Nitro Rad: "Man, I wish SIREN had scarier enemies." Monkey's Paw: "Pros: The sequel will have scarier enemies. Cons: The sequel will have scarier enemies."
*+Hazy* Lmao, I actually laughed at that after getting past the initial disturbed feeling. The reason why is kind of disturbing in itself but I simply couldn't get it out of my head. Upon thinking to myself: "Wait, her eyes are where the boobs would be!", I imagined the eyes jiggling around while the mouth was talking. It cracked me up so bad for a minute. 🤣
Unfortunately since Misawa's voice actor (Pierre Taki) was busted for cocaine (which is career suicide in Japan) Sony will never touch this game with a ten foot pole ever again. Pierre was also in Judgement until the scandal forced the devs to remove his appearance from the western release, which is weird since the game was already released in Japan but drug abuse is just that big of a deal in Japan.
@@Nazylexx Unfortunately it seems even less likely after Toyama (the head director) left Sony. That being said I'd definitely be interested in checking out whatever new horror game he comes up with in his new studio.
@@ElliFong Sorry to be a pedantic jerkass, but there is a lore problem: because Kyoya took in the red water, he cannot leave the Shibito pocket dimension.
Poor Yorito, all he wanted was to go home and he ends up stuck in the Yamibito's nightmare world after all his earlier fighting. Too much fear and stress will send someone into a catatonic and cowardly state if their "flight" instincts are more prominent, or drive them into a berserk rage that forces them to lash out at everything around them. Yorito started the game with a stronger flight instinct but develops stronger fight instincts from his sergeant's instructions and support as well from all the monsters he's forced to fight. Maybe it's a bit of poetic justice for the Yamibito. They tried to invade the human world, now they have a berserk psychopath running around in THEIR world with an array of military grade weapons at his disposal who is indiscriminately gunning down everything that moves. And the only reason he's reached such a state is from their constant threatening, scaring, and tormenting him. They turned Yorito into a monster with an undying hatred of their kind and automatic weapons who is now on THEIR home turf, and he's out for blood. Rip and tear, Yorito, punish them for their wickedness. You may not have gotten home, but at the very least you'll have all the revenge you could ever want.
@@upstandingcajun6811 Honestly that would be a pretty cool spin-off. The tale of a soldier going up against a demonic invasion is one that's been told time after time, but the legend of a warrior who's trapped in Hell, becoming a menace to its residents, THAT is a tale worth retelling time after time.
According to a translation of the Yamibito picture diary, it reads "A terrible monster fell from the sky. Though these monsters were long ago driven extinct, at least one still remains in their nest." It could also be read as him being killed... But our boy has to be our there
This franchise is much more famous in Asian region. I played the beginning half hour of 'Siren 2' years ago. Then, I really felt nauseous, and have never touched that game again...This is the only horror game which spooked me. It doesn't like modern horror games that are full of jump scares. It's the world they create, which really got into you.
Siren 1 gripped my nerves enough (Harumi's missions are a nightmare). I think Siren 2 might have actually killed me if I played it. Those Yamibito are something else, I tell ya.
Considering Yorito's ending cutscene... I think the Yamibito are the ones who actually are stuck in Hell with him. He just makes those satanic fuckers eat lead. They even try to run off.
According to the fan book; He's most likely stuck in a dimension where Yamibito are the dominant life form on earth, as opposed to humanity (Siren 2 goes into parallel worlds for its cosmic horror)
Correction: It is still called SIREN 2 in some regions including Japan, not Forbidden Siren 2. Another correction is that Mamoru did NOT know that he was going to open the gates of the Underworld. Siren describes the final outcome your character will achieve in the mission regardless of whether they intend to achieve it or not.
I remember when I first read about Forbidden Siren in magazines as a teen. The reviews weren't promising. Years later (when I turned 23) I bought me a Ps2, Silent Hill 2 and even later a copy of the second Siren installment because I couldn't find the first one. While SH2 gave me cozy creeps, FS2 was pure terror and even got me a bit paranoid. You can definitely see a strong contrast between them two and I love both franchises for their styles. For some odd reason the first one has German and English dub (the German one was actually decent) but the second one has English and Japanese dub. Never really bothered me since I had to practise English back then. This franchise really deserves more love.
One thing I think Team Silent does well which you can see in this game which also got them fired is Having the gameplay reflect the narrative. Your playing as a soldier at one point so because of that it makes sense that the game becomes a bit faster and turn more action oriented. I think thats one of the great things about silent hill. In the 1st game combat works and i like it but it is pretty slow too and with the animations given it makes sense due to harry just being a normal guy. I think this game captures Narrative gameplay very well. Silent hill 4 did this too but on a whole different level, not just combat but psychological too with the way certain game choices and locations and patterns of how to spend your time in the room. Almost to a fault some would say, very risky and its nice to see that the creator of this game still tried to keep this alive even after Konami got rid of them for it. Silent hill is really something special and smart, its more than just a game in a lot of ways and team silent really looked past making money and all that and really just went for it and unfortunately Konami is the worst company for that. Thank god these guys joined Sony afterwards. I see the same potential of Silent hill in this game and I hope later on they will go back to it.
11:33 that is actually not his fault the game makes it clear in archive entries and such that the avatar's of mother have a ' mythical siren' like allure over men, and can get them to forego reason and follow along. only strong willed (or psychically aware... or just plain insane) characters can resist that. this is made even more evident over how she interacts with Nagai, and how he, too, gets somewhat obsessed with protecting her. You even point it out in the video yourself! after he realizes he had basically been under her allure he switches completely around and becomes dead set in fixing his mistakes, even going as far as to get a bit murder crazy when it comes to the monsters he unleashed.
You know I remember the first time I played Forbidden Siren 2 the Yamibito gave me genuine nightmares. The way they move & look is so disturbingly inhuman that it really just freaks me out. Really glad to see you enjoyed the second game Nitro. I think the comparison between these 2 is very similar to Silent Hill 1 vs 3.... Silent Hill has that constant fear factor that sets you on edge while 3 hit's you with some really powerful moments. Forbidden Siren 2 is awesome and glad to see it get some love.
Oh my god... I remember that promo. I don't know if that was ever released on TV but I wouldn't blame any kid from having a flinch response flipping through channels after the fact. The only other thing I can really say gave me that feeling was PT and honestly that teaser kind of made me afraid of my own hallway at night... -_-
I'd love to play this game but I can't be bothered to get a Japanese PS2. I hear pretty much nothing but good about it from people who have played this "trilogy". I've only played 1 and BC though. How did you get a hold of it?
Grave Digress Hahaha! Why, by living in the UK of course. ;) That said even with that I had to do a little digging (it didn't help the games case that it came out right before the PS3 did) . If you're lucky you can pick up a copy for $20-30 by import and swap magic is probably the best way to play it unless you wanna go for emulation.
Genuinely cool how they wanted an ARG style of game progression in the first game. This is truly an example of the game being way ahead of its time. Imagine if people played SIREN nowdays on YT and people collaborate together to solve these puzzle solutions and enable the YTber to explore more scenarios.
I love how unique these games are with their gameplay. Not perfect, but it's different, and they even added onto the gameplay from the first game. Kudos to the devs!
Regarding that whole thing at the beginning about wanting the community to have to put in a collaborative effort to beat the first game, that is absolutely something that can and has worked, but I think it works better when it's finding something smaller within the game rather than beating the game itself. Fez would be a good example, as most of that game could be completed without any sort of guide, but uncovering the hidden collectables was kind of a journey for the community. Many people found the answers by simply data mining, but then it became a matter of figuring out HOW those answers were meant to be obtained (one part required translating binary code, for example). There's also the whole story of how the binding of isaac community unlocked the lost character, where even data mining wasn't an option since the character was added in an update once the creator knew they had found all the clues. These were widely considered fantastic design by most people, and anyone who wasn't involved could still enjoy the games without having to look things up (unless they were a completionist, in which case fez was a nightmare).
15:21 Oddly enough, this guy's voice and delivery gave me a bit of nostalgia, legitimately made me smile, when I was small I had an Ultraman box set and the English voice over in that is oddly similar.
I like the editing in your videos dude! It's the small things like the digital noise you used when talking, which matches the style of Siren that always makes your videos great. Keep up the great work! ^_^
Forbidden SIren is one of the best horrors around. God I wish we could get a sequel....Blood Curse was a bit of a let down....if only they went back to it's roots. Give us a town, a good cast of Japanese people and let the horror begin.
THANK YOU for reviewing this! One of my best friends and I LOVED the first one (we’re glad it re-emerged on PS4!) but never got around to playing this sequel! I found your channel through your Silent Hill videos, been going on a bit of a nostalgic trip lately and I really love your content! I look forward to this October’s set of videos!
Fun Fact, theres a reason for Mamoru's idiocy; a female friend of his comitted suicide and he blamed himself for it (I think he said something stupid and it contributed to her decision) so he decided to be the ultimate woman respecter TM and will blindly listen to women. especially if they are pretty. I didnt' say that it was a good reason. As for where this informatino is? It was in the concept art book Siren Maniacs 2 (Siren Maniacs 1 and Blood Curse are also avaialble, and they were fully translated)
Theres this fucking game called "Michigan: Report from Hell" that, while i consider it one of the worst (in the best kind of way) horror games on the PS2, let alone alone the entire genre, the body horror just goes all the way through the roof and theres NOTHING that explains what the hell is going on, you only know that you are a cameraman helping the sound dude and a qt reporter "report" a natural disaster, but the disaster is anything BUT natural, its so fucking bizarre, but when you know who made the game (Grasshopper Manufacture), it really doesnt surprise me. you should totally check it out, Nitro.
Suda 51 was only the producer on it, but it seems like he's a lot more hands off with it compared to Killer 7 for which he was a director, writer, and designer for.
It’d be cool to see Yorito and Suda team up and fight against the Shibito and the Yamibito. They both become protectors of their home realm and prevent the evil gods from touching it.
@@MoskHotel also Yoriko from siren 1, the college girl who was with Tamon and she became a badass at the end killing Tamon's shibito parents. Pretty sure Shiro used SDK blood(which is infused with miyako's blood and red water) so she's an immortal too. If Yorito is cursed by Otoshigo, he might met SDK in otherworld.
the Halloween specials on this channel are amazing. It's officially something I'm going to keep looking forward to every year. Here's hoping for many Halloween seasons to enjoy in the years to come!
Man, kinda regretting my second thoughts on my gut instinct to pick up Forbidden Siren 2 when I was still living in PAL territory. You see, I had given it my all trying to complete the original way back when and never fully got through it (the objective system really stumped me) but I'm glad to see the follow up fixes all of my shared gripes.
I'm surprised you don't have more views, although I kinda know why. You cover the games no one else will. You should be up there with guys like Caddicarus and Projared. I dunno how youtuber relations work but have you looked into colabs? I really wanna see you get more recognition
I have finished the game few days ago and it's absolutely fantastic, I had a great experience while playing this game, it's way more enjoyable than the first one, very different too This is the first Forbidden Siren that I can actually finish Everything was perfect, from the soundtrack to the monsters design and the whole atmosphere of the game. I'm glad that they made it a bit easier than the first, I should keep trying to do the first one but it's so damn hard...
I don’t feel bad looking up what to do in the first game now knowing that the developers wanted to build a community that discussed what to do in certain parts. It gives it a life outside of the game in our minds (as you said like P.T. Did) but unfortunately I didn’t get to play this back then and no one I knew played it either
12:02 Oh yeah, that uncanny valley is in full force here. 0-0 17:12 Aw, well at least this exists. Let's just pretend this is canon, okay? 17:35 *Oh hell yeah!*
I’m glad you brought up how the original is very similar to pt in how it’s super complicated and you’ll very likely need to collaborate with others to figure out how to finish it
Yeah I think it is since you are looking through the dogs eyes seeing the character your playing as so this is another example of second person in video games
This game is really hard af. Imagine trying to find a small object like key on the floor without any indicator on the map unlike in todays modern games. And that makes this game more realistic plus the usage of real human facial expressions of characters are way ahead of its time.
Love the horror videos the most. The ending was great. Interesting use of the jumping effects as part of the outtro, I haven't seen that used well like that before.
I've only recently come across your channel, and I'd just like to say I've really come to like the content! The intros, jokes, reviews, the whole nine yards! Great way of hearing about games I haven't played as well. I think it's about time I sub. uwu
Something I find funny about Soji's English dub (Or at least all I could find of it) is that he actually kinda sounds like he's speaking in an English accent akin to the the dub in Siren 1, it always gave me the idea that he was one of the cast members who knew how to speak English the most.
In a way, there is a sad irony to Yorito's conclusion in the story. He didn't get to go home, I really felt for the guy. He fought the hardest of the all the characters to get out without being taken by these monsters. Only to be so unfortunate to be stuck in the Yamibito world. The only somewhat of a payoff for his efforts was that he can continue to make the monsters pay for the torment they caused him. His blaze of glory in the last few segments you play as him in the game had me cheering despite the bleak situation he was in. Really he had one of the best character arcs I've seen in a horror game.
They're called guide dogs not seeing eye dogs, although that's a common mistake. Seeing eye is a company that I'll say gives out guide dogs, might not be completely accurate but close enough. Think of how people in the south refer to most sodas as coke or tissues most refer to as Cleenex. Same deal. Siren is one of those games I'd rather watch someone else play rather than try myself. Really like these horror game reviews. You should do Fatal Frame and the Suffering.
I doubt it is a continuation of "The Town Without Streets". Junji Ito made many short stories and they were published in english in tomes, each tome named after one of stories inside it [check in google "Horror World of Junji Ito" for full list of them].
18:00 the shibito mission is hard as fuck but also kind of hilarious you play as some soldier shibito (think a ww2 soldier even) trying to rescue a girl shibito from the apartment complex, as its infested with yamibito.
Fun thing, I tend to find big faces in the wrong places funny. I don't know why, but they often make me chuckle, even if in real life, it would be terrifying to see.
Nitro Rad: "Wait.. Kyoya Suda?!"
Kyoya Suda: "Kept you waiting, huh?"
Kept you waiting, huh?
I've been waiting for this!
@@landwanderer1770 Ya see that Shinji?
@@cryptica4495 Ive been waiting for this
Nitro Rad: "Man, I wish SIREN had scarier enemies."
Monkey's Paw: "Pros: The sequel will have scarier enemies. Cons: The sequel will have scarier enemies."
Actually, Siren: Blood Curse is not a sequel. It’s a remake of the first Siren game.
@@MoskHotel i think op was referring to siren 2 and not bc
What happens when Big Head Mode gets turned into a horror mechanic.
"Please... look at me."
Sure, which one?
*+Hazy* Lmao, I actually laughed at that after getting past the initial disturbed feeling. The reason why is kind of disturbing in itself but I simply couldn't get it out of my head.
Upon thinking to myself: "Wait, her eyes are where the boobs would be!", I imagined the eyes jiggling around while the mouth was talking. It cracked me up so bad for a minute. 🤣
Hazy Your eyes move between her chest face and her face face and she's just like *Look, just pick one!*
"Hey, my eyes are up here --- oh wait"
@@Justmyhandle fukn hell man, i nearly choked on a corn chip picturing that!
Very late but James’s scream during this made me howl from laughter
The way you control the blind character in this game looks extremely unique and cool. That part alone makes me want to try this game out
It was cool and horrifying
Basically its a rare second person view in a video game
Cannot reccomend this game enough. That level is especially tense, especially on hard.
Yorito stayed in hell and later became the Japanese DoomSlayer, that's a better ending in my book.
Yorito became japan's "Doom guy" :)
He became the protagonist of SMT:Strange Journey
Damn, beat me to the joke!
Instead of rip & tear we have slice & dice
And those who tasted the bite of his katana named him... Za Dōmu Sureya
Sounds like the team behind Forbidden Siren 2 listened to the fans. That's a good sign for the developers.
Siren 1 & 2 are criminally underrated.
Just like Nitro Rad
they did well in europe
yea they should
@@roomba9610 They already remade 1
@@kakyointhemilfhunter4273 it was more of a re-imagining.
Unfortunately since Misawa's voice actor (Pierre Taki) was busted for cocaine (which is career suicide in Japan) Sony will never touch this game with a ten foot pole ever again. Pierre was also in Judgement until the scandal forced the devs to remove his appearance from the western release, which is weird since the game was already released in Japan but drug abuse is just that big of a deal in Japan.
Considering Sony's current aim to the west its possible that Siren could come back as remake for ps5
@@Nazylexx Unfortunately it seems even less likely after Toyama (the head director) left Sony. That being said I'd definitely be interested in checking out whatever new horror game he comes up with in his new studio.
Removed his appearance how? Are we talking like just retextured over his likeness or cut content entirely?
@@GodOfOrphans His character was patched out and replaced with a new one.
funny cuz that dood was poppin them pills in game dawg
I now want a hack n slash spin off series about Kyoya Suda called Blood Siren: Blade
A spin off featuring the immortal Kyoya Suda banishing evils all over Japan would be a pretty good concept.
@@ElliFong Sorry to be a pedantic jerkass, but there is a lore problem: because Kyoya took in the red water, he cannot leave the Shibito pocket dimension.
@@jayhoso2267 I mean, he can go from Siren 1 dimension to siren 2 dimension, there could be lot more shibito dimension everywhere else lol
@@ElliFong Honestly, you're right.
I found this channel two days ago and already watched 8 episodes of Nitro Rad! :D Keep it up!
Huch?! Was machst du denn hier?
Same bro all the clock tower vids, the siren vids, eternal darkness and some other horror games Im just binging
An Eternal Darkness itch led me here. I’m on my third video (ED and then Siren before this) and it’s definitely great to watch as I work.
Likewise. We like this guy. Too bad really.
The more the merrier, welcome new Nitro Rad fan.
Poor Yorito, all he wanted was to go home and he ends up stuck in the Yamibito's nightmare world after all his earlier fighting. Too much fear and stress will send someone into a catatonic and cowardly state if their "flight" instincts are more prominent, or drive them into a berserk rage that forces them to lash out at everything around them. Yorito started the game with a stronger flight instinct but develops stronger fight instincts from his sergeant's instructions and support as well from all the monsters he's forced to fight. Maybe it's a bit of poetic justice for the Yamibito. They tried to invade the human world, now they have a berserk psychopath running around in THEIR world with an array of military grade weapons at his disposal who is indiscriminately gunning down everything that moves. And the only reason he's reached such a state is from their constant threatening, scaring, and tormenting him. They turned Yorito into a monster with an undying hatred of their kind and automatic weapons who is now on THEIR home turf, and he's out for blood.
Rip and tear, Yorito, punish them for their wickedness. You may not have gotten home, but at the very least you'll have all the revenge you could ever want.
SCARY MONSTER THAT FELL FROM THE SKY
@@SciontheDark Now we need a game of him just going doom guy mode.
@@upstandingcajun6811 Honestly that would be a pretty cool spin-off. The tale of a soldier going up against a demonic invasion is one that's been told time after time, but the legend of a warrior who's trapped in Hell, becoming a menace to its residents, THAT is a tale worth retelling time after time.
According to a translation of the Yamibito picture diary, it reads "A terrible monster fell from the sky. Though these monsters were long ago driven extinct, at least one still remains in their nest." It could also be read as him being killed...
But our boy has to be our there
I feel like they got stuck upon entering the "Shura" or something.
The state of an endless battle of oneself.
This franchise is much more famous in Asian region. I played the beginning half hour of 'Siren 2' years ago. Then, I really felt nauseous, and have never touched that game again...This is the only horror game which spooked me. It doesn't like modern horror games that are full of jump scares. It's the world they create, which really got into you.
Siren 1 gripped my nerves enough (Harumi's missions are a nightmare). I think Siren 2 might have actually killed me if I played it. Those Yamibito are something else, I tell ya.
Considering Yorito's ending cutscene... I think the Yamibito are the ones who actually are stuck in Hell with him. He just makes those satanic fuckers eat lead. They even try to run off.
According to the fan book; He's most likely stuck in a dimension where Yamibito are the dominant life form on earth, as opposed to humanity (Siren 2 goes into parallel worlds for its cosmic horror)
Correction: It is still called SIREN 2 in some regions including Japan, not Forbidden Siren 2.
Another correction is that Mamoru did NOT know that he was going to open the gates of the Underworld. Siren describes the final outcome your character will achieve in the mission regardless of whether they intend to achieve it or not.
I remember when I first read about Forbidden Siren in magazines as a teen. The reviews weren't promising. Years later (when I turned 23) I bought me a Ps2, Silent Hill 2 and even later a copy of the second Siren installment because I couldn't find the first one. While SH2 gave me cozy creeps, FS2 was pure terror and even got me a bit paranoid. You can definitely see a strong contrast between them two and I love both franchises for their styles. For some odd reason the first one has German and English dub (the German one was actually decent) but the second one has English and Japanese dub. Never really bothered me since I had to practise English back then.
This franchise really deserves more love.
Seeing a new NitroRad makes me NitroGlad.
How do I say this...it gave me a NitroBoner
Mushroom3D Ouch.
Mushroom3D now, now to be fair that's not Nitrobad. 😉
Adam The Gamer What? I wasn't nitromad!
Don't forget to pack some Nitrobread in your lunchbox!
... okay, THAT one was awful.
Its really nice seeing these games getting some love.
One thing I think Team Silent does well which you can see in this game which also got them fired is Having the gameplay reflect the narrative. Your playing as a soldier at one point so because of that it makes sense that the game becomes a bit faster and turn more action oriented. I think thats one of the great things about silent hill. In the 1st game combat works and i like it but it is pretty slow too and with the animations given it makes sense due to harry just being a normal guy. I think this game captures Narrative gameplay very well. Silent hill 4 did this too but on a whole different level, not just combat but psychological too with the way certain game choices and locations and patterns of how to spend your time in the room. Almost to a fault some would say, very risky and its nice to see that the creator of this game still tried to keep this alive even after Konami got rid of them for it. Silent hill is really something special and smart, its more than just a game in a lot of ways and team silent really looked past making money and all that and really just went for it and unfortunately Konami is the worst company for that. Thank god these guys joined Sony afterwards. I see the same potential of Silent hill in this game and I hope later on they will go back to it.
11:33 that is actually not his fault
the game makes it clear in archive entries and such that the avatar's of mother have a ' mythical siren' like allure over men, and can get them to forego reason and follow along.
only strong willed (or psychically aware... or just plain insane) characters can resist that.
this is made even more evident over how she interacts with Nagai, and how he, too, gets somewhat obsessed with protecting her.
You even point it out in the video yourself!
after he realizes he had basically been under her allure he switches completely around and becomes dead set in fixing his mistakes, even going as far as to get a bit murder crazy when it comes to the monsters he unleashed.
You know I remember the first time I played Forbidden Siren 2 the Yamibito gave me genuine nightmares. The way they move & look is so disturbingly inhuman that it really just freaks me out. Really glad to see you enjoyed the second game Nitro. I think the comparison between these 2 is very similar to Silent Hill 1 vs 3.... Silent Hill has that constant fear factor that sets you on edge while 3 hit's you with some really powerful moments.
Forbidden Siren 2 is awesome and glad to see it get some love.
Oh my god... I remember that promo. I don't know if that was ever released on TV but I wouldn't blame any kid from having a flinch response flipping through channels after the fact. The only other thing I can really say gave me that feeling was PT and honestly that teaser kind of made me afraid of my own hallway at night... -_-
I'd love to play this game but I can't be bothered to get a Japanese PS2. I hear pretty much nothing but good about it from people who have played this "trilogy". I've only played 1 and BC though. How did you get a hold of it?
Grave Digress Hahaha! Why, by living in the UK of course. ;) That said even with that I had to do a little digging (it didn't help the games case that it came out right before the PS3 did) . If you're lucky you can pick up a copy for $20-30 by import and swap magic is probably the best way to play it unless you wanna go for emulation.
They're great games, shame they aren't so accessible
Genuinely cool how they wanted an ARG style of game progression in the first game. This is truly an example of the game being way ahead of its time. Imagine if people played SIREN nowdays on YT and people collaborate together to solve these puzzle solutions and enable the YTber to explore more scenarios.
I love how unique these games are with their gameplay. Not perfect, but it's different, and they even added onto the gameplay from the first game. Kudos to the devs!
I'm glad you mentioned the "scan" facial capture. It really brings the uncanny feeling and the weird nature of the Siren series.
Regarding that whole thing at the beginning about wanting the community to have to put in a collaborative effort to beat the first game, that is absolutely something that can and has worked, but I think it works better when it's finding something smaller within the game rather than beating the game itself. Fez would be a good example, as most of that game could be completed without any sort of guide, but uncovering the hidden collectables was kind of a journey for the community. Many people found the answers by simply data mining, but then it became a matter of figuring out HOW those answers were meant to be obtained (one part required translating binary code, for example). There's also the whole story of how the binding of isaac community unlocked the lost character, where even data mining wasn't an option since the character was added in an update once the creator knew they had found all the clues. These were widely considered fantastic design by most people, and anyone who wasn't involved could still enjoy the games without having to look things up (unless they were a completionist, in which case fez was a nightmare).
6:36
Which difficulty level do you prefer?
Easy,
Normal,
or
*_Options_*
Ah yes, The hardest difficulty.
15:21
Oddly enough, this guy's voice and delivery gave me a bit of nostalgia, legitimately made me smile, when I was small I had an Ultraman box set and the English voice over in that is oddly similar.
I think you might be one of my favorite video game reviewers. You're very chill and informative.
17:34 the legend never dies
I love it whenever Nitro Rad just loses it, like with the stomach face thing
Your intro sounds like the voice from the introduction to episodes of "Serial Experiments Lain"
SniloBB no, it sounds like the one from Nitro Rad!
THAT'S IT! THAT'S WHERE I'VE HEARD IT BEFORE!
im pretty sure its the same voice editor
anyone know where to get this voice editor? been looking all over and can't find a single clue D=
Thy Harvesting He actually explained it in his Blinx review. It's a standard voice generatior that comes with Mac OS.
A day with NitroRad in my sub box is a good day
A day when you manage to blow a huge load 5ft and keep going is a really good day
Jacob Pedersen agreed
My boy Nitro rad making my Friday truly rad
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Haven't laughed so much in a long time, really liked the video!
I like the editing in your videos dude! It's the small things like the digital noise you used when talking, which matches the style of Siren that always makes your videos great. Keep up the great work! ^_^
Glad to see i ain't the only one to hate giant unproportional creepy heads and body parts! That part of silent hill 4 spooked the hell out of me!
Man that part with the face on the belly just made my freaking day! So funny!
Keep up the great work NitroRad!
13:10 welcome to Japn
You are correct, sir.
I love Japen
Paramedic: I love Japan.
@@LinksYTLink In Anime One Piece World...
Admiral Kizaru : Uhhhhh...I want to go Yamijima Island and destroy the curse island...
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Yabba dabba doo, a NitroRad video this is new.
I am bad at rhyming, but what's not bad is this video.
GRAND--
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2:38, well there's a rumor right now hinting Toyama, Kojima and Yamaoka are in talks to do a silent hill soft reboot
have to admit.fuck this region lock.Its pain in the ass all of us from the pal region to play games like that
13:33 that is probably the best scream I've ever heard
I come back and binge NitroRad's stuff all the time, and in this video 13:30 always leaves me heaving with laughter.
I really wish they’d look at this series again 😞
Can I just say that I really love the cinematic bits you do at the beginning of videos? They’re so well done and really set the tone
I love seeing you put so much care into the videos you make. Shows you're truly passionate for what you do. Mad respect for that man.
Forbidden SIren is one of the best horrors around. God I wish we could get a sequel....Blood Curse was a bit of a let down....if only they went back to it's roots. Give us a town, a good cast of Japanese people and let the horror begin.
Really sad I never got a chance to play this masterpiece .
THANK YOU for reviewing this! One of my best friends and I LOVED the first one (we’re glad it re-emerged on PS4!) but never got around to playing this sequel! I found your channel through your Silent Hill videos, been going on a bit of a nostalgic trip lately and I really love your content! I look forward to this October’s set of videos!
Fun Fact, theres a reason for Mamoru's idiocy; a female friend of his comitted suicide and he blamed himself for it (I think he said something stupid and it contributed to her decision) so he decided to be the ultimate woman respecter TM and will blindly listen to women. especially if they are pretty.
I didnt' say that it was a good reason. As for where this informatino is? It was in the concept art book Siren Maniacs 2 (Siren Maniacs 1 and Blood Curse are also avaialble, and they were fully translated)
Theres this fucking game called "Michigan: Report from Hell" that, while i consider it one of the worst (in the best kind of way) horror games on the PS2, let alone alone the entire genre, the body horror just goes all the way through the roof and theres NOTHING that explains what the hell is going on, you only know that you are a cameraman helping the sound dude and a qt reporter "report" a natural disaster, but the disaster is anything BUT natural, its so fucking bizarre, but when you know who made the game (Grasshopper Manufacture), it really doesnt surprise me.
you should totally check it out, Nitro.
Isn't that a Suda 51 game? If you liked that check out killer 7.
Suda 51 was only the producer on it, but it seems like he's a lot more hands off with it compared to Killer 7 for which he was a director, writer, and designer for.
16:54 So... does that make him the Japanese Doom Guy?
Yes
It’d be cool to see Yorito and Suda team up and fight against the Shibito and the Yamibito. They both become protectors of their home realm and prevent the evil gods from touching it.
@@MoskHotel also Yoriko from siren 1, the college girl who was with Tamon and she became a badass at the end killing Tamon's shibito parents. Pretty sure Shiro used SDK blood(which is infused with miyako's blood and red water) so she's an immortal too. If Yorito is cursed by Otoshigo, he might met SDK in otherworld.
the Halloween specials on this channel are amazing. It's officially something I'm going to keep looking forward to every year. Here's hoping for many Halloween seasons to enjoy in the years to come!
siren 2 made a second person perspective wow
Man, kinda regretting my second thoughts on my gut instinct to pick up Forbidden Siren 2 when I was still living in PAL territory.
You see, I had given it my all trying to complete the original way back when and never fully got through it (the objective system really stumped me) but I'm glad to see the follow up fixes all of my shared gripes.
I'm surprised you don't have more views, although I kinda know why. You cover the games no one else will. You should be up there with guys like Caddicarus and Projared. I dunno how youtuber relations work but have you looked into colabs? I really wanna see you get more recognition
I have finished the game few days ago and it's absolutely fantastic, I had a great experience while playing this game, it's way more enjoyable than the first one, very different too This is the first Forbidden Siren that I can actually finish Everything was perfect, from the soundtrack to the monsters design and the whole atmosphere of the game. I'm glad that they made it a bit easier than the first, I should keep trying to do the first one but it's so damn hard...
I don’t feel bad looking up what to do in the first game now knowing that the developers wanted to build a community that discussed what to do in certain parts. It gives it a life outside of the game in our minds (as you said like P.T. Did) but unfortunately I didn’t get to play this back then and no one I knew played it either
17:35 nitro rad: "kyoya suda?!"
(Epic rock music start)
Me: oh boy this is going to be awesome
My favourite NitroRad video!
James' face at 13:22 is just so devoid of hope and that scream was probably the best male scream I've ever heard.
Siren 1
Nitrof Rad: I want scarier enemies!
Siren 2
Nitro Frad: *FUCK GO BACK*
12:02 Oh yeah, that uncanny valley is in full force here. 0-0
17:12 Aw, well at least this exists. Let's just pretend this is canon, okay?
17:35 *Oh hell yeah!*
Ahhh yes the rare and high price game that i want to play but can't
16:50 Eclipse?
Is that a BERSERK reference?
Seems to me that the tutorial prompts are a passive-aggressive dig at the reviewers who thought Siren 1 was too difficult
I’m glad you brought up how the original is very similar to pt in how it’s super complicated and you’ll very likely need to collaborate with others to figure out how to finish it
You mean to tell me this game has a mercenaries mode? Hell yeah!
08:33 Is this an example of "Second person" perspective?
Yeah I think it is since you are looking through the dogs eyes seeing the character your playing as so this is another example of second person in video games
This game is really hard af. Imagine trying to find a small object like key on the floor without any indicator on the map unlike in todays modern games. And that makes this game more realistic plus the usage of real human facial expressions of characters are way ahead of its time.
Love the horror videos the most. The ending was great. Interesting use of the jumping effects as part of the outtro, I haven't seen that used well like that before.
That smile at the end actually made me reel my head back a bit. Nice one.
It is great to see you do videos more often! I really appreciate it cause you put so much work into them in a very short time.
Siren 1 seemed almost perfect. Puzzles seem unfair hard. Now this game is fucking awesome! Thanks Intro Rad!
Man, I love watching these videos with the closed captions on!
13:51
I wonder what those tissues in the trash bin were used for 🗑
I've only recently come across your channel, and I'd just like to say I've really come to like the content! The intros, jokes, reviews, the whole nine yards! Great way of hearing about games I haven't played as well. I think it's about time I sub. uwu
Looks really good for a ps2 game. I kinda wish the Silent Hill games on ps2 had that camera angle.
Just discovered this channel ! Happy to see games that nobody talks about.
why have I just found out about you? Subbed like crazy.
Siren in its entirety was unique.
Something I find funny about Soji's English dub (Or at least all I could find of it) is that he actually kinda sounds like he's speaking in an English accent akin to the the dub in Siren 1, it always gave me the idea that he was one of the cast members who knew how to speak English the most.
Why does Brady gets into so much trouble geez he'll never learn.
First channel i am glad and trusty to watch an horror video. For real man, your quality is so underated. Keep it on.
Youmu
Your content is definitely up there with you tubers like Caddicarus and Brutalmoose. Love it!
In a way, there is a sad irony to Yorito's conclusion in the story. He didn't get to go home, I really felt for the guy. He fought the hardest of the all the characters to get out without being taken by these monsters. Only to be so unfortunate to be stuck in the Yamibito world. The only somewhat of a payoff for his efforts was that he can continue to make the monsters pay for the torment they caused him. His blaze of glory in the last few segments you play as him in the game had me cheering despite the bleak situation he was in. Really he had one of the best character arcs I've seen in a horror game.
They're called guide dogs not seeing eye dogs, although that's a common mistake. Seeing eye is a company that I'll say gives out guide dogs, might not be completely accurate but close enough. Think of how people in the south refer to most sodas as coke or tissues most refer to as Cleenex. Same deal. Siren is one of those games I'd rather watch someone else play rather than try myself. Really like these horror game reviews. You should do Fatal Frame and the Suffering.
Wow, great video! I didn't even know Siren had a sequel, and this one looks creepy as all hell.
Siren 2 is the scary games of all time
I love your videos a whole lot, dude. Its evident you put a lot of effort into them. Keep it up.
I just found this channel and I already find it super rad dude ( pun intended)
Bahahaha Brady being on your Torso killed me
OH! FINALY! 2nd person game
My fantheory is that tower is tower from Junji Ito's The Village of Sirens [I recommend to read ;]
I doubt it is a continuation of "The Town Without Streets". Junji Ito made many short stories and they were published in english in tomes, each tome named after one of stories inside it [check in google "Horror World of Junji Ito" for full list of them].
18:00 the shibito mission is hard as fuck
but also kind of hilarious
you play as some soldier shibito (think a ww2 soldier even) trying to rescue a girl shibito from the apartment complex, as its infested with yamibito.
YES!!! NitroRad finally reviews one of my favorite video games of all time!!!
It's amazing that games like this go under the radar, really puts meaning in "hidden gem"
Loved those small glitchy details at the end of the video
I really like the idea of playing as a blind person in a video game, and I'm glad that Forbidden Siren 2 was able to execute that idea so well.
Fun thing, I tend to find big faces in the wrong places funny.
I don't know why, but they often make me chuckle, even if in real life, it would be terrifying to see.
I really hope that 7 years later you've realised beforementioned isn't a word.
Holy crap those special effects are great!