TS: "I'm a classic-styled horror game." Avalanche: "Yeah?" TS: "With a heavy emphasis on resource management and puzzle solving." Avalanche: "Yeah!?" TS: "My story is also largely explained through easy to miss collectibles." Avalanche: "YEAH!?" TS: "And I use a fixed camera perspective and tank controls." Avalanche: *Dies from hype*
This game is from a chilean studio, if i’m not mistaken, so, yeah, not native English speakers. Also, i guess the delivery in the VA is purposely weird as a homage to the old Survival Horror games.
That's also the reason why the diaries and journal entries are in spanish, if you look closely. And why the infinite corridor messed me up the first time. As a german, we use N-O-S-W for compass directions. I'm also used to understanding N-E-S-W in English, but N-E-S-O threw me out of the loop for a second. 😂 Especially because I only glanced at the directions and thought E was a W...
I love when survival horror games confine you to a small space and then you start slowly unlocking more rooms. The way the game make you think, taking into account supplies and enemies that may still be alive, etc. It's so much fun. The difficulty wears away cause it's the same thing each time but switching up routes and becoming more efficient keeps the replay value high. Damn fun, nice when developers really nail it. Tormented Souls is an insanely impressive game.
This game is a gem. Especially the puzzles. Some of them may be too obscure, but at least they let you work your brain cells without hand-holding. Every fan of survival horror should play it.
@@ErcleeIsBoss no its the walk around the dead guy on the bed counter clockwise to resurrect him and the only clue was , you see a guy with a torch doing the samw thing behind a cage. The game is cool as hell though.
@@scotty2hottie626 the other hint is that the priest tells you the ritual and you should be able to figure it out when you realize you can turn off the light.
I had a good feeling about this game when I first saw it a while back, but was hesitant due to several other indie or smaller studios trying their hand at "classic" survival horror, just for them to miss the mark. But after playing the demo for this... it made those doubts disappear and I immediately ordered the game after that. Glad to see it meets your standards for the genre as well!
I just finished the game and as a fan of classic horror games like RE1, I was very impressed. I hope more developers will keep making more. This game is more survival horror than RE Village for example... gameplay, ambience, music, mechanics, classic survival horror stuff!
Pro tip: if you press the reload button and inmidiately open the inventory to change to the crowbar for the ammo saving tactic you'll skip the reloading animation. pretty useful when facing tougher enemies
It wasn't that bad. You just had to trave the pipe from the barrel until the end. I did have the valves opposite what they were suppose to be, but once I realized it was an easy fix.
The game looks great and I hope it reaches more people. With that said, I hope the PS4 version doesn't get cancelled again. It seems to be delayed from end of this month to February. And I only know that because places like Amazon and Gamestop have it listed that way. I really need to play this game, but getting a PS5 to do it is out of the question at the moment.
Yeah I feel the same, I did have the switch version pre-ordered and was going to get that this month but it’s also been pushed back to the same date as the PS4. I suspect being an indie game they are using the raw power of PC and PS5 to power through performance issues that might be present on older platforms hence the delay. I’ll get PS5 next year hopefully so when I do TS will be purchased along side it.
i only have a PS4 and a crappy laptop, so yeah, i hope they don't cancel the PS4 version. But as far as i know the PC requirements aren't that crazy, maybe give it a try at the Steam demo to see how it runs.
Actually I got an early copy for my PS4 from Fun stock , And happy to say it lives up to the hype , Problem is that there is no update because i got it way earlier than the release date so there were some hiccups but on the bright side it’s playing two different versions of Tormented Souls , The Fun stock special edition comes with a sun and moon coin which is a tribute to RE1 moon and sun crests and also comes with a map for the game , This game is a 10/10 for me and I cannot Wait for the update that changes the layout of the items and add so many to the base game , Already finished it 5 times ,,, 😁
@@shintenku Glad to hear you got it already. If that's the case, it's a good chance it will live up to its supposed February 25th release date. Also good to hear you are liking the game.
You should definitely check out Song of Horror. It's a recent episodic survival horror game that takes inspiration from Alone In the Dark. It's got a great creepy atmosphere and multiple protagonists, so when you die you switch over to the next character following in the last one's footsteps.
It’s an interesting take on survival horror, the “survival” part felt more like you’re playing a tabletop game where your decisions matter instead of ammo count and health drinks
@@rodrigorojas9565 It's really good. But it doesn't have combat or inventory management, so it feels more like classic Alone in the Dark than Resident Evil. So it's a type of survival horror that predates the most popular survival horror example.
23:00 Hey, that's me! I resorted to Steam discussion threads to figure that one out. The monkey one with a hammer also threw me for a loop. That's really cool about the mobile origins, never knew about that. I think the sell has been selling well so I look forward to seeing what they work on next.
Just came back here to finish watching after beating the game and I thought it was exceptional. Finally a classic survival horror game with an old school fixed camera, love it. Just a note about the operating room puzzle, which stumped me for about 30 minutes also, not only do you get the hint in the observation room (with foreshadowing a later enemy), there is also a note you can find which talks about a ritual where twins would dance in circles on a moonless night to bring back the dead. Realising this I actually think that that puzzle was really well done and I was just being dumb for not picking up on it sooner
I just picked this up myself on PS5 and after an hour or so, I absolutely love it. Sure, theres some jank, but it adds to the old school survival horror charm.
I absolutely loved this game. I just couldn’t figure out HOW in hell the time traveling was happening. Why was Emma not affected by the “radiation” in the slightest? I mean, Maria was there only for a few brief moments and she completely changed.
As for the time travel, it is explained vbriefly in a early document, as if the twins are able to travel space and time to reach each others. The radiation thing could be explained that Caroline doesn't spend more than a night in the place so the effects are not big on her.
Finally i found someone who agrees with me about this game. If you are a fan of the original RE titles, Tormented Souls is a must play. I hope more people discover this hidden gem.
Thanks for making this. This game deserves some love, and I would love to see “classic” survival horror make some sort of a comeback, even if it’s exclusively on the indie scene.
Thank you for sharing this gem of a game with us. We've been working on a visual novel of sorts trying to blend in the concept of the traditional survival horror since we don't have the manpower or frankly the expertise to make something as spectacular as this. We'll definitely be learning from this game as we move into development on a proper 3d engine some day. Thank you for keeping this genre alive, not many people feel proud about endorsing this style but in my opinion modern gaming owes most of its success to the innovations made in the survival horror genre.
If you love survival horror this is a must. It looks pretty decent for a smaller title. The atmosphere is spooky. The tank controls are beautiful. Monsters are great for the most part (except for the ghosts, they're too easy to cheese.) And the puzzles are esoteric enough. Easily one of my top games of the year.
Just wanted to give a quick update. In terms of visuals and the game running/crashes etc. I played on PlayStation 5, no issues had at all (latest patch)
@@AvalancheReviews I'll be straight up with ya man, I think I speak for the majority of people on here when I say we back/support you because you produce consistent, top notch content that, for me at least, has given me a whole new way to appreciate some of my favorite video games and movies. I'd say the only thing you could improve on is if you FOUND THAT DAMN FROCKET T SHIRT. and maybe a skate sesh someday lol. Jk.
I'll say that this is the first review you've ever done where I had to skip the spoilers section because I'm interested in experiencing this game myself. Also I'm glad that im not the only one who thought the VA felt a little unnatural because tbh, Caroline sounds like she's delivering the evening news instead of being scared😆
It's a small thing, but as a gun nerd I love that the shotgun is a single shot slamfire gun. So many times when people put "handmade" guns in a game they're just nonsense that wouldn't function, but this is a real life design that's both simple and effective. And it fits so well for a survival horror type game, when you only get one shot and reloading involves taking the two pieces apart, knocking the empty casing out, putting a new shell in and effectively re-assembling the gun, you're not gonna be going guns blazing with it.
You sound so happy man! Slow pace, puzzles, good combat, great map, tickes all the right boxes. I have been waiting for this type of game since the re1 remake, will grab it as soon as it comes to the ps4, thanks for the great review and for showing us this incredible game
We've been following you and watching your videos for some time now and honestly: we love you! The videos, commentary, everything is so entertaining and well done. Like Tormented Souls, we're also developing our own survival horror game inspired by SH and RE, and during that time we came across your channel.
There is a 50 minutes interview with the directors on youtube, only in spanish though. There they touch a lot of cool stuff about the game. Also the voice acting, which is probably the biggest flaw of the game imo. I'm gonna quote what they said in english: "We recieved a lot of complains during the demo about the voice acting, and that's on us. We hired a company, through a webpage, that does voice acting for ads and the like. You send them the script and they reply with the voices. So we sent them the scripts but the people that made the voices did it on their own, separated, with no context as a result sadly." I'm gonna guess they didn't know that that's how it would end up. They also said that it's something they certainly want to improve for a potential next game.
Hardheaded maybe, but everyone would think you were crazy to advocate for RPG elements and heavy puzzle elements to be added to the next Halo or Call of Duty entry under the umbrella of “broaden the player base. “
Dude that’s exactly what i thought the moment I saw them , It’s like the suffering and Silent Hill had a gruesome hellish union , And I freaking love it .
Awesome review as usual! I'm so glad this game is getting so much praise, I absolutely loved it myself and am hopeful there is more where that came from.
Oh this is just lovely. It feels like late 90s and early 2000s promotional renders made into an actual game. I do wonder if the character models looking so bright and differently rendered than the backgrounds and objects is supposed to invoke the old-school models on prerendered backgrounds look, and Caroline being so bright means she always "pops" no matter where in the background area she is. That's my take, anyway. I definitely wanna grab this when it lands on Switch or Xbox One (I haven't a next gen console yet 😔)
22:40 The puzzle in the operating room is one of the best designed in the game and the solution is hinted at in journal entries. If you pay attention to the lore and plot details, you'll solve it instantly
40:10 Truly sounds *exactly* the way the level looks... reminds me so much of Parasite Eve 2's "Under the Well". Very nostalgic. I'm DEFINITELY buying this for my Survival Horror Collection! 👍
@@AvalancheReviews Seriously, thank you for sharing this... a game like this is truly a Love Letter to Survival Horror Fans who enjoyed original games like RE, SH and PE. I'm buying 3 copies, one for a friend. 😎👌
Just bought, played, and beat this game all in one sitting. Amazing throwback to the survival horrors of long ago. In reference to your comment about the puzzle around the 23:00 mark, I'm fairly sure one of the young girl's journal entries describes the tribe walking around the dead with the sun being out. That's how I figured it out anyway!
Just beat this game today and came straight to your video! It was fantastic! I loved the puzzles and how much time they took to figure out! They were so dynamic! And I had to go old school, youtube and google were not an option for me. I wanted to feel the love for this game completely! Top notch game!
@@AvalancheReviews I truly hope they gain enough funds for a sequel, or at least another Survival Horror experience! I haven't had this much fun in a game in a really long time. Even the cheese warms my heart!
This game made me feel like I was back in the dark halls of the first SH game for the few brief otherworld scenes and unironically I think it deserves to be played for that alone. I have no clue why it did, but it did and I fucking love it for that.
Alisa: It’s another PS one, late 90s inspired survival horror game that is coming out at the end of the month. Them and Us: It’s a unique take on the formula that allows you to play in fixed-camera, over-the-shoulder or first-person mode. There are Haunting Ground, Resident Evil and Silent Hill references everywhere. The indie space is definitely striving to fill the void left by the AAA developers. It’s amazing to see what one or a handful of people can accomplish.
YES ! I got this game on release and it will genuinely be a game i play every year now, you can really tell how much the creators love oldschool Survival Horror
Funny how a game with legitimately challenging puzzles leads different people to have issues with different ones. You had trouble with the operating room, and I saw Critical Nobody hated the gasoline valves, both of which I had little issue with. Meanwhile, the record player had my brain melting. I knew what to do, but over and over I'd press buttons I was absolutely certain matched the record only for nothing to happen. I'm not even tone deaf, either; I literally write my own music and I was harmonizing with the record to match the buttons. I just couldn't get it. I also had trouble with the cash register, but that's one of those puzzles that's objectively very easy, but still the kind of thing I never would have figured out on my own. Freezing the medallion was also an issue, but only because the game glitched and wouldn't let me into the VHS kitchen.
I totally forgot to include an on screen time stamp to skip spoilers! They start at 10:15 and go on till 12:17. Sorry about that guys. Also big shoutout to the people who made this video possible! Gotian's Games - th-cam.com/users/GotiansGames BioDevilDom - twitter.com/BioDevil_Dom GameOverGandy - twitter.com/GameOverGandy Boulder Punch - th-cam.com/users/BoulderPunch
Two biggest hang ups for me with Tormented Souls- 1) Enemy encounters don’t feel optional. It feels like it’s never designed well around dodging a fight. 2) A handful of these puzzles seem intentionally obtuse, and most people will have to refer to a guide multiple times. A good puzzle allows the player to make connections. Tormented Souls doesn’t give the player enough information. That said, I was hooked. Voice acting and dialogue is awful but never bothered me. Core loop and atmosphere is fun.
I've always wanted to make a Survival Horror game, now that I'm older and done with college I really wish I could find the strength to force myself back onto blender and godot.
Man, your content is fantastic! I love the in-depth retrospectives as well as your standards for Survival Horror. Plus it always scratches my nostalgia itch when you throw back to PSX. Keep up the great work!
Yesss, I was waiting for this video! Completed the game a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it! Just worried it’s not getting the attention it deserves, as that’ll probably discourage similar future projects.
See to me what dictates “survival horror” is not the camera angle whether its fixed, 3rd person or 1st person. Survival horror to me is when Im placed in a horrific situation, having to find items to progress and open up the location(s) like a massive escape room, as well as defend myself against whatever horrific force is trying to kill me and halt my progress. So to me this game fits the bill pretty well
Finally got around to playing this and ended up getting the platinum trophy for it on the PS5 version. Man, hearing you speak about survival horror, and what constitutes a faithful execution of it, makes me very happy and slightly freaked out, as every single point you made in this review had be nodding and agreeing out loud. I had to laugh about the persistent enemy and how to get rid of it by going out the room and back in - I literally JUST explained that to a friend of mine and then heard it in your review! Needless to say, this game scratched my survival horror itch. I’m about to jump back into RE2 on PS5 as the update dropped the other day, but I’ll be thinking about Tormented Souls for a while still. Great review and yeah, love your channel brother!
hello, chilean watcher here, just wanted to contribute my grain or sand: I didn't know this game was made by a chilean studio until a few days ago, and then the voice acting and text completely made sense because in my experience, english teachers here mostly care about the words and not much for the spoken side (they do what they can with that one hour of teaching per week), but as some others have said it, it actually can be seen as a plus to the experience Also the shotgun is an escopeta echisa, I can't believe I didn't realize it was made in chile just with that lol
En una entrevista mencionan que pagaron para que unos actores de voz leyeran los scripts sin poder ver el producto y que tuvieron que hacerlo de esa forma por el presupuesto. Lo cual calza de forma no intencional con la manera en que se hicieron los VA en los primeros survival horror. Y con la Hechiza pensé lo mismo hahahahaha.
Wait. Youre telling me I'm going to be challenged? I should conserve ammo? I should run away? Yes! This is honestly an incredible review. Doesnt hurt to be a fellow survival horror fan. As far as horror games go, Outlast was the one that got me the closest to having that feeling of dread and satisfaction again. I cant believe I didnt know about this game until the past two days. Ive been purchasing more indie games lately and I'm feeling the love put into them. I will definitely pick this up. Again, great review.
I give major props to the development team. It's a small Indie studio and they still put out a physical disc. Edit: great review btw and thanks for time stamps and a clear spoiler warning you the man
It was totally me who recommend this game first during one of your RE livestreams. I'm 78% sure. Lol. On a serious note, I'm glad that you enjoyed this. If only there was a really good indie JRPG for me
I started it recently and gave up because it was kinda really hard. Everytime i die it set me half a hour back and i found that really frustrating. Especially when i died continuously. I will give it a shot again maybe
Finally got around to Tormented Souls last week and man it made me feel like a kid again. The puzzles were near perfect to the point of being challenging but when they managed to stump me and I did figure it out I felt like an idiot. My gripe with the game was a lack of limited inventory. I may be a glutton for punishment but I always liked the struggle of deciding what resource I need to leave behind in order to carry necessary key items to progress. It's like I need this door knocker so do I leave behind the shotgun shells or healing items? Then having to cope and change your tactics because on the way you were ambushed by an enemy who you would normally dispatch with a couple shotgun shells and you left those behind.
Hey man, started playing this game because of your review and loving it só far. I have realized something important because I also speak spanish: Some journal entries have not been translated into english text like the one from Marias Diary on 06-19.
I'm pretty sure the voice actress for Caroline is Canadian, just from the way she pronounces certain words. I couldn't find any information on her though as IMDB just lists her as "JT" with no other credited roles.
The operating room puzzle was great and not the hardest, the tribe report tells you what to do, also the guy wandering round the body is a massive clue also.
The address on the note the main character receives is Campbell River, Which is on Vancouver Island where I live lmao. Little bit of side info, Campbell river is the Hells Angel controlled, heroin capital of the Island. Didn't expect to see it in an obscure little indie horror title. pretty neat
It's brilliant, bought it immediately after playing the demo several weeks back. This is Survival Horror IMO, Resi 8 just isn't. One thing Tormented Souls gets right is the scares, they're genuinely creepy and rarely feel cheap.
@@justaguyonyoutube RE8 is a vanilla survival horror, most of the puzzles can be solved within the room they are in, and they are pretty easy. The game also is quite linear. Don’t get me wrong RE8 is still a very good game and fun as hell, but Tormented Souls is way superior if you enjoy survival horror puzzle solving and backtracking.. I was very impressed by TS don’t skip this game
@@marklevy1785 RE8 is actually superior in my opinion, TS is really fun but village did puzzles in a perfect simple but not obvious fashion while having a world that didn't feel tedious to backtrack in. might just be my RE bias too because that's what i fell in love with after all. silent hill was always fun but i never loved it like i did resident evil and while i have fond memories of both from my childhood SH never stuck with me like RE or even the gamecube exclusive survival horror lite eternal darkness.
@@justaguyonyoutube everybody would have a different view on things, TS is more old school in every way including backtracking and puzzle solving (harder), . Obviously one has a much bigger budget and better production values. RE8 is designed to be casually beaten solving puzzles without much thought and barely any backtracking that is more reminiscent of RE4 than classic fixed camera RE1 and RE2. It is a fun formula but that is why I say is survival horror lite…it is a formula that seems to be working for Capcom and most likely the next RE games will follow the same path (great for sales and large audience). I would love for indie developers to keep making games like TS and fill the void of hard survival horror with hard puzzles (and many of them) and lots of backtracking (smaller niche audience)
@@marklevy1785 I'd have to disagree whole heartedly, the puzzles in RE8 are actually more complex than anything found in previous entries and involves just as much backtracking, coming from someone who has played every mainline entry through multiple times save for classic RE2 and is currently on his 4th run of village. The biggest difference with village is that it takes what in my opinion is a far creepier approach to horror than something like TS or classic SH which is a very narrative focused approach. SH never had a great or even coherent narrative to speak of and TS has a decent narrative that just doesn't really hold many stakes. Meanwhile village and every other RE has a focus directly set on immersing you in a world and making you feel invested in what happens to the characters within them and that's special to me because survival horror narratives usually aren't a strong point. Again these are all just opinions and I'm having fun with this civil discussion so i don't want you to feel your opinions and takes aren't valid bit I disagree to some extent. Looking at the original trilogies of RE and SH I find myself drawn toward RE without hesitation because of how much more memorable RE has been for me, I can tell you just about every event in RE but i can't for the life of me remember most of the original SH trilogy certain events yes but the majority of it didnt really feel as memorable to me
I just found this video, and really glad I did! Definitely have to check out Tormented Souls sometime. Also, I feel that I’d be remiss if I didn’t say “Welcome to Wildberger, home of Wildberger, can I take your eyeball?”
Fun Fact: I live about an hour away from Campbell River, neat to see some Vancouver Island representation. I'm exited to try this game out, it looks really cool. I have to say that I really hate the main character design. It feels like they're trying way to hard to capture that audience that buys all those weirdly erotic anime games on Steam.
It's good. A very well done retro survival horror game. There are like 2 impossible puzzles that don't have adequate clues provided to solve. But overall very enjoyable.
I agree with you in every single point. Really loved it and hope that the industry will take notice of this almost perfect mixture. This was an absolute blessing for me. I was so starving for a real good survival horror game like that.
50% Silent Hill 1 as if it was its remastered version 1% Silent Hill 1 The Movie :) the alley scene is identical in TS, while SH1 is different in a few ways 5% Silent Hill 2 references and inspirations (Maria, Laura=Emma and the hospital setting - also present in SH1 tho) 1% Silent Hill 4: The Room for that unkillable "ghost" 5% Silent Hill: Origins with the mirrors transition to the otherworld and the whole Asylum-feel 5% Resident Evil 2 on the PS1 with the similar inventory, safe rooms and saving system 5% Resident Evil 2002 remake for the general aesthetics and fixed camera angles 5% Resident Evil: Code Veronica for the twins plot and the mansion aesthetics similar to the Oxford mansion 5% Fatal Frame 2 with the twins plot and ritual themes (but also similar to Cheryl and Alessa) 5% Fatal Frame 5 with the character animations and cloth physics 1% Alan Wake because of the eternal darkness *ahem 1% Alone in the Dark for the same reason 1% Clock Tower coz... clock puzzles haha 1% Parasite Eve for the general plot involving Maria and the twins, or maybe I'm making things up by now 1% Obscure for the same reason but more because of the puzzle style 1% Haunting Ground for the puzzles and general tension, specially with that SH4 monster aka Debilitas lol 1% Dino Crisis with the Floppy Disk item and its puzzle solution (similar to the DDK discs) 1% Dead Space: Extraction on the Nintendo Wii... why? Google its cover art and you'll see :) Nailgun=Plasma Cutter 5% Original stuff worth all of the inspirations, so don't take this small number for granted! My point is, this is NOT just a Resi clone, it is mostly a Silent Hill 1 remaster than anything else, and a game with all of these other games as inspirations, just can't be a bad one. Tormented Souls is freaking awesome! It's a dream come true for any SH1 fans like me that always wanted a remake.
I think you can cut some slack at 35:00, i mean developers sometimes make WHOLE new engines for face and mouth animations or simply motion capture to those, while the ambient is completly static making it easier to beautify.
I just played some of the demo (after watching 2mins of this video). This game does many things right, it's impressive even, but it doesn't cut it for me, I wasn't scared at all. I think the main issue is Caroline's behavior, I don't find it believable at all. Five minutes after finding one of her eyes has been taken out, she's casually talking with the first person she meets in this creepy place. She's not suspicious at all, not panicking, not trying to escape, nothing. Maybe it makes sense in the bigger picture of the story, maybe she's dreaming or crazy or something, but still it pulls me off of the game.
Am I the only one who loves survival horror games because they're extremely cozy? I mean finding a safe or quiet room after a fight or between enemies or while trying to figure out a puzzle just feels so damn cozy to me lol. It's like I enjoy the silence between the action more than anything. Anyone else feel that way?
@@AvalancheReviews Haha right? I'm sure most people feel that way. It's the sense of fear that makes being left alone for a minute feel so nice, getting to slow down and soak in the environment and atmosphere while still possibly thinking something bad could happen lol. No other type of game makes me feel that way.
I don't usually skip the spoiler sections but your high praise and admiration for this game has reignited my curiosity in this. It was one I had considered, having ignited an intrigue in horror games and liking what I saw, but ultimately dropped due to too many good games capturing my eye this year (only so much money and time). With this fantastically indepth analysis, I may reconsider and see about a future purchase. Well, perhaps after developing a stronger stomach. Some of those terrifically and horrifically designed monsters and scenes hit a gore factor that had my stomach churning.
Just played this game and I think its OK only because the puzzles are hard to the point of frustration but you can definitely this is was a love letter to horror with of elements that are taken directly from classic Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Despite my feelings, i am very excited to see what the developers will do next with a bigger budget.
This is what would happen if you took Resident evil 1, Silent Hill 2, Fatal Frame 2 and Alone in the Dark and put them in a blender. This an amazing survival horror game.
TS: "I'm a classic-styled horror game."
Avalanche: "Yeah?"
TS: "With a heavy emphasis on resource management and puzzle solving."
Avalanche: "Yeah!?"
TS: "My story is also largely explained through easy to miss collectibles."
Avalanche: "YEAH!?"
TS: "And I use a fixed camera perspective and tank controls."
Avalanche: *Dies from hype*
That's essentially the entire process of playing TS
Honestly, the first sentence says it all.
This game is from a chilean studio, if i’m not mistaken, so, yeah, not native English speakers. Also, i guess the delivery in the VA is purposely weird as a homage to the old Survival Horror games.
Ye I genuinely thought the VA was supposed to be a nostalgia trip as well
No.
Actually, spanish is our native language
@@lacavernadelangel That's what he said.
That's also the reason why the diaries and journal entries are in spanish, if you look closely. And why the infinite corridor messed me up the first time. As a german, we use N-O-S-W for compass directions. I'm also used to understanding N-E-S-W in English, but N-E-S-O threw me out of the loop for a second. 😂 Especially because I only glanced at the directions and thought E was a W...
I love when survival horror games confine you to a small space and then you start slowly unlocking more rooms. The way the game make you think, taking into account supplies and enemies that may still be alive, etc. It's so much fun. The difficulty wears away cause it's the same thing each time but switching up routes and becoming more efficient keeps the replay value high. Damn fun, nice when developers really nail it. Tormented Souls is an insanely impressive game.
This game is a gem. Especially the puzzles. Some of them may be too obscure, but at least they let you work your brain cells without hand-holding. Every fan of survival horror should play it.
you mean melt a wax doll and stick a horseshoe in it to open a hatch? count me in!
@@ErcleeIsBoss no its the walk around the dead guy on the bed counter clockwise to resurrect him and the only clue was , you see a guy with a torch doing the samw thing behind a cage. The game is cool as hell though.
@@scotty2hottie626 The most ridiculous thing about this puzzle is that you do it just to get the scalpel from under the body)
@@scotty2hottie626 the other hint is that the priest tells you the ritual and you should be able to figure it out when you realize you can turn off the light.
@@rob98000 The wordt is the TV puzzle. I had to look it up and even when following the instructions I still was unable to understand it.
I have never bought a game so fast after watching a review. Thank you.
Hell yeah!!! You'll love it!
Same
I had a good feeling about this game when I first saw it a while back, but was hesitant due to several other indie or smaller studios trying their hand at "classic" survival horror, just for them to miss the mark. But after playing the demo for this... it made those doubts disappear and I immediately ordered the game after that.
Glad to see it meets your standards for the genre as well!
Oh it most definitely does! I love it
I just finished the game and as a fan of classic horror games like RE1, I was very impressed. I hope more developers will keep making more. This game is more survival horror than RE Village for example... gameplay, ambience, music, mechanics, classic survival horror stuff!
Same opinion here!
Re Village was beautiful and was fun but in terms of survival horror? Tormented souls takes the first place
Pro tip: if you press the reload button and inmidiately open the inventory to change to the crowbar for the ammo saving tactic you'll skip the reloading animation. pretty useful when facing tougher enemies
Got this on PS5 after watching your livestream... I'm a couple of hours in and loving it.
Hell yeah!
Tormented Souls is very good, but oh my god FUCK that gasoline puzzle
No joke, I really liked that one. I'm beginning to think my brain is wired weird.
@@AvalancheReviews So is that stupid gasoline pump 🤣
It wasn't that bad. You just had to trave the pipe from the barrel until the end. I did have the valves opposite what they were suppose to be, but once I realized it was an easy fix.
noted for whenever i start my playthrough. thank you
@@AvalancheReviews has your brain experienced tormented holes
The game looks great and I hope it reaches more people. With that said, I hope the PS4 version doesn't get cancelled again. It seems to be delayed from end of this month to February. And I only know that because places like Amazon and Gamestop have it listed that way. I really need to play this game, but getting a PS5 to do it is out of the question at the moment.
Yeah I feel the same, I did have the switch version pre-ordered and was going to get that this month but it’s also been pushed back to the same date as the PS4. I suspect being an indie game they are using the raw power of PC and PS5 to power through performance issues that might be present on older platforms hence the delay. I’ll get PS5 next year hopefully so when I do TS will be purchased along side it.
i only have a PS4 and a crappy laptop, so yeah, i hope they don't cancel the PS4 version. But as far as i know the PC requirements aren't that crazy, maybe give it a try at the Steam demo to see how it runs.
Actually I got an early copy for my PS4 from Fun stock , And happy to say it lives up to the hype , Problem is that there is no update because i got it way earlier than the release date so there were some hiccups but on the bright side it’s playing two different versions of Tormented Souls , The Fun stock special edition comes with a sun and moon coin which is a tribute to RE1 moon and sun crests and also comes with a map for the game , This game is a 10/10 for me and I cannot Wait for the update that changes the layout of the items and add so many to the base game , Already finished it 5 times ,,, 😁
@@shintenku Glad to hear you got it already. If that's the case, it's a good chance it will live up to its supposed February 25th release date. Also good to hear you are liking the game.
@@Obbie40 Yup Thank you fella , And if you have a PS4 , I can confirm it if you want to
You should definitely check out Song of Horror. It's a recent episodic survival horror game that takes inspiration from Alone In the Dark. It's got a great creepy atmosphere and multiple protagonists, so when you die you switch over to the next character following in the last one's footsteps.
Song of Horror was not a good game. I stopped half way thru the game.
It’s an interesting take on survival horror, the “survival” part felt more like you’re playing a tabletop game where your decisions matter instead of ammo count and health drinks
Should I try it? is it worth it?
@@rodrigorojas9565 It's really good. But it doesn't have combat or inventory management, so it feels more like classic Alone in the Dark than Resident Evil. So it's a type of survival horror that predates the most popular survival horror example.
This game is awesome man, like a comfy cozy blanket. Going for another run through between grinding re3 classic.
It is cozy as hell!
Lol that's a great description of the game. I felt the same way whilst playing it but couldn't put it into words.
23:00 Hey, that's me! I resorted to Steam discussion threads to figure that one out. The monkey one with a hammer also threw me for a loop. That's really cool about the mobile origins, never knew about that. I think the sell has been selling well so I look forward to seeing what they work on next.
this game is great, it show that this type of style is still works and not outdated…
Preach!
@@AvalancheReviews 😂😂
Wish the resident evil dev realized that.
The only ones who screams that this absolute amazing style is outdated are the sad wannabe gamers who refuse to get their brain work a bit .
Just came back here to finish watching after beating the game and I thought it was exceptional. Finally a classic survival horror game with an old school fixed camera, love it.
Just a note about the operating room puzzle, which stumped me for about 30 minutes also, not only do you get the hint in the observation room (with foreshadowing a later enemy), there is also a note you can find which talks about a ritual where twins would dance in circles on a moonless night to bring back the dead. Realising this I actually think that that puzzle was really well done and I was just being dumb for not picking up on it sooner
I just picked this up myself on PS5 and after an hour or so, I absolutely love it. Sure, theres some jank, but it adds to the old school survival horror charm.
Does it make use of unique ps5 stuff or is it just the same as it would've been on ps4
@@djbeema There wasn't any dualsense support. I'm guessing the frame rate and resolution is proabably better.
I absolutely loved this game. I just couldn’t figure out HOW in hell the time traveling was happening. Why was Emma not affected by the “radiation” in the slightest? I mean, Maria was there only for a few brief moments and she completely changed.
all: Twins Magic
As for the time travel, it is explained vbriefly in a early document, as if the twins are able to travel space and time to reach each others. The radiation thing could be explained that Caroline doesn't spend more than a night in the place so the effects are not big on her.
It's a game
Finally i found someone who agrees with me about this game. If you are a fan of the original RE titles, Tormented Souls is a must play. I hope more people discover this hidden gem.
Thanks for making this. This game deserves some love, and I would love to see “classic” survival horror make some sort of a comeback, even if it’s exclusively on the indie scene.
Thank you for sharing this gem of a game with us. We've been working on a visual novel of sorts trying to blend in the concept of the traditional survival horror since we don't have the manpower or frankly the expertise to make something as spectacular as this. We'll definitely be learning from this game as we move into development on a proper 3d engine some day. Thank you for keeping this genre alive, not many people feel proud about endorsing this style but in my opinion modern gaming owes most of its success to the innovations made in the survival horror genre.
How come you never made a video about The Evil Within?
Super cool having footage in one of your videos, it has made my week :)
Hell yeah!
My first play through of this game…. Was 18 hours 😅 it’s one of my favorite games I’ve played this year already
If you love survival horror this is a must. It looks pretty decent for a smaller title. The atmosphere is spooky. The tank controls are beautiful. Monsters are great for the most part (except for the ghosts, they're too easy to cheese.) And the puzzles are esoteric enough.
Easily one of my top games of the year.
Just wanted to give a quick update. In terms of visuals and the game running/crashes etc. I played on PlayStation 5, no issues had at all (latest patch)
Oh shit so this is what being a member gets?! Worth every penny
That's actually awesome to hear. I worry a lot about not giving enough value back to people who sign up to support me.
@@AvalancheReviews I'll be straight up with ya man, I think I speak for the majority of people on here when I say we back/support you because you produce consistent, top notch content that, for me at least, has given me a whole new way to appreciate some of my favorite video games and movies.
I'd say the only thing you could improve on is if you FOUND THAT DAMN FROCKET T SHIRT. and maybe a skate sesh someday lol. Jk.
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@@junior1388666 alien confirmed. Love your username btw
I'll say that this is the first review you've ever done where I had to skip the spoilers section because I'm interested in experiencing this game myself.
Also I'm glad that im not the only one who thought the VA felt a little unnatural because tbh, Caroline sounds like she's delivering the evening news instead of being scared😆
Yeah it definitely stood out to me. Definitely not the worst va I've heard though.
It's a small thing, but as a gun nerd I love that the shotgun is a single shot slamfire gun. So many times when people put "handmade" guns in a game they're just nonsense that wouldn't function, but this is a real life design that's both simple and effective. And it fits so well for a survival horror type game, when you only get one shot and reloading involves taking the two pieces apart, knocking the empty casing out, putting a new shell in and effectively re-assembling the gun, you're not gonna be going guns blazing with it.
You sound so happy man! Slow pace, puzzles, good combat, great map, tickes all the right boxes. I have been waiting for this type of game since the re1 remake, will grab it as soon as it comes to the ps4, thanks for the great review and for showing us this incredible game
That animated intro at 1:35 is amazing
Thanks!! I love it
The most excited I got was when I got the pocket flashlight. This game is great. Thanks for the recommend.
We've been following you and watching your videos for some time now and honestly: we love you! The videos, commentary, everything is so entertaining and well done. Like Tormented Souls, we're also developing our own survival horror game inspired by SH and RE, and during that time we came across your channel.
There is a 50 minutes interview with the directors on youtube, only in spanish though. There they touch a lot of cool stuff about the game. Also the voice acting, which is probably the biggest flaw of the game imo. I'm gonna quote what they said in english: "We recieved a lot of complains during the demo about the voice acting, and that's on us. We hired a company, through a webpage, that does voice acting for ads and the like. You send them the script and they reply with the voices. So we sent them the scripts but the people that made the voices did it on their own, separated, with no context as a result sadly." I'm gonna guess they didn't know that that's how it would end up. They also said that it's something they certainly want to improve for a potential next game.
I love the fact that you mention the logical fallacy “no true Scotsman. “ this is why I enjoy this channel
I know when I'm being hard headed. HA!
Hardheaded maybe, but everyone would think you were crazy to advocate for RPG elements and heavy puzzle elements to be added to the next Halo or Call of Duty entry under the umbrella of “broaden the player base. “
@@AvalancheReviews well at least you’re self aware haha. Anyways keep up the good vids
Classic Anime Skirt physics 20:38
TS developers are such cultured people
The monster designs in this game remind me of the Suffering; theyare really gruesome and interesting.
Dude that’s exactly what i thought the moment I saw them , It’s like the suffering and Silent Hill had a gruesome hellish union , And I freaking love it .
hopefully one day, one day we'll get The Suffering 1&2 remastered or atleast an easier way to play it.
Having finished the game yesterday, all I can say is we need more old school survival horror!
Awesome review as usual! I'm so glad this game is getting so much praise, I absolutely loved it myself and am hopeful there is more where that came from.
Oh this is just lovely. It feels like late 90s and early 2000s promotional renders made into an actual game.
I do wonder if the character models looking so bright and differently rendered than the backgrounds and objects is supposed to invoke the old-school models on prerendered backgrounds look, and Caroline being so bright means she always "pops" no matter where in the background area she is. That's my take, anyway.
I definitely wanna grab this when it lands on Switch or Xbox One (I haven't a next gen console yet 😔)
22:40 The puzzle in the operating room is one of the best designed in the game and the solution is hinted at in journal entries. If you pay attention to the lore and plot details, you'll solve it instantly
Barry and Levon from The State. Classic!
40:10 Truly sounds *exactly* the way the level looks... reminds me so much of Parasite Eve 2's "Under the Well". Very nostalgic. I'm DEFINITELY buying this for my Survival Horror Collection! 👍
PE2 has an amazingly underrated soundtrack.
@@AvalancheReviews Seriously, thank you for sharing this... a game like this is truly a Love Letter to Survival Horror Fans who enjoyed original games like RE, SH and PE. I'm buying 3 copies, one for a friend. 😎👌
Just bought, played, and beat this game all in one sitting. Amazing throwback to the survival horrors of long ago. In reference to your comment about the puzzle around the 23:00 mark, I'm fairly sure one of the young girl's journal entries describes the tribe walking around the dead with the sun being out. That's how I figured it out anyway!
Just beat this game today and came straight to your video! It was fantastic! I loved the puzzles and how much time they took to figure out! They were so dynamic! And I had to go old school, youtube and google were not an option for me. I wanted to feel the love for this game completely! Top notch game!
I'm getting a lot of these comments and it warms my heart. So glad to see everyone loving this one.
@@AvalancheReviews I truly hope they gain enough funds for a sequel, or at least another Survival Horror experience! I haven't had this much fun in a game in a really long time. Even the cheese warms my heart!
This game made me feel like I was back in the dark halls of the first SH game for the few brief otherworld scenes and unironically I think it deserves to be played for that alone. I have no clue why it did, but it did and I fucking love it for that.
Alisa:
It’s another PS one, late 90s inspired survival horror game that is coming out at the end of the month.
Them and Us:
It’s a unique take on the formula that allows you to play in fixed-camera, over-the-shoulder or first-person mode. There are Haunting Ground, Resident Evil and Silent Hill references everywhere.
The indie space is definitely striving to fill the void left by the AAA developers. It’s amazing to see what one or a handful of people can accomplish.
YES ! I got this game on release and it will genuinely be a game i play every year now, you can really tell how much the creators love oldschool Survival Horror
It really does shine through.
Funny how a game with legitimately challenging puzzles leads different people to have issues with different ones. You had trouble with the operating room, and I saw Critical Nobody hated the gasoline valves, both of which I had little issue with. Meanwhile, the record player had my brain melting.
I knew what to do, but over and over I'd press buttons I was absolutely certain matched the record only for nothing to happen. I'm not even tone deaf, either; I literally write my own music and I was harmonizing with the record to match the buttons. I just couldn't get it.
I also had trouble with the cash register, but that's one of those puzzles that's objectively very easy, but still the kind of thing I never would have figured out on my own. Freezing the medallion was also an issue, but only because the game glitched and wouldn't let me into the VHS kitchen.
I totally forgot to include an on screen time stamp to skip spoilers! They start at 10:15 and go on till 12:17. Sorry about that guys.
Also big shoutout to the people who made this video possible!
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Two biggest hang ups for me with Tormented Souls- 1) Enemy encounters don’t feel optional. It feels like it’s never designed well around dodging a fight. 2) A handful of these puzzles seem intentionally obtuse, and most people will have to refer to a guide multiple times. A good puzzle allows the player to make connections. Tormented Souls doesn’t give the player enough information.
That said, I was hooked. Voice acting and dialogue is awful but never bothered me. Core loop and atmosphere is fun.
Wow this game looks impressive. How did this style of games even end up dying out
The PS3/Xbox 360 generation killed off too many awesome genres.
Because, as someone who does like classic survival horror despite looking action horror as well, we're a VERY shall niche of fans.
Small niche of fans... TH-cam won't let me edit.
Cause call if duty retards wanted games that were from start to end an animated tutorial. Lol.
RE4 destroyed a lot of things.
This game is true to survival-horror formula and deserves every praise it gets
I've always wanted to make a Survival Horror game, now that I'm older and done with college I really wish I could find the strength to force myself back onto blender and godot.
Happy to see this game getting some love one of my favourite this year so far
Same here! One of the best games I've played all year.
The main character looks weirdly out of place with the rest of the game imo
Shes definitively the devs waifu 😂
She looks like an anime girl. At least that was my thought after I watched the first few seconds of the video 🤣
Yep, she looks more at home in Disney or Bioshock.
True but I'm not complaining.
Ngl but she a qt doe
Man, your content is fantastic! I love the in-depth retrospectives as well as your standards for Survival Horror. Plus it always scratches my nostalgia itch when you throw back to PSX. Keep up the great work!
I love the detail of the voice actress when she says “SOOORY”. That’s a Canadian thing.
Yesss, I was waiting for this video!
Completed the game a few weeks ago and absolutely loved it! Just worried it’s not getting the attention it deserves, as that’ll probably discourage similar future projects.
That does seem to be happening. I hope this video helps add to that effect.
@@WHIPTY I hope you’re right!
I love this game. It's great when good games keep a genre alive.
See to me what dictates “survival horror” is not the camera angle whether its fixed, 3rd person or 1st person. Survival horror to me is when Im placed in a horrific situation, having to find items to progress and open up the location(s) like a massive escape room, as well as defend myself against whatever horrific force is trying to kill me and halt my progress. So to me this game fits the bill pretty well
Finally got around to playing this and ended up getting the platinum trophy for it on the PS5 version.
Man, hearing you speak about survival horror, and what constitutes a faithful execution of it, makes me very happy and slightly freaked out, as every single point you made in this review had be nodding and agreeing out loud. I had to laugh about the persistent enemy and how to get rid of it by going out the room and back in - I literally JUST explained that to a friend of mine and then heard it in your review!
Needless to say, this game scratched my survival horror itch. I’m about to jump back into RE2 on PS5 as the update dropped the other day, but I’ll be thinking about Tormented Souls for a while still.
Great review and yeah, love your channel brother!
hello, chilean watcher here, just wanted to contribute my grain or sand: I didn't know this game was made by a chilean studio until a few days ago, and then the voice acting and text completely made sense because in my experience, english teachers here mostly care about the words and not much for the spoken side (they do what they can with that one hour of teaching per week), but as some others have said it, it actually can be seen as a plus to the experience
Also the shotgun is an escopeta echisa, I can't believe I didn't realize it was made in chile just with that lol
En una entrevista mencionan que pagaron para que unos actores de voz leyeran los scripts sin poder ver el producto y que tuvieron que hacerlo de esa forma por el presupuesto. Lo cual calza de forma no intencional con la manera en que se hicieron los VA en los primeros survival horror. Y con la Hechiza pensé lo mismo hahahahaha.
Wait. Youre telling me I'm going to be challenged? I should conserve ammo? I should run away? Yes! This is honestly an incredible review. Doesnt hurt to be a fellow survival horror fan. As far as horror games go, Outlast was the one that got me the closest to having that feeling of dread and satisfaction again. I cant believe I didnt know about this game until the past two days. Ive been purchasing more indie games lately and I'm feeling the love put into them. I will definitely pick this up. Again, great review.
I give major props to the development team. It's a small Indie studio and they still put out a physical disc.
Edit: great review btw and thanks for time stamps and a clear spoiler warning you the man
It was totally me who recommend this game first during one of your RE livestreams. I'm 78% sure. Lol.
On a serious note, I'm glad that you enjoyed this. If only there was a really good indie JRPG for me
It was your comment that drew my attention to it on one of his streams.
"I got poison"
@@Grandmastergav86 Nice. Hope you bought this
I started it recently and gave up because it was kinda really hard. Everytime i die it set me half a hour back and i found that really frustrating. Especially when i died continuously. I will give it a shot again maybe
Every time I see your intro I can't help but imagine you being Krillin in his final form XD
Finally got around to Tormented Souls last week and man it made me feel like a kid again. The puzzles were near perfect to the point of being challenging but when they managed to stump me and I did figure it out I felt like an idiot. My gripe with the game was a lack of limited inventory. I may be a glutton for punishment but I always liked the struggle of deciding what resource I need to leave behind in order to carry necessary key items to progress. It's like I need this door knocker so do I leave behind the shotgun shells or healing items? Then having to cope and change your tactics because on the way you were ambushed by an enemy who you would normally dispatch with a couple shotgun shells and you left those behind.
Hey man, started playing this game because of your review and loving it só far. I have realized something important because I also speak spanish: Some journal entries have not been translated into english text like the one from Marias Diary on 06-19.
This game caught my attention but i thought it would get overlooked by most. I'm glad it wasn't
the rare chance to save combined with the nitty gritty puzzles is too frustrating. but it looks great and I have high hopes for the sequel
I'm pretty sure the voice actress for Caroline is Canadian, just from the way she pronounces certain words. I couldn't find any information on her though as IMDB just lists her as "JT" with no other credited roles.
Funny enough i pieced together the operating room puzzle but i was going around in the wrong way so i still had to google it
The operating room puzzle was great and not the hardest, the tribe report tells you what to do, also the guy wandering round the body is a massive clue also.
The address on the note the main character receives is Campbell River, Which is on Vancouver Island where I live lmao. Little bit of side info, Campbell river is the Hells Angel controlled, heroin capital of the Island. Didn't expect to see it in an obscure little indie horror title. pretty neat
Well it sounds like I know where my next vacation's gonna be! Heroin island here I come!!!!
It's brilliant, bought it immediately after playing the demo several weeks back. This is Survival Horror IMO, Resi 8 just isn't. One thing Tormented Souls gets right is the scares, they're genuinely creepy and rarely feel cheap.
RE8 definitely is, the only mainline RE games that don't tick that box are 5 and 6.
@@justaguyonyoutube RE8 is a vanilla survival horror, most of the puzzles can be solved within the room they are in, and they are pretty easy. The game also is quite linear. Don’t get me wrong RE8 is still a very good game and fun as hell, but Tormented Souls is way superior if you enjoy survival horror puzzle solving and backtracking.. I was very impressed by TS don’t skip this game
@@marklevy1785 RE8 is actually superior in my opinion, TS is really fun but village did puzzles in a perfect simple but not obvious fashion while having a world that didn't feel tedious to backtrack in. might just be my RE bias too because that's what i fell in love with after all. silent hill was always fun but i never loved it like i did resident evil and while i have fond memories of both from my childhood SH never stuck with me like RE or even the gamecube exclusive survival horror lite eternal darkness.
@@justaguyonyoutube everybody would have a different view on things, TS is more old school in every way including backtracking and puzzle solving (harder), . Obviously one has a much bigger budget and better production values. RE8 is designed to be casually beaten solving puzzles without much thought and barely any backtracking that is more reminiscent of RE4 than classic fixed camera RE1 and RE2. It is a fun formula but that is why I say is survival horror lite…it is a formula that seems to be working for Capcom and most likely the next RE games will follow the same path (great for sales and large audience). I would love for indie developers to keep making games like TS and fill the void of hard survival horror with hard puzzles (and many of them) and lots of backtracking (smaller niche audience)
@@marklevy1785 I'd have to disagree whole heartedly, the puzzles in RE8 are actually more complex than anything found in previous entries and involves just as much backtracking, coming from someone who has played every mainline entry through multiple times save for classic RE2 and is currently on his 4th run of village. The biggest difference with village is that it takes what in my opinion is a far creepier approach to horror than something like TS or classic SH which is a very narrative focused approach. SH never had a great or even coherent narrative to speak of and TS has a decent narrative that just doesn't really hold many stakes. Meanwhile village and every other RE has a focus directly set on immersing you in a world and making you feel invested in what happens to the characters within them and that's special to me because survival horror narratives usually aren't a strong point. Again these are all just opinions and I'm having fun with this civil discussion so i don't want you to feel your opinions and takes aren't valid bit I disagree to some extent. Looking at the original trilogies of RE and SH I find myself drawn toward RE without hesitation because of how much more memorable RE has been for me, I can tell you just about every event in RE but i can't for the life of me remember most of the original SH trilogy certain events yes but the majority of it didnt really feel as memorable to me
This game is to OG Resident evil what Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is to Castlevania.
I just found this video, and really glad I did! Definitely have to check out Tormented Souls sometime.
Also, I feel that I’d be remiss if I didn’t say “Welcome to Wildberger, home of Wildberger, can I take your eyeball?”
Fun Fact: I live about an hour away from Campbell River, neat to see some Vancouver Island representation. I'm exited to try this game out, it looks really cool. I have to say that I really hate the main character design. It feels like they're trying way to hard to capture that audience that buys all those weirdly erotic anime games on Steam.
I like the design, it's like Jill re3 Clare re2 Rebeca from re0 and if u look carefully Rule of rose and haunted ground.
It's good. A very well done retro survival horror game. There are like 2 impossible puzzles that don't have adequate clues provided to solve. But overall very enjoyable.
I agree with you in every single point. Really loved it and hope that the industry will take notice of this almost perfect mixture.
This was an absolute blessing for me. I was so starving for a real good survival horror game like that.
50% Silent Hill 1 as if it was its remastered version
1% Silent Hill 1 The Movie :) the alley scene is identical in TS, while SH1 is different in a few ways
5% Silent Hill 2 references and inspirations (Maria, Laura=Emma and the hospital setting - also present in SH1 tho)
1% Silent Hill 4: The Room for that unkillable "ghost"
5% Silent Hill: Origins with the mirrors transition to the otherworld and the whole Asylum-feel
5% Resident Evil 2 on the PS1 with the similar inventory, safe rooms and saving system
5% Resident Evil 2002 remake for the general aesthetics and fixed camera angles
5% Resident Evil: Code Veronica for the twins plot and the mansion aesthetics similar to the Oxford mansion
5% Fatal Frame 2 with the twins plot and ritual themes (but also similar to Cheryl and Alessa)
5% Fatal Frame 5 with the character animations and cloth physics
1% Alan Wake because of the eternal darkness *ahem
1% Alone in the Dark for the same reason
1% Clock Tower coz... clock puzzles haha
1% Parasite Eve for the general plot involving Maria and the twins, or maybe I'm making things up by now
1% Obscure for the same reason but more because of the puzzle style
1% Haunting Ground for the puzzles and general tension, specially with that SH4 monster aka Debilitas lol
1% Dino Crisis with the Floppy Disk item and its puzzle solution (similar to the DDK discs)
1% Dead Space: Extraction on the Nintendo Wii... why? Google its cover art and you'll see :) Nailgun=Plasma Cutter
5% Original stuff worth all of the inspirations, so don't take this small number for granted!
My point is, this is NOT just a Resi clone, it is mostly a Silent Hill 1 remaster than anything else, and a game with all of these other games as inspirations, just can't be a bad one. Tormented Souls is freaking awesome! It's a dream come true for any SH1 fans like me that always wanted a remake.
4:07 Dude what are you talking about? That’s called “every Saturday night” for me.
I think you can cut some slack at 35:00, i mean developers sometimes make WHOLE new engines for face and mouth animations or simply motion capture to those, while the ambient is completly static making it easier to beautify.
Instead of cutting her own eye out, you would've thought she could've woke herself up.
After a few minutes I ended the video, because it was already clear that I was gonna play this game. Thanks.
I just played some of the demo (after watching 2mins of this video). This game does many things right, it's impressive even, but it doesn't cut it for me, I wasn't scared at all. I think the main issue is Caroline's behavior, I don't find it believable at all. Five minutes after finding one of her eyes has been taken out, she's casually talking with the first person she meets in this creepy place. She's not suspicious at all, not panicking, not trying to escape, nothing. Maybe it makes sense in the bigger picture of the story, maybe she's dreaming or crazy or something, but still it pulls me off of the game.
Am I the only one who loves survival horror games because they're extremely cozy? I mean finding a safe or quiet room after a fight or between enemies or while trying to figure out a puzzle just feels so damn cozy to me lol. It's like I enjoy the silence between the action more than anything. Anyone else feel that way?
They are for sure cozy!!
@@AvalancheReviews Haha right? I'm sure most people feel that way. It's the sense of fear that makes being left alone for a minute feel so nice, getting to slow down and soak in the environment and atmosphere while still possibly thinking something bad could happen lol. No other type of game makes me feel that way.
You were talking about reloading taking time... Reload in your inventory after a shotgun blast and bam you have an auto shotty.
This game needs to be talked about more is such an excellent throwback love letter to early resident evil games
I beat this game about a month ago & it was brilliant. My personal game of the year.
Same here!
Oh, I've played this on release date and I knew you'd love that one. I can't watch right now due to work, but I'm already pumped to see it!
I don't usually skip the spoiler sections but your high praise and admiration for this game has reignited my curiosity in this. It was one I had considered, having ignited an intrigue in horror games and liking what I saw, but ultimately dropped due to too many good games capturing my eye this year (only so much money and time). With this fantastically indepth analysis, I may reconsider and see about a future purchase.
Well, perhaps after developing a stronger stomach. Some of those terrifically and horrifically designed monsters and scenes hit a gore factor that had my stomach churning.
Finally got my hands on it enjoyed every second of it!
I bought it for PS5 digitally. But I will definitely buy it physically in October! Nostalgia month! LOVE survival horror classics!
Just played this game and I think its OK only because the puzzles are hard to the point of frustration but you can definitely this is was a love letter to horror with of elements that are taken directly from classic Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Despite my feelings, i am very excited to see what the developers will do next with a bigger budget.
Glad you enjoyed it and I'm happy to have gifted it to you!
This is what would happen if you took Resident evil 1, Silent Hill 2, Fatal Frame 2 and Alone in the Dark and put them in a blender. This an amazing survival horror game.
I played this on computer months ago and just got it on PS4. One of the best horror games I've played in a long time.
I’m not sure how anyone could solve that monkey puzzle on their own. That one was far harder to me than the operating room one.