The Callisto Protocol: Just As Bad As It Is Good

[@FastWinWalkthroughs]

As a 3D artist I can fill you about the female faces, same goes for "baby faced" men. The less roughness you have on the face, more uncanny it will become as pores etc are still texture based and not polygonal based. If pores were to be polygonal based, this is assumed to fix the problem as it would get the natural depth of even a smooth face. You can see this quite well with men too in the game "Detroit become human" as there are couple male faces in that game that have very smooth or "femine" feeling to them and look much more uncanny than the more "male" feeling faces. This also causes old women in games to look more realistic or more lived women look more realistic as in Cyberpunk 2077 with stress wrinkles etc that skips a tad the smoothness. Great video btw, I would love to buy this game too, but have such a long list of games to play and dont' want to drop 60€ when it's probably in sale when I actually get to it.

[@AvalancheReviews]

Interesting!! I'm going to pin this comment. I imagine I'm not the only one wondering about this.

[@christopherlowery3797]

@@AvalancheReviews I’ve heard this observation in the last several videos I’ve watched on KZbin (similar comments lobbied at the Resident Evil REmakes, female characters in particular) so it’s very interesting to know!

[@rodneyabrett]

Good observation. I do character work myself but on the skinning/deformation side mostly. Normal maps are essentially just a texture projection with the illusion of depth. Sometimes the illusion breaks when the light hits the surface in a very particular way. Displacement maps are more convincing since the geometry is subdivided and then the map is applied, but heavier in a realtime environment. But in a typical film vfx shot where polycount isn't an issue, if you wanted to really push realism, you would actually model and even edgeloop every face wrinkle, and skin/weightpaint a ridiculously dense mesh. So dense of a polycount that the skincluster would need to be segmented into regions(head, torso, arms, legs, etc) in order to not crash the software. lol. We're a long way from that in games. Same with cloth sims that don't look rubbery.

[@dan-theodordorobat2216]

Y don t u download it from torrents like a normal human being?

[@trevorclinton5692]

@dan-theodordorobat2216 unfortunately not everyone is normal.

[@Duskets]

I like the implication that prisoners are outfitted with the CORE devices so that their vitals can be readily seen, meaning they can be tortured/experimented on without risk of being killed. It’s suitably dark and some great recontextualization of an established idea.

[@INFILTR8US]

Even a broken clock, etc. etc.

[@jakedizzle]

@@INFILTR8US dies twice.

[@Mothbean]

It's a nice concept, it's just horribly executed. Isaac's RIG works because it takes up a massive amount of space on the screen on top of being explicitly color coded, meaning all it takes to check your health is a quick glance at Isaac's back. The CORE is tiny and much harder to read in comparison and in footage I've seen it can often be blocked by the stuff on Jacob's back at certain angles, which is sort of defeats the point in my opinion. It feels less like they were trying to make a functioning health bar and more so a RIG that wouldn't get them sued.

[@HansAlRachid]

If ever a game was ruined by its pre-release marketing, it's this one. At least for me. What they promised was a more dour, gory Dead Space 1 - what we got was a Beat 'em up with an interesting combat system, a bland story, grotesque enemy design and utterly shitty bosses. At least for me that dissonance made it extremely hard to appreciate this game. The tech issues didn't help either.

[@richstoehr3247]

Too right. The early marketing of Callisto Protocol had me practically drooling for it, but the more I saw as the release date approached, the less excited I got. And then the reviews started to hit...

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Personally.... story was never an issue for me (not everything needs to be explained) save for Dani, who was somewhat annoying and the blatant sequel baiting cliff hanger ending. The dodge system took some getting used to and made me reminisce about PUNCH OUT for obvious reasons. Overall, combat was really fun. Very engaging atmosphere and environment though not really scary. Linearity not much of an issue either since the game is fairly short and very engaging. No need for unnecessary padding. Save system is the big issue for me because manual save is basically a carbon copy of the checkpoints as in if you die or just exit game, everything you did in between checkpoints (upgrades or items collected) will just get erased and permanent save only happens when you reach next checkpoint. It should've been more like that of games like Saints Row 2, 3, 4, Red Faction Guerilla / Armageddon, Mad Max, The Saboteur or Guardians of the Galaxy where every small progress you do updates the recent checkpoint via manual save. No new game plus mode on initial launch another big let down... should've been part of the base game for immediate replay value. Unfortunately, game as a whole was just underwhelming and was lucky to get a quick refund. Will just wait until game is cheaper ($10-30) along with whatever additional patches and DLCs address it's various issues to play it again. Despite, my issues and rant.... game is still a great addition to the action adventure survival horror genre.

[@Texelion]

And this is why "judging the game for what it is and not what we expected it to be" is not a valid argument. Marketing makes us expect one thing. Developers deliver something else. Like with Cyberpunk, people have a right to be disappointed.

[@itsblitz4437]

Wait how is the "grotesque enemy design" a bad thing? Or even a criticism?

[@HansAlRachid]

@@itsblitz4437 It isn't, it's just a descriptor - my point was that having grotesque enemies does not inherently turn a Beat 'em Up into a horror game.

[@michaelwebster-clark9865]

I think the problem is less the linearity and more its nakedness. When the linearity in horror games is too obvious, when you don't have the illusion of choice, it's basically a haunted house. Which can be fun, but doesn't really generate suspense in the way a game you have more agency in can.

[@anonymouseovermouse1960]

Yep. A good example of how systemic design, or even just basic systemic elements, make a game what it is. If you can mentally reduce an in-game situation to something like "This is probably a scripted moment, the only thing worth doing is what the game tells me to do" then your actual investment in the game, and thus the game's horror, is on par with your investment in the tension of a cutscene. Cuz yeah, cutscenes can be tense in their own way, but that can't be compared with something like your investment in the world, in your own choices, and in the dangers threatening you, like for example in Alien: Isolation, where you know that you'll have to be very, very careful of the alien and other enemies while at the same time actively working towards your current objective.

[@denimschaffer9439]

Other problem is lack of enemy variety and no replay ability but I hope they can improve in a sequel because Sci Fi horror has been extremely lacking in the industry

[@AvalancheReviews]

Hey guys! Thanks for stopping by! Sorry this video was so late. Finals at school had me all kinds of tied up. I really would have liked to cover the latest patch with a little more depth, but it came out as this video was already being edited. Here's hoping next time Striking Distance studios can put out a completed product on PC without needing a massive patch weeks after launch to make it playable.

[@TabiTheCat]

its as bad as its good, so its mid?

[@animebro14]

Is it bad for me to like the game but still agree at the same time

[@Greenhorn.]

I'm going to watch this on odysee

[@torshec8634]

No worries Jared, priorities. Kanji needs to be taken down a notch.

[@ResidentNotEvil5]

Calisto Protocol good game but definitely not scary as dead space

[@jonbourgoin182]

I genuinely feel bad for Glenn Schofield, Callisto Protocol wasn't well received and another studio was given reigns to remake his baby that made him a name in the industry

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

Same here man. I really hope they give him on more chance. Ill be really sad if we never see Callisto 2.

[@mattmas6628]

He’s a creative in a cutthroat industry. It’s how it is- and I’m sure he’s felt this kind of disappointment before considering he’s been successful in such a tough business. I hope he learns from this, because if you watch any interview about this game you’ll notice he only ever discusses the presentation/visuals. The outcome of the game reflects this

[@David-nd4to]

Then do better and not release a 6 hour resi clone that has jank upon jank

[@jonbourgoin182]

@@David-nd4to let's see you do better first, I'm very curious

[@johndodo2062]

He might be a nice guy, but he sold a 70 dollar game that ran like absolute shit and hid it with the embargo. Doesn't exactly bode well considering he is also pushing a season pass and this is all with the first game the ever released. I'm glad I skipped it. Maybe after ten more patches, a definitive edition, and a reasonable price around 50 dollars it would be more appealing

[@callummcgilvray4946]

They also released a prequel audio drama series with Gwendoline Christie and Micheal Ironside thats really good

[@On_Audio]

What's it called

[@callummcgilvray4946]

@@On_Audio Helix Station

[@mariobadia4553]

AKA they wasted the only good story in a prequel that doesn't even matter

[@christopherlowery3797]

@@mariobadia4553 meh, I thought this game’s story was just fine. A little bog standard, but nothing wrong with it. I can also understand disliking it, however. The setting is interesting nonetheless, & I’m glad the universe got another medium to potentially shine in, because the potential is certainly there.

[@Draliseth]

@@mariobadia4553 Don't ya just hate it when they do that?

[@grahamcarpenter5135]

I hate how reliant the game is on melee combat, how it locks you into fighting a single enemy, and how useless the guns are. I get that these are horrifying monsters, so them being beefy enough to shrug off some bullets makes sense. But when I double-tap them in the head with a pistol and it doesn't even so much as slow them down...what's the point? And if bullets to the head are so worthless against them, why does a dude hitting them with a lead pipe work so well?

[@toonpacha2396]

I’m playing through it right now and for me it’s a solid “ok”. Not comparing it to Dead Space, it has cool gameplay choices but the story, for me, goes by real quick

[@AvalancheReviews]

Yeah, I think that "Not comparing it to Dead Space" part is key there. A lot of people struggle with that, and I think that lead to a lot lower scores than it would have gotten otherwise.

[@toonpacha2396]

@@AvalancheReviews yeah, if I had a dollar for every time I saw someone make a “we have Dead Space at home” joke about this game I’d have quite a bit of cash

[@Nikolas-Saenz]

@@AvalancheReviews while I agree, I don't think it's necessarily on the player to separate that line of thinking when the developers clearly made certain aspects of the game to be similar to Dead Space. They could have done things to separate it from that comparison, but its clear they leaned into it so they knew the comparisons would occur.

[@toddclawson3619]

@@Nikolas-Saenz Yeah, all the marketing for the game clearly labeled itself as a spiritual successor to Dead Space. Shouldn't really be surprised when people start comparing Calisto Protocol to Dead Space when you do stuff like that.

[@Your96kidz]

@@toddclawson3619 Any proof they LABEL the game callisto "IS A SPIITUAL SUCCESSOR" ? Dont add on toxic to other people mouth next time will you ? Mostly i heard the one who say it spiritual successor is the game review host or the interviwer . Next time do your homework before submit your potty excuse mouth like a bitxhx

[@KenBiggs]

The device on his neck, they rewrote his memories so once he landed, he didn't know anymore. The same way they changed the narrative on the news about the terrorist attack. I believe some of the notes in the game explained this

[@KenBiggs]

That's why he kept having headaches and such

[@mariobadia4553]

It should have been explained by another character not some notes you can miss

[@KenBiggs]

@@mariobadia4553 it was explained by the woman. she said they mess with your head and create false narratives

[@mariobadia4553]

@@KenBiggs I like how you have to call her the woman since you can't even remember her name. She's just that forgettable

[@KenBiggs]

@@mariobadia4553 haha yeah, I played it through once, enjoyed the game and waiting for a sequel. Solid game, just marred by some hiccups. They should be able to iron out alot of the minor issues

[@MalcolmBowens6]

I think that it would have been a good idea for us to explore the prison a little before the outbreak happens. Talk to some of the prisoners, the guards and even get to see Elias and befriend him.

[@combatwombat2134]

For me, the biggest issue in this game was a constant "and then this happened!" and it bugged the shit out of me when it kept going. The game was abso-fucking-lutely riddled with those times. Especially in the old elevator shaft down to the mines - the game holds you back to go through the shimmy point so the woman can get ahead enough for the girder to crash between you. Then you fall down and go on the next girder just for it to break when you're about to reach her. Then there's the busybody work in the mines and finally you clear out a place only to climb up on another catwalk, have it break AGAIN and then clear out the same area AGAIN. 🤦 I can get behind the combat. I can get behind the clichéd to fuck story. I can get behind the absolutely shite boss and ending. That constant way they keep just drop kicking the story down the line in any way whatsoever had me turn the game off five or six times.

[@AvalancheReviews]

You can definitely see every turn it's going to take, before it takes it. It's like watching cheesy movies. You know what it's about to do, but you're along for the ride regardless.

[@ramboraph4life]

You just described every horror video game title. You could literally go 'and then this happened' with every single Resident Evil game, Outlast, Condemned: Criminal Origins and more.

[@combatwombat2134]

@@ramboraph4life I haven't played all of those, whilst I agree with the ones I have played. They're also bad games with poor writing and bad story layout.

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Personally.... story was never an issue for me (not everything needs to be explained) save for Dani, who was somewhat annoying and the blatant sequel baiting cliff hanger ending. The dodge system took some getting used to and made me reminisce about PUNCH OUT for obvious reasons. Overall, combat was really fun. Very engaging atmosphere and environment though not really scary. Linearity not much of an issue either since the game is fairly short and very engaging. No need for unnecessary padding. Save system is the big issue for me because manual save is basically a carbon copy of the checkpoints as in if you die or just exit game, everything you did in between checkpoints (upgrades or items collected) will just get erased and permanent save only happens when you reach next checkpoint. It should've been more like that of games like Saints Row 2, 3, 4, Red Faction Guerilla / Armageddon, Mad Max, The Saboteur or Guardians of the Galaxy where every small progress you do updates the recent checkpoint via manual save. No new game plus mode on initial launch another big let down... should've been part of the base game for immediate replay value. Unfortunately, game as a whole was just underwhelming and was lucky to get a quick refund. Will just wait until game is cheaper ($10-30) along with whatever additional patches and DLCs address it's various issues to play it again. Despite, my issues and rant.... game is still a great addition to the action adventure survival horror genre.

[@btchiaintkidding7837]

@@ramboraph4life dead space, silent hill, signalis etc has either engaging or intriguing way of presenting its story. callisto protocol has none of the intrigue or anything, whatever it is, the story is not worth defending.

[@MrNinjaBurger]

Out of all the games that have ever been made Callisto Protocol sure is one of them.

[@AvalancheReviews]

Confirmed fact. 100% authentic.

[@SLRModShop]

Keep speaking the truth, brother!

[@SIGNOR-G]

Love him or hate him, he spitting real facts!

[@theclipman9283]

The fuck is that supposed to mean

[@theclipman9283]

@EternalMix screw you

[@russian_knight]

53:24 on Jacobs left shoulder there's a small, mounted flashlight he uses to see. It's subtle, but it's there

[@josephking9793]

Just here to say thanks for covering Signalis. I only heard of it thanks to you and its the best survival horror I've played in quite a while. Even though you dislike Veil of Maya, I still appreciate you. Thanks, man🤙

[@AvalancheReviews]

Ha! Trust me, I have wayyyy worse music takes than that. Very happy to get more people into Signalis. That was definitely my game of the year.

[@TheDarkjedi94]

I second this

[@Krevspire]

@@AvalancheReviews Your video on Signalis got me into the game, and into your channel. I love your videos!

[@christopherlowery3797]

I’m the oldest guy in my friend group, & they used to look at me with such confusion when I’d make the hand gesture from your emoji lol glad to see I’m not the only one doing…shit, what would you call it? The “wiggy” sign’s popping into my head, probably from Rocket Power or some other ‘90s cartoon lol 🤙

[@Th3Raz96]

I'm waiting on the physical releases of Signalis to come out myself to finally play it, gonna be allll over dat sheeit

[@4fives992]

I am still intrigued by this game and once it gets discounted I will immediately pick it up. I do hope Callisto Protocol gets a sequel, there's a lot of potential in the first one that could be brought to fruition in a Callisto Protocol 2.

[@christopherlowery3797]

I absolutely adore the fact that you’re able to highlight things some games do right, even when they falter elsewhere. I’d watched a playthrough of the game & like many others, was underwhelmed with what I saw. The fact that the creator likely rushed their run to upload quickly didn’t even cross my mind, & the combat options they could’ve utilized seemed so sparse! Even before you spoke about it here (and on a stream or two I’ve caught), I’d have probably grabbed it on sale since the visuals & story landed well, and expected to kinda tolerate the gameplay itself, but it actually looks and sounds legitimately fun to me now. Between this & you getting me absolutely hooked on survival horror games (I’m on RE5 on my series marathon!), I feel like I should owe you some $$$ or something. Ima peep the Patreon tomorrow, because you’ve assuredly saved me many times more than that could ever cost. PS Merry Christmas! Hope it’s fun in Japan, I’m curious if there’s any big celebrations during the holidays there.

[@playcebovision5319]

As an animation student, for 2D and 3D, one thing that really disappoints me is the Biophage designs. Character design 101: Make each character have a distinct silhouette. This can be tied to what this character or enemy can do, which reinforces their visual design. Dead Space's Necromorphs all look unique, and all have their own gameplay loops, even if simple. The Biophage all look the same. Basically buncha dudes with really bad skin. It's...idk, it just sorta bores me. Same with the combat, maybe this system could work in another game, but it just doesn't stick with me in this one. But I do wonder if the combat is WHY all the biophage look the same.

[@jeffdecaro3164]

Enjoyed this game alot honestly

[@ADUSN]

Sure it's a decent playthrough. I'm glad i refunded though, not worth 60 dollars.

[@Rcurtis777]

Except for that final boss my god it made me violent

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Personally.... story was never an issue for me (not everything needs to be explained) save for Dani, who was somewhat annoying and the blatant sequel baiting cliff hanger ending. The dodge system took some getting used to and made me reminisce about PUNCH OUT for obvious reasons. Overall, combat was really fun. Very engaging atmosphere and environment though not really scary. Linearity not much of an issue either since the game is fairly short and very engaging. No need for unnecessary padding. Save system is the big issue for me because manual save is basically a carbon copy of the checkpoints as in if you die or just exit game, everything you did in between checkpoints (upgrades or items collected) will just get erased and permanent save only happens when you reach next checkpoint. It should've been more like that of games like Saints Row 2, 3, 4, Red Faction Guerilla / Armageddon, Mad Max, The Saboteur or Guardians of the Galaxy where every small progress you do updates the recent checkpoint via manual save. No new game plus mode on initial launch another big let down... should've been part of the base game for immediate replay value. Unfortunately, game as a whole was just underwhelming and was lucky to get a quick refund. Will just wait until game is cheaper ($10-30) along with whatever additional patches and DLCs address it's various issues to play it again. Despite, my issues and rant.... game is still a great addition to the action adventure survival horror genre.

[@samgoff5289]

The game is trash, if you like it that's fine but you like a bad game

[@Rcurtis777]

@@samgoff5289 ride to hell retribution is trash, this game is far from that

[@Strictly_Jake]

I thought that Jacob was just being dishonest the whole time. He realized he had something to do with it from the gecko and he was just hoping he didn't

[@cjwinchester1206]

I absolutely enjoyed Callisto Protocol. I don't know exactly what I was expecting, but I had a lot of fun with it.

[@Strictly_Jake]

I've been waiting for this review. I felt like I was going crazy because I absolutely loved the game and everyone hates it

[@Wakkabutler]

Wait 10 years for the retrospectives then the praise will start getting heaved at it. It’s a good game. It will get better with story DLC and just general post release improvements.

[@5000Seabass]

@@Wakkabutler No, no it won’t. It’s totally fine to like the game, but you liking it doesn’t change the fact that this is almost a barebones tech demo if you remove the story. We might see some story retrospectives if they manage to actually develop it further, but no one with a significant following is going to look back at this game and heap on praise. I would personally love to see this game get a sequel that solves this game’s problems, but this game is a 6/10 story with 5/10 design, and 10/10 graphics that will be outdated in a couple more years.

[@irshadtyo]

@@5000Seabass he likes the game, your opinion doesn’t matter and leave it at that

[@SerechII]

@@5000Seabass Agreed, this review by avalanche man wouldn't have defended the gameplay aspect if he understood what people were complaining about (not that it was hard and repetitive but that it was easy and repetitive so all that tech he's talking about isn't actually necessary other than to spice the gameplay when you don't have to) and then people in this comment section would've just piled up on the game like most other people, game's meh, bordering on bad and that's all there's to it

[@Animalover205]

This was an awesome review Jared, thank you for taking the time to put it up, and I will definitely be here when you drop the next one

[@AvalancheReviews]

Good you liked it! Thanks so much for the love!

[@christopherlowery3797]

If you get a chance, you should peep his livestreams on here! It’s great to watch homeboy play through games (he’s unsurprisingly extremely adept at the ones I’ve seen so far), & he’s consistently funny and witty with his banter. I’m usually not too big on streams, but whenever he’s on I try not to miss it; the vibes are just too good in there, as are the viewers. Having a bunch of horror junkies to chat with is good fun, & I’ve gotten a few good suggestions/recommendations as well! Avalanche/Jared comes off the same as he does in his videos, which is something I like to see; nothing wrong with adopting personas or playing up your personality for entertainment’s sake, but he’s basically just a more laidback version of himself in the videos.

[@biohazard_hq]

Whaaaaaaat?! Avalanche Jared feels contrarian to the populous? ALERT THE PRESS lmao

[@TheKaffeekatze]

So glad to wake up to this today, been waiting for your coverage since release!

[@rohambahraee]

I had a similar experience about reading game magazines. When I was out for shopping I checked out stalls for a game magazine and if I saw it I would grab it and take a quick look and if I was lucky and had money I would buy it. Can't tell you how much fun was it to read them because I didn't have a PC or console to play games and reading the magazines was like playing the games. I think Gaming magazines and gaming changed my life till this day. Being a good and fast reader is one of them. Like always a great review Jared 👍

[@isaacbarboza2173]

Game is awesome to look at. It is not too hard on maximum security. It is very similar to Order 1886 and I also liked that game. They are not worth full price but are great gets on sale. A lot of room for improvement but solid foundation.

[@josesosa3337]

An hour long video on the callisto protocol?? Sweet.

[@bigboss425]

Man this dudes intro is fire as hell for such a small channel

[@jake51515]

I mean, genuinely, what was amazing about it? I beat it yesterday and the amount of off camera deaths, vents and smalls walls you had to squeeze through for what the devs think causes tension or to pad out run time, no new game plus, dodge was no skill just hold button, the fight patterns were exactly the same regardless of enemy, they reused the same boss 6 times, the arsenal was not that good, the alt fire wasn't worth it, you couldn't fully upgrade all your weapons, no puzzles, no exploration, no unique sections like the water section they dropped the ball on, lack luster story, characters were OK, didn't show much of space or take advantage of the atmosphere, and the fact the game was not scary at all, but filled with bs cheap jumpscares. This game was easily a 6/10. New game plus would've brought it up to a 7, but the only things I found great were 1. Music 2. Atmosphere. 3. Voice acting. Other than that, it seemed very lazily developed and put together.

[@kcadventures1454]

The skunk gun schematic checkpoint is the moment I said: ya know what? I'm not having fun with this game anymore... I'm just going to put it down for awhile.

[@redcenturion88]

Why?

[@KaitoGillscale]

“I like when a universe doesn’t hold my hand…doesn’t tell me how every ship works” meanwhile I’m sitting here like…literally reading Mass Effect codex entries detailing the exact science between freezing quantum atoms in place between the Illusive Man and my ship to get high speed communication without a relay.

[@Brandon11993]

This game took me 2 whole weeks to finally get to the ending. I did my own kind of scuffed review of it, but this game just did not grip me like I was hoping it would. The disinterest and repetetiveness I felt was just too much to make me want to finish. I only finished because I felt I had to considering I pre-ordered the game expecting more from it. Now at this point I'm more excited for the Dead Space Remake. I hope if they do a sequel, they listen to the fan criticism.

[@denimschaffer9439]

I hope they don’t give up because we need Sci fi horror again but I agree they didn’t stick the landing with this one doesn’t mean they can fix these issues in a sequel because I felt the same way with the Evil Within games 1st one great foundation but didn’t get there yet 2nd one improved from the 1st

[@simo4108]

This game needed some puzzle solving to enrich the linearity, that's all. Aside from that it's a pretty fun experience and, at least on PS5, a visual marvel with some solid performance!

[@ZeroEscape2074]

the ending could've been a halo reach situation, you're given a timer to survive as long as possible with 2 outcome, you die before the timer is set, where you're killed and the camera zooms out to the place blowing up, 2 is you survive to the timer, kneels down tired as the place sets ablaze and explodes, ALL THE WHILE the song "Lost Again" plays in the background as credit pops up around the corner of the screen (or not)

[@SUPERBABYyg]

Lemme say I’ve watched your videos for a while now and man I love this content I love how straight you are about how you feel about games and the no BS attitude with having games you enjoy but still voicing the problems you still have with them. And the long videos are just the icing on the top. Thanks man!

[@calcubs8585]

I’m 100% with you, the self sacrifice ending lost all its weight within a minute of it’s occurrence, it is a shallow moment that I didn’t appreciate too much either. I liked the game a good bit, overall, but it definitely has some obvious issues, hope we get a sequel!

[@julianfinley9458]

I hated the encounters they’re so bad a small room with six zombies running at you everytime is exhausting

[@rickimaru915]

The harrowing medical procedure reminds me of a similar scene near the start of The Surge

[@ohyeahyeah2020]

as someone who worked construction in swfl, i feel your pain brother

[@PopTartNeko]

For a game inspired by Dead Space. The monster designs are terribly uncreative. If I turn your "Lovecraftian monster" into a silhouette and it's still human-shaped and not like 3-4 variations of pasta and/or a furniture, that's a bad design imo.

[@For_the-Emperor]

I actually enjoyed this game, for me it was a 7/10. I loved the atmosphere and the combat wasn’t bad, it’s about positioning when it comes to multiples enemies. Use the environment and position yourself in a good spot or just be aware of your surroundings. This game took a lot of flack because it was bad tech wise on pc and people wanted dead space. This isn’t dead space, it’s Callisto protocol, it’s like seeing a Jason movie but expecting Michael myers, it’s a different thing. This game should’ve stood to console only and bet the reviews would’ve been different, that’s the problem porting games over when their not ready. Overall though I enjoyed the game but I’m a sucker for space horror.

[@Ren99510]

8:15 I cannot overstate how much I despise this trope of people pointing guns at each other. It always takes me out of the moment. If someone is pointing a gun at you, and you raise your gun, they're going to shoot you before you have it pointed at them, and if you're not an idiot, you'd do the same in the reverse situation.

[@mang_0nim81]

This game is the most modern AAA game of this year. Visually stunning, serviceable story, has shallow gameplay and on a technical level is broken.

[@sillkthashocker]

I seriously opened 4 ammo crates in a row and got 4 flying worms to the face each time 😡

[@DAYMAND3R3552]

The light source for Jacob is actually coming off of his outfit right on the left shoulder strap there is a little bulb that looks like a GoPro camera. If you pause the video at 53:27 you can see it on is shoulder strap.

[@ViewtifulJae]

I think the dlc is going to finish the cliff hanger to some extent or simply tell the events of the “helix station “ prequel audio series that’s pretty good. Most of the game it seemed to me as if they were implying that the HUD implant in his neck was causing the weird psychological issues . With that in mind it really didn’t end up being noticeable nor an issue

[@kapiteinlulhaas7612]

It is interesting to see the divide between people when it comes to the combat system. Personally i would be hard pressed to point to a combat system as bland, clunky, repetetive and unsatisfying as that in Callisto Protocol. Maybe playing Red Dead Redemption 2 from start to finish with melee only comes somewhat close? It is truly mindboggling to me the melee combat made it through playtesting.

[@dankmemer7431]

This is probably the best defence for Callisto I've seen so far, so well done man (seriously, it was a pretty good video). Whilst I enjoyed certain elements of the Game (the Atmosphere & Graphics/sound design/lighting and the unique take on Fighting in a Horror Game) I overall found it disappointing. Here's Hoping that both the RE4 and Dead Space Remakes are better than this and that if a Callisto 2 is made, it will be a massive improvement Similar to The Evil Within 2 (not saying go Open-World, but rather improve on what was already here).

[@TheGrinningViking]

Off brand dead space rushed out the door for the holiday season - Unfortunately suffers from no man's sky level of marketing.

[@TalonRoar]

Great review! However, I did want to clarify something in regards to the story narrative: Here goes! Jacob wasn’t repressing a memory. That little cube? It was a cover-up image that the UJC filtered over the footage of the Europa incident. This is mentioned in-game though it is in passing. Because Jacob didn’t want to ‘ask questions’ regarding the cargo he was hauling, his conscience is eating away at him, because he refuses to consider that maybe he had a part in the outbreak. He never saw what happened at Europa actually until it was through Dani’s memories. That means all he ever saw was the cube, which is exactly why it shows up multiple times. Somewhere, deep down, he knows that something isn’t right, and Max, who acts like a conscience figure, is forcing him to come to grips with it. I hope that helps! Again, love the review, man!!!

[@henryh2007]

I think there actually is a hint at a torch thing on his gear. I checked for it when I’m the space suit as well and it’s still there. It’s near his left shoulder. But it looks like it’s turned off when you look at it, I assume so you can look at face and suit detail without being blinded by a torch

[@Sev3617]

I am really glad that you actually enjoyed the gameplay because I think it’s one of the best parts about the entire experience, and of course it does have a few clunky issues but those are easily ignored if you play the game using ranged combat for multiple enemies and melee for one or two. I’m just glad you appreciated the game for what it is rather than what it’s not. And I think that’s the biggest issue with how the game is being received. Feels like people hate it cause it’s not dead space. This isn’t dead space, it’s Callisto Protocol, and you know what? I really like Callisto protocol. Great video as always, thank you for this!

[@animebro14]

People were expecting to play exactly like it and take shot for shot story beats from ot sp badly

[@dontshootmex5588]

And yet they wanted to sell and present it like Dead Space, rather than it's own thing. They can only blame themselves on that.

[@Sev3617]

@@dontshootmex5588 none of the marketing as far as I remember ever mentions “from the creators of dead space!” Or “this is a dead space spiritual successor” In some of the interviews glen himself said this isn’t dead space but comparisons are gonna be inevitable simply because it was his previous work. A lot of it really just came from the internet hyping it up as “the next dead space” when none of the marketing ever said that. Sure, I got a couple of dead space vibes from the marketing but I always felt like it was very much it’s own thing.

[@Scriptimus]

@@Sev3617 You don't remember correctly then.

[@Sev3617]

@@Scriptimus you got anything to show me where any of the trailers mention dead space? It’s very much a thing the community built up, not the games marketing, the only thing that tied this publicly to dead space is the fact some of visceral and glen schofield were working on it, that’s it. Obviously the two games share similarities considering the fact that they’re both horror themed space games where you fight what are essentially zombies. But aside from that the two games (in combat) don’t play anything alike. It’s puts more emphasis on melee but also wants you to use your firearms, using the two in tandem for the most effective encounter engagement. The story and a certain set piece also take pointers from DS1 and 2, but to be honest I feel like mechanically, callisto is it’s own thing. And in my opinion, despite the games issues, I think it deserves to stand alongside dead space as a really good game.

[@bamban_garcia5562]

I take my hat off the _150+_ _Sony's Visual Arts / PlayStation Malaysia_ devs that brought The Callisto Protocol to life with their motion capture, animation, and cinematic expertise!

[@sikevillain]

I think it's a solid flawed Action horror game with potential. I've thoroughly enjoyed my time with the game & I actually liked the combat system a lot more then I thought I would l. Thanks for the great review though. I was definitely waiting for it to drop. 🔥

[@denimschaffer9439]

I think the idea of a horror game that’s melee focused isn’t bad on paper the problem is the melee system isn’t in depth I think what would’ve been cool is to be able to target limbs and decap areas around the enemies bodies to hinder their attacks or have weak points on them but that’s just my opinion

[@chrisdaughen5257]

The story had issues, especially with the ending, which is going to be in the season pass. The gameplay was alright for a 10 hour game. But the thing that bothered me were the robots. I thought they would be an optional enemy for the whole game, but you only encounter 3 of them in the first half and one of them is just a stealth tutorial.

[@ancientandbored]

I just want to point out that the "flashlight" is that small white led dot (you can see it in your video at 53:22). Also, that the going through holes on the wall and vents were so short that I did not mind them and it added to the claustrophobia. I also want to say a huge THANK YOU, for this review: it seems that people cry about wanting a hard and unforgiving old school survival horror, but when they get it, they whine about it. Especially with this age of "Souls like" games that have nothing else going on beside being obtuse and hard for the sake of being hard. I died a lot in the beginning of the game (like I did when I played RE4 and Dead Space for the first time) but I learned the patterns and then it got enjoyable, not easy, because I died later on because I got cocky. I loved everything about the game and I hope it gets a sequel.

[@RidireOiche]

The lighting and textures look so much better in this video, you can actually see the details. I was playing on a PS4 after receiving the game as a gift, thanks to insomnia, I've finished the game already and really enjoyed it. My only complaints would be that the lighting sporadically made entire objects bright, edges of the light cast from light sources were visible with no defusion. Up until they fully loaded, the textures appeared to be made of yoghurt, and even a slight movement of the camera made them revert back into yogurt, even Jacob. Lastly regarding gameplay, the two heads are annoyingly bullet spongey and the last boss's pillar clipping homing spit attack is inescapable and widdles away your health basically putting a timer on the fight. I will say the flashlight on the suit rig is there, the lens on Jacob's left shoulder has light lines attached.

[@xNachtmahRx]

The "we have DS at home" of space horror

[@mr.sinjin-smyth]

Personally.... story was never an issue for me (not everything needs to be explained) save for Dani, who was somewhat annoying and the blatant sequel baiting cliff hanger ending. The dodge system took some getting used to and made me reminisce about PUNCH OUT for obvious reasons. Overall, combat was really fun. Very engaging atmosphere and environment though not really scary. Linearity not much of an issue either since the game is fairly short and very engaging. No need for unnecessary padding. Save system is the big issue for me because manual save is basically a carbon copy of the checkpoints as in if you die or just exit game, everything you did in between checkpoints (upgrades or items collected) will just get erased and permanent save only happens when you reach next checkpoint. It should've been more like that of games like Saints Row 2, 3, 4, Red Faction Guerilla / Armageddon, Mad Max, The Saboteur or Guardians of the Galaxy where every small progress you do updates the recent checkpoint via manual save. No new game plus mode on initial launch another big let down... should've been part of the base game for immediate replay value. Unfortunately, game as a whole was just underwhelming and was lucky to get a quick refund. Will just wait until game is cheaper ($10-30) along with whatever additional patches and DLCs address it's various issues to play it again. Despite, my issues and rant.... game is still a great addition to the action adventure survival horror genre.

[@pqfire0950]

I upgraded the grip all the way and that shit did a lot of work. Anyway though, game was fun and good if not great. I'll probably buy a sequel if its made

[@terrymcginnis5299]

Just finished it yesterday, I enjoyed it. It was a 7/10 for me and I hope there’s a sequel at some point. At times it felt like a chore but it was fun overall. We need more enemies in the sequel if it ever happens though.

[@GMPicasso]

I overall enjoyed this game, personally putting between “ok” and “great”. Played on PS5 so no performance issues. Story was serviceable but nothing new. Played on highest difficulty enjoyed the combat for the most part. At first the combat (mainly dodging) felt wonky but I got used to it pretty soon. Like you said, enemies were respectful whenever you were outnumbered but were quick to make a mile whenever you gained an inch, this though made me want to actually utilize everything the game gave me and any time I died (which was usually my own fault) it made me switch up tactics. My main issue is that with how linear it was, the game just felt simultaneously too short but also a bit too long. I’d lean more toward short since difficulty and group fights really just act as padding so overall the game just didn’t feel worth the $60-70

[@PKDeviluke25]

To add the game has had patches that has sped up some of its aspects, like weapon switching and healing.

[@pyguy7]

01:53 Who is the female in the intro? I see Cloud, Snake, and Leon... who's the fourth character?

[@AvalancheReviews]

Aya Brea

[@roguedogx]

48:54 sounds like a "training sample issue" the company that makes the face tracking tech probably uses some kind of "noise filter" so smooth out facial animation data. most common first test subjects are the people making the software, which sets the base line, and unknowing obscures several kinds of facial motions. at least that's my guess.

[@heytelesc]

Glenn Schofield's Punch Out

[@Shedovv]

53:24 Isnt that little circle on the left "backpack" clamp he has the Flashlight? One reason I could see this happening is Devs wanting players to be able to see the Expensive Face of an Expensive Actor they paid money and poured sweat and tears animating. But that is still bizarre..

[@Fi_Sci_]

Horror was a letdown for me, but the visuals and sound design were pretty great. Wish the melee combat had more complexity to it, but for what Callisto was aiming to do it’s not a bad start. It would just be nice to have more move sets to make the combat feel fresh and exciting rather than the same encounters again and again. 5/10 game for me, I expected something more from the minds of dead space. For what it’s worth Callisto is a good power fantasy.

[@xerosthemonk]

With absolutely no irony, I love Callisto Protocol. The story is a bit bland up front, but the tone and environmental storytelling make up for it imo. The only tech problems I have had with it were at launch. Now, and I hate to use such a hackneyed phrase, but it's the Dark Souls of survival horrors: the combat is 95% dodge until you find and opening, hit the enemy, repeat, be patient, and don't get greedy. Once someone takes the time to actually learn the melee system, it's tight, responsive, and is such a breath of fresh air for horror games in general. Loved the review btw!

[@fuzzypanda1684]

I legit thought any KZbinr with more than 100k subs was pulling in at least $10k a month easily. But I'm gonna believe Jared here. And if that's the case, his commitment to focusing on relatively niche categories like hours and hours of RE content is even more impressive. Keep on keeping on you wonderful, bald, bearded man.

[@davidsimpson4046]

Need to start doing drinking games to your videos. Drink whenever you say “that being said” That tiny nitpick aside, keep up the great work, I always look forward to your videos!!

[@noahradford9218]

I personally loved this game. It felt old school and wasn't full of this new age game industry bs

[@stevenguitink5947]

To play a little Devil's Advocate here: Linearity is fine in a game that empowers you. But horror is about the struggle, the fight to survive. It's why exploration is such a core component of horror games. It's about the struggle to scrounge up supplies so that you're ready for the next struggle and the relief you feel when those resources you accumulated pay off. If a game like the Callisto Protocol limits what you can do to a series of corridors and open rooms, then that limits the scares. You're not struggling, you're wandering around into the next setpiece. As for the combat, I don't think comparing Silent Hill 3 to the Callisto Protocol is an apt comparison. Silent Hill games are by and large about avoiding combat, because you're a weak person in a world of monsters. Combat is repetitive, because the focus isn't on the combat. In Callisto protocol, you're effectively a Space Marine with a small arsenal of weapons and combat is a must. In addition, combat in games - hell any combat-oriented game - is about the variation. In something like the RE games, you have an arsenal sure, but the combat is mixed in how you apply that arsenal. You have long-range, short-range, explosives, melee that can all be mixed up on the fly, oftentimes out of necessity to survive. In Callisto it looks like the combat is always the same. Always the melee/shooting/grip. And just a minor aside, I don't think you're weird. I think you have particular tastes and those tastes work for you. I might not agree with all your views, but I appreciate your candidness and your humility in recognizing that your tastes are your own. :)

[@adhirg]

the best thing about this game is the Juke animation. Josh Duhamel breaks ankles in this game dude, that swim move is gnarly!

[@WWF98bc]

After finishing this game a few days ago I can say it's a game that deserves a sequel. Granted it does have problems like BS qte enemies and some difficulty spikes in some areas looking at you mine train level. But in all honesty the combat is fun the story was interesting enough for me to keep playing. Plus we are getting a DLC story later down the line which I will predict is us escaping the prison after the main story of this game so hope you get a chance to review that when it comes out.

[@Sigma1976-SS]

I have enjoyed The Calisto Protocol I've played through it multiple times on the NG+. It's straightforward fun and I hope they can build on this.

[@finallyanime]

honestly it's really aggravating people have to pay money for these unfinished games. just lame. looks great see what they were trying to do but even as something as straight forward as the neck status monitor...UI/UX wise it's terrible. moves around a ton & if youre close to dying then you're just kinda hoping you're seeing more orange than red/etc. I think it's silly to say the whole thing is bad but it's so bad to the point it completely destroys the value & hype proposition. Completely

[@andreworders7305]

Invisible flashlight! Didn’t know that was there, but that’s pretty funny.

[@scottgrey3337]

As someone whose only context for the plot is this video and specifically the spoilers, I feel like they overdid it with Jacob. (Warning: Spoilers ahead) Jacob's initial conflict of being willfully apathetic to the part he played in the prison's operations feels like more than enough to give him an interesting dynamic. He's an outsider to the prison with no idea what's happening inside, but also undeniably tied to what's going on there by transporting supplies, enough that he has to rationalize away his guilt about it. His crash forces him to abandon his "I'm just looking out for myself" outlook as he's forced into the very system he profitted from, and discovers that it's not only horrible, but that everything's gone to shit. There's something very human about that, he's not evil for what he did before or some kind of boy scout for suddenly finding the warden an evil person. He's just some guy who's now trapped in the system he'd hoped he could turn a blind eye to, but now is trapped. With that in mind, he doesn't need (final warning: spoilers) to be the guy to supply the weird alien thingie. He's just someone forced to confront his complicity in a way that doesn't feel over the top or contrived. Handwaving away that special package, he's just a dude who'd been looking the other way at what happened here, and even if he refused the help, the prison would have still moved on. But he *did* contribute, even if it's just a job, and in a way there's a small irony that he's now trapped in this nightmare. He became a prisoner after previously forcing himself not to think hard about what happens to inmates here, and in a small way has to confront this fact. He's not flawed because he delivered the bad McGuffin, he's flawed because now he understands what it's like to be trapped, knowing the outside "world" (solar system?) doesn't care what's happening here. He was wrong ignore it, and now he's going through hell because of that.

[@vtheman1850]

I kind of hope the inevitable sequel explains some of the more Dystopian themes hinted at by Black Iron Prison....

[@applebeezzzz]

So here’s my take on this. I like we’re they were going, but what made dead space so nuanced in its horror is missing. for example there is one moment that I really liked involving The co captain that died in the beginning. I thought to myself man that was a solid creepy moment, but then they reuse the trope and I predicted the next jump scare involving said co captain. Dead space has a lot of these moments but there done well alongside the superb sound design. For example: when you see the guy slowly smashing his head into the wall, when you see the necromorph watching you then slowly going around the corner, the jumpscares that happen when the audio cuts out at a save station or item store,the oppressive atmosphere of everything going wrong and being alone, so forth and so on. They tried to capture lighting in a bottle but put to much pressure on themselves. Saying all that I still liked the game and hope the DLC will be good.

[@thegreatpoo2electricboogal318]

Yess! I wish there was some more subtle horror. Like in dead space downfall where she sees the face in the vent staring at her. That shit was creepy as hell. That kinda stuff is way scarier than jump scares but this game relies WAY too much on jump scares.

[@b01scout96]

52:50: I dare you to compare two sides for different reflection technologies without the sides showing reflections clearly! One chance only! No other spots or levels! And raytraced shadows don't count.

[@Jerad2142]

Definitely a shitty comparison, RTX can do shadows as well as reflections, both of which shine the most at longer distances and neither of which were in this comparison to begin with.

[@allenpate4515]

Funny enough they sped up all the animations for healing and reloading and other things have been modified . I played today after the 12 gb patch I got on my s series console and it actually is a bit easier to play and move its not as damaging on easy or normal even if you know what your doing so I might just try hard to see what it's like .

[@allenpate4515]

The combat can be challenging if you are just button mashing

[@alexmear5096]

For me I enjoyed Callisto protocol for what it was, I didn’t mind there being no puzzles like in dead space but mainly I’m not sure how you could make puzzles work for Jacob, Isaac was an engineer and all the puzzles fit with his profession, Jacob being a cargo pilot I’m not really sure how you could design puzzles that would work for his character, but I’m not a video game developer so I could be wrong

[@alexmear5096]

I remember one review I saw where the reviewer said he hoped he’d get disturbed and need to take a break from playing……. Look if you go into a game expecting to get disturbed you really need to take a look at yourself, if a horror game disturbs you it’s because you weren’t expecting it too

[@GothamiteYT]

16:30 - I really liked that about this game. Unfortunately it isn’t a popular way of storytelling but I think its effective. You don’t need to spoonfeed your audience information but gamers tend to love that

[@malvodasnipa]

I liked the game a lot. It could have been better in aspects. I give it a 6.8 out of ten. Not having a new game + mode seems like pure nonsense. How hard would have been to do that lol.

[@nowherefool5869]

also.. man, that kind of DeadSpace aesthetic is so awesome. that's the kind of vibe i wanted for The Surge franchise.

[@Brotallicus]

Loved the review! I’m new here and I went through your backlog and was surprised to find you hadn’t reviewed Control or PREY (2017)

[@albertomartinez714]

What's the revelation you're talking about around 18:45? I don't remember from playing.

[@mattmas6628]

Watch any interview of Glenn Schofield speaking on this game before/during release. He only ever discusses presentation/visuals and the game reflects that. This is 360-era game design (and a poor one at that) with cutting edge visuals

[@viktorgotz7772]

Your Videos have an Level of Quality that isr rarely reached on youtube

[@CaptainPerfect]

This video summarises my thoughts almost 1/1 it ain't perfect but it ain't nearly as bad as some people say. Some of the biggest negatives aren't negatives at all. I recommend to anyone liking scifi horror. Some negatives comes to mind, the pc performance, the boss fights and the scummy review embargo releasing on release day.

[@FigmentHF]

Glad to hear others had fun with the combat

[@saloz9483]

Good to see someone else liked the story and characters. I've seen a few say that it was boring which I cant agree with. I enjoyed the combat and is kind of like a horror punch out. Hitting and killing all these creatures felt gratifying and I just never got tired of it. I also like the parasite addition to add more tension to combat. Though I will say since its so melee focused I wish we had at least another melee weapon to mess around with and you could easily get rid of one of guns to do so. I really enjoyed this game even with its flaws and I do hope we get a sequel.

[@TimothyLeeClark]

Oh man, I have been waiting for you to do this one.

[@zachvalzach2434]

16:00 YES! I can enjoy lore and finer details here and there, but one of this game's strongest points is that it doesn't need to find every chance to tell you that it's the year 24XX; the Earth governments fully globalized (but obviously took after the US government structure, duh) and settled on Europa in 23XX; started, I don't know, mining for a strange but revolutionary new fuel/supermaterial etc. to the point that it becomes exhausting. Every detail I need to know to experience the story in front of me is accessible and most information is useful and/or brief. This game might have bored me to tears had they started dumping paragraphs of lore entries. I know this might seem obvious for us, but during development, I'm sure there was plenty of consideration for which options and routes to take when world building, and I think they made the right call.

[@zachvalzach2434]

As for why the combat gets a bad wrap, I agree; I liked it a lot. I'm still watching, but to posit my opinion/theory, I think it revolves around people relying on the melee when they shouldn't. A common criticism levied against this game is that the melee breaks down when there's more than one enemy, but that's the point. The game gives you tools to space the enemies out and kill them from a distance when melee isn't viable. For myself, this is obvious and clicked well, but I understand that it might not seem that way to everyone. People's concerns over ammo reserves (particularly before they realize there's actually a buttload of ammo) will drive them to rely on what they know won't run out. Ultimately, I think making melee infinite and GRP recharge were both mistakes in the game design. I know the kneejerk reaction to nerfing the player like this would be negative, but it would probably encourage varied, strategic attacking. Plus, having to pick up a new baton from the occasional dead guard would have just enriched the environment further.

[@snakekingblues3017]

this game should of have had more melee option and the game 69.99 here in the us for consoles not including the season pass this game should have being like 40 buck it really does not feel at all like a full price game

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

I don't know, I mentally rolled my eyes at the whole "shadow organization" reveal, it wasn't even built up well enough to warrant such a sudden reveal of a cult like organization being the cause of the outbreak, which isn't new, it's been done a lot in stories involving outbreaks. I think it could have worked, but honestly it just felt too forced. Their whole plan to evolve the human species to better suit outer space is a great idea, but the way they're executing it is just stupid and reckless. The Unitologists were similar in Dead Space, but you can argue that they had gone crazy do to being under the marker's influence. They were being manipulated by the brethren moons that only saw life as a means to an end, to make more brethren moons through the process of death. The villains in the Callisto Protocol don't have anything like that to lean on for such an irrational decisions to purposefully start outbreaks with little to no understanding of the pathogen they have discovered. I'm no biologist, but I'm pretty sure if you want to make a biologically advanced human, your first impulse isn't to just let a pathogen loose and hope that someone will have the desired results after being infected. Maybe the sequel or DLC will prove me wrong and maybe there's more to it than they're letting on, but even so, it's sloppy writing, the mistake was giving too much away too soon about the government's plan and what the pathogen is. In dead space, we didn't know much about the necromorphs or the markers and why unitologists were trying to spread them until the 3rd game, with subtle hints and answers in the second game. This gave a feeling of mystery, the horror of the unknown, and makes you want to find out more, but knowing you'll have to tread through the horror in order to find out the inevitable cosmic truth that not even governments can control. I know people shouldn't be comparing this game to dead space (even though they have a lot of similar dead space elements, mechanics, Easter eggs, and even using a tossed out story originally meant for dead space, which now I'm glad they did not go with it after playing this game.) But it's hard because Dead space in my opinion has a better story and knew how to implement psychological horror, action horror and cosmic horror all at the same time with great pacing and balance. I just want to experience horror again, horror that makes me queasy after it put unwanted, existential dread ideas in my head, ideas that make me question the futility of life. Fighting angry, bloodthirsty zombies caused by corrupt governments and secret organizations, as a story concept on its own, can only be scary for so long until it just becomes cliché. If they're gonna go that route, there has to be a mind-blowing, outside the box and terrifying reason as to why. "Government is bad cuz they're too ambitious" is not scary anymore, it's annoying and frustrating.

[@thevviitch1926]

One thing I wish they would have added was new suits. The suit looks really good, but due to all the similarities with Dead Space, I was expecting/hoping for newer and cooler suits. Not a deal breaker, just a nitpick of mine. Good video though!

[@jeambeam3173]

That's the least of the games problems