An extended narrated playthrough/discussion of deSPIRIA, a Japan-only ATLUS horror RPG released for the Dreamcast in 2000. This is easily one of the most shocking games I've played from the era - and it's a long, complicated ride you'll never forget.
00:00 - 07:26 Introduction
07:26 - 20:29 Developer Research/Game Resources
20:29 - 1:18:46 Chapter 1: The Train Incident
1:18:46 - 2:07:07 Chapter 2: The Cult of Karla
2:07:07 - 3:31:28 Chapter 3: The SPIRIA Case
3:31:28 - 4:17:29 Chapter 4: Amagasaki Breaktown
4:17:29 - 5:02:57 - Chapter 5: Eden
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CREDITS/RESOURCES
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https://www.youtube.com/@popomocco (deSPIRIA translation videos)
https://popomocco.tumblr.com/post/744658149004509184/despirias-staff-interview (Dennou Eizou Seisakusho staff interview)
https://archive.org/details/20240311_20240311_1257 (Full strategy guide scan)
https://www.ign.com/games/despiria-141889 (IGN article from 2000)
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MUSIC USED (IN ORDER)
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CHAPTER 1
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Conversation - Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
M.I.S.T - Parasite Eve II
Fading Embers - BLUE NYMPH
Underworld Forest - Last Bible III
Muladhara - Digital Devil Saga
BGM52b - deSPIRIA
Basement of the Police Station - Resident Evil 2
Sunset - Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Combing Town West - Silent Hill 2
Battle c1 - Shin Megami Tensei IV
DuClare Chateau (Combat) - Deus Ex
Shinjuku Medical Hospital (Vortex World) - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
Stairs to the Sky Garden - Yume Nikki
Btl 05b - deSPIRIA
Bass00b - deSPIRIA
Soft Breeze - OFF
Time - Deep Fear
A Land Controlling Roads - Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Btl 00b - deSPIRIA
Maternal Heart - Silent Hill 3
Extreme Extrication - 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors
Devil's Castle - Shin Megami Tensei V
Hallucination - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Btl 08b - deSPIRIA
End Credits - Shin Megami Tensei IV
CHAPTER 2
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Slaughterhouse - Hitman Contracts
Reign - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Conversation - Shin Megami Tensei IV
BGM 04b - deSPIRIA
Naraku Upper Strata - Shin Megami Tensei IV
NYC Streets (Ambient) - Deus Ex
UNATCO (Conversation) - Deus Ex
Tension - Shin Megami Tensei IV
BGM 91b - deSPIRIA
VersaLife (Ambient) - Deus Ex
Aboveground Urban Area A - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Ikebukuro - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
Lebedev's Airfield (Combat) - Deus Ex
BGM 56b - deSPIRIA
Domain - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Pluto Castle - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Majestic 12 Labs (Conversation) - Deus Ex
Castle of the Four Gods - Shin Megami Tensei (PSX)
Engineering - System Shock 2
Tennozu Shelter - Shin Megami Tensei IV
CHAPTER 3
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Da'at Shinagawa Station - Shin Megami Tensei V
Aboveground Urban Area C - Shin Megami Tensei IV
The Great Spirit of Hope - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Tokyo - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Da'at Shinagawa - Shin Megami Tensei V
Kurt Vonnegut (Extended) - BLUE NYMPH
Camp Ichigaya - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Members Only Club - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Ikebukuro - Shin Megami Tensei NINE
Algon NS Building (Reality) - Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Kinshicho - Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Deja Vu - Shin Megami Tensei If... (PSX) (Remixed from Majin Tensei II)
Shibuya - Shin Megami Tensei NINE
BGM 89b - deSPIRIA
VersaLife (Conversation) - Deus Ex
Ops 1 - System Shock 2
Infernal Tokyo - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Da'at Ginza - Shin Megami Tensei V
Val Ship - Last Bible III
Scavenger Hunt - Cyberpunk 2077
Militech Combat Theme - Cyberpunk 2077
Kill It With Fire - XCOM 2
Neutral Theme - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Naraku Lower Strata - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Big Battle - Digital Devil Saga
CHAPTER 4
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Nocturne Op55N1 - Cyberpunk 2077
Detroit Convention Center (Ambient) - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Arrow To The Head - LISA: The Joyful
Pause Theme - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Konpeki Stealth Theme - Cyberpunk 2077
Arasaka Hostile Terrain Detection Theme - Cyberpunk 2077
1-03 Lounge - Virtue's Last Reward
New York Infiltration - Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Area 51 (Ambient) - Deus Ex
Rifleman Bank Station 2 - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Hengsha Hive Basement - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Boss Encounter - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
Normal Battle (Labyrinth of Amala) - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
FINAL CHAPTER
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Shibuya Underground District - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Kiccigiorgi Forest - Shin Megami Tensei IV
BGM S1b - deSPIRIA
Black Market - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Ayna - Digital Devil Saga
Temple of Eternity - Shin Megami Tensei V
Da'at Shinjuku - Shin Megami Tensei V
Man's Tomb - Digital Devil Saga
World of Greed - Shin Megami Tensei If...
Cathedral - Shin Megami Tensei
End - Shin Megami Tensei IV
The Nothing (Combat) - Deus Ex
Conspiravision - Deus Ex
Btl 13b - deSPIRIA
End 01b - deSPIRIA
Staff Roll - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne