Welcome to Hanwell: A Descent into Horror

Hello everybody, my name is Markiplier, and welcome to Welcome to Hanwell. I didn't notice you back there! Did you do all this work? I love it! It's... very Jackson Pollocky with all the blood... he's the guy that did the splatter paintings.

As we begin our journey through the game, it becomes clear that we're in a rather unique situation. In loving memory of Graham Foster. Oh~ That's actually a memorial. I mean kind of sweet in the juxtaposition of what will be a horror game, but I like it nonetheless.

I came across another mysterious installation on my desktop, and I have no idea why or how it appeared there. But I guess we're just waking up in a bed again, a little bit of a cliche among horror games. I can't move my... oh there we go, hello. Ah, I love the drab decor! Hello? I'm trapped and scared and alone and... what the fuck is that sound?

As we explore this dark place, it becomes clear that we're in a desperate situation. Hi! Okay, hello... Oh ok. Bye then. You just... You just gonna leave me here? Alone. In the darkness, in the murder corridor. This is where people die!

The atmosphere of fear and desperation builds as we continue on our journey. Hello? Ok, alright then. I'll just be here...... alone... Ooooh! Good! You know now that freedom is an option, I don't even know if I want to get out.

As we navigate the hallways, we come across a mysterious door with a sign that reads "This area is out of service until further notice." Oh good. They spray-painted that across the bars. Very good, and I love the trail of blood. Ohhhhh... k do I need to do that right now, or is that like an eventually kind of thing?

The sound design in this game is particularly effective, adding to the sense of unease and tension. Eugh... okay... Oh yeah, that's working properly. Alright that's good. Alright, decrepit, very nice? Oh hey.. Hi! Hi, how are you doing? Are you in timeout?

It seems we're being held accountable for our actions by a rather stern authority figure. What did you do? Were you bad? I bet you were if your time-out in a jail cell. Holy shit, must be the worst of the worst. Ew... Destitute. Oh is that a head? Is that a head in a fridge?

The game's attention to detail is impressive, from the gruesome decoration to the disturbing sound effects. That's a head in a fridge. Isn't it? Just gonna close that up there. No one needs to see that; Alright. Hello? Joe the phone broke I need to get on the warden about why we're down here stuck with all this shit falling apart when the suits upstairs get a brand new office.

The contrast between the luxurious office and our current situation is jarring, to say the least. Plus, these guys are getting impatient; half of them haven't even had a trial I'm leaving early. Well all right then, asshole. I think you've got the wrong number. Ew, okay then all righty ho.

As we continue on our journey, we come across a rather disturbing sound effect in the bathroom. Huh? Eh! Why is Creed playing in the bathroom? Okay, all right then. I'm gonna get out of here. There was no point in me coming in here. Oh boy all right whoo

The game's pacing is well-balanced, shifting seamlessly from tense moments to more absurd and humorous interactions. Alrighty then subtle. I like it. Subtle! I mean I'm waiting for the eventual extreme scare in my face, but subtle! Good stuff.

Just when we think things are calming down, a sudden jump scare occurs, sending us running back in fear. Oh! Fa--uckin' hi--okay bye. Was it a ghost? Okay, not very scary, not scary. Not what I call spooky but uh pretty good nonetheless.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enIs she- Is she dead ?*scream*Hello everybody, my name is Markiplier, and welcome to Welcome to Hanwell.Hi! I didn't notice you back there!Did you do all this work ? I love it ! It's.. very Jackson Pollocky with all the blood... he's the guy that did the splatter paintings.Oooh...In loving memory of Graham Foster.Oh~That's actually a memorialI mean kind of sweet in the juxtaposition of what will be a horror game, but I like it nonethelessSo this one I found... um...I actually can't remember where I found itIt was mysteriously installed on my desktop, and I have no idea why or how it appeared thereBut I guess we're just waking up in a bed again, a little bit of a cliche among horror gamesI can't move my--oh there we go, hello.I can see again. Ah, I love the drab decor!Helloo?I'm trapped and scared and alone and- what the fuck is that sound?Hi! Okay, hello...Oh ok. Bye thenYou just- You just gonna leave me here?alOneIn the darkness, in the murder corridorThis is where people die!Hello?Ok, alright then.I'll just be here......alone...Ooooh!Goooooooood!You know now that freedom is an option, I don't even know if I want to get outOh, okay, all right mysterious noisesMysterious door. 'This area is out of service until further notice.'Oh good. They spray-painted that across the bars. Very good, and I love the trail of bloodOhhhhh...k do I need to do that right now, or is that like an eventually kind of thing?Eugh... okay...Oh yeah, that's working properly. Alright that's good. Alright, decrepit, very nice? Oh hey.. Hi!Hi, how are you doing? Are you in timeout?What did you do? Were you bad?I bet you were if your time-out in a jail cell. Holy shit, must be the worst of the worstEwDestitute. Oh is that a head? Is that a head in a fridge?That's a head in a fridge. Isn't it? Just gonna close that up there. No one needs to see that; Alright. Hello?Joe the phone broke I need to get on the warden about why we're down here stuck with all this shit falling apart when thesuits upstairs get a brand new office. Plus, these guys are getting impatient; half of them haven't even had a trialI'm leaving early. Well all right then, asshole.I think you've got the wrong number. Ew, okay then all righty hoHuh?Eh!Why is Creed playing in the bathroom?Okay, all right thenI'm gonna get out of here. There was no point in me coming in here. Oh boy all right whooOkay, all right. Fucking hi!Oh, it's just a swinging light, and I've seen that before. You about to illuminate someone in time out again?Eugh...Hi! Okay...Alrighty then subtle. I like itSubtle! I mean I'm waiting for the eventual extreme scare in my face, but subtle! Good stuffOh! Fa--uckin' hi--okay bye.Was it a ghost?Okay, not very scary, not scary. Not what I call spooky but uh pretty good nonethelessOkay, nevermind then door number three\"-immense pressure at the moment, trying to contain the anomalies emerging from the research center after a failed operation to plug the gateEarly reports suggest substantial loss of life\"\"Meanwhile in Hanwell Jail many opportunistic prisoners used the confusion and scant resources to their advantageEscaping through a weak point in the recreation yard. The doctor could not be contacted when we reached out for a statementOkay, thank you radio of expositionSo glad that you were there to help me along my journey. I feel much. Oh, heyOkay, I got a key'Sir, it's John''My guards are getting tired of the usual shit down here''The refills there didn't help''They can- they can see the money coming in, but in their minds it's being spent on luxuries for you upstairs,''as opposed to vital equipment down here, in the cells''We may be looking at a strike if we're not careful''You know we just can't afford that the council on high alert''Also, the doctor has requested two more inmates''I've- I've had to decline''None of these guys have had a trial. Can't hand them over, he may as well be picking people off the street''Get back to me'Well that's nice therethere seems to be someone that has some semblance of justice in this weird world that we're inBut I don't know, seems like they're doing the--the standard--Why? Why?? Why would you do that? Why would you do that to me? Why would you do that. Fucking hi!Again, I would like to say: Why would that be a thing that needs to happen now?Okay then ahGood yes burner is becoming an issue in Littlewood. Criminals using an anomalous activity to cover upburglaries. Witch ghoul breedertransferred? What kind of world do we live in?2296Ok, so if I'm not, if I'm not mistakenthis is ahThis is where we just were. Wait that one's locked, but there's an arrow pointing down right by that bathroomBut it was just a bunch of lockers over there, so does that mean that there's like a secret door over there?Ooooh...Mmkay, ugh. Wha' is a witch breeder?Oh! Hello. Oh good its development of the game. Oh, that's kind of cleverI like that. Anything else on these? No? All right. Council fallen, Hanwell compromised--by D.Octir. The doctor is dead. The Council has fallen.We are all trapped within theseconcrete slabs of grey oppression. Where we go from here is unclear but Hanwell is no longer the bastion of living anymoreOkay, it didn't feel like a bastion of safe living as it stands nowSo why would it be then? Okay; All right?Then you know what I'm ah take this key, and I'm gonna find where it goes toIs it this door? Hello?It is. ...Hi...oh, tha--Hey...Okay, all right then. Oh can I let the person out of timeout?Can I let them out of time out? That seems like it'd be a bad ideaOkay, all right, then. You know what I'm gonna go for it.Never mind. I didn't want to do all of them. OhTime out ladyNo, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, NoDon't think you can do that to meYou think you can do that to me? You think you can just do that to me? Huh? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?Do you know how many horror games I've screamed at?To minor to moderate effectiveness, huh?You think I won't scream at you?Okay, there was something in here before but apparently not now, okay. These showers are lovelyOooh. Fuck, thought I saw something.All right, come onWho be there, huh?someone's going back in the naughty cornerreal soonOkay, so was there something behind this? No. It seems like there might have been at some pointOkay, here we go, skedaddlingEee. Glad to know that's still malfunctioning. So why were you--and I know it's probably not a good idea to go in that cell--But why were you in timeout?Huh, why?Ok fucking, hiHello?Hello??Hi, ok all right, then. I'm gonna go to the out of service area covered in oceans of blood. Oh, this is a bad hallwaySomething's behind me, isn't it?Hey! Okay. All right then everything's fineFreedom this way. Oh, I believe you. I believe you with all my heart if you can get past the bitchI'm gonna assume you meant to write witch, Ohalrighty thenI've got a flashlight and a bang banger. I'm all swang swang my bang banger up against your skull, put you in timeout...Forever!Permanently!Oh.Fucking...Do I... Is she-Is she dead? Is she dead?Ah! NO!Alrighty then... Crouching eliminates the sound of your footsteps.Hmm--aaah!I don't like that. Oh, no. Oh is this poop on the floor?Uaahhh...Uaahoh...Aaaauuuuahaah...Eeaaaughhhg...UUUUGAAHUAUAUAUAUA!!!Go faster crouchy crew!! Oh; what is up my crouchy crew? Oh!AHHHH!!!Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah. How 'bout no? How 'bout no? How 'bout NO ?!Ah fuck! Woah!Well that didn't work.I think she pushed. I think she bumped me into the tunnel that I was supposed to be in but somehow that didn't work...Oddly enough...Hey!*distressed mark noises*I'ma go down here. I'll go down here down here. Yes. Yes yes yes. Yes. Yes, it worked!I think. Maybe? I don't knowHello, ah I seem to have left my crow-BAR.Alrighty then.At least I'm going down to this Amnesia-esque hallway ofCaverns and TunnelsBut where's it gonna lead me, down at the bottom? And ALSO...There's something about a witch breeder...? Like, what does that even mean?Like Ah-Hey, you know after I just encountered a ghost ladyYou think snakes are actually gonna bother me or scorpions or whatever the hell that was? Huh?I'm a big strong brave boy. You ain't gonna mess with meOkay, that's not as good as I thought it was gonna beThat's actually the opposite of goodAhh! That's actually the opposite of good. I'm gonna just skedaddle this way. Don't mind me. I just like to skedaddle with great frequencyExcuse my spitAhh! Fucking-Is that the end yeah, you gonna do a-you gonna do a- Yeah, that's the end okayAll right, then Nathan Seedhouse. I see how you beOkay, so anyway that wasWelcome to Hanwell. It's pretty good. I gotta admit. They did a pretty good job hereThere's actually good animation work. Good environment work. Good potential for something good here. Solike with all these demos. I'm gonna go ahead and say I would like to see a lot more of this gameBut I don't know when that's going to be so either wayThank you everybody so much for watchingI'll put a link to this game down the comments or the description below and hopefully I can find more about this gamelater on, but--hope you guys enjoyed it. Let me know what you think and as always I will see you...In the next video. Bye bye!\n"