--- title: 'Peripeteia - An Alternative Deus Ex' source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=BVaR-OQUfKU' video_id: 'BVaR-OQUfKU' date: 2026-07-22 duration_sec: 557 channel: 'SUMAG' --- # Peripeteia - An Alternative Deus Ex > Source: [Peripeteia - An Alternative Deus Ex](https://youtube.com/watch?v=BVaR-OQUfKU) ## Summary The video is a chaotic, first-person commentary on the early-access game Peripeteia, described as an old-school immersive simulator with a dark, alternative cyberpunk setting. The creator shares mixed feelings of depression, frustration, and nostalgia, highlighting the game's confusing navigation, lack of clear lore, and dynamic combat, while also engaging in off-topic rants and self-promotion. ### Key Points - **Video Disclaimer** [00:02] — The creator warns that the video is not a review, analysis, or plot retelling, but rather a controversial take on the game Peripeteia. - **Game Description** [00:31] — Peripeteia is an old-school immersive simulator by Polish developers, featuring an anime cybergirl protagonist who drinks beer and eats chips to breakcore music. - **Nostalgic Vibes** [01:01] — The game evokes memories of Stalker, Deus Ex, and Fallout, with large open spaces that create a sense of fear. - **Plot and Protagonist** [02:06] — The protagonist, Marie (Masha), is a cyborg killer with amnesia, waking up in a garbage dump. The plot is minimal and unclear. - **Gameplay Mechanics** [02:36] — Players can cling to ledges, use telekinesis on rats, and utilize various gadgets, though their purposes are often unclear. - **Open World Navigation** [03:51] — The game features a conditionally open world without navigation, similar to Minecraft, leading to confusion. - **Tutorial Location** [04:04] — The creator explores a staircase that seems to lead to heaven but finds nothing, joking about atheists. - **Lore and Characters** [04:31] — Little is known about Marie; a bunker is mentioned in dialogue with a dump owner. The creator digresses about a previous video's low views. - **Personal Memories** [06:07] — The game reminds the creator of childhood experiences with Half-Life and parkour in garages, contrasting with modern TikTok culture. - **Gameplay Issues** [07:06] — Enemies drop few bullets, and manual reloading in a dynamic shooter is frustrating. The creator dies while managing inventory. - **Early Access Status** [08:01] — The game is in early access, and the creator admits to not completing it. The video ends with a humorous extortion attempt for money. ### Conclusion The video is a rambling, humorous take on Peripeteia, emphasizing its confusing yet nostalgic atmosphere, while the creator frequently digresses into personal anecdotes and self-promotion. ## Transcript I want to warn you right away that this video is not a review, not an analysis, and, God forbid, not a retelling of the plot. If you ask: "Then how do I classify my videos?" I'll tell you: who the [ __ ] knows. I've been a bit confused about this lately just enjoy doing something controversial. And this video will be controversial for a controversial game in early access. Peripeteia. And the game's ambiguity isn't that it's an old-school immersive simulator, as the Polish developers, Polishons, describe it, but rather that I actually just wanted to kill dudes while playing as an anime cybergirl guzzling beer and drinking chips to the sound of powerful breakcore. Well, you know, this cervelat. mixed feelings between depression, frustration and some notes of nostalgia. The game brazenly decided to remind me of the vibes of the first Stalkers, suddenly the first Deuss, and a little bit of Fallout. Plus, I developed some kind of fear of these large open spaces. [ __ ], I survived. And then, from the very start, they put on such a performance that, like, [ __ ], it’s cool, but something immediately becomes uneasy. Well, don't be sad, guys. Well, look at sad, guys. Well, look at Masha, she doesn't give a damn at all. And not just like that Masha, she doesn't give a damn at all. And not just like that , know. Just for fun, in short. Yes, yes, I understand that you now want to know the history of this world. I was also generally interested, but in short, it’s a game about alternative cyberpunk. It seems ironic. Where is Masha? She is also Marie, who broke the violin. A product of the time of some endless cold war. She is also Inspector Gadget or the cyborg killer. She's collapsing, waking up in some kind of garbage dump. Perhaps not the most interesting fact, but it seems no less important, since this is the whole plot of the game. The thing is, she has some kind of powerful class C amnesia, and it’s generally unclear what to do. But you can cling to ledges like this, it’s cool to touch rats with telekinesis. Oh, I took the mouse. No, why did you let go, you fool, mouse. No, why did you let go, you fool, you [ __ ]? Oh, took the machine telekinesis. Running, jumping, well, a very dynamic theme. And there are also a bunch of different gadgets and gizmos, the purpose of which, well, it’s not really clear what they are. not really clear what they are. Reflex enchmen lame on one leg, is very fast and flexible. Now I'm even curious, what is she like in terms of sex? But the game has one small nuance. This whole twist and turn is [ __ ] incomprehensible. And the whole point is that the locations have the status of a conditionally open world without navigation. Well, just like in Minecraft. 60 million km² only upwards. Of course, I'm exaggerating a bit, but in the tutorial, which is the starting location, by the way, I ran up to some kind of staircase, which, apparently, led straight to heaven to God. And, of course, I couldn’t resist and decided to test this hypothesis. Want to know what's up there? There's nothing there, [ __ ] nothing, except a whole chorus of jubilant atheists. Not a very good joke, sorry. Let's get back to Masha. All we know is that Mashka wants to kill. Well, you already understood that. What about the lore components? There is no clear answer to the question of who Marie is. The only thing that is clear is that there is some kind of bunker. This comes up in a dialogue with this guy. By the way, he is the owner of this dump. And at first he says, like, what is Marie doing here? And anyway, why the [ __ ] does the video about Pacific Drive only have 400 views? I don't understand this liquid trolling from YouTube at all. We need to somehow correct this stalemate. And yes, yes, he said it exactly like that, he spoke sharply in Russian: “I’m not deceiving you, I’m screwing you.” In general, he said a lot more. Well, without any negativity and even without much positivity. Well, I wouldn't be me if I didn't... if I didn't start showing off about the curse of unpopularity that some random old woman boldly bestowed upon me. Even the evil eye keychain didn't help me at all in this situation. Therefore, all hope lies only with you, my dear ones. Well, as for the author of this video, I mean, I wanted to say that not everyone would dare to make an atmospheric, immersive, alternative, or mind-bending Darkpunk with Breakcore and an anime and a girl in the lead role. Or is there anyone willing? those guys had shotguns, damn, they would have hit the target . I liked this game. I even remembered my childhood in Halflife. And, in principle, childhood itself. Well, you know, when you're doing parkour in garages with your kints , and the roof is falling off somewhere, but inside there's a lot of swag that could be turned in for a medical examination. You also walk around with a stick, like the Vintorez from Stalker. But zoomers won't understand. They spent their entire childhood in an What is a matrix? In the so-called TikTok, a In the so-called TikTok, a wish-granter. Your goal is here. Come to me. But don't be offended, kids. That's why there's an old degenerate like me to be in charge of your noughties vibe. It's a [ __ ] shame I me to be in charge of your noughties vibe. It's a [ __ ] shame I As for the game, the only problems are the drops, which are almost never there , considering that enemies shoot at me with several clips, and they end up with some measly two or three bullets after death, or, at best , one magazine. and in stores that need to be reloaded manually. To be honest, I did n't really get this excessive realism in a dynamic shooter , because while I was going through this management, I was getting killed. Wow, are going through this management, I was getting killed. Wow, are you crazy? I'm [ __ ] standing there, [ __ ], I'm doing management there, [ __ ]. By the way, how are you doing? Everything is fine? Is anyone offended? No, come on, do n't keep quiet, if anything happens, I'll sort it out. n't keep quiet, if anything happens, I'll sort it out. Why did I say that? Ah, well, apparently I had to, that's what I said. No, well, if anything, if anything, I'll figure it out. Just whistle. But I didn’t complete the game, and in general I wouldn’t have been able to. After all, it is in early access. Let me remind you, in case you forgot. Well, I personally forgot. I also forgot to finish the script, but I'll fix that now. fix that now. So, here I have, what the So, here I have, what the classic extortion. Please send me some money, please. Okay, Twill, I won our bet. That'll be 300 rubles. I know you're watching this video, so go ahead and send it right now. Wait guys, he'll send it now. holding people up. Well then, [ __ ], that's it, no money, [ __ ], Well then, [ __ ], that's it, no money, [ __ ], there's no end to the video. Fine? No, I do n't think it's very normal. Yeah, [ __ ], I don't give a [ __ ], guys. In short, the author said everything he wanted. [ __ ], write me some [ __ ] again. [ __ ], [ __ ], I can't vouch for myself, I'm not responsible for anything. There will be an execution. video before this, but he knew that I would n’t [ __ ] lie. I'll say inside,