The PS1 Horror Game That Was on MTV | Galerians

[@early-tv]

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[@keip4568]

Oh..., no Shadow Hearts From the New World?

[@early-tv]

@@keip4568 I'll be doing From the New World in the near future! There will be a few shorter games in between though :D

[@keip4568]

​@@early-tvyippee!! 🎉

[@gfdgdfgdfgdfggfdgdfgdfgdfg9709]

not sure if the discount code worked. But I did order a short glowing USB-C to A cable, and the glowing joystick caps for xbox controllers. The jelly and the weird Animal one. No birbs though

[@HyJyncks]

Every time I hear "Rion!" I get flashbacks of Ashley in RE4

[@early-tv]

Rioooonnn heeelllppppp

[@michelleeeyx]

I went straight to the comment section to see if anyone else though the same thing 😂😂😂😂

[@AmaryInkawult]

​@@early-tvHELP ME, RIOOOOON!

[@tharpdown]

There is no way the human that came up with adding toe physics to the boot cane was paid enough for that idea lol

[@early-tv]

I need to know who did it, I’d like to send them a tip 🤣

[@beck-nightengale]

I never noticed it before until this video pointed it out. It's such a delightful detail.

[@FelisImpurrator]

​@@early-tvA boot tip?

[@ankuriboh]

Wouldn’t the cross between Resident Evil and Final Fantasy be Parasite Eve?

[@beck-nightengale]

Correct.

[@RufusKyura]

Exactly. If you add a bit of edge and change the theming to "psychics", you get Galerians.

[@danteshollowedgrounds]

Haha Nice. I'm glad that the REFranchise also gave birth and adopted something called the Devil May Cry series.

[@madisonevans7950]

My favorite series in the entire world

[@madisonevans7950]

@@RufusKyura To be fair, Aya does use her parasitic powers in a psychic fashion. So Id say its honestly the same shit xD Maybe more akin to Parasite Eve 2

[@theghostfacekza4549]

'Where is the money' with the ko-fi link was a level of comedy I was NOT ready for

[@auntiegoblin9344]

Can I just say how much I appreciate the Detective Barbie music in the opening? Truly cultured.

[@early-tv]

No way, ok so last video I was surprised at how many people recognized the intro music and this one I was like ain’t no way someone will get Detective Barbie but you did Gold Star 🌟 🤣

[@rocketbilly]

@@early-tv I instantly lost my mind when I heard it, "THATS FROM CARNIVAL CAPER OH MY GOD" Legit loved that game, it was so good and the music still holds up.

[@auntiegoblin9344]

@early-tv Wooooo! I feel so special lol. I've been dying to replay it. Just need to get my XP machine working 😢

[@Danael-99]

fun fact: the character designer of the game is the one who draw MPD Psycho and the chapter 3 of kill bill, this guy is absolutely into that kind of dark and cool storys. End of the fun fact

[@tahvohck]

I don't have strong feelings about refrigeration, but I know that Lovecraft was terrified of the concept of air conditioning, if that counts.

[@early-tv]

Wait is this a real thing I need to look into this 🤣

[@tahvohck]

@@early-tv Roughly correct! Look up "Cool Air"

[@Reac2]

And there is a common superstition in Korea that if you die with a fan blowing near or on your head, you WILL die. I sleep like that everyday except for the coldest winter weeks

[@shadowmanwkp]

@@early-tv Yep, it's called "Cool Air". In typical Lovecraft fashion, it is pretty racist. The then-new air conditioning systems probably pushed him to write the story, because he was a very fearful guy.

[@SubSub-g3r]

@@shadowmanwkpit’s also pretty classist in the sense that most of the Spanish lodgers are kinda like caricatures whereas the doctor (also a Spaniard) was treated with a level of reverence.

[@muhammadaliffbinmuhammadla7846]

Somehow one of the most unintentional 'funny' horror games back in the day. Also Galerians also seems to inspire a French animation called 'Code Lyoko', Rion's design reminds me of Jeremy Belpois and Aelita Schaeffer. Interesting Aelita also have this similar 'Anger Points' power. Great playthrough review. Extra points for the Garfield in the intro. 😸

[@early-tv]

You know… now that you mentioned it I can really see Code Lyoko 🤔

[@muhammadaliffbinmuhammadla7846]

@@early-tv It really is a great animation. I believe its on KZbin for free with all episodes (in English and in French). Galerians just triggered my psychic memory of this classic childhood favorite. Not that the plot are the more 'slice of life' version of Galerians hehe.

[@rickwong9049]

Also involving a **spoiler** A supercomputer gone rogue!

[@blazzen1990]

The long pauses in dialogue in the cut scenes reminds me of when shows would do commercial breaks in the middle of intense scenes

[@politicallyenraged2342]

I’m so glad you’re getting sponsored and putting out more content. I love your videos

[@theowinters6314]

I love how you don't have any 'bits' during your review. No dumb skits, no attempt at a plot or narrative outside of the review, or trying to have a framing story. It's nice, and makes it very watchable.

[@CyanMentality]

I liked the pan up to the whacked out Garfield's face.

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

For me it's up to the creator; some I watch because of the bits and goofy side shit, like Flawed Peacock. Others I like the straight up narrative explainer, like Early.

[@madisonevans7950]

This is like if Parasite Eve 2 was made by an insane person and I'm here for it

[@Himbo_JayK]

I work as a custodian and trust me, there's good reason to be afraid of refrigerators. You open a stray fridge, and it's gonna smell so bad that it's gonna burn in your throat for the next hour. Don't. Touch. The. Fridge.

[@beck-nightengale]

This game was such an iconic part of my childhood, I immediately knew what you meant when you mentioned "psychic damage" and "that one puzzle" (once I figured out the door puzzle can be solved by saying "shave and a haircut" I never failed it again, if that helps anyone else). I feel like the only way I was able to beat it the first time back in the day was because I had a GameShark at the time, because of how easy it is to make your saves unplayable if you're not careful. I had no idea it was made by like 20 people, but that would explain a LOT. Also this + the Lem character design appreciation reminds me: Several years ago me and some friends made Galerians cosplays for a convention. I dressed as Rion while another friend dressed as Dr. Lem, and we made a whole bit out of it. Since he couldn't fly back to his state with the cane, he left it with me, so now I just have a cane with a baby shoe attached to the end of it and I can never bring myself to get rid of it. It's one of my most priceless possessions that people would sometimes ask me about, like "Why do you have a cane with a baby shoe?" and then I can talk about Galerians like the loser I am. Either way, I'm happy to see an hour long video about Galerians in the Year of Our Lord 2024. It's a flawed masterpiece that's still very dear to me.

[@maxwuup2152]

Nice little story, thanks!

[@LucifersSeraph]

A few things that stood out for me. 1. The disembodied voice that says "I'm scared" to a panicking boy currently strapped to a table and being injected with goo by a pair of heavy-duty robot arms. A real 'You think YOU'VE got problems...' moment. 2. The eerie way the cast seem to be half asleep while talking. 3. At 21:40 the evil steering wheel from Wall-E just chillin' at the end of a corridor. 4. Everyone trying to tough-talk the kid who's spent the day incinerating everyone he's met. 5. Drug dealer trying to hide in a hotel, behind a door that looks like it's been stapled to the wall with rebar. 6. Rion staring daggers at the world. 7. Crunchy floor is best floor. 8. The climax of the game taking place in front of the bloody Daemonculaba! (Don't look it up!) 9. Denied eldritch jubblies by the blockatiels, damn them! Also best videogame fridge: The one from Fallout 4 with the kid inside who's been in there for over 210 years and HASN'T gone insane!

[@Titanite_In_NY]

"I'm gonna look it up anyway. It SOUNDS cool." :(

[@LucifersSeraph]

@@Titanite_In_NY On your head be it! Bear in mind 40K isn't known for it's pleasant stories.

[@gordonappa]

As a Brazilian kid back in 1999 who didn't understand english I'm bafled how far I got in this game with the amount of bullshit this game have, thanks for the video

[@Voslotus]

The blockatiels were very cute! I'm surprised you didnt go with the "Blue Footed Booby" or the "Willow Tit" for blocking birds

[@michaelcalvin42]

Before she called them "blockatiels" I thought they were tits, and I was laughing my butt off. (In my defense, I can't identify that many birds...)

[@Lusthadiar]

Dr Lem saying "It's the freeze chamber for you!" with a cartoonish villainousness and pointing his little boot cane at Rion had me in stitches. Maybe he is just foreshadowing the spooky fridge! My favorite spooky fridge is the one from control that messily kills things if they stop looking at it. Another great video!

[@remnantofgallifrey]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA THE HIDDEN MEMORY YOU'VE UNLOCKED FOR ME. For years I had this in my mind and remembered it was something I saw on MTV but didn't even begin to know how to search for it. Thank you lol. Also your content is amazing, keep it up, I love it!

[@AoiYukinoMisharu]

Yes, new Earlybird video! Also, fun fact: Rion's name in Japanese, リオン, is one way of writing "Leon" in katakana? So I'm wondering if his name is supposed to be "Leon"...

[@viscountrainbows2857]

Well then the angle for Final Fantasy comparisons would be solid

[@matildarose]

​​@@viscountrainbows2857do not mention the Great Rockheart/Lockheart Wars, they were erased from the collective memory of the early internet for a reason

[@michaelcalvin42]

I was definitely thinking this the entire time. It felt like a localization error.

[@newtmow]

That Rita death scene with headphones on is...uh..something else

[@WarriorWaffles]

Scary Fridge from the game Control pulls you into the Astral plane and fight an entity called The Former

[@chucklebutt4470]

Control 2 is the future game I'm most excited about by far.

[@jackettecrowell9206]

To add on to the fridge discussion: The talking fridge from Visage The zombie fridge from the original Clocktower

[@jurtheorc8117]

The rapping fridge from Paradigm.

[@revvvedrez546]

You releasing this made my day, I’m watching it immediately!

[@Frank-uj1lu]

The fridge from control that kills people when it's not being looked at and the one from RE7 that had the cops severed head in it.

[@Ars3nLup1n]

Ah yes. Akira's Tetsuo, The Game. I've seen this game several times in shops and game magazines, back then. I've always been curious, but never bought it in the end. Never knew about the MTV part though. Congrats on the sponsorship!

[@early-tv]

Haha yeah it pretty much is a perfect blend of Akira and Scanners 🤣 Thanks, I appreciate it!!

[@Ars3nLup1n]

I really need to watch Scanners. Thanks for the reminder.

[@FourLeggedCat]

So glad you covered this game. I've never played or watched it, but it's been lurking about in the back of my head for a while now. I found you through your Koudelka video from the algorithm by change, and was really REALLY hoping you'd make a video on it!

[@BottomBunkArt]

I forgot MTV stood for Music Television, and thought MTV was some sort of mind altering substance. Also, I went back to rewatch your ad read.

[@dionysusmclaren12]

Here in germany MTV now runs Spongebob, Avatar and Adventure Time ....😅

[@joshuarobinson1689]

In addition to the cane with a boot and an eyepatch, cutscene Dr. Lem appears to was his whites with his reds and wears blue jeans with his lab coat. Just... amazing.

[@mewmedic]

When I was in middle school I had a friend who loved this series but i don't know if she ever actually played it. I remember watching the movie with her on youtube and liking it.

[@chuckdontjudge]

Lmao once again thank you for another absolutely HILARIOUS BANGER of a video!!! So _"HERE IS THE MONEY!!!"_ 😂😂😂😂😂 (Literally died laughing at that part in the video, you are so damn funny 😂

[@norharafie5739]

Played this back in the day. Never got past the 'knocking puzzle'. Its soo frustrating! I like the imagine this game and OverBlood take place in same universe. The city landscape design also pretty similar and of course theres shady 'memory wipe' experiment going around. 😅 Its a world of mad scientist. Lovely review as always. 🙂

[@rynnyryn93]

one time while streaming this game to twitch, I had explained to everyone that the door knocking puzzle was easily going to take me at least a half an hour having gotten stuck on it every time i replayed the game. First time viewers of Galerians did not fully understand why I had nearly gone into shock when I got it on my first try.

[@early-tv]

You really can’t appreciate just how totally fucked that puzzle is until you’ve personally experienced it 🤣

[@muffinzetta3670]

The fridge from the cowboy bebop episode toys in the attic

[@early-tv]

YOURE RIGHT I forgot about that fridge, that episode is wild hahaha

[@gagoogasv1064]

Cane with boot with toe physics... incredible

[@juances]

"I've killed a man i've just met" yeah and a dozen others at the hospital, why sulk over it now lol

[@early-tv]

For real, dude was exploding people’s heads en masse like an hour before that happened 🤣

[@beck-nightengale]

Yeah, that line sounds cool but then gets silly when you realize "oh yeah he's actually killed lots of dudes he'd just met at this point."

[@jammywesty91]

The fridge from Control... Would love to see you do a video on that game. This is one of the best vids I've seen covering Galerians. Great job bird girl.

[@VierteMann]

This whole story and aesthetics are some of the most weird and experimental experiences we had in the late 90s early 00s and I miss this so much

[@ironclad4451]

back when things were made because someone had a creative vision.

[@VierteMann]

@@ironclad4451 I didn't want to make it sound like that, mainly because I think the indie scene is full of people trying to make their cretuve vision come to life, but I think it was a more experimental era of gaming, nowadays AAA companies play it too safe

[@CipherCutie]

Golly, I've been seeing my favorite games from back them making sudden comebacks. First Illbleed and Blue Stinger, now Galerians. Great to see it getting its due.

[@someblaqguy]

I missed the hell out of ya. Thought you wouldn't come back 😅 Thx for dropping another video.

[@early-tv]

Uploads are a little slow right now cuz of irl work, I'm trying to get at least one in a month if I can but sometimes it goes over a bit 😭

[@lilhanhan]

Bloody hell, the composer of this game's soundtrack must really love NIN's Pretty Hate Machine as it's been sampled in at least half of the tracks used in this video (to be fair it is a great album)!

[@Saber9933]

I haven't seen Scanners aside from the one head popping gif that goes around the internet, but slow walking through hallways and making scientists explode screams Akira to me (which you did also mention). Great video! Catching up with your stuff after YT algo threw your videos my way

[@Badguy292]

Speaking of Horror Fridges, the scene in the movie American Psycho where Patrick Bateman grabs a beverage for his guest and there's just a decapitated head casually chilling in there.

[@early-tv]

That’s a good one, so many horror fridges 🤣

[@Shift_Salt]

Dr. Lem's VA sounds familiar... Is that... Thunder God Raiden?

[@early-tv]

It is Raiden! Richard Epcar has a ton of really good roles :D

[@Shift_Salt]

@@early-tv fantastic

[@JayStCloud]

Game Devs: “The game is basically a blend of both Resident Evil and Final Fantasy.” Me: “… Sooo, Parasite Eve?”

[@Zuri1337]

I'm loving the hour+ videos! Please keep them coming!

[@sylphianna]

Oh boy i love noticing subtle sounds i recognize from other games that use the same free sound library

[@inplane9970]

2000s femme fatales were something else. The unserious voice acting + IDGAF attitude from these types of characters were a joy to watch, and Rita was no different with how she just knocks Lilia out with a whole table. 😭

[@early-tv]

Rita is iconic 💅

[@ARYS02]

Yeaaah, new earlybirdy video! The add is so fun

[@rockinthecazbah4]

Most iconic fridge of my childhood. The level in Sarge's Heroes where you're fighting through a fridge and freezer.

[@AmaryInkawult]

"what is going on with fridges" They're some of the safest most comforting places to go, of course they'll get twisted by horror

[@erickghoul174]

5:40 they literally looped the intro to Terrible Lie by Nine Inch Nails for their music lol

[@gundamgunpla4685]

I remember being here for your earliest days always saying you would get big! You are definitely proving that truth :)

[@early-tv]

Thank you for the support, I appreciate ya 💖

[@irkalla100]

The fever dream that is this game. Love your videos so much!!

[@Umbra_Nocturnus]

Oh dear, "Blockatiels"? I love it!

[@Fireopal94]

This was cool to see. I still have Galerians, Galerians: Ash (PS2), and Galerians Rion the movie. ❤

[@XenoTranceR]

I love that you included music from Shadow Hearts 2 Covenant at the end! i love that game

[@early-tv]

Covenant is one of my favorite games 😁

[@kellodrawsalotkello7058]

Good video! You should see the movie Dark City , next to scanners that one also helped inspire Galerians. Especially the rabbit enemies.

[@early-tv]

I’ll have to check that one out, thanks!!

[@MsFirestar21]

YES! Thank you for covering this & answering my prayers 😅! ❤🎉

[@joaogrrr]

"you were born to find lilia, and i was born to kill you" such an edgy yet great line, this is why i love this game ever since i was a kid

[@YokoChanAdventures]

I loved this video. I keep discovering Japanese PS1 and 2 games and to hear/see so many unique ones such as this is so cool!!

[@HallowMoonShadow]

Never heard of this game before but what a fun time this was! It wasn't just me thinking the voice acting for pretty much everyone was surprisingly decent on some lines but absolutely diabolical on others? Well except for Rita. She was pretty consistently bad 😂

[@yazman4040]

If you combine things right Kirby turns into an attack fridge in Kirby 64...terrifying stuff I assure you...

[@FailureOfAName]

Yay more earlybird, i love that the screen flashes galerian as if to remind you what game you're playing everytime you load. Also, yay punchy !

[@alexgeltner9407]

Thanks for dropping this vid. Hope you do Galerians: Ash, that games gameplay makes the first look like Red Dead.

[@Il1keBananas]

You asked what game I'm thinking of, and I said fallout. You were wrong lol. But I love you anyways. I'll be watching your channel with much hope. Cause you're amazing and your voice is stellar. Keep up the good work, you earned a devoted viewer.

[@Blaze-san]

This is top quality content. Your channel is the best find of this year so far! I can finally enjoy games which are super interesting, but also just a little bit too old and clunky to actually play them myself. Thank You!

[@AnimVision-qp7xq]

Great video. I always enjoy your content. You show a lot of appreciation for game development, showing a lot of little things. It really gives the experience of playing the game, without having to play the older games.

[@Xenodyne]

Another great video! Thanks to both you and the Blockatiels for your hard work! o7

[@crazy_butterfly_lady]

Holy shit Lem is voiced by Richard Epcar, a voice acting legend🤩

[@lilhanhan]

It sounds like he voiced half the cast! 😅

[@crazy_butterfly_lady]

@@lilhanhan yeah lol, had a look after the vid and turns out he voices Steiner, a gangster and a maintenance man😆 His wife also voices Dorothy🤯

[@jabetaguiluz7322]

Oh boy, new Earlybird Video!! I am going to need some wine and cheese :D

[@WeCanCos]

The use of the Barbie Detective music is masterful. I salute you.

[@early-tv]

I am an avid Barbie game enjoyer and defender 🤣🤣

[@boros121]

I really like the way you narrate the games, doesn't get boring, thanks to you I decided to try Shadow Hearts 2 and I'm loving it , this one I don't think I'll try it🤣

[@early-tv]

Woohoo love to see another Shadow Hearts 2 enjoyer! This game is really interesting but it is a major pain to play, especially the first playthrough. Once you know what to expect it’d be easier to manage items I suppose haha.

[@boros121]

​@@early-tvI can get used to bad controls but the voice acting I can't😂

[@Big_Dai]

Ey! Congrats on the sponsor.

[@stageplay262]

I’ve seen a video on Galerians before, and as soon as you mentioned there being a m puzzle with… questionable design elements, I thought, “It’s that fucking door, isn’t it?”

[@CrazyToddler]

me thinking youtube was just catering to my literally looking up galerians ost tracks the other night but no! a fresh early bird video! hell yeah! i have both galerians games and the mtv special dvd in my apparently obscure media collection. if anyone passing by ever saw knickknacks meme clips for galerians and knows where to find saved copies, i will love you. i miss them.

[@early-tv]

Galerians ost is definitely a good one ✨

[@doomtrain1921]

Hell yeah my favorite creator is back!

[@Zorzark]

Most shocking thing about this video is that somehow I wasn't already subscribed

[@innerguardianXIII]

There are two Fridges I can remember, but one isn't a horror game. The Fridge in Resident Evil: Biohazard (when you open it it's just all gross and has lots of gone off food and mucus etc) and the classic "Locking the Butler in the Fridge" thing in Tomb Raider 2 (basically proof that gamers can be sadistic bastards, even back then. So i guess THAT'S the Horror aspect, that and his face clipping through the Fridge door). Also, yes. Please make a video listing Horror Refrigerators.

[@Nereosis16]

Well endowed lady in white enters the scene: Me: "Whoa, hello" EarlyBird: "If youre like me and just said "Whoa, Hello" Me: Am I really that predictable of a person?

[@Aenimal-or9lk]

Was genuinely surprised to see another amazing and hilarious video so soon. Also big congrats on the sponsorship that’s got to be a great feeling… keep it up and I truly believe this channel needs to be more popular lol

[@sigmareviews]

Thanks for the lengthy video. I don't know what's been going on as of late, but you should go see just how many lengthy Galerians analysis videos have been made as of late. As I've left in a few vids like this, there's a subreddit for the game that a lot of us fans congregate at. An indie made remake has constant updates for it there and we've also archived a lot of the previous fan gathering sites for the franchise there as well.

[@early-tv]

I did this game as it got requested a lot in the comments of other videos and in the Discord server. I dunno maybe its just Galerians revival time haha

[@TemptationsHD]

Terrible lie at 5:40 was perfect I couldn’t tell if it was actually just the ost or not lmao

[@erickghoul174]

I had to check for myself. It’s actually in the game 😂

[@SA-mo3hq]

Remember kids, don't do drugs, or you'll get sweet psychic powers

[@Titanite_In_NY]

The flaming dude jumpscare from RE4 is a memorable fridge moment, the fridge just has a fever

[@TheBeird]

Just as informative and funny as Dungeon Chill’s review. Ye got yourself a subscriber! Also, did this game sample Nine Inch Nails music?

[@PastaEngineer]

In some cutscenes i get the feeling the voice actors thought they were making an erotic game

[@LordHonkInc]

I think you might've tagged the wrong punchy channel. I mean, either that or Punchy switched from horror speedruns to mukbang content farming xD

[@early-tv]

lol oopsie lemme double check that, thanks! KZbin filled in the rest of the tag I just assumed it was correct 🤣🤣 EDIT: Yep it auto-filled in the wrong Punchy channel lmao, it's fixed! :D

[@josh1326]

I found your content recently and really love your style and tone of videos! I hope we get more video essays like these. 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to make good content! *edit for spelling

[@r0s3ncr4ntz]

Awesome, always had a soft spot for this series.

[@Duskets]

I’m actually psychic too! In fact, I’m getting a premonition right now. This video… it’s going to be… a banger.

[@muffinzetta3670]

Man everyone been putting out galerians videos lately

[@laguna3377]

Thank you, Earlbird! Love your videos and keep on doing your fantastic work!

[@benjaminphipps8325]

Mother created humans so realistic she gave them chronic depression and catholic guilt.

[@lurosun]

Its so funny hearing that Concord hot take again after its been taken offline lol

[@early-tv]

May she rest in peace 🫡

[@AmaryInkawult]

I clicked the video but my mind is still stuck on Dino Crisis.

[@lethargy4098]

This game's menu loop demo thing haunts me 🤣it's just mood shots under drum and bass with Rion screaming occasionally

[@Selnathorn]

Insctructions unclear. Cleared my mind, now my brain is gone

[@MixedHerbsGRY]

Hark! The queen has again released an absolute banger. Tis a good day indeed.