Squaresoft Japan Only PS1 Games
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2020
- Square makes alotta games. so much so they dont even care to release all of them worldwide. crazy i know. heres some of those games, anyway.
#SquareSoft #RacingLagoon #FinalFantasy
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Is the piano piece yours too?
I've been binge watching your channel for a week now, love your stuff, keep it up !!
P.S. Any Dragon Quest XI material happening, I think you'd like that game.
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Your editing is..... not human.
I don't know how else to describe it.
Like, Cthulu himself is editing vids for CZcams cause he's bored... or something.
true😍
finally someone put it into words
He is very casual and not pandering. how the fuck did you get cthulu
@@yeetleslaw8529 Cthulhu is pretty chill though. It's usually the nosy motherfuckers that run up on an old one and go insane. Big C just minds his own business, doing his thing
Also: Cthulhu's mortal avatar has been confirmed as a giant Danish(?) boy who makes A E S T H E T I C video essays about games
This reminded me of a forum i read on 4chan, probably /vr/, where there are people that legitimately get mad when a game gets translated, because they lost years learning japanese, and don't want others to enjoy media that should be exclusive to them for that effort lol.
You need to work especially hard on yourself to learn dat Japanese tho. I can imagine their frustration if those games was their only motivation lol, but it's pretty strange to get mad on translation teams because of that for sure.
4chan lol
4chan /vr/ is actually one of a nicer board there.
@Heavy Metal Collector well it's not /b/
Ah yeah, and the term EOP, or "english only peasant", is thrown there alot, to show how they're superior for being able to "enjoy the game as it should be". They sure are lovely people.
Man the graphic design in these videos is just so pleasant to look at. You spend a lot of time talking about aesthetics and those title cards and editing choices really show you got a keen eye
Really good point. I would love to see what he could do as a director of a project!
“The tunnel won’t let me pass and I don’t know what to do, it has been hours” this is such a mood for anyone who plays a game without knowing the language. Just hit me in the nostalgia getting trapped in Pokémon green because I didn’t know English yet
"mysterious jogo" Yeah I used to watch SBFP too
RIP best friends zaibatsu, CZcams ain’t been the same since...
at 21:49 I thought that text was actually in the FMV until the "bruh..." showed up, absolutely godlike
I mean, Chain of Memories has a kid being tortured while loosing his memory.
Haha
That game was messed up the more I think about it.
"Mysterious Jogo Syndrome" i-is this a-a-a Best Friends Play reference!!!?
shit still hurts
shit will forever hurt 😔
At least it wasn't this year they split
Still been looking out for that Racing Lagoon english patch
It's gonna take a commission, isn't it? Dammit I WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME.
I wish I knew Japanese so I could enjoy the PS1 Japanese library. There's hundreds & hundreds of amazing games that are only in Japan.
Saturn library is more import friendly but the second hand market prices aren't.
@@tokyobassist it really isn't. Most of Saturn library that didn't come to the US are heavy text visual novels and RPGs.
And you wouldn't have to suffer through the yakuza localization
@arbereshe less than you think, at least the actual good ones. Racing is actually pretty poor once you run out of the classics such as Sega Rally and Daytona, and those have not aged well. Good 2D platformers are just a few, as well as 3D fighting games (the best were released in english). Beat'em ups, shmups and 2D fighters, yes, those are very much worth it
learning hiragana and katakana is quite easy and will help you be able to play alot of games that don't have kanji or have furigana.
Because the game is almost entirely untextured, Internal Section scales very well and looks amazing up-res'd.
At any second now, the gods of youtube algorithm will favor this channel.
The late 90’s and early 2000’s had such an aesthetic vibe. I really don’t know how to put it other then that; it’s just so “aEsThEtiC.”
You do such a wonderful job pointing out it’s beauty. Please never stop.
Early 3d had a unique charm. I think a lot of it comes down to how new and unestablished it was.
Similar to how vintage computers, before the typical IBM standard were incredibly interesting with so many unique designs. As the tech became more established it definitely became better overall but lost a lot of charm.
Same with games, a lot of early 3d were jank and borderline unplayable but oozed originality and charm. Modern games have well established mechanics to build on so are generally more solid and playable but lack some of the character and uniqueness.
Whenever I see your videos this deep desire I've had for years (to learn japanese) comes up... it would probably take 5 years of all my freetime to read basic elementary school kanji, read hiragana and katakana fluently and understand the language in general.
Then again I also hope that google translate deep learning advances far enough in the next 5 years that it can do all of that without me having to do anything because let's be honest I'm a lazy bum and dedicating 5 years to learn a language just to understand 20+ year old videogames doesn't seem like the best motivation.
How much free time do you have? Spending 1 hour a day for the next year would get you up to a reasonable level that you could just keep a translation app on you while playing the games and get through them just fine (while also improving while playing the games). If it takes 5+ years then you honestly just aren't actually trying properly.
Basic elementary school Kanji is reasonably achievable in 3-6 months.
@@HeadsetHistorian There's no way you're going to learn and remember 1000 characters in 6 months, let alone in 3 months unless you have 6 hours of freetime a day.
@@FakYuhGoogel They aren't completely unique, there are similar patterns. Also the more you learn the more you can dicipher from context and it snowballs. I've lived in Asia for about a decade now and studied languages here, so I'm pretty familiar with it. It's not nearly as hard as you think.
" dedicating 5 years to learn a language just to understand 20+ year old videogames doesn't seem like the best motivation." ironically sounds like perfect motivation im my case.
@@FakYuhGoogel That's not true, many people have done it, and they're not all geniuses. I know because I've done it as well and I'm not a genius. It just takes consistent work. There are great tools for learning kanji using digital flashcards, for example Remembering The Kanji (RTK). I've used Wanikani, which costs a monthly subscription to be fair, but it takes away all the need to set up and follow your own structure, like you need to do with RTK. Most people starting RTK quit it very quickly, because you need to be extremely self-driven and disciplined.
Using RTK or Wanikani, you can learn 2000 characters in a year. Granted, it's going to be a lot of work. But not 6 hours a day. (Wanikani also teaches vocabulary so it's more work, but with RTK you can easily do it with 1-2 hours in 6 months (1000 characters) or a year (2000 characters).
I've learned around 2100 characters now, mostly with Wanikani, and a few more using Anki, and I'm very happy I did. Playing pretty much all Japanese games in Japanese now. Playing Final Fantasy 7 in the original Japanese was fantastic, they changed so much of the meaning in the English translation, even in the new one! Same for the remake.
With how popular visual novels have become nowadays (relatively speaking), Another Mind could probably do modestly as a digital only rerelease.
"turn around tankwise" -- best adverb for PS1 controls ever. Tankwise.
Well, my biggest takeaway from this is that ThorHH is making a game. That's bound to be interesting.
I absolutely love the aesthetics in your videos. Those title cards are maximum cozy!
2 minutes total of racing lagoon on this video makes me happy
The dissonance between the elements of Soukaigi is indeed uncanny AF. The flesh monsters and background chanting noise pushes it into that cat definitely.
Not OG Saturn Baroque levels of uncanny, but getting there.
It's been two months or so since I found your channel and boi do I not regret subbing, specially for the Japan Only games. But all your videos are genuinelly entertaining.
Goddamn another badass video, I absolutely love your video's, they're like mini documentaries of my childhood, some of the games featured on alot of your video's are apart of my childhood in a huge way because, having a few friends into the console modding scene back in the PS1 days allowed me to experience alot Japan only PS1 games and man are they are thing to behold. Some are really good and stand out among the others but the square ones have to be my favorite.
I really appreciate your fun insight with these games man.
I look forward to your videos all the time. and your music is amazing!
Just got all cosy tucked up in bed, and what do I find in my subscription box. Perfect, comfy timing.
I need an English version of Racing Lagoon. That is all.
Yay! More awesome content! Thanks for these videos, ThorHighHeels!
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My god the walbaum segment was so great and fits the reason I'm here so much I wish I could filter when these moments happen in your videos lmao, I'm tryna see more like that without going through the whole catalogue
The still title cards of characters in between reminds me of Rival Schools(PSX). Great video as always. It's like watching Van Gogh editing a video.
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This fits a weird niche in my heart
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How is it possible that you have such a good channel. Always picking interesting themes, amazing edition and cool writing
The use of live action creeps me the fuck out. It's not even because "it looks real" but rather because it gives me a really uneasy feeling almost uncanny valley-ish I guess.
Hype. Your videos are so good. It's rare that I can watch the same videos about vidya multiple times. Especially your Japan Only series is CZcams gold😚
Watched this video the other day (not sure why it came up in my queue, but it did), put Scar of the Doll in my Steam wishlist, and a few days later it's on sale. That's a sign. Thanks!
This video has introduced me to "Scar Of The Doll", which I absolutely loved.
Thank you.
That dnb track is mental! Love your vids for finding great soundtracks as well ^ 0 ^
I love these videos Thor.
This is crazy,I was looking through the Squaresoft PS1 games that never left Japan earlier and now just uploaded a video talking about them!
Your Killer7 and HotD references have earned you my subscription good sir.
Damn man, I love your videos. Ps1 and 2 aesthetic always calm me down for some reason. Keep doing what you're doing, shit is great.
This is amazing, keep it up and POST MOOOOORE
Just recently subscribed, but soooo so worth it!!
was lookin for a vid like this for a while! needa get another mind! ty!
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The character in the thumbnail looks like a badass adult version of Marle from Chrono Trigger.
Me in the 90s: "I hope this game comes out here in europe!" (Talking to you Chrono Cross, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Final Fantasy Tactics and many more games that you never released here!)
Me right now: "Why did this get released here in europe..."
Your doofy-ass bizarro-contrast wordart-and-eye-watering-gradients transition/overlay aesthetic kills me every time.
Wow, Soukaigi is one of my favorite lost pearls and the controls and mechanics are actually amazing once you know how to use it. It's a shame you had such a hard time w it.
Tobal 2's Quest Mode is relatively complex, carrying inspiration from the old ASCII-based Roguelikes. There is a whole color-based potion mixing system, and you can combine gems by throwing them at each other. If you drink an invisibility potion, then not only will you not trigger monster encounters, you can stand within the flames to cook meat and change potions (though standing too long will destroy the item). There are some tricks you pretty much need to learn to beat the mode, such as grinding Guard against the crystal enemy found in the robot ship, which seems intentional as that is the only area that doesn't have food drops. Then when you finally beat all the separate dungeons, you get to do the true Roguelike experience... Entering the final dungeon resets your levels to 1, and it consists of all the previous dungeons played back-to-back without the ability to save or visit the town. It was rough, but fun. I beat it with a couple of characters, but you don't really get a reward for beating it beyond being able to unlock the second form of the final boss for Vs mode.
Then there's PAL region, we got the shaft with lots of games
Soukaigi's soundtrack is the most amazing part of it.
It's downright fantastic, and I was turned onto it by the song Lovely Strains as part of the 2001 Square Vocal Collection when I bought it for $15 in Japantown, San Francisco (there used to be a music store there that had video game OSTs).
It's a shame the game itself is so jank.
finally you make another video
I belive you will be famous oneday. I like you videos a lot.Thank you.
i wanted to go to sleep man but now...i have to watch your new vid. it has to be
Racing Lagoon, Dr slump, Mizzurna Falls. All translated now. I'm going to cry
This year is crazy for fan tls!
These tank controll games could have profited from a joystick...
Tobal 1 & 2 were my favorite games growing up always liked the first more for some reason. Those and wii sports resort were my goats
The type and layout remind me of the Evangelion fonts and mid-episode title frames before the commercial break
@ThorHighHeels, I've enjoyed watching through all of your videos. You get my #majorpraise because you've made some awesome entertaining informative content on some niche games. Look forward to everything you do in the future. Nostalgic games I'd love you to do a so I've been playing: Return to Zork. and, Riven.
What dated this video wasn't the kingdom hearts talk, but the fact racing lagoon didn't have a translation
Your new album is amazing! The aesthetic is perfect! Has to be one of the best I've heard in a while
Love the intro music from the FF X-2 menu
*supportive noises/animal grunts* The fading text nonsequiturs scrolling over fmvs is very 90s - I can't help but think of american tv like the x-files or the svu intro sequences - is it one of those western appreciation oddities?
25:10 Internal Section definitely has a great OST, some great bangers in there much as with Racing Lagoon, also sounding very close to Rom di Prisco's work on the NFS series. '99 and the few years before it were just an overload of greatness.
Most square games back in the day had a quick exit game command holding all the shoulder buttons with start+select
another mind looks so eerie, really interesting looking game
Thank you for informing me of the Walbaum font.
Watching older videos and noticing Umurangi OST clips is oddly nostalgic, but kind of in reverse.
I fucking love you high heel Thor
That playful callout at the end. Damn.
Yes! I had memories awhile of a polygon rpg/fighter from square but it wasnt Energeiz and I finally found it as Tobal. I liked Energeiz added gameplay but tobal even though still limited its more open
Aye. There was a Tobal 2. Had a disc of demos with it.
I had Tobal No.1, got it just for the FF7 demo. I ended up loving it, I beat the dungeon mode and unlocked Toriyama Robo lol. Green Cuts for the win!
Thanks for the gmcfosho shoutout
I enjoyed that editing joke at the begining more than I should have
I'm still waiting for Last Amrageddon translation.
And I'm still waiting for Madara 2, and Samurai Shodown RPG, and Linda Cube... And, that is, not counting the amount of games that won't be translated (the Tengai Makyou series on PCEngine) after the Goemon 3 drama that ended in Tom and DDS quitting from the translation scene. I began studying Japanese a few years ago to be able to play these games by myself, because the scene isn't as reliable as it used to be (and probably won't be anymore).
Amazing
Woo I got here early.
Btw I got that fighting game. Idk how but I got it xD Bought it as a child without knowing anything about it.
I'm not sure where you heard that FM1 and 2 aren't masterpiece status compared to 3 but Front Mission 2 is genuinely considered to be the best game in the series in Japan. FM3 is ironically the odd duck considering its more shonen aspirations. I heavily recommend giving them a try, also Gun Hazard for that matter.
Old school mecha ps1/pc/dreamcast games when
The King of PS1 is back!
Saw Tobal in the thumbnail. Clicked.
Tobal 2 is baller. Been playing it on my PS Classic alongside Mizzurna Falls.
The blue room from another mind looks inspired by twin peaks.
The last game looks really good man
This just made me remember I'll never be able to fully understand racing lagoon AND Another mind. Shit be sad man...
Well I thought the same about Front Mission 2, Echo Night 2 and Ace Combat 3 over a 15 years ago and and now we have them. So never say never, I guess...
@@nikitalobo9337 Front mission 2? Me want. Must do .....Google searchings
@@ix8750 Yeah, but it's little tricky with patching and text is translated during gameplay and in engine cutscenes. In towns and shops you still should read script in .txt form on your phone or pc. But hey, at least we finally have it
now you can
Well you right about plenty of stuff □ able to pull off overseas. I still need to went through most of their PS1 library that was released worldwide so it's not like my SquareSoft well went dry.
But I'm so glad about dat Front Mission 2 translation (even if it is not fully in game) and that I can finally play it, shit is solid I tell ya :^) So if you someday decide to scratch your Front Mission itch and you don't mind to read dialogue script in between missions, second game is just great, even if a little bit slow.
And again as always, thanks for great videos, Mr. Heels
Front Mission 2 is masterpiece tier, it has the best story in the franchise.
The one time Square actually used FMV and you said "instead" 🤣. Never change.
Man, I want an Eng. translation of Another Mind now I know it exists. We're pretty lucky now as then though, as the number of localisations and remasters of old-ass games, like Scar of the Doll as you mentioned, also White Day, The Silver Case and stuff, allows us to fill in the gaps of what it was all about. Also, I'm currently playing Lux-Pain on the DS. You probably know about it and its awful translation, but I'd like to see you do a video on it someday.
I love you more each passing video, but I'm straight so I don't know how to feel about it. I'll keep it platonic for now... :P
Looks like Racing Lagoon is getting that translation after all. Hilltop released an early beta patch that translated 5/13 of the game so far
I have been waiting wayyyy longer then 632 days for a racing lagoon translation 🤐😫
I played a lot of Tobal 2 when i was a kid, even if it was in japanese ( Idk how I got the game, my parents got it) and have a lot of fond memories of it, it didnt look that bad back then, and the Ost is still amazing.
Finished Sokaigi twice and there is a secret character and i loved it
21:23 NEVER mess with The Dog Island