I swear the only reason Microsoft keeps adding that "GetUsername" function into the Windows API is so that smug indie developers can use it to break the 4th wall...
I get really sad with the whole 'SPOOKY READING YOUR NAME FROM THE COMPUTER' thing as my computer only has 'Owner' as it's name. You only have one chance, Owner. Not as cool lol.
My computer's connected to my microsoft account. Consequentially, i proceeded to laugh my ass off when it said "you only have one chance, 'No bad'." it absolutely ruined the moment but by god it was hilarious.
short answer: you don't. the "Niko is dead" ending exists only within the original game, but iirc having both of the versions on your computer gives you an achievement on the Steam version
I think this is the first time RUclips's new random recommendation crap has actually recommended me a channel I genuinely love... I don't think I'd ever have found your channel otherwise, and you also review a lot of games I never would've seen otherwise...
I think this is the case. When the game starts, the game secretly makes a save state. After the game is shut down, it then checks if theres a save state. If it's true, then the game is bricked. If it's false, then you get to play.
I'd like to think this video accidentally lead me to love this game, when I first watched it three years ago. I watched this video and thought, "Wow, that's a cool concept." Then I forgot completely about it. Little did I know I would be waist-deep in the fandom three years later. Somehow, this video and its sequel got recommended to me a few months back. And so, I bought it. I don't cry a lot, maybe once or twice a _year._ Like, emotional crying. This game. It made me tear up a bit -- multiple times. And that's saying a *lot* coming from me.
VERY BIG SPOILER WARNING i didn't end up crying, but i spent at least like 5 minutes just contemplating whether to save the world or not i chose to let niko return home i instantly regretted it
"One chance only" games may be one of the best and worst ideas for video games ever. From an artistic standpoint it is brilliant and for most people it will instill a sense of responsibility (as stated in the video). However I gotta say the cons outweigh the pros: what if there is a black out or your computer crashes? How do you show someone the game if they can't play it? Worst of all it eliminates an important quality all games need: replay value. The final nail is that in the end people are going to find a way around the "one chance" gameplay anyway so there seems even less point in making the game's draw be that.
thankfully, the full commercial release is going to have opportunities for multiple replays, but the creators said that there will be a certain mechanic that keeps the whole "oneshot" theme going.
The retail version does, which lets you play more than once. The original was free. And even so, there's nothing wrong with the ONE TIME play mechanic in a paid product if you know it's there ahead of time. Do you get upset when you buy a sandwich because you can't go back and eat that sandwich again later?
Nobody: Me when I eventually have no responsibilities: **plays OneShot and never closes it until I get an ending because Niko is too adorable to kill**
There is actually an easy way to replay the game by deleting it's registry file using regedit. Open Regedit > Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Oneshot > Delete the "ending" file.
Because of the fact if I close the window I kill Niko immediately makes me feel scared of doing it. I don't know why, before even knowing the guy he's already too likable to kill.
Recently discovered your channel and I've really enjoyed the past.....uhm....5? videos I just binged. Keep up the great work, dude! You've talked a lot about games that are totally different experiences, and those are titles I'm amazingly drawn too. It was criminal I hadn't seen your show for this long. I'm subbed to make sure I don't miss more!
The puzzle involving the Documents folder was actually done in OFF as well, in the readme there was. Q&A section, with some questions, some jokes, and one question that gave the answer to that
Hey, I know I usually don't comment, but...whatever, here it goes. Hey, Nitro! I just wanted to say, thank you for your awesome videos! I love them all, every single one of them. I've watched all of your reviews (some of them, more than once) and they are extremely fun. You are a funny guy, while you do know how to be critical about what needs to be critized. Your reviews are awesome, and so is this channel!
The thing about the player being a god makes a whole lot of sense, as in basically every video game the player has direct control over the main character most of the time
this game was absolutely beautiful. one of those special games that really brought tears to my eyes and widened my understanding of breaking the 4th wall.
I cant thank you enough for introducing me to this game i love it so much in fact its probably my 2nd favourite game now. you are my favourite you-tuber as well. thanks again.
For anyone who played the old oneshot And was sad you couldnt help both................................................ ....... YOU CAN YOU CAN SAVE THE WORLD AND NIKO Hint: Steam version,endgame window,clover app if you do it right you can truly find out whats going on to know WHAT THE WORLD REALLY IS
I think I had an idea to make a game like this once (one time and never runs again) but this looks clearly way better than anything I would have made. So cool that someone did it!
Remember playing this years ago after finally finishing .flow because I assumed (thanks to the art style) that it would be a heart warming game. Maybe even a comedy. Five minutes into it and the game is a lot more depressing than I would of expected, got similarly freaked out when the game called me by my name and I foolishly closed the window just to see what would happen. Don’t know if it was just because I was playing it in the middle of the night, by myself with noise cancelling headphones on so the immersion was high but the scene that plays when you replay the game remains one of the most unnerving experiences I’ve ever had. On the other hand after I properly replayed it later on, it’s still nice to occasionally open the game and see light streaming in through the window.
Wow, so you played it before they made it so you could save everywhere, and before the Solstice update! That must’ve been hard. I stressed enough playing the updated version.
Other than this, the other game that mess with your computer is a meta horror game called Space Blaster and Imscared Everybody probably already knew Imscared but Space Blaster, no one even talks about it... the game is made by the creator of the extremely popular Spooky's House of Jumpscare and it is sadly very underrated go check it out guysss
3:26 speaking of, you should really play the witch's house mv if you haven't yet! and if you have, please review it ;^; it has my actual favorite twist in ANY game. period. and i love the extra difficulty and lore and general look of the remaster!
Can I talk for a moment about how great the final choice you have to make is? I dont know if this is just me but the ending basically boils down to you asking the question of what you would rather do risk everyone's lives on the small chance you might be able to save everyone, or leave the world to its fate and save the one life you know you can. Again I may be interpreting this wrong but that's what I got out of it and frankly that is a fascinating dilemma to me, I actually had to step away from the game for a few minutes when that came up so I could think things through.
im sure i said this before, thats i love these rpg maker reviews you do. i wish i could play some of these games on my 3ds or vita. as i haven't been big on pc in quite some time. might have to give this game a shot since its so short.
Gostaria que Oneshot tivesse uma fanbase maior... é um jogo tão bom, mas que quase ninguém conhece ou dá o tempo de ver... é algo devéras lamentável... I wish Oneshot had a bigger fanbase... it's such a good game, but almost nobody knows about it or takes the time to see it... it's something really regrettable...
Just a heads-up to anyone else who sees this: Depending on your settings, your firewall and/or antivirus might prevent you from visiting the page linked in the description. I got to it by finding a cached version of the page, but be aware of that. Apparently is has something to do with how the game does its fourth wall shenanigans.
The part where the game shows you a pop up and refers you to your name kind of backfired when I played it, because the laptop I was playing the game on used to be my dad's, and due to me being too lazy to change the name, referred to me as 'christian', so I immediately knew that the game was just using my computer name. the fact that the game was even capable of creating a pop-up without crashing still fucked me up though.
In case you explain it later on in the video, I was only at the halfway mark. Anyway just curious if anyone knows how the developers coded this game into triggering the "no second chances" mechanic? Did they look at the MAC address? Something in the registry? Just really curious.
Mirai I figured it had to be one of those. Sorry if my question ruined the 'mystery' behind this game, but my developer mentality kicked in and I had to know. XD
If you want to replay the game and you have specs good enough to handle it, use a virtual system. You basically get a system wipe without having to tamper with your actual computer.
FRAPS works by hooking in to DirectX and so games/programs that don't use DirectX won't work with FRAPS. I've had this problem with games I've written from scratch as well. RPG Maker 2000 (or 2k3) is a very old program and it likely uses some older method of drawing that FRAPS can't watch and record.
I swear the only reason Microsoft keeps adding that "GetUsername" function into the Windows API is so that smug indie developers can use it to break the 4th wall...
yes
Probably callum
bruh
or maybe for actual system functions
@WolframSV2 fr
"NIKO! You want to go bowling, cousin?"
I always went playing with Roman but damn was he too clingy to Niko.
Noah Nesbitt Yeah, cause you don't have to play GTA V to get that reference.
Faraae
Yeah, because Roman is definitely from GTA 5
"You killed Niko."
[ *OK* ]
:(
okay
ok
ok
ok
ok
I get really sad with the whole 'SPOOKY READING YOUR NAME FROM THE COMPUTER' thing as my computer only has 'Owner' as it's name. You only have one chance, Owner. Not as cool lol.
You can change it I'm pretty sure
my computer name is just "me"
Idek what my computer name is lol
My computer's connected to my microsoft account. Consequentially, i proceeded to laugh my ass off when it said "you only have one chance, 'No bad'." it absolutely ruined the moment but by god it was hilarious.
why not put a comma before the "lol"?
Nitro Rad: _talks about you not being able to close the game unless you want to lose_
me: _laughs in Steam version_
There are consequences to it though
@@arch_dornan6066 what do you mean?
How do you unlock the worst ending then?
short answer: you don't. the "Niko is dead" ending exists only within the original game, but iirc having both of the versions on your computer gives you an achievement on the Steam version
Still make you feel horrible about doing it tho
I think this is the first time RUclips's new random recommendation crap has actually recommended me a channel I genuinely love... I don't think I'd ever have found your channel otherwise, and you also review a lot of games I never would've seen otherwise...
So...
*HOW THE HELL DOES AN RPG MAKER GAME DO THIS*
I WANT TO KNOW TOO HHHHHHH
Must be similar to how you can put a password to a rom
I think this is the case.
When the game starts, the game secretly makes a save state.
After the game is shut down, it then checks if theres a save state. If it's true, then the game is bricked. If it's false, then you get to play.
@@JustTryHard_Juth good thinking
similar to how Undertale did it i'm sure.
I'd like to think this video accidentally lead me to love this game, when I first watched it three years ago. I watched this video and thought, "Wow, that's a cool concept." Then I forgot completely about it.
Little did I know I would be waist-deep in the fandom three years later. Somehow, this video and its sequel got recommended to me a few months back. And so, I bought it.
I don't cry a lot, maybe once or twice a _year._ Like, emotional crying.
This game.
It made me tear up a bit -- multiple times.
And that's saying a *lot* coming from me.
same dude, this video has ruined me now i cant stop talking about oneshot and now i have no friends
@@ionlyusethisforrandomunlis5565 were in the same boat, brother
VERY BIG SPOILER WARNING
i didn't end up crying, but i spent at least like 5 minutes just contemplating whether to save the world or not
i chose to let niko return home
i instantly regretted it
@-MOSTLY ABANDONED- XDoesStuff yea, i'm talking about before i even knew solstice was a thing
I love how you integrated the music into the video when you were talking about the references to the other games, good touch.
10:47 If you pause here, you'll see a picture of him holding up his hand next to him.
It seems to line up with his words "I'd highly recommend," and its a literal "Hi" during "highly"
"One chance only" games may be one of the best and worst ideas for video games ever. From an artistic standpoint it is brilliant and for most people it will instill a sense of responsibility (as stated in the video). However I gotta say the cons outweigh the pros: what if there is a black out or your computer crashes? How do you show someone the game if they can't play it? Worst of all it eliminates an important quality all games need: replay value. The final nail is that in the end people are going to find a way around the "one chance" gameplay anyway so there seems even less point in making the game's draw be that.
***** I keep hearing people going off about replay value as if it's omni-important, but what's wrong with having an experience only once?
***** because its stupid when comes things like games
+CrazyRiverOtter My thoughts exactly. I adore games I can beat in like an hour and never worry about again, and be happy with what little I had.
thankfully, the full commercial release is going to have opportunities for multiple replays, but the creators said that there will be a certain mechanic that keeps the whole "oneshot" theme going.
The retail version does, which lets you play more than once. The original was free.
And even so, there's nothing wrong with the ONE TIME play mechanic in a paid product if you know it's there ahead of time. Do you get upset when you buy a sandwich because you can't go back and eat that sandwich again later?
Nobody:
Me when I eventually have no responsibilities: **plays OneShot and never closes it until I get an ending because Niko is too adorable to kill**
YOU'D BETTER LOSE YOURSELF IN THE MUSIC, THE MOMENT, YOU WANT IT, YOU'D BETTER NEVER LET IT GO--
_YOU'VE ONLY GOT_
*_ONESHOT_*
There is actually an easy way to replay the game by deleting it's registry file using regedit.
Open Regedit > Open HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Oneshot > Delete the "ending" file.
Mirai you spoiled the game for me
I don't think that's considered a spoil xD
+Mirai I knew it had to do with the registry!
Great. I can imagine someone getting sick of the oneshot mechanic really fast.
*its
While this is a really interesting concept for a game, I just hope more games don't follow suit.
I hope so too. As interesting of a concept as it is, I truly dislike this kind of level of scarcity and limited whatevers when it comes to games.
other pc files messing games I knew are Space Blaster (really underrated) and ImScared
go check them out :D
merry gear solid also break the fourth wall in a similar way
It's fine if it's free. But no way if your expecting someone to fork over their cash.
Completely disagree, this is one of my favourite games of all time
6:35 Both OFF and the spinOFF HOME did this. It was really cool
I like how Home did it.
Bruh imscared was the boss at this shit man
The sequence of 5:32 to 5:35 was expected to be something weird or funny, but james is truly a god
-a shiny one for that matter.
I got 4 computers... 4 shots :3
The god bit at 5:30 made me laugh so hard xD , keep up the good work dude!
Because of the fact if I close the window I kill Niko immediately makes me feel scared of doing it. I don't know why, before even knowing the guy he's already too likable to kill.
“It’s my favorite rpg maker game”
Lisa: HEARD YOU WERE TALKIN’ SHIT?! XD
New updated OneShot game to be released this summer!
Recently discovered your channel and I've really enjoyed the past.....uhm....5? videos I just binged. Keep up the great work, dude! You've talked a lot about games that are totally different experiences, and those are titles I'm amazingly drawn too. It was criminal I hadn't seen your show for this long. I'm subbed to make sure I don't miss more!
If you want to play this game again, you have to reinstall it. It just worked for me.
The puzzle involving the Documents folder was actually done in OFF as well, in the readme there was. Q&A section, with some questions, some jokes, and one question that gave the answer to that
It got a new ending where you can get both, called the Solstice Ending. It does involve finding a way back, though.
Hey, I know I usually don't comment, but...whatever, here it goes.
Hey, Nitro! I just wanted to say, thank you for your awesome videos! I love them all, every single one of them. I've watched all of your reviews (some of them, more than once) and they are extremely fun. You are a funny guy, while you do know how to be critical about what needs to be critized. Your reviews are awesome, and so is this channel!
+Lokonou
I was very relieved when you said the game was free, I was thinking "I'm not going to pay for a game I can never touch again"
The thing about the player being a god makes a whole lot of sense, as in basically every video game the player has direct control over the main character most of the time
this game was absolutely beautiful. one of those special games that really brought tears to my eyes and widened my understanding of breaking the 4th wall.
so true
I played it, and now I'm left wondering...
Did I make the right choice? Would I make that choice again?
This game is really a masterpiece.
Thanks for giving my game a shot james lowell
How did that Wally mask come to be?
Fire Power idk man I just kinda made it when I was bored
I looks rad as hell ;)
NITRO rad as hell?
Alf Lidén niiice
The true ending is really cathartic.
Can’t wait for the sequel [[BIG SHOT]]
I had watched Mark played it and came back after he "finished" Oneshot, hope he will continue play it. aAnyway love your video man :)
*Furiosly taking notes*
Honestly, I love the 4th wall breaks in here.
I wonder how do you do it in RPGMaker
I cant thank you enough for introducing me to this game i love it so much in fact its probably my 2nd favourite game now. you are my favourite you-tuber as well. thanks again.
It's interesting to see an analysis of the old version of the game like this.
Just started playing this game thanks to you Nitrorad.
This game actually scared me from any and all fights. Good job game.
ayyy more rpg maker games
These are definitely my favorite style of videos you do, man. Keep up the good work!
When that pop up came up and it said "You have One Shot Jaden" i fucking took a solid 3 or 4 minutes to recoup.
it’s solstice time james lewell
If the power goes out or the game crashes, the game recognizes this and lets you continue.
I’ve seen this game every where, but had no idea what it was
It looks like this game is a really good showcase of what coding and computers as a whole can do.
For anyone who played the old oneshot
And was sad you couldnt help both................................................ .......
YOU CAN YOU CAN SAVE THE WORLD AND NIKO
Hint: Steam version,endgame window,clover app if you do it right you can truly find out whats going on to know
WHAT THE WORLD REALLY IS
Now if you quit the game Nico just says that it went dark and is happy to see you come back!
Interesting, your initials are JL. As are mine. How awesome to have the same initials as one of my favorite RUclipsrs!
***** Same with John Lennon
we are gods
NitroRad Gods unite
Ayyy dat Kyle Hyde picture tho.
I recall getting all melancholic after finishing the sequel of it.
And i hope you keep pumping these videos bro
10:46
Did anybody else see that?
yes hahahahah
Haha. I get it. Nazi joke
I think I had an idea to make a game like this once (one time and never runs again) but this looks clearly way better than anything I would have made. So cool that someone did it!
"Admin? That's our god."
K guess we playin minecraft now
Remember playing this years ago after finally finishing .flow because I assumed (thanks to the art style) that it would be a heart warming game. Maybe even a comedy.
Five minutes into it and the game is a lot more depressing than I would of expected, got similarly freaked out when the game called me by my name and I foolishly closed the window just to see what would happen.
Don’t know if it was just because I was playing it in the middle of the night, by myself with noise cancelling headphones on so the immersion was high but the scene that plays when you replay the game remains one of the most unnerving experiences I’ve ever had.
On the other hand after I properly replayed it later on, it’s still nice to occasionally open the game and see light streaming in through the window.
Wow, so you played it before they made it so you could save everywhere, and before the Solstice update! That must’ve been hard. I stressed enough playing the updated version.
Other than this, the other game that mess with your computer is a meta horror game called Space Blaster and Imscared
Everybody probably already knew Imscared but Space Blaster, no one even talks about it...
the game is made by the creator of the extremely popular Spooky's House of Jumpscare and it is sadly very underrated
go check it out guysss
Yay, a NitroRad episode on my birthday!
***** Also great video. Love the outtakes at the end of your vids too!
3:26 speaking of, you should really play the witch's house mv if you haven't yet! and if you have, please review it ;^; it has my actual favorite twist in ANY game. period. and i love the extra difficulty and lore and general look of the remaster!
Can I talk for a moment about how great the final choice you have to make is? I dont know if this is just me but the ending basically boils down to you asking the question of what you would rather do risk everyone's lives on the small chance you might be able to save everyone, or leave the world to its fate and save the one life you know you can. Again I may be interpreting this wrong but that's what I got out of it and frankly that is a fascinating dilemma to me, I actually had to step away from the game for a few minutes when that came up so I could think things through.
I keep thinking this game came out recently not like almost 10 years ago
So glad OneShot is getting more exposure. been trying to get people to check it out for a while so might show them this video instead.
the game is actually meant to replayed- you can save both.
oneshot now shows a main character with no determination
whelp go buy it now its on steam and the expansion to the story is amazing
9:01 "... the entire four hours I worked..."
4 hours? Was that a Saturday?
i really like these rpg maker reviews
im sure i said this before, thats i love these rpg maker reviews you do. i wish i could play some of these games on my 3ds or vita. as i haven't been big on pc in quite some time. might have to give this game a shot since its so short.
It looks really interesting, I'll play it asap.
Great video as always, James Lewell.
You know....you might've should've put a spoiler warning before mentioning that CHOICE you have to make in the game.
Then again, you're watching a REVIEW.
@@StafkiGTNwhy did you reply 3 years later?! In fact why am I replying to you 3 years later?!
Gostaria que Oneshot tivesse uma fanbase maior... é um jogo tão bom, mas que quase ninguém conhece ou dá o tempo de ver... é algo devéras lamentável...
I wish Oneshot had a bigger fanbase... it's such a good game, but almost nobody knows about it or takes the time to see it... it's something really regrettable...
This game sounds absolutely amazing.
Just a heads-up to anyone else who sees this: Depending on your settings, your firewall and/or antivirus might prevent you from visiting the page linked in the description. I got to it by finding a cached version of the page, but be aware of that. Apparently is has something to do with how the game does its fourth wall shenanigans.
Saw you featured on SideScrollers. Love your stuff, man! Subbed.
"God is talking to me, directly!"
Link doesn't work anymore, but they seem to be working on an extended version of the game, that will be released on Steam.
Thanks for helping me find this game!
Sounds like a pretty neat game with a rather unique concept!
I could give this game One Shot whenever I'm through my RPG burnout =w=
I SAW GIMP ON THE LAPTOP
GIMP=ART
Man, the old version of this game looks really weird. I can't believe that the version we have now came from this.
The part where the game shows you a pop up and refers you to your name kind of backfired when I played it, because the laptop I was playing the game on used to be my dad's, and due to me being too lazy to change the name, referred to me as 'christian', so I immediately knew that the game was just using my computer name. the fact that the game was even capable of creating a pop-up without crashing still fucked me up though.
I didn't even play this and it made me friggin cry.
10outta10. My heart is in pieces. Best game. Protecc the cat child.
niko's walking speed is slower than molasses
there was a molasses flood with the molasses flowing at 30 miles per hour lol
I went to watch this again after beating the remake and woah, Nitro Rad played Middens? Too bad he didn't end up reviewing it.
In case you explain it later on in the video, I was only at the halfway mark. Anyway just curious if anyone knows how the developers coded this game into triggering the "no second chances" mechanic? Did they look at the MAC address? Something in the registry? Just really curious.
KisharoDragonwings It's a file in the registry.
KisharoDragonwings it's in the registry. Uninstalling it with Revo Uninstaller will reset it pretty easily.
Mirai I figured it had to be one of those. Sorry if my question ruined the 'mystery' behind this game, but my developer mentality kicked in and I had to know. XD
because of this, i dont even know if im ready to play it
Actually, molasses is reported to travel faster than 30 miles an hour.
So basically One Chance
Nice work dude! OneShot is such a phenomenal game. Also, did you know about the upcoming full version?
man your videos are fucking awesome dude. A very unique channel!
If you want to replay the game and you have specs good enough to handle it, use a virtual system. You basically get a system wipe without having to tamper with your actual computer.
laughed my ass off at the god bit
I just realized that the Batter and Viola are on the computer
hey there, you should play the game again. Its been five years, you should go back and see what´s been updated
I love this game. Knowing it was make in the same engine as Yume Nikki makes me love it even more.
5:32 scared the shit out of me
Dat MOTHER music Tho 👉😏👉
FRAPS works by hooking in to DirectX and so games/programs that don't use DirectX won't work with FRAPS. I've had this problem with games I've written from scratch as well. RPG Maker 2000 (or 2k3) is a very old program and it likely uses some older method of drawing that FRAPS can't watch and record.
5:33 James Lewell ascends
dont tell anbody but if you want to see the other ending you can just play on another computer account