Okami

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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to The Other Castle.

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The Other Castle, I'm Andrea.

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And my name is Tom.

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And here at The Other Castle, we cover the plot, lore and more of video games, your favorite video games, video games you don't know anything about, you know, maybe like this one.

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Yeah, our game today, Okami, is one of those hidden gem video games that not a lot of people played.

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I'm excited, I don't know anything about it as we're going into it, but I know a lot about a lot of other games.

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It's not gonna happen.

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It could be funny though.

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For you.

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You should do whatever moves the plot forward.

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Have you ever played a video game?

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I don't know how getting a tramp stamp is gonna do that.

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It's a canon event, it has to happen.

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Well, anyway, so like I said, we're doing the game Okami this week.

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I know nothing about this.

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So few people do, and we're gonna learn all about it.

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Okay, so I'm not weird for not knowing truly anything about this game.

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No, I didn't know anything about this game other than one little aspect to it, and we'll get into all of that.

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So I was introduced to this game by my nephew Avery right around the time of its release.

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Okay, what timing lies, when did this come out?

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2006.

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The world was in a different place.

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Very different place.

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On the brink of a recession.

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And I'm 14 years older than my nephew, and I have to admit, it was hard for me to take their opinion on games seriously.

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Right, because you're like, you are a child, no.

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And I saw the silly little dog game with admittedly really cool art, but nobody I knew other than this kid was talking about it.

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So you're like, oh no, it's a weird kid thing.

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Yeah, so I ignored Avery and I never played it.

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I get it.

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Over the years, Avery insisted I play it, eventually declaring it their favorite game of all time.

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Oh.

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But still, I ignored their recommendation.

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And then years and years later, YouTubers started talking about it.

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And that's when you noticed.

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Yeah.

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Not with a family member you've known their entire life who is truly trying to connect with you on a level of, let's explore this media together.

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I've had a great experience with it.

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I'd love to share that with you.

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You said, nah, I'm waiting for new Master 69 to drop the facts and lore.

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Yeah, I was waiting for that entirely.

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You're a butthole.

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Well, out of nowhere, it seemed like everybody was talking about Okami and it was getting mentioned as like this sleeper hit that everyone missed out on.

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Oh, cult classic for sure.

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Not even a cult classic.

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Oh, they missed out on the cult entirely, just a full sleeper.

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Yeah, Avery was literally the only one that could have prophesized this.

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Well, I used this show as an excuse to finally play it.

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I do that a lot now.

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It's mostly justifying, oh, I'm just gonna download a bunch of games real quick and throw it on the credit card, deal with it tomorrow, but I feel you.

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And honestly, everybody's right, including Avery.

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Oh.

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I really missed out on this game along with just about everyone else.

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And now you wanna commit to a recording you saying I was wrong?

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Oh yeah.

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Wow.

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I was wrong on this one entirely.

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No ego, good for you.

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So Avery, this episode's for you, bud.

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Our journey begins with a little game called Resident Evil.

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I've heard of that.

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A man named Hideki Kamiya was hired to work on the game as a developer.

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And he would later go on to direct the second in the series.

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He would then direct other Capcom mega hits like The Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe.

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Holy shit.

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And after completion of Viewtiful Joe, Hideki and a few other creatives wanted to make their own games.

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Up to this point, Capcom had assigned all of these projects to them.

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They were making the games they were being told to make.

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Hideki Kamiya banded together with a couple others and convinced Capcom to open a small studio to facilitate original passion projects.

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And they opened up Clover Studios as a result.

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And Clover Studios stands for Creativity Lovers.

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Oh, I love that.

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But Capcom didn't let them jump right into making their own games.

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They first let them practice by porting Viewtiful Joe to the GameCube.

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They said, you can start here, okay?

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Don't fuck this up.

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And then they were assigned the task of making a sequel to Viewtiful Joe, as well as a couple spin-offs.

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And these did fairly well, so Capcom finally gave them the go-ahead to create an original IP.

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And Hideki came to the table with a simple idea, a game about nature.

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Ooh.

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Hideki Kamiya grew up in very rural Japan, lots of forests and greenery everywhere.

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As an adult, he worked in a major city.

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He didn't realize how much he missed nature until he went home for a visit and was reminded of the beauty of his childhood.

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Oh, that's beautiful.

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And he wanted to make a game that reflected that loss of nature and the attempt to gain it back.

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While working on the GameCube port of Beautiful Joe, he saw another team port the first Resident Evil to the GameCube as well.

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He was so blown away by their port, he realized that there's a lot of collective talent at Capcom, and he wanted to utilize all of that talent to create a game about the beauty of the natural world.

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But that was really all he had, just a vague concept.

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While discussing potential story ideas, they started looking into the history of Japanese folklore.

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I love Japanese folklore too.

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Like, they have some really great cryptids in these worlds.

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So beautiful.

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They very much do, and a lot of them are going to show up in this.

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Oh, good!

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It was also always really closely tied to nature.

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They read up on a few legends, seeing that there was a bunch of animal gods in many of the stories.

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And so they selected a god that took the form of a wolf, as it reminded Hideki of his childhood pet dog.

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Heart of me immediately goes to Princess Mononoke.

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I don't feel like you can fault me for that.

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No, it's a pretty straight line to draw.

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They kicked around some ideas for around a year, and the most they got done was they made a mood trailer for the game to kind of show the idea, but they were really just treading water.

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Finally, a Capcom exec lit into them and asked, when the fuck are you going to make this game?

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You know, part of my heart was just saying, they got to stay on payroll for a year, and all they did was make like a Pinterest board of, wouldn't this shit be cool?

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Literally, right?

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God damn, like I am a content creator partially for my job.

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If I am like taking a full week to think of a tweet or something, that's the equivalent of what they kind of did.

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Well, it's a team of people who have always had a boss not having a boss for the first time.

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Oh no, so they went, uh...

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When do we start?

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Bunch of introverts waiting for someone else to speak first.

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Yeah, exactly.

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Oh shit, okay, I get you.

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So that's when they finally started to like hunker down and nail down a concept.

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The original idea was to make a realistic world and environment using the PlayStation 2, and that mood trailer reflected those graphics.

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And just about everyone hated this look.

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Oh no, because a lot of games looked very similar in the PS2 era.

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Yeah, it was very clunky looking.

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And the PS2 just wasn't there yet in terms of processing power to make it look as good as they were wanting.

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Totally, and just to speak on the aesthetics, I know I just said that a lot of them looked very similar, but when you look at the PS4 lineup, you have Firewatch, you have Life is Strange, you have Red Dead 2, and it's all through the same system.

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Very different art styles entirely, but everything in the PS2 looked exactly the same.

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Yeah, right?

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It was a very polygon sharp heavy world.

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Entirely.

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And this was also going to be a PS2 exclusive, so it was really important to look good on that system specifically.

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And PlayStation, of course, historically loves pouring their love into their exclusives and being like, look how fucking cool the infrastructure is.

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Yeah, exactly.

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Well, one of the artists was doodling during a meeting, and they were doodling in a traditional Japanese art style called Sumie, or ink wash in English.

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And someone looked over his shoulder and saw this, and they realized it would be easier, cheaper, and better looking to do the game in this style.

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Mm.

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So Takayasa Sawaki, the doodling artist, went on to be the new creative director for the game going forward.

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He was the doodler, Tom.

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You have to put some respect on that man's name.

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Yeah, this is all thanks to someone just kind of looking over his shoulder while he was fucking around during a meeting.

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And they took this ink wash style and combined it with the semi-popular cell-shaded art style to create the look of Okami.

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For the gameplay mechanics, they settled into a style that many people have gone on to compare to the Zelda franchise.

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Oh.

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And Hideki has gone on to say that while nobody sat down and said, hey, let's make a Zelda game, he admits that without Zelda, there wouldn't be Okami.

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I get it.

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A lot of these games, especially as we're starting to cover the older ones that have these deep roots in modern games, it's very clear where our pipeline's been in terms of gaming and evolving the entire infrastructure.

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Yeah, you start to see the games that these people grew up on.

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Right, yeah.

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Also, that same year in 2006, a Zelda game would actually release Twilight Princess.

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Oh, no.

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And that game would also feature gameplay where you play as a wolf.

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Oh.

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But Okami came out first.

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While a vast majority of the characters and stories in this game are based on actual Japanese folklore, Okami's central plot remains original, serving as the narrative thread that ties together all the other tales within the game.

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So this isn't Hades.

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No, not like that.

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But it does have a lot of actual folklore to it.

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Oh, that's cool.

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So it respects it, but it is also respectfully its own thing.

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Yeah, very much so.

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Upon its release in April 2006, the game garnered rave reviews from just about every publication.

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Critically acclaimed.

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Nines and tens across the board.

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Oof.

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Heralding Hideki Kamiya as one of the greatest creatives to ever grant his gift to the world of video games.

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Holy shit.

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Ultimately landing it on best of lists and must plays of 2006 articles.

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It even beat out Twilight Princess and this season's Gears of War for several major game of the year awards.

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Wow.

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And despite everything I just said, Okami went on to sell a grand total of 270,000 copies.

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Oh no.

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Worldwide?

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Worldwide.

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Grand total on the PlayStation 2.

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It was a complete and total failure.

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So to put in perspective, it's a couple years of development and paying an entire staff of people that much money just to make it.

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So you're definitely not even breaking even.

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You absolutely lost money on that.

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Lost all the money on it.

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And nobody has any idea to this day how it happened.

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Perhaps Capcom didn't advertise it well enough.

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Is it possible the announcement of the PlayStation 3 the same week as its release created a dark cloud that blocked Okami's son?

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Maybe the world just wasn't ready for such an ambitious title.

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Some questions would be answered, and some new ones would arise two years later, when it received a port to the new and insanely popular Nintendo Wii.

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Capcom beefed the release of the launch by making one of the biggest bonehead mistakes a company can make.

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Oh?

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And Andrea, as a marketer, this is your worst nightmare.

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Oh no.

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The box art for the Wii version of Okami was discovered to have an IGN watermark in the corner.

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Shut the fuck up, no!

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Like the printed box art?

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The printed box art had somebody else's watermark on it.

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Oh, my heart is in my butthole.

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I am so stressed out right now.

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Someone on Capcom's art department just downloaded a picture off Google and never noticed this watermark.

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I am genuinely anxious right now.

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Why would you do this to me?

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Holy shit.

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Oh, this game is so fucking cursed.

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They didn't even download one without the fucking watermark on it.

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This is so stressful.

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So Capcom would go on to release original replacement box art and offered a couple options for free.

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Because what the fuck?

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Because they beefed it.

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Oh.

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To their credit, the new art was pretty incredible.

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Not that it really mattered, because it only sold another 280,000 copies on the Wii.

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Oh.

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In 2010, Guinness Book gave it the official award for being the least successful Game of the Year award winner in history.

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You've achieved something insane.

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Where you put out an excellent product and no one gives a fuck about you.

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It was such a failure that Clover Studios shut its doors for good.

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Two months after the release of Okami.

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So they really only put out Okami?

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They did have one other game come out that was like finished, that released after the studio was already shut down.

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But that's a game nobody's giving a shit about.

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They made one perfect game, closed their doors, and then had to also release something they probably didn't finish after the fact.

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This is a very stressful just lead up to the game.

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It really is, right?

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It only gets better though, I promise.

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Okay, because I am like my hair's on my armor standing up.

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I'm not comfortable right now.

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Hideki and the rest of the creative team blamed Capcom for its failure.

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They said they interfered too much and never really delivered to them the studio of creative freedom that they were promised.

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They felt like they were on a leash.

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They still did, yeah.

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They have since joined forces with some developers that made the Oddworld games and they formed Platinum Games.

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Oh.

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They would go on to make some huge titles like the Star Fox and Bayonetta series, as well as Nier Automata in partnership with Square Enix.

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But someone at Capcom, nobody really knows who, still had a soft spot for Okami.

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They loved the game and wanted to see it succeed.

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So late in the PlayStation 3 life cycle, they got approval to do not just a port, but a full remaster of the game.

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Oh, okay.

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A company called Hex Drive was hired to remaster Okami.

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And since a big part of the blame for the failure was believed to be the system on which it was released, they thought maybe, just maybe, it'll do better on PS3.

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Plus a lot of similar titles had done well since its original release that were similar in style and gameplay.

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You know, the mid-aughts were also an interesting time for journalism and internet reviews and things like that because people were starting to learn how to look for things.

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Okami could easily have been swept up and people catching up on other things they missed and stuff.

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Fully.

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You know, I want to blame the times as well.

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I think, contextually, it was ahead of its time.

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It might have been, you know.

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It kind of fell into that same world as, like, Psychonauts.

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Where it was ahead of its time and people just weren't ready for it yet.

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Yeah, and people, yeah, emotionally, like, they didn't think that gaming could be like this yet.

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Yeah.

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Well, Hex Drive did an unbelievable job remastering the game, and they brought it up to 4K resolution, dubbing it Okami HD.

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Oh, I love that.

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Now, of course, the PlayStation 3 couldn't pump out 4K, so it played in 1080p.

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But PS4 and 5 do run at 4K, and it's fucking stunning.

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We have a big TV, too.

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That shit looked beautiful.

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Yeah.

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The remastered game released in 2012, and again, rave reviews, possibly even better than the first run.

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Because this is truly a perfect game, plus nostalgia, plus it's slightly tweaked to look better on my TV.

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This is actually perfect.

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The HD remaster took a piece of art and made it a masterpiece.

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Polished a masterpiece.

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Totally.

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It still didn't necessarily go crazy with sales.

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God damn it.

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What is going on with this game?

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But over the course of the last 11 years, it has sold around 4 million units now.

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It's only taken decades.

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Yeah, because it's on all major consoles now, and as well as Steam.

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The lead character of Okami has now featured in the Marvel vs.

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Capcom series.

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Oh, that's great.

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Yeah, so you can have the wolf from Okami fight Wolverine if you want.

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Capcom also released an offensively bad semi-sequel that is better left unspoken about as the people who made it clearly never touched the original as they inexplicably changed the gender of the main character.

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Just surprise.

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Not realizing it was a female wolf in the first game.

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Like I said, it's offensively bad.

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To this day, Okami is Hideki Kamiya's favorite game that he's ever made.

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And he's been teasing a real sequel for years, but no official word as of this recording.

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Okami is nothing you're all expecting, regardless of what your expectations are.

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I expect nothing.

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It's earthbound, meets stray, mixed with Ghost of Tsushima, tossed with Psychonauts and a heavy dose of Zelda and Kingdom Hearts.

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That is a salad I want to get down on.

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Get ready, Goombas, because our very long journey is about to begin.

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This is Okami.

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Just a warning, since you gave one in the last episode, this game has multiple endings.

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Oh, shit.

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I was like, what did I warn about?

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Oh, no.

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Well, to those of you who have played Okami, I hope you heard me wink.

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The game opens on the starting edge of a traditional Japanese scroll.

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Being Japanese, it's scrolling from right to left, as that's the direction in which Japanese writing is read.

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A paintbrush touches down on the scroll and writes, Story by Hideki Kamiya.

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Hell yeah, get your title card.

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It scrolls left to a blank section of scroll, and the paintbrush touches down again.

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It paints a small Japanese village, all in that Sumie art style.

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And that's like very thick paint strokes, a lot of black, a lot of some contrasting.

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Yeah, and it usually gets mixed with some water, so that way it bleeds.

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Oh, that's so pretty.

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It stays in black and white as pink cherry blossom petals start falling across the screen.

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The entirety of the game is told through text on screen, but the characters who speak still have voices, they just don't speak any actual language.

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Oh, is it kind of like in Undertale where the characters have a tone that's played for them, like they have a note as their voice?

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Yeah, that, or I was actually going to say the robots in Stray.

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Gotcha.

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Very similar, like...

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It's a little Charlie Brown, yeah.

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Yeah, exactly.

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And the voices are actually people saying words, but then the audio engineers would distort and reverse it for the character voices.

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Wow, that's...

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it almost feels needlessly complex, but I can appreciate that they were saying something and they were like, oh, well, we can translate this very easily if this is the vocal line.

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That's the irony of you saying it's very complex, is it actually helped them make it easier to translate.

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Yeah, I talked myself there, it's fine.

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And we're introduced to Kamiki Village, a tiny hamlet surrounded by cherry blossom trees.

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The trees were treated with the same reverence that was reserved for gods.

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Oh.

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And even though they were a village of good, respectful people, the village wasn't without its secrets.

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The pure black silhouette of an eight-headed, hydra-like dragon beast named Orochi descends on the picture of the village.

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Orochi's presence creates a fog that blocks the sun.

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Without the sun, the cherry blossoms can't bloom, and we can't have that now, can we?

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Orochi's many heads have glowing red eyes.

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Every full moon, the villagers of Kamiki would throw a festival in honor of Orochi and are forced to sacrifice someone chosen at random, as Orochi had commanded.

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The rest of this opening story is told in still images in that same art style, but occasionally a character's silhouette will take up part of the screen, but it's all still in static black and white showing off different parts of the village.

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As the night of the festival draws near, a mysterious white wolf appears as if from nowhere, just on the edge of town.

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The villagers see this beautiful white wolf wandering town at night and name her Shidanui, which means unknown fire in Japanese.

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And it's a term used for Japanese cryptids like the Kappa.

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The wolf is suspicious of anyone that tries to leave the village and follows them around, ushering them back.

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Just kind of hall-monitoring, like, no, no, stay at the party.

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Yeah, you don't get to run away from this.

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People assume Shidanui is a servant of Orochi, sent to keep the people in line until a sacrifice occurs.

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So no one can sneak out and be like, haha, it's not gonna be me if I'm not there.

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Yeah, exactly.

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The village's local hero warrior, a man named Nagi, confronts Shidanui, demanding that the white wolf fight him so that she may be vanquished.

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As we learned in Gousetsushima, the culture of this era required both parties to agree to a fight.

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Only consensual.

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Yeah, so it's wrong to be the first to attack an opponent.

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But since Shidanui doesn't leave, Nagi attacks anyway.

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And Shidanui dodges every single blow effortlessly.

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That's fucking cool.

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On the night of the sacrifice, a white arrow is fired by Orochi randomly into the village.

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And this signals the start of the festival and selects the home from which the sacrifice will come.

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I was worried it was going to be a raffle.

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This is way cooler.

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Yeah, no, it's a random arrow.

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The arrow sails into the village and impales itself into the side of the home of a woman named Nami, the most beautiful woman in the village.

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This marks her as the sacrifice.

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The warrior Nagi does not like this one bit.

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But she's hot.

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Yeah, he has a huge crush on the beautiful Nami.

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Plus, like the couple name of Nagi Nami is just too damn good to pass up.

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Oh, I love that.

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So Nagi goes out looking for Orochi all on his own in order to confront and kill it before it has a chance to eat Nami.

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I would rather burn this place to the fucking ground than let the hot girl die.

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Hell yeah, lead with boners, baby.

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Nagi finds Orochi's lair in a place called the Moon Cave.

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He bravely goes into the cave and confronts Orochi head on.

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For hours, he hacks and slashes and stabs at the beast, but he doesn't leave so much as a fucking scratch.

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With eight heads worth of fangs bared, Orochi advances on the exhausted Nagi.

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Just as he is ready to succumb to his fate, the white wolf Shidanui jumps in to save the day.

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She isn't a servant of Orochi at all.

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The night-black Orochi and the snow-white Shidanui battle it out.

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A blur of fern scales.

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Shidanui is ready for every one of Orochi's attacks.

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Orochi even tries its fire breath, and Shidanui simply blows it out with a gust of wind summoned by some mysterious power.

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The big bad wolf, that's fucking sick.

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Yeah, it took so much not to write Huff and Puff.

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I respect that.

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The two continue fighting, and Orochi eventually overtakes Shidanui.

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Shidanui now has red splashed across her white fur, and with her last bit of strength, howls into the cloudy night sky.

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Whatever power Shidanui has is mighty, as the howl clears the night sky, revealing the crescent moon beyond.

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The light of the moon shines on Nagi's sword, giving him the strength and courage he needs to help Shidanui.

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With this renewed confidence, Nagi charges Orochi, and in a blackout rage, cuts off all eight heads of the beast, and he lands on the bloodstained ground below as the final head falls next to him.

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This is all being told in a cutscene?

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Yeah, this is all in a cutscene that's in black and white silhouettes.

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It's like a gory shadow play.

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That's fucking sick.

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Shidanui is still fucked up from the battle, and Nagi carries her back to the Kamiki village.

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There, the villagers gather round as the town doctor does their best.

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But it's not enough, and Shidanui closes her eyes one last time.

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Oh, fuck.

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Peace and sunshine return to Kamiki village, and the villagers build a shrine with a statue of Shidanui to honor her sacrifice in saving them.

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Nagi's sword was also honored, was given the name Sukiyomi, meaning moon reading, which is the noble practice of getting very drunk on expensive alcohol with your friends while you stare at the moon and recite poetry.

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I have fully done that.

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I'm not happy.

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But you've done it.

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But I've done it.

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Well, they display Sukiyomi by driving it into the ground inside the moon cave, sealing away Orochi like a cork in a bottle.

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The scene suddenly shifts from black and white static pictures to bright, brilliant color, and the scenery is alive and moving.

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We're looking at the mouth of the moon cave, as it is a cave entrance on the side of an oceanside cliff.

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There's trees lining the stone steps up to the cave, and they're swaying in the heavy breeze.

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It's now 100 years later.

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The sky is a dark and dreary orange color, and the camera flies into the cave mouth.

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A shadowy person approaches the shrine, where the legendary sword Sukiyomi is embedded, and asks, could it be?

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Is this really the sword that vanquished Orochi?

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And the figure reaches out and clutches the giant sword in its hands, and pulls the sword free.

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Black smoke erupts from the hole left by the sword, and from the smoke we see 16 glowing red eyes.

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You dumb dipshit!

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The figure drops the sword and runs, as Orochi emerges from where the sword once stood.

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Orochi erupts from the cave mouth, sending fire over the land, burning everything in sight.

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The sky goes from orange to black, as the fog takes over all of Nippon once again.

00:29:05.189 --> 00:29:12.429
Also, Nippon is the name Japanese people use for Japan, and it's the name they use for Japan in this game as well.

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So I'm gonna be calling it Nippon, not to be a weeb, but because that's what they say in the game.

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I wanted this to be very clear, from a point of accuracy, not weeb-ness.

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Yeah.

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Despite the black mist taking over Nippon, one village remains immune and free of the darkness.

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Kamiki Village, where the statue of Shiranui is located.

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The camera stops in front of the statue, where our adventure is about to begin.

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A brightly colorful person in greens and pinks flies into the scene, and lands in front of the statue of Shiranui.

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She's introduced as the wood sprite, Sakuya.

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Oh, fun!

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She says to nobody in particular that this is just like the last time, when it was prophesied to happen.

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But this time, there wasn't a prophecy.

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Unless this is part of the prophecy, and the last one wasn't part of the prophecy.

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Either way, she's used up the majority of her wood sprite powers, thinking she wouldn't really need them anymore.

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So this next trick is probably going to suck for her.

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She summons a giant disc in her hands.

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It looks kind of like a big saw blade.

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She says, Amaterasu, now is the time.

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Shine your light on this broken world.

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She throws the disc into the air, and the parts that look like the blades of the saw blade glow bright orange and red.

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And it turns out not to be blades, but flames.

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Oh!

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And the disc is a shield.

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The flame shield flies around and lands flatly on the back of the statue of Shiranui.

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A bright light shines, and the wolf springs to life.

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She's white with red markings and dark black lines for highlights.

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And every single aspect of this game looks like a Japanese painting come to life.

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Oh, I love that.

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And even the outlines of the characters never stop moving.

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We are introduced to Shiranui's real name, the Okami, Amaterasu.

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And Okami is a strong wolf with the power of a dragon, kind of.

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That's cool shit.

00:31:23.309 --> 00:31:27.789
Like there's a lot of definitions for this word, but most involve a wolf in some way.

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Sakaya says that you are Amaterasu, our mother and origin of all that is good.

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She's so grateful to have you back.

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There's great evil afoot and your help is needed.

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You stare at her and then lick yourself and take a nap.

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Oh, you're just a dog, oh.

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You will react as a dog to everything people say.

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Regardless of what they say.

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Is that the sprinkle of spray you were saying?

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Like, no, there's a lot of personality of the animal in this.

00:32:00.349 --> 00:32:02.249
Yeah, so much animal.

00:32:02.309 --> 00:32:05.869
Like, they thought, how would a dog react to this?

00:32:05.869 --> 00:32:09.829
This is not a noble creature who's like, I bear the brunt of the world.

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This is just a sweet little doggo.

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Right, and she goes, Amaterasu, look up.

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The sky is literally falling.

00:32:17.489 --> 00:32:19.289
Shit has genuinely never been worse.

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Can you please not take a nap right now?

00:32:21.309 --> 00:32:23.389
Then Sakiya starts itching herself.

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She says it feels like something is inside her clothes and she starts shaking, trying to get whatever it is off of her.

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Is she on meth?

00:32:30.369 --> 00:32:32.569
Then she starts laughing hysterically.

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Oh, she's definitely on meth.

00:32:34.089 --> 00:32:43.089
And we get an overhead shot of her gigantic cleavage as a glowing green 3-inch something comes flying out of her bosoms.

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I don't like that you said something.

00:32:45.829 --> 00:32:47.389
I'd like you to be more specific.

00:32:47.689 --> 00:32:49.409
Well, it's a beetle of some kind.

00:32:49.669 --> 00:32:49.849
Oh.

00:32:50.169 --> 00:32:50.989
But it can speak.

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The glowing green speck jumps up and down indignantly as he was just trying to make that boring conversation a little more interesting.

00:32:59.769 --> 00:33:00.469
With boobies?

00:33:01.009 --> 00:33:04.329
Sakiya says, Bug, were you napping in my clothes again?

00:33:05.789 --> 00:33:06.289
Again?

00:33:06.309 --> 00:33:09.609
I don't like that.

00:33:09.729 --> 00:33:10.109
No.

00:33:10.509 --> 00:33:12.009
And the bug goes, Bug?

00:33:12.929 --> 00:33:14.949
I've told you a dozen times before.

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I am not a bug.

00:33:16.629 --> 00:33:18.889
I am a wandering artist.

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He's a bug.

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And my name is Issun.

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Issun shows Amaterasu his art just to prove he's a great artist.

00:33:26.849 --> 00:33:29.069
It's a pen and ink drawing of Sakuya.

00:33:29.629 --> 00:33:31.109
And it's a very good drawing indeed.

00:33:31.269 --> 00:33:32.789
There's a lot of attention of detail.

00:33:33.689 --> 00:33:34.329
Of the boobs.

00:33:34.489 --> 00:33:35.149
Oh my god.

00:33:36.309 --> 00:33:42.109
Issun was not intended to be in the game, but they were having trouble writing a story with a silent protagonist.

00:33:42.709 --> 00:33:43.289
Oh yeah.

00:33:43.569 --> 00:33:45.509
Yeah, the team at Zelda always made it look so easy.

00:33:47.369 --> 00:33:49.809
You don't feel alone when you're late.

00:33:51.149 --> 00:33:55.709
So they created Issun to be a flea-like companion that could be your guide throughout the game.

00:33:56.069 --> 00:33:57.569
A literal flea, though.

00:33:57.589 --> 00:33:58.349
Yeah, right.

00:33:58.429 --> 00:33:59.249
Holy shit.

00:33:59.769 --> 00:34:07.369
And they thought it would be funny to make him foul-mouthed and lecherous, just to keep people off guard and the interactions between Issun and you hilarious.

00:34:09.009 --> 00:34:19.109
I kind of appreciate that, because the players with silent protagonists, you could latch on and be like, hell yeah, let's be lavish as fuck, or be like, I'm taking my silence as I do not stand with this.

00:34:19.149 --> 00:34:21.809
You do get a genuine kind of blank slate.

00:34:22.949 --> 00:34:26.289
Issun goes, see, I made her even cuter than she is in person.

00:34:27.249 --> 00:34:32.569
Issun stands on your nose and goes, you look like that statue here in town, which makes you eat, Issun.

00:34:32.709 --> 00:34:33.849
Good, I love this.

00:34:35.829 --> 00:34:41.189
Issun breaks free of your mouth and starts jumping up and down, pissed off, no longer glowing green, but now glowing red.

00:34:41.969 --> 00:34:44.349
His aura changed like a fucking mood ring.

00:34:46.089 --> 00:34:47.449
He says, you've asked for it now.

00:34:47.809 --> 00:34:50.649
He's going to use his prize sword, Denkumaru, against you.

00:34:51.689 --> 00:34:54.389
He pulls a needle out and starts to threaten you.

00:34:54.849 --> 00:34:56.329
Oh, that sounds darling.

00:34:56.949 --> 00:35:02.069
But a loud roar echoes through the land and Issun jumps on your shoulder all, oh God, what was that?

00:35:02.089 --> 00:35:02.769
Please save me.

00:35:02.829 --> 00:35:03.789
We're best friends now.

00:35:05.249 --> 00:35:18.229
Sakiya says that she's used everything she has to bring you back and that the rest of her powers will be going back into the earth, where they will manifest themselves in the fruit of a specific tree called a guardian sapling.

00:35:19.289 --> 00:35:21.749
These saplings are scattered all over Nippon.

00:35:22.649 --> 00:35:31.089
With your special powers, exclusive to you, you can make the trees bloom, and Sakiya's power will protect the area from Orochi's darkness.

00:35:32.869 --> 00:35:38.989
She fades away as one of those saplings appears, with a single fruit on it, but the rest of the tree is dead.

00:35:40.369 --> 00:35:44.409
Issun says that you're supposed to have some kind of special power according to her.

00:35:45.249 --> 00:35:47.549
Maybe one of those powers can help you get that fruit down.

00:35:48.849 --> 00:35:52.089
There's also a doorway that's magically appeared at the base of the tree.

00:35:53.189 --> 00:35:58.249
So without any knowledge about these powers you supposedly have, you decide to head into the doorway.

00:35:58.569 --> 00:35:59.009
Valid.

00:35:59.649 --> 00:36:02.549
Which leads you to a kind of astral plane.

00:36:03.469 --> 00:36:08.469
I think you'll start to see why I say Splash of Psychonauts in this game, because it's a strange as shit game.

00:36:09.069 --> 00:36:11.149
It's Psychonauts because you're on mushrooms, clearly.

00:36:11.169 --> 00:36:12.069
Yeah, the whole time.

00:36:12.109 --> 00:36:14.869
I've definitely walked through a tree into an astral plane before.

00:36:15.329 --> 00:36:17.249
Is that last time we were in Palm Springs?

00:36:17.269 --> 00:36:17.889
Totally get it.

00:36:17.909 --> 00:36:18.809
I'm fully on board.

00:36:19.449 --> 00:36:24.429
Here we're given some tutorial stuff like how to save our game, how to run and jump and attack and headbutt.

00:36:24.749 --> 00:36:27.029
But most importantly, bark.

00:36:28.369 --> 00:36:29.729
Oh, just like Stray?

00:36:29.909 --> 00:36:30.829
Just like Stray.

00:36:31.409 --> 00:36:32.909
That's perfect.

00:36:33.209 --> 00:36:35.729
If you can't pet the dog, you can be the dog.

00:36:36.029 --> 00:36:38.889
And if you can be the dog, you better be able to bark the dog.

00:36:41.009 --> 00:36:45.429
Also, as you run, you notice a trail of flowers sprouting along in your wake.

00:36:46.249 --> 00:36:48.469
Your mere presence brings life.

00:36:48.729 --> 00:36:49.729
That's beautiful.

00:36:50.629 --> 00:36:52.809
You eventually come to a bridge that has been blown up.

00:36:53.309 --> 00:36:54.329
There's no way to cross it.

00:36:55.169 --> 00:36:59.369
Issun says it's time to use one of those Amaterasu powers you're supposed to have.

00:37:00.469 --> 00:37:05.769
Also, Amaterasu is a long name, so Issun decides he's going to call you Ammy from now on.

00:37:07.069 --> 00:37:07.349
Cool.

00:37:08.129 --> 00:37:10.769
And also, there's a lot of debate on how to pronounce Ammy.

00:37:11.049 --> 00:37:11.249
Oh.

00:37:11.449 --> 00:37:13.509
I'm going with the Japanese pronunciation.

00:37:13.529 --> 00:37:15.829
I'm pronouncing the letters the way a Japanese person would.

00:37:16.329 --> 00:37:17.509
Ammy is the way I'm going to say it.

00:37:17.609 --> 00:37:18.669
It's not Amy.

00:37:18.689 --> 00:37:19.629
It's not Ammy.

00:37:19.709 --> 00:37:20.149
I don't know.

00:37:20.549 --> 00:37:21.009
Amy.

00:37:21.309 --> 00:37:22.629
Ammy is the way I'm going with it.

00:37:23.169 --> 00:37:23.829
I back you.

00:37:25.109 --> 00:37:28.709
So anyway, Ammy, you ever heard about the spirits of the brush?

00:37:30.069 --> 00:37:34.209
Well, it would take too long to explain anyway, so Issun chooses to just show you instead.

00:37:34.929 --> 00:37:37.569
I appreciate that he's impatient.

00:37:37.589 --> 00:37:38.509
So impatient.

00:37:38.669 --> 00:37:40.769
Oh, Issun is very impatient.

00:37:42.169 --> 00:37:44.729
The world stops and the color drains.

00:37:45.909 --> 00:37:51.789
The environment shifts from 3D to 2D, and it becomes just a painting on a scroll.

00:37:53.129 --> 00:37:58.149
A giant paintbrush descends on the scene and draws the parts of the bridge that are missing.

00:37:59.509 --> 00:38:06.569
Once the bridge is drawn, the world returns to 3D, color is restored, and the bridge is now brand spanking new.

00:38:06.929 --> 00:38:08.389
That's fucking cool.

00:38:09.269 --> 00:38:12.189
Issun says this is one of the brush techniques of the gods.

00:38:12.769 --> 00:38:15.209
It's how they create and fix things for themselves.

00:38:16.529 --> 00:38:21.189
Issun has spent his entire life learning this single technique.

00:38:22.109 --> 00:38:25.169
And there's 13 in total, one for each of the gods of the brush.

00:38:26.489 --> 00:38:31.329
They used to all belong to a single god, but when that god died, the power got split up.

00:38:32.269 --> 00:38:34.969
But no mortal could ever master all 13 anyway.

00:38:34.989 --> 00:38:37.309
The best you could hope for is like two or three.

00:38:38.009 --> 00:38:39.809
So Issun directs your attention to the sky.

00:38:40.169 --> 00:38:42.869
He points to a constellation that has lost one of its stars.

00:38:43.969 --> 00:38:49.949
He tells you to use the brush stroke of the gods to draw the missing star, and it will reveal one of the gods to you.

00:38:50.409 --> 00:38:53.549
That's a lot of environmental implications too.

00:38:53.569 --> 00:38:54.029
Right?

00:38:54.769 --> 00:38:56.769
There's a lot of tides that are fucked up because of this.

00:38:56.789 --> 00:38:57.109
Yeah.

00:38:58.389 --> 00:39:03.049
So now you are given the power to stop the world and draw on it.

00:39:04.389 --> 00:39:11.109
Through button holding and joystick moving, you control the paintbrush, and you can manipulate the world around you using it.

00:39:12.089 --> 00:39:14.689
But only if you've gotten the required power for it first.

00:39:15.849 --> 00:39:21.969
And honestly, I didn't find out until I was researching this, and I heard one of the developers say, it's supposed to be Amaterasu's tail.

00:39:22.629 --> 00:39:23.349
Oh, okay.

00:39:23.369 --> 00:39:24.049
That's kind of cool.

00:39:24.889 --> 00:39:31.549
So you add the star to the constellation, and it creates a flying dragon in the sky, named Yomigami.

00:39:32.849 --> 00:39:37.029
Yomigami flies to you and says that it's been a long time since you last saw each other.

00:39:38.069 --> 00:39:42.829
It was the day you died, and the 13 brushstrokes were divided amongst the 13 gods.

00:39:44.249 --> 00:39:50.789
The dragon tells you that you must reunite the 13 brushstrokes if you hope to defeat Orochi and restore Nippon to the peace it once knew.

00:39:51.489 --> 00:39:56.329
With that, he grants you the first power, the power to restore things that are broken.

00:39:56.909 --> 00:40:02.069
If you encounter objects that are missing parts, you can draw what's missing and restore it, much like Issun did with the bridge.

00:40:03.849 --> 00:40:09.349
Issun is more than a little jealous that you picked up this new technique with these that he spent his entire life learning.

00:40:10.469 --> 00:40:11.809
You just got it handed to you.

00:40:11.809 --> 00:40:13.109
Cool, cool, cool, cool.

00:40:13.249 --> 00:40:14.109
Yeah, but whatever.

00:40:14.709 --> 00:40:20.029
You continue onward through the astral plane and go through a door that brings you to another shrine.

00:40:21.029 --> 00:40:23.249
This shrine being the Cave of Nagi.

00:40:24.389 --> 00:40:33.629
Here, a 30 foot tall stone statue of Nagi, the legendary warrior of Kamiki Village, is standing triumphantly with his sword raised.

00:40:34.689 --> 00:40:36.849
The problem being, the sword is broken.

00:40:37.089 --> 00:40:37.529
Oh no.

00:40:38.329 --> 00:40:43.169
Time to use your new powers and you restore the sword, making this statue now closer to 50 feet tall.

00:40:43.249 --> 00:40:44.029
Hell yeah.

00:40:44.809 --> 00:40:49.669
The sword is pointing up, and when you look up, you see another constellation with missing stars.

00:40:51.049 --> 00:40:53.509
You complete it, and another god appears.

00:40:53.789 --> 00:40:57.109
Can I ask you, when you're doing the paint strokes, physically what are you doing?

00:40:57.129 --> 00:41:00.929
Is it just kind of like pushing the stick around as the paintbrush flows, or?

00:41:01.109 --> 00:41:03.189
Yeah, you're using one of the L2 and R2 buttons.

00:41:03.269 --> 00:41:03.929
Oh cool.

00:41:04.029 --> 00:41:06.889
And so you're using the joystick to kind of guide the paintbrush.

00:41:07.149 --> 00:41:07.729
Tricky.

00:41:07.789 --> 00:41:08.449
All right, cool.

00:41:08.509 --> 00:41:14.949
When it moved to PlayStation 4 and 5, you can use the center tracker to guide your thumb over it.

00:41:15.369 --> 00:41:16.269
I love that.

00:41:16.389 --> 00:41:17.629
It does not work well at all.

00:41:17.849 --> 00:41:18.889
Oh, that's a bummer.

00:41:18.909 --> 00:41:19.609
Do not recommend it.

00:41:19.629 --> 00:41:20.309
I don't love that.

00:41:20.329 --> 00:41:21.089
Never mind.

00:41:21.109 --> 00:41:23.289
It was developed for PlayStation 2 initially.

00:41:23.309 --> 00:41:24.309
It's still for that.

00:41:24.449 --> 00:41:28.249
Yeah, they did the trackpad as a flex, but it's not the point.

00:41:29.309 --> 00:41:36.129
So this constellation is a tiny little mouse that rides around on a big ass sword, and his name is Takigami.

00:41:36.389 --> 00:41:37.329
He's fucking sick.

00:41:37.349 --> 00:41:39.129
I love the idea of a mouse on a sword.

00:41:39.469 --> 00:41:40.769
I love all of these gods.

00:41:40.789 --> 00:41:41.669
Honestly, they're great.

00:41:42.289 --> 00:41:45.449
He grants you the power to slash things while in paintbrush mode.

00:41:45.549 --> 00:41:46.669
Oh, you know he parties.

00:41:47.289 --> 00:41:53.069
Issun sees you master another brush technique with ease and is starting to get suspicious.

00:41:54.749 --> 00:41:58.669
He says that Shidanui was the god that held all 13 techniques at once.

00:41:59.889 --> 00:42:03.969
Maybe you're a descendant or something because Issun already thinks you look just like her.

00:42:05.269 --> 00:42:11.369
He thinks it's actually pretty cool that he has Nagi and Shidanui reunited, even if you're not really Shidanui and this is just a statue.

00:42:12.069 --> 00:42:13.949
He appreciates the symbolism of the moment.

00:42:13.969 --> 00:42:21.149
Yeah, but hey, you might be, so Issun wants to come along with you because he wants to study how you keep learning these techniques so easily.

00:42:21.309 --> 00:42:22.589
He's fascinated by you.

00:42:24.049 --> 00:42:28.169
On your way out, you have to use this new slash ability to clear some obstacles.

00:42:29.109 --> 00:42:32.069
As you exit the shrine, you are attacked by your first enemy.

00:42:33.089 --> 00:42:34.409
And here you learn how to battle.

00:42:35.189 --> 00:42:36.889
And it's an interesting battle system, too.

00:42:36.909 --> 00:42:43.709
You'll see the enemy in front of you on the world map, and they'll be represented by a giant flying scroll roaming the countryside.

00:42:44.589 --> 00:42:47.149
You can try and sneak past or confront them head on.

00:42:47.709 --> 00:42:50.869
If they're a lot stronger than you, they're gonna chase you down if you get too close.

00:42:51.469 --> 00:42:55.449
Once you engage in battle, a wall of magic goes up around you in a circle.

00:42:55.489 --> 00:42:56.549
Wall of magic.

00:42:56.649 --> 00:43:00.089
Yeah, and that's when you find out the type of enemy that you're actually facing.

00:43:01.369 --> 00:43:10.309
And you'll always be in a battle arena like a JRPG, but it's more of an action RPG once you start battling, like Psychonauts or Kingdom Hearts.

00:43:10.329 --> 00:43:10.829
Oh, cool.

00:43:11.529 --> 00:43:14.089
You can even use the brush techniques in battle.

00:43:14.969 --> 00:43:18.449
Restore isn't very useful, but Slash sure as shit is.

00:43:18.769 --> 00:43:20.409
What if I just cut you in half, bitch?

00:43:20.429 --> 00:43:21.869
Yeah, and you do a lot.

00:43:21.929 --> 00:43:22.789
That's fucking cool.

00:43:23.509 --> 00:43:27.249
Once you defeat the enemies, you'll get money and prizes for how well you did in the fight.

00:43:28.049 --> 00:43:32.009
Now, with your new powers, you head back to the tree with the fruit on it.

00:43:32.729 --> 00:43:35.949
You cut down the fruit, and it hits the cold and gray ground beneath it.

00:43:36.389 --> 00:43:43.809
From the spot where it hits the ground, a shockwave of green and pink and purple and blue erupts and spreads.

00:43:44.709 --> 00:43:55.549
The grass grows, the trees bloom, the color in the area is fully restored, and the dark and gloomy day becomes bright and alive around Kamiki Village once again.

00:43:56.849 --> 00:44:01.389
You descend into Kamiki Village itself, and the townspeople have all turned to stone.

00:44:01.849 --> 00:44:02.669
Oh, shit!

00:44:02.989 --> 00:44:04.969
Yeah, they're all frozen where they were standing.

00:44:05.049 --> 00:44:05.749
Whoa.

00:44:06.269 --> 00:44:09.789
Issun tells you that just a couple hours ago, none of them were like this.

00:44:10.569 --> 00:44:12.849
So whatever has happened, it happened very recently.

00:44:14.249 --> 00:44:18.289
Issun suggests that you go to the highest point in the area to get a better view of everything.

00:44:18.889 --> 00:44:20.509
Maybe from there you can see what's off.

00:44:20.829 --> 00:44:25.529
I appreciate him as a quest giver who is impatient because he's like, this is crazy.

00:44:25.589 --> 00:44:27.589
Here's our next step and we're moving now.

00:44:27.609 --> 00:44:28.629
Like that is a Virgo.

00:44:28.809 --> 00:44:33.669
This game does move at a breakneck speed because so much happens.

00:44:35.189 --> 00:44:39.409
When you get there, you realize it's daytime, but the sun's not shining.

00:44:39.649 --> 00:44:40.189
Oh, no.

00:44:40.869 --> 00:44:44.949
Issun says that one of the brush strokes of the gods allows you to turn night into day.

00:44:45.689 --> 00:44:47.169
Wouldn't it be cool if you already knew that one?

00:44:48.009 --> 00:44:52.229
So you drop into paint mode, draw a circle, and the sun appears in the sky.

00:44:52.249 --> 00:44:53.589
You just have to draw a circle?

00:44:53.709 --> 00:44:55.849
Yeah, because you did already know that one.

00:44:56.029 --> 00:44:56.509
Oh, nice.

00:44:57.329 --> 00:45:00.909
Issun says that Amaterasu is the name of the sun god.

00:45:01.969 --> 00:45:06.189
Finally, Issun realizes you are the sun god Amaterasu.

00:45:07.109 --> 00:45:08.609
So of course you already knew that one.

00:45:09.049 --> 00:45:12.129
Now he doesn't feel so bad that you're able to pick up these brush techniques so easily.

00:45:12.889 --> 00:45:14.429
He's like, I was too hard on myself.

00:45:14.629 --> 00:45:16.489
He's like, yeah, you're a fucking god, of course it's easy for you.

00:45:17.249 --> 00:45:20.629
He then says, the flowing brush is like music from the heavens.

00:45:21.829 --> 00:45:25.989
It's from a poem his grandfather once wrote in defense of the importance of art in the world.

00:45:27.009 --> 00:45:30.529
Issun says that all great artists must name their brush.

00:45:31.229 --> 00:45:34.769
And since you are mastering the techniques, you need to name yours as well.

00:45:34.849 --> 00:45:35.869
This feels phallic.

00:45:36.449 --> 00:45:37.409
It's a little phallic.

00:45:38.409 --> 00:45:44.009
Since you can't speak and can only bark, Issun names it the celestial brush.

00:45:44.669 --> 00:45:45.269
That's pretty.

00:45:46.209 --> 00:45:51.989
The two of you turn to head back into the village to see if the sun coming out had worked when an old man approaches you.

00:45:52.889 --> 00:45:54.389
His name is Mr.

00:45:54.409 --> 00:45:58.009
Orange, possibly the great-great-grandfather of Orange Kid.

00:46:00.089 --> 00:46:02.349
I thought you'd go in the direction of Reservoir Dogs.

00:46:03.749 --> 00:46:04.589
Fuck me for that.

00:46:05.249 --> 00:46:09.089
He says that you look like Shiranui, but like a dumb version.

00:46:11.329 --> 00:46:13.589
But that story is like a hundred years old now.

00:46:13.609 --> 00:46:14.949
There's no way you're the same dog.

00:46:15.189 --> 00:46:17.149
That dude's like a hundred years old, right?

00:46:19.129 --> 00:46:22.569
Some enemies attack, and you leap into action, tossing the Mr.

00:46:22.569 --> 00:46:25.209
Orange to safety as you battle the attacking creatures.

00:46:26.409 --> 00:46:27.749
You take care of them, and Mr.

00:46:27.769 --> 00:46:29.369
Orange has retreated back to town.

00:46:29.709 --> 00:46:30.049
Good.

00:46:30.069 --> 00:46:30.529
Fuck you.

00:46:31.009 --> 00:46:32.389
Issun says that it's crazy.

00:46:32.589 --> 00:46:32.889
Mr.

00:46:32.909 --> 00:46:35.109
Orange didn't even see you as the god that you are.

00:46:35.549 --> 00:46:37.029
Your powers have been so weakened.

00:46:38.149 --> 00:46:42.049
But this just makes Issun excited, because it means your adventure is about to begin.

00:46:43.789 --> 00:46:48.209
Time to head back to Kamiki to talk with the villagers and figure out what to do next.

00:46:48.289 --> 00:46:49.829
Hey, why were you guys stoned?

00:46:51.249 --> 00:46:58.409
Here you can do all sorts of things like talk with people, gossip, cause trouble, compete with another dog for a little boy's affection, you know, that sort of thing.

00:46:59.309 --> 00:47:03.529
Ultimately, you need to move on past Kamiki to get to the next brush technique.

00:47:04.449 --> 00:47:07.949
Problem being, there's a big boulder blocking the one road out of town.

00:47:08.329 --> 00:47:09.189
Can we slash it?

00:47:09.569 --> 00:47:11.729
No, unfortunately, you try it and it doesn't work.

00:47:12.049 --> 00:47:12.289
Ah.

00:47:13.149 --> 00:47:19.809
A merchant who is trying to pass the boulder suggests you go back into town and fetch Susano, the current local hero.

00:47:20.689 --> 00:47:23.909
Also, this is another name that people debate how to pronounce.

00:47:24.829 --> 00:47:26.189
Susano is the best I'm gonna get.

00:47:26.209 --> 00:47:26.709
Sorry, everybody.

00:47:26.889 --> 00:47:27.929
I won't debate you on it.

00:47:27.949 --> 00:47:28.429
Go for it.

00:47:28.889 --> 00:47:31.549
He should be able to take care of this boulder no problem.

00:47:32.149 --> 00:47:35.089
Susano isn't just the current local hero.

00:47:35.649 --> 00:47:38.149
He's also a direct descendant of Nagi.

00:47:38.729 --> 00:47:44.049
Oh, it's like when they do a reboot of something and they're like, nah, it's definitely the main character's grandkids.

00:47:44.069 --> 00:47:44.509
Yeah.

00:47:46.529 --> 00:47:49.069
Issun says not to let his pedigree fool you.

00:47:49.729 --> 00:47:53.629
Susano's a lazy sack of shit who doesn't deserve his ancestry.

00:47:56.029 --> 00:48:04.509
You go to his house and witness his laziness firsthand, as he never even knew anything about people turning to stone because he just slept through the whole fucking thing.

00:48:04.629 --> 00:48:05.229
Oh my god.

00:48:05.409 --> 00:48:07.989
That's not his problem if he sleeps through a stone coma.

00:48:08.009 --> 00:48:08.329
Right.

00:48:08.549 --> 00:48:10.149
But it's the middle of the day.

00:48:12.049 --> 00:48:15.989
He's fast asleep and you have to physically attack him to get him to wake up.

00:48:16.049 --> 00:48:16.989
Oh my god.

00:48:17.309 --> 00:48:18.909
And he finally does and stands up.

00:48:19.989 --> 00:48:26.549
On his back, we can see a big sword, the length of Susano himself, who is an impressive six feet in change.

00:48:27.729 --> 00:48:29.909
But the sword is carved out of wood.

00:48:30.829 --> 00:48:33.949
Poorly too, because there's still a branch with a leaf sticking out of it.

00:48:37.169 --> 00:48:39.489
He says that he fell asleep while meditating.

00:48:39.509 --> 00:48:40.669
He was definitely meditating.

00:48:40.829 --> 00:48:42.009
Not that it's any of your concern.

00:48:42.709 --> 00:48:43.469
Shut up.

00:48:44.489 --> 00:48:46.549
Why are you waking the greatest warrior who's ever lived?

00:48:47.569 --> 00:48:50.149
Issun tells him that he needs to come with you to the boulder.

00:48:51.189 --> 00:48:54.309
Susano sees Issun and says, Oh, not you again.

00:48:54.329 --> 00:48:57.529
Oh, do people hate him?

00:48:57.749 --> 00:49:00.429
Yeah, he goes, stop bugging me, you bug.

00:49:01.169 --> 00:49:01.549
Clever.

00:49:01.969 --> 00:49:04.889
Well, as we already established, Issun does not like being called a bug.

00:49:04.909 --> 00:49:09.649
Yeah, stop bugging me, you bug is like the best he had.

00:49:09.669 --> 00:49:10.609
That's embarrassing.

00:49:10.629 --> 00:49:11.569
He just woke up.

00:49:11.789 --> 00:49:12.969
He is embarrassing.

00:49:13.409 --> 00:49:16.309
Yeah, and Issun turns red and he hops up and down all angry.

00:49:17.349 --> 00:49:18.689
What's his resting color?

00:49:18.889 --> 00:49:19.309
Green.

00:49:19.429 --> 00:49:19.809
Okay.

00:49:20.869 --> 00:49:22.469
Issun tells you to grab Susano.

00:49:22.629 --> 00:49:24.649
We're taking him with us whether he likes it or not.

00:49:25.769 --> 00:49:31.949
You grab Susano and throw him on your back against his will, and he rides you out of his back and back to the boulder on the edge of town.

00:49:32.849 --> 00:49:36.869
And this looks insane too, because you're a normal, medium-sized dog.

00:49:37.809 --> 00:49:39.469
With a six-foot tall man.

00:49:39.489 --> 00:49:40.509
Yeah, exactly.

00:49:42.149 --> 00:49:49.089
But despite his massive size on your back, he turns into a rag doll and just kind of flops around as you run your destination.

00:49:49.109 --> 00:49:50.009
Oh, that's so awkward.

00:49:50.029 --> 00:49:50.529
I love it.

00:49:50.569 --> 00:49:50.989
Yeah.

00:49:51.189 --> 00:49:52.209
He's a floppy boy.

00:49:52.229 --> 00:49:53.229
He is so floppy.

00:49:54.789 --> 00:50:04.989
Susanoo is pissed thinking you wanted to bring him here to fight you, and he threatens you with his mighty sword, Tohinbaku, which means life ender in Japanese.

00:50:05.049 --> 00:50:06.089
That's punk as fuck.

00:50:06.109 --> 00:50:07.309
Yeah, but it's a wooden sword.

00:50:07.949 --> 00:50:16.029
The merchant still waiting by the boulder says, Excuse me, Susanoo, before you engage in dog battle, would you mind removing the boulder so I can get moving?

00:50:16.269 --> 00:50:19.969
Before you punch this dog in the face, help me get to work.

00:50:20.169 --> 00:50:22.329
Yeah, he's like, you're Nagi's heir, aren't you?

00:50:22.349 --> 00:50:24.549
A boulder shouldn't really be a problem for you, should it?

00:50:24.909 --> 00:50:28.769
And Susanoo's all, Yeah, but I really want to kill this dog really quick.

00:50:30.289 --> 00:50:32.129
And the merchant's like, Where are you, though?

00:50:33.029 --> 00:50:35.789
And Susanoo says, Besides, that boulder's too big even for me.

00:50:36.289 --> 00:50:38.729
So he says he's gonna go and train up before he can move it.

00:50:38.909 --> 00:50:40.389
He's a punk bitch, I don't like him.

00:50:40.429 --> 00:50:42.649
Yeah, and then he fucks off back to his house to train.

00:50:43.729 --> 00:50:49.309
Issun says he's lived in this village for a long time and has never once seen Susanoo train before.

00:50:50.809 --> 00:50:51.929
So you better go check on him.

00:50:52.749 --> 00:50:53.949
He out here lying.

00:50:54.069 --> 00:50:59.529
Yeah, and when you get to his house, Susanoo is shit-faced.

00:50:59.689 --> 00:51:01.349
Just downing a jug of sake.

00:51:02.009 --> 00:51:03.929
He tells you that it doesn't matter if he trains.

00:51:04.049 --> 00:51:05.129
That boulder's too big.

00:51:05.149 --> 00:51:06.909
He's training for the beer Olympics, honey.

00:51:06.929 --> 00:51:08.189
He was not specific.

00:51:08.589 --> 00:51:13.469
He says that if you get him another jug of sake though, he'll consider moving it for you.

00:51:13.669 --> 00:51:14.209
Jesus.

00:51:15.049 --> 00:51:18.189
And you complete a fetch quest, which you'll do a lot in this game because-

00:51:18.449 --> 00:51:19.049
You're a dog.

00:51:19.069 --> 00:51:19.689
You're a dog.

00:51:20.029 --> 00:51:24.969
You'll have to meet tons of characters, and many of the fetch quests have many fetch quests within themselves.

00:51:25.489 --> 00:51:29.489
And eventually you get him his replacement sake, and he's reinvigorated.

00:51:30.369 --> 00:51:33.589
He says that not many people know this, as it's a family secret.

00:51:34.469 --> 00:51:37.869
But Nagi was fucking wasted when he defeated Orochi.

00:51:38.749 --> 00:51:40.869
Sake is a part of the family secret power.

00:51:41.509 --> 00:51:44.469
He then offers a demonstration on some nearby practice dummies.

00:51:44.909 --> 00:51:48.109
The more shit-faced I am, the easier this is, trust me.

00:51:48.129 --> 00:51:50.029
Yeah, it's the legend of the drunken master.

00:51:50.089 --> 00:51:50.909
That's great.

00:51:51.469 --> 00:51:57.229
He grabs his big wooden sword and dashes at the practice dummy, and absolutely nothing happens.

00:51:58.149 --> 00:52:01.569
But we're given the prompt to drop into paintbrush mode.

00:52:02.349 --> 00:52:05.809
And when you do, you use your slash ability to cut the dummy in half for him.

00:52:06.109 --> 00:52:11.089
So he thinks he's doing it, and you're just sitting there fixing shit for him?

00:52:11.169 --> 00:52:12.829
Yep, that's exactly what's happening.

00:52:13.189 --> 00:52:15.809
Ugh, the things we do to massage people's egos.

00:52:16.069 --> 00:52:20.529
He then points at a big ass rock and says, and now we do it Susanoo style.

00:52:20.549 --> 00:52:22.769
He's calling his shots like he's playing pool.

00:52:22.789 --> 00:52:23.309
He is.

00:52:23.829 --> 00:52:28.349
And he says, I'm going to use my special move, exploding implosion.

00:52:28.949 --> 00:52:29.349
No.

00:52:29.649 --> 00:52:30.609
Those are antonyms.

00:52:32.309 --> 00:52:32.749
I know.

00:52:32.889 --> 00:52:34.469
He doesn't know that, but I know that.

00:52:34.929 --> 00:52:39.389
You use your powers to cut the rock in half, and Susanoo is like, holy shit, it worked.

00:52:40.809 --> 00:52:46.729
He looks up the hill at the boulder, and excitedly heads off to take care of it, now, quote unquote, knowing that he can.

00:52:47.829 --> 00:52:51.949
He points at the boulder and once again says, Susanoo style, exploding implosion.

00:52:52.749 --> 00:52:57.349
He swings at the boulder, and you're once again taken into paintbrush mode, so you can cut it into pieces.

00:52:57.369 --> 00:52:58.169
You can cut it now.

00:52:58.209 --> 00:52:59.069
This time it works.

00:52:59.829 --> 00:53:05.669
The merchant runs up to Susanoo, who is confusedly looking at his wooden sword, wondering just how the fuck he did that.

00:53:05.729 --> 00:53:07.109
He's like, I am a god.

00:53:07.389 --> 00:53:10.309
The merchant is thankful as nobody thought he could actually do it.

00:53:10.949 --> 00:53:13.309
And Susanoo's all, yeah, I didn't think I could either.

00:53:13.329 --> 00:53:18.049
I appreciate that he lets the guard down for a second, and he goes, no, for real.

00:53:18.369 --> 00:53:19.469
That was fucking great.

00:53:19.629 --> 00:53:23.169
Well, he puts the guard right back up, and he's like, I mean, no, of course, I knew I could do it.

00:53:23.189 --> 00:53:24.009
I'm the great Susanoo.

00:53:25.489 --> 00:53:32.389
The merchant says he's so happy that the legend of Nagi's family is true and that Susanoo is here to once again defeat the darkness that has overtaken the land.

00:53:33.269 --> 00:53:35.329
And Susanoo's like, right.

00:53:36.129 --> 00:53:38.389
That's totally what I was gonna go do next.

00:53:38.409 --> 00:53:40.009
That was my plan.

00:53:40.769 --> 00:53:46.089
Then Susanoo starts to believe maybe it really is his family's legacy that allowed him to defeat the boulder.

00:53:46.989 --> 00:53:49.029
Maybe he does possess this power after all.

00:53:49.129 --> 00:53:53.169
He's that TikTok audio of them going, am I better than everyone?

00:53:55.809 --> 00:53:59.569
So he dashes off in search of a monster to slay, laughing as he does.

00:54:00.829 --> 00:54:04.709
Issun sees this and he's like, shit, he has no idea that was us, does he?

00:54:05.029 --> 00:54:06.829
He's about to get himself killed.

00:54:07.489 --> 00:54:16.189
It's pretty funny, anytime you use your brush technique throughout the entire game to help a person, they think it's something they did and you never once get credit for it.

00:54:17.169 --> 00:54:18.129
I think it's funny.

00:54:18.449 --> 00:54:19.209
It's hilarious.

00:54:19.229 --> 00:54:26.149
Because the dog is fully pulling the strings and is like, yes, you think you're special, go on now, live your life.

00:54:26.369 --> 00:54:32.749
But the argument becomes, Amaterasu is a god, so is she just answering their prayers?

00:54:33.589 --> 00:54:33.929
Yeah.

00:54:34.609 --> 00:54:35.349
Something to think about.

00:54:35.369 --> 00:54:35.609
No.

00:54:35.849 --> 00:54:36.109
No.

00:54:37.649 --> 00:54:38.689
She's just doing it for him.

00:54:38.709 --> 00:54:39.649
Definitively no.

00:54:39.669 --> 00:54:42.049
It's a battle mechanic.

00:54:42.069 --> 00:54:42.289
Yeah.

00:54:44.289 --> 00:54:45.449
I solved your riddle.

00:54:46.069 --> 00:54:56.789
Well, you decide to chase after Susano to keep him safe, and then a wisp of magic happens, and a woman in a dress with an ass cheek window descends from the sky.

00:54:57.409 --> 00:54:57.689
Oh!

00:54:58.009 --> 00:54:59.449
You can just see her full butt.

00:54:59.509 --> 00:55:01.009
Wait, describe this to me.

00:55:01.249 --> 00:55:06.949
So it's a full length dress, and just like the top part of the butt crack is showing.

00:55:07.909 --> 00:55:11.489
It's like the skim's low back keyhole dress.

00:55:11.789 --> 00:55:12.569
What is that?

00:55:12.769 --> 00:55:14.309
It's exactly what it sounds like.

00:55:15.289 --> 00:55:19.009
Kim Kardashian built this dress with her hands.

00:55:19.029 --> 00:55:19.349
Built!

00:55:20.989 --> 00:55:28.089
And it has, it's a long full body dress, and on the back of it, there's a little keyhole where you're supposed to show your butt cleavage.

00:55:28.489 --> 00:55:34.029
Yeah, that's exactly what Sakuya the Wood Sprite, who apparently had died to resurrect you, is wearing.

00:55:34.089 --> 00:55:35.369
Yeah, Kim Kardashian.

00:55:35.849 --> 00:55:36.389
Wow.

00:55:36.689 --> 00:55:38.989
I think this is the first time we brought a Kardashian up.

00:55:39.469 --> 00:55:39.789
Ever.

00:55:39.969 --> 00:55:40.929
Ever, yeah.

00:55:41.269 --> 00:55:45.549
I don't watch the show, and I don't follow them on social, so I don't know a lot.

00:55:45.569 --> 00:55:46.709
I'm surprised you knew about this.

00:55:46.729 --> 00:55:53.249
But that dress went so fucking viral of bitches being like, does Kim Kardashian really want me to show my butthole?

00:55:53.609 --> 00:55:54.489
I'm going to work.

00:55:55.989 --> 00:55:57.169
Guess I'm showing my butthole now.

00:55:57.189 --> 00:55:58.069
I work at a bank.

00:55:59.689 --> 00:56:01.029
That was a cocktail dress.

00:56:03.469 --> 00:56:06.289
Anyway, so Saki is not dead anymore, I guess.

00:56:06.429 --> 00:56:07.689
No, she's rocking skims.

00:56:07.709 --> 00:56:08.349
She's out here.

00:56:08.369 --> 00:56:12.809
Yeah, she says that she's been watching you grow and learn new powers and has been very impressed.

00:56:13.209 --> 00:56:15.509
And Issun goes, so what's my reward, babe?

00:56:17.389 --> 00:56:25.449
Which, let's just pause for a second to talk about Issun, because he, by today's standards especially, is pretty problematic at times.

00:56:25.469 --> 00:56:27.509
Because he's a dirty little pervy boy.

00:56:27.569 --> 00:56:29.949
Yeah, to put it mildly, Issun is horny.

00:56:30.069 --> 00:56:31.909
I mean, we met him in cleavage.

00:56:31.989 --> 00:56:33.189
Yeah, exactly.

00:56:34.049 --> 00:56:42.089
And because of just Issun, this game is honestly the horniest game I've ever played.

00:56:43.449 --> 00:56:46.009
You've played several Leisure Suit Larry titles.

00:56:46.509 --> 00:56:47.109
I know.

00:56:47.129 --> 00:56:49.749
And we've covered, like, The Quarry.

00:56:49.749 --> 00:56:52.609
We've covered Until Dawn.

00:56:52.629 --> 00:56:55.489
We've covered so many horny as fuck games.

00:56:56.069 --> 00:56:59.109
And Issun puts them all to fucking shame.

00:56:59.289 --> 00:56:59.949
Wow.

00:56:59.969 --> 00:57:07.249
So, like, on a scale of, like, one to David Cage, this is, like, past the point of Heavy Rain?

00:57:07.369 --> 00:57:08.609
Yeah, it really is.

00:57:09.449 --> 00:57:15.069
There will not be a single woman in this game that doesn't get some form of sexual comment from Issun.

00:57:15.589 --> 00:57:18.029
Wait, OK, I want to pose this one to you.

00:57:18.049 --> 00:57:20.329
How's it stack up against Lollipop Chainsaw?

00:57:21.009 --> 00:57:25.869
It's a different kind of horny, but it is still just everybody gets sexually harassed by Issun.

00:57:26.789 --> 00:57:27.389
Everybody.

00:57:28.809 --> 00:57:34.309
Oh, I don't like that, but I'm excited to hear someone else go through it in a fictional setting.

00:57:34.389 --> 00:57:40.569
At the same time, I mean, we're talking about the designers who put this ass window into the fucking dress before Kim Kardashian did.

00:57:40.729 --> 00:57:44.049
I appreciate that they, like, consent for fighting every time.

00:57:44.069 --> 00:57:47.529
Consent for the weird bug, like, negligee creature.

00:57:47.569 --> 00:57:48.429
Who gives a shit?

00:57:48.449 --> 00:57:54.309
Yeah, so I'm not going to mention every time he's horny, because honestly, it'd be exhausting to do so.

00:57:54.329 --> 00:57:55.729
That's the entire fucking thing.

00:57:55.729 --> 00:57:56.789
That's his character.

00:57:57.549 --> 00:58:04.809
But just know, if we're talking to a woman, as soon as probably saying something awful on top of whatever I say he's saying.

00:58:05.309 --> 00:58:08.069
You know, humor's come a long way since 2006.

00:58:08.089 --> 00:58:08.649
It really has.

00:58:09.409 --> 00:58:13.089
Because I'm sure also of the era, this no one gave a shit.

00:58:13.529 --> 00:58:14.769
Yeah, no, they definitely didn't.

00:58:14.789 --> 00:58:16.569
This is very much a product of his era.

00:58:16.589 --> 00:58:20.509
Like we had said, this is like the Spike TV dude stuff.

00:58:20.729 --> 00:58:22.009
Oh, that is that time.

00:58:22.029 --> 00:58:23.889
Yeah, where they're like, titties.

00:58:24.069 --> 00:58:24.909
That's the joke.

00:58:24.949 --> 00:58:26.069
And you're like, what?

00:58:26.749 --> 00:58:27.849
It's a recurring joke, too.

00:58:27.869 --> 00:58:28.269
I'll tell you.

00:58:28.329 --> 00:58:28.889
Oh, God.

00:58:29.609 --> 00:58:36.429
Saki responds to Issun's request for a reward saying, you didn't do shit, so you don't get shit, little bug.

00:58:38.169 --> 00:58:43.769
Angry Issun tells her he'll crawl back up that kimono if she doesn't stop calling him bug.

00:58:44.529 --> 00:58:49.589
This all goes ignored, and she goes on a long tale about how she's barely alive anymore.

00:58:50.329 --> 00:58:54.409
She was able to save enough energy to have a body, but that's about it now.

00:58:55.329 --> 00:59:01.489
Her power, though, is spread across all of Nippon, and there are those guardian saplings scattered that she's connected to.

00:59:02.389 --> 00:59:06.189
If you can rejuvenate those trees, they'll spring the rest of the area back to life.

00:59:06.809 --> 00:59:10.449
Rejuvenate enough trees, and all of Nippon will be protected from the darkness.

00:59:12.009 --> 00:59:15.409
Issun says, All right, Furball, I guess it's time to go save the world.

00:59:15.629 --> 00:59:16.649
Bork, bork, bitches.

00:59:17.509 --> 00:59:23.449
You, however, were asleep for the entire conversation, and Issun has to pounce on you to wake you up.

00:59:23.869 --> 00:59:24.829
That's so tender.

00:59:25.289 --> 00:59:31.009
And when you wake up, Issun says, Let's go, Furball, because your adventure is about to begin.

00:59:32.149 --> 00:59:39.649
Issun tells you that the locations of the Guardian Saplings are conveniently located near areas where you can learn the rest of the brush techniques.

00:59:39.969 --> 00:59:40.549
Convenient.

00:59:41.369 --> 00:59:44.689
And then once you learn them, Issun can steal them from you.

00:59:46.149 --> 00:59:47.849
I do appreciate the honesty.

00:59:47.929 --> 00:59:49.669
Yeah, also you can save the world or whatever.

00:59:50.149 --> 01:00:01.869
From here out, you have a bit of an open world to explore, but different sections will be blocked by dark energies in an area, and in order to rid the area of dark energies, you have to rejuvenate the guardian sapling.

01:00:02.949 --> 01:00:09.649
Until then, the people in that area will mostly be turned to stone, with the exception of a lucky few who maintain a safe enough distance from the dark energy.

01:00:10.129 --> 01:00:15.969
After the energy is cleared, you can complete side quests and explore the areas and villages along with their inhabitants at your leisure.

01:00:16.409 --> 01:00:22.829
Sounds so eerie to be walking through a set piece of like a bunch of stone people that are just comatose in the stone.

01:00:22.849 --> 01:00:23.749
That's so scary.

01:00:23.769 --> 01:00:28.049
Yeah, and it's lacking like a lot of color, and it's so dark and just dreary too.

01:00:28.569 --> 01:00:32.949
Do you have any connections to Pleasantville through this, or is that not really the same vibe?

01:00:32.969 --> 01:00:35.229
Oh, it does not relate at all, no.

01:00:35.249 --> 01:00:38.309
I mean, I get what you're saying, but it's not really the same kind of vibe.

01:00:38.329 --> 01:00:38.849
Totally get it.

01:00:39.709 --> 01:00:43.649
I'd also be remiss if I didn't tell you about the feeding mechanic.

01:00:44.189 --> 01:00:44.869
For the dog?

01:00:45.289 --> 01:00:46.289
Not for the dog.

01:00:47.269 --> 01:00:51.189
You can't pet other animals in this game, but you can feed them.

01:00:52.429 --> 01:00:54.889
You carry little bags of feed for different kinds of animals.

01:00:55.449 --> 01:01:00.749
As you encounter them on your journey, you can stop to feed them, and they'll give you some praise in exchange.

01:01:00.949 --> 01:01:02.469
That sounds so cute.

01:01:03.149 --> 01:01:09.889
So you get to the next area, and when you find it sapling, you realize you have no idea how to rejuvenate it to begin with.

01:01:11.149 --> 01:01:13.529
So you set off to see if you can figure something out.

01:01:14.269 --> 01:01:20.249
As you explore, you eventually run into Susano, who is in a cave pushing against the wall to no avail.

01:01:21.749 --> 01:01:24.269
He sees you and says that you need to stop following him.

01:01:24.669 --> 01:01:26.629
He's not taking on apprentices at this time.

01:01:26.929 --> 01:01:29.589
He's so hammered, he thinks you're trying to interview.

01:01:29.609 --> 01:01:32.409
Yeah, plus nobody is supposed to know about this cave.

01:01:32.609 --> 01:01:33.889
It's his special place to hide.

01:01:33.909 --> 01:01:34.769
I mean, train.

01:01:35.329 --> 01:01:37.729
It's my special place to hide.

01:01:38.509 --> 01:01:45.709
You use your brush powers again, this time to paint the sun onto a wall, and this somehow causes the wall Susano is leaning against to disappear.

01:01:47.309 --> 01:01:51.209
Behind it is more cave, which Susano runs down to find a good place to nap.

01:01:51.249 --> 01:01:51.849
A train.

01:01:52.729 --> 01:01:56.189
You chase after him and find him in a small cave room deeper inside.

01:01:56.509 --> 01:01:59.049
He's angrily yelling at someone in the room with him.

01:01:59.389 --> 01:01:59.589
Oh.

01:02:00.149 --> 01:02:04.969
You look over, and it's a big, goofy looking bear in a clown costume.

01:02:05.169 --> 01:02:06.969
This sounds adorable.

01:02:07.069 --> 01:02:10.109
He's fast asleep while standing on a gigantic ball.

01:02:11.549 --> 01:02:15.869
Susano tells the bear to get the fuck out, and Issun goes, dude, it's just a sleepy bear.

01:02:15.889 --> 01:02:16.709
Leave him alone.

01:02:16.829 --> 01:02:18.249
Always be kind to bears.

01:02:18.389 --> 01:02:20.169
Yeah, but Susano doesn't care.

01:02:21.089 --> 01:02:23.509
And prepares his newest special attack.

01:02:24.409 --> 01:02:25.369
Susano style.

01:02:26.169 --> 01:02:26.789
Susano.

01:02:27.189 --> 01:02:27.709
Oh, no.

01:02:28.389 --> 01:02:31.849
Unfortunately, you have to use your brush powers to slash the bear.

01:02:32.489 --> 01:02:33.249
I hate this.

01:02:33.669 --> 01:02:35.629
Fortunately, it doesn't hurt him.

01:02:35.709 --> 01:02:36.369
Oh, thank god.

01:02:36.529 --> 01:02:38.429
I was so stressed out just now.

01:02:40.269 --> 01:02:42.729
He just falls off the ball and continues to nap.

01:02:43.929 --> 01:02:47.069
Susano laughs at the bear saying he has slayed the foul beast.

01:02:47.669 --> 01:02:52.169
You moved someone while they were asleep, and you didn't even do it yourself.

01:02:52.409 --> 01:02:53.449
You fucking dork.

01:02:53.809 --> 01:02:58.809
Now he says he has to go slay the other foul beast in this cave, and he runs off laughing with confidence.

01:02:59.669 --> 01:03:02.949
The ball that the bear was on turns out to be the solution to a puzzle you have to solve.

01:03:03.689 --> 01:03:08.889
And in doing so, you were granted a new constellation to solve so you can obtain another brush technique.

01:03:09.569 --> 01:03:16.709
The first of three monkey gods, named Sakigami, god of flora, grants you the power Green Sprout.

01:03:17.069 --> 01:03:20.809
It will cause any dead plant to instantly grow and prosper.

01:03:21.009 --> 01:03:22.729
God, I wish I had that for my real life.

01:03:23.289 --> 01:03:26.369
Oh, it would make my job a lot more easy.

01:03:27.749 --> 01:03:32.029
So now you have a power that can help you rejuvenate those guardian saplings all over Nippon.

01:03:32.929 --> 01:03:36.489
You head back to the withered sapling and use your Green Sprout power to revive it.

01:03:37.429 --> 01:03:41.289
The greenery spreads and the land is no longer cursed with darkness.

01:03:42.389 --> 01:03:44.709
From here out, that's mostly the game loop.

01:03:45.109 --> 01:03:51.689
But this loop will have a ton of variety as each time you'll have to complete a different environmental puzzle before you can revive the sapling.

01:03:52.449 --> 01:03:57.089
After a tree is revived, you can explore the area and do some side quests from the colorful cast of characters.

01:03:57.949 --> 01:04:02.009
And one side quest takes you to a pyrotechnist named Tama.

01:04:03.229 --> 01:04:06.489
He helps you find a constellation that will grant you a brush technique.

01:04:07.149 --> 01:04:21.409
And when you complete the constellation, the pig god Bakugami, god of explosive force, comes rolling in on top of a giant ball that happens to have a wick sticking out of it, as it's a firework shell.

01:04:22.089 --> 01:04:29.169
He gives you the ability to create these firework shells with your celestial brush, so you can blow certain things up like walls or enemies.

01:04:29.429 --> 01:04:30.209
Oh, hell yeah!

01:04:31.189 --> 01:04:33.529
The power itself is called Cherry Bomb.

01:04:34.189 --> 01:04:35.409
That's fucking cool as shit.

01:04:35.429 --> 01:04:36.849
Yeah, you're like Bart Simpson.

01:04:37.609 --> 01:04:41.649
And you can make them big or small, and it's one of the coolest abilities in the game.

01:04:41.809 --> 01:04:43.169
I love a good explosion.

01:04:43.289 --> 01:04:44.329
Yeah, it's really great.

01:04:45.209 --> 01:04:48.469
The guardian saplings are not the only dead plant life you have to restore either.

01:04:48.769 --> 01:04:52.229
There's a lot of dead plants and trees throughout the land you'll have to restore as well.

01:04:52.669 --> 01:04:54.589
Most of the time, it's completely optional.

01:04:55.349 --> 01:04:59.109
Some of the time, it's completely required, and they do not tell you which is which.

01:04:59.289 --> 01:04:59.949
Surprise!

01:05:00.109 --> 01:05:02.389
But they do grant you some cool items and cutscenes.

01:05:03.189 --> 01:05:07.529
For example, if you revive all the plants in Kamiki, you can meet Mr.

01:05:07.529 --> 01:05:09.289
Orange back at the tallest point in town.

01:05:09.469 --> 01:05:14.149
He does a break dance that, he says, will make all the cherry blossom trees bloom.

01:05:15.409 --> 01:05:20.349
In actuality, it's you once again using your celestial brush to actually make them bloom.

01:05:22.209 --> 01:05:22.549
Mr.

01:05:22.569 --> 01:05:28.149
Orange collapses, exhausted from his work, and from the tallest cherry blossom, we see a figure appear.

01:05:29.269 --> 01:05:31.669
It's Sakuya, still not actually dead.

01:05:32.389 --> 01:05:35.369
But now that the sun is out, she's in a bikini.

01:05:36.869 --> 01:05:45.369
She reveals to you another constellation, this time of the second monkey god, this one named Hasugami, another flora god.

01:05:46.009 --> 01:05:57.809
He grants you the ability to create gigantic lily pads on water, so you can stand on them and use them as stepping stones, because while you can swim, you tuck her out really quickly and can drown.

01:05:58.169 --> 01:05:59.189
That's cool.

01:05:59.409 --> 01:06:03.709
So yeah, these lily pads make it possible for you to get to some locations that previously you couldn't.

01:06:03.989 --> 01:06:13.789
You follow a river through a cave using your lily pads, and through the other side, you come out onto the next zone covered in darkness, called Agata Forest.

01:06:14.529 --> 01:06:15.669
These names are great, aren't they?

01:06:15.689 --> 01:06:16.489
Oh, I love it.

01:06:16.789 --> 01:06:20.129
Being a forest, finding this guardian sapling takes a minute.

01:06:20.669 --> 01:06:24.769
By some anomaly of nature, this one is inside a cave.

01:06:25.669 --> 01:06:30.189
And when you restore it to health, it eradicates the darkness from the area, opening you up to some new quests.

01:06:31.409 --> 01:06:35.289
You also get your next weapon type in the game, a rosary.

01:06:35.629 --> 01:06:37.229
And it's not like the Catholic rosary.

01:06:37.389 --> 01:06:39.929
Just gonna ask if it was a cross on a chain.

01:06:40.089 --> 01:06:42.989
It just means it's a string of beads that you'll use as a whip.

01:06:43.509 --> 01:06:47.849
I fully thought that only related to like the Christian rosary thing.

01:06:47.869 --> 01:06:48.469
That's interesting.

01:06:48.569 --> 01:06:52.289
This is the only other area that I've ever heard somebody use a rosary.

01:06:53.169 --> 01:06:55.869
So I don't know if this was just a translation situation.

01:06:55.889 --> 01:06:57.169
I actually didn't look into it.

01:06:57.469 --> 01:07:03.709
As you exit the cave with the newly restored sapling, just as you are about to explore the area, you hear a flute play.

01:07:04.929 --> 01:07:10.629
You see a person with long blonde hair wearing a pink kimono and an eagle's head for a hat.

01:07:10.909 --> 01:07:13.069
Oh, I'm sorry.

01:07:13.809 --> 01:07:16.949
I'm not gonna let you get away with an eagle's head for a hat.

01:07:17.369 --> 01:07:20.709
Are you talking the way like Davy Crockett had a raccoon head?

01:07:21.069 --> 01:07:29.069
It's unclear because it's such a stylized game, whether this is a hat that looks like an eagle's head or if they are literally wearing an eagle's head for a hat.

01:07:29.089 --> 01:07:32.749
Okay, you definitely know it's a real eagle's head.

01:07:32.769 --> 01:07:35.189
First of all, yes, that's what we're committing to.

01:07:35.229 --> 01:07:37.569
Second of all, do you think it's taxidermy?

01:07:37.569 --> 01:07:39.409
Is it on top of the second thing?

01:07:39.409 --> 01:07:40.409
Is it stuff?

01:07:40.569 --> 01:07:41.489
I guess that's taxidermy.

01:07:41.509 --> 01:07:42.289
Is it raw?

01:07:42.449 --> 01:07:43.269
Is it live?

01:07:43.529 --> 01:07:44.309
Is it just hollow?

01:07:44.749 --> 01:07:45.769
I have so many questions.

01:07:47.769 --> 01:07:51.669
Well, it's like Issun is wearing a hollowed out beetle for a hat, so I don't know.

01:07:52.129 --> 01:07:54.509
That's just like cannibalistic as fuck.

01:07:54.889 --> 01:07:56.509
That's some Mad Max shit.

01:07:56.529 --> 01:07:56.869
Right.

01:07:57.209 --> 01:08:00.409
Well, you see this person way up in a tree playing the flute.

01:08:00.929 --> 01:08:05.229
He says that when danger is on the air, the cries for a hero brings him running.

01:08:05.669 --> 01:08:08.129
He is Waka, the god's gift to man.

01:08:08.369 --> 01:08:09.189
Oh my god.

01:08:09.229 --> 01:08:09.889
Bonjour.

01:08:10.189 --> 01:08:11.669
Yeah, okay, I get it.

01:08:11.689 --> 01:08:17.789
This guy is definitely wearing this to, like, peacock, which is a technique used by the pickup artist.

01:08:17.889 --> 01:08:20.049
Yeah, maybe it's a peacock head, not an eagle's head.

01:08:20.069 --> 01:08:20.629
There you go.

01:08:20.649 --> 01:08:23.069
Yeah, it's a little on the nose, but I'll allow it.

01:08:23.389 --> 01:08:27.489
He recognizes you as a god, unlike everyone else you've encountered so far.

01:08:27.869 --> 01:08:32.289
He descends the tree to see what you're all about, because he's pretty impressed to be meeting a god.

01:08:32.669 --> 01:08:40.349
He said that he was mining his own business, hanging out near the entrance to the Moon Cave the other day, when he saw a mysterious figure come running from inside.

01:08:41.809 --> 01:08:43.949
So Waka chased after the mysterious figure.

01:08:44.709 --> 01:08:50.529
To cover his tracks, the figure pushed a huge boulder to block the path to Kamiki Village, and that's when Waka lost them.

01:08:50.549 --> 01:08:53.209
There's always a god damn boulder.

01:08:54.629 --> 01:09:02.069
He wants to know if you know anything about that, and as he asks this, his flute turns into a fucking lightsaber.

01:09:02.749 --> 01:09:03.049
Oh!

01:09:04.089 --> 01:09:07.289
He introduces you to his weapon, named Pillow Talk.

01:09:08.609 --> 01:09:10.929
Oh, are there any good men in this?

01:09:11.189 --> 01:09:11.989
There are, yes.

01:09:12.109 --> 01:09:13.769
Okay, because we haven't met any yet.

01:09:14.749 --> 01:09:16.669
Pillow Talk, ugh.

01:09:16.869 --> 01:09:20.169
And then he says, Magnifique, let's rock, baby.

01:09:20.329 --> 01:09:22.069
Why is he Pepe Le Pew?

01:09:23.989 --> 01:09:28.329
Because I know if he's not giving real French, he's giving cartoon French, you know?

01:09:28.349 --> 01:09:29.889
He's definitely cartoon French, yeah.

01:09:30.129 --> 01:09:37.769
And just to say, let's rock, baby, is actually an Easter egg line because they use it in every single one of their games.

01:09:38.069 --> 01:09:38.749
Really?

01:09:38.769 --> 01:09:39.389
Yes, they do.

01:09:39.409 --> 01:09:40.849
Let's rock, baby?

01:09:41.369 --> 01:09:42.909
That's what they hung on to?

01:09:42.929 --> 01:09:46.229
Yeah, it started in Devil May Cry.

01:09:46.249 --> 01:09:50.009
The two of you fight, but it's not a fight to the death.

01:09:50.469 --> 01:09:52.449
You wear Wakka down, and he says, enough.

01:09:52.929 --> 01:09:54.529
You fight differently from the last time.

01:09:54.549 --> 01:09:58.069
Issun and you are like, what, do we know you?

01:09:58.629 --> 01:10:03.649
And remember, we the audience know that Orochi is back, but nobody else has realized this yet.

01:10:04.329 --> 01:10:06.729
As far as they know, the darkness just kind of came out of nowhere.

01:10:07.609 --> 01:10:12.729
Wakka finally reveals to Issun and you that the darkness covering Nippon is from the power of Orochi.

01:10:13.689 --> 01:10:20.789
When Orochi was sealed away, it was Wakka's job to keep an eye on the cave to make sure Orochi never escaped.

01:10:21.569 --> 01:10:23.029
He's kind of fucking up lately.

01:10:23.229 --> 01:10:29.189
Yeah, Wakka was called away to the capital the other day, and whoever snuck in must have known he would be gone.

01:10:30.169 --> 01:10:33.049
And Wakka returned just before all hell broke loose.

01:10:33.209 --> 01:10:38.769
Whoever let out the eight-headed dragon was in on Wakka's work schedule.

01:10:39.389 --> 01:10:41.409
I'm taking notes in my Sherlock binder.

01:10:42.469 --> 01:10:46.429
Once again, you fall asleep during someone's explaining what's going on.

01:10:46.449 --> 01:10:47.589
Well, you're just a little guy.

01:10:47.609 --> 01:10:50.629
Yeah, but fortunately Issun was paying attention once again.

01:10:51.289 --> 01:10:52.649
Do you ever get belly rubs?

01:10:52.769 --> 01:10:54.109
You get them very often.

01:10:54.349 --> 01:10:56.329
God, you're a very good dog.

01:10:57.169 --> 01:10:59.189
And Wakka's like, look at you.

01:11:00.009 --> 01:11:01.009
You kind of suck now.

01:11:01.929 --> 01:11:02.189
Oh!

01:11:02.789 --> 01:11:07.129
Our fight was a huge disappointment because you should have finished me off with a quickness machete.

01:11:07.809 --> 01:11:08.379
Mach...

01:11:08.379 --> 01:11:09.169
fuck you.

01:11:09.709 --> 01:11:14.649
The fact that he's dropping uncomfortable French into this shit makes it so much worse.

01:11:14.749 --> 01:11:15.289
Oh, yeah.

01:11:15.309 --> 01:11:22.989
He is being very, like, direct and confrontational, and then to add his, like, fucking ho ho ho flare at the end is so condescending.

01:11:23.069 --> 01:11:24.989
I like to think of him as Cajun, actually.

01:11:25.769 --> 01:11:27.949
If you think of him as Cajun, it makes him a little cooler.

01:11:28.089 --> 01:11:29.289
Okay, so he's, like, Gambit?

01:11:29.329 --> 01:11:29.829
Yeah.

01:11:31.329 --> 01:11:34.569
You need a lot more training if you think you're gonna take on Orochi again.

01:11:35.809 --> 01:11:43.609
As soon as I'll, fuck you, we got this, we still kicked your ass, just point us in the direction of the shadowy figure, and we'll take it from here, you dick.

01:11:44.169 --> 01:11:51.889
And he gives you a vague hint that he calls a prophecy about finding a giant log, and then says, au revoir, baby.

01:11:52.489 --> 01:11:56.869
It was le log, I must go find my prophecy in the log.

01:11:57.289 --> 01:12:00.109
And he leaps into the air and flies off on the wind.

01:12:01.409 --> 01:12:10.029
Asun hates cryptic clues, and he's complaining about it, but then realizes you've been asleep during all this, and Asun jumps on you to wake you up.

01:12:10.069 --> 01:12:12.189
He's such a Virgo.

01:12:12.549 --> 01:12:15.869
Sorry, he's just like, oh, I know this person entirely.

01:12:16.749 --> 01:12:24.249
Now that you have more information, you go out to see if you can find out about this mysterious shadow figure, and also to find a log, apparently.

01:12:25.309 --> 01:12:27.209
Are you talking a wooden log?

01:12:27.549 --> 01:12:28.449
We're gonna find out.

01:12:28.869 --> 01:12:31.129
Oh, because it could be a log of data.

01:12:31.229 --> 01:12:32.409
This cryptic bastard.

01:12:33.989 --> 01:12:38.209
As you explore the forest, you find a kid standing by the water with a pole.

01:12:39.249 --> 01:12:42.089
He says his fishing line snapped, and now he can't fish anymore.

01:12:42.969 --> 01:12:48.429
So you use your celestial brush to create a fishing line, and now you can fish in the game.

01:12:48.829 --> 01:12:49.709
Rappero.

01:12:52.089 --> 01:12:54.649
Because every game has fishing.

01:12:56.009 --> 01:12:57.709
Wow.

01:12:57.809 --> 01:12:58.989
You really gonna go there.

01:13:01.509 --> 01:13:02.469
Oh, it's a thing now.

01:13:02.489 --> 01:13:03.269
God damn it.

01:13:03.829 --> 01:13:08.889
You'll meet people from time to time with the same problem, but that's how you'll fish, because you're a dog.

01:13:08.909 --> 01:13:10.549
You won't have a fishing pole otherwise.

01:13:11.189 --> 01:13:12.889
You have to have a human companion to help you.

01:13:13.929 --> 01:13:16.189
And I like the idea that you need a human companion.

01:13:17.449 --> 01:13:18.529
Like a chaperone?

01:13:18.729 --> 01:13:20.729
Yeah, to your emotional support, human.

01:13:21.909 --> 01:13:25.089
But this kid with the fishing pole also has a missing dog.

01:13:25.709 --> 01:13:28.429
And this game having a lot of inspiration from the Zelda series.

01:13:28.989 --> 01:13:31.169
It has dungeons to explore as well.

01:13:32.069 --> 01:13:34.189
And the missing dog was last seen going into one.

01:13:34.649 --> 01:13:37.689
They are puzzle dungeons, so it's not a lot of story going on.

01:13:37.869 --> 01:13:45.429
But the one here in the forest gets you another constellation featuring the final monkey god, Tsutagami, also a flora god.

01:13:46.769 --> 01:13:49.569
The power he gives you is a little complex to explain.

01:13:49.869 --> 01:13:55.229
Throughout the game up to this point, you'll have seen these flower blossoms sort of flying up in the sky.

01:13:56.029 --> 01:14:04.149
Think back to like the South Park game, when you saw things you knew would later become mechanics you can interact with, but they were completely meaningless to you until then.

01:14:04.169 --> 01:14:08.209
I haven't unlocked this yet, but I need to mentally remember to come back here.

01:14:08.289 --> 01:14:17.269
Yeah, this game has a fuck ton of things that are exactly like that, where you know it's there for a reason, but that reason hasn't revealed itself to you yet.

01:14:17.609 --> 01:14:22.629
So the game gives you a lot of backtracking opportunity to be like, no, no, go back and like re-explore this.

01:14:22.649 --> 01:14:25.709
There's a ledge over here you couldn't get to before kind of shit.

01:14:25.749 --> 01:14:28.009
Yeah, they create a lot of replay value this way.

01:14:28.029 --> 01:14:28.689
I love that.

01:14:29.309 --> 01:14:32.749
And this is one of those strange things, and it's a flying flower blossom.

01:14:33.529 --> 01:14:38.469
The brush technique allows you to draw a line from that flying blossom to yourself.

01:14:39.089 --> 01:14:45.709
When you do, a vine shoots out from the blossom, wraps itself around you, and pulls you to the floating blossom.

01:14:46.329 --> 01:14:48.629
Sometimes that blossom blooms and becomes a platform.

01:14:49.309 --> 01:14:51.169
Sometimes it doesn't, and it just drops you.

01:14:52.369 --> 01:14:56.729
Often there's another nearby, and you need to do them in like a chain while falling in order to climb higher.

01:14:56.909 --> 01:14:58.989
Yeah, it feels like sometimes this could be a gamble.

01:14:59.009 --> 01:14:59.409
Yeah.

01:15:00.149 --> 01:15:07.669
From time to time, you'll also encounter an object or even the occasional creature, and you can use the vines to lift up said object or creature.

01:15:07.829 --> 01:15:08.229
Ooh.

01:15:09.489 --> 01:15:23.289
You reunite fishing boy and his dog, and the boy says that he's fucked up a lot lately in the eyes of his father, so he wants to impress him by rebuilding a nearby bridge that had recently been destroyed all by himself.

01:15:23.809 --> 01:15:36.789
When you eventually make your way to this destroyed bridge that's supposed to be going over a raging river, you see that the kid's idea is to use his fishing pole to let people tightrope walk across the fishing line.

01:15:38.149 --> 01:15:39.709
Yeah, this kid's not very smart.

01:15:42.129 --> 01:15:48.249
I mean, I appreciate the energy, but everything about this is stupid as fuck.

01:15:48.289 --> 01:15:49.869
It's still a D for effort, kid.

01:15:50.969 --> 01:16:03.809
But suddenly, your prophecy senses start tingling, and you look down the raging river, where you see Susano struggling to hold onto a gigantic log as it comes hurtling down the river.

01:16:03.889 --> 01:16:04.969
He got his log!

01:16:07.209 --> 01:16:11.429
The kid's fishing line is totally in the way, and it's going to catch the log.

01:16:12.489 --> 01:16:19.209
The fishing pole belongs to the kid's dad, and he refuses to let go of it, so you grab onto him in the hopes of keeping him from going flying.

01:16:20.249 --> 01:16:26.029
But instead, the log catches the line, and all of you are dragged onto it along with Susano.

01:16:26.049 --> 01:16:27.169
God damn it.

01:16:27.549 --> 01:16:39.049
You go hurtling down the river, and in order to get out of this predicament, you use your new vine powers to stop the log, like your Tobey Maguire and Spider-Man 2 stopping the train.

01:16:41.089 --> 01:16:47.749
The log shoots back like a slingshot, and lands very conveniently as a bridge across the river.

01:16:48.269 --> 01:16:50.169
It was the perfect length and everything, huh?

01:16:50.189 --> 01:16:50.889
Yeah, it was.

01:16:52.569 --> 01:16:55.489
And you and your party lands with a thud right where you started.

01:16:56.169 --> 01:16:57.089
Except for Susano.

01:16:57.249 --> 01:16:58.109
He's nowhere to be seen.

01:16:58.549 --> 01:17:01.149
The fishing kid is like, Wow, look what I did.

01:17:01.289 --> 01:17:04.009
He totally is like, I made this happen.

01:17:04.549 --> 01:17:06.369
Totally stealing your glory once again.

01:17:06.389 --> 01:17:08.689
He is made for management, honey.

01:17:09.409 --> 01:17:14.129
Well, weirdly, thanks to Waka, we now have a destination, the Moon Cave.

01:17:15.269 --> 01:17:19.449
But we also know we need to keep powering up and gain celestial brush powers on the way.

01:17:20.109 --> 01:17:25.789
Across the bridge, we get to the next zone covered in darkness called Taka Pass.

01:17:26.609 --> 01:17:27.569
Don't lose your head over it.

01:17:28.069 --> 01:17:31.989
You run into Waka again and he's like, so, how was the log ride?

01:17:33.929 --> 01:17:39.049
Issun asks Waka, if you're such a good psychic, how come you didn't predict Orochi, dumbass?

01:17:39.689 --> 01:17:45.549
And Waka seriously stares at you for like a full 30 seconds before going, sorry, did you say something, little bug?

01:17:46.349 --> 01:17:48.009
Wow, he's cunty.

01:17:48.029 --> 01:17:51.449
That was really cunty.

01:17:51.589 --> 01:17:55.649
He still thinks you're not ready for the battle to come and wants to spar again to test your skills.

01:17:56.749 --> 01:18:00.209
After the fight, he reveals that the Moon Cave is actually very close.

01:18:00.789 --> 01:18:06.309
But before you get there, you're gonna have a dog gone hard time getting there.

01:18:06.349 --> 01:18:09.269
Does he stare you deeply in the eyes when he says dog gone?

01:18:09.349 --> 01:18:09.869
Oh, yes.

01:18:10.569 --> 01:18:14.169
Oh, I don't like any of the men in this game at all.

01:18:14.549 --> 01:18:17.289
And then he disappears saying au revoir, baby.

01:18:17.309 --> 01:18:18.149
Blech.

01:18:18.929 --> 01:18:23.969
He soon wants to head in the direction of the Moon Cave ASAP, and the two of you head in that direction.

01:18:24.069 --> 01:18:25.269
He is so driven.

01:18:25.289 --> 01:18:26.709
I love how impatient he is.

01:18:26.729 --> 01:18:29.949
He's like, you know, with other games, they're like, hey, we've got a minute.

01:18:29.969 --> 01:18:32.789
Why don't you go loot around and like see what you can get?

01:18:33.049 --> 01:18:35.329
No, this bug is like, get the fuck on the road.

01:18:36.729 --> 01:18:40.709
After restoring the Guardian Sapling here, you get to explore Takapas a bit more.

01:18:41.129 --> 01:18:45.449
Takapas is a bit of a hub spot where it branches off to other areas and towns.

01:18:46.509 --> 01:18:50.849
Issun notices a windmill in the distance that isn't spinning, and he wants to know why.

01:18:51.729 --> 01:18:54.469
So you head to Kusa Village, where the windmill resides.

01:18:54.989 --> 01:18:59.109
When you get to Kusa Village, you see that it's not covered in the Orochi darkness.

01:18:59.869 --> 01:19:01.749
But there's still something strange here.

01:19:02.409 --> 01:19:04.469
It has a dark mist on the air.

01:19:05.069 --> 01:19:07.049
This is haunted in some other shit.

01:19:07.069 --> 01:19:07.509
Yeah.

01:19:08.649 --> 01:19:09.969
Completely unrelated.

01:19:10.609 --> 01:19:13.549
Even stranger, your celestial brush doesn't work.

01:19:14.609 --> 01:19:15.369
Oh shit.

01:19:15.669 --> 01:19:18.229
Stranger still, you're no longer a god.

01:19:19.269 --> 01:19:21.649
You're just a normal white dog here.

01:19:22.969 --> 01:19:26.789
Issun says this place is just covered in pure raw evil.

01:19:27.609 --> 01:19:30.169
What that evil is, he has no fucking clue.

01:19:31.349 --> 01:19:36.789
We find out that the windmill runs everything in this town, from the water in the well to the cleanliness of the air.

01:19:37.729 --> 01:19:41.209
Since the wind stopped blowing, everything has gone to shit.

01:19:42.429 --> 01:19:44.829
You and Issun decide to see if there's anything you can do to help.

01:19:45.869 --> 01:19:49.389
You head higher into the mountains surrounding the town where the windmill is located.

01:19:50.449 --> 01:19:54.189
At the top is a palace where the local royalty oversees the area.

01:19:54.969 --> 01:20:01.589
You rescue the princess, Princess Fusei, from some baddies, and she nervously asks if you would listen to her story of what has happened here.

01:20:02.169 --> 01:20:05.089
Issun says, oh, you just go ahead and talk, sweetheart.

01:20:05.109 --> 01:20:07.009
I'll listen to anything you need to say, girl.

01:20:08.409 --> 01:20:13.669
The windmill is actually a shrine, and the wind gods protect this area from dangerous monsters.

01:20:14.509 --> 01:20:21.349
Her family slash religious order called the Satomi Clan was sworn to protect the shrine from ever stopping its spinning.

01:20:21.829 --> 01:20:26.829
About a year ago, her husband, the High Priest, got sick with a common cold.

01:20:27.489 --> 01:20:33.429
The monsters sought as their opportunity to strike while he was weak, and they killed him while he was taking a sick day.

01:20:34.729 --> 01:20:41.529
The Crimson Helm, a creature most foul, took over the shrine and plunged this place into a windless hellhole.

01:20:42.489 --> 01:20:46.069
Princess Fuse came to stop it, but was taken captive when she tried.

01:20:46.569 --> 01:20:54.569
Now, the only hope is to gather the eight Satomi K-9 warriors to stop the dreaded Crimson Helm.

01:20:54.829 --> 01:20:58.529
They have a whole parallel second shit happening.

01:20:59.749 --> 01:21:01.669
They've got their own fucking problems going.

01:21:01.689 --> 01:21:06.389
Yeah, and it's very parallel to the overall full Nippon situation.

01:21:07.009 --> 01:21:07.469
Yeah.

01:21:07.609 --> 01:21:14.649
Again, all these stories are actual folklore, so they're just kind of trying to string those together, you know?

01:21:14.689 --> 01:21:15.129
Yeah.

01:21:15.809 --> 01:21:22.009
The Satomi K-9 warriors haven't been needed in years, so they're mostly all pets now, having long retired.

01:21:22.169 --> 01:21:23.529
They're just pets now!

01:21:24.209 --> 01:21:24.449
Oh!

01:21:25.029 --> 01:21:29.009
Yeah, and you have to run around and find them all to let them know they're needed once more.

01:21:29.289 --> 01:21:34.929
I'd love to think there's one just eating sticks of butter on the kitchen floor being like, this is the fucking life.

01:21:35.649 --> 01:21:37.009
I used to be a warrior.

01:21:37.029 --> 01:21:42.329
Yeah, so you head out to go and explore more of Nippon while looking for these dogs.

01:21:42.929 --> 01:21:53.569
As you explore Nippon, you occasionally see some Kami gates, and they are those passageways that are really sacred in Japanese culture, and they usually appear on paths towards shrines.

01:21:54.329 --> 01:21:59.829
And one of which you'll see has a path leading through it, and the path goes straight into a wall.

01:22:01.289 --> 01:22:03.289
A man can be seen pushing against the wall.

01:22:03.829 --> 01:22:11.009
As you run to the man and pass through the gate, the world around you changes, and you're suddenly in a new location.

01:22:12.289 --> 01:22:13.629
It was like a magic portal.

01:22:14.129 --> 01:22:17.509
Going back through the gate again will take you back to Pataka Pass.

01:22:18.549 --> 01:22:26.169
If you go around the gate instead of going through it, you don't cross over to the other location, and you can talk to the man pushing against the wall.

01:22:26.789 --> 01:22:27.609
Oh, that's cool.

01:22:27.789 --> 01:22:31.469
And he says that he knows the passageway to Sasa Sanctuary is around here somewhere.

01:22:31.929 --> 01:22:39.049
This is one of the two times the game does this, but it completely catches you off guard because they at least repair you for the other time it happens.

01:22:40.409 --> 01:22:44.249
And Sasa Sanctuary is the home of a bird kingdom.

01:22:44.789 --> 01:22:44.989
Oh!

01:22:45.629 --> 01:22:47.309
The sparrow kingdom, to be exact.

01:22:48.469 --> 01:22:52.629
The king's daughter is missing, and he refuses to let you into his kingdom while she is missing.

01:22:53.569 --> 01:22:55.909
And he's according to his underlings, who speak for him.

01:22:56.209 --> 01:23:01.789
He's just a gigantic fat bird that just grunts because doing anything else is just too much effort.

01:23:01.869 --> 01:23:02.949
Is he bigger than the wolf?

01:23:03.589 --> 01:23:05.049
He is bigger than the wolf, yeah.

01:23:05.169 --> 01:23:06.749
Is it a pretty sparrow that we're talking about?

01:23:06.769 --> 01:23:09.229
So we have this like oversized beautiful sparrow.

01:23:09.409 --> 01:23:11.849
No, it's a big fat brown sparrow.

01:23:11.889 --> 01:23:13.169
Oh, it's not even like pretty.

01:23:13.249 --> 01:23:20.269
No, it's really just like supposed to be this big lump of a bird, and then everybody's like, oh, the king is almighty.

01:23:21.649 --> 01:23:22.269
Hell yeah.

01:23:22.749 --> 01:23:30.069
The daughter is being held captive by some monsters possessing an elderly couple, and you have to kill the elderly couple to save the daughter.

01:23:30.609 --> 01:23:32.689
After you kill the olds, you can enter the kingdom.

01:23:32.729 --> 01:23:33.649
Kill the olds.

01:23:34.229 --> 01:23:37.389
Once inside, you do some mini questing and you get another constellation.

01:23:38.169 --> 01:23:43.869
This one is named Nudagami, and it's a snake inside a glass ball full of water.

01:23:43.989 --> 01:23:45.249
That's fucking sick already.

01:23:45.249 --> 01:23:46.389
Yeah, it's like a sea serpent.

01:23:47.609 --> 01:23:52.029
It's the god of water, and they give you the power to manipulate water.

01:23:52.669 --> 01:23:58.489
You can't create it, but if you're near it, you can use your brush to create a path for the water to flow as like a jet.

01:23:58.969 --> 01:23:59.249
Ooh.

01:24:00.769 --> 01:24:03.029
You find another of the canine warriors here as well.

01:24:03.509 --> 01:24:07.449
And then you also hear about a celebration that's going to be thrown at Kamiki Village soon.

01:24:08.309 --> 01:24:12.089
One to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Orochi's defeat.

01:24:13.189 --> 01:24:14.649
The timing's not great for that.

01:24:14.949 --> 01:24:17.329
Yeah, but the town would love it if you could show up for it.

01:24:18.009 --> 01:24:20.189
And you agree that if there's time, you'll be there.

01:24:21.629 --> 01:24:28.369
You also find out that because Orochi is back, the town is being forced once again to offer a sacrifice.

01:24:29.089 --> 01:24:32.089
And the whole arrow thing is going to happen once more during the festival.

01:24:32.309 --> 01:24:37.809
Oh, shit, so he will fully show his face and be like, it's me, I'm the problem, hi.

01:24:37.949 --> 01:24:38.349
Yeah.

01:24:38.369 --> 01:24:40.649
I'm going to shoot down one of your houses and take one of you.

01:24:40.669 --> 01:24:41.929
Just right back to work.

01:24:42.589 --> 01:24:43.329
Like GLaDOS.

01:24:44.209 --> 01:24:52.269
I'm almost impressed that he didn't want more vengeance, you know, like they did lock him up and seal him in the fucking cave for a hundred years.

01:24:52.649 --> 01:24:55.109
Yeah, but he needs a sacrifice in order to get to full power.

01:24:55.669 --> 01:24:58.209
Okay, so he's building up to the big revenge, got it?

01:24:58.209 --> 01:24:59.009
Most definitely.

01:24:59.549 --> 01:25:04.429
You'll run into people on occasion preparing for the festival too, and you'll have some side quests to help them prepare.

01:25:05.669 --> 01:25:08.229
One of which is Kushi, the sake master.

01:25:09.189 --> 01:25:13.329
She needs fresh water from a spring, and you help her, but are attacked by monsters.

01:25:13.429 --> 01:25:14.149
Spring water?

01:25:14.669 --> 01:25:15.489
How extravagant.

01:25:15.569 --> 01:25:18.789
She's like way high up in the mountains too, getting the best water.

01:25:19.949 --> 01:25:22.589
Susanoo shows up because he has a crush on Kushi.

01:25:23.549 --> 01:25:28.349
And he picks up his wooden sword to protect her, but he's also scared shitless.

01:25:29.029 --> 01:25:29.709
He's an idiot.

01:25:30.429 --> 01:25:34.289
He does his latest move, Susanoo style, passion strike.

01:25:36.169 --> 01:25:40.469
You help him again, but this time, he isn't really trying that hard.

01:25:40.889 --> 01:25:44.229
When they're all dead, he stares at his sword and says, I knew it.

01:25:44.669 --> 01:25:45.989
It hasn't been me this whole time.

01:25:46.549 --> 01:25:48.369
Something is possessing my sword.

01:25:48.889 --> 01:25:51.429
Oh, yeah, that's the next logical thing.

01:25:51.909 --> 01:25:53.669
Curse you, foul demon.

01:25:54.349 --> 01:25:55.629
You won't control me.

01:25:55.649 --> 01:25:57.269
And he runs off.

01:25:57.989 --> 01:25:58.889
Still holding the sword?

01:25:59.009 --> 01:25:59.309
Yeah.

01:25:59.849 --> 01:26:02.249
He's like, I'm gonna take the problem with me, though.

01:26:03.549 --> 01:26:04.909
Susanoo's so dramatic.

01:26:04.929 --> 01:26:05.709
I fucking love him.

01:26:06.169 --> 01:26:09.329
I love that he exits most scenes by screaming and running.

01:26:11.489 --> 01:26:13.529
Like, that's his MO, and I appreciate it.

01:26:14.409 --> 01:26:19.669
After recruiting the final K-9 warrior, which happens to be the Fishing Kids dog from way back when...

01:26:20.409 --> 01:26:21.489
Aw, it all came together...

01:26:21.489 --> 01:26:23.749
.
you get your next constellation.

01:26:24.749 --> 01:26:32.089
This one is the rabbit god Yumegami, god of the moon, and your opposite, as you are the god of the sun.

01:26:32.849 --> 01:26:40.409
He gives you the power to turn day into night, so now you can completely control when you want it to be day and when you want it to be night.

01:26:40.629 --> 01:26:41.369
That's cool.

01:26:42.529 --> 01:26:48.609
You return finally to Princess Fusei, and it turns out that the dogs themselves are completely arbitrary.

01:26:49.489 --> 01:26:51.429
It's really the powers they possess that you need.

01:26:52.689 --> 01:27:01.749
The K-9 warriors all immediately lose their power when you enter the room, as each of their powers chooses you as its new master.

01:27:01.929 --> 01:27:04.729
The entity is like, I would rather be in the big dog.

01:27:04.749 --> 01:27:05.129
Yeah.

01:27:06.929 --> 01:27:12.569
So now you have the power of eight other dogs at your disposal in order to defeat the Crimson Helm.

01:27:13.909 --> 01:27:16.629
When you enter the shrine, a door blocks your way.

01:27:17.869 --> 01:27:25.049
You find Sustano there, meditating, trying to open the door thinking that the dark forces controlling him are beyond it.

01:27:25.329 --> 01:27:26.589
Oh, he was actually meditating.

01:27:26.609 --> 01:27:27.289
I thought that was...

01:27:27.489 --> 01:27:30.469
He was meditating and then he slumped it over, snoring.

01:27:30.809 --> 01:27:31.929
Quote unquote meditating.

01:27:31.949 --> 01:27:33.369
No, he was genuinely meditating.

01:27:34.609 --> 01:27:37.209
The power of the canines is what's needed to open the door.

01:27:37.389 --> 01:27:40.009
And since you have that power, the door opens.

01:27:41.009 --> 01:27:42.789
Which of course, Sustano thinks he did.

01:27:43.889 --> 01:27:48.189
And he runs through the door, not knowing that the Crimson Helm is what's awaiting him on the other side.

01:27:48.489 --> 01:27:50.769
Loves exiting a scene by running.

01:27:53.069 --> 01:27:58.989
Turns out the Crimson Helm was birthed from the pool of blood left behind when Orochi was killed a hundred years ago.

01:27:59.869 --> 01:28:01.389
So yeah, it's got some evil to it.

01:28:01.609 --> 01:28:05.089
Yeah, that's like the most evil and the most goopy.

01:28:06.409 --> 01:28:06.949
Gross.

01:28:07.329 --> 01:28:10.389
The shrine is a dungeon, and with some puzzle solving, you get through it.

01:28:11.289 --> 01:28:15.329
It culminates in you reaching the top of the windmill where you get another constellation.

01:28:16.009 --> 01:28:20.289
This one is Kazegami, a horse god and god of the wind.

01:28:21.629 --> 01:28:24.769
With this power, you become Jim Sakai's father.

01:28:26.549 --> 01:28:27.509
You are the wind!

01:28:27.669 --> 01:28:29.869
Yeah, you now have the power to control the wind.

01:28:30.629 --> 01:28:37.769
You use this newfound power to get the windmill spinning again, and the dark, evil power of Crimson Helm is blown away.

01:28:39.569 --> 01:28:50.389
But before you can leave, you must first confront the Crimson Helm, who also, as it turns out, has the key to get you into the Moon Cave, which is called the Serpent Crystal.

01:28:51.909 --> 01:29:00.089
Crimson Helm is really just a beast creature, no personality or anything to offer, but it has the head of a dragon and the body of a bull.

01:29:00.509 --> 01:29:01.489
That's cool.

01:29:02.029 --> 01:29:03.289
And it's pure skeleton.

01:29:04.229 --> 01:29:05.749
That sounds cool as fuck.

01:29:05.769 --> 01:29:07.049
Wait, it got so much better.

01:29:07.069 --> 01:29:08.549
And it catches on fire.

01:29:09.409 --> 01:29:10.229
This is cool as fuck.

01:29:10.729 --> 01:29:13.369
I was like, it can get cooler, trust me.

01:29:14.349 --> 01:29:24.449
You attack and fight, and as you were about to kill it, seven dragon heads made of lava come rising up out of the ground to protect Crimson Helm.

01:29:25.229 --> 01:29:28.929
Susanoo cries out, step aside, I'll handle this.

01:29:28.969 --> 01:29:31.149
Oh, you dumb dipshit, sit down.

01:29:31.889 --> 01:29:34.449
And Asuna's like, shit, better get your brush ready.

01:29:36.149 --> 01:29:41.389
Susanoo dives at each of the heads, dispatching the fire demons with his wooden sword.

01:29:41.549 --> 01:29:42.969
Oh, he's so stupid.

01:29:43.629 --> 01:29:53.069
With only Crimson Helm left, he calls in the power of the wind to spin him like a top for his newest Susanoo style, Wind of Wrath.

01:29:53.849 --> 01:29:59.629
He flies at Crimson Helm like an out-of-control helicopter, slicing him into pieces.

01:30:00.369 --> 01:30:04.809
Susanoo again looks at his sword and says, he knows that it was not he who did that.

01:30:04.889 --> 01:30:05.629
There's no way.

01:30:06.629 --> 01:30:12.289
He curses the gods, asking them to stop mocking him.

01:30:13.529 --> 01:30:20.549
He has really bad main character syndrome, and I know for a fact he's not the main character of this game.

01:30:20.949 --> 01:30:23.669
Yeah, he didn't ask to be Nagi's descendant.

01:30:24.349 --> 01:30:25.829
He never wanted to be the hero.

01:30:26.189 --> 01:30:28.589
He just wanted to live a simple life of leisure.

01:30:28.609 --> 01:30:31.469
I mean, we all agree he should have been swallowed, but what the fuck?

01:30:33.249 --> 01:30:40.489
Well, he begs the gods to remove this burden from him, to let him put this life of heroism down.

01:30:40.549 --> 01:30:42.129
He's so lazy.

01:30:43.509 --> 01:30:49.929
With these words, the shadow of one of those flaming dragon heads rises up out of the crimson helm.

01:30:51.189 --> 01:30:59.229
It floats in front of Susanoo, and he clutches the sides of his head and screams out, No, not that, shut up!

01:31:00.329 --> 01:31:02.009
And he runs out of the shrine in terror.

01:31:02.329 --> 01:31:03.189
Oh shit.

01:31:03.729 --> 01:31:08.569
The dragon head rises into the air and fades away as you look on helpless to stop it.

01:31:09.749 --> 01:31:15.149
You look up to see the serpent crystal, ready to grab it when you hear, Bonjour!

01:31:15.169 --> 01:31:16.309
Oh god damn it.

01:31:16.829 --> 01:31:20.249
And there's fuckface Waka, holding the serpent crystal.

01:31:20.669 --> 01:31:21.609
Sacre bleu.

01:31:22.449 --> 01:31:24.309
He's all, thanks for the help mon ami.

01:31:25.589 --> 01:31:30.209
And leaves you with another prophecy that you will rendezvous with a sweet little thing.

01:31:31.029 --> 01:31:31.789
Au revoir baby.

01:31:32.769 --> 01:31:35.709
You leave the shrine and meet back up with Princess Fusei.

01:31:36.829 --> 01:31:42.229
She thanks you for restoring the wind and you depart to go back to Kamiki village for the 100 year anniversary festival.

01:31:42.369 --> 01:31:44.189
Thank you for turning the weather back on.

01:31:44.209 --> 01:31:46.209
It's been a real clutch for us.

01:31:46.209 --> 01:31:47.169
Yeah, it's real helpful.

01:31:47.189 --> 01:31:47.529
Thank you.

01:31:48.789 --> 01:31:55.229
When you arrive in Kamiki, the entire town is outside Susano's house and they're fucking pissed.

01:31:55.509 --> 01:31:55.749
Oh.

01:31:56.589 --> 01:31:56.929
Mr.

01:31:56.949 --> 01:32:03.529
Orange says that Susano drank all of the special sake Kushi brewed for the event.

01:32:04.349 --> 01:32:06.249
Wow, that's a dick move.

01:32:06.629 --> 01:32:13.689
It's a special recipe called the Eight Purification Sake to represent the eight heads of Orochi.

01:32:14.189 --> 01:32:17.469
Yeah, and like, we had to go get some fancy ass water and shit.

01:32:19.009 --> 01:32:21.269
Susano shouts from inside that he doesn't care.

01:32:21.549 --> 01:32:23.869
He needed a drink and it was the first one he saw.

01:32:23.909 --> 01:32:25.049
He's the fucking worst.

01:32:25.889 --> 01:32:29.449
Also, Kushi brewed like a hundred gallons of this sake.

01:32:30.169 --> 01:32:31.789
Truly enough to feed a village.

01:32:31.809 --> 01:32:33.749
Yeah, and Susano drank all of it.

01:32:34.689 --> 01:32:35.889
Does this remind you of her wedding?

01:32:35.909 --> 01:32:40.849
This sounds like Andrea's bridal party at our wedding, which did the exact same fucking thing.

01:32:40.989 --> 01:32:45.549
They drank all of the beer for the wedding reception before we even got married.

01:32:47.329 --> 01:32:51.149
While we were getting ready, they drank all the beer for the wedding reception.

01:32:51.709 --> 01:32:54.709
The bridal party was a little rowdy, I'll admit.

01:32:55.649 --> 01:32:56.629
But we had fun.

01:32:57.069 --> 01:32:59.029
We had beer for 75 people.

01:32:59.049 --> 01:33:00.809
You had five people in your bridal party.

01:33:01.009 --> 01:33:09.029
Yes, so the math was math-ing in terms of a couple beers per person divided by a much smaller sample size of a bunch of women I know.

01:33:09.489 --> 01:33:10.409
Oh, goodness.

01:33:10.429 --> 01:33:11.889
You Oakland girls know how to go hard.

01:33:11.909 --> 01:33:12.549
We go hard.

01:33:12.569 --> 01:33:13.449
We don't go home.

01:33:15.309 --> 01:33:15.909
That's funny.

01:33:16.129 --> 01:33:18.089
But I mean, that's to say it's possible.

01:33:18.229 --> 01:33:20.109
I understand where he's coming from.

01:33:21.309 --> 01:33:24.789
Well, Issun explains that it's not just any special recipe.

01:33:25.549 --> 01:33:31.489
The reason Shiranui was able to defeat Orochi was because she got Orochi drunk on it first.

01:33:32.289 --> 01:33:34.869
It's the only substance in the world that could do that.

01:33:35.569 --> 01:33:36.289
Wow.

01:33:36.849 --> 01:33:39.789
Without it, there's not much hope of defeating Orochi.

01:33:40.169 --> 01:33:42.669
It's literally monster moonshine, bitch.

01:33:42.689 --> 01:33:43.289
Yeah.

01:33:44.409 --> 01:33:45.909
From the house, we hear Susano.

01:33:46.989 --> 01:33:50.129
He says that all of this, it's his fault.

01:33:50.389 --> 01:33:50.829
Yes.

01:33:51.189 --> 01:33:53.949
Orochi is going to win, and it's all his fault.

01:33:54.569 --> 01:33:55.969
I bet it is.

01:33:56.189 --> 01:33:56.989
I believe that.

01:33:57.009 --> 01:33:57.489
And Mr.

01:33:57.509 --> 01:34:01.469
Orange is like, no shit, you drunk, you drank the special sake.

01:34:02.549 --> 01:34:05.389
And Susano says, no, you don't understand.

01:34:05.409 --> 01:34:06.169
He summoned it.

01:34:06.189 --> 01:34:07.129
He summoned it.

01:34:07.409 --> 01:34:09.129
I was the one who awoke Orochi.

01:34:09.329 --> 01:34:10.089
Obviously.

01:34:10.229 --> 01:34:10.909
Fuck you.

01:34:11.069 --> 01:34:13.389
I was the one who tried to pull the sword from the shrine.

01:34:14.209 --> 01:34:18.729
I brought this hell down on us, and then I ran home and hid because I was scared.

01:34:18.909 --> 01:34:20.249
Yeah, and he's a bitch.

01:34:21.069 --> 01:34:23.009
He didn't believe the legend of Nagi was true.

01:34:23.529 --> 01:34:24.849
That's why he went for the sword.

01:34:25.689 --> 01:34:28.409
He wanted to show the world that the legend Nagi was a lie.

01:34:28.949 --> 01:34:29.949
He was a truther?

01:34:30.169 --> 01:34:32.929
Yeah, but it wasn't a lie.

01:34:33.629 --> 01:34:40.209
The legend was true, and for some reason, the gods are helping him fight back, no matter how hard he tries to lose.

01:34:41.609 --> 01:34:46.569
Because he wants to lose these fights, he feels he deserves to be punished for unleashing Orochi.

01:34:46.749 --> 01:34:47.549
I do too.

01:34:47.749 --> 01:34:49.729
But instead, he keeps on winning.

01:34:51.469 --> 01:34:54.209
Suddenly, a roar is heard across the land.

01:34:55.309 --> 01:34:59.189
An arrow appears in the sky and launches itself at the village.

01:35:00.009 --> 01:35:04.049
The town panics as Orochi selects the person to be sacrificed.

01:35:04.749 --> 01:35:09.209
It flies and lands in the roof of Kushi, the sake master.

01:35:10.329 --> 01:35:12.789
Oh no, that's like the most helpful person in the village.

01:35:13.509 --> 01:35:16.269
And the town looks at her like, sorry about this.

01:35:17.229 --> 01:35:19.409
And she says, fuck that.

01:35:19.709 --> 01:35:22.509
They all really looked at her and gave her a damn that's crazy.

01:35:24.269 --> 01:35:26.589
Susano, I know you have a crush on me.

01:35:27.469 --> 01:35:28.729
So you're gonna save my ass.

01:35:28.749 --> 01:35:29.529
Do you understand me?

01:35:29.769 --> 01:35:30.729
Hell yeah.

01:35:31.249 --> 01:35:35.529
She runs home and comes back with a jug of glowing golden sake.

01:35:35.989 --> 01:35:36.209
Oh.

01:35:36.709 --> 01:35:38.709
She says this is her newest creation.

01:35:39.389 --> 01:35:43.169
A sake twice as strong as the ape purification sake.

01:35:43.729 --> 01:35:51.269
Sure, it was the only sake that could do the trick a hundred years ago, but this sake that she calls Thunder Brew is far superior anyway.

01:35:51.429 --> 01:35:53.569
Thunder Brew is so punk rock.

01:35:54.089 --> 01:36:00.549
And she runs off to go offer the sake to Orochi herself in the hopes that Susano will chase after her.

01:36:01.449 --> 01:36:02.529
Which honestly, good for her.

01:36:02.549 --> 01:36:04.049
She's dead if she's a sacrifice.

01:36:04.669 --> 01:36:07.409
So she might as well risk her life in order to save it.

01:36:08.209 --> 01:36:09.309
No, this bitch is smart.

01:36:09.329 --> 01:36:10.289
She's proactive.

01:36:10.309 --> 01:36:15.269
She's like, I have been working on some shit just in case for this very specific reason.

01:36:16.229 --> 01:36:16.629
Wow.

01:36:16.649 --> 01:36:17.649
No, she's cool as shit.

01:36:18.889 --> 01:36:23.289
Unfortunately, Susano is too scared, and he doesn't chase after her.

01:36:23.889 --> 01:36:25.469
Oh, he's the fucking worst.

01:36:26.009 --> 01:36:28.969
But you're no yellow belly, so you chase after her.

01:36:30.249 --> 01:36:32.809
You catch up and she says that she knows Susano will follow.

01:36:33.309 --> 01:36:34.249
He just needs time.

01:36:35.129 --> 01:36:40.089
But she is still determined to get Orochi drunk in the hopes you can defeat him like you did a hundred years ago.

01:36:41.349 --> 01:36:46.769
You offer her a ride, and she hops on your back's side saddle, and the three of you ride off to the moon cave.

01:36:46.949 --> 01:36:47.729
I like that.

01:36:48.409 --> 01:36:52.069
You arrive just as Waka is about to use the serpent crystal to open the doorway.

01:36:52.649 --> 01:36:55.769
He says he sees the rendezvous with the sweet little thing is going as planned.

01:36:57.249 --> 01:37:01.329
Issun calls him a half-baked prophet, despite all his prophecies so far coming true.

01:37:02.629 --> 01:37:06.589
Waka smiles and uses the serpent crystal to open the gateway to the moon cave.

01:37:08.269 --> 01:37:16.209
As soon as it opens, the shadow of a dragon's head comes flying through the doorway, and it snatches Kushi off your back.

01:37:18.129 --> 01:37:22.789
In doing so, it also pulls you past the threshold of the doorway with it.

01:37:23.929 --> 01:37:30.589
As soon as you cross, a magical barrier rises once more, locking Waka out and you in.

01:37:32.129 --> 01:37:34.669
Issun yells at Waka, saying he knew this was going to happen.

01:37:35.629 --> 01:37:39.549
And Waka says, actually, he thought only Amaterasu was going to get pulled in.

01:37:40.309 --> 01:37:43.489
The rules say only one other being can come across it with the sacrifice.

01:37:43.609 --> 01:37:47.029
Like, citing the fucking rulebook on demons and shit.

01:37:47.229 --> 01:37:51.409
But Issun's just a bug, so he must not count as being anyone.

01:37:52.869 --> 01:37:55.369
Besides, weren't you planning on going in there anyway?

01:37:56.309 --> 01:37:59.049
Before he departs, he has another prophecy.

01:38:00.109 --> 01:38:01.049
Hey, look, the moon!

01:38:02.129 --> 01:38:02.929
Au revoir, baby.

01:38:04.789 --> 01:38:12.769
As we run into the depths of the cave, we see that Susano did in fact follow, and is at the mouth of the cave as well, scared and hiding just out of sight.

01:38:13.789 --> 01:38:19.049
And don't worry about that rule Waka just said about only one other being out loud, because it won't get addressed.

01:38:20.849 --> 01:38:31.829
You go into the cave, and it's another dungeon with puzzles, including one where you have to use your celestial brush to paint a mask you can wear to trick the guards of Orochi into allowing you to continue through the dungeon.

01:38:31.909 --> 01:38:32.669
That's cool.

01:38:32.709 --> 01:38:36.969
And you can actually paint on this, like, piece of paper, and it'll appear on your mask.

01:38:38.469 --> 01:38:44.949
You know you're on the right path because at one point, you find the jug of Thunderbrew, and decide to pick it up as it's still full.

01:38:47.049 --> 01:38:52.749
Orochi has a ton of minions in this dungeon, but with your mask, they think you're one too.

01:38:53.689 --> 01:39:00.349
And you have to help them prepare the official sacrificial meal for Orochi by gathering ingredients for sacrifice stew.

01:39:02.029 --> 01:39:08.569
While in this dungeon, before confronting Orochi, you manage to obtain another constellation, your ninth so far.

01:39:10.009 --> 01:39:16.489
This one is Moegami, a mix of a chicken and a phoenix, and it's smoking a fat bowl.

01:39:20.629 --> 01:39:25.789
It is the god of fire, and it gives you the power to control fire much the same way you control water.

01:39:26.349 --> 01:39:30.709
You can't create it, but you can draw a stream of fire from any fire source you find.

01:39:30.749 --> 01:39:31.509
That's cool.

01:39:32.729 --> 01:39:37.649
You help finish off the sacrifice stew, and ring the dinner bell to summon Orochi for supper.

01:39:38.989 --> 01:39:42.569
You ask to go to the dinner hall, and they give you the point of no return.

01:39:42.789 --> 01:39:45.189
Are you sure you want to move on to the final boss speech?

01:39:46.489 --> 01:40:01.029
When you select yes, despite not having collected all 13 brush techniques, the sooner you decide that you are ready to take on Orochi, you enter the throne room, and it's a hellscape of jagged rocks and a fiery background.

01:40:02.269 --> 01:40:06.369
In the center is the shrine where the sword once plugged the hole, keeping Orochi sealed away.

01:40:07.749 --> 01:40:12.569
In the center of that shrine lies Kushi, out cold but breathing.

01:40:13.809 --> 01:40:21.729
You run down to the shrine, but just before you approach it, a circle around the shrine cracks as if it had just turned a quarter of an inch.

01:40:22.569 --> 01:40:25.109
Kushi awakens as the whole shrine lifts in the air.

01:40:26.529 --> 01:40:36.369
Up from under the shrine comes eight snake-like scaly dragon heads as Orochi emerges for the first time.

01:40:36.389 --> 01:40:37.349
I hate it.

01:40:38.469 --> 01:40:42.809
Orochi sees you and says, It's been a hundred years since you imprisoned me here.

01:40:43.669 --> 01:40:45.889
How is it possible you're back too?

01:40:46.709 --> 01:40:48.549
Issun says, Hey, catch!

01:40:49.589 --> 01:40:51.529
And throws the thunderbrew at one of the heads.

01:40:52.889 --> 01:40:54.969
It catches it and chugs it down without question.

01:40:57.189 --> 01:41:03.429
You know that you're being approached for a fight, and the opposing team is like, Would you like a snack?

01:41:03.449 --> 01:41:05.009
And you say, Absofuckinglutely.

01:41:05.889 --> 01:41:07.189
It's an offering of your last meal.

01:41:08.009 --> 01:41:08.569
It's not.

01:41:09.169 --> 01:41:09.689
Whatever.

01:41:10.529 --> 01:41:16.589
Well, we see Orochi's eight heads begin to glow a bright yellow as the thunderbrew works its way through its system.

01:41:17.929 --> 01:41:22.109
Assun says, The time is now, and the world drops into paint mode.

01:41:23.329 --> 01:41:29.909
With a swipe of your brush, you slash across the eight throats of Orochi, and nothing happens.

01:41:31.709 --> 01:41:35.989
Orochi has a magic shield up, and it makes the celestial brush useless.

01:41:36.569 --> 01:41:37.529
Aw, fuck you!

01:41:38.169 --> 01:41:42.269
The eight heads turn on Cushi, and descend on her with bared fangs.

01:41:43.689 --> 01:41:49.689
Just as one goes to strike, Susano shouts out, Hold it right there, vile serpent!

01:41:50.629 --> 01:41:51.029
Dork.

01:41:51.969 --> 01:41:56.689
Susano appears, no longer dressed as a bum, but as a true warrior.

01:41:57.729 --> 01:41:59.029
But still with a wooden sword.

01:42:01.169 --> 01:42:04.289
Cushi cries out in excitement, saying she knew he'd come.

01:42:05.129 --> 01:42:07.449
Ahead of Orochi's faces Susano.

01:42:08.669 --> 01:42:16.529
Orochi says, finally, the descendant of Nagi has arrived, and he can get all of his revenge out of the way in one go.

01:42:17.809 --> 01:42:25.329
With the blood of the Nagi family shed, it will unlock Orochi's true power, as was prophesied a hundred years ago.

01:42:26.269 --> 01:42:30.229
Assun's like, hold up, if Susano dies you get stronger?

01:42:31.049 --> 01:42:32.209
Where is that prophecy written?

01:42:33.209 --> 01:42:34.949
He really said, can we check the rulebook?

01:42:35.549 --> 01:42:41.409
Orochi ignores Assun and explains to Susano that he doesn't need to die to fulfill the prophecy.

01:42:42.349 --> 01:42:48.829
He can also swear allegiance to Orochi, and in doing so, that will also fulfill the prophecy.

01:42:48.849 --> 01:42:51.369
If you want to keep your life, you could turncoat.

01:42:51.709 --> 01:42:54.529
Yeah, and Orochi will share that power with Susano.

01:42:55.969 --> 01:42:59.349
Assun is like, shit, Susano sucks, of course he's gonna want more power.

01:42:59.369 --> 01:43:00.909
Yeah, and he's lazy.

01:43:01.049 --> 01:43:02.509
He wants the easy out.

01:43:02.529 --> 01:43:04.249
He wants someone to just hand him shit.

01:43:04.609 --> 01:43:08.989
And Susano says, You're right, Orochi, I do seek power.

01:43:10.189 --> 01:43:12.229
The power of the Nagi bloodline.

01:43:13.429 --> 01:43:16.769
How dare you try and hurt an innocent woman?

01:43:17.349 --> 01:43:18.909
Oh, I had no faith in him.

01:43:19.589 --> 01:43:26.889
I, Susano, the world's greatest warrior, will destroy you where you are, you vile serpent.

01:43:27.189 --> 01:43:28.269
He's gonna die, isn't he?

01:43:29.069 --> 01:43:34.029
Issun looks over at the tipped over jug of sake and realizes it wasn't the Thunder Brew.

01:43:35.069 --> 01:43:40.969
It's the Eight Purification Sake after all, and it's pouring into the cracks around the base of Orochi.

01:43:42.489 --> 01:43:47.389
The real battle with Orochi begins, and you use all of your brush powers to defeat it.

01:43:48.149 --> 01:43:54.949
Specifically, you use your water powers to guide the sake into the mouth of Orochi, getting it drunker and drunker.

01:43:55.189 --> 01:43:56.169
Oh, that's clever.

01:43:57.349 --> 01:44:02.249
Then, one by one, you beat each of the eight heads into submission.

01:44:03.649 --> 01:44:09.929
Susano asks for your help, because in the original story, the moon was shining bright, but right now it's not.

01:44:11.289 --> 01:44:16.669
So you draw the moon and cause it to shine down on the scene just as it had 100 years ago.

01:44:17.989 --> 01:44:26.209
Susano lifts his sword high above his head, and the wooden sword catches the light of the moon and turns to solid gold.

01:44:26.649 --> 01:44:27.429
Whoa!

01:44:27.449 --> 01:44:28.569
That's fucking sick!

01:44:29.549 --> 01:44:34.909
This time, it's time for Susano's style, Blade of Truth.

01:44:36.409 --> 01:44:40.269
Susano charges each head, and you help him with your slash paintbrush technique.

01:44:41.029 --> 01:44:45.649
He slashes seven of the eight, and Issun says, Let's take this last one down, Ammy.

01:44:46.909 --> 01:44:53.769
And you charge at the final head, and Susano says, No, down boy, I don't need your help with this one.

01:44:54.769 --> 01:44:55.809
Okay, nerd.

01:44:56.489 --> 01:45:01.309
Now for the ultimate Susano style, Celestial Cleaver.

01:45:02.869 --> 01:45:17.769
Susano leaps 30 feet in the air, and swings his sword down on Orochi, and with not a single drop of ink on our part, slices Orochi's final head and body, hot dog style, into two pieces.

01:45:21.169 --> 01:45:25.469
When he stands up from his superhero landing, Kushi lands in his arms.

01:45:26.109 --> 01:45:27.949
That's fucking cool as shit!

01:45:28.489 --> 01:45:30.729
He apologizes to her for putting her in danger.

01:45:31.929 --> 01:45:36.329
She tells him to stop being so serious and to laugh with her, because he won.

01:45:37.449 --> 01:45:38.529
The bad times are over.

01:45:39.269 --> 01:45:40.669
Now is the time for happiness.

01:45:41.649 --> 01:45:45.829
And the two of them laugh and laugh together, happy to be safe and free.

01:45:47.409 --> 01:45:52.729
The dark power surrounding the area evaporates, and we see eight shadows fly off and away.

01:45:54.049 --> 01:45:57.169
As a reward for defeating Orochi, you receive a new weapon.

01:45:58.169 --> 01:46:00.689
Now you have a sword to go with the shield and rosary beads.

01:46:01.989 --> 01:46:11.129
It is the reborn version of the original sword that sealed away Orochi, which Orochi ate when it was resurrected, in order to prevent it from ever having to get put away again.

01:46:12.589 --> 01:46:15.009
The scene pauses and turns to black and white.

01:46:15.989 --> 01:46:27.269
We get a narration saying that, 100 years after the first defeat, Amaterasu and Susano were able to once again defeat the evil Orochi and save the world from its darkness.

01:46:28.629 --> 01:46:33.689
The sword that was gifted to Amaterasu would go on to help her on her many adventures to come.

01:46:34.789 --> 01:46:38.409
But for the meantime, Kamiki Village celebrated a new peace.

01:46:39.849 --> 01:46:47.569
Not realizing, those eight shadows that flew away from Moon Cave were about to bring a darkness they had never seen before.

01:46:48.149 --> 01:46:49.249
Oh, shit!

01:46:49.449 --> 01:46:50.789
Don't celebrate yet!

01:46:50.809 --> 01:46:51.529
Come on!

01:46:51.709 --> 01:46:55.889
Because now, our adventure is about to begin.

01:46:55.989 --> 01:46:57.509
Let's fucking go!

01:46:57.749 --> 01:46:59.629
You didn't think it would be that easy, did you?

01:47:01.849 --> 01:47:02.649
14 hours.

01:47:04.029 --> 01:47:06.869
I hit this point in the game at the 14-hour mark.

01:47:06.989 --> 01:47:08.449
And you're like, this was a great run.

01:47:08.469 --> 01:47:09.169
Hell yeah.

01:47:09.309 --> 01:47:10.189
I was happy.

01:47:10.209 --> 01:47:12.409
I was celebrating that I had just beaten it.

01:47:13.269 --> 01:47:16.549
And then I saw the words, this is just the beginning.

01:47:17.229 --> 01:47:19.489
And you went, of a franchise?

01:47:19.509 --> 01:47:20.289
Because what the fuck?

01:47:20.309 --> 01:47:21.049
The game's over.

01:47:21.069 --> 01:47:24.529
I was thinking they were joking, and I checked the website, how long to beat.

01:47:24.909 --> 01:47:26.629
And this was at the 14-hour mark for you?

01:47:26.689 --> 01:47:27.069
Yeah.

01:47:27.989 --> 01:47:31.829
Okami clocks in at 35 to 40 hours.

01:47:35.769 --> 01:47:38.249
That was just the prologue, Goombas.

01:47:38.649 --> 01:47:40.469
Walk me through your emotional journey.

01:47:40.969 --> 01:47:45.849
I was flabbergasted, as was absolutely anybody who's ever played this game.

01:47:45.929 --> 01:47:48.309
You're like, I defeated the evil, what the fuck?

01:47:48.629 --> 01:47:51.329
Remember at the beginning when I said this game has multiple endings?

01:47:52.369 --> 01:47:53.249
This is what I meant.

01:47:53.609 --> 01:47:56.289
Oh, multiple ending points of the natural story.

01:47:56.349 --> 01:47:57.809
Like the Lord of the fucking Rings.

01:47:59.829 --> 01:48:02.029
This is not the last time this will happen.

01:48:02.889 --> 01:48:07.689
So anyway, honestly, Susano, not that big of a character for the rest of the game.

01:48:08.109 --> 01:48:08.709
Really?

01:48:08.749 --> 01:48:10.489
We just kind of move on from that?

01:48:10.529 --> 01:48:12.749
Yeah, his heroic arc, pretty much over.

01:48:14.049 --> 01:48:16.329
He just kind of fucks off to Kamiki Village for the rest of the game.

01:48:16.429 --> 01:48:18.049
Okay, thanks dude, bye.

01:48:18.169 --> 01:48:20.409
Yeah, we've only just begun to explore Nippon.

01:48:20.589 --> 01:48:22.649
We've seen a fraction of it at this point.

01:48:23.469 --> 01:48:28.489
And remember, we only have nine of the thirteen brush techniques, and we just got a new weapon.

01:48:29.389 --> 01:48:31.009
This game is far from over.

01:48:31.849 --> 01:48:39.469
And as frustrating as this may sound, the best is yet to come with twists and turns and adventures you're not going to expect.

01:48:40.949 --> 01:48:43.069
We are taken to a scene without any of our heroes.

01:48:43.929 --> 01:48:48.129
We see a crystal ball, and in that crystal ball, we can see Waka.

01:48:48.629 --> 01:48:52.269
A voice calls out to Waka, saying Waka needs to return to the capital at once.

01:48:53.569 --> 01:48:58.769
Waka says that while Amaterasu may have beaten Orochi this time, next time won't be so easy.

01:49:00.089 --> 01:49:04.849
And the scene fades away and goes back to the Moon Cave entrance, where you are coming out of the mouth.

01:49:05.729 --> 01:49:15.029
You look in the distance and can see that Kamiki Village, already prepared for a ceremony, is partying like the Ewoks as they celebrate the defeat of Orochi.

01:49:16.849 --> 01:49:24.229
You can interact with the townsfolk as they get drunk on sake, they shoot fireworks in the sky in the shape of you, Issun, and Susano.

01:49:24.349 --> 01:49:25.469
That's so cute.

01:49:25.749 --> 01:49:34.929
You eventually come upon the tree that houses the remaining spirit of Sakuya, who is still in her sexy bikini, which Issun can't help but comment on how hot she looks.

01:49:36.129 --> 01:49:39.609
She opens the portal back to the astral plane that you entered at the start of the game.

01:49:40.109 --> 01:49:43.189
That's where we got our first bunch of powers and where that Nagi statue was.

01:49:43.209 --> 01:49:43.649
Yeah.

01:49:44.929 --> 01:49:49.649
You head back to the Nagi statue, and you find Susano and Kushi there giggling and flirting.

01:49:50.229 --> 01:49:53.789
Kushi starts to realize, you're no ordinary dog, are you?

01:49:54.389 --> 01:49:59.509
Good things only seem to happen when you're around, which means you must be a god sent to protect.

01:50:00.469 --> 01:50:01.809
She promises to keep your secret.

01:50:01.909 --> 01:50:04.409
She knows it would probably be really annoying if everyone knew.

01:50:05.889 --> 01:50:13.469
Susano says that you are now his best friend, and tells you that he also renamed his new golden sword to the Susano Blossom.

01:50:14.929 --> 01:50:18.249
They both tell you to take care of yourself, but get the fuck out.

01:50:19.569 --> 01:50:20.629
We're done here though, right?

01:50:20.649 --> 01:50:24.669
Yeah, they came to this distant cave on the astral plane to be alone, thank you very much.

01:50:25.969 --> 01:50:34.829
Issun says anyway, he still wants to learn the last four brush techniques and tells you that you should go to the capital city next because there are bound to be shrines to gods there.

01:50:36.369 --> 01:50:39.609
As you exit Kamiki, Sakuya appears one more time.

01:50:40.469 --> 01:50:44.689
She says that when Orochi was defeated, she didn't feel the evil leave.

01:50:45.509 --> 01:50:47.089
She said it felt more like it shifted.

01:50:47.909 --> 01:50:50.769
She's not sure what that means, but just be careful out there.

01:50:51.089 --> 01:50:54.729
And Asuna's like, baby, don't you worry your pretty little head, we got this girl.

01:50:56.429 --> 01:51:02.189
She's like, cool, but seriously, there's some evil out there still, and most of it is coming from the capital.

01:51:03.049 --> 01:51:04.849
Just keep your wits about you while you're there.

01:51:05.749 --> 01:51:09.369
Because she also noticed eight shadows traveling toward the capital city.

01:51:10.189 --> 01:51:11.569
That's not a good number here.

01:51:11.729 --> 01:51:14.769
Yeah, she seems to be the only one who realizes this shit ain't over yet.

01:51:16.069 --> 01:51:18.229
You traveled just outside the capital city.

01:51:18.809 --> 01:51:22.569
There's a drawbridge over a deep chasm, and it's currently raised.

01:51:23.589 --> 01:51:29.669
Turns out, a sickness has swept through the city, and the bridge was raised to stop the sickness from spreading.

01:51:30.889 --> 01:51:36.929
And just a fair warning, considering this game was made in 06, the parallels to COVID are disturbing in this section.

01:51:38.229 --> 01:51:41.569
One of the guards is an expert archer who is bored from his guard duty.

01:51:42.229 --> 01:51:47.129
To pass the time, he fires arrows across the chasm into a giant cannon for practice.

01:51:47.529 --> 01:51:52.029
You think just shooting arrows loosely into the sky would be a little triggering?

01:51:52.929 --> 01:51:53.289
Right?

01:51:54.329 --> 01:52:02.849
If you use your fire powers to light an arrow on fire as it flies across the chasm, it makes the cannon explode, and it causes the drawbridge to lower.

01:52:02.949 --> 01:52:03.769
That's cool.

01:52:04.129 --> 01:52:08.509
The guard is like, shit, and he runs off scared he'll get blamed for it.

01:52:09.289 --> 01:52:14.889
You cross the bridge, and as you enter the outskirts of the capital, you recognize a darkness spread across the land.

01:52:15.989 --> 01:52:17.269
Issun is like, what the fuck?

01:52:17.349 --> 01:52:19.969
Even with Orochi dead, his darkness still affects the world?

01:52:20.769 --> 01:52:21.529
That sucks.

01:52:22.549 --> 01:52:24.689
Well, I guess we better find a guardian sapling nearby.

01:52:25.969 --> 01:52:29.829
You hunt it down and revive it, and the area you're in is the next hub zone.

01:52:30.389 --> 01:52:34.069
It leads to the capital as well as a few other locations, including a sunken ship.

01:52:34.269 --> 01:52:34.989
Oh, that's cool.

01:52:35.749 --> 01:52:38.269
Which Issun says he's never seen that there before.

01:52:38.869 --> 01:52:42.649
We meet a person who says that the ship was wrecked by a water dragon in the area.

01:52:43.289 --> 01:52:49.569
It used to be a servant to the people of this area, but one day it started going berserk and attacking anything that came into its waters.

01:52:49.589 --> 01:52:51.469
It's probably not foreshadowing.

01:52:53.169 --> 01:52:55.629
You finally head into the capital, called Seon City.

01:52:56.409 --> 01:53:02.249
Issun was expecting this to be a bustling, busy city, but instead it's a gloomy and boring one.

01:53:03.069 --> 01:53:06.629
The streets are empty and there's a haze on the air, making everyone mopey.

01:53:07.829 --> 01:53:11.889
You explore a bit and you see that the canals that line the city are all empty and dry.

01:53:12.649 --> 01:53:15.189
The natural spring that supplies the water is tapped.

01:53:15.889 --> 01:53:17.169
It doesn't have any water left.

01:53:18.109 --> 01:53:22.229
And the people whose job it is to figure this out are too depressed to think or act on it.

01:53:22.549 --> 01:53:23.389
Oh no!

01:53:24.549 --> 01:53:28.529
You do help get the spring flowing again, but you still can't get the mist to clear.

01:53:29.689 --> 01:53:35.389
You head to the castle at the center of the capital city, and Issun says Queen Himeko lives here.

01:53:36.029 --> 01:53:37.389
She rules all of Nippon.

01:53:38.529 --> 01:53:40.729
Issun says you can't trust royalty.

01:53:41.349 --> 01:53:44.569
So even though he doesn't know much about her, he knows he can't trust her.

01:53:44.989 --> 01:53:45.929
Not a great start.

01:53:46.449 --> 01:53:52.449
What he does know is this mist is making people sad and sick, and she's not doing a damn thing about it.

01:53:53.249 --> 01:53:54.269
So he wants to know why.

01:53:55.109 --> 01:54:01.149
As you head into the castle grounds, you notice that the mist that hangs over the city is heaviest around the castle itself.

01:54:02.229 --> 01:54:03.889
So you figure this is all connected somehow.

01:54:04.769 --> 01:54:08.209
Just before you enter, we hear, look what the cat dragged in.

01:54:08.229 --> 01:54:09.169
A dog?

01:54:09.649 --> 01:54:12.589
As we see fuckface Waka standing in the way.

01:54:12.609 --> 01:54:13.529
Ugh!

01:54:14.209 --> 01:54:16.229
He asks, what took you so long, ma chérie?

01:54:16.249 --> 01:54:17.469
I'm gonna punch him.

01:54:18.069 --> 01:54:22.189
Issun questions why every time something bad happens, Waka is nearby.

01:54:22.309 --> 01:54:24.229
How do I get him banned from Duolingo?

01:54:27.269 --> 01:54:30.669
Well, Waka says that he was gonna ask why we keep following him.

01:54:31.149 --> 01:54:36.169
Besides, why are we worrying about who's following whom when there's a depression mist over the city?

01:54:36.509 --> 01:54:39.169
Literally, depression is taking over the city.

01:54:39.189 --> 01:54:40.269
Get over yourselves.

01:54:40.809 --> 01:54:46.649
He tells you that even the strongest defenses have cracks, even if they're the size of a needle.

01:54:47.609 --> 01:54:49.529
He says it's more of a tip than it is a prophecy.

01:54:50.569 --> 01:54:51.249
Au revoir, baby.

01:54:52.009 --> 01:54:54.989
Ugh, I fucking hate him.

01:54:55.509 --> 01:54:56.489
I knew you would.

01:54:56.509 --> 01:54:58.069
That's why I threw in the fuck face.

01:54:58.269 --> 01:55:01.609
Every au revoir baby really just chips away at my sanity.

01:55:02.669 --> 01:55:03.889
It's not fun for me.

01:55:05.929 --> 01:55:10.449
You attempt to enter the castle, and you approach a woman in a library full of scrolls.

01:55:11.709 --> 01:55:16.409
She appears to be the palace executive assistant named Priestess Rao.

01:55:17.629 --> 01:55:23.049
She stands to introduce herself, and she is extremely busty.

01:55:23.669 --> 01:55:24.189
Titties.

01:55:24.609 --> 01:55:33.129
She has a foot of cleavage, and when she moves, her boobs take a few seconds to stop swaying regardless of the effort.

01:55:35.689 --> 01:55:39.129
The physics they had to code into this.

01:55:39.289 --> 01:55:39.729
Right.

01:55:40.169 --> 01:55:47.349
This sweet little game about exploring the outdoors as a god dog is pretty great.

01:55:47.929 --> 01:55:52.609
Well, Issun takes one look and says, holy cow, this sister's stacked.

01:55:52.689 --> 01:55:53.389
Oh my god.

01:55:54.309 --> 01:55:55.329
She says, it's cute.

01:55:55.769 --> 01:55:57.089
You have a little fairy with you.

01:55:57.109 --> 01:55:59.429
Oh, she didn't call him a bug.

01:55:59.449 --> 01:56:00.509
That's actually progress.

01:56:00.509 --> 01:56:00.889
Right.

01:56:00.929 --> 01:56:04.549
And Issun goes, for the record, it just looks like I'm staring at your melons.

01:56:05.409 --> 01:56:07.089
And she's like, what's that little fairy?

01:56:07.489 --> 01:56:08.109
What melons?

01:56:08.469 --> 01:56:09.089
Melons.

01:56:11.129 --> 01:56:11.649
Melons.

01:56:11.689 --> 01:56:12.629
Issun goes, never mind.

01:56:13.029 --> 01:56:16.829
What's going on with the mist and the water dragon and the queen not doing shit about it?

01:56:17.629 --> 01:56:19.649
And she explains that this is all relatively new.

01:56:19.669 --> 01:56:23.129
A few days ago, a shadow descended over the coast.

01:56:24.109 --> 01:56:26.129
The day after they heard about the defeat of Orochi.

01:56:27.209 --> 01:56:30.889
Then this mist appeared, and the queen has been sick this whole time.

01:56:31.569 --> 01:56:33.009
Or else she would have done something about it.

01:56:34.129 --> 01:56:40.349
She sends you on a quick fetch quest in order for you to prove that you are Amaterasu, the slayer of Orochi, as Issun is saying you are.

01:56:41.529 --> 01:56:44.749
You try to sneak into the palace, but the guards shoo you away.

01:56:46.529 --> 01:56:50.529
So you try a side entrance, which is also guarded by a couple of bumbling dinks.

01:56:51.509 --> 01:56:53.469
They talk about the emperor, not the queen.

01:56:54.129 --> 01:57:00.049
They say that he got sick the other day, and ever since he got sick, this mist fell on the city.

01:57:01.309 --> 01:57:04.809
Doctors have tried to visit, but he sends them away acting stubborn.

01:57:06.229 --> 01:57:09.329
Also, why did he lock up that poor innocent girl Kaguya?

01:57:10.109 --> 01:57:11.029
Oh, shit!

01:57:11.569 --> 01:57:15.249
A mystery for another time, because you just need to figure out the mist shit right now.

01:57:15.609 --> 01:57:17.329
I mean, I'm also invested in this.

01:57:18.029 --> 01:57:22.329
Nearby these guards, you find a small crack in the exterior of a palace wall.

01:57:23.309 --> 01:57:26.569
From the crack, mist can be seen spewing out of it.

01:57:27.609 --> 01:57:29.949
But it's just a crack far too small to fit into.

01:57:30.829 --> 01:57:32.349
Another mystery for another time.

01:57:33.749 --> 01:57:37.489
You return to Rao, and she tells you that the queen isn't abandoning her people.

01:57:38.369 --> 01:57:40.269
She's actually praying for their safety.

01:57:41.329 --> 01:57:47.169
It's really hard work, and quite frankly, exhausting for a politician to offer thoughts and prayers.

01:57:53.629 --> 01:57:54.469
All the way off.

01:57:55.709 --> 01:58:00.449
She tells you that the sunken ship off the coast has a treasure on it called the fox rods.

01:58:01.769 --> 01:58:08.729
The treasure can be used by the queen to amplify her thoughts and prayers, and that will dispel the mist from the region.

01:58:10.149 --> 01:58:12.569
Issun's like, yeah, that sounds super believable.

01:58:13.549 --> 01:58:15.789
Sunken treasure that turns prayers into action.

01:58:15.809 --> 01:58:16.369
Sure, lady.

01:58:17.209 --> 01:58:18.789
Too bad my boss here will never go for that.

01:58:19.969 --> 01:58:24.049
But Ammy does agree to go, because sunken treasure and magic powers, of course.

01:58:24.069 --> 01:58:24.949
Yeah, obviously.

01:58:25.729 --> 01:58:28.609
You use your moon powers to fuck with the tides surrounding the boat.

01:58:29.029 --> 01:58:29.929
Oh, clever.

01:58:29.969 --> 01:58:37.389
And you cause a whole, like, Ten Commandments Universal Studios water wall around it, and it puts the boat on the now dry ocean floor.

01:58:38.509 --> 01:58:41.769
The ship itself is a dungeon, so you puzzle solve and fight your way through it.

01:58:42.309 --> 01:58:48.389
The big, and I do mean big, difference here, being that Rao rides on your back with this one.

01:58:48.729 --> 01:58:49.009
Oh.

01:58:49.289 --> 01:58:53.429
Bouncing along boobily as she is the only one who knows where the foxrods look like.

01:58:53.449 --> 01:58:56.169
That's what happens when you don't have women in the writers room.

01:58:57.809 --> 01:59:01.189
You explore the entire ship, but the foxrods are nowhere to be found.

01:59:02.149 --> 01:59:04.489
Instead, you find a different rare artifact.

01:59:05.309 --> 01:59:06.629
It's called the lucky mallet.

01:59:07.549 --> 01:59:10.849
It's used to shrink anything to a teeny tiny size.

01:59:11.949 --> 01:59:14.489
Immediately, you think of that crack in the palace wall.

01:59:15.909 --> 01:59:18.509
You leave the ship and decide to swim back with Rao on your back.

01:59:19.529 --> 01:59:21.649
As you're swimming, she gets really nervous.

01:59:22.369 --> 01:59:24.269
Glancing around and asks you to go faster.

01:59:24.869 --> 01:59:25.069
Oh.

01:59:25.569 --> 01:59:28.789
Issun says that if she needs to go to the bathroom, just go ahead, Ammy won't mind.

01:59:30.309 --> 01:59:32.909
Just pee, pee yourself on the dog.

01:59:34.869 --> 01:59:35.889
But that's not the issue.

01:59:36.569 --> 01:59:39.169
She's scared of the water dragon patrolling the area.

01:59:40.029 --> 01:59:41.889
The one that sunk the ship to begin with.

01:59:42.189 --> 01:59:43.389
Oh yeah, okay.

01:59:43.789 --> 01:59:46.189
Right on cue, the water dragon appears.

01:59:46.889 --> 01:59:48.549
And Rao is like, bye bitch.

01:59:48.769 --> 01:59:52.749
And she jumps off your back and sprints across the top of the water to safety.

01:59:53.189 --> 01:59:53.489
Oh.

01:59:53.509 --> 01:59:55.269
Because apparently she could do that.

01:59:55.609 --> 02:00:01.849
She got so scared it initiated Jesus Protocol, where this bitch sprinted across water.

02:00:01.869 --> 02:00:03.269
That's fucking cool, I'm not gonna lie.

02:00:03.289 --> 02:00:04.609
Jesus Protocol.

02:00:05.989 --> 02:00:09.489
You manage to make it back to land yourself as well before the dragon can catch you.

02:00:10.589 --> 02:00:15.809
You head back to the palace wall with the hole in it, and the lucky mallet comes to life to shrink you down.

02:00:17.049 --> 02:00:19.209
Thank Issun asks, are you ready to get hammered?

02:00:20.349 --> 02:00:28.189
And when you are, the lucky mallet waves over your head as you shrink down, down, down, and fly through the crack in the palace wall.

02:00:29.369 --> 02:00:33.889
You come out on the other side, the size of an insect, somewhere in a palace garden.

02:00:35.029 --> 02:00:39.029
Issun says, man, you should see the look on your face right now.

02:00:39.969 --> 02:00:43.149
And you look over, and you are now the same size as Issun.

02:00:43.469 --> 02:00:44.889
Oh, he didn't shrink, just you?

02:00:45.049 --> 02:00:45.909
You just shrank.

02:00:46.089 --> 02:00:46.949
That's funny.

02:00:47.409 --> 02:00:51.329
This entire time, Issun has just been a little glowing green sprite.

02:00:52.089 --> 02:00:56.449
His body has always been a black void, and his helmet is just that of the hollowed out beetle that I mentioned.

02:00:57.569 --> 02:01:01.109
But now that you're the same size, Issun is a young man.

02:01:01.129 --> 02:01:02.609
This is cool.

02:01:02.629 --> 02:01:06.429
He's dressed kind of similarly to Susano, honestly, just kind of in a purple jumper.

02:01:06.829 --> 02:01:07.029
Oh.

02:01:07.269 --> 02:01:08.889
But he's also wearing a green cape.

02:01:09.329 --> 02:01:13.989
And honestly, seeing him, you realize he's probably not horny, necessarily.

02:01:14.329 --> 02:01:15.189
He's a fuck boy.

02:01:15.489 --> 02:01:16.929
He's not like a pretty boy fuck boy.

02:01:17.289 --> 02:01:21.829
He's more like that effortlessly cute 19-year-old guy your parents warned you about.

02:01:21.849 --> 02:01:22.829
Boyish charm.

02:01:22.949 --> 02:01:24.449
Yeah, Issun can get it.

02:01:26.189 --> 02:01:29.369
You look at him confused, and he gets mad at you because you don't recognize him.

02:01:29.629 --> 02:01:31.209
Come on, who else is this handsome?

02:01:31.489 --> 02:01:32.429
Ha ha ha ha.

02:01:32.949 --> 02:01:35.249
He jumps on your back and rides you like a steed.

02:01:35.589 --> 02:01:40.189
And the two of you make an exceptional fighting team as you unlock some new attacks with him on your back.

02:01:41.089 --> 02:01:46.909
You have to be careful running through the garden though, because feet will randomly land in front of you as people wander the palace garden.

02:01:48.349 --> 02:01:51.829
While exploring, you see through a window a crying girl.

02:01:52.889 --> 02:01:56.209
She's clearly in a prison cell, and we may have heard about her earlier.

02:01:56.589 --> 02:01:56.829
Oh.

02:01:57.669 --> 02:02:02.209
She asks if someone is there, and Issun says that her crying sounded fake.

02:02:03.049 --> 02:02:03.829
What's going on?

02:02:04.009 --> 02:02:05.709
That's a shitty thing to say.

02:02:07.349 --> 02:02:10.109
Hey, you seem really like you're making this up.

02:02:10.629 --> 02:02:11.469
Are you lying?

02:02:11.469 --> 02:02:12.549
What's up with that?

02:02:14.309 --> 02:02:19.609
It's one thing for a woman to cry, but when you can hear it through the door, you know they're just doing it for the attention.

02:02:19.629 --> 02:02:20.269
Oh my God.

02:02:20.789 --> 02:02:22.709
I need you to say that that's a BoJack quote.

02:02:22.729 --> 02:02:24.309
That's a quote from BoJack Horseman.

02:02:24.329 --> 02:02:24.709
I'm sorry.

02:02:24.729 --> 02:02:28.209
To not sound like the dumbest, cuntiest sack of shit.

02:02:28.929 --> 02:02:31.089
Yeah, no, terrible person says that line, too.

02:02:32.609 --> 02:02:37.069
She says it wasn't fake crying, but that she is just a bamboo sales rep.

02:02:37.789 --> 02:02:38.809
What?

02:02:39.229 --> 02:02:40.229
I'm not crying.

02:02:40.249 --> 02:02:41.949
I have a terrible job.

02:02:42.569 --> 02:02:43.729
Her name is Kaguya.

02:02:43.949 --> 02:02:50.549
She came to the capital to sell some bamboo, and the next thing she knew, she was being thrown in jail for no fucking reason.

02:02:50.589 --> 02:02:51.189
Oh shit.

02:02:51.809 --> 02:03:00.649
Even worse, she offers up extra information that nobody requested, and says that she has no idea where she's from or who her family is.

02:03:00.929 --> 02:03:01.549
Oh no.

02:03:02.229 --> 02:03:05.809
And assumes like, well, you're kinda cute, so I guess we'll help you out.

02:03:07.189 --> 02:03:12.989
I know this little white fur ball next to me doesn't look like much, but he's Amaterasu, the sun god, so we've got this.

02:03:13.209 --> 02:03:14.609
He's the sun god, we're good.

02:03:15.189 --> 02:03:18.369
You continue into the palace and eventually find a jug of sake.

02:03:19.149 --> 02:03:20.969
To you, it's ginormous.

02:03:22.009 --> 02:03:28.109
From the jug is coming a calming white mist compared to the black and green mist outside.

02:03:29.229 --> 02:03:32.949
You go inside and Issun says that it's like all his cares in the world were lifted.

02:03:33.749 --> 02:03:38.749
You use your new wind powers to push the happy mist out of the jug, and you go flying out with it.

02:03:39.869 --> 02:03:44.449
This causes a constellation to reveal itself, the first in a very long time now.

02:03:45.649 --> 02:03:52.869
This one is from Kasugami, a stumbling drunk sheep, and god of the veil of mist.

02:03:54.209 --> 02:04:00.009
He gives you the power of mist, which is way too vague a name for a power that slows down time.

02:04:00.489 --> 02:04:03.329
Oh, I wouldn't have guessed that, I'm not gonna lie.

02:04:03.469 --> 02:04:07.429
Yeah, this is a nonsensical power to go with this one.

02:04:09.489 --> 02:04:17.129
Sometimes you'll encounter an obstacle blocking your path that moves too quickly for you to pass, but now you can slow it down and pass by without issue.

02:04:18.369 --> 02:04:20.729
And yeah, you need to do that in order to get further into the palace.

02:04:21.649 --> 02:04:23.429
You eventually find the emperor himself.

02:04:24.209 --> 02:04:29.249
He's fast asleep, and the evil mist is coming directly from his open mouth.

02:04:29.969 --> 02:04:30.189
Oh.

02:04:30.409 --> 02:04:34.169
His breath is so foul, it's ruining the entire city.

02:04:34.309 --> 02:04:35.769
What is wrong with men?

02:04:38.329 --> 02:04:41.169
Itsun says, there's clearly something evil in there.

02:04:42.949 --> 02:04:45.289
And your only choice is to dive in.

02:04:45.849 --> 02:04:48.709
Is the bad guy of this game gingivitis?

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It's gingivitis.

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I thought it was the dragon.

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Now I think it's gingivitis.

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Turns out there really is something evil living inside of him, and it is responsible for the mist over everything, and it's called the Blight.

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So you have to kill it in order to dissolve this mist once and for all.

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Once you do, a black shadow escapes the emperor.

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Oh.

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Resembling the form of Orochi.

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And it flies away from the city and into the distance.

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It's probably nothing.

02:05:18.489 --> 02:05:23.609
Issun looks at you as you both realize your adventure is about to continue.

02:05:23.669 --> 02:05:24.269
God damn it.

02:05:25.229 --> 02:05:30.029
The evil mist is finally lifted, but you still find yourself inside the emperor's gut.

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Issun says that you could ratatouille the emperor from here inside his stomach.

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Ooh.

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And make him go release that kaguya girl, the one being held captive.

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The hot one.

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Issun jumps around inside the tummy and suddenly he's in control of the emperor.

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Oh, he actually was like, kidney, liver, found the brain, let's go.

02:05:51.709 --> 02:05:52.249
Yeah.

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We're taken to a view of the emperor, stumbling around like he's three kids in a trench coat.

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Is it giving a little being John Malkovich?

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A little bit, yeah.

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It's just like stumbling around and trying to move and like awkward in the body.

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Oh, okay.

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As you stumble around, servants stop you to be like, hey, hey, hey there, emperor.

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Look at you up and walking.

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Way to go, sir.

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You're the best.

02:06:18.549 --> 02:06:22.929
You make it to the cell and Kaguya is scared that the emperor himself is there.

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That must mean those two little ones she sent off must be dead.

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And Issun says, yes, they are.

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Now make me 100 dumplings.

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Oh my God.

02:06:33.349 --> 02:06:36.229
Issun starts laughing and Kaguya recognizes his voice.

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You free her from her cell and tell her to tear ass out of there as you plan on doing the same.

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She takes off running and Issun makes the emperor sneeze.

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Causing him to spit you out.

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Oh, clever.

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The sneeze is so strong, it forces you to return back to your normal size as well.

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He sneezed you so hard, you grew.

02:06:57.869 --> 02:06:58.769
It's impressive.

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And the emperor is like, well, thanks for saving me and the city.

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Talk to my wife about the water dragon though.

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I don't know shit about it.

02:07:07.929 --> 02:07:11.409
He also knows nothing about Kaguya or why she was taken captive.

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You run into Kaguya just outside the palace and she reiterates that she knows nothing about her origins.

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She just remembers waking up in a bamboo forest one day as a child, and a bamboo farmer found her and raised her.

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The only thing she remembers is seeing a royal crest.

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Her adoptive father, whom she calls grandfather because he's very old, is creatively named Mr.

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Bamboo.

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He works out of Sasa Sanctuary where those birds live, and Kaguya goes to Sasa Sanctuary to talk to him about the day he found her.

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You follow and get super involved in their family drama.

02:07:53.849 --> 02:07:55.449
The obvious thing happens next.

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Kaguya says that the very spot they're standing on is calling to her.

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She then uses your help and digs up a spaceship made of bamboo.

02:08:07.869 --> 02:08:08.789
Oh my God.

02:08:08.809 --> 02:08:10.929
That has been buried in the ground beneath your feet.

02:08:13.709 --> 02:08:14.249
Sure.

02:08:16.769 --> 02:08:17.149
Mr.

02:08:17.169 --> 02:08:19.309
Bamboo had hoped she'd never find it.

02:08:20.189 --> 02:08:21.409
He was farming here one day.

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Then this metal bamboo spaceship thing came down out of nowhere and Kaguya came tumbling out of it practically dead.

02:08:31.109 --> 02:08:34.109
And he's like, I guess I'm responsible for this.

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Yeah, she was Superman.

02:08:36.809 --> 02:08:43.089
As soon as he picked her up, the big metal thing went into the ground and he never saw it again until now.

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It burrowed itself.

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It was like, I've done my shit.

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I'm out.

02:08:46.569 --> 02:08:50.269
He took Kaguya in as his own and raised her as a daughter and sales rep.

02:08:50.829 --> 02:08:54.089
As a daughter first, a sales rep second.

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Kaguya says she must go now to find out her true origins.

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But first, she gives you a trinket you're going to need in the next section.

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Then she gets in the spaceship and blasts off into the night.

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Good for her.

02:09:09.309 --> 02:09:09.989
Here's the thing.

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This entire sequence is a real life 1200 year old folktale.

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Including like the aliens and shit?

02:09:17.929 --> 02:09:20.349
Including the rocket ship and her name being Kaguya.

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That's pretty good.

02:09:21.689 --> 02:09:23.029
I'm not gonna lie.

02:09:23.109 --> 02:09:27.429
I love that this is a little like grim fairy tales all coming together.

02:09:27.549 --> 02:09:27.949
Right?

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Back in the capital city, you use your new time-slowing power to sneak past Queen Himiko's guards and make it into her palace.

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Because the king and the queen are sleeping in separate houses these days.

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Not to be a gossip because you didn't hear that from me.

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But like, the facts are facts.

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You enter her palace, and her handmaiden says that Queen Himiko foresaw your arrival.

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She's waiting for you in her throne room.

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You're confused about this, obviously, but go along with it.

02:09:59.549 --> 02:10:03.789
When you get to the floor with her throne room, the ground is literally lava.

02:10:04.289 --> 02:10:05.609
Oh shit, that's cool!

02:10:05.749 --> 02:10:06.949
It's a defense mechanism.

02:10:07.749 --> 02:10:12.129
Fortunately, the trinket you just got from Kaguya makes you immune to lava.

02:10:12.589 --> 02:10:13.609
God, that's convenient.

02:10:13.629 --> 02:10:16.309
Yeah, thank goodness, and you can swim in it like it's water.

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You get to her throne room, which has a proper marble floor.

02:10:21.349 --> 02:10:28.829
The ceiling is 40 feet tall, and the room itself is a massive empty square, with Queen Himiko sitting in a chair with her back to you.

02:10:29.749 --> 02:10:34.529
She refers to you by your name, and even calls Issun a wandering artist.

02:10:36.109 --> 02:10:44.249
Despite her being the first person to address him by his preferred descriptor, Issun starts going the fuck off on her for letting her people suffer.

02:10:45.489 --> 02:10:50.669
Only an ugly old hag would sit there while her kingdom falls to ruin.

02:10:52.209 --> 02:10:55.849
The Queen sobs, crying because she feels so helpless.

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She has failed to help her people.

02:10:59.489 --> 02:11:00.389
You don't understand.

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She's been praying so hard, you guys.

02:11:04.749 --> 02:11:05.549
Genuinely.

02:11:06.469 --> 02:11:10.929
She turns around, and she's young and stunningly beautiful.

02:11:12.029 --> 02:11:18.609
Issun immediately turns a shade of pink as he falls in love at first sight for the 15th time in this game.

02:11:20.729 --> 02:11:26.209
She goes on to explain that her bloodline has a magic crystal ball that allows her to see some aspects of the future.

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It's how she knew you were coming and your names, for example.

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She says that she's been trying to find a magic island.

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An island that only monsters can find and access, called Oni Island.

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She believes that whatever is happening, it's starting there.

02:11:43.949 --> 02:11:46.569
The island moves and appears elsewhere at random.

02:11:47.109 --> 02:11:49.209
That's why she needs to track it through the crystal ball.

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But it's still an island only monsters can get to.

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So you need the water dragon to help you get there.

02:11:58.629 --> 02:12:04.749
Problem is, he's an angry pissed off asshole right now and isn't in the helping mood.

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Which means you need to get him in the mood.

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You head into the next zone, and it's at least not covered in darkness.

02:12:12.849 --> 02:12:14.929
But it is where the island appears most often.

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And the water dragon patrols these waters as well.

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Before you get there, you hear bonjour as fuckface Waka shows up again.

02:12:28.689 --> 02:12:32.949
He asks if you enjoyed your quote unquote little adventure in the palace.

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Issun says to just fuck off, but Waka questions Issun and his talent as a wandering artist.

02:12:41.389 --> 02:12:48.249
Lots of people say they're an artist or a writer or a poet, even though they've never actually made anything.

02:12:49.249 --> 02:12:52.349
And I'm sure just about everyone listening knows someone like that.

02:12:54.529 --> 02:12:58.869
Plus, Waka was talking to a little friend of his recently who was a true artist.

02:12:59.929 --> 02:13:04.689
He said that his grandson slash apprentice ran away from home recently.

02:13:05.769 --> 02:13:13.749
And when he did, he stole his master's drawing of the wood sprite Sakuya, probably in order to pass himself off as a real artist.

02:13:15.149 --> 02:13:16.529
Probably not relevant to you two though.

02:13:16.669 --> 02:13:18.369
That's crazy though, huh?

02:13:18.629 --> 02:13:19.509
Oh, no.

02:13:20.369 --> 02:13:21.769
No prophecy today, baby.

02:13:22.129 --> 02:13:22.789
Au revoir.

02:13:23.449 --> 02:13:23.689
Ugh.

02:13:24.949 --> 02:13:35.029
In order to befriend the water dragon, you need to go to where it lives, which is in a place appropriately named the Dragon Palace in the land of the Dragoonians.

02:13:35.129 --> 02:13:35.749
That's cool.

02:13:36.469 --> 02:13:42.989
A local fisherman points you in the direction of the Dragoonian taxi service, which is a dolphin named Orca.

02:13:45.209 --> 02:13:53.709
The fisherman asks to hitch a ride to the land of Dragoonians, and Orca launches the fisherman out to sea, saying he isn't worthy of visiting.

02:13:54.849 --> 02:13:55.929
But the god of the sun?

02:13:56.309 --> 02:13:57.209
Hop on, King.

02:13:58.569 --> 02:14:00.289
And yes, Orca has that energy.

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Good.

02:14:02.589 --> 02:14:04.889
You hop on its back and say, Hi-ho, Orca!

02:14:05.149 --> 02:14:05.649
Away!

02:14:06.909 --> 02:14:16.629
Before entering the kingdom, you have to prove yourself worthy by climbing this insanely tall tower that goes so high into the sky it disappears into the clouds.

02:14:17.709 --> 02:14:22.349
It's called the Cat Call Tower, and you can hear the mewing of cats the whole way up.

02:14:23.689 --> 02:14:33.869
There's a special texture on the exterior of the tower that allows you to cling to it, and you have to climb for a solid five to seven minutes up this fucking cat scratch post.

02:14:33.929 --> 02:14:35.349
That's a big cat tower.

02:14:36.329 --> 02:14:40.829
At least when you get to the top, they reward you with a fast travel spot, so you never have to do that shit again.

02:14:40.849 --> 02:14:41.589
Oh, good times.

02:14:42.849 --> 02:14:48.609
Here you get a new constellation, the cat god, Kabegami, god of walls.

02:14:48.989 --> 02:14:49.529
Ooh!

02:14:50.109 --> 02:14:57.109
When Kabegami descends from the heavens, she immediately pounces on Issun and starts pawing at him on the ground.

02:14:57.789 --> 02:14:59.049
I love everything about this.

02:14:59.789 --> 02:15:06.609
After she gets off him, she grants you the ability to paint that special climbing texture onto certain walls, allowing you to get to new places.

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Thanks to the fact this game has zero fall damage, you can just leap off this hundred story tower with no issues to the ground below.

02:15:15.049 --> 02:15:15.729
Oh, hell yeah!

02:15:16.769 --> 02:15:23.469
Now that you are worthy, you hop on Orca, find the doorway to the land of Dragoonians, and dive into the seas below.

02:15:24.889 --> 02:15:29.509
For some reason, even though you can't swim really well, being underwater is no problem for you.

02:15:30.449 --> 02:15:32.469
In fact, it's exactly the same as being on land.

02:15:32.569 --> 02:15:33.009
Oh, good!

02:15:33.029 --> 02:15:34.789
There's just bubbles floating past you.

02:15:36.609 --> 02:15:39.069
You arrive at a palace inhabited by merfolk.

02:15:39.989 --> 02:15:42.989
Again, this is a section lifted directly out of Japanese folklore.

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At first, the merfolk don't want to let you enter.

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But when they hear that you're the white wolf sent by Queen Himiko, you're like, oh yeah, come on in.

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You confront the queen of the dragons, named Otohime.

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He soon yells at her for letting the water dragon run amok.

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It's hers to control.

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Now get it under control.

02:16:04.529 --> 02:16:07.029
She goes on to explain that she actually sent for you.

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They can't stop the water dragon, and they need the help of a god to get it under control.

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So when she heard Amaterasu was working with Queen Himiko, she sent Orca to come get you.

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Not that anyone bothered to tell you this beforehand.

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Everything was fine until about a month ago.

02:16:24.169 --> 02:16:27.949
Oni Island appeared, and a darkened evil force claimed it as its home.

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The water dragon being the protector of the area went on the attack, but it was soon overwhelmed by some vicious, multi-headed creature, and it was beaten so horribly that it went insane, and nobody has been able to tame it since.

02:16:44.289 --> 02:16:45.769
But also, it's not like a pet either.

02:16:45.789 --> 02:16:48.409
It's the sworn guardian of the merfolk.

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It's honor-bound to protect them, which is why losing it is so devastating for them.

02:16:53.489 --> 02:16:56.069
Asun's like, cool, cool, cool.

02:16:56.849 --> 02:16:59.869
This was clearly the multi-headed creature's plan all along.

02:17:01.629 --> 02:17:05.069
We need the water dragon, so it made the water dragon crazy.

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You can't kill it because it's the sworn protector of the region, and you need it to get to Oni Island.

02:17:11.889 --> 02:17:15.289
But you also can't tame it, so you can't just ask it to help you either.

02:17:16.089 --> 02:17:18.549
She says that there is another way to get to Oni Island.

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You just need to steal the essence of the water dragon.

02:17:22.049 --> 02:17:23.789
Steal the essence?

02:17:23.929 --> 02:17:26.429
Yeah, then she can control the water dragon using it.

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And you can find it just right inside the dragon's belly.

02:17:31.069 --> 02:17:33.069
Oh yeah, super easy, barely an inconvenience.

02:17:33.089 --> 02:17:35.109
Yeah, all you have to do is dive in and pull it out.

02:17:35.969 --> 02:17:37.309
She says it's easier than it sounds.

02:17:38.149 --> 02:17:43.709
The water dragon does sleep, and it happens to sleep just right outside the throne room.

02:17:44.689 --> 02:17:47.009
It won't hurt the palace as long as they leave it alone.

02:17:47.549 --> 02:17:49.709
It's the rest of the water that's in danger, really.

02:17:50.309 --> 02:17:57.649
There's a gigantic hole in the ground, and the water dragon sleeps by backing itself into the hole and falling asleep with its mouth wide open.

02:17:58.429 --> 02:17:59.589
Who does that?

02:17:59.969 --> 02:18:02.089
It's like the Sarlacc pit in Star Wars.

02:18:03.429 --> 02:18:08.149
You jump in and find yourself, for the second time, in another creature's stomach.

02:18:09.409 --> 02:18:11.669
It's another dungeon, and you puzzle solve your way through.

02:18:12.569 --> 02:18:16.309
And it's kind of similar to Monstro and Kingdom Hearts with the same color schemes even.

02:18:17.289 --> 02:18:19.469
You find the dragon's essence and take it.

02:18:20.429 --> 02:18:22.889
You also happen to stumble upon the fox rods, too.

02:18:23.009 --> 02:18:27.889
The thing Rau, the busty priestess, said would be needed to kill the dark, evil creature taking over Nippon.

02:18:28.729 --> 02:18:32.809
They're a series of colorful vials held together by a wooden vial holder.

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The dragon begins to stir and starts to bleed internally, as you can see blood dripping all around you.

02:18:40.789 --> 02:18:41.029
Ugh!

02:18:42.589 --> 02:18:45.769
You removing the essence really fucked this thing up.

02:18:46.169 --> 02:18:46.969
Sounds like it.

02:18:47.089 --> 02:18:51.949
And you have to run like it's the escape scene in Aladdin as this dragon starts coughing up blood.

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You scape out its mouth just in time to watch it convulse and twitch one last time, as it spirals into the water below, disappearing.

02:19:02.569 --> 02:19:03.949
You really fucked that dragon up.

02:19:04.389 --> 02:19:08.529
It seems like, shit, really didn't mean to kill that thing.

02:19:09.269 --> 02:19:11.349
That wasn't the plan, but oopsies.

02:19:12.029 --> 02:19:13.969
Now it doesn't even matter that you have the essence.

02:19:14.229 --> 02:19:17.229
Without the dragon, you can't get to Oni Island.

02:19:18.629 --> 02:19:21.649
But then a bright flash of light comes from the water below.

02:19:21.669 --> 02:19:24.669
A merman comes swimming up to you.

02:19:25.889 --> 02:19:30.089
He says that he is King Wada, the 27th king of the Dragoonians.

02:19:31.409 --> 02:19:34.669
He explains that he was the water dragon.

02:19:35.109 --> 02:19:37.069
I like that the merman's name is Wada.

02:19:40.649 --> 02:19:48.009
The Dark Lord, which is what he calls the creature who attacked him, found out that the water dragon could get through to Oni Island.

02:19:48.949 --> 02:19:50.769
And that's the reason why it went after him.

02:19:51.789 --> 02:19:53.829
King Wada swallowed the fox rods.

02:19:54.189 --> 02:19:57.429
As he could tell, the fox rods were the source of the majority of its power.

02:19:58.589 --> 02:20:02.129
But the fox rods drove him insane and caused him to lose control.

02:20:04.289 --> 02:20:07.289
He apologizes for the lives he took while in that lost state of mind.

02:20:08.549 --> 02:20:09.929
But his time has officially come.

02:20:11.029 --> 02:20:13.149
He tells you to give the essence to the queen still.

02:20:13.789 --> 02:20:14.969
It has a couple tricks left.

02:20:16.349 --> 02:20:17.329
And tell her he loves her.

02:20:18.609 --> 02:20:22.809
Then, King Wada floats to the bottom of the ocean once and for all.

02:20:23.169 --> 02:20:24.849
Wow, he's just like, I'm done.

02:20:25.169 --> 02:20:25.569
Yeah.

02:20:25.669 --> 02:20:26.109
I'm out.

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You arrive back at the underwater palace.

02:20:29.709 --> 02:20:34.609
But you were distracted by a swinging set of melons, as Rao is waiting for you outside.

02:20:34.669 --> 02:20:35.589
Jesus Christ.

02:20:36.849 --> 02:20:39.449
She said she saw the battle with the water dragon from her study.

02:20:39.989 --> 02:20:42.509
So she rushed to the Dragoonian palace to check on everyone.

02:20:43.389 --> 02:20:46.129
Issun tells her about the daring battle and the death of the king.

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She immediately asks if you can still even get to Oni Island with Dragon being dead.

02:20:52.469 --> 02:20:56.529
Issun blows past this and says, and look, we got those fox rods you were looking for.

02:20:57.169 --> 02:20:59.089
Turns out that's the Dark Lord's secret weapon.

02:21:00.149 --> 02:21:01.129
And she's like, you're right.

02:21:02.009 --> 02:21:02.949
I was looking for them.

02:21:04.169 --> 02:21:04.829
Give them to me.

02:21:06.089 --> 02:21:08.409
Issun says, now hold your melons right there, Messy.

02:21:08.469 --> 02:21:09.129
Oh my god.

02:21:09.509 --> 02:21:11.249
This is the Dark Lord's secret weapon.

02:21:11.849 --> 02:21:13.069
He's gonna be after it.

02:21:14.129 --> 02:21:16.609
Ammy's a god, so we're gonna go ahead and hang on to these.

02:21:17.929 --> 02:21:20.709
But you disagree and toss the fox rods to Rao.

02:21:21.869 --> 02:21:25.189
She holds them and says now she has the power to protect the queen.

02:21:26.089 --> 02:21:29.509
Then she runs off back to Queen Himeko's palace with the fox rods.

02:21:31.469 --> 02:21:39.709
You give the dragon essence to the queen and Issun explains how the dragon died and about the king, her husband, and what he said.

02:21:41.069 --> 02:21:46.289
She explains that her husband turned into the dragon the day Oni Island showed up in order to protect the kingdom.

02:21:47.289 --> 02:21:51.469
But whatever happened to him during that fight it made him stuck in that form and drove him crazy.

02:21:52.609 --> 02:21:55.489
Issun explains about how the fox rods are what made him crazy.

02:21:56.449 --> 02:21:59.809
And the queen says, well, where is this great secret weapon of the enemy?

02:22:00.349 --> 02:22:01.349
Surely we must use it.

02:22:02.389 --> 02:22:05.009
And Issun tells her that Queen Himeko's assistant has it.

02:22:06.229 --> 02:22:09.989
This queen is unsure of that decision, but what's done is done.

02:22:10.849 --> 02:22:13.969
Hopefully she's not a deceitful, lying, betraying, backstabbing bitch.

02:22:14.089 --> 02:22:15.029
Fingers crossed.

02:22:15.509 --> 02:22:19.029
There's a lot of evil out there, and it'll do anything to get those rods back.

02:22:19.309 --> 02:22:20.069
She's sure of it.

02:22:21.349 --> 02:22:27.229
The dragon's essence is inside a glass ball, and the ball lifts into the air and displays an image.

02:22:28.489 --> 02:22:33.329
The queen says her husband must have left one final message before shuffling off his mortal coil.

02:22:34.729 --> 02:22:37.049
The image is of a temple Issun recognizes.

02:22:38.449 --> 02:22:44.309
Busty babe Rao is seen running across the grounds of the temple, and a shadowy creature is lunging at her.

02:22:45.369 --> 02:22:50.109
It's big and has several long, familiar looking appendages coming off of it.

02:22:52.149 --> 02:22:55.749
Issun kicks you into high gear, and the two of you take off for the temple.

02:22:56.829 --> 02:23:03.449
The Dragoonian queen says she will come up with something and will be ready for when Queen Himeko finds the next spot Onii Island appears.

02:23:04.749 --> 02:23:08.969
You make it to just outside the temple, and you see Rao, but something's wrong.

02:23:10.049 --> 02:23:11.909
She's translucent, like a ghost.

02:23:12.409 --> 02:23:13.209
Oh, shit.

02:23:13.649 --> 02:23:17.949
But she's still running, and she's running toward the temple, so you head in that direction.

02:23:18.929 --> 02:23:22.189
You follow the ghost as she guides you toward the backyard of the temple.

02:23:23.209 --> 02:23:26.789
She continues on and walks right through a solid rock wall.

02:23:28.049 --> 02:23:32.109
When you approach the wall, turns out not to be solid, but an illusion.

02:23:33.629 --> 02:23:36.709
You walk through it and find a well that goes deep into the ground.

02:23:37.369 --> 02:23:39.609
With no sign of Rao in here, you dive into the well.

02:23:40.729 --> 02:23:47.309
It takes you down a long hallway, and at the other end, is a room directly adjacent to Queen Himiko's throne room.

02:23:47.329 --> 02:23:51.029
It must be some kind of escape tunnel for the queen, should something go wrong.

02:23:52.389 --> 02:23:55.729
You go inside and find her royal secretary unconscious.

02:23:56.369 --> 02:24:01.469
When you arrive in the queen's actual throne room, you find her lying on the ground, dead.

02:24:02.989 --> 02:24:05.909
Rao is there too, and she says it was terrifying.

02:24:06.569 --> 02:24:07.669
A monster was chasing her.

02:24:08.449 --> 02:24:11.769
She thought she had lost it, but it somehow followed her and then killed the queen.

02:24:11.789 --> 02:24:13.729
Issun is a little confused.

02:24:14.289 --> 02:24:19.149
The crystal ball the queen had was supposed to cast a barrier around her at all times, making it impossible to touch her.

02:24:19.849 --> 02:24:21.289
How did it break through that magic?

02:24:22.869 --> 02:24:27.109
Issun asks Rao for more information, but you can see through her bullshit.

02:24:28.269 --> 02:24:33.889
Issun asks, what are you doing as you bare your teeth and growl at Himiko?

02:24:35.469 --> 02:24:41.169
Rao's voice deepens and slows, and her eyes become black with glowing red pupils.

02:24:42.749 --> 02:24:45.809
She says that you have proven quite formidable, Amaterasu.

02:24:47.089 --> 02:24:50.349
She took you to that sunken ship, hoping the water dragon would kill you.

02:24:51.349 --> 02:24:57.489
She sent you inside the emperor's body, and you somehow escaped and stopped her poison mist.

02:24:58.749 --> 02:25:02.149
But then your dumbass went and killed the water dragon.

02:25:04.249 --> 02:25:11.849
Now, her fortress on Oni Island is impenetrable, and the only person who can read the crystal ball is dead.

02:25:13.309 --> 02:25:18.569
Not only that, but you also gave her back the fox rods, the key to her power.

02:25:19.909 --> 02:25:21.749
Now, you die.

02:25:22.229 --> 02:25:22.789
Fuck her.

02:25:23.469 --> 02:25:28.829
She then slides on a mask that we actually saw in Ghost of Tsushima, worn by the character Tomoi.

02:25:29.809 --> 02:25:32.809
It's a white fox mask with orange and gray markings.

02:25:33.729 --> 02:25:41.129
Also, just in case Queen Himiko has any secret airs, Rao shrinks the crystal ball down and swallows it whole.

02:25:43.089 --> 02:25:47.609
The two of you fight, and you eventually beat her down until she coughs up the crystal ball again.

02:25:48.649 --> 02:25:52.329
She's hurt and panting, and you charge at her to finish her off.

02:25:53.589 --> 02:26:00.169
Just as you leap in the air for your pounce, she kicks you in the face, and you go flying back, falling to the ground.

02:26:00.329 --> 02:26:01.429
Oh, that sucks!

02:26:02.589 --> 02:26:10.269
You attempt to stand up, but fall down again as this fox-faced busty broad squats down like she's taking a big shit.

02:26:10.469 --> 02:26:11.569
Is she tea-bagging you?

02:26:12.049 --> 02:26:12.429
No.

02:26:13.149 --> 02:26:15.909
Nine fox-tails erupt from behind her.

02:26:16.409 --> 02:26:17.069
Oh, shit.

02:26:17.789 --> 02:26:23.389
The rest of her body transforms, and she becomes the legendary nine-tails.

02:26:23.949 --> 02:26:24.849
That's a Pokemon.

02:26:25.709 --> 02:26:30.449
Gigantic and foreboding, still completely in shadow with glowing red eyes.

02:26:31.809 --> 02:26:37.369
She says that Amaterasu has fought well, but this is just a taste of the true power of the Dark Lord.

02:26:38.309 --> 02:26:44.129
For now, she will retreat back to Oni Island and gather her forces for a true epic battle.

02:26:45.609 --> 02:26:53.229
The nine-tailed fox vanishes in a puff of darkness, and Ammy is left hurt and broken beside the dead Queen Himeko.

02:26:53.929 --> 02:26:55.729
You look around the room and see the crystal ball.

02:26:56.429 --> 02:27:02.849
You're unsure if it's a trick of the light, but you swear you've seen Queen Himeko in the crystal ball.

02:27:03.149 --> 02:27:04.489
Hmm, it's probably nothing.

02:27:04.929 --> 02:27:09.729
Well, you approach it, and it is her, sitting in the ball seemingly alive.

02:27:11.129 --> 02:27:18.169
She says that she chose not to allow her spirit to move on, and instead inhabited the crystal ball in order to help you find Oni Island.

02:27:18.709 --> 02:27:22.689
I live in a ghost ball now, because I wanted to help.

02:27:22.909 --> 02:27:24.269
Now, I'm the ghost in the machine.

02:27:25.089 --> 02:27:30.789
She shows you where Oni Island will appear next, not far off the nearby coast, at sunset.

02:27:31.669 --> 02:27:34.409
And it will vanish again once the sun dips below the horizon.

02:27:35.849 --> 02:27:39.709
As the image of the location vanishes, the crystal ball cracks.

02:27:41.069 --> 02:27:44.869
The powers she used to show you the next location destroys the ball.

02:27:46.089 --> 02:27:51.489
She sends out one last round of thoughts and prayers as she is forced into moving on.

02:27:52.369 --> 02:27:58.129
Issun says the sun sets in like 20 minutes, so we need to haul ass to the coast if we're going to make it to Oni Island.

02:27:59.209 --> 02:28:03.689
When you get to the coast, you've seen Queen Otohime, the queen of the Dragoonians.

02:28:04.769 --> 02:28:10.249
She says that she could feel Himiko's pain from deep in the ocean, and she followed that pain to this location.

02:28:10.969 --> 02:28:12.169
Issun says it doesn't matter.

02:28:12.909 --> 02:28:15.649
The water dragon is dead, you can't get on the island anyway.

02:28:16.909 --> 02:28:20.809
Otohime says the dragon's not dead the same way Himiko's dead.

02:28:21.969 --> 02:28:26.409
The dragon essence will allow Otohime to become the dragon herself.

02:28:27.229 --> 02:28:29.469
It's what her husband used to become the dragon last time.

02:28:30.429 --> 02:28:39.989
With that, she turns into a bright flash of light, and then grows and lengthens until she's a 50-foot serpent rising high above the land.

02:28:40.029 --> 02:28:41.329
Holy shit!

02:28:41.589 --> 02:28:43.509
Like, is she actually Jafar?

02:28:44.329 --> 02:28:45.929
Right, it's very much like that.

02:28:45.969 --> 02:28:54.389
Yeah, because also Jafar put Jasmine in an hourglass, which is not dissimilar to having someone in a crystal ball.

02:28:54.409 --> 02:28:56.349
There are some parallels here.

02:28:57.129 --> 02:29:00.369
Yeah, we were running from the serpent's bloody cave the same way, too.

02:29:00.489 --> 02:29:01.229
Yeah.

02:29:01.869 --> 02:29:04.009
Well, she looks around and finds Oni Island.

02:29:04.409 --> 02:29:09.509
She flops down from where she is on the shore, and her head slams through the barrier around Oni Island.

02:29:10.509 --> 02:29:10.729
Oh!

02:29:11.149 --> 02:29:16.569
As she becomes a massive serpentine bridge spanning the gap to Oni Island.

02:29:16.629 --> 02:29:17.849
Holy shit!

02:29:18.249 --> 02:29:19.089
She tells you to hurry.

02:29:19.369 --> 02:29:21.009
She's not going to survive this for very long.

02:29:21.329 --> 02:29:26.409
As you are about to cross her back, Issun stops and asks you, Are you sure about this?

02:29:26.749 --> 02:29:29.389
You're not going to need to take a nap or use the bathroom or anything, are you?

02:29:29.409 --> 02:29:31.089
This is your point of no return again?

02:29:31.169 --> 02:29:31.969
We're doing this again?

02:29:32.029 --> 02:29:39.389
Yeah, it's not your typical point of no return speech, but you let him know you're ready, and you cross over the threshold onto Oni Island.

02:29:39.969 --> 02:29:43.689
The majority of Oni Island is a dungeon, so again, puzzle-solving and platforming.

02:29:44.169 --> 02:29:48.249
And it's a lava dungeon, but you're immune to that now, so it's not that big of a deal.

02:29:48.329 --> 02:29:48.949
That's cool.

02:29:49.609 --> 02:29:53.409
You enter an old stone castle and continue through the island dungeon.

02:29:53.669 --> 02:29:58.089
While I have so far left out the puzzles in these dungeons, this one has a fun one worth mentioning.

02:29:59.109 --> 02:30:03.249
You have to race a magical flying scroll named Toby.

02:30:04.789 --> 02:30:12.369
Toby says he's the gatekeeper of the castle, and the only way to move past is to beat him in a series of several races throughout the temple.

02:30:13.509 --> 02:30:19.049
Issun says, Well, Toby, this is full throttle Ammy, so you're on.

02:30:19.069 --> 02:30:23.409
Talking about you like you're a Fast and Furious spin-off.

02:30:25.309 --> 02:30:29.069
You race Toby to the top and eventually make it to a balcony of the castle.

02:30:29.869 --> 02:30:33.429
Outside is a gigantic stone tiger statue.

02:30:34.509 --> 02:30:40.289
On the tiger's back is a longbow, kind of turning the tiger's back into a makeshift crossbow.

02:30:41.449 --> 02:30:45.029
The sky around the roof is dark and stormy with a lightning storm raging.

02:30:45.529 --> 02:30:50.009
Using your celestial brush, you paint an arrow into the longbow's strings.

02:30:51.189 --> 02:31:00.289
The arrow is shaped like a lightning bolt, and after it manifests itself, the tail of the statue pulls the bow string back and launches the lightning arrow into the sky.

02:31:00.409 --> 02:31:00.929
Hell yeah.

02:31:01.529 --> 02:31:08.829
The arrow pierces the clouds, and the storm vanishes, revealing the starry sky behind, along with another constellation.

02:31:08.989 --> 02:31:11.809
So sometimes shooting an arrow into the night is a good thing.

02:31:11.829 --> 02:31:12.449
Yeah, right?

02:31:13.229 --> 02:31:14.849
Sometimes devastating.

02:31:14.869 --> 02:31:15.549
Devastating.

02:31:16.789 --> 02:31:22.809
This one is Gekigami, and it's the tiger statue come to life, complete with a longbow on its back.

02:31:23.689 --> 02:31:29.989
It's the god of thunder, and it gives you another power similar to water and fire that allows you to draw a path for lightning to follow.

02:31:31.209 --> 02:31:34.749
It soon reminds you, this was the 12th technique that you've learned.

02:31:35.529 --> 02:31:37.989
Just one more, and he'll have seen them all.

02:31:38.169 --> 02:31:40.189
I mean, and you'll have seen them all.

02:31:41.469 --> 02:31:47.749
Use this new power through this castle dungeon a whole bunch, because honestly, you're not going to use it outside this dungeon, like, ever.

02:31:48.109 --> 02:31:48.889
So you might as well.

02:31:48.949 --> 02:31:49.329
Yeah.

02:31:50.149 --> 02:31:54.349
But you also get to do a whole 2D platformer section as well that's really fun.

02:31:55.269 --> 02:31:57.969
This whole time, you're also racing Toby in sections.

02:31:58.169 --> 02:31:59.249
Fucking Toby!

02:31:59.749 --> 02:32:06.049
While he's a flying scroll, he's also fully sentient, and as you race, he becomes more and more fond of you.

02:32:06.549 --> 02:32:06.769
Oh!

02:32:07.189 --> 02:32:16.169
He's also very polite the whole time, saying things like, Good sir, this is the most excellent race, and as nobody has ever challenged me thus far in my time as gatekeeper.

02:32:16.809 --> 02:32:17.789
He's so formal.

02:32:17.929 --> 02:32:18.749
Very formal.

02:32:19.369 --> 02:32:27.009
You go to your final race with Toby, and as you beat him, he tells you that he is most honored to have been beaten by you, good sir.

02:32:28.089 --> 02:32:33.409
He is grateful that it is you who will get to witness his final moments of life.

02:32:34.049 --> 02:32:35.469
And Issun asks what he means.

02:32:35.609 --> 02:32:36.769
Why is this your final moment?

02:32:37.829 --> 02:32:40.489
He explains that he failed as gatekeeper.

02:32:41.289 --> 02:32:46.069
You beat him in every race, which for him was the most fun he's ever had in his life.

02:32:47.109 --> 02:32:51.729
So to die now would be to go out on a high note, and he's happy you get to see it.

02:32:52.349 --> 02:32:53.569
This is so weird.

02:32:54.229 --> 02:32:55.909
It's so strange, right?

02:32:55.929 --> 02:32:58.389
I don't like this bonding technique.

02:32:59.409 --> 02:33:01.069
And he says, farewell, good sir.

02:33:01.769 --> 02:33:07.029
And he returns to normal paper, floats to the ground, and turns into a flower.

02:33:08.949 --> 02:33:11.069
That's not how recycling works.

02:33:12.649 --> 02:33:13.229
But okay.

02:33:13.229 --> 02:33:14.929
He's one of those pamphlets that had the seeds in it.

02:33:17.209 --> 02:33:20.189
You go out onto the roof of the castle, where it's flat and immense.

02:33:21.169 --> 02:33:23.429
The perfect setting for a boss battle.

02:33:24.549 --> 02:33:33.789
Issun gives you another point of no return speech, and when you accept, you step foot onto the roof as Issun says, let's teach this fox-headed wench a lesson.

02:33:35.069 --> 02:33:37.509
At least he wasn't commenting on her tits this time.

02:33:38.709 --> 02:33:45.409
Issun hops on your back, and while swinging his needle for a sword says, he's here to avenge Queen Himeko.

02:33:45.929 --> 02:33:47.369
Now get out here, wench!

02:33:49.449 --> 02:33:50.209
But nobody comes.

02:33:51.349 --> 02:33:53.609
It's quiet, and the clouds are filling the sky.

02:33:54.189 --> 02:34:04.509
You howl up into the sky, and it causes the clouds to part, revealing a full, blood-red moon, as well as the final constellation.

02:34:06.009 --> 02:34:07.369
Issun is shocked to see it here.

02:34:08.149 --> 02:34:09.909
There's so much evil on this island.

02:34:10.969 --> 02:34:12.469
I don't think he understands how the sky works.

02:34:14.669 --> 02:34:19.509
You complete this constellation, revealing the nine-tailed fox.

02:34:21.229 --> 02:34:31.389
An eerie sound emits, and the constellation burns bright red in the sky against the blood-red moon, whereas every other constellation had glowed blue and white.

02:34:33.069 --> 02:34:41.309
Nine-tails, the dark lord of the coast, confronts you, no longer shrouded in shadow, wearing the mask we saw in Rao.

02:34:43.389 --> 02:34:52.289
He says that he serves the evil Yami, who rules the land of darkness, and that he will kill you like every other god he's killed before.

02:34:52.869 --> 02:34:56.609
And Issun goes, Yami, land of darkness.

02:34:57.769 --> 02:34:58.389
Never heard of him.

02:34:59.069 --> 02:34:59.929
We're just here to kill you.

02:34:59.949 --> 02:35:02.669
I don't give a fuck about that other shit.

02:35:04.169 --> 02:35:08.709
And nine-tails is like, you know Yami is ruler of like all evil things.

02:35:09.569 --> 02:35:10.369
Ultimate darkness?

02:35:11.129 --> 02:35:12.649
No, not ringing a bell.

02:35:13.929 --> 02:35:17.649
We'll just know he's a true god, not like those animals you keep playing with.

02:35:18.689 --> 02:35:23.369
Anyway, you'll never know Yami now, because this is the part where I kill you.

02:35:24.249 --> 02:35:26.809
And then Issun says, this is the part where he kills us.

02:35:28.489 --> 02:35:29.549
No, I'm kidding, it doesn't happen.

02:35:29.949 --> 02:35:32.449
And then the achievement turns on, the part where he kills you.

02:35:32.709 --> 02:35:33.889
I know how this goes.

02:35:34.329 --> 02:35:35.949
And Ninetales attacks.

02:35:36.889 --> 02:35:43.289
He's basically a gigantic, much stronger version of you, and he even has his own celestial brush.

02:35:44.409 --> 02:35:50.629
And when you go to use yours, you can see his brush drawing things too, just in red ink as opposed to your black ink.

02:35:50.649 --> 02:35:51.969
That's horrifying.

02:35:51.989 --> 02:35:54.109
Yeah, and he can cancel yours out.

02:35:54.569 --> 02:35:56.289
Have we seen anyone else with a brush?

02:35:56.349 --> 02:35:57.289
Not at all.

02:35:57.329 --> 02:35:58.209
Oh, that's so cool.

02:35:58.229 --> 02:35:59.449
This is totally a surprise.

02:36:00.529 --> 02:36:08.789
You have to kill each of its tails, which are tipped with miniature rouse, and when you do, a single-tailed fox is all that remains.

02:36:08.849 --> 02:36:10.489
Ha, fuck you, single-tail.

02:36:10.949 --> 02:36:16.329
He's big, the mask is gone, there's scars across the whole body, and he's missing an eye.

02:36:16.549 --> 02:36:16.789
Ooh!

02:36:17.329 --> 02:36:20.929
But that just makes it more pissed off, and now it's even harder to fight.

02:36:21.649 --> 02:36:28.449
You eventually kill Ninetales, once and for all, as its dark soul rises out of its body and floats away.

02:36:30.009 --> 02:36:34.209
The narrator tells us that Queen Himeko was finally avenged.

02:36:35.209 --> 02:36:38.749
Her killer brought to justice at the paw of Amaterasu.

02:36:38.809 --> 02:36:39.329
Hell yeah.

02:36:39.969 --> 02:36:47.669
Oni Island, no longer with a master, began to fade away around you and turn to cherry blossom petals lost on the wind.

02:36:48.969 --> 02:36:55.849
Queen Otohime of the Dragoonians survived the transformation into the Water Dragon and returned to her castle at the bottom of the sea.

02:36:57.149 --> 02:37:04.469
The spirit of Ninetales, however, merged with the soul of the spirit of the Blight that created the sickness that overtook Seiyan City.

02:37:05.789 --> 02:37:11.589
Once merged, the souls followed the dark cloud that was Orochi's spirit to the far north of Nippon.

02:37:13.069 --> 02:37:18.029
Ammy sensed this movement north, and Issun reluctantly agrees to go towards the danger.

02:37:18.049 --> 02:37:21.349
Issun was under the impression the adventure was supposed to be over.

02:37:21.909 --> 02:37:24.609
That last constellation being a fake really pissed him off.

02:37:25.849 --> 02:37:30.509
But it also reminded him that if the adventure ends, so does his time with Ammy.

02:37:31.149 --> 02:37:38.489
Regardless, he knows that he still has one more constellation to go, as our adventure is about to crescendo.

02:37:38.609 --> 02:37:39.469
Shut up.

02:37:42.949 --> 02:37:44.909
It's like, Jesus Christ, I'm in a time loop.

02:37:45.749 --> 02:37:51.309
As you make it back to shore, you hear a now all too familiar, Bonjour.

02:37:51.329 --> 02:37:52.329
God damn it.

02:37:53.149 --> 02:37:57.589
Fuckfacewaka asks you how the fox hunt went over on Oli Island.

02:37:57.789 --> 02:37:58.809
The fox hunt?

02:37:58.809 --> 02:37:59.469
Fuck off.

02:38:00.089 --> 02:38:04.309
He directs you to the next area north, saying that there's a big storm coming.

02:38:04.829 --> 02:38:11.469
And before he goes, he has another tip, or prophecy, or whatever, saying one zap and the door opens.

02:38:12.429 --> 02:38:13.329
I'm sure that's nothing.

02:38:13.349 --> 02:38:13.849
It's fine.

02:38:13.869 --> 02:38:14.409
Fuck you.

02:38:14.569 --> 02:38:16.489
Now you see me, now you don't.

02:38:17.389 --> 02:38:17.929
Au revoir.

02:38:18.029 --> 02:38:18.769
Ho ho ho.

02:38:20.169 --> 02:38:26.569
Using some lightning, you open an underground tunnel hidden by a secret passage that takes you to the north through the mountains safely.

02:38:27.809 --> 02:38:32.109
When you arrive on the other side, it's a snowy, bitter, cold environment.

02:38:32.949 --> 02:38:36.689
Issun tells you it's too cold for him, so he hunkers down in your fur to keep warm.

02:38:37.349 --> 02:38:41.369
You find a hut in this frozen tundra, and there's a fire roaring inside.

02:38:42.029 --> 02:38:44.389
Issun hops down to relax, and you lie down.

02:38:45.389 --> 02:38:49.549
From the other side of the fire, a figure rises and draws a sword.

02:38:50.649 --> 02:38:52.909
Issun goes, whoa, whoa, come on now.

02:38:53.529 --> 02:38:54.529
We just want to get warm.

02:38:55.389 --> 02:38:57.509
Wait, what are you doing here?

02:38:58.709 --> 02:39:02.689
It's nobody we've seen in the game, but Issun definitely recognizes them.

02:39:04.069 --> 02:39:06.989
They're a person, and they're wearing a blue pig mask.

02:39:07.489 --> 02:39:13.809
They have spiky pink and black hair, and they're dressed like they're trained to fight, more like a ronin than a samurai.

02:39:14.569 --> 02:39:17.529
And if you've listened to our Ghost of Tsushima episode, you know the difference.

02:39:18.589 --> 02:39:24.249
You stand up and start pacing around the fire while the person continues to brandish their sword at you, unspeaking.

02:39:25.269 --> 02:39:30.709
The flames dance between you two, and the flames and smoke distort each of your bodies to the other.

02:39:32.229 --> 02:39:35.569
You circle the fire until the person's back is to the entrance of the hut.

02:39:36.529 --> 02:39:40.609
Once there, they turn and run out the door into the snow, never saying a word.

02:39:42.109 --> 02:39:44.869
Issun turns to you and goes, did you see that fucking sword?

02:39:44.889 --> 02:39:47.549
That was a Hitori Hanzo.

02:39:47.769 --> 02:39:50.229
Now, he didn't give it like a swordsmith's name or anything like that.

02:39:50.249 --> 02:39:52.009
He just had like that same energy.

02:39:52.689 --> 02:39:54.189
It was a dope ass sword.

02:39:54.729 --> 02:39:58.389
You head back outside, only to find the mystery person waiting for you.

02:39:58.509 --> 02:40:01.849
Sword still drawn, and they charge at you to fight.

02:40:02.669 --> 02:40:03.769
They just wanted more space.

02:40:04.169 --> 02:40:04.869
I get you.

02:40:05.649 --> 02:40:08.329
You fight the mystery Ronin and eventually wear him down.

02:40:09.329 --> 02:40:10.909
But this is no ordinary fight.

02:40:10.929 --> 02:40:16.589
This is more like a fight in Hades, because that literally wasn't even his final form.

02:40:16.669 --> 02:40:17.229
Oh shit.

02:40:17.749 --> 02:40:21.749
The mystery person turns into a black wolf with a pink mane.

02:40:22.689 --> 02:40:25.249
Now you're basically fighting your doppelganger.

02:40:25.509 --> 02:40:28.669
Oh no, it's like an MCU fucking origin movie.

02:40:28.689 --> 02:40:29.769
Yeah.

02:40:31.169 --> 02:40:35.689
After you defeat this wolf man, he reverts back to a man and calls a stop to the fight.

02:40:35.829 --> 02:40:37.889
He's like, I tried meeting you on your level.

02:40:37.889 --> 02:40:38.969
I still gotta ask it.

02:40:38.989 --> 02:40:39.669
God damn it.

02:40:40.849 --> 02:40:42.489
He says that he is impressed with your skill.

02:40:43.429 --> 02:40:47.049
His name is Oki, warrior of the Iwina tribe.

02:40:47.529 --> 02:40:51.129
Issun wants to know why a warrior has a sword that's so nice.

02:40:51.429 --> 02:40:52.969
It shouldn't be used in combat.

02:40:53.329 --> 02:40:56.589
Oki says, oh, you have a ponkle with you.

02:40:56.609 --> 02:40:58.029
A ponkle?

02:40:58.709 --> 02:40:59.929
Wait, is that Issun?

02:40:59.949 --> 02:41:02.189
I haven't seen you around these parts in ages.

02:41:02.289 --> 02:41:02.869
Oh shit.

02:41:02.889 --> 02:41:03.889
I heard you died.

02:41:04.709 --> 02:41:05.549
Wishful thinking.

02:41:05.649 --> 02:41:06.269
No, I'm kidding.

02:41:06.429 --> 02:41:09.349
He heard Issun got sick of painting and ran off in disgrace.

02:41:09.549 --> 02:41:10.109
Oh shit.

02:41:10.129 --> 02:41:12.129
Yeah, that's more accurate.

02:41:13.089 --> 02:41:22.089
He says that it's cool Issun has somehow managed to find himself a wolf companion, but the two of you are still nothing like Shidenui and her ponkle sidekick.

02:41:22.629 --> 02:41:24.109
Issun is all, whatever.

02:41:24.489 --> 02:41:25.749
Why do you have that sword?

02:41:26.289 --> 02:41:28.289
Oki says that the time has come to wield it.

02:41:29.169 --> 02:41:34.889
The Izo Fuji Mountains, which once watched over this land, have been taken over by dark forces.

02:41:36.009 --> 02:41:42.009
While this area has always been cold and unforgiving, now it has become overrun with monsters and creatures of pure evil.

02:41:43.129 --> 02:41:48.309
Oki is out here protecting the Oina tribe by preventing anything from making it into town.

02:41:48.869 --> 02:41:55.529
The dark forces over the Izo Fuji Mountains are twin demons called Lechku and Nechku.

02:41:56.049 --> 02:41:58.649
Oki is actually one of the last soldiers alive.

02:41:59.089 --> 02:42:09.589
Snowstorms have wiped out so many soldiers already, so Oki is setting out to scale the Izo Fuji Mountains to confront Lechku and Nechku and free these lands from their onslaught of evil.

02:42:10.989 --> 02:42:18.409
This sword is prophesied to contain insane power, but it will only unleash that power when it is truly needed.

02:42:19.109 --> 02:42:23.589
Oki is just really hoping that the battle with Lechku and Nechku is a big enough need.

02:42:24.889 --> 02:42:30.529
But if it is, he'll know because the sword will start glowing like sting when orcs are nearby.

02:42:31.129 --> 02:42:33.049
Sorry, that's a Lord of the Rings reference, Andrea.

02:42:33.129 --> 02:42:34.829
Okay, I was like, that sounds cool.

02:42:34.849 --> 02:42:36.309
I don't know what that means though.

02:42:37.689 --> 02:42:40.449
Issun says sorry for being so nosy about the sword.

02:42:40.929 --> 02:42:46.089
He got in a lot of trouble for touching it one time, so he's just jealous Oki gets to actually use it.

02:42:46.949 --> 02:42:54.229
You decide to go to Webkir, the village Oki and Issun are from, to make sure everyone is okay while Oki goes to slay the twin demons.

02:42:55.489 --> 02:42:59.449
This area is covered in Orochi's dark power and you have to find a sapling in this blizzard.

02:43:00.209 --> 02:43:05.189
While searching, you see the archer from just outside the capital city, the one that blew up the cannon.

02:43:06.129 --> 02:43:10.889
He says that he moved here to the north because his arrows always cause bad luck wherever he goes.

02:43:11.589 --> 02:43:16.349
He can't bother anyone up here, especially if he just practices archery by shooting at the side of a mountain.

02:43:17.269 --> 02:43:18.809
I can't fuck anyone up here.

02:43:19.349 --> 02:43:26.489
Well, you guide a lightning bolt to his arrow as it flies through the air, and the electrified arrow makes the side of the mountain explode.

02:43:28.169 --> 02:43:33.209
When it does, it reveals a guardian sapling conveniently growing where the mountain once stood.

02:43:35.069 --> 02:43:40.289
And the archer is like, okay, I've clearly been chosen by the gods to be an amazing archer.

02:43:41.209 --> 02:43:43.249
Everyone really takes everything to ego.

02:43:43.729 --> 02:43:44.909
Right?

02:43:44.929 --> 02:43:46.649
Just like, I am godsent.

02:43:46.669 --> 02:43:47.409
Like, okay.

02:43:47.809 --> 02:43:51.489
I need to spread my gift to the world, so farewell dear wolf.

02:43:51.789 --> 02:43:55.089
I'll always remember you were there when I realized I'm amazing.

02:43:55.569 --> 02:43:57.109
This is a story about context.

02:44:00.229 --> 02:44:01.149
Seriously, right?

02:44:01.929 --> 02:44:04.189
And then he just kind of fucks off into the snow.

02:44:05.629 --> 02:44:11.349
You revive the sapling, and it doesn't eliminate the snow, but the blizzard dies down a bit, and the sun is shining bright.

02:44:12.269 --> 02:44:14.969
You get to Webkir, but it's not sunny here.

02:44:15.949 --> 02:44:17.229
The blizzard is really bad.

02:44:18.029 --> 02:44:19.729
Issun says he's never seen it like this.

02:44:19.749 --> 02:44:22.229
It's almost completely frozen over, and nobody is outside.

02:44:23.169 --> 02:44:26.829
So the two of you explore the town to see if everyone is okay, just indoors.

02:44:28.149 --> 02:44:30.449
But nobody is answering their door when you knock.

02:44:31.589 --> 02:44:34.969
You finally find someone outside, a person named Samical.

02:44:35.989 --> 02:44:40.049
He's the top warrior of the Yoina tribe, and he protects the town elder.

02:44:41.109 --> 02:44:43.889
If you want to get to the elder, you gotta go through Samical.

02:44:44.309 --> 02:44:47.229
Issun asks what he's doing just standing outside in this blizzard.

02:44:48.049 --> 02:44:52.849
Samical goes, Oh, that horrible, grating voice.

02:44:53.249 --> 02:44:53.889
Is that Issun?

02:44:56.129 --> 02:44:57.189
Good for you, bitch.

02:44:57.429 --> 02:44:59.129
That's called branding, baby.

02:45:01.029 --> 02:45:05.729
He tells Issun to go back to the Ponkle Village if it's not already buried under snow.

02:45:05.889 --> 02:45:07.349
He has problems of his own to deal with.

02:45:07.569 --> 02:45:09.429
And take that stupid white dog with you.

02:45:10.349 --> 02:45:13.729
As he says this, he turns into a wolf the way Oki had.

02:45:14.029 --> 02:45:14.269
Oh.

02:45:15.149 --> 02:45:19.749
So You and Issun explore some more when you are stopped by a lady dog named Kai.

02:45:20.549 --> 02:45:23.249
Issun knows her and starts asking about everything going on.

02:45:23.949 --> 02:45:25.569
She goes, there's a lot to tell.

02:45:26.089 --> 02:45:27.789
Come back to my place and I'll tell you everything.

02:45:29.369 --> 02:45:33.749
She tells you a story about the twin demons, Lechu and Nechu.

02:45:35.069 --> 02:45:38.329
They were locked away in the Iso Fuji Mountains centuries ago.

02:45:39.469 --> 02:45:44.049
But then a dark force came from the south a couple days ago and freed the twin demons.

02:45:45.329 --> 02:45:49.909
The elder tried to go kill them, but he couldn't and Samical had to go rescue him.

02:45:50.849 --> 02:45:52.549
He's been the acting chief ever since.

02:45:54.249 --> 02:46:01.029
Okie has never liked Samical, and when he declared himself as chief, Okie stole the sword and set out on his own.

02:46:01.149 --> 02:46:01.749
Oh shit.

02:46:02.649 --> 02:46:09.669
A little known legend about the Iso Fuji Mountains is that all evil was rumored to have been birthed from here.

02:46:10.089 --> 02:46:10.969
Oh, it's a Hellmouth.

02:46:11.069 --> 02:46:12.369
Yeah, it's completely a Hellmouth.

02:46:13.989 --> 02:46:19.849
So the arrival of all this darkness is being rumored to be a sort of homecoming for all evil beings.

02:46:19.909 --> 02:46:21.409
Oh my god, that's amazing.

02:46:22.129 --> 02:46:25.489
Also, her little sister Lika has gone missing in this blizzard.

02:46:26.189 --> 02:46:37.329
And she's not sure if she was kidnapped or got lost in the storm or what, but like, she holds the fate of the village in her hands, but she's not going to explain that as a howl is heard and Kai says that you're being summoned.

02:46:37.989 --> 02:46:38.629
No big deal.

02:46:39.329 --> 02:46:45.009
Samical says that once the elder heard a white wolf was here to see him, he wanted to see you as well.

02:46:45.489 --> 02:46:47.909
You go into his home, and he's asleep on the floor.

02:46:48.589 --> 02:46:52.949
He jumps up when he sees Issun and says he's going to tan his hide for touching that sword.

02:46:54.069 --> 02:46:56.569
He chases you a bit, but calms down pretty quickly.

02:46:57.529 --> 02:47:00.949
He's an eccentric elder, and his name is Kimu.

02:47:01.629 --> 02:47:05.249
He says, Issun, I have to admit, you've grown.

02:47:06.429 --> 02:47:07.929
Barely at all since I last saw you.

02:47:10.289 --> 02:47:14.529
He also explains how little sister Lika holds the fate of Webgear in her hands.

02:47:15.509 --> 02:47:25.009
He says that every year, he personally does a volcanic incantation that causes the volcanoes in the Iso Fuji mountains to heat up and keep the region warm.

02:47:25.569 --> 02:47:29.929
Isn't it crazy that that's like a real job in some cultures and villages?

02:47:30.429 --> 02:47:31.409
Right, the dancer?

02:47:31.449 --> 02:47:37.909
Yeah, like the dedicated weather rain man person, and that's like a 40 hour a week job.

02:47:38.349 --> 02:47:38.849
You know?

02:47:38.869 --> 02:47:40.389
And you're kind of worshiped?

02:47:40.429 --> 02:47:42.449
Yeah, the way I do marketing.

02:47:43.429 --> 02:47:48.609
This person's like, all right, gotta prepare the Q4 fucking season spells.

02:47:48.629 --> 02:47:49.329
Season spells.

02:47:49.349 --> 02:47:50.309
That's wild to me.

02:47:51.009 --> 02:47:57.669
After the demons took over the mountains, the volcanoes haven't gotten warm, and that's why these blizzards are freezing everything.

02:47:57.889 --> 02:47:58.369
Oh, how?

02:47:58.989 --> 02:48:07.889
Elder Kimu got severely injured in his fight with Lechku and Nechku, and Lika is the only other person with the power to perform the volcanic incantation.

02:48:08.749 --> 02:48:14.089
And then Elder Kimu takes in your whole body for the first time, and he can see that you're not a wolf.

02:48:14.809 --> 02:48:15.629
You're a god.

02:48:15.809 --> 02:48:16.549
God damn it.

02:48:17.329 --> 02:48:18.169
Not just any god.

02:48:18.749 --> 02:48:20.489
You're the Shiranui.

02:48:21.289 --> 02:48:24.669
You'll be able to find her no problem, and you'll defeat the bad guys.

02:48:24.769 --> 02:48:25.309
Hell yeah.

02:48:25.949 --> 02:48:33.209
He tells you to go to a forest they believe Lika may have wandered into, and you have to go through a place called Lauchi Lake to get there.

02:48:34.109 --> 02:48:38.689
When you get to the lake, you find a giant boat crashed into its frozen surface.

02:48:40.129 --> 02:48:46.689
You're standing on a plinth beside the frozen lake, and Issun says this is where that sword Oki had was enshrined.

02:48:47.449 --> 02:48:51.689
Issun explains this boat has been here for hundreds, maybe even thousands of years.

02:48:51.969 --> 02:48:52.529
Oh shit.

02:48:53.309 --> 02:48:59.649
His grandfather told him once that the iron boat fell from the heavens above and crashed into this frozen lake.

02:49:00.849 --> 02:49:06.769
Since it came from the celestial plane, it was being piloted by the celestials, the gods in other words.

02:49:07.669 --> 02:49:11.989
Unbeknownst to the gods before they set out, the boat was full of monsters.

02:49:12.689 --> 02:49:13.369
Oopsies.

02:49:14.289 --> 02:49:20.129
They attacked during the journey and crashed here, which is why it's thought to be the birthplace of evil.

02:49:20.469 --> 02:49:20.849
Wow.

02:49:21.149 --> 02:49:22.929
Yeah, I mean, that's how Venom started.

02:49:24.749 --> 02:49:26.829
All the celestials died but one.

02:49:27.509 --> 02:49:32.469
He managed to flee to safety, and he went into hiding in the mortal world, never to be seen again.

02:49:33.289 --> 02:49:33.949
I would do that.

02:49:34.349 --> 02:49:34.709
Right?

02:49:34.769 --> 02:49:36.629
I would definitely do that if everybody was dead.

02:49:37.449 --> 02:49:41.789
It's why the ruler of darkness still sends his forces from this lake out into the world.

02:49:42.489 --> 02:49:44.149
They're looking for that lone survivor.

02:49:44.809 --> 02:49:46.869
Nippon has never been the same since.

02:49:48.249 --> 02:49:54.489
The two of you head into the forest, which is locally known as the Consuming Forest, to find little Lika.

02:49:55.489 --> 02:50:00.449
And it's known as the Consuming Forest because it's very easy to get lost and lose your mind.

02:50:01.869 --> 02:50:04.809
Kai catches up and offers to guide you through the forest.

02:50:05.209 --> 02:50:06.729
Lika's her little sister, after all.

02:50:07.449 --> 02:50:12.789
Besides, right now, the only thing keeping the villagers alive is the sun coming out every single day.

02:50:13.229 --> 02:50:15.349
But there's a solar eclipse in a couple days.

02:50:15.569 --> 02:50:17.169
Oh my god, of course there is.

02:50:17.189 --> 02:50:17.789
What the fuck?

02:50:18.249 --> 02:50:23.469
And one full 24-hour period of no sun will freeze everyone to death.

02:50:23.569 --> 02:50:24.729
Holy shit.

02:50:25.009 --> 02:50:26.209
Climate change is real.

02:50:26.229 --> 02:50:28.869
That's my big takeaway.

02:50:28.889 --> 02:50:29.329
Right?

02:50:29.989 --> 02:50:32.809
Yeah, I mean, if you think of, like, this black cloud, it's pollution.

02:50:32.829 --> 02:50:33.429
Ugh.

02:50:34.909 --> 02:50:37.969
So we need that volcanic incantation, Asap.

02:50:39.209 --> 02:50:42.049
She says she can tell you're the legendary Ashita Nui too.

02:50:42.789 --> 02:50:44.469
All of these dog people can, really.

02:50:45.609 --> 02:50:50.109
She says the fact you can put up with Issun is something only a god could do anyway.

02:50:51.669 --> 02:50:53.429
I love how he's getting shit on.

02:50:53.889 --> 02:50:55.769
Truly at every point in this game.

02:50:57.189 --> 02:51:01.389
As soon as you step foot in the forest, you hear, bonjour.

02:51:02.469 --> 02:51:02.729
Ugh.

02:51:03.289 --> 02:51:11.629
Issun, like you, has had it with this motherfucker and demands he tells you what he's up to, because it's clearly nothing good.

02:51:12.929 --> 02:51:15.209
He says that he seeks a path to the heavens.

02:51:16.189 --> 02:51:18.969
And Issun goes, aha, I knew it.

02:51:19.469 --> 02:51:21.509
Your nefarious plan has been revealed at last.

02:51:22.169 --> 02:51:24.189
It's why you keep showing up at the worst times.

02:51:24.529 --> 02:51:25.469
It all makes sense now.

02:51:26.309 --> 02:51:32.909
You want to be there when Ammy dies, so you can take her place in heaven and leave her stranded and unable to move on.

02:51:33.429 --> 02:51:34.489
Oh, yeah, that tracks.

02:51:34.509 --> 02:51:36.229
Yeah, this is so obvious.

02:51:36.769 --> 02:51:39.769
Wakka's like, what the fuck are you talking about?

02:51:42.029 --> 02:51:44.389
I'm looking for a boat that I heard was nearby.

02:51:44.409 --> 02:51:47.229
It supposedly fell from the heavens.

02:51:47.289 --> 02:51:48.749
Calm down, you little weirdo.

02:51:48.769 --> 02:51:55.889
I appreciate the insane energy, though, that your little fuckboy is bringing to every situation.

02:51:55.969 --> 02:51:56.329
Right.

02:51:56.709 --> 02:51:58.049
Then Wakka's like, you know what?

02:51:58.629 --> 02:51:59.529
I don't have time for this.

02:52:00.029 --> 02:52:00.849
Not even a prophecy.

02:52:01.949 --> 02:52:04.029
We don't even get the baby at the end of that?

02:52:04.429 --> 02:52:05.869
No, no baby at the end of that one.

02:52:05.889 --> 02:52:07.249
He's literally just au revoir.

02:52:07.529 --> 02:52:08.229
Fuck you.

02:52:08.269 --> 02:52:08.649
Yeah.

02:52:09.449 --> 02:52:10.389
Are we breaking up?

02:52:10.469 --> 02:52:11.789
He's just kind of over you right now.

02:52:12.009 --> 02:52:13.209
I think he's dumping us.

02:52:13.369 --> 02:52:15.149
Yeah, and he just disappears, honestly.

02:52:15.849 --> 02:52:21.009
Kai says she has a feeling she knows where Lika went, and she thinks Issun does too.

02:52:22.149 --> 02:52:24.469
And Issun just kind of stares at her while she talks.

02:52:25.389 --> 02:52:27.909
She says she's been playing there since she was a kid too.

02:52:28.869 --> 02:52:29.449
Right, Issun?

02:52:30.609 --> 02:52:32.149
And Issun is just silent.

02:52:32.609 --> 02:52:33.609
Snitches get stitches.

02:52:34.089 --> 02:52:34.869
Keep your mouth shut.

02:52:35.069 --> 02:52:35.569
I feel you.

02:52:35.889 --> 02:52:39.349
She says Lika likely went to the Ponkel Village.

02:52:40.749 --> 02:52:43.609
And Issun's like, Oh, please no.

02:52:45.069 --> 02:52:46.909
She tells him it's the only way.

02:52:47.149 --> 02:52:48.409
He's a Ponkel, right?

02:52:48.509 --> 02:52:49.389
He is a Ponkel.

02:52:49.889 --> 02:52:50.909
Are these his people?

02:52:51.189 --> 02:52:53.269
These are his people, and he does not want to go home.

02:52:53.689 --> 02:52:56.609
Oh, I mean, he's embarrassing to everyone else in the world.

02:52:57.309 --> 02:52:59.309
Can you imagine being from his hometown?

02:53:00.429 --> 02:53:01.589
Oh, no, I love this.

02:53:02.269 --> 02:53:06.149
Issun is furious, but he reluctantly agrees.

02:53:06.849 --> 02:53:10.709
So long as we don't go crazy before getting there, as it's deep in the forest.

02:53:11.889 --> 02:53:13.009
And you make it to a clearing.

02:53:13.249 --> 02:53:17.549
There's no snow here, and it's lush and green like a desert oasis in the snow.

02:53:18.709 --> 02:53:23.369
There's a little stump in the center of the lush green, and it has a small glowing doorway to it.

02:53:24.469 --> 02:53:28.469
Floating around are little fireflies, making the whole thing look like a fairy village.

02:53:30.249 --> 02:53:33.969
Kai welcomes you to Ponkton, home of the Ponkles.

02:53:34.149 --> 02:53:35.329
He's straight out of Ponkton?

02:53:35.649 --> 02:53:37.889
Straight out of Ponkton, yeah.

02:53:39.329 --> 02:53:40.169
Oh, that's good.

02:53:40.189 --> 02:53:40.869
I love that.

02:53:42.029 --> 02:53:45.409
She says Issun has probably told you all about it on your journey.

02:53:46.189 --> 02:53:49.649
And Issun is like, not really, nope.

02:53:50.389 --> 02:53:51.749
Really tried to avoid that.

02:53:52.429 --> 02:53:55.869
As you approach the stump, Issun goes, well, you're too big.

02:53:55.889 --> 02:53:56.269
We tried.

02:53:56.289 --> 02:53:56.569
Let's go.

02:53:57.429 --> 02:53:59.209
But then the lucky mallet from before.

02:53:59.389 --> 02:54:00.009
Oh, of course.

02:54:00.329 --> 02:54:06.529
Descends from the sky for no fucking reason and shrinks you down to Ponkle size once more.

02:54:06.689 --> 02:54:07.309
Hell yeah.

02:54:08.449 --> 02:54:12.429
Now that you're down to that size, Issun says that you're going to have to go in there alone.

02:54:13.189 --> 02:54:14.729
And he just flat out refuses to go.

02:54:14.809 --> 02:54:16.289
He's like, absolutely not.

02:54:16.309 --> 02:54:17.389
Oh, all of the money.

02:54:17.409 --> 02:54:18.189
I'm not going in.

02:54:20.289 --> 02:54:22.309
That would be great if he did a lot of people money.

02:54:22.609 --> 02:54:23.389
I can see that.

02:54:23.409 --> 02:54:27.329
He has some slimeball like, hey, throw me a 20, I got you tomorrow energy.

02:54:27.489 --> 02:54:29.409
And did it to everybody just before dipping.

02:54:29.489 --> 02:54:30.009
Oh, yeah.

02:54:31.169 --> 02:54:34.769
Inside the tree is the most adorable little tree village.

02:54:35.749 --> 02:54:38.469
Everything is made from like flowers and plant life.

02:54:39.229 --> 02:54:41.729
It's like the Ewok Village or the tree village in the stray.

02:54:43.649 --> 02:54:49.249
You use vines and leaves as roads and bridges, and the houses are built into the stocks of plants.

02:54:49.849 --> 02:54:53.449
They also use like insects and like spiderwebs and stuff to get around as well.

02:54:53.589 --> 02:54:54.289
Oh, cool.

02:54:55.169 --> 02:54:58.889
The colors are vibrant and bright, and it's one of the prettiest sections in the game.

02:55:00.169 --> 02:55:05.149
You meet other Ponkles here, and you find out the majority are also artists.

02:55:06.149 --> 02:55:08.789
They're all trained by the Chief Ponkle to paint.

02:55:09.129 --> 02:55:10.029
Chief Ponkle.

02:55:10.369 --> 02:55:12.209
I know this is a real ass community.

02:55:12.229 --> 02:55:13.049
They're too funny.

02:55:13.069 --> 02:55:14.689
This is so cute.

02:55:15.129 --> 02:55:21.829
Some talk about a former student of his named Issun, who ran away from home to help a god.

02:55:22.069 --> 02:55:24.029
After he took so much money from us.

02:55:24.789 --> 02:55:28.609
Yeah, because others talk about Issun like he's a coward and bum and a shitbag.

02:55:29.049 --> 02:55:32.089
Yeah, he definitely borrowed money from that guy.

02:55:32.949 --> 02:55:35.449
Without Issun though, you can't respond to anyone.

02:55:36.269 --> 02:55:38.409
You just kind of do a lot of barks and nods.

02:55:38.549 --> 02:55:42.049
Yeah, you just do a little nodding and staring at them, and they just kind of keep talking at you.

02:55:42.129 --> 02:55:47.629
Well, if you're the kind of person that emotionally unloads on a dog, what do you expect?

02:55:47.649 --> 02:55:48.409
And they all do.

02:55:48.549 --> 02:55:48.889
Yeah.

02:55:49.269 --> 02:55:54.209
Well, the ponicles say they typically can understand any animal, but with you, they get nothing.

02:55:54.389 --> 02:55:56.189
Well, you're a god, so it's different.

02:55:57.109 --> 02:56:03.089
So you have a really difficult time communicating, but you look exactly like this painting that is in Chief Asaku's house.

02:56:04.229 --> 02:56:08.789
And it has red markings and everything just like you do, so maybe you should go talk to him.

02:56:09.349 --> 02:56:10.869
He may or may not worship you.

02:56:11.169 --> 02:56:12.649
You should look into that.

02:56:12.669 --> 02:56:16.229
Well, you have to be mindful, though, because his vision is almost gone.

02:56:16.469 --> 02:56:16.829
Hmm.

02:56:17.329 --> 02:56:18.729
Very Francisco de Goya.

02:56:19.149 --> 02:56:19.489
Is it?

02:56:19.509 --> 02:56:20.249
I don't know who that is.

02:56:20.349 --> 02:56:26.489
He's a painter who started losing his vision, and as he did, his art got thematically and aesthetically darker and darker.

02:56:27.429 --> 02:56:28.829
Beautiful, beautiful artist.

02:56:29.249 --> 02:56:37.409
Well, you enter into Isaku's home, and there's a big painting on the wall of you, but you're much larger, with a weapon you've never seen.

02:56:37.429 --> 02:56:38.769
I look fat in this.

02:56:38.969 --> 02:56:42.689
Sorry, that's all I heard the dog thinking going, damn, I look thick.

02:56:44.809 --> 02:56:48.349
Well, there's also more markings on your body, and you actually look a little bit older.

02:56:49.709 --> 02:56:54.089
Isaku is an old ponkle with a hollowed out beetle for a hat.

02:56:54.569 --> 02:56:58.469
He says, I recognize that smell, which makes you bark in response.

02:56:58.589 --> 02:57:00.709
And then he says, and that bark.

02:57:01.569 --> 02:57:02.769
Ammy, is it really you?

02:57:04.569 --> 02:57:09.749
Isaku says he never thought he'd ever see you again after the last battle 100 years ago.

02:57:10.229 --> 02:57:13.509
He says, I know I can't see it, but you're crying right now, aren't you?

02:57:14.109 --> 02:57:15.829
Dog's just staring dead-eyed.

02:57:15.869 --> 02:57:16.609
Yeah, completely.

02:57:16.629 --> 02:57:17.589
You're not crying at all.

02:57:18.209 --> 02:57:20.609
You're looking at him like you've never seen him before.

02:57:20.629 --> 02:57:23.009
You're looking at him like, please, do you have any cheese I can eat?

02:57:23.789 --> 02:57:30.169
Well, this just reaffirms for him that you are Amaterasu as he says, ah, yes, ignore me like always.

02:57:30.189 --> 02:57:31.389
That's the Ammy I remember.

02:57:33.209 --> 02:57:34.289
What a fond friendship.

02:57:35.769 --> 02:57:38.089
He says that he's no longer the young man you remember.

02:57:38.749 --> 02:57:44.549
He's now the self-proclaimed legendary swordsman, Isaku, all thanks to you.

02:57:45.429 --> 02:57:48.389
I appreciate when people cop to being a self-proclaimed legend.

02:57:49.369 --> 02:57:50.809
The game actually does it.

02:57:50.829 --> 02:57:58.869
It's like every time you meet a character, you get this whole introduction screen and stuff, and it says what their name is, and the self-proclaimed was in parentheses.

02:58:00.249 --> 02:58:01.489
They made a judgment call.

02:58:01.569 --> 02:58:04.069
They did, and they don't do that with any other character.

02:58:04.129 --> 02:58:04.789
I love that.

02:58:05.069 --> 02:58:09.349
Hisaku says you seem smaller and weaker than he remembers you being.

02:58:09.689 --> 02:58:10.389
So rude.

02:58:11.009 --> 02:58:13.189
He says you don't have all 13 techniques, do you?

02:58:14.149 --> 02:58:14.869
What happened to you?

02:58:15.009 --> 02:58:15.909
Something's wrong.

02:58:16.629 --> 02:58:20.909
But he blames it on the lack of faith in the gods from people as the reason for it.

02:58:20.949 --> 02:58:22.329
We need more thoughts and prayers.

02:58:22.349 --> 02:58:22.829
We do.

02:58:23.349 --> 02:58:28.249
He tells you that he knows you well enough to tell you, you can't do this without all 13.

02:58:28.949 --> 02:58:31.009
So don't even attempt it without the last one.

02:58:32.209 --> 02:58:34.109
Then he asks where your current companion is.

02:58:35.129 --> 02:58:36.889
And when you don't respond, he's surprised.

02:58:37.489 --> 02:58:38.889
Not that he was expecting anyone.

02:58:38.969 --> 02:58:40.109
He just heard rumors.

02:58:40.909 --> 02:58:41.829
But they were only rumors.

02:58:42.149 --> 02:58:42.709
No big deal.

02:58:43.949 --> 02:58:50.789
But anyway, in order to defeat the forces of darkness, you need to select a companion called your celestial envoy.

02:58:52.009 --> 02:58:58.609
Hisaku was the sixth one to come from this village, and he's trained everyone he can to be worthy of being one as well.

02:58:59.889 --> 02:59:01.749
But you need to select the seventh yourself.

02:59:02.869 --> 02:59:04.589
Hisaku is too old to do it again.

02:59:05.709 --> 02:59:10.489
He tells you to go into the village, get to know some Ponkles, and tell him who you choose.

02:59:12.429 --> 02:59:16.249
Your celestial envoy's job is to paint you during your adventures.

02:59:16.749 --> 02:59:17.589
Oh.

02:59:18.109 --> 02:59:21.169
They are then tasked with spreading your legend far and wide.

02:59:22.089 --> 02:59:27.289
Your powers magnify significantly if people believe in you and pray to you.

02:59:28.289 --> 02:59:31.909
You can't become the Ammy that will defeat the Dark Lord without that faith.

02:59:33.009 --> 02:59:38.189
While exploring the village, you do find out more about Laki, the little girl that's missing.

02:59:39.329 --> 02:59:44.269
She actually wandered further into the forest, and went through something called a Spirit Gate.

02:59:45.569 --> 02:59:48.769
It's a gateway that takes you to another place and another time.

02:59:49.889 --> 02:59:58.469
It's a mysterious thing that nobody dares mess with, because those that have gone through it and come back, say they've made terrible mistakes that ruin their lives.

02:59:59.309 --> 03:00:01.329
So usually stay the fuck away.

03:00:02.329 --> 03:00:06.889
Other than that info though, you don't have much to do here, but explore and talk to the people.

03:00:07.769 --> 03:00:15.409
It's a great village too, so you should explore every nook and cranny, because in one house you can find one artist's many practice sketches of butts.

03:00:18.589 --> 03:00:19.149
Worth it.

03:00:19.269 --> 03:00:20.909
Yeah, I love this game.

03:00:21.849 --> 03:00:24.909
It is so many pictures of butts and then a couple peaches.

03:00:25.589 --> 03:00:27.429
Just for like a study.

03:00:27.489 --> 03:00:28.469
Yeah.

03:00:28.909 --> 03:00:30.089
I love everything about that.

03:00:30.989 --> 03:00:37.409
When you return to Isaku, he says he can tell you're planning on going through the Spirit Gate, but you're not allowed to.

03:00:38.069 --> 03:00:38.909
It's too dangerous.

03:00:39.889 --> 03:00:43.629
Also, since you asked, no, he doesn't have a grandson anymore.

03:00:44.589 --> 03:00:47.409
He ran away and stole one of his best drawings when he did.

03:00:48.269 --> 03:00:51.769
You head out to Issun so the two of you can go after Lachie through the Spirit Gate anyway.

03:00:52.369 --> 03:00:54.849
Issun is not into the idea at all.

03:00:55.309 --> 03:00:57.449
The Spirit Gate is very fucking dangerous.

03:00:58.689 --> 03:01:03.449
A Ponco villager you had talked to named Maya comes outside the village and hears Issun.

03:01:04.029 --> 03:01:05.649
She says, it's so cool.

03:01:05.869 --> 03:01:08.809
You really did become a celestial envoy like the rumors were saying.

03:01:09.549 --> 03:01:13.049
Oh, I figured that's the road we were taking, but I'm gonna let you take us there.

03:01:13.369 --> 03:01:15.669
Yeah, and Issun's like, what?

03:01:15.989 --> 03:01:17.229
Celestial envoy?

03:01:20.289 --> 03:01:21.189
Oh my god.

03:01:21.209 --> 03:01:23.109
He's like, no fucking way.

03:01:23.129 --> 03:01:24.309
That's chump work.

03:01:24.809 --> 03:01:25.649
Oh my god.

03:01:26.129 --> 03:01:29.849
And Maya asks, wait, are you even painting anymore?

03:01:30.289 --> 03:01:33.749
You need to do your job or Ammy's not gonna have the power that she needs.

03:01:34.209 --> 03:01:36.729
Issun literally tells her to put a cork in it.

03:01:37.409 --> 03:01:39.489
And says, let's go to the Spirit Gate, Ammy.

03:01:39.949 --> 03:01:43.509
Willing to face the greatest danger known to get out of this conversation.

03:01:44.869 --> 03:01:45.629
I'm ready to die.

03:01:47.169 --> 03:01:47.929
I've accepted it.

03:01:47.949 --> 03:01:48.449
I'm good.

03:01:48.469 --> 03:01:48.929
Let's go.

03:01:49.269 --> 03:01:53.049
When you get to the Spirit Gate, it looks a lot like the door to Kingdom Hearts.

03:01:53.349 --> 03:01:54.789
Oh, like a big ass door?

03:01:54.849 --> 03:01:56.909
Yeah, just a big ass door in the middle of the forest.

03:01:57.649 --> 03:02:00.069
It's tall and white stone with a big doorway.

03:02:00.829 --> 03:02:05.669
And Issun says it's been there as far back as recorded history, to the time of myths and legends.

03:02:06.749 --> 03:02:11.349
Nobody knows where it came from or who built it, but only the chief Ponkle can open the door.

03:02:11.869 --> 03:02:13.669
I love that you keep saying Ponkle.

03:02:13.669 --> 03:02:16.149
Like, that's not the cutest fucking noise.

03:02:16.189 --> 03:02:18.209
Isn't that the greatest word ever?

03:02:18.229 --> 03:02:18.509
Ponkle.

03:02:18.709 --> 03:02:20.529
Just saying Ponkle is fun.

03:02:20.549 --> 03:02:22.029
But you're like, they're ready for war.

03:02:23.709 --> 03:02:24.789
These little flea people.

03:02:25.209 --> 03:02:27.969
And they're also not going to explain how Lika got through the door.

03:02:28.849 --> 03:02:33.989
But anyway, being the chief's grandson, Issun figures it's probably a bloodline thing.

03:02:35.269 --> 03:02:40.689
And he uses his little needle sword, Denkumaru, to run it down the length of the crack in the door.

03:02:41.269 --> 03:02:43.789
And the gateway opens with a blinding light beyond it.

03:02:44.429 --> 03:02:47.529
And Issun says Isaku would probably kill him if he saw him do that.

03:02:48.769 --> 03:02:51.649
And just as you're about to enter, Okie appears behind you.

03:02:52.069 --> 03:02:54.169
He says he's shocked to see the spirit gate open.

03:02:54.709 --> 03:02:56.829
He's only heard horrible things about it opening.

03:02:57.369 --> 03:03:00.809
And he still has that magic sword, and it hasn't started glowing silver yet.

03:03:01.629 --> 03:03:05.329
So he figures he must need to destroy the horrible things that are beyond that gate.

03:03:05.789 --> 03:03:06.889
Yeah, good guess.

03:03:07.349 --> 03:03:12.409
Issun tries to stop him, saying you're just going after a kid, and nobody knows what's on the other side.

03:03:12.749 --> 03:03:15.149
The whole killing mission is not it, my guy.

03:03:16.289 --> 03:03:19.189
But Okie doesn't care, and he runs into the open doorway.

03:03:19.909 --> 03:03:22.209
So you follow, and the doors close behind you.

03:03:23.089 --> 03:03:28.569
On the other side is a lush, green, bountiful and beautiful field.

03:03:29.609 --> 03:03:30.669
A familiar one at that.

03:03:31.709 --> 03:03:35.669
You're just above Kamiki Village, right about where you started the game.

03:03:36.629 --> 03:03:39.189
Okie says, this is where the legend of Orochi began.

03:03:40.049 --> 03:03:41.829
That must be why the sword has brought me here.

03:03:42.229 --> 03:03:43.909
And he runs down into the village proper.

03:03:44.569 --> 03:03:46.469
Issun says, something's weird here.

03:03:46.829 --> 03:03:49.869
The moon's full, but we just had a full moon like a week ago.

03:03:51.229 --> 03:03:55.929
You start to head into town, but you see a very small child, and it runs up to pet the doggy.

03:03:56.609 --> 03:04:00.209
She says, I am the wood sprite, Shakuya.

03:04:00.869 --> 03:04:03.749
Issun asks if she's any relation to Sakuya.

03:04:03.949 --> 03:04:06.909
Also, shouldn't her tree be right around here somewhere?

03:04:08.569 --> 03:04:11.689
Issun tells you to leave the kid alone and to head into the village.

03:04:11.869 --> 03:04:13.049
Don't talk to a child.

03:04:13.149 --> 03:04:13.489
Yeah.

03:04:14.489 --> 03:04:16.489
Your first stop is Susano's house.

03:04:17.069 --> 03:04:21.409
It's nighttime, and he's out by the training dummies sleeping, as Susano's want to do.

03:04:22.389 --> 03:04:26.109
He's dressed in samurai armor, and he has a big blue sword on his back.

03:04:27.389 --> 03:04:31.849
He wakes up and says he must have fallen asleep while training to fight that no-good Shiranui.

03:04:32.989 --> 03:04:38.809
Shiranui has been coming here every full moon for the last 99 full moons to make sure Orochi gets its fill.

03:04:38.949 --> 03:04:39.589
Oh my god.

03:04:40.589 --> 03:04:47.889
He realizes he doesn't know who you are and introduces himself as Nagi, the greatest warrior who ever lived.

03:04:48.589 --> 03:04:49.709
We're in a time loop.

03:04:49.969 --> 03:04:51.069
We're in a time loop.

03:04:55.509 --> 03:05:01.269
Well, then he takes you in fully and freaks out because he realizes you, Oshiranui.

03:05:01.709 --> 03:05:04.329
Issun says, Susanoo, snap out of it.

03:05:04.349 --> 03:05:05.129
You're not Nagi.

03:05:05.609 --> 03:05:06.389
You're Susanoo.

03:05:06.549 --> 03:05:07.789
Stop living in the past.

03:05:09.169 --> 03:05:12.589
And Nagi says, Look to the moon, you tiny thing.

03:05:13.309 --> 03:05:14.209
The moon is full.

03:05:14.809 --> 03:05:17.489
And tonight, Orochi will select his victim.

03:05:18.069 --> 03:05:23.309
As he says this, darkness creeps in, and Orochi's presence can be felt on the night air.

03:05:25.109 --> 03:05:27.709
Nagi says that it's time to end your reign of terror.

03:05:28.329 --> 03:05:30.689
Shidenui, I challenge you to a fight.

03:05:32.329 --> 03:05:34.729
Honestly, you make quick work of him, and he gets knocked out.

03:05:35.429 --> 03:05:36.649
It soon starts freaking out.

03:05:37.129 --> 03:05:41.229
He puts everything together and realizes, we're a hundred years in the past.

03:05:42.329 --> 03:05:46.629
This really is Nagi, and we're really in Kamiki Village the night Orochi was defeated.

03:05:47.329 --> 03:05:56.429
He then recalls the legend of Shidenui appearing, as if from nowhere, and kept the villagers in line on the night Orochi scheduled a sacrifice.

03:05:56.449 --> 03:05:57.029
Yeah!

03:05:58.509 --> 03:06:04.509
Which, if you're here, then where's the other Shidenui, the one from this timeline?

03:06:06.249 --> 03:06:10.629
The villagers are all gathered outside Nagi's home, much like the villagers did at Susuna's.

03:06:11.749 --> 03:06:12.169
Mr.

03:06:12.209 --> 03:06:19.489
Grapefruit says that Shidenui has been spotted roaming the streets, and Nagi needs to do something about that mangy mutt.

03:06:20.089 --> 03:06:28.249
But as he yells this, we hear the roar of Orochi, as the white arrow appears in the night sky and fires itself into the village.

03:06:29.429 --> 03:06:38.309
It lands in the side of the house of the most beautiful woman in the village, Nami, the 100th victim since Orochi began its reign of terror.

03:06:39.309 --> 03:06:42.429
Nami yells out, Nagi, I believe in you.

03:06:43.129 --> 03:06:46.789
You've trained hard to defeat Orochi, and I know you will rescue me.

03:06:47.509 --> 03:06:49.069
Come find me in the Moon Cave.

03:06:50.209 --> 03:06:52.209
She tells the villagers to go hide in their homes.

03:06:53.129 --> 03:06:59.409
In the meantime, she's going to prepare herself for the sacrifice and get into the official sacrificial robes.

03:07:00.389 --> 03:07:04.009
So all the villagers have the robes ready to go if they get their number pulled?

03:07:04.029 --> 03:07:05.109
Yeah, they absolutely do.

03:07:05.129 --> 03:07:06.729
Wow, the commitment.

03:07:06.869 --> 03:07:09.769
Yeah, she's way more accepting of her fate than Kushi was.

03:07:11.969 --> 03:07:14.989
The problem, though, Nagi didn't hear any of it.

03:07:15.809 --> 03:07:17.189
He was knocked out because of you.

03:07:17.509 --> 03:07:18.109
Oh, shit.

03:07:18.709 --> 03:07:22.809
Yeah, Issun's like, shit, did we just fuck up the timeline by knocking him out?

03:07:23.869 --> 03:07:28.709
And Issun decides to run through the rest of the legend so that you can make sure Nagi does all of it.

03:07:29.009 --> 03:07:36.289
So the legend says that Nagi went to the Moon Cave and he dressed up as Nami and waited as bait.

03:07:36.889 --> 03:07:40.949
Then when an Orochi came for the sacrifice, Nagi jumped up and slayed it.

03:07:42.269 --> 03:07:43.469
So step one.

03:07:43.849 --> 03:07:44.289
Mrs.

03:07:44.309 --> 03:07:45.049
Doubtfire.

03:07:45.749 --> 03:07:46.589
Exactly.

03:07:46.989 --> 03:07:49.009
We need to dress Nagi up in drag.

03:07:49.449 --> 03:07:54.909
You go to Nami's house, and we find her bathing in the nearby pond, and she's fully nude.

03:07:55.249 --> 03:08:00.789
And Issun wants you to be quiet and take your time as you sneak up and steal the sacrificial robe that's on the shore.

03:08:02.109 --> 03:08:05.069
She also has a jug of eight purification sake.

03:08:05.189 --> 03:08:06.289
I bet she's got a jug.

03:08:08.429 --> 03:08:11.389
It's there with the sacrificial robes that you know to grab as well.

03:08:12.429 --> 03:08:17.989
You dress him in the robes while he's still out cold, and toss him on your back to carry him to the moon cave.

03:08:18.109 --> 03:08:19.669
And now it's weekend at Bernie's.

03:08:20.129 --> 03:08:21.609
It very much is, right?

03:08:22.209 --> 03:08:33.589
And if you recall, it's kind of a run from there, but it's a hundred years earlier and not as many monsters, and the music is swelling and epic, and you get grand wide shots of you running to your destination.

03:08:34.189 --> 03:08:37.309
All with this guy just like flopping around on your back like Susanoo was.

03:08:39.069 --> 03:08:42.389
You get to the cave, and the darkness here has fully taken over.

03:08:43.029 --> 03:08:44.909
Everything is dead and gloomy here.

03:08:46.069 --> 03:08:51.209
It's so awful, Issun says just the fear of this place is enough to keep people away.

03:08:52.009 --> 03:08:55.629
Orochi isn't even bothering to put up a magical barrier over the entrance.

03:08:56.129 --> 03:08:57.129
You don't give a fuck.

03:08:57.649 --> 03:09:00.589
Issun starts to spin out about the whole time travel thing.

03:09:01.249 --> 03:09:11.449
He says if you slayed him a hundred years ago, and then you died, then you got resurrected, but you're weaker than last time, can you even fight him without being at full power?

03:09:12.069 --> 03:09:13.849
Great questions, we don't know.

03:09:14.369 --> 03:09:20.729
Also, why were you slash Shidanui there for 99 sacrifices before actually doing anything?

03:09:20.949 --> 03:09:21.669
Girl, right?

03:09:22.209 --> 03:09:26.249
He's sure you had your reasons, but what those reasons are, he can't imagine.

03:09:26.549 --> 03:09:29.169
Maybe it was just the fact that you weren't strong enough yet or something.

03:09:29.509 --> 03:09:31.809
While he thinks on it, Nagi wakes up.

03:09:32.529 --> 03:09:36.569
He looks at himself in drag and wonders why he's here and why he's in a dress.

03:09:37.849 --> 03:09:40.709
Issun says that we're just going along with his plan.

03:09:40.889 --> 03:09:42.949
Dress up as the sacrifice and slay the dragon.

03:09:43.329 --> 03:09:44.689
Just like you planned, Nagi.

03:09:45.169 --> 03:09:47.809
And Nagi's like, yeah, my plan.

03:09:48.469 --> 03:09:50.289
Yes, exactly, good, good, let's go.

03:09:50.769 --> 03:09:54.969
At this, a shadow of a dragon head comes flying out of the mouth of the cave.

03:09:55.589 --> 03:09:58.669
And grabs Nagi, knocking you back just like last time.

03:10:00.629 --> 03:10:05.729
Two seconds later, though, Nagi comes flying back out of the cave, as Orochi could tell the difference.

03:10:07.089 --> 03:10:11.289
Also, like last time, a barrier went up after he snatched Nagi.

03:10:12.049 --> 03:10:14.569
And now you have no choice but to go in after it.

03:10:15.409 --> 03:10:20.409
Leaving Nagi behind, you head to the shrine inside the Moon Cave, where you last faced off against Orochi.

03:10:21.149 --> 03:10:23.929
When you arrive, Oki is there as well.

03:10:24.649 --> 03:10:27.369
He says the sword led him here, and he just walked right in.

03:10:28.509 --> 03:10:30.889
But he's ready to fight Orochi, if that's what it takes.

03:10:31.389 --> 03:10:33.709
He's like, well, I'm already here, so I might as well.

03:10:33.789 --> 03:10:35.689
Yeah, I'm here to defeat the bad guy.

03:10:36.469 --> 03:10:40.289
Issun sees the altar where Kushi was laying as the sacrifice last time.

03:10:41.329 --> 03:10:49.129
This time, Lika, the little girl who started all this bullshit by wandering through the spirit gate, is in the sacrifice zone.

03:10:50.469 --> 03:10:53.629
Orochi emerges like it did before, eight dragon heads.

03:10:54.809 --> 03:11:02.309
This time, the dragon head and necks are completely covered in golden samurai armor, where they were just flesh before.

03:11:03.109 --> 03:11:11.809
Issun reminds you, this thing killed you a hundred years ago, or today, or whatever, and you were at full power.

03:11:12.609 --> 03:11:16.109
You're not at full power yet, so you need to be really careful.

03:11:17.049 --> 03:11:25.829
Oki dives into the fight with no regard for Lika's safety, and Issun pours the eight purification sake into the same moat around Orochi like the first time.

03:11:26.829 --> 03:11:36.209
The fight is very similar to the first time you fought Orochi, just now you have more powers to use against it, but you're getting the heads drunk, then beating them unconscious.

03:11:37.329 --> 03:11:42.849
As the final head falls, Oki stands, as Susano did, facing the final head.

03:11:43.329 --> 03:11:48.189
He tells his sword, it's time to glow silver, and he dives at Orochi's head.

03:11:48.309 --> 03:11:49.249
Do the thing, buddy.

03:11:50.289 --> 03:11:53.969
And Oki gets fucking tossed by Orochi.

03:11:53.989 --> 03:11:54.849
Immediately?

03:11:54.869 --> 03:11:57.209
Yeah, his sword never glows.

03:11:57.909 --> 03:11:59.329
Oh, that's embarrassing.

03:12:00.049 --> 03:12:05.349
Oki stares at his sword in disbelief, as the remaining head rises, ready to finish off Oki.

03:12:06.789 --> 03:12:10.609
But then we hear, hold it right there, vile serpent.

03:12:12.049 --> 03:12:20.209
Everyone, including Orochi, turns to see Nagi, the greatest warrior who ever lived, holding his mighty blue sword.

03:12:20.389 --> 03:12:21.409
Yeah!

03:12:22.209 --> 03:12:26.789
He says, it is time, vile serpent, to meet your end by my blade.

03:12:27.429 --> 03:12:32.729
He jumps from the high platform from which he had dramatically appeared, and does a dozen flips into the air.

03:12:32.889 --> 03:12:34.649
Full superhero landing and shit.

03:12:35.069 --> 03:12:36.629
And lands on his fucking neck.

03:12:36.749 --> 03:12:38.209
Oh, oh no!

03:12:38.229 --> 03:12:42.749
Oh, that's like, I mean, that's Christopher Reeve's superhero landing, I guess.

03:12:43.529 --> 03:12:44.469
Holy shit.

03:12:45.369 --> 03:12:46.769
I'm sorry, is that too dark?

03:12:48.229 --> 03:12:49.089
Was that bad?

03:12:49.109 --> 03:12:50.569
He's been dead a while, it's okay.

03:12:50.629 --> 03:12:51.049
Is it?

03:12:51.269 --> 03:12:52.169
It's a guess.

03:12:52.649 --> 03:12:54.049
It's kind of fucked up.

03:12:54.469 --> 03:12:55.349
Immediate guilt.

03:12:57.129 --> 03:12:58.929
He says, no worries, he's got this.

03:12:59.649 --> 03:13:05.669
Nagi calls to the gods to clear away the dark clouds that cover the sky, so that his sword can unleash its true potential.

03:13:06.669 --> 03:13:11.349
Issun says, that's right, she had a Nui howled and cleared the clouds for Nagi and the legend.

03:13:12.409 --> 03:13:15.409
So you howled to the heavens, and the clouds part.

03:13:15.589 --> 03:13:16.269
Hell yeah.

03:13:16.969 --> 03:13:18.049
But it's a moonless night.

03:13:18.789 --> 03:13:22.469
You use your celestial brush to paint one, and the moon glows bright.

03:13:22.489 --> 03:13:23.109
Hell yeah.

03:13:23.929 --> 03:13:29.089
It shines down on Nagi's sword, and it goes from blue to gold in the moonlight.

03:13:30.509 --> 03:13:35.049
And Oki looks on in pure jealousy, but Nagi goes, what the fuck is this?

03:13:36.209 --> 03:13:37.569
Why is my sword gold now?

03:13:38.469 --> 03:13:41.829
Well, whatever the reason, the gods must intend for me to wield it.

03:13:42.229 --> 03:13:42.929
Absolutely.

03:13:43.309 --> 03:13:44.849
Time for Nagi style.

03:13:45.449 --> 03:13:46.289
Blade of truth.

03:13:47.589 --> 03:13:52.409
Just like with Susano, we use our slash technique to help Nagi cut each head of Orochi's off.

03:13:53.749 --> 03:14:00.369
Except the final head, which Nagi says, it's time for the ultimate Nagi style, celestial cleaver.

03:14:01.069 --> 03:14:05.849
With no help from you, he slices Orochi in half, hot dog style.

03:14:09.229 --> 03:14:15.189
You watch as Nagi defeats Orochi, and little Lika lands safely on your back without a scratch on her.

03:14:15.749 --> 03:14:21.669
The narrator says that Nagi's destiny was finally fulfilled, just as legend had told.

03:14:21.689 --> 03:14:30.169
The now golden sword was named Sukiyomi, and it was used to seal away the foul beast for 100 years in the Moon Cave.

03:14:31.589 --> 03:14:36.489
Everyone left the Moon Cave happy and free of the influence of Orochi, except for one.

03:14:37.209 --> 03:14:40.629
Oki fumed with jealousy that his sword didn't do the trick.

03:14:42.309 --> 03:14:45.969
He wanted to fulfill the destiny, but instead he got tossed.

03:14:47.909 --> 03:14:54.169
He took his burning feelings and returned through the Spirit Gate to his own time, where he skulked off angrily.

03:14:55.109 --> 03:15:00.609
Back at the slain Orochi, Nagi laughs while celebrating his victory, taking most of the credit.

03:15:01.369 --> 03:15:06.789
Issun tries to get you some credit, but high above, a purple flaming circle appears.

03:15:07.189 --> 03:15:07.789
Oh no.

03:15:08.209 --> 03:15:09.649
Issun says this can't be good.

03:15:10.969 --> 03:15:13.149
A giant rock appears out of the flaming circle.

03:15:14.189 --> 03:15:17.229
Issun tells Nagi to watch out, but it's too late.

03:15:18.569 --> 03:15:22.869
The rock slams down on top of Nagi, crushing him.

03:15:24.369 --> 03:15:25.169
Or so we think.

03:15:26.469 --> 03:15:31.629
Nagi is lying on the ground cowering, but the rock isn't crushing him.

03:15:33.029 --> 03:15:39.469
Instead, a glowing, white and red wolf is there, stopping the rock from crushing him.

03:15:41.029 --> 03:15:47.409
The wolf is bigger than you, has more red flair, and carries the weapon you saw painted in Isaku's painting.

03:15:48.869 --> 03:15:53.509
This is the max-powered, 100 years ago, Shidanui.

03:15:55.029 --> 03:16:01.989
A hundred years younger Isaku hops off Shidanui and tells you this battle hasn't even started yet.

03:16:03.509 --> 03:16:10.409
Nagi gets up, grabs his Shidanui, who is injured from stopping that rock, and runs.

03:16:12.029 --> 03:16:18.389
You take off in another direction, with little Lika still on your back, running her all the way back through the spirit gate.

03:16:19.909 --> 03:16:27.489
Once back in your normal time, Issun says, that was crazy, Shidanui never actually fought in that battle, you did.

03:16:28.529 --> 03:16:34.069
That Shidanui was fully powered, all to stop a rock, and apparently that killed her in the end.

03:16:35.929 --> 03:16:40.169
Orochi wasn't the thing that actually got her in the end, it was a fucking rock.

03:16:41.369 --> 03:16:44.949
You look up and see that the sun has a small sliver blacked out.

03:16:44.969 --> 03:16:48.169
The solar eclipse has begun.

03:16:49.089 --> 03:16:56.309
We need Lika to perform the volcanic incantation, like right fucking now, but too bad she's a toddler and has no idea what that is.

03:16:57.429 --> 03:16:59.969
She asks, is it that funny song grandpa sings?

03:17:00.689 --> 03:17:01.449
I know that song.

03:17:02.509 --> 03:17:08.689
So you haul fucking ass back to her village, through the forest at a full sprint while the sun slowly fades to black.

03:17:09.869 --> 03:17:12.089
You make it to the doors of the Izo Fuji mountains.

03:17:13.069 --> 03:17:18.449
Kai is there and she says that Okie just came through and broke open the doors to the mountains.

03:17:19.509 --> 03:17:22.949
Those doors keep a majority of the cold out of the village.

03:17:23.709 --> 03:17:27.549
By breaking the door open, it won't matter if the eclipse happens or not.

03:17:27.849 --> 03:17:29.429
The freeze will kill everyone.

03:17:29.529 --> 03:17:30.049
Oh shit.

03:17:30.529 --> 03:17:32.929
She doesn't understand why Okie would do something like this.

03:17:32.949 --> 03:17:33.989
He's a good person.

03:17:34.629 --> 03:17:38.109
Issun tries to explain that something happened to Okie when he faced Orochi.

03:17:38.309 --> 03:17:39.629
There's a darkness to him now.

03:17:40.329 --> 03:17:47.449
He decides to go in after him while Kai takes Lika to go start the volcanic incantation to at least mitigate some of this cold.

03:17:47.969 --> 03:17:53.629
Before heading through, Issun explains that we're about to head into a place called the Waku Shrine.

03:17:54.349 --> 03:17:56.589
It's built into the side of the Izo Fuji Mountains.

03:17:57.489 --> 03:18:07.489
At the top of this shrine, surrounded by the mountain range, the twin demons, Lechku and Nechku, take the form of two gigantic owls.

03:18:07.849 --> 03:18:08.149
Who?

03:18:08.969 --> 03:18:10.409
They're two big owls.

03:18:10.589 --> 03:18:10.869
Who?

03:18:11.989 --> 03:18:13.129
Lechku and Nechku.

03:18:13.289 --> 03:18:14.069
Got it, thank you.

03:18:14.509 --> 03:18:17.489
They had been trapped as statues here in the shrines for centuries.

03:18:18.349 --> 03:18:24.069
But the other day, they suddenly woke up and caused this winter storm that threatens to kill everyone in Webkir.

03:18:24.649 --> 03:18:30.049
Issun starts to piece together that all of these legendary evils keep getting resurrected.

03:18:30.569 --> 03:18:35.609
So he thinks back to what Ninetales said about Yami, the Lord of Darkness.

03:18:36.369 --> 03:18:39.409
All of this has to be connected to this Dark Lord Yami somehow.

03:18:40.249 --> 03:18:48.409
Waku is one last dungeon, and yes, I promise it is the actual last dungeon, with ice-based puzzles to solve in order to get you through it.

03:18:49.469 --> 03:18:53.729
At one point, you find a 40-foot gramophone outside on a mountain's ledge.

03:18:54.949 --> 03:18:59.189
And a gramophone is an old-fashioned record player with one of those big-ass cones that act as a speaker.

03:18:59.209 --> 03:19:00.389
Oh, those are cool as shit.

03:19:01.229 --> 03:19:05.489
And coming from the cone of this gramophone is the blizzard that's freezing everything.

03:19:05.509 --> 03:19:05.969
Oh, no.

03:19:06.689 --> 03:19:08.589
So you and Issun set out to break it.

03:19:09.389 --> 03:19:17.789
Once you do, the blizzard stops, and the sky clears, revealing the 13th and final constellation.

03:19:18.029 --> 03:19:18.569
Oh, shit.

03:19:19.429 --> 03:19:23.009
It is the charging bull god Itagami, god of ice.

03:19:24.689 --> 03:19:28.249
The ability he grants you is the ice version of the water and fire techniques.

03:19:28.689 --> 03:19:33.129
When you learn it, Issun starts jumping up and down, excited that you learned all the brush techniques.

03:19:34.069 --> 03:19:36.529
And he says, What's Itagami doing?

03:19:37.029 --> 03:19:41.069
You look over, and Itagami blows a magic horn.

03:19:41.769 --> 03:19:48.569
The other 12 gods come rushing to his side, and they merge their power to become a new weapon.

03:19:50.089 --> 03:19:55.469
The weapon you saw Shida Nui wielding in both of Hisaku's painting and in person a hundred years ago.

03:19:57.529 --> 03:20:08.749
A bright red shield representing the sun, and it has a magical blue and gold trail of swirls representing the 13 gods, and it's in constant flowing motion like a cape on your back.

03:20:09.749 --> 03:20:15.129
Issun says, Now that you have all 13 brush strokes, you better get them back alive.

03:20:15.929 --> 03:20:17.849
What's the point of learning all of them if we're dead?

03:20:18.049 --> 03:20:18.869
Oh, entirely.

03:20:19.749 --> 03:20:23.149
You head back into the temple and continue onward to the twin demons.

03:20:24.349 --> 03:20:27.229
You finally find one, Nechku, alone.

03:20:28.109 --> 03:20:32.649
You bear down, ready for a fight, but you're interrupted by you.

03:20:33.469 --> 03:20:36.629
Shutenui from 100 years ago appears, glowing brightly.

03:20:36.809 --> 03:20:37.629
That's so good.

03:20:38.809 --> 03:20:41.309
Nechku turns and shoots a barrage of ice at Shutenui.

03:20:42.189 --> 03:20:45.969
Shutenui bitch slaps the ice and shoots it back at Nechku, hitting it in the face.

03:20:47.189 --> 03:20:50.269
You see this and howl, which prompts Shutenui to join you.

03:20:51.289 --> 03:20:54.649
And the two of you team up and fight Nechku together.

03:20:55.589 --> 03:21:04.269
This fight is epic, and when you use your celestial brush, you can see Shutenui using theirs too, just like in the Ninetales fight, but this time it's helping you.

03:21:05.869 --> 03:21:08.809
Honestly, if you wanted, you could just sit back and let Shutenui do all the work.

03:21:08.829 --> 03:21:10.329
She's a fucking beast.

03:21:10.769 --> 03:21:14.429
And she's bigger than you by like half and way stronger.

03:21:14.709 --> 03:21:15.349
That's what's up.

03:21:16.209 --> 03:21:22.229
As you defeat Nechku, Issun tells you to go for the killing blow so you can show off for Shutenui how badass you are.

03:21:22.889 --> 03:21:26.669
As you're about to, the other demon comes crashing through a wall.

03:21:27.409 --> 03:21:35.229
Lechku is flying very sloppily, and you notice, Oki is riding this owl's face, hacking away at it with his sword.

03:21:35.349 --> 03:21:35.929
Oh shit.

03:21:36.889 --> 03:21:40.389
He finally tosses Oki off, and he lands near you and Shutenui.

03:21:41.209 --> 03:21:45.009
He says, this must be it, the battle that will awaken a sword and make it glow silver.

03:21:45.709 --> 03:21:46.629
It has to be, right?

03:21:47.429 --> 03:21:51.009
Lechku revives its twin, and the two prepare their next attack.

03:21:52.289 --> 03:21:59.009
Issun and Shutenui both try to stop Oki, but he turns into his wolf form and leaps in the air at the twin demons.

03:22:00.729 --> 03:22:09.409
The owls use their special attack, which freezes time, and Oki is stuck, paused in midair, alone and vulnerable.

03:22:10.829 --> 03:22:20.029
You're all frozen where you stand, and watch in horror as one of the owls raises a sword high over its head, ready to strike down Oki.

03:22:21.029 --> 03:22:24.049
And then Shutenui's all, bitch, I'm a goddess.

03:22:24.469 --> 03:22:28.649
And she breaks free from being frozen and headbutts Oki out of the way.

03:22:28.669 --> 03:22:29.449
Hell yeah.

03:22:30.389 --> 03:22:33.149
But in doing so, takes the stab instead.

03:22:33.549 --> 03:22:34.169
Ah shit.

03:22:35.169 --> 03:22:40.669
Getting stabbed unleashed a powerful blast, injuring the owls, causing them to act erratically.

03:22:42.249 --> 03:22:46.869
Shutenui falls and lands dangerously on the edge of the mountain, and slips over the lip.

03:22:48.149 --> 03:22:52.029
You dive for her, and manage to just barely grab Shutenui by your mouth.

03:22:53.389 --> 03:22:57.289
Issun jumps off you and starts pulling on your tail trying to help you keep Shutenui up.

03:22:58.749 --> 03:23:01.489
Okie looks at the twin demons, weak and vulnerable.

03:23:02.369 --> 03:23:06.049
Then he looks back at you, struggling to keep your grip on Shutenui.

03:23:07.429 --> 03:23:11.629
He says that he could end this now, take out the demons and be the hero.

03:23:13.029 --> 03:23:16.289
Then he looks back at you, then back at the owls.

03:23:18.049 --> 03:23:21.229
A lightning strikes a nearby tree, and it falls towards you.

03:23:22.549 --> 03:23:29.809
The tree suddenly gets cut in half, and Okie is by your side, as he helps you pull Shutenui up and back onto the mountain's edge.

03:23:31.489 --> 03:23:34.309
The three of you watch as the two owl demons fly away.

03:23:35.749 --> 03:23:38.469
Issun says, Okie, look.

03:23:39.829 --> 03:23:45.789
And with his first act of true heroism, Okie's sword finally glows silver.

03:23:46.909 --> 03:23:53.009
He realizes that he was a selfish prick this whole time, and that now he understands what being a hero really means.

03:23:54.469 --> 03:23:57.369
Issun's like, yeah, but you still need to kill the owls.

03:23:59.349 --> 03:24:01.329
We need to tie up loose ends though, buddy, okay?

03:24:02.049 --> 03:24:05.969
Okie turns into his wolf form, and the trio of wolves howl together at the moon.

03:24:07.209 --> 03:24:11.709
You go back into the temple, because you have to go through the mountain some more to get to where the owls went.

03:24:12.689 --> 03:24:17.149
Shutenui is still really beat up, so Okie stays with her, saying he owes her his life.

03:24:17.909 --> 03:24:18.849
He says not to worry.

03:24:18.869 --> 03:24:20.829
When you get to the fight, he'll be there.

03:24:22.229 --> 03:24:25.549
So, you have some more dungeon to get through to where the owls went to hide.

03:24:26.509 --> 03:24:29.509
When you make it to the owl hideout, Okie is already there.

03:24:30.049 --> 03:24:32.269
Issun asks, how the fuck did you do that?

03:24:32.649 --> 03:24:39.549
Okie says that almost as soon as you left, a Ponkle showed up and said he was going to take care of Shutenui and to come help.

03:24:40.389 --> 03:24:41.609
So, he took a shortcut.

03:24:42.729 --> 03:24:47.529
You and Okie fight the owl demons simultaneously, and it's a huge fight with a few phases.

03:24:48.549 --> 03:24:51.529
Okie is a great companion too, and you can do team up attacks and shit.

03:24:52.269 --> 03:24:55.729
And when you defeat them, they burst into cherry blossom petals.

03:24:56.029 --> 03:24:57.049
Oh, that sounds pretty.

03:24:58.009 --> 03:25:00.929
But a black essence rises up from where they were.

03:25:01.729 --> 03:25:08.249
Their spirits rose and joined a passing black cloud, joining with the essences of nine tails and the blight.

03:25:09.329 --> 03:25:14.189
You watch as the cloud descends on the celestial ship, buried in the icy, louchy lake.

03:25:15.549 --> 03:25:19.869
Shidanui, beaten and bloody, looks at the glowing sword and smiles.

03:25:20.589 --> 03:25:26.929
Hisaku creates a tear in the fabric of reality, and we can see the moon cave from 100 years ago through the tear.

03:25:28.309 --> 03:25:31.649
Shidanui walks through, and the tear seals itself back up.

03:25:32.829 --> 03:25:37.829
Issun says, Shidanui is going through that tear to go save Nagi from that boulder right now.

03:25:38.989 --> 03:25:46.049
And you realize why stopping that boulder took so much out of her, ultimately leading to her death and her legend to be told.

03:25:47.049 --> 03:25:50.609
Oki and you head back to the village, where Lika does her little dance.

03:25:52.029 --> 03:25:55.169
The volcanoes become active, warming the city and their hearts.

03:25:56.549 --> 03:26:02.009
Oki apologizes to everyone for stealing the sword, and returns it to its plinth by Lao Chi Lake.

03:26:03.509 --> 03:26:08.909
As he does, the sword glows a bright silver, and it illuminates the boat in the frozen lake.

03:26:10.369 --> 03:26:13.509
The light from the silver sword begins to melt the ice.

03:26:14.489 --> 03:26:18.849
The boat immediately rises up out of the water, and flies a few feet above the water.

03:26:20.189 --> 03:26:24.969
A doorway opens, and a rainbow bridge descends from the boat to the snowy shore below.

03:26:25.929 --> 03:26:32.909
The grand climax of this game begins, with you, as a dog, crossing a rainbow bridge.

03:26:37.169 --> 03:26:40.129
But just as you step onto it, Issun stops you.

03:26:40.589 --> 03:26:44.349
He asks, do you understand what happens when you cross the rainbow bridge?

03:26:45.729 --> 03:26:46.389
This is it.

03:26:46.449 --> 03:26:47.909
There is no coming back from this.

03:26:49.289 --> 03:26:56.169
That boat is the literal source of all evil in this world, and it has gathered there, and is inviting you to come inside.

03:26:56.189 --> 03:27:04.909
For the final time, Issun tells you, this is the actual point of no return.

03:27:06.389 --> 03:27:08.129
Do you have the resolve to do this?

03:27:08.869 --> 03:27:12.609
When you answer yes, Issun decides to have a quick heart to heart.

03:27:13.209 --> 03:27:19.349
He says, our journey together began so long ago, in the valley of Sakuya's chest.

03:27:19.369 --> 03:27:19.969
Go to hell.

03:27:21.369 --> 03:27:39.149
Then he goes through the rest of the adventure, and all the times it was about to begin, and all the creatures and demons you've faced and beaten, all the times you thought the adventure was over, all of it leading to a ship of such absurd legend, nobody believed it to be true, and it turned out to be true.

03:27:39.169 --> 03:27:41.109
You're like, yes, it's been great.

03:27:43.429 --> 03:27:48.689
For Issun, this is enough of a life to have lived, but he also wants to keep living it.

03:27:49.229 --> 03:27:51.649
So for him, this is the end of his journey.

03:27:52.309 --> 03:27:54.209
For you, it's about to begin.

03:27:54.589 --> 03:27:55.869
He's got to go back to Plonkton.

03:27:56.549 --> 03:27:57.909
And you're like, what the fuck?

03:27:58.689 --> 03:28:00.309
He says that he told you from the start.

03:28:00.649 --> 03:28:04.429
He planned on stealing the 13 brush techniques, and then he was going to leave.

03:28:05.469 --> 03:28:06.249
So he's leaving.

03:28:07.189 --> 03:28:09.889
He never cared about you, so just go, you stupid dog.

03:28:09.909 --> 03:28:10.989
Go and save the world.

03:28:11.009 --> 03:28:11.989
Oh, my God.

03:28:13.109 --> 03:28:15.829
And then you hear, he's right, Moshari.

03:28:15.849 --> 03:28:17.609
Ugh.

03:28:17.849 --> 03:28:20.469
And fuckface Waka descends from above.

03:28:20.529 --> 03:28:21.889
Jesus Christ.

03:28:23.449 --> 03:28:26.349
He says that your way is into that boat.

03:28:27.369 --> 03:28:29.509
Issun has a different path.

03:28:30.369 --> 03:28:33.709
Issun's like, God damn it, I genuinely forgot about you.

03:28:34.449 --> 03:28:36.709
It's been a while and I enjoyed the silence.

03:28:37.389 --> 03:28:41.109
Waka says that he's finally found the boat used by the Celestials.

03:28:41.869 --> 03:28:43.209
He can finally go to the heavens.

03:28:44.869 --> 03:28:45.889
Issun says, you know what?

03:28:46.129 --> 03:28:46.829
I don't care anymore.

03:28:46.989 --> 03:28:47.449
I'm gone.

03:28:47.769 --> 03:28:48.689
And he turns and leaves.

03:28:49.949 --> 03:28:52.749
Waka asks if he's afraid he won't make it into heaven.

03:28:53.989 --> 03:28:55.269
Issun asks what he means.

03:28:56.069 --> 03:29:00.949
And Waka says that only those worthy of heaven can even get onto the boat in the first place.

03:29:02.229 --> 03:29:03.649
He says Issun knows that.

03:29:04.109 --> 03:29:06.269
He's heard these legends a million times.

03:29:06.829 --> 03:29:10.049
He's just afraid he won't be found worthy, so he doesn't want to go.

03:29:10.069 --> 03:29:13.369
Issun says that has nothing to do with it.

03:29:13.969 --> 03:29:18.889
And to prove it has nothing to do with it, Issun says fine, he's going.

03:29:19.409 --> 03:29:20.549
And he charges at the door.

03:29:22.069 --> 03:29:22.489
Okay.

03:29:23.169 --> 03:29:24.989
But he's deflected by a magic barrier.

03:29:26.369 --> 03:29:28.949
Because Issun is not worthy of going to heaven.

03:29:29.469 --> 03:29:30.109
That tracks.

03:29:30.849 --> 03:29:33.609
Waka says you're a celestial envoy.

03:29:34.429 --> 03:29:36.629
You knew you weren't welcome on this trip.

03:29:38.149 --> 03:29:41.469
And with that, the rainbow bridge vanishes.

03:29:41.869 --> 03:29:42.449
Oh shit.

03:29:42.709 --> 03:29:47.289
And Issun drops while you and Waka stand safely inside a doorway on the side of the ship.

03:29:48.929 --> 03:29:52.949
As Issun falls, Waka says he has one last prophecy for him.

03:29:54.149 --> 03:29:59.569
And he lifts your front paws as he says, It takes two to tango.

03:30:00.649 --> 03:30:04.549
And a spotlight hits the two of you standing there in dancing pose.

03:30:05.449 --> 03:30:06.449
A song begins.

03:30:07.149 --> 03:30:08.709
Oh, what the fuck?

03:30:08.889 --> 03:30:12.809
And the two of you dance together as he continues with his prophecy.

03:30:13.169 --> 03:30:15.049
Is it like the way people dance with dogs?

03:30:15.069 --> 03:30:17.609
The dog like kind of stands on their back legs.

03:30:17.629 --> 03:30:17.989
Bully.

03:30:17.989 --> 03:30:19.029
That's exactly it.

03:30:19.129 --> 03:30:20.029
That's so cute.

03:30:20.529 --> 03:30:23.829
He says the bond of the brush shall intercede.

03:30:24.829 --> 03:30:30.849
He tells Issun from way up here to think of those he's met with a lot of resolve.

03:30:31.769 --> 03:30:33.889
Think on them and spread the word.

03:30:34.189 --> 03:30:37.709
Then Waka turns to you and says, We have a date with destiny.

03:30:38.309 --> 03:30:39.329
Better not keep her waiting.

03:30:40.229 --> 03:30:42.049
You and Issun stare at each other from afar.

03:30:42.809 --> 03:30:46.509
As the door to the boat closes, and you go inside after Waka.

03:30:47.029 --> 03:30:53.669
The interior of the ship is an old school final boss zone where you have to fight each of the bosses you fought along the way in succession.

03:30:54.829 --> 03:30:57.709
You at least get to choose the order and regroup after each fight.

03:30:58.769 --> 03:31:06.389
And Waka immediately fucks off, and while inside the boat, we also meet the spirits of the Celestials who died when it crashed here.

03:31:07.669 --> 03:31:11.009
They all know you, as you were once among their numbers.

03:31:13.049 --> 03:31:16.989
They said Orochi attacked the Celestial plane, and you were battling him.

03:31:17.349 --> 03:31:20.889
The two of you fell from the heavens to the earth below during the battle.

03:31:21.349 --> 03:31:27.949
From there, Orochi took over Nippon, demanding a sacrifice every full moon for years.

03:31:29.529 --> 03:31:31.569
You could only watch, helplessly.

03:31:32.289 --> 03:31:42.849
Every year, knowing the prophecy of Nagi would bring about the end of Orochi, but in order for that to happen, everything needed to go as planned, and that included the sacrifices.

03:31:43.829 --> 03:31:50.349
So you kept the people in town during the festival, and in the off season, trained up until Nagi was ready for his fight with Orochi.

03:31:51.089 --> 03:32:06.449
The rest of the Celestials had boarded the boat to escape the demon army that Orochi had brought, but they didn't realize the boat they boarded was commissioned by the demons to take them to a new home on another plane of existence.

03:32:07.149 --> 03:32:12.929
The boat was built by a group called the Moon Tribe, a group the Celestials considered allies.

03:32:13.469 --> 03:32:16.689
The Celestials were all killed, and the boat wrecked here.

03:32:17.509 --> 03:32:22.629
The Celestials go on to tell you that you must take your rightful place back in the Celestial Plane.

03:32:23.669 --> 03:32:28.009
From there, you can overlook everything and keep the world safe from there.

03:32:28.889 --> 03:32:33.129
But first, you have to kill all the demons on this ship before it makes it back.

03:32:34.049 --> 03:32:42.869
We find out that Susanoo freeing Orochi was part of Orochi's plan, as he called the Susanoo in his sleep, leading to him being freed.

03:32:44.389 --> 03:32:53.469
After his defeat, he unleashed the other demons from the boat on the lands, all in an effort to keep you distracted while he made his way to this boat.

03:32:54.369 --> 03:32:58.069
But much like Darth Vader, Orochi isn't the actual Big Bad.

03:32:59.149 --> 03:33:02.649
Orochi has a master, and that master is Yami.

03:33:04.029 --> 03:33:09.489
And just before confronting Yami, you're told that Waka is a member of the Moon Tribe.

03:33:09.689 --> 03:33:10.309
Oh shit.

03:33:11.069 --> 03:33:14.969
He fought by your side when Orochi attacked the Celestial Plane.

03:33:16.389 --> 03:33:22.089
He fled with the Celestials on the boat, and that he was the person that survived the crash.

03:33:22.889 --> 03:33:25.109
They'll never forget everything he did.

03:33:26.689 --> 03:33:30.389
You go to Yami, and it's just a gigantic metal ball.

03:33:30.909 --> 03:33:31.769
Oh shit.

03:33:32.389 --> 03:33:37.069
Waka is there, and he's using his lightsaber to hack and slash at this ball to no avail.

03:33:37.109 --> 03:33:38.789
Because he's like, what do I do with this?

03:33:40.809 --> 03:33:44.369
But the ball is also not really doing anything either, and it just kind of floats there.

03:33:45.989 --> 03:33:49.329
Waka comes to you and says that this is Yami, Lord of the Darkness.

03:33:49.929 --> 03:33:51.689
You haven't seen him, but he's always been there.

03:33:52.249 --> 03:33:54.129
He's just black on the night sky.

03:33:54.889 --> 03:34:00.049
He's been casting a shadow on the world for years now, and it's time to end its reign of darkness.

03:34:01.689 --> 03:34:11.209
As Waka speaks, we watch as the eclipse of the sun that started this horrible day is finally complete, and the sun becomes blocked.

03:34:13.029 --> 03:34:19.209
Yami springs to life, spinning, and suddenly the 13 constellations of the gods fill the night sky.

03:34:19.909 --> 03:34:24.969
You watch as their essence is ripped from your body, and join Yami.

03:34:25.349 --> 03:34:28.929
You fall to the ground, a plain white wolf, powerless.

03:34:30.229 --> 03:34:37.889
The ball opens up and reveals the true form of Yami, and he's a little gray manatee in a fishbowl.

03:34:39.469 --> 03:34:42.609
Is that as adorable as you made it sound, or is it dumb?

03:34:42.629 --> 03:34:45.189
It's so fucking cute, it's ridiculous.

03:34:45.209 --> 03:34:48.349
Okay, there is a good chance that could have been dumb as fuck.

03:34:48.369 --> 03:34:50.189
Can we be real?

03:34:50.189 --> 03:34:52.789
It's a little dumb, but in the cutest way.

03:34:52.809 --> 03:34:55.809
But it's like so cute, you're like, but it's pretty good.

03:34:57.989 --> 03:35:01.749
Well, don't let it fool you, because he fires a laser burst of light at you.

03:35:02.949 --> 03:35:06.309
But Waka stands in front of the blast, blocking it with his sword.

03:35:07.269 --> 03:35:08.849
Waka says he owes the Celestials.

03:35:09.689 --> 03:35:13.329
He proudly built the boat that the Celestials escaped on.

03:35:14.309 --> 03:35:18.049
He had no idea that Yami had snuck his forces aboard it.

03:35:19.089 --> 03:35:24.089
He was told the Celestials had commissioned it, but it was a Trojan horse unbeknownst to him.

03:35:25.749 --> 03:35:34.029
Waka reveals that he was the one that told you the prophecy about Nagi, and that you took it seriously, waiting for the prophecy to come true.

03:35:34.689 --> 03:35:38.569
He thanks you for trusting him, despite so many deaths that had to occur.

03:35:39.549 --> 03:35:42.949
This is all a full conversation while he's resisting this laser.

03:35:44.869 --> 03:35:47.289
This is a very involved conversation.

03:35:47.309 --> 03:35:48.129
That's fucking great.

03:35:48.829 --> 03:35:59.269
Finally, it overwhelms Waka, and he's knocked back, and he falls off the side of the boat without so much as an au revoir, and falls through space to the nothing below.

03:35:59.829 --> 03:36:01.769
You know, I'm good with that.

03:36:04.789 --> 03:36:13.029
You stand tall, completely powerless, and howl at the moon, as you engage Yami in the battle for peace across all realms.

03:36:13.809 --> 03:36:16.369
And Yami is like the ball from The Incredibles.

03:36:17.289 --> 03:36:23.829
It can roll, it has arms and legs that can sprout, but it can also catch fire, it can electrocute you, all sorts of fun stuff.

03:36:24.789 --> 03:36:30.449
You can hit him still as a normal wolf, and eventually he gives back one of the celestial brush powers.

03:36:31.889 --> 03:36:40.109
Through the course of the fight, you slowly regain your abilities one by one, often requiring you to use that power in the next stage of the fight to hurt Yami.

03:36:41.229 --> 03:36:45.529
You finally regain all 13 of your abilities and defeat Yami.

03:36:46.269 --> 03:36:51.949
As he explodes, Issun jumps up and down on your nose saying, let's get one of your famous howls.

03:36:52.989 --> 03:36:59.029
And you rev up to do one of your howls and then stop, realizing Issun's not here.

03:36:59.629 --> 03:37:00.469
Yeah, that's right.

03:37:00.489 --> 03:37:03.269
He's kind of here in a ghost form.

03:37:03.909 --> 03:37:05.229
Oh, are you hallucinating?

03:37:05.649 --> 03:37:08.269
He nods his head at you and then vanishes.

03:37:09.609 --> 03:37:11.269
You are fully hallucinating.

03:37:11.569 --> 03:37:16.909
You look around and howl into the sky, surrounded by the 13 god constellations.

03:37:17.889 --> 03:37:20.769
And then you get picked up by Yami and thrown about.

03:37:21.229 --> 03:37:21.969
He yeets you?

03:37:22.109 --> 03:37:23.029
He yeets you.

03:37:23.329 --> 03:37:28.729
You yelp in pain as you hit the ground, and you are once again a plain white wolf.

03:37:29.009 --> 03:37:30.189
Oh, shit.

03:37:31.109 --> 03:37:36.329
The ball morphs into a giant hand, and another round of battle begins.

03:37:36.409 --> 03:37:37.009
Ding ding.

03:37:37.489 --> 03:37:40.289
You stand up, completely wiped out from all this fighting.

03:37:40.329 --> 03:37:40.829
Yeah.

03:37:41.569 --> 03:37:45.649
Then you hear Issun say, Ugh, that fur ball is always spacing out.

03:37:46.209 --> 03:37:47.669
Ammy can't do a thing without me.

03:37:48.329 --> 03:37:54.309
Suddenly, you start seeing all of your friends that you've met along the way as ghostly apparitions floating around you.

03:37:55.789 --> 03:37:58.749
Saying that they never realized you were the sun god all along.

03:37:58.989 --> 03:38:00.549
They cheer you on when they find out.

03:38:01.009 --> 03:38:03.169
Then, like it's the finale of Earthbound.

03:38:03.909 --> 03:38:04.609
Spoiler alert.

03:38:04.869 --> 03:38:07.369
All of your friends start praying for your safety.

03:38:07.489 --> 03:38:08.429
Thoughts and prayers.

03:38:08.969 --> 03:38:12.529
Praying that you bring back the sun, which is still blocked from the eclipse.

03:38:13.129 --> 03:38:14.549
Praying that you defeat Yami.

03:38:15.209 --> 03:38:18.669
The ones who knew you well send you special messages of encouragement.

03:38:19.369 --> 03:38:22.829
We even see Chief Issaku of the Ponkels and Issun's grandfather.

03:38:23.689 --> 03:38:29.349
He prays for you and then says that this artwork is that of a true celestial envoy.

03:38:31.009 --> 03:38:38.049
Issun is doing his duty as a celestial envoy at last, and is spreading your legend far and wide across Nippon.

03:38:38.209 --> 03:38:39.849
It's about damn time.

03:38:39.849 --> 03:38:41.049
Get on the team, buddy.

03:38:43.049 --> 03:38:48.409
The faith from the people in you can give you the power you need to defeat Yami once and for all.

03:38:49.369 --> 03:38:55.729
Finally, we see Issun, and he's jumping around town, throwing artwork depicting you in all your glory.

03:38:56.709 --> 03:39:04.949
He tells the people of Nippon that without the God of the Sun, rice won't grow, plants will wither, and laundry won't dry.

03:39:05.609 --> 03:39:07.089
Think of all the laundry.

03:39:07.149 --> 03:39:07.989
Pure chaos.

03:39:08.949 --> 03:39:15.969
Issun leads the whole of Nippon in prayer as they lift up their voices to the heavens, asking you to bring back the sun.

03:39:17.169 --> 03:39:25.229
With the support of the whole of Nippon, the constellations all burn bright, and you see their essence return to you one by one.

03:39:26.009 --> 03:39:28.269
The sun bursts through the darkness of the eclipse.

03:39:29.409 --> 03:39:33.049
And finally, you stand, burning a bright white.

03:39:33.789 --> 03:39:39.129
The large Shidanui-sized Amaterasu, God of the Sun.

03:39:39.649 --> 03:39:41.089
Hell yeah!

03:39:42.269 --> 03:39:46.969
With another howl, you engage with Yami for the true, final time.

03:39:47.909 --> 03:39:50.749
No more false endings, no more moving the goalpost.

03:39:51.709 --> 03:39:54.349
This is the fight to end all fights.

03:39:55.229 --> 03:39:57.709
Literal darkness versus literal light.

03:39:59.289 --> 03:40:02.809
The fight ends, and we hear, Bonjour!

03:40:05.769 --> 03:40:09.629
And Waka comes flying down in a drop top flying saucer.

03:40:09.849 --> 03:40:10.689
Sure, yeah.

03:40:11.909 --> 03:40:12.929
Good for you, buddy.

03:40:13.389 --> 03:40:16.429
He says that without Issun, you would have been fucked.

03:40:17.629 --> 03:40:21.289
Good thing Waka gave him that motivational speech back at the Rainbow Bridge, huh?

03:40:21.489 --> 03:40:23.669
This is because of me.

03:40:24.469 --> 03:40:30.469
You leap into the flying saucer and lick Waka to death, and he pets you and calls you the goodest girl.

03:40:30.489 --> 03:40:31.469
She's a good girl.

03:40:32.289 --> 03:40:36.349
He says that it's time to head to the celestial plane and to set things in order there.

03:40:37.789 --> 03:40:41.729
Get ready, Mashari, our adventure is about to begin.

03:40:41.749 --> 03:40:42.629
Oh, my God.

03:40:43.369 --> 03:40:49.749
Your friends watch from Nippon as you and fuckface Waka blast off to the celestial plane.

03:40:51.009 --> 03:40:51.549
The end.

03:40:52.529 --> 03:40:53.669
Isn't that the ending of Grease?

03:40:53.689 --> 03:40:57.369
Yeah, that is.

03:40:57.389 --> 03:40:58.629
That's the exact ending of Grease.

03:40:58.649 --> 03:41:00.109
Okay, I mean, spoilers for Grease.

03:41:00.129 --> 03:41:01.269
Blast off into the sun.

03:41:01.289 --> 03:41:01.569
Yeah.

03:41:03.109 --> 03:41:04.909
That's wild.

03:41:05.109 --> 03:41:09.709
Yeah, and then you get like a really great credit sequence with the scrolling and everything.

03:41:09.729 --> 03:41:13.029
You see all your friends on it, and all the creators are on there.

03:41:13.509 --> 03:41:14.549
That sounds beautiful.

03:41:14.889 --> 03:41:16.009
I love the art in this.

03:41:16.029 --> 03:41:17.109
It is gorgeous.

03:41:17.449 --> 03:41:23.509
It is, and the sad thing is the Wii version fucked up the credit sequence of this game, too.

03:41:23.629 --> 03:41:24.149
Shut up.

03:41:24.349 --> 03:41:25.669
Is there a watermark on that?

03:41:25.849 --> 03:41:26.669
No, there's not.

03:41:26.709 --> 03:41:28.329
So it's actually kind of funny.

03:41:28.509 --> 03:41:29.989
It's because of a watermark, though.

03:41:30.449 --> 03:41:33.249
Oh, they out here fucking up.

03:41:33.409 --> 03:41:38.949
So these credits featured the Clover logo, but Clover was no longer in business.

03:41:39.849 --> 03:41:40.409
Oh, shit.

03:41:40.489 --> 03:41:45.509
And due to not wanting to deal with copyright issues, they just cut the credit sequence entirely.

03:41:45.689 --> 03:41:48.249
They're just like, no one gets any flowers.

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Fuck all of you.

03:41:49.329 --> 03:41:49.849
Yeah.

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That's shitty.

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That's super shitty.

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Like, people still worked on this.

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Right, and it is a really beautiful piece of scrolling artwork and silly animations.

03:41:59.649 --> 03:42:02.189
And they really couldn't go in and just move the logo out.

03:42:03.249 --> 03:42:05.109
And that was Okami.

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That was incredible.

03:42:06.389 --> 03:42:07.989
Thank you for taking us through that journey.

03:42:08.009 --> 03:42:10.169
That was wild.

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It was a road trip.

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It was like Hercules.

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At the end, it was Greece.

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Down to the fucking dance sequence going into like, we're blasting off again.

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It's just amazing to see how many different touch points it had from other games and stuff like that.

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I was really blown away by that.

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Oh, this was such a fun adventure.

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I can't believe that nobody played this game.

03:42:35.049 --> 03:42:37.409
And, you know, maybe this will help.

03:42:38.829 --> 03:42:40.769
Yeah, maybe we'll push another couple copies, right?

03:42:40.929 --> 03:42:42.449
Yeah, you're welcome.

03:42:42.669 --> 03:42:43.349
You're welcome.

03:42:43.549 --> 03:42:44.709
Now, that's really cool.

03:42:44.729 --> 03:42:54.229
And it's wild that people didn't talk about this because really people kind of love to geek out on shit like mythology and folklore and cryptids and shit like that.

03:42:54.349 --> 03:42:56.589
But they like to do it on things that they understand.

03:42:56.689 --> 03:42:57.689
Maybe that was the issue.

03:42:57.709 --> 03:43:00.369
A little cultural curve for this one.

03:43:00.389 --> 03:43:01.049
It might have been.

03:43:01.169 --> 03:43:02.349
This is very fantastical.

03:43:02.369 --> 03:43:03.669
It's very high fantasies.

03:43:03.989 --> 03:43:04.809
Very much so.

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I mean, I get where that could be a barrier for some people.

03:43:08.489 --> 03:43:09.429
That was great, though.

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Thank you so much.

03:43:10.389 --> 03:43:11.789
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03:43:28.209 --> 03:43:30.369
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03:43:32.629 --> 03:43:37.149
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03:43:37.509 --> 03:43:38.149
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03:43:38.189 --> 03:43:41.809
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03:43:57.649 --> 03:43:58.409
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03:43:58.409 --> 03:44:00.029
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03:44:00.489 --> 03:44:02.389
And this is Tom and Andrea reminding you.

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Au revoir, motherfucker.

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And don't skip the cutscenes.

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Bork, bork.

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Have a good one.

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Bye.