State of Play / Silent Hill Transmission Reaction

[@LondonMoonie]

As someone who never catches streams just because i like to be able to pause and walk away, I REALLY appreciate you uploading these type of videos ! thank you !

[@sivula17]

Twitch preserves the VODs for up to 2 months and sometimes John saves some so they are available indefinitely so you don't really need to rely on him posting them on YT

[@joseblua6566]

KZbin live is the best streaming service for me for that exact reason, you can pause and then resume where you were, thankfully some people do parallel streams on both twitch and youtube

[@donnybuoy]

Until Dawn is being expanded upon, with new scenes, locations, and interactions! You could see a glimpse of one of those new scenes in the trailer, when Hannah and Beth carry Josh to the couch. The original game is one of my absolute favs, so I’m super stoked to experience it again with new content! As for the SH2 remake, there are some aspects that are a bit jarring to me (Angela’s redesign, the OTS perspective, the occasionally odd animations), but the gameplay reveal in the Transmission restored a bit of my faith. The visuals look amazing and the gameplay isn’t too bad. I’m eager to see how it pans out :)

[@kavid8120]

They still have months to perfect the game for release. Don’t stress it too much. They’re still working on it and they had to give us something for State of Play and I’m sure they knew ppl would be upset because some things don’t look finished

[@AlienWithABox]

Angela looks really good in some shots and odd in others. There's inconsistency in how she's lit and animated and I hope that gets sorted out in the coming months. The knife scene shows how good she looks. Angela and Maria's designs are based on original concept art of the characters.

[@GabbyLividus]

I don’t know how I feel about her voice acting.

[@salazar556]

I think people are being too harsh on the SH2 remake, tbh. Konami doesn't have the same budget as Capcom, so I don't expect it to be on the same level as Resident Evil. I expect it to be more on the level of the Alone In the Dark remake. As for the redesigns, as long as they don't look too different from the OG characters, I have no issue with it. James and Angela aren't supposed to look attractive. They're supposed to look like they're going through some kind of trauma.

[@imcherylynn]

I am mildly embarrassed to admit that I’ve played the mobile game that preceded the “Infinity Nikki” game that was shown. It was indeed a fashion game, with story. I immediately recognized it from the character and the stupid cat that dictated everything you wore 😅 haven’t played it in over 5 years. It’s WILD to see a game for it like that.

[@WhitneyLettuceTomato]

I absolutely loved the mobile game for a long time. It’s been years since I’ve played it, but I kind of jazzed to see what Infinity Nikki will be like.

[@imcherylynn]

@@WhitneyLettuceTomatoI played it frequently for a while - the elaborate, gothic styled outfits are what would keep me interested if I’m being honest. Though I lost interest after a while because things became far too unobtainable. But I’d be curious to see what this new game was about. It does look very pretty.

[@siegwardinspirit]

I played the mobile game too, until it eventually got to a point where I couldn't really keep up with paying players. I wouldn't mind a 3D Nikki, although from the trailer it seems like it's aiming to be like Genshin? I don't wanna do mediocre fights or platforming, I play fashion games to put a virtual doll into pretty dresses.

[@imcherylynn]

@@siegwardinspirit that’s precisely it, the “pay to get the best stuff” aspect of it became ridiculous. If this new game is more like 3D version of the mobile game with new elements like collecting things and maybe fun platforming for gameplay, it might be interesting to try. But I agree with you; I’d rather it not step directly into that ‘Genshin’ lane. That’d take away from it for sure.

[@BlackSkyZ2]

Well you are a woman so your preferences will vary wildly from a regular gamer. Mobile gaming is more popular with the kids and women.

[@xraccooonx]

I also liked the first silent hill movie. While not a true adaption, I thought they did a good job keeping the atmosphere and vibe of the games.

[@GLoLChibs]

I'm excited for SH2. They have them looking more like the OG game. YTubers are being absolutely ridiculous calling her a trans character and body positivity character (uh hello Eddie?). All based off of one bad shot. Anyone who knows Angela's story and complaining she wasn't rendered to be attractive needs their head checked.

[@aimeedinov7029]

Yeah, I was seeing the complaints, but then when it got to the trailer for SH2 she honestly looks fine to me. I don’t get it, everyone’s look leaned kinda grotesque/ off in the original in my memory.

[@CHRISMED2]

Fans having their opinions doesn't mean they need their heads checked, we are just on you tube making comments. Maybe you want everyone to make comments to please you? Ok yeah right

[@FleshMelter]

​@@aimeedinov7029yea but it was intentional in the original that everyone was off.

[@littlehizzle]

@@CHRISMED2it’s pretty fucking brain rot to look at every unattractive female video game character and immediately start crying trans. I really don’t understand why only men are allowed to be ugly in video games.

[@chandlerburse]

She does look different from the OG i cant deny that

[@anna_frd]

the comedic timing of "it's a very quiet game" just as scary music with screeches kick in

[@DarkAttackYT]

Why is Konami soo bad at marketing? They should have just called this the "Silent Hill 2 Transmission". Anyways for the game itself, it looks decent enough. Some animations still look stiff to me and Angela, in some angles, looks kinda rough. Everyone else though, they look amazing or even better. I think Laura is by far the best in terms of design and voice.

[@kavid8120]

Tbf…a lot of Asian games have bad to no marketing at all. I honestly feel like their culture just isn’t big into constantly shoving their product in people’s faces. They just rather let their product speak for itself.

[@DarkAttackYT]

@@kavid8120 Um, Resident Evil would like to have a word. The franchise was made in Japan specifically.

[@iHaveTheDocuments]

They went full western audience with the look of her

[@DarkAttackYT]

@@iHaveTheDocuments What are you talking about?

[@superstar4662]

@@DarkAttackYT I think he's being obnoxious about Angela's appearance, she and her face model have been the internet's punching bag since the trailer dropped. She looks fine to me personally, I like the VA's work as well tbh

[@tragicpierrot8448]

I feel like Maria's classic outfit is gonna be an unlockable costume hence why she's the only one with a new outfit design unlike the rest of the characters. Just a gut feeling. I hope her classic outfit is still there.

[@pistol0grip0pump]

@1:30 - They showed us the same thing for Beyond Good and Evil 2 - and look where that ended up =/ I'm so sick of "Non gameplay" trailers, it's so often NOT even a trailer, it's a bloody short film to try and build as much hype as possible, which I think most of us are just burnt out over from not delivering, or it being cancelled, a buggy mess, etc, pick one! -_-

[@littlehizzle]

Thank you! I was watching the first few seconds of that trailer and was thinking it looked EXACTLY like the beyond good and evil 2 trailer.

[@hannarchy6554]

How are we still not past the trope of serious big guy, quippy 'irreverant' skinny guy who ruins the plan and grumpy woman who wants him to keep to the plan. It's been decades

[@planetaryray7119]

i know!! that was excruciating to watch

[@cahebding]

This is what you mean when you say you see the Bloober Team in it: all of the good detail is in all the wrong places. Like you said, when you walk into a room lets have something really cool happen! Like the wind blowing papers around! Great idea if the rest of the game feels up to the same detail. Otherwise it feels campy.

[@JohnTwolfe]

yep that's it! couldn't put my finger on it before

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

The reason wind blew when you went in the room is because you opened the door. It's like super basic physics.

[@cahebding]

@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme I only mentioned that as an example because John made a joke about it. But to give a better example: when you pick up the shotgun in that same room, it puts you in "inspection mode" where you can move the shotgun around in your hand. Why? Because Bloober Team LOVES object inspection. Does Silent Hill 2 need object inspection on a shotgun? No. So why is it there? What did they not spend their time working on because they were too busy making object inspection animations?

[@karenamyx2205]

​@@cahebding Now that the games out and good, say youre sorry. Or were you not gonna like it no matter what?

[@cahebding]

@@karenamyx2205 I just started playing it yesterday and I LOVE IT so far. Only made it to after the apartments so still a long way to go, but I am sorry. They freaking nailed the entire atmosphere and the combat is so much better than we all thought it would be.

[@wanderprue1226]

YES!!! I liked the first Silent Hill movie, too! Although, given how much the original SH games have a LOT of violence towards femmes and female bodies, I didn't expect a movie where the women were heroes to be like... popular in the fandom? So... I wasn't at all surprised by the hate aimed at it. -shrug-

[@shadydragon22]

Actually, it's the opposite. Christopher Ganz went off to say that the reason he turned The mom into the main character was because he thought Harry's character was unrealistically feminine by fainting all the time and caring so much about his adopted daughter as to go through hell like that to save her. I love the 1st movie but it is a crime that he rewrote one of the best father-daughter relationship fiction in media into a stereotype of mothers having an out of this world connection to their children cuz to his generation men can't have emotional intelligence and attachments too

[@thefailbender]

If nothing else, the animations and models for Concord looked honestly incredible. As for SH2, James looks better than he did in one of the first trailers where his only expression was D: Angela looks like a normal woman to me and is fine, but I get why the redesign is bugging people.

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

I partly disagree with him saying it's very guardians of the galaxy. It's very American. The pacing, the way they talk, not just the accents but even the style of comedy is very much American.

[@sadbear6301]

@@itsgonnabeanaurfromme guardians not american enough?

[@Kyyndle]

That Concord reveal made my eyes roll back into my head with prejudice.

[@collbn]

I think it looks great, but my first thought when James started walking was "Downpour". I hope not. I think the ambient sound is a bit much. A lot of SH2 creepiness was subtle and in a lot of places, nonexistent, even in fights. But I'm looking forward to it and am excited for any new venture

[@pistol0grip0pump]

@55:00 - I love James' lack of self preservation, " Oh I think I just saw a monster, I'll follow it...hmm this massive blood trail leads into that dark garage with a blown out hole on the bottom with nothing but darkness and ungodly noises on the other side...better get down low and crawl in, shame I'm going to probably scuff up my jeans 🙄"😂 But it looks a lot better than the first trailer, my heart sank when I saw the cludgey combat and movement, it's looking a lot more polished and tightened up 😀

[@kavid8120]

It literally plays the same as Resident Evil so ppl need to stop bringing this topic up ffs. Why would you want a fast moving character in a game whose whole thing is about setting a creepy environment with a dark/unknown tone to it. It’s not an action RPG BRUH

[@callistra9]

Still not as bad as when he reached his hand into that grimy toilet without even rolling his sleeves up. At least with the blood he might've thought someone was injured

[@KrazyKoto]

lol The way the video ended was like the way the Konami transitions. It was fun seeing your reaction! Makes me feel more hyped than when I watched the trailers on my own.

[@hexywesky]

I'll always remember where I was on the day of the 2nd silent hill Transmission (tm). I had just gotten home from work. I put my headphone in and started to make macaroni (from scratch) for our dinner. I put bacon in it too. But we were out of noodles and I had to run to target. I made it home before the presentation started. Went in there with a headphone in for nothing

[@floriansaurusrex]

Dying at John predicting exactly what the Silent Hill Transmission stream was going to be

[@pistol0grip0pump]

The Until Dawn graphics look WEIRD/BAD for PC.....which is odd & concerning especially because like you said, it's like 9 years old...

[@cahebding]

And why are they marketing it for PS5....are they expecting people to pay full price for a 9 year old game ported to a new console with zero quality improvements? Oh yea, wait of course they are.

[@superstar4662]

@@cahebding for what it's worth, i think it's more than just a port. I can't speak to how it actually looks, I didn't mind it, but that's all personal preference. But some actors were brought back to film extra scenes for characters who got kinda sidelined by the plot. I know the trailer at least showed some new josh/beth/hannah scenes, and we know jess' actress came back as well.

[@cahebding]

@@superstar4662 wish they mentioned all that in the little trailer. But still, if they are going to essentially re-release it, they could at least give it the The Last of Us Part 1 revamp. But I guess it's hard to remake a game that relies so heavily on actual actors who can't just be animated in.

[@PashaAlex0]

​​@@cahebding because its a remake. Which looks way worse than all Dark Pictures games before it and even worse than og Until Dawn. Its way too dark and I feel like they had to remade all the motion cap animations (or they couldn't transfer all animation frames/had to make extra ones for 60 fps?) for the characters, so they all look weird and lifeless.

[@superstar4662]

@@cahebding Yeah, I get ya. They should've definitely been more clear about it, they specified the new scenes/content in a textpost, but both the teaser and now first full trailer didn't. But yeah, new scenes, new environments, new deaths, etc. I think that + it finally coming to PC makes it worth it, to me at least.

[@Crouton86]

Honestly bloober team nailed the atmosphere in silent hill 2, but for some reason the animations on the characters look a little weird idk something is off 🤔

[@Crouton86]

Lol just got to the part where John says the same thing 😅

[@lilyh5647]

I was initially apprehensive, but then I realized that SH2 is not SH2 without some jankiness. it is part of its charm

[@Crouton86]

@@lilyh5647 Yeah I'm actually impressed with what bloober team is showing 👍 usually gameplay is weak in their other games but it looks solid in this one. I'm definitely gonna play it. I was just curious with how they handle character models. Is it just an art style? They just look a little weird to me idk lol 😅

[@roramoya]

that's not an Until Dawn trailer with those graphics, that's Until Darn

[@peterfranc6370]

2 minute timer to start the 5 minute timer to start the Transmission

[@AgentAegis]

Looking forward to your playthrough of Infinity Nikki! 😼💃

[@27Binx72]

I'm so jaded with modern gaming. Very little of this looked interesting/original to me. I find myself playing through the backlog of old-school games on my high end PC vs. the new stuff.

[@mikeshinwa3398]

Nah you're right. I saw various elements in the game that look borrowed from other games; not that it's a bad thing but the final product definitely looked uninspired, even if it was competent. For example, the melee and dodge animations/combat system look straight ripped out of TLOU (the timing/rhythm of James' attack literally matches up to that of Joel swinging a pipe), and the dodge also had a very similar feel. James drawing on his map to update is similar to the Uncharted games where Nathan Drake would also write things in his journal after discovering an item or location. And it's got your standard OTS 3rd person camera which has become a norm of the AAA industry. None of these things are bad, and technically, they "modernise" the original game, but as you said, it just doesn't look very interesting or compelling.

[@marcellomoraes7123]

I dont think it was meant to feel innovative anyway... I mean, its the comeback of a franchise that is on the fridge for like a decade, and their first big return is a remake of their most iconic game. It is meant to be sold mostly by nostalgia and loyalty to the source material. This is one of my favorite games of all time, so im satisfied with mostly of what I saw. Let's just hope that their product is not just a marketing cash grab. It would be very disappointing if their best cards are these gameplay moments and the rest is just meh. The state of angela is mostly the reason that makes me worry about that possibility

[@jerichopasaoa]

Perhaps because over the years, so many aspects of gameplay have been innovated, established, and reused. This leaves less room for originality and further innovation as time goes on. That won't change unless technology also evolves for newer ideas to sprout, making room for new ideas. Respectfully though, I found this comment to be a rather strange take. Of course this remake will appear less original, it's a remake. The whole point was to cover the same game with a different perspective, but remain the same (Set aside the execution of it so far, that's a different argument). While that could leave the impression of being uninspired, that's because the plot of Silent Hill 2 has already been known for a long time. It won't hit the same as it would the first time it was shown.

[@mikeshinwa3398]

@@jerichopasaoa I agree with a lot of what you write. But the problem with silent hill 2 is that it’s an interesting game that was a product of its time (in a good way). A lot of the game’s surreal/dreamlike vibe arose from Team Silent tackling hardware limitations and logistical issues (like difficulty in finding English actors for example). And of course, add to that the incredible story and concept that was ahead of its time (as far story in videogames go). I just didn’t get that same vibe from the remake material we’ve seen so far. You can refer to my previous comment, but I totally get people thinking the remake doesn’t feel “original”. I think people are thinking one thing and saying another; I would phrase my issue with the remake like so. The original game looked like it was inspired from works of artists like Dostoevsky, David Lynch, Francis Bacon etc. whereas the remake looks like it’s inspired by other, more popular video games. I came to this thought after feeling puzzled at why I felt so… indifferent towards the remake. And like I said, at the risk of sounding pretentious, that aforementioned “artistic vibe” isn’t there. But who knows!? It could be that the final product when viewed as a whole, does indeed capture that same vibe. On that note, I agree with the sentiment that while it’s okay to be either skeptical or optimistic, the best thing to do is just wait and see the final product. You know, ever since the remake got announced I was always fearful regardless of whatever studio got picked for the job, because I knew that simply going for photorealistic graphics, and adopting a “modern” control scheme wouldn’t be sufficient by itself to capture the charm of the original. But I digress, this is a very tricky topic to navigate where, if you take a step back and look at both sides of the fandom and what they’re saying, you can understand where they’re coming from.

[@marcellomoraes7123]

TBH I didnt have many expectations from bloober team. They have been around for some time, and none of their games were a trully hit. I just hope this game will be good enough so that they can learn with their mistakes and make better SH games in the future

[@jarjarblinks1418]

I never expected Love Nikki to get a game like that. I used to play the dress up game so much. I love that they're building up the series though. Love Nikki was super cute up until late game and the story got dark but real excited for it.

[@donaldcampbell9219]

Hi John, you’re my favorite KZbinr.

[@akizius]

Yeah, mine too.

[@donaldcampbell9219]

@@akizius : Nice!

[@CHRISMED2]

They showed alot of Angela in this trailer, now if they expand Eddie's storyline its ok. I just don't want Angela to overshadow James's story. If adding more Angrla then they best add in more Eddie too

[@Shippo28]

Im so excited for the until dawn remake / whatever you want to call it since they're adding all the scenes they deleted along with giving a chance for Mike and Sam to die. Though can't say I'm excited for Silent Hill after that last video

[@arthasthelichking2020]

Wait they are adding Mike and Sam deaths!?! Where did they say that?

[@LucaxCorp]

I have little to no faith honestly. Konami has burned too much goodwill for me to trust them in any capacity.

[@kavid8120]

Sucks for you

[@LucaxCorp]

@@kavid8120 - Nah, means I can focus on horror games that are actually good.

[@rwrw418]

1:00:07 I can tell John was thinking the exact same thing I was lmao. Thought we were getting a cliched “the lights turn on one by one towards you.”

[@Erocksome]

It looks great, and I'm stoked to play another classic remake. I remember back in the day popping the original in my bulky Ps2 and being totally immersed, but now with a fresh layer of paint . But now I just have to get through through the summer and not think about it everyday 😅. Finally some good news, thanks John!

[@mx_fee]

There was so much in that state of play but I'm just completely stunned by the fact that they made Love Nikki/Shining Nikki into a freaking platformer 😂 What even?!

[@haileyelizabeth9232]

Happy Silent Hill birthday to me

[@bugdomrulez]

i REALLY dont like bloober team or konami, but im excited for the sh2 remake i cant deny. i really like angela's redesign, tho im sad about maria's leopard pattern being gone (though i have heard people speculate that she'll turn 'more maria' the longer the game goes on, maybe as james projects more mary onto her)

[@pirili]

Nice i missed it. This way I can catch up.

[@mellisafan4470]

Geez John, that Where Winds Meet game isn't a Samurai game, it's a Chinese Wuxia game. They can seem similar but the style is actually pretty different. It's nice to see more stuff from my culture trend, given that we've seen a huge surge of negativity towards anything Chinese within the last few decades or so. Love you, but please try not lump us all together 😅❤

[@vio_lin]

Bout time too. I personally like Chinese Paladin but those don't have the best game play.

[@FluffyThieves]

Man, I was watching this through PatStaresAt's twitch and I wish I had watched this one instead. I'm pretty stoked for SH2R and this was way, waaaaay more positive of a reaction.

[@ZOMBIEGUNPOWDER]

concord looked amazing, until it was revealed that it was an overwatch clone.

[@roramoya]

I'd be so down for it if it was a character and story driven game, or even something like XCOM in terms of combat. But I've never been interested in Overwatch or any game in that genre

[@Kyronetta]

I liked the new trailer for silent hill 2. Much better.

[@megamason8335]

Please do a playthrough of God Of War: Ragnarok when it comes to PC, that would be really cool

[@ksutaksu]

practically jumped out of my seat when that sh2 release date showed up on my screen. so excited!! don't even care if it ends up being shitty, i'm just so hungry for a new silent hill project

[@AK12king]

I’m so hyped for Until Dawn & Silent Hill 2 Remakes!

[@mushypeas222]

The chokehold Love Nikki had on me seven years or so ago.... something so absurd and funny about the sometimes dark themes/ serious battles over dress up, all master-minded by the talking cat.

[@westingtyler1]

1:18:00 the "merch" for this game makes me feel like, if Schindler's List had FunkoPop figures. "look it's the girl in the red coat, but in chibi form!" it's like, sometimes certain types of merchandising are NOT appropriate for certain types of stories, haha.

[@awesomekittypower]

ASTRO BOT 😭 I LOVE THAT LITTLE DUDE. That, Beat Saber, and Saints and Sinners were my favorite vr games but I can't play them anymore 💔 it's nice to know they're still making stuff with him though, he deserves it 🖤

[@RitualBlood]

it looks amazing tbh. People are just being extra critical because it's Bloober.

[@CrystalMorningdove]

Bro I appreciate you and this channel so much, thank you for all the awesome content

[@deadshot7062]

You know you can tell bloober put in the effort and did a lot of little details like James updates the map, even just noticed that in the combat the nurses countered his attack the second time so you can’t just constantly use the melee weapon over and over.

[@anacsadder]

Oh, good, it will be on Steam. Speaking of weird Silent Hill merch, Vampyre cosmetics is selling Silent Hill make-up collections. I could not resist buying them... That instantly-bought-by-bots thing happens all the time in the Squishmallow community. Except with Squishmallows they usually re-release the same things several months later, and the hype for a new one has usually died down by then.

[@WanLynn]

1:06:56 I'm sorry but the head masks 😭😭😭 it got me laughing soo hard, imagine going through the cut scenes wearing those head masks Oh jeez, the konami section is soo comical Also John, don't underestimate the keycard merch. It's among the more affordable ones, so it could potentially be sold out quite fast

[@KitsuneNoMaboroshi]

I haven't played Dynasty Warriors or Samurai Warriors in so many years...PS2 days....and I was late getting a PS2.

[@ElJeffTheBoss]

Haha I'm not sure if I'm misreading it but John I feel like you're being a little too nice to the remake! I feel like your original skepticism of Bloober team was well founded, and this is a very special game so it's ok for you to be hard on them. Personally I wish the combat was a bit more raw, like not as quick and immediate like it was in the trailer, but more impactful and human. I was hoping to see James have to wind up for some of his swings, kind of like in the original when he needed to draw his weapon before engaging. To me there was a bit of fearfulness when engaging with a monster because you knew you would be fighting a bit to set yourself up properly. Anyway I want the remake to be great as well so I hope the game delivers on what it is promising.

[@GrayveRoseMusic]

Liking the subtle changes to James since the first trailer. Hair looks better and natural, and face is actually pretty human and about what I'd expect. Not as great of a reinterpretation as say the new Leon, but its a damn good version and comes across well. Least I think so.

[@noemoakheart]

John playing Astro Bot september.06.2024. It's marked in the Kalender!

[@amaliebergmannnielsen8259]

Just here for the cats

[@SteveyBwoy24]

Honestly as myself that never played Sillent hill 2 Remake got released trailer got me hooked and excited for 😁😁😁🤩🤩🤩ofc irl do love in UK when gets foggy 👻

[@girlpaintsworld]

Ahhh I’m so early! Watching this on my lunch break 🤪

[@Mrwednesday79]

Glad i caught the stream for this, had a great time, just wondering if you're covering the Xbox announcements on June 9th?

[@feel_se]

John having beef with konami is so funny LMAO

[@shadowboy0126]

Concord is being developed with help from Bungie which explains all the Destiny inspriation. Icarus dashing, warlock glide, hunter dodge, knife throwing etc. If it feels like D2 gunplay it will shit on every other wannabe overwatch on the market i GUARANTEE it. Theres a reason D2 has such a dedicated PvP playerbase despite the fact that Bungie has neglected us for so long and its cause it FEELS so smooth and everything just flows perfectly into each other.

[@Alexandra.AI.]

You most likely know Luke from Game of Thrones. He was a character that fought the young Ned Stark. I for one know him from Black Sails, which was one of the best TV series I've ever watched. He had a pretty significant role in that one.

[@JohnTwolfe]

I wasn't referring to Luke Roberts when I was asking about the familiar looking actor, I was talking about the movie actor. His name's apparently Jeremy Irvine and I don't recognize him from anywhere

[@avni462]

@@JohnTwolfeyou’re telling me you haven’t watched Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again?! for shame

[@Alexandra.AI.]

@@JohnTwolfe Ah, my bad.

[@PyckledNyk]

I’m surprised you know about Umineko. Did you watch the anime or something? Edit: you explained it right then haha yeah the VN is a bit lengthy

[@LegionGaming22]

I have a feeling die hard silent hill fans will will be okay with the game because it's modernized but there will be a lot for them to complain about and people like me that didn't really play much sh growing up I was either playing outside with friends or playing re or a sports game or zelda oot, people like me will probably enjoy it but won't really care either way compared to the og version. But I get it because I'm like that with resident evil remakes so I understand the hardcore sh fans gripes

[@spac3d0ut]

i think what kinda weirds me out abt how everyone looks is that their heads are all just slightly too big for their bodies? i also miss Maria's OG outfit but it kinda is inspired by some of itos early concepts for maria but idk i still think her original outfit captures what she means as a character a lot more

[@spac3d0ut]

I definitely think this game will be fun to play but won't ever meet everyone's expectations, the original will still be favored probably but I think it'll still be good for those who have never played the original

[@spac3d0ut]

also I find it funny that whoever they made play for this gameplay video they were just like "please play this game badly to show the hurt animations" lol

[@jdphillips7539]

James wouldn’t be James if he was questioning and commentating. James is half to the wind mentally. However I hate the changes to Maria and I’m still worried blooper will ruin the subtlety.

[@sabya9314]

John I would love to see you play other Fromsoftware games. You have only played Bloodborne and Elden Ring. Please play Dark Souls on your channel

[@PlatinumLP]

I've probably played the original sh2 and 3 five times each. tbh was very worried about this game (and remakes in general) but this looks great so far.

[@wanderprue1226]

So the Ballad of Antara is just... the Sabriel novels in anime form.

[@mellisafan4470]

Oooh OK I am actually super amped for the SH2 remake! 😱 The gameplay really doesn't look bad at all and the atmosphere is really on point. Too many modern games make everything crystal clear and that takes away the eerie-ness. And I don't see all the fuss over Angela's redesign. She actually looks like a teenager now and not a middle aged woman 😂 Now just to go get a PS5 or upgraded PC to play it 😬

[@wraith313]

I am really tired of these game studios wasting money on cgi cutscenes trailers. We're going to PLAY the game, I really could not care less for your quirky cutscenes. Re: that first game (protectors of the solar system)

[@planetaryray7119]

i feel so called out by all the cat comments lmaooo

[@KitsuneMaskGirl]

I know you’re not gonna like this since you’re pissing on astrobot earlier of the star liking it but before if you do plan on playing it, you should play the first one. It doesn’t have a PlayStation four in it but I think you might like it if you do like a little bit of what you saw.

[@Radek__]

1:10:01 oh, it is your lie. Bloober Team released on Steam in 2021 a very good horror game called: "The Medium". It looks like a Resident Evil/ Silent Hill, due to static camera view, and there is some fight elements with the monsters. They did it well. So even if you made a joke, I don't see the reasons for it.

[@JohnTwolfe]

The Medium does not have combat so no idea what you're talking about lol

[@planetaryray7119]

"this is where sony does their best nintendo impression" lmaoooooo 32:41

[@callistra9]

I disagree about the locations. Maybe I'll feel different once this game comes out, but one of the main reasons the original was scary (and moreso Silent Hill 1) was because of the camera angles. You had to be vigilantly watching the corners of the screen to know what the radio was reacting to, especially in the dark. This game seems to just put everything right in front of you in a nice little spot, even saving you some peripheral vision by covering a third of the screen with James. To me it makes this new game feel more like generic indie horror game #27 than Silent Hill at all, especially with all those "icky" sounds everywhere. The voice acting is also somehow ten times more generic than the original game, though I'm sure a lot of people will prefer the new versions of the lines. As excited as I am for this game, I feel like it's just going to make me sad.

[@kittycastle_]

monster hunter english dubs have always bothered me and idk why capcom does that, the direction is SO intense and the jp is leagues better

[@PanPanHaylie]

In my head, I still remember Nikki game as mobile 2d dress up game but looks what it turns to be now lol whole 3d mmorpg I guess? 😂

[@Emily-xk2du]

That first game was giving so MCU, woof. The banter was exactly the boring style of banter I hate from the MCU. Good on them for having story progression and all though, that's neat, just not my taste from the looks of things. And John with the "Galactus has a daughter?!" impression lmao. DEFINITELY very excited for the SH2 remake in October! And my brother and I were talking about the movie, we both liked the first one (the second...was fun in its own way because it was bad) and we're gonna go see it :D I just wish they had mentioned the other games in development at all, even if they didn't have anything to show yet.

[@FleshMelter]

I'm not hopeful for SH2 even though I wish I was. I'm fine with the Angela change, sexual abuse is traumatic and trauma changes people in many ways. That she's not a 90s pinup isn't really relevant. Maria's outfit change does bother me because she's supposed to be the bimbo-ish, hypersexed up, manifestation of what James' subconscious wishes Mary was instead of his sick rotting wife. She's supposed to be hyperbolic, toning her town doesn't serve any purpose as a monster in SH. But more than anything I'm worried for the writing, VA direction, storytelling. Those have always been Bloober Teams weak points. They make walking sims about bad dads (and husbands), it's no wonder they snatched this up thinking it'd be right up their alley. Girl please 😭

[@AiwaLover]

O canal DETONANDO GEEK foi o único KZbinr que apontou e listou com coerência todos os principais problemas no desenvolvimento desse jogo. Não é excesso de críticas, é apenas consciência do que está sendo realmente visto e inteligência pra não fingir ser um demente acéfalo que bate palma pra tudo, como um bonobo estúpido. Sua análise foi simplesmente racionalista, baseada em evidências e fatos, a ponto de ser científica mesmo. Enquanto tem ignorantes e alienados preocupados com a fisionomia, a cor e o peso da Ângela (a ponto de neuroticamente apelarem para teorias da conspiração sobre "agenda woke"), pouquíssimos mesmo têm sensibilidade e percepção suficientes e capacidade intelectual para notar e dar nome aos verdadeiros problemas nesse jogo. Eu chamo de OPACIDADE! Mas você de OCLUSÃO. Acredito que queremos dizer o mesmo: a imagem do ambiente tem uma opacidade, resolução e exposição menor que a do próprios personagens e ítens especiais interagíveis no jogo. Esa discrepância horrível gera um efeito de artificialidade e falsidade nos personagens e ítens e não torna o ambiente igualmente parte das sensações, emoções e sentimentos que a sua própria existência pela imagem deveria causar só de olharmos para ela. Outro ponto é a TEXTURA DE MASSINHA DE MODELAR presente em tudo. Algo que nem o Silent Hill 4 (o melhor em texturização pra mim) tinha. Não tem aspecto de realismo. Não tem naturalidade. A face dos personagens e qualquer coisa no cenário remete a jogis da Lego ou afins. É difícil se esforçar cognitivamente para fingir wue nossas afeições não estão olhando para um ambiente falso com altas pretensões de ser realista, mas por essa divergência entre teoria e prática, fracassa. E isso tudo não faz O NOSSO CÉREBRO 🧠 ser impactado e convencido sensoriamente, como sabemos que muitos jogos com essa temática e pretensão, conseguem gerar facilmente, apenas dando atenção aos detalhes. E nesse caso eu acredito que seja uma característica da Engine dessa empresa, pois todos os jogos dela são assim. Algo que só funciona bem em novos de aventura, e não em jogos de terror. O pior é que, apesar disso estar tão evidente e justificado pela nossa monotonia comparada às nossas incríveis emoções com os quatr jogos originais clássicos, ainda vai ter ignorante, alienado, cego, burro, sem sensibilidade e percepção, sem experiência, que vai olhar pra isso aí (um jogo de nível de PlayStation 3) e vai mesmo gritar histericamente como se tivesse tendo um ataque de pelancas e dizer "nossaaaaa que tudoooooo" e fingir que um console já na sua quinta versão e com propósito de evolução em resolução e gráficos justifica o seu lançamento juntamente com um JOGO DE FRANQUIA EXCLUSIVO DESSE NAIPE E RENOME mas que entrega mais do mesmo potencial de hardwares e software de duas versões de console atrás e, ainda pior, custando caríssimo como se valesse. Rindo pra nao chorar...😂😂😂 No fundo disso, temos os velhos problemas do capitalismo: Konami tem terceirizando o trabalho e Bloober Team usando propaganda para vender falsas sensações. Assim Konami custeia menos e lucra mais. Muito mais. Pra mim, é vender gato por lebre; é propaganda enganosa mesmo, como todas maís ou menos são.

[@DivaGeneva]

I just can’t with the floating hands on screen. It takes me right out of the game!😂

[@janiewindle946]

Luke Roberts is the voice actor for James.

[@JohnTwolfe]

I wasn't referring to Luke Roberts when I was asking about the familiar looking actor, I was talking about the movie actor. His name's apparently Jeremy Irvine and I don't recognize him from anywhere

[@janiewindle946]

@@JohnTwolfe Ahh. Gotcha. I have no idea who he is, either.

[@Taraeightthousand]

I'm surprised how moderately ok I am with the SH2 remake! the voice acting is ok, the character redesigns make sense (tho where eddie??? and they did Maria's outfit dirty). I was very impressed they did the whole trailer without really showing pyramid head xD And I quite like the expanded dialogue and new takes on scenes! I say this as someone who was hardcore inline with TRSHE and followed the whole SH HD collection debacle with great intensity. Also, psml at the new silent hill film. WHO LET GANS CONTINUE DOING THIS xD though it will definitely better than silent hill revelation which broke excited teenage me's heart in the cinema for being just so bad :'( But whilst I'm pleasantly happy with the current impression of SH2 remake... I do want to see new stuff - where silent hill f (maybe it'll depend on SH2 Remake response? hmm)

[@Nate_0820]

Alt title: Silent hill - The countdown

[@Hypersaturated]

Goofy question, but what’s the intro song?

[@AngeliqueStP]

Dammit... I'm really cranked that I missed this! 😡John's game knowledge helps me a lot with these showcases... [mini-venting' commencing, ignore at will ] Back when you set out to schedule your streams at specific days/times, it was easy for me to plonk my butt down early and be a chat 'first-er' (w/o saying it cuz that shite is obnoxious), and I could change my appointments around so I wouldn't miss a stream. But now, I *swear* I haven't gotten a *single* notification from TWITCH that you're streaming and I don't know what I'm doing wrong over there; is it messed up settings on my end or something up with them? I only find out there's a stream by looking at John's twitter and by then it's already started 4 hours ago. 😮‍💨 I've got to get this worked out... ...I miss being a 'chat auntie' 😩

[@stevenstrattonjr]

John shitting on the new Astrobot game because he missed all the context and amazing gameplay from Astro's Playroom 😭

[@urielgrey]

Thanks John 😊 😊 😊 😊 😊

[@zisaletter4602]

oh man that first one. i guess it's trying to fill the overwatch niche for people who hate marvel (me) but it's still too Marvel to enjoy from what i saw. RIP yeahhh.... idk i don't trust _bloober team_ of all people to handle angela's story with any respect. and the fact that they focused solely on her is like. reads to me like theyre trying to prove they can do it right but all theyre doing is proving they are Not doing it right i guess we'll have to wait and see but i am NOT confident about that at ALL. in the slightest. NOOOO THE RANDOM WIND BLOWING PAPERS JUMPSCARE... this sure is bloober team alright... hmm. ok. ill. the new james is alright. hes growing on me. man. i would really like. silent hill 2 is there and stuff but _what about townfall and forte._ i was wayyy more excited about those than silent hill 2 remake

[@SuperHornetX]

They covered up a character that was purposefully designed to be sexy and tempting to James. What are they doin

[@kavid8120]

That Silent Hill game looks amazing! They still have so many months to fine tune the game so I’m sure people will be pleased at how it turns out when it’s released 👍🏿

[@sunbleachedfly2]

Saying Capcom is trying to make Monster Hunter look like Breath of the Wild has got to be your funniest take 😭 like in what way is that even similar to botw

[@JohnTwolfe]

it clearly had BotW Grass (TM)

[@mona31ize]

It’s the Walmart guardians of the galaxy version . 😂

[@novachek4386]

im very very excited about the game, but honestly im sad about james face and marias outfit! james still looks too miserable/depressed/movie character for me, but i think the original was a very generic man with a neutral expression you wouldn't think twice about if you were walking past him on the street. i think that is a big part of james' character. and marias outfit- which i think speaks for itself. i understand if they were afraid of copyright? issues? because that is literally Christina Aguilera's outfit, but they could've made their own version! there is a reason in james mind she was dressed like that, why she was everything she was, and a drastic change is just so weird to me. but the losers talking about angelas face can deal with it. she looks fine.

[@ddous1]

I love how they say that Silent Hill 2 is faithfully recreated but where you get your radio/weapon and meet the first monster is completely different. Not to mention how clean everything looks. There's none of that grittyness. I won't mention the mess they have made out of James' character model. Last gripe is the camera. Too close. None of that tension and awkwardness from not being able to see where you're going. Hopefully they'll let you choose camera modes.

[@tomsense404]

Game 1 looked so bad, but it was so hilarious watching John struggle with it. Patch of Exile is a whole thing, Path of Exile 2 is a whole thing. If you’re not into it, you’re not into it, you know? But it’s a whole thing…

[@CrackerNDaisyOfficial]

YOU DARE BE UNFAMILIAR WITH ASTRO AND THEN BOLDLY SAY ITS SONY’S IMITATION OF NINTENDO AND DISRESPECT THE LEGENDARY ROBOTIC HERO OF PLATSTATION HISTORY?! All right, fine go ahead. I’m not gonna stop you.

[@tylerbenjamin3842]

Silent Hill 2, featuring the lovechild of Leon Kennedy and Patrick Walburton

[@oreoorva]

I kinda feel like going from Hellblade to GOD Of War is only fitting