I cannot stress how much I love this 2000-2005 era of graphics. Simple, yet they convey all the information you need, without any non-interactive clutter you don't.
Dillon did mention an ink ribbon feature would be an inclusion in the hardest difficulty and the easy mode would have a portable music box that could be used to save
@@lemone12 It's a consumable resource in the RE games that is required for you to save, since there are only a limited amount of them, they make you think more about when to save
@@lemone12 oh in residen't evil you use a type writer to save and the ink ribbon is what you use to make the type writer work. So each save is one ribbon, harder difficulties give less ribbon.
That "look behind you" note is a bit of a joke at the AI's expense. The table you find it on is guarded by two guys with their backs to the player. they don't move unless alerted. They should have followed the note's advice and looked behind them.
That's actually kind of genius. It's pretty natural to assume the note was meant for you as the player, so it's a good shake-up of that old horror bit that it's actually for the mooks standing at the table and you're the scary thing behind them.
If you look at the two AI's, one was standing at the table looking at the note while the other one was hiding behind him in a bush. I took at as the one guy trying to scare his friend.
@@DocSauce-dl5gg See, I've seen a few people echo this sentiment but I've never approached that table in a way where the second guard wasn't visible. He is obscured by some scenery, but he's not completely hidden and his eye-glow is visible.
Loving these retro throwback style games, it’s so strange these days playing modern games that are designed to play and look like old games. What a time to be alive, I for one welcome more of these style of games.
@@cunt5413 you're exactly right. Modern AAA games are mostly shallow, bloated, unfinished messes. The big studios are so big that they're basically impossible to challenge, so of course we see indie titles and original ideas/retro games thriving.
A lot of it is just... realizing that so long as it's visually *good enough* to convey what it needs to convey, you don't need a huge team to make something great. And while the hyper-accessible nature of modern AAA stuff has made gaming more popular, it's also brought a new generation of people who don't want their hand held any more.
@@colbyboucher6391 also think about how engines like Unity and Unreal have made game development and design accessible to people, allowing indie creators/groups to pop up and contribute something new. People often create games in their spare time as a hobby now, and can develop fanbases and sales capable of allowing them to go professional without publishers/investors.
I love them especially they feel almost timeless now since their graphics are retro styled, games now a days seem so real until a newer game comes out, then it doesn’t look real anymore, but with retro graphics you don’t have that problem
Yeah, I too was concerned over that type of game not being very compatible with the early access model. I'm looking forward to the game, but I'll be waiting until it's done before opening my wallet.
Is it me or has a large part of the gaming community found a new appreciation for games that feel like they were from the early to mid 2000s? When games were still experimental, looked rough visually but the gameplay was fun! Like if I play the OG Thief games now, I just know I'd have a good time.
@@Retarded_Ape 'still experimental' would be cool, but in this particular game (even though i like it) we see an excersise on delivering 'good old' style of gameplay. i would love this game to have at least some innovation. for example, why not make these guards look back randomly which will create some unexpected situations
@@shiv3rcubesolver664 Yeah, that was my first guess too, but when Jo mentioned it I was like "Oh...now that's even more clever" Assuming that was the devs intent.
@@kyotheman69 I was about to say the same thing, early access is where this game will stay for another 8 years, steam is full of them, I don't bother adding them anymore.
Gman, a man who-no matter how hard you think he's driven it into the grave, always manages to make a joke about yo mama even funnier than the one he made in the previous video. I believe he is some sort of yo mama joke ex machina. And I am here for it. (Loved how this time around you put in Jesse's 'can't keep getting away with this. I love these vids, even though a lot of them I'm yet to/never will be able to play, I'm still in it for the long haul)
They sure nailed the graphical style. Looks authentically like a late-90s/early 2000's PC game to the point that I kinda keep forgetting it's supposed to be something that's being made in the current year. Honestly cool tbh, hopefully replicating that era well can become more popular.
I'm loving the Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth atmosphere this game has. I'm tempted to play it, but I'll probably just wait until it's fully out. I can't imagine the blue balls I would've had if I completed the opening section of CoC: DCotE and had to wait another few years to play the rest. That game felt like a grand adventure through the game world, and this looks like it'll be the same once it's finished.
It does remind me of CoC Dark Corners of the Earth, even the way the character moves but its completely different genres, CoC starts as an adventure game with some stealth and turns into full blown shooter obviously because of dev problems, but it has some really neat moments.
I imagine release schedule for content will be a lot faster than one would think given how long it's taken to get this current build. They're basing releases off what content would be appropriate for a 1.0 launch, this means polished to a release state. The devs have mentioned how large the actual game world will be and that many of the districts are well on their way to being finished. They also were thinking of delaying to drop the early access closer to christmas with both the market disctrict (First area in the city) and the tavern full accessible. This tells us that we'll be getting our first 2 major content patches before the end of the year. Game development is non linear, at least in regards to how we consume a game. A lot of the mechanics and systems we have now have set the basis for a lot of other things to come along much faster since mapping and decorating things is the one of the fastest sides of the developement process. AI will also be a lot smarter later into the game. The enemies we experienced in the current build are tailored for a more tutorial start of the game setting, they're not as smart as they will be later on as a means of easing us into the gameplay.
I’ve been watching your videos for years and I’ve never posted in the comments but I feel compelled to tell you that I love you videos man they cheer me up on a dark day. Keep up the good work.
I hope they've addressed difficulty because I found the demo way too easy. It was dead simple to just one shot every enemy with a fully charged cane stab.
They will be adding a harder difficulty, a custom difficulty, and they showed off the Huntsmen having protective body armor (presumably to stop them from being backstabbed so easily).
We have the start of the game. It's currently easing us into its mechanics so it's not too difficult. It'll get more difficult later which makes sense. We legit have a tutorial few areas.
Regarding the "look behind you" note. I think the devs intended for players to miss the guard that was behind the stalagmite and just kill the guard in front of the desk and immediately look at the note. Meaning if you looked behind you would see a guard swinging at you but they kinda messed it up.
The point about the game being stealth based but it being way more fun to just kill everyone is just how I feel about DIshonored. Gloodwood is going on my wish life for when it's finished.
"Crescent Moon will allow you to save anywhere, Half/Full Moon will continue to enforce phonograph saves (as many times as desired) and Blood Moon will enforce phonograph saves with a consumable wax cylinder item requirement." from a developer post
Note on shooting lights out: If you do it from a far enough distance enemies won't hear the shot and you can approach a now darkened area. I did this multiple times in the current build.
The look behind you note is supposed to scare you with the enemy on the left that isn't visible if you straight up went to kill the guard in front of the note.
I took said guy out first (which was the better option since he's the one with the torch and the other has an axe) and the other guy instantly noticed leaving me no time to look at the note before he got to me. Knowing NB, it's probably a joke meant to be a note for the hunter (making you the jumpscare and giving him a chance to react if only he had read the note).
Interesting you called it a folding shotgun. Don't know if it's an Aussie term but in the states we call it an over under shotgun. Now there are folding shotguns that fold in half to be concealed. Also awesome to see "oh shit I'm sorry" made it in the video haha
"He can't keep getting away with it!" I f'ing died and in the after life I'm still watching that "your mom" joke over and over again and still laughing.
Two things I'd like to bring up to alleviate some concerns about release timing (hopefully it helps that is): One is that mechanics aside from some much needed AI work all seem to be in place and sit well with the world, and what they're apparently mostly focused on is maps, models, and sounds. Massive parts to be sure, but the progress they've made since the demo is pretty remarkable and says something about the rate we can expect to see new content. The second point is about the demo area itself, was almost assuredly built as a proof-of-concept one off experience to, well, literally demonstrate stuff, doubtful that area will exist as a singular cohesive location in the game, we will probably see parts of its varied style pop up over the whole product. Seeing this much come out after 2 years in its current state leads me to believe they're sitting on another hour or two of release-candidate content. Just wanting to take that extra time to 110% polish things up (maybe give the AI a bit more depth) before another drop. A lesser team would've taken that demo area and built on it for early access if they were more focused on getting a game out the door. The sort of people who operate like that (potentially just tossing all the demo content as far as we know right now) are usually impressive developers in my experience and are passionate about their vision. I'm open to being proven wrong, but saving my concerns about a dragged out development cycle until the first update (and how long it takes)
Okay, I was considering buying Gloomwood, but wasn't 100% sure if it would be up my alley. The instant I saw that RE4-esque attache case inventory at 1:24 , I was sold. I also appreciate the gunsmoke effects, looks like a simplified version of what Bioshock did, and I feel there's not enough of that sort of thing.
I played it, beat the Tavern, realized the game was only like 3 areas and then realized I beat the early access demo with the revolver and never found the cane sword. Now, that was a truly terrifying experience.
Gameplay and atmosphere reminds me of the criminally underrated Styx games. Voice acting sounds great too. I'm looking forward to trying this when it's finished.
The game looks amazing and I’ve seen the demo of this one that most UA-camrs have played this years ago. Just can’t wait for this game fully develops in the near future. I just love that how indie teams bring back these old school FPS games back to its modern roots for both old and new players.
For anyone wondering, a folding shotgun DID exist. It was the burgress folding shotgun and the only difference to the one in the game is the placement of the action. The GW shotgun has a traditional pump action found at the front of the gun while the burgress "pull back" action was IN the grip of the gun. ua-cam.com/video/sZZg4HQ18Rs/v-deo.html here's a video of the burgress action.
12:13 that sounds perfect for me, I love Dishonored and I'm not great at pure stealth games. I guess instead of summoning hordes of rats to devour my enemies I'll be lighting them all on fire.
This game has really big potential if the developer listens to feedback, because it does have quite a bit of issues and short comings. The mains ones being AI is really lacking and the shadows being way to black, you should be able to gain vision in the darkness and see a little bit, shadows arent supposed to be black as coal. The AI should be more aware of the environment and if doors are open or closed compared to what they were or if stuff has been moved around.
I don't really mind the shadowy parts being pure black. It makes sense since guards aren't able to see you. Plus, you get a lantern so you get to see where you're going. I do feel the AI could use some work, even in earlier levels. I remember the AI noticing certain open doors in the demo. Kinda weird to not see the guards being aware of most doors in here.
Problem with immersive sims is that, unless you make them tightly linear like M&M Dark Messiah, they take a lot of effort to flesh out levels. With Gloomwood you notice that the first area (the starting building) is extremely complex. When you get to know the building you can take shortest path and skip every enemy if you want but you can also spend hours exploring and messing with the enemies. Now compare that very first area with rest of the 'early access' levels and they are much more simple. I really hope they keep the level of detail in the level design they have in the first section instead of rushing this out.
I have gloom wood. I love it. There are always so many ways to complete an objective, like you can go through the window, there may be a backdoor, or there might a vent you can go through
Also, fun fact: you don't need to be behind an enemy to backstab. They just have to be unaware of where you currently are. You can one shot an enemy when their vision is yellow.
I found that same ‘look behind you’ note and got scared shitless, but then I realised that the guy you kill to get to that note was staring at it the whole time. Dread turned to hilarity then.
A part of me kinda hopes the Limited saves becomes a seperate option from the difficulty lvls. In the Gloomwood Demo, Bloodmoon made ammo so rare you would require all Shotgun shells and Bullets to kill the Crowbasatrds in the sewers... especially in that one lvl where you need to deal with 5 of them in near pitch darkness. Being able to save alot in the sewer sections was a blessing to say the least. While I agree the could update the game onwards to include more areas, im honeslty fine if it takes another 3 or 6 or 8 years for the game to be finish, so be it, i rather a well polished completed game then buggy mess with an unsastifying ending.
I just bought this game and I'm absolutely loving it. Played a little under 2 hours and I've been playing mostly stealthily but I'm probably gonna go back to find all of the secrets and maybe also a berzerk kill-everyone run.
Hrot just finished up their 2nd episode, luckily he's been pretty consistent (based on other devs track records). There's another GREAT fps called Lunacid i recently played on Steam from the Lost in Vivo dev, its highly recommended
You know what i hate about all these games? I hate how they been released! I mean, they got released in early versions, and then you have to wait for unknown amount of years to, finally, play those games. Like, seriously. Wrath: Aeon of Ruins is still there, and it was like 4 or 5 years already, since it has been released in early version, and we still ait got $hit. And that is what i hate about modern video games the most. Cause, why not release a full version of the game, instead of giving us this, unfinished piece of it? WHY??? Just finish your game and then release it. Is that too much to ask? I don't think so! Thus why i will not even bother playing it. I rather play something that is finished, or something cool and old, than this. p.s - I would give you even more things, why i hate modern video games, but then my comment would be so huge, that it would broke UA-cam's servers.
@@IAmDaDumb1 Notice that i didn't talked about Dusk. I was talking about the most recent games, that looks like a retro fps games, but is not retro. Like this one here. Also, in early version, Dusk had like two finished episodes, and by the time it came out as a full game, it was almost finished.
funniest video to date! the voice clips made me laugh out loud multiple times, even your mom joke had a new twist. I wish more games will feature the seamless interface in a creative way more often, it's so much more interesting and immersive then a few more graphical wizbangs.
This game on steam deck makes me very happy. I wish you could see a little better in dark in some areas but it is very good and has potential to be great to outstanding. The sound work and haptic feedback while playing on deck vibrates depending on what surface you are on is amazing. New blood just can't miss.
When I bought Thief TDP and Half Life in close proximity to each other in '98 - while HL was a fantastic game and I loved it. It was Thief TDP that stayed with me forever and I kept going back to.
I agree with most of this, but I don't agree that you should buy it. This Early Access release was a failure... there's not 20 bucks worth of content here. EA is not meant as a crowdfunding service - it's still a store, and they're selling a product. It will probably be worth the money when it's done, but it's not at the moment.
That's literally what Early Access means, tho. It's not a finished product, it's a product that's still in development and they are prerealising it to get funds
@@adrher1999 That's a common misconception, but that is not what Early Access is. According to _Steam's own guidelines,_ EA is meant to be there for developers who need guidance, feedback and analytics to complete their games. That's what it's primarily for. It is *not* for fundraising. If the developer needs funds to complete the project, the guidelines state that they should be looking at things like Kickstarter instead. It's very clear about this. It also states that what is released in Early Access should be worth the asking price right out of the gate. If the EA version is priced at 20 bucks, there should be 20 dollars worth of value to the consumer. Not tomorrow - _but right away._ You aren't allowed to sell EA games based on future promises. What is released is what matters. To release a game in Early Access, the developers agree to follow these guidelines. And there's plenty of examples of developers who did this right, titles like Dead Cells, Darkest Dungeon or Hades.
@@smugplush Yeah, it's s bit of a mess. Valve's completely hands off approach to everything that isn't literally on fire leaves a lot to be desired. Instead they dump the responsibility on anyone and everyone they can find - That's just what Valve does. Still, it's not all bad, and no reason for user and especially professional reviewers to give this kind of stuff a pass. Even if these devs have a great track record like in this case, it doesn't make this particular EA release ok. If professional reviewers simply held them to a higher standard, things like EA _could_ be improved. So I think it's a real shame this review ended with a flat "buy it".
As someone whos pretty new to stealth games id say it took me closer to 5-6ish hours on halfmoon. That being said i was barely using my gun and killing every guard i saw so..
The shotgun is based on a Burgess Folding Shotgun, first manufactured in 1894. It showed a lot of promise, generated great consumer interest, performed well by all accounts, and was even endorsed by would-be U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt. Unfortunately, Winchester bought out the company and the rights to the model, then shelved it indefinitely. They're highly sought-after collector's items now,
@@SpaceGhostIn4D Apparently it was popular at one point to have what they called folding shotguns. It is different from modern folding stocks, because the gun's folding point is between the breech and the barrel. Somewhat similar to a break action, but it is meant to be carried open, while still loaded.
@@SpaceGhostIn4D nah, the shotgun itself litterally folds, like in the game. They even had belt holsters for it. You could 100% conceal carry it under a coat or a vest.
Funny you made that remark about the only point of immersion missing from the fishery at the start is the inability to smell it. While playing that area the first time, I was backtracking and came to the drainage area full of dead fish and bodies, with the sound effect of flies absolutely swarming. I thought to myself "god this place would smell absolutely puke inducing... shame I can't smell it, it's all that's missing." lol
I didn't even know there were weapons other than the pistol and sword. I accidentally had skipped large parts of the game because I thought climbing over things was a good tactic to avoid getting caught
Fun fact I'm the one who made image at 5'55'' That's from a 2009 4chan thread I think where I got tons of suggestions or crazy things to do, from a basic image in the begining
A much more balanced look at the game than what worth a buy did. I liked it so much that I'm replaying Thief and playing Dark Corners for the first time.
I saw it a few days ago and I skipped on it, because the screenshots looked a bit boring and I couldn't be bothered to check a video. So thank you, because I clearly missed out, this looks right up my alley !
LEs than a month and a half later, I think, and they did implement a limited save, so that's neat. Blood Moon was a bit annoying on my one playthough with it but the save thing is something I'll be using in custom difficulties when that releases.
The thing about that “look behind you” note is that you were too careful. If you’d just gone up the the huntsmen at the table without looking behind the rock you’d have been reading the note as the one hidden by the rock chops you up.
Regarding your comment about limited saving, that is actually planned. The highest difficulty is going to require you to use wax cylinders if you want to save your game, similarly to how Resident Evil requires you to expend Ink Ribbons. Also they're not going to give you any easy ways to knock enemies out instead of killing them, since that would make it too easy to avoid attracting the Corpse Duster.
The melee combat is very VERY vermintide, which is only a good thing. Also the note "Look Behind You" is placed in front of some enemies, enemies with their backs turned to you. Naturally this means the note "Look Behind You" was being read BY the enemies in reference to you being behind them and promptly backstabbing them.
Reminds me of Dishonoured, in that you should stealth it but you don’t have to and you get plenty of tools to help you if you don’t want to. Both games also have great and distinctive art styles.
I have been playing the demo, I like the atmosphere and gameplay so far. It definitely needs some polish, but I really enjoy it. I'll probably buy it at some point soon.
To be a devil's advocate. I think the reason for this early access being so short is litteraly because they re-did almost everything from the looks of it. Textures, animations, models enviroments. Hopefully the next phases of development will add future zones and content quickly, before maybe fixing some of the issues in this early zone.
Buy it here, cowards:
store.steampowered.com/app/1150760/Gloomwood/
Back in the day we didn't pay for demos 🤕
last person to tell me it was really good was your mom last night gman
Ehy, we are not cowards but thanks for the link!
any chance you could review the Half Life Mod Field Intensity? its really good.
It's pronounced "aye•ch" not "hey•ch"!
We're the strongest country in the world for a reason, damnit!
I cannot stress how much I love this 2000-2005 era of graphics. Simple, yet they convey all the information you need, without any non-interactive clutter you don't.
Reminds me a little of Nosferatu the Wrath of Malachi.
Dillon did mention an ink ribbon feature would be an inclusion in the hardest difficulty and the easy mode would have a portable music box that could be used to save
Yo you know stuff, can you explain what an ink ribbon is? I have never heard about it but it sure sounds interesting
@@lemone12 I too would like to know.
@@lemone12 It's a consumable resource in the RE games that is required for you to save, since there are only a limited amount of them, they make you think more about when to save
@@TheAssassinSpy ooh that's a neat idea! Maybe like wax cylinders or something to fit the recorders
@@lemone12 oh in residen't evil you use a type writer to save and the ink ribbon is what you use to make the type writer work. So each save is one ribbon, harder difficulties give less ribbon.
That "look behind you" note is a bit of a joke at the AI's expense. The table you find it on is guarded by two guys with their backs to the player. they don't move unless alerted. They should have followed the note's advice and looked behind them.
That's actually kind of genius. It's pretty natural to assume the note was meant for you as the player, so it's a good shake-up of that old horror bit that it's actually for the mooks standing at the table and you're the scary thing behind them.
If you look at the two AI's, one was standing at the table looking at the note while the other one was hiding behind him in a bush. I took at as the one guy trying to scare his friend.
I thought it was a reference to P.T. but that makes a lot more sense.
It is actually a trap for the player, cus there is a hiding guard next to the visible one
@@DocSauce-dl5gg See, I've seen a few people echo this sentiment but I've never approached that table in a way where the second guard wasn't visible. He is obscured by some scenery, but he's not completely hidden and his eye-glow is visible.
Loving these retro throwback style games, it’s so strange these days playing modern games that are designed to play and look like old games. What a time to be alive, I for one welcome more of these style of games.
No wonder old school games are making a comeback when you see the state of AAA games.
@@cunt5413 you're exactly right. Modern AAA games are mostly shallow, bloated, unfinished messes. The big studios are so big that they're basically impossible to challenge, so of course we see indie titles and original ideas/retro games thriving.
A lot of it is just... realizing that so long as it's visually *good enough* to convey what it needs to convey, you don't need a huge team to make something great. And while the hyper-accessible nature of modern AAA stuff has made gaming more popular, it's also brought a new generation of people who don't want their hand held any more.
@@colbyboucher6391 also think about how engines like Unity and Unreal have made game development and design accessible to people, allowing indie creators/groups to pop up and contribute something new.
People often create games in their spare time as a hobby now, and can develop fanbases and sales capable of allowing them to go professional without publishers/investors.
I love them especially they feel almost timeless now since their graphics are retro styled, games now a days seem so real until a newer game comes out, then it doesn’t look real anymore, but with retro graphics you don’t have that problem
GManLives : "Honestly the fire in this game is so broken."
Every Hitman 3 player with the Molotov : "It's not broken until it can wallbang."
Honestly, a wallbang mollie would be a really interesting official gadget in any game.
More like GmanLives: "I kinda have to say the fire in this game is kinda broken. Kinda."
what is the game at 0:14
@@jinbe_of_the_sea4577 maximum action, great game highly recommend it
fire is pretty op irl too.
Yeah, I too was concerned over that type of game not being very compatible with the early access model. I'm looking forward to the game, but I'll be waiting until it's done before opening my wallet.
@don't be surprised What kind of bot scheme is this?
@Phawnix New Blood's been churning out banger after banger. I have yet to be disappointed
@Phawnix too many Cod pre-orders?
Early access depends entirely on the craftmanship of the developer.
when ever that is lol
Is it me or has a large part of the gaming community found a new appreciation for games that feel like they were from the early to mid 2000s? When games were still experimental, looked rough visually but the gameplay was fun! Like if I play the OG Thief games now, I just know I'd have a good time.
the golden era my G
@@FSVR54 they just ain't the same as they used to be...
@@Retarded_Ape 'still experimental' would be cool, but in this particular game (even though i like it) we see an excersise on delivering 'good old' style of gameplay. i would love this game to have at least some innovation. for example, why not make these guards look back randomly which will create some unexpected situations
@@Retarded_Ape say it one more time. I mostly only care about FROMSOFT games these days
yeah the problem is they're selling them for the price of a triple a game that came out in the current year
I think the part with the " Look behind you" note is that you are the thing behind the reader and not the other way around
That's exactly it: I'm fairly sure it's meant to be a joke. If the two huntsmen had only read the note they'd have seen you behind them.
Now THAT is some good meta writing!
I thought it was meant for if you didn't see the second huntsman
@@shiv3rcubesolver664 na because you wouldnt be able to read the note before the second huntsman attacks you.
@@shiv3rcubesolver664 Yeah, that was my first guess too, but when Jo mentioned it I was like "Oh...now that's even more clever" Assuming that was the devs intent.
It took me 20 seconds to know that this game is going On my wishlist
this game is on my wishlist since the demo, but i'll only buy it when it's a finished product
it be on your wishlist for long time
@@kyotheman69 I was about to say the same thing, early access is where this game will stay for another 8 years, steam is full of them, I don't bother adding them anymore.
Obi-Wan does have that kind of effect on you
@@sevenforcex what makes you think that?
Gman, a man who-no matter how hard you think he's driven it into the grave, always manages to make a joke about yo mama even funnier than the one he made in the previous video. I believe he is some sort of yo mama joke ex machina. And I am here for it. (Loved how this time around you put in Jesse's 'can't keep getting away with this. I love these vids, even though a lot of them I'm yet to/never will be able to play, I'm still in it for the long haul)
I did love that meta Pinkman joke, it was very "chef kiss"
Easy GMan drinking game, take a drink every time he insults your mum, says "kinda" or "kind of ," or calls you a bitch. Enjoy your coma
They sure nailed the graphical style. Looks authentically like a late-90s/early 2000's PC game to the point that I kinda keep forgetting it's supposed to be something that's being made in the current year. Honestly cool tbh, hopefully replicating that era well can become more popular.
I'm loving the Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth atmosphere this game has. I'm tempted to play it, but I'll probably just wait until it's fully out. I can't imagine the blue balls I would've had if I completed the opening section of CoC: DCotE and had to wait another few years to play the rest. That game felt like a grand adventure through the game world, and this looks like it'll be the same once it's finished.
@u know me you're spamming the same unrelated link again
It does remind me of CoC Dark Corners of the Earth, even the way the character moves but its completely different genres, CoC starts as an adventure game with some stealth and turns into full blown shooter obviously because of dev problems, but it has some really neat moments.
@@Atrahasis7 This is why I can't finish Coc. Some really great atmosphere and world building turned into a frantic shooter.
I imagine release schedule for content will be a lot faster than one would think given how long it's taken to get this current build. They're basing releases off what content would be appropriate for a 1.0 launch, this means polished to a release state. The devs have mentioned how large the actual game world will be and that many of the districts are well on their way to being finished. They also were thinking of delaying to drop the early access closer to christmas with both the market disctrict (First area in the city) and the tavern full accessible. This tells us that we'll be getting our first 2 major content patches before the end of the year.
Game development is non linear, at least in regards to how we consume a game. A lot of the mechanics and systems we have now have set the basis for a lot of other things to come along much faster since mapping and decorating things is the one of the fastest sides of the developement process.
AI will also be a lot smarter later into the game. The enemies we experienced in the current build are tailored for a more tutorial start of the game setting, they're not as smart as they will be later on as a means of easing us into the gameplay.
They absolutely nailed the old school aesthetic. Those caves look like they could've come straight out of Morrowind.
I’ve been watching your videos for years and I’ve never posted in the comments but I feel compelled to tell you that I love you videos man they cheer me up on a dark day. Keep up the good work.
I hope they've addressed difficulty because I found the demo way too easy. It was dead simple to just one shot every enemy with a fully charged cane stab.
Currently there are two difficulties but on the menu there’s a super hard difficulty that says it’s available in a later update
They will be adding a harder difficulty, a custom difficulty, and they showed off the Huntsmen having protective body armor (presumably to stop them from being backstabbed so easily).
We have the start of the game. It's currently easing us into its mechanics so it's not too difficult. It'll get more difficult later which makes sense. We legit have a tutorial few areas.
Also the AI is shit.
They're adding enemies in the later stages that wear armour and can't be backstabbed. Similar to elite helmet guards from thief.
the fact new blood just has stephen around to do awesome voices warms my heart.
Regarding the "look behind you" note. I think the devs intended for players to miss the guard that was behind the stalagmite and just kill the guard in front of the desk and immediately look at the note. Meaning if you looked behind you would see a guard swinging at you but they kinda messed it up.
Fell in love with it before even completing the first public demo. What a great thing!
The Shotgun is a Burgess. I belive Forgotten Weapons have done a video on it
The point about the game being stealth based but it being way more fun to just kill everyone is just how I feel about DIshonored. Gloodwood is going on my wish life for when it's finished.
As the world's biggest Gloomwood fan, I can concur that this game is fantastic but man I wish it was longer
"Crescent Moon will allow you to save anywhere, Half/Full Moon will continue to enforce phonograph saves (as many times as desired) and Blood Moon will enforce phonograph saves with a consumable wax cylinder item requirement." from a developer post
The atmosphere in this game is sublime, reminds of the early 2000s half life mods like They Hunger
Idc what anyone says, but early 2000's PC games were peak gaming. These were the times where games were truely just that: VIDEO GAMES.
Note on shooting lights out: If you do it from a far enough distance enemies won't hear the shot and you can approach a now darkened area. I did this multiple times in the current build.
New Blood Interactive the best. Been waiting for this one.
The look behind you note is supposed to scare you with the enemy on the left that isn't visible if you straight up went to kill the guard in front of the note.
I took said guy out first (which was the better option since he's the one with the torch and the other has an axe) and the other guy instantly noticed leaving me no time to look at the note before he got to me. Knowing NB, it's probably a joke meant to be a note for the hunter (making you the jumpscare and giving him a chance to react if only he had read the note).
I kind of want to get into these retro stealth games. Started playing the original Dues Ex yesterday actually.
Interesting you called it a folding shotgun. Don't know if it's an Aussie term but in the states we call it an over under shotgun. Now there are folding shotguns that fold in half to be concealed.
Also awesome to see "oh shit I'm sorry" made it in the video haha
I think I may have said this on the old video, but I like how the enemies eyes shows their alert state.
"He can't keep getting away with it!"
I f'ing died and in the after life I'm still watching that "your mom" joke over and over again and still laughing.
Two things I'd like to bring up to alleviate some concerns about release timing (hopefully it helps that is): One is that mechanics aside from some much needed AI work all seem to be in place and sit well with the world, and what they're apparently mostly focused on is maps, models, and sounds. Massive parts to be sure, but the progress they've made since the demo is pretty remarkable and says something about the rate we can expect to see new content. The second point is about the demo area itself, was almost assuredly built as a proof-of-concept one off experience to, well, literally demonstrate stuff, doubtful that area will exist as a singular cohesive location in the game, we will probably see parts of its varied style pop up over the whole product. Seeing this much come out after 2 years in its current state leads me to believe they're sitting on another hour or two of release-candidate content. Just wanting to take that extra time to 110% polish things up (maybe give the AI a bit more depth) before another drop. A lesser team would've taken that demo area and built on it for early access if they were more focused on getting a game out the door. The sort of people who operate like that (potentially just tossing all the demo content as far as we know right now) are usually impressive developers in my experience and are passionate about their vision. I'm open to being proven wrong, but saving my concerns about a dragged out development cycle until the first update (and how long it takes)
2:23 brought the biggest grin to my face
Okay, I was considering buying Gloomwood, but wasn't 100% sure if it would be up my alley.
The instant I saw that RE4-esque attache case inventory at 1:24 , I was sold.
I also appreciate the gunsmoke effects, looks like a simplified version of what Bioshock did, and I feel there's not enough of that sort of thing.
I played it, beat the Tavern, realized the game was only like 3 areas and then realized I beat the early access demo with the revolver and never found the cane sword. Now, that was a truly terrifying experience.
Gameplay and atmosphere reminds me of the criminally underrated Styx games. Voice acting sounds great too. I'm looking forward to trying this when it's finished.
This review has come at the perfect time, I’ve just finished ultrakill and the rest of the NewBlood library, peachy keen
Killer company.
The game looks amazing and I’ve seen the demo of this one that most UA-camrs have played this years ago. Just can’t wait for this game fully develops in the near future. I just love that how indie teams bring back these old school FPS games back to its modern roots for both old and new players.
For anyone wondering, a folding shotgun DID exist. It was the burgress folding shotgun and the only difference to the one in the game is the placement of the action. The GW shotgun has a traditional pump action found at the front of the gun while the burgress "pull back" action was IN the grip of the gun. ua-cam.com/video/sZZg4HQ18Rs/v-deo.html here's a video of the burgress action.
12:13 that sounds perfect for me, I love Dishonored and I'm not great at pure stealth games. I guess instead of summoning hordes of rats to devour my enemies I'll be lighting them all on fire.
EVERYTHING YOU WANT AND MORE IS COMING SONNY JIM
You guys are one of my favorite developers, in the top 3 with behemoth and yacht club games!
This game has really big potential if the developer listens to feedback, because it does have quite a bit of issues and short comings. The mains ones being AI is really lacking and the shadows being way to black, you should be able to gain vision in the darkness and see a little bit, shadows arent supposed to be black as coal. The AI should be more aware of the environment and if doors are open or closed compared to what they were or if stuff has been moved around.
I don't really mind the shadowy parts being pure black. It makes sense since guards aren't able to see you. Plus, you get a lantern so you get to see where you're going.
I do feel the AI could use some work, even in earlier levels. I remember the AI noticing certain open doors in the demo. Kinda weird to not see the guards being aware of most doors in here.
@@gebozinhomalvado9086 That's true, i just don't really feel kind sneaky running around with a lantern.
Problem with immersive sims is that, unless you make them tightly linear like M&M Dark Messiah, they take a lot of effort to flesh out levels. With Gloomwood you notice that the first area (the starting building) is extremely complex. When you get to know the building you can take shortest path and skip every enemy if you want but you can also spend hours exploring and messing with the enemies. Now compare that very first area with rest of the 'early access' levels and they are much more simple.
I really hope they keep the level of detail in the level design they have in the first section instead of rushing this out.
I have gloom wood. I love it. There are always so many ways to complete an objective, like you can go through the window, there may be a backdoor, or there might a vent you can go through
Also, fun fact: you don't need to be behind an enemy to backstab. They just have to be unaware of where you currently are. You can one shot an enemy when their vision is yellow.
I found that same ‘look behind you’ note and got scared shitless, but then I realised that the guy you kill to get to that note was staring at it the whole time. Dread turned to hilarity then.
Id hope that they push for this to be a solid 15-20 hour game as opposed to 8-10. Immersive sims should be a lil longer imo.
A part of me kinda hopes the Limited saves becomes a seperate option from the difficulty lvls.
In the Gloomwood Demo, Bloodmoon made ammo so rare you would require all Shotgun shells and Bullets to kill the Crowbasatrds in the sewers... especially in that one lvl where you need to deal with 5 of them in near pitch darkness.
Being able to save alot in the sewer sections was a blessing to say the least.
While I agree the could update the game onwards to include more areas, im honeslty fine if it takes another 3 or 6 or 8 years for the game to be finish, so be it, i rather a well polished completed game then buggy mess with an unsastifying ending.
Your ability to place a reverb fart sound effect at just the right moment is borderline dangerous.
bruhhh i was howlin
The dogs in the cave reminds me of Penumbra Overture.
6 minutes into the video & I can tell, this is the kind of game I am more than happy to wait for.
I just bought this game and I'm absolutely loving it. Played a little under 2 hours and I've been playing mostly stealthily but I'm probably gonna go back to find all of the secrets and maybe also a berzerk kill-everyone run.
Hrot just finished up their 2nd episode, luckily he's been pretty consistent (based on other devs track records). There's another GREAT fps called Lunacid i recently played on Steam from the Lost in Vivo dev, its highly recommended
Lunacid is great, but it’s definitely not an FPS. It’s more like the old Kingsfield games from pre-Miyazaki fromsoftware that were dungeon crawlers.
@@kynos6219 Yeah it's pretty much exactly what a King's Field game would like if it got rid of the ultra jank it's known for
You know what i hate about all these games? I hate how they been released! I mean, they got released in early versions, and then you have to wait for unknown amount of years to, finally, play those games. Like, seriously. Wrath: Aeon of Ruins is still there, and it was like 4 or 5 years already, since it has been released in early version, and we still ait got $hit. And that is what i hate about modern video games the most. Cause, why not release a full version of the game, instead of giving us this, unfinished piece of it? WHY??? Just finish your game and then release it. Is that too much to ask? I don't think so! Thus why i will not even bother playing it. I rather play something that is finished, or something cool and old, than this.
p.s - I would give you even more things, why i hate modern video games, but then my comment would be so huge, that it would broke UA-cam's servers.
@@IAmDaDumb1 Notice that i didn't talked about Dusk. I was talking about the most recent games, that looks like a retro fps games, but is not retro. Like this one here. Also, in early version, Dusk had like two finished episodes, and by the time it came out as a full game, it was almost finished.
funniest video to date! the voice clips made me laugh out loud multiple times, even your mom joke had a new twist.
I wish more games will feature the seamless interface in a creative way more often, it's so much more interesting and immersive then a few more graphical wizbangs.
This game on steam deck makes me very happy. I wish you could see a little better in dark in some areas but it is very good and has potential to be great to outstanding. The sound work and haptic feedback while playing on deck vibrates depending on what surface you are on is amazing. New blood just can't miss.
A cross between blood and thief ? It's got alot of potential, we'll see upon it's release.
When I bought Thief TDP and Half Life in close proximity to each other in '98 - while HL was a fantastic game and I loved it. It was Thief TDP that stayed with me forever and I kept going back to.
I agree with most of this, but I don't agree that you should buy it. This Early Access release was a failure... there's not 20 bucks worth of content here. EA is not meant as a crowdfunding service - it's still a store, and they're selling a product. It will probably be worth the money when it's done, but it's not at the moment.
That's literally what Early Access means, tho. It's not a finished product, it's a product that's still in development and they are prerealising it to get funds
@@adrher1999 That's a common misconception, but that is not what Early Access is. According to _Steam's own guidelines,_ EA is meant to be there for developers who need guidance, feedback and analytics to complete their games. That's what it's primarily for. It is *not* for fundraising. If the developer needs funds to complete the project, the guidelines state that they should be looking at things like Kickstarter instead. It's very clear about this.
It also states that what is released in Early Access should be worth the asking price right out of the gate. If the EA version is priced at 20 bucks, there should be 20 dollars worth of value to the consumer. Not tomorrow - _but right away._ You aren't allowed to sell EA games based on future promises. What is released is what matters.
To release a game in Early Access, the developers agree to follow these guidelines. And there's plenty of examples of developers who did this right, titles like Dead Cells, Darkest Dungeon or Hades.
@@Cimlite I was definitely wrong then, sorry about that
@@smugplush Yeah, it's s bit of a mess. Valve's completely hands off approach to everything that isn't literally on fire leaves a lot to be desired. Instead they dump the responsibility on anyone and everyone they can find - That's just what Valve does. Still, it's not all bad, and no reason for user and especially professional reviewers to give this kind of stuff a pass. Even if these devs have a great track record like in this case, it doesn't make this particular EA release ok. If professional reviewers simply held them to a higher standard, things like EA _could_ be improved. So I think it's a real shame this review ended with a flat "buy it".
As someone whos pretty new to stealth games id say it took me closer to 5-6ish hours on halfmoon. That being said i was barely using my gun and killing every guard i saw so..
Arkane and Edios are moving away From Immersive sims sadly :(
So I'm glad we're getting Indie Imm sims
With the failure that was deathloop, I'm almost glad.
@@Aggnog Deathloop was the new director's first game. Arkane can still create bangers like PREY and dishonored
The upcoming one still has immersive sim elements too - it's just the inbreeds at the publisher are trying to market it as a left4dead style game.
@@benhillman8384 I really hope so but so far the marketing has been terrible. it doesn't feel like an Arkane game
The shotgun is based on a Burgess Folding Shotgun, first manufactured in 1894. It showed a lot of promise, generated great consumer interest, performed well by all accounts, and was even endorsed by would-be U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt.
Unfortunately, Winchester bought out the company and the rights to the model, then shelved it indefinitely. They're highly sought-after collector's items now,
Break barrel shotguns were very popular. I'm not sure what he means by "folding". Technically the SPAS 12 is foldable due to the collapsible stock.
@@SpaceGhostIn4D Apparently it was popular at one point to have what they called folding shotguns. It is different from modern folding stocks, because the gun's folding point is between the breech and the barrel. Somewhat similar to a break action, but it is meant to be carried open, while still loaded.
@@SpaceGhostIn4D nah, the shotgun itself litterally folds, like in the game. They even had belt holsters for it. You could 100% conceal carry it under a coat or a vest.
Oh that's neat. Learned something new!
@@SpaceGhostIn4D Read up on it, dude, it was a really cool shotgun. Winchester was stupid to not produce them.
Funny you made that remark about the only point of immersion missing from the fishery at the start is the inability to smell it. While playing that area the first time, I was backtracking and came to the drainage area full of dead fish and bodies, with the sound effect of flies absolutely swarming. I thought to myself "god this place would smell absolutely puke inducing... shame I can't smell it, it's all that's missing." lol
Do they really scream “Holy Shit! Help!” When they step in a bear trap? Take my money!
I cant help but to thoroughly enjoy the absolute banger in 11:09
Well done, sir, I did not expect that, such patrician taste is uncommon these days
Today is great to see games like this, just like Thief, or American McGee's Alice. Other title which you should definitely review!
Cheers!
Damn, that shotgun's sound design is hella satisfying. Sound is Campbell's CHUNKY right there.
I didn't even know there were weapons other than the pistol and sword. I accidentally had skipped large parts of the game because I thought climbing over things was a good tactic to avoid getting caught
Best retro shooter review channel
Fun fact I'm the one who made image at 5'55''
That's from a 2009 4chan thread I think where I got tons of suggestions or crazy things to do, from a basic image in the begining
A much more balanced look at the game than what worth a buy did. I liked it so much that I'm replaying Thief and playing Dark Corners for the first time.
I saw it a few days ago and I skipped on it, because the screenshots looked a bit boring and I couldn't be bothered to check a video. So thank you, because I clearly missed out, this looks right up my alley !
This is The First Time I See Burgess Folding Shotgun in Digital form, that gun is neat
You have to review entropy zero 2 it is such a breath of fresh air after hunt down the freeman probably the best half life 2 mod ever to
To this day I don't play games in "Early Access" I'll wait to to see if they either get released or disappear.
Big fan of those faux light coronas!! Some 90's Unreal-ness there...
Another spot on Your Mom joke with even better clip to accompany it. Now i just have to buy the game out of respect for such good jokes mate
I'll be picking this up when it's complete.
LEs than a month and a half later, I think, and they did implement a limited save, so that's neat. Blood Moon was a bit annoying on my one playthough with it but the save thing is something I'll be using in custom difficulties when that releases.
That “look behind you” and then having nothing there is brilliant. You shouldn’t have spoilt it
The thing about that “look behind you” note is that you were too careful. If you’d just gone up the the huntsmen at the table without looking behind the rock you’d have been reading the note as the one hidden by the rock chops you up.
Happened to me as well
I think this game has potential, it feels fresh and I found the AI to be quite smart at some points, also Love the level design and inventory system 👍
Regarding your comment about limited saving, that is actually planned. The highest difficulty is going to require you to use wax cylinders if you want to save your game, similarly to how Resident Evil requires you to expend Ink Ribbons.
Also they're not going to give you any easy ways to knock enemies out instead of killing them, since that would make it too easy to avoid attracting the Corpse Duster.
I really could dig a whole video of Gman’s “your mom” jokes. Perhaps just a compilation of old ones or new ones. I’m not picky.
man, ULTRAKILL is really still early access and i bought it like 2 years ago
this reminds me so much of "Sir, You Are Being Hunted" i love it
This is looking better and better, I'm definitely gonna keep an eye on it
This will probably get lost in the depths but would love to see Gman's take on "Forgive Me Father"
Reminds me a lot of the They Hunger mod for HL1. I dig it!
Using Turbo Overkill as an example of early access done right.... You're god damn right.
I instantly though of Sir, you are being hunted mixed with old school Thief
The melee combat is very VERY vermintide, which is only a good thing.
Also the note "Look Behind You" is placed in front of some enemies, enemies with their backs turned to you. Naturally this means the note "Look Behind You" was being read BY the enemies in reference to you being behind them and promptly backstabbing them.
the ring mechanic is just like the watch in metro and god damn i love that
Saw this game on steam yesterday and wondered "What would Gman say?" Well that was fast
Reminds me of Dishonoured, in that you should stealth it but you don’t have to and you get plenty of tools to help you if you don’t want to. Both games also have great and distinctive art styles.
Wax cylinders would make the most sense as an ink ribbon type item
I have been playing the demo, I like the atmosphere and gameplay so far. It definitely needs some polish, but I really enjoy it. I'll probably buy it at some point soon.
I'm still rocking my 1060 6GB in 2022, hopefully I can upgrade so I can run this. This game does look pretty cool actually
It really isn’t that demanding of a game. A 1060 could easily run it smoothly
To be a devil's advocate.
I think the reason for this early access being so short is litteraly because they re-did almost everything from the looks of it.
Textures, animations, models enviroments.
Hopefully the next phases of development will add future zones and content quickly, before maybe fixing some of the issues in this early zone.