Ray's mom getting her dad arrested then saying "he'll live" no doubt instilled it into Ray's mind that the government won't kill the book club, only rough them up at most.

@judgement-kazzy

5 ай бұрын

Oh my god, that's genuinely such an important little detail.. Ray chose to snitch on them because she didn't think they'd die, but they (or assuming most of them) did. Or faced the worst possible tortures possible, more than she could imagine. That decision that she thought would only have little consequence did so much more. That's heartbreaking.

@mars199

5 ай бұрын

What stands out to me is how much Ray didn't want to be anything like her mom, yet essentially retaliated in the same manner that she did. This does not excuse Cheng's actions at all, he's a predator. It's just pointing out some similarities.

@plutonix5792

4 ай бұрын

@@mars199 I wonder if Ray and her mother did the exact same things. Like, I don't know if cheating on your wife warrants a house search, so maybe her mother falsely accused her husband of consuming censored media or siding with communists. That would make them both people who were in a rough patch and felt betrayed by a man who they believed was meant to love them, causing them to rat them out to the authorities.

@FairyBogFather

4 ай бұрын

Good catch! I think it also shows how desensitized to violence people become under martial law.

@seasnaill2589

3 ай бұрын

@@mars199 I'd also say she acted *because* she saw how terrible her mothers life was just keeping her husband around. Her mother was passive for so long and it was torturous, and Ray swore to never be like that. She decided that if that ever happened to her, she wouldn't lie down and take it but she'd actually do something about it. It wasn't her fault she had the power to do so much worse.

Fun fact the piano piece played at 18:09 is called "the torment of a flower " and it was banned during that era

@FreddyDude

10 ай бұрын

Wow I had no idea. Thanks. So many little details in this game.

@user-vq5cw4ve3n

5 ай бұрын

Why was it banned?

@LDFrost117

5 ай бұрын

@@user-vq5cw4ve3n you could ask that about so much of what they banned during that time and the answers will range from absurd to non-sensical, considering how extreme their censorship was, it genuinely makes China's efforts look tame by comparison

@MetalDark_xxx666

4 ай бұрын

youtube copyright@@user-vq5cw4ve3n

@KoNekoNoUta

3 ай бұрын

@@user-vq5cw4ve3n thought police, if you know what it mean then you'll understand why its banned.

Minor thing but I like that the humor died down a tad when the _serious_ serious parts came up. Thank you for understanding that Ray was a child.

@LazyLotusWater

4 ай бұрын

²⁰⁰th like

@FairyBogFather

4 ай бұрын

Felt the same way!

I was in Ray's situation, with a fucked home life, with the only positive attention coming from the guy who was grooming me from adolescence. He had me so hooked to him that Im sure I would have done anything to save the relationship, even when it did end up isolating me. Or worse. Im glad you didnt villify her for what she did. Im all too familiar with that headspace she found herself in. Its a horrific place to be

@FreddyDude

7 ай бұрын

jesus, that's absolutely awfull. Hope you are doing better now and have managed to heal from that trauma.

@Keyndoriel

7 ай бұрын

@FreddyDude I left him at 18. I'm 27 now, still recovering but happier now, and with a guy who gives a damn. I got out of my hell, and while I never pressed charges, afaik my abusers life is a mess ♡

@FreddyDude

7 ай бұрын

@@Keyndoriel Good to hear. As cliche as it may sound, the best thing you can do is just live happily. An abuser doesn't deserve space in your mind.

@androow1983

5 ай бұрын

@@Keyndoriel I am not siding with him in any way, but he needs to get help. Mental psychiatry. You should do therapy too, if you aren't already. Can help a lot to prevent future breakdowns. Really sorry for your experience.

@rimjobledouche5201

5 ай бұрын

Ray's story broke my heart. I never considered the grooming bit, but her fucking around with snitching on the teachers to the soldiers without realizing the depth of the consequences until its' too late. This game stuck with me for weeks and weeks after I finished it.

My parents were raised during white terror, both barely mention their life as a kid in school, but when they did, it was usually in a distant tone. Disappearing friends, beatings, praising poems, shaming “dog boards” on the neck, they said these things as if it's not their childhood, like it's a weird dream. And honestly? It's probably for the best.

@pissapocalypse

3 ай бұрын

Jesus christ that's awful

@ryanw531

2 ай бұрын

I was born in the 90's, it's so strange to think the same military officers stationed at my school whom defended my right to read extracurricular book during my high school years held the same position as the people that would have arrested my parents if my parents had done the same thing. The officers that we trust and joke around with today were symbols of terror and oppression back in that era.

@ladyluna5556

29 күн бұрын

That's sad af

@florahowtobecomeanelevator2530

24 күн бұрын

😢I'm a Chinese Canadian and I think I might understand some of your pain after I got stuck in Shanghai during lockdown in 2022… dictatorship is the worst type of horror I've ever experienced.

The lantern spector in Chinese is 鬼差 that means "ghost catcher" or "spirit catcher". In the old Chinese legend, this spector comes, finds and catches any spirits that has died and hasn't been routed to a place in hell where you'll go trough trials (阎罗殿) So what I think that is, is that the girl is constantly hiding from the spector due to her unfinished wishes (idk how to make it makes sense lol)

@sh1mizu

3 ай бұрын

I seeeeeee tyy

@DC-pm9lc

Ай бұрын

I have a simpler explanation. The Lantern guy is simply representing surveillance under authoritarian rule and how people have to constantly keep dodging it.

the lantern spector could maybe be symbolic of the officers too? like when they come for everyone else you hide your face and hold your breath hoping they don't know you were involved too?

@FreddyDude

6 ай бұрын

Yeah someone commented something like that and I think its a great theory!

@MeatBread003

4 ай бұрын

It's in myth the lantern Spector it a ghost that seek death people so really it just means she it already dead

@finn_in_the_bin5263

4 ай бұрын

@@MeatBread003 well yeah in that sense but a lot of the specific spirits chosen are somehow related to what happened as well as just her being in the afterlife

@josephmatthews7698

3 ай бұрын

It's really just symbolic of your lies catching up to you.

@finn_in_the_bin5263

3 ай бұрын

@josephmatthews7698 yeah that's actually exactly what I was trying to say! Thanks for summing it up for me though, I'm not the best with words sometimes lol

37:18 The necklace/pendant wasn't thrown away, she jumped off the school building, it flew off and dropped into the vent, and that's how her ghost got stuck in the school. It's evident because you see a shadow of her jumping off when you go to the roof one time (the first time iirc).

@FreddyDude

7 ай бұрын

I dont think so. Think of the imagery of the rat in the vent. Symbolising her want to "rat" on the secret book club in order to get the female teacher ( I forgot some names cus I played this a long time ago). And why would her spirit be attached to the necklace exclusively? Her subconscious guilt is what holds her in the school, remember that Meng po can only help souls move on after they account for their deeds in their waking life.

@_Seileach

7 ай бұрын

@@FreddyDude I meant that she killed herself at the school making her stuck there.

@SupremeWaffle2021

4 ай бұрын

@@_Seileach She did kill herself at the school. It was touched upon at the video, but the necklace was probably thrown by her herself, because it doesn't really make sense how it'd get into the vent like that from when she jumped off. Not to mention, they put a specific emphasis on how the necklace was likely thrown.

@Asexual_Individual

4 ай бұрын

The bad ending of the game has Rey hanging herself in the auditorium. Combined with first finding her on the stage and her waking up there again, and Wei getting hung in the same location, it's fairly clear that's where she died. Plus, the shadow creature, Lantern Spectres and puppets all grab Rey by her neck and lift her into the air before snapping her neck. The shadow-Rey seen jumping from the roof is either general suicide imagery, or a representation of how Rey contemplated suicide by jumping off the roof.

@mrl2126

Ай бұрын

​@@Asexual_Individual Was she killed or still suicide?

18:09 there's bloody finger prints on the piano keys that you're supposed to play showing Rei ... Had played it before, she has blood on her hands.

@Lime-rr6zf

3 ай бұрын

Just like his dad :O

No one really pointed this out, but at 12:19, the wall is filled with the words for “Amitabha”, the principle buddha in Buddhism. But it’s basically the Chinese version of “oh god” or “please god,” similar to one begging for their life. It really freaked me out when I saw it in the video, and I wanted to share that.

@allymadison8112

Ай бұрын

Oh, that's really cool!

Here's a random collection of things I've observed: -Mr Bai (白) has the surname 'white', while Mrs Yin, doesn't have the same word but a similar pronunciation to the word for shadow or darkness (阴) which is also pronounced as 'yin'. -The table where you get the markings off the blood and the piano you play, they all looked used. There's an undenying factor of repeats and loops but since everything is taking place in Ray's mind, she might not have completely forgotten. The table and piano keys all signify lingering scars and that she has gone through the loop so many times even the scars cannot fade away. It conveys a sort of looming sensation, where she has to face the music and the consequences of her actions one day, until this dream cannot even sustain itself any longer. -In the underground basement where the figures were strapped are four cells: One figure who holds HeiBai WuChang's wooden talisman thing, one who's just there, an empty swinging cell and an unused cell. The figure who holds the card might symbolise Mrs Lin, who literally holds the book club/truth together. (I'll talk about the HeiBai guards later) The second figure probably symbolises Wei, who is alive after the whole fiasco. The empty cell which has the phantom appear is almost certainly Mr Chang's, since he's just a lingering memory as he was executed as punishment. However, the unused one seems to symbolise Ray, who was supposed to be prosecuted but escaped. -Okay on to HeiBai WuChang. So the doors that they make up basically guard all the suppressed memories/contraband items: The forbidden tape, the strange tape and of course, the puppets shooting one another. They literally guard death, like their true mythological counterparts. (Because the contraband cause death yadda yadda) But the fact that in order to open the gates you need to get the placard from the figure who symbolises Mrs Yin and... Spirits. Honestly, it makes sense. Mrs Yin guards the contraband, but the spirits guard the memories. They guard the memories Ray doesn't want to know again. -Onto to the ghosts themselves: The Lingered are pretty obvious: They are literally lingering memories from past loops. Lingering regrets, if you may. The Lantern Ghosts and the giant shadow demon thing? Honestly I have no idea but the Lantern Ghosts might signify the military officials. Considering how you only meet them after opening up the contraband, it would make sense for them to be there. As for the giant shadow demon thing? Not gonna lie, I feel like it's symbolic of Ray's true thoughts and mentality. She can run from them (first encounter) or ignore them (second encounter) but it's always present and it won't really go away.

@pancrepe5576

4 ай бұрын

I'm thinking about how you need to look away from the lantern ghosts and how a lantern could look like a hanging person. It would represent Ray looking away from what she has done.

@hutoutpizzad

4 ай бұрын

@@pancrepe5576 Omg yeah, paired along with the fact that it's the *military officials* holding the lantern (or at least the ghosts who represent them)

as a victim of grooming, this game messed me up big time. just... the realization that there was a time in my life where i would probably have done the same thing for someone who treated me like that? the fact that you didn't berate/vilify Ray is so important in this video. i've seen other people talk about it and they blame Ray for everything, call her a stupid girl, etc, without realizing that she's just ... acting as she's been made to act. that dude wrapped her around his finger, and it backfired. what's extra horrible about all of this, to me, is that i'm not even sure he would have had any consequences had Ray not done what she did. it's nightmarish. great coverage.

@_-pf_gd-_

20 күн бұрын

"grooming victim" try not to brag about their experiences challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

@lemon9.9

16 күн бұрын

I think everyone has some form of responsibility to their own actions, after all literally everyone act how they were made to act

I feel bad for Ray, even if she did cause most of the deaths. She was a child who had basically no one to turn to, no one to look up to. Her dad was abusive, and she didn't like her mom. When she finally got someone to actually talk to, that someone groomed her.. So once that was taken away, and she found out Chang and Yin were "together", she decided to try and split them by snitching on the book club that Yin ran, so that most likely she could get Chang all to herself again, not realizing that she was just being groomed. This only led everyone she cared/trusted to be taken away, cause they were all in the club. This then could have led her to suicide as seen at 17:14, so now she wanders the hallways of that same school, unable to go past what had happened, what she did, and how her life went as a whole. She regrets it very deeply, and wishes she could just go back, but she can't, as she says at 25:05.

@cduke1972

4 ай бұрын

how did she get groomed?

@reina_harhar7815

4 ай бұрын

​@cduke1972 The teacher had romantic feelings for her and because she was a child and craved for attention, she thought she would have her way with him.

@InfinitelyAnon

17 күн бұрын

Thanks for doing op's job

kinda surprised this video didn't pop off considering it's the very first result i found on the game analysis. You did an incredible job, the cuts, the music, the suspense, and the memes were peak and didn't interrupt the more touching parts of the story. Over all, I enjoyed this video immensely and I can't wait to see more of these from you. I never realized the old woman is supposed to be a figure of mythos, neither the river. The more you know! On a different note, the Lantern holding ghost as I've read is supposed to represent the officials/officers and how you shouldn't meet their eyes because any suspicion is cause enough to be killed by them.

@FreddyDude

Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you! Yeah the lantern ghosts being officers makes sense thanks for the insight!

Rey was groomed by a predator in an environment where no ine was safe to speak the truth. She never had a chance.

Detention and Devotion is so underrated despite being so cool

@LDFrost117

5 ай бұрын

I'm keeping an eye on Red Candle's upcoming game Nine Sols, it's actually a departure from them since it's not a horror game but rather a 2D action platformer, and it already looks gorgeous from the trailers and the demo

@L16htW4rr10r

Ай бұрын

​@@LDFrost117Yayyyyyy. So glad they continue making games :DD

theres another interesting detail, the song you played on the piano (the tune you heard on the radio) is a song that was banned in The White Terror, the song name is The Torment of a Flower by Teng Yu Hsien

@FreddyDude

7 ай бұрын

Fascinating! Thank you!

This was the greatest video essay I’ve seen on this game. The switch between explanation, analysis and humor really did a great job at being both informative and very entertaining. I think your analysis on the characters were pretty spot on and you really nailed down just how awful of a situation this was. Red Candle studios does such an amazing job at bringing real horrors into such personal experiences that people can experience and feel as if they were there almost. Devotion is also just an incredibly chilling game but probably some of the best in the genre. Incredible video man, I hope your channel gets discovered more.

@FreddyDude

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I was afraid that the humor would be jarring among the more serious subjects of the game. But I'm glad it worked out!

@fern1550

3 ай бұрын

@@FreddyDudenah dude, it was the perfect amount of seriousness and humor

In iraq during the 80s and 90s we had the same thing under sadam Husain regime, people would report each others for personal grudge, mother in law's and wife's getting rid of the family members cause they are getting abused or for personal interest, and you didn't need to prove anything, not only this they would ask kids questions about their parents behavior " if they said something bad about sadam" etc Some people would be taken over a lie and be tortured to give names so they would give any name just to be freed. History repeats itself and it doesn’t matter where you are China , Iraq, iran, German or in a land that nobody heard of Humans will always act like humans

just played this game and it was such a mix of emotions. what i can affirm it's the story and art were EXTREMELY well done! i loved how the story revealled itself, and the game art helped lots. the imagery symbolism is so incredible it's capable of bringing tears and rage just by looking at it (honestly have no words for how well the creators used the right colors, right places, right soundtracks). and the symbolism is everywhere, since the start, all related to legends and myths, history and small details. this game is so smart. still talking about symbolism, the 27:17 clocks got me in SHOCK. in the previous room, there are portraits on the wall: ray's dad, ray, and ray's mom, respectively (3 portraits). in the next room, there are 3 clocks, same position as the portraits, and the portraits give hints of what to do with the clocks - meaning the portraits are directly related to the clocks. my guess is the clocks represent the family, where dad's clock looks common (typical man for that time), mom's clock looks dirty and broken (means how she felt abandoned and sad), and ray's clock is different: square-shaped with no pointers, meaning how she was different mentally from her family, and wanted to escape that place (no pointers could represent freedom, like it forgot the time). but in the end, ray's clock is filled with blood. it was so sad because she had a life to live. that was just an observation of mine to tell how the game was perfect, even with small details. there's so much stuff everywhere. the game analysis was great! you told me about things i missed, and it was pretty funny with all jokes, but still very clarifying about story. thanks dude! ;)

I know this is old, but you did such an insanely good job with everything in this video, your commentary was great! Your style of humor mixed really well considering what the topic is. Usually I just play stuff like this in the background while im doing something, but I actually found myself stopping a task just to focus on this video. Excellent work! Loved your White Day analysis as well, probably one of my personal favorites ^^

ohhhhh that comparison of the counselor to the ferryman has me FUCKED UP dude

This was an excellent video. Thank you for sharing. There is another ending, where you see Ray hang herself on the stage. I am of the belief that both endings are canon, and that maybe, eventually, Ray can make peace with what she did. Oh, and one little detail I noticed was that when you're walking around as Wei at the end, some of the graffiti says "RAPE".

I don’t know how this doesn’t have more views. Your mixture of humour with a genuinely in-depth and insightful analysis was seriously a treat to watch, great stuff

because i was a taiwanese who grew up overseas, i never knew much about taiwan's history except occasional mentions from my parents or grandparents, and i love this vid!! the editing style was fun and the video kept me who has the attention span of a fly captivated and this taught me about my own hometowns history and the horrors of war keep it up!!

Tbh despite having played this 4 times it still scares me shitless each time, I rlly love this analysis and your humor def made it less chilling to watch at 2am

@Lucidtundra

Ай бұрын

the game don't starve scares me its not even a horror game

I feel like during the movie scene (with the counselor and Ray) when he placed his hand over Ray's, there was a slight tiger growl in the background. I think this shows a predatorial behaviour that Mr Chang had towards Ray, I might be wrong tho (Or just heard some random ass noise) (Sorry if I am wrong abt anything in this comment)

@Salmagros

4 ай бұрын

You seriously think a man that risk his life just so the student can have freedom in knowledge is predatory in nature? Like, did you watch the ending? His ending?

@KuromiandKuropi

4 ай бұрын

@Salmagros I am sorry, but what was his ending ? (Sorry if I sound rude, I am just curious) And I am only stating that scene with the two of them because the other scenes between both of them (Which are not a lot) don't really have a lot of minor or small details (or none that I can see or hear)

@Salmagros

4 ай бұрын

@@KuromiandKuropi Here's the ending: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lWSakrmAm5mnXbA.htmlsi=lwfT1rtqH-Yrq_tl&t=1743

@KuromiandKuropi

4 ай бұрын

@@Salmagros Ah thank you for showing me this. I did not know this, sorry for any misconception in my comment, I only saw that scene at first but thank you !

@Salmagros

4 ай бұрын

@@KuromiandKuropi Yea, Sad to see this channel purposely skip/ignore that ending just the paint the counselor as a simple creep.

This game is such an underrated gem, and I'm glad I'm not the only one that made the graphical connection to The Cat Lady! Well done on this video, man

Man is it me or the ending of this game really made me cry 😭

Sheesh, this was such a nostalgic ride for me. This game was my childhood playthrough horror game in KZread, what with its heavy themes and expressive background. I could understand the cultural and spiritual references pretty well, but the abuse went over my head. It's truly, in my opinion, one of the best "true horror" games I've ever seen.

This deserved so many more views

*The lantern spirit is a ghost deliverer in the mandarin poem. Ghost deliverers take the living to death and face their punishment as ghosts in some Taoism and urban legends :p (but the police theory is really on point, too!

Great video! I'm writing about the movie adaptation for one of my courses and had a hard time getting motivated but your analysis just showed me again how great Detention truly is 🙏

@FreddyDude

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope you presentation goes well 👍

@louyou6614

6 ай бұрын

Yo how was your grade

The first time i watched a detention playthrough, i didn't get the part about Ray and Mr. Chang. I thought it was just a nice moment about a girl finally having someone to confide in. But when you explained it, now I do. And it's much much worse than i thought. Poor Ray...

Thank you for making this video. Not only because of the funny editing and humour, but also because I barely see anyone talk about this game, when it deserves so much more attention and praise. I grew up with this game and it means a shit ton to me; I even got the teeth dice as my first tattoo. The good ending with Wei and Ray makes me heart clench every time.

This game and analysis touched me deeply. Like Ray I was also taken advantage of by a teacher when I was struggling with my parents divorce. Even though I was a lot younger than Ray (7-8) I completely understand her doing anything to keep what little positivity she had.

"It's Mao-ing time." Nicely done, lol

love how you let some of the scenes play for themselves so we can see the impact of it

this is so well put together! summarized the game perfectly

The way you presented the story in this video is absolutely amazing. The ending also gave me shivers

ive played this game a few times, and still this video cast light on so many details i never picked up on, like why the necklace was in the fan to begin with. things like that really cement this as one of my favorite games

This is such a well put together story and i absolutely love it. Your commentary is genius and the balance between humor and analysis is god tier. This deserves so many views. Btw can you just tell me if you know, which sound is it from 7:35 to 7:41 I loved the symbolism and the rays story (its tragic lmao) but i still dont understand why there was a typhoon alert in the beginning with Wei cuz why didnt anyone wake him up (because he was sleeping and he woke up) and there was no typhoon either. And our main character is Ray, so why does he has to be in purgatory with Ray. And does this ending happen in the real world or after Ray dies? Sorry if i asked too many questions😅

@FreddyDude

9 ай бұрын

Thank you. Wei is not in this so called purgatory. Wei is alive. The wei we see at the beginning would simply be part of rays purgatory and he dies at the beginning because Ray thinks she killed him. As a matter of fact, everything we see in the game pertains to Ray almost exclusively.

@imabookworm

9 ай бұрын

@FreddyDude thanks so much dude! By the way, there is another ending to this game called the bad ending, i would recommend it (I'm not gonna spoil it for u) Plus if you don't mind would u care to inform if you know what sound/music is playing from 7:35 to 7:41 I just can't get it out of my head And one more thing, this amazing studio has another game called DEVOTION I'm gonna watch it and see if it's as good as detention

This maybe too late to make a request but I wish you would have tackled Devotion. For me, this is Red Candle best game especially coming from a religious family in East Asia. Ie my situation is not worse than the family in the game, but Devotion influence so much of how I look at the game. The soundtrack, the ambiance, the distorted world view, the hellscape. Devotion is my favorite horror game of all time

this video left me with chills. I thank the creators of this game, this art piece and this video. it still baffles me how games are not deemed as art.

I love true crime, but I’m such a whimpy coward for horror media, specially if it’s related to ghosts/spirits, so thanks for inserting humor at the beginning (and also for the tone down at the end!). this history hits me in ways I can’t explain, specially when Ray is confronted by not remembering or trying not to remember what she did. I tend to romanticize my childhood/teenager years’ trauma or to rescript my past experiences in order to soothe my mind. Hurting and isolating from others in order to keep yourself close from those people or habits who’re actively trying harm you is never something you actually want to do, but it just happens. It’s ever worse when bad people are the ones who pretend to accept you wholeheartedly, and I can’t say Ray is innocent, but I can’t say that it was all her fault, and it’s not only because she’s a child, because fear of abandonment can make you such a reckless mess…

ohh this video was absolutely amazing!!! i love your commentary and the little jokes and memes you incorporated into it, and the editing was chef's kiss. the game itself looks very interesting and the story is really sad yet immersive. i'll definitely play it in the near future as i've always loved point and click games, and the atmosphere here is what i like the most - dark and scary but in a subtle way and not by using some cheap jumpscares (well, except for the one in the telephone scene). i actually started listening to this video as i was cleaning but later became so interested that i had to rewatch it from the start. needless to say, great job, man! i will definitely check out your other videos.

This wrecked me in a way I can't really explain. I kind of love when games do that, though. It's probably a testament to my mental state but oh well. Amazing video.

Its a clever man vs. monster to man vs himself story, the visuals and its story telling is immaculate

It was such a good and explantion of the contrast of the character and the small details, truly amazing

love this vid! the video editing was fun and your humor is great contrasting the dark topics of the game. i really want to play detention sooner or later but don't have the time so your video was saved the effort, great analysis. hope it garners more views. :)

@FreddyDude

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

my first theory of the lantern specter could be a symbolism of silence , in that era ,propaganda was greatly spreaded across , to hide their conspiracy , they will silence all knowledgeable people who knew about the truth of the propaganda and execute them in silence. My second theory could also be Fang Rui Shings betrayal to her counselor (also lover hence the necklace that was given to her) the booklist that fang rui shing gave to the general led to the discovery of the secret book club that the counselor was involved in and to be executed could be a reference of guilt of not being silent about it. The series on Netflix ties the same knot to the game but the execution was not shown clearly in game but you get the idea of it where the jail cell in the basement near the Chinese shrine where if you walk past it will somehow show an apparition of maybe seem like the counselor.

It’s crazy how similar these historical events are, Gwanju massacre in Korea 1980s, red scare, McCarthyism. They all share extremely similar traits despite the time and location differences. Especially book clubs and students

Best game that took inspiration from Silent Hill - Using horror to tell a meaningful story. Everyone should play this game.

i want more of this. the ending montage is beautiful

This was so good. Thank you for making this ❤

bro the jumpscare at 26:33 was so unnecessary but thanks for the energizer i need for my work rn

@kklueless_

4 ай бұрын

no fr, actual jumpscare im scared now

Great story telling with a perfect mix of humor and seriousness. You're seriously underrated.

Thanks for this excellent analysis of the best horror game I've ever played. I've got nothing productive to say but I'm commenting anyway because this video deserves more attention from the algorithm.

This game is amazing and deserves every analysis and spotlight possible. So intelligently written.

Wow dude, this is really a great video. I'm just now finding it, but the analisis, the story, the little memes, you did a great job man.

this was a year ago ?! i just had to say the dragonronpa pics literally had me choking on my food NO WARNING 😭😭😭 i love this video !!! ive got to sub to u now

My friend actually bought this for me on Steam years ago and your video inspired (helped) me to go through myself to experience everything the game had to offer. The music was actually very nice to experience and the soundscape did help make some memorable moments for me. That being said, the "Dickbutt" image in the true ending caught me off guard when I first saw it and I appreciate you not mentioning due to the tone of the scene.

this dystopian story is what i need right now, ty for introducing this!! (Inspiration maybe)

The scene with the JiaoBei really hits hard for me. Idk how to express it but of all the game analysis I've watched, yours really hit that point. Thank you.

i love this game and your commentary brings me joy! saw thís a while ago but i just gotta come back to watch it all over again

Came for the horror review, stayed for the political explanation of Taiwan's existence. Great stuff.

so this is the first vid ive seen from you that came across and I love your editing, commentary and humor! definitely subbing, never heard of this game but it handled a false protagonist flawlessly which i don't see very often, and everything in this makes it seem like a really awesome game from the audio to visual methods. I don't know much about this period of history but I do have a couple of thoughts! I think the lantern walker might be like "the light of the truth," which for Ray is something she wants to avoid. That may a very western way of looking at it, but it could also be like another form of "ferryman" for those in the afterlife. Obviously you couldn't show us all the dialogue in the game, but as a daughter of a mother, I didn't quite read Ray as fully like, hating her mother, or being filled with as much vitriol towards her (though I am sure there was resentment present as mother-daughter relationships go). I think ray was probably just as disillusioned with her country's society as wei, and as a woman in the 60's in any part of the world, watching her mother be trampled and take everything without complaint probably filled her with a dread that even if she excelled in school or "enjoyed her youth" she was still signed away to a fate where her future husband would half check out of the marriage and they would be broke. a line you showed at the beginning of ray's flashbacks seemed really poignant to me in that regard, that her life would end up like her mother's. I think it wasn't entirely "i hate my mom my mom is dumb" though I'm sure in some ways she would want her most major female role model in life to stand up for herself, she also seemed to have an awareness that this was very possibly the future awaiting her as well and that even if she were to apply herself, it wouldn't change much. of course I haven't played this game so there very well may be dialogue where ray speaks more harshly about her mother, but a lot of the lines seemed more filled with pity, compassion, and empathy for her mother's predicament up until the search warrant happened. Maybe she wanted her mom to stand up for herself, but wouldn't have imagined or hoped it would be like that. Ray wanted a present father as much as she wanted a present mother. and the day she lost her father was the day she could no longer hold out for her mother to take a more brave approach, instead of what could be seen as a coward's way out. Those are just some thoughts i had, but i really enjoyed this video and I look forward to more in the future!

i hope you will talk about devotion!! a game also made by the same devs, devotion is a game that hits home so much to me as someone who grew up in a strict Chinese household

I think this video is really well made, def deserves more views!

@FreddyDude

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Only 3k?! This is one of the best horror game analysis I have ever seen! U must shill this video way more

I know the video is one year old but loved your analysis on the game and your humor ! Looking forward to watch more of your videos !

This was was a really well put together video essay that kept me engaged the whole way. I liked the editing and the small breaks to insert humour kept it light enough to sit through.

Great job! I love seeing games like this get well done write ups

this is genuinely such a well made video,i love how you don't antagonize ray,instead understand that she was a child,and the circumstances she was in which caused all of this.

i think the pink liquid was just a failed attempt at backlit blood, as it is glowing lol

i can't put into words how well done this video is.

The fact that Ray didn't want to become like her mother but still in the end, she did the same thing that her mother did bc of a misunderstanding and was the reason that the members of the book club got killed.

great video! i loved every second of it, I hope you enjoy making these types of videos above all else, however. may your creative journey keep thriving!

note to self : never sleep in class

Its such a good analysis..😮 Thank you for giving me opportunity to dive into this awesome game!

Oh that outro is fantastic, wonderful analysis.

You are so underrated, this deserves more than than atleast 20k likes!

great vid, I think the final shot showed that they are both in purgatory even though Wei is still alive

Excellent video, I can't believe you don't have more subscribers. I'm gonna go check out more of your stuff now!

great video! i love your editing style!

@FreddyDude

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I watched the series of this game on Netflix. It’s kinda like a second part to it, and Fang’s story ends there. I recommend watching it after playing this game, it’s so complex

love the vid bro, can tell u did alotta research n put alot of effort!

Why tf is this video so good i cant stop watching it

For those that liked the game, I highly recomend the netflix series that was based on this story. It gives a new way to tell the story but it also shows the grooming aspect more openly.

the memes made this vid so much better😂 earned a sub dude great vid

This game has 2 adaptation movies, you should watch it! It tells much more deeper story between Mr Chang and Ray relationship.

@maartio2077

5 ай бұрын

Whats are the names of the movies?

@Melisaoffxl12

5 ай бұрын

@@maartio2077 if I am not wrong one of them is named Detention, the other movie is sequel

im surprised this hasnt blown up, good watch and the memes were well placed, not taking away from the horror aspect too much but just enlightening you.

The wutang clan reference caught me off guard during a serious topic

Watching along I figured she crushed on him, hence finding excuses to come see him. Him going to watch a movie with her but leaving her alone after she leaned on him, then being cold and professional, ending counselling. Like, still inappropriate, still abandoning her at the worst time, still preying on her and using her but.... Then the conversation between yin and chang and wow, no ambiguity there, damn

This was a really good analysis. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t cry at the end bc the script was beautifully written there

excellent video, you deserve more attention for this

bro i didn't even play this game and i cried by the end of the video. great work

They actually made a movie about it, that's why I watched this video because it reminded me of that movie and it was super trendy when it came out.

did you also write "this is how i wrote trhouts btw" after "down the students trhouts"

@FreddyDude

Жыл бұрын

Yeah 😀

such a good balance of unhinged humour and detailed analysis! adds such a unique touch to the video game analysis space.