Man I really like Jim's reviews. I don't always share his perspective but I really do value it. Jim would probably be a cool dude to chill with.
@Apethantos5 жыл бұрын
I don't think you can label them "reviews". They are impressions. One would even say they are...Jimpressions.
@Apethantos5 жыл бұрын
@Big Smoke *Your
@jerrymoore87015 жыл бұрын
@Big Smoke I think you just got r/whoosh
@JW-dy3tl5 жыл бұрын
Completely agree, dudes funny as hell.
@firekind19805 жыл бұрын
@Big Smoke I disagree with yoor comment.
@nicholasgarrett7425 жыл бұрын
They could have made the monster disappear as soon as the light gets close to the it and make them just pitch black against wooded black. Would make it look like more of an illusion then a monster. That way there is a threat, but it's not as blatant. Keeps you on your toes but makes you question whether it's there or not.
@Highwind4525 жыл бұрын
Horror game, pet mechanic. Makes me miss Haunting Ground and want a Haunting Ground remaster even more.
@Hellsinger895 жыл бұрын
Oh yes. Either that or a remaster of "Rule of Rose."
@oceancryptid5 жыл бұрын
@@Hellsinger89 i was thinking about rule of rose as well when jim was talking about all the dog mechanics but yeah I'd take either.
@TheAsylumCat5 жыл бұрын
@@Hellsinger89 at the very least a re-release god the price for the game thanks to scarcity
@Hellsinger895 жыл бұрын
@@TheAsylumCat Hopefully they still have the full source code.
@chattychatotchannel5 жыл бұрын
Hellsinger I hadn’t heard of these thanks I’ll check them out ^O^
@MrDeathwishZero5 жыл бұрын
Honestly I was hoping of actually having to sleep through out the night and hear the noises and the game progressively getting harder and scarier. So putting a day and night cycle and stress meter etc. just like the movie in how every night got progressively worse it would of been great I feel like they missed out on many opportunities
@pauljackson53415 жыл бұрын
You’d enjoy the game “dark wood” if that’s something you’re looking for.
@michimatsch58625 жыл бұрын
@@pauljackson5341 Oh god. Now it's all coming back again. The noises. That door opening out of my visible range. The footsteps closing in...
@pauljackson53415 жыл бұрын
michimatsch first game I’ve ever streamed and I was shitting it when I first went into the mine 😂
@Ennahdee5 жыл бұрын
I see what you mean, the creature on the camcorder screen resembles Bullwinkle J. Moose more than anything. ...ah, it's a tree
@pan50015 жыл бұрын
This looks like it would be much better in VR
@Bandit-Darville5 жыл бұрын
I was looking for this comment before i would've said it myself.
@isaiahgonzales99895 жыл бұрын
"Yes, You Can Pet The Dog." I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!!!
@clearlynotaneldritchhorror87985 жыл бұрын
You can pet the dog and give it treats! This is one of the greatest achievements in modern gaming.
@ConnorTheUndying5 жыл бұрын
Well that's all I fucking need to know, thanks Jim.
@officerfeelgood18885 жыл бұрын
Jim: You can pet the dog Me: Game of the year
@RonnieBarzel5 жыл бұрын
Speaking of Bloober Team’s previous games: Did Jim give “Observer” a shot? I thought it ended up better than the first “Layers of Fear” - haven’t played the 2nd yet - so I was wondering if his “best Bloober game yet” assessment included it.
@ComicsLamar5 жыл бұрын
Troll Hunter is an underrated found footage film
@bloodsweatandbeers46845 жыл бұрын
Love Troll Hunter!
@bloodsweatandbeers46845 жыл бұрын
The way it shows their size is actually terrifying.
@Tatchko5 жыл бұрын
Any game that has a dog as a prominent mechanic in the game play and DOES NOT LET YOU PET THE DOG deserves to never be purchased.
@SPM07175 жыл бұрын
Another example that does both is MGSV.
@illustriouschin5 жыл бұрын
Zelda BotW
@Dojan55 жыл бұрын
Any game that has a dog that doesn't let you pet the dog should earn the designers and developers a stern talking to.
@undisclosedsteve63615 жыл бұрын
@Kathy Kat cringe
@fr0zen1isshadowbanned995 жыл бұрын
Any game that has a dog as a prominent mechanic in the gameplay and IT DOES NOT EAT ITS OWN SHIT deserves to never be purchased.
@stinyg5 жыл бұрын
Just finished the game. The rustin parr's house is one nasty terrifying trip. I mean that in a good way.
@OmegaSoypreme5 жыл бұрын
Dog Petting Simulator 2019 - 10/10, petted a dog!
@BirdOfHermes833 жыл бұрын
You never get to pet the goat in goat simulator! 😢😢😢
@WarriorDan5 жыл бұрын
As can be said with a a lot of games, less can often be more. Some of the best, (or at least most influential) horror games, (Slender, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, SCP, FNAF, Alien Isolation, etc.,) deliberately limit what you see, or make you question what you see, forcing you to rely on your other senses and instinct. It's a difficult trick to pull off (which is probably why most devs opt out in favor of generic monsters and jumpout scares) but very rewarding if done well.
@kyousouka5 жыл бұрын
I'm always surprised when you don't list Observer among the Bloober Team games, as I feel that's their strongest. If you haven't played it, I hope you'll get the chance to! Blair Witch looks like a contender for that best Bloober Team game title though, I hope I can play it some time.
@callumblakeney79355 жыл бұрын
kyousouka you watch nexpo?
@gameplayarsenal4255 жыл бұрын
@@callumblakeney7935 The Nexpo video was awesome. Observer should really be played by more people cause, even if Blair Witch is certainly not shit like layers of fear, is nowhere near as precise and smart as Observer.
@callumblakeney79355 жыл бұрын
HellRazor I played it after I maw Nexpo’s video and yeah i feel like it throws layers of fear out of the park with the story telling and bite sized details, glad you can relate
@kyousouka5 жыл бұрын
@@callumblakeney7935 No, I do not. I just think Observer's good.
@onionheadguy70945 жыл бұрын
Happy to hear Jim talk about this I didnt even know this was out yet!
@deadraque5 жыл бұрын
Just Finished it wasn't too bad not great, A bit short with a few original tricks (dog, camera), not very scary, overall an ok game.
@ImaNecron5 жыл бұрын
The game is so dark. It’s basically only light in light sources and the sky. This game super captures nighttime in the woods, the look and the feel. Having grandparents that own wooded lands, this game was unsettling. Not even the monsters. The forest in this game is gorgeous and the best I’ve seen in ANY video game.
@taxevader37175 жыл бұрын
You are one of the few people that I take game reviews seriously. Great work, man!
@PyjamaLlama5 жыл бұрын
Found Footage Horror films are my favourite genre of horror. Good or bad, I binge on them all the time. Cant wait to play this
@CanImakeamilliondollars5 жыл бұрын
Did you like Chernobyl diaries? I loved that. Many hated it.
@frederickkriesel27245 жыл бұрын
Yuri was the only good character. Once he died everything turned into cliche.
@Deadlock2395 жыл бұрын
Frankensteins army is a guilty pleasure of mine
@robdurfee68615 жыл бұрын
I really like The Last Broadcast which came out a year before BWP and inspired them to make the film I believe. It’s cheesy but very good
@MondoJohnny5 жыл бұрын
I mean obviously the dog is gonna turn on you at the end after you sufficiently love it.
@Daxter2505 жыл бұрын
1:28 1:46 1:52 running against walls like a real dog!
@RandomPerson-jc9ee5 жыл бұрын
indeed, while going through wooden planks
@MagicalDragontamer5 жыл бұрын
I love the new costume, that waistcoat is so great! The collar and wig goes so well together, as well... glow up for Amiel
@stevenheimlich76724 жыл бұрын
Man I really like Jim's reviews. I don't always share his perspective but I really do value it. Jim would probably be a cool dude to bottom out in.
@ZombieWalker915 жыл бұрын
There’s literally no animals wandering around too that’s like an easy jump scare to do. You’re in the woods but no animals
@TheAffar3695 жыл бұрын
Yeah usually the fear of the unknown is the best way to strike terror in players like the sense of "something is lurking but don't know what it is"
@lemming99845 жыл бұрын
I was completely underwhelmed by the original Blair Witch film, hopefully this will be scarier and worth seeing to the end - unlike the film.
@Iggsy815 жыл бұрын
i immediately got lost in the forest, went in circles for a while and thought fuck this and gave up lol
@seth-nico5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like I'll probably like this game. I might just have to pick it up if it ever comes to PS4.
@sebs-shenanigans5 жыл бұрын
Oh so its like light mechanic from alan wake Ah and even jim said so
@yamadiyoo96585 жыл бұрын
Yep and if im not mistaken the pure shadow in alan was only hurt by light.
@everforward55615 жыл бұрын
I wonder what would happen if land-developers just BULLDOZED the witch's forest.
@mattroberts40165 жыл бұрын
Could be quite an interesting sequel. Like Aliens, contractors being fucked with whilst tearing the forest down
@Demonlord45465 жыл бұрын
I'd be very afraid. Last thing you want is a pissed off, homeless, ghost monster thing, running about tryna kill everyone. Imagine if the bitch from the Grudge, went international. We'd all be dead lol
@fr0zen1isshadowbanned995 жыл бұрын
You would find empty Bulldozers, just a few feet into the Forrest.
@everforward55615 жыл бұрын
That's just it, though. Her powers only seem to work deep into the forest. If you just chip away at the outside of it, eventually there's nothing left.
@fr0zen1isshadowbanned995 жыл бұрын
@@everforward5561 One might think so. But her Forrest begins, where her Forrest begins. She won't argue about that :P
@Gogo32monkey5 жыл бұрын
"Yes you can pet the dog" Fuck yes, Game of the Year contender right here folks!
@thekiwibird375 жыл бұрын
*sees the title* *smashes the like button* Glad to see it's a fairly decent game.
@the1AndOnlyIRONFIST5 жыл бұрын
Play Observer from Bloober Team!
@mudgie02055 жыл бұрын
I’m dithering over playing this. Doesn’t seem like the niche gameplay will be fun throughout, but I can really enjoy it if the audio and visual design is fantastic - these two are the strong points I’m considering
@1406-u7q5 жыл бұрын
I am impressed with the main character and the dog able to survive without starving or thirsty, till the ending
@Hellsinger895 жыл бұрын
The actors in the original movie were not told about the sounds the crew would generate at night (which are terrifying) to spook them. They also received reduced food rations each day to weaken their morale. I like movies where the cast is kept ignorant of a key plot point in order to make their reactions more genuine. That was also the case with the chestburster scene in "Alien."
@Ckoz28295 жыл бұрын
This looks pretty good. Your review reminds me of a similar movie I watched a few months ago on Netflix called The Ritual about this group of friends who go hiking in the woods and spooky, supernatural stuff keeps happening to them. The first 2/3 of the movie are tense and amazing, but the last act ruins it by showing the monster, much like you described in the game. Still worth watching though, I highly recommend it. Also, finally. Someone else is unimpressed with Astral Chain. I never played it but the footage I’ve seen just seems blah, but everyone else is head over heels for it.
@noobatron26635 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, the ritual was amazing!
@DuskNoble5 жыл бұрын
Oh, hey! It's the Monkey Island font! Always fun to see=D
@anakoART5 жыл бұрын
That's the first thing I noticed to! :D
@shnacallanan26565 жыл бұрын
Do I play many horror games? well, I mean not really. They're just not my thing I guess. What was that, I can pet the dog? ... Take all of my money.
@LordBloodraven5 жыл бұрын
When the dog jumps up while you're petting it, I was worried it was going to be like petting your dog for too long in Fable 3.
@geekrepublic83085 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to jump into this today. But ya this past week my wallet was screaming for vengeance with new game releases between this, Man of Medan, Control and Astral Chain.
@moonsong995 жыл бұрын
Sounds like your wallet might need a painkiller.
@Highwind4525 жыл бұрын
Control is better than I thought. Astral Chain is so good. In hindsight I should've held off on Control for a sale because Astral can scratch that itch for a while.
@CanImakeamilliondollars5 жыл бұрын
Man of Medan sucked. Predictable and boring story, coupled with the horrible gameplay. The last hour of the game was jumpscare city and felt like 2 hours instead of one. 4/10
@ichangedmyname41085 жыл бұрын
fuck yes jimbo, this is the shit i been waiting for. ever since i saw it reviewed, not shit i've been curious to plug in the 1x, all it's good for nowadays is catching dust.
@j.combes12305 жыл бұрын
yeah you're right that last Act was insane I was sitting in my house by myself with all my lights off at night and shiting my pants
@bucca25 жыл бұрын
Not only CAN you pet the dog, you MUST pet the dog, and it’s a good game because of that.
@benbonney5 жыл бұрын
Astral chain is pure gold
@696Hellx5 жыл бұрын
playing it and having so much fun
@Highwind4525 жыл бұрын
When I heard that a lot of the Nier Automata crew were in on it I was hyped. Love using the chain to stun and throw enemies. Such a polished and classy action game.
@benbonney5 жыл бұрын
@@Highwind452 yeah, but I just can't get better than a D rank
@IAmTheBugInsideYou5 жыл бұрын
But how much playtime can you get out of it, neither of the Bayonettas gave me more than a day's worth of playtime
@benbonney5 жыл бұрын
@@IAmTheBugInsideYou 18 hours is the cited time, however comparing length of a game to quality is one of the oldest yet worst arguments in the book
@theshadowdirector5 жыл бұрын
So you're the one review bombing Astral Chain?! XD
@1tsrhodes5 жыл бұрын
I didn't like his casual dismissal of Astral chain. I would like to speak with his manager.
@theshadowdirector5 жыл бұрын
DILAN Prakash Console fanboys who have nothing better to do than dunk on exclusives for other platforms.
@BirdOfHermes833 жыл бұрын
@@theshadowdirector that's frigging hilarious!
@Rathbaume5 жыл бұрын
I played through this 9n stream last night. It starts slow but picks up and becomes great by the end. It's worth a play especially on gamepass
@Haysey_Draws5 жыл бұрын
So hre's a question, why has this and Men of Maden, both spooky games, come out 2 months before halloween...and IT 2 in cinemas...am i missing something?!
@hobosorcerer5 жыл бұрын
Having actual monsters to fight off kind of takes away from the mystery that made the movie so effective, in my opinion. A popular theory to the movie involves there being nothing supernatural going on in the film at all, instead involving the two male characters tricking the protagonist to go deeper into the woods, seeking to kill her in a place where no one would find her body.
@davebreadner55715 жыл бұрын
Blair Witch - Don't get eaten by a grue.
@DanMcLeodNeptuneUK4 жыл бұрын
I forget the name but my favourite found footage movie was that one on the farm with the alien in the woods n stuff!
@FelipeAkira425 жыл бұрын
Amazing review of Decay of Logos and Astral Chain, with a side of Blair Witch as well
@maxwelljacobs27155 жыл бұрын
JIM YOU GOT AN ACHIEVEMENT!!!!!!!!!
@ParadiseDecay5 жыл бұрын
Horror games are only scary now in VR!
@Fairybongmother5 жыл бұрын
I loved the original movie. It was far better in the theater than it was at home, but still great. I might have to try this game out.
@countesschewi23995 жыл бұрын
Jim, you need to get around to >Observer_ already - same studio's attempt at a Cyberpunk psychological horror. Would be interested in seeing your opinion on it. Also Darkwood.
@piggiescanfly2155 жыл бұрын
Chewi i just got to the end of it, so good! Highly underrated.🤘🏻
@BAIGAMING5 жыл бұрын
Astral Chain didn't care for it? =(
@Dracologist5 жыл бұрын
this sounds really nice bravo Bloober team
@tiagotiagot5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a concept that would work really well in VR (I'm not sure they got the technical skills to pull it off though)
@Efreeti5 жыл бұрын
I feel like the only person in the world who never found the Blair Witch Project scary at all. Same with The Descent. Several of my friends were super hyped about this game, and I was "meh". Several of my friends also had this game refunded due to game breaking bugs and are now super disappointed. :/
@PipHalsey5 жыл бұрын
What I think is nice about this game (And note, I haven't beat it yet.) Is as I'm playing it I'm not 100 percent sure if there is supernatural things, and monsters in the forest, or if the main character is just losing his mind. The game makes it very clear from the beginning that he is suffering from mental issues, so what's to say he isn't imagining all this. Also, the game is free on game pass.
@samualwatkins5 жыл бұрын
Whose a good boi simulator! Whose a good boi? Whose a good boi? It’s you! Your the good boi! You’re the best boi in the world! What were we talking about?
@LightOfSkyFalling5 жыл бұрын
No day night? And stress? Sounds, etc etc. Damn... They didnt saw the movie? That could had been a good touch
@nolives5 жыл бұрын
People give it shit but the original blair witch is better than most scary movies nowadays. Because it had a layer of ambiguity (fear of unknown), good reactions because the actors were screwed with the whole time, eerie imagery, phenomonal marketing idea, a good folklore, etc. Scary movies now everything gets silent and you just prepare yourself for a jump scare every ten minutes or so.
@Rylo1515 жыл бұрын
The game can be quite buggy in my experience. In that creepy walking through the fog bit near the end of the video I had the dog disappear or get stuck somewhere and had to quit the game once getting to a part you are forced to get him to seek which really sucked as that was a really tense moment. The dog also in general just is a bit dumb always running in to walls and such.
@stuffedsheepshead5 жыл бұрын
Anyone play the original Blair Witch trilogy of survival horror games released in the early 00s? They're obscure and almost entirely forgotten, but damn, I loved the atmosphere of 'em.
@mariusamber32375 жыл бұрын
I remember them quite well. They played exactly like Nocturne (no surprise, same engine if I recall correctly). I was hoping for a sequel to Nocturne, but I guess we're not gonna get it anymore at this point. It had great atmosphere and tank controls as well.
@1tsrhodes5 жыл бұрын
Astral Chain is perfect. The most solid Platinum IP and the inheritor to 2000's Deus Ex.
@jesseRya5 жыл бұрын
Blair Witch 2016 would have been a great sequel at the studio not been so involved. Do some research on the film and I think you will be pleasantly surprised. the director had a Clear Vision with a story that would have perfectly captured all of the Hidden elements from the original film such as the missing people from the town that little girl standing in the corner Etc.
@thegamerguy0695 жыл бұрын
I like the reference to the the Blair witch project spoilers: they all die maybe expect for heather who is maybe a follower for the witch
@5TailFox5 жыл бұрын
0:36 A wild "Dogmeat" appeared...
@quinnzykir5 жыл бұрын
So it’s Blair witch crossed with fatal frame
@donaldhyattthe3rd5245 жыл бұрын
Hug the dog, cuddle the dog, love the dog!
@Snotnarok5 жыл бұрын
Huh, I didn't hear squat about this game but this is pretty neat looking. I thought "Outlast clone" like you said you did as well but jeeze that camera mechanic is pretty neat.
@D3spairFacTor905 жыл бұрын
I liked it. Beat it yesterday. Only gripes are the choppy cut scenes, which gave me a bad first impression. Also how Ellis walks, especially in the last Chapter. Wish he could walk smoother instead of bobbing up and down in really short steps.
@valiroime5 жыл бұрын
Can I change the pooch's name to Dogmeat? This is my most important criteria.
@otakudaikun5 жыл бұрын
Aww... but Astral Chain is phenomenal.
@paarahful2 жыл бұрын
had to watch this video again after the silent hill video cuz Bloober, surprised it wasn't brought up with all the praise here
@SunTzuSaidFight5 жыл бұрын
i love all the people who complain about getting lost like homie its blair witch
@1992MrMojorisin5 жыл бұрын
Would be kinda cool to hear your videos in podcast form
@KashouWannabe5 жыл бұрын
I would have loved to have seen a game being a sequel to the first film, based off a theory that there was no supernatural elements about the forest whatsoever. It was all folklore. The film was just the alibi for Josh and Mike to kill Heather; out in the middle of nowhere after creating "spookyness" to break her morale and sanity. But the game would then be supernatural, and you learn that the evil spirit haunting you is of Heather, returned from the dead to get her revenge on anyone who enters where she was killed.
@flobbingdonkey5 жыл бұрын
Unpopular opinion time - the best found footage film i have ever seen is cannibal holocaust. I know it has some issues (its illegal in most countries, the use of real life natives as natives, the murdering of a turtle etc). But i honestly felt that the real savages in the film were actually westerners - not the cannibals - and that is ultimately why the film was banned - because the idea that westerners were savages when stood up against cannibals didnt sit well with some. Particularly many in the vatican. Anyway, thats me done.
@robdurfee68615 жыл бұрын
flobbingdonkey it was basically the first “found footage” film wasn’t it? I also like The Last Broadcast which influenced the Blair Witch filmmakers to do the project in the first place
@flobbingdonkey5 жыл бұрын
@@robdurfee6861 I believe so. One of the reasons why when it was first shown the director ended up under arrest for the murder of the cast. Which obviously fell apart when he could prove they were alive and well. Just another reason which demonstrates that much of the outrage at the film was fake and very much knee jerk. But it does still have a few problems IMO, like i mention above. But it doesnt discredit the whole thing. I thought it was a good film all things considered.
@F0wlPlay5 жыл бұрын
1:45 That's great and all, Jim, but aren't you going to say anything about how busted that dog's AI is?
@adaptorperish13224 жыл бұрын
Their best work is objectively Observer. It is incomparable with their previous games.
@Alucard-A-La-Carte5 жыл бұрын
Now can we get a Broodwich Jimpressions video?
@danhill33025 жыл бұрын
why does the dog keep running into fucking walls
@helmaschine18855 жыл бұрын
Because it's realistic, nothing is more stupid than actual shit eating, barking at nothing, mauling children, dogs.
@TheAdarkerglow5 жыл бұрын
Well no, what really sold Blair Witch Project to the public was the accompanying meta-campaign. Like, they put up missing photos for the actors, who were mostly unseen leading up to the release, and a poll revealed that at least 40% of people who first saw it thought that it was really found footage, that this stuff may have really happened. So it had a certain energy behind it. But I didn't think it was all that great. Though I actually did like Blair Witch 2, so I'm like 1 of 4 people.
@RawbeardX5 жыл бұрын
how does a flash light kill time traveling aliens?
@Texelion5 жыл бұрын
If I had a dog I'd call it Goodboi.
@ribunny1235 жыл бұрын
You ever watch the west records? It's a found footage KZbin series with a lot of Lovecraft references. It's very good, I think you'd like it!
@jamieglines5 жыл бұрын
you pet that dog jim
@jioui005 жыл бұрын
ily jim
@KatiePole5 жыл бұрын
Please do a full review of Astral Chain, I need to hear your justification for how you feel about it! I personally am loving it apart from some minor issues.
@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll5 жыл бұрын
Just me or does it seem like a big mistake not to delay the release by a month to October 1st? Horror game... Halloween month. Hand-in-hand.
@Oops-All-Ghosts5 жыл бұрын
If the dog dies I'm deleting every copy of this game from every computer in existence, and then I'm deleting the internet.
@elmerjfapp57305 жыл бұрын
I was gonna buy this but I bought the hunt showdown since it is released now, Jim shine on us a review of it for the safety of our moms credit cards
@unrealclock40355 жыл бұрын
It's not a good sign if your Mom is buying games on credit
@GrievousFrom5 жыл бұрын
Lassy and Little Timmy fight a witch
@SeaOfTides5 жыл бұрын
Hmm. Kinda like Fatal Frame + Haunting Ground + Luigi's Mansion. Shame they went with first person, and smartphone style controls interface. Because I gotta find spooky games for Halloween season. Hopefully I will.
@Highwind4525 жыл бұрын
Did you check out Remothered? That had Haunting Ground vibes too. I miss Fatal Frame... I actually liked the WiiU one a lot.
@SeaOfTides5 жыл бұрын
@Toxic Boy I like Maiden of Black Water too! I
@Highwind4525 жыл бұрын
@@SeaOfTides Yeah stalker mechanics aren't for me either. I couldn't get into Resident Evil 2 remake which was so faithful it didn't even have a dodge 😔 I bought Project Zero when I was 15 and loved it. Having Miku back in the series as a mother was amazing it felt like the series came full circle. Oh I wish that would come to Switch.
@SeaOfTides5 жыл бұрын
@Toxic Boy Original RE2 was so awesome, truly a high water mark for Survival Horror genre, but RE2 Remake was just yet another Shooter. I was surprised when Project Zero started developing reoccurring characters. I was glad to find out Miku's fate after PZ1, but I didn't think that was really necessary. But since so few people have spiritual powers, that makes sense they're all interconnected and reoccurring. PZ now needs a Taoist Priest like Mr Vampire showing up.