My Friendly Neighborhood ALL ENDINGS - The Muppets Really Want To Smell You [ 2 ] 

Welcome to the Hey Get Out Of There Club how Hey Get Out Of There are ya? Previous part of this series here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eeOxaqimT4Q.html

I just realized that Pearl, Ray, and the dog behave differently depending on the ending. In the neutral ending Pearl is tapping the wall, the dog is growling, and Ray is bashing his work table. In the good ending Pearl is happily talking to Ricky, the dog is panting happily, and Ray is being gentle with his work. A lovely little detail in how comforting the puppets affects them in the long run.

The puppets being a normal part of the world feels refreshing after the amount of “children souls” origins.

Can’t tell you how refreshing it is to have a children-themed horror game NOT have the “they were inhabited by the souls of dead children” twist and instead be something that felt more natural.

It’s nice to see a horror game that changes its plot of evil deeds. Simply having the puppets go mad when they see horrible content, makes more sense than they dumpling being people souls inside of that want out.

I like our protagonist, we don’t see a lot of 50+ year-old grumpy wrinkly men being at the forefront of a story like this.

i like how the puppets were never really evil, they were just lonely for so long and were traumatized after watching something horrible...also i like games that let u befriend the enemies :]]

This is a total breath of fresh air as a take on the "children's show/franchise gone wrong" idea. It seems like it's having fun with its premise, glad to see it

how the hell did manly just remember the locations of all the puppets right the first time, this man is literally a quantum computer

Also pleasantly surprised Ricky is just straight up helpful. No goofy twist or actual boss reveal. A refreshing surprise given how many helper characters end up doing a heel turn to betray you and become the final boss.

Ricky was so right about the world and network, never thought I hear a puppet spitting facts.

The voice actors had to have had SO much fun with this lol

I bet the lore says that the guy can't crouch or jump because he is too old to do so.

This game is amazing not just gameplay wise but storywise too. It's so refreshing to find a horror game involving puppets that DOESN'T use dead kids or satanic bullshit as it's main plot. MFN genuinely sounds like a good company too from the notes we see. The plot is as simple as tv studio sets out to bring joy and cheer into the world, everything starts off great, views start to dwindle, company goes bankrupt, puppets watch unsupervised tv, goes insane, tv antenna gets turned on again, queue main game. Simple, fun, and surprisingly deep. I hope this game bring more innovative RE-likes to the indie market.

The most surprising thing is probably that random eye boss that pops up. It's not named, it's not mentioned, it's not referred to, it just appears, you fight it, and then it disappears. Also the only boss you can seemingly just 'kill' with no repercussions (that is, it doesn't lock you out of the true good ending) Kind of feels like it was a fight mechanic they had in mind but didn't know how to integrate it with any of the other characters.

This game was a lot better than I expected. Its refreshing to be honest.

8:42 Hearing one of the puppets belittle someone (not sure who) after Gordon was done comforting Pearl is a level of comedic timing many games can't even do one purpose.

The backstory of this game is much deeper that it seems. This game is so tragic and dark, yet it plays with your emotions so good, love it!

The true ending hits deep. A message of finding the light in the constant darkness of the society we built.

These puppets went "mad" when they were exposed to the darkest bits of the world without filters or explanations. This says to me that the puppets are themselves children who've been neglected, in essence; and children need adults, especially their parents, to give them context for the things they encounter. They can't understand, so they act out, both in imitation and in fear. 10/10 game; will probably buy and play. Good messages, good content.

A small detail most can appreciate of this game too, the mag for the "pistol" is Z-A which represents each stack of 26 in your inventory, thats why some stacks say A and Z, Z means theres only 1 bullet in that stack, while A is 26. Also shoots out in order of ABCD too. The details man, this dev was KEEN on the details. I wish more game dev's were this finely detailed with their games, would do wonders for actual mechanics.

At 14:20 I had to yell “THAT IS SUCH A GOOD DETAIL”, I have not seen any other game make you lose a bullet for a cutscene after shooting. Even Call of Duty executions don’t have that. Bravo.

I don't know why but watching Manly take a moment to calmy show off inventory management at least once in a video feels right. It's a nice change of pace compared to watching someone get frustrated because they have to sort inventory at all

It would of been so easy to just making this another "Child's soul" "Evil cooperation's using evil goo to make monsters" and so on, but they CEO genuinely wanting to see some good in the world, helping the puppets become happy and solving their problems. And Ricky's speech was on point! It's a horror game with a good message and I don't know, that's a bit more rare these days. It was amazing, I hope things work well for those funky little puppets.

I absolutely love the cardboard level. What a cool and unique design. This game is definitely charming. I feel like it would be a good intro horror game for people who are usually too scared to play horror games.

I like how helping the puppets wasn't about making *them* better, but making *Gordon* better. Making him willing to accept their help by helping them. It's a nice subversion, and makes the obvious parallels between Gordon and the puppets feel way more natural. I also have to say, I adore this setting. Setting this world of literal magic with puppets that come to life in a world that's fresh out of a pointless viet-ganistan style war, and facing the full brunt of the consequences of corpos in unregulated slums? All at the turn of the 90s? Aside from just making the position of the puppets make perfect sense given their place in this world, it's also just relatively unexplored space overall too.

I’m really happy that this story had a happy ending. The puppets weren’t all evil like I expected coming into this, and I’m really glad they weren’t. I liked the characters too! Especially Gordon, which isn’t really a surprise considering he’s the main character. The ending theme was nice too.

I finished this game and yea I agree! I wished each puppet had different *Moments* that caught you off guard. (Like Norman exploding into a bunch of Normans.) That's honestly my only complaint with the game. Other than that, this was the most wholesome horror (never thought I'd use those words together) game I've played all summer. Edit-changed *attacks* to *Moments*

31:20 His hesitation to attack the dog to the point of straight up letting it bite him, then checking to see if it would be okay when he retaliated before running to the door. 🥺Wonderful man with a good heart. Great content my dude, actually fairly interested in the game now after not having heard of it before 🤘

this was honestly amazing, a fresh take on the mascot horror/kids media horror take. i do wish the war was delved into a little more, especially thinking that gordon mightve been in it given his reaction to ricky joking about it, and the war movie scene in the theatre, but this was honestly amazing! thank you manly for playing it

*Kermit Voice* oh boy, we’re really in it now

This... Was a really cool change of pace for a 'horror' game, honestly. We've had a billion mascot horror games playing up the uncanny, creepy aspect of old kid's shows and the like. This is more of a reconstruction. Yeah, sure, they're a little creepy, a little off... But there's no dark backstory here, no evil experiments or serial killers or anything. The notes make it clear the sentient puppets were ALWAYS the ones making the show, and they're legitimately doing their best to make a better future for this dismal place. Sure they're off-putting, but they just needed to be given a chance. That's downright heartwarming, and that isn't what I expected going into this from the demo.

Manly: why do I have so much spare ammo and healing. Also Manly: a god-tier veteran for whom the difficulty level was definitely not intended for.

I love how the game somewhat critiques the whole new wave of the horror genre basically saying that it doesn't have to be edgy to be good The message really hit close to home because I remember being in one of the low points of my life just full of anger and hatred, I just sat down feeling sorry for myself until I came across an episode of Elmo's world Not ashamed to admit that it made me tear up even being more than 2 decades old now Remember to be kind kids

I absolutely adore this game for 2 main reasons: first, it's not just a "fairy tale goes grim" type of story. It is clear that the developers put thoughts when they crafted the background the story takes its place. They are not just bloodthursty monsters-they have their purpose and conflicts that the players could empathize. Second, I can see the developers defintely had some fun while making the game; funny cheats(check out the demo video if you haven't 😂), secrets, hilarious easter eggs, and infinite lines for the puppets to spit out, etc. I think that's something lacks in many recent indie games; making profit is (and should be) the number one priority for any game development, but I don't usually find such bright enjoyment from the games developed for quick cash\merchant sales lol Love it, and thanks Manly to do a video for it!

I love how in this world nobody questions how the puppets came to life and became actual characters. It's nice to see that they aren't some evil demonic creations. I still really want to listen to all of the puppet's speaking because they have some of the most unhinged lines. I find it funny that Manly was also getting sick of the wall Muppets lmao

Honestly, I was expecting Ricky to turn out to be some final boss for the game. But instead, he's been given a moral role and I appreciate that much more. Thanks for playing this.

who needs movies when manly uploads an all-endings video

Not going to lie, I love this game JUST because you can see through the whole storyline and even how the puppets "attack", the Puppets were like normal children, they needed constant human affection and attention to keep them going. Being around humans made them happy as humans cared and loved them, even if it didn't seem that way to us, they were severely wanting that connection with a human again. And like over excited puppies, they acted a little rough with Gordan and hurt him when they ran over to hug him. I really hope more people play this game because it's so good. It's about healing and also subverts normal genre issues most mascot horrors have. I feel like the puppets also are a great repersentation of neglected children, in a way they feel like children who've watched the wrong tv shows and are parroting them without knowing what it means. Children who need a hand to hold and to guide them to where they can go. The good end brings in the idea that they get their human affections again, the human interaction that these puppets need is bound to improve how they act and interact in their world. If there's a sequal, which I sincerely doubt, I would like to see something more with the puppets, maybe even just a story from one of the Puppets POV since it seems like things are so different in their minds. Sorry, I just love how this game portrays the puppets and shows how they become so violent unintentionally since they seem to only want a hug and a hand to hold.

this was... so refreshing. the puppets are not evil, they are just lonely and traumatized. ricky is not the big bad, just a bit... unhinged, at times, because he also saw the terrible things, and he probably has spent all this time trying to keep everyone semi-sane. in the end, they just wanted what everyone wants: comfort, to feel they are not alone, to feel hope. just like gordon. i also really loved how different gordon sounds between the neutral ending and the true ending. in the neutral one, he sounds... fine. not good, not bad, just... fine. in the true ending though he sounds actually happy, hopeful. it's lovely. thank you for playing the game Manly, and thanks to the devs for making it!

Can't believe Gordon was free-climbing without a safety harness tied off. Three points of contact, Gordon!

To address the "curious" decision to have doors load; I think it may be a way to cordon off areas that the player visited.

I think ricky is sort of like a pyramid head for this game, both may be something that bears a strong connection with the mc, but their motives are different, while pyramid head objective is punishment, ricky is comfort and friendlyness, see everything in a positive light(even around crazy puppets).

I really enjoy seeing this story turn out as an old man finding new meaning in his life. You're never too old to turn your life around

I liked this, hope it does well. And like the others have pointed out, it's actually surprisingly well-written. It's basically an alternate history where "what if Sesame Street was cancelled in the 80's?" and the world basically went to shit because people forgot to be kind. And the puppets all going nuts because they watched trash television is hilariously dark.

The emotional themes in this game are really cool. The puppet show being a force of toxic positivity, and for those (Ray, the frog guy, Pearl, etc) that dont fit into that mold, are outcast by the rest of their little society. Interesting to note as well how every puppet you help, i think, is one that Ricky has stated is really aggressive and will fuck you up. Gordon, also being misunderstood and outcast by the people around him, finds some kind of kinship in those puppets and has some absolutely endearing moments where he's able to tell them exactly what they need to hear. This game is honestly really sweet. And gordons show of ernest social awkwardness with Pearl is kinda wholesome lol. When he touches her again she flinches, and when she does instead of doubling down or grumbling or getting uptight, Gordon immediately apologizes and stops. I mean...sure pearl is a giant bird who can fuck him up lol but still.

44:57 HA! I found an easter egg! A box of Tim brand curry on a puppet pirate set? Clearly, it can only mean one thing! What a great Muppet Treasure Island reference!

I don't know why but this game gives me hope for the future. Not only for mascot horror but just in general. The dialogue, ending, and puzzles are very entertaining and just perfect. If there were more original, less cash grabbing games like this out there I think I'd play them all.

The endings are kind of interesting. The puppets needed Gordon just as he needed them in a way because their plans don't succeed without him. Even in the worst ending where he just leaves, they still don't get their show aired because outside of turning on the antenna, they have no clue what to do next.

My gosh, this game was such a breath of fresh air. The Bioshock vibes of the serious yet goofy environment, the amount of exploration, the silly yet deep and actually thought provoking lore! The devs put a lot of heart and love into it. So good. Also, I noticed that the devs names are John and Evan Szymanski. Are they related to David Szymanski in any way, the dev of Iron Lung and Dusk, among other things?

I love that the last page (final message) is found not only near the start of the game, but in a room that clearly setup to be the creator of the show at a simple desk.

Gordon was a really well done character, and he really connected into the larger story well.

This was so much better than the demo made me think it would be!

it was refreshing to see that it wasn't really a horror game and how hopeful everything was in the end.

Gordon: *comforts giant bird* The audio in the background at 8:42 : "YOU'RE UGLY! YOU'RE BORING! YOU'RE UNTALENTED! YOU'RE UNPOPULAR!"

Im so happy this turned into a fun, goofy and introspective adventure game with horror elements. I was worried this was going to have some "the puppets/the producers are secretly eevil!!!!" as opposed to the very refreshing direction of the innocent puppets being so traumatized by how Awful media is that they went crayyyzeeee

As I was watching the first part of your playthrough, I decided to stop and buy the game myself. I played through the whole thing and WOW I'm glad I did!! Can't wait to watch this one and see which secrets you found :)

this game is so well made! its good to see something original in a sea of the same mascot horror over and over again.

Gotta give you a(n actual) thumbs up for remembering where all the puppets were for the tack puzzle. The ends were way more wholesome than I thought they'd be considering the old school horror setup. I grew to like Gordon and the puppets. Good game.

If you lose ammo while shooting Ricky in a cutscene does that mean the cutscene is different if you have no ammo left?

This game was truly refreshing, and honestly I wouldn't even classified this as a horror game at all unless you got a fear against puppets or something. What I loved most is the fact there aren't any deep lore or hidden secret about something horrific that happened at the studio. There are no curses, inhumane experimentations, or children murdered. The protagonist, and in turn the setting itself, just acknowledge that Sesame Street muppets are real and living entities. They didn't come out as twist villains out for revenge or stop Gordon from shutting down the broadcast. Even the messed up "Unfriendly" puppets or the giant abomination only shove you around as what they called "being mean" and dying in this game literally just meant you get knocked out for banging your head on the ground. It just a commentary about the post-war world and cynical society. And I don't think it needed anything more than that.

14:11 I like how this games cut scenes can be effected by the player, I saw this part while watching a streamer and his Gordon tried to shoot but couldn't cause the player either didn't have it loaded or was out of ammo so after ricky ran he looked at the empty gun lol.

There are different ways to achieve horror. Mascot Horror games have conditioned me to expect something malevolent and supernatural behind the attacking puppets; With all the reminders of the Not-Vientnam-War, I thought maybe this was ghosts from Gordon's past come to haunt him in some way. It kept coming up, and I got more and more curious on how it all tied together, because... they weren't building up to any malevolent supernatural entity behind all this, we just kept getting reminded that A War Happened. This isn't really a Horror game, but it managed a moment of true horror with its final big twist. MBH's soft, sympathetic "Oh, no..." at around 1:13:45 mirrors exactly how I felt. My stomach dropped as the realization of what's happening with these puppets hit.

the cardboard set was my fave! honestly the backgrounds were engaging and set the tone well, and gordon was a grumpy contrast to everything, which is great lol

Absolute love old men protags that are hardened and grumpy but are actually very soft deep down. I loved how Gordon comforted Gobletta in the last video when she got depressed during the movie. It's sweet he's just trying to fix an antenna but gets roped into helping puppets that don't really know how to help teach kids the 'right' way. they're absolutely innocent in the fact they just don't know any better. And i like that it all feels more complicated than straightforward. Lovely story for such a game and very clever presentation. Thank you for playing it, Manly ;w;

Hopefully Manly checks out chapter 2 of Malediction, that interactive youtube game he played a while back

I love, love, love how by keeping things "low key" and grounded -- really just *grazing* horror tropes, really -- it makes a statement about the true sense of darkness people actually go through.

This is such a refreshing horror game. The fact that the entire plot is just a company wanting to spread joy, society completely destroys them, and the abandonment of the puppets plus watching footage of the war leads to the main plot, it's so simple yet so poignant. No satanic bullshit, no child's souls being stuck in the animatronics cliche, it's just.....the result of an uncaring society pushing a company that genuinely just wanted to bring joy to the world to the brink of collapse, and the puppets stopped being taken care of and were left to wander which resulted in them watching war footage, which just leads you to pity them the more you listen to the background dialouge. The CEO just wanted to make people happy in a time everyone wanted to be miserable fucking assholes, and they succeeded in it which is basically the main plot once you read through the letters. Is so simple yet so sad. Well done to the developers for doing something genuinely different that is still very decent, this game was definitely worth the wait.

i just thought about this but the way manly say’s secret always sounds really nice. like imagine if there is a video compilation and its just manly finding secrets.

This was an amazing game, the heartfelt story, the good ending. The sympathetic characters who you can "save", fresh tone without any dead kids. The LOORE. Also the overall positive message. Not at all what I was expecting when I clicked on "puppets wants to stomp on you" lmao I loved it

I started to watch someone else's playthrough of this but I love Manly's commentary so much that I couldn't bring myself to continue watching someone else until he finished this. Thanks for another great video and humor is still on point. Now I think I'll finish the other person's playthrough tomorrow just to see what ending they get MFN was definitely an interesting game but also pretty fun to watch and I still find the puppets pretty endearing, unhinged, but still endearing. Ricky kinda was right though, there's really no true bad guys in this, just a bunch of people and puppets trying their best to cope in a world they know is broken and that made me kinda feel sorry for just... Everyone. Gordon, the members of the neighborhood who were left alone and abandoned, the city you only get to know through various articles and context clues. What a bittersweet story, but at least it still had plenty of funny moments and I liked how instead of defeating the bosses, you just have some wholesome moment with them then leave them be afterward, definitely a twist to most games where the only solution is escape or elimination and I respect this game for being different and pushing the boundaries of its genre. More variety in the fights woulda been nice though, but since the puppets aren't actually true enemies and more just tortured souls that genuinely don't understand how to interact with humans despite their best (blunt force trauma) efforts, might be just a design choice that they don't really have proper attacks P.S. I hope they find that cat

I don’t know why… this made me cry. Like it feels a loss of childhood in a way, and gordon helping them… makes me so so happy Thanks for playing this manly. This is a beautiful game

This game is such a breath if fresh air when it comes to Mascot horror. Like it actually has heart and charm to it

A cow walks into a bar The bartender says “whatcha doing here little fella” And the cow replies “moo” Thank you, I’ll be here all video

Why is this felt puppet survival-horror game weirdly touching and heartfelt?? And the references! The game is basically set on Sesame Street, but the world around it is Who Framed Roger Rabbit! It's so good! Thanks for showing us this game!

Im honestly so glad ive waited for this game to release, i knew from the demo it would be amazing and im not dissappointed! The attention to detail and the consistency in the story is so good! Not to forget the overall gameplay, balanced different weapons and the ambient background noises (like ambulances going past when your outside). Everything about this game makes me happy

This game is amazing wow... The protag was amazing, the supporting roles were great, even the enemies had such great uses and fun roles. Even the ending speech made me genuinely hopeful and happy. Holy hell you can feel the passion from this...

I could tell this game had so much heart behind its story and themes, it really was a breath of fresh air in the "corrupted kids media" types of games. I agree with your criticisms, but also enjoyed the watch and was charmed.

I really love Gordon. He’s such a likable and believable protag

Words cannot express how happy I am they got the piano scene right

Overall, I loved the game. My only issue is, It feels like they were really generous with the ammo, but the amount of enemies felt rather limited compared to the supplies given to you.

Your videos are great for background sound while a game / eat and perfect for helping me fall asleep with the window fan on.

This game is such a breath if fresh air given it's genre. Its nice to see someone break away from the mold and do it incredibly well.

_The Resident Neighborhood_ This was such a good game. I really loved it. Loved the lil mice and the famous paintings turned into muppet versions lol. There was so much love put into this. A lot of secrets and cheats. Even neat details like flashlights pointing in certain directions. Really love the concept of the weapons. Its really unique even though they are just guns re-skinned to look cool with unique ammo. The voice actors were really good and really sounded like actual muppet characters. The area that was essentially elmos world was pretty neat. The unfriendly part was neatly creepy but not too much cause they are muppets lol. I like that it wasnt really a horror game despite being very resident evil like. I like the bit about the whole escapism and that even there is darkness in the world there is a light you can reach out to. The muppets really wanted to show some positivity despite being cancelled and in the end do get the help to do it properly.

This game feels refreshing after the cookie cutter horror games of "oooo there's dead people in these friendly looking mascots boo be scared they're gonna eat you!"

After the ending I just couldn't stop smiling, that's just legitimately so sweet damn

When I first heard of this game I absolutely despised it. Then I forgot about it. Then I learned it all came in one piece and not in the exploitative chapter by chapter release and I was pleasantly surprised enough to wanna give it a deeper look. Now, I'm gonna be honest, the ending just legitimately hit me hard. No real villains, just mentally ill but well meaning puppets.... I can say with certainty that after a long while I have legitimately been touched by a mascot horror game

the Mr.Rogers refence at the end choice of helping or not really hits a special spot 1:20:48

i don't know if it was on purpose or it's just a perspective thing since i'm just watching someone else play the game, but the ingame studio seems like a parody of the idea of "wholesome kid's show that got canceled due to ratings or the war". so many plot beats talk about how pure and sunshine-y the show was, but all of the scripts just sound like the most stereotypical vapid kid's show and the cast doesn't seem all that great either. i'm probably just missing something. anyway, the sets are pretty cool, i love how the studio in the game feels like an actual studio where they filmed shows. i feel like not a lot of games like this try to do that.

Shows a lot of whats happening in our world, hope this reaches a lotta people, making them rethink how we should treat others

I like the idea of homicidal puppets becoming a trend . Reminds me of Hello Puppets. I especially love the prequel Hello Puppets Midnight Show.

I’m so glad Arlo voiced Ricky I knew it was his voice and he did so well!

14:21 I wonder what happens if you go into this cutscene without any ammo... I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same but it would be funny if Gordon threw the wrench at Ricky or something

This is literally a combo of RE games and it's actually so awesome and clever (The suitcase being from RE4, while the health meter being from classic RE games (1,2 & 3))

Surprised pleasantly by how delightful this little game actually was after seeing another mascot horror game. Gave me a lot of Resident Evil vibes too, anyone else? Just goes to show you really that if done right, a supposedly 'bad' genre/concept can be executed well.

Really surprised how this game turned out. I was really expecting some dumb cliche' thing where children died or something and that made every puppet go crazy. This is a lot more fun, and I like the relationship between Gordon and Ricky. It gives me some Who Framed Roger Rabbit vibes.

That curtain boss is like something out of NiGHTS Into Dreams, good lord.

I have to wonder what happens if you have no ammo when Ricky starts shit talking about the war.

Manly didnt notice it, but the vending machine at 52:49 is a Half-Life 1 reference.

Gotta love that the creators made Gordon lose a letter when shooting the puppet in the scene, it wasn’t necessary but they still did it.