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Stray Souls - Official Announcement Trailer
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CamHostage
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Unreal Engine 5 and MetaHumans both in use in this game (albeit the Early Access version of the toolkit.) That's rich tech employed (not necessarily better than you could do already with UE4, but better than you'd expect from what's likely a small studio making its first game... would have been nice if that rain hoodie wasn't plastered onto the model, but cloth-physics leather isn't easy,) and the results are nice and at good framerate in what is apparently engine footage "captured directly from game." They'll have more about the project and development, I'm curious to hear more about UE5 projects like this one.
Here's an earlier screen, looking a little less good, but it's all early.
Also I think this tiny snippet may be from the same game? (It wasn't, so I removed that GIF)
Here's an earlier screen, looking a little less good, but it's all early.
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Tommi84
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Well, there's this game called 'Stray' coming that includes a cat as a main character. Maybe it's coming from here?
yeh was probably that and titan souls doing a number on my subconscious.
abstract alien
Member
The whole vibrating head demon wearing dirty clothes thing never did much for me, but I'll stay tuned if it has a great atmosphere. Hopefully we get some actual gameplay soon.
Traxtech
Member
That gif is from a movie.Unreal Engine 5 and MetaHumans both in use in this game (albeit the Early Access version of the toolkit.) That's rich tech employed (not necessarily better than you could do already with UE4, but better than you'd expect from what's likely a small studio making its first game... would have been nice if that rain hoodie wasn't plastered onto the model, but cloth-physics leather isn't easy,) and the results are nice and at good framerate in what is apparently engine footage "captured directly from game." They'll have more about the project and development, I'm curious to hear more about UE5 projects like this one.
I think this tiny snippet may be from the same game? (Or a designer on it maybe? It's linked in the game's Twitter.)
Also, an earlier screen, looking a little less good, but it's all early.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
whiskeyjack-YT
Neo Member
Uh, yeah. Had the game crapping out on me few times, but hey, its in very early stages of development.
What has me kinda scratching my beard is the dialogue and events. Not the delivery of the dialogue or the performance of the VA's, but the stuff they conversed. Felt absolutely awkward, out of place and generally the events felt absurd. Silly things. Maybe this was a demo on how they plan to do the interactions in the final game (use of walkie talkies) and not a real sequence in the game.
Anyways, gave the demo a spin and spew some thoughts while doing it!
What has me kinda scratching my beard is the dialogue and events. Not the delivery of the dialogue or the performance of the VA's, but the stuff they conversed. Felt absolutely awkward, out of place and generally the events felt absurd. Silly things. Maybe this was a demo on how they plan to do the interactions in the final game (use of walkie talkies) and not a real sequence in the game.
Anyways, gave the demo a spin and spew some thoughts while doing it!
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Mediocre Arachno-Lad
Member
Not what I expected. 
fart town usa
Gold Member
I'd never heard of this game until just now. New trailer popped up on YouTube. Game looks awesome and Akira Yamaoka is doing the audio!
Kusarigama
Member
I mean it looks like the very definition of euro jank. But I kind of liked it. Maybe I'll watch a playthrough on YouTube for cutting time sometime.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Looks amazing but why would you give your protagonist such a terrible haircut? Is it supposed to be the first stage of the game's horror?
ProgenitorCastle
Banned
Cautiously optimistic this will be good :]
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
So another Japanese company catering to a Japanese console. No Xbox I guess. Becoming a trend with Sony.
fart town usa
Gold Member
As crazy as it sounds, I love games with a bit of videogame jank, sometimes even a lot of jank. As long as the game entertains me and isn't outright broken, I'll find a lot to enjoy in it. I also might hate it, who knows? Just one of those things.
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Kdad
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How is this Sony's issue? Or a Japanese issue. What is wrong with you?
It is announced for most platforms https://www.gematsu.com/2023/03/psy...unced-for-ps5-xbox-series-ps4-xbox-one-and-pc
Also it isn't Japanese, its Polish
Jukai Studio solidified near the beginning of 2022, with founding members Artur Laczkowski and Pete Wicher coming together to develop Stray Souls.
JFC
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Grace in the Dark
Banned
This looks like a way better horror game than all of the most notable horror games one can immediately think of. Namely RE, of course.
RE used to be the top horror franchise in gaming, but I think it's just a series that's "fun" to play in this day of age. It really hasn't been a 'scary' franchise in decades. Although Revelations 2, I will be fair and say that was one of Capcom's better efforts. But in general, I think RE is just a franchise that's enjoyable for the plot, and not because you play it to feel terrified.
Just from the gameplay, it looks more interesting and more enjoyable. RE8 looks like a glorified indie game, to be honest. At least this looks like how horror should be.
That's not me saying it's the most amazing new game I've seen, but I just think it looks like something to look out for.
RE used to be the top horror franchise in gaming, but I think it's just a series that's "fun" to play in this day of age. It really hasn't been a 'scary' franchise in decades. Although Revelations 2, I will be fair and say that was one of Capcom's better efforts. But in general, I think RE is just a franchise that's enjoyable for the plot, and not because you play it to feel terrified.
Just from the gameplay, it looks more interesting and more enjoyable. RE8 looks like a glorified indie game, to be honest. At least this looks like how horror should be.
That's not me saying it's the most amazing new game I've seen, but I just think it looks like something to look out for.
peronmls
Member
Did they forget to animate the eyes and face in the beginning and what is that animation at the beginning as well? I'm also not falling for Akira's name being in it. They probably spent their budget on him doing 1 or half the music. It looks horrible and the faces are hardly animating.
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kvltus lvlzvs
Banned
I won't play any game with souls in the title from any company that isn't from. I know it isn't fair, but from ruined it for everyone.