Take the RING CHALLENGE - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJxnhtmTpt2-k5s.html Backing up this video might be a good idea as it might end up needing some alterations or vanishing entirely if it gets hit with any incorrect music claims because there's just so much music.

The Dwarf King insulting a woman and then surfing off may be the funniest thing I've seen in a while.

Ring 1 being finished and there still being like half the video left has the same energy as "why is there a second health bar?"

“Freya, sweet Freya,” *closeup on her oblong head* “Ugh” I’m dying lol

I'd buy a game where Alberich, Briggs, and Halligan team up to have Scooby Doo adventures.

Their deadpan faces as they smash into solid walls will never not be fucking hillarious to me.

"Why did you adapt a play containing norse mythological characters into a space opera and then take out the plot?" "BEACUSE IT IS MY GOOD PLEASURE, YOU ROTTEN LITTLE CABBAGE"

Honestly I think one of the most surprising things about this entire fever dream is how the voice actors still give it 110%, no matter how nonsensical whatever they're saying is. It makes me insane, I love it.

"What's with the artillery?" I think it's Tchaikovsky, envious that he doesn't get a game.

'Wotan may be the God of Gods but I am the Dwarf of Dwarfs' I really wish Alberich was the game protagonist all the way through, all his lines have such rich character.

If this video gets taken down I want everyone to gaslight mandalore into thinking that it was just a horrid dream.

29:58 He's not kidding when he says slide puzzles are his kryptonite. I think he spent at _least_ half an hour on this. Shammy showed up in chat and started yelling instructions and threatening to come over and solve it for him.

I'm convinced that the Alberich we see in the second game is just a double he hired and then abandoned to all his consequences.

The 🗿 sound affect after each time rejecting the women is peak comedy

The segment where Albrecht takes the time to dunk on the Rhine maiden in triplicate only to surf away clumsily will never not make me scream laughing

"Your days will be gray and your wife ugly" Damn dude knows how to formulate chilling threats.

I like how you say the original opera is split up over 4 nights *so the audience can survive it* . Like every single person in the production are government created super actors made to be able to perform and support said performance for days on end, but they're capped at only a few hours per showing to save the humans watching them

The moment Mandalore got Ring 2 to work is somehow as exciting as it is terrifying of a video plot twist.

hi mr. mandalore i thought it important to inform you that i had a 10 hour long fever dream about this game this week. i immediately woke up and vomited. thank you so much i love you

10:50: It cracks me up that Alberich is singing music from The Ring Cycle, while the soundtrack plays music from _a different part of_ The Ring Cycle. It's such a bizarre choice, why did they do it that way?

I actually feel a primal fear looking at glug

Imagine coming to the end of your life, closing your eyes for the last time in acceptance, only to be hit with the Ring 2 death screen

Alberich effortlessly resisting the Rhine maidens by insulting them and surfing away was passing the alpha test with flying colors.

The description “Playable KZfaq-Poop” seems way more accurate than it has any right to be.

41:05 I got you. The hologram is Brunhilde's sister, one of the valkyries. Since it comes back later, and since only one of the other valkyries shows up again in the play, we can assume that the hologram is Waltraute. She's basically explaining that Nemesis is a title, not a name, and that by opposing Odin's wishes and going against his plans, Brunhilde has also attained this title. Granted, it's a Greek one that's been stuffed in here, but it serves a purpose since Brunhilde's path to destroying Valhalla and bringing down Odin starts with trying to spare Siegmund for Odin. Thus, "Deep down, this is all HIS fault." 43:44 I think the 'greater game' is supposed to imply that in this version of the story, Waltraute manipulated the events here and that Brunhilde, ISH, and even the player are thus fulfilling her destructive childish nature and destroying Valhalla for her, much like how she's blaming the doll for breaking things when you first meet her. You are her 'different doll'.

Alberich being recast is the most tragic plot-twist that I’ve ever had to endure.

The team is complete - Alberich, Briggs, Halligan and Haze are our Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

I still can't get over the fact that Alberich's voice actor, David Gasman, is the same voice actor behind Rayman, Twinsen (from Little Big Adventure 2), Cutter Slade (from Outcast), Pey'j (from Beyond Good & Evil), and at least a third of David Cage's games. The guy has impressive range.

Every time I hear the female goddess' voice saying "What have you learned, my son?" I get reminded of "Where did you learn to fly?"

I will never not be left in stitches from Alberich and Loge slamming into the wall at mach speed with completely blank expressions on their faces

This is, without a doubt, the Frenchest game the French never made

I watched Dune Part Two in the theater yesterday and every time Charlotte Rampling was on screen I had to suppress a giggle because I was reminded of all the gibberish she had to say for this game with a straight face, thanks Mandy.

Brutality, Glug and Minerals. All a man needs in life.

"that was one of the worst dragon slayings I've ever seen" There was this German story where a dude kicks a dragon in the dick so hard it shit itself and died.

Ring 1 is incredibly appealing to me for some reason. I recognize why it's absolutely insane and maddening for all the reasons Mandalore points out, but there is a definite artistic vision in place here that makes it so endearing. Like these European freaks really believed in the power of Wagner's Ring Cycle and put all their ambition into presenting it as humanity's defining tale, and still imprinted a ton of their own personality and bizarre humor into it. Chutzpah, balls, whatever you call it, Ring 1is packed to the brim and it fuckin rules.

Mandalore realising the second game worked now for him was hilarious, but imagine the sheer physical and emotional horror for the man actually living that moment.

What happened to Albrecht was nothing less than character assassination.

11:27 Alberich wall impact scene. 25:15 Loge wall impact scene.

The bear flossing at 1:03:12 after he one shots a door gives me life.

I was not prepared for the Haze jumpscare at 25:08 💀💀

i hope alberic will become a recurring part of the "MandalorGaming cinematic universe"

Ring cutscenes are what psykers see when they take perils from the warp

i bought this as a small child because i thought it had something to do with lord of the rings i might have suffered brain damage, all the character models are etched into the deepest recesses of my subconscious and appear in dreams to torment me

1:04:35 will the funniest segment I’ve ever seen. I’ve never have laughed so hard at hearing “OHHHHHHH” and the most dramatic death screen music.

This game makes a bit more sense if I imagine this as a representation of what opening and reading an Elder Scroll would do to your mind.

Half expected Alberich to shout "your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries" and launch a cow at his subjects

27:10 There’s no way it actually cuts like that normally, that’s gold lmao

The guy who played Albreitch had a blast. He was told, "Go be evil" and he really went for it

I can't get over the "crashing-face-first-into-mine-shaft-wall" ending.

"I would love to know how Ring was committed." This like a war crime, must be committed

Druillet is a fucking legend, one of the original founders of Metal Hurlant (Heavy Metal), and an absolute madlad artist. He's adapted a classic work into scifi before at least once, called "Salammbo", which is a 19th century novel based on one of the Punic Wars. He just chucked that story into his batshit insane "Lone Sloane" scifi oddysee series. He also has at least once story (Yragael-Urm) which is DELIBERATELY incompherenshible. Characters speak, and do things, but nothing connects. It's literally just a purely creative exercise, and I enjoyed looking at the art because it's cool. So, you know, interesting guy.

This is the equivalent of turning the gangster Romeo and Juliet movie into an adventure game set in Narnia and I love it

As soon as alberich's segment was over, the game collapsed. My mind is shattered. This will surf on in my mind for days.

I have a feeling I could take a 2-semester course in this play and still be utterly bewildered.

11:25 If you close your eyes right before the train hits, your brain will think that you have died. Some people find calmness in this. I admittedly do like the idea of Alberich having to partake in good deeds and then fully admit he has no intention on taking the actual lesson to heart. Any old asshole can punch people in the face for status. It takes a special kind of villain to know he can get the status like a normal person and then CHOOSE to continue punching people in the face. Dude openly admits he's a fool, but goddamn it he's a fool that is fulfilled. As for Ring 2, I agree Fafner is one of the best designs of the game. In fact, the Jotun in general are a fun idea. They're "frost giants" because they're literally space-faring dwarf-adjacent giants in biomechanical mech suits, so of course they'd be absurdly cold. And whatever Alberich's curse did to Fafner seemingly mutated him so badly his organic parts began overtaking the mechanical.

“Come, drink peace, happiness and oblivion from my breast.” “I have no taste for peace and happiness, and as for oblivion, my little fishy... You're already history.” What a chad.

"Who or What was Ring made for?" -Fantasy Opera -Mechanical Aesthetic -Unhinged Puzzles Ring was made for The Machine Elves

Alberich is an amazing game character. "Sing your songs to the salmon and the trout" 😂

I thought that joke about these games being brain poison was a joke, but there are times where things like Siegfried's death scream or Meme's "wheh" while being throttled just come to mind and I need to rewatch this video. It's gotten to the point that whenever I see Odin on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth I reflexively call him "Wotan" and I can't stop it. The Ring of the Nibelungen has been a fascination for me since I read a passage about it in our high school textbooks (leading me to read Whobrey's translation of The Nibelungenlied and The Klage) and I think my weird obsession with this video has kinda pushed me into a rabbit hole. I'm gonna try and get in contact with the dev team as time and spoons permit and if I do get anything I'll happily share it here. Thanks Mandy.

"Your days will be grey, and your wife ugly" is possibly one of the best insults I have ever heard. When I heard this it felt like someone pummeled me in the face with the handle of a sword and then spat between my eyes as a I feel flat in a muddy pigsty. You cannot get anymore medieval than that.

Fun fact: Alberich is the only major character (beside the Rhine maidens) to survive the entire Ring cycle in the actual opera. He is JUST THAT GOOD!

as a 5'7'' manlet i aspire to have a fraction of Alberich's confidence

Imagine having a weird concept like "Space opera sci-fi game adaptation of a billion hour long epic musical drama about German heroic legends," and they decide it needs a pseudo-philosophical framing device about learning from Wagner's work because it's the greatest thing ever made by humans and can...turn someone into a resurrected god...to...stop a galactic war or something...

Maybe it's the music, but this is the ultimate rewatchable chill video. I've seen this maybe 45 times as a conservative estimate and I enjoy it every time. It's my comfort video.

Alberich is the ultimate short king. He disregards thots, gets the gold, and surfs away like the biggest chad that was ever based.

I kind of love this stupid nonsensical space opera version of the Ring Cycle. It's like if Norse Mythology tried to do a Hitchhiker's Guide and took itself both so seriously and not seriously at all

this game literally pulled a "No john , you are the demons" type moment

The late 90s early 00s obscure video game sci-fi aesthetic is something that can never be replicated.

I've rewatched the the limbo of the lost and mystery of the druid vids like 5 times. Can't wait for this man

I love how for Ring 2, the game over screen has to play every single time he fails. It’s now living rent free in my head because of that.

Honestly a lot of classic stuff could work in a sci-fi adaptation. I can imagine Romeo and Juliet in a sci-fi adaptation quite easily. Or how about pretty much anything from Jules Verne. Those write themselves. Or how about something more to the ground, like Tarzan. Tarzan's parents crash on an unknown planet. They survive and start building shelter for themselves and their baby, but a predator gets to them. They try to defend themselves, but are ultimately killed. A kind creature finds the baby and takes it as its own. Later on, new explorers land on the planet and Tarzan interacts with them. These wouldn't really add anything to the story, but could give some new stunning visuals. Kinda like Avatar. That plotline is as old as cinematography itself, but those visuals are stunning.

I'm mad at how "fighting a Stand user with an air conditioner" sounds like something that would 100% happen in the manga Fuck it a Stand that IS an air conditioner or a rock bug that takes the form of one except it distributes mustard gas.

This feels less like Mandy talking about a strange little game and more him begging us to share in his agony to prove to himself it was actually real and not a fever dream

Die-hard Wagnerian here. This entire thing was extremely painful to watch, but wouldn't be surprising if sometime in the future there was a production of the Ring Cycle like this 💀

1:11:27 Funny because the tale of Siegfried (or rather, Sigurd, the Norse version) is actually a major inspiration for Aragorn, and I'm pretty sure Gandalf is and how he looks is inspired by how Odin looks. As Odin is supposed to appear as an old man with grey robes and a wide brimmed hat.

When the first line is "We have completed Valhalla" you know shit's going to be good

the biggest issue with this game is that they hit gold with Alberich's character but failed to continue the streak with anything else.

For some reason the out of context bit at the begining, with the goosebumps music, where the two robots fly to a colusseum in space and say "Wotan! We have completed Valhalla" is the coolest thing in the world to me. Weird whe the game's context is added but by itself is pretty swish

“And as for oblivion my little fishy you're already history” had me in tears ing and he just surfs away I am dying right now I can't take this game 😂😂😂

The absolute legend insults fish women and the surfs away. I love it.

Even after all the pathways into darkness Mandy has led us through, from Marathon to Warhammer, Haligan to Haze, and even the cycles of guilt, this is it. This is Mandy’s kryptonite, his own personal w'rkncacnter, his alpha and omega. Those god damn sliding puzzles got him.

Hunding's dialogue and delivery are batshit insane, I love him

you know at the end of the Alberich segment when mandalore says "they're trying to kill me! personally!", he said it with such sincerity that i could feel it in my bones

"you repugnant regurgitation of the throat of an old and ugly mother-in-law" is by far my favorite line of Albrecht's 😂😂😭😂😭😂😭

Albrecht dunking on the Rhine maidens and then surfing away needs to be it's own meme.

I love the fact that Mandy added the pathologic ost into the t.v girl scenes. It's such a weird deviation that the music fits like a glove.

Seeing so many people post the Walsung speech in the live chat during the tightrope section had me laughing way too hard

I love how at the end, Mandalore doesn't ask how the the Ring game was made, he asks how it was committed. Its very existence is a crime.

Alberich being yeeted into a fucking wall and it instantly ending the first part of the game has me in stitches

I feel like Ring's main problem is that it has too many things going on at once and at the end of the day none of them are really relevant at all. It's an adaptation of the Ring but in a Sci-fi setting, a literal space opera. Okay, that's neat. But it also wants this meta-narrative of a galactic conflict/slave rebellion/holy war between Humanity and some unseen alien god like beings. Which in itself might be a "Fuck you for playing" thing going by the line on how human culture and stories are used by said unseen alien beings as cheap entertainment, in the same way the player is playing an adventure game rendition of 1000+ years of Germanic mythology. But wait, there's even a meta narrative within the meta narrative with the little hologram girl who tells you the "none of this is real, you're just a puppet and this is a game" shtick. But it's also not clear if she's apart of Ish's story, the "threat" Ish speaks of, or something else entirely. And also none of this matters because it all gets dropped in favor of just making a straight Space-Fantasy adaptation of the rest of the cycle in Ring 2. I feel like the dev team started with the concept of "Ring, but with a twist", but everyone had a different idea on which twist to go with so they just threw everything at the wall and hoped that something would stick. All of the elements are interesting on their own, but none of it meshes together in a cohesive way (and I'm considering the possibility that a lot of the meta "Turn the game console off now!" stuff is just trying to justify that).

I really really love you put tone emojis in your subtitles, it's just so excellent as an accessibility thing but also the subtle comedy of lips emoji for the horny ladies makes me die omg

The part with him surfing literally had me crying laughing lmaoo

“Having played both, back to back multiple times” I literally gasped

Every single cutscene and scene you showed made me feel like I was going crazy. Hats off to you surviving this

4:46 fun fact! She also plays Reverend Mother Mohaim in the new Dune movie. Which kinda fits given the setting of this game.

Last year I watched you through tears as I was packing up my things from my house and getting ready to be homeless. This year I peacefully fell asleep in the middle of the video in a comfortable warm bed. Thank you for keeping me company both times.

Can I just say I appreciate the thumbnail being Alberich's unflappable ugly mug racing towards a stone wall?

I unironically want to have the confidence that Ring 1 Alberich has. Its actually kind of inspiring to a degree.

Stuff like this makes games like Fromsoft’s titles all the more remarkable. Making your dense fantasy universe compelling is shockingly difficult.

Can we just for a moment appreciate that this game too has a salt arc?