Creepy Bad Endings: Breath of Fire II

[@whoisthisgit]

Episode 14: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZjRcnenaMmHidU

[@horesfan400]

Ryu is the hero of the game Can you get the ending? Sure you can!

[@doktawhawee9870]

hahahaha

[@brandontherabboat4850]

I get it!

[@brandontherabboat4850]

***** "Ryu is the hero of the game." Sure you can=Sureyoucan=Shoryuken. Does that clear it up?

[@johnboy5929]

Nuuu ma comment

[@kwisowofer9872]

ryu=ryukahr

[@communismwithgiggles2515]

Is it weird that I like Bush Land's theme, and even think that it's peaceful?

[@Someone-gy2rd]

Thinking that it isnt peaceful and not liking it is wierd

[@OneTrueBelmont]

I totally forgot how gut wrenching this game could be. Thank you for bringing it all back. Also, my first playthrough I got the dragon ending too.

[@horesfan400]

Father Hulk smash!

[@ericfernandorossi]

+Minrod Vils (The night gamer) With the word of God!!!

[@ericfernandorossi]

+Minrod Vils (The night gamer) With the word of God!!!

[@PikaPerfect]

The second I started reading the text I knew the game and I know exactly how you feel ;m; *Tears intensify*

[@alduintheanti-dragonborn]

I'm quite curious, what happens if you hack the game for those fights shown and defeated them instead of losing? Or would they just have infinite health and you will never be able to progress unless you lose?

[@crashertn4951]

You get EXP and the game continues like you lost the fight.

[@bubblegumxo]

Years late to this party, but I remember playing an emulated version of this on our windows 98 a lonnnnng time ago. Interestingly enough the only cheat we had was infinite health. If you put it on for this fight before long Ryu's attacks do 0 damage no matter what, and the game is essentially soft locked. Guess 20 some years later it's good to know that you CAN kill it with extra cheats😂. EDIT: I wonder if with asteroid hitting the earth levels of RNG you can actually keep avoiding it's attacks several times in a row, and this is a way to stop from winning in that way? Just a theory. EDIT 2: This is only speaking for the first Gong Head battle. I believe you had to hard reset the game to activate/deactivate cheats on the emulator we used (using a save state would leave invincibility on), and since there isn't a save between the 1st and 2nd battle, I never tested it on Mr. Blueberry. I wonder if the same thing happens?

[@Istreakilaz]

I gotta admit, as an 11 year old, that opening was unlike anything i had seen before. No wonder i also was hooked onto this game from the very beginning. but oh god! the Soundtrack. it's not just sad, but sooo memorable!

[@whoisthisgit]

@ResidentMegamanX94 There was a lot more after that. I probably should've included it now; I removed it because this video was going to be combined with #14, but I thought the long length of the finished video would put people off.

[@whoisthisgit]

I meant that it was so weirdly translated, I wasn't sure what it was saying.

[@Capochetta]

This game is so dark that for years I thought the bad ending was the only ending. Seemed to make sense with the rest of the narrative.

[@Naedeslus]

This is one of the few RPG's that had me hooked from the start.. I think only Xenogears and FFVII had the same effect as this game did.

[@felipemp93]

I'm downloading right now the SNES emulator cause gee... how I miss that!

[@asalynd]

the opening of these game creeped me out so bad as a child, that i stopped playing it, and I ended up not playing it through until years later as an older teen, on GBA. and even then I STILL thought it was pretty damn creepy

[@jim_tennant]

Love the AoE 2 sound effect in the very beginning of the video :D

[@ipplays8617]

Admit it: Barubary’s theme is lit

[@rasecwright]

excellent video, BOF 2 is one of my favorites rpgs ,the history very good, creepy sad, but the best thing is the parody of the religion, BOF 2 has a very deep message

[@nuredingeziqi679]

PMD: EoS is a masterpiece. Never been so emotionally caught in a game

[@VisualNovelty]

Glad to see it get its own episode at last! Oh lordy that opening creeps me out every time...not just the eyeball, but the thought of waking up one day and having no one recognize you is disturbing... Thanks for putting these together!

[@RecklessFire29]

A name I have used for every online game I have ever played comes directly from this game. This game is very special to me, and left a mark upon me unlike any other game before. It had dragons, and swords, and the shamans, and grass people... I actually played BoF2 before 1, and then ended up buying 1 anyway. It's still one of my most favorite games of all time. I can't help but shed tears during the Bush Lands Music, especially after knowing the true story of the Dragon...

[@l.a.g3098]

You just remind me the fact I cried like a baby at the end of Explorers of the sky and I'M FUCKIN 14

[@thestrawberryshogun8373]

L . A . G I teared up too man it was awful lol.

[@l.a.g3098]

Welcome to the club

[@bouk6989]

i was bout 12 when i played, and i am at the final boss, but havent beaten him *mainly cause i lost it*, but watched the ending, i cried so bad, my parents asked if i was okay

[@l.a.g3098]

omg I understand so much

[@tylerchenoweth5017]

Nobody can fight back those tears. THATS how powerful Explorers of Sky is.

[@Majokodomo]

For a second there, I thought the title screen said "Brerth of Fire II". ^-^

[@skelrek4475]

1:57 Oh hello Satan are you here to creep us out

[@WesleyWyndam-Pryce]

Seriously? I love BoF II and adore its tragic ending. I never choose the happy ending in any playthrough because it feels less epic. Gotta have the feels! ; ) Man, FF IV ruined so many good sacrifices due to the last minute change of heart and wishing a happily ever after for all but Tellah.

[@ajitter89]

Lufia II Rise of the Sinistrels, if you play the first game you know what's coming, but after getting to know and love the central family, it too has a heart wrenching ending, and it was the only one (therefore making it the good and the bad ending) for about 20 years until the remake on the DS came out, and the Happy ending in that version isn't cannon.

[@manydelmal]

this is a little late... but Lufia II has the best/worst end of all RPGs. Love and hate in a few minutes

[@averagepikfan2686]

I just love Barubary's theme

[@sleepdeprivedgremlin3058]

Yeah and he should be the final boss

[@-.__-.__]

Memories: Breath of Fire 2 Music

[@DerpyHooves3000]

Mother 3. Has the Saddest Story.

[@calbear0697]

the bush field song is called memories

[@neometalsonic3562]

0:43 When I saw this I froze instantly thinking: "THERE'S A BAD ENDING!??! How could this game affect me any more emotionally?!" Luckily I regain composure once you said it didn't.

[@NealCamerlengo]

I just started playing yesterday and I somewhat like it. Even though my favorite RPG is Shining Force 1 (GBA Remake), and Shining Force 2.

[@Hawntbawt]

I ALWAYS though the bushland music was depressing! i used to argue with my best friend growing up because he thought it wasn't!

[@SasCreations2024]

you should do a good ending episode for pmd not to mention the music is wonderful

[@airwolfman]

heh, I did not know the game was from capcom, yet the music instantly reminded me of it :D So Megaman.

[@DarKWolf1764]

I think the opening text says: "It was like waking from a long dream... But, now his father and sister have disappeared and no one else recognizes him..."

[@smilinggeneral8870]

there's still alot more to it

[@500Phausill]

explorer sky that game was indeed emotional :'(

[@TMNTno1fan]

You're not kidding about that Pokemon game... cried for hours

[@Hyper_Drud]

@0:51 yes, while Explorers of sky had a happy ending like Time and Darkness, you can't deny that it did have its dark moments, especially in the extra stories... if you played that far that is.

[@VisualNovelty]

@FlyingCheezBurgers It's a SNES game, so it's probably on the Wii Shop...I recommend giving it a shot!

[@pandalover5292]

When you said THAT game I thought you were talking about can your pet. That game only has a BAD ending. And it's enouhf to leave a grown man sleeping with the lights on!

[@wheatleythebrick2276]

pandalover529 lol ive seen it, bizarre but kinda silly

[@junorequiem7199]

one thing i don't understand is the translation,why do people seem to rate an awesome game like this one so badly for a "bad translation",the story is good,i do like the characters ('cept for "the plant man"),the soundtrack is perfect,and the battles do get annoying,but hey,all final fantasy games are like this too in my opinion (actually,all RPG's with random encounters)

[@reireizo624]

And let's not forget EarthBound Zero. Sometimes, you take a single step, and there is a random encounter. Then it happens again when you finish the battle. And again. And again.

[@AliB247]

This game is my favorite RPG of all time. But I never knew of it's good ending until recently. I was very happy with it xD

[@drewlow44]

ahhh one of my favs from childhood .... GOOD STUFF

[@tredausmaxima]

"..... What was that? Let's follow it." Horror movie LOGIC.

[@Namworth]

UGH! Cliffhanger! Darn you! xD I have to play this game now. This series is pretty awesome along with the others! Keep it up! :D

[@whoisthisgit]

@Agju As I said, the game is far from perfect. There were times where the game almost drove me insane with the overly frequent random battles, but I just HAD to see what would happen in the end.

[@7thlittleleopard7]

It doesn't matter. The dream is just that, a dream. If you don't sleep, the memories of the villagers are still gone - you find out later who it was done by and get to whip it's arse, but by then it's far too late and they never regain their memories of you and your family. Also, the text that was skipped through after the Barubary fight is important even if it isn't easily understood. It basically says that Ryu is the 'chosen one' of the demons... but you'll have to play to learn more~

[@sceptile_bro3602]

I'm playing this in gba... and it's very difficult

[@HiddenChimera]

I knew this game was coming when I started watching this series. Such a great game, but SO DEPRESSING

[@ResidentMegamanX94]

That text at the end of the opening: It was like waking from a long dream... But, now his father and sister have disappeared and no one else recognizes him...

[@janicedelosreyes3205]

Really scared me when i entered the town and nobody knows ryu, like how long was that nap?

[@NotBenStiller]

Welp, now's a good time as any to play Explorers of Sky again. Thank god for Wii U Virtual Console.

[@TheTrevStan]

Just gotta say loving these vids, I watched the streets of rage ones ages ago and glad there is a playlist now, been just watching through them all. Thanks for the vids! Also I forgot how awesome BoF 2 was...... I may have to replay it. I will also be playing the Fire Emblem game mentioned in one of the earlier vids as the story seemed epic! On that topic, are there any other games you have played with a similar massive twist where your like WTF JUST HAPPENED?!?!? Please let me know the names!

[@Rcamer2007]

I had the opening at full screen in the dark...scary

[@brendarabago]

i dont play, but is posible that dream leave you to another world and is only have to say no

[@ZeDerpazoid]

Mother 1, 2 and 3 are all different games. Mother 2 is Earthbound.

[@PuppyPaw427]

im not sure if youve made a video on mother 3 yet, but you should!

[@packRabbit]

Persona 4 Golden has 2 pretty creepy bad endings. You could make videos on those.

[@yukiteru65]

i got this game for the wii, and played it all the way, i definetly reccomend this game 100%, the story is awsome, the ending is sad, and the gameplay, despite the translations, is like final fantasy, well almost.

[@SeventhheavenDK]

Why is the ending sad when it has a Happy ending?

[@ethanawaao1291]

I always thought Mystery Dungeon is too real That’s when I realized it was a real show

[@kakashi0909]

your creepy bad endings whoisthisgit inspired me to create a game(using RPG maker) that has no good ending... only bad ones... and the story is super depressing

[@ThePspdog98]

have you ever played mother 3? it has the same gripping storyline as breath of fire two, but its gameplay is SOOOO Much better, and its ending is so sad and ambiguous, so it would fit a lot with this series, maybe it would fit as a good sequel to your creepy good endings. i would highly advise that you check it out, its one of the very few rpgs i actually like.

[@OffAirProductions]

That eye is creeping me out.......LOL!

[@7thlittleleopard7]

...They head back before you, as you can see in the video. Even just the wait of being asked whether to sleep or not takes time - I'd equal it to about 10 or so minutes, even longer. You're asked if you want to sleep, you say no, you make your way back. They'd already headed back, and were ambushed on the way. You have to remember, it's a SNES game, they couldn't make too much in the way of story divergences because of your actions because they were dealing with limited cartridge space.

[@bigtimetimmyjim6486]

I am absolutely hooked on your videos after discovering your content last week, thank you for all of your work! BoF2 was my first "emotional" RPG as well, and I highly suggest checking out the translation here for a fresh experience with the game (it actually improves the already-great story). www.romhacking.net/translations/1384/

[@7thlittleleopard7]

If you read my reply fully: "If you don't sleep, the memories of the villagers are still gone - you find out later who it was done by and get to whip it's arse, but by then it's far too late and they (the villagers) never regain their memories of you or your family." >.

[@TheMeteoDragoon]

Ah BoF2 a classic game and a creepy bad ending.

[@purplegirl2603]

Best game ever.

[@matguimond92]

LOL. Yeah sure it made me mushy but, it's not like I haven't been through losing a friend before.

[@arthurarneiro]

What happens if you decide not to sleep?

[@zzzemixzzz]

do u have videos of this series but actual time games

[@SageVallant]

Not only does the game have bad endings, but the GOOD ending is all kinds of obscure to get. :(

[@TheSushiriceball]

breath of fire 2,this game was hard

[@13gamerbullet]

I forgot the intro of the videos... 0:00 I was falling asleep... So I blinked for about a half-second... When I opened my eyes I saw the (red eye) stick figure (who just appeared when my eye were close) and I jumped for some odd reason. Dang I'm tired

[@Abcormal]

Isn't there a ROM patch that fixes the game's shortcomings? If not, someone should definitely make one...

[@FrostAskar]

You should take a look to NDS game called Nine hours, Nine persons, Nine doors. It's really good and has six endings, three are just annoying, you don't understand what happened at all. The fourth one is an open ending? But the fifth and sixth (They appear together) are really something worthy.

[@Myriachan]

You should remake these two videos with the fan retranslation. =)

[@epicgamer6678]

What does this game have against full stops?

[@okey7281]

What if you say "no"?

[@MetroidMan101]

Why is Ryu a popular VG name?

[@ZeDerpazoid]

What about Earthbound :U Giygas. Just that one word will give you nightmares for weeks.

[@EmptyKingdoms]

Honestly? I've played most classic RPGs, yeah, but Breath Of Fire IV, for the PSX/PSOne is just as mindblowing and great as Final Fantasy VI or Chrono Cross (I won't mention Trigger because that's a very special case). It had awesome graphics, a soundtrack that avoided guitars and made wise use of middle eastern styles and genres, and character development that was so damn deep!

[@SeventhheavenDK]

BoF4 is a little boring.

[@AwesomeWikidStudios]

hey, whats up with that lu lu dude? where did u get that idea

[@Hyper_Drud]

what do you find about the ending that is not happy?

[@AUWRECKU]

yes bof2 does have a very sad ending indeed :((

[@M3lw4r3]

I could never get myself to finish this game, I always got bored and started playing something else =P mostly because when I was in the map walking to a town while fighting monster the game freezed, not everytime, but frecuently (I use ZSNES). Also, I think the fights are pretty boring, but it has awesome music, I have to admit that. The story... I thought it could get interesting later, but at the start it was SO strange (like the disappearance of his family, or what you said at 8:13)

[@SuperSenshi]

(7:34) Do you mean that you don't know what it says or that you don't know what it means? I know what it says and can read it just fine, but I don't know what it means or what it has to do with the game.

[@zombieface60]

@ZeDerpazoid When I hear giygas this thought appears in my head "Giant fetus skull flying thing.Yay." If any words don't fit in this the sentence, its auto corrects fault.

[@Agju]

@whoisthisgit that's what kept me going...i wanted to see what happened (though I've mostly forgotten by now).

[@Boodendorf]

Why'd you have to bring up Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, I'm going to cry in about 10 seconds because of it ;_;.

[@Zero202020]

wow, nintendo's censors must have taken a day off, since that big eye says god, and it's the opening of the game, how could they have missed this?

[@MonkeyAssassin1]

Oh my goodness... Breath of Fire 2

[@jimworld7070]

when you said Bad endings ruined everything i thought of the ONLY ending i ever got on true crime streets of la... FUCKIN THROWN OF A CLIFF!

[@SonGojit456]

I have played The 1994 Video Game Breath of Fire II.

[@ikilledcreepers]

hmmm ryu where have heard that before oh yeah STREET FIGHTER :D

[@SoulAnimeMusic11]

OH NO, IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN

[@Lalamauchi]

Why is the game different? The copy I has a way different format for the fighting scenes and a different title picture. Does anyone know why their different?

[@Glacidon]

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon does have a sad ending but (spoiler alert) ur friends sadness makes Dialga bring u back

[@BaconMageLv0]

Here, let me help: The first part wraps up the opening, but you skipped the rest.

[@Anemite]

BoF II had such an amazing plot, the ending was indeed lacking, the prequel at least let u know that everyone return to their places happy thats why i love FFV endiing, it actually tell u all that happen to the main characters after the final battle

[@SeventhheavenDK]

Not very hard to understand. Very much everyone goes back to live in Township except for the characters YOU SEE in the ending that go back to their own homes (Sten and Jean).