I don't know if I'd like to get stuck with Manly in a horror situation. On one hand, he's a horror expert so I would have a high chance of surviving with him. On the other hand, he'd definately leave me behind like he was going to do to the fellow mine worker.

Good luck selling a house with a basement like this, smh.

Manly’s accidental “Owo” at 27:17 gives me life.

I’m not scared of my basement, I’m scared of the roaches in my basement

my favorite manly quotes: “i guess it’s a symbolic basement. a basement of the world” “that’s evil.” “mama!!! ...just killed a man” “[sees a dead body] is there any loot?”

8:54 - the sign says "Keep Out"... but it's not on the side of the house! It's not for keeping you from entering the dangerous underbasement, but for keeping the underbasement from the danger of *you* - same principle as "which way does the door open?" - and the table you vault over at 10:20 has the top facing your basement... again, it's to protect AGAINST you!

Basements and crawl spaces are tied for "Most Uncomfortable and Definitely Haunted" places in a house.

Kid monster: Put a pseudo bullet hell to stop mainly Mainly: *Laughs in touhou*

I thought the maximum of matches was 70 but it was only 10 >.>

Right after Manly said "ah, what the hell, roadtrip" and the end with that cliffhanger I imagine that scene from Zoolander where they're all in the car with that Jitterbug song, except its the shutin mom, corrupted sister, sheltered boy, and demon child. Happily ever after

Wow, the sequel potential of this game is huge. And actually interesting. I'm assuming that you do accept this shadow being as family, and from there anything can happen. The gameplay's kinda meh, sure, but I really want to see a sequel to this.

Rewatch the beginning again, after you watched the video. Suddenly you feel really sad for the monster. His perspective; suddenly he in a different world, with a different kind of people. As we saw with the wounded miner, his appearance unsettles people. So what does the kid do? He hides his appearance fully. Just for the off chance that he doesn't terrify a potential friend. And worse; we saw that the spiders aren't under his control; he felt sorry for the miners that were about to die.

As irrationally as it is, I am legitimately terrified of my basement. Not for demons or anything but late at night when its really dark and I only have one shoddy light stopping me from being swallowed in darkness is terrifying

1:42 Manly: Umm, there's evil there, goodbye! Me: TENTACLE HANDS

Oof, I missed a lot of Manly's vids but then again this could make my sleepless nights entertaining

"What it's locked?" Me: oh hell no **kicks down door** *not today* **insert credits**

I'd be scared to if I found out that I suddenly had a basement

Anybody else used to run up their basement stairs while looking behind to check if someone follows you?

I appreciate Manly putting the Codename: Kids Next Door thing in my mind because it's all I can see now looking at the characters. The mechanics are definitely the best part of this game, though some enemy AI needs some tweaking like the water enemies hovering too much. I like the story for the most part, but I feel like it needed a stinger to imply the mom was just a puppet of the shadow creature. I fully understand her grief, but being tricked into sacrificing both of your children years apart because it could project your husband's voice a bit much. Also, it's a little silly that they just forgive the shadow creature for the mental suffering and harm it caused on everyone even if I would be down for a sequel that's just their roadtrip.

I used to sit in my old house's basement. Cause no one would think to look for me there. I'd just, sit in the dark and chill. Edit: Thinking back, I was a creepy child. 🤔

“Are you afraid of your own basement?” “Yes, and I don’t even own one!”

I live in a elevated house so technically the world is my basement......... Oh no 😱

I honestly feel bad for the kid. You can tell when hes talking in the situation that he is still trying to figure this all out. He doesn't want to be evil but he's overwhelmed *"Wait, hold on, let me think, etc."* He just targeted the family of the one person who showed him kindness in the hope to gain acceptance. He's, in essence, a scared confused kid with far too much power

19:04 he straight up went to the dead dood and said "Do you have loot??" Im done

Wow just finished it. I gotta say the plot reminds me of what executives at cartoon network would ask show runners for ideas on a new series to come up with. It's got that semi serious and comedic tone befitting a kid protagonist's adventure plot. My only problems are, how did the sister survive so long without food? If the brother lived his life never stepping out of the house, how did he learn how to swim? What type of a mother instantly believes a kid with a paper bag once she finds out it wasn't the husband talking?

The 80's horror theme music whenever enemies are near is what makes this game.

_That's what happens when you drill too deep_ You uncover things - and beings - you shouldn't. There was a little too much of a lore dump at the end & I wish he could've bonded with his sister a little before & both battled out. The mother's story was confusing, but I get that her mind was "infected" with the darkness of loneliness from that other world, especially since that kid said he never knew what family was. Interesting concept... but jeez, the spiders are always the worst ones!

I think SCP foundation forgot how to contain these things again

Wow I love this. The art style reminds me of the Don't Escape/Deep Sleep games and I _really_ dig it. The light mechanic is actually _good_ (not perfect, the whole thing could definitely be made better) and the story is just out there enough, but well-written enough that it held my suspension of disbelief. Really enjoyed it, hope there's a sequel.

10:50 How did he went from 9 to 70 ?! ... Oh ok that's a 10 ._.

Woah I certainly wasn't expecting this to take place in a sort of post-apocalyptic setting. That's was pretty cool. But while I generally liked the story, I felt it was bit of a hit-or-miss in some areas. The fact that they were living in the middle of an exclusion zone the entire time does raise a lot of questions. Did the protagonist spend his entirely life confined to his house? Where does the mom get food or water? Perhaps the shadow being provided them? How was she able to maintain the house? I am surprised the military didn't know about them. Also is the special mineral they were mining of any significance? Was it the reason for all those monsters and mutated animals underground? Or were the monsters due to the darkness' influence? How much does the military and the world at large know about those darkness tentacles and creatures? The security officers were certainly worried about being the player's family being "corrupted". I wouldn't mind if this got a sequel to explain more of the story and setting. But I guess it wouldn't be called The Basement anymore unless the gang gets locked up in a new one. Still a pretty neat game overall.

I find it awesome how Manly swaps from horror games to cute and simple games from time to time.

This looks nice, It has a very claustrophobic atmosphere

I sleep in my basement, so I'd certainly hope I'm not afraid of it. It's honestly pretty nice. There's great lighting, the walls are bright, there's a home theater, and people usually don't go down there. The only real issue is that it attracts spiders.

We both made a Queen reference at nearly the same time.

The character looks so chill, like how is he chill with being chased by monsters in his basement

That was a really cool game, lot of varied boss fights and some interesting ideas executed fairly well. And, of course, Manly's consistently awesome commentary. Thanks for posting this!

manlybadass "whats a strategy im just going straight in" hero

Everybody is basically Father from KND in this universe...I doubt any of them are human... And no I'm not afraid of the basement. Edit: okay that jumpscare with the monster in the locker really caught me off guard 💧

Man this new algorithm is crazy! Getting videos seconds after being posted.

Ahhh man. This reminds me of my own family. Heck, my sister has a similar name to Cathrin, and a similar relationship to Mum. Main difference here is that I live in the basement because it's hot upstairs.

1:00:36 Manly turned into a dog for a second there

I love the sass towards the spiders in this video xD

I'm the new one on the channel and i LOVE this dude. He plays horror the same way as I do!: Not scarying at all and just getting true story from the plot and occasionally laughing from some dump AI or something!

"Ah what the hell.. Roadtrip!" The best possible solution.

33:18 I shall have you know, sir, not *ALL* of us go for lights. Some of us are cultured and go for lava lamps

I have to say that this is an interesting story. The twist at the end is that the main antagonist isn't really evil. I haven't seen that in too many of manly's lets plays.

2 years later and this remains the video of Manly's that I always come back to. There's something about his game, maybe the music, that keeps pulling me back into.

Manly so glad I found your channel, I was looking for someone that plays the RPG games and you do it wonderfully!! The first one I watched was Mogeko Castle!! Really good too!! If your followers haven't watched Witch's Heart, it's long BUT I recommend it for everyone! I am sooo invested in this story I can't wait to wake up or get off work to continue!! I am only on the Bonus part, but omg I want Claire and Noel to have a happy ending, though I don't think its in the cards, but ya never know !! Thanks again Manly!! Keep playing those RPG's, love it!!

i never heard the phrase "now you'll burn" so much in an 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Your puns always light up my day. They really strike me as funny.

I like how the first thing that came to mind when he was locked in the basement and calling for him mom was a Queen song

Welcome to the The Binding of Isaac club. How The Binding of Isaac are you?

It's pretty good. It has a pretty noticeable case of tell and not show in my opinion, and the pacing issues as Manly said. The lore can be brought in better. But it's not a bad game, yeah. I'm a sucker for pixel horror.

I think you meant “Father” from codename kids next door lol. Yes, he does look like him lmao

You're so right! This is like "The Mist!" I love that story! Thanks for another awesome playthrough, Manly!

I adored the art style on this so much!! It’s so cool!! Especially the “flashlight eyes” haha!! 😆❤️

I'm not scared of what's in my basement, what's in my basement is terrified of me and hides

Hoping you get to check out Wick, it's a small (current preview) of a Little Nightmares-style game where you play as a small sentient candle

Jokes on you I don't have a basement...yet. I need a place to hide the bodies

58:16 She said "GO AWAYY!!!" but she blocked the exit. 🙃

When he said "mamaaaaaaaaaa" I hoped I would have heard manly say "uwuuuuuuu"

The music is top notch. Props to the dev! I definitely would've paid for it. :)

This was a really cool game. I'd love to see more of this story. And like,,, the boy seemed to be the only one with the bright light. That could be something really cool to play with, where since he was so young when the darkness thing happened, something different happened to him.

This reminds me of a game I used to play on my phone pre-smartphone era. It was a horror game where you're exploring some sort of a hospital and that you must avoid dark areas or you'll take damage.

I like how most of the time he says "You're gonna burn alright." this is the equivalent of "Yare Yare Daze..."

I'm still not sure of the ending. I mean, it kinda explained everything clearly. But I still not sure about the black faces of everyone alive here. Maybe, they *are* corrupted. Dead people down in the mines have normal-looking skin. But also have black tentacles coming out of their wounds. And everyone alive after cinematic whose face we are able to see (security guys stay with their backs to the camera and have bodysuits) is pitch-black. Even while heroes are using the light to fight monsters, and kinda feel unsafe in the darkness, I was hoping for something scarier to be hinted at, even if never mentioned (and characters do not realize it).

So wholesome... Even the bag face is so cute and sad at the end😭😭😭😭

46:40 What was that tear-able wall with the 2 beds hid again?

I’ve learned from MBH that saying “Go Away” to any horrifying creature instantly makes them go away.

I think this is one of the first things i ever saw you play, i have been watching you ever since. Great job!

This was....different. Very surreal. I hope this dev uses the concept in a future game, its really cool.

Спасибо за контент, в рус сегменте только поп-игры, которые всем надоели. Ты как глоток свежего воздуха! Thanks for the content, in the Russian segment there are only pop games that everyone is tired of. You are like a breath of fresh air!

Our character at the beginning looking for a match had those highbeam eyes.

About the mom.. I get it, it turns out she loved her daughter as well. But.. Why did she cut her daughter out of the family picture?

This game deserves a lot more recognition. Maybe an expanded story tho.

I really enjoyed this, the story was quirky but had charm, and dog ending up okay was a plus.

I died when manly started singing queen 😂

This game and art style was really cool to me, I enjoyed this entire play through. The hour went by really quickly.

I mean... My basement is fine, it has a couple of ghosts and spirits roaming around it, but that's nothing to worry about

I shit you not, when you made the Queen reference, I said "just killed a man" at the exact same time you did. I love those cool little coincidences.

"Um, there is evil there. Goodbye."

It sure is nice of the monster to let you take a nice nap uninterrupted.

This game's music is really good. Some tracks remind me of the Shadowrun games.

Manly: "Mamaaaaa!!!" My brain: "Uhhh~" Manly: "Just- Killed a man." Me: " *... UHHHHHH~* "

The true horror of my basement is that it's filled with cat eared anime girls. Stay away!

oh-ho i love me some horror when it's near midnight

My favorite KZfaqrrrr

Manly's voice work is so good, I honestly thought the voices were coming from the game.

You are absolutely the best, you opened my eyes to the best games ever. Thank you.

That sound effect at 3:00 sounds just like the "screaming" setting on my Roland FP-90 piano! The low pitches sound exactly like that!

“The basement of the world” Implying that caves/mines/areas below sea level are just being used for storage for now,,, what a comforting thought ,,

Hah! Jokes on you, Manly! I don’t have a basement! I have a hatch above my loft bed that I haven’t opened out of fear!

Lying here with a broken ankle rn good thing manly exists to soothe my pain

Code name: KND(Kids Next Door) and the "dad villain" was "Father" and spoiler alert turns out to be Nigel Uno's(leader of the KND), uncle.

Is it just me, or do we all consider his videos a daily dose of manliness

I feel like that game could have a part 2 or something. So cool.

Everytime I watch your videos I always go down this giant rabbit hole. One minute I'm watching the angels of death playthrough then in looking up conspiracies on it and next im watching the anime for it

The different shadow mechanics managed to be pretty varied. Over an hour of the same would have been tedious, but they let you start tossing matches and then a fan blows out the match etc. It looks like there are people on the outside, trying to keep the stuff inside the town in.

1:17:48 "And thats how i met my Ancient Eldritch Demon"