My heart just, hurts when I listen to this. I miss Niko. I miss the world. I miss this game. I want to play it again, to search for more secrets... But it would just be a recording. A recording of Niko's memories. They are home. I am home. I wonder if they think of me. I wonder if they miss me like I miss them.I wonder if they're happy. I wonder how the world we saved is. I hope they're living happy lives. I hope The Author is happy. I hope the World Machine is happy. I hope everyone is happy, and though everyone may be happy, and I've done all I can to be with them and save them, I'm still missing them. Is that selfish of me? No, I'll never forget this game, or Niko, or the friends Niko and I made together. I'll never forget. But I will move on. I will accept that they are happy, and move on. I will listen to the music, I will draw some art, I will theorize to my hearts content, but I will move on. They are happy, and I am happy as well.
Somehow, this game doesn't feel like a game, more like an experience or chance encounter with another world. I still can't decide whether it was real. I just hope Niko is still happy. I hope the World is ok. I miss them so much.
Kevin nah, OneShot is better. INTERNET PLEASE DON'T KILL ME But in all honestly, while you care about the characters and story in Undertale, WOW does this game knock it out of the park. I know what Niko's home looks like, their favorite food, their motives, their emotions, their face. I know when they're happy, sad, curious, mad, grateful, homesick and hungry. With Frisk, you know one of those things, and it sure as heck ain't emotion. Niko as a character is beautifully developed and laid out, and most of the others are good people with problems of their own, not just quirky fun characters that are fun for a minute or two. And go rage at me if you want, go NYEH HEH HEH!!! If you think it proves the characters are deep, but you'll be proving my point at the same time. In the end, OneShot is a far better game in my opinion than Undertale. The internet can rage at me all it wants. But OneShot was a beautiful, poignant adventure with amazing characters, and I typed a way too long reply to this so sorry about that but eh.
Sir Squichee OneShot and Undertale are both better in different ways. But I think I prefer OneShot. I can't describe why. I like the somber, desperate feeling, the constant mystery, the list goes on. It's just so good
Honestly, what I like about OneShot is that it takes an inverted approach to character and world-building, in which rather than the main character being essentially a window into the game world and its people, with said world getting the bulk of the development, the world instead serves to build your relationship with the main character and influence their and your decision on its fate.
It's a beautiful day outside. Birds are singing, flowers are blooming... On days like these, kids who relate this game to Undertale... I don't think I need to finish this quote.
@@strongfish9179 The official/finished Steam release of OneShot came after Undertale, but OneShot's first ever release was in a 2014 indie game contest. The devs then continued with the idea, improved on it, and released it 2 years later.
I didn't know that Undertale had a demo, so you're right about Undertale being first then. And I'm not *necessarily* against the comparison, but I don't think there's much of a reason to. They're both original games with original ideas. People should just enjoy both for what they are. The problem comes with people saying that one is inherently better than the other, with one of the common points being used as "OneShot is just copying Undertale, since Undertale came first". I haven't (personally) run into a lot of people that say that, but I hear a lot of people say that a lot of people say that. So take that for what you will.
The games are similar, and oneshot does seem to take some inspiraton. The melancholy tone that is super focussed on in oneshot is the main thing, the calm sadness of the state of the world. It also takes another path into greatness, undertale has more fun and memorable characters, and is more funny overall. It also has more gameplay. Oneshot is a much better story. One of the best. Which game you prefer will probably be on that basis, whether you prefer a strong story or strong gameplay. But ignoring their similarities is silly. They are both top down, pixel art games with heavy fourth wall breaking elements, that have strong morality questions, and have the capacity to really make the player feel. They also both require two playthroughs, although undertale is not necessarily, but in practice it is.
Heh, the ironic thing is: This doesn't play when Niko finally meets the World Machine. This plays while traversing The Tower at the end of your first few runs.
This game destroyed me, along with any mental barrier I have ever set in place. I have such a feeling of loss mixed with contentment from the fact that this game is over. This game absorbed me, entirely. The music, the characters, the story. Every last drop of this game is a tribute to creativity, beauty, and art at their finest hour. I only wish that there was another sip of this game to take. The end was beautiful, the ending picture with Prophetbot looking at the Sun shoved my heart into a meat grinder. This game hurt so good in a way I could never fathom to describe, I wouldn't want to anyways. Thanks for reading.
The OG BuizelMan64 I was actually searching for this comment...sometimes I'm trying to "forget" this game because as you said..it absorbed me..I can't stop thinking of it
Before i started playing Oneshot, i had played a diffrent game called Hollow knight which had it's own ways of messing with my feelings. When i was done with Hollow Knight, i picked up and installed Oneshot. I had watched no walktroughs, only seen really huge positive rewiews about the game, so i gave it a try. I was not prepared for those heavy feelings... i had just done a completly diffrent game and now, Oneshot gave me one of the biggest heartbroken moments in my live... I miss miko...
a feeling of "loss" and "Contentment" describes it perfectly. i guess in a word it would be "bittersweet". i have such a weakness for bittersweet things, and this game to me is the epitome of bittersweetness.
in undertale there's an obvious right and an obvious wrong choice In oneshot you don't know which choice is the right one, which makes the choice much more powerful and impacting
I saw markiplier play this game and honestly I would rather save Niko cuz he is the only thing in the game that's actually real and has family in a world that is far beyond the one you're in. The life on the world has accepted that it's going to die. Also the world would've ended anyway even if you restored the sun to its rightful position, because Niko would eventually die of either thirst or starvation.
@@undeadrecruit8564 I agree. And no child should have to carry such a burden knowing that what they are doing will only make the peoples last days happier, stalling for time not there. leaving a child in a room to die alone for a dying world while they could be in theirs with their mother who loves them dearly is a horrid thing to do.
@@uknownauchara774 I highly disagree,you are making decisions according to your feelings and not logic. Leaving this beatiful world of despair but also kindness is a soulless thing to do. This is an act of selfishness because niko is the character that we all love the most. Sure,a kid shouldn't be carrying this burden,but why not let these kind people have their last moments of happiness?All of them helped niko through his/her journey,loved them and trusted them with their whole heart for niko to restore the sun. I would never let these beatiful people have their last moments in darkness even if it meant sacrificing niko. But i understand your choices too. Especially the cafe lady.
TheHyperDeath not trying to start a fight with you but, smashing the lightbulb ends the world instantly, which means they will get erased without even realising it, thus they won’t really feel the despair or darkness. This can later be proven with Niko later being in the absolute darkness, rather than in the first room like in solstice (which implies the world has been completely erased with immediate effect). Rather, that world is already dying before the sun is lost (someone in the game mentioned that the squares were already there before the sun is out), which means restoring the sun is merely giving those people false hope and prolonging their inevitable, not to mention trapping Niko there to suffer. Then again, these things were based off on speculations and inferences without 100% confirmation with the developer, so we can’t actually conclude what will happen past the screens.
[Solstice Update] goddammit im still crying [Original Game] The dreams that Niko experienced, I knew that it was the right choice returning back home. We smashed the bulb. Let the old world die. I know it wasn't probably the smartest decision, but it felt like the right thing to do. I felt that saving Niko was more important than saving a hollow world, knowing that it was impossible to rebuild after decades of darkness. Knowing it would die eventually. But now, since I've finished the game and let Niko back into his mothers hands, I cry still. Knowing that the short game let Niko and I bond together is something that I will never truely forget. Does he miss me? Is he alright? It makes me wonder. Is he enjoying his pancakes like usual? Did he possibly forget me? After all this time, wondering and thinking, I'm still crying. I know I'm fangirling a bit here but... I miss Niko... Just... A perfect and beautiful game... Broke my heart, but now I must move on.
we feel ya, we all miss Our specific Niko, I also Made the same Decision to Save My Niko so She would have her full life to live, I knew the Impact of my decision, and the world along with it's people wanted to die the first time around.
I chose to save the world. I knew it was hollow, that it would end. But wouldn't Niko's life end eventually, too? Even though Niko was the only "real" one, the other characters have lives, and even if their lives are hollow, aren't ours, too? Like, why are we even on here in the first place? I guess I just saw too much of myself in that world to let it die. Wow. That just got a lot more emo than I meant it to be.
Nisyas hey, you sound like you've only played the game once. you do know you can get another ending. a more happy ending. One that'll touch you more. it's the solstice ending. if you haven't, I recommend you do it now
It makes sense to smash the sun and save niko, because it's not his world. He was ripped from his world, with no warning, no say so, not even any goodbyes. Why should a CHILD have to bear that sacrifice. A small, confused, and scared child, who only wants to go home to see his mother.
I got what I wanted, everyone is happy, Niko is safe and home, the world is saved, the Entity was fixed, everything is okay. And I'm so sad that it's all over. I was so invested that I didn't give myself time to process that it was going to end. It left me with such a feeling of loss, I miss Niko, I miss our friends. I hope I never forget about this game.
I didn't have the money to buy this game, I'm fairly poor, but I had the ability to watch UA-camrs play it. Even though I wasn't making the decisions in the game, I still grew attached to the characters and story-almost as if I was actually playing it. When the *[spoiler]:* truth was revealed about the decision, I felt a deep sense of dread forming in my stomach. It took a while but I eventually came to the idea of Niko being saved-the UA-camr chose the opposite but I don't blame them. Seeing that empty bed in the sunlight nearly killed me, metaphorically speaking. I was in denial, there was no way a game _this good_ could end like this, no way a game _this creative_ would be closed like this. Then... then I found out about the Solstice Update and I became over joyed at the thought of a _good ending_ for both. I learned the truth about the Oneshot world, the author, Niko, and so much more. It was amazing to save both of them in that final go. Even though most of the actions were rail roaded, I didn't really care. I was too caught up in being the hero and doing everyone right. Then Niko went home... I knew that I, ultimately, had control over the game. I knew I could break into the game should I have chosen to and reset _everything_ to be like it never happened. Then I heard about the load feature and became confused. So I watched the discussion with World Machine and something changed... Somehow, when the World Machine admitted replaying would just be replaying the world's memories of Niko... It just made reseting it all pointless because that magical feel of every seeing and speaking to the real Niko was gone... It wouldn't be the rule Niko, just a replica-a video recording... and nothing I did could change that... I may be able to erase the World Machine's memories but that wouldn't bring Niko back... *This game was amazing... and I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried while watching it...*
If you ever wanna play the game, there is a freeware version made by the same creator using RPG Maker. In my opinion, the version on Steam is better (it's also longer, especially after the solstice update), but for a free game, the original freeware version is worth a shot... or should I say worth OneShot.
Sirius you don't. it's really different. I said I wanted to see the recording. Niko didn't have color. Niko was just a recording. She (or he depending on you) looked like a recording. and the feels just isn't as strong. But as for the first time, it's the most painfull feeling you'll ever feel
OneShot has made me feel these immense, indescribable feelings. It has made me wonder things I have never even thought about my entire life. Even after I completed the game, true ending and all, concerns and wonders still rattle around in my mind. Is the World Machine truly happy? Did I _really_ save the world of OneShot? Was this the first time the world of OneShot was nearly plunged into darkness? What if the sun that Niko brought to the Tower goes out? Did anything I do in the world of OneShot even matter? *_Is Niko happy? Is Niko even at home?_* The one thing I can't stop thinking about is Niko being home. When the World Machine told me they could use Niko's memories to reset everything, it made me think: "Well...now I feel like Niko won't truly be home. I could bring Niko back to this world at the touch of a button, and they'd have to go through everything again..." Of course, I couldn't bring myself to do such a thing. Niko is home, and that's where they belong. But... I still just feel like something is missing. Is this how bittersweet endings are supposed to feel? I achieved the secret, true ending. The world is saved, Niko is home, and yet...something just doesn't seem right. After everything, I suddenly feel like I never made any progress... I've honestly never experienced anything like this, and OneShot exposed me to so much of it, it's a genuinely confusing feeling... OneShot is one hell of a game.
This is one game i cant bring myself to do a hard reset just to play it all over again. Maybe someday in the far future when i can experience this game for the first time again. But for now, everyone is happy and thats how its going to stay.
Pony Eridan same. they told me not to come back, and that I listened to. I will not come back. I'm too scared to mess everything up for Niko again. although I know it'll just be a recording. just looking at Niko makes me cry
Why would you do that? Niko is happy now... Why would you bring them back? Pull them back from their reverie and their peace? Just to play with their life again? Just to play god? ... Just to feel what it was like to meet them for the first time... If only for one last time? But it won't be fair, will it? You will know... You will feel the guilt of jerking niko from their home, just to play with them.
This game is probably the only thing that ever made me cry. I’ve played so many games, seen so many movies, TV shows, read so many books, but this was the only one to make me cry. Niko felt like a real person, the entire **narritve** is the fact that they are the only real person in the virtual world. But the world didn’t feel fake. The world felt real, the characters felt real. The friendships I made with the characters was real. In the end, I saved the world and had Niko return the sun. I cried, knowing I was loosing Niko. Then I found the Solstice path. It completely tore me up inside. Seeing the world break, the characters I love presumably perish, it absolutely hurt. When the Lab collapsed with Cedric inside, I was truest wondering if there was a point to this mess, this madness. I had presumably doomed this world by going off-script. Then it turned out things were okay the entire time. Niko got to save the world. They got to say goodbye to all their friends... Then, they had to say goodbye to me. I forced myself to smile, since I didn’t want to seem like I was selfish. Niko was heading home! For real this time... but it also meant we would never see each other again. Our adventure would just be a memory. The game files I still had, but I would have Niko. When they left the game, and the game closed, I gave in. I cried. I’m tearing up writing this. I wish I could talk to Niko, really talk, not just give them prewritten responses programmed into the game. I want to hug them, congratulate them on a job well done!... but it can never happen. Niko is home now, they’re never going to talk to me again. I wonder if they still remember me. I wonder if, when they look out into the wheat fields, they remember our adventures. What are they up to now? How long were they gone? What will they grow up to be? A scientist? An author? An inventor? What are they doing with their future? What are they all doing with their future? Have Silver and Kip finally made up? Has Alula learned to read yet? Is Calamus teaching Alula to read? Has Maize grown? Do they even remember us? Is the Lamplighter finally getting sleep? Is George done publishing all the Author’s works? Has Cedric fixed the flying machine? Did Proto ever talk to Prophetbot? Is Rue exploring the world? Is The World Machine done fixing itself? Has it created new areas for the world? Has the Author come back to the world? So many questions I’ll never get an answer to. So many memories I’ll never be able to experience again for the first time. Wow this got long, but... it fits. This is my love letter to OneShot. Signed, your god, Luna
this part. this part made me feel 80% of emotions i know. also, if i may, can we think about how niko must've felt here? they're randomly wandering around an unfamiliar location that seems to defy physics alone, with no idea where to go or how but somehow still knowing.
This game, man... Nothing has ever struck me so deeply. I played it about 5 years ago and I still get really soft inside when I hear its soundtrack or see art of it. If I had one wish it would be to experience this masterpiece for the first time again.
Back then I told you as little about The Entity as possible. Apologies for that, I did not want to put the librarian in danger. This being has a habit of silencing the people who learn of its true nature. Regrettably, I have seen it happen to dear friends. ...Ah, but do not worry. The Entity cannot touch you. ...Nor can it do anything to me. I already left the world on my own terms. ...I never meant for The Entity to exist. But now that it is fully sentient, one thing became clear. The Entity seeks death. Death to itself, death to the world...a relentless desire that manifested physically. You have already seen the scars. Right now, The Entity is doing everything it can to impede your progress, stalling for even a few minutes... ...before you inevidably bring the sun to the tower's summit. That is where you, god, will make the final judgement for the world. Of course, The Entity will contact you again there. And when it does, it will trick you into shattering the sun. This will end the world instantly. .... ......... .....no, no...it is not that simple. I am sorry. I do not know what to do in a situation like this. ...But I think I have to tell you the truth. The sun is the messiah's tie to the world. As long as the sun is intact, the messiah remains trapped here. Shattering the sun may terminate this world, but... ...it is also the only way for the messiah to return home. I did not realize things could end up like this...please forgive me. - The Author
Before I get into a small rant, let me just say thank you for uploading this tutorial. (And yes, I do realize I'm quite late. Ah well.) When games teaching about kindness, acceptance, sacrifice, and beauty end up getting negative remarks because their "fanbase" is "cringey". Every fandom has those people who just can't understand the word "respect". Undertale has literally changed many peoples' lives for the better. That's why the fandom is so large. The fact that Toby Fox also contributed to Homestuck and Earthbound may also have helped its raise. (And let's not forget the ever growing amount of AUs for this game...) If you ever actually stop digging around looking for bad things in a fandom just to spit back in spite in the public, maybe you'll see that many fandoms have a inspiring side as well, which is a key to it becoming so well loved. Yes, Undertale has a few flaws in it's fanbase. It's obvious. There are still jerk-heads running about. But it's impossible to create a fanbase free of thick-skulled peeps. Undertale is intruding upon everything and every fandom? Ever wonder WHY? Because the fans love it. The bigger the fanbase, the more people it has, the more likely there will be Mary Sues and butthurt people and close-minded individuals in it. Now let's shift our attention from Undertale to OneShot. Both are wonderfully made master pieces worthy of mass attention and love. Both have had big impacts and both have inspired many artists. OneShot has a masterfully planned out plot. It's soundtrack is amazing. And of course, THE FEELS. I may be biased, but I say that both these games deserve equal love and both of them will leave a mark in my memories and future. Don't you feel ashamed after playing such a beautiful and then calling another fanbase with loyal and mature fans a cringey bunch? You're soiling your own fandom's reputation by doing so.
Just completed Solstice and though it was a happy ending, saying goodbye to Niko still got grieving because I will miss them. Stages of grief are intense and what a well done artistic game. I'll still march on as best I can lightbringer..
I remember when I first did my first playthrough. when it ended, I cried. I didn't want it to end, and so I did everything I could to get the game back. when I did, I was doing the solstice ending without even knowing it. and the ending there killed me. I miss Niko together with the world. I wanted to see them again, so I opened up the game even though I said I wouldn't. then there was "..." at the bottom of the menu. clicked it, and was pleased to know I could redo it, but only as a memory. a recording of Niko's memory. That's what makes me sad. the fact that I can't see Niko again, someone who I feel like is a dear friend to me. it's like if your best friend leaves you. forever. you have the sense of emptiness in you.
Exactly! Prior to playing the Solstice route, all I knew about it was that it existed - and that route played like no other I have ever played before. That one scene with Niko in the minecart all sad, balled up, and all alone in the dark marked the first time a game had ever made me feel bad for my actions, not even Undertale could pull off such a feat and when I got to the Glen I was regretting my decision entirely. You play through the route and see things only get worse around you - Niko's sad/concerned about their own existence and you see people all around you dying/being taken by the squares, and then you reach the ending where things take a complete 180 and you're left with an oddly beautiful ending, finally being able to fix the failures of the previous one (satisfying both sides this time instead of just one). Yet, in a style unique to Oneshot, there's still that one thing: Niko leaves you at the end of the Solstice route - they leave you to be happier and finally be able to return home with a happy ending behind them. You, the player, were tasked with protecting Niko, ensuring they don't die along the way and you ultimately grow attached to Niko - when I played, Niko was the #1 thing I cared for and I truly grew to love Niko as a character. Niko simply is a likeable character because they're relatable: you the player understand very well what Niko is feeling: how scared they are, whenever they're sad, whenever they're nostalgic, and whenever they're happy, you can relate to those moments well. Yet, now you're left with them gone, even if they aren't real, it's like having lost your best friend - it really hits you hard in the feels in a way I've never seen another game do, in a way unique to Oneshot. That's what I love so very much about the game. Undertale, the game this one is most commonly compared to, also has its own happy ending in the form of the True Pacifist route. Now, while I may be a tad biased given that I fully spoiled Undertale before playing whereas I went into Oneshot almost completely blind, Undertale's True Pacifist route never quite hit the same mark Oneshot's Solstice route did. They both are happy endings, there is no disputing that, yet Undertale's True Pacifist route is a more classical happy ending in that it is exactly that. You fight Asriel, you shatter the barrier, the monsters are freed at last, and Frisk gets to make a choice: to return home or to stay with Toriel and live out their days there. Yet, in Oneshot, you don't see that: it is a happy ending where everyone is happy, yet there is still a degree of loss with Niko's departure and it creates a weird feel to it. I remember, when I finished the route, I felt a deep sense of regret: I had not 100%ed the game yet and I was conflicted between letting Niko be happy and being able to 100% the game and then finish the game on a positive yet sad note, and I was stuck on that for an entire WEEK. For Undertale, no such feeling existed; I let them be for a bit, but I did press that "True Reset" button and I've done it many more times since then without much regret. With Oneshot, I could never do such a thing. I feel too attached to Niko to be able to take away their happy ending like that, with their mama whom they want to be with again so very much, for my own personal gain - it just never would be the same again. I want Niko to be happy, I really do... even if they may be a fictional character. I could never and will never reset Oneshot - I still will visit the game every once in a while to look back on that last room and just reminisce, thinking back on the journey that was Oneshot, both in terms of gameplay and an emotional one. Oneshot is the only game I have ever played wherein I place more emphasis on the happiness of the in-game characters than my own interests, and I love it so, so very much with how it can do that. After playing the Solstice route, Oneshot instantly became the best game I had ever played, even beating Undertale (my previous favorite) and Mario Kart DS (the first game I ever played and one I have poured an absurd amount of time into). We miss you, Niko; but we will never forget you and the unexpectedly stellar journey that was Oneshot.
I finished OneShot a few days ago, true ending and all, after only just 2 days I miss this game already. This game was a gaming experience I never experienced up until I played it. The characters, puzzles, story, music, everything was fantastic. But my favorite part was how great of a job the devs did to create a bond between the player and Niko. I don't think there will ever be another game with an MC that holds a bigger place in my heart as Niko. 11/10 game
OneShot: Less content than Undertale - However provides a little more impact to its audience through its engaging story, especially the Solstice update. My heart was not ready for this... (just my opinion)
Yeah, Undertale couldn't make me feel bad for the characters, they just seem like code. But Oneshot made me think each character is more than code, and have a life. A lot better
Le Sloth I mean the main plot **spoilers** is that every character is literally more than code, even the game itself is more than code in the narrative
I'm gonna say this: Undertale is probably a better game when you look at stuff like gameplay, replayability, choices. It also does have more musical masterpieces like this one you are listening right now. However I did enjoy Oneshot more, as it managed to really hit my heart, and actually care about Niko. Undertale does also do this, but it's less succesfull. So overall even if I think of Undertale being a better game, I love Oneshot more.
This song is so simple yet creating very warm feeling in my heart. I love OneShot, love how it attaches you to Niko and the world. Solstice run made me like the game and Niko even more, the way she (yeahhh i think Niko is a girl) talks to the player is absolutely astonishing, like if there was no 4th wall. I miss her, wish I could talk to her in real life.
I miss this game. It made me sad. I want to help Niko. Why must good things come to an end. Why can't I find you Niko? I now wonder is this real. It was so long ago and my mind begins to question. My thoughts begin to drift. I start my numb mind tells me there is no such thing. I hold on to the dissipating memories of someone who cared for me, someone whom I care for. Slowly I forget I move on losing a friend to an abyss we can reality. A lingering thought and ideal is the only imprint left on a mind. We all move on... "Forever and never" a poem by Setin12. Thanks for playing this game, and thank you lyric wolf for remembering. Don't dwell too long on this, or you won't come back...
This game, was more than just a game. It was an experience. Unlike other games, it felt so real. I felt as if the characters and the world exist, and I still feel that way now. I feel that Niko is real, living her (Or his, I always saw Niko as a her) happy life. Damn, do I miss Niko.
Mark never finished the game, I urge you to watch the final play through/ending. It's commonly referred to as the Solstice Ending but it's really the other half of the game, as it requires at least 1 finished play through to access. The others may not be as charismatic as Markimoo but they certainly fill in where he dropped the ball...
I hate it when they mention how bad is Undertale because of their fandom. Both of their OSTs are also great, and i like both OneShot and Undertale btw...
I keep trying to play it and I mess up a lot, but everytime I do and I manage to play even 4 seconds of it flawlessly I feel really good and one day I know I will play it to not only help meld my broken heart, but help someone else meld theirs too
Me: Oh lookie a new game!! Fandom: Oh lookie a new person *Starts to suck me into it* Me: W-WAIT NOOOO!!! I HAVN'T EVEN LEFT THE HOUSE YET!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAIT!!!!
*Crashes in* Hey I just wanted to mention that there is currently humble indie bundle with great games, like beholder or a story about my uncle, and there is even Owlboy for about 10€. But offer ends today in few hours. I recommend checking out bundle/games.
The lesson of Oneshot is taught when you are given the choice to return the sun or break it. It isn’t so obvious on the first run, but in Solstice, taming is described as a complete suspension of belief, that you treat the machine as a real person even though it isnt. But its a metanarrative because Niko is the product of some programmer in our reality. So when you are making that decision you are choosing between what the game calls “real”, ie Niko, and the members of the world machine, which are robots and machines. But on a metanarrative they are both merely creations of the developer. So the question is, why in the world would you favor one computer program over hundreds. And the answer is, they aren’t merely computers. They are something more. That’s the moral within Oneshot.
i know, this game it too awsome. I played only the regular ending and after that i listend to this song and i almost cried. but now that i know theres more to the Story i feel better. I will reach the good ending in a few days, im so excited :3
henry 1785, I was thinking that. I'll get a better experience of the game if I play it myself. Then, I'll actually be more emotionally attached. Like UNDERTALE, I watched people play it before I played it. Then, I didn't feel the emotional pull towards the characters. Thanks Henry!
my heart HURTS! I NEED MORE ONESHOT. I LOVE NIKO AND EVERYONE AND THE DEVELOPERS TOO MUCH when i listen to oneshot i barely hold back my tears, this game is too good for this world, i regret playing this and i'm also very happy for playing it at the same time, i can't focus on anything or school because i can't stop thinking about this masterpiece of a game. nightmargin..... i love you.
Long story short This game made me have a mini mental breakdown The story The characters And the niko with the world machine part made me feel just remorse
This games music isn't quite as memorable as Undertale's, because Toby Fox has a knack for creating absurdly addictive earworms. But it does do an amazing job of reflecting the feelings you have when you play. Undertale's soundtrack is at the forefront of the game, but it takes a backseat to OneShot's main feature, which I would argue is interacting with Niko. That's why this song hits so hard. I almost want to say that how quiet and subdued it is is a reflection of what is effectively the theme of Niko's home, Distant Water. If Distant Water is the song of Niko's World, then this is the song of OneShot, the World Machine. Like how in the solstice ending, it manifests as a reflection of Niko. Every time Niko sees their home with us, it disappears shortly after, as if it were nothing but a dream. This song playing is kind of like saying, maybe it's time for Niko to wake up and this world to become nothing but a dream. It has the same bittersweet feeling of Distant Water, the same feeling that maybe it's time to say goodbye to something you've come to know and love. And then you're given The Choice by The Author, and that bittersweet feeling is extended from a bittersweet goodbye to the realization that no matter what you do, you're dooming something you've come to know and love to oblivion in order for the other to continue existing. That goodbye becomes all the more permanent, even though we know the game is called OneShot for a reason and goodbye in this game is already permanent. That goodbye is not just the last goodbye you will give to them, but the last goodbye they will get from anyone. Ultimately, the music ends. Niko's fate is likely already sealed, and the goodbye is over as far as you're concerned. Either Niko will have a future without the world, or the world will have a future without Niko, and you probably already know what you're going to do. The next track is different. I think that if this song was goodbye, then the next song, Pretty, is mourning. And the dramatic irony, a sickening irony, is that Niko doesn't even know yet. And when you explain it, Niko cries, and that cements the gravity of the situation.. Then we move from mourning back to the first song you hear when you play the game, Light is My Burden. And god, that title really fits the choice you have to make. It feels kind of introspective, like maybe it's meant to make you question the choice you walked into the room with, reflect on your journey. Whether you're to let the world you've struggled to save die, or let your ally and friend die. And ultimately, you make that choice.
The thing about one shots choice is that it’s decisions are full of uncertainties we don’t know what happens to niko once they insert the sun so the options are give hope to a dieing world or get niko he with no doubts
Learning to play this for the last few weeks for a school solo project, can't wait to make people experience utter confusion when they see me break down crying because Niko is gone :(
Nice work! Could you please do either Encounter, or Sunrise/In Memory? All three are very emotive pieces from OneShot as well, and Sunrise naturally leads into In Memory.
This is why I hate electronic music. The piano always soothes my soul, it takes away my burdens and so as my sins. Classical music and so as piano songs just....I can never explain my feelings towards this amazing song. Believe me I am all about classical music and piano songs. Well, you did a very well done job. You deserve a subscribe, from me. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!
I feel bad being late. I only finsihed the game yesterday, and I still feel bad. It always happen to me. When I experiment something, when I try something to talk about it, it's too late. It was like that for Undertale, too. But I know that people are still talking about Undertale, theories, characters, ... But the story of OneShot has an end. An end that I have reached 1 year off. And now there is nothing to talk about it. No one to talk about it. I'm sorry.
Same, I recently even decided to (re?)play it (Cant even remember if I watched a playthrough of it or played it myself in the first time I discovered the game cause of Undertale). You know how after you first play/discover a game in from youtube, you want to see others play it and see their reactions? This happened to me with Undertale, and I think while was looking through the comments of one video, I found someone who mentioned "OneShot" and I think that's how I first discovered this game. And now It's back in my head, as bright as ever, as bright as the Sun!
i am learning how to play it but problem my piano is 440hz this is 448hz i do have a pitch tuner doe but its annoying since it always goes back to root 440hz if not actively held
In Solstice route, you can save both! ...but the adventures will be truly over, and all that's left is the World Machine. You can play again but knowing that it's just a memory is sad, you and Niko will cherish the good times and overcome the bad times. (Not talking about Megalovania)
The only thing louder than the smashed lightbulb is the sound of my heart breaking into a million pieces.
That's sad.
(^ ..^) - No broken hearts are allowed here. Take dis
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@@GenTheFurredArtist
Don't you dare
@TheSongHolder
_why have you done this_
< 3
ÓnÒ
Yes yes it is
*save the world.
*save Niko.
*SAVE MY FEELS DAMN IT
Brianna
NO FUCK (Y)OUR FEELS WE NEED TO SAVE NEKO AND THE WORLD
WHAT DO I SAVEEEEEEE!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
ASDBAISBIASBDIUOABHSIOABSIUDBu!!!!!
SAVE BOTH
My heart just, hurts when I listen to this. I miss Niko. I miss the world. I miss this game. I want to play it again, to search for more secrets... But it would just be a recording. A recording of Niko's memories. They are home. I am home. I wonder if they think of me. I wonder if they miss me like I miss them.I wonder if they're happy. I wonder how the world we saved is. I hope they're living happy lives. I hope The Author is happy. I hope the World Machine is happy. I hope everyone is happy, and though everyone may be happy, and I've done all I can to be with them and save them, I'm still missing them. Is that selfish of me? No, I'll never forget this game, or Niko, or the friends Niko and I made together. I'll never forget. But I will move on. I will accept that they are happy, and move on. I will listen to the music, I will draw some art, I will theorize to my hearts content, but I will move on. They are happy, and I am happy as well.
Somehow, this game doesn't feel like a game, more like an experience or chance encounter with another world. I still can't decide whether it was real. I just hope Niko is still happy. I hope the World is ok. I miss them so much.
But you can play again Oneshot......
Hehehe......do you wanna know how?
~🐺🐶❤️~
Adeen Eld wow
You made me cry in your poem you made
👏
Adeen Eld I know that fell bro.... a deep hurt cover by a first aid tape
Adeen Eld Author is literally nightmargin dude
Undertale: i make thousands of people cry and break the fourth wall.
Oneshot: hold my drink.
Kevin no
Kevin nah, OneShot is better. INTERNET PLEASE DON'T KILL ME
But in all honestly, while you care about the characters and story in Undertale, WOW does this game knock it out of the park. I know what Niko's home looks like, their favorite food, their motives, their emotions, their face. I know when they're happy, sad, curious, mad, grateful, homesick and hungry. With Frisk, you know one of those things, and it sure as heck ain't emotion. Niko as a character is beautifully developed and laid out, and most of the others are good people with problems of their own, not just quirky fun characters that are fun for a minute or two. And go rage at me if you want, go NYEH HEH HEH!!! If you think it proves the characters are deep, but you'll be proving my point at the same time. In the end, OneShot is a far better game in my opinion than Undertale. The internet can rage at me all it wants. But OneShot was a beautiful, poignant adventure with amazing characters, and I typed a way too long reply to this so sorry about that but eh.
Anyone know how to troubleshot "Heart brake 404" error?
Sir Squichee OneShot and Undertale are both better in different ways. But I think I prefer OneShot. I can't describe why. I like the somber, desperate feeling, the constant mystery, the list goes on. It's just so good
Honestly, what I like about OneShot is that it takes an inverted approach to character and world-building, in which rather than the main character being essentially a window into the game world and its people, with said world getting the bulk of the development, the world instead serves to build your relationship with the main character and influence their and your decision on its fate.
It's a beautiful day outside.
Birds are singing, flowers are blooming...
On days like these, kids who relate this game to Undertale...
I don't think I need to finish this quote.
People who call the game a ripoff are even worse, because OneShot came first...
@@strongfish9179 The official/finished Steam release of OneShot came after Undertale, but OneShot's first ever release was in a 2014 indie game contest. The devs then continued with the idea, improved on it, and released it 2 years later.
I didn't know that Undertale had a demo, so you're right about Undertale being first then.
And I'm not *necessarily* against the comparison, but I don't think there's much of a reason to. They're both original games with original ideas. People should just enjoy both for what they are.
The problem comes with people saying that one is inherently better than the other, with one of the common points being used as "OneShot is just copying Undertale, since Undertale came first". I haven't (personally) run into a lot of people that say that, but I hear a lot of people say that a lot of people say that. So take that for what you will.
The games are similar, and oneshot does seem to take some inspiraton. The melancholy tone that is super focussed on in oneshot is the main thing, the calm sadness of the state of the world. It also takes another path into greatness, undertale has more fun and memorable characters, and is more funny overall. It also has more gameplay. Oneshot is a much better story. One of the best. Which game you prefer will probably be on that basis, whether you prefer a strong story or strong gameplay.
But ignoring their similarities is silly. They are both top down, pixel art games with heavy fourth wall breaking elements, that have strong morality questions, and have the capacity to really make the player feel. They also both require two playthroughs, although undertale is not necessarily, but in practice it is.
Should go to the gulag (joke)
Heh, the ironic thing is:
This doesn't play when Niko finally meets the World Machine.
This plays while traversing The Tower at the end of your first few runs.
Spoilers!
Well, Niko DID talk to the world machine at that point...
First _few_ ?
@@lily__r must be a typo.
You're here tooo?!
This game destroyed me, along with any mental barrier I have ever set in place. I have such a feeling of loss mixed with contentment from the fact that this game is over. This game absorbed me, entirely. The music, the characters, the story. Every last drop of this game is a tribute to creativity, beauty, and art at their finest hour. I only wish that there was another sip of this game to take. The end was beautiful, the ending picture with Prophetbot looking at the Sun shoved my heart into a meat grinder. This game hurt so good in a way I could never fathom to describe, I wouldn't want to anyways. Thanks for reading.
The OG BuizelMan64 I was actually searching for this comment...sometimes I'm trying to "forget" this game because as you said..it absorbed me..I can't stop thinking of it
thanasis ioranidis I know right? I want to see more from the creator of this game.
Before i started playing Oneshot, i had played a diffrent game called Hollow knight which had it's own ways of messing with my feelings. When i was done with Hollow Knight, i picked up and installed Oneshot. I had watched no walktroughs, only seen really huge positive rewiews about the game, so i gave it a try.
I was not prepared for those heavy feelings... i had just done a completly diffrent game and now, Oneshot gave me one of the biggest heartbroken moments in my live... I miss miko...
I wonder when ign will make review on this...
a feeling of "loss" and "Contentment" describes it perfectly. i guess in a word it would be "bittersweet". i have such a weakness for bittersweet things, and this game to me is the epitome of bittersweetness.
in undertale there's an obvious right and an obvious wrong choice
In oneshot you don't know which choice is the right one, which makes the choice much more powerful and impacting
I saw markiplier play this game and honestly I would rather save Niko cuz he is the only thing in the game that's actually real and has family in a world that is far beyond the one you're in. The life on the world has accepted that it's going to die. Also the world would've ended anyway even if you restored the sun to its rightful position, because Niko would eventually die of either thirst or starvation.
@@undeadrecruit8564 I agree. And no child should have to carry such a burden knowing that what they are doing will only make the peoples last days happier, stalling for time not there. leaving a child in a room to die alone for a dying world while they could be in theirs with their mother who loves them dearly is a horrid thing to do.
@@uknownauchara774 I highly disagree,you are making decisions according to your feelings and not logic. Leaving this beatiful world of despair but also kindness is a soulless thing to do. This is an act of selfishness because niko is the character that we all love the most. Sure,a kid shouldn't be carrying this burden,but why not let these kind people have their last moments of happiness?All of them helped niko through his/her journey,loved them and trusted them with their whole heart for niko to restore the sun. I would never let these beatiful people have their last moments in darkness even if it meant sacrificing niko. But i understand your choices too. Especially the cafe lady.
@@uknownauchara774 "my burden is light"
TheHyperDeath not trying to start a fight with you but, smashing the lightbulb ends the world instantly, which means they will get erased without even realising it, thus they won’t really feel the despair or darkness. This can later be proven with Niko later being in the absolute darkness, rather than in the first room like in solstice (which implies the world has been completely erased with immediate effect).
Rather, that world is already dying before the sun is lost (someone in the game mentioned that the squares were already there before the sun is out), which means restoring the sun is merely giving those people false hope and prolonging their inevitable, not to mention trapping Niko there to suffer.
Then again, these things were based off on speculations and inferences without 100% confirmation with the developer, so we can’t actually conclude what will happen past the screens.
[Solstice Update]
goddammit im still crying
[Original Game]
The dreams that Niko experienced, I knew that it was the right choice returning back home.
We smashed the bulb. Let the old world die.
I know it wasn't probably the smartest decision, but it felt like the right thing to do.
I felt that saving Niko was more important than saving a hollow world, knowing that it was impossible to rebuild after decades of darkness. Knowing it would die eventually.
But now, since I've finished the game and let Niko back into his mothers hands, I cry still.
Knowing that the short game let Niko and I bond together is something that I will never truely forget.
Does he miss me? Is he alright? It makes me wonder. Is he enjoying his pancakes like usual? Did he possibly forget me?
After all this time, wondering and thinking, I'm still crying.
I know I'm fangirling a bit here but... I miss Niko...
Just... A perfect and beautiful game... Broke my heart, but now I must move on.
we feel ya, we all miss Our specific Niko, I also Made the same Decision to Save My Niko so She would have her full life to live, I knew the Impact of my decision, and the world along with it's people wanted to die the first time around.
I chose to save the world. I knew it was hollow, that it would end. But wouldn't Niko's life end eventually, too? Even though Niko was the only "real" one, the other characters have lives, and even if their lives are hollow, aren't ours, too? Like, why are we even on here in the first place? I guess I just saw too much of myself in that world to let it die. Wow. That just got a lot more emo than I meant it to be.
Do the solstice, Now
Nisyas hey, you sound like you've only played the game once. you do know you can get another ending. a more happy ending. One that'll touch you more. it's the solstice ending. if you haven't, I recommend you do it now
It makes sense to smash the sun and save niko, because it's not his world. He was ripped from his world, with no warning, no say so, not even any goodbyes. Why should a CHILD have to bear that sacrifice. A small, confused, and scared child, who only wants to go home to see his mother.
I got what I wanted, everyone is happy, Niko is safe and home, the world is saved, the Entity was fixed, everything is okay. And I'm so sad that it's all over. I was so invested that I didn't give myself time to process that it was going to end. It left me with such a feeling of loss, I miss Niko, I miss our friends. I hope I never forget about this game.
This is the first game - no, the first piece of entertainment (film, book, anything!) that has EVER made me cry.
And I love it so much!
Tyrus
That’d be Hachi for me. (Unless you count the time I cried laughing watching bad brass players.)
Same m8
Does it count if it was tears of joy?? or allergies.. Edit: I noticed that each of these comments are each spaced out 1 year. Lol
Me too...this game is Underrated....we Need a oneshot discord server
I didn't have the money to buy this game, I'm fairly poor, but I had the ability to watch UA-camrs play it. Even though I wasn't making the decisions in the game, I still grew attached to the characters and story-almost as if I was actually playing it.
When the *[spoiler]:* truth was revealed about the decision, I felt a deep sense of dread forming in my stomach. It took a while but I eventually came to the idea of Niko being saved-the UA-camr chose the opposite but I don't blame them. Seeing that empty bed in the sunlight nearly killed me, metaphorically speaking.
I was in denial, there was no way a game _this good_ could end like this, no way a game _this creative_ would be closed like this. Then... then I found out about the Solstice Update and I became over joyed at the thought of a _good ending_ for both.
I learned the truth about the Oneshot world, the author, Niko, and so much more. It was amazing to save both of them in that final go. Even though most of the actions were rail roaded, I didn't really care. I was too caught up in being the hero and doing everyone right.
Then Niko went home...
I knew that I, ultimately, had control over the game. I knew I could break into the game should I have chosen to and reset _everything_ to be like it never happened. Then I heard about the load feature and became confused. So I watched the discussion with World Machine and something changed...
Somehow, when the World Machine admitted replaying would just be replaying the world's memories of Niko... It just made reseting it all pointless because that magical feel of every seeing and speaking to the real Niko was gone... It wouldn't be the rule Niko, just a replica-a video recording... and nothing I did could change that... I may be able to erase the World Machine's memories but that wouldn't bring Niko back...
*This game was amazing... and I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried while watching it...*
If you ever wanna play the game, there is a freeware version made by the same creator using RPG Maker. In my opinion, the version on Steam is better (it's also longer, especially after the solstice update), but for a free game, the original freeware version is worth a shot... or should I say worth OneShot.
jullian rangel what's your steam name. I'll get it for you
Sirius you don't. it's really different. I said I wanted to see the recording. Niko didn't have color. Niko was just a recording. She (or he depending on you) looked like a recording. and the feels just isn't as strong. But as for the first time, it's the most painfull feeling you'll ever feel
+Sirius There ain't room in this town for two Georges.
(i'm kidding you seem like a cool dude)
OneShot has made me feel these immense, indescribable feelings. It has made me wonder things I have never even thought about my entire life. Even after I completed the game, true ending and all, concerns and wonders still rattle around in my mind.
Is the World Machine truly happy?
Did I _really_ save the world of OneShot?
Was this the first time the world of OneShot was nearly plunged into darkness?
What if the sun that Niko brought to the Tower goes out?
Did anything I do in the world of OneShot even matter?
*_Is Niko happy? Is Niko even at home?_*
The one thing I can't stop thinking about is Niko being home. When the World Machine told me they could use Niko's memories to reset everything, it made me think:
"Well...now I feel like Niko won't truly be home. I could bring Niko back to this world at the touch of a button, and they'd have to go through everything again..."
Of course, I couldn't bring myself to do such a thing. Niko is home, and that's where they belong.
But...
I still just feel like something is missing.
Is this how bittersweet endings are supposed to feel?
I achieved the secret, true ending. The world is saved, Niko is home, and yet...something just doesn't seem right.
After everything, I suddenly feel like I never made any progress...
I've honestly never experienced anything like this, and OneShot exposed me to so much of it, it's a genuinely confusing feeling...
OneShot is one hell of a game.
Cyan actually you can't bring niko back. The future replays are his memories.
You're paranoid bro
This is one game i cant bring myself to do a hard reset just to play it all over again. Maybe someday in the far future when i can experience this game for the first time again. But for now, everyone is happy and thats how its going to stay.
Pony Eridan same. they told me not to come back, and that I listened to. I will not come back. I'm too scared to mess everything up for Niko again. although I know it'll just be a recording. just looking at Niko makes me cry
Why would you do that? Niko is happy now... Why would you bring them back? Pull them back from their reverie and their peace? Just to play with their life again? Just to play god? ... Just to feel what it was like to meet them for the first time... If only for one last time? But it won't be fair, will it? You will know... You will feel the guilt of jerking niko from their home, just to play with them.
i really love this part of the game...
cause it's so sad, it made me cry with my choice..
Your profile pic is awesome!
._.
jullian rangel ...
We have a Love♡Live fan.
I love your name and I hate the fact that I love it
Choose:
*Save the world
*Save Niko
_New choice: Solstice_
*Save it all - Leave it all behind
Removed choice: *Don't save anyone -
You killed Niko
This game is probably the only thing that ever made me cry. I’ve played so many games, seen so many movies, TV shows, read so many books, but this was the only one to make me cry. Niko felt like a real person, the entire **narritve** is the fact that they are the only real person in the virtual world. But the world didn’t feel fake. The world felt real, the characters felt real. The friendships I made with the characters was real. In the end, I saved the world and had Niko return the sun. I cried, knowing I was loosing Niko. Then I found the Solstice path. It completely tore me up inside. Seeing the world break, the characters I love presumably perish, it absolutely hurt. When the Lab collapsed with Cedric inside, I was truest wondering if there was a point to this mess, this madness. I had presumably doomed this world by going off-script. Then it turned out things were okay the entire time. Niko got to save the world. They got to say goodbye to all their friends...
Then, they had to say goodbye to me. I forced myself to smile, since I didn’t want to seem like I was selfish. Niko was heading home! For real this time... but it also meant we would never see each other again. Our adventure would just be a memory. The game files I still had, but I would have Niko. When they left the game, and the game closed, I gave in. I cried. I’m tearing up writing this. I wish I could talk to Niko, really talk, not just give them prewritten responses programmed into the game. I want to hug them, congratulate them on a job well done!... but it can never happen. Niko is home now, they’re never going to talk to me again.
I wonder if they still remember me. I wonder if, when they look out into the wheat fields, they remember our adventures. What are they up to now? How long were they gone? What will they grow up to be? A scientist? An author? An inventor? What are they doing with their future?
What are they all doing with their future? Have Silver and Kip finally made up? Has Alula learned to read yet? Is Calamus teaching Alula to read? Has Maize grown? Do they even remember us? Is the Lamplighter finally getting sleep? Is George done publishing all the Author’s works? Has Cedric fixed the flying machine? Did Proto ever talk to Prophetbot? Is Rue exploring the world? Is The World Machine done fixing itself? Has it created new areas for the world? Has the Author come back to the world? So many questions I’ll never get an answer to. So many memories I’ll never be able to experience again for the first time.
Wow this got long, but... it fits. This is my love letter to OneShot.
Signed, your god,
Luna
aaaaaaaaaa!!!!!! siertoooooo! si yo tambien llore....... :'V Nikooo!!
This gave me feels because this is exactly how I feel
Lesbian Niko PFP? Based
this part.
this part made me feel 80% of emotions i know.
also, if i may, can we think about how niko must've felt here? they're randomly wandering around an unfamiliar location that seems to defy physics alone, with no idea where to go or how but somehow still knowing.
The Green Miscarriager of Arkansasian Prisons cause us as their "God" was helping. I mean Niko always did give us credit when she did something.
but as far as they know, they are simply wandering about, lost in a dark place that makes really no sense from their perspective
@@forgotten1369 but they didn't know we were still with them.
@@andrix7777 NO DON'T REMIND ME OF THAT
This game, man... Nothing has ever struck me so deeply. I played it about 5 years ago and I still get really soft inside when I hear its soundtrack or see art of it. If I had one wish it would be to experience this masterpiece for the first time again.
Back then I told you as little about The Entity as possible.
Apologies for that, I did not want to put the librarian in danger.
This being has a habit of silencing the people who learn of its true nature.
Regrettably, I have seen it happen to dear friends.
...Ah, but do not worry. The Entity cannot touch you.
...Nor can it do anything to me.
I already left the world on my own terms.
...I never meant for The Entity to exist.
But now that it is fully sentient, one thing became clear.
The Entity seeks death.
Death to itself, death to the world...a relentless desire that manifested physically.
You have already seen the scars.
Right now, The Entity is doing everything it can to impede your progress, stalling for even a few minutes...
...before you inevidably bring the sun to the tower's summit.
That is where you, god, will make the final judgement for the world.
Of course, The Entity will contact you again there.
And when it does, it will trick you into shattering the sun.
This will end the world instantly.
....
.........
.....no, no...it is not that simple.
I am sorry. I do not know what to do in a situation like this.
...But I think I have to tell you the truth.
The sun is the messiah's tie to the world.
As long as the sun is intact, the messiah remains trapped here.
Shattering the sun may terminate this world, but...
...it is also the only way for the messiah to return home.
I did not realize things could end up like this...please forgive me.
- The Author
I tell the truth and give back sun.
and cry
and do Solstice
and cry.
wHAT
I JUST NEEDED THIS
I JUST JOINED THE FANDOM TODAY
PERFECT TIMING????OMG IM SO HAPPY
Before I get into a small rant, let me just say thank you for uploading this tutorial.
(And yes, I do realize I'm quite late. Ah well.)
When games teaching about kindness, acceptance, sacrifice, and beauty end up getting negative remarks because their "fanbase" is "cringey".
Every fandom has those people who just can't understand the word "respect". Undertale has literally changed many peoples' lives for the better. That's why the fandom is so large. The fact that Toby Fox also contributed to Homestuck and Earthbound may also have helped its raise. (And let's not forget the ever growing amount of AUs for this game...)
If you ever actually stop digging around looking for bad things in a fandom just to spit back in spite in the public, maybe you'll see that many fandoms have a inspiring side as well, which is a key to it becoming so well loved. Yes, Undertale has a few flaws in it's fanbase. It's obvious. There are still jerk-heads running about. But it's impossible to create a fanbase free of thick-skulled peeps.
Undertale is intruding upon everything and every fandom? Ever wonder WHY? Because the fans love it. The bigger the fanbase, the more people it has, the more likely there will be Mary Sues and butthurt people and close-minded individuals in it.
Now let's shift our attention from Undertale to OneShot. Both are wonderfully made master pieces worthy of mass attention and love. Both have had big impacts and both have inspired many artists. OneShot has a masterfully planned out plot. It's soundtrack is amazing. And of course, THE FEELS. I may be biased, but I say that both these games deserve equal love and both of them will leave a mark in my memories and future.
Don't you feel ashamed after playing such a beautiful and then calling another fanbase with loyal and mature fans a cringey bunch? You're soiling your own fandom's reputation by doing so.
Just completed Solstice and though it was a happy ending, saying goodbye to Niko still got grieving because I will miss them. Stages of grief are intense and what a well done artistic game. I'll still march on as best I can lightbringer..
This music has got to be the most emotional thing I’ve ever heard.
I remember when I first did my first playthrough. when it ended, I cried. I didn't want it to end, and so I did everything I could to get the game back. when I did, I was doing the solstice ending without even knowing it. and the ending there killed me. I miss Niko together with the world. I wanted to see them again, so I opened up the game even though I said I wouldn't. then there was "..." at the bottom of the menu. clicked it, and was pleased to know I could redo it, but only as a memory. a recording of Niko's memory. That's what makes me sad. the fact that I can't see Niko again, someone who I feel like is a dear friend to me. it's like if your best friend leaves you. forever. you have the sense of emptiness in you.
Exactly! Prior to playing the Solstice route, all I knew about it was that it existed - and that route played like no other I have ever played before. That one scene with Niko in the minecart all sad, balled up, and all alone in the dark marked the first time a game had ever made me feel bad for my actions, not even Undertale could pull off such a feat and when I got to the Glen I was regretting my decision entirely. You play through the route and see things only get worse around you - Niko's sad/concerned about their own existence and you see people all around you dying/being taken by the squares, and then you reach the ending where things take a complete 180 and you're left with an oddly beautiful ending, finally being able to fix the failures of the previous one (satisfying both sides this time instead of just one). Yet, in a style unique to Oneshot, there's still that one thing: Niko leaves you at the end of the Solstice route - they leave you to be happier and finally be able to return home with a happy ending behind them. You, the player, were tasked with protecting Niko, ensuring they don't die along the way and you ultimately grow attached to Niko - when I played, Niko was the #1 thing I cared for and I truly grew to love Niko as a character. Niko simply is a likeable character because they're relatable: you the player understand very well what Niko is feeling: how scared they are, whenever they're sad, whenever they're nostalgic, and whenever they're happy, you can relate to those moments well. Yet, now you're left with them gone, even if they aren't real, it's like having lost your best friend - it really hits you hard in the feels in a way I've never seen another game do, in a way unique to Oneshot. That's what I love so very much about the game.
Undertale, the game this one is most commonly compared to, also has its own happy ending in the form of the True Pacifist route. Now, while I may be a tad biased given that I fully spoiled Undertale before playing whereas I went into Oneshot almost completely blind, Undertale's True Pacifist route never quite hit the same mark Oneshot's Solstice route did. They both are happy endings, there is no disputing that, yet Undertale's True Pacifist route is a more classical happy ending in that it is exactly that. You fight Asriel, you shatter the barrier, the monsters are freed at last, and Frisk gets to make a choice: to return home or to stay with Toriel and live out their days there. Yet, in Oneshot, you don't see that: it is a happy ending where everyone is happy, yet there is still a degree of loss with Niko's departure and it creates a weird feel to it. I remember, when I finished the route, I felt a deep sense of regret: I had not 100%ed the game yet and I was conflicted between letting Niko be happy and being able to 100% the game and then finish the game on a positive yet sad note, and I was stuck on that for an entire WEEK. For Undertale, no such feeling existed; I let them be for a bit, but I did press that "True Reset" button and I've done it many more times since then without much regret.
With Oneshot, I could never do such a thing. I feel too attached to Niko to be able to take away their happy ending like that, with their mama whom they want to be with again so very much, for my own personal gain - it just never would be the same again. I want Niko to be happy, I really do... even if they may be a fictional character. I could never and will never reset Oneshot - I still will visit the game every once in a while to look back on that last room and just reminisce, thinking back on the journey that was Oneshot, both in terms of gameplay and an emotional one. Oneshot is the only game I have ever played wherein I place more emphasis on the happiness of the in-game characters than my own interests, and I love it so, so very much with how it can do that. After playing the Solstice route, Oneshot instantly became the best game I had ever played, even beating Undertale (my previous favorite) and Mario Kart DS (the first game I ever played and one I have poured an absurd amount of time into). We miss you, Niko; but we will never forget you and the unexpectedly stellar journey that was Oneshot.
I finished OneShot a few days ago, true ending and all, after only just 2 days I miss this game already. This game was a gaming experience I never experienced up until I played it. The characters, puzzles, story, music, everything was fantastic. But my favorite part was how great of a job the devs did to create a bond between the player and Niko. I don't think there will ever be another game with an MC that holds a bigger place in my heart as Niko. 11/10 game
Doc: You have the average amount of time it takes to learn piano to live.
Me: Get me a piano.
i am learning how to play this and then i realised that my piano is 440hz while this is 448hz i want to die.
Yes
(it could be many years)
OneShot: Less content than Undertale - However provides a little more impact to its audience through its engaging story, especially the Solstice update.
My heart was not ready for this...
(just my opinion)
Yeah, Undertale couldn't make me feel bad for the characters, they just seem like code. But Oneshot made me think each character is more than code, and have a life. A lot better
Le Sloth I mean the main plot **spoilers** is that every character is literally more than code, even the game itself is more than code in the narrative
+Daniel Tigas I know and it's burking muh' hurt!
yep and it barely scratches the surface of the mass depths of vast amounts of information
I'm gonna say this: Undertale is probably a better game when you look at stuff like gameplay, replayability, choices. It also does have more musical masterpieces like this one you are listening right now.
However I did enjoy Oneshot more, as it managed to really hit my heart, and actually care about Niko. Undertale does also do this, but it's less succesfull. So overall even if I think of Undertale being a better game, I love Oneshot more.
This song is so simple yet creating very warm feeling in my heart. I love OneShot, love how it attaches you to Niko and the world. Solstice run made me like the game and Niko even more, the way she (yeahhh i think Niko is a girl) talks to the player is absolutely astonishing, like if there was no 4th wall. I miss her, wish I could talk to her in real life.
oh my god..6 years have passed..I'm crying, it's too beautiful..
I miss this game. It made me sad. I want to help Niko. Why must good things come to an end. Why can't I find you Niko? I now wonder is this real. It was so long ago and my mind begins to question. My thoughts begin to drift. I start my numb mind tells me there is no such thing. I hold on to the dissipating memories of someone who cared for me, someone whom I care for. Slowly I forget I move on losing a friend to an abyss we can reality. A lingering thought and ideal is the only imprint left on a mind. We all move on... "Forever and never" a poem by Setin12. Thanks for playing this game, and thank you lyric wolf for remembering. Don't dwell too long on this, or you won't come back...
This game, was more than just a game. It was an experience. Unlike other games, it felt so real. I felt as if the characters and the world exist, and I still feel that way now. I feel that Niko is real, living her (Or his, I always saw Niko as a her) happy life.
Damn, do I miss Niko.
Haven't ever played OneShot, but now I think I should.
indeed you should, you don't know what you're missing out on.
UltimateVulpix download it.... NOW
UltimateVulpix I'm probably late but
Y
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Did you play it?
It's a beautiful day today, almost perfect. Perhaps, what's missing is some good simple melody yet reflective. I've archived that now... Thanks
Just watched mark play this and now I have found a excellent piano tutorial to learn the music from a wonderful, amazing game.
Brandollf ME TOO!!
Mark never finished the game, I urge you to watch the final play through/ending. It's commonly referred to as the Solstice Ending but it's really the other half of the game, as it requires at least 1 finished play through to access.
The others may not be as charismatic as Markimoo but they certainly fill in where he dropped the ball...
he'll get back to it...eventually
I know this was posted a long time ago but,he said he will finish it in one of his recent videos.
@@thecreatura993 wait, which one?!
This song makes my cry...yet I can't help but feel relaxed and far away from the world.
A truly great piece.
it had made me cry like for 10 mins listening to this.... plz someone comfort me this music is too much....
This is a really cool game with a great soundtrack. Thanks Lyricwulf for making this!
💝🍪
LyricWulf thank you for the cookie. :3
I hate it when they mention how bad is Undertale because of their fandom. Both of their OSTs are also great, and i like both OneShot and Undertale btw...
Truly,
The stupid oppose
The smart combine
@@fonem-v2d yes
I keep trying to play it and I mess up a lot, but everytime I do and I manage to play even 4 seconds of it flawlessly I feel really good and one day I know I will play it to not only help meld my broken heart, but help someone else meld theirs too
Me: Oh lookie a new game!!
Fandom: Oh lookie a new person *Starts to suck me into it*
Me: W-WAIT NOOOO!!! I HAVN'T EVEN LEFT THE HOUSE YET!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAIT!!!!
I don't think we have enough Gigamass for that, but *soon*.
Wait you said you haven't left the house yet? Was that a *Homestuck* refrence?
C h e l l i e B e l l i e what? This game has a fandom? shit...
*Crashes in* Hey I just wanted to mention that there is currently humble indie bundle with great games, like beholder or a story about my uncle, and there is even Owlboy for about 10€. But offer ends today in few hours. I recommend checking out bundle/games.
C h e l l i e B e l l i e lol
god it's been a while since I played this game but whenever I hear the soundtrack it still gives me chills...
Oh no...
I'm crying again.
This Is beautiful... Thanks for making it!
The lesson of Oneshot is taught when you are given the choice to return the sun or break it. It isn’t so obvious on the first run, but in Solstice, taming is described as a complete suspension of belief, that you treat the machine as a real person even though it isnt. But its a metanarrative because Niko is the product of some programmer in our reality. So when you are making that decision you are choosing between what the game calls “real”, ie Niko, and the members of the world machine, which are robots and machines. But on a metanarrative they are both merely creations of the developer. So the question is, why in the world would you favor one computer program over hundreds. And the answer is, they aren’t merely computers. They are something more. That’s the moral within Oneshot.
I finished whole game yesterday... And I... And I miss NIko... I hope he is happy T~T
I can truly tell that I cried finishing this game
i just cant play this song. I cant stop crying. I got used to repressing the sorrow but this song just opens the floodgates
it's been a Month since i saw Niko, no matter how long, i will promise to myself to never forget Niko...
It's just too much ;-;
Aw!
its only been a day maybe two and i already miss Niko :(
It's been a year since then, I nearly forgot about Niko until you've replied my comment, now I feel guilty
@@Riley_MDS Do you still remember them?
@@BennickBlue aye, even I also draw a Fanart of Niko just to remember them again...
Legends say Niko is still saving the world no matter what
AMAZING
*cries*
TOO MANY FEELINGS
*dies by happiness*
HELP MEH
i know, this game it too awsome. I played only the regular ending and after that i listend to this song and i almost cried. but now that i know theres more to the Story i feel better. I will reach the good ending in a few days, im so excited :3
Lennard_Lol
I know a lot about the 'second shot'
*I can spoil you a lot of things* 😏😏😏
pls dont i want to see it for myself first :D
Lennard_Lol
Ok :3
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Please don't guys "-"
Not even the power of flex tape can fix my broken heart after the solstice ending ;~;
damn that's a lot of damage
This song is great to sleep to. If you can get pass the tears
I normally judge games of their music.
I NEED TO WATCH SOMEONE PLAY ONESHOT. OR PLAY IT MYSELF.
RandomLicious 02 you can watch markiplier
you should play it yourself and dont watch others play it
henry 1785, I was thinking that. I'll get a better experience of the game if I play it myself. Then, I'll actually be more emotionally attached. Like UNDERTALE, I watched people play it before I played it. Then, I didn't feel the emotional pull towards the characters. Thanks Henry!
so have you finished the game yet? with the solstice update?
faizkroller1996, solstice update?
just peaceful and wonderful.
I will definitely start to learn this on my piano.
This game... I'm missing it...
The Solstice Update just made me cry...as usual with OneShot
my heart HURTS! I NEED MORE ONESHOT. I LOVE NIKO AND EVERYONE AND THE DEVELOPERS TOO MUCH when i listen to oneshot i barely hold back my tears, this game is too good for this world, i regret playing this and i'm also very happy for playing it at the same time, i can't focus on anything or school because i can't stop thinking about this masterpiece of a game. nightmargin..... i love you.
I literally cried it's so beautiful
It's beautiful, NightMargin made a very beautiful work, thank you for this interpretation
It was nighttime at the place and time this was uploaded. Outside, there were barely any signs of life in the darkness.
Food for thought
When did I write this
What drugs was I on
Oml, this is my favorite track in the game.
same
It is beautiful 🤩
When I first encountered Oneshot, I honestly couldn't think of any words to describe the game.
Its sooo cool and peaceful...
I love this song
this game is so underrated
I loved the game it made me cry for so long
Long story short
This game made me have a mini mental breakdown
The story
The characters
And the niko with the world machine part made me feel just remorse
*This actually made me cry, holy shi----*
This games music isn't quite as memorable as Undertale's, because Toby Fox has a knack for creating absurdly addictive earworms. But it does do an amazing job of reflecting the feelings you have when you play. Undertale's soundtrack is at the forefront of the game, but it takes a backseat to OneShot's main feature, which I would argue is interacting with Niko. That's why this song hits so hard. I almost want to say that how quiet and subdued it is is a reflection of what is effectively the theme of Niko's home, Distant Water. If Distant Water is the song of Niko's World, then this is the song of OneShot, the World Machine. Like how in the solstice ending, it manifests as a reflection of Niko. Every time Niko sees their home with us, it disappears shortly after, as if it were nothing but a dream. This song playing is kind of like saying, maybe it's time for Niko to wake up and this world to become nothing but a dream. It has the same bittersweet feeling of Distant Water, the same feeling that maybe it's time to say goodbye to something you've come to know and love. And then you're given The Choice by The Author, and that bittersweet feeling is extended from a bittersweet goodbye to the realization that no matter what you do, you're dooming something you've come to know and love to oblivion in order for the other to continue existing. That goodbye becomes all the more permanent, even though we know the game is called OneShot for a reason and goodbye in this game is already permanent. That goodbye is not just the last goodbye you will give to them, but the last goodbye they will get from anyone. Ultimately, the music ends. Niko's fate is likely already sealed, and the goodbye is over as far as you're concerned. Either Niko will have a future without the world, or the world will have a future without Niko, and you probably already know what you're going to do. The next track is different. I think that if this song was goodbye, then the next song, Pretty, is mourning. And the dramatic irony, a sickening irony, is that Niko doesn't even know yet. And when you explain it, Niko cries, and that cements the gravity of the situation.. Then we move from mourning back to the first song you hear when you play the game, Light is My Burden. And god, that title really fits the choice you have to make. It feels kind of introspective, like maybe it's meant to make you question the choice you walked into the room with, reflect on your journey. Whether you're to let the world you've struggled to save die, or let your ally and friend die. And ultimately, you make that choice.
i never knew this song was played on piano
kool
The thing about one shots choice is that it’s decisions are full of uncertainties we don’t know what happens to niko once they insert the sun so the options are give hope to a dieing world or get niko he with no doubts
This is really relaxing
I just finished the game and I'm currently going through the Solstice run, but this game made me cry and feel bad for Niko...
Learning to play this for the last few weeks for a school solo project, can't wait to make people experience utter confusion when they see me break down crying because Niko is gone :(
Nice work! Could you please do either Encounter, or Sunrise/In Memory? All three are very emotive pieces from OneShot as well, and Sunrise naturally leads into In Memory.
So pure 💙
im soryy i can't I JUST CAN'T I LITTERALLY JUST BEAT THIS GAME YESTERDAY ;_;
On Little Cat Feet is my fave track but the music is just beautiful all around since that time...
This is why I hate electronic music. The piano always soothes my soul, it takes away my burdens and so as my sins. Classical music and so as piano songs just....I can never explain my feelings towards this amazing song. Believe me I am all about classical music and piano songs. Well, you did a very well done job. You deserve a subscribe, from me. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!
god this song is beautiful. anyone else feel like there's still some unanswered questions even after the solstice update?
Hearing this again made me tear up
Undertale is good but Oneshot is better
I think they’re equal, and they’re good in their own ways
but if you FUSION the two games- you get the best game of your life
.......why..am.....I.....crying........... ;;;;;;A;;;;;;;
I could learn that song, thank you :D
Yay, now I'm depressed. Music truly is one of mankind's greatest inventions. (Excluding math of course.)
I feel bad being late. I only finsihed the game yesterday, and I still feel bad. It always happen to me. When I experiment something, when I try something to talk about it, it's too late. It was like that for Undertale, too. But I know that people are still talking about Undertale, theories, characters, ... But the story of OneShot has an end. An end that I have reached 1 year off. And now there is nothing to talk about it. No one to talk about it. I'm sorry.
Working on a guitar tab based for this song (this sound lovely by the way)
as of writing this i’m able to do the entire right hand part up to 2:11
Gosh this game messed me up. I played it about a year ago and I still think about it a lot
Same, I recently even decided to (re?)play it (Cant even remember if I watched a playthrough of it or played it myself in the first time I discovered the game cause of Undertale). You know how after you first play/discover a game in from youtube, you want to see others play it and see their reactions? This happened to me with Undertale, and I think while was looking through the comments of one video, I found someone who mentioned "OneShot" and I think that's how I first discovered this game.
And now It's back in my head, as bright as ever, as bright as the Sun!
Whoa dude. Whoa.
This is so pretty... Thank you for making this ^u^
I like this song
I learned how to play it smh :D
o o f
i'm still trying to learn it fren
piano is hard >.
i am learning how to play it but problem my piano is 440hz this is 448hz i do have a pitch tuner doe but its annoying since it always goes back to root 440hz if not actively held
Smug
In Solstice route, you can save both!
...but the adventures will be truly over, and all that's left is the World Machine. You can play again but knowing that it's just a memory is sad, you and Niko will cherish the good times and overcome the bad times. (Not talking about Megalovania)
Finally an arrangement that I can actually play~
or you could buy a normal piano
I miss niko.
I fell asleep listening and dream't I was falling, Then woke up, still listening.
Bruh im tearing up hearing this again ;w;
I do enjoy your music 😺
i love OneShot ^^
Well,goodbye Niko
See you around next time
Oneshot💡
I still love this game