best DBD I've ever seen was watching the streamer playing the killer just carry the only survivor to the exit and letting them go even tho he usually just laughs like an absolute maniac while slaughtering people
Yeah, I've always tried to look at dbd as a game about creating a horror movie with your friends. The survivors have signed up for this role. It's a consensual scare em up, and at the end of the day, it's about making the experience fun for everyone rather than being mean to your opponents (see how people in dbd discourage tunneling and facecamping)
I'd forgotten how GOOD your intro music is!! Really enjoyed this, would love it if you did more essays!! If you want, or feel like it, they are very enjoyable!
I enjoy DbD, but before the lawsuit preferred Friday the 13th hands down. It was slower paced & little less gamey, captured the films suprisingly well you can tell these guys were fans. More options to escape & work with the team or adapt accordingly to how it pans out. escapeing the shlockly slasher with its archetype victims. It had so much potential, came closer to that 80s slasher spirit than any modern slasher has ever tried to recreate
Yes, I was playing during it’s prime, and for the most part people would actually try to accomplish things and not just mess around. I greatly preferred it to dead by daylight, and I liked that there were multiple ways to win/lose in Friday the 13th.
after over 2k hours of soulsucking, the last straw for me was when the official dbd twitter encouraged everyone to buy pinhead NFTs. i thought i'd struggle to quit a game i considered my favorite and yet, nope! which completely sums up my dead by daylight experience, trapped in a neverending cycle of dignity-destroying and dignity-regaining until i had a good enough reason to pack up. i think you nailed that, good video! i'd love to see / listen to / whatever an.. audio essay? about VHS whenever that comes out given how ppl can't stop comparing the two.
I will admit that I find the “looping” gameplay videos kinda relaxing. There’s something hypnotic about watching the killer get “looped for 5+ minutes.”
This is a new kind of fucked up. For each clip like that, there is a person behind a monitor having one of the most disempowering, unenjoyable and shameful gaming experiences of their lives probably; and here you are consuming it all like ASMR
Holy fuck I subscribed to you because of your gross horror tier list fell in love and now you make a vid bout my favourite game girl you doing too much
I've been watching you for years even before the transition and I gotta say, you are aging like fine wine, I love your content and how comfortable you sound
With a little over 1k hours in DBD I was super worried when I saw this in my sub feed that you "wouldn't get it" (whatever that means) but in hindsight I don't know why I ever doubted you. never again
Honestly after a while Killer games feel like Jojo fights. Just constantly playing 3 dimensional chess trying to guess what ever player is doing at any time.
Honestly hell yeah, let's all admit that deep down there's a part of us that wants to be big evil serial killers, even though in reality we get anxious when we go to buy groceries, and also get really sad when people don't like us
I've once seen a movie that kinda made a point about that. Essentially the movie argues that in art violence and suffering is presented almost always in a way to be palatable to audiences, so people's fascination with serial killers and violence in general mostly stems from that phenomena
@@krasmazov1959 The Rushdown infinite on Watcher is so much better though! And don't get me started on the plethora of modded characters, they're delightful!
This is so great. I never thought to examine something like DBD critically, but, this is SO good. Have you thought about doing other horror games? I know this game fits your channel perfectly, and I would be wary of entering the dimension of hell that is Gaming UA-cam, but, I’d love to hear your tales on other horror games!
Jumped into the game as soon as it launched for Switch. Immediately grabbed Ghost Face, Pig and Legion and just became super immersed and would RP the characters as I played. I shook off a 10 hour marathon one day and the game has been locked in my closet for the past 2 years now. I still hear it calling in the dead of night sometimes.
I do enjoy DbD on occasion and I kinda played it before they had microtransactions and all that (not to be the "I played it before it was cool" I just think I wouldn't get into it now). It is still fun for me but I switch between Killer and Survivor based on my mood and I think that's the most fun way to experience the game. You get both the "how do I trick this one so I don't get a stab" and "what tricks are they gonna pull and how can I still give them a stab". Playing killer truly can suck lol. Not if you get looped or anything but I feel like at some point everyone is going for the same trick. Loop around pallets, use the flashlight when they kick or climb it, heal under pallets, get freaked out if there are no more pallets because they aren't used to someone actually breaking them... it can get old. Also nobody writes gg at the end anymore and I just think that is a bit rude lol.
I like this talky style of video, he says very very late... but I do! Also I'm actually kind of processing the question of making us pay for our phantasmagorical experiences by some sort of 'redeeming social value' and it's doing interesting things in my head. Thanks as always for sharing your thinky things!
Good gaem opinion. Very nice and awesome. I'll never forget my first match of DeeBeeDee, I played as Myers on Crotus Assylum; and after spending like a minute and a half looking for survivors I decided "fuck it" and stood still with my one perk, insidious right outside basement in the main building. The moment was sweet, the survivors terror was palpable through the monitor, and they said they jumped in their chair.
I've seen so many people who simply enjoy the game it's actually jarring to see someone who can actually give some thought to it. Like seeing someone look at a soccer match for the first time and try to analyze what's good about it lmao (and in both cases the answer is the gay subtext)
18:29 This perfectly sums up why I stopped playing the game tbh. I don't want to participate in a heated competition, nor do I want to feel better than everyone. I want to be in a shared experience where everyone has a good time. It's why my all-time favorite thing to do was play Scratcher Mirror Myers on Hawkins Lab; I got to jump scare all of the players by using the in-game wallhax, build up my BBQ stacks, and then let everyone go at the end. I got to be the spooky monster, but I didn't have to ruin anyone's fun in doing so. But the devs have since removed both Hawkins as a map and the blood point incentive on BBQ, and so many of the other maps are so open that Mirror Myers just doesn't have that same ability to scare people that it used to. Despite not having played since the infamous hockey analogy, I still keep up with the developments in the game, because somewhere deep down I want to love it still. I want this to be the "play a horror movie" game. But it's really not. It's freeze tag with extra steps. And the survivors have an incredibly boring gameplay loop in my opinion.
Late comment of mine here, but I agree with what you said 100%. SM-Myers is my absolute fav, and Hawkins is back now, so that's neat, but the same problems still apply. In fact, the "old meta" that was changed is slowly changing back, so I'm unsure where the game goes from here. I really hope that one day it becomes the "play a horror movie" game it could be.
I don’t really think I fully get the point of the video tbh but I did enjoy it nonetheless. I mostly just watch people play it more than play it myself cause I don’t really get enjoyment out of competitive games.
If you want to "oooh" serial killers, check out some of the Funko Pop versions of the characters. Leatherface in Funko Pop form looks like such a sweetheart, you just want to hug him.
ive only played as killer so far and i easily won my first game but ive lost EVERY SINGLE GAME SINCE THEN :( the skilled survivors keep ganging up on me lol but i Just bought amanda so i will keep playing
Honestly like I play DBD a lot I dont get any sort of satisfaction or fun through playing a killer. And I'm a killer main. And I'm a horror geek. Its purely strategical and purely to play on online game. I don't think I have ever heard anyone actually talk about how this game makes them feel good or that they feel like they are in a horror movie, actually they feel bullied. And I disagree that people who take the villain role and be super imposing do it because they are horror psychos, I think they just lose games a lot and so had enough and just want to guarantee a good game for them even if it means being super toxic. And I think that is very bad. If you're having a bad day and lose a lot of matches, just put the game down, have a cup of tea, have a walk in the park. Being toxic as a killer just ruins the day of 4 other people who just want to play the game and if you do it to make you feel like the villain, then that's even worse because you don't even have a reason to do that and you're just being an asshole who ruins 4 other peoples day on purpose for no reason. Please don't do that. And if you want to feel power and bully people then just play survivor, they are very good at doing that. As a new survivor, you will be scared and be extremely nervous. When you actually become a pro player, you will become the bully. You will steal the killer's lunch money. You won't be scared of anything. It is fair that you are casual player and didnt play it much. Not judging, you are enjoying playing it and thats the most important thing even if you arent good at it. The game is badly balanced and survivor sided but hey as long as people enjoy playing it.
I played F13 a lot when it was like, actually supported and wasnt a completely defunct wasteland, and have literally never had an experience similar to the ones referenced here. My rounds were really competitive, and teamwork was needed to win by the survivors. Ofc it was never a polished or, like, "good" game, with the lack of real monetary support behind it comparative to DBD. But I'm surprised that the experiences you've talked about here were the only ones you've had with it. One thing I'll say is I did find both games to get incredibly boring, super fast (even with the upgrade and perk system in DBD) to both watch and play. But I know I'm in the minority there lol
ok, i totally forgot this game existed, but it was on my steam wishlist so I bought the royale package and now I'm frustrated. also I haven't played video games in so long that I made myself naceous. now I must lay down.
Omg. I loved your videos up till now. Now, I’m IN love with them. ❤️❤️❤️ Nyx, you’re a godsend. Or should I say, a devilsend 😉😈 (No, I shouldn’t. That was so terrible 🤦♀️)
People *did* play Friday the 13th with actual game strats and a plan to win sometime before the lawsuit. There is a Texas Chainsaw Massacre game coming from these same people that looks like it could be similar but it looks promising
I tried to get into DbD, but I was running around a map trying to start generators(?), and I didn’t see the killer the entire game. Friday the 13th felt like an actual game.
Do you think slasher movies were meant to have the FINAL GIRL be empowering or it was something that just happened despite the intent of (some of) the filmmakers?
i just wanna say that playing as (or against) a friendly killer is an underrated Good Time
Nothing is funnier than seeing a giant serial killer headbanging at you and moonwalking.
"Playing DBD once your third eye opens will make you want to immediately close it again." I lost my shit, what a wonderful joke.
Broke: Logging onto Twitter to get sucked into petty drama
Woke: Logging onto Twitter to lust after slashers
Me
Logging onto AO3 to read about people crying and having sex while in torture hell
The mask just does something to me.
best DBD I've ever seen was watching the streamer playing the killer just carry the only survivor to the exit and letting them go even tho he usually just laughs like an absolute maniac while slaughtering people
Yeah, I've always tried to look at dbd as a game about creating a horror movie with your friends. The survivors have signed up for this role. It's a consensual scare em up, and at the end of the day, it's about making the experience fun for everyone rather than being mean to your opponents (see how people in dbd discourage tunneling and facecamping)
I'd forgotten how GOOD your intro music is!!
Really enjoyed this, would love it if you did more essays!!
If you want, or feel like it, they are very enjoyable!
I enjoy DbD, but before the lawsuit preferred Friday the 13th hands down. It was slower paced & little less gamey, captured the films suprisingly well you can tell these guys were fans. More options to escape & work with the team or adapt accordingly to how it pans out. escapeing the shlockly slasher with its archetype victims. It had so much potential, came closer to that 80s slasher spirit than any modern slasher has ever tried to recreate
100% agreed. I still play DBD, but I really wish F13 didn’t get shuttered. Warts and all it was such a great love letter to the franchise.
Yes, I was playing during it’s prime, and for the most part people would actually try to accomplish things and not just mess around. I greatly preferred it to dead by daylight, and I liked that there were multiple ways to win/lose in Friday the 13th.
after over 2k hours of soulsucking, the last straw for me was when the official dbd twitter encouraged everyone to buy pinhead NFTs. i thought i'd struggle to quit a game i considered my favorite and yet, nope! which completely sums up my dead by daylight experience, trapped in a neverending cycle of dignity-destroying and dignity-regaining until i had a good enough reason to pack up. i think you nailed that, good video! i'd love to see / listen to / whatever an.. audio essay? about VHS whenever that comes out given how ppl can't stop comparing the two.
I will admit that I find the “looping” gameplay videos kinda relaxing. There’s something hypnotic about watching the killer get “looped for 5+ minutes.”
This is a new kind of fucked up. For each clip like that, there is a person behind a monitor having one of the most disempowering, unenjoyable and shameful gaming experiences of their lives probably; and here you are consuming it all like ASMR
@@jeremycorbin2178 or they just get mildy frustrated and shrug it off after the games done
Holy fuck
I subscribed to you because of your gross horror tier list
fell in love
and now you make a vid bout my favourite game
girl you doing too much
I've been watching you for years even before the transition and I gotta say, you are aging like fine wine, I love your content and how comfortable you sound
With a little over 1k hours in DBD I was super worried when I saw this in my sub feed that you "wouldn't get it" (whatever that means) but in hindsight I don't know why I ever doubted you. never again
A fool you were, but now you are wise
Honestly after a while Killer games feel like Jojo fights. Just constantly playing 3 dimensional chess trying to guess what ever player is doing at any time.
"because you're drunk and your bf just told you to go get therapy" *cleansing laughter*
Honestly hell yeah, let's all admit that deep down there's a part of us that wants to be big evil serial killers, even though in reality we get anxious when we go to buy groceries, and also get really sad when people don't like us
I've once seen a movie that kinda made a point about that. Essentially the movie argues that in art violence and suffering is presented almost always in a way to be palatable to audiences, so people's fascination with serial killers and violence in general mostly stems from that phenomena
@@blipboigilgamesh7865 what movie was that
Yeah but that's nothing new there man! Everyone knows that
Lol I dont care if ppl don't like me but yea on the other part
hey man, being man-handled by Myers is a recreational activity i'd like to enjoy at least once
"opening Slay the Spire for the millionth time"
Ah, I see May is a woman of culture as well
Meh, she's probably just spamming shivs again.
Or do the fuckin' pummel+ sundial exhaust shit.
@@krasmazov1959 defect main
@@krasmazov1959 The Rushdown infinite on Watcher is so much better though! And don't get me started on the plethora of modded characters, they're delightful!
That stoner joke hit me in such a personal place you’re really not wrong LOL
fr i laughed so hard, i pretty much only play dbd when i’m high lmaooo
This is so great. I never thought to examine something like DBD critically, but, this is SO good.
Have you thought about doing other horror games? I know this game fits your channel perfectly, and I would be wary of entering the dimension of hell that is Gaming UA-cam, but, I’d love to hear your tales on other horror games!
Oh man, Seeing her cover something like Darkwood or Observer; I'm so not ready for how good that would be
Finally the Intro has returned. How I missed it so.
The Pyramid Head butt nerf will forever be one of the funniest gaming scandals I've ever watched unfold.
Jumped into the game as soon as it launched for Switch. Immediately grabbed Ghost Face, Pig and Legion and just became super immersed and would RP the characters as I played. I shook off a 10 hour marathon one day and the game has been locked in my closet for the past 2 years now. I still hear it calling in the dead of night sometimes.
Damn this is a really thoughtful game analysis despite the fact that I've never seen a video about a video game from this channel. Great job!
One of my favourite content creators making a video on one of my favourite games? We're winning this holiday season
I do enjoy DbD on occasion and I kinda played it before they had microtransactions and all that (not to be the "I played it before it was cool" I just think I wouldn't get into it now). It is still fun for me but I switch between Killer and Survivor based on my mood and I think that's the most fun way to experience the game. You get both the "how do I trick this one so I don't get a stab" and "what tricks are they gonna pull and how can I still give them a stab". Playing killer truly can suck lol. Not if you get looped or anything but I feel like at some point everyone is going for the same trick. Loop around pallets, use the flashlight when they kick or climb it, heal under pallets, get freaked out if there are no more pallets because they aren't used to someone actually breaking them... it can get old.
Also nobody writes gg at the end anymore and I just think that is a bit rude lol.
saying theres a giant rabbit mommy isnt enough to trick me into playing this game. but it got pretty close there.
The energy in your 2 most recent videos is hitting me just right. Don't know why, but I'm into it 👍
Shame the DBD devs put in FUCKING NFT BULLSHIT >:C
Omg yay the intro is back
Ah Fuck Yeah the old intro music is back 🙌
Everyone plays DBD but no one ever talks about playing DBD...
I like this talky style of video, he says very very late... but I do!
Also I'm actually kind of processing the question of making us pay for our phantasmagorical experiences by some sort of 'redeeming social value' and it's doing interesting things in my head. Thanks as always for sharing your thinky things!
Your content never fails to bring a smile to my face! Class video, as per usual :)
NYX MADE A DBD VIDEO LIFE COMPLETE
Ohhhh fuck she's onto us-
i've really been enjoying these audio-based ones! love the memes lol
Good gaem opinion. Very nice and awesome.
I'll never forget my first match of DeeBeeDee, I played as Myers on Crotus Assylum; and after spending like a minute and a half looking for survivors I decided "fuck it" and stood still with my one perk, insidious right outside basement in the main building. The moment was sweet, the survivors terror was palpable through the monitor, and they said they jumped in their chair.
That one frame shot of Vivian James made me retract my neck into my chest like a turtle. Uggh.
I have a MAJOR thing for Chop Top
I've seen so many people who simply enjoy the game it's actually jarring to see someone who can actually give some thought to it. Like seeing someone look at a soccer match for the first time and try to analyze what's good about it lmao (and in both cases the answer is the gay subtext)
23:52 what you meant to say was, "The Aristocrats!"
Already agree with the title
Kagutaba DLC would probably convince me to get this.
18:29 This perfectly sums up why I stopped playing the game tbh. I don't want to participate in a heated competition, nor do I want to feel better than everyone. I want to be in a shared experience where everyone has a good time. It's why my all-time favorite thing to do was play Scratcher Mirror Myers on Hawkins Lab; I got to jump scare all of the players by using the in-game wallhax, build up my BBQ stacks, and then let everyone go at the end. I got to be the spooky monster, but I didn't have to ruin anyone's fun in doing so. But the devs have since removed both Hawkins as a map and the blood point incentive on BBQ, and so many of the other maps are so open that Mirror Myers just doesn't have that same ability to scare people that it used to. Despite not having played since the infamous hockey analogy, I still keep up with the developments in the game, because somewhere deep down I want to love it still. I want this to be the "play a horror movie" game. But it's really not. It's freeze tag with extra steps. And the survivors have an incredibly boring gameplay loop in my opinion.
Late comment of mine here, but I agree with what you said 100%. SM-Myers is my absolute fav, and Hawkins is back now, so that's neat, but the same problems still apply.
In fact, the "old meta" that was changed is slowly changing back, so I'm unsure where the game goes from here.
I really hope that one day it becomes the "play a horror movie" game it could be.
I like playing as and against Ghostface so I can hear his stun sound…
Damn. Trans girls DO be playing Slay the Spire though
defunctland reference AND a noroi: the curse reference? i feel spoiled.
Axe Mommy is best Mommy.
If you ignore the sociopathic murderer with the mind of a child thing.
I'm a big horror guy, filmmaking and such, and I made the volleyball team...am i a weirdo among horror people?
I don’t really think I fully get the point of the video tbh but I did enjoy it nonetheless. I mostly just watch people play it more than play it myself cause I don’t really get enjoyment out of competitive games.
4:00 May did you just say that Sigorney Weaver looked weak in alien? How dare.
smh implying murder isn't already inherently erotic
so true like.. what do u need a knife for? to penetrate? 🤨🤨
I’m glad you somewhat address how the game monetizes murdering a teensy bit uncomfortably.
If you want to "oooh" serial killers, check out some of the Funko Pop versions of the characters. Leatherface in Funko Pop form looks like such a sweetheart, you just want to hug him.
just like a well made patty
Michael is the only good funko
ive only played as killer so far and i easily won my first game but ive lost EVERY SINGLE GAME SINCE THEN :( the skilled survivors keep ganging up on me lol but i Just bought amanda so i will keep playing
Honestly like
I play DBD a lot
I dont get any sort of satisfaction or fun through playing a killer. And I'm a killer main. And I'm a horror geek. Its purely strategical and purely to play on online game. I don't think I have ever heard anyone actually talk about how this game makes them feel good or that they feel like they are in a horror movie, actually they feel bullied.
And I disagree that people who take the villain role and be super imposing do it because they are horror psychos, I think they just lose games a lot and so had enough and just want to guarantee a good game for them even if it means being super toxic. And I think that is very bad. If you're having a bad day and lose a lot of matches, just put the game down, have a cup of tea, have a walk in the park. Being toxic as a killer just ruins the day of 4 other people who just want to play the game and if you do it to make you feel like the villain, then that's even worse because you don't even have a reason to do that and you're just being an asshole who ruins 4 other peoples day on purpose for no reason. Please don't do that.
And if you want to feel power and bully people then just play survivor, they are very good at doing that. As a new survivor, you will be scared and be extremely nervous. When you actually become a pro player, you will become the bully. You will steal the killer's lunch money. You won't be scared of anything.
It is fair that you are casual player and didnt play it much. Not judging, you are enjoying playing it and thats the most important thing even if you arent good at it. The game is badly balanced and survivor sided but hey as long as people enjoy playing it.
I started the video sketical, but you're spot on. But I haven't wasted a single of those 1250hrs, bloodpoints are real to me
I played F13 a lot when it was like, actually supported and wasnt a completely defunct wasteland, and have literally never had an experience similar to the ones referenced here. My rounds were really competitive, and teamwork was needed to win by the survivors.
Ofc it was never a polished or, like, "good" game, with the lack of real monetary support behind it comparative to DBD. But I'm surprised that the experiences you've talked about here were the only ones you've had with it.
One thing I'll say is I did find both games to get incredibly boring, super fast (even with the upgrade and perk system in DBD) to both watch and play. But I know I'm in the minority there lol
ok, i totally forgot this game existed, but it was on my steam wishlist so I bought the royale package and now I'm frustrated. also I haven't played video games in so long that I made myself naceous. now I must lay down.
title is even more appropriate given they have now made an officially licensed dating sim of the killers...yes really
All of/ more of this please
May, have you read the American Psycho book? I finished the audiobook a week ago and that shit was intense
Lmao why are you so fucking funny. I love you. (I’ve been drinking.)
One of the UA-camrs I watch streams DBD all the time. I've seen the memes, and they're just amazing
how would sadako work as a playable character
she can teleport, right
I turned adblock off but I'm not getting any ads? Is there just no ads in my region or is adblock lying to me?
Omg. I loved your videos up till now. Now, I’m IN love with them. ❤️❤️❤️
Nyx, you’re a godsend. Or should I say, a devilsend 😉😈
(No, I shouldn’t. That was so terrible 🤦♀️)
People *did* play Friday the 13th with actual game strats and a plan to win sometime before the lawsuit. There is a Texas Chainsaw Massacre game coming from these same people that looks like it could be similar but it looks promising
You and I had very different experiences of the Friday the 13th game.
I'll admit, I dont know what this video is or what May is trying to say but I did enjoy every second of it.
"Stay Tuned" is the better "Cabin in the Woods"
Thank you for mentioning Slay The Spire.
3:06 fuck yeah slay the spire :D
omg i'm playing slay the spire in my other window, pls to not perceive me anymore kthxbye
Honestly DBD seems like Doom Eternal’s Battlemode but better designed lol
Is it weird that I kinda feel this same thing about Overwatch
You'd be surprised how much fan art the Korean Dead by daylight fandom produce. Lots of yaoi.
as it should be
I like the new format!
Anyone experienced with DBD will tell you the killer is the real one being bullied
Happy murder Christmas you legend
It was only a matter of time before you put out a dibeduh video
I tried to get into DbD, but I was running around a map trying to start generators(?), and I didn’t see the killer the entire game.
Friday the 13th felt like an actual game.
The irony of this statement is so rich. That F13 feels like "an actual game" alone is funny.
This is the funniest thing I’ve seen
this video is completely bonkers. that's probably what it's like playing this game
YEEEESSSS THE INTROOOOO
Okay it just hit me: imagine this with Beastars characters. That'd be perfect ludonarrative harmony.
100K! Hell yeah!!!
May what is your twitch?! I need to watch you asap
oh sweet, Ive been watching you for ages and playing DBD for ages, and here my two interests meet.
Now, Kiss.
this video is great except that bubba is in D tier and i would like him moved up immediately
I really loved this May!
While technically dbd hasn't put in real serial killers, the Clown is inspired by John Wayne Gacy
Solid intro yo
UwU axes is maybe the favourite thing I’ve ever heard. XD
Do you think slasher movies were meant to have the FINAL GIRL be empowering or it was something that just happened despite the intent of (some of) the filmmakers?
As a resident stoner I think I gotta just watch this game rather than play it lol 😂
Great vid as always May!
This was such a fun video!
Hehe demogorgon go brrr
Nemesis main gang rise up
As someone who loves nurse.
Down bad is just constant isnt jt