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.

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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

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-Seán