Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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pro bono

coyle aurafarm footage by @ZachCK youtube.com/watch?v=L0sZXwW3y4A

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thumbnail art by The Black Frog, Murkoff Collections comic Chapter 4

Chapters:

0:00 why do we play The Outlast Trials?
1:54 horror as spice analogy
4:06 locus of control buff
6:19 But now I feel [Jiang Man] like you two have dressed my child in especially beautiful clothing!
6:25 Ludonarrative Condiments or whatever they call it
7:05 We Like The Outlast Trials Because Neuro Divergents (veronica roth)
9:02 the cliques of the outlast trials community
9:57 Weirdo Solidarity
11:45 the gore-loving caricature of us is FAKE
13:37 you guys may be weird but you're also just John Normal and Jane Mundane
16:37 if you like the game in the same way you like a tv show, does that make your passion more understandable?
18:22 irony in the differential perception of the gore
19:08 It's Not That Deep After All
20:15 You Think. This Fair? I Don't Think. This Fair