Shadows of the Damned : The Untold Story

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Shadows of the Damned : The Untold Story - THE COMPLETE RETROSPECTIVE
Grasshopper B-Sides Episode 6
Act 1-1 - "The Dream Team" - Where I discuss the team of SUDA51, Shinji Mikami and Akira Yamoka. I go into detail about how these guys met and past collaborations. There's also another director that was operating behind the scenes, that EA forgot to mention on the back of the box...
Act 1-2 - "The Lost Game" - This segment covers the initial concept for Shadows of the Damned, a game called "Kurayami." I cover what that game could've been, why it never happened and the remnants of the alleged prototype.
PART TWO (COMPLETE!)
• Shadows of the Damned ...
Act 1-3 - " Elevator Pitch" - Is the most frustrating section to this retrospective. It's centered around Grasshopper trying to work with a western company for the first time....which just so happens to be EA! It puts the whole story into perspective.
PART THREE (COMPLETE!)
• Shadows of the Damned ...
Act 1-4 - "What Remains" - This segment is a critique of Shadows, but it goes even further into the technical side of things by taking what we know about the turmoils of development and applying that framework to the resulting game. I mention PS3 vs. 360 differences, cut content, bizarre oversights and take some time out to appreciate the better qualities. It ends on a bit of a sad note, but I think anyone who loves this game should know the truth of what went down.
Shadows of the Damned Retrospective
Kurayami Retrospective
Shadows of the Damned Review
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@HikikomoriMedia 6 жыл бұрын

PART TWO: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rbieoNSJ3L6-lXk.html

@mattvee4827 3 жыл бұрын

I feel bad that Suda 51 didn’t get to create his vision but I absolutely love Shadows! In my top 5 favorite 360 games!

@lowerclassbrats77 5 жыл бұрын

Shadows of the Damned was one of my most treasured games of the PS3/360 generation.

@JacobLucasSorenson 4 жыл бұрын

Me too that alan wake, deadly premonition and silent hill downpour

@shizuwolf 6 жыл бұрын

Now I wanna give Suda a hug 😢

@mechashadow 6 жыл бұрын

shizuwolf Hey at least he seems much happier now.

@khasho 3 жыл бұрын

Assignment DLC was directed by John Johanas who directed Evil Within 2. Kurayami means darkness that's why that mode is dark. Evil within is a survival horror game inspired by inception.

@TrinidadJamesWoods 4 жыл бұрын

Troy Baker is probably the best scarf player of his generation. The 'Jimi Hendrix of scarf,' if you will.

@RealSpiralSage 6 жыл бұрын

All that Kurayami info and that dlc mode in Evil Within is blowing my mind. Amazing video!

@HobeBryant 6 жыл бұрын

Cool video as always. It's a shame what happened to the original concept, I think that would've been really cool. I didn't know any of this so thanks for sharing.

@HikikomoriMedia 6 жыл бұрын

Hobe Bryant more coming soon hobe!

@KingFossilFER 6 жыл бұрын

Great video man. I guess this became a wakeup call for suda about what style everyone expected from his games. He probably came to appreciate his earlier works (and rightfully so, since they are unique and mature without being generic wacky anime crap), and maybe thats why we managed to get the silver case and its sequel.

@DarkuuArmati 6 жыл бұрын

fuck yes, so glad you made a vid on shadows of the damned

@HikikomoriMedia 6 жыл бұрын

Daniel Guerrero Darkuu? Is that you!!!?

@DarkuuArmati 6 жыл бұрын

Hikikomori Media ye

@utcgangstaa 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, I never knew all this history surrounding one of my fav ps3 games.

@RadiantViper 6 жыл бұрын

Really cool video. I love Shadows of the Damned for it's wacky elements and I had no idea how far it was from the original idea. Looking forward to the next video.

@RelyonHorror 6 жыл бұрын

Great video! The Joe Romersa bit killed me

@HikikomoriMedia 6 жыл бұрын

RelyonHorror omg! Thanks relyonhorror, you guys are great

@biketyson691 5 жыл бұрын

I love this game.

@im5tylinOnu2489 6 жыл бұрын

your channel let along this video deserve far more views. excellent work and bravo sir!

@HikikomoriMedia 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for checking it out. Don't forget to check out parts 2&3!

@JordyToons 4 жыл бұрын

When I first saw footage for this game back in the day I was disappointed because I was expecting a game more like Killer 7 with Mikami and Akira attached. But when the game came and I played it, I actually loved it. It's a dumb fun game that plays like RE4 but I still enjoyed it. Also just looking up this new director, he seems to be into a lot of indie/artsy games I wonder if he would work with Suda again if EA wasn't involved and wonder what kind of weird game they could make. haha He did end up working with Akia afterwards, seems impressive that he went from open season to this haha.

@HikikomoriMedia 4 жыл бұрын

Massimo has made some good arthouse games. Murasaki Baby & Last Day of June were excellent. I think Suda and Massimo are still friends.

@RetroGamePlayers 6 жыл бұрын

Oh my god I love OPEN SEASON! !

@The_RadicalOne 6 жыл бұрын

Marcus you also love that Vaseline on toast

@ReaperCreeper 4 жыл бұрын

Came back to this video after giving Kurayami Dance a read. It's got Suda's mark on it alright. Have you checked it out yet?

@KingGameReview 6 жыл бұрын

Really interesting stuff. Great video

@tedthefullbringer260 6 жыл бұрын

This is so fucking good, hard to believe it doesn't have 50,000 views. The game plays like basically a worse Resident Evil 4 in nearly every respect. Even then, the game director deserves credit for making something fairly decent with a distinct vibe.

@bilrts55 6 жыл бұрын

Fascinating stuff, as usual.

@beat-man5167 6 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the same thing with Lolipop Chainsaw. The weird timeline where Suda was involved with western devs and didn't have a huge creative input.

@HikikomoriMedia 6 жыл бұрын

Gosh Dang I will cover LC in the future. Equally interesting history behind it, for sure.

@ALIEN-DUDE 3 жыл бұрын

I'm from the future and yeah he actually made lollypop chainsaw, it's a pretty good video as well.

@Tentacle 6 жыл бұрын

Impressive stuff and an enjoyable watch! Seems this is yet another saddening lesson on the horrors found in games development.

@HikikomoriMedia 6 жыл бұрын

Tentacle oh hi tentacle! I love your vids man. Thanks for checking me out.

@Tentacle 6 жыл бұрын

It's cool dude, I look forward to seeing the second part. This has been a fun series to binge as both a fan of niche video content and Suda projects; so you got a sub out of me! Will either Black Knight Sword or Diabolic Pitch end up getting dedicated videos?

@HikikomoriMedia 6 жыл бұрын

Tentacle you know it! I'm jucing my baseball throwing arm in preparation.

@Ghenry 6 жыл бұрын

Interesting take on some of the game's stage layouts and their possible history of being part of Kurayami's production. I remember it feeling really odd how you explored a few random homes for menial items or keys in the beginning and again near end of the game. You can almost see the seams between Kurayami layouts and SotD stages once you realize what was really going on. I could've sworn one of the decapitated heads looked just like one of the early concept art characters, but I could be wrong about that. It's really upsetting to consider Suda has most likely given up on ever making Kurayami the way he originally intended. It's also hard to read Guarini's later takes on the production, saying working with Suda was enjoyable and didn't suspect him to have any ill will towards to project. More likely than not, Suda was just putting up a front, because I'm sure he isn't the kind of person who'd want to bring everyone down with his objections towards a project he has no choice but to finish at that point.

@HikikomoriMedia 5 жыл бұрын

Interesting take... Of my video

@theaceofspades56 2 ай бұрын

Perfect video to watch after I just finished The Evil Within dlc on KURAYAMI mode.

@HikikomoriMedia 2 ай бұрын

there's a longer "director's cut" version of this video that has an additional chapter

@hemangchauhan2864 6 жыл бұрын

Holy shit, great stuff.

@leonidzagrov8129 5 жыл бұрын

I just finished the game before watching this

@joanagrossa1719 4 жыл бұрын

I love suda 51 and grasshopper manufacture. suda is a genius. and they got the best company logo. in video gameing industry. suda 51 is a god to me.

@chuloferso23 3 жыл бұрын

My fav game

@LPGrodus 6 жыл бұрын

Great video but the intro (first 30 seconds) were too long and didn't feel like it had any purpose.

@Chuloferso 4 жыл бұрын

I beated 20x .My fav game.Plus i have a Custom figure being made.

@Extramana 6 жыл бұрын

Vidyakino

@denzelromero4796 6 жыл бұрын

I love this Fucking channel

@mangsmoof 4 жыл бұрын

Can you prove you’re not actually cookie masterson from jackbox party pack?

@HikikomoriMedia 4 жыл бұрын

I am going to take that as a high compliment

@mangsmoof 4 жыл бұрын

Hikikomori Media as you should!

@Saninsince992 6 жыл бұрын

Jeesh. Your info is wrong. Shadows of the Damned and Silent Hill: Homecoming are two of the best games out there. And you don't insult walking on titties - that is a masterpiece in level design. I don't think "what could have" detracts from what the game turned into though, which I still think is really excellent. Great and interesting video though, good to hear some information from behind the scenes. It's a shame that Suda couldn't convey his vision into the final product, but I still think the game that came out was excellence.

@HikikomoriMedia 6 жыл бұрын

Saninsince992 stay tuned, you might hate me by the end of this haha. Joking aside, I still love Shadows...had to clarify that in the revised intro.

@Saninsince992 6 жыл бұрын

You don't have to excuse yourself. Sometimes it can be just frustrating knowing what could have been or what went wrong. And there's enough people that don't enjoy the game where even disliking it wouldn't go against popular opinion. Looking forward to the second part!