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[Hugare]

It would not have looked better if it had skipped PS4. This is the budget and tech and design style they're working with.



The original concept trailer was weirdly stylized and not "realistic" like the current trailer, but they actually showed gameplay last year that gave a clue where they were taking it gameplay-wise.





Combat-wise, maybe not, but Siren specifically was an extremely janky experience imo in either form; way more ideas than polished execution. Even Gravity Daze never clicked for me, I enjoy the idea but the play mechanics felt obtuse and arbitrary (albeit I have only played a level or two of each. )

I expected more of a graphic style abstraction, but as far as gameplay, this does not seem shockingly out of character to me.

In terms of gameplay: sure, I guess

In Siren you can see through the enemy POV and a similar mechanic seems to be in place here.

But I meant in terms of tone and style. This is not horror. This is action. And its absurd. Nothing like games such as Siren and Silent Hill.

 

[Killer8]

For as janky as it looks, it's far more interesting looking than most of the other slop on show. Basically an action game with The 3rd Birthday body hopping mechanic, and also reminds me of Driver: San Francisco's shift mechanic.

We need these rough around the edges smaller games that dare to do something different. It's also surprising so many people expected more Siren or Silent Hill. The very first reveal trailer already set the tone with heavy metal music and action...

 

[Barakov]

Looks interesting. Definitely interested in seeing more.

 

[Punished Miku]

This is the best trailer we got today. Day 1 for me.

 

[Pejo]

What an interesing concept, but technically it looks like a mess.

Wish they'd have opted for a Parasite Eve type RPG combat instead of busted looking action combat. Still, I can't deny that there's an appeal there and at least it's not Sequel 2398432 and more shit we've seen a hundred times already. I'm officially interested.

 

[Denton]

No offense but I will take SH2 Remake over this any day

 

[Schmendrick]

The gameplay looks seriously janky as in "no budget for polish"-janky.
Nope

 

[Aion002]

Looks like a ps2 game at high resolution.

The combat kinda reminded me of Siren 2 bonus stage:




Sooo janky....

I am buying it for sure.

 

[Coconutt]

Looks interesting which is better than saying it looks boring. Willing to give it a shot hoping they release a demo.

Also reminds me a lot of Geist.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

Didn't look that great to me. I'll probably still play it for the grotesque enemy design.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm day 1. I'll let you all know how it is because I can tell no one is buying this.

 

[Audiophile]

I loved the vibe of the original trailer but this just looks janky. Everything coming out of Japan looks like a PS4 remaster of a PS2 game.

 

[rkofan87]

I loved the vibe of the original trailer but this just looks janky. Everything coming out of Japan looks like a PS4 remaster of a PS2 game.

this with the junk i was like 2025 but then i saw 11 8 24 and was wtf ok

 

[SenkiDala]

My kind of game. Will buy it for sure.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

Looks *real* rough. Stiff, clunky animations, PS3 era visuals, seems to be running at 20 fps, damn, was cautiously optimistic about it given the pedigree but not feeling this at all.

 

[NikuNashi]

Looks terrible, like a students showreel. Hard pass

 

[Life Diff]

Oh it's Parasyte on the PS3...sweet

 

[Fbh]

Conceptually it's really cool.
But the gameplay looks jank and low budget as hell

 

[FinalBossWithTheMostPower]

Looks Tokyo Ghostwire-ish and not in a good way.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

On the bright side, we get to call a game Shitterhead if it bombs.

 

[Varteras]

I can't believe Sony gave Toyama 20 years to come up with another hit like Silent Hill, only to let him go and watch him come up with this masterpiece. Just think of what Japan Studio could have been.

 

[ShadowNate]

I didn't follow up on this until now. I too was expecting something closer to Silent Hill and especially original Siren vibes.

This is not interesting to me.

 

[avin]

That was different, maybe in a good way, maybe not. I gots to know.

avin

 

[Shifty1897]

Cool concept but this just doesn't look ready for release this year. It needs to go back into the oven.

 

[Zathalus]

Cross gen never gonna die

At this rate I'm fully expecting a game to launch on PS4/5/6.

 

[genesisblock]

Love it that the setting is in Hong Kong.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Cool concept but this just doesn't look ready for release this year. It needs to go back into the oven.

For approximately 5 more years and with an entirely new dev team, yup.

 

[adamsapple]

FYI, this is not a full priced game.

$50

 

[peronmls]

Just make a horror game like Siren or Silent Hill. I don't know what they are making. Looks all over the place. Animations need fixing.

 

[Bartski]

Slitterhead Interview: The Creator of Silent Hill Explains Their New Horror Game - Exclusive - IGN

In an exlusive new interview with IGN, Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, director Junya Okura and producer Kazunobu Sato answered all of our questions about Slitterhead, the new horror game from Bokeh Game Studio.

www.ign.com

The city of Slitterhead is very detailed and well designed. Why did you decide to have an action-focused experience rather than focusing more on adventure and exploration?

Toyama: With games like FromSoftware titles, many gamers today are used to playing challenging and hardcore games. With that in mind, I thought that as long as we make the action feel good there would be the potential for more players to be interested in our game. Since I'm known as the creator of Silent Hill, I'm aware of the fact that many people are hoping for something closer to a horror adventure game. That makes me very honored, but the problem is that horror adventure games are kind of similar to extremely spicy food. People that are into it love it, but other people don't really bother to try it out.

That's why we decided to keep the essence of horror games while making a game that feels good to play. Of course we could have made a horror adventure game, but since many of our team members worked on the Gravity Rush series, we already had a team that knows how to develop good action gameplay. It is important to know what kind of game you want to make, but thinking about the potential and strengths of your team is important as well. With the team we currently have at Bokeh Game Studio, making a game focused on action just seemed like the right choice.

Is there a wide array of enemy types in the game's different stages?

Toyama: We developed a very rich and complex design for Yegouzi. We're using this design as the base for all enemy types, but we created a lot of variation by giving it different looks, abilities and so on. Rather than creating a wide variation of enemy's from scratch, we're using one well-developed design in different ways. Slitterhead is Bokeh Game Studio's first game, so this approach was more realistic for us.

 

[near]

Other bits from the interview:

"
I got to play the beginning of the game which had me explore the city, and later the insides of a condominium building. Is Slitterhead an open world game, or does it take a stage-based structure?

Toyama: It's stage based. Everything takes place within the city, but depending on the stage you get to see different situations and can experience the city from different angles.

How long does the average stage take, and how long does it take to beat the entire game?

Toyama: Stages are about 30 minutes long. It should take players around 15 hours to see the credits roll. After that, you can enjoy the remaining challenges.

During combat, you can attack, block, dodge and deflect, covering all the standard bases for a modern action game. What is it that makes Slitterhead's combat unique?

Toyama: The fact that the character you're controlling constantly changes. The main concept was my idea, but Okura – who was also the lead designer for Gravity Rush – created the game system based on that concept.

Okura: Toyama said that he wanted me to utilize the possession mechanic as much as possible. It made me think of what would happen in a game in which you can freely possess different characters in a city. What kind of gameplay could we create based on that idea? Actually, we have a few main characters as well, and I came up with a system in which you switch between them. These main characters all have different characteristics and can use different skills.

I played the game on Easy mode and had no real difficulties defeating the game's enemies. How different are the Normal, Hard and Nightmare difficulty modes?

Okura: Depending on the difficulty mode, the frequency and damage of enemy attacks change. That means that combat becomes more challenging, but adventure parts stay the same. Normal is the difficulty that we think will suit the average player best, while Hard is the difficulty we originally wanted to go for. Nightmare is for people who want a real challenge. Actually, I'm making that one for myself! But it still isn't so difficult that players won't be able to beat the game.
"

I'll be playing this one on Hard mode.

 

[Terenty]

Okura: Toyama said that he wanted me to utilize the possession mechanic as much as possible. It made me think of what would happen in a game in which you can freely possess different characters in a city.

Nothing is new under the sun

 

[Bartski]

Sounds like they're very careful managing expectations putting out a very low budget project, could be fun kind of in the Wanted: Dead category. Not expecting a demo but I'd like to see some extended gameplay.

 

[near]

Nothing is new under the sun

Not that this isn't impressive now as it was then, but Toyama has explored this conceptually with Siren, with its sightjacking mechanic, this is an evolution of the idea he has had for a very long time.

Sounds like they're very careful managing expectations putting out a very low budget project, could be fun kind of in the Wanted: Dead category. Not expecting a demo but I'd like to see some extended gameplay.

I always expected Wanted: Dead to score poorly with critics, because it's the kind of jank few gamers can understand and appreciate. I don't see Slitterhead getting the same treatment, because it's interesting and unique in its core game design. I know I'll loooooooove the shit out of this. Can't wait to bodysnatch!!

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I'll say that the day one physical edition looks pretty dope.

Fresh off its gameplay reveal at #SummerGameFest, check out the Day 1 Edition of #Slitterhead, available on the PS5 for $59.99.

It includes:
- Copy of the Game
- 100+ page Artbook
- Sticker Sheet
- CD of Original Songs by Akira Yamaoka

Pre-orders available soon! Stay tuned

 

[tommib]

I'm getting Suda vibes from the impressions and that's refreshing. Mission based, 15 hours, horror-action packed. Thank god for Japan.

 

[Punished Miku]

FYI, this is not a full priced game.

$50

Easy day 1

 

[Killer8]

I'll say that the day one physical edition looks pretty dope.

That box art is so nice. I'll be there day one for sure.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Forgot to share that Xseed Games has opened pre-orders for the day 1 edition.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Slitterhead will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on November 8, developer Bokeh Game Studio announced.

The news comes via the first gameplay trailer, which was posted on Bokeh Game Studio's YouTube channel early—ahead of its planned reveal for the Summer Game Fest 2024 Showcase later today.

Watch the trailer below.

I'm going to support him. He looks archaic, but he is the creator of Gravity Rush... so for that reason I'm going to do it.

Although it has inconsistencies, a man jumps into the void, changes body... but no one knows what happened to the guy before he fell.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Via Noisy Pixel

New teaser image from Bokeh Game Studio. Also, the game will be playable behind closed doors at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, between August 21 and August 25, 2024.

Further, a playable public demo will be available at PAX West in Seattle, Washington, between August 29 and September 2, 2024.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I'll say that the day one physical edition looks pretty dope.

That ESRB rating is stacked. "Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Strong Sexual Content, Partial Nudity, Language, and Drug Reference". Day 1 for me This is the type of horror game that's a dream come true. I just hope the actual game play has the same value to it.

 

[fart town usa]

Day 1 for me. Many on Gaf talk a big game when it comes to being disappointed with modern AAA, but when a new studio with a veteran team releases a AA game that "feels dated", they follow Greg Miller's lead and dogpile the game and write it off as trash.

Some of you really are your own worst enemy. Shame!

 

[tommib]

Day 1 for me. Many on Gaf talk a big game when it comes to being disappointed with modern AAA, but when a new studio with a veteran team releases a AA game that "feels dated", they follow Greg Miller's lead and dogpile the game and write it off as trash.

Some of you really are your own worst enemy. Shame!

Just look at how the consensus of 2024 is of it being a miserable year because there's no AAAA bloated heavily marketed cutscene-heavy titles being released.

I literally have so many games to play from this year that I never know what to pick next.

But if it doesn't look uber expensive, it's trash around here.

 

[adamsapple]

Really looking forward to this, wish it had a different title

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Just look at how the consensus of 2024 is of it being a miserable year because there's no AAAA bloated heavily marketed cutscene-heavy titles being released.

I literally have so many games to play from this year that I never know what to pick next.

But if it doesn't look uber expensive, it's trash around here.

The miserable fucks deserve to be miserable

 

[Giallo Corsa]

First real video review from Noisy Pixel.
It's a 7/10

- Combat is super-mediocre.
- Story/writing is competent but told in an unusual fashion/way and most the dialogues are not voiced.
- Bad animations and questionable controls.
- varied missions



I kind of like.what I'm seeing but that 50 Eurodollars ask is too much for such jankiness, gonna get it when it's on sale just like I did with Wanted:dead.

 

[Rush2112]

Should've tried a purple logo and top scars it wouldve at least got an 84.