A full narrated playthrough/discussion of 涅槃ー完全版 (Nehan: Kanzenban/Nirvana: Complete Edition) and 涅槃2: DarknessFantasy, an untranslated RPG Maker horror duology heavily inspired by Lovecraft and the wider Cthulhu mythos.
00:00 – 04:01 – Introduction
04:01 – 09:47 – Game Background
09:47 – 24:41 – First Blood
24:41 – 36:02 – Hell House
36:02 – 52:32 – Nirvana
52:32 – 1:04:21 – Sanatorium
1:04:21 – 1:22:40 – Memory Fragments
1:22:40 – 1:37:20 – He Sleeps
1:37:20 – 1:40:58 – Outro
Below, I’ll link some resources I used to learn about this game and make the video. Explore these links AT YOUR OWN RISK – it was safe for me but at the end of the day these are old webpages with plenty of things to potentially click on by accident.
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Game Download
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https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/dl/win95/game/se228923.html (NEHAN)
https://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se250258.html (NEHAN 2)
Note: To get these games to work, you’ll probably need to have the RPG Maker 2000 RTP (Run-time Package) installed on your computer. These are basic assets that enable the games themselves to have a very small file size. This link should work (https://www.rpgmakerweb.com//run-time-package) for that. If the game still doesn’t work, try setting your computer’s locale to Japanese too. If it still doesn’t work, leave a comment and I’ll try to figure it out.
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Search Terms (mentioned in the video)
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フリーゲームおすすめ
ホラー
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Blogs list:
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https://gekikarareview.com/review_rpg/rpg_toukou019.html
https://freegamedouraku.doorblog.jp/archives/26420760.html
http://eiei36.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-105.html
http://decoymmd.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-50.html?sp
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Developer Website
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https://web.archive.org/web/20040414162153fw_/http://giger.hp.infoseek.co.jp/index.html
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Japanese Let’s Play Videos
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MUSIC USED (In Order)
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Little Jamaica – Hellnight
Out of Phase – Parasite Eve
Central Village – King’s Field
Title Screen (insie.mid) – Nehan
Foreboding 1 – Piglet’s Big Game
Haikyo88 – Nehan
Remaining Routine – Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
First Warning – Lobotomy Corporation
You Survived (I made this name up because it isn’t named in the files) – Nehan
I Embrace a Dying World – Star Fetchers – Pilot
Heroine’s Theme (I made this up because it doesn’t appear to have a name in the files) – Nehan
Chaos – Shin Megami Tensei II
Scissorman – Clock Tower PSX
Guyra’s Lair – King’s Field
Plosive Attack – Parasite Eve
Arise Within You – Parasite Eve
Strange – Nehan
Forest of Varde & Ralugo – King’s Field II
West Shore – King’s Field
Kairou – Nehan
Pandora’s Battle – Revelations: Persona
Heroine’s Theme (I made this up because it doesn’t appear to have a name in the files) – Nehan
Neutral – Shin Megami Tensei II
Title – Nehan 2: DarknessFantasy
Nocturne Op55N1 – Cyberpunk 2077
Law – Shin Megami Tensei II
Nehan2H – Nehan 2: DarknessFantasy
Missing Perspective – Parasite Eve
Terminal – Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Battery – Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Amala Labyrinth Theme – Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
Nehan2B – Nehan 2: DarknessFantasy
Alone Prehevil – Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Dead Chef Found in the Refrigerator – Chase the Express
Shibuya Underground District – Shin Megami Tensei IV
Aboveground Urban Area C – Shin Megami Tensei IV
Virtual Horror House – Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
Verdite Castle 1F – King’s Field II
Nehan2F – Nehan 2: DarknessFantasy
Don’t Cry, Jennifer – Clock Tower (SNES)
Lost Haven/Shillings – Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
45 Comments
Back again with another one that's pretty far out there. Hopefully these RPG Maker videos continue to be interesting, it's a lot of fun to dig these up and learn about a totally new development scene that happened on the other side of the world. Check the description for chapters, music used, links, and a couple of search terms if you want to click random stuff and potentially find a game yourself.
26:55 linda cubed mentioned 🗣️
@2:46 Oh man a Twilight Oni clip, I can't fucking believe it. I love seeing this anywhere so much.
i thought thats an lil darkie release
Didnt expect the lobotomy corporation music lmao
Using funger music for old rpg horror games makes me so happy.
Marsh could you consider naming a girl character Nemissa next time since she’s cool
ive been obsessed with horror pixel jrpgs for sososooo long xd
Maybe I missed it, but one detail to point out: It is implied that the first games player's character has been taken to the gate and then brought up to the room where the game starts. Hence why the killers stood around him, laughing. They knew he witnessed something but he doesn't remember and or locked it away to maintain sanity.
Getting up out of my chair hooting and hollering 27:29
So this is fear and hunger before that was an idea?
yooo corpse party 1996 mentioned!!!! its the only version i've played 😭
"You survived" as the victory message certainly sets the tone.
This is even more messed up than Fear & Hunger.
the lovecraft reveal has me crying. really good video btw!
Bro why is this my name
hearing carmageddon gave me whiplash i loved that game as a kid
rlly glad yt recommended this video essay! well written, engaging, and thrilling ^^ reminded me a little of summoning salt but for obscure horror games lol
Another awesome game and video! You know how to pick ‘em Marsh
Everybody type [HP Lovecrafts’ cat’s name] in chat
I really like the sprite art for the overworld characters. They give off old school Phantasy Star vibes.
I think I just found a new channel to sub to
.Flow in the first frame?!
God damn I love you, man
i really hope you keep doing these, i always love these rabbit-holes, and the vibes of these games. having them explained and given context and spoken about genuinely and fairly is really nice, and the telling of the events of the game is engaging and attention holding but in depth enough to not feel like im missing anything important. i love what you do and your passion for it :>
12:49 funger music
Video starts at 3:15
38:47 Da'at Starts playing
Uh oh!
YOUNG MAN
oh shit here we go again
I'm not even sure how I got here, but that was awesome. I love obscure games and video essays about them. Can't wait to enjoy more of your videos!
another banger of a video marsh, i love your videos especially these obscure rpg maker games. keep up the good work man, i will be here to watch whatever you upload
I really like heroine's theme and kinda wish it was easier to find a video of the theme by itself
I have a similar connection towards these types of games. I remember being young and playing Crooked Man and being introduced into the world of these types of games. I never knew what they were or why there were so little of them. Now knowing theyre japanese it makes sense.
Theres almost a bubble. English internet is limited. Didn't have what i wanted. Now my only issue is learning another language
that game you compared the art to was similar to how i had imagined the characters
Finally got to watch this in its entirety. Awesome work per usual! 👏👏
1:03:45 I'm guessing because "oni" is "demon" and this guy looks like one? Because I somehow get the feeling this isn't due to his great teaching skill.
1:24:41 Alternatively, it could be the last two digits being read literally as "Mi-Go", one of the alien races in the Lovecraft Mythos.
Really cool vid
I have to be that guy… First trumpet spotted, project moon brainrot mode engaged
Make an rpgmaker play list
Something about this art style reminds me of cosmology of kyoto, the sunken faces, the heavy shadows. You know what I mean?
If it's about obscure japanese RPG horror games, you ever heard about Utahonotatari? There was a lot of talk about the game because of the hyper realistic horror images and the weird bug messages that eventually lead to the picture of a dead person.
It's not been translated and there is not much info about it. It might interest ya
youtube tends to give me some comical timing with throwing a random error and a video crashing
or resetting when during something happening in a video im watching.
this time? incidental "horror". near the end of the video, full screen,
HP the man himself uncannily staring back, "He sits there not saying anything, but then he addresses us
by name and says-", video suddenly stops, nothing, no loading icon, i click to close fullscreen, it wont respond,
just a sudden unsettling silence with uncanny HP Lovecraft staring back…hitting escape and reloading the
page fixed this issue, but that was an experience in its own. and it JUST so happen to only happen
during me watching something like this?😅
Getting jumpscared by the first trumpet😂
İ find mars a over year ago and I am so happy to find this youtube channel. İt's amazing videos and content thanks❤ keep going
love you marsh, some of the best content around.
Finally got to finishing the vid, great stuff
listening to this while working on something and the sudden lobcorp music at 17 minutes made my eyes whip over so fast just to get jumpscared by the dead body