People Are Disappearing In Their Sleep Due To An Unknown Entity In This Horror Game

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1. All 3 episodes of the full game SLEEP AWAKE are now available to watch on my channel right here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6MFYDxJA4ytYrHTrmQYaR6hNeFhVT8pl. Enjoy the series and thanks for watching. I've never played anything quite like this.

2. “Take me to your leader!” 😂😂

3. 2:09:35 “ I think this is gonna turn out to be a Lovecraftian game.” What?! It’s already Lovecraftian! Dreamworlds, a silver key, not to mention a reference to Charles Dexter Ward every five minutes, lol. Not even mentioning the most important factor: It’s a cosmic horror!

   This might, actually, be the greatest Lovecraftian game I’ve ever seen. It incorporates more elements of Lovecraftian lore than any other Lovecraft – inspired game. It’s not just a Cthulhu game; it incorporates dreaming, travel via sleep and dreams, a massive emphasis on the relationship between geometry and the structure of the universe. Cthulhu was such a tiny part of Lovecraft’s world, And had so very little to do with the principles behind its workings. This game deals with a cosmos that follows Lovecraft’s rules. This game is, sort of, “What if HP Lovecraft was God? How would the universe behave differently?“ This game is one possible answer to that question. That is why I cannot even express how much I adore this game. I was essentially trying to create this world in my own head through the use of LSD and sleep deprivation, long long ago, when I was in my teens and early 20s. It’s eerie how right they get it– the feeling, that is. The feeling that, at the very edge of our perception, and just beyond, there are immensely powerful forces at work that either intentionally or unintentionally affect us, yet trying to grasp them results in their slipping through our fingers like so much beach sand. I’ve never experienced a piece of media that captures that feeling so well.

   Bravo to the developers; this is a beautiful, uncanny work of art.

4. 2:00:31 You asked how many of the books were real. The only real author I noticed was Hermes Trismegistus, thus far. He was an alchemist and mystic. The word “Hermeticism” is named after him. He is considered the father of Western thaumaturgy.

5. 1:57:12 The Silver Key. A symbol of passage between our world and the Dream Worlds. Lovecraft.

6. 50:17 Orne and Hutchinson are both references to dangerous alchemists from Lovecraft’s *Charles Dexter Ward*. The devs must love this story. I don’t blame them—so do I.

7. Living this game 🤟

8. “The Essential Saltes Of Man” is ALSO a reference to Lovecraft’s novella, *The Strange Case Of Charles Dexter Ward*, which contained moments that chilled me to the core when I first read it at age 17.

   But, yes—I mentioned in my comment on the last video that the Silver Key opened up a passage between our world and the Dream World, where the Old Gods dwelt, amongst many other wonders and terrors. The protagonist of Lovecraft’s “Dream Cycle”, as it’s been called, is one Randolph Carter of Providence, some time of Kingsport, R.I. (In the last game you will see a tin of “Kingsport Coffee” next to the counter where Katja makes her herbal infusion.

9. 9:50 “I don’t know what ‘cherry blossom trees’ are called.“

   Skilly. Mate. What kind of tree could possibly have cherry blossoms?

   C’mon, bruv: Cherry trees, mate. When it’s time for them to exchange pollen, flowers bloom all over them. These are the famous cherry blossoms that have been a cultural symbol of Japan for years beyond counting. In the West, we know them better for the tasty fruit that they produce.

   I was howling with laughter at this; and I really wanted to make serious fun of you; however, you’re just too likable. If I’d really let you have it, I’d have felt like I was savaging a kid for making an obvious error. It doesn’t help that I know how much stress you’re under, and how busy you are with your family these days. So… You only got the very mildest possible razz from me.

   Thank you, brother, for playing this game; this has been an extraordinary experience, And. It’s not one I can have on my own, as I do everything on my iPad Pro, and therefore don’t even have a PC. Wish you all the best, my friend.

10. This story has me 100% hooked , this second vod did not disappoint, I so want to see how this plays out, I look forward to the next episode, thanks for the awesome Vod Skilly 😃

11. Alright, time to see what happened after that cliffhanger with Amma you left us on.

12. 3:04 Amma a lot of the times is just another word for mother or grandma so I'd be surprised if that wasn't the case. This is gorgeous by the way 🌸

13. This was wild! Really enjoyed it skilly!

14. 1:09:25 EGGSECUTOR!

15. 😊😊🏆🏆

16. The voice actress is Persia Numan, and yes, her looks match her voice. Also, is there a way to remove the white reticle dot? I can't help staring at it lol.

17. The swell – torrent of acid rain
    Usually when it's a TORRENT of rain, it's a serious flood. First floors of many if not all houses are soaked, if not higher.

    The Crush – the way they explained it. The swell made it a tomb for many. Etched in every corner. My guess: the crush was a network of UNDERGROUND BUNKERS.

    So if it flooded a bunker people expected to be safe, that would explain how the swell "etched into every corner" it burned itself through the very network, killing many people. And why "no one should have survived"

    Because there would be a two choice situation, which SOUNDS like catch 22's.

    Die in a flooding bunker network to the acidic waters.

    Or leave and die in the falling acid rain, which must already be flooding roads and lawns.

    But some survived. Somehow.

18. I love the fall scenery, the music and the references to Ancient Greek (like 1:24:00 Eudoxus) and the Lovecraft references.
    @SkillyMcFilly The voice actress of Katja: Persia Numan and Het is voiced by Gemma Numan.

    26:22 "Thee Essential Saltes of Man" might be a reference to Lovecraft's "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" because the protagonist's ancestor's name is Joseph Curwen. Don't want to spoil the story, tho.
    55:18 "HYPNOS" is also a story by Lovecraft, but I haven't read it yet.

19. My theory is that this universe is a nightmare dreamstate and the Hush is the reality.

20. I was awake for a week once. I then thought I was dead… do NOT TRY IT

21. Such a bizarre and awesome game. I’m loving it. Can’t wait to see the finale.

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