Is REANIMAL Connected To Little Nightmares? Trailer Explained!

[@Tericho]

How has no one noticed that I wore my Pig t-shirt, specifically for this video, yet?

[@MistaManlyGuy]

Oh nice easter egg 😆

[@sadik_gsm]

nice one

[@henrydupuis5648]

Jawsometastic easter egg Yo yeehaw!

[@thapl4yb0yd8nakarlx6]

Ngl I didn’t see pig ears they didn’t flop they could be more or less pointy like ears

[@nutka6]

Sheep is also a symbol of a sacrafice - and that can be a major spoiler to ending and fate of one of the playable characters in my opinion.

[@eat_5potatoes]

I thought the same with the lamb representing sacrifice

[@shadowknight2978]

at least put a spoiler alert warning man i dont want spoiler for this game like i got in Little Nightmares 2 during its release

[@СтефаноНачев]

@@shadowknight2978 that’s not a spoil idiot, we doesn’t know what will happen in the game

[@milkyidonothavealastname6168]

Or it could have something to the with "following orders like a sheep" you know what I mean?

[@nutka6]

@@milkyidonothavealastname6168 Cool idea.

[@ComradeSeanski]

if Little nightmares shows what the relationship between children and adults are like in this world, maybe reanimal does the same but with animals

[@FV0RT3X]

Funny how people theorize of it being in the Little Nightmares universe when tarsier themselves posted a teaser of Reanimal back in 2022 saying: "New world. Emphasis on NEW" But tbh it's not our fault it looks like LN lmfao

[@Key-Knight87]

Tbf they could be throwing us off and the reason why they say that is because they don't own LN anymore. To us it's going to be the same world. I'm even expecting some Easter eggs too. It's The TRUE LN3.

[@Lou_Flou]

Yeah but since we heard in The Sound of Nightmares that there’s a huuuge amount of diversity of place and monsters (humans, objects one…) and in all dimensions there is tiny kids that trying to escape sometimes together, it’s hard to not make a connection Plus has Tericho said, it looks like one is “dreaming” (he’s in his bed and doesn’t mind the lamb) and we KNOW that the world of LN exist through kids dreams So really hard to distinguish both universe

[@moxiemaxie3543]

I said it's Easier unique art style. It's that simple😂

[@nichellem5400]

Seeing Reanimal trailer gives me an idea of why Taser Studios stepped away from little nightmares. It seems they had a lot of ideas and concepts for little nightmares that simply were dismissed. Sadly this happens when you work with other labels/ managements. I am hoping Reanimal turns out to be everything they wanted and includes all concepts they desired to be in little nightmares now be included in Reanimal 🥳

[@MistaManlyGuy]

I'm kinda more excited for Reanimal than Little Nightmares 3 😹

[@nichellem5400]

@@MistaManlyGuy lol same

[@HarukaxYuuki]

Yeah, I had the same thought, I dont know how the partnership with Bandai for LN was, but I am a game dev and have worked with publishers that have been very restrictive on what to do and what not to do, most of the time making so that the game ends up becoming very dull

[@mitch.Dream.]

​@@MistaManlyGuy why you saying it everywhere.

[@9ightdreamer]

Aaaand this is why publishers shouldnt have this much freedom and restriction with the creator's creativity and vision.

[@whip1720]

Im happy to see both games people are saying one looks better then the other but to me they both capture the little nightmares universe perfectly. Little nightmares 3 feels empty and spacious story told by the scenery/plot With things along the way. Reanimals seems like a take on the universe where things are more in your face a bit darker. Leaning more into the horror. Plot maybe easier to follow. Both will be great

[@monroerobbins7551]

Agreed! Like, both have their highlights, and both have their strengths. Little Nightmares is a series that doesn’t rely on dialogue, and kind of emphasizes on a lack of connection, as you try to survive in an alien world. ReAnimal feels like the protagonists have some connection to the world, like with their animal masks, and the world has both verbal and visual storytelling. The same world, but different methods of exploration, but not TOO different, if that makes sense.

[@slidersides]

We’re getting 2 little nightmares if you think about it

[@СтефаноНачев]

@@whip1720 there not in the same universe, the devs confirmed it

[@Conscience-SP]

I agree ! 👍🏻🙂‍↕️

[@jobejones185]

the fact that most of the monsters are livestock and morph into having human like qualities brings to mind 'Animal Farm' a little bit, maybe that could play into some of themes we will see.

[@chasethemaster3440]

What is animal farm?

[@chasethemaster3440]

Nvm i looked it up

[@marthaelenabrenesorozco2953]

GOOD VIDEO, I don't understand why people are already saying that "REANIMAL is much better than LN3" when neither of the 2 have come out, I personally like both without the need to compare, why are people so childish they act as if to like a game they have the obligation to hate all the other games that resemble it

[@СтефаноНачев]

@@marthaelenabrenesorozco2953 ,,Reanimal looks better" and ,,I hate LN3" are too different things

[@ONChanelCF]

Inthink you’re right. Don’t judge a book by its cover

[@lowpointfair4653]

i will probably get both, something i really enjoyed in ln 1 and 2 where the studio ghibli inspired areas and atmosphere. ln3 looks a lot like ln2 while reanimal has atmosphere and is studio ghibli inspired this time it seems to be princess mononoke. the demons in reanimal look quite similar to nagos demon form. edit: after taking another look at the trailer of ln3 am a bit more cautious as it uses a lot of older assets(which is fine making assets for games is exhausting) but it shows a reliance of nostagia which can go good or bad. still looking forward to both but just a bit more cautious about ln3

[@monroerobbins7551]

3:45 I think one thing that made this bit particularly horrifying to me is something that I doubt is connected, but is still scarred into my memory. There’s a disease that infects deer and elk, and turns them into something reminiscent of zombies, it’s called Chronic Wasting Disease. Open sores and rot, empty dead eyes despite still technically being alive, and particularly, their messed up bones and joints. The rotting while still alive, the sickening bones cracking, it’s very visceral. While I do love Little Nightmares, I’m just as excited to see ReAnimal, as it covers certain aspects of horror that, while not as easily marketable, is still just as fascinating, especially with the concept of predator and prey (which, I LOVE that the big monster is a scary lamb. It’s not often you see monstrous lambs being a main antagonist, so it’s nice to see!).

[@QuarterCal]

Honestly the guy on the teeny bike is a little comical to me 😂

[@jonaspetersen3072]

Yeah I found it absolutely terrifying

[@timestep1708]

Reminds me of Dr. Janice from South Park lol

[@fxdefiancy]

Tarsier love including comical yet terrifying enemies. I mean, look at the fat dude climbing on the ceiling in LN2.

[@_dmfd]

He just wants to play a game 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JustAskM3]

I think the line at the end of the trailer which says "I thought you were dead" is reminiscent to "Pet Sematary" where the characters come back to life but they aren't the same. They could have actually died, but were brought back to life by this evil force.

[@СтефаноНачев]

@@JustAskM3 yeah she sounded scared when she said it

[@jeremystarling9885]

my theory is that maybe LN3 and RA is working together I thought you was dead what if six and mono meet again in one of the games and six meets mono again and says I thought you was dead to mono

[@BLBird336]

im guessing its a bit like Siren Blood Curse. they die, soon after they revive but then turn into a monster

[@piplupcola]

Idk why people are already comparing and negative about LN3 when it hasn't even come out yet. Tarsier could have easily just swept LN into their vault of finished series and we could've never gotten to see it again but they passed it on the Super Massive and now we have 2 games to enjoy! Its like getting 2 presents for Christmas and still complaining about it. As a big fan of these types of games i wholeheartedly welcome and am so excited for both Reanimal and LN3 and i will play and enjoy both of them.

[@christopherlyndsay8611]

I mean personally I’d rather a series stop than have a big drop in quality. I hope LN3 turns out good but from what I’ve seen so far it lacks inspiration. There’s nothing truly new or striking like there was in the previous games trailers, and even the giant baby shares the same gimmick as the eyes from the first game.

[@alisherif-jz6fv]

If u watched their podcast the carnival episode they built up a character who was very dark and mysterious and his role was very gruesome and he will probably be in the carnival chapter so saying that they are not creative would he a stretch

[@MySilentGaming]

It’s crazy how everyone was so positive about LM3 with the initial trailer (just check the comments) up until Reanimal got revealed. I still think they both look good. I’m personally more excited for Reanimal because it looks scarier and more mature, but they both look good.

[@СтефаноНачев]

@@christopherlyndsay8611 the giant baby is literally stolen from the concept art for the second game

[@СтефаноНачев]

@@piplupcola I’m pretty sure Tasier wanted to finish the series, but Bandei hold the rights so they continued it anyways, I could be wrong tho

[@genderno7448]

WOOOO IM SO HAPPY YOUR BACK WITH LITTLE NIGHTMARES THEORIES

[@Dingalsodong]

Am I the only one who is getting massive G. Orwell's Animal Farm from this? It could be a twisted world where animals took over but they are also literall monsters

[@CaptainF123]

Animal Farm from the humans perspective is crazy.

[@nikigibbs3042]

The pig did made me think snowball vibes

[@johnstevenson1861]

I feel there is some form of multiverse set within a reality connected to narratives like Little Nightmare. A vast dark ocean that has themes tied to one another. They may not be connected to each other due to companies but their themes are. Then again, that is a fan theory. Thanks to anyone who reads this.

[@malekat8539]

Why are people still going with the idea that the 2 games are connected somehow. They aren't Tarsier specifically mentioned this being in a NEW world.

[@johnstevenson1861]

@@malekat8539 It is mostly the perception of it. Also, the feeling and tone of this game are introduced. ------------------------ Plus. When I look at this game. I get Little Nightmare vibes coming off of it. I picture certain realities like Little Nightmares sharing a universe despite them coming from different companies and also their worlds. ------------------------ In the sense of a form of multiverse fanfiction material. Where you have certain realities or narratives that are familiar to you due to the themes but they aren't really connected to one another. Just part of a dark ocean of realities that exists in each other. Due to the tones and plots circling around one another. Each sharing some form of personal experience. Specifically, right now, ones dealing with horror. ------------------------ Sure, the current game isn't coming from the same universe as with direction. But it has a sense of familiarity with the people who helped make it. Another form of narrative horror. ------------------------ Then again that is fan theory for you. Thanks to anyone who reads this.

[@johnstevenson1861]

------------------------ It is mostly the perception of it. Also, the feeling and tone of this game are introduced. ------------------------ Plus. When I look at this game. I get Little Nightmare vibes coming off of it. I picture certain realities like Little Nightmares sharing a universe despite them coming from different companies and also their worlds. ------------------------ In the sense of a form of multiverse fanfiction material. Where you have certain realities or narratives that are familiar to you due to the themes but they aren't really connected to one another. Just part of a dark ocean of realities that exists in each other. Due to the tones and plots circling around one another. Specifically right now, focused on narrative horror. ------------------------ Sure, the current game isn't coming from the same universe as with direction. But it has a sense of familiarity with the people who helped make it. Another form of narrative horror is brought to life. ------------------------ Then again that is fan theory for everyone. Thanks to anyone who reads this. ------------------------

[@AuriPlayzz]

How I see it is, is that Little Nightmares was Tarsier taking a dip in the waters. Their beginning. Reanimal is their magnum opus. Not what other companies have asked for them to do, but THEIR ideas.

[@Key-Knight87]

@@malekat8539 Well duh it's because tarsier doesn't own LN so it's not like they would say that it was. It's the same world to us...

[@sweethistortea]

Reanimal feels more like Little Nightmares III then the actual Little Nightmares III. Edit: This game was made by the original LN creators, not LN3. I am not hating on the game, just sharing first impressions.

[@nichellem5400]

I thought the same thing but it is the original designers/ creators making reanimal so that makes e sense lol

[@Raincloud5137]

I know right? It's almost like different studios have different approachs towards the same game and we should reserve our judgement for when we actually get to play it.

[@gajajackson3697]

Why do people keep saying that!?

[@sadik_gsm]

exactly thats what i was saying since the game trailer released

[@IHateCringetubersMaeveStinks]

You're dumb for thinking that Lmao!!! ReAnimal has no gnomes. So, it's not little nightmares. sweethistorea, get your facts straight. Reanimal woudn't exist without little nightmares. Just because it's not produced by Tarsier doesn't mean it's going to be terrible. SMH Grow up, sweethistotea = 🤡🤡

[@Muniiv]

I honestly can't wait for both games to come out and see how different and simillar the games are to eachother though of course I'm still going to treat them as two completely seperate games! I'm so glad Tarsier Studio is releasing another game they've been my favourite developers for a long time

[@MoFace]

Another wonderful trailer analysis as always! I'm highly intrigued by the Reanimal site's description of the game, noting "Fragments of the children's troubled past have been used as inspiration for their character design, and for the monsters that now torment them." I can't wait to play this game and hear more of your thoughts on it! 💜

[@Tericho]

Yeah I noticed that too! It really makes the brother's hood even more creepy.

[@MoFace]

@@Tericho Absolutely!

[@Danibuki]

@@Tericho And shall we talk about what rabbits are often associated with?

[@CaptainF123]

@@Danibuki Carrots???

[@Danibuki]

@@CaptainF123 Sure, carrots, purity,mystery,timidity... But also sex.

[@ekhoecho]

5:10 seems like a mashup of the Soot Sprites and No Face's monstrous form when he tears through the bathhouse in a rampage

[@JvmezPlayz]

My theory is that the Hunter is connected to Reanimal. Knowing the hunter loves taxidermy, and there is a deformed moose head on his wall. Not to mention the massive moose that was supposed to be in the backgrounds of the woods, that got scrapped. Could the hunter have gotten powers from the thin man, and used them to reanimate dead animals that he has taxidermized? We do know he likes to use taxidermy to bring people "back to life" by putting fake versions of them in different rooms. (the dining room with his family and his mom in the attic) although they werent alive because he didnt have any powers. But maybe, that changed? I'd like to add that the doctor could be related too. He brought mannequins to life. Him and the hunter could have teamed up to bring back dead animals, using the hunters taxidermy and the doctors power to bring things to life.

[@blackthorns3778]

great theory tbh. wouldn’t be surprised if they make an appearance!

[@CB_TP]

"Hey are you a wolf sheep's clothing or a human wearing a sheep costume?" "Nah, Reanimal." "What?..."

[@leonsGhost]

That spider monster doesnt make me see a soot spirit, it reminds me of no face when he gets all hungry and tries to get Chihiro.

[@raptorsuedemondrake4143]

I was thinking of that boar monster that was used in the scene that inspired the first Breath Of The Wild trailer. same rounded front with no visible face, similar fur pattern, loads of human-like arms, and it even moves similarly from what i could see.

[@leonsGhost]

@@raptorsuedemondrake4143 Yeah I saw that was well.

[@sudokuacrobatics]

It's funny how the moment Supermassive Games posted another trailer for Little Nightmares 3, Tarsier Studios here just rushes in and steals their thunder, it's like: Supermassive; Heyy, guys. We were very busy on this game we've had the responsibility of developing, we have a new trailer out, so I hope you like it- Tarsier: Halo! We have new game out! It's about children... Running away from monsters! No, not LIttle Nightmare, what are you talking about? Anyway hope you like! And the fans rush to the Reanimal trailer.

[@jeremystarling9885]

by trailers RA looks better and they probably agreed the chances of them realsing them the same day is very slim and RA wasn't rushed by looking at the trailer

[@greenberrygk]

I had a dream that ended with a sheep standing on its hind legs that walked and turned to stare at me and looked at me with a bizarre tongue sticking out and when I saw it I woke up with a gasp. I couldn’t explain why it was so scary but the sheep in this game kind of is a good example of why it scared me

[@PlayWSH]

7:45 the cyclist looks like his head is hanging upside down!

[@DogWhisper]

Thats creppy as Hell!

[@grandpaondrugs9925]

It was freaking creepy... Saw ur comment... Re watched... Got more creeped... Fuckin hell

[@DogWhisper]

@@grandpaondrugs9925 Ohhhh, I did the same.😨

[@-JustABookworm-]

I've just been binge watching your videos ever since I found out about your channel, which was... today...

[@i_giveuponaname]

I'm going to eat this game like one of those tiny cakes. I'm SO excited for this and I love these theories

[@bryguytyguy]

Whether or not the games are connected, I'm super amped for both of them I can't wait. But Six better be SOMEWHERE I swear

[@malekat8539]

No, she can't... get over it

[@СтефаноНачев]

Why? So they ruin her story? It's better if she doesn't appear

[@malekat8539]

@@СтефаноНачев Are you talking about Supermassive ruining her story or just LN in general?

[@СтефаноНачев]

@@malekat8539 let’s hope they don’t ruin both

[@jeremystarling9885]

idk i feel like six and mono will meet again because at the end of the RA trailer you hears a girls voice and if you go and listen to sixs ois and what ever in LN2 they sound hella familer so maybe six and mono meet again and six says I thought you was dead and I think reanimal is a secret LN4 but hey those or just some theory

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

5:13 I feel like the spider-like creature is more of a nod to the cursed boar god in Princess Mononoke, since both have a similar overall look, although the one in Mononoke has those maggot-like curse worms emerging from it. The giant hole makes me think of a hole going all the way down into hell. It kinda reminds me of an old 80s horror movie called The Gate where the protagonists are a bunch of kids who dig up a geode that seems to have been blocking a gate into Hell and have to spend the rest of the movie dealing with demons invading while they try to return the geode and seal the hole. I feel like the trailer is hinting the protagonists set the disaster in motion, possibly by doing something as innocent seeming as dropping the dead body of a lamb that had died on their farm down a deep pit. The girl’s rabbit mask stands out, both because it’s the only mask that seems to have been intended as a mask, and because it reminds me of the Huntress mask from Dead by Daylight. The lamb and pig both symbolically have links to the underworld. The lamb because it is the symbol of Jesus Christ, a character who comes back from the dead, and the pig because of Orcus, the Roman god of the underworld.

[@_elenaio_]

I cannot wait for this game! Tarsier Studios never disappoints. I also think that the team has taken inspiration from George Orwell's "Animal Farm"

[@animelover-tw2xl]

I've seen comments on SuperHorrorBro's video about reanimal and people were saying that the brother was dressed up as a rat or a mouse and I thought that reanimal took inspiration from the Little Nightmares series (for obvious reasons)and Studio Ghibli (sorry for not remembering the last name of the infamous anime studio) but I didn't know that the Little Nightmares series and reanimal was also inspired by horror movies and I didn't know that the Little Nightmares were also inspired by the infamous anime studio

[@DewyProductionsVHS]

Reanimal is like if Pet Sematary, Little Nightmares 2, and Inside had a baby

[@GoulGames]

I'm so excited for this and LN3, they both look incredible.

[@DogWhisper]

What i’ve heard of Reanimal the children are technically in hell, and they are meeting creatures based on their trauma. So this could mean that outside hell they live in a world just like Little Nightmares.

[@milkchocolate4406]

The "spider" creature gives me huge No Face vibes when he's chasing Chihiro around the bath house in Spirited Away. So cool! This game looks awesome

[@doctorlucasp9113]

It reminded me of the other ghibli film princess mononoke with the demon pig thing

[@thegreatflea143]

So happy to see a you covering this; loved your theories on the Little Nightmares universe and now we get LN3 and Reanimal and I am so excited!

[@Musime_Illuani]

I did have a theory that this was a prequel to Ln2, but after finding out it's a different franchise I gave up on that. Ln1 felt like it focused more on adrenaline and the horror was having to run for your life. Ln2 felt like it focused more on the horror of isolation, two small children who only have each other in a post apocalyptic world much too big for them. This feels like we're gonna be watching the apocalypse happen, watch the world fall apart around us with no way to stop it. The fear of inevitability like death, since there's a big focus on that with the reanimated animals and there was a guy walking like a zombie.

[@GhostyOats]

If they don't use a horse as the water enemy they missed a huge opportunity to run with the kelpie vibe

[@NurulAmin-ef6gd]

It's the fact that as soon as everyone saw the Reanimal trailer No one is talking about Little Nightmares anymore Everyone is making Reanimal videos just like Beaver who was a very big fan of the LN franchise

[@Tericho]

It's normal for people to be excited for something new. Plus the new LN trailer didn't really show off anything that new or exciting. I'm sure when it gets closer to release everyone will be excited for it again.

[@NurulAmin-ef6gd]

@@Tericho yeah...I hope they're just hiding the real horror in LN3 which will probably scar us for life I hope 🙏🏻

[@CaptainF123]

LN3 looks really "sanitised" for an LN3 game whilst Reanimal doubles down on what made LN1 and ESPECIALLY LN2 so good. From the monster designs, to the sound design and the monsters.

[@JoksterFox]

@@Terichothat still doesn’t excuse the sudden switch around just because Reanimal is “more akin” to the first games. It was made by those people. Supermassive is replicating. There’s a huge difference

[@sylodui]

​@@JoksterFox "excuse" no one gotta pretend to show appreciation over another game to keep people from being bad

[@SealWithoutHat]

Any game coming from them is always convincingly fire.

[@deniat.2088]

I’ve watched your vids and realized how much I’ve missed this type of content on my yt timeline

[@_panman_8783]

This looks absolutely amazing. I thought I was stoked about Little Nightmares III, but this takes it to a whole new level and I am here for it. I will be awaiting the release of this game very, very enthusiastically.

[@aneffortlesssmile]

Had no idea about REANIMAL, so thank goodness I've been on a binge of all things LN. I can't wait for this release!

[@graciepoo-poo9498]

So excited to see more of your Little Nightmares Theories! I’ve been here since the beginning of your channel. ❤

[@jackwilliam4436]

6:05 Couldn't it be a sheep, already ? That could explain this dream-like scene. Just like people are told to count sheep to sleep, the sheep could put the child in a semi-sleep-like state (which is made even easier by the presence of a bed).

[@AbbadonLich]

Rather than that spider beast being a nod to the soots, I think it looks a lot like that demon/tatarigami of the god Nago in the beginning of Princess Mononoke, with the multiple humanoid arms and big furry like body... What do y'all think?

[@vahlhallan]

Im a bit late to the party but i just love the darker 'little nightmares' cousin. Seeing the trailer and being a huge fan of ghibli movies it seems like reanimal takes some inspirations from "Princess Mononoke" as well. The creature at 5:08 really reminded me of the evil spirit at the start of princess mononoke which overtook an old forest god (a huge boar) and also had several arms and a fleshy almost fur like body. Or you could compare it to angry no face from spirited away. Its really fun to see these types of creatures in a upcoming game im so excited !

[@SamiBlume]

Love your videos! Your content is something I look forward too

[@Futz_the_Futzbulous]

The Smiling man holding a resemblance to the Pale City attire tho.

[@Lain3695]

Super hyped for this game and all the analysis videos :D

[@bobzdobz2161]

Great video, it sucks they don’t have the rights to little nightmares but if we get a game like this where their ideas can run wild I’m all for it especially if it’s an open world (exploring with boat) as well

[@SilverMere20]

Imagine finding six in reanimal

[@HanzAira]

That would be absolute banger than the LN3 itself

[@SilverMere20]

To be honest LN universe is so interesting so I wish reanimal is in the same universe

[@HanzAira]

​@@SilverMere20 what i think is that they purposely handed little nightmare 3 to other company to make the game so that they can make this game at the same time. With the purpose of making it connected and more impactful to the storytelling of the LN universe

[@malekat8539]

Why are people still going with the idea that the 2 games are connected somehow. They aren't Tarsier specifically mentioned this being in a NEW world.

[@СтефаноНачев]

​@@malekat8539idk, we saw a sinema in the trailer, meanwhile the Tvs in LN are first generation, obviously the same universe

[@starstruck_krys]

I find it crazy that some of the Little Nightmares games took some inspiration from Spirited Away. Little nightmares is my favorite game and Spirited Away is my favorite animated movie, I can’t believe I never connected the dots!! 😂

[@prettymonster7877]

I still need you to do some theories and explore the sounds of nightmares

[@Orionuki]

I’d love to see some huge aquatic animals. Like crabs fish and lobsters. Also maybe the second spider breaking through the wall is a type of crab?

[@tripleAAAbattery.]

One of my first thoughts while watching the trailer was how the dude dragging a body inside the cinema looks like one of the TV corrupted people from LN 2, and made my own head Cannon they are in the same universe, but in a very different location from LN 2 and LN 1 Edit: upon further inspection of the trailer the dude dragging the body has a face, unlike the TV people. But i still head cannon it as being in the same universe

[@westcoastgirl1418]

Your Theories are so good, i think that they also got inspired of the Ps2 game ICO and not just Studio Ghibli, in Little Nightmares 2 there was an easter egg about ICO (The Watermelon at the end) and they also escaped with a boat that looks exactly like the boat they travel in Reanimal

[@Spae2334]

If you look behind the snake like skin you can notice there is a snack like creature with a human head coming up behind them

[@ZanderZebra]

And then a couple hours later after this video came out, we got a trailer for Little Nightmares 3 on IGN.

[@anxia-tea5846]

I wonder if the lamb would be a former childhood pet of the siblings?

[@JessyDupre]

The little girl's rabbit mask honestly reminds me of the rabbit masks worn by some of the Splicers in Bioshock.

[@VampyRosette]

Honestly I think that the spider creature looks more like no face during the chase scene in the bath house, especially with how it moves and climbs. Also I think the creature we see tearing the wall at around 6:32 might be the lamb: It seems to have several spindly limbs coming from its back but also human limbs like legs and arms in a more human-esque anatomic structure, similar to the build we see of the lamb around 10:36 it also seems to have a less furry and smoother texture to it in some spots.

[@PuppetEyes]

I think the “Re-“ in the title Reanimal refers to “return”. Like return to animal more so than being reanimated. I think we will see people devolving into animals.

[@PuppetEyes]

Another Ghibli stable, like the parents in Spirited Away turning into pigs

[@HarukaxYuuki]

Im surprised they re doing a game that is still very similar to LN, dont get me wrong I love that they are doing so, but consider they didnt wanted to continue with LN for me at least was that they just wanted to explore other type of games, but now im assuming its had to be more about their relationship with Bandai on LN might not have been what they wanted and ultimately just not continue with the partnership losing the IP, although they still got another publisher for this game hopefully they made it so they can’t interfere in the development and maybe even keep the IP

[@arounduntilsquare]

HELL YES! I am SO here for this! It has been such a good year for horror! So glad horror is getting clever and mysterious again!!!

[@jilliancrawford7577]

I can't help but think of "sacrificial lamb" in regards to the sheep and wonder what that will symbolize in the game, especially with how prevalent the sheep imagery is. Plus, criminals being hung in a public square often served as a warning to others to stay in line, it's own sacrifice for the greater good and appease authority. Given that the brother reflects this, it makes me think he was to be some kind of sacrifice like the sheep. I'm unsure of any parallels with the rabbit off the top of my head, but the sheep and sacrificial lamb themes are definitely important.

[@willowbloomfield4402]

Now this is exciting! I can't wait

[@MPaulaVideos]

10:10 you know what this big table reminds me.... alice in wonderland tea party with the mad hatter and other characters

[@clownfrown]

honestly i’m excited for both LN3 and reanimal, these both have potential

[@SpiralsAreAlive]

Also in Very Little Nightmares the secret jack in the boxes feature a similar looking girl in a fox mask, and a boy with a sack head like a scarecrow. This is likely an idea they’ve had for a while. Also the monster with hands and babies is likely more a reference to the Demon from Princess Mononoke, and possibly what would happen if you attached the Kodama from the same movie since they have a kinda creepy pale baby look.

[@lowpointfair4653]

the creature at 5.01 looks quite similar to nagos demon form from princess mononoke. nago being the boar that attacks ashitakas village.

[@mau_messia]

11:00 I'm the only one who listens to "i saw it, you were dead" or I'm just twerking

[@Ch3z_Borgor]

Youre just "twerking"

[@Noshushpls]

I think it is cause all of tarsiers previous games link to little nightmares I can’t imagine with this game being so simolilar it too wouldn’t be also note how the characters in reanimal are dressed like boy and girl in the paintings in the lady’s quarters in game 1 also important to note the kids nightmares reflect fear around them and the voice at the beginning of the trailer is a northern English accent where you would find loads of farm animals even sometimes fields of them in developed areas

[@AuriPlayzz]

I mean it could be an alternate reality or something, but I do think they’re seperate. However it does seem to be a spiritual successor to Reanimal, in which reflects Tarsier’s true anticipations. If you want to connect them, then I’d say The Nowhere is kind of like a limbo zone, and wherever Reanimal is set, is some type of Hell - since hell is a very emphasised word in the description.

[@cuervorenard]

I think those are not kids, they look more like teenagers due to the more taller bodies they have compared to the Little Nightmares protagonists. I'd love them to be teens cause that would mean the protagonists have matured along with the games, giving us a more "adult" kind of experience. I'm really eager to see this new game and I really hope this dethrones Little Nightmares as my favourite horror game

[@Jaxx-r8h]

I think when he talks about the underwater part that when something comes out with the water, it’s a human or hammerhead shark because the head looks like a hammer kind of if you look closely

[@Saracooper22]

I could totally be wrong, but I wonder if the boy in the sack is actually in reference to a cat, not a pig. Like, ‘the cat’s out of the bag,’ which refers to letting a secret slip. The phrase itself is also in reference to a really old practice of (tw, animal cruelty) drowning unwanted cats and kittens by tying them into a bag and tossing it in a river. Bc of the phrase, the themes of death and children, and the importance of water imagery and drowning in Reanimal, I really think the boy in the bag might be intended to look like a cat! (Edit for clarity)

[@Tericho]

It could be! I think it's definitely made to look like an animal of some kind! I like your theory though.

[@Pickllesttick]

If I had to guess what REANIMAL was about I would say it is that Animals mutated and humans just plummeted to the bottom of the food chain and that could be cool

[@Vegeta241]

Honestly I’m excited for both games, especially since both games look like they will have co-op in them. My fiancée and I loved Little Nightmares 1 and 2. We took turns in game who was in the “drivers seat”. My fiancée played through the first Little Nightmares, while I played through the second game (I don’t remember which of us played through the first game’s DLC). So I think it will be an awesome full circle moment when these games come out and we can play them together.

[@ahokarma]

I think that spider monster represents No Face when he was in his food coma ahh form than the little soot sprites 😭

[@Tericho]

I genuinely think it's a combination of both. No Face is completely smooth and has a mask, whereas the soot sprites look "furry" and don't really have a face either.

[@ahokarma]

@@Tericho I didn’t think of it that way!!

[@Viper-oj1sy]

tbh i think the rope around the mc with the bag is symbolic for the animals that are put into bags and drowned in waters (kittens and dogs f.e.). Would also make sense considering water is such an important part in the game.

[@monroerobbins7551]

5:47 from what I can see, that creature has a deer skull, I think. There’s empty spaces and gapping that remind me of that kind of skull

[@tatansteve2gaming337]

By the time I liked the count was at 798 and now that I just finished it's up to 839. I feel cozy sharing this with 43 more people :)

[@yurrrii326]

7:30 the orangutan on a tricycle chasing a girl feels alot different now does it?"

[@T34RINTV]

Thanks for sharing can't wait for this one will definitely stream this one 👌

[@Da_Phoenix50]

11:37 uh did anyone see some of the stitching on the pig burst open and it's intestines start dangling out? also this game kinda gives off zoochosis vibes with these mutant animals loke in zoochosis Edit: 13:30 ok I see why

[@Crimson_Dagger8]

Can’t wait for both of these games, I prefer the darker, more morbid world look of reanimal but I think both worlds are designed masterfully, and LN will always have a special place for me. Great review and theorising as always

[@onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419]

It could be the prequel to the events of little nightmares just like prometheus was to the Alien movies

[@СтефаноНачев]

@@onlyacomentarynothingspeci2419 it’s not in the same universe, the devs confirmed it

[@notno9557]

11:54 the big fuzzy spider just looks like the other half of the big lamb's body was taken off

[@fierceditiesnaruto]

Actually the creature that they are emulating is not the soot creatures, but rather "No Face" in his monstrous form. It was a massive blob with multiple arms. OR it is more likely portraying the cursed Boar from Princess Mononoke from the beginning. It was a four limed blob looking creature, not dissimilar from what is seen at 5:08. The multi leech looking tentacles, or such, appear similar to them.

[@Tericho]

I think it might be a mix between the soot creatures and no-face though as the soot creatures were furry and no-face was squishy, almost liquid.

[@erichudson205]

The smiling man looks like the Janitor.

[@erob9446]

I just love the uncanny valley of prey animals acting like predators

[@crs2crs2]

Great video!

[@Harl420Dragon]

5:12 I would say it closer resembles No Face from Spirited Away when he gobbles up all the food and some of the people in the bath house

[@Miszuq]

7:04 that pig really reminds me of little nightmares 2 concept art

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

Reanimal is NOT connected to Little Nightmares, no matter how much you want to spin it. Tarsier have SPECIFICALLY SAID that they wanted to step away from Little Nightmares, and the story of the first two games seems to be pretty well finished in the sense that they've managed to spin the two in a never ending loop, and when they released the first trailer of Reanimal back in 2022, they had to specify that it was a new world, new story, *emphasis on NEW*, Tarsier doesn't want anything to do with Little Nightmares right now, and it's clear they were content with how they left the series off. Please be respectful of their wishes and choices.

[@Tericho]

First of all, watch the video. Second, your whole statement is disproven by the fact that they very clearly and very proudly list LN 1 and 2 at the beginning of the trailer. Please don't talk about respect when you didn't even watch the video you are complaining on.

[@the_furry_inside_your_walls639]

@Tericho Taking pride in their previous works and having eastereggs to said works does not mean they want people to think there are connections between Reanimal and LN1-2. A lot of the stuff you've pointed out in the video could just be chocked up to "this is an easter egg" or "this is a common technique/design trope used in these types of games." Once again, if they wanted Reanimal to be connected to LN1-2, they wouldn't have specified that it was an entirely new IP/story/world. Tarsier are artists at the end of the day, and one of the most annoying things an artist can face is having your hard work invalidated by people trying to draw lines to an older work of yours when you don't want lines drawn.

[@markelloskikilis2411]

Tericho make a video about sounds of nightmares please 😌

[@salmanalshatti9209]

I actually think the Brother's hood/mask is actually supposed to be a bear mask, because rabbits and bears have always been associated with one another (and I'm not just talking about Five Nights at Freddy's)

[@glitchedeyes]

"New world. Emphasize on NEW." Y'all don't listen 😭😭😭

[@Tericho]

And you didn't watch the video. I clear this up in the literal intro.

[@icarteret]

If we push your theory further, those animals are also pretty relevant in nightmare/dream interpretations. A quick summary if you want to dig deeper. Pig: Represents guilt, excess, or lack of control; can symbolize primitive instincts or undesirable behaviors. Sheep: Reflects fear of losing individuality or blindly following others; may indicate internal conflict with passivity or conformity. Spider: Suggests feeling trapped, overwhelmed by anxiety, or facing hidden dangers; often linked to fear or manipulation.