For those who are unaware. The "cat" that claimed Ellen's old body with Viola's soul in it was Ellen's familiar and a demon she had made a pact with. So the demon claimed Viola's soul while Ellen claimed Viola's body. No happy ending for Viola, not even in death.
There was four endings in this game actually(I don't know if the secret one I know is still here) First ending:, True Bad ending(Ellen gets out of the house but she is already in the body of Viola) Second ending: Good lie ending(Viola is the one that gets out of the house if you didn't get the knife, but I don't know is it's really Viola or Ellen since the MC is not talking) Third ending: No save, no deaths ending(you survived all the things that happen, although the ending is still the same if you got the knife or not, the only scene which is different is the scene where the cat was dead or the scene before the boss mode) Fourth ending: Stay still ending(The ending where only the patient ones get, in the start of the game, YOU MUST NOT MOVE AT ANY RATE, you won't look to the left or right or do anything, the ending is that the cat will leave you since you aren't doing anything for like 1hr and 10 mins)
@Kredex she had purple hair, hollow bleeding eyes, was leaving a blood trail, a deadly illness that caused the skin to be covered in rashes, and was chasing viola while speaking through pained groans. of course she seemed like a monster
So I'm guessing the 'wait 1 hour ending' is basically the witch waiting for the legless viola to bleed to death, thus removing all barriers in her way. Morbid.
Way more morbid than that. In the novel, it's stated that witches only die when they give in to despair. Basically, they only die should they wish to. So you're waiting for Viola to endure so much pain for so long that she just plain gives up.
@@ika5787 The links don't seem to work anymore. I want to read it, but when I click on the chapter listings, vgperson doesn't seem to have the posts anymore...
Huh, I swore that before, Viola said "daddy" instead of "help me" at the end. I honestly think her saying "daddy" was a LITTLE more heart breaking than "help me" but it still hurts either way. Love the touch ups with everything else though.
Hi! This is a year late, but Viola actually does attempt to say “father” at the very end. Right before she said help, u can see her start to say father but then I guess she couldn’t finish the word
I guess that explains why "Viola" seemed pretty heartless (using the frog to get through, killing the tadpoles while washing the shoes, plucking the flower to get the medicine etc.)
Still gives you feels after all these years, knowing evil and selfishness won and the innocent suffer, the most important part is that we allow it by indirectly aiding in her escape.
InFluxCapacitor I always took it to mean that the notes with hints that appear in every area are the house's way of guiding Ellen. Even the fact that she can respawn with the cat's save points is explained as the cat using demon magic to allow Ellen to come back. In the no save run he tells you something like "oh, you didn't even need my help". So really all the odds were stacked against Viola from the very beginning.
InFluxCapacitor In fact, I just noticed that the only misdirecting message - the one telling you to put on the bloody shoes - appears written in blood right after you see the ghost (Viola in Ellen's body) walk away from that spot. I'm thinking she might have written that message herself? Which implies she's not even trying to get her body back at this point, she's just trying to keep Ellen from going back to her father since, as we know from the ending, she lasted so long because she was worried about him. I dunno, just some thoughts I had while watching this playtrough.
I guess the witches body was so close to death all she needed to do was wait it out another hour and she no longer has the strength to create a wall of roses.
I kinda liked the original ending lines a lot more. To me, "This body hurts much less." is a lot more powerful than, "I don't feel pain in this body." Or the line, "You're almost dead," feels like a downgrade to, "You know that body won't last long." I still *really* like it, but I definitely prefer the original ending lines.
Any chance of this remake giving us a good ending? Nope? Okay. Although I still hate this game's true ending, I can't help but think it has a great twist, I never saw it coming the first time I watched it, and even though I feel very bad for Viola I still find that scene where Ellen says the house guided her all the way very chilling and the part where she goes away laughing after Viola is shot by her own father tragically brilliant.
Also in the true ending she doesn't just die normally, the demon cat eats her soul when they walk away. I always expected a spin off where she kills a bunch of people and soul transfers into a new body since she has that power now.
Funny how so many people root for the antagonist to win, i would think you guys would be on the protagonist's side seeing as you're always in control of the protagonist
I always wondered if the father ever found out about Viola later; like, did he ever notice her personality changed or anything odd like that? Would love a sequel that featured playing as the father finding out it's not actually her and then having to decide if he will keep Ellen as his daughter or get rid of her. But that's just me. :P
The witch knew the real Viola and she has her memories(due to her body)so she can pose as her no problem. And even if Ellen acted differently there is no way the father would figure out she is not his daughter,there is no way for him to know or learn what happened after all.
Still a sad and heartbreaking ending, but the Witch’s House will always be one of my favorite games nonetheless. The twist was one i’d never had expected until the very last note, and it was the only game i’d ever feel remotely satisfied with the main character dying in.
The best thing about it is how, even if unexpected, the breadcrumbs that lead to understanding it are there (in the Witch's diary). It was a simple execution, but heck, it worked wonderfully.
Chivi-chivik I totally agree. I even read the novella the creator of the game made which was even more heartbreaking for Viola and insightful on how truly mad Ellen is.
Paper Hearts Ah I had it such a long time I go! My friend gave me a link to it on tumblr but if u search up “Majo No Ie novella” you should be able to find an online version
This ending still scars me. I will say i'm looking forward to seeing how many times manly dies in Extra mode because it is a bit harder than you'd think. Extra mode spoilers below Really, I wish that the extra mode would do something for Viola. Nah, i just get more heart shattering grief thrown on me. I'm pouring one out for Viola. Also if you read the notes in extra mode it said the witch was no longer ill, so I was thinking extra mode was building up to something different., but it just ends up roughly the same, with a few different lines. She even finishes her sentence with "You can just go ahead and ....DIE" Which i though "Maybe her father heard her talking?!" but nope. All i get is the You fell into despair when your father didn't recognize you? hehehe.
Ugh, I forgot how gut-wrenching the true ending is. Ellen might be one of the most despicable video game villains I've ever come across. Well, despicable karma-houdinis, at least. Still, the game remains one of my favorite Horror RPG games and this remake was just a treat to see. Excellent gameplay as always! ... okay but seriously why can we not have a proper ending where ellen friggin dies. i don't mean a game over screen, i mean an ending where viola gets her revenge and ellen dies properly. screw ellen.
Same dude, i still waiting a sequel despite all so Viola can finally get her revenge on Ellen. I love Ellen has a character (She is a damm genius, made a evil plan in theres NO way to Viola to win, that would put most villains in media jealous) but in-game i hate her, is the person that i must want that get punished in the world.
@@mauricioaguilar7227 I sadly doubt that there is no way that Viola will able to switch back, the pact is already been sealed by both consenting party, and Viola's soul is claimed by the cat. There is no way of getting out of that situation for Viola, Ellen already made it hell for her in a gruesome way so Viola won't be able to learn how to switch their bodies back. It is also proven that Viola can actually learn how to use Ellen's magic shown how she manipulated the house to kill Ellen and casted a spell to imprison Ellen to never getting out of her house, Viola is not stupid and Ellen knows that from the beginning that's probably why Ellen gouged her original body eyes out and cut off her legs, and made a deal with her demon cat to claim Viola's soul. Sometimes there are stories with bad endings where the villain defeat the hero. Although karma does exist.
Canonically, everything was fine though. Just a cute witch girl going back inside her magical house to grab some things before heading out to a sleep over at her friend's house. :)
_All those little touches_ . . . The bloody limbs, the frog, the skulls, the noises & handprints, the knight, the kitchen - all those things and more combined with perfect music choices to make this scary & heart-wrenching. And of course that story, with the twist at the end no one expected that ripped your guts out reading it. Interesting, in the original poor Viola didn't end by saying "help". She tried to say "Father" and then "Daddy"... that broke me up completely. Along with Ib, this is tied for number one rpgmaker horror game of all time in my mind. Funny puns ("ribbiting" 3:55), all gruesome deaths, & a great playthrough! Thank you for playing again.
I feel like horror games in general could learn a lot from this game. It's scary, but it has a good pacing, with plenty of calm moments, and a good mix of scares. Sure, it has jump scares, but by far the most terrifying section of the game is going through that dark maze. I haven't played in years, and the memory of that sensation of "oh god, I have to get out of here" is still fresh.
I made it yay! Saw the end and had a thought the witch clearly stabbed out her eyes and cut off her legs. So when the father shot he had to have notice that he was shooting a little girl. She look normal except for no eyes and no legs. She even sounded like she was calling out for help. Like how did I miss this the first time I played this.
@@LILKJ111 Maybe the editing is different? Like he may have shown how he got the different endings in more detail, or he just got through the puzzles quicker since it's a remake. It's been a long while since I watched it so not sure 🤔 I'm thinking of giving the original another watch to see how much it changed lol other then visually, I looooove how this remake looks.
2 things: -I was kinda looking forward to the tadpole death and I’m sad Manly forgot about it -It seemed like at the end chase scene they pulled Viola back, didn’t they? I remember her being right up my ass the whole time, unforgiving of a single misstep
21:33 after this death you can go back and read the bloody writing on the wall in response. 21:51 if you keep talking to those tadpoles before you wash the shoes you could encounter another death
isnt that dialogue also hinting that his dad was the frog that the which fed to the hungry thing through the keyhole? sorry if I'm pointing out the obvious but I forget
Ay nice video! Still one of my favorite RPG game, oh boi brings back memories Also about the 1 hour ending : If the roses and stuff disappeared, it's not because Viola (in Ellen's body) is slowly dying because of her physical condition. In the novel, who's basically Ellen's diary, we learn that a witch can't die, unless she fell in despair. So that one hour ending is just Ellen, waiting that Viola loses all hope, and just give up on living anymore. It's more heartbreaking than just bleeding to death, in some ways.
I mean, I'd call a legless, eyeless, sickly monstrosity that's somehow managing to run with its arms and chasing my "daughter" a monster too. Would've been neat if the father somehow had the slightest fleeting feeling he'd done something wrong when shooting Ellen's old body or hearing Viola try to say "father, help me", though.
Other RPGs horror tried to mimic this game success so hard and all have failed. In my opinion The Witch’s House excels with its simplicity. Don’t tell, just show and terrify us ;p
The same could be told about other successes like Yume Nikki and Ib. They all excel in their own way, but then people tried to mimic them and either those mimics were considered fangames or spiritual successors or "based-ons", or they failed hard.
I'll go against the grain and say I like this ending. It makes sense. Ellen doesn't just die because 'horror game' or is taken out by a Dues Ex Machina. Her plan works. And it should. As the game pointed out it's her house, she should know how to navigate it. Old maid said it best, the odds were stacked against Viola from the start. I'll point out that Ellen's goal is not 'world domination' or 'the destruction of humanity'. It's having a parent who loved her. And that's really sad. She gave up her soul for this so she will pay in time.
If you talk a lot with the tadpoles without leaving the room they drown you. "My dad is dead" "He got eaten by a snake" *"YOU KILLED HIM!"* then the floor break and you drown
I still hate Ellen lol that didnt change. Poor viola, thought that monster was her friend until she used her destroyed her body then switched places with her and got her killed. Ugh.
If you read the light novel it shines light on Ellen's horrible pass, it'll make you understand how far she would go to have a loving family and friends that actually cares for her
@@KokkoiiMatoku You could find it everywhere it's called Ellen's Dairy it's more like a manga than a normal navel mangarock.com/manga/mrs-serie-100265116
Even worse her souls gets eaten so she now part of the Witch house FOREVER. And probably Ellen would get rit of her father as soon has she him boring despite waiting love and knows her memories, making Viola fears true.
I feel the face zoom-in during the endgame chase in this HD version is actually much less scary than in the original. That shit was absolutely terrifying.
Still a downer ending, huh? I know they all can’t be good endings, but this one just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I had hoped that she’d receive some repercussions for what she did, but sadly, that is not the case.
Ayyyy not very. I personally read the novel and i kinda forgive Ellen for this, she deserved a good ending after all the terrible things she went through tbh
@@LunaPPK aaaa believe me she deserved it. She never was accepted by anyone and i don't mean like "yeah she's 7 so she didnt knew a lot of ppl anyways" She lived for so much years and nobody accepted her. Her dad never accepted she actually existed, her mom left her for almost nothing, all the kids she invited at her witch's house, in the first place wasn't to kill them, but after a kid she thought as a friend saw her sickness and freaked out, she just began to kill childrens to have more power Remember that Ellen is just, before being a witch of a lot of years, a child, who's 7 years old, that knew only sickness and pain, physical and mental. She never had any friends because of her body, and a witch can't leave her mansion. So she didn't had any choice.
I think one of my favorite examples of hard mode would be from this remake. I really love how it takes everything you know and throws it out the window! It changes many puzzles, made enemies much tougher to escape from, more cryptic stuff, and added more story! The final chase scene was also very hard!
I kinda wish there was an ending where the father hears ‘Viola’ talking about what she did and instead shoots ‘Viola’ because he realizes that’s not his daughter and they in fact hurt his daughter maybe he leans down towards the leg less body at the end and realizes that body is going to die and his daughter with it and so he apologizes for not being able to keep her safe
It's been so many years and that ending still makes me want to cry. I really enjoyed the playthrough for this remaster. The original version was the first time I actually came across your channel for spooks when I was in middle school. After that, I kept watching all of your playthroughs up until now. Thank you for bringing out such great content, Manly!
yea, i saw someone on the comments saying even if Ellen(Viola) caught Viola(Ellen), the spell to replace the body need trust from both perspectives so... yea fk my english
Man, I was sobbing the first time I saw the endings of this game. I think this was the first rpg maker game i played for myself, too. Memories!! i love the revamped graphics a lot. i own both misao: definitive edition and mad father on steam, so hearing about witch's house coming out on steam made me think it would be a re-release in that fashion. i'm glad i was wrong, the spriting is gorgeous and i'm happy to learn there's a new mode. i know misao had a new look to it, but i still felt witch's house did it the best
For those who might not have understood the flower puzzle, each statement the red grasses give you is a lie, but you can determine what the lie is based on their wording. The top grass says "either", meaning if it were truthful, one of the options would have to be correct. That means both options are wrong. The opposite is the case with the bottom grass, as it says "both", meaning one of the options is wrong. Since uprooting was mentioned by both top and bottom grasses, plucking is the correct option.
This is definitely one of the best games, and one of the best stories. Everything about it is near flawless. This is a masterpiece... I wish more games were like it.
i guess thats the power of storytelling, where the story sticks to your mind that many years later, that familiar heart wrenching pain still haunts you.
Now I really wanna go play the game just to ensure "Viola" stays trapped in the house even if it means literally just standing there or dying (I know it isn't programmed to change anything even if I do but I don't care, I want her to be trapped)
I’m telling you now, Extra Mode is *insane*... I cried tears of joy when I finally finished that last chase... Manly will surely do better than me but I wanna see his whole experience with the new puzzles and such
_The Witch's house - place of hopes and dreams! HAH!_ I haven't played the original in such a long time. I did forget one or two things. I do like this remake of it. It's really good. The second skull spooked me lol. I am looking forward to hard mode. Maybe a saveless runs still possible. I thought the ending to that was quite interesting. I guess it's going to be a bit different maybe? Who knows anybody you might think you know might have had their body snatched~
I remember watching the secret ending to this I guess you could say when i was a lot younger and for a small game like this it's quite an emotional hell today I still think it is.
Wasn't there like... A lot more lore around the house? I remember the lore about the black cat, also somewhere there was something about the switching bodies method and some other stuff iirc. Did you skip it intentionally or was it removed from the game or maybe placed on the hard mode version?
CrisSrn02 it’s the no save run that gives you the secret ending about the cat, it requires you finding all the diaries and not saving though we don’t know if that’s still implemented or if it’s part of hard mode now
ScarletDevilCirno Thanks for the answer. My memory is not that good, but I remembered the lore in general terms. I didn't remember it being part of the no save run for some reason.
5:08 The head of the statue moved. Also, this statue makes me think of a French short "horror" story called "La Venus d'Ille" from Mérimée, about a cursed statue of a woman. A guy put his engagement ring on it because it was bothering him to play a sort of tennis game with it. When he wanted the ring back, the statue had bend her fingers, making it impossible to take it back. Then bad things happened. I really love this story. 23:11 Are... The hair moving because of the wind? If so, nice little detail! Edit: 36:16 Yep!
I really wish they would create a good ending where she was able to get back her body via you playing as the witch's body and trying to catch your own body on the end and somewhat the cat helping you to get it back
I've played extra mode and It's very hard to figure out some of the new puzzles. So good luck manly in trying to bet it. (P.S. monster and traps are more aggressive.)
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For those who are unaware. The "cat" that claimed Ellen's old body with Viola's soul in it was Ellen's familiar and a demon she had made a pact with. So the demon claimed Viola's soul while Ellen claimed Viola's body. No happy ending for Viola, not even in death.
Mr. Thou • You will see the lore when you play a no save speed run, the cat would be alive at 25:35.
There was four endings in this game actually(I don't know if the secret one I know is still here)
First ending:, True Bad ending(Ellen gets out of the house but she is already in the body of Viola)
Second ending: Good lie ending(Viola is the one that gets out of the house if you didn't get the knife, but I don't know is it's really Viola or Ellen since the MC is not talking)
Third ending: No save, no deaths ending(you survived all the things that happen, although the ending is still the same if you got the knife or not, the only scene which is different is the scene where the cat was dead or the scene before the boss mode)
Fourth ending: Stay still ending(The ending where only the patient ones get, in the start of the game, YOU MUST NOT MOVE AT ANY RATE, you won't look to the left or right or do anything, the ending is that the cat will leave you since you aren't doing anything for like 1hr and 10 mins)
worse her soul was eaten and now shes forever stuck in the house like past victims worse in ellens body most likely
@@allyssadeguzman5344 The body switch happens before the start of the game.A happy ending cannot happen for Viola no matter what.
@@Thisdude850 she can't even score a "tie" ellen could literally stand still outside an win
I just realised that at 29:08 when the dad said "Viola, stand back!" the Viola in Ellens' body also moved back a little. Tragic and brilliant touch
Fix that timestamp. It's so off.
* 29:03
Jesus Christ my soul
@@kaylaklimas6058 Why are people so surprised? Manly straight up says it.
@Kredex she had purple hair, hollow bleeding eyes, was leaving a blood trail, a deadly illness that caused the skin to be covered in rashes, and was chasing viola while speaking through pained groans. of course she seemed like a monster
After all these years, ending is still heart breaking.
A game should not punish you for playing it.
@@XX-sp3tt What?
Yeah...
@@XX-sp3tt Tell that to Extra mode
Ending still makes me cry too. ;^;
Why do cats always have to die in Anime RPG Horror games? Its so cliche...
So I'm guessing the 'wait 1 hour ending' is basically the witch waiting for the legless viola to bleed to death, thus removing all barriers in her way. Morbid.
Way more morbid than that. In the novel, it's stated that witches only die when they give in to despair. Basically, they only die should they wish to. So you're waiting for Viola to endure so much pain for so long that she just plain gives up.
@@auroragamer1even better
@@auroragamer1 tbh that should better fuck viola
@@europeanstagbeetle1261 vgperson had translated it, you can read here: www.novelupdates.com/series/the-witchs-house-the-diary-of-ellen/
@@ika5787 The links don't seem to work anymore. I want to read it, but when I click on the chapter listings, vgperson doesn't seem to have the posts anymore...
Huh, I swore that before, Viola said "daddy" instead of "help me" at the end.
I honestly think her saying "daddy" was a LITTLE more heart breaking than "help me" but it still hurts either way. Love the touch ups with everything else though.
Hi! This is a year late, but Viola actually does attempt to say “father” at the very end. Right before she said help, u can see her start to say father but then I guess she couldn’t finish the word
Bethany B Correct!
@@dumb_lesbian666 so viola got her body switched?
@@ryukopoolpeacemaker228hd9 Did you not watch the ending? lol
@@snackeater4990 I did but i was confused
I guess that explains why "Viola" seemed pretty heartless (using the frog to get through, killing the tadpoles while washing the shoes, plucking the flower to get the medicine etc.)
Still gives you feels after all these years, knowing evil and selfishness won and the innocent suffer, the most important part is that we allow it by indirectly aiding in her escape.
I just noticed that Ellen said that the house guided her to her escape, so we're basically playing as the house
InFluxCapacitor I always took it to mean that the notes with hints that appear in every area are the house's way of guiding Ellen. Even the fact that she can respawn with the cat's save points is explained as the cat using demon magic to allow Ellen to come back. In the no save run he tells you something like "oh, you didn't even need my help". So really all the odds were stacked against Viola from the very beginning.
InFluxCapacitor In fact, I just noticed that the only misdirecting message - the one telling you to put on the bloody shoes - appears written in blood right after you see the ghost (Viola in Ellen's body) walk away from that spot. I'm thinking she might have written that message herself? Which implies she's not even trying to get her body back at this point, she's just trying to keep Ellen from going back to her father since, as we know from the ending, she lasted so long because she was worried about him. I dunno, just some thoughts I had while watching this playtrough.
That's why it is a horror game.
But in the official book Ellen suffers a lot that's the reasons why she did what she has done
I guess the witches body was so close to death all she needed to do was wait it out another hour and she no longer has the strength to create a wall of roses.
Yeah, that's pretty much how it goes in that ending.
Hum.. no, you are waiting for her to give up. She just choose to let you go since she can't reach you.
witch's*
"Viola, get back!"
*both viola in ellen's body and ellen in viola's body step back*
:(
I like how manly just shushes some of the jumpscares after they trigger
Soul? What Soul? I jumped at the one where the skull popped up and bit viola xD
I kinda liked the original ending lines a lot more. To me, "This body hurts much less." is a lot more powerful than, "I don't feel pain in this body."
Or the line, "You're almost dead," feels like a downgrade to, "You know that body won't last long."
I still *really* like it, but I definitely prefer the original ending lines.
And Viola's. Saying "daddy" is way sadder than "father, help me"
I wouldn't consider them total downgrades honestly, since it feels more in line to what I thought Ellen would be: a serious but quite rude witch.
Any chance of this remake giving us a good ending? Nope? Okay. Although I still hate this game's true ending, I can't help but think it has a great twist, I never saw it coming the first time I watched it, and even though I feel very bad for Viola I still find that scene where Ellen says the house guided her all the way very chilling and the part where she goes away laughing after Viola is shot by her own father tragically brilliant.
Yes... that's the reason why i love this game a lots
Also in the true ending she doesn't just die normally, the demon cat eats her soul when they walk away.
I always expected a spin off where she kills a bunch of people and soul transfers into a new body since she has that power now.
@@circular7 I was hoping extra mode would do something. Hell I would do extra mode no saving if it meant I could get Viola her life back.
The way it parallels " a funny story" and the fact that she laughs after just like something did for the story was a good add to it all
Funny how so many people root for the antagonist to win, i would think you guys would be on the protagonist's side seeing as you're always in control of the protagonist
Tadpole: My dad's dead
Manly: Good for you.
X'D
And the thing that frog he pushed trough a small window on a door for the snake to eat is the father. So technically Manly killed the father
@@annie3210 and in the old game i think the tadpoles kill you if u talk a lot of times to them.
@@ericvilela2394 They did so as well in the hard mode of the remake
@@annie3210 i thought the frog killed the snake :(
@@MegaMegajennifer that's actually adorable 🥺
I always wondered if the father ever found out about Viola later; like, did he ever notice her personality changed or anything odd like that? Would love a sequel that featured playing as the father finding out it's not actually her and then having to decide if he will keep Ellen as his daughter or get rid of her. But that's just me. :P
What if the father is actually mad father?
@@TH-camsuckscock The plot thickens!
The witch knew the real Viola and she has her memories(due to her body)so she can pose as her no problem.
And even if Ellen acted differently there is no way the father would figure out she is not his daughter,there is no way for him to know or learn what happened after all.
@@Thisdude850 Ah, true; forgot about that tidbit with her knowing everything about Viola. :P
To be honest I thought Ellen would kill the father.
Still a sad and heartbreaking ending, but the Witch’s House will always be one of my favorite games nonetheless. The twist was one i’d never had expected until the very last note, and it was the only game i’d ever feel remotely satisfied with the main character dying in.
The best thing about it is how, even if unexpected, the breadcrumbs that lead to understanding it are there (in the Witch's diary). It was a simple execution, but heck, it worked wonderfully.
Chivi-chivik I totally agree. I even read the novella the creator of the game made which was even more heartbreaking for Viola and insightful on how truly mad Ellen is.
The cat talking to you and his first piece of dialogue makes sense now. "Up and about" indeed.
@@uniquefantasy4631 Where did you find the novel?
Paper Hearts Ah I had it such a long time I go! My friend gave me a link to it on tumblr but if u search up “Majo No Ie novella” you should be able to find an online version
This ending still scars me.
I will say i'm looking forward to seeing how many times manly dies in Extra mode because it is a bit harder than you'd think.
Extra mode spoilers below
Really, I wish that the extra mode would do something for Viola. Nah, i just get more heart shattering grief thrown on me. I'm pouring one out for Viola. Also if you read the notes in extra mode it said the witch was no longer ill, so I was thinking extra mode was building up to something different., but it just ends up roughly the same, with a few different lines. She even finishes her sentence with "You can just go ahead and ....DIE" Which i though "Maybe her father heard her talking?!" but nope. All i get is the You fell into despair when your father didn't recognize you? hehehe.
Maybe in a sequel.
Sadly the creator dosen't look interesting in doing one or even more games. :'(
Why does word Despair reminds me of Danganronpa?
*I'm a strange person, finding in comments whatever I know.*
Ugh, I forgot how gut-wrenching the true ending is. Ellen might be one of the most despicable video game villains I've ever come across. Well, despicable karma-houdinis, at least. Still, the game remains one of my favorite Horror RPG games and this remake was just a treat to see. Excellent gameplay as always!
... okay but seriously why can we not have a proper ending where ellen friggin dies. i don't mean a game over screen, i mean an ending where viola gets her revenge and ellen dies properly. screw ellen.
Same dude, i still waiting a sequel despite all so Viola can finally get her revenge on Ellen.
I love Ellen has a character (She is a damm genius, made a evil plan in theres NO way to Viola to win, that would put most villains in media jealous) but in-game i hate her, is the person that i must want that get punished in the world.
@@mauricioaguilar7227 ellen didn't really have to plan much as the switch and cat does most the work
@@mauricioaguilar7227 I sadly doubt that there is no way that Viola will able to switch back, the pact is already been sealed by both consenting party, and Viola's soul is claimed by the cat. There is no way of getting out of that situation for Viola, Ellen already made it hell for her in a gruesome way so Viola won't be able to learn how to switch their bodies back. It is also proven that Viola can actually learn how to use Ellen's magic shown how she manipulated the house to kill Ellen and casted a spell to imprison Ellen to never getting out of her house, Viola is not stupid and Ellen knows that from the beginning that's probably why Ellen gouged her original body eyes out and cut off her legs, and made a deal with her demon cat to claim Viola's soul.
Sometimes there are stories with bad endings where the villain defeat the hero. Although karma does exist.
I love how Manly say that everything is fine when cleary bad shit is happening.
Canonically, everything was fine though. Just a cute witch girl going back inside her magical house to grab some things before heading out to a sleep over at her friend's house. :)
@@nyankers Yeah, your right! :D
I guess you could say...
She was *HALF* the girl she used to be
....see yourself out....
And so she was **TORN** in despair.
She was *legging* (lagging) behind.
She was really *shot* there
Wait what do you mean that's not a joke
That was *BLOODY* disappointing but I guess you just wanted to take a *STAB* at puns ;))
_All those little touches_
. . .
The bloody limbs, the frog, the skulls, the noises & handprints, the knight, the kitchen - all those things and more combined with perfect music choices to make this scary & heart-wrenching. And of course that story, with the twist at the end no one expected that ripped your guts out reading it. Interesting, in the original poor Viola didn't end by saying "help". She tried to say "Father" and then "Daddy"... that broke me up completely. Along with Ib, this is tied for number one rpgmaker horror game of all time in my mind.
Funny puns ("ribbiting" 3:55), all gruesome deaths, & a great playthrough! Thank you for playing again.
I feel like horror games in general could learn a lot from this game. It's scary, but it has a good pacing, with plenty of calm moments, and a good mix of scares.
Sure, it has jump scares, but by far the most terrifying section of the game is going through that dark maze. I haven't played in years, and the memory of that sensation of "oh god, I have to get out of here" is still fresh.
Wow I didn't realize the father-daddy change of word..
I made it yay!
Saw the end and had a thought the witch clearly stabbed out her eyes and cut off her legs. So when the father shot he had to have notice that he was shooting a little girl. She look normal except for no eyes and no legs. She even sounded like she was calling out for help. Like how did I miss this the first time I played this.
Also cut out her tongue.
christenlanger
Totally forgot that.
Alfheim's Aurora Jolteon
I honestly thought she did both but that makes more sense.
@@christenlanger I thought she drank something that burned her throat? My memory's kind of hazy.
@@NoriMori1992 you're right. I'm not sure if I misremembered the tongue cutting but it made sense at the time.
Whaaaat, alreadyyy? Why did I feel like the game was way longer? Lol anywho, super excited for the next part!
That's how I felt. Thought the last one was like 3 or 4 videos long
@@LILKJ111 Maybe the editing is different? Like he may have shown how he got the different endings in more detail, or he just got through the puzzles quicker since it's a remake. It's been a long while since I watched it so not sure 🤔 I'm thinking of giving the original another watch to see how much it changed lol other then visually, I looooove how this remake looks.
The playthrough of the first game is a single 90 minute video involving a clueless Manly.
@@jia9858 ...Yup, Imma watch it again 😂
now I'm tempted, too
-b-but I have a thesis to write D':-
After all these years, the jumpscares are still terrifying
Ah, that true ending still gets to me. It's just such a good twist, I can honestly say it caught me completely off guard when I first saw it.
2 things:
-I was kinda looking forward to the tadpole death and I’m sad Manly forgot about it
-It seemed like at the end chase scene they pulled Viola back, didn’t they? I remember her being right up my ass the whole time, unforgiving of a single misstep
21:33 after this death you can go back and read the bloody writing on the wall in response. 21:51 if you keep talking to those tadpoles before you wash the shoes you could encounter another death
kekapandaOuo if you watch Manly’s playthrough of the original game I believe he triggers it
isnt that dialogue also hinting that his dad was the frog that the which fed to the hungry thing through the keyhole? sorry if I'm pointing out the obvious but I forget
yes
What was the bloody writing on the wall?
Ay nice video! Still one of my favorite RPG game, oh boi brings back memories
Also about the 1 hour ending : If the roses and stuff disappeared, it's not because Viola (in Ellen's body) is slowly dying because of her physical condition. In the novel, who's basically Ellen's diary, we learn that a witch can't die, unless she fell in despair.
So that one hour ending is just Ellen, waiting that Viola loses all hope, and just give up on living anymore.
It's more heartbreaking than just bleeding to death, in some ways.
Let's be real here.
Who calls a legless, bleeding little girl that's struggling to survive a "monster"?
I mean, I'd call a legless, eyeless, sickly monstrosity that's somehow managing to run with its arms and chasing my "daughter" a monster too. Would've been neat if the father somehow had the slightest fleeting feeling he'd done something wrong when shooting Ellen's old body or hearing Viola try to say "father, help me", though.
@@sasdagreat8052 and this was a place where the witch was known to live and presumably looks monstrous
@@sasdagreat8052 and she can't really talk the words you se are translated and really just mumbling
i mean id be scared if a legless person suddenly started crawling at me with running speed
@@Craigthedingledingbat really? whats the name of the legend?
Other RPGs horror tried to mimic this game success so hard and all have failed. In my opinion The Witch’s House excels with its simplicity. Don’t tell, just show and terrify us ;p
The same could be told about other successes like Yume Nikki and Ib. They all excel in their own way, but then people tried to mimic them and either those mimics were considered fangames or spiritual successors or "based-ons", or they failed hard.
Chivi-chivik pretty much but sometimes there are exceptions here and there :3
@@spira-virgo5746 Yeah! Some people manage to make great games based on the greats! :D
Ventus!
True ending? Viola and her father love happily ever after.
There was no depressing twist.
Nope.
Definitely the second person I watched play this and you are literally the the manly man that got me in to this, stay badass manly (lol)
all endings already? damn, you're quick and manly!
I'll go against the grain and say I like this ending. It makes sense. Ellen doesn't just die because 'horror game' or is taken out by a Dues Ex Machina. Her plan works. And it should. As the game pointed out it's her house, she should know how to navigate it. Old maid said it best, the odds were stacked against Viola from the start.
I'll point out that Ellen's goal is not 'world domination' or 'the destruction of humanity'. It's having a parent who loved her. And that's really sad. She gave up her soul for this so she will pay in time.
If you talk a lot with the tadpoles without leaving the room they drown you.
"My dad is dead"
"He got eaten by a snake"
*"YOU KILLED HIM!"*
then the floor break and you drown
Someone should make an RPGMaker horror game and call it 'RPGMaker Horror Game.'
And then add the generation of RMMaker at the end of the title, like VX Ace or 2003
lol reminds me of my idea. an action movie titled "every action movie ever made"
17:40
"I've got a BONE to pick with you come back I got puns!!"
IM CRYING-
I still hate Ellen lol that didnt change. Poor viola, thought that monster was her friend until she used her destroyed her body then switched places with her and got her killed. Ugh.
If you read the light novel it shines light on Ellen's horrible pass, it'll make you understand how far she would go to have a loving family and friends that actually cares for her
@@theanonymousme6015 Where can I get the light novel???
@@KokkoiiMatoku You could find it everywhere it's called Ellen's Dairy it's more like a manga than a normal navel mangarock.com/manga/mrs-serie-100265116
Even worse her souls gets eaten so she now part of the Witch house FOREVER.
And probably Ellen would get rit of her father as soon has she him boring despite waiting love and knows her memories, making Viola fears true.
@@theanonymousme6015 sorry still hate ellen
I like how at 18:47 you clearly saw that death coming right away
I feel the face zoom-in during the endgame chase in this HD version is actually much less scary than in the original. That shit was absolutely terrifying.
We're all heartbroken (again!) by the true ending! RIP Viola. :-(
Rest in piec......o wait no even, her souls is eaten.
Why you are so cruel!!!
After those years... here it is again. the ending that cause me to hate many twisted endings. Even now, the real Viola will never have true peace.
Still a downer ending, huh?
I know they all can’t be good endings, but this one just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
I had hoped that she’d receive some repercussions for what she did, but sadly, that is not the case.
Ayyyy not very. I personally read the novel and i kinda forgive Ellen for this, she deserved a good ending after all the terrible things she went through tbh
@@SorakanaChan at the cost of stealing a girls body and having her killed yeah nah bud
@@LunaPPK aaaa believe me she deserved it.
She never was accepted by anyone and i don't mean like "yeah she's 7 so she didnt knew a lot of ppl anyways"
She lived for so much years and nobody accepted her. Her dad never accepted she actually existed, her mom left her for almost nothing, all the kids she invited at her witch's house, in the first place wasn't to kill them, but after a kid she thought as a friend saw her sickness and freaked out, she just began to kill childrens to have more power
Remember that Ellen is just, before being a witch of a lot of years, a child, who's 7 years old, that knew only sickness and pain, physical and mental. She never had any friends because of her body, and a witch can't leave her mansion.
So she didn't had any choice.
@@SorakanaChan her being a child does not excuse the shit she pulled sorry my dude nothing can justify the shit she done
@@ShohaTenkusen Like i said no way to justify her sorry full stop
I think one of my favorite examples of hard mode would be from this remake. I really love how it takes everything you know and throws it out the window! It changes many puzzles, made enemies much tougher to escape from, more cryptic stuff, and added more story! The final chase scene was also very hard!
JESUS CHRIST. I forgot how depressing the ending was.
I guess i wont sleep for the next 37 minutes lmao
Never doubt the holy purifying power of firearms, though perhaps one should make sure to choose the right targets
I kinda wish there was an ending where the father hears ‘Viola’ talking about what she did and instead shoots ‘Viola’ because he realizes that’s not his daughter and they in fact hurt his daughter maybe he leans down towards the leg less body at the end and realizes that body is going to die and his daughter with it and so he apologizes for not being able to keep her safe
damn ending already, I thought this was longer than I remembered
Poor Viola. My heart broke when the truth came out. She didn't deserve any of this.
It's been so many years and that ending still makes me want to cry. I really enjoyed the playthrough for this remaster. The original version was the first time I actually came across your channel for spooks when I was in middle school. After that, I kept watching all of your playthroughs up until now. Thank you for bringing out such great content, Manly!
5:19 now I understand. It's king of *spoiler* but, since Viola is actually Ellen who exchanged body, she used her magic to protect herself from Viola.
i wish they did a secret ending where we can give viola body back
There should be a sequel that continues the true ending and Viola gets her revenge on Ellen.
impossible for viola
It would be impossible, the cat is a demon and Ellen's familiar, so when Viola dies, he appears to claim her soul while Ellen claimed her body
Remember everyone there is still the hard mode to go 😈
So no matter what, there's no good ending? 😭😭
yea, i saw someone on the comments saying even if Ellen(Viola) caught Viola(Ellen), the spell to replace the body need trust from both perspectives so... yea
fk my english
Yep, sadly Ellen made a plan in theres no way to Viola to win.
I hope that if theres ever a sequel this dosen't repeat.
@engineer gaming not true
@@Waltzon. Be Patient
Game: Poor Viola..... :'(
Manga (chapter 1-around chapter 3): Poor Ellen.....
Manga (Chapter 9): Again, Poor Viola.....
"I GOT A BONE PICK WITH YOU, I GOT PUNS!"
Got a little spooked at 17:35 because that joke about “comically huge” was a trend like a month ago and the video is a year old
Man, I was sobbing the first time I saw the endings of this game. I think this was the first rpg maker game i played for myself, too. Memories!!
i love the revamped graphics a lot. i own both misao: definitive edition and mad father on steam, so hearing about witch's house coming out on steam made me think it would be a re-release in that fashion. i'm glad i was wrong, the spriting is gorgeous and i'm happy to learn there's a new mode. i know misao had a new look to it, but i still felt witch's house did it the best
Am I the only person who thinks Manly's voice could be great for and anime villain? Especially when he chuckles.
For those who might not have understood the flower puzzle, each statement the red grasses give you is a lie, but you can determine what the lie is based on their wording. The top grass says "either", meaning if it were truthful, one of the options would have to be correct. That means both options are wrong. The opposite is the case with the bottom grass, as it says "both", meaning one of the options is wrong. Since uprooting was mentioned by both top and bottom grasses, plucking is the correct option.
I love how when manly left the room again after the statue broke she upper torso moved and he didnt notice
That or he didnt say anything
This is definitely one of the best games, and one of the best stories. Everything about it is near flawless.
This is a masterpiece... I wish more games were like it.
Getting spoiled by Manly (uwu)
i guess thats the power of storytelling, where the story sticks to your mind that many years later, that familiar heart wrenching pain still haunts you.
Ah yes, my favorite ending in the game... *"Game Over"*
26:40 Run!
*insert bgm: run*
A deep hole with no visible bottom.... like my soul....
Now I really wanna go play the game just to ensure "Viola" stays trapped in the house even if it means literally just standing there or dying (I know it isn't programmed to change anything even if I do but I don't care, I want her to be trapped)
Bro why is she so... *bouncy*
What about the ending where u didn't talk to the cat at all? It's not an ending but you'll get additional dialogues if I'm not mistaken
Check description or post commentary.
Can you do an all deaths for the MV? Would be lit
That true ending still gets me, specially after you read the novel. Jesus Christ.
I literally just finished the first part then got this notification.
sksjskjsks i like suppressed this game from my memories bc of how much the ending hurt me and now its back and WOW IM STILL HURT POOR VIOLA
I’m telling you now, Extra Mode is *insane*... I cried tears of joy when I finally finished that last chase... Manly will surely do better than me but I wanna see his whole experience with the new puzzles and such
35:39 The part he is talking about is this part 29:04 . Good eye mate.
2020 And still wainting a sequel.
sadly doesnt seem likely
@@93ImagineBreaker Yep, even the creator JP page is down and no life sings since the remake. Life is sad man. :'(
@@mauricioaguilar7227 he did say a sequel was unlikely anyway plus rpg maker rarely get sequels
even if there was one it would need another heroine
_The Witch's house - place of hopes and dreams! HAH!_
I haven't played the original in such a long time. I did forget one or two things. I do like this remake of it. It's really good. The second skull spooked me lol. I am looking forward to hard mode. Maybe a saveless runs still possible. I thought the ending to that was quite interesting. I guess it's going to be a bit different maybe?
Who knows anybody you might think you know might have had their body snatched~
Emalf, get outta here, Moge.
I remember watching the secret ending to this I guess you could say when i was a lot younger and for a small game like this it's quite an emotional hell today I still think it is.
26:35 Viola says "give it back"
Dang.
Those "that's fine" reassurances are scaring me LOL
Got here so early the video is private and unlisted.
21:32 imagine if that was real life as a death
Wasn't there like... A lot more lore around the house? I remember the lore about the black cat, also somewhere there was something about the switching bodies method and some other stuff iirc. Did you skip it intentionally or was it removed from the game or maybe placed on the hard mode version?
CrisSrn02 it’s the no save run that gives you the secret ending about the cat, it requires you finding all the diaries and not saving though we don’t know if that’s still implemented or if it’s part of hard mode now
ScarletDevilCirno Thanks for the answer. My memory is not that good, but I remembered the lore in general terms. I didn't remember it being part of the no save run for some reason.
Witch's house mv?
now all we need is misao, mad father, ib, and we're done
One of my favorite games ever. The novel and manga have a great story too, I recommend them a lot
Love it! Thank you for sharing with us. ❤️
Waiting an hour makes sense, because Viola didn't have a lot of time to live after they transferred bodies. Fantastic ending in and of itself lol
Just like old times :)
ITS SO NOSTALGIC I LOVE IT!!!! God I absolutely love this game.
"I've got a bone to pick with you!"
*intense screaming as she runs away*
"Come back here, I have puns!"
17:34 *Megalovaina intensifies*
5:08 The head of the statue moved.
Also, this statue makes me think of a French short "horror" story called "La Venus d'Ille" from Mérimée, about a cursed statue of a woman. A guy put his engagement ring on it because it was bothering him to play a sort of tennis game with it. When he wanted the ring back, the statue had bend her fingers, making it impossible to take it back. Then bad things happened. I really love this story.
23:11 Are... The hair moving because of the wind? If so, nice little detail! Edit: 36:16 Yep!
Her dad be like guns go brrrr, and didn't ask a single question her daughter
I really wish they would create a good ending where she was able to get back her body via you playing as the witch's body and trying to catch your own body on the end and somewhat the cat helping you to get it back
Thank god this version now freezes time during dialogue, the original rpg maker version doesn’t freezes npcs and timer(s) on the HUD.
“I got a bone to pick with you! ACK I STILL GOT MORE PUNS!”
Hey scary face Viola is back.
I've played extra mode and It's very hard to figure out some of the new puzzles. So good luck manly in trying to bet it. (P.S. monster and traps are more aggressive.)