Seemingly easy, but many prefer to just resize their webcam on the game and leave it.
@@SlothFang you need to be careful when doing this. Although a janky option, messing with multiple layers of video require a lot of editing power. A lot of bigger youtubers have seperate cams/audio to make it significantly easier to edit seperately. Usually costing around 1k for the luxury.
the scary thing about games like this, is that they tap into the uncanny valley effect. which is not just something that some people have, it's an instinctual thing. It causes anxiety and fear because we a humans, fear what we dont know. Uncanny valley is where something can look human but slightly off. It scares us because were unable to identify if it's entirely a threat or not
What's peculiar about the "Uncanny Valley" effect, is that it suggests that somewhere in the evolution of humans, we evolved to be disturbed and/or scared of... something.
Very true, In addition, unpredictable and chaotic noises, specially the scream of women and children are naturally carved into our brains as a sign of threat. Mixing this with realistic footage instead of cartoon-ish or at least some what unrealistic graphics that others usually use, and the distortion of normal stuff like sounds and faces, giving them more unnatural properties, results the worst possible for our beains
Apparently thats why some people are scared of clowns and why so many things that are “spooky” (think slenderman) have humanoid features but usually too long and gangly to be normal. It was cool to see someone bring it up here!
The look on marks face when it used his name was one thing, but finding out the character was named mark in honour of him unbeknownst to him is just amazing lmfao
I love these kinds of games because it horrifies you in a kind of way. No jump scares or anything, but it makes me feel really uncomfortable. Like something is here with me
I'm glad someone pointed that out so I didn't have to. By the way, Merry Christmas! Remember, if you come across any of the aforementioned, call the Avengers or the Fantasic Four. The police CAN NOT and WILL NOT help you.
Ok you wanna know what I love about this video? The fact that after Mark finished the game he didn't went "Well that was weird, I don't know what happened... BYE GUYS!" Instead he looked it up and made more content
When I first seen this I was only 3 minutes into the video and I was like it’s not that scary. Ended the video and I understand why you would be scared
After you've run into enough monstrosities, the fact of facing a monstrosity doesn't faze you as much as the specific details of its monstrousness might.
IMO this is one of the best types of horror. No cheap jumpscares, no chase scenes, just pure dread built on the fear of the unknown and unnatural. 10/10, one of my fave videos in a while, and to the people who made both the Maple County game and the Mandela Catalogue video, well done.
I was honestly fully expecting at least one jump scare because they tend to be so prevalent in horror games now. And I was bracing myself through this whole video waiting for one but the only one i got was from Mark himself at the very end. lol
Hands down the best way to get a person scared is not to scare them, but to put all the tools and material into their brain so they scare themselves for you. Nobody knows how to scare the crap out of someone better than their own mind.
After watching this several times it took me a while to figure out that the guy that was calling the police in Maple County was the guy that was playing dead alternate. He tried to lure the police to his house to kill him.
Alternates have done things like that canonically. To the point where police are trained to not respond to calls involving alternates. Nothing is worth the risk, after all.
that would make a lot of sense, considering that they've lured their victims over the phone before. for example, that's what cesar's alternate did to mark
I think the genre of horror that plays with Uncanny Valley is not nearly explored enough, so I like the concepts in this and how they make the antagonist scarily human-like
There is one significant exhibition of the Mandela Catalogue/Uncanny Valley-esque horror that I believe is unsung. The movie “Truth or Dare” creepy shit mane
Only the first part was a game, the part after he searched the title was a video which is part of a group of other videos that are in the Mandela Catalogue channel. Mandela Catalogue is a really well done analog horror channel, I suggest checking it out (obviously if this is your type of stuff)
Humans having a fear response when seeing something in the uncanny valley means that we have an evolutionary reason to be afraid of things that look human but aren't
@@UserUserFine1817 dead bodies/carcasses if i had to guess? the presence of one would indicative of disease, a predator, or some sort of environmental hazard in the area
@@UserUserFine1817 well, we come from the genus "homo" and have close ties to the astrailopethicus genus, which looked like apes with humans faces. There's some evidence of other similar species hunting humans, or at least being threats to them.
This was genuinely one of the most unnerving things I've seen in a while. I can't imagine how fucked up my sleep schedule would’ve gotten if I was watching this for the first time without Markiplier to mediate it.
This whole thing reminds me of that theory that the existence of the Uncanny Valley implies that there is an evolutionary reason for humans to fear something that looked human but wasn't. This actually gave me chills all over when I watched this video. Really good job to the developer/creator!
The uncanny valley is evolutionary oversight most likely, in reality, but fuck if that isnt a horrifying theory Edit: I just had the realization that it could have come from the fact other species of human in the genus homo existed and thus our ancestors, as neanderthals evidently were, aggressive towards them. Homo erectus, for example, had a vastly more varied set of facial features on top of a structure that was already not like ours or our ancestors.
@@aneurysm1991 if you're talking about Maple County being in the same universe as the Mandela Catalogue, yes, it is stated in the intruder video I believe, the statistics about missing children all over 4 counties
This. This was creepy. Not scary, creepy. The unnatural idea of alternates, and the distorted images. The twisted calls of "Let me in Mark", the denial to help those in an alternate encounter. Terrifying. Loved it though.
Probably my favorite form of horror. They aren't cheap like jumpscares, but instead know what makes you tick, and knows exactly how to get under your skin. Also fun fact: The creator of the Mandela Catalogue got inspiration from the pandemic. The months spent cooped up in his own house - a very secure place - got him thinking about how to make something *unsecure* He also said something along the lines of "It wasn't the boogeyman that scared me as a child, but the idea of coming home one day, going to your room, and seeing yourself standing there." That's definitely the inspiration behind the alternates, and he did a fantastic job portraying them.
@@xxrazberrywolfxx3572 yk they say that shape shifting aliens exist. I, who kinda believes that aliens exist, but not those green big headed ones, think that there are aliens who can look exactly like us and we wouldn't even know😳 There has been actual evidence proving all this. I don't think that the devs created this game for fun only. I think they created it to spread something to think about. Spread awareness, maybe?
@@wastingsun thats why its great having a name like Salem (unless its about the witch trials or based in massachusetts like Little Hope or Murdered Soul Suspect) because I don’t get slightly scared when my names mentioned LOL. I do remember playing Little Hope and it was the first one in a while and I was not paying attention for a sec and jumped when the game said my name
One of my biggest fears is distorted faces. I watched Mandela catalogue, and i could not sleep for a while. And now this, this broke me. Credit to Mark for playing this i could never.
It was the way they began to describe the features of the thing that did it for me. I can’t pinpoint it exactly, but just the fact that these things are roaming around in that universe with *those* faces just-
I don’t dream very much, but growing up and even still now sometimes, I’d have a recurring nightmare of being in a void like space surrounded by distorted faces. I remember each one had a different feature, but I can’t remember exactly what they were. Seeing this reminded me so much of that dream.
@@GeekMan237 >Steals >Non Profit >Says Inspired in Game Description Why are you spamming this lame comment on every post that's positive about this game?
Weird thing I noticed: Mark accidentally said "stress" in a polyphonic voice at 19:06. Polyphonic singing is typically done when two notes are sung at the same time, this is caused by pushing just the right amount of air between the false folds and vocal folds. The more you know.
What makes a game like this scary isn't the jumpscares or gore, but just thr uncanny valley mixed with ominous sense of something being absolutely wrong but not sure what.
This game plays with the animal intellect (of those who have eyes) for the recognition of objects and other living beings, consciously processing said inputs as correct and plausible. When we see these altered images, especially those that are incredibly realistic but still implausible, our intellect tells us that there is something deeply wrong with them, hence the uncanny valley effect. All animals who even somewhat rely on vision have the intelligence to process the imagery of their surroundings and conceptualise them, to understand what surrounds them, but when that safety of understanding turns into the uncertainty and not understanding, that results in fear. All in all, brilliant play. Exactly how you're supposed to make horror.
@@killer_tampon8129 to sum up this comment: If something we see isn't normal to us, it sparks fear. Like if you saw the thumbnail of the video, you'd notice features that don't at all seem normal. If that makes you at least feel uneasy, you should know what the comment means now.
If anybody is wondering why this is so unsettling, it is because the game makes use of ‘the uncanny valley’ which is the designation for things that look very human but which we (for an unknown reason) know are definitely not. It is the small things such as slightly displaced facial feature or simply an extremely slightly impaired voice that can trigger this gut instinct that we have.
Also the original series weaponizes fear, the alternate gets you with your worst fears specifically. So you start getting scared of yourself being scared lol
Gonna be honest, I came to the comments to embrace the style that Analog Horror is supposed to be, and I began to nearly cry because of the stress it caused.... Gotta love human imagination
@@pineappleparty1624 Everyone perceives fear differently, see. What may be unsettling for some, will be normalcy for others. Say, an unusual fear I have is that of cats, yet, not many other people are afraid of cats, yes? So, in conclusion, analogue horror pokes at my innate fear of 'reality', unsettling sounds, and strange fantastical experiences that may pose a threat to me. How other view analogue horror, I do not know. As for you, you're probably named Chuck Norris or Vladimir Putin and are a very handsome person, or you've had different experiences that separates what you're scared of to what we're scared of.
@@WeAMknn thanks lol. I'm just a pineapple girl. I lived through the actual era of VHS tapes and terrible PSX graphics. It just looks like a really really rookie horror game to me. There are plenty of horror games that scary me like the resident evil series, phasmo, that morgue assistant game. I also really dislike those pixely games Mark has been playing lately. The awful art just makes me too annoyed to be scared. Maybe it's only scary to people that never experienced the primitive technology? thanks for explaining your side to me. =]
@@pineappleparty1624 Ah, that makes sense. Resident Evil nor Phasmo scare me much, but these do. I guess it's a sort of generational gap, because I've never used old or lower quality devices before.
Honestly if I wasn’t watching this with mark I wouldn’t have watched it with anyone else, he’s practically my safe place nothing can touch me if he’s there tbh
@@etonsmeeton its basically a set of videos (not in posted order btw) that is on a channel called Mandela Catalogue, if your okay with the images in this video than i suggest watching it! it does have some loud noises so be aware and some imagery that is really unsettling and disturbing to some so just make sure your okay with that.
Oh for sure. I love watching horror videos; even if some of the scares make me jump it's never nightmare inducing. This? Even only watching it in bits as I was sweeping, I was pretty fucking spooked. Phycological horror (which I assume this is) is fascinating. I will be sleeping with a light on tonight and making sure my sticky closet door is shut.
@@blackdome98 aw shucks man 🥲 I’ve been trying to fit in all this time, it feels nice to be seen. Maybe I don’t want to look like you anymore. Maybe I want to be myself. Long gone are the days I hyper troll bully humans with Psychological warfare. You accept me for who I am and my long arms, you show me comfort. 💙
@@lesser1086 yes! I love it because I'm a jumpy little bitch. Like, a simple music sting makes me jump. Analog horror is usually just viscerally upsetting or unsettling and that's the best kinda skin crawl I can get.
@@Shala_Boi straight facts, analog horror is legit scary to me, as opposed to things like fnaf, I love fnaf and all, but the jumpscares are just there and gone, where with analog horror it seems to stick and stay with you longer, more realistic in a way, dunno I love horror lol
At 17:10, I am just fascinated that full-grown adults can be scared when someone knocks at midnight while little children can see a man in their closet and still be calm.
Analog horror is one of the scariest things to have emerged from the internet, or anywhere else in a long time. The fact that you get enough information to be scared, but not enough that it would explain every detail is fantastically done
Good god, I was WAITING so long for this type of horror to finally get the attention it deserves… it really is an effective type of horror especially since the fear of the unknown is rooted well in our instincts as humans
I just find it boring. Must be a new generation thing. People that think words hurt and crap. Guy with a machete.... scary. Bad VHS tapes with bad voice acting? Boring.
The Mandela Catalog has been my newest fear in the last few months; I watched the vid about a week after it came out, and I absolutely hated it in the best way. It unnerved me, made me check over my shoulder, jump at every little noise, and now I double check someone that walks by me when I'm out at night, walking my dog. It instilled a new unnatural fear in me; and I absolutely love it.
same! i saw someone else play this and i totally forgot to check out the lore myself lol edit: also im too chicken to watch alone so watching with mark and the comments section helps :D
Man this is one of the scariest horror games I've seen in a while, there's just something about distorted/uncanny but still real looking people that does it for me
It's actually a genetically coded thing for humans, we find anything that appears mostly human but has something obviously inhuman unsettling because we weren't the only humanoid creatures on the planet but we were the last humanoids standing.
The fact that someone actually took the time to make a game based off the Mandela Catalogue which is one of my favorite series on RUclips rn is awesome
this is the first truly scary horror game ive seen in a while, ive got that thing where faces creep me the frick out and this was just off the charts. my heart is beating a million miles an hour.
Wait, what? Faces scare you? That's a thing? Good lord that sounds awful, just constantly being freaked out when you're out n about. Some kinda livin hell.
Not exactly sure what you mean, but alternates kill people and then make themselves into a clone of you, trying to use that form to get closer to others and you know
6:04 The transition of Mark switching from playing the game to just watching the source material was so seamless that I didn’t even realize he wasn’t playing the game until the end.
Nope, I was a little stressed when I heard the baby laugh. That was strange. I mean, a baby laughing is normal. They are amused by everything, but I don't know. It's a little stressful hearing that baby laugh in particular.
I will say, Mark playing the game usually makes the game less scary. This time I was not at all saved by his shining face in the corner of my screen. I was damn terrified from beginning to end. The idea of alternates makes me heebie all the jeebies.
It might be ADHD brain, but it was so disjointed I couldn't really keep up. So the suspense never had time to build because I was too busy going "Wait, what's going on now?"
@@fevre_dream8542 i was looking through the comments cause i’m too scared to have my full attention on it and since i have adhd your comment relieves me bc i hate jumpscares
mark has become a comfort person. i mean how many of us watch him when were feeling down and such. but u should explore more scp stuff. but this gave me blare witch vibes mostly the analog part but also the mystery. cause when blare witch was new ppl thought it was real and got hyped up to see a "found footage" movie it had a lot of ppl convinced with some online journal thing.
What I think is really cool is how Alex Kister was able to make the concept of humans being creepily replaced feel new and scary. It's the same trope that has existed for decades of sci-fi and horror, but he did an amazing job of making it feel real.
Actually this is scarily visually close to something I can sometimes see in my nightmares. That paired with having dreams within dreams this makes for a horrible horrifying watch. Why do I always watch shit like this when I'm trying to sleep
🚨🚨🚨 AAAAAAHHHHH!!! 🚨🚨🚨 school is sooooo boring i am in 8th grate and its so boring i am having sucess on youtube so i think i will drop out of school. i dont have friends so i need your opinon kau
6:04 i think it’s so cool how they used starts and stripes forever in the background bc it used to be played during emergencies to alert staff that they needed to evacuate people without them freaking out and causing panic. I’m definitely over analyzing, but maybe they chose the piece to show how you should get away as fast as possible lol
The feeling of hopelessness with this series is horrific. You cant really do anything against the alternates, the cops wont help you, not even fuckin jesus can help you
I can usually tough it out mark's gameplays because of his humor and how samey horror has become lately, but this "mandela" thing is so fucking terrifying and unsettling that i went back to my roots of not being able to watch full screen. That is not horror that's TERROR.
I know it’s random but for the people who want to know more or want to see more about maple county. The creator is Thorne baker, (teenage Disaster) he’s a musician, artist, and a game developer. He makes music videos and a very underrated artist. He’ll be at tour soon. So, uh yeah. It’s Thorne baker ladies and gentlemen.
The Mandela catalog speaks to a special breed of analog horror. With stuff like local58 and the Walten files, you can either feel safe in the fact that it is not a threat to you, the individual or is so fantastical that you can easy detach from it respectively. The Mandela Catalog is something personal; physically deranged doppelgangers invading your home. The idea of a home invader in the dead of night is already a frightening concept but... To come face to face with it and its... you or someone you know but something is clearly, clearly wrong. It's terrifying.
I have no idea how the two go together, but this popped up on my recommended while I was watching Mandela Catalogues, and you should totally watch them. Absolutely horrifying.
Thats not really a special characteristic. The majority of animals have the ability to tell whether other animals are their same species, or real, unless their brains are incredibly small.
@@hypnotoad311 The majority of animals also have special characteristics to help them define species. For some fish, it may be illuminated scales in different texture. For us, however, we're used to different variables. Red hair instead of brown, green eyes instead of blue, etc. So we really have to pay attention to discern the different types of humans or alternates. Gotta give em a little more credit 🤷♂️
The name Mark Heathcliff was made with you in mind. Thank you for being my inspiration for so many years man.
I also can't thank Thorne Baker enough for making Maple County.
I genuinely didn't know that, that's awesome
It’s the man himself
holy shit!! you've done some amazing work my guy!! congrats on mark recognizing you!
Bump to get mark to possibly see this.
Amazing work on the videos man! Had me engaged the whole time.
Woah it’s the guy
So a person may be an alternate if they:
- Have real long grabbers.
- Are doing a real big think.
- Australian
Australian 🤣
So that’s why they can survive in Australia
… *huh*
Sniper
Having constant big brain time? I diagnose you as an alternate
Yes
I thought he was just going to play the game, but the fact that he watched the actual tapes makes this so much better
Same, tbh this is my first time knowing Mandela Catalogue, i didnt pay attention and thought the video is part of the game
He did it was short af
@@Vyansya omg same here. Because of your comment I realized it wasn't part of the game lol. I literally thought it was part of the UI
I said the same thing. I actually turned into Yellow shirt guy sitting up and pointing at the screen like "YOO MANDELA CATALOG!"
Kinda makes me really wanna watch him see the other tapes too this was so fun to watch.
Tape: *"Sharing this with friends or loved ones is prohibited."*
Mark: *looks at viewers
Mark: "...do you count as friends or loved ones?"
Dammit Mark, you're too sweet
I don’t feel like a friend or loved one of mark, i am just a member of the audience, a viewer.
@@friendlyneighborhoodcrusad4242 what a sad life you live
@@PortedflaMe2 Lmao, i am simply aware that getting emotionally attached to complete strangers on the internet isn't super healthy. Parasocial relationships can for some be a way of getting comfort and it might feel like having a friend in a way, but it can get toxic.
@@friendlyneighborhoodcrusad4242 I didn't say emotionally attached I meant in the way where you imagine he's in the same room, it's hard to explain but It's a great way to zone out, if I wanted to feel wanted then I would catch up with my friends. But the way you said it sounds like you don't value yourself as unique, like your just one insignificant part of millions of people
He did not say anything about sharing with followers
The mom: * screaming in pain while she got attacked in the background *
Mark: *UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS*
I wish only one of my "limbs" was unusually long.
@@lordofthered1257 same
@@lordofthered1257 ayo?
@@seajayz.stuffz Ayo, indeed.
@@lordofthered1257 yeah having a long tail would be dope
I love games like this that dont give jumpscares, but just slowly make you feel more and more uncomfy.
Thanks now i can watch the video without being constantly unsettled by getting potentially jumpscared
Isn’t 4:31 technically a jumpscare?
Psychological horror.
Just like your profile pick, it doesn’t jump out at you but the more you look at it the more uncomfortable you get
The Police training video that said something like: "Don't send help when it's about an alternate encounter--and hang up when the other end goes silent and don't ablige no matter the screams" freaked me the fuck out, and the, "nothing is worth the risk" that's so fucking scary to think about
This feels fitting
It actually does.
It actually does
the man
Hey buddy loved the Mandela catalogue video.
Daddy goon
if you listen closely before "mother" talked you can hear the real mother screaming
true !! Sounds as if she got beaten to death ..
I can’t unhear it now😃
I couldn’t hear it over “UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS” lmao
Omg i never realised what that was, my brain mixed it in with the static or something
What’s the time line?
Mark: "I stopped doing dishes in order to review this for y'all"
Me, doing the dishes while watching: "Pathetic."
Yes
You deserve my like.
yooooo
dishes + youtube gang
I laughed too hard 🤣
literally was washing dishes to make me less scared lmao
Burglar: *Breaks into Mark's house*
Mark while running at them: "UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS"
Burglar? * Explains entire mandela catalogue lore *
@@fortressandfortress974 I- actually please do
@@fortressandfortress974 *the intruder*
@@Leo-ws7ry i dont know a lot actually i didnt watch it but i heard there is shapeshifting imposters that kill you called alternates
@@salt8888e theory by wendigoon, they are demons, I recommend watching wendigoon's theory on the mendela catalog.
This game officially broke my "i never scared of watching horor games ever as long as Mark is there to play the game" record. This game is creepy as hell
That’s amazing. I only say that because Teenage Disaster made it and he’s an amazing artist and I’m so happy to know he actually made a scare game that’s not full of only jumpscares
same i had to take breaks in between watching it too feel less scared and then just get scared again.
same 😐 and i ain’t gonna dare watching this at night by myself
@@Biggiepoppa1 guess I’m doing just that
@@Biggiepoppa1 just did it’s 1 am here boiiiissss
I've literally had to hide in the comments for majority if the video. uncanny valley has to be the scariest kinda horror out there, very addictive tho...
Me too lol🥲
That's what I'm doing right now!
ok mood im super late to this video but omg 😭
AND IVE ALREADY WATCHED IT LIKE 4 OR 5 TIMES
Same
Man, props to Lixian for always moving Mark’s camera window away from text. We need more of this from other RUclipsrs.
The key thing is to record double wide. One side is the game in regular 1080 resolution and the other side is the webcam in regular 1080 resolution. Doing this for recordings lets you manipulate the webcam side around just like Mark and Sean do. Seemingly easy, but many prefer to just resize their webcam on the game and leave it.
@@SlothFang I thought that’s how everyone does it
@@SlothFang you need to be careful when doing this. Although a janky option, messing with multiple layers of video require a lot of editing power. A lot of bigger youtubers have seperate cams/audio to make it significantly easier to edit seperately. Usually costing around 1k for the luxury.
Man right as I read it it started moving lol
Other RUclipsrs don't have a Lixian. And not all RUclipsrs have editors.
the scary thing about games like this, is that they tap into the uncanny valley effect. which is not just something that some people have, it's an instinctual thing. It causes anxiety and fear because we a humans, fear what we dont know. Uncanny valley is where something can look human but slightly off. It scares us because were unable to identify if it's entirely a threat or not
Accurate. Definitely Liking.
😓😓😓😓
What's peculiar about the "Uncanny Valley" effect, is that it suggests that somewhere in the evolution of humans, we evolved to be disturbed and/or scared of... something.
Very true,
In addition, unpredictable and chaotic noises, specially the scream of women and children are naturally carved into our brains as a sign of threat. Mixing this with realistic footage instead of cartoon-ish or at least some what unrealistic graphics that others usually use, and the distortion of normal stuff like sounds and faces, giving them more unnatural properties, results the worst possible for our beains
Apparently thats why some people are scared of clowns and why so many things that are “spooky” (think slenderman) have humanoid features but usually too long and gangly to be normal. It was cool to see someone bring it up here!
The look on marks face when it used his name was one thing, but finding out the character was named mark in honour of him unbeknownst to him is just amazing lmfao
It is? That's so cool!
IKR
Epic
Awww that's wholesome
Wait what?
I love these kinds of games because it horrifies you in a kind of way. No jump scares or anything, but it makes me feel really uncomfortable. Like something is here with me
Analog horror does that to ya, that's what's so cool about it
thats called terror
I mean ya but like I think it's sort of being overdone 😭 like how many games that are exactly like this has he played at this point
Wake up.
It's a lingering terror, especially if you watch it late at night when you're alone.
Even with Mark watching Mandela Catalog doesn’t make this shit any easier.
Somebody plz tell mark to play From the Darkness
*Scariest game of the year*
scary asf
@@Niko-cb5xc I shit myself watching someone play it
I'm glad someone pointed that out so I didn't have to. By the way, Merry Christmas! Remember, if you come across any of the aforementioned, call the Avengers or the Fantasic Four. The police CAN NOT and WILL NOT help you.
@@spider-man6606 but you will… won’t you?
6:35 I love how just being upside down is “a biologically impossible characteristic”
I mean if it’s floating upside down you should kinda understand why it’s biologically impossible characteristic..
or even walking upside down towards you
A yes African
@@PointFear Don't you mean "Australian"?
@@Shythalia oh yeah
I easily mistaken them
The man is a legend, straight dropped the dishes to give us this game.
Tell Mark to play *from the darkness* scariest game of the year hell yeah
Bro got 1k likes but barely any comments-
How did he even see this game while doing the dishes?
"Game..."
@@samwarren6008 ikr its a not a fkn game
Ok you wanna know what I love about this video? The fact that after Mark finished the game he didn't went "Well that was weird, I don't know what happened... BYE GUYS!"
Instead he looked it up and made more content
I, for one, am glad I had Mark's humour because I dunno if I would be sleeping tonight otherwise.
i shot myself with a revolver because hitting the alternate was a bad decision, it was the last night probably and woke up at day
@@gneu1527 uh
@@gneu1527 uh
Am I the only person who's watching this at 3 am with the lights off????
When I first seen this I was only 3 minutes into the video and I was like it’s not that scary. Ended the video and I understand why you would be scared
This explains why Mark looks like so many people.
Always nice to see you here Mr. Wool
Maybe Mark is an alternate himself? :thinking:
Im serious my brother and him are the same person
MetroMan
Insert Asian joke here:
Any normal person playing Maple County: Holy fuck that's horrifying
Markiplier: ｕｎｕｓｕａｌｌｙ ｌｏｎｇ ｌｉｍｂｓ
After you've run into enough monstrosities, the fact of facing a monstrosity doesn't faze you as much as the specific details of its monstrousness might.
Oh that what he was saying🤣
We r talking about our markimoo here guys we all know what he has seen
what the fuck did I wake up to
@@GuukanKitsune ratio
7:09 i love how thoughtful Lixian is (he moves the camera when its blocking anything,ive actually never seen any other youtuber do that!)
I’ve seen a few do that
@@qwerty.44 oh! Thats so cool)
I've been watching the same 3 gaming youtubers so thats probably why XD
Yeah, lixian best boi
IMO this is one of the best types of horror. No cheap jumpscares, no chase scenes, just pure dread built on the fear of the unknown and unnatural. 10/10, one of my fave videos in a while, and to the people who made both the Maple County game and the Mandela Catalogue video, well done.
well said, im hiding in the comments atm to calm down because its just so awfully scary - in the best way
Are there any other games Mark has played that are similar to this one?
I was honestly fully expecting at least one jump scare because they tend to be so prevalent in horror games now. And I was bracing myself through this whole video waiting for one but the only one i got was from Mark himself at the very end. lol
Hands down the best way to get a person scared is not to scare them, but to put all the tools and material into their brain so they scare themselves for you. Nobody knows how to scare the crap out of someone better than their own mind.
Literally one of the scariest videos ive seen in a while
Game: Bad decision Mark.
Markiplier: Me. Me?!
Creator: Actually, yes.
Fun fact: The game knows his name
Fun fact they actually made this games character thinking of mark
@@Nepherus no shit it's the top comment
@@aidenr3310 no need to be mean dude, maybe they haven’t seen it
@@hueymontgomery9508 Fun Fact: Mark was watching a RUclips video most of this video.
“YOUR NOT PLAYING DEAD WELL ENOUGH UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS.” What a sentence.
Sounds like AI Dungeon
UNUSUAWILLY LONG LIMBS
UNUSUALLYLOWNGLIMS
Oblivion npc
@@banzzkurozz5994 just a normal day in AI Dungeon yeah :)
After watching this several times it took me a while to figure out that the guy that was calling the police in Maple County was the guy that was playing dead alternate. He tried to lure the police to his house to kill him.
How do you know that?
But didn't he sound more expressive in that call than an alternate trying to sound human-like?
Idk bro, when the alternates did talk, it was very noticeably off.
But I do like the idea. Reinforces why no one is sent out to help
Alternates have done things like that canonically. To the point where police are trained to not respond to calls involving alternates. Nothing is worth the risk, after all.
that would make a lot of sense, considering that they've lured their victims over the phone before. for example, that's what cesar's alternate did to mark
mark: *looks up what the mandela catalogue is*
“uh oh! bad decision, mark!”
comdey fuckin gold
especily for people who have seen mandela county
“Let me in, Maaaark~ I have a ppppresent for you~ I have a surpriiiise~ I WILL NOT HUR-“
right on point..XD
*me who has seen Cory's SSS* :
👁👄👁
I think the genre of horror that plays with Uncanny Valley is not nearly explored enough, so I like the concepts in this and how they make the antagonist scarily human-like
yeah this shit is way scarier than most things. i hate uncanny valley because it’s so good at freaking me out
The idea of alternates is terrifying like nothing else.
If more people explore this kind of horror I can’t watch anymore of Mark‘s videos.
I think the same thing with liminal spaces
i believe this kind of horror is called analog horror! im hiding in the comments 😅
There is one significant exhibition of the Mandela Catalogue/Uncanny Valley-esque horror that I believe is unsung. The movie “Truth or Dare” creepy shit mane
This game is so unsettling, if Mark wasn't playing this, i could NEVER watch this by myself.
right??
I felt kind of uncomfortable even with him there
@@justlikethesimulations6895 without him i would probably kill myself and i will probably not sleep this night, have a good day!
Only the first part was a game, the part after he searched the title was a video which is part of a group of other videos that are in the Mandela Catalogue channel.
Mandela Catalogue is a really well done analog horror channel, I suggest checking it out (obviously if this is your type of stuff)
@@BlackGhostM2o watched them yesterday. Weird feeling, because i just binged watched them without moving or stopping, they were cool tho
Humans having a fear response when seeing something in the uncanny valley means that we have an evolutionary reason to be afraid of things that look human but aren't
True, never looked at it that way. But what in nature looks human but is not? Do you have any ideas?
@@UserUserFine1817 dead bodies/carcasses if i had to guess? the presence of one would indicative of disease, a predator, or some sort of environmental hazard in the area
Well humans are in general scared of the unknown, and humans can’t really do that weird face thing so.
@@UserUserFine1817 well, we come from the genus "homo" and have close ties to the astrailopethicus genus, which looked like apes with humans faces. There's some evidence of other similar species hunting humans, or at least being threats to them.
Maybe corpses.? Because if there's a corpse that looks unsettling there might be a predator. Maybe but idk
I love how Mark gets more scared by falling from a mountain in a cauldron than anything actually scary
I serar
Swear
Falling off that mountain in a cauldron is extremely scary.
There's nothing scarier than falling off the table with the orange on it
Fuck now I gotta rewatch Mark’s getting over it playthrough again
Mark's prolonged silence is also killing me throughout this let'splay
POV: I am hiding in the comments
@@hillarymj2426 as well as I
I’m hiding here too
I like how mark plays 5 minutes of a game then litteraly watches a horror series for the rest of the episode
ive been looking for this comment for like 10 minutes i thought it was just me
Honestly though, did he finish the game and I missed it, or did he just stop playing and watched that video the rest of the time
@@jamesmills2671 he finished it it was super short lol he just went to find the series after.
There is another game he could play called Lethal Omen, which is based on a video by Gemini Home Entertainment. He may or may not enjoy it.
It’s a good series tho like damnnn
This was genuinely one of the most unnerving things I've seen in a while. I can't imagine how fucked up my sleep schedule would’ve gotten if I was watching this for the first time without Markiplier to mediate it.
Haha I wish I watched this first with Mark ☺️🔫
@@cherrypop6572 Rip
This whole thing reminds me of that theory that the existence of the Uncanny Valley implies that there is an evolutionary reason for humans to fear something that looked human but wasn't. This actually gave me chills all over when I watched this video. Really good job to the developer/creator!
The humans your talking about probably were Neanderthals
The uncanny valley is evolutionary oversight most likely, in reality, but fuck if that isnt a horrifying theory
Edit: I just had the realization that it could have come from the fact other species of human in the genus homo existed and thus our ancestors, as neanderthals evidently were, aggressive towards them. Homo erectus, for example, had a vastly more varied set of facial features on top of a structure that was already not like ours or our ancestors.
@@liamconnolly234 Didn’t stop a lot of early Homo sapiens from piping Homo Neanderthals 😂
@@namesdontmattergaming2756 a holes a hole.
@@Grim_sights You’re a prophet of the lord, cause you’re spittin facts and truths
Mark: "UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS!"
Alternate: **sad doppelgänger noises**
XD
This is the first time I've broke into laughter at a RUclips comment
Lmao
@@EchoTense01 Cool ena pfp
I like that Mark only played Maple County for 5 minutes, then watched a 15 minute video, and still called the video "Maple County"
I was so confused at first
I watched the Roblox version so I know those eyes
Isn't Maple County suppose to be a neighbor county to Mandela County? I think in a future _Mandela Catalogue_ video they mention it.
Wait huh? Could you explain what you mean?
@@aneurysm1991 if you're talking about Maple County being in the same universe as the Mandela Catalogue, yes, it is stated in the intruder video I believe, the statistics about missing children all over 4 counties
Analogue horror is just so fascinating, especially as someone who's always been into older computers and analogue media.
This. This was creepy. Not scary, creepy. The unnatural idea of alternates, and the distorted images. The twisted calls of "Let me in Mark", the denial to help those in an alternate encounter. Terrifying. Loved it though.
Those type of videos are called Analog Horror, there's a bunch of good ones on youtube
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Probably my favorite form of horror. They aren't cheap like jumpscares, but instead know what makes you tick, and knows exactly how to get under your skin.
Also fun fact: The creator of the Mandela Catalogue got inspiration from the pandemic. The months spent cooped up in his own house - a very secure place - got him thinking about how to make something *unsecure*
He also said something along the lines of "It wasn't the boogeyman that scared me as a child, but the idea of coming home one day, going to your room, and seeing yourself standing there." That's definitely the inspiration behind the alternates, and he did a fantastic job portraying them.
It honestly feels real, I’ve been having dreams about something similar to this and it’s getting scary tbh.
@@xxrazberrywolfxx3572 yk they say that shape shifting aliens exist. I, who kinda believes that aliens exist, but not those green big headed ones, think that there are aliens who can look exactly like us and we wouldn't even know😳 There has been actual evidence proving all this. I don't think that the devs created this game for fun only. I think they created it to spread something to think about. Spread awareness, maybe?
12:46 "Let me iiin Mark..."
*How Mark isn't freaking out at this part is baffling-*
Kind of is at 12:54 after the voice said "I have a gift for you....!"
Its most likely due to how many games hes played and how Mark is a fairly common name, i think he talked about it briefly a long time ago somewhere
@@wastingsun that’s fair
@@wastingsun thats why its great having a name like Salem (unless its about the witch trials or based in massachusetts like Little Hope or Murdered Soul Suspect) because I don’t get slightly scared when my names mentioned LOL. I do remember playing Little Hope and it was the first one in a while and I was not paying attention for a sec and jumped when the game said my name
Mark is the alternate
One of my biggest fears is distorted faces. I watched Mandela catalogue, and i could not sleep for a while. And now this, this broke me. Credit to Mark for playing this i could never.
I always watch this type of terrifying stuff through the mesh of my fingers placed near the screen, I only see part of the image that way
@@dontask7657 same
I.. Hope you're ok dude lol
It was the way they began to describe the features of the thing that did it for me. I can’t pinpoint it exactly, but just the fact that these things are roaming around in that universe with *those* faces just-
I don’t dream very much, but growing up and even still now sometimes, I’d have a recurring nightmare of being in a void like space surrounded by distorted faces. I remember each one had a different feature, but I can’t remember exactly what they were. Seeing this reminded me so much of that dream.
1:08 So are we just going to ignore how Mark just referred to us as loved ones? Because that’s a really sweet thing to say.
I love the fact that mark not only did a brief lets play, but also a reaction video,
A small price to pay for not doing dishes
Gotta love 2-for-1 sales
The mandela catalog is my favorite analog horror thing right now. And this game sheds some light on one hellva good story.
@Squid Game 2.0 in my channel is this dude a bot
Same!
@@GeekMan237 >Steals
>Non Profit
>Says Inspired in Game Description
Why are you spamming this lame comment on every post that's positive about this game?
@Squid Game 2.0 in my channel woof
YEEEESSSS
This is one of those games that just give morbid feelings and chills.
definitely. the overall aspect and the images... don't even get me started.
Kinda like the Walton files
Weird thing I noticed: Mark accidentally said "stress" in a polyphonic voice at 19:06. Polyphonic singing is typically done when two notes are sung at the same time, this is caused by pushing just the right amount of air between the false folds and vocal folds. The more you know.
“Sharing this with friends or loved ones is prohibited”
Mark- “are viewers my friends??”
@SillySanta ur mom
*MARKIPLIER = GAYIPLIER, MY CONTENT = BETTER!!*
@@thodgounaris4223 lol
@@thodgounaris4223 ur mom's mom
No, we are loved ones
I like how Mark is not even scared, he's just mildly surprised
69 likes nice
He is very used to horror
@@the_legend_2763 scp and fnaf Vietnam flashbacks
Horror gamers are built different
Unusually long limbs
This is the most terrifying game for me, I hate this more than anything I’ve seen on marks channel. Good job developers
Agreed it makes me feel very uncomfortable
Me too
The only thing scarier are long limbs.
What makes a game like this scary isn't the jumpscares or gore, but just thr uncanny valley mixed with ominous sense of something being absolutely wrong but not sure what.
the wyoming incident
I love how it’s so genuinely creepy until the ‘an intruder’ picture until the very end
This game plays with the animal intellect (of those who have eyes) for the recognition of objects and other living beings, consciously processing said inputs as correct and plausible. When we see these altered images, especially those that are incredibly realistic but still implausible, our intellect tells us that there is something deeply wrong with them, hence the uncanny valley effect. All animals who even somewhat rely on vision have the intelligence to process the imagery of their surroundings and conceptualise them, to understand what surrounds them, but when that safety of understanding turns into the uncertainty and not understanding, that results in fear.
All in all, brilliant play. Exactly how you're supposed to make horror.
And it's technically not scary but creepy
Every analog horror:
Emergency broadcast
Hurricane siren
Don't look at insert object here
Stay inside
@@TheyWantMeGone69 can you dumb this down for me I am stupid
@@killer_tampon8129 to sum up this comment:
If something we see isn't normal to us, it sparks fear. Like if you saw the thumbnail of the video, you'd notice features that don't at all seem normal. If that makes you at least feel uneasy, you should know what the comment means now.
@@killer_tampon8129 I just mean it's not about the horror and running factor, it's more about the being creeped out and uncomfortable factor.
If anybody is wondering why this is so unsettling, it is because the game makes use of ‘the uncanny valley’ which is the designation for things that look very human but which we (for an unknown reason) know are definitely not. It is the small things such as slightly displaced facial feature or simply an extremely slightly impaired voice that can trigger this gut instinct that we have.
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@@milkcreamsweetsweetpig1352 ..?
Also the original series weaponizes fear, the alternate gets you with your worst fears specifically. So you start getting scared of yourself being scared lol
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Ngl, i literally couldn’t watch this without Marks soothing voice and witty commentary
Gonna be honest, I came to the comments to embrace the style that Analog Horror is supposed to be, and I began to nearly cry because of the stress it caused.... Gotta love human imagination
I feel so lost. I am falling asleep to this. It looks so bad. What is everyone enjoying about it? What am I missing here???
@@pineappleparty1624 Everyone perceives fear differently, see.
What may be unsettling for some, will be normalcy for others.
Say, an unusual fear I have is that of cats, yet, not many other people are afraid of cats, yes?
So, in conclusion, analogue horror pokes at my innate fear of 'reality', unsettling sounds, and strange fantastical experiences that may pose a threat to me.
How other view analogue horror, I do not know.
As for you, you're probably named Chuck Norris or Vladimir Putin and are a very handsome person, or you've had different experiences that separates what you're scared of to what we're scared of.
@@WeAMknn thanks lol. I'm just a pineapple girl. I lived through the actual era of VHS tapes and terrible PSX graphics. It just looks like a really really rookie horror game to me. There are plenty of horror games that scary me like the resident evil series, phasmo, that morgue assistant game. I also really dislike those pixely games Mark has been playing lately. The awful art just makes me too annoyed to be scared. Maybe it's only scary to people that never experienced the primitive technology? thanks for explaining your side to me. =]
@@pineappleparty1624 Ah, that makes sense.
Resident Evil nor Phasmo scare me much, but these do.
I guess it's a sort of generational gap, because I've never used old or lower quality devices before.
Honestly if I wasn’t watching this with mark I wouldn’t have watched it with anyone else, he’s practically my safe place nothing can touch me if he’s there tbh
Being able to watch Mark find the Mandella catalogue organically is so cool
Can you explain the Mandela catalogue I’ve heard about but idk what it is
I know right?! I found out about the Mandella catalogue a couple of months ago and I really liked it, so seeing Mark discover it too is really cool!
@@etonsmeeton If you watch all of the Mandela Catalogue videos (as in every single one they’ve posted) It’ll explain lost of the situation.
@@etonsmeeton some freaky shit
@@etonsmeeton its basically a set of videos (not in posted order btw) that is on a channel called Mandela Catalogue, if your okay with the images in this video than i suggest watching it! it does have some loud noises so be aware and some imagery that is really unsettling and disturbing to some so just make sure your okay with that.
Don’t worry guys, it’s just Ditto. They tend to get features wrong when they forget what the victim looks like.
THANK YOU
This makes me feel a little better
Someone please make this horror game
wait, did you say victim
@@hitfran4644 you saw nothing
I love how Mark went from playing a short scary game to jumping down this rabbit hole 💀
2.4k likes,no replies? what
@@LowEffortContent- don't ask me man
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@@LowEffortContent- anoth3r 10k and still now only 4 replies how is this happening
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I love how mark went from scary game to looking for lore
"If you see another person who looks identical, run away and hide"
Twins:
My reaction to a doppelganger: "Did I fucking give you permission to use my likeness!? You'll hear from my lawyer, you bastard!"
@@etinarcadiaego7424 lol, copyright strike them for looking like you
@@ilyaas6985 imagine
What abt triplets 👀 uh oh
The fact I am a twin I might hear this and I will absolutely be ok with this lol
Identical twins must be having a real bad day with this one
Rip me
15 yr old boy in michigan killed his twin brother the re4ason was he thinks it was an alternate
@@samalamaduma2557 Source??? I can’t find any article saying this.
@@nobodynowhere000 it's a joke
@@crimson8867 Oop, couldn’t tell. Sorry bout that ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Many things have stopped being scary for me thanks to Mark's style of humor, but wow did this almost set me back to square one.
I was just thinking the same thing, I found it funny because this is the first time I’ve felt the need to hide in the comments in a very long while.
Oh for sure. I love watching horror videos; even if some of the scares make me jump it's never nightmare inducing.
This? Even only watching it in bits as I was sweeping, I was pretty fucking spooked. Phycological horror (which I assume this is) is fascinating. I will be sleeping with a light on tonight and making sure my sticky closet door is shut.
Same here
@@Randomness823 yeah im forsure gonna have a nightmare tonight
Same
I genuinely love the laughter at 13:24.
It just- it sounds amazing.
It is so painfully attractive ☠️
@@newjnsu ????
@@jamespa7193 i like the laugh but knowing what was happening was weird😭
@@newjnsu what the fuck
@@ToxicConversationV2 GIRL BYE
Alternate title: Mark plays an interactive cutscene for 5 min, then proceeds to marathon scary videos
It was just one video
@@anatomica237 did someone call me
A L T E R N A T E you say?
@@Ruhee Yah mate, we going Tennis, you coming?
Can't miss this opportunity with your arms mate
@@blackdome98 aw shucks man 🥲 I’ve been trying to fit in all this time, it feels nice to be seen. Maybe I don’t want to look like you anymore. Maybe I want to be myself. Long gone are the days I hyper troll bully humans with Psychological warfare. You accept me for who I am and my long arms, you show me comfort. 💙
On this day, Mark showed us that he has dipped his toe into the "Analog Horror" ocean. This shit is seriously unsettling and I love it.
By far my favorite type of horror, I hope more comes out, best type of scares.
@@lesser1086 yes! I love it because I'm a jumpy little bitch. Like, a simple music sting makes me jump. Analog horror is usually just viscerally upsetting or unsettling and that's the best kinda skin crawl I can get.
@@Shala_Boi straight facts, analog horror is legit scary to me, as opposed to things like fnaf, I love fnaf and all, but the jumpscares are just there and gone, where with analog horror it seems to stick and stay with you longer, more realistic in a way, dunno I love horror lol
Analogue horror usually is more reliant on complex story telling and psychological horror, which I love.
i think analog horror scariest shit ever.
"Ghost enters mark's room"
Mark: "Romantic noises in his mind"
Uh oh! Bad decision, Mark!
“Hey babe how’s it goin”
@@JeanMarceaux * Uh oh! Bad decision, Ghost.
Mark is horny
@@Hiraeth-0X oh no the ghost stuck in the Wall for some reason
At 17:10, I am just fascinated that full-grown adults can be scared when someone knocks at midnight while little children can see a man in their closet and still be calm.
Analog horror is one of the scariest things to have emerged from the internet, or anywhere else in a long time. The fact that you get enough information to be scared, but not enough that it would explain every detail is fantastically done
Good god, I was WAITING so long for this type of horror to finally get the attention it deserves… it really is an effective type of horror especially since the fear of the unknown is rooted well in our instincts as humans
@@verynoiceroxx542 The Blair Witch Project is analog horror. That's a pretty popular thing.
I just find it boring. Must be a new generation thing. People that think words hurt and crap.
Guy with a machete.... scary. Bad VHS tapes with bad voice acting? Boring.
Maple County training tape: If you see another person who looks identical to you, run away and hide.
Mark:
Mark's Egos: Are we a joke to you?
Twins:
Third Twin:
quadruplets: theres only room in this house for one of us
hextuplets: *It’s time to wage civil war over who gets to pet the dog first*
@@yelhsawolThis house ain't big enough for the 4 of us
The Mandela Catalog has been my newest fear in the last few months; I watched the vid about a week after it came out, and I absolutely hated it in the best way. It unnerved me, made me check over my shoulder, jump at every little noise, and now I double check someone that walks by me when I'm out at night, walking my dog. It instilled a new unnatural fear in me; and I absolutely love it.
For that exact reason I hate it. I can't sleep now.
I litteraly cannot sleep without light because of this it's good bcs I'm still obssessed with it
Same
𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠
@@corneliusmaze-eye2459 Same. I work the night shift and now I'm constantly checking over my shoulder at work lmao
i love, at the toddler stress assessment part, how Mark is like, "i'm basically a toddler"
Amy: "Hey, Mark. Have you done all the dishes?"
Mark: "Yes, Amy. Of course"
Amy: **draws out a gun** "Bad call, alternate"
Don’t wanna be a sick but I believe alternates cannot be killed.
@@theboysathobocreek7574 they said they could be
@@Konahlive I believe that’s just to make people feel better
@@SLAD3 no, don't give me nightmares
@@theboysathobocreek7574 "if gun don't work, use more gun."
i can just imagine mark playing minecraft and seeing an enderman and screaming: UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS!!
Your pfp makes this better
Alternate identified
He had played minecraft
@@MrMouseYT Yeah, but not for almost a year.
UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS
I like that Mark didn't just play the game, he watched the source material with us.
Me too, the whole Mandela thing is cool and creepy and cool
I kinda hope he watches The Walten Files next
same! i saw someone else play this and i totally forgot to check out the lore myself lol
edit: also im too chicken to watch alone so watching with mark and the comments section helps :D
I thought he knew where it came from so I was surprised he didn’t lol
You just got beaned
watching this before going to sleep may have been unwise
This was the worst thing to watch at any late hour- 🫡
Man this is one of the scariest horror games I've seen in a while, there's just something about distorted/uncanny but still real looking people that does it for me
Uncanny Valley
Candy Crush
It's actually a genetically coded thing for humans, we find anything that appears mostly human but has something obviously inhuman unsettling because we weren't the only humanoid creatures on the planet but we were the last humanoids standing.
I wouldn't say its a horror game, I'd say its a watch along
you should watch a youtube series called the mandela catelouge, which i assume this game is based off of
The fact that someone actually took the time to make a game based off the Mandela Catalogue which is one of my favorite series on RUclips rn is awesome
It was made by thorne baker (teenage disaster) he makes great music aswell.
@@nzzhiseiebeosbdosabwkwjnssnkss he’s in the comments above go say hi
@@nzzhiseiebeosbdosabwkwjnssnkss damn i didn't even know wow
this is the first truly scary horror game ive seen in a while, ive got that thing where faces creep me the frick out and this was just off the charts. my heart is beating a million miles an hour.
OMG BROO SAME!!
lol scared
The game was so short tho, it was mostly the Mandela Catalog videos
Watch the fnaf training tapes
Wait, what? Faces scare you? That's a thing? Good lord that sounds awful, just constantly being freaked out when you're out n about. Some kinda livin hell.
"YOU'RE NOT PLAYING DEAD WELL ENOUGH"
"UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS"
I love these quotes
Game: Mom is dead. It is tricking you.
Mark: Or is it?
The mom, who was just screaming bloody murder less than a minute ago before going silent: 👁👄👁
700th like and 1st comment
Let me fix it
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@@eathamgamer more like 👁🧿👄👀
Unusually Long Limbs
Not exactly sure what you mean, but alternates kill people and then make themselves into a clone of you, trying to use that form to get closer to others and you know
6:04 The transition of Mark switching from playing the game to just watching the source material was so seamless that I didn’t even realize he wasn’t playing the game until the end.
Get beaned
@@mredits6810 b e a n
thank you, i had to make sure. id just rather watch the source material myself first then return here. i got to 6:21 lol
This is new. And scary. But a different type of scary. Huge props to Alex, the game dev and Mark for not letting me sleep tonight.
dont think about it dont think about it dont think about it dont think about it
"New type of scary"
Agreed
Mandela Catalogue is quite old iirc
Lmaooo I started watching last night before bed didn’t even make it to the next face comparison at the beginning before switching vids 🤣
@@toastybread0413 no it started like half a year ago
Fun Fact: Thorne Baker, the maker of maple county, is now playing as one of the characters in the Mandela Catalogue!
HE ALSO TEEANGE DISASTER
@@DiegoWombatWambach I was looking for this comment. I had no idea. It's crazy 😭😭
Normal people hearing a laughing baby: "Aww what a happy baby!"
Mark hearing a laughing baby: [ _Slightly Stressed_ ]
Nope, I was a little stressed when I heard the baby laugh. That was strange. I mean, a baby laughing is normal. They are amused by everything, but I don't know. It's a little stressful hearing that baby laugh in particular.
When I hear a baby, I'm also slightly stressed.
@@MsCindyrich can also agree that laugh very very slightly stressed me out, afterall, what is that baby laughing at?
kids are disgusting
UNUSUALLY SHORT LIMBS!
“daddy didnt tuck me in”
mark: 😏
“…and theres a man in the closet.”
mark: 😃😳
Lol
Yay a friend
🌚
the guy looks like the intruder
Don't get it, sus joke, much?
I will say, Mark playing the game usually makes the game less scary. This time I was not at all saved by his shining face in the corner of my screen. I was damn terrified from beginning to end. The idea of alternates makes me heebie all the jeebies.
It might be ADHD brain, but it was so disjointed I couldn't really keep up. So the suspense never had time to build because I was too busy going "Wait, what's going on now?"
Fevre_Dream i struggle with that as well :)
@@fevre_dream8542 i was looking through the comments cause i’m too scared to have my full attention on it and since i have adhd your comment relieves me bc i hate jumpscares
i know, the game is just on a pre-set story and whenever an alternate is shown i just get goosebumps, mandela catalogue is very good horror
mark has become a comfort person. i mean how many of us watch him when were feeling down and such. but u should explore more scp stuff. but this gave me blare witch vibes mostly the analog part but also the mystery. cause when blare witch was new ppl thought it was real and got hyped up to see a "found footage" movie it had a lot of ppl convinced with some online journal thing.
What I think is really cool is how Alex Kister was able to make the concept of humans being creepily replaced feel new and scary. It's the same trope that has existed for decades of sci-fi and horror, but he did an amazing job of making it feel real.
Mandela Catalogue: "Uh oh, bad decision Mark!"
Jigsaw: *Game Over Mark*
Now we just need the final one to complete the trilogy
@@nftscreenshotter2013 they should have 1 where they have the protagonist gunning down his doppleganger alternate
Oh hi mark
This game (and the video too) feels like an actual real nightmare that somebody would see. Absolutely terrifying and brilliant, 10/10
Actually this is scarily visually close to something I can sometimes see in my nightmares. That paired with having dreams within dreams this makes for a horrible horrifying watch. Why do I always watch shit like this when I'm trying to sleep
@@nikitalvov40 my dreams are just me playing warzone
I feel like we need a shirt of Mark pointing like he did and shouting "UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS!"
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6:04 i think it’s so cool how they used starts and stripes forever in the background bc it used to be played during emergencies to alert staff that they needed to evacuate people without them freaking out and causing panic. I’m definitely over analyzing, but maybe they chose the piece to show how you should get away as fast as possible lol
This video was really actually scary, even with mark's humour.
Agreed.🧔🏻🙀
I know. Oh man scariest shit i have seen in a while
The feeling of hopelessness with this series is horrific. You cant really do anything against the alternates, the cops wont help you, not even fuckin jesus can help you
@@slothers8685 yeah I know right, its just different
Yes agreed
In my opinion, suspense is what truly scares me and what I think makes a great game and movie. This game hit that target spot on.
Nice opinion;
One small issue.
@@AmphiStuG I am in your house
@@flameslingerfan11 im under your bed
@@roeital5504 I am inside your walls
Goes for terror rather than horror.
The fact that it's an uncertain threat instead of an obvious one is what gets me.
I can usually tough it out mark's gameplays because of his humor and how samey horror has become lately, but this "mandela" thing is so fucking terrifying and unsettling that i went back to my roots of not being able to watch full screen. That is not horror that's TERROR.
Yeah I can't watch this fullscreen it's too unsettling
This exact formula has been at the forefront for years now lmao. It's cool if you enjoy it, but this is by no means a fully original concept
Agreed.
@@scubasteve6175 still creepy tho
These analog horrors are the ones that make me have nightmares dude
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This is genuinely the most scared I've felt in years even with Mark cracking jokes 😳
For real! I felt the same way
mark cracking jokes is hilarious
The Mandela catalog speaks to a special breed of analog horror. With stuff like local58 and the Walten files, you can either feel safe in the fact that it is not a threat to you, the individual or is so fantastical that you can easy detach from it respectively. The Mandela Catalog is something personal; physically deranged doppelgangers invading your home. The idea of a home invader in the dead of night is already a frightening concept but... To come face to face with it and its... you or someone you know but something is clearly, clearly wrong.
It's terrifying.
I have no idea how the two go together, but this popped up on my recommended while I was watching Mandela Catalogues, and you should totally watch them. Absolutely horrifying.
Update:
I understand the connection
Mark: [watches Mandela Catalogue]
Everyone: "Uh oh! Good decision Mark!"
@Benefond have you ever watched mandela catalogue?
@Benefond it's just a reference of Mandela Catalogue
I guarantee you nobody said that.
@@darthvadersleftglove i’m pretty sure it’s a mandela catalog ref
@@darthvadersleftglove It was developed by the guy who plays Thatcher.
One thing I really like about this game is how it shows just how good our brains are at determining what is and isn't human.
I think you’re pretty good
Brain: *UNUSUALLY LONG LIMBS*
Thats not really a special characteristic. The majority of animals have the ability to tell whether other animals are their same species, or real, unless their brains are incredibly small.
@@hypnotoad311 The majority of animals also have special characteristics to help them define species. For some fish, it may be illuminated scales in different texture. For us, however, we're used to different variables. Red hair instead of brown, green eyes instead of blue, etc.
So we really have to pay attention to discern the different types of humans or alternates. Gotta give em a little more credit 🤷♂️
@@lilmshavok7297 Not really.
12:30
This is the only moment that still gives me goosebumps listening to it again and again. Phenomenal work for that part, seriously.