Unreachable Views
Channel: Barney Bradshaw
Date: 2023-01-21

There is a little room off in the corner of Hollow Knight that won't leave.

Larger spoiler warnings:
Medium spoilers for Hollow Knight
Major spoilers for Rain World
Medium spoilers for NaissanceE

Games mentioned in passing (very minor spoilers):
Dark Souls I, Dark Souls II, Bloodborne, Transistor, Pyre, Journey, Breath of the Wild

Music used:
Combine Advisory - Valve (Half-Life 2 Episode 1)
City of Tears - Christopher Larkin (Hollow Knight)
Reflection -  Christopher Larkin (Hollow Knight)
Crystal Peak -  Christopher Larkin (Hollow Knight)
Silicon - James Primate (Rain World)
Labyrinthe - Patricia Dallio (used in NaissanceE)
Fire Keepers - Motoi Sakuraba (Dark Souls 2)
Lonesound - James Primate (Rain World)

Clips used:
Bloodborne footage - https://youtu.be/hAW40a009n8
Journey footage - https://youtu.be/bkL94nKSd2M

Inspiration and some great videos on stuff somewhat remotely related:
https://youtu.be/zjgCzyUXQlk - The Horrors of Proportion in NaissanceE by Cryveil
https://youtu.be/AnnS6igRnJA - How Journey moves us by Playing it Straight
https://youtu.be/Rt0h6wEvCkM - Small Games with Big Vibes by Pixel a Day
https://youtu.be/IZ1y75vxO0o - The Quiet Sadness of Mario Galaxy by Jacob Geller
https://youtu.be/3xTEiXYlw-I - Vibe Checks in Video Games by Razbuten
https://youtu.be/-CqS72KvwNQ - The Haunting Peace of Being Lost by Daryl Talks Games
https://youtu.be/pFAknD_9U7c - please take your time, we can bear this unreachable view a little longer

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Hollow Knight
04:25 Rain World
06:30 NaissanceE
08:48 Conclusion
10:37 Outro