Keeping Old School Survival Horror Alive | Crow Country

Crow Country continues the trend of indie devs keeping the spirit of old-school survival horror alive (with a twist).
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Crow Country is in-line with titles like Signalis, Alisa, and Tormented Souls. Titles from smaller studios being faithful to old-school survival horror, with their own twists.
Crow country has its own bag of tricks to add tweaks to the survival horror formula. It's one I came across during a recent Steam Next Fest, finding the demo promising.
Does the full game live up to the promise of the demo? Yes, and then some.
Crow Country has some of the best interconnected level design I've come across in some time. There's several great puzzles that don't fall into common survival horror trappings. Its presentation and perspective add a flair that helps Crow Country stand out.
It gets my stamp of approval and well worth your time.
DISCLOSURE: I received a review key from its publisher Neonhive.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Prelude
01:14 - Crow Country Intro
02:03 - Presentation of Crow Country
03:42 - Crow Country Combat
05:18 - Puzzles of Crow Country
06:38 - Level Design of Crow Country
09:36 - Story of Crow Country (Minor Spoilers)
10:31 - In Conclusion
Additional Footage:
• Alisa
• Final Fantasy VII
• Resident Evil Remake
• Resident Evil 4
• Resident Evil 7
• Signalis
• Silent Hill 3
• Silent HIll 4: The Room
• Tormented Souls
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[@ProsecutorValentine]

Using somekind of FF7 chibi-like character model look is a very interesting artistic decision.

[@XxSTACKxX]

Yea I like it

[@trippyskullz6669]

No threat. All style.

[@bbbbbbb51]

I really hate it, but then again I hate FF.

[@EhrenLoudermilk]

Do you hate the art style or the turn based combat? I am personally not a fan at all of the art style of snes FF​@@bbbbbbb51

[@Revealingstorm.]

​@@bbbbbbb51Like the whole series? All of them?

[@4Starlyte]

I adore the old fashioned visuals - it makes me so nostalgic! I’m excited to see what else this company will come out with.

[@Christo6020]

that art style is mint

[@Kasumidemon]

This game's aesthetic really reminds me of Okage: Shadow King but with the pixels of FFVII. Looks like a lot of fun!

[@mikaross4671]

Thank you! I thought of Okage SK as well.

[@Mankey619]

I really love the character models of Crow Country. It's like looking at a bunch of Lego play sets, that you have at home.

[@otdreamer193]

Lego and they give me a FF7 Vibe

[@cauchemarchemin]

Tremendous atmosphere! Survival horror must never die. ⚫

[@AntiNihilist]

Oh sick. I've been waiting to see some videos for this ever since i finished the demo

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Myabe halfway through, and it's good! These shorter indie games are a relief. Playing Rebirth, I'm often doing side quests during the paltry few hours I get every week to game, and I long for the old days you could finish a game in a weekend. This and Faith were admittedly the most fun per hours spent I've had this year.

[@rhyspatterson679]

To me it screams Dreamcast design both the age of and what I recall of my days playing the DC

[@Gmanawesomeness]

Aand you just flipped my opinion on the art style. I may be able to get into this now

[@rhyspatterson679]

@@Gmanawesomeness Very cool! I have really enjoyed it and i swear it takes me back to playing dreamcast almost feels like a Sega design in its DNA

[@safebox36]

Wait, this is real?! I thought it was one of those analogue horror series like Crow 64 or Petscop.

[@lucascoval828]

You glad it's real?

[@greenhowie]

Same, the "Crow" part made me think it was just another chapter of Crow 64.

[@BlueKyuubi64]

As someone who never plays survival horror or any of the Resident Evils (besides like an hour of Dino Crisis), I loved the demo. Bought it right away. The puzzles were so fun and made me feel clever and satisfied when I completed them and the aesthetic and general atmosphere of the whole game is just amazing

[@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009]

If it isn't fixed camera angles there is no need to use tank controls, it's not sacrilegious

[@12ealDealOfficial]

Game actually plays a lot better with tank controls, I think. I dig the hybrid setup. It's a nice concession to people who really don't like tank controls.

[@dadandvideogames]

Definitely interested in this. Thanks for the review!

[@njunge34]

3 minutes in and I’m convinced. It was the music. Cool little game to play on a nice summer evening. The older I get the more I find myself developing old school tastes. I guess it’s appreciation.

[@nundulan]

Good morning Boulder Punchers

[@BenWard29]

At least you didn’t call me babe and tell me to wake up. I’ll give you +1 points for that.

[@nundulan]

@@BenWard29 I had literally just been woken up by my 3 year old when I posted lol

[@silvesterharlinton2621]

Hello

[@Papayaya1091]

I gotta say that this game is absolutely PERFECT if u like something similar to the OG resident evil or even just like games with some puzzles, 10/10 highly recommend

[@torshec8634]

Getting Silent Fantasy 7 vibes here. Nice.

[@lucascoval828]

Thank. God. 😍

[@Marcomkb]

I'm in love with the aestetich of this game.

[@gamedotfilm3929]

This wasn't on my radar, great video dude can't wait to play now

[@Cathuulord]

i'm glad i was convinced to try this game, ended up nearly 100%ing it this last weekend (14/15 barely missed S rank cause I healed too many times and i haven't gone through again yet), i loved the puzzles, though the mush room took way longer than it should have...

[@shadowsenpai7151]

İ remember playing the demo a few months ago and liking it. I guess it's time to check the full game

[@hcohic9884]

of the list of things i like to be in games . this game ticks all of boxes. presentation music artstyle background details intractibility puzzles pacing color palet. level design. when i first saw the trailer i almost thought it was fanmade clips by fans and not a real game. . devs are starting to read feedback or this devs just have a proper artistic vision

[@nunya8351]

They yelled "This is crow country!" and pecked my eyes out.

[@ericcornish3773]

I've played the demo I can't wait to play the full game.

[@GreenEyedDazzler]

I love the presentation

[@lucascoval828]

Modern analog dominates. No need to apologize to the tankers.

[@ice_cube8302]

Its got this Dark Cloud look that I cant find at all scary. I know its a survival horror but I immediately am taken out by the FF7 level polygonal attatchment along with the dark cloud level cute.

[@CatzyCatzy]

Watching I reca playing one survival horror where you were in a dream. You went through a lot of mental pain and so everything was limited. The scariest part is that the environment changes constantly like a randomiser. I don't usually play survival horror but after that, I played Silent Hill on an actual PS1 and and behold, I never had this sense of dread over everything.

[@lucascoval828]

The first Silent Hill was quite something. Very unsettling. 😬

[@greenhowie]

Talking about LSD Dream Emulator?

[@BabyArms]

Oh boy! Uploaded right after I finish my workout.

[@FatalKitsune]

I've been looking forward to this game ever since the demo came out!

[@dvdbox360]

she's got one strong arm aiming shotgun like that

[@remingtongagnard4442]

Design wise this is a great survival horror miniature. Wish the final note would be readable before the final boss, missed it on my playthrough and had to look it up to get the final twist! Only real complaint besides I wish it had more !

[@MarcelisKhaldern]

Finished this yesterday and loved it! There's only one puzzle that feels dumb and worth spoiling for those coming in (note this is correct st time of writing): The Mush Room puzzle gives 6 mushrooms, 3 safe to eat, 3 not. The game gives you the tools to figure out which ones are which, and it feels good to eat only the safe ones without error but it doesnt matter; you're supposed to eat all of them anyway and just tank the damage with medkits. You'd think the safe ones might maybe help with that, but no, they dont. It's easily the worst puzzle

[@Player-10]

Beat it one day. Burned through it at a far quicker pace than I normally would have. Excellent game. Weirdly enough, reminded me of Luigi's Mansion (one of the very first games in my memory) with the cuter aesthetic of things.

[@s0lid_sno0ks]

while not necessary, iirc every single puzzle has a staff memo associated with it, sometimes multiple.

[@midsnacker]

Character models remind me of that Final Fantasy N64 prototype

[@DaveVoyles]

There were recently two Resident Evil style games with a similar art style. I was all for those, and I’m definitely all about this!

[@DarkZide8]

I love this fucking game so much

[@Umbra_Witcher]

can't wait for this

[@DJYas_]

Who up punching they boulder rn

[@i-am-goonie]

The character model style reminds me of Ecstatica a lot. Thanks for the review, I saw this pop up on the PlayStation store and wanted to know if it was worth my money. Needless to say, currently downloading to my console. 😀

[@rometherevenant8749]

Damn this looks cool

[@sickm535]

It gives the petscop vibe

[@spotthespy]

Please take a look at Withering Rooms! Great Horror RPG indie that recently released. I've seen no one talk about it.

[@cloudwaves1648]

Are you one of the developers or something? Because that game looks really not good

[@spotthespy]

@@cloudwaves1648 you're watching this channel and still judge games by their graphics? It's "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam, so evidently I'm not the only one who liked it.

[@TJThomas116]

cool game. great video.

[@derrickhaggard]

This game is awesome.

[@seeingred1409]

What is that game at 30 seconds that looks like resi 1?

[@silvesterharlinton2621]

It's from a game called Alisa, here's a link to the gameplay. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYCYo3quoMehm80feature=shared

[@OldyAlbert]

Visually reminds me of 2Dark a bit, will definitely check it out. Also guys - play Frogmonster.

[@sierrakobold6896]

Did you play this on series x or use a controller for PC?

[@destinypotato1666]

Take a shot every time Boulder Punch says "some of the best [THING] I've come across" challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@michaelschneider1365]

how is replaying it and game length

[@peteyrose9666]

Anyone who can handle a shotgun one handed is just full of black force energy. I'm a sanitation engineer full of muscles but I know me trying a one handed shotgun shot would only reward me with a completely dislocated shoulder lmao

[@greenhowie]

I'd have said it looks a bit more like Ocarina of Time or Quest 64 personally. Still cartoony but with cleaner lines and longer limbs, just dragging it out of "chibi" category but not such realistic proportions as, say, FF7 battle screens or FF8.

[@sierrakobold6896]

Ogre battle 64 to me, obviously more graphical impressive

[@InsanityPrevails]

0:30 What game is that? The outfit looks so cool!!

[@daxmichael6855]

The game is called Alisa

[@InsanityPrevails]

@@daxmichael6855 Thank you! ^-^

[@Marcara081]

This game is like when I play with my dolls.

[@PETEBOKLIN]

Yo i am back boulder punch TEKKEN4EVER

[@anthonykarnes6804]

Why would it not be ps4?

[@SnarkyLesbian]

I recently played it, and while I don't really find it in anywhere close to the same sphere as the unbelievable beauty that is Signalis, it is indeed keeping alive a genre of survival horror that I have sorely missed. Managing Resources is truly my spirit animal.

[@anders6326]

That Karen-ass retort to the weird puzzle shit made me spit up my coffee!

[@Dav-zy1dw]

Ever heard of Alisa? It's like if classic RE2 and RE4 had a baby with an Alice In Wonderland backdrop. It seems like something you'd really like so please do check it out sometime!

[@lucascoval828]

Might need to check that out as well. I know it gets said alot but that game definitely looks and feels like something from the late 90s. I can already imagine the box art in the store.

[@Dav-zy1dw]

@@lucascoval828 I'd definitely recommend it it's great

[@greenhowie]

Isn't there footage of Alisa right at the start?

[@MrKayouh]

I'm getting genuinely concerned about your fixation on limited inventories

[@stitchfan93]

Leave that like sub comment to support 😊

[@lukemorgan6166]

I've been given a review key * Oh, nothing but absolute shilling ensues, Shocking outcome

[@REAPER3fitty]

Boulder got mad that Hades II surprised everyone with their early access launch. I found that fucking childish. They got mad because they didn't tell every other dev what they were doing, so now people are focusing on Hades instead of their games. Come on.

[@fnd2583]

Why do these indies love jagged edges? It's so inconsistent to recreate a psx style game, but these graphics are on the level of Dreamcast or PS2, like, why?

[@wolvertox311]

Cause contemporary retro aesthetics are more so informed by the original technologies limitations than actually in strict compliance of them

[@fnd2583]

@@wolvertox311 At least give me the option to remove it, all they offer is some crappy CRT filter, and not all of them.

[@ubcroel4022]

Better than Signalis

[@HitoriSanzo]

1:44 "there's some pretty funny flavor text when examining objects" > "It's a big crow. Hello, Mr Crow. I'm looking for your boss. Do you know where he is?" Where's the fun on that? it's flavorless

[@Battleaxeboogie]

I hate that the monsters respawn. It's really fucking annoying and inconvenient. I don't know why anybody would want that.

[@ManuDunno]

This game looks sick, I hadn't heard of it. Punching boulders in half really does help you find the hidden gems.

[@therealone1288]

mara is a trans icon. slay!!