A spiritual island retreat GONE BAD - The Chant [1]
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"We're traumatized, got it" - an iconic line
The "bare-bones clothes, no shoes, exclusion to an island" vibes really just scream cult. Now we just have to wonder what sort of Eldritch horror they're worshipping.
It wasn't so much the no shoes and bareness of the clothes for me, as much as the fact they're all dressed up the same. Cults do that as part of how they break your individuality.
funny thing is that now that we see the guy's reaction to issues and some of the paperwork, we can say that it technically doesn't fall into cult territory. They were just trying to set up a guru gig like Gandhi or the Dalai lama, the fact that their nonsense actually lets them do what they say they do puts them one step ahead of the enema queen and eye gougers
(the lama's enslaved Tibet and when people tried to resist it was common practice to gouge out eyes and Gandhi was a womanizer with a love of enemas, the current Lama supposedly is clean but he does want Tibet back for the lama ruling class and Tibet is doing mildly BETTER under china, I know it's weird)
@@corbanekarel3692 I thought that immediately when I heard the outfits thing. If I was her I would modify my outfit immediately, keep the messenger bag on or any mementos like bracelets (because she is already kind of stuck there for a week) just to keep a sense of who I am.
“It gets culty if they start demanding things of you”
The very next scene:
“Come. Join us. Sit. Drink.”
there's something very wholesome and sweet about gab thinking jess looks really pretty and then realizing she looks like her sister :')
except someone else mentioned that she looks like gab and thought so just before gab said the character looks like her sister so it might fall a bit into narcissistic tendencies. thankfully that she almost never shows signs of that.
@@liamnehren1054 It’s not narcissistic to think you look nice unless its excessive.
@@liamnehren1054 wtf
@@liamnehren1054 Probably should seek some medical help, you definitely pulled something stretching that hard.
@@alchemysaga3745he's gonna need to fly to Antarctica with a burn that bad lol
My mom was apart of a yoga cult when I was a kid. There was even a guru that everyone worshipped like a God, like they all had photos of him all over their homes. They all said weird shit like he could change his face and project stuff onto them. The Om scene brought back some childhood memories of being seriously bored and weirded out by the whole thing. The retreats were soooo boring and creepy. I guess my mom found out the guru was sleeping with a bunch of the young women disciples so she left lol
Yeah that's how it usually goes- it was really bad in Japan in the 80's/90's but we've had our share in the US as well. It's really shocking how easily people latch on to what is clearly an abusive cult
Was it Ananda? I live right down the street from them. Like literally a half mile
If i ever get brought into a cult I would politely start my own rituals and spiritual things over the cult leader. Like there was a fake cult online about how why it's important to give Opossums massages. Totally would be great to do on this island
@@paulhammer4941 IDK who that is but it's fun her username is "Amethyst Dawn"
That’s so horrifying. Cults are a legit fear of mine!
Cult guy: "I found a profound realignment of my life's purpose"
Gab: "Money". Glad we're all on the same page lmaooo.
Its always money and/or power
lol that 2500 a week quickly piles up, you could buy some wood and tools, build your own sailing ship in your back yard as a large project one summer or just buy one after a year if you have 2500 to blow on nonsense and then camp on a island like that one in one of the many archipelagos around the world that are beautiful but not what billionaires are looking for or capable of supporting any kind of population and basically have your own private retreat.
"ok so maybe babs, ISNT, our mother" bro the cackle i let out
Just before you said the character looks like your sister, I thought, " that character looks a lot like Gab." I can only imagine just how much the character looks like your sister!
my god i thought the same thing😅
This game is a straight rip off of Resident Evil.
Yes! She looks so much like her That I was surprised she didn’t see it immediately like I did, but then remembered we all usually see ourselves differently than other people do.
Also you’re really pretty x
no kidding! @madisonwoodrum
exactly! especially the nose
Little fun fact: Siobhan Williams (Laura from The Quarry) plays Jess in this!
I knew she sounded familiar! She still has that badass-y kick to her tone of voice :D
I knew it! Thanks
Oh no way! I thought she sounded familiar but couldn't place it.
Bruh omg I didn't realised that's her. Dang, how neat! 👁👁✨️
Wow that's cool, unfortunately I didn't like The Quarry very much but Laura was always one of the redeeming qualities
The true horror of this game... tetanus and splinters, seriously though it's all I can think of watching the characters walk around barefoot like this.
Ntm painful foot fungus, cuts due to jagged sharp rocks or pebbles, they could at least wear sandals.
And ringworm!
I used to walk around barefoot on a tropical Island or at most with flip flops which don't really protect the feet, thorns always seem to pierce them. Ironically the times I actually got hurt were with shoes on, XD nail through my shoe.
Your soles harden up and you foot widens making balance better, less pressure on each point so less likely something pierces even if it can get through your soles.
edit: I did wear shoes when going to school or when I had to do something that could involve something falling on my feet.
My brain went straight to tetanus as well😂😬
My friend lost a couple toenails walking barefoot in a gym due to a infection hahah!!
Around 55:40 ish, just after Gab turns away for the skeleton, an apparition walks into the building in front of Jess. She says “what’s happening to my brain?” right after.
Gab’s keen eye normally catches everything, but I thought that was an interesting creepy detail that was missed this time.
That tea is 100% organic 🤣🤣🤣
So does shroom and weed.
Also, the way she's whacking the sage, dang I just learned a move to fight ghost in my house with sage 😹
Fight ghosts by punching them in their ectoplasmic faces!
Gab is such a standard when it comes to playing indie horror games.
Besides decino (exclusively Doom gameplay), she's the only gameplay channel I watch regularly :)
A gold standard, no less. She does puzzles well, has a good editor, and a cute little kitty.
*Jess walking through the flies*
Jess : EMOTIONAL DAMAGE!
🤣
Wow, I love that at first you think the cult is the greatest threat, but I think there's something MUCH scarier at play here. So cool to see one threat overshadowed by another.
I'm only at 20:21 but man they really nailed the cult tactics. Jason making Jess feel bad just with his body language for saying something he didn't like, everyone wearing clothes to stifle individuality and make them feel like they must be a part of this group, finding as many negatives as they can in Jess's life to encourage her to leave it, and the overly sweet and welcoming vibe. It's well researched.
Not to mention, Jason even looks a bit like Manson.
In response to your comment about going no phone for a week, I do it every evening at around 9pm slowly working towards 7.30pm and honestly it feels so freeing. Your mind is less cluttered. You aren’t constantly bombarded with information.
When she first met Tyler and he reached out to touch her my brain immediately recoiled and I said out loud, “Don’t touch me.” I hate when people just invade your space like that and now I hate him.
Right? Men are so gross
Yeah, this will end well. Remote island, uniforms, no shoes, new age philosophy, unsettling spa music, altar like structure facing the sea.
Protip: when opening portals to probably held dimensions always make sure all your cult members are 100% on board even if they're your family.
This is such a common trope and supernatural horror fantasy-based entertainment but otherwise you wouldn't have good stories
Gab just seems like a friend that everyone needs and that everyone loves.
I was expecting a slow wind up to the cult horror, but this went from 0 -100 real quick. I'm convinced that this is just a massive, drug induced hallucination and I'll be surprised if it isn't. Looking forward to the next part.
As someone who played this game, I have to say: It was super fun. Cosmic horror is a genre that's right up my alley and this game was also right up my alley. I think it could've benefited from a longer run time but what we were given was excellent. And something really interesting is that this was the first game from Brass token. This is stupidly impressive. If I'm also correct the motion capture software was basically home made (due to small budget). I really loved playing this which is why I'm playing it again.
Not gonna lie, this is one of those playthroughs that was a delight the whole way through. The commentary, the calming soundtrack, the whole environment of the game is just so soft and serene somehow 😍
i know this is week old video
but its 5 am and i had a rough night at work, but watching/listening to your videos when i come home from a stressful night always makes me feel comforted. no matter what type of video you make! I hope you're filled with happiness and love because you deserve it!
I feel sorry for Jessica because she got jypped out of her dinner. She was already hungry when she arrived and all she got was drugged tea.
They probably just...didn't show them eating jfc
The story so far has hit home for me because I lost a sibling. It’s hard to lose someone in a sudden and tragic way.
I am amazed with how many games Gabs is able to play around the same time LOL
I would be stressed beyond belief...
Why stressed?
I personally don't like playing multiple games at the same time. I have to relearn the controls every time, plus keep track of the story 😫
@@NumberFiveYT I don't think she plays multiple at once. She just gets each game ready and sets the parts to upload each day
@@Kairii-Kylie My peanut brain wouldn't be able to commit time to every game throughout my day/week. I am a "finish one game entirely then move on to the next one" kind of person. Too many storylines and controls to keep track of.
@@jedward1832 yeah I think that's what gab does. Plays a game. Edits it. Puts it in to parts. Uploads it. Sets a part to release the same time each day then starts another game.
"Your sanity decreases in darkness" Oh no it's Visage all over again
I thought it was like Amnesia 😅
@@RedLion502 To be fair, I've never played or watched Amnesia in any capacity. Couldn't tell ya a thing about it lol
Man cults are terrifying and it blows my mind how easily people fall into them... Like the red flags seem so blatant and yet it just works over and over again. Anyway every single character immediately made me uncomfortable lol. So far the fly person and the corpses on the ground have been the least creepy things on that damn island lol. Even the gloom flowers or whatever are more inviting.
Also, it's kinda crazy how the gloom areas look... There was this one time I started hallucinating for no discernable reason (and it hasn't happened again since so it remains a complete mystery to me why it happened), and I started seeing things that I can only describe as looking like jellyfish, anemone or giant versions of microorganisms? It was very bizarre and a little unnerving, but the gloom here totally reminded me of how things looked haha.
Me: going to the retreat will do great
Retreat: I'll just make things 100Xs worse sweetie.
Oh wow I remember seeing the trailer for this and my FIRST thought was "this looks like something Gab would like" and then BAM this popped up! 😂👌💕
I've watched a bunch of cult documentaries and so far this ticks all the boxes:
- group separated from other people
- have one great leader who everyone adores
- dressing similarly and plainly
- trying to get more people in
- hidden money scheme in the background
- the leader (most likely in this, he called her babe) having an affair with one or more people in the group....
Red flags, red flags everywhere
My heart sank when Gab left all those plants behind at the beginning. Loot everything!
I am just considering it to be her completing an incidental hard mode.
Well, you can't even collect them all. You can take 2 of each type and that's it.
So it's good to save some for later lol
This game has a suuuper similar theme to the just-released season of The Sinner on Netflix. It’s such a good show and is a psychological crime thriller most of the time. I think y’all would love it (gab and viewers) ❤
34:23 having seen explosive anger from Kim, Jess’ gentle plea not to swim out felt so raw - gave me chills
The moment Tyler shows up, first thing that crossed my mind was "Issat you, Jesus??" LOL
I'm planning on doing a yoga retreat next summer. They do them over the weekend at an artist retreat; it's a multi use local space. It actually was a mini hippie commune in the 60s so you can stay over there for short retreats. We have small islands with a ferry that drops you off. It runs every hour so you're not like isolated and there's houses on it. I work in IT and am working on my Editing certification so digital detox sounds awesome.
26:32 - "Ember fest" was a small Fyre Fest roast.
Game: "Lavender heals the mind."
Gab: "No point in stocking up on that."
Game: "Ginger heals the body."
Gab: "No point in stocking up on that"
I really appreciate how consistent Gab is with her uploads. It takes a great work ethic and strong commitment to be so consistent on UA-cam. Thanks for all the great content!
I'm enjoying the first two minutes, when she said "you can't catch me" I immediately said I'm the gingerbread man!! Sorry gonna watch the rest!!😃
That moment when Gab didn't loot all the plants and I was like NOOOOO DON'T LEAVE ANY LOOTS BEHIND😂😂
"I've heard so much about you, it's SO nice to finally meet you". Introvert panic. Hate that. Haha! 😂
I made our own chant for the comments:
EPI SODE 2 huuummmmmmmm EPI SODE 2 hummmmmmmmm EPI SODE 2 hummmmm 😭😭😭🤣 I can’t wait. I’m really digging this, even tho I honestly didn’t think i would but I love the premise so far, even if it seems predictable. But the mind/body/spirit is a nice idea and the enemies look super dope. Can’t wait to see you play more! I hope you’ll enjoy it the same, Goobs 🖤
everytime i watch her the vibe becom fantastic
13:50
"It's fine, just follow my voice"
Then she doesn't say a word until out of the dark
Gab you are spoiling us! I feel spoiled. So many videos! So many games covering entire scale - from cuteness overloaded through scary to terrifying. AND Nancy Drew on twitch? What!? Live is good 😊 it's absolutely fantastic, please don't overwork yourself 🧡
Lol Gab already forgot how to do meditation to recover mind health lol XD also Gab should had taken all the herbs at the beginning, it's always a rule to loot everything you see in games XD
People complain about tutorials that hold your hand too much, but this is what happens when they DON'T. Introduce mechanics in a natural story-based way and some people won't even realize they're core mechanics until they get slapped in the face with them.
I call it: Survival of the most observant.
Also you learn more each playthrough.
Gab, "It gets culty if they start demanding things of you." Cult leader, "Welcome. Join us, sit, DRINK." Sounded like a demand there
I remember being so nervous and excited with anticipation to get my chance to use the projector in school. Some random student would get to help with it every now and then. I never got to set it up I don't think, but I did get to use it to write stuff onto the screen. It's less nerve-wracking than other situations where you're in front of the class, because all the lights are off when it's in use :D I hope they still use projectors somewhere...
13:00 BAHAHAHA I’ve never seen sage used as a literal attack weapon before 😂😂😂
Only four minutes in and I ready need to make an SCP reference. And the eldritch death portal at the beginning…..
“You do not recognize The Bodies in the Water”
Ten cookie points for any who gets the reference.
Loving this so far! You’re the coolest Gab
Extra like for the welcome-to-the-family RE7 reference at 42:20 😊👍
2:25 You can run right past enemies -- that really deflates the scary.
"They're coming to get you, Barbara". Can't help but think that's a reference.
I'm cackling at Maya saying "if people won't listen, maybe you're in the wrong field of medicine" -- as if just JUMPING TO ANOTHER FIELD THAT'S PROBABLY NOT HER SPECIALTY will magically make people listen 😂😂
The retreat leader looks just like jared leto
"She reminds me of my sister!" Actually my first thought is that this character reminds me of Gab lol. As though the devs put Gab's likeness into a horror game, as befitting.
IED is very real. When I was 18 I was diagnosed with it and Gab reading Kim's paper hits home, including the fear of anger and worthlessness. There's no one day fix but definitely understanding what is making you angry and the triggers of everyday life will ease the "boil up" being able to step back from the situation to let the boiling water calm is a hard thing to learn and I'm still learning constantly as new situations and trigger arise. Just felt like leaving this here even though it's and older video. :)
Imagine just chomping on a whole-ass piece of raw ginger
Sure it's sliced but that's basically what they give you with sushi. It's not much different just taking the root and nom-ing on it
@@dark_neverland That's pickled and it's a tiiiiny sliver. Even so, a whole mouthful of that would be too much! XD
@@anachibi I mean I didn't disagree that a whole mouthful would be too much. But I've also had slices of raw ginger and it really doesn't taste any different than the slices you get with sushi. The only time Ginger tastes any different at least to me is when you candy it because it gets a little bit spicier somehow
Me when Im sick
i'm a new viewer but i absolutely love all your videos and i've been bingeing them hardcore. thank you for the best content i've seen in a while. it keeps my boring life interesting lol i really love ur content and how you are as a person. thank you so much for this
This was so good! I really do hope you continue to enjoy this series!!
I love how calm you are! If it were me, I'd be screaming from fear! I stan you queen!
My view on cults has changed significantly since leaving the Mormon church lol now I look at anyone with tiny tendencies and I’m like “ISSA CUUUUULT” 😂 I don’t mess with those types of people 😬 positivity is great but there is also such a thing as toxic positivity which could be, in some cases worse than negativity.
Toxic positivity runs rampant in so-called new age circles and it causes so much trauma and harm to people who just want to connect to something beyond themselves. Like "positive vibes only" isn't realistic.
@@dark_neverland for real!
It gives a similar story to Raven DC's character.
14:50 THE DOME
16:42 is so true it gives me such a weird vibe and is a game (very weird like is based on a real story)
very weird that didn't anyone get sick walking barefoot
18:00 I agree
20:45 is that "Behemoth" another entity very similar to Abraxas
32:10 yes the tea opens the 3rd eye. But the truth is math and puzzles opens your 3rd eye
36:55 Alan Wake is that you????
A lot of people in YTB didn't upload it because immediately get an age restriction I like that Gab gives the vibe that she doesn't care.
That was very kind of you to display the warning in the beginning.
I love how calming Gab’s intros are. Lol
I saw the trailer for this game a while back! Can't wait to watch you play this game 😍
"shall we punch it in the face?" so many good one liners lately XD
I've just started watching but everything in my body is SCREAMING at Jess to leave immediately. RUN, girl, it's a cult, run!
Recruiting traumatized, depressed, lonely and otherwise vulnerable people. A single leader "inspirational, great teacher" that's so charismatic they're irresistible. Isolated place. Makes the people feel "whole", a part of a community, "here you're safe from the bad things in the world". Rules about what's "forbidden" and "mandatory", like no shoes and specific, identical clothing. Don't fall for cults, guys.
You know you’re in a cult when someone says to feel the vibrations of the earth and own your unique energy lmao like woah woah woah chill
Bout to show you a trick
Boxing flies with sage
I saw the trailer recently and was really interested in watching someone play it. And I’m so glad it’s you I get to watch! So excited!!
I just finished this game today and I gotta say I really had so much fun playing this, and I definitely will be going back to see the other endings.
As soon as that woman opened her mouth about denying science at 19:00 I knew this shit would be about a cult.
What a cool game, I like the cult story and and it's great to see something so different
intermittent explosive disorder is a real thing and explains kim's outburst, the disorder is characterized by "explosive" outbursts that can involve screaming or even trying to hurt oneself or others.
"Welcome to the family" phrase is forever changed after RE7 😂😂
Wow, I didn't know anything about this and looks like a must-play. The visual and weapon system remind me of A Plague Tale.
I can't wait for more of this game.
Honestly, if the horror genre ever taught me anything; the moment I saw my friend looking like she’s living it up in the Midsommar movie, with the wannabe Jesus guy: I’d bail real fast😆
26:58
Me every time anyone who I'm not close to puts their arm or hand on me: **casually backs away** "Wow dude, that's incredible!"
Don't touch people is you don't know their nickname, middle name, parent's name, or inner demon's name. Everyone, all genders, stop touching people you don't know!
yelling "DON'T DRINK THE KOOL AID" when she started downing that tea dkfjnrg
Yes, ied is legit. Mean as legitimate as any mental health disorder is regarding you know people with degrees deciding we need to pathologize people. It's usually something diagnosed primarily in women so probably some sort of bias there. It is sometimes co-diagnosed with odd which is oppositional defiant disorder
ahh i remember seeing the trailer for this a while back and thinking it looked interesting, also i thought it might be something you'd like 😭 then i completely forgot about it so it's fun to see you play it now 🙌💕
At 39:16 it looks like a dead deer on the ground. At first I thought a deer or a horse but it's too small for a horse so deer it is. Seems like an interesting game and can't wait to watch you play more.
Imagine at the next family meeting Gab’s sister starts:
I’ve got some news to share, I was asked to be the model for the main character in an indie game called The Chant. And I said yes!
Gab: I knew it was you!
That would be awesome
The game somehow reminds me of Control with that Jesse faden girl? Like how you get videos, the third pov and some of the settings. And also the font 😂
I swear, this game gives me major Cult of the Lamb vibes.
Thank you for always posting so faithfully! Your content always is my go to after work with my dinner!
DAMN, Manson gave me a real scare there, damn 40:21
AHHH, So glad you’re playing thisssss x
Is your UA-cam name a play on Tia beanie from Disenchanted?
@@Kairii-Kylie noooo, I’ve not seen that yet, I’ll check it out now though! x it’s just because my first name is Fia and my last name starts with B and I call a lot of things bean thanks to my sister, so it just came to beee x
I’ve never brandished sage as an attack weapon, but I might try that approach now lol. ‘Smudge melee!’
5:25 she really does resemble you A LOT 🤯
This was so great to watch!! Can’t wait to watch more!
Get those sponsors Gab!!!
"Spirit Ember" festival? I really feel like that's a jab at the Fyre Festival failure, in which case, well played game devs.
Gab, I think you might have missed some lore back at the building that had the fuse in it. there was something hanging on the wall above the desk.
It's an amazing time when you can get away to a quiet place for a week with no cellphones, laptops, tablets, etc. It's a weird adjustment at first because we're so use to having this stuff with us 24/7 but it's definitely worth it if you can get away from it all for a bit as you discover how much stress these things being into your life sometimes.
Just avoid places with cults! Pro tip to survive!
@@elvingearmasterirma7241lol
when Jess was on the boat around 5:45 had me thinking about how Ooblets has a similar opening scene