That may be the best 'What are you gonna do, kill me?' bluff call I've ever seen by a video game 😂
@juneb46833 ай бұрын
giving the wife meat was insane. hey babe, i know we're tired of stouffers, im sending home 20 pounds of what i believe to be the equivalent of dog food. please feed this to our child. HUH? and she said OK??
@GolemCC3 ай бұрын
Prepackaged food? I'm a horrible father. Unrefrigerated slab of processed zoo-grade mystery meat (origin unknown) the FDA has never checked? Now I'm finally able to provide!
@snaggytoothy3 ай бұрын
That's what threw me off like why give that to anyone much less your own family 😭😭😭it doesn't make sense at all
@elathiaskade73113 ай бұрын
People in the comments don’t know what poverty is like…
@GolemCC3 ай бұрын
@@elathiaskade7311 I've lived well below the poverty line. I tended to eat a lot of rice and beans. Didn't eat meat often, but I'd sometimes splurge on frozen bulk chicken or really cheap processed meat. At no point did I think I should eat room temperature mystery zoo meat.
@scarymarilynn3 ай бұрын
@elathiaskade7311 Considerig they were eating pre-packaged human food, this is a downgrade in meal quality, and more like apocalyptic desperation...
@wildboar673 ай бұрын
i cannot get over this game housing 4 silverback gorillas together in one enclosure
@char12113 ай бұрын
How come? Not that I don't believe it's a bad idea but I'm interested in the specific reason!
@telesiak24843 ай бұрын
@@char1211they would kill each other irl very quick
@azari87833 ай бұрын
@@char1211Well silverback gorillas are all mature adult males, so in this game there essentially is four males in one enclosure. They are normally pretty dominant and aggressive towards other males and it would probably not be a great idea to put them all together in one place. Especially when there’s no females to make up a troop. There has been cases of bachelor groups being made in zoos but they are mostly made up of brothers that have been around each other since birth. Anyway 😂 this is what I remember from some random internet deep dives so take from it what you will.
@Meitti2 ай бұрын
@@char1211 Lot of herd animals have males that protect the herd and are also extremely aggressive against other males. Even unneutered male cats can be dangerous to each other.
@_SkylarkАй бұрын
@@char1211 A silverback is the dominant male gorilla in the group. Putting 4 of them in the same enclosure wouldn't really work for obvious reasons 😂
@Maarttii3 ай бұрын
"my girls are gunna have REAL FOOD tonight 🤗" sends a 2ft brick of something bundled in plastic labelled MEAT meant for zoo animals through the door chute. no wonder he never brings it up again after he's told what it really is it probably occurred to him then and there like "well she definitely didn't take the dripping bag of red meat I sent through the door with her. she probably left it there."
@JoceBeggar3 ай бұрын
Giving your wife meat is optional. He will bring it back up, and it does change the outcome of history.
@bryceguillory61983 ай бұрын
didnt even give her vegetables
@spidertoes283 ай бұрын
Not to mention how she was standing outside, IN THE RAIN, waiting for him to come out and tell her he got the job, and when the Doc character asked “hey do you need me to tell her you’ll be staying the night” his response was “no thanks I think they already know” like DUDE
@mintarisato3 ай бұрын
"What are you going to do, kill me?" - man who was killed
@katyawc3 ай бұрын
I do love how despite this horrifying scenario, John still manages to be kind and gentle with the (non-mutant abomination) animals
@Rose3V3 ай бұрын
I think John did do the right thing by putting meat out for the infected animal but when he used the dart gun to tranq him I think it angered him and caused another transformation cycle. But I find it interesting that after you feed the infected animal you can also cure them? I guess that stops any future transformations? Comment for developers: I think after the first transformation the phone in the train should ring with doc on the phone being notified that the alarm went off. The doc should then give the player some guidance on what to do. Too many players are confused on how to handle the game once the mutations start and I think this one addition would make a world of a difference.
@littlekitsune13 ай бұрын
"Cure the animals" means cure the ones infected with the parasites, too. He cured Chief but not the actual mutant. So yes, shooting Dexter reactivated the boss fight. Calming them with meat is so they don't kill any other animals while you make up the syrum.
@acdcguy183 ай бұрын
Didn't John find a note earlier stating the cure for the parasites? I swear it said something along the lines of, "I figured it out! The cure for the parasites is [insert name here]. Just give the infected a dose of this and they'll be cured." Maybe because I'm not playing I can retain that information better?
@littlekitsune13 ай бұрын
@@acdcguy18 Yes he did. iirc there's 2 notes, one talks about killing and one talks about a cure.
@maggies75723 ай бұрын
John had the knowledge that his character was ground up for meat during the opening, and gave it to his wife without mentioning that possibility?? 😂
@Yvesenjoyer6663 ай бұрын
ngl protag guy kind of crazy for giving his wife and daughter the Mistery Meat Block after all the dubious stuff he saw prior during the tutorial LOL
@LAURA---3 ай бұрын
“I don’t know where y’all think you’re going!” to the penguins really made me laugh
@TnrOfficial-13 ай бұрын
I was NOT expecting you to actually die if you didnt sign the contract lol that was hilarious
@cearasullivan55443 ай бұрын
If you watch the animals carefully, mutant animals will behave like they're sick, but the tests won't show it. At least, that's what it looks like from watching other youtubers. Seriously, this game would benefit from a better tutorial and a few nights just running through the process before the mutations start showing up. The pacing feels too fast with how many different things you have to do, so the player isn't scared just confused.
@arshellnut27303 ай бұрын
John did say this is a beta version, so hopefully the devs iron these things out.
@littlekitsune13 ай бұрын
It's already an incredibly slow game, people would drop it if it made you work more than one night before anything happened.
@thealarm70573 ай бұрын
Neh, most youtubers are really bad at video games, I am yelling at the screen the whole time that John is trying weird dumb stuff. It's pretty obvious. I never saw this game before this video and I get what John was doing wrong fast.
@glareghost3 ай бұрын
@@thealarm7057you’ve been commenting this same crap over and over again throughout the comment section, we get it dude
@_maliciousIntent3 ай бұрын
@@thealarm7057Maybe you should stop typing for a while.
@Bosorka03 ай бұрын
Entering the penguin enclosure and all you hear is "He he ho he ho ho he he he ho ho ho he he ho he he ho ho he"
@commanderredjonkks52683 ай бұрын
like Jack Frost from SMT/Persona games?
@midnightriot24542 ай бұрын
They sound like me trying to walk uphill
@uraniumUmbrella3 ай бұрын
the concept of this game is really cool but dear god the game needs more explanations for. everything. i really like the monster design!!
@drewgoin88493 ай бұрын
Another comment said that this is just the Beta version.
@littlekitsune13 ай бұрын
Explanations are on the posters. John was getting PDA notifs but never checked them.
@thealarm70573 ай бұрын
KZbinrs are bad at games. I knew what to do from the glipses of John's gameplay.
@happilyisolated3 ай бұрын
Idk, stuff seemed pretty straight forward to me...
@acdcguy183 ай бұрын
@@thealarm7057 Agreed. So many I've seen ask, "What do I do?!" and I respond, "You literally picked up and read a note telling you..."
@SmokyVols3 ай бұрын
Those penguin sounds will be stuck in my head forever
@littlehizzle3 ай бұрын
It’s very sex shack scene from midsommar lol
@thecorgicorner16303 ай бұрын
My husband thought the penguin sounds were the Squid Games music! Anyone else hear it now?
@awkwardpawsome3 ай бұрын
The real question is why Paul wasn't questioning why they had meat like that in a facility full of herbivores and seafood-eaters??
@dadnegan81843 ай бұрын
I DIDNT EVEN THINK OF THAT
@nunpho3 ай бұрын
I wasn't expecting that death so quickly 😂! As for your penguin facts... The largest today are the emperor penguins, they can grow up to 4ft 5 at the most. Theres an extinct species that grew up to 7ft. But most importantly, HAVE YOU SEEN BABY PESTO? Hes a baby penguin who is massive and he has those super fluffy baby feathers. He looks like a pompom
@awkwardpawsome3 ай бұрын
He is big baby 🥺
@scarymarilynn3 ай бұрын
29:03 There's plenty of meat in here, I want my girls to eat NORMAL FOOD tonight... sir, in what hell is strange meat from a zoo freezer more "normal" than food for humans from a grocery store!?
@commanderredjonkks52683 ай бұрын
for real, I was thinking they were gonna say they had been surviving on experimental food pellets or something really weird, but the thing that was less "normal" to him than unidentified zoo meat was frozen meals???
@matrixfull3 ай бұрын
right who on earth would go and eat zoo meat? even if it wasn't human meat it is still way too sus. I much rather steal veggies if I have to go stealing route at all.
@vitanursantono3 ай бұрын
Giving his wife and daughter a brick of mystery meat to eat was wild! That could be human meat.
@DajJednego3 ай бұрын
Well, it WAS human meat, knowing what happens when you don't sign the NDA. That's also why Doc said "we're low on herbs and vegetable, get it?" Because they've been grinding so many interviewees that they have meat in abundance. 😂
@BeaBea-543 ай бұрын
George R.R. Martin is sure doing everything he can to avoid finishing those books huh 😂
@BeaBea-543 ай бұрын
i have a very sensitive gag reflex and poop vacuum made me gag twice 😅😭
@Tetchystar3 ай бұрын
@@BeaBea-54 omg, this comment killed me, loool
@fuchsfarben3 ай бұрын
Paul immediately giving his wife a slab of "meat" from the ZOO he works at is so wild. No wonder he failed his studies, he's not the brightest :'D What does he think those animals get? Beef loin steak?
@anondecepticon3 ай бұрын
And he steals it while wearing a bodycam!
@anacsadder3 ай бұрын
The secret ending is funny and all, but it kind of messes up the pacing on the big reveal toward the end of this video.
@H0TR0B3 ай бұрын
I don't wanna johmp the gun here, but I think this is your best title ever.
@BMB573 ай бұрын
This guy at the beginning has the patience of the story NPCs in RDR2. Except he kills you for it lol
@BMB573 ай бұрын
Also, he sounds uncannily like John Goodman
@wowsa07163 ай бұрын
Yeah-judging from the strange cadence and delivery it was most likely produced with AI
@EvilHamsterbot3 ай бұрын
@@wowsa0716 Tim Stephenson is the voice actor, not sure if an AI was used with his likeness but doesn't seem to be the case (to me).
@wowsa07163 ай бұрын
@@EvilHamsterbot ahh gotcha gotcha, looks like he does a lot more narration which felt a bit awkward here ig, thanks for letting me know though!
@awkwardpawsome3 ай бұрын
@@wowsa0716 I think the issue was mainly the editing tbh
@roramoya3 ай бұрын
It seems like preparing the cursed meat buys you extra time, since the mutated animal will feed on that instead of it's roommates. But man, what an insane sequence and I'll admit I was not expecting this game to jumpscare me with the supply delivery. Quite enjoyable so far. I do feel like the menus are a bit excessive, and something about Doc's voice lines feel like they needed to be spaced out more, but there are worse problems a game could have. Totally nailed the atmosphere and I don't think I'll ever look at a zoo without thinking of this game
@Dstiel4203 ай бұрын
"If you're tired of those other crappy pre-packaged meals you should try Factor. Not only are they tasty but also affordable. That way you don't have to be like Paul here and have to sign your life away to the murder zoo." 😅
@commanderredjonkks52683 ай бұрын
tired of pre-packaged meals? Don't steal a block of unidentified zoo meat, try Hello Fresh! XD
@aarinmae3 ай бұрын
protag is wayyy too chill and the writing is a lil weird lol. can’t wait to watch this play through john!
@arshellnut27303 ай бұрын
Yeah, I really hope the protagonist gets more writing and actual reactions during gameplay for the official release. Man puked and didn't say ANYTHING, wtf?
@aarinmae3 ай бұрын
@@arshellnut2730literally lol! he was just like “welp”
@matrixfull3 ай бұрын
not every protagonist have to be over dramatic, like he doesn't have choice so he's just going along with it. the sooner what needs to be done is done the better.
@bugdomrulez3 ай бұрын
@@arshellnut2730 im fine with how he is now honestly, im really sick of horror games where the protag is always like "WHATS GOING ON??? ISNT THIS WEIRD GUYSS??" like the game is telling me how to feel. i dont need that
@samwisegamgee12433 ай бұрын
@@bugdomrulez I generally agree with this sentiment and am not fond of chatty protagonists. But I think in moments like the puke scene where the character does an obvious immersion-breaking action (the game stops everything to make you experience it), it would feel more normal/realistic for him to have made a comment about it rather than just walking away like nothing happened.
@CoffeeSteve72243 ай бұрын
My one complaint about this game, is that the Doc's voicelines feel like they're edited too close together, not giving enough pauses in some of his dialogue. But that's a minor thing that doesn't really affect gameplay. That aside, they have some crazy designs in this game and I love it. It definitely feels like "The Thing, but in a zoo" where the animals are infected with transformative parasites.
@leontate88053 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure the Doc's VA is AI
@CoffeeSteve72243 ай бұрын
@leontate8805 if that's true, that would make a lot of sense.
@PanmasterAtArms3 ай бұрын
@@leontate8805 I remember seeing someone mention in another Zoochosis video that the voice for Doc is real, but the voice direction and clip editing was very bad, giving that AI feel. Doc's VA is Tim Stephenson, who has a KZbin channel.
@leontate88053 ай бұрын
@PanmasterAtArms Ah, thank you for fact-checking me on that, and apologies to the VA, Tim Stephenson, for assuming that their work was AI.
@CoffeeSteve72243 ай бұрын
@PanmasterAtArms that's what I figured. Because the inflections and like the way the voice sounds too good to be AI. But the splicing of the audio is just bad. But thankfully it doesn't affect the gameplay at all. But my ADHD ass just notices it too much.
@Sarah-vo2qu3 ай бұрын
Even if the meat wasn’t human I definitely would never consider it as food for humans to consume lol. That stuff has not been treated with the same standards as meat for human consumption and most likely contains undesirable material and harmful bacteria. I get that he’s excited to provide a fresh meal but the protagonist is so weird for that
@Tetchystar3 ай бұрын
Emperor penguins are actually huge!
@jadesmith4173 ай бұрын
I hate impatient people who won't let you take your time. It's just six sentences! The bonus scene you got was extreme but funny. I also like how it foreshadowed what was gonna happen later in the episode. Paul is so stupid. Meat that animals eat isn't always the same as meat humans eat. He had no idea what was being put in there, but thought it was a good idea to serve to his wife and sickly child? Shame on him, and his wife too, for agreeing to take that after the company had already been acting really suspicious. I bet Lily and Gina will become monsters at the end.
@awkwardpawsome3 ай бұрын
Trying to figure out if the devs just don't know that giraffes are supposed to eat standing up or if this is intentional to like show abuse/neglect 🤔
@Bosorka03 ай бұрын
Yeah, I thought about the same thing! I thought jeez, that doesn't feel right to have the poor guys having to bend down so far to eat... It's probably intentional? Since I feel like the game tries to be atleast a little bit accurate to the animal behaviors and stuff... But you also suck poop into a vacuum and feed them nondescript meat and vegetable slosh so.. Maybe not so accurate LOL
@awkwardpawsome3 ай бұрын
@@Bosorka0 🤣🤣🤣 The nondescript meat is intentional plot stuff tho, and the vacuum is an intentional gameplay mechainc. They almost certainly do not believe that is how actual zoos collect stool samples or feed their animals mystery meat. But the giraffe thing is borderline common knowledge, but could still be something someone didn't know. So it's is kinda in the middle there. I want to believe it's is intentional... I honestly felt a little horrified by it/that 😅😂
@Bentothethird3 ай бұрын
Its weird, theres clearly like elevated feeding platforms in the enclosure, i think it was more for the sake of gameplay? Idk why not have you take stairs up to feed them
@richwalk39543 ай бұрын
Pissing off the Doc into sedating and turning you into zoo meat was not the secret ending I was expecting from this game. Heard some issues with this game according to the Steam reviews. Here's hoping that's not the case because the premise of mutating zoo animals is very promising.
@DrZPrzy1013 ай бұрын
Your reaction to getting chopped up was priceless lmao.
@diabolicalpotate3 ай бұрын
The most unbelievable part of this is the night zoo staff being paid 100k. More unbelievable than the mutations. :P The synchonised honking of the penguins was creepier than they were probably going for.
@tylertman135793 ай бұрын
It's probably to get lots of people in the door because of their "high turnover rate". They do need a lot of meat!
@Junnibee3 ай бұрын
I figured they'd die before they even got paid tbh
@FTZPLTC3 ай бұрын
OK, the penguins honking in unison genuinely freaks me out. Shame we didn't get a realistic circle of shitspray from them.
@TheReZisTLust3 ай бұрын
I LOVE dragging scenes out to see if the devs added extra lines sometimes, also talking to NPCs like 3 times to see if they have story dialogue. This game did not disappoint in that aspect.
@MK68-4193 ай бұрын
You can use the poop sucker to harvest the parasite!
@Rheah3 ай бұрын
Yes, penguins do get that big! We have emperor penguins at our local zoo, and the first time I ever saw them as a child, they were taller than me!
@awkwardpawsome3 ай бұрын
I would be scared honestly 😅 I just recently learned they can be 4+ ft tall and I was like UMMM
@quirkyviper3 ай бұрын
Have y'all seen Pesto? That's a biiig baby!
@Aetheretic3 ай бұрын
Yes, I was looking for this comment! Most people don't really realize Emperor Penguins can get up to 4"5ft tall.
@rebergerabraben273 ай бұрын
Fun fact: the last name of the guy in the beginning ("Metzger") means "Butcher" in german Anyways, the amount of respect i have for John Wolfe is immeasurable
@XOAndrew3 ай бұрын
John please see this your voice when talking to the animals is absolutely adorable. I’ve never heard you do that before it’s amazing.
@DimmuDeer3 ай бұрын
You can tell he's a daddy now 😂
@XOAndrew3 ай бұрын
@@DimmuDeerI know it’s a thing that can annoy people, but for some reason coming from John it’s incredibly endearing
@commanderredjonkks52683 ай бұрын
he sounds like that when he's talking to his dog too, right? I've definitely heard him sound like that before
@samwisegamgee12433 ай бұрын
@@commanderredjonkks5268 yeah he's done this voice anytime there are animals and stuff to interact with in games lol, mostly dog NPCs
@nanao.98073 ай бұрын
i was just thinking yesterday that i wanted to see you play this omg this is a nice surprise!! thank you, john!! 🥺
@FTZPLTC3 ай бұрын
Strong start.
@donna32903 ай бұрын
The Johngle has certainly "spared no expense." Im loving this. 🦍
@obligatorychannel88903 ай бұрын
"Dollar store John Goodman" Lmao I was trying to figure out why this guy's voice sounded familiar! He definitely sounds like John Goodman.
@irishporkpie58853 ай бұрын
Glad he mentioned john Goodman I kinda thought it was him for a sec
@rumdiculous79903 ай бұрын
This game has potential but it needs to make the directions juuust a little bit more clear so everyone isn't fumbling around for how to do something. Either have a handbook to read about the illnesses or have a more involved walk through.
@char12113 ай бұрын
I think handbook is the way to go so that the tutorial isn't more bloated and players with less interest can just skim through it!
@Whatlander3 ай бұрын
Emperor penguins do get big, like a few feet tall at least. I got to feed penguins in a zoo once. A little one wanted to sit in my lap. The emperor penguins were lining up at the door with staff to leave with everybody else, as if nobody would notice.
@circumventboredom94633 ай бұрын
John, what are your thoughts on this surge of "Occupational Horror" games we've been seeing the past few years? Games where the horror happens while you're doing a job or doing everyday things like shopping/cleaning/ect.?
@丝凡3 ай бұрын
I love the zoo setting and the mundane tasks.
@maggiebrennan3 ай бұрын
Every time you say "Hey guys its john" I always say "Hey John!" out loud lol. I think I've been watching you for too long lmaoo thanks for the consistently enjoyable content :)
@hallowgallow3 ай бұрын
Sometimes I’ll just walk around my house doing the “Hey John it’s guys 😎☝️” in that voice he used to do a couple years back
@SusiLarew3 ай бұрын
My husband and I do this too, in unison.
@EvilHamsterbot3 ай бұрын
@@hallowgallow exact same 😂
@matrixfull3 ай бұрын
cute
@hannarchy65543 ай бұрын
Extremely weird guy: "You've eaten shit before, now you have to suck it." Paul: "Hey.... why do we have to collect feces it's gross"
@BLOODM00N133 ай бұрын
Hi john i was just watching your shareholder meeting video and i want to comment this here, i really like ur content and i love watching ur videos. I really like how you plan things ahead and tell us about it and how you care about our feedback on ur videos. I wish u all the best
@char12113 ай бұрын
Holy shit you made me realize I've been watching John's videos for almost a decade, time flies when you're having fun I guess!
@BLOODM00N133 ай бұрын
@@char1211 exactly! Hes just that awesome
@AbbaJoe263 ай бұрын
John refusing to sign it........rising stubborness, love it. Like when someone honks at you to hurry up an exit a parking space you were already about to pull out of. I know this mode well, lol, the "well now we have all sit here and die when the sun goes supernova......now that I'm not going anywhere now." hah Love it.
@geraldinevasquez38823 ай бұрын
This game seems so interesting but I'm sad that he gave his wife a brick meat that's probably made of human meat.
@thealarm70573 ай бұрын
I couldn't watch him brainfart to get it tho
@lilchuuwuu3 ай бұрын
I feel so validated for ignoring all my subs that already uploaded this! Yay really glad you uploaded John. :)
@BasementDweller_3 ай бұрын
This is a great start to my October. Also man this game is confusing. I don’t blame John getting lost on what to do.
@Idontknow-su2yb3 ай бұрын
This games concept is interesting and so far it’s got promising game mechanics. However the writing and voice acting seems…off. Like the part with the meat grinding, the protagonist doesn’t seem that concerned about a human coming out? 🤨 and Docs voice sounds oddly chopped up
@GolemCC3 ай бұрын
A human corpse would be one thing, but this was a living (and awake!) person. Yikes.
@commanderredjonkks52683 ай бұрын
yeah he had a moment of horror realising that he gave his wife human meat to feed the kids... but no horror at all that his employers have abducted a woman to kill and turn into meat, or the fact that he's expected to turn her into meat himself???
@matrixfull3 ай бұрын
I mean you would expect no reaction from psychopath. Normal person would try to save human being alive and hanging. But he continued the process like yea it's fine.
@Count_Gustav3 ай бұрын
Just like any other Indie Games, they are mostly lack on V.A quality. But at least the graphic is better than Choo Choo Charles, and A.I behaviour is great.
@char12113 ай бұрын
@@GolemCC Exactly!! Like, if it was a corpse I could understand how someone in a desperate situation might turn a blind eye but _a living breathing human being_ and he just murders her, listens to her screams of agony *_and doesn't bat a fcking eyelid_* WTF!?!!?
@CatStealer13 ай бұрын
You definitely could’ve saved that gorilla that was infected. You read a note about being able to cure infected animals. I agree that the game really throws you in at the deep end with no hand holding cool game and concept
@amylynngeorge92793 ай бұрын
A+ to this developer for being able to give the animals gentle pets. We all know what's important here.
@anondecepticon3 ай бұрын
A++ for having different petting animations when the animals are standing up and when they’re lying down. Double the pets!
@JustTheWarning3 ай бұрын
I am SCREAMING what is this game I love it, lmfao! the penguin just shitting directly in John's face after announcing his shit while shitting is hilarious. It's like the old days of PC Barbie Vet Clinic, but better.
@manawa38323 ай бұрын
too many pg-13 titles lately. this game doesnt hold back and its refreshing
@blternative2 ай бұрын
Love that Paul lets his wife stay outside waiting for him for several hours THEN sends her home with a brick of mystery meat that's barely animal grade
@deadlycuteninja12213 ай бұрын
Omg I love so much that we got to see that opening option 🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂
@kittysplosions3 ай бұрын
"We don't have labs here" Riiiight, okay buddy lol
@Tonto1173 ай бұрын
John gave her the cursed meat brick 😭
@Darkmisterss06213 ай бұрын
Oh yay! I thought from the shareholder meeting that we wouldn't get to see this for a bit! Yaaaay happy spooky season, everyone!!
@quirkyviper3 ай бұрын
1. You dont have to wait for animals to be asleep, they just have to stop moving *enough* for their hit box to turn green. 2. You already have what you need to get the parasite out. 🙂 I am weirdly excited about this game! It feels really fresh!
@fgseden7773 ай бұрын
great start to spooky szn John! Thank you for running this company incredibly! +🤠
@coffeemode21593 ай бұрын
This is a cool concept for a game and the animal stuff is really neat, but I almost think it'd be better without some of the story stuff. Like if they just threw you in and the story was more subtle. Mainly the main character's reactions to stuff and actions are kind of odd. I almost think it would have benefited from not having a voiced protagonist or other characters present (sort of like Subnautica or Portal or something similar) so that when really messed up stuff happens it's less weird when he doesn't react or has a very mild reaction.
@EmilyKinny3 ай бұрын
yeah, I think it would have way more impact if the character was just used to it all and so the game guides you through your "typical" night zoo shift and it's on the player themselves to slowly realize that shits fcked up and the person you're playing is an emotionless psychopath lolll that could also incorporate some fun "normalization" tactics, like the game UI just calls the infected animals "sick" and it doesn't differentiate between the normal sickness and parasite infection and it's up to the player to differentiate them, and the sudden appearance of the infected animal would be way more shocking and scary without being basically spoonfed the fact that they exist and will need human meat and so are obviously monstrous.
@samwisegamgee12433 ай бұрын
@@EmilyKinny Agree, I feel like a slow build-up would have been a bit more effective in building suspense and horror. It's still a creative game though, just a little predictable!
@coffeemode21593 ай бұрын
@@EmilyKinny Right! The lack of reaction to the gorilla, the super mild reaction to the people meat...and giving it to his family. Also, I personally would be far more concerned if I were constantly stopping to vomit after every few tasks I'm doing. Our protag is just coming off as super weird and it doesn't seem like that's supposed to be the case.
@MrDomLord3 ай бұрын
John spoiling us with all this content
@tarahasty23303 ай бұрын
1:29:08 The mutant gorilla roar in the background...I knew something was off when I heard it from a distance, not within the enclosure. How cool!
@jasmdc3 ай бұрын
"Is this an old subway or something hmm" :')
@foxboxtrot94363 ай бұрын
Bruh turning the corner and the gorilla standing there gave me a heart attack.
@AngeliqueStP3 ай бұрын
That Non-disclosure agreement spite... hot damn we're off to a strong start. This is going to be GOOD! YAY OCTOBER!👻
@Maude_T3 ай бұрын
These penguins have some Pesto genetics, they're so huge
@DimmuDeer3 ай бұрын
There's posters all around the zoo with tutorial notes you can take.
@Lledra3 ай бұрын
GOOOSH loved this~! I'm excited to see what'll happen next~ Keep on Keeping On, John, and thank you SO much for doing what you do!
@MsK4YY3 ай бұрын
I think giving them the meat calms them down so you can take their blood to make the special meds to cure them without killing them. That lab guy created that one med to help with that.
@aliceimagine61113 ай бұрын
Pissing him off was a big mistake, though your reaction to it was hilarious. What a wild start! 😂
@Quinlana833 ай бұрын
That was really fun! Looking forward for more. Thank you for playing, John!
@glottis83 ай бұрын
"what you gonna do? kill me?" famous last words
@burningskylark1493 ай бұрын
I've been so excited for this game to come out! Glad you said you'd be playing it in the shareholder meeting!
@phoenixislost3 ай бұрын
I clicked so fast, holy shit. I had no idea about this game until today when I saw Manly's video. I was going to seek out more, and then this popped up in my subscription box. Perfect!
@biyukun3 ай бұрын
This is one of the few "working a mundane job that is clearly horrific" games that acknowledges why this guy is still working at this place.
@outrojulia3 ай бұрын
so excited to watch you play this series john!
@marine629093 ай бұрын
@ 1:02:21 and 1:14:00 I like how John finds the solution to cure the mutan animals and 5 minutes later he completely forgets about it.
@Whatlander3 ай бұрын
A timer starts on the infected giraffe? Nonsense, there's always time for pets! This is the gaming content I love to see. Also proudly presenting the stool samples the the impassive boss character got a good chuckle out of me. Very excited to see more very normal zoo antics where noting bad happens.
@elvensith0013 ай бұрын
I REALLY like how the D-🐒-Tization makes all of your characters feel EXTRA craven, it's putting the horror back into these horror games that, even though you, John, and we, your audience, are desensitized to the scares, we still can't SEE them. It adds a cinematic quality and maybe that's unintended but i like it a lot, especially since the shock factor has lost its effect!
@alenfey58253 ай бұрын
Excited to see more of this, the commentary is so fun!
@stefawney3 ай бұрын
great playthrough! i love seeing how different it went for you! especially how he pulls the lever immediately on the still alive woman!! she wouldve been a main character its wild
@celloafterdark41733 ай бұрын
This game is so fun to watch- can't wait for more!!
@Hopischwopi3 ай бұрын
I kinda like how they don't help with everything. Like there are the posters and clues and tasks but generally I think it's kinda cool to get the bare minimum basics and having to figure out the rest.
@emmaalouise3 ай бұрын
The fact that you restarted the giraffe for the poop when it was literally on the screen seconds before you said that 😭
@dattdarkness3 ай бұрын
There are different choices you can make to get different endings btw John. I won't spoil how you get them obviously, just thought you'd like to know.
@ace70863 ай бұрын
i am very satisfied with the title of today's video.
@rosechrisman85173 ай бұрын
If the devs are watching-> if possible, can you go in and add little pauses between the characters speaking? For example 11:54 - 12:00 sounds very unnatural, like the characters are stepping over each other. I know that scene probably can’t be fixed, bc of the animation with the timing, but also in the beginning scene with the doc- we need pauses.
@samwisegamgee12433 ай бұрын
I've been excited to watch you play this, and I didn't realize you were gonna kick off October with it! 🥳The premise seems interesting so far, but the instructions aren't the best and the storytelling style makes it seem a bit predictable. Regardless, it seems pretty fun and I'd love to see more! With a bit more polish this could turn out to be a real indie gem!
@leosmith75113 ай бұрын
I could not click fast enough when I saw this had posted. I've been excited to see this game since the trailer.
@patrickarrojo62553 ай бұрын
heck yeah, john! I was just looking into this game yesterday. super stoked to watch you play 🙏
@johntucker62523 ай бұрын
Why the hell is the first thing he does is take animal food for his wife to feed their kid?
@0rbitalbag7503 ай бұрын
I believe the game said something about his family being impoverished
@samwisegamgee12433 ай бұрын
@@0rbitalbag750 Still doesn't make it very logical 😅 It's like finding a container of fish food and saying, "Wow, my family can finally eat something!"
@wildboar673 ай бұрын
@@johntucker6252 so that they can really drill it into your head that this guy is poor. Like, we get it!!