The Callisto Protocol

 PlayStation 4
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7.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 130 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 9 out of 130
  3. Negative: 35 out of 130
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  1. bholian2008
    Dec 28, 2022
    10
    Great horror game. Think it will be a classic after sometime.

    Pros: Fun combat Amazing visuals/ interesting level design Good story Great Gore Cons: Settings need more options for brightness calibration, headset options. It was definitely not short but I wish it was longer. Wish there was a harder difficulty. Maximum is hard don’t get me wrong but an insane difficulty would be fun.    Great horror game. Think it will be a classic after sometime.

    Pros: Fun combat
    Amazing visuals/ interesting level design
    Good story
    Great Gore


    Cons:
    Settings need more options for brightness calibration, headset options.
    It was definitely not short but I wish it was longer.

    Wish there was a harder difficulty. Maximum is hard don’t get me wrong but an insane difficulty would be fun. Only issue with combat is you shouldn’t be allowed to just hold dodge. It should be time related. It would make it a lot harder.

    I definitely recommend and hope a sequel comes out.    … Expand
  2. il_fenomeno
    Dec 13, 2022
    9
    Don't listen negative comments it's probably from people who got smashed by mutants in the beggining and left the game early. game is excellent, if you like scifi horrors just get it...graphic is really magnificent on PS4 Pro
  3. ATRedline
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    It's very atmospheric dead-space-like game (feels like dead space 3 most of all), sci-fi horror (which are rarely for a last years), with great sound design and level design. It optimised well on PS4 (looks not so good as on other platforms, but, without other options - it's good enough). I set 8 of 10 because of final boss fight - it is awful.
  4. wesker2012
    Dec 6, 2022
    8
    Callisto Protocol continues to evolve the survival horror genre and sets a new bar for the genre's intensity and production levels. With top notch visuals, atmosphere, and surround sound. The moment to moment gameplay is incredibly intense and suspenseful. It's a very brutally tough game that really lives up to the survival horror label and will challenge your endurance to progressCallisto Protocol continues to evolve the survival horror genre and sets a new bar for the genre's intensity and production levels. With top notch visuals, atmosphere, and surround sound. The moment to moment gameplay is incredibly intense and suspenseful. It's a very brutally tough game that really lives up to the survival horror label and will challenge your endurance to progress forward. You have to use everything in the environment to your advantage to be able to conserve supplies and ammunition to survive. It's the best survival horror game since The Last of Us II. Issues were the last couple chapters of the game were quite a brutal slog with not much fun incentive pushing you forward in terms of narrative, new locations, or scenarios. First 2/3's of the game was a 10/10 for me, but the last third dragged on without much compelling plot and became very repetitive and not fun. Ending was not very satisfying either after enduring the brutal last third of the game.… Expand
  5. EDVMTH
    Jan 7, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. work of art, very good game, extremely good fighting system and immersion, thanks for the game, and it's in Brazilian Portuguese… Expand
  6. Twisted_Reality
    Jan 17, 2023
    8
    This is A very solid game gorgeous graphics and fun gunplay the melee system is a new approach and it has some issues that can't be fixed with patches but it's not a game breaking thing I found the game to be very very enjoyable and I have done all of the dead space games including extraction so this isn't my first Glen scholfield game and yes this is a hommage thing dead space keep inThis is A very solid game gorgeous graphics and fun gunplay the melee system is a new approach and it has some issues that can't be fixed with patches but it's not a game breaking thing I found the game to be very very enjoyable and I have done all of the dead space games including extraction so this isn't my first Glen scholfield game and yes this is a hommage thing dead space keep in mind that this isn't dead space granted some stuttering issues on older consoles and pc at launch date but it's all been mostly fixed up now and I expect any remaining issues to be sorted next patch all in all people hate this game because it wasn't dead space they had expectations set way too high and for that it has show in reviews shame because its not like this isn't an amazing horror experience… Expand
  7. Eprom
    Jan 15, 2023
    8
    The bad reviews for this game are not understandable. Those who liked Dead Space will get a great sequel here. I have the impression that some people don't know what kind of game to expect here and are therefore dissatisfied.
  8. lee13barker
    Dec 31, 2022
    8
    If you like horror movies like Alien, The Thing, Prometheus and Event Horizon plus are a fan of the Dead Space games, then you should like this. It's not really scary but is a very tense gaming experience.

    The graphics and sound design is immersive and impressive, although the PS4 does struggle with running some of the incredible details, on the visual side of things. I liked the look    If you like horror movies like Alien, The Thing, Prometheus and Event Horizon plus are a fan of the Dead Space games, then you should like this. It's not really scary but is a very tense gaming experience.

    The graphics and sound design is immersive and impressive, although the PS4 does struggle with running some of the incredible details, on the visual side of things. I liked the look of all the characters and voice acting is excellent along with facial detailing and expression.

    I actually really enjoyed the brawling combat system and found it extremely satisfying, using different crunching combo's to beat the various monsters into bloody pulp. My favourite tactic is to use my 'GRP' glove to pull enemies towards me and hit them with my stun baton. You may find it hard if you just engage in thoughtless button bashing but if you use your brain along with all your capabilities and the environmental hazards, then you will find it pretty easy, even on the maximum security setting!

    Story is fine and does the job without going in too much depth and I don't have a problem with the game length either, a game plus option however, would have been nice or an option of playing from another characters perspective, like in the Resident Evil 2 remake.

    Overall, I really like this game and hope that the developers build on this with a sequel.    … Expand
  9. Azagoth99
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    Great game play awesome world design, enjoyable death animation all around combat mechanics 10 death animation 10 world design 10.all around would recommend
  10. Alexkitkat
    Dec 11, 2022
    10
    Good game. Worthy of the game of the year nomination. This is probably the best horror that is on the console. Excellent graphics, worked out the smallest details. I want to see every corner.
  11. Himynameisjohn
    Dec 10, 2022
    9
    This is not deadspace, resident evil; its not silent hill, it's ..the callisto protocol. 2020s the era of spoiled, self righteous, whiny babies. The callisto protocol is a very good game, it's engaging, suspenseful, and has damn good graphics on all platforms. Acting is awesome, story is very immersive and I can't believe the reviews, "it's not scary" **** turn up the difficultyThis is not deadspace, resident evil; its not silent hill, it's ..the callisto protocol. 2020s the era of spoiled, self righteous, whiny babies. The callisto protocol is a very good game, it's engaging, suspenseful, and has damn good graphics on all platforms. Acting is awesome, story is very immersive and I can't believe the reviews, "it's not scary" **** turn up the difficulty and git gud scrub!!!!!! ..p.s. if you can't see character's faces..you should probably wear glasses… Expand
  12. drewcedarwild
    Dec 5, 2022
    8
    Game is very fun, can forgive paper-thin story for it. Game struggles when more than 2 enemies are on screen, but overall very playable. Wish there were more weapons, but the essentials are here. If they can get The Last of Us 2 to run at a solid 30 fps, they should be able to further optimize this to make it run better; probably a matter of talent and budget. Time will tell I suppose.Game is very fun, can forgive paper-thin story for it. Game struggles when more than 2 enemies are on screen, but overall very playable. Wish there were more weapons, but the essentials are here. If they can get The Last of Us 2 to run at a solid 30 fps, they should be able to further optimize this to make it run better; probably a matter of talent and budget. Time will tell I suppose. Worth playing for sure!… Expand
  13. Martinrazie
    Dec 4, 2022
    10
    First true next gen game. Graphics, sounds and scary story is awensome! Game of The year!
  14. merohong
    Dec 5, 2022
    10
    Great visual, sound and impact.
    The immersion was good and it was a long-awaited style of game.
  15. lombaxjustice
    Dec 23, 2022
    8
    This game is not Dead Space. If Dead Space is what you are looking for, that's coming out next month from EA. The overall atmosphere of this game, the main character, the general enemies, and even the setting to an extent, do bring me back to fond memories of freaking out on the USG Ishimura in 2008 or so. However, the combat plays completely differently, and once you get it down isThis game is not Dead Space. If Dead Space is what you are looking for, that's coming out next month from EA. The overall atmosphere of this game, the main character, the general enemies, and even the setting to an extent, do bring me back to fond memories of freaking out on the USG Ishimura in 2008 or so. However, the combat plays completely differently, and once you get it down is perhaps even more satisfying than those. The Callisto Protocol is a game from the Dark Souls era, and is purposely very punishing at some points. On PS4, the load times are bad, about 55-60 seconds to reload after a death. It's a beautiful looking game, even on the PS4, and I encountered only a few glaring performance issues (2-3 full crashes though) across 12ish hours. Long story short: if your expectations are anchored to Dead Space, you may or may not enjoy this. I was drawn to this because DS1 is among my favorites of all-time, but I played nearly all of TCP through in one snowy day because it was a ton of fun as its own thing. The story and world are also super intriguing, and I'm intrigued by the possibility of strong DLC next year. My guess is that in a couple years, the sequel breaks through commercially (and perhaps especially critically) similarly to Assassin's Creed II building on the first AC.… Expand
  16. Joe2539
    Jan 3, 2023
    10
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  17. nathanliapis
    Jan 29, 2023
    9
    Best atmospheric game of all time! How did they manage to make this title run on a base PS4! Had this game had more exploration and better fps, I'd have given it a 10/10! So, Graphics 10/10, Audio 10/10, gameplay 8/10, Loading 10/10.
  18. Flashyboy89
    Jan 20, 2023
    10
    Update: New Game Plus added today

    The Callisto Protocol is a spectacle! As cinematic as it gets in gaming! I finished it on the hardest difficulty, Maximum Security. Great challenge at times. A nice combination of most of my favourite survival horror games. Looking forward to the New Game Plus update coming out in Feb, so that I jump back in and kick more ass. My only nit-pick is that I    Update: New Game Plus added today

    The Callisto Protocol is a spectacle! As cinematic as it gets in gaming! I finished it on the hardest difficulty, Maximum Security. Great challenge at times. A nice combination of most of my favourite survival horror games. Looking forward to the New Game Plus update coming out in Feb, so that I jump back in and kick more ass. My only nit-pick is that I would have liked it to be a few hours longer. 10/10    … Expand
  19. Chempion1
    Mar 26, 2023
    8
    Не знаю, за что засрали The Callisto Protocol? Лично мне игра, в принципе, понравилась. Почему то многие ждали, что это будет новый Dead Space. Почему? Я так и не понял. Это как ругать Left 4 Dead за то, что она не похожа на Half-Life 2. Студия одна, движок один, а не похожа. У Callisto Protocol вообще общего с Dead Space и Visceral всего один человек, но всё равно ищут сходства и отличия!Не знаю, за что засрали The Callisto Protocol? Лично мне игра, в принципе, понравилась. Почему то многие ждали, что это будет новый Dead Space. Почему? Я так и не понял. Это как ругать Left 4 Dead за то, что она не похожа на Half-Life 2. Студия одна, движок один, а не похожа. У Callisto Protocol вообще общего с Dead Space и Visceral всего один человек, но всё равно ищут сходства и отличия!
    И так, начну с сюжета. Он не плохой, целостный, не всегда логичный, но об этом позже.
    На PS4 игра выглядит отлично. Да, иногда приборные панели похожи на мыло, но в принципе меня устроило. Главное ничего не тормозит.
    Порадовала боёвка, она, по крайней мере, не обычная.
    Оружия целых 5 стволов. Этого за глаза. Пользоваться придется максимум тремя. Всё оно улучшается.
    Разновидностей рядовых врагов раза в 3 больше чем в Resident Evil 7, много это или нет, решайте сами.
    Порадовала атмосфера игры. Да, перевод только субтитрами, но выполнен очень добротно, ничего не пропускаешь. И вообще в игре не так много диалогов.
    Есть конечно и нарекания.
    В игре очень странный ИИ, после перезагрузки все враги появляются по скрипту, а вот всякие предметы (патроны, аптечки и т. д.) меняют не только местоположение, но становятся вообще другими, а могут и вовсе пропасть. Ещё я заметил, что этот ИИ часто подсовывает предметы которые именно сейчас вообще не нужны. Если я скажем вколол инъекцию лекарства, то в ближайшем трупе в 99% будет мгновенная лечилка, а если не вколол, то патроны или деньги. Вот так.
    В игре полно всяких закутков, их хочется обшарить, но опять таки в 99% случаев там пусто. Странно.
    Бестолковые сохранения. Можно хоть до морковкина заговенья сохраняться вручную, загрузка всё равно будет с контрольной точки. Нахрена ввели эти ручные сохранения?
    Недостатки сюжета тоже есть. Так наш протагонист это самый доверчивый человек на земле. Встретив ваще не знакомого зека, через 3 часа общения с ним, он хоронит его со слезами на глазах и словами "Прощай, друг". А ещё через пару часов он ради бабёнки, которая его хотела убить в начале игры, рискует жизнью, а в конце так и вообще собой жертвует! Мальчику не 5 лет. Время в игре течёт практически так же как в реальной жизни. Нет никаких: "2 года спустя" или "прошел один год"...
    Ещё пример. Наша напарница как то кричит нам: "Идём скорее! Надо поторопиться", но в это время игра отнимает у нас способность бегать. Смешно даже.
    В игре 2 дробовика, отличающиеся только самой последней модификацией. Также 2 пистолета, качать второй ваще смысла нет. Зачем?
    Да, один раз я под текстуры провалился и падал минут 5...
    Но, это всё мелочи. После последних патчей игра проходится без костылей.
    Советую всем. Только прошу, забудьте на время прохождения о существовании Dead Space и будет вам счастье.
    Финал явно намекает на сиквел. Буду ждать.    … Expand
  20. Endikacarmona
    Mar 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juegazo, me gusta más que el dead space, ya que en el dead space cuando vas por la mitad, eres prácticamente un tanque contra las criaturas. Tiene un sistema más tactico y muy buenos graficos… Expand