A full narrated playthrough/discussion of Hellnight (also known as Dark Messiah in Japan), a survival horror dungeon crawler originally released on the PSX in 1998. This is a lesser-known title created by an even more obscure developer - but you better believe it's one of the most fascinating games I've played in a long time.
00:00 - 04:16 - Introduction
04:16 - 14:59 - Developer Background
14:59 - 25:21 - Sewers
25:21 - 49:22 - Tokyo Mesh - 1F (Residential Zone)
49:22 - 1:11:21 - Tokyo Mesh - 2F (Production Zone)
1:11:21 - 1:19:41 - Tokyo Mesh - 3F (No Man's Land)
1:19:41 - 1:24:26 - Great Hall
1:24:26 - 2:01:06 - The Hive
2:01:06 - 2:09:34 - Conclusion
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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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA-DinN6oGM&t=148s (PS1GamerCollector - All Hellnight Endings)
https://www.youtube.com/@BuffMaister (YHVH Record Scratch footage)
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MUSIC USED (IN ORDER)
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Deja Vu - Majin Tensei II
Eternal Rest - Silent Hill
Fever Chill - Silent Hill 4: The Room
Ikebukuro - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
Map II - Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
Null Moon - Silent Hill 2
Observe My Life - Cry of Fear
Float up From Dream - Silent Hill 3
The Start, the End - Cry of Fear
Running Errands - F.E.A.R.
Nijomon/Futagamikado Basement - Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
タイムリープ 1 - Nightmare Project Yakata
Outtalk - Majin Tensei II
Astronomy Museum - Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
bh00 - Body Harvest
Ancient Battleground - King's Field II
Searching the Past - Silent Hill Shattered Memories
Little Jamaica - Hellnight
Heretic Mansion - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
Otherworld Dungeon 4 - Devil Summoner
I've Been Losing You - Silent Hill 3
Kinshicho - Kinshi Park - Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Cargo Ship - Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Reverse Hills - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Leno - Hellnight
Tokyo Midtown - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Displace - Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Infernal Tokyo - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Palace of Pleasure - Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Dark Reality - King's Field IV
Command Center - Hellnight
The Penthouse - Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
A Land Controlling Roads - Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
3D Makai - Shin Megami Tensei II
Chaos Theme - Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Assault - Majin Tensei II
Hell - Cry of Fear
The Forest Trail - Silent Hill 2
The Walls Are Listening - OFF
Burned Bodies - OFF
Altar - Hellnight
Data Storage Room 2 - Hellnight
Algon Spirit Worker - Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Heretic Mansion ~Cursed~ - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
bh20 - Body Harvest
Aboveground Urban Area B - Shin Megami Tensei IV
Sentinel Prime (Ambient) - DOOM Eternal
The Land Where the Seed's Memories Lie Buried - Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey
Final Battle - Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne
Brandon - Cry of Fear