Penny Arcade - Comic - Containment Field

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Penny Arcade - Comic - Containment Field

Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

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V1m

This is another survival horror FPS?

Overkillengine

V1m wrote: »

This is another survival horror FPS?

Yup.

"The Callisto Protocol is a 2022 survival horror action video game developed by Striking Distance Studios and published by Krafton. It was directed by Glen Schofield, who had previously co-created the Dead Space series."

/Simpsons Comic Book Guy voice

Though technically, it ish nought, since the "gameplay" is achtually in third person. Worst. eff pee ess. EVER. 🙄

dennis

It's one of those "spiritual successor" things.

Overkillengine

I know, I know, just satirizing the inevitable grognards.

Lucascraft

I'm glad Gabe seems to be enjoying it. Most people seem to not be.

Sounds like there's a lot of weird/bad design choices, and very little by way of exploration or path options. Game sounds incredibly linear, like a corridor shooter, and sounds like it reuses the same boss formulas over and over and combat is kindabad. Also sounds like the game relies heavily on cheap death-traps that you can't possibly avoid on your first time through.

Elric4985

90% of the game is focused on melee combat and only using the weak guns when you're forced to. Which of course you are every boss fight which relies entirely on the guns

Preacher

Elric4985 wrote: »

90% of the game is focused on melee combat and only using the weak guns when you're forced to. Which of course you are every boss fight which relies entirely on the guns

Yeah the combat relying on stealth kills and Melee combat and then going "lol fuck you hope you have guns" on bosses felt weird. Plus the melee system seemed half baked at best and the games story was meh at best.

Plus they used knock off Timothy Olyphant as the lead, and man who does that?

zepherin

Preacher wrote: »

Elric4985 wrote: »

90% of the game is focused on melee combat and only using the weak guns when you're forced to. Which of course you are every boss fight which relies entirely on the guns

Yeah the combat relying on stealth kills and Melee combat and then going "lol fuck you hope you have guns" on bosses felt weird. Plus the melee system seemed half baked at best and the games story was meh at best.

Plus they used knock off Timothy Olyphant as the lead, and man who does that?

Someone who can’t afford Timothy Olyphant?

dennis

zepherin wrote: »

Preacher wrote: »

Elric4985 wrote: »

90% of the game is focused on melee combat and only using the weak guns when you're forced to. Which of course you are every boss fight which relies entirely on the guns

Yeah the combat relying on stealth kills and Melee combat and then going "lol fuck you hope you have guns" on bosses felt weird. Plus the melee system seemed half baked at best and the games story was meh at best.

Plus they used knock off Timothy Olyphant as the lead, and man who does that?

Someone who can’t afford Timothy Olyphant?

Sometimes all you can afford is Timothy Fauxlyphant.

ArmsForPeace84

He's just always been obsessed with the idea that bad level design and boring environmental kills are hiding under the bed.

Skibby

This is the first time I've heard anyone say anything good about this game. Steam activity is embarrassingly low.

Preacher

Skibby wrote: »

This is the first time I've heard anyone say anything good about this game. Steam activity is embarrassingly low.

I remember they had monetization based on season pass and like death anims and wow I hope that wasn't the only revenue they were looking for