I read this as "Man Loves Men" and thought the plot twist was gonna be that Chet Bradley was actually just gay and looking for a boyfriend in his business circles because he didn't have any actual friends.
@@alchemysaga3745 wow way to call me out there /j Seriously though, I do see mlm as men loving men unless I'm in a business related game/social media space/whatever, where I've conditioned myself to recognise it as multi level marketing
This was clever, funny, and relatable. As someone that is always uneasy, this game was a perfect creation for me. Glad that this developer understands our struggles with socializing.
Greatest idea for a introvert horror game now....you have to socially interact with others like at a party or event like this....but instead of selecting dialog options you have to actually verbally speak them out from the options of things to say. And all during this time its with groups of people already talking to each other and the game makes you need to join the conversation. If you don't get enough social interaction points you get a game over.
this game hurts extra because i am unemployed and running out of jobs that i actually am okay with doing to apply for... good luck everyone else who is job hunting! i pray you find something that suits you and pays you well.
this was great lol At the end when Chet was talking about going for drinks to discuss an "opportunity", i was like "sounds like a MLM" and LOL i was right XD
That "Miranda please pick up. Please forgive me. I don't know what to do, I'm running from my emotions by making these stupid shitty games" made my chuckle :D
God, this is just, Social Anxiety the game. Half of the prompts you went through felt a little too real to me, ‘cause I struggle with social anxiety. This game hit the nail directly on the head, and is a perfect theme for a horror game. I like psychological aspects being explored in horror games, without the protagonist being mentally unstable, and slowly driving themself deeper into insanity and becoming the monster.
The ninja star business card throwing was the funniest thing to me. Because of the ragdoll physics, I can literally hear the person shouting "TAKE MY CARD!" as they throw their cards at mach speed
The true horror was that long ass god damn game title near the end. Really sent shiver down my spine. Also, "... if you didn't like it, it was free so... suck my @ss" really cracked me up more than it should have been.
Networking is a bizarre thing, I hate it deeply. I think the origin of the concept was for rich people to get jobs at their friends parties, and still benefits rich people mostly
I would agree unless you are doing personal or small mom and pop shop networking. For example some cosplay companies work together in spreading the word for each other because one may specialize in something better then the other one.
We used to have to do something similar at various church conferences I attended as a _teen._ "Go around, introduce yourself to everyone, we'll do icebreakers in a few minutes." I _loved_ the conferences, but I always _hated_ that part of them.
I was wondering why it was written backwards, but by the time he got another disapproval, I'd already forgotten... lol that's pretty cool on the dev's part
No, I can't watch this. This sort of horror is more than I can bear. I can handle blood. I can handle jump scares. I can even handle high tension atmosphere. But this?! Socializing?! Nope. Nope, nope, nope.
As someone who is terrified of people getting close to me it makes me sad when others express their introversion and social anxiety too. I just want the world to be better 🥺
Well, it’s about time we finally get a hyper realistic horror game where there’s this one job you’re trying to get in. Unfortunately, this job is not as it seems.
I feel like I learned more about Corpsepile than I did networking through this. Nice to have this if only so that you've covered all of their games now.
Pretty sure this is just life for many of us in tech. I think the sequel is called “Attend a wedding after party”, and the prequel is “Attend a college career fair”
Haha, it's funny the whole mimicking the nervous guy is actually quite close to a real social technique called Mirroring where you subtly mirror or mimic another persons body movement/language and is supposed to instill a sense of closeness and thus goodwill towards you making conversations easier. Hahaha!
Author: and if you fail, you... Player: die because monster gets me, I know. Author: no, you die of starvation on the street because you have no money. Player: ... Author: ... Player: that's kind of unnecessary cruel. Author: welcome to California!
Between this and "Night of Consumer" I feel like horror is finally tapping into the "Fear for introverts and people with social anxiety" market. I both appreciate it and hate it.
You're not introverted and you don't have social anxiety. You just don't like dealing with braindead, overly entitled pricks who wield power over you. I don't get why you people put yourselves down so much with words like that when your reactions and feelings regarding them are completely natural and just a sign of a man wanting to break the chains of slavery imposed upon them by this oligarchal society.
I had always struggled to be social, especially in places I never been before, filled of people I did not know befofe. It legit takes me a few minutes to muster my bravery to just say hi, let alone continue a conversation
Holy shit, forget eldritch abominations, cursed toys and animatronics, and serial murderers, this is realest kind of horror there is, and more people should be on it
Now this is true horror. Also, the beginning of the ending, with the kinda soft voice or something like that, reminded me of that video, the "I feel fantastic" robot girl singing. Good times. EDIT: Went to watch the video of the robot girl again, since I remembered it, and would you look at that, she got a VEVO now. lol.
This was hysterical. Man, I loved it. Was cracking me up 😂 P.S. Manly, I am so glad you know the real value of a dollar. $700 is such a low price for that DLC, that it's almost criminal to NOT buy it. Most RUclipsrs that become rich influencers waste so many money on things that really matter. Not you though. You know what's important. 😉
I spent the whole time wondering what the horror element was throughout the video but the ending made me realize you're stuck in a pyramid scheme... truly horrifying! That ending was pretty hilarious by the way, the voice reminded me of Yellow Face from BFDI (which fits because in case you aren't familiar, he also makes ads for silly products) :P
Absolutely enjoyed the heck outta this game! Great content my good sir, this game has some great humor! Had me in tears by the end! Hats off to the dev!😂😂
18:30 He's been following you since he said, "Let's stick together," b/c he's nervous at these events. 😂🤣 Like...a solid *SIX MINUTES* at that point! 😂🤣😂🤣
_The opposite of networking is not working_ Someone said that.... it's probably true in certain professions anyway. This corporate shindig was very representative of many conventions. It's never about the event - it's all about those after-parties. The more exclusive, the better. The game was hilarious and sad at the same time.
6:50 simply agree with what NPC's say and they will like you. You disagreed with everything he said. And the disapproval text was facing the NPC, so you were disapproving him, not him disapproving you.
6:40 Haha wow, "Disapproval received" is backwards because it's popping up on *his* screen. He's the one getting disapproved of. He's the one who flunked the conversation. That's clever comedy right there.
I was about to say this managed the feat of making it scarier than real life. Thankfully everyone is just one color polygons without any face nor a voice... phew, I'd take that.
the worst part is i envy your character, i always wanted to have a go at that sort of stuff... i could totally see myself a traveling businessman, i love doing nothing!
Oh man, that was sincerely hilarious. I laughed so much!!! I've saved it as a favorite. I definitely need to find the rest of your corpsepile videos. That made my day!
Oh God as a introvert I was internally screaming at the guy who wouldn't shut up as soon as they got one paragraph through and kept talking. If you dont gain approval for listening to them ramble on atleast gain approval from the previous person they where talking to cause you saved them
0:59 chekhov gun is the principle of dramaturgy, invented by the writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. According to this, each element of the narrative should be necessary and the non-essential elements should be removed. And Anton Pavlovich after all said that if the gun hangs on a wall, sooner or later, but it will surely shoot.
but thats how it actually works nowadays, you need friends in order to get a job. most companies wont hire a complete random unless they really need to
Welcome to the Now Give Me A Firm Handshake Club, how Now Give Me A Firm Handshake are ya?
sup manly
Day 180 of asking Manly to play A Cold Love Story through RUclips comments
Yo love the content
My handshake is a firm 2/5 out of 12 stars
i love you.
I like how long it took Manly to notice the person following. When they said "let's stick together" they meant it.
Read this right before he noticed lmao
It's like 6 minutes or so before he noticed, despite them very clearly following him _right after_ he talked to him.
He's just so used to creepsters silently following him in his life of horror games, that maybe he can tunes them out.
It'd be easy to stalk him...😈
Socializing is the perfect theme for a horror game. Terrifying.
Psychological horror
Ikr
I'm scared
This is the real horror, talking with people in a networking event
Even scarier, MLMs 😱
@@justSunny7 Please, not the hunbots again...
@@tdiaaikwsi1783 what?
its not horror, its terror
There are ways to make it fun. Can always play spot the sociopaths.
Once again real life events and people prove to be more scary than any monster or creature in horror games.
Because it's real and it will happen :( not like spooky and scary monsters
*mumbles something at you*
@@smileybones9172 sorry, what?
God you people cannot function in real life.
*mumbles slightly louder but still inaudible*
The ending MLM message was just straight hunbot gold
Now I won't be able to hear "join my guild" without mentally substituting "join my downline".
I read this as "Man Loves Men" and thought the plot twist was gonna be that Chet Bradley was actually just gay and looking for a boyfriend in his business circles because he didn't have any actual friends.
@@alchemysaga3745 wow way to call me out there /j
Seriously though, I do see mlm as men loving men unless I'm in a business related game/social media space/whatever, where I've conditioned myself to recognise it as multi level marketing
@@justaperson4656 Agreed. I've taught myself to say "MLM scheme" if the context is at all ambiguous. (Protect our gays from the hunbots!)
@@suitov ooo, I might start adding scheme on ambiguous posts to clear things up! Thanks for that advice. I will 110% use that in future
"You must socialize to get a job because you need money" such a slice of life title but the horror kicks in when you remember you're an introvert.
(Screams in autistic woman)
This was clever, funny, and relatable. As someone that is always uneasy, this game was a perfect creation for me. Glad that this developer understands our struggles with socializing.
This game was literally an introvert's worst nightmare lol. Almost gave me an anxiety attack 😂🤣😂
I mean you're a cr1tikal fan so you could even end your comment at "...and relatable" and we'll know already what other things you'll say
Ah, you sold your soul? :o
Greatest idea for a introvert horror game now....you have to socially interact with others like at a party or event like this....but instead of selecting dialog options you have to actually verbally speak them out from the options of things to say. And all during this time its with groups of people already talking to each other and the game makes you need to join the conversation. If you don't get enough social interaction points you get a game over.
That sounds like torture. I like it.
Sooo, VR chat?
@Laera *-* Yeah, it's just that they get exhausted from it.
that sounds like torture not a game😂😂😂
@@cfilorvyls457 You're right and I hate it. 😂
this game hurts extra because i am unemployed and running out of jobs that i actually am okay with doing to apply for... good luck everyone else who is job hunting! i pray you find something that suits you and pays you well.
Same to you! I was unemployed for much of the year but I caught a lucky break, at least for the next year, so i pass my good luck on to you!!
Thanks, man.
Eat a burger and do contract labor like a man. You'll be happier.
@@Cainus44 guess i can't do that b/c i'm not a man D:
@@madeniquevanwyk nice! and thank you, i appreciate it :' )
I think Tadd is gonna do more than just network with him. I have a hunch
😏He wants to network Chet so hard, Bruh. 🤣💀
this was great lol At the end when Chet was talking about going for drinks to discuss an "opportunity", i was like "sounds like a MLM" and LOL i was right XD
And here I thought the player was going to network with chet "so hard"
That "Miranda please pick up. Please forgive me. I don't know what to do, I'm running from my emotions by making these stupid shitty games" made my chuckle :D
*Socialize?!* This has to be the spookiest game you've played yet
The hand shake part 💀 im dead
I say this game is more forgiving as you can't see people staring at you in awkwardness or look at you like some sort of trash
That mumbling interaction is the story of my damn life. Though I tend to try to ask two to three times before giving up and guessing a response.
I felt that awkward handshake minigame. Save me Tadd, distant cousin of Chadd.
God, this is just, Social Anxiety the game. Half of the prompts you went through felt a little too real to me, ‘cause I struggle with social anxiety. This game hit the nail directly on the head, and is a perfect theme for a horror game. I like psychological aspects being explored in horror games, without the protagonist being mentally unstable, and slowly driving themself deeper into insanity and becoming the monster.
This isn't social anxiety. This is just dealing people whose head is up their ass.
Linked In Simulator Circa 2022
The ninja star business card throwing was the funniest thing to me. Because of the ragdoll physics, I can literally hear the person shouting "TAKE MY CARD!" as they throw their cards at mach speed
I know it was a joke but the idea of an accountant ascending to a demon lord sounds amazing.
"a game created by corpsepile", ah yes, corspepile games are definitey unique, his games are definitely one of the games of all time
It's the most game
I mean the plot was delivered,the graphics were rendered and the credits were rolled,truly the game of all times
what Miranda not forgiving a mf does to a mf
@@ducmhng ikr, i like the moment where todd say "u know bro" and then broin' himself into the poopie chair,
@@saiku13years7months2 POOPIE CHAIR. I LOVE THATTT SLDHDKR
Genuinely relatable horror. I love corpse pile's sense of humor. The sudden handshake minigame and the business card shoot 'em up were great ideas.
The true horror was that long ass god damn game title near the end. Really sent shiver down my spine.
Also, "... if you didn't like it, it was free so... suck my @ss" really cracked me up more than it should have been.
Networking is a bizarre thing, I hate it deeply. I think the origin of the concept was for rich people to get jobs at their friends parties, and still benefits rich people mostly
I would agree unless you are doing personal or small mom and pop shop networking. For example some cosplay companies work together in spreading the word for each other because one may specialize in something better then the other one.
Networking is a STAPLE of small business promoting.
We used to have to do something similar at various church conferences I attended as a _teen._ "Go around, introduce yourself to everyone, we'll do icebreakers in a few minutes." I _loved_ the conferences, but I always _hated_ that part of them.
I think less rich people and more extroverts
Generational wealth has always been founded on nepotism and networking since the beginning of time
Am I the only one who noticed that the arrogant one was the one who received the disapproval, and not manly?
I was wondering why it was written backwards, but by the time he got another disapproval, I'd already forgotten... lol that's pretty cool on the dev's part
@@contrary845 Dude, tf, don't time stamp someone else's comment
@@TheCuteKyuubi я никогда не видел, чтобы это было проблемой, но k
me too,man
@@TheCuteKyuubi 6:40
"Horror game where you must socialize"
Say no more! This is already the most scary game ever made.
Trying to get a job is one of the scariest scenarios pretty much everyone will encounter in their lives.
Socialising itself is the horror bro.
The antagonist however is the dude who decides to sit beside you in a completely empty bus.
Then ends up being your best JoBro and you realize it’s a Shounen
socializing is scary when everyone around you is sober. socializing is a blast when everyone around you is inebriated.
@@血みどろなジャム JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
JO
@@yourbootyholeisyourbeautyhole it’s even more scary when you have a deep conversation and realisiere your talking to a street pole
@@yourbootyholeisyourbeautyhole As someone who doesn't drink, being trapped in a room full of buzzed people is just kinda terrifying
No, I can't watch this. This sort of horror is more than I can bear. I can handle blood. I can handle jump scares. I can even handle high tension atmosphere. But this?! Socializing?! Nope. Nope, nope, nope.
Hello would you like to socialize with me?
Too True! - Agoraphobia
>It's my first networking event and I'm not sure what I should be doing
>You stand there and hate yourself.
Oof. Too true.
As someone who is terrified of people getting close to me it makes me sad when others express their introversion and social anxiety too. I just want the world to be better 🥺
It is ok, I decided to become a sigma male.
I'm not trying to be unsympathetic, but how does the world be better about you being terrified of people getting close to you?
Well, it’s about time we finally get a hyper realistic horror game where there’s this one job you’re trying to get in. Unfortunately, this job is not as it seems.
I like how they’re supposed to be unremarkable NPCs but their expressions are really well animated
Horror back then: youre stuck in a scary cabin in the middle of woods and theres a monster hunting for you
Horror today: you're a wagie
“Socializing sucks”
That’s been my mantra for the last couple of months
The one guy that was following you was the akward one with the hahaha, at the end he said lets stick together and started following you everywhere
I was looking for the other person who noticed this, thank you
The last time a game dev vented this hard was on clown in the house
I feel like I learned more about Corpsepile than I did networking through this. Nice to have this if only so that you've covered all of their games now.
It never ceases to amaze me how bad you are at timing those bars that go back and forth. It's amazing
The way this is just my everyday life, its so embarrassing, the REAL horror. 💀
Pretty sure this is just life for many of us in tech. I think the sequel is called “Attend a wedding after party”, and the prequel is “Attend a college career fair”
29:20 - I heard a tiny laugh from Manly, like a breath. I swear.
Haha, it's funny the whole mimicking the nervous guy is actually quite close to a real social technique called Mirroring where you subtly mirror or mimic another persons body movement/language and is supposed to instill a sense of closeness and thus goodwill towards you making conversations easier. Hahaha!
Haha!
Author: and if you fail, you...
Player: die because monster gets me, I know.
Author: no, you die of starvation on the street because you have no money.
Player: ...
Author: ...
Player: that's kind of unnecessary cruel.
Author: welcome to California!
A-at least you get a peanut butter and crack sandwich?
Fuck. I ain't going to California.
@@dannylo5875 neither do I... because I'm an eastern european basing my opinion of that state on second hand accounts and vile texan propaganda;)
My biggest fear finally realized, having to talk to people
Same
Same
Same
Same
This game was pretty hilarious. His sense of humor is a breath of fresh air here.
the ending was ridiculously awesome
Between this and "Night of Consumer" I feel like horror is finally tapping into the "Fear for introverts and people with social anxiety" market. I both appreciate it and hate it.
You're not introverted and you don't have social anxiety. You just don't like dealing with braindead, overly entitled pricks who wield power over you. I don't get why you people put yourselves down so much with words like that when your reactions and feelings regarding them are completely natural and just a sign of a man wanting to break the chains of slavery imposed upon them by this oligarchal society.
I went to a career fair a few weeks ago. It was scarier than this.
The moment you talked to Tadd I knew that Chet was an MLM…. I’ve worked in marketing for too long and can smell it a mile away lol
I had always struggled to be social, especially in places I never been before, filled of people I did not know befofe. It legit takes me a few minutes to muster my bravery to just say hi, let alone continue a conversation
Pro tip: Instead of throwing business cards at people, you should use Kraft Singles.
Or, as the Japanese people do, use a packet of tissues. Can use those to dry your tears after realizing how difficult it is to socialize
1:10 god DAMN . those vector mesh models have no business being that caked up
Holy shit, forget eldritch abominations, cursed toys and animatronics, and serial murderers, this is realest kind of horror there is, and more people should be on it
oh no , not more people to interact with !
@@vcgamer6538 goodness please don't!
The body language was fantastically programmed.
I wish socializing in real life had multiple choice options like this it would make it so much easier to socialize.
Really loved this one! The humor and remarks from everyone at the networking events were so on point! Had me cracking up.
This hit too hard after I had a super awkward job interview today.
That whole ending summed a lot up with what’s wrong with today’s society. That was fucking mint 🤣☠️☠️
13:04 “are we gonna kiss or are we gonna duel?”
Now this is true horror.
Also, the beginning of the ending, with the kinda soft voice or something like that, reminded me of that video, the "I feel fantastic" robot girl singing. Good times.
EDIT: Went to watch the video of the robot girl again, since I remembered it, and would you look at that, she got a VEVO now. lol.
This was hysterical. Man, I loved it. Was cracking me up 😂 P.S. Manly, I am so glad you know the real value of a dollar. $700 is such a low price for that DLC, that it's almost criminal to NOT buy it. Most RUclipsrs that become rich influencers waste so many money on things that really matter. Not you though. You know what's important. 😉
Socializing, truly the most terrifying thing
I love how you can open the phone and interact with things in the in game universe, but also your game settings all in one place.
Out of all of Manly's videos I find this one is the scariest for me because it's the most relatable by far lol.
I made the mistake of being a business major, and I can confirm: this is a completely accurate to networking events in real life.
Man, the notification just hit me in the face out of nowhere.
This is exactly what I'm trying to avoid while playing video games.
God damn, this is legit. Networking is the biggest nightmare of them all.
I spent the whole time wondering what the horror element was throughout the video but the ending made me realize you're stuck in a pyramid scheme... truly horrifying!
That ending was pretty hilarious by the way, the voice reminded me of Yellow Face from BFDI (which fits because in case you aren't familiar, he also makes ads for silly products) :P
The bartender and DJ actually have damn jobs.
Absolutely enjoyed the heck outta this game! Great content my good sir, this game has some great humor! Had me in tears by the end! Hats off to the dev!😂😂
This was hilarious to watch. I haven't laughed that hard at a game in a long time.
The like weird singsongy voice after Chet
That- It sounds like robotic autotune OF SOMEONE BREATHING IN WHILE TALKING
0:57 Click bait. But thanks for the content bruh.
This premise was my life before being doomed as an "essential worker" in the job I was trying to leave.
The (presentation?) at the end was really funny
the last part had me laughing, caught me off guard
"Horror Game Where You Must Socialize..."
*I'm gonna stop you right there Manly*
10:40 Bro is in the closet, and the closet is made of glass
"Horror game where you must socialize" now THAT'S true horror
18:30 He's been following you since he said, "Let's stick together," b/c he's nervous at these events. 😂🤣 Like...a solid *SIX MINUTES* at that point! 😂🤣😂🤣
_The opposite of networking is not working_
Someone said that.... it's probably true in certain professions anyway. This corporate shindig was very representative of many conventions. It's never about the event - it's all about those after-parties. The more exclusive, the better.
The game was hilarious and sad at the same time.
6:50 simply agree with what NPC's say and they will like you. You disagreed with everything he said. And the disapproval text was facing the NPC, so you were disapproving him, not him disapproving you.
When Todd said "networking" I get the feeling he didn't quite mean "networking", I think he meant like *networking*
This game was accurate. The horror I thought I'd forgotten all came flooding back. So accurate.
6:40 Haha wow, "Disapproval received" is backwards because it's popping up on *his* screen. He's the one getting disapproved of. He's the one who flunked the conversation. That's clever comedy right there.
I was about to say this managed the feat of making it scarier than real life. Thankfully everyone is just one color polygons without any face nor a voice... phew, I'd take that.
the worst part is i envy your character, i always wanted to have a go at that sort of stuff... i could totally see myself a traveling businessman, i love doing nothing!
Oh man, that was sincerely hilarious. I laughed so much!!! I've saved it as a favorite. I definitely need to find the rest of your corpsepile videos. That made my day!
this game hit a little too close to home based on the description alone
Corpsepile is fast becoming my favorite indie dev
*gets puked on*
"And that's how you network!"
-Manly
Ah yes. My favorite kind of horror: real life.
Oh God as a introvert I was internally screaming at the guy who wouldn't shut up as soon as they got one paragraph through and kept talking. If you dont gain approval for listening to them ramble on atleast gain approval from the previous person they where talking to cause you saved them
just seeing the title of the video gave me shivers. this game is my ultimate nightmare
0:59 chekhov gun is the principle of dramaturgy, invented by the writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. According to this, each element of the narrative should be necessary and the non-essential elements should be removed. And Anton Pavlovich after all said that if the gun hangs on a wall, sooner or later, but it will surely shoot.
am i the only one who probably would have stood outside the gig enjoying the music?
Also this game feels like a look into pre-2019 post-college life
but thats how it actually works nowadays, you need friends in order to get a job. most companies wont hire a complete random unless they really need to
I got fired today. Was verbally abused and told it was my fault because customer service. Then got let go. Amazing day really-
Uh
@@IntellectualHazard Mhm.