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@@k-ondoomer what did you like about it? Soma wanted to say something about the role body plays in defining what is and isn’t human, and it made several different points and gave you multiple decisions in regard to that theme. What do you signal is wanted to say? Genuinely curious.
Since a lot of AAA survival horror franchises have changed their styles in the recent years for the modern audience, it's cool to see the classic approach (in terms of camera, controls and even atmosphere) live on with these indie titles. You can see how much passion go into these. Absolute respect.
On mainstream horror games there has been only two styles for a long time: action horror behind the shoulder third person (re4 ripoffs) or stealth horror first person (amnesia ripoffs). I swear that is basically the only two kinds of horror games we have seen the last 15 years.
@@CabezasDePescado Tbf, I like alot of the games in those two styles.. even love some of them. But it does make you wonder.. why did ALL of them abandon the style that garnered their fanbase in the first place? Its same with castlevania.. the new ones, whether you like em or not, departed completely from SOTN metroidvania style.. you gotta turn to indie there too. The guy who MADE SOTN even made an indie one since AAA refused to.
@@CabezasDePescado the funniest part is I know a modder decided to give Signalis the 3rd person and 1st person treatment, and the game still plays well with the shifts to the other styles. To me, that proves that Signalis must be doing something completely right if it works no matter the style
The more I play this game, the more references and inspirations I find, it has such a nostalgic yet fresh vibe, such an unexpectedly great gem of a game.
Great video! The radio thansmissions remind me of The Swedish Rhapsody. From wiki (Swedish Rhapsody was a Polish numbers station, operated by the Ministry of Public Security (later Office of State Protection and Foreign Intelligence Agency) that used AM broadcasting and operated between the late 1950s and 2007. It was used to send coded messages to intelligence agents in the Western Bloc. It is notorious for its use of what was once believed to be the voice of a young girl speaking in German, only revealed to be that of a special machine used by the East German State Security Service known as the "Sprach-Morse-Generator".)
Just wanted to take the time to thank you for uploading this glowing video review of SIGNALIS. It compelled me to take a whack at it and I'm glad to have done so since it does storytelling and atmosphere remarkably well. Even went as far as to whip up and publish an article on its use of lore to inform its cosmic horrors.
3:51, the enemies coming up from the ground looks so cool. Definitely gonna get this. Perfect timing too because I just found out about it 5 minutes ago, lol.
So glad i found this channel. I've been itching to play some survival horror games and yeah thank you for recommending these games. I'll be definitely checking this one out just after i'm done playing Alisa.
So I played through this mostly avoiding combat, which was a lot of fun too, but mostly because it seemed like Ammo was INCREDIBLY rare. I didn't even know there was a prod to attack them with. Man that would have helped.
Just beat Tormented which was great, and now someone told me about Signalis. Not sure what to feel of this camera/perspective/artstyle but I'll probably give it a go next sale
@@Walamonga1313 i also been playing & finishing up Signalis recently & can confirm it's a master class in survival horror. The perspective change feels a bit different but holds up very well in it's controls. Highly recommended my friend.
This might be my favorite old school style survival horror. I think I might like it even more than REmake. I really enjoyed the puzzles, the pacing of the game was always good. The map is open to explore but not so large it makes backtracking tedious. The ammo and health economy is brutal. The story is engaging and rich with subtext. Really the only complaints I can think of right now is that the lock picking puzzle at the start of the game is a little unclear on where you're supposed to line the pins up. And the final encounter I was confused on how to use the item needed to clear it.
Soma is one of my favorite games ever, and I'm here because a handful of people in related fora recommended this game glowingly. I like survival horror quite a lot. The art style of the game just doesn't look good to me, though, even as someone who likes pixel art and anime, and it looks like a chore to control. This legit looks like the original RE with some nicer animations and effects (fixed camera, top down, can't move while shooting, probably tank controls). The original RE was good in spite of its awful controls, so it's not a dealbreaker for me, but defintely a big negative. I'm getting the same vibe I did with The Messenger, in that it seems to be trying to lean into the retro game style so much that it does away with hard-won gameplay and QoL improvements. Am I judging it too harshly, or does it just seem like the game isn't for me? Is the story worth it? Seems like I might get a bit more context from being able to understand German, at least.
U figured out what was in the safe locked in room 3 padlock safe ? I got the promise ending not sure how but I really enjoyed this game blend of Silen Hill resident evil deadspace
My top five; Silent hill 2 signalis ( might be first , the more i play ) Silent hill 3 Resident Evil HD remake PT. ( not a full game , but still one HELL of an experience ) What's your's ?
this is free for humble choice purchasers. at least with the humble bundle app. I dont normally play horror games, I just outright avoid it. but once is a blue moon, I pick something up to show my friends. I kind of now understand the time when pewtiepie playing horror games to get popular. "The numbers Mason! What do they mean!?
I don't like when games give you weapon slots , butyour weapons still sit in the inventory ? Like wouldn't it be in its respected holster / sheath or on sling once it's out the inventory ?
I scare easily and this game has 0 scares. Its creepy but never feels scary. The story is also pretty meh. The final part feels like a slog. The combat feels pointless since its better to just run past most of the enemies but then you wont get certain endings if you dont kill anything.
I wouldn't call it "masterstroke", the game's beginning is pretty boring, it's mostly just walking with very few enemies, the transitions to black between every room are just tedious after a while especially because of so much backtracking which itself isn't a bad thing, but the inventory management (which is quite good overall and a bit tactical) sometimes just makes backtracking feel tedious when you sometimes have to return several rooms to leave like one or two items because you don't have any inventory space for a key item and it's not even difficult, because majority of this kind of backtracking to an item box is just going through empty rooms with already killed enemies or just enemies that you can easily sneak by, so it's not even a challenge. I also don't understand why there is auto aim like in old RE games, it made sense there because you can't really aim with a fixed perspective, but Signalis is a top down game so i don't understand why it wasn't implemented, it makes combat worse. It's definetly a very good game, but i definetly wouldn't call it one of the best games released in the last few years, but to each their own.
@@piotr78 I mean the intro wasn't bad, but it was kind of unexciting. I was not as much drawn in because i had played the demo before, so i knew what to expect
I randomly went onto Game Pass on a whim last night and found it there, thought it looked interesting. 4 to 5 hours later, I just finished the hospital section and the Mynah boss fight, and am freaking LOVING the game so far. Amazing sci-fi horror with heavy early Resident Evil inspirations. It also reminds me of the fantastic side-scrolling 2D pixel game from several years back called Lone Survivor, which I like to say is basically if Silent Hill had come out on the SNES.
Just trying this game now. 15hs in so far and feels like the best survival horror game I've played since Silent Hill 4. Mechanically, it's simple yet also beautiful, especially the different uses for the radio. Also, the new Notes feature on Steam is a godsend for this game in particular. Can't recommend it enough. Just do keep pen and paper handy if you're not playing on PC.
Man, I'm only an hour in but I have a personal rather "hmmm" point. The political entities are all German in some nature. I mean, yes, the developers are German but seeing so many German "things" in the game just felt kinda interesting. Also, I really like the world building where some kind of alliance between China and Germany happened. There's the Chinese in the menus and characters names using German first and Chinese last names. Again, it uniquely triggers something as I'm Chinese but born and raised in Germany.
An indie project I have been following in dev Twitter for a while, glad to hear it can deliver solid horror experience and survival aspect similar to classic titles.
You were right, what can I say...wasnt sold on this one but after beating it I have to say, A+ great game. Something about it just keeps you in it, the guns/enemies/ambiance/puzzles were great. Just needed more bosses. Though the ones it had were great, as you said.
It's not often I do this , but I bought this game , after only finding it today on ps store , watched the short video right away and bought the game right away , it genuinely looks excellent , so impressive it made by such a small team , imagine what these guys could do with a massive budget 🤔
It's really embarrassing how such a small team of people who can make a game with more passion and love over big triple a studio who mostly makes games with greed and less fun
So I got this game based on your recommendation, and I have to thank you for it. In the 20 odd years since Silent Hill 3 (which is stronger than SH2), there has been much good Horror that really gripped me. Gripped me in a way where I cannot sleep, not because scary ooga booba monsters but because my empathy and understanding of the characters and their fates won't let me sleep. It did that for me just like the suffering, the unfulfilled dreams and the shrieking insanity did by Silent Hill. To have a calm horror, a melancholic one, is truly beautiful AND horrifying. Nothing in the game scared me too much to continue playing WHILE I was playing. But its sounds, the motives, the symbols, the implications, the atmosphere, wouldn't let me sleep. My mind is now obsessed with Ariane. Thank you so much, for helping find another truly amazing Horror Game, one that will stay with me for years to come.
My only complaint is that the 'best ending' can only be found out through a weird ARG element ( or using a guide) wish it was more something that can be clued in-game
I installed this via Game Pass yesterday as I was curious and just wanted to see what it was about. It was instantly intriguing and captivating, with a cool PS1 visual style that seems like a strange mix of Metal Gear Solid, Persona, and Neon Genesis. I also got a very slight Overblood vibe, but don't hold that against it. I am currently replaying Resident Evil Village and then moving on to the new DLC, but I am also going to make time for Signalis. I think it's going to be special.
Overblood! I don’t see folks talking about that one. Like ever. Me and my bros as kids picked that one up on a whim. We played it pretty extensively and liked it quite a bit. We were always fans of sci-fi and horror.
Everything about this game looks awesome and I knew nothing about it until a week ago. Its dropping on Game Pass too. Just in time for Halloween. This is what I'm playing before my copy of Bayo 3 arrives.
Not to take anything away from the folks who made this amazing game, but aren't those strange broadcasts part of the Conet Project? Particularly one of the recordings called 'Swedish Rhapsody'. Still an awesome idea to build a horror game around those tracks - they're so creepy and evocative already!
I'm playing it and absolutely loving the art style and atmosphere of the game. And the puzzles are quite complex, some of them require me a lot of thinking! You really have to pay atention to documents and elements in the enviroment.
This game got my attention with the demo, I was intrigued by the lore and plot and enamored by the art style, good to know that it offers more than just pretty characters, I'll definitely check it out!
I am extremely excited to pick this up later today! One question, though, how is the replay value? It's the most important part of a survival horror, in my opinion!
there are 4 different endings you can get, 3 of them are solely based on your play behaviors and not by any actual actions! how many enemies u kill, how many convos with NPCs you have, how many rooms you check, what level your health stays at, even down to how many doors you check the locks on can all determine a different ending to the game. the 4th ending tho is where it’s at. crazy hard to get even when you know how. it has amazing replay value!
To elaborate, I personally think you divulge to much information on story/mechanics for people that want to go in blind and this should be stated in the Thumbnail.but that's just me
I love how they blend the UI into the game. It’s cohesive in and out of menus, and the menus are immersive while still retaining everything info-wise the player needs. I think it’s understated just how great that is and something I feel is a drawback in games like RE where you pause, or check your inventory and you’re giving a utilitarian screen that essentially snaps you out and reminds you it’s a game. Signalis through it’s presentation, through it’s art direction, environmental design, UI/UX design manages to deliver an incredibly engrossing experience for a fixed perspective game. I absolutely loved my time with this game, and even bought copies for my friends. I had some of the best times in recent memory hunting for secrets with the community and trying to piece together the story together. I can’t say I’d want them to do it a injustice and make a sequel but I look forward to whatever Rose Engine does next (and at risk of sounding hypocritical do hope they explore the universe some more even if it’d be fan service)
So glad I saw this. Was gonna overlook this addition to Game Pass until your video explained exactly what it is. I thought it was a visual novel or something from the screenshots.
I hope this chap realizes there's a fake ending. You have to start a new game, I forget the one you have to click to continue. Also for pc users who hate the limited inventory like I do there's a mod on nexus that allows you 2 extra item slots. I highly recommend taking advantage of that.
Many of the Sentences being in German is kinda creepy there are rhymes flashing in the background of the transmissions etc.adds another layer if u understand them
This game looks amazing and it’s a must play for all fans who’re into survival horror games like me. The presentation and cinematography looks amazing.
Easily one of THE most underrated masterpieces of the last 20 years. People are not exaggerating when they try to describe Signalis with words like "It's like oldschool RE meets SH meets GitS meets Bakemonogatari meets...". The inspirations and outright references are BLATANT, but not only do I find that awesome, the game still has its very own vibe. And huge kudos to devs for that!
I just finished signalis and got the “Memory” ending, and I realized something during the credits. It made me tear up Spoilers! As you might know, The last scene is where the player “Elster” stays besides Ariane “the white haired girl” And then Elster says that she wants to stay by Ariane’s side for a bit longer. If you play with a controller, you can actually feel the controller vibrates like a heartbeat. The heartbeats are active during credits, even during the results screen. I believe this is intentional. You the player are the one who decides to end her cycle, thus ending her life. To continue you must hold any button, they don’t want you to ACCIDENTALLY press a button and end the cycle. This made me feel so much guilt knowing that I’m the one who will end her cycle. So I turned off the game without skipping the RESULTS screen
simple, well structured, well laid out review... especially on length. I hate when people make 15+ min reviews saying the most useless shit, trying to be funny, serious, detail, and is basically not useful in anyway. great Job
This is a masterpiece.I have played this game and finished it.Enjoyed it lots everything is just awesome, beautiful, deep and interesting about this game.The art is fanstastic, the survival horror experience is great, the the plot is amazing, the music is nice, the puzzles are good.Too bad this game did not get GOTY award.Also because this game is retro pixel styled it does not require lots of space plus can run even on older pc.
I had my fun with the game, but very disappointed with non existent story and total meaninglessness of last level. And no final boss! I collected tonns of ammo and heals for nothing:( But core mechanics is done correctly though.
Thanks for this detailed review. I won't get this game, but I'm glad i could make that decision after seeing this review. I'm not big on horror games... This one i can tell will creep me the heck out 😆
Goty for me personally has got to be between tunic and signalis. Hope more people start catching on to signalis to spread awareness of it. It would be a shame if the game goes without a sequel or of the devs don't make another game. Clearly they have a knack for writing and creating engaging, unnerving Sci fi horror
I can't really get into the isometric view for this kind of game, it just breaks the immersion for me. I'm glad people are still making survival horror games in some form though.
It sounds really good, i hope i can play it one day since i dont have a computer anymore. When all the retro gaming thing exploded i was so hopeful that we would eventually get old school fps and survival horror games again, i guess it was just a matter of time and i would even do some of my own if i could. Love it.
