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@ScottsGameAsylum6 ай бұрын
Like Walk Sims? Check this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXd8p7mRd6bZiqg.html
@nonosurprises Жыл бұрын
You don't get it. Layers. Onions have layers. "Layers of fear" have layers. Onions have layers. You get it? They both have layers.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Layers
@citizenvulpes4562
9 ай бұрын
I'm an onion mason
@dvdbox360
7 ай бұрын
yup and opinions rhyme with onions.
@punchieouchieguy
5 ай бұрын
Your mom has layers
@Maria-Sol
3 ай бұрын
I am now cepaphobic 🥲
@Fishfriedtiddie332 жыл бұрын
That part of layers of fear with the child hitting their head had me looping that hall way for hours
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
Really? I must of got lucky lol
@Fishfriedtiddie33
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum it was hilarious I couldn’t stop watching it
@user-zn5zr2ed3x
Жыл бұрын
Jerma is it you?
@TheMrrccava
Жыл бұрын
I was put into tears of laughter.
@urbiznesnunuv6938
Жыл бұрын
Oh my god I JUST clicked, THATS what that jerma clip is of? Jesus
@ButtSolution Жыл бұрын
Layers of Fear's gameplay loop: -Walk down hallway -Uhoh, the door at the end won't open -Turn around -Uhoh, now there's a new door! Rinse and repeat for 5 hours.
@as4180 Жыл бұрын
Bloober's visuals are very good and I think they can capture the vibe of silent hill well. They just need to be kept on a tight leash and not be allowed to do anything to the story lmao they just aren't good at narratives
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I feel that!
@JacF6734
Жыл бұрын
In other words, Konami needs to be the Nintendo to Bloober’s Illumination.
@fumomofumosarum5893
Жыл бұрын
yes and no... the human character models are not as good as japanese character designs / models..
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Pedantic bollocks
@gabrielguerra8311
Жыл бұрын
mmh, sometimes. I see a problem with the way they construct the scenery. There is a point where everything looks like a haunted house ride, too put together. Like the supernatural beings are arranging everything everytime somebody wonders into the place. "oohk ghosts look alive get ready here comes the tourists". WHat I loved about the original silent hills art direction, and what kind of was present in the P.T. demo, was how organic the environment seemed. Organic in the sense that you really fetl like you just stumbled into this place that has been decaying for years and you are mainly going trough the rubble discovering or disturbing the horror slumber (in SH 1 case, you feel like stumbling into a scene of a crime or gruesome accident). Bloober constructs everything like a stage play, I never feel those places are real, no mather how good the models and textures are. Just look at SIlent Hill 3 first stage, that freaking shoping mall, is just like the malls I used to visit when I was a kid where I was constantly afraid of getting locked in after closing time.
@rubyjohn Жыл бұрын
This video just becomes more relevant than ever since Bloober has just been confirmed to be developing another Silent Hill game... God bless our poor timeline!
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It's like the rumors sparked this video!
@dylanbell268
Жыл бұрын
We are stuck in our own silent hills
@shrekrealista5045
Жыл бұрын
I still have hope for the remake because Masahiro Ito is involved in and Konami already said they won't let Bloober Team change the original story and elements from the original game.
@obliviondust2719
Жыл бұрын
@@shrekrealista5045 there’s plenty of ways they can fuck it up 😂
@adamvancleave9200
Жыл бұрын
That horse is already swiss cheese. The lore forgotten for years. Even 2 was true to the lore. Well, the original 2 at least.
@nutm3ggy Жыл бұрын
All I can think of is jerma laughing at the baby hitting the wall
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yup, I lol'ed hard seeing that too!
@lewispooper3138 Жыл бұрын
Observer was decent enough with its story to not mind the “walking simulator” trope. Very good world building and dialogue with all the tenants.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Aye
@sawkmicoc4287
Жыл бұрын
I love death stranding so I have the patience for walking sims, that being said observer isn’t even a horror title imo and it’s the only good thing they’ve made in years
@TheHulksMistress
Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite games ever, along with Soma. Absolutely loved the overall atmosphere. Mostly enjoyed the glitchy sections but hated the forced stealth. That’s definitely a mechanic they (imo) should give up on, they don’t need it when they’re so good at world building and immersion
@kalimaude3532
Жыл бұрын
Honestly the moment Lazarski begins a weird stream of conciousness ramble in the middle of a well-lit hallway to what had otherwise been a completely normal tenant who, when he's finished, otherwise gives no indication she was ever there at all, is the turning point where I went from "I hope these guys get their act together" to "yeah okay this is working for me." There's no indication that they can pull off "oh god oh jeez oh fuck" terror, but I think with every game they have improved instead their "something is very uncomfortably wrong here and it just keeps getting worse" vibe. Like, for all they have messed up, picture them rendering Silent Hill 2's "endlessly descending hallway where absolutely nothing happens but a steadily louder foghorn". I feel like that specific moment is exactly their wheelhouse, and if they can carry that energy to the whole game instead of chasing Scary in the way they have in the past, they might actually get this one.
@jumpingman6612
Жыл бұрын
Ouf good to hear, I'm interested in that game
@salamanderavem3782 Жыл бұрын
The dog in Blair witch is a manipulative tactic to making you afraid it will die….it lets you freaking customize it 😑
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
yup i know, because we need a dog with a red dot sight lol
@skinnysnorlax1876
Жыл бұрын
Counterpoint: walking simulators are lame, but *dog* walking simulators are absolutely beyond reproach. I will hear no counter arguments
@Spiderdoom-hg3iy
Жыл бұрын
@@skinnysnorlax1876 absolute gigachad
@notmus
Жыл бұрын
You're right, and kinda overused in horror games but at least some of them make it good like Haunting grounds and rule of rose.
@citizenvulpes4562
9 ай бұрын
@@skinnysnorlax1876 The silent Hill games are kind of walking simulators
@azraeldreemur Жыл бұрын
I feel like the SA and child abuse aspects of The Medium weren’t handled that well in the end as it painted the victim as the problem and that Lily’s trauma was only causing pain and also painted the abuser as someone who was outwardly influenced by things in their past to abuse and SA a child and painting the abuser as a victim of circumstance
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that is a fair view.
@coltonwilkie241
11 ай бұрын
I feel like the writers at Bloober Team should have their hard drives checked just because of that.
@cecilharvey2005
9 ай бұрын
I think that's how they handle all of the serious topics they bring up in their games @azraeldreemur.
@tubsy.
2 ай бұрын
I mean free will doesnt exist, so...
@iancharles1571
Ай бұрын
Makes me wonder of any Bloober Team-ers were involved in Beast: The Primordial.
@NekoHazrd Жыл бұрын
There is a game that is kinda like Layers of Fear when it comes to unconventional story telling that is insanely good. The game is called Devotion, it can still be found on some online stores although I don't remember which ones. The game is often overlooked since it was taken out of Steam due to people discovering placeholder files that had Xi Jing Ping slander. China didn't like it and ended up having the game pulled from the store. It has great graphics and a messed up story. The gameplay itself is more of a walking simulator with some puzzle elements but you generally play these games for the story anyway. I highly recommend it.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Ooh yeah, Devotion is a spicy one, played it during the big virus lockdowns. I would love to cover it in the future
@funwithforkz
Жыл бұрын
Devotion and Detention are great. Really hope the devs keep it up, despite having the Chinese government breathing down their neck.
@justaguyonyoutube4592
Жыл бұрын
Now that’s one walking simulator I respect!
@Set666Abominae Жыл бұрын
As someone with PTSD (although quite a bit more mild), the way Blair Witch handles the subject, and mental health more generally, is fucking insulting.
@missrebel634 Жыл бұрын
Where Bloober Team succeeds at are the visuals and atmosphere. As long as they only work on that it's all good, but god help us if they do the writing. They're infamous for their portrayal of mental illness.
@RetroRespawn2 жыл бұрын
I look forward to the next Layers of Fear sequel, 2 Layers 2 Fears
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
I can see the video now where I'm bitching about a sheer lack of Jason Statham lol
@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009
Жыл бұрын
And then Layer of fear Tokyo drift
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Ooh that's the good one everyone pretends to hate!
@astari_1014
Жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to the spin off Layer and fear
@AtteKym
Жыл бұрын
Layer 4 Fear 2
@splunkmastah4609 Жыл бұрын
The difference: Silent Hill 2 has already been made, thus Bloober already has a basis for everything rather than making it from scratch.
@heyjeySigma
Жыл бұрын
...and yet just you wait.. they WILL still find a way to ruin it. heck they already ruined James' emotions and he looks much older and "boohoo im so sad".. and the door to his car is closed etc etc. id be damned if the sh2 remake turns out great
@LongSinceDead1
Жыл бұрын
Framing and presentation is everything. Even if you have an incredible story, you can still convey it horribly through misguided artistic decisions. The OG Silent Hill 2 is a masterful work of storytelling. It uses everything at its disposable to effectively convey its ideas and themes. Every facet of its storytelling is considered and purposeful. Bloober have demonstrated that they are quite bad at framing ideas (especially when dealing with trauma and abuse). Any change they make to SH2’s narrative framing has the potential to undermine its thematic goals. Bloober is particularly bad when it comes to utilizing subtext and exercising restraint. Their stories are devoid of nuance and subtlety, two things that SH2 is almost unmatched at.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
On a holistic level, yes. But it is a remake and not a re-release.
@Fanatic.....1
Жыл бұрын
Can people stop bitching for 5 minutes? Istg
@heyjeySigma
Жыл бұрын
@@talpatv512 the car door being closed or open does have a psychological importance in James' character so yes. And shows where this remake and developers are heading. so yes it is meaningful.. maybe go do your research before trying to point fingers at ppl.
@CharlemagneGuy127 Жыл бұрын
Blooper Team’s idea of horror is like if they watched a compilation of jump scares and copied it. Twitchy lady chasing you, walls begin bleeding, blood message that says don’t look back, end up in a different location after walking through a door you entered a minute ago, etc. there’s no substance or logical reasoning behind the scares, it’s practically a check list. “People get scared of the dark, right? Okay, we’ll have lights randomly flicker off. Hallucinations can be scary, right? Let’s do a bunch of those even if it makes no logical sense within the hallucinations.”
@firesofthemind2 жыл бұрын
I found it odd that you thought they improved their handling of mental health theme with the medium given all the ruckus that the ending fucked it up. I don't quite had an horse in that race but i was hoping for some more in-depth discussion of those themes and why they actually work.
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
This video was more of a quick fire rundown of stuff. And as the game is still quite new, I didn't want to spoil it here. Perhaps we will take a deeper dive later on. However, I will say that the ending is ambiguous, so it can be interpreted in many different ways. So perhaps that's where the spicy takes are coming from?
@firesofthemind
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum let me clarify it’s more the latter half character writing and motivations rather than the ending itself per se that’s the issue iirc. Otherwise great vid and can’t wait for whatever you make next.
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
@@firesofthemind Fair point.
@kingdynex8693
Жыл бұрын
(Vague Spoilers) The problem with the Medium’s handling of darker subject matter is that it presents the death of an abuser as a bad thing. Which in and of itself is a deep and complex topic that they did handle okayish. The problem comes from its depiction of the victim as the game goes “Her trauma is so bad that you have to either shoot her or yourself because she’s such a burden.” Blooper gives zero sympathy to trauma victims as they treat the protag of Blair Witch the same. Its the ideas of the In Water ending without anything that made that decision feel like a tragedy. Both in Blair Witch and The Medium the death of trauma victims is labelled as a good end.
@shards-of-glass-man
Жыл бұрын
@@kingdynex8693 which is disturbingly on point regarding how Eastern European society views trauma and mental health in general
@Lostinsilenthill Жыл бұрын
Not gonna lie that haunted toilet man was terrifying. Also I really enjoyed Observer.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Well if you shit yourself, at least it will go in the bowl!
@Lostinsilenthill
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum 🤣 🤣 🤣
@MarceloZ2 Жыл бұрын
I'm what scientists call a "pussy coward", so Layers of Fear 1 had me shitting bricks over a lot of what some found comical. The onions coming out of the kitchen wall actually gave me chills when I first played the game.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Lol, well like I said in the vid. Horror is subjective!
@caldw615
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum Horror and comedy walk a fine line too. They're all about setup and timing for the payoff/punchline/scare. It's easy for something that's meant to be funny to come off as creepy or unsettling. Also just as easy for something meant to be scary to come off as funny. I think that's why horror comedies or satirical horror like Shaun of the Dead or Scream can dip into both the scary and funny side easily.
@PlsWaLuigiDomMe
Жыл бұрын
I think for me especially at a time when most horror games were just cheap jump scares the atmosphere in layers of fear really made those scares scary I actually think layers of fear 1 was really good at that. I also personally remember the onions coming out of the picture was an early thing in the game and I think it did well at setting up that this is a strange house. Idk personally one of my favourite scary games in general generally had me super scared. I understand tho it depends on what type of horror you like. I definitely prefer more of a creepy atmosphere than just scary things happening constantly in game like a scary monster chasing you.
@nugsboodlepoo
Жыл бұрын
I mean onions are disgusting so that's an understandable response.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Take that back!
@adamdavis1737 Жыл бұрын
I really want to have high hopes for this Silent Hill remake, but I'm just never going to be convinced that this is the right developer for the job. We'll just have to see
@Kdkjdjewerdnxa
6 ай бұрын
You were right to be worried lop
@adamdavis1737
6 ай бұрын
@@Kdkjdjewerdnxa yeah it looks rough doesn't it?
@citizenvulpes45629 ай бұрын
Randy pitchford never fails to astound me. He's a borderlands character, but in real life, but real life isn't borderlands, and borderlands characters are obnoxious outside of borderlands. Even sometimes within borderlands they're obnoxious.
@ScottsGameAsylum
9 ай бұрын
What are you flapping about?
@felixargayle8706 Жыл бұрын
Bloober changing James' face in the remake to be comically sad at all times has my hopes down in the dumps ngl
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I felt that when I first saw the trailer, there is an uncannyness from that mug for sure.
@MultiKamil97
Жыл бұрын
It's a trailer, they probably did it to give a more emotional feeling to it, to make the trailer more dramatic. I'm pretty sure he won't be like that all the time in the game. THOUGH, I wouldn't mind it either if he was sad most of the time because as much as I love SH2 I feel like James is a bit too stoic considering the things he sees in Silent Hill.
@Haitch_Kay
Жыл бұрын
@@MultiKamil97 except it doesn't make sense in context for James to be super emotional, especially at the start. He's disassociating from reality and his own emotions. Hell him being so stiff and off is an intentional choice which contrasts with how everyone else *isn't* lile that.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It's a trailer for a game that is months if not years away from release chill the balls out!
@Haitch_Kay
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum This kind of critique is literally the reason why we have trailers. It's perfectly fine to analyze something and point out things (both good and bad, like how genuinely nice the fog effects looked) in a trailer for a remake of possibly the best horror game ever made.
@jumthro Жыл бұрын
One thing that Bloober team knows how to do is to capture settings and tone, and mimicking gameplay like we saw in The Medium. Other than that, it's the writing and gameplay pacing that they're really poor at doing. It's especially concerning that they're remaking Silent Hill game, a series that has trauma as a huge subject within the series. Looking at the endings of Bloober's games, they shift the blame on victims of traumatic experiences rather commentate how other people's actions effect others heavily. Here's hoping that a lot of elements of Silent Hill 2 will remain untouched so that Bloober doesn't find a way to villainize or sympathize to the wrong characters.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
That's a fair assumption, but as this is already an established story, so I highly doubt they will be deviating from that framework, what we will probably see is gameplay and aesthetic changes. Also thanks again for the doomer James meme, I think a lot of people are giving with that right now lol
@thischannelisamenace4608
Жыл бұрын
The nurses have latex thigh highs :(
@imuwuforu
Жыл бұрын
That just makes them great for the remake though, doesnt it? Like, they dont have to come up with a narrative because its all already there and done for them and they can just focus on the ambience around it
@DuelaDent52
Жыл бұрын
Is it? In Blair Witch, it’s clearly the fault of the Witch. In Observer, you’re being manipulated from the beginning. In The Medium, the Maw is less of a metaphor and a is very real and literal threat to humanity, like Pazuzu in The Exorcist or the demons in The Mortuary Assistant.
@jumthro
Жыл бұрын
@@imuwuforu Unless Bloober creates additional scenes and endings from scratch, that can definitely dictate the narrative.
@keystrix3704 Жыл бұрын
Outlast sucks?! ... Yeah, I don't care for it myself. A bunch of enemies feel like guys you can just beat the crap out of with a plank of wood - especially being that the protagonist is a speedy parkour guy who clearly has stamina and strength.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Right!? There is layers of stink on that turd!
@manwhatdoiputhere
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, fair enough! Personally I really quite liked it but I won't deny, it was always dumb how you couldn't fuck up at least one of the variants lmao
@Kmn483 Жыл бұрын
To me, Layers of Fear wasn't a horror game, but just a bit creepy and bizarre. I was more intrigued than scared, but there is still the unsettling moments in it.
@1GTX1
Жыл бұрын
I replayed Layers of Fear and SOMA, recently since they had been one of the scariest games i ever played, and what i found bizarre is the amout of people having the need to say how ''they are not scared at all''. Than what games do people find scary.
@PCGGC Жыл бұрын
Observer was probably my favorite game of 2017. Amazing atmosphere and world building. I would like to see Bloober get some big talent from other genres on their team to start making heavier styles of games
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Let people like things you miserable tosser!
@nugsboodlepoo Жыл бұрын
Bloober's Blair Witch is really what put these guys on my shit list. The original movie is my favorite horror movie and it has some really well thought out and creepy lore which they completely disregarded. It's obvious they just wanted to make a Silent Hill 2 clone. The witch is terrifying and mysterious with the ability to manipulate time and space. She can rearrange the woods so you can never escape, control minds to get people to murder other people, mimic voices, and change the time period of the woods. There's so much they could do with that but her presence is barely felt in her own game. And don't even get me started on that ball of leaves "monster"...
@ZEBRACOW13 Жыл бұрын
The only emotion Layers of Fear 2 evoked for me was complete and utter confusion. I had no idea what the hell was happening AT ALL.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I had a grasp on what was going on but it's so sloppily told it's meaningless
@skinnysnorlax1876
Жыл бұрын
You just didn't *get* it bro, it's *art* bro.
@TrevorNWhite Жыл бұрын
I’m still not over Layers of Fear 2 having you basically just walk through most of the crime scenes from “Se7en”
@dorellusthagod Жыл бұрын
"The Medium should be called The Tedium" >>>>>>>>> "The Medium is mid"
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@dorellusthagod
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum it's not mine, I'm pretty sure I've heard it somewhere 🤣 but still, great channel dude, subbed
@INeverWanted2010 Жыл бұрын
I didn't know Troy Baker was the voice of the monster in The Medium until I saw his name in the credits. I thought he did an amazing job with it, honestly. The voices were excellent in the whole game in my opinion
@thumpercomet3856 Жыл бұрын
I can't decide which of Bloober's games is my favourite: The walking simulator where you walk around an old house and spooky things happen or The walking simulator where you walk around an old boat and spooky things happen or The walking simulator where you walk around an apartment building and cyberpunk spooky things happen or The walking simulator where you walk around a forest and spooky things happen or The walking simulator where you walk around a resort (with an external camera) and figure out that abuse victims are lost causes whose only solution is death.
@MrDream-zm1pw
Жыл бұрын
Now get ready for the walking simulator where you walk around a fog-covered town and you have to deal with the guilt of murdering your wife.
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 ай бұрын
I'll pick the spooky one
@M0NTlCAT Жыл бұрын
I recommend Firewatch to you. Not a horror game, but a walking simulator that is REALLY good worth it. The Devs got aquired by Valve to help with the development for Half Life Alyx.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I bought it on a deep steam sale a few years back. I'll get around to it eventually, cheers for the recommendation!
@kimseniorb
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum I second that. its one of those rare games you must experience
@drewbrown3116
11 ай бұрын
I wish they didn't get bought off from Valve since In The Valley of Gods looks interesting honestly, now it's just in limbo
@ThiagoVieira91 Жыл бұрын
So, by the power of the algorithm we meet again, Silent Hill fans. Welcome.
@ruchirpareek11 ай бұрын
I was going by a naive confidence so far that silent hill 2 remake cannot be bad no matter who makes it. And now, I don't think it can be anything but a sad hilarity.
@boo5860 Жыл бұрын
Observer is one of my favourite games of all time. Nobody dpes cyberpunk horror and I think they did it really well.
@emchou3 Жыл бұрын
They were too ambitious with the meaning and depth, that it completely turned the other way. They thought they were being clever, due to their inspiration from silent hill games.
@kokumosu Жыл бұрын
I never really understood the hate behind walking sim games, and i have played a ton of them, but i can say, that one game you should definitely check out if you have not played yet, is SOMA made by Frictional (Amnesia devs)
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Well playing through these made me realise there is more to the humbled walking sim than my initial flawed perspective. (Soma has been on my backlog for ages and Amnesia is fucking dope.)
@friendofp.24
Жыл бұрын
The simple fact of walking sims is that you have to be immersed and captivated in the game's world, because there's not much else going for the game for you to like it. If you are not immersed, you cannot enjoy it. Some people are more immersible than others. It's a really tricky genre of game to try out, because you could spend $30 on a game, hate it the entire way through, and miss out on a refund.
@kiwisoup
Жыл бұрын
Soma is by far my favorite in the genre. The story is just so good
@MadCisco
Жыл бұрын
I think some walking sims are priceless like Death standing, some hates it but it’s one my top 5👍
@CamiloSinger
Жыл бұрын
SOMA is just incredible. Also the first Amnesia is really good!
@nyssiii Жыл бұрын
Saying Outlast is shit is one of the opinions of all time
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It is indeed an opinion!
@nyssiii
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum I enjoyed it thoroughly, especially once I was old enough to experience it without turning it off after five seconds. It’s not great, and maybe it is a bit of nostalgia, but I hold it up there as one of the best horror games I’ve played-the first being Alien: Isolation.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It's all about perspective. like what you like, don't worry about being guilt tripped by others!
@Kdkjdjewerdnxa6 ай бұрын
Thank god people are finally evaluating bloober’s work critically, it’s a travesty that they were given Silent Hill 2 and the new “combat trailer” shows us that it’s going to be a shit remake, the animations look like a student game and the visuals look worse than most ps4 titles.
@clockworkNate Жыл бұрын
I feel like James needs a smoke because he's thinking about how bad they might mess up the remake 😂
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
True, and it just captures the mood of the franchise in general for me, something that was and is special, but years of broken promises and disappointment leads to a melancholy, a stillness to anything announced. Sure there is a spark of hope that we will get some cool shit. But this hype is tempered in skepticism.
@JulesNekro
Жыл бұрын
AGAIN!
@trenchcoats4life891
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum God, what you said is exactly how I have felt about all these new Silent Hill announcements. I have not enjoyed playing a Silent Hill game since Homecoming (yes I know, blasphemy.) That was 14 years ago. Hard to get excited when they just left the series behind.
@TheSnoozeFox Жыл бұрын
I'm still hopeful for Silent Hill F, thats being made by the Taiwanese studio, they are great at making horror games whereas American studios just don't seem to get Japanese horror, or scary games in general.
@whiskii
Жыл бұрын
I agree, American horror games are usually shoddy. I did like Silent Hill Origins though, which I believe was made by a British studio. That being said, isn't Blooper Polish?
@justamemorynow6518
Жыл бұрын
I'm extremely excited for Silent Hill F. The writer, Ryukishi07, created an excellent little horror series called When They Cry. It's a 'Sound Novel' game series that has this excellent slow-burn psychological horror vibe that's shockingly effective within the format of media it's in. There's an anime series too, but it's nowhere near the quality of the sound novels. I'm so absolutely curious to seeing his take on the Silent Hill universe.
@porthokandenizen
Жыл бұрын
@@whiskii Lol what? American horror games are bad? Are you forgetting about Dead Space? F.E.A.R? The Callisto Protocol? Alien Isolation? Left 4 Dead? Most of the big popular horror games have been made by American developers.
@whiskii
Жыл бұрын
@@porthokandenizen bad in the sense of horror, I found personally. I didn't like Dead Space or Fear but that's personal preference. They certainly weren't scary. Left 4 Dead is great but again, not really horror. It was more comical and fun. I'm reserving judgement on Callisto as its not even out yet but looks okay. Alien Isolation is the scariest game you mentioned by a long shot however was developed by Creative Assembly who are British, not American.
@porthokandenizen
Жыл бұрын
@@whiskii Each to their own then I guess.
@LuckStat2 жыл бұрын
There's a lot to love in this one, Scott but I do enjoy that you're tough enough to admit you actually enjoyed the medium and introspective enough to talk about your relationship with nostalgia and silent hill. All between 10/10 dick jokes. Great work!
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, I'm kind of confused as to why people consider The Medium to be this radioactive. Does it have some gut wrenching moments that could be considered to be in poor taste out of context? yes. Are they relishing in being this provocative for the sake of being edgy? No. I don't know, perhaps after 4 David Cage games i have a higher tolerance for this shit lol. At least these attempts from Bloober are earnest!
@quinkledinkle3760
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum its not the gut wrenching moments in a game that deals with trauma, it was just the way it was handled in the ending with the whole "you have to kill me to end the abuse monster" It could just be me coping on to that ending because I am a victim of sexual abuse while i was a minor, but idk. Just seemed a bit symbolically tone deaf IMO to add the act of a victim unaliving ones self because of the weight of said trauma as an ending. It does happen im not trying to say games should not tackle this subject matter in shocking ways, but I think the ambiguity with the ending can lead to a very warped interpretation. Especially in comparison to silent hill which handled trauma way better and more hopeful while still feeling grounded by the weight of going through an expierence like that.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
That's the problem with interpretation, it's personal. And with ambiguity there is a hint of self projection onto its final message. Not to downplay your background, but this is MY take on the story and should be only taken as such. I hope you are okay though.
@quinkledinkle3760
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum no worries my dude I totally get you on that and I definitely respect your interpretation on it and I can appreciate it! I loved the review as well. I'm just saying that I think thats why people really didn't like The Medium to such an extent, especially when the marketing was heavily taking advantage of fhe nostalgia for some classic silent hill esque gameplay and then also through extension why they are getting so much hate for the SH reboot. And thank you UwU, I've had some great support throughout my life. I just brought it up for full disclosure since it related to the themes of The Medium from what was expressed to me about the game.
@quinkledinkle3760
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum also I've heard complaints about the sympathetic tone of the writing for one of the in game child predators. I can understand what they were trying to do, like yeah abuse does sometimes play a part in developing some nasty people, but again a lot of people including myself felt that was a bit tone deaf because it still shouldn't warrent a sympathetic tone.
@winonajavier3944 Жыл бұрын
my thing with bloober games are that, gameplay wise i think they’re great. but their stories are severely lacking. so i do have high hopes w/ sh2 since the story was already made. plus, maybe making more action horror games is what they’re secretly better at
@shnoozezzz9752
Жыл бұрын
while the writing and scenario work is going to be kept the same from the looks of it, im still scared the ways the remake presents those events in a very different and not as well done way, like from the trailer im not really liking the way the animations are presenting james' character. Im gonna try and stay optimistic but yeah i ust dont really trust bloober
@winonajavier3944
Жыл бұрын
@@shnoozezzz9752 i haven't played og silent hill 2 yet, so i can't really say anything about all of that. as someone who hasn't played the original, i'm looking forward to it. but i do notice that james does have entirely different facial expressions. like james looks constantly worried or upset in the remake. which idk if that was just for the trailer or something. like in the mirror scene, in the og silent hill 2, james had a more neutral expression. in the remake, he looked sad. but yeah, i hope bloober does a good job. and we haven't seen how good they are with remakes yet, maybe this'll be great!!
@Ricback2
Жыл бұрын
@@winonajavier3944 which is great. James is a suffering soul, so I'm really glad with the transformation despite the cartoonist feel it has.
@Shiratto
Жыл бұрын
More visual design than gameplay by the looks of it.
@Haitch_Kay
Жыл бұрын
@@winonajavier3944 Not going to spoil anything since you said you haven't played SH2 but James being the way he is at the start is 100% intentional and is part of the tone. Changing it to being an almost comically exaggerated "I'm a sad man :(" face reaaaally fucks with who James is as a character and the story that gets presented throughout the game.
@harmonixdraws5298 Жыл бұрын
As an artist myself I really loved Layers of Fear and the message of the game itself really threw me into a deep dark "Oh well shit why you gotta do that shit to me."
@Rich_P_Anya Жыл бұрын
Sorry but I don't like this developer's games much and I'm disappointed they're developing the new silent hill. I feel like they don't "get it" and go for "too much". Too many "scary" visuals without actually well thought-out psychological horror
@thedarkroom6416
Жыл бұрын
eh
@logiclunacy606
Жыл бұрын
I agree for some part, I played the observer and while I enjoyed the game for the most part, I feel like there are parts where it tries too hard but because its like going through haunted house ride, there's no stakes so the fear is absent. That being said I also think hyper intense music is a lot more nerve racking and intense than any ambience or subtlety.... if you combine both aspects you can get one intense horror game without overbearing and desensitised you too much. I think they'll be fine with SH2, it'll most likely be a 1to1 remake, possibly they'll sprinkle more psychological scares in the game but for the most part it'll be the same.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Observer is overindulgent yes, but this view from the original commenter is reacting to a trailer and not the final product. and yes the early games by bloober, smacked you over the head with scares to the point they become white noise. However, we don't know how this will shake out till we get it in our greasy palms. So it's best to treat it with indifference till then.
@planescaped Жыл бұрын
Their games are incredibly visually interesting and expressive, even if the game's themselves are kinda boring. More of these devs should look to Pathologic 2 for how to do a "Walking simulator" type game that actually has decent gameplay. Love that game...
@danialtootian6385
7 ай бұрын
That game is what a lot of developers wish they could make.
@stryke643811 ай бұрын
The Blair with in vr is 1000 times better but still dosent change the story concerns
@sebs-shenanigans Жыл бұрын
Having watched this video, I am glad that I'm not alone in this. I always saw Bloober team as "half a dragon," imagine a bisected statue of a small dragon being displayed at a museum, a pane of glass lodged in its medial center displaying all the organs and things and inside. Bloober team covers the visual flare, but as if it completely lacks any knowledge of how to actually make gameplay, which is why they default to the most bare bones methods to avoid their creations being labeled as 3d slideshows.
@Nah-NoNeed_ Жыл бұрын
Not remembering who Bloober was, I picked up The Medium for its look of gameplay and the name on the soundtrack. I’m glad I picked it up and gave it a try, even with the triggering plot lines. Due to the ending of the game for me just being tedious for the most part, it makes it hard to want to pick up again. Just glad we’re getting an abundance of good single player games coming soon.
@ShadowW0lf1 Жыл бұрын
I really don't know if Bloober is the best choice for Silent Hill, but I'm just hoping for the best. Personally I would've went with Remedy Entertainment or Bluepoint.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Red Barrels man.. RED BARRELS!!! who wants some Outlast in there silent hill!? Oh yeah, Outlast is shit!!
@mgshock Жыл бұрын
It looks like their production values are fairly solid considering the smaller budgets, and the Silent Hill lore is already laid out for them, sooooo.... maybe it won't be so bad?
@ScottsGameAsylum Жыл бұрын
Well, Shit: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWt53LuYg6XbeLg.html While I am interested in the new wave of SH I'm keeping my hype to a bare minimum. Timecodes: Intro: 00:00 Layers of Fear: 01:33 Observer: 04:52 Layers of Fear 2: 10:35 Blair Witch: 16:11 The Medium: 20:20 "That" Rumour: 29:14
@JAhz-um7gz Жыл бұрын
I think the worst crime SH2 remake will be guilty of is just simply being a visual/narrative update of the original. There won’t be major gameplay changes, a ton of new content, and probably not any replayability; just the story of 2 with a fresh coat of paint. In the end though, I think that’s all it really needs (and deserves) to be.
@BriarPatchNyra
Жыл бұрын
I HOPE that's true, but I'm concerned already with how the animation looks. James' weird crying face as opposed to his unnerving blank expression, that oddity was INTENTIONAL in Silent Hill.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It's an early trailer FFS, you can't judge it like the final product!
@JAhz-um7gz
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum oh believe me, I got high hopes for the game and I'm super excited for it! I'm just keeping my expectations realistic; that'll be pretty decent remake but nothing groundbreaking like RE2Make :P
@Horde334
Жыл бұрын
An even worse crime is when people talk about silent hill they always seem to mention silent hill 2 and completely forget the first game ever existed and then proceed to also forget sh3...seriously a firm reminder to silent hill fans sh2 isn't the only silent hill game to exist and shouldn't always be the benchmark of comparison.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Silent hill 1? Never heard of it! 😂 My favourite is 4
@TheIronTiger44 Жыл бұрын
I think I agree with you. I love silent hill two, but after final fantasy seven remake, my appetite for remix is dead. Any time they announce a new remake I am less excited about being able to revisit some thing I once loved, and more concerned about how they’re going to ruin it.
@giannisosa6771 Жыл бұрын
The "annoying prick" part about Troy Baker is due to him being present in every videogame known to men or has he been in any controversy recently? I don't really know much about him as a person but that caught me off guard.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I don't hate the man, because I don't personally know him. But his overuse grinds my gears, and he jumped on the NFT bandwagon a while back. Supporting this AI driven Voice Over service, where VO actors uploaded there "voice fonts" to be used like text to speech. For next to no royalties. It was like a dystopian cyberpunk nightmare, and his contemporaries called him out on it.
@giannisosa6771
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum I'm gonna be honest, I feared something far more serious considering how things are nowadays. But yeah, he seems like an out of touch asshole at least from what you're telling me. Ps: I really admire how active you are in the comment section
@applebandito8050 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad I've been able to go back recently and play a lot of the old PS2 horror titles like Echo Night Beyond and Haunting Ground.
@Blade658 Жыл бұрын
I know you're a real one because of the Cold Fear nod.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Cold Fear is bae
@RedSpade37 Жыл бұрын
Strike while the iron is hot! Glad the Algorithm suggested your channel to me! I'm excited to check out your other videos. See, a lot of other channels try the "irreverent humor while talking about a 'serious' horror game" thing, but they usually don't quite make the mark, but, in this video at least, I think you nailed it!
@Glarblenuck Жыл бұрын
To everyone who thinks they would've enjoyed Silent Hills (the game PT was supposed to become) which was supposed to be directed by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro: I'm a huge fan of Castlevania. Have been my whole life. I have a lot of respect for Hideo Kojima as a person. That being said, he ruined Castlevania. He was prepared to ruin Silent Hill too. Seriously, rethink what you believe you would've liked about Silent Hills. And I mean _reeeeaaaaalllllyyyyy_ think about it. If you still think you would've liked Silent Hills, then I'm sorry your opinions are so wrong.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
TL:DR, PT was six years ago, let it go..
@Glarblenuck
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum not the point I was making but ok
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Also Kojima was the advisor/producer and not the creative lead. CV:LoS was made to be a hard reset of the series that was comprised due to internal conflicts between the Devs MercurySteam and Konami, that is when Kojima was drafted to aid in getting the game done. Then in a move to push sales they slapped his name on the box. ONE GOOGLE SEARCH TOLD ME THIS!!!
@Glarblenuck
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum First of all drop the smartass attitude. I made my comment because I've seen people dragging down the Silent Hill 2 Remake all the while saying PT should've been done when Kojima has already fucked up one of Konami's more moderately-popular franchises. And yes, he has. You cannot sit here and tell me the only influence he had on the game was Konami "slapping his name on the box" in an attempt to "push sales." Yeah, Konami and MercurySteam fucked it up too, but it wasn't just them. Kojima's vision came into play as well. His idea for games in general revolves around a more cinematic experience which Castlevania's predecessors did not. The reason I bring Kojima into the Silent Hill discussion is the fact that I don't think it's a fucking coincidence that both Lords of Shadow and PT, both which had Kojima involved one way or another, were reboots (or in PT's case, was meant to be a reboot before it was cancelled). Lastly, I didn't need to "Google search" anything. I've fucking watched this shit go down for 12 years. Three parties, Konami, Kojima, and MercurySteam, are the reason Castlevania is a dead franchise. And it's not a matter of "letting it go" when it comes to PT. It's the opposite. I'm glad it fucking died.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Man you need to sort that parasocial relationship with Kojima! This adds nothing to what is going on and just reads like a spurned lover! In a way it's quite heartbreaking, how did he hurt you friend? Was it when he changed his brand on his glasses? Did it sting when he went from Oakley's to Ray Ban's? Was it when he stood you up at that restaurant? That deep empty pain in your chest as you realise that he wasn't going to show up? The agony of him ghosting you on tinder? The exetensial dread at staring at your phone for hours wondering if he thinks about you at night? The disquieting feeling that you maybe forever alone, disconnected from his love and affection? Did the jealousy burn your heart while he is chumming it up with his celebrity friend's? Did his tweets about his Skype calls with pop culture icons make you feel desperate for his affection? Do you sleep clutching a copy of "The Creative Gene" in a vain hope that his pontificating about star wars makes you feel like you share something in common? HOW DID HE HURT YOU JERRY!?
@n0tce228 Жыл бұрын
*sh2 get a remake* : happy like a child *by blooper team* : start hitting head in a hallway
@blankslate7315 Жыл бұрын
I saw the thumbnail for this video and all I could think was "James Sunderland is not amused." Seems appropriate if you ask me.
@H6ngman Жыл бұрын
My least favorite horror developers. I only really liked Observer. The problem with their games is that they take all the fear away because you literally can’t die, it’s basically like a video game version of a haunted house. Yeah, scary stuff is happening around you, but you know you’re not gonna get hurt.
@samuelsolomon7330 Жыл бұрын
On one hand, silent hill 2 is the game Bloober has transparently wanted to make for its entire existence, but on the other hand, their batting average is questionable and Konami is not quite concerned with quality assurance and hasn't shown any love for the series in a very long time. I don't know how the remake will turn out, but I'll follow that one golden rule that has saved me from so many bad purchases: never preorder, wait until reviews come out.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Sure, Layers was inspired by PT and the ironically took over from it when that was shit canned.
@arfumis Жыл бұрын
You say ONIONS, but they're CLEARLY potatoes and garlic..
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
When life gives you onions...
@SuperHornetA51 Жыл бұрын
I am very hopeful for it... I mean, it's not like they don't know how to make a game. I feel it would be much easier to make a game that someone else has already made, but just make it look better...
@NormanTiner
Жыл бұрын
Exactly my thought and why I think they're not such a controversial pick. They've already made a great proof of concept with the Medium. They also have guidance from Junji Ito and Akira Yamaoka. So, art direction, sound design and exploration are all covered.... The only thing I'm worried about is combat. Literally everything they've made so far completely avoids combat.
@SuperHornetA51
Жыл бұрын
@Stevean2 they did it just fine, I don't know what you're talking about.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
At first when I saw the trailer I was put off by the look, but then this is an early peak, and on repeat viewings you start to see those little details. Sure it looks rough around the edges, but if Bloober has any talents, they know a thing or two about visual fidelity
@lunaredgrave Жыл бұрын
I think Bloober is very good at visuals but they should probably do something about the writers because their narratives suck. Since some of the original Silent Hill creators are in the team now, hopefully they can prevent them from doing something stupid. Bloober is especially bad at handling mental health topics and since Silent Hill has a lot of mental health elements... Oh dear god I hope Konami keeps checking them.
@dani3po Жыл бұрын
The worst part about The Blair Witch game is that it wasn't a game about The Blair Witch.
@Shibu_PL Жыл бұрын
That intro sequence killed me. What where they thinking? Was that supposed to be scary lmfao!
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I know, but I do appreciate the goofiness.
@danielemmagromann5634 Жыл бұрын
After playing SOMA I think Frictional games should have been the company that makes a Silent Hill 2 remake.
@maxdoom3521 Жыл бұрын
I’d much rather something heavily inspired by silent hill than another silent hill (as long as it’s good of course)
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Well now the peeps that were inspired by SH are now making SH games, kind of indearing if you think of it that way.
@zeldafanboy8785 Жыл бұрын
James sunderland on the thumbnail 2 months before silent hill 2 remake gets anounced
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, people seem to forget about the rumors that dropped in the summer
@Pawele_stary_dziad Жыл бұрын
Horror fake screaming letsplayers is the main reason, whi I mostly watch John Wolfe, or Many a true nerd:D ps.: nice channel we have here, Subscribed;)
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhhh! And other obnoxious noises! Thanks!
@Budd631 Жыл бұрын
I’ve beaten layers of fear, Blair witch and got into layers of fear 2….none of the game are above 6/10. They just…aren’t.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Fair point, but I rather play a game with issues over some profound, perceived masterpiece. Also review scores are stupid.
@Budd631
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum months later I’ve finished LOF2. Yeah, I’d rather play this than get mauled by a bear and since rating 1-10 is “stupid” I’ll say it’s mid.
@playstation645angie Жыл бұрын
26:00 I personally felt very comfortable with the double screen on PS5, I liked that way more than having a button for switching dimensions. I really enjoyed The Medium :)
@micahbeckner2274 Жыл бұрын
That beginning clip only has me thinking of the jerma clip where he just loops that animation over and over
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Funny enough I didn't know who he was until people kept mentioning it lol. It's just a funny image that I had to put in, it's too goofy not to!
@Bazongaz13 Жыл бұрын
The main voice actor in layers of fear sounds like he's channeling Jack Nicholson in The Shining.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I can hear it, kinda
@angel__king Жыл бұрын
I think these games were great when they came out. But over time they lose their shock value. These games definitely seem like “letsplay” games
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah i can get that angle, especially with Layers 1&2.
@shinrailp1416 Жыл бұрын
Bloober Team, in my opinion, would work best as part of a bigger Team. They are really good with visuals, effects and atmosphere but they have no real idea on gameplay in an shape or form and their stories are just kinda there. You can ususally figure out the "twist" early on and there is rarely anything that makes it stand out. But as a Visual department for a bigger team, they could do great stuff.
@jaleelbyars403 Жыл бұрын
Bloober needs to keep working on original IPs to keep working out their storytelling kinks. I liked Layers of Fears and the updated version of Observer. I don't think they were the right studio for Silent Hill 2, but who knows.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Tell Karen at accounting
@CherrySteinz11 ай бұрын
With what you said about the Blair Witch protaginist - I always appreciated James Sunderland as a troubled man with dark secrets and burdens who despite all that is kind and genuine to the others around him. Like he tries not to drag the darkest parts of his life into others' lives. A lot of poorly written brooding characters will just overshare and dump their tragic backstory onto oth3r characters, but he barely even does this to Maria, the character whose presence effects his well-being the most. He tends to soften up and try not to scare the other characters with his story, and he listens to Angela with genuine concern when she acts weird or concerning in front of him, specifically the way he tries to talk her down and confiscates her knife when he gets the impression she's going to harm herself. James is broken, but he's not a dick.
@friendofp.24 Жыл бұрын
Konami should just properly port the original SH2 to PC. The remake won't capture what makes the original so scary, being the lack of sounds, the bad graphics making everything look cursed, the simplicity of Pyramid Head walking down a hallway with no scary intense music, etc. It's gonna be overproduced. James' new voice actor is a perfect example of trying too hard. Nothing is ever gonna recapture the feelings I felt playing it for the first time, anyway, so why am I even complaining? Let's also not forget that Konami treats its employees like slaves and made Silent Hill slot machines.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the originals would be cool on steam/gog. Sh4 is already on there and that is beautiful
@Posavac90
Жыл бұрын
Damn you know a lot about a game, which still mostly consists of concept arts
@friendofp.24
Жыл бұрын
@@Posavac90 Lol.
@EthanRom
Жыл бұрын
Just buy a used PS2. Shouldn't be too expensive or run an emulation. Some of us want a new experience. For the purists, the original games still exist and will continue to exist they're not going anywhere
@friendofp.24
Жыл бұрын
@@EthanRom The emulators aren't perfect, nor are the community PC enhancement mods. Thankfully it's better than it being lost to time.
@Maggerama Жыл бұрын
Goddamn, how underrated can a man be?
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Very!
@hikari67 Жыл бұрын
These guys remind me of the people making life is strange games. It's amateurish, written by man child that doesn't understand trauma, add gimmicks in their games to make them less boring despite having 0 gameplay. I might be harsh but damn, giving the SH corpse of a franchise to them is the final nail in the coffin. The funniest thing is, it will outsell all the games they did prior due the massive marketing nostalgia they created by not releasing anything SH related in years and knowing the full franchise sold less than 1 single resident evil spin off game in total, it'll be considered a success by Konami even if they get poor reviews...
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I still have triggers about DONTNOD's detritus. Remember Me is pretty cool though
@Liamx-00 Жыл бұрын
Blooper team has great looking games with really great ideas but they are executed pretty badly
@-pROvAK Жыл бұрын
For the size Bloober was, Blair Witch was pretty fucking good. Much better than i expected it to be, very memorable and very claustrophobic atmosphere
@Leonard_Wolf_205610 ай бұрын
The only thing I can give to layers of fear is its always one step ahead of you. But other than that, it's just a generic walking simulator. The first time when I played it I was kind of scared due to letting my imagination running amok(thinking there is more to the game),however my immersion and imagination was killed once I realized horror does not exist, and the only enemy in the game can't kill you, and most often than not, the only way to be... Choked, I guess? By that enemy is to go to her.
@bigdomkook2 ай бұрын
I've honestly enjoyed most of their horror titles, namely observer and the first layers of fear. Just fun games, despite it being walking simulators, I was IMMERSED.. for the most part.
@ashleyjohansson230 Жыл бұрын
They took the story of the blair witch and butchered it and made it about some random soldier with ptsd walking the woods which has nothing to do with the blair witch. Makes me afraid what butchering they will do to silent hill 2.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It feels like they had a game first and the license came during the production
@felisazure1820 Жыл бұрын
What really bothered me about Layers of Fear was it had such a great atmosphere, yet often relied on overly cheap and loud jump scares instead of using this effectively. Some of the environmental scares really got me, the paintings, doors, curtains, and other things made to sound ridiculously loud just made me annoyed. I personally actually love "walking simulator" type horror games, so long as they effectively use the environment and this one just didn't in my opinion, despite its potential. Don't plan to buy the other games since I just don't vibe with Bloober Team's treatment of mental health (that they usually blame the victims in very disgusting ways), I did get Observer off Humble Bundle, but those visuals look painful to look at and make me want to avoid it tbh. Really good analysis of all these games overall, glad to see someone cover the issues.
@Trigger__Happy Жыл бұрын
Silent Hill is one of the few games I’ve ever played that legitimately changed and affected my life. Playing the original games doesn’t even feel like playing a game, it’s more like an experience, an experience that leaves you thinking about it for weeks after finishing the game. That being said, I have extremely high expectations for these remakes, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little pessimistic about Bloober team taking on the project. However, I’d still like to give the game a fair shot before I jump to any conclusions. It’s easy to get on a hate band wagon when the entire internet is going crazy over a particular subject, even if said subject isn’t fully understood yet. I find that to be especially true if it’s something that holds importance to us or nostalgia value. I’d rather go into a game without bias and come out feeling “meh” about it, than go into a game with a predetermined hatred and coming out feeling accordingly. It may all seem obvious when written down, but to me it just feels like these days you either “love” something or you “hate” it, you’re never allowed to just be neutral on anything, especially when it comes to game and movie critiques. All in all, I have my doubts about the new SH games and remakes, and I don’t want to get my hopes up, but who knows, they may yet surprise us and deliver a good series of games. I guess only time will tell.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Best to go in with no expectations and hopefully they will suprise. But totally get your mindset!
@skinnysnorlax1876 Жыл бұрын
This 31 minute vid felt like a four minute one. It was like listening to a friend shooting the shit about the games he had played recently, with just as many sharp and witty observations as much more heavy, self-important youtube discussions. Will definitely be following more of your content. And here's to hoping for a nice SH remake (remaster? I can never remember the proper terminology.)
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, so much, and there is more mad ravings in my dumpster fire. Plus more in the future!
@vmarcks Жыл бұрын
"I guess this is what happens when you let Fortnite raise your children." :'D
@crazyBloodmonkey Жыл бұрын
surprised you praised the medium since all i heard about the ending is that it's so bad and sends the complete wrong message to victims of abuse and portrays the predator in a sympathetic light. and victims of said of abuse should end their own lives because they are ruined and all the friends and families lives are ruined too because of them getting abused. yeah if true this dev really shouldn't be touching silent hill but they are.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Sweet opinion bro, did a youtuber give it to ya?
@crazyBloodmonkey
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum no....it was multiple KZreadrs lol.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Sweet opinion bro, did a gaggle youtubers give it to ya? Is it too hard to formulate your own opinion?
@manwhatdoiputhere
2 ай бұрын
I can second this opinion as an abuse survivor myself. Was really disgusting, that game.
@Mockthenerd Жыл бұрын
I remember Jerma playing this game and watching the children get fucking wrecked over and over.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Funny enough i didn't know who Jerma was until everyone started making references to him playing LoF. After watching that clip, now i see why lol
@Mockthenerd
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum He's a fun distraction to have on TV when you're doing hobby stuff. I don't massively follow him but I remember he had a phase where he played horror games (His Saw stream is worth watching). And I remember that moment with the kid the most so i just instantly recognised this game. I don't remember anything else about the game.
@LOEKASH Жыл бұрын
I love how you put quotation marks at the word "horror"
@eirates1550 Жыл бұрын
They honestly don't deserve to make the Silent Hill 2 remake
@_Gilles_
Жыл бұрын
Who should do it instead?
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Bloober Team!
@Uzurr69 Жыл бұрын
I've played the original SH2 countless times, played SH3 aprrox at the time when it came out. Loved both of those games, and still try to watch every plot and lore analysis content there is about those two games. I really enjoyed Layers Of Fear, and find absolutely nothing wrong with Bloober Team working on the SH franchise. Thanks everybody.
@guitarandgames1386
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry man it's the silent hill community. Nothing can ever be good and they have to hate anything that isn't og sh2/3
@DoctorCrescentMoon Жыл бұрын
This thumbnail aged like fine wine
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Doomer meme -> good vintage
@Welcometotheslam54242 ай бұрын
I honestly adored Observer, and I loved the detective aspects. What I DIDN’T like were the visuals. How jarring and even nauseating they were. The ‘night vision’ mode barely worked as such, and the electrical vision was extremely ugly at times. Furthermore, while the detective gameplay was extremely neat, there wasn’t a lot of it. (The base game only had TWO side cases alongside the main one, with System Redux adding in 3 more.) Those parts of the game were unquestionably the best, yet I wish there was more of it. However, the monster sections, with the exception of the ending one, were boring and just unnecessary. Honestly, if Bloober ever makes a sequel, they should ditch the monster, add more detective cases and side quests, and also be more subtle with its imagery.
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You don't get it. Layers. Onions have layers. "Layers of fear" have layers. Onions have layers. You get it? They both have layers.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Layers
@citizenvulpes4562
9 ай бұрын
I'm an onion mason
@dvdbox360
7 ай бұрын
yup and opinions rhyme with onions.
@punchieouchieguy
5 ай бұрын
Your mom has layers
@Maria-Sol
3 ай бұрын
I am now cepaphobic 🥲
That part of layers of fear with the child hitting their head had me looping that hall way for hours
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
Really? I must of got lucky lol
@Fishfriedtiddie33
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum it was hilarious I couldn’t stop watching it
@user-zn5zr2ed3x
Жыл бұрын
Jerma is it you?
@TheMrrccava
Жыл бұрын
I was put into tears of laughter.
@urbiznesnunuv6938
Жыл бұрын
Oh my god I JUST clicked, THATS what that jerma clip is of? Jesus
Layers of Fear's gameplay loop: -Walk down hallway -Uhoh, the door at the end won't open -Turn around -Uhoh, now there's a new door! Rinse and repeat for 5 hours.
Bloober's visuals are very good and I think they can capture the vibe of silent hill well. They just need to be kept on a tight leash and not be allowed to do anything to the story lmao they just aren't good at narratives
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I feel that!
@JacF6734
Жыл бұрын
In other words, Konami needs to be the Nintendo to Bloober’s Illumination.
@fumomofumosarum5893
Жыл бұрын
yes and no... the human character models are not as good as japanese character designs / models..
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Pedantic bollocks
@gabrielguerra8311
Жыл бұрын
mmh, sometimes. I see a problem with the way they construct the scenery. There is a point where everything looks like a haunted house ride, too put together. Like the supernatural beings are arranging everything everytime somebody wonders into the place. "oohk ghosts look alive get ready here comes the tourists". WHat I loved about the original silent hills art direction, and what kind of was present in the P.T. demo, was how organic the environment seemed. Organic in the sense that you really fetl like you just stumbled into this place that has been decaying for years and you are mainly going trough the rubble discovering or disturbing the horror slumber (in SH 1 case, you feel like stumbling into a scene of a crime or gruesome accident). Bloober constructs everything like a stage play, I never feel those places are real, no mather how good the models and textures are. Just look at SIlent Hill 3 first stage, that freaking shoping mall, is just like the malls I used to visit when I was a kid where I was constantly afraid of getting locked in after closing time.
This video just becomes more relevant than ever since Bloober has just been confirmed to be developing another Silent Hill game... God bless our poor timeline!
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It's like the rumors sparked this video!
@dylanbell268
Жыл бұрын
We are stuck in our own silent hills
@shrekrealista5045
Жыл бұрын
I still have hope for the remake because Masahiro Ito is involved in and Konami already said they won't let Bloober Team change the original story and elements from the original game.
@obliviondust2719
Жыл бұрын
@@shrekrealista5045 there’s plenty of ways they can fuck it up 😂
@adamvancleave9200
Жыл бұрын
That horse is already swiss cheese. The lore forgotten for years. Even 2 was true to the lore. Well, the original 2 at least.
All I can think of is jerma laughing at the baby hitting the wall
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yup, I lol'ed hard seeing that too!
Observer was decent enough with its story to not mind the “walking simulator” trope. Very good world building and dialogue with all the tenants.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Aye
@sawkmicoc4287
Жыл бұрын
I love death stranding so I have the patience for walking sims, that being said observer isn’t even a horror title imo and it’s the only good thing they’ve made in years
@TheHulksMistress
Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite games ever, along with Soma. Absolutely loved the overall atmosphere. Mostly enjoyed the glitchy sections but hated the forced stealth. That’s definitely a mechanic they (imo) should give up on, they don’t need it when they’re so good at world building and immersion
@kalimaude3532
Жыл бұрын
Honestly the moment Lazarski begins a weird stream of conciousness ramble in the middle of a well-lit hallway to what had otherwise been a completely normal tenant who, when he's finished, otherwise gives no indication she was ever there at all, is the turning point where I went from "I hope these guys get their act together" to "yeah okay this is working for me." There's no indication that they can pull off "oh god oh jeez oh fuck" terror, but I think with every game they have improved instead their "something is very uncomfortably wrong here and it just keeps getting worse" vibe. Like, for all they have messed up, picture them rendering Silent Hill 2's "endlessly descending hallway where absolutely nothing happens but a steadily louder foghorn". I feel like that specific moment is exactly their wheelhouse, and if they can carry that energy to the whole game instead of chasing Scary in the way they have in the past, they might actually get this one.
@jumpingman6612
Жыл бұрын
Ouf good to hear, I'm interested in that game
The dog in Blair witch is a manipulative tactic to making you afraid it will die….it lets you freaking customize it 😑
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
yup i know, because we need a dog with a red dot sight lol
@skinnysnorlax1876
Жыл бұрын
Counterpoint: walking simulators are lame, but *dog* walking simulators are absolutely beyond reproach. I will hear no counter arguments
@Spiderdoom-hg3iy
Жыл бұрын
@@skinnysnorlax1876 absolute gigachad
@notmus
Жыл бұрын
You're right, and kinda overused in horror games but at least some of them make it good like Haunting grounds and rule of rose.
@citizenvulpes4562
9 ай бұрын
@@skinnysnorlax1876 The silent Hill games are kind of walking simulators
I feel like the SA and child abuse aspects of The Medium weren’t handled that well in the end as it painted the victim as the problem and that Lily’s trauma was only causing pain and also painted the abuser as someone who was outwardly influenced by things in their past to abuse and SA a child and painting the abuser as a victim of circumstance
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah that is a fair view.
@coltonwilkie241
11 ай бұрын
I feel like the writers at Bloober Team should have their hard drives checked just because of that.
@cecilharvey2005
9 ай бұрын
I think that's how they handle all of the serious topics they bring up in their games @azraeldreemur.
@tubsy.
2 ай бұрын
I mean free will doesnt exist, so...
@iancharles1571
Ай бұрын
Makes me wonder of any Bloober Team-ers were involved in Beast: The Primordial.
There is a game that is kinda like Layers of Fear when it comes to unconventional story telling that is insanely good. The game is called Devotion, it can still be found on some online stores although I don't remember which ones. The game is often overlooked since it was taken out of Steam due to people discovering placeholder files that had Xi Jing Ping slander. China didn't like it and ended up having the game pulled from the store. It has great graphics and a messed up story. The gameplay itself is more of a walking simulator with some puzzle elements but you generally play these games for the story anyway. I highly recommend it.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Ooh yeah, Devotion is a spicy one, played it during the big virus lockdowns. I would love to cover it in the future
@funwithforkz
Жыл бұрын
Devotion and Detention are great. Really hope the devs keep it up, despite having the Chinese government breathing down their neck.
@justaguyonyoutube4592
Жыл бұрын
Now that’s one walking simulator I respect!
As someone with PTSD (although quite a bit more mild), the way Blair Witch handles the subject, and mental health more generally, is fucking insulting.
Where Bloober Team succeeds at are the visuals and atmosphere. As long as they only work on that it's all good, but god help us if they do the writing. They're infamous for their portrayal of mental illness.
I look forward to the next Layers of Fear sequel, 2 Layers 2 Fears
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
I can see the video now where I'm bitching about a sheer lack of Jason Statham lol
@plaguedoctorjamespainshe6009
Жыл бұрын
And then Layer of fear Tokyo drift
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Ooh that's the good one everyone pretends to hate!
@astari_1014
Жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to the spin off Layer and fear
@AtteKym
Жыл бұрын
Layer 4 Fear 2
The difference: Silent Hill 2 has already been made, thus Bloober already has a basis for everything rather than making it from scratch.
@heyjeySigma
Жыл бұрын
...and yet just you wait.. they WILL still find a way to ruin it. heck they already ruined James' emotions and he looks much older and "boohoo im so sad".. and the door to his car is closed etc etc. id be damned if the sh2 remake turns out great
@LongSinceDead1
Жыл бұрын
Framing and presentation is everything. Even if you have an incredible story, you can still convey it horribly through misguided artistic decisions. The OG Silent Hill 2 is a masterful work of storytelling. It uses everything at its disposable to effectively convey its ideas and themes. Every facet of its storytelling is considered and purposeful. Bloober have demonstrated that they are quite bad at framing ideas (especially when dealing with trauma and abuse). Any change they make to SH2’s narrative framing has the potential to undermine its thematic goals. Bloober is particularly bad when it comes to utilizing subtext and exercising restraint. Their stories are devoid of nuance and subtlety, two things that SH2 is almost unmatched at.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
On a holistic level, yes. But it is a remake and not a re-release.
@Fanatic.....1
Жыл бұрын
Can people stop bitching for 5 minutes? Istg
@heyjeySigma
Жыл бұрын
@@talpatv512 the car door being closed or open does have a psychological importance in James' character so yes. And shows where this remake and developers are heading. so yes it is meaningful.. maybe go do your research before trying to point fingers at ppl.
Blooper Team’s idea of horror is like if they watched a compilation of jump scares and copied it. Twitchy lady chasing you, walls begin bleeding, blood message that says don’t look back, end up in a different location after walking through a door you entered a minute ago, etc. there’s no substance or logical reasoning behind the scares, it’s practically a check list. “People get scared of the dark, right? Okay, we’ll have lights randomly flicker off. Hallucinations can be scary, right? Let’s do a bunch of those even if it makes no logical sense within the hallucinations.”
I found it odd that you thought they improved their handling of mental health theme with the medium given all the ruckus that the ending fucked it up. I don't quite had an horse in that race but i was hoping for some more in-depth discussion of those themes and why they actually work.
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
This video was more of a quick fire rundown of stuff. And as the game is still quite new, I didn't want to spoil it here. Perhaps we will take a deeper dive later on. However, I will say that the ending is ambiguous, so it can be interpreted in many different ways. So perhaps that's where the spicy takes are coming from?
@firesofthemind
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum let me clarify it’s more the latter half character writing and motivations rather than the ending itself per se that’s the issue iirc. Otherwise great vid and can’t wait for whatever you make next.
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
@@firesofthemind Fair point.
@kingdynex8693
Жыл бұрын
(Vague Spoilers) The problem with the Medium’s handling of darker subject matter is that it presents the death of an abuser as a bad thing. Which in and of itself is a deep and complex topic that they did handle okayish. The problem comes from its depiction of the victim as the game goes “Her trauma is so bad that you have to either shoot her or yourself because she’s such a burden.” Blooper gives zero sympathy to trauma victims as they treat the protag of Blair Witch the same. Its the ideas of the In Water ending without anything that made that decision feel like a tragedy. Both in Blair Witch and The Medium the death of trauma victims is labelled as a good end.
@shards-of-glass-man
Жыл бұрын
@@kingdynex8693 which is disturbingly on point regarding how Eastern European society views trauma and mental health in general
Not gonna lie that haunted toilet man was terrifying. Also I really enjoyed Observer.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Well if you shit yourself, at least it will go in the bowl!
@Lostinsilenthill
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum 🤣 🤣 🤣
I'm what scientists call a "pussy coward", so Layers of Fear 1 had me shitting bricks over a lot of what some found comical. The onions coming out of the kitchen wall actually gave me chills when I first played the game.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Lol, well like I said in the vid. Horror is subjective!
@caldw615
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum Horror and comedy walk a fine line too. They're all about setup and timing for the payoff/punchline/scare. It's easy for something that's meant to be funny to come off as creepy or unsettling. Also just as easy for something meant to be scary to come off as funny. I think that's why horror comedies or satirical horror like Shaun of the Dead or Scream can dip into both the scary and funny side easily.
@PlsWaLuigiDomMe
Жыл бұрын
I think for me especially at a time when most horror games were just cheap jump scares the atmosphere in layers of fear really made those scares scary I actually think layers of fear 1 was really good at that. I also personally remember the onions coming out of the picture was an early thing in the game and I think it did well at setting up that this is a strange house. Idk personally one of my favourite scary games in general generally had me super scared. I understand tho it depends on what type of horror you like. I definitely prefer more of a creepy atmosphere than just scary things happening constantly in game like a scary monster chasing you.
@nugsboodlepoo
Жыл бұрын
I mean onions are disgusting so that's an understandable response.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Take that back!
I really want to have high hopes for this Silent Hill remake, but I'm just never going to be convinced that this is the right developer for the job. We'll just have to see
@Kdkjdjewerdnxa
6 ай бұрын
You were right to be worried lop
@adamdavis1737
6 ай бұрын
@@Kdkjdjewerdnxa yeah it looks rough doesn't it?
Randy pitchford never fails to astound me. He's a borderlands character, but in real life, but real life isn't borderlands, and borderlands characters are obnoxious outside of borderlands. Even sometimes within borderlands they're obnoxious.
@ScottsGameAsylum
9 ай бұрын
What are you flapping about?
Bloober changing James' face in the remake to be comically sad at all times has my hopes down in the dumps ngl
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I felt that when I first saw the trailer, there is an uncannyness from that mug for sure.
@MultiKamil97
Жыл бұрын
It's a trailer, they probably did it to give a more emotional feeling to it, to make the trailer more dramatic. I'm pretty sure he won't be like that all the time in the game. THOUGH, I wouldn't mind it either if he was sad most of the time because as much as I love SH2 I feel like James is a bit too stoic considering the things he sees in Silent Hill.
@Haitch_Kay
Жыл бұрын
@@MultiKamil97 except it doesn't make sense in context for James to be super emotional, especially at the start. He's disassociating from reality and his own emotions. Hell him being so stiff and off is an intentional choice which contrasts with how everyone else *isn't* lile that.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It's a trailer for a game that is months if not years away from release chill the balls out!
@Haitch_Kay
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum This kind of critique is literally the reason why we have trailers. It's perfectly fine to analyze something and point out things (both good and bad, like how genuinely nice the fog effects looked) in a trailer for a remake of possibly the best horror game ever made.
One thing that Bloober team knows how to do is to capture settings and tone, and mimicking gameplay like we saw in The Medium. Other than that, it's the writing and gameplay pacing that they're really poor at doing. It's especially concerning that they're remaking Silent Hill game, a series that has trauma as a huge subject within the series. Looking at the endings of Bloober's games, they shift the blame on victims of traumatic experiences rather commentate how other people's actions effect others heavily. Here's hoping that a lot of elements of Silent Hill 2 will remain untouched so that Bloober doesn't find a way to villainize or sympathize to the wrong characters.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
That's a fair assumption, but as this is already an established story, so I highly doubt they will be deviating from that framework, what we will probably see is gameplay and aesthetic changes. Also thanks again for the doomer James meme, I think a lot of people are giving with that right now lol
@thischannelisamenace4608
Жыл бұрын
The nurses have latex thigh highs :(
@imuwuforu
Жыл бұрын
That just makes them great for the remake though, doesnt it? Like, they dont have to come up with a narrative because its all already there and done for them and they can just focus on the ambience around it
@DuelaDent52
Жыл бұрын
Is it? In Blair Witch, it’s clearly the fault of the Witch. In Observer, you’re being manipulated from the beginning. In The Medium, the Maw is less of a metaphor and a is very real and literal threat to humanity, like Pazuzu in The Exorcist or the demons in The Mortuary Assistant.
@jumthro
Жыл бұрын
@@imuwuforu Unless Bloober creates additional scenes and endings from scratch, that can definitely dictate the narrative.
Outlast sucks?! ... Yeah, I don't care for it myself. A bunch of enemies feel like guys you can just beat the crap out of with a plank of wood - especially being that the protagonist is a speedy parkour guy who clearly has stamina and strength.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Right!? There is layers of stink on that turd!
@manwhatdoiputhere
2 ай бұрын
Yeah, fair enough! Personally I really quite liked it but I won't deny, it was always dumb how you couldn't fuck up at least one of the variants lmao
To me, Layers of Fear wasn't a horror game, but just a bit creepy and bizarre. I was more intrigued than scared, but there is still the unsettling moments in it.
@1GTX1
Жыл бұрын
I replayed Layers of Fear and SOMA, recently since they had been one of the scariest games i ever played, and what i found bizarre is the amout of people having the need to say how ''they are not scared at all''. Than what games do people find scary.
Observer was probably my favorite game of 2017. Amazing atmosphere and world building. I would like to see Bloober get some big talent from other genres on their team to start making heavier styles of games
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Let people like things you miserable tosser!
Bloober's Blair Witch is really what put these guys on my shit list. The original movie is my favorite horror movie and it has some really well thought out and creepy lore which they completely disregarded. It's obvious they just wanted to make a Silent Hill 2 clone. The witch is terrifying and mysterious with the ability to manipulate time and space. She can rearrange the woods so you can never escape, control minds to get people to murder other people, mimic voices, and change the time period of the woods. There's so much they could do with that but her presence is barely felt in her own game. And don't even get me started on that ball of leaves "monster"...
The only emotion Layers of Fear 2 evoked for me was complete and utter confusion. I had no idea what the hell was happening AT ALL.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I had a grasp on what was going on but it's so sloppily told it's meaningless
@skinnysnorlax1876
Жыл бұрын
You just didn't *get* it bro, it's *art* bro.
I’m still not over Layers of Fear 2 having you basically just walk through most of the crime scenes from “Se7en”
"The Medium should be called The Tedium" >>>>>>>>> "The Medium is mid"
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Nice!
@dorellusthagod
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum it's not mine, I'm pretty sure I've heard it somewhere 🤣 but still, great channel dude, subbed
I didn't know Troy Baker was the voice of the monster in The Medium until I saw his name in the credits. I thought he did an amazing job with it, honestly. The voices were excellent in the whole game in my opinion
I can't decide which of Bloober's games is my favourite: The walking simulator where you walk around an old house and spooky things happen or The walking simulator where you walk around an old boat and spooky things happen or The walking simulator where you walk around an apartment building and cyberpunk spooky things happen or The walking simulator where you walk around a forest and spooky things happen or The walking simulator where you walk around a resort (with an external camera) and figure out that abuse victims are lost causes whose only solution is death.
@MrDream-zm1pw
Жыл бұрын
Now get ready for the walking simulator where you walk around a fog-covered town and you have to deal with the guilt of murdering your wife.
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 ай бұрын
I'll pick the spooky one
I recommend Firewatch to you. Not a horror game, but a walking simulator that is REALLY good worth it. The Devs got aquired by Valve to help with the development for Half Life Alyx.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I bought it on a deep steam sale a few years back. I'll get around to it eventually, cheers for the recommendation!
@kimseniorb
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum I second that. its one of those rare games you must experience
@drewbrown3116
11 ай бұрын
I wish they didn't get bought off from Valve since In The Valley of Gods looks interesting honestly, now it's just in limbo
So, by the power of the algorithm we meet again, Silent Hill fans. Welcome.
I was going by a naive confidence so far that silent hill 2 remake cannot be bad no matter who makes it. And now, I don't think it can be anything but a sad hilarity.
Observer is one of my favourite games of all time. Nobody dpes cyberpunk horror and I think they did it really well.
They were too ambitious with the meaning and depth, that it completely turned the other way. They thought they were being clever, due to their inspiration from silent hill games.
I never really understood the hate behind walking sim games, and i have played a ton of them, but i can say, that one game you should definitely check out if you have not played yet, is SOMA made by Frictional (Amnesia devs)
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Well playing through these made me realise there is more to the humbled walking sim than my initial flawed perspective. (Soma has been on my backlog for ages and Amnesia is fucking dope.)
@friendofp.24
Жыл бұрын
The simple fact of walking sims is that you have to be immersed and captivated in the game's world, because there's not much else going for the game for you to like it. If you are not immersed, you cannot enjoy it. Some people are more immersible than others. It's a really tricky genre of game to try out, because you could spend $30 on a game, hate it the entire way through, and miss out on a refund.
@kiwisoup
Жыл бұрын
Soma is by far my favorite in the genre. The story is just so good
@MadCisco
Жыл бұрын
I think some walking sims are priceless like Death standing, some hates it but it’s one my top 5👍
@CamiloSinger
Жыл бұрын
SOMA is just incredible. Also the first Amnesia is really good!
Saying Outlast is shit is one of the opinions of all time
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It is indeed an opinion!
@nyssiii
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum I enjoyed it thoroughly, especially once I was old enough to experience it without turning it off after five seconds. It’s not great, and maybe it is a bit of nostalgia, but I hold it up there as one of the best horror games I’ve played-the first being Alien: Isolation.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It's all about perspective. like what you like, don't worry about being guilt tripped by others!
Thank god people are finally evaluating bloober’s work critically, it’s a travesty that they were given Silent Hill 2 and the new “combat trailer” shows us that it’s going to be a shit remake, the animations look like a student game and the visuals look worse than most ps4 titles.
I feel like James needs a smoke because he's thinking about how bad they might mess up the remake 😂
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
True, and it just captures the mood of the franchise in general for me, something that was and is special, but years of broken promises and disappointment leads to a melancholy, a stillness to anything announced. Sure there is a spark of hope that we will get some cool shit. But this hype is tempered in skepticism.
@JulesNekro
Жыл бұрын
AGAIN!
@trenchcoats4life891
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum God, what you said is exactly how I have felt about all these new Silent Hill announcements. I have not enjoyed playing a Silent Hill game since Homecoming (yes I know, blasphemy.) That was 14 years ago. Hard to get excited when they just left the series behind.
I'm still hopeful for Silent Hill F, thats being made by the Taiwanese studio, they are great at making horror games whereas American studios just don't seem to get Japanese horror, or scary games in general.
@whiskii
Жыл бұрын
I agree, American horror games are usually shoddy. I did like Silent Hill Origins though, which I believe was made by a British studio. That being said, isn't Blooper Polish?
@justamemorynow6518
Жыл бұрын
I'm extremely excited for Silent Hill F. The writer, Ryukishi07, created an excellent little horror series called When They Cry. It's a 'Sound Novel' game series that has this excellent slow-burn psychological horror vibe that's shockingly effective within the format of media it's in. There's an anime series too, but it's nowhere near the quality of the sound novels. I'm so absolutely curious to seeing his take on the Silent Hill universe.
@porthokandenizen
Жыл бұрын
@@whiskii Lol what? American horror games are bad? Are you forgetting about Dead Space? F.E.A.R? The Callisto Protocol? Alien Isolation? Left 4 Dead? Most of the big popular horror games have been made by American developers.
@whiskii
Жыл бұрын
@@porthokandenizen bad in the sense of horror, I found personally. I didn't like Dead Space or Fear but that's personal preference. They certainly weren't scary. Left 4 Dead is great but again, not really horror. It was more comical and fun. I'm reserving judgement on Callisto as its not even out yet but looks okay. Alien Isolation is the scariest game you mentioned by a long shot however was developed by Creative Assembly who are British, not American.
@porthokandenizen
Жыл бұрын
@@whiskii Each to their own then I guess.
There's a lot to love in this one, Scott but I do enjoy that you're tough enough to admit you actually enjoyed the medium and introspective enough to talk about your relationship with nostalgia and silent hill. All between 10/10 dick jokes. Great work!
@ScottsGameAsylum
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, I'm kind of confused as to why people consider The Medium to be this radioactive. Does it have some gut wrenching moments that could be considered to be in poor taste out of context? yes. Are they relishing in being this provocative for the sake of being edgy? No. I don't know, perhaps after 4 David Cage games i have a higher tolerance for this shit lol. At least these attempts from Bloober are earnest!
@quinkledinkle3760
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum its not the gut wrenching moments in a game that deals with trauma, it was just the way it was handled in the ending with the whole "you have to kill me to end the abuse monster" It could just be me coping on to that ending because I am a victim of sexual abuse while i was a minor, but idk. Just seemed a bit symbolically tone deaf IMO to add the act of a victim unaliving ones self because of the weight of said trauma as an ending. It does happen im not trying to say games should not tackle this subject matter in shocking ways, but I think the ambiguity with the ending can lead to a very warped interpretation. Especially in comparison to silent hill which handled trauma way better and more hopeful while still feeling grounded by the weight of going through an expierence like that.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
That's the problem with interpretation, it's personal. And with ambiguity there is a hint of self projection onto its final message. Not to downplay your background, but this is MY take on the story and should be only taken as such. I hope you are okay though.
@quinkledinkle3760
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum no worries my dude I totally get you on that and I definitely respect your interpretation on it and I can appreciate it! I loved the review as well. I'm just saying that I think thats why people really didn't like The Medium to such an extent, especially when the marketing was heavily taking advantage of fhe nostalgia for some classic silent hill esque gameplay and then also through extension why they are getting so much hate for the SH reboot. And thank you UwU, I've had some great support throughout my life. I just brought it up for full disclosure since it related to the themes of The Medium from what was expressed to me about the game.
@quinkledinkle3760
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum also I've heard complaints about the sympathetic tone of the writing for one of the in game child predators. I can understand what they were trying to do, like yeah abuse does sometimes play a part in developing some nasty people, but again a lot of people including myself felt that was a bit tone deaf because it still shouldn't warrent a sympathetic tone.
my thing with bloober games are that, gameplay wise i think they’re great. but their stories are severely lacking. so i do have high hopes w/ sh2 since the story was already made. plus, maybe making more action horror games is what they’re secretly better at
@shnoozezzz9752
Жыл бұрын
while the writing and scenario work is going to be kept the same from the looks of it, im still scared the ways the remake presents those events in a very different and not as well done way, like from the trailer im not really liking the way the animations are presenting james' character. Im gonna try and stay optimistic but yeah i ust dont really trust bloober
@winonajavier3944
Жыл бұрын
@@shnoozezzz9752 i haven't played og silent hill 2 yet, so i can't really say anything about all of that. as someone who hasn't played the original, i'm looking forward to it. but i do notice that james does have entirely different facial expressions. like james looks constantly worried or upset in the remake. which idk if that was just for the trailer or something. like in the mirror scene, in the og silent hill 2, james had a more neutral expression. in the remake, he looked sad. but yeah, i hope bloober does a good job. and we haven't seen how good they are with remakes yet, maybe this'll be great!!
@Ricback2
Жыл бұрын
@@winonajavier3944 which is great. James is a suffering soul, so I'm really glad with the transformation despite the cartoonist feel it has.
@Shiratto
Жыл бұрын
More visual design than gameplay by the looks of it.
@Haitch_Kay
Жыл бұрын
@@winonajavier3944 Not going to spoil anything since you said you haven't played SH2 but James being the way he is at the start is 100% intentional and is part of the tone. Changing it to being an almost comically exaggerated "I'm a sad man :(" face reaaaally fucks with who James is as a character and the story that gets presented throughout the game.
As an artist myself I really loved Layers of Fear and the message of the game itself really threw me into a deep dark "Oh well shit why you gotta do that shit to me."
Sorry but I don't like this developer's games much and I'm disappointed they're developing the new silent hill. I feel like they don't "get it" and go for "too much". Too many "scary" visuals without actually well thought-out psychological horror
@thedarkroom6416
Жыл бұрын
eh
@logiclunacy606
Жыл бұрын
I agree for some part, I played the observer and while I enjoyed the game for the most part, I feel like there are parts where it tries too hard but because its like going through haunted house ride, there's no stakes so the fear is absent. That being said I also think hyper intense music is a lot more nerve racking and intense than any ambience or subtlety.... if you combine both aspects you can get one intense horror game without overbearing and desensitised you too much. I think they'll be fine with SH2, it'll most likely be a 1to1 remake, possibly they'll sprinkle more psychological scares in the game but for the most part it'll be the same.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Observer is overindulgent yes, but this view from the original commenter is reacting to a trailer and not the final product. and yes the early games by bloober, smacked you over the head with scares to the point they become white noise. However, we don't know how this will shake out till we get it in our greasy palms. So it's best to treat it with indifference till then.
Their games are incredibly visually interesting and expressive, even if the game's themselves are kinda boring. More of these devs should look to Pathologic 2 for how to do a "Walking simulator" type game that actually has decent gameplay. Love that game...
@danialtootian6385
7 ай бұрын
That game is what a lot of developers wish they could make.
The Blair with in vr is 1000 times better but still dosent change the story concerns
Having watched this video, I am glad that I'm not alone in this. I always saw Bloober team as "half a dragon," imagine a bisected statue of a small dragon being displayed at a museum, a pane of glass lodged in its medial center displaying all the organs and things and inside. Bloober team covers the visual flare, but as if it completely lacks any knowledge of how to actually make gameplay, which is why they default to the most bare bones methods to avoid their creations being labeled as 3d slideshows.
Not remembering who Bloober was, I picked up The Medium for its look of gameplay and the name on the soundtrack. I’m glad I picked it up and gave it a try, even with the triggering plot lines. Due to the ending of the game for me just being tedious for the most part, it makes it hard to want to pick up again. Just glad we’re getting an abundance of good single player games coming soon.
I really don't know if Bloober is the best choice for Silent Hill, but I'm just hoping for the best. Personally I would've went with Remedy Entertainment or Bluepoint.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Red Barrels man.. RED BARRELS!!! who wants some Outlast in there silent hill!? Oh yeah, Outlast is shit!!
It looks like their production values are fairly solid considering the smaller budgets, and the Silent Hill lore is already laid out for them, sooooo.... maybe it won't be so bad?
Well, Shit: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWt53LuYg6XbeLg.html While I am interested in the new wave of SH I'm keeping my hype to a bare minimum. Timecodes: Intro: 00:00 Layers of Fear: 01:33 Observer: 04:52 Layers of Fear 2: 10:35 Blair Witch: 16:11 The Medium: 20:20 "That" Rumour: 29:14
I think the worst crime SH2 remake will be guilty of is just simply being a visual/narrative update of the original. There won’t be major gameplay changes, a ton of new content, and probably not any replayability; just the story of 2 with a fresh coat of paint. In the end though, I think that’s all it really needs (and deserves) to be.
@BriarPatchNyra
Жыл бұрын
I HOPE that's true, but I'm concerned already with how the animation looks. James' weird crying face as opposed to his unnerving blank expression, that oddity was INTENTIONAL in Silent Hill.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It's an early trailer FFS, you can't judge it like the final product!
@JAhz-um7gz
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum oh believe me, I got high hopes for the game and I'm super excited for it! I'm just keeping my expectations realistic; that'll be pretty decent remake but nothing groundbreaking like RE2Make :P
@Horde334
Жыл бұрын
An even worse crime is when people talk about silent hill they always seem to mention silent hill 2 and completely forget the first game ever existed and then proceed to also forget sh3...seriously a firm reminder to silent hill fans sh2 isn't the only silent hill game to exist and shouldn't always be the benchmark of comparison.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Silent hill 1? Never heard of it! 😂 My favourite is 4
I think I agree with you. I love silent hill two, but after final fantasy seven remake, my appetite for remix is dead. Any time they announce a new remake I am less excited about being able to revisit some thing I once loved, and more concerned about how they’re going to ruin it.
The "annoying prick" part about Troy Baker is due to him being present in every videogame known to men or has he been in any controversy recently? I don't really know much about him as a person but that caught me off guard.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I don't hate the man, because I don't personally know him. But his overuse grinds my gears, and he jumped on the NFT bandwagon a while back. Supporting this AI driven Voice Over service, where VO actors uploaded there "voice fonts" to be used like text to speech. For next to no royalties. It was like a dystopian cyberpunk nightmare, and his contemporaries called him out on it.
@giannisosa6771
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum I'm gonna be honest, I feared something far more serious considering how things are nowadays. But yeah, he seems like an out of touch asshole at least from what you're telling me. Ps: I really admire how active you are in the comment section
I'm glad I've been able to go back recently and play a lot of the old PS2 horror titles like Echo Night Beyond and Haunting Ground.
I know you're a real one because of the Cold Fear nod.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Cold Fear is bae
Strike while the iron is hot! Glad the Algorithm suggested your channel to me! I'm excited to check out your other videos. See, a lot of other channels try the "irreverent humor while talking about a 'serious' horror game" thing, but they usually don't quite make the mark, but, in this video at least, I think you nailed it!
To everyone who thinks they would've enjoyed Silent Hills (the game PT was supposed to become) which was supposed to be directed by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro: I'm a huge fan of Castlevania. Have been my whole life. I have a lot of respect for Hideo Kojima as a person. That being said, he ruined Castlevania. He was prepared to ruin Silent Hill too. Seriously, rethink what you believe you would've liked about Silent Hills. And I mean _reeeeaaaaalllllyyyyy_ think about it. If you still think you would've liked Silent Hills, then I'm sorry your opinions are so wrong.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
TL:DR, PT was six years ago, let it go..
@Glarblenuck
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum not the point I was making but ok
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Also Kojima was the advisor/producer and not the creative lead. CV:LoS was made to be a hard reset of the series that was comprised due to internal conflicts between the Devs MercurySteam and Konami, that is when Kojima was drafted to aid in getting the game done. Then in a move to push sales they slapped his name on the box. ONE GOOGLE SEARCH TOLD ME THIS!!!
@Glarblenuck
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum First of all drop the smartass attitude. I made my comment because I've seen people dragging down the Silent Hill 2 Remake all the while saying PT should've been done when Kojima has already fucked up one of Konami's more moderately-popular franchises. And yes, he has. You cannot sit here and tell me the only influence he had on the game was Konami "slapping his name on the box" in an attempt to "push sales." Yeah, Konami and MercurySteam fucked it up too, but it wasn't just them. Kojima's vision came into play as well. His idea for games in general revolves around a more cinematic experience which Castlevania's predecessors did not. The reason I bring Kojima into the Silent Hill discussion is the fact that I don't think it's a fucking coincidence that both Lords of Shadow and PT, both which had Kojima involved one way or another, were reboots (or in PT's case, was meant to be a reboot before it was cancelled). Lastly, I didn't need to "Google search" anything. I've fucking watched this shit go down for 12 years. Three parties, Konami, Kojima, and MercurySteam, are the reason Castlevania is a dead franchise. And it's not a matter of "letting it go" when it comes to PT. It's the opposite. I'm glad it fucking died.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Man you need to sort that parasocial relationship with Kojima! This adds nothing to what is going on and just reads like a spurned lover! In a way it's quite heartbreaking, how did he hurt you friend? Was it when he changed his brand on his glasses? Did it sting when he went from Oakley's to Ray Ban's? Was it when he stood you up at that restaurant? That deep empty pain in your chest as you realise that he wasn't going to show up? The agony of him ghosting you on tinder? The exetensial dread at staring at your phone for hours wondering if he thinks about you at night? The disquieting feeling that you maybe forever alone, disconnected from his love and affection? Did the jealousy burn your heart while he is chumming it up with his celebrity friend's? Did his tweets about his Skype calls with pop culture icons make you feel desperate for his affection? Do you sleep clutching a copy of "The Creative Gene" in a vain hope that his pontificating about star wars makes you feel like you share something in common? HOW DID HE HURT YOU JERRY!?
*sh2 get a remake* : happy like a child *by blooper team* : start hitting head in a hallway
I saw the thumbnail for this video and all I could think was "James Sunderland is not amused." Seems appropriate if you ask me.
My least favorite horror developers. I only really liked Observer. The problem with their games is that they take all the fear away because you literally can’t die, it’s basically like a video game version of a haunted house. Yeah, scary stuff is happening around you, but you know you’re not gonna get hurt.
On one hand, silent hill 2 is the game Bloober has transparently wanted to make for its entire existence, but on the other hand, their batting average is questionable and Konami is not quite concerned with quality assurance and hasn't shown any love for the series in a very long time. I don't know how the remake will turn out, but I'll follow that one golden rule that has saved me from so many bad purchases: never preorder, wait until reviews come out.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Sure, Layers was inspired by PT and the ironically took over from it when that was shit canned.
You say ONIONS, but they're CLEARLY potatoes and garlic..
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
When life gives you onions...
I am very hopeful for it... I mean, it's not like they don't know how to make a game. I feel it would be much easier to make a game that someone else has already made, but just make it look better...
@NormanTiner
Жыл бұрын
Exactly my thought and why I think they're not such a controversial pick. They've already made a great proof of concept with the Medium. They also have guidance from Junji Ito and Akira Yamaoka. So, art direction, sound design and exploration are all covered.... The only thing I'm worried about is combat. Literally everything they've made so far completely avoids combat.
@SuperHornetA51
Жыл бұрын
@Stevean2 they did it just fine, I don't know what you're talking about.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
At first when I saw the trailer I was put off by the look, but then this is an early peak, and on repeat viewings you start to see those little details. Sure it looks rough around the edges, but if Bloober has any talents, they know a thing or two about visual fidelity
I think Bloober is very good at visuals but they should probably do something about the writers because their narratives suck. Since some of the original Silent Hill creators are in the team now, hopefully they can prevent them from doing something stupid. Bloober is especially bad at handling mental health topics and since Silent Hill has a lot of mental health elements... Oh dear god I hope Konami keeps checking them.
The worst part about The Blair Witch game is that it wasn't a game about The Blair Witch.
That intro sequence killed me. What where they thinking? Was that supposed to be scary lmfao!
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I know, but I do appreciate the goofiness.
After playing SOMA I think Frictional games should have been the company that makes a Silent Hill 2 remake.
I’d much rather something heavily inspired by silent hill than another silent hill (as long as it’s good of course)
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Well now the peeps that were inspired by SH are now making SH games, kind of indearing if you think of it that way.
James sunderland on the thumbnail 2 months before silent hill 2 remake gets anounced
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, people seem to forget about the rumors that dropped in the summer
Horror fake screaming letsplayers is the main reason, whi I mostly watch John Wolfe, or Many a true nerd:D ps.: nice channel we have here, Subscribed;)
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Ahhhhh! And other obnoxious noises! Thanks!
I’ve beaten layers of fear, Blair witch and got into layers of fear 2….none of the game are above 6/10. They just…aren’t.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Fair point, but I rather play a game with issues over some profound, perceived masterpiece. Also review scores are stupid.
@Budd631
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum months later I’ve finished LOF2. Yeah, I’d rather play this than get mauled by a bear and since rating 1-10 is “stupid” I’ll say it’s mid.
26:00 I personally felt very comfortable with the double screen on PS5, I liked that way more than having a button for switching dimensions. I really enjoyed The Medium :)
That beginning clip only has me thinking of the jerma clip where he just loops that animation over and over
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Funny enough I didn't know who he was until people kept mentioning it lol. It's just a funny image that I had to put in, it's too goofy not to!
The main voice actor in layers of fear sounds like he's channeling Jack Nicholson in The Shining.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I can hear it, kinda
I think these games were great when they came out. But over time they lose their shock value. These games definitely seem like “letsplay” games
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yeah i can get that angle, especially with Layers 1&2.
Bloober Team, in my opinion, would work best as part of a bigger Team. They are really good with visuals, effects and atmosphere but they have no real idea on gameplay in an shape or form and their stories are just kinda there. You can ususally figure out the "twist" early on and there is rarely anything that makes it stand out. But as a Visual department for a bigger team, they could do great stuff.
Bloober needs to keep working on original IPs to keep working out their storytelling kinks. I liked Layers of Fears and the updated version of Observer. I don't think they were the right studio for Silent Hill 2, but who knows.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Tell Karen at accounting
With what you said about the Blair Witch protaginist - I always appreciated James Sunderland as a troubled man with dark secrets and burdens who despite all that is kind and genuine to the others around him. Like he tries not to drag the darkest parts of his life into others' lives. A lot of poorly written brooding characters will just overshare and dump their tragic backstory onto oth3r characters, but he barely even does this to Maria, the character whose presence effects his well-being the most. He tends to soften up and try not to scare the other characters with his story, and he listens to Angela with genuine concern when she acts weird or concerning in front of him, specifically the way he tries to talk her down and confiscates her knife when he gets the impression she's going to harm herself. James is broken, but he's not a dick.
Konami should just properly port the original SH2 to PC. The remake won't capture what makes the original so scary, being the lack of sounds, the bad graphics making everything look cursed, the simplicity of Pyramid Head walking down a hallway with no scary intense music, etc. It's gonna be overproduced. James' new voice actor is a perfect example of trying too hard. Nothing is ever gonna recapture the feelings I felt playing it for the first time, anyway, so why am I even complaining? Let's also not forget that Konami treats its employees like slaves and made Silent Hill slot machines.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Yes, the originals would be cool on steam/gog. Sh4 is already on there and that is beautiful
@Posavac90
Жыл бұрын
Damn you know a lot about a game, which still mostly consists of concept arts
@friendofp.24
Жыл бұрын
@@Posavac90 Lol.
@EthanRom
Жыл бұрын
Just buy a used PS2. Shouldn't be too expensive or run an emulation. Some of us want a new experience. For the purists, the original games still exist and will continue to exist they're not going anywhere
@friendofp.24
Жыл бұрын
@@EthanRom The emulators aren't perfect, nor are the community PC enhancement mods. Thankfully it's better than it being lost to time.
Goddamn, how underrated can a man be?
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Very!
These guys remind me of the people making life is strange games. It's amateurish, written by man child that doesn't understand trauma, add gimmicks in their games to make them less boring despite having 0 gameplay. I might be harsh but damn, giving the SH corpse of a franchise to them is the final nail in the coffin. The funniest thing is, it will outsell all the games they did prior due the massive marketing nostalgia they created by not releasing anything SH related in years and knowing the full franchise sold less than 1 single resident evil spin off game in total, it'll be considered a success by Konami even if they get poor reviews...
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
I still have triggers about DONTNOD's detritus. Remember Me is pretty cool though
Blooper team has great looking games with really great ideas but they are executed pretty badly
For the size Bloober was, Blair Witch was pretty fucking good. Much better than i expected it to be, very memorable and very claustrophobic atmosphere
The only thing I can give to layers of fear is its always one step ahead of you. But other than that, it's just a generic walking simulator. The first time when I played it I was kind of scared due to letting my imagination running amok(thinking there is more to the game),however my immersion and imagination was killed once I realized horror does not exist, and the only enemy in the game can't kill you, and most often than not, the only way to be... Choked, I guess? By that enemy is to go to her.
I've honestly enjoyed most of their horror titles, namely observer and the first layers of fear. Just fun games, despite it being walking simulators, I was IMMERSED.. for the most part.
They took the story of the blair witch and butchered it and made it about some random soldier with ptsd walking the woods which has nothing to do with the blair witch. Makes me afraid what butchering they will do to silent hill 2.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
It feels like they had a game first and the license came during the production
What really bothered me about Layers of Fear was it had such a great atmosphere, yet often relied on overly cheap and loud jump scares instead of using this effectively. Some of the environmental scares really got me, the paintings, doors, curtains, and other things made to sound ridiculously loud just made me annoyed. I personally actually love "walking simulator" type horror games, so long as they effectively use the environment and this one just didn't in my opinion, despite its potential. Don't plan to buy the other games since I just don't vibe with Bloober Team's treatment of mental health (that they usually blame the victims in very disgusting ways), I did get Observer off Humble Bundle, but those visuals look painful to look at and make me want to avoid it tbh. Really good analysis of all these games overall, glad to see someone cover the issues.
Silent Hill is one of the few games I’ve ever played that legitimately changed and affected my life. Playing the original games doesn’t even feel like playing a game, it’s more like an experience, an experience that leaves you thinking about it for weeks after finishing the game. That being said, I have extremely high expectations for these remakes, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little pessimistic about Bloober team taking on the project. However, I’d still like to give the game a fair shot before I jump to any conclusions. It’s easy to get on a hate band wagon when the entire internet is going crazy over a particular subject, even if said subject isn’t fully understood yet. I find that to be especially true if it’s something that holds importance to us or nostalgia value. I’d rather go into a game without bias and come out feeling “meh” about it, than go into a game with a predetermined hatred and coming out feeling accordingly. It may all seem obvious when written down, but to me it just feels like these days you either “love” something or you “hate” it, you’re never allowed to just be neutral on anything, especially when it comes to game and movie critiques. All in all, I have my doubts about the new SH games and remakes, and I don’t want to get my hopes up, but who knows, they may yet surprise us and deliver a good series of games. I guess only time will tell.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Best to go in with no expectations and hopefully they will suprise. But totally get your mindset!
This 31 minute vid felt like a four minute one. It was like listening to a friend shooting the shit about the games he had played recently, with just as many sharp and witty observations as much more heavy, self-important youtube discussions. Will definitely be following more of your content. And here's to hoping for a nice SH remake (remaster? I can never remember the proper terminology.)
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, so much, and there is more mad ravings in my dumpster fire. Plus more in the future!
"I guess this is what happens when you let Fortnite raise your children." :'D
surprised you praised the medium since all i heard about the ending is that it's so bad and sends the complete wrong message to victims of abuse and portrays the predator in a sympathetic light. and victims of said of abuse should end their own lives because they are ruined and all the friends and families lives are ruined too because of them getting abused. yeah if true this dev really shouldn't be touching silent hill but they are.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Sweet opinion bro, did a youtuber give it to ya?
@crazyBloodmonkey
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum no....it was multiple KZreadrs lol.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Sweet opinion bro, did a gaggle youtubers give it to ya? Is it too hard to formulate your own opinion?
@manwhatdoiputhere
2 ай бұрын
I can second this opinion as an abuse survivor myself. Was really disgusting, that game.
I remember Jerma playing this game and watching the children get fucking wrecked over and over.
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Funny enough i didn't know who Jerma was until everyone started making references to him playing LoF. After watching that clip, now i see why lol
@Mockthenerd
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottsGameAsylum He's a fun distraction to have on TV when you're doing hobby stuff. I don't massively follow him but I remember he had a phase where he played horror games (His Saw stream is worth watching). And I remember that moment with the kid the most so i just instantly recognised this game. I don't remember anything else about the game.
I love how you put quotation marks at the word "horror"
They honestly don't deserve to make the Silent Hill 2 remake
@_Gilles_
Жыл бұрын
Who should do it instead?
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Bloober Team!
I've played the original SH2 countless times, played SH3 aprrox at the time when it came out. Loved both of those games, and still try to watch every plot and lore analysis content there is about those two games. I really enjoyed Layers Of Fear, and find absolutely nothing wrong with Bloober Team working on the SH franchise. Thanks everybody.
@guitarandgames1386
Жыл бұрын
Don't worry man it's the silent hill community. Nothing can ever be good and they have to hate anything that isn't og sh2/3
This thumbnail aged like fine wine
@ScottsGameAsylum
Жыл бұрын
Doomer meme -> good vintage
I honestly adored Observer, and I loved the detective aspects. What I DIDN’T like were the visuals. How jarring and even nauseating they were. The ‘night vision’ mode barely worked as such, and the electrical vision was extremely ugly at times. Furthermore, while the detective gameplay was extremely neat, there wasn’t a lot of it. (The base game only had TWO side cases alongside the main one, with System Redux adding in 3 more.) Those parts of the game were unquestionably the best, yet I wish there was more of it. However, the monster sections, with the exception of the ending one, were boring and just unnecessary. Honestly, if Bloober ever makes a sequel, they should ditch the monster, add more detective cases and side quests, and also be more subtle with its imagery.