Making Sense of SIGNALIS: Story, Inspirations, and Promises

Great holes secretly are digged where earth's pores ought to suffice, and things have learnt to walk that ought to crawl. Do you remember your promise? This video is a breakdown of Signalis gameplay inspirations, story, and a whole lot more. There’s some reading, a lot of praise, and a claim that this is one of the greatest horror games ever made. Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/cicadawave Follow me! Twitter:   / cicada_wave   Twitch:   / cicadawave   TikTok: TikTok:   / cicadawavetok   Channel art by:   / dorkprincess97   Games Shown: Signalis Dead Space Silent Hill 3 Omori Silent Hill 2 Inside Resident Evil (2002) Dino Crisis Silent Hill Resident Evil (1996) Resident Evil 2 (1998) Alan Wake The Evil Within Other Media: Alien Neon Genesis Evangelion Red Dwarf Ghost in the Shell The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers Music in order of use: Signalis OST - The Promise Signalis OST - Double Back (VHS Ver.) Signalis OST - Orrery Signalis OST - Double Back Signalis OST - Ritual Signalis OST - Ewige Wiederkunft Signalis OST - Turned Around Signalis OST - 3000 Cycles (I missed you) Silent Hill OST - Claw Finger Silent Hill 2 OST - Meeting Eddie Signalis OST - Ritual (Nowhere) Signalis OST - Dream Diary Signalis OST - Ariane’s Theme Signalis OST - Home Signalis OST - Safe Room Signalis OST - Warm Light Signalis OST - Adler Signalis OST - Train Ride Signalis OST - Double Back (VHS Ver.) Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:30 - What is Signalis? 09:42 - Story 14:35 - The Art of Homage 21:21 - Remember Your Promise 31:54 - Lilies & The King in Yellow 42:04 - The End 43:09 - Outro Thanks for watching! For more video game horror themed videos, please make sure to subscribe! -Seán