You know, there are a lot of subtle clues as to what's going on throughout the game... When you first go through the house, and you go into the kitchen and see Kinu's daily schedule, you can notice that she has meals like breakfast and dinner written twice, indicating that she was feeding someone else. A note mentions that the red talismans glow in the presence of demons, and they glow when Minato goes up to them. Not as much as they do with Ayano, but they glow and give him a headache, like they did his mom. Also, Kinu writes in the diary entry about murdering Saichi that it was the FIRST and last time she touched him, meaning she CAN'T be Yui's birth mother.
It's lost in the English translation but it was a bit surprising to hear Minato address his grandma by her name and -san. Really shows how he treats her like a stranger compared to the affectionate way he addresses his grandpa (jii-chan).
I find the question of 'What will happen to Minato in the future?' really interesting. Chris seems convinced that, even in the best ending, he'll slowly turn into a monster, because of his grandmother's blood. In the diaries left behind, however, it's mentioned that this is the 'Princess Possession', a curse that turns women, and only women, into monsters. On one hand, his bloodlust and thirst seems to imply that he's a monster like his grandmother. However, his mother was fine up until at least her mid twenties, AND he's a man, so who knows? I believe that, so long as he doesn't go around falling into madness, he'll live a long (possibly unnaturally long) and healthy life as a human. Let's just hope he doesn't go having any daughters though.Wouldn't that be an ironic and tragic cycle to trigger.
the minato family's tragedy did not stem from problems of the supernatural but rather from the enormous size of their home which kept each family member in involuntary isolation leading to madness and death
Thanks for both endings. I'd seen this on another channel and there was no game playing with the ten yen. What a travesty! Loved this story. *Spoiler alert!* I'm not so sure that Minato would transform beyond the bloodlust. His mother was ok just feeding on blood until her end. Its the knowledge and the hitting of bllodbanks that would be the worst. That and of course never having his own child because who wants to pass that along. Thanks Chris. 3 hours is just perfect!
BUT his mother ended herself while she was still young. It's possible if she had lived long enough she would have transformed as well. What I want to know is who is SHE? Does the alien end imply it was an alien who Ayano met in the forest that granted her wish to become a silk worm? That's probably just a funny Easter egg ending. Because in the story of the princess it says she was buried alive and became silk worms. It's possible grandma tried to end her sister three times before she crawled from the ground transformed. Because Ayano was supposedly lost in the woods for a month. It's definitely possible grandma tried to end her again and again. Or maybe while lost she buried herself to protect herself from the cold and met a silk worm? Is this game based off of Kuro by From software? So many questions!
Man that secret ending is so hilarious.😂 I especially like how the voice actor changed his tone completely, a UFO fanboy seeing strange things? Of course it is related to alien! There is no way he can hide his excitement. I also didn't expect the story to be this good, especially for a game that made by only two people, now I am very curious about what happen to ayano after her missing, is there any clue in the game? The developer said he was inspired by an old japanese tale, an Indian princess who drifted to Japan and turned into silkworm after her death, I wonder if she's the "she" that ayano was talking about (although the technology of silk farming is considered to have spread from China to Japan much earlier than the story itself).
Chris. Chris. I'm begging you. ONE Fatal Frame game, please! If you love this game, you'll love the Fatal Frame games too! It has the same kinds of aesthetics, mysteries, spookiness... the many locks that need keys with the same symbols.... You'll enjoy them!
Been waiting for this since the demo and it DID NOT disappoint! Also please never apologize for a long video. I (and most of us) will take as much CJU quality game play as you will give us 😅
ooh a long let's play! What a treat. I really liked that game, and I agree with Minato on the 2nd ending. No forgiveness for Kinu. Literally all of this is her fault. She was probably a sociopath with other issues, and during that "heartfelt" goodbye letter at the end, I was thinking, "cool story bro, still murder."
Loved this! I really liked the secret endings, especially the one with the UFO! I loved how excited Manito was about them, too. You accidentally kicking the chicken was hysterical the first time as well as during the facetime highlights. I belly laughed at those moments. This is definitely my favorite channel.
so the more i rewatch, the more the grandma is such a shithead. seriously, she started all this with her bitter, malicious jealousy kinu didnt even really love saichi since she decided killing him was a better option than letting him be happy with yui and her family. what a horrid being! plus, she didn’t love ayano, even after she turned monstrous. kinu was happy to keep her sister locked up while getting the man who didn’t want her. she didn’t care about the baby since it was like ayano who got everything - ie, saichi - and probably wanted her to die. she was so wrong about saichi suffering to drink blood, too, as he genuinely cared about the little girl im so confused how ayano got pregnant and stayed that way forever. like, uh, was yui 9 yrs old when they got her out? 😵💫 the staying human and rejecting kinu is the best ending that makes sense storywise, imo kinda weird the dam building just stopped in the other ending 🤷♂️
I've been watching you for years now. I came across your channel when i was kinda upset of never having a pc to play horror games. And when i pressed on a long searched playthrough of a game with your name you made me an addict. I love the way you create it. Seeing the best reactions at the end and not during the game allows me to fully explore the game as if i was playing it. I can't count the times i jumped in your videos because it are so many. You are my favorite horror TH-camr until this day and every video seen was made me fear and smile. The sense of humor mixed with horror is really what i needed. Ps: your voice is so calming i sometimes cant stay awake...not even if you panick😂 Love your work mate. Best horror game player ever!!! Wooo!
**SPOILERS** If you know the Japanese language, you could’ve made some guesses as to the identity of the player at the beginning. He calls Kinu “Kinu-San” “-San” is a suffix indicated to respect for a person akin to “Mr.” Or “Mrs.” In the English language. It was already fishy that he was using that type of honorific for Kinu hinting at the fact that they are not relatives. When he mentions Ayano however he uses the honorific or word “Obachan” which means grandmother. Overall a great horror game, I wish they would have expanded what happened to Ayano on the mountain to have her become that state. Also the fact that she was PREGNANT is pretty alarming.
TWO and a half hours of this, I am SO READY FOR IT!!! The trailer looked so good, I am getting popcorn for the full video now!! THank you so much!!!!!!!
These long videos are so satisfying, thank you! I've been rewatching your Lost Crown/Dark Fall/Barrow Hill series, it's been a while since we've had a really immersive (and sometimes janky and hilarious) Point and Click! I'd love to see you take on another, or something from Wadjet Eye Games, like the _Excavation of Hob's Barrow_ 😊
I second Hob's Barrow! That was such an underrated game, and it really does need more exposure. Also, while you're rewatching those classics, remember to revisit The Last Door. While there were only two games in the series, they had a lot of atmosphere and Chris's playthroughs were quite good.
My favorite endings are the Human and UFO conclusions, mainly because the former has the most finality/being the most conclusive while the latter is the right amount of silly fun to be had in a horror game. Really enjoy the story and many aspects of Hollow Cocoon...the very concept of humanoid silkworm vampires is prettty distinct much like Kuon's idea of silkworm zombies and did it seriously well. Making a narrative this haunting/captivating and tragic is no small feat and I commend Nayuta Studio's writers for that! Leaving the mystery of what exactly happened to Ayana on that mountain unexplained is what adds it in my opinion; gives it that enigmatic vibe. The music and ambience is quite evocative and genuinely emotional during various moments. Environments were gorgeous yet creepy the further into HC you got with all the small interactive features (like accidentally kicking the chickens, the shaking the 10-yen game machine, being able to change channels on the TV, hatching the egg you find in the coop with the chick following Minato for the rest of the game making peeps all the while, etc.) adding to it all. A neat detail to add is the credits music changing to fit the mood of the ending you recieve. Easily a fave of this year and one off my top 10 games of 2023!
Finally this is here. Love you, mate for your efforts to make longer videos for us. Thank you, mate. And yes, your gameplay treat will make tonight extra delightful.
I so appreciate your attention to detail and willingness to narrate as you play. I enjoy silent gameplay from time to time, but when there are letters, articles or even spoken dialogue it helps me to pay attention when someone else reads aloud. This game was a joy to watch. Scary at times.
This was absolutely incredible I've been waiting for this game since the demo and it did not disappoint!!! Solid game with one of the best endings ever and I'm thankful you showed the ufo ending last because it brought some lighthearted goofiness to all the sadness in the story!! Such a masterpiece!! Thank you for playing cj!! It was a blast!!
amazing, honestly in you're my favorite horror game youtuber! you don't leave stones unturned and while it's totally okay to go through burnout and jabs at same old tropes, you don't take a pessimistic view from it. you play the games skillfully and offer hilarious commentary. thanks so much for all your efforts.
Oh my, this must be one of your longest uploads in 12 years. I'll be back in a few days with my views on the game when I've managed to watch it all haha.
just got off work and get to watch a new video from CJU!!!! Best youtuber EVER!! Thanks man! Love the long videos!! EDIT: I LOVE that you did all the endings! The long video and all the endings was so awesome, please always do more of this!!! Your great!
I enjoyed watching the entire video. You do feel sorry for everyone involved. Also you can relate to some of the characters in your own life and it really hits home to the inner most self and dealing with love ones.
Thank you for playing the entire game in one go. Getting an almost three hour video is such a treat. And finding all the endings was just satisfying. This was a fun, creepy little game. Looks amazing, and I loved the backstory for it, and the endings. All of them were interesting. I love that there are secret endings too. SPOILERS… This whole game is entirely Kinu’s fault. All because of her jealousy, she left her sister behind. I feel sorry for everyone, but Kinu.
While it's easy to blame Kinu, I think she was also a victim when you pay attention to the story of Miyu. Either the family is descended from Miyu, her sister, or they discovered the silkworms Miyu created and thus attracted Miyu's attention. The story of Kinu and Ayano seems a little TOO similar to the Miyu myth to be coincidence. My wager is Ayano is the reincarnation of Miyu and Kinu of her sister, and that Ayano found Miyu's grave while lost on the mountain, causing her to begin her metamorphosis. Such tales of reincarnation where a soul is doomed to face same choice over and over until they finally make the right choice and break the cycle is a staple in Japanese folklore. Also, Kinu at least felt remorse and vowed to protect her sister, searching for a cure until she was finally so broken she tried to kill herself. In my mind, this makes Kinu just as tragic a player as everyone else in this morality play. And at some point, Manito's descendants shall be doomed to repeat this whole scenerio. The only possible exception may be the ending where he spares Ayano, which implies he's accepted the curse and thus never marries, ending the family line and - as a result - forcing the curse to end with him.
@@ValosiTiamata Your interpretation is very similiar to mine. This is the first comment I've seen agreeing that Kinu is also a tragic character. She may have gone overboard but was devoted to her sister even after her transformation, whereas everyone else despised her for the monster she had (legitimately) become.
The Mary story struck me because (and I might be wrong on this. So if I am, someone please correct me.) I believe this story might've been the inspiration behind the ghost-type Pokemon Banette. Its dex entries from Ruby to Scarlet Say it was a discarded doll/plush toy that seeks revenge against the child who threw it away.
This genuinely one of the most interesting and beautiful games ever! I wonder if the dev took inspiration from the old FromSoftware game "Kuro"! THANK YOU for releasing it in one video!
A two hour plus CJU video? Perfect thing for my day. I was waiting for this game ever since I saw you played the demo. Thank you for not breaking up this play-through into more than one part.
Thank you for reading the dialog 😊 I couldn't really see the subtitles well. I tried to watch someone else play it before you and they didn't read it. I didn't know what was going on lol
wow this is such a good one! glad for the journey u took us through! also narrating it for us! (: the past elements are so frustrating it really feels like those older fatal frame games full of tragedy. even tho it’s just a story, makes me sad 😅
Such a long video! And I was really happy to watch it! Very captivating story and very cool bonus stuff. Ayano waving to Minato in the UFO ending was hilarious! :D
I honestly feel as though I could have kept watching you play the ten yen game for three hours. That wouldn't have felt like time wasted lmao. But oh man, what a fantastic game! Gameplay-wise, it has a lot of the sort of things you'd see from many indie games - running away from a monster and hiding, with puzzles to work through in the meanwhile. And yet, the story reminds me very much of a lot of other fantastic Japanese horror games of all stripes with its horrific backstory that is - despite the silk worm monster that was your grandmother - very human at its core, with complex human emotions and tragedies. It's that story which really helps to elevate it past just great graphics and gameplay, imo. Both standard endings were wonderful, I think, and tied off the story very well in different ways. and of course, what perfectly wonderful secret endings, lmao. thank you so much for taking the time to hunt them down and include them in the video. I'm glad Ayano got her own little tinfoil hat in the end. That's what's truly important.
"Okay, I've gotta stop kickin' chickens!" Top horror gamer quote of 2023.🏆🤣 And who but Chris would apologize _repeatedly_ for kicking a cyber chicken. Hilarious and touching all at once. Thank you for the fabulous nearly 3-hour romp, Chris. It was thoroughly enjoyable. Kudos to Nayuta Studio for such a highly detailed game with an interesting storyline, and for the secret ending touch of whimsy to lighten things up. Those chickens are the ones who need tin foil hats.😆
I've been watching CJU vids for years now and I don't comment on Chris' videos often, if at all - but I do read the comments that other people leave haha. I just feel compelled to say that your wholesomeness and enthusiasm never fails to warm my English innards. I enjoy watching Chris' vids and I equally enjoy reading your joyful take on the action, even after all these years haha. Evidently, you have a beautiful soul and i honestly wish you all the happiness and beauty this world has to offer. I apologize if this comes across as a bit much haha but I just had to finally tell you that your positivity doesn't go unnoticed 😊 see you in the next one!
@@tyrannosaurusflex3698 I'd never think that a kind and generous compliment like yours was "a bit much," TF. It's always welcome validation to be seen in such a lovely light. Thank you so very much! I hope that you and yours have a very happy Christmas, if you celebrate. You've certainly made my yuletide brighter.😊
The story was really good, and it was a nice touch that it had multiple endings❤ It was funny seeing your dedication to the mini-game XD(Also, the UFO ending was the best)
Yey!!! I miss this kind of excitement and thrill in horror games. I really love how you play and your commentary . And i love long videos as well.. More exciting games like this plss.. Take care! ❤️
You know, ever since Chris was abducted by aliens a few years ago during a playthrough, he's had this strange obsession with secret UFO endings. I don't even want to get into how many times he's replayed all of the Silent Hill games just for those endings. Surprisingly excellent game, though. You can't help but feel sorry for Ayano. It seems like the only reason she was attacking you was because she thought you were a burglar or intending to harm her sister. The ending with her locked in a cage is so sad, but while the cocoon ending restores her body, it takes away her soul. And the ending where you thought you killed her seems to be the only one where she's free, but for how long? The dam will still be built and the estate will end up at least partially submerged. Plus she's now totally alone. All in all, the cage ending seems to be the best, even if it's one of the saddest. Ayako retains her soul, the estate is saved, you remain there to take care of her so she doesn't have to be alone, even though her sister's gone forever. Is it bad that I REALLY want a sequel based on this ending. Perhaps the dam's cancellation results in land developers coming to the town and it's up to you to stop them while also trying to find out what caused Ayako's mutation and the family curse. It seems pretty clear you're descendants of either Miyu or her sister. Thus, I would like to believe that Torii gate is to a temple dedicated to Miyu and her empty grave is somewhere on that mountian. This would explain the unique silkworms that made the family famous. It would also explain why Ayako has become part silkworm. In this sequel, I could picture you sabotaging efforts to tear down the town and searching for the way to end the curse and restore Ayako without her losing her soul. Meanwhile, you also play as Ayako, hunting down and killing the invading workers, some of which are armed. At some point, Ayako is captured and you have to rescue her while destroying any evidence of her existence. Can you save the town from this latest threat? Will you be able to save Grandmother Ayako? Can you both be cured of the curse, allowing you to leave? Or is the "curse" actually caused because your family was destined to become guardians of Miyu's final resting place and an ancestor betrayed that sacred oath, causing the bloodlust as punishment? I think I mentioned this in the demo, but the accuracy of that village is breathtaking when you compare it to real-life towns that have been swallowed by Japan's dams (some of which are only partially submerged and can be visited). I also love the deep connections to mythology and may have to write up a piece discussing all of the clues and implications tucked away regarding this curse. Hopefully, enough people will petition Sheesez that he'll do a boundary Break episode on the game so we can get an even better look at the manor and its many secrets.
Omg the kickin chicken bit had me in stitches even worse when it happened again, did not expect that at all. Great game kind of edge of your seat the whole time , not knowing when or where she will show up next
I have a strategy of this game 1. don't use a flashlight for too long 2.memorize the route where's the closet ,chest and a save point in case to avoid his grandmother...if you run to a savepoint there's no second chance but you can save many times. 3. Feel her presence through her voice if she is nearby. 4. If detected use a flashlight to run if you see a closet to hide turn off the flashlight
CJU, coming back to your videos kept me sane as the really bad bug ran through my house. Taking care of 2 sick kids and sick wife while having it myself , watching helped a lot. Thank you for the awesome videos
I know this is an old vid, but i just found you recently and have been binging your videos while I am sick in bed (stupid covid). "You can always rely on me for whatever, until I fall down a well" had me dying. Thanks for making me feel better.
Really love the art & storytelling for this game. As the story kept unraveling it got more & more interesting. Saw you play the demo & glad to see you play the full game now. Thanks for the video! And definitely agree UFO best ending 😂
I'm always a fan of a game with secret endings 😁
Everyone does 😁👍.
Who isn't????!!! :D
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The Silent Hill Shiba ending is the best shit ever.
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You know, there are a lot of subtle clues as to what's going on throughout the game...
When you first go through the house, and you go into the kitchen and see Kinu's daily schedule, you can notice that she has meals like breakfast and dinner written twice, indicating that she was feeding someone else.
A note mentions that the red talismans glow in the presence of demons, and they glow when Minato goes up to them. Not as much as they do with Ayano, but they glow and give him a headache, like they did his mom.
Also, Kinu writes in the diary entry about murdering Saichi that it was the FIRST and last time she touched him, meaning she CAN'T be Yui's birth mother.
It's lost in the English translation but it was a bit surprising to hear Minato address his grandma by her name and -san. Really shows how he treats her like a stranger compared to the affectionate way he addresses his grandpa (jii-chan).
Dude, the noise of horror you make when you accidentally kick a chicken is possibly the funniest thing I've ever heard
I find the question of 'What will happen to Minato in the future?' really interesting. Chris seems convinced that, even in the best ending, he'll slowly turn into a monster, because of his grandmother's blood. In the diaries left behind, however, it's mentioned that this is the 'Princess Possession', a curse that turns women, and only women, into monsters. On one hand, his bloodlust and thirst seems to imply that he's a monster like his grandmother. However, his mother was fine up until at least her mid twenties, AND he's a man, so who knows? I believe that, so long as he doesn't go around falling into madness, he'll live a long (possibly unnaturally long) and healthy life as a human. Let's just hope he doesn't go having any daughters though.Wouldn't that be an ironic and tragic cycle to trigger.
I love how you word this >0< seems like Minato is doomed...or not? Who knows
It’s a good day when I see a 3 hour long CJU gameplay
And it's a game I've been looking forward to. So it's twice as good!
"I'm not an addict, I promise"
I love CJU GAMES ❤😂 he is so funny 😅
I like that he is adding the secret endings and how to get them. Cju doesn't normally do that
the minato family's tragedy did not stem from problems of the supernatural but rather from the enormous size of their home which kept each family member in involuntary isolation leading to madness and death
Thanks for both endings. I'd seen this on another channel and there was no game playing with the ten yen. What a travesty! Loved this story. *Spoiler alert!* I'm not so sure that Minato would transform beyond the bloodlust. His mother was ok just feeding on blood until her end. Its the knowledge and the hitting of bllodbanks that would be the worst. That and of course never having his own child because who wants to pass that along. Thanks Chris. 3 hours is just perfect!
BUT his mother ended herself while she was still young. It's possible if she had lived long enough she would have transformed as well. What I want to know is who is SHE? Does the alien end imply it was an alien who Ayano met in the forest that granted her wish to become a silk worm? That's probably just a funny Easter egg ending. Because in the story of the princess it says she was buried alive and became silk worms. It's possible grandma tried to end her sister three times before she crawled from the ground transformed. Because Ayano was supposedly lost in the woods for a month. It's definitely possible grandma tried to end her again and again. Or maybe while lost she buried herself to protect herself from the cold and met a silk worm? Is this game based off of Kuro by From software? So many questions!
The graphics and cut scenes are superb for an indie horror game
The game is beautiful, but major kudos to the developer for a fresh and quite touching story.
Man that secret ending is so hilarious.😂 I especially like how the voice actor changed his tone completely, a UFO fanboy seeing strange things? Of course it is related to alien! There is no way he can hide his excitement.
I also didn't expect the story to be this good, especially for a game that made by only two people, now I am very curious about what happen to ayano after her missing, is there any clue in the game? The developer said he was inspired by an old japanese tale, an Indian princess who drifted to Japan and turned into silkworm after her death, I wonder if she's the "she" that ayano was talking about (although the technology of silk farming is considered to have spread from China to Japan much earlier than the story itself).
Chris. Chris. I'm begging you. ONE Fatal Frame game, please! If you love this game, you'll love the Fatal Frame games too! It has the same kinds of aesthetics, mysteries, spookiness... the many locks that need keys with the same symbols.... You'll enjoy them!
Been waiting for this since the demo and it DID NOT disappoint!
Also please never apologize for a long video. I (and most of us) will take as much CJU quality game play as you will give us 😅
Every day I save my coffee and brownie for noon o’clock in case there’s a CJU upload
ooh a long let's play! What a treat. I really liked that game, and I agree with Minato on the 2nd ending. No forgiveness for Kinu. Literally all of this is her fault. She was probably a sociopath with other issues, and during that "heartfelt" goodbye letter at the end, I was thinking, "cool story bro, still murder."
Loved this! I really liked the secret endings, especially the one with the UFO! I loved how excited Manito was about them, too. You accidentally kicking the chicken was hysterical the first time as well as during the facetime highlights. I belly laughed at those moments. This is definitely my favorite channel.
This was a really great game with a lot of feeling built into the story...as evidenced by Chris playing all the way through in one go lol!
so the more i rewatch, the more the grandma is such a shithead. seriously, she started all this with her bitter, malicious jealousy
kinu didnt even really love saichi since she decided killing him was a better option than letting him be happy with yui and her family. what a horrid being!
plus, she didn’t love ayano, even after she turned monstrous. kinu was happy to keep her sister locked up while getting the man who didn’t want her. she didn’t care about the baby since it was like ayano who got everything - ie, saichi - and probably wanted her to die. she was so wrong about saichi suffering to drink blood, too, as he genuinely cared about the little girl
im so confused how ayano got pregnant and stayed that way forever. like, uh, was yui 9 yrs old when they got her out? 😵💫
the staying human and rejecting kinu is the best ending that makes sense storywise, imo
kinda weird the dam building just stopped in the other ending 🤷♂️
I've been watching you for years now. I came across your channel when i was kinda upset of never having a pc to play horror games. And when i pressed on a long searched playthrough of a game with your name you made me an addict. I love the way you create it. Seeing the best reactions at the end and not during the game allows me to fully explore the game as if i was playing it. I can't count the times i jumped in your videos because it are so many. You are my favorite horror TH-camr until this day and every video seen was made me fear and smile. The sense of humor mixed with horror is really what i needed.
Ps: your voice is so calming i sometimes cant stay awake...not even if you panick😂 Love your work mate. Best horror game player ever!!! Wooo!
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For an indie horror game, a good story is everything, in my opinion. And this game has a captivating story that keeps you interested.
**SPOILERS**
If you know the Japanese language, you could’ve made some guesses as to the identity of the player at the beginning. He calls Kinu “Kinu-San” “-San” is a suffix indicated to respect for a person akin to “Mr.” Or “Mrs.” In the English language. It was already fishy that he was using that type of honorific for Kinu hinting at the fact that they are not relatives. When he mentions Ayano however he uses the honorific or word “Obachan” which means grandmother. Overall a great horror game, I wish they would have expanded what happened to Ayano on the mountain to have her become that state. Also the fact that she was PREGNANT is pretty alarming.
Oh man, wasn't expecting this game to make me cry. Great work, and I'm super impressed with all the endings you found for us. Thank you!
TWO and a half hours of this, I am SO READY FOR IT!!! The trailer looked so good, I am getting popcorn for the full video now!! THank you so much!!!!!!!
These long videos are so satisfying, thank you!
I've been rewatching your Lost Crown/Dark Fall/Barrow Hill series, it's been a while since we've had a really immersive (and sometimes janky and hilarious) Point and Click! I'd love to see you take on another, or something from Wadjet Eye Games, like the _Excavation of Hob's Barrow_ 😊
I second Hob's Barrow! That was such an underrated game, and it really does need more exposure. Also, while you're rewatching those classics, remember to revisit The Last Door. While there were only two games in the series, they had a lot of atmosphere and Chris's playthroughs were quite good.
glad to know im not the only one rewatching those! was thinking about nigel danvers the other day, and did blackenrock ever come out? its been YEARS!
My favorite endings are the Human and UFO conclusions, mainly because the former has the most finality/being the most conclusive while the latter is the right amount of silly fun to be had in a horror game. Really enjoy the story and many aspects of Hollow Cocoon...the very concept of humanoid silkworm vampires is prettty distinct much like Kuon's idea of silkworm zombies and did it seriously well. Making a narrative this haunting/captivating and tragic is no small feat and I commend Nayuta Studio's writers for that! Leaving the mystery of what exactly happened to Ayana on that mountain unexplained is what adds it in my opinion; gives it that enigmatic vibe. The music and ambience is quite evocative and genuinely emotional during various moments. Environments were gorgeous yet creepy the further into HC you got with all the small interactive features (like accidentally kicking the chickens, the shaking the 10-yen game machine, being able to change channels on the TV, hatching the egg you find in the coop with the chick following Minato for the rest of the game making peeps all the while, etc.) adding to it all. A neat detail to add is the credits music changing to fit the mood of the ending you recieve. Easily a fave of this year and one off my top 10 games of 2023!
Finally this is here. Love you, mate for your efforts to make longer videos for us. Thank you, mate. And yes, your gameplay treat will make tonight extra delightful.
I so appreciate your attention to detail and willingness to narrate as you play. I enjoy silent gameplay from time to time, but when there are letters, articles or even spoken dialogue it helps me to pay attention when someone else reads aloud. This game was a joy to watch. Scary at times.
This was absolutely incredible I've been waiting for this game since the demo and it did not disappoint!!! Solid game with one of the best endings ever and I'm thankful you showed the ufo ending last because it brought some lighthearted goofiness to all the sadness in the story!! Such a masterpiece!! Thank you for playing cj!! It was a blast!!
amazing, honestly in you're my favorite horror game youtuber! you don't leave stones unturned and while it's totally okay to go through burnout and jabs at same old tropes, you don't take a pessimistic view from it. you play the games skillfully and offer hilarious commentary. thanks so much for all your efforts.
Oh my, this must be one of your longest uploads in 12 years. I'll be back in a few days with my views on the game when I've managed to watch it all haha.
just got off work and get to watch a new video from CJU!!!! Best youtuber EVER!! Thanks man! Love the long videos!! EDIT: I LOVE that you did all the endings! The long video and all the endings was so awesome, please always do more of this!!! Your great!
I enjoyed watching the entire video. You do feel sorry for everyone involved. Also you can relate to some of the characters in your own life and it really hits home to the inner most self and dealing with love ones.
Thank you for playing the entire game in one go. Getting an almost three hour video is such a treat. And finding all the endings was just satisfying.
This was a fun, creepy little game. Looks amazing, and I loved the backstory for it, and the endings. All of them were interesting. I love that there are secret endings too.
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This whole game is entirely Kinu’s fault. All because of her jealousy, she left her sister behind. I feel sorry for everyone, but Kinu.
While it's easy to blame Kinu, I think she was also a victim when you pay attention to the story of Miyu. Either the family is descended from Miyu, her sister, or they discovered the silkworms Miyu created and thus attracted Miyu's attention. The story of Kinu and Ayano seems a little TOO similar to the Miyu myth to be coincidence. My wager is Ayano is the reincarnation of Miyu and Kinu of her sister, and that Ayano found Miyu's grave while lost on the mountain, causing her to begin her metamorphosis. Such tales of reincarnation where a soul is doomed to face same choice over and over until they finally make the right choice and break the cycle is a staple in Japanese folklore. Also, Kinu at least felt remorse and vowed to protect her sister, searching for a cure until she was finally so broken she tried to kill herself.
In my mind, this makes Kinu just as tragic a player as everyone else in this morality play. And at some point, Manito's descendants shall be doomed to repeat this whole scenerio. The only possible exception may be the ending where he spares Ayano, which implies he's accepted the curse and thus never marries, ending the family line and - as a result - forcing the curse to end with him.
@@ValosiTiamata Your interpretation is very similiar to mine. This is the first comment I've seen agreeing that Kinu is also a tragic character. She may have gone overboard but was devoted to her sister even after her transformation, whereas everyone else despised her for the monster she had (legitimately) become.
The Mary story struck me because (and I might be wrong on this. So if I am, someone please correct me.) I believe this story might've been the inspiration behind the ghost-type Pokemon Banette. Its dex entries from Ruby to Scarlet Say it was a discarded doll/plush toy that seeks revenge against the child who threw it away.
Thanks for streaming this CJU! I can always count on you getting the newest Horror games. Always a pleasure.
This genuinely one of the most interesting and beautiful games ever! I wonder if the dev took inspiration from the old FromSoftware game "Kuro"! THANK YOU for releasing it in one video!
This is a double feature length episode of Chris. I'm gonna need some popcorn for this!
A two hour plus CJU video? Perfect thing for my day. I was waiting for this game ever since I saw you played the demo. Thank you for not breaking up this play-through into more than one part.
I love the long videos!! All the different endings are awesome. It was such a well done story, you really did feel for everyone in it.
Thank you for reading the dialog 😊 I couldn't really see the subtitles well. I tried to watch someone else play it before you and they didn't read it. I didn't know what was going on lol
The story in this game is amazing!! Really enjoying the video
wow this is such a good one! glad for the journey u took us through! also narrating it for us! (:
the past elements are so frustrating it really feels like those older fatal frame games full of tragedy. even tho it’s just a story, makes me sad 😅
Yay!!! This is one of my favorite genres/settings of horror games. So excited to watch this in full
Wow, this was an incredible game and experience! I almost wish it were a bit longer because I really enjoyed the story.
Yaaay! A long video!! This game looks super cool, let's go 👯
Such a long video! And I was really happy to watch it! Very captivating story and very cool bonus stuff. Ayano waving to Minato in the UFO ending was hilarious! :D
Oh wow this game is stunning!!! Thank you so much for introducing this game to us, and a full playthrough 😍❤️
a 3 hours video from CJU, YESS a BLESSING
Lol, Ayano in a tinfoil hat waving to you while you get sucked up into the UFO is a fantastic ending XD
Wow, that was really fun! And the endings were all so cool. Really great game! Thank you for playing, CJU!
I prefer the longer videos :) thank you for the straight play through :)
That was awesome! Thanks for the extra work to show us the secret endings!
I still think that the fourth ending is the canon one.
These long form videos make my day. Super comforting.
I honestly feel as though I could have kept watching you play the ten yen game for three hours. That wouldn't have felt like time wasted lmao.
But oh man, what a fantastic game! Gameplay-wise, it has a lot of the sort of things you'd see from many indie games - running away from a monster and hiding, with puzzles to work through in the meanwhile. And yet, the story reminds me very much of a lot of other fantastic Japanese horror games of all stripes with its horrific backstory that is - despite the silk worm monster that was your grandmother - very human at its core, with complex human emotions and tragedies. It's that story which really helps to elevate it past just great graphics and gameplay, imo. Both standard endings were wonderful, I think, and tied off the story very well in different ways.
and of course, what perfectly wonderful secret endings, lmao. thank you so much for taking the time to hunt them down and include them in the video.
I'm glad Ayano got her own little tinfoil hat in the end. That's what's truly important.
Oh yeah, stoked to start the day with a couple hours of CJU! :D
Oh, I'm so glad this is up. I just came from the demo. I appreciate your videos.
"Okay, I've gotta stop kickin' chickens!" Top horror gamer quote of 2023.🏆🤣 And who but Chris would apologize _repeatedly_ for kicking a cyber chicken. Hilarious and touching all at once. Thank you for the fabulous nearly 3-hour romp, Chris. It was thoroughly enjoyable. Kudos to Nayuta Studio for such a highly detailed game with an interesting storyline, and for the secret ending touch of whimsy to lighten things up. Those chickens are the ones who need tin foil hats.😆
I've been watching CJU vids for years now and I don't comment on Chris' videos often, if at all - but I do read the comments that other people leave haha. I just feel compelled to say that your wholesomeness and enthusiasm never fails to warm my English innards. I enjoy watching Chris' vids and I equally enjoy reading your joyful take on the action, even after all these years haha. Evidently, you have a beautiful soul and i honestly wish you all the happiness and beauty this world has to offer. I apologize if this comes across as a bit much haha but I just had to finally tell you that your positivity doesn't go unnoticed 😊 see you in the next one!
@@tyrannosaurusflex3698 I'd never think that a kind and generous compliment like yours was "a bit much," TF. It's always welcome validation to be seen in such a lovely light. Thank you so very much! I hope that you and yours have a very happy Christmas, if you celebrate. You've certainly made my yuletide brighter.😊
Obviously the protagonist inherited a tendency to abuse chickens.
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This was going to be my suggestion for you to play when you asked for ideas. So so happy you played it. Love this game! Thank you Chris :)
The story was really good, and it was a nice touch that it had multiple endings❤
It was funny seeing your dedication to the mini-game XD(Also, the UFO ending was the best)
CJU is easily in my top 5 👌🏼
I still love these longer videos
And this game was epic
longer video and no editing no cut is the best plus cju playing 😂
is like u experiencing the full game the story and environment
Woooo been looking forward to this one 😊 thanks chris. As always top man ❤
Such a Christmas treat! Thanks, CJUGames🥰
Yey!!! I miss this kind of excitement and thrill in horror games. I really love how you play and your commentary . And i love long videos as well.. More exciting games like this plss.. Take care! ❤️
You know, ever since Chris was abducted by aliens a few years ago during a playthrough, he's had this strange obsession with secret UFO endings. I don't even want to get into how many times he's replayed all of the Silent Hill games just for those endings.
Surprisingly excellent game, though. You can't help but feel sorry for Ayano. It seems like the only reason she was attacking you was because she thought you were a burglar or intending to harm her sister. The ending with her locked in a cage is so sad, but while the cocoon ending restores her body, it takes away her soul. And the ending where you thought you killed her seems to be the only one where she's free, but for how long? The dam will still be built and the estate will end up at least partially submerged. Plus she's now totally alone.
All in all, the cage ending seems to be the best, even if it's one of the saddest. Ayako retains her soul, the estate is saved, you remain there to take care of her so she doesn't have to be alone, even though her sister's gone forever.
Is it bad that I REALLY want a sequel based on this ending. Perhaps the dam's cancellation results in land developers coming to the town and it's up to you to stop them while also trying to find out what caused Ayako's mutation and the family curse. It seems pretty clear you're descendants of either Miyu or her sister. Thus, I would like to believe that Torii gate is to a temple dedicated to Miyu and her empty grave is somewhere on that mountian. This would explain the unique silkworms that made the family famous. It would also explain why Ayako has become part silkworm.
In this sequel, I could picture you sabotaging efforts to tear down the town and searching for the way to end the curse and restore Ayako without her losing her soul. Meanwhile, you also play as Ayako, hunting down and killing the invading workers, some of which are armed. At some point, Ayako is captured and you have to rescue her while destroying any evidence of her existence. Can you save the town from this latest threat? Will you be able to save Grandmother Ayako? Can you both be cured of the curse, allowing you to leave? Or is the "curse" actually caused because your family was destined to become guardians of Miyu's final resting place and an ancestor betrayed that sacred oath, causing the bloodlust as punishment?
I think I mentioned this in the demo, but the accuracy of that village is breathtaking when you compare it to real-life towns that have been swallowed by Japan's dams (some of which are only partially submerged and can be visited). I also love the deep connections to mythology and may have to write up a piece discussing all of the clues and implications tucked away regarding this curse. Hopefully, enough people will petition Sheesez that he'll do a boundary Break episode on the game so we can get an even better look at the manor and its many secrets.
CJU intros always crack me up. Keep it going. :))
Almost 3 hours?! Let’s go!!!
Omg the kickin chicken bit had me in stitches even worse when it happened again, did not expect that at all. Great game kind of edge of your seat the whole time , not knowing when or where she will show up next
My man CJU on the run with this game !!! Great walkthrough !
I have a strategy of this game
1. don't use a flashlight for too long
2.memorize the route where's the closet ,chest and a save point in case to avoid his grandmother...if you run to a savepoint there's no second chance but you can save many times.
3. Feel her presence through her voice if she is nearby.
4. If detected use a flashlight to run if you see a closet to hide turn off the flashlight
the setting and atmosphere are so quintessentially fatal frame and it makes me so happy. all in all this game is really good, thank you for posting ✨
You're that hero everyone's talking about! Chicken Chaser is it?
CJU, coming back to your videos kept me sane as the really bad bug ran through my house. Taking care of 2 sick kids and sick wife while having it myself , watching helped a lot. Thank you for the awesome videos
Also lift my spirits and make me laugh with some of your reactions 😂
I hope you all get well soon
Great playthrough, very much enjoyed it!
I know this is an old vid, but i just found you recently and have been binging your videos while I am sick in bed (stupid covid). "You can always rely on me for whatever, until I fall down a well" had me dying. Thanks for making me feel better.
Huzzah! I've been (im)patiently waiting for you to play this game! An excellent little boost of happiness for the middle of the week! Thank you.
Yk its a good day when CJU posts
ah yes I knew I could count on you :D I patiently waited for your playthrough 😍
Awesome. I saw this was out on some of the "no commentary" horror video game playing channels, so I was hoping you'd have time to get to it soon.
Really love the art & storytelling for this game. As the story kept unraveling it got more & more interesting. Saw you play the demo & glad to see you play the full game now. Thanks for the video! And definitely agree UFO best ending 😂
This is so good! I really liked the storyline of the game, despite it being dark. Great character gallery as well!
I always love watching your videos and love the long video thank you
Oh my gosh🫨 2+ hours? Ooooh we're in for a treat 💫
Thank you Chris, I really enjoyed this one ❤
You welcome ✌🏽 🖤💜🖤💜
really loved the demo
was waiting for it
thank you mate for the longplay
Thank you for this video, Chris! Been waiting for this full game since the demo 😁
Every story and puzzle and over all gameplay plus endings it was amazing video and 3 hours is like cherry on the cake made my day!
Such a relief from all the demos! I love your longer videos.
Great stuff. I love the longer videos.
One of the best game youre playing, bro ❤
Your commentary is always so darn good 🤣🤣
Thank you for playing I was waiting for this game
Love the long videos Chris; the longer the better. ❤
Hi I recently found your channel and I’ve been bingeing your videos!
We need more games made by the same developer or developers this was fun and interesting one 🤣
Amazing!!!! Thank you. We enjoyed every minute.
Yessss!!!! I've been waiting for this one and... 3 hours long???? Thank you Chris you are the best!
For me this is one of the best channels for watching gameplays and walkthrough ❤❤❤ always excited when Chris posts a video 🫰🏻
I'm usually not a fan of long videos, but I didn't skip a second! The game was brilliant and I really enjoyed your way of playing and commenting.