Awesome job, Bob. This is a good idea executed pretty smoothly, and the editing seems to be slick and visually appealing without feeling overbearing or too busy. A minor personal complaint: I sorta feel like each segment could use a little pause in narration between them. At one moment you're giving good criticism on some of the lazy plot elements, and then a second later suddenly switch to a completely different topic without any sort of bridge other than the visual segment titles. Maybe use those segment titles as some sort of short narration break? Otherwise it kinda feels like a the auditory version of an article without any paragraph breaks. But that's just my personal opinion on it. I hope you keep doing more of this, man. :)
One thing I really like about Beginning Hour is that the secret entrance is technically available from the very start, not a scripted flag that only triggers when you watch the tape. So really there's two different versions of the basement ending - one where you stumble on the room by accident and have no idea what's going, and another where you follow the tape - which are technically the same, but are changed entirely by previous context.
Yeah, i'm just accepting that this is a tech demo, a tech demo to show off a proof of concept. It doesn't have a creative depth and nuance of P.T., and it doesn't have the mindfuck scares of Outlast and Amnesia. It's just a tech demo that shows off the new RE engine and the mood the game is going for, and that's fine. In fact, I'm happy Capcom did this, because it will warm people up to RE7. RE7 is hopefully going back to pure survival horror, where resource management and learning your environments is key, not shitting your pants in fear. RE has never been "WTF OMG AHHHHH" scary for me, but this tech demo is showing me Capcom is heading in the right direction
I kind of agree, but I don't think you should accept this mediocre tech demo in any way, even as a proof of concept. The reason for this is because PT in itself was a proof of concept for Silent Hills, with that said I think that RE7 still has the possibility of be good. In the end though you should never except mediocrity for game developers because then they won't try to improve themselves and then we will get more Mighty No. 9s.
I really hope Capcom cracks and just tells everyone how to get out of the house, if such a solution does exist, kinda like how Rocksteady got impatient when players couldn't find their secret in Arkham Asylum that teased the next game and contacted the press instructing them how to find it.
ehhh... it certainly was 7 years ago, and despite the success of the quest 2 and all the money that's been going into various upcoming projects, it's still a pretty niche field.
you know i love resi, but "this game is simply not scary" is a pretty good description of the series as a whole its also kind of hard to avoid the p.t. comparisons when one (maybe more idr) of the guys on the re7 team worked on both mgsv and p.t.
I've heard people say that we shouldn't compare this to PT, but the problem is, comparisons are as likely as the sun rising in the morning. The reason for this is because PT just did everything fucking better. PT was designed to actually involve the player and leave us wanting more. Beginning Hour was designed to confuse the player and leave us just wanting. I'll support this game, though. If only because they might move it somewhere other than RE6 or RE2.
Nice, simple, well presented video! I'm personally *very* disappointed by the direction RE7 is taking, as I loved the cheesy over-the-top antics of the past few entries. I also loved the in-depth combat in RE6 and RE7 is looking overly simplified in my eyes. Probably my biggest disappointment of E3 this year.
Wait... people expected to be able to leave the house in the demo?
Awesome job, Bob. This is a good idea executed pretty smoothly, and the editing seems to be slick and visually appealing without feeling overbearing or too busy.
A minor personal complaint: I sorta feel like each segment could use a little pause in narration between them. At one moment you're giving good criticism on some of the lazy plot elements, and then a second later suddenly switch to a completely different topic without any sort of bridge other than the visual segment titles. Maybe use those segment titles as some sort of short narration break? Otherwise it kinda feels like a the auditory version of an article without any paragraph breaks. But that's just my personal opinion on it.
I hope you keep doing more of this, man. :)
I really like this format. Great job Bob.
I liked the VHS mechanic too, I hope they do something with that in the main game. But we'll have to wait and see I guess. XD Love the video, Bob!
One thing I really like about Beginning Hour is that the secret entrance is technically available from the very start, not a scripted flag that only triggers when you watch the tape. So really there's two different versions of the basement ending - one where you stumble on the room by accident and have no idea what's going, and another where you follow the tape - which are technically the same, but are changed entirely by previous context.
Dope beat in the background, gr8 vid overall! (just subscribed) 🤘🏼
Yeah, i'm just accepting that this is a tech demo, a tech demo to show off a proof of concept. It doesn't have a creative depth and nuance of P.T., and it doesn't have the mindfuck scares of Outlast and Amnesia. It's just a tech demo that shows off the new RE engine and the mood the game is going for, and that's fine. In fact, I'm happy Capcom did this, because it will warm people up to RE7.
RE7 is hopefully going back to pure survival horror, where resource management and learning your environments is key, not shitting your pants in fear. RE has never been "WTF OMG AHHHHH" scary for me, but this tech demo is showing me Capcom is heading in the right direction
I kind of agree, but I don't think you should accept this mediocre tech demo in any way, even as a proof of concept. The reason for this is because PT in itself was a proof of concept for Silent Hills, with that said I think that RE7 still has the possibility of be good. In the end though you should never except mediocrity for game developers because then they won't try to improve themselves and then we will get more Mighty No. 9s.
Did you just put "mind fuck" and Outlast in the same sentence?
machinimamarlon Oops
I really hope Capcom cracks and just tells everyone how to get out of the house, if such a solution does exist, kinda like how Rocksteady got impatient when players couldn't find their secret in Arkham Asylum that teased the next game and contacted the press instructing them how to find it.
Please bring back The Great Debate :(
You were my favourite SH theorists out there along with Ragnarox!!
mi-crow-ave? oh my god.
Thank goodness the preview is interesting
Aged like milk
"VR is a gimmick" That comment aged like milk.
ehhh... it certainly was 7 years ago, and despite the success of the quest 2 and all the money that's been going into various upcoming projects, it's still a pretty niche field.
you know i love resi, but "this game is simply not scary" is a pretty good description of the series as a whole
its also kind of hard to avoid the p.t. comparisons when one (maybe more idr) of the guys on the re7 team worked on both mgsv and p.t.
Ah like it!
ahhhh.... not agree in all but you got some good points there. keep it up.
I've heard people say that we shouldn't compare this to PT, but the problem is, comparisons are as likely as the sun rising in the morning. The reason for this is because PT just did everything fucking better. PT was designed to actually involve the player and leave us wanting more. Beginning Hour was designed to confuse the player and leave us just wanting.
I'll support this game, though. If only because they might move it somewhere other than RE6 or RE2.
BTW, good vid
Hope the demo will eventually come to pc and xbox
I wonder how many collective hours people wasted trying to find the "solution" to mannequin finger red herring?
I thought I read the final game would be in 3rd person though?
Hey Kamoc, the second episode of your Silent Hill: Homecoming LP is blocked. Can you do something about it?
You reviewed the demo but not the full game?
Wow.
No lapdance
Nice, simple, well presented video! I'm personally *very* disappointed by the direction RE7 is taking, as I loved the cheesy over-the-top antics of the past few entries. I also loved the in-depth combat in RE6 and RE7 is looking overly simplified in my eyes. Probably my biggest disappointment of E3 this year.