Fighting yokai in feudal Japan! - Ikai

[@AlexandraJane21]

Gab when playing any game that takes place in Japan: "I know exactly what this place smells like." hahaha love it

[@RoyG.BivDevoe]

I didn't initially understand why Haruka yelled no to her sister while she was getting ready to plunge the sword into the screen. Haruka must have known what her sister was going to do and tried to stop her.

[@MistaManlyGuy]

I still don't understand lol Did she just want her sister to know what happened? She didn't want her to correct it

[@Kinglizard220]

@@MistaManlyGuy she might have just wanted peace and probably didn't want to have her to experience what she went through in her stead.

[@poisonivy3496]

As soon as you got to the shrines well & there was a sacred jewel I automatically thought of Inuyasha lol & when you were going down the well I was like oh god there will be so many demon bones down there!

[@wonkybeans]

I thought the exact same thing!

[@92inuyasha]

I was thinking Inuyasha every since I saw the title of the video lol

[@jonathanaustin6369]

Definitely Inuyasha! It was so on point!

[@lap_of_the_goddess]

Aww, I'm glad I'm not the only one! Inuyasha has always been one of my favorite shows 🥰

[@jonathanaustin6369]

@@lap_of_the_goddess Definitely a calssic. And the new series following the Half-Demon Princesses, Lord Sessomoru's daughters and Inuyash's daughter, is a very pleasant watch. Highly recommend if you aren't already watching it

[@aarondesilets]

1:36:56 As far as I know, a vengeful spirit (怨霊) doesn't need to be the spirit of someone who is dead (死霊), but can also be the spirit of someone who is living (生霊), like Lady Rokujo in Genji Monogatari. I don't know why we don't see these sort of spirits more often in Japanese horror stories. X)

[@isabelbelem9062]

Interesting, other than death, what sets them apart?

[@aarondesilets]

​@@isabelbelem9062 Well, depending on the story, a "living spirit" (生霊) can sometimes be consciously controlled by the living person from which that spirit comes from, but sometimes the living person is unconscious of his or her spirit's actions. If the "living spirit" is a "vengeful spirit" (怨霊), you can seek its forgiveness by confronting not only the spirit, but also by confronting the living person of that spirit. In some stories, a "living spirit" leaves the living person's body only when they are asleep, so in that case, you can know you won't encounter the "living spirit" when its living person is awake. When a living person with a "living spirit" dies or is killed, the "living spirit" often becomes a "dead spirit" (死霊), so if it was a "vengeful spirit", killing the living person won't save you from the vengeance of the spirit, it might only make it worse. Also, often but not always, "dead spirits" look dead and are easily recognizable as spirits by those who see them, while "living spirits" look alive and can be mistaken for a living person. There are stories of both "living spirits" and "dead spirits" being able to possess an other person's body. There are also stories of both "living spirits" and "dead spirits" being able to curse their victims to death. But sometimes spirits only appears in front of someone to talk to them, sometimes to help them, sometimes to ask them for help, sometimes to torment them, without possessing them or cursing them. In some stories, spirits can move objects, in other stories, they can't. ... I would like to give you sources and references, unfortunately, I don't have them at hand. I'm just writing from what I can remember of the Japanese ghost stories I've read/watched throughout my life. I hope it was interesting. x)

[@scribbles504]

@@aarondesilets reminds me of that one junji ito story, long black hair.

[@aarondesilets]

@@scribbles504 Is it the story about the evil hair spirit? If that's so, then it's a little different, since it's not the evil spirit of a person (living or dead), but the evil spirit of a person's hair. In Japanese traditional culture, every thing that exists has a spirit, and any of these spirits can turn evil. In the case of hair, it's a little questionable, since hair are supposed to be part on someone and not have its own independent spirit. But there are a lot of stories about evil hair spirit. I'm not sure why they became so popular, but I must admit, they are very creepy.

[@chrisisamess9150]

1:52 Omg as soon as the calligraphy started I thought in my head, “this is giving me Nancy drew in Japan flashbacks with the grandma”. I remember that part being so hilarious because of your reactions! Also thank you for the perfectly timed upload gab! Just got a nice warm cup of coffee and ready to cozy up with yet another wonderful video ❤️

[@kamen.rider.decade]

0:25 I like how the character is looking straight at Gab going "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT???"

[@jackrabbit.]

didn't even notice this in the two years of rewatches ive done for this video. that is literally one of the funniest things ive seen!

[@HisuiCotton]

As soon as the jewel appeared i was like "INUYASHA?!" and then she fell in the well and i was like "she's about to revive some bone demon!!" This is such a charming game though i love the way the forest looks especially. ALSO I learned about the mermaid-esc one, Amabie, because a bunch of people were drawing it one twitter last year I think. It was even a trending hashtag.

[@AllisonWonderland626]

25:00 check out that painting on the wall. It kinda reminds me of a different version of the Kuchisake-Onna story where it's said that she was the wife of a samurai who ended up slicing her mouth from ear to ear after he caught her being unfaithful with another man.

[@frog5890]

Thought the same thing

[@KeiraA333]

TATTOO SUGGESTION FOR EVELYN There is a yokai/mythological being that is literally a Sakura tree. But this tree preys on living things,absorbing their blood instead of water,and its petals show it. Long-kneck lady could be thru its branches along w/ other friends peeking out~

[@LukasM-r9e]

what is the name of the yokai?

[@PersonTP]

I am so GLAD that I have found someone with similar taste in game and who content is sooo fun to watch. I came along after watching some Nancy Drew and HO games from you and have tagged along since, so happy to be here fr

[@kurmyshaharris7367]

Character: "See ne evil Gab, not paying attention: Oh, the monkeys... So where is this river?

[@sierralewis5624]

Anyone else getting strong Inuyasha vibes off the snake like demon, sacred jewel, and bone-eater's well? 😅

[@CadenceWren]

That's exactly what I thought of lol

[@92inuyasha]

I was thinking the same thing! 😄

[@RavenAshflesh]

100% was about to ask the same thing lol and was waiting for lady Centipede to drag her to the feudal era xD

[@gregputnam7243]

The snake like demon reminded me of Skyward Sword with the Sealed Demon just no beans

[@pie1o1morris46]

Admittedly I thought of InuYasha the moment I read the title to this video

[@txstargazerjilly6605]

21:47 Hearing Gab say “booty cheeks” sent me into a fit of giggles!

[@Lady_Izzybee]

I just got the platinum trophy for this game. It was a huge pain in the ass but the game is so pretty. Once you play it twice the story starts to make sense. Though.. I had to use a guide for the puzzles. The game was a little buggy for me. But damn I'm so happy to see you playing it!

[@CMP777.]

Seriously appreciate you making the subtitles easier to read. I have a hard time with subtitles and it helped a lot. Thank you!

[@KureiBunni]

I also ADORE Japanese folklore/culture. I found your channel mainly from loving the Fatal Frame series since I was a kid, enjoying horror games and through association with John Wolfe. Since then I've binged content and you've become one of my favorite youtubers/streamers, much love Gab💜 My go to demon/yokai would instantly be Hone-onna, meaning literally "bone woman", as she is a skeleton. She lures men portraying as an attractive woman then takes their life force. Often in art she looks like skull geisha, which is very aesthetically pleasing to me. I originally learned she existed through an anime called "Hell Girl" and fell in love with the lore/art.

[@faevolans]

She would look awesome as a tattoo 😭💕

[@coby.214]

I feel like I'm actually learning some Japanese from watching Gab play Japanese games which is good

[@sebastiansegovia1415]

Nonaynyanoinwo! That's all I know.

[@zamorvex]

@@sebastiansegovia1415 the puzzle at 1:24:30 the 3x3 one makes no sense to me. i dont see the "overlap" gab is talking about. if you overlap them they dont make the pattern so ive no idea what the devs were thinking with this puzzle... just seems like really bad game design to me, could someone explain it to me so i can understand?

[@beyondmythoughts6081]

@@zamorvex I’m pretty sure you look at them by columns if you overlap the top and middle cubes and take off the overlapping/connecting pieces, then you get the bottom photo

[@chipchippahson]

I love these indie game play throughs. They always help me relax to fall asleep.

[@Tantalus010]

9:20 I'm thinking more along the lines of "what if there's an emergency and you need to get out quick?" Puzzle gate would get you killed.

[@gentlechaos5911]

FIRE!!!! wait lemme unlock this door real quick like it's an app from 2011

[@sleepyqueer]

you’d miss every package delivery too

[@kiyoomi_hanazaki]

@@sleepyqueer or food delivery

[@guerney2000]

I was going to continue watching your Elden Ring playthrough, but how can I resist a brand new video of a game with an interesting premise?

[@ashleyr3245]

Yessss I was hoping you’d play this when I saw it released !! So excited for this !

[@faevolans]

Gab: tattoo? inspiration? 14:33 : boom, here's your inspiration

[@Wayazaexa42]

That timing was too good! 🤣

[@Wayazaexa42]

Especially since it happened again around 15:05 Gab: I love how he just dropped down! Game: Say no more. I got you!

[@MrAfroNinja420]

Hands down one of my favorite time periods, the styles, the architecture, the culture! Movies and games like this get me everytime 😌 ❤

[@drearmouse9510]

This just made me realise if there were an anime where a Gab inspired character traveled town to town ala Golden Boy, and got jobs that turned out spooky one after the other, It'd probably turn out to be one of the best things ever.

[@andresgonzalez5676]

Huh... You don't mean the H manga Golden Boy right...? I assume you mean the other Golden Boy manga that is SFW

[@drearmouse9510]

@@andresgonzalez5676 Like Golden Boy meets Nancy Drew. Without the ecchi. Just a good series, when it comes down to it. A "light-hearted romp," if you will.

[@andresgonzalez5676]

@@drearmouse9510 Oh sounds neat 👍

[@cringesuperhell]

it's so much more fun when the person playing through a game like this is familiar with japanese culture :D gotta go to gab to watch all the jpn themed games

[@regiquinn1863]

I'm a Japanese Language student currently having Japanese history as one of my courses so I was very interested in this!! Nice video, Gab!!

[@kattrose2529]

This gives me Fatal Frame Vibes. The ghosts are coming. Get them, Gab.

[@Guyonne]

Gab, you should go for a Kitsune tattoo! At this moment I'm writing my (Japanstudies, Leiden) University thesis about the kitsune. Although it's almost one of the cliche yokai to go for, it's such a special creature. The favor of Inari will be with you! 🥰 And you'll get fire for free, since there's the kitsunebi. Also, the first yokai I thought I heared was the Azukiarai being killed when she searched for the laundry basket xD It sounded like the azukiarai just before it was killed. I have to say, the Toriyama Sekien feeling is real in this game. All his famous yokai made the cut, as far as I know (especially the mokumokuren was fun to see) and the drawing style of the encyclopedia he made was the same the game notes.

[@That1soulsguy]

i am amazed by gab's constant state of happiness playing any game that occurs in japan, and i have fallen for this content, love the energy :)

[@Tenjosan]

Just finished this the other night. I went on KZbin thinking "Gab HAS to play this right???" And here it is lol. The game is a little rough around the edges but I still enjoyed it for the most part. The jorogumo was my favorite!

[@cookieinhaler]

**new Japanese horror game released** Gab: Im fast af booi im fast af 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️👩🎮

[@keisuke_kj]

いや〜普通にめっちゃ怖かった。笑 自分が知らない妖怪も絵で結構紹介されてて面白かったです、本当妖怪は奥が深い！ そしてなにより習字がきびしー、マジNancy Drewのあのばあちゃん並みや🥶 あとGabさんの「のっぺらぼう」の言い方がめっちゃ可愛い^ ^

[@mellym3ow]

This was really neat! The environment was stunning and the monsters were really cool. The seal writing was a unique element too, despite the fact that I thought you would have them on hand as a priestess. The story is sad though, but it does carry a good message. I think it sheds light on some of Japan's patriarchy, something that's still kind of an issue to this day. Overall a great game which made me a little sad it was so short!

[@WhiteWolf-92]

I'm getting some Inuyasha vibes from the well. Man this makes me want to watch the series and movies again

[@92inuyasha]

I was thinking the same thing every since I saw the title of the video. That’s what peaked my interest lol

[@roisinhart]

Yeessssssss I've been waiting for you to play this one!!! Ahhh so excited

[@it-ut4rd]

Hey, a thought for the CHEST TATTOO. Maybe something like a creepy but beautiful maiden from Fatal Flame with long black hair floating in a nice shape to fill the space around? Perhaps it could be placed on one shoulder and something else on the other. What do you think?

[@positivitybot03]

Like Reiko from the third game! The tattooed priestess!

[@it-ut4rd]

​@@positivitybot03 yeah, or Maiden of the Black Water. I really like her headdress.

[@41tinman41]

9:58 Tsurube-Otoshi were the inspiration for the Thwomps from Super Mario.

[@theconceptofinfinity]

Japanese subs and Japanese voice acting is The Way to do immersive language learning. I gotta grab this game and practice with it.

[@oran_berry]

May I just say that this game was made to be on your channel? Your Japanese playthroughs have been my favorites for a while and this was just so amazing. Your pacing was wonderful, thank you for another banger

[@sarahhuiber5269]

This is such an awesome playthrough of a fascinating game! Thanks for uploading so those of us with no video game skills can watch :)

[@MiguelThinks]

"Can we make it in Japanese? ..... YES, 10 out of 10, best game ever.. " haha this is why we love you Gab!

[@keimasuzawa3803]

Oh cool! I was wondering about this game. Can't wait to watch this! Hope you're having a great time back home!

[@jupii17]

Yesss! I saw the trailer and was hoping for you to play this!!

[@alphamike87]

Great video Gab, I love Japanese everything so I'm happy to see this game.

[@RewindVideoz]

I just got this in the mail today I'm tempted to watch fully but want to play it too this is hard to choose lmao 🤣 Gabs your taste in horror games are always on point!

[@AmyaTatortot]

TATTOO IDEA, maybe? Ok, hear me out.. you could have the rokorokobi going one way, and maybe a pipefox going the opposite way. ( In the Sōzan Chomon Kishū the kuda-gitsune is described as a rat-sized fox which can be kept in a pipe. Thought to be summoned into a bamboo pipe, and uses it's supernatural powers to seek out information for it's master) The cutest iteration of a pipefox I've seen, is Yuko's pipefox in the Xxxholic anime.

[@Minohorse]

11:00 Don't you like skelies? How about the Gashadokuro ? 14:21 Fire, huh? There's the Wa nyūdō. Maybe a Kudagitsune, or "any" Kitsune really, surround by fire (Kitsunebi ). 1:26:34 That's another Tsukumogami.

[@manyminiblins7096]

This makes me want to see an Okami playthrough someday

[@cherryleafy101]

Gab said before that she tried it out but couldn't handle it because the motion made her feel really sick

[@manyminiblins7096]

@@cherryleafy101 Aw, that's too bad! It's so rich in Japanese mythology. Motion sickness sucks, some games bother me like that too :(

[@eldritchbidoof]

@@cherryleafy101 seriously? it's rly not that bad, idk maybe she's just extremely sensitive to motion in video games

[@cherryleafy101]

@@eldritchbidoof it's not the first time she's had motion sickness issues with games, so probably.

[@EmbriiFaye]

I absolutely loved the story, the thrills, the puzzles, and jumps. Watching this live and re-watching it just made me enjoy it even more.

[@richardjbsimon]

I've been longing for this type of game made its way into Gab's hands once more! Praise the talismans!

[@haasvinisubramaniam4704]

My goodness another wonderful gameplay. Thank you Miss Gabs 🥰🥰🥰

[@SaturoAnni]

This was so interesting and fun xD also it was really scary 😍 but I sometimes had problems to find out what to do 🤔 but you got all of them so good xD and that one puzzle with the old dude in the background I would have never made that 😅 I hope they make more games like this! I just love the japanese ghosts they are so creepy and cool xD

[@michaelharrison8920]

Gab I glad your playing this I was thinking of getting this game that’s the thing I love ❤️ about your videos your all ways playing new games.even if I don’t know Japanese I find listening to it so beautiful and your comments really make these games so much more entertaining.Thank you gab for everything loving your videos and playing take care and i see you soon bye 👋

[@TherealemilLowen]

Gab: "Oh, it's a spider, isn't it..!" Jorogumo: "Haaai~ Jorogumo-chan desu..! shine, onegai shimasu~..! Ja nee~"

[@yuki0kurois0akura]

50:02 gives me inuyasha vibe lol sacred jewel by a well and a kimono and it's in what looks like a cellar XD

[@pammiller5706]

I don’t know if you know this or not but the reason the floors make noise every time you step on them it was back early years in Japan when they had a traders to try to sneak To kill in emperor or whatever any noise on the floor it warn anyone that lives there there’s an intruder you may already know this already since you lived in Japan for a couple years just want to let you know that I heard it from somewhere I just don’t know where but I believe this is true information anyway love the gameplay such a scary game glad I’m not watching us at night 😵

[@r3ddp1l]

That is wonderful. I did enjoy every minute. Oh my goood, I have 1,5 hours left of the video, lesgooo

[@deadslugs]

ugh. FInally!!! saw this and my first thought is... i wish Gab would play this

[@novy21b]

Same thoughts... I watched this gameplay from another youtuber one week ago. He played it very slowly almost 3 hours, because he didn't understand Japanese and his English wasn't very good either. In the end he still doesn't understand the story 😆😆 LOL... I thought if Gab played it it would be finish quickly, because Gab is really good at solving puzzles.

[@lish8767]

I have to comment this atm because it made me giggle; right after she put the yellow gemstone in and saw the glimpse of the female I immediately was like 'I don't like that, I don't like thatttt' and then Gab says 'Guess she didn't like that' and it made me giggle. x3

[@bryc3874]

Never been so early before!! So excited for you to play this!

[@justinholmes1737]

8:13 lol cabins are also a part of "technology"

[@Splintz246]

I played the entire game Ghost of Tsushima in Japanese with English subtitles absolutely loved it when I put English translation on it was horrible I hated it lol

[@britbdog9136]

Same with me and Ghostwire tokyo.

[@itznickle_bean6005]

I'm getting Fatal Frame/ Kuon vibes and I like!!!

[@jasonenglish3713]

Could get a cherry blossom leaves tattoos around and through masks for tattoos ideas;Keep up awesome and amazing job Gab 👍.

[@YIONON1]

Because of Fatal Frame, Sekiro and japanese urban ledgends, old Japan seems too scary to live in.

[@anondecepticon]

I was hoping you’d play this!

[@gakuyax]

You should have your chest piece the Hyakki Yako. Giant skeleton, long neck lady, kappa, umbrella with leg, ox spider etc marching from one side to the other with flying fireball everywhere

[@Love2Banime]

Idk how they do it, but games like these is what makes me enjoy the atmosphere and keeps me on the edge of my seat.

[@phantaphil]

Gab playing japanese games is even greater to watch

[@aerithshadoan]

Well I know what I’m watching before work today! 🥰😁

[@garrettswail7753]

oooooooh my god the voice acting is perfect!!!!

[@silvastone1691]

I love Yokai, I read up about them frequently. I love that this game is using them like traditional texts describe them.

[@em-nq9gk]

48:37 why did THAT absolutely kill me!?!? got a heart attack and yelled for several seconds lmao 😭😭🤚

[@deejay1107]

AHA! when I saw this on Steam I knew it was total 'Gab-Nip'

[@jpmacadaeg2876]

Yes! I was really hoping that you would play this Gab!! 😋😋 what a coincidence too, was just watching a bunch of Ju-On explained videos and Ju-On: Origins explained last night lol. Crazy to think that actually events like the child serial killer were based on true events.

[@CuteFluff8]

Monster breaths horribly in Gab’s ear, “dude, I’m trying to focus!” 😆

[@bloodfae]

It's so cool that you have tattoos of yokai. It remind me of an anime the kid making pacts with yokai for the night parade.

[@frossassin213]

Japanese was the right call his voice is in my dreams and worst nightmares.

[@luduar]

Games about folklore are always interesting because you also learn while have some fun

[@Yoyo-wf6gs]

Absolutely loved it ❤️ thank you for playing. I loved all the lore as well as the jump scares the one that jumps down from the tree's had me bad 🫣😂

[@ghb323]

1:24:54 so on each row, the corresponding lines must appear once on the first two to be applied on the third.

[@bertsan5604]

saw this game the other day and was wondering if i should play it but im having more fun watching you

[@heathermcfarland6317]

57:58 The dangerous nope rope approaches

[@akhnizam5656]

Hopefully theres a wolf boy somewhere in the woods stuck by an arrow - i think hes name is Inuyasha;p

[@sonictjejen]

haha at the 30 mark i thought she found a fricking crackpipe XD im dying. love u Gab

[@kianaelle]

This game looks so awesome 😍😍 thanks Gabs🥰🥰

[@curator3539]

I feel like the puzzles in this game started at least kind of easy and then shot up in difficulty a LOT!

[@usaagima]

The graphics are on point...already Love this game

[@pavlinazitkova]

This playthrough is great. 👍🏻

[@-chippedstars-2889]

The atmosphere in this is very good

[@violaheart462]

i been wainting for u to play this... i saw ppl post this game but didn't watch it.i was hoping for u play it and here it is 😄

[@shadowwrath10]

Lol I found it funny when you had to draw the final pieces it’s obvious you got so nervous 😅

[@Ray_892]

I'm not sure what it means, but the symbol on the lantern you carried with you would make a great tattoo!

[@RavenAshflesh]

As for the Tattoo suggestion, because you want to get the lady with the long neck why not get the Demon Pandomian cart and have her wrapped around it and stretching out. From there you could add more demons and yokia and have your own Pandemonium Night Parade of 1000 demons?

[@Paul20661]

14:32 THAT GOT ME Watching at 2AM 😵

[@ultracapacity7531]

Gab looks around the room casually for the spider yokai. Me;"CHECK THE CEILING!" 🕷

[@babymaa5180]

Always waiting on your new video Gab ! ❤️❤️

[@blue7284]

4 minutes in and I'm already loving it.

[@uncharacteristic_invalid2679]

Gab, you’re a superstar!

[@selenaforever8695]

30:55- Gabby : can't a woman draw in peace? - 1 second later (30:56) - Apparently not 😂