Everyone is talking about how they bonded with niko and all that but no one is talking about how this game literally flipped the meaning of immersion on its head. Usually, you get immersed by thinking that you are your character, but here you get immersed by knowing that you arent your character
But I would argue that yes, you ARE your character. Not like Niko, you, the player, the person behind the screen exists as character in the game. You control yourself giving instructions and interacting with Niko, solving the puzzles that no other character besides you could. This game is so amazing not because you feel immersive without being your character, but because you are a character in the game, and not some avatar that you created, YOU the person in real life is the main character in the game along with Niko.
well, in this case, you right now, typing away at the keyboard, are the canon god of that world, you know it and the game knows it, niko knows that too. every individual person RIGHT NOW, a human being is who the game is calling out to, and you respond
So I haven't actually played/watched someone play One Shot, but I'm now a little confused? Specifically, what I'm getting from this comment, the song description, and the song title reminds me A LOT of The Eleventh Hour from The Adventure Zone: Balance. Is that a coincidence?
This might sound like a weird question, but did your name used to be bunny sharks? They had a cute pfp, but I can’t find their comments anymore, so I think they changed their name.
I played Mother 3, and thought no other game could have a better story. Then I played Undertale, and thought no other game could beat THAT. And then I finally played Oneshot after researching for more games like Undertale. God, this game does everything in the right way and is possibly the BEST game with the absolute best story ever. I have never cried harder in a video game. I miss Niko.
It's incredible how you go through the same area twice in normal and solstice, but the second time round the atmosphere is so drastically different, it's like a completely new location alltogether.
It is the Eleventh Hour, the world is nearing its end It is the Eleventh Hour, its limits already starting to bend It is the Eleventh Hour, hopes and ideas running dry It is the Eleventh Hour, it's okay to cry.
Ok, I'm just going to say, *Spoiler* My final choice was to let Niko return home the first time I played. I cared to much about this kid to make them die such a death for an electronic world. But holy moly, when they *walked out of the game window* after saying goodbye, I was astounded. Yes I know, it was just a game, but oh my, that one specific part made it seem so real to me. So I started digging around the files. I saw my save pop up, and looked around for a bit in there. Then a thought occurs, "would it be bad if I deleted this? I could play it again and maybe save both? What if there's something I missed?" So I delete the file, and I almost have a heart attack when Niko remembers my name. The entity knows I was here before. Niko woke up with the Journal. So at this point I'm basically screaming because *i think I did something good*. This was all part of the game. I can save everyone. So I go to get what I now know is the solstice ending, and my heart breaks a little with each little thing that happens. I feel like I made such a mistake, Niko is upset, the world is ending, my favorite characters keep dying, I messed up. But then I didn't. I was able to save them both. And I was happy. I got to see Niko leave once again, and there was still light shining through the world. So I'm happy, but at the same time, I miss them so much. I miss Niko so very much. But they're happy. And the world is happy. So I should be happy as well. But, I miss them. And I can't stop thinking about them.
Very good idea. Maybe it could be called SecondShot or something, where almost the same things happen but a different protagonist travelling WITH Niko at one point. Somehow XD. Maybe Niko returned since he/she sensed the sun going out again, and they wished with all their might to return to help the NEW Messiah. I'm not good at plot things, but I tried XD
It's seriously surprising to me how much of an emotional impact this game gave me. The story wasn't even that complicated, neither was it that long. It had something to do with the bewildering and unsettling atmosphere of the (amazing) music and the visuals, and with the smart way the game made you care for the character(s). Niko was always optimistic, but the player would constantly be given a feeling of uncertainty and apprehension because of the overall tone of the game. You knew always something was going to go wrong, and it wasn't going to be that easy. If you couple that in with the main character's innocence and likeableness, along with their certainty that everything would turn out well despite not knowing what's to come, it becomes very impactful. The thing is, both the player and Niko are mutually unaware of the situation they're in. However, as the player, it just doesn't feel right. You know things are going to go wrong, but you also don't. It's incredible how this game has extremely overwhelmingly positive reviews on steam, in the top five of the most highly rated games on the entirety of the library, but it still has only small amounts of recognition. It does, however, feel nice that this game doesn't have a toxic fandom. It just has several people who really respect it. Anyways, this is probably somehow one of the most memorable games I've ever played.
"Toxic" is subjective. Some people simp for the game and keep arguingo about it being superior than undertale and that or this or those games and bla blabla. Thats a pretty annoying part of the small community
First I blindly bought this game. Then I cried. Then I bought it again for a friend. Then they cried. Then I bought the soundtrack. Erm... THROW MONEY AT THE DEVS, PLEASE.
*Spoiler warning due to popular demand, apparently.* I'm happy with that ending. I'm happy that Niko got to go home. But... to know that it's over... our one shot spent... it... it hurts a bit, y'know? The World Machine says that any more playthroughs are just simulated recordings... that Niko is gone for good... and I miss the little kitten....
Aight I'll add a spoiler warning, but why would you be browsing the comments section of the OST of the final chapter of a game you haven't yet completed? Especially as looking at the comments isn't mandatory for listening to the music.
Man, I gotta say, OneShot had really atmospheric music. I think the game did an amazing job making the player feel what Niko was feeling throughout the whole game. This track, though... It really throws all of the game's emotions at you. This lets everything really sink in. All the buildup is perfect. I really love this game.
“bittersweet”. we set Niko free. we saved the World. but we will never see them again. we won, but we are still sad because thats it. we won. there is nothing left to experience...
This game is a masterpiece. Seriously. This is the best game I've played since Underatle (and I think that the developers are getting sick from Underatle comparisons, but this is just because Undertale is the only other game that blew my mind like this one). God, I can't believe that less than a day ago I was actually not sure if I should even play it.
Samwad Undertale is a plot-driven RPG, Doki Doki is a visual novel. They're similar in that they reach out at the player, but in general are two completely different game genres. Edit: I would say that Doki Doki is my least favourite, however... The plot and/or story for all the acts were all quite uninteresting and bland, considering it's supposed to be a visual novel with a proper story. I still prefer Undertale and OneShot though, they really give you a kick for playing the game.
BlueSharpie I would agree that doki isn't on the level of this or undertale (not quite anyway) but I found the story and learning about the girls fascinating. Yuri's chill but the whole game wasn't as purposeful as Undertale or as ambitious and successful as Oneshot. For some reason I like it better than undertale though, I can't really give a good reason xd
OneShot is more of a story than a game, the creator actually planned to make OneShot into a visual novel but it wouldn't work since you ( the player ) is needed, You are needed for the game to work.
Here we are at the eleventh hour, I wonder if the big clock has reached zero yet... I want to be right here when everything ends, so please leave me be, we are running out of time
I think this is my favourite song on this OST. It really gives you that feeling that the world is close to its end, but there's still a small spark of hope that there's still a way to save it. This game is so underrated. But maybe that's a good thing. I don't think any other game has made me attach myself to the main character as much as Oneshot has. Niko is far too precious for me, they deserve the best.
A game I wished could never end. It was so enjoyable...and it lasted for such a small time. But, that's just what the game currently is, a game enjoyed by a small amount of people. I want to see two things happen, I want this game to become something massive, I want to see a lot of people love this game. But I also want to see Niko again... Niko: What are you talking about? Sigh, nothing...Niko, nothing.
This song being there instead of On Little Cat Feet really gives off the last stretch feeling. It's like you're so close and you will finally end it once and for all.
I liked undertale back then so i watched some youtubers that made gameplays on it,then one of them also started a oneshot series and i didn't really watch it because i was expecting it to be another short fangame. 4 years later or so i was pretty bored and didn't have the best pc(it barely ran tf2) and i was looking for a cheap game with low specs required,so i see oneshot on the steam sale and i kinda remember i saw that thing somewhere once,i had found much better looking games for the same price but for some reason i just got oneshot instead,best purchase ever. Now i can't stop thinking about it,its just too good to forget and whenever im bored i just do some oneshot related stuff/art,right now i am making this song in minecraft using noteblocks,in vanilla without any other song importing programs etc. And its going pretty good counting i never used redstone before. It really is an experience,i really dont get that much sadness from sad parts of books/films but after this masterpiece,i couldn't help but cry even after not crying at any movie or book for the the past years,this managed it,because it doesn't feel like a just a game or like any other story.
I think my favorite part about the way Solstice was done is just how much worse things go along the way. In the normal route, I felt like a traveler passing through that happened to also be trying to save the world. This time, though? The Author's putting it all on the line to get it right. And suddenly, so do the characters; sacrificing themselves, watching the world crumble around them, holding together an entire broken continent with vines and willpower alone. And that starts putting pressure on you; everyone's made these sacrifices, and the only way to make it worth it is to succeed against all odds. In the Barrens this wasn't really the case, since things hadn't fallen apart yet, and the Glen felt more solemn to me. That might have something to do with the fact that the music hadn't changed. But finally, here things feel truly desperate, in no small part due to this song. It's kind of incredible how it does it, considering the backbone of it is just a 4 note loop, but man does it work. Hearing this for the first time, I knew things were worse than ever, and even though it technically wasn't, I felt like time was running out and fast. Welcome to the 11th hour.
*Spoiler Warning* It's no longer "On Little Cat Feet". Stakes are higher, Niko is no longer exploring a city in search for the tower. Not only are they at the eleventh hour. The entire world is.
Have you guys thought of a last name for Niko? I was thinking Kewa, since Niko is referencing Neko, and Kawaii was the other thing that came to mind after that.
first i played the freeware version, cried uncontrollably. second i bought the steam version, and also for a friend at the same time (so we could experience it together), we both cried. third, i did the solstice run, and decided that this game was no short than a masterpiece. fourth, i told my friend how to do solstice, then he agreed. play this game to anyone on the fence of it, there's nothing like it. i miss niko.
this song is so good and perfectly captures the feeling of emergency that niko and the other characters find themselves in at this part of the solstice route it deeply pained me to see all characters suffering bc of those squares... it's a good replacement for "on little cat feet" which in a normal playthrough sounds rather quiet and soothing, because at that part the refuge is a very interesting place to explore rather than another place that is being destroyed by the squares
I have to say Nightmargin blew it out of the park, she deserves free drinks for life for the OST alone without even accounting for the rest of the work she did!
To me, One-shot is a magical game. It is a glorified walking Simulator, with puzzle elements, but the things it does with it's world, story and characters make this game one of the greatest of all time. One-shot can weave wonders. For example it pretty much takes you through an area twice, but the atmosphere is completely different.
Probably one of my favorite songs in Solstice, it gives you the feeling that there's not much time left and you need to sprint before it's too late. Also the song is just straight up fire.
I want to tell you guys something weird about me: I really bought this game because i love cats! (I know Guys, Niko is not a cat) And i wasnt expecting it to be this good! (Because i am not a big fan of 2d pixel game) SPOILERS ALERTAt the end i chose to let Niko put the sun on the THING in the tower because i think its the right thing to do if i was niko.When Niko put the sun in,the sun was so bright and then the people in the barren,the glen,the refuge looked so happy to feel the sun again. Then it ended and niko disappeared. I thought i did something bad and i feels bad for Niko because i think i let him die and never gonna get back to his/her mama again.All the time we spent together to get this far... To save the world...and then Niko just disappear and gone like that it feels like I make him/her suffer all this time and all he wanted was just to go home. I found out that something called SOLTICE ENDING exist.So i go in to the oneshot files and document and then there is the note from the Author and he told me to delete the save file. I did that and return to the game. I was shocked that Niko remembers my name! And the entity knows we did this before! I thought i did something horrible again.Niko knows what happened to this world. Niko was upset. Then it turned out to be good. I saved both: Niko and the World. And then its the goodbye time.Niko was happy to be back at the villege and the world is back as it should. We say goodbye and then Niko left and walked to the villege.I almost cry at this point that i need to leave this world and let Niko be with his/her mama. Anyone can call me stupid,crazy,idiot about how i feel to the game thats all of it is not true but i dont care i just miss Niko what do want from my life? Thanks for reading the feelings. I really miss that cat tho.
For me, I guess I just couldn't follow through with one decision or another without "cheating". I guess you could say I cheated by looking up what happened before I chose. But if I was a god, I was going to be the most powerful I could be, so I used omniscience and discovered that there was another way. I sought the wisdom of other gods from parallel universes. They spoke to me. Sure, maybe this made my decision lose some emotional impact in a way, but this wasn't about me. It was about saving lives! If there was a way I could save both, I had to know. I finished and delivered Niko home and still, it hurts. I miss you Niko :3
Friend I hope you read this after 10 months...I replied to someone else about why this game makes us feel so intensely. I want you to read it too. (I actually just added a lot, i felt it was incomplete) "Something was so intense about how they designed that storyline. Niko was so special to me it just killed me inside to say goodbye. I loved niko. But perhaps these feelings we feel so strongly are because...we know it's just a game...but we're confused because we so truly love this character...but again...that's all it is...a character. We forget the interactions we made are an illusion. We feel intensely because we don't want it to be an illusion anymore...we want to be close to niko. We want to really tell her how much we love her. And maybe even give her a hug... ...We feel angry when someone else loves niko just as much, because you thought your relationship with niko was exclusive. This is why the game is cruel to us. Somehow they caused us to feel a true, personal connection with niko...this is why the game has us say goodbye to niko, so we can let go. Because it knows, that you know, you realize it's just a character...it doesn't want you to be wrapped up in something that will unfortunately never come to be. So...hold niko...as a concept...in your heart."
I do remember to start watching this few days after Solstice patch be release and considerably change the experience. The way that this game touches is pretty much special in its points, it takes us to the 4th wall and put an lightless yet emotional environment. The ending is pretty much satisfying as we see Niko going home, as the expectation of concluding the Messiah's mission also saving The World Machine from it's own corruption caused by fighting the own code. However, as though we believe that it has been over, staying on certain wonder how Niko is, even if being a game, from what i've seen, the story may be not over yet. There is some holes that we haven't thought, either by the emotion or the limitations that this simulated world has. It may be a theory, but i'm pretty much to put it in practice, like as the "Author" did its last effort to fix this place. Not really a mod or fan-made game, but as a continuation of these clever details that didn't escape for me. I may be talking with the developers one day, but will build at least the base befote making an former proposoal.
This game's music, holy hell. It sets the scene perfectly, and it truly reaches its peak here. It really is the eleventh hour: squares are corrupting everything, you've lost several close friends already, and the world itself truly seems to be at its limit. That alone is enough to make a guy break down on the spot, but the song indomitably carries on nontheless, and so does Niko. And so do you. It gives a sense of both impending catastrophe and that invigorating feeling of seeing things through to the very end. I love this game, and I always will cherish it.
My fav track! In other scenes the soundtrack was just a background thing to me but this one really stood out. I walked aimlessly in the game just to listen to it
MAJOR SPOILERS! I get it, Niko's not •real•, but lord does he feel that way. At the end of the original game, I felt absolutely crippled at the idea of both endings. I ended up letting him leave, but after he left... I expected something to happen. I expected an end screen, a finale, proper credits, and yet, nothing. Just that broken screen and a buzzing in my ears. I tried to delete my save, nothing. I tried to replace files, nothing, I was helpless. That is, until I got the Steam version, and I played again. I decided to make the heart-breaking choice of letting the world stay, and yet this ending was equally as unsatisfying. I hated both, and felt like there was nothing there for both endings. And then I heard about a special file I opened the clover, and followed the instructions, I did what I was told. I confused all of the characters, including myself. Things were... off. I could tell, it was obvious. Things that normally made sense were irrelevant, I was being forced to skip over things. There was a looming sense of dread, and this culminated in the mines. In the original run, I already felt uneasy being their "god", knowing that I was only somewhat able to interact with the world, but when Proto informs Niko that I'm just a person, with no actual god-status... my heart sunk so much. I am so glad I went into this blind
Oh geez, just finished today Solstice and I'm loss for words, I don't find myself able to reset everything to get all the achievements. I'm very glad that I didn't watch anything about this game, because the experience was incredible.
This part of the game is so beautiful, everything about it. It's not the sad feeling at the end, but it isn't happy either. It's that kind of feeling where you can finally calm down for a bit, but you know you can't go back now. OneShot is beautiful in general, but something about the big neon night city is just wonderful.
I first saw this game just referenced at first. I then heard it was like Undertale. I decided to pick it up (on switch, because my PC wasn’t working at the time). I was playing normally, until the squares. They didn’t grab my attention at first, but I knew they’d come into play again later. I eventually made it to the Refuge. The squares blocked almost everything. I managed to get the elevator working again, after a lot of trouble with the film. Fast forward to with George (Yes, I did pay a visit to Rue), and I didn’t even know where the tower was before there was nothing else to do (Also, I got George’s 6th side every time). Then was my first time closing the window. After that, I genuinely thought it was the end of the game. Well, until I opened up the clover. It took me a while to finally get the lightbulb again (especially the coin puzzle), but I did it. Then I learned the truth, and had to make a choice. I ended up letting Niko leave, because I was already just so attached to him. And then I thought I had completed the game. But I went back, and thought that maybe something would happen if I deleted my save, and I was right. But I didn’t know about solstice, and ended up not getting passed the minecart. So I beat the game again, this time saving the world, but nothing happened, again. So I deleted my save again, but this time figured out the book, and so began my journey on solstice. But this comment is long enough, and let’s just say that I was really happy with the ending.
This and DDLC really hit me hard. I can barely listen to the soundtrack without getting the feel of sadness and guilt. Guilt that I had to bring niko back, even after solstice. I wanted to do like what Monika did in DDLC. Leave the world And never come back. But like DDLC I was too attached. . Maybe it's better off leaving them, I have all the achievements. I'll wait for news regarding a new update.
I really think this is R/Place's theme song now. Considering as clans are fighting one another, people desperately upkeeping pixel art, and a void consuming all attempting to destroy it all...
My favourite song in the the game. I wish there was a way to replay solstice as a TWM Niko. I'm not evil enough to mess with the appdata folder and force Niko to return
This played in my head when today a magnitude *8.1* earthquake and 3m tsunami struck New Zealand. I was suddenly reminding myself about the Great East Japan earthquake a decade earlier.
Wrote some lyrics Lonely kitten child Lost in the abyss All that was worth while Engulfed by the glitch One single lightbulb To save the whole world Hold onto it tight Or they'll lose the light [[The clock's ticking down, Hurry fast, Or you will not last...]] [[The tower awaits, For niko to save this place]] [[Time crumbles, Many glitches, It seems impossible to fix this]] [[You met AI then took their lives, Lost your allies, Saw it with your own eyes]]f Lonely kitten child Things seem gloom All who were worth while Met their doom **Hope you can save us, Bring that lightbulb up! You can do it niko, Don't you be scared!** **Just go and move on! We'll be alright! Don't look back down, Return the light!** No more scary squares Quick pass on through now World machine's waiting For the sunshine now Return to your world I'll remember you I hope that you will Remember me too [[It seems that i was wrong... Didn't, Only have one shot]]
When you had a dream and saw Niko, they tell you they are ok, pancakes were delicious and they miss you but are happy to see you, and you're happy to see them in your dream you tell them you are doing good too.....then you wake up
I’m not sure how many times we’ve went on this journey. I’m not sure how long it’s been. I’m not sure how many endings we’ve already gotten I’m not sure how many goodbyes we’ve said. But this ending, will be the last. Goodbye. Thanks for everything.
10 years from now ppl will still miss Niko ( I hope a second part comes out and i am proven wrong) also Niko is a real person might be why ppl get upset over him leaving she is also the MOST ADORABLE VIDEO GAME CHARCHTER in history Imagine listening to this at 11 pm before doomsday but everything gets fixed lol
I don't know but I think it's unnecessary for them to release a sequel to oneshot, or a prequel, plus it would be incoherent argumentatively and practically contradict the whole lore of oneshot. PD: I'm listening to it right at 10:59 :') it's almost 11 o'clock
*_WHO TOOK MY STAPLER_*
I did! :D
you did ?
Did I? , ':?
x')
I probably didn't, but Past me did! ;)
Everyone is talking about how they bonded with niko and all that but no one is talking about how this game literally flipped the meaning of immersion on its head. Usually, you get immersed by thinking that you are your character, but here you get immersed by knowing that you arent your character
Especially if your desktop name is your actual name
It makes you believe that you are one of the characters, so you feel like you are part of the world.
But I would argue that yes, you ARE your character. Not like Niko, you, the player, the person behind the screen exists as character in the game. You control yourself giving instructions and interacting with Niko, solving the puzzles that no other character besides you could. This game is so amazing not because you feel immersive without being your character, but because you are a character in the game, and not some avatar that you created, YOU the person in real life is the main character in the game along with Niko.
well, in this case, you right now, typing away at the keyboard, are the canon god of that world, you know it and the game knows it, niko knows that too.
every individual person RIGHT NOW, a human being is who the game is calling out to, and you respond
"Here we are, at the eleventh hour.
[...]
I wonder if the big clock has reached zero yet...
I want to be right here when everything ends."
I wonder if she is still waiting....
I was there,the first glitch appearance in the barrens.
who made that profile pic its adorable :D
@@akino138 good job. Can't stop reading it now
So I haven't actually played/watched someone play One Shot, but I'm now a little confused? Specifically, what I'm getting from this comment, the song description, and the song title reminds me A LOT of The Eleventh Hour from The Adventure Zone: Balance. Is that a coincidence?
Theme song of: GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY IT'S ALL GONE TO SHIT
*yes*
Everybody gangster until I walk in a room and this starts playing.
THE SQUARES ARE SPREADING! RUUUUN!
so the theme of me being born?
This might sound like a weird question, but did your name used to be bunny sharks? They had a cute pfp, but I can’t find their comments anymore, so I think they changed their name.
This feels like a sequel to On Little Cat Feet
shit, now i wanna remix that as well
Perhaps...
Would make sense, it is the same area
that's because it's (almost) a remix of On Little Cat Feet
I WANT A SEQUEL 😔
I played Mother 3, and thought no other game could have a better story.
Then I played Undertale, and thought no other game could beat THAT.
And then I finally played Oneshot after researching for more games like Undertale.
God, this game does everything in the right way and is possibly the BEST game with the absolute best story ever. I have never cried harder in a video game.
I miss Niko.
we all cry at the solstice ending
*Insert a sentence that references all the games mentioned*
Don't we all miss Niko?
We all do. We... All... do...
*sob*
Imagine what we may have in the future. Imagine what might be able to top even Oneshot?
The future is bright
And it's raining.
It's incredible how you go through the same area twice in normal and solstice, but the second time round the atmosphere is so drastically different, it's like a completely new location alltogether.
I have that exact feeling.
This is the kind of stuff that inspires me to create a decent game.
refuge normal route: cool city, a bit of squares around
refuge solstice route: no time we gotta save them
The final loop in Outer Wilds is the only other thing I've experienced that gave me that feeling.
Well I mean technically speaking it *is* a different area because you don't have access to the same rooms but I get what u mean
Solstice refuge also has best song in ost
"here we are at the eleventh hour" .....the world is ending...
xD Niko Niko ni
This is why you're watching
your profile picture is too anticlimactic.
It is the Eleventh Hour, the world is nearing its end
It is the Eleventh Hour, its limits already starting to bend
It is the Eleventh Hour, hopes and ideas running dry
It is the Eleventh Hour, it's okay to cry.
those quotation marks
_was the text ".....the world is ending..." not said by anyone?_
*_who the fuck said "here we are at the eleventh hour"?_*
Randomly found it on summer sale, saw mark play a bit of the barrens, and then bought it.
Best decision
You are a perfect man.
Same story different TH-camr
Tru stuffs right here
@@BoatOverBogs for me it was merg
I came from Merg. This game was amazing. It really makes you connect to the characters and especially Niko. I'm gonna miss this game.
Ok, I'm just going to say,
*Spoiler*
My final choice was to let Niko return home the first time I played. I cared to much about this kid to make them die such a death for an electronic world. But holy moly, when they *walked out of the game window* after saying goodbye, I was astounded. Yes I know, it was just a game, but oh my, that one specific part made it seem so real to me.
So I started digging around the files. I saw my save pop up, and looked around for a bit in there. Then a thought occurs, "would it be bad if I deleted this? I could play it again and maybe save both? What if there's something I missed?"
So I delete the file, and I almost have a heart attack when Niko remembers my name. The entity knows I was here before. Niko woke up with the Journal.
So at this point I'm basically screaming because *i think I did something good*. This was all part of the game. I can save everyone.
So I go to get what I now know is the solstice ending, and my heart breaks a little with each little thing that happens. I feel like I made such a mistake, Niko is upset, the world is ending, my favorite characters keep dying, I messed up.
But then I didn't. I was able to save them both. And I was happy. I got to see Niko leave once again, and there was still light shining through the world.
So I'm happy, but at the same time, I miss them so much. I miss Niko so very much. But they're happy. And the world is happy. So I should be happy as well. But, I miss them. And I can't stop thinking about them.
i know that feel too bro
Adeen Eld amen brother...amen
I hope they made TwoShot or somenthing like that
Very good idea. Maybe it could be called SecondShot or something, where almost the same things happen but a different protagonist travelling WITH Niko at one point. Somehow XD. Maybe Niko returned since he/she sensed the sun going out again, and they wished with all their might to return to help the NEW Messiah. I'm not good at plot things, but I tried XD
Adeen Eld woah
I'm gonna start crying from post-game depression someone send help
Ifeel you bro ;-;
*Pats head*
It's ok child
Cry now so you won't later
I wanna see Niko again
I haven't seen oneshot yet, my friend just sent me this and I'm vibin
At least you're not alone
And you don't have an oversized lightbulb in front of your bed
It's seriously surprising to me how much of an emotional impact this game gave me. The story wasn't even that complicated, neither was it that long. It had something to do with the bewildering and unsettling atmosphere of the (amazing) music and the visuals, and with the smart way the game made you care for the character(s). Niko was always optimistic, but the player would constantly be given a feeling of uncertainty and apprehension because of the overall tone of the game. You knew always something was going to go wrong, and it wasn't going to be that easy. If you couple that in with the main character's innocence and likeableness, along with their certainty that everything would turn out well despite not knowing what's to come, it becomes very impactful. The thing is, both the player and Niko are mutually unaware of the situation they're in. However, as the player, it just doesn't feel right. You know things are going to go wrong, but you also don't.
It's incredible how this game has extremely overwhelmingly positive reviews on steam, in the top five of the most highly rated games on the entirety of the library, but it still has only small amounts of recognition. It does, however, feel nice that this game doesn't have a toxic fandom. It just has several people who really respect it. Anyways, this is probably somehow one of the most memorable games I've ever played.
"Toxic" is subjective. Some people simp for the game and keep arguingo about it being superior than undertale and that or this or those games and bla blabla. Thats a pretty annoying part of the small community
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@@ДанилДзевин 10 years ago was 2014
@@ДанилДзевин same
First I blindly bought this game. Then I cried.
Then I bought it again for a friend. Then they cried.
Then I bought the soundtrack. Erm...
THROW MONEY AT THE DEVS, PLEASE.
*Spoiler warning due to popular demand, apparently.*
I'm happy with that ending. I'm happy that Niko got to go home. But... to know that it's over... our one shot spent... it... it hurts a bit, y'know? The World Machine says that any more playthroughs are just simulated recordings... that Niko is gone for good... and I miss the little kitten....
Spoiler warning, please!
bacon
It's not exactly a wise idea to browse content related to games you haven't finished yet though.
A985 true
thanks for spoiling me
Aight I'll add a spoiler warning, but why would you be browsing the comments section of the OST of the final chapter of a game you haven't yet completed? Especially as looking at the comments isn't mandatory for listening to the music.
Man, I gotta say, OneShot had really atmospheric music. I think the game did an amazing job making the player feel what Niko was feeling throughout the whole game. This track, though... It really throws all of the game's emotions at you. This lets everything really sink in. All the buildup is perfect.
I really love this game.
First reply after 6 years and YES this game's atmosphere is PEAK.
Dear anyone who thought the solstice ending wasn't sad
Fight me. I'm still cryin' Boi.
*sniffle* me to man *sniff*
Sending Niko home isn't sad.
You saved everyone.
its a happy ending
Things don't have to be sad for you to cry
I didn't exactly cry, but I did get quite emotional. And I don't know whether I had a tear in my eye or whether I was just imagining.
“bittersweet”.
we set Niko free.
we saved the World.
but we will never see them again.
we won, but we are still sad because thats it. we won. there is nothing left to experience...
This game is PEAK writing. Never will I or anybody else be able to top its emotional impact from here on.
Fax my boy!
Spit your shit indeed!
This game is a masterpiece. Seriously. This is the best game I've played since Underatle (and I think that the developers are getting sick from Underatle comparisons, but this is just because Undertale is the only other game that blew my mind like this one). God, I can't believe that less than a day ago I was actually not sure if I should even play it.
Neptuna undertale and doki are the closest, ib is really cool too
Samwad Undertale is a plot-driven RPG, Doki Doki is a visual novel. They're similar in that they reach out at the player, but in general are two completely different game genres.
Edit: I would say that Doki Doki is my least favourite, however... The plot and/or story for all the acts were all quite uninteresting and bland, considering it's supposed to be a visual novel with a proper story. I still prefer Undertale and OneShot though, they really give you a kick for playing the game.
BlueSharpie I would agree that doki isn't on the level of this or undertale (not quite anyway) but I found the story and learning about the girls fascinating. Yuri's chill but the whole game wasn't as purposeful as Undertale or as ambitious and successful as Oneshot. For some reason I like it better than undertale though, I can't really give a good reason xd
There's plenty of other games like both, you just haven't found them.
OneShot is more of a story than a game, the creator actually planned to make OneShot into a visual novel but it wouldn't work since you ( the player ) is needed, You are needed for the game to work.
Why are the main songs for the Refuge so *good?*
RIGHT?! I thought On Little Cat Feet was awesome, but this is on a new level. The feeling of desperation I get from this is too real. So good!
killertoadstools (マーク) This song's tone in general just sounds like a ruined ciity or something
Is that not what the refuge is, John? A ruined, crumbling city?
Exactly ;)
same about indoors which is a refuge song
While Oneshot doesn't have many tracks that I can really hum to from time to time, what it really does well is set the mood
The solstice run is by far the most emotionally invested I've ever been in any story of any medium
Here we are at the eleventh hour, I wonder if the big clock has reached zero yet... I want to be right here when everything ends, so please leave me be, we are running out of time
Gosh, I think this is my favorite song during the Solstice chapter. Gosh dang it Nightmargin, you amazing music maker you.
Agreed.
B0UNC3RR it's one of my favorites as well. It really gave off that feeling that "Wow. Everything's just going to disappear."
Why is there 2 Proto's
IN THIS COMMENT SECTION
"Here we are, at the eleventh hour."
I think this is my favourite song on this OST. It really gives you that feeling that the world is close to its end, but there's still a small spark of hope that there's still a way to save it.
This game is so underrated. But maybe that's a good thing. I don't think any other game has made me attach myself to the main character as much as Oneshot has. Niko is far too precious for me, they deserve the best.
This is now my favorite song in Oneshot.
Ethan M and now we are 2
This and On Little Cat Feet (the other song in the refuge)
same here
A game I wished could never end. It was so enjoyable...and it lasted for such a small time.
But, that's just what the game currently is, a game enjoyed by a small amount of people.
I want to see two things happen,
I want this game to become something massive, I want to see a lot of people love this game.
But I also want to see Niko again...
Niko: What are you talking about?
Sigh, nothing...Niko, nothing.
Well you can still play the original oneshot and via other download sites, not only Steam, i think...
I always hear this song at 11pm...
No one hour more
No one hour less
Always at the eleventh hour...
This song being there instead of On Little Cat Feet really gives off the last stretch feeling. It's like you're so close and you will finally end it once and for all.
Did anyone hear a clock ticking while listening to this? Just want to make sure I'm not the only one or I'm just hearing things.
Still a good song.
I heard a clock ticking too.
Very faintly, but it was there.
ProtoTag Shelo Thanks for the confirmation.
Yep there is a clock
Yeah, I heard it especially at around 1:00
I liked undertale back then so i watched some youtubers that made gameplays on it,then one of them also started a oneshot series and i didn't really watch it because i was expecting it to be another short fangame.
4 years later or so i was pretty bored and didn't have the best pc(it barely ran tf2) and i was looking for a cheap game with low specs required,so i see oneshot on the steam sale and i kinda remember i saw that thing somewhere once,i had found much better looking games for the same price but for some reason i just got oneshot instead,best purchase ever.
Now i can't stop thinking about it,its just too good to forget and whenever im bored i just do some oneshot related stuff/art,right now i am making this song in minecraft using noteblocks,in vanilla without any other song importing programs etc. And its going pretty good counting i never used redstone before.
It really is an experience,i really dont get that much sadness from sad parts of books/films but after this masterpiece,i couldn't help but cry even after not crying at any movie or book for the
the past years,this managed it,because it doesn't feel like a just a game or like any other story.
man good old days, these were the best years of my life i suppose
Words can't describe how much I love this music...
This theme feels like it's telling you "there's no time you need to go now before everything falls apart"
I think my favorite part about the way Solstice was done is just how much worse things go along the way. In the normal route, I felt like a traveler passing through that happened to also be trying to save the world. This time, though? The Author's putting it all on the line to get it right. And suddenly, so do the characters; sacrificing themselves, watching the world crumble around them, holding together an entire broken continent with vines and willpower alone. And that starts putting pressure on you; everyone's made these sacrifices, and the only way to make it worth it is to succeed against all odds. In the Barrens this wasn't really the case, since things hadn't fallen apart yet, and the Glen felt more solemn to me. That might have something to do with the fact that the music hadn't changed. But finally, here things feel truly desperate, in no small part due to this song. It's kind of incredible how it does it, considering the backbone of it is just a 4 note loop, but man does it work. Hearing this for the first time, I knew things were worse than ever, and even though it technically wasn't, I felt like time was running out and fast. Welcome to the 11th hour.
*Spoiler Warning*
It's no longer "On Little Cat Feet". Stakes are higher, Niko is no longer exploring a city in search for the tower. Not only are they at the eleventh hour. The entire world is.
Wow, this was uploaded quick, great job.
I can't stop listening to this song now...
Neither can I
More
When I went to write down my name...
I saw that there were *2* nikos already written down!
Niko, you're like Sora. EVERYONE IS YOU.
Have you guys thought of a last name for Niko?
I was thinking Kewa, since Niko is referencing Neko, and Kawaii was the other thing that came to mind after that.
This is some real Third-Day-in-Clocktown kind of anxiety.
I knew i wasnt the only one to think of Majora's Mask when I heard this!!!
first i played the freeware version, cried uncontrollably.
second i bought the steam version, and also for a friend at the same time (so we could experience it together), we both cried.
third, i did the solstice run, and decided that this game was no short than a masterpiece.
fourth, i told my friend how to do solstice, then he agreed.
play this game to anyone on the fence of it, there's nothing like it.
i miss niko.
this song is so good and perfectly captures the feeling of emergency that niko and the other characters find themselves in at this part of the solstice route
it deeply pained me to see all characters suffering bc of those squares...
it's a good replacement for "on little cat feet" which in a normal playthrough sounds rather quiet and soothing, because at that part the refuge is a very interesting place to explore rather than another place that is being destroyed by the squares
I have to say Nightmargin blew it out of the park, she deserves free drinks for life for the OST alone without even accounting for the rest of the work she did!
free pancakes for life!!!
The drinks are syrup accompanied by pancakes, right?
Everything about the Refuge in the Solstice Ending was amazing. It was a roller coaster of emotion through and through.
Oh,so you are also here?
I agree, but that could be said about the entire game
@@PatTheFox I've been here lol
To me, One-shot is a magical game. It is a glorified walking Simulator, with puzzle elements, but the things it does with it's world, story and characters make this game one of the greatest of all time. One-shot can weave wonders. For example it pretty much takes you through an area twice, but the atmosphere is completely different.
It may be a walking simulator but there's more content in this game than in most AAA titles
Ah I have never forgotten you Niko nor will I ever...
It's been almost a year.
I'm still crying.
same
...
same
are you still crying
7 years ago? time flies
Just beat this ending. God this was great. This game can only be experienced for the first time.
Of course, you only have one shot after all
Nobody:
Eleventh Hour drum beat:
Pam pam batapa pam
I'm starting to feel sad when someone does not know about solstice, they do not know so much
Heh, solstice got a good ending, where everyone is happy... Expect you, you can never meet Niko again
This song stuck in my head, just like Niko did after Solstice.
It was never just a game
It was a memory
every time i see the game again i almost cry
Not all games have the power to make you question your own sanity like this one.
One of the greatest games I've experienced.
Probably one of my favorite songs in Solstice, it gives you the feeling that there's not much time left and you need to sprint before it's too late.
Also the song is just straight up fire.
I love this song
It's got a sense of urgency due to the world getting more unstable, yet it has a tone of positivity that maybe we can still fix this
The fact that youtube didnt take any oneshot song for the personal 2022 reccap makes me sad
I want to tell you guys something weird about me: I really bought this game because i love cats! (I know Guys, Niko is not a cat) And i wasnt expecting it to be this good! (Because i am not a big fan of 2d pixel game)
SPOILERS ALERTAt the end i chose to let Niko put the sun on the THING in the tower because i think its the right thing to do if i was niko.When Niko put the sun in,the sun was so bright and then the people in the barren,the glen,the refuge looked so happy to feel the sun again. Then it ended and niko disappeared. I thought i did something bad and i feels bad for Niko because i think i let him die and never gonna get back to his/her mama again.All the time we spent together to get this far... To save the world...and then Niko just disappear and gone like that it feels like I make him/her suffer all this time and all he wanted was just to go home. I found out that something called SOLTICE ENDING exist.So i go in to the oneshot files and document and then there is the note from the Author and he told me to delete the save file. I did that and return to the game. I was shocked that Niko remembers my name! And the entity knows we did this before! I thought i did something horrible again.Niko knows what happened to this world. Niko was upset. Then it turned out to be good. I saved both: Niko and the World. And then its the goodbye time.Niko was happy to be back at the villege and the world is back as it should. We say goodbye and then Niko left and walked to the villege.I almost cry at this point that i need to leave this world and let Niko be with his/her mama.
Anyone can call me stupid,crazy,idiot about how i feel to the game thats all of it is not true but i dont care i just miss Niko what do want from my life?
Thanks for reading the feelings. I really miss that cat tho.
For me, I guess I just couldn't follow through with one decision or another without "cheating". I guess you could say I cheated by looking up what happened before I chose.
But if I was a god, I was going to be the most powerful I could be, so I used omniscience and discovered that there was another way. I sought the wisdom of other gods from parallel universes. They spoke to me.
Sure, maybe this made my decision lose some emotional impact in a way, but this wasn't about me. It was about saving lives! If there was a way I could save both, I had to know. I finished and delivered Niko home and still, it hurts. I miss you Niko :3
Friend I hope you read this after 10 months...I replied to someone else about why this game makes us feel so intensely. I want you to read it too. (I actually just added a lot, i felt it was incomplete)
"Something was so intense about how they designed that storyline. Niko was so special to me it just killed me inside to say goodbye. I loved niko. But perhaps these feelings we feel so strongly are because...we know it's just a game...but we're confused because we so truly love this character...but again...that's all it is...a character. We forget the interactions we made are an illusion. We feel intensely because we don't want it to be an illusion anymore...we want to be close to niko. We want to really tell her how much we love her. And maybe even give her a hug...
...We feel angry when someone else loves niko just as much, because you thought your relationship with niko was exclusive. This is why the game is cruel to us. Somehow they caused us to feel a true, personal connection with niko...this is why the game has us say goodbye to niko, so we can let go. Because it knows, that you know, you realize it's just a character...it doesn't want you to be wrapped up in something that will unfortunately never come to be. So...hold niko...as a concept...in your heart."
nah, i remember crying about the ending too
also, didnt the entity confirm that niko would die if he placed the sun on it?
I do remember to start watching this few days after Solstice patch be release and considerably change the experience.
The way that this game touches is pretty much special in its points, it takes us to the 4th wall and put an lightless yet emotional environment.
The ending is pretty much satisfying as we see Niko going home, as the expectation of concluding the Messiah's mission also saving The World Machine from it's own corruption caused by fighting the own code.
However, as though we believe that it has been over, staying on certain wonder how Niko is, even if being a game, from what i've seen, the story may be not over yet.
There is some holes that we haven't thought, either by the emotion or the limitations that this simulated world has.
It may be a theory, but i'm pretty much to put it in practice, like as the "Author" did its last effort to fix this place.
Not really a mod or fan-made game, but as a continuation of these clever details that didn't escape for me.
I may be talking with the developers one day, but will build at least the base befote making an former proposoal.
This game's music, holy hell. It sets the scene perfectly, and it truly reaches its peak here. It really is the eleventh hour: squares are corrupting everything, you've lost several close friends already, and the world itself truly seems to be at its limit. That alone is enough to make a guy break down on the spot, but the song indomitably carries on nontheless, and so does Niko. And so do you. It gives a sense of both impending catastrophe and that invigorating feeling of seeing things through to the very end.
I love this game, and I always will cherish it.
This fit a little too well with the *eleventh hour* of the final Unus Annus stream.
Goddammit onions...
My fav track! In other scenes the soundtrack was just a background thing to me but this one really stood out. I walked aimlessly in the game just to listen to it
Honestly this theme from the game is really good. I could listen to this for hours and not get sick of it!
I love this song, brings back memories.
Well I played this game recently and realized that this is one of the best games I've ever played, great music
it sounds like the hope's dying, but the hope's not dead and still alive out there
I will never forget my adventures with Niko.
MAJOR SPOILERS!
I get it, Niko's not •real•, but lord does he feel that way. At the end of the original game, I felt absolutely crippled at the idea of both endings. I ended up letting him leave, but after he left... I expected something to happen. I expected an end screen, a finale, proper credits, and yet, nothing. Just that broken screen and a buzzing in my ears. I tried to delete my save, nothing. I tried to replace files, nothing, I was helpless. That is, until I got the Steam version, and I played again. I decided to make the heart-breaking choice of letting the world stay, and yet this ending was equally as unsatisfying. I hated both, and felt like there was nothing there for both endings.
And then I heard about a special file
I opened the clover, and followed the instructions, I did what I was told. I confused all of the characters, including myself. Things were... off. I could tell, it was obvious. Things that normally made sense were irrelevant, I was being forced to skip over things. There was a looming sense of dread, and this culminated in the mines.
In the original run, I already felt uneasy being their "god", knowing that I was only somewhat able to interact with the world, but when Proto informs Niko that I'm just a person, with no actual god-status... my heart sunk so much.
I am so glad I went into this blind
Eleventh Hour: The latest possible time before it is too late.
-Merriam Webster Dictionary
Nice and calm yet hinting towards an upcoming threat, the steady pace keeping you moving forward. Nice song...
Oh geez, just finished today Solstice and I'm loss for words, I don't find myself able to reset everything to get all the achievements.
I'm very glad that I didn't watch anything about this game, because the experience was incredible.
I miss niko..
I really do
I wanna play OneShot again, but i just.. can't
The soundtrack sounds like it's the end of the world, the world is consumed by those "squares"
This is just being recommended to me now and seeing all these old comments is kind of cool.
This part of the game is so beautiful, everything about it. It's not the sad feeling at the end, but it isn't happy either. It's that kind of feeling where you can finally calm down for a bit, but you know you can't go back now. OneShot is beautiful in general, but something about the big neon night city is just wonderful.
I first saw this game just referenced at first. I then heard it was like Undertale. I decided to pick it up (on switch, because my PC wasn’t working at the time). I was playing normally, until the squares. They didn’t grab my attention at first, but I knew they’d come into play again later. I eventually made it to the Refuge. The squares blocked almost everything. I managed to get the elevator working again, after a lot of trouble with the film. Fast forward to with George (Yes, I did pay a visit to Rue), and I didn’t even know where the tower was before there was nothing else to do (Also, I got George’s 6th side every time). Then was my first time closing the window. After that, I genuinely thought it was the end of the game. Well, until I opened up the clover. It took me a while to finally get the lightbulb again (especially the coin puzzle), but I did it. Then I learned the truth, and had to make a choice. I ended up letting Niko leave, because I was already just so attached to him. And then I thought I had completed the game. But I went back, and thought that maybe something would happen if I deleted my save, and I was right. But I didn’t know about solstice, and ended up not getting passed the minecart. So I beat the game again, this time saving the world, but nothing happened, again. So I deleted my save again, but this time figured out the book, and so began my journey on solstice. But this comment is long enough, and let’s just say that I was really happy with the ending.
I just beat the solstice run and i am bawling my eyes out, and this soothes the pain a bit, but also worsens it.
The fact this is one of the only Oneshot osts that has serious traction both makes me happy and sad
This and DDLC really hit me hard.
I can barely listen to the soundtrack without getting the feel of sadness and guilt.
Guilt that I had to bring niko back, even after solstice.
I wanted to do like what Monika did in DDLC.
Leave the world
And never come back.
But like DDLC
I was too attached.
.
Maybe it's better off leaving them, I have all the achievements.
I'll wait for news regarding a new update.
If you're still interested, the first mod for OneShot is coming out on August 25th!! It's called "OneShot: Fading Memory." It's on Steam.
I really think this is R/Place's theme song now. Considering as clans are fighting one another, people desperately upkeeping pixel art, and a void consuming all attempting to destroy it all...
Refuge is the best area imo, at least for soundtracks.
My favourite song in the the game. I wish there was a way to replay solstice as a TWM Niko. I'm not evil enough to mess with the appdata folder and force Niko to return
There is. Select the three dots at the main menu after solstice
This played in my head when today a magnitude *8.1* earthquake and 3m tsunami struck New Zealand.
I was suddenly reminding myself about the Great East Japan earthquake a decade earlier.
Ah shit, here we go again..
I miss Niko.
0:09
really gave me the chills
playing this before new years - 11 pm. god i love my muscle memory
Wrote some lyrics
Lonely kitten child
Lost in the abyss
All that was worth while
Engulfed by the glitch
One single lightbulb
To save the whole world
Hold onto it tight
Or they'll lose the light
[[The clock's ticking down, Hurry fast, Or you will not last...]]
[[The tower awaits, For niko to save this place]]
[[Time crumbles, Many glitches, It seems impossible to fix this]]
[[You met AI then took their lives, Lost your allies, Saw it with your own eyes]]f
Lonely kitten child
Things seem gloom
All who were worth while
Met their doom
**Hope you can save us, Bring that lightbulb up! You can do it niko, Don't you be scared!**
**Just go and move on! We'll be alright! Don't look back down, Return the light!**
No more scary squares
Quick pass on through now
World machine's waiting
For the sunshine now
Return to your world
I'll remember you
I hope that you will
Remember me too
[[It seems that i was wrong... Didn't, Only have one shot]]
Bro became spamton
@@HUZZAH12 youtube comments when brackets
Kris!!! Y0U ONLY HAVE [[ONE SHOT]]
holy shit
i mean shot@@witids
i think its my favourite music from OneShot
Such a Good Game
ALMOST Make Me Cry
Just "almost"????!! I cried a lot when i play it
How can you say this. You must have cried in the normal end but if not, then in the solstice ending or mid-way.
_cries in tears_
*cries in how*
Kinda same, i'm not so sensitive about games, i think, but OneShot...
I love that moment since 1:25 when piano and guitar start to collide.
1:45 You can hear Self Contained Universe jingle in the background
Someone please stop cutting onions!!
+,i cant stop crying
*_Seeing the tower up ahead gives you DETERMINATION._*
oops, wrong game
This world will forever exist, as long as we remember it, along with Niko... 10/10 Masterpiece of a game that I found 7 years too late
That's a really good music
When you had a dream and saw Niko, they tell you they are ok, pancakes were delicious and they miss you but are happy to see you, and you're happy to see them in your dream you tell them you are doing good too.....then you wake up
wonderful song
I’m not sure how many times we’ve went on this journey.
I’m not sure how long it’s been.
I’m not sure how many endings we’ve already gotten
I’m not sure how many goodbyes we’ve said.
But this ending, will be the last.
Goodbye. Thanks for everything.
10 years from now ppl will still miss Niko ( I hope a second part comes out and i am proven wrong)
also Niko is a real person might be why ppl get upset over him leaving she is also the MOST ADORABLE VIDEO GAME CHARCHTER in history
Imagine listening to this at 11 pm before doomsday but everything gets fixed lol
I don't know but I think it's unnecessary for them to release a sequel to oneshot, or a prequel, plus it would be incoherent argumentatively and practically contradict the whole lore of oneshot.
PD: I'm listening to it right at 10:59 :') it's almost 11 o'clock