But would an alien biomass be able to make a map anyway? Yes it has tentacles, so could theoretically draw something, but would it even know what a map is in the first place?
@@callak_9974 Perhaps can justify it by thinking of the alien biomass "infects" as it moves around the map, so the map is actually just it laying down parts of itself on the environment.
Maybe not a full on map, but a better ecolocation would have been more useful, I could barely tell the different colors apart and it was not really useful.
This was taken from reddit and you made it worse.. the correct lyrics are.. Carrion my wayward son... there'll be blood when you are done... lay your 20 heads to rest.. dont you cry no moreeeeeeee... *guitar solo* let's go everybody!!!!!
@@LordKore true, maybe there could be designated map stations in central huds, rather than have it be always available. The problem with that though is that then you'd need something to navigate to the maps..
it could have use a visual "sound system" that points the general area were enemies are since you are basically moving towards human enemies for the most part
This is why I'm astonished virtually every game forces you to play as a squishy human. Where are the games where we can BE an Alien, Predator or Terminator? You're always yet another human running around with a gun, instead of in something where you can have a truly exotic and unique escapist fantasy.
Anyone else wish this was an Aliens game? Just change the biomass to a single alien, the marines to Colonial Marines. Heck could even keep the size of the biomass by just having additional Aliens that follow you as you choose to cocoon or eat people. Making the swarm larger and larger (losing Aliens to Pulse Rifle Fire). God I wish they would do that so much. But I absolutely love the game as it is. It's fantastic and fun. NEEDS A BLOODY MAP.
Tbh i spent 4 hours on this game, playing it twice, second time collecting every "secret" upgrade. I did get lost once, at the beginning, but I don't think map would be useful, at least not a HUD one. Environment, memory, and non damaged parts seem to point the way quite effectively.
I have only three problems with Carrion... 1. It's far too easy to get lost. The facility is huge, everywhere looks the same, and there aren't many landmarks to help you find your way around. It very quickly becomes a matter of asking yourself, "WHERE DO I GO?!" 2. The parts where you relive a random human's memories are tedious and break the flow of the game. It's like the parts of the Assassin's Creed games that force you to stop jumping from rooftops and start walking around an office or lab, doing nothing exciting at all. 3. By the time you become as powerful as possible, you're about 80% through the game. This isn't uncommon among games, but it still boggles my mind how overlooked this issue is-it makes no sense for the players or the designers; hours are spent designing and programming an ability the player gets to enjoy for maybe the last half-hour of the game. A better structure (imo) for a game like this would be to allow the player all the possible powers by about halfway through, leaving the second half of the game to revolve more around strategy and skill with using the powers you worked so hard to unlock. Other than these three things, it is an AMAZING game, and I highly recommend it.
I know I tried to buy it this morning and it wasn't in the PS4 store and I was pissed still am to be honest they gave Nintendo this game and not us we're the biggest Market aside from PC
@@hulkpanda4378 I know I'm not saying it doesn't I'm just saying from a marketing standpoint why would they not put it out on this platform unless it's a coating issue and they have to wait to release it
This game is pretty short, so if you had a map (and why would a demonic meatball even have a map?) the exploration would be cut even shorter. Finding your way through the game's world has been a thing since forever, I don't see why it's suddenly bad that the game doesn't hold your hand the entire time. That being said, everything else in this review is spot on, Carrion is definetely worth the time and money.
Why is everyone so surprised that a game where YOU are the monster is so much fun? Honestly we need some more quality games where you are the big baddy and not just some human with guns or hero with a cause. Let us be a monster just for the hell of it. Imagine setting up lairs or hives. Heh basically Overlord with less focus on minions and more focus on the MC 😝
I 100%ed this game in just under 5 hours and loved almost every second. The most irksome part of the game was when I got above the first biomass form and got tangled up in multiple tight corridors
The game not having a map is intentional. that's part of the gameplay/ puzzle element is figuring out how to escape the facility... That's the whole point.. To escape..if they gave you a map it would be too easy. 🤷♂️
I think he misused the term, like it was a pleasure, but since you play as a monster that kills people he felt a bit guilty he enjoyed it. It’s not what guilty pleasure means of course. If that’s not the case, I have no idea where that part came from.
My biggest problem with Carrion is it's length. It took me around 4 hours to complete, and there isn't really enough to make re-playing it too enjoyable.
Being longer may have risked it overstaying its' welcome. Not all games need replayability. I would say that it could have been priced a bit differently (maybe 15 bucks). My biggest problem was not having a map. Felt like needless padding as I wandered empty rooms trying to find where the next area is.
The game is best enjoyed as being an unstoppable forward moving force. If you try to backtrack you're going to get lost and frustrated. Which is weird, because the game gives you incentives to backtrack and look for secrets, but mechanically that aspect is horribly implemented.
I guest it depends on how is implemented. It seems like a mouse on keyboard game first, but if it has a good gyro/touchscreen feature for console, it could be neat.
@@TheOpenPartyGaming ummm, but the character you play isn't the bad guy. He was created, tested on, abused, kept in isolation and alone. They trapped him and hurt him. He just wants to be free, leave the facility and live a long healthy life. The scientists are the evil ones.
Ive never beaten a game that needed a map more badly. Having said this being the blob thing never got old for me. Ready for the sequel that includes a map.
I would actually call this game more of a Zelda type one, Cause it's all about going around an overworld and then entering into small dungeons where you need to get a new item to get through that is located inside the dungeon
This is probably the most positive 3 minute review so far
I guess ill save up for it then!
I was thinking the same!
I don't know, the review for Disco Elysium was also overwhelmingly positive.
@@rarazalproductions519 True that
that's because it's a hella good game
He literally ended the review by saying his time with this game was the most enjoyable he’s ever experienced. So that’s a mark in the plus column.
He specificaly said it was his most enjoyable 6 hours of guilty pleasure.
@@DemonicEngineer Naw man, he said "the most enjoyable 6 hours I've ever had the guilty pleasure of enjoying". I think he meant what you said though.
@@johnnyfitzlive Probably true
Be the Shoggoth, eat the humans.
@Demiclea only to eat more humans later once they find out
For the three sizes, from smallest to largest, I nickname them the Stalker, the Hunter, and the Destroyer.
Been looking forward to this game for a while, it's good to hear that it seems to be living up to most of the hype!
Yes, as a mass of hungry flesh myself, its nice to see some representation in videogames.
Fantastic experience it's on game pass so pick it up 100% if you have a xbox or pc
A map for this game would make it 200% better. I literally got lost every single time I died for any reason because everything looks the same.
But would an alien biomass be able to make a map anyway? Yes it has tentacles, so could theoretically draw something, but would it even know what a map is in the first place?
@@callak_9974 Perhaps can justify it by thinking of the alien biomass "infects" as it moves around the map, so the map is actually just it laying down parts of itself on the environment.
Sure, you just make the map a giant corkboard with several nodes scattered about all strung red together at the center into one giant biomass.
@@leewenzhao4583 Even ants leave trails that help them and other ants navigate environments. Mold does that same thing. It would make sense!
Maybe not a full on map, but a better ecolocation would have been more useful, I could barely tell the different colors apart and it was not really useful.
Carrion my wayward son.
For there'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
Wrap it up folks, I’ve found the best comment.
This was taken from reddit and you made it worse.. the correct lyrics are.. Carrion my wayward son... there'll be blood when you are done... lay your 20 heads to rest.. dont you cry no moreeeeeeee... *guitar solo* let's go everybody!!!!!
@@UberVike just a coincidence.
This... Is Shakespeare ... Truly
There’s an achievement you get at the end that makes the exact same joke but I didn’t realize the pun till I read this
They COULD have made it to where you gain access to a map of the facility, after absorbing certain facility personnel.
Clever idea
Kinda like prototype
@@kuoliibk that would make a lot of sense actually >.>
I actually like this idea. Considering the insane integrity of game design shown, I think the devs could've make it work
I hope Yahtzee makes a Zero Punctuation out of this
Alex Smith He did 👍
The lack of a map was frustrating even in the beta phase, it's a shame they didn't add one in.
yeah but why would a living pile of flesh have asseces to a map?
@@LordKore true, maybe there could be designated map stations in central huds, rather than have it be always available. The problem with that though is that then you'd need something to navigate to the maps..
it could have use a visual "sound system" that points the general area were enemies are since you are basically moving towards human enemies for the most part
@@tomstonemale that would also work, but mostly for surround sound.
LordGray its a bloody game i dont think anything needs realism rn
Carrion is just good af tbh, i replayed the demo 4 times because it was just so fun to fuck around in and use different angles of attack
Ever wanted to play a game where you're The Thing and The Blob combine? That's Carrion!😁
This is why I'm astonished virtually every game forces you to play as a squishy human. Where are the games where we can BE an Alien, Predator or Terminator? You're always yet another human running around with a gun, instead of in something where you can have a truly exotic and unique escapist fantasy.
Exactly!
I mean, there's always dead by daylight for power-fantasy murder.
Thoughtful,thorough,concise. Great review 👍 👏
Anyone else wish this was an Aliens game? Just change the biomass to a single alien, the marines to Colonial Marines. Heck could even keep the size of the biomass by just having additional Aliens that follow you as you choose to cocoon or eat people. Making the swarm larger and larger (losing Aliens to Pulse Rifle Fire). God I wish they would do that so much. But I absolutely love the game as it is. It's fantastic and fun. NEEDS A BLOODY MAP.
I play the Katamari Damacy theme song in the background when playing this game, and chuckle.
Really enjoying this game~ Love being a mass of hungry flesh! It’s so satisfying!
Tbh i spent 4 hours on this game, playing it twice, second time collecting every "secret" upgrade. I did get lost once, at the beginning, but I don't think map would be useful, at least not a HUD one. Environment, memory, and non damaged parts seem to point the way quite effectively.
I remember seeing this game a year ago
That would be the demo that you saw.
I thought it was just me!
I love it when a game comes out and I immediately know it must join my own biomass. ;)
Got it on Xbox game pass, haven’t stopped playing it
I 100% finished the game and already need a dlc haha It was sooo much fun!
I STILL can't under stand why everyone says the game is 6 hours long. I it felt like 3 hours to me.
I'm almost done with it, and it should add up to about 6 hours. About 1-2 hours of that was just being lost and confused.
Still a good game though
Who cares? As long as it’s fun
Physical copy on Limited Run Games, I think it comes with a digital download too so you get both.
I Love games in which you *play the villain!!*
DungeonKeeper2, enough said!
ps. this is prototype , in the sours
Looks like one to check out, though the lack of a map sounds like it will be really frustrating
That's a metroidvania for you
@@silentwatcher4883 Most Metroidvania I've played has a map.
The flashbacks are resolved if you finish the game...
I love 3 minute reviews
Good review I noticed this game about a week ago and your the first review so I watched and u got a sub from me
I have only three problems with Carrion...
1. It's far too easy to get lost. The facility is huge, everywhere looks the same, and there aren't many landmarks to help you find your way around. It very quickly becomes a matter of asking yourself, "WHERE DO I GO?!"
2. The parts where you relive a random human's memories are tedious and break the flow of the game. It's like the parts of the Assassin's Creed games that force you to stop jumping from rooftops and start walking around an office or lab, doing nothing exciting at all.
3. By the time you become as powerful as possible, you're about 80% through the game. This isn't uncommon among games, but it still boggles my mind how overlooked this issue is-it makes no sense for the players or the designers; hours are spent designing and programming an ability the player gets to enjoy for maybe the last half-hour of the game. A better structure (imo) for a game like this would be to allow the player all the possible powers by about halfway through, leaving the second half of the game to revolve more around strategy and skill with using the powers you worked so hard to unlock.
Other than these three things, it is an AMAZING game, and I highly recommend it.
Everything except ps4? Damn I guess i could get it for pc. Kinda wish i had it as a side game on my ps4 while focusing on my pc.
It's coming 2 ps4 as well just late
I know I tried to buy it this morning and it wasn't in the PS4 store and I was pissed still am to be honest they gave Nintendo this game and not us we're the biggest Market aside from PC
This is the kind of game I would want a mouse to play, by the looks of it
@@JohnSmith-in9ms I mean it's not like the switch doesnt have a large market share ( it's also still selling like crazy )
@@hulkpanda4378 I know I'm not saying it doesn't I'm just saying from a marketing standpoint why would they not put it out on this platform unless it's a coating issue and they have to wait to release it
Is this the game that came out of that demo years ago of a green plant evolving and trying to escape a lab?
No, that game is called Paradise Lost, which is still in the works!
@@Highlander741 Thanks mate I appreciate your reminding me of it.
This game is pretty short, so if you had a map (and why would a demonic meatball even have a map?) the exploration would be cut even shorter. Finding your way through the game's world has been a thing since forever, I don't see why it's suddenly bad that the game doesn't hold your hand the entire time. That being said, everything else in this review is spot on, Carrion is definetely worth the time and money.
it's like a whole game about that section of Inside
Do you feel it is better with a controller or mouse & keyboard?
This game is sick, in a good way.
This is spot on from what I've played so far
This perfectly matched my experience of the demo
Definitely getting this one.
So this is SCP: Containment Breach, but your the anomaly wanting to escape?
no
Well the fleash that hate more like
Still gutted this never came to PS4! Would have definitely been a DAY 1 purchase!!
Great review 👍🏻 I'm interested in it
It´s like the monster from The Thing... but on steroids!
when you drop the SCP-610 samples
Why is everyone so surprised that a game where YOU are the monster is so much fun? Honestly we need some more quality games where you are the big baddy and not just some human with guns or hero with a cause. Let us be a monster just for the hell of it. Imagine setting up lairs or hives. Heh basically Overlord with less focus on minions and more focus on the MC 😝
This looks awesome
netflix make dis a series plz
I 100%ed this game in just under 5 hours and loved almost every second. The most irksome part of the game was when I got above the first biomass form and got tangled up in multiple tight corridors
hella Neat outa 10.
Looks great!
Nice!!
I was on the fence about this game!
Is it better to play it with controller or keyboard?
It reminds me a little bit of The Ooze for Sega Megadrive.
This looks amazing.
The game not having a map is intentional. that's part of the gameplay/ puzzle element is figuring out how to escape the facility... That's the whole point.. To escape..if they gave you a map it would be too easy. 🤷♂️
Devolver Digital does it again.
Devolver published it, not developed it.
It's worth mentioning it's part of XB game pass
Why was it a “guilty pleasure”
I think he misused the term, like it was a pleasure, but since you play as a monster that kills people he felt a bit guilty he enjoyed it. It’s not what guilty pleasure means of course.
If that’s not the case, I have no idea where that part came from.
@@vargsvansify Well, technically all games where you kill should be considered guilty pleasure :P
I'm sorry but did he say releases in 1999
you had me at metriodvania
My biggest problem with Carrion is it's length. It took me around 4 hours to complete, and there isn't really enough to make re-playing it too enjoyable.
Being longer may have risked it overstaying its' welcome. Not all games need replayability. I would say that it could have been priced a bit differently (maybe 15 bucks).
My biggest problem was not having a map. Felt like needless padding as I wandered empty rooms trying to find where the next area is.
What they couldve done is made a replayable story with all your containment unit abilities. Smh missed opportunity.
The game is best enjoyed as being an unstoppable forward moving force. If you try to backtrack you're going to get lost and frustrated. Which is weird, because the game gives you incentives to backtrack and look for secrets, but mechanically that aspect is horribly implemented.
Why is it not on ps4
I still didn’t understand the story! But the game surely epic!!
one of the few game where you play as a boss
"The story it told from your perspective and begins with your breaking free from the containment tube" is that some kind of yo mama joke?
SQUEEZE IN
Aside from the poor navigation, this game was pretty fun!
This game is dope
this game rocks
whay this game not call . The Thing ?
Great game. Needs a map.
Carri on. nothing more to see here, if you were looking to slander Devolver somehow someway
Super Meat Boy on steroids
Hm, Switch or PC ? 🤔
I guest it depends on how is implemented. It seems like a mouse on keyboard game first, but if it has a good gyro/touchscreen feature for console, it could be neat.
PC always
1 view, 2 likes. Cheers RUclips.
Great review, great game. I hate backtracking and getting lost tho, so I'll buy this when they patch a map or the community creates one via Guide.
Lame
@@silentwatcher4883 very
Would've been better as an anime tbh
You should really tune the music down, it's a problem to hear you.
Not really
Hope its no more than £10
How is it a "guilty" pleasure????????? The game is fantastic, period. Nothing guilty about it. Get your Triple-A loving head out your butt, dude.
The guilty part is being the bad guy friend.
@@TheOpenPartyGaming ummm, but the character you play isn't the bad guy. He was created, tested on, abused, kept in isolation and alone. They trapped him and hurt him. He just wants to be free, leave the facility and live a long healthy life. The scientists are the evil ones.
While it might be a good game, I think that $20 for a 6 hour game is too much to pay. I wouldn't pay $20 for a 6 hour "AAA" game.
great gamepass game tho
Carrion weird blob of goo
I think carrion shouldve been 3D
Ive never beaten a game that needed a map more badly. Having said this being the blob thing never got old for me. Ready for the sequel that includes a map.
I would actually call this game more of a Zelda type one, Cause it's all about going around an overworld and then entering into small dungeons where you need to get a new item to get through that is located inside the dungeon
Algorithm
when you poop to hard. The game
Can we get Yahtzee to do a ZP review now please
Real talk, I remember this game being called 'Carriage' before Carrion in the early sneak peek.
You enjoy the sound of people being crushed. Wtf
Prototype if Alex Mercer stopped pretending.
Stolen btw
The lack of a map kills the Fun for me
"game launches on july 23 1999 on xbox and switch"........
wtf? someones making a oopsie
The game launches on July 23rd for $19.99