I like how Tom the Postgirl calls herself Tom because it was the (faded) labelling of the box she was sent to the post office in. It goes to show that she was basically so neglected that not only did she have to make her own parents (as seen in the cardboard cutouts in the beginning) but she also had to give herself a name since no one else would.
I would say children's actting like their animals is a pretty normal thing, but to the extent of sleeping in a dog bed and scratching a cat post is another story...
I can't believe i thought of exactly what's implied when he was sleeping with the chickens but gave him the benefit of the doubt ...only for the bad thing to be confirmed on the blackboard which I proceeded to not understand.
@@axinhedgelion8417 considering I’m from the UK I’m correct “British English” awkward moment when other countries spell things differently from America
This game has done quite well in creating an atmosphere that is extremely uncomfortable. At first I was like "it's gonna be a jumpscarefest right?" NOPE. Pure unfiltered discomfort in simplistic drawing style. Great game!
Huh, I never expected a jumpscare personally. I was however captivated by the weirdness of it all. Interesting to hear other people's perceptions like this.
@mariofan1ish Because of you, I looked up Mighty Switch Force 2, and found a baby guide. She literally just kicks them off-screen while shouting they're safe. I miss Way Forward. I didn't know they made that. It's funny.
In mainstream Ch1n3s3 p0rn these days, the chicks from certain company, have the company's "seal" tattooed on them, like thighs or somewhere. Temporary tattoo for shooting video or real tattoo, I don't know. It's a promo thing. The whole time you watch it, you also notice the seal, brand/company name, you try to remember them by it, search up for the brand if you want more "similar" content, etc. Makes sure no other company steals your credit or spotlight. So yea. The chick cuddling with farmer, now no longer cuddling with farmer? instead found a broken egg? warning seen earlier of chicks sensitive to KNOCK or RING? Just means, Don't knock up these chicks or put a ring on em. The farmer was climaxxing when moment got broken and the chick and farmer fled. Farmer probably Pimp. When things go wrong in prostitution rings, if a bunch of chicks gets "taken care of" -murdered or silenced- no one's gonna care, the more illegal it was, the easier it is to cover up. The high tier lady working there, the milf cow type, is irreplaceable, so it's the only creature that can't be harmed. Brings in high rollers so special treatment given. Just in case, the chicks during work get hurt, fire extinguisher is right there to make sure the fire is put out and they continue working. But sometimes, even if the "lowly chicks" need fire extinguisher and "high tier cow" doesn't, it's still the exquisite one that gets the extinguisher, the better conditions, treatment and pay. Not the lowly replaceable ones. Cuz no one cares who needs it, more like, who can bring in more money.
Weirdly enough I actually think Tom is the unintentional “good guy” here. By failing to deliver the packages in the first run they successfully: 1. Prevented chickens from being assaulted by destroying the barn and farmer 2. Gave the dog a painless death as opposed to be butchered ALIVE and 3. Threw a party for squirrels (who were definitely more grateful for the disco ball than the people were
Also potentially saved the orphanage kids from having their food tampered with because it looked like the lady there had some kind of bottle she was adding the contents into the food
@@Trainbows Bit skeptical of that one. I see a bottle but that is not nearly enough for all those cans and not much to really imply she was adding it to the cans.
"I think we're evil" Tom literally looks like a little red devil. the bow makes it look like she has little horns. Its honestly really good character design.
The awful thing is, extinguishers are filled with a chemical to put out fires I believe. So it wouldn't exactly uh "cool" their butts after the farmers did whatever with them. It would give their butts actual frostbite.
There are different types of fire extinguishers! There's a couple, but the ones you may commonly see around are: water, carbon dioxide, and dry powder. The one you're referring to may be the carbon dioxide one. The end of the hose tends to have a large cone to spray onto the source of fire. Touching that cone while you're using it (or having it used on you)) will give you frostbite because it's an endothermic reaction (this cools the surroundings as reactions take place). I'm not too knowledgable about the different types or what type of fire they can be used for though.
The impression I get of the first woman is someone with, like, reverse empty nest syndrome. There's a drawing of a cat on the kitchen wall, where the kids clearly aren't allowed, which makes me think this woman lost her cat, and is now trying to fill that void with children. Kind of like how, when kids go off to college, their parents tend to get a cat or dog to keep the house full, and give them something to look after. Also, hate the implications of the horse cow lmao
Theres a lot of... weird implications with what you see. The children acting, being fed, and treated like animals. The MANY implications of what is going on in that barn... dropping a tree on the dog....
@@enriquesuarez.1529 That farmer is engaging in...inappropriate actions with chickens. Which is why he needs the fire extinguisher to cool their butts after...'finishing' with them.
When I realized this was just a demo I got so sad, because this is so WEIRD and COOL and I want to know literally everything about this game and its lore IMMEDIATELY
Plus looking at the label in the beginning i thought Tom was born in 1996, but the newspaper in 7:33 said 1906. Which means she's probably born in 1896, and if the current setting is the year 1906 that makes her 10 years old.
I dont disagree with this, but also, we dont know how long that newspaper has been out there for. We dont see newspapers in front of anyone elses houses, and "the stalker" is more likely referring to the guy in the final house, as apperently this is toms first time outside. Though, if weather is similar there to how it is in the real world, the newspaper wouldnt survive a whole year and definitely not 8 years just sitting outside, so you probably arent wrong
A modern fire extinguisher and an electric chainsae don't really make sense in 1906. At the very least, the chainsae shouldn't exist yet. This is some twisted world with different logic and history.
I wonder if you need to read the sign before delivering to the barn, avoid binoculars, not peek, and need to not touch the rock with the key to get a perfect employee report.
I tried, it's not possible. You'll always get mutated to Creeptown. Also, I wonder if it's even possible to not creep/stalk the nurse. So, you NEED to knock at the door to the barn, you can't do it differentely; if you don't pick up the binoculars you'll get told that you "didn't pick up the fine binoculars"; and you peek in the tutorial, so you can't avoid it. Hope that helps :3
Here's what I could make out of the message on the paper: "TOM, I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING NERY IMPORTANT..." It looks like their something else rewrite under it but I couldn't make it out.
I also thought that "NERY" started with an "N", but it was actually a "V". Probably the graphing paper made us think it had an extra line when really it didn't
Tom reminds me of the 4 year old that lived in my sisters neighborhood who would just walk up to windows and watch people, specifically my room window during the summer!
I think it's because of the whole animal abuse/smoking theme of this scene. Frogs are supposed to explode if you make them breathe cigarette smoke, because they can't blow the smoke out of their body and it's stuck inside
As a mailman, you don't even have to try in order to know a lot about people. Uncomfortable amounts of information about people. I have about 600 people on my route and a ton of businesses, so i know where a lot of them work, where they live, what they drive, usually when they are home, when people go on vacation, where they move to. I mean i guess everyone can get most of the information nowadays from data leaks, but it's weird to know so much about people you potentially have never spoken to.
@@drewgoin8849 my route is smallish because i deliver inside a lot of businesses, the courthouse, the library, the jail etc. Some that do apartments and purely residential go up to around 1200 people.
@@drewgoin8849 some go up to around 1200, idk the first reply isn't showing. Mine is a mix of businesses and residents so it's not as much as ones with lots of apartments
"Goth 90s children's horror book" perfectly describes the style of this game, I was having such a hard time putting it into words. I'm very intrigued by this game, it very much is a dark comedy. Like, some of the stuff was so unnerving, but then you have stuff like punting the chickens back to their pen and I was bursting into laughter. I can't wait to see the full version.
Not gonna lie, I was expecting some kind of repercussions to happen when peeking. Like a jump scare from staring too long or being kicked off the property. Stuff like that. But I’m very pleasantly surprised that the game didn’t go down that route. I don’t know if it’s gonna stay like that when the full game comes out, but either way the demo is already interesting
I find it funny that the entire time tom walks shes also looking at they player. Its so funny that her eyes are just constantlly looking at the player and how she accidently stops worse things from happening by opening their things
When inspecting the 3rd house Split it's quite sad and terrifying because in the far right window with the big chair theres a portrait in the back of the married couple or people who are stuck/fused together which explains the joint toilets and split bathtub. It suggests the chainsaw was purchased to "split" them apart which is quite horrific thinking about it
Man, what a delightfully unsettling game. There's like so much inappropriate things going on that make the whole atmosphere so much more unnerving, like with the horse, what's going on inside the barn, etc. It's quite impressive just how disturbing they can make with such a calming, children's game atmosphere.
The chicken thing there's the note that states you shouldn't knock, so I suppose you were meant to put the package in the mailbox. (which you didn't check in neither play)
I was wondering the same, so i downloaded the game and tried to get the perfect report. You get told that "you didn't pick up the fine binoculars" (or something similar); you need to witness the bloody murder no matter what, and you need to creep on the nurse in the tutorial (i am not sure, so don't quote me, tho). Hope that helps :3
The sheer amount of animal abuse in this game reminds me of Newgrounds point and click games. Actually, the whole demo gives me serious Gretel and Hansel vibes, which is kind of nice. Looking forward to the full release.
The note to Tom says "TOM, I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT" and under the fold line appears to have an R or P, an E, a C, a D, and maybe some I's? I can't make out the bottom that well but there is definitely a D and the R/P. Important edit: before the R and E under the fold, you can make out what appears to be another E and the graphed lines before that seem to have an extra thickness, leading me to think that's an H. Also in front of what I thought was a D there seems to be a triangle, which is possibly and M, N, or A. So I think the full note says "TOM, I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. HERE I COME."
This was a fun demo. It's got some charm here, quite weird in a good way. I just really like how bizarre Tom herself is, she is clearly far from normal.
@@Rtt2muchh She gave them quicker death. And she saved those poor chickens, and made cool party for squirrels, but I don't know how she did something good in the first house
_MBH sees children living like pets:_ "I didn't necessarily see anything too weird..." I can already see that MBH's tolerance for weird is set a bit too high. I think returning the chickens by "airmail" is not the best for the chickens tho at least they aren't wandering around. I liked the art and the weird characters. Some of the stalking and opening was a good thing. I hope you play the full game when it is out!
This one was lovely and protagonist is adorable. It will be really nice to combine the first "upside down" part and the second, which is "according to the rules". For example, allowing a squirrel to have fun with a disco ball and preventing a bloodbath in the house of Siamese twins. Wait, both these choices are against the bureaucratic rules.
"The protagonist is super creepy and out of line, but it doesn't really matter because everyone around her acts EVEN MORE weird and insane" is a WILD premise for a horror game. I love the backstory of Tom being awfully neglected, and the potential implication that she snoops around because no one ever taught her it was wrong/her only perception of "normal" is based off the crazy townspeople. And also, the general weirdness of this game? The people who range from somewhat eccentric partygoers to children that live like animals? Then it all culminates with the last house, where you're no longer an observer but instead forced to get personally involved with the stalker, no matter whether you try to deliver his package or intentionally snoop. It turns your stalker-ish curiosity against you by revealing that you're the one who was really being watched. Brilliant game with lots of lore, unsettling vibes, and a dash of morbid humor. 10/10.
0:29 so, im guessing from the opening that "tom" is the name of the protagonist's father (possibly mother), which she inherited. and the last name and the word "FINAL" are smudged. it looks to me like the last name might be "stone" ? but im not totally sure !
"I think we're evil". We aren't just evil; we're reveling in it and to think this is just a taste of what's to come... Also, is Tom on the spectrum? She's giving me that vibe. Also, also, *Puts stamp on chicken* EXPRESS DELIEVERY! *YEET!*
Difficult to call something evil when we don’t know if Tom even understands what “evil” is. Most of her antics are just “playful,” while unintentionally hurting others. What’s for certain though, she _is_ weird, both enough and not enough for this definitely weird place.
@@palecaptainwolfkayls8499 Let's see: Lack of understanding "evil" actions, views most of her actions as playful, and is just generally weird. Wonder what sort of mental oddities Tom has?
This is definitely very interesting. I think one way things can go down is if they stick to the main (D&D) alignments: - Lawful: If you deliver all the packages no matter what; - Chaotic: If you open all the packages no matter what; - Good: If you somehow found a combination that leads to "better outcomes" for most; - Evil: If you follow a combination the leads to "worse outcomes" for most; - Neutral: Probably goes to this if you don't qualify for any other endings. _That said,_ I can't tell what is "good" or "evil" in this game. I feel that, maybe that's the point of this game-- that nothing you do really have a clear moral judgment. You can slice it either way-- is burning down the barn a good or evil deed? Is delivering animal food to neglected children in a neglectful orphanage good or evil? (You could argue that not delivering food could get the orphanage to close down, and, well, I guess it's if freedom+starving is better than being treated like animals with literal animal food-- though the kids don't seem to mind.) Do you kill the conjoined dog yourself, or let the twins do it? So, perhaps it won't have a "good" or "evil" ending, because it's all subjective (different people will probably have different opinions regarding to these outcomes), and a supporting hint for this is the fact that, the letter berates you either way for what happened at the barn. There's no possibility to "do better" (at least for certain things-- you can argue something is "less destructive" though), so maybe, it's the same for the endings. (Unless we're going for "intentionally destructive" vs. "less destructive" angle-- and now I think about it, maybe THAT could be the distinction-- the game was keen to note the lives you step on after all.) I think another possible thing is the confrontation with your/Tom's own stalker. Perhaps your action will decide how your stalker ultimately reacts, and it honestly could go either way too... like lawful approach can get either "Oh wow, you're such a good girl, I love you even more now!" Or "Eww, you're so boring. I shouldn't have bothered stalking you." (Or maybe the stalker will like you no matter what you do. It fits the ambiguous moral theme too.) Either way, it's super interesting, and interesting is good.
Finally, Manly doinh a gameplay of Tom The Postgirl! Ive been waiting since ive seen gameplays from some other youtubers & i have a thing for peeping and this kind of doodly scribbly art style, and Tom's face is just adorable.
The best path from my view is the one that involves you peeping in every package. Not that it makes you a hero but since there is no saving a town like this the best thing for everyone is to sabatoge the system.
so given that all of the chapters have this discomfort in common, what was supposed to be going on in the church rave that was so horrible? the rave itself?? (also what was up with that underground area...)
I really liked this game!! I hope to see the full one and any more the creator makes :) the style reminds me of franbow and a few other games I can’t think of rn but I really liked
I'm not new to your channel but I'm glad I watched your playthrough. Your calmness and seemingly nonchalance made me fully aware of how unsettling and messed up this game is
Finally! I can watch another Manly video to keep my mind off of the miserable existence that we all live in on this unfair and godforsaken corporeal realm of a space rock within the 3-dimensional plane we call Earth.
Welcome to the Open It Club how Open It are ya?
Sorry manly im closed
Too tired to be open
But never too tired to watch you
Open It🍯🫙
Hey you copied me
Super open it
Tom walks like she's being piloted by 2 kids in a trenchcoat.
Wait, actually…..yeah. Yeah, you’re not wrong, huh.
She kinda looks like she is, too.
Aren't we all?
@@lizsoule No, I'm two wolves and a fox wearing a human mask.
Best description of her I've heard to this day
I like how Tom the Postgirl calls herself Tom because it was the (faded) labelling of the box she was sent to the post office in. It goes to show that she was basically so neglected that not only did she have to make her own parents (as seen in the cardboard cutouts in the beginning) but she also had to give herself a name since no one else would.
considering how the one parental figure we see in this world handles their offspring, tom is probably somehow better off 😂
@@lailahrimhildrthe kids are treated like animals. And the animals are treated worse.
@@somethingclever4297 sounds a lot like real life
That's a disturbingly accurate analysis of the story intro. Well done!
Also Tom from Peeping *Tom*
Sees children acting like pets and a frog exploding for no reason
Manly: "I don't see anything too weird going on here."
Kids honestly do act like animals especially when they’re young lmao 😅
I would say children's actting like their animals is a pretty normal thing, but to the extent of sleeping in a dog bed and scratching a cat post is another story...
How many horror games have traumatized this man
I use to run around on all fours and growl at people lol
Average game selection by Manly, ngl
20:30 as they say, the best way to make an evil protagonist sympathetic is to make everyone around them even worse
I can't believe i thought of exactly what's implied when he was sleeping with the chickens but gave him the benefit of the doubt ...only for the bad thing to be confirmed on the blackboard which I proceeded to not understand.
@@Kyumifunoh fuck i just put it together 😢
sounds like a good principle indeed
Warhammer 40k
@@Kyumifunplease explain I don’t get it
"They're having a graveyard rave going on."
So...a raveyard?
The kind of party people are dying to get into.
party 'till you drop. literally
Monster mash
I would go so far to say they'll be having a sick grave
I thought you were referencing the roblox game PRESSURE
Just realised why they’ve named it Tom the post girl. “peeping Tom”
also in the intro the letter is from "tomstone"
Realized*
@@axinhedgelion8417 considering I’m from the UK I’m correct “British English” awkward moment when other countries spell things differently from America
@@axinhedgelion8417 my source oxford dictionary
@@mikkalasse yes 🙌🏻
The horse being called a "Cow" implies that the farmer was "milking" it...
I wonder if the farmer brings the chickens along for the milking.
@@somethingclever4297 i think it was probably the other farmer, given that she is a "cowgirl"
@@jc_art_ I wish she would milk me.
Mr. Hands 2.0.
@@jc_art_ I wish the cowgirl would milk me.
This game has done quite well in creating an atmosphere that is extremely uncomfortable. At first I was like "it's gonna be a jumpscarefest right?" NOPE. Pure unfiltered discomfort in simplistic drawing style. Great game!
the last house was SOOO creepy, and all that with a simple color palette and no jumpscares at all
This comment made my day
I was worried it would be all jumpscares, too. They had a lot of opportunities, tbh. I'm so happy it was this delightful, disturbing, simple thing!
Huh, I never expected a jumpscare personally. I was however captivated by the weirdness of it all. Interesting to hear other people's perceptions like this.
@lunarlovely. Hi! Thanks for giving it such a cool audience!! We love reading through the comments and find people with the same kind of crazy as us
9:41 Manly: "I think we're evil"
The barn he set fire a few minutes ago:
The barn he set fire a few minutes ago: W H A T
👁️👄👁️
They didn't set the fire though. THe barn caught on its own. There's a lit cigar on the ground where the farmer was laying when you peek back in.
Tbf, the barn fire is not Tom's direct fault
The slapping the stamp on the chickens just to yeet them is hilarious
little concerning
Reminds me of Mighty Switch Force 2 where you collect babies by punting them off screen which shouting "YOU'RE SAFE!"
@@mariofan1ish see this im okay with 🙃
@mariofan1ish
Because of you, I looked up Mighty Switch Force 2, and found a baby guide. She literally just kicks them off-screen while shouting they're safe. I miss Way Forward. I didn't know they made that. It's funny.
In mainstream Ch1n3s3 p0rn these days, the chicks from certain company, have the company's "seal" tattooed on them, like thighs or somewhere. Temporary tattoo for shooting video or real tattoo, I don't know.
It's a promo thing. The whole time you watch it, you also notice the seal, brand/company name, you try to remember them by it, search up for the brand if you want more "similar" content, etc. Makes sure no other company steals your credit or spotlight.
So yea. The chick cuddling with farmer, now no longer cuddling with farmer? instead found a broken egg? warning seen earlier of chicks sensitive to KNOCK or RING?
Just means,
Don't knock up these chicks or put a ring on em. The farmer was climaxxing when moment got broken and the chick and farmer fled.
Farmer probably Pimp.
When things go wrong in prostitution rings, if a bunch of chicks gets "taken care of" -murdered or silenced- no one's gonna care, the more illegal it was, the easier it is to cover up.
The high tier lady working there, the milf cow type, is irreplaceable, so it's the only creature that can't be harmed. Brings in high rollers so special treatment given.
Just in case, the chicks during work get hurt, fire extinguisher is right there to make sure the fire is put out and they continue working.
But sometimes, even if the "lowly chicks" need fire extinguisher and "high tier cow" doesn't, it's still the exquisite one that gets the extinguisher, the better conditions, treatment and pay. Not the lowly replaceable ones.
Cuz no one cares who needs it, more like, who can bring in more money.
"TOM, I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT"
Thank you!
says something after that too. can't quite make that out.
@cassandra112
It is "Here I Come", I think
Important thing? Tell it now!
@@IceExtremeGamersI think it’s “here I go”
Weirdly enough I actually think Tom is the unintentional “good guy” here. By failing to deliver the packages in the first run they successfully: 1. Prevented chickens from being assaulted by destroying the barn and farmer 2. Gave the dog a painless death as opposed to be butchered ALIVE and 3. Threw a party for squirrels (who were definitely more grateful for the disco ball than the people were
Also potentially saved the orphanage kids from having their food tampered with because it looked like the lady there had some kind of bottle she was adding the contents into the food
I thought the chainsaw was for the conjoined twins to saw themselves apart
I didn’t watch the video fully when I make this comment.
@@Trainbows Bit skeptical of that one. I see a bottle but that is not nearly enough for all those cans and not much to really imply she was adding it to the cans.
@@TrainbowsI thought the bottle she had was just some booze for herself
"I think we're evil"
Tom literally looks like a little red devil. the bow makes it look like she has little horns. Its honestly really good character design.
Yes it is @itsgonnabeanaurfromme
@@7792pnaurfr traditionally speaking, yes--
The awful thing is, extinguishers are filled with a chemical to put out fires I believe. So it wouldn't exactly uh "cool" their butts after the farmers did whatever with them. It would give their butts actual frostbite.
There are different types of fire extinguishers! There's a couple, but the ones you may commonly see around are: water, carbon dioxide, and dry powder.
The one you're referring to may be the carbon dioxide one.
The end of the hose tends to have a large cone to spray onto the source of fire. Touching that cone while you're using it (or having it used on you)) will give you frostbite because it's an endothermic reaction (this cools the surroundings as reactions take place).
I'm not too knowledgable about the different types or what type of fire they can be used for though.
Yeah, THAT'S the awful part...
The impression I get of the first woman is someone with, like, reverse empty nest syndrome. There's a drawing of a cat on the kitchen wall, where the kids clearly aren't allowed, which makes me think this woman lost her cat, and is now trying to fill that void with children. Kind of like how, when kids go off to college, their parents tend to get a cat or dog to keep the house full, and give them something to look after.
Also, hate the implications of the horse cow lmao
Theres a lot of... weird implications with what you see. The children acting, being fed, and treated like animals. The MANY implications of what is going on in that barn... dropping a tree on the dog....
@@7792pnaurfr ngl it took me a while to understand whats happening on the barn...
And i still dont get it
@@enriquesuarez.1529 That farmer is engaging in...inappropriate actions with chickens. Which is why he needs the fire extinguisher to cool their butts after...'finishing' with them.
@@Kingcole6 HE DOES THAT TO CHICKRNS??? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 BRO EHHA??
@@yamiunabun Yes, really.
@@Kingcole6I thought he's using this equipment to make chickens lay eggs quicker, that's all.
When I realized this was just a demo I got so sad, because this is so WEIRD and COOL and I want to know literally everything about this game and its lore IMMEDIATELY
Same here
I cannot wait for the full version
The music and the visuals and the artstyle is amazing and interesting
As a mailman I ain’t got nearly enough time to be peeking. I gotta sprint everywhere
That makes Tom an inefficient delivery courier cuz she took her time peeping & stuff lmao
@@Ratryoshkashe does only have 5 places to deliver to.
Tbh, it would be terrifying for a delivery person to be a stalker.
Why, just shows their dedication to their craft.
🦹♀< “Special Delivery 📦”
Yeah this concept is brilliant
As a Mailman, I can confirm that fire extinguishers and chainsaws are important tools for our job.
I'm glad to see we present an accurate representation of your job 😎
Plus looking at the label in the beginning i thought Tom was born in 1996, but the newspaper in 7:33 said 1906. Which means she's probably born in 1896, and if the current setting is the year 1906 that makes her 10 years old.
So she really _is_ just some kid, and not a poorly adjusted teen or adult?
I dont disagree with this, but also, we dont know how long that newspaper has been out there for. We dont see newspapers in front of anyone elses houses, and "the stalker" is more likely referring to the guy in the final house, as apperently this is toms first time outside. Though, if weather is similar there to how it is in the real world, the newspaper wouldnt survive a whole year and definitely not 8 years just sitting outside, so you probably arent wrong
A modern fire extinguisher and an electric chainsae don't really make sense in 1906. At the very least, the chainsae shouldn't exist yet. This is some twisted world with different logic and history.
This just makes the final house worse. I haven't seen anyone mention it but the final house has a picture of tom's underwear ⚰️
I'm gonna sob
@@ViViMun Yeah, the lack of anyone mentioning that when it was the most disturbing moment in the game was definitely something
I wonder if you need to read the sign before delivering to the barn, avoid binoculars, not peek, and need to not touch the rock with the key to get a perfect employee report.
I tried, it's not possible. You'll always get mutated to Creeptown. Also, I wonder if it's even possible to not creep/stalk the nurse.
So, you NEED to knock at the door to the barn, you can't do it differentely; if you don't pick up the binoculars you'll get told that you "didn't pick up the fine binoculars"; and you peek in the tutorial, so you can't avoid it. Hope that helps :3
What pictures are in the creep's house if you do it differently? Manly didn't check.
Here's what I could make out of the message on the paper:
"TOM, I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING NERY IMPORTANT..."
It looks like their something else rewrite under it but I couldn't make it out.
I could make out HERE or HFRE (i believe) on the grey
I also thought that "NERY" started with an "N", but it was actually a "V". Probably the graphing paper made us think it had an extra line when really it didn't
The rest is „here I go“
Tom reminds me of the 4 year old that lived in my sisters neighborhood who would just walk up to windows and watch people, specifically my room window during the summer!
The REAL peeping Tom
How adorable!
@@thejadedUntil you catch him watching you taking a bath
Gonna be honest, i didn't expect the frog to randomly explode
No shit, I have to add that to my list of things to expect all the time, first being someone trying to scare me
I think it's because of the whole animal abuse/smoking theme of this scene.
Frogs are supposed to explode if you make them breathe cigarette smoke, because they can't blow the smoke out of their body and it's stuck inside
As a mailman, you don't even have to try in order to know a lot about people. Uncomfortable amounts of information about people. I have about 600 people on my route and a ton of businesses, so i know where a lot of them work, where they live, what they drive, usually when they are home, when people go on vacation, where they move to. I mean i guess everyone can get most of the information nowadays from data leaks, but it's weird to know so much about people you potentially have never spoken to.
That seems like a whole lot of people. Is the size of your route typical?
Would it be insensitive if I said you'd be a great *ANIME?*
@@drewgoin8849 my route is smallish because i deliver inside a lot of businesses, the courthouse, the library, the jail etc. Some that do apartments and purely residential go up to around 1200 people.
@@zacmayes2802 there are a lot of dog friends, so it would be a fun story.
@@drewgoin8849 some go up to around 1200, idk the first reply isn't showing. Mine is a mix of businesses and residents so it's not as much as ones with lots of apartments
"Goth 90s children's horror book" perfectly describes the style of this game, I was having such a hard time putting it into words. I'm very intrigued by this game, it very much is a dark comedy. Like, some of the stuff was so unnerving, but then you have stuff like punting the chickens back to their pen and I was bursting into laughter. I can't wait to see the full version.
Not gonna lie, I was expecting some kind of repercussions to happen when peeking. Like a jump scare from staring too long or being kicked off the property. Stuff like that. But I’m very pleasantly surprised that the game didn’t go down that route. I don’t know if it’s gonna stay like that when the full game comes out, but either way the demo is already interesting
I find it funny that the entire time tom walks shes also looking at they player. Its so funny that her eyes are just constantlly looking at the player and how she accidently stops worse things from happening by opening their things
When inspecting the 3rd house Split it's quite sad and terrifying because in the far right window with the big chair theres a portrait in the back of the married couple or people who are stuck/fused together which explains the joint toilets and split bathtub. It suggests the chainsaw was purchased to "split" them apart which is quite horrific thinking about it
They also kill the dog with the chainsaw if you deliver it correctly.
Why would that be a married couple? Pretty sure it's just siamese twins.
@@nomorepikachu Could be an insinuation of incest? That or going the more religious route, (to memory) during marriage two people become one.
Man, what a delightfully unsettling game. There's like so much inappropriate things going on that make the whole atmosphere so much more unnerving, like with the horse, what's going on inside the barn, etc. It's quite impressive just how disturbing they can make with such a calming, children's game atmosphere.
15:38 was not expecting the kid to actually have a voice + Manly's "hi"
"Tom, I wanted to tell you something very important"
Took a screenshot of the note and flipped the image lol
@itsgonnabeanaurfromme nah really?
@@JunkyardGodYep.
There is not a single intelligent thought behind those eyes.
No thoughts, head empty, just delivering and peeping.
2:30 the shock in Manly's voice when the frog exploded
I can't-
id say he was traumatized from the events happening in the game. you can PERFECTLY here it in his voice.
The chicken thing there's the note that states you shouldn't knock, so I suppose you were meant to put the package in the mailbox. (which you didn't check in neither play)
The mailbox that is taped shut? That mailbox?
nope, someone said they tried in their own play but it was impossible (at least in this version of the game)
I really hope they dont milk that cow...
Oh god, considering the chicken thing maybe that IS meant to be the implication
That farmer is gonna *bleep* a horse's *bleep* off like he's giving it a *bleep* job.
For this, I regret nothing...
Well, at least the horse is going to have a good time...
@@dezdannaselaphiel8634 Indeed. It'll still be weird, though.
@@dezdannaselaphiel8634 well then let's at least hope they enjoy the milk?
Wonder if you can speedrun the thing, doing nothing extra, and escape a bad employee appraisal... I bet something is still held against you!
I was wondering the same, so i downloaded the game and tried to get the perfect report. You get told that "you didn't pick up the fine binoculars" (or something similar); you need to witness the bloody murder no matter what, and you need to creep on the nurse in the tutorial (i am not sure, so don't quote me, tho). Hope that helps :3
@@NasQ6637 Good experimentation! Thanks for assuaging my curiosity. :D
as it always is when you get fired from a job
The sheer amount of animal abuse in this game reminds me of Newgrounds point and click games. Actually, the whole demo gives me serious Gretel and Hansel vibes, which is kind of nice. Looking forward to the full release.
The note to Tom says "TOM, I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT" and under the fold line appears to have an R or P, an E, a C, a D, and maybe some I's? I can't make out the bottom that well but there is definitely a D and the R/P.
Important edit: before the R and E under the fold, you can make out what appears to be another E and the graphed lines before that seem to have an extra thickness, leading me to think that's an H. Also in front of what I thought was a D there seems to be a triangle, which is possibly and M, N, or A. So I think the full note says "TOM, I WANTED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING VERY IMPORTANT. HERE I COME."
I like the simplicity of this game. Cute artstyle and minimalistic output of the discomfort provided by the strange scenarios in the setting.
"This man is sleeping with the chickens ☺"
(found the 'thing' inside the barn later)
"OHHHH 🤢"
What thing
@@honey1ruth 19:55
what’s the thing supposed to represent
@@chapstickggghhh its a diIdo
No it's an ass strecher@@Dria_Ah
I definitely get some Fran Bow vibes from this
In general, Fran Bow seemed to make more sense..
To me it felt more similar to little misfortune, with all the weird ass uncomfortable stuff
@@pemanilnoob Definitely more like Little Misfortune. But I think it does have some Fran Bow in there, wouldn't be surprised
@@bozhidarabuyuklieva i mean there's siamic twin sisters
of course it would remind you.
Fran bow ; such a good sad game :(
This was a fun demo. It's got some charm here, quite weird in a good way. I just really like how bizarre Tom herself is, she is clearly far from normal.
2:25 this man has seen horrors beyond your comprehension and does not flintch, but get startled by a exploading frog
I have a feeling that Tom is Antihero of this game. She's done some good things, in quite brutal ways
Right! She basically saved those dogs
Right! She basically saved those dogs
@@Rtt2muchh She gave them quicker death. And she saved those poor chickens, and made cool party for squirrels, but I don't know how she did something good in the first house
@@X_Tsukasa_Xsomeone else said that the kids outside might not have been fed as much as the ones inside
Me: “Man I’m kinda bored…”
Manly: “Fresh batch of the weirdest games you’ve ever seen, get em hot!”
Me: 😊
_MBH sees children living like pets:_ "I didn't necessarily see anything too weird..."
I can already see that MBH's tolerance for weird is set a bit too high. I think returning the chickens by "airmail" is not the best for the chickens tho at least they aren't wandering around. I liked the art and the weird characters. Some of the stalking and opening was a good thing. I hope you play the full game when it is out!
So we just gonna scoot by the implication of “milking” the “cow”
Theres something really charming about the art style of this game tbh, I really like it. It fits the sort of "twisted children's book" vibes.
Have you punted a chicken today?
That farm was rather sus on the second run through.
This escalated quickly
Chapter one: education
Chapter two: arson
17:27 letter reads "Tom I wanted to tell you something very important "
This one was lovely and protagonist is adorable.
It will be really nice to combine the first "upside down" part and the second, which is "according to the rules". For example, allowing a squirrel to have fun with a disco ball and preventing a bloodbath in the house of Siamese twins.
Wait, both these choices are against the bureaucratic rules.
I pray to everything that the stalker is a kid, and not some creepy adult.
@user-jt1fu5yj8l Okay good. Cause everyone else in the comments is acting like their an adult lol
Yeah, I don't think it makes the situation any better...
@@NotAGingerISwearthey could be tried as a juvenile.
that would make the panty pic at the last house kind of concerning 🙈
@@alenapavlackova222 her stalker looked like a kid too
21:15 maybe if you don’t knock on the barn door, the chickens won’t scatter. the sign says they startle easily?
"The protagonist is super creepy and out of line, but it doesn't really matter because everyone around her acts EVEN MORE weird and insane" is a WILD premise for a horror game. I love the backstory of Tom being awfully neglected, and the potential implication that she snoops around because no one ever taught her it was wrong/her only perception of "normal" is based off the crazy townspeople. And also, the general weirdness of this game? The people who range from somewhat eccentric partygoers to children that live like animals? Then it all culminates with the last house, where you're no longer an observer but instead forced to get personally involved with the stalker, no matter whether you try to deliver his package or intentionally snoop. It turns your stalker-ish curiosity against you by revealing that you're the one who was really being watched. Brilliant game with lots of lore, unsettling vibes, and a dash of morbid humor. 10/10.
The chicken still freaked out because you knocked.
0:29 so, im guessing from the opening that "tom" is the name of the protagonist's father (possibly mother), which she inherited. and the last name and the word "FINAL" are smudged. it looks to me like the last name might be "stone" ? but im not totally sure !
I believe its FINN not FINAL
Tom Stone Finn
7:45 Honestly this is the scariest thing I've seen on your channel for a while
i only heard about tom the postgirl a minute ago, and got really interested. lo and behold, manly posts a video about it. i love this channel lol
So they milk a horse and apparently the barn fire is started from lack of b-hole soothing machine...That's a twisted farm
10:46 maybe it's because the g fell off the graveyard sign and dem corpses are partying it up underground
DON'T DO MY BOY STEVEN LIKE THAT, PRINCESS MANLY, THAT KID'S BEEN THROUGH ALOT YA KNOW?
OKAY BUT WAS HE WRONG OMG LOL
Um wut
Lol at the butt plug in the barn... that farmer up to some freaky stuff
Bet that butt-soothing ain't just for the chicken
What if instead of chickens they were called “freakens” and instead of laying eggs they would… oh, oh my
Did not expect this game to become as uncomfortable as it did. Damn
"I think we're evil".
We aren't just evil; we're reveling in it and to think this is just a taste of what's to come...
Also, is Tom on the spectrum? She's giving me that vibe.
Also, also, *Puts stamp on chicken* EXPRESS DELIEVERY! *YEET!*
lame
@@Damian-ew1vl they can't all be winners. Not gonna stop me from trying anyways.
Also, your PFP brings back good memories
Difficult to call something evil when we don’t know if Tom even understands what “evil” is. Most of her antics are just “playful,” while unintentionally hurting others.
What’s for certain though, she _is_ weird, both enough and not enough for this definitely weird place.
@@palecaptainwolfkayls8499 Let's see: Lack of understanding "evil" actions, views most of her actions as playful, and is just generally weird.
Wonder what sort of mental oddities Tom has?
@@Kingcole6
She’s like maybe 10 years old, kid probably has little to NO filter from an upbringing for anything like that.
This is definitely very interesting. I think one way things can go down is if they stick to the main (D&D) alignments:
- Lawful: If you deliver all the packages no matter what;
- Chaotic: If you open all the packages no matter what;
- Good: If you somehow found a combination that leads to "better outcomes" for most;
- Evil: If you follow a combination the leads to "worse outcomes" for most;
- Neutral: Probably goes to this if you don't qualify for any other endings.
_That said,_ I can't tell what is "good" or "evil" in this game. I feel that, maybe that's the point of this game-- that nothing you do really have a clear moral judgment. You can slice it either way-- is burning down the barn a good or evil deed? Is delivering animal food to neglected children in a neglectful orphanage good or evil? (You could argue that not delivering food could get the orphanage to close down, and, well, I guess it's if freedom+starving is better than being treated like animals with literal animal food-- though the kids don't seem to mind.) Do you kill the conjoined dog yourself, or let the twins do it?
So, perhaps it won't have a "good" or "evil" ending, because it's all subjective (different people will probably have different opinions regarding to these outcomes), and a supporting hint for this is the fact that, the letter berates you either way for what happened at the barn. There's no possibility to "do better" (at least for certain things-- you can argue something is "less destructive" though), so maybe, it's the same for the endings. (Unless we're going for "intentionally destructive" vs. "less destructive" angle-- and now I think about it, maybe THAT could be the distinction-- the game was keen to note the lives you step on after all.)
I think another possible thing is the confrontation with your/Tom's own stalker. Perhaps your action will decide how your stalker ultimately reacts, and it honestly could go either way too... like lawful approach can get either "Oh wow, you're such a good girl, I love you even more now!" Or "Eww, you're so boring. I shouldn't have bothered stalking you." (Or maybe the stalker will like you no matter what you do. It fits the ambiguous moral theme too.)
Either way, it's super interesting, and interesting is good.
Finally, Manly doinh a gameplay of Tom The Postgirl! Ive been waiting since ive seen gameplays from some other youtubers & i have a thing for peeping and this kind of doodly scribbly art style, and Tom's face is just adorable.
I’ve seen her once and I would die for her
15:15 Nobody is gonna talk about the sus photo in the bottom right corner?
Eew
Its beautiful
Oh that's not...
Yeah I saw that immediately and scrolled for so long to find anyone talking about it, it makes me sick 🤢
@@-Dragon-Master-really?
The best path from my view is the one that involves you peeping in every package.
Not that it makes you a hero but since there is no saving a town like this the best thing for everyone is to sabatoge the system.
15:16 that person upskirted Tom 0-0
Uooooh
...isn't Tom 10 years old? Given the context, here's this: *STEP AWAY FROM THE CREEPER!*
@@Kingcole6Hol up we don’t know if the person was an adult, they could just be a creepy kid like she is 😭
@@JinxeBlaq Still, kinda creepy they have pictures of Tom all over their cabin wall.
I was worried only i saw that for a sec
Aw dang I was wondering if the photos in th cabin are different if you dont peek on packages since some of the photos were of that for thet route
2:32 : making a frog smoke anything will make them explode, How I know, my cousin tried it in front of my 7 years-old me... yeah.
What? is that real or am i a bit to literal?
@@jaspyjiindust.9227 IT IS 100% REAL, frog smoking things will make them blow up!
25:52 says “Tom, I wanted to tell you something very important” (Here I am) the words in parentheses is what I assume it’s saying
Squirrle doing the wrecking ball
19:32 awww, he's so cute
"A chainsaw? Man..."
If only I was half as witty as Manly 😂
so given that all of the chapters have this discomfort in common, what was supposed to be going on in the church rave that was so horrible? the rave itself?? (also what was up with that underground area...)
Maybe something about experimenting on the people who get wasted while they're passed out??
I'm upset, why they gotta do the dog like that!?
Also what was going on in that BARN!!?
They were doing that like a "first test" before trying to split themselves
@@luckysevenuwu I know what they were doing but they still killed an innocent creature and tossed them in the garbage
I think they were doing some freaky stuff in that barn
Welcome to the Tom the postgirl club how Tom the postgirl are ya?
is @ManlyBadassHero going to ignore this?
That's so incredibly cheeky. So begins a rivalry.
@@aigeneratedwillywonka Idk. He can't do me like that.
The one time you see manly actually have emotion in his voice 2:28
WHY IS THERE A PLUG IN THERE 20:11
Probably for the chickens to “get them used to the farmer” or something.
girl->postgirl->metagirl->newgirl
wow, i LOVE this game! The art style reminds me of Puzzle Agent... i love the humor and everything
What kind of Tim Burton & Junji Ito world are we in?!
"This is like an orphanage where the kids live as pets"
Innocence in jeapordy.
I really liked this game!! I hope to see the full one and any more the creator makes :) the style reminds me of franbow and a few other games I can’t think of rn but I really liked
I love this Addams Family type of a world setting...
"I dont see anything to weird" he says staring through a window at a bunch of kids acting liker dogs a little too hard
I'm not new to your channel but I'm glad I watched your playthrough.
Your calmness and seemingly nonchalance made me fully aware of how unsettling and messed up this game is
The letter at 17:28 "Tom i wanted to tell you something very important."
Always happy to see a new Manly upload. ❤❤
The amount of info that mailmen can access is kinda scary.
honestly you are aren't wrong, it's genuinely frightening to know they can find out so much about you so quickly
Finally! I can watch another Manly video to keep my mind off of the miserable existence that we all live in on this unfair and godforsaken corporeal realm of a space rock within the 3-dimensional plane we call Earth.
Manly is becoming consistent with the non 4 am videos I can no longer put my Insomnia to use🐊
The label that Tom gets her name from looks like it originally said 'Tomstane inn' before it was smudged. 0:30.
I wonder what would happen if you only delivered packages. No peeping, no stepping on animals, etc.