I Went Insane Playing Alone in the Dark 

The "*chuckles* I'm in danger" really got me lmao

when you said ‘as a 19 year old in 2023,’ i had to pause the video to process the fact that you’re only a year older than me. your videos are great - you speak clearly and coherently, getting your point across concisely, and what you have to say is really interesting. more power to you for getting through this janky game, and i hope you keep making videos (especially about the strange men anthology, your video’s got me playing the crooked man and it’s an awesome game i wouldn’t have found without your video, so thank you)

oh my god i would ragequit so fast playing this. kudos for actually making it through lol

"Take the arrows, and *moonwalk* outta there as fast as possible, like a TRUE GAMER" Alright, take you've earned a sub from that 😅

It's honestly hard to believe you haven't been making videos for longer than a month. After watching all of your videos, it's insane how great the quality of your videos is and yet you don't have more subs! There's a lot of people who have said that already, but seriously, your content slaps (in a good way). I'm glad I'll be able to say I've been here since under 5 thousand subs lol. We will watch your career with great interest!

The fact that this guy doesn't have AT LEAST 1 million subs should be a crime.

I got this game back in 1994 for the 3DO. (Yes, I was one of the twelve people who bought one. The Goldstar model too, not the Panasonic.) I loved the premise for the game and it started a lifelong love of horror games. I did eventually finish it but I rage quit countless times before doing so. I remember thinking I'll play as Carnby first then Hartwood on the second go around. There was no second playthrough. Great video Ben!

I find your voice very soothing but I would quit this game the 3rd time I died. You're criminally underrated

I tried playing a free demo for this game when I was a kid; think it came with some kind of legacy collection my dad bought or something. I tried the first room a lot of times with no actual hint of what I was supposed to do. That was probably my first ragequit. Ah, the memories...

The reason you were probably having a hard time "sprinting" was because you are most likely using a modern keyboard. During the DOS era, keyboards naturally had what was called a "half press" state. Meaning that the keys could be lightly pressed for certain functions, or really hard pressed "full press" for another. Usually only the arrow keys had this function, but there were many keyboards that had all the keys with this function. It was because for typing, you could only use the arrow keys to move your position when typing (aka no mouse). So a "half press" moved you one position at a time slowly, and a "full press" moved your position either really fast or to the end of the column/row. Modern keyboards don't typically have this function anymore and are usually an off/on thing. Or, if the function is in the keyboard, you have to long press the key to activate a "full press." You can get modern keyboards that have that old functionality, but they are more expensive, generally considering "loud" for the clacking noise, but they are very customizable. I agree that a lot of the older games (especially DOS) were needlessly hard and/or had really clunky mechanics. However, modern games are stupidly easy in comparison and in order to make a game "harder" they generally just make all the enemies into bullet sponges while also limiting your ammo. Don't get me wrong, I love a lot of modern games and there are some older games that I would legitimately NEVER play again because of how stupidly hard they are. However, I feel like the older games had an excuse that everything was experimental (ESPECIALLY control mapping) with no set rules. And sometimes the no set rules created some really unique games with interesting gameplay mechanics that have been used a lot to standardize modern games. I wish that more modern games were a bit more experimental without every game journalist needlessly critiquing it unfairly for trying something new. For instance, people heavily critiqued the fact that Skyward Sword had a stamina wheel that was new to the Zelda series. Honestly, I think that the addition was great and inventive to make Link feel more like a real person that could get tired and it made the game interesting so that you had to be more tactful in how you fought/did puzzles. However, several years later BOTW comes out and they didn't really critique the stamina wheel half as much (though there were a fair bit who still hate it) because it added more depth to Link's fighting ability. The also improved the function by allowing players to upgrade how much stamina that they could work with. It's this kind of experimental gameplay mechanics that make games more interesting. It's just too bad that the game journalist's really focused on hating the fact that weapons had a durability that would make them break (which technically isn't a new mechanic in rpgs, but is in hack & slash games). But that has even evolved in the new Tears of the Kingdom if you look at the Nintendo directs that show gameplay of Link being able to modify weapon durability.

It's hard to believe that you HAVEN'T been doing this for years considering the quality of your content, I gotta say this is some talent and I can't wait to see how large your channel will become! Keep up the good work!

Good job on somehow finishing the game, I don't know how you didn't go insane. Incredible video as always

I do not comment, but I couldn't help myself from applauding 1) your dedication to finishing these games you choose to play, and 2) your editing and narration quality. As I have noticed, you choose a somewhat unique angle of narration, and not only explain the game (if you can), but also tell it in a story-like fashion (most notable in your video on "The Crooked Man") with nice humor. One of the lines in particular (2:42: "Open a door? Buh-bye~") had me genuinely laughing. I will certainly continue to watch your future videos, and wholly intend on sticking around for some time. Great work, Ben!

Alone in the dark i love this game not only because of the survivor but also how the use lovecraft mythos also carnaby become my favorite horror protagonist

This is one of the funniest game reviews I've ever seen. Another great video!

Came for Alone in the Dark, and the Hotel Dusk soundtrack was a pleasant surprise! Awesome choice, it brought back memories! Love your subjects for videos, the admiration for Ghost Trick is what brought me to your channel.

Weirdly comfortable videos, Not a style I see very often anymore. I’ve binged a few of your vids. Stay strong. I definitely think you need wayyy more recognition for your videos. Amazing stuff, keep it up ^w^

There’s is something incredibly sweet about the “Thank you for 100 subscribers :)” considering the fact that not even a week later your channel is closer to 20k than to 100 Well deserved too but I hope you aren’t pushing yourself too hard cranking out videos 💖

This guy is absolutely phenomenal, through the editing, to the commentary and everything else, this guy is one of the only few who have made me stay

When I watched one of your videos I genuinely thought “Wow, this is really amazing and well made, I’ll go ahead and subscribe.” But then I saw your video count, view count, and subscriber count, and oh my goodness, you are heavily underrated. You make some seriously well made content, as well as your thumbnails and general art is really nice to look at. Basically both of those are really good too. Listening to your well detailed opinions and overviews of these games are amazing, the editing is spectacular and the soundtracks you add is a nice addition, and another thing, your comedy and the timing on it is also really amazing. I watched every one of your videos too, and I cannot wait for more. I cannot believe you are this small as such an amazing creator. I pray literally the best happens to you, you deserve a lot of support.

I found you from your video about OFF. I had never heard of the game but the name compelled me to know more about it. Thanks to that video I have found not one, but two of my favorite things. The first is OFF itself. And the second is your channel. I’m happy to let you know you have earned a long time fan.

I just wanna say he has a beautiful way of speaking, Calm and modest yet intriguing. It helps me sleep without getting bored! Hope you get more attention you deserve, And have a good day.

9:10 caught me so off guard I choked on my water omg

The zombies were like "soup time"

To think that this game was one of the main inspirations towards Resident Evil is impressive, considering how much of an impact Resident Evil had on the horror genre.

This man has some of the greatest videos on RU-vid. He deserves the like nine thousand subs he got in less than a week.

I only watch youtube when doing homework, so I have background noise, but your video is the first to actually make me pause the video cause I was too invested and could not focus :) Love the work and can't wait to watch more.

WOOOO!! You’re channel’s growing! I’m so happy to see you gain the much-deserved attention! Really proud of you, man!

I’m super happy this channel is growing fast! I just found it and subscribed so fast- The care and production is top notch. We need more content like this:’)

I think the way you commentate really works with your scripting, and you honestly have a good enough tone here to rival some other creators of similar categories that have been at it far longer-when I first found this channel I could hardly believe you had existed for less than three months. You have lots of potential, so I wanna stick around and see what happens :)

Youre growing so fast!!! You were 9.33k just yesterday and you are already at 12k?! IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU YOU DESERVE IT😭😭😭

Aaaaaaand I just finished watching all your videos. Your voice sounds really good for video essays and you are really good at summing up your experience with a game. Can't wait for the next video :D

i didnt know you were new to this until i went to binge what i thought would be a large back catalogue. good shit man

Binged all your videos, keep up the awesome work! Love the commentary, editing, humor and art! You got this!

Man im suprised by quality of your videos mate. You need to have a lot more subscribers for such a good work

It's wild to me that your channel is barely a month old and you already have amazing quality! Also you had 50 subscribers when you released your crooked man video? Congrats on 13k and I can't wait to watch your channel grow

I really enjoy the commentary and the nice musical background 😌 You’re voice is also nice to listen to and the games you look over are so interesting. I’m definitely going to keep coming back for new videos 😄

You're very underrated, love your narration and thumbnails and just listening to the video in the background keeps me entertained!

Watching the subscription count increase by 1k in the last 2 hours is so satisfying. Definitely well deserved. Keep up the good content

A chill guy who talks about horror games, seems right for me

I actually find this channel informative and hilarious at the same time, found your channel yesterday keep up with the good content Ben 👍

here before this channel blows up

Just wanted to tell you that you instantly became one of my favorite channels. Amazing videos, dood.

Well well, stumbled upon the channel looking around for reincsrnated videos, I really enjoy your tone of voice and how calmly you narrate the game and your opinion lol, great content! Looking forward for more reviews and game summaries (really wnjoyed looking at OFF, a game ive been curious but never played or followed a gameplay)

you are like. my role model rn. im getting into making videos, and to know your only 3 years older then me is actually a really good inspiration

idk how I found your channel, but its right up my alley. I'm really surprised that your presentation is so clean and good looking being a brand new channel, keep it up!

So i got to know about your channel from your video banban reincarnated. I liked your commentary it's pretty damn impressive. Then i got hooked to watch all of your videos xd. Gotta say you really are underrated, a hidden gem in the vast sea so called "RU-vid". i like your content. Keep up the good work man!

Honestly, you’re definitely one of my favorite lesser known RU-vidrs now after just 2 videos. Your videos are professional, your voice is calming, and the way you cover topics are not only informational, but also really feel like a friend talking about what they’re passionate/angry about. Your art is also phenomenal! It really captures the vibe of the games you play and yourself! Keep up the good work!

I absolutely love your video style and artstyle, surprised you have less than 10k subs, but sure that soon you'll get a lot more!

Just discovered your content like an hour ago, and ive been binging ur vids since then !! i love a good commentary/analysis video on an obscure horror game i would otherwise have no idea about. im very excited for future content and growth of ur channel :]

Bro... HOW do you have only 1k subs, your one of the most underrated people i have ever seen, new sub.

Awesome content, keep doing stuff like this

Dang, already at over 12K Subs! Congrats, dude! Love your videos, keep up the good work!

The hotel dusk music at the beginning of the video was so well suited

Dude thank you for making content like this ;3; This gives me a boost of joy that really brightens my day

The "Thank you for 100 Subscribers" message is *very* fun at the end of this video, considering I think I've seen your subscriber count go up by about ~300 subscribers over the course of watching your video catalog today.

Honestly i am so glad i bumped into this channel this is a great content!

Good old early 90s moon logic and soft-locking, you got to love it.

Just watched all of your Videos. Amazing Work.

Just binge watched all the vids , you have great content , keep up the good work 👍

I just started watching you and I’m already binging your videos. Can’t wait for the next (also nice choice of music wink wink) (also also I love your humour so much)

Holy moly your videos are so good, keep it up man! i am sure you will make it up big, i hope i can be like you one day(when i have free time to make videos)

I love your videos! Please keep making more :)

Love your use of Hotel Dusk music!

Really enjoy your content! And the fun art on the thumbnails

It might’ve been a terror to get through, but it was HILARIOUS to watch

Every soundtrack you pull from for videos is always recognizably great stuff and ik this isn't the subject but you have excellent taste in games. The OG Persona theme remix from P3 Tartarus floors made me smile. :)

Man so glad to see some youngsters really do their best at making video game reviews. Good job man like all the power to ya with how ya word thjngs and more

You gotta understand; , we had NEVER seen a game do what this game did and it really was mind blowing to the PC scene at the time. It walked so Resident Evil and everything after could run. Yes, it's silly now to think that polygon'd fat killer birds scared the poop out of players, but it did. Even if it aged like milk, it's earned it's place in gaming history and I will always love it for the good times back then.

Man, the fact you're 19 and trying out oldschool games like this is pretty awesome. Learning about where we came from game wise and how things developed is actually really important! By playing this, you now know just how much work has gone into making modern games more accessible/fun to interact with. I find Alone in the Dark Charming but... yeaaah it ain't a 'Good Game' in terms of actually trying to play it. It's a pity so many really good/interesting/important horror games are so inaccessible for people to play due to not easily having access to them (without throwing up the cross bones). Rule of Rose, Illbleed, the original iterations of the Silent Hill Games, Haunted Grounds...

For a relatively new RU-vidr, your vids are high quality. Can't wait to see how much you grow. Keep up the great work mate

I just found your channel today and I absolutely adore it.

dude, you have *such* a cool narration style. I liked your Banban Reincarnated video; same goes for this. please keep creating content!!

Bro you are extremely underrated, recently subscribed, you got some engaging and interesting content

Just discovered you today and honestly im a big fan already. Subbed with all notifs on.

Love this guys stuff and I can't wait for more videos. Perfect to food to.

just found the channel and ohmygod your video are absolutely bangers!!

A classic survival horror game with tank controls miss those days 😏😏

There was this guy, in 2011 that introduced me to this game his name was "Coolio The Gamer". Funniest videos I saw during those times. Hasn't uploaded in like 13 years? Still, thank you for making this video cause it feels like you reached into my brain and showed me a memory of when I was like 5.

yeah, the fun part of playing old games is seeing stuff and going "man, why haven't we done stuff like that again!" but the down side is you'll also go "yep, its good we didn't do stuff like that again." example, just beat silent hill 2 for the first time. I love how pyramid head shows up there's nothing fancy about it, he just shows up with a sword or spear and beats the snot out of you. really takes you more by surprise when you don't hear his stomping or some themesong when he shows up like most modern big bad enemys. that being said, boy, the fact that I can't pick up anything in very visible and not that dimly lit area because my flashlight is off is stupid.

i have no clue how you where able to soldier through this but well done! i enjoyed the video, thank you, have a nice day (:

Just saw this video, haha i like your content. I look forward to watching your videos keep up the good work.

Your reaction to the Vagabond in the library is great.

just came across this channel from his banger ao oni video, I really wish youtube recommended me you sooner since all your videos have great commentary and detail

awesome videos i like this artstyle too

I’ve just stumbled upon your content (youtube knows I can’t resist anything about OFF, so it was the first video it recommended to me) and binge watched all of the videos you currently have on your channel. Keep up the amazing content! And, if I may.. I would absolutely love to see what you think of the game Omori.

Glad you finally discovered the magic of DOS gaming.

I think I remember some folks like Ragnarox saying stuff, about how there are ways to figure out certain things, partly through notes and certain books, but I suppose when it comes to players in general, not all of them would be as thorough as the devs probably expected them to be.

Bro who are you? How did you start out with such consistent bangers and have a good video style? For some people it takes them ages to find a good video style for themselves, but you instantly give off the vibe of both sure in what you're doing, and having been here for a while when your channel was made exactly a month ago, especially to the point where I feel like I missed something. And don't get me started on your cool-toned colour palette with that lovely shade of purple (and I am a sucker for a good shade of purple) which not only compliments your soothing voice but also ends up accidentally making the most blorbo-looking guy I've seen in a hot minute. And your videos themselves are top-tier, especially with their editing being incredibly well done and incredibly entertaining to watch and rewatch. Just. Who are you? Where did this talent come from? Regardless you're amazing and I hope you see more continued growth as you go but man. You're great. Your videos are great. Have a good one m8.

It is always wild to me when I find out content creators I'm watching that sound older than me are in fact younger than me, I'm 23...., awesome video lol

ALMOST 10K SUBS WOOHOOO

i hope you're channel picks up steam soon, it's a shame such good content goes unnoticed by most

love your voice dude im addicted

I've been binging your videos and I was surprised when you said you were only 19! I thought you were older (in a good way) so it caught me off guard 😅 Congrats on making your way through this game! I grew up with the N64 so I'm kind of used to old games but I'd probably become frustrated and quit.

My guy you need more attention bro

Fun fact about that bow and arrow: Throwing the arrow like any other object is just as effective. It flies just as straight down the entire hallway. We can't have things make sense now, can we?

your content is charming. keep on keeping on :)

Thank you for this video. I do appreciate seeing younger adults taking a pretty fair look at some older games, especially as getting them to look & sound their best, even with GOG, can be a chore before you even begin. It sometimes takes dedication & enthusiasm just to get things running the way it authentically "used to" or at all. Often, even though they're classics it can be *hard* to recommend them, especially blind. I get that the craft has come a long way but stuff like the amount of cruel soft locks can be fairly unforgivable even by 1990s standards. They relied too much on the saving grace of once you know what to do the games are only like an hour long. I also noticed, it really was the wild west with UI elements & controls. Seeing your problems with both really made me consider how much the culture just kind of wordlessly coalesced around some design & control elements that I'd grown to take for granted & how when they're missing it feels off. If you ever consider the sequels, to get a feel for the tone, I'm reminded of artwork made for a 2009 Let's Play, where the first game is portrayed by a stressed out Emily Hartwood creeping through a poorly lit mansion corridor with a unsteady but bloody saber while monstrous hands creep out of the dark from around the corner- But where the second game is portrayed by a drunk out of his mind, crazed & manic Edward Carnby screaming while downing a liquor bottle wearing a fur lined Santa Claus outfit while jump kicking a pirate ship's chief cook in the jaw.

I just discovered you from the Garten of Banban reincarnated video and so far I am liking your content!

Nice review! It reminded me of the the time when I was about 9 or 10 and my dad got me Alone In The Dark 4 for my PS2. I went into the first house, I talked to the npc then left the house and got jumpscared by him beeing killed by wolfs. I turned off the game at the speed of light and never touched It again, I even ended up having nightmares for a month. The good old times. Edit: After commenting, I thought to myself why not check out what scared me so much when I was younger. I did and yet again I got Jumpscared!