@@char1211Well silverback gorillas are all mature adult males, so in this game there essentially is four males in one enclosure. They are normally pretty dominant and aggressive towards other males and it would probably not be a great idea to put them all together in one place. Especially when there’s no females to make up a troop. There has been cases of bachelor groups being made in zoos but they are mostly made up of brothers that have been around each other since birth. Anyway 😂 this is what I remember from some random internet deep dives so take from it what you will.
@@char1211 Lot of herd animals have males that protect the herd and are also extremely aggressive against other males. Even unneutered male cats can be dangerous to each other.
giving the wife meat was insane. hey babe, i know we're tired of stouffers, im sending home 20 pounds of what i believe to be the equivalent of dog food. please feed this to our child. HUH? and she said OK??
Prepackaged food? I'm a horrible father. Unrefrigerated slab of processed zoo-grade mystery meat (origin unknown) the FDA has never checked? Now I'm finally able to provide!
@@elathiaskade7311 I've lived well below the poverty line. I tended to eat a lot of rice and beans. Didn't eat meat often, but I'd sometimes splurge on frozen bulk chicken or really cheap processed meat. At no point did I think I should eat room temperature mystery zoo meat.
I think John did do the right thing by putting meat out for the infected animal but when he used the dart gun to tranq him I think it angered him and caused another transformation cycle. But I find it interesting that after you feed the infected animal you can also cure them? I guess that stops any future transformations? Comment for developers: I think after the first transformation the phone in the train should ring with doc on the phone being notified that the alarm went off. The doc should then give the player some guidance on what to do. Too many players are confused on how to handle the game once the mutations start and I think this one addition would make a world of a difference.
"Cure the animals" means cure the ones infected with the parasites, too. He cured Chief but not the actual mutant. So yes, shooting Dexter reactivated the boss fight. Calming them with meat is so they don't kill any other animals while you make up the syrum.
Didn't John find a note earlier stating the cure for the parasites? I swear it said something along the lines of, "I figured it out! The cure for the parasites is [insert name here]. Just give the infected a dose of this and they'll be cured." Maybe because I'm not playing I can retain that information better?
"my girls are gunna have REAL FOOD tonight 🤗" sends a 2ft brick of something bundled in plastic labelled MEAT meant for zoo animals through the door chute. no wonder he never brings it up again after he's told what it really is it probably occurred to him then and there like "well she definitely didn't take the dripping bag of red meat I sent through the door with her. she probably left it there."
Not to mention how she was standing outside, IN THE RAIN, waiting for him to come out and tell her he got the job, and when the Doc character asked “hey do you need me to tell her you’ll be staying the night” his response was “no thanks I think they already know” like DUDE
If you watch the animals carefully, mutant animals will behave like they're sick, but the tests won't show it. At least, that's what it looks like from watching other youtubers. Seriously, this game would benefit from a better tutorial and a few nights just running through the process before the mutations start showing up. The pacing feels too fast with how many different things you have to do, so the player isn't scared just confused.
Neh, most youtubers are really bad at video games, I am yelling at the screen the whole time that John is trying weird dumb stuff. It's pretty obvious. I never saw this game before this video and I get what John was doing wrong fast.
I wasn't expecting that death so quickly 😂! As for your penguin facts... The largest today are the emperor penguins, they can grow up to 4ft 5 at the most. Theres an extinct species that grew up to 7ft. But most importantly, HAVE YOU SEEN BABY PESTO? Hes a baby penguin who is massive and he has those super fluffy baby feathers. He looks like a pompom
29:03 There's plenty of meat in here, I want my girls to eat NORMAL FOOD tonight... sir, in what hell is strange meat from a zoo freezer more "normal" than food for humans from a grocery store!?
for real, I was thinking they were gonna say they had been surviving on experimental food pellets or something really weird, but the thing that was less "normal" to him than unidentified zoo meat was frozen meals???
right who on earth would go and eat zoo meat? even if it wasn't human meat it is still way too sus. I much rather steal veggies if I have to go stealing route at all.
Well, it WAS human meat, knowing what happens when you don't sign the NDA. That's also why Doc said "we're low on herbs and vegetable, get it?" Because they've been grinding so many interviewees that they have meat in abundance. 😂
Paul immediately giving his wife a slab of "meat" from the ZOO he works at is so wild. No wonder he failed his studies, he's not the brightest :'D What does he think those animals get? Beef loin steak?
Yeah, I really hope the protagonist gets more writing and actual reactions during gameplay for the official release. Man puked and didn't say ANYTHING, wtf?
not every protagonist have to be over dramatic, like he doesn't have choice so he's just going along with it. the sooner what needs to be done is done the better.
@@arshellnut2730 im fine with how he is now honestly, im really sick of horror games where the protag is always like "WHATS GOING ON??? ISNT THIS WEIRD GUYSS??" like the game is telling me how to feel. i dont need that
@@bugdomrulez I generally agree with this sentiment and am not fond of chatty protagonists. But I think in moments like the puke scene where the character does an obvious immersion-breaking action (the game stops everything to make you experience it), it would feel more normal/realistic for him to have made a comment about it rather than just walking away like nothing happened.
It seems like preparing the cursed meat buys you extra time, since the mutated animal will feed on that instead of it's roommates. But man, what an insane sequence and I'll admit I was not expecting this game to jumpscare me with the supply delivery. Quite enjoyable so far. I do feel like the menus are a bit excessive, and something about Doc's voice lines feel like they needed to be spaced out more, but there are worse problems a game could have. Totally nailed the atmosphere and I don't think I'll ever look at a zoo without thinking of this game
Yeah, I thought about the same thing! I thought jeez, that doesn't feel right to have the poor guys having to bend down so far to eat... It's probably intentional? Since I feel like the game tries to be atleast a little bit accurate to the animal behaviors and stuff... But you also suck poop into a vacuum and feed them nondescript meat and vegetable slosh so.. Maybe not so accurate LOL
@@Bosorka0 🤣🤣🤣 The nondescript meat is intentional plot stuff tho, and the vacuum is an intentional gameplay mechainc. They almost certainly do not believe that is how actual zoos collect stool samples or feed their animals mystery meat. But the giraffe thing is borderline common knowledge, but could still be something someone didn't know. So it's is kinda in the middle there. I want to believe it's is intentional... I honestly felt a little horrified by it/that 😅😂
Its weird, theres clearly like elevated feeding platforms in the enclosure, i think it was more for the sake of gameplay? Idk why not have you take stairs up to feed them
"If you're tired of those other crappy pre-packaged meals you should try Factor. Not only are they tasty but also affordable. That way you don't have to be like Paul here and have to sign your life away to the murder zoo." 😅
Even if the meat wasn’t human I definitely would never consider it as food for humans to consume lol. That stuff has not been treated with the same standards as meat for human consumption and most likely contains undesirable material and harmful bacteria. I get that he’s excited to provide a fresh meal but the protagonist is so weird for that
My one complaint about this game, is that the Doc's voicelines feel like they're edited too close together, not giving enough pauses in some of his dialogue. But that's a minor thing that doesn't really affect gameplay. That aside, they have some crazy designs in this game and I love it. It definitely feels like "The Thing, but in a zoo" where the animals are infected with transformative parasites.
@@leontate8805 I remember seeing someone mention in another Zoochosis video that the voice for Doc is real, but the voice direction and clip editing was very bad, giving that AI feel. Doc's VA is Tim Stephenson, who has a RUclips channel.
@PanmasterAtArms that's what I figured. Because the inflections and like the way the voice sounds too good to be AI. But the splicing of the audio is just bad. But thankfully it doesn't affect the gameplay at all. But my ADHD ass just notices it too much.
Pissing off the Doc into sedating and turning you into zoo meat was not the secret ending I was expecting from this game. Heard some issues with this game according to the Steam reviews. Here's hoping that's not the case because the premise of mutating zoo animals is very promising.
I hate impatient people who won't let you take your time. It's just six sentences! The bonus scene you got was extreme but funny. I also like how it foreshadowed what was gonna happen later in the episode. Paul is so stupid. Meat that animals eat isn't always the same as meat humans eat. He had no idea what was being put in there, but thought it was a good idea to serve to his wife and sickly child? Shame on him, and his wife too, for agreeing to take that after the company had already been acting really suspicious. I bet Lily and Gina will become monsters at the end.
The most unbelievable part of this is the night zoo staff being paid 100k. More unbelievable than the mutations. :P The synchonised honking of the penguins was creepier than they were probably going for.
This game has potential but it needs to make the directions juuust a little bit more clear so everyone isn't fumbling around for how to do something. Either have a handbook to read about the illnesses or have a more involved walk through.
I LOVE dragging scenes out to see if the devs added extra lines sometimes, also talking to NPCs like 3 times to see if they have story dialogue. This game did not disappoint in that aspect.
John, what are your thoughts on this surge of "Occupational Horror" games we've been seeing the past few years? Games where the horror happens while you're doing a job or doing everyday things like shopping/cleaning/ect.?
This games concept is interesting and so far it’s got promising game mechanics. However the writing and voice acting seems…off. Like the part with the meat grinding, the protagonist doesn’t seem that concerned about a human coming out? 🤨 and Docs voice sounds oddly chopped up
yeah he had a moment of horror realising that he gave his wife human meat to feed the kids... but no horror at all that his employers have abducted a woman to kill and turn into meat, or the fact that he's expected to turn her into meat himself???
I mean you would expect no reaction from psychopath. Normal person would try to save human being alive and hanging. But he continued the process like yea it's fine.
Just like any other Indie Games, they are mostly lack on V.A quality. But at least the graphic is better than Choo Choo Charles, and A.I behaviour is great.
@@GolemCC Exactly!! Like, if it was a corpse I could understand how someone in a desperate situation might turn a blind eye but _a living breathing human being_ and he just murders her, listens to her screams of agony *_and doesn't bat a fcking eyelid_* WTF!?!!?
Fun fact: the last name of the guy in the beginning ("Metzger") means "Butcher" in german Anyways, the amount of respect i have for John Wolfe is immeasurable
This is a cool concept for a game and the animal stuff is really neat, but I almost think it'd be better without some of the story stuff. Like if they just threw you in and the story was more subtle. Mainly the main character's reactions to stuff and actions are kind of odd. I almost think it would have benefited from not having a voiced protagonist or other characters present (sort of like Subnautica or Portal or something similar) so that when really messed up stuff happens it's less weird when he doesn't react or has a very mild reaction.
yeah, I think it would have way more impact if the character was just used to it all and so the game guides you through your "typical" night zoo shift and it's on the player themselves to slowly realize that shits fcked up and the person you're playing is an emotionless psychopath lolll that could also incorporate some fun "normalization" tactics, like the game UI just calls the infected animals "sick" and it doesn't differentiate between the normal sickness and parasite infection and it's up to the player to differentiate them, and the sudden appearance of the infected animal would be way more shocking and scary without being basically spoonfed the fact that they exist and will need human meat and so are obviously monstrous.
@@EmilyKinny Agree, I feel like a slow build-up would have been a bit more effective in building suspense and horror. It's still a creative game though, just a little predictable!
@@EmilyKinny Right! The lack of reaction to the gorilla, the super mild reaction to the people meat...and giving it to his family. Also, I personally would be far more concerned if I were constantly stopping to vomit after every few tasks I'm doing. Our protag is just coming off as super weird and it doesn't seem like that's supposed to be the case.
1. You dont have to wait for animals to be asleep, they just have to stop moving *enough* for their hit box to turn green. 2. You already have what you need to get the parasite out. 🙂 I am weirdly excited about this game! It feels really fresh!
John refusing to sign it........rising stubborness, love it. Like when someone honks at you to hurry up an exit a parking space you were already about to pull out of. I know this mode well, lol, the "well now we have all sit here and die when the sun goes supernova......now that I'm not going anywhere now." hah Love it.
Love that Paul lets his wife stay outside waiting for him for several hours THEN sends her home with a brick of mystery meat that's barely animal grade
Emperor penguins do get big, like a few feet tall at least. I got to feed penguins in a zoo once. A little one wanted to sit in my lap. The emperor penguins were lining up at the door with staff to leave with everybody else, as if nobody would notice.
I am SCREAMING what is this game I love it, lmfao! the penguin just shitting directly in John's face after announcing his shit while shitting is hilarious. It's like the old days of PC Barbie Vet Clinic, but better.
Every time you say "Hey guys its john" I always say "Hey John!" out loud lol. I think I've been watching you for too long lmaoo thanks for the consistently enjoyable content :)
You definitely could’ve saved that gorilla that was infected. You read a note about being able to cure infected animals. I agree that the game really throws you in at the deep end with no hand holding cool game and concept
Hi john i was just watching your shareholder meeting video and i want to comment this here, i really like ur content and i love watching ur videos. I really like how you plan things ahead and tell us about it and how you care about our feedback on ur videos. I wish u all the best
If the devs are watching-> if possible, can you go in and add little pauses between the characters speaking? For example 11:54 - 12:00 sounds very unnatural, like the characters are stepping over each other. I know that scene probably can’t be fixed, bc of the animation with the timing, but also in the beginning scene with the doc- we need pauses.
I think giving them the meat calms them down so you can take their blood to make the special meds to cure them without killing them. That lab guy created that one med to help with that.
@@0rbitalbag750 Still doesn't make it very logical 😅 It's like finding a container of fish food and saying, "Wow, my family can finally eat something!"
I kinda like how they don't help with everything. Like there are the posters and clues and tasks but generally I think it's kinda cool to get the bare minimum basics and having to figure out the rest.
Your early comment about this game being a mix between Zoo Tycoon and Outlast couldn't have been truer once we saw the "meat" delivery dangling above the meat grinder! Lol nicely called
Your gorilla story reminded me of this.. Went to our local zoo over the summer and had a crazy encounter where the lioness sat up and stared directly at me. Made me feel scared as shit. Got outta there in a jiffy.
Was cackling as soon as John said that - many zoos even have posters up that say to NOT make eye contact because they see it as a challenge. Many predators see it as a challenge or a threat, too.
I've been excited to watch you play this, and I didn't realize you were gonna kick off October with it! 🥳The premise seems interesting so far, but the instructions aren't the best and the storytelling style makes it seem a bit predictable. Regardless, it seems pretty fun and I'd love to see more! With a bit more polish this could turn out to be a real indie gem!
I REALLY like how the D-🐒-Tization makes all of your characters feel EXTRA craven, it's putting the horror back into these horror games that, even though you, John, and we, your audience, are desensitized to the scares, we still can't SEE them. It adds a cinematic quality and maybe that's unintended but i like it a lot, especially since the shock factor has lost its effect!
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That may be the best 'What are you gonna do, kill me?' bluff call I've ever seen by a video game 😂
i cannot get over this game housing 4 silverback gorillas together in one enclosure
How come? Not that I don't believe it's a bad idea but I'm interested in the specific reason!
@@char1211they would kill each other irl very quick
@@char1211Well silverback gorillas are all mature adult males, so in this game there essentially is four males in one enclosure. They are normally pretty dominant and aggressive towards other males and it would probably not be a great idea to put them all together in one place. Especially when there’s no females to make up a troop. There has been cases of bachelor groups being made in zoos but they are mostly made up of brothers that have been around each other since birth. Anyway 😂 this is what I remember from some random internet deep dives so take from it what you will.
@@char1211 Lot of herd animals have males that protect the herd and are also extremely aggressive against other males. Even unneutered male cats can be dangerous to each other.
@@char1211 A silverback is the dominant male gorilla in the group. Putting 4 of them in the same enclosure wouldn't really work for obvious reasons 😂
giving the wife meat was insane. hey babe, i know we're tired of stouffers, im sending home 20 pounds of what i believe to be the equivalent of dog food. please feed this to our child. HUH? and she said OK??
Prepackaged food? I'm a horrible father.
Unrefrigerated slab of processed zoo-grade mystery meat (origin unknown) the FDA has never checked? Now I'm finally able to provide!
That's what threw me off like why give that to anyone much less your own family 😭😭😭it doesn't make sense at all
People in the comments don’t know what poverty is like…
@@elathiaskade7311 I've lived well below the poverty line. I tended to eat a lot of rice and beans. Didn't eat meat often, but I'd sometimes splurge on frozen bulk chicken or really cheap processed meat.
At no point did I think I should eat room temperature mystery zoo meat.
@elathiaskade7311 Considerig they were eating pre-packaged human food, this is a downgrade in meal quality, and more like apocalyptic desperation...
I do love how despite this horrifying scenario, John still manages to be kind and gentle with the (non-mutant abomination) animals
"What are you going to do, kill me?" - man who was killed
I think John did do the right thing by putting meat out for the infected animal but when he used the dart gun to tranq him I think it angered him and caused another transformation cycle. But I find it interesting that after you feed the infected animal you can also cure them? I guess that stops any future transformations?
Comment for developers:
I think after the first transformation the phone in the train should ring with doc on the phone being notified that the alarm went off. The doc should then give the player some guidance on what to do. Too many players are confused on how to handle the game once the mutations start and I think this one addition would make a world of a difference.
"Cure the animals" means cure the ones infected with the parasites, too. He cured Chief but not the actual mutant. So yes, shooting Dexter reactivated the boss fight. Calming them with meat is so they don't kill any other animals while you make up the syrum.
Didn't John find a note earlier stating the cure for the parasites? I swear it said something along the lines of, "I figured it out! The cure for the parasites is [insert name here]. Just give the infected a dose of this and they'll be cured."
Maybe because I'm not playing I can retain that information better?
@@acdcguy18 Yes he did. iirc there's 2 notes, one talks about killing and one talks about a cure.
"my girls are gunna have REAL FOOD tonight 🤗" sends a 2ft brick of something bundled in plastic labelled MEAT meant for zoo animals through the door chute. no wonder he never brings it up again after he's told what it really is it probably occurred to him then and there like "well she definitely didn't take the dripping bag of red meat I sent through the door with her. she probably left it there."
Giving your wife meat is optional. He will bring it back up, and it does change the outcome of history.
didnt even give her vegetables
Not to mention how she was standing outside, IN THE RAIN, waiting for him to come out and tell her he got the job, and when the Doc character asked “hey do you need me to tell her you’ll be staying the night” his response was “no thanks I think they already know” like DUDE
John had the knowledge that his character was ground up for meat during the opening, and gave it to his wife without mentioning that possibility?? 😂
“I don’t know where y’all think you’re going!” to the penguins really made me laugh
If you watch the animals carefully, mutant animals will behave like they're sick, but the tests won't show it. At least, that's what it looks like from watching other youtubers. Seriously, this game would benefit from a better tutorial and a few nights just running through the process before the mutations start showing up. The pacing feels too fast with how many different things you have to do, so the player isn't scared just confused.
John did say this is a beta version, so hopefully the devs iron these things out.
It's already an incredibly slow game, people would drop it if it made you work more than one night before anything happened.
Neh, most youtubers are really bad at video games, I am yelling at the screen the whole time that John is trying weird dumb stuff. It's pretty obvious. I never saw this game before this video and I get what John was doing wrong fast.
@@thealarm7057you’ve been commenting this same crap over and over again throughout the comment section, we get it dude
@@thealarm7057Maybe you should stop typing for a while.
ngl protag guy kind of crazy for giving his wife and daughter the Mistery Meat Block after all the dubious stuff he saw prior during the tutorial LOL
I was NOT expecting you to actually die if you didnt sign the contract lol that was hilarious
the concept of this game is really cool but dear god the game needs more explanations for. everything. i really like the monster design!!
Another comment said that this is just the Beta version.
Explanations are on the posters. John was getting PDA notifs but never checked them.
RUclipsrs are bad at games. I knew what to do from the glipses of John's gameplay.
Idk, stuff seemed pretty straight forward to me...
@@thealarm7057 Agreed. So many I've seen ask, "What do I do?!" and I respond, "You literally picked up and read a note telling you..."
I wasn't expecting that death so quickly 😂!
As for your penguin facts... The largest today are the emperor penguins, they can grow up to 4ft 5 at the most. Theres an extinct species that grew up to 7ft.
But most importantly, HAVE YOU SEEN BABY PESTO? Hes a baby penguin who is massive and he has those super fluffy baby feathers. He looks like a pompom
He is big baby 🥺
Those penguin sounds will be stuck in my head forever
It’s very sex shack scene from midsommar lol
My husband thought the penguin sounds were the Squid Games music! Anyone else hear it now?
Entering the penguin enclosure and all you hear is "He he ho he ho ho he he he ho ho ho he he ho he he ho ho he"
like Jack Frost from SMT/Persona games?
They sound like me trying to walk uphill
The real question is why Paul wasn't questioning why they had meat like that in a facility full of herbivores and seafood-eaters??
I DIDNT EVEN THINK OF THAT
29:03 There's plenty of meat in here, I want my girls to eat NORMAL FOOD tonight... sir, in what hell is strange meat from a zoo freezer more "normal" than food for humans from a grocery store!?
for real, I was thinking they were gonna say they had been surviving on experimental food pellets or something really weird, but the thing that was less "normal" to him than unidentified zoo meat was frozen meals???
right who on earth would go and eat zoo meat? even if it wasn't human meat it is still way too sus. I much rather steal veggies if I have to go stealing route at all.
Giving his wife and daughter a brick of mystery meat to eat was wild! That could be human meat.
Well, it WAS human meat, knowing what happens when you don't sign the NDA.
That's also why Doc said "we're low on herbs and vegetable, get it?" Because they've been grinding so many interviewees that they have meat in abundance. 😂
Paul immediately giving his wife a slab of "meat" from the ZOO he works at is so wild. No wonder he failed his studies, he's not the brightest :'D What does he think those animals get? Beef loin steak?
And he steals it while wearing a bodycam!
protag is wayyy too chill and the writing is a lil weird lol. can’t wait to watch this play through john!
Yeah, I really hope the protagonist gets more writing and actual reactions during gameplay for the official release. Man puked and didn't say ANYTHING, wtf?
@@arshellnut2730literally lol! he was just like “welp”
not every protagonist have to be over dramatic, like he doesn't have choice so he's just going along with it. the sooner what needs to be done is done the better.
@@arshellnut2730 im fine with how he is now honestly, im really sick of horror games where the protag is always like "WHATS GOING ON??? ISNT THIS WEIRD GUYSS??" like the game is telling me how to feel. i dont need that
@@bugdomrulez I generally agree with this sentiment and am not fond of chatty protagonists. But I think in moments like the puke scene where the character does an obvious immersion-breaking action (the game stops everything to make you experience it), it would feel more normal/realistic for him to have made a comment about it rather than just walking away like nothing happened.
It seems like preparing the cursed meat buys you extra time, since the mutated animal will feed on that instead of it's roommates. But man, what an insane sequence and I'll admit I was not expecting this game to jumpscare me with the supply delivery. Quite enjoyable so far. I do feel like the menus are a bit excessive, and something about Doc's voice lines feel like they needed to be spaced out more, but there are worse problems a game could have. Totally nailed the atmosphere and I don't think I'll ever look at a zoo without thinking of this game
The secret ending is funny and all, but it kind of messes up the pacing on the big reveal toward the end of this video.
I don't wanna johmp the gun here, but I think this is your best title ever.
This guy at the beginning has the patience of the story NPCs in RDR2. Except he kills you for it lol
Also, he sounds uncannily like John Goodman
Yeah-judging from the strange cadence and delivery it was most likely produced with AI
@@wowsa0716 Tim Stephenson is the voice actor, not sure if an AI was used with his likeness but doesn't seem to be the case (to me).
@@EvilHamsterbot ahh gotcha gotcha, looks like he does a lot more narration which felt a bit awkward here ig, thanks for letting me know though!
@@wowsa0716 I think the issue was mainly the editing tbh
Trying to figure out if the devs just don't know that giraffes are supposed to eat standing up or if this is intentional to like show abuse/neglect 🤔
Yeah, I thought about the same thing! I thought jeez, that doesn't feel right to have the poor guys having to bend down so far to eat... It's probably intentional? Since I feel like the game tries to be atleast a little bit accurate to the animal behaviors and stuff... But you also suck poop into a vacuum and feed them nondescript meat and vegetable slosh so.. Maybe not so accurate LOL
@@Bosorka0 🤣🤣🤣
The nondescript meat is intentional plot stuff tho, and the vacuum is an intentional gameplay mechainc. They almost certainly do not believe that is how actual zoos collect stool samples or feed their animals mystery meat. But the giraffe thing is borderline common knowledge, but could still be something someone didn't know. So it's is kinda in the middle there. I want to believe it's is intentional... I honestly felt a little horrified by it/that 😅😂
Its weird, theres clearly like elevated feeding platforms in the enclosure, i think it was more for the sake of gameplay? Idk why not have you take stairs up to feed them
George R.R. Martin is sure doing everything he can to avoid finishing those books huh 😂
i have a very sensitive gag reflex and poop vacuum made me gag twice 😅😭
@@BeaBea-54 omg, this comment killed me, loool
"If you're tired of those other crappy pre-packaged meals you should try Factor. Not only are they tasty but also affordable. That way you don't have to be like Paul here and have to sign your life away to the murder zoo." 😅
tired of pre-packaged meals? Don't steal a block of unidentified zoo meat, try Hello Fresh! XD
Emperor penguins are actually huge!
Even if the meat wasn’t human I definitely would never consider it as food for humans to consume lol. That stuff has not been treated with the same standards as meat for human consumption and most likely contains undesirable material and harmful bacteria. I get that he’s excited to provide a fresh meal but the protagonist is so weird for that
My one complaint about this game, is that the Doc's voicelines feel like they're edited too close together, not giving enough pauses in some of his dialogue. But that's a minor thing that doesn't really affect gameplay.
That aside, they have some crazy designs in this game and I love it. It definitely feels like "The Thing, but in a zoo" where the animals are infected with transformative parasites.
I'm pretty sure the Doc's VA is AI
@leontate8805 if that's true, that would make a lot of sense.
@@leontate8805 I remember seeing someone mention in another Zoochosis video that the voice for Doc is real, but the voice direction and clip editing was very bad, giving that AI feel.
Doc's VA is Tim Stephenson, who has a RUclips channel.
@PanmasterAtArms Ah, thank you for fact-checking me on that, and apologies to the VA, Tim Stephenson, for assuming that their work was AI.
@PanmasterAtArms that's what I figured. Because the inflections and like the way the voice sounds too good to be AI.
But the splicing of the audio is just bad. But thankfully it doesn't affect the gameplay at all.
But my ADHD ass just notices it too much.
Pissing off the Doc into sedating and turning you into zoo meat was not the secret ending I was expecting from this game.
Heard some issues with this game according to the Steam reviews. Here's hoping that's not the case because the premise of mutating zoo animals is very promising.
I hate impatient people who won't let you take your time. It's just six sentences! The bonus scene you got was extreme but funny. I also like how it foreshadowed what was gonna happen later in the episode. Paul is so stupid. Meat that animals eat isn't always the same as meat humans eat. He had no idea what was being put in there, but thought it was a good idea to serve to his wife and sickly child? Shame on him, and his wife too, for agreeing to take that after the company had already been acting really suspicious. I bet Lily and Gina will become monsters at the end.
Your reaction to getting chopped up was priceless lmao.
The most unbelievable part of this is the night zoo staff being paid 100k. More unbelievable than the mutations. :P
The synchonised honking of the penguins was creepier than they were probably going for.
It's probably to get lots of people in the door because of their "high turnover rate". They do need a lot of meat!
I figured they'd die before they even got paid tbh
This game has potential but it needs to make the directions juuust a little bit more clear so everyone isn't fumbling around for how to do something. Either have a handbook to read about the illnesses or have a more involved walk through.
I think handbook is the way to go so that the tutorial isn't more bloated and players with less interest can just skim through it!
OK, the penguins honking in unison genuinely freaks me out. Shame we didn't get a realistic circle of shitspray from them.
Yes, penguins do get that big! We have emperor penguins at our local zoo, and the first time I ever saw them as a child, they were taller than me!
I would be scared honestly 😅 I just recently learned they can be 4+ ft tall and I was like UMMM
Have y'all seen Pesto? That's a biiig baby!
Yes, I was looking for this comment! Most people don't really realize Emperor Penguins can get up to 4"5ft tall.
I LOVE dragging scenes out to see if the devs added extra lines sometimes, also talking to NPCs like 3 times to see if they have story dialogue. This game did not disappoint in that aspect.
Strong start.
John, what are your thoughts on this surge of "Occupational Horror" games we've been seeing the past few years? Games where the horror happens while you're doing a job or doing everyday things like shopping/cleaning/ect.?
This games concept is interesting and so far it’s got promising game mechanics. However the writing and voice acting seems…off. Like the part with the meat grinding, the protagonist doesn’t seem that concerned about a human coming out? 🤨 and Docs voice sounds oddly chopped up
A human corpse would be one thing, but this was a living (and awake!) person. Yikes.
yeah he had a moment of horror realising that he gave his wife human meat to feed the kids... but no horror at all that his employers have abducted a woman to kill and turn into meat, or the fact that he's expected to turn her into meat himself???
I mean you would expect no reaction from psychopath. Normal person would try to save human being alive and hanging. But he continued the process like yea it's fine.
Just like any other Indie Games, they are mostly lack on V.A quality. But at least the graphic is better than Choo Choo Charles, and A.I behaviour is great.
@@GolemCC Exactly!! Like, if it was a corpse I could understand how someone in a desperate situation might turn a blind eye but _a living breathing human being_ and he just murders her, listens to her screams of agony *_and doesn't bat a fcking eyelid_* WTF!?!!?
John please see this your voice when talking to the animals is absolutely adorable. I’ve never heard you do that before it’s amazing.
You can tell he's a daddy now 😂
@@DimmuDeerI know it’s a thing that can annoy people, but for some reason coming from John it’s incredibly endearing
he sounds like that when he's talking to his dog too, right? I've definitely heard him sound like that before
@@commanderredjonkks5268 yeah he's done this voice anytime there are animals and stuff to interact with in games lol, mostly dog NPCs
Fun fact: the last name of the guy in the beginning ("Metzger") means "Butcher" in german
Anyways, the amount of respect i have for John Wolfe is immeasurable
The Johngle has certainly "spared no expense." Im loving this. 🦍
You can use the poop sucker to harvest the parasite!
i was just thinking yesterday that i wanted to see you play this omg this is a nice surprise!! thank you, john!! 🥺
"Dollar store John Goodman" Lmao I was trying to figure out why this guy's voice sounded familiar! He definitely sounds like John Goodman.
I love the zoo setting and the mundane tasks.
Glad he mentioned john Goodman I kinda thought it was him for a sec
This is a great start to my October. Also man this game is confusing. I don’t blame John getting lost on what to do.
I feel so validated for ignoring all my subs that already uploaded this! Yay really glad you uploaded John. :)
This is a cool concept for a game and the animal stuff is really neat, but I almost think it'd be better without some of the story stuff. Like if they just threw you in and the story was more subtle. Mainly the main character's reactions to stuff and actions are kind of odd. I almost think it would have benefited from not having a voiced protagonist or other characters present (sort of like Subnautica or Portal or something similar) so that when really messed up stuff happens it's less weird when he doesn't react or has a very mild reaction.
yeah, I think it would have way more impact if the character was just used to it all and so the game guides you through your "typical" night zoo shift and it's on the player themselves to slowly realize that shits fcked up and the person you're playing is an emotionless psychopath lolll
that could also incorporate some fun "normalization" tactics, like the game UI just calls the infected animals "sick" and it doesn't differentiate between the normal sickness and parasite infection and it's up to the player to differentiate them, and the sudden appearance of the infected animal would be way more shocking and scary without being basically spoonfed the fact that they exist and will need human meat and so are obviously monstrous.
@@EmilyKinny Agree, I feel like a slow build-up would have been a bit more effective in building suspense and horror. It's still a creative game though, just a little predictable!
@@EmilyKinny Right! The lack of reaction to the gorilla, the super mild reaction to the people meat...and giving it to his family. Also, I personally would be far more concerned if I were constantly stopping to vomit after every few tasks I'm doing. Our protag is just coming off as super weird and it doesn't seem like that's supposed to be the case.
1. You dont have to wait for animals to be asleep, they just have to stop moving *enough* for their hit box to turn green.
2. You already have what you need to get the parasite out. 🙂
I am weirdly excited about this game! It feels really fresh!
John refusing to sign it........rising stubborness, love it. Like when someone honks at you to hurry up an exit a parking space you were already about to pull out of. I know this mode well, lol, the "well now we have all sit here and die when the sun goes supernova......now that I'm not going anywhere now." hah Love it.
Love that Paul lets his wife stay outside waiting for him for several hours THEN sends her home with a brick of mystery meat that's barely animal grade
A+ to this developer for being able to give the animals gentle pets. We all know what's important here.
A++ for having different petting animations when the animals are standing up and when they’re lying down. Double the pets!
John gave her the cursed meat brick 😭
This game seems so interesting but I'm sad that he gave his wife a brick meat that's probably made of human meat.
I couldn't watch him brainfart to get it tho
Emperor penguins do get big, like a few feet tall at least. I got to feed penguins in a zoo once. A little one wanted to sit in my lap. The emperor penguins were lining up at the door with staff to leave with everybody else, as if nobody would notice.
Extremely weird guy: "You've eaten shit before, now you have to suck it."
Paul: "Hey.... why do we have to collect feces it's gross"
I am SCREAMING what is this game I love it, lmfao! the penguin just shitting directly in John's face after announcing his shit while shitting is hilarious. It's like the old days of PC Barbie Vet Clinic, but better.
too many pg-13 titles lately. this game doesnt hold back and its refreshing
John spoiling us with all this content
Omg I love so much that we got to see that opening option 🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂
Every time you say "Hey guys its john" I always say "Hey John!" out loud lol. I think I've been watching you for too long lmaoo thanks for the consistently enjoyable content :)
Sometimes I’ll just walk around my house doing the “Hey John it’s guys 😎☝️” in that voice he used to do a couple years back
My husband and I do this too, in unison.
@@hallowgallow exact same 😂
cute
great start to spooky szn John! Thank you for running this company incredibly! +🤠
You definitely could’ve saved that gorilla that was infected. You read a note about being able to cure infected animals. I agree that the game really throws you in at the deep end with no hand holding cool game and concept
Hi john i was just watching your shareholder meeting video and i want to comment this here, i really like ur content and i love watching ur videos. I really like how you plan things ahead and tell us about it and how you care about our feedback on ur videos. I wish u all the best
Holy shit you made me realize I've been watching John's videos for almost a decade, time flies when you're having fun I guess!
@@char1211 exactly! Hes just that awesome
"Is this an old subway or something hmm" :')
These penguins have some Pesto genetics, they're so huge
1:29:08 The mutant gorilla roar in the background...I knew something was off when I heard it from a distance, not within the enclosure. How cool!
Oh yay! I thought from the shareholder meeting that we wouldn't get to see this for a bit! Yaaaay happy spooky season, everyone!!
"We don't have labs here" Riiiight, okay buddy lol
That Non-disclosure agreement spite... hot damn we're off to a strong start. This is going to be GOOD!
YAY OCTOBER!👻
There's posters all around the zoo with tutorial notes you can take.
Bruh turning the corner and the gorilla standing there gave me a heart attack.
If the devs are watching-> if possible, can you go in and add little pauses between the characters speaking? For example 11:54 - 12:00 sounds very unnatural, like the characters are stepping over each other. I know that scene probably can’t be fixed, bc of the animation with the timing, but also in the beginning scene with the doc- we need pauses.
I think giving them the meat calms them down so you can take their blood to make the special meds to cure them without killing them. That lab guy created that one med to help with that.
Hey john its guys, we love you
@ 1:02:21 and 1:14:00 I like how John finds the solution to cure the mutan animals and 5 minutes later he completely forgets about it.
Why the hell is the first thing he does is take animal food for his wife to feed their kid?
I believe the game said something about his family being impoverished
@@0rbitalbag750 Still doesn't make it very logical 😅 It's like finding a container of fish food and saying, "Wow, my family can finally eat something!"
@@johntucker6252 so that they can really drill it into your head that this guy is poor. Like, we get it!!
Desperation makes for stupid people
The fact that you restarted the giraffe for the poop when it was literally on the screen seconds before you said that 😭
i am very satisfied with the title of today's video.
That was really fun! Looking forward for more. Thank you for playing, John!
There are different choices you can make to get different endings btw John. I won't spoil how you get them obviously, just thought you'd like to know.
so excited to watch you play this series john!
Pissing him off was a big mistake, though your reaction to it was hilarious. What a wild start! 😂
GOOOSH loved this~! I'm excited to see what'll happen next~ Keep on Keeping On, John, and thank you SO much for doing what you do!
I kinda like how they don't help with everything. Like there are the posters and clues and tasks but generally I think it's kinda cool to get the bare minimum basics and having to figure out the rest.
I've been so excited for this game to come out! Glad you said you'd be playing it in the shareholder meeting!
Your early comment about this game being a mix between Zoo Tycoon and Outlast couldn't have been truer once we saw the "meat" delivery dangling above the meat grinder! Lol nicely called
Excited to see more of this, the commentary is so fun!
"what you gonna do? kill me?" famous last words
Your gorilla story reminded me of this.. Went to our local zoo over the summer and had a crazy encounter where the lioness sat up and stared directly at me. Made me feel scared as shit. Got outta there in a jiffy.
Was cackling as soon as John said that - many zoos even have posters up that say to NOT make eye contact because they see it as a challenge. Many predators see it as a challenge or a threat, too.
This game is so fun to watch- can't wait for more!!
I could not click fast enough when I saw this had posted. I've been excited to see this game since the trailer.
1:37:38 Oh no! I didn't know that the infected could turn on their pen mates.
I've been looking forward to this weirdo game for at least a year and finding out you can pet the animals??? goty contender
I've been excited to watch you play this, and I didn't realize you were gonna kick off October with it! 🥳The premise seems interesting so far, but the instructions aren't the best and the storytelling style makes it seem a bit predictable. Regardless, it seems pretty fun and I'd love to see more! With a bit more polish this could turn out to be a real indie gem!
I REALLY like how the D-🐒-Tization makes all of your characters feel EXTRA craven, it's putting the horror back into these horror games that, even though you, John, and we, your audience, are desensitized to the scares, we still can't SEE them.
It adds a cinematic quality and maybe that's unintended but i like it a lot, especially since the shock factor has lost its effect!