The creators of Crow Country were nice enough to sponsor this video! It's an isometric survival horror game with grotesque jittery monsters, tank controls, a focus on puzzles and an intriguing story about a shady theme park owner (and a shady protagonist). This video is part one of my playthrough. I'll get another video up when the game releases on May 9th.

@Minuit_Monstre

Ай бұрын

i'm not sure i would call this isometric when you have a full 3d environment that is just.... every room is instanced. i typically think of isometric as having a fixed camera and the ability to only move in 4 diagonal directions.

@ledraco4820

Ай бұрын

Ayo.

@poindexterfrink8276

Ай бұрын

@@Minuit_Monstre Agreed, the graphical projection is not isometric, but you can have isometric projections with ordinal or even 360 free-roam movement.

@gervgal2535

Ай бұрын

When You said Isometric Tank controls, i thought about YOMAWARI series for a moment.

@carlosfonseca5754

Ай бұрын

I like it AlphaBetagamer thanks for sharing this interesting survival horror game video

*Kicks vending machine* "Obtained handgun ammo" Okay definitely set in America.

@tomd.6488

Ай бұрын

Ahhh...just as the Founding Fathers intended... 😂

@mikecampos1193

Ай бұрын

I have a feeling whoever made this game must have played parasite Eve one or two.

@anandagovinda6419

Ай бұрын

The second amendment requires every aspect to be involved, nonetheless

@amarjo351

Ай бұрын

Fun fact: Kicking vending machines in America doesn't drop ammo.

@STUDlOIC

Ай бұрын

@@amarjo351 it does however, provide Diabetes. And now you know, and knowing is half the battle.

Enters without a ticket, kicks vending machines for freebies, shoots and damages property. Truly an agent of the law!

@mocca3633

Ай бұрын

Your average Goverment Agents

@mr.badguy8500

Ай бұрын

I think we are way beyond that ever since the LAW got detective Harrigan (Curse of the Druids). This is just milquetoast.

@MostrandomM_toexisttoday

2 күн бұрын

Jesus loves ya all and He wants you to turn to Him and repent, it’s your choice if you want to or not..

@mocca3633

2 күн бұрын

@@mr.badguy8500 who's winning, Harrigan or Francis York Morgan from Deadly Premonition ?

The way that the developers went from making silly games like haunt the house and tangle tower to this genuinely creepy game is impressive

@crocodyllul

Ай бұрын

I'd never have known it's the same dev of Tangle Tower (and Detective Grimoire, which I played already). That's some nice range.

@Timfishoh2759

Ай бұрын

Haunt the House was fun

@Kingcole6

Ай бұрын

From Spoopy to Spooky...

@TaylaChan

Ай бұрын

Hey! I didn't know they were the guys that made tangle tower! I love that game

@dvdantunes

Ай бұрын

whaaattt!? are these devs the same as Haunt the house? what a wonderful surprise ❤

That's funny, "grotesque jittery abomination" was my nickname in high school

@chriscormac231

Ай бұрын

Should've stopped the meth

@nifftbatuff676

Ай бұрын

High school was a fantatic place.

@ChildrenoftheMeat

Ай бұрын

I'm gonna make my friends call me that someday😂

@nothingmatters4398

Ай бұрын

R u okay?

@chriscormac231

Ай бұрын

@@nothingmatters4398 R u okay? R u okay Annie?

I love these types of games, bringing the old pixelated aesthetics back into modern gaming vs unfinished AAA games.

@aaronatkinson177

15 күн бұрын

Gotta support indie games who are trying to bring gaming back it's roots

"special agent forest, dont mess it up" has the same vibe as "fbi special agent francis york, just call me york cuz thats everyone calls me"

@noyoucantnoicantnowecantsostop

Ай бұрын

You see that Zach?

@planescaped

Ай бұрын

At first yeah, as the game progressed though it became apparent that she was saying that to herself because she's an imposter reminding herself of her cover.

A few things i picked up when watching this. All speculation with nothing confirmed. 1) Mara mentions to the player that if anyone asks, she is to be called "Mara Forest" it seems as if she is trying to potentially hide her identity for reasons unknown. This could just be an alias. She does have a Police Card in her inventory, so im curious is to if that's her actual occupation. The park also mentions, "So you've come back hinting that she has been here before which further speculates a small theory that she is here for other reasons. 2) Way later in the playthrough, she meets up with the actual detective assigned to this missing persons case. He mentions some kid slashing his tires as he had to take a bike to get to the park. Could that have been our girl, Mara? and if so, what was her motive for doing it? A personal connection to the missing individual? Mara going "I didn't expect him to come," also hints something fishy. If Mara was a detective, the bureau should know everyone involved in a particular case and rarely are detectives operating solo, meaning they should know each other if they work for the same agency. Just some minor speculation. This game and its OST is a phenomenal love letter to its inspiration.

@Anastas1786

25 күн бұрын

Miss Crow also thinks Mara is _remarkably_ young to have been deployed to hunt her father all on her own. I just finished this episode, but I'm calling it now that Mara Forest _is_ Elaine Marshall, or an unmentioned twin sister or some other close relative. With or without Incident-related amnesia. The _real_ mystery for me is: Why is Crow apparently trying to _fake_ a Brazilian gold rush? Is he hoping the "revelation" of his big ol' gold mine will "explain" his mysterious fortune before someone gets curious enough to go looking for the _real_ truth?

@hanscatzer3rd294

24 күн бұрын

another hint to Mara being young is that she "isn't allowed to smoke" when you interact with the cigarette machine​@@Anastas1786

This odd sense of nostalgia for a generation of games I never even played. Feels comfy.

@SmokeymcJoint420

Ай бұрын

My guy, if you can try them, they are amazing. I feel like it's 96 again.

That feels like if Final Fantasy 7 (original retro game) suddenly released a new DLC placing Tifa in Racoon City. Perfect mix of both worlds. I like it.

@ThatGuyInTheBack007

Ай бұрын

Plot twist: it was the hidden new minigame in the Gold Saucer.

@MauMenzori

Ай бұрын

@@ThatGuyInTheBack007 BEWARE OF EVIL CHOCOBOS

@Minuit_Monstre

Ай бұрын

Evil Fantasy VII

@guiterrorist

Ай бұрын

Parasite Eve or Gorky 17 actually.

@AntipaladinPedigri

Ай бұрын

She even has the outfit of Lightning from Final Fantasy 13

I'm only a minute in, but special agent Lara Morris seems pretty cool. "It's a velvet rope barrier. It's blocking the way. Although, I could easily move it" Lol, nice jab at games like this that block your path with ridiculously easy to bypass things IRL. Surprised you didn't need to find the dull hedge-clippers and the sharpening stone and use them to cut the velvet rope. Jokes aside, this game is pretty cool and has _the vibes_ down perfectly.

@Berqist

Ай бұрын

You had one job!

I like how the people here were like "welp, turning into a zombie, no point in carrying a medkit now" *dumps it in the trash*

At first I was worried that the entire game was only an hour, but thank goodness it's only part one. I'm usually picky about horror games I play and I really liked the demo.

@AlphaBetaGamer

Ай бұрын

Yeah, it seems like it's quite a good sized game. I've not finished it yet, but I don't think I'm even half way through.

@futurehomes8284

Ай бұрын

@@AlphaBetaGamerAre you going to finish it for us to see?

They have managed to capture that look of early pre-rendered CGI cutscenes in old PC games.

The number of First Aid Kits this theme park had was already concerning but the fact that you found most of them in trash cans was nauseating and made me long for the days of garbage chicken. I also hope Mara used one of the ones that were on the ground when she treated Arthur.

@cyberpunk-2O77

Ай бұрын

Its probiotic

Finally, a game about spherehunter as the main heroine

@GraceofGod247

Ай бұрын

Its funny She literally said Hey thats me 😂 in a Tweet

I swear to god some folks are just built different. Love the art direction and style. Good job devs whoever yous are!

Has a bit of a Silent Hill feel to it.

@TannyWanny

13 күн бұрын

nahhh, really?

The game is 3D, but it looks like a pre-rendered background from a PS1 title like Resident Evil if you paused. I've never seen a game do that before, it's pretty cool.

I like when devs focus on gameplay and not so much on cutting edge graphics. Looking forward to this one.

@aaronatkinson177

15 күн бұрын

Agreed we want actual games not movie's that pretend to be games

I find it ironic that mara was calling the cops just cuz the park security did himself in , but she wont call when theres literally hordes of whatever is out there thats practically enough to maul people to shreds.. Its like the raging horde of zombies aint enough of a reason to ask for actual help at that point?

I love how they went with the PS1/N64 prototype models from early demos. It's like actually finally getting to play the games they teased all yhose years ago!

42:17 from "aw, my tummy hurts. Can I not go to school today, mom?" to "Walk, walk fashion baby" in a fraction of a second. That's some potent medicine!

This is a really fundamentally impressive game. Looks like something a Japanese studio would’ve pumped out in the 2000’s for the PS2.

@micaholson1052

Ай бұрын

C'mon man, the ps2 graphics weren't THAT bad....

I love the style of this game, the Silent Hill vibe is amazing!

We can't stop here. This is crow country!

I am in love with the audio and sfx, so crunchy

*Looking outside SIlent Hill with Binoculars when the fog lifted* : Let's see what we got here... Raccoon City over there is full of zombies so that's a no go... The factory over there I heard is safe but rumors of killer toys is too troubling to risk... Muldrough beyond Raccoon City is just full of more zombies that's a no go... Edward City to the west is full of Dinosaurs from the Radio reports, tempting but I'd rather not take the chance... South looks pretty safe but I don't trust that giant Hellgate that opened up recently and those Marine Guy's over there don't sound to friendly. Even as protection that's a nope. Let alone that "Martian Gothic Unification" project that failed 5 years ago; hard pass... Looks like there's only the East that's safe atm. That's a... *unfurls Map* Crow Country. Can't be worse than here or that weird pizzaria that started to close everywhere. I'm certain that weird Rabbit with bloodstains is from there; welp! Better late than never! Time to get in the car and go!

@AlphaBetaGamer

Ай бұрын

Haha! I want to see a TV show where the protagonists from different different horror games get together and trade their war stories!

@beeruslemaridena6167

Ай бұрын

I recognize the pizzeria, raccon city, silent hill, poppy playtime doom as the reference you made But I don't know "muldrough" and "Edward City", can you enlighten me about their games ?

@lPsychoMax

Ай бұрын

@@beeruslemaridena6167 Muldrough is a reference to Project Zomboid and Edward City is from Dino Crisis. 👍

@sanstheskeleton8104

Ай бұрын

@@lPsychoMax And the hellgate is from Doom, yes?

@lPsychoMax

Ай бұрын

@@sanstheskeleton8104 Yup! You got it! ;)

A small amusing fact for you, there is indeed Gold in Georgia (US). It's both "Needle" & "Flake" gold, are found in the state, some were found rather close to Atlanta. Even "Wire" Gold has been known to turn up from time to time.

I played the demo and loved it. Especially the controls. I hope a physical release soon.

@nifftbatuff676

Ай бұрын

I want a physical version recorded on a magnetic tape.

The ambient music that sometimes plays (25:53 for example) sounds like a mix of silent hill and the majula theme, to me at least.

i'm gonna be honest im grateful for the upheavel of ps1 games or demakes like bloodborne but I also would like more ps2 demakes that can come back into the fold again which are pretty rad honestly but overall idk why but this warms my heart where many enjoy resident evil i can enjoy soemthing different and fresh and feel like i was made to watch something that I wasnt able to play when I was a kid

Visually, it looks like one of those ps1 games with pre-rendered backgrounds, but here it's rendered in real time. It doesn't look forced too, which is great.

@GraceofGod247

Ай бұрын

Adam dev who made this said he didnt intend on making it ps1 like it just came out that way and yeah there you go

This game art direction is really good. They have really rounded out on the design and atmosphere,meaning it works all around.

For a demo this looked great. Yeah the protag is definitely shady by stealing the detectives car and given the age (impersonating an officer). But the fact she can manage the beasts of the closed down amusement park after Edward Crows screw up. Don't think the detective would've made it out alive.

Man I love isometric games

@aaronatkinson177

15 күн бұрын

Than you'll also love signalis

This games looks awesome. Some of the enemy movments are reminiscent of Wallace and Gromit and other stop motion media. Its those little imperfections that make games like this perfect.

39:52 - You're a Special Agent! You ARE the police!

I mentioned to a friend just last week that, while this is not my favorite kind of graphics of the PS1 era, I was a bit impressed it wasn't used much for the current low-poly games. Loved what they made of that style here, especially for the monsters.

I love this game. Also you missed the antidote bottle on the fence post at 7:01.

0:43 I think she is driving in a circle. Truly a SPECIAL agent

I'd love to see a game where you are not alowed to shoot anything that looks like a zombie on sight. One have to be completely sure that the creatures are hostile.

This games aesthetics are off the wall retro and evocative. Sound design is impeccable as well. Thanks Alpha Beta Gamer for showing this one off. I’ve been wanting to make a game of my own and this just gives me more motivation and inspiration to do so.

i love the retro vibes it gives off. reminds me of the golden era of video games

This was SO good! I can’t wait for the rest of the game. It’s like if FF7 & Parasite Eve had a baby.

Getting a cool Final Fantasy 7/Megaman Legends vibe from this. Looking forward to it!

Weird how I felt nostalgic watching this game. I'm definitely going to get it.

Disturbing, yet charming.

The art style the pacing the view the vibe I F with everything about this

Not usual you see a horror game takes place entirely in a theme park. I can say this game already a unique one!

It give me vibes of a combination between project zomboid and old ps1 rpg's... is amazing

Little Mushroom Boy’s my hero.

Always watched the gameplay of horror games, but this was an exception. I played the demo just because how freaking aesthetic it was.

This is the loudest silent hill ever to play

I just watched the whole video and i am totally obsessed with this game can't wait for the full release

This looks amazing from the first 10 seconds!

One of the scariest parts of the game... Using med kits for your open wounds that have been buried in garbage!

wow, the sprite works reminds me of psx ff7 and legaia. the bubbly appendage.

The demo for this game was great, and I’m stoked to know it’s coming out so soon! It’s been on my mind ever since playing it :-)

Enjoyed this. I'd definitely watch a part 2

If this game actually came out in the 90s , i'm sure it'll be a cult classic.

666k subs. Now, all of hell has your favor...and your praise. In the nightmare theme park of Crow Country, you're gonna need them. Now, the question remains: Is this horror of science gone wrong or something much, much worse?

@norharafie5739

Ай бұрын

I think they discovered something during the Mining. Kinda reminds me of The Thing plot where the Norwegians found the Thing-infected UFO.

@Kingcole6

Ай бұрын

@@norharafie5739 Scientific curiosity...with lethal results.

If Grandia 2 and Resident Evil had a kid

It's ashame it's not coming to switch it's adorable yet creepy graphics would fit 😂

@Shroomlita

24 күн бұрын

So true! It'd be great to play it on my switch 😭

The potential with such camera is endless. I'd make horror looter shooter and get praised at steam.

This looks sweet!! I like how detailed everything is!!

Made by the Super Flash Brothers. Who made the "Decline of Video gaming" series almost 20 years ago.

what a lovely design. i like the way they did aiming

This is great gameplay, Bobert. Thanks as always for the quality content! 😊

The first PS1Pro game

I absolutely love the indoor toycore decaying cuteness aesthetic some of the environments have. It captures liminality in a way that ironically lacks some of the overt creepiness other depictions have, and I mean that in the best way possible.

13:28 "There's a keypad down here." * continue to types in 6969 *

Man takes me right back to my childhood. 1998 was when these kind of games where all the rage. I'm definitely buying this.

Just finished it. Make sure you read the note that’s handed to you at the end. Makes the game’s commentary VERY clear

Ohh MAN what a great little game. I can't wait to see where it goes. Thanks for uploading!

For some reason this so soothing i was asleep while watching

Oh man! I love how the game have this efect on the enviroment it looks like pre rendered backgrounds

Wishlisted - thanks for the heads up.

The environment and music kinda remind me of Final Fantasy 7 on ps1.

this looks so cool!!! I can't wait for the next part! ALSO PARÁ MENTIONED

The day in which I’ve played a game (demo) before this channel makes publicity of it finally arrived 😊 give it a chance it is a great game indeed

Playing the demo it was so much fun. I really really hope this game does well cause it deserves all the attention, the good attention.

I've always loved this style of games, there's just a different vibe to it

This game's so good, definitely wishlisting it.

Been waiting for this.

Cant wait for part two, this game is so interestingly designed!

very nice presentation one of the better RE-likes I've seen

I did RE8 last week, got hooked of this genre, was thinking to get signalis, this one is also welcome❤

Ray Harryhausen Cyclops nice lol

Holy crap, yess... I'm going to get addicted to these PS1 style games, more more, give me more more.

Thiis felt like classic RE, silent hill and FF9 had a child

I love everything about this game

I really like this game. The retro-graphics with a FNAF style SFX graphic horror game.

I have to admit that finding ammunition for not owned guns annoys me a litte.

sound effect is really great! the moment of entering new area, the sound fading out...

13:31 is N I C E

Tank controls are the best.

run Forest, run!

Noticed that on demo festival, looks interesting

This game looks awesome! 🤩🤩🤩