Despite people not liking the animation , i love it it has its own styles and using the GPS while shooting is funny like gunning down a cannibal while making sure you're not going away from the cave you wanted to explore
I actually dont hate how he shoots with the gps in one it actually kinda reminds me of atomic heart how p3 will being doing something with his left hand and still will be able to reload and also I dont think it would be crazy if a highly trained mercanary would be able to double task between holding something and shooting
Futuristic yet none of the hundreds of soldiers you find in the island thought to bring an automatic weapon to an island full of mutants and cannibalis.
Have to give them credit for using a crank on the crossbow instead of using his naked hand. Gordon Freeman can do that, he's in a powered exoskeleton suit. For everybody else it just makes it look like your crossbow is made of yarn. Am I right people? 10:07 GIVE. ME. FIVE.
@@peppermillers8361The lever in HL1 is a straight pull with his hand, and the suit does the work. In HL2 the string kind of just magically sets itself up for him. Quantum physics no doubt!
@@CreepyPersonCube. It was a weapon designed for human beings, I highly doubt that outside of extra leverage from the suit, it's mega hard to pull without it. Look up the concept art, the retracting bolt is actually intentional. It's a mechanism that retracts itself, VALVE just did a shit job at displaying it, whether through animation or sound.
@@peppermillers8361It's possible you're right about the xbows, especially the HL2 model. Kind of just popped into my head first. I'm kind of hoping one day for a game where you reload a xbow via foot stirrup, where you have to actively look down to step into the xbow, then lift your camera to simulate using your whole body to draw it. I stand by my high five though.
Regarding animation, I would rather have photos realistic of the environment and good game mechanics than good animation; it is a small and specialized studio, after all.
for those of you that say the animations are bad on the guns which I personally don't find that bad- not saying they are god tier. I think you have to come to terms that Endnight Games (Indie Game dev team that created The forest and sons of the forest) is a small team and this is they're 2nd time creating a game. many people expect tactical COD God tier animations but this is a survival game not cod other video games with similar reload animations are games like SCP: Secret Laboratory And DayZ and people highly enjoy them at the end of the day we are here to enjoy the showcase and not solely rely on just the animations.
The animations in SCP: Secret Laboratory and DayZ are far superior to these ones. And SCP Secret Lab is an indie game, too. It's obvious that these will be polished further in the future, but you can't deny that this isn't as barebones as it gets.
as someone has already mentioned ready or not for example was an indie project, and endnight has made millions between this forest and the last. I get it you enjoy the game but you can still criticize it, the gun sounds and animations are extremely rough and sound like steam new release asset flips
it quite literally is. all first person animations actually come from a character model that the camera is attached to, there are no traditional view models. you can tell when playing multiplayer
i understand that the animations aren’t entirely lifelike, but i can tell they put effort into them, and i like them. also, they’re way better than a lot of animations i’ve seen in other games, so i have to give this one a pass
Honestly I would call this game much more life-like than most games. Also the player isn't trained with weapons he's a member of the press so it makes sense they way he would half ass holding a wepon
I was looking for such a vid a long time, thank you for making a kind of vid like this and nice videos keep up the good work Edit: why so many likes? All I did is say good vid my man whattt
The animations are terrible. Very stiff and awkward, take too long for many things, and unrealistic. The slide locks back when you reload, even when it’s partially full, there’s no weapon sway, the weapons are held in an awkward position, the rifle animations are dumb as hell (should be faster, and typically you grip the bolt with the top of your hand), there’s no scope for the rifle, the revolver animation is super weird and buggy, the shotgun has an extra animation that’s useless, takes longer, and just sucks, the shotgun also goes into your chest when you ads, the pistol laser goes on top of it for some reason (also a problem with the shotgun and crossbow), the sounds are underwhelming. The pistol is one of the worst to me, as it is way too quiet when suppressed, has too much recoil (your character has the same amount of recoil with a 357 revolver for some reason), and shit animations.
@@cookaboi9039Wow who would've thought a dev team's literal first time modeling and animating guns wouldn't be perfect? I think this is such an atrocity we should forget about every other unique and well-made feature about the game (this is sarcasm if you haven't learned about it in school yet)
i still remember when i was killing cannibals w the slingshot because my first playthrough was in hard survival and i was afraid of melee combat because of the high damage the cannibals could deal
For a game so focused on guns, the sounds and animations are atrocious. The pistol sounds like it is being shot in an industrial area full of containers; the reload animation acts as if the gun was empty although is still has a round chambered; and let's just be silent about that silenced pistol.
@@squindigglyjigglybop1300unfortunately they made it pretty focused on them. Otherwise there would be 5 different ones, as well as attachments and ammo everywhere. They really need to make good animations, because as is it feels terrible to use
@@Matthew_Percival yea and thats sad. Well always if something gets his Hype or Cloud than its always get haters no matter what I honestly think they dont know the value of time they spent into all the hate they gave all toghter
apparently the newest gun of the game was the sniper rifle... I would like a little more like a Double barrel shotgun or a Nitro rifle. or another big-caliber one shot gun like the Thompson Contender. in the original Forest game there was also a flare pistol
@@deluxeonyoutube2973 they animations aren’t that bad plus it’s a small indie studio. And this is only their second game game is good and that’s all that matters
I can understand it's a small dev team, but why on God's green earth do flashlights and lasers block the sights? It's frustrating to find them only to realize they're basically direct downgrades...
@@kamilmalazdra233its a indie company with around 4-14 people workin there. What they are doing is so good for such a unbelievably small team. Idk why you expect so much cuz they aint even close to being a AAA company, they are small af.
@@el_gatoNegro I dont know what eric is but in 2nd game we have name Jack Holt and we are reporter or jurnalist and if you dont believe me then watch cutscenes on version 1.0
honestly, the animations are kinda wack but i understand why. the game is melee oriented and was possibly never intended to have guns. i've seen free games have better gun animations from 2017 but they're pvp oriented so it doesnt really matter.
Las animaciones son muy malas de verdad y no justifica por ser indie , yo con poca experiencia en animación he podido lograr mejores movimientos , probablemente sea placeholder
The video didn't show this but most mele weapons have: normal swing, power attack, downward attack, block and parry. It doesn't really show without being in an actual fight but the melee combat is some of the best I've ever seen
Not gonna lie, I've seen Minecraft mods with better animations than this, and we're talking about MODS, not other indie games. They feel janky and just off, and the shotgun somehow seems too big? Probably because of the way it's positioned. Anyway, these ain't the worst animations I've seen, Fallout taught me that lol, but yeah. Pretty mid animations. The only one I'd say was kinda okay was the rifle
@@normal763 Sorry to tell you but... If you're going to add guns, you should at least make them decent. The "It's mainly a melee" game is not a good argument
@@ericpolo4614 why though? you’re going to be using melee weapons for 90% of the game. also like, they’re just animations, they really don’t matter that much
@763 I've played randomizer games in Roblox in which guns are really a secondary thing. However those animations were much smoother and more satisfying than these. Honestly, animations on a game are also important, since it shows how much effort the developers have put into the game. If we compare the meelee animations with the gun animations we can see a large gap, and honestly? That ain't good. That just makes the it feel as if some areas were rushed and barely finished
Despite people not liking the animation , i love it it has its own styles and using the GPS while shooting is funny like gunning down a cannibal while making sure you're not going away from the cave you wanted to explore
I actually dont hate how he shoots with the gps in one it actually kinda reminds me of atomic heart how p3 will being doing something with his left hand and still will be able to reload and also I dont think it would be crazy if a highly trained mercanary would be able to double task between holding something and shooting
@@MAKAVEL-IAN The guy you play as isnt a mercenary he is a journelist
@@noxyisme no you play as a journalist in the first game
Yea
He is a journalist. Well at least thats what the note says
Fun fact: The futuristic nature of the weapons is because Sons Of The Forest is set in the year 2032
2026
@@CyberPonos wait, what?
@@AlekzanderTamayo-ln8bfJust turn vhs style filter on, it will show up time and date
Futuristic yet none of the hundreds of soldiers you find in the island thought to bring an automatic weapon to an island full of mutants and cannibalis.
not so
Kind of weird that the devs didnt work on making the gun animations better for the full release but at least the game is fun
It is a horror game, if shooting was less clunky sure it may be more satisfying but also less scary.
Damn that shotgun firing animation is rough, it has no impact to it
Have to give them credit for using a crank on the crossbow instead of using his naked hand. Gordon Freeman can do that, he's in a powered exoskeleton suit. For everybody else it just makes it look like your crossbow is made of yarn. Am I right people? 10:07 GIVE. ME. FIVE.
I agree
Gordon uses a specially designed lever in Half Life 1, and in 2 it has a mechanism for retracting automatically.
@@peppermillers8361The lever in HL1 is a straight pull with his hand, and the suit does the work. In HL2 the string kind of just magically sets itself up for him. Quantum physics no doubt!
@@CreepyPersonCube. It was a weapon designed for human beings, I highly doubt that outside of extra leverage from the suit, it's mega hard to pull without it.
Look up the concept art, the retracting bolt is actually intentional. It's a mechanism that retracts itself, VALVE just did a shit job at displaying it, whether through animation or sound.
@@peppermillers8361It's possible you're right about the xbows, especially the HL2 model. Kind of just popped into my head first. I'm kind of hoping one day for a game where you reload a xbow via foot stirrup, where you have to actively look down to step into the xbow, then lift your camera to simulate using your whole body to draw it.
I stand by my high five though.
I’m disappointed they still didn’t fix the revolver reload animation in time for full release
Kinda sad... But hey there's more pressing matters... LIKE HOW THE F DID THAT PUFFY PHASE THROUGH MY DEFENSIVE WALL???
Regarding animation, I would rather have photos realistic of the environment and good game mechanics than good animation; it is a small and specialized studio, after all.
It totally sucks how they won’t add in a proper scope for the hunting rifle. I can barely snipe cannibals, animals and mutants from far away
Looks like we gotta deal with 'git gud' 🤣😭
for those of you that say the animations are bad on the guns which I personally don't find that bad- not saying they are god tier. I think you have to come to terms that Endnight Games (Indie Game dev team that created The forest and sons of the forest) is a small team and this is they're 2nd time creating a game. many people expect tactical COD God tier animations but this is a survival game not cod other video games with similar reload animations are games like SCP: Secret Laboratory And DayZ and people highly enjoy them at the end of the day we are here to enjoy the showcase and not solely rely on just the animations.
Ready or Not; Scum; Squad; Ground Branch among others would all like to have a word with you.
The animations in SCP: Secret Laboratory and DayZ are far superior to these ones. And SCP Secret Lab is an indie game, too. It's obvious that these will be polished further in the future, but you can't deny that this isn't as barebones as it gets.
Gorebox: 🗿🗿
as someone has already mentioned ready or not for example was an indie project, and endnight has made millions between this forest and the last. I get it you enjoy the game but you can still criticize it, the gun sounds and animations are extremely rough and sound like steam new release asset flips
Check out Trepang2, 4 people made that game...
This look like a third person game with a first person camera mod installed lol
I believe it is
it is not@@itdobelikedattho8112
@@itdobelikedattho8112 it's not
it quite literally is. all first person animations actually come from a character model that the camera is attached to, there are no traditional view models. you can tell when playing multiplayer
Yeah lol it's one of those true first person stuff like DayZ but with mediocre gunplay n anims
i understand that the animations aren’t entirely lifelike, but i can tell they put effort into them, and i like them. also, they’re way better than a lot of animations i’ve seen in other games, so i have to give this one a pass
What game has actually worse animations than this?
@@s.w.4409 ark survival ascended
Honestly I would call this game much more life-like than most games. Also the player isn't trained with weapons he's a member of the press so it makes sense they way he would half ass holding a wepon
i personally like the animations its unique
@@SillyBreadSurvives i personally like the animations its unique
My only Problem is that You're Aiming While Being Obstructed by Laser module, when THERE'S RAILS UNDER THE PISTOL
Yeah idk why they did that.
🤣 they changed the Lazer sight for the shotgun to be on the side a few months ago, why can't they do the same for the pistol🤣😭
i like how he puts the shotgun in his mouth
I was looking for such a vid a long time, thank you for making a kind of vid like this and nice videos keep up the good work
Edit: why so many likes? All I did is say good vid my man whattt
Guys , this is not some kind of cod with awesome animations, everything in this game is so awesome, what the hell don’t you like?
The animations are terrible. Very stiff and awkward, take too long for many things, and unrealistic. The slide locks back when you reload, even when it’s partially full, there’s no weapon sway, the weapons are held in an awkward position, the rifle animations are dumb as hell (should be faster, and typically you grip the bolt with the top of your hand), there’s no scope for the rifle, the revolver animation is super weird and buggy, the shotgun has an extra animation that’s useless, takes longer, and just sucks, the shotgun also goes into your chest when you ads, the pistol laser goes on top of it for some reason (also a problem with the shotgun and crossbow), the sounds are underwhelming. The pistol is one of the worst to me, as it is way too quiet when suppressed, has too much recoil (your character has the same amount of recoil with a 357 revolver for some reason), and shit animations.
"everything in this game is so awesome" bro they ain't Gon fuck u like dat stop the riding
@@cookaboi9039Wow who would've thought a dev team's literal first time modeling and animating guns wouldn't be perfect? I think this is such an atrocity we should forget about every other unique and well-made feature about the game
(this is sarcasm if you haven't learned about it in school yet)
@@idkJoey0bro cry of fear has better animations on gold source stop shaking your rattle
@@alphabroncotwozero392 okay I know your trying to make a point but you just dug yourself a hole
They still didn't fix the physics with reloading revolver
i still remember when i was killing cannibals w the slingshot because my first playthrough was in hard survival and i was afraid of melee combat because of the high damage the cannibals could deal
Modding community please save us
For a game so focused on guns, the sounds and animations are atrocious. The pistol sounds like it is being shot in an industrial area full of containers; the reload animation acts as if the gun was empty although is still has a round chambered; and let's just be silent about that silenced pistol.
the game is not focused on guns
@@squindigglyjigglybop1300unfortunately they made it pretty focused on them. Otherwise there would be 5 different ones, as well as attachments and ammo everywhere. They really need to make good animations, because as is it feels terrible to use
Why is the Crossbow Recoiling???
Ppls really crying for weapon animations while its a survival horror game, they just could had leave without weapons so be happy with what u have 🤷♂️
People like to cry alot these days. It's like the deliberately look for things to cye about.
@@Matthew_Percival yea and thats sad. Well always if something gets his Hype or Cloud than its always get haters no matter what
I honestly think they dont know the value of time they spent into all the hate they gave all toghter
@@GucciArchive Nigga youre the most conformist person Alive
apparently the newest gun of the game was the sniper rifle... I would like a little more like a Double barrel shotgun or a Nitro rifle. or another big-caliber one shot gun like the Thompson Contender. in the original Forest game there was also a flare pistol
Having the laser completely block the irons on the pistol is a really weird design choice.
I love sons of the forest but it frustratingly has one of the worst gunplay shit look like its still in the alpha build i needa mod bru
Because it's a horror game focused on melee combat.
@@oddbunchyeet28 so? doesn't mean it has to have horrible gunplay I mean they added guns for a reason
@@deluxeonyoutube2973 they animations aren’t that bad plus it’s a small indie studio. And this is only their second game game is good and that’s all that matters
@@evolution8066still doesn't change the fact that the gunplay is horrid
They made the gun animation so goofy and made it like someone who is drunk or blind shooting with the gun.
2:34 GOD DAYUM THATS A BIG BOI
I can understand it's a small dev team, but why on God's green earth do flashlights and lasers block the sights? It's frustrating to find them only to realize they're basically direct downgrades...
They should be able to make better gun animations.
Why don’t you make one then
@@marbl3d45 look at the melee animations and then look at gun animations.
@@kamilmalazdra233its a indie company with around 4-14 people workin there. What they are doing is so good for such a unbelievably small team. Idk why you expect so much cuz they aint even close to being a AAA company, they are small af.
@@marbl3d45they are not obligated to make them better, not everyone has the knowledge or skill of 3d animating
Honestly I prefer these gun animations over any AAA shooter game, it's so much more gritty and real
Why is the GP so slow for the shotgun and rifle like, ammo is already limited im sure so why make the character so FREAKIN slow using them
What does gp mean
Cause we dont play as soldier but as reporter 😅
Try shooting a shotgun or rifle one-handed in real life while holding a GPS device in your other hand and see how hard and slow it is to use, buddy.
@@SainsSDR3SDThat's in the first game, not the second.
@@el_gatoNegro I dont know what eric is but in 2nd game we have name Jack Holt and we are reporter or jurnalist and if you dont believe me then watch cutscenes on version 1.0
The developer should have ad a greater scope on the rifle
This game is fkn dope af. Played with a full squad of 8, sick time.
There was an attempt
Oh nice :)))
Strange weapons 🫠
I have never seen worse animations amd gunplay. Even indie games which aren't known for doing fps/survival games have better gunplay
Why complain about a game you don't even have, stop yapping and go do something you actually like.
I didn't think the reloads looked that bad. They weren't Battlefield 1 level great, but I liked the originality from the crossbow and shotgun.
This isn’t cod lil bro
@@butterballsboy275you're being rude, mister
These are not bad animations
how do you get your fov that far when pulling 6:23
I don't play the game but It's called Viewmodel FOV, and you can probably change It in the configs of the game. Look It up.
*a cross* is a weapon...
It’s used for a enemies near the ending If I remember right
@@jujuhoon6640yes, spoiler alert but there are enemies called Demons and the Cross kills them
None of firearms have not recoil, what a shame.
They need to add an smg and ar
honestly, the animations are kinda wack but i understand why. the game is melee oriented and was possibly never intended to have guns. i've seen free games have better gun animations from 2017 but they're pvp oriented so it doesnt really matter.
The animations are decent, yall are just picky children lol
Yeah especially for a several game, like they just want cod gun animations
1:15 worst sounds ever
i'll play on console and if someone on pc can mod it for me with infinite ammo/enemies
look like a vr game
it could turn into one eventually, they did the same thing with the first game
the shotgun is rather unimpressive tbh.
Las animaciones son muy malas de verdad y no justifica por ser indie , yo con poca experiencia en animación he podido lograr mejores movimientos , probablemente sea placeholder
Gun animations and overall gunplay is terrible
👀?
I thought this was Minecraft
Pretty mediocre to say the least
the game doesn't focus on guns, it's more melee oriented
The video didn't show this but most mele weapons have: normal swing, power attack, downward attack, block and parry. It doesn't really show without being in an actual fight but the melee combat is some of the best I've ever seen
Not gonna lie, I've seen Minecraft mods with better animations than this, and we're talking about MODS, not other indie games. They feel janky and just off, and the shotgun somehow seems too big? Probably because of the way it's positioned. Anyway, these ain't the worst animations I've seen, Fallout taught me that lol, but yeah. Pretty mid animations. The only one I'd say was kinda okay was the rifle
it's a game based on melee combat. the gun animations don't need to be great.
@@normal763 Sorry to tell you but... If you're going to add guns, you should at least make them decent. The "It's mainly a melee" game is not a good argument
@@ericpolo4614 why though? you’re going to be using melee weapons for 90% of the game. also like, they’re just animations, they really don’t matter that much
@763 I've played randomizer games in Roblox in which guns are really a secondary thing. However those animations were much smoother and more satisfying than these. Honestly, animations on a game are also important, since it shows how much effort the developers have put into the game. If we compare the meelee animations with the gun animations we can see a large gap, and honestly? That ain't good. That just makes the it feel as if some areas were rushed and barely finished
@@ericpolo4614 animations say absolutely nothing about the quality of a game lmao
Uf... they are terrible
Pathetic.
Simple and satisfying, when playing this game you feel like some guy that just picked up a gun with no actual prior training. (That's your character)
Im not a fan of the compound bow, i rather much prefer the recurve bow from the last game, recurve bows look much better anyways😂😂😂
Terrible sounds of the weapons...