For me, ObsCure was immediately special from the moment it let me smash the window on a door and reach through to unlock it. After years of being annoyed by Resident Evil and Silent Hill refusing to allow simple and obvious solutions to locked doors, that was a breath of fresh air
You don't like doors with broken locks fam???jiggle jiggle muh fukka no dice! Yehhh Silent Hill and Resident Evil got homies running around busting up door knobs and you're gonna like it!
You literally unlocked a core memory of me and my best friend playing this and the sequel for like 2 weeks straight. I moved across the country and we lost contact over the years recently found out he passed and I want to thank you for making this, and bring back those memories.
it's rough losing your best friend twice and permanently... sorry for your loss, at least they're a part of your core memory and it's probably one you think of fondly
The intro is actually really cool. You aren’t responsible for him dying, you’re responsible for him suffering. The more kindness you show him, the more you may get attached to his character, the worse his death is. Pretty metal lol
@ZoomerStasi is this an actual quote? Because I don't consider this game to be "eldritch horror" at all and it seems to me like that's just an overused buzzword kiddies like to use WAY too much these days
@nathand3468 I know this comment is a year old, but eldrich is used to describe something that is "weird", "sinister", or "ghostly". It does not refer strictly to something that is a cosmic horror (Cthulu mythos, for example) or even horror at all since its an adjective and not exclusively a genre.
The fact that the headmaster wasn’t completely “evil” is honestly such a cool concept. I imagine there were so many mutants because after curing his brother, he was planning on curing ALL of them, every missing student from the past 100 years was down in the basement.
Yeah, the way they made the teacher Walden mad after being infected was kind of interesting, since he seemed to want to protect the students, and I think he let the monsters out of the basement, though I could be wrong.
@@adamsmoberly It was implied that he followed the headmaster when he trapped Kenny and out of curiosity (and intention of freeing Kenny) opened the door, then out of shock and fear ran away accidentally releasing all the monsters.
I’m a Obscure aficionado and I noticed in the science room after the crab monster, you went in with the tables and the monsters. It’s actually the easiest room, because if you smash the windows, the sun will kill the monsters (many rooms have this, though half aren’t useful, due to nighttime).
In case anyone was confused "College" in the UK can sometimes mean High School(grade 11&12) and College in the US often means University. Just thought I'd point it out. EDIT: 8 Months Later . . . How a mundane, throw away comment ever turned into a sub reddit ill never know.
I'm pretty sure they do use the term high school in Scotland. For the most part, I think high school in the UK is just called secondary school and it goes from the ages of 11 to 16. College is the optional further education after you finish secondary school. And in America college and university aren't completely interchangeable terms either. Colleges are smaller and do mainly undergraduate studies, while universities are larger institutions that offer undergraduate and graduate education. Also, many universities divide themselves into different "schools" or "colleges" like how the University of Washington has the "College of Arts and Sciences" and the "School of Dentistry." You can be a student studying in either of those but you're still in the same university.
@@MissCookieThief look, I wasn't trying to go into a complete history of school terms and who calls what, what. I was simply stating this is the common way these terms are referred as. Basically, the main point I was trying to make is that in the US if someone says college they 100% mean University. And ok, I'll narrow it down to GB, not the whole of the UK but college is the most common term used for Highschool.
@@MissCookieThief Also, college and university in the US are very interchangeable, almost indistinguishable actually. Use either term and a native will know you are speaking of higher education post highschool. No need for semantics here.
I actually was watching all the cutscenes from the game, and there are actually 3 endings. The bad one with the funeral, the one where the vaccines are used but then are attacked, and then there is one which I assume is the best, it has the vaccine scene that transitions into a scene where the camera pans over the school.
Hey, totallyPointlessTv! Your videos have helped me go through assignments, overnight shifts, and relatives who run around the house. My favorite one is the dead space 3, and (yes, I did it challenge with a couple of friends). Anyway, hope this helps for future projects! I can't wait for the next games you're about to cover!
I absolutely love the ObsCure Games! I stumbled upon them by "accident" as they were part of a video game magazine i read. They always included a free game and both Obscure Games were part of that. Was also a lot of fun in Co-Op. Very fond memories.
I wish Capcom would buy the series. The first game remade in the RE Engine would be perfect, with the limited amount of characters, the short story, and the fact it has a RE feel would be a perfect house to host them. And keep the game in 2003, because it’d suck to change the time period, since I think it makes the scenario more plausible.
The detail of The final boss revengeing his brother and then get saddened as his beloved brother dies really melted my heart and showing that humanity was still lift in him but as his beloved brother dies so does his humanity
I gotta say, I was actually impressed by how reliable the ai companion was (for a 2004 ps2 game). I could comfortably just shine the light and let them damage the enemies. I also like how they get into a combat stance behind you when you're lockpicking or shoving, like they're watching your back. It's very endearing
I used to play it alot. Still have it backed up on some old burned dvd. The art style for it is so strong, the game to this day looks really good, and replayability is through the roof with the different choices that the player can make.
You might like Sengoku Basara Samourai Heroes then, there’s a bunch of well know voice actors like Liam O’Brien, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer and Troy Baker. There might be even more, but I don’t remember all of them
I remember the aftermath was my first horror game. Rocked my socks off. The twin part of the story with the surveillance cameras were so good for a co op option
Damn...I beat this game and 2 like 5 times back in the day, I remember the title screen changing depending on which difficulty you beat it. After you beat in hard was the coolest with a red screen and an image of one of the evolved monsters. Good times.
Please do the second one! Obscure 2 was part of my childhood. I played it with my sister, it was confusing and creepy but i remember it being a good time.
It’s was the first survival horror game I ever beat and it’s still good, if clunky and offensive (but it was 2007, which was the edgiest time of the 2000’s).
The only think i rebember from the aftermath was one of the protagonistas car been wreked and he saying something like "My baby! Those monsters destroyed my baby!".
For those of you thinking that Kenny sounds familiar, his voice actor, Liam O'Brien, is prolific. I personally recognised him from his contributions to Fallout: New Vegas but he's worked on hundreds of popular titles, often in quite prominent roles. Thanks for the entertaining video as always TPTV!
19:43 For people confused about the compass/Longitude 330° - Latitude 20°, you actually have to point the dials to the point where 330 and 20 intersect, not the numbers itself 😅
Tbf even with that, the needles of the compass do not quite align. The game has some really quirkly "puzzles". Funnily enough the other part that many glance over is the two barrel shotgun you can find in the gardens. It's in a shack, where you have to smash some wooden pillar in order for it to fall down. There is only a very brief camera view over it in the darkness. That gun isn't mentioned in the video and I am sure alot of people have missed it too.
This video bring me some good memories man... I remember playing both games in split screen with my brother, it was so much fun! Sadly he passed away last year and I lost my player two... miss him so much 😞
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my little brother 5 years ago. It doesn't get easier, but you will be able to smile when you think of him someday, instead of those thoughts bringing only tears. Hang in there, man.
I got to say, I love watching your videos man! All these old games that I haven't played/never heard of, horror or not, your writing, narration, editing style, ect... You make some very enjoyable content. I don't care if the video isn't a long one, I'll enjoy it all the same. :)
I played this game with my brother a lot when I was a kid, and I thought for some reason, that they were using tape for unlocking stuff, and I was trying to figure out how is that even possible. A few years later I realised it was wire, guess they looked the same to my baby eyes, thank you for warming my heart with nostalgia
53:16 - One *obscure* horror trilogy I would recommend is the The Echo Night series, developed by FromSoftware. Each game is played in a First Person perspective, no traditional combat (more puzzle like), and requires the player to solve the mystery setforth in the game(s). The 2nd game has a fan translation patch, but the other two were ported to English speaking regions.
Damn this video threw me way back... I still remember playing this game with my former best friend and let me tell you, we played the shit out of this game. Playing it on the hardest difficulty in record time because we knew every inch of this gam! Ahhh good old times :) Thank you for the nostalgia!
Obscure was such an underrated game. Glad you're giving it love! And I freakin love The Faculty. An amazing movie. Obscure also kinda reminded me of I know what you did last summer and Scream type movies with the 'older kids' vibe.
Hell yeah finally, some quality content, thank you 🙌 Edit: Would love to hear your take on games like Haunting Ground, Clock Tower, or Rule of Rose; they've always fascinated me.
I've been playing Haunting Grounds and Rule of Rose on my phone lately and they're awesome RoR is messed up lol. Also got into Fromsoftwares ps2 horror game Kuon.
0:46 ... that was the most quickest and sudden advertisement I have ever seen, I have never been so assassinated by a advertisement before for how it snuck up on me ... good work lad.
I never was able to play the first obscure game but I did play the sequel. Obscure is one of my favorite underrated horror games and I'm so happy that lately over the past few months a lot of channels have been shining a spotlight on this...ObScUrE game :)
Oh man, I had a friend in high school who would non-stop go on about this game. I never got around to playing it until I was reminded about it whenever it re-released on Steam and I found the game quite difficult. I do oddly remember Obscure whenever thinking of horror video games Great video as always, TP
God, I remember playing this, at some point long after I first played both games, I had confused my memories and they were starting to mix into one memory where i remember the outside of the house in the 2nd one, but with the hunters from RE running and jumping around the outside.
Have you ever played Oddword's Stranger's Wrath? Absolutely dominated my after school time, with one of the first in depth 1st/3rd person camera switches, "foraging" for ammo, and you con bounty enemies dead, or alive for more money. one of my faves ever
I remember many years ago playing this with my friend who introduced me to it. We didn't get far playing only one brief moment of it, but seeing it narrated by you was a very delightful way of experiencing this game after so many years. Thank you.
This game is the source of some of my fondest memories, playing with my best friend during midnight in co-op screaming at him to complete the puzzle before we run out of ammo
God, i remember playing the main story in multiplayer mode at home with my brother AND and at my friends house with them. It was so much fun. Playing such a good horror game coop was mindblowing when i was 15.
My sister and I spent wayyyy too much time chasing each other around hitting the characters with baseball bats. Great fun. The second one was a bit darker but damn.... that opening soundtrack on no.2 still gives me chills.
Shit like this is why Phasmophobia- and any other multiplayer horror game- could never be scary to me. All fear goes out the window when you’re given even the remotest possible options to fart around and do goofy stuff with/to da broz (and sistaz)
Man I remember playing the sequel so many years ago. This one's such a unique game, it has so much god-damned confidence on its style and setting, I mean look at those monster designs. Even a modern title like resident evil 7 struggles to give you enemy variety and originality in their designs.
YES omg I've been waiting for AGES for someone to make a video about Obscure! I love this game so much it's so underrated, It really captures the corniness of B movie horror yet oozes with atmosphere thanks to the talented Oliviere Deriviere for the unique soundtrack and interesting premise & or gameplay with the darkness!
I love your videos so much. They give me the knowledge no one could ever get by normally playing without digging. I would love to see a video essay about the game “condemned”. Thanks man for ur great work !
I'll say this, Obscure has, hands down, some of the best monster designs I've ever seen in any videogame ever. I've played pretty much all Silent Hill games, and while the design of the monsters in most of the games is fantastic, Obscure just hits that very specific niche of monster design that actually freaks me the fuck out. What the niche is, I have no idea, but damn those things are goddamn nightmare fuel.
There’s one more cut scene in the introduction where Kenny’s health is low and you see him being dragged from his feet before reaching the leader, leaving a blood trail behind
I just played the first Obscure a year ago in a quest to finally play all classic RE style games and was surprised at how fun it was, even in single player. A newer sequel or reboot could be pretty cool. I like how you do some...well, obscure...games like this and would love to see you do SONG OF HORROR. That one is more recent, but it's an incredible throwback survival horror game funded by Kickstarter that came out in 2020 for PC and 2021 for consoles but has gone fairly under the radar: the Prologue is a little rough due to the episodic nature of development but Chapter 1 is good and the game just gets better from there, hitting a peak around chapter 3-4 which offers some of the best horror of recent years. Oh, I forgot the major gameplay twist: on all but the easiest difficulty, when a character dies they die for good. Each chapter offers a set number of protagonists with their own abilities and weaknesses and if you run through all of them you must start the entire chapter over. If certain characters survive though they can carry over to future chapters, like extra "lives" and all have their own reactions in chapters. It makes for some of the tensest gaming possible IMHO. But anything you do is always a fun watch.
*THANK GOD YOU UPLOADED!!!.* *LITERALLY* _(Just Imagine That "Literally" With Leafy's Voice😂)_ I Was Binge Watching You're Old Stuff And The New Video Of NMH Yesterday And Thinking Hope He Uploads AND BOOM! LFO✊🏼🔥. The Last One Was Good Video Bro. Thanks!, Blessings. -MG
I am loving your content! Older, weirder games, fantastic commentary and insight, a genuine love of games. I always look forward to your next addition. Top work, really really quality stuff.
I’m assuming the developers have never held a real Glock before because that taped flashlight on top of the slide would fly right off after the first shot.
My mom picked up these games from the store back in the day and it was so fun to play together, glad people are still talking about it because back then, it seemed like no one knew what this game was xD
This dude literally makes such amazing content on all the OG horror games us OG fans love and grew up playing… this is such a huge nostalgia trip man ❤
Obscure gameplay footage and the occasional bully soundtrack gave me goosebumps. this audio visual combination kicked me back to the time coming from school throwing the bag into a corner and starting the ps2. Absolutely amazing!!! 100 thumbs up for that short Time Travel. Nostalgia level 3000
Played both games a decade ago Still playing them And is more scarier than any RE games combined and story of the first game is flawless Very unfortunate that it was left at cliffhanger after Obscure the Aftermath The soundtrack in both games also add the horror element to its core Hope it will be revived someday...
I randomly got this game in high school because I saw it was co-op horror, which was an immediate grab for me and a friend. What a fun gem, if not off the walls, ha.
Thank you for all your effort and time and passion making these incredible videos! The length is always great for cozy gaming and watching simultaneously, and I love hearing more about games I did and didn’t play from way back! If you had the time and interest, I’d suggest the ps2 game ICO. It was later released as a dual disk set with Shadow of the Colossus, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on it, it’s such a nostalgia fest for me and a really interesting game. Loving the videos!
there's so many new channels covering niche things like old retro horror games like this, and I'm loving it. Thanks for making a video on one of my fav childhood horror series
Obscure has a special place in my heart. It was the catalyst of strengthening my friendship with my best friend as well as the breakup of my high school boyfriend.
I still remember this game fondly, spending a few days playing it with my younger brother on some weird 3rd party controllers and having a blast. Good times!
I heard Kenny’s first line and I thought, “damn, that sounds just like that half elf guy from that DnD show.” And wouldn’t you know it, IT IS! Liam O’Brian voiced both Kenny in ObsCure and Vax Il-Dahn in Vox Machina.
I remember playing part of the sequel game on the ppsspp emulator and I absolutely loved it purely for the background sounds of monsters which left a lot to the imagination and really drove the horror as well as breaking through walls unexpectedly. Sadly had to quit though because it kept glitching like hell during cutscenes
Now this was a blast from the past...I remember being introduced to the series with the sequel and only finding out about the first game AFTER. It was an under rated series that was actually really fun. A shame that the cliffhanger ending never got resolved...
I love that you added the Bully song in the background near the beginning, and that you added the Saw song at 13:08 when you tried to crush the person lol
the lights on the principals shirt and under that shirt it is dark. Him standing just neck up over that doorway and hiding his hands actually works perfectly!
Yeah I gotta admit, your videos really have become an obsession for me, really dig your editing style and commentary. Lookin forward to the next one. Cheers!
I started to watch this video, but when I saw the first 2 minutes, I decided to just buy it and play it blind. That was a great descicion, this game was a blast to play blind and was one of the first horror games I've played recently that properly scared me.
This is such a great video. And its even better because it helped me rediscover "alone in the dark". I used to play the demo on the ps3 over and over again when i was younger for reasons many people can probably relate to. I am looking to play through it fully now.
Love your work! Amazing for a rainy stay-in day! Not sure if this counts as something you'd look into, but an obscure game I think you might find interesting is "Republique". It has a few monsters, but is more "horrifying" the way 1984 is than a Resident Evil game
I remember watching a playtrough of this years ago, tbf this video just confirmed that experience was actually real since I didn't remembered the name of the game and swore it might have been a dream.
It was around 2000-2009 where grotesque and obscure horror has become prevalent. Hell, I remember "The Suffering" in a similar vein as ObsCure honestly. Much like Deadly Premonition, under-rated. The Best bad games. :P
I have the sequel ObsCure: The Aftermath. It really felt like a late 90s-early 2000s horror movie to me. College students getting high on some weird plant, stereotypical characters, and bad decision-making. It has a character switch mechanic thats cool and if i remember correctly, you could have a 2nd player join in during certain parts of the game. I probably need to dig it out and give it another play. I might wait until i can play through the first game. Ive never played it before so im going to have to come back to this video after i finish it.
The first game is so much better than the sequel. The sequel is too linear, and you had to use sunlight or your flashlight's light to get rid of the dark aura surrounding the enemies in the first game before you could damage them which was pretty cool, while in the sequel you only need to shoot them and that's it. Also every playable character in the first game had their unique abilities to solve different puzzles, while they also got rid of that in the sequel
The weirdest thing about this game is that countries where PEGI is used (Europe), it was rated 11+. I know I would've been freaked to buy and play this at that age if I didn't have experience with horror games
Even though it was super janky, I heavily enjoyed the Alone in the Dark reboot game because it was the first time I'd played a game with such dynamic gameplay, with the interactive jacket inventory, combining pretty much anything you find, and just swinging things around for fun, honestly havent played a game since that could make me feel that immersed. Such great ideas, even if half the time the awkward controls and weird driving sequences were hard to bear, would definitely love to see a video on it!
34:43 They probably didn't adjust the game to expect 1-2 people at all times. This game was built to be a 4 player experience. So the cutscene make sense if you have all 4 players
I was watching this giggling as I loved the Obscure series, super fun light SH copy. And then you mentioned Faculty Which is also super fun. Watched it several times, especially when I need some uplifting. I love you :)
I wish they remastered this game, I came upon this game by accident and I'm glad I did. The sound track of the game Is amazing and the enemy's just have a silent hill feel to them its such a fun game.
Play World of Tanks Today: tanks.ly/3H9ykUZ
Will you do iron lung?
No thanks.
But I WILL watch your great videos!
would you make a video on motorstorm? a semi obscure racing game on the ps3
No thanks but glad you're getting that $$ from sponsors
Maybe you should try the infamous series if you can I’m sure you’ll enjoy it as much as everyone else has it’s a great game series
For me, ObsCure was immediately special from the moment it let me smash the window on a door and reach through to unlock it. After years of being annoyed by Resident Evil and Silent Hill refusing to allow simple and obvious solutions to locked doors, that was a breath of fresh air
Look into Siren 2
You can do that as well
Leon took a long path just to find a key for a wooden door in the village 😂
You don't like doors with broken locks fam???jiggle jiggle muh fukka no dice! Yehhh Silent Hill and Resident Evil got homies running around busting up door knobs and you're gonna like it!
@@baroquechevalier8516 yeah but Siren is a totally different breed
Even worse when you get a grenade launcher and the environment cares not a single itty bitty shit about it. Especially, RICKETY WOODEN DOORS!
You literally unlocked a core memory of me and my best friend playing this and the sequel for like 2 weeks straight. I moved across the country and we lost contact over the years recently found out he passed and I want to thank you for making this, and bring back those memories.
You’re welcome
it's rough losing your best friend twice and permanently... sorry for your loss, at least they're a part of your core memory and it's probably one you think of fondly
Rest in peace for your bro
@@mistermonkey5185 I don't think they were thanking you lmao
It's hard losing a friend. Cherish the memories and be grateful you could spent time together, life's a short trip
Please do more 'obscure' horror games. Some of them are underrated gems.
for real man used to play them on ps2 as a child man, i still love this game
Like parasite eve
The suffering fits I think
@@youtubehipster6147 parasite eve is obscure ? I was thinking more like Hellnight or Michigan: Report from Hell for obscurity
Gregory Horror Show: Soul Collector
The intro is actually really cool. You aren’t responsible for him dying, you’re responsible for him suffering. The more kindness you show him, the more you may get attached to his character, the worse his death is. Pretty metal lol
@ZoomerStasi is this an actual quote? Because I don't consider this game to be "eldritch horror" at all and it seems to me like that's just an overused buzzword kiddies like to use WAY too much these days
I dunno, being slowly chipped away at til you die vs quickly being impaled and eaten? More brutal, perhaps, but it seems quicker.
@@bugjams quickly is, indeed, usually quicker than slowly.
@nathand3468 I know this comment is a year old, but eldrich is used to describe something that is "weird", "sinister", or "ghostly". It does not refer strictly to something that is a cosmic horror (Cthulu mythos, for example) or even horror at all since its an adjective and not exclusively a genre.
I love the fact that he never realized he could switch charecters (btw only Kenny’s sprint can dodge the final boss)
he says "I haven't even play as him" when stan dies ...that kind of implies that he knew he could swap characters
I think he meant he didn't use Stan as a sidekick, not as playable character
Dawg, you literally see him playing as one of the girls at 33:21, he definitely knew you could swap characters.
Blud is blind
The fact that the headmaster wasn’t completely “evil” is honestly such a cool concept.
I imagine there were so many mutants because after curing his brother, he was planning on curing ALL of them, every missing student from the past 100 years was down in the basement.
Yeah, the way they made the teacher Walden mad after being infected was kind of interesting, since he seemed to want to protect the students, and I think he let the monsters out of the basement, though I could be wrong.
I don't know, he was cleary kidnapping lots of students to experiment on.
@@adamsmoberly It was implied that he followed the headmaster when he trapped Kenny and out of curiosity (and intention of freeing Kenny) opened the door, then out of shock and fear ran away accidentally releasing all the monsters.
That's pretty evil and unredeemable
What do they say about good intentions...?
I’m a Obscure aficionado and I noticed in the science room after the crab monster, you went in with the tables and the monsters. It’s actually the easiest room, because if you smash the windows, the sun will kill the monsters (many rooms have this, though half aren’t useful, due to nighttime).
In case anyone was confused "College" in the UK can sometimes mean High School(grade 11&12) and College in the US often means University. Just thought I'd point it out.
EDIT: 8 Months Later . . . How a mundane, throw away comment ever turned into a sub reddit ill never know.
That's not accurate
@@SconeysASMR Lol, why not? It's 100% correct
I'm pretty sure they do use the term high school in Scotland. For the most part, I think high school in the UK is just called secondary school and it goes from the ages of 11 to 16. College is the optional further education after you finish secondary school.
And in America college and university aren't completely interchangeable terms either. Colleges are smaller and do mainly undergraduate studies, while universities are larger institutions that offer undergraduate and graduate education. Also, many universities divide themselves into different "schools" or "colleges" like how the University of Washington has the "College of Arts and Sciences" and the "School of Dentistry." You can be a student studying in either of those but you're still in the same university.
@@MissCookieThief look, I wasn't trying to go into a complete history of school terms and who calls what, what. I was simply stating this is the common way these terms are referred as. Basically, the main point I was trying to make is that in the US if someone says college they 100% mean University. And ok, I'll narrow it down to GB, not the whole of the UK but college is the most common term used for Highschool.
@@MissCookieThief Also, college and university in the US are very interchangeable, almost indistinguishable actually. Use either term and a native will know you are speaking of higher education post highschool. No need for semantics here.
I actually was watching all the cutscenes from the game, and there are actually 3 endings. The bad one with the funeral, the one where the vaccines are used but then are attacked, and then there is one which I assume is the best, it has the vaccine scene that transitions into a scene where the camera pans over the school.
Hey, totallyPointlessTv! Your videos have helped me go through assignments, overnight shifts, and relatives who run around the house. My favorite one is the dead space 3, and (yes, I did it challenge with a couple of friends). Anyway, hope this helps for future projects! I can't wait for the next games you're about to cover!
I absolutely love the ObsCure Games! I stumbled upon them by "accident" as they were part of a video game magazine i read. They always included a free game and both Obscure Games were part of that. Was also a lot of fun in Co-Op. Very fond memories.
ScreenFun?
Im so sad about what happend with the franchise, these games were such bangers and a new one with current graphics and coop would sell so well
I wish Capcom would buy the series. The first game remade in the RE Engine would be perfect, with the limited amount of characters, the short story, and the fact it has a RE feel would be a perfect house to host them. And keep the game in 2003, because it’d suck to change the time period, since I think it makes the scenario more plausible.
@@TheSoCalledZoner1 nobody asked about your dismissive opinion, yet you still typed it anyway.
@@TheSoCalledZoner1 i asked
@@TheSoCalledZoner1 actual fucking bot, don't even bother leaving a comment if you're just gonna make yourself look like a blithering idiot
@@TheSoCalledZoner1 my mother and father is gladfully still alive and well and we all have a good relationship unlike yours
The detail of The final boss revengeing his brother and then get saddened as his beloved brother dies really melted my heart and showing that humanity was still lift in him but as his beloved brother dies so does his humanity
Speaking of Herbert, imagine discovering the secret to immortality just to get 86'd by a glock.
@@cartooncritique6625 💀
I gotta say, I was actually impressed by how reliable the ai companion was (for a 2004 ps2 game). I could comfortably just shine the light and let them damage the enemies.
I also like how they get into a combat stance behind you when you're lockpicking or shoving, like they're watching your back. It's very endearing
This must have been one of the first true horror game with co-op because I remember being really excited because of it.
The couch coop was pretty fun back then
I wasn’t even supposed to have this game I sort of stole it from game stop from the 2$ bargain bin. Sort of allegedly maybe.
I used to play it alot. Still have it backed up on some old burned dvd. The art style for it is so strong, the game to this day looks really good, and replayability is through the roof with the different choices that the player can make.
Always great to hear Sam Riegel and Liam O'Brien in the same game.
You might like Sengoku Basara Samourai Heroes then, there’s a bunch of well know voice actors like Liam O’Brien, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, Matthew Mercer and Troy Baker. There might be even more, but I don’t remember all of them
@@nonameperson221 i thought sengoku basara franchise don't have a translation or got out of japan?
The third one is the only one that got a translation
Tara Platt is there too.
Glad to know
I remember the aftermath was my first horror game. Rocked my socks off. The twin part of the story with the surveillance cameras were so good for a co op option
Oh man that scene with Mei and June really fucked me up as a kid, amongst many other scenes from the game that also fucked me up as a kid
Apparently u could save Mei
I was never fast enough tho 😂😂
Oh the panic I felt on that part. 😂
Jesus, Steve Blum was in EVERYTHING in the early 2000s. Anime dubs, video games, Saturday morning cartoons. You name it, he voiced it lol 😂
Damn...I beat this game and 2 like 5 times back in the day, I remember the title screen changing depending on which difficulty you beat it. After you beat in hard was the coolest with a red screen and an image of one of the evolved monsters. Good times.
Played this recently with a friend & this game really made me miss the old era of horror games - it's cheesy as hell but it's great
dude cheese works in horror when it's done right in any medium I love cheesy media cause it's just so hard to hate
Please do the second one! Obscure 2 was part of my childhood. I played it with my sister, it was confusing and creepy but i remember it being a good time.
Yes
A friend of mine introduced me to ObsCure: The Aftermath back in high school. I played it so many times I know half the dialogue by heart.
It’s was the first survival horror game I ever beat and it’s still good, if clunky and offensive (but it was 2007, which was the edgiest time of the 2000’s).
The only think i rebember from the aftermath was one of the protagonistas car been wreked and he saying something like "My baby! Those monsters destroyed my baby!".
I used to play it all the time with my sister! The co-op was a bit clunky but it was our favorite game to play!
@@FgyjtIngenieroEuropeo "You can't hide! I'll have your skin, jerk!"
I'm telling you man, parts of the dialogue are carved in stone inside my brain
“Like a cell phone.”
“Ya but don’t use it like that.”
“Um, ya…” ❤😂
For those of you thinking that Kenny sounds familiar, his voice actor, Liam O'Brien, is prolific. I personally recognised him from his contributions to Fallout: New Vegas but he's worked on hundreds of popular titles, often in quite prominent roles. Thanks for the entertaining video as always TPTV!
I think Josh is Sam Reigel 😂
@MeonLights yes, it's Sam
It's actually Fallout 3 where he played as the protag's dad but yeah, I'm surprised to see him here
@@JeanneHamada that's Liam Neeson
19:43 For people confused about the compass/Longitude 330° - Latitude 20°, you actually have to point the dials to the point where 330 and 20 intersect, not the numbers itself 😅
Tbf even with that, the needles of the compass do not quite align. The game has some really quirkly "puzzles". Funnily enough the other part that many glance over is the two barrel shotgun you can find in the gardens. It's in a shack, where you have to smash some wooden pillar in order for it to fall down. There is only a very brief camera view over it in the darkness. That gun isn't mentioned in the video and I am sure alot of people have missed it too.
This video bring me some good memories man...
I remember playing both games in split screen with my brother, it was so much fun!
Sadly he passed away last year and I lost my player two... miss him so much 😞
Sorry to hear that. Rest in peace
Love ya bro
Sorry for your loss :(
Hang in there mate, you'll always have those memories. I'm sure he'd be happy to know you're still thinking fondly of the time you shared together.
I'm sorry for your loss. I lost my little brother 5 years ago. It doesn't get easier, but you will be able to smile when you think of him someday, instead of those thoughts bringing only tears. Hang in there, man.
The Bully soundtrack in the background of this video is a very nice touch.
I got to say, I love watching your videos man! All these old games that I haven't played/never heard of, horror or not, your writing, narration, editing style, ect... You make some very enjoyable content. I don't care if the video isn't a long one, I'll enjoy it all the same. :)
I played this game with my brother a lot when I was a kid, and I thought for some reason, that they were using tape for unlocking stuff, and I was trying to figure out how is that even possible. A few years later I realised it was wire, guess they looked the same to my baby eyes, thank you for warming my heart with nostalgia
53:16 - One *obscure* horror trilogy I would recommend is the The Echo Night series, developed by FromSoftware. Each game is played in a First Person perspective, no traditional combat (more puzzle like), and requires the player to solve the mystery setforth in the game(s). The 2nd game has a fan translation patch, but the other two were ported to English speaking regions.
Damn this video threw me way back... I still remember playing this game with my former best friend and let me tell you, we played the shit out of this game. Playing it on the hardest difficulty in record time because we knew every inch of this gam! Ahhh good old times :) Thank you for the nostalgia!
Obscure was such an underrated game. Glad you're giving it love! And I freakin love The Faculty. An amazing movie. Obscure also kinda reminded me of I know what you did last summer and Scream type movies with the 'older kids' vibe.
Hell yeah finally, some quality content, thank you 🙌
Edit: Would love to hear your take on games like Haunting Ground, Clock Tower, or Rule of Rose; they've always fascinated me.
I'd love to see a re-release of those 3 as a box set
Clock Tower eh,...let me grab my Pepper Box.
I've been playing Haunting Grounds and Rule of Rose on my phone lately and they're awesome RoR is messed up lol. Also got into Fromsoftwares ps2 horror game Kuon.
I remember playing this as a teenager and I was so hyped that Sum 41 played the intro music. This game could only exist at the time it did.
0:46 ... that was the most quickest and sudden advertisement I have ever seen, I have never been so assassinated by a advertisement before for how it snuck up on me ... good work lad.
Comment preview cut your speech off at "I have never been so ass".
I never was able to play the first obscure game but I did play the sequel. Obscure is one of my favorite underrated horror games and I'm so happy that lately over the past few months a lot of channels have been shining a spotlight on this...ObScUrE game :)
yah yah yah... let them blow it up more... hopefully a game dev team will listen and try to get the rights to this game and bring it back to life
Oh man, I had a friend in high school who would non-stop go on about this game. I never got around to playing it until I was reminded about it whenever it re-released on Steam and I found the game quite difficult. I do oddly remember Obscure whenever thinking of horror video games
Great video as always, TP
God, I remember playing this, at some point long after I first played both games, I had confused my memories and they were starting to mix into one memory where i remember the outside of the house in the 2nd one, but with the hunters from RE running and jumping around the outside.
Same haha
Have you ever played Oddword's Stranger's Wrath? Absolutely dominated my after school time, with one of the first in depth 1st/3rd person camera switches, "foraging" for ammo, and you con bounty enemies dead, or alive for more money. one of my faves ever
I remember many years ago playing this with my friend who introduced me to it. We didn't get far playing only one brief moment of it, but seeing it narrated by you was a very delightful way of experiencing this game after so many years. Thank you.
This game is the source of some of my fondest memories, playing with my best friend during midnight in co-op screaming at him to complete the puzzle before we run out of ammo
God, i remember playing the main story in multiplayer mode at home with my brother AND and at my friends house with them. It was so much fun. Playing such a good horror game coop was mindblowing when i was 15.
I am obsessed with this channel, and i have binged all the gaming videos within about a week, thank you for the content Mr. Pointless (:
My sister and I spent wayyyy too much time chasing each other around hitting the characters with baseball bats.
Great fun.
The second one was a bit darker but damn.... that opening soundtrack on no.2 still gives me chills.
Shit like this is why Phasmophobia- and any other multiplayer horror game- could never be scary to me. All fear goes out the window when you’re given even the remotest possible options to fart around and do goofy stuff with/to da broz (and sistaz)
Man I remember playing the sequel so many years ago. This one's such a unique game, it has so much god-damned confidence on its style and setting, I mean look at those monster designs. Even a modern title like resident evil 7 struggles to give you enemy variety and originality in their designs.
YES omg I've been waiting for AGES for someone to make a video about Obscure! I love this game so much it's so underrated, It really captures the corniness of B movie horror yet oozes with atmosphere thanks to the talented Oliviere Deriviere for the unique soundtrack and interesting premise & or gameplay with the darkness!
I love your videos so much. They give me the knowledge no one could ever get by normally playing without digging.
I would love to see a video essay about the game “condemned”.
Thanks man for ur great work !
I'll say this, Obscure has, hands down, some of the best monster designs I've ever seen in any videogame ever.
I've played pretty much all Silent Hill games, and while the design of the monsters in most of the games is fantastic, Obscure just hits that very specific niche of monster design that actually freaks me the fuck out.
What the niche is, I have no idea, but damn those things are goddamn nightmare fuel.
I suppose that niche would kinda be body horror, or at least related to it.
There’s one more cut scene in the introduction where Kenny’s health is low and you see him being dragged from his feet before reaching the leader, leaving a blood trail behind
I just played the first Obscure a year ago in a quest to finally play all classic RE style games and was surprised at how fun it was, even in single player. A newer sequel or reboot could be pretty cool. I like how you do some...well, obscure...games like this and would love to see you do SONG OF HORROR. That one is more recent, but it's an incredible throwback survival horror game funded by Kickstarter that came out in 2020 for PC and 2021 for consoles but has gone fairly under the radar: the Prologue is a little rough due to the episodic nature of development but Chapter 1 is good and the game just gets better from there, hitting a peak around chapter 3-4 which offers some of the best horror of recent years.
Oh, I forgot the major gameplay twist: on all but the easiest difficulty, when a character dies they die for good. Each chapter offers a set number of protagonists with their own abilities and weaknesses and if you run through all of them you must start the entire chapter over. If certain characters survive though they can carry over to future chapters, like extra "lives" and all have their own reactions in chapters. It makes for some of the tensest gaming possible IMHO. But anything you do is always a fun watch.
*THANK GOD YOU UPLOADED!!!.*
*LITERALLY* _(Just Imagine That "Literally" With Leafy's Voice😂)_ I Was Binge Watching You're Old Stuff And The New Video Of NMH Yesterday And Thinking Hope He Uploads AND BOOM! LFO✊🏼🔥. The Last One Was Good Video Bro. Thanks!, Blessings.
-MG
I am loving your content! Older, weirder games, fantastic commentary and insight, a genuine love of games. I always look forward to your next addition. Top work, really really quality stuff.
I’m assuming the developers have never held a real Glock before because that taped flashlight on top of the slide would fly right off after the first shot.
Oh definitely not especially considering the double barrel pump action shotgun that you can get in this game.
My mom picked up these games from the store back in the day and it was so fun to play together, glad people are still talking about it because back then, it seemed like no one knew what this game was xD
This dude literally makes such amazing content on all the OG horror games us OG fans love and grew up playing… this is such a huge nostalgia trip man ❤
Obscure gameplay footage and the occasional bully soundtrack gave me goosebumps. this audio visual combination kicked me back to the time coming from school throwing the bag into a corner and starting the ps2. Absolutely amazing!!! 100 thumbs up for that short Time Travel. Nostalgia level 3000
The timing of the characters being bonked is so funny to me. This is such a good video!
Played both games a decade ago
Still playing them
And is more scarier than any RE games combined and story of the first game is flawless
Very unfortunate that it was left at cliffhanger after Obscure the Aftermath
The soundtrack in both games also add the horror element to its core
Hope it will be revived someday...
Was aftermath the PSP game?
I randomly got this game in high school because I saw it was co-op horror, which was an immediate grab for me and a friend. What a fun gem, if not off the walls, ha.
I remember playing and finishing the second one on my PSP. Definitely an underrated series.
Thank you for all your effort and time and passion making these incredible videos! The length is always great for cozy gaming and watching simultaneously, and I love hearing more about games I did and didn’t play from way back! If you had the time and interest, I’d suggest the ps2 game ICO. It was later released as a dual disk set with Shadow of the Colossus, but I’d love to hear your thoughts on it, it’s such a nostalgia fest for me and a really interesting game. Loving the videos!
there's so many new channels covering niche things like old retro horror games like this, and I'm loving it. Thanks for making a video on one of my fav childhood horror series
Obscure has a special place in my heart. It was the catalyst of strengthening my friendship with my best friend as well as the breakup of my high school boyfriend.
I don't know why I never considered just how crazy Kenny was responding to everything in the opening.🤣
TotallyPointlessTV uploaded today, that's how you know it's going to be a fantastic day.
I hope TH-cam doesn't make him reupload this video again and again like last time
Funny it's the opposite for me lol, he's usually the only good thing on those days lmao
I still remember this game fondly, spending a few days playing it with my younger brother on some weird 3rd party controllers and having a blast. Good times!
Fun fact, the elevator does not kill a random character but the one you played the least 😊 33:13
Please dont stop making videos. Lately, I'm binge watching all your videos trough and trough again. It's addicting
Same. This channel is one of the very few in recent years for me that never get boring to binge watch.
Wtf? Go work!
I heard Kenny’s first line and I thought, “damn, that sounds just like that half elf guy from that DnD show.” And wouldn’t you know it, IT IS!
Liam O’Brian voiced both Kenny in ObsCure and Vax Il-Dahn in Vox Machina.
Sam (Scanlan) is also John. The whole critical role cast are all voice actors, and they often get cast in games.
LOVE THIS MANS CONTENT whenever I’m bored I can rely on watching his videos no matter how long they are and I always find him entertaining!
I remember playing part of the sequel game on the ppsspp emulator and I absolutely loved it purely for the background sounds of monsters which left a lot to the imagination and really drove the horror as well as breaking through walls unexpectedly. Sadly had to quit though because it kept glitching like hell during cutscenes
Now this was a blast from the past...I remember being introduced to the series with the sequel and only finding out about the first game AFTER. It was an under rated series that was actually really fun. A shame that the cliffhanger ending never got resolved...
I love that you added the Bully song in the background near the beginning, and that you added the Saw song at 13:08 when you tried to crush the person lol
the lights on the principals shirt and under that shirt it is dark. Him standing just neck up over that doorway and hiding his hands actually works perfectly!
Obscure was FANTASTIC. Stan was the absolute man in the first one, I was so sad he wasn't nearly as cheesy in the sequel.
Yeah I gotta admit, your videos really have become an obsession for me, really dig your editing style and commentary. Lookin forward to the next one. Cheers!
I started to watch this video, but when I saw the first 2 minutes, I decided to just buy it and play it blind. That was a great descicion, this game was a blast to play blind and was one of the first horror games I've played recently that properly scared me.
This is the definition of nostalgia in games for me. I used to play this game with a friend and i loved it. Nice video, thanks!
This is such a great video. And its even better because it helped me rediscover "alone in the dark". I used to play the demo on the ps3 over and over again when i was younger for reasons many people can probably relate to. I am looking to play through it fully now.
Love your work! Amazing for a rainy stay-in day! Not sure if this counts as something you'd look into, but an obscure game I think you might find interesting is "Republique". It has a few monsters, but is more "horrifying" the way 1984 is than a Resident Evil game
I remember watching a playtrough of this years ago, tbf this video just confirmed that experience was actually real since I didn't remembered the name of the game and swore it might have been a dream.
I loved this series as a teenager and I love it now, got it day one when they put it on steam, thanks for covering this gem!
boosting shannon through the vent awakened something inside me as a kid
It was around 2000-2009 where grotesque and obscure horror has become prevalent. Hell, I remember "The Suffering" in a similar vein as ObsCure honestly. Much like Deadly Premonition, under-rated. The Best bad games. :P
I have the sequel ObsCure: The Aftermath. It really felt like a late 90s-early 2000s horror movie to me. College students getting high on some weird plant, stereotypical characters, and bad decision-making. It has a character switch mechanic thats cool and if i remember correctly, you could have a 2nd player join in during certain parts of the game. I probably need to dig it out and give it another play. I might wait until i can play through the first game. Ive never played it before so im going to have to come back to this video after i finish it.
The first game is so much better than the sequel. The sequel is too linear, and you had to use sunlight or your flashlight's light to get rid of the dark aura surrounding the enemies in the first game before you could damage them which was pretty cool, while in the sequel you only need to shoot them and that's it. Also every playable character in the first game had their unique abilities to solve different puzzles, while they also got rid of that in the sequel
@@Finozzi96 I'll definitely get around to checking it out soon.
The weirdest thing about this game is that countries where PEGI is used (Europe), it was rated 11+. I know I would've been freaked to buy and play this at that age if I didn't have experience with horror games
All those rating systems can be rigged. Most likely the devs gave them money or something
2:02 to skip the ad read
Based
"We need a light source to read this note."
Oh...you mean like the flashlights you strapped to the slides of your guns with duct tape?
I instantly recognized Sam Riegel as Josh.
Yes, THAT Sam Riegel, the Scanlan one.
Been looking forward to this video!
These games hold a special place in my heart.
I would love it if you covered the second one!
Even though it was super janky, I heavily enjoyed the Alone in the Dark reboot game because it was the first time I'd played a game with such dynamic gameplay, with the interactive jacket inventory, combining pretty much anything you find, and just swinging things around for fun, honestly havent played a game since that could make me feel that immersed. Such great ideas, even if half the time the awkward controls and weird driving sequences were hard to bear, would definitely love to see a video on it!
34:43 They probably didn't adjust the game to expect 1-2 people at all times. This game was built to be a 4 player experience. So the cutscene make sense if you have all 4 players
Actually, you can attack Leonard's second phase. Each time he's about to do his sweep attack, that's when you attack to cancel it.
Definitely would love to hear your thoughts on the disastrous Alone in the Dark remake. The content that game gives would be golden XD
I was watching this giggling as I loved the Obscure series, super fun light SH copy. And then you mentioned Faculty Which is also super fun. Watched it several times, especially when I need some uplifting. I love you :)
I wish they remastered this game, I came upon this game by accident and I'm glad I did. The sound track of the game Is amazing and the enemy's just have a silent hill feel to them its such a fun game.
They did Kenny so dirty. Long live and RIP Kenny. ❤
I’m so happy you covered these, some of my favorite games all time but no on else even knows them