For those of you not from Ohio, we have a local folk cryptid called “The Loveland Frogman”. It’s basically a mucky green cousin of Mothman who lurks off the highways. The game “Loveland” is definitely a reference to the local lore, you guys should check it out.
The Drowning Machine demo legit made me cry, but it's a story I can connect to on a personal level. I'm torn between wanting to play the full version and just wanting to skip the emotional toll.
I feel the same dude,this video made me go out to watch someone play the demo and dear god I’m not sure if I could mentally handle the toll of the full game
there were just so many moments in that game that crushed my heart into a million pieces. I think my breaking point was the QR code you can scan and it takes you to the instagram acct of the person the game was about. just really hammers in how real it is, I just think that's beautiful in it's own heartbreaking way
I really wish my potato laptop was capable of playing it. And is it just me, or is it impossible to click any of the buttons? I had to press Tab and Enter to navigate through the menu, but was stuck when playing the game proper.
Hey there, thank you so much for the support! The game is really heavy and I’d definitely recommend being in a good clear headspace when you play it, so take your time! I’m still working on the other movements but there should be new stuff soon :)
@@FannonValentine thank you so much for making this game,I connected with it so much,atleast what I’ve watched being played so far,and it really hits me emotionally,I am so sorry for your loss and I know it’s so damn painful
The haunted old MMO scene is interesting, but I haven't found anything that really capture the feeling of old games, or they give them more modern features for some reason.
YES! I LOVE the Haunted PS1 Demo Discs, especially the Moya Horror games! If you want a similar experience I recommend the Dread X Collections on Steam.
Man HPS1 is what really put me off the whole PS1 retro revival. I'd talk about why but it'd be paragraphs of things I personally find wrong with the project. Most of what I'd talk about is either gut feeling or technical aspects that the average person won't notice or care about.
oh wow, I got into DJ Rozwell/KFC Murder Chicks recently and did not expect to hear them mentioned in an Izzzyzzz video! He was apparently the creator of a small ARG called "Eratas", so it makes sense to hear they made music for one of these demos. Also it's technically not your kind of topic (since it'd likely be a lot theory discussion), but an Izzzyzzz Petscop video would still be great
Hi Izzzyzzz! We're the Developers for Loveland, and are big fans of your channel! Thank you so much for taking the time to make a video about the Haunted PS1 demo disk. We really appreciate your kind words 🐸
Please please please talk about more stuff like this! You're the only person I've found that doesn't put on a weird "creepy" voice and talk super slow. I love all your videos but more about weird/creepy stuff like this would cause me to absolutely ascend
Love the rise of Haunted PS1 and low-poly horror in general. It's fun seeing how far people can go with the spookies while working with the limitations of old tech in mind.
@@ana-mh3sl low fidelity in games I think makes them creepier because they're less detailed -- they make your mind fill in the gaps and create scarier things than a high detailed version probably could. plus the uncanny valley aspect
Dr Randolph’s “WHERE ARE YOU GOING?” and “GET BACK HERE!” scared the shit out of me. I am now officially spooked. And probably going to be having nightmares.
I'm a wussybob and can't deal with horror, but I find horror games fascinating as a concept. I really love how your horror game videos allow me to experience that safely!
Same here. Too much of a scaredy cat to play horror games, but they tend to have some of the best stories in gaming and it really feels like I'm missing out!
i like that the videos informative without trying to freak me out! it serves as a guide for which games i wanna try and which games might be a bit much for me- think I'll give the one with the doctor a miss!
Hey, thanks for making this! I made the launcher and protagoras bleeds, and it's always really great to see a creator you are a fan of cover your work like this. I think it's really cool you covered every part of the disc, and I'm sure all the devs are gonna love to see it.
Izzy you should do a video on 2016-2018 amino, it’s fucking crazy and there was so much weird shit going on, especially in the musical theater community
The dying mmo one is really depressing cause it really captures the negatives of online usage and communities. Especially the part of the in universe devs of the mmo romanticism of the shooter that played their game and saying to "just stop playing lol" if it bothers you. It really captures the infuriating level of apathy felt by those terminally online.
Absolutely. I do want to look into that game, and see if I can play it (I don't have a very good computer). The text in the memorial of the sh00ter did annoy me though, which is honestly how I knew I wanted to play it, it's clearly realistic with its execution!
absolutely love haunted ps1 as a genre and how people are pushing the creative limits of the concept to make these awesome demos, and im so happy youre covering it!
*Specific game timestamps:* Echostasis: 7:32 Agony of a Dying MMO: 8:59 An Outcry: 12:10 Apolysis: 13:57 Chasing Static: 15:17 Fiend's Isle: 16:58 Ghastly Goodies: 17:38 (aye) Janitor Bleeds: 18:36 Lorn's Lure: 20:17 Loveland: 21:07 Mummy Sandbox: 22:44 Pathogen X: 23:16 Peeb Adventures: 24:02 Protagoras Bleeds: 25:43 Risu: 27:41 Still Ridge 29:15 That Which Gave Chase: 30:21 The Chameleon: 33:00 The Drowning Machine: 33:46 The Heilwald Loophole: 34:13 The Lunar Effect: 36:25 The Salt Order: 37:53 Tmod: 39:08 Toree 3D: 39:48 散歩 - Walk: 41:07 No timestamps for bonus games cause that section is pretty short I was bored and decided to do this because I think this video has useful information on the games and I keep coming back to it so I did this to help me reference a specific game better.
Hey there! I’m Aidan, I made The Drowning Machine. Thank you so much for making this video, seeing you and your audience get excited for our work is absolutely what keeps us going as developers! I appreciate the forethought in discretion in regards to discussing The Drowning Machine but I would love to hear your thoughts on the game at some point :) If y’all have any questions about the demo disc, or even the Haunted PS1 community we’d love to hear from y’all! Thank you all so much for the support!! ~Aidan Cushing (@rabbitrundev)
the drowning machine is the first game that made me cry in a really long time, especially since i deal with the same kind of thoughts that your friend was going through. whenever i feel myself going back down that path, i think of this game, and how absolutely heartbreaking it is on the other side, and it kinda shocks me back to my senses. i'm so sorry for your loss, but i'm glad you can find peace in finishing what you and your friend started. i'm sure he'd be so happy to see his incredible work turned into such beautiful art, and what pieces of his you put into it are incredibly inspiring to me as an amateur poet and aspiring author. i can't wait to play it once it's finished, and i hope that it can turn out as beautiful as you were both hoping
@@literallyafishhook oh my gosh thank you so much!! I’m so glad to hear it resonated with you like that, I’ll be sure to keep working hard on the next release 🥰
@@FannonValentine of course! it's such a beautiful experience, and i'm excited to see what other poems your friend made and how you incorporate them into the game... please keep up the amazing work!
Damn, agony of a dying mmo wasn't even creepy to me, just really really sad. It's heartbreaking to see your favorite game getting shut down. All the progress, memories, friends you made, gone..
I really love that someone was able to make art about that experience. It's such a vivid and sad feeling seeing a virtual world (or other online platform) get shut down and aside from hearing others who were in the community do retrospectives on them I don't really think that aspect of internet culture gets talked about nearly enough. Honestly out of all the games talked about here that one's the one I'm most likely to buy bc it's so fascinating to me
one time I watched a video of the last 15 minutes of final fantasy xiv 1.0,, obviously they incorporated a lot of the shutting down into the story so that they could relaunch it but it had a really haunting quality to it. just a group of friends who had bonded through this game and shared so many adventures,, standing and staring at this massive red moon which has been growing ever closer throughout the story,, with the music being reduced to a chilling wind ambience with the main theme echoing throughout...it's honestly a masterclass in capturing the feeling of a dying world, and in combining real life contexts into the games story
@@nerdychocobo the fact they made the shutdown of the original ffxiv part of the story and then incorporated it into the revamped game is one of the coolest things to me
@@kraka3258 my Wii U can’t charge anymore, and it’s depressing. I’m going to replace the charging port or just buy a new game pad soon so I can keep playing.
21:49 _"The inhabitants of the park discovered strange new frogs that seem to have potent, addictive qualities about them, and before they knew it they were brewing 'Frogshine' and breeding spiders to feed to their amphibian overlords."_ *ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD*
As a friend of lead director/writer of an outcry and someone who listens to these videos when they do their weekly house cleaning I want you to know my heart STOPPED at 12:18 . I don’t think they’re awake right now but I know they’re going to be THRILLED when they hear about this!
To elaborate, Demon's Souls was conceptualized as a King's Field reboot before it was made its own IP. The Moonlight Sword is an important part of King's Field lore, and its appearances in Armored Core, the Souls series, and a myriad of other games developed or published by Fromsoft are references to King's Field. The archetype of the depressed warrior who gives you hints on how to progress while passive-aggressively insulting you originated from King's Field as well. Seathe the Scaleless and Black Dragon Kalameet from Dark Souls are deadass just White Dragon Seathe and Black Dragon Guyra from King's Field. There are a lot of other connections, but those are the first to pop into my head. There are also Shadow Tower and Eternal Ring, which have a similar relation to King's Field as Bloodborne and Elden Ring do to Souls, where they're part of the series but not really. It's also worth pointing out that way Demon's Souls is to King's Field, Sekiro is to Tenchu, another old Fromsoft series
even if the games dont come out in full, it's great to have a bunch of little relatively short experiences packed into one game, especially of you have a short attention span like I do lmfao. cant wait for the 2022 demo disc!!
@@juliemassam933 yeah thankfully quite a few of them came out, like Heildwald Loophole and An Outcry, but it feels like most of them either arent getting finished or are in development hell. it's a shame tbh I was really looking forward to playing the rest of Dying MMO oof :(
If you're interested in other short horror experiences, there have been a few collections put together - C.H.A.I.N. is free and has some pretty good stuff, and the Dread X Collections are paid but quite high quality.
While you don't mention walk's second ending, it is fucking insane and ties it to a game from the 2020 demo disk (sauna 2000) in a way that is both shocking and hilarious. Also if you liked Protagoras Bleeds I highly recommend the devs previous game, Fatum Batula, a very surreal and interesting ps1 styled exploration game (that was also on the 2020 demo disk). Also might as well mention that Janitor Bleeds and Heilwald Loop came out; from what i gathered those two and outcry seem to be the only 2021 demo disk games that have come out. It was really cool seeing you cover the 2021 demo disk, and hopefully you'll eventually cover the 2020 disk and the 2022 one when that eventually comes out.
hello Frills. Toree 3D also came out along with those ones! In fact, it even already has a sequel thats out! You didn't mention them in this comment, but it was mentioned in the video.
Heilwald Loophole got a full Release? Interesting. Also fun fact: "Heilwald" is German For "Healthy Forest" or "Healing Forest", depending on how you Interpret the Fusion of the words "Heil/heilen" and "Wald"
PLEASE cover the first demo disc AND third when it releases. Its been so nice to see someone covering and giving good exposure to indie compilations like these, its much needed
I remember in Rayman 2: TGE, the camera was following you, but if the monster got too close, the camera got into its mouth so you were looking at yourself through its jagged teeth.
anubis rex in pac-man world starts like that... but eventually it turns into platforming nightmare with lasers, tornadoes and meteors on top of lava pools
@@QuantumTelephone it may have been done already but that doesn’t make it any less cool! And none of the games you mentioned are horror games I don’t think, so it may be unique to utilise this concept in a specifically horror themed game?
19:14 this feeling is called kenopsia! it's basically that unnerving feeling you get when you see a place that's usually bustling with people (mall, airport, or school, etc), but is now empty :D
i experienced this going to locker cleanout at my HS after covid hit. walking into the normally bustling hallway that was the home to my locker, homeroom, lunch, and after-school activities and having the motion sensor lights come on during daylight hours was jarring. It was the hub of my high school social life and it was deserted, dark except the lights through the windows through doors backlighting a trashcan perfectly in the center of the hallway. The weird feeling was compounded by the fact i was graduating. I ended up going around and taking a bunch of pictures trying to capture that feeling, and i still feel it when i look back at them. Sorry for the long lowkey unrelated comment, i that moment felt like something a lot of students in covid would relate to and i wish i could share those pictures in a meaningful way.
Kenopsia isn’t an official term though, it’s a just a dictionary of words that a guy came up with to put words on feelings and emotions that have yet to obtain a word to describe them.
So glad there is a word for this? There are times where I have been at the beach at a bar or something and thought that for being in a popular location and there being billions in the world, somehow I am literally alone, and other than the bartender or occasional beach worker, I look out and on both sides of me there is nothing; like I am the only person in the world at that time.
It was more of a zeitgeist thing. In the 90 we had rpg like vampire the masquerade, films like matrix, there was grunge music and all that. That's the petri dish to grow eery/creepy games. Today the zeitgeist changed. Everything is more hip (hipster/hip hop), the media is under demand, internet killed the mysticism. We have to go to midsommer to find some eerie horror. I don't want to say that current day thing is worse that old thing. The current day things are great and I like them a lot more than the old. I only wanted to point the reason the aestetics changed.
Walk/散歩 looks amazing. The artifacting on the photos make them come across like uncanny pre-rended BGs a la Resident Evil. The pursuer's design is also neat, I like the crow motif
"that which gave chase" is genuinely one of my favorite horror games i've ever experienced; especially for the haunted ps1 genre in general. something about how well all of it's different elements fit together to make this eerie structure of tension really got me and i love it
I love how developers of the games are commenting and enjoying the video too! It makes me smile to read how excited and happy they are. ❤️ Keep up the great work Izzy and developers!!! You are all so appreciated
@@eleegee I'm glad we agree on the makeup, but there's no need to be disrespectful. I wasn't aware of her pronouns so I defaulted to they/them, there's not an issue with that
@@eleegee Well, the emphasis on her made it sound like you're trying to be rude, I apologize if I misread it. But, even though Izzy is a girl, there is no harm in using they/them
@@eleegee They is gender neutral, meaning anybody can be a they, but many nonbinary people feel that gendered pronouns (he and she) don't suit them. Some people claim to be uncomfortable with they/them, but to be frank, those people are either looking for attention or just trying to say they don't want you to replace their actual preferred pronouns with they. Basically, the purpose of they/them is to be devoid of any gender connotations and can be used for anyone
i haven’t watched the video yet but i’m really glad you’re covering this, it’s one of my favorite things to come out of indie gaming in the last few years and i really hope this exposes some people to something they haven’t seen before
Another good one is No One Lives Under the Lighthouse. A PS1 horror game where you're a wicky at an old Lighthouse with similar vibes to the A24 Lighthouse movie.
"When a house is both hungry and awake, every room becomes a mouth." If you enjoy PS1esque horror games the "Haunted Cities" series by Kitty Horrorshow is a similar grab bag of existential dread and haunting imagery. Plenty of themes around exploring abandoned places, and hints at darker deeper storylines. Also Anatomy by the same creator is one of the best horror experiences i've had in years!
@@ffg2020 Apolysis! People mentioned it reminded them of Kitty and I was pretty sure I recognized the creators name, so I checked her Patreon, and yup. They may not still be dating, no clue, but they were at the time. They've worked on a few games together.
At 5:30 you can see “peeb adventures” on the advertisement for the demo discs and thats my brother’s game! Hes worked so hard on it and it always makes me so happy to see it even just appear in a video for a split second😭
You’re exposing so many more people to these passion projects, totally cover PS1 horror as much as you want, this is one of my favorite videos of yours!
When people mention the playstation startup noise being creepy and disconcerting I feel so validated. My brother thought I was extremely silly when he realized I had been plugging my ears in anticipation for it every time he turned the thing on
Oh man. Fiend's Isle isn't inspired by just any old PS1 RPG, it's inspired by FromSoftware's older titles like King's Field and Shadow Tower! As someone who grew up on those, it's nice to see someone acknowledging that FromSoft has made more than just the Souls games.
It's honestly so cool to me that the techniques that used to just be how games were made, are stylistic choices now. Like wow, we've made SO much progress in the games industry in such a short time. It's really neat
The lunar effect does seem to hold some sort of weight to it. A friend of mine who is training to be a paramedic told me recently that for some reason when there is a full moon they have an increase in patients in the emergency department. Not sure if it's an actual thing or just some weird coincidence
my parents are public school teachers and they both agree that the full moon brings the worst out of everyone (and lunar eclipses/blood moons/etc. are a curse upon all teachers lmao
Was training to be a paramedic and worked as a medic and the full moon absolutely does bring out something weird in people. The ER is always extra full and you get strange cases. It’s just weird, but maybe we’re looking for it because we’re expecting it? Speaking it into existence, perhaps.
My sister is a prison guard. She says full moon nights at work when she worked nights were *the worst*. The inmates would cause more trouble, do more stuff to get attention from guards out of boredom, not settle down for lights out as easily, and there would be more aggression and fights or near-fights in general. She mentioned heatwaves can have the same effect, so a full moon during one was really bad news and meant a long, hard night of dealing with restless inmates. (She worked in a prison with out air conditioning, for reference) I also live in a large low-income apartment village. Full moon nights here are often worse than any other nights for domestic arguments or fights and other issues like that, to the point where I make sure my partner is always with me that night because I don't want to be alone. (I'm a younger woman who lives alone) We also had one of our buildings burn down on the full moon. Probably a coincidence, but... *shrugs* Just anecdotes, but in my experience, there's absolutely something weird about full moons for humans.
there’s something about the primitive style of PS1 graphics that really adds to the horror value of these games. i don’t know how to describe it, but horror games with primitive graphics feel a lot scarier than horror games on my pc with max settings hyper realistic graphics. it’s nice to see people capturing this graphical style in modern times because i really am a huge fan of the way it looks and adds to the eerieness of it all
i think it's probably because there is much more left to the imagination with these low polygon graphics. i love this style, i feel like it's an amazing way to capture the feeling of having a nightmare, where you have a general idea what's happening, but the details are obscure and you can't know for sure, it's just so much more impactful than when you can see your surroundings and a monster in full hd
As someone with really bad eyesight, like I can't read or type without my glasses and had to go weeks at a time without glasses on multiple occasions because capitalism, I can confirm only having a vague idea about what the hell is going on around you is way scary. It plays on that old horror rule, never show the audience the whole monster because whatever they're are imaging is way worse
Oh wow, that Museum launcher straight-up IS the Namco Museum from their old collections on the PS1, but with a spooky vibe instead of a bright sunny one. Just looking at it gives me such intense nostalgia vibes.
I was looking for this comment. Surprised nobody else really noticed. From the main desk, to the weird "No smoking" stuff, and the museum itself, it's a plain re-skin of Namco Museum!
One of the things that can be a cause of thr eerie or creepy music in these games is the tritone. On the do re mi octave, there are two notes that stand out, fa and ti. When you put these notes together, you get the tritone. It can work in any octave and lead into other chords but by itself it is very attention grabbing and eerie. It was banned in certain churches for a while because they sayed it was full of sin. Many horror movies also use this to give the feel of something being wrong. These early developers while making the soundtrack for their games, possibly found this note(whether in a low or high octave). It is great for leading into different chords, as i mentioned before, so they would add this to their music track and think nothing of it. Hence why some of these early games have very unfitting creppy music.
As soon as I saw the images in ARD I immediately thought “Trevor Henderson!?!?”. I’m so glad to see his talent being put into something like this project!
GOD this was cool. So many genuinely terrifying visuals and concepts and the whole PS1 aesthetic adds so much. Each one really feels like a handcrafted labour of love.
Actually with Walk, there is something to do with the room with the TV! You need a controller to input what the TV is telling you. I won't spoil the ending because it needs to be seen, especially if you played the first PS1 haunted demo disc
Wait a sec...An Outcry plays out in my city, Vienna! How cools that? Also...pretty accurate for austrian neighbors...most of them are grumpy or not in mood of talking...but there's always the nice old lad/gal that will help you ^^ Now I gotta play it too!
I'm glad there's a project like this going on. I've actually had at least a few times in the past several years where I've seriously thought "I miss game demos." It's just so nice to have a risk-free way to try a game out before you buy it, and I wish demos could make a big comeback.
The monster design from Walk as well as how it's specifically looking for the player character and the home turns out not to be safe only makes me think the monster represents a family member (possibly the girl's mother-- the silhouette looks like a woman with shoulder-length hair wearing a skirt).
"I wasn't expecting it, but this was the scariest game that I played! Most of the game consists of a desktop where you can check your email..." i dunno if i can handle that level of scary
PS1's opening noise freaked me out so much, it was unreal. My godmother had a PS1 and her living room was always somewhat dark and it would make the opening sound even scarier lolol
I just love Izzy's accent and vibe. She's so chill but also really interesting. She always manages to make topics I wouldn't normally care about sound like something cool to hear about.
I was like, no. The PS2 start up sound is nostalgic. It gives me good feelings! And then ya hit me with the red screen, which I somehow was not expecting, and I instantly got goosebumps.
The Drowning Machine is genuinely my favorite demo included in this project. It is such a raw, real and heartbreaking look at depression and suicide and you can tell that it's a labor of love by the developer. Additionally, through this demo, I found that Drowning Machines (more officially known as Recirculating Dams) have probably the most terrifying hazard sign I have ever seen.
The PlayStation 1 definitely scared me as a kid, there was something about the graphics and how it was my first console, it being a new experience definitely added to the creep factor
I'm to afraid for most horror games, but I always love to see what's on these Haunted PSI collections. There's so much variety and creativity, it's great to see.
Wow. I knew games like these kinda took off with gaming ARGs and analog horror, but I didn't know there was so much variety! Fantastic video as always. If you like games like these, I'd highly recommend checking out Gregory Horror Show for the PS2. Going off the kinds of videos you make, it seems like it'd be right up your alley!
actually tbh I'd say PSX style games and ARGs + analog horror where very much 3 seperate but large things long before they started merging together. The indie horror scene has been strife with PSX style games for years now, puppet combo for example released babysitter bloodbath in 2013 and powerdrill massacre in 2015
I remember I found out the museum is based off of a compilation game by namco, where it had extremely similar layouts of a museum to various games they made! So the museum in this is another fun callback!
I would totally be interested in hearing about the other versions as well! It's honestly really cool to find all these new little neat horror games, and it found me at just the right time being sick and having a lot of spare time on my hands!!
I think the Loveland game might have been reference to The Loveland Frogman, which is a cryptid of a giant humanoid frog spotted around Loveland, Ohio. So based on that information I predict that if there’s a full game it could end with either the people of Loveland becoming frog people or the frogs they were breeding become giant humanoids
If anyone wants a demo "disc" in 2022, super rare games does a mix tape of indie games. Super cool and physical! Also I'd love to see a vid on rpgmaker horrors! They were SO big on YT in like 2012 and now there's basically nothing. I'm talking Aoni, Ib, Mad Father!
I haven’t exactly downloaded the Demo Disc yet but I looked into the Drowning Machine and my god it was such a gut punch. I’m still bawling while writing this. I don’t think I could see myself ever playing it just because it hits way too hard as a person who struggles with mental health but it wouldn’t feel right for me to not at least pitch in and buy the game to show support to it.
It’s definitely a journey, I’d recommend playing it when you’re in a good clear head space. If you’ve been through similar horrors I’ve been told it’s comforting for some folks who’ve played it but I wouldn’t count on that. I’d love to hear what you think about it if you do play it!
For a bit of context for Loveland, there's a town in the USA that shares the name. It's in Ohio and they have a cryptid called the Loveland Frogmen. They're like, humanoid frogs that can do magic(?).
I would genuinely love to be on one of these discs but I can’t develop games for shit… I do want to start though bc these little bite sized experiences have inspired me a LOT
The game with the coffee shop and Aneira came out as a full version! It was AMAZING. Such a long, well thought out story. Had some heartbreaking moments too
Oooo, I've been in dying MMOs and it's so sad and crazy. That game hit me with nostalgia. Lucky I'm obsessed with WoW, which I don't see dying anytime soon.
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also you should check out the game omori
For those of you not from Ohio, we have a local folk cryptid called “The Loveland Frogman”. It’s basically a mucky green cousin of Mothman who lurks off the highways.
The game “Loveland” is definitely a reference to the local lore, you guys should check it out.
It most certainly is. We just haven't had our "Big Reveal" in Loveland yet 😉
i’m literally shitting my pants over this, is this real?
There’s even a musical
fellow loveland-ites, unite
She said Loveland and mentioned frogs and I was like "no way that's a coincidence"
Thanks for playing!! Peeb's still getting some bolts and screws, but there'll be a full game of it before long!
The Drowning Machine demo legit made me cry, but it's a story I can connect to on a personal level. I'm torn between wanting to play the full version and just wanting to skip the emotional toll.
I feel the same dude,this video made me go out to watch someone play the demo and dear god I’m not sure if I could mentally handle the toll of the full game
there were just so many moments in that game that crushed my heart into a million pieces. I think my breaking point was the QR code you can scan and it takes you to the instagram acct of the person the game was about. just really hammers in how real it is, I just think that's beautiful in it's own heartbreaking way
I really wish my potato laptop was capable of playing it. And is it just me, or is it impossible to click any of the buttons? I had to press Tab and Enter to navigate through the menu, but was stuck when playing the game proper.
Hey there, thank you so much for the support! The game is really heavy and I’d definitely recommend being in a good clear headspace when you play it, so take your time! I’m still working on the other movements but there should be new stuff soon :)
@@FannonValentine thank you so much for making this game,I connected with it so much,atleast what I’ve watched being played so far,and it really hits me emotionally,I am so sorry for your loss and I know it’s so damn painful
The haunted old MMO scene is interesting, but I haven't found anything that really capture the feeling of old games, or they give them more modern features for some reason.
YES! I LOVE the Haunted PS1 Demo Discs, especially the Moya Horror games! If you want a similar experience I recommend the Dread X Collections on Steam.
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@@MOYAHORROR Oh hi, haha. Much love ✌️
It would be really cool if Izzzyzzz covered obscure analogue horror.
That which gave chase sounds incredible actually.
I have played Croc on the PS and I have played Robots games for PS2
you should give the dreadx collections a try! the 3rd collection has one called submission that has one of the most unique scares id seen in a while!
Man HPS1 is what really put me off the whole PS1 retro revival. I'd talk about why but it'd be paragraphs of things I personally find wrong with the project. Most of what I'd talk about is either gut feeling or technical aspects that the average person won't notice or care about.
It would be awesome if you covered the Dread X Collection games!
the Walk stalker just casually doing the gangnam style
peeb adventures sounds kind of like charlie the unicorn (positive)
16:03 me when my coworkers try to talk to me
Come to think about it, there are a lot of ps1 horror games
oh wow, I got into DJ Rozwell/KFC Murder Chicks recently and did not expect to hear them mentioned in an Izzzyzzz video! He was apparently the creator of a small ARG called "Eratas", so it makes sense to hear they made music for one of these demos.
Also it's technically not your kind of topic (since it'd likely be a lot theory discussion), but an Izzzyzzz Petscop video would still be great
both of the first 2 games seem like obvious references to .hack//infection/mutation/outbreak/quarantine
Hi Izzzyzzz! We're the Developers for Loveland, and are big fans of your channel! Thank you so much for taking the time to make a video about the Haunted PS1 demo disk. We really appreciate your kind words 🐸
@Upbeat Umbrella - VOD GRAVEYARD Thank you! A brand new demo for Loveland will be available in June during Steam NEXT Fest, so please give it look!
Gasp I didn't expect one of the developers to comment. Your game seems interesting and might play it someday.
i love your game!! i’m excited for the new demo.
So happy that the Loveland, Ohio frogman and the lore around him is getting more attention. Thanks so much for your game 💕
Your game seems so interesting! I'll definitely buy it the moment it gets released 🐸
Please please please talk about more stuff like this! You're the only person I've found that doesn't put on a weird "creepy" voice and talk super slow. I love all your videos but more about weird/creepy stuff like this would cause me to absolutely ascend
that's one of the reasons i like wendigoon, whenever he talks about a dark topic he talks like a normal person
@@mammoneymelon Just two lovely people with a lot of love and care for what they speak about (: Some of the best channels imo
Dang many wendigoon fans here
Yea, she's def a breath of fresh air in the genre
@@mammoneymelon 100%
Love the rise of Haunted PS1 and low-poly horror in general. It's fun seeing how far people can go with the spookies while working with the limitations of old tech in mind.
Not to mention the atmospheric sounds and music which is both relaxing and unnerving!
@@kingofravens215 i still have a ps2, and i completly agree the sounds add so much to the games!
i think the low poly is what makes it so spooky, it’s so atmospheric
@@ana-mh3sl low fidelity in games I think makes them creepier because they're less detailed -- they make your mind fill in the gaps and create scarier things than a high detailed version probably could. plus the uncanny valley aspect
wait what's low-poly?
Dr Randolph’s “WHERE ARE YOU GOING?” and “GET BACK HERE!” scared the shit out of me. I am now officially spooked. And probably going to be having nightmares.
I wasn't expecting that AT ALL it was so good, shat my heart out lmao
Wait its you- hi I love this video lol
I'm a wussybob and can't deal with horror, but I find horror games fascinating as a concept. I really love how your horror game videos allow me to experience that safely!
me too!! they’re so interesting, but i have to watch horror game playthroughs in miniplayer mode
I really love the word you used and I will now from this moment on, refer to myself as a "wussybob" when I tell people how scared I am of horror lmao
Same here. Too much of a scaredy cat to play horror games, but they tend to have some of the best stories in gaming and it really feels like I'm missing out!
i like that the videos informative without trying to freak me out! it serves as a guide for which games i wanna try and which games might be a bit much for me- think I'll give the one with the doctor a miss!
Check out pastra too! He’s only horror more or less (besides dunking on hello neighbor lol)
Hey, thanks for making this! I made the launcher and protagoras bleeds, and it's always really great to see a creator you are a fan of cover your work like this. I think it's really cool you covered every part of the disc, and I'm sure all the devs are gonna love to see it.
Bryce thank you for being rad your games are so good
Izzy you should do a video on 2016-2018 amino, it’s fucking crazy and there was so much weird shit going on, especially in the musical theater community
Don't let this distract you from the fact that I get bullied because my classmates think my videos are the worst. Please don't agree, dear bar
LMAO i was there to see it in the hamilton fandom, worst year of my preteen life
yesss wtf amino was a wild ride
amino is a hellhole 😭
@@ilovemikakagehira LEGIT, hamilton and dear even Hansen were just horrible🤮
The dying mmo one is really depressing cause it really captures the negatives of online usage and communities. Especially the part of the in universe devs of the mmo romanticism of the shooter that played their game and saying to "just stop playing lol" if it bothers you. It really captures the infuriating level of apathy felt by those terminally online.
Absolutely. I do want to look into that game, and see if I can play it (I don't have a very good computer). The text in the memorial of the sh00ter did annoy me though, which is honestly how I knew I wanted to play it, it's clearly realistic with its execution!
Check accursed farms campaing stop killing games and the game no players online
absolutely love haunted ps1 as a genre and how people are pushing the creative limits of the concept to make these awesome demos, and im so happy youre covering it!
@Don't read profile photo thanks, I wont
I will always say low-poly is great for horror. It’s like not revealing a monsters story to much.
same like the low poly style looks rlly cool and it feels like those papercrafts you can find online
*Specific game timestamps:*
Echostasis: 7:32
Agony of a Dying MMO: 8:59
An Outcry: 12:10
Apolysis: 13:57
Chasing Static: 15:17
Fiend's Isle: 16:58
Ghastly Goodies: 17:38 (aye)
Janitor Bleeds: 18:36
Lorn's Lure: 20:17
Loveland: 21:07
Mummy Sandbox: 22:44
Pathogen X: 23:16
Peeb Adventures: 24:02
Protagoras Bleeds: 25:43
Risu: 27:41
Still Ridge 29:15
That Which Gave Chase: 30:21
The Chameleon: 33:00
The Drowning Machine: 33:46
The Heilwald Loophole: 34:13
The Lunar Effect: 36:25
The Salt Order: 37:53
Tmod: 39:08
Toree 3D: 39:48
散歩 - Walk: 41:07
No timestamps for bonus games cause that section is pretty short
I was bored and decided to do this because I think this video has useful information on the games and I keep coming back to it so I did this to help me reference a specific game better.
I'm like hey what's up hello
Thank you So Much!
Appreciate you! I recognized the Heilweld Loophole from a Pastra video and wanted to get the name
I remember Manley hero played the walk game but idk demo or full
Thank you so much!
Hey there! I’m Aidan, I made The Drowning Machine.
Thank you so much for making this video, seeing you and your audience get excited for our work is absolutely what keeps us going as developers! I appreciate the forethought in discretion in regards to discussing The Drowning Machine but I would love to hear your thoughts on the game at some point :)
If y’all have any questions about the demo disc, or even the Haunted PS1 community we’d love to hear from y’all! Thank you all so much for the support!!
~Aidan Cushing (@rabbitrundev)
How do I get in on this? I make music and I’d love to score one of these games!
the drowning machine is the first game that made me cry in a really long time, especially since i deal with the same kind of thoughts that your friend was going through. whenever i feel myself going back down that path, i think of this game, and how absolutely heartbreaking it is on the other side, and it kinda shocks me back to my senses. i'm so sorry for your loss, but i'm glad you can find peace in finishing what you and your friend started. i'm sure he'd be so happy to see his incredible work turned into such beautiful art, and what pieces of his you put into it are incredibly inspiring to me as an amateur poet and aspiring author. i can't wait to play it once it's finished, and i hope that it can turn out as beautiful as you were both hoping
I’d love if you did a deep dive into The Drowning Machine and Agony of a Dying MMO like you did for The Path.exe. That was a great video!
@@literallyafishhook oh my gosh thank you so much!! I’m so glad to hear it resonated with you like that, I’ll be sure to keep working hard on the next release 🥰
@@FannonValentine of course! it's such a beautiful experience, and i'm excited to see what other poems your friend made and how you incorporate them into the game... please keep up the amazing work!
Damn, agony of a dying mmo wasn't even creepy to me, just really really sad. It's heartbreaking to see your favorite game getting shut down. All the progress, memories, friends you made, gone..
That concept reminds me of my old xbox360. It stopped turning on, all my friends gone, my saves. It's sad, really
I really love that someone was able to make art about that experience. It's such a vivid and sad feeling seeing a virtual world (or other online platform) get shut down and aside from hearing others who were in the community do retrospectives on them I don't really think that aspect of internet culture gets talked about nearly enough. Honestly out of all the games talked about here that one's the one I'm most likely to buy bc it's so fascinating to me
one time I watched a video of the last 15 minutes of final fantasy xiv 1.0,, obviously they incorporated a lot of the shutting down into the story so that they could relaunch it but it had a really haunting quality to it. just a group of friends who had bonded through this game and shared so many adventures,, standing and staring at this massive red moon which has been growing ever closer throughout the story,, with the music being reduced to a chilling wind ambience with the main theme echoing throughout...it's honestly a masterclass in capturing the feeling of a dying world, and in combining real life contexts into the games story
@@nerdychocobo the fact they made the shutdown of the original ffxiv part of the story and then incorporated it into the revamped game is one of the coolest things to me
@@kraka3258 my Wii U can’t charge anymore, and it’s depressing. I’m going to replace the charging port or just buy a new game pad soon so I can keep playing.
21:49 _"The inhabitants of the park discovered strange new frogs that seem to have potent, addictive qualities about them, and before they knew it they were brewing 'Frogshine' and breeding spiders to feed to their amphibian overlords."_
*ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD*
In case anyone is interested in Janitor Bleeds, it has actually since had a full release and I'd recommend it. It's good spooky horror
Any clue if it's coming to switch
I absolutely LOVE that game.
As a friend of lead director/writer of an outcry and someone who listens to these videos when they do their weekly house cleaning I want you to know my heart STOPPED at 12:18 . I don’t think they’re awake right now but I know they’re going to be THRILLED when they hear about this!
tell us what they think1!1!!
we need an update asap !!
Following for update!
Update please
the game sounds fascinating! I’m thrilled by what Izzy showed and I’m definitely considering buying it
The mind-boggling skeletons are from a PS1 game called King's Field by FromSoftware. Apparently it was sort of a precursor to the Souls series.
To elaborate, Demon's Souls was conceptualized as a King's Field reboot before it was made its own IP. The Moonlight Sword is an important part of King's Field lore, and its appearances in Armored Core, the Souls series, and a myriad of other games developed or published by Fromsoft are references to King's Field. The archetype of the depressed warrior who gives you hints on how to progress while passive-aggressively insulting you originated from King's Field as well. Seathe the Scaleless and Black Dragon Kalameet from Dark Souls are deadass just White Dragon Seathe and Black Dragon Guyra from King's Field.
There are a lot of other connections, but those are the first to pop into my head. There are also Shadow Tower and Eternal Ring, which have a similar relation to King's Field as Bloodborne and Elden Ring do to Souls, where they're part of the series but not really.
It's also worth pointing out that way Demon's Souls is to King's Field, Sekiro is to Tenchu, another old Fromsoft series
i was just thinking fiend's isle reminded me of king's field...
fiends isle just looks like an unreleased kings field game, love it
even if the games dont come out in full, it's great to have a bunch of little relatively short experiences packed into one game, especially of you have a short attention span like I do lmfao. cant wait for the 2022 demo disc!!
Chasing Static recently came out as a full game, I think. Watched a play through of it?
@@juliemassam933 yeah thankfully quite a few of them came out, like Heildwald Loophole and An Outcry, but it feels like most of them either arent getting finished or are in development hell. it's a shame tbh I was really looking forward to playing the rest of Dying MMO oof :(
If you're interested in other short horror experiences, there have been a few collections put together - C.H.A.I.N. is free and has some pretty good stuff, and the Dread X Collections are paid but quite high quality.
"The euphoria of petting dogs is short lived"
That is some masterclass stuff right there!
While you don't mention walk's second ending, it is fucking insane and ties it to a game from the 2020 demo disk (sauna 2000) in a way that is both shocking and hilarious. Also if you liked Protagoras Bleeds I highly recommend the devs previous game, Fatum Batula, a very surreal and interesting ps1 styled exploration game (that was also on the 2020 demo disk). Also might as well mention that Janitor Bleeds and Heilwald Loop came out; from what i gathered those two and outcry seem to be the only 2021 demo disk games that have come out. It was really cool seeing you cover the 2021 demo disk, and hopefully you'll eventually cover the 2020 disk and the 2022 one when that eventually comes out.
hello Frills.
Toree 3D also came out along with those ones! In fact, it even already has a sequel thats out! You didn't mention them in this comment, but it was mentioned in the video.
@@Glacidon Oh yea true! I forgot to mention Toree lmao
ahh I’ve had fatum betula on my wishlist for so long! it’s looks fantastic and Im going to take this as a sign to definitely play it soon
Chasing Static is out as well
Heilwald Loophole got a full Release? Interesting.
Also fun fact: "Heilwald" is German For "Healthy Forest" or "Healing Forest", depending on how you Interpret the Fusion of the words "Heil/heilen" and "Wald"
PLEASE cover the first demo disc AND third when it releases. Its been so nice to see someone covering and giving good exposure to indie compilations like these, its much needed
That Walk game is really cool, having a sequence where you see through the eyes of the thing that is chasing you is a really unique idea.
Not really. It was a trend during the ps2 era, like psychonauts and ratchet and clank off the top of my head
The Siren games were pretty much developed around this idea as well
I remember in Rayman 2: TGE, the camera was following you, but if the monster got too close, the camera got into its mouth so you were looking at yourself through its jagged teeth.
anubis rex in pac-man world starts like that... but eventually it turns into platforming nightmare with lasers, tornadoes and meteors on top of lava pools
@@QuantumTelephone it may have been done already but that doesn’t make it any less cool! And none of the games you mentioned are horror games I don’t think, so it may be unique to utilise this concept in a specifically horror themed game?
19:14
this feeling is called kenopsia! it's basically that unnerving feeling you get when you see a place that's usually bustling with people (mall, airport, or school, etc), but is now empty :D
It’s also generally what a liminal space is considered
@@AmieOkami liminal space is just the location
i experienced this going to locker cleanout at my HS after covid hit. walking into the normally bustling hallway that was the home to my locker, homeroom, lunch, and after-school activities and having the motion sensor lights come on during daylight hours was jarring. It was the hub of my high school social life and it was deserted, dark except the lights through the windows through doors backlighting a trashcan perfectly in the center of the hallway. The weird feeling was compounded by the fact i was graduating. I ended up going around and taking a bunch of pictures trying to capture that feeling, and i still feel it when i look back at them.
Sorry for the long lowkey unrelated comment, i that moment felt like something a lot of students in covid would relate to and i wish i could share those pictures in a meaningful way.
Kenopsia isn’t an official term though, it’s a just a dictionary of words that a guy came up with to put words on feelings and emotions that have yet to obtain a word to describe them.
So glad there is a word for this? There are times where I have been at the beach at a bar or something and thought that for being in a popular location and there being billions in the world, somehow I am literally alone, and other than the bartender or occasional beach worker, I look out and on both sides of me there is nothing; like I am the only person in the world at that time.
As a Playstation kid who owns every PS, Playstation got less scary the more consoles they made
Yeah a PlayStation 69420 doesn’t sound that scary
It was more of a zeitgeist thing. In the 90 we had rpg like vampire the masquerade, films like matrix, there was grunge music and all that. That's the petri dish to grow eery/creepy games.
Today the zeitgeist changed. Everything is more hip (hipster/hip hop), the media is under demand, internet killed the mysticism. We have to go to midsommer to find some eerie horror.
I don't want to say that current day thing is worse that old thing. The current day things are great and I like them a lot more than the old. I only wanted to point the reason the aestetics changed.
@@HartoTarto cant wait
its all about the increased graphics quality in my opinion
Did u use to play little big planet? Its still one of my favorite games and im still waiting for a lbp4 lol
Izzy tearing up over accidentally squishing evil frogs is too precious for this world
That "WhErE aRe YoU gOiNg???!!!" line made me shit my pants.
Walk/散歩 looks amazing. The artifacting on the photos make them come across like uncanny pre-rended BGs a la Resident Evil. The pursuer's design is also neat, I like the crow motif
it’s only been 14 seconds but thank you for coming through and saving my dire mental health ❤️❤️❤️
"that which gave chase" is genuinely one of my favorite horror games i've ever experienced; especially for the haunted ps1 genre in general. something about how well all of it's different elements fit together to make this eerie structure of tension really got me and i love it
i love when my PS1 sends me directly to hell because it couldn't recognize the disc
ps2 also!
funny enough, god sends ppl to hell for the exact same reason
I love how developers of the games are commenting and enjoying the video too! It makes me smile to read how excited and happy they are. ❤️ Keep up the great work Izzy and developers!!! You are all so appreciated
can we please talk about the absolute makeup ARTISTRY from Izzy omg
Honestly!! I wish they would drop their makeup routine, or at least what products they use 😭
@@-Persephone_Wannabe- honestly 😭😭😭 if she gave her makeup routine I feel like so many ppl would scream and die and convulsants on the floor or smth
@@eleegee I'm glad we agree on the makeup, but there's no need to be disrespectful. I wasn't aware of her pronouns so I defaulted to they/them, there's not an issue with that
@@eleegee Well, the emphasis on her made it sound like you're trying to be rude, I apologize if I misread it. But, even though Izzy is a girl, there is no harm in using they/them
@@eleegee They is gender neutral, meaning anybody can be a they, but many nonbinary people feel that gendered pronouns (he and she) don't suit them. Some people claim to be uncomfortable with they/them, but to be frank, those people are either looking for attention or just trying to say they don't want you to replace their actual preferred pronouns with they.
Basically, the purpose of they/them is to be devoid of any gender connotations and can be used for anyone
I love scrolling through the comments and seeing a bunch of devs like "omg i made (x game)!! i love your channel!!!" it's such a wholesome experience
i haven’t watched the video yet but i’m really glad you’re covering this, it’s one of my favorite things to come out of indie gaming in the last few years and i really hope this exposes some people to something they haven’t seen before
Izzy putting "garf" into the lock had me cracking up
Another good one is No One Lives Under the Lighthouse. A PS1 horror game where you're a wicky at an old Lighthouse with similar vibes to the A24 Lighthouse movie.
Oh god that game scared the shit out of me lol
That sounds amazing
fricking love that game
"When a house is both hungry and awake, every room becomes a mouth."
If you enjoy PS1esque horror games the "Haunted Cities" series by Kitty Horrorshow is a similar grab bag of existential dread and haunting imagery. Plenty of themes around exploring abandoned places, and hints at darker deeper storylines. Also Anatomy by the same creator is one of the best horror experiences i've had in years!
One of the games on the disc is by her girlfriend. :)
@@perfectapple which one?
@@ffg2020 Apolysis! People mentioned it reminded them of Kitty and I was pretty sure I recognized the creators name, so I checked her Patreon, and yup. They may not still be dating, no clue, but they were at the time. They've worked on a few games together.
At 5:30 you can see “peeb adventures” on the advertisement for the demo discs and thats my brother’s game! Hes worked so hard on it and it always makes me so happy to see it even just appear in a video for a split second😭
I really enjoyed Peeb Adventures' demo! your brother did a great job ^-^
You’re exposing so many more people to these passion projects, totally cover PS1 horror as much as you want, this is one of my favorite videos of yours!
When people mention the playstation startup noise being creepy and disconcerting I feel so validated. My brother thought I was extremely silly when he realized I had been plugging my ears in anticipation for it every time he turned the thing on
The fact izzy spent the time to equally pet each dog, this is why I love your channel
Oh man. Fiend's Isle isn't inspired by just any old PS1 RPG, it's inspired by FromSoftware's older titles like King's Field and Shadow Tower! As someone who grew up on those, it's nice to see someone acknowledging that FromSoft has made more than just the Souls games.
It's honestly so cool to me that the techniques that used to just be how games were made, are stylistic choices now. Like wow, we've made SO much progress in the games industry in such a short time. It's really neat
The lunar effect does seem to hold some sort of weight to it. A friend of mine who is training to be a paramedic told me recently that for some reason when there is a full moon they have an increase in patients in the emergency department. Not sure if it's an actual thing or just some weird coincidence
my parents are public school teachers and they both agree that the full moon brings the worst out of everyone (and lunar eclipses/blood moons/etc. are a curse upon all teachers lmao
Was training to be a paramedic and worked as a medic and the full moon absolutely does bring out something weird in people. The ER is always extra full and you get strange cases. It’s just weird, but maybe we’re looking for it because we’re expecting it? Speaking it into existence, perhaps.
My sister is a prison guard. She says full moon nights at work when she worked nights were *the worst*. The inmates would cause more trouble, do more stuff to get attention from guards out of boredom, not settle down for lights out as easily, and there would be more aggression and fights or near-fights in general. She mentioned heatwaves can have the same effect, so a full moon during one was really bad news and meant a long, hard night of dealing with restless inmates. (She worked in a prison with out air conditioning, for reference)
I also live in a large low-income apartment village. Full moon nights here are often worse than any other nights for domestic arguments or fights and other issues like that, to the point where I make sure my partner is always with me that night because I don't want to be alone. (I'm a younger woman who lives alone) We also had one of our buildings burn down on the full moon. Probably a coincidence, but... *shrugs*
Just anecdotes, but in my experience, there's absolutely something weird about full moons for humans.
Just sounds like usual superstition, but still eerie nonetheless
there’s something about the primitive style of PS1 graphics that really adds to the horror value of these games. i don’t know how to describe it, but horror games with primitive graphics feel a lot scarier than horror games on my pc with max settings hyper realistic graphics. it’s nice to see people capturing this graphical style in modern times because i really am a huge fan of the way it looks and adds to the eerieness of it all
i think it's probably because there is much more left to the imagination with these low polygon graphics. i love this style, i feel like it's an amazing way to capture the feeling of having a nightmare, where you have a general idea what's happening, but the details are obscure and you can't know for sure, it's just so much more impactful than when you can see your surroundings and a monster in full hd
As someone with really bad eyesight, like I can't read or type without my glasses and had to go weeks at a time without glasses on multiple occasions because capitalism, I can confirm only having a vague idea about what the hell is going on around you is way scary. It plays on that old horror rule, never show the audience the whole monster because whatever they're are imaging is way worse
Oh I love watching Manly play these games.
Another Manly fan!
Oh wow, that Museum launcher straight-up IS the Namco Museum from their old collections on the PS1, but with a spooky vibe instead of a bright sunny one. Just looking at it gives me such intense nostalgia vibes.
I was looking for this comment. Surprised nobody else really noticed. From the main desk, to the weird "No smoking" stuff, and the museum itself, it's a plain re-skin of Namco Museum!
One of the things that can be a cause of thr eerie or creepy music in these games is the tritone. On the do re mi octave, there are two notes that stand out, fa and ti. When you put these notes together, you get the tritone. It can work in any octave and lead into other chords but by itself it is very attention grabbing and eerie. It was banned in certain churches for a while because they sayed it was full of sin. Many horror movies also use this to give the feel of something being wrong.
These early developers while making the soundtrack for their games, possibly found this note(whether in a low or high octave). It is great for leading into different chords, as i mentioned before, so they would add this to their music track and think nothing of it. Hence why some of these early games have very unfitting creppy music.
As soon as I saw the images in ARD I immediately thought “Trevor Henderson!?!?”. I’m so glad to see his talent being put into something like this project!
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GOD this was cool. So many genuinely terrifying visuals and concepts and the whole PS1 aesthetic adds so much. Each one really feels like a handcrafted labour of love.
Actually with Walk, there is something to do with the room with the TV! You need a controller to input what the TV is telling you. I won't spoil the ending because it needs to be seen, especially if you played the first PS1 haunted demo disc
Izzy: this game will haunt my nightmares for years to come
Also Izzy: I loved this game so much can't wait to play the full version
Wait a sec...An Outcry plays out in my city, Vienna! How cools that? Also...pretty accurate for austrian neighbors...most of them are grumpy or not in mood of talking...but there's always the nice old lad/gal that will help you ^^
Now I gotta play it too!
I'm glad there's a project like this going on. I've actually had at least a few times in the past several years where I've seriously thought "I miss game demos." It's just so nice to have a risk-free way to try a game out before you buy it, and I wish demos could make a big comeback.
The monster design from Walk as well as how it's specifically looking for the player character and the home turns out not to be safe only makes me think the monster represents a family member (possibly the girl's mother-- the silhouette looks like a woman with shoulder-length hair wearing a skirt).
That Janitor Bleeds game makes me think of Cabinet Man and I deeply appreciate it for that.
"I wasn't expecting it, but this was the scariest game that I played! Most of the game consists of a desktop where you can check your email..."
i dunno if i can handle that level of scary
PS1's opening noise freaked me out so much, it was unreal. My godmother had a PS1 and her living room was always somewhat dark and it would make the opening sound even scarier lolol
I just love Izzy's accent and vibe. She's so chill but also really interesting. She always manages to make topics I wouldn't normally care about sound like something cool to hear about.
as a 2000’s kid who never really had the PlayStation experience, I really wish I would’ve seen this.
As someone who only wears Hawaiian shirts, The Chameleon 100% captures the powers that they bestow upon those who wear them perfectly
I feel like I am the only one who was never scared of the starting screen. The only jumpscare for me was when the volume was too loud lol
Same, the music is beautiful until it's too loud.
I was like, no. The PS2 start up sound is nostalgic. It gives me good feelings! And then ya hit me with the red screen, which I somehow was not expecting, and I instantly got goosebumps.
The Drowning Machine is genuinely my favorite demo included in this project. It is such a raw, real and heartbreaking look at depression and suicide and you can tell that it's a labor of love by the developer.
Additionally, through this demo, I found that Drowning Machines (more officially known as Recirculating Dams) have probably the most terrifying hazard sign I have ever seen.
The PlayStation 1 definitely scared me as a kid, there was something about the graphics and how it was my first console, it being a new experience definitely added to the creep factor
I'm to afraid for most horror games, but I always love to see what's on these Haunted PSI collections. There's so much variety and creativity, it's great to see.
Wow. I knew games like these kinda took off with gaming ARGs and analog horror, but I didn't know there was so much variety! Fantastic video as always. If you like games like these, I'd highly recommend checking out Gregory Horror Show for the PS2. Going off the kinds of videos you make, it seems like it'd be right up your alley!
actually tbh I'd say PSX style games and ARGs + analog horror where very much 3 seperate but large things long before they started merging together. The indie horror scene has been strife with PSX style games for years now, puppet combo for example released babysitter bloodbath in 2013 and powerdrill massacre in 2015
The drowning machine was genuinely beautiful. Im so sorry for what happened to the creator and I hope they can recover from their loss
I remember I found out the museum is based off of a compilation game by namco, where it had extremely similar layouts of a museum to various games they made! So the museum in this is another fun callback!
I would totally be interested in hearing about the other versions as well! It's honestly really cool to find all these new little neat horror games, and it found me at just the right time being sick and having a lot of spare time on my hands!!
I think the Loveland game might have been reference to The Loveland Frogman, which is a cryptid of a giant humanoid frog spotted around Loveland, Ohio. So based on that information I predict that if there’s a full game it could end with either the people of Loveland becoming frog people or the frogs they were breeding become giant humanoids
If anyone wants a demo "disc" in 2022, super rare games does a mix tape of indie games. Super cool and physical!
Also I'd love to see a vid on rpgmaker horrors! They were SO big on YT in like 2012 and now there's basically nothing. I'm talking Aoni, Ib, Mad Father!
I haven’t exactly downloaded the Demo Disc yet but I looked into the Drowning Machine and my god it was such a gut punch. I’m still bawling while writing this. I don’t think I could see myself ever playing it just because it hits way too hard as a person who struggles with mental health but it wouldn’t feel right for me to not at least pitch in and buy the game to show support to it.
It’s definitely a journey, I’d recommend playing it when you’re in a good clear head space. If you’ve been through similar horrors I’ve been told it’s comforting for some folks who’ve played it but I wouldn’t count on that. I’d love to hear what you think about it if you do play it!
Thank you for the support though!! New movement should be coming soon :)
For a bit of context for Loveland, there's a town in the USA that shares the name. It's in Ohio and they have a cryptid called the Loveland Frogmen.
They're like, humanoid frogs that can do magic(?).
Gotta love that Ohio Cryptid representation! 🙏
Frogman sounds chill i would eat a Cornetto with him :).
Yo, side note: you always look SO COOL!!! you’ve inspired many of my makeup looks.
I would genuinely love to be on one of these discs but I can’t develop games for shit… I do want to start though bc these little bite sized experiences have inspired me a LOT
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you never fail to upload when i am starved and in need of good content. it's actually shocking aha
didnt think we'd be getting a halloween special in the middle of may
The game with the coffee shop and Aneira came out as a full version! It was AMAZING. Such a long, well thought out story. Had some heartbreaking moments too
Oooo, I've been in dying MMOs and it's so sad and crazy. That game hit me with nostalgia. Lucky I'm obsessed with WoW, which I don't see dying anytime soon.
It's just the limitations of ps1 graphics make it perfect to make something that gives off the feeling of unknown and obscure
this is the second vid of yours ive watched
i cant help but admire your garfield shrine
i can only strive to have something so... astounding