Still Wakes The Deep - Review After 100%

[@llebnevets21]

As a guy from Scotland, Glasgow the voice acting on here had me sooo happy all the way through.. soo much slang used and the deli very of words perfect. Also had some good big Scottish names as voice actors.

[@Bannerman1903]

OMG Mortim I work on oil-rigs in Scotland (and everywhere else in the worled) BUT I had never heard of this game and thanks to you I've seen it and cant wait to get home (from sea) and play it, ive also passed it onto my colleagueas so you have pushed this game to a lot of ppl :)

[@EssK]

The voice acting in this game was outstanding, some of the best I’ve ever encountered. Being Scottish myself it’s not often we get to hear accurate accents by genuine Scottish voice actors. I imagine some of the slang may confuse some but it certainly won’t detract from the experience. Completed this in a single sitting (5ish hours) and thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. It’s on Gamepass so if you’re able to do so I’d definitely recommend giving it a go. Great work Mort, big respect for the quality content you consistently produce.

[@Taranchule]

"That old movie The Thing". ...I felt my blood turn to dust at that comment. I'm a year older than that movie.

[@AyarARJ]

howdy, young'n

[@dudeguy9081]

Anything from below the year 2000 is now considered old sorry man.

[@Shoelessjoe78]

​​@@dudeguy9081I suppose it's a matter of perspective. My dad is 72 and complaining about being old all throughout Father's Day BBQ. Then my Grandma who is still up and about kicking told him to can it until he gets to his 90s (she's about to hit 100).

[@Taranchule]

@@dudeguy9081 :(

[@MortismalGaming]

The movie is from 1982 for the sake of adding context lol

[@jonp6871]

Love your content, Mort. I recently watched a video about how so many gamers struggle with committing to finishing games. Yet, you routinely beat games swiftly and thoroughly, and I know your ethic is inspiring for a lot of people. How you do anything is how you do everything. I think a great topic for a video would be about your perspective on how you complete so many games. I know you do it to stand out from other reviewers, but I wonder to what extent it’s become your personal philosophy. Raising a son, seeing things through, etc. Is it work ethic? Discipline? A strict process with boundaries for your personal life? Would love to hear more about this. Thank you 👍

[@mindyourlanguage2066]

Really neat! I second this :)

[@DWIGGG]

would like to see this as well, great idea

[@TM-bi7rj]

I think this would be a great video to watch

[@NotMeButAnother]

It would be interesting, but I imagine that a lot of it comes down to it being his job, which is much more consequential and thus commands more commitment than doing it just for fun. The part I would find most interesting is how to approach systematically playing a game to completion, with the achievements but also much more than that...

[@elchappo1320]

I just quit playin prince of persia. I jus got bored with it. I got 3 kids and find it hard to find time to play as is

[@armelior4610]

Makes a lot of sense to me to make a walking sim for a lovecraftian story : protagonists don't have much agency in stories about cosmic horrors, that's the point

[@marsneedstowels]

Unless you're Randolph Carter.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

Cosmic* Lovecrapian is a hipster term

[@Evanz111]

Was blown away by the voice acting in this game! Despite being very different games, it reminds me of how Xenoblade Chronicles and souls games tend to include a lot of British voice work, it’s great to hear.

[@phtefanphtefan3873]

Just want to add, the Save points are set very good. In case you need to reload caused by a bug or death, no real nervy thing 👍 Great review, on point👌

[@KarlRock]

I just finished Still Wakes the Deep. It's not groundbreaking. But I enjoyed the experience. It's kind of like Firewatch, except amazing graphics.

[@regzindahood]

Don't ever slow down, Mort! Just opened your steam page and 183 perfect games, and going. Thats nothing but impressive!

[@Receipt]

A comment for your engagement amigo. Top channel for years.

[@ashtonfrancis112]

Im glad i got your channel tonenjoy games i dont have time to play.😊

[@sodapopinksi667]

It feels that way for most of the games on the channel, but for short games like these, it's doable.

[@backpackingtony1779]

Subscribed to support this guy playing video games for a living.

[@Chompywomper]

Fun fact there is an achievement called walking simulator 0:16

[@sodapopinksi667]

Definitely going to play it on game pass. The architecture of the oil rig seems to translate to game graphics really well.

[@Charmer4856]

Just finished it a few hours ago, 4/5

[@jieprelampago]

Amazing game and story! There're many movies with the same premises, and getting to play the protagonist that makes you feel the suspense and horror makes it an amazing title!

[@jeffreyes6938]

I've been pretty bug free on Xbox so far. The atmosphere and voice acting is like 10/10 and it's the only video game where yellow paint makes sense!

[@Saltbreather]

On PC at least you can even turn down the yellow paint setting to make it less obvious. I think it’s the first game I’ve played to ever give that as an option

[@JohnClarkW]

Nice to see that this mostly is what I expected. I might think about it after the bugs are resolved, and maybe on sale.

[@dezzdinn]

Game looks and sounds very interesting. It’s rough when devs open at a high price, that can really really hurt the game reviews. If it wasn’t for your review I wouldn’t consider it but I will once it hits a sale

[@Tom-bf2nm]

Played this on Xbox game pass and funnily enough it has been the most enjoyable game I’ve played for a while. Horror wise it’s very light but the intrigue into what the creature is high. The ending was seen a mile away but as I said I genuinely enjoyed the game and will actually give it a second run.

[@Weber408]

Thanks for the review. I'm trying more of these types of games and this one caught my eye.

[@Curt_Randall]

This game is such a cool concept. All the way through it I was admiring it's creativity and how it was doing it's own thing. It was thrilling, suspenseful, and even emotional. I would love to see other similar games, as this could be the birth of a new genre. I agree that calling this a walking simulator undercuts it, as the tensity this game has makes it more than that. And the U5 engine worked out great with this.

[@voidcenturyD]

Was looking forward to your review on this one. I'm definitely still interested but think it will hang out on my wishlist for a while.

[@maziio646]

Shotouts to the VAs who did a fantastic job with this project, excellent game

[@SPISheste]

Beat it in one go at 4 hours, loved the ever living shit outta the Voice Acting

[@michaelockerby]

Really like the look/atmosphere of this and really enjoyed The Chinese Rooms previous work. Great honest review and I think for me it's a "wait for a sale" kinda game. I don't want to try and devalue anyones product or hard work but it does feel a little expensive for this type of game. £19.99 feels like my biting point and it's not like I don't have anything else vying for my attention at the moment with the biggest backlog I have ever known 😂 Keep up the good work Mort

[@CJSkirving]

Completed my first play through last night and now I'm determined to play it again and platinum the game.

[@MrDraganox]

Buggy indeed 😅 I got soft-lock in a mission and the last checkpoint is set after the bug The only option is to redo the whole game (Idk if you're talking of this kind of restart in your video) The Dev team told me that they're doing an update to fix that and being able to restart at the last scene But for now, I can't finish the game The Chinese Room one is one of my favorite dev teams, I'm used to having some issues and bugs in their games but nothing that prevents finishing them For a 4h - 5h game at 35 bucks, it’s sad to see this lack of polish for a game that is so linear 😕

[@sodapopinksi667]

That's actually pretty bad, especially a game like this. Hope they fix it soon. I'm going to play on game pass.

[@MrDraganox]

​@@sodapopinksi667 Use the tab button frequently to ensure you know where the next objective is, and you’ll be fine I got stuck because I could go to the next area without completing the last one (Fix a fuse box, in my case. It's around 3 hours of game time) The game saved the checkpoint as normal, but I couldn't do the next task without the fuse box fixed, and I couldn't go back because of an invisible wall I don't like using hints tool too often because it takes away from the exploration aspect of the game But in this case, it's the only option😕

[@sodapopinksi667]

@@MrDraganox will definitely keep in mind. I don't want to get soft locked, too.

[@Gyuribacsik]

Reload checkpoint options. Must solve?

[@MrDraganox]

​@@Gyuribacsik I would love to be that simple But the checkpoint is right after a door blocked by an invisible wall The door is open btw, it makes it every more frustrating not being able to cross it 😅

[@Religious_Atheist-eu4ci]

Subtitle options are flawed. I tried several times to turn off the subtitle option but it goes back on when encountering the next NPC

[@cmdr.jabozerstorer3968]

I'm trying to remember whether you reviewed Deliver us the Moon and Deliver us Mars because Deliver Us Home is currently in development via Kirkstarter.

[@coconutologist]

Thanks for the video. Not be a "muh themes" guy, but the somewhat recent movie, Black Demon also took place on an oil rig and dealt with an unstoppable evil. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@dracoquintas9141]

Really memorable game. Loved the voice acting, it really sold the story and the characters for me. Exploration was fun too, even if it was simple. Plus, it's winter here in my country so I was fucking freezing, the ultimate immersion experience lmao

[@Hotmomoclock]

i didnt run into any bugs on xbox, and btw for anyone reading this-it’s on gamepass! the only real bug i ran into was the monsters clipping through walls but it didn’t interfere with gameplay. maybe they got around to fixing the bugs by now or only the console version has been fixed?

[@ktysdal]

Thanks for the really nice review

[@Can-ew8nf]

played it some days ago and went in with no expectation but this is an absolute crazy game. one of the best games released this year

[@MrRuff-cc3lg]

Loved this game! Had a lot of fun playing it!

[@akshatsharma5051]

My major issue with this game is that even though the setting is well done but we never get to know what is this alien or creature that is taking over the rig or the lore behind it. Maybe they are looking for a sequel in which they will explain.

[@TheChronozoan]

That's kinda the point of cosmic/lovecraftian horror, though, isn't it?

[@MortismalGaming]

Fear of the unknown and the unknowable is kind of the hallmark of this type of thing

[@sosig6445]

@@TheChronozoan not exactly. Would you care about cthulhu if it was just a random tentacle monster and not cthulhu? Obviously not Lovecraftian horror works because of 2 things. Scale and incomplete information There has to be some information otherwise it's not incomplete it's non existent. You need something to start theorising and wondering. People started to build their take on lovecraft's "pantheon" because he provided some vauge hierarchy trough the ramblings of mad cultists and whatnot. And you fear and love jon carpenther's "thing" because you know some of signiture it's capabilities and it's few weaknesses give the characters some false hope of fighting it. and of course it fucks you up because it's unkown capabilties. You need incomplete information for an iconic villain/monster. EVEN in lovecraftian titles

[@erikcarlson6374]

Mort, one of the reasons you're my favorite game reviewer is your timeliness. I've been eyeballing this one on Game Pass for a couple of weeks and here you are as soon as it drops with your insight. Thanks for being awesome! Any plans to cover the Elden Ring DLC?

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah

[@richard_n]

$35 for a game you can beat in one day is ludicrous. $20 is the max I would pay. Definitely waiting on a sale or price drop before I get this one.

[@stuartmorley6894]

As a comment on the bugginess, im playing on a Series X and im about half way through. Not had a bug yet but obviously the second half could be. As said its on Gamepass so the price isn't an issue. Im loving it so far.

[@OysteinS]

Sounds like the perfect setting for this kind of story/game. So tempted to get it, but I figure I'll wait until the bugs are straightened out and at that point might as well wait for a sale. I'm betting this game will be just as good in a year or two. Bugs can really take me out of the mood in such an atmospheric game.

[@Hotmomoclock]

i would check rn if you havent! i just played and didnt experience any issues with bugs

[@Hotmomoclock]

only thjng was the monsters clip through the walls a little but they cant grab u lol

[@cletokings4302]

Is this on gamepass? I have now 5 games I want to play on my Xbox s as soon as I’m done with ER DLC.

[@Anotherandoman93]

Anyone think the flashlight is weird? Its like light doesnt reach certain places. Try aiming it at water foe example

[@paytonpehrson7741]

Really great narrative experience, played it in an evening with my wife watching. We enjoyed it. However, that price does hurt. It makes me wish we could still rent games.

[@feeamerie5011]

Going to play this in GP this week hopefully

[@MrRoundthetwist]

Nice review this game looks great! I’ll wait like I usually do for a price drop and bug fixes 😁

[@Voss_Man]

Really interested in getting this but the price seems a bit too steep for the limited play time for me.

[@Ahrimane]

How is the story compared to SOMA in terms of quality ? I don’t like to play “narrative” games unless the story/atmosphere is worth it

[@brunoheller7851]

Hey Mortismal have you ever thought about doing livrestreams?

[@kevinbrennen6773]

Played on GamePass and I completely enjoyed this title. And as a "usually play easy mode on fps' and stuff" type of guy, I went with Standard and found it fairly easy-ish. There is a lot of stealth, but there are lots of items throughout the world you can use to throw and therefore confuse the enemy so you can sneak around virtually un-noticed. I had absolutely no bugs or crashes in my game at all and agree with one of the comments below as when I died just a couple times (mostly from falling stupidly), the save points were good and I never lost a lot of game-time. Plus, dialogue options are "skippable" so if you died right after one, you can skip it on the re-spawn. I'm glad I didn't pay $30 outright for this, but honestly, it was one of the best voice-acted games I've played in quite some time and thought the developers did a fantastic job with the atmosphere, story and gameplay here. I would give this like an 8/10 and it's for sure a "must play" for me. It's definitely very linear and has "walking sim" vibes, but had my heart racing on numerous occasions and the map of the ship was really impressive

[@Michael64425]

I will play the game as have loved the previous games from the Chinese Room,I will wait though for a price drop later in the year I play on console PlayStation.Excellent review as always thank you .🙏

[@sodapopinksi667]

I also want to play something recent they made before Vampire: Bloodlines 2 comes out, so this fits.

[@hogan5376]

Played it this morning, maybe 5 hours?? Anyway, what may be interesting to some is that I played on my baby series S, and besides some frame drops right after loading into a new area, I had Zero crashes or any other real technical issues. It was fun. I think though I would never have paid $35, or if I had would have been a bit bummed.

[@Krosstic]

The one time I threw a distraction the monster made a fucking beeline for me

[@madarchmage1151]

I like this. Thank you

[@altairfaltore7261]

Does this game reinforced in any way shape or form your faith in their upcoming Vampire game?

[@MortismalGaming]

Just confirmed what I had already guessed, that they'll nail the atmosphere at least

[@eldraque4556]

how's the scotch accent's on the vioce acting?

[@MortismalGaming]

Pretty great imo, main character is actually a scottish voice actor

[@kudzukid12]

Gamepass coming in handy! Haven’t turned on my Xbox in a couple of months as I’ve been running through CRPG’s on PS5 but I’m going to have to check this out. Thanks for the review as always. It’s gonna be a minute though as Shadow of the Erdtree will definitely have my attention for the next little/long while.

[@Zombiemancz]

i played through it and i absolutely loved it, even if i have to admit that after playing it on max settings on my pc. It has terrible mouse sensitivity and moisi outside kept catching me, because he somehow got bugged above me and i couldnt escape him (for few respawns). (Never had any crashes or gamebreaking bugs i couldnt cheese my way through).

[@AyarARJ]

I haven't played many narrative titles...I'm assuming Zork and HGTTG don't count...until a recent single one. At least that I can remember. Anyway, that was The Invicible. Which I really enjoyed. A playable novel. Fully VO which was good. Length and cost, value proposition, gave me discomfort. So I'm open to this type of game now. But price is what you pay, value is what you get. I'll keep an eye on this on; good for a change of pace. Thanks.

[@dannyinthemiddle969]

Interestingly I did not even think about "The Thing" while playing this. Instead, it reminded me of "Color Out of Space."

[@moses5016]

Normally despise games like this. Not because I think they’re “bad” just not for me, and I can never get invested in them. But this game made me cautiously optimistic for the new vampire bloodlines game, because I was fully invested from the first 5 minutes. The characters and story had me gripped from the jump and the gameplay was smooth and immersive.

[@donextmedonextme4351]

Great game, just finished it. I played on game pass and was totally bug free for me.

[@srendanbchaub8601]

Just played this on series x, I'm a snob when it comes to tech issues and bugs and this game had 0 I can think of, the only thing I noticed was an almost stutter at the autosave points but that's most games really

[@ThatReplyGuy]

Looks like a solid sale pick-up. Might be one of those that's better on console since my pc isn't the best.

[@louissuppa490]

Trying to like this game, the 1st broken ladder...falling EVERY TIME, maybe it's a glitch like u said? I hold L2 like it says he falls over and over

[@danrenegadedronefootageuk5317]

Just hold r2 and L2 as soon as you jump before it prompts you. Worked for me

[@louissuppa490]

@@danrenegadedronefootageuk5317 I will and thank you

[@Wombats555]

Looks good. On my list.

[@mesarthim640]

Honestly, it's mid ! The rig looks fantastic but until the end, we have no idea what that giant creature looks like. Caz's story is not easy to get a grip on, you have to get used to their accent and subtitles apparently are not always correct (had the occasion to speak to someone had himself that accent and he confirmed to me that subtitles are not entirely right) In the end, I thought Caz history came a little bit too much into the story but it is what it is. Interactions with other NPC is very limited and they're so great that I wish you could have learned more about them. Finally, I regret that the story turns out like most story of the same kind, in the end, you're the one doing everything and npc gives you orders to do this and that without really ever risking their life (even if we know what happens). I think the game would have benefited to have other npc coming along and forcing you to work in tandem with them to accomplish different objectives. (oh and it seems like your co-workers gets turned into monsters instantly, like Rennick while you get caught by tendrils multiple times without any secondary effects) The screen getting those weird effects also never does anything like driving you insane or having an overall effect on the character in the long run. Also, only one ending... No way to save some npc, have a different outcome, etc. which limits the replayability very much. It's a straight line from start to the end. Absolutely no surprise during the story, nothing impactful ever happen.

[@Umbra_Witcher]

Played it on Xbox and didn’t have those bugs, so might be a good alternative from the issues on Steam

[@creepyuncle542]

Loving it so far, but I've encountered about 5 or 6 bugs on Xbox.

[@captainfach]

*mentions The Thing Well shit, now I have to buy it

[@joshuabroekema6416]

Personally I didn’t care that much for the story. I liked the novelty of playing on an oil rig though. And the absolutely best part of the game for sure is the Scottish dialogue and accents. Loved learning that they call electric “the lecky”

[@echorises]

I think we should question our beliefs about game length vs. the price. So many games nowadays are extended to a point of utter boredom just to justify their price range, which results in so many unfinished games. I'm 30 and in the last 5 years, I've only finished games that either take maximum of 20 hours (Journey, Firewatch, DMC5) or are masterpieces such as RDR2, Witcher 3, and BG3.

[@MrDadeadone]

I enjoyed it but you are right about the price and I don't see myself replay it

[@giorgospsixramis3400]

i think 35 dollars is ok for it although the only bugs i show was caz's feet when climbing being to his chest and the female npc having her hair float over her head like a lego witouth the hair part

[@techieg33k]

This game has an amazing story

[@NekotTheBrave]

Does playing this increase your attitude towards Bloodlines 2 any?

[@MortismalGaming]

Just that they'll likely nail the tone and atmosphere of it. The rest we'll simply have to wait and see.

[@renynzea]

Kind of looks like a video game version of "The Rig".

[@danrenegadedronefootageuk5317]

My first thought

[@5cott1711]

The bugs are not present at all on console

[@joshuatealeaves]

I usually buy games full price but having just spent $40 on Shadow of the Erdtree, which is looking like an entire Souls game worth of content, I couldn’t drop $35 for a walking sim

[@Dragens2]

Loved the game very much

[@mbartok]

I would buy if it was a vr game

[@chillax319]

I love body horror but I'm a big pu...coward where it comes to horror games. Though ironically one of my favourite gaming series was Dead Space so.....I may check this game out and assuming I will not die I'm going to buy it. Tho it is pricy and I will wait for the sale instead.

[@Andrew-0815]

Makes no sense to me to buy it when you can play through it via Game Pass in one evening and then have a bunch of other games for the price that you can play for a month.

[@sodapopinksi667]

These kinds of games tend to be the ones I play the most on game pass.

[@justhecuke]

You buy it to more directly support the developers. If you only play it via game pass, they earn very little money.

[@sodapopinksi667]

@@justhecuke I'm going to buy VTMB2, so there is that. If it wasn't on Game Pass or bundled, I probably wouldn't have tried it at all tbh.

[@VerdeletVIII]

I bought it day one. Indie horror games are niche.

[@Charmer4856]

Playing on gamepass, so far the game is good especially the story but I prefer games that don’t rely so much on avoiding and/or running from enemies Edit: I was gonna give it a 3/5 but the story was so good. 4/5 for me 💪💪

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

Your comment about "walking simulator" being too reductive is even funnier because one of the achievements is actually names Walking Simulator. You get it for not sprinting more than 10 minutes worth in the full game but the name is fun.

[@xJRSUMMERSx]

I'm good with the leccy 😭😭😭

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

Win winner 🐓🍛

[@AthosJosue]

Yeah, it's too expensive for what it is, I'm going to wait to get it for 20 or so in a future sale.

[@mrgauth]

Since a 1 time play game, will fire up game pass for one month, then cancel. $15 it seems worth the experience.

[@CushionSapp]

I'll wait for the bugs to get patched and then when its on sale

[@TheZombie567]

Dead Space on a Ship 🚢

[@grandlancer]

While this isn't the type of game I usually play, hearing that it's good gives me more hope for VtM:B 2. Hopefully we'll see some of the more horror elements incorporated into it as well (even if it's just one mission like the hotel)

[@matthuck378]

I like "walking sims", especially for horror and investigation type games. But, I don't like it when they shoehorn in combat. Don't do that. It ruins the experience, IMO. There shouldn't be fighting, or any 'run or die' moments.

[@onatgz]

free comment.

[@AleksiJoensuu]

"You'll likely play through it in an evening" How about me, I can play horror games like one room at a time before I have to take a break for a day or three 🤣I'm still in the first hour of SOMA after like a week 🤣

[@sodapopinksi667]

Amnesia has an achievement named "Nope" if you close the game at the first scary scene. Yep, popped for me lol

[@juanblanco7898]

This was literally me until my early twenties. I don't think I ever managed to complete a single horror game except for Dead Space 3, which is widely considered to be the least scary in the series.

[@BigWetTits1]

Soma is amazing! This game is less scary, shorter and more digestable. Soma is a bit slow but story is so good...

[@CloudClapper6]

💚💚💚💚💚

[@classicmusic2477]

Sure

[@sebastiansochanski]

👌

[@Anfield_the_place_to_be]

Looks cool, but i just cant play games were you just need to hide from monsters (amnysia style) and sneak around.. walking simulators no problem, but sadly not if i cant protect myself

[@ezraovitt2341]

i played the whole game and i didnt have any bugs