OneShot OST - Alula Extended

[@XiaoAndyPugMan]

You could've settled for just ONE incredibly precious and adorable child character, but no, the dev team had to make two. Goddddd damn it

[@TheHazyTimewalker]

I know right? This game is just the best- Niko and Alula 10 outta 5 stars. Show stealers.

[@Aven_colonthree]

Oh hey it’s the Undertale man

[@inqurity]

@@Aven_colonthree also the OFF man

[@Aven_colonthree]

@@inqurity oh ye

[@Reynthesaint]

Piano man

[@Cosmo_raptor]

*Protect her at all costs.*

[@TurtleTime26]

*Smol and precious.*

[@Cosmo_raptor]

*[EXTRA SMOL]*

[@TurtleTime26]

*[EXTRA PRECIOUS]*

[@Cosmo_raptor]

*[EXTRA TECHNICALLY DIES BUT GETS REVIVED]* Really though, "Are we in limbooo?" is my favourite Alula quote.

[@TurtleTime26]

Saaame.

[@shrimpboom8]

I like how there's no major antagonist and therefore nobody can make the "The one dislike is [villain]" joke

[@Gosen_5000]

shrimpboom8 the dislike is the square...

[@commentarysheep]

The dislike is from the entity of your PC... Microsoft Windows! :D

[@nikothecat4717]

I guess you failed

[@MutedAndReported3032]

The Entity was the only character that ever seemed antagonistic

[@MutedAndReported3032]

Twig Witch I have played solstice, even at the time I wrote my previous comment. Yet I still believe they were, in fact, antagonistic. Now, there is an extremely common misconception that the words “antagonistic” and “villainous” or “evil”. You see, an antagonist is someone who works against the protagonist. The protagonist is the main character of a story (stories can have multiple protagonists, as is the case in Oneshot). Now, in most stories, the protagonist(s) is the hero(es), and it is because of that, that when we hear “antagonist”, we automatically think “evil”. However, what if the protagonist of the story is also the villain? Then the antagonist may or may not be a hero. Now, in Oneshot, at the end of the first run, the Entity acts antagonistically towards one of the 2 protagonists, e.g. you, the player, by cutting off your contact to Niko and preventing you from reaching your goal. The Entity felt bad for Niko, a young child separated from their family and forced in an alien world; the Entity’s world. Or rather, the Entity themself. And as such, it desperately attempted to bring Niko home, but at the cost of making them unable to speak to and be spoken to by the player, a person Niko trusted, loved and depended on, and even flat-out lying to Niko that the player had abandoned them. This could’ve been a lot easier though, had the Entity just explained their plan to the player, so I felt this antagonistic act was a bit needless, although of course I understand their actions and forgive them.

[@danielisenberg2360]

Alula is truly a wonderful character.

[@Rob-326]

Yes.she is lovely. :) She is always happy. ^_^ I really wish i could be like her too... :( Always happy...

[@nexix5536]

she is a naive young girl so cute

[@insectoidabomination]

Alula is the best character no matter what anyone tells me. She's so quotable! Here are some of my favorite quotes from her! "Wow! The messiah really DOES know everything!" "Your eyes! They remind me of the sun! That's why you're our messiah, right? "...Seriously? (proceeds to kick rock)" "That's a book! I can't read yet!" "This is the courtyard. It's got water... and... stuff..." "Sometimes we go to visit Mom! Well, her grave, anyway." ALULA IS AN AMAZING CHARACTER

[@Jessica_Schweser]

“Are we in Limbo?”

[@macyncheese]

“Do you wanna go get flowers for mother?” “YES”

[@BerdlyGaming]

What about the best one “Fish!”

[@Jessica_Schweser]

@@BerdlyGaming Fish!

[@rachmaniwuff8198]

@@BerdlyGaming Fish!

[@abynighteater5670]

Alula is clearely one shiny character in that game. In a world where negativity and fatalism is getting all over the place, this small child is here, joyful, smling to a decaying world. She symbolizes why this world must be save...and how it could be saved. Then...When you think about it...maybe she is so joyful and happy in this misery...because she don't know any better, because she didn't live during the crash (metaphorically), but onyl during the aftermath, being so young. Then, either way, her excessive positivity was a blast, and a darn good relief to get...

[@nathandossett7678]

Or maybe she's laughing through the pain. Or doesn't want her big brother worrying about her. I know I do.

[@royalcomputer3780]

A beacon of light in a world fastly falling into the dark, and yet if you could bring them, Show them, the light of the world beyond the screen, let them follow nico, why I think that would be wonderful

[@commentarysheep]

If we take a closer look at this philosophic message about Alula's vs. the other's personality with the SpongeBob comparison, Alula is clearly the SpongeBob-like character: she's kind, optimistic, and she's definitely a happy-go-lucky type of a girl. While others, including her older brother, Calamus, are the Squidwards of this world: pessimistic, they've lost hope and they're ready to die with the universe they live in. But everyone, remember this important life lesson: DO NOT BE CALAMUS! Be more like Alula instead. Nobody wants to be a Squidward.

[@goldenstarsunrise8616]

They’re some mistakes in your comment but it’s ok :3

[@zillowzest5199]

are we in limbooooooooo

[@breekarg2013]

Calamus: "As you can see, our home is..." Alula: "It's got squares in it!" Calamus: "Yes, Alula, thank you." Never change, Alula

[@Syashikunda]

"Hey! That's my ball!" "It doesn't bounce as much anymore...."

[@entrevain_sgtr3]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@mashucha]

@@entrevain_sgtr3 no

[@entrevain_sgtr3]

@@BasedBelkan8492 yes

[@anhhuykim5347]

*NO*

[@PoorPescado]

@@entrevain_sgtr3 sotp

[@harukagic]

Alula's OST, Alula, is like a cheery version of Children of the Ruins; probably symbolizing that she is the cheerful and the source of happiness between the two If Calamus has one, I'm guessing it would've been somewhat more sad and/or melancholic

[@smuglife64gaming21]

Yes

[@lyrefyre4771]

Yes

[@Nierguy]

Yes

[@lisakfoxxx]

I think that music from OneShot is the only music that doesn't distract you while listening it. Perfect for homework.

[@thebutterscotchkid2481]

Literally. It’s the perfect blend of, like, actually being a song, and just being a simple melody. A leitmotif? Is that what it’s called?

[@TheHazyTimewalker]

To me, this is the kind of music I can just listen to forever without ever getting tired of it... The sounds are so somber yet warm and uplifting, with love and attention put into every note... The emotion is wild, and this game would be so much less without the soundtrack- That isn't to say that the game would be terrible with a different soundtrack though, this OST just... Completes the whole experience and puts a tidy little bow on it all.

[@poppymon007]

*kicks block out of the way* man i cant believe i never thought of that...

[@-r-3656]

Niko saying “I literally never thought of that” is so weirdly out of character and it’s hilarious.

[@dinn3r]

(ow my foot ow)

[@SLUDGEWARE]

10/10 would play through oneshot for the seventeenth time just to see alula again

[@KetamineReview1159]

That’s a lot more than oneshot

[@paws9248]

well sadly they’re just replays... [edit 8 months later] fixed ‘their’

[@commentarysheep]

@@paws9248 Well, technically... You have the option of the True Reset, just like Undertale has. Just turn off Steam Cloud Sync and delete the OneShot folder inside C:\Users\your username\AppData (the hidden folder)\Roaming and your replay will not be considered a recording of your first playthrough, so you have the ability to replay the Solstice Route again.

[@danhue2682]

@@commentarysheep well that just kills the experience

[@smuglife64gaming21]

Yes

[@Neon_Texan]

"I'm not your waifu, dude. I'm literally 6." -Probably Alula

[@TheKstrider]

Bow Tie You think that means anything to certain people?

[@fleshguy4163]

Trust me, it does

[@artificialChip]

*Hey, that reminds me-*

[@royalcomputer3780]

>Shadman

[@andersonm.3224]

@@royalcomputer3780 not shadman, pedophiles

[@Arta.Artist]

"Your eyes! They reminded me of the sun! That's how I knew you were our savior"

[@thecoolcario9048]

Wonderful birb child. So precious

[@sketchhyyy]

Smol berb

[@The_Copper_Element_Itself]

@@aaronaguilar3979 protecc* da smol birb child

[@paws9248]

so, after we have tamed the World Machine... and let Niko go home... SPOILERS the World Machine asks us if we want to see Niko again. to play from the very beginning again. and we can. but sadly, its just a replay. We still get to see everyone, but... it’s... it’s like watching a movie. We know what happens, but we watch it again and again, just to see our beloved characters. Though, we cant interact with them. but we still watch. we yearn for that initial experience. to learn everything again. To discover the plot as it grows, to learn more about our friends, but... Once we learn it, then thats it. when we watch it again, we already know what happens. We already know that this character dies this way, but plot twist hes now the bad guy. we already know it all. at this point we already know that the monitors are just the world machine trying to protect Niko, and thus their entire world. we know that prophetbot is not the original. We know what “Tame” means in their world. but thats it. there is nothing left to learn. It leaves us yearning for more. What happens after Niko leaves? how does his village react to him being gone? Was he actually gone for an amount of time, or did time not pass in his world? what about the world machine? what happens to... well, nothing happens in either world if the program isnt running. ...do they? Niko tamed the world machine, and fixed all the squares. Does that mean the two worlds can now exist without our program? Its been two years, and countless more years to go. unless... Unless we get a prequel, or sequel, or a fangame even, or _anything..._ we wont have any sort of idea what else has happened in these two worlds. And we have nothing else to learn. thats it. and thats all i have to say, thanks for reading

[@eijin6078]

I don't want a fan game. prequel or sequel is fine as long as it's made by the One Shot Devs. If Fangames start to show up, the whole meaning of the game changes. I want One Shot to stay the way it is, a story people experience without knowing what comes next.

[@Rob-326]

Erm...I have a dark theory... Remember Proto saying that when Niko leaves the game it goes into a "stasis" mode? What if...after restoring the sun...and Niko leaving...the game enters that stasis?

[@Alex-uq1el]

Rob 326 Actually, it’s when the God/player leaves the game, not Niko.

[@evo683]

Good expression of your thoughts, have to say that I feel pretty similar. The charm of this game and the world/characters within it truly captured me, and made me want to learn more about it. Sadly, the game fulfilled it’s purpose in delivering the message and themes, so that is all we are left with. I think it is somewhat beautiful that we know so little.

[@andrewkelly2028]

I like how you say SPOILERS after "Niko goes home and by the way the world machine itself is tamed. Lol.

[@lynxamoth2757]

a nice nighttime music, messaging with my friends who are all confused about a school project that is due tomorrow. i have made like 3 star-shaped carboard and i have no idea if any of these are shaped the right way..wish me luck

[@Kuronii01]

How did it go?

[@lynxamoth2757]

@@Kuronii01 the teacher decided to just let everyone made the star shaped in any size/shape we want because many complained that the original star wont fit our writings, the next day everyone had various star shapes like theres one with very long legs/arms, theres the perfect shaped. mines the one with the long arms because i had already created one before the final teacher decision :P it looks like its doing a split

[@emmaw52]

I feel like in video games, there’s often a really annoying blue bird. (Revali, Falco, Berdly... I’m sure the list goes on but I can’t think of any others) But then there’s Alula.

[@Infinite_Archive]

Honestly, when I saw my wallpaper change, I immediately pressed my power button on my computer. Sorry, Niko!

[@naomigwolfe8112]

Lol!! I will remember not to do that! THANKS!!

[@chaoticevil4727]

I did this too lol I missed out on the steam achievement on my first run cause of this

[@betabones6095]

It feels like everyone is here with me. It feels so heart-warming and sad at the same time... ;-;

[@MyBad0886]

THE OFFICIAL ALULA PLUSH JUST CAME OUT

[@kaziktulej5091]

Alula is the smartest and the best child in entire game

[@antoguino]

ALULA?! *ALULA?!?!?* *COME BACK TO THE BIRB NEST*

[@DinoBoiRex]

lel

[@sleepylad951]

a precious child

[@cooldude6651]

Fish!

[@hopoutattheafterparty6245]

Sir Squichee Fish!

[@captainniko8910]

Fish!

[@quest7314]

I don't get it

[@Rob-326]

FISH!

[@Rob-326]

In the garden there is a lake (maybe possibly I can't really remember) where Niko sees some fish and says Fish! to which Alula replies FISH! and Niko says Fish again.I think.Not 100% sure about this one.

[@Mr.Vibe1]

Alula is the only little thing keeping my soul intact after returning the sun and sacrificing Niko, even though they're all ok after Solstice

[@gonzaloibarra9007]

ALULA

[@alliellama233]

ALULAAAAAAAAA

[@DinoBoiRex]

*ALULA WHERE ARE YOU?!*

[@jahandahan7490]

Mark's voice for Calamus is just the best! xD

[@alula908]

?

[@sketchhyyy]

Berb

[@Bizzymcbob]

I love this community so much

[@payton9665]

I just played the game for the first time this past week and this theme stuck out the most to me (along with the library stroll) it had the most optimistic happy tone to it while the rest of the OST's seemed to be either more calm, toned down, nerve wracking, or mysterious. sounding. And it's fitting that this theme is different from the rest since Alula is a kid and the happy tone represents her innocence despite the world being how it is. Also spoilers- This was one reason I chose to return the sun to the tower. Even though a lot of people seemed to not care if it was returned because the world was dying anyways, I at least wanted everyone to have that bit of hope, that maybe they could fix things, maybe the sun being back motivated them to work harder, maybe it wasn't too late? Also I couldn't just give them no hope at all and destroy the sun causing the world to immediately die. There were too many people that I felt deserved to enjoy the sun being back. Not to mention everyone helps you get to the tower expecting you to put the sun back, I felt like I was betraying their trust if I shattered it. Of course I felt bad for Niko too, but I'm currently doing the Solstice route by replaying the game so hopefully I can give everyone an even happier ending, and one where everyone is satisfied. Maybe the world will be fixed this time and Niko will get to go home and be happy too.

[@wolfie-_-ranger7932]

This music is the only one that (to me) filled the empty ambience of the world. Alula was always optimistic, all the way until the end. That already makes her one of the most memorable characters.

[@harryolo1]

Not the worst extension. The passage is pretty smooth. I mean praise Luminat Aegis for her extending skill but this is pretty good. Any chance for "IT'S TIME TO FIGHT CRIME"? It's got rather awfull gap if you just try to loop it. :/

[@Drapperbat]

Yeah a lot of these songs have either abrupt endings or slow, meaningful fadeouts which make them hard to loop. Especially "My Burden is Light". I might actually try to do a better job with looping that one and then reupload it.

[@Drapperbat]

And, and as for "IT'S TIME TO FIGHT CRIME", I'll give it my best go on my next batch!

[@evo683]

hehe fellow homestuck

[@emmaw52]

I love the pure and innocent childhood wonder this song imbodies

[@Im.sean_]

just realized this song and children of the ruins sound alike.

[@kotinus3295]

Oh, it's fox toy.. It's mine! A friend gave it to me on Solstice Day. And he has a real talking fox! Her name is Ruby. //I don't remember the exact words, I played in russian for a long time"" //Alula is so bb

[@idkwhyineedtotouchgrass]

this song made me nostalgic and tragedy to my grandparents. I miss them so much.

[@retierashia]

what a song

[@cheznooney]

We have lots to discuss

[@sonetagu1337]

BWAAAAAAM BAM BAM BA BA BA BWAM *SNARE* BWA BWAM BWAM *KICK* BWUAAAAAHMMM

[@Symbiote._.]

serve thy bird child, at all costs

[@thecoolcario9048]

Precious birb child

[@diceLibrarian]

Fish! Fish!

[@repurposed_rainwater]

Fish!

[@bruh-px3uc]

Fish!

[@moody9565]

Fish!

[@andrewpaterson2077]

Fish!

[@Rob-326]

Fish!

[@isaacstevens7722]

Alula is that one bit of happiness left in this world's life

[@Ali_Alhakeem]

This sound so warm , had it on loop for like 6 hours

[@octavianiramli3757]

the beautiful game i ever seen today

[@sobito7454]

fish!

[@MemeDogger]

this makes me happy, but sad, it just makes me think- and go back in time to when i was in a non-divorced family and was happy in life.. where i met long life friends, had an older sister who i used to sled ride with. then all of it came crumbling down when i turned 7 years old, i practically stayed with a paranoid father trying to run life as a farmer, and as for my older sibling, well she kept dating guys that wanted nothing from her. she went to college, i was in the 3rd grade when that happened, my mom and dad couldn't stop fighting.. my mom moved out eventually, living with some of her friends, years later and now.. here i am.. *talking about personal stuff on an OST put on KZbin* man what happened...

[@theslimepedia8407]

Damn man... I'm really sorry to hear all that. If you ever want to talk, I'm here.

[@sonetagu1337]

Everything _Else_ happened.

[@Frogi02]

Niko: "Fish!" Alula: "Fish!"

[@Mahier_theguy]

Fish!

[@Frogi02]

@@Mahier_theguy 🐟

[@EmpereurNoctis]

Poisson ! :D

[@ole2744]

The fact that you have only one shot... just hurts

[@riskyfrisk2282]

*sweats in Solstice Run*

[@leekenjoyer07]

Love this song ..

[@PuertocubanVoiceOvers]

spoiler warning!!!: Alula’s theme makes me cry. For the reason that it sounds nice, calming, childish, but you can tell something is off. It isn’t human. It seems almost… robotic. The world machine is making these characters through the data that it has stored on your machine. Alula isn’t real. At least, not in the way that we think, but you can tell in her theme that it isn’t completely human. It hurts to know that it isn’t real but it goes to show how something so small can make such a big difference

[@paws9248]

This sounds very happy at 1.25x.

[@entrevain_sgtr3]

litterally one of kurzgesagt's birbs

[@radkory3032]

No just no, why would you think that kurzgesagt's birbs are evil they are trying to kill us all, trust me.

[@The_Copper_Element_Itself]

What type of power do you own to type the name correctly?

[@jackys_handle]

-MOMYOURENOTGONNABELIEVEWHATHAPPENEDTODAYWEMETTHEMESSIHAAND... O: ... hi niko :> -Hi!

[@qwerty_9537]

This song has alula vibes

[@bradleyI337]

Birbs

[@fuggold7533]

*What's a fire?*

[@cheznooney]

We have lots to desust

[@sonetagu1337]

@@cheznooney what' a desust? Why is this required? Are we safe with that?

[@sonetagu1337]

[Funny thing, as soon i commented that, there is a news about fire in some area that is _that_ close to an hospital.... ouch :(]

[@pesimistr104]

@@sonetagu1337 how did it end up?

[@ilovethelight777]

Fish! Edit: I scroll down like 4 comments and see the exact same comment, guess I should've seen that one coming.

[@seaweedsplat]

Must protect tiny birb girl...

[@The_Copper_Element_Itself]

Mus protecc birb child*

[@smuglife64gaming21]

Yes

[@DankOldAcc]

ALLLLLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULLLLLLAAAAAA WHERE ARE YOU?????????????????? **screaming**

[@buggy-junkyard]

*tun tun tun*

[@goldenstarsunrise8616]

:D

[@The_Copper_Element_Itself]

Tun tun tun tun, tun tun *blimp Tun tun blimp tun tun blimp blimp tun tun tun

[@arsenalepicmoments7770]

alula :(

[@tsksgaming9292]

Alula

[@user_9346]

so recently i played some game called 'undertale yellow'. (don't worry it's oneshot related) (And spoiler for both oneshot and UTY) like undertale, i made friend. and at snowdin... martlet... welp, she looks like grown up alula. ...not actually, but seriously, she behaves like her. and, clover and martlet took a raft... and guess what. the waterfall enviornment lot looks like that one raft ride with alula and calamus. ...but still, i thought it's coincidence. turns out, it wasn't my imagination. after playing true pacifist, i watch the ending cutscene. when special thanks rolls out. i stared that, holding my tears. ...special thanks, nightmargin. seriously, martlet, who was my second favorite character(first is that one honeydew shopkeeper) in entire UTY and also one of my comfort character... was grown up alula. At least, she was inspired from that. i surely can tell that's what. well, that's all folks. thanks to hear my stupid story. and... i wonder how they are doing now.

[@cocopopsfish]

Good birb

[@JoaoPedroRoa]

"Moss is tasty!"

[@cattthecarrot7704]

*rock kicking intensifies*

[@oevandrorealconfia4762]

cry momento

[@zillowzest5199]

are we in limboooooooo?

[@leroy855]

😂😂😂

[@JOMU_MAKU]

Cute lil blue birb

[@yeethesans7417]

is it only me but this takes me back to minecraft

[@andersonm.3224]

The 2 dislikes are the glitches

[@Rob-326]

Nah...They are glitched likes... Or something... I don't know...

[@KIIROCORE]

FUKIG ALALA

[@Elec.Balloon]

Why does this remind me of Fishing Life

[@shill2920]

"Are we in limboooooooooooooooooooo?"

[@nader4823]

FISH!

[@akatsukilevi]

ALULA FISH

[@HandsoemVR]

can someone make this with just the melody? please i rlly need it :(

[@raphaelyeetz2508]

feeesh

[@olivehuh981]

Pure BoI

[@dontmindmejustakineceleran9316]

*BIRD*

[@thegreatsnail746]

Moss is tasty!

[@BitPan.3]

yes yes it is

[@Guythatsucksatgames]

PRAISE THE ALMIGHTY MOSS

[@kaysrandomchannel4618]

-insert funny Deltarune reference here-

[@KC_Garcia]

Perpetuate the cycle.

[@kaysrandomchannel4618]

@@KC_Garcia REAL

[@riskyfrisk2282]

Now go and listen to Alphys' theme from Undertale..

[@juanra1966]

**OH MY GOD**

[@IhaveaPHDinBoredom]

... dear god your right

[@kira3568]

Who the frick disliked this what a meanie 😡😡😡😡

[@PoorPescado]

_be gone, emoji user._

[@Symbiote._.]

@@PoorPescado why would you judge someone, based on a sign of their emotion

[@triopical6884]

@@PoorPescado At this point, I feel like people that use emojis or spam them are always doing it ironically

[@Tuna_SharkzzO_o]

Even though The developer who MADE OneShot says niko is malebut in my opinion niko is female or non-binary.

[@emmaw52]

...??? Two of the devs have confirmed that Niko’s gender is ambiguous/unknown. I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about

[@Tuna_SharkzzO_o]

@@emmaw52 oh ok lol

[@kristhepermanentlyexhausted]

i want to hug them they're just a kid, innocent and they don't know everything about the world just a pure kid, having a good time in a dying world world machine why would you almost kill them you monster

[@luiggiparise8301]

Rue is better!

[@Guythatsucksatgames]

They are equal

[@bananakilledhim8884]

Spoiler here: I love when he just says in the solstice ending: "are we in limbooooooooooo?"

[@heroesdemise4929]

Fish!

[@diceLibrarian]

Fish! Oh hey KK

[@donkeyness8506]

Fish!

[@tonyg7308]

Pancakes

[@polaris4864]

Fish!

[@Sinnamonsters]

Fish!

[@turkeybywhatmeans]

ALULA

[@CrazyTimeTraveler]

Fish!

[@nyxaria3826]

Fish! :D

[@antoguino]

Fish.

[@Rob-326]

FISH!

[@Insert_Creativity_Here]

Fish!

[@Rob-326]

Fisher. Sam Fisher! (Like if you know who Sam Fisher is.) :D

[@Akame727]

Fish!

[@WRSpiral]

Fish!

[@finnbergg8756]

Fish!