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@HotProbs
10 күн бұрын
The high school movie trope isn't as prevalent in pop culture anymore because big budget comedies don't get made anymore. Studios stay away from them, as they aren't reliable at returning their budgets. So we get big budget releases of superhero stuff and already known intellectual properties.
@rustyshackleford6533
9 күн бұрын
well the majority of people watching movies are in their 40s
@Artersa
9 күн бұрын
Mmm I don’t see any real causation here. That implies big budget comedies are literally the only reason high school is represented in film. Maybe they kept it going along, but if we get big budget comedies again I don’t foresee us suddenly having high schools in pop culture.
@TrinSpin
9 күн бұрын
I wonder if another reason we don't see high school movies is the recent push to reclassify teenagers as children
@HotProbs
8 күн бұрын
@@Artersa Not just comedies, that was just the one that popped up in my mind to get my point across. I suppose horror would be up there. Though in making a horror film it would be in one's best interest to make the characters adult; so that it's easier to kill them off in awful ways. Thus not set around a high school.
@NN-pe6ip
8 күн бұрын
You couldn't make a typical high school movie that was made pre-2016 today, it wouldn't be PC enough.
@dylancole3430
10 күн бұрын
I was in elementary school when the faculty came out and i freaking loved it. It was basically a dramatization of a day at my brothers high-school plus some aliens.
@jamesabernethy7896
9 күн бұрын
From the UK but this setting seemed so familiar through movies. I got the Faculty on VHS only a little before getting the game. Both stick in my head because of their similarities.
@geoffreygorgonzola248
10 күн бұрын
soundtrack for the first obscure is phenomenal
@jamesabernethy7896
9 күн бұрын
I really liked the soundtrack, the Span video on the Xbox Disc was great. I ended up getting the Album.
@stitchfan93
10 күн бұрын
Glad to see the Obscure series get reviewed and recognised 😊
@jamesabernethy7896
9 күн бұрын
This and The Thing are some of my favourite Xbox titles. The Thing is getting a remaster and I hope this gets one too.
@llab3903
9 күн бұрын
@@jamesabernethy7896it won’t. This is by no means a popular game. The thing is a clut classic
@ineedspicyfood6427
9 күн бұрын
Lmao I love hearing people throw shade at e-rags like Kotaku.
@torshec8634
10 күн бұрын
A Video Obscurus about an obscure video game series, Obscure! Both games deserve the Remaster treatment.
@GiftedVisionary
7 күн бұрын
ground up remake 4 player online coop. this and outbreak need their redemption.
@JanJansen985
9 күн бұрын
4:22 "You fell for it too? The are no single MILFs in your area, its a scam."
@thespianmask8451
7 күн бұрын
You really got the 2000s vibe from this, complete with the teen characters not looking like teens at all, just like in the Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie.
@Marksmarcabre
9 күн бұрын
Even though I already saw TotallyPointlessTV's video on the game, you still managed to make this one extremely entertaining as well! Time to rewatch this for 3 hours!
@treetheoak8313
9 күн бұрын
Bruh when he mentioned you can give the ai buddy your x ray gun to make the game trivial I felt so dumb to never think of that.
@natsuki6393
9 күн бұрын
omg I didn't think anybody else knew about this game! I was first introduced to the second game and fell in love with the The Auditions song "warm me up" because the music video was promo for the game 😅
@fabriciothimoteo
5 күн бұрын
I played the second one on the ps2 back in the day, i was so happy when i found out both games were on steam.
@Unlikekillakay
10 күн бұрын
My wife and I still listen to Still Waiting and get reminded of when we played this together. So awesome
@Szokynyovics
9 күн бұрын
Goddamit, I was looking for that song for so long after hearing it in the game trailer and years later accidentally bumped into the band... 😂
@alsnana00
10 күн бұрын
I LOVE obscure, played it as a kid and played it again as an adult! its so cheesy but i love it. happy to see you finally review it! also this game is great in co-op.
@jamesabernethy7896
9 күн бұрын
Co-op was awesome. I played this with both my best friend and my nephew, it felt so immersive when you were relying on each other.
@mygrimview
10 күн бұрын
YESSS!!! I commented asking if you would ever do a vid on Obscure and you delivered!! Can't wait to watch this Thank youuuu
@jamesabernethy7896
9 күн бұрын
Thank you for covering this game. I've said some of this already in various replies in the comments. I love this game and although I played through this separately with my best friend and nephew, I did a lot of solo plays too. It does have great atmosphere but playing in co-op was muich more immersive. I'm from the UK but the high school setting felt so familiar because of movies and other pop culture. I got the Faculty on VHS well after it came out so it was very fresh when I played this. I love the Span song available after competing the game and even got their album. Obscure 2 was such a let-down but you are right about the thought that was put into the minigames. While the band Sub 42 was a definite nod to Sum 41, Sven being Norwegian is most likely a nod to Span... or a massive coincidence. Again... thank you for this.
@OmarCruz-rx9nv
10 күн бұрын
I remember playing Obscure 2 when I was a kid and it was really scary but over all fun. One of my first experiences with a coop game too!
@giuliagallus1122
10 күн бұрын
I still have it in my collection it was a favourite in my house , I can clearly remember my dad playin’ it alone mumblin and grumbling because I was a bit too scared to be player 2 😂😂😂 It gives me such a rush of nostalgia 😊
@jamesabernethy7896
9 күн бұрын
My nephew was clearing out some stuff and he gave me his Original Xbox and and I dug out my old games. Massive nostalgia trip.
@Mankey619
6 күн бұрын
Now I want these two survival horror games to get remastered in the near future. These two should never be obscure from everyone.
@MrGreenToS
8 күн бұрын
13:04 Olivier Deriviere is so good, this was his first gig in the ost video game realm and would later on do the ost for Dying Light 2, A Plague Tale series, Vampyr and the underrated Get Even.
@andyf3269
9 күн бұрын
I graduated in 2005. I got to watch and witness everything you are talking about in this video. Also I have a particular nostalgia feeling in my head anytime I look back at say mid 90’s to 2000’s
@user-fl8ye2ge3r
8 күн бұрын
In Obscure 1 There are some specific moments where characters react to a moment in the game and say different things depending on which one you play. In the bedroom is where the two characters in the team have a little dialogue which can vary
@jjenk911
9 күн бұрын
I was in high school from 1998-2002, so the first game is pretty accurate in its aesthetic. I only played the sequel on the Wii. I got so angry when I couldn't save a character. But finding out that you can't save the character, I felt a smidgen better lol.
@aihereplia
7 күн бұрын
At 4:35, the cutscene also changes depending on if you make it to the ladder or not. If you do, Kenny will climb up the ladder, but the manhole will be block just when he's about to reach it and you'll see his "last" scream. If not, you'd just see empty ladder and hear his scream in the distant. It's a minor change but it's still cool to learn about it since people can easily miss. I had quite a fun time with my friend playing the first one through steam's remote play, but I couldn't stomach the second one's camera at all.
@xaviersejour9183
7 күн бұрын
I clicked on the video expecting this to be a 2000s TV show that uses video game graphics. Not just CGI but actual PS2 graphics. Similar to Red VS Blue
@___vlc___5730
9 күн бұрын
lol, at 16:10 you say "she is Leonards husband"
@jonbourgoin182
9 күн бұрын
He makes weird errors like that in all his videos. It's like he's reading his script and can't realize editing mistakes
@G0thCrayon
3 күн бұрын
I was about to comment on that myself... but then I figured, kids these days and their silly gender games aside, maybe this is just a really, REALLY nontraditional couple... well, thruple, if you include the tree-thing brother. I Imagine their bedroom antics are either amazing, or horrifying... possibly both. "Such big, strong, naughty branches you have.... brother..." [ Shudder ]
@gnuwaves743
2 күн бұрын
The amount of games I've never even heard of from the early 00s blows my mind. Nowadays a game (non AAA) drops every day. Back then, there weren't as many tools for game dev so the barrier to entry was higher.
@seazonegranec
10 күн бұрын
Always loved this series
@willwoodall1561
10 күн бұрын
Wish they didn’t killed Ashely and josh off after the first game.
@jamesabernethy7896
9 күн бұрын
Obscure 2 was such a let-down. The characters of the first were archetypal but saying that I didn't find them dull either. I mostly took Ashley and Josh for the first game.
@hangyuI
8 күн бұрын
Ashley was such a queen I'm mad she got the whole killed-offscreen (sorta) treatment
@zxtudio
8 күн бұрын
Im so happy more people are talking about this series. I have the game but could never get it to work on my computer.
@madmorpheusgaming
9 күн бұрын
I love seeing this series get a spotlight on it.
@FumblsTheSniper
8 күн бұрын
I found a copy of “The Faculty” on VHS in a box on the side of the road when I was a kid and then a few months later randomly picked these up from the bargain bin at GameStop. I had already decided that was my favorite movie of all time (still is) and these immediately became my favorite horror games. Here on KZitem there was only one let’s play of the games for the longest time from a KZitemr called “Dithoricki” and it’s been amusing to see my favorite obscure game gain attention in the past decade.
@PopMaster14
7 күн бұрын
39:42 the subtitles make it seem like 9mm bullets for the pistol is a good contraceptive :^)
@hopefaith4595
7 күн бұрын
Oooo did not expect to encounter this series again haha. I remember trying to look for the name of it a few years back because I had suddenly remember a game with dead flowers that used to scared the shit out of me as a young kid which was Obscure 2. I saw my sis played a bit of it but I don't think they ever finish it.
@elizabethlovett4318
9 күн бұрын
I played Aftermath but not the first Obscure. I came across Aftermath by chance at GameStop and had no idea what it was. While it wasn't the best game I played at the time, I enjoyed it all the same. Flaws aside, it has its upsides and a strange charm that hooked me.
@ebonhawken574
9 күн бұрын
So happy to see you do a video on this gem of horror game.
@beegchunguz7425
7 күн бұрын
36:01 They really didnt hide the fact Stan was modeled after Johs Hartnett. lol
@Wulfenburg
6 күн бұрын
SICK, how have i never known about this game?? It's on steam, so I'm going to buy it. I'll have to come watch the video another time, but i'll put it under "watch later" haha thankyou!
@professoremil
7 күн бұрын
Swamp rework infringing on being nearly an entire year late is insane to think about. That’s literally enough time to conceive a whole child. 💀
@ITyphoonI
9 күн бұрын
I didnt like how Obscure II just killed off main Characters... So this game never really existed or was not considered canon to me XD. Everything ended after the first Obsucre and everyone is happy ^^
@bassgrudge1602
9 күн бұрын
ohhhhh dude i loved playing this series back in teh day
@Bob-ti3uq
4 күн бұрын
Phone batteries in 2003 could last about 2 weeks. It makes more sense today for a phone to run out of battery.
@Midekai
8 күн бұрын
Me and my friends loved this game in high school, especially since we wouldnt have found out about it if it werent for his hacked xbox. We spent sleepless nights playing the co-op like crazy. Good times~
@tyronecriss23
7 күн бұрын
Love obscure played it when it first came out! Never forgot it because it gave me nightmares as a kid. Now it’s kinda goofy.
@nickxcom
10 күн бұрын
Been thinking about playing through both PS2 games on my Steam Deck.. maybe this video is a sign?? Lol
@bracerkum69420
3 күн бұрын
man this game really imprinted some memories on me, what a great time
@37Kilo2
10 күн бұрын
I still own my Xbox copy. It's value keeps rising. I never got too far into the game; some day I'll play through it in full
@steelbear2063
10 күн бұрын
An og Xbox game keeps rising in value? Is such a thing possible?
@37Kilo2
10 күн бұрын
@@steelbear2063 maybe games are. COVID drove prices up like crazy.
@sighbatsu
8 күн бұрын
I would love Supermassive Games to take a crack at this type of game. i know they mainly do narrative story games that are more movie like, but this could benefit them so much. They are a European studio and primarily focus on American characters. But given Casting of Frank Stone is turning out to be a massive let down I'm not too sure how much quality we'd get from them. It goes up and down at that studio.
@matthewcorridor
5 күн бұрын
3:04 thats why they call it the 401k tour
@artemis1993
7 күн бұрын
Man, i used to have the BIGGEST crush on Shannon Matthews So much so, that sometimes when she died, i'd reload my last save lol
@pixlman
9 күн бұрын
Everytime Oliver works on a new game I'm instantly interested because I know the OST is gonna be good
@mastawizzard75
8 күн бұрын
2:40 There's even more going on with the music of the original PS2 release. If you had the EU version,depending on your language, it would play a different licensed song from punk/rockbands popular at that time in the region. (iirc it was Sportfreunde Stiller in 🇩🇪).
@lucifermorningstar2505
9 күн бұрын
This game deserves a reboot
@joadore2479
8 күн бұрын
Bed of Chaos was an Obscure easter egg all along
@OmicronX-1999
9 күн бұрын
16:10 - Think you meant 'wife' there.
@ReaverSenpai
6 күн бұрын
i still own this game for the ps2 and i found out that its currently at 130 bucks market worth rn.
@dorjjodvobatkhuu6457
5 күн бұрын
Yo wtf? I didn't know final exam was a spin off of Obscure 😮
@otherprisma7354
8 күн бұрын
I have the psp version of Obscure 2 on my vita before it got delisted. Might have to check it out now.
@sylas3265
5 күн бұрын
She is Leonard's husband"- me well damn I forgot obscure was apparently super progressive hahaha
@Deadsmegma
9 күн бұрын
I was just watching a lets play of this, the timing
@TidusX16
8 күн бұрын
Holy crap I forgot about this game! I picked it up from Hollywood Video (Midwest Blockbuster). Didn't get real into it but I still had a lot of fun playing it.
@maniestranger4329
7 күн бұрын
Every time I hear Kenny voice all i hear is yasuo from league of legends and war from darksiders
@journie3042
10 күн бұрын
I really like Obscure 1 but really hated Obscure 2 for its awful camera and combat but thats my opinion, often gave me nausea.
@jamesabernethy7896
9 күн бұрын
It felt like such a cheap sequel. Writing and gameplay. The first had heard.
@strugglesnuggledslime7040
9 күн бұрын
@@jamesabernethy7896 Yeah,the writing and gameplay took a hit. The first one played its tropes pretty well while the second just felt raunchy for the sake of shock. Kinda like watching Buffy and then a cheap late-night knock-off.
@journie3042
9 күн бұрын
@@strugglesnuggledslime7040 the story is so bad for how it treated it's characters. Also making Kenny into a rapist is awful man. All of these characters suck, they also sobered up Stan 😂 The game also looks worse than the original outside of character models, looks muddy and was definitely made for PSP in mind then ported to PC later. The lock on is horrendous especially against those flying moaning creatures where it just spins and gives your camera seizures. Getting hit by bigger creatures also gives you this blurry shaky cam effect that covers up the screen honestly makes me wanna hurl.
@Relaver_
5 күн бұрын
"She is Leonard's husband"
@miguelruiz2219
7 күн бұрын
thought this game was a dream lol inplayed both 1 and 2 like a million times
@herbertraffi
8 күн бұрын
That must be third or fourth time i watch a long review of this series, im still missing someone talking about the enemy design choice or logic behind the mutations. Like why the second game go heavy on big bloated monsters random flying enemies, while first one had a lot enemies showing bones and muscles.
@xGARIDx
6 күн бұрын
This game is amazing, beated Obscure 2 many times
@RVBFan182
10 күн бұрын
16:11 "She is Leonard's husband" ?
@nazgulsenpai
9 күн бұрын
Japan owns the high school horror market in present year.
@AZodiacCancer
4 күн бұрын
She is Leonard's husband, alright Leonard, you do you. I've never heard of this game, survival horror was never my thing and most games I knew about were JRPGs, names Tales series and Final Fantasy
@Kaff_Kesk
10 күн бұрын
Kotaku joke. LOL
@blackice1994
6 күн бұрын
I'm playing this game right now😂😂😂😂😂
@Sizzlik
5 күн бұрын
Dang..i remember that game on original xbox. Got a bit weird in the last thrid of the game but overall not a bad game. Didnt know there was a 2nd one
@ericcornish3773
8 күн бұрын
I wish I knew about this game when it came out
@sleepygbc9824
10 күн бұрын
I played the 2 again last month.love the games
@Memesis
9 күн бұрын
i want a new obscure so bad
@MrGabilonia
8 күн бұрын
OMG they killed Kenny!!!
@ventus2002
9 күн бұрын
I wish this game came out already on the ps4/ps5 store
@dodger7896
9 күн бұрын
Ive been playing this i wish i was able to check out the coop
@steelbear2063
10 күн бұрын
Are you reading my mind? Parasite Eve and now ObsCure?
@DaveVoyles
9 күн бұрын
The faculty: the game
@vagelismihalis7426
9 күн бұрын
Please request Sony to remaster 1,2 Obscure games
@Zelix678
5 күн бұрын
First game had a story that was awesome B movie goofy horror fun. Second one story is unhinged messy garbage with no idea what on Gods green earth it is even supposed to be.
@LegendConsole
9 күн бұрын
Idk what you mean but schools being a horror location is pretty overdone. I don't think I've seen a shortage of that troupe.
@angrybrony
10 күн бұрын
18:21 heh nice
@HitmanZeroX0087
9 күн бұрын
16:10 "She is Leonard's husband." Really? Lol.
@PaceyWitter-i4v
7 күн бұрын
16:11 she is lynard's husband??
@danteshollowedgrounds
10 күн бұрын
Hell yeah.
@Fidolorous
22 сағат бұрын
I love these videos but I think it shouldn’t include the whole story of each game, there is a lot to talk about without covering the whole plot.
@WesternEasterMan
10 күн бұрын
Fuck yeah
@lukemorgan6166
9 күн бұрын
23:58 its disgusting they sexual characters meant to be that age Those skirts aint leaving much to imagination
@pkthunder416
9 күн бұрын
I'm so tired of hearing about this game. Everybody has covered it and Linda³ THIS YEAR.
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