"Silent Hill fans will just listen to yet another hour long video essay about a guy saying the exact same reasons why SH2 is good", you're god damn right and our presence here is the proof.
Honestly love how bro just self inserts himself into the game environments, completely fits the theme of the video and is just such a cool edit when done right, keep on rocking bro this shit is fire
I've been lost in my own Silent Hill for what feels like forever now, realistically its been like 4 years. The fog has manifested itself into physical pains. I think I sat for too long. I recently started trying to drag myself out of the fog. With therapy, doctors appointments, and ER visits. It's been hard but I have to try. Thank you for your videos, they always have great vibes. I am sorry you find yourself in the fog sometimes. I hope we can all find clearer days ahead.
I described the recovery parts of my autoimmune flareups (which give me brainfog) as "sh-t Snakes & Ladders; too few ladders, so many snakes". It's non-linear & there are setbacks but as you know we're playing the long game against despair, so we gotta be patient with ourselves & each other. Rooting for you, Dude. Glad you're doing good things for yourself.
This channel sometimes feels like it was made specifically for me. I love Zelda, Souls games and atmosphere and now I just finished the original SH2 and you release a video about that franchise as well. You love to see it
Dude. You got me crying over the shower when you talk about feeling like you’re the problem. Everything you’re saying just pulled at every strand in my mind. I never realized I do that. That I do find comfort in the fog. Feeling guilty for things out of your control is such a bad feeling and I never saw it as a comfort place. Thank you for being open and honest with your struggles. I’ve been in intensive therapy for 6 years bc of my bipolar type 2 and H.E.S and right now, you have helped me understand parts of myself that keep me in that fog. I’m kinda an old school toonami era weeb. “Like DBZ and sailor moon, tenchi muyo , cowboy bebop etc etc And while I have only heard of Bleach, I’m gonna go watch bleach now and hope it can help me learn to press on. Thanks for being a great roommate ❤❤❤
IP is quickly becoming one of my favorite youtubers. The way he goes into the small details in games and anime. Thats my shit. Guy is doing a great job.
Silent Hill is the perfect example of art to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed. You hit it right on the nail with the mental fog it represents, shit had me tearing up near the 52 minute mark
The bit at the end about personal Silent Hills and how to keep on walking in the fog to overcome traumas and difficulties in life reminded me of the description of the calm man amidst the ocean of despair by Schopenhauer. Here he talks about a mindset, attitude, called "principium individuationis"; sturdy and imperturbable trust in oneself in this ocean of uncertainty. If you feel overwhelmed and anxious about your future and life in general just put on your loftiest of expressions, take a look at yourself in the mirror, and tell yourself "It's alright, I've got this. It's me all in all !"
I’ve been fighting with the S.A and ab**e I had in my childhood. You really embodied how it feels sometimes when you reflect and look back. Thank you for treating such a topic with such care
As an abuse survivor, the “it’s always been my fault” towards the end of the video made me fucking cry dude. Thanks for the uplifting message after that dude
That part about the personal silent hill is so real. The closer they were and the bigger a part of your life they were, the worse it is. But you're right, you can make it out. The world beyond the fog isn't as hopeless as you fear, and you can only see that once you stop letting the fog eat away at yourself.
I've never played any of the Silent Hill games, but I love the part where he goes in on mental health and how the fog can relate to that. Also I love how he's always stylish in his videos it's just the cherry on top.
Please play two, and one don’t play four, but it’s up to you if you do, and avoid the none numbered ones until you get into the original four, or three.
Hey IP, been watching you for a couple years now. Your form of media creation truly does feel like a respite from life, a bonfire to warm myself by before I depart on my own journey. Your light shines to many and I hope you are ok in your tough time. Sit with this feeling and overcome it. Once the fog lifts, a new chapter awaits.
The world may be turning into a Soulslike but at least IP is here to be our bonfire. 🥲 Hopefully everyone put some points into Vitality and Endurance cause we gonna need those HP & Stamina bars. Speccing into Faith (of any sort) might not be a bad idea either.
This game taught me what Liminal horror could be. An atmosphere that exists in the in-between, in the gloom, the melancholy, the messy clutter. In the empty places filled with Anxious anticipation, confusion, discomfort. These things create a purgatory type of feeling. You suffer, not knowing if there will ever be an end to this suffering.. A monster can at least quickly end us, but having to live with Guilt, shame, regret & being lost with that is suffering. I love that this game was brave enough to invest as much as it did into it's environment. Immersing you into exploring it. It really showed me how amazing that approach of this game is. In real life the act of exploring places in the dark has this deep appeal to it, as well as this eerieness to it. Even messy run down abandoned buildings still have this weird appeal to them but they are unnerving. Trying to pick up on any little sound or object that you should maybe be aware of.. There's something deeply VISCERAL about that. It sometimes feels like the Silent Hill games are the only games that were able to achieve these things. That's Atmosphere
If you ever come to the conclusion, that someone doesn't actually care about you, but you are still tempted to blame yourself, remember that they are the problem and not you.
55:31 my personal silent hill is kinda what you described. i was in a relationship for 3.5 years and almost a year long lasting break up. at the very end, a month ago, i was told that i wasn’t important or considered a friend or even someone close. that just actually broke me and i gave up chasing after her. i think it was mostly my fault but recently i also started to feel like there where signs of something off about the relationship. she never really opened up to me much. well… i don’t want to spell out the whole lore. im slowly trying to pull myself trough this but its really hard.
Man that section where he goes a little into "the fog in his head", felt very real. Very apt? Like dang, I'VE felt like that too. Very eloquently put a for self-proclaimed sh*tty internet roommate, I kinda wanna use this description if I ever talk about that with other people since it's very evocative in a way I think people who haven't felt like that could grasp. Banger video as ever.
That story about thinking the knocking wasn't coming from the game reminded me of something I did to myself. I set my ringtone to Ludger's ringtone from Tales of Xillia 2. Now everytime I'm playing the game, and he gets a phone call, I instinctively go to check my phone
Honestly bro I have NO idea how you only have 234k followers. Video after video is a banger, haven’t missed an upload since I’ve been subscribed. Keep on the grind my dude, fire video as always
I'm working on a psychological horror heavily inspired by Silent Hill and as someone who's been going through an intense and dense fog lately I really appreciate your efforts in this video. I want this game to be an amalgamation of my own traumas and stressors turned into an atmospheric and immersive horror experience; sometimes though my mind gets in the way and I find myself struggling to complete tasks for the project between work, my relationship and the ungodly amount of debt I've taken on from going to University for Game Design. I'll keep trudging though, I just want to create something cool in the end...
This video hits home man, i have been playing silent hill 2 remake because the original holds such a special place in my heart. But the concept of "my own silent hill" and finding comfort in self guilt and not actual realisation is so fucking true. I have been lagging behind in academics because I had to go abroad but that plan was cancelled because my family didnt have enough funds, and so my whole year was wasted, and all my colleagues are now way ahead of me. Some mornings, I wake up and really think "what has my life come to?" Its so easy to stay in the confines of your home and avoid going out and becoming comfortable indoors, letting everyone get ahead of you. But the realisation, that you have to actually get you shit together and start catching up to those ahead is sort of a beacon of light in this foggy silent hill of mine. Thank you so much for this video, absolutely loved every second of it.
The scary part is that Silent Hill is simply a place that reflect our own mental state and thus.. why it's as ugly as it gets. If you're reading this, know that it's a free hug that kick your sorrow out of this plane of existence. I love you
This guy gets it! I love watching someone pick up on all the nuance and details that make a game special and nostalgic. Smart, hilarious and creative. Mate you are going places. Big love from Australia
My personal Silent Hill is that no matter how high a species can climb, it is pulled down by those that won't climb. It's that in this word there is no real justice, no real harmony, no true peace. Only conflict and power only struggle and death. Born not of our choice, to live in a place not of our choice, to be beholden to rules not of our choice. I'm not even sure it's my personal one, it might be everyone's deepest level of Silent Hill. The fear that in our finite time, no amount of fighting will bring us what we deserve and may not even bring it for those that come after. We are subdued by those infected by greed and corruption and the only end to that is a painful one that leads only to another run through the cycle. Tens of thousands of years only to be just the same as we were, only with more elaborate masks and more insidious tools.
I've just finished watching all of your videos the first one i watched was the one where you talked about how berserk changed your life and I instantly fell in love with your content evrything from the mid bumps to your style and personality I think you are the coolest person ever and one of the best youtubers ever I hope you manage to go to everything you are going through and i wish you the best. This isn't a pitstop anymore it's my home now. Thank you! Edit:Plus thank you for introducing me to Buddha Brand!
Video idea where he gives ideas on how to fix the flaws of modern Pokémon regions. Like researching areas and cities to add events to places like paldea and alola, helping flesh them out. Also maybe thinking of smaller side quests you could do in each town in the region, maybe visual style updates, just how he would improve the newer regions in general.
Your videos are absolutely the cozy bonfire I need nowadays. Your part about the personal silent hills got me because I’m the personification of the dog sitting in the room that’s on fire, “Everything’s fine, nothing to see here I’m good” when it’s very much not fine, I got so used to the fog that I didn’t even realize I was even in the fog! Denial is one helluva drug. And now that I’m aware of it, I want to sit in it because it’s so familiar; I got this far, I’ve survived this long, why should I try to get out? But I know I need to. I hate change, but sometimes change is good. I never played Silent Hill (literally pseudo-horror tensions in action games give me palpitations I can’t handle a whole game of that lmao) but I love hearing people talk about it. You did a fantastic job ❤
Details in games are very important. Without the education and evaluation of the process of art in video games, the next generation of gamers will be blind to the corporate slop the massive corporations are trying to feed us. Please keep up the good work 💪
Imagine being a low polygonal dude and constantly seeing a high resolution 4k sleep paralysis demon tearing apart the reality of your world to talk about the weather
never played any silent hills, but during nights i couldn't sleep i'd watch "game movies" of silent hill 2. when i finished, i couldn't stop thinking about my friend who died of cancer. he was a lot older than me and lived alone in a trailer with his dog. i took him to buy food when he needed help and called him every now and then. one time he told me he'd thought about taking his life except his dog needed him i kept thinking "i want to know if i did something different, would something have changed?" and "i want to know, even if it hurts." "it's not your fault. it's not your fault." passed through my mind. when i became fully aware, i covered my face and wept, trying not to wake my parents. it felt like a weight lifted off my back what helps with my silent hills is doing something creative and learning to love and forgive myself and others. getting rid of vices is huge, too. you can see the world more for what it really is again keep doing your thing
I love both games, but I've always felt a fondness for the first game. I agree about the fog for sure, but the occult themes and the fact that Silent Hill itself felt like somewhat of an opposing force itself. SH2 is clearly James' story, and how that intertwines with the fucked-up town of Silent Hill is fantastic, but SH1 felt like Harry really shouldn't be there, an outsider feeling completely out of place from start to finish. The way Silent Hill warps around you with the industrial nightmare sections felt like the town itself was out to get me(not that SH2 doesn't have it's moments), which, when joining with the fog and the oppressive industrial OST, was so impactful on the vibes. Always love seeing uploads man, much love
Honestly the first game is great, but Harry, definitely doesn’t have the complex psyche as James Sunderland. Tears of does utterly gut me, and my heaven sucks if you hate dentist drills like me.
The soundtracks for the first 4 games, particularly the sh2 soundtrack, are phenomenal. They produce the most god-tier melancholic atmosphere imaginable. Excellent video, great analysis & analogies. Fantastic editing lol love the editing yourself into the town
The "My Silent Hill" section of the video was beautiful man, it made me tear up a little (I cried like a bitch). I just wanted to thank you because the whole video was great but that section was extremely beautiful and your words really moved me 💙. This is my favourite video from you yet, you not only shined a light and made me discover and learn more about one of my favourite video game series but in the process also made me learn more about myself.
You chose the best time to drop this, I just beat SH2 Remake. Game was perfect by the way, captured that original atmosphere excellently. It's truly hard for me to describe the atmosphere at times but fuck man, just start playing the game and it washes over you. I do think the music is actually the biggest part in that. It's super evocative and combining it with the scenery just hits different and I love it so much. The town seems so familiar yet uncomfortable, and by god haunting. Also, I'd like to say but the otherworld in SH1 is truly the creepiest. It's super jagged, rough, bloody and rusty and filled with gore. Like you said, there's so many little things that contribute to the atmosphere. It's why it's so hard for even indie devs to replicate its success, so they carve out their own design and atmosphere and it works for the best. Silent Hill is so fucking good.
"I mean recently for me there's been a lot of pretty big life changes, and some days can be really tough, 'cause you might wake up and you kind of just wish you didn't, you know?" Yeah, I do... Last year, in early May, my world got rocked pretty damn hard, and to be honest I still struggle dealing with it. I want you to know that there's been times where your videos have really helped me push through and keep going, and I want to thank you for that. Like, I resonated with a lot of what you had to say when you were talking about that fog in this video. So, when I heard how you were describing it, I felt understood, even if our situations aren't one-to-one. And hearing what you had say afterwards, when you were holding the sword, it felt reassuring. See, this is what I meant earlier! Once again, a video of yours has helped me. And again, from the bottom of my heart, *thank you.* IP, If you see this message, cheers.
This makes me so happy seeing you talk about Silent Hill. I'm a huge fan of your videos and I'm a big Silent Hill fan so to see you talking about something I love makes my night.
Kind of a long comment, but in the past I always use your videos to get me through really shitty days. Recently, I was severely betrayed by someone I trusted. Like, in a life altering way. I found myself back on your channel just re-watching the library of bangers. It suckkkkksssss so bad to hear you've gone through this much fcked up shxt, especially with the hints you're dropping. I can't imagine the weight of what we don't know... but I admire your toughness and how you are encouraging yourself and others to get through it. Mad respect. Keep caring for yourself!!! I want to see you glowing once the last drop of toxicity and pain gets obliterated by your sheer will and strength!!! Never stop being awesome, IP...
52:57 This segment right here is exactly what it feels like to deal with intrusive thoughts / OCD... just an endless cycle of thoughts that bombard your mind. You emotions fluxuate from confusion to despair to reassurance, and then the cycle just repeats. Thankfully, just like you said, it IS possible to get through this! I dealt with scrupulosity, but thanks to my relationship with Christ, my family and my therapist, I was able to get through the dark time.
I have quite a few struggles, but not too severe. I struggle with a lack of motivation, a feeling like i'm wasting my days away, a fear of losing people i care about, the feeling of loneliness, frustration with my own lack of willpower, and all those sorts of things. But I always carry on and keep going, and so far it's worked out pretty well for me.
Yeah the game relates to me, but it tells me look sure your life isn’t the best, but at least you didn’t get raped, or have to live with murdering your dying wife, or giving birth to a god like heather.
Speaking of nerdy little details, here's one of my favorites from Midwich Elementary School: In the school's nightmare reality, underneath a flight of stairs, there is a small nook closed off to the player by a rusty fence. What's easy to overlook about this little space is the fact that there is a doll's head lying in the corner. Nothing else in there, just a disembodied doll's head lying there by its lonesome. The only possible way it could have gotten there is if someone (or some thing) pushed it through a small opening in the fence and left it in there. It's such a freaky little detail that leaves more questions than it answers, and that's why I love it.
I *always* skip sponsor segments, but the way you slyly snuck it into the script without my seeing it coming until you literally said the *name* of the sponsor - and in a way that made sense with the current train of thought - made me go: "Alright. You earned it little bro" lol
I just moved to a new place, no internet til today, so I’ve been entertaining myself with SH2 remake and my Berserk blurays. Love how universal those are.
Awesome video, and thank you for including a soundtrack playlist so I can see what music is playing! During other videos on UA-cam I find myself trying to figure out what song is playing and coming up short, so this helps me add music to my study playlist 😃
I CANNOT believe how perfect you and your videos are for me sometimes. I literally have been going through some of my own fog and looked to the Bleach intros and outros just the other day to cheer myself up. opening 3 is my favorite btw but 1 and 2 are amazing too
damn wasnt expecting that segment of the self doubt and stuff. it did right at home as im currently going at a time of recovering from cutting off friends that were helding me down in a toxic spot. been a rough month, but you are right, only we can help ourselves get out of this fog
1) Both "90s/2000s Guy Looking For Someone in SH"-fits are sublime. 2) 0:44 Love the implication that Gamers only feel with their hands (mental note: add more haptics to Life Mode) 3) 5:05 I love that he comforts James at Toluca Lake.
Another immaculate video my guy. Love getting updates and all your gushing atmospheric deep dives. You may be 3 years younger than me but man you are my bro, and your drip is phenomenal. I wish I had your level of drip. Keep up the awesome work man!
THANK YOU for defending the tank controls. If the game is designed with them in mind, they can be way better for specific games than 360 joystick controls.
I've been going back into a Silent Hill 2 obsession after years. A perfectly timed video from the ATMOSPHERIC VIDEO GAME GUY about Silent Hill is amazing.
this is so neat and perfect timing because i just discovered and watched silent hill for the first time this year but haven’t dived too heavy into any of the games
Imo the atmosphere of silent hill has always been good due in part to the fog. It shrouds your vision, making most moves unclear, obscuring monsters and the dangers within. Its such a core part of the game and hold deeper meanings to how we try to shroud our worst thoughts. For that reason i can not fathom why they removed the fog in the 2009 remake of silent hill two. It just guted a key part of silent hills atmosphere.
Didn’t know silent hill 2 had a remake that long ago😭but nah using the fog for atmosphere and creatively bypassing technical issues gave me such a soft spot for the first game
I just want you to know your content is truly legendary. It speaks to my soul, you really me fr. You deserve 1 million subs but unfortunately people aren’t built like us. So i want you to go… go out and chase that dream you always wanted to. You’re an artist. A renaissance man. Change the world.
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I hope all the homies make it through the fog and win the battles that they don't talk about but are always fighting.
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Love you brother💙
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Thank you Brodie
"Silent Hill fans will just listen to yet another hour long video essay about a guy saying the exact same reasons why SH2 is good", you're god damn right and our presence here is the proof.
💪 silent hill addiction is realz. Best series ever made. There is a very real & very strong connection we have with these games.
It’s the goat.
Truer words have never been spoken.
"Excuse me, is this where the Silent Hill Uncomfy-Comfy Club assembles? Am I in the right room?"
Been' doin' the same fer decades now,yes
Honestly love how bro just self inserts himself into the game environments, completely fits the theme of the video and is just such a cool edit when done right, keep on rocking bro this shit is fire
same! it's such a nice touch, and a fun game to spot where he's hiding when it's not immediately obvious where he is 😂
One advice here is to add some filter on himself to blend better with environment, but this feature is gold, agree!
Him sitting at the Midwich Elementary desk was awesome lol. Also laying on the hospital bed from the opening with the body on it. Really cool editing
It’s such a creative and fun idea I hope to see more of this immersive style of video in the future!
like a more chill version of bizly's new vids
"Merged school with Hell."
And here I thought they were the same thing.
Every single outfit this man wears is clean. Like a classic magazine from an arcade or old cafe.
HE GOT THAT SHIT ON THO
Dude the pants are straight fire
This man is an anime protagonist ❤
i lost my bitch to IP fr
I've been lost in my own Silent Hill for what feels like forever now, realistically its been like 4 years. The fog has manifested itself into physical pains. I think I sat for too long. I recently started trying to drag myself out of the fog. With therapy, doctors appointments, and ER visits. It's been hard but I have to try.
Thank you for your videos, they always have great vibes. I am sorry you find yourself in the fog sometimes.
I hope we can all find clearer days ahead.
I ate a gas station ribwich and the fog i brewed in my innards was not silent when it reared forth
Keep goin' man, even If I not know you, your words show how much strenght you have!!
I described the recovery parts of my autoimmune flareups (which give me brainfog) as "sh-t Snakes & Ladders; too few ladders, so many snakes". It's non-linear & there are setbacks but as you know we're playing the long game against despair, so we gotta be patient with ourselves & each other.
Rooting for you, Dude. Glad you're doing good things for yourself.
This channel sometimes feels like it was made specifically for me. I love Zelda, Souls games and atmosphere and now I just finished the original SH2 and you release a video about that franchise as well. You love to see it
@@InternetPitstop Did you reply to the wrong comment?
Nah, this whole channel is actually just a bot account.
First comment was for another comment lol but appreciate the love! Hope I can keep serving you good stuff!
Dude. You got me crying over the shower when you talk about feeling like you’re the problem.
Everything you’re saying just pulled at every strand in my mind.
I never realized I do that. That I do find comfort in the fog.
Feeling guilty for things out of your control is such a bad feeling and I never saw it as a comfort place.
Thank you for being open and honest with your struggles.
I’ve been in intensive therapy for 6 years bc of my bipolar type 2 and H.E.S and right now, you have helped me understand parts of myself that keep me in that fog.
I’m kinda an old school toonami era weeb. “Like DBZ and sailor moon, tenchi muyo , cowboy bebop etc etc
And while I have only heard of Bleach, I’m gonna go watch bleach now and hope it can help me learn to press on.
Thanks for being a great roommate ❤❤❤
IP is quickly becoming one of my favorite youtubers. The way he goes into the small details in games and anime. Thats my shit. Guy is doing a great job.
There's nothing like playing a Internet Pitstop video and chilling out knowing you're in for a comfy time.
Silent Hill is the perfect example of art to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed. You hit it right on the nail with the mental fog it represents, shit had me tearing up near the 52 minute mark
bro just casually dropping the best vids on youtube
The bit at the end about personal Silent Hills and how to keep on walking in the fog to overcome traumas and difficulties in life reminded me of the description of the calm man amidst the ocean of despair by Schopenhauer. Here he talks about a mindset, attitude, called "principium individuationis"; sturdy and imperturbable trust in oneself in this ocean of uncertainty.
If you feel overwhelmed and anxious about your future and life in general just put on your loftiest of expressions, take a look at yourself in the mirror, and tell yourself "It's alright, I've got this. It's me all in all !"
What is a loftie expression?
@@bunniewood lofty. typo.
I’ve been fighting with the S.A and ab**e I had in my childhood. You really embodied how it feels sometimes when you reflect and look back. Thank you for treating such a topic with such care
As an abuse survivor, the “it’s always been my fault” towards the end of the video made me fucking cry dude.
Thanks for the uplifting message after that dude
James: “No that’s not true Liza.”
That part about the personal silent hill is so real. The closer they were and the bigger a part of your life they were, the worse it is. But you're right, you can make it out. The world beyond the fog isn't as hopeless as you fear, and you can only see that once you stop letting the fog eat away at yourself.
Or let it consume you like James, in the in water ending.
I've never played any of the Silent Hill games, but I love the part where he goes in on mental health and how the fog can relate to that. Also I love how he's always stylish in his videos it's just the cherry on top.
Please play two, and one don’t play four, but it’s up to you if you do, and avoid the none numbered ones until you get into the original four, or three.
54:25 man im kinda spamming comments. but your vids just make me want to talk to you. thank you man. this is such a great ending for the video
The Atmosphere in Hollow Knight next
I think shadow of the colossus has the most insane atmosphere of any game i played.(og ps2 version)
Bro we need this so bad
Broooooo bugs
That vid is going to be 3 hours and I’m here for it.
Great idea
Hey IP, been watching you for a couple years now. Your form of media creation truly does feel like a respite from life, a bonfire to warm myself by before I depart on my own journey. Your light shines to many and I hope you are ok in your tough time. Sit with this feeling and overcome it. Once the fog lifts, a new chapter awaits.
The world may be turning into a Soulslike but at least IP is here to be our bonfire. 🥲
Hopefully everyone put some points into Vitality and Endurance cause we gonna need those HP & Stamina bars. Speccing into Faith (of any sort) might not be a bad idea either.
This game taught me what Liminal horror could be. An atmosphere that exists in the in-between, in the gloom, the melancholy, the messy clutter. In the empty places filled with Anxious anticipation, confusion, discomfort. These things create a purgatory type of feeling. You suffer, not knowing if there will ever be an end to this suffering.. A monster can at least quickly end us, but having to live with Guilt, shame, regret & being lost with that is suffering.
I love that this game was brave enough to invest as much as it did into it's environment. Immersing you into exploring it. It really showed me how amazing that approach of this game is. In real life the act of exploring places in the dark has this deep appeal to it, as well as this eerieness to it. Even messy run down abandoned buildings still have this weird appeal to them but they are unnerving. Trying to pick up on any little sound or object that you should maybe be aware of.. There's something deeply VISCERAL about that. It sometimes feels like the Silent Hill games are the only games that were able to achieve these things.
That's Atmosphere
Man that last bit was way too relatable. Great video thank you
If you ever come to the conclusion, that someone doesn't actually care about you, but you are still tempted to blame yourself, remember that they are the problem and not you.
You gotta do sh3 and 4, I think 4’s atmosphere is so underrated, it’s honestly my favorite atmosphere of all the games.
Doesn’t help you have to escort.
saving this vid for lunch 🙏
THAT'S HOW GOOD THEY ARE IT'S A SPECIAL EVENT
Thanks! Your videos are educational, fun, and unique.
THANK YOU!
55:31 my personal silent hill is kinda what you described. i was in a relationship for 3.5 years and almost a year long lasting break up. at the very end, a month ago, i was told that i wasn’t important or considered a friend or even someone close. that just actually broke me and i gave up chasing after her. i think it was mostly my fault but recently i also started to feel like there where signs of something off about the relationship. she never really opened up to me much. well… i don’t want to spell out the whole lore. im slowly trying to pull myself trough this but its really hard.
Man that section where he goes a little into "the fog in his head", felt very real. Very apt? Like dang, I'VE felt like that too. Very eloquently put a for self-proclaimed sh*tty internet roommate, I kinda wanna use this description if I ever talk about that with other people since it's very evocative in a way I think people who haven't felt like that could grasp. Banger video as ever.
Thank you!
Starts off as an awesome SH atmosphere retrospect turned into a deeply profound sorta-therapy session. I loved every bit of this. Thank you.
That story about thinking the knocking wasn't coming from the game reminded me of something I did to myself. I set my ringtone to Ludger's ringtone from Tales of Xillia 2. Now everytime I'm playing the game, and he gets a phone call, I instinctively go to check my phone
Ahahahah this is a funny comment in a serious comment section.
Same here, with the mgs codec call
Honestly bro I have NO idea how you only have 234k followers. Video after video is a banger, haven’t missed an upload since I’ve been subscribed. Keep on the grind my dude, fire video as always
I'm working on a psychological horror heavily inspired by Silent Hill and as someone who's been going through an intense and dense fog lately I really appreciate your efforts in this video. I want this game to be an amalgamation of my own traumas and stressors turned into an atmospheric and immersive horror experience; sometimes though my mind gets in the way and I find myself struggling to complete tasks for the project between work, my relationship and the ungodly amount of debt I've taken on from going to University for Game Design. I'll keep trudging though, I just want to create something cool in the end...
That Silent Hill fog hits like waking up, pulling out your phone, and falling asleep with it in your hand 5 times in a row in the morning.
Ending hit me with goosebumps, man, only you can make such a beautiful motivational video that goes so deep
It’s like leaving silent hill changed.
Yet another BANGER from my lord IP. I haven't touched any the Silent Hill games, but I just like listening to you talk about your favorite media
Hey man, I'm a licensed therapist. I only bring this up because it sounds like you have some things on your mind.
Lol hit ya boy up on discord got the link on my channel
The effects of Silent Hill 😮
Ohhh boy, man’s going to silent hill.
Easily my favourite ending to one of your videos in a long time, with the fading into the fog, along with your self doubt and thoughts
Am I going to listen to yet another ~50 minute video talking about Silent hill today?
Yes.
This video hits home man, i have been playing silent hill 2 remake because the original holds such a special place in my heart. But the concept of "my own silent hill" and finding comfort in self guilt and not actual realisation is so fucking true. I have been lagging behind in academics because I had to go abroad but that plan was cancelled because my family didnt have enough funds, and so my whole year was wasted, and all my colleagues are now way ahead of me. Some mornings, I wake up and really think "what has my life come to?" Its so easy to stay in the confines of your home and avoid going out and becoming comfortable indoors, letting everyone get ahead of you. But the realisation, that you have to actually get you shit together and start catching up to those ahead is sort of a beacon of light in this foggy silent hill of mine. Thank you so much for this video, absolutely loved every second of it.
Yeah, but you didn’t murder your wife, and become insane so i think you’ll make it lol.
u are fitted tf up in this vid king keep em coming 🤯
This is legitimately my favorite video of yours to date, makes it even more relevant as I’m playing SH2 remake.
Where are you at.
The scary part is that Silent Hill is simply a place that reflect our own mental state and thus.. why it's as ugly as it gets. If you're reading this, know that it's a free hug that kick your sorrow out of this plane of existence. I love you
This guy gets it! I love watching someone pick up on all the nuance and details that make a game special and nostalgic. Smart, hilarious and creative. Mate you are going places. Big love from Australia
My personal Silent Hill is that no matter how high a species can climb, it is pulled down by those that won't climb. It's that in this word there is no real justice, no real harmony, no true peace. Only conflict and power only struggle and death. Born not of our choice, to live in a place not of our choice, to be beholden to rules not of our choice. I'm not even sure it's my personal one, it might be everyone's deepest level of Silent Hill. The fear that in our finite time, no amount of fighting will bring us what we deserve and may not even bring it for those that come after. We are subdued by those infected by greed and corruption and the only end to that is a painful one that leads only to another run through the cycle. Tens of thousands of years only to be just the same as we were, only with more elaborate masks and more insidious tools.
Too real goddamn.
The Yachty walk out was 👌🏼
I've just finished watching all of your videos the first one i watched was the one where you talked about how berserk changed your life and I instantly fell in love with your content evrything from the mid bumps to your style and personality I think you are the coolest person ever and one of the best youtubers ever I hope you manage to go to everything you are going through and i wish you the best.
This isn't a pitstop anymore it's my home now.
Thank you!
Edit:Plus thank you for introducing me to Buddha Brand!
Your atmosphere series is one of my favourites on da tube!
Video idea where he gives ideas on how to fix the flaws of modern Pokémon regions. Like researching areas and cities to add events to places like paldea and alola, helping flesh them out. Also maybe thinking of smaller side quests you could do in each town in the region, maybe visual style updates, just how he would improve the newer regions in general.
There’s no helping garbage.
Banger video, homie. I love your content so much. Glad I can find so much comfort from this channel. Much love!
Your videos are absolutely the cozy bonfire I need nowadays.
Your part about the personal silent hills got me because I’m the personification of the dog sitting in the room that’s on fire, “Everything’s fine, nothing to see here I’m good” when it’s very much not fine, I got so used to the fog that I didn’t even realize I was even in the fog! Denial is one helluva drug. And now that I’m aware of it, I want to sit in it because it’s so familiar; I got this far, I’ve survived this long, why should I try to get out?
But I know I need to. I hate change, but sometimes change is good. I never played Silent Hill (literally pseudo-horror tensions in action games give me palpitations I can’t handle a whole game of that lmao) but I love hearing people talk about it. You did a fantastic job ❤
I appreciate your commitment to the survival horror protagonist outfit. You even have the right hair for it. Love it!
Details in games are very important. Without the education and evaluation of the process of art in video games, the next generation of gamers will be blind to the corporate slop the massive corporations are trying to feed us. Please keep up the good work 💪
Imagine being a low polygonal dude and constantly seeing a high resolution 4k sleep paralysis demon tearing apart the reality of your world to talk about the weather
never played any silent hills, but during nights i couldn't sleep i'd watch "game movies" of silent hill 2. when i finished, i couldn't stop thinking about my friend who died of cancer. he was a lot older than me and lived alone in a trailer with his dog. i took him to buy food when he needed help and called him every now and then. one time he told me he'd thought about taking his life except his dog needed him
i kept thinking "i want to know if i did something different, would something have changed?" and "i want to know, even if it hurts." "it's not your fault. it's not your fault." passed through my mind. when i became fully aware, i covered my face and wept, trying not to wake my parents. it felt like a weight lifted off my back
what helps with my silent hills is doing something creative and learning to love and forgive myself and others. getting rid of vices is huge, too. you can see the world more for what it really is again
keep doing your thing
I love both games, but I've always felt a fondness for the first game. I agree about the fog for sure, but the occult themes and the fact that Silent Hill itself felt like somewhat of an opposing force itself. SH2 is clearly James' story, and how that intertwines with the fucked-up town of Silent Hill is fantastic, but SH1 felt like Harry really shouldn't be there, an outsider feeling completely out of place from start to finish. The way Silent Hill warps around you with the industrial nightmare sections felt like the town itself was out to get me(not that SH2 doesn't have it's moments), which, when joining with the fog and the oppressive industrial OST, was so impactful on the vibes.
Always love seeing uploads man, much love
Honestly the first game is great, but Harry, definitely doesn’t have the complex psyche as James Sunderland. Tears of does utterly gut me, and my heaven sucks if you hate dentist drills like me.
The school in silent hill is directly based on the school in arnold schwarzeneggers moive kindergarten cop.
My favourite silent hill detail
It so funny.
The soundtracks for the first 4 games, particularly the sh2 soundtrack, are phenomenal. They produce the most god-tier melancholic atmosphere imaginable. Excellent video, great analysis & analogies. Fantastic editing lol love the editing yourself into the town
The "My Silent Hill" section of the video was beautiful man, it made me tear up a little (I cried like a bitch). I just wanted to thank you because the whole video was great but that section was extremely beautiful and your words really moved me 💙. This is my favourite video from you yet, you not only shined a light and made me discover and learn more about one of my favourite video game series but in the process also made me learn more about myself.
Your essay really resonated with me, superbe video ❤ and you look really cool with these shoes 😁
You chose the best time to drop this, I just beat SH2 Remake. Game was perfect by the way, captured that original atmosphere excellently. It's truly hard for me to describe the atmosphere at times but fuck man, just start playing the game and it washes over you. I do think the music is actually the biggest part in that. It's super evocative and combining it with the scenery just hits different and I love it so much. The town seems so familiar yet uncomfortable, and by god haunting. Also, I'd like to say but the otherworld in SH1 is truly the creepiest. It's super jagged, rough, bloody and rusty and filled with gore. Like you said, there's so many little things that contribute to the atmosphere. It's why it's so hard for even indie devs to replicate its success, so they carve out their own design and atmosphere and it works for the best. Silent Hill is so fucking good.
bro HOW. I was just watching a 5 hour video about the Silent Hill lore and here's your upload! Today's great day!
Dude I love your videos every time, but I also absolutely love your outfits! You always look like the cool kid I would look up to as a kid
damn thats real sweet thank you!
Came for yet another Silent Hill essay to chill / study to, stayed for the jacket fashion show
"I mean recently for me there's been a lot of pretty big life changes, and some days can be really tough, 'cause you might wake up and you kind of just wish you didn't, you know?" Yeah, I do... Last year, in early May, my world got rocked pretty damn hard, and to be honest I still struggle dealing with it.
I want you to know that there's been times where your videos have really helped me push through and keep going, and I want to thank you for that.
Like, I resonated with a lot of what you had to say when you were talking about that fog in this video. So, when I heard how you were describing it, I felt understood, even if our situations aren't one-to-one. And hearing what you had say afterwards, when you were holding the sword, it felt reassuring.
See, this is what I meant earlier! Once again, a video of yours has helped me. And again, from the bottom of my heart, *thank you.*
IP, If you see this message, cheers.
your 'cosplays' are spot on and I love them ^^ as expected another banger of a video, good job man.
been needing a new vid, ty for feeding us once again
This makes me so happy seeing you talk about Silent Hill. I'm a huge fan of your videos and I'm a big Silent Hill fan so to see you talking about something I love makes my night.
Kind of a long comment, but in the past I always use your videos to get me through really shitty days. Recently, I was severely betrayed by someone I trusted. Like, in a life altering way. I found myself back on your channel just re-watching the library of bangers.
It suckkkkksssss so bad to hear you've gone through this much fcked up shxt, especially with the hints you're dropping. I can't imagine the weight of what we don't know... but I admire your toughness and how you are encouraging yourself and others to get through it.
Mad respect. Keep caring for yourself!!! I want to see you glowing once the last drop of toxicity and pain gets obliterated by your sheer will and strength!!!
Never stop being awesome, IP...
My favorite place on the internet makes an in depth video about my favorite franchise ever. Man... I love you dude! Great video
52:57 This segment right here is exactly what it feels like to deal with intrusive thoughts / OCD... just an endless cycle of thoughts that bombard your mind. You emotions fluxuate from confusion to despair to reassurance, and then the cycle just repeats. Thankfully, just like you said, it IS possible to get through this! I dealt with scrupulosity, but thanks to my relationship with Christ, my family and my therapist, I was able to get through the dark time.
SH1 is like aesthetically perfect imo it's dope seeing a video about it after thinking that for so long
54:04 omg that's so niche, yet so incredibly relatable for me!
Let's goooo! My goat uploading a new video!
Internet pitstop+silent hill+58 minutes video???? like a dream come true ❤
This video is great. Ill always listen to a silent hill video essay even though its been done to death. Inserting yourself was a nice / funny touch.
The better adaptation of HxH bit is why I adore this channel.
I have quite a few struggles, but not too severe. I struggle with a lack of motivation, a feeling like i'm wasting my days away, a fear of losing people i care about, the feeling of loneliness, frustration with my own lack of willpower, and all those sorts of things. But I always carry on and keep going, and so far it's worked out pretty well for me.
Yeah the game relates to me, but it tells me look sure your life isn’t the best, but at least you didn’t get raped, or have to live with murdering your dying wife, or giving birth to a god like heather.
Speaking of nerdy little details, here's one of my favorites from Midwich Elementary School: In the school's nightmare reality, underneath a flight of stairs, there is a small nook closed off to the player by a rusty fence. What's easy to overlook about this little space is the fact that there is a doll's head lying in the corner. Nothing else in there, just a disembodied doll's head lying there by its lonesome. The only possible way it could have gotten there is if someone (or some thing) pushed it through a small opening in the fence and left it in there. It's such a freaky little detail that leaves more questions than it answers, and that's why I love it.
I *always* skip sponsor segments, but the way you slyly snuck it into the script without my seeing it coming until you literally said the *name* of the sponsor - and in a way that made sense with the current train of thought - made me go: "Alright. You earned it little bro" lol
Appreciate that bro!
I love how hugbees just memes it up for his.
I just moved to a new place, no internet til today, so I’ve been entertaining myself with SH2 remake and my Berserk blurays. Love how universal those are.
Bro that fit is CLEAN 💯💯
ending made me tear up, thx for making this top tier content on your corner of the internet
Dude just casually sits on every virtual bench, couch, or chair in existence
Awesome video, and thank you for including a soundtrack playlist so I can see what music is playing! During other videos on UA-cam I find myself trying to figure out what song is playing and coming up short, so this helps me add music to my study playlist 😃
I CANNOT believe how perfect you and your videos are for me sometimes. I literally have been going through some of my own fog and looked to the Bleach intros and outros just the other day to cheer myself up. opening 3 is my favorite btw but 1 and 2 are amazing too
It’s definitely a mental health pipeline lol
You began to work out. Good for you. Couldn't let it go unnoticed.
I always enjoy your video, man! I'm a guy who also loves extra detail or hidden lore. I'll be waiting by the next bonfire
Who doesn’t like lore there’s historians for a good reason.
Man the only creator I've seen verbalize my feelings towards this beautiful idea of Silent Hill
damn wasnt expecting that segment of the self doubt and stuff. it did right at home as im currently going at a time of recovering from cutting off friends that were helding me down in a toxic spot.
been a rough month, but you are right, only we can help ourselves get out of this fog
You got this struggler!
1) Both "90s/2000s Guy Looking For Someone in SH"-fits are sublime.
2) 0:44 Love the implication that Gamers only feel with their hands (mental note: add more haptics to Life Mode)
3) 5:05 I love that he comforts James at Toluca Lake.
Another immaculate video my guy. Love getting updates and all your gushing atmospheric deep dives. You may be 3 years younger than me but man you are my bro, and your drip is phenomenal. I wish I had your level of drip. Keep up the awesome work man!
THANK YOU for defending the tank controls. If the game is designed with them in mind, they can be way better for specific games than 360 joystick controls.
Finally an analisis from you for silent hill. So much to dissect. Thank you for feeding the community.
It was fortold by gyromancy
I've been going back into a Silent Hill 2 obsession after years. A perfectly timed video from the ATMOSPHERIC VIDEO GAME GUY about Silent Hill is amazing.
I’m back into it heavy every fall honestly, plus it helps the remake was gold.
this is so neat and perfect timing because i just discovered and watched silent hill for the first time this year but haven’t dived too heavy into any of the games
Go for it the movie doesn’t sell it honestly.
That rocket money transition was smooth af i respect it. Ima go lock in and play silent hill real quick. W video I'm sure 🗿
thank you gang!
Imo the atmosphere of silent hill has always been good due in part to the fog.
It shrouds your vision, making most moves unclear, obscuring monsters and the dangers within. Its such a core part of the game and hold deeper meanings to how we try to shroud our worst thoughts.
For that reason i can not fathom why they removed the fog in the 2009 remake of silent hill two. It just guted a key part of silent hills atmosphere.
Didn’t know silent hill 2 had a remake that long ago😭but nah using the fog for atmosphere and creatively bypassing technical issues gave me such a soft spot for the first game
@@bobbyshewan4229 It wasn't a remake so much as a very bad port.
It’s insane to me the fog was just used to mask the shitty PlayStation draw distance, yet became a big part of the iconography of the series.
@@bobbyshewan4229It’s just a slapped together remaster, more like poopmaster though.
@@smergthedargon8974it’s horrifying lol.
I LIVE for the monthly video, love your stuff
I just want you to know your content is truly legendary. It speaks to my soul, you really me fr. You deserve 1 million subs but unfortunately people aren’t built like us.
So i want you to go… go out and chase that dream you always wanted to. You’re an artist. A renaissance man. Change the world.