The Callisto Protocol DLC: Final Transmission SUCKS

[@harlannguyen4048]

15:45 Actually, the crawl spaces in the game are not to hide load times, but because the devs didn't have time to figure out how to piece together sections in a cohesive manner.

[@SSJdavey]

Oh wow that's worse! I thought it was a design limitation thanks to it being on last gen

[@johncarver357]

thats like someone saying 'fk it, just cut through' when they have no idea how to solve a maze puzzle and slicing one straight line through the thing...literal brainlet behaviour

[@achaudhari101]

I need a quote that this was the case so I can facepalm over it.

[@cycomiko73]

Yeah that's pretty bad 😶‍🌫️

[@AdvancedKrizalid]

That's way worse . A true testament to the incompetence that led to the disappointment that is that game.

[@DinoDave150]

The Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 remakes coming out when they did really goes to show just how bare bones and lackluster the Callisto Protocol was. Both remakes managed to deliver haunting, yet fun and exhilarating experiences while CP just sauntered to the finish line.

[@SSJdavey]

Agreed, we've been really well treated this year to both of those remakes and then we get chance for what seems to be an original AAA horror title and it's a shocker

[@NoThing-wc3cs]

I’m going to scare you right now with true horror: I enjoy callisto protocol more that the dead space and RE4 remakes. I’m not joking…….

[@SSJdavey]

Each to their own! There's no right or wrong opinion. it's just opinion 👍 After I learnt so many people enjoy RE6 I'm ready for anything 😅

[@DinoDave150]

@@NoThing-wc3cs You sicken me...

[@SSJdavey]

🤣

[@acehood9953]

The ending was basically them killing the IP because it failed. I liked the base game, but the doc's were just one bad move after another.

[@SSJdavey]

It feels that way for sure

[@TheSteve_1992]

I feel like they chose this ending just to drive a final stake into the game.

[@SSJdavey]

Thats what it feels like to me too

[@christianvillapando4060]

Was kinda hoping they'd launch something that would have promise for a potential sequel that would improve things but I guess not

[@Ckoz2829]

@@christianvillapando4060 I wasn’t into Callisto very much, but I saw it’s potential and hoped a sequel could make things way better. Too bad.

[@jordangarcia465]

the whole game felt like a weird shell of what it was intended to be, I'm assuming it was such a mess because Krafton intended it to be a tie in with PUBG (of all things) but it strayed so far from that it became its own thing. And because of that it looks like not much was left, with some ghosts of the previous iteration's writing (Paramo being mentioned which was a map in PUBG) and also probably why the melee combat was barebones since - and this is pure tinfoil hat time - more weapons from PUBG were to be used. This game reeks of a studio wanting to kill a game that was only partially their own in a creative sense.

[@thomashooper2451]

I think it is their way of torching the IP and starting over.

[@DesertEagle093]

I firmly believe that the game shouldve just ended with Jacob sacrificing himself as Dani escapes on the pod, and the DLC shouldve involved either Ferris or Elias so we can get more context for the main story (I personally would've liked to see more Ferris because Sam Witwer is an incredible actor). It would have been way more interesting that way.

[@SSJdavey]

That would have been decent, I could have vibed with that

[@jakekeys88music]

I agree the base game had a concrete enough ending. It was a cool tie-in to do this DLC, but unnecessary. The "it was all a dream" endings can have mixed results. A prequel DLC with Elias or Ferris would be neat! Heck, there could be a game that focuses on the incident capturing that big "mother" creature where you fight Ferris before boarding the elevator where Dani gets infected.

[@GatorGoob]

I thought the whole point of getting Dr Mercer out was to bring down the Cabal. She was going to immediately turn herself in and be a live witness to the horrors she inflicted (and now regrets), along with being able to drag the entirety of the shadow organization down because she was a high ranking member.

[@SSJdavey]

Was that mentioned? Prior to the dlc she was happy being left there saying "I deserve to be here" and then in the dlc she's all "let me come too"

[@markcobuzzi826]

You mentioned how bizarre it is, when Jacob's supposed mission is to help Dr. Mahler escape with him, after all the gruesome things she did. Would that be like if Resident Evil 2 had Leon and Claire casually helping out Dr. William Birkin, so he can escape alive with them too, without answering for his involvement in Umbrella?

[@SSJdavey]

It would be on the level of helping wesker out, birkin is bad but she's waaay worse

[@wood1066]

@@SSJdavey No it wouldn't unlike Weasker she actually feels regret about what she did is trying to make up for it. Wesker was just plain evil.

[@SSJdavey]

I guess you're onto something there 👌

[@daltmandev]

The ending had me like… fuck… and as much as I dont like the „it was a dream“ I think it adds to the horror aspect

[@paranoyd70]

Two things I absolutely despise in stories...constant time jumps and the "it was all in your head" trope. This DLC is utterly pointless, which offends me. They leave out an ending for the consumer to pay extra and then the real ending was nothing but a hallucination. WTAF?!

[@SSJdavey]

Ridiculous innit

[@kylewhitmore5954]

All this DLC does is confirm our suspicion that Jacob died at the end, everything you play in the DLC is pointless and adds nothing to the story really. Shame I really wish this game was better and could’ve gotten a sequel but that’s looking pretty unlikely now.

[@SSJdavey]

I'll be surprised if they choose to continue with it, certainly feels like a walk away for Striking distance

[@arthurortega5873]

Literally my same opinion. The worst part of this game, is seeing the potential it had. And the wasted opportunity that this DLC presented as.

[@SSJdavey]

Great minds

[@jakekeys88music]

Definitely. There were little gems in there which were buried under poor execution. Maybe a different team could have done it? Maybe they needed more time? Maybe they need a different approach to incorporating so much melee with a shooting game? (or should have presented it more melee heavy if that's what they wanted more than a shooter) I did enjoy some of the psychological things like when Jacob is hallucinating Dani's memories and then the looping corridors in the DLC. The hammer seems cool, and it's too bad it wasn't in the main game -- I kind of wonder if the DLC could have been a way of showing more of what they wanted the game to be and how they might have truly wanted it to end. And it just may be that the timing of the game coming out when it did it just wasn't going to be well-received and needs more time for folks to warm up to it? Plenty of questions and just hypothetical since we have what we have.

[@Sincethe80sGaming]

Shame Devs did not use this chance as to revive the game, I liked the base game, it had its flaws but I tired or remasters...I want to play new games, new stories but I guess we will need to go through the "Milk the cow" era of playing games I played when I was teenager.

[@SSJdavey]

I get you, there isn't too much AAA horror outside of the already established franchises. There's some great indies which are fortunately scratching the itch for original content - if you want any suggestions let me know 👌

[@DeadSpace501]

One part stands out for me personally, the severely over-used miniboss from the main game and who frustrated me to no end, who I nicknamed Tony Two-'eads lol, after I picked up the hammer I was actually hoping to see him again so I could beat some of my frustrations out on him with my big fuck-off hammer, when I entered that hallway I was actually happy to see old Tony again and was glad the DLC was being as predictably bad as I hoped and looking forward to absolutely crushing him...then he disappeared and I was even more pissed off, it felt like the game was teasing me, which it has nowhere near earned the right to do. Weird rant I know but...just fuck this DLC and game in general.

[@SSJdavey]

Tony two-'eads 🤣 I actually relate to this quite alot, I was quite looking forward to demolishing good ol' Tony once again but sadly it was taken from us

[@edwardmorrissette5817]

It's crazy how good the audio drama for this was compared to the actual game

[@SSJdavey]

Yeah the podcast eps were great!

[@MRbug_423]

I'm just gonna say this now! The reason this DLC came out so late that I'm sure of it was to wait out the dead space crave. And one of my reasons for that is when the dead space remake was coming out, and it had a week or two to go the new game+ feature for Callisto released earlier than it was scheduled. And I have said this before but I'll say it again. The Callisto protocol series is doomed, destined to fail because dead space now has a fighting chance to continue it's story

[@knoble1985]

Glen Schofield really starting to show his age in this genre. You can't do the same pacing & plot tropes from decades ago & manage to do those even piss poor. So much untapped potential this game & overall concept as a whole have. This dlc pissed me off from start to finish. Two new enemies & one of them being a vent trap. We get a hammer & an ok boss fight. All of which should have been in the main game. This will always be a game that is more bitter than sweet whenever revisiting it.

[@SSJdavey]

Couldn't agree more, the potential is off the charts but it never realises it 😭

[@Noperare]

8:00 they recycled the "the other side of his face is destroyed" jumpscare

[@SSJdavey]

I didn't pick up on that but now you've said it you're right!

[@tittaymacshwag]

Probably the most undignified end to a main character in a game ever

[@purefites]

Just a note, the Biobot AOE attack can be canceled if you hit them with a heavy swing of the hammer.

[@StormAirsoft]

Sad to see the story ended like that. I sorta got the gut feeling that depending how well Callisto does will be the difference if the game gets a final goodbye or another cliffhanger (for Callisto 2) and with the game not doing well and with the DLC ending we ultimately got, it seems Striking Distance said farewell to Callisto Bummer, I had high hopes for this title

[@SSJdavey]

Same here, I gave it every chance I could. Damn shame 🫠

[@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085]

This game is only 8-9 hours it should of been 10-15 hours long and they wasted Sam Witwer who was barely in the game. It would of been great to have him chase you throughout the whole game

[@jakekeys88music]

At this point, a sequel seems like it should be Dani and her trying to get the word out and possibly getting blocked by Warden Cole, OR some other protagonist who gets mixed up with Cole and The Circle, and possibly with Dani.

[@knoble1985]

For a game that has the name Protocol you would think they would have been better prepared.

[@SSJdavey]

😂

[@arpadszabo661]

This ending is the equal of Rick Grimes in TWD waking up from a dream in the hospital. Except he would be bitten. It’s so bad lmao idk what they were thinking.

[@SSJdavey]

Madness innit

[@EZW_Riptide]

I feel like they killed Jacob off since the game did poorly. He had so much potential. He could’ve been the Isaac Clarke Edit your absolutely. Right And I just founded the boss Kinda annoying But that’s one give the dlc credit is the vent traps And what I wanted improved is the mutation system since they mutant into the same thing And I said if you just push them in spikes what’s the point. 🙁

[@SSJdavey]

The vent traps were a nice addition, I don't think they added any interest to crawling through them though, instead they just lasted longer 😅

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

They enjoyed creating as many death animations for Jacob as possible, which seemed like a premonition he's not gonna survive at all. Also, it was a huge mistake for them to hire a Hollywood actor for the role, which maybe the reason why the game needed 5 million sales to safely break even and afford the actor's expensive salary. Since it fell way short of that sales target due to also other various issues with the game, the odds of a sequel are so small. Even if they do a sequel, it'll be a female protagonist most likely, either Dani or some other female.

[@SSJdavey]

Yeah, surely it would be dani if they did decide to go and do a sequel. As you said; I doubt we'll get one

[@mr.seaotter-1429]

My 2 cents, The Plot of DLC story can be put into the main game without any hitch. It's fine to have tragic ending that MC is dead but at least make it meaningful. This DLC could be story of Dani side like Ada's separate way in RE4 but no we have to put the end of cliffhanger.

[@SSJdavey]

Totally agree, if jacob had died as soon as dani left I would have been cool with it. Ending on a cliff hanger and then revealing his death to cap off the dlc was such a shame

[@snugglybear182]

The vent experience in the expansion is worse than the base game. Jesus Christ the one part where you have to run from the vent cleaner and then there’s another one around the corner was so aggravating. The vent movement is so clunky and ass to begin with WHO THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA

[@SSJdavey]

When your not sure if it's a vision or reality so you crawl crawl crawl, turn, crawl crawl crawl, turn...and crawl crawl crawl Peak gameplay 👌

[@BerengarLex]

One small redeeming element: the final boss for this looked legitimately horrifying. Considering how lacking the horror element was in the base game, I consider that a plus.

[@SSJdavey]

Yeah thats true, looked straight out of The Thing

[@roboexe]

Jesus Christ, that ending is absolutely terrible. What a giant middle finger to the time of the player, the story and it even makes the original game worse through being „the true ending“. Yikes. Granted, main guy could come back as a cyborg, but as you said: After all this, the mid gameplay, the terrible pacing, the nothing-story, what would even be the point? 😬 I preordered Calisto Protocal and was massively disappointed. But this - and the whole „pay for the real ending shit - makes it even worse.

[@SSJdavey]

They really should have come out with the reveal that Jacob is the alpha, that's where the story should have gone and then it's him trying to evade capture from the organisation but instead we get...whatever that was 😭

[@shreksnow1918]

Here’s a great 40 minute video talking about the various connections Callisto Protocol has with PUBG and how the story would’ve been much better if it stayed in the same universe (kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5PQgI2cl6etaqM). It’s actually super interesting. It’s also theorized that early on the game was supposed to be more of a brawler where you’d fight a lot of human enemies and as the game goes on there would be more mutants. There are some areas of the game where you have guards who were attacked by gangs and there’s environmental storytelling. I think if we were to have normal human enemies that can be mowed down by guns alongside the mutants that can take several shots it would’ve added in some more enemy variety. Also, if we had guards armed with their own batons that you’d have to parry, as well as guards with guns that are glass cannons that could’ve enhanced the game. I know a lot of people weren’t a big fan of human enemies in Dead Space 3 (admittedly I haven’t played it or Callisto because I heard they were both terrible), but I think it has far more to do with the fact that they copied what other games were doing and simply did not understand what made them work. If the guns were hyper lethal and made you really think about engagements then it could’ve added an interesting change in gameplay. They also didn’t take full advantage of mutations to make the enemies change how you fight them. That would’ve been cool to see. Apparently the reason why there’s so many vents isn’t to hide loading screens. It’s actually because the game was so rushed that they had all these unrelated areas and no time to make them realistically connect in a cohesive way. Honestly, you’d probably need to remake the game using these ideas to salvage it. Even if it wasn’t good it would at least be somewhat interesting. Hopefully if we do get a sequel they can somehow fix these problems, but I’m not going to hold my breath for that. Great video. It’s really too bad that they killed off Jacob. There was a lot they could’ve done with him.

[@SSJdavey]

Really enjoyed reading this, thanks for the video recommendation I'll check it out! The ideas you have with guards etc I'm so down for, hell, you sold me at parrying attacks!

[@CouchCoop128]

what did you find needed improvement from the base game?

[@SSJdavey]

A compelling narrative is the biggest, outside of that the melee system is flawed so I would have loved to see something a bit deeper, a parry maybe?

[@CouchCoop128]

@@SSJdavey for me, the real time side dodge feels like a strange parry... in a way, I hear you, but at the same time I respect him for making a game that wasn't deadspace, i made a few videos on the subject, will send links if interested, appreciate the response

[@SSJdavey]

@CouchCoop128 yeah by all means, I'll check them out 👌

[@DirtyDan77-]

I think you were expecting too much from a 15$ DLC, they aren't going to reinvent the entire combat system just to use it for 2 hours, that would happen in a sequel.

[@SSJdavey]

No I get that but they could take micro steps, its been a solid 8ish months since the game came out, don't know where the time was spent because it didn't look like much was added here

[@DirtyDan77-]

@@SSJdavey my guess would be that they had already started the DLC, but after poor sales they may have had to change it so they could at least end the story, delaying it

[@darrengaroutte7744]

For me, I've found that having your main character die at the end of a game pretty much kills any reason for me to go back and replay them. I had this issue with Final Fantasy 16 when it offered a new game plus mode. Why do I want to replay this game again when I know I shouldn't get invested in my character? I have hundreds of games in my library still to play, why would I give a game more of my time when it's telling me there is no future in which I will get to play as this character.

[@SSJdavey]

Ah man spoilers for FF16 😭 I havnt had time to play it yet I can see where you're coming from, I don't have that hangup I try and see the game as an experience and so even if I know the ending is bleak it doesn't get in the way of experiencing it again. Sometimes it even paints earlier portions In a different light as I know the tragic ending

[@darrengaroutte7744]

The story is for the most part worth a single experience. Definitely play the side quests in this one as they are far better that 13's or 15's with regard to expanding the world's lore. Just be aware that 16 is more story than game play in a lot of ways and the game play is more DMC than FF so don't expect to many RPG mechanics or depth. It's really just a straight make numbers bigger and once you find the abilities you like from the Eikons there's no need to change as there are no weaknesses to exploit. If you are looking for an RPG one I've started and found very enjoyable is Octopath Traveller 2.

[@wickdaline8668]

I must be in the minority but I found The Collisto Protocol to be underrated. It's a good but not a great game. This DLC, though I felt, was unneeded, and I would have happily waited for a sequel instead.

[@SSJdavey]

I don't know what they were thinking with it! Such a misstep

[@XNYDNTE]

Don't worry years later people are gonna be like "wAs ThE cAlLiStO PrOtOcOl rEaLlY tHaT bAd?" or "tHe CaLliStO pRoToCoL iS UnDeRrAtEd" it always happens to games that initially come out with massive amounts of hate

[@DillonintheDetails]

Great review. So glad I didn't buy this. It has truly the worst ending in memory.

[@SSJdavey]

You've saved yourself £12 - you made the right call 👌

[@phant0mdummy]

game sucks so bad.

[@EternalNightingale]

Imo game original open ending was much better than this if they wanted they could’ve just shown he didn’t survive after credits and moved on the gameplay of this dlc is unnecessary and feels it was just tacked on to sell the dlc they promised

[@SSJdavey]

Exactly, it feels like they didn't know what to do next but they'd promised something story related in the season pass

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

I still think that the ending for Dead Space 3 still is the worst, because it was the end for the entire trilogy. But you are right mate.

[@alphadaslaya]

10:17 I actually found a way to completely stop them from blowing up. It’s hilarious you just have to do the charge attack like you do with the baton and just press it, it completely stops them from blowing up if you’re wielding the Hammer. Just finished the dlc though was fucking pissed when I saw Jacob was dead and it was all a “dream” so fucking lame can’t believe the same people who made dead space managed to create something so fucking bad.

[@icfreeze939]

Weird they went a psychological"just in your head" horror route to finish the story, and still flopped. Honestly, I recommend playing the Evil Within games for a better experience than this

[@SSJdavey]

Evil within 1&2 are reviewed and on the channel - great games 👌

[@cookiescream1993]

I liked Callisto protocol as a base game one off, but the dlc was a letdown. On paper I like the idea; have Jacob on his death bed recounting his experience that led him to escape his own “prison”. Even dying in the end just like his friend…but none of it felt earned. Most likely due to the paper thin narrative despite some of the unique twists like health syringes carrying the illness.

[@JUSTShowMeHow13]

As a veteran survivial horror player, I found Final Transmission to be BRUTALLY difficult. I thought the lock puzzles were either super easy, or next to impossible. Maybe they patched it and made it more difficult? This was on medium security and it took me about 8 hours to finish. Great review though! Thanks

[@nomercy8989]

I'm so glad I didn't give in to hype and avoided this completely.

[@SSJdavey]

I was suckered in hook line and sinker, you made the better call

[@Ckoz2829]

Including that ending in the main game would have felt hollow. Charging people money for it is infuriating. Anyway you look at it, the ending is just a big kick in the nuts to everyone who bought this game. It’s a big nothing and we paid for it. I was hoping for a sequel that would fix the main problems of Callisto. I wanted it to be good. But Glen Schofield doesn’t seem to have any idea what to do with Callisto, so they just dropped it. What a waste.

[@SSJdavey]

You're right if they had included this ending it would have sucked. Best thing they could have done imo is end the base game with dani flying off and Jacob staying behind then kick off a the dlc where we left off with Jacob trying to escape, if he died on route to that then I guess that's fine but having it as a hallucination really stings

[@rageaholic867]

May not be the popular take, but I really enjoy the dlc ending. Its brutal and ballsy having Ferris rip Jacob apart like that and using him one last time just to send dani the files. It's setup and teased properly throughout the dlc, and honestly makes me enjoy the whole package more than the base game ending. The lore is pretty solid too which makes me hope a sequel with some serious work could definitely be great.

[@jordangarcia465]

could've done it in a boss fight at the end rather than have it be a 'it was a dream the whole time' thing and not have our actions just be the product of a dying brain misfiring synapses. Maybe even use this opportunity to turn him into one of the biobots (if those were even a thing Mahler did or something he completely dreamed up). With an ending as lazy as the 'it was all a dream' and dlc as bare as this I'd sooner bet on Forspoken getting a sequel than this, lol. But I do hope Schofield and the studio are able to bounce back with something to redeem themselves.

[@SSJdavey]

Well said 👏

[@federicodilazzaro9744]

Think about spending 80€ for an unfinished game, and if you want an actual "ending" you have to spend 12€ more. That's just so much bullshit going on here. Never wanna hear about this game anymore

[@SSJdavey]

I don't think we'll hear anymore from the IP going forward. Its got to be finished here

[@justwentfullchuu2]

The ending was really good. I'm with the camp who thinks they ended it in such a somber note because the main game "failed" and getting a sequel is next to impossible. But still, even with this ending, it perfectly sets the stage for a future story with Dani as the main character, armed with full knowledge of Paramo, Kalliopolis, Vir Solitarius and the Black Iron Experiment to take them all head on.

[@guilhermehank4938]

Thing is, do we even want to play as her ? Hell, do we really want a sequel at all?

[@justwentfullchuu2]

@@guilhermehank4938 bruh, Dani is an expert hacker, with competent knowledge of firearms, by the end of the game she carries a biophage concoction made with samples from the Alpha, and she has contacts with a "terrorist" organization that had enough resources to silently board Jacob's ship...hell yea, Dani's also a badass

[@jamespriest2984]

This is one of the only games ive ever requested a refund on (which xbox sadly did not deliver on due to actually playing the game, lol)

[@SSJdavey]

🤣 Grim! If only we could sell on digital codes like we can with a disk

[@jamespriest2984]

@@SSJdavey literally part of what spurred me to upgrade from series s to x lol

[@michaelfaraday7388]

This has to be one of the most underwhelming pieces of DLC I've played. I suspect the team was deflated by the general response to the base game & this also more than likely filtered through to the suits writing the cheques hence the lacklustre final product.

[@SSJdavey]

I imagine it's horrible to launch a new ip to a resounding thud. I don't know what the restraints were with the making of the dlc but it certainly seems like it was rushed even though they had plenty of time available

[@timothyholloway9517]

WOW! What a horrible ending!!

[@SSJdavey]

Absolutely awful 🫠

[@EZW_Riptide]

Jacob deserved better

[@AndJusticeForMe]

I know I’m in the minority, but I enjoyed this DLC and ending. It’s certainly possible they killed off Jacob due to the poor reception, but I still found it fun and hard-hitting. I felt many of the concepts should have been in the base game. I liked Jacob, but the protagonist doesn’t always prevail. We’ll see what comes in the future from this studio. I think TCP should get a second chance.

[@SSJdavey]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, ultimately that's why we play games to have fun! I'll be excited to see what Striking Distance bring to the table next whatever it is - I hope they take some lessons from TCP and make a banger 🙏

[@LeaderOfTheLostSouls]

@@SSJdavey I disagree with you, I think you also missed stuff and didn’t get things like with the hallucinations which it isn’t the infection it’s more so supposed to make you think he’s going insane cuz he had these from his core and his guilty that haunted him messing with his mind but in reality it’s his dying mind that is being searched through and his mind is trying to stay alive to make sense of it and etc. But his death is great cuz it’s a brutal end that he deserves cuz he failed to stop delivering the virus and ignored it even tho he was warned by his friend so he is guilt ridden he hallucinations to cover it up till it forced him to confront it, he didn’t tell Dani he lied and used her, he was complicit in the outbreak so he sacrificed himself to save the one innocent person who is meant to bring The Circle down and if he survived it would of made his sacrifice a joke it would throw it away just to have him live another day, his sacrifice was selfless and he accepted his fate so him trying to leave and save himself is going back on it so it’s a great ending. Also you’re wrong they were not abandoning the IP, well the studio isn’t at least as they answered questions and said they will continue the series so hopefully they take feedback not just from all the overly negative comments but also the ones who enjoyed the game more yet still had valid issues, and since the new game will have Dani as the MC likely then it would be fine to change the combat a bit yet I don’t think they should scrape it completely just change it enough to be fresh and appeal to enjoyers of TCP and those who did not like the combat as much like a compromise. I’m sorry you didn’t like the base game and the dlc, I loved it while it’s still not better than dead space ofc I enjoyed it a lot and now even more with the new content. I enjoy the combat it’s fun and feels good, it isn’t like dead space which is fine it fits this new character it wouldn’t make sense for him to use tools tho I wish there were more weapons like some makeshift weapons cuz prisoners irl do that shit. I wish there were more enemies and they had more variety in their combat sure, tho I was fine with my combat cuz I would combo and switch it up with my tools a lot. Melee combos mix in gun shots and GRP or I would GRP then melee combos or GRP and shoots or just shoot or shoot then melee to finish them and etc. The only issue I had was the dodging was too easy and had no skill to it really of it was not auto dodging almost then it would be less repetitive and boring to people likely imo. I had no real issues with the characters and story, I just wish I got more of some characters tbh. The environment was good but I wish we got more cuz we got logs of prison gangs killing guards yet never found them, we never met other prisoners beyond the two, we never fought any guards, we barely ran into the robots, and it just wasn’t a living prison as it should be in the beginning at least tbh. So yeah it isn’t perfect but I still love it overall. I didn’t watch your other videos on it so I’ll check them out but here you should check out this guy’s videos cuz he’s got a different take than most, it was hard to find people who liked the game at all there some reviews and I’m glad people do enjoy it, I’m just sad it was not loved and I feel bad that many didn’t like it. I definitely think it’s a bit much to say it’s the worst ending ever in awhile even if you dislike it but it is your rant so it’s fine, this is how I felt about The Last Of Us but I was even worse there cuz I liked the first game and the second one was infuriatingly bad for me. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWfFp2OJratlrq8si=kVm9iVM-h-RBwfz3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKXPpnaraJmNe6Msi=lUaIboJurrVvxDkD

[@SalusFuturistics]

I do wonder why the DLC was still so buggy (The Hammer displays 4 empty Upgrade Slots when inspected?) and why they didn't patch in Health Bars for any of the Maingame Bosses. So what was up with Starkiller coming back and screaming at Jacobat the End of the Maingame? I love the Suggestion that Mahler is giving Dani insane PTSD and she is relieving Jacobs Memories in a similar Way, Jacob is sleepwalking through the DLC.

[@jakekeys88music]

Just beginning in the psych ward should have been a clear indicator of where this was heading narratively.

[@SSJdavey]

Thats true, I didn't put that together till you mention it 👌

[@jakekeys88music]

@@SSJdavey honestly, when I ever watched a friend stream this, I was surprised it didn't pick up from the base game ending. The way that went, it was surprising the alarms weren't blaring still and the self-destruct happening. The pieces began falling in place then, and they solidified once I saw looping corridors.

[@CaptainFellowship]

They named the character Jacob and stole the ending twist from the movie “Jacob’s Ladder” wow great job guys!

[@xleaselife]

This is so heartbreaking. I was like you in my hype for this game. Then I saw the reviews, and I immediately canceled my preorder. I had so much faith that this would be a great game. And it's just plain garbage. And this DLC? That ending? Fucking insulting, mate.

[@BrutalFoX.]

the reason they made this dlc was to make more money for the last time because they decided kill the ip because it failed main campaign ending was made in the first place to keep an opening in case if they ever decided to make a sequel but after they saw this game failed they decided to pull the plug

[@MyMintBerryCrunch]

The ending feels like a bitter response to the poor sales and mixed reviews, like the collectibles have text logs on them that are separate from the audio files on them and it's the entire backstory of this illuminati like organisation that Dr Mahler somehow knows. This whole game was a rush job they even admitted they didn't have a finished script while recording VO and mocap.

[@SSJdavey]

Totally agree with you, its a damn shame how rushed it all comes off. So underbaked

[@giganoob1968]

The only part I don't like is the last fuze fight with the mix of robots and fighters. It is like the timing for the strikes are screwed up just to frustrate you.

[@st.paddymad7085]

This DLC game me heart palpitations and intrusive thoughts and I mean this in a negative way, not some sort of appraisal. I do not recommend The Callisto Protocol and Final Transmission. This game is unfortunately not what we all hoped for.

[@SSJdavey]

The nightmares its caused bro, Vietnam flashbacks galore

[@st.paddymad7085]

@@SSJdaveystraight up, I’m glad I don’t have to relive that experience. Once I finished both the base game and the DLC, I uninstalled it off my PS5 and re-installed some old and better games I played on my PS4.

[@shadow_dancer]

I honestly really liked Calipso Protocol, the story, characters, gameplay, i really liked this combat system a lot of ppl dislike. Overall to me It was quite decent game, kind of like resident evil in space (evil corporation, monsters, and etc) Also this was rare example of big budget game without pc (political correct), feminist, lgbt, propaganda and bs. So i was more than pleased with the main game and its story. I was more than ok with cliffhanger ending, i thought maybe there will be story DLC which will resolve how Jakob escaped the station and etc, or they will continue main story in sequel. But, i must say that this story DLC wasnt great, or even good in terms of story and especially that very bad ending which kind of combined dead space 1 ending with some twists you can see in evil within for example. The fact that Jacob dies this way, and this b***h doctor actually survives is absolute bs ending... Makes no sensei at all... Though again, except this DLC, i really like this game! 😎

[@vladimirvojtaml]

I swear if I'll see one more game pull "It's all in your head" or "Protagonist is dying bro you gotta hurry bro" I'll get really violent. These tropes never work because they're retarded. First one makes anything you do pointless because nothing of it happened. Second tries to nudge you to hurry up because game has shitty pacing.

[@wickdaline8668]

I kinda also wanna say the DLC alone felt like either cut content from the base game or maybe better off as a prologue sequence for the sequel before transitioning to playing as Dani for the rest of a potential sequel. For better or worse. Simple as that.

[@SSJdavey]

That would have been much better

[@Lemmestarve]

I really liked the game. It has flaws yes but I still liked it because of potential reasons and the lore seems cool overall even tho we've seen it in other media before. But wtv not my point, the point is I thought maybe a second game could redeem them because like I said it has the potential. But after watching this I don't know anymore. I mean if they couldn't this dlc what makes me think they can next game? But maybe with time... but that's me coping

[@johncarver357]

not surprising how 'nail in the coffin' this ending was...CP was a massive flop so expecting the DLC to be anything more than the stinking mess that was the base game was a pipe dream...

[@pchurch692]

Great video, love the content. The rant style fit the game nicely and you put across all your gripes with the game really succinctly. Too bad about this game, been a while since I've been this disappointed in a release. Maybe Dead Space 3 or Andromeda is the last one i can think of that could compare.

[@SSJdavey]

Its such a shame when games don't match the hype 😭

[@nikopro6462]

Thanks for this review. I was on the fence about the DLC till I learnt Jacobs fate. What a waste of a great character

[@SSJdavey]

You're welcome 😊

[@freeguy9153]

First off the callisto protocol is graphically very very good and does outshine the dead space remake in some areas (some). What overall makes the dead space remake shine so much more is the atmosphere and sound design and effects that the C.P could never do. Secondly the performance has improved a lot now and is not stuttering (for me at least) like it first was as people hailed it as the STUTTER PROTOCOL lol. But after now finishing everything the game as we all know was a huge missed opportunity which is a shame, could the company come back from this, hmmm doubtful however if they bring out a complete new game new idea and new ip and whatever that will take a long time and people will be much more skeptical due to how there previous game performed. This game overall is a experience that i would have expected along time ago and it should have done better. Save some money and spend it on DEAD SPACE if anyone is wanting a space horror experience or has never played these types of games before.

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

Beyond the mind-numbing combat, the uncreative guns, the lazy death scenes, the poorly-designed levels and the shitty plot, everything else in this game was as barren as Mars. As a lore geek myself, it frustrated me how the game didn't have worldbuilding. Zilch. Nada. I wanted to know more about the world, its story and how things got to that point (even if it was just Dead Space's story again).

[@SSJdavey]

There's people that swear to the lore and I wonder how they know any of it, I read every file and listened to every audio doc and still I'm left wanting way more

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

@@SSJdavey In my case, I use my imagination and other sources to fill in the missing parts, to complete a setting. I think it's an OCD thing.

[@SSJdavey]

@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370 that's fair, head cannon does help fill in blanks. I do like it when it's spelt out though 😅

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

@@SSJdavey and sometimes headcanons end up being better than the official canon (I'm looking at you, Steven Universe and FNAF!).

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

@@SSJdavey it's funny to me that Dead Space, the "antiquated" game TCP is a partial copy off, had better story, setting, weapons, and death animations that were quicker and scarier.

[@thestewarts3459]

I love CP. I’m an old school gamer though. This new gen was brought up on mp. If a game don’t have mp, a lot of new gen gamers won’t even give it a chance.

[@ivanmartinez743]

3:40 The DLC in any moment wants you to care about Malher, the only reason Jacob and us as the player cooperate with her is beacause she is our best option to "escape", nothing more. 4:30 Now wait a second, the alucinations in the base game and the DLC are caused by the CORE device, not because of the infection and Jacob got his own just a day ago, so its a normal secondary effect. Hell, even Elias says that he had experience something similar because of it, so how they dont make sense? 7:40 Actually we do get some more information about "The Circle" and its origins, that information is on the bios of the data drives we obtain... Do you really play this DLC or just watch it on youtube? 10:30 You can interrupt it with your charged attack also, no need to run away unless clearly theres not enough time to charge it.

[@SSJdavey]

When was that mentioned? I've played the game 3x and can't remember that at all!?

[@ivanmartinez743]

@@SSJdavey The game doesnt say it in a explicit way, but you can guess it hearing the brief dialogues that insinuate it and also seeing the cutscenes where Jacob halucinates

[@dartpi1436]

It seems that Callisto suffers because it didn't straightforward mention or show things to the player. Devs just assumed that their player base is intelligent enough to figure things out by themselves. Was it good creative choice or not, everyone must say it for themselves. Personally I've had a blast playing with base game and the Final Transmission and think they've upgraded what they could considering short development time and cut off budget from Krafton. This game was meant to be "singleplayer battle royale" about survival and becoming an alpha (Vir Solitarius,like in PUBG). Unfortunately, SDS haven't used that opportunity well. I hope they won't abandon this universe, because it has a lot o potential.

[@ivanmartinez743]

​@@dartpi1436You don't need to be smart, you just have to pay attention to the dialogues and data drives the game gives you

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

Maybe the bio-robots is meant as foreshadowing? So you still play as Jacob in a potential sequel, but needing to get improvised cybernetics scavenged from the robot wardens. As part of this... upgrade system, or something. Edit* Like Jacob's mind is reaching out, trying to control the systems around him via that chip & such a full upload. But his mind is running into firewalls and counter programs meant to stop that sort of thing.

[@SSJdavey]

That would be hype, if it changes up the gameplay I'm happy for anything!

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

​@@SSJdaveygonna be honest bro. Its probably over. 😢. Its all over now. At least they can add bio cyber Jacob in a future pubg dlc or something.

[@michaelhansen8959]

This dlc is just a funeral for CP. Go in peace, bye

[@SSJdavey]

Yep it's bound to be the end

[@patchesgaming9139]

A lot of people have been saying this whole DLC would have been different if the initial game didn't fail and they only released due to contractual obligations and they just did a two hour DLC to kill Jacob off and fulfil their obligations and as a result had very little budget which I agree with from the overall terrible quality of the DLC, so it kinda just seems like Calisto is being put to sleep which is a shame because of how much damn potential this game had, I was actually enjoying the game up till you escape from the prison where the games quality nosedives, what a waste.

[@CollegeDroputPowerpoints]

Some of the best adivce I was ever given: see how many times you can sell the same idea.

[@BaneofCid]

I played the Dead space remake and the Callisto Protocol, I am a long time fan of Dead Space and I have to say I think something got mixed up with Dead Space fans, Dead Space is not a horror game, it is a thriller horror like Resident Evil. Callisto just went Melee rather then ranged, and honestly I loved it. I loved the game and I enjoyed the combat with the monsters and most of the game. I died a lot and most of it felt cheap but I had a blast playing it with my friends watching as I streamed it. the DLC was fine until I got to the Final Transmission. this dlc will ruin the game for everyone, there is nothing good about it, it was all a dream OR it was all an act or a joke or something, the fights were fine and the hammer was cool sure but the ending just ruined the entire game for me. I will defend the main game, it looked great, the combat was fun and always keeping you on your toes and the monsters were truly horrifying. yes I know the game has problems but the real issues come from players expecting some kind of next level horror game when it should have been expected that it would be like Dead Space, I played the OG and the remake of Dead space around the same time as the Callisto Protocol and they felt the same to me in more the a couple ways, it got some similar I tried to dodge enemies like you do in Callisto in Dead space as well as other funny mistakes haha. the point is these games are horror thrillers rather then just horror games, if you want to play a puzzle game with some jumpscares these are not the games for you.

[@vincentnicolae9440]

The stutter protocol franchise is already dead before it ever begone what a non shocker😂 This game was such a big let down dissapointment coming from the Epic once in a life time Dead space 1 and 2 horror survival golden gem's we got in the past 😢

[@SSJdavey]

Its a far cry from ds1 and 2 that's for damn sure!

[@SleepySamurai777]

Seeing the first trailer, like plenty others, I was just sort of excited for the game y'know? Glad I wait though, your first video about the main campaign already had me on the fence. After seeing this one and how it ends, yea I definitely will have to pass. It doesn't seem like it's completely terrible game or whatever, obviously it looks pretty darn good visually...but otherwise. Meh? 🤷Thanks for the good review as always though!

[@SSJdavey]

As a whole its not the worst thing I've played (far from it) but outside of its graphical fidelity its average at best...such a shame

[@blueflare3848]

Same here. The game caught my attention and if it had done well I was going to play it. It's a shame that it turned out this way.

[@blueflare3848]

I honestly feel bad for this game. When I saw the trailers for it I thought it looked promising. I was going to play it if it ended up being good. It's a shame that it turned out this way.

[@JankyHB]

Somehow this was even worse than Dead Space 3 Awakened's Ending. They gave up before they even truly started and decided to end it with an ambiguous conclusion, While I thought it was a cheesy way to end the base game with him getting a way out like that I really can't believe they did him like this and put that extra reveal of his missing face on top of being dead and strapped up. It's not like games don't explore death of the character at all but it's just amazing to me Jacob gets a canon gory on screen death with the added horror he was in agonizing pain the last few hours of his life as he was kept alive for that brain data transmission, it's just so awful for a Protagonist compared to how so many others go out. I when I listened to the Podcast series and it ended with the Characters getting killed one by one I figured that was just because it was how they'd wrap up a extended universe story but I didn't expect that to be foreshadowing how they'd pull the rug on Jacob the exact same way.

[@SSJdavey]

The podcast was incredible, legit the best part of this franchise 👏

[@Eddycut]

I still don't get why this game looks so blurry, like none of these KZbinrs disable the motion blur in literally every gameplay I have seen

[@SSJdavey]

I don't notice it ngl, one of my mates always harps on about motion blur but it's always just sunk to the background for me

[@JohnDoe-yg3zh]

I believe we should give it a chance. I am still hoping for a final DLC with a happy ending. We need that in this currently destroyed real world.

[@ashwolf2006]

Callisto Protocol- Tried to ride on the Coat Tails of past Successes of Dead Space and relied heavily on it's nostalgia. completely forgetting what made the original DS a success. is that it was a fun and enjoyable horror game while Callisto is just plain boring and not to mention painfully un-enjoyable.

[@ericmurray770]

Was disappointed by the dlc, riot mode is fun but the dlc ruined the game mainly the story, still got the platinum for the game 😂

[@Memehuskie]

This has to be one of the worst DLCs ever and I dont even have this game.

[@SSJdavey]

Its got to be up there, off hand I'm struggling to think of any that have annoyed me as much as this has

[@Jerry4050]

I am so glad I didnt bought the DLC and it was in half price but I said No way. I haven't even finished the game and if I knew the ending was this bad I would of returning back to Amazon and got my money back. I had a hell of a good time with Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and the graphics are all cell shaded characters and good lighting when it turns from Morning to Night. This game is suppose to look like what games should look like on PS5 but has the worst gameplay and story which that is important since Zelda beats it with those two categories alone and a fantastic soundtrack.

[@brandenapexo604]

They created this just to end it, probably from the backlash they got from it

[@SSJdavey]

I don't know what they were thinking with it tbh

[@blueflare3848]

I kind of doubt it. The game released at the end of last year. I don't know if that's enough time to make a full DLC. They probably already had it in mind and possibly started when the base game released.

[@lordplague3555]

Personally I would have been content with just getting more weapons and skins/armor to use at the beginning of the game.

[@_The_Black_Cerberus_]

Yeah the puzzle where you putting different sequences in is a joke I had a setting turned on that just completes it immediately and I got achievement for solving the puzzle in 7 seconds

[@vxsuperbadxvx5792]

Thank you for saving me money on this butt plug of a game 👍 cheers brudda 🍺

[@SSJdavey]

🍻

[@vincentzombi3916]

Honestly I kinda like the bleak ending.. it definitely shocked me, I’m a huge horror movie guy and I really love when they have the balls to make such a dark and bleak ending compared to everyone lives and a happy ending, so when I played the dlc I was bittersweet about it.. yes I agree the “it’s all a dream” is a cop out but that’s how the entire game felt to me.. very meh but I still enjoyed it for what it was. I still fight how I feel about this game after all this time.. if they ever come around to do a sequel then hopefully they learned from the feedback of the first one and make it scary and good

[@SSJdavey]

I do hope they'll get another crack at it 🤞

[@vincentzombi3916]

@@SSJdavey hope so cause cp had a lot of potential, I even bought it day one but after playing it for a bit I gave up.. not like I found it lame or anything, it just didn’t grip me.. seriously hope they can redeem themselves

[@SSJdavey]

@vincentzombi3916 I was a day 1 too, I was so disappointed. I always try and remain optimistic... We'll have to wait and see

[@vincentzombi3916]

@@SSJdavey same cause there are far worse games out there, this one was just meh lol

[@Poisedanubis85]

I bought this game for posterity as played it and found it lacking …..then bought dead space remake …much better

[@SSJdavey]

Dead space remake is leagues ahead! Couldn't agree more

[@ghostwhencodghosts9114]

If this guy hated the ending THAT much don’t let him play tlou2 😂

[@SSJdavey]

I loved the last of us 2....ending n all Even if the santa Monica section outstayed its welcome

[@ghostwhencodghosts9114]

@@SSJdavey i am unfollowing and disliking if you serious

[@cesarg.7364]

@@SSJdavey I'm following and liking if you're serious.

[@SSJdavey]

@@cesarg.7364 why would I lie 👌

[@capthavic]

I hated the main game and even though I guessed guessed twist in the dlc immediately the ending still pissed me off. Callisto Protocol was utter dogsh** and the only good thing about the dlc is that it hopefully means the permanent death of the IP.

[@user-sr6co1cr9x]

I finished the main game recently i thought it was ok with a interesting concept but couldent do much with it playing this after deadspace though shows how rough the game is

[@SSJdavey]

DS remake is soo good

[@steveo0127]

I really though it would be good they let us all down and that ending bro never agin lol

[@SSJdavey]

I had hope they'd turn the ship around, instead they plowed directly into an iceberg

[@steveo0127]

@@SSJdavey it’s too late they already killed him off Jacob is no more

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

I'm gonna have to disagree with you dude. I loved this game and the dlc. And the ending is pretty fitting imo.

[@SSJdavey]

I'm glad you did, wish I felt the same 🫠 Do you think they'll continue with the franchise after the ending?

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

@@SSJdavey I sure hope so! It has a lot of potential for sure. :)

[@cryowisp3267]

Ive nevered played the game and only seen Lets plays of it, and yet the ending still left me sour, how is this even possible?

[@SSJdavey]

😂 thats wild!

[@muzien87]

Whats crazy about this game are the people who actually try convicning others that its an amazing game and it doesnt deserve all the hate. By any standard this game is fking awful and its an insult to games, gamers, the genre and the human mind in general and the people who praise thia game are the same ones who buy the new madden and COD every year without question

[@buhbeetus6476]

What the hell happened to negative atmosphere?

[@TevyaSmolka]

yeah this ending felt like a waste of time

[@โทนี่นะค่ะพร่อง]

For me this is terrible ending I want good end for Jacob. He deserved better than this

[@deadWinter003]

I enjoyed the dlc so idk what your talking about "its a waste of time" :edit: it's your opinion so i respect it

[@SSJdavey]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, I take it you really liked the base game too?

[@deadWinter003]

@@SSJdavey loved Base game

[@SSJdavey]

Makes sense then!

[@snowdrifter6187]

They really went down the dead space 3 track.

[@SSJdavey]

Yeah! They took all the wrong lessons from that game

[@JoaoVictor-rg5ix]

So. This is the Awakening Dlc all over again? The real ending for the story. Climax of action, terror and all that? Great. Just great. They really wanted to capture every aspect of Dead Space trilogy huh?