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The Player Imprisoned in a Dream

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SECTIONS:
0:00 Part I
12:16 Part II
45:50 Part III
1:04:06 Part IV
1:23:05 Part V

20 Comments

@RetroGamingNow Creator 2 months ago Pinned

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@SpineBones 2 months ago

Imagine thinking someone died and they're just like "yeah no I've just been playing minecraft for like 4 years straight don't worry, oh and also the devil is here, he's kind of a loser tho"

@It-IsMeh 1 month ago

I love how pissy both the protagonists can be. Ange straight up doesn't give a shit, and Calebs anger at his own impotence is heartening. I also like how he tries to get around his deal.

@licensedvibechecker8096 2 months ago

the hard cut to caleb's dead sister also playing minecraft for all eternity and having absolutely none of the devil's shit was really funny. wdym the minecraft horror args have discovered comedic timing

@zakhammond5991 2 months ago

"I watched it stumble. It can bleed" was some kratos type shi bro that was hard asf 😭

@dogefreezetime20 2 months ago

hiii this is my friend’s arg, super happy at how far this arg’s gone. thank you for covering sleeplife ^^

@EyeSeeSky1234 2 months ago (edited)

I think the story is about how Caleb was never a sinner because it was manslaughter. It was just an honest mistake, but Caleb never let go of the idea that he was someone who deserved punishment. He made the bargain with himself. I think it's about how sometimes unconditional love can make yourself never forgive yourself for something that wasn't evil, even when the person you wronged would forgive you.

@unknownwren 1 month ago

One thing I noticed at 54:11 is that on the “experimenting” video skin, the circle has not just changed to more circles but it’s actually the texture in MC for BUBBLES. as in the ones that come up UNDERWATER

@spottyisgreat 2 months ago

0:34 "At first, it seemed rather normal"
I like to imagine this implies RGN goes out of his way to find random minecraft channels for like, watching 12 year old let's plays, and solving these web series is just a side gig or something.

@Jafar-w2ph 1 month ago (edited)

Another theory I have that I didn’t see anyone mention is that the devil can watch Caleb through the color black. When Caleb tries jumping off the mountain he places down the black banners and says “Just so you can watch me” and when Caleb enters the fake wool world the subtitles say “Eyes everywhere” when there are a bunch of black sheep. This could also be the reason for why Caleb kills all the black sheep in that one video. The devil abused Caleb’s deal of no killing living beings to watch him with no problems but when Caleb figured out the loophole he was able to kill the black sheep and as a result stop the devil from watching him which made the devil mad since he couldn’t do anything about it and as a result made him insult Caleb. I’m not sure if this theory is 100% full proof but it’s at least some food for thought

@FishHipsSinkShips 2 months ago

42:17 that’s funny as fuck actually this kid really tried to pull a John Constantine in Minecraft. I like to imagine herobrine looking at this world and going “I’m sorry what the hell is even that”

@PirEight 2 months ago

The last name Truant is most likely a reference to the book House of Leaves a book about a house with an impossible hallway, the protaganist(if you can call him that) is named Johnny Truant.
There seem to be a lot of references to House of Leaves, like that hallway with all the doors, and the series has a lot of House of Leaves vibes all over

@skipperxiv 2 months ago

You pointing out that Ange isn't afraid of the devil and knows it can;t hurt her reminds me of a piece of advice my dad gave me when I was little: "The only power the devil has is the power you give him."

@DerKlemm-Crafter 1 month ago

Caleb never told anyone what he did. That's why their parents hung up search flyers. They believe she vanished.

@shatteredblade89 2 months ago (edited)

it kind of makes sense the devils name shows up as a star at 57:03, since the devil is a fallen angel, with the title "Morning Star" from before he was banished