It certainly looks interesting, but it also seems to have the same problem most, if not all, point-and-click adventure games have: getting stuck somewhere, and having to wait for events to trigger, and getting the right combination of items to make things work. Still, I'm liking this channel and the stuff you post. I like the obscure.
I wouldn't call this a rip off channel at all! More like a channel in the same genre of GrimBeard and others. With his channel leaning towards longer, more in depth videos, it's refreshing to see a page doing more bite-sized looks into games that never got their time in the spotlight. Keep it up!
agreed. to Dungeon Chill: you definitely (imo) don't come off like you're aping his style and I think it's clear that you're two individuals with individual personalities, senses of humor and ways of editing. my primary reason for liking Grim Beard so much is not for the stylistic choices he makes but rather for the games he decides to feature, many of which were previously unknown to me. I think the same of you, after watching and enjoying several of your videos. whatever you're doing, please keep it up!
@gianpyres3 thanks for recommending this one. It was quite an adventure making. Aside from having some issues with the game itself (that I mention in the video), I also had trouble with my editing software while putting the thing together. Maybe this game really is cursed... Anyway, hope you all enjoy!
Very cool video about plague of the moon!, im so happy finally seeing recognition about it, and also, plague of the moon isn't the only game that gabe and rebelsoft released. He released lord of destruction part 1 in 1995 and probably he might had made other games, but they are unfortunately lost to the sands of times.
Whaaat? That’s awesome. I couldn’t find any other info about other games they developed on Moby Games, MyAbandonware or anywhere else. It makes you wonder how many other cool games are just lost to time.
@@dungeonchill Yeah, it's so sad if stop to think about games that sometime were available on the internet in the past and now they are completely lost, and also, if you want to make a video about this other game gabe made, as the only mentions of it are a livestream on yt and some forums posts from 2013. I can send you a link that i made myself for archival purposes.
@@BNK2442 Hey, yeah i know about that post on reddit, that post made me search for gabe's other games, anyway i already have Lord of destruction part 1 that i found on a russian forum and already archived on Internet Archive for anyone to play it! And also aparently there was also a Lord of destruction part 2 that i found mentions of it while using HxD editor on the EXE of part 1...
Dude was such a low key narcissist, its hilarious. He's not a total crazed asshole like Caravaggio or anything, but Dürer does this crazy detailed, flattering self portrait just to do a the equivalent of a Useless Red Circle moment on himself for a physician, when he literally could have just said that he feels pain at/under a specific rib. Fascinating dude
I noticed that nobody else seemed to mention it, but it's interesting that the main character of this game is a witch named Alucarda and there is also a nun named Justine. It seems like this game may have been inspired by the 1977 film Alucarda, as the names and themes of witches and hell are present in both, but that's about where the similarities end.
A brief comment on the grim beard explanation. As a creator your audience sees your works as a cake, they don’t think hey this guys cake is copying that cake, they simply think “awe yeah 2 cakes” plus I think grimbeard would be happy with more retro game videos on RU-vid too
No joke. This game is super good quality for dos games back then and with a widespread publisher and a little marketing it could have made some money. The alchemy and combat mechanic look super interesting and really innovative in the stale adventure market of the early 90's.
I remember stumbling upon this game in one of those "1000 games in one" shovelware packs years ago, and until seeing it again recently, I swore that this game was just a strange figment of my imagination. It's so weird to see it resurface like this, exactly as esoteric and freaky as I remembered it to be.
I love the honesty towards your inspiration by Grim Beard; the dude makes some great content. Anyone who makes witty reviews of DOS-era games and the likes of the 90s will get my subscription!
I almost wonder if the full version of the game was going to either have a different story entirely, or the shareware version just truncated the story and brought the ending up much earlier on into the game. It feels hard to believe the full version would have more story after the point the demo left off on.
As a big Grimbeard fan myself I like your content a ton. You deffo have your own vibe and I like seeing what new weird stuff you cover, you're doing good work.
Agree. I subbed to Dungeon Chill on DC's own merits. Adore Grim, I know several parts of his long videos --- like Parasite Eve --- by heart bc I watch it so often, Grim's one of my all time favourite RU-vid artists...but Dungeon Chill is Dungeon Chill & I enjoy the current channel content as well as being excited to see how DC's artistic voice develops. We all have role models when we start creating things --- as someone who's interviewed 100s of artists of all ages, it apparently doesn't stop --- & if Grim inspires DC to experiment...well, that's like the best compliment one can get, as an artist.
Here's a handy lil tip when it comes to running games in DOSBox. If you drag the game executable over the DOSBox executable, DOSBox will just launch the game. This even works using the DOSBox shortcut if you happen to have one on your desktop. No messing around with DOS command line BS. I'm sure there's times when you'll want to dig straight in to the command line aspect of DOSBox, but if I'm just looking to run a game as fast as possible, that's just about the easiest way there is.
I remember trying this one out, back in the day. I really liked the art style, and interface. Never ended up finishing it though. I also haven’t heard of Grimbeard, so I’ll have to check him out.
The ending of this video made me laugh, and I appreciate you for showing off this interesting, neat, little game. The art for it was really well done and it had such style. I hope your channel does well, you deserve it!
Anytime I see old obscure DOS games I think of the obscure game I played as a kid called Last Half of Darkness. It has a charming, rudimentary old school pixel art style and you point and click to progress through rooms and use things. It has a fairly creepy vibe for what it is and actually gave me a jumpscare as a kid lol.
Won't lie man, I understand where the self-consciousness comes from, but I was an active viewer of your channel before I even looked in Grimbeard's direction... guess I was busy with RagnarRox in the meantime. This is way late, but just thought I would give the encouragement. Nothing is original. All things we enjoy or people we look up to were inspired by others. I am just glad I have yet another review channel to add to the top of my favorites list.
If you enjoyed the combat system, it reminds me of the old game "Waxworks". A real awesome, creepy gem- and also infamous for it's troublesome audio files, similar to the Roland debacle.
Good stuff you're making here. I like the "chill" theme you've got going on here; It reminds me of going to a friend's house to play video games when I was young. I also appreciate the commentary on the old DOS shenanigans and workarounds to get stuff running again, though I personally would probably like it more if the video wasn't an entire walkthrough of the game. Anyway, I think you'll fit just fine amongst veterans like Accursed Farms and Mandalore Gaming. Keep up the good work =)
Thanks! I’m glad that the chill-ness comes through. I’m still working on finding a balance with the story segment. Especially for these older games, I know a lot of people would rather just see a condensed version than play through it themselves. But yeah, maybe half the vid is a bit much. Thanks for the feedback!
You're dope. Grimbeard's dope. I found your channel primarily because I was looking for more stuff with a similar vibe to his, like you said, and while I can see the similarities, your own voice is clear. That said, always good to cite influences and what not.
Awesome, i am glad this video was made, this game always intrigued me, i remember playing it and wanting to play the full version so bad but alas it was never fully released, great video and thanks for considering my recommendation! (I mentioned it to GrimBeard aswell in the comments on one of his videos but doubt he read it lol )
@@dungeonchill I really enjoyed it, although not as obscure, if you want more DOS horror/adventure jank, I'd recommend the Last Half Of Darkness there's 3 on DOS and then the series got a sort of reboot, I wish your channel all the best and many more subs, you deserve it.👍
I took it as inspiration, for sure. Nothing wrong with that. Your vibe's already distinct enough you don't need to bother taking anyone insinuating... things. Anyway... back to the video. Been waiting since I found it on lunch break.
I goddamn knew there was a reason I vibed with this channel, a fellow GGN member ONE OF US, ONE OF US!! And nah dude, I never got the impression you was "ripping him off" you're doing your own thing be confident on that front, there indeed needs to be more vibes like that on RU-vid.
oh man, the character design, color palette and general melted-pixel art is so entrancing. the game reminds me of a really cool old school dnd campaign or something
Thanks for sharing such a cool game! The bit at the end got me good, but then i started laughing really hard 😂 love your content, i appreciate your effort!
That bit about the Underworld sound is very interesting. I watched Lobos Jr play through it and he was lightly mocking the piano footsteps the whole way through, just putting it down to it being an old game.
I never thought I'd hear anyone ever talk about this game. I played the shareware version of this as a kid, and could never make it very far, but I loved it dearly. Thanks for covering this. It means a lot.
From what I've seen of you so far I wouldn't really say you're doing anything particularly derivative of Grimbeard that he himself isn't already doing which is derivative of others that came before him. His videos are fine for what they are, but they tend to focus on what I'd call the 'faux obscure' - games that are usually only "obscure" to people who have never played anything outside of the Top 40's chart, i.e. games like Destiny, Overwatch, FIFA, Fortnite and Madden and zoomers. Again, his videos aren't bad at all, it's just that the majority of the games he covers have already been covered dozens upon dozens of times by others. It's good to see people like yourself who are giving more of a chance to the actually obscure, like this game, instead of retreading once again upon the path of the comfort-food "obscure".
I like the general premise of the story. A horror game about a woman in the middle ages who tries to avenge her mother and and to this end performs apparently satanic rituals. It has a lot of "maybe *I'm* the evil one?!" potential for ambiguity and shocking twists. Unfortunately modern high budget horror games very rarely take place during the middle ages / witch purges. And they lack moral ambiguity, you are just the good guy fighting evil zombies.
Oh my god, last night i was literally trying to figure out if you were like non-GrimBeard or something lol. there should be more content like you guys on youtube.
The combat is similar to Horrorsoft's Elvira Mistress of the Dark and Waxworks games. Unsure if other adventure games also did that type of combat too. Always interesting seeing more games like those.
Would love to see a run down on Vangers! Basically if Cruelty Squad was a racing game from 98. Bugs and aliens and flesh machines. Awesome art direction
Oh wow, this looks awesome. And a racing roleplaying game. I actually love racing games, and probably won't get a chance to cover them on the channel unless they're some weird crossover thing like this. Thanks for the rec! I'm adding it to the list.
The difference between you and him, is that your content is actuall a 100 times better, no kidding, I just feel like your videos have a certain style to them, which his fail to grasp, also I think that he sometimes takes way to much time with a video, pulling it into a drag, but your are just riiiiight. Also I never missed one video of yours keep it up!
Oh yes it's confirmed you're a Grimbeard fan. The formula was obvious. You're also filling a void when there's no new grim uploads. You're the chillstep Grimbeard.
Grimbeard, Marsh, Mandalore, BrothersBasement, Sseth, WickedWiz, GamingHarry, Firescale20, ThorHighHeels. You, Majuular, and Retcon404 are the latest I've found. You're in good company, keep it up. The comfiness and familiarness of the videos is very calming. And having someone that can say something at least a little deeper than reading the back of a gamebox, seems to be a rare skill on youtube.
I actually like that RU-vid has been recommending me actually good smaller content creators lately like Majuular and this channel. Haven't heard of some of the people you listed but I'll check them out. If you care about a Playstation 1 especially obscure Japanese only PS1 titles check out Sean Seanson. Dude is really underrated, makes good videos and I'm glad he actually has a positive outlook and doesn't just circlejerk "Game bad." I'm getting really tired of all the negative "game bad" channels, well I guess WickedWiz falls in that category but I like how he's playing actually bad games and not just repeating "Spider-Man 2/Starfield/God of War is sooo bad" bullshit for views.
@@Gatorade69 Thanks! I feel like I've ate thru most of those guy's videos and it's really hard to find new content. I just watched one of Sean's videos, and I think you would prolly really like ThorHighHeels. He does the same kind of thing with old imported PS1 games. Except his is prolly a little more lazy and laid back in the language. Thanks again and good luck.
Lil Indie DOS games like this are so cool. Digging the aesthetic and tech of this game from that time period. Hopefully more of these lesser known games can get exposure and preservation. :)
15:33 I got to the end of Septerra Core, an old pseudo-JRPG game I played as a kid and wanted to finally finish a year or so back, and after beating the final boss, it tossed me back to the world map and I had to re-enter the boss chamber. It just kept doing that. Every time I'd beat him, the game would loop back in on itself. I had to watch the ending online. I was *irritated.* I mean sure, I had beaten the game so whatever, I earned it, but at the same time... I didn't. Held back on a technicality. Drives me nuts. I had a similar thing happen with Overlord: Raising Hell on PC. There were all sorts of problems with the PC port, it just doesn't work well anymore, but among them was how the Raising Hell expansion areas (the "abyss" zones) all had not only the audio issues that were infrequent in the base game, but also very specific instances that caused crashing. Beating the final boss of the DLC was one of those instances. I had to watch that online, too, though I had beaten it once before on PC before the port decayed from the ravages of time (new drivers, new hardware, new OS; whatever it is that causes old games to have compatibility issues with modern PCs, it happened to Overlord 1 and 2). Fortunately, RPCS3 has come a long way, so when I replayed it just a few days back, I beat it using the PS3 version on my PC with bumped up resolution so it didn't look like a fat kid just got done eating chicken wings and touched my screen.
I like Grimbeard's videos, but I must say the lack of skits in yours is much preferred. As far as skits go Grimbeard's are far from the worst (we're not talking Channel Awesome) but I'd rather just get to the point instead of all of the ghost dog talking computer stuff or whatever the lore is. Also the sudden super-loud almost jumpscare-esque transitions make his stuff difficult to put on in the background. tl;dr You do you; you is good :)
I liked the video, but this "I am strongly inspired by Grimbeard" apologetic segment made me wince. As long as you are not repeating someone else's ideas word for word and putting effort into expressing what YOU think and believe, you can speak with the exact same voice and intonation as someone else, yet be completely original. Please find peace in your mind. Nobody accuses you but yourself. Realize that you are your own person. Love and peace to you! Thank you for the content.
I'd say, if you want to take some suggestions on your presentation, do make sure to break down your commentary in different sections. Right now, it seems quite a little bit all over the place. For example, if you're talking about the game, do not shoehorn in your inspiration from an other RU-vidr or talk about DOS, you should have a different section for that, not in between the already ongoing topic. 7 minutes into the video and you still aren't talking about what you're actually presenting. LGR's videos can be quite inspirational in this regard.
Okay, the aesthetic of this game kicked loose an old memory - I remember playing a game with an incredibly similar visual vibe, but the alchemy was much more involved, I want to say lots of fanciful colours. And a weird amount of nudity and blood? Close to this but not quite. Anyone have any ideas?
Was it the Elvira RPG? I remember playing it a long time ago, it was a DOS game that had an alchemy system and similar combat to this game. No nudity but there was some sexiness and some pretty gory deaths too. There was also one sequel that I know of.
I'm a big Grimble fan, and I wouldn't say this is a knockoff channel at all! He didn't invent mining niche old games for content, and you guys have pretty different styles of presentation and comedy. So don't beat yourself up. Good vid.
This is a really good video and your style of narration + scriptwriting is very appealing! but if i have to hear one more youtuber call FM synth music "just a bunch of farts" i'm going to undergo my darkest metamorphosis yet
I'm not saying all FM synth sounds like farts. But Wizardry 7 specifically has an excellent FM synth soundtrack that, imo, sounds bad just played through the "PC speaker" sound settings. If you had a Roland sound card or can emulate one, it's heavenly.
Bro I got addicted to Grimbeard on my vacation, watched basically everything and I was SO HAPPY WHEN I FOUND YOUR CHANNEL. I dig the format so much and it's cool that there's basically more I get to watch of my new favorite youtube vibe lol so thank you, you shouldn't be worried at all!
Been trying to search for the registered version for years. I wouldnt mind paying Gabe for a full version copy, if he is 1. still alive and 2. contactable
In music, they say something like good artists borrow, great artists steal. Well it's steal in that you take their ideas and make it your own, your own twist to it. If you like that channel and their ideas, run with it. Take what you like and give it your own twist.
As someone who was a kid of age to play some PC games during the DOS days, I feel your pain dude. I remember having to configure and launch everything via prompts but as a kid I had no clue what I was doing so I had written down all these commands and locations because my understanding wasn't there. Don't even get me started on the damn sound cards. I remember messing with SoundBlaster and a bunch of others and half the time i'd just give up and assume the weird sounds were purposeful.
I highly doubt a true full version ever really existed. He was likely hoping to make enough money on mail orders to be able to pay for voice acting etc. Clearly that didnt pan out. At most maybe there were some neat death scenes sitting on an old hardrive somewhere. Guess Greg was a true early access pioneer.
Have to admit, you got me with that ending! Normally jump scares piss me off, but that one was fun and you didn't try to explode my eardrums through my headphones, so I'll let it slide. Really liking your channel so far. I enjoy your style and vibe, and I'm always interested in informative videos on obscure old games I've never heard of. Never heard of GrimBeard, but I'll give him a look too if he's an influence on this tone you've got going on. Keep up the good work! It's a rare treat to find a gaming channel I click with, and a fair number of them unfortunately haven't lasted, so I wish you luck and success in your work.
It’s funny you mentioned Grimbeard, because I just started watching his videos, but I’ve been following you for longer. I think you have a vibe all your own, and the type of games you cover are more niche and along the lines of what really does it for me.
I found this channel on accident when I was looking for something else and your Echo Night review was linked in the Reommendations off to the side. I didn't watch it yet though; I decided to come through your videos to see what other type of stuff you look at. Hence why I'm getting to this one first, and man oh man, hearing that you like Grimbeard and want more stuff with that kinda vibe out there on RU-vid is music to my ears! SUBBED! The amount of cool obscurities you seemed to have looked at already - Lunacy, D2, Wachenroder, Peripetia (which I've never heard of before).... - I was pretty much sold on your channel just based on that kinda output. But putting out more Grimbeard-inspired content on more too-obscure games is definitely a mission statement I can get behind! Show me all the weird and wonderful games ya got!
Bro, I genuinelly thought last night when I found this channel that it was a sneaky GB second channel(you nailed the style to a T, felt the magic). Love his stuff and I also love yours. We need more reviews like this! This is should be flattering.
