I think that the main reason so many of the items in the house have no real description was to emphasise that the main character does not have any real connection to what they're looking at. However, I do concede that if that's the case, the dialogue could better express this disinterest. One idea would be to change up the dialogue with repeated interactions, something like this: "It's a box" "..." "..." "Another box" "..." "More boxes" "..." "What am I doing?" When interacting with an item, the dialogue box is followed up with a pause, as to indicate that the character may be spacing out. The character does not care about these boxes, but in their melancholy, have taken to blankly stare into spots and let their mind wander. Maybe this could be an outlet to express how the character feels about something else, something more interesting than the boxes and objects in the house. Something like: "A cutting board" "..." "..." "I wonder if my parents have been to the other world"
Yeah, It's probably because that's what the main character sees. Since she doesn't see anything interesting in her reality, She's probably not even interested about the things she's looking at, enough to just going to think that what she's are looking at is normal, Not exciting that she doesn't have to think about anything about it. I'd really like more description to the things you examine, maybe to make the game a little less boring while you're looking around the house (I haven't played the game yet, so I'm sorry if there's something incorrect.) But I personally think the game only tells you what she thinks ( since she finds nothing interesting in her reality) , and nothing else.
Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. it reminds me of this one scene in Deltarune when you can look at the lockers outside the classroom just before leaving with Susie to get to the closet. *The locker is locked. *The locker's lock is locked. *The lock's locker is locked. *The locker's lock's locker is locked. *The locker is covered in Jockington memorabilia.
I actually also took notice of the simple descriptors and thought they said more about the character than more descriptors. Her home is a prison. These things mean nothing to her. She’s looking for a distraction, some happiness, or her parents, and all she finds is... a vase. A box. Some shoes.
The naming scheme of the objects seems to me, at the very least, perfectly deliberate. "It's a box. It's a vase. It's a laundry machine." These ARE the relationships the character has with these items- she sees them as nothing more than they are, which adds insight to the character's overall attitude I feel.
Sad he didn't do that with deltarune, even he admited that his attempts to compare both games really made he WANT to look for the bad things and how toby will never recreate undertale feel again even though, what game creator would want to create a game, then create another game trying to copy the feel of the past game? He was tired of undertale and throwed that at deltarune.
Nifty Little Name I think he wanted DR to convey a similar sense of uniqueness that UT achieved, just in a different way. UT did it through its meta-narrative and deconstruction of morality in RPGS/video games as a whole, which is why it was so impactful to the medium. It’s a tall order to do it again; not just for Toby, but for any developer. Makes me think we may never get a game like it again, which kinda depresses me.
I like the concept that was mentioned in the extra room. That the main protagonist of the next game wont be the girl, but she probably will be like a side character (party member?) in it. Its gonna be really weird to have this cartoonishly silly character on screen when theres this entire tragic backstory out there that nobody in the game can really learn about because she forgot it.
That shouldn't matter though. Earthbound has boring everyday things but you can interact with them and get interesting dialogue. Edit: like the cracked bat, the first weapon. Just the word "cracked" shows that Ness or his sister used it to the point of breaking. Things like that should just be standard even if the story is that the normal world is boring. There is always something to mention no matter how boring.
@@seancrosby6837 Yeah but making the dialogue for the non-dream world would make that world interesting, even if only slightly. Which is the exact opposite of the point. The main character thinks the world is completely and thoroughly dull and lifeless, so why would she have interesting things to say about everyday boring objects in a world devoid of energy and passion.
@@DiamondCalibre Then why do some of the objects have interesting things like the curtain? I'm only trying to help explain why Nitro didn't like that. If you do it for some, do it for all. To be fair, I've not played the game, I know it's free but I am not a huge fan of games like this. I only have what I know from the video so sorry if I don't get things right or whatever
Have you checked out the rpg maker game "Angels of Death?" It's fairly popular, it recently got an anime adaptation. I personally like it, and I'm curious to see what you thought about it.
Glad you still wanted to make this video despite your hesitations. The game seems to have an interesting story and some jaw drooping art! While not for me, I am glad I know of its existence, as it seems to have been put heart and soul in it. I do wonder what happens when you leave the doll, but I am far too cowardly to see it for myself...
If you don't grab the doll and walk into the parents room, the little demon boi turns into something that looks like it belongs in a resident evil game
What up, undergrad music student here. I would have to look at both of the music scores directly to see the similarities, but it seems like the song that plays in the house sounds similar to Cornelia Castle from FF1 because it has a similar melodic contour, but Toby's song is in the harmonic minor key that shares the same tonic (starting note) as the Cornelia castle has relative to its' major key. Again this is just my best guess from hearing the two side by side in the section that you brought up music.
I'm hopeless with music and I immediately picked up that they don't sound particularly similar in "mood" as Nitro said; the FF1 sample sounded incredibly upbeat in comparison.
Something you may not have realised is there are actually quite a few links to one of Temmie’s big animated projects: Dwellers of the Mountain’s Forest. You should really check it out!
I’m gonna say it The main character is Jade Harley Jokes aside though Temmie has some great talent, I’d love to see more of this (or any project she does)
James I love your videos. I always unintentionally end up watching them Twice because usually end up watching them late at night after work. And because of that I fall asleep watching your videos. I don't mind though. Your general positivity and voice always make me happy. Keep up the amazing work.
You probably already know this, but RPG Maker MV has an option that can be applied to rooms that disables sprinting. This game likely has it enabled for every room, and that's why the "Always run" option doesn't work. Normally you could hold shift to run.
When you talked about the low droning noises in the soundtrack I instantly remembered this game called Rainworld, and I really think you should check it out. It is a physics based platformer focused on survival and mastery of a complex moveset. Even if you don't see any reason to Review it, I still think you'd like it a lot for its interesting ideas on making a platformer. Also, that game's beautiful. But anyways, this was a great video, James! You and your fellas make such a great job with these videos! Keep up the good work!
You description of dreams is fascinating. For me, dreams are similar to what you described, but I’ve been experiencing them in a new way recently. Quite often I’ll dream an entire day, sometimes more than one, where I have control of what I’m doing, without realising I’m dreaming. Basically, imagine a lucid dream but you never realise you’re dreaming, as nothing weird too happens, and you only try to do things you could do in real life. I’d never try to fly in one, as I think I’m awake. The weird thing about these dreams though is what happens when I wake up. I forget almost the entire thing, but I remember that a day passed in my dream. I believe I actually was awake for this day however, not realising it was a dream. And then I go about my day, this time actually awake, and I’ll do something, normally something I did in my dream, and I’ll have a flash a deja-vu, remember the entire dream, and get really confused as whatever I did in my dream never actually happened. Last week, I lost all concept of what day it was as I dreamt 3 days of life.
Another great review! I actually want to try it right away after watching this which is something I almost never really do aha. On that note, I'd just like to say that I absolutely love your content and the way you present both yourself and the games you talk about. I'm not sure how to explain it but your words and the way you describe mechanics/themes and such especially when introducing the game always seem to grab my attention. I dunno, it sounds somewhat professional, but also poetic and at times thought provoking; I find myself more often than not, agreeing with you on a lot of points you bring up. But you also come across as just a dude having fun talking about interesting titles which is a nice change from the usual, heavily scripted or over-the-top comedy reviews aha. Not that those are bad of course, it's just nice to see someone do some things differently at times-- tl;dr I love your content, keep up the good work man!
I just played this and adored it. I hope she has a bright future with this project. Now Im just hoping this is like your two OneShot videos: The first one, of an early, simple incarnation, then the later one, showing how it has grown into the full realization of its ideas.
When making games in RPG Maker, you can set if the characters walk by default or run by default, and also set if holding the "walk" button will change you from one to the other. Because this games world is so small, I feel the developer set the character to always walk, and disabled the run feature. The option to 'always dash' will always show up in the options screen regardless. Hope that helped!
Thanks for putting Hotel Dusk's soundtrack into the video so I had to look it up and just listen to it's wonderful tunes again. Can always trust you to put me in that mood Nitro.
... You do know there's an actual sequel... not that Escaped Chasm 2 Joke Game, and ACTUAL sequel called Dweller's Empty Path. The demon guy returns, and it's a longer game than Escaped Chasm. It's really good.
every video i watch from you, i end up glued to the hotel dusk poster in the bg. i would really love if you did a vid on it someday! i remember playing some of it, but the rom i used had some odd glitch so i could never finish it. i really enjoyed what i did get to play, though.
I love games that do flavor text. The early days of PS2 games did that a lot, but one of my favorite games that did it was Parasite Eve 2, which was actually a PS1 game. The first game didn't really do the flavor text so much, but 2 had these really long, detailed and well-written text that either described the object, or also went into the protagonist's inner thoughts and what that object would remind her of or make her think about it. Sometimes they were pretty hilarious, like her whining about the player making her look at a gross toilet stall.
Ooooh when I read the title knew the name of the game sounded familiar. I've heard about it earlier but didn't think much of it. I don't know if I wanna watch the video because of spoilers though.
Final Fantasy and Escaped Chasm both have music similar to Cave Story, I was surprised to hear something so similar! Loved this game when it came out :)
I think a really interesting design point in regards to the demon and color theory is that blue and orange are compliments of each other; blue makes orange pop more and vice versa. While this doesn't mean much to the demon guy, it certainly speaks to the Lonely Girl, as this demon's intervention caused her to move forward and truly 'pop', like how blue pops on orange.
Still doing an amazing job at analyzing a game that deserves to be praised, even if it's just a tiny experience coming from a one person team. I'm gonna try it out thanks to you.
I've been following Temmie for a little while now too, and I loved watching her developing her game. And she is posting stuff for her upcoming project too! I am so in awe of her amazing skills! I want to make video games too, so it's great to have such an amazing artist to look up to and she inspires me! :D
6:50 I personally think there is a shift in moods between the two. In Escaped Chasm, the notes are drawn out, and are more melancholy-sounding. Meanwhile, in the other, it is more bright (musically speaking), chipper, and has a faster pace in the main melody. I also think (I think??) that in that piece that you let us listen to in Escaped Chasm here miiiggghhttt be in a minor key? I don't have perfect pitch,, ahah. Minor keys generally indicate a sadder mood or tone. Take Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, for example. The way that you would think of it, that would be major. It is bright, and hopeful. If you were to put it in a minor key, it sounds off. Dreary, even. And that's just one example! And I assume that anyone who is still reading this will know that the same point is for the second piece shown here. Obviously a major key. That's just my opinion though! :)
I dont know if the dude reads comments, but i'm pretty sure his favourite genre is survival horror. So, yeah. If you're reading this, maybe you could give Darkwood a try. It's a really good horror game that's actually scary (and does not have jumpscares)
"Hello gamers let's get this HAM" -Nitro Rad, 2019. For real though this game looks so promising and I'm glad you reviewed it despite your apprehension. You always are so thoughtful with your analysis of games like this
Great review! I played both Dweller’s Empty Path and this game a long while after seeing your review, and I both had fun with them and got jealous of Temmie’s amazing art skills. I wonder if you would be interested in making a review of the former game soon.
I'll give 10 points off the bat for reclusive little girl who escapes her life to explore a different world in her dreams in an RPG maker game. and *doesn't* commit suicide at the end. Also yeah, the animation is smooth, didn't expect that in RPGmaker, I've seen animatics in some, like Suits, and Oneshot, but the only time I think I actually saw an animation was at the very end of Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass, and I won't spoil it by going into detail, but it wasn't at this level.
The short lables on objects may be intentional. When people are depressed, they often don't have the mental ability to think in detail about things unless they resonate with a negative energy
This was a depressing, adorable little game. The games are style looks a lot like one manga artist named Tsukumizu. He made Girls’ Last Tour, which you should definitely watch and read.
If Chang ever feels like making a short animated series, but needs funding, she shouldn't have any trouble there. I mean, Undertale showed her skill with character art, but now with Escaped Chasm she has really done well in showing off her talents, seriously!
I've been having these dreams that have become this big overarching story, and its been going on for over a year now. Also, Costco samples are so good when you go there on the right days.
I think that the main reason so many of the items in the house have no real description was to emphasise that the main character does not have any real connection to what they're looking at. However, I do concede that if that's the case, the dialogue could better express this disinterest. One idea would be to change up the dialogue with repeated interactions, something like this:
"It's a box"
"..."
"..."
"Another box"
"..."
"More boxes"
"..."
"What am I doing?"
When interacting with an item, the dialogue box is followed up with a pause, as to indicate that the character may be spacing out. The character does not care about these boxes, but in their melancholy, have taken to blankly stare into spots and let their mind wander. Maybe this could be an outlet to express how the character feels about something else, something more interesting than the boxes and objects in the house. Something like:
"A cutting board"
"..."
"..."
"I wonder if my parents have been to the other world"
Your last example is a bit heavy handed, but you bring up a really good point otherwise.
Yeah, It's probably because that's what the main character sees. Since she doesn't see anything interesting in her reality, She's probably not even interested about the things she's looking at, enough to just going to think that what she's are looking at is normal, Not exciting that she doesn't have to think about anything about it.
I'd really like more description to the things you examine, maybe to make the game a little less boring while you're looking around the house (I haven't played the game yet, so I'm sorry if there's something incorrect.) But I personally think the game only tells you what she thinks ( since she finds nothing interesting in her reality) , and nothing else.
Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. it reminds me of this one scene in Deltarune when you can look at the lockers outside the classroom just before leaving with Susie to get to the closet.
*The locker is locked.
*The locker's lock is locked.
*The lock's locker is locked.
*The locker's lock's locker is locked.
*The locker is covered in Jockington memorabilia.
*this should be classified as a rpg horror game*
I was thinking the same thing. Glad someone else posted it.
(Certainly worded things much better than I would have...)
the costco ham analogy really sold me on this one, i gotta say
"Lets all go to Costco and get that ham " -Nitro Rad, 2019
Kinda reminds me of DougDoug's "explained with food" videos.
I need that Annoying Dog Beethoven picture framed on my wall.
Same :) XD
He's more of a Chaikovsky kind of dog
screenshot, crop, resolution, print, frame
Same
Beautiful.
I actually also took notice of the simple descriptors and thought they said more about the character than more descriptors. Her home is a prison. These things mean nothing to her. She’s looking for a distraction, some happiness, or her parents, and all she finds is... a vase. A box. Some shoes.
Glad I looked to see if anyone got the same idea from those disinterested descriptions as I did.
Saved me a longer reply, thanks.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS~
Love the game and this review
the Cosco analogy is actually relatable.
We all need to go to Cosco to buy ourselves some good-ol masterpiece!!
If you love it so much why don’t you make a song about it? (I’m not offending you I just want you to sing about it)
The naming scheme of the objects seems to me, at the very least, perfectly deliberate.
"It's a box. It's a vase. It's a laundry machine." These ARE the relationships the character has with these items- she sees them as nothing more than they are, which adds insight to the character's overall attitude I feel.
It also offers a contrast to descriptions that occur later.
I love how you never said undertale at any point in the video, shows that you wanted to focus on this game and not compare it to anything else.
Sad he didn't do that with deltarune, even he admited that his attempts to compare both games really made he WANT to look for the bad things and how toby will never recreate undertale feel again even though, what game creator would want to create a game, then create another game trying to copy the feel of the past game? He was tired of undertale and throwed that at deltarune.
Nifty Little Name I think he wanted DR to convey a similar sense of uniqueness that UT achieved, just in a different way. UT did it through its meta-narrative and deconstruction of morality in RPGS/video games as a whole, which is why it was so impactful to the medium.
It’s a tall order to do it again; not just for Toby, but for any developer. Makes me think we may never get a game like it again, which kinda depresses me.
...That Costco analogy was beautiful. In a "I got what you mean, don't worry about it" way.
Amazing analogy!
A sequel for this game came out. It's called dwellers empty path.
...And it's fantastic!
Exactly
Could you please post a link
POG
@@thanoid2373
Google is a thing, you know?
Glad Temmie is doing other things too.
Coleg*
I like the concept that was mentioned in the extra room. That the main protagonist of the next game wont be the girl, but she probably will be like a side character (party member?) in it. Its gonna be really weird to have this cartoonishly silly character on screen when theres this entire tragic backstory out there that nobody in the game can really learn about because she forgot it.
More RPGS? And this time, a bizarre rpg? Yes, exactly what I was needing today!
A.... BizzarPG?
Did some carbonbased lifeform just say bizarre?
Orogenesis could fit that box too.
@@yhenestik bizzare adventure?!
CornishDinosaur
10/10 pun
Isn't why everythings got a bland description because the world outside her dreams is so boring and not worth mentioning?
That shouldn't matter though. Earthbound has boring everyday things but you can interact with them and get interesting dialogue.
Edit: like the cracked bat, the first weapon. Just the word "cracked" shows that Ness or his sister used it to the point of breaking. Things like that should just be standard even if the story is that the normal world is boring. There is always something to mention no matter how boring.
@@seancrosby6837 earthbound is also a very different type of game
@@Tsukistar1 it's a surreal RPG-like game that's an overhead view where you can interact and talk with people... It's not that different.
@@seancrosby6837 Yeah but making the dialogue for the non-dream world would make that world interesting, even if only slightly. Which is the exact opposite of the point. The main character thinks the world is completely and thoroughly dull and lifeless, so why would she have interesting things to say about everyday boring objects in a world devoid of energy and passion.
@@DiamondCalibre Then why do some of the objects have interesting things like the curtain? I'm only trying to help explain why Nitro didn't like that. If you do it for some, do it for all. To be fair, I've not played the game, I know it's free but I am not a huge fan of games like this. I only have what I know from the video so sorry if I don't get things right or whatever
Interesting indie-ish game thumbnail. First preview is Big the Cat. 10/10
God, this game looks gorgeous. I hope Temmie gets all the love and attention she deserves for her hard work.
The options menu is indeed an RPG Maker MV feature. It's on by default.
Have you checked out the rpg maker game "Angels of Death?"
It's fairly popular, it recently got an anime adaptation. I personally like it, and I'm curious to see what you thought about it.
Glad you still wanted to make this video despite your hesitations. The game seems to have an interesting story and some jaw drooping art! While not for me, I am glad I know of its existence, as it seems to have been put heart and soul in it.
I do wonder what happens when you leave the doll, but I am far too cowardly to see it for myself...
Denizu I'm assuming possessed doll bs
If you don't grab the doll and walk into the parents room, the little demon boi turns into something that looks like it belongs in a resident evil game
hesitation? what happened in behind the scene I'm curious
@@rubenakaskrubby8676 He was considering to not make the video due to fear that the undertale fans would let hell loose again
@@raynadams8818 creepy
What up, undergrad music student here. I would have to look at both of the music scores directly to see the similarities, but it seems like the song that plays in the house sounds similar to Cornelia Castle from FF1 because it has a similar melodic contour, but Toby's song is in the harmonic minor key that shares the same tonic (starting note) as the Cornelia castle has relative to its' major key.
Again this is just my best guess from hearing the two side by side in the section that you brought up music.
I'm hopeless with music and I immediately picked up that they don't sound particularly similar in "mood" as Nitro said; the FF1 sample sounded incredibly upbeat in comparison.
Dude, is that Humming the Bassline from Jet Set Radio?! Now that's what I call a surprise!
Still my fav song
Well now you gotta make a video for Dweller's Empty Path, Temmie's newest game
Do a video on "She Dreams Elsewhere", it gives me some hella OFF vibes and it's got a pretty neat plot!
Something you may not have realised is there are actually quite a few links to one of Temmie’s big animated projects: Dwellers of the Mountain’s Forest. You should really check it out!
Big the cat has the same voice actor as duke nukem
Fascinating
I’m gonna say it
The main character is Jade Harley
Jokes aside though Temmie has some great talent, I’d love to see more of this (or any project she does)
I just watched your review and now I want MOAR!!! The animation, the character design the story ahhh!!
If you're interested, Temmie recently released a "sequel" of sorts called Dweller's Empty Path. You might wanna try it out.
James I love your videos. I always unintentionally end up watching them Twice because usually end up watching them late at night after work. And because of that I fall asleep watching your videos. I don't mind though. Your general positivity and voice always make me happy. Keep up the amazing work.
Last month Temmie posted an old doodle she drew in a high school notebook. It's amazing to see how far she's progressed.
You probably already know this, but RPG Maker MV has an option that can be applied to rooms that disables sprinting. This game likely has it enabled for every room, and that's why the "Always run" option doesn't work. Normally you could hold shift to run.
For being one of the first people to be able to play this game, I'm happy you reviewed this short, but charming game.
When you talked about the low droning noises in the soundtrack I instantly remembered this game called Rainworld, and I really think you should check it out. It is a physics based platformer focused on survival and mastery of a complex moveset. Even if you don't see any reason to Review it, I still think you'd like it a lot for its interesting ideas on making a platformer.
Also, that game's beautiful.
But anyways, this was a great video, James! You and your fellas make such a great job with these videos! Keep up the good work!
This really feels like a prologue chapter to something greater. Temmie, if you have any plans to continue this story, looking forward to it.
"Let's go to Costco and get that ham." NitroRad 2019
Ok ok, I must fan art, sooon. Soon
You really hammed up that ending. It was delicious.
And it didn't even Costco him a dime.
Ugh I can’t with her animations they’re so glossy and finished just ugh so good.
: Toby is a freakin modern Beethoven.
me: True.
You description of dreams is fascinating. For me, dreams are similar to what you described, but I’ve been experiencing them in a new way recently. Quite often I’ll dream an entire day, sometimes more than one, where I have control of what I’m doing, without realising I’m dreaming. Basically, imagine a lucid dream but you never realise you’re dreaming, as nothing weird too happens, and you only try to do things you could do in real life. I’d never try to fly in one, as I think I’m awake.
The weird thing about these dreams though is what happens when I wake up. I forget almost the entire thing, but I remember that a day passed in my dream. I believe I actually was awake for this day however, not realising it was a dream. And then I go about my day, this time actually awake, and I’ll do something, normally something I did in my dream, and I’ll have a flash a deja-vu, remember the entire dream, and get really confused as whatever I did in my dream never actually happened. Last week, I lost all concept of what day it was as I dreamt 3 days of life.
Another great review! I actually want to try it right away after watching this which is something I almost never really do aha. On that note, I'd just like to say that I absolutely love your content and the way you present both yourself and the games you talk about.
I'm not sure how to explain it but your words and the way you describe mechanics/themes and such especially when introducing the game always seem to grab my attention. I dunno, it sounds somewhat professional, but also poetic and at times thought provoking; I find myself more often than not, agreeing with you on a lot of points you bring up.
But you also come across as just a dude having fun talking about interesting titles which is a nice change from the usual, heavily scripted or over-the-top comedy reviews aha. Not that those are bad of course, it's just nice to see someone do some things differently at times--
tl;dr I love your content, keep up the good work man!
This better have a sequel, or even a spiritual successor that ties in the poor lass's story. We _NEED_ to see it through!
RPG maker is a magical thing
Indeed, just look at all the incredible games we've gotten from it over the past several years! ^^
I’m going on a Nitro Rad binge. I haven’t watched him in a couple of months and I gotta catch up!
You should check out Psychonauts, it's a really good game made for PS2 and on Steam
I just played this and adored it. I hope she has a bright future with this project. Now Im just hoping this is like your two OneShot videos: The first one, of an early, simple incarnation, then the later one, showing how it has grown into the full realization of its ideas.
Wasn't James Roach also involved in the music too if I recall correctly ?
yeah he was
"HuH??"
- NitroRad, circa 2019 -
When making games in RPG Maker, you can set if the characters walk by default or run by default, and also set if holding the "walk" button will change you from one to the other. Because this games world is so small, I feel the developer set the character to always walk, and disabled the run feature. The option to 'always dash' will always show up in the options screen regardless. Hope that helped!
I subbed two years ago for that background Superstar Saga music you have jammin'. Love your taste in background music, keep up the awesome stuff.
That Costco analogy was masterfully done, James
Nitro Rad that is not a "Little demon dude" THAT IS THE MAIN CHARACTER'S FURSONA.
Thanks for putting Hotel Dusk's soundtrack into the video so I had to look it up and just listen to it's wonderful tunes again. Can always trust you to put me in that mood Nitro.
She made a sequel to this game, though you don't play as the same character and you have to look for her.
Reminds me of the famous Shelter AMW for some reason, looking forward to what (hopefully) the full project will turn out like.
The Costco ham analogy sold me on Temmie's game, and it was inspirational. I really think I should use ham more in my analogies!
... You do know there's an actual sequel... not that Escaped Chasm 2 Joke Game, and ACTUAL sequel called Dweller's Empty Path. The demon guy returns, and it's a longer game than Escaped Chasm. It's really good.
every video i watch from you, i end up glued to the hotel dusk poster in the bg. i would really love if you did a vid on it someday! i remember playing some of it, but the rom i used had some odd glitch so i could never finish it. i really enjoyed what i did get to play, though.
I love games that do flavor text. The early days of PS2 games did that a lot, but one of my favorite games that did it was Parasite Eve 2, which was actually a PS1 game. The first game didn't really do the flavor text so much, but 2 had these really long, detailed and well-written text that either described the object, or also went into the protagonist's inner thoughts and what that object would remind her of or make her think about it. Sometimes they were pretty hilarious, like her whining about the player making her look at a gross toilet stall.
I have to agree, this game has a lot of potential, seeing this project put back into the light would be invaluably pleasing.
I'd really love to see this little game be a fully fleshed out series. It is absurdly well done and adorable.
Ooooh when I read the title knew the name of the game sounded familiar. I've heard about it earlier but didn't think much of it. I don't know if I wanna watch the video because of spoilers though.
The game is like a 1hour long demo
Final Fantasy and Escaped Chasm both have music similar to Cave Story, I was surprised to hear something so similar! Loved this game when it came out :)
This game almost feels like a light love letter to Yume Nikki. ^^
...also what the heck is it with you and food in this video? XD
I think a really interesting design point in regards to the demon and color theory is that blue and orange are compliments of each other; blue makes orange pop more and vice versa. While this doesn't mean much to the demon guy, it certainly speaks to the Lonely Girl, as this demon's intervention caused her to move forward and truly 'pop', like how blue pops on orange.
Still doing an amazing job at analyzing a game that deserves to be praised, even if it's just a tiny experience coming from a one person team. I'm gonna try it out thanks to you.
I've been following Temmie for a little while now too, and I loved watching her developing her game. And she is posting stuff for her upcoming project too! I am so in awe of her amazing skills! I want to make video games too, so it's great to have such an amazing artist to look up to and she inspires me! :D
Alright so how about Temmie's next game: Dweller's Empty Path? Sadly it's yet another teaser game, but it's a lot more fleshed out than Escaped Chasm.
This game is such an inspiration to me, I’m so glad you covered it!
6:50 I personally think there is a shift in moods between the two. In Escaped Chasm, the notes are drawn out, and are more melancholy-sounding. Meanwhile, in the other, it is more bright (musically speaking), chipper, and has a faster pace in the main melody. I also think (I think??) that in that piece that you let us listen to in Escaped Chasm here miiiggghhttt be in a minor key? I don't have perfect pitch,, ahah. Minor keys generally indicate a sadder mood or tone. Take Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, for example. The way that you would think of it, that would be major. It is bright, and hopeful. If you were to put it in a minor key, it sounds off. Dreary, even. And that's just one example! And I assume that anyone who is still reading this will know that the same point is for the second piece shown here. Obviously a major key. That's just my opinion though! :)
I dont know if the dude reads comments, but i'm pretty sure his favourite genre is survival horror.
So, yeah. If you're reading this, maybe you could give Darkwood a try. It's a really good horror game that's actually scary (and does not have jumpscares)
I would love for this girl to create her own show! Her art style gives me a lot of Adventure Time vibes, and I love that.
Welcome back.....
Even thought you didnt leave.
Welcome back anyway.
The main character from the T.V show kinda looks like DM DOKURO's avatar
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If you were expecting him to say "hOI" or "Temmie from Undertale", you're wrong!
"Hello gamers let's get this HAM" -Nitro Rad, 2019.
For real though this game looks so promising and I'm glad you reviewed it despite your apprehension. You always are so thoughtful with your analysis of games like this
Temmie's pixel art is always so inspiring! Thanks dude for giving awareness to this game!
The animation alone in this game blows my mind.
Just gonna pop here and say that Temmie released another game, can’t remember the name but it continues escape chasm in a way
Dwellers empty path
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Nitro, Temmie made another part to this game, it's called Dweller's Empty Path.
Great review! I played both Dweller’s Empty Path and this game a long while after seeing your review, and I both had fun with them and got jealous of Temmie’s amazing art skills. I wonder if you would be interested in making a review of the former game soon.
Really cool video. Nice to see a game together with an artist you admire
the main character reminds me of Jade Harley
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Homestuck
She even turns into a furry at the end
Insert that Homestuck Police meme
Dang it
well temmie worked on [s] collide and james roach does some of the music soooooooooo
Hahaha, you put hypnospace footage at the start. That’s a nice one.
I'll give 10 points off the bat for reclusive little girl who escapes her life to explore a different world in her dreams in an RPG maker game.
and *doesn't* commit suicide at the end.
Also yeah, the animation is smooth, didn't expect that in RPGmaker, I've seen animatics in some, like Suits, and Oneshot, but the only time I think I actually saw an animation was at the very end of Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass, and I won't spoil it by going into detail, but it wasn't at this level.
12:34 I love this little noise you made there :)
Strangely, I never got that episode on the TV but rather a single menacing eye.
I love Temmie! I've followed her on Twitter for such a long time, but never knew she made a game!
i'm so happy to see temmie release a project of her own: the production value on this is just breathtaking.
11:02 Hey, that's the doll on Seam's shop!
Oh snap
The short lables on objects may be intentional. When people are depressed, they often don't have the mental ability to think in detail about things unless they resonate with a negative energy
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Atlantis Realm 3 in Glover. Such a dope track. I made an impromptu rap to that beat about Sugary Cereal... great taste bro!
I love the sound you make when you're confused. "Hah?" I tend to do that, in all truthness.
Temmie is such a great artist, I'm really happy to see more projects from her!
I really hope this project of hers can come to fruition, even if it takes some time!
Bro when I saw that wallpaper of medabots a flow of nostalgia just hit me lol
This was a depressing, adorable little game. The games are style looks a lot like one manga artist named Tsukumizu. He made Girls’ Last Tour, which you should definitely watch and read.
If Chang ever feels like making a short animated series, but needs funding, she shouldn't have any trouble there.
I mean, Undertale showed her skill with character art, but now with Escaped Chasm she has really done well in showing off her talents, seriously!
I've been having these dreams that have become this big overarching story, and its been going on for over a year now.
Also, Costco samples are so good when you go there on the right days.
Have you been recording them in some sort of dream journal?
@@seant1326 I have actually.
@@NanaKyoto
Ok, cause the whole "overarching story, and it's been going on for over a year now" part had me *_very_* interested!
@@seant1326 Though whether or not you'd find the story interesting is up to you.
I’d like to hear that story.
My man with the Medabots desktop wallpaper. Nice taste, King.
idk how to describe it but that 'Hah?' you do is adorable