This is an early access verison of Dark Deception chapter 4. There may be a few bugs that will not appear when the game launches on September 28th. Huge shout out to Glowstick Entertainment for the early access. More to come tomorrow but for now enjoy some Torment Therapy!
I appreciate they made the hospital stage modern looking and glossy ,usually when horror games do medical horror they focus on making everything gross , old and abandoned.
Can agree! Honestly- Modern hospitals are scarier in my opinion. They're so clean and devoid of personality it feels disconnected from everything. Abandoned hospitals have a cool vibe but they're grimey and feel more..connected for lack of better words.
Yeah, hospitals are usually bright, clean, and sterile. Something that seems to go against the usual horror tropes. Daylight and brightness is more for thrillers than horror. It's a nice change when someone can pull it off.
Not to mention the Gold Watchers in the waiting room sipping tea at 4:23 That was one of my favorite parts of the level! And for Nightmare Mode/frenzied monsters they sure look chill
If you think about it, this stage is full of symbolism: The nurses (when you first arrive): the sexual pull Doug felt to his wife before their relationship soured. The hospital itself: the severity of his wife's bipolar disorder and how demanding it becam. The dialogue of the nurses and the messages on the walls: Doug's belief that his actions were done out of selfishness that he tells himself that all men share, but is just him trying to justify it.
I think this level specifically was a real turning point for Doug as a character- he’s always known that his fear is exactly what these nightmares and what Malak wants, and now he’s decided that he’s not letting them have it.
Fun fact. Pause at 41:48 look to the left and you will see a door with a green light on top. There is the E note. But to get it you turn left right away after opening the red door and not trigger the cutscene yet and that's where u can find it.
It's a nice little nod to Harley's nurse costume that she wore in Arkham Asylum (although she was voiced by her original Animated Series VA Arleen Sorkin in Asylum, Tara did not take over the role until Arkham City.)
Obviously, following your deadly sins theory, this level would be lust. But why would the gold watchers make a cameo? I think that's because lust and greed work together really well. They both get what they want and always want more. Greed has a lust for something, while lust has greed for something. They work hand in hand.
Probably reference that man only attract woman inside instead of outside and goldwatchers are reference to the greedy rich ppl who only cared about themselve
"Everyone has to face their demons sooner or later" Me remembering all my visits at hospital and at therapeutist because of my demons: she's got a point
I once had some bad hallucinations of demons then the next day was literally my therapist appointment so yeah, she's got a point. Hopefully they never come back though, especially not like this lmaooo
Do the messages of "Destroy all men" and "He loves me, he loves me not" represent the thoughts of Doug's wife when he would be abusive/neglectful towards her EDIT: GUYS I WAS PARTIALLY RIGHT, OML
21 lives lost isn't even that bad, this level was pretty difficult to begin with, haha (We won't talk about what's to come later in the Chapter though... 😬)
Man can ONLY find true freedom through Jesus Christ. Every person is born a sinner and the wages of sin is eternal separation from God the Father which is hell, but the Gods gift to everyone is eternal life through Jesus Christ. God is giving you a FREE gift! You don’t have to do ANYTHING for it but just TAKE IT! Jesus Christ died on the cross, was buried, and rose again on the third day to save YOU from your sins! Jesus gave His life for you to be free from the penalty of your sins. Believe and trust what Jesus Christ did for you and you WILL BE SAVED
So, I was thinking about the final chase with the ambulances. According to Google the top speed of an ambulance is about 155 mph (249 kilometers per hou). Assuming they are going at top speed, which makes sense considering the urgency, the Reaper Nurses and Matron are able to match that speed on rollerskates. They're fast as heck.
The Quality Nurse Image that your dad is sick and you call ambulance and ambulance are not working and the Nurse Run with skate to your house with speed 249 kilometers per hour and pick your dad to hospital with the same speed
Bierrece, at the start of the chapter, said: "everyone has to face their demons" Malak is not our demon. Therefore, he isnt in here It wouldn't make sense for him to be here
a few of thier voice lines that seemed both filler and insignificant might also have been some of the most lore adding, a lot of their pasive dialog was talking about Doug's life
@@frostybite0799 Thats because Tara Strong is one of voices who voiced Harley, she also play a-lot character like Twilight sparkle and Timmy turner and more
Just a little theory, considering the power we got was the magnet for this level, perhaps it could represent Doug luring in women, then abusing/harassing them.
A little theory on the nurses cloaking ability: it's representation of how women were invisible/mattered little to Doug until it was fatal/effected him greatly, like the investigation of his family's death and the abuse accusations.
@@TheSayumi15 there was also that graffiti on the walls saying all men are weak and stupid and so on so maybe Doug is a victim as well? like he was falsely accused because the women were trying to get revenge on him for petty reasons? I mean it happened in real life with Johnny Depp and his wife so whose to say it won't happen in this game?
@@madhatter6790 people don’t kill themselves for petty reasons, and plus the protagonist is not supposed to be a good person, so making his abuse allegations false would make him too sympathetic
These are the first antagonists that I felt pity… knowing they represent the women Dough abused, also they are the first he actually fought back right? Like face to face. Another thing, they’re Reaper Nurses, reaper sounds close to rape…. So maybe it could be like a foreshadow to it
I feel bad for them too, in a sense, they had a lot of personality and are literally built around hating an entire gender! (I wonder if they ever ponder on why, or if they kinda just go with it) And also, I love how you wrote Dough instead of Doug. Made my night reading that 🤣
Honestly, yeah. He didn't throw hands or anything, but it's literally in a canon cutscene that he can now react fast enough to teleport through an incoming Nurse attack, blast down the one in front of him and then steamroll the next one. He could probably tangle with the Murder Monkeys easily now, and it seems to be a growing plot point that the more abilities he gains, the closer he gets to actually being able to _fight_ the monsters head on.
@@mrreyes5004 It’s possible the future final boss of this game is literally a battle, as the character you play as has more experiences on using the powers, to the point he can fight back and take all the shards back when he lost all of them.
@@Wynn_The_Gamer you know that character she talks about in monkey business this tablet was left by person who disappointed me and then said clever girl
I really love the nurses, the have a lot of character too them. I'm thinking the devs were going for the nurses too be representation of the woman Doug harmed and how some of them started too see other men because of it. That's why there are many things that say "all men are pigs" and "kill all men". These nurses are lost souls that went through absolute hell from men and it was do bad they couldn't move on from it.
The monsters in this game represent vices though. If these psycho nurses are supposed to be victims, that'd be a really stupid way to portray people who have been through abuse. It's way more likely they just represent sexual sadism, women who were equally as selfish and lustful as Doug.
@@Oecobius33 if a man or woman is abusing another of course the victim's are gonna go into liberal rage towards the person or another gender. Like saying "i hate woman. They are all sluts" or "men are nothing but helpless pigs without us" shit like that. Humans will never walk away from trauma
@@karacreed0723 then why did op feel the need to point the joke out? That's like the popular kid at school stealing your joke and expecting a different reaction(just thought of that example because of the memes)
I thought I heard twilight sparkle in dark deception. Now instead of friendship is magic, it's rollerblade is death. Her voice fits perfectly with the reaper nurse. Love the hospital theme, design and the nurse were seductive but still scary as you don't personify them as human with their bagged face.
I love how expressive the Reaper Nurses look (I think covering the face is a good idea, not for story or anything, but because it lets the game Dev's do a lot more with the body and express emotions through hand/body movements and gestures)
I can just imagine the x Reader fics people are gonna make Nurse: you're all red! What's the matter deary, you got a fever? Reader: *blushing like mad*
As someone who's very prone to having crushes on fictional characters, I'd actually really like a good Reaper Nurse x Reader- And hear me out, I think an X Matron might be... cute. In a way. So long as it stayed PG-ish. (I have a soft spot for big women who have strong personalities-)
With this new chapter they added more animation to Bierce; she’s starting to show more expression in movement compared to her calm demeanor in previous chapters. I appreciate the small things like this.
The opening segment for Torment Therapy was actually really cool to me. I just love how you get to see the Reaper Nurses casually before they’re starting to kill you
Can we talk about Tara Strong, the actual voice of Twilight Sparkle, the princess of friendship, and miss minutes who helps Loki, voicing this monstrosity, her voice is perfect for it
“Lord Malak can offer you so much more. You need only to return that which you have helped her take from him.” Ah, so the Nurses are actually cultists. Ok, I see. EDIT: Ok, unrelated slightly but before the chapter came out, a few months back, I was listening to the Nurse’s voice reveal and I thought “Haha, what if she’s actually on the phone with Malak during this part?” I WAS ACTUALLY SPOT ON AND I’M STILL HAVING TROUBLE COMPREHENDING IT. (Oh and also, Goldwatcher cameo in the start of the level. You think that’s a joke about how many fans simp for them for whatever reason?)
@@lordtea an old woman once said your reproductive organ isnt made to reproduce with a person that has the same gender as you if all man dies woman will eventualy die out. its the same thing with men, if woman dies men will die out
The strip club vibes and the hospital location make me think while his family was in the hospital after the accident he was partying at the strip club instead of being there with them.
Game: *Shows Sequence where you use primal fear to stun the nurses* SHB: How do I hit them? Game: Literally tells SHB to use the stun move *2 Hours later* SHB: …..I got an idea!
I swear, whenever I hear the reaper nurses talk, all I can here is Harley Quinn from the Arkham saga, but considering they're both voiced by Tara Strong, it makes sense.
@@rmlaing650 of course and with the last ep that came out, it was the best one yet. The animation for the fight scenes was quite ambitions and I’m looking forward to future episodes because of it.
I do love how they introduce you to the mechanics of the enemies and stage through a tutorial you don't even realize you're playing. And Only thing I dislike about this is that there's no time to look at and appreciate the little details put into these levels.
is anyone gonna talk about how out of nowhere Tara's strong voice came out when he talk to the nurses compare to the other voice actors that I never heard of before Tara was surprising
You haven't? She's most commonly associated with voicing Harley Quinn; in fact, I'm pretty sure her dialog about being the newest patient was a direct reference to Arkham City where she asked the same thing to Batman in regards to her new outfit.
I mean, the one who played the little girl in the school was the voice of the sister, DeeDee on Dexter’s Laboratory. The voice actress of Beirce def needs more voice acting roles because she is *chefs kiss* 👌.
i do believe this hospital/strip represents dougs affairs and lust for women combined with his families illnesses that were mentioned before. Maybe the affairs took place in a strip club cause after all strippers do "They enjoyed what they could take from me but they never loved me like you two " - doug (something along those lines) Edit: do you think that theyll add a feature of when you use your powers you start to slow down. As the powers begin to negatively affect doug as you play?
Got my hopes out for Silksong news sometime this year, considering Toby released the second chapter of Deltarune and now Dark Deception gets more chapters, lots of devs that have been quiet are suddenly dropping really big news/projects
@@neoxpro12 They said Silksong will be much larger a few times now, I just hope they're working hard and they don't delay it as much as Cyberpunk was, I don't think anything is really worth the wait if it takes a decade to come out, regardless of how good it is. Then again Psychonauts 2 came out a decade later if I'm remembering correctly..
This level was insane no wonder it took so long to make chapter 4 and I bet the joy joy gang and mama bear’s levels are just as good, maybe even better
Oh! Very Silent Hill! Protagonist in the first game made Pyramid Head AND the nurses. They represented his sexual frustration because it was due to his wife being in the hospital unable to...have relations with him. It feels like the same vibe of the nurses being a temptation because he saw them a lot but in a mental hospital instead and I'm sure he went to a few strip clubs/ladies of the night after his wife dead. Also going on so far all the levels are sins that they represent lust, obviously. Considering the only other female we know of is a mother bear it would have to be the nurses.
The second stage of the level, the 'prison' reminds me of an old mental wards, all prison cells, close monitoring, torturous 'therapy'. Fits with the stage name as well
Knowing that Tammy was forcefully sent to a mental institution and that Doug's wife / Tammy's mother probably has been in one as well, that is definitely what it is. Doug getting a taste of his own medicine.
@@foongern1071 oh yeah! For a moment I forgot Tammy & her mother both had bipolar. Knowing how abusive her father was, I can definitely see Doug sending both her & her mother to an abusive psych ward because he didn't want to deal with them anymore.
I like how this level looks and feels so different compared to the others. The level layout really takes a min to fig out and those nurses. I'm already wanting to cosplay them lol
The only reason I thought to use primal fear was it looked like your character used it on it's own the first time... Tbh, I have to back up because I wasn't sure if it was your character or you. Haha. Also, I like how the character has grown in a way. At first, all he did was run. But during this boss fight, he actually fought. And on the way out, he fought the nurses again, and on his own. Not to mention using primal fear and teleport on his own.
When you get your first needle at the final boss, Doug does use Primal Fear in the Cutscene, so the Game does make it clear that you had to use Primal Fear to stun them.
The level is amazing! Especially that beginning! It’s really cool and I’m already excited for the next levels. Tara Strong is really the best voice actress they could get for the nurses. (She spoke Harley Quinn in the old Batman series and movies.)
@@andrewmcloughlin330 Im not much of an expert when it comes to Batman and the universe behind it. When I heard the voices of the nurses they sounded familiar and….I just knew that Tara Strong used to voice Harley Quinn. Thanks for correcting me.
8-BitRyan got all the secrets in his run, and the secret room shows how Doug's wife was using a lot of pill prescriptions (possible stealing some due to an addiction) and whenever the two argued, she'd scream, attack, and run back to her family. Doug was really irritated with how she isn't able to deal with her issues and how she "financially got him on her hooks". Very interesting
They're voiced by Tara Strong, who is a voice actress of Harley Quinn in the majority of Batman content! It's quite nostalgic honestly hearing her do a similar take to Harley.
Lol I IMMEDIATELY recognized the voice of the nurse ! that’s our girl Tara Strong also known for her HARLEY QUINN voice and honestly that’s all I hear when the nurse talks lol it’s just Harley Quinn dressed up as a nurse 😂 they really got the best of the best for this chapter !
Honestly though whenever I hear her voice, I first think of Timmy Turner, Princess Twilight, and multiple other voices from childhood cartoons! She has such a memorable unique voice
Mk the level design actually makes a lot of sense between the nurses voices being a mix of Twilight Sparkle and Harley Quinn plus the roller skates and the concept of hot nurses or doctors fantasy. However in the back of my mind I'm just like hmm whoever had to animate these nurses had a strange time.😂😐
Just realized that the boss fight for this level could be symbolic of Doug's abuse towards women, specifically his wife and daughter. Him hitting the reaper nurses off the ambulances and having them being run over just screams mistreatment when you really think about it
I'm super excited to see the Joy Joy Gang level since it was the face of Chapter 4! Seeing how awesome this level turned out, I can't wait to see how the others are!!
This level definitely makes u take your time even tho it's practically impossible to do so. Avoiding the nurses on top of keeping ur eyes open for traps is A LOT of concentration. I like the challenge tho, makes u keep playing to keep strategizing new ways to finally win
Yah, the problem isn’t the many Nurses being fast, have invisibility and the traps being the sole problem but rather the fact it’s all of them meaning you get to have constantly think on your feet making it very fun
LOL I love the fact when they walk into the hallway of dancing nurses, every male youtuber playing it goes silent and starts simping, but SHB is just like: **analyzing activated**
The wait is no longer dreaded, BECAUSE THE FINAL BOSS IS OUT. WE ARE NOW BATTLING THR NEW DSRK DESEPTION. ALL HAIL SUPER HORROR BRO. (if you cannot tell i am very exited)...
My thoughts seeing the hospital: don’t be intimidated by the creepy ness try to believe the inside is less scary. Me after seeing 3:50: OH NO ITS WORSE THAN THE OUTSIDE!!!
During the Ambulance scene, it shows you what to do at the beginning when Doug uses the Primal Fear power first, then is able to get the syringe. Right afterwards, Bierce says "Do that again!" Amazing video though, love all of your work! Can't wait for more!
This is an early access verison of Dark Deception chapter 4. There may be a few bugs that will not appear when the game launches on September 28th. Huge shout out to Glowstick Entertainment for the early access. More to come tomorrow but for now enjoy some Torment Therapy!
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Sounds like the whole “no subtitles” thing is one of those glitches, still we’ve definitely been waiting a while for this one
We are ready Mike
I appreciate they made the hospital stage modern looking and glossy ,usually when horror games do medical horror they focus on making everything gross , old and abandoned.
Can agree! Honestly- Modern hospitals are scarier in my opinion. They're so clean and devoid of personality it feels disconnected from everything. Abandoned hospitals have a cool vibe but they're grimey and feel more..connected for lack of better words.
I second this. The ultra sterile hospitals where everything smells like bleach and ammonia are much more unsettling.
Yeah, that's usually hard to pull off with some horror games, it's so we'll executed with DD
Yeah, hospitals are usually bright, clean, and sterile. Something that seems to go against the usual horror tropes. Daylight and brightness is more for thrillers than horror. It's a nice change when someone can pull it off.
Not to mention the Gold Watchers in the waiting room sipping tea at 4:23
That was one of my favorite parts of the level! And for Nightmare Mode/frenzied monsters they sure look chill
A moment of silence for those 21 lives lost...
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Well hello there
So i still dont know how the enemy mechanics
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If you think about it, this stage is full of symbolism:
The nurses (when you first arrive): the sexual pull Doug felt to his wife before their relationship soured.
The hospital itself: the severity of his wife's bipolar disorder and how demanding it becam.
The dialogue of the nurses and the messages on the walls: Doug's belief that his actions were done out of selfishness that he tells himself that all men share, but is just him trying to justify it.
This game is full of shards. Not just literally.
Anyone have greatest fears and nightmares of hospitals, painful surgery, expensive shocking medical fees/bills
I disagree
Expensive? I mean if u live in us then ye expensive but it's like that everywhere
Bro its just a stage,Its not that deep.
I just love Tara Strong’s voice acting so much! She’s so talented and brings so much life to the character.
I just keep imagining either Harley quinn or Twilight sparkle trying to kill him.
@@narwhals4550 or Juliette Starling
Waiiit didnt she retire from voice acting
@@ritsuchan2340 no she played miss minutes in Loki
@@ritsuchan2340 what made you think that
41:48
This is one of the best cutscenes in the game because Doug actually used his powers to absolutely juke the shit out of those Reaper Nurses
I think this level specifically was a real turning point for Doug as a character- he’s always known that his fear is exactly what these nightmares and what Malak wants, and now he’s decided that he’s not letting them have it.
@@markerofthemidnight7469 he's quite literally going " you know what, I've had enough of this feckin shite ". 🤣🤣🤣
@@AveryRaineCrespo he is not afraid anymore he will probably even fight the later enemies
Fun fact. Pause at 41:48 look to the left and you will see a door with a green light on top. There is the E note. But to get it you turn left right away after opening the red door and not trigger the cutscene yet and that's where u can find it.
I cannot say enough how fitting it is that Tara Strong, the VA of Dr. Harleen Quinzel, voices the Reaper Nurses.
I love how they portrait the nurses too! and her voice is so perfect
All they need to say at the end of sentences to the male patients is, "Puddin'".
It's a nice little nod to Harley's nurse costume that she wore in Arkham Asylum (although she was voiced by her original Animated Series VA Arleen Sorkin in Asylum, Tara did not take over the role until Arkham City.)
That's why it sounded so familiar!
I know, Plus The Accent
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Obviously, following your deadly sins theory, this level would be lust. But why would the gold watchers make a cameo? I think that's because lust and greed work together really well. They both get what they want and always want more. Greed has a lust for something, while lust has greed for something. They work hand in hand.
but it is a good theory
smart
Probably reference that man only attract woman inside instead of outside and goldwatchers are reference to the greedy rich ppl who only cared about themselve
maybe the goldwatchers just wanna sneak out of their mansion for awhile and have some fun lol
It’s a great theory but tbh it’s more than likely just an Easter egg, like with Agatha, the duckies, and the monkeys in the clown level
Bierce: “I’m a movie star, not a brain surgeon!”
Everyone: BIERCE IS A MOVIE STAR WITH NO MEDICAL EXPERIENCE *WRITE THAT DOWN*
That's prob important in the plot!
Did we not know this about her? I can’t remember
@@Cs-cp6vo
We knew about it in the secret diaries
*writes down in notes*
But hay that is just a theory A GAME THEORY
He sounds so polite in his playthroughs. Like, he’s asking the enemies to let him pass lol
Just imagine it working though-
Mike: excuse me ladies, May I please go through?
Reaper nurses: oh ok, go right ahead
He is brittish so yes
"Everyone has to face their demons sooner or later"
Me remembering all my visits at hospital and at therapeutist because of my demons: she's got a point
as a person who gets sick all the time I relate to this , evil doctors and nurses are a nightmare fuel
I once had some bad hallucinations of demons then the next day was literally my therapist appointment so yeah, she's got a point. Hopefully they never come back though, especially not like this lmaooo
Do the messages of "Destroy all men" and "He loves me, he loves me not" represent the thoughts of Doug's wife when he would be abusive/neglectful towards her
EDIT: GUYS I WAS PARTIALLY RIGHT, OML
Yeah as it seems mike will make a theory to confirm your answer
what an underrated comment
They may have to do with not just Doug’s wife, but it also could have to do with the other women that he mistreated. Or mistreated women in general
@@RinitaChan true bro
Not gonna spoil anything for anyone else here, but with the last part of Chapter 4 you have your answer.
Reaper nurse : “you aren’t afraid of needles are you?”
Mike : “yes, I hate needles”
Reaper nurse: just going to pretend I didn’t hear that
Hm, must’ve been the wind!
Or maybe she wanted him to be scared…
Hehe
21 lives lost isn't even that bad, this level was pretty difficult to begin with, haha (We won't talk about what's to come later in the Chapter though... 😬)
Oh god... which one do you think it's harder BB or MM?
ERTYEZ
is this level harder than gold watechers😧
Man can ONLY find true freedom through Jesus Christ.
Every person is born a sinner and the wages of sin is eternal separation from God the Father which is hell, but the Gods gift to everyone is eternal life through Jesus Christ.
God is giving you a FREE gift! You don’t have to do ANYTHING for it but just TAKE IT!
Jesus Christ died on the cross, was buried, and rose again on the third day to save YOU from your sins!
Jesus gave His life for you to be free from the penalty of your sins.
Believe and trust what Jesus Christ did for you and you WILL BE SAVED
I think that’s why they were in the lobby. They were giving each other tips on how to torture Doug.
So, I was thinking about the final chase with the ambulances. According to Google the top speed of an ambulance is about 155 mph (249 kilometers per hou). Assuming they are going at top speed, which makes sense considering the urgency, the Reaper Nurses and Matron are able to match that speed on rollerskates.
They're fast as heck.
I men when ur rollerskater are sparking u know ur goin fast
Speed
The Quality Nurse
Image that your dad is sick and you call ambulance and ambulance are not working and the Nurse Run with skate to your house with speed 249 kilometers per hour and pick your dad to hospital with the same speed
holy frick man
Bierrece, at the start of the chapter, said: "everyone has to face their demons"
Malak is not our demon. Therefore, he isnt in here
It wouldn't make sense for him to be here
But Bierce had to face Malak, so it's interesting foreshadowing.
I wonder why Malak didn’t show up. Was it because he was thinking deep to possess Doug’s mind in the next level?
The insight to Doug’s character in this chapter is insane. The voice acting on the nurses was terrifying too.
a few of thier voice lines that seemed both filler and insignificant might also have been some of the most lore adding, a lot of their pasive dialog was talking about Doug's life
Sounds like Harley Quinn from the Batman Arkham games.
@Tyler Collins Was she in Dexter's laboratory?
@Tyler Collins Dang!! what an expensive career! good to know!
@Tyler Collins WAIT WAS SHE JESSE FROM TOY STORY
The level is amazing
Hi verified
She is soung almost like harley Queen
@@frostybite0799 Thats because Tara Strong is one of voices who voiced Harley, she also play a-lot character like Twilight sparkle and Timmy turner and more
Amazing
Yes, this level is amazing 👏
“I used to be a doctor too!”
“You have lost yourself to madness”
*”I changed career paths.”*
Yes just yes
Now that's an arguement you cant debate
Same voice actress!
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@@fireofdawn3515 yeah Tara Strong.
Just a little theory, considering the power we got was the magnet for this level, perhaps it could represent Doug luring in women, then abusing/harassing them.
A little theory on the nurses cloaking ability: it's representation of how women were invisible/mattered little to Doug until it was fatal/effected him greatly, like the investigation of his family's death and the abuse accusations.
@@TheSayumi15 there was also that graffiti on the walls saying all men are weak and stupid and so on so maybe Doug is a victim as well? like he was falsely accused because the women were trying to get revenge on him for petty reasons? I mean it happened in real life with Johnny Depp and his wife so whose to say it won't happen in this game?
@@TheSayumi15 makes a lot of sense
damn you might be right
@@madhatter6790 people don’t kill themselves for petty reasons, and plus the protagonist is not supposed to be a good person, so making his abuse allegations false would make him too sympathetic
These are the first antagonists that I felt pity… knowing they represent the women Dough abused, also they are the first he actually fought back right? Like face to face. Another thing, they’re Reaper Nurses, reaper sounds close to rape…. So maybe it could be like a foreshadow to it
I feel bad for them too, in a sense, they had a lot of personality and are literally built around hating an entire gender! (I wonder if they ever ponder on why, or if they kinda just go with it)
And also, I love how you wrote Dough instead of Doug. Made my night reading that 🤣
but why are they nurses
@@yuckystuff8725 •\\\• I forgot how to write that name hahaha
Sorta. It seems the theme for this stage is lust tho.
Not to mention the hospital looks very similar to a nightclub/strip club
Seems like Doug is getting a bit more confident when dealing with the monsters.
And more skilled on using those powers.
@@BergmitetheBlueandPointy0712 yeah, I liked how you actually see him actually fight them.
yeah you saw the last getting back to portal part? he got triple kill.
Honestly, yeah. He didn't throw hands or anything, but it's literally in a canon cutscene that he can now react fast enough to teleport through an incoming Nurse attack, blast down the one in front of him and then steamroll the next one. He could probably tangle with the Murder Monkeys easily now, and it seems to be a growing plot point that the more abilities he gains, the closer he gets to actually being able to _fight_ the monsters head on.
@@mrreyes5004 It’s possible the future final boss of this game is literally a battle, as the character you play as has more experiences on using the powers, to the point he can fight back and take all the shards back when he lost all of them.
I'm already loving the animations and voice acting for the nurses.
Their voices sound so much like Harley Quin its amazing
@@caitlinmcadams7166 ikr
@@caitlinmcadams7166 they sound like Harley because their voice actor is the same VA for Harley Quinn. She's really talented in voice acting.
They sound pretty friendly and they have personality
@@ballmonokumastan1587 just checked her film biography on Wikipedia and she also is penny the chicken
From Bierce's initial reaction I'm going to presume that no one else has ever gotten this far
E
@@Ddff432 But she doesn't know about E, and I assume the pressing matters Malak talking about is E
@@Wynn_The_Gamer you know that character she talks about in monkey business this tablet was left by person who disappointed me and then said clever girl
@@Averagebhaiyaar234 Yeah, that's E. It's also confirmed in the reaper nurses chapter that E is female
@Quaxer Lmao what? XD
I’m surprised that out of all the times he got shocked Bierce never said “Clear!”
That would have been great
that’s an amazing pun
@TwojaUlubionaRyba defibrillator
@TwojaUlubionaRyba when someone uses a defibrillator they always shout "clear!"
THAT WOULDVE BEEN SO GOOD
The Nurse level really makes you use ALL abilities you have
M A X w E LL
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You're no kidding
Maybe it's some sort of metaphor for how Doug had to use everything at his disposal to survive his wife and daughter.
8bitryan-U sure about that bud?
I really love the nurses, the have a lot of character too them. I'm thinking the devs were going for the nurses too be representation of the woman Doug harmed and how some of them started too see other men because of it. That's why there are many things that say "all men are pigs" and "kill all men". These nurses are lost souls that went through absolute hell from men and it was do bad they couldn't move on from it.
The monsters in this game represent vices though.
If these psycho nurses are supposed to be victims, that'd be a really stupid way to portray people who have been through abuse. It's way more likely they just represent sexual sadism, women who were equally as selfish and lustful as Doug.
@@Oecobius33 well no it’s people Doug have abused and possibly raped
@@nerdgaming3688
Rule 34 artist be like : now this is a perfect job i wanted
@@Oecobius33 if a man or woman is abusing another of course the victim's are gonna go into liberal rage towards the person or another gender. Like saying "i hate woman. They are all sluts" or "men are nothing but helpless pigs without us" shit like that. Humans will never walk away from trauma
to*
"Scream for me if you need anything"
He would be screaming alright
Pretty sure that was the joke
@@lairoslairoslairos then I'm pretty sure you didn't have to point that out.
@@karacreed0723 then why did op feel the need to point the joke out? That's like the popular kid at school stealing your joke and expecting a different reaction(just thought of that example because of the memes)
@@lairoslairoslairos Depends on who exactly did it.
@@lairoslairoslairos uhh
I thought I heard twilight sparkle in dark deception. Now instead of friendship is magic, it's rollerblade is death. Her voice fits perfectly with the reaper nurse. Love the hospital theme, design and the nurse were seductive but still scary as you don't personify them as human with their bagged face.
I hear only Harley quinn
I knew I heard Tara Strong’s voice.
I knew I had heard that voice before, I'm ashamed I didn't notice before
It's both
Tara Strong voices both Twilight Sparkle and the nurses
@@sbkstudios3644 I think they know
I love how expressive the Reaper Nurses look (I think covering the face is a good idea, not for story or anything, but because it lets the game Dev's do a lot more with the body and express emotions through hand/body movements and gestures)
As someone who is learning animation with body gestures, I like that little thing they do
@@ag-13studios51 Nice! I hope everything goes swimmingly with your studies
It also dehumanises them, I believe.
@@marhola100 Very much so
I can just imagine the x Reader fics people are gonna make
Nurse: you're all red! What's the matter deary, you got a fever?
Reader: *blushing like mad*
That is painfully true tbh, that's how fandoms tend to work lol
As someone who's very prone to having crushes on fictional characters, I'd actually really like a good Reaper Nurse x Reader-
And hear me out, I think an X Matron might be... cute. In a way. So long as it stayed PG-ish. (I have a soft spot for big women who have strong personalities-)
Ew
@@yuckystuff8725 oh no
@@yuckystuff8725 um
With this new chapter they added more animation to Bierce; she’s starting to show more expression in movement compared to her calm demeanor in previous chapters. I appreciate the small things like this.
No it is in all the anterior chapters too, she is not calm anymore, but more theatrical
Nurse : "Your not afraid of needles aren't you?"
Mike : "Yes, I hate needles"
lol
*o k, g r e a t !*
@@markerofthemidnight7469 stay right there and don’t move. Wait until the timer reaches zero. I’ll be right outside the door.
@@KTWhatsup No! I'm sorry, you look very sexy but I must take my leave from this glamourous death trap.
Hmmm, must’ve been the wind!
The opening segment for Torment Therapy was actually really cool to me. I just love how you get to see the Reaper Nurses casually before they’re starting to kill you
And the Arkham City easter egg!
@@binsoku6 what Easter egg?
Can we talk about Tara Strong, the actual voice of Twilight Sparkle, the princess of friendship, and miss minutes who helps Loki, voicing this monstrosity, her voice is perfect for it
Well, she voiced Harley Quinn before this monstrosity so she's quite experience with this
This girl is WAY too good at playing the crazy type of Villain girl.
Yeah like why all the people who played the game not mention that
I KNEW I WASN'T I ONLY ONE WHO HEARD TWILIGHT
Once I read that I started hearing Twilight lol
I really like how they got the harley quinn VC for the nurses, that's really cool and feels fitting considering that Quinn used to be a psychiatrist
plus twilight sparkle
“Lord Malak can offer you so much more. You need only to return that which you have helped her take from him.”
Ah, so the Nurses are actually cultists. Ok, I see.
EDIT: Ok, unrelated slightly but before the chapter came out, a few months back, I was listening to the Nurse’s voice reveal and I thought “Haha, what if she’s actually on the phone with Malak during this part?”
I WAS ACTUALLY SPOT ON AND I’M STILL HAVING TROUBLE COMPREHENDING IT.
(Oh and also, Goldwatcher cameo in the start of the level. You think that’s a joke about how many fans simp for them for whatever reason?)
i think they are also originaly feminist that wants all men dead idk
@@neoxpro12 women always right 😌😂
@@lordtea an old woman once said
your reproductive organ isnt made to reproduce with a person that has the same gender as you
if all man dies woman will eventualy die out. its the same thing with men, if woman dies men will die out
@@neoxpro12 yea, this is big brain time
@@neoxpro12 yeah, that's kinda basic biology
The strip club vibes and the hospital location make me think while his family was in the hospital after the accident he was partying at the strip club instead of being there with them.
That's EXACTLY the thought I had!!! 🤣🤣🤣
As awful as that sounds I think it’s pretty true LOL
Unfortunately, they weren't in hospital. Will let you guys see the next bit of the chapter as to why.
24:22 Bierce: “That was close,”
Me: “he was almost a Swiss cheese Doug sandwich.”
More Like a Hot *DOUG*
Ngl , even tho the nurses are the chapter antagonist, they could be said to be the least inhuman on the game.
Yeah, I honestly love them, their voices, design, animation etc
Chapter 4 is my favorite Chapter!
Love shbm trying his best not to call the nurses "strippers" on the first 5 mins lmao
Lmao
SHB: I can't call them strippers, I'll get demonitized!
also SHB: so this place gives me strip club vibes
Call 'em Harley Quinns
@@herusolares5320 they are voiced by Tina strong
Lets just say 'Exotic Dancers' Lol
When the receptionist started talking I immediately went “is that twilight sparkle” and lo and behold, it was
Game: *Shows Sequence where you use primal fear to stun the nurses*
SHB: How do I hit them?
Game: Literally tells SHB to use the stun move
*2 Hours later*
SHB: …..I got an idea!
"Yea...this won't hurt"
*proceeds to turn Doug into grind meat"
I mean…. It didn’t hurt… the nurses lmfao. Technically they were telling the truth lol
@Pixl Attono bruh just no
@@pixlattono6693 Veerathorn S means Doug
@@ijustexist3866 confusion-
@@dragonborne9594 yes
I swear, whenever I hear the reaper nurses talk, all I can here is Harley Quinn from the Arkham saga, but considering they're both voiced by Tara Strong, it makes sense.
in regards to hearing Harley Quinn in the voices of the Reaper Nurses, that makes two of us...
“If you start to smell colors”
………….
Moxxie: “I smell colors…”
I love that man, he's good
Omg the possum
@@hollowglitcharta2316 I think you mean the Virgo XD
Felo Hellovaboss fan I see, good to know some people theas days still have good taste in cartoons.
@@rmlaing650 of course and with the last ep that came out, it was the best one yet. The animation for the fight scenes was quite ambitions and I’m looking forward to future episodes because of it.
It's very nice and weird to hear Tara Strong's voice again...cause I'm only hearing Twilight Sparkle in here.
@@Darkworld1006 same
shes the voice of the next two female characters as well lol
@@noxiouschocolate9644 Ah yeah! Penny the Chicken and Mama Bear, right?
@@Cheetahgirl_Studios yep!
I hear
Twilight Sparkle
Rikku (FF X-X2)
Lilian (Rugrats)
Harley Quinn
Tara's voiced sooooo many characters, her resume is probably 5 pages long 😂
I do love how they introduce you to the mechanics of the enemies and stage through a tutorial you don't even realize you're playing.
And
Only thing I dislike about this is that there's no time to look at and appreciate the little details put into these levels.
is anyone gonna talk about how out of nowhere Tara's strong voice came out when he talk to the nurses compare to the other voice actors that I never heard of before Tara was surprising
You haven't?
She's most commonly associated with voicing Harley Quinn; in fact, I'm pretty sure her dialog about being the newest patient was a direct reference to Arkham City where she asked the same thing to Batman in regards to her new outfit.
@@binsoku6 I got Twilight sparkle more than I got Harley Quinn but I was getting those vibes too.
I heard Tara strong before I mean I didn't expect to hear her in this game@@binsoku6
Fair; I'm more familiar with her Quinn than Twilight
I mean, the one who played the little girl in the school was the voice of the sister, DeeDee on Dexter’s Laboratory. The voice actress of Beirce def needs more voice acting roles because she is *chefs kiss* 👌.
Damn, the way even enemies revealed cannot reveal them. Combined with the quiet hospital bgm, it makes this stage pretty tricky
i do believe this hospital/strip represents dougs affairs and lust for women combined with his families illnesses that were mentioned before. Maybe the affairs took place in a strip club cause after all strippers do
"They enjoyed what they could take from me but they never loved me like you two " - doug (something along those lines)
Edit: do you think that theyll add a feature of when you use your powers you start to slow down. As the powers begin to negatively affect doug as you play?
Got my hopes out for Silksong news sometime this year, considering Toby released the second chapter of Deltarune and now Dark Deception gets more chapters, lots of devs that have been quiet are suddenly dropping really big news/projects
Me to human, me too.
Glowstick wasn’t this « quiet » lol
team cherry probably want silksong to have a very very long gameplay
Buzzsaws in this level: _Exists_
Hollow Knight players: *_War flashbacks to Path of Pain_*
@@neoxpro12 They said Silksong will be much larger a few times now, I just hope they're working hard and they don't delay it as much as Cyberpunk was, I don't think anything is really worth the wait if it takes a decade to come out, regardless of how good it is.
Then again Psychonauts 2 came out a decade later if I'm remembering correctly..
Can’t wait to see how everything In this chapter goes!
Me too!
Me 3
Yo and me both. After all those previews we've seen this chapter would have been worth the wait.
We are ready bois
Let prepare for the monster awaits for us
8-bit ryan (one of his friends) : takes almost 6+ hours and so many lives to finish the chapter
This man : finishes the game and just chillin
It seems our protagonist collecting the ring parts and E sneaking about in the path of Malak's shadow is putting pressure on Malak.
This level was insane no wonder it took so long to make chapter 4 and I bet the joy joy gang and mama bear’s levels are just as good, maybe even better
Not the game literally telling him the second he died “Use Primal Fear to stun enemies.”
Wait a minute isn't that Tara Strong voicing these killer nurses. If so that's freaking awesome ^^
Yes it is
tara also voices agatha, penny and mama bear in the chapter
I knew it!! These nurses' voice reminded me of Twilight Sparkle :D
@@AuroraGrace25 I know why, is literally literally the same voice actor, no joke
@@AuroraGrace25 I definitely agree with you :)
Oh! Very Silent Hill! Protagonist in the first game made Pyramid Head AND the nurses. They represented his sexual frustration because it was due to his wife being in the hospital unable to...have relations with him. It feels like the same vibe of the nurses being a temptation because he saw them a lot but in a mental hospital instead and I'm sure he went to a few strip clubs/ladies of the night after his wife dead. Also going on so far all the levels are sins that they represent lust, obviously. Considering the only other female we know of is a mother bear it would have to be the nurses.
"It doesn't make it clear."
Doug: *uses ability during the cut scene to get the needle in the first place*
If each level is based off of a layer of hell then this one is definitely based off lust.
The second stage of the level, the 'prison' reminds me of an old mental wards, all prison cells, close monitoring, torturous 'therapy'. Fits with the stage name as well
Knowing that Tammy was forcefully sent to a mental institution and that Doug's wife / Tammy's mother probably has been in one as well, that is definitely what it is. Doug getting a taste of his own medicine.
@@foongern1071 oh yeah! For a moment I forgot Tammy & her mother both had bipolar. Knowing how abusive her father was, I can definitely see Doug sending both her & her mother to an abusive psych ward because he didn't want to deal with them anymore.
"Hey, Dark Deception was made 3 years ago."
"Wait but it's only 202-
1..."
Hey dark deception was made 5 years ago.. **FIVE YEARS AGO**
The time has come. I have been waiting for this for a long time.
yessir
Yes
Same
Well said
Me too!
Having THEE Tara Strong voie the nurses, The same VA for Harley Quinn and Timmy Turner I mind you, was the best thing EVER the devs could've done!!!
She's also doing mama bear
And don't forget the Arkham Easter Egg they slipped in!
"Do like my new dress? Of course you do! Who wouldn't?"
@@binsoku6 when was that?
I like how this level looks and feels so different compared to the others. The level layout really takes a min to fig out and those nurses. I'm already wanting to cosplay them lol
Dark Deception: **shows Reaper Nurses**
Internet: *Show time.*
oh no
R34 artists are gonna have a field trip with this one.
@@tabbs_the_stab8260 *OH YES*
NO
I READ THIS [[stuff]] ALL THE TIME!
I can’t help but think about Twilight Sparkle when the nurses are talking 😂😂
I'm not sure how Spike feels about...*THIS* nurse. (And I'm not sure how he would react to Twilight's...revealing dances...)
🤣🤣🤣
Harley Quinn sure did the right thing.
Same!
God this is so funny to me xD
The only reason I thought to use primal fear was it looked like your character used it on it's own the first time... Tbh, I have to back up because I wasn't sure if it was your character or you. Haha. Also, I like how the character has grown in a way. At first, all he did was run. But during this boss fight, he actually fought. And on the way out, he fought the nurses again, and on his own. Not to mention using primal fear and teleport on his own.
When you get your first needle at the final boss, Doug does use Primal Fear in the Cutscene, so the Game does make it clear that you had to use Primal Fear to stun them.
12:02 I knew it! The Reaper Nurses' invisibility may make it challenging, but we can still use Telepathy, even when they're invisible.
8:25
"I just need to take a small blood sample.. you're not afraid of needles, are you?"
*"yes.* (rapidly shakes head) *yes I am."*
Why Do I Feel Like There's Gonna Be A Plot Twist In The Finale Or Soon?Because Bierce's Words At The End Kinda Sounded Like She Was The Villain To Me
Because she is, she manipulative, she just using Doug, Malak has seen who she really is and probably the good guy not the villain
@@thefirstking1717 Ehhh they are both villains
@@typervader yep but Bierce is true antagonist hence the name Dark Deception
One way or another, I see Dough losing
Something big is going to happen before mama bear's level
"I did not expect it to be like this"
Me and every internet veteran upon seeing the final design:"oh you naive soul"
Reaper Nurse: I just need to take a small blood sample. You’re not afraid of needles, are ya?
Doug: Yes, I hate needles-
Reaper Nurse: OK GREAT!
Doug: *confused screaming*
Must’ve been the wind!
33:39 "We got caught on her."
That's a line that definitely won't backfire.
The level is amazing! Especially that beginning! It’s really cool and I’m already excited for the next levels.
Tara Strong is really the best voice actress they could get for the nurses.
(She spoke Harley Quinn in the old Batman series and movies.)
what about the arkam games i definatly heard that one as well
@@andrewmcloughlin330
Im not much of an expert when it comes to Batman and the universe behind it.
When I heard the voices of the nurses they sounded familiar and….I just knew that Tara Strong used to voice Harley Quinn.
Thanks for correcting me.
Am I the only one who’s imagining Twilight from MLP is chasing the player all the time?
To be fair, how many brony fanfic have a story of Twilight Sparkle become an evil docter....
I'm thinking of miss minutes
I kept hearing twilight sparkling and Harley queen
@@gabrielabravo664 omg same!
Eh I'm just exhausting her to call someone Pudin
Looks like the hospital might tie in with Dug visiting his family after their accident perhaps?
What do y’all think?
im pretty sure almost everyone who’s gotten into the dd theories knew that, but it also ties in with the abuse he made to women. mostly.
8-BitRyan got all the secrets in his run, and the secret room shows how Doug's wife was using a lot of pill prescriptions (possible stealing some due to an addiction) and whenever the two argued, she'd scream, attack, and run back to her family. Doug was really irritated with how she isn't able to deal with her issues and how she "financially got him on her hooks".
Very interesting
Yr
@@Kirbomber_Animations thank you!!
This Level looks Incredible! The Matron Battle was insane!
"I'm a movie star, not a brain surgeon!"
Write that down. Write that down!
the nurses voice kinda give me a Harley Quinn vibe to them
Lets collectively agree in this
I agree but they are so cool I love this stage the most
They're voiced by Tara Strong, who is a voice actress of Harley Quinn in the majority of Batman content! It's quite nostalgic honestly hearing her do a similar take to Harley.
Let agree to agree ok
I agree too
Lol I IMMEDIATELY recognized the voice of the nurse ! that’s our girl Tara Strong also known for her HARLEY QUINN voice and honestly that’s all I hear when the nurse talks lol it’s just Harley Quinn dressed up as a nurse 😂 they really got the best of the best for this chapter !
Exactly
Honestly though whenever I hear her voice, I first think of Timmy Turner, Princess Twilight, and multiple other voices from childhood cartoons! She has such a memorable unique voice
They say: "you don't need to suffer anymore."
They mean: "you haven't suffered ENOUGH!"
Mk the level design actually makes a lot of sense between the nurses voices being a mix of Twilight Sparkle and Harley Quinn plus the roller skates and the concept of hot nurses or doctors fantasy. However in the back of my mind I'm just like hmm whoever had to animate these nurses had a strange time.😂😐
Just realized that the boss fight for this level could be symbolic of Doug's abuse towards women, specifically his wife and daughter. Him hitting the reaper nurses off the ambulances and having them being run over just screams mistreatment when you really think about it
i love how Mike doesn't even react to the nurses whatsoever, hes just like "this is weird", he doesn't even react to the dancing nurses at 6:52
I'm super excited to see the Joy Joy Gang level since it was the face of Chapter 4! Seeing how awesome this level turned out, I can't wait to see how the others are!!
I really love Tara Strong voice acting for the Nurse 💗💗💗💗💗
I love how you can still tell she's Twilight Sparkle.
Me too
yes! I have been looking for this comment!
For me timmy turner.:3
@@fishcake2299 took you 1 hour?
This is guy has by far the best Composure & Analysis of the abilities it’s sad people don’t know how Broken Telepathy is
Bierce: I’m a movie star not a brain surgeon.
Me: 😂 (kinda ironic too right)
Me: who cares?
How ironic
Emperor Palpatine:
Kind of like what Dr. McCoy would say but reversed.
"I'm a doctor, not an escalator!"
This level definitely makes u take your time even tho it's practically impossible to do so. Avoiding the nurses on top of keeping ur eyes open for traps is A LOT of concentration. I like the challenge tho, makes u keep playing to keep strategizing new ways to finally win
Yah, the problem isn’t the many Nurses being fast, have invisibility and the traps being the sole problem but rather the fact it’s all of them meaning you get to have constantly think on your feet making it very fun
literally any person: this chapter is so hard…
literally any other person: the nurses are cute 😏
I said that they were cute
@@SONIC_VIDS your every other person
They're so cuteeeeeeeee
LOL I love the fact when they walk into the hallway of dancing nurses, every male youtuber playing it goes silent and starts simping, but SHB is just like: **analyzing activated**
Finally, I can see why they took so long with this one but hey, it looks incredible.
The wait is no longer dreaded, BECAUSE THE FINAL BOSS IS OUT. WE ARE NOW BATTLING THR NEW DSRK DESEPTION. ALL HAIL SUPER HORROR BRO. (if you cannot tell i am very exited)...
My thoughts seeing the hospital: don’t be intimidated by the creepy ness try to believe the inside is less scary.
Me after seeing 3:50: OH NO ITS WORSE THAN THE OUTSIDE!!!
The music for this level is giving me chills I love it!
who knew there'd be a day when Tara Strong would torment mike in hell while wearing a nurse outfit
She was also a school girl, and will be Chica's lost sister and a giant teddy bear of death.
22:09 I love how he just predicts the boss fight at the end there-
During the Ambulance scene, it shows you what to do at the beginning when Doug uses the Primal Fear power first, then is able to get the syringe. Right afterwards, Bierce says "Do that again!" Amazing video though, love all of your work! Can't wait for more!