Seriously people found this game difficult? Rather than a hard mode i wish it had a multiplayer with a coin toss at the start to see who gets to shoot first
Yeah the dealer's AI is aggressively bad. It will always use as many items as it can in the order that he gets them even if it makes no sense and is contradictory. He will also always just flip a coin to determine whether he shoots the player or himself unless it's the final shot, then he will know if it's a blank or a live round and make the right move then.
@@govnopochta69 Partially luck, partially because the Dealer is a moron when it comes to using items. And also because the Dealer doesn't actually count the shells: they simply "know" the current shell after using a magnifier or if it's the last shell of the round. And in every other situation, they just coin-flip whether to shot the player or themselves, even if truly counting shells would tell them all remaining shells are blank/live, they'll still coin-flip everything but the last shell (and the ones they magnify).
I do appreciate that every intro that Mark does gets more and more scuffed in one way or another. Eventually, he’s just going to be sitting in a field while grunting before the gameplay starts.
I appreciate that Mark commented on them not being blanks. Blanks would probably still kill you at that close of a distance. They just weren't loaded shells
100% For those who don't know, a blank round could kill you irl if the gun is close enough. After all, something will still get launched out of the barrel, bullet or not.
no no no you dont get it cuz theyre BLUE so the bLUE ONES are still blanks cuz theyre bLUE even though theyre SHELLS hteyre BLEU so htewi are blwaiugks and tijkfe goabgijrs gdioges dfgidhsnrt. :)
The difference in luck between Mark and Jack is comical. Mark plays this game as a fun little puzzle with some luck involved whereas Jack was ready to pull his hair out in frustration
I was thinking the same thing. I had a much better time watching Mark, he actually thought through his plays. While I can say I would have done things differently a few times, watching Jack was just painful in how he misread the odds and his item usage.
"are we gonna acknowledge that, that that's a little strange?" while talking about the gun growing back meanwhile theres a horrifying floating entity with rows of sharp teeth in front of mark
This is Mark we're talking about. "Horrifying floating entity with rows of sharp teeth" is just a regular Tuesday for him. Edit: Holy shit! I just checked the date, this video was released on Jan 9, which actually was a Tuesday! WTAF
It probably randomizes whether the dealer makes an absurdly risky move or not. I think if the dealer were a little less dumb/risky, it would be a very hard game.
@@TheMilwaukeeProtocol nah i learned how it works, he flips a coin unless he knows for sure what it is, and he knows for sure if he uses a item or its the last shot in the gun
The animation work is really well done, I love the animation when You use a glass and check the chamber and the animation fir the dealer doubling the damage.
I finally realized that the developer gave the player and dealer two broken charges to make sure that the player or dealer doesnt kill the other before the defibrillators are cut
He got so damn lucky. He's had the tools to essentially guarantee a live shot several times, but instead chose to just... Take a wild guess. And it worked every time. Which to me is honestly fucking insane
i immediately died the first time but after the first round its literaly my game and i quickly and swiftly won. actully right at the end my first instincts is to chug all 4 beers and if the last 2 shells arnt blanks i cuff and finish. sawn off for good measure u see i dont have luck i actully have the opposite of luck. i am an extremely unlucky person so i cant point a gun at my face even if its a 1 and 8 chance and have any hope of surviving. I have to play games with the mentality that i have to eliminate rng. Eliminate RNG and the game is entirely mine.
Yeah i was about to say pony island 2 did get a trailer at the game awards and what better inscryption style game than another game from daniel mullins
@@powerfullpummel6417he also made The Hex! Which Markiplier definitely should make a series on since that game is just legitimately the best thing ever from a story standard
He plays fairly it seems. No unseen advantage on either side, no smoke & mirrors, and no unnecessary droning on. Just to the point, a game of chance. The only advantage visible is that he's durable enough to endure three rounds of shotgun blasts, compared to the player's one round. But beyond that, it's fair game. That's probably what makes him even more frightening, because if according to that waiver God played him and lost, what the hell does that make the Dealer?
It is a fairly self explanatory game, and if you've played any card related game before then the concept of using the odds to your favor is pretty basic. Really it speaks to how well the game is designed where no tutorial or introduction to the rules is necessary, the short item descriptions are enough.
Not sure if it counts as a mistake, but around the 13 minute mark, the dealer uses the magnifying glass, sees there’s a blank, then expels the blank with a beer… I assumed if it was smart, it would use the blank on itself to give itself an additional turn
@@k-originalI think that since drinking a beer is a free action, it doesn't matter whether you shoot yourself or drink, if you know that a blank will be fired
@@mothmanafterdark5924 though, if the dealer did turn the gun on itself, it would have had another turn and a spare beer that could have been of use later.
@@PeruvianPotato To be fair, he has good teeth until he takes a shotgun to the face. i dont think any person would keep their teeth after bein shot in the face
@@TristanR2006_NLliterally I was in tears realizing him and Jack may call it quits this year!! I’m praying they give us at least another couple years of laughs and good times
Gotta admit, as scary as the Dealer looks, he is very honorable in this game. He even handcuffs himself when you give that to him so that you can get a chance. Respect.
yeah, for someone who looks like… that, he’s very respectable. He doesn’t even know the order, he doesn’t want to trick the player, he just wants the thrill.
True, true. When you win, you win. No cheats. And even has the waiver, doesn't bully you into it. ... I just wonder if everyone in the world there looks like... spike-tooth monsters. I mean, I guess the protagonist and the smoking man outside the room look normal. So what's up with the dealer? Or is it a mask?
Developed by an Estonian guy as a hobby while studying English philology in Tallinn. According to his own words this game has made him a millionaire at 21. Crazy story!
I'm so happy with all these RUclipsrs retiring(just came from the game theory vid) that marks just rearranging his office. Don't gotta worry about him too much yet
I see that im not the only one coming here to express how happy i am seeing that Mark is still going strong on youtube. Its a shame that so many people have retired but nice to know that some of the ogs are still going.
Are you also fresh from Tom Scott flying into the sunset while hanging from a helicopter? Far too many leaving, but then YT’s ‘golden age’ of gaming was nearly 10 years ago, although I confess that I prefer the calmer tone most of them have now, rather than the crazy energy. I was the right age for it back then, but not now 😅
you also have Jocat unfortunately taking an indefinite leave from creating content, though that's due to heavy harassment unfortunately (like his parents receiving sus packages harassment)
He did fuck up that last round though. He should have slammed 3 beers. If he ejects the blank within those 3 beers, (75% chance to happen) then he’s sure to win. If he doesn’t, he still has a 50% chance, leaving him at the end with an 82.5% (if my mental math is right) chance at winning right there. His choice was just to blast right away, which only gives him a 75% chance of winning.
I can’t get over this part of the game, you don’t even hear the full shot go off, it seems creepily realistic and adds so much to the game for something so little
I mean... that's just a horribly normal way to handle getting killed in first person. What's really cool and fun is the light blinding as your eyes adjust, and the intensity of the noise and music as you're coming back to conciousness.
Well, you say that, but out of the people I've seen play this game, markiplier is the only one who actually uses enough of their items to get 4 new items every round. I'd see other people with tons of items, and I'm like, "Why aren't you using them?"
Can definitely say out of all the gaming channels out there, Mark is the only one I could enjoy as a kid and still enjoy as an adult. His content doesn’t seem too forced either
16:07 actually, the smartest play there is use all of the drink until you either see both blanks disappear, or until you are left with a 50/50. Then, just handcuff him, saw it, and get a guaranteed kill. You actually kinda got lucky, cause I've seen double blanks before in that last round.
well no there was a chance to just get rid of all the live rounds and leaving the blanks not guaranteed making it more likely to shoot a live was the best way to go there
Testing the waters on the first shell was smart, the dealer was already handcuffed, so he had margin for error. If he hit the dealer with a live, he'd only need 1 more hit out of 3 lives with 2 blanks. Him drawing the blank meant that there were 4 lives and 1 blank, which meant that using the saw and just going for it again had an 80% chance of outright winning him the game. It wasn't going to get much better than that, and if anything, ejecting rounds had a decent chance of blowing his opportunity at immediate victory should the Blank have been the last shell left. Even if Mark hit the first shell and not the double damage, he had more than enough health to tank whatever the dealer could throw at him during its turn thanks to his cigs and the fact that the dealer had no way to reliably skip Mark's turn without revealing the last blank and guaranteeing it would lose, or just killing itself outright. And ofc there was also the chance that Mark just hit 2 lives in a row and won the game. Barring a huge blunder on Mark's part (as in burning through all his beers), the game was thoroughly unwinnable for the dealer at this point.
@@MeargleSchmeargle well if he drank all 4 beers the probability would be the same for a dud expect he would know the exact results and then can use his double damage more effectively
I don't think winning a 4 in 5 is "lucky". 80% is good enough. As someone else said as well, drinking the 4 beers gives you the chance of drawing out all your live rounds.
Man, it has been YEARS since I've watched Markiplier. Crazy to be sitting here as an adult, coming full circle back to one of the biggest sources of entertainment and happiness during my middle school years
@@ms.bunniesarecute2287 I'll be 22 in April. At this age, I'm technically an adult. And considering the fact that I've had to take care of my housebound family for most of my time since high school, I'd say I'm already there. Think before you speak, it costs nothing to not be a total asshole
I’m not one to promote other peoples channels on someone else but since it was already brought up and people are asking they referring to RUclipsr EddieVR or rather more specifically his second channel special edd
Years back there was a group of MIT professors and students who got in trouble for counting cards and fleecing a bunch of casinos across the US after using a similar strategy of probabilities.
@@petrkdn8224you know it's literally luck based? It can be even possible to just win by just shooting the Dealer without even shooting yourself, ain't that wack? (I'm too lazy to be the nerd that calculates those odds)
@@b3but_he_was_here464 I would say that it is around 70% Luck, as everything you get is randomised but then if you get the right things you can create a strategy that could make it easier
This is the kind of game you can revisit, even after beating it. Love the minimal, dark, moodiness like old horror games. The club music makes it seem truly a slavic criminal organization, gotta love it.
This game has my writer and artist instincts firing on all cylinders. I'm just imagining the whole setting, picturing the muffled gunshots from the club pov, collecting "roulette lingo" in my head, making up character designs (life tubes coming out of their skin? powered by weird electricity? russian-esque clothing influence? gas masks? sci-fi tones? grimy color schemes obviously.) God now I really want to make a book based on this but I know I probably cant lol
@@reydragonclaw1128 Hey don’t let anything like copyright stop you from still making the story! As long as u keep it to yourself and few others that aren’t related to the game creator, while also giving credit to him, it should be safe
Mark has said before whenever going into a new competitive game he does incredibly well the first time, and then he falls into mediocre hell. Fortunately the first time was all he needed.
opening this video and seeing mark shrouded in darkness and just not thinking anything if it cause his light is haunted is just part of the markiplier fanbase experience
where does it say anywhere about anyone cutting off life support, or being addicted to things, its a game that took 2 months to build that you play for 20 minutes and think "damn that was good, on to the next one" your theories dont mean anything
@@MrRockTable it's not overt, at least not to the point it's slapping you in the face. it's about what you yourself take from the game. that isn't a hidden meaning, but it's your own interpretation of the situation. it's perfectly reasonable however to connect this game to certain themes like addiction. for example, when you die in the first rounds you're left in the bathroom with a charge and your character goes back in to start again. as a player you have no choice in this, save turning the game off. you're driven by a force you can't control, as if addicted. The game doesn't have it's own grandstanding message, it's just something that can give you something to think on, if you decide to.
The lack of foreground lighting, the incandescent background lighting, and dutch angle shot in Mark's camera makes it look like it's from an ancient Markiplier video.
I know I'm late but I did just watch a breakdown vid about this game's ai and found it only knows the loaded shell under two circumstances: 1) magnifying glass 2) the last shell that was loaded. Everything else is a 50/50 coin flip on who the dealer shoots.
@@tonyravioli1982 I'm pretty sure that's the point in a way. Its one of those games that are not meant to be packed with content. Its meant to be an experience that you go through that doesn't last long but it makes every second count.
I actually love the concept of how this video game is played and conveyed. The crunchy filter mixed with very real objects makes the game feel off in a way, which adds to the feel. The rave in the background adds an even scarier aspect to the game. To me it feels like you are zoning out of life to risk your own. The shaking hand movements when the gun is held, and the suspense if the round is blank or live. This game is a disturbing masterpiece.
*Mark* > doesnt have the irish luck Jack has >Wins on his first attempt >Leaves *Jack* > Has irish luck > Loses 5+ times >Wins after many loses >Leaves
This game does the atmosphere it’s trying to go for almost perfectly. Most will try but end up being too boring or derivative, but this feels scary while also tapping into that competitive part of your brain. It mixes mechanics with ambience into a near perfect blend while also seeming fresh
I love how there are hundreds of people live streaming, making it seem so difficult and Mark just picks it up and wins and then asks for a hard mode.
Well this is Mark we're talking about here
He's the type of player that _always_ hits low accuracy Pokemon moves and asks "Why isn't everyone just spamming this move?"
Seriously people found this game difficult? Rather than a hard mode i wish it had a multiplayer with a coin toss at the start to see who gets to shoot first
Honestly the magnifying glass is kinda game breaking IMO makes it super easy, the 3rd round is literally easier than the first
Honestly he was using probability to determine the best chances
I love the detail of the shotgun shaking whenever the player grabs it, like they are still nervous or having an adrenaline rush.
I noticed that, too!! Definitely interesting.
I didn't even realize this detail until I red this! Thanks for mentioning it.
Definitely would be both after being revived
imagine if the shaking went away after using the spyglass, but only for that one shell
@@Green24152
That'd be neat!!
15:00
seeing the dealer spend all of his items for absolutely nothing while mark goes "bro there's a blank in there" is so funny.
Yeah the dealer's AI is aggressively bad. It will always use as many items as it can in the order that he gets them even if it makes no sense and is contradictory. He will also always just flip a coin to determine whether he shoots the player or himself unless it's the final shot, then he will know if it's a blank or a live round and make the right move then.
"Thats tragic"
For the love of god if there is a hard mode in this game I want the dealer to keep track of the rounds
@@SalilRawatSaxena the “That’s tragic” got me 😂
🤣🤣😂😂
Mark:
*Goes in blind.
*beats a game involving luck and probability on his 1st try.
*Asks if there is a hard mode.
*Leaves
*Refuses to elaborate
*Leaves
I did it too, I think it just depends more on luck not skill
"like a Chad"
Relatable to KreekCraft
@@govnopochta69 Partially luck, partially because the Dealer is a moron when it comes to using items. And also because the Dealer doesn't actually count the shells: they simply "know" the current shell after using a magnifier or if it's the last shell of the round. And in every other situation, they just coin-flip whether to shot the player or themselves, even if truly counting shells would tell them all remaining shells are blank/live, they'll still coin-flip everything but the last shell (and the ones they magnify).
There is The double or nothing now at least
I do appreciate that every intro that Mark does gets more and more scuffed in one way or another. Eventually, he’s just going to be sitting in a field while grunting before the gameplay starts.
K-pop better + I’m the ultimate K-pop defender 🤓
Oh god he's gonna revert to Heehoo
Honestly, at some point, HeeHoo will just take over the channel for a day
Turns into hee hoo
I'd watch that.
I appreciate that Mark commented on them not being blanks. Blanks would probably still kill you at that close of a distance. They just weren't loaded shells
100%
For those who don't know, a blank round could kill you irl if the gun is close enough. After all, something will still get launched out of the barrel, bullet or not.
They're more like plastic tubes
@@tw80studios66 they still have metal and anything going that fast is lethal to a point
no no no you dont get it cuz theyre BLUE so the bLUE ONES are still blanks cuz theyre bLUE even though theyre SHELLS hteyre BLEU so htewi are blwaiugks and tijkfe goabgijrs gdioges dfgidhsnrt. :)
they're snap caps
In this game, Markiplier is the eldritch horror, not the Dealer. This is just the only way the Dealer can eliminate him.
and he still hasnt won
Those couple of red eyes in the end say otherwise
Lol yea
Mark is better than god, he’s killed god but not Markiplier. He even had to limit Markipliers power by reducing him to Mark.
@@imnotthatbright2836 Nobody is better than god.
The difference in luck between Mark and Jack is comical. Mark plays this game as a fun little puzzle with some luck involved whereas Jack was ready to pull his hair out in frustration
I was thinking the same thing. I had a much better time watching Mark, he actually thought through his plays. While I can say I would have done things differently a few times, watching Jack was just painful in how he misread the odds and his item usage.
Which jack
@@Heisenberg-realsepticeye
Ur right
To be fair, Jack is an abnormally dense human being.
Mark is literally the first person Ive seen playing this game actually counting the shells and taking into account probability
Which is honestly ridiculous; counting the shells is the backbone of the game.
@Shadow_ball [9:18] It's 1 live and 2 *_blanks,_* it was not "100% guaranteed" to be live.
@Shadow_ball what are you talking about? can I get a time stamp cause i dont think that ever happened
@Shadow_ball timestamp?
@Shadow_ball even if it was 2 lives that is NOT 100% man
inscription has took such a toll on Mark that he just easily swept the floor with this game.
math
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@@arvt_wow so cool so gigachad so sigma so skibidi so rizzler so gyatt
@@NijikaHAStay mad bozo 😤🗣️🗣️🔥
@@NijikaHAI FUCKING LOVE BUZZWORDS!!!! SKIBIDI TOILET OHIO RIZZLER WITH A BIG AHH GYATT!!!!!!
"are we gonna acknowledge that, that that's a little strange?" while talking about the gun growing back meanwhile theres a horrifying floating entity with rows of sharp teeth in front of mark
Not to mention the implication with that waiver that god is dead lmao
I think that a drunk man signed that thinking he is a god like he is very good at this game or something. @@saram3449
@@saram3449 I kinda doubt a buckshot is gonna kill god
This is Mark we're talking about. "Horrifying floating entity with rows of sharp teeth" is just a regular Tuesday for him.
Edit: Holy shit! I just checked the date, this video was released on Jan 9, which actually was a Tuesday! WTAF
@@uncroppedsoopit’s more the implication tho. like knowing god lost to the dealer
JackSepticeye: I HAVE THE WORST LUCK EVER!
Markiplier: Is there a hard mode?
real
I came here just to see if anyone else noticed that lol
😂😂😂💀💀💀
Mark was playing against Sean. 🤣
@@Shinyomnivore 💀💀
Mark beating it on the first try is one of the mark moments of all time
I also beat it first try before seeing this video (I have also played Inscryption there’s a correlation I guess)
didn't dawko do it first try too?
alot of yt’s first tried it, infact i dont think ive seen one who hasnt
this game doesn't seem very hard in concept, I imagine as long as you're at least somewhat decent in strategy games, you could 1st try fairly easily
Reminds me of that time he randomly survived for 17 seconds in 50/20 in UCN without even trying
8:05 he handcuffs you and then kills himself infront of you 😭
with this magic trick all i need you to do is handcuff yourself anddddd
“2024 gonna be my year”
the same mf:
It probably randomizes whether the dealer makes an absurdly risky move or not. I think if the dealer were a little less dumb/risky, it would be a very hard game.
@@TheMilwaukeeProtocol nah i learned how it works, he flips a coin unless he knows for sure what it is, and he knows for sure if he uses a item or its the last shot in the gun
"ah my gawd i just saw that happen"
Relatable. Truly.
I love the sound design when you use the defibrillator and how everything peaks up for a moment. Something about it just scratches my brain.
This
Haha, 999 likes.
Sure it ain't a bit of the buckshot? :)
The animation work is really well done, I love the animation when You use a glass and check the chamber and the animation fir the dealer doubling the damage.
@@gradientredandblue4336 i feels like inscryption and i love it
I finally realized that the developer gave the player and dealer two broken charges to make sure that the player or dealer doesnt kill the other before the defibrillators are cut
Mark forgetting that he's actually really smart and assuming he must have been easy mode to win first try is sending me
As mark always said his beginner's luck is one hell of a thing.
happened to me too
He got so damn lucky.
He's had the tools to essentially guarantee a live shot several times, but instead chose to just... Take a wild guess. And it worked every time.
Which to me is honestly fucking insane
that's the adhd in him
sending you where
Mark not only catching on but absolutely dominating this game so fast was lowkey terrifying.
this man is a beast
i immediately died the first time but after the first round its literaly my game and i quickly and swiftly won.
actully right at the end my first instincts is to chug all 4 beers and if the last 2 shells arnt blanks i cuff and finish. sawn off for good measure
u see i dont have luck i actully have the opposite of luck. i am an extremely unlucky person so i cant point a gun at my face even if its a 1 and 8 chance and have any hope of surviving. I have to play games with the mentality that i have to eliminate rng. Eliminate RNG and the game is entirely mine.
"Somethin' tells me this aint yur First Rodeo."
It’s very similar to inscryption so he had an upper hand going in
Low-key? Nah I’d say it was quite noticeable.
We need another long-form, Inscryption-esque game for Mark to play.
Pony island 2 could fill that role (daniel mullens made inscryption and pony island)
Yeah i was about to say pony island 2 did get a trailer at the game awards and what better inscryption style game than another game from daniel mullins
@@powerfullpummel6417he also made The Hex! Which Markiplier definitely should make a series on since that game is just legitimately the best thing ever from a story standard
He also hasnt played the inscryption "Kaycee's mod" would be fun to see him face that challenge and uncover the secrets.
When is the iron lung coming outttt
4:37 How gentlemanly, he handcuffs himself for us.
He plays fairly it seems. No unseen advantage on either side, no smoke & mirrors, and no unnecessary droning on. Just to the point, a game of chance. The only advantage visible is that he's durable enough to endure three rounds of shotgun blasts, compared to the player's one round. But beyond that, it's fair game. That's probably what makes him even more frightening, because if according to that waiver God played him and lost, what the hell does that make the Dealer?
@@HESHRocketWarheadto be fair it said god lost, not that he died. unless god died by shotgun somehow
@@WaylaidByEndlessNinjas Yeah, I said "God played and lost" too.
The fact that Mark went in completely blind and managed to win first try while only getting shot a few times himself is truly amazing to say the least
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@@bobbytheferret6809🤓
@@bobbytheferret6809
Please sign the waiver.
@@bobbytheferret6809oh shit, a bot
He's really good at predicting probability, he guessed right way more often than not
Markiplier literally beat the game without even knowing anything on the first try, truly a mark moment
It is a fairly self explanatory game, and if you've played any card related game before then the concept of using the odds to your favor is pretty basic. Really it speaks to how well the game is designed where no tutorial or introduction to the rules is necessary, the short item descriptions are enough.
@@CockatooDudeI will say, it does ease you in.
@@CockatooDude The dealer not keeping track of the shells and wasting items when there can only be blanks isn't ideal.
Remember FNaF? He was absolutely amazing for his first time
Tbf, the dealer was making a lot of silly choices, like blowing his own brains out when there was only one round left in the gun and it was live.
The fact that ive seen other youtubers take like triple the length of this video and mark just rolls in and becmes the dealer pretty much
That club music in the background definitely made it 10 times better
7:58 is the first and last mistake the dealer did before its downfall
Probability is Mark's greatest strength
Not sure if it counts as a mistake, but around the 13 minute mark, the dealer uses the magnifying glass, sees there’s a blank, then expels the blank with a beer… I assumed if it was smart, it would use the blank on itself to give itself an additional turn
@@k-originalI think that since drinking a beer is a free action, it doesn't matter whether you shoot yourself or drink, if you know that a blank will be fired
@@k-originalthe end result is the same though the blank is gone and its still its turn
I remember seeing that and thinking “the ai ACTUALLY isn’t cheating, huh?”
@@mothmanafterdark5924 though, if the dealer did turn the gun on itself, it would have had another turn and a spare beer that could have been of use later.
Markiplier accidentally being good at a game is the most Markiplier thing ever
Amen
He does have that beginners luck.
Literally and figuratively
Nah I think he's too good
Mark is the god of beginners luck
accidentally?
15:22 - Wait, so the end of the barrel magically reappearing is the only part of this entire scenario that Mark considers "a little strange"? 😂
I mean I appreciate his priorities being set straight. To be fair though, the other guy could use a better dentist
@@PeruvianPotato To be fair, he has good teeth until he takes a shotgun to the face. i dont think any person would keep their teeth after bein shot in the face
@@edymitroi8458 even worse if the demon was british
"smoking is bad for your heal-"
* gains a defibrillator charge *
"ITS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?!!?"
"OHHH NO, WAIT A MINUTE!!"
Mark: "don't you know that's bad for your health"
*gains one health*
"OHH It's GoOd For YoUr HealTh!!! 😭"
Underrated
"Oh No WaIt A mInUtE"
I laughed while eating my applesauce
@@aname9384why applesauce?
What's really funny is I got an anti vape ad right after he said that.
In the wake of Matpat and others retiring, this is a refreshing upload. Also, seeing Mark fumble his way into spooking the Dealer is hilarious.
this is how i found out matpat was retiring :(( same with jerma tbh im sad that he's taking a step back too
Matpat is retiring 😨
Tbh after seeing matpat and others retiring im just having nightmares of markiplier retiring aswell
@@TristanR2006_NLliterally I was in tears realizing him and Jack may call it quits this year!! I’m praying they give us at least another couple years of laughs and good times
@@jadetheshade jerma's retiring?
I like when mark said “you know that’s bad for your health” then the dealer’s health went up😂
Fr
Had me dying bro🤣
Dude the timing was so perfect 😂
sup
"Explain about this doctor."
"I think i was wrong all this time."
"Ulysses S. Grant, you handsome bastard!" will live rent-free in my head from now on. 😂
Mark seems to be really good at these types of games
The game is easy tbf
I love strategy games like thiw
Quick math
I wonder why...
Gotta admit, as scary as the Dealer looks, he is very honorable in this game. He even handcuffs himself when you give that to him so that you can get a chance. Respect.
yeah, for someone who looks like… that, he’s very respectable. He doesn’t even know the order, he doesn’t want to trick the player, he just wants the thrill.
@@dudeoninternetiguessOh man, don't be mean! Of course he's gonna look a little weird, he's always getting shot! ☹️💀
@@dudeoninternetiguessrespect for him to remain looking the same pretty much the whole time even though he was blasted in the face many times
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True, true. When you win, you win. No cheats. And even has the waiver, doesn't bully you into it.
... I just wonder if everyone in the world there looks like... spike-tooth monsters.
I mean, I guess the protagonist and the smoking man outside the room look normal. So what's up with the dealer? Or is it a mask?
I'm astonished that Mark on his first try finished the game without losing once
Hes the king
it's just marks natural ability
Bro actually went nuts
His gamer instincts carried him to victory
Insym did it as well
Developed by an Estonian guy as a hobby while studying English philology in Tallinn. According to his own words this game has made him a millionaire at 21. Crazy story!
I'm so happy with all these RUclipsrs retiring(just came from the game theory vid) that marks just rearranging his office. Don't gotta worry about him too much yet
don't jinx us I can't loose another comfort youtube lmao
just came from the theory vid myself, and i feel the same
I feel you, man)
I like to imagine Mark will be making content till he's seventy
After everything Mark said about his movie, I doubt he will be going anywhere. I also just came from the game theory vid
I can't believe how friggin' easy he made this game look.
It's an easy game tbf
Its too easy
Because it is
this game is stupid easy, could be more difficult if the items weren't given out as frequent
it is easy though
6:10 I swear, Mark has the best comedic timing luck ever.
I cried laughing at that part 😂
I died at that part
I was rebirthed at that part
I was reincarnated at that part
I prestiged at that part
Mark: beats game on his first try
Jack: I'm feeling lucky *shoots himself for the 3rd time in a row*
Mark’s first attempt: gets shot only twice and wins
I see that im not the only one coming here to express how happy i am seeing that Mark is still going strong on youtube. Its a shame that so many people have retired but nice to know that some of the ogs are still going.
Are you also fresh from Tom Scott flying into the sunset while hanging from a helicopter?
Far too many leaving, but then YT’s ‘golden age’ of gaming was nearly 10 years ago, although I confess that I prefer the calmer tone most of them have now, rather than the crazy energy. I was the right age for it back then, but not now 😅
@@Emily.R.Wmatpat just announced that he’s leaving RUclips as well
Just gonna sit here, watch Mark, and try to find some comfort
you also have Jocat unfortunately taking an indefinite leave from creating content, though that's due to heavy harassment unfortunately (like his parents receiving sus packages harassment)
@@Emily.R.W there is matpat too.
Markiplier: “smoking is bad!”
Dealer: “but it’s Opposite Day.”
LMAO
If that were the case, it could be implied that Mark somehow died from a shotgun shell yet never played
SMOKING IS BA-
ooooooooo that's good for your heaaaaaalth oooh noooo
Ye
This kinda demonstrates how smart Mark actually is when he isn't goofing around.
i like that he somehow managed to make his room look like its tilted
Oh no it is, he has his camera tilted lmao
@@BartyMcfarty r/woooosh
@@zkam900he was joking about how the camera was tilted because the room was tilted, you were the one who didn't get the joke
@@zkam900embarrassing aint it
@@nilevelum I did get the joke? What are you on?
The fact that Mark ended with full health is crazy! He's too smart with energy.
He that 1% of the RUclipsr. I’m surprise he did not take a break yet
He did fuck up that last round though. He should have slammed 3 beers. If he ejects the blank within those 3 beers, (75% chance to happen) then he’s sure to win. If he doesn’t, he still has a 50% chance, leaving him at the end with an 82.5% (if my mental math is right) chance at winning right there.
His choice was just to blast right away, which only gives him a 75% chance of winning.
At least it's a missed win at most lol@@stevethebarbarian9876
@@stevethebarbarian9876 🤓🤓🤓
@@stevethebarbarian9876he’d get to drunk and die💀
2:58 i like how you can actually see the dealer's face change for a split second before getting blasted
Your right it does that’s pretty cool
I LOVE the detail of the protag shaking, not only did they take pills (implied) but their playing a very dangerous game
"Is there a hard mode?" Mark really did him dirty with that 😂
Mark's face when he saw the handcuffs was absolutely priceless. We all know what Mark was thinking.
Tell us, what was he thinking?
Mark thought there was another “shotgun” in the game
@ShortSkullDog
He was thinking about bedtime adventures
@@pillowsrneededwith handcuffs?? Who’s getting arrested on the bed…
@@deeznuter4828 you are too pure my child. You must be protected
Imagine if this game had multiplayer
wait that actually would be cool as fuck
It doesn't!? Man, that would be sick.
And it should be on Play Store, knowing that it doesn't have very demanding graphics.
Made me flash back to Mark's old hand simulator vids lol
@@DiablaNaI was about to say
I can just imagine Mark, Bob and Wade killing each other while laughing maniacally
10:27 love the way he loads the shotgun
I really hope the game developer chooses to expand on this game. Its got so much potential- a multiplayer 1v1 version would be incredible.
Yeah! It definitely needs a harder mode. Would also love to see some kinda expanded backstory
I’d kill for a multiplayer mode. I can see myself having so much fun playing this with friends
Now someone's gonna make ranked buckshot roulette 💀
I like how when you get shot, it abruptly cuts to black before the defibrillator wakes you up again. Such an eerie detail to an already eerie game.
Damn even Angel Dust is getting in on Markiplier play this game. Hazbin gonna be wilddd!!!
I can’t get over this part of the game, you don’t even hear the full shot go off, it seems creepily realistic and adds so much to the game for something so little
I mean... that's just a horribly normal way to handle getting killed in first person.
What's really cool and fun is the light blinding as your eyes adjust, and the intensity of the noise and music as you're coming back to conciousness.
I love the fact that this is the exact same comment as the most liked one on alpha beta gamer video
I’m hooked
This has been a fantastic demonstration of how luck is a skill
It's about the ODDS
Luck correlate with skills
Understanding statistical probability is a skill
Luck is just luck
Well, you say that, but out of the people I've seen play this game, markiplier is the only one who actually uses enough of their items to get 4 new items every round. I'd see other people with tons of items, and I'm like, "Why aren't you using them?"
Fantasztikus 😊
Can definitely say out of all the gaming channels out there, Mark is the only one I could enjoy as a kid and still enjoy as an adult. His content doesn’t seem too forced either
2:57 you can actually pin point the moment that the dealer realizes that this is no ordinary gambler playing Buckshot Roulette
Bro went from 😀 to 😬
16:07 actually, the smartest play there is use all of the drink until you either see both blanks disappear, or until you are left with a 50/50. Then, just handcuff him, saw it, and get a guaranteed kill. You actually kinda got lucky, cause I've seen double blanks before in that last round.
Was looking for this. Good.
well no
there was a chance to just get rid of all the live rounds and leaving the blanks
not guaranteed
making it more likely to shoot a live was the best way to go there
Testing the waters on the first shell was smart, the dealer was already handcuffed, so he had margin for error. If he hit the dealer with a live, he'd only need 1 more hit out of 3 lives with 2 blanks.
Him drawing the blank meant that there were 4 lives and 1 blank, which meant that using the saw and just going for it again had an 80% chance of outright winning him the game. It wasn't going to get much better than that, and if anything, ejecting rounds had a decent chance of blowing his opportunity at immediate victory should the Blank have been the last shell left.
Even if Mark hit the first shell and not the double damage, he had more than enough health to tank whatever the dealer could throw at him during its turn thanks to his cigs and the fact that the dealer had no way to reliably skip Mark's turn without revealing the last blank and guaranteeing it would lose, or just killing itself outright. And ofc there was also the chance that Mark just hit 2 lives in a row and won the game.
Barring a huge blunder on Mark's part (as in burning through all his beers), the game was thoroughly unwinnable for the dealer at this point.
@@MeargleSchmeargle well if he drank all 4 beers the probability would be the same for a dud expect he would know the exact results and then can use his double damage more effectively
I don't think winning a 4 in 5 is "lucky". 80% is good enough. As someone else said as well, drinking the 4 beers gives you the chance of drawing out all your live rounds.
Mark proves hes surprisingly (and suspiciously) good at russian roulette
I mean, have you seen the Mark/Warfstashe lore? It's canon... Always have been..
He did go to college for engineering... didn't graduate, but he went!
@@hathorthecow7146this implies engineering students just sit around trying to shoot each other
He has also played Russian roulette on hand simulator also, that also sums up to his experience and also keeping track of events
Last I checked nerf is quite popular
3:16 I think his dog was playing also and was either happy about winning or either losing
When mark makes videos with low light web cam, you know its gonna be a banger
Ikr. I loved the lighting in this vid so much.
It sure fit the mood of this game nicely...
@@AltKaxREAL no, it makes Mark look stupid, that's why I like it
@@Jzt_Darren the man knows how to unknowingly please his audience |:]
It reminds me of old school mark videos, like the Midnight Man or early SCP
Man, it has been YEARS since I've watched Markiplier. Crazy to be sitting here as an adult, coming full circle back to one of the biggest sources of entertainment and happiness during my middle school years
Hmm, yes. You're an "adult" 😂. It's ok champ, you will be one day kiddo
@@ms.bunniesarecute2287bruv he joined this channel 8 years ago odds are he is probably 20 now if he watched mark when he was 12-13
Mark is more tolerable now for sure… im glad he finally grew up as well
@@ms.bunniesarecute2287 I'll be 22 in April. At this age, I'm technically an adult. And considering the fact that I've had to take care of my housebound family for most of my time since high school, I'd say I'm already there.
Think before you speak, it costs nothing to not be a total asshole
@@hellothere-ig6jg this isn't even my first channel. I have accounts dating back 2 to 3 years before this one
The multiplayer of this game would be absolutely flabbergasting
bit of a overreaction but alright
@@jayyoudeeee9096No no, Pvp will definitely be something
Absolutely need this.
@@jayyoudeeee9096are we the fun police or smth
@@shrewkit nerd
6:13 "don't you know that's bad for your health?"
"huuuu it's good for your health, oh no wait a minute"
Mark's level of play here is so much greater than any other RUclipsr I've seen play this game.
WHO ELSE PLAYED THIS
@@AxiEisa A few people between ManlyBadassHero and a few other RUclipsrs who cover primarily horror games.
Proto!!
Obviously my man Ryan
Mark is starting to look more and more like Keanu Reeves...
Not really
@@randychampion2137 He actually does
Careful, you might break the internet 😂
@@happyskittle286no literally they could switch and no one would know 😂
Every time Mark grows his hair someone says this
6:12 Mark, still being a master of comedic timing.
also 6:19
also 9:55
lights cigarette
“ Don’t you know that’s bad for your health? “
* heals him *
“ Eyy wait, it’s good for your health! “
i like how mark says "SKADUSH" while shooting the dealer😂
God it scares me how accurate Mark was with his guesses but when Eddie played it he died on his first try😅
Is it really that hard for people?
It's impossible to lose if you use at least 1% of your brain lmao
who's eddie?
I'm curious who Eddie is now, or was... R.I.P Eddie...
I’m not one to promote other peoples channels on someone else but since it was already brought up and people are asking they referring to RUclipsr EddieVR or rather more specifically his second channel special edd
Love the fact that he uses smart strategies and maths to win this at the first try, that's actually amazing.
Years back there was a group of MIT professors and students who got in trouble for counting cards and fleecing a bunch of casinos across the US after using a similar strategy of probabilities.
When the math teacher finally proves their point that you'll use math one day in a real life scenario:
@@Khotetsu
Casino rn:
"Nuh Uh, you smarter than me, me no no likey 😡"
did u played the game? its dumb Ai the odds are 70 to 30
the power of maths 🤓
the fact that mark finished this game in his literal first try is amazing
There's ton of people doing it on the first try, I saw this game for the first time yesterday and someone got it on first try as well
@@petrkdn8224you know it's literally luck based?
It can be even possible to just win by just shooting the Dealer without even shooting yourself, ain't that wack?
(I'm too lazy to be the nerd that calculates those odds)
@@petrkdn8224 its just luck and how you determine in your head which shell would have the higher probabily and just hope for the best
@@b3but_he_was_here464 I would say that it is around 70% Luck, as everything you get is randomised but then if you get the right things you can create a strategy that could make it easier
I got it first try, second try, third, I've never lost. It's so fun though I've played it 8 times now
"does the nubbins grow back? OhOhoHO IT DOES!" at 7:45
I dunno how but every time I see mark play a new game, he adapts so quickly to that game over and over.
except fnaf 4 💀
Unless it's getting over it 😂😂😂
@@Arionid the first night is never that bad
@@chelseahadley8270 So I'll play through-
*AHH FU-*
i think because after so many different video games, they become easy to adapt to
I swear if only “hold my beer” was ever a person.
This is the kind of game you can revisit, even after beating it. Love the minimal, dark, moodiness like old horror games. The club music makes it seem truly a slavic criminal organization, gotta love it.
This game has my writer and artist instincts firing on all cylinders. I'm just imagining the whole setting, picturing the muffled gunshots from the club pov, collecting "roulette lingo" in my head, making up character designs (life tubes coming out of their skin? powered by weird electricity? russian-esque clothing influence? gas masks? sci-fi tones? grimy color schemes obviously.) God now I really want to make a book based on this but I know I probably cant lol
@@reydragonclaw1128
Hey don’t let anything like copyright stop you from still making the story! As long as u keep it to yourself and few others that aren’t related to the game creator, while also giving credit to him, it should be safe
the music in the background adds so much to this game man I love it
Mark has said before whenever going into a new competitive game he does incredibly well the first time, and then he falls into mediocre hell. Fortunately the first time was all he needed.
I think mark is the type of guy who likes to explore new things and get bored by the same thing easily.
Its hilarious how chill the dealer is
opening this video and seeing mark shrouded in darkness and just not thinking anything if it cause his light is haunted is just part of the markiplier fanbase experience
Darkiplier reference? 🤔
@@MrMaguire221bno his light is just broken
Who just came from the vid about matpat leaving? Just a matter of time before mark also leaves❤ Hope it's not soon...
@@OhioButMakeItEmo uh why would he?? xD
His probability and luck and smartness carried the whole video he is really the main character
Buckshot Roulette: a horrific game about cutting life support, addiction, and suicide.
Mark: it’s about the ODDS!!
why does everything have to have a hidden meaning now, its a stupid cheap game about putting a spin on russian roulette, nothing else
It's not hidden, it's pretty obvious.
where does it say anywhere about anyone cutting off life support, or being addicted to things, its a game that took 2 months to build that you play for 20 minutes and think "damn that was good, on to the next one" your theories dont mean anything
@@MrRockTable it's not overt, at least not to the point it's slapping you in the face. it's about what you yourself take from the game. that isn't a hidden meaning, but it's your own interpretation of the situation. it's perfectly reasonable however to connect this game to certain themes like addiction. for example, when you die in the first rounds you're left in the bathroom with a charge and your character goes back in to start again. as a player you have no choice in this, save turning the game off. you're driven by a force you can't control, as if addicted.
The game doesn't have it's own grandstanding message, it's just something that can give you something to think on, if you decide to.
@@crazyscopes4632
Saying that a product is “about” x, y, and z when you’re just giving headcanon is disingenuous.
The lack of foreground lighting, the incandescent background lighting, and dutch angle shot in Mark's camera makes it look like it's from an ancient Markiplier video.
Exactly the vibes I was getting
I’m Dutch, did you call me?
@@JanBosman507 Yes, your angles are getting all over my RUclips video, sir. Please advise.
“Don’t you know that’s bad for your health”
“AEUU NOO ITS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH”
Favorite moment at 6:12 😂
Ikr😂
@@deelijahauguste4331 That's a good one!
2:35 me when I'm thinking
Dude:*gets cigarettes*
Mark:”hey that’s bad for your health!”
**dude’s health goes up**
Mark:😮
I had the same reaction as well😅😂
W
I love how so many other people struggle so much with this game and mark just ends up winning his first playthrough
8:10 I didn't know, the dealer could actually shoot himself. And the confused, surprised reaction of Mark just takes the cake.
I know I'm late but I did just watch a breakdown vid about this game's ai and found it only knows the loaded shell under two circumstances:
1) magnifying glass
2) the last shell that was loaded.
Everything else is a 50/50 coin flip on who the dealer shoots.
everyone talking about how he won "without knowing the rules" or something
bro its basic maths
he literally spells it out while he calculates it
17:13 “Ulysses S. Grant you handsome bastard” 😭
Is that a reference to something or is it just one of many of Mark's random words?
No, that was the person on the dollar bills in the game.
14:37 HE DID THE THING
WILHELM SCREAM
It's edited
There goes another wilheim
@@MewthZerooh I know~ I just meant it was a good use of it
I love how the Dealer plays fair.
Its literally a Russian Roulette but with fun twists
Wish it had more stuff. Feels very empty.
@@tonyravioli1982 I'm pretty sure that's the point in a way. Its one of those games that are not meant to be packed with content. Its meant to be an experience that you go through that doesn't last long but it makes every second count.
I saw this video half-asleep and thought John Wick was playing this game for a second
Yo! Same! 😂
I actually love the concept of how this video game is played and conveyed. The crunchy filter mixed with very real objects makes the game feel off in a way, which adds to the feel. The rave in the background adds an even scarier aspect to the game. To me it feels like you are zoning out of life to risk your own. The shaking hand movements when the gun is held, and the suspense if the round is blank or live. This game is a disturbing masterpiece.
The funniest detail i love about this is that mark got four beers despite the fact he physically cannot drink
and because he cannot drink he didn't chug them to get rid of the last blank
I remember seeing this guy who took 138 tries at this game, and mark just did it first try.
A true giga chad.
😊
I don't understand how someone can struggle with this, the game is extremely simple and it's hard to actually die to the ai
@@JoyfulBell ;(
@@chenn2749 noob
@@JoyfulBell yeah i know
*Mark*
> doesnt have the irish luck Jack has
>Wins on his first attempt
>Leaves
*Jack*
> Has irish luck
> Loses 5+ times
>Wins after many loses
>Leaves
I appreciate you Mark. With so many of my OG creators retiring, I appreciate you still being here. Thank you for the years of memories man
U mean Matt?
Brock moo snuckle is retiring as well and others moving away from their original content and full time creation@@melissabitton7399
This game does the atmosphere it’s trying to go for almost perfectly. Most will try but end up being too boring or derivative, but this feels scary while also tapping into that competitive part of your brain. It mixes mechanics with ambience into a near perfect blend while also seeming fresh
I'm so glad that Mark isn't leaving and he's just rearranging his office.
Matpat? 😢
what would make you think he's leaving? he's working on the movie.
@flamingwedge9559 Several big name youtubers have retired this year, so I think everyone is just a bit paranoid.
@@flamingwedge9559All my childhood is stopping youtube fulltime.
15:20 "That's tragic".
Mark cracks me up even between my different channels 😭😭😭