The Forever Winter gameplay 1 - Best of three?

The first of a trio of Forever Winter gameplay videos. Again as a quick disclaimer, this is a dev build and not representative of the Early Access version coming out next week.

[@vellikaari3008]

Finally a group of people that aren't trying to play CoD in a stealth game. Good content guys!

[@comethiburs2326]

-proceeds to shoot at a group that wasnt openly hostile within the first minute of footage and gets swatted. LOL

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

​@@comethiburs2326 Again and again. 😂

[@matty1094]

@@comethiburs2326 that was painful to watch

[@S1e73n]

I seen a youtuber complaint about getting shot out like every time he fired.. It's like Survival is a theme and your not the hero or something

[@kcshfl]

Gameplay looks like actual dogshit. Is this the new "The Day Before" scam?

[@sondbird2421]

This is is exactly what the TERMINATOR could have been but never was. Id like to thank the people that made this game for marking something worth playing

[@JohnSmith-h6d]

Terminator resistance is superb

[@sondbird2421]

@@JohnSmith-h6d It wasn't a bad game at all but i really didn't feel like a resistance fighter, ive always wanted something similar to what i saw in terminator 1 and 2 the flashes of the war to be part of a large campaign with thousands of battles gping on. One can dream

[@JohnSmith-h6d]

@@sondbird2421ah ok, yeah this game definitely looks like it’ll fulfill that vision.

[@kevinobrien3888]

I can't wait for this. I'm really excited to play something so outside of my comfort zone it's unreal.

[@revlouder5865]

Unreal 5

[@carlosgear7626]

Im curious, what makes this game be outside of your zone of comfort??

[@SignalLost730]

going outside your comfort zone is one of the best things you can do for yourself. As the Brits say, GOOD ON YA

[@LSCSATX]

dont waste your money

[@shadooks4774]

@@LSCSATXwdym 27$ thats a steal, you pay more than that for games you dont even play anymore

[@thomascraiker6449]

(Rocket getting early access for a game) *Me, shedding a single manly tear.* We made it boys.

[@Hunter57588]

Good to see someone actually play the game as intended, this looks really cool.

[@diegoperafan2768]

Yess! I've seen other gameplays and they keep looking for fight and shoot everything smh.

[@enriquecabrera2137]

@@diegoperafan2768 the game is mistakenly labeled as an extraction shooter when it should be a stealth game with zero shooter label. People should be advertised a "Thief" game sent in a dystopian post apocalyptic future, not an extraction shooter where you are not the main character. NPCs can still put up a fight. But this game isnt designed so you as an NPC replacer, put up a fight. Its designed the exaact same way as the Thief games. Pure stealth, combat optional but super unoptimized. It CAN be done but its discouraged.

[@louiskitching8806]

unlike BigFry the biggest clown review I ever saw...

[@enriquecabrera2137]

@@louiskitching8806 he cried and said he's gonna post a stealth run to prove he was right. Even though he said on his review that he was playing super stealthy lol

[@louiskitching8806]

@@enriquecabrera2137 what a cringe clown lol

[@thecarltonwanks]

Wow, that last extraction where you snuck up the pipe as Toothy was distracted in a firefight was incredible vibes. Exactly what I was hoping this game would be. Looks pretty jank in certain areas like the movement and the AI behavior but doesn't seem like anything that can't be polished over time, which I'm hoping the devs will eventually work out. I'm looking forward to the EA release!

[@chaoswraith]

yeah, things need inertia instead of whipping around instantly, would add tons to the immersion, i really want this game to be amazing

[@-tr0n]

@@chaoswraith most of the animations and some models are obvious placeholders that i'm sure will be improved on for release :)

[@LSCSATX]

the issue is that they should be polishing this stuff before the game is released..... stop supporting unfinished trash

[@LSCSATX]

@@-tr0nthe games being released in a week but ok lmfaooo. hold onto that hope, kiddo

[@captainuseless2120]

@@LSCSATXIt’s early access, and for a very low price tag. By definition, the game is unfinished, and that’s fine.

[@metalmoviephilosopher7744]

I'm always looking for more content creators who're focused on sharing gameplay of this game! You got yourself a subscriber!

[@Diarmuhnd]

Early access from a new IP with a clear concept, roadmap and a player base ready to test everything while still in development. *Fun Dogs Studio's The Forever Winter is a game I will happily support.* Crossing my fingers that it turns out awesome and shames many of the AAA"s. Thanks for the vids Critical ROcket.

[@simonleijh7986]

“There’s a whole lot of loot here!” Now there’s a whole lot more. I’m gonna try not to stumble into kill boxes but I know it’s gonna happen a few times for sure. Seriously good to see people giving this ago and enjoying it even with all the jank. One thing I noticed at 17:30 when you are selecting where to spawn… I think you were killed by the hunter killers at the bunker extract, not the cemetery. The map indicates you need higher rep to extract at that point, so maybe that is why the hunter killers triggered as you made your way towards it? Can’t wait to play this myself!

[@namaan_taw8259]

I didn't see the turret there at all, made an assumption that it was a previous fight and promptly put both feet in it. From what I know the hunter killers start spawning in after some time on the map.

[@lordlizard2195]

anyone hating the game for not being finished, or "not nearly ready" dont understand how games like original halo used to be made. They build awsome world and now want poeple to experience it properly. i would take this aproach over "build by comitee" or "copy this succesful game" any time

[@synchc]

They released Squad nearly ten years when it was two spawns on a CS sized map with two or three skins/weapons and almost nothing else, not even classes or objectives iirc. It hasn't took a single step back since. Early access can absolutely work out well for all parties; the problems only start when a dev company over-promises and/or under-commits.

[@etonsixfeast]

I think the AI needs some work hopefully by the time it reaches the early access, it will at least be somewhat playable and be less Jenkee also some visible lag at18:15

[@VectorGhost]

@etonsixfeast my main complaint. Are they shooting for a show to make it seem like "a real war" or do they actually kill each other. We don't see many games where the ai are fighting each other outside of doom

[@shadooks4774]

@@VectorGhost they actually kill each other

[@VB2P360]

@@VectorGhost They kill and loot eachother, they need resources like players do and it affects their control over the battlefield affecting future enemy composition for the map.

[@Hunter57588]

@@VectorGhost 18:36

[@MCG55SS]

They already said in their latest Q&A allied AI has been reworked and visible lag is for stability when objects are suppsed to be very far off

[@thedarkfloyd7517]

This game is the epitome of being between a rock and a hard place.

[@PixxxelWizard]

I will eat up any and all video of this game before the 24th. I'm ready for the jank.

[@mustbemeech]

Has potential

[@thememeilator2633]

same here! bring it OOON

[@castro135]

These really reminds me of those scripted moments in call of duty like "Let them pass and don't move" except for the fact here you actually have to think when it is necessary to wait or if you should wait and just make a run for it while they aren't looking. There is active thinking on when to move and when not to. It's also beautifull that you actually have to think who's on who side to understand if they'll engage each other or they are just reinforcements. Im starting to want this game so much

[@ВаняПрибыльнов]

Love to see that when they started fighting - they Just got shredded by combined forces. Game immediately told them - You are not this guys!

[@Dressyone223]

Love how tense every moment was

[@FA-tq9ip]

Thanks for proving that BigCry is wrong about this game!

[@thelawnmoerman]

He just can’t think outside the box. Sad

[@siubijeni206]

For real, at least two people from that group that he played with put out scathing videos that do not mention _at all_ that they were playing a dev build. One of them goes beyond not mentioning that and implies that what they're playing is exactly what is releasing to early access in a week. And they all trash-talk the game so hard after trying to play it like Gears of War or Battlefield. Beyond disingenuous, they're such losers... hadn't even heard of them before stumbling across their gameplay, sure as shit not following them after that. I understand Big has a game in development, and it's going to be such sweet karma when his release implodes due to his toxic community dogpiling his game with the same attitude that he gives other games.

[@hattorikenji7640]

@@siubijeni206 wait he is making a game bro, the amount of game community that he have made bad blood with is way too many when he released his game and then flop is gonna be really funny to see

[@siubijeni206]

@@hattorikenji7640 Yeah, all I know about it is some stuff I saw in passing. Name is transience, it's super tropey and calls assassins "accountants," supposed to be a stealth shooter type of game but it's the hand-holdy kind of "stealth" where people who look directly at you through a chain-link fence can't tell you're crouching 5 feet from them. From the short clip I saw, a Skyrim guard with a bucket over his head is still more aware of your presence than these jokes are. In the interest of fairness, I'll note I have no idea whether that clip is from a trailer or gameplay or what... but it really doesn't set expectations high, either way. He's in for a bad time when he tries to launch that shitshow lmao

[@hattorikenji7640]

@@siubijeni206 is weird how he making a stealth game. Then also try forever winter and think the game is terrible. Because forever winter have stealth as a main mechanic gameplay. I think he doing for rage bait Or he is trying to smear the game. So when he released his game it will have a better chance in the future. If you ask me both choice are dum way to do it

[@Medieval1-1]

OH MY GOD THIS IS THE FIRST GAMEPLAY IVE SEEN

[@SillyBoneThugg]

But Bigfry said the second you are around an enemy (shooting an entire magazine at them) you are spotted

[@uolegullook3847]

Appreciate you taking the time to learn the ins and outs of the game and playing how intended. So many people going into this game thinking it's like Tarkov or other shooters where you can simply just shoot everything.

[@hlary8320]

Looks rough around the edges in some respects. Especially with some enemy movement animations, but hopefully, most those issues will get ironed out over early access

[@turist79]

helis move in most unnatural manner possible.

[@CriticalRocket]

The hover heli is a weird piece of jank and it was like that in the closed beta as well. Hopefully that will be addressed sooner than later.

[@kalonedev3972]

Bro from the lighting, to the muzzle flashes in this grim dark dystopian end of the world scene is insane. Your literally watching two AI fight to the end and eventually you get to join in. Shit is dope af. Wish I had a PC bro this shit is driving me crazy lol

[@lemniscatelogos7917]

You guys gameplay definitely does the game justice

[@RyukagiRen]

they really play like a Scav

[@ArlindoBuriti]

OMG... people that are not playing this game like COD... we still have hope.

[@edek13371]

Thank you for the gameplay upload, will buy these for sure, looks great!

[@stoovan3867]

Honestly excited for this game, what is already here is pretty amazing!

[@Oddball_E8]

Animations look janky as hell at times, but I don't care... getting this game for the atmosphere alone.

[@themindofdirge3809]

That second run was excellent, great job on making it out!

[@beyondearth6418]

The UI needs a LOT of work. I wish the permanent orange/black colour scheme altered a bit, otherwise it just makes the game dull over time. The "latest dev build" is very much representative of the "next build coming out soon".

[@honordevs]

Man, if they could fix the way the feet look with the ground friction, spawn popping, and fix the stuttering, this game will be incredible. I know it's super early, but this does make me excited to see updates on this.

[@CriticalRocket]

I know the stutter is from this dev build but should be better with the early access version next week.

[@honordevs]

@@CriticalRocket That's good to hear! Have they spoken on it officially? Thanks for the reply, btw. Subbed.

[@SerfsUp1848]

Hey oh lets go

[@shadowslayer552]

"look a burning mech!" your response: "yeah we walked past it last time" proper reponse: "right? isn't that cool!?"

[@TheNeoVid]

OK, looks like a 3rd person shooter, feels like survival horror! I'm glad to see this in action at last, but sadly I'll need a tech upgrade before I can try it out.

[@steamhearteyes]

Womp womp

[@ThreeFacedLiar]

​@@steamhearteyes womp womp

[@SillyStupidHead]

What are your specs?

[@DavidDDavidsonSA]

22:34 hey I recognize that from the trailer.

[@IndustrialBonecraft]

Mate, that tension while you're trying to figure out whether it's safe enough to cross the flatland is crazy. And you can tell the AI is organically funnelling units towards the massive fight off to the side, but it just happens to intersect your path, and provide a dangerous obstacle. Looks amazing.

[@stephanelegendre7624]

I saw some streamers on youtube saying that it's unplayable and full of bugs. Hope devs will sort this out in the EA build.

[@VerbotenGeist]

The few that I checked out all charged at the first group of enemies they saw and got slaughtered, which prompted a "this game is terrible!" and immediate rage quit. I find it difficult to take their opinion on the gameplay seriously. About the only things I agree on is the AI and movement system needing more work, which isn't something that will keep me from trying it out. I look forward to the release and beyond.

[@VB2P360]

@@VerbotenGeist Oh 100% I saw that too, it was hilariously bad. They treated it like helldivers.

[@Hunter57588]

@@VerbotenGeist yep, saw that video too, it was irritating watching them play this more stealth like game like it’s battlefield. Then complaining about it when they get killed by experienced soldiers.

[@Pinoisreadingabook]

normies think that this is helldivers

[@dvdbox360]

Electronic arts build?

[@Bluelabrador]

Awesome, well played by all. Incredible showcase of the game.

[@splurg123]

I'm excited to see this game progressing, and I hope that releasing in early access is the right move for this developer. Too many people see the words 'early access' and somehow still manage to read 'finished game', so I'm concerned we're going to see majorly negative press on release.

[@kaisokusekkendou1498]

Doesn't help when AAA titles are calling their "40$ for 3 days early" an "Early Access". This one is probably going to be in development for a good few years before 1.0 release.

[@lumbermac5998]

13:17 “GOD FKN HATES ME!” This was very relatable.

[@Cobaltz246]

he said gun

[@lumbermac5998]

@@Cobaltz246 LOL

[@AceOfScavs]

Thanks so much for sharing this. Very excited for this game.

[@srg-9583]

Helicoptarrr. Helicoptarrr.

[@nichlas26]

even if it is a dev build, it looks fantastic. you really feel like the small guy in a big war.

[@HandsFreeProductions]

Bigfry big mad about this gameplay

[@jeffjeff6077]

Let's try again, this time with feeling. Noice :-)

[@LoudAngryJerk]

Really looking forward to this, but I will say these animations are ROUUUGH.

[@VB2P360]

Well they did say they weren't going to do early access yet but people in the closed beta pushed for it.

[@outdoorsvoyage6993]

The game is gonna be great, but I will wait for it to cook a little more in the oven.

[@OddOtter707]

Cant wait to get a PC to play this! The gameplay is like me in Planetside 2 and Generation Zero. Stalk around the battlefield to loot or pick off stragglers.

[@pRaX85815]

My god, I actually found people who aren't playing like complete ADHD riddled Bonobos.

[@wizardoflolz5626]

looks amazing, I really hope the devs improve on the firearm sounds they are super generic as is and pretty much all sound the same, as well as missing sounds from helicopters or drones? I can't tell from the video. Fingers crossed.

[@Theodoros.8]

i love this game aesthetic i know that the devs got inspired by Tsutomu Nihei' art and that's reason enough for me to buy it. And i will . . . PS: the sound track is insane, i'll have it on the background next time that i read Blame! or Biomega.

[@CriticalRocket]

Yeah the music is really good.

[@CMA777]

If they're going for a hopeless, dystopian vibe then they've nailed it. But I hope the gameplay will be more than this "watch cool-looking enemy patrols walk by and hope to God you don't have to fight them because you're so weak all you can do is sneak around".

[@MaximilianBrandt]

I mean, that was the whole premise of the game from the dev. I think as people progress in the game and get new weapons we will see some good players advancing from scavs to raiders "I am the danger here" and wiping the map clean while others, like in tarkov, timidly hide around in corners and beeline to extraction with whatever scraps they find.

[@MaximilianBrandt]

Because to be fair, a gamer in me wishes to see just how dangerous can you get. Can you find an anti-tank rocket launcher and take down that big old mech to rip it apart for luscious profit?

[@ouroboros.berlin]

Yes you actually can and that factor determines your threat level​@@MaximilianBrandt

[@MaximilianBrandt]

@@ouroboros.berlin So if the game kicks off, it will be like Tarkov. It's not the 20 meter tall robots that you are afraid of, it's other players who are much, much more dangerous.

[@luketfer]

Yeah the more dangerous your gear/load out the more likely it is troops will see you as a threat. Baseline scavs they'll ignore if a bigger threat is present but if you've got and RPG they're less likely to just ignore you

[@herofx2881]

hit reg is weird

[@seanc6754]

I'm soooo pumped there is no pvp

[@-tr0n]

I must have missed it somewhere, but is this going to be co-op only or will there be multiple groups per map like Tarkov? Basically will there be scav pvp? Can't wait to see more, and a more polished build!

[@CriticalRocket]

Solo/cooperative with 4 man teams max. The game doesn't rely on servers if you don't want to, you can run P2P so in the future if the game goes offline you still own the game and can play with friends. No other groups in the maps though, just you and some friends or bot allies.

[@pilotmanpaul]

Dang that looks fun.

[@neofulcrum5013]

21:11 think that’s as close as your gonna get to being on the battlefield.

[@enjoylife-cm8mn]

The muzzle flash, the way the helicopter attacks were in the beginning. All of that is... bad. Hopefully they continue to iterate the weapon effects when firing. I'm really interested in the game, I hope future updates fixes the gunplay effects. Thanks for sharing.

[@Beanszo]

this should be a terminator game

[@gentleusurper4778]

Hunter Killers ALWAYS knowing where you are seems annoying.

[@CriticalRocket]

I would prefer if they didn't know either. Maybe they will tweak that so they check the last area you were active in and can chase you based on your actions on the map as you move for extract.

[@joshvaughan8942]

as someone with depression I am not sure how long I could spend in this type of environment

[@Cathrynne]

Love the gameplay just that not sure if this game can be enjoyed by grouping up with random players given there needs some level of coordination to succeed.

[@adamgreyson7102]

Nice Dark metal music

[@ChopSueyyy]

Ye, the visible spawning in of enemies is bad and the movement looks pretty sluggish. Also Performance needs improvement, but apart from that i still cant wait to play. This gameplay is exactly what i need and kinda already always tried to do in other games. Going into a "high level are" as a "low level scrub" to loot valuable stuff

[@Bilbo-TBaggins]

When I get a pc, I’d love to play with you guys

[@bubbymercer8659]

they need to size down the UI a little bit. make it less in the way

[@LObo6156]

Small detail I REALLY like - no minimap

[@jakubkvacala1880]

Pls more Forewer Winter, only few people dont play this as Battlefield

[@CriticalRocket]

New video going live today :)

[@soap6264]

cant wait to play this game

[@MS-ih3wq]

Thanks for sharing, hope they fix littl movment for ea

[@clouddash-qp9tq]

has been on my radar. will try this.

[@bedrosianbaol8930]

Hello! I'm really interested in The Forever Winter but I'm a bit scared about optimization. 'cause I have the requirements for CPU but I have an RTX 2060 12 GB and I don't know if I can play or not. There is any upscaling like DLSS?

[@VerbotenGeist]

Afaik, they won't be DLSS at launch but they are working on implementing it. If you are worried about not being able to run it, there will be a demo next month.

[@penguins0301]

This is why role-play player are the best in online video games

[@mynickisalreadytaken]

I can't, but will wait. Will support it by buying it in the 24th, but i thjink it will be at least(!) a year minimum before this comes close to release. Probably years. But thats how it works and i have no problem with it. This could be a diamond for me. Something a big Studio just can't do.

[@Ragsta]

Nice! Thanks Rocket!

[@SmorgasLord]

This game could be really big after a few updates

[@boom3863]

Is the voice chat in game or are you using another external source for comms? Had this on wishlist for a long time. Looking forward to this.

[@jondoe5937]

Last Q&A mentioned voice chat not being in the game yet, so they're probably using something else

[@namaan_taw8259]

We were in discord.

[@boom3863]

@@namaan_taw8259 ​​⁠one of you guys sounded kind of rough. Like radio sort of sounding. I thought that was in game voice. Would have been cool to get that sort of voice comms sounding like that. Good video though! Better than what big fry put together!

[@tankenneth]

gotta promote these clips instead of bigfry whinning. that video near ruined my impression of this game

[@rafaelortega6964]

like the concept, I don't know if it is this video settings but the sound design feels weak, the helicopter snuck up on them 3:10

[@CriticalRocket]

The helo doesn't have any chops sounds yet from what I can tell and some of the sound design for weapons likely needs a revamp.

[@thesorrow4664]

everyone playing this is using keyboard/mouse, is it possible to use a controller?

[@turist79]

collision boxes on boulders, metal debris etc seem to be off

[@CriticalRocket]

You can hitch on them terrain at times yeah. Certainly something to be worked on.

[@jamesmillerjo]

They seriously have to think again about the name of the factions.

[@Romeo-4]

Is it just me or the game looks pretty passable?

[@jgeezz]

it kinda of sucked they all used the same weapons and it did tell any details on weapon. Nothing on what type of weapon is effective against what type of enemy. The other thing was automatic weapons looked like tracer rounds from the enemy you could easily see, so when you use the same weapons do they see it, Just a thought.

[@namaan_taw8259]

Those were literally our first runs so it meant starter gear for all. I did buy a 12.7mm rifle after a couple of runs, looking through the vendors there do appear to be a couple of different ammo types. Not sure if I mention it in a later video or not but had the rifle/smg setup for armoured targets and the shotgun was for softer targets. We're assuming the anyone else will see our tracers and hear the rounds.

[@CriticalRocket]

As you progress you unlock more vendors with more weapon variety and ammo types. Depending on which factions you gain rep with can also unlock more equipment.

[@JackKey-cc7jw]

Yeah buddy !!!!

[@callmeabd6546]

more!

[@mortaljacket]

This looks realy promosing. Im kinda interested in this game now.

[@eronaraujo9698]

We really cant judge the game by some problems in this older version, hopefully it will be better when it releases

[@MrAzmore]

Oh noooo not the feet moving a different pace than the ground 💀💀 that's such a PS2 era error to make

[@B1oHa2ard]

Hey do you think you could share what specs you were playing on just to get a better idea of the games performance?

[@namaan_taw8259]

3900X, 4070, 32gb if I recall his rig correctly

[@CriticalRocket]

What Namaan said.

[@B1oHa2ard]

@@namaan_taw8259 oh jeez thanks. Time to put on potato graphics and 480p, and rly let the 1650 fight for its life ig

[@LordHollow]

In.Tense.

[@shadowslayer552]

great content. please get a pop filter tho XD

[@TheJysN]

Not sure if it is just me, but youtube tends to make videos darker and I can barely see anything when you run around in the shadows. Can you maybe try to adjust some settings or make the video brighter in editing?

[@CriticalRocket]

I'll check it next time.

[@ЭдикШтэрн]

s the night and evening a constant weather? Just with a yellow filter, you can barely see the black figures of the opponents, the darkness is terrible. It's hard to navigate by shooting, enemy flashlights

[@damoclesspqr2865]

why youre standing always in a sneaking game bro wtf ?

[@johncogan8689]

good lord this game so broken, needs a few years before hitting early access

[@KABLAMMATS]

Can we become somebody in this game? I meant strong enough to fight the giant mech?

[@ЭдикШтэрн]

As I understand it, the game will be purely in English. Are there any other languages planned? Russian? Ukrainian? German?

[@TheDZAUDAT]

вроде в ответах в дискорде говорилось о том, что будут переводить, но хз, будет ли это 24 сентября

[@nickdevillers2453]

It looks like the only good run you had you didnt fire your guns once. In that case why even have them?

[@fakepretender]

You never know what can go wrong

[@jaideepshekhar4621]

You really think a lvl1 scav should go guns blazing?

[@scrollinup7945]

Go play COD, more your speed sport

[@namaan_taw8259]

There is another run where we had a 2 man patrol come to investigate, the guns came into play there. I seem to recall that one of them had decided to bring all the snacks to the battlefield.

[@Mr.Missfire]

what build did you use to run the game?