MASAGORO 真砂楼 | Spirits Inside Abandoned Japanese Inn (Ryokan) | Horror Game
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"MASAGORO" is a horror type of exploring game for single player, written in the first-person.
The game focuses on the exploration of an abandoned Ryokan (Japanese-style hotel) called "Masagoro", and the past of Masagoro is revealed by finding various clues in the story.
Background of the story:
A main character who used to work in "Meshii-village", remembered an abandoned Ryokan that had been remained in his memory one day.
He decided to go to the place as he is interested in exploring abandoned buildings.
The stage as an abandoned Ryokan (Japanese-style hotel) :
This Ryokan is designed in the style of early Showa period (1926-1989), based on the samples of Japanese ruined hotels exist and the advices by the explorers of abandoned hotels.
Immersive type of experiences with 3D sound:
The audio design using Valve's 3D audio solution, Steam Audio, makes you feel closer to the bizarre phenomena that occur in Masagoro.
Two to Three hours to complete the game:
This is a horror game where you explore the inside of Masagoro while fighting against the evil spirits that would attack you.
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Spoiler warning!
I think the ending of him commenting that he was hungry was possibly hinting at the cannibalism. Maybe he was possessed by the spirits of the Oshin-sama? I also feel like it was HEAVILY implied that the food being served at the Ryokan contained human meat...
Yes, I thought so too! The main character is gonna go eat a human for lunch 😁
I totally missed the implications that they were serving human meat at the ryokan, but going through and reading the notes again, they talk about the food a lot.
thank you for pointing that out i totally missed all of the references
I was kinda confused about the ritual itself, and who and why was the fella with the mask floating around?
Same thought. It only hit me at the very end when it mentioned hunger, but through the game it kept commenting on how good the food was... Made the ending subtly ominous.
That ending “...I have to eat something” had me laughing out loud along with you. 😂👌🏽💯 Great atmosphere. Like you pointed out, more puzzles and threats from the spirits would vastly improve it. It was still fun to watch anyhoo!!
Gotta get some tonkatsu
They keep complimenting the food but the spirits/ritual involved cannibalism. Makes me feel uneasy about all of it.
See, I was thinking about that too, as well as the very last line in the game. "I need to eat something..." like, is Main Character about to turn cannibalistic from the experience???
The diary entries are the best. "I can't stop chilling." "Oh well." HAHAHAHA
I think anyone who visits a ryokan would agree... It's a great place to chill, no matter how bad things get.
I think, through the interpretation of the bad Engrish, that the ending implies that the character feels like committing cannibalism now, according to the ritual since the seals were taken down and all. Idk honestly, just trying to make sense of that ending XD Loved the atmosphere of the game tho, the creaking of you going up and down the stairs had me on edge, thanks for this!
Since the shrine site no longer had a resident priest, the protagonist became the new priest once he finished the ritual. This means he's connected with the site and its spirits. His comments at the end were because he could feel the pangs of starvation that emanated from the shrine site. He may or may not resort to cannibalism, but it's likely he won't escape that feeling of hunger until there's a new sacrifice or he accepts his role as the new priest. The itching and inability to move may also have to do with the method of sacrifice, as well as the feeling of maggots devouring the upper parts of the body once the volunteer's remains were buried.
As I point out in my own comment, the game makes a lot more sense if you have an understanding of Japanese religious practices (Shinto was heavily implied as being the specific religion involved at the shrine).
My dad has Japanese colleagues (we're American) and he said it was important to them to start meetings with conversations about the weather. I assumed it was about establishing a pace for the conversation but I wouldn't be surprised if weather observation is just culturally important.
Japan also has some of the best climate scientists in the world. They just love weather.
@@Hinzmana How endearing of them
We Brits do it too.
Thanks for another great video Chris! So I'm guessing this is a bad ending since the MC has been cursed/possessed by the spirits who were sacrificed to be eaten. The ritual was supposed to entail building a new shrine for the spirits since the old one was torn down to make way for the ryokan, hence room 203 (the original location of the shrine) was haunted by the restless spirits and eventually killed Oshida. The temporary shrine was built in room 203 and seals were placed to enact a barrier to prevent the spirits from harming any more people. But something bad happened, the inhabitants of the ryokan were all massacred before the new shrine could be built. And since the MC tore down the seals to make his escape, the spirits are free to wreck havoc and now has possessed him, since his last words are feeling hungry and to eat something.
I just made my first apple pie. Now I'm nestled under a blanket, enjoying the playthrough and fruits of my labor!
literal fruits ;)
Just discovered you Chris, and have been binge watching all your LP's. I'm currently looking after my Mam, who is poorly with Covid, Chest infection and Pneumonia. Quite the whammy,.. so your games have been a Godsend for the long nights which I spend awake watching over her. . Thank you so much for the entertainment. M. x
Definitely directly inspired by Fatal Frame 2 in particular. The chiming bells, the crimson drawings, the aesthetics, and even the fonts used in the notes. And also the forest and concept of villages trapped within a bubble dimension.
am in love with this channel. i've been watching your videos for a week or so. i couldnt stop
A J-horror! Nice! The atmosphere is top notch, especially the sound effect of the character walking on wooden floor.
PS: How's your toothache?
Achey, but antibiotics and painkillers help, thanks.
@@CJUGames hope you are getting better quickly. Take care
I gotta say, I love how vertical this Inn is, with all those staircases and long wooden tunnels. Reminds me of a mountain lodge or something! Wouldn't want to haul a lot of luggage around in this place, though.
Oshin-sama just looked like he wanted a hug
*Me staring at the doll : “ Dam that doll thick. Chris might crack a joke about that... nah he’s above that and more proper than that.”
Chris : “This doll has got thunder thighs by the looks of it.”
Me: “Whaaat ?! Hahahah yas this is why I love your channel.”
Even in a walking Sim, with really simple core gameplay featuring way too much reading and an easily thwarted enemy your God tier commentary saves the day!!
anyone else have the urge to play fatal frame after this video
I would love to see Chris play Fatal Frame(anyone of it)
I agreed with you before watching because I love the Fatal Frame series, but I'm getting such a Fatal Frame vibe with the notes and the atmosphere
Fatal frame would be great with Chris' commentary
I love Japanese or Japanese styled horror games. Like the horror movies that I also love from Japan. These have something extra special and indervidual and so much more fun than ALOT of other games available. Thanks for playing this game it is awesome. And yes I like it very much.
Thanks again.
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I like the way it looks, the setting was really good. I agree it needed a bit more to the creature to make it a bit more of a threat. I think the fact that it had cannibalism and you woke up hungry is a sign lol
Oh, no! I hadn't thought of that.
Nothing like a good ol' washiki toire to make one feel immediately at ease.
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Disappointing for a Japanese horror game. The translation is funny--at least when Chris reads it--so there's that. I like the main enemy's design, but his voice makes me giggle and he's no real threat. And what's with the obsession about food? Sadly, the ending is simply ludicrous. Oh, the grird and the anger! Lol
God did I get bored fast with this game! I stuck with it to the end, but this one was bad. At least, we'll always have the grird Dear ^^
I think the atmosphere makes up a lot for what the game lacked in puzzles and danger. There are so many terrible games out there with no atmosphere at all, so I really appreciate what they did here. I think more puzzles would definitely be an improvement (danger would be a bit hard for me if I were to play it). Really liked the setting -- it was something kind of different. I have only played 1 game that also took place in a ryokan.
I think the ending definitely implied he was hungry for human meat. Perhaps the spirits possessed him or something, rather than being at rest since they were essentially ignored for a very long time.
As usual, the commentary, incluiding errors, was on hilarious.
I always love watching you play these games, even when it somewhat disappoints.
The atmosphere with those creaking stairs was great.
Yes I am going through all your old videos and I always enjoy them. Thanks CJU.
These type of games always have such a great atmosphere and a tension that tickles your neck and makes you a bit uncomfortable.
HAIL Japanese horror games, kings of atmospheric horror.
All we ever get here in the West that passes as horror it seems is jump-scares the movie the game
This was the first video I watched of yours that got me hooked on your channel. Nice coming back to it after so long
Not bad. You kept it interesting with your comments and reactions. 😁😁
April 15th sunny :
CJU sama is the "elderest" horror gaming specialist in youtube 😂
4:00 Botan? She must've been here on vacation from Spirit World. Wonder if Urameshi & co. tagged along...
Ahh. I definitely agree with your opinions on this game.
I think the ending was implying that you were cursed with hungering for people meat too?
Your commentary was the best part of this game!
An hour long video? And you always posted early in morning (in my timeline) so its perfect to watch in bed before sleep. Keep up the good work Chris.
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I'm hungry, too! I think I will have some roast Grird. With rice, of course!
These asian horror games are so good.
Ikr their the best ever!!!
Asian here, our ghost is as real as ever.
@@jasminejuno : I believe you. My wife is from the Philippines.
@@jasminejuno more real than Nicki Minaj's ass will ever be
This game sucked.
I love that you try to leave at the beginning of every single game. It makes me laugh more every time 🤣
You are great with your pronunciations of certain words. I also enjoy your smart gameplay. Watching some content on other channels get a little frustrating with their play through.
Man, the sounds in this game gets to me!
This gives me fatal frame vibe even though it is very very different! Folklorist notes, the hold your breath thing as well (well not quite but in FF we need to hide from spirits too) plus it's ancient japanese haunted house
Cool setting, looks pretty good... more puzzles, definitely needed way more puzzles.
The creaking of the stairs (no way you are ninja-ing your way around that place!) reminded me of one of my favourite ledges (B&B/hotel), but it also made me think the place was going to collapse at any moment.
May not be the best game (although you've played so much worse), but, as usual, your commentary makes it so much better.
Thanks, Chris!
I think maybe you're hungry at the end, because you've been cursed with cannibalism?
When I see your postsmy grird gets going as well,😂thanks for the awesome run through!
1+ hour video??? Is this real life? It's gonna be a good 🌙
I have done this type of exploring myself. It's very, very interesting to see all the things that get left behind when people move on.
I thought the artwork of the game, and the sound design was amazing. I think the randomness of the mountain spirit was part of the danger. If you had started with him that much sooner, what with all the repetitively going up and down the stairs, as well as different rooms, he could be a very dangerous creature. Yeah, it lost some of the direct violence you can see in more western games, but there's a certain build-up of "what have I done now?" that I felt for Main Character.
The doll was explained in a "Folklorist's note" about midgame. (th-cam.com/video/9JxbGAiG1hI/w-d-xo.html)
We, especially those of us who follow your channel and know just enough about Asian-inspired horror to be absolutely terrified of the possible repercussions, have no idea if reversing the ritual was good or bad for the mountain spirit, and therefore good or bad for Main Character. For all we know, you have a friend in the form of Oshin-sama, who will now travel with you.
The story is really good but I am just not scared or spooked. But love the atmosphere and that it's a Japanese themed game. 🌹
Wasn't so impressive in contrary to most of japanese horror games but still quite good. Now I feel some grird that it ended so abruptly...
Although I feel that the protagonist is now thinking to eat.... somebody?
It needed to end on that note due to the story. Half the fun of true Japanese horror is the way it leaves you hanging at the end to come up with your own endings.
Although I'd kind of like to see a sequel where the new priest of the shrine (our protagonist from this game) has reopened the hotel and begun sacrificing the infirm to restore the shrine's original purpose... and a new protagonist must stop him.
I've been marathon watching CJU gaming videos, this is so fun to watch him play bc
I love horror games but not by playing them 😁. I like CJU voice and the accent is just perfect.
Always supporting you, keep up the good content
#IndieGames #Masagoro
I like the idea of voluntarily cannibalized people becoming some sort of mountain god. Creepy but... grounded? Like they're not some sort of cosmic being, just restless spirits who dont want to be forgotten.
not gonna lie, it started VERY SLOWLY, i wont say i was bored to death as your videos are never boring, it got better from the middle of the video onwards, as you said not perfect but far from the worst, i think it was enjoyable, the story and setting was good, also the ENGRISH
I want to see CJU play a non-horror horror game. Scary monsters doing non-scary things. Just for laughs and to mix things up.
He's done a few, if you check the playlists. Some Ace Attorney, Grim Fandango, but nothing recent. It'd be nice to see him do some again, but I'm also happy with the content he does put out. I like it when he does puzzle games because his enthusiasm really shines through.
@@aurorawilliams282 I get that, but I mean a game that scares but without the intention of being scary. Like scary characters just being cool, but they then scare you in non-threatening ways.
@@mastadonking3816 evil within 2, outlast 2, resident evil series, etc are not horror, but you get it right
I'm surprised there wasn't at least one key that needed to be fished out of a squat pot. It was kind of funny to see a ghost in the toilet. It looked embarrassed over being caught on the pot..
This game was super "meh". Chris summed up my own feelings around the 20-min mark when he said it all felt a bit "samey", and I couldn't agree more : with a few exceptions, all the rooms and corridors look similar and the story goes on in circles after a while (room 203 is haunted, abandoned shrine, villagers practiced cannibalism). Also, the spirit is not a threat, it's just a gimmick. Add to that the broken English, the ending, and the fact that this was waaaay too long... Not a terrible game maybe, but not a good one either.
Well, the story had a lot of potential. The actual gameplay is pretty lacking though. Though the translations do need some correcting, they did seem to get the hint through that the ryokan was serving food with human meat in it (if that is actually the case)- as I thought that was the case, and a few others in the comments seem to have picked up on that also; how often they talk about the food in the notes, and I think there was one note in the kitchen from a cook? that spoke of "putting something where the wind reaches but the sun isnt direct".
This game definitely has the potential to be good with some changes! Enjoyed the story overall.
Love the haircut! Lookin sharp
Hi Chris, loved the walkthrough! Was wondering if you’d consider playing “An Evil Existence”? It’s almost like Remothered.
Hope your tooth is feeling better, have a good day!
Thank you CJU
nice video CJU great job! Reminds me so much of fatal frame
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26:53 --- _"I tried to step on the ground in a panic, but I was slammed face into the ground. I could smell the soil. Oh well."_ ....LMAO!!
Truly, this game needs a proofreader if not a better translation. And though it had its small scare moments here & there, having just that 1 same floating spirit over and over without any variance of threat, becomes a routine exercise of holding your breath than a test of courage..... while hunting down keys. Honestly, the setting and the picking up of all these notes, especially from the folklorist, reminds me of the Fatal Frame series. Even the sound f/x you hear when you save your game IS the very same one as Fatal Frame's. You'd have much enjoyment playing that game, if you haven't already.
I always enjoy your video~ and this kind of indie game you play is my favorite. Thank you CJU. ✨✨
You don't know how hard English is until you try writing or talking in a different language.
Exactly!!! 🙂
I don't remember this one, I guess I watched it when you posted it cuz I liked it. Now I'm excited to re-watch it 😎
'I'm trapped" Fantastic start! Hahahaha nice comment 😂
Btw chris the chair you saw back there and said they looked like earmuffs and a massage chair it was acctually a torture chair back then
You don't know how much your videos lighten up my life💚😙
CJ's character, stomping around from all of the near-death experiences 😆
CJUGames should have over 200k subs ... it boggles the mind.
This just makes me want to return to the nightmarish wonder of Fatal Frame.
If I were a game developer I would enable the player to leave the haunted house, only to trigger the ending credits 🤣 Nice vid, CJU!!
I think the problem is you're too seasoned. This presents two drawbacks:
1. A less experienced gamer would be a lot more frightened by the spirits.
2. Because you're so well-seasoned, the protagonist will find your company quite delici.. I mean, delightful.
It's pretty obvious from the notes that the protagonist was influenced/possessed at the end. The hotel's cook may not have been adding human meat to the food, but the fact that it was built on a shrine ground where cannibalism was a necessity means the spirits influenced everyone in the hotel. This is why the food was so remarkable to the guests. The were actually tasting human meat in their meals. And at the end, the protagonistappeases the spirits, but believes he's literally starving .
Being a priest at aq Japanese shrine often means you become completely in-tune with the spirits of that shrine. Usually, this has no ill effects because the spirits are constantly appeased. However, when a ritual has been neglected and the spirits act out, this can have a negative effect on the priest. By completing the ritual, the protagonist has inadvertently become the new priest of the shrine and now feels the pangs of starvation and thew desire for human flesh because he's now spiritually connected with the shrine and its purpose.
The big problem with Japanese games and media is that they aren't often explained, and Japan has a VERY different culture than the West (despite what anime fans like to think). In the mostrecent Super Sentai episode, most of the plot is lost if you don't understand Japanese recycling, for example, since the entire episode deals with a monster spreading literal garbage. And in this game, you won't understand the ending or many of the nuances (including in the notes themselves) without knowing about Japanese religious practices.
Still, the visuals (outside of the spirit itself) were really good and it have a great atmosphere. So definitely not the worst game out there (even for that price).
That's why I found the game interesting, because even though gameplay and translations are lacking, the story is enticing.
Thumbs up!😊
I miss Fatal Frame. I'd love to see CJ try those games!
What is "grird" supposed to be? I can't stop laughing about it.
greed perhaps?
I believe they misspelled 'grief' since it would be 'grief and anger' there.
@@Bloodedskull19 Thanks!
Lookin forward to seein cju play resident evil village 😄
Me too! So excited :D
"I am hungry, even though I don't feel good" is a whole mood. Yeah, this game wasn't that great.. honestly it was exciting when it started to pick up about halfway(?) through with the slamming doors, but then it was kind of a let down.
There should have been a readme or something available for people who don't understand Japanese culture and religion or only know what they've seen in anime (which is a VERY poor teacher) The game's ending is a lot more intense if you have a better grasp of what's actually going on. That oversight is probably what hurts this game the most.
It is always a pleasure CJU and man what I would give to run you in a tabletop RPG. Where the decisions truly matter.
these J-Horror games give me the creeps even after you have cleared it (would love more play-through though xD)
I love it when you play these Asian games!!!
Reminds me of outing holiday vacation
You should play the game called Darkness under my bed! It's so creepy and atmospheric! ^^
That is indeed a massage chair. I have one in Animal Crossing 😂
Seriously? There's a massage chair in AC? Don't think I've ever seen one.
You make all these meh games tolerable lol, thanks for another great one
« Oh well!!! » lol ^^
A doll in the trick box lookin' dummy thicc... 🤔
1:02:55
Lol you know he's played so many horror games when he's wanting it to be more scarier, and here I am closing my eyes every time he turns. This game kind of reminds me of Fatal Frame.
25:40 It's like he just coughed himself in and out of existance.
Thank you!
I would love to see what this hotel look like when not a broken down haunted house.
"Man I could really go for a sandwich"
35:52 Screamings from Amnesia, if I recall?
“This is Yuri”
*hell yeah*
Great!!!!!
This is dope broski
I've watched a couple of times now, and then it makes me wish she'd play the first three fatal frames!!!
streat..treats..long vowels..diphongs must be hard to get sometimes..made me lol
I remember watching Suzuha Yumi's stream of her playing this game. It's fully in Japanese and I understand pretty much nothing. The only thing I can clearly understand is: I'm hugely scared.
Gotta watch this one. At least I can understand the game way better in English / with English commentary.
This just came on Nintendo switch..was thinking about getting it..
Terrible Indie Game title is deserved on this one
I'm scared from this Game but it's so good 🤗 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪