Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion is Getting an Update...

[@DamageMaximo]

I will never call it Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion, it will always be Spooky's House of Jumpscares in my heart.

[@bluegamer1956]

Same!

[@lillythefennec]

Me too

[@Glitchedpixel5]

I found it when it was called spooky's jumpscare mansion so that is how I'll always see it

[@kaitlynburke9511]

same here

[@93ImagineBreaker]

@@Glitchedpixel5 i'm the Spooky's House of Jumpscares gen

[@AlexPlaysStuff-games]

I feel like they should make a setting where you can choose a specific entity and choose a model for each specific one from previous versions

[@jamesshields9832]

That would be so cool! I love that idea!

[@damainortiz]

So do i. ​@@jamesshields9832

[@abodalenezi2469]

THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@toxic_shr00m]

This is fire

[@Markm8]

Yea like pick your favorite “skin”

[@Hollowed_Trinity]

I hope the devs see this and actually take these criticisms to heart and fix them before it releases (ESPECIALLY BAB SPECIMEN 9 MY GOD SO MUCH CHARM WAS LOST)

[@milkenjoyer1351]

Old BaB was cooler. 😢

[@GameGuy667]

They wont. I've viewed their twitter and they are legit assholes. LIke, "No, these are better, you're just flat out wrong" type of assholes

[@kkotheracountnstuff]

karamari sprite + new animation Id love

[@jacemaes503]

Kira seems to respond quite well to criticism, so I think it’s pretty likely they might acknowledge this vid and make changes accordingly

[@xeldrine66]

​@jacemaes503 They just need the approval of Albino Moose, but yeah, Kira is very open and tends to listen to the players. See specimen 8 chase rework.

[@omnibeta1876]

To be fair with The Cat, the room it is shown off is THE final appearance it has before you deal with Specimen 7, so there's a chance that it is still fully solid at the start, but the deeper you go the more it starts to fade away as you go deal with your insanity

[@lapine.mp4lapine.mp350]

X the room its shown in is the second to last appearance it makes before you encounter the Wall of Flesh

[@MidnightCapricorn2696]

@@lapine.mp4lapine.mp350 Yeah the last one is the completely black room not the space one

[@RogerVers1]

if white face makes it to the physical edition, then I hope they are the only one that is an image

[@PallaEsplosiva]

They said that they're not going to change it

[@RogerVers1]

@@PallaEsplosiva oh, thats cool

[@damainortiz]

@@PallaEsplosiva What about Tirsiak and Lisa?

[@samherken]

@@PallaEsplosiva I hope they make the realistic version that pops up when it gives you the second chance is 3d though.

[@pneumoniasoupisnotagoodorange]

@@samherkenhello samherken

[@chenxisolos]

as a huge specimen 4 fan i wholeheartedly agree with your take. pink is not her color, at all, but i really love what they did with her legs!! honestly her old 3d model sucked really bad, but i wish they just improved upon her 2d sprite insead of overhauling her design. great video!!

[@janelle9998]

I really like that one too and I hope they keep her music because it's the best part

[@toasturhztoastbunz896]

Agree. Sure the old model looked hilariously ugly, but at least it looked a little scary and uncanny. The new one, while objectively better looking, looks more like a huggable plushie than anything scary.

[@NovaUmbreon]

Chances are slim though sadly

[@Allister_TheGhost]

16:59 i have a problem with the rather fast animation and its the fact that this literally supposed to be slow. its whole gimmick is that you’re not supposed to just run away from it. but it looks so fast and… out of character?? if that makes sense??

[@green7886]

In my opinion it looks like it’s jiggling but not in the creepy way that some horror monster jiggle so it ends up looking…. Goofy…

[@calsalitra4689]

@@green7886 It looks like it has massive floppy ears.

[@alicedotjpog]

my problem with the new models is how they almost completely erase all the stylistic dissonance from the original game, i much prefer how in the original all the specimens look like they were from completely different games

[@deejaycxre]

I do like how its done with some characters, but i do appreciate the consistency they're going for with the new designs.

[@jinxsterr_Dispenser3741]

@@deejaycxre i do not appreciate the consistency.

[@deejaycxre]

@@jinxsterr_Dispenser3741 good for you

[@outofthecoral]

regarding specimen 13 now being visible in water, it takes away from her being a reference to the invisible water monster from amnesia edit: i know it's part of a rework they're doing for her chase and imo it absolutely does need a rework of some kind but i feel like the concept is held back just by the fact that it's the last one. after 11 much more active chases, a final one that necessarily requires you to be able to camp on the boxes is going to feel like an anticlimax no matter what they do

[@BracketsAttackets]

Yeah, it removes the Kaernk reference. I wonder if most new people in the horror-game scene get the reference or know much about Amnesia...

[@TheFloodFourm]

I don’t think it matters one way or the other if she’s visible. I think the reference still works. What concerns me is if it will be scarier or not.

[@papaq3810]

A reference doesn’t have to be a direct copy to be a reference

[@Sealbonk]

Might be a hot Take Here BUT i dont think it Matters because any Form of Immersion to be Had in this Chase is thrown Out the window due to the Chase Stretching for eternity. It Takes so Long and If specimen 13 is My First Encounter in endless i usually Just reset

[@goonking420]

You do realize you already see her in the cat-dos, on the box, and in her game over screen, right?

[@Doctorolivercook]

HOLD IT! The second Specimen 9 model isn't in the Karamari Hospital DLC, but in The Doll House.

[@casey4247]

thanks mr wright

[@S_Snowy_y]

​@@casey4247 I literally wanted to say this...

[@TsukaretaYurei]

Thanks daddy worth edges

[@EpicAntos]

All I’ll say is the 2D models were SUPPOSED to be 2D. imo, it wasn’t a form of laziness or anything, it was to capture that old-school horror feeling. It gave the game more personality, charm, and made it stand out from other horror games. The fact they were 2D made them look even eerier and unsettling. Like, remember the deers you find in the woods? They were way scarier in 2D. I feel as though all the 3D models look way too cartoony imo and lose the feeling that made SJM famous in the first place.

[@timmycu]

yes youre right they look very cartoony and over exaggerated now but what if it was really the feel the creator was going for?

[@TNT9000and1]

No, they were 2D because it was gamemaker

[@This_Guy_Exists]

The only 3D specimen should be Ben imo

[@jacemaes503]

“Oh you might think you’re safe now, but just wait! Soon the rest of my body will align with the Z-axis and then you’ll be fucked!”

[@elyK-y2k]

i cant totally agree with that

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

Honestly? I'm just amazed this game is even still relevant enough to be getting an update of this caliber. Though, it needs to be said: the boss form of Specimen 9 looks like you walked in on him when he was in the bathroom with a girlie magazine.

[@green7886]

First off that image is hilarious second of all is that a Californian bunny as your profile pic I own one of those they’re so cute!

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

new specimen 9 looks like an entity from those shitty backrooms games

[@ScrambledAndBenedict]

@@green7886 True story, we found him on the side of the road and managed to catch him. We named him Stewie because if having him as a pet didn't work out, we were going to toss him in the stew pot. That bugger lived to be almost 10 years old lol

[@thealwaysbusy]

Really surprising considering how old this game is

[@paperbagzlol]

seems like the game is still kicking around

[@midori_the_eldritch]

I was surprised when i found it has a vr mode

[@c5h87]

​@@midori_the_eldritchsorry what

[@midori_the_eldritch]

@@c5h87 Apparently, it was mostly added in 2022, I was surprised to notice it was in my vr games dynamic collection a few weeks back

[@Allister_TheGhost]

almost ten years old 😭

[@lovkarts]

The thing with Deerlord is that his eyes aren't facing forwards anymore, which is such a shame because previously it looked like he was staring directly into you soul u.u

[@SecretFlag]

I love how you included me and Ryan J.'s reactions to the New Specimen 10 model. I will admit, when I first saw it, I lost my freaking mind. However, the improved textures were definitly an improvement in my opinion, and by the way, the walk cycle has been improved to some extent. In the video comparing the old and new Specimen 10 model, if you look closely at the animation shown off at the very end, you can see that it is definitely different from the one they originally showed off in the trailers. It's much less hoppy and more grounded, so it has definitely been improved to some extent. Either way, I do appreciate your in depth view of these models, as well as giving good constructive criticism. Also I do have something to say about your thoughts on the Cat. The Cat being transparent in my opinion actually helps it work with the idea of the Cat being in relation to Specimen 7. I personally never saw the cat as something that was supposed to be surreal, but rather as something that is spiritually connected to the wall. But I can definitely understand why you would feel the way you do about it. Also FWI, I like that you specified that nothing is final till it comes out. Because yes, until the update drops on steam and the physical releases are shipped, nothing is final.

[@ivorminecraftstorymode]

I think that the whole thing with the cat's transparency effect ruining the mystery of the cat, is the original cat is like Half Life 1 Gman, something so normal in a barely normal place, that that normalness becomes weird, but the transparency makes the cat fit in too much, the OG cat is apart of what i call The Juxtaposition Effect, where something that is normal, is in a abnormal place, and that comparably makes that normal being stranger, and vice versa.

[@D_YellowMadness]

Yeah, some of my scariest dreams were ones where one of my cats would be somewhere it makes no physical sense for them to be & just acting like it's normal & it would scare me so much I'd wake up almost immediately even though nothing dangerous happened. It's that feeling that something bad is gonna happen next & I don't know what it is.

[@TheSpookyKing]

14:29 LOOK MOM, I'M FAMOUS! anyways, very nice video, although I don't agree with a lot of what you said here concerning the new models, I do understand your reasonings for liking them and I totally respect that. I'm a huge fan of OG, probably the biggest fan of OG out there, and I was quite disappointed by what I saw with this update. But I'm willing to give it a shot and see how everything looks and feels in the new update. Again, nice work, and thank you for including my silly reaction to butterfly with Myetal (Secret Flag).

[@EvilDragonboy5020]

I was expecting your footage to be shown in this lol!🤣

[@Shyguythesmartstickman]

@@EvilDragonboy5020 he is an og player, so probably not

[@EvilDragonboy5020]

@@Shyguythesmartstickman i mean part of his footage tho...

[@Shyguythesmartstickman]

@@EvilDragonboy5020 ik, apart from that clip, he mainly does og only

[@EvilDragonboy5020]

@@Shyguythesmartstickman I agree…

[@DamageMaximo]

THERE NEEDS TO BE AN OPTION TO USE THE OLD MODELS, OR CHOOSE WHICH LOOK NEW AND WHICH LOOK OLD

[@eightcoins4401]

If you own it on Steam, there likely is gonna be a mod for that if its not officially in the game.

[@Muho_is_me]

It would be cool if you could chose skins from the cat-dos or something And every specimen would have three skins OG, HD and SOUP

[@Bashuraptor]

Ironically, Specimen 6's wooden texture is reminiscent of how Skull Kid was censored, so it still works

[@ArztTSG]

my biggest problem with specimen 10 is that the new model takes completely away the "was once human" feeling of it, which was what made him scary for me, it was the idea of a parasite that torns and twists your flesh while you're alive until it turns you into "that", which you could really see with the very first model of him, with all that fleshy look of him and the mouth that was almost accurate to the size of his torso, it just looked so gruesome, but the new model just feels like a parody of that, with the exaggerated wing-sized mouth that just looks like it was made to scare an 8 yo, it doesn't feel humanoid anymore and more like some generic alien monster from a generic sci-fi movie, removing all of the personality the specimen once had, soecially because of the point of the chase, which is being forced to be near that thing in order to survive, always being on the edge of getting caught one way or other, which is torned down by the appereance and the walk animation

[@koopa309]

When the boss form of Specimen 9 came up on screen, I busted out laughing. He head looks so... I don't know, but I do know that it's not scary.

[@orangejuice782]

it looks like a plug socket, in my opinion. looking like i could use somethings face to charge my laptop does NOT have a strong intimidation factor

[@taxcollector9543]

It is like those old Gmod machinimas where they would distort the characters to make them look slightly different with the inflator tool, and ended up picking a zombie to do so

[@CreeperokGames]

It looks like some cheap horror game model, maybe even some mascot slop

[@MorkerBob]

It's such a let down

[@williamgeorge3111]

Why is it's head so TINY?

[@tgcgtheviewer]

As a die hard specimen 5 fan, WHAT DID THEY DO TO MY QUEEN?!?!? I can see the vision of a more slimmer design, but they just ruined her 😭 I REALLY hope they revert Bab to her original state

[@supotter377]

Seriously like why did they try to make her look sexy??

[@Neondarkness72]

Have you tried voicing your concerns to Kira? He's receptive to feedback from what I've heard.

[@tgcgtheviewer]

@@Neondarkness72 Well many other people are already voicing their similar opinions, and I can’t really do that unless if I comment on the trailer videos but I am sure (or at least hope) other people will voice their opinions just nicely.

[@mithras9706]

@@supotter377 She takes inspiration from Silent Hill 2, Pyramid Head yes, but also the other enemies too (that are more feminine for reasons)

[@goonking420]

She turned into a living stick figure

[@2stupid42]

I just realised, Specimen 11 now has COW legs! damn that little detail makes it better! and the fat also sorta shows you that it is sorta food demon/cow demon

[@tetrofita1787]

I dunno… he looks kinda goofy with em…

[@deejaycxre]

@@tetrofita1787 You really dunno lol

[@NoSoupBoi]

@@tetrofita1787because yes comparing him to specimen 5 he REALLY looks GOOFY huh??? Mr “I dunno”

[@tetrofita1787]

@@NoSoupBoi Yep, still looks goofy…

[@timmyworld2032]

They made the burger kind monster actually look like he swallowed a triple wopper whole

[@WhatABinglylittlescronklylil-]

Upgrade tbh

[@shetlandshorty]

Is bro fat shaming a demon 😭

[@dockydocks8694]

He’s not that fat :’( he just has a dad bod

[@missabra9484]

As another Spooky’s fan, I gotta say this is a really well-done video! And yeah, I can definitely see your points about the Specimen redesigns. Personally I really like some of them like Specimen 8 and Specimen 13, for example. And as for some like 10 and 5, I think you hit the nail on the head about why the new designs aren’t as effective. And to be honest, I didn’t notice that about the White Cat until you brought it up! Also, I believe that the extra shaded Specimen 9 design (the one at about 12:04) you brought up is also seen in the Spooky’s Dollhouse DLC if you try to leave early; I don’t remember if I saw that design in the Hospital though, but I could be wrong! I unfortunately didn’t get to play the DLCs yet aside from Endless Mode.

[@WaserBite]

You're correct, that shadded model of Specimen 9 was actually in the Dollhouse DLC. I must have misremembered where that model originated from. Good catch!

[@missabra9484]

@@WaserBite It’s okay. And thanks! Tbh Spooky’s has become a hyper fixation for me, lol

[@eg_manifest510]

I definitely think they should've just polished up the original 3D models, basically RTX-On'ed them and given them more grime where they're grimey and more gore where they're gory. Certainly some gripes I've had with the designs have been addressed, but more have been made and they mostly just look less imposing than before. I liked the 2D cause they allowed for greater detail, and I liked the 3D for immersion sake at the cost of some detail, so the best thing would've been to enhance the detail on the models and leave the general concept as they were

[@larsthememelord3383]

the worst part in my opinion is that you can’t use the old 3D models after you update which motivates me to never ever update the game

[@What-so9ye]

I really hope they add a setting to switch to the previous models

[@NoSoupBoi]

@@What-so9yethey probably won’t, I saw the devs of the official release answer this question with a simple “no”. However they did change the parasite because people hated it so who knows they might add switching models mode

[@What-so9ye]

:(

[@daniellagos8584]

18:20 The liquid dripping from the demon's eyes might be black ichor. Ichor is the blood of immortal beings, which is usually yellow or blue, but some people depict the ichor as black if it comes from evil beings

[@Levia1han_]

I'm not too big a fan of what they did with the parasite. Before this, the jaws were unmoving. Like powerful tendons were keeping them stiff. But now it just looks like Dumbo. Another problem I have with the new one, is the size. The parasite was always a bit small compared to the other specimens, which to me better gave off the feeling of it being a brain-burrowing beast. Now it's just.. too large. Oh yeah, and the walk cycle? It's a powerful parasite trying to eat you, not some happy-go-lucky musical character.

[@green7886]

You know what I would prefer that the parasite did? If the flesh in its mouth twitched a little to be clear not so much twitching that it looks like it’s having a seizure but just little twitches here and there I just think that would be cool but yeah I totally agree on the flaps moving too much

[@orangetabby7122]

Personally I think that the mouth's shape is kinda goofy too, it expands too much. Either that or the skin around the mouth makes it look like elephant ears

[@Big_Topphat_Can]

Imo what makes Bab/Specimen 5 herself was those polygons and strong esk manner to her design. Shes supposed to be a mix between the bobble head nurses and pyramid head, mannequin-likr design but also imposing, strong and dirtied. Along with the fact that she was polygonal in an otherwise 2D/drawn environment, much like what you pointed out with the cat, youre supposed to look at her and immidiely dedeuce "shes not supposed to be here". The lankyness could work for some other specimen or a new one, but not for Bab.

[@nathanblackburn1193]

So many specimens were put on a diet 😭

[@orangejuice782]

the players have gotten too good at the game and now the specimens are running out of food to eat since everyone just escapes instead of dying horribly :(

[@ascrinkleyfellow]

Ain’t no way they starving them

[@sha4522]

spooky’s ozempic mansion

[@trap631]

I seem the devs are listening and taking the feedback to hearts happy to know that

[@Angel_Flash]

It's total art style erasure. Speciman 5 used to look like it was from a PS1 game and now it's just some generic blender model.

[@aydencahoon6557]

You mean N64 model

[@venxx_4]

12:00 the different model of specimen 9 is used in the doll house (if you try to leave before the self destruct sequence), the hospital uses his regular model although ive never even seen him in the hospital before so im unsure if he shows up (im pretty sure he does).

[@Tiosedan]

Especimen 5 is supossed to be "motherly", there is nothing motherly about that streched up funko pop with noodle legs. Also, what bites me the most about specimen 10 is the size of his jaws. They're so big that they look like a blanket, something funny when you consider the first one actually looked like it could open and close it's maw while the new one looks like it would flop around without closing. To me they should ticken up 5s body and shoulders, give Deerlord and Burguer demon a few extra inches and make 10s apendages have some sharp boney parts that give it structure, less like fatbags and more like stretched skin inbetween two bone rods.

[@iamjustKiko]

Honestly the only model I don't like is 5, but it could totally be fixed by just making the shoulders wider and the silhouette more sharp and the removal of the eyesholes. There was one aspect about the old models animations specifically I really enjoyed though. It's walking animation was slower than it's actually walking speed, giving it an almost choppy appearance visually and to me made it feel almost like a claymation model or something. The new models animations lack that unfortunately, but I hope they make it work

[@deejaycxre]

Poor hoolopee. it hurts to see him get hate for minor fuckups, because in all honesty the models look great. but it's obvious he just didn't understand what made the original designs work for some of them. him and everyone else on the development team do not deserve to be outright hated for it though.

[@GreatDuckKing]

Wamboo is shakin' in his ghostly boots during the otto section

[@skipperdoodles3275]

Otto looked like a VRChat model before.

[@Muho_is_me]

Maybe he will stop barbequing him

[@submariNervous]

Considering Spooper's TRUE form is only revealed after the third time you hit him with the axe, I'd say it's actually a pretty funny and clever move on their part to ONLY show his "pre-axe-to-the-face" model. Leaves you wanting more while saying "yep, we gave this funny li'l fella a makeover too!" That said, I for one agree that The White Cat's 2D model of just An Oddly Out-Of-Place Cat with no gradient DEFINITELY hits different than the 3D model that seems to be getting the Bing-Bong treatment (if you know, you know). I also can't help but find myself hung up on how instead of the "neutral cartoon cat face with added eyelashes to suggest femininity" we see on the 2D model, her 3D model's eyelashes are visibly thicker and droopier, so now it looks more like she's giving you a tired, pitying smile (which in this case is strictly a downgrade. Part of the uncanniness was in the fact that she seemed rather chipper through the whole sequence, like she was actually enjoying giving you advice on how to keep your mind in one piece while traversing this hell-hole of a house). On a semi-related food-for-thought sort of note, do you think the spinning arrow and squirmy red things in the half-pink-half-yellow room will also be getting 3D models as well, or would the devs just leave them 2D (maybe with updated graphics) since they're limited to just

[@lovestrucktheidiot]

Just to note, Kira has confirmed that the weird purply-pink entity you see during Spooper's chase is a hallucination, that is NOT what Spooper actually looks like.

[@submariNervous]

@@lovestrucktheidiot Yeah, that one's on me. I have a habit of calling the hallucination "The True Spooper" in my head since afaik it doesn't have a specific name and I find it "Spoopier" than Spooper. My bad! 😅 (Regardless, I'm *still* glad we haven't seen what its new model looks like. I'm curious, but not curious enough to want to spoil it for myself!)

[@trulyamateuranxiety]

Cannot wait for Wambu to talk about this

[@YaGirlZero]

Better looking isn't always better, spooky's has an atmosphere to it, something that full 3d models may fail to encapsulate, the way they move is uncanny, but say the new specimen 2 is too... animated and filled out, this is true for many other models, although some look good, some I don't think the same. I mean, hell I prefer the 2d models a lot of the time even over original renovation

[@TheSpookyKing]

you're not alone.

[@superbreadysyoutubethingy8264]

There is 100% an overly animated issue with a good chunk of these new animations

[@larsthememelord3383]

the retro vibe is what I like to this game and the new models just really don’t fit that vibe

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

why is this gasping choking slime dude twirling his fingers like hes gonna tickle me, before he looked like he was desperately reaching out

[@taiscommentingaccountusedf1908]

To be honest, I preferred Specimen 7's old design The smiles spoke in some kinda way to me

[@C.A.M584]

The puppet was nightmare fuel enough with the death scene now it looks like a person which makes him even more disturbing.

[@LotusSwamp]

I feel like some of the stiffness made it creepier.

[@mrmasterball217]

Definitely, it feels overanimated now, like they're kinda just caricatures of themselves.

[@rafa_d_vieira]

can't believe that they did top surgery on specimen 5, spooky's WOKE mansion

[@flow185]

The woke mind virus got to the mansion....

[@rex_ink]

"i just want NORMAL specimen 5"

[@rafa_d_vieira]

@@rex_ink THEYRE TURNING THE FRIGGIN SPECIMENS TRANS

[@dawsond4123]

@@rex_ink “you know there’ll be ghosts!”

[@lukavicen]

the new norm aint the same as the old norm

[@cash-onlycaveman6637]

I don’t really like how much more animated a lot of the specimens are. The relative stiffness of the old 3D models made them feel more creepy and added to the sorta retro aesthetic the game has while the new animations just feel like it’s more detail for the sake of more detail and not because it was actually needed (also some of the new animations just look really goofy lmao)

[@rotinthesun]

the new ones are straight rubber hose cartoons with how extra the loop animation is, the original animation has more subtlety= making the scary characters scarier= therefore better animation. idk why some people see motion and are like "wow it moves more! that means its better!" even thought it goes directly against the point of the game more doesn't always mean better

[@PortalPorcupine]

Most of the new models are really cool, but I wish that specimen 5 and 6 kept the low poly look as a reference to their respective source material.. I do like the new wood texture on specimen 6 though!

[@Jesuismechant11037]

Slight error in this video, the second model that Specimen 9 has right now (not the SOUP one) actually appears in the Dollhouse, not Karamari Hospital.

[@NeonPlantChris]

Another banger made by a banger KZbinr. Keep up the commentary Waser!

[@Qwertyexists]

Oh hey, NeonPlantChris. Didn't know you liked Waser too.

[@Geno-xr4mm]

Specimen 5's new model proportions just reminds me of the Hazbin Hotel body type. I definitely preferred the original, it doesnt even look like the og version anymore

[@supotter377]

Seriously like why did they try to make her look sexy??

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

@@supotter377 sexy? brother she has lost all her feminine features, no hips no chest

[@PythonRiddler]

​@@supotter377 maybe because in lore, they were offered up a non-virgin girl, so maybe that's why? But it's still odd.

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH53]

@@supotter377 already sexy in the first place as well 😞

[@unwellrodent]

These visual changes aren't what I want nor what I paid for so I don't understand why they're going to be irreversible. I seriously hope that they consider adding a feature that allows you to toggle between the original and redesigned models.

[@Cappuccino_Rabbit]

Damn, Otto getting that glow up he deserved

[@the_godbodor7026]

I’m actually really curious how Ringu’s evolved form will look. Since normal Ringu has a redesign and Endless is guaranteed to be in the game thanks to Otto and Spooper’s appearance, this means Evolved Ringu has to be in there and they can’t just use the old model since it doesn’t work nearly as well coming from the new Ringu model.

[@3emad.305]

I feel like some flaws with the models were made because they don’t know how to model their stuff correctly. Which is something i kinda find very nice to know especially in this year.

[@honeydarlinggaming9156]

12:51 SOMEONE is going to make a rap god edit of that animation and i 100% am ready for it.

[@Calipra]

i do hope that whiteface isnt gonna be remastered concidering where he came from even after it got remastered, still has that same 2d sprite

[@Blacklightsy]

they've said they're not changing it

[@angel7.046]

I ain’t going to lie, the first thought that I had when I saw specimen 9’s new boss model was how he looks like he’s about to ask you if you got games on your phone 💀 Edit: since when do I have a hundred likes?

[@SpectronPrime]

you arent funny

[@w1nterdays]

Uh what happened to “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”?

[@angel7.046]

@@w1nterdays bruh it’s a fricking joke it ain’t that deep

[@w1nterdays]

@@angel7.046 I was talking to the person who said you weren’t funny.

[@angel7.046]

@@w1nterdays oh, sorry then

[@ItsTheVioletQueen]

I have major nostalgia for SeriousNorbo’s models ever since they let them out for download on their DeviantArt and I messed around with them in Blender constantly from 2018 to 2020. They were so faithful to the original 2D sprites and I even remember they had an extra Specimen 6 with face bones from their “If Tirsiak Could Attack” animation that I absolutely adored. I appreciate the ones that have new unique features such as 8’s cloak and 11’s hooves and I will say I think the host of 12 and Otto are probably better, but other than that SeriousNorbo’s models are the ones for me, although the models for characters that didn’t have them before (Old 10, White Cat) are welcome with open arms.

[@matios2]

i really like some of the new redesigns, like specimen 11 or otto, but, there is a lot of specimens that should continue with the old designs with just improvements and new animations

[@SomadoOficial]

I prefer the original 2D models, and that's it :)

[@TheSpookyKing]

same, I prefer most of the sprites.

[@damainortiz]

@@TheSpookyKingYeah but I do like the 3d models more. The sprites are fine but the hd versions make it seem like something’s chasing you.

[@soulbounddoll1826]

Same, I've always preferred the 2D art.

[@deejaycxre]

I like them all equally

[@SomadoOficial]

@@deejaycxre It's okay if you like the new ones too, but if the choice was in my hands, I would have just kept the original ones :)

[@mcclure3510]

Spooky's Jumpscare Update: Where everyone went on a diet for some reason

[@Markm8]

I will say what i liked alot is the monsters looked like they were plucked from there games, and i feel like some of that is lost in alot of the models

[@Bloomdotwav]

I am in love with a majority of the specimens new models! Specially Specimen 8 who is my mewmew scrimblo (Although I don’t like how much skinnier he does look) but I was SOOOO amazed when I saw Specimen 11, out of all I genuinely think he got the biggest most gorgeous facelift ever (And he is absolutely NOT skinny, they really took into consideration he’s a *beef* monster and made him, well, beefy.) I am excited for this new update, I am SO going to be taking a billion pics of Deer Lord when it’s out!!!

[@SatokoHoujouOriginalRoleplayer]

How I rate the new 3D models 10/10 - Specimen 1 (Yes, this one's my favorite) 10/10 - Specimen 2 (Perfection!) 5/10 - Specimen 3 (I may be biased, but I hate bugs!) 7/10 - Specimen 4 (Pretty good, but bring back the colorless dress; it flickering will also be an eyesore to some players) 3/10 - Specimen 5 (Better unchanged) 10/10 - Specimen 6 (This one is so creepy-looking! I love it!) 10/10 - Specimen 7 (I love the new graphic for this one) 9/10 - Specimen 8 (Pretty good; not perfect, but definitely somewhat better) 9/10 - Specimen 9 (Can't write a proper comment for this one currently) 7/10 - Specimen 10 (The newer model is way better, but I'll add 3 more points if the walking animation is "fixed") 10/10 - Specimen 11 (Legitimately unsettling model, it's perfect!) 8/10 - Specimen 12 (The model definitely looks better, but I lack more details) 7/10 - Specimen 13 (Would be cooler if they have a proper attack animation...and a proper tail) 7/10 - Spooper (Can't comment yet; need more screenshots) 10/10 - Otto (Welcome to the crew, Otto! Glad to have you here) 9/10 - White Cat (I need more details for this one too; though, I am a bit biased in favor of cats)

[@RAvoiceacting]

20:10 is what the bag of shredded cheese in my fridge sees at 3 am

[@damainortiz]

The other Specimen 9 model actually comes from the Dollhouse DLC.

[@obviousalexc]

From what I've heard the new specimen 8 model is actually easier to animate since it's rig isn't a mess.

[@Allister_TheGhost]

12:02 erm actually 🤓☝️ it’s the Dollhouse where it appears, not Karamari Hospital (i have an sjsm special interest help)

[@birdbonanza9407]

24:48 WOAH THERE I AM GARY!!!!!!!! :D awesome video btw. I seriously cannot wait to play this updateeee.

[@lobster8339]

I think all of them (aside from 5 and 13's fish tail) are better in some way I especially like the specimen 10 model change because the bigger size and mouth makes it look more imposing which i think fits for something that forces you to walk slowly and stay close to it

[@SammyTheGoober]

Finally good to see someone who feels the same way I do about these models lol, don’t get me wrong I see some peoples complaints (especially with 5 who I am not a big fan of) but overall I see more improvement than anything. Also just wanted to say the second Taker model is from The Dollhouse DLC not the Hospital one

[@rex_ink]

YOOOO ANOTHER PERSON WHOSE FAVORITE SPECIMEN IS 11!!

[@ceddavis7441]

yeah, bab, I see where they were going, but I do not like it. I hope they revert it to be more proportional to the original. should also mention, for inspiration I actually do think they kept a lot from the original. cause silent hill was heavy on symbolism and surrealism, so this run way model, holding a massive blade and has holes in there face, fits right in. Even under this lens the overly big head can be used to gather more about bab. Yes I know we already have a backstory, but that is also silent hilly, having an overarching story cover the deeper more human meanings beneath.

[@dkskcjfjswwwwwws413]

not even nurses walk like that though, and they got cleavage

[@jackofminds8338]

I'm not as big a fan of the puppet's redesign. A: It loses the reference the original was making. B: His face looks like Dio Brando to me for some reason.

[@MopsyDoo]

Oh I hope they don’t fuck up Woormy Charles if they add him in at some point

[@-0M3GA-]

The new model for Specimen 9's true form looks great, and the skinnier and more malnourished look of it fits Specimen 9's backstory, being a victim of Unit 731.

[@orangejuice782]

i personally think the body looks great, but that the head feels... not human enough to pass off as a victim of, yknow, human experimentation? i think if they just gave it a different head shaped more like the original ones on this new body, it would look brilliant, but as it is right now it feels like an entirely different specimen.

[@MorkerBob]

Nah dude it lost all of it's visual and identity, looks forced. Not imposing neither scary, and the face / mouth is too dragged It needs more black/shadow

[@Gova_01]

Ngl, I really like the new specimen 5. It seems to have gone from Pyramid head to the nurse, which makes the decisions make a lot of sense.

[@unknownvesselelenadediego4236]

It's been a while i even heard of this game, i'm glad it still gets some updates from time to time, it brings back memories of me being amused by the first three Specimens, and then being extremely nauseous near the end of the game, while yelling at a let's player to run from the Specimens faster even thought he coudn't hear me. Although, like you said, not all the new models are good, but they mostly are, honestly. Here's my thoughts : - Specimen 2/Jello : Honestly he's one of my favorite new models, i really like his new animations too, and now he actually looks skeletal. That version of Jello actually reminded of how Seek emerges from the ground after the Hotel+ update in Doors, which is honestly kind of awesome ( yes, i really like Doors, don't judge me. ). 10/10, actually disturbing to look at. - Specimen 3/Spidey : I also like Spidey's new model, though i don't really like how oval his new head look, i prefer the shape of the old one. 9/10. - Specimen 4/Ringu : One of the models i like the least, but she's still somewhat okay. I don't really mind the pink dress and i like the new legs, as fully black legs didn't make much sense for me, but why, WHY on earth did they give her a more detailed cleavage ????!!! She was much better without any of that. 5/10, too much details at the wrong places. - Specimen 5/Strawy/Bab : I don't mind the new appearance, as i wasn't really a fan of the yellow-ish skin and polygonal body shape, but honestly, i think making her move like a track star was a bad idea. I feel like making her walk slower, less confident and more like she's stumbling would fit her more than... Uhh, this. 7/10, get off the runway, Strawy ! - Specimen 6/The -mask- erm puppet Merchant : He looks much scarier now, honestly, but the only thing i would change about him would be making the color of the wood he's made off lighter, like his original look, and make little segments on his arms and legs like real doll/puppets have, but i can live with that. 9/10, Farod as a reason to be scared of him now. - Specimen 7/The Wall of Flesh : One word, perfect. Before that upgrade, i had a hard time actually making out what he was supposed to be, but now, i can clearly see that this is a wall of screaming souls, and i love it. Reminds me of Gigyas. 10/10. - Specimen 8/Deer Lord : I don't like how they chibi-fied him, but i do like the new ribs and cape movement. He needs to be taller and thinner in my opinion. 7/10. - Specimen 9/The Taker ( normal form ) : I really like how he turned out, he looks more more threatening. Although i think they didn't had to dislocate his whole jaw in his "walking" animation. 9/10. - Specimen 9/The Taker ( boss form ) : I'm gonna be honest here, this looks absolutely horrendous. 1/10, horrible to look at, but unlike Jello, in a bad way. Like, really bad. - Specimen 10/The Parasite : I think his new unfixed animations are a little wonky, but other than that, i think his new design is awesome, even the untweaked one. I like the different teeth, the mouth, the skin, everything. This is the type of horror i adore to draw. 9/10, just don't make his skin wobble and he'll be fine. - Specimen 11/Bull Demon : My favorite remodel out of all Specimens, hands down. I always ad a beef ( pun intended ) against the way his horns looked, and THANK GOD they changed them, they look much, MUCH better. I also really like his new legs, as i always pictured him having hooves for some reason ( now this headcanon is valid, yayyy !!! ), as well as how muscular and fierce he looks now. I'm sure he would make even more players wanna throw up, with his backstory plus his new design to accompagn it. 10/10, might wanna get the barf bags ready, just in case. - Specimen 12/The Host/Instakill guy : I don't have a view of him good enough to really review his model, but he kind of looks good from what i've seen. 7/10, maybe ? I need more references. - Specimen 13/The Mermaid : I prefer the old model, although, her new model isn't terrible. I especially like the fact that now she's visible underwater. 6/10. - The White Cat : She's still very cute, i don't mid the transparent gradient at all. 10/10, would hug her till the end of time. That's it for me. Hope you enjoyed me rambling lolol.

[@coffeedrummergaming079]

12:02 that model was inside the dollhouse dlc for one of the endings not karamaris hospital

[@romans8752]

alot of the models are very nice but specimen 5 remodel is absolutely horrendous.

[@NotRiuy]

1:20 no, you do.

[@making_pie8295]

Seriously I don’t know any or can’t make the correlation to one

[@quacker912]

rooms, doors, and pressure on roblox are all pretty blatantly inspired by spooky’s. probably what’s being referred to

[@making_pie8295]

@@quacker912 I mean Roblox takes heavy inspiration/Blatenly copying anything no? I’ve seen so many Roblox maps they’re like clones of other games like fnaf or phantom forces is battlefield. I wouldn’t really consider Roblox when thinking of spookys clones, but everyone’s different I’m sure there’s a granny copy on Roblox somewhere

[@quacker912]

@@making_pie8295 yeah that’s a good point. in that case a few examples would be appreciated lol

[@melonstarzz]

@@making_pie8295Some of the clones like mentioned above (rooms, pressure, etc.) are actually really unique interpretations of the Soooky genre but yeah, those are only few from the thousand blatant and soulless copies out there.

[@Kozrael]

First of all, nice video. I like the way you went through each specimen and gave your own thoughts, even if I ended up disagreeing with many of your opinions, in no way do I think you're wrong or anything for enjoying many of these designs. My personal favorite of the bunch if 2 and 11, which I'm actually quite a big fan of. I'm sure 12 will actually be great, too. Unfortunately, I don't like these designs and I feel like it's an overall downgrade. Part of this might be nostalgia, but looking at Specimen 5 and 6 you can see the biggest issue, which is that every Specimen that had very distinct visual stylization has had that element of their character culled and all of them are now under a fairly standard, pseudo-realism artstyle that lacks a lot of the pop and charm of the original unique directions. Almost every Specimen in Spooky's is taking inspiration from something, and it wears it proudly to the point that each Specimen has almost a completely different art direction and me, personally? I thought it was great. I love how the game itself feels like a love letter to so many horror tropes, ideas and stories. Specimen 6 really lost so much of the MM/N64-esque charm, and I think just blends in with everything too much now. That, and I'm just a way bigger fan of the cartoonier look across the entire game. You can say it's not scary, but to me it was incredibly charming and I think is a big reason behind its success. Outside of 5 and 6, there's so many smaller nitpicks I have about Specimen like 4 and a few of the others. It doesn't matter that much though as I've already made my general point; each Specimen had their own unique, visual style and the game sacrificing all of that and unifying them artistically misses a lot of the magic and charm of the original game and memorability of each Specimen, in my opinion. I really hope this can be toggled off or is an optional thing for the PC release, because I think the basic HD remake is just the much more charming game visually. I'd still like to TRY the game with this new visual style, but the idea of the original HD version being outright replaced fills me with dread. It really should be preserved in some way. Also kind of weird we're getting another basegame overhaul before we ever got the Build-your-own-Mansion update. It's gonna kinda suck that everything has this one unified artstyle if they do update the game with that next, as I'm sure it's going to now be a lot easier to make monsters that visually clash with the game.

[@superbreadysyoutubethingy8264]

I agree with a lot of the stuff you said here (Barring saying that Specimen 11 is a 100% improvement). At lost of models definitely lost their inspiration/reference, and I would say even 11 has suffered from that as well. 13 definitely took a heavy hit, having pretty much all of its reference completely removed. I used to dislike specimen 6s redesign, but I’ve come around to accepting it in the mindset that it’s more like Majora’s Mask HD (which is fitting since this is Spooky’s HD)

[@superbreadysyoutubethingy8264]

Great Video! I didn’t even know some of the characters had their new designs shown yet. I will say I was little shocked on how nice were to the Specimen 9 Base Model and Specimen 11 considering how critical you were on Specimen 5 and 10 (the first redesign attempt). I’m not defending those 2 models, I think they were the worst of the batch we saw initially. It’s good to see that they gave 10 another shot it looks pretty solid now, hopefully 5 gets similar treatment, touching up her proportions and textures to make her feel intimidating and more akin the Silent Hill again. I don’t mind the holes on the face tho, really makes her feel closer to the Nurse + Pyramid hybrid look. As for Specimen 9 and 11 my main issues are kinda different between the 2. I don’t think 9’s design is that bad, though it does loose a lot of the reference it had. If you don’t know, the base form of 9 is based off of Red from NES Godzilla Creepypasta. That’s why it had it looked the way it did, both the textures, and how the face felt both human but wrong. I don’t mind the new model, it is arguably a bit more unnerving of a design, but I’ll miss the more inhuman look it had. That animation however, is just bad (in a trying to be scary sense). It’s way too fast and jittery and just comes off as goofy imo. The old animation was a little silly to be fair, but even then it was a little weird in a good way. You have this weird unflinching face just b-lining towards your general direction. I think it’s that added mouth movements that maje it not work for me. Specimen 11 I both hate and love. On one hand it is a really good model, but on the other hand, it has none of its charm. This is probably a me thing, but I loved how simple specimen 11 was. I could see how the design may be boring for some, but I think most of the impact comes from the mystery of 11. Why a demon for a fast food place? What connection do they have to the restaurant. Is 11 truly trying to kill you, it’s method of killing is unknown and the game over screen doesn’t really answer it either. I feel like it’s old simple design matches that. The new model is kinda like the new cat model. It ties it to theme too much, and its more ominous design sorta loses all that mystery to it. Again, it’s a great model, but I think it could work if it wasn’t for one thing: the animation. The new animation isn’t good in my opinion, it feels overly animated. I think the added bobbing is good to show that it is indeed traveling through the air. I just don’t understand why they made its hand has an animation of its own now. Much like Specimen 9 or 5’s animation, it just feels goofy. Comparing the animations, you have sprite versions shambling/floating toward you, seemingly horns first. The HD model float towards you, with its hand out, seemingly to grab you. This new one floats towards you much like the HD one, but instead of just having its hand reached you to grab you, it’s like, twiddling its own fingers for some reason. It just feels like a weird action to have 11 doing and isn’t as ominous as the previous 2 animations. I guess I was just expecting you have some criticisms of the animation I suppose. One little tod bit to add since you didn’t address it in the video is with specimen 13. While is neat to give them an animation now, having them be visible is not only less scary as you pointed out, but just 100% removes what it was a reference to. 13 was a reference to a monster in amnesia, who much like 13 was invisible and could only be tracked via splashes in the water. Hopefully if they do add a setting to toggle the model version (HD already allows you to toggle from models to sprites) hope they make where you can select which specimens you’d like to toggle or not. And if they don’t, I’m sure someone will as a mod for BYOM. Once again a great video and def earned my subscribe! And thanks if you give the comment a read!

[@injuringchip3161]

They did Taker dirty. Dollhouse Taker is probably the specimen which scares me the most, seeing it come from the darkness with it's obscured features. Then there's new Taker. Probably scary in context but it doesn't beat the other one.

[@milsharkie]

Okay, so, overall, enjoyable video, it's nice and I like your thoughts a lot, and I appreciate you making an informative, well-put-together essay compiling a lot of info on something I hadn't heard about until your video popped up on my feed. That said- please, for the love of everything, if you're going to do a bit where you lean into the mic for emphasis or dramatic effect, do some volume balancing on that shit after recording it. It is not enjoyable to suddenly have my ears blown out with no warning when I'm just trying to enjoy a chill video essay.

[@Saissem]

Ayo i didn't know spooky was going to have a update, also this video is very good and informative, thanks bro.

[@GageDTV]

0:13 scariest jumpscare in the whole video

[@adamherriot9555]

We gotta tell wambu about this (If he hasn't already)

[@c5h87]

he prob knows

[@Allister_TheGhost]

he knows, he mentioned it in his newest SJSM video

[@WhatABinglylittlescronklylil-]

@@Allister_TheGhost Why’d you add that extra S in there’

[@heavygunner4039]

@@WhatABinglylittlescronklylil- JumpScare Mansion, it's an easy mistake to make

[@ShinnyTovs]

the old specimen 11 will always have a special place in my heart.

[@mewasius496]

12:53 i like the new animation, he got that "I regret nothing" look

[@qua_xor3348]

9:43 i wish that in the chase it will like have fleshy arms stick out towards you for that added dramatic effect

[@reminiscentiaoff4669]

I like and then /really/ dislike a variety of this. I hope they give options to toggle the model types, and that it is not a mandatory update for the Steam version. I'm very much an 'if it isn't broken don't fix it' type of person, and redesins that cane te entire vibe of a creature really turn me off this kind of thing. I think a major weakness is that a lot of the designs share an art style now, where they were much more dissonant before, and it had felt deliberate.

[@bosscoolaid1015]

I feel like they are going more for a style, some do benefit from it but the others are REALLY hurt from it. Not only how not scary they are but it’s inspirations that the monsters are based on. 1 step forward 2 steps back

[@janelle9998]

I liked the models from HD because they seemed to replicate the toony shading of the old 2d drawings. They fit with the toony cutesy dungeon, or whatever environment they spawned in.

[@lullabychannel5400]

I honestly prefer all the 2d models. They look less clean. The messiness made it more eerie.

[@sweetiecandy4885]

Might as well dump my thoughts about all of the new models here: Incredible: Old Specimen 10 needs no words, Specimen 11 looks perfectly terrifying, Specimen 12 nails the "creepy middle aged man with bad intent" look, Otto the Otter looks way more realistic/detailed. Specimen 10; the model looks insanely good, the fact we have to stay relatively close to it so it doesn't leech is perfect, it will feel so uncomfortable to have to stand close to that thing but... The bouncy goofy animation of the mouth flaps really kills the uncomfortable scary vibes of it for me, that's the only huge issue I have with it. Imo they should be flexed frozen in place and twitch as if they're instinctively thinking about snapping on you. Overall glowup: Specimen 9 decapitated looks scarier and the mouth gnawing anim is great, Mermaid having a visible model is nice, Ben looks scarier/more serious, Therapist cat is adorable

[@SomeoneOridk]

This video was entertaining, good job! (Also In my opinion the only bad one is spec 5) [I wonder if u got a couple things from my vid but i doubt it]

[@TheSandwhichman108]

I’m gonna assume there’s gonna be an option to walk around a room showing off the new and older models in the main menu. A lot of games have that so it would be nice.

[@kacperzietkowski5215]

I wonder how my dear Tirsiak will look like

[@rotinthesun]

there going to spookifier like they did to ottto ;( either that, or make her model look like an actual anime model like genshin impact or something lol

[@gamerek9546]

12:52 my man is spitting facts