Eh... What's up, Doc? ...Oh... [Zoochosis - Part 2]

[@foxtrueba5530]

Okay, I delved pretty deep into this game and have some spoiler free tips ;) - This game has MANY endings. Some are good, and some are bad, as you have already seen in pt 1 :) - You don't necessarily NEED to use lethal injections. If you are able to determine the ailment of the other animals, you can use the experimental medications. On this note if the mutation has been fed a meal this only takes 1 injection of the experimental medication - if it has not been fed a meal (still in mutation) it will take all three injections! - If you donate blood, it completely depletes what is in your inventory. You are still able to draw blood from animals after you first draw. - The infected meal prep is extremely handy. If you use this the mutation will calm down, changing it back for a time. Gives you enough time to draw blood to create antidote. - Without spoilers, some characters in this game you are able to interact more with. - Animals can see when you aim down at them. If you shoot at the 🍑 then they are less likely to run off (doesn't count for mutations) Hope this helps a little bit! Glad to see you posting the game John :)

[@foxtrueba5530]

For the record, this is not because I think John is incapable of figuring out the game. The game just doesn't give you all the details that you need to "save the animals."

[@Wasserliliensee]

@@foxtrueba5530 I watched a stream of this game and it took a lot of chat hints to figure things out, so I think these tips are really useful ^^ I think this game is a little confusing on how exactly parts of it work

[@VorpalSnickerSnack]

Wow this is incredible helpful! Thanks for being so kind!

[@foxtrueba5530]

@@VorpalSnickerSnack Of course ❤️

[@FTZPLTC]

Also, you definitely don't need to tranquilise animals to get their blood. I think it would be cool if you *did* have to do that, at least with some of the most IRL dangerous ones, but hey.

[@AngeliqueStP]

He DOES think you're dumb, Paul. He's relying on you not knowing NDAs have their limits... they are null and void when in the context of a criminal act.

[@ItsHaisho]

Exactly what I was thinking. Contracts, and NDAs don't count when something illegal is happening - and I would definitely consider murdering people to feed to the animals at a zoo illegal.

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@ItsHaisho right!! He also keeps threatening Paul with the NDA when he threatens to call for help. Like sir, NDA's aren't applicable to hostage situations, he's allowed to make his phone call. 😅

[@ItsHaisho]

@samwisegamgee1243 Yeah, it's definitely a plot hole lol. It would have made more sense for him to threaten Paul's family, or something instead of, "BuT tHe NdA-" Like, NDA's don't apply to literal crimes, brother. 😭 Although honestly Paul's biggest mistake was ever telling him he was thinking about it in the first place. You never let the bad guy know your next move like that.

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@ItsHaisho I feel like something Dom says a lot would apply to Paul: "Low IQ gamer move" 🤣

[@AngeliqueStP]

@@ItsHaisho Right? Could you just imagine... If it was THAT powerful ALL criminals would use it: drug rings, bank heists, and ugh, sex traffickers. It's also similar to how organized crime bosses try to hide evidence behind Attorney/Client privilege & Work Product, but sorry bub, if your lawyer is an active part of the criminal conspiracy, you don't get to do that! Neither of these is a 'get out of jail free' card, lol.😏

[@awkwardpawsome]

"Good morning paul how was your night it's time to feed the mother" Goddamn give him a second 😭😂

[@drewthedweeeb]

Dads on vacation at 7am:

[@awkwardpawsome]

@@drewthedweeeb 🤣🤣🤣

[@awkwardpawsome]

@@drewthedweeeb My mom shaking me awake at 7 am: Do you want to get up and go to breakfast with us in 15 minutes? No! Why did you wait until 15 minutes before we had to leave?? 😭

[@clarachambers783]

You can figure out which animal has the mutant infection quite quickly if you look out for symptoms of the ill animals. For instance, the wallabies that were throwing up were Sally, Penny (I think?), and Amy. Both Sally and Penny had symptoms like high temp, but Amy seemed perfectly healthy. She was mimicking the other illness when she kept being sick.

[@clarachambers783]

In addition to this I noticed the sick giraffe was running away when you put the Assa noise checker near them, the healthy giraffe didn't react, and the mutant giraffe was also running away despite not having a problem with their sound symptom

[@lunarliixie7396]

To collect the parasite, you use the same collector for the poop, That’s why it’s outlined in yellow. Also the animals don’t have to be asleep, just wait until they stop moving or aren’t in an animation.

[@samwisegamgee1243]

It seems like it still takes awhile for them to stop moving though. Looking back at the penguin exhibit, it seemed like they were toddling around for several minutes at a time.

[@lunarliixie7396]

@@samwisegamgee1243 yeah the penguins are a little hard especially cause they have the most but there were times where the wallabies would just stop and stare at the player for a while and he could’ve poked them then

[@user-os7ec4dm8x]

Sucking up shit would be a shit job in real life and it's also a shit job in videogame life, it seems the devs have some fetishes let's be honest, some odd gameplay choices make this a bad game. I don't think they should've relegated the infected horror gameplay to the back of a poor Planet Zoo style sim with such repetitive tasks. The animals look decent but their behaviors are the same, gorillas just stroll around like penguins, giraffes, etc. Poor voice acting, terrible pacing, not really explained, well. A good premise on paper and some decent environments but no wonder this was met with such mediocre reviews.

[@thacobell4700]

@@user-os7ec4dm8x Its fine that you don't like the game, but really? You really felt the need to try and spin it into the devs having a fetish? Like that is somehow a needed justification? You can just not like something dude. You don't have to be weird and aggressive about it.

[@scottphilippi2743]

Yea John your Strat is subpar (sarcastic).

[@JWildberry]

I tried watching someone else play this as well, but I couldn't do without John talking to the animals like they were little pups. It makes me happy!

[@dreamysheepstudios]

Same!!! It always makes gameplay 100x better when the player is obviously an animal lover 🥹🩷

[@edstella]

I like that these videos are mostly John having cute aggression and then the rest is horrifying mutation trying to murder him.

[@qaqbqc1005]

Don’t know why but the scene where John was chasing behind the hippos to get the sound measured cracks me up

[@Miaow_Qc]

Me too 😂

[@watcher02571]

No labs but they're "studying" the mother? Surprised John didn't jump on that one sooner.

[@PookieYan]

All the wallabies are mutated... They've all mutated into Kangaroos!

[@dreamysheepstudios]

Wallabies are basically smaller and slower kangaroos 😊 They’re both marsupials!

[@PookieYan]

@@dreamysheepstudios They're super similar for sure! I doubt anyone who isn't an Aussie could tell the difference. Wallabies are smaller, have shorter legs and are rounder floofers. The ones in the game are about triple the size of a wallaby, definitely big kangas 😆

[@dreamysheepstudios]

@@PookieYan Oooh I see! I knew about Kangas having longer legs which makes them faster, but I’ve also never seen a Wally in person so I figured those sizes were accurate 😭 Thank you for sharing that info!

[@Whatlander]

I can't imagine the massive resource waste involved in constantly murdering your own employees. Doc does a comprehensive background check on anyone who even applies for the job, hires and pays highly qualified staff...at this point figuring out how to clone human meat seems more efficient in the long run.

[@littlekitsune1]

The wallabies are always sick, you didn't mess anything up. Also the blood taking works like petting - if they're stationary (green icon) you can do it. Just a little tip to not waste time with tranqs. The parasites are extracted with the shit sucker. You CAN cure the mutated animals with a different tonic. It's harder to make but feeding the mutant so it calms down protects the other animals in the meantime while you prepare it. I haven't finished the vid yet cuz I need to take a break so apologies if you figure any of that out later. Loving the playthrough! Edit: Oh, and... need a hand? I hear the ones they grind are quite... handy.

[@clarachambers783]

I think it's more that the two ill wallabies were suffering from an illness that made them vomit, and the third wallaby that was being sick (Amy) was mimicking their sickness. But it depends on what illness they have, in another playthrough they might not be throwing up as they have a different illness.

[@littlekitsune1]

@@clarachambers783 I've seen 3 playthroughs and the animals after the tutorial are always throwing up. They are all infected with the parasites from the Mother, as Doc said, they just don't all mutate right away. Paul is also infected with a parasite which is why he throws up too. It's also why the mutants don't attack him in the end, they just kinda get mad. (I'm pretty sure John got the conversation saying that in this part, in the lab.)

[@clarachambers783]

@@littlekitsune1 that makes sense, but in this instance I think the vomiting was to show symptoms of the current illness the wallabies had. The fourth wallaby that was completely healthy and not at risk of mutating did not throw up at all.

[@Lorenamaysing]

You can save the animals. You can save the girl. You can use the hand in many places to find the things you need.

[@emmaalouise]

Super helpful tip, you can just press R to reload, and scroll to choose from different syringes :D

[@DeathlyNightshade]

As an Australian, these Wallabies are GIANT!

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@DeathlyNightshade maybe the devs thought "wallaby" and "kangaroo" are interchangeable words 🤣

[@superflaffers]

For anyone who was curious like me, quick google search told me kangaroos can grow to 6.5-8 feet tall (2-2.5 meters), and wallabies in general are like half of that. These guys look like they’re somewhere in between so yeah, pretty giant.

[@saltysimonyt]

Also as an Australian, can confirm lol

[@Nothereorhere]

This game would really benefit from more hints when they make you complete certain tasks, e.g. a more obvious indicator where the biowaste filter is. When you have so many clickable interactions, finding a needle in the haystack will be frustrating. I do like that they X out anything you shouldn't be touching when trying to complete a particular goal.

[@cheepytiger]

We're back in the Johngle! Yes! 🎉

[@oddoops]

Watching you read “stationary” and assuming it was “sleeping” was the most frustrating part of this play through 😂 the wallabies basically don’t move you didn’t have to waste resources!

[@sarahmayer7026]

I think, Paul gets infected right at the beginning, when Doc gives him an injection. - And you can save the woman, apparently.

[@drewgoin8849]

I presumed that he became infected in John's game when he was attacked by the infected gorilla during the previous video.

[@Matt-qi5ff]

​@@drewgoin8849i think paul was puking at the giraffe enclosure, before being attacked by the gorilla

[@user-os7ec4dm8x]

@@drewgoin8849 Nope, The doc infects you when he injects you at the start, you need to save the woman for another few endings, good/bad too.

[@trinity4251]

This game's endings are sort of like The Mortuary Assistant endings, where you get different endings with more completed playthroughs. So far loving the content, thanks for your work!! Oh, and the reason why you keep getting sick despite not getting hit is because in the beginning cutscene Doc infects you with the parasite.

[@kirkwallmage]

I was on a zoo tour once and the keeper told us zebras kill more zookeepers than any other animal. I would have never guessed this.

[@drewgoin8849]

That's crazy!

[@talloncusack]

What? Not hippos then?

[@Nukenai]

When I learned this, I figured it might have something to do with people unconsciously acting like they're domestic horses/ponies. Zebras are notoriously ornery and aggressive, but our brains are so used to animals Shaped Like That being domesticated and calm that we go "pony!" and maybe don't take proper precautions. Humans have tried to domesticate zebras many times, but the zebras said no. We should listen. Lol

[@danielcrow6219]

You don't have to tranquiliser the wallabies to take their blood. If the reticle goes green just jab them

[@JohnTwolfe]

you make it sound so easy lol if they're diseased, they sprint away from you as soon as you get close because they're "scared". maybe there's a strategy for it, but I haven't seen an opportunity to stick them outside of when they're sleeping

[@danielcrow6219]

@@JohnTwolfe in my mind my untested theory works flawlessly.

[@WhyteLightning]

As a fellow representative of the keyboard crusader committee, skill issue

[@Mannequin-Skywalker]

@@danielcrow6219 As long as they are stationary (like sitting down), you can get the blood sample.

[@TheBigjimable]

if you walk they wont run away as often as they do if youre running around the enclosure

[@anyamei4527]

Mr. Wolfe there's a parasite sign next to the feces sign where you dump the fecal matter for analysis that kinda hints the poop sucker can also be used to collect parasites.

[@ellistar1]

Watching you chase hippos was the highlight of my evening 😂

[@elideeart7239]

I wanted to like this game so much more than I did. Then I learned the company mainly makes mascot horror and all the little things started falling into place and made a lot more sense

[@uneasyspider]

If you can pet them, you can draw blood. The trick is in the green square. If it’s red, you can’t do either.

[@pintsizebear]

So far I think this game really suffers from a bad tutorial when it would otherwise be a pretty decent game. Walking players through the first couple steps and then going "ehhh you'll figure it out" feels like putting a baby on a 2 wheel bike. Not having a tutorial at all would be better than a bad tutorial imo, cause at least then your brain is set up to go "okay I gotta problem solve to get anywhere," instead of "what part of what I was taught applies to this???"

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@pintsizebear reminds me of college STEM professors who taught bare minimum concepts, but on exam day you're expected to calculate the secrets of the universe

[@MorningGloryDancer]

The game assumes that players actually WANT to know how to play. They’ve put all of the info you need in the posters on the walls around the facility. John just chooses to never read them, either by clicking them and disregarding them or by not interacting with them at all (in the same way as the multiple vials he missed around the area).

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@MorningGloryDancer that's still bad game design. If your tutorial material blends into the environment ambience, you can't blame players for missing it. Compare this game's design to Crow Country, which also had tutorial type hints in the form of wall posters in the game. Players were more likely to check them out because the walls were otherwise sparse and the lighting was normal, making the posters stand out.

[@MorningGloryDancer]

@@samwisegamgee1243 I don’t know that I’d call it “bad” game design when you tell the player straight up that you’re not going to hold their hand and you expect them to figure stuff out for themselves. The posters may not be as colorful and eye-catching s you’d like them to be, but that’s probably because they look pretty out of place in this dark world if they were. However, the devs did give the players a nice big bright neon green square that pops up whenever you glance over something that you can interact with. Were there more engaging ways to impart this knowledge to the player? Yeah, perhaps with clarifying language and employee orientation resources. But, it’s not “bad” game design to expect more independence from your player and then trust them to make an effort.

[@katyawc]

the (i am assuming) bad end at 26:20 was so jarring that i said out loud to my computer "what the fuck is happening"

[@Tribalquake]

me watching: "Oh, nice! This time John didn't kill the woman!" John comes back and kills her again. 😅

[@liio415]

John, you can cure the mutated animals! You don’t have to kill them. And Doc was definitely based off of Alexander Dagan, the guy they showed at the end. He was also the screenwriter, like it said

[@sleepylichdisease]

i also feel the same way about doc's voice, it's giving john goodman ai voice bank energy. it's weird because paul's voice sounds real enough, i feel like that's genuine voice acting? but the flat affect of doc's voice is offputting in a way that doesn't seem intentional usually.

[@HaloWheatley]

Doc does have a voice actor! It's Tim Stephenson, he's just unfortunately edited in a way that makes him sound a lil AI, but I was personally relieved to find it was a real person lol

[@sleepylichdisease]

@@HaloWheatley that's a relief! it does feel like the editing makes him weirdly smooth, glad to know i was wrong!

[@sarahmayer7026]

So, the "Doc" is called Metzger (Butcher)... charming.

[@JBarG22]

I can see why people complained about this being too repetitive

[@theunspoken743]

Really enjoying Spoctober videos this month!

[@user-os7ec4dm8x]

Big Trekkie, then?!

[@linalool3182]

You don’t have to kill the woman, you know.

[@kerigansterlace5017]

Thank you for such regular content of back to back awesome games John !! You rock ❤

[@bykremi]

This video definitely had many twists and turns. The ending got me very surprised. Then the added portion at the end was a nice touch. I feel like the game has potential but I personally don't like games that don't save any progress from before. Maybe it will start making sense in the next video.

[@nealea100]

The severed hand can be use for the scanner and its optional to kill the girl. This will really give you different endings and it slightly change the gameplay but you still have to take care of the animals. Its also optional to feed the infected animals meat.

[@shadee.3552]

keep bringing up the NDA like an NDA matters for literal murder

[@TheTrueEmrys]

Why ddo you assume its illegal? lots of murder is legal.

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@TheTrueEmrys because nothing in this fake video game world would be legal irl

[@bugdomrulez]

the hand segment at the end is hilarious, an exciting whirlwind of failure, triumph, failure, triumph...

[@catshivering]

3:08 I understood your joke, John, it was very funny 👍👍👍

[@dreamysheepstudios]

I was telling my aunt about this game earlier in the car and she made the same joke, now I’m watching this after a long day and get to hear this flawless joke once again 😂

[@evanboyd3847]

The snake tattoo is "charming"? GET IT?!

[@JBarG22]

Dear JOURNAL Damn, what the hell! - João Lobo

[@JotunKing]

John staring right at the parasite symbol and not getting u use the sucker for them also 😂🤦‍♂️

[@callmecourtney244]

You don't have to wait til they nap to get blood, just when they're not moving around

[@HaraQuinn]

2:30 excuse me, Mr. Wolfe.. iI do believe a very famed Wallaby being the headline of the beloved show Rocko's Modern Life.. and his pet pup Spunky.

[@tnuplay]

sketchy's contract elevator music thing keeps playing in my head when you move between station lmao

[@grassstomp]

the chasing of the hippos around the enclosure straight up had me cackling 😂

[@sersil9877]

god damn at the backseating lol

[@awkwardpawsome]

Does this game have...a plot? They gonna tell us what is actually happening or is it just gonna be "Hee Hoo here's some weird and creepy shit, git gud"?

[@myriellachance]

My thoughts exactly. It feels so ... stitched together and messy and uncoordinated. They got something good here, but they should've let it bake a bit more in the oven, holy hell. (I know a lot of people give the developers some slack because their screenwriter sadly passed away, but ... I don't know, honor the man by actually putting out a good game instead of blaming this mess on his passing?)

[@awkwardpawsome]

@@myriellachance Yeah. And I would assume it was already written before his passing? Even if it wasn't, in the credits it lists another scriptwriter. I can't imagine a creator would want someone to release art with their name attached to it that is this bad, just to preserve all their work 😅 I do feel bad for them, but I think they should have taken some extra time, even if it meant delaying the release date.

[@domiparavasilinus603]

Fun fact: You can CURE the mutated animals, you don't have to kill them.

[@johntucker6252]

Shouldn't he suck up the parasites like he did the poop? Looks like there is a parasite icon next to the poop disposal spot.

[@user-os7ec4dm8x]

sssshhh, too obvious.....!

[@liio415]

Was screaming this 😂

[@houseofspades8114]

Been screaming at hime since the first vid

[@Emily-xk2du]

I'm not a fan of (seemingly) not being able to unlock all the animals in one run (at least that's what the post-credits message and the wallabies becoming locked and the hippos unlocked makes me think), but still, enjoying the playthrough! Mostly because it's very wholesome to see John looking after the animals and trying to help and protect them :D I also like the very cool creature designs, the giraffe one in this one was my favorite so far (it looked kinda Parasite Eve-y, which also had a zoo section iirc?), but I look forward to seeing the others! There was something very precious about John trying to keep a safe, respectful distance from the hippos, and meanwhile they're trotting away from HIM in terror like chonky chubby cats lol (both sides RESPECT the other!). I love the ending where John had a Really Big Idea and threw that in, and then back to back it looked as though it had been thwarted xD I'm very glad we made progress, but for a minute there it looked like John went through all the trouble of recording and adding that segment in for something that turned out to be absolutely nothing lol.

[@samwisegamgee1243]

Wow, the transitions in this game are crazy. 😅I can't believe it ends so abruptly, regardless of whatever triggered the ending (and then being hit with an r.i.p. message on top of that)! I understand the game might be in beta mode, but someone really should have reviewed the flow of the game a little more before they published this. The premise is neat, but the narrative is coming off as so choppy and messes with the immersion.

[@softestshade7813]

This is pretty much how it is in full release. I keep seeing people here giving it a lot of slack but idk how many patches it would take to fix the worst issues in this game tbh

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@softestshade7813 Agree. I was on the game's Steam page because I wishlisted it awhile back, and I kept seeing reviews forgiving it for all the bugs and production issues they encountered and insisting that it's normal. I think people are so used to seeing unfinished and/or buggy games get released that they expect this quality now, not realizing that this kind of quality on release is in fact abnormal.

[@softestshade7813]

@@samwisegamgee1243 Right??? Also seeing a lot of “It’s only 25 dollars so it’s okay if it’s a little buggy, they’ll probably fix it!” Then this version should be free?? Or a demo??? I don’t get it honestly, it would have been more respectful to the guy who passed if they had put in a full effort to make it worth MORE than the 25 dollars.

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@softestshade7813 yo, yes!!! People got way too much money if they're comfortable throwing away a whole $25 (in this economy?!?!) on something that shouldn't have been released yet!

[@dolphincorpse8668]

So I'll be honest, I was fully hyped once I saw the ad with the giraffe and Rhino models and how it seemed like it was gonna be more similar to The Thing. But I'm sorely disappointed in the end product. Most of the models are kind of lame for me, I love the Giraffe and I get the gorilla, but all the others just seem like all different parasites if that makes sense? I was also really let down by the fact that you HAVE to replay it over and over again to progress. I feel like it would've benefited to have you actually go to all of the enclosures and get to know all the animals and care for them. THEN, the parasites start spreading. You have to hurry and figure out how to stop it, and how to figure out which animal is the parasite or maybe you could be too late and have an entire enclosure of parasites to deal with. And let it be an end game reveal that this zoo has been experimenting, and the doc finally went crazy and let the mother out. It would've been a really cool subversion, you would've went from a zoo keeping sim to a sudden survival horror and you have to have urgency to SAVE THE ANIMALS. Idk I think they really dropped the ball here, and I see people quitting out before actually getting access to the entire game

[@Lionhart22]

I think you need to collect blood samples from ALL the animals not just the ones who seem sick cause it seems like all the ones who end up infected are ones you dont end up taking from

[@AngeliqueStP]

John's famous last words: "I'mma pet it." (and mine too... I'm the ninny in horror movies stretching out my hand to the cute fuzzies.)

[@LaughingHy3na]

Just commenting to say getting a notification for your channels is always a treat! Much love to you and your fam.

[@Quinlana83]

That was really fun! Thank you for playing, John!

[@MausiPokemoncek]

Hell yeah, I was waiting for this 🎉

[@mariohoehlein8011]

20:10 you also could have put out the human meat. And calmed the mutation down. 24:44 you got one of the bad endings. There are multiple bad endings but one good ending. You unlock more animals the more endings you get.

[@poingupoingu]

I enjoy watching you puzzle out the game. In a way I think it’s good the game is a little inscrutable on the surface. Encourages people to play themselves!

[@AlexanderLeon87]

In a very John like fashion... John spends 10 minutes trying to figure out how to not give the brick of meat to Lily. But spends ZERO seconds thinking of how to save the girl who is SCREAMING over a meat grinder. Checks out.

[@patricehonez]

I really think you can suck up the parasites like you do the poop.

[@An_even_fuller_sun]

My toxic trait is remembering all the rules and information of a game right as its given and then getting mad at KZbinrs who forget them immediately as if my skittish ass could actually play the game well knowing full well I'd panic when it gets scary. My info memory skills 10/10, my gaming skills 4/10. Born to be a backseat driver I guess. I will say tho, out off all of the horror gamers I watch, John is the most observant and logical. I watch him more than anyone.

[@tappajatonttu161]

Intresting game and loving the animals that ending feld like little bit mortyary assistant

[@geminipinay]

I believe there is a reload feature for the darts. I saw it on another channel and that person discovered it on accident.

[@shelbyclaire9519]

I just listened to the shareholder meeting and I agree. I genuinely think they could have done something that really drives home how animals experience zoochosis (crappier enclosures, walking in circles, banging their heads) and how desperation for money in America can drive you to unsafe working conditions. instead it’s just the same quest repeating itself until you inevitably die. Overall it just feels very incomplete which is sad because the concept could really BE there (just my take)

[@arshellnut2730]

Considering reviews I have seen on the released game, the pacing is super weird. They have all the beats of slowly realizing that something isn't right; through the notes, cutting up the meat brick, the hand and intestines jumpscare in the biowaste filter, it should all be leading up to "solent green is people!" moment, but instead they spoil it within the first hour of gameplay through a humdrum phonecall with a deadpan ai voice. The same goes for the mutations and parasite. It's like the writers said "everyone already knows it's monster horror, so let's cut to the chase."

[@manawa3832]

i liked the reveal and thankfully steers away from the safe pg-13 nonsense that's trending nowadays. would never have made it past the first hour without it. but they should have layered deeper lore that trumps the previous reveal.

[@Murr248]

So, this game was heavily bashed at launch. Namely the trailers features pre rendered cutscenes and moments not found in the game, which people deemed misleading since they looked much better than what the actual game has to offer Combined with people finding the length much too short, mediocre animations, and the gameplay being repetitive, it got a lot of negative reviews.

[@taco2p]

for $25 I think people are being too hard on it, if it was sold and advertised as some AAA $80 game then I think it would deserve the hate but its an indie game at a fair price, it has some rough edges but I've played much much worse games

[@ItsHaisho]

​@taco2p Personally, I don't think the price really matters. At the end of the day, people paid for this game, and even if it were only a couple bucks (it's not - especially nowadays $25 is a decent chunk of change for many people), people are allowed to be unsatisfied with a product they paid for, especially if it doesn't look the same as it was advertised. It's upsetting to pay for something, thinking you're going to get something completely different from what you actually got. Although I haven't bought the game myself, I am definitely disappointed with what I've seen of it. It has a very strong start that quickly falls apart once the infected animals are introduced imo.

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@taco2p I think for $25 people are being realistic with their criticism, especially considering how much the devs themselves hyped up the game. It had an interesting premise and the graphics and mutation designs look cool. But the choppy production quality, bugs, and unclear gameplay hold back the game from being great, and these are all valid criticisms for a game regardless of whether they're AAA or indie releases. _"I've played much much worse games"_ shouldn't be a pass for a mediocre release. The devs should've focused on the development longer before they did the marketing.

[@dreamysheepstudios]

I’d get this game just to pet the animals; they are TOO CUTE! 🩷 Little Penny’s face as you pet her after taking her blood made me melt!

[@JR-kx3jr]

There was a cool concept here, but the gameplay loop looks like it gets pretty tedious. Paul also doesn’t act how pretty much anyone thrown into this sort of situation would.

[@coffeemode2159]

I like it a bit less this time too. The concept is still really cool and I like the monster designs, but it feels like it could get repetitive. Doc's voice acting is off-putting and the pacing is pretty weird. I can see why people keep thinking it's AI voiced (Pretty sure it isn't. At least that's what the dev has said and apparently Doc's voice actor has like a web page or something) If it's expecting you to play through multiple times to progress I guess that kind of makes it like Mortuary Assistant. I think it worked better in that game though.

[@samwisegamgee1243]

@@coffeemode2159 I think Mortuary Assistant had enough variation and random small events to keep things interesting and unique during each autopsy. For this game, your interaction at each animal enclosure is largely the same, and the small tasks are more tedious than they are interesting.

[@HaloWheatley]

Doc's voice actor is Tim Stephenson!

[@DieStimmeAusDemRadio]

So, Docs actual name is 'Metzger', like the german word for butcher. Veeeery sutle, Doc

[@kevinparadis6968]

I think you can use the severed hand you find in the poop for the hand scanner thing

[@Reklov.66]

I know for a fact that John rolled his eyes when he saw this comment lmao

[@kevinparadis6968]

@@Reklov.66 Lol i wrote this comment before i fully watched the video hahaha

[@LilithXXX01]

Once they mutated, feed them recipe for the infected animal. Then once they’re back to normal temporarily, you create the drug for the infected animal based on the illness they supposedly have. You can see in the description of the drug which ones

[@JulesMarsTM]

"Just kidding, I'm back" helllll yea

[@celloafterdark4173]

I think i know how to treat the infected animals. I should buy the game and try my theory! I'm loving this playthrough!!

[@DeadZer0-y8l]

Yea. I thought the game revealed how to do it in his first video, but maybe I am wrong. It's not spelled out, but it's there.

[@awwwheckno]

@@DeadZer0-y8l i think it loosely hints to what your supposed to do by diagnosing what vaccine the mutant animal needs and making the vaccine but very looooooosely

[@joseblua6566]

Hayden green figured it out in his playthrough, but to me this game is really bad at explaining some things to the player

[@foxtrueba5530]

​@@joseblua6566Very tutorial gives you the bare minimum to work with and NG+ doesn't offer you the tools to do a clean run.

[@arshellnut2730]

@@joseblua6566 and overexplaining other things

[@mitsukichan19]

i think carrying a blood sample injection needs to be carried with a food box., they tend to get sleepy or get some rest after meal, so you dont have to tranq them all the time just to have a blood sample.

[@BritterCappy]

something tells me you dont have to just kill the mutant animals and doing so may lead to a bad ending

[@Skip-Towne]

Uh is it just me or are those wallabies huge? I live in australia, I've never seen wallabies that big Anyway, really enjoying this series - even if it isn't always very clear what the player is supposed to do Edit: huh?? That ending at 25:00 was very jarring. I understand it's part of the gameplay loop, but still. Feel like that could be better communicated.

[@awkwardpawsome]

They also have you feed the giraffes way down low, which isn't normal either. I had initially thought it was supposed to show, subtly, that the animals are being abused, but given the sloppiness of the rest of the game, I think I was giving them way too much credit 😬 They really should have let this one cook for a while longer

[@uneasyspider]

I started playing this 30 minutes into the first video and got to the end of my game. Now i’m watching John and hoping for a 10-parter.

[@Whatlander]

Dang, I figured we'd get to interact with CJ more in this one. I feel like most looping games wouldn't hard reset you - maybe you just got another bad ending?

[@justtatyana9523]

Omg yes part 2!!! I’ve been hooked to this since your part one! 😭😭😭🔥🙌🏽

[@vmenshow3042]

When you feed the Infected Animal With the animal food with the meat in transform back to the regular form And after that , you need to Craft special Syringe Two b able to extract the Parasite without Arming the anima

[@ralarasha]

Font John sighted 1:28:10 !!!

[@devonleclair1585]

John casually missing the BIG parasite picture for the poop collector

[@CelestiaQuinn]

The only reason I know what ivermectin is, is because of the 2020 fiasco😭

[@Alexalicious]

Too bad you weren't abl to take in people's tips before the end. Loved watching you chase the hippos though XD Who would've thought something so dangerous would be such big scaredy cats lol

[@mikeosredkar8804]

I love how the filthy bathroom with literal shit and grossness all over it gets no comment, but leaving the spaghetti-os out is an instant "eww"

[@lilytomato9757]

i too never watch John's video when im pooping, John scares me

[@JBarG22]

Time to make popcorn

[@mar_kos8319]

It's funny that the UK pronunciation of zebra is the correct way to say it in Polish. I never heard it said this way.

[@TheTrueEmrys]

"UK pronunciation" lmao its calleddd English buddy and they invented it 😂

[@rezamatic]

The guy who voices Doc really reminds me of the dude who narrates Nutty History on KZbin... voice and inflection (minus the hearty laughter)

[@its61yaboy]

Rdr2 sure looks different

[@sierrajohn7967]

wallabydarned - Wolfe, John 2024, Oct 4

[@Star_Beacon]

As a indie dev, I was hyped for this one but it’s pretty disappointing agh this keeps happening lately with indie horror

[@bobbitworm8184]

I mean this was the same studio behind "Sparky Marky" (failed & incredibly mid mascot horror game), so I'm kinda not surprised. I think they have a problem with taking kind of interesting premises and executing them super poorly. This is just speculation, but I think they run their studio by making a cool trailer, gathering hype, rushing the game, and then releasing a disappointing result. Rinse & repeat.

[@KitsunePerson1000]

LOVE U JOHN UR THE BEST

[@kylekent4464]

34:15 I grew up where they make zebras (South Africa) and it is indeed pronounced "zeb-ra" as opposed to "zee-bra"

[@kidpuri8589]

Well hello there fellow south african.

[@elvensith001]

1:21:18 John turns into The Clown for a couple seconds here...