Keeping Old School Survival Horror Alive | Crow Country

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Crow Country continues the trend of indie devs keeping the spirit of old-school survival horror alive (with a twist).
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Crow Country is in-line with titles like Signalis, Alisa, and Tormented Souls. Titles from smaller studios being faithful to old-school survival horror, with their own twists.
Crow country has its own bag of tricks to add tweaks to the survival horror formula. It's one I came across during a recent Steam Next Fest, finding the demo promising.
Does the full game live up to the promise of the demo? Yes, and then some.
Crow Country has some of the best interconnected level design I've come across in some time. There's several great puzzles that don't fall into common survival horror trappings. Its presentation and perspective add a flair that helps Crow Country stand out.
It gets my stamp of approval and well worth your time.
DISCLOSURE: I received a review key from its publisher Neonhive.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Prelude
01:14 - Crow Country Intro
02:03 - Presentation of Crow Country
03:42 - Crow Country Combat
05:18 - Puzzles of Crow Country
06:38 - Level Design of Crow Country
09:36 - Story of Crow Country (Minor Spoilers)
10:31 - In Conclusion
Additional Footage:
• Alisa
• Final Fantasy VII
• Resident Evil Remake
• Resident Evil 4
• Resident Evil 7
• Signalis
• Silent Hill 3
• Silent HIll 4: The Room
• Tormented Souls
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  • @ProsecutorValentine
    @ProsecutorValentine2 ай бұрын

    Using somekind of FF7 chibi-like character model look is a very interesting artistic decision.

  • @XxSTACKxX

    @XxSTACKxX

    2 ай бұрын

    Yea I like it

  • @trippyskullz6669

    @trippyskullz6669

    2 ай бұрын

    No threat. All style.

  • @bbbbbbb51

    @bbbbbbb51

    2 ай бұрын

    I really hate it, but then again I hate FF.

  • @EhrenLoudermilk

    @EhrenLoudermilk

    2 ай бұрын

    Do you hate the art style or the turn based combat? I am personally not a fan at all of the art style of snes FF​@@bbbbbbb51

  • @Revealingstorm.

    @Revealingstorm.

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@bbbbbbb51Like the whole series? All of them?

  • @Christo6020
    @Christo60202 ай бұрын

    that art style is mint

  • @4Starlyte
    @4Starlyte2 ай бұрын

    I adore the old fashioned visuals - it makes me so nostalgic! I’m excited to see what else this company will come out with.

  • @Kasumidemon
    @Kasumidemon2 ай бұрын

    This game's aesthetic really reminds me of Okage: Shadow King but with the pixels of FFVII. Looks like a lot of fun!

  • @mikaross4671

    @mikaross4671

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I thought of Okage SK as well.

  • @Mankey619
    @Mankey6192 ай бұрын

    I really love the character models of Crow Country. It's like looking at a bunch of Lego play sets, that you have at home.

  • @rhyspatterson679
    @rhyspatterson6792 ай бұрын

    To me it screams Dreamcast design both the age of and what I recall of my days playing the DC

  • @Gmanawesomeness

    @Gmanawesomeness

    Ай бұрын

    Aand you just flipped my opinion on the art style. I may be able to get into this now

  • @rhyspatterson679

    @rhyspatterson679

    Ай бұрын

    @@Gmanawesomeness Very cool! I have really enjoyed it and i swear it takes me back to playing dreamcast almost feels like a Sega design in its DNA

  • @12ealDealOfficial
    @12ealDealOfficial2 ай бұрын

    Myabe halfway through, and it's good! These shorter indie games are a relief. Playing Rebirth, I'm often doing side quests during the paltry few hours I get every week to game, and I long for the old days you could finish a game in a weekend. This and Faith were admittedly the most fun per hours spent I've had this year.

  • @cauchemarchemin
    @cauchemarchemin2 ай бұрын

    Tremendous atmosphere! Survival horror must never die. ⚫

  • @AntiNihilist
    @AntiNihilist2 ай бұрын

    Oh sick. I've been waiting to see some videos for this ever since i finished the demo

  • @floofiekun1875
    @floofiekun18759 күн бұрын

    1:45 Also thank you for including this in the video. This part made me laugh pretty hard. Just Mara nonchalantly saying "I'm kinda dumb" is hilarious.

  • @safebox36
    @safebox362 ай бұрын

    Wait, this is real?! I thought it was one of those analogue horror series like Crow 64 or Petscop.

  • @lucascoval828

    @lucascoval828

    2 ай бұрын

    You glad it's real?

  • @greenhowie

    @greenhowie

    2 ай бұрын

    Same, the "Crow" part made me think it was just another chapter of Crow 64.

  • @njunge34
    @njunge342 ай бұрын

    3 minutes in and I’m convinced. It was the music. Cool little game to play on a nice summer evening. The older I get the more I find myself developing old school tastes. I guess it’s appreciation.

  • @plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009
    @plaguedoctorjamespainshe60092 ай бұрын

    If it isn't fixed camera angles there is no need to use tank controls, it's not sacrilegious

  • @12ealDealOfficial

    @12ealDealOfficial

    2 ай бұрын

    Game actually plays a lot better with tank controls, I think. I dig the hybrid setup. It's a nice concession to people who really don't like tank controls.

  • @BlueKyuubi64
    @BlueKyuubi642 ай бұрын

    As someone who never plays survival horror or any of the Resident Evils (besides like an hour of Dino Crisis), I loved the demo. Bought it right away. The puzzles were so fun and made me feel clever and satisfied when I completed them and the aesthetic and general atmosphere of the whole game is just amazing

  • @nundulan
    @nundulan2 ай бұрын

    Good morning Boulder Punchers

  • @BenWard29

    @BenWard29

    2 ай бұрын

    At least you didn’t call me babe and tell me to wake up. I’ll give you +1 points for that.

  • @nundulan

    @nundulan

    2 ай бұрын

    @@BenWard29 I had literally just been woken up by my 3 year old when I posted lol

  • @silvesterharlinton2621

    @silvesterharlinton2621

    2 ай бұрын

    Hello

  • @Papayaya1091

    @Papayaya1091

    2 ай бұрын

    I gotta say that this game is absolutely PERFECT if u like something similar to the OG resident evil or even just like games with some puzzles, 10/10 highly recommend

  • @floofiekun1875
    @floofiekun18759 күн бұрын

    As someone who recently 100% the game, I can definitely say it's worth the money! Crow Country is just a well-crafted survival-horror game that isn't too punishing, but not easy. It feels like a perfect entry for a survival-horror game. The puzzles are cool and unique and rewards you for paying attention to all the clues and notes. There's never a bunch of locked doors that you'll never be able to open that exist simply to waste your time (Silent Hill is pretty guilty of that). Every room can be explored, and they don't overuse keys being the main item. There are only three keys in the game, each which get used more than once. The level design is great, and everything feels connected in a satisfying way. Doors or areas that seem blocked off that don't require keys act as shortcuts, that once you get to the other side, allows you to open it up for quicker travel around the park. It makes backtracking to areas much easier and elevates a lot of problems that existed in old-school survival-horror games. It feels like an evolution of the classic formula as opposed to just copying the gameplay of its predecessors, faults and all. It also doesn't overstay its welcome and pad out longer than it needs to. No arbitrary other keys to unlock a key to get another key to do one thing. It's a relatively short game, especially on repeat playthroughs once you know the puzzles. On one hand I almost wish it was a bit longer because I had so much fun in it, but I feel its length is exactly where it needs to be. Seriously though TL;DR get the game if you want a fun survival-horror experience.

  • @Marcomkb
    @Marcomkb2 ай бұрын

    I'm in love with the aestetich of this game.

  • @dadandvideogames
    @dadandvideogames2 ай бұрын

    Definitely interested in this. Thanks for the review!

  • @nunya8351
    @nunya8351Ай бұрын

    They yelled "This is crow country!" and pecked my eyes out.

  • @lucascoval828
    @lucascoval8282 ай бұрын

    Modern analog dominates. No need to apologize to the tankers.

  • @Cathuulord
    @Cathuulord2 ай бұрын

    i'm glad i was convinced to try this game, ended up nearly 100%ing it this last weekend (14/15 barely missed S rank cause I healed too many times and i haven't gone through again yet), i loved the puzzles, though the mush room took way longer than it should have...

  • @torshec8634
    @torshec86342 ай бұрын

    Getting Silent Fantasy 7 vibes here. Nice.

  • @lucascoval828

    @lucascoval828

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank. God. 😍

  • @gamedotfilm3929
    @gamedotfilm39292 ай бұрын

    This wasn't on my radar, great video dude can't wait to play now

  • @shadowsenpai7151
    @shadowsenpai7151Ай бұрын

    İ remember playing the demo a few months ago and liking it. I guess it's time to check the full game

  • @Player-10
    @Player-102 ай бұрын

    Beat it one day. Burned through it at a far quicker pace than I normally would have. Excellent game. Weirdly enough, reminded me of Luigi's Mansion (one of the very first games in my memory) with the cuter aesthetic of things.

  • @GreenEyedDazzler
    @GreenEyedDazzler2 ай бұрын

    I love the presentation

  • @CatzyCatzy
    @CatzyCatzy2 ай бұрын

    Watching I reca playing one survival horror where you were in a dream. You went through a lot of mental pain and so everything was limited. The scariest part is that the environment changes constantly like a randomiser. I don't usually play survival horror but after that, I played Silent Hill on an actual PS1 and and behold, I never had this sense of dread over everything.

  • @lucascoval828

    @lucascoval828

    2 ай бұрын

    The first Silent Hill was quite something. Very unsettling. 😬

  • @greenhowie

    @greenhowie

    2 ай бұрын

    Talking about LSD Dream Emulator?

  • @hcohic9884
    @hcohic988426 күн бұрын

    of the list of things i like to be in games . this game ticks all of boxes. presentation music artstyle background details intractibility puzzles pacing color palet. level design. when i first saw the trailer i almost thought it was fanmade clips by fans and not a real game. . devs are starting to read feedback or this devs just have a proper artistic vision

  • @MarcelisKhaldern
    @MarcelisKhaldern2 ай бұрын

    Finished this yesterday and loved it! There's only one puzzle that feels dumb and worth spoiling for those coming in (note this is correct st time of writing): The Mush Room puzzle gives 6 mushrooms, 3 safe to eat, 3 not. The game gives you the tools to figure out which ones are which, and it feels good to eat only the safe ones without error but it doesnt matter; you're supposed to eat all of them anyway and just tank the damage with medkits. You'd think the safe ones might maybe help with that, but no, they dont. It's easily the worst puzzle

  • @xHigherxNowx
    @xHigherxNowx15 күн бұрын

    This makes me want to see your thoughts on Homebody! I've been watching your videos almost nonstop while crafting in FF14, and I'm having a great time. Your voice is so relaxing, and I love your ideas/thoughts.

  • @dvdbox360
    @dvdbox3602 ай бұрын

    she's got one strong arm aiming shotgun like that

  • @ice_cube8302
    @ice_cube83022 ай бұрын

    Its got this Dark Cloud look that I cant find at all scary. I know its a survival horror but I immediately am taken out by the FF7 level polygonal attatchment along with the dark cloud level cute.

  • @BabyArms
    @BabyArms2 ай бұрын

    Oh boy! Uploaded right after I finish my workout.

  • @s0lid_sno0ks
    @s0lid_sno0ks2 ай бұрын

    while not necessary, iirc every single puzzle has a staff memo associated with it, sometimes multiple.

  • @ericcornish3773
    @ericcornish37732 ай бұрын

    I've played the demo I can't wait to play the full game.

  • @FatalKitsune
    @FatalKitsune2 ай бұрын

    I've been looking forward to this game ever since the demo came out!

  • @remingtongagnard4442
    @remingtongagnard44422 ай бұрын

    Design wise this is a great survival horror miniature. Wish the final note would be readable before the final boss, missed it on my playthrough and had to look it up to get the final twist! Only real complaint besides I wish it had more !

  • @breadtilian
    @breadtilian6 сағат бұрын

    I liked this game as much and maybe even more than Alisa

  • @DaveVoyles
    @DaveVoyles2 ай бұрын

    There were recently two Resident Evil style games with a similar art style. I was all for those, and I’m definitely all about this!

  • @peteyrose9666
    @peteyrose96662 ай бұрын

    Anyone who can handle a shotgun one handed is just full of black force energy. I'm a sanitation engineer full of muscles but I know me trying a one handed shotgun shot would only reward me with a completely dislocated shoulder lmao

  • @everinghall8622
    @everinghall862220 күн бұрын

    The charactwr aesthetics remind me if both ffVII and frontier saga Prettty fuckin cool

  • @destinypotato1666
    @destinypotato16662 ай бұрын

    Take a shot every time Boulder Punch says "some of the best [THING] I've come across" challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

  • @DJYas_
    @DJYas_2 ай бұрын

    Who up punching they boulder rn

  • @Umbra_Witcher
    @Umbra_Witcher2 ай бұрын

    can't wait for this

  • @DarkZide8
    @DarkZide82 ай бұрын

    I love this fucking game so much

  • @rometherevenant8749
    @rometherevenant87492 ай бұрын

    Damn this looks cool

  • @spotthespy
    @spotthespy2 ай бұрын

    Please take a look at Withering Rooms! Great Horror RPG indie that recently released. I've seen no one talk about it.

  • @cloudwaves1648

    @cloudwaves1648

    2 ай бұрын

    Are you one of the developers or something? Because that game looks really not good

  • @spotthespy

    @spotthespy

    2 ай бұрын

    @@cloudwaves1648 you're watching this channel and still judge games by their graphics? It's "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam, so evidently I'm not the only one who liked it.

  • @OldyAlbert
    @OldyAlbert2 ай бұрын

    Visually reminds me of 2Dark a bit, will definitely check it out. Also guys - play Frogmonster.

  • @midsnacker
    @midsnacker2 ай бұрын

    Character models remind me of that Final Fantasy N64 prototype

  • @TJThomas116
    @TJThomas1162 ай бұрын

    cool game. great video.

  • @sickm535
    @sickm5352 ай бұрын

    It gives the petscop vibe

  • @derrickhaggard
    @derrickhaggard2 ай бұрын

    This game is awesome.

  • @greenhowie
    @greenhowie2 ай бұрын

    I'd have said it looks a bit more like Ocarina of Time or Quest 64 personally. Still cartoony but with cleaner lines and longer limbs, just dragging it out of "chibi" category but not such realistic proportions as, say, FF7 battle screens or FF8.

  • @sierrakobold6896

    @sierrakobold6896

    2 ай бұрын

    Ogre battle 64 to me, obviously more graphical impressive

  • @seeingred1409
    @seeingred14092 ай бұрын

    What is that game at 30 seconds that looks like resi 1?

  • @silvesterharlinton2621

    @silvesterharlinton2621

    2 ай бұрын

    It's from a game called Alisa, here's a link to the gameplay. kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYNp1Kmxm8XUlc4.htmlfeature=shared

  • @Marcara081
    @Marcara0812 ай бұрын

    This game is like when I play with my dolls.

  • @michaelschneider1365
    @michaelschneider13652 ай бұрын

    how is replaying it and game length

  • @sierrakobold6896
    @sierrakobold68962 ай бұрын

    Did you play this on series x or use a controller for PC?

  • @PETEBOKLIN
    @PETEBOKLIN2 ай бұрын

    Yo i am back boulder punch TEKKEN4EVER

  • @InsanityPrevails
    @InsanityPrevails2 ай бұрын

    0:30 What game is that? The outfit looks so cool!!

  • @daxmichael6855

    @daxmichael6855

    2 ай бұрын

    The game is called Alisa

  • @InsanityPrevails

    @InsanityPrevails

    2 ай бұрын

    @@daxmichael6855 Thank you! ^-^

  • @ManuDunno
    @ManuDunno2 ай бұрын

    This game looks sick, I hadn't heard of it. Punching boulders in half really does help you find the hidden gems.

  • @SnarkyLesbian
    @SnarkyLesbian2 ай бұрын

    I recently played it, and while I don't really find it in anywhere close to the same sphere as the unbelievable beauty that is Signalis, it is indeed keeping alive a genre of survival horror that I have sorely missed. Managing Resources is truly my spirit animal.

  • @anders6326
    @anders63262 ай бұрын

    That Karen-ass retort to the weird puzzle shit made me spit up my coffee!

  • @Dav-zy1dw
    @Dav-zy1dw2 ай бұрын

    Ever heard of Alisa? It's like if classic RE2 and RE4 had a baby with an Alice In Wonderland backdrop. It seems like something you'd really like so please do check it out sometime!

  • @lucascoval828

    @lucascoval828

    2 ай бұрын

    Might need to check that out as well. I know it gets said alot but that game definitely looks and feels like something from the late 90s. I can already imagine the box art in the store.

  • @Dav-zy1dw

    @Dav-zy1dw

    2 ай бұрын

    @@lucascoval828 I'd definitely recommend it it's great

  • @greenhowie

    @greenhowie

    2 ай бұрын

    Isn't there footage of Alisa right at the start?

  • @MrKayouh
    @MrKayouh2 ай бұрын

    I'm getting genuinely concerned about your fixation on limited inventories

  • @anthonykarnes6804
    @anthonykarnes68042 ай бұрын

    Why would it not be ps4?

  • @lukemorgan6166
    @lukemorgan61662 ай бұрын

    I've been given a review key * Oh, nothing but absolute shilling ensues, Shocking outcome

  • @stitchfan93
    @stitchfan932 ай бұрын

    Leave that like sub comment to support 😊

  • @REAPER3fitty
    @REAPER3fitty2 ай бұрын

    Boulder got mad that Hades II surprised everyone with their early access launch. I found that fucking childish. They got mad because they didn't tell every other dev what they were doing, so now people are focusing on Hades instead of their games. Come on.

  • @ubcroel4022
    @ubcroel40222 ай бұрын

    Better than Signalis

  • @fnd2583
    @fnd25832 ай бұрын

    Why do these indies love jagged edges? It's so inconsistent to recreate a psx style game, but these graphics are on the level of Dreamcast or PS2, like, why?

  • @wolvertox311

    @wolvertox311

    2 ай бұрын

    Cause contemporary retro aesthetics are more so informed by the original technologies limitations than actually in strict compliance of them

  • @fnd2583

    @fnd2583

    2 ай бұрын

    @@wolvertox311 At least give me the option to remove it, all they offer is some crappy CRT filter, and not all of them.

  • @Battleaxeboogie
    @Battleaxeboogie2 ай бұрын

    I hate that the monsters respawn. It's really fucking annoying and inconvenient. I don't know why anybody would want that.

  • @HitoriSanzo
    @HitoriSanzo2 ай бұрын

    1:44 "there's some pretty funny flavor text when examining objects" > "It's a big crow. Hello, Mr Crow. I'm looking for your boss. Do you know where he is?" Where's the fun on that? it's flavorless

  • @therealone1288
    @therealone12882 ай бұрын

    mara is a trans icon. slay!!

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