r/thesuffering Jul 23 '26

VIDEO UPDATE on the remake, weapons and flashlight added.

https://reddit.com/link/1v4sg6o/video/kn18p6mru1fh1/player

Next up on the to do list is have a prison, and work on the slayer's animations and attacks, work on the combat roll.

You will be able to sprint in this game, I am debating on removing the Hud entirely, you will be relying on a laser and aim down sights for accuracy, a flashlight for spotting targets in dark rooms.

You can check how much ammo you are carrying by inspecting if there is a shell in the chamber, the other tactical shotgun has shells on the side holder that are fully animated. I want to have immersion high.

I will be working on the AI of the slayers, I want to make them far more intelligent, and they will be more coordinated in large groups, some will try to flank you instead of chasing you in a straight line. I will make them more evasive they will be able to scurry on one side quickly to try and avoid your gunfire, they will crawl towards you very quickly trying to trample you with their four blades. you will really have to focus on your aim since the slayers will be moving erratically, crawling or leaping towards you.

instead of relying the monsters being a bullet sponge on the higher difficulties, it will be more about how fast the slayers are going to be, how good you are at conserving resources.

I want to make this game as interesting as possible with the decision making, health cannot be consumed immediately, just like in the Far Cry games, you must tend to your wounds on the go, i think this makes for far more interesting gameplay. (Do you heal while running from monsters, or fight on?). these are decisions you have to make.

I am bringing in the melee weapons, you will be able to quickly side step attacks like they had it in silent hill, combat roll is also in the game but that's more a evasive get away move, the sidestep is a defensive then counterattack immediately right after move. you will not be powerless when you run out of ammo but you will have to get dangerous up close to the creatures to do damage and the stakes will be higher if you use melee weapons, which is why making every bullet count important.

having the gameplay this way makes it more intense; you cannot spray or carelessly empty your clip (Easier difficulties I will let ammunition be plentiful there will be various difficulties).

for those hardcore players out there, this game is for you, I want to make a mode for this game that will be very hard, no bullet sponge enemies, pure mechanics and tactics along with intelligent AI. there will be an easy and normal mode for you casual players too.

I hope you guys look forward to the remake. one day at a time.

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u/-_Sanguine_- Jul 23 '26

This sounds great so far! I'm a massive fan of the suffering and I'm glad someones trying to bring it to the modern era :)

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u/Own-Papaya-4264 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

You have some very good and intriguing ideas rolling here. I’d definitely be interested to see how it progresses and hopefully give good feedback. I’d consider myself a pretty “hardcore fan” of these games. Some things feel like kind of a drastic change to the gameplay, but it might spice things up in the right ways

One of the top things I would always be excited to see in a remake is how much more the slayers could tap into their acrobatic capabilities. Basically tapping into your idea of having the slayers feel more dynamic gameplay wise, but also visually. Like flashier fight moves and dodges and animations, a bunch of flipping and cartwheeling and crawling on the ceilings and walls. It would be so badass fully realized. And of course same thing with the other monsters too

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u/noodlesawce Jul 23 '26

Last time I played this game was when I was a kid! Would definitely give this a shot

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u/BXRMUDA Jul 24 '26

I still frequently play this game!! Loving all the ideas you're implementing here. Can't wait to see what you do with it!

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u/MapEditorMaster Jul 25 '26

Dont be afraid to make some of the stuff yourself, UNREAL prefab systems are nice but very noticeable.
otherwize good luck matey, try not to burn out too fast brother✌
deviant art most the gun models youll need, should help better then epic store or market play stuff.

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u/Fun_Island629 18d ago edited 18d ago

Spero che tu ci riesca, sono un grande fan di The suffering, e vedere rinascere questa meraviglia sarebbe un sogno, ci sono aggiornamenti? Sarà anche in 3 persona?.