An Innocent PS2 Game With Nothing Weird In It

Radiata Stories is one of those games you don't expect a lot from - especially not in the early hours. 170+ recruitable characters! Stylized visuals! Cool, but brother, what's the substance? Turns out, the real Radiata stories are found in the play - something you won't find out until partway through the run. The absolute sucker punch of a plot also warrants a deep-dive, so here's a brief look at Radiata Stories PS2.

Radiata Stories is so stuffed with material, I ended up shelving segments about the 2 hours of cutscenes that were reworked/cut before launch, a bit about the manga, and other tertiary considerations, because the in-game material, the core experience itself, is the highlight of this video.

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Sampled Footage:
Sakuraba:    • The World of Motoi Sakuraba - Interview [E...  
The guy who used Clive:    • Radiata Stories - Bonus Dungeon 2(Ethereal...  

Music:
95% Radiata Stories OST, 5% Napple Tale, Fable, Styx: Master of Shadows, Trials of Mana, Folklore, Xenoblade, Animal Crossing, Drakengard, etc. I'll make up a pastebin eventually...

0:00 Simply One Of The Greatest Games Ever Made
3:49 faffing around in nepo baby play place
13:46 entering the real radiata stories
21:24 these gameplay systems sure are loud
33:11 shszhhhsh the wind is speaking to me rn
42:31 friend-book derangement syndrome
57:01 i am legally obligated to discuss the music
59:05 finally, the radiata stories
1:10:41 The Human Path
1:25:01 The Nonhuman Path
1:45:50 the average tri-ace post game
1:50:09 bees, flowers, worms, rain