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From January to July 2018, prototypes of House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn were location tested in Japanese arcades. Camera footage of the prototypes was leaked online, and brief clips were shown at the Japan Amusement Expo (JAEPO).

The prototypes had missing content, altered voice acting, and gameplay imbalances that were fixed in the final release.

First prototype

The first prototype was location tested at several Japanese arcades in 2018. These included SEGA Akihabara Building 3 in Tokyo from January 19 to 21; Round One Arcade in Yokohama from March 3 to March 5; and Rakuichi Rakuzen Arcade in Kawaguichi from March 16 to March 18.[1][2][3][4]

A playthrough on the prototype was filmed by arcade group Throwback Tokyo.[5] Founder "Double Dee" gave his impressions on The Podcast of the Dead.[6] The video was removed after Throwback Tokyo was criticized for filming without permission.[7] However, it was reuploaded to Bilibili.[8] A lower-quality second playthrough was filmed by YouTuber Speedbeatz.[5]

Differences

Gameplay/Graphics

Location test Final Description
HODSDLocationTestPathSelect HODSDPathSelect The only two playable levels are Scarecrow Manor and the Annex, with Laboratory and the Elevator Lobby being crossed off in the stage select screen. The stage previews lack names and use concept artwork as placeholders.
HODSDLocationTestAmmo HODSDAmmo There is no Item Shop and special weapons; only the default machine gun is available.

Sound

  • Kate Green has a younger voice, while Ryan Taylor sounds goofier and shrill.
  • Kate's line "When in doubt, head left" and Ryan's response "What? Why?" are missing from the Annex's left elevator path.
  • Most of the quick time events lack dialogue for when they start or are completed.
  • Some character lines are absent from the final game:
    • After talking to Ryan about his brother James, Kate says "We must leave at once!" Erroneously, her mouth does not move when this line is spoken.
    • Ryan says "Shoot down the door!" during a quick time event in the motorcycle section.
    • Kate says "You're great, you know that?" if the player shoots the motorcycle in a quick time event. This was replaced with Ryan saying "We did it!"
    • Before the chandelier quick time event, when the camera pans down to show creatures ascending a stairwell, Ryan says "They're headed this way!" in response to Kate's line "Let's head down."
    • Ryan's line after defeating Chariot is "How do you feel? Feeling good!" The final release changed the "Feeling good" to "Cool, yeah?"
  • Sounds alerting the start of partner rescues and quick time events, as well as creature headshots, are missing.

Miscellaneous

  • The end-of-stage result screen categories (Score, Enemies killed, Critical Shots, Accuracy, and Events) are displayed slower than in the final version of the game.
  • There are no end-of-stage life bonuses if a high grade is earned.
  • Samsons don't raise their chainsaws when shot in the belly, thus making it harder to kill them with headshots.

Second prototype

The second build was location tested on July 9th, 2018 at High-tech Land Sega in Shibuya, Sega Tokyo Dome City, and Sega Shinjuku Kabukicho.[9] Reportedly,[10] this version added the following:

  • Special weapons.
  • Aime and BANAPASSPORT amusement card functionality.
  • An achievement system.
  • The ability to purchase sub weapons via the coins collected by the player throughout the game (this is feature is exclusive to the Japanese version).
  • All three remaining levels.
  • Separate high score lists for single and multiplayer games.
  • Route map and music for game over.
  • Balanced game difficulty (reduced health for the Simon and Samson creatures, easier partner rescue sequences, and added end-of-stage life bonuses for ranks of A+ or higher).

Gallery

References

  1. "Sega To Begin Testing House Of The Dead Scarlet Dawn This Friday" (English). Arcade Heroes (January 14, 2018). Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved on May 24, 2020.
  2. "『ハウス・オブ・ザ・デッド』最新作のロケテストが秋葉原で開催中。音が! 風が! ギミックが楽しい!" (Japanese). Denkegi Online (January 19, 2018). Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved on May 25, 2020.
  3. George (January 14, 2018). "House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn announced for arcades" (English). SEGAbits. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020.
  4. ハウス・オブ・ザ・デッド ~スカーレットドーン~ | HOUSE OF THE DEAD ~SCARLET DAWN~ | セガ (Japanese). Archived from the original on May 25, 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 George (January 18th, 2018). "House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn location test footage hits the net, looks amazing" (English). SEGAbits. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020. Retrieved on May 25, 2020.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkhBSVuHQEw
  7. ThrowBackTokyo [@ThrowBackTokyo] (July 10, 2018). ThrowBackTokyo on Twitter: "@s_s_score @always_player2 この情報を共有してすみませんです。 私たちはHotDシリーズの大ファンであり、他のファンと情報を共有したいと考えていました。 私たちからの更なる更新はありません。" (Japanese). Twitter.
  8. "死亡之屋:血色黎明 试玩关卡完整流程" (Chinese). Bilibili (January 20, 2018). Retrieved on August 28, 2020.
  9. George (January 14, 2018). "House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn announced for arcades" (English). SEGAbits. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020.
  10. Kori (July 9, 2018). "House of the Dead Scarlet Dawn ~ July 9th Location Test Details *Possible Story Spoilers*" (English). The Website of the Dead.

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