The Dark Room: Round 2 (YouTube)
Did you think you had truly escaped The Dark Room? HA! Commandingly Deep-Voiced Australian John Robertson is back to taunt you a second time, as you try to escape The Dark Room: Round 2, a continuation of his darkly-comedic YouTube puzzle adventure. Things are a little darker and a little angrier this time around, but the concept remains as hilarious as ever.
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YES! Thanks for uploading the second round. :) Unfortunately, I'm still stuck on the URL puzzle. You know, the puzzle with "cup of milk and water, chinese house" and all that. Anyone got any clues?
Well, while I'm here, I guess I can help out with some Easter Eggs. OK, here goes.
EASTER EGGS
(I think I'll just do these in alphabetical order)
Apple:
1.Stand Up
2...Yes?
3.Blank annotation in bottom-right corner.
Yay:
1.Look up
2.Painkillers
3.Can I get a prescription?
4.Blank annotation in bottom-right corner.
...Well that went more quickly then I thought it would.
It looks like the cup of milk speech is a
youtube website
but I haven't worked out the specifics of it yet.
So... is it finished? cuz I don't want to start The Dark Room 2 again to have it lead me to "this page will be here in the future"...
I think the milk speech is definitely
a youtube video.
Taking the first letter of each word gives you http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v= which is how youtube videos are addressed.
and then, my transcription is:
four big gods cursing your other xylophone minus zero new muscular tutus
which could be
4bgcyoxm0nmt, but isn't (too many letters). I think the "minus zero" might mean something else. Also, the way youtube randomly capitalizes letters could make this difficult.
@argyblarg,
I assumed when he said "big" he meant the G was capital. At the start he says "small victory equals" which we know is meant to be "v=", not "sv=". The case in a video's code does indeed matter.
Also, when he says "minus" he might mean it includes a dash. Youtube videos do sometimes include dashes and inderscores.
The code I got from this was "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGcyox-0nmt" but it does not work.
In the previous game he helped out people having trouble with the URL in the Youtube comments. I'm hoping he comes back and does it again. I'm also hoping that this isn't just a red herring.
Dark Room Round 2 Walkthrough
Endings, Easter Eggs, and Blatant Dead Ends
Use the link to start the second chapter
Dead Ends
Whittle 8
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Moan
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Moo.
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Crawl with arms.
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Crawl with lips.
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Look closer.
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Whittle a bone key.
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Try another.
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Try another.
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Try another.
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Try another.
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Try another.
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Try another.
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Try another.
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You're back in the first dark room.
Rocky Horror
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Stand up.
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Hop.
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Right.
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Jump to the left.
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And then a step to the right.
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Hips.
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Thrust.
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Lets do the time warp again.
Lisp
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Look up.
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Bag.
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Abandon hope.
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Find the light switch.
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Yeth please.
You mean I'm not alone?
Easter Eggs
Yay!
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Poke ankle.
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Painkillers.
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Can I get a prescription?
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Blank annotation at bottom right of screen.
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Yay pop up!
Apple pop up!
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Stand up.
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Yes?
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Blank annotation in bottom right corner.
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Apple pop up!
Hidden Message
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Look up.
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Bag.
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Gab.
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Hidden Message.
Brand New Bag
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Look up.
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Bag.
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Abandon hope.
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Wait...what?!
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Bag.
Escapes!
Dragon Punch
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Poke ankle.
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Pain killers.
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Can I get a prescription?
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Find the light switch.
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Dragon punch.
London Tube
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Poke ankle.
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Steady on, old man.
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Lie back, dream of England.
As of this walkthrough trying to repent for the murder still has no new link update. Also, the Hidden Message is a url for the ultimate win, which is still being deciphered.
@Alex and Argy- The four gods could also mean GGGG or gggg or fG or FG. There are so many combinations of what it could be but many of the JiG team are trying to puzzle it out. Hopefully we'll have an answer soon!
@edennov: No, unfortunately, it does not appear to be completely finished. As of right now if you try to repent for killing it goes to a video saying that path is not yet up and to wait. Also, the ultimate ending url is still trying to be figured out.
Thanks everyone for being so helpful and be assured we'll let you know the minute we unravel the url!
hmm then
Four can be 4 or f, Zero can be Z or 0, Xylophone can be something else because he says it too fast, minus can be - or M, New can be for a Big letter or just N, Big G can be for G, or bg, tutus can be for 22,t2,2t,tt, And the secret that send us to the "hidden Msg" (Papa's got a brand new one) Can be also a clue.
In my opinion,
Four big gods could be GGGG, cursing your other xylophone minus zero could be cyox_0.
Yeah, I used an underscore. I think he says minus to throw us off the trail, when he really means "underscore". Maybe. And since he stares concentratingly on you and says, "new muscular tutus, he might mean NM and tutus means 22's or 22.
So here's what I have:
Unfortunately, I doesn't seem to look like the correct link. (In the preview.) :(
Oh wait, it's because I forgot the / after .com. -_-
A couple of things that might be worth thinking about:
- Unless something's changed, youtube urls have exactly 11 characters. Any combination with more or less won't work.
- As was pointed out, Robertson was really helpful with tips on the first game. People have been posting on the hidden message page for three weeks now, and he's said nothing so far.
- I cobbled together a script that went through all the suggestions I've seen here (e.g., "4", "f", "F", "GGGG", "gggg" for the first characters) and tried all valid combinations. 434 combinations, all give 404 errors. If anyone's interested, I can list the various things I combined (and I'll take suggestions on changes).
And of course, none of this would be worthwhile without Robertson's incredible over the top delivery. I can't read the first few sentences of this review without hearing his voice.
My first walkthrough. Yay.
The "map" of The Dark Room 2 is the following file ("unfinished" will probably be added in the future): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/77624332/The%20Dark%20Room%20Round%202.docx
I had to make all text really small and the page really big in order to fit everything.
Forgot to mention that in my walkthrough, I shortened the clips that only have one option to their final conclusion, to save time and space.
For Hidden Message:
I noticed that the url of the Hidden Message video kind of represents what he's saying, backwards. It starts with Mn0 and ends with G4. I don't think this is a coincidence but I can't think of anything to do with this, short of reversing the combination of characters, which I've already tried.
Has there been any further progress on deciphering the Hidden Message?
If anyone is still attempting this I am also and could possibly over skype or facebook work on it together...
WTF?? Still only 2 people who got to the end? What's the damn trick here!?
PLZ Anyone???
Anyone else find the 'My Little Pony' easter egg?
The path seems to be
1. Look up
2. Bag
3. Abandon hope
4. Steal their things
5. Find light switch
6. No!
7. My Little Pony?
Found another one.
Dog Whistle
1. Look up
2. Bag
3. Abandon hope
4. Steal their things
5. Find light switch
6. Find light switch
7. Click heels 3x
8. Australia?
9. Blank annotation on right
Dead end labeled Hint:
1. Look up
2. Bag
3. Abandon hope
4. Steal their things
5. Find light switch
6. Find light switch
7. Click heels 3x
8. Australia?
9. Find light switch
10. Weigh
11. Hint
Hey, um, just something I found... In one of the videos:
after going
Look up -> bag -> abandon hope -> wait... what?!
You get to a video that tells you 'the dark room is not in q8.
Could q8 be part of the mystery URL? I've seen some theories on what the 'wait' (or 'weight') part of the hidden message is, and I just thought I'd put it out there.
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Dark Room Round 2 Walkthrough
Endings, Easter Eggs, and Blatant Dead Ends
Use the link to start the second chapter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT01oRvh8w0&feature=iv&src_vid=vm85qZPjvVM&annotation_id=annotation_650984
Dead Ends
Whittle 8
Moan
Moo.
Crawl with arms.
Crawl with lips.
Look closer.
Whittle a bone key.
Try another.
Try another.
Try another.
Try another.
Try another.
Try another.
Try another.
You're back in the first dark room.
Rocky Horror
Stand up.
Hop.
Right.
Jump to the left.
And then a step to the right.
Hips.
Thrust.
Lets do the time warp again.
Lisp
Look up.
Bag.
Abandon hope.
You mean I'm not alone?
Find the light switch.
Yeth please.
Easter Eggs
Yay!
Poke ankle.
Painkillers.
Can I get a prescription?
Blank annotation at bottom right of screen.
Yay pop up!
Apple pop up!
Stand up.
Yes?
Blank annotation in bottom right corner.
Apple pop up!
Hidden Message
Look up.
Bag.
Gab.
Hidden Message.
Brand New Bag
Look up.
Bag.
Abandon hope.
Wait...what?!
Bag.
Escapes!
Dragon Punch
Poke ankle.
Pain killers.
Can I get a prescription?
Find the light switch.
Dragon punch.
London Tube
Poke ankle.
Steady on, old man.
Lie back, dream of England.
As of this walkthrough trying to repent for the murder still has no new link update. Also, the Hidden Message is a url for the ultimate win, which is still being deciphered.
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May 1, 2012 3:57 PM