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I dunno why but the part where the character recieved 100 coins then got into MASSIVE DEBT 10 seconds after without dialogue is so hilarious to me

The Different rooms at the beginning of the game are based on the seven sins. In order of appearance: -Gluttony: Food everywhere. -Envy: Eyes staring at you, wanting you. -Greed: Gold and money everywhere, with a stone statue being thrown in the dumpster. -Lust: Abortion symbolism. -Sloth: The TV's and music slowing you down as you attempt to walk. -Wrath: A large black figure terrifying a smaller one with the interview of a nuclear bomb creator. -Pride: Statues of people looking in mirrors

No matter how many people talk about it, the herculean effort it took for those opening animations can NEVER be praised enough.

I absolutely love how this ACTUALLY looks like a PS1 game. Straight from the animated intro and dialog boxes to the gameplay. Now THIS is an game-based arg that has done it's homework.

The scene with the player character being hit with the angel’s sword and screaming is legitimately one of the most unnerving things I’ve seen in an online horror video. Adding the interesting story and how quickly we get into it, I really think this is going to be something worth sticking around for.

Aww, little bit sad this ain't a hidden gem that never got released situation because I'm digging the Porco Rosso meets Animal Crossing with MegaMan Legends graphics this got going for it. But otherwise this is really impressive and you had me fooled for way longer than you would think, amazing job dude.

Not a religious person myself, but I don't understand why more lost media doesn't delve into the topic more. Very promising, and idk if Jesus was supposed to scare me, but he scared the hell out of me

16:22 has genuinely gotta be one of my favorite horror moments ever. I love the idea of being faced by a monster or threat you can’t properly process or identify. Even knowing the moment’s about to happen it makes my stomach drop every time. Brilliant.

If you want to help spread the word, I would recommend sharing the video with people interested in lost media, although there's not much information on the web that I could find, but we might as well try.

Here's a couple things I've noticed / I'd like to point out while I skimmed through this video from back to back: - [15:32] The words that show up around the "portal" read "Liberté, égalité, fraternité", which is the national motto of France - [16:26] The display message is shown to be written on 5 different languages: English, Italian, German, Spanish, and a fifth one [which I honestly don't know the name of ^_^; if it exists, that is]. We know from 0:36 that the game is only available on the first four languages, so it is unknown why the message is displayed on a fifth language. - [17:04] The name of this unseen character is "The Accuser". I read another comment on this comment section saying that this scene in particular is a reference to the sin of man and the Forbidden Fruit. Sometimes Lucifer is known as the "accuser angel". - [18:58] The song that plays in the background is called "Doblando el codo", a song by Angel Vargas / Orquesta Armando Lacava. No idea why the song is sometimes credited to one or both artists, but I am certainly sure its an Argentinian song. - [19:12] The sketchbook shows drawings made by Benjamín Solari Parravicini, an argentinian artist who was known for his prophetic drawings and his supposed psychic abilities to see future events. - [14:47] The "Statue of Liberty" that is briefly shown here is actually a 3D rendition of one of Parravicini's prophetic drawings from 1939, in which he predicted the fall of the World Trade Center that occured on September 11, 2001. I'll edit this comment documenting my findings [If I find any more ^_^]

0:19 Just in case people were curious, the Japanese text after "subject" says "Green Valley" in English (the pronunciation is literally "gureen bareh") Also on the Onixware screen, the text reads "Your heart is in our hands"

Its so interesting how Kazuya's house has shoes in front of it, especially since abandoned pairs of shoes in Japanese media often symbolize suicides/is a common trope for people to take their shoes often before ending their own lives. Actually, my first encounter with this trope was Aika Village from Animal Crossing, where its theorized the mother committed suicide by drowning with the red shoes found by the ocean, which is a coincidence since the aesthetic of the game is very much familiar with that of the Animal Crossing franchise. Plus if this game is trapping people in it, which it seems with Matias, than death could be seen as the only escape hence why the person committed suicide.

17:29 is excellent. The way he falls and writhes in agony happens to always give me goosebumps.

I love the inclusion of the golden calf as the fox after the 7 deadly sins areas and the church, really hammering in that the purple fox is one of evil. And how the fox could be a false idol.

The level of detail in this is absurdly good. Can't wait for more of this! also I love the detail at 4:28 where the only remainder of Kazuya is his shoes. In Japan people take off their shoes before committing suicide, which heavily implies that he killed himself to try and escape digital damnation.

That is deadass one of the sickest angel designs I've ever seen. This is what I love about these old games, the constraints of the graphics breeds creativity in the designs.

A game in one language, translated to one language, subtitled into another language, honestly quite incredible!

Hey NightMind brought me here (cheers) and I just want to say thank you for presenting this “straight”…no fluff, nonsense, reactions, just straight up footage. Best way to let us in to the world.

OMG DUDE THE INCLUSION OF THE “MONEY” INTRO IS GENIUS

Absolutely love the almost Akira Toriyama-esque art style juxtaposed with the more somber, turned horrific elements. Really looking forward to seeing more of your work ! :>

Eyepatch Wolf also brought me here, I'm kicking myself for missing this until now, this is genuinely cool as heck.

I'm still wrapping my head around the story and symbolism, but can we talk about how well designed this fictional game is?? The sound design and the ui and the art style and everything make the parts of the video that aren't scary feel really believable, like this is a real game I could have picked up back in the day. It makes the scarier parts hit harder to me, I think this is the first PS1 horror type piece that I could associate with something nostalgic from my own childhood!

Love the use of the "Pink Floyd - Money" sample in the greed level at 7:03 lmao

This game balances outright horror with looming dread and socio-religious commentary very well. I hope to see more of your discoveries!

The sound effect at 17:04 sounded familiar to me, and then I realized it's the same as the Something sound from Omori, which at first seemed odd because Omori is a newer game. But Omori actually isn't where the sound first came from, it's actually a preset in a soundfont... and the premade samples from that soundfont have been used in many games, most notably Spyro 2 in the song "Mystic Marsh," which is a PS1 game! So the sound effect is actually from a sound pack that is time period accurate for a PS1 game, because it was actually used in a _real_ PS1 game. Sorry that this is completely unrelated to like, the actual important stuff in the video. I just think the origins of sound effects are interesting.

Anomaly 15 being a reference to that one Back to the Barnyard meme had me rolling. A brief and light reprieve from the deathly tension I felt going into that church scene, this is utterly brilliant. More, please!

Just found out about this, and it seems really cool so I'm going to be taking some notes as I watch which I will come back to and edit them as I see fit. 0:19 - The katakana text here reads "Green Valley". The report stating that there is "malfunctioning A.I." implies that whatever game we are about to see possesses a significant amount of artificial intelligence, which I find noteworthy considering that this kind of game typically has little (if any) A.I., instead opting to use scheduled movements for characters. This game also apparently has "specialized hardware", which we will later learn is referring to the THBrain device. 0:28 - "Your heart is in our hands." 0:31 - The Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology is a private university located in Fukuroi, Japan. It appears to have been historically a predominately engineering-focused university, but it also has a Department of Computer Science. 0:36 - There are four languages available: English, Italian, German, and Spanish. I will note the exclusion of Japanese as a selectable language. 1:31 - The name "TEST05" highly implies (but does not outright confirm) the existence of at least four previous testers before the person we are watching play this game. 2:35 - Shima is Japanese for island. 4:22 - I believe that this sequence is revealing to us people who are trapped inside the game. (Some of them are possibly previous testers.) There's Jansug, Kazuya, Oliver, Chloe, and Matias. 5:06 - Before Foxxo mentions "The Smiling One", who appears to be an authority figure above even Foxxo, we can see the text "COM". Maybe this stands for "computer"? It is theorized by some (and I find it a rather compelling theory) that these red text boxes are being generated by a rogue A.I. within the game program. 5:52 - Foxxo appears to be a pretty blatant satire of both politicians and authority figures in general - lording money and power over those who keep them in power to ensure their continued success. Not to mention that he gives you housing "for free", but then immediately places you in crippling debt that no person could ever recover from. Real landlord behaviour. 6:12 - It appears that in an unmodified copy of the game, this path would immediately lead to an area with a large cross. It continues the Christian imagery that we saw earlier with the statue of the Virgin Mary sitting nearby to where this game was discovered. That being said, I'm unsure of the imagery here. It could perhaps be a reference to the famous quote "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche", or "Let them eat cake.". This quote is typically invoked to demonstrate the callousness and uncaring nature of the rich and powerful when it comes to the suffering of those they deem "beneath them". 6:46 - Ah... that is upsetting. The only potential link I can draw from these eyes is that they could be referencing the Eye of Providence, which is a Christian symbol that represents the watchful eye of God who interferes with and protects humanity. The statues also invoke imagery of the Cyclops from Greek mythology, but that might just be for aesthetics. Maybe all of this doesn't mean anything, and it's just creepy as hell. 7:04 - I am not very well acquainted with the world of abstract art, so I would love if anyone could tell me what the paintings seen here are titled. 7:44 - The painting seen here is "Christ Carrying the Cross" by Titian in 1508. It's another piece of Christian imagery, and its presence next to a dumpster bin doesn't leave much to the imagination. Additionally, we can see the statue "David" which was created by Michelangelo between 1501-1504. Once again, a piece of Biblical art literally in the trash. 7:54 - The colouring of this area combined with the wet squelching sounds, the cries of an infant, the rhythmic contracting that shakes the screen, and the blood immediately brings to mind (to me, at least) a womb. This connection is further cemented by the pair of scissors/forceps wielded by a gloved hand that follows the player. The "womb" setting combined with the religious aspects mixed with the hands holding forceps brings to mind the whole debate about the ethicality of abortion and how it relates to religion. (Namely Christianity.) 8:46 - This discussion seems to be related to difficulties of finding a job (or even just working) in a struggling economy, as well as just being about the economy in general. 9:12 - This is a quote from J. Robert Oppenheimer during an interview concerning the first detonation of an atomic bomb. The code name of this test was "Trinity", which fits neatly with the themes of Christianity. 10:18 - I should note now that the previous rooms seem to fit pretty well into the formula of the seven deadly sins. Gluttony, Envy, Greed, Lust, Sloth, Wrath, Pride. Also, angels: yet another Christian motif. 10:40 - Note the phrase "Patient 02" to refer to (presumably) Matias. 11:11 - Here we learn that Matias knows of Chloe. 11:44 - Here we see a word being typed out, but we only get to see "nos" before it gets cut off. This was likely intended to be the word "nosotros", or "us". 12:05 - The poem being recited is "Lovely Lady in Blue" by Mary Dixon Thayer, and it is being recited by Fulton Sheen. The eponymous "Lovely Lady" is the Virgin Mary - yet another appearance of her. 13:22 - Joseph of Cupertino is a Christian saint who is the patron saint of air travelers and pilots. This is literally a "time flies" joke. I love it. 14:03 - When he's not being observed, Foxxo's statue turns into a rendition of the golden calf from the Bible. It's a literal false idol. 14:48 - Okay, this is apparently a 3D rendition of one of Benjamín Solari Parravicini's drawings that supposedly predicted the events of September 11th, 2001. 15:32 - The words on the portal read "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" or "Liberty, equality, fraternity", which is the national motto of France. This could potentially be connected to the cake seen earlier, with the quote "Let them eat cake" being strongly linked to the French Revolution. (At least, in the public consciousness. 16:27 - March 22nd, 1997 is the date that the Comet Hale-Bopp got the closest to Earth it has ever gotten. We can also see the message written out in a fifth language that does not (to my knowledge) match any language on Earth. 16:55 - This scene is likely a reference to the myth of Adam and Eve who ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil after being tempted by a serpent. (This serpent was/is often depicted as being Satan in disguise by later Christians.) The word Satan in Hebrew can be translated as "accuser". 17:21 - This being appears to be either the Archangel Uriel or a generic cherub, as he wields a flaming sword (which is associated with the cherub who guards the Garden of Eden) and possesses six wings, which is a trait typically applied to seraphim, which some modern religious teachings identify Uriel as. He speaks in Morse code, saying "Glory be to the most high God, on hig[h]", which is a quote from the Book of Luke. 18:58 - The song that is playing is "Doblando el codo" by Juan Manuel Mañueco and Eduardo del Piano. 19:13 - These are more of Benjamín Solari Parravicini's drawings which were purported to foretell of future events 19:54 - This painting Saint John the Baptist as a Boy created by Bartolome Esteban Murillo in 1670. I am unaware of the names of the other two. The date and times that the footage comes from are: 02/14/1997 - 08:01 02/15/1997 - 11:15 02/17/1997 - 07:25 02/18/1997 - 16:14 02/19/1997 - 07:46 02/21/1997 - 15:31 Thanks to Ruslan Adayev and Katzenmort for some of the information presented here!

I hear those Digimon World nature sounds in Debug-Shima. Weird how I have heard it so much playing that game that I can even recognise it quietly in the background of this.

I like this angle, a lot. It feels like an actual tribute to Catholic/ Christian belief as it goes over things most people don't even think of. Sure we think of Seven Deadly Sins, but lust is taken to an angle that actually makes sense from a religious perspective other than just "sexy time", that being the consequences and abuse of said activity. Just, it speaks to me and feels like it's been researched for the topic at hand. Realistic (as far as we know) angel depictions, the fall of man, and how the Devil takes on many forms and names as well as occupations. And even if this is just for the scary side of Christianity/ Catholicism, there's plenty for that too! I mean, TONS of scary stuff happens in the Bible, I'm surprised people haven't used it more for that whether they believe or not. And making a religious-focused project like this in this day and age is gutsy and brave since religion is often shunned, and ironically demonized. Great work here, man!

i can’t get over how absolutely GORGEOUS this is. the art-style is so unique and full of character, which offers a stark contrast to the game’s scarier elements, and the sound design manages to lull you into a sense of nostalgia and comfort, only to completely rip it away from you without notice. the jumpscares here are used perfectly here, sparingly, and well-mixed in with the general atmosphere. i can’t wait to sit down and properly analyse this when i have the time.

Okay...despite the very horrifying elements (it seems like it's kept some data of previous playtesters?) this honestly looks like a game I would be interested in playing myself. There's a certain charm to the intended design of it that would be very appealing, even without the AI features and the specialized hardware needed for them (much as I love the idea of an AI being able to generate new content, so a game can be truly endless). Though, it is kind of funny how the game script calls for Mayor Foxxo to give the player money, and the AI seems to have decided to take it back. LOL! (I wonder if the colour of text boxes indicates the tone of dialogue, or if the red boxes were a debug feature to show when the AI was generating new lines.) I'm impressed by the content generation too, of course. With modern advances in art generation and language parsing, it would be so much easier, but for the PS1 to do it the AI hardware must connect to the internet I would think (pretty sure the console couldn't) unless it had a really good database, and storage was tight back then (plus there's some weird assets for it to just have built in). Then again...with it describing the state of "patients" during the game, it almost sounds like they were trying to do some kind of neural link, and get an actual brain to be the AI! Or maybe that's exactly what they were doing, since the tester seems to be able to talk to an "NPC" like they're a person? Maybe one of their testers was too religious, and that led to all the strange imagery.

I’m so happy your work got recognized by supereyepatch, I watched this a while ago and really enjoyed it.

The animation at 17:34 creeps me the hell out and I dont know why.

Putting the horror aside for a moment can I just say I love the style for the game this is supposed to be? If it weren't for the children getting trapped inside I would absolutely play this if it were real! I'm interested to see where the story goes, it isn't often you see found footage horror with religious themes, I'm eagerly looking forward to the next part! Edit: I forgot to add, that angel model for in front of the church was amazing!

I just realized that those villagers houses are actually real photos of actual houses superimposed.. Strange.

As someone with an admittedly basic understanding of Japanese, I find it interesting that the tagline under the Onixware logo,「あなたの心を私達の手に」(aka "Your heart is in our hands"), uses the kanji 心 (kokoro), which is most often translated as "heart", but can also mean "mind" or "spirit". I haven't watched the rest of the video yet, I paused to read the tagline and noticed the possible implications. Also a sidenote, I'm super proud of myself because I could read the tagline and understand it without needing my dictionary. I know it's a super basic sentence, but I'm still proud.

oh this looks cool! i have a vague memory of playing this in middle school, but i could never finish it thanks for this playthrough maybe I'll finally see the ending! Maybe I'm reading too deep into this, but it seems like a critique and a thematic product of current situation in Argentina. The thing about failing economy, consumerism and hard christian religion theming (am christian too and I'm aware either half of population in Argentina is either super christian or the exact opposite and wants to burn churches). There's also clear indication that the game is trapping people, turning them into NPCs and not allowing them to move. No clue what the other clips are used, but at 9:30 it's definitely Oppenheimer's famous speech after commiting to creation of atomic bomb.

Man, I LOVE how the mayor's textbox changes from blue to red and back. Really sets the tone of the environment. Oh, and also the pixelated ghost-faces. Those too.

I translated the Morse code on 17:10 "Glory be to the most high God, on hig" then it cuts off. It's from Luke 2:14 "Glory be to The most High God, On high the highest Glory be! And peace on all the earth abroad, To men his boundless favour free."

I mean if you get the creator of Petscops approval then you gotta be good, and damn was Tony right this is amazing!

For everyone that hasnt seen the community tab yet Alluvium, the creator of Valle Verde, said about 1 month ago that he should be releasing the next video in about 4 months

I don't know what this channel was, but this does seem like the content I would have subscribe to.

I hope this gets noticed more. The amount of effort you put into this is absolutely insane and it was a joy to watch for the first time. Can't wait for more to this series.

The production value of this is insane, if it weren’t for the creepy stuff I might’ve actually thought this was a real game

I can't believe that the purple fox gave you 100 money and then pulled a huge tom nook. That's ice cold. Guess you gotta remember that next election. Also greetings from Iowa! I've seen alot of args/webseries since I've joined youtube and this is one of the best. Keep up the hard work! Shared with my best pal who is in argentina!

This game feels like a blend of Mega Man Legends and Animal Crossing -- it feels super authentic, too!

I love how instead of just gameplay by one person, it shows the anomalies reported by play-testers during that time. Which is something I've never seen in an analog horror video before, let alone a gameplay analog horror video. Really impressive stuff! Can't wait for part 2!

There’s a lot here relating to Hiroshima, I find. The charred old man in hell, the Oppenheimer speech, the great flash of light after he took the fruit (paired with some of the texts, I seem to remember one saying something about “already being stained”). The shadowed land with the wolves that you can get to from the heavenly place is very reminiscent of the scene of the bombing. The piece of evidence that makes me believe this the strongest though is the cargo minigame, where the presumably evil blue cat says to “make sure that none of the packages are lost in the water” where you fly over islands dropping packages in a sea guarded by what is, without a doubt, the Statue of Liberty. This could be a sort of revenge fantasy, or maybe something else, but it seems conclusive

Absolutely stunning. I cant even begin to imagine how many hours went into this project. As someone who also makes art, this blows my mind with the amount of love and detail that must have been poured into this to beget this level of quality. honestly deserves so much more viewership

I dont remember why Im here, but wow the amount of work put into this is incredible. I appreciate the influences

Bro slipped on a banana peel and then aged 50 years in 3 seconds

I've found it hard to get invested in these "corrupted games that were never released" stories/videos, but I have to admit, this one is fantastic. It's so amazing and I literally cannot wait for more. AMAZING work, my dude.

This is like straight out of a vivid yet uncanny recurring nightmare about Animal Crossing that I’d have, with a side of well implemeted religious themes. I'm HOOKED

Ugh, the animation and aesthetics of this game are soo beautiful, if it hasn't been released to the public then it should be.

Man, finally some legit gameplay of Earthbound 64

So the sound’s playing in 17:50 are samples from an album from the company, Zero-G. The first sound is the screams, which is “insect infestation” in cuckooland - ghost in the machine (this is also used in half-life 2 when travelling up the citadel). The next is also sampled from the album ghost in the machine, particularly bendy-man (this is used famously in postal 1 and redux in the level loading screen “the truck stop”). I’ll see if there are more samples from Zero-G used in the video.

The addition of external hardware to explain any extra capabilities (and spookiness) as opposed to all this being done on a standard PS1 is a really nice touch to help suspend belief! I also appreciate the little details, like how the investigators are familiar with the game (skipping the intro FMV, speeding through dialog, ease of navigating the world/menus, etc.) and how there are enough context clues to where you can easily determine when dialog is 'vanilla' (blue textbox), AI generated (red), and player or separate AI generated (green). Onto things I didn't see mentioned, maybe because they were too obvious. - The first recording date is on Valentine's Day, another nod to Christianity however slight, and seems to be the fifth of five tapes - fitting then that the player names themselves 'TEST05.' - A little later on the world map whoever is playing pauses while they enable/unlock the debug island - another nice subtle detail! - The only house with a raised flag is Matias'. - It seems like there are overt religious themes in the vanilla game outside of whatever the AI is putting in (tree of knowledge references, the presence of a church, etc.) which brings ambiguity into how much of the religious themes and imagery can be attributed to a rogue AI. - Similarly, it's hard to gauge whether something like the mayor's statue and posters plastered in the bar are part of the vanilla game or something the AI added. - A transparent structure fades in and out behind the priest, somewhat resembling the angel which appears later. - There's definitely something about lambs and wolves going on in that one scene. Maybe an inversion of Isaiah saying that lambs and wolves will live in harmony or the morbid aftermath of Luke and Matthew sending lambs out among the wolves. - March 22, 1997 is the date of Hale-Bopp's closet approach and subsequently the Heaven's Gate incident. - At some point the player gained 155 coins. - Lastly, I know I've seen those birds at 19:48 before but couldn't tell you where they're from (edit: it's Kyorochan!) Excellent work through and through and I can't wait to see more!

I AM OBSESSED WITH THE ANIMATION - AND THE WAY THIS IS ALL PUT TOGETHER SO ACCURATE TO A REAL VIDEO GAME OF THE TIME, THIS IS SO WELL MADE THIS RULES. THE WAY THE HIGHER QUALITY 3D ANIMATION IS MADE TO RESEMBLE 2D ANIMATED CUTSCENES/?? FUCKING GENIUS. okay screaming over but I have more thoughts every single _second_ of this feels like a game i've played as a kid, not a specific one, but hundreds of low quality japanese games for the ps2/ps1 all jumbled together. this feels like a game you play as a kid and then try to reference to your friends thinking it was a universal experience only to find you are one of like 12 people who ever played that game. every single shot feels so _authentic_ its genuinely throwing me for a loop just how well you mimicked not only the art style but the _game making style._ places where cutscenes happen, dialogue boxes, character design, the kinds of cutscenes that happen (like that little zoom in on all the people when the main character first reaches town.) how _grounded_ and nostolgic the first few minutes feel really makes the horror hit harder i think, that feeling of "i totally could have played this./ i've played a game exactly like this." makes it all the more offputting when it starts getting weird

i dont think ive been this invested in a horror video like this since catastrophe crow. everything about this from the cute animal crossing like character to the dreadful feeling of the horror. im looking forward to watching what might unfold in the series.

"The Seven Deadly Sins Location" 6:05 Gluttony - Beelzebub 6:47 Envy - Leviathan 7:06 Greed - Mammon 7:55 Lust - Asmodeus 8:40 Sloth - Belphegor 9:11 Wrath - Satan 10:04 Pride - Lucifer

Oh by the way, if you happen to find any buried rips on this game's soundtrack can you upload that eventually? The tracks used for the flying scene 14 minutes in are really good.

Did anyone else have flashbacks to the Barnyard movie scene after seeing Foxxo’s statue go from animal-like to human-like😭

Something to note is that the player names themself “test05”. This could mean one of two things in my opinion; this is the 5th test run of this game by this group, or one of the five test children has died already. Possibly Chloe, considering the child we see has no idea where she is. The player would name themselves “test05” because they would now be the 5th player out of 5 who are playing this game.

Very cleverly written, Joseph of Cupertino was the levitating priest! He also experienced hallucinations!!!

at 16:27, the bottom language is enochian, or "the language of angels". having translated the runes it reads, "AECEIZER LA COTERLE IC IPRERI IDFA", though I've yet to find a translation of this phrase.

HOLY CRAP JUST NOTICED THAT THE FOUR 'EMPTY' HOUSES HAVE DROP SHADOWS IN FRONT OF THEIR DOOR STEPS In old 3D platformers drop shadows help w navigation and make character models look more grounded in the world And each house Foxxo takes you to that seems empty has drop shadow for a character in front of it Mattias has a drop shadow, too, moving with him. As does Foxxo and the player, THERE ARE CHARACTERS THERE WE JUST CAN'T SEE THEM

Haven't had this much intrigue into an analogue series since Gemini, I am soooooooo happy I found this early and can watch it grow along with the community! You're going places bro, buckle up for when this gets discovered lol

I'm here because the wolf told me to come here.

this is very well done, you did an excellent job capturing the aesthetic of the era

the delay at the Sony logo start gave me the gamer version of Vietnam flashbacks

0:30 あなた の 心 を 私たち の 手に (Anata no kokoro o watashitachi no te ni) "Your heart in our hands", or something like that.

Please dont let this story die out ☹️ I bet alot of people like me are still waiting for the next part!!

God I WISH this game was real. It's vibe is utterly flawless.

I recognize the music from the money level- that's the beginning of Money by Pinky Floyd- fitting, of course.

I could be wrong, but from what I've noticed, Foxxo seems to be particularly aware of their environment and their actions, overcome with greed. Outright gouging, lets call them agent five, beyond even reasonable debt as soon as they begin investigating, perhaps on base instinct? Perhaps they were greedy for more than just gold. For the souls of those children who are now bound.

The Art direction for this is stunning! so much effort and time must have been put into it, it absolutely nails the style its going for. I would love to play a game with this style (even if it turns out being cursed) !

really love the little detail of the georgian flag being the pre-2004 one, good job on adding that little bit in!

Here's what I think is going on; The game is a summary of the Old Testament, with some sort of evil (probably demonic) force infesting the game and imprisoning those that play it within the game itself. Firstly, as another commenter pointed out, each of the seven rooms leading to the church is a representation of the Seven Deadly Sins. In Dante's Inferno, Greed is symbolized as sort of the "point of no return" in terms of hellish punishments, shown in the video as the character placing the pile of gold behind them, blocking their way. The path to the church could also be a representation of Purgatory, as after the hellish rooms are endured the player character is surrounded by serenity and angelic figures. The inside of the church itself and the man within could be a representation of God, or something else. After the game resets, we see the mayor next to his statue, which could be an allusion to the golden calf story as the mayor says that the statue was a gift from "The Smiling One" that gives him total control over the island. The Smiling One could be the demonic force inhabiting this game, and the mayor is working with him as a sort of Antichrist figure. Who The Smiling One actually is, I don't know. If you pause at exactly the right time in one of the rooms leading to the first church encounter, you can see a smiling figure standing next to you, so maybe that's it? Next we have the fruit scene, meant to be a representation of Adam and Eve falling to sin (The person talking to our character is called "The Accuser" in Spanish, and is trying to convince us to keep eating/sinning since we're so far gone, leading me to believe this is the demonic force speaking directly to us) Once the character respawns in front of the church gates, the way is blocked by what is meant to be a representation of a biblically accurate angel, and if we take the Adam and Eve story then the church is meant to represent Eden/Heaven with God within as the man inside. The wolf scene afterwards reminds me of a story where the Devil tasks a bunch of wolves with eating baby Jesus after his birth, with our character seeing baby Jesus as an innocent (probably dead) wolf cub outline. Now, what about all the creepy ghost kids? Well, they're former players of the game before us that were taken by the demon. We know there have to be at least 4 former victims, with the Argentinian boy being the only one we meet. Perhaps the Japanese man he speaks of was a creator of the game, testing its sacrificial abilities to the demon within? I believe that the children, including Test05, are meant to represent the innocence and purity of humanity, being both literal children and representations of Adam and Eve in the tree scene. Now, why does the game randomly reset? Well, this is a recording from the 90s, and so perhaps some government agency is playing it, trying to figure out what it is and log all the anomalies, or maybe it's the game getting us intrigued with creepy things. Perhaps the game can only take our souls when we've played it long enough? And finally, the creepy house at the end is a representation of regret, due to the song playing in the background. Though throughout all of this, I believe there is a force battling the demon, as the painting of Jesus tell us to visit him where his body lies. Though this could be yet another trick from the demonic game, enticing us to play it longer with the false hope that we may be able to defeat it. ...And that's it from me. If I've missed anything, let me know

Yo, that airplane minigame had such a banger soundtrack, bro my nostalgia just hit hard.

This is absolutely incredible, I have no words for how much I adore this, it almost makes me lament that this isn't a game i could've picked up and played as a kid despite getting the distinct feeling that i DEFINITELY played it

oh man, this is really well done! it looks exactly like a game id love-- which makes it all the freakier when weird things start happening lmao. subscribing and anxiously awaiting more!

I am obsessed with the tune of "turn on the console on march 1997" is so addicting

I thought the golden calf that was given to Foxxo was also pretty clever, and how he took back the money and then some really fits the theme of greed.

Its nice to see the forces of light infiltrating the game's code for a change at the end of the first part, its a breath of fresh air from all the times the monsters use the media format without any resistance besides the human victims.

A fun detail that I'm seeing go overlooked is that the National Flags outside the neighbors' houses are all down at the bottom of their flagpoles, save for Matias. A nice, subtle foreshadowing to the events at the end of the video

This is a small thing but I really like the avatar character, it's like if Ness showed up in Earthbound 64

There are many things I can say about the quality and artistry of this project thus far, but I'd especially like to mention that am very deeply appreciative of how you executed the glitches and jumpscares (which I'm sure count as "anomalies"). They're actually thematically and visually relevant to their scenes, and don't just exist for shock value. Very thoughtful and creative overall. Can't wait to see where this goes!

Interesting thing about the flags outside the other player houses. With the exception of Mattias who appears to be the only one you can interact with, the flags are in a lowered position. Could be an allusion to flags being at half mast when in mourning? Also the date of 22 March 1997 is within a couple days of the arrival of the Hale-Bopp Comet and the mass suicide of members of the Heaven's Gate cult, who were a Christian/New Age group. Possible connection?

there's such an intense feeling of authenticity in the presentation here, eagerly awaiting the next upload :)

I hope there’s an ost upload at some point lol The atmosphere sounds awesome 16:25 I especially love the game over theme

I've been waiting for something to scratch the itch that Petscop left behind, and this fucking delivers. Incredibly well made too. The old-school aesthetics are beautifully done, and the spooks are some of the most genuinely unnerving stuff I've seen in this genre of horror. Excited to see where this series goes.

Dang, the amount of effort put into this to make it look as realistic as possible is incredible, and shows every year independent creators are getting better and better with their craft and better tech to do so. I really can't wait for more!

Ver estos proyectos en español es increíble, lo andaré viendo muy de cerca 👁️👁️

This is just what happens if you reset Animal Crossing too many times without saving on GameCube.

an earthbound sequel where ness goes on vacation only to find that giygas' influence still exists on an island

Right, SO There are 5 players before TEST05. Jansug from Georgia Kazuya from Japan Oliver from Ireland (this one especially spooked me because i'm also irish) Chloe from France And Matias from Argentina who's currently the only one we see. Kazuya's shoes are outside the house, meaning Kazuya most likely killed himself but here's another detail. All of the flags except Matias' one is lowered. The lowering of a flag is a symbol of mourning, distress, or a salute to the fallen. Matias even says he doesn't know where Chloe is. This most likely means Jansug, Kazuya, Oliver and Chloe are dead and Matias is the last one remaining. Also, the wolf/lamb scene probably has a slight depiction of how Chloe died as the entrance to it has the motto of France.

Waiting for part 2🙏❤. Didn't expect, that something could impress me more, than Mandela catalogue. Great job, guys.

those level transitions reminded me so much of amazing island. phenomenal job, my partner and i are huge fans of the lost innocent media turned horror especially with this era of game design

Actually the scariest analogue horror I've seen, like holy shit those jumpscares I never saw coming, the subtle oddness of pieces like the fox shaking his head put me on edge, the only thing that didn't scare me where conventions like the the houses with flags and distorted kids faces, though I assume that was included for narrative need.