The Return of the Obra Dinn Part Eleven: Chapter VIII: "The Bargain" and the End 

My only 2 negatives about this series is 1) that it's over and 2) I don't think it got nearly enough views it deserved. I thought this was a great, clever, and different style of game. Very well done Ox and keep with your excellent work.

After watching this series the second time. I finally get of why the Formosan have the shell. The Shell is a Bullion or a relic owned by the Formosan. It was taken by the Dutch at their Occupation of Formosa that the Dutch seceeded in 1662 after the Emergence of the Kingdom of Tungning. The Kingdom of Tungning uses Hokkien as their language and this consolidate the fact that the Formosan in this game speak Old Hokkien. Here is how I put it: The Formosan Royalties came to Europe, in hope that they can recover the chest and the shell taken by the Dutch. Miss Lim is a Princess or some Noblewoman that represents Kingdom of Tungning in Europe since she can speak English, and It-Beng Sha is a Nobleman that is some sort of Guard captain that commands Hok Seng Lau and Chieh Tan. Since they are Nobles from an Asian nation in 16th-17th Century, they must have knowledge of spirituality or history, thus why they know the Ability of the Chest to shoot out those Energy beam thing against the Mermaids. Their negotiation suceeded, probably due to help of English mediation since they ask the British EIC to help them transport it to, with deduction, their homeland in Taiwan. This also explains why they need Armed Guards like Chieh Tan and Hok Seng Lau since the shell is very valuable and will be dangerous if it was fallen to the wrong hands like 2nd Mate Nichols. The Formosans know exactly how dangerous the chest and the shell is. They asked for the most Experienced captain and the most secure and fast ship the EIC have. Captain Witerrel and his Ship was chosen because Witerrel has been long sailing in the Far East. This is evidenced by the fact that Witerrel has crew members from Persia, India, Russia (Imperial Russia have their land even as far as Alaska at this time) and even as far as the Guineas (Maba, our body tattoo guy) Now why the Captain doesn't know that they carry the shell and the chest until the last moment (He asked about "What shell" to Chieh Tan just about he was killed by a mermaid spike)? Here is why. The British East India Company ordered Witerrel without explaining the Passenger's cargo. Cargos that are not of the company or the crown's ownership can be confidential to even the captain. This is to prevent any captain to just break the contract and sail away with the stuff owned by the passengers. Moreso the case since the Formosan are Foreign dignitaries. How the Formosan got the shell? Well, Formosans are renowned Sailors. They must have got that relic very long time ago because they have developed and made the Protection weapon against anything that will take it.

I hope there'll be a sequel of sorts. Get a look into the other cases the inspector worked on and such.

I'm really thankful for this series. Masterful editing and commentary, like listening to great mystery/horror audiobook.

For those of you wondering, in 2018 pounds sterling that's a £2,642,439.67 payout. $3.33 million in US dollars!

Cool detail I noticed: the man credited as the voice of one of the Russian sailors and the game's Russian language consultant is none other than Nikita Ordynskiy, the writer and director of the Papers, Please short film!

I was expecting a message saying "Good Job, You Failed" if you got next to no fates input

You rule, dude. I found you like a year ago when I first got Fallout: New Vegas and looked up something on a vault I was on. You put a lot of work into what you do, and I like it. High-five.

I want a physical copy of The Return of the Obra Dimm. I’m into lore books

The mermaid was not swimming home. The light would have been moving away, if that were the case. It was watching the Inspector.

This series has been one of my favorites to ever see, I hope you do more detective/mystery type games, your personality fits it amazingly. Thank you for all the work you do in bringing us such great content.

It was truly a pleasure watching this game played by an intelligent and competent detective. The first time I watched this game played was by an irreverent RU-vidr who had never seen the game prior and simply filmed his first bumbling through the game. Oxhorn yours was by far the superior experience.

I just want to say thank you Oxhorn for introducing us to this series. Never in my life would i have become a fan of this game that I never heard of until you started playing it earlier this year. Thank you.

Martin was a Hero, I knew it from the start

OMG! I cannot believe that this beautifully puzzling mystery game is now finished! I'll admit, ... I was a little bit sceptical about the plot at first. But the overwhelming desire to learn how the Obra Dinn ended up basically becoming a ghost ship, *and* the fate of its passengers drew me in for the journey. I truly love just how far in-depth you go to find all the lore and facts. Also, your narrating almost makes me feel as though I am watching a movie. Keep up the amazing work!

Possibly the reason for tea when you get all the fates right is because you were considered a very good inspector and in turn were able to make more money in life and could have things like a pot of tea on at all hours as to being a so so inspector and maybe had to live a little more frugal.

I replay the game just for the music. A thing I really REALLY enjoy is the attention to detail onboard. It could've been so easy for the game's creators to not add things like a slaughering pen or plates on the shelves in the kitchen area but they did. I really enjoy things done that way. And the case-solving.. it's flexible! It isn't always only one right solution and that is important. Interpretation of a scene is hard when you're trying to figure out what answer the game wants but if you interpret a knifing as "stabbing" and then it's marked wrong, that's nitpicky. And you have more than one way to figure out identities! Oh, and the story.. madness! Sea monsters, murder, betrayal, mutiny.. dramatic is the only word I have for it.

I didn't even notice how much I loved the music (and how unique the soundtrack in general is) until you mentioned it. The detective gameplay mixed with supernatural horror and the 1800s HMS setting is just as one-of a kind, and executed so masterfully. You're a champion for covering this one, Ox. Many thanks!

Return of the obra Dinn is an incredible game! Really! I don't ever play something like it. I played this game and have some trouble with seaman's identification. And I didn't find a dinghy thrown in air by kraken, numbers on hammocks, identification of seaman's origin by his full body tatoo. I got near 75% of solvable souls and can try to guess or I can read a walkthrough. I choose the second variant. At that time, to identify all - I think it's impossible. And with this video series I see, how many tiny details I overlooked. It was great to play the game, and no less great, to watch this video series. Thank you very much, Oxhorn!

The craziest thing is that this whole game was pretty much made by one person. Amazing game, and an amazing series!

This does lead me to ask the question of what property did the shells have that would lead them to take such a great risk?

Here's hoping the adventures of the nameless ship inspector continues at some point.

A wonderful series on a beautiful game. Retro games treated and created with this level of respect deserve all the notice they can get. Everything was perfect from the pixel stippling to the off-tone color, just ideal. I think my only small matter was they didn't explain how they knew about the mermaids and why they captured them. Well, most of all that needed explanation. It seemed unmotivated. But the core aspect, the mystery and detective work, was sheer brilliance. Great series, Oxhorn! Really looking forward to what's to come.

What about the 'Captain did it' achievement? Did you get it?

Amazing series, would recommend it to anyone. I wasn't really the type for this genre of stories, but it still captured my attention. Beautiful game, hope the developer the best.

Just a question: the glowing thing in the sea is the mermaid. But, if I understand correctly, the Obra Dinn went to the sea in 1802. Then, six months latter, it didn't arrive to the next stop, so it was considered missing. When you board the "ghost ship" it is 1807. That mermaid was following the ship for 5 whole years?

The story structure of this game is pretty interesting. At first, it looks like a mutiny gone bad, which is perfectly mundane and normal. Then you get Abigail's death in all its glory, at the most dramatic moment and angle to break up any conceptions you had about this being your usual tale of betrayal and mutiny. So you think you're starting to get a read on the disaster... but there seems to be more to it as there is indeed some betrayal and mutiny still happening around the disaster. Well, that apparently isn't all there is to it because you end up getting just a peek through a hole in the wall at another shocking misfortune that befell the vessel that seems unrelated to the first. As you trace back, you finally start to understand the source of the misfortune and, at last, how it truly ended. Had this story been told in order, it would not nearly be so powerful or surprising as it is.

This was a fantastic playthrough. You showed the entire game, but it’s so full of detail and ways to investigate that I still want to see if I can solve it all myself. Great job 👍🏻

Thank you for this series Oxhorn, once it was over I was as upset as I am when i finish a good book! And your right this game is a gem! Keep up the good work

Thank you for making this series! I'm glad I got to tag along on this journey with you. I can't believe I'd never heard of this game!

Need another game just like this to watch Ox play!

Alright, but what happened to that goat? The one fate not recorded!

I really enjoyed experiencing this game thru you, Ox! Thanks for always sharing what interests you! You’re the best!!

I genuinely love this game, it is so original and well made. I have seen several playthroughs of it, but I have to say yours was my favourite. Such a brilliant way to present the game, and such impressive attention to detail. Awesome!

Thank you Ox! I loved this series so much. I don't know if I'd ever have known anything about this game if you hadn't covered it. The nonlinear storytelling was a fun way to experience such an interesting story. The ambience and the music of this game just take it up even further. Thanks for covering it. I was engaged and entertained the whole way through.

Just finished watching the entire playthrough and it was so amazing! I love how much effort you put into this, and how your narration and insightful commentary makes things entertaining and easy to understand. Thank you Oxhorn!!

I've been a viewer of yours for a few years now ever since I got stuck on a quest in Fallout 4. I came across your video just to help me get past a certain point in the quest and have been hooked on your videos ever since. Thank you for all the work you put into your content.

I feel like in the end when you put the book on the shelf it's a reference to the game demo, where you take the book off an empty shelf I don't know

I really enjoyed your breakdown of this game! I played it and it hurt my brain towards the end and the overall story was hazy in spots for me. This whole series was wonderful! Thank you!

I’m sad to see this one go

Hey Oxhorn, I've watched this series from the start, and I am so happy that you completed it! It is without a doubt an amazing game.

This was a masterful series and game. I'm so glad you did this for us fans.

fun fact, if you know that quicksilver is another name for mercury, you can put poisoned on the captains stewards death

Great series Ox ! I loved it. I think I'll buy that game to support the creator of such a gem, even if it'll take a LONG time before I forget about it and can play it "blind" again. To make it perfect I'd love to see a playlist with everything in the chronological order (chapter order and not gameplay order)

When it comes to how the quicksilver worked. the clues are also found in this chapter. he dead crewmen was holding the shell meaning it was submerged in the quicksilver the reaction of the shell in the quicksilver targeted the other shells affecting the mermaids. However quicksilver is another name for mercury which I found out is corrosive to the skin of humans which explains what happened to the mans hand.

This game is Agatha Christie meets Jules Verne. Ox did a good job explaining all the clues, even though you don't always need those clues. Some fates can be solved with trial and error, even on blurred faces that have high deduction ratings.

This Playthrough was so unique and I commend you for that. The summation/narration was SO melodramatic which was both entertaining and perfectly fitting for this high seas tale of thrills and misadventure. Still, the real value in this is the explanation of how each conclusion was drawn. So many Let's Plays feature the gamers coming to the same revelations either after educated guesses or brute force name-plugging, but this shows there really are clues and logical evidence behind each identification. I learned SO much from here and it's gratifying to get a better understanding of the rich detail Lucas Pope put into this one-of-a-kind game!

Thank you for making this series, helped me enjoy the game as someone who was too stupid to get through the whole thing myself

this game was hard as hell for me and i was only able to get 18 fates. satisfying to see that I had put together the greater story correctly, thank you for this thorough showcase of the ending

This was a great series! I was so captivated by the story of this game.

Magnificent. Absolutely wonderful. Nice work Ox, on completing this series with your usual thoroughness. I did not expect Mercury to be the anti-mermaid weapon at the end though, that was a surprise.

the sea beast lore got me invested on this game. thank you for narrating it so nicely

Wow! You did a great job brining this tale to life. Thank you. 🙏😀🙏

Enjoyed this series from beginning to end. I cant wait to see what game you'll play next

it's amazing how there's an achievement where you can blame everything on the captain, considering I think that's somthing the EITC actually did back then, if they couldn't find out what happened to a crew they posthumously blamed the captain

So the 2nd detective game nailed to a cross, well done Oxhorn! You've smashed this game out of the ballpark.

This was a great series, very fascinating. Thank you for bring us with you one this adventure

Ox, I really enjoyed this series! Keep them coming!

What a wondrous achievement this game is! And I can't imagine how much work it took to make. Neither can I imaginge how much work I would need to do to make a video series like this, so really, thanks alot! I've binged them all now, and it's been a pleasure :)

This was an absolutely amazing playthrough and the game matched how you do videos perfectly.

The best play through of this game on RU-vid, brilliant stuff!

this series was so good! Thank you so much, i was not smart or patient enough to solve it all myself lmao

I really loved this series, thanks for sharing it with us.

I'm sad it's finished,thank you so much for this series

What a great way to tell a story. The fact that the Inspector keeps the Memento Mortis makes me hope for a Sequel.

To be honest I didn't expect much from the game when I first every seen it. I put it off for years, and didn't find it intresting since I was extermely bad at being a detective. But the time I was playing it, which is when Oxhorn started. I immidently started to regret putting it off for so long. Thank you Oxhorn for not only doing LA Noire but for also playing this game and getting me to finish it to its end. Did it on my own, but I didn't even notice all the little details that were there.

I loved this series Oxhorn, thank you! ❤️

Really appreciate all the work you put in to make these vids Ox, great work you're putting in and it always makes my day to see you upload a new vid, thank you for your hard work and dedication!

Great series

Hi Ox, thank you so much for this series. It is very entertaining and nicely edited. Definitely one of your best series. Thanks to 3909 LLC and Lucas Pope for developing an amazing game, with amazing visual and music. Stay awesome Ox!

Thanks to you,Ox, I have got this game for myself and I am enjoying it.

This is such a great series and I have really enjoyed it, thank you oxhorn

I would never have bought the game so Oxhorn playing it was the only way I would see this great game. Great Job at presenting it.

Such a fantastic game

Thank you! I got my game bugged out with it getting stuck and verifying 2 cases at one time. I knew then that I couldn't completely finish the game. Thanks again!

Thnx Ox for covering this. Would have never even given it a second thought.

Adjusting for inflation, 29,260 GBP in 1807 is worth more than 69.1 million USD in 2019. Likewise, E. Nichols's 100 pound fine is worth more than 236,000 USD

This was one of the best game and video series thank you for this series 😊✌

This was a really fun and interesting series! I really got into it :)

Here's an interesting factoid. The 100 Pound fine to the Second Mate's estate translates to £9,262.60 in today's money.

I really enjoyed this series! I hope you find more such.

Started watching this game on another channel, didn’t want to wait, found this playlist by random chance. And boy am I glad I did!! This was such an awesome game, and it was portrayed in an awesome way! I’m for sure gonna investigate this channel more! Hopefully I won’t have to use my own Memento Mortem to do so. ;P

This is a real underrated series, the game was real interesting!

It is and incredibly interesting game, and with your narration it became something like a movie. I hope to organize same projects in the future.

I´ve had a short look at this game when it was released and wasn´t very impressed due to the simple graphics. Now I see that it´s really thrilling and bought it yesterday. Thank you, Oxhorn.

A very unique game, I probably wouldn´t have play it, yet, I am glad I got to experience the story in this way.

Such a good series, would love to watch a similar game again Oxhorn.

Nuuuuuuuuuuu! I didn't want this to end!

So, no more searidden horror Story anymore? What a shame. I never thought i'd say that, but i'll miss this nauticall nightmare.

Thanks for covering this game, ox. Would be nice you would continue with some more "strange" and "offside" games. Thanks again.

Amazing I really enjoyed series, Lucas Pope is such a creative designer

Loved the series Oxhorn! ❤️ Great content, and exceptional detective work! I can't wait to see what lore series you do next! See you in the next video!

Sound design and music perfection!

Oxhorn I throughly enjoyed this series! I look forward to your next series.

Martin was literally my favorite, sucks to see him go but I’m glad it was with him being heroic. :(

You know I still wonder if I was the only one who thought that Evans sent his own hand so the inspector could meet the man in a sense before opening the pocket watch and it being the monkey's I'm just saying it would've been kind of cool if the way the last chapter worked was that Evans sent you a piece of his own body and then the monkey's hand was somewhere in the room where he died but there's probably something questionable about sending someone your severed finger or something

This was an excellent game! Thanks for sharing it with us, Oxhorn!! 👍🏻👍🏻

Really enjoyed this series.

Great series, Ox!

I was expecting a bad ending for the protagonist. Seeing as the last clue was a LITERAL monkey's paw.