Dungeonsynth is the optimal choice of music for these books. I stumbled upon it looking for "Music for Reading Vermis". Now this genre is eternaly connected to Vermis.
I just got to the end of reading the first book. (SPOILERS) I love the trick it played on me, making me pity the image of the skeleton at the well in the beginning only to remind me at the end that gamers like me ARE the skeleton. Slumbering and rising only to gaze at the shimmering image of an illusion, playing make-believe and imagining what we could have been if we'd been more adventerous, braver and cooler. The illusion is so feeble that it only works if we are completely complicit with it. Rather than an ending which is merely "spooky" it hits the reader with a splash of cold water to the face. Perfect.
Something I like most about these books is that they can be read and enjoyed without ever being used as a gaming product. I’m definitely looking forward to a next installment.
Interesting, I understood the info at the beginning as a sort of character select, rather than enemies, and the slots being your starting items and stats. "Pleasantly confused" is a great way to describe this series. Nice review!
Oh, I somehow didn’t look at it that way. I’ll have to look at my copy again. Its great that there was enough ambiguity to allow both options some room to breathe. Thank you for watching!
I thought one of the selections appeared later as an encounter but after looking I can’t find it. Thank you for pointing this out to me. The Infant Seeker was a bit grimmer in my “alt” version. 😆
Your imagination is how I still see older video games and how I view card games . I fell in love with game manuals and the art that came with it. Literally had the most vivid dreams about these things. I preordered the two books after watching your review.
Thanks for sharing, I also found out about the first Vermis from QuestingBeast. I get so excited to show these books to friends with similar tastes in art and games. The way these books evoke the memory of a crusty computer game manual with low-res screenshot art and vague language is unique.
Just finished perusing both of these books recently and I've gotta say, it's really cool world building and if this game were real, I'd absolutely play it. The setting would make a great TTRPG too. Closest thing I've found in the medium of videogames is (maybe?) the Fear & Hunger series.
I think so too. I wonder if Hollow Press will end up making something themselves. They have started to with some other products. Right now they’re riding the line with these almost gaming books. Kind of a brilliant little niche they’ve carved out (mostly owed to Plastiboo and these books).
I looked up Trench Crusade and damn that looks cool. Like Blasphemous meets Vermis with a splash of WW1 horror. I think you are pointing the way out to me (and even if you’re not) thank you! I’m INTO it. 😆
I know! Haha. Ah well. Eventually I got a Genesis and when I could get a job a PlayStation. Silent Hill, Legacy of Kain, and Castlevania SofN, salved my untended wounds. 😆
Dungeonsynth is the optimal choice of music for these books. I stumbled upon it looking for "Music for Reading Vermis". Now this genre is eternaly connected to Vermis.
Yes. I’ve liked Cryo Chamber for years and it seems like they specifically launched the Cryo Crypt channel for this purpose.
I just got to the end of reading the first book.
(SPOILERS) I love the trick it played on me, making me pity the image of the skeleton at the well in the beginning only to remind me at the end that gamers like me ARE the skeleton. Slumbering and rising only to gaze at the shimmering image of an illusion, playing make-believe and imagining what we could have been if we'd been more adventerous, braver and cooler. The illusion is so feeble that it only works if we are completely complicit with it. Rather than an ending which is merely "spooky" it hits the reader with a splash of cold water to the face. Perfect.
Something I like most about these books is that they can be read and enjoyed without ever being used as a gaming product. I’m definitely looking forward to a next installment.
Perfect analogy.
The books were a feast for the imagination.
They are. I saw that Hollow Press now has both books reprinted in hardcover and am SORELY tempted.
Interesting, I understood the info at the beginning as a sort of character select, rather than enemies, and the slots being your starting items and stats. "Pleasantly confused" is a great way to describe this series. Nice review!
Oh, I somehow didn’t look at it that way. I’ll have to look at my copy again. Its great that there was enough ambiguity to allow both options some room to breathe. Thank you for watching!
I thought one of the selections appeared later as an encounter but after looking I can’t find it. Thank you for pointing this out to me. The Infant Seeker was a bit grimmer in my “alt” version. 😆
I read Vermis II as almost a lets play or something to that effect like I was witnessing a playthrough
I like that perspective! It opens the door for an unseen alternate ending. Very cool. Thank you!
@@literallybooks Thanks for the video!
Of course!
Your imagination is how I still see older video games and how I view card games . I fell in love with game manuals and the art that came with it. Literally had the most vivid dreams about these things. I preordered the two books after watching your review.
Hope you enjoy them. Great imagination fuel!
Thanks for sharing, I also found out about the first Vermis from QuestingBeast. I get so excited to show these books to friends with similar tastes in art and games. The way these books evoke the memory of a crusty computer game manual with low-res screenshot art and vague language is unique.
I’ve bought way too many things based on Ben’s suggestions. 😆
Hoping Plastiboo keeps making them and experimenting.
Just finished perusing both of these books recently and I've gotta say, it's really cool world building and if this game were real, I'd absolutely play it. The setting would make a great TTRPG too.
Closest thing I've found in the medium of videogames is (maybe?) the Fear & Hunger series.
Fear and Hunger is a great comparison. I was enjoying the first game and then Talos Principle 2 came into my life and distracted me. 🙄
Gives me nostalgia for the games I grew up playing. Back when games required the player to use a bit of imagination.
Yes! I’ve been delving into many of the old Wizardry games recently and that’s exactly the case. Also explains why I love Kenshi so much.
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Awesome! Welcome.
I hadn’t heard of his channel before, which is surprising, but he likes Fear and Hunger so its a good discovery! 😁
Using a sheet music stand for DM's running a game is definitely a solid tip 👍
Thank you. One of those things that seems obvious only after you think of it.
You think you'll circle back around and do a review of Plastiboo's new book "Godhusk" when it releases?
I’d like to. I ordered it day one so hopefully it will ship soon. 🤞
@@literallybooks Awesome, same here! I'm excited to read it see what it looks like.
i love your voice, very asmry
haha, thank you. After so many hours of editing its difficult to tell what I actually sound like anymore.
I love The música you use... Thanks!
Thanks! This came from a humble bundle collection if I remember correctly.
Nice voice. Subscribed!!
Thank you! 😁
I bet you could make a rulse set and make this work easily
I think so too. I wonder if Hollow Press will end up making something themselves. They have started to with some other products. Right now they’re riding the line with these almost gaming books. Kind of a brilliant little niche they’ve carved out (mostly owed to Plastiboo and these books).
Can we get a trench crusade, vermis baby.
I looked up Trench Crusade and damn that looks cool. Like Blasphemous meets Vermis with a splash of WW1 horror. I think you are pointing the way out to me (and even if you’re not) thank you! I’m INTO it. 😆
Why did you not have a nintendo as a kid man? Your parents really did you wrong.
I know! Haha. Ah well. Eventually I got a Genesis and when I could get a job a PlayStation. Silent Hill, Legacy of Kain, and Castlevania SofN, salved my untended wounds. 😆