Exploring Every Version of Ao Oni

[@Gregsusername]

Having the monster hiding behind the text box is some genius shit

[@YoutubeCommonman_Totas]

Along with hiding the twist in the character menu

[@treedude4246]

Unironically what a cool idea

[@NoHappyBeSad]

TimeStamp?❓?

[@Drion99]

14:59

[@MisterJohnDoe]

I thought the same along with the RPG party menu thing.

[@SuperCaitball]

The menu scare with Takuro-Oni is genuinely the most perfectly executed interface screw I have ever seen in any horror game ever.

[@funni_moksi69]

Takuro-oni: I a m i n s i d e y o u r w a l l z

[@GLORIOUSCHONK]

​@@funni_moksi69HE'S IN THE GODDAMN WALLS

[@cumcumcum148]

The textbox ao oni is cool too. Logically doesn't make sense. But as a surprise for player

[@JazzerciseJustice]

I dont wanna watch this whole video, timestamp pls?

[@omiekoooooo]

@@JazzerciseJusticeI think u should watch the entire video but here u go 37:35

[@alexthehopeless3778]

Imagine a high school student realizing that in order to escape a manor with a bloodthirsty monster he has to solve equations, Hiroshi was probably like "GOD ANYTHING BUT THIS"

[@NightRackGames]

They're actually middle schoolers lol

[@HomemadeDeer]

@@NightRackGamesWait really?

[@NightRackGames]

@@HomemadeDeer Yep, pretty sure there isn't any media where they aren't (aside from the 5.2 translation)

[@L16htW4rr10r]

​​@mostdefinitelyahumanandnot2884So liking math actually saved him

[@callmesenpaidesu1506]

nah not being able to know you need to look under the table you already looked under but on the other side .

[@robertpedtke7327]

Hank: what’s the problem? You scared Takeshi: *turns into a troodon and screams violently*

[@CAT_LoVEr917]

100th like

[@Planet.Xplor3r]

HANK!!! DON'T TRIGGER THE GUY THAT CAN TURN INTO A TROODON TO TURN INTO A TROODON!!! HANK!!!

[@OMG-REAL-BILL-CIPHER]

30:39

[@pepdog1]

shoutout to me and my friend both individually, without communicating with each other, deciding to watch this video within the space of a few hours of each other, despite neither of us having seen this channel before... and both of us enjoying it enough to seek out other videos on this channel. if that's not a sign of quality, then I don't know what is, lmao

[@ZippyCoons]

I did the same thing with my friend... WoAh WaIt ReAlItY iS aN iLlUsIoN!!!!!111!

[@L4nay8745]

@@ZippyCoonsTHE UNIVERSE IS A HOLOGRAM

[@cobaltordinaire5219]

@@L4nay8745 Buy gold. Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye.

[@MetalMockingjay]

It's fascinating that each version sort of alternated between being able to save your friends and killing them all horribly. I actually quite liked the ending where all the survivors get an epilogue. Feels the most satisfying.

[@sashamorvan2172]

The dev couldn't decide between having an Okokokok or Lalalala kind of game

[@peppermillers8361]

Yeah, I kind of wished it had alternative endings. Also wish the story of Version 1.1 was turned into a prequel story of sorts with better puzzles.

[@aleanddragonITA]

​@@peppermillers8361 I kinda remembered it had Alternative Endings too I even remember there was a Sequel (although I am not sure if it was made by the OG Author) set in the School Where all the Characters of the first survived the mansion (but there where also versions where only some survived)

[@alfalldoot6715]

Yeah I wish there was a way to save them

[@alticia]

Personally, i love it when these games have an option to save everyone, but you have to work your ass off to manage so, in a way making those the true endings, and a much more rewarding outcome than just scripted "everyone dies, end". I remember one rpgmaker game that did this absolutely perfectly, but forgot the name of it

[@ja-vishaara]

Hiroshi: *forgets to lock the cell* Oni: "Nothing personnel, kid." *teleports behind him*

[@velocilevon]

"It's time to kick gum and chew ass." *And I'm all out of gum*

[@Mel-soda]

Nah it's more like, Oni turns into evil leafy from bfdi

[@dikephobia]

do people _still_ invest themselves in object shows?

[@quoimafu]

​@@dikephobia🤨

[@Mel-soda]

@@dikephobia yes, people like object shows, in my opinion I like object shows

[@laurice1285]

As iconic as Ao Oni is, i think this is one of the rpgmaker games that didn't age well at all. Still, it introduce me to the media so i can't hate it even if i wanted!

[@laurice1285]

@@fishgaylord yeah!!... Except the witch house!! That game age like wine with every second!!

[@blindedjourneyman]

​@@laurice1285aye a wonderfully sweet, wine poured from the finest of suffering. I keep coming back to it from time to time to see how to do a tragic game well.

[@laurice1285]

@@blindedjourneyman for ages I saw that twist as THE greatest twist on any rpg maker game! Then I played omori and went like, yeah this is better lmao, but still the witch house is Such a good game!!

[@genericname2747]

Yeah, I found it a while after it was popular. Seems like a perfectly fine horror game, but I don't see anything special.

[@spatial_rind]

Not only do I agree, but LAURICE!!! HII!!!

[@lumpybumpy6909]

I always thought Oni was just a photo picture of yandere dev

[@dontkickmychick6076]

It DOES look like him doesnt it?

[@felipebritos7128]

VERY LATE TO THIS but thats literally him!!

[@the.rizzler4996]

I mean it makes sense both want to eat minors

[@SwiftlyZone]

Oh my god it looks so much like them😭

[@eldritchcupcakes3195]

Me too, though I doubt yandev has that tight of an ass. That’s one constant in every version of this thing honestly

[@Hank-di2jb]

He could be you, he could beme, he could even be- *𝙎 𝙃 𝙊 𝙏 𝙂 𝙐 𝙉

[@shocker_boi-2.0]

Woah! Woah woah!

[@asherwoodrow7471]

@@shocker_boi-2.0 what? it was obvious!

[@A_Different_Name]

“Woah woah woah!” “What? It was obvious? He’s the Ao Oni! Watch, he’ll turn blue any second!” … “See? Blue! Wait, no that’s… just his shirt.” “Well it wasn’t him. Now who’s ready to find this Oni?” **ViolinChaseMusic.wav**

[@Dibdab9303]

*Ca-chunk* He’s the red spy!

[@tb_neitor]

It's the red spy!​@@asherwoodrow7471

[@zenmanlovesgames9906]

Hiding the Oni behind the text box is hilarious and horrifying.

[@CesarSalad69]

The oni appears

[@SinisterBlitzo9]

There should be a horror game where the monster realizes that theres a player controlling the protagonists And the monster starts going for you instead Like going into your file explorer and starts making progress to turning off your computer and then jumpscaring you and you have to delete files and do stuff to prevent it

[@CesarSalad69]

@@SinisterBlitzo9 ao oni + DDLC

[@laraprisma6381]

​@@SinisterBlitzo9 That would honestly be scarier than the game itself.

[@EdgieAlias]

​@@SinisterBlitzo9This has been done like 4 or 5 times within the past 10 years.

[@EverTheFractal]

There's something about incredibly esoteric and impenetrable rpg maker puzzles that only make sense if you knew the authors uncle that's just so charming to me.

[@alejandropetit6573]

You somehow found the best way to describe them lmao

[@NepNepTech]

the original purple guy

[@gingermcgingin4106]

No, he that was created by Stan Lee in 1964 for Daredevil #4

[@Bens-stuff]

Momentest momentent

[@norwaee]

Har har har har har har har har har

[@Bens-stuff]

@@norwaee *har, har, har-har, har, har, har-har, har-har

[@frogginet5353]

unfunny

[@alanmonteros6432]

Wasn't there a version where upon finding Mika the Oni appears and chases you both and you have to hide in a closet, only for the MC to fall unconscious inside, he finds out that the Oni ate Mika who was hiding in another closet besides the one you hid ? I remember something like that happening

[@RaffehNaseer]

I know I'm 5 months late but that's not another version but a different game called Nira Oni

[@MsLoquendo20]

33:22 With takeshi's blond hair, the Ao Oni looks like Duke Nukem

[@Tavares0709]

"Damn! These high-school bastards are gonna pay for breaking into my house."

[@DoodsUnited]

"Nobody steals our soap..... and lives."

[@jacewilliamslopez]

Those kid bastards are gonna pay for breaking into my house

[@twindrill2852]

I remember there being two endings of Ao Oni. The first ending involved an old man/custodian being discovered and eaten by the Oni, and the other ending showed another group of students who were implied to have been also killed by the demon. I guess this finally explains how I got the two mixed up.

[@mikadosannoji553]

years ago i only knew about the final version of the game, so i used to get a lot of vids related to it on my recommendations, sometimes footage of the old versions showing some different interactions compared to the final game (like the sequence at 14:50, not present in the final game), i got so confused thinking it was from a sequel

[@sorakafutanari]

The only thing i remember is the one SQUATTO video god i love that vid

[@ghoultooth]

@@sorakafutanariI absolutely love that video. ‘…squatto?’

[@Scholar_Varius]

My first and fondest memory of Ao Oni was watching a pair of Japanese Let's Players go through the game - I may not know the language but the panicked yelling and laughter transcends language barriers.

[@matterking1]

Squatto!

[@xxbuttmanxx4383]

@@matterking1certified classic

[@HopePapernacky]

Man I hope I find that one day

[@WeegeeNumbah1]

@@HopePapernackythe borzoi project?

[@HopePapernacky]

@@WeegeeNumbah1 Is that what the video's called?

[@fireflocs]

As an old-timer who was there, I can assure you, the oni wasn't scary even back in 2008. It was ALWAYS goofy. That design was never anything but the butt of jokes and even back in the day there were memes about how silly it looked and acted. It was actually a common thing to show this game to your friends, and build up how 'scary' the monster looked just to make its eventual reveal (and said friend's reaction to it) all the funnier. The game itself had moments of effective horror and creepiness - but the monster, no.

[@laurentfabron]

Yeah it was always absurd. Especially after Pewdiepie and other youtubers started playing it.

[@jang2386]

im scared of it ngl

[@ghoultooth]

@@jang2386it’s an uncanny design which is actually freaky in its own way

[@ShenDoodles]

I like the design, it's uncanny, not horrifying. It makes it possibly even more scary because it's so close to being human but isn't quite right.

[@milkyeyez34]

@@ShenDoodlesyeah & i like the variety of ao onis in the cell. its really neat and kinda spooky

[@AtaraxiaDynamo]

I love how no one made any joke or comment about how the Square shaped Oni looks like a prehistoric precursor of Amogus

[@eb64ness]

Maybe because years ago among us didn’t exist

[@lemonlemon7932]

​@@eb64nessThey meant in the video

[@dfquartzidn6151]

Also looked like Domo apparently

[@flow-big-stupid]

Or a piece of toast

[@JeanMarceaux]

It's not amogus, it's Aogus

[@baconn9370]

i love how shit aaron's mic is

[@SwiftlyZone]

9:02 makes it eo obvious😭

[@korebiis]

"While Hiroshi runs for his life, you may be wondering who Naoki is. . . . So theres another piece of metal next to Mika's corpse" possibly my favorite part of the video

[@funni_moksi69]

"so Naoki is a character that we were never introduced to and honestly I don't give a shit"

[@llewelynshingler2173]

Seems Naoki is a High-Schooler who didn't enter the mansion.

[@azf68]

Timestamp my nigga?

[@scaleonkhan183]

17:06

[@oh_no318]

​@@azf68YOURE GOING TO JAIL

[@ButRedman]

I love the stock rock sliding sound effect every time Aaron comes into frame

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

​@@funni_moksi69fr tho Wait what

[@demetriajones3231]

@@funni_moksi69 😐

[@puppymaroon964]

It makes Aaron look like some kind of heavy garden ornament.

[@jollykirby2138]

​@@puppymaroon964and it is delightful

[@415-k1ub]

I was first exposed to Ao Oni through a fangame of it called HetaOni, which is based on another franchise called Hetalia. Now I know that the reason that some of the characters in that fangame acts out of character sometimes is because its creator was replicating the scenes from the original game. Anyways, if Ao Oni already feels nonsensical, HetaOni is so much more crazy. There are time resets, actual magic, toilets acting as item shops, anime friendship moments and so much more.

[@horoniblue]

YESSS, I knew Ao Oni because of HetaOni and I perfectly remember it was WILD I can still fell the fear of hearing that uncanny music when the Oni was near x.x

[@six-ears]

good to know I'm not the only one who only knew ao oni because of hetaoni lmao

[@tropicaldisaster8135]

Seeing this comment is exactly how I fall back into Hetalia after moving on for years

[@weissflower]

I was trying to see if anyone else had this experience. Somehow as a middle schooler I didn’t realize it was a fan game of Ao Oni until this video

[@ShuisChair]

Adding on to this club! It was such a shame that the game was never completed. It’s an experience I hold close to my heart.

[@reddeath707]

I'm pleasantly surprised at how much passion the both of you have for this game, never looked too much into it. It's interesting to see how many versions there were, and explains why I had conflicting memories while watching multiple people LP it. Hats off for the quality and effort.

[@1Subversion1]

36:32 "Looks like meat boy right there" lmaoooo so true 😂

[@zEr-ne5ri]

God I was / am so scared of the oni and the oni in this game isn’t even what a “real” oni looks like. Also nice to see Ben.

[@__aa__]

what does a real one look like then..

[@juli5945]

​@@__aa__ Look them up. They have horns, tusk like teeth, pointy ears, and most of the time hair.

[@eliescobis9922]

Both of the are not scary lmao

[@damoji5332]

Oni is the Japanese equivalent to a demon, so they can pretty much look like anything as long as they're monstrous

[@__aa__]

@@eliescobis9922 ok u want a cookie? a gold star?

[@purplehaze2358]

By the way, trying to find a version of the first Ao Oni movie with English subtitles was genuinely the most difficult experience I have had in my long and storied history of media piracy.

[@IamFish_2009]

Whats the solution?

[@BreakyOnline]

Okay but did you find it?

[@purplehaze2358]

@@BreakyOnline I didn't. Frienda' mine did, though.

[@p0p7art]

@@purplehaze2358who’s frienda’ mine

[@howdoyoudo5949]

​@@purplehaze2358Where?

[@HereticYoshi]

"You might be wondering who Naoki is." [silence] "So there's another piece of metal next to Mika's corpse." That got me. I got a good chuckle out of that one.

[@funni_moksi69]

So Naoki is a character that we were never introduced to and honestly I don't give a sht

[@Texasaboveall]

Every time I see ao oni, I can't stop seeing yandere Dev 💀

[@daniellejackson6543]

6:20 that's what you get Ao Oni for pirating Mario Party ds. Remember kids, Piracy is no party.

[@GhidoraTim]

Marty's lost cousin.

[@Cyn_the_goober]

"HAW HAW HAW!!"

[@lilvampire7439]

I can’t believe the Oni was hand drawn, and yanderedev became him anyways

[@becnictic8729]

Who is yandrereddv‽

[@richter383]

The earth is healing 🎉🎉🎉🎉​@@becnictic8729

[@fuldecogamer]

​@@becnictic8729one of Epstein's best friends

[@dgoyes_why]

@@becnictic8729good, you don’t know

[@kylerjustcool]

@@becnictic8729 gr00mer

[@SwaggyG_2102]

Ao Oni is such an extensive franchise in terms of indie horror games. It's like FNAF in terms of how successful an indie game could get.

[@indiejoman]

Didn’t it even get some movies and an anime?

[@sarahzahira7432]

@@indiejoman it did

[@atanaZion]

It's not even close

[@NeoAya]

​@@indiejoman2 live actions movies and an online mobile game lol

[@sincostanman]

....isnt fnaf an indie?

[@thespudbud2351]

I will never not laugh when remembering Mark playing through this game and not seeing Takeshi's body until after he completes the puzzle and moves to leave (33:09)

[@Bambooshark999]

He’s just practicing his gymnastics man

[@greencopper12]

No he pretending to be Sayori

[@Geist1337]

The instant I saw that cutscene in the jail cell it reminded me of the PewDiePie song he did for this game. That was a buried memory that I hadn't remembered in years.

[@ghostlee735]

Just found your channel today while I was stuck in bed sick, I’ve been watching your videos all day, probably. Watched about 10 or so today and can’t wait for the next one, Thanks for the quality

[@manuelvasconcelos8982]

I once thought ao oni was just a silly little horror game that made no sense but thanks to your wonderful video I know now that it's actually a unique but still silly horror game that revolutionized rpgmaker horror puzzle games

[@jorgemtzb9359]

that still makes no sense

[@Pudding404]

Ao Oni is "Oh Hi Mark" in video game form. I'll be real, haven't paid attention to this game, just didn't stick out to me, but the professionalism of this video's making me reconsider and regret not paying attention to this game years earlier.

[@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758]

Nigga doesnt even know the name of The Room

[@Phoebe5448]

I remember seeing Markiplier play this back in the day, so its funnier.

[@BelBelle468]

the Scissorman from Clocktower is also the same. RPG horror is such a cool genre of horror. There’s something so special to it.

[@t.b.cont.]

Rpgmaker horror games have a special place in my heart, and I’m glad creators like you aren’t just letting them be forgotten as just another childhood fever dream. Can’t wait to see which one you decide cover next

[@Ave_Satana666]

Like what 4 years ago? The pandemic killed everything everyone is just a husk going around.

[@Ave_Satana666]

No one even dates anymore. It's like we are trying to stop enjoying life. Then when everything is shit we all collectively whine about it but do-nothing but blame the opposite sex like this isn't the plan. The 100 year plan.

[@Ave_Satana666]

I miss when the world mattered before these dark times. This nothingness is so unfulfilling

[@mishagaming1075]

@@Ave_Satana666Did you write this during a mental break down on an unrelated video about a silly horror game?

[@wafa6377]

@@Ave_Satana666 hey, i hope you're feeling better around now and doing well. theres a lot to enjoy in life, and if you take a step back from the bigger picture, plenty of us are doing it in our own small ways :) its the only way to keep alive. i liked this video for example. it was cool!

[@crowpond3665]

I can’t find the words to describe your friend Aaron here. Like not only his unique persona used for the video but also his personality and voice. I like him. He seems silly.

[@divineshrek3307]

26:53 This actually caught me so off guard, can't remember the last time I wheezed so hard lmao

[@JellyLard]

There is actually a mobile version too as well as two sequels. Sadly I don't think you can get them anymore, but it would have been fun to see you play them

[@omegadragons321]

dang i would have loved to have the mobile version

[@mariazapata1606]

Have you try apkure

[@ScuttleBugReal]

I checked, they might be on the App Store, but tbf they could be knockoffs

[@SiffrinISAT]

there's probably some kind of archive that still has them considering how big ao oni was

[@tweeleaf]

ao oni 2 and 3 are mobile exclusive, so is the remaster of the 6.23 pc version.

[@epicalexfurry4377]

Something in the final version that was missed that I’d like to point out, in the previous versions the cast were high schoolers but in the final version they’re middle schoolers Edit: I was wrong, in 3.0 they were also middle schoolers

[@bepisthescienceman4202]

Why the change?

[@epicalexfurry4377]

@@bepisthescienceman4202 No clue

[@bepisthescienceman4202]

@@epicalexfurry4377 maybe a middle schooler kicked him in the shins

[@Leon_S._Kennedy]

Misinformation

[@epicalexfurry4377]

@@Leon_S._Kennedy it’s literally not I’ve played through every version

[@cass6082]

I remember watching my cousins play this when we were all preteens. We all laughed when we first saw the monster, because it looked so ridiculously. But by the end of the game we were all terrified. The noise that played, the way that it could just appear at any time. It terrified the hell out of me for months

[@Nyans]

My god this game is so nostalgic. It was such a big hit in korea that every youtuber / streamer did a lets play at least once

[@applepiss1969]

definitely did not expect to find a daybreak fan artist on youtube today

[@yeshwamp]

3:22 Its him! the man behind the slaughter!

[@thatoneyokai5109]

What's strange is, I swear at some point or another ending, you were able to save your friends from the onification (or something like that)

[@thatoneyokai5109]

Cont. I also remember something about them being perverted in some way

[@invertebrado]

​@@thatoneyokai5109you sure you not thinking about corpse party?

[@thatoneyokai5109]

Positive. I vaugely remember at somepoint within the Ao Oni series where after your friends were turned into one of them (or at least its how I took it when I was a kid.) You were able to save them from being said Ao Oni.@@invertebrado

[@nerdcrafts8992]

@@thatoneyokai5109 you’re probably thinking of an Ao Oni fan game! There were a bunch that were fairly popular. You MIGHT be thinking of Nira Oni, that has similar ideas to what you’re talking about, but it’s hard to say with all the different fan versions out there.

[@ariannadravis3934]

​​@@invertebradoUgh, corspe party..everytime i think of it nowadays i just get sad and a little annoyed

[@HittingBandy]

Ngl the one thing I wish they retained was the room to get one of the item with Blob Oni. It's really funny seeing the supposed monster that had almost killed you more than a dozen times be turned into this slow moving blob that mainly just serves as a guard dog to one specific item.

[@Schlgrl_]

It would have been good if Blob Oni was the only one left in the cage after the others escaped because he’s still trying to catch up

[@haveagoodday7021]

One thing I like is just how little lore there is. Its weird to say, but not knowing just what Ao Oni is, makes it scarier. A lot of indie games find themselves making novels of lore, which end up lessening the horror.

[@FREdmaN1o7]

Completely agree

[@puppymaroon964]

I honestly feel that this would be a small price to pay if the lore is interesting.

[@haveagoodday7021]

@@puppymaroon964Most of the time it isn't

[@C0R3Y_]

33:09 takeshi is practicing his gymnastics takeshi seems a bit busy takeshi takes a rough tumble 💀💀💀💀💀

[@kandicetomatoes5542]

I just found this channel and this is bringing back so many memories of when I would watch different KZbinrs play this whenever I was younger these videos are very entertaining to watch and nostalgic keep up the good work

[@MelodytheH]

I didn't even know there were different versions so this is very interesting to me.

[@Jane-ow7sr]

I love Aaron. He's my favorite human-ish shaped talking rock.

[@mikadosannoji553]

patrick's pet years later

[@funni_moksi69]

Roblox Sisyphus

[@xyrongonzalez3833]

r/notopbutok@@fishgaylord

[@AdminProductions]

I'm so glad my translation of Ao Oni Version 3.0 made it into the video! Thanks, Ben!

[@ben_again]

This video literally wouldn’t have been possible without your work, thank you so much for the lovely comment!

[@considerthehumbleworm]

27:14 fun fact! Every map can be colored so that no regions of the same color touch (excluding corners) with at most four colors. It took like a million pages of math and nerd shit and a big computer to prove that

[@SpringySpring04]

Ahhh Ao Oni was one of the first indie horror games I really heard of. Watched PewDiePie play it back in the day, and I've been interested in the genre of indie horror since then. Cool stuff!

[@Cosplaybuddygiraffes]

Aaron was an unexpected, but *very welcome* addition! Very funny guy and I love his enthusiasm! I like the additional joke comments interspersed with the run-through of the game. And I also like discussing what works or doesn’t work mixed into the summary as well so the video doesn’t feel like a basic summary with only the closing thoughts being analysis. I noticed this is the writing style, but I think you’ve utilized it the best here Also agreed: Oni Cat is the best creature ever

[@zakkymiftahurrahman1665]

​@fishgaylord I didn't mean this as an insult, but I have a hard time understanding your speech in this video because of your accent/mic quality (even KZbin's auto CC doesn't catch it well). Thankfully, Ben provided subtitles in the Let's Play parts.

[@mastertubbily1812]

@@fishgaylordyou guys should kiss

[@nooneimportant2591]

@@mastertubbily1812 bruh

[@ccscomicjoint]

I always loved the Takuro menu jumpscare

[@SHADOMEGA7569]

that actually caught me off guard first time around, hell i didnt even realize the oni shapeshifted as i legit thought he escaped. yeah i was dumb back then.

[@ccscomicjoint]

@@SHADOMEGA7569 lol same

[@funni_moksi69]

@@SHADOMEGA7569 player: wait where is Ao Oni? Takuro Oni: *I* *a* *m* *i* *n* *s* *i* *d* *y* *o* *u* *r* *w* *a* *l* *l* *s*

[@DynoSkrimisher]

😂 I love how the stats don't change, it still refers to this big purple demon as highschooler with 1hp.

[@andrewphilos]

I'm most familiar with the final version, but the other ones have their charms. I particularly like the one with multiple endings where you can choose to save or abandon your friends.

[@epicomomentoetiopiano]

I always thought that the oni was just a fucked up photoshopped picture of yanderedev

[@SquirrelKilnBTS]

6:15 the fucking closeup made me choke on my food as if I haven't seen it plenty before

[@SinnersRhapsody]

Back then I was into Hetalia and there was a fan version of Ao Oni called Hetaoni. I've seen more Hetalia rpg maker games too, there was also a Danganronpa one. I would love for you to check that one out because they did change some stuff and the story was way crazier and more emotional, when I played Ao Oni afterwards I actually liked Hetaoni more than that.

[@aminishnamedvaati]

hetalia rpg maker games was a whole phase in my life and honestly i miss it.

[@francescap4654]

@@aminishnamedvaatithe darkest phase but it’s the most nostalgic to me 😭

[@chillingonthesofa]

i was looking for this comment… yeah. dark time of my life tbh but hey. i enjoyed it.

[@AmirysMewen]

Tbh I do think the doll puzzle is genius I honestly love it when puzzles look so complicated and complex …. Only for them to have a very simple solution Signalis actually did this with quite a bit of the puzzles and it got me every time

[@madmalkavian3857]

This is actually a really interesting way to look at the history of a game. Would now like to see something on mad father as that's just something i remember being my fav rpg maker horror game.

[@RamenLlama]

Man what a throwback. I thought I was going mad misremembering some sequences; I didn't realise there were multiple versions! Drove me insane wondering where the old character art went and not seeing people talk about it. Fun video! Thanks for your time, hope you're doing well.

[@chelseanocarvalho-iy9op]

The oni appearing behind the textbox has got to be one of the most hilarious moments in an rpg maker horror game.

[@Ka_muu]

Now, that's real horror. Not "indecipherable auto-generated noise", it's about the execution. I love how it goes against the now popular tropes like "main character hides in a closet, the villain peeks inside in a drawn-out and tense scene but then doesn't see them", it's always changing it up. The cell scene, the textbox hide, the fake partymember, all that. There's a charm to that raw but original nature of it. It's creative.

[@juliarusiecka2913]

32:21 I started the video rolling my eyes hearing its a collab but honestly you guys are hilarious together and its quire wholesome

[@giselluna125]

Gotta admit it’s absolutely wild hearing you explain the plot at the beginning and realize how much has been added to the game in post. The game used to be even more stripped down - like I remember there only being four characters and the bully characters weren’t even a thing, it was just friends checking out a spooky house together

[@isabelortiz1230]

Did you finish the video?

[@KingDaveth]

17:35 me in a horror movie seeing eldritch horrors I can't explain, nervously trying to make a joke

[@mrmusickhimself]

I'll never forget that Menu Scare, I remember squinting at him and saying: "Wait a second", but it was far too late.

[@NyctoScoto]

really enjoyed Aaron in this, -i checked to see if he had a youtube channel and was shocked he doesn't- it was nice to hear him talk and how he explained things, as well as his avatar which was very creative imo hope to see more of him in future videos, he's a hoot EDIT: Aaron has a channel! fishgaylord7526 in the replies below :-)

[@arcainchaos]

@@fishgaylord I feel like I should apologise for subscribing because you no longer have 69 subscribers, but, well, someone was bound to :] (and that’s one closer to 420) also, incredible name. question: are you a fish and a gaylord, or are you the gaylord *of* the fish? (ps: ben is a wuss)

[@mikadosannoji553]

@@fishgaylord i thought that there couldnt be a channel name better than berhonkus bardledoo, but youve proved me wrong

[@GameMaster-sh7tr]

26:53 Bro this caught me so off guard , I was not expect the Oni to just sonic speed inside 😂

[@funni_moksi69]

"nothing personnel kid"

[@Hazyman3144]

“”””Buff Hiroshi Noises”””

[@discodog4582]

i love the ben cinematic universe going on please show your friends more often they’re funny af

[@mtdoge8885]

Gotta be honest, I can't believe this channel exists, literally a channel where all the nostalgic and fascinating horror typa games are talked about! About to binge alot of your videos Hope you get more subs my boi ❤

[@sherryrodriguez9648]

15:02 the bite of 23.

[@still_salty]

I recently learned of this game so I feel like I can actually appreciate this going into it. I always enjoy your commentary/ takes on things, and I especially enjoy when I have the chance to learn something new about a game I've already been aquatinted with. Thanks for always going the extra mile

[@lilacocto9103]

My favorite adaptation of the Ao Oni story has to be Nira Oni, where it's set inside of an abandoned Hospital instead of a giant mansion.

[@私の名前を翻訳しないでください]

Oh cool, another person who knows about Nirai Oni! Easily the best Ao Oni game in my opinion.

[@k3vinv3cchione17]

Yea, i was shocked when I discovered that it wasn't the canon sequel

[@spiralprince1587]

God dude the quality of your videos is so fucking good You edit them so well, the scripts are good as hell, and your audio FUCKS!!!!

[@1radicalred]

AAAA YOUR BACKGROUND MUSIC IS HOTEL DUSK OST!!! LOVE IT!!! SO GLAD MORE PEOPLE ARE USING THIS BECAUSE I ODDLY HEARING A LOT OF IT NOW!!!

[@mariannaromano3351]

I remember having a lot of fun many years ago watching Favij (an italian youtuber) play the original version of the game. when I was a kid I really liked this game.

[@Mid-iala]

Re: Kinder always makes me cry. Not just because of how tragic the game was at points, but because of what happened to the game creator IRL after how that game ended. If only the world were kinder...

[@gitanemo]

Holy shit what a time capsule! I used to be really into whatever amount of lore the game had. Plus, finding a room of wonky purple dudes moving unnaturally is still kinda scary.

[@theunknown2795]

3:50 Bro sounded a bit too surprised.💀

[@amirwheeler2842]

I don't think that was his fear noise☠️

[@LIFEISROBLOX_E]

​@@amirwheeler2842nah bro busted😭

[@connormacdonald4722]

He was far too excited to see the ao...... oni

[@wetburntbagel]

I felt uncomfortable when he said that

[@Solarn40]

I can confirm, back in 2008, the Ao Oni looked terrifying. It's not so much that it was an objectively scary image, but it was so jarringly different from the usual RPG Maker style that it felt unnatural and wrong. Helped by the fact that there's never any explanation for what it is or why it's there. It just exists as this grotesque thing that breaks all the rules of the medium and wants to violently murder the characters. That feeling was why it initially received so many fangames, everyone wanted to recapture that experience (eventually, it just became a meme and the later fangames leaned heavily on that).

[@daybreakhorizon2513]

How come I'm just now finding your channel? Your content is so good! Keep up the good work king. You're making great videos here.

[@simonepolo2388]

32:15, I tought Ben was going to shoot him before he could finish the sentence.

[@DarkXWolf17_MD]

G: Only TF2 fans would understand the reference.

[@fireandbombs12]

Great video! I personally consider the jump scare with the Takuro Oni to be the best jump scare of all time. It really got me!

[@blocare5544]

Love this "aaron" guy, he's a real treat!

[@invertebrado]

C'mon Aaron, you are not fooling anyone, we know this is your alt account

[@addison_v_ertisement1678]

​@@invertebradoWhat? No, that's not Aaron. That's Alpharious.

[@dementia4452]

​@@addison_v_ertisement1678no i am

[@artvandellay]

Why is there a hole in his face

[@Unikay]

"Takeshi is practicing his gymnastics with a rope contraption in the doll puzzle room" nooOOO

[@gigaslave]

24:20 his gamma must be turned way up lol

[@uranian-Umbra]

I have no idea what this is but this is fucking hilarious. The constant comebacks to comebacks that sound like you’re having a stroke, the weird ass camera movement, and the sudden turn from insults to flirting, this is a masterpiece

[@magicmage5356]

22:15 that would be an amazing scare, the monster pretends to leave by shutting the door but not actually leaving

[@НиколайДемидов-ь8ж]

It does sometimes

[@SaurusTheKing]

30:37 That fuckin' GOT ME, dude. That was a great edit. Laughing so hard

[@MachinShinful]

"Get out the goddamn closet!" "Fine." happy pride

[@Meowruo]

Pride month was a few months ago

[@Krinklekookie1]

26:54 Hiroshi: oh nice a star pie- Oni: *prowler theme* Also oni: *RIPS THE DOOR OFF AND BREAKS HIROSHI'S NECK*

[@thoracis]

I remember watching playthroughs of this and it was sooo scary. I also remember a first-person one that was even scarier to me as a kid.

[@random_commentor2378]

This dude’s channel growth is insane, going from like a few thousand views to half a million views in such a short timeframe, great job cant wait to see you grow further

[@raccoonshinobiyt]

Although 5.2 was the worst in terms of difficulty, I do enjoy the ideas of multiple endings. Perhaps they could have expanded upon this by keeping the grusome deaths, but allowing you to prevent them to save your friends if you know what to do

[@end0572]

26:53 bro really said Jab, Jab, Forward, Short, Fierce