Resident Evil: Behind the Mask [+Hazardous Battle]

[Jimmy_Jazz]

Oh man, that's actually selling it to me. I need a weekend of OB and DF, fueled by booze and junk food.

[Burt Mustin]

Oh, God-- Overblood.

Following an ethereal few playthroughs of "Resident Evil" in my youth, that game seemed like such gutter entertainment, though somehow I still maintain a shred of sympathy for it. For people that found RE's voice/script bad...check out the scene in OB where the protagonist (Barry Burton convention 96' winner) mourns the destruction of his robot friend, be-po.

[Jimmy_Jazz]

YES!!!! THat's it, Overblood. I can't think why I thought it was on the Saturn and not PS1. It's one of those games I never got around to playing.

[imacwesker]

And wasn't there another Saturn only survival horror, but all in 3D, about a man with a beard in a red jacket in a lab either under water or in the arctic?

Overblood? But it is a PSX game, not a Saturn one. http://cdn-static.gamekult.com/gamek...01376400_2.jpg
Only Saturn exclusive survival-horror game I liked/can remember is Enemy Zero - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_Zero

[Gemini]

Did they replace vertical aiming with move forward / backward?

Yup, DC2 completely discarded upper/lower aim and replaced it with aim+move+vertical lock mechanics.

And wasn't there another Saturn only survival horror, but all in 3D, about a man with a beard in a red jacket in a lab either under water or in the arctic?

I'm not aware of this one. Gamefaqs doesn't list much under Survival Horror in the Saturn category. If anybody knows more feel free to post the title, easter eggs and little references are always welcome.

[Jimmy_Jazz]

The Sam Rose connection is reason enough for me to hunt for a copy of Deep Fear now. I've seen some wooly hilarious acting from it before.

I didn't play DC2 though as I didn't enjoy the first one. Did they replace vertical aiming with move forward / backward?

And wasn't there another Saturn only survival horror, but all in 3D, about a man with a beard in a red jacket in a lab either under water or in the arctic?

[Gemini]

Imagine how it worked in Dino Crisis 2. Now take that mental picture, make it a lot clumsier and you obtain Deep Fear. The game as a whole isn't that good, because it's technically not exceptional for a title released in 1998 and the story is plain terrible. It's one of those games where the nostalgia factor plays a big role. As a matter of fact, John Mayor is voiced by the same guy who did Wesker in RE1 (Sam Rose), the reason why I'm making him an extra outfit. If my ears didn't fail me the same goes for Mooky and the voice actor who plays Rick in Dino Crisis (Wayne Doster).

[Jimmy_Jazz]

I never played Deep Fear. How did the "moving whilst aiming" controls work?

[jayredfield]

okay it's awesome!! congratulations

[Gemini]

Behind the Mask has no schedule whatsoever, Sonic and I are still replanning most delicate details as producing backgrounds with that style resulted in an extremely lengthy process. Talking about Hazardous Battle, it took priority as it's the most complete of the two and it's easier to make a demo for it. As for a release date, as soon as development and extensive tests allow it. The sooner it's released the better, I'm quite eager to get some public feedback hands on.

[jayredfield]

wonderful job gemini !!!when do you think will be playable hazardous battle and behind the mask?

[Gemini]

I also wanted to ask if the zombie cook is still in works, if yes are we going to see a sneak peek before the final release?

Actually I had completely forgotten about it. Not that he'd be useful for HB, but I can already imagine that happening at some point, given the nice direction of the artworks.

and by the way, does the John Mayor happens to be the very same John Mayor from the amazing Deep Fear?! If yes, damn this week has been too good to be true!

Yup, that John Mayor:

Took me about a full day to figure out the Deep Fear model&texture format. Those model rips should be a nice reference for Rusty, as he's already doing a great job with John's texture.

[Getta robo]

This is an absolute improvement over the original model, kudos to both Rusty and you Gemini. I am super glad my suggestion for an improved Yawn was into you consideration.
I also wanted to ask if the zombie cook is still in works, if yes are we going to see a sneak peek before the final release?
and by the way, does the John Mayor happens to be the very same John Mayor from the amazing Deep Fear?! If yes, damn this week has been too good to be true!

[Gemini]

A little special update for the day:

This is what Rusty's Yawn looks like, which to me is a great upgrade over the green-sausage original. He's still green and all, but now the body is textured in a way that makes patterns a whole lot more interesting. Third screen also shows again the free camera mode, which isn't free anymore yet kinda mimics an over-the-shoulder camera.

For those interested in extras outfits there may be updates following soon. Does John Mayor or ERS ring a bell to anyone?

[VirusPunk]

Impressive work. This just keeps getting better and better with every update.