Wow, i am very familiar with this hazmat suit. The hazmat suit is OZK which stands for Obshevoiskovoi Zashitniy Komplekt - Combined Arms Protective Suit. A military hazmat suit designed to protect from chemicals and radioactive dust but not radiation itself. This suit made from rubbered fabric and don't have lead lining. It can be worn as cape or as suit. As for gasmask it's PMK (don't bother with translation, it weird one) used by russian Army and Emercom. I was drafted in Russia Emercom (similar as FEMA, but with less authority) and this game was quite interesting both in terms of gameplay and lore, i like visuals and strange mix of US therminology and Russia equipment. Also, have you notice Deus Ex reference (FEMA and 0451 code)?
@@shadowtheaxolotl shure! One more thing - developers are russian-speaking people, so i double checked some things. This game in fact has a lot of references to modern russian and worldwide Internet culture. I am 95% shure that long-haired bearded guy's appereance was inspired by Arsen Makaryan - russian-speaking info-blogger. And that line about dogs - it's line from Egor Letov song (Dogs) "But the world is ruled by dogs The bodies are inhabited by dogs Dogs howl in the brain And only dogs survive here"
@@ДмитрийФокин-з3йNot sure you can call Markaryan an «info-blogger». I don't think him telling his audience that they should rape women and that he slept with kids can be considered a blog...
This makes a lot more sense than the “the visitors are vampires” theory. A government making a huge mistake and then trying to fix it without alerting the citizenry appropriately is super plausible. Great video
fun fact that i noticed! all of the humans look like scary things from pop culture the little girl looks like the girl from "the ring" the angry bar guy looks like slenderman but the visitors all draw inspiration from folktales and religions
wow that bald guy VA was really good! so what you're telling me is that they're radiation zombies? One minor note is that visitors won't attack if they're the only one in the house. Cashier woman is a visitor but won't do anything until you get another one
@@MautheDoog I didn't know that. But perhaps she isn't the one doing the killing herself? Maybe the other visitor sniffs the radiation of another one in the house and goes murder mode? I think we should give Cashier Girl the benefit of the doubt, the devs clearly want use her as a way to make the players question the nature of a visitor. Also, Bald Guy's VA is really good indeed. I wonder who he is.
You were killed by Suit Guy, that's why you got the bad ending. He functions the same as a visitor despite being otherwise due to him being dangerous. I also think that the reason why visitors kill people only when there's more than 1 of them is just for game balance and not to punish the player too hard. Cashier Girl and maybe Coat Guy not being self-aware of their status despite other visitors knowing is a complete anomaly. Perhaps being the easiest visitors to spot makes them the youngest ones, not knowing their true nature until later, so they don't know how to adapt. Also, it would help if you asked all the characters their opinions on FEMA, as it shows very well how they're perceived in the world.
I thought that the visitors were vampires. That’s why they would burn in the sun, need to be invited in, and blur in photos (like their reflection isn’t show).
@shadowtheaxolotl Yeah. He appears to be a "thief in law," a member of the Post-Soviet criminal diaspora. It is evident by his having a strict hierarchical understanding of social relationships and being discontent with others breaking "ponyatiya," as thieves in law call their rules of conduct.
@@shadowtheaxolotlthat's the beauty of it. An inexperienced player wouldn't know if it was a visitor or not who killed. Visitors only kill if there are two or more, so why did someone die? It makes you second guess yourself, and adds another layer of depth I hope the full verison of the game will expand on. Maybe one guest having an exclusive vendetta on another or the like.
a possibility is that there are 'tiers' of visitors, or its a transformation process. the visitors that pretend (or think theyre) to be humans are weaker than the guy that visits every night asking if youre alone, as you can overpower them one on one with guns. however the guy that visits presumedly is able to overpower you 1 on 1 and hes quite different from the other visitors as he's more obviously a monster, walks unclothed and has a more sinister and deformed appearance. but he wont be able to overpower you if you have back up. And the most deformed and monstruous visitor that is seen wandering the streets when you peek out of the window is probably a more powerful form of visitor, as he presumedly is able to wipe out several FEMA soldiers
According to the wiki it's the same person, the one that wants to know if you're alone is the same one who kills the military. Seems like he just likes to toy with you.
@@ennou1236 I think thats when you have all visitors in the house and killed off humans inside. He will then punish you by taking you into the forest and say something like "you will pay for your sins"
calling 04-5-1 to report a visitor could also be a reference to the book Fahrenheit 451 considering that like in the book you're contacting the authorities so that they can come and destroy something considered dangerous
My personal theory is that the main character is the visitor. Bro spots the slightest sign and immediately pulls out a shotgun like chill dawg. Also what does everyone even eat, is everyone just becoming malnourished or does the beer just have enough nutritional values to support living? Hmm, what if the full game had food as a resource so you can't take in every human, so you have to play a pull rope game with FEMA taking away people and the pale guy checking if you have people.
wouldnt make sense, because the game clearly displays the protagonists thoughts each day, and in the ending. Also why would the visitors kill you in the end?
I liked the suit guy, I haven't seen all of his diolog but from what I saw he was incouraging everyone to stay together, incouraging you to stay strong, because you staying strong will let everyone to be lean enough to not break under the pressure yet still strong enough to support you. Sadly he is nothing but a serial killer that has as much humanity in him as the vistors
@@ChefJollyRoger I think it's important to leave room for people to think about things like that themselves. I didn't left him out as much as I don't have anything decisive to say about him.
@@antoniafimbres3806 he is the only reason we are certain something extraordinary is happening and it is not just media scare and people freking out. Linch pinning what could be a non situation
@@ChefJollyRoger True!! The neighbor even says people have been killing people and he doesn't even seem to be really sure about the creatures until it's too late for him
Your theory about radiation makes a lot of sense, considering what we know about visitors. 1. Cashier girl is implied to have been homeless when the cataclysm started. 2. Suit guy and beard guy are travelers who spend a lot of time outdoors. 3. Middle-aged lady was forced out of her lodgings by FEMA, which led to her being exposed. 4. Coat guy is always cold because he's sick, or (if the theory is to be believed, dead. 5. Amogus guy mentions being out in the sun when you first meet him. He says that it "feels good", so he probably didn't rush to find shelter. The only truly unanswerable questions are who egghead guy and the intruder are. Intruder is clearly a monster and egghead guy seems immune to what's going on. Rather than worry about survival, he's focused on philosophy. My guess is that the government attempted to raise the dead with an experiment that went wrong.
So this whole game is basically a M. Night Shyamalan plot. Also, that line from Egghead has just made me go back and watch more lore vids on this. There are some dialogue choices i didn't see, and makes me rethink things. The Pale Man, along with FEMA, are both enemies. We know that. But at least Pale Man has clear motives. FEMA won't tell you what they're doing with the people. One theory im starting to have is that PM is "Patient Zero". The government has something to do with what's going on, and they have to do the usual misdirection tactics to throw people off. So many subplots. PM is only killing government soldiers. The crazed people are killing humans. FEMA is experimenting on humans in the area, probably noting the effect it's having on the population. Cashier girl is an extreme example. She's slowly turning, but she's no threat. Meanwhile, Coat Guy is a hidden example, probably hiding he looks like PM underneath.
Hey man! I've been following you for a few weeks and just had to subscribe! I found you from your Fear & hunger videos, and super glad you're also making videos on different games now, Especially on this game too it's one of my recent favorites! Your Humor, soothing voice, & Commentary really makes you stand out from the rest & i love the 'Shadow of the Axolotl' name, it's Cute, Adorable, funny & really unique much like your content! love the thorough in depth timelines of fear & hunger. I Honestly can see you having 500K subs in no time! Keep up the good work man. The way you make your videos made me think you had at least 100+ Videos up already. 10/10 Homie! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Interesting choice of game to cover, and it's a rather bleak tale from what's available. I'd say you're pretty spot-on about the Visitors being radiation monsters, although I've no clue how it can reanimate the dead. Perhaps there's a mutagenic virus at play as well? Anyway, another good video, and you even got a hefty ensemble to do voice work! Most impressive.
8:04 Ngl I thought she had a crutch 🩼, like just one. My brain always just saw how her shoulder was and assumed she was like, holding herself up cause she was about to fall?
If perfect teeth are a sign of being a "visitor," then I'd be screwed. I had to have major reconstructive surgery, including bone grafts on my mandible. Both arches are actually a special form of dental implants called "all-on-4." Which means I have two full plates (much like traditional dentures) that each attach to four implant posts.
@The-Doctor6969 That's actually a really rare condition called ploycoria. True polycoria occurs when someone has two, fully functioning pupils in one eye, each with its own sphincter muscle. Then there is pseudopolycoria which is when some other condition gives the appearance of having two pupils in one iris. Pseudopolycoria happens when some other eye condition, like trauma, atrophy of the iris, or iris coboloma, a condition where an individual is missing tissue in the iris (usually from birth.)
The detail of the skull on a pike having its teeth ripped out, and the visitor who killed the neighbors daughter having teeth that didn't tip you off is terrifying because it shows that they can learn.
@@sheisaMachine At least that's how I interpreted it. I believe the Visitors started learning that having perfect teeth would get them rejected, and started to adapt.
Very nice video but I disagree with some of your opinions 1: The visitors are a bioweapon, not an infected human. I think so because they have immense deformities and/or weird behavior which definitely couldn't be a result of radiation, also visitors are clearly not native to our planet or even related to human species as can be seen by them being able to not suffocate and not get fried while underground 2: Biology of visitors and their possible origin Visitors are most likely a life form that is very similar to plants when in it's "fetus" state. They are located underground as seeds dropped into our atmosphere by something else, quietly collecting nutrients and very slowly growing into bigger fetuses (receiving nutrients kinda like mushrooms do) so that when radiation hits(which I think is needed for their rapid development and growth) they can rapidly transform from a large fetus into a "human" being and begin fulfilling their instincts encoded in their genes. This also explains why they emerged right when the first solar flare hit 3: A little astronomy class Solar flares produce both radiation and heat, which is exactly why I believe that it's not just the radiation that's harming the real humans, besides that an average temperature during summer in eastern europe is 30-35°C, a 20-40°C increase in temperature when a solar flare this powerful hits is possible, besides that glaciers wouldn't melt immediately and still would take some time. 4: How visitors operate There are 2 major kinds of visitors so far 1: Doppelganger(passive hunter) 2: Active hunter (pale man) Explanation for 1: Passive hunters are relatively weaker and plentiful kind of visitors that exist to infiltrate humans and cause distrust and terror, they are the same level of strength/slightly stronger than humans and also posses a lot of intelligence and ability to sense other visitors (which explains why they only kill when theres 2 or more visitors in the house) just like active hunters they prefer more tactical and quiet approach. Also they exploit emotional human weakness to make people trust them (Utilizing pity and mercifulness to not get kicked out, Utilizing human greed as to not get kicked out, Utilizing human desire to have allies in their quest, etc.) Explanation for 2: Active hunter (like the pale man) is very resilient and powerful kind of visitor that exists to halt human operations(destroyed a group of soldiers and likely stopped FEMA from completing research) however it most likely relies on agility and stealth which explains why he doesn't want to break in when he knows there's people inside that could cause a lot of noise, and noisy approach isn't his prefered method of combat. (Also active hunters are possibly the superiors of visitors directing them, but I don't think so) Conclusion: Visitors are bioweapons that grow like seeds and require plenty of solar radiation to finish their growth, they are divided into 2 main groups of active and passive hunters, they also utilize human emotions and behavior to seem like friends, and they prefer stealth The likely temperature that resulted after solar flares is 50-70°C outside (idk the radiation level unfortunately) This took a while to write and if you have a correction or a suggestion let me know, have a great day
Awesome theory, i think the radiation zombies /mutating people makes a lot of sense! 3 comments though. Calling "cold girl" as "coat guy" is crazy. First time i ever heard someone assume that was a man 😂 Cashier girl from the beginning *will* kill people. But Visitors only kill someone overnight if you have 2 or more at a time. So, except for the 4th night where there's 3 visitors to let in, you won't ever get that message if you sus-out any visitors you let in each day. Lastly, Suit Guy actually is a visitor. Or at least he counts as 1 for whether you live/die and whether people get killed overnight. He does drop garbage bags if you shoot him and doesn't show many signs, so maybe he's just a Killer? Anyways, great vid! Love the voice acting!
@@thejumpmaster314 I just browsed the wiki last night and saw that XD maybe the developer confirmed it, but at least after 10~ youtube watch-throughs, this is the only one that didn't assume he was a girl lol.
SHADOWS BACK! (I was asleep when this came out sobbing/j) This game really sounds interesting! Cant wait to see it come out fully to play, and this theory is really interesting I'll be thinking about it for the whole day if not more
Im just gonna say his buttttt did you check if the little girl if she a visitor ? probably its edited or something thats why i didn't see you check the little girl you check everyone when they join you in your house except the little girl when she came in your house
@@shadowtheaxolotl afaik the devs were mixed about depicting the kid dying/leaving bags behind so she just becomes kitchen furniture instead if the visitors get to her
@@shadowtheaxolotlwell, it may not be seen in english, but in russian translation she uses feminine cases when speaking about herself. It's pretty much untranslatable
There's actually another bad ending. If you murder too many of your tenants (both humans and visitors alike) - the rest of them will drove your out of your house after the last night out of fear and you will burn under the sun. So sun burn is VERY REAL. That's why you should probably complete game 3 or more times before making a lore or theory videos, no offence. But you are smarter than me in other regards because it never occurs to me that body bags means human and censored corpse means visitor. Also why should solar radiation disappear during the night? It's radiation after all - radiation doesn't vanish so easily, no? Although I'm not physist and I suppose developers are not physics either and this game story more of the mystical kind. I suspect they leave some details very vague intentionally and some answers we will never get - it's much creepier and darker that way.
Your channel and your videos are amazing - do you have a discord or anything for the community? I've been active in the F&H 1 and 2 discord, the steam guides, and am an active wiki editer. Would be cool to be able to help with input or anything :)
Very interesting. Lots of good points. Many bad ones too, but I enjoyed this theory. I think the visitors being the resurrected is genius. They don't even seem to know they are visitors. Buuuuuuuuuuut, what causes them to kill "humans"?
Isn't the face of that guy in the thumbnail ripped off of that one pedo judge from that one book? edit: They 100% just ripped that guys face from Judge Holden.
At first when I was learning about the lore of this game, I thought it was a metaphor for how the middle class sees the lower class, as aliens. The observation of their dirty nails, their poor eye care and even observing their teeth. Obviously that isn't the impression the creators were intending, but it's just an interesting thought.
@@kamakozy13 No, absolutely not, the developers were making a game in VHS-horror genre... Not with the implication that capitalism is bad or something with "deep sense"
@@dagoth7351 the game features distrust in systems of power(government) and distrust of others and general paranoia. I don't think it's a reach at all to think it might be about systems of power larger than the individual being dangerous. We disagree.
@@kamakozy13 Bro... the game was made and is being made by the russians, they don’t have such an obsession with the government or terrible capitalism, it’s just a game, I have no right to tell you what to believe in and what theories to come up with... it’s just wild for me
this game is bad to me, to the inconsistency of when the player pull out their gun to the the smiling man killing people and the hazmat fema guy just around the corner acting like nothing happened and what if you just let no one in? Wouldnt that be the smarter choice? Those things just take away from the atmosphere and its not even scrary to me. I dont get why everyone is praising this game.
i can't argue your other points, but there's a reason you can't turn everyone away, the smiling man who asks if you're alone WILL kill you if there's no one inside with you, in any other circumstance it would be logical, but with the added factor of the smiling man it makes sense to have at least SOMEONE in your home
the inconsistency? they pull out their gun whenever a person shows a sign of being a visitor. if the person doesnt have a sign then it doesnt pull it out. the fema guy is acting like nothing happened cuz they are suspicious and thats part of the story (thats going to be expanded on) and as the other guy says if you dont let anyone in you will lose the game since the guy who checks if you are alone will take you
@@yoahnoah9780 And fema being sus doesnt mean they can just chill out with a monster like that? Isnt the soldier part of fema as well? It just doesnt feel real to me like i can just tell this is a video game
Remember it’s just a demo. Personally I’m excited for a new pre-apocalyptic video game, especially an indie one. I don’t have any strong opinions (positive or negative) about this game yet since it’s just the demo. I get everyone likes different games but I hope you can keep an open mind. It’s still in development so try not to be too critical about it, since it’s a small dev team :)
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Wow, i am very familiar with this hazmat suit. The hazmat suit is OZK which stands for Obshevoiskovoi Zashitniy Komplekt - Combined Arms Protective Suit.
A military hazmat suit designed to protect from chemicals and radioactive dust but not radiation itself. This suit made from rubbered fabric and don't have lead lining.
It can be worn as cape or as suit. As for gasmask it's PMK (don't bother with translation, it weird one) used by russian Army and Emercom.
I was drafted in Russia Emercom (similar as FEMA, but with less authority) and this game was quite interesting both in terms of gameplay and lore, i like visuals and strange mix of US therminology and Russia equipment.
Also, have you notice Deus Ex reference (FEMA and 0451 code)?
@@ДмитрийФокин-з3й Interesting! So it couldn't be sun radiation the issue, but instead nuclear fallout. I'll pin this, is that okay?
@@shadowtheaxolotl shure!
One more thing - developers are russian-speaking people, so i double checked some things.
This game in fact has a lot of references to modern russian and worldwide Internet culture.
I am 95% shure that long-haired bearded guy's appereance was inspired by Arsen Makaryan - russian-speaking info-blogger.
And that line about dogs - it's line from Egor Letov song (Dogs)
"But the world is ruled by dogs
The bodies are inhabited by dogs Dogs howl in the brain
And only dogs survive here"
FEMA Is the US disaster relief organization lol
I'm surprised also that no one seems to notice the obvious christian end of days references like the visitors being the risen dead from that belief.
@@ДмитрийФокин-з3йNot sure you can call Markaryan an «info-blogger». I don't think him telling his audience that they should rape women and that he slept with kids can be considered a blog...
This makes a lot more sense than the “the visitors are vampires” theory.
A government making a huge mistake and then trying to fix it without alerting the citizenry appropriately is super plausible.
Great video
fun fact that i noticed!
all of the humans look like scary things from pop culture the little girl looks like the girl from "the ring" the angry bar guy looks like slenderman
but the visitors all draw inspiration from folktales and religions
Amogus?
@tomboylover01 his shirt is a dead giveaway bit it throws you for a loop
@@Komega01 oh, nice detail
May be a coincidence since the game has alot of russian folklore stuff but it also seems to have evangelical roots so idk
That "little girl" looks like a 35 year old male meth addict.
wow that bald guy VA was really good!
so what you're telling me is that they're radiation zombies? One minor note is that visitors won't attack if they're the only one in the house. Cashier woman is a visitor but won't do anything until you get another one
@@MautheDoog I didn't know that. But perhaps she isn't the one doing the killing herself? Maybe the other visitor sniffs the radiation of another one in the house and goes murder mode? I think we should give Cashier Girl the benefit of the doubt, the devs clearly want use her as a way to make the players question the nature of a visitor.
Also, Bald Guy's VA is really good indeed. I wonder who he is.
Seeing a random exchange between two of my fave UA-cam creators about one of my fave new indie games is just - and I hate saying this - chef's kiss
Zoh my goodnez
iirc if you end the run with a visitor, everyone gets killed by them. So sadly she will. Just not yet.
Visitors and humans have different animation when 💀
You were killed by Suit Guy, that's why you got the bad ending. He functions the same as a visitor despite being otherwise due to him being dangerous. I also think that the reason why visitors kill people only when there's more than 1 of them is just for game balance and not to punish the player too hard. Cashier Girl and maybe Coat Guy not being self-aware of their status despite other visitors knowing is a complete anomaly. Perhaps being the easiest visitors to spot makes them the youngest ones, not knowing their true nature until later, so they don't know how to adapt.
Also, it would help if you asked all the characters their opinions on FEMA, as it shows very well how they're perceived in the world.
I thought that the visitors were vampires. That’s why they would burn in the sun, need to be invited in, and blur in photos (like their reflection isn’t show).
And perfect teeth, red eyes! Wow that’s perfect
Ok that makes so much sense
Ah. 😅 how subtle yet obvious.
I think the reason for them to be blurry in the camera must be the same reason for vampire can't be seen in mirrors
You died cause the guy in the suit may not be a visitor but he is a dangerous serial killer
@@jackieclan815 whaaaaaaat
@shadowtheaxolotl Yeah. He appears to be a "thief in law," a member of the Post-Soviet criminal diaspora. It is evident by his having a strict hierarchical understanding of social relationships and being discontent with others breaking "ponyatiya," as thieves in law call their rules of conduct.
@@jackieclan815 the text does say there are "guests" in my home. The same if you die to visitors. So I guess they should've at least change that.
@shadowtheaxolotl no yeah I agree!
@@shadowtheaxolotlthat's the beauty of it. An inexperienced player wouldn't know if it was a visitor or not who killed. Visitors only kill if there are two or more, so why did someone die?
It makes you second guess yourself, and adds another layer of depth I hope the full verison of the game will expand on. Maybe one guest having an exclusive vendetta on another or the like.
a possibility is that there are 'tiers' of visitors, or its a transformation process. the visitors that pretend (or think theyre) to be humans are weaker than the guy that visits every night asking if youre alone, as you can overpower them one on one with guns. however the guy that visits presumedly is able to overpower you 1 on 1 and hes quite different from the other visitors as he's more obviously a monster, walks unclothed and has a more sinister and deformed appearance. but he wont be able to overpower you if you have back up.
And the most deformed and monstruous visitor that is seen wandering the streets when you peek out of the window is probably a more powerful form of visitor, as he presumedly is able to wipe out several FEMA soldiers
According to the wiki it's the same person, the one that wants to know if you're alone is the same one who kills the military. Seems like he just likes to toy with you.
I saw vids about the naked dude kill you even if you have people in your house if you lie about being alone when in fact you have other people l
Yea, that's not it
@@ennou1236 I think thats when you have all visitors in the house and killed off humans inside. He will then punish you by taking you into the forest and say something like "you will pay for your sins"
@@WiidLoverwhat do you mean?
calling 04-5-1 to report a visitor could also be a reference to the book Fahrenheit 451 considering that like in the book you're contacting the authorities so that they can come and destroy something considered dangerous
It's also the easter egg code famously first used in Deus Ex - commonly the first "code" in a video game.
bro really thinks 0451 was first used in deus ex…
@@Podzhagitel first used as in for the first door, dude. I know what system shock is :)
@@showseanjamie i’m just playing around hehe
And Numbers 4:51
For those wondering how they can play the game it's part of a pack called "violent horror stories"
Did you notice the resemblance of the guy with a bizarre smile and a well-known painting of Judge Holden from the book: Blood Meridian?
Yes. That’s where I’ve seen it before!
@@senhornels0n234 I guess tells us just how messed up the Intruder is
Wow that's freaky, good spot!
My personal theory is that the main character is the visitor. Bro spots the slightest sign and immediately pulls out a shotgun like chill dawg. Also what does everyone even eat, is everyone just becoming malnourished or does the beer just have enough nutritional values to support living? Hmm, what if the full game had food as a resource so you can't take in every human, so you have to play a pull rope game with FEMA taking away people and the pale guy checking if you have people.
@@fajdek7032 what if they eat the bodies? 💀
@shadowtheaxolotl Being a psychopathic cannibal in this universe sounds like a dream. The food arrives by itself to your house!
wouldnt make sense, because the game clearly displays the protagonists thoughts each day, and in the ending. Also why would the visitors kill you in the end?
@@wtfman-k3g Because it's a joke.
@@fajdek7032bro don't pull the it's the joke excuse.
Can NOT get over one of tbe scariest looking characters is the freakin newscaster. Maybe its the glasses, but somethin just seems off
Idk if im tripping but he lowkey looks similar to the visitor thats used as an example in the photo thing 😭😭🙏
Kinda looks like a creepy form of that zodiac killer sketch
Maybe because he looks like subway Jared
his forehead is a third of his face 😭
Occupation: Depressed
Yeah.
I liked the suit guy, I haven't seen all of his diolog but from what I saw he was incouraging everyone to stay together, incouraging you to stay strong, because you staying strong will let everyone to be lean enough to not break under the pressure yet still strong enough to support you.
Sadly he is nothing but a serial killer that has as much humanity in him as the vistors
He kills the tall guy😠
If scoliosis girl wasn't a visitor i would've felt so bad for her.
I mean i still feel bad for her since she didn’t even know what she was and had never killed anyone nor intended to do so.
People are overthinking the story. It's simply a game about Arizona.
Man I love watching obscure hour long videos on a piece of media I have never and will never consume, will 100% subscribe for more
You left how the importance of the guy who askes you if you are alone. Seems pretty major
@@ChefJollyRoger I think it's important to leave room for people to think about things like that themselves. I didn't left him out as much as I don't have anything decisive to say about him.
What is the guy's importance to you?
@@antoniafimbres3806 he is the only reason we are certain something extraordinary is happening and it is not just media scare and people freking out. Linch pinning what could be a non situation
@@ChefJollyRoger True!! The neighbor even says people have been killing people and he doesn't even seem to be really sure about the creatures until it's too late for him
If you don't keep at least 1 person in the house he gets you too
This game is so interesting, the feeling of dread and hopelessness.
@@matheusc3387 Yeah. You can see me visibly drained in the footage when I take a breather and look up for a moment or two. I love the atmosphere.
Holy shit. This is a great run down of the lore and gameplay. The voice actors were such a nice touch.
21:13 occupation depressed, and people say I don't have an occupation.
This was a lot of fun to work on. Great synopsis and theory. Can't wait to collaborate more and see what's next.
Your theory about radiation makes a lot of sense, considering what we know about visitors.
1. Cashier girl is implied to have been homeless when the cataclysm started.
2. Suit guy and beard guy are travelers who spend a lot of time outdoors.
3. Middle-aged lady was forced out of her lodgings by FEMA, which led to her being exposed.
4. Coat guy is always cold because he's sick, or (if the theory is to be believed, dead.
5. Amogus guy mentions being out in the sun when you first meet him. He says that it "feels good", so he probably didn't rush to find shelter.
The only truly unanswerable questions are who egghead guy and the intruder are. Intruder is clearly a monster and egghead guy seems immune to what's going on. Rather than worry about survival, he's focused on philosophy.
My guess is that the government attempted to raise the dead with an experiment that went wrong.
So this whole game is basically a M. Night Shyamalan plot. Also, that line from Egghead has just made me go back and watch more lore vids on this. There are some dialogue choices i didn't see, and makes me rethink things. The Pale Man, along with FEMA, are both enemies. We know that. But at least Pale Man has clear motives. FEMA won't tell you what they're doing with the people. One theory im starting to have is that PM is "Patient Zero". The government has something to do with what's going on, and they have to do the usual misdirection tactics to throw people off. So many subplots. PM is only killing government soldiers. The crazed people are killing humans. FEMA is experimenting on humans in the area, probably noting the effect it's having on the population. Cashier girl is an extreme example. She's slowly turning, but she's no threat. Meanwhile, Coat Guy is a hidden example, probably hiding he looks like PM underneath.
the voice acting, humor, and the little mugshot things… I LOVE YOU AARGHH new sub
Hey man! I've been following you for a few weeks and just had to subscribe! I found you from your Fear & hunger videos, and super glad you're also making videos on different games now, Especially on this game too it's one of my recent favorites! Your Humor, soothing voice, & Commentary really makes you stand out from the rest & i love the 'Shadow of the Axolotl' name, it's Cute, Adorable, funny & really unique much like your content! love the thorough in depth timelines of fear & hunger. I Honestly can see you having 500K subs in no time! Keep up the good work man. The way you make your videos made me think you had at least 100+ Videos up already. 10/10 Homie! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Interesting choice of game to cover, and it's a rather bleak tale from what's available. I'd say you're pretty spot-on about the Visitors being radiation monsters, although I've no clue how it can reanimate the dead. Perhaps there's a mutagenic virus at play as well?
Anyway, another good video, and you even got a hefty ensemble to do voice work! Most impressive.
Great video, the good thing about this game is that it's only in its beta, so thereis still a lot more content to come
8:04 Ngl I thought she had a crutch 🩼, like just one. My brain always just saw how her shoulder was and assumed she was like, holding herself up cause she was about to fall?
Saw this games gameplay once and I was instantly hooked, one of the few games that's actually scared me ever, and I've seen em all
If perfect teeth are a sign of being a "visitor," then I'd be screwed. I had to have major reconstructive surgery, including bone grafts on my mandible. Both arches are actually a special form of dental implants called "all-on-4." Which means I have two full plates (much like traditional dentures) that each attach to four implant posts.
That’s what I’ve been thinking, especially as I’m currently finishing up my braces; anyone lucky enough to have nice teeth would be screwed here lmao
I believe the surgeon character had work done, tells the protag, and is not a visitor. He also has two pupils in one eye @@MorganTheGorgon
@The-Doctor6969 That's actually a really rare condition called ploycoria. True polycoria occurs when someone has two, fully functioning pupils in one eye, each with its own sphincter muscle. Then there is pseudopolycoria which is when some other condition gives the appearance of having two pupils in one iris. Pseudopolycoria happens when some other eye condition, like trauma, atrophy of the iris, or iris coboloma, a condition where an individual is missing tissue in the iris (usually from birth.)
I still think the little girl was a visitor at the start of the game
The cashier does kill. I did 3 runs, nobody ever died when I didn't let her in.
The detail of the skull on a pike having its teeth ripped out, and the visitor who killed the neighbors daughter having teeth that didn't tip you off is terrifying because it shows that they can learn.
What??
@@sheisaMachine At least that's how I interpreted it. I believe the Visitors started learning that having perfect teeth would get them rejected, and started to adapt.
Very nice video but I disagree with some of your opinions
1: The visitors are a bioweapon, not an infected human.
I think so because they have immense deformities and/or weird behavior which definitely couldn't be a result of radiation, also visitors are clearly not native to our planet or even related to human species as can be seen by them being able to not suffocate and not get fried while underground
2: Biology of visitors and their possible origin
Visitors are most likely a life form that is very similar to plants when in it's "fetus" state. They are located underground as seeds dropped into our atmosphere by something else, quietly collecting nutrients and very slowly growing into bigger fetuses (receiving nutrients kinda like mushrooms do) so that when radiation hits(which I think is needed for their rapid development and growth) they can rapidly transform from a large fetus into a "human" being and begin fulfilling their instincts encoded in their genes. This also explains why they emerged right when the first solar flare hit
3: A little astronomy class
Solar flares produce both radiation and heat, which is exactly why I believe that it's not just the radiation that's harming the real humans, besides that an average temperature during summer in eastern europe is 30-35°C, a 20-40°C increase in temperature when a solar flare this powerful hits is possible, besides that glaciers wouldn't melt immediately and still would take some time.
4: How visitors operate
There are 2 major kinds of visitors so far
1: Doppelganger(passive hunter)
2: Active hunter (pale man)
Explanation for 1: Passive hunters are relatively weaker and plentiful kind of visitors that exist to infiltrate humans and cause distrust and terror, they are the same level of strength/slightly stronger than humans and also posses a lot of intelligence and ability to sense other visitors (which explains why they only kill when theres 2 or more visitors in the house) just like active hunters they prefer more tactical and quiet approach. Also they exploit emotional human weakness to make people trust them (Utilizing pity and mercifulness to not get kicked out, Utilizing human greed as to not get kicked out, Utilizing human desire to have allies in their quest, etc.)
Explanation for 2: Active hunter (like the pale man) is very resilient and powerful kind of visitor that exists to halt human operations(destroyed a group of soldiers and likely stopped FEMA from completing research) however it most likely relies on agility and stealth which explains why he doesn't want to break in when he knows there's people inside that could cause a lot of noise, and noisy approach isn't his prefered method of combat. (Also active hunters are possibly the superiors of visitors directing them, but I don't think so)
Conclusion:
Visitors are bioweapons that grow like seeds and require plenty of solar radiation to finish their growth, they are divided into 2 main groups of active and passive hunters, they also utilize human emotions and behavior to seem like friends, and they prefer stealth
The likely temperature that resulted after solar flares is 50-70°C outside (idk the radiation level unfortunately)
This took a while to write and if you have a correction or a suggestion let me know, have a great day
@@GlyphidGuard I think all the points you've made are valid. Time will tell
Awesome theory, i think the radiation zombies /mutating people makes a lot of sense!
3 comments though.
Calling "cold girl" as "coat guy" is crazy. First time i ever heard someone assume that was a man 😂
Cashier girl from the beginning *will* kill people. But Visitors only kill someone overnight if you have 2 or more at a time. So, except for the 4th night where there's 3 visitors to let in, you won't ever get that message if you sus-out any visitors you let in each day.
Lastly, Suit Guy actually is a visitor. Or at least he counts as 1 for whether you live/die and whether people get killed overnight. He does drop garbage bags if you shoot him and doesn't show many signs, so maybe he's just a Killer?
Anyways, great vid! Love the voice acting!
in the wiki its actually written that its a guy xd
@@thejumpmaster314 I just browsed the wiki last night and saw that XD
maybe the developer confirmed it, but at least after 10~ youtube watch-throughs, this is the only one that didn't assume he was a girl lol.
@@TheSecondFlock i di d assume it was a girl when i played it lol
She is a girl, and uses feminine cases in russian when talking about herself, which is, well, can't exactly be translated
good theory and nice video format / production value !
Fire had this playing in the background while busy with an assignment 🔥🔥
Nice Swans reference there at the beginning 🤙
SHADOWS BACK! (I was asleep when this came out sobbing/j)
This game really sounds interesting! Cant wait to see it come out fully to play, and this theory is really interesting I'll be thinking about it for the whole day if not more
Mannn this video is high quality. I tought u atleast had 100k. Welp heres new sub. Remember me when u become famous!
this game have a high chance to be a movie
i love SWANS. GOD DAMN THE SUN
Nice 🎉🎉🎉 Peak Lore videos again!
Im just gonna say his buttttt did you check if the little girl if she a visitor ?
probably its edited or something thats why i didn't see you check the little girl
you check everyone when they join you in your house except the little girl when she came in your house
@@anosnajime5775 oh, she was the one that died to a visitor. The game glitched and she appeared alive, but I couldn't click on her
@@shadowtheaxolotl afaik the devs were mixed about depicting the kid dying/leaving bags behind so she just becomes kitchen furniture instead if the visitors get to her
I thought coat guy was a girl...
@@SamGarcia wiki calls him a guy
@@shadowtheaxolotlwell, it may not be seen in english, but in russian translation she uses feminine cases when speaking about herself. It's pretty much untranslatable
Your theory is interesting. It's possible that fema are actually angels.
The main song for this game is so perfect. I hate it. Well done.
A great video, thank you❤
5:00 its baby nathan explosion
Dawgs rule the world 🐕
@@Jeyessent you slayed it, queen
Only curious because why is Judge Holden
This UA-cam encouraged me to download the iPhone version of this game - but it was barely playable.
There's actually another bad ending. If you murder too many of your tenants (both humans and visitors alike) - the rest of them will drove your out of your house after the last night out of fear and you will burn under the sun. So sun burn is VERY REAL. That's why you should probably complete game 3 or more times before making a lore or theory videos, no offence. But you are smarter than me in other regards because it never occurs to me that body bags means human and censored corpse means visitor. Also why should solar radiation disappear during the night? It's radiation after all - radiation doesn't vanish so easily, no? Although I'm not physist and I suppose developers are not physics either and this game story more of the mystical kind. I suspect they leave some details very vague intentionally and some answers we will never get - it's much creepier and darker that way.
This gives me when day breaks vibes
when is FEMA never lying to you?
It was a solar flare, its definitely solar radiation
Shadeaudeaqelotel, Shadowdaeaxelotl, Sydioxyotyl, don't mind me, just work shopping your handle into a name for an Eldritch Horror. . .
There wasn't a big at the end. Suit guy isba visitor, so he killed you
I think the game wasn't bugged and the man in the suite killed you
i dont think your game was bugged.. guests eventually get sent back
Your channel and your videos are amazing - do you have a discord or anything for the community? I've been active in the F&H 1 and 2 discord, the steam guides, and am an active wiki editer. Would be cool to be able to help with input or anything :)
@@showseanjamie feel free to add me on discord @shadowlotl__
Heat is a form of radiation btw
Very interesting. Lots of good points. Many bad ones too, but I enjoyed this theory. I think the visitors being the resurrected is genius. They don't even seem to know they are visitors. Buuuuuuuuuuut, what causes them to kill "humans"?
The game was good without any voice acting
you know heat is radiation, right?
i didnt know coat guy was a male i thought he was female
it is a female
I dont wanna be mean but whoever voiced the guy with a stained shirt needs to erm... maybe keep that hidden talent hidden
Isn't the face of that guy in the thumbnail ripped off of that one pedo judge from that one book?
edit: They 100% just ripped that guys face from Judge Holden.
What does VA stand for?
Voice actor
Occupation: Depressed
Relatable.
Vc eh brasilero?
I thought coat guy was a woman
the games translation is absolutely horrid
At first when I was learning about the lore of this game, I thought it was a metaphor for how the middle class sees the lower class, as aliens. The observation of their dirty nails, their poor eye care and even observing their teeth. Obviously that isn't the impression the creators were intending, but it's just an interesting thought.
You need touch grass more...
@dagoth7351 you don't think poor hygiene are signs of impoverished people? I ride the bus in LA and these are things I see all the time tbh
@@kamakozy13 No, absolutely not, the developers were making a game in VHS-horror genre... Not with the implication that capitalism is bad or something with "deep sense"
@@dagoth7351 the game features distrust in systems of power(government) and distrust of others and general paranoia. I don't think it's a reach at all to think it might be about systems of power larger than the individual being dangerous. We disagree.
@@kamakozy13 Bro... the game was made and is being made by the russians, they don’t have such an obsession with the government or terrible capitalism, it’s just a game, I have no right to tell you what to believe in and what theories to come up with... it’s just wild for me
Local nerd regurgitates the world's most obvious things to anyone that ever watched a playthrough of the game. More at 11.
this game is bad to me, to the inconsistency of when the player pull out their gun to the the smiling man killing people and the hazmat fema guy just around the corner acting like nothing happened and what if you just let no one in? Wouldnt that be the smarter choice? Those things just take away from the atmosphere and its not even scrary to me. I dont get why everyone is praising this game.
i can't argue your other points, but there's a reason you can't turn everyone away, the smiling man who asks if you're alone WILL kill you if there's no one inside with you, in any other circumstance it would be logical, but with the added factor of the smiling man it makes sense to have at least SOMEONE in your home
The footage is a demo of sorts, so the actual game will be different, you can’t turn away everyone or you’ll be killed
the inconsistency? they pull out their gun whenever a person shows a sign of being a visitor. if the person doesnt have a sign then it doesnt pull it out. the fema guy is acting like nothing happened cuz they are suspicious and thats part of the story (thats going to be expanded on) and as the other guy says if you dont let anyone in you will lose the game since the guy who checks if you are alone will take you
@@yoahnoah9780 And fema being sus doesnt mean they can just chill out with a monster like that? Isnt the soldier part of fema as well? It just doesnt feel real to me like i can just tell this is a video game
Remember it’s just a demo. Personally I’m excited for a new pre-apocalyptic video game, especially an indie one. I don’t have any strong opinions (positive or negative) about this game yet since it’s just the demo. I get everyone likes different games but I hope you can keep an open mind. It’s still in development so try not to be too critical about it, since it’s a small dev team :)
Peak is back on the menu 🫡