The Callisto Protocol: Final Transmission - Explained

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  • čas přidán 5. 05. 2024
  • Hello everyone, and welcome to a video where we look at The Callisto Protocol DLC, Final Transmission, and what it told us about Dr. Mahler, Kallipolis, and the Biophage.
    CHAPTERS:
    Intro - 0:00
    Recap - 1:00
    DLC Story - 7:02
    Ending Explained - 14:02
    Origins of Kallipolis - 16:42
    The Biophage Explored - 20:27
    Dr. Mahler's Involvement - 23:49
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Komentáře • 959

  • @GamingHarryYT
    @GamingHarryYT  Před 10 měsíci +649

    Okay, so in hindsight, and from reading the comments, it seems that there were 3 possible reasons for Jacob getting gravely injured:
    1) Jacob got torn apart by a devolved Ferris
    2) Jacob got torn apart by the group of Biophages
    3) Jacob was wounded and burned by the self destruct explosion
    I like the thought of Ferris somehow being able to devolve again, but in hindsight, option 3 actually makes the most sense. What do you guys think?

    • @Discombobulate453
      @Discombobulate453 Před 10 měsíci +46

      Yeah, 3 makes most sense tbf

    • @sportsmaster8729
      @sportsmaster8729 Před 10 měsíci +24

      I'm also more inclined to 3

    • @ganjahousetv3743
      @ganjahousetv3743 Před 10 měsíci +17

      I’m going with 2 and a mixture of 3

    • @David-nd4to
      @David-nd4to Před 10 měsíci +30

      ferris was a dropped plot point, lets not kid ourselves. they didnt know how to write themselves out of the corner theyd put themselves in, so went with the cliche, 'youre playing your last moments as your dying from what mahler did as she found your body'

    • @XenoJehuty84
      @XenoJehuty84 Před 10 měsíci +21

      I agree with many that three makes the most sense as if option 1 or 2 happened, their probably wouldn't have been ANYTHING left of Jacob to keep alive.

  • @Icyishere
    @Icyishere Před 10 měsíci +985

    I honestly feel bad for Jacob. That’s the most gruesome end to a character I’ve ever seen. Believing a lie all the way to the end in that dying state was almost chilling.

    • @steveharrington5378
      @steveharrington5378 Před 10 měsíci +77

      Almost chilling? It was extremely chilling

    • @jman7481
      @jman7481 Před 10 měsíci +30

      I agree I felt sad for him

    • @Icyishere
      @Icyishere Před 10 měsíci +59

      @@steveharrington5378 I will admit that final shot where you see Jacob is literally not even half of himself does send shivers.

    • @joshuagraham2843
      @joshuagraham2843 Před 10 měsíci +23

      the actor is expensive so they killed him off

    • @user-ig3oq7ty7m
      @user-ig3oq7ty7m Před 10 měsíci +21

      I think he died peacefully believing that he escaped with his ship

  • @salado1944
    @salado1944 Před 10 měsíci +560

    I dont think that Ferris was the one that left Jacob on that state since
    1) he is already dead
    2) That mutation of Ferris does no longer exist
    For me it was either the gigant horde of biophages that Dani saw coming at him (I also really doubt this is the reason Maulher found him in that state, Jacob has killed way many enemies during the game and Biophages dont just tear you apart and leave you barely breathing, they straight up kill you.
    For me Jacob got those wounds because of the explosions and falling rocks, the whole part was going down after all so it makes sense he was crushed.

    • @krklee77
      @krklee77 Před 10 měsíci +1

      THANK YOU omg! Like, he CLEARLY has burns on the side of his face with no skin. His freakin EAR is milted for crying out loud. And again. Since when do Biophanges leave you half-alive after ripping you to pieces? They only leave after you are dead. Just one of them will stomp your head in. A horde of them ain't leaving you alive in any shape or form. And Farris was a hallucination

    • @jman7481
      @jman7481 Před 10 měsíci +19

      And injuries could have caused the hallucinations

    • @alexcolin949
      @alexcolin949 Před 7 měsíci

      Exactly

  • @commitdubs
    @commitdubs Před 7 měsíci +80

    I like how there are a lot of depictions of "two face", symbolised by Jacob's colleague Max dying with half his face burned off. Jacob's face also is half burned off at the end. The boss monsters also often have two heads.
    A nice little touch that underscores the theme of the game, the duality of good and evil and many of the characters inner conflict with guilt.
    Or maybe I'm reading into it too much. 😅

    • @Dollar_Store_Cacodemon
      @Dollar_Store_Cacodemon Před 6 měsíci +7

      No I think you're definitely on to something there. It recurs enough for it to be a theme throughout I'd say. 👍

    • @onepunchman4444
      @onepunchman4444 Před 4 měsíci

      I like your thinking but I think you're also reading into it too much. I don't think they thought it through that far but who knows...

    • @REricLieb
      @REricLieb Před 4 měsíci +2

      Great catch! That was the intent, to layer in that duality wherever possible

  • @kasperwozowicz
    @kasperwozowicz Před 10 měsíci +149

    It sucks hard to absolutely demolish all those monster's and beat the Alpha multiple times just to be destroyed in a cutscene off screen and the tile of "sole survivor" go to a side characters who sleeped through half a story and didn't nothing to survive (got totally carried by Jacob)
    Disappointing.

    • @kirkginoabolafia3650
      @kirkginoabolafia3650 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Well said

    • @bresevic7418
      @bresevic7418 Před 2 měsíci +1

      To be fair, that's exactly how battle royales play out, so at least its lore accurate

  • @Xav120
    @Xav120 Před 10 měsíci +656

    Ah yes the classic "it was all a dream" ending. That's exactly what this game needed after all the bad press.

    • @Cec451
      @Cec451 Před 10 měsíci +27

      jacob isnt issac clarke

    • @SL1CK_K7LLA
      @SL1CK_K7LLA Před 10 měsíci +8

      Think of it as silent hill, it's actually a masterpiece

    • @DarkAttackYT
      @DarkAttackYT Před 10 měsíci +129

      @@SL1CK_K7LLA No. It's an insult to compare this piece of shite game to any Silent Hill games, especially the good ones like the first four. There is NOTHING in the DLC that advanced the story in any way shape of form. Why did we need to see what Jacob was hallucinating? None of it means anything since he dies anyway. The Callisto Protocol was a soulless experience as a whole. Dead Space Remake is better, no questions.

    • @wfbiohazard-bill3309
      @wfbiohazard-bill3309 Před 10 měsíci +53

      @@DarkAttackYT fucking hell it’s a horror game not all of them should be a happy ending I like Jacob as a character am I gutted he’s dead yes will it make me not want a Callisto 2? Nope I think this can be a brilliant universe especially if each game is connected in little ways but not directly

    • @SL1CK_K7LLA
      @SL1CK_K7LLA Před 10 měsíci +9

      @@DarkAttackYT it wasn't a comparison I meant inspiration for this dlc

  • @drxpyknuckles1103
    @drxpyknuckles1103 Před 10 měsíci +732

    Ok but if ferris was defeated by Jacob at the end of the game is it possible he started hallucinating and seeing him when it might’ve been the horde of biophages that tore him apart?

    • @AstronautDude64
      @AstronautDude64 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Maybe

    • @zachbrown9267
      @zachbrown9267 Před 10 měsíci +79

      My guess is that horde is what ripped jacob apart maybe an explosion or something stunned him long enough for them to get to him and thats what happened to him

    • @Discombobulate453
      @Discombobulate453 Před 10 měsíci +93

      If that’s the case, then sucks that Jacob went through all that only to get ripped apart by some random biophages 🥴

    • @Rekseri
      @Rekseri Před 10 měsíci +46

      It was the explosion that blew him apart imo

    • @drxpyknuckles1103
      @drxpyknuckles1103 Před 10 měsíci +20

      @@Rekseri the explosion after Dani left?

  • @MelodicVHS
    @MelodicVHS Před 10 měsíci +243

    Though I'm okay with protagonists dying, I really wish they explored more of Jacob's character and what he'd be like after going home and experiencing PTSD. I liked the idea they did with Dead Space with how Isaac survived but always ended up alone, even in the second game when he escapes with another person he ends up alone at the beginning of the third game.

    • @NoFlyZone31
      @NoFlyZone31 Před 9 měsíci +13

      The fact he was still wanting to save Dr Mahlen, even as he sat broken and burned, showed his redemption was true.
      Jacob was at the end of his character ark, really, having him die a hero is a fitting end.

    • @MelodicVHS
      @MelodicVHS Před 9 měsíci +4

      @@NoFlyZone31 That's exactly why I didn't want to see him go. I know a part of it is because I really like Jacob's character, but the other part of it is definitely remembering what we could've had in Dead Space 3 with Isaac's PTSD instead of the Dead Space 3 we got. It just feels like a mistake to kill him off so early.

    • @khatabalbudakash4665
      @khatabalbudakash4665 Před měsícem

      jacob didnt die btw from what i see doc mahlen used to work on bio machines so she can still save him also at the ending of the game before dlc u can see some mutants have machines in them same with some pictures of mutant test subjects

    • @MelodicVHS
      @MelodicVHS Před měsícem

      @@khatabalbudakash4665 I watched this quite a bit ago, but from what I recall Doc Mahlen and Jacob were both in the base while it was exploding. Even if Jacob has a chance with Mahlen after he was absolutely brutalized, the blast will kill both of them or at least wound Doc Mahlen and leave her with no supplies to remotely save Jacob.

  • @CallForGrandPappy
    @CallForGrandPappy Před 10 měsíci +311

    What a depressing ending for Jacob, I still hope we get more from this universe but I honestly doubt it.

    • @xndr9731
      @xndr9731 Před 10 měsíci +23

      they’re planning on continuing Dani’s story

    • @avelonzx
      @avelonzx Před 10 měsíci +10

      @@xndr9731source?

    • @cycomiko73
      @cycomiko73 Před 9 měsíci +4

      The source is common sense👍

    • @cycomiko73
      @cycomiko73 Před 9 měsíci +12

      ​@@xndr9731that's what I thought, gotta have a wahman as the lead or risk being attacked verbally by nut jobs and then canceled 😂 just ask Indiana Jones

    • @WadeWilson234
      @WadeWilson234 Před 9 měsíci +2

      @@cycomiko73 bloam

  • @joenash4802
    @joenash4802 Před 10 měsíci +235

    Your voice is strangely perfect for story telling I don’t know why your content is just awesome in general

    • @gsofficial
      @gsofficial Před 10 měsíci +10

      british, but soothing

    • @aurail_a4534
      @aurail_a4534 Před 10 měsíci +9

      ​@@gsofficialbut soothing 💀

  • @mongooseunleashed
    @mongooseunleashed Před 10 měsíci +1534

    So they just decided to kill the game themselves. Jacob was one of the few good things about the game.

    • @KoroushRP
      @KoroushRP Před 10 měsíci +203

      Cause of all the hate the game got. People hated this game cause it was cool for the most part.

    • @loganshillington9812
      @loganshillington9812 Před 10 měsíci +120

      It’s a lot more complicated than that, I imagine. It’s probably for the best that they do something a bit new afterwards, they do have a kinda interesting world right now.

    • @Evilshtt353
      @Evilshtt353 Před 10 měsíci +212

      Well, keep in mind that the person behind Jacob is probably very very expensive as hes a notable actor which most likely played a part in killing him off.
      If this game does get a sequel, I doubt we'll see Dani at all because, like Jacob, her likeness was used for the game.

    • @Subject_Keter
      @Subject_Keter Před 10 měsíci +133

      ​@@KoroushRPI heard the game was aggerssively mid and actively shit.
      Do you blame people?

    • @zackhicks5320
      @zackhicks5320 Před 10 měsíci +103

      @@Subject_Keteryou “heard” the game was shit? From who…? And a couple loud angry people on Twitter don’t count😂

  • @YetAnotherWittyUserName
    @YetAnotherWittyUserName Před 5 měsíci +18

    Y'know, while I understand how "it was a dream" endings feel kinda cheap, the fact that Jacob spent his final moments as a human antenna in a desperate gamble to expose the UJC - a gamble that both the characters and us, the viewers, aren't sure will work - was chilling and bleak in a way that the best horror stories are. And at the risk of reading too much into it, it's fitting in a way that the core implants, devices meant to track the prisoners and keep them in line, ended up potentially becoming the instruments of their liberation. Never played this game but I'm invested in the lore now. Great video.

  • @GamingHarryYT
    @GamingHarryYT  Před 10 měsíci +116

    Thought I’d publish this early. As I’m off on holiday tomorrow! Enjoy! ❤

    • @YovanyTthatsMe
      @YovanyTthatsMe Před 10 měsíci +4

      Much appreciated

    • @Kagrynac
      @Kagrynac Před 10 měsíci +5

      Ayy, appreciate it my man! Be sure to take care of yourself and enjoy your Holiday!

    • @ResidentNotEvil5
      @ResidentNotEvil5 Před 10 měsíci +4

      The Callisto Protocol huge potential but the gameplay big let down hopefully the sequel will be better or never happen

    • @MultiKwolf
      @MultiKwolf Před 10 měsíci +1

      U rock

    • @rofflesvanwagon
      @rofflesvanwagon Před 10 měsíci +1

      Have a good one man. Great videos 👍

  • @Childishxmarkeeloo
    @Childishxmarkeeloo Před 10 měsíci +268

    I think Ferris is dead dead the Ferris we see at the end was a hallucination. Jacob never survived the ending of the base game and was killed by that horde of biophages

    • @REricLieb
      @REricLieb Před 10 měsíci +9

      This is exactly what happened

    • @Rekseri
      @Rekseri Před 10 měsíci +63

      Doubt it was the biophages since Jacob survived way stronger hordes, imo it was the self-destruct explosions that blew him apart

    • @aless7125
      @aless7125 Před 10 měsíci +72

      ​@@RekseriHe does have burn marks on the side of his body, so makes sense he died by the explosions

    • @112523
      @112523 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@Rekserijust cuz he did survive stronger hordes doesn't instantly mean he wouldn't have died at the end of the base game

    • @soupgirl1871
      @soupgirl1871 Před 10 měsíci +10

      ​@@112523however biophages in the game never left a body like Jacob was, he has burn marks too, likely from the place coming apart than the horde

  • @AndJusticeForMe
    @AndJusticeForMe Před 10 měsíci +273

    They may have axed Jacob due to the negative press, but I still liked the DLC and the ending. Personally, I prefer endings that are on the shocking and disturbing side. Sometimes, the protagonist doesn’t prevail. Seeing him strung up like Robocop hit a nerve and it hit hard; his redemption was complete.

    • @DarkAttackYT
      @DarkAttackYT Před 10 měsíci +11

      Nobody cared about his redemption because Jacob is a terrible character. No one cried when he died. His whole dream didn't even do anything to advance the story. it was all for nothing. This DLC was a cash grab.

    • @AndJusticeForMe
      @AndJusticeForMe Před 10 měsíci +31

      @@DarkAttackYT Someone else’s opinion is equally valid as yours, but I appreciate your disdain nonetheless.

    • @DarkAttackYT
      @DarkAttackYT Před 10 měsíci +5

      @@AndJusticeForMe It's okay that you loved the game. There is nothing wrong with that. But the risk that they took wasn't earned due to how underdeveloped Jacob was. That's my issue with the DLC.

    • @KharaChmiel
      @KharaChmiel Před 9 měsíci +6

      @@AndJusticeForMe There's a difference between an opinion and an objective fact. There's an objective fact that this game lacked anything in the character development department. It's characters were as one-note and stale as the combat.Another objective fact is that they criminally underused the setting they had. The opinion that follows correctly from these objective facts is that Jacob is a terrible character and the prison was an interesting location that they did shit-all to promote. Similar games with corridor halls do things to make those corridors feel not like corridors - dead space is a great example of this concept. Callisto Protocol did NOTHING to enhance the prison; nothing to make it feel lived in, nothing to make the prison a character in its own story.

    • @AndJusticeForMe
      @AndJusticeForMe Před 9 měsíci +20

      @@KharaChmiel Thank you for sharing. I disagree with your “objective facts”. Happy gaming!

  • @SerbianMeerkat
    @SerbianMeerkat Před 10 měsíci +76

    I don’t mind the avenue of killing Jacob off, I just think they could’ve done it slightly better. Like, he actually is still alive and kicking and there really is a shuttle, but he gets the option to stay behind and help Mahler expose the truth instead of escaping? Something along those lines. I don’t know why but the whole “it’s all a dream” kind of took away from the ending a bit.

    • @thepuertoricandream1376
      @thepuertoricandream1376 Před 10 měsíci +9

      Technically that's kinda how the main game ends with him letting Dani escape and him staying behind, the dlc really did nothing to further the story imo😭

  • @Karpedk
    @Karpedk Před 10 měsíci +173

    Ferris is absolutely mutated and dead. I think he was done by explosion and falling debris as you can see the burn on his wound face and body.

  • @Milliondollarcup
    @Milliondollarcup Před 10 měsíci +73

    IMO the biggest let down of the game was the biophage and its reveal on where it came from, they could have made its origin vague or unkown until it gets sequals, not to mention the wasted potential of the secret society

    • @jesserushing1377
      @jesserushing1377 Před 10 měsíci +7

      I hear you on that, but in its defense I think that explaining what the group is makes the world it’s in more realistic. It wasn’t some freak accident, which is nice, because we’ve seen those a lot. Even though it was an outbreak, it was orchestrated which is rare. The reason for why it was orchestrated tho, to find the sole survivor, is intriguing because it makes you wonder why they need one? Do they just wanna rope Dani into kallipolis? What could a secret evil cult with plans to find the next step in human evolution do with that next step? It also kinda opens up the world a bit more because now we now how far reaching this cult is. So they could go anywhere with this story if they wanted. Start a new outbreak? Collect more sole survivors? Send em all out into space to some distant planet that had ancient relatives of that same biophage already dormant on the planet? (Little dead space 3 action) or it could focus around Dani’s outer way or whatever the group was called, and what they do with they info that Dani gets to them( if she even gets it to them) you know?

  • @goblingamez9921
    @goblingamez9921 Před 10 měsíci +370

    If it gets a sequel it would be interesting to see who the protagonist would be. I like the idea that even protagonists can die.

    • @tourbean790
      @tourbean790 Před 10 měsíci +64

      The most popular opinion that Dani'll be protagonist

    • @KaotikKnight
      @KaotikKnight Před 10 měsíci +14

      It'll probably be Dani in the next game

    • @blumiu2426
      @blumiu2426 Před 10 měsíci +39

      Protagonists dying in stories is not a new concept. They just die when the story is over...like this, so it's moot.

    • @doomguydemonkiller
      @doomguydemonkiller Před 10 měsíci +14

      @@tourbean790”popular” opinion? Nah bring Jacob back

    • @AndJusticeForMe
      @AndJusticeForMe Před 10 měsíci +8

      Wouldn’t mind seeing Dani. After all, she got away and the Crown will spare no expense to hunt her down.

  • @mrpanda7871
    @mrpanda7871 Před 5 měsíci +14

    God i love this game. I was so immersed. A sequel would be cool even if we never see one. I like the idea of Dani having to survive in europa in order to get the information out, while also running from the UJC and Warden Cole’s cult. Could give her a psychological trauma feature because of her link to Jacob while he’s dying, fighting hallucinations and regular threats at the same time

  • @Sanc7tus
    @Sanc7tus Před 9 měsíci +27

    Why is no one talking about how Dani must be feeling getting this final transmission? JACOB SAVED HER!!! They say that its very vivid when the two linked so she is experiencing EVERYTHING!!!!

    • @REricLieb
      @REricLieb Před 4 měsíci +1

      Almost like they were setting up for the sequel! ;)

  • @thepuertoricandream1376
    @thepuertoricandream1376 Před 10 měsíci +12

    Its just so wild to do a fakeout ending for the main game where you believed he died only to survive only for the dlc to be another fakeout where you thought he lived but nah you were right the first time he died😂

    • @Yun_denn
      @Yun_denn Před 10 měsíci +1

      Yeah, pulling a double fake-out like that is crazy. lol

  • @michaelgonzales3978
    @michaelgonzales3978 Před 9 měsíci +22

    Jacob killed ferris. There's no way ferris is responsible for Jacob's condition. Biophage or self destruct sequence are the only viable options

    • @TheVeiledMonarch
      @TheVeiledMonarch Před 9 měsíci +6

      The Biophage would’ve absolutely ripped Jacob apart. The Burn marks are what you would see with a survivor of an explosion, like a self destruct.

  • @strikeforce1500
    @strikeforce1500 Před 10 měsíci +28

    One thing Mahler may had been truthful about,its his mind making everything to protect itself. Maybe some subconscious parts of his brain still react somewhat while being sedate/life support: The constant phrase of 'We gotta keep fighting', may be his subconscious not wanting to die, the hallucinations/messages wrotten in blood could be his guilty about everything, and the bio-bot saying 'No escape' is his memories of Ferries constantly repeating that phrase.
    Lastly,the whole cargo ship is his brain hugging to the slim hope of surviving this hell.
    Just for eventually die off at Mahler's table.
    My question is: To who and where Mahler send the info?, did she truly uploaded to the 'internet', or did she send it to Duncan's cult/iluminati type of thing. I mean,come on, the lady is capable of doing horrible things,I doubt she would care to lie to someone at their death bed.

    • @chucklebutt4470
      @chucklebutt4470 Před 10 měsíci +8

      Jacob and Dani had their cores linked. She was uploading it to Dani's core because she escaped.

    • @silenthero2795
      @silenthero2795 Před 10 měsíci +17

      The whole DLC is basically a symbolism to get those data across Dani since Jacob's core got linked to her. Mahler uploaded the data, Jacob did his best to send it in any way his dying brain could do, and it did get across since you "left" with Jacob's original ship, now containing valuable data instead of a virus thus giving him redemption to what he did.

    • @REricLieb
      @REricLieb Před 4 měsíci

      You're exactly right about the subconscious elements. Also Mahler is uploading the info to Dani to give her the 'full' story of what happened

  • @whitespace4419
    @whitespace4419 Před 10 měsíci +100

    Does anyone find it strange that Mahler managed to get to the wardens tower and bring Jacob back without dying to either the explosions, rubble, or biophages? I haven’t seen anyone talk about this

    • @GamingHarryYT
      @GamingHarryYT  Před 10 měsíci +45

      That’s exactly why I was more inclined to say that he got mauled by Ferris.

    • @whitespace4419
      @whitespace4419 Před 10 měsíci +15

      @@GamingHarryYT I guess it’s not confirmed and I think that’s on purpose. However it still begs the questions, how would she have got to the wardens tour untouched, avoiding biophages? If ferris was alive, would he ignore her? Attack her? I have so many questions. I’m super interested in this world, and I hope to see more

    • @ricardorosa6456
      @ricardorosa6456 Před 10 měsíci +26

      It is the power of the script haha

    • @BrandoD20
      @BrandoD20 Před 9 měsíci +6

      Plot amor

    • @NaK-R
      @NaK-R Před 5 měsíci +2

      ​@@whitespace4419well, probably Feller never mutated and barehanded teared Jacobs apart. Warden probably left the place as it was overunned by infecteds and activated the self destruction system.
      Thats the only logical explanation i can think of, because a horde of byophages came out of nowhere whe Dani leaves?.

  • @yagsipcc287
    @yagsipcc287 Před 5 měsíci +5

    I loved the game as a whole and the ending was really cool IMO, he was in a messed up state (as we see by the end) his mind was broken and damaged (brain damage as we see from the end his head) as well as trauma from the story we saw, the info being uploaded to him and he was acting like a router for Dani to get the info and even more proof of everything. It was a sad but great ending imo.

  • @REricLieb
    @REricLieb Před 10 měsíci +102

    Great video. One correction is that Jacob is dying at the end of the base game. Ferris never returns, that was just a hallucination.

    • @yournextdoorgamerwithgames2945
      @yournextdoorgamerwithgames2945 Před 9 měsíci +3

      Yep, not sure how he failed to realize this

    • @WadeWilson234
      @WadeWilson234 Před 9 měsíci +6

      @@yournextdoorgamerwithgames2945 Because if that's true, then the whole dlc was a waste of resources, time, and money, because it means nothing. Just the synaptic arcs in a dying man's brain. no universe or story progression to speak of.

    • @kingrook45
      @kingrook45 Před 4 měsíci

      But maybe he doesn’t die, i mean the doctor had him and she was into all kind of shit, maybe be she injects him and he is patient alpha, and he regenerates

  • @robert.e.speedwagon
    @robert.e.speedwagon Před 10 měsíci +69

    barbie and her sisters puppy rescue next pls

  • @E_Sunbro
    @E_Sunbro Před 10 měsíci +9

    Damn, what a bummer. I really liked Jacob as a character.

  • @anthonyyoung38
    @anthonyyoung38 Před 10 měsíci +41

    So many unanswered questions. What happened to mutated Ferris? Could Jacob be partially restored as a biobot? Could they transfer Jacob’s likeness into a robot? Callisto Protocol’s story can’t be done man. Not like this 😢

  • @gamergirl209
    @gamergirl209 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I literally just watched your breakdown of the main game this morning! Thought I'd have to wait a while for the conclusion

  • @ebookjapan8054
    @ebookjapan8054 Před 10 měsíci +5

    The DLC seems like a poor way of nostalgiabaiting Dead Space fans. The hallucinations and weird messages you see are basically the "Nicole is dead" twist from DS1. Except they jammed it all into a roughly 2 hour DLC. They either panicked when they saw the bad reception the game was getting, or they were greedy and hid this ending behind a paywall the entire time.

  • @artist_error.-xr4zl
    @artist_error.-xr4zl Před 10 měsíci +7

    Great work, I love seeing your videos and I can't wait to see more😊

  • @aflack1003
    @aflack1003 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Thank you my friend ❤️ loved your post for a year now can’t stop watching

  • @PatrickVRegan
    @PatrickVRegan Před 4 měsíci +1

    Extremely well done. I had already played through both the main game and DLC expansion. However, watching this still added to the story elements I didn't know were even there.

  • @SalamanderSander
    @SalamanderSander Před 10 měsíci +7

    Good video man! Really enjoyed this one and the one on the base game.
    I had a very good time with Callisto Protocol. Will certainly be picking up the sequel, if they decide to make one :)

  • @ArkayeCh
    @ArkayeCh Před 10 měsíci +15

    I think it's interesting how this short DLC has a lot more pubching power in the writing department compared to the original. Maybe it was because they had the chance to walk away from all the Dead Space baggage hooked to the marketing.
    Sure, it's not original to see a character realize it was all a dream. But here it looks like they were leaning a lot harder and doing better on horror instead of jumpscares.

  • @ehrenloudermilk1053
    @ehrenloudermilk1053 Před 10 měsíci +4

    I find your videos on this and the full game much more enjoyable than the games. A significantly more palpable way to ingest the story, for sure. Thanks

  • @npcfreesince83
    @npcfreesince83 Před 10 měsíci +39

    Despite all of the hate, I absolutely enjoyed playing this game. I hope there's a sequel and a much beefier combat system.

    • @strawberryramun4646
      @strawberryramun4646 Před 6 měsíci +3

      I so agree, all I’ve seen is people hating on it because others do and no in depth reason they just say “combat” like what about it ☠️

  • @notrealnamenotatall2476
    @notrealnamenotatall2476 Před 10 měsíci +55

    It looks like they're really setting up for Dani to be the next protagonist- even going so far as to make her the chosen one in another name- which I find rather disappointing. She was very, uh, insufferable during the initial game. When she wasn't a giant hypocrite, she was a useless damsel-in-distress having to get carried around. There was virtually nothing interesting or redeemable about her. Even her tragic backstory was weak compared to some others we've seen.
    I feel like killing off Jacob was a mistake. A shocking ending is a shocking ending and all, but now they cut off the actually interesting character for someone who they obviously think is really cool, but who is likely going to be equally insufferable and useless in the next game.

    • @ryanturner1895
      @ryanturner1895 Před 9 měsíci +10

      Probably an unpopular opinion, but I wholeheartedly agree with you. She was so annoying.

    • @NoFlyZone31
      @NoFlyZone31 Před 9 měsíci +4

      Perhaps they’ll do her character justice, make her actually likable… well, they’ll have to.

    • @GAMINGBLAZE
      @GAMINGBLAZE Před 9 měsíci +10

      @@NoFlyZone31 nope, she is the reason Jacob's ship crashed, poor max died, then Jacob died saving her. I want her to die like that female doctor and finish her, never want to play as her

    • @user-yp6vy1oq5d
      @user-yp6vy1oq5d Před 9 měsíci +6

      Counterpoint - her VA is much cheaper than Jacob's, and strong female protagonist is how they might try and distance themselves from Dead Space and score some points with Twitter crowd.

    • @spookieboogi6161
      @spookieboogi6161 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I’m not buying the second as a result she’s basically a chosen one which means she can’t die or suffer any real hardship Jacob just delivered sketch supplies he isn’t a freaking biologist I have a moral compass and I would have just closed the box and been like I’m a fking freighter captain who the hell would believe me? I found a purple vial with a weird thing in it can you arrest my unknown employer?

  • @seedofmemory3094
    @seedofmemory3094 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Great video Harry ❤ 👏 I'm glad they really listened to feedback from fans wanting to know more about Kallipolis and Coles involvement, Im not sure if it was always their intention to add the logs to the DLC, but it is cool nonetheless 😁

  • @-TOH-
    @-TOH- Před 3 měsíci +4

    I very much liked this game.

  • @erinrf6627
    @erinrf6627 Před 9 měsíci +2

    I like the one comment Doc made in the biobot factory about it being one of her sins yet ironically could be their salvation. Bit of foreshadowing that it's him who's stuck on the rack as a torso.

  • @versebuchanan512
    @versebuchanan512 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Diet Dead Space was pretty neat, never knew it got a DLC

  • @johnhenry15
    @johnhenry15 Před 9 měsíci +11

    14:18
    I would have thought that Jason lost to the hoard and Maller's message and the Alpha popping up were both hallucinations. I doesn't make sense that the Alpha could "devolve" and even gain its CO uniform back.

    • @kingrook45
      @kingrook45 Před 4 měsíci +1

      What if she injects jacob with the parasite or some form of it and it helps him regenerate

  • @chickenpowder9273
    @chickenpowder9273 Před 10 měsíci +9

    Thanks for the explanation and lore.

  • @eldenbleach
    @eldenbleach Před 10 měsíci +47

    Please play and cover the sinking city next. You’re gonna love it

    • @XxW4RB0RNxX
      @XxW4RB0RNxX Před 10 měsíci +5

      I just played through that game not long ago amazingly underrated game

    • @becca0668
      @becca0668 Před 9 měsíci

      It is amazing!

  • @PerfectScrewUps
    @PerfectScrewUps Před 10 měsíci +11

    The graphics in this game are insane. I haven't seen anything better than this.

  • @stitchfan93
    @stitchfan93 Před 10 měsíci +6

    Excellent work as usual ❤😊

  • @HeisenbergFam
    @HeisenbergFam Před 10 měsíci +65

    Callisto makes me appreciate Dead Space even more

    • @122josh
      @122josh Před 10 měsíci +5

      Yer it makes dead space look even better than it already was this game was poor tbh

  • @iiropeltonen
    @iiropeltonen Před měsícem

    I like that you go in depth as to how your systems work. 🎉 Subbed!

  • @kate62
    @kate62 Před měsícem

    22:40 i love the subtle detail of The Thing's iconic bass playing once you start talking about the mutation . It's the subtle details that make this channel so good

  • @postedactive
    @postedactive Před 10 měsíci +6

    Oh Gaming Harry, what would CZcams be without you.

  • @petersj4959
    @petersj4959 Před 9 měsíci +4

    I love this game, I play survival-horrors from PS1 Resident Evil, Silent Hill era. The Callisto Protocol is intense like heavy sci-fi horror movie, independent studio, not a remake, fresh idea... masterpiece..

  • @Arctic921
    @Arctic921 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Bruh they did jacob dirty at the end

  • @itachiswish4705
    @itachiswish4705 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Amazing review brother

  • @NicoLobozzo
    @NicoLobozzo Před 3 měsíci +3

    I was not prepared for the PUBG connection😂😂😂

  • @Just_Some_Guy733
    @Just_Some_Guy733 Před 10 měsíci +3

    Second, love your videos Harry please keep making them so I can listen to and watch them while playing minecraft and terraria.

  • @cdgbrown307
    @cdgbrown307 Před 10 měsíci +25

    Well I would like to think they'll bring Jacob back as some type of bio-tech infected boss that would be cool.

  • @Asuma24601
    @Asuma24601 Před 10 měsíci +5

    That line at 9:42 absolutely killed me. You say it so casually 😂

  • @badss
    @badss Před 10 měsíci +3

    One of my favourite CZcams channels
    Would love for you to cover the bioshock series

  • @exalted_space9224
    @exalted_space9224 Před 10 měsíci +64

    Jacob is gone? That sucks he was one of the only parts I really liked. Didn't care much for the whole Marker Cult v2 sure the whole desire for human evolution thing was somewhat interesting but it falls rather flat. The combat was alright at best and agonizing at worst. With a clunky close quarter combat system and a abundance of annoying enemies the game ended up feeling like a hellish cross of doom and darksouls with you having to adapt to the enemies flow not to mention how punished you are if you get garaged up on and circled; Combined with the broken auto saves sending back several combat encounters (Not to mention drops being random leading you to being worse off than the pervious go) it just became a slog.
    I really didn't like Dani either and I don't think I could play a game with her as a protag. While I enjoyed my first go around I don't think I could go through it multiple times.

    • @iSTEFIXi
      @iSTEFIXi Před 10 měsíci +16

      litteraly all my thoughts on the game i really dont like dani

    • @Shadow-sword
      @Shadow-sword Před 10 měsíci +9

      I can’t help but feel like she managed to gaslight him into thinking he’s the bad guy when she is just irredeemable. Would have left her to die with a choice present

    • @trontosaurusrex9532
      @trontosaurusrex9532 Před 10 měsíci +1

      ​@@Shadow-swordwould have been better if Jacob and Elias got out together.

  • @piyoweb
    @piyoweb Před 10 měsíci +3

    And that end credit voice actor gag was implemented poorly. No one would immediately know who those two first names were....I thought they were side characters I forgotten at first.
    They could've added it as an extras in the main menu. Maybe throw in some outtakes as well? Sounded they had fun recording this game.

  • @phantomlumina8686
    @phantomlumina8686 Před 10 měsíci +4

    Psychological horror is always amazing, and somehow Callisto DLC managed to fk it up.

  • @thebunnybun
    @thebunnybun Před 10 měsíci +1

    I was blown away by the enemies. I like how that made me feel.

  • @brunovenancio8783
    @brunovenancio8783 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Great video! Thank you!

  • @garretwoeller7669
    @garretwoeller7669 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Tbh the fact they killed Jacob is shitting like they could've done something intresting but nope dead

  • @jesustyronechrist2330
    @jesustyronechrist2330 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Yo the baton broke because it was used for what it was designed to be used for.
    Amazing

    • @TheRealRusDaddy
      @TheRealRusDaddy Před 3 měsíci

      To be fair he had beaten how many thousands of people to death with it kinda makes sense that eventually even an advanced space baton would break eventually

  • @mateosimon4237
    @mateosimon4237 Před 9 měsíci +5

    This is what happens when The worldbuilding and The story arc are better than the execution. But there's another chance in a possible sequel. The Story is too good to leave it unfinished

  • @justinfrehs3053
    @justinfrehs3053 Před 10 měsíci +2

    This has to be my new favorite gaming story channel. Would love to see you do some old games like mass effect (trilogy) and dead space. You tell the stories so good, and include great gameplay/footage.

  • @dabd8175
    @dabd8175 Před 10 měsíci

    Dude great video!

  • @thenukedgamer65
    @thenukedgamer65 Před 3 měsíci +1

    So to the people who write it off as its just a dream, really dont understand the ending.
    Jacob fighting in his feverish state is his personification of his body fighting to stay alive.the fact that you get a new weapon that is much more direct imo is the fight switching gears from being a survival to a transmission of information.you also face a new type of enemy at the same point which would be the bodys new fight due to its current state.
    The doctor in his dream would likely be his subconscious keeping him in the fight.
    The "dream" is our brains fighting its last stand for a bit,not just a cop out like many which leads to no where,because in theroy him keeping the fight going in his dream,gave the doctor enough time to send the info. Its a good way to show a interal battle,and we see it often even in big titles like shepards dreams in me3.

  • @morzik12345
    @morzik12345 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Damn the success of the dead space remake really did a number on their optimism for the series

    • @TheRealRusDaddy
      @TheRealRusDaddy Před 3 měsíci

      Shoulda been making this game like right after dead space was cancelled

  • @caliscarvings1937
    @caliscarvings1937 Před 10 měsíci +5

    The end of the dlc had me crying

  • @347Spartan
    @347Spartan Před 3 měsíci +1

    Kallipolis when translated from greek means beautiful city from Kallos (beauty) and Polis (city) but here is the kicker in Plato's works there is there is one specific "dialogue" between Plato and Socrates if I recall called Republic which In the dialogue, Socrates discusses the meaning of justice and whether the just man is happier than the unjust man with various Athenians and foreigners. He considers the natures of existing regimes and then proposes a series of hypothetical cities in comparison, culminating in Kallipolis (Καλλίπολις), a utopian city-state ruled by a class of philosopher-kings. They also discuss ageing, love, theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the role of the philosopher and of poetry in society. The dialogue's set give or take during the time of the Peloponnesian War.

  • @kylematlock7889
    @kylematlock7889 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I'm almost positive jacob dies in the explosion, the ferris jump-scare is already part of the dream. If you think about it ferris has devolved even more than the face we see, and he's dead so no reason that he would be alive for that jumpscare.
    also jacob's body has some burns around the edges to support it being the explosion that takes him out
    As another note TCP doesn't actually take place in the PUBG universe, it was planned to be initially but SDS made it clear they were not connected

  • @adilepicfailzsxcore
    @adilepicfailzsxcore Před 10 měsíci +3

    Ferris looked like Thanos 😃

  • @stereokuuji
    @stereokuuji Před 10 měsíci +14

    I genuinely didn't know there was a DLC
    Completely flew off my radar
    Also could you elaborate more on what you said at 20:55 because I didn't understand

    • @4ntchovies
      @4ntchovies Před 10 měsíci +1

      Basically the creator wanted to make the game take place in the pubg universe many years later because of the popularity of pubg so that more people would be interested in the game

    • @stereokuuji
      @stereokuuji Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@4ntchovies Oh, my brain was all over the place trying to understand what he said
      Thanks

    • @jordangarcia465
      @jordangarcia465 Před 10 měsíci +4

      @@stereokuuji the studio that made this game was published by Krafton, the makers of PUBG. This game was intended to be part of PUBG - paramo was mentioned in the base game which was part of pubg I think. But, as the game progressed it steered away from PUBG ties

  • @TheCursedCat1927
    @TheCursedCat1927 Před 10 měsíci +1

    21:00
    Actually, they do not share a Universe.
    They were originally meant to, but they changed that during the production.

    • @GamingHarryYT
      @GamingHarryYT  Před 10 měsíci

      I know. But explain to me why they left the Paramo City PUBG connection there? It doesn’t make sense. I just comment on what I see.

    • @TheCursedCat1927
      @TheCursedCat1927 Před 10 měsíci

      @@GamingHarryYT
      I know you did.
      I just wanted to point that out.
      I wouldn't be surprised if they left it there, because they changed their mind after it was already inserted.

  • @dorsmap
    @dorsmap Před 9 měsíci +2

    I really enjoyed this game and I appreciate your breakdown because I wasn't planning on buying the DLC (which as usual just feels like it should have been part of the base game)
    Having said that, I will be surprised if we see a sequel to this since it seemed like the sales numbers didn't meet expectations.

  • @ryanedwards7487
    @ryanedwards7487 Před 10 měsíci +5

    This game is basically Dead Space meets SEELE from Neon Genesis Evangelion. That's not a bad thing...I thought it was great!

  • @bigbobyboi
    @bigbobyboi Před 10 měsíci +2

    I wouldn't say long awaited 😅

  • @adamchebaa3192
    @adamchebaa3192 Před měsícem

    Okay i did NOT expect that ending,WOW!

  • @ekoyal_gemu4446
    @ekoyal_gemu4446 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I enjoyed this game so much I’m on my second play through on maximum-security with the new game plus.

  • @lohipuikko9043
    @lohipuikko9043 Před 10 měsíci +19

    I actually think that it was either the horde tearing Jacob apart or the explosion. I am personally leaning more to the horde because if it was exploded how did Mahler find Jacobs body? Yet alone barely even a live. But I ques both can be true.

    • @chromtastic2092
      @chromtastic2092 Před 10 měsíci +3

      Most likely the explosion the horde would have eaten him whole and when we see his body he has burn marks on the right side of his body

  • @1206overlord
    @1206overlord Před 9 měsíci +3

    She literally says in the game that he got that way from an explosion, not ferris

    • @matics898
      @matics898 Před 9 měsíci +2

      Yeah, for a channel dedicated to lore videos, a ton of stuff seems to go over this guy's head.

    • @1206overlord
      @1206overlord Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@matics898 fr

  • @mmmthatguy
    @mmmthatguy Před 10 měsíci +1

    I’d like to dive into this game to see what is the deal. I need to make my own mind. Videos like this make me want to experience it through my own eyes.

  • @drakenelkaris3136
    @drakenelkaris3136 Před 8 měsíci +1

    It's impressive how much, under a simple looking surface, there is SO MUCH to The Callisto Protocol, this kind of deep dives in the game are making me love it even more, thanks for your work

  • @oliverjoukowsky4451
    @oliverjoukowsky4451 Před 10 měsíci +19

    Learning that PUBG and The Callisto protocol exist in the same world was. Absurd

    • @StabVariation
      @StabVariation Před 10 měsíci +2

      They don't. But the publishers wanted that. They changed it before the release. Still a meh game.

    • @VeryWellSirSome
      @VeryWellSirSome Před 10 měsíci

      @@StabVariation They didn't retcon everything, Paramo, Vir solitarus, etc.
      To me, it still feels like it's in the same universe.

    • @TheKaffeekatze
      @TheKaffeekatze Před 10 měsíci +2

      The story is incomplete without the references to PUBG. It's as if they scrubbed all the story aspects but not any of the lore. I wonder if this was done in the last few months of development, since a lot of the story loses its deeper meaning otherwise.

    • @StabVariation
      @StabVariation Před 10 měsíci

      @@VeryWellSirSome They removed it being in the same universe around 2 months prior to launch. It was the publisher that wanted the game set in the PUBG universe to further promote their crappy game. And while Callisto is mid. It's worth at least 10€ if you can get it for that price. Graphics, gore and voice acting is great. It doesn't come close to Dead Space. But they wanted something different and delivered it. Even tho it wasn't as great.

    • @VeryWellSirSome
      @VeryWellSirSome Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@StabVariation I do agree that it's worth 10, sadly i was a day 1 buyer who paid full price, i completed the game twice and it's not awful, but not good either. As you put it, it's mid. 30-40 bucks would have been a more reasonable price, especially considering it's lenght.

  • @jamesmango4478
    @jamesmango4478 Před 10 měsíci +19

    Really disappointed that they just killed off Jacob like that. Probably just as a way to kill off the IP. Was hoping he survived in this DLC since it would be cool if it was revealed that Jacob was also an Alpha as well (explains why he's able to survive through everything.) Maybe if there's ever a sequel, there's a slim chance they'll bring him back.

  • @TheAJKid
    @TheAJKid Před 10 měsíci +2

    This game is awesome, man. I would love to see a sequel.

  • @gabby3036
    @gabby3036 Před 8 měsíci

    11:29 I love the subtextual grumpiness here, "After sinking *thousands* of credits in his shock baton..."

  • @reecechapman7286
    @reecechapman7286 Před 10 měsíci +3

    I don't know how but they have to keep Jacob in the game still he's the isacs of calisto

  • @SatenSheets
    @SatenSheets Před 9 měsíci +13

    I'm a huge deadspace fan, and this game was excellent. I hope they have more, and I'm very sad it didn't perform insanely well. I sure hope we can get a sequel.

    • @mywifesboyfriend5558
      @mywifesboyfriend5558 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Excellent? Ugh

    • @thomasfredrickson6298
      @thomasfredrickson6298 Před 3 měsíci

      Yeah... no.
      Don't tell me you thought Callisto Protocol was better than Dead Space Remake... if that's the case, then you're not a Dead Space fan.

  • @Pieman29666
    @Pieman29666 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Hm, i disagree a bit with the conclusion that it was Ferris who ripped Jacob apart. Because we absolutely killed him at the end of the main game. What makes more sense is that Jacob was ripped apart by that gigantic horde that came for him as the last shuttle took off. As soon as we see Mahler talking to him, saying theres another way out, he is actually already in Mahlers lab and degenerated Ferris is also a terrible PTSD memory spooking him at that point. Because it makes zero sense that Ferris would be back in that form.

  • @HunterRoland-po7if
    @HunterRoland-po7if Před 10 měsíci +1

    Can you please cover the Fallout series, the main stories and the DLCs. Thank you and please keep up the amazing content.

  • @A_random_nerd
    @A_random_nerd Před 10 měsíci +3

    Man I really like this it really is a better sequel (kind of) to dead space also may I suggest going over the bioshock games

  • @gilesguest4
    @gilesguest4 Před 10 měsíci +3

    This was a great explaining video and I could tell you put a lot of research into it. Personally I'd love a Callisto Protocol 2 and it would make sense for you to be playing as Dani as she is still alive and it would lead to exploring her backstory more. Jacob was a great character for this game though and exploring his characters mental health and him hallucinating things was very interesting because in reality he was in a very bad state and he obviously could have sustained brain damage as well as having all his arms and legs ripped off. I thought The Callisto Protocol was both intriguing and very dark subject matter which is exactly what I like to see in a sci-fi horror video game. Great work mate

  • @antares2953
    @antares2953 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Omg that ending hurt I'm gonna cry

  • @techieg33k
    @techieg33k Před 10 měsíci

    Awesome.. thank you