I want to download this using the itch.io desktop app but it isn't correctly set up for that. It says "hosted on incompatible third party website" but then just links back to this page
I'm not sure if it's possible with games over 1GB. You have to externally host them for larger games. If I get some time I'll see if there are any third party sites they do support for the app.
I loved the visual effects of the movie worlds. I was amazed by how you felt like you were in an old horror movie. It's such a cool concept for a game. I look forward to see the full game! Amazing work!
This IMMEDIATELY went on my Steam wishlist. This is hands down one of the coolest games I have ever seen on Itchio. I was so upset when I got to the end of it. Please keep this up. I am extremely excited to play the full game.
This is going STRAIGHT in my wishlist haha! Really excellent idea of using tapes to progress, heal and other bits. I hope with the full release we do find something to help go through the dead part, felt like I missed something :P I tried to even crouch to be quiet, but they were still coming. I did read the news paper, but I forgot to unpause when i was reading, but without it, I don't think I'd have had a lot to think about. I am excited to see the demo! I hope to see what more comes from you! It was also cool to see Easter Eggs of previous games, like Symphony of Seven Souls. Here is my full gameplay!
This game is SICK! (aside from some frame issues) The game ran smooth, the puzzles were clear, and the concept is unique and different from other VHS style horrors you find. Getting to see what you have to confront beforehand in film, versus having to face it in game is amazing. Excited for the full release, filled out the form as well. Great work!
Hey thanks for playing, great video! I think your system may not be able to handle the game at full settings while you are streaming at the same time. I'd recoomend turning down some of the graphics options. You can also adjust mouse sensitivity from in there too. Also it would be great to know if you were running the game from a mechanical hard drive or from an SSD? I think the video stuttering may be cuased by the game trying to stream video from the hard drive and also recording your stream at the same time.
ah you may be right. it was my internal hard drive, and i didn't mess with any of the graphical options either. I'll probably give it another run through to see if that fixes anything, and if not I'll look in a little more. just not used to my pc struggling with anything lol, but thank you for the tips!
Yeah it uses a lot of advanced UE5 features and Lumen ray tracing is turned on by default so switching that off at least can help a lot! Also image scaling is off so you get your monitor's full resolution. Turning on TSR, DLSS or FSR and adjusting the resolution percentage will have a huge impact.
I've been trying to stay on top of optimisation for the game, but I'll be spending more dedicated time on it before the full game comes out.
There is SOO much love put into this game, holyyy i cannot wait to see more and where the story goes. All the mixed media is so beautifully done and its just so easy to see how much thought and creativity went into this. Keep up the amazing work!!
For being a demo, this was rock solid indeed! Amazing concept for far and cannot wait for it to become a full game with many more tapes to explore! Made a video on it.
Thanks very much for playing and sharing on your channel! I think the performance issues might have been causing a lot of the glitches and crashes you ran into. Might be worth lowering some settings to get a better experience.
i loved the aesthetic, the graphics looked great & it was genuinely creepy
i got past the violin dude but couldnt figure out how to progress past the two women that came up from the ground or the lab puzzle, however i would never claim to be the best at puzzles in games so there is that haha i usually just look at the walkthrough to get past the puzzle and get back to experiencing the story but i still had fun. i did however play it while streaming on twitch and every time i put the first tape in the vcr my obs studio crashed and my stream went offline. i tried 2 or 3 more times and the same thing happened. then i finally switch from game capture to display capture to show the game and closed out all other programs i had running at the time (stream deck, SnapCam, voicemod, etc) and it played fine after that.
i think it has alot of potential and i would love to play the finished version in the future
Thanks for playing! Sorry to hear you had some issues with the capture. It's probably something to do with it streaming the video media file from the hard disk to play it, if OBS is trying to write to that same hard drive at the same time. Or perhaps even a codec conflict. Glad you managed to get it working in the end and hopefully there will be some alkthroughs up when the full game comes out as there will be a few more puzzles in the game!
Sorry to hear you are having issue with it. Normally Filen is a very good premium service but since you are the 2nd person to mention issues I have moved it over to GDrive now. Let me know if you are still getting issues.
What a great concept and style! I'm quite flabbergasted that this is from a solo dev - the sound design, graphics and atmosphere are absolutely astounding, and definitely rivals current AA or AAA games out there at the moment.
I particularly liked that each GHL has a particular style, will be interesting to see if you can flit between the worlds when you get back to the hub. If you're a fan of schlocky horror from the 80's then you'll definitely get a buzz from 'Sewer Smile.' I loved the John Carpenter reference and that each 'zone' has its own mechanisms and puzzles.
WHEN IS THE FULL GAME OUT??? SHUDDUP AND TAKE MY MONEY ALREADY!
Thanks so much for playing and for sharing on your channel! So glad you enjoyed it and love it when someone gets the John Carpenter references. Aim is to have the game out by the end of the year so I'm working like crazy on it at the moment.
Congratulations to the creators of "Dead Format" a great action-puzzle game. I'd like the creators of this game to please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. I'm really excited for your help. Best regards!
Next time be so kind to upload the game to gofile or mediafire. It took me two days to download the archive properly as it kept dropping the download too many times.
Sorry to hear that! Typically Filen is really good as it's a premium service compared to the free ones. I'll test the download speeds later and make sure the service is working correctly tho, thanks for letting me know.
This is about the coolest idea for a horror game I've come across, and it's implemented really well here. I seriously can't wait for the full game. I need more now!
Seriously amazing demo, showcasing the game's core mechanics, looks and played great, and the monsters in the game are extremely creepy. I ran into the same bug as previously reported, where the GHL couldn't be interacted with, but somehow managed to get it to work so I could complete the demo.
Thanks so much for playing! Thanks for pointing out the bug, it's good to know these things. I've already updated the demo build earlier today so hopefully others playing shouldn't get the same issue. Thanks again for checking it out and sharing on your channel.
Hi, the concept of the game is very cool and unique. I've found some bugs with the interactions. For exemple, after a reload, I was unable to interact with the puzzle that give you access to the elevator. The lever puzzle was fine, but it was impossible to interact with the second one. I had to restart the game from scratch. Same after I came back to the apartment and watched the VHS with the question mark on it. Then it was no longer possible to interact with the VHS reader to check the next one. I managed to do it by using the store box, then I tried again the VHS and it worked. It's the only kind of bug I've encountered but it was really annoying. Apart from that, the gun could be a little more responsiv, anyway, the game looks very promisiing, can't wait to see more !
Thanks very much for playing and your feedback spotting those bugs! I've managed to solve both of them so I'll be updateing the demo soon. It's wild that in months of testing those puzzles hundreds of times I've never seen that interaction issue before but at least two people saw it here within 24hours! It was a really tiny window of oppertunity when certain variables were set that caused it but thanks for pointing it out so that I was able to plug that hole.
What was feeling unresponsive about the gun to you? Was it the aiming feeling sluggish or perhaps the fire rate too slow?
Great game so far! I love the realism and old school film style horror elements you've added, I'm actually blown away. As stated before, I had an issue with the pressure guauge and was unable to continue, here is my playthrough and where I got stuck. Thanks for sharing the game, and please let me know how to proceed, thanks!
Thanks for pointing out the issue. I've managed to reproduce it on random rare occasions but still not sure what is causing it. I'll update the build as soon as I manage to fix it.
Sorry you're having an issue. I've just double checked the file and they are extracting correctly so it was most likely because your download did not complete. If you try again it should work fine.
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I want to download this using the itch.io desktop app but it isn't correctly set up for that. It says "hosted on incompatible third party website" but then just links back to this page
I'm not sure if it's possible with games over 1GB. You have to externally host them for larger games. If I get some time I'll see if there are any third party sites they do support for the app.
spanish :(?
I've built the game to hopefully allow for various localisation some time after the full launch of the game.
ok </3 :c thanks
Increible demo, esperocon muchas ansias el juego completo
Awesome game love the home videos very cool and looked like a lot of fun to make. cant wait to get to play more!
This was amazing dude, make sure to check out my video!
I loved the visual effects of the movie worlds. I was amazed by how you felt like you were in an old horror movie. It's such a cool concept for a game. I look forward to see the full game! Amazing work!
This IMMEDIATELY went on my Steam wishlist. This is hands down one of the coolest games I have ever seen on Itchio. I was so upset when I got to the end of it. Please keep this up. I am extremely excited to play the full game.
This is going STRAIGHT in my wishlist haha!
Really excellent idea of using tapes to progress, heal and other bits. I hope with the full release we do find something to help go through the dead part, felt like I missed something :P I tried to even crouch to be quiet, but they were still coming.
I did read the news paper, but I forgot to unpause when i was reading, but without it, I don't think I'd have had a lot to think about.
I am excited to see the demo! I hope to see what more comes from you! It was also cool to see Easter Eggs of previous games, like Symphony of Seven Souls.
Here is my full gameplay!
really cool idea and very well done! i loved it!
This game is awesome, its fun and scary. A new style of horror. Watch me beat this game here
Thanks for playing!
This game is SICK! (aside from some frame issues) The game ran smooth, the puzzles were clear, and the concept is unique and different from other VHS style horrors you find. Getting to see what you have to confront beforehand in film, versus having to face it in game is amazing. Excited for the full release, filled out the form as well. Great work!
Hey thanks for playing, great video! I think your system may not be able to handle the game at full settings while you are streaming at the same time. I'd recoomend turning down some of the graphics options. You can also adjust mouse sensitivity from in there too. Also it would be great to know if you were running the game from a mechanical hard drive or from an SSD? I think the video stuttering may be cuased by the game trying to stream video from the hard drive and also recording your stream at the same time.
ah you may be right. it was my internal hard drive, and i didn't mess with any of the graphical options either. I'll probably give it another run through to see if that fixes anything, and if not I'll look in a little more. just not used to my pc struggling with anything lol, but thank you for the tips!
Yeah it uses a lot of advanced UE5 features and Lumen ray tracing is turned on by default so switching that off at least can help a lot! Also image scaling is off so you get your monitor's full resolution. Turning on TSR, DLSS or FSR and adjusting the resolution percentage will have a huge impact.
I've been trying to stay on top of optimisation for the game, but I'll be spending more dedicated time on it before the full game comes out.
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played it for 3 hours good game!
There is SOO much love put into this game, holyyy i cannot wait to see more and where the story goes. All the mixed media is so beautifully done and its just so easy to see how much thought and creativity went into this. Keep up the amazing work!!
This game has a very unique concept, can't wait for it's full release!
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Super fun concept — I was hooked right away. Great work!
this game was good
The found footage style and strong atmosphere are really well done. Can't wait for the full game!
W GAME DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO THE FULL RELEASE
The game has a great atmosphere, well done.
Bro, this Game is a Masterpiece. I Can't Wait For The Full Version. 😲 5/5
Hell of a demo and great first impression. Can't wait to see what the full game is like!
For being a demo, this was rock solid indeed! Amazing concept for far and cannot wait for it to become a full game with many more tapes to explore! Made a video on it.
I have 2 words for you Dev, bloody awesome! I am so excited for the full release of this game :)
Very awesome game. I got it on my wishlist.
really creepy game
I love the nostalgia for the old film.
Thanks very much for playing and sharing on your channel! I think the performance issues might have been causing a lot of the glitches and crashes you ran into. Might be worth lowering some settings to get a better experience.
i loved the aesthetic, the graphics looked great & it was genuinely creepy
i got past the violin dude but couldnt figure out how to progress past the two women that came up from the ground or the lab puzzle, however i would never claim to be the best at puzzles in games so there is that haha i usually just look at the walkthrough to get past the puzzle and get back to experiencing the story but i still had fun. i did however play it while streaming on twitch and every time i put the first tape in the vcr my obs studio crashed and my stream went offline. i tried 2 or 3 more times and the same thing happened. then i finally switch from game capture to display capture to show the game and closed out all other programs i had running at the time (stream deck, SnapCam, voicemod, etc) and it played fine after that.
i think it has alot of potential and i would love to play the finished version in the future
Thanks for playing! Sorry to hear you had some issues with the capture. It's probably something to do with it streaming the video media file from the hard disk to play it, if OBS is trying to write to that same hard drive at the same time. Or perhaps even a codec conflict. Glad you managed to get it working in the end and hopefully there will be some alkthroughs up when the full game comes out as there will be a few more puzzles in the game!
Can you upload it to google drive or some other. I facing downloading issues for this link?
Sorry to hear you are having issue with it. Normally Filen is a very good premium service but since you are the 2nd person to mention issues I have moved it over to GDrive now. Let me know if you are still getting issues.
Very nice 👍
Amazing Game , Here is the Turkish Gameplay!
Great video! Tanks for playing and for translating for your audience!
I particularly liked that each GHL has a particular style, will be interesting to see if you can flit between the worlds when you get back to the hub. If you're a fan of schlocky horror from the 80's then you'll definitely get a buzz from 'Sewer Smile.' I loved the John Carpenter reference and that each 'zone' has its own mechanisms and puzzles.
WHEN IS THE FULL GAME OUT??? SHUDDUP AND TAKE MY MONEY ALREADY!
Thanks so much for playing and for sharing on your channel! So glad you enjoyed it and love it when someone gets the John Carpenter references. Aim is to have the game out by the end of the year so I'm working like crazy on it at the moment.
Congratulations to the creators of "Dead Format" a great action-puzzle game. I'd like the creators of this game to please subscribe to my channel. Thank you. I'm really excited for your help. Best regards!
Thanks for playing and sharing on your channel!
Thank you, please subscribe to my YouTube channel, it is very important to me, greetings
Next time be so kind to upload the game to gofile or mediafire. It took me two days to download the archive properly as it kept dropping the download too many times.
Sorry to hear that! Typically Filen is really good as it's a premium service compared to the free ones. I'll test the download speeds later and make sure the service is working correctly tho, thanks for letting me know.
This is about the coolest idea for a horror game I've come across, and it's implemented really well here. I seriously can't wait for the full game. I need more now!
Seriously amazing demo, showcasing the game's core mechanics, looks and played great, and the monsters in the game are extremely creepy. I ran into the same bug as previously reported, where the GHL couldn't be interacted with, but somehow managed to get it to work so I could complete the demo.
Thanks so much for playing! Thanks for pointing out the bug, it's good to know these things. I've already updated the demo build earlier today so hopefully others playing shouldn't get the same issue. Thanks again for checking it out and sharing on your channel.
Hi, the concept of the game is very cool and unique. I've found some bugs with the interactions. For exemple, after a reload, I was unable to interact with the puzzle that give you access to the elevator. The lever puzzle was fine, but it was impossible to interact with the second one. I had to restart the game from scratch. Same after I came back to the apartment and watched the VHS with the question mark on it. Then it was no longer possible to interact with the VHS reader to check the next one. I managed to do it by using the store box, then I tried again the VHS and it worked. It's the only kind of bug I've encountered but it was really annoying. Apart from that, the gun could be a little more responsiv, anyway, the game looks very promisiing, can't wait to see more !
Thanks very much for playing and your feedback spotting those bugs! I've managed to solve both of them so I'll be updateing the demo soon. It's wild that in months of testing those puzzles hundreds of times I've never seen that interaction issue before but at least two people saw it here within 24hours! It was a really tiny window of oppertunity when certain variables were set that caused it but thanks for pointing it out so that I was able to plug that hole.
What was feeling unresponsive about the gun to you? Was it the aiming feeling sluggish or perhaps the fire rate too slow?
No prob, I'm glad it helped. For the gun, it was the speed for aiming and shooting. It was a bit frustrating, but it's not a big issue.
Thanks! No worries, it really helps me to know how it feels for other people.
Great game so far! I love the realism and old school film style horror elements you've added, I'm actually blown away. As stated before, I had an issue with the pressure guauge and was unable to continue, here is my playthrough and where I got stuck. Thanks for sharing the game, and please let me know how to proceed, thanks!
Thanks for pointing out the issue. I've managed to reproduce it on random rare occasions but still not sure what is causing it. I'll update the build as soon as I manage to fix it.
Hi, the demo zip file wont open, it says its corrupted
Sorry you're having an issue. I've just double checked the file and they are extracting correctly so it was most likely because your download did not complete. If you try again it should work fine.