Skydance's Behemoth | Developer Interview with Creative Director Shawn Kittelsen

[@0tedaCecapS]

Cheers Bryan and Shawn, this was a great interview, especially because Shawn was a real person and not just speaking as Skydance spokesperson, thank you both for being genuine folk.

[@twitcherthesingleplayergamecat]

Oooh. What a great Christmas present to wake up to!

[@karlwest49]

Behemoth was probably the most fun I've had in a game in a long time! Not a perfect game, but felt so great to play and the mechanics are so fun to mess around with! Time just flew by for me as I played it! Great interview!

[@heavybrett-al4082]

I think sometimes we all forget that these games are made by awesome normal people just like us! So interviews like this are a real treat, and developer's are just VR fans like us .👍

[@nibblethegamecat]

Bryan, I know interviews aren’t your favorite, but I just have to say, you’re an amazing interviewer. I really wish there was more content like this. I already bought Behemoth but haven’t played it yet, and listening to this first is most likely going to make my gameplay feel so much richer. Thank you both for this and have a great rest of the year!

[@VinceVantamizer]

Thank you Shawn and Bryan. I love these interviews to remind people of the challenges facing VR devs especially when every step these guys take is innovation in the AAA space.

[@Myles]

Happy holidays everyone! Sending huge love, wishing you all an amazing day with your family and friends… and PS VR2 headset ^_^ 🙌💙

[@chrishackwood]

Amazing interview Bryan - congrats to Shawn and the whole Skydance team. They should feel proud that they're really at the front of pushing interactive gaming experiences. Post patch Behemoth is a real pleasure to play and I hope it does really well for the team.

[@deadringer28]

Merry Christmas Bryan....Merry Christmas Gamecats.

[@DissTrackTed]

Merry Christmas, Deadringer.

[@deadringer28]

@DissTrackTed thanks. Same to you.

[@Stricken555]

WithoutParole's gift to us! Thank you!

[@b.s.7693]

Hey Mr. Kittelsen, thanks for bringing Behemoth to us! The mechanics, environmental design and pace are just great and innovative. I played all major games this year and this is the best for me! Please consider DLC or sequel!

[@avaron_VR_Gamecat]

yes! DLC Behemoth boss pack or packs would be great! Even a pay for boss mega pack with 3 new Behemoths. :) ..The game and engine have already been made awesome! So it should be easy to make a few more bosses to add to an already great game. Lets go!

[@staffanstuff]

Great interview! We know you're out there, Shawn, and we love you just as much.

[@MrEldorado15]

Super interview Bryan !!! You let your Guest SPEAK ! It is not so common !

[@carpetfluff35]

That's the thing, the internet is a bubble within a larger sphere of gamers, it's easy to assume that the voices that seem loudest online represent the whole, but it's rarely the case. So many people buy and play games with no knowledge of whatever online furor about it there might be, but we don't hear from them because they're not coming online to praise or vent, they're just playing.

[@Mrtwistedblack]

@@carpetfluff35 trouble is we’re in this weird place where the online perception of games can ruin a game and turn many people away. Channels like Bryan’s are like gold dust, many just follow the narrative of hate or hype for clicks. As someone who values the opinions and morals of Bryan. I do what I can by only following channels that I believe follow the same principals. When I see blatant instances to the contrary then I unsubscribe.

[@MrKrowvinland]

Fantastic interview! Really enjoyed hearing his insights. Both of you did a great job. Hoping he guest hosts at some point!

[@TheCarromkid]

Merry Christmas to the Parole Board and all the Christmas Cats.

[@bazingo99]

Great conversation! I am absolutely loving Behemoth - on my way to the 3rd behemoth now. Would love to see a boss rush feature added! Also big thank you to Skydance for having character options for Wren! I really appreciate being able to play Wren as a female character and was not expecting to get to choose. As a woman in the gaming space, I was very excited to see this when I started up the game. Thank you!

[@Phe0nix1986]

Wow what a guest!

[@arnauabello]

Merry Christmas to all crew and cats on the room,

[@maegikthegamecat]

The game is great, and what i love most is the parts of maps with several routes and the optional climbing stuff. The "external" stuff enriches the experience immensely. Crafting - the context of Saints and Sinners is way more shift towards salvaging, so slashing it from Behemoth is totally understandable. I'm just at the third behemoth, and the feeling of fighting the bat behemoth was just breathtaking - fighting above the clouds, oh man!

[@skibsteds]

Very good interview, thank you!

[@natet77787]

That was a very well done and interesting interview. Excellent job.

[@supernintendochalmers6628]

I just noticed ive got 10 hours in Behemoth and I'm still getting to the 3rd Behemoth. 😂 I honestly thought I only had 5 hours of gameplay. I ENJOY the journey to each Behemoth because it feels earned. The grappling hook is WAY more fun than I would have expected and leaping while climbing 👌 (eat your heart out horizon) I've bought about 20 games this winter and Behemoth is the one that keeps me coming back the most. So many moments when I'm just looking around saying "that's f**king amazing..." out loud. Lol

[@Evolve2112]

Great interview! Thank you both for your work and time.

[@agentshillbot]

Great guest, Shawn's passion for VR is infectious. Merry Christmas, game cats! 🎄🎁🎅

[@MakeMonroe]

It was such a great and easy-going interview. Had a nice time of listening it and it felt like it wasn't just an advertisement where the developer and interviewer harmoniously praised the game but truly honest talk about the development of the game and what it became. Like two guys having a friendly and honest chat. Loved it!

[@WilliamPPenha]

Amazing Interview! Thanks

[@Piercemannen]

Happy holidays Gamecats! Shawn is awesome, would be perfect for Gamescast 🔥🔥🔥

[@SKBKER]

I'm glad they removed the button press for parrying .

[@mashsoftware]

??? what ???

[@agentshillbot]

15:45

[@CHROME-COLOSSUS]

Sounds like if it had launched in 2023 it would have been garbage. Despite the rough launch, I think this is a real success story, and I’m heartened to hear they’re working on adding a lot more.

[@dominicmcguire4388]

What a Christmas Gift

[@AVClll]

Ooh an exclusive with the behemoth devs! Im loving it! Love you skydance!

[@juu226]

Actually, I don't own PS5 (I use VR on PC) but that kind of interviews and not biased reviews keep me coming back to this channel. Keep it up, please!

[@ottot3221]

Great interview, thank you!~ Behemoth is on a long list of games I want to play on PSVR2.

[@foolishoptimist9903]

Thanks Shawn for a great interview. This was a really interesting listen. And thanks to your team for a great game.

[@wild-hourthegamecat1266]

I loved this game, so well done. I don't usually go for the platinum but this has got me hooked. I've been distracted by Alien atm, I'll definitely be going back to Behemoth though, i want that platinum. Thanks heaps for an awesome game. Thanks for taking your time to make sure it was the game we all so wanted.😊

[@RizzMajor]

New Game Plus is Number One. I'm enjoying my playthrough so much it's knocked off Bonelab and Batman from my Winter playorities! Thank you for this, WP.

[@PSVRUNDERGROUND]

You’ve got a green screen behind you ❤😂🎉🎉

[@waynelynch1]

Just thinking as you said following behemoths at around 33 minutes, I think a few footprints would have been good --- would have acted as a teaser too

[@SAVAGE-GAMER-]

I just want Archangel 2 on PSVR2..Skydance made the absolute BEST Mech game in VR of all time, that I still play to this day on PSVR1 (on my 5th playthrough now) you CAN NOT let this series just die..it needs to be more open world (ish) w more combat amd NG+ mode..but if worse came to worse I would absolutely buy Archangel 1 again as a PSVR2 port if I have to. i would cash in ALL my VR wishes to see Archangel rise again on PSVR2 in ANY form possible 💯

[@stikegamerthevrafgamecat7783]

Awesome interview, thanks to both of you 🥰 currently playing Behemoth and will jump back in right meow!

[@agtjackbauer]

I want to see more sean. just on all vr. He was awesome!

[@Mrtwistedblack]

Wonderful discussion guys. Well done Bryan, bringing back responsible enjoyment from the thing we all love… GAMES BABY! After tossing several vertical coins in my head between Behemoth and Alien Rogue Incursion, I finally plumped on Behemoth, so I’m about an hour in and still feeling my way in to it. But the scale of the world reminds me of Call of the mountain.

[@iwantalot]

Great interview, finished the game really enjoyed it. Metacritic can kiss my Xmas brown star.

[@simonvs8278]

great interview! Love Behemoth, you can be proud, really hope there will be dlc and maybe a sequel. Love VR and so happy we have quality games, keep it up!

[@hookedworm17thehoosiergamecat]

Great interview, fantastic game! 🎉

[@LyonHeart888]

After Bryan and AJ’s input, I bought the game, then I saw the metacritic scores, and as someone who does rely on reviews to help decide which games to purchase, as they aren’t cheap to most people brand new, I was disappointed/surprised. I understand that many of the reviewers had the pre patch version… but let me tell you… after the fight with the 2nd behemoth… I can confidently say that the critic metacritic score is not an accurate representation of this game imo. I played most if not all of the AAA psvr2 titles, and I feel like this is a top tier VR experience.

[@oursique]

Wow! I came for a Skydance interview, and I meet the creative force behind Arkham and Before Your Eyes, and I loved Scribblenauts on PC.

[@21AceJack]

I haven't picked up behemoth yet but it looks great and will definatelt be buying it. Sounds like you received some negative feedback which hurts but it looks like you guys did a fantastic job and I'm looking forward to playing it

[@THEcjustins]

Awesome interview! Can't wait for more Behemoth. Been playing other games the last couple of weeks since beating it but it is still firmly stuck in my mind. My new favorite franchise!!

[@PrenticeSummerscales]

You'll certainly be fighting for your life in Subside in those caves. Oxygen supplies are at a premium.

[@DJDIRTYYELLA]

I think the mole behemoth sounded like a nice way give the game some diversity.. also, I really trust this guy because he listens to Run The Jewels 🤘

[@iancampbell1941]

I did not play Batman Arkham Shadow (PSVR 2 is my only headset, but I have a feeling I may have liked it better), but Skydance's Behemoth was my favorite game since Saints and Sinners 1.

[@supernintendochalmers6628]

I think S&S1 was very unbalanced and too rubbery when it came out. With such little back pack space to forage with, I felt like I was burning through days way too quick in the beginning (80% was survival essentials for the next day, 20% for progress) And quickly lost interest because I felt constantly behind when it said. 'The dead grow in number' every time I started a new day and got such little accomplished. I feel like VRAF mechanics were so good at that early time, it kind of carried the game. Retribution felt more fair, still rubbery but not as frustratingly (ax bouncing off zombies heads constantly in S&S1)

[@kramor3k]

Great Interview....despite the 4 Behemoths Spoiler(where was the warning?😉 ).........I'm only on Number 2 of Supposidly 3........Makes me want to buy the game......again.

[@g-rock9263]

Yo, the game is awsome espacially on BARBARIAN DIFFICULTY, devs should make more content on ARENA MODE....bring that fast, I survived 15 waves for now...all is done few times, lets gooooo 🔨🗡️💪

[@g-rock9263]

...and fix up HUD OFF option and real life crouching cos this aint work good

[@frostthebehemothcat667]

44:54 ❤

[@TieDyeShyGuy]

This was a great interview.

[@SHIVAPLAYINGVIDEOGAMES]

Love it 😻 Excellent Interview 👌🏻 Merry Christmas Bryan 🎄 Meow 🐈 swipes 🎅 Merry Christmas Cats 🎁

[@Kimvanloocke]

Disc physical release for PSVR2 for EU?

[@arnauabello]

On 14 of February, at least on Spain

[@nomanisanisland]

That was awesome. Thx Santa!

[@Mrtwistedblack]

@@nomanisanisland Santa paws, swipes… meows.. 😊

[@THEcjustins]

I remember my mom would get motion sick if she just watched us playing the original Mario Kart. I don't have a problem with it but I do have friends that have tried VR and just say they can't handle it. Don't think it will be a problem for the new generation of gamers who grew up staring at screens while riding around in cars with their parents since they were toddlers!

[@Kimvanloocke]

Dlc skins expanions added content? sword of omens come to my hand

[@NotSureBrawndo]

Very good exclusive interview. I really enjoyed it up until it all went to shit with K-pop and Guns n Roses. 🤣

[@willem_dafoul8525]

I’ve been on a deep dive in your reviews the last few days. I finally snagged my psvr2 and I’m browsing for games, buying, and wish listing them for later. I’m hyped for Sub Side. Thanks for all of the reviews. Do you have any recommendations that stand out from the rest?

[@foolishoptimist9903]

45:44 RE7 was a game that always made me sick too. Whereas I could play other notorious games like DRIVECLUB VR no problem.

[@BertthecatDevourerofDeities]

I'm here

[@Koa6294]

bruh i was about to comment "finally first" but then i realized youtube banned me for commenting for 24 hrs for some reason so i had to switch my account and you beat me to it lol

[@steel1973ss]

I bought Behemoth on PC a week or two ago. I did enjoy most things about it but some of the combat controls amd movement felt a little clunky to me so resulting in me getting a refund. I'm really hoping that has been patched by now or will be because I would really like to purchase the game again and enjoy it because I know overall it is an amazing game.

[@mBUSHattack]

It really sucks they have to cater to the gamers who have no attention span =\ I would've loved if Behemoth was a 30 hour game. If a bunch of players never got to see the coolest stuff because of it, fuck em, they still bought your game 🤷‍♂️

[@CHROME-COLOSSUS]

Great interview - huge disagree about how to approach motion-sickness… Telling people to power through is the absolute worst possible advice. Even though there are rare occasions where it can work, it’s far more likely to make acclimation that much more difficult.

[@PaulieWalnuts13]

This game is great and I felt like you were a little too rude or blunt to him at times