Knowing that the player isn’t actually real makes the ending where you don’t stream really uplifting because it means that all on her own decided to get help, or rather stop her destructive cycle.
The writer of the game (Nyalra) was inspired by real people, real lives, his mother being a big inspiration, and I believe all (if not most) endings are based off real events, including the one from the top of a building(this one was based off some girl not going to name but she streamed it on "niconico"). Also, a bit obvious, the game is heavily focusing on the streaming culture of japan, which is very different from the west. We can say the horror parts are things that can also happen to people which is sad.. and the weird things that you see after mixing those "funny substances" can also be hallucinations or delusions one can go through after using them... i guess i like the fact they show those substances are not meant to be toyed with.
@@terminalSloth I remember reading of some ex-2ch user was taunted by other forum users to do it, she ended up caving in and did it on livestream because she thought nothing was going to happen to her (japan has very strict laws when it comes to drugs), but I can't seem to find info about it anymore
I can't believe that Orange compared me to some common 'fan' when I am far more than that. I am his friend, his ally, his best mate. I was there from the START. Each stream where I'd show up the chat would go crazy, and I could feel OrangE's mood light up from the mere sight of me joining him. I'm basically the CO OWNER of the OrangE youtube channel. He'd be NOTHING without me, the same way that I am nothing without him. I won't let these casuals divide me and my pookie bear. The only reason that OrangE is yet to accept my left 4 dead 2 party invites is because so many other nobodies are trying to invite him as well, and he simply cannot find my invite. But It's alright and I'm not upset. He only loves his true fans and, when he has the time, he'll join me in my gaming sessions and we'll discuss adding me to any and all of his future videos as a partner. A +1 if you will.
"Ame leaves the screen and moves on with her life." "You can sot here for as long as you like, but nothing else will happen. The game just waits for you to do the same." Somehow, these lines, despite being basically nothing, are really powerful to me in a way that i can't quite understand.
With so many celebrities and Big RUclipsrs (including *Mr Beast* ) being cancelled over doing awful things in the name of fame and profit/self-gratification, this video feels more relevant than ever. Mat Pat truly got the *only possible HAPPY ending: He quit at the top of his career, and found RL happiness*
Honestly the true ending puts the cuckold endings in a better light. It isn't Ame deciding to just randomly cheat on ya. You literally ARE Ame Chan and she/you is getting mentally healthier by getting a real partner.
She's not exactly cheating on you I wouldn't say? It's implied in the other endings that she's "relieving hereself" bc you're not real, so I'd think it's an implication that a true relationship that's real is far superior than relying on the addiction of that bc it's not fulfilling at all and is ultimately self destructive
Partners aren't handymen that just fix you. That's a therapist. A partner can _nudge_ you slightly if they find themselves in the same boat, however rational people know to avoid the "i can fix him/her" mentality. And even if you find someone you can relate to, talking to someone just as delusional and self-destructive as you will just act as reassurance for your mutual delusions.
@@PrismateI wouldn’t say partners only ‘slightly’ nudge you. They should support and help you as that is loving, however truly deep rooted issues require the expert assistance of a therapist.
Damn, this game really touches a point no one really talks about, streaming and substance abuse, being through hell and back myself from coke addiction I can notice that my favorite streamer/vtuber might be on it, maybe not on stream, but, the constant snorting, "allergies", the coke nail, the coke jokes. After going through substance abuse you can easily tell when someone is going through the same.
I swear this channel isn’t the most random mesh of videos in existence, all that matters is that it’ll be content you most likely will enjoy no matter how long it takes to upload.
After hearing backstory of this character I think it's more about shame, home problems that put people into the addiction in the first place. The character hated society because she saw that all adults always been putting masks pretending to be someone else even in real life instead staying true to themselves. Her situation with parents and trying to avoid homelessness living with one of her viewers which made her target for bullying caused her to spiral even more, even if she wasn't addicted to social media she would be addicted to something else. Game feels more how problems and shame, being rejected can make people spiral into the addiction and hatred for people around them of any kind, like veterans with cocaine. It focuses on problems caused by stress, shame and rejection.
Yea Ive no idea why the USA doesnt take care of its pensioners. In Latvija the military is a place where you will be taken care of for life if you decidate life and lim to the service of the fatherland. Its not perfect by any means but no homeless veterans here.
I came from the Dante route animation so I got curious when I saw it was based on a game and then get hit with the most depressing existential crisis ever. Thanks internet. 🙏BLESS🙏
Hey, even though you consider yourself as "The most average channel in this website" I gotta admit that I love to rewatch your content simply because your editing skills and the way you speak always brings joy to me, no matter if it's silly don't starve content or mental breakdowns in this game. Thank you for the time you spend or waste to entertain us
It's nice to see OrangE try making new kinds of content other than DST. I've seen since the Bloons TD lore video a change in how OrangE talks about topics of his interest, and he sounds really exited to show us more about himself rather than being his "funny haha orang dst man bearger king rook boat" self. I hope to see more of this kind of content. Kudos, OrangE.
Heres something that adds a layer of sadness; Weed has no naturally addictive properties. All weed addictions are formed from psychological dependence, not physical dependence.
My sister was telling me about this game a lot, it got rooted into my mind, so after reading the title I instantly knew what game you would be talking about. Still weird to see this in a Don't Starve focused channel.
It's so scary to me how after all this video and this game showed, the comment section under THIS SAME VIDEO is exactly how people behaved in game. Holy shit
It's just the internet man, unless like a big change occurs where you no longer can be annonymous or something people will behave how they want without consequences. and all in all the game is more satirical than anything and most situations are really unrealistic, but portrays itself in a really interesting way that evokes deep thoughts and overall the video is just fantastic
Between the "not horrible" endings, and the painful future ending... It seems like the message isn't about being anti-streaming, or "go outside", but more specifically to not chase fame. If you want to do something, do it, but only if it's what YOU want; don't just do something because you think other people want to see it. The analytics are your enemy, not the activity itself.
yeah no its neither, chasing fame is treated as an inevitability consequential from lack of sunlight which is itself consequential of a rough childhood. The internet, like the drugs she takes, are just tools for escapism. It's like saying this game is an anti-drug campaign. The message is simple: some things can't be fixed.
The more you broke down Ame’s character the more I started to see myself in her. I don’t really have a lot of friends and struggle with socializing so I just stay home and use my iPad and laptop all day. Just feeling trapped within my own walls of social anxiety and self doubt. I think this video actually made me realize I’m addicted to video games and the internet. Genuinely kinda disturbed me. I’m writing this at like 1am and I’m not sure what to do right now
@@raghnall847 Don't ever think is an stereotypical suggestion to give, is a realistic, grounded solution, addictions and mental health are not things that you can only will out of your system by yourself Is about breaking bad habits, learning new coping mechanisms and challenging yourself, and you need profesional guidance with all that.
@@Reset2150676 a good therapist doesn’t necessarily say that you’re a bad person, they can but its from an angle of growth. If you see yourself becoming ruder, more apathetic, and generally you don’t like how you treat people therapy can help you. A good therapist will try and find out with you how this came to be, how it manifests in your daily life, and ways to help. Of course there are bad therapists and no one solution is perfect but I believe we should try to call out those problems specifically, rather than dismiss the whole field.
You may never read this comment but thank you, you literally made me buy this game and try it despite the hype had gone years ago. I could not reach the Internet overdose end and had to watch a playthrough, but I appreciate the experience really much. Gonna be my favorite game for a long while
I find the part about p-chan just being an imaginary friend. I implore you to look up what Tulpa's are as they are essentially advanced versions of that, some weird psychological effect that can actually give imaginary friends a bit of free will outside of yourself supposedly.
This is probably one of the best review of this game i ever seen, it actually analyses the character background and eventually understands the real reasons why ame does the things she does, i wish other reviewers could have seen that too
When people talk about this game they don't seem to mention the sound design much witch is a real shame cause its really good rather it be the music having the feeling of stress slowly building or a sound that plays making you feel like you messed up big time.
heres the most effective and broken op strategy to become oranges friend and play games with him whenever, first you need to find where he lives, second, you threaten him, third you get arrested
i do honestly believe there is a connection if not direct similarities with psychological horror and certain forms of satire, especially those that fall more on the mockery end than the humor one. this game i think highlights that perfectly
Comedy can make misery more bearable, and psychological horror uses existing misery to shake us to our cores. So they can live in the same realm. Plus honestly a joke just really hits better when surrounded by dark horror
25:38 "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster." It's a funny quote, but fits terrifyingly well with day to day life.
I love learning about small indie games, especially ones that tackle such interesting concepts. Thank you orangeman for sharing something I otherwise would've never known about.
I think this video helped me to understand more why this game and the character Ame mean so much to me. It might be bias since this all is just your interpretation based on what you found, but I think you did a great job analyzing this. I think you brought out the more human side to this work, and for me, it’s always a joy to see such open emotional expression in a place as depressing as the internet. Thank you for the great video. I look forward to the rest of your work
Fantastic analysis - I'm hype this game is getting more attention, and longer video essays for me to watch over and over again! But I'm commenting because I thinknirs funny how you mentioned that the Internet Overdose ending is really difficult to get. It was when I was first looking for it, but now that I don't want to totally reset my save file for other endings, I keep somehow stumbling into it again. It's a fantastic ending, if a little bit hard to wiggle your way out of once you've gotten it once, lol. At least I know what the cause of it is now, I just have to stream less!
Seeing an analysis of this game, especially from a person like you with experience being a streamer/online personality is super insightful, thank you for this video. This game has been on my mind since release - I'd seen playthroughs and reviews of it but none that dig quite as deep as this video, and it really helped scratch that itch in me that this game was so much more than just the absurdism and disturbingly accurate horror of it on a surface level. love your analysis of ame's character and backstory too
25:13 A genuine fear I have is if I die those I know on the internet will never know. I knew someone who I have no idea if they died or not because they just disappeared. They gave a friend of ours their email and even he could not contact the person…so, that is fun.
This is a fear of mine too. I’d want the folks I’ve met online to at least have closure. Even if I’m on bad terms, it’s better to know, in my opinion. It really freaks me the hell out, but I guess it keeps me alive.
I love watching video essays about this game because I find it so interesting, I love the game and the messages it tells, but also it takes such a toll on my mental health because of personal issues that I can only watch one every 3 months lol
I wasn't originally going to comment, but I saw the description and wanted to say I really enjoyed the editing and script of the video! I realized a little over partway through that it was kind of.. nonlinear? The script goes from topic to topic organically instead of in a consecutive or chapter-based way, and I really enjoyed that. I've been watching a good amount of video essays recently while I draw and I like the lessened (or lack of) defined structure in this, since it feels like you would give an explanation and then give additional context as needed without feeling discomposed. I know this won't make you suddenly like the video, but I still wanted to say that i really enjoyed it and think you have a very unique explanation style :)
This continues to be mg favorite video. Its well researched and not just the surface level things about the game. The analysis is amazing and the message always gets me. idk if youll make other videos like this on the future, but id you get an idea ill gladly see it!
32:03 When I thought of wheels I remembered колёса [Russian slang for party drugs, but also means wheels, because you can “ride away”]. Don’t think it was intentional, but it still connects to the theme of Ame wanting something exciting and to escape.
I have to say, I did not see that video coming. Im glad though! Diversity in content is nice, and your production quality is improving with every video released. I've been really enjoying the longer documentary-style videos too, keep up the good work!
I really like your voice and hearing you explain games. It's so unique. I've found hearing people with lisps forces me to pay more attention, even subconsciously. I could probably listen to you rant and explain just about any game, I'm glad you decided to branch out in topic every now and then. Sorry if you don't actually have a lisp and it's just an accent or something but my point is I like it.
watched the video, paused when you told me to, played 8 hours of the game, got pissed and stopped playing, resumed video. 10/10 viewing experience i will now subscribe
This is amazing, I found you a year ago for don't starve content and enjoyed it, and now you upload a video of one of my most favorite games. Thank you for blessing me Bloon Orange 🧡
Definitely love this game for the message it's sending. As for your script, someone once taught me that always seeking perfection only gets you a Stain ;) Don't beat yourself over it, it may seem wrong, but you did the right thing by getting it over with. I found out about this game this morning, I fell in love with it after watching your video.
@@lukethekuya What helps me is knowing that I never existed in the first place 😅 So you just kind of solve her problems and make her live somewhat happily while you fade away back into subconsciousness ^^
I already loved this game and squeezed every ounce of playtime out of it myself, but your insight took it to a new level. Fantastic work on this video man! Truly one of the realest games I've ever come across.
this is an amazing video !! it works as both summary and analysis and is put together so that key beats still hit like a truck- the abrupt ending is pretty on-theme too!!!
I'm pretty sure that's true, the action is in the spend time together options from what I can tell and as you yourself are not real, it's really just her imagining *duh* and doing exactly what you said, which is yet another allegory for addiction as she uses it to alleviate stress from streaming which is not a good coping mechanism
39:42 This is relevant, but there is a livestream series hosted by Mumkey Jones/Simian Jimmy called The Depression Chamber where Jimmy reads out the depressing life stories of viewers sent to him via email, and the song you play during this part is one of the exact songs Jimmy plays during these streams, making Ame's life sound like one of these Depression Chamber stories being told on, fittingly, a livestream to viewers tuning in.
I like how people just spontaneously start talking abouy Need Streamer Overload even if the game wasn't related to their normal genre. I've been seeing videos about it pop out recently.
This video was phenomenal and it shows the terrifying truth of obsessing over your online presence in the belief that it's more welcoming or rewarding than real life. Obviously this game is somewhat an exaggeration but as technology grows and more people live stream and grow online, stories similar to this game will only become more abundant sadly
Dude your editing gets better and better with each video, i honestly love the direction this channel went after the silly dst with mods vids. Keep it up!
I would be lying if I said I actually thought about this game and fully played through it when I discovered it. Your analysis and overview of Ame’s life is what drove me to really experience the game for what it is, and I can not appreciate you enough for it!
Ame had possibly gotten an Job to rent the home she has for at least 10 days, but had similar experiences to when she was at school during whatever occupation she had beforehand and quit it. Thus explaining her position.
Thanks for going so in-depth over this game. Everything I ever saw on Twitter was just the bubbly persona crap. I went and watched the Internet overdose scene and I got chills.
Yea my instant reaction to this game was - Ame should just stream as herself, shes prity cute, Im sure people would like her. - I myself gave up on the idea of having a perfect online persona that others would look up to once I realized how much work that would take. Lies have short legs is a proverb of my people so to make sure Id never get exposed Id have to constantly figure out what am I allowed to say and what must be kept secret and also keep the story streight with all the lies Ive told...
This video is fine. This video is great. This is exactly the kind of introspection of the themes of this game that I wished to see. You left me wishing for nothing more. There is no need to be so unsure of this video's quality in the video description. Although it is beautifully ironic and fitting.
I love how concise your videos are, knowing when to end and how to end to leave an impact. Ending videos abruptly but with it making a good logical point is a cool move, I dig it It's kind of a catalyst of what makes you stand out from other YT peers, like you've said it yourself this website promotes putting on a mask. To top it off it paints YT as sth that people can do for profit, developing a wormhole of selling one's soul to appease the algorithm and chase the influencer pipeline. You don't remind users to subscribe, you don't do a shallow "thanks for watching" outro, you're just making videos on your own terms and I hope you stick to it. Good work king ❤
I think whats even more saddening about internet overload is that it emphasizes even more addictions and how they play off eachother, her addiction to streaming leaves her stressed so she "spends time with 'p-chan'" whom isnt real which is clearly an allegory for another type of addiction, and she does this so that she can get the high of the stream, and convince her self shes cooling off afterwards when its just the concept of addiction getting worse and worse and gaining more addictions
I feel really bad that this video didnt do as well as your other videos, cause it was really good and thought provoking for an orange video, hope that whatever your next working on brings joy to you and is something unique and interesting like the recent past videos (5 months recent i know but still) youve had
I watched a 100% playthrough of this game, and it's really sick and horrifying at times. In fact, it felt like no matter what you did you were only leading Ame to her demise.
It has been 2 months since this video dropped and I'm still busy 100%ing the game before I finish watching, but I just have to say now that you got me hooked on this depression simulator and thank you. I am still trying to get the endings on my own and once I fix her (Ok sure bud) I will come back ty 🙏bless🙏
This game tells how people seem happy on camera but in reality there living in a void of what used to be there true self now gone and pondering if people truly like her.
Thank you for this analysis. I've gotten a lot of insight into the nuances of the game that I missed in my playthrough of the game, and I genuinely feel like I understand what has happened.
32:01 in common russian, people use the word колёса [kolyósa] for drugs in shape of pills, but the word itself is plural for wheel. When we want to say someone is pumped on medical drugs, it could be expressed as он(а) на колёсах, the literal translation being (s)he is on the wheels, just like our overdosed girl here is on the wheel, on the wheels. I know this linguistic pun is not an intention of the game, but I find it to be curious nonetheless.
i was never a fan of the game i thought the character was cute but thats it and i watched this out of curiosity i really found myself quite similar to your broken down version of ame hell i even stream occasionally because of how lonely and bored i feel and have been struggling lately the end of the video really spoke to me and kinda made me feel a bit better about myself and helped me kinda figure out what i need to do i guess im sorry for the rambling but now that ive typed it i kinda have to post it even though i dont want to really
When I eventually reached every ending I started to wonder if all the being a famous streamer was just Ame's delusions while roleplaying in her head, as cliché that might sound. Considering her mental health issues and vivid imagination it made the most sense to me. But at the end of the day, I'm happy with the thought that she decided to just go away from all that and be free at last, hopefully starting her path to recovery. In the end there was a good ending, just not the one we wanted, but the one that was best for her.
Yea my instant reaction to this game was - Ame should just stream as herself, shes prity cute, Im sure people would like her. - I myself gave up on the idea of having a perfect online persona that others would look up to once I realized how much work that would take. Lies have short legs is a proverb of my people so to make sure Id never get exposed Id have to constantly figure out what am I allowed to say and what must be kept secret and also keep the story streight with all the lies Ive told...
The intro to this video made me think this game would be about something very different and now while the game seems fun still I'm sad it's not about the struggle balancing community engagement and dealing with fans who can't handle boundaries
i actually cried at the "data0" ending. After seeing all the shit Ame goes through, it made me so happy to see an ending where she realizes she doesn't need the internet, she doesn't need her imaginary friend, all she needs is to have better faith in herself. It reminds me of a letter i found, that I wrote in 8th grade, to my younger self in a way.
How did we go from monkeys vs helium to streamer mental breakdowns simulator.
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Knowing that the player isn’t actually real makes the ending where you don’t stream really uplifting because it means that all on her own decided to get help, or rather stop her destructive cycle.
I feel like it makes her saying goodbye a lot more impactful, she's no longer needs you as a crutch
Thx for the spoilers asswipe
Haha funny ***** **** reference
This also means that she tries to convince herself to cut her.
true, knowing this makes losing in this game feel good
I knew from the moment I met *Wagstaff: Don't Starve* that we were best friends
lol
DST creator slowly descends into madness beyond human comprehension
He became a tf2 RUclipsr
@@Cudijeans Edgy Rick reference?
@@OMGKawaiiPsychohistory repeating itself????
Proud of orange for creating DST.
@@Cudijeans uh oh, someone check if hes doing good
The writer of the game (Nyalra) was inspired by real people, real lives, his mother being a big inspiration, and I believe all (if not most) endings are based off real events, including the one from the top of a building(this one was based off some girl not going to name but she streamed it on "niconico"). Also, a bit obvious, the game is heavily focusing on the streaming culture of japan, which is very different from the west.
We can say the horror parts are things that can also happen to people which is sad.. and the weird things that you see after mixing those "funny substances" can also be hallucinations or delusions one can go through after using them... i guess i like the fact they show those substances are not meant to be toyed with.
Even the I AM LEGEND stream?
@@terminalSloth I remember reading of some ex-2ch user was taunted by other forum users to do it, she ended up caving in and did it on livestream because she thought nothing was going to happen to her (japan has very strict laws when it comes to drugs), but I can't seem to find info about it anymore
@@6lolwutlolwut9 it's probably rorochan99
another thing i want to add is the amount of people encouraging her to do it in the chat is absolutely disgusting
Oh yes, the streamer rorochan_1999, there are even songs about it.
I can't believe that Orange compared me to some common 'fan' when I am far more than that. I am his friend, his ally, his best mate. I was there from the START.
Each stream where I'd show up the chat would go crazy, and I could feel OrangE's mood light up from the mere sight of me joining him. I'm basically the CO OWNER of the OrangE youtube channel. He'd be NOTHING without me, the same way that I am nothing without him.
I won't let these casuals divide me and my pookie bear. The only reason that OrangE is yet to accept my left 4 dead 2 party invites is because so many other nobodies are trying to invite him as well, and he simply cannot find my invite. But It's alright and I'm not upset.
He only loves his true fans and, when he has the time, he'll join me in my gaming sessions and we'll discuss adding me to any and all of his future videos as a partner. A +1 if you will.
Good
so true 👍
+2
My man is gonna become a stalker 😭😭😭
Us true orange fans get it
"Ame leaves the screen and moves on with her life."
"You can sot here for as long as you like, but nothing else will happen.
The game just waits for you to do the same."
Somehow, these lines, despite being basically nothing, are really powerful to me in a way that i can't quite understand.
You know what's even better? These words being at the very end of the video
and everything cutting off right after. the absence of anything at all reminds you of what already exists. it kicks you back into reality.
Womp womp
Yeah, combined with the video ending on that. Kinda hard not to reflect a bit on your own life after that huh?
With so many celebrities and Big RUclipsrs (including *Mr Beast* ) being cancelled over doing awful things in the name of fame and profit/self-gratification, this video feels more relevant than ever.
Mat Pat truly got the *only possible HAPPY ending: He quit at the top of his career, and found RL happiness*
Gotta hate how most are exposed for being a groomer of all things, with few being exposed for crimes besides grooming minors.
Honestly the true ending puts the cuckold endings in a better light.
It isn't Ame deciding to just randomly cheat on ya. You literally ARE Ame Chan and she/you is getting mentally healthier by getting a real partner.
Or perhaps she's m*sturbating and finding that as a way to love herself as Ame.
She's not exactly cheating on you I wouldn't say? It's implied in the other endings that she's "relieving hereself" bc you're not real, so I'd think it's an implication that a true relationship that's real is far superior than relying on the addiction of that bc it's not fulfilling at all and is ultimately self destructive
@@sea-bass5423 yeah that's what they said
Partners aren't handymen that just fix you. That's a therapist. A partner can _nudge_ you slightly if they find themselves in the same boat, however rational people know to avoid the "i can fix him/her" mentality. And even if you find someone you can relate to, talking to someone just as delusional and self-destructive as you will just act as reassurance for your mutual delusions.
@@PrismateI wouldn’t say partners only ‘slightly’ nudge you. They should support and help you as that is loving, however truly deep rooted issues require the expert assistance of a therapist.
This video properly fucked me up. Absolutely loved this
ITS THE KENOS GUY
Me next
just watched this vid thanks to ur twitter thread talking about it, thank you
Kenos really did a lot to you man, both during and after verifying it. Praying that life is well for you man. 🙏
KENOS MAN
Damn, this game really touches a point no one really talks about, streaming and substance abuse, being through hell and back myself from coke addiction I can notice that my favorite streamer/vtuber might be on it, maybe not on stream, but, the constant snorting, "allergies", the coke nail, the coke jokes. After going through substance abuse you can easily tell when someone is going through the same.
damn...
❤❤❤
people very rarely joke about substances they don't use.
I really hope that you’re doing well, you deserve to be healthy both physically and mentally
@@placeholderdoe This x2
As much as I love dst, it's kind of nice seeing OrangE discuss other games they like.
dst is a malicious game and a sinking ship (edgy rick was right)
@@yuggoth777what does this even mean lol
@@pitbowl They are trying to be edgy by acting subversive, just ignore it.
@@octohunter7775 you are a parroting puppet gangster and this is an awful attempt at gaslighting
"edgy rick was right" was a sentence i didnt think id ever hear
Took you long enough to talk about this game considering I heard angel falling for 2 whole seconds in the boss tier list video a year ago. LOL
How the hell did you notice that?
And where is that?
Gideon is that you?
Can't wait for the DST x Needy Streamer Overload crossover!!
One day..
At least Ami can leave the internet, Wilson still can’t leave the constant
Hell no
no stupid anime girl in dont starve
@@Vinicios-dn2cb never let this man hear about the dst modding community
@@korhol2065 your not wrong
man this dont starve update is crazy
LMAO
something tells me edgy rick is gonna be cooking his green caps from now on
Bluh
okay i swear i'm trying to take this seriously and i get that i shouldn't be laughing at this but
"IS THAT A WEED"
just
made me burst out laughing.
SAME LMAO
"IS THAT A WEED? I'M CALLING THE POLICE"
@@genericimage2452 "IS THAT A POLICE? I'M CALLING THE WEED."
"420 whatchu smokin?"
So is that reply in one of her tweets saying "Can you fuck off please" lmao
@@gegor41311 Now this got me laughing.
I swear this channel isn’t the most random mesh of videos in existence, all that matters is that it’ll be content you most likely will enjoy no matter how long it takes to upload.
exactly
After hearing backstory of this character I think it's more about shame, home problems that put people into the addiction in the first place.
The character hated society because she saw that all adults always been putting masks pretending to be someone else even in real life instead staying true to themselves.
Her situation with parents and trying to avoid homelessness living with one of her viewers which made her target for bullying caused her to spiral even more, even if she wasn't addicted to social media she would be addicted to something else.
Game feels more how problems and shame, being rejected can make people spiral into the addiction and hatred for people around them of any kind, like veterans with cocaine.
It focuses on problems caused by stress, shame and rejection.
Yea Ive no idea why the USA doesnt take care of its pensioners. In Latvija the military is a place where you will be taken care of for life if you decidate life and lim to the service of the fatherland. Its not perfect by any means but no homeless veterans here.
I came from the Dante route animation so I got curious when I saw it was based on a game and then get hit with the most depressing existential crisis ever.
Thanks internet. 🙏BLESS🙏
Hey, even though you consider yourself as "The most average channel in this website" I gotta admit that I love to rewatch your content simply because your editing skills and the way you speak always brings joy to me, no matter if it's silly don't starve content or mental breakdowns in this game. Thank you for the time you spend or waste to entertain us
It's nice to see OrangE try making new kinds of content other than DST. I've seen since the Bloons TD lore video a change in how OrangE talks about topics of his interest, and he sounds really exited to show us more about himself rather than being his "funny haha orang dst man bearger king rook boat" self. I hope to see more of this kind of content. Kudos, OrangE.
OrangE is avoiding the mistakes this game's MC made
@@viniciusgoulart5077 lol
Heres something that adds a layer of sadness; Weed has no naturally addictive properties. All weed addictions are formed from psychological dependence, not physical dependence.
it's a Japanese game, I'm not sure the author was aware of that
@EphemeralPseudonym what does that have to do with the creator being japanese.
@@1--Ninten--1 weed is extremely illegal there to the point a shocking amount of people don't know what a bong looks like
@@EphemeralPseudonym huh? When I went to sendai there was like 50+ crackheads on the street
My sister was telling me about this game a lot, it got rooted into my mind, so after reading the title I instantly knew what game you would be talking about. Still weird to see this in a Don't Starve focused channel.
I think a part of the message he tried to put out in this video is that he'd like to do more than just DST.
26:05 the way orange says this line with so much passion is beautiful
It's so scary to me how after all this video and this game showed, the comment section under THIS SAME VIDEO is exactly how people behaved in game. Holy shit
It's just the internet man, unless like a big change occurs where you no longer can be annonymous or something people will behave how they want without consequences. and all in all the game is more satirical than anything and most situations are really unrealistic, but portrays itself in a really interesting way that evokes deep thoughts and overall the video is just fantastic
Between the "not horrible" endings, and the painful future ending...
It seems like the message isn't about being anti-streaming, or "go outside", but more specifically to not chase fame.
If you want to do something, do it, but only if it's what YOU want; don't just do something because you think other people want to see it. The analytics are your enemy, not the activity itself.
yeah no its neither, chasing fame is treated as an inevitability consequential from lack of sunlight which is itself consequential of a rough childhood. The internet, like the drugs she takes, are just tools for escapism. It's like saying this game is an anti-drug campaign.
The message is simple: some things can't be fixed.
@@Prismateso the game is anti coping mechanism got it
@@Prismate UNTRUE. AME-CHAN CAN GET BETTER
@@user-xu6oo5qm8c indeed! Just not by streaming, or interacting this much with the internet
@raridino600 agreed. I'm passionate about this cuz I relate a lot to ame so to see that she can't be fixed is dumb and upsetting
The more you broke down Ame’s character the more I started to see myself in her. I don’t really have a lot of friends and struggle with socializing so I just stay home and use my iPad and laptop all day. Just feeling trapped within my own walls of social anxiety and self doubt. I think this video actually made me realize I’m addicted to video games and the internet. Genuinely kinda disturbed me. I’m writing this at like 1am and I’m not sure what to do right now
i hope u are doing ok rn!
If you can afford it, therapy is a good start. I know it's kinda the "sterotypical" thing to say but it really will help. Talking from experience here
@@raghnall847 Don't ever think is an stereotypical suggestion to give, is a realistic, grounded solution, addictions and mental health are not things that you can only will out of your system by yourself
Is about breaking bad habits, learning new coping mechanisms and challenging yourself, and you need profesional guidance with all that.
@@raghnall847 why would you pay for someone to tell you you're a bad person, smh
@@Reset2150676 a good therapist doesn’t necessarily say that you’re a bad person, they can but its from an angle of growth. If you see yourself becoming ruder, more apathetic, and generally you don’t like how you treat people therapy can help you. A good therapist will try and find out with you how this came to be, how it manifests in your daily life, and ways to help. Of course there are bad therapists and no one solution is perfect but I believe we should try to call out those problems specifically, rather than dismiss the whole field.
You may never read this comment but thank you, you literally made me buy this game and try it despite the hype had gone years ago. I could not reach the Internet overdose end and had to watch a playthrough, but I appreciate the experience really much. Gonna be my favorite game for a long while
I find the part about p-chan just being an imaginary friend. I implore you to look up what Tulpa's are as they are essentially advanced versions of that, some weird psychological effect that can actually give imaginary friends a bit of free will outside of yourself supposedly.
This is probably one of the best review of this game i ever seen, it actually analyses the character background and eventually understands the real reasons why ame does the things she does, i wish other reviewers could have seen that too
When people talk about this game they don't seem to mention the sound design much witch is a real shame cause its really good rather it be the music having the feeling of stress slowly building or a sound that plays making you feel like you messed up big time.
heres the most effective and broken op strategy to become oranges friend and play games with him whenever, first you need to find where he lives, second, you threaten him, third you get arrested
i do honestly believe there is a connection if not direct similarities with psychological horror and certain forms of satire, especially those that fall more on the mockery end than the humor one. this game i think highlights that perfectly
Comedy can make misery more bearable, and psychological horror uses existing misery to shake us to our cores. So they can live in the same realm. Plus honestly a joke just really hits better when surrounded by dark horror
Dark humor.
25:38
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster."
It's a funny quote, but fits terrifyingly well with day to day life.
I love learning about small indie games, especially ones that tackle such interesting concepts. Thank you orangeman for sharing something I otherwise would've never known about.
I think this video helped me to understand more why this game and the character Ame mean so much to me. It might be bias since this all is just your interpretation based on what you found, but I think you did a great job analyzing this. I think you brought out the more human side to this work, and for me, it’s always a joy to see such open emotional expression in a place as depressing as the internet. Thank you for the great video. I look forward to the rest of your work
Fantastic analysis - I'm hype this game is getting more attention, and longer video essays for me to watch over and over again!
But I'm commenting because I thinknirs funny how you mentioned that the Internet Overdose ending is really difficult to get. It was when I was first looking for it, but now that I don't want to totally reset my save file for other endings, I keep somehow stumbling into it again. It's a fantastic ending, if a little bit hard to wiggle your way out of once you've gotten it once, lol.
At least I know what the cause of it is now, I just have to stream less!
Seeing an analysis of this game, especially from a person like you with experience being a streamer/online personality is super insightful, thank you for this video. This game has been on my mind since release - I'd seen playthroughs and reviews of it but none that dig quite as deep as this video, and it really helped scratch that itch in me that this game was so much more than just the absurdism and disturbingly accurate horror of it on a surface level. love your analysis of ame's character and backstory too
Man, Winston from DST really looked a lot different after the transition
Lmao
fr tho she legit is willow if she hadn't discovered fire to calm her nerves
25:13
A genuine fear I have is if I die those I know on the internet will never know. I knew someone who I have no idea if they died or not because they just disappeared. They gave a friend of ours their email and even he could not contact the person…so, that is fun.
its been 5 months the OP died
@@Sefcear Can confirm: I am dead.
That is the problem with internet friends. They cant be there IRL.
This is a fear of mine too. I’d want the folks I’ve met online to at least have closure. Even if I’m on bad terms, it’s better to know, in my opinion.
It really freaks me the hell out, but I guess it keeps me alive.
I love watching video essays about this game because I find it so interesting, I love the game and the messages it tells, but also it takes such a toll on my mental health because of personal issues that I can only watch one every 3 months lol
I wasn't originally going to comment, but I saw the description and wanted to say I really enjoyed the editing and script of the video! I realized a little over partway through that it was kind of.. nonlinear? The script goes from topic to topic organically instead of in a consecutive or chapter-based way, and I really enjoyed that. I've been watching a good amount of video essays recently while I draw and I like the lessened (or lack of) defined structure in this, since it feels like you would give an explanation and then give additional context as needed without feeling discomposed. I know this won't make you suddenly like the video, but I still wanted to say that i really enjoyed it and think you have a very unique explanation style :)
This continues to be mg favorite video. Its well researched and not just the surface level things about the game. The analysis is amazing and the message always gets me. idk if youll make other videos like this on the future, but id you get an idea ill gladly see it!
32:03 When I thought of wheels I remembered колёса [Russian slang for party drugs, but also means wheels, because you can “ride away”]. Don’t think it was intentional, but it still connects to the theme of Ame wanting something exciting and to escape.
I have to say, I did not see that video coming.
Im glad though!
Diversity in content is nice, and your production quality is improving with every video released. I've been really enjoying the longer documentary-style videos too, keep up the good work!
I really like your voice and hearing you explain games. It's so unique. I've found hearing people with lisps forces me to pay more attention, even subconsciously. I could probably listen to you rant and explain just about any game, I'm glad you decided to branch out in topic every now and then. Sorry if you don't actually have a lisp and it's just an accent or something but my point is I like it.
seems like this game changed OrangE that hard, that he no longer post videos.
17:47 it’s supposed to be sex. The three * are the correct number of words and the hearts and the “pounding”
The hilarious and horrible thing is, I can think of at least one person I could relate to each ending…
watched the video, paused when you told me to, played 8 hours of the game, got pissed and stopped playing, resumed video. 10/10 viewing experience i will now subscribe
This is amazing, I found you a year ago for don't starve content and enjoyed it, and now you upload a video of one of my most favorite games. Thank you for blessing me Bloon Orange 🧡
What a video. Deep analysis with serious tone, and then suddenly maxwell redditor and toreador sfx in the background. 10/10
Definitely love this game for the message it's sending. As for your script, someone once taught me that always seeking perfection only gets you a Stain ;) Don't beat yourself over it, it may seem wrong, but you did the right thing by getting it over with.
I found out about this game this morning, I fell in love with it after watching your video.
I know she gets better at the true ending, but just simply leaving the player there after still affects me years later.
@@lukethekuya What helps me is knowing that I never existed in the first place 😅 So you just kind of solve her problems and make her live somewhat happily while you fade away back into subconsciousness ^^
I already loved this game and squeezed every ounce of playtime out of it myself, but your insight took it to a new level. Fantastic work on this video man! Truly one of the realest games I've ever come across.
I love how this channel has inconsistent uploads, the most random content, but yet I still watch it when there's a new upload.
Would have never expected this from OrangE. It's great, I really really dig it. Keep it up man, hoping more stuff like this in the future!
As someone whose alr seen someone else play this game in the past, all I can say is...
Bless 💫
any mention of this game's heavier themes makes my caffeine dependence relapse but this vid's great!!
this is an amazing video !! it works as both summary and analysis and is put together so that key beats still hit like a truck- the abrupt ending is pretty on-theme too!!!
"She sounds happy so it's probably fine" Oh boy, I've been shown enough vocaloid to know that is almost definitely not the case lmao.
She should've made some long form, retrospective reviews of that haloXdoom game
Oh...oh no...
Pretty sure the bed animation just means she's master baiting
That's good. Fishing can be great for stress management.
Looks like she has a new hobby for some nice outdoor fishing.
I'm pretty sure that's true, the action is in the spend time together options from what I can tell and as you yourself are not real, it's really just her imagining *duh* and doing exactly what you said, which is yet another allegory for addiction as she uses it to alleviate stress from streaming which is not a good coping mechanism
MASTER AT BAITING?! THAT'S MY JOB!
Yeah that's what I thought too. Just pulling out a Dreamybull moment when choosing the Bed option.
You were right, this was NOT something I would expect.
i love this video it really didn't feel like 57 minutes thanks for a nice night♥️
39:42 This is relevant, but there is a livestream series hosted by Mumkey Jones/Simian Jimmy called The Depression Chamber where Jimmy reads out the depressing life stories of viewers sent to him via email, and the song you play during this part is one of the exact songs Jimmy plays during these streams, making Ame's life sound like one of these Depression Chamber stories being told on, fittingly, a livestream to viewers tuning in.
I like how people just spontaneously start talking abouy Need Streamer Overload even if the game wasn't related to their normal genre. I've been seeing videos about it pop out recently.
ORANGE content added. I will be listening to this as I sleep for the next 6 months
I have lowkey been waiting for this for like a month since the last community update said it would be up that week 😢
This video was phenomenal and it shows the terrifying truth of obsessing over your online presence in the belief that it's more welcoming or rewarding than real life. Obviously this game is somewhat an exaggeration but as technology grows and more people live stream and grow online, stories similar to this game will only become more abundant sadly
Dude your editing gets better and better with each video, i honestly love the direction this channel went after the silly dst with mods vids. Keep it up!
internet overdose could also be suicide, as being dead irl but having your image left online could be an interpretation
I would be lying if I said I actually thought about this game and fully played through it when I discovered it. Your analysis and overview of Ame’s life is what drove me to really experience the game for what it is, and I can not appreciate you enough for it!
Ame had possibly gotten an Job to rent the home she has for at least 10 days, but had similar experiences to when she was at school during whatever occupation she had beforehand and quit it. Thus explaining her position.
Thanks for going so in-depth over this game. Everything I ever saw on Twitter was just the bubbly persona crap. I went and watched the Internet overdose scene and I got chills.
Ngl girl did NOT need to make a Kangel persona to be popular on the internet.
Yea my instant reaction to this game was - Ame should just stream as herself, shes prity cute, Im sure people would like her. - I myself gave up on the idea of having a perfect online persona that others would look up to once I realized how much work that would take. Lies have short legs is a proverb of my people so to make sure Id never get exposed Id have to constantly figure out what am I allowed to say and what must be kept secret and also keep the story streight with all the lies Ive told...
This video is fine. This video is great. This is exactly the kind of introspection of the themes of this game that I wished to see. You left me wishing for nothing more. There is no need to be so unsure of this video's quality in the video description. Although it is beautifully ironic and fitting.
oh holy crap, I was looking for a video essay of your quality on this exact subject. lucky me!
Ok I love the breakdown ending stream so much.
The chat, the title, the everything.... man what a legend
Man, I was so invested in this and now I have to play the game... Alright, see ya when I finish it.
You done yet?
How about now
are you done now?
Brother forgot how to close the gane
Bro just did that one ending in the game where Ame-chan just left her chair with no ending whatsoever, while leaving her cam on.
I love how concise your videos are, knowing when to end and how to end to leave an impact. Ending videos abruptly but with it making a good logical point is a cool move, I dig it
It's kind of a catalyst of what makes you stand out from other YT peers, like you've said it yourself this website promotes putting on a mask. To top it off it paints YT as sth that people can do for profit, developing a wormhole of selling one's soul to appease the algorithm and chase the influencer pipeline. You don't remind users to subscribe, you don't do a shallow "thanks for watching" outro, you're just making videos on your own terms and I hope you stick to it. Good work king ❤
Yeah, any other ytber would have made this 4 hours long
I actually started crying while hearing her backstory
some parts of her childhood hit too close to home for me
@@Azur1200 absolutely agree with you on that one
Ok, you convinced me i'll go play this, Also love your content Orange.
Speaking as the actual real life Willow Don't Starve, I consider us to be real, non-parasocial besties.
Was not expecting a existential video out of silly don’t starve man, keep up the good work.
I think whats even more saddening about internet overload is that it emphasizes even more addictions and how they play off eachother, her addiction to streaming leaves her stressed so she "spends time with 'p-chan'" whom isnt real which is clearly an allegory for another type of addiction, and she does this so that she can get the high of the stream, and convince her self shes cooling off afterwards when its just the concept of addiction getting worse and worse and gaining more addictions
I feel really bad that this video didnt do as well as your other videos, cause it was really good and thought provoking for an orange video, hope that whatever your next working on brings joy to you and is something unique and interesting like the recent past videos (5 months recent i know but still) youve had
I watched a 100% playthrough of this game, and it's really sick and horrifying at times. In fact, it felt like no matter what you did you were only leading Ame to her demise.
It has been 2 months since this video dropped and I'm still busy 100%ing the game before I finish watching, but I just have to say now that you got me hooked on this depression simulator and thank you. I am still trying to get the endings on my own and once I fix her (Ok sure bud) I will come back ty 🙏bless🙏
Man parasocial realationships are crazy... Good thing we’re friends reader!
this is a really good analysis of this game, i kinda had to pause at the end and just think about it for a second
This game tells how people seem happy on camera but in reality there living in a void of what used to be there true self now gone and pondering if people truly like her.
Thank you for this analysis. I've gotten a lot of insight into the nuances of the game that I missed in my playthrough of the game, and I genuinely feel like I understand what has happened.
32:01 in common russian, people use the word колёса [kolyósa] for drugs in shape of pills, but the word itself is plural for wheel. When we want to say someone is pumped on medical drugs, it could be expressed as он(а) на колёсах, the literal translation being (s)he is on the wheels, just like our overdosed girl here is on the wheel, on the wheels.
I know this linguistic pun is not an intention of the game, but I find it to be curious nonetheless.
that is an incredible outro straight up
i was never a fan of the game i thought the character was cute but thats it and i watched this out of curiosity i really found myself quite similar to your broken down version of ame hell i even stream occasionally because of how lonely and bored i feel and have been struggling lately the end of the video really spoke to me and kinda made me feel a bit better about myself and helped me kinda figure out what i need to do i guess im sorry for the rambling but now that ive typed it i kinda have to post it even though i dont want to really
i hope you’re doing okay 🫶
When I eventually reached every ending I started to wonder if all the being a famous streamer was just Ame's delusions while roleplaying in her head, as cliché that might sound. Considering her mental health issues and vivid imagination it made the most sense to me. But at the end of the day, I'm happy with the thought that she decided to just go away from all that and be free at last, hopefully starting her path to recovery. In the end there was a good ending, just not the one we wanted, but the one that was best for her.
Yea my instant reaction to this game was - Ame should just stream as herself, shes prity cute, Im sure people would like her. - I myself gave up on the idea of having a perfect online persona that others would look up to once I realized how much work that would take. Lies have short legs is a proverb of my people so to make sure Id never get exposed Id have to constantly figure out what am I allowed to say and what must be kept secret and also keep the story streight with all the lies Ive told...
This man is taking a well needed break it seems? I would too if I played a streaming simulator game, way too much of a headache to manage.
The intro to this video made me think this game would be about something very different and now while the game seems fun still I'm sad it's not about the struggle balancing community engagement and dealing with fans who can't handle boundaries
i actually cried at the "data0" ending. After seeing all the shit Ame goes through, it made me so happy to see an ending where she realizes she doesn't need the internet, she doesn't need her imaginary friend, all she needs is to have better faith in herself. It reminds me of a letter i found, that I wrote in 8th grade, to my younger self in a way.
Jesus christ this game isn't a horror game but this is dark.