How "Papers, Please" Reflects on Morality

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  • @zionjaymes4415
    @zionjaymes4415 6 років тому +2369

    What made this game great is how it treats you like a robot, but forces you to be human. The game instructs and rewards you for playing like a robot. Everything down to the text, narration, tutorials, gameplay, and even the title of the game feels very robotic and unemotional. But then your presented with all sorts of emotionally loaded stimuli: the depressing colors and dithered art style. The ugly and sad looking faces, people harassing you, people begging you, terrorism, segregation, your son's drawings being pinned on the wall...
    The first thing that made me even feel human in this game is how you can freely organize your desk as you please. And the fact that denying a begging immigrant took multiple specific steps... It's little details like these that make a game impactful imo

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  6 років тому +178

      The way you worded this was perfect. I absolutely agree with you 100%.

    • @Kingsaw
      @Kingsaw 4 роки тому +6

      @@thegirlwiththecontroller1164 But you're a girl, you cant play videogames...

    • @randomboi8577
      @randomboi8577 4 роки тому +8

      @@Kingsaw im hoping this is sarcasm because in a idiot

    • @yooooooooooooooo696
      @yooooooooooooooo696 3 роки тому +5

      @@randomboi8577 it is

    • @keyaw.9132
      @keyaw.9132 3 роки тому +7

      @@Kingsaw based

  • @AlabamaMan
    @AlabamaMan 3 роки тому +1339

    The most common quote while playing this game for me:
    “Well, no food for today. You’ll live.”

    • @guilhermecaiado5384
      @guilhermecaiado5384 3 роки тому +38

      Basically everyday in the third world.

    • @user-wq9mw2xz3j
      @user-wq9mw2xz3j 3 роки тому +22

      @@guilhermecaiado5384 not really

    • @ketaminepoptarts
      @ketaminepoptarts 2 роки тому +16

      in my first playthrough i alternated the days they got food and the days they got heat, its one of the most evil things i did in the game

    • @jackattack9678
      @jackattack9678 2 роки тому +7

      @@ketaminepoptarts I always do this, after all it's just one day

    • @Gibmeprimogemss
      @Gibmeprimogemss 2 роки тому +1

      @@guilhermecaiado5384 Nah, have you seen countries like the United Arab Emirates? Like, the country’s classed as a “third-world country” and its so advanced.

  • @caesars_top_guy
    @caesars_top_guy 4 роки тому +1468

    Sergiu and Elisa was the most painful thing to see when i was doing a no citations run

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  4 роки тому +257

      Oh, man. I can't imagine! I am not skilled enough nor have the heart enough for that.

    • @busbear91
      @busbear91 4 роки тому +125

      For me, Sergiu died the day the encounter came 10 seconds after I had let her through. All because I was slow on the trigger

    • @Roastaunt
      @Roastaunt 4 роки тому +68

      Sergiu died in my first play through and then I had to deny Elisa because I had too many citations

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  4 роки тому +41

      @@Roastaunt Oh, no. That sounds like the most heartbreaking thing.

    • @rosh8291
      @rosh8291 4 роки тому

      @Karan Vyas Maybe finish it yourself? Ever thought of that?

  • @tijmen131
    @tijmen131 4 роки тому +174

    I honestly never believed Jorgi got the proper paperwork so when I let him through I 100% thought I got a citation.

    • @psychosomaticstatic
      @psychosomaticstatic 2 роки тому +16

      Lmao I thought it would be fake and I denied him the first time I played through. I got a citation and felt hella bad

    • @ID-su6cv
      @ID-su6cv Рік тому +10

      He has learned to forge such documents. In the ending of obristen inspector sees a hastily forged passport but the obristen inspector doesn't meaning how much you have come and how much observent you have become

  • @GameScoreFanfare
    @GameScoreFanfare 6 років тому +1228

    I adore Papers, Please, but it makes me feel like an absolute monster. I like to think of myself as an empathetic person, but I'm so quick to deny people if they don't have the correct paperwork. Like I don't care if I just let your husband through, you don't have the right paperwork and I have a starving family at home! I think it's the time pressure that does it to me - there's no time to dwell on the moral ambiguity of this situation when my son is sick and his birthday is coming up and every dollar counts! Give me all your bribes, I don't care I need money! It revealed an evil part of me I didn't know existed, hahaha.

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  6 років тому +104

      What you said is so true! I struggle with that as well! haha. Also, thank you so much for watching this video! I absolutely love your channel and have been subscribed for a while, so I totally freaked out when I saw that you had commented! Day made!

    • @GameScoreFanfare
      @GameScoreFanfare 6 років тому +43

      The Girl with the Controller hahaha sorry, I should've made myself known early. I've been watching since your Horizon video! I enjoy your vids and think this might be your best yet!

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  6 років тому +38

      This means a lot to someone who is just starting out! Thank you!

    • @tijmen131
      @tijmen131 4 роки тому +23

      that perfectly illustrates that people aren't always bad, but get forced into being bad. For survival you have to be harsh and self-centered. It's a beautiful realization.

    • @nyahahahahahahahahaha
      @nyahahahahahahahahaha 3 роки тому +20

      "Give me the bribes-"
      The Ministry of Income has discovered an anomaly in your earnings.
      You are under arrest pending a full audit of your recent activities.
      Your family will likewise be held for questioning.
      The border will remain open under a replacement inspector.
      Glory to Arstotzka.

  • @ponivi
    @ponivi 4 роки тому +69

    Honestly I just made so much money that the Sergui situation was just a “oh, yeah, I’ll do that”

  • @7catsinatrenchcoat789
    @7catsinatrenchcoat789 4 роки тому +175

    this is a really well constructed video, and im confused at the lack of views and comments it has!

  • @foczysmalec7374
    @foczysmalec7374 2 роки тому +121

    My record is getting 7 violations in a single day.
    I had to obtain 5 obristan passports for my family and then I let a criminal and a father through so the father can kill the criminal.
    Also protecting Sergiu was such a pain.
    I literally restarted so many times just so he would survive every day

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  2 роки тому +22

      Sergiu sure does like to die. XD
      I have to restart so many times some days just because I find I miss something on accident.

    • @foczysmalec7374
      @foczysmalec7374 2 роки тому +2

      @@thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      Honestly same.
      At least I had a lot of money so I could afford the 55$ penalty.

    • @legendgames128
      @legendgames128 2 роки тому

      When I got ending 1 (deliberately), I got something ridiculous (maybe 14 to 17 or something) citations on day 1.

  • @0rionX99
    @0rionX99 2 роки тому +498

    Jorji is by far the most interestingly written character and, arguably, the most morally sound. Spoilers ahead, and kinda long, but I recommend reading!
    His dialogues imply he's an old man giving his best to survive poverty and the corruption of Arstotzka, but he's also naive and innocent, so he gets in trouble easily. Initially he tries to forge passports himself to get through the checkpoint (possibly because he doesn't have the money to purchase the documents himself, or because he'd just get in more trouble), but it's so obvious and blatant you can just tell him to go away, and he compliments you for doing a good job. This happens about four times! And he's always so nice to you!
    Eventually he reveals his drugs business (which he apparently just got into which explains why he's so bad at it). When detaining him for possession of drugs, he doesn't get mad to you, instead what he says is "Is ok, I understand. Drugs are bad. Not good for kids. You do great work here still." If you try to help him, eventually he appears in the criminal bulletin, to which he comments "What! I pay police like crazy! They promise no bulletin. All clear they say."
    So who's the "bad guy" here? Yes, he's doing something illegal, but does that make him a "bad" person? It's not like he's hurting someone. Is it fair to report him to the police when they accepted his bribe? Was he even given a choice in this country full of madness? This old man is risking his life just to get some bucks and live his final days happily.
    As days go by it appears that Jorji finally got his documents right, but the situation in Arstotzka is becoming worse and the possibility for a "good ending" for you look increasingly unlikely since the government decided to confiscate your passports, so you're not going anywhere. Poetically, Jorji reveals he "knows a guy" that could help him forge some passports (which implies his documents are very likely falsified, but he got so good at it you can't notice anymore! And it was thanks to your rigurosity!!), and recommends you to get out of Arstotzka since things are getting ugly.
    If you help him by the end, even after giving him such a hard time by rejecting his passports, he decides to help you back once you're the one in need for some false documents, and his story ends with him making big money, giving some to you, and finally leaving the business. That's a man with a heart of gold if I've ever seen one.
    (I replied this somewhere else in the comment section but I thought I'd like to share it by itself too)

    • @raggedyhaggity250
      @raggedyhaggity250 2 роки тому +33

      damn lil tater guy actually done it!! im so happy for him🤣 he truly does stand out in the game bcoz of his easygoing nature, gave a bit of joy in such a dreary world

    • @vikelvikingo7982
      @vikelvikingo7982 2 роки тому +54

      Cobrastan is not a real country, Jorji.
      My favorite event with Jorji is when his face appears in the criminal bulletin. I mean, he doesn't try to bribe you, in fact he seems to accept his fate. Even the inspector sais "I'm sorry, Jorji" when he orders to arrest him.

    • @josiahsimonalcantara3086
      @josiahsimonalcantara3086 2 роки тому +36

      Jorji is like your Uncle that do illegal shit but Will remind you to not do the things he does

    • @thelostone7512
      @thelostone7512 2 роки тому +14

      I think my favorite thing about Jorji is how even the inspector seems to start liking him as he keeps showing up, with even saying "I'm sorry, Jorji" when you detain him.

    • @coolsceegaming6178
      @coolsceegaming6178 2 роки тому +5

      TLDR!
      Never angry, even when you arrest him for drugs, at the start does his best to follow the rules to get in after the cobrastan thing. Shares the drug money with you for no apparent reason even after denying him, and when you need help the most with fleeing he gives you a way out even after all of this.

  • @Venomocity
    @Venomocity 6 років тому +464

    This is actually the kind of game that says a lot about the player holding the controller. I think most of peoples' choices reflect what THEY would do if they were in the same position. That kind of experience(or "test") is rare, not only for gaming but for any other art out there.
    Well said once again, I am really enjoying your content Keep it up!

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  6 років тому +17

      Thank you so much for watching and for the encouragement!

    • @vaiapatta8313
      @vaiapatta8313 2 роки тому +7

      That's not true. If we behaved the same in real life (dealing with real people) as we do in games (dealing with pixels on a screen) we'd all be serial killers.

    • @galacticquasaur2956
      @galacticquasaur2956 2 роки тому

      @@vaiapatta8313 Those kind of people are technically evil though

    • @ronelel2109
      @ronelel2109 2 роки тому +11

      @@vaiapatta8313 It's more of a test of morals than acting IRL.

    • @izyaboicallume
      @izyaboicallume 2 роки тому +1

      yeah I was more of a, family above others type of guy, did what I was told to so my family didn't have to suffer

  • @pubfries5562
    @pubfries5562 2 роки тому +79

    See, I was actually good enough at checking paperwork that with the exception of once, I was able to admit the people I wanted to without getting my pay docked.
    So for me I envisioned my border control officer as a grumpy, efficient yet kind-hearded soul instead of the desperate employee it seems many players had during a playthrough.

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  2 роки тому +17

      Yah, I am terrible at making sure I check for everything.

    • @pubfries5562
      @pubfries5562 2 роки тому +10

      @@thegirlwiththecontroller1164 the secret is adhd

    • @legendgames128
      @legendgames128 2 роки тому

      You lose the 5 dollars you would have gotten otherwise for every citation, plus the penalties after 2 citations make you lose further dollars.

    • @pubfries5562
      @pubfries5562 2 роки тому +6

      @@legendgames128 The first two errors in a day are freebies. They don't dock your pay.

    • @anonymoususer188
      @anonymoususer188 4 місяці тому

      @@pubfries5562 But you only get paid per person that you process without getting a citation. Before even accounting for the money lost to the citation, you earn 5 dollars less for every citation simply because that's one less person you processed correctly.

  • @WeArePharmers
    @WeArePharmers 2 роки тому +89

    As a community pharmacist, this game sounds like what I do on a regular daily basis lol

  • @chaosjoerg9811
    @chaosjoerg9811 3 роки тому +160

    I want to know about the morality of Jorji. Everone seems to love him. Yet, he is a drug dealer and a criminal. He is charming perhaps, but certainly not a good person. So considering the gravity of decisions a player makes throuhgout the game. How can he be considered 'the best' by so many people?

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  3 роки тому +92

      Not the best morally. Just endearing and fun in such a bleak world.

    • @nevinmyers1245
      @nevinmyers1245 2 роки тому +52

      I'm late, but
      I think you answered your own question. He's charming. Jorji may seem dim-witted, but he's very smart, socially at least. He managed to get so many people to let him in despite being a criminal.

    • @stormanimations5422
      @stormanimations5422 2 роки тому +73

      he IS a good person at heart, he's not a hardened criminal and certainly not that experienced, in the game he is shown as more of a dimwit. Bribing police but then getting arrested anyway, trying to get in with a hand-drawn "passport" and always having some sort of problem that just doesn't let him pass. But he is shown to be a good person when he lets you take his passport and help you to escape to obristan with your family even if you detain and/or deny him in your run. He's not even that socially talented, in another scenario like if you went to a cafe everyday to eat breakfast or drink coffee or whatever and he was there everyday trying to talk to you, he would come off as just annoying. But in a bleak job like this where you just lose your emotions by the second while sitting in that booth, him being annoying is the best feeling in the world. I've actually experienced this in real life as I had a grocery store in a fairly unoccupied area and wouldn't get many customers, the ones that came just bought something and left too but the annoying ones at least kept me company for a while before they left so I wouldn't really mind. So in conclusion he's suppossed to be a dimwit but a good man at heart, and certainly the most colorful one in this monochrome world that is Papers, Please

    • @0rionX99
      @0rionX99 2 роки тому +44

      Late answer, but Jorji is by far the most interestingly written character and, arguably, the most morally sound. Spoilers ahead, and kinda long, but I recommend reading!
      His dialogues implies he's just an old man giving his best to survive poverty and the corruption of Arstotzka, but he's also naive and innocent, so he gets in trouble easily. Initially he tries to forge passports himself to get through the checkpoint (possibly because he doesn't have the money to purchase the documents himself, or because he'd just get in more trouble), but it's so obvious and blatant you can just tell him to go away, and he compliments you for doing a good job. This happens about four times! And he's always so nice to you!
      Eventually he reveals his drugs business (which he apparently just got into which explains why he's so bad at it). When detaining him for possession of drugs, he doesn't get mad to you, instead what he says is "Is ok, I understand. Drugs are bad. Not good for kids. You do great work here still." If you try to help him, eventually he appears in the criminal bulletin, to which he comments "What! I pay police like crazy! They promise no bulletin. All clear they say."
      So who's the "bad guy" here? Yes, he's doing something illegal, but does that make him a "bad" person? It's not like he's _hurting_ someone. Is it fair to report him to the police when they accepted his bribe? This old man is risking his life just to get some bucks and live his final days happily.
      As days go by it appears that Jorji finally got his documents right, but the situation in Arstotzka is becoming worse and the possibility for a "good ending" for you look increasingly unlikely since the government decided to confiscate your passports, so you're not going anywhere. Poetically, Jorji reveals he "knows a guy" that could help him forge some passports (which implies his documents are very likely falsified, but he got so good at it you can't notice anymore! And it was thanks to your rigurosity!!), and recommends you to get out of Arstotzka since things are getting ugly.
      If you help him by the end, even after giving him such a hard time by rejecting his passports, he ends deciding to help you back once you're the one in need for some false documents.
      That's a man with a heart of gold if I've ever seen one.

    • @kedarunzi9139
      @kedarunzi9139 2 роки тому +16

      @@0rionX99 Adding to that, he even decides to meet you during your shift only to give you his earnings

  • @Violent_Combustion
    @Violent_Combustion 3 роки тому +65

    I played like a robot. I just wanted to let anyone who has their papers in line through and don't otherwise. Now I want to do another run because of all the good things that I could've done.

  • @Doc_Hawk
    @Doc_Hawk 4 роки тому +241

    What always made me laugh is the "citation system" can catch you messing up, but hey at that point clearly this system works so why isn't the checkpoint automatic? (also im aware that it could be as simple as someone double checking you but then you would think they just correct your mistake afterwards)

    • @chinezerebel9443
      @chinezerebel9443 3 роки тому +73

      that's a good point, I've always wrote off the citation mechanic as a fourth wall break. however I do remember one day where an official orders you to let someone through even though they don't have all their papers. I think your employer still wants a human behind the stamps for situations like that.

    • @AnonEyeMouse
      @AnonEyeMouse 3 роки тому +27

      You are not there to be a borderofficer. You are there as bait.

    • @no00ob
      @no00ob 3 роки тому +5

      @@AnonEyeMouse exactly

    • @christophersalinas2722
      @christophersalinas2722 2 роки тому +37

      I think it could be some random Officer who does the same job as you but a later shift who checks the transcripts when he gets there. Then he turns it in to a superior and you get the citation, but rather than you getting the citations the next day you just get it now.

    • @bearbeartan7864
      @bearbeartan7864 2 роки тому +41

      Originally the system would report your errors AFTER your shift, representing officers who found your error, policemen who caught the illegal immigrants etc. But it was later adjusted to give feedback immediately because it was better gameplay wise

  • @LambHoot
    @LambHoot 6 років тому +96

    just recently got in touch with this game, my girlfriend got it and I've been watching/back-seat playing as she goes through it. Like you got into, it makes you reflect more heavily on the morals, and a lot of that is due to the 3 free mistakes each day. Like, games do this crap with choices all the time but something about this game's risk/reward structure for everything makes it feel more real. Aaah! Like, the part where the sister's child needs a home, it suuuuuuucked so bad when we couldn't afford to adopt her and she went missing the next day. Like, it's just text on a screen, but the repetition and impact of actions makes it feel real oooouf okay

    • @legendgames128
      @legendgames128 2 роки тому +3

      2 free mistakes. Also, this I agree with. Except when you are doing challenge runs, then you don't reflect on morality.

  • @faisallewis5902
    @faisallewis5902 2 роки тому +13

    I adore your vocabulary and just how you narrate in general
    "As the rules get more frantic, so do you"
    "And Papers Please leverages its interactivity to create an experience lasting long after the gates of Grestin close"

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  2 роки тому +1

      I don't think anyone has said this to me before. Thank you!

    • @faisallewis5902
      @faisallewis5902 2 роки тому

      I guess it's just something I noticed. I take great appreciation in one who has a way with words.

  • @StealthDocs
    @StealthDocs 6 років тому +345

    Love games like this, but have a hard time playing them. This War of Mine was another one that followed a similar pattern of increasingly complex morality scenarios, with the basic drives centred around things like needing food or supplies for your group of survivors. Great video, thanks!

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  6 років тому +17

      I've never heard of that game. I'll have to check it out! Thanks for watching!

    • @AJR-zg2py
      @AJR-zg2py 4 роки тому +1

      I love This War of Mine, but I can't play it for long stretches or I get too depressed lol

    • @gemtownMANCHURIA
      @gemtownMANCHURIA 4 роки тому

      the game is actually easy as fuck

    • @squidwardsuarepants2382
      @squidwardsuarepants2382 3 роки тому

      ever played Valiant Hearts? made me cry so badly

    • @blacknurul2229
      @blacknurul2229 3 роки тому +3

      I stopped playing This War Of Mine when I was forced to steal from a hospital for medical supplies.

  • @luleboss
    @luleboss 2 роки тому +55

    I already know every ending and i tried playing the game myself, being loyal to Arstotzka and having no citations but I HAD to approve Elisa, I could not just resist from stamping it green.
    Also now that I think, being loyal to EZIC is better. When you get the loyal to EZIC good ending (19 I think), the last sentence (Glory to New Arstotzka) hints that nothing has changed and that government is just under control of The Order but that does mean that you are going to be a part of the elite (unless you betrayed them) now and that you won't need to work a lot and would never worry about you and your family's needs.

    • @c0d380
      @c0d380 2 роки тому +11

      They do say they need more agents. Which makes me think that you and your family will more likely turn out to be pawns. Rather than anyone important

  • @ai-bino
    @ai-bino 3 роки тому +17

    That was an incredibly well made video essay. I feel enlightened and ready to check some papers for discrepancies.

  • @maddiereimus3044
    @maddiereimus3044 6 років тому +49

    Favorite video of yours so far! This game is so intriguing and I’ve never even heard of it!

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  6 років тому +4

      Victoria first introduced me to it about four years ago. Otherwise, I still might not even know about it. XD It often goes on sale on Steam if you want to give it a try!

  • @zegpath81
    @zegpath81 3 роки тому +18

    Usually my income is fine so I am able to focus a lot more on moral decisions. I let Elisa pass through and saved Sergiu from the attack, let in the person who needed surgery, and also let the dude who’s daughter was killed by Simon Wens do his way of dealing with him. If they desperately need admission or denial I usually let them though or deny them.

  • @clumzyduck2611
    @clumzyduck2611 3 роки тому +20

    This game is the best game ever in my opinion. Just a simple game has so much behind it’s beautiful. I love every bit of it. Game companies that can do this are doing it right.

  • @poryg5350
    @poryg5350 4 роки тому +27

    For me it's actually very easy to do whatever I want in this game.
    After all, it's still just a game and as a game it has specific mechanics that can be exploited/abused.
    For example, your family doesn't need food and heat every day. Yes, they get cold and hungry and your son gets sick, but as long as you buy food and heat every other day, it doesn't get any worse than that. Meaning you conserve 25 credits every 2 days. Buying food and heat every 3 days is not worth it though. They will stay cold and hungry.
    Nevertheless, this allows me to take it easier like a proper border guard. I don't have to reject everyone that has any discrepancies. I can properly interrogate them and let in as many legit people as I can. And make some decent financial reserves at the beginning that will last me through the whole day as long as I'm consistent in performance.

  • @nisio7320
    @nisio7320 6 років тому +8

    I don't have anything to add that I can word better than what's already been said (despite there being only 4 comments lol) except that this video is criminally underviewed. You just earned a new sub my friend.

  • @craz2580
    @craz2580 9 місяців тому +1

    Jorji is my favourite, that mad man got denied and detained so many times bc of me and yet... He is the one that makes you get the only obligatory citation by archiving his own passport to let you and your family escape. After all we have done, he still understands that we are just doing our job to live, and its not like we hate him, and he doesnt hate us either

  • @Gigan007
    @Gigan007 4 роки тому +12

    1:12 The Automatic 1 Citation Made By Jorji: I’m About To End This Man’s Whole Career

  • @elite4702
    @elite4702 3 роки тому +6

    I went the full morale run. Despite the fact I nearly lost a few times, I went EZIC loyalist, helped Sergiu, and I'm going to help the Vengeful Father.
    Also accepted jorji every single time he had normal documents.
    Edit: For the Order! The Revolution has begun.

  • @lalalolo-1511
    @lalalolo-1511 3 роки тому +12

    I actually got ending 20 while also breaking rules several times just because I felt bad for them. The important thing is balance and playing carefully and wisely. Glory to Arstotzka!

  • @wojtekpolska1013
    @wojtekpolska1013 2 роки тому +2

    2:09 actually, you can catch criminals by matching them with the newspaper page you get at the end of each leaflet, it allows u to detain them

  • @seashellguy9416
    @seashellguy9416 2 роки тому

    Jorji is just happy to be here,hes not sad,nor angry or surious.
    He just likes to see you do your work and visits you without problems

  • @WitherLord888
    @WitherLord888 3 роки тому +11

    Just stumbled on this video, and yeah I totally agree. It's such an impactful, emotional game hiding under a simple point-and-click pixel facade, and you have to respect the effort and passion put into this game. Your decisions and choices heavily impact the game's behavior, your family, and others. I love games like that- ones that show you new perspectives and philosophies you'd never have known of otherwise. Great video!

  • @moises3545
    @moises3545 4 роки тому +4

    Papers
    More Papers
    Papers please
    Come on gimme papers
    Cmooooon

  • @DrazGames
    @DrazGames 6 років тому +12

    I really need to play more Papers, Please at some point. I only took the time to get one ending, but it was such a great game.

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  6 років тому +2

      I discovered it years ago through a friend, and the new short film that came out a couple weeks ago inspired me to get back into it again! It's certainly worth the few playthroughs!

  • @francegamer
    @francegamer 3 роки тому +3

    2:08 you tell him he made a mistake (match name on passport with news article) and call for the guards

  • @claydecloure
    @claydecloure 6 років тому +11

    I love this content. So glad to find a gem like you from my recommend. Keep up the great work! Just Subbed!!

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  6 років тому +1

      Thank you so much for your encouragement and becoming part of this channel's community! I hope I can continue to deliver content you enjoy. :)

  • @GARYtheCANNIBAL
    @GARYtheCANNIBAL 3 роки тому +4

    I was 14 when this game first came out, and was definitely intrigued by it but not quite mature enough to really grasp what it was trying to say and do. Markiplier started a let's play series of it last week and I'm very glad to be reminded of its existence. Although I haven't played it myself, it's seriously compelling to watch it in action because of all the details packed into every applicant at the border. I'm hoping to pick it up on Steam soon just so I can finally experience it for myself. Anyway great video, you earned my sub!

  • @FoxPS42
    @FoxPS42 2 роки тому +1

    Hello Inspector.
    We have audited your activities for the past 20 years.
    There are some anomalies.
    But you have served Arstotzka well.
    We will overlook these small transgressions.
    You have been cleared of any suspicion.
    Glory to Arstotzka.

  • @boraozyenice6617
    @boraozyenice6617 4 роки тому +4

    wait how did i find this channel? this is so underrated

  • @inosukehashibira899
    @inosukehashibira899 2 роки тому +3

    I honestly love papers, please. It's a great game with touching stories of the people you meet, aswell as your own family. There are your ups and downs, but that's what happens, you slowly learn how to play and realize how to improve yourself for the better, you team up with people within the border. There are sad moments tho. If your doing a No Citations run, you might get sad since your not able to recconect Sergiu and Elisa, or the moment when your fully with Ezic, and have to sacrafice yourself for them by using your Lethal Sniper Rifle instead of the Tranquilizer gun. Overall the game, as well as it's story and fanbase are amazing.

  • @MarkAndrews12
    @MarkAndrews12 2 роки тому +1

    This is my favorite game of all time for many reasons why but the biggest is the moral decisions that makes me think or break my heart.

  • @ChissaOne
    @ChissaOne 3 роки тому +5

    I a very empathetic person but I can also get in the mood of something so when I hear the music I do not care about love or murder I just care about keeping Artzoka safe

  • @alfred7846
    @alfred7846 2 роки тому +2

    “If you don't know the basic premise of 2013's papers, please. You are a man living in the fiction country of Arstotzka with your family.”
    Thought that was a roast like saying you live under a rock, and then realized you are actually explaining the game

  • @vwhiteart5184
    @vwhiteart5184 6 років тому +24

    Oh goodness. This game! I love the question of morality in it (though I have to say that I can never get through fast enough to see more of the story XD). Makes one think about our world and what is right and wrong.
    Also great video!!!!

  • @relief88
    @relief88 4 роки тому +4

    papers please is one of my favourite games just to some of these small choices like these

  • @Force_Of_Habit
    @Force_Of_Habit Рік тому

    "These papers seem odd..."
    "Yeah, I made them up"
    Jorji-chad

  • @VossMarionette
    @VossMarionette 2 роки тому

    "I was only doing as I was told" -Lawful Neutral

  • @emperorthybal5224
    @emperorthybal5224 2 роки тому +1

    If you don't know the basic premise of 2013 game "papers please" you're living in arstotzka

  • @chrisp5113
    @chrisp5113 6 років тому +19

    I love the potato man

  • @TheSleepyBear
    @TheSleepyBear 2 роки тому

    Your channel is criminally underrated. This is a great summary and an interesting take on the game. Thanks!

  • @bruhchannel1216
    @bruhchannel1216 20 днів тому

    Tip.
    write down the rulles in a notebook. so you can keep your document area more organised (only take out the rulebook when you encounter a foraged document, or a rule break).
    need to check the issuing city?
    flip through a page instead of clicking through many documents

  • @angeloamaral9141
    @angeloamaral9141 Рік тому

    I played it, it warmed my heart during a time my mother was gravely ill and I loved the game

  • @ronniecrane6367
    @ronniecrane6367 2 роки тому +1

    "If you don't know the premise behind 2013's 'Papers Please', you're a man living in the fictional country of Arstolska with your family"
    Me: What the hell did you just call me

  • @hershloodu8925
    @hershloodu8925 3 роки тому +1

    Haven't played this game but sound's fun to question my morality. Also the Sergiu situation warmed my heart.

  • @rafastyles1002
    @rafastyles1002 2 роки тому +2

    My choice around these concepts is follow the rules for my own good and my family's. I do not feel I hesitate.
    I bought the game today and I got to day 13 flawlessly until said. I don't have a perfect straight run anymore but I restart on the same day to pass it without citations. As far as I know tho, there is a day when you can't avoid a citation because of Jorji lol

  • @agente7202
    @agente7202 4 роки тому +1

    Jorji:No need passport rig-
    Me:Denied

  • @KillerBot5100
    @KillerBot5100 4 роки тому +1

    Your entire life is determined how you acted to my bro Jorji

  • @dante_99
    @dante_99 Рік тому

    this is a geat video im doing a school project about papper please and the morrality behind it and this has helped me get useful infomation of what to put on it but in my own wayplus this video is so heartwarming so thankyou :}

  • @InTheSp3ctre
    @InTheSp3ctre 2 роки тому +2

    First time I tried to follow ALL of the rules no matter what, I got little money and I got in jail. When I went for the Ezic ending I followed less rules, I had more money and it was clearly the best ending for me and my family.

  • @legendgames128
    @legendgames128 2 роки тому +1

    I *always* detain Vince Lestrade, since his crime has popped up, not in a Republian newspaper, but in an Arstotzkan newspaper.

  • @mrhotshot1405
    @mrhotshot1405 2 роки тому

    One of the few games that manages to portray each character's emotion so well in a 2d pixelated game. It's one of my favourite games.

  • @helpmii215
    @helpmii215 3 роки тому

    my favorite way to play is to deny all diplomats. also every so often a character will come in with the description on the id supplement saying they have "killer side burns"

  • @alba8443
    @alba8443 2 роки тому

    This video is really damn good, keep up the good work!

  • @hobojoe4910
    @hobojoe4910 Рік тому +1

    I remember debating the ethicality of killing off your external family for cheaper food with my friends because of this game.
    Many philosophical questions arise when you play this game.
    And so does the lack of morality when it comes to whether or not your mother in law should be allowed to live.

  • @daniellecruz3311
    @daniellecruz3311 Рік тому

    I have been playing that game, and I bought it this year (2023) because I saw that game this year, and honestly, I can relate with the fact that it's quite addciting. I can agree that game is fun because of its storyline, and I simply enjoy stamping on papers.

  • @masterenactor1796
    @masterenactor1796 3 роки тому +1

    My first playthrough I was not satisfied in, so I did some stuff in my second playthrough:
    1. Let the mother in to reunite with her son on day 4.
    2. After approving the husband from Antegria, I also approved his wife on day 5.
    3. Allowed the sports guy with the banner in on day 13
    4. Hold on to the Republian man's watch on day 21 and give it back when he returns on day 23.
    5. Allow the boss's friend entry on day 25. Then on same day, cheer up the depressed Kolechian.
    6. Allow Sergiu's lover entry on day 26.
    7. Help a vengeful father avenge her daughter by letting the killer in and giving the father his confiscated passport.
    This route I consider my canonical story of the game, and I still got the best ending, Ezic Ending, and Obristan ending...
    Hmm...
    Maybe I should make this a challenge in the game...

  • @xyno2112
    @xyno2112 2 роки тому

    There is something I noticed about literally everyone I've play, everyone checks the discrepancies, you don't have to, but everyone does to possible let someone in, but you can not do the inspect and just deny them and you don't get a citation

  • @mini_tinibrasil3429
    @mini_tinibrasil3429 3 роки тому +1

    That glory to arstotzka made me laugh for some reason

  • @dynoscord1443
    @dynoscord1443 2 роки тому +1

    I usually play the every man for himself sort of strategy; aka, ignore all those who don't give you money and follow those who do. So in general, I accept some bribes, but other times, I generally deny them. Also in situations like Elisa, I generally do let them pass as they have relations w/ people who have helped me before.

  • @silversonome5360
    @silversonome5360 2 роки тому +1

    "If you don't know about the basic premise of Papers Please, you're a man living in the fictional country of Arstotzka"
    For some reason I heard that wrong and thought that it was a joke, like a Papers Please themed version of "you're living under a rock". Which I mean, with the censorship and repression that Arstotzka has might be pretty accurate...

  • @TheAuNinja2
    @TheAuNinja2 2 роки тому +1

    "If you do let her pass, it will negatively affect your own family that's barely scraping by."
    Me with 200+ Credits and a Class-5 Dwelling by this point: "haha approval stamp go THUNK"

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  2 роки тому

      Perhaps I'm just too incompetent at my job. XD

    • @TheAuNinja2
      @TheAuNinja2 2 роки тому

      @@thegirlwiththecontroller1164 Really, it's just that I've played it a ton of times, so I know how to rapidly accrue money without too much loss. Could also just be that I have a knack for this stuff, though.

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  2 роки тому +1

      @@TheAuNinja2 Generally, games that make me perform under a time limit stress me out and I make more mistakes, so I assume I am probably worse than most players too. Haha.

  • @Zakru
    @Zakru 4 роки тому

    Interesting thoughts! Channel is definitely underrated.

  • @trashcan1741
    @trashcan1741 Рік тому

    My favorite thing about Papers Please is that it challenges you. Do you conform to the system? Or do you help your friends? Such as with the Sergiu and Eliza story line. You are asked by a close friend, one of your protectors, to let his lover in. She comes up without the correct documents. Now you have a choice, deny her to conform to the system, or approve her to let your friend live happily with her. You are presented with choice, and that choice is difficult because you are led to believe Arstotska to be the best country, so if you get a citation, you get annoyed because you're essentially harming the best country, your home.

  • @stresseddictator1849
    @stresseddictator1849 2 роки тому

    Saving sergiu was the best feeling of my life

  • @anonymoususer188
    @anonymoususer188 4 місяці тому

    Glory to Arstotzka!
    I've never actually played Papers Please because I could never handle the gameplay. I'd get way too stressed out just trying to play. I'm not good with time limits in games. However, I've watched people on the internet play it, and I love the game.

    • @thegirlwiththecontroller1164
      @thegirlwiththecontroller1164  4 місяці тому

      I'm a more successful watcher than player. Some people get so much money each day and I'm barely scraping by. 😅

  • @TheHoodAmbassador
    @TheHoodAmbassador Рік тому

    i had a pretty damn sad moment in my gameplay, i helped Sergiu reunite with Elisa but then the next day a terrorist attack happened where 2 biker crossed the checkpoint and bombed the wall open, i missed my first tranq shot but when i did manage to shoot the biker i saw a green'ish person laying dead on the floor, it was sergiu.
    i got so heartbroken i quit the day and opened last day's save and finally managed to hit my shot, the next day sergiu came to my post and thanked me because his life was saved, it kinda felt like he knew his fate his coming and i saved him when the terrorists attacked.

  • @petercdowney
    @petercdowney 3 роки тому

    You forgot to also say "Cause no trouble!" at the start.

  • @iRonkzxy
    @iRonkzxy 3 роки тому

    I'm 2 years late to see this gem

  • @faultf4
    @faultf4 3 роки тому +1

    I gotta get Papers Please
    _Do it for Jorgi_

  • @herpyderpy2869
    @herpyderpy2869 3 роки тому

    For your service to Arstotzka, you and your family will be moved to a class-1 dwelling habitation.
    Glory to Arstotzka!

  • @Iruparazzo
    @Iruparazzo 4 роки тому

    i cry every time elisa and sergiu embrace

  • @thomrichards8495
    @thomrichards8495 2 роки тому

    The many interactions with the entrants all ask the same questions: Do you help them out of the goodness of your heart, or do you protect yourself and your family? Do you betray your country for your beliefs, or do you stay obedient to please big brother? Do you run, fight, or watch the world burn?

  • @3rdyplayz
    @3rdyplayz 2 роки тому

    I think the game's message is "Choose a side and stay loyal to them"

  • @elminehuy
    @elminehuy Рік тому +1

    This girl knows 😏
    Glory to Arstotzka
    And
    Glory to Jorgi 😊

  • @blokvader8283
    @blokvader8283 4 роки тому

    Very nice video
    Explains the game in a very good way
    Beautifully wraps up why it is incredible
    Glory to Arstotzka

  • @lindaks8n
    @lindaks8n 2 роки тому

    I forgot to put down anything job-unrelated on the wall and got bad ending. Replayed it and got all the tokens in a single run. Pedophile and avenging father is also tough decision

  • @TheRedKing247
    @TheRedKing247 2 роки тому

    My favorite part is when you've denied Jorji so many times that he just straight up bribes you to get through. I always take it too. If Artstozka didn't want me taking bribes then I wouldn't be so poor, damn it.

  • @ruipedro4337
    @ruipedro4337 4 роки тому +2

    Finished Papers, Please today. Loved it. F*cking awesome game, one of a kind. I tried for the most part to play the cold bureaucratic type, but then I helped Sergiu reunite with his love (but in my game, Sergiu got killed in a terrorist attack). What... did I do? Why did I helped him, and not countless others? Sergiu could be a huge idiot, an abusive lover, why did I go to lengths to help him not knowing anything about him? I finished the game with 20/20 ending, where an audit clears my profile and family lives happily ever after.

  • @ahedjehad8514
    @ahedjehad8514 3 роки тому +5

    i've just recently started to play this game, and though i have seen longplays of it on youtube, my favorite endings are the one where you escape to Obristan with your family, and Ezic taking over the country. :) though it pisses me off whenever you encounter people in the game who wonder if it's required to have an entry permit or don't know what a passport is...it's almost like you're a retail worker and you encounter customers who don't know where a specific thing is when it's in the same aisle they're standing in...i do love the game, rather. :)

  • @ShaneAM
    @ShaneAM 6 років тому +4

    Loved this!!!

  • @barmaley8033
    @barmaley8033 2 роки тому +1

    >be me
    >hear w*man
    >day ruined
    >dislike and leave

  • @Thomas_Angelo
    @Thomas_Angelo Рік тому +1

    I always play papers trying my best to not get a citation. It turns the gamr into hardmode because if you get one citation, you are done.

  • @lauren4283
    @lauren4283 4 роки тому

    i’m a bit late but this is really well made i hope you get more attention in the future

  • @FiveMissiles
    @FiveMissiles Рік тому

    I do not struggle to feed my family. I am best and speediest Inspector. In 70 minutes i can let 100 travelers through with only 2 discrepancies

  • @sail4549
    @sail4549 4 роки тому

    I had to deny Elisa's document, because I would've gotten a 3rd citation.

  • @bondedcastaway3085
    @bondedcastaway3085 Рік тому

    I abandon my nation immediately when the first bride came. My morality is completely based upon my paycheck

  • @jmccartney8651
    @jmccartney8651 2 роки тому

    Great breakdown very interesting

  • @dandan7884
    @dandan7884 2 роки тому

    I love the way she says "Arstotzka" LOL

  • @CoryTheCorsterCory
    @CoryTheCorsterCory 2 роки тому

    Her: "All of a sudden, the two citation warnings you get before Arstotzka docks your pay becomes less about you being able to make mistakes, and more about you strategically using them to make decisions you want to make"
    Me, who let's Elisa pass only because she truly has only Sergiu and all the other incorrect papers are either a mistake, contraband, or some story that may be delayed: "Hol' up..."

  • @educhavez4836
    @educhavez4836 4 роки тому

    Hey.. great video you deserve way more views. I suscribed 😊