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The Brilliant, Terrifying Masterpiece of Termina
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina isn't just another horror game - it's a meditation on what happens when humans learn to systematize cosmic horror. Under its watching moon, fourteen strangers discover that surviving horror might mean becoming something worse than the monsters they fear.
This video explores how Termina subverts traditional cosmic horror by suggesting that humanity's greatest strength - our ability to understand, adapt, and improve upon everything we encounter - might make us the most terrifying force in any universe we inhabit.
Welcome back to another video! Sorry these are gradually taking longer and longer to make but I hope you do enjoy. Make sure to like and subscribe if you do enjoy at any point and let me know down below how and you felt, and what games you want me to cover in the future! Thanks for watching once again.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Prelude
0:45 Introdution
6:29 The Characters
11:36 The Beginning
17:31 Day One
22:57 Bunker 7
25:34 Mayor's Manor
30:08 Marina
34:23 Day Two
44:25 Daan
53:22 Ending A
1:05:19 Ending B
1:08:41 Ending C
1:14:23 Endings Analysed
1:24:56 Transition
1:27:23 Mechanics
1:31:21 Horror Elements
1:36:14 Humanistic Elements
1:41:05 Game Systems
1:44:44 Thematic Resolution
1:49:25 Conclusion
1:53:30 Afterwords
Gameplay Used:
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina | Full Playthrough No Commentary - Omni World:
ua-cam.com/video/Tg0uQt0GEN0/v-deo.html&t
Fear & Hunger 2: Termina - All Endings (A, B, C) - Omni World:
ua-cam.com/video/hX0dGhpb0xw/v-deo.html
All Boss Fights - Fear & Hunger 2: Termina - Omni World:
ua-cam.com/video/gS6ylXSGvcU/v-deo.html
Music Used:
SIGNALIS OST
Silent Hill 2 Remake OST
Mouthwashing OST
Fear and Hunger 2 OST
Darkwood OST
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  • @airtempest8945
    @airtempest8945 Годину тому

    1:13:07 I think this theme is really well foreshown with Vinushka. Spoilers: Vinushka is shown in the skin bible of Vinushka as the entity of nature, who travels alongside it. It is one with nature and many entities wait their return. The reason why they await their return is, as shown in Enki's original skin bible, that they had died long ago. Vinushka is now the god of human guilt, as Ninush, their form as the god of nature, had died by human hands.

  • @obbm
    @obbm 2 години тому

    I am begging youtube essayists to reduce redundancy... this video could be 20 minutes shorter without much of the repetitive writing. It's good to drive points home but when it's just the same thing you said 2 minutes ago it's a little frustrating.

    • @NotSaberFrr
      @NotSaberFrr 2 години тому

      @@obbm :(

    • @obbm
      @obbm Годину тому

      @NotSaberFrr not trying to be mean for no reason or anything, I just genuinely think these kinds of things could be much more effective with a few more editing passes and some conceptual/writing variety. Especially since you're obviously dedicated to the source material! Only up from here

    • @NotSaberFrr
      @NotSaberFrr Годину тому

      Sorry lmfao didn't mean to make you feel bad it's all cool, I do get it a lot and it's smth I'm trying to improve upon :D

  • @marcus8311
    @marcus8311 5 годин тому

    I thought that shit was about Majora's

  • @meighan.leenetta
    @meighan.leenetta День тому

    If that blows your mind grapes Google quantum immortality

  • @sayseriously
    @sayseriously День тому

    My gawd... oh lawd... this game is deep.

  • @chrisS19019
    @chrisS19019 День тому

    Babe wake up a new- no they’re fine I was just say- no everythings okay I was just saying a new Termina video dropped- You know ,like Fear and Hunger? I’m just going to go to my parents

  • @Exile_Sky
    @Exile_Sky День тому

    ... Am I one of the only people that answer that question with "Yes?" "If you had a perfect copy made of you, which is the real you?" Yes. "What do you mean yes?" Does it matter which one was the "real" one at that point? Heck, if you're paying attention that isn't even the question that's concerning about Soma, because none of the Simon copies are "perfect". They pointedly have different physical circumstances. No, what's really concerning is whether or not a copy can truly change. Cuz real talk, Simon is a straight up moron with how hard headed he is about the whole thing throughout the entire game. P.S. I had zero existential dread for the whole game even after finishing it.

  • @heisamonster
    @heisamonster День тому

    I have never played this game or it's originator. It's punishing nature just isn't fun to me. But holy heck do I love it's lore and universe. It truly is a modern masterpiece of gaming.

  • @moyssy89
    @moyssy89 2 дні тому

    Can't seem to get enough of Funger essays, but not so many of Termina out there, nice👌

  • @kishi1488
    @kishi1488 2 дні тому

    you keep using "her" and "she" for Marina, thats a dude. Use male pronouns.

  • @nikkivicki4359
    @nikkivicki4359 2 дні тому

    Great video. I've been listening to lore videos of my favorite video games while I'm at work lately, just to relive them and see if there were parts of the story I didn't pick up on. Soma was one of the most thought provoking games I played during covid, or ever. That ending scene, when we are truly left alone, is chilling.

  • @dethpandable7834
    @dethpandable7834 2 дні тому

    Well, this is some quality content from someone with less than 4k followers. Time to go through your back catalog.

  • @StarPebblit
    @StarPebblit 2 дні тому

    I feel like I know even less about this game after watching this

  • @poweredchickennuggetgang7194

    It's horrible i put this on mini player skipped an ad and it went to the next video which was a dead to right full on movie and i thought for the first 3 minutes it was just another long ass intro for a video essay

  • @coopernut
    @coopernut 2 дні тому

    "Termina transforms cosmic horror from a genre about human insignificance, to one about human potential" That is a crazy line man.👍

  • @muffenman4482
    @muffenman4482 2 дні тому

    Hay I think people could understand what your saying a lot better if you have visuals of what your saying instead of just random gameplay

  • @jimijenkins2548
    @jimijenkins2548 2 дні тому

    I am subscribing not because your content is awesome, but because your profile picture shows your supreme tastes.

  • @chandlerburse
    @chandlerburse 3 дні тому

    I thought this was about Zelda at first

  • @Netch_Godling
    @Netch_Godling 3 дні тому

    Holy crap i also posted an engagement post as well that hit the yt criteria of "meaningful post" as it was over 10 words long.

  • @sautee7598
    @sautee7598 3 дні тому

    Wonderful!!! Looking forward to this, movie essay revealed~!!

  • @dizzy3715
    @dizzy3715 3 дні тому

    A Signalis video next would be awesome!

  • @Foxtrot4504
    @Foxtrot4504 3 дні тому

    I appreciate the use of Cult of the Lamb music, two of my favorite games

  • @knorrtom9661
    @knorrtom9661 3 дні тому

    this video is just baffling to me. a channel i and many others never heard about suddenly appears in our collective feeds and uploads this bombshell of an analysis entirely for free. never EVER have i watched a video about fear and hunger which peaked my interest as much as this one. not only are your interpretations regarding the motivations of the contestants spot on, but you somehow managed to double down on this by making the entire script well-versed and fitting to the tone the game provides, dancing the fine line between factual tellings and more personal views into the different contestants personalities. im glad to have finally found another essay-type video that is more than just a simple recollection of a story. thank you for sharing your interests with us!

  • @FleshBoi
    @FleshBoi 3 дні тому

    I cant communicate how much i love funger

  • @workstudy8118
    @workstudy8118 3 дні тому

    It might take me days but I will be watching this whole video

  • @namuesmeralda155
    @namuesmeralda155 3 дні тому

    Please do this world a favor and do a video on Signalis!

  • @aharanr
    @aharanr 3 дні тому

    You such a lovely voice! Very wonderful video

  • @Tony-fv1cc
    @Tony-fv1cc 3 дні тому

    Good use of silent hill 2 sound track

  • @lathanchurch8352
    @lathanchurch8352 3 дні тому

    I hope you're actually making money off of all these ads man

  • @tristanjones9999
    @tristanjones9999 3 дні тому

    In this world, is the destiny of mankind controlled by some transcendental entity or law? Is it like the hand of God hovering above? At least it is true that man has no control, even over his own will. Honestly heard this every 20-30 min

  • @lathanchurch8352
    @lathanchurch8352 3 дні тому

    I hope they make a 3d fear and hunger

  • @w1lco492
    @w1lco492 3 дні тому

    Bravo. This is by far one of the most detailed video I've ever seen regarding F&H 2. You my good sir have reawakened my interest of the lore of this game once more.

  • @coreyrachar9694
    @coreyrachar9694 3 дні тому

    Cthulhu still owes me 5 bux but everytime I call him he's "sleeping".

  • @AlwaysThirstys
    @AlwaysThirstys 3 дні тому

    BTW, if you read my comment there is an amazing game called mouth wash. DO NOT GET ANY SPOILERS. There are thousands of ideas that come together to formulate a gorgeous painting of thought with masterful writing that allow the story to thrive.

  • @AWOOGO
    @AWOOGO 3 дні тому

    If I enjoyed it so far subscribe? Its been 2 minutes my dude XD. Let me sse the video first

  • @Pudding404
    @Pudding404 3 дні тому

    "O Lord" "Give" "More Fear&Hunger video essays." All these characters are their own characters with their own reasons for being. The string of fate brought them together. It's hard to believe this game only takes place in the span of 3 days. Chills every time "__ managed to survive through all the horrors. . ."

  • @lowkey276
    @lowkey276 3 дні тому

    Man, that was a gripping introdution !

  • @rogueishcharm
    @rogueishcharm 3 дні тому

    Fingers crossed for a signalis deep dive! I feel like there's a surprising lack of real quality signalis analysis out there.

  • @Mister_Minty
    @Mister_Minty 3 дні тому

    Such a brilliant review

  • @SkeIIum
    @SkeIIum 4 дні тому

    I dont know why this would be horrifying. Copy yourself and now you've a buddy to hang out with. The real horror was how absurdly stupid simon was about the copying process.

  • @MrMolian
    @MrMolian 4 дні тому

    +1 sub !!!!

  • @Animorpha1
    @Animorpha1 4 дні тому

    🤣😆🖤 I love the frankness at the end, after the epic of a video. It feels very much like a palette cleanser after the dark themes.

  • @fefefe3155
    @fefefe3155 4 дні тому

    thank you for this amazing, long video❤