Little Nightmares 2 ACTUALLY Explained

The highly anticipated sequel to the popular horror title Little Nightmares recently dropped, enamoured with its increased scope and richer narrative, we decided to take a look at how this game uses old and tired tropes in more nuanced and productive ways to present a social critique that's more relevant than its contemporaries.
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Some juicy nuggets for the algorithm:
LITTLE NIGHTMARES LORE TIMELINE EXPLAINED, SIX AND MONO IN A CROSS OVER ADVENTURE WITH SILENT HILL AND FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S. Can you imagine that though? Sneaking as Six through the locations of Five Nights at Freddy's? It kind of writes itself. Oh scary spooky ghost boy animatronics, also that teacher is frightening. Creepy crawly booberscamp.
Bonus meme:
Pretend to be mad about the lore or something in the comments.

[@Transparencyboo]

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[@Zyfiels]

Pro tip: Watch at night, not too scary to not get any sleep, but scary enough that it will make feel things. Very good video.

[@Transparencyboo]

Perfect tip for some creeps!

[@gamentor2116]

I'm SO glad this video exists. It seems like so many people treat these games like FNAF where maybe if you play detective hard enough and draw enough imaginary lines then maybe something will happen that will give them some sort of closure. In doing so I feel most poeple (even the community around these games, sadly) have missed the forest for the trees with this series. So i'm very thankful to you for engaging with the themes and ideas of these games I fell in love with.

[@Transparencyboo]

Well, you've certainly come to the right place, haha! Glad you liked the video, friend.

[@destroyerofidols]

He's upside down because that's how he gets the most amount of blood in his brain, and if my year of medical anatomy and physiology has taught me anything: the more blood in your brain, the better

[@Transparencyboo]

Real gamer optimization, we love to see it!

[@alfredogranadosiii4797]

I have to say, all of these videos are well written video essays. Keep up the good work!

[@Transparencyboo]

Thanks friend~ glad you like em!

[@-Jimini-]

Okay, I was already enjoying the video, but the delivery of “an obscure concept… known as a sequel!” sent me, lol. Well Done.

[@Transparencyboo]

Haha, I had honestly forgotten about this joke, and it made me laugh. Glad you liked it ♥️

[@nsalegit9482]

This is another one out of the park, and a really cool call for praxis on it's own outside of the media it analyzes. Love it!

[@Transparencyboo]

Thanks! Glad you liked it. Hopefully it can inspire people at least a little bit!

[@michelottens6083]

I find these short games (and brief video essays!) honest as a call for action and reflection in that way. At least they're not those months long addiction-centered Assassin's Creed type games that still dare to imply you should really do a revolution yourself some day, if you ever want to matter in history. Or else to really reflect on life and society. Maybe after you buy some Timesaver DLC packs and then spend one more month playing. Mind you I still play Screed games for months on end. I just rebelliously ignore the content and play them as relaxing walking sims. But yeah short games take a lazy weekend at most, and then you're free to actually go do something with the game's message.

[@sereminar4]

Little nightmares 2: you are not immune to propaganda

[@Transparencyboo]

Pretty much.

[@iamerror]

In Little Nightmares 3 maybe we'll control three characters. Like a... Project Triangle? (but seriously, great vid!)

[@Transparencyboo]

Can't wait for six to drop them all down a hole.

[@FrokenKeke]

Can't wait to be able to play as Six in Little Nightmares 6!

[@iamerror]

@@FrokenKeke Little Nightmares 100: Battle Royale.

[@sharkrazor_5313]

I feel like I’m going to watch this video for every Halloween from now on

[@Transparencyboo]

We take that as the highest of compliments, haha ❤️

[@annalenanadjem]

This is the first social video on Little Nightmares that I manage to find on Yt. Thanks for not talking about Timeline, Betrayal, and Lore. Btw, where are you from? I don't recognize the accent.

[@Transparencyboo]

Oh! Thank you! Always a treat to see people who want something more than just the regular lore talks that are so common. You're very welcome, and we are happy ro provide~ Oh, and we are from Sweden! :)

[@RobinOttens]

Great video as usual! And I'm glad to hear this game has a slightly more meaningful/less naïve narrative than the first game did. Gonna have to buy and play it for myself at some point. Also, nice cosplay.

[@Transparencyboo]

Thanks! The raincoat was so obvious, haha. And yeah, the game is worth it, totally!

[@Cannotbetamed1]

Haven’t played this yet so I will keep the video in my watch later list. But tossing in a comment to appease the algorithm.

[@Transparencyboo]

Hope you like it when you get to it :)

[@kira-yz6qr]

i’m just sooo glad i found your channel.. this is amazing stuff and it really inspires me to work on my own videos at some point. i’ll be binging every video now :p

[@Nathaivel]

I commenting because I am so engaged with this content! Keep being awesome.

[@Transparencyboo]

You too, friend!

[@idgafcadf]

Really fantastic video analysis, and an important message. Thank you

[@Transparencyboo]

Thank you too, glad you liked it! :)

[@ThatJess]

SPOOKY ALICIA

[@Transparencyboo]

Scary Alicia! Here to spook ya!

[@trucy123]

Great analysis! Really interesting angle

[@Transparencyboo]

Thanks, friend!

[@Emrasa22]

Best things is Little Nightmares 2 are the hats ^^

[@Transparencyboo]

They are very dapper indeed!

[@birdlegscass]

Gosh, this video is excellent

[@enirya]

good analysis!

[@Transparencyboo]

You're good!

[@sallyjohnson3765]

This video was so good!! All of your video essays are so informative and well made that I watch them no matter if I actually know the game(s) it's about or not, and I come out of it having learned something new pretty much every time! I'm really not good with horror so I haven't played Little Nightmares, but I watched a let's play of the first part and liked it (even if it scared me a lot and i probably paused the video to collect myself more than once). Now I kind of want to watch the second game as well because I think even while explaining the meaning behind it very well and showing many parts and aspects of it, including the end, there's probably enough left to watch in a complete playthrough (but also i am SCARED there's a reason why i don't play horror myself).

[@Transparencyboo]

Thank you! Glad you enjoy our stuff that much, that is like the best compliment ever! ❤️ If you ever get to watching the second game there is plenty more to see. It is a really cool little adventure!

[@Singformefriend]

I love the title.

[@Transparencyboo]

We thought it was pretty funny, thanks!

[@maarikaaa]

Cool video! I wanted to like Little Nightmares but I only got through half of the game before I gave up because the puzzle platformer gameplay became tedious to me. :/ I thought maybe that genre of games wasn't for me but then immediately after that I played Inside, another puzzle platformer, and I loved every minute of it and I was impressed by its storytelling and puzzles. Anyway, it seems Little Nightmares 2 is more interesting than the first one and also has a cooler story. Holding hands is a feature that more games should have tbh, that alone makes it superior to the first game.

[@Transparencyboo]

Holding hands is one of the best mechanics ever if you want to make quick connection to a character!

[@friendbreakfast]

I was thinking that maybe, if the televisions where there to give the message "media bad always" then probably we wouldn't use them as literal ways of advancing toward our goal by transporting between them and avoiding actual death. I think that's a bit of nuance there. (not disagreeing with your video, just adding my thoughts to it)

[@Transparencyboo]

Yes, precisely, and as we said, the game is likely played on a television, so a strict hard line would be self-defeating.

[@Alkimodon]

Chilling.

[@MrRaivokasMagma]

It's always the society. When will game devs... I mean people learn?

[@Transparencyboo]

One day we'll get that darn society I tell you.

[@amandaidange4981]

Interesant!

[@Transparencyboo]

Äntligen någon som tycker det, haha

[@apteropith]

ouch

[@Transparencyboo]

Where does it hurt?

[@apteropith]

@@Transparencyboo right in the existential dread

[@Stjaernljus]

sup gamers?

[@Transparencyboo]

Nothing much, how about you?

[@michelottens6083]

Just consuming the culture, doing the gaming and such.. you?

[@Stjaernljus]

Nothing much, im posting due to feeling a sense of duty to do so. So now im going to go make dinner while trying not to think.

[@Transparencyboo]

@@Stjaernljus Hope you'll have a nice dinner!

[@michelottens6083]

@@Stjaernljus Have a nice dinner, and maybe think comfy sunshine, clumsy puppies, or cool pink elephants if you do end up thinking. Going back to my hardcore gaming action now, over here, buhbye.

[@FrokenKeke]

phone bad

[@michelottens6083]

Throwing mine out as the video credits roll, right now.

[@Transparencyboo]

Doing gods work.