The GROTESQUE Story of Kuon

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  @GamingHarryYT · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

  A couple of things!<br>- The European Translation of Kuon and its documents were a bit iffy, so some documents named Miyoshimaru as the Fujiwara&apos;s son, when actually, he was the servant boy.<br>- Abe No Seimei was actually (supposedly) male. Whereas in this game, Abe No Seimei is female. Some thought that Abe No Seimei was not entirely human, either.<br><br>ALSO: Easter Egg somewhere in this video. Clue as to what the next video will be.

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  @עומרשרייבר-ל4ר · 1 year ago

  If I had a nickel everytime I heard about a Japanese horror game who focuses on two sisters, mulberries and silk worms I would had two nickels, which isnt alot but its weird it happend twice.

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  @charlirenner193 · 1 year ago

  Okay seriously, this is a game that deserves a remaster.

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  @Urikohime · 1 year ago

  The Fujiwara Clan famously married the daughters into the Imperial family, allowing them to control the Heian Court for over 200 years. ~ Linfamy

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  @Eldagusto · 1 year ago

  Probably should have pointed out early on silkworms eat mulberry so people understand some of the symbolism. And maybe give the definition of Kuon as nine grudges/eternity. These are kinda important when giving a rundown of the story.

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  @StrongWall999 · 1 year ago

  The &quot;merging&quot; reminds me of the &quot;marriage&quot; from Fear and Hunger. I wonder if Gaming Harry will cover that game.

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  @deadby15 · 1 year ago

  I like the Heian aesthetics. Extremely refined and melanchoric.<br>Unfortunately most games are about Sengoku or Edo era Japan.

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  @krvgames9258 · 1 year ago

  How ironic that Kuon, made by FromSoftware, is forgotten. And I know that FromSoftware’s earlier games weren’t received well, but it’s a shame that most people these days only know FromSoftware as the Soulsborne people.

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  @AnaxErik4ever · 1 year ago

  Like Rule of Rose, Kuon is a largely unknown horror property in the Western gaming lexicon. I know about it thanks to looking for content dovetailing from Project Zero/Fatal Frame, which offers a similar experience but traditionally has one protagonist. There was an indie horror game concerning two sisters, silk worms and mystic mulberry trees, a monster created when one of the sisters died, and combatting horrific truths related to the recent past; Fatal Frame 2 and this game immediately sprang to my mind when listening to you narrate that game’s story.<br><br>Onmyodo, or magic related to summoning, binding and/or excising Yokai from certain places, is still largely shrouded in mystery, even to Japanese people who study this discipline. It’s no surprise that any portrayal of Abe no Seimei would be esoteric at the very least.

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  @lukejackson2354 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Basically the Yin phase is all the process of Utsuki and Kureha merging which is why many confusing things and omitting happens. In the process of merging the memories of the entire lifetime of the individual being consumed is shown and why is described as a “long dream”. The times she interacts with her father are both a mixture of him tuning the ritual using Kureha and treating her as an object as well as guilt tripping Utsuki to not escape the process. The meeting of Sakuya, her brother and the sisters happens because Utsuki was still alive and the people got sick due to already being dead and put in the cocoons. Sakuya begs for Utsuki to be spared as she is not malevolent even in her worst states and through a mix of Kureha likely feeling remorse and disgust due to what Domon said to her and due to the fact Utsuki kept strong and rose to prominence and saw fit to merge only with the one person that truly deserve such fate.

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  @oroontheheels · 1 year ago

  I played Silent Hill 2 for two hours, but I only managed to play Kuon for 5 minutes. This game is sooooo scaryyyy!!<br>Thank you for telling its story, I would never be able to finish it myself. 😅

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  @fortissears5388 · 1 year ago

  Harry, the name of the other girl is actually pronounced Kuh - reh - hah. Love your content, keep it up! I sleep much better ever since I discovered your channel! :D

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