I love how this is a game built around the conflict of receiving a high-stakes mandate to kill a seemingly innocent person and all it takes to make John turn his back on this decision is the person revealing to him that she’s actually extremely evil
The fact Wolf got the Nightmare route first is... ah, that'll be fun for him. What's funnier is that the route is played for horror, and the whole time he's just going "Hot, hot hot" and desperately denying he's a simp
"REAAALLY?! Stanley, I put that extra set of manacles there for set decoration. A bit of world building--why would someone make a jail cell that could only hold one person--but you just put them on! Honestly, Stanley, I didn't expect you to do this. I'm checking the script, and at NO point ANYWHERE in here does it say, 'Stanley imprisons himself next to the Princess. Like an idiot would.' You know what, Stanley, YOU DID IT! YOU WON THE MORAL DILEMMA! Now, not only will no one free the princess, no one will ever kill the princess either. We can all live on in narrative purgatory forever, all thanks to you, Stanley. I hope you're proud... Maybe there's some glue or a pile of dirt within your reach; something you would choose for a last meal."
My fiancé’s been obsessed with this game for the past few days. Johnathan Sims is fantastic, highly recommend the Magnus Archives if you’re looking for a good horror podcast series.
I used to work in a hotel during night shifts. And i'd constantly listen to Silent Hill music. And when the hotel was empty i'd blare the music through the Hotel Radio. Winter would come and as the reception hall was on a second floor, mists would cover all the first floors and you could see no grounds outside the windows unless you walked with a strong flashlight. I used to sleep in half on the Waiting Hall's Chimney, with fire on the other side. Everything would smell of ash later. Bats would be seen on the windows by their shadows. People who worked during the day would say the hotel was haunted, but i never saw anything. I miss that place.
"Statement of John Walsh, regarding a computer game he discovered while browsing the internet. Original statement given November 9th, 2023. Johnathan Sims recording. Head archivist of the Magnus Institute. Statement begins..."
33:29 "Do i have a thing for, will say, powerful, dangerous scary women? NO I dont!" well shit, that means you DEFINITELY, and i mean DEFINITELY, will hate the tower route :)
@@stephensanims3086 Abby Howard! She is the artist who does all of the art for both Slay the Princess and Scarlet Hollow, and makes up one half of the game studio, Black Tabby Games (the other half is her partner, Tony Arias). Abby also draws comics! She has published a horror comic anthology, The Crossroads at Midnight, which is wonderfully creepy. She also has a webcomic called The Last Halloween, which is how I first found her!
@@stephensanims3086Abby Howard, who also worked on Scarlet Hollow as far as games go, and The Last Halloween and Junior Scientist Power Hour are her two big webcomics. She's also got some books, though I can't remember their titles off the top of my head, and has a good amount of sketch comics about her daily life. Basically, Abby's one of those "you've probably seen something they created even if you don't know the name" kinda people.
15:50 Woah, here's an unexpected crossover, that's Jonathan Sims playing the narrator, the man behind The Magnus Archives, a fictional horror podcast series that I listened to a year back. Never expected I would hear _his_ voice again.
Thanks for being kind to Silent Hill 4! It has its problems, but when it nails the vibes it nails them really well. I'm a huge fan of most of the things that happen inside the apartment, and the... uh... place where the finger pointing you alluded to (to not spoil too much for anyone) takes place in is one of my favourite places in any horror game moodwise.
The person who voiced the narrator in the game also made a horror podcast which is the best podcast I have ever listened called the magnus archives so if you havent I advise you guys to check it out
I love this game, and the chance to see someone play it for the first time is so fun, thank you so much. This game is so packed with different options and so much content, I hope you keep up with it!
God I love the concepts at play in this game and seeing someone realise what’s happening. The moment he realises things have changed, and towards the end “I am solitary Lights in an empty city” There’s something hauntingly ethereal about… whatever they are. Something that seeks perspectives, to distill many into a single “I” But I also want John to see what happens if you try to run from the Nightmare : D
The Narrator and Hero's voice actor, it took me a bit but that is Jonathan Sims of the Magnus Archives. I knew I recognized it. And the Princess is Nichole Goodnight from the Nosleep Podcast
Before watching the video I was bummed that it wasn't a F&H2 video. After watching the video I'm reminded that I'm here for John and I can't wait to see more of this, too.
Happy belated birthday, and I just want you to know, John, 40 honestly does not feel different from 37. It sounds so foreboding and then it feels exactly the same.
Cool that the narrator of this game, Jonathan Sims, also is the creator and main VA in The Magnus Archives, a podcast that also focuses on fear as a central theme, which it seems this game might also with the Princess' monologue abt what she plans to do to the world?
I got the razor my first playthrough, I didn't get the nightmare until way later by just trying whatever I hadn't before. Who knew the key was to just simp?
I’m sure there’s lots of people who are shitty to you but they’re wrong, the final gamer is great and brought many people much joy. So I hope this balances out some of the negativity, cuz I love what you do and it’s some of my favorite content on the internet
Me, knowing absolutely nothing about this game: "is that the narrator from The Magnus Archives?" (It is! Johnathan Sims) Never thought I'd pick that voice out randomly. And my interest in this game has just increased. Man can narrate the hell out of a creepy story
Remind me to never nominate John to be our savior in the case of an evil girl. I refuse to be the collateral of a simp Seriously tho, this game is absolutely wild and I love it
I watched Woolie play this. And I was mostly disappointed? And I thought I just didn't like this game very much. I was wrong. It needed a better person, a better gamer. And John is that gamer. I do not think he is the intended audience - I think the is the target, as in, the devs made this game while looking at a picture of him with a crosshairs over his head. It is perfect.
@@AStandsForFrench Bad? No. Reggie was there - there was no way it could be bad. But I did find it disappointing. His particular brand of cynicism and smugness did not match too well with the game, at least as far as my viewing experience.
Oh my gosh, please please please play scarlet hollow when all the episodes come out. It's a genius game by the same developers more people need to know about.
I'm 25 and got a little anxious when you said you were 22 lol but you're looking really good for 37 ok and you send your videos really mean a lot to me and they bring me a lot of joy
Not only is Silent Hill 4 great, but playing through it right after we played through Silent Hill 3 my friend and I liked it almost as much (the game balance stuff you mention does ring a bell, but we didn't notice it much or care). I did get chills when you reminded me about that scare too, lol
I saw multiple videos in my recommended about this game but it never really caught my attention, but boy was I wrong about it. The thing i really love it above it all is the Disco Elysium-esque concept of multiple voices in your head talking to you while you play the game, it realy makes it hard to focus on something it while you play, but i think that is the point.
@@Dantalliumsolarium just to clarify, the narrator VA, not the princess. I was half-asleep leaving that comment. But I can still wholeheartedly recommend TMA. It's a slow burn so if you don't enjoy the episodic nature on its own, don't bother. Over time, an overarching narrative slowly emerges, and, slight spoilers... it gets gay.
@@ratglyph heelllll yessss!! Slow burn makes the heart happy, and I’ve heard it has some Spooks so that plus narrators great voice? Sounds like a great unnerving paradise
@@Dantalliumsolarium yea, i personally love it. cozy fandom as well, more than a few extremely cool animatics, people making illustrations for specific episodes, and of course the ships. just steer clear of it for now if you don't want spoilers.
Why isn't this in the slay the princess playlist? I was really confused watching the playlist and just assumed episode one didn't get uploaded or something.
"OH NO!!! SHE'S MEETING ALL OF MY STANDARDS!!!" - The Ultimate Gamer
Watching John completely fold in seconds was a real treat
My man folded like a napkin in a 5-star restaurant.
He even tried to gaslight chat into believing that he didn’t remember promising to kill her the second time 😭
i did not fold i was really cool and strong
@@regulareyepatchwolf6128the final gamer is stone cold and NEVER folds! He is unfoldable!
😂🤣
This game truly is "I support women's rights, but I also support women's wrongs"" made manifest
I love how this is a game built around the conflict of receiving a high-stakes mandate to kill a seemingly innocent person and all it takes to make John turn his back on this decision is the person revealing to him that she’s actually extremely evil
That's the funniest comment I've seen here, and there's some pretty funny comments here.
But is she really evil though?
The fact Wolf got the Nightmare route first is... ah, that'll be fun for him. What's funnier is that the route is played for horror, and the whole time he's just going "Hot, hot hot" and desperately denying he's a simp
Look..... Hear me out.
Extra hand.
“No Stanley! We need to Slay the Princess, Stanley!”
"Did you get the kissing the princess ending? The kissing the princess ending is myyyyy favourite!"
"REAAALLY?! Stanley, I put that extra set of manacles there for set decoration. A bit of world building--why would someone make a jail cell that could only hold one person--but you just put them on!
Honestly, Stanley, I didn't expect you to do this. I'm checking the script, and at NO point ANYWHERE in here does it say, 'Stanley imprisons himself next to the Princess. Like an idiot would.'
You know what, Stanley, YOU DID IT! YOU WON THE MORAL DILEMMA! Now, not only will no one free the princess, no one will ever kill the princess either. We can all live on in narrative purgatory forever, all thanks to you, Stanley. I hope you're proud...
Maybe there's some glue or a pile of dirt within your reach; something you would choose for a last meal."
@@MonsieurBro I played the contrarian ending first and the whole time i was thinking this is just the stanley parable the visual novel lol
*OH BOY* if he’s simping this hard for The Nightmare just wait until he meets The Tower
The Final Simper is ALWAYS in the friend zone!
Based!
"Who is Rhea Ripley? Never heard of her."
John john please, you're amongst friends here.
Never in my life would I have thought it is possible for someone to fail this hard at following basic instructions
Simps be like that.
Willpower as tough as butter.
I'm like 90% sure this is how John and his wife started their relationship
My fiancé’s been obsessed with this game for the past few days. Johnathan Sims is fantastic, highly recommend the Magnus Archives if you’re looking for a good horror podcast series.
I thought the voice was familiar! :O
THAT'S where I know the voice from! What a great performance!
The Princess is definitely part of The Web!
Lol yes the second I heard his voice I knew I was in for a treat
this game is a statement frfr
Final Gamer: I've murdered children and I'll slay this princess
*Princess exists*
Final Gamer: Okay but what if?
I used to work in a hotel during night shifts. And i'd constantly listen to Silent Hill music. And when the hotel was empty i'd blare the music through the Hotel Radio.
Winter would come and as the reception hall was on a second floor, mists would cover all the first floors and you could see no grounds outside the windows unless you walked with a strong flashlight.
I used to sleep in half on the Waiting Hall's Chimney, with fire on the other side. Everything would smell of ash later.
Bats would be seen on the windows by their shadows.
People who worked during the day would say the hotel was haunted, but i never saw anything.
I miss that place.
"Statement of John Walsh, regarding a computer game he discovered while browsing the internet. Original statement given November 9th, 2023. Johnathan Sims recording. Head archivist of the Magnus Institute. Statement begins..."
33:29 "Do i have a thing for, will say, powerful, dangerous scary women? NO I dont!" well shit, that means you DEFINITELY, and i mean DEFINITELY, will hate the tower route :)
Some of us have sleep paralysis demons, others have sleep paralysis waifu's.
absolutely delighted to see slay the princess get stream attention, it's such a fun game, full of abby's STUNNING art work
Who is this Abby and where can I find more of their art?
@@stephensanims3086 Abby Howard! She is the artist who does all of the art for both Slay the Princess and Scarlet Hollow, and makes up one half of the game studio, Black Tabby Games (the other half is her partner, Tony Arias). Abby also draws comics! She has published a horror comic anthology, The Crossroads at Midnight, which is wonderfully creepy. She also has a webcomic called The Last Halloween, which is how I first found her!
@@stephensanims3086Abby Howard, who also worked on Scarlet Hollow as far as games go, and The Last Halloween and Junior Scientist Power Hour are her two big webcomics. She's also got some books, though I can't remember their titles off the top of my head, and has a good amount of sketch comics about her daily life.
Basically, Abby's one of those "you've probably seen something they created even if you don't know the name" kinda people.
For real. I was hyped to find Joseph Anderson played this too. Such an unexpected surprise, both of them.
John's really going to enjoy it if he finds The Tower or The Adversary.
Oh damn even i haven't found the adversary yet
Just wait until he gets the Voice of the Smitten.
I hope he gave The Razor _The Look_ at some point. I know he would.
Adversary vs tower. You get 1, choose.
The answer is you choose tower, tower will not allow you to choose adversary. And I'm ok with that.
It went south the moment John heard her voice. The horror princess didn't even have to try
15:50 Woah, here's an unexpected crossover, that's Jonathan Sims playing the narrator, the man behind The Magnus Archives, a fictional horror podcast series that I listened to a year back. Never expected I would hear _his_ voice again.
OH.
Same! And it's been a couple years since I've listened. I'm amazed I recognized his voice.
Oh dear. He doesn't know about The Tower yet. Poor summer child.
I love it when the paranoid voice just repeats himself over and over again. Really helps the desperation set in
can't believe hee got the secret ending where they just watch Hunter x Hunter together.
This is like Disco Elysium but for hopeless romantics
Thanks for being kind to Silent Hill 4! It has its problems, but when it nails the vibes it nails them really well. I'm a huge fan of most of the things that happen inside the apartment, and the... uh... place where the finger pointing you alluded to (to not spoil too much for anyone) takes place in is one of my favourite places in any horror game moodwise.
If John is simping over Goth Princess then wait until he encounters The Adversary
Those don't automatically equate. He will because adversary, and eye of the needle also for those who aren't coward's.
John folded harder than an accordion.
I hope I can look a quarter as cool and young as John when I'm his age
He’s only in his mid-thirties you say that like he’s 60 years old lmao
@@wildonionchase3934thirties? Pretty sure John's like a hundred and 12
Is he the avatar??
NO WAY is John approaching 40. If he tells me he's 27 this year I would've believe it.
Nichole Goodnight voiced the princess?! I LOVE her performances in the nosleep podcast and I thought she sounded familiar :)
He's gonna act like he didn't share Tatsuki Fujimotos proclivities that gave us Makima
If you dig this art style, Abby Howard does a TON of horror comics too! It's how I found their work first
The person who voiced the narrator in the game also made a horror podcast which is the best podcast I have ever listened called the magnus archives so if you havent I advise you guys to check it out
Jesus Christ the Final Simp was down HORRENDOUS this time around.
Oh shit that IS Jonathan Sims of the Magnus Archives! I knew I knew that terrific voice...especially as things start to get more horrific.
The final gamers reaction to an innocent child: sacrifice to a god of violence
His reaction to a demon lady: what if she tortured me tho
Man hearing Jonathan Sims from the Magnus Archives threw me REALLY hard, evoking wonderfully spooky memories
Tony and Abbey could only afford two voice actors, so they made it count.
This game looks really fun, but the "Just because you're right doesn't mean you have to say it !" killed me
Jon: "You guys want to do a Silent Hill: Ascension stream next week? I'm down for it!"
Me from the future: "Bart, noooooo!"
I love this game, and the chance to see someone play it for the first time is so fun, thank you so much. This game is so packed with different options and so much content, I hope you keep up with it!
please continue this game that was very entertaining and this game is so good.
Knowing what else is coming in this game, I think John has not yet BEGUN to simp.
This game is awesome. Probably one of the best narrative games out there.
God I love the concepts at play in this game and seeing someone realise what’s happening. The moment he realises things have changed, and towards the end
“I am solitary Lights in an empty city”
There’s something hauntingly ethereal about… whatever they are. Something that seeks perspectives, to distill many into a single “I”
But I also want John to see what happens if you try to run from the Nightmare : D
The Narrator and Hero's voice actor, it took me a bit but that is Jonathan Sims of the Magnus Archives. I knew I recognized it. And the Princess is Nichole Goodnight from the Nosleep Podcast
"I am a stone-cold killer, but I just like to know my victims story"
Like any stone-cold killer do...
Before watching the video I was bummed that it wasn't a F&H2 video. After watching the video I'm reminded that I'm here for John and I can't wait to see more of this, too.
Happy belated birthday, and I just want you to know, John, 40 honestly does not feel different from 37. It sounds so foreboding and then it feels exactly the same.
Thank you for this. I’m 37 and been feeling weird about aging lately.
Speak for yourself. I hit 40 and my check engine light turned on. Suddenly my elbows, back, and THUMBS started hurting.
@@spudthepug Joke’s on you, all that shit already hurts for me!
I didn't know The Final Gamer played Slay the Princess, I'm excited to see which paths he went down.
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English teachers all over the world are quaking in their boots
I'm glad to see this game pop off with streamers that I watch, I really enjoyed this one. Hope to see more of your experience!
It was so fun being in the chat for this stream
Loved watching this, excited for more!
0% chance chat didn't tell Woolie what was happening here.
Cool that the narrator of this game, Jonathan Sims, also is the creator and main VA in The Magnus Archives, a podcast that also focuses on fear as a central theme, which it seems this game might also with the Princess' monologue abt what she plans to do to the world?
I got the razor my first playthrough, I didn't get the nightmare until way later by just trying whatever I hadn't before. Who knew the key was to just simp?
"Im gonna go right in and kill her, over in 5m". 1 hour later.... "uh... what was the original plan?"
Yay The Final Super Eyepatch Wolf Gamer is only a couple years younger than me :)
I love that everytime I see this game i see something new
Final gamer picking the Worst options right away makes me laugh
I’m sure there’s lots of people who are shitty to you but they’re wrong, the final gamer is great and brought many people much joy. So I hope this balances out some of the negativity, cuz I love what you do and it’s some of my favorite content on the internet
I'm so glad you uploaded the full stream so everything is in context so NO ONE can accuse you of simping!
This game is amazing. I genuinely think it's one of the best horror games of the year.
If anyone’s wondering where you’ve heard the narrator before, Jonathan Sims, Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, London.
Is that the Magnus Archives guy as the narrator/Hero?
Happy 90th birthday final gamer!!!
Aiyooooh, John!!
You’re a married man!! 😂
It's insane hearing Jonny Sims in anything that isn't Magnus
Me, knowing absolutely nothing about this game: "is that the narrator from The Magnus Archives?"
(It is! Johnathan Sims)
Never thought I'd pick that voice out randomly. And my interest in this game has just increased. Man can narrate the hell out of a creepy story
The narrator sounds like Jonathan Sims from The Magnus Archives
*Turns out it is!
Remind me to never nominate John to be our savior in the case of an evil girl. I refuse to be the collateral of a simp
Seriously tho, this game is absolutely wild and I love it
Bro be like "I can fix her."
Really hope you do a full playthrough of this game.
JOHN THIS IS A HORROR GAME NOT A DATING SIM
(until it's a romance...)
0:49 I'm absolutely vibing with this song
I watched Woolie play this. And I was mostly disappointed? And I thought I just didn't like this game very much.
I was wrong. It needed a better person, a better gamer. And John is that gamer. I do not think he is the intended audience - I think the is the target, as in, the devs made this game while looking at a picture of him with a crosshairs over his head.
It is perfect.
I vehemently disagree on thinking woolie's run was bad, but this run was fun and I wish he'd continue
@@AStandsForFrench Bad? No. Reggie was there - there was no way it could be bad.
But I did find it disappointing. His particular brand of cynicism and smugness did not match too well with the game, at least as far as my viewing experience.
Only the most refined and tasteful gamers even DARE to stream this game. Once again, the Final Gamer stays winning.
Oh my gosh, please please please play scarlet hollow when all the episodes come out. It's a genius game by the same developers more people need to know about.
I really hope you play more of this.
JONATHAN MAGNUSARCHIVES SIMS???
I'm here for a John and it's not the one who's playing
Also yeah this game Fucking rules. I finished it and I want to run through again to try all the endings
I'm 25 and got a little anxious when you said you were 22 lol but you're looking really good for 37 ok and you send your videos really mean a lot to me and they bring me a lot of joy
Not only is Silent Hill 4 great, but playing through it right after we played through Silent Hill 3 my friend and I liked it almost as much (the game balance stuff you mention does ring a bell, but we didn't notice it much or care). I did get chills when you reminded me about that scare too, lol
Huh, didn't expect to randomly hear Jonny Sims! Any other Magus Archives fans in the comments?
Happy belated birthday John!
I haven’t watched the stream but something tells me he would have an AMAZING time with the adversary, Tower and razor
Oh woah I recognize the princess' voice actress. She's one of the VAs on the No Sleep Podcast. Used to listen to it all the time😊
I saw multiple videos in my recommended about this game but it never really caught my attention, but boy was I wrong about it. The thing i really love it above it all is the Disco Elysium-esque concept of multiple voices in your head talking to you while you play the game, it realy makes it hard to focus on something it while you play, but i think that is the point.
I’m too gay for this, I do love scary women but for the whole world?! And theirs a narrator who can be helpful but mean to me??
oh boy you'll have a good time listening to Magnus archives. if you stomach the horror well enough, I can only recommend. Same VA
@@ratglyph 👀👀👀👀 well now I Gotta get back to listening to it. Distractible brain flicked away from it for a moment but now !!! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 thank you
@@Dantalliumsolarium just to clarify, the narrator VA, not the princess. I was half-asleep leaving that comment.
But I can still wholeheartedly recommend TMA. It's a slow burn so if you don't enjoy the episodic nature on its own, don't bother. Over time, an overarching narrative slowly emerges, and, slight spoilers...
it gets gay.
@@ratglyph heelllll yessss!! Slow burn makes the heart happy, and I’ve heard it has some Spooks so that plus narrators great voice? Sounds like a great unnerving paradise
@@Dantalliumsolarium yea, i personally love it. cozy fandom as well, more than a few extremely cool animatics, people making illustrations for specific episodes, and of course the ships.
just steer clear of it for now if you don't want spoilers.
I need more of John playing this!
John trying act like her doesn't know who Rhea Ripley is when he has done 4 video essays on wrestling is hilarious.
One of my favorite tubers playing my new favorite game, lets go!
11:07 Thanks Foxcade! _Grandpa_ John was clearly on a tangent there.
Why isn't this in the slay the princess playlist? I was really confused watching the playlist and just assumed episode one didn't get uploaded or something.
12:10 "I really really amn't." A contraction of "am not"?
I'd really love to see John return to this game, I'd be very interested to see his reaction to the ending(s).
I need to see him meet the Adversary