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  • Опубликовано: 10 ноя 2024

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  • @PufferPatchesVODS
    @PufferPatchesVODS Месяц назад +1618

    Funny enough, the toby fox interview had ONE question that was not yes or no. The last question. Where toby asked “Up until now I've just asked yes or no questions but it may be hard to answer that way for this one so be ready for this. If we were to go to Denny's together, what would you order? I'll send you the menu so let me know” to which kikiyama answered “Rice Casserole with 3 types of cheese and shrimp”

    • @OctaHeart
      @OctaHeart Месяц назад +352

      The main takeaway from that interview for me is that Denny's in Japan does not fuck around given how overloaded that menu was.

    • @Trimint123
      @Trimint123 Месяц назад +158

      ​@@OctaHeartYou don't wanna fuck around with foods in Japan in general. They got some weird bangers there, dude.

    • @jameslawrenson1208
      @jameslawrenson1208 Месяц назад +16

      Japanese restaurants are wild.

    • @FelisImpurrator
      @FelisImpurrator Месяц назад +31

      Japanese Denny's jumpscare.
      JapanEat wasn't kidding about how weird it is. It's in Megaton Musashi too for some reason.

    • @c00LKIDsix9
      @c00LKIDsix9 Месяц назад +20

      Finally, my two decade long question has been answered

  • @patapancakes
    @patapancakes Месяц назад +1833

    Thanks for covering Yume Nikki Online Project, we had a ton of fun creating it over the years and love the huge positive impact its had on the community!

    • @nolanbrewermusic
      @nolanbrewermusic Месяц назад +16

      oh hey! I've seen your name in the CU repo hahaha

    • @boscorner
      @boscorner Месяц назад +7

      Thanks pancakes !

    • @hubster3055
      @hubster3055 Месяц назад +20

      Im so happy he talked about the YNO Project and Collective Unconscious
      It was such a fun project to make some worlds for

    • @coldcallerloopy
      @coldcallerloopy Месяц назад +4

      That's so awesome you have a Sue pfp! Awesome work on the project!!!

    • @scottpeltier3977
      @scottpeltier3977 Месяц назад +6

      Been playing project YNO on the daily as of recent. Been trying to get all the badges. On 2kki rn and….wow the amount of content is head spinning

  • @trumangraham2602
    @trumangraham2602 Месяц назад +384

    Two things about Yume Nikki that's always stuck out to me is how time passes and how the ending is obtained.
    If you go outside after you wake you can see time passing constantly, shifting between day, evening, and night. Madotsuki is spending every day and night doing nothing but dreaming refusing to do anything else. It's the only thing she's comfortable doing anymore.
    Combine that with the ending of her committing suicide. Think about how you get the ending, you need to get every effect. Getting every effect requires you to thoroughly explore nearly the whole game, not all of it but most of it.
    Madotsuki has finally reached the edge of her dreams, there's nothing left for her to explore. There was nothing for her outside, and now there's nothing for her inside. Maybe that's part of the reason why she committed suicide.

    • @okegom_228
      @okegom_228 17 дней назад +6

      Nothing to see, nothing to live for. What a horrible fate.

  • @skyrunner14
    @skyrunner14 Месяц назад +47

    This was an excellent, comprehensive video! Two minor things:
    1) The crick in the neck can actually be undone without going back to sleep. You can just press the action button, and instead of sitting, Madotsuki will straighten out her neck.
    2) One detail I wish you'd mentioned regarding the FACE event is how the door leading into the event proper is the exact same one as that of her bedroom, like FACE is something - or someone - waiting just outside her room which is why she doesn't want to leave.

  • @AlwaysTuesday
    @AlwaysTuesday Месяц назад +589

    Those are the controls because this game was made with the number pad in mind! if you look at the number pad on your keyboard you'll probably see arrows on 4, 8, 6 and 2, they of course work as directional keys. 1, 3, 5 and 9 to control the effects makes WAY more sense if you use the number pad, it would be really convenient if you played the game that way.

    • @Glあss
      @Glあss Месяц назад +15

      Woa i never thought of that, im gonna try this next time i play

    • @lilwyvern4
      @lilwyvern4 Месяц назад +40

      Despite having used PCs since I was 5 years old, I still often forget the numeric keypad is there and that it can be used for more than bashing out numbers real quick.

    • @Trimint123
      @Trimint123 Месяц назад +10

      ​@@lilwyvern4Having numpad in general was great, mostly if you wanna do quick number press.

    • @Strawation
      @Strawation Месяц назад +14

      I often forget that number pads used to be a common way to play some PC ports (probably just Japanese to be fair). Final Fantasy 7 is one of the most memorable just because kiddy brains couldn't understand the marching section.

    • @Mike14264
      @Mike14264 Месяц назад +7

      Oooh, that makes a lotta sense actually. I don't think I've ever used the numpad keys unless I was made directly aware of their necessity.

  • @namedude_dev
    @namedude_dev Месяц назад +214

    Hey! Yume 2kki developer here! (I believe my map was actually featured on 1:27:45)
    I just want to thank you for creating that original Yume Nikki video back in 2014, it was what first exposed me to Yume Nikki and it's fangames, which were life-changing games for me. Here's to another 10 years!

    • @Wenbebis
      @Wenbebis Месяц назад +2

      omg namedude!!! your maps are like really cool..

    • @namedude_dev
      @namedude_dev Месяц назад +1

      @@Wenbebis Thank you! (^▿^)

    • @GoggleDumb
      @GoggleDumb 21 день назад

      I know this might a shot in the dark, but I want to make maps for Yume 2kki as well, how would I go about doing that?

    • @lysenthe
      @lysenthe 20 дней назад +1

      Hello Namedude, didn't expect to see you here! 👋

    • @TomoakiPtGamer69
      @TomoakiPtGamer69 19 дней назад

      I played your map yesterday 😭

  • @Pudding404
    @Pudding404 Месяц назад +502

    You can tell it wasn't made for anyone, Kikiyama is shrouded in mystery, and while the general story you can piece a bit together, it's a noncoherent dream, and it doesn't need to and doesn't explain itself. It's like it was made specifically for the creator.
    And it became a classic rpgmaker game. That's the most early 2000's thing I can think of.

    • @TouhouEXPolaros
      @TouhouEXPolaros Месяц назад +35

      It is like a Surreal art piece has turned into a game.

    • @Pudding404
      @Pudding404 Месяц назад +6

      @@TouhouEXPolaros hey, Polaros. Good to see you. Been a bit.

    • @TouhouEXPolaros
      @TouhouEXPolaros Месяц назад +6

      @@Pudding404 Well just a bit XD but i still seeing you around quite alot.

  • @TheDarkFuryKnight
    @TheDarkFuryKnight Месяц назад +269

    One thing about the ending, it ends with bloody puddle and jellyfish monsters from her dreams, meaning it is possible that it was never real to begin with, not to mention that the stairs didn't exist until the end. So the ending could be another dream.

    • @bakerfransen9128
      @bakerfransen9128 Месяц назад +51

      Something to add to that theory, is how strange her apartment complex is when you think about it. I find it strange how you can't see any buildings, trees, hills or mountains in the background. It just does not make any sense. Why would anyone build such a tall building in the middle of nowhere?
      Considering the theory, her apartment makes a lot more sense, in addition to it pushing the conversation about the game even further. Maybe her true home looks completely different. Maybe the apartment we thought were real is a representation of how isolated Madotsuki feels. Maybe the hills in the background of her dream apartment is a representation of how she feels slightly more comforted and less alone in her dreams than her hill less real home.

    • @marioandtyler
      @marioandtyler Месяц назад +44

      @@bakerfransen9128 Not to mention her eyes are always closed (except for when she uses the cat effect) so maybe it shows that she is somehow still dreaming in the real world. also with how the yen carries over to the real world, although this is likely just because of RPG maker limitations.

    • @deletedTestimony
      @deletedTestimony Месяц назад +16

      I think that's the answer tbh. The ending is Madotsuki finally waking up from the real, deeper dream she's stuck in.
      At least it's my favorite interpretation

  • @WretchedRedoran
    @WretchedRedoran Месяц назад +637

    Crazy just how long it's been since Yume Nikki was first covered on this channel. This video is straight-up documentary length, so I'm gonna wait 'til it's all nice and cozy for this one.

    • @adislavchev
      @adislavchev Месяц назад +4

      Amen brotha

    • @mrfirestar9604
      @mrfirestar9604 Месяц назад +7

      Same hopefully he does the same for yume 2kki that deserves a remaster vid

    • @garrettchandler1948
      @garrettchandler1948 Месяц назад +4

      I remember watching all of his old videos when I started my job about 9 years ago.

  • @Puffman728
    @Puffman728 Месяц назад +227

    35:00 That is Mafurako. You can actually guarantee that she teleports you to the doorway if you interact with her as a snowman. I did a presentation about this game and had to learn that to not ruin the flow because of RNG not helping

    • @Mike14264
      @Mike14264 Месяц назад +9

      You did a presentation on Yume Nikki? That's pretty cool!

    • @Puffman728
      @Puffman728 Месяц назад +32

      @@Mike14264 It was for an english course where we had to make a 5 minute presentation talking about whatever we wanted, and I chose this game.
      I remember talking about Madotsuki's name and what it could mean, the "main objective" of the game, the fact that theres no dialogue at all, and a couple of events including Monoko, which is why I needed to make sure Mafurako would teleport me to the correct place right away or else the script I had prepared could've gone to hell if I kept getting sent to random spots.

    • @Burn_Angel
      @Burn_Angel 14 дней назад +1

      @@Puffman728 A totally W presentation. I hope you got it on camera.

  • @outlawruby
    @outlawruby Месяц назад +145

    Defining psychological horror as the horror of why people are scared is such an effective way of putting it. I've never seen someone define it like that. I don't think I really had a definition for it, you just know it when you see it I guess.

    • @Saxdude26
      @Saxdude26 Месяц назад +12

      Yup. It's really just about the fear behind fear as much as it is how confronting feelings can be. A game that depicts emotions raw and uncomfortable, but in ways that you can recognise it, is horror done well.

  • @CaecusYT
    @CaecusYT Месяц назад +132

    The "logo" for Yume Nikki is most definitely the hiragana version of the title ("ゆめにっき"). If you squint you can definitely see the resemblance, especially the "に" and keep in mind the "っ" symbol (small tsu) is pretty small since it's only there to create a small space in the pronunciation of Nikki (Nik-ki basically).

    • @swr.nezumi
      @swr.nezumi Месяц назад +7

      thank you the batter from off

    • @Gear767
      @Gear767 27 дней назад +6

      Batter from OFF with the very important facts, Thank You Purifier.

  • @rm824somnium2
    @rm824somnium2 Месяц назад +150

    As a dev and manager of Collective Unconscious, it's really neat to see it mentioned here. Thank you!

  • @bigboopus5059
    @bigboopus5059 Месяц назад +166

    Calling KyuuKyuu-kun adorable while myself and a couple other people I know find him incredibly offputting gave me some whiplash. There's a feeling of violation in his vascular, phallic form, very similar to Sticky from Lisa, that reeks of guiltlessness.

    • @raccoonchild
      @raccoonchild Месяц назад +40

      Absolutely, not to mention all that rubbing and what his area leads into. I love him to bits but he's always felt like a sinister presence to me.

    • @EdgeLie
      @EdgeLie Месяц назад +21

      It's kinda like that room from Ib for some its cute for others it's nightmare fuel

    • @Mmalusd
      @Mmalusd Месяц назад +6

      Oh, I never related those two! But now that you mentioned, I feel like it might even be a reference. Lisa the First was already so inspired by Yume Nikki and even if the phallic imagery is easy to connect, but not really evident, I wouldn't be surprised if both long characters protuding from the void having that sort of connotation are related somehow

    • @Burn_Angel
      @Burn_Angel 14 дней назад +1

      He's just a tall, smiling dude that rubs a handrail. If you get aggressive (equip the knife effect), he gets anxious and rubs it faster, while if you act nice, he calms down and rubs it slowly. Since he's red and reacts to emotions, he may even represent Madotsuki's heart, the rubs representing her heartbeats.
      See? This kind of crap is what got Yume Nikki popular in the first place. You can interpret this kind of stuff in any way you want, and it can still make sense.
      I remember showing Yume Nikki to this one guy in 2017, and some hours of gameplay later I started talking with him about many NPCs, then we got to Toriningens. I told him that they're the most common enemy and they are bad, and the other enemy appears in only one specific room. That enemies teleport you to a secluded corner, which forces you to either wake up of use the Medamaude effect.
      Bro started theorizing about Toriningens being actually good people that take you out of the map in order to protect your psyche from all the weird stuff in the dream world. It was something I've definitely would never hace come up by myself, it was very cool.

  • @hyacinthawawawa
    @hyacinthawawawa Месяц назад +422

    amazing video, although a *teeny* nitpick
    the "aztec" imagery in the game is actually mostly derived from the paracas culture in south america. the flying men in the nexus background are a very common motif in paracas textiles. some other spots take inspiration from the rapa nui people of easter island, mainly the famicom worlds. indigenous imagery at large is a pretty major theme in yume nikki and i'm glad you brought it up even if the etymology is off lol

    • @no3938
      @no3938 Месяц назад +27

      "aztec" imagery when most of it is from paracas, yea I know a canadian made this lol

    • @raccoonchild
      @raccoonchild Месяц назад +23

      It's not teeny at all. It's not even close to looking Aztec, meaning he didn't even google what Aztec iconography looks like.

    • @MrWatchAndwatch
      @MrWatchAndwatch Месяц назад

      ​@@raccoonchildwho cares man, go touch grass

    • @sparaxisblanc2473
      @sparaxisblanc2473 Месяц назад +3

      The Easter Island stuff... Like the rongorongo glyphs?

    • @hyacinthawawawa
      @hyacinthawawawa Месяц назад +10

      @@sparaxisblanc2473 there are a few npcs in the game that look similar to some of the glyphs yeah, there are also moai in some of the fc worlds

  • @bingusdingus7787
    @bingusdingus7787 Месяц назад +70

    the face always reminded me of the nightmares id have as a kid. I believe it was something called "exploding head syndrome" and the nightmare would always start with something mundane like picking up a penny on the street, and afterwards a mess of colors and face like patterns with deafening, indescribable sound would envelop my senses until I would wake up in a cold sweat. it hasn't happened to me in years, but I remember it very vividly

    • @SirDavid290
      @SirDavid290 Месяц назад +8

      Something like this happend to me, i had a few experiences with sleep paralysis.
      Once a saw a mafia man in front of my bed, his face obscured by my blanket over my head as i tried to lift it up and confront him,
      only for it to weight like a ton, and he disapeared after strugling to lift it for five minutes, staring at his suit. He simply vanished.
      Twice i heard someone opening the door to my room, and hearing a pair of sandals walking to my bed and...
      Nothing, but i was scared and didn't move for a dozen minuts or so, before i slowly faced the darkness of my room and walked to my door, still locked.
      Then, finally i think i had the Exploding head syndrome, but i do say 'think' as when i was paralysed again,
      i couldn't move and heard this familiar 'deafening, indescribable sound' and closed my eyes,
      denying myself to face what ever was screaming at me, what felt like inches to my face.

  • @Binarokaro
    @Binarokaro Месяц назад +31

    If you're wondering, the Japanese character that covers the floor at 58:36 says "a", so when it covers the screen that's like a scream filling the area, like "aaaaaaaaaaah!", which makes that eerier to me tbh.

  • @paulagodebrito
    @paulagodebrito Месяц назад +116

    I found your channel many years ago because of Yume Nikki. I was part of the 2012 gang who was obsessed with RPG Horror Games like Ib, Mad Father, Mogeko Castle, Yume Nikki and I barely saw any discussion about it outside of forums (and tumblr blogs) so I came to your channel for Yume Nikki and stayed for everything else. Seeing this video on my notifications gave me the biggest smile ever. Thank you for the years and years of videos!

  • @ExeloMinish
    @ExeloMinish Месяц назад +28

    If you're wondering, "medama ude" is literally just japanese for "eyeball arm"

  • @danielhuras617
    @danielhuras617 Месяц назад +33

    love that keyboard camera shot to show the controls. I wish more reviewers did stuff like that.

  • @errantcondor9349
    @errantcondor9349 Месяц назад +257

    1.5 hour redo on Yume Nikki? YESSSSS THANK YOU JAMES

    • @viscera8442
      @viscera8442 Месяц назад +7

      IKR!!! its like a whole movie for yume nikki fans :')

  • @ZebitasMartinex
    @ZebitasMartinex 2 месяца назад +340

    The level of dedication breathes in every pore of this video. Both the analysis and the editing is fantastic and something worthy for Yume Nikki. Gives me nostalgia of your first video on Yume Nikki and is a huge contrast as well of how you approached the video back then

    • @Sudakaz
      @Sudakaz Месяц назад +3

      QUE DEMONIOS HACES AQUI FRED?

    • @Tribow
      @Tribow Месяц назад +2

      How the heck did you watch the- (10 days ago)
      nvm

    • @ZebitasMartinex
      @ZebitasMartinex Месяц назад +5

      @@Sudakaz Ganar

    • @El_Keck
      @El_Keck Месяц назад +3

      No se vale Zebitas, yo no tengo ese dinero que tiene usted para ver las cosas antes. Sus poderes de RUclipsr destrozan mi sueldo de estudiante.

    • @reneeperez9247
      @reneeperez9247 Месяц назад +1

      Quieres chocolate caliente condorzebi.... Espera, RUclipsr equivocado

  • @Yoshi0fEarth
    @Yoshi0fEarth Месяц назад +24

    I'm glad to see you re-cover Yume Nikki. This game means a lot to many people as you said, and it's crazy to think it's been around for 20 years, even pre dating Cave Story by a few months. As long as it's possible I'll always continue to return to the dream worlds of Madotsuki periodically. At this point it feels almost like a home away from home.

  • @Arexion5293
    @Arexion5293 Месяц назад +22

    There is a fantastic remix album called as 24 Effects that was made by some surprisingly notable people. For example a few of the remixes are by someone known as Yuuyu (ゆうゆ) who went onto make Vocaloid music.

  • @muzzycosmos9400
    @muzzycosmos9400 Месяц назад +16

    I always felt like Monoko was the result of Madotsuki watching a girl dying in a car incident.
    Like, she sees the traffic lights, monoko doesn't and so she dies. Madotsuki sees her "brain popping out" as so for her eye and some of her bones from her arms and then when she dreams of it, she "contextualize" these changes of the human body with extra limbs.
    Monoe gives me just vibes of one important friend who made her do bad things (since you have to kill her to reach her) and when Madotsuki needed her most, Monoe just left her behind.
    For the creature from mars, it gives me the vibes of what you say to children when someon dies "they go to heaven" in the sky, and what else is in the sky? mars. She may have done this connection and dreamt about it.

  • @SabiSeance
    @SabiSeance Месяц назад +41

    I feel so nostalgic seeing you talk about this game again! Honestly it just makes me happy that Yume Nikki has never died off and is still kept alive and I hope it continues to thrive for years to come.
    Yume Nikki and so many of it's fangames YEARS ago is what brought me to your channel since we have a lot of the same tastes in games, it's great to just hear another person's opinions on games you also enjoy as well as introduce you to new ones.

  • @FemboyJoe
    @FemboyJoe Месяц назад +49

    I think i finally understand why i love watching NitroRads videos. The passing the flask bit really summarises what i was feeling. With most videos i watch its people talking to us. Which isn't bad. But NitroRad makes these videos feel like hes talking WITH us around a coffee table or a campfire. Sharing experiences and encouraging others to do the same as well. Its nice~

  • @Touma134
    @Touma134 Месяц назад +4

    Uboa event is so good cause eventually the tension wears off so you're mentally out to lunch doing the simple task and then it hits you. Gets me every time.

  • @Zinerry
    @Zinerry Месяц назад +17

    The speed glitch is just a oversight of speed settings, the bicycle sets your speed to a certain speed, while the chair adjust it. Think of your default speed as 2, the Bicycle sets your speed to 3, but when you get in the chair, the game instead of setting your speed to 1, it actually lowers it by 1, and when you get out, raises it by 1. So when you sit in it, your speed (2) gets slower (-1), and then when you use the bicycle while still sitting in the chair, it gets changed to (3) as intended, but you’re still in the chair, so when you get out of the chair, it gives you (+1) making your speed 4, which is faster than the bicycle.

  • @StarlightX-Vee
    @StarlightX-Vee Месяц назад +3

    I remember being a little kid, watching that same Uboa clip on 3DS RUclips app of all things. Being so young, it stuck with me, but never came to mind deeply enough to seek out more... until I found your original video, a long time later. After that, I tried the game for myself, and since then, I have spent countless nights exploring its world in different ways. Thanks for all the years of cool videos, dude! You made a girl smile today from me seeing this in my recommended :3

  • @Majo_Ellen
    @Majo_Ellen Месяц назад +22

    The Poniko plushie wasn't there .... then it appeared... and then it disappeared....
    Look out behind you Nitro Rad...

  • @hummusprince
    @hummusprince Месяц назад +5

    to me, poniko represents borderline/bipolar (they share similar symptoms) and the horror of both experiencing it as you suffer from it and watching someone "switch" suddenly. As you say, unsafe environment for everyone involved and it's jarring when it happens. I love how open you are in your analysis of yume nikki, it's so abstract and i find people claiming facts about it offputting. I watched your first video years ago and this game is so dear to my heart, i really want to thank you for your work in general! thank you for existing on youtube

  • @pompadorbz9168
    @pompadorbz9168 Месяц назад +36

    Incredibly happy to see YNOproject mentioned, and especially collective unconscious since its such a huge fan effort!! I always loved 2kki, and now ofc collective unconscious; they're giant melting pots of the ideas of so many different artists, and seeing the wide variety of styles and inspirations is so cool that it sometimes makes me genuinely emotional!!!

  • @enormastits9332
    @enormastits9332 Месяц назад +111

    a few years ago when my glasses broke, i couldn't play minecraft with my friends because i can't see the tv without them until they got fixed after a few hours and i was bummed
    then my uncle somewhat pitied me and lent me his switch but he told me i could only watch youtube on it
    that's when i saw your yume nikki video in the recs and i wanted to see more of your stuff, it only felt like a few minutes passed until my dad brought my new glasses back
    so like, thanks for making me feel less sad about not being able to play minecraft with my friends and making rad videos

  • @ThatDarnRedKhezu
    @ThatDarnRedKhezu Месяц назад +62

    I know someone working on Collective Unconcious. Thank you for putting attention on the project.

  • @kernnnnnnel
    @kernnnnnnel Месяц назад +17

    It's so cool you've made another yume nikki video so many years later! I love that you've explored its symbolic side in a much open way, not necessarily forming a narrative on a specific trauma, but rather small things we can relate or empathize with. I looove a game you can always get something new from, and it's nice to learn to let it also get things from you!
    Also it's great that you mentioned Ynoproject and other small games that were inspired by yume nikki, I've discovered a lot of (specially rpgmaker) games from your channel so it's really nice seeing you keep recommending cool similar stuff and/or from small creators :)

  • @KriegXE
    @KriegXE Месяц назад +28

    Your video from 10 years ago was my first introduction ever to Yume Nikki back in 2017 and i absolutely fell in love with it. I remember a time i binged all your Yume Nikki fan game vids and just would not stop, it was an obsession of mine for a bit. After a few years of continuedly playing the game, trying to find every effect on my own, it's s still a such beautiful and mesmerizing indie game i go back to to mess around and explore.
    This video is probably one of the most in-depth looks into the game on this site, with descriptions of the many areas you can explore, themes, and secrets you can find around the game. Really makes you look on how much the game has inspired you and a significant part of the rpg maker community! It's one of the most important games in the indie space and still holds up to this day, at least imo. Happy 10th anniversary to the original video, and congrats on another excellent one!

  • @Used__Napkin
    @Used__Napkin Месяц назад +87

    Every time Yume Nikki comes up, I feel like it’s important to recognize the impact of RPG Maker. It gave (and continues to give) so many people the opportunity to create sureal, spooky, and even emotional video game experiences that would’ve been difficult to create without the program.

  • @AliRoRo_
    @AliRoRo_ Месяц назад +19

    This is honestly the best video on Yume Nikki ive seen so far. I already loved your original video on it, the way you portray everything is just so special and unique, you really give everything here the justice it deserves!

  • @feenie5567
    @feenie5567 Месяц назад +37

    I know everyone’s gonna line up to say “OMORI was also inspired by Yume Nikki!”, but listening to your video helps tie it together. The themes of trauma and your brain just blending all the things in your life together especially-OMORI‘s level design is more coherent, and that has a story reason behind it. Not to say YN doesn’t have a reason, nor does it need one, for all the worlds in it to be what they are.
    The fact Yume Nikki has inspired so many people…I honestly teared up a little. It’s a beautiful thing. And a good handful of them have been covered by you!
    This re-cover is amazing. I really look forward to whatever you’ll put out next!

  • @harrygreen3412
    @harrygreen3412 Месяц назад +7

    No joke, you posted this video the moment I started playing the game. I held off of a little bit to go into Yume Nikki as blind as possible but I just got the ending so now I'm watching!

  • @cyanflower
    @cyanflower Месяц назад +4

    You know, it never really hit me that dreams have influenced my life so much. Even as a kid, dreams were my escapism. I could never expect what can happen next, it was always this strange and interesting experience I only got to have before I woke up to another day, maybe even in the middle of a day sometimes. Dreams are what brought me certain feelings in life, certain thoughts and traits. I think I found Yume Nikki through your channel when I was 13. I was fascinated by its weirdness, interested with its potential meanings and worlds, and it remains one of the most important games in my entire life to me. But you know what especially is something I remember dreaming about?
    One day on August 20th 2022, I had this dream where I was exploring a place, a temple of sorts. Grass was covering the outside, trees were weirdly absent, it was basically split into chunks floating in the air outside of that one entrance. There, it was just darkness. Pure darkness outside of one glowing orb in the middle. An orb I didn't know was guarded by something I could barely see outside of two red eyes staring directly at me once I grabbed it, threatening me. Right as it started moving towards me, likely with intent to kill me, someone grabbed my hand and told me to escape. The temple collapsed, the beast fell with it, and I made it outside. It was only then when I could see who protected me, who saved me from potential death in my dream.
    It was that girl that appears at 1:18:52. The girl with the hair that poured down like a waterfall, the girl with the ribbon that reached far in the shape of a cross, the girl with the empty eyes that reflect her blankness. It was Mono. The same girl that I am making a game about. The same game that started as a Yume Nikki fangame of sorts. From that one August 20th, my fate was set. This is what I was meant to create from the moment I was born, and will make and cherish for years to come. About Mono.
    Thank you for introducing me to Yume Nikki all those years ago.

  • @sanctumsys
    @sanctumsys 2 месяца назад +79

    yeah, this one's a banger. every time i think your editing is impressive the next video is even better, and the personal stories here are so meaningful and i even relate to some of them (had that "scary DS game" experience with Bowser's Inside Story lmao)
    thank you so much for putting this together. it's one i know i'll be revisiting and finding new takeaways in, just like the game itself

  • @yarshmellow2323
    @yarshmellow2323 Месяц назад +56

    As a Collective Unconscious dev, I'm really happy you meantioned it!!

    • @Sadnesspremium
      @Sadnesspremium Месяц назад +4

      THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK I THINK ITS INCREDIBLE !!!!

    • @viscera8442
      @viscera8442 Месяц назад

      hell yea dude keep up the amazing work!!! :D

  • @Binarokaro
    @Binarokaro Месяц назад +18

    Fun thing about the vending machines in Japan! In Japan, vending machines are extremely common, they're just about everywhere. With how hot it gets in the summer, they're practically save points to keep you hydrated and alive in the summer sun. It's also pretty cool when they have limited-time only drinks that aren't sold in stores too, because it's like an easter egg when you notice them. I've only seen the vending machines in my area carrying CC Lemon Peach, and only for like a year!

  • @InternationalBoardsOfPigeons
    @InternationalBoardsOfPigeons Месяц назад +9

    i remember getting into Yume Nikki in summer 2016 blind and its still one of the most memorable experiences ive had with any form of media. not to mention finding .flow shortly afterwards, that was my true first "horror" game since i was a huge scaredy cat. and when I looked for anyone talking about those games thats how i discovered this channel and how there were even MORE fangames out there (Yume Graffiti deserves an apology for being called "Diet Yume Nikki" lol)
    overall, id say ive changed so much because of Yume Nikki+fangames and its wild seeing how much your channel has grown since then too, and im very thankful for both :]

  • @pickleboi934
    @pickleboi934 Месяц назад +8

    As a massive bionicle nerd myself seeing all the bionicles in the background of your room made me very happy lol. Glad to see that one of my fav youtubers also loves bionicle :D

  • @untizio7125
    @untizio7125 Месяц назад +8

    I already know what yume nikki is? YES
    I spent countless hours playing yume nikki and the other fangames? YES
    I already seen ton of videos essay about yume nikki? YES
    I'm still going to watch this video? YES

  • @andriusgurskas9290
    @andriusgurskas9290 Месяц назад +12

    I always go back to your old Yume Nikki / fan game videos and always wished they were longer. What a treat

  • @SentoukiKun
    @SentoukiKun Месяц назад +28

    It's interesting this glitch that happened at 59:00 is right in front of the number 4. In Japan the number four is associated with death and can be considered a bad omen so for a moment I thought it might've been intentional.

  • @InvaderIceStrike
    @InvaderIceStrike Месяц назад +8

    I always love the lil goofy after credits bits… but man, I’m glad James let the ending breathe this time. This is a truly special one.

  • @chulie_chu
    @chulie_chu Месяц назад +7

    Love this so much! Thank you especially for sharing the screenshot of me talking about my game "artificial eden"!!! Yume Nikki means so much to me, and I hope to reflect that love in my game!!

  • @Toldasor
    @Toldasor Месяц назад +14

    THE RETURN OF THE KING! (it was your old yume nikki videos that first led me to your channel years ago)

  • @t00tt00t
    @t00tt00t Месяц назад +7

    Can I just say..... I was pleasantly surprised by OSTs from my favourite nostalgic games while watching the video which I didn't think ppl ever knew/remember. Like??? The DS sims ost?? wow. new fav channel

  • @Cha_Chingo_Christiano
    @Cha_Chingo_Christiano Месяц назад +7

    This video rocks, you did a fantastic job covering Yume Nikki and despite the video being an hour and a half it felt like 20 minutes with how well paced and engaging it was.

  • @meredithcastro7869
    @meredithcastro7869 Месяц назад +6

    This is just a personal experience but the block world always reminded me of an elementary school math textbook I used to have where there were a lot of isometric shaped blocks in an empty background in the cover which I always imagined myself entering, kinda like a liminal space but that concept didnt exist back there haha. So the block world in yume nikki always had that additional dimention of nostalgia and eeriness to me

  • @viscera8442
    @viscera8442 Месяц назад +10

    WHEN I TELL YOU MY JAW DROPPED TO THE FLOOR WHEN I SAW THIS IN MY RECOMMENDED!!!!! i love your og yume nikki video and i watch it all the time, im so excited for this one and its the length of a full movie!! yume nikki and its fangames are one my favorite pieces of media ever, so thank you for covering them!!

  • @raspergine
    @raspergine Месяц назад +5

    THANK YOU FOR COVERING YNO!!!!!!! YNO was such an impact on my life

  • @thebossbaby7402
    @thebossbaby7402 26 дней назад +1

    Lots of good memories watching people talk about RPGMaker games on RUclips. Ao Oni, Mario The Music Box, Ib, even your old video about the Crooked Man come to mind.

  • @profilename1337
    @profilename1337 Месяц назад +12

    I remember stumbling across the rpg maker game 'one shot' (back when it was freeware before it was on steam) around when it was first released, and I loved it, and was looking into other rpg maker games and found this game and then found your old video on it. I was hooked on this game, so many neat ideas, and unique feelings you get playing this game. Every couple years I come back and play around for a few hours, refreshing my memory, and having a great time. Glad to see you, and others are still passionate about yume nikki.
    also I've totally had that endless tiled shower room dream before, so weird

  • @cdman2021
    @cdman2021 Месяц назад +3

    One thing that has always stuck out to me was the ambient music of this game. I've grown to love ambient music and always want to shoutout the 24EFFECTS album which is a mashup of all the songs and sounds in Yume Nikki into 15 whole unique songs.

  • @mayumayudreams
    @mayumayudreams Месяц назад +3

    a cultural icon with so much mystery. I love this game and I love learning new secrets about it. You even went through some things I never heard about or had completely forgotten!

  • @hypoglacia
    @hypoglacia Месяц назад +7

    delighted to see a new video on yume nikki : ] the original videos on this game + its fangames are what got me into it and have always been videos ive enjoyed to rewatch

  • @GameMaster-ig8oo
    @GameMaster-ig8oo Месяц назад +4

    I am the one who made the wiki page for one of those yume nikki fan games. Annabelle. I was a close freind of the dev. I miss him. I am so glad to see people occasionally checking out his work. He was a very creative and nice guy.

  • @PixelatedPerfection
    @PixelatedPerfection Месяц назад +2

    i remember finding this channel years ago through the old yume nikki videos, yume nikki fangame videos, silent hill videos and the oneshot video, and its so surreal after all this time to see him going back to one of the first things of his i ever watched.

  • @Vee_Sheep
    @Vee_Sheep Месяц назад +25

    Re: original game not on Switch
    you gotta remember that Yume Nikki was made in RPG Maker 2003, while a game like Omori was made in MV
    porting the RM2003 Yume Nikki would likely need a compatibility/emulation layer like EasyRPG for it to even be possible, since MV games are built off of javascript and are basically just specialized offline browser windows while RM2003 could barely handle image assets being too big or having transparency in the file itself.

    • @Painocus
      @Painocus Месяц назад +6

      EasyRPG works on Switch tho and is open source. Considering I have seen games be released on itch with it pre-bundled I don't think it's license would prevent it from being bundled with a game on Switch either. At-least non-commercially. Usually you'd have to make the Switch homebrew-enabled to get it to work, but an official release wouldn't have to worry about that.

  • @Insane-Howl-Cowl
    @Insane-Howl-Cowl Месяц назад +1

    I've never played this game, but heard about it through your videos and other RUclipsrs. Glad to hear you talk about it again. As the rain pours down, and I finish prepping for the coming hurricane, hearing about dreams is a calming effect.

  • @yoku_yukihime
    @yoku_yukihime Месяц назад +5

    it's so cool seeing someone else talk about this game and having a similar experience, i ended up playing yume nikki blind as a kid growing up and would just play it on again off again for a few years until i managed to stumble on and find everything.
    seriously a life changing experience unparalleled by most other things. only ever had a similar experience of that endless expanse of dream like worlds from the mario 64 hack b3313
    its so nice seeing such love given to such an amazing game, a lovely video nitro rad :)

  • @padlamadla
    @padlamadla Месяц назад +1

    Yume Nikki has been a huge part of my teenage years. Your videos have been a gateway for me to explore the game itself as well as many different Yume Nikki fangames and I always love to return to these games, I very much cherish that time. Thank you.

  • @timtim2949
    @timtim2949 Месяц назад +15

    I think the logo is ゆ (yu) め (me) に (ni) つき (kki). The outlines of the maze-like structure seem to be akin to the hiragana spelling of Yume Nikki.
    EDIT: the つ is smaller than the other letters, implying the shortening of the previous kana に, resulting in nikki instead of niki.

  • @HollyfromtheHollow
    @HollyfromtheHollow Месяц назад +19

    ...Ah, Nikki.
    What an inspiration to so many.
    Oh, how .Flow would terrify, how 2kki would _expand,_ how YNOProject would connect others all over... And then those who connected would create Collective Unconscious!
    How games were inspired to greatness through it...
    I'd love to see you return to those fangames, by the by.
    Especially 2kki! That thing has become _Labyrinthian_ since you last played! A delight to literally get lost in...
    It's become one of my favorite games ever made, truly. Love it's Authors and their delightful work.
    And your video brought me to it, all those years ago.
    Thanks for all the adventures!

  • @bluesheepredanimationskind7690
    @bluesheepredanimationskind7690 9 дней назад +1

    my very first actual exposure to yume nikki was with the online project where my friend showed me the 2kki world and we all explored it together and found random stuff, i seriously knew and still currently know so little about yume nikki but its so fascinating to see this whole world that i tried to explore get some context finally placed behind it. when i saw all of the art for yume 2kki i had a neuron activation moment because up to this point i was convinced that all of the weird swirly backgrounds and laid out rooms were all from the original

  • @MelRetro
    @MelRetro Месяц назад +28

    *I use to play this game in Jr. High! I’m so glad it’s still going strong till this day. It’s such an artistic masterpiece.* ❤

  • @RazAnime
    @RazAnime Месяц назад +16

    7:24 its very possible that to create the title screen image, the creator started with the japanese title ゆめにっき and then distorted and re-drew it multiple times until they arrived at this image; either manually or using software like repeatedly adding a blur and resize filter to distort it as much as possible
    You can still kind of make out the ゆ at the start followed by the め and に and then it ducks down for the lowercase っ but the き is almost unrecognizable

  • @Skip-Towne
    @Skip-Towne Месяц назад +1

    Thank you for talking about the ending and the very different ways the dreams and imagery could be interpreted. I frequently hear people saying what the game is "absolutely" about with no room for other theories.

  • @yphoenix5957
    @yphoenix5957 Месяц назад +3

    Yume Nikki, the first video you did was how I found the Nitro Rad channel! I tried playing this game once already but fell off it, that was during a much lonelier time... but I'll make my full playthrough and continue the video in full! Its insanely cool just how influential this "obscure" 'lil game became over the years!! You got your Pewdiepie's and Markipliers of yesteryear and pretty much the entire RPGmaker horror community for molding me into the gamer and person I am now, and I'm proud of this shared history on the internet. It's a cool thing. Its a great to see another Yume Nikki video on the channel in 2024.

  • @spikehamer2
    @spikehamer2 Месяц назад +1

    Man the passage through time is both cruel and pleasant, all the memories that came and went thanks to this game as you went on and on.
    Really swell to see you making content since 2013.

  • @thebeachman87
    @thebeachman87 Месяц назад +3

    I’ve never heard of this game…THANK YOU for introducing me to it. I love stuff like this ❤.

  • @ethendorreviews975
    @ethendorreviews975 2 месяца назад +15

    OMG 48:56 I remember getting here really early on in the game and thinking it was really cool and then I could never find my way back and I didn't know why and now I know it was because of that damn cone.
    I remember too when I got the witch and I saw on the wiki you could use it in this room and I really wanted to get back there but I got frustrated that I couldn't find it again

    • @JustaBunchofGoofs
      @JustaBunchofGoofs Месяц назад

      How did you see that already

    • @ethendorreviews975
      @ethendorreviews975 Месяц назад +1

      @@JustaBunchofGoofs my comment is from 11 days ago. So one can assume if I had seen it that early I must have early access and must be a patron

  • @felman87
    @felman87 Месяц назад +1

    Oh snap, this makes me feel so old. Because I remember this game. And I remember you talking about it for the first time years ago. Where has the time gone?!

  • @Kweemz
    @Kweemz 2 месяца назад +17

    Incredible editing combined with being the best Yume Nikki vid on RUclips makes this a certified NitroRad Classic. n_n

  • @Me-xr5ou
    @Me-xr5ou Месяц назад +4

    Hey Nitro Rad, thanks SO MUCH for covering Yume Nikki (my favorite game of all time)! If I’m able to offer game suggestions then I recommend playing End Roll and Hello Charlotte. Both games are a MUST-play since you’re a big fan of Yume Nikki. In fact, they offer a similar experience to Omori (I.E. you will be crying afterwards). Overall, I think both games you would enjoy your time with those games and you could bring more attention to them as they are relatively niche!

    • @cozzymozzy6214
      @cozzymozzy6214 Месяц назад +1

      100% agree here! Both end roll and HC (except episode 3) are free too! Man i wish these games get some more attention

  • @Pageant_
    @Pageant_ Месяц назад +1

    James, thank you once again for all your coverage on Yume Nikki over the years. If it weren't for you I likely never would've known of the sheer vastness that is Yume Nikki fan games, as many of the experiences within that sphere have changed my life as a creative and an individual indefinitely. I feel incredibly humbled to see so many fans of Yume Nikki (including yourself) use its influence to further themselves more and more artistically, and produce phenomenal output in their respective fields.
    Here's to twenty more years of this gem!

  • @JohnnyBurnes
    @JohnnyBurnes Месяц назад +9

    The door to my brain is locked unless you ask a clerk for a key chained to a big stick.

  • @sunnyapartmentroom2038
    @sunnyapartmentroom2038 Месяц назад +2

    Wow I remember your first YN video back in middle school and you really opened the door to all that wonder. I’m finishing college now and this video hit me with a wall of nostalgia, hope your doin well man

  • @tageorder1354
    @tageorder1354 Месяц назад +11

    An hour and a half NitroRad video what a treat!! Im so excited to watch it!! Absolutely love Yume Nikkie

  • @mysticmallachi777
    @mysticmallachi777 Месяц назад +1

    ...I thought this was a 1,000,000+ sub channel for so long. I happened to see the actual number, and I'm shocked.
    I've enjoyed this content so much for so long. The quality feels so good.

  • @dasutein-tcrf9947
    @dasutein-tcrf9947 Месяц назад +9

    Have you played the older versions of Yume Nikki that were found, or seen the documentation on them? There are a lot of interesting things to see in them that aren't in version 0.10!

  • @virii.win32
    @virii.win32 Месяц назад +1

    This is crazy, the first video i saw from you was your yume nikki video. This is so beautiful, so nice to see you mature over 10 years. Thank you for creating what you do, love u nitrorad!!

  • @cheeseburgah563
    @cheeseburgah563 Месяц назад +11

    It's so nice to see you covering this game again. I used to watch the original and fangame videos over and over, good times.

  • @mayoiayase
    @mayoiayase Месяц назад

    wow!!!! after loving and constantly rewatching the old yume nikki nitro rad videos for years, i cant believe theres another one!!!!!!!!!!!! im so happy

  • @akamag6787
    @akamag6787 Месяц назад +1

    the editing on this one is brilliant, definitely worth the wait

  • @asuspiciousavocado3317
    @asuspiciousavocado3317 Месяц назад +7

    Beautiful. Yumme Nikki was what kept me going as a teen living in a tyrannical society. It just... Made me forget.

    • @raybob8668
      @raybob8668 Месяц назад

      I’m sorry but wat?

    • @asuspiciousavocado3317
      @asuspiciousavocado3317 Месяц назад +2

      @@raybob8668
      I... Should I explain further? I was a kid, saw suffering that reminded me of how powerless I was. Thus I took solace in a game about a girl scared of the world who also felt powerless.

    • @BalthorYT
      @BalthorYT Месяц назад

      @@asuspiciousavocado3317 I think they're curious about what particular society you grew up in, given you said it is/was tyrannical

    • @asuspiciousavocado3317
      @asuspiciousavocado3317 Месяц назад +2

      @@BalthorYT
      Islamic tyranny. Iran to be more specific.

  • @abe6281
    @abe6281 Месяц назад +2

    Funny thing is that I found your channel through Yume Nikki and its fangames/community, and dude, I think that was like 4-5 years ago.
    I do remember playing Yume Nikki in the 2010's as a kid, and it really influenced what things I like about horror. Although I'm a coward when it comes to Yume 2kki because how unpredictable it can be lol.

  • @F-E24
    @F-E24 25 дней назад +3

    I can't remember exactly what causes the glitch at 59:00 but it is something to do with equiping medamaude or maybe any effect while sitting down. The game thinks you are still sitting down and makes you sit down in 13 seconds or something. It definitely isn't intentional.

  • @Thesupersaiyanlord
    @Thesupersaiyanlord Месяц назад +4

    0:12 Well that kind of starts to sound like Psychonauts to me 😅

  • @EduardoFlores-bt4fo
    @EduardoFlores-bt4fo Месяц назад

    Your RPG Maker/Yume Nikki videos were always my favorite ones, I am happy to see this one come out since it has been a while since you made videos on the genre 😊

  • @pshenchique
    @pshenchique Месяц назад +1

    I think I found your channel somewhere in 2016, I was in middle school and just played Lisa games so I was searching for some video reviews to hear other peoples thoughts about them. And your original Yume Nikki video was my first introduction to the game, I've watched all of your reviews of the fan games then and become somewhat obsessed with these various strange rpg maker games for a while. I believe you also were the one to finally play the Silent Hill games, which became one of my favourite games oat. So it was really nice to watch this retrospective and remember the good old days, a big thank you also for all your videos and unexpectedly shaping my teenage years with them!

  • @Urotsuki
    @Urotsuki Месяц назад +8

    thank you for your coverage and featuring both Yume 2kki and YNOProject 🖤🖤

  • @DerekSquirreltail
    @DerekSquirreltail Месяц назад

    Not only do I have Yume Nikki to thank for a lot this past decade, but you specifically for showing it (and other horror games) to me through your videos back in the day.
    As someone that was always a massive baby when it came to horror games, a lot of your older videos convinced me how beautiful, atmospheric, and emotional they could be, and Yume Nikki felt like the perfect first step into that world for a lot of reasons. Since then, the types of games I've played because of it have had a huge impact on my life, from awesome experiences to even new friends and community. So...thank you. 💙