The setting of Risk of rain

[@difictly1]

How, how has this gone under the radar? It's just saddening, seeing how little attention this has gotten. Keep it up, you've got plenty of potential!

[@Denizu]

Thank you kindly! I really appreciate it! Given my horrendous upload rate and the slightly obscure topic it's expected that it hasn't struck gold, but that is ok. As long as the few people who do watch it enjoy it, then I am very much happy with it!

[@SebiBubble]

@@Denizu eventually you will have enough content online so people can binge watch it (and that's what KZbin wants in the end) and then you'll receive the praise, recognition and subscribers you deserve!

[@Denizu]

@@SebiBubble that's the dream man... that's the dream

[@SebiBubble]

@@Denizu the one thing not holding you back is the quality of the content, definitely. I will gladly come back to see you improve even more and more regularly !:D have good one till the next video

[@cloudtender8813]

@@Denizu I know this is kind of Old but i wanted to let you know that this video was recommended to me and i hope its getting recommended to more people KZbin is weird but because youtube is so weird i found this amazing piece of work

[@crisishunter4304]

...and so he left, with everything but his humanity. ...and his music was electric.

[@fool5541]

lmao

[@pokepe12]

I was thinking about commenting this too hahaha. Really awesome how games that seem so gameplay focused can have such interesting narratives if you look into it enough.

[@dangernoodle3343]

coalescence is the song that makes you realize you arent the good guy in this story

[@fucheduck]

that is a point of view. not mine!

[@ragadropenger8623]

Well did you tear apart a bird because they wanted to be free?

[@andreanapoli6653]

That moment when you realize that your final antagonist is the "Bulwark of the weak"...

[@AegixDrakan]

At that point I was like "oh no...Why am I fighting someone with that name? ......Oh no." Then I got a lot of the monster logs and went "oh. OH HELL NO. Dammit shipping company, why did you steal stuff from this planet and then make them murderize the next ship that just so happened to pass by, with ME ON IT?! ;_; " Oh man, Risk of Rain does grimdark in SUCH an entertaining way. XD

[@bienwest7849]

Yeah at first I didn’t know what Bulwark meant and I thought it meant he oppressed or beat up the weak. But then I looked up the definition and it ended up meaning defensive wall. That’s when I realized why I left my humanity behind

[@D15TURBED100]

Risk of Rain 1 was the first game I ever completed to 100%, I have more than 400 hours in it, and currently more than 500 in Risk of Rain 2, I've actually got it paused on a 92 minute run... Risk of Rain 1 did something very special to me as a gamer. It built a world that was so deep and full of meaning that I was forced to start noticing things like this, up until watching your video just now I had unanswered questions, "why did Providence have the teleporter for the ship? Why won't he just leave me alone?" and the biggest one "is this right?" which then led to me reading the logs, and I was so enthralled and taken in by the deep constructive lore of this game, and your video only accentuated that. I'm excited to see what Risk of Rain 2 will bring when its finally out of early access, I loved the video and i feel like this, as well as Hopoo games should be 100 times more popular

[@Nuggohmed]

100% agree, hopoo are literally 3 guys and they made this masterpiece of a game. risk of rain 2 is probably gonna win a game of the year award to be honest. hell, they almost won a steam award for best multiplayer game.

[@sevvvich8118]

Have you ever found lunar coin in RoR1?

[@quiettimegaming3642]

For me, I realized that we might actually be the villains when I saw a group of Golums listening to music and breakdancing... Which they don’t even stop doing when you come across them. And yeah, it might just come across like a silly little Easter egg... but think about it a little more. where on earth would they have gotten a boombox? The crash site. So they took the boombox, discovered how it worked (which in itself shows some level of intelligence, or at least the ability to “problem solve” plus they can dance), and retreated far away from everyone else to enjoy their discovery. I mean, there’s more there than meets the eye.

[@ivanmarquez2218]

I like when gamedevs are aware that you enjoy the violence that you're perpetuating and include that to play around with it, they either reinforce it or to guilt-trip you, in either case I can only see a reflection to (human) my nature when it comes to violence without real consequences. For example the iconic Hotline Miami line: "Do you like hurting other people?" always stuck to me because of that. Later on with Risk of Rain 1, after I managed to finish the game once the little messages after the survivor leaves hit me like a truck, that's when I knew I was playing a great game. To keep up with commando: -"..and so he left, with everything but his humanity." But my favorite is the sniper's: -"..and so they left, the sound still ringing in deaf ears."

[@Denizu]

It's definitely a very effective way to make the game more memorable, and forges a respect for the developers as they seem to know what they are doing, at least narrative-wise.

[@joshuaperry7323]

@@Denizu those ending lines... they fucking broke me man. those are probably the sole reason i remember the game as well as i do. and why i love it so much. along with the rest of the lore of course. but those lines were what made me pay more attention to the lore.

[@gh0stlyonyoutube]

Ivan Marquez why is the sniper deaf? That’s my question.

[@ivanmarquez2218]

@@gh0stlyonyoutube My interpretation for it has always been that the words are not referring to the survivors, but to everyone else, that their last unforgettable memory were the deafening sound of a .50cal bullet coming straight to their unknowing skulls. Buf it instead it is referring to the Sniper, well it would be from all the shooting, screams and explosions.

[@gh0stlyonyoutube]

Ivan Marquez it’s definitely talking about the survivors. But now that I think about it, it would make sense if sniper was deaf. If you regularly shot a .50 cal gun that’s almost as big as you, it’s safe to say you would go deaf very quickly

[@FrenzyLight]

Top notch video-quality! This guy has put so much effort into this, show him some love!

[@why3994]

didnt expect to see you here...

[@AndyRease]

Child doesn't sound like a monster? You clearly don't have children of your own.

[@Denizu]

Ahahahahah! Yeah I have heard those little buggers can be a pain!

[@Cryothia]

Haven’t played the first game yet, so I had no clue 2 of my favorite songs (“The Rain that was Previously Known as Purple” and the one that plays during the final stage of the ROR2) had motifs from the original. That’s sick!

[@Blahaj_Gaming847]

You probably had time to look it up seeing as its been a year but if you havent the songs names are chanson d'automne (sky meadow ror1) and con lentitud poderosa (commencement/final level ror2)

[@PeterDivine]

I always thought that Providence was taking a sort of "Guardian of Eden" approach: he destroyed the ship for taking teleportation artifacts (or even merely discovering) the planet's existence, and then rallied the planet's populace to eliminate any survivors and witnesses. The Commando's raw determination to survive makes him power through to the escape pod, however, because he doesn't care about this personal paradise Providence resides over and he's not going to let him win when he, to his knowledge, destroyed everyone in the ship without trial or explanation before they even knew their crime. Classic stand-off, and one the Commando comes out on. One can only imagine the exhausted, traumatized figure of the Commando as he reflects on what he witnessed- and committed- after the shuttle crash...

[@lompass379]

I always loved the bitter sweet duality of ror... First insignificant survivor, Then the heartless monster

[@Zepdos]

>Host when I’ll admit it, I laughed

[@Furugeru]

Wh I dont get it inside joke brain hurt

[@FreddoFilms]

Really well thought-out and crafted video. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it, keep it up!

[@Denizu]

Thank you so very much! I really appreciate it!

[@Dylan_Otto]

I agree that Christodoulou is an amazing composer. One of the boss soundtracks (the really metal one) made me feel like a cold blooded mass murderer, the same way Toby Fox made Megalovania the ruthless player's theme, not the boss'es

[@zouphu]

I know I'm late but I just recently dived into the risk of rain series ABC I was DYING for lore. And lore is exactly what you delivered so thank you very much.

[@Denizu]

One is never late to discover lore, and you're very welcome!

[@chimp554]

I like how sometimes people say no one ever looks at the logs, yet I started on a 96% completed save I'd say. And the first thing I did was look at all the logs.

[@Lizzardtong]

The ending to the game is quite something, almost NOBODY leaves unscarred. one of the playable characters is a mutated animal that can spew poison, and if you finish the game with it, the game states that it only got one wish; "To be left alone". another one is stated to be "mutated beyond recognition". no matter if you're human, animal, or even a machine, this planet will change you for the worse.

[@PhilTruthborne]

Honestly the background lore is what really sold me. I have spent literal years analyzing all i can and there is still so much to uncover, though spoiler allert, it's not a happy story. Even Risk of Rain 2 has a lot to offer if you just look closely despite its lack of logs. Keep on searching my lads~

[@AegixDrakan]

The moment I realized I was an accidental victim-turned-monster because Future Space Amazon decided to steal stuff from the planet, which is why the inhabitants all want me dead...That was a pretty good moment. XD

[@deus8133]

commando : "jesus christ what was that giant sword person, i hope these inhabitants of this planet are all nice and peacfu- OH JESUS CHRIST"

[@masterzoroark6664]

Also, most of Hoopoo Games games I played have some sadness in their stories. I mean, I played RoR and Deadbolt. You explained the RoR. But in Deadbolt you have the story of a new grim reaper, at first you don't know that, but then you get to headcuarters of Izban, antagonist of the game, and you noticie the new coat of paint on his wall. Then in the final level you get confirmation- Izban was the previous Grim Reaper and from his dialogue you get to know why he left to help the rest of Undead. He regarded Flame, the one who gives you contracts in game, as a friend, but Flame didn't regard him as that back, only carring about the job. Once Izban left, Flame realized it's mistake and decides to be more caring about the new Reaper, you. Through your playthrough you see your house get furniture, new lights, you get a cat, yet your character, you, are there just for the missions, just for the work. After killing Izban, Flame gives you a reward, life in it's domain, it's friendship, but that's not what the new Reaper wants. He was, is, the inverse of Izban, he doesn't care about affection or friends, he cares about job well done, even his monoligue is short and internal. In the end, Flame changed too late and Izban died, trying to reach it and talk again, as friends. And new Reaper didn't even go out of it satisfied, stuck in the realm of Flame, not carring about the affection it gave to him

[@somsyummyyummy8290]

I've watched this so many times and I dont know why, it just feels like everytime I watch this It feels like a new video. Still love it good job denizu

[@Denizu]

I understand that feeling, I do it with some of my favorite youtubers. so it's a massive compliment to me, thank you so very much! ^^

[@draysmusicalshtposts6340]

Atmosphere and tone is what keeps RoR1 just as fresh to me despite preferring 2 gameplay wise. The zoomed out 2d perspective does a great job at making you feel very, very small and vulnerable. Hopoos style of pixel art just has a certain feel to it. Their other game, Deadbolt is equally as compelling to me.

[@SprazzyGazoozle]

This is the thing (currently) kind of missing in RoR2. It's an amazing game, don't get me wrong, but right now it doesn't have the dubious morality of the first one, the progression of being a victim of a catastrophe, and then turning into a broken shell with no humanity -- the effects of solitude and a constant battle for survival are kind of absent. Heck, there's not even a definitive ending yet -- though, here's waiting for August 11th, for the full-release version!

[@ExistentiallyDreading]

After the full release, what are your thoughts NOW?

[@g80gzt]

I just want to be friends. Why can't we just throw aside the weapons and sit down and be with them? Show the children a teddy bear. Show the Lemurians your own cool armor. Just make a camp.

[@TheJawesomeOne]

Looks like YT finally decided to give u some proper recognition.

[@Denizu]

It happened overnight as well, so many great people tumbling in here, it's so very lovely!

[@stepans20]

This just randomly popped up in my recommeded. Im subscribing. You good mate.

[@Denizu]

Much obliged!

[@JapaneseKyaaa]

binge watching your videos!! so in deep with the lores and everything right now!! great job with the videos!! I will continue watching!!

[@limcw6092]

finnaly a good ROR1 video essay that talks about the lore that isn't full of shitty oxhorn-style reading, great video!

[@BSasafrasK]

I realized something was off when I got to the Contact Light and after beating Providence I saw his subtitle was Bulwark of the Weak. I was confused at that point, and the message for leaving the planet made me even more confused. The logs were great to read.

[@sofos798]

You are the only channel ive seen so far that does RoR lore content . Please gimme more

[@Inchido]

This makes me want to get into the series. Very interesting stuff, thanks for the video!

[@Denizu]

You are very welcome, bud! Glad to see you here :D

[@xraymone]

thx for this video, im glad to see someone else admiring this piece of a art game

[@Denizu]

You are very welcome, thanks for leaving a nice comment!

[@microman502]

Oh what a gem of a video. Glad i found you!

[@2060useX8L]

I’d like to think that the enemies are trying to kill the survivors because they view them as invading their homes and are merely protecting it.

[@thewhitesludgemonster2345]

Damn this was 2 years ago miss Theese videos, hope you come back eventually.

[@goatstroker3998]

I enjoyed. Very much. Well done on a very good video, this should have thousands not hundreds of views but hey that's KZbin.

[@Sharnelgon]

With Risk of Rain 2, now we know that Providence destroyed the ship to protect mankind, cause if the ship ever got to earth, mithrix would start clapping some cheeks

[@unnwas]

I've played this game for 5+ years and never noticed this. Holy shit.

[@ОлегВысоков-л8й]

Finally, some good freaking video!

[@rafael6225]

Why this only have 8k views? I hope u get the attention u deserver, such a good vid

[@kingbemo6744]

Holy I watched this so long ago and it was amazing and I just found your newest video and I found this one and I dont understand how you only have 1.5k subs

[@Denizu]

When I orignally made this one I had 50, so I am happy with how things have turned out

[@masterzoroark6664]

There is a theory that the company took something from that planet, probably the teleporter or whatever artefact was there

[@svetly_]

I love your content man. Keep it up!

[@IlSharmouta]

that "host whe-" killed me

[@Omonomogon]

he doesn't mention the day night cycle that starts on stage 1 at night and and then early morning comes stage 2 with stage 3 being midmorning to midday and stage for is afternoon and the final stage (stage 5) is sunset (if not looping)

[@dust6711]

THAT RIGHT THERE IS WHY YOU'RE THE BEST, BOSS

[@graysongdl]

Great video, but you did miss one little detail. Providence didn't attack the ship because of what it was transporting. It's implied by his log that Providence attacked because the ship stole some of the planet's teleporters. Not even just one, if you look around the final stage, you'll see at LEAST four teleporters onboard the ship. And you always spawn on top of one of them when you enter the stage.

[@Denizu]

We didn't, nor do know now how UES got a hold of the teleporters. If they stole them or aquired them some other way has not been explained in any canon piece of lore. He had plenty of possible reasons to attack the UES contact light.

[@graysongdl]

@@Denizu We did, though. Since the first game. From Providence's log: "I don't know his purpose, or his reasoning, but he did not give me a choice. I had to kill him.. so why do I feel like I made a terrible mistake? ... Why did we have a teleporter from this planet in our cargo hold?" It's a hint too specific to be there unintentionally. If you have a better explanation for the Contact Light having the teleporters, Providence attacking it, AND that question being at the end of his log, I'd like to hear it. Because saying that he DIDN'T attack the Contact Light because it stole teleporter(s) is challenging a long-standing theory from back when we had no idea there would be a sequel! Simpler times, amirite?

[@Denizu]

@@graysongdl @Graysongdl Petriorchor V is unmarked on all star charts (game intro) and teleportation is considered a fantasy (ror1 imp log),if you are telling me that somehow the UES:Cl went down to steal a teleporter but the Ror1 survivor was completely clueless about there being a teleporter in the caego after the ship somehow must have landed on the planet to steal it, that would be bizarre. Why did Providence attack our ship? Commencement log suggests Providence had been keeping an eye on earth for a while now and worried about them. Maybe he struck down the ship in an ill attempt to get them on the planet, he is the bulwark of the weak and maybe he considered humans weak and wanted them on the planet. Maybe he saw the horrible cargo and wanted to crash it? Providence's motivation is still muddy. As for how they aquired the teleporter? A new strong fan theory is that Mithrix gave the humans a teleporter or put it in their way so they would get it and bring it back to home, in which Mithrix could use it to ship all the lunar chimera and take over earth. A theory that as of now holds equally as much merit, though I personally do not believe them. Could UES have stolen the teleporter from the planet and that is why Provi attacked? Sure, it is possible but it is not confirmed. It hangs on because of the unused ending dialogue that was cut but Hopoo said that it was not canon. UES stealing the teleporter would strip the game's lore of all moral nuance and would be a bit of a shame but as things are right now it is not confirmed, nor deconfirmed.

[@pinguin4898]

most of the cargo was to be a simple delivery but with the harmless mail and parcels, there were also heavily protected highly confidential files that nobody unrelated was supposed to ever see, alike the prototype AtG Missiles, the repulsive armor, the gauss cannon, I am willing to suspect that the telepporter was to be delivered for research but providence said no and they just stole it in the sequel they are instead of using mail delivery notes for the items just some random notes, which saddens me slightly but opens up a lot of doors for new kinds of storytelling don't know anything about monster logs yet, haven't read those

[@lorax1274]

These are mail delivery notes Or atleast some of them are There also dialogues from survivors, people who probably sent them and in some cases probably the words of the implied final boss/Providence's sibling

[@AegixDrakan]

A bunch of the ROR2 items seem to be stuff FROM the planet, implying more heavily that the ship from ROR1 had previously jacked a whole load of items from the place, making the planet's immediate hostility all the more sensible.

[@jamesgreenfield7623]

Dude the monster logs are made by the hunters

[@cryptic8053]

And now we got number 2

[@fattestpony]

Great video!

[@Denizu]

Thank you comrade!

[@darthvader2994]

the first game is so much darker than the second from what i can tell

[@totalchaos3658]

That was amazing thank you

[@FRIEDFISHPLZ]

I’m late. I played risk of rain 2 first. And now you’re telling me this, my hands feel dirty i_i And I made it to level 22!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😫😫😫😫😫😫

[@luna_corpse]

the fun part is that the game belittles you by dying, keeping your humanity.

[@SenseiBrute]

Beep beeep beeeeeeeeeep

[@lazrustosadow5880]

I loved this game since the psp and have the 2nd one for ps4 I love the games and the story

[@deus8133]

Ilove how interwoven the original and the sequel is in story, in the sequel there's a certain death quote that makes this all interwoven "They will surely feast on your flesh." At first if you die with this quote, you probably dont think much about it other then "lol funny ror2 git gud death quote :)" but really it means that when you killed Providence there was no more guidance for the monsters, they are relentless now, this was the huge mistake the commando made, they aren't trying to kill you because of the transported items anymore no no, they are trying to kill you for the sole reason of killing you. Without the guidance of Providence, they are nothing but relentless animals.

[@willthewizard1426]

the funny thing is the child is accualy the oldest one in risk of rain 2 planula a drop from the grandparent says the child is the eldest then parent then grand parent

[@dominickhicks9318]

Hey Denizu I’m new to the channel and I really like your RoR content, but I’ve been wondering about the story specifically are we the villains of the story and could the denizens of this planet be being weaponized by Providence? Because I personally don’t think we’re “innocent” but then again I wonder if we could be seen as a type of liberator by killing him. He may see himself as a protector but if he was truly a protector then why weaponize his own people?

[@Denizu]

Hello Dominick hicks, thank you for reaching out. Providence has been noted of brining this species off their doomed worlds to the RoR planet known as "Petriorchor V" to save them. Sometimes it is alluded to that the denizens of the planet almost have this bipolar nature where they suddenly start attacking when they see you. Why this is may be how the creatures might be defensive and see you as an intruder, or Providence's influence is making them attack you. It has never been truly cleared up, but with how the creatures are more hostile than ever after Providence's death, you can wonder if he was keeping them in check. The UES company is a rather shady bunch and while their involvment with the planet itself is still not clear, i would say it is pretty safe to assume from the nature of how the ror1 monster logs are written that the survivor(s) most likely were not in on whatever the UES is doing. Their suffering is therefore more unjust as they are at least "more" innocent than UES. Hopoo have hinted at a "Paladin" charachter that worships the RoR1 survivor which killed Providence. While this might be for simple "obey the strong" type principle, there might also be something in it that not all the inhabitants liked Providence as their bulwark. Providence is a complicated figure as in a way he does protect the creatures by proxy of saving them from their doomed worlds, but at the same time he allegdly (according to his spiteful brother) does not let them leave. Which we sorta see in the ror1 final boss. Providence seems to geniunly care for the inhabitants and wishes to protect them from any threat, one of them being you. I always liked to look at it as an overprotective parent. Kind intentions, but maybe a bit too worried about the ones they care about. Evident by him still making constructs meant for war when there probably was no need to. I hope this does clear some things up, cheers!

[@leonardovigilatodemorais7280]

is it bad that even the commando techinically losing his mind and killing a lot of creatures i still like him and think that he can recover?

[@good-sofa]

I don't think the Providence struck down the ship because of the weapons, i think he did it because it would give him more power(although his brother wasn't better he's still a leader with a pursuit of control and power)

[@luridus584]

Oh dude i remember You linking the timeline video on the discord. Good job on those

[@jordangriswold7825]

I don't reckon the shipping company exactly stole from the planet with some of the items. Like most of these items were from other places and I reckon the only thing they took was the Teleporter. Could just be me though.

[@MBoy2000_]

This is an incredible video

[@Denizu]

Thank you very much!

[@weebrahim]

Amazing video

[@Izigurand]

*I f e e l n o t h i n g*

[@justdarkjazz4020]

All I ever heard Providence say was "Hoes mad"

[@vcjg287]

Very inspiring

[@Denizu]

Thank you!

[@tomsanderson]

amazing video on an amazing game

[@obscure.reference]

so technically if i just never bother to get good at the game then providence wins and the world is saved

[@Gothaman1]

And then, they went back

[@Denizu]

For the record, none of the survivors in ror2 are the same as the RoR1 survivors according to the developers. The one exception being Acrid who never left at all.

[@ryancarandang4489]

Denizu This is supported by the fact that loader is female in ror2 and male in ror1

[@dylankane9709]

Just beat the game for the first time (I’ve had the game forever). Used the chef class!

[@LittleWasp]

Good job. c:

[@Denizu]

WASP! Didn't know you were here, good to see ya!

[@LittleWasp]

@@Denizu Hey! c: Nice to see you too!

[@CaptScrotes]

This twist reminds me a bit of Braid.

[@Kokolitofora]

Fun fact: the Children give birth to the Parents

[@RealDTSM]

I didnt know this game was originally 2D

[@falugger1659]

*Sees 150 hours on ror *laughs in 5k hours on tf2*

[@idunno402]

HOST WHEN?

[@Scrogan]

Nice video!

[@theelephantintheroom3078]

LOVE RoR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just got into RoR2 and it’s sooooooo Good!!!!!!

[@eolinch6482]

Omg we are the villain ???? Omg bruh

[@babalovesyou]

I appreciate mgs2 music. Reminds me of super bunny hop

[@Denizu]

It's a great atmospheric soundtrack, and I always look for excuses to use more of that OST in my videos

[@piplupxpp]

Nahhh I’ll stick to risk if rain 2

[@Denizu]

Go for it, as it is an excellent game! Just back then Risk of rain 2 was no more than screenshots and some small chunks of pre release footage

[@benjaminbeltran7004]

what the ACTUAL fuck are you talking about?! in there! in the same notes you are showing it says they LOOK innocent FROM A DISTANCE but once you get close they turn hostile and attack you!

[@Denizu]

Hi Benjamin I see that somehow I have managed to do something which seems to have upset you, but let us still be civil about this and we might clear this up. In 2:31 i do state that they not only look innocent but also do child like actions like playing with other children and rocks until they spot you and then they start attacking you out of nowhere. I do believe I did mention what you are suggesting i did not in this particular comment. Hope this clears it up.

[@weebrahim]

I played risk of rain 2 first

[@caad5258]

I see you playing with command!

[@deaaronfox5]

im kind of disappointed in the way risk of rain 2 is now, but i do hope it gains the atmosphere of ror1 in a similar way when it leaves early access, ror2 is better in gameplay, but atmospherically is just feels like "haha shoot alien"

[@Denizu]

I understand that feeling given the games less gritty artstyle and more vibrant enviroment. At the same time, sky meadows, siren's call and distant roost still have that iconic RoR feel to me, and the secret tunnels in the Bazar and Wetland aspect are almost scarily atmospheric. I have faith in Hopoo games and I actually think a lot of the disconnect might come from the communities more meme-centric nature. Making it subconsciously hard to certain parts of the game seriously as a silly meme is almost always attached to it.

[@deaaronfox5]

@@Denizu yeah true, i loved what they did with sky meadows, i do hope it lives up to RoR 1 completely. despite the lore both games are a chronic addictions of mine and definitely my favorite roguelikes

[@REMdonor]

good video, but why is your talking avatar look so awful

[@Denizu]

It might have looked a bit rough, but it was a gift one of my good friends made for me couple years back. It has incredible value to me and I cherish it still to this day even though I have updated my puppet, or avatar as you call it

[@idunno402]

HOST WHEN?