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SIGNALIS: A Love Letter to Survival Horror
"Great holes secretly are digged where earth's pores ought to suffice, and things have learnt to walk that ought to crawl."
SIGNALIS is a game that is both supremely confusing and intensely beautiful. In this video, we will examine the entire game, recapping the plot and analysing it as we go. It is a masterpiece that weaves together Soviet aesthetics, reality-bending psychological horror, and a haunting love story.
Welcome back to another video! So sorry for this taking a bit longer than the last few, but I hope I made up for it with it being an hour longer! So sorry for any audio-related issues or if I stumbled on some words as this was written, recorded and edited in between bouts of illness. So sorry in advance! But, if you did enjoy/do enjoy the video at any point - please make sure to like and subscribe - and if you want to support me further, consider joining the Patreon or becoming a member to the channel (You gain access to video's early and help decide the next video topics!) But, thank you so much for watching and I will, hopefully, see you in the next one.
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TIMESTAMPS (not important :p):
0:00 Prelude
0:43 Introduction
5:54 Awakening
11:08 SYNCHRONIZITÄT
21:59 New Hospital Ward
37:05 Accomodations
57:10 LIMINALITÄT
1:04:37 Nowhere
1:22:17 The End?
1:34:19 Interlude - Explanation
1:35:42 Return
1:43:34 GESTALTZERFALL
1:47:29 Rotfront
2:01:02 The End.
2:14:41 Leave, Memory and Artifact
2:20:06 Analysis Start
2:20:50 The King in Yellow
2:27:37 The Paintings
2:32:03 What Happened?
2:32:24 My Interpretation
2:36:44 Dream Theory?
2:40:53 Hybrid Reality
2:45:34 Time Loop
2:48:45 Conclusion
2:55:20 After Words
Music Used:
SIGNALIS OST
Alan Wake 2 OST
Darkwood OST
Mouthwashing OST
P3R OST
Silent Hill 2 OST
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  • @joaogrrr
    @joaogrrr 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ytbers: hours long analysis of fear and hunger some finnish guy with mental illness: haha i love drawing naked hanged men but i would NEVER EVER EVER NEVER EVER be a homo

  • @joaogrrr
    @joaogrrr 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    the only "DIET-I"

  • @Lady_Maria17
    @Lady_Maria17 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The first thing i noticed about Isa that put me off is her "I hope you find who you're looking for", even though we never say anything to her. Its one of the first clues that something is off about not only her but even more so about the world itself.

  • @nicha7298
    @nicha7298 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I think ive watched every signalis lore vid on youtube at this point and ive gotta say this is easily one of the best ones, thank you for this

  • @SpecLeader101
    @SpecLeader101 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This game an 10/10, absolute peak. But i dont like the true ending. I was hoping for, something else. My complaint doesnt take away from the score at all. I think i just need a third game.

  • @floydferdussonmejias9063
    @floydferdussonmejias9063 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    you are such a good writer nocap

  • @WWFanatic0
    @WWFanatic0 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wake up babe, new hours long Signalis video essay just dropped

  • @MitchenerHalferty
    @MitchenerHalferty 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    My sister is married to a rich guy and he gives her whatever she wants so she buys "designer bags and jewellery" but little does he know that everything she has is a fake. She puts that money on the side for probably a rainy day. True story kislux

  • @zetslayer9103
    @zetslayer9103 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What's the music being used for this? Sounds familiar.

  • @blaque-n6n
    @blaque-n6n 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I see something that reminds me of fata morgana, I click

  • @brianrosie1762
    @brianrosie1762 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Took a minute to realize nobody leaves the pilotseat after scan, the copy is technically a new person

  • @HoryBP1
    @HoryBP1 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I wasn't able to find the opening song in any of the mentioned soundtracks :( which is sad because it is the only track as good as the video :(

    • @NotSaberFrr
      @NotSaberFrr 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      if you are asking about the intro music then its 'Monologue with the Moon' from the Termina soundtrack (its used for the trailer) hope that helps and if it is smth else lmk and I will find it for you :D

    • @HoryBP1
      @HoryBP1 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Hell yeah, it actually is it! Such a pity devs didn't put it on spotify (which is where I was searching for it 😥) Thank you kind sir and once again - great video! I'm going straight for the Signalis one 💪

  • @AWEismaschine
    @AWEismaschine 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    YES, this is an excellent analysis! I was so excited to see BeamBuddy post a video about SOMA a few months back, but was extremely disappointed unfortunately. He did a great job of going through the game and summarizing the plot, as have you, but he didnt have this wonderful part at the end where he ACTUALLY tackles the concepts of the game, the sense of self, Transhumanism, and the ethics of pretty well all of it. Very happy to see someone actually embrace the heart of the game! Thank you!

  • @Pulich07
    @Pulich07 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    If you squint a little, Simon being the last conscious being on a dead world its kinda the premise to Wall-E

  • @stroodledoodles
    @stroodledoodles 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "Finding truth in what began as protection" goes so hard ngl

  • @ample982
    @ample982 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    9:51 34:37

  • @ErwinAponia78
    @ErwinAponia78 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Me when I heard "Gestalt" and "Replicants": NieR???????????????????????????

  • @BeanieGoth
    @BeanieGoth 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    monologue with the moon is honestly the best song on the ost. and its just the trailer music. my god

  • @Arc-ug7dc
    @Arc-ug7dc 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Frappolo voice: Tear-mina!

  • @Arxyno
    @Arxyno 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video, exceptional amount of effort. You deserve much more and you'll get it soon! Thanks for several hours of entertainment

  • @ropolopo6243
    @ropolopo6243 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    with the work you put into these videos you’re sure to grow quickly, can’t wait to see you with a million subs man keep it up

  • @spacebug5686
    @spacebug5686 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "A journalist who's covered wars y'know?" 🔥✍

  • @gagaplex
    @gagaplex 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very well done and an interesting summary and look at the game. My one criticism is repetition; like saying the game "challenges our understanding of what it means to be human" repeatedly. Point well made, move on. ;-)

    • @NotSaberFrr
      @NotSaberFrr 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah that's fair, it's something I struggle with in longer videos but I'm trying to work on it :D

  • @brainjuice167
    @brainjuice167 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It ain't a Signalis video if it ain't at least 2 hours long

  • @strangedivine
    @strangedivine 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I actually bought this game during a sale last week, it cost me a whole $3, and it’s a great experience, definitely my kind of game.

  • @tediousgeorge7159
    @tediousgeorge7159 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The King in Yellow opens the door to further litterary references, such as Leng. Slot that into the interpretation and much of what you're argueing for makes a lot of sense.

  • @Sneevilman
    @Sneevilman 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    "A world where gods are a reality" Doesn't Termina take place centuries into the Cruel Age? Gods aren't really a reality at this point, and it's part of what makes Prehevil's secret cults so unsettling to many of the contestants. Alll-mer is still worshipped as a messianic figure, but there's basically no trace of him by the time Termina happens

  • @GOODZ7777
    @GOODZ7777 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Skip recap and start @ 1:00:57

  • @maximoontiveros-f2f
    @maximoontiveros-f2f 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    this video sounds like what its like to read my own essays.

  • @nicolasgomez6637
    @nicolasgomez6637 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    EVERYBODY LEAVE A COMMENT!!! Boost it im the algorithm!!!!

  • @Alexis-of-aldmeris
    @Alexis-of-aldmeris 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Gestalts and replicants..? Nier???

    • @mghoulgutts4029
      @mghoulgutts4029 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The words existed before Nier but… Nier🤘🏿

    • @Alexis-of-aldmeris
      @Alexis-of-aldmeris 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ Ik just made me think of nier - my favourite two games~

  • @dude8476
    @dude8476 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Fear & Hunger Termina, now Signalis? Never subscribed so fast in my life lol

  • @papuyu4564
    @papuyu4564 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just can beat one character. I just randomly watching sone random yutub

  • @FernandoAlvarez-nj7ks
    @FernandoAlvarez-nj7ks 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I randomly came upon this video and watched it whioe at work. And my god this was amazing, great job with your analysis, this was fantastic.

  • @cjjohnson9238
    @cjjohnson9238 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You did an exceptional job. I actually loved the errors and corrections that you didn't cut out I've watched every one of these 1.5+ hour Signalis videos, and this one was uniquely it's own: from perspective, to analysis, to the way in which you described the journey. Keep this up

    • @cjjohnson9238
      @cjjohnson9238 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Also, selfish request: do 1000x Resist

  • @TheJpnsf
    @TheJpnsf 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Alright, am I the only one who got this on recommended and thought it was a Zelda video? With that big moon and the word TERMINA on the thumb

  • @exillonred
    @exillonred 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Signalis was my GOTY for 2022. A brilliant game, a sad game, and an unforgettable game.

    • @aaronatkinson177
      @aaronatkinson177 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It was my game of the year for 2022 as well

  • @crammajamma18
    @crammajamma18 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A threw hour video of my obsession? Absolutely wonderful, id take all of your stock

  • @Hepheat75
    @Hepheat75 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Let's go! One more video before bed 😊

  • @Syther24
    @Syther24 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ooh, its been at least a month since I had the Signalis pain! time to be reminded of all the suffering!

  • @Sakuna451
    @Sakuna451 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    LET'S GO

  • @dizzy3715
    @dizzy3715 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is my favorite interpretation of Signalis that I've heard and it feels like it fits perfectly!

  • @Crit_Croc
    @Crit_Croc 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Cool beans man