#dark messiah ps1

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Sometimes I fixate on the 1998 PS1 survival horror game Hellnight AKA Dark Messiah. My dream project would be a remake.

(if you wonder why Rene looks completely different or whats up with other small differences, its because of how I'd want to do a remake.)

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'The Hell Night Experience' by MarshSMT.

Marsh's playthrough and development/company background details for the PS1 horror game Hell Night/Dark Messiah.

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Hellnight (1998)

Hellnight, known as Dark Messiah in Japan is a first-person survival horror game developed by Dennou Eizou Seisakusho and published by Atlus Co. in collaboration with Konami in 1998. Tokyo at the end of the millennium is a megapolis with a huge system of subway tunnels and sewers. The game opens with the protagonist fleeing from a group of notorious cult members through the city streets and escaping on a late-night subway train. As he contemplates why they want to kidnap him specifically, the scene changes to a secluded research station. There, a symbiotic lifeform breaks free of its confines and attacks a research scientist. He soon mutates into a zombie-like creature and makes a bloody exit towards the subway system.

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‘Dark Messiah’ [aka: ‘Hellnight’]

[PS1] [JAPAN] [MAGAZINE, SPREAD] [1998]

“The future Tokyo is a megapolis built on top of a huge system of underground tunnels and sewers. A rumor is heard that in this underground world hide the followers of a mysterious cult, known as the Dark Messiah. At the same time a symbiotic life form escapes from scientists and makes it's way into the sewer system. There it causes the crash of a subway train and starts devouring the passengers on board. A lone hero, along with a schoolgirl Naomi Sugiura are the only survivors of the crash.... and must flee from the creature in order to survive.

Hellnight is a survival horror game at heart, although it has no combat gameplay. Controlling the nameless hero, the player must travel through the underground and protect Naomi. There is only one monster in the whole game, the "creature" itself, which is invulnerable and cannot be killed. Instead players are constantly on the run from it, making sure it does not catch them. The game is divided into large maze-like levels, each one usually populated by the creature who keeps pursuing the player (although he does change form after each level). At certain points there will be companions who can attack the monster and temporarily stun him. There are also people to talk to in the underground world, items to pick up, and puzzles to solve.” ~MobyGames

Source: Weekly Famitsu, 05/29/1998 (#493) || personal collection

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Silly question I know, but what games have you guys already played (or playing right now), and which ones are in your backlog? Just trying to get a feel before submitting possible games for you to play here!

No problem, we keep tabs on everything we've played/are considering playing. I'll paste all the relevant information after the break below:

(Bolded = games played to completion on stream)

Mythology Games Played:

Jotunn (Steam)

Apotheon (Steam)

Hades (PC)

Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu (NES)

Maharaja (NES)

Sun Wukong VS. Robot (Steam)

Saiyuuki World (NES)

Raji (Steam)

God of War (PS2)

Wrath of the Gods (PC)

Year Walk (Steam)

Blasphemous (Steam)

Gegege no Kitaro: Kikki Ippatsu! Yokai Retto (GBA)

Rise of the Argonauts (PC)

Muramasa: The Demon Blade (WII)

Okami (PS2)

Myth: History in the Making (Commodore 64)

Skyblazer (SNES)

Dante’s Inferno (PSP)

Getsu Fuuma Den: Undying Moon (Steam)

Yokai Watch 3 (3DS)

Saiyuki: Journey West (PS1)

Knights of the Round (SNES)

Beowulf (PSP)

Shadows Over Mystara (Steam)

Little Nicky (GBC)

Binding of Isaac (Steam)

The Grinch (PS1)

Darksiders: Warmastered Edition (Steam)

Panzer Paladin (Steam)

Constantine (PS2)

Pocky & Rocky (SNES)

Pocky & Rocky 2 (SNES)

Kwirk (GB)

Spud’s Adventure (GB)

Urban Yeti (GBA)

Halloween Games Streamed (2020-21)

BUDDHIST HELL GAUNTLET: Genpei Toumaden, Getsu Fuuma Den, Jigoku Meguri, Yokai Douchuuki, etc.

Gegege no Kitaro (SFC)

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (Wii)

Simon's Quest (Steam)

Haunted Castle (MAME)

Gegege no Kitaro: Gyakushuu! Yokai Daikessen (PS1)

Jack Bros. (VB)

World of Horror (PC)

The Mummy Demastered (Steam)

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Randomizer (PS1)

Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge (PS2)

Megami Tensei Scoreboard:

Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue (PC)

Shin Megami Tensei: IMAGINE (PC)

Shin Megami Tensei IV (3DS)

Devil Survivor Overclocked (3DS)

Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (3DS)

Digital Devil Saga (PS2)

Maken X (Dreamcast)

Revelations: Persona (PS1)

Majin Tensei (SNES)

To Play Once I Upgrade My PC:

Apsulov: End of Gods 

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron 

Nioh

Nioh 2

SMITE

Garshasp: The Monster Slayer (lol)

Suggestions From Various Sources:

Indivisible

Asura's Wrath

Assassin's Creed Origins or Odyssey 

Hercules PS1/Herc's Adventures

Glory of Heracles

Kid Icarus

Valkyrie Profile

Warriors Orochi

Devil May Cry

Dragon's Dogma

Dark Souls

The Midnight Santcuary

Aztech Forgotten Gods

Mulaka

Messiah

King of Kings: The Early Years

Baroque

ActRaiser

Shade: Wrath of Angels

Requiem: Avenging Angel

The Lost Child

Orient: A Hero's Heritage (as far as I can tell this game was never actually released)

Folklore (I fucking wish buddy)

Black Book

Tir Na Nog

Koudelka

Shadow Hearts

my soul will never know rest until there exists a reliable way to stream this game:

Too Human (XBOX 360)

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Mitochondrial eve parasite eve

Eventually you have to try and stop her from stealing the entire donor supply of a sperm bank so she can impregnate herself and give birth to a mitochondrian messiah. She melts a clutch of concert goers into a single gelatinous mass that looks like King Kong if he were made out of SunnyD. The last time you ever see more than a handful of people in the city is when Eve assaults yet another crowd on Christmas Day. Unlike similar schlock like Darkman, though, the game just keeps mutating like one of Eve’s beasts, escalating into odder scenarios as Aya herself keeps getting more and more trapped in the city.Įve is actually the embodiment of a sentient, evolved group of mitochondria - the engine in living cells - that are trying to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the human nucleus. Half urban isolation meets explosion fest like The Rock and half Clive Barker-ian body horror, it really does feel like a vintage piece of cheese pulled right off of USA’s Up All Night with Gilbert Gottfried. If it stopped there and Aya just had to track down Eve in New York, fighting off mutating creatures as she went, Parasite Eve would just be another eerie high concept action horror fitting of its era. If painter Patrick Nagel and The Babadook director Jennifer Kent were in charge of crafting the worst Freudian anxiety nightmare you’d ever have, it would still be less outlandish than the beginning of Parasite Eve. That’s also when the rats in the building start turning into hog-sized freaks with three-pronged whip tails that shoot fire. Her arms twist and extend into dark claws, her legs are replaced by a curving, coarse tail as she floats in mid-air ranting about how the mitochondria are starting a revolution. The singer then warps into Eve, our monster antagonist. This is one of Parasite Eve’s only scenes where New York is populated beyond Aya and her allies from the 17th Precinct and everyone happens to be on fire. They arrive at Carnegie Hall for an opera, but as the show begins with a wailing, wordless song, everyone in the theater save Aya and the singer on stage starts to burn. On Christmas Eve in 1997, NYPD detective Aya Brea goes on a date with an overeager man who’s never named. In trying to make a shorter, more digestible delivery system for its technological prowess, Square produced something weirder than anything they’d made before. Parasite Eve was an attempt to streamline the concept of a role-playing game - strategic, evocative games that take dozens of hours to unfold their action and plot - so it could more seamlessly integrate with the lushly animated, Pixar short-style story sequences that Square was revolutionizing on the PS1. (Is it a movie? Is it one of those VHS board games? These were valid questions in the ‘90s and they still are unless you’re the sort of person that immediately understands what “RPG” stands for.) That awkward moniker was a mission statement. Square called it a “cinematic RPG,” a weird genre signifier that raises more questions than it answers. That’s the New York in Parasite Eve.ĭeveloped by SquareSoft and released in 1998 for the original PlayStation, Parasite Eve remains an eminently playable, bizarre experiment as beguiling as its setting. New York at rest feels like a dream space made flesh, a place both alien and familiar, isolating and enveloping. All the speed and fury of 8 million people pushing and yelling between the cars and the sirens falls away into a rumbling susurrus, half noise and half feeling. It’s eerie the first time you experience it, coming home in the small hours or walking out the door before the sun comes over the East River. Everything slows for a while, neighborhood by neighborhood, the city’s cardiovascular system easing down just like a human body at the end of the day. It rests fitfully, ready to rise at the crash of a car, the wail and fade of ambulance sirens mixing with the sharp bleat of drunk laughter filtering up from the sidewalk at 2 a.m., but it does in fact slumber. Parasite Eve knows the truth: New York sleeps.

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Spooky Subways. You might wanna take a bus instead.

Subways, train stations that transport people back and forth throughout cities such as New York City. While these serve a purpose in many people, there can be something inherently creepy about them. Now I personally live in a locations where subways are not possible, so I have never been in one before… However, I have made a trek through several in video games. Here are some subways systems that hide sinister intent.

13th street station (Castlevania Portrait of Ruin) A good way to start this list is with a tunnel that isn’t inherently scary, but just on the “spooky” side of things. One of the levels of Portrait of Ruin takes Jonathan and Charlotte to a modern time town. This town houses a subway station. As the vampire hunter duo will have to deal with all manners of nasty surprises. Giant rocket launching possessed armors, malevolent mages, and even the dreaded mothman lay in wait for the heroes. To make matters even worse, a phantom train will appear and try to run over the heroes. Be on the lookout for hidden passages as well.

Washington Metro Tunnels (Fallout 3) The metro tunnels connect various stations throughout DC and neighboring towns. These subways have been long abandoned. Most of the lack power and some have even begun to collapse on themselves. Ruined trains sit in decay and the sub stations lay forgotten. Most of the tunnels have been converted into dens for all sorts of nasty creatures, from ghouls to raiders to super mutants. Be careful of traps as well, because land mines and grenade traps are a common sight to behold. In Fallout 3, exploring a tunnel system for the first time is one of the eeriest sensations in the game. Fallout 4 has metro tunnels as well, however those tunnels aren’t as atmospheric.

Metro City Subway (Condemned Criminal Origins) The Metro City Subway is a station and series of tunnels that span under Metro City. The station appears to be either closed or abandoned and is home to many violent homeless people and criminals. While on the hunt of a deranged serial killer, Ethan must make his way through the metro tunnels. He will have to fight deranged psychopaths and bizarre acrobatic sewer dwellers as he makes his way through. Pipes that line the walls make for good weapons to defend oneself from the onslaught of crazed maniacs.

Moscow Metro system (Metro series) This series of metro tunnels is home to many dangers. Bandits stalk the tunnels, mutants linger and await their next meal, and even shadowy fragments of the past wander the darkest corners. These tunnels serve as the home to the citizens of Moscow. The surface has been so heavily irradiated that most people cant even breath the air outside. In the metro tunnels there is also several towns.  The tunnel is divided into three territories, one is democratic in nature, a communist party and a nazi party. These three factions often find themselves fighting each other. When the time comes to explore these tunnels, there are several things you’ll need… A gun, a light source, and a gas mask. Be careful of what lurks in the darkness.

Holly street station (Left 4 Dead) Zombies, and a ton of them linger in these tunnels. The four survivors must fight through wave after wave of undead. From the wrecked-out subway station to the tunnels themselves, the horde does not let up in its hunger. As the survivors make their way through the derelict trains and collapsed tunnels suspended in darkness, they must take care to not to startle the witches. Eventually the survivors will be forced into a situation that requires making noise and thus attracting the horde.

Tokyo Subway Maze (HellKnight/Dark Messiah) One of the first areas in the obscure ps1 game Hellknight is a large subway maintenance maze. This maze progressively gets deeper and more disturbing. Housing an underground civilization and a cult. In the maze the main character is defenseless, they are accompanied by one follower and are stalked mercilessly by a bizarre parasitic monster. As the characters try to make their way around, they will have to rely on their wits and the noises of the tunnels to avoid the monster. Oh and there is a serial killer with a gun running around too so be careful about that.

Descent (F.E.A.R Extraction Point) Descent perfectly describes this level. A descent into the dark depths of fear. A dilapidated and abandoned metro tunnel full of hostile enemies and supernatural phenomenon. In the extraction point expansion, a large portion takes place in the subway and neighboring tunnels. Alma wade makes several appearances, and the replica force are here in masses to make your day miserable. Eventually you’ll come face to face with some nasty monsters deep in the tunnels as well. Of course, for the real genuine FEAR experience, expect plenty of jumpscares to visit you…

The subway (Cry of Fear) The largest area in Cry of Fear is also one of the most harrowing areas. The subway that spans under the city is home to plenty of off tunnels and corridors. Puzzles will have to be solved to progress through the area. Brace yourself, because many monsters call these tunnels home. Eventually as you dwell in the deeper tunnels, you’ll have to avoid trains. If you think this is bad, you will also eventually be forced to navigate a monster filled maze…in pitch darkness. Eventually as you escape this dark dreadful place you’ll catch a glimpse of the doctor, the plot thickens. Its not so bad in the end, at least there isn’t a chainsaw wielding maniac chasing you through these tunnels.

Hazel Street Station (Silent Hill 3) One of the most terrifying subways to date. Heather simply wishes to go home but finds the subway devoid of people. However, horrendous monsters stalk the halls. The trains still operate on their own for some reason as well. What’s worse is that this subway has parts that dip into the otherworld, giving a hellish sensation. Some of the most disturbing creatures in the game make their first appearance here, and it gets so bad that Heather opts to take a series of underground passages instead. Be mindful that a shotgun can be found in one of the trains, that is a weapon you don’t want to miss. Also be careful, for there appears to be malevolent spirits in this subway that wish to push you to your doom. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wow! Thanks for reading! Subways can be spooky huh? Well we made it through! Come back next time when we look at some of the biggest enemies and bosses in video games!

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My Top 7 PS1 Horror Games

Can you believe it is October already? Of course, that means we are close to Halloween so it is time for every blogger out there to start posting about horror related things, right? Absolutely! Although, in all fairness, I have been doing that for a while now, like my post on the PS1 horror games you probably haven’t played (here). But nevertheless, I wanted to start the month of Halloween off with a bang.

So, we are going to look at my top 7 horror games on the original PlayStation. There aren’t really any “hidden gems” in the list, but hopefully, you’ll still enjoy it! Here we go.

7. Dino Crisis

In at the number 7 position for my top PS1 horror games is Dino Crisis. Now, I actually prefer Dino Crisis 2 as a game but that’s more of an action adventure game than a horror game. However, the first game in the series was a great example of what you can do when you take the base Resident Evil formula and add in dinosaurs. Because let’s face it, almost anything is improved by dinosaurs – with the exception of Dino Crisis 3 which was basically just dinosaurs in space…

Dino Crisis took the Resident Evil engine and gameplay as a core, but then turned it all on its head by having fast-paced enemies like Velociraptors hunting you down through a strange facility. The interactions with the T-Rex were terrifying as well! Having been a fan of Jurassic Park, the young me thought I would be unfazed by Dino Crisis… I was wrong!

6. Hell Night

For those of you who don’t know what Hell Night (or Dark Messiah in Japan) is, it is a first-person horror game made long before first-person horror games were cool. Oh, and it also features the “run away as fast as you can” gameplay mechanic as its core, rather than fighting back against the enemy. Basically, if you ever enjoyed the likes of Amnesia or Resident Evil 7, then you can thank the likes of Hell Night for these games existing.

In Hell Night, you and your partner (AI controlled) have to try and escape from a monster that never stops coming after you. You navigate the world, trying to find the best escape route, whilst your partner keeps an eye out for the monster and tells you when it is near. However, your partner can die. If this happens, then you have to figure out the right path whilst also watching out for the monster until you find another survivor who can join you. This makes for a very tense and adrenaline-fueled experience!

5. Fear Effect 2

Moving on, we have Fear Effect 2, the prequel to one of the more imaginative takes on an unforgiving Survival Horror action game that I have ever played. Fear Effect 2 took everything that made the first game amazing, including the difficult, great graphical style, intense gameplay and unnerving storyline, and just ramped it all up as high as it could go. Seriously, the things that happen in Fear Effect 2 will stick in your head forever!

There are so many really weird things that you’ll come across in Fear Effect 2 that I really can’t explain… You just need to play it to understand. It is a great game though! The mix between having to carefully sneak around, blast your way through things and make split-second choices creates a real sense of dread at every step.

4. Parasite Eve

The next game on the list of my favourite PS1 horror games is Parasite Eve, Squaresoft’s mix between an action RPG, a turn-based RPG and a Survival Horror game. Acting as a sequel to the Parasite Eve novel and movie from Japan, the game takes place in a very well constructed New York city over the course of a few days. The story features some of the highest body counts of a horror game outside of Raccoon City (we’ll get to that) and also shows some far too real scenes of an abandoned real-world city.

The monsters are creepy as anything and the game certainly is full-on when it comes to the gore. But that isn’t the selling point or focus of Parasite Eve, nor is it what makes the game one of my favourite PS1 horror games. That, instead, goes to the ingenious way in which the RPG gameplay and horror gameplay is mixed together brilliantly, as well as a great storyline thrown into the mix as well!

3. Resident Evil 2

So we already mentioned the fact that Raccoon City had a huge death toll in the game but honestly, it is really a death toll before the game takes place. The first Resident Evil was a great example of close quarters horror in a small place – a residence of evil, as it were. However, Resident Evil 2 took that idea and just blew it out of the water. Suddenly, the entire population of a city had been infected, meaning that there were thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of zombies out there.

Whilst you didn’t actually encounter that many zombies (nowhere near, in fact), it was the thought that they were all out there slowly moving towards the sound of your gunfire that was always in the back of my mind. That and the sheer terror that Birkin drove into me as a young lad. I didn’t think any Resident Evil game could top Resident Evil 2, and it seems I may technically be correct… Why? Because to me, the only Resident Evil game that might be better than Resident Evil 2 for the PS1 would be Resident Evil 2 for the PS4 and Xbox One!

2. Galerians

So what games could beat Resident Evil 2 for me? Well, the first one would be Galerians, a great switch around on the idea of Survival Horror. Rather than playing as a soldier or police officer taking out the monsters or scientific experiments, you are the scientific experiment trying to survive against the security who are trying to kill you. To help with this, you have psychic powers that you can use to knock them back, set them on fire or a variety of other offensive skills.

Galerians didn’t get a lot of attention at the time, mainly because of Resident Evil and Silent Hill, but it deserves so much more. This was a truly unique take on Survival Horror that makes you feel both strong and defenceless at the same time. Especially since, if you were to use your psychic abilities too much, you’ll go berserk and lose the ability to run. Oh, and your health will start to decrease constantly as well!

1. Koudelka

The very last game in this list should come as no surprise if you’ve been reading this blog for a while. Koudelka is a mix of tactical RPG gameplay and Survival Horror exploration and puzzle solving. The story is extremely dark and depressing, featuring resurrection, suicide, murder and demons. The music is phenomenal, setting the tone for the game as creepy and unsettling. Everything about Koudelka is amazing, at least to me.

It went on to spawn one of my favourite J-RPG series in Shadow Hearts, which kept the horror atmosphere but ditched the Survival Horror gameplay. Koudelka, on the other hand, pushes the Survival Horror idea to the very front of your mind. If you haven’t given Koudelka a try, you really should do!

And That’s All Folks

Well, that was the list of my favourite PS1 horror games. They are all amazing games in my opinion, which you really should try out one day. They offer great gaming experiences that will fill you with terror.

What are you favourite PS1 horror games? Let me know in the comments below!

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THAT WHICH WANDERS & RAZZO

GAME: Hellnight / Dark Messiah /  ダークメサイア for the PS1

Naomi & Kamiya / Ivanoff & Rene  [ I learned how to extract image files from PS1 ISOs just so I could get transparent sprites from an obscure video game because no one else has done it yet???? ]

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NAOMI & KAMIYA

GAME: Hellnight / Dark Messiah /  ダークメサイア for the PS1 Ivanoff & Rene / TWW & Razzo [ I learned how to extract image files from PS1 ISOs just so I could get transparent sprites from an obscure video game because no one else has done it yet???? ]

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IVANOFF & RENE

GAME: Hellnight / Dark Messiah /  ダークメサイア for the PS1

Naomi & Kamiya / TWW & Razzo [ I learned how to extract image files from PS1 ISOs just so I could get transparent sprites from an obscure video game because no one else has done it yet???? ]