Echo Night - Nitro Rad
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- Long before Dark Souls, Bloodborne and Sekiro, Fromsoft took a stab at the horror genre on PS1. Echo Night has us exploring a ghost ship, making amends with troubled spirits, and unraveling the mystery behind our father's obsessive quest to find a long lost evil power.
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The one reason I can think of justifying the casino helping them move on would be that the workers want to see someone win instead of constantly ripping people off. Doesn’t justify the amount of randomness and grinding, but that would be my guess
Was gonna post something like this. It can probably wear on you watching people coming there, gambling their life savings away trying to win it big, then sadly going home with nothing.
Seeing someone actually come out ahead might be refreshing for the spirits.
You know what? That's the only logical explanation.
That's really a lovely explanation. I mean, the workers are just normal human beings trying to make a living, not evil people gleefully enjoying every person that walks out destitute. Similar to how people who work customer service call centers for things like credit cards are just absolutely worn down and gutted with how many stories of desperation and people with very little left.
I hope Nitro sees your comment and replies, I'd love to hear his two cents on this, er, two chips rather haha.
@@DiamondCalibre hehe.
@@avereynakama9854 that actually makes sense. 👍
"Stop it! Don't open that door!"
DO THE MARIO
"Mario has logged in"
EAT YOUR ARMS AND THEN AGAIN
@@beat-man5167 it's a me
*MARIO*
@@strangent404a7
🎵Dun dun dun🎶
🎵Da na 🎶
🎶Na🎵
🎵[indiscriminate screaming intensifies]🎶
*hears the wahoo* oh god
I do love watching you talk about games I have no idea about.
Haha same. I had no idea there was so many Frogger games
Thorhigheels basically
Just finished it as of leaving this comment. It was quite the experience for a really old game.
You might also enjoy fact hunt on Larry Bundy Jr.’s channel
Maybe the casino was always rigged against the players, and so, the spirits of the casino staff wanted closure by finally seeing someone win. That's probably why they make you play.
*Shadow Sae intensifies*
@@TheMaestroMizerous except with sae its actually fun lmao
9:57
“Stop it! Don’t open that door!”
“W A H”
*WALUIGI WILL REMEMBER THAT.*
Nitro Rad in July 5th 2030: "Alright, time to start the Halloween episodes!"
But they are the best ones
you say that like it's a bad thing to talk about one of, if not the, best holidays of the year.
So, given that Petscop ended after last year's Halloween, do you think it's appropriate to ask James' thoughts about it now?
October is too short, better to start in April
oh boy july, time for halloween 🎃
"I feel like we're getting to a point where companies really gotta start doing a better job at preserving their old games and making them available...Nobody should pay this much for an old game."
NINTENDO, PLEASE TAKE NOTES. Aside from that, great review as always James!
Nintendo, Sony, EA, Sega, Namco, so many companies that should repropose their old games for the sake of preservation on pc and/or modern consoles, there are so many lost gems out there that can only be played by emulation or spending hundreds on eBay, what a waste.
Either make them available to buy or the laws need to change so we can legally obtain them without fear. If not, it’ll be like the library of Alexandria and all the knowledge will be lost to time
And what’s sad is they already made a good option in the NES classic and SNES classic (and to a WAY lesser extent the PS Classic) where they can do the same thing for other consoles.
If these companies took their time they could do the same thing but for more newer consoles like N64 and PS2. If it’s a problem of giving too many games then make like PS2 Racing Classic and a PS2 Horror Classic-make different versions for different genres.
Hell make it so you have to order it ahead of time that way they don’t have extras sitting on a shelf-look at the different catalogs for each PS2 classic and pick which ones you want to order.
It’s sadly a bit scummy but sadly you have to compromise a little on them wanting money. And hey you get 10-20 games for $70-80 dollars instead of paying $10 each and waiting for each one to be released or being forced to emulate or worse-paying hundreds of dollars for games that are impossible to find….
@treeghettox or you can stop being a pissbaby and realize thats not the issue.
I love my Mister fpga more and more
There's actually one other Echo Night game as well: "Adventure Player" on the PSP was a make-your-own-adventure-game utility released by From Software in Japan only, and one of the example games included on the UMD was "Echo Night #1" -- which was, I believe, a completely original Echo Night side-story.
Wow, very interesting. I hope Nitro sees this
Don't forget Echo Night Beyond, the one that *WAS IN SPACE!*
9:58 [Mario has logged in.]
It's time for Resident Evil in Wonderland.
Toilet is wonderland? Is that you?
This channel is so underrated. The comedy us great. And the chemistry between Jame & Brady is amazing. Also, the review are actually good, its not just "makes you feel like spider man" they are actually good reviews. Great channel. 10 out of score.
Did you comment on the wrong video or am I just dumb
@@somerandomidioticnerd9769 i dont know. I am known for being dumb and stupid. So who knows.
@@Beengus No need to be so hard on yourself, looks like you commented on the correct video!
@@_Conzo_ yay!
"Makes you feel like spider man" is going to become a go-to line for me for shallow praise in reviews. That's nice.
I imagine that for the casino ghosts, it's probably more of a "I want to re-live the moments of someone winning big and the thrill of it" rather than losing to them because they're more dealers than gamblers, so I think of it as a "reliving the glory days" sort of thing and getting to witness that "Big Win" moment before they go, but that's just speculation
I'm mainly looking at it from the Dealer's POV rather than as if they're ghosts from the Kakegurui anime
25:42 "Nobody should ever have to pay this much just to play an old game."
*cries in Tail Concerto*
Who would pay anything to play that though?
It's just a Megaman Legends wannabe with anime furries that can't decide wether it's a lighthearted story about an innocent-looking policemsn against dumb and childish terrorists, or a serious story about a world ending machine made by an ancient civilization.
Like, no. I mean, it's entertaining, but I'm not paying for that.
@@Burn_Angel Well, I happen to be a fan of it enough to want to buy it one day hence why I posted my original comment. No one's saying _you_ should buy it. That's what's special about retro game collecting. You get what matters to you the most because it's your collection after all.
@@FoxerTails _Understandable have a nice day_
Strange... The only "bad" thing about this game is just a quest? Wow.
Edit: I downloaded the game and is very amazing! But the BlackJack mision is just... Well, I don't even want to try, very hard.
It's not hard, it's just RNG bs that you have to be lucky with.
This dude is one of the only people I've seen rock this hair style
And so well too
Wish I had this hair
It's called "Rayman's".
J A M E S S U N D E R L A N D
It was big in the 90s. Jonathan brandis, Devon sawa, and Rider strong rocked it just to name a few. The length varies, but the split bang remains the same.
From Software made over 80 games, so when someone talks about them and can only bring up Dark Souls or Bloodborne, it saddens me
Have you see ThorHighHeels' video about pre Souls Fromsoft games? A whole hour of him talking about not Dark Souls :)
Armored Core was my first exposure to From Software.
Kings field was my favourite series they've made. But it's almost impossible to find anyone who knows of the series besides 'Oh yeah, isn't that where the Moonlight Greatsword comes from?"
It reminds me of Bungie. They were very creative in the '90s (Minotaur, Pathways into Darkness, Marathon, Myth, ONi), but now they're known only for Halo and Destiny.
No one loves Armored Core but me i guess. BRING BACK ARMORED CORE
9:58 oh no mario is going to take my liver
I sure do love the ripe spook season of mid september. Gotta get those skeletons outta the closet.
Hold on let me check I got any. Nah still need to wait for the flesh to rot away
Ayyy Kazuichi.
Oh no, the skeleton's coming out!!
[POP]
I AM FREEE HEAHEAHEA!
I'm dusting off my skeletons to spook the neighbors early
I hope he covers the series, Echo Night Beyond is by far my absolute favorite and this series is so underrated and overlooked. Thanks dude. You never cease to make me happy and make me enjoy what I love more.
Whaaat? A sequel that’s better than the original? Unheard of!
Just like with stores , Nitro Rad want to bring the Halloween feels early.
Broke: Bringing out Spooktober early means it'll be dead when Spooktober arrives.
Woke: That makes it more spooky.
honestly I can't blame 'em considering how rotten the year has been it makes sense to want to skip to the fun parts even if only in spirit (pun intended)
Hey if christmas stuff is allowed to get put up months in advance, halloween stuff can go out a month early
"Horror games were experimenting in various ways."
'Is still waiting for Nitro Rad to look at Sweet Home, Koudelka, and Shadow Hearts.'
Isnt Koudelka the first game in the Shadow Hearts series or am I just dumb
@@sheepoverrr It is, but Not everyone mentions it when talking about Shadow Hearts.
@@ShadowWolfRising Ahh that is true, I agree with you wanting him to cover the games you mentioned by the way! On a related note, if you enjoyed Sweet Home I recommend trying out the game Cthulhu Mythos RPG - The Sleeping Girl of the Miasma Sea -
I’m glad I found your channel, I’ve never been a fan of horror games and I like the way you review them
You can't find two horror game series that are alike. You speak as if they come off an assembly line. They're different from one another.
@@justdev8965 I don’t know where you got that from but I said this because I scare easily
This is one i've always meant to go back to after playing the second but "alone on a moon base after a shuttle crash kills everyone and now their ghosts walk the halls" is such a unique and atmospheric horror setting in videogames this alway came off as a little hokey by comparison.
If this got remade there’d likely be jokes about it being harder than the original.
Also looking back on the Frogger reviews. If Frogger got into Smash and used the GameCube/PS2 era for content, how do you think most would react?
"If Frogger got into Smash and used the GameCube/PS2 era for content, how do you think most would react?"
Vaguely condescending, angry comments about Waluigi probably. I'd be pretty happy though.
Yeah I wouldn’t mind too much, he’s iconic.
@@lupomagnotto8306 yeah same here, Frogger getting in smash could happen, though i would want Goemon and Bomberman on my end, maybe Bonk? Who knows who will make it into smash ultimate, i think Crash Bandicoot is likely and as well as Dante from the Devil May Cry series.
I remember an old leak that said the Frogger was going to be a DLC character and there seemed to be two sides: people who were mad about it, and people with Frogger PFPs going "hOeS mAd"
As long as it's not the version of Frogger from Frogger the Great Quest.
Not sure why but I’m always distracted by how good James styles his hair
James' review of Echonkight 2 will just be him staring at the dialogue and saying "I can't read Japanese. Oops."
This right here us both what got me started watching you and kept me staying around. Talking about games no one else does, some are great, some are bad. But either way you try to say what you liked about them.
Dope retro intro, really snazzy.
Is it already halloween?
Hee ho?
@@InsomniacBasilisk hee haw
Hes had it for like a year bit it's still good
the area around the tv reminds me of petscop
You know what? I freaking love this channel. He can take a weird/unknown game, and bring it into the light. My favourite videos by Nitro by far are the horror ones, especially the Clock Tower series. I am a complete chicken, where even the smallest jumpscare freaks me out for ages. You can let me enjoy the visuals and lore in freaky/scary games such as the Fatal Frame series. Long post aside, thank you Nitro, for making high-quality videos that are enjoyable to watch and listen to.
Chickens are actually a lot braver than most humans. People are such cowards that because they don't want to see the blood, pain and torment of slaughter, they will instead pay a cruel, desensitized asshole to do it for them instead, so their psyche is safe from the horror, and they can eat someone else's flesh, wear someone else's skin. If that's not cowardice, I don't know what is. And yet you corpse munchers have the audacity to call chickens cowards. No cowards like humans!
I freaking love the horror episodes. Helped me expand my collection by quite a few games. Keep them coming!
Fun fact about fromsoft, every one of there games has a moonlit greatsword or variant of it hidden somewhere in the game because that's their signature. going back to there earliest games there would always be a moonlight sword or sword with similar properties either hanging on a wall, in the boss's hands, or as decoration. Keep up the good works nitro.
It’s the FS Master Sword really; always there and waiting it’s wielder
I discovered this channel this month. I went through all of your early Halloween vids and now, I’m actually here for this year’s early Halloween! Feels pretty great.
Great work overall, Nitro. Love your work!
Seeing Mario bust down the door gave me Toilet in Wonderland PTSD.
*Mario has logged in.*
Time has really flown by, felt like I found your channel yesterday and it’s already been around a year! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve rewatched your videos and always watch your new ones. I used to put on a playlist of halloween episodes that I’ve already seen 9 times and just chill out. Real cosy channel, thanks for being Awesome ❤️
Been going through the list of old From Software games (so far played King's Field, Kuon, Armored Core, Shadow Tower Abyss) and was curious about this one. Thank you for covering it on your channel!
Edit: the casino part was hilarious.
How did you like em? So far I only played Kuon and King's Field, but I didn't finish them
@@Walamonga1313 I loved KF The Ancient City. In fact, I finished it twice. The gameplay is extremely slow, but the atmosphere and the interconnected world are what makes the game so cool in my opinion.
Shadow Tower Abyss is an interesting twist on the KF formula, but the game feels unfinished, the story is lacking, and it ends very abrubtly.
Kuon is alright, and some ps2 Japanese horror fans like it, but I personally found that it doesn't really bring much new to the genre (I played Silent Hill games, some Fatal Frame games, and Siren before this one). Kuon is not a game where you feel like you are vulnerable and being hunted, as you have all these spells and summons to fight the enemies with. Also, I feel like it tries a bit too hard with all the blood and the dead bodies lying around all over the place.
Armored Core I only played a little bit of (the first one), and I'd say it probably was a fun game for ps1 era, not so much anymore.
Heck yeah! My favorite time of the year, when James begins posting Halloween episodes nearly a month and a half in advance.
The premise of going back to the moment everyone died on ship is so interesting and somber, makes me wonder how things would play out if the same idea was done for other tragedies.
Echo nights: the Hindenburg disaster story
It feels so weird seeing an actual PS1 Horror Game after seeing so many indie games doing the same thing.
Where do you think that trend came from?
Thanks for introducing Hotel Dusk! That game is so awesome, I was so hooked from the beginning. Love your channel, subscribed instantly, love your voice, narration and style. And your taste in games lines so well with mine too. 😊
"hit it big with darksouls" Ow... my Armored Core
"They really go out of their way to make a lot of the world interactable, even if it doesn't really serve a purpose"
Sounds like Mafia II
Duuuuude this was a favorite frogger game! That scene when you have to play as frogger and run down a corridor being chased by a monster for 5 minutes straight was my favorite part
Ahh so glad to finally hear you talk about Hotel Dusk! x3
FromSoft made some really creative games back then.
I love their games now, Bloodborne especially, but Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and Sekiro are pretty similar, gameplay wise.
They still do, its not a bad thing that a developer finds the niche they are good at, means they can continue to refine and improve on it but that doesnt make it any less creative. Would be cool to see them tackle remaking one of their older titles now that they have more experience though
@@Azazreal Exactly. I'm especially curious what they'd make of their more horror-focused titles with today's tech (like, their ps1 stuff but remade on ps5)
@@GIZMONDO987 A Remake of Shadow Tower (also Abyss) would been great.
It reminds me of Bungie. They started very creative (Pathways into Darkness, Marathon, ONi, Myth), but then they made only Halo, and now only Destiny...
After binging all your old Halloween videos last month, I’m SO PUMPED for this year. You’ve legitimately made Halloween one of my favorite holidays now. Thank you very much
Man, FromSoft really has their own unique sound when it comes to the voice acting in their games.
I’m glad you covered these cause I tried these out and ended loving these, I wish from soft would do these again even every couple of years would be nice
Holy shit, I think I remember reading about this game a long time ago- back when I was a kid! At least, I remember that there was a game about helping ghosts move on, and that there was something about an evil dagger and a blue stone. I can't wait to see you cover the other games in the series!
Thank you so much for finally mentioning hotel dusk.
That door-opening Mario really gave me Toliet In Wonderland vibes.
*MARIO HAS LOGGED IN*
The way you talk about games makes me so happy. I can tell how passionate you are about them and its really nice to hear. I'd love to see a video about Hotel Dusk if you ever think you'd make one. It looks interesting and the art style is really cool
And so, the spooky times are upon us. I’m ready!
Your videos are becoming more subtly refined as each one releases. The lighting in this one is great, and your selection of games to talk about is very unique. Keep going dude!
September happens.
James: "IT'S HALLOWEEN BOIIIIIIIISSSSS!!!!!!!!"
What I love about Nitro Rad is that he is part of the remnants of the UA-cam video game reviewer. The look and feel of his videos makes me feel Nostalgic yet the solid production quality makes it modern and new.
Love the new intro
Duuude! The voice acting in this game has such an amazing texture and timber to it, your absolutely right. I'm obsessed with it! Like, I want to do it in a project as an intentional stylistic choice.
Armored core was my LIFE, I played all of them you gotta review one of them someday
No one really talks about them! Armored Core one, two, another age, and three were fun games with a compelling atmosphere.
Love your videos.
They are a safe heaven for me
I have a playlist of all your horror games since your opinion is so good
PLEASE review Spy vs Spy (2005), it’s one of my childhood treasures and it doesn’t have any decent reviews on UA-cam so pleaseeeee
Nitro Rad covering horror games is what drew me here last year- can't wait for Octobers vids this year!
King's Field and Shadow Tower are a pain to play, but they really nailed the atmosphere. A good example of wisely using limited graphics and sound.
Ya know, I'm always a fan of games with stuff like this. A world that has characters that are truly alive, where they that have dreams and regrets that you can help them with, where in some way they are all connected together in this grand story.
It's something that has always given me some kind of pleasure of finding out, especially about lesson relating to life.
I'm glad that you covered this game, I might one day play it if I ever have the time.
“BloodBounrne, Sekiro and of Course Dark souls series”
Demon souls fan me: “sighs”
Is Demon Souls not a part of the Dark Souls series?
@@julesthief they're technically different series, and exist in different worlds
Tbh most people usually group dark souls and demon souls together
@@julesthief It was first and also they are some sort of the same Series (even with references i don't wana mention because of spoiler). From Software used the name "Dark Souls" because the Name Demon's Souls is exclusive to Sony.
Thank you guys for explaining it to me!
I come back to this channel every year on October for your reviews on horror games. love them
I always kind of wonder if you would ever bring up Hotel: Dusk Room 215 for a long time I did had that game as my number 1 favorite adventure game, don't know I still hold as my favorite adventure game today, but I still am a fan of that game. Really would love to see that game get remade for modern systems, with some voice acting.
I wish I had Rad’s perkiness. It’s admirable and I’m hella peanut butter and jelly.
i like how much passion you put into research of all the games you play.
also i wonder if we can expect some cinematographic openings to videos like we had in silent hill origins?? sorry if i'm asking for too much..
@LAW???? ??? ??
Doing an inventory of all my games and came across both Echo Night games. Maybe they aren’t classics, but they’re so memorable for me.
Yooooo dope ass intro.
im so glad you finally brought up Hotel Dusk
If from soft ever made a sequel to echo night you know they'd put in a joke about the casino. Like, you'll talk to a dude and he'll say "how about a bit of gambling?" And then die instantly. They love that kinda stuff.
Source: the fact 3d dot game heroes exists.
Waaaait was 3D Dot actually FS??
Damn I’ve been playing their games for a much longer time then I thought if that is the case
So glad you covered this underrated horror gem. Thank you Nitro. This made my week better.
alright just want to point it out cause it's there
William and Henry? William being the murderer and henry trying to stop his evil deeds? lil interesting, maybe Scott was inspired
Wow, your lighting is absolutely gorgeous!!
1:13 god I miss the Armored Core games, I used to play them with my dad growing up. Sad that there really hasn't been any real info on a new title, I'd kill to play a new Armored Core game...
Since COVID has basically killed any chance of normal Halloween stuff, the main reason I’ve been looking forward to October is all the horror game videos from yours and similar channels.
Wow, James, you always make me be interested in games I didn't knew.
BTW, Parasite Eve...
Really appreciate you, Nitro.
You seem like a genuine dude and it's so cozy to bundle up for a Rad video. ESPECIALLY when its spoompy times.
Thanks, man.
Love ya.
Glad we’re done with the frogged series. It was getting long as SomeCallMeJohnny’s Kingdom Hearts series.
A few years ago my sister used to buy old ps2 and ps3 games that she could find in second hand game stores. We've found so many old classics like that, she even managed to grab haunting ground. One of the games I was always interested in playing but never got around to was echo night, beyond. The premise always seemed interesting, but I just never had the time. After seeing this video and learning its not even the only game in the series im definitely pulling it out for a play when I get home. If its anything like this game I'll probably love it.
Names ship the Orpheus is surprised when everyone dies
Your Halloween videos are among my fave that come out in celebration of October so getting them early is so awesome 🎃
I've heard FromSoftware used their Metal Wolf Chaos Remaster to gauge interest in porting their older games and it didn't do very well, which sucks for me as a classic fromsoft and mecha game fan. (Not to mention to be honest I'm not the biggest Souls fan lol)
It’s sad that this is the first time I’m hearing about metal wolf chaos judging by the age of this comment.
But it’s also dumb of fromsoft to judge how their older games would do based off 1 game
There were allegedly leaks that hint that FromSoft's next game might be another Armored Core game. We can only hope.
Tbh since the time of me making this comment I have become a bigger Souls fan but the fact remains I still want them to do a new mech game
@@TekTheNinja armored core 6
I hope so
"Don't open that door!"
*"Mario has logged in"*
Finally! A relief from the endless shower of frogger games.
nothing lifts the spirits quite like a halloween episode in september. i fucking LOVE this channel
Ah, I see FromSoftware has been making unintuitive, awkward control schemes from the very beginning.
Its funny, I used to only occasionally watch your stuff, but lately I get genuinely happy when you post. It wasn't love at first sight, but your channel is definitely one of my favorites now. ^^
"Hit it Big with Dark Souls" uhm... you know they really start to get popular with Demon's Souls on PS3? The only different here is, that the Game is exclusive to Sony.
It was a Game liked by so much ppl and importing it out of Japan, that they made a "Stop Importing It" Edition of Demon's Souls :D
I love your videos! There's something about your voice that reminds me of old time video game shows on tv or something, makes me feel cozy
Dude I appreciate it so much that you use tracks from Hotel Dusk so often.... Love that game!
Loved this Echo Night review. I truly think this game and your channel is really underrated. Thanks a bunch, Nitro Rad, for uploading such cool content!
Your videos are always well made. Always happy to watch them
This has to be one of my favorite videos, never knew from soft made a game like this and can always count on your channel to bring these games to light and always find something interesting in them!
OMG, I found this in a box of my dad's old games a looooong time ago, and it scared the ever loving hell out of me as a kid XD. Good memories.
I find it insane I'd never heard of this game, it's so... noir, suspense thriller, dark narrative. I'm surprised this is my first encounter with it, it's a wild combination. Also the segue into the casino was so dumb, but perfect. That Sunshine tease for the roulette skit was delightful!
Digged the RayFont on the flowchart, btw.
I'm glad you gave this game some love. It was one of my favorite PS1 horror games and I remember it fondly to this day, due to how good I felt when I helped out each spirit. It was one of the few games that I played as a kid that wasn't just about blasting the bad guys until the credits rolled.
I will always blame you for making me want to drag out my DS time and time again for Hotel Dusk/Last Window. Truly some of my most listened to soundtracks, and a huge rush of nostalgia every time I hear them.
This game seems incredible. Definitely going to play it soon.
Also yay, more horror games :)
These are definitely my favorite videos on this channel.
So last month I completed the fromsoftware vr game Déraciné, it was a fantastic experience but now seeing this I'm seeing a lot of very interesting connections between the two games red stones and flashbacks make a feature. I will certainly need to check echonight out with this. Thanks for spotting a FromSoftware gem.