The Tormented Souls Review
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
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I bet these souls would be much less tormented if they would have simply bought tormented souls on GoG and supported the channel with this link:
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I'm a veteran from Afghanistan, I was a Combat Medic...yeah right. Try saving someone with an injury while be shot at. Anyway, I found you a couple of weeks ago and love your critiques and entertainment. I have subscribed and you seem to be cut from my ilk....If I through you in to the mix of said 'KABUL'....you would probably poop your pants. Her. I made it back....You do a great job...I am older than most of the soy boys on her since I was raised in the 1980's (an AMERICAN PLUG HERE...), until Biden decided to give 400 billion in military recourses to the enemy, you can see why us land Lopers can't stand him.....anyway, you are awesome with fair and reviews that touch me. I am back in USA, and I do have one question Sir,....Is Song of Horror worth it. SPC. Kirkland-Combat Medic- 35th Infantry division.
I'm a veteran from Afghanistan, I was a Combat Medic...yeah right. Try saving someone with an injury while be shot at. Anyway, I found you a couple of weeks ago and love your critiques and entertainment. I have subscribed and you seem to be cut from my ilk....If I through you in to the mix of said 'KABUL'....you would probably poop your pants. Her. I made it back....You do a great job...I am older than most of the soy boys on her since I was raised in the 1980's (an AMERICAN PLUG HERE...), until Biden decided to give 400 billion in military recourses to the enemy, you can see why us land Lopers can't stand him.....anyway, you are awesome with fair and reviews that touch me. I am back in USA, and I do have one question Sir,....Is Song of Horror worth it. (In my Reserve unit) SPC. Kirkland-Combat Medic- 35th Infantry division.
The true horror of Halloween is Jacobs descent into Raid addiction
I thought RAID Shadow Legends commercial was a prank. I still can't fully believe that it wasn't.
Just like the game, all Raid ads have to be jokes.
I thought it was going to be too XD but whatever they can pay Jacob's bills.
That has to be hands down the wildest segway into a sponsorship I've seen. Congratulations.
yea i really didn't see that coming. get that paper boiiiiiiii
Top notch sponshorship lol!
Heck, for a moment I was thinking you were about to advertise Raid and Skillshare when you started talking about "improve yourself". That would be two RUclips checklists in a row.
Or audible for the book drop
@@Sablus That make three! He can call for a music now! Who is the fourth hourseman of RUclips advertisement?
@@arturvieira9991 nord vpn lmao
3:58 to skip the raid ad for the plebs that have no sponsorblock extension
I appreciate that you mentioned the difficulty of the puzzles the back tracking and The limited saves this is my favorite genre of game but being a single parent I don't have time for games that don't respect or value my outside priorities. I just finished code Veronica and told myself never again I'm now playing Resident evil 4 and this is what I need from my experiences now
"hot girls in full-plate"
I see you're a man of culture as well
Torque is in fact the hottest female survival horror protagonist. Would love to see you cover the suffering games
Jill Valentine would like to have a word with you
@@mothbikini5811 Torque > Jill
@@fuckyoutube9713 Yeah uhh I'm gonna go with the one that has a bunch of fanservice created after her as the clear winner of hottest female survival horror protagonist
@@bamban_garcia5562 pssh, times change old man. She's runner up now.
@@fuckyoutube9713 Times may change but one has endure since 1996 while the other one is from a recent title few will play & even less so remember a couple of weeks from now
On the topic of nail gun:
It appears that I have now DISCOVERED that Jacob Probably was a theater kid/tech theater kid who, at some point, learned that you could 'fire' the nail gun by pulling back on the safety spring and was disappointed to discover how shit nail guns are at firing stuff.
Not quite, my friends dad had a roofing company and we did all sorts of shit we shouldnt have with his dragons hoard of tools
@@ProbablyJacob Regarding that, check "Nail Gun vs Ballistics Gel Head".
It can definitely be done.
Great video otherwise. Own the full game but only played the demo so far and really liked it. Looking forward to your next review!
@@HejC8xmRICWgUCj1dhPvhTFX If you look at the video you mentioned, he uses it as a melee weapon. And it was powder-activated, not an airgun like was in the game.
@@hankhill5913 "Even if you modify a nailgun to shoot out nails which I suppose you could do by removing some safety features, a nail isn't ballistically viable enough to actually travel in a straight line and mantain enough force to stick into anything"
That sentence is why I posted the name of that video so he could see for himself it can be done. And the video I linked isn't "melee", it's "point blank". Truly not the same thing. A .45 point blank shot can kill you, meleeing with it is much less likely to. Aside from that, I linked that video specifically to show what it can do to the human body, that's what Ballistic Dummies are for.
Lastly, if you still have any doubts, check "We Modded A Nailgun......" made by OffTheRanch. On that video they're showing a regular air compressed nailgun, not powder-activated, and hitting a wooden plank with it from a distance.
It can totally be life threatening. It'd be worse than bb guns, which can kill too.
@@HejC8xmRICWgUCj1dhPvhTFX If you watched the video you linked, you would see none of the nails hit the bullseye even while the target was non-moving. And I wouldn't really call what they have a "regular air compressed nailgun". They had an external air-compressor which in my experience with nailguns is not at all typical. On top of this, that makes it nearly non-portable, and even if you mounted the compressor on the back it would be fairly heavy and mess even further with the aim.
As for saying "I linked that video specifically to show what it can do to the human body, that's what Ballistic Dummies are for", my argument was that it's not a realistic portrayal of how it would actually be used in a real encounter, since the force exerted at point blank range would naturally be much more. There's also a serious lack of a skin analogue, which plays a big part in how much force a penetrating object can impart. Also, the "ballistically viable" part wasn't being tested at all in the video, which as we saw, when it was in the new video you sent, it wasn't very effective. It may be due to the excessive power from the air pump, but then again I very highly doubt that without that extreme pressure it would be able to penetrate wood in the first place.
Also, getting semantic with the definition of "melee" serves no actual purpose in this discussion, since A) we both know what I was talking about and B) melee includes everything from close-range (think 5ft away or 1 person's length) to point blank. So even your semantic point was incorrect.
As for BB's killing you, yeah. They CAN. But something being ABLE to kill you MAYBE doesn't make it an EFFECTIVE weapon. If you're at melee range a knife would be better, especially against a resisting, moving target. Even if you did get a hit in, it's doubtful even a highly trained marksman could consistently hit a vital point, and I'd wager they would have trouble consistently getting shots in against a resisting, moving target.
In summary, I want it to be known that I rewrote this comment twice because I can and will out-autism you here.
You can modify an industrial staple gun into poor ranged weapon that will get you written up and almost fired because some little baby hated getting a staple barely stuck in his leg from 10 feet away. Barely left a mark. So unless it is a write up and mandatory drug test you are looking for, than a nail gun isn't going to do it.
Iv played this and Iv been waiting for Jacob to review this, as i was sure he would. I had a great time with this game. Honestly haven't played a game that genuinely scared me like this in a long time. 9 fucked up wheelchair guys out of 10. will shit your pants.
God Howard's funny squids got me by surprise, I'm definitely gonna call eldritch creature like that from now on LOL
a melee nailgun could be brilliant for tension building actually. You need to get close to the enemy to use it increasing the chance that you'd get hit.
Also a chance to reenact the scene from American Psycho
Even better if you need to use it nail plank woods to barricade door/window, so you need to choose between using nails for the barricade that may or may not be usefull, or use it for combat. It also be interesting if nailed enemies react different to eletricity or magnets in the enviroment.
Get that sponsorship bro! Glad you're getting sponsors
“Hey, Wheelchair Guy, if you could come here and lay your head against this 2 x 4, please…perfect. Gimme just a second…” k-CHAK, k-CHAK, k-CHAK
It wouldn't kill (quickly) but christ will it be grisly. Could use it to nail someone to the floor, which would be a fun gameplay mechanic. Still can hurt you but can be avoided assuming the halls aren't too narrow.
Oh my god his twitter is spilling into youtube. Every ad better be related to aliens from now on.
the save system puts me off, I get its purpose and why it works, when you have the time for it, but as a parent to a toddler... if I can't save and quit at any time and come back where I left off... it's simply not a game I can play.
A 'Save and Quit' option is really necessary for any game that uses this save system.
Not a parent, but I just won't give a new game my time and money if it doesn't have certain QoL things I expect from a modern game. One thing I expect is being able to save quickly, and whenever I want from a pause menu.
@@matthuck378 yeah I get you. I'm ok with checkpoints if they are common enough. But otherwise saving really should be treated more like an accessibility feature then a gameplay mechanic. It always irritates me when games try to be clever with the saving
Having contempt for your audience while trying to sell them a garbage skinner box mobile game is certainly an interesting creative decision.
i just noticed you uploaded a new vid!! seeing your uploads makes my day thank you :)
Okay, that "don't cry" line - that got me good. Actually laughed out loud :).
I saw a friend play the first few hours, seemed pretty in-line with the good-old survival horror games. I must admit, I'm not a big fan of the limited save options, but I see why they did it.
another that didnt show up in my sub feed, so glad i compulsively check your channel fellow jaykub
my boy got the RAID sponsor, i would be that axe man
Un juego excelente, terrorífico. Esperaba que Jacob lo revisara sabiendo que lo haría. Saludos desde Chile, desde donde viene este juego!! 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱
You even told me how you were doing that ad and it still got me
Absolutely correct about the nail gun. Fucking around on site trying to shoot cardboard boxes from less then 10' and the nails would just bounce off. Accuracy was bad too, something like a 1' spread.
The Code Veronica camera was pretty smart. All the best survival horror games in one.
Thats the the most sneaky and clever way ive been hit with Raid ad so far.
Caroline joins the ranks of sexy female survival horror protagonists that have skirts and a lot of exposed leg. Heather Mason, Fiona Bella and Alyssa from Clocktower 3 being other examples.
The thing that made silent hill so scary was the controls making combat difficult. When you see an enemy in SH2 you feel the dread of needing to make a decision... Fight with the controls, or try to escape, both have consequences and neither is a guarantee of safety
I cannot believe the that issue with the pursuer - what a bungled opportunity.
Always look forward to your uploads
Dude, spot on review, literally spot on, well done… Like you I’m a deeply devoted survival horror player… I literally was gifted the original RE1 for the Christmas it came out by my parents at age 9 and it sincerely blew me away… nothing has yet to do that to me again. But, this game is a fantastic homage to that late 90’s Golden Age of Survival Horror. It didn’t blow me awAy but it is extremely refreshing and enjoyable to the point where I want to play every new game these devs make. Also, I have a feeling this is just the first very good spark ⚡️ to help ignite a big resurgence of the genre. Thanks to games like RE7 and RE2 remake Doing such a great job we’ll see a new and improved era for the genre and these Gen Zer’s will finally realize what they missed out on during what I would call gaming’s greatest time period.
Honestly we might but maybe not , As a Gen Z I get this was made for an older audience and to pay homage to older Survival horror, I actually kinda like it. However, my issue with it was not the story or the puzzles, but rather the Fixed Camera Angles. I know it's a major part of old survival horror which were the technical limitations at the time. But every. single. time I was moving down the hall and the camera changed, I kept running into things. It wasn't bad at first but then it got very irritating over time, and the angle really messed with my head that I had to take breaks from the game periodically. Don't get me wrong its not a bad game, however, I really just don't like the Fixed camera angles. If people want do Fixed camera angles, fine, just dont go crazy with it like it did in this game
@@dabihwow5550 yea I feel ya, that’s probably the biggest universal complaint about old school survival horror games bc you’re right, it’s outdated at this point. Personally, I don’t mind it I guess bc it’s sort of baked into me from playing all these games when I was young but I also loved RE7 and that was First Person and I think it worked really well, especially in terms of fear factor.
@@Dread_Cast Re 7 got me into Survival horror and Resident evil. I'm trying to make my own Survival horror game and it has been an interesting journey
@@dabihwow5550 hey, that’s ambitious and hard to do so even getting it done is an accomplishment for indie Devs… Lmk how it’s coming along, I was actually thinking about creating one myself over the past few years but I’m not capable of actually creating a game lol, instead the idea, the story, and especially the formula for what the right balance of gameplay loop would make for a true survival horror masterpiece… I think a lot of devs, especially indie devs, tend to use the “psychological horror” formula that Frictional games made so popular and it’s kind of getting redundant.
@@dabihwow5550 … I understand why they do it, it’s a much simpler formula, many of them border walking sim territory so it can get old fast, that’s why those games are usually very short… But, survival horror needs certain elements to be a quality game of the genre. Like Combat at some degree is very important, obviously Exploration, plot threads through cutscenes/notes etc. but most of all I think the puzzles are a key ingredient to the genre and I feel like that’s what’s been lacking the most lately, even in the RE titles… I’m sure there’s ppl who don’t care for puzzles but the true OG diehard SH fans know it to be a staple in these games. Rather them hinder the experience, I think puzzles actually raise it to a new level adding a layer that needs some brain power as well as breaking up the gameplay loop significantly in a positive way. It gives players a brief respite from combat and it adds just a whole different obstacle to the games. It also fills a void that otherwise needs to be filled in by more exploration (which tends to dominate the experience of many horror games today) or with more combat which hurts the game bc it then starts to tilt to more action oriented and takes away the horror factor the higher the action gets… I’m rambling lol, anyway I think there’s a fine tunes balance between alll these elements and it’s taken me a long time to figure out what that is, but I think I have a decent idea for the formula:
- 40-45% exploration (notes included)
- 25-30% combat
- 15-20% narrative threads (cutscenes)
- 15-20% puzzles
… Something like that feels like a nice balance to keep people on their toes + you throw in high quality rewards after big boss fights and stuff, like RE7 did so well… that’s it lol and then I believe the run time can be upwards of 20-30 hours so it’s truly a worthwhile experience.
I am endlessly impressed by that transition into an ad read.
Still never downloading that fucking game, but that was amazing
Yeah Jacob, that axeman sure is ridiculous. It'd be like if avengers got an... I dunno, regular archer to show up in fights. No special powers or abilities, he's just that good with the bow and arrow. :P
Truly ridiculous if they ever did that.
The way hawkeye shoots is implied super human and its a trillion times worse in the comics and you fucking know it
That ambient music reminded more of parasite eve, It's sad that parasite eve is forgotten by everyone
Watch carcinogen play
What I didnt forget it, I love 3rd Birthday!!!
I got this right when it came out and played it through with my SO. We loved the puzzles, and the game was super fun and totally worth the price tag. I agree with PJ, it was the first time in a long time puzzles in a survival horror actually made me slow down and think a bit.
I think a part of why this game puzzle is so difficult, is partly due to how key items are placed throughout the game. There are items that is given to you at the very start of the game that won't have any use until very late into the game.
A Raid ad is not where I thought that was heading...good job!
I hate it when the hospital checks my six shooters at the door. Fantastic video as always!
The enemies look like seasonal redesigns of the Killing Floor roster.
Denzel Washington uses the same kind of “nailgun” in The Equaliser films.
That intro to raids shadow legends was really funny lol
Lmao that sponsorship transition
and lets not forget!!! dem booty jiggle physics running up the stairs in a lil sun dress!!
I fucking love your videos Jacob, thank you for making this incredible content, keep on trucking.
Oh no, its RAID time
I fully support you getting the RAID bag. No one with half a brain cell is going to install it so if you get paid to promote it, you are doing good. Keep up the great work my guy!
I got amused by the office space reference and "the payback" cowboy got me good
On the Nail gun issue: THANK YOU, every time I see one of these in a game, I have to wonder if said game designers have ever used a power tool of any sort in their lives. Its jarring enough in some cases as to make the game seem uncanny, and less believable.
10:44 that's smoke on the water my g
Have to admit, by the marketing I just kinda assumed this was another game where you run around without weapons getting jumpscared.
Ok im sold. We need more Nail gun melee weapons in games.
hey thank you for making videos i dont know what it is about them but just hearing them even if im not interested in the games is entertaining
Thanks you Jacob, i really enjoyed this video.
lmao "riddles in the dark," very nice
I personally think it also borrows some influence from Fatal Frame for the setting/story, but yes they knew what they wanted to take inspiration from and imo they nailed it
i agree with you on the nailgun thing, but if someone was able to make a nailgun into a gun, that'd be kinda neat to be honest.
The only way a nail gun would be sort of viable would be if you used modified nails that didn't have the flat heavy head, put on a barrel on the front, and whole fuckton of luck.
All right, boy! My man Pooky out with another fire review!
Nails from a nailgun travel in a similar way to arrows from a bow fyi
They absolutely wouldnt
SOURCE: im good enough with a recurve bow to hit you in the eye at 20 yards
"Oh no.. not drill-head!"
..... I don't think that works.
waiting for your Succubus Review. Go go go!
The best part of SH2 is the historical society but to be honest there isn't really any bad parts in that game
i sure do hope stapler guns work where nail guns don't :)
Ok, I know this isn't an important question, but where are all the muskets at?
19:00 loved this joke :)
Hey you should check out Year Walk, it's an extremely underrated horror game based on Swedish folklore, plays like an adventure game like "Myst", and has a really interesting story.
It's only about 2-3 hours on a first play but it's so good and highly worth it and it's one of my personal favorite games of all time. Would love to see you cover and review it (good or bad 😂)
The RAID ad LMAO
10:31 I pray he was joking - but I won’t hold my breath 🤭
Oh, you hate the nailgun in this game?
Remember the rivet gun from Bioshock 2?
Excellent review ! will you be doing one for Martha is dead ?
Personally the puzzles are my biggest issue, some were cryptic as fuck.
The V/A is bad intentionally i believe but still, it took me out of the experience.
the variety of enemies gets boring after a while.
The pursuer was a joke.
BUT, i still had a blast playing it , i cant recommend it enough.
Great athmosphere, great music, decent story, great tension, decent combat (for a while at least)
Not to mention its an indie game .
I really enjoyed it, give it a chance people.
Raid Shadow Legends? You finally made it man!
You can hear him trying not to laugh during the ad read. Like, this kinda means he's vetted now.
The american gunslinger edit got me.
im just here to say i agree with your point on nail guns in media
Nice, its spooky time
Somehow I completely missed hearing anything about this game - wishlisted now! +1 to other comments that mention Song of Horror - great 90s survival horror vibes.
Just in time for October, I'd also really suggest that you play and review No one lives under the lighthouse for the channel. It has a similar surreal horror vibe as the game Pagan Autogeny which you reviewed earlier this year. It's got a bit of Lovecraft in it as well, plus all the achievements are named after the Major Arcana. The game recently got an update/expansion that changes a ton of things around (although the original game is still able to be played as well). Can't recommend it enough.
I didn't know that about the pursuer, so I had to deal with it. I have a video when I got stuck with that enemy and died :(
I loved this game I played non stop until I finished it.
The lighting on the MC is weird, the rest is great.
LOL Raid sponsorship, good goof Jacob.
I understand why the nail gun would upset you. Suspension of disbelief and all. it is stupid but I've always liked the idea of it kind of like Isaac in his engineering tools only much less effective lol.
I can see why people do the detached cynical irony -thing. Pretty OP cosmetic if you ask me. You can get sponsored by raid fucking sellout legends and it's just kinda funny.
I even deliberately watched the ad to see if you said something witty instead of letting an addon skip past it...
I thought the "it's free, but they can afford to pay me to talk about it, do the math", "you can read a book while 'playing' it, which is good because books are more entertaining", and "as long as you give it computer cycles and access to your system memory, it'll level you up, you don't even have to do anything" came across pretty well.
Bruuuh, we thought you were the chosen one
F raid shadow legends. Go you for the sponsorship though
I wonder if he's played The Beast Inside, because the office decoder puzzle was the most grueling and awful puzzle I've ever done in a video game
You forgot to mention one more compound that makes great horror survival game - cute MC which you dont want to get hurt.
Alright spoke too soon.
Oh God Not You 2! Why the Raid Shadow Legends. :( Sad
I love this game,thanks for reviewing it Jacob.
Lol he
Getting abducted by aliens it noting compared to have to play raid shadow legends, thats true horror.
Any game that controls how/when you can save is a no from me dawg. Nobody got time fo dat.
Nobody? Yeah... that's why resident evil is so beloved right? Lmao
Most games with a system like that are very generous when it comes to saving anyway.
The puzzles pretty genius in this game. The music puzzle was fucked up for someone with bad hearing although.
Secure that bag, king
Probably the best way of dealing with the Raid blood contract I've seen. Well done. Also awesome review as always
Hot Girls in full plate is one of the best things in life.
18:51 Ok, I'm in
Yahtzee trashed the game's story for being a jumbled mix of all those different horror elements, was really hoping to hear Jacob's take on that
RAID SHADOW LEGENDS!!!
My boy getting that Raid money.