Dino Crisis Series Retrospective | An Exhaustive History and Review 

Here's a comment for the algorithm. It's crazy how you've only been on RU-vid since 2020. I got recommended your Prince of Persia retrospective and when I went to look at your backlog I did a double-take. You're incredibly professional and your insight on games is refreshing. Thanks for making some great content

Been praying for a Dino Crisis remake since RE2

I just had the weirdest but also best experience ever. I woke up early put on a random video and fell back to sleep then this started playing and I was awake enough to understand and hear the video BUT I was asleep enough that I saw every single scene as if dreaming but also hearing the narration.

What’s crazy is that i accidentally stumbled upon your videos via listening to RU-vid while i sleep and every time i wake up it if your video playing. And now your videos pop up whenever i get on RU-vid or after a video is done. Great work!

Dino Crisis 1 was a certified classic, and Dino Crisis 2 was a worthy sequel that gets a lot of undeserved hate for being an action game instead of a horror game. I think the move from horror to action was justified, since this would be the second time Regina would face the dinosaurs and has been equipment and support this time around. The same type of survival-panic wouldn't make sense the second time around. Maybe the concept could've been executed better, but Dino Crisis 2 was still a competent and enjoyable entry in the DC franchise. DC 1 and 2 are like Alien and Aliens for me; both good movies with different tones.

My enduring memory of Dino Crisis was the first encounter with the T-Rex. So in my infinite wisdom, I employed the tactic used in Jurassic Park by standing still. Confident in my method, only to die like an utter tit.

You know this is quality when it's 2 hours long and still has a million views...

I think that if a Dino Crisis remake was like Alien Isolation it would be one hell of a great game

This is peak content. I've watched most of the Dino Crisis retrospectives and this is by far the best. Well researched and a very interesting structure. thank you for this.

If these big companies can't come up with great new games then I'm all for remaking all these amazing classics. Dino Crises, Prince of Persia, Max Payne, The Suffering, Clock Tower etc etc. So glad Silent Hill 2 remake is coming. Just fingers crossed they don't mess it up.

I never comment on videos but it is an actual tragedy you aren't known more. A comment here for the algorithm gods! And keep making this awesome content, I love long form content like this. Gets me through the working day and teaches me all the fantastic obscure stuff I love.

As a kid, these were my absolute favorite games. I inherited my older brother’s ps1 when he got a ps2 and I played through these games dozens of times each. I did speed runs of 2, but never 1. I enjoyed the slow methodical approach, even at 9 or 10. It was the first game that made me think and plan ahead. I learned that the most efficient use of resources was to hoard supplies for poison darts rather than ammo so you can permanently put down the big bad black ones in the last third of the game and breeze through the toughest parts, and it made me feel really accomplished to handle the toughest sections like a walk in the park

Hey man! In DC2, the dinosaur from the beginning is a Tyranosaurus. That's the same one from the coliseum. You can tell because it's eye is always blown out by David's Rocket Launcher. The Giganatosaurus is the one that you fight in the Silo as Regina, and the Facility as Dillan.

Amazing work! I’m looking forward to the sequel - Dino Predicament 🦕

Weird compliment; I love the chapter names you’ve picked. Adds a little extra spice to the experience. The little things, always remember the little things. 🤟🏻

Videos like these give me hope that, soon, Dino Crisis will slowly reach the same level of recognition that RE, SH, Shenmue, DMC, etc, once did, after only a few devoted fans kept the flame alive. And, when that day comes, I hope Capcom is listening… That recently announced Exoprimal really felt like a punch to the gut, similar to how RE6/Umbrella Corps or DMC reboot did, so I really wish more fans could step up, spread the word, and join in one voice to finally bring back this dormant franchise. This is where I get personal: Dino crisis 1 was such a shock back when it released, and it partly the game that made me further interested in survival horror, but Dino Crisis 2 was something else entirely… it was the action I loved from classic movies like Aliens, but with the coat of paint from Jurassic Park, more precisely: The Lost World… which is my favorite of the Jurassic films, alongside the classic gameplay aspects from both Dino Crisis and the newest RE games, that game became my very first addiction… I wasn’t forced into finding all the secrets, or playing it in the harder difficulties, or with a no damage score in all the levels…. No….. i WANTED to do it, and it was the very first time I felt that… I was so proud of having memorized all the Dino files locations through every playthrough, and every new replay felt different and fresh, as I kept unlocking more stuff that I kept earning, plus also getting enough points for the extra crisis mode. The game kept me hooked far after the ps1 era… I got the game (pirated sorry) on PC, then emulated on my phone, then I found an original ps1 copy, bought it on my vita, and I keep replaying and beating the game as soon as I get the chance… It’s been my one answer to: ‘’what’s your favorite game ever?’’ Since I first played it back in the early 2000’s. I dream of one day, watching a game reveal show, or an award show, and suddenly seeing that raptor paw drop in a dark room with one light in the middle, and seeing the words R E M A K E. Exoprimal’s announcement made me feel so betrayed… especially when they showed the redhead girl… I just felt like they were ready to kill it, and rework it for modern, post-fortnite audiences, and call it a day…. And I still can’t shake the feeling of sadness whenever they show more of it. Especially knowing how long it’s been… people I used to play the originals with, are either out of my life, or dead… and it depresses me greatly, feeling like I might be the only sad little nerd who still holds on to this franchise with a life saving grip, hoping that someday, I’ll see it again, and videos like these, lighten the grip a bit, as I feel I’m not the only one there… and i mean, other childhood classics came back, Resident Evil 2 and 3, Silent Hill 2, Alone in the Dark… so… maybe… one day, we’ll get to see Regina, Gail, Rick, Dr. Kirk, and the badasses from T.R.A.T David and Dylan as well as Paula back again, and maybe, even a proper third part that finally solves that mysterious DC 2 ending that has been laying dormant in my heart since I was but a tiny little kid on my way to school every week… So, I guess, what I’m trying to say is: thank you for this… you’re keeping the hope in my heart alive just by still thinking about this franchise, let alone taking this much effort to make such a detailed and fascinating video. Safe to say, you have a new subscriber. Greetings from Mexico, and now, to keep waiting… for as long as life lets me. 1:05:08 also, real quick, that wasn’t the Giganotosaurus, that’s the T-Rex, the ‘’one eyed menace’’ who chases you throughout the whole game, only to later be turned to mush by the actual final baddie, the Giga. 1:25:39 Triceratops mate, also quite possibly the same ones you saw roaming in the background earlier with their child, they go on a rampage after the poor little critter dies either by mean spirited survivors, or just caught in the crossfire. ALSO thank you for being the only person who’s given Dino Crisis 3 a proper chance… I remember being so puzzled and let down by the game’s reviews, but when I played it, I realized it wasn’t really that bad, and while the story’s only connections to DC might be the mother super computer just like Dino Stalker, the third energy and the mention of Dylan, I really was intrigued by the story and the way it slowly revealed itself. Plus the Dino mutants were beautifully designed. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who felt like thee was a slight connection between this game and Dead Space… I always described this as an early dead space with zombie dinosaurs and crazy combat.

Loved DC1+2 when I was younger. The ending of DC2 left a hole in my life like nothing else at the time, leaving Dylan and the girl behind with only the promise of a rescue. Another fantastic video, mate.

Commenting for the engagement but also to express my excitement at hearing one of the best around talk about a series I've always been deeply curious about, but barely played.

That Republic Commando reference really hits home. It was one of my favorite FPS games growing up and it never received anything besides some books that reference the characters, which I also own l.

Genuinely hoping we get more high budget dino horror within the near future 😭

I still replay DC2 from time to time. Not many people talk about the thing, but it's still one of the best actioners on the PS1 for me despite the 90s jank.

Excellent retrospective, but one little issue at the beginning of the Dino Crisis 2 review. That's not the Giganotosaurus (mispronounced, but let that slide). That's just the T-rex. The Giga doesn't appear until later when it kills the Rex.

I'm in phase were I see non-avian dinosaurs for what they actually were: extinct animals that lived in their habitat like the wild animals of today. So, in this, Dino Crisis 3 is weirdly the most honest of the franchise: its "dinosaurs" are just sci-fi monsters that look like dinosaurs.

One of my favorite series of all time. Back when games needed to be complete on release. 1 and 2 are timeless classics

This channel is quickly becoming one of my all time favorites! Keep up the great work man!

I had a buddy in middle school that was obsessed with this series. Never really got into them myself, but your video showed me what I was missing out on. Good show.

Hey, I just wanted to check in and say this video is incredible. It's how I found your channel in the first place, it prompted me to become a patron immediately after finishing it, and I genuinely think about this video a lot. Thanks for making content like this, it means a lot to me to have such an incredible and painstaking retrospective of one of my favorite series ever.

Lost count of how many times i've re-watched this one, it's such a soothing type of documentary-style coverage of an age old classic that has been near and dear to me ever since childhood. As always, can't wait to see future vids!

I adore your content. It's at such a high level of quality and as someone who loves a video essay I'm shocked you don't have more subscribers! It's just a matter of time!

Dino Crises 2 was a blast! Loved trying to max out my kills between the little sectors.

Another great video and I really enjoyed learning about the dino crisis games in full. Loved the underwater Skies of Arcadia shoutout. SoA is my favourite game of all time and a perfect candidate for a deep dive! 😊

“Once the raptor’s on top of you, you need to mash buttons to get them off.”

Loved Dino crisis 2 as a Kid. Bought a PS1 Copy on eBay two weeks ago. Love it more then Back in the day. Its a timeless masterpiece.

What if Dino Crisis 3's original concept wasn't abandoned in favor of that whole mutant dinosaurs in space-concept or what if DC3's gameplay actually worked out as intended are some of those big "what if" scenarios (dinosaur games in general seem to be somewhat cursed in that regard; JP Trespasser is another dinosaur game that is just absolutely seeped in what ifs) in gaming. Maybe in such timelines, DC would still be one of the big active Capcom-series alongside its RE cousin. Maybe it would be dead but killed by some later entry in the series instead of DC3. Or maybe it would have been killed by DC3 no matter whether it took place on solid ground or in the depths of space or how good the game was. On a side note, it is pretty weird that there hasn't been a RE game or movie (I think that there is a RE comic that features a space station outbreak, but given that I'ven't read any of them, I can't be certain) that takes place either completely or partially in space. Given how bizarre that series has occasionally gotten over the years and how its evil corps just love to put their labs in the most ridiculous places, you'd think there'd be at least one entry where the secret evil lab is on a space station by now. Maybe DC3's failure is the thing that stops Capcom from going full zombies in space. But to end on a positive note; I must say that some of DC3's space mutant dinosaur designs look cool as fuck.

Haven't watched the entire thing yet, but there's some minor things I wanted to respond to about DC1. 27:35 - You *do* find a few darts out in the wild, but they're fairly rare. You're even picking up a set of darts at 30:09 :P 44:14 - Kirk's prints can actually be picked up directly from him, but the game places Regina a small distance away from him when you talk to him. If you walk up to him from the front and use the fingerprint scanner, Regina will pick up his prints without issue. 45:10 - The existence of the wiretapping device and it's location are both revealed in the memo you highlight at 44:05. You wouldn't be able to enter this room before having been to the room where that memo is located; furthermore, that room has a terminal from which a puzzle must be solved, and the memo is in-frame when standing in front of that terminal, giving the player a fair opportunity to spot it. 45:34 - Minor nitpick: The code isn't found in a *memo* , rather, the memo in this room gives you directions on how to obtain the code: you need to use the 6-digit code that you worked out when doing the sound puzzle just earlier, split it into two 3-digit codes, and then add a 0 to each 3-digit code to create two new 4-digit codes. I'll grant that it's definitely a complicated puzzle to solve, though. Few if any expect that they'll need to hold on to the 6-digit code from the sound puzzle, and the directions for splitting the code into two 3-digit codes before tacking on a 0 to each of them aren't fantastic. It's possible the directions were less confusing in Japanese, however, as the game *does* have issues with the translation in places. I could go on with minor things for the Dino Crisis 2 part, such as the fact that David didn't crash the helicopter out of incompetence, but because it ran out of fuel, but I think I'll take a break updating my comment from here. As an aside, the Playstation 1 was my first ever console, and I grew up with Dino Crisis 1 and later Dino Crisis 2 on account of it being dinosaur games and my parents overlooking their age ratings (lol). I wish Dino Crisis 3 had been the game it was meant to be, and I wish Capcom would stop being sadists when it comes to baiting fans of this franchise :(

A dino crisis remake for PS5 going back to its survival horror roots would be amazing.

This video was a real treat. I've sung the praises of Dino Crisis 2's addictive combat system for all these years, but usually I get pushback from people who didn't like the departure from the original. In some ways DC2 is like RE4, in that both games represented a dramatic shift in direction away from survival (or panic) horror that ultimately would turn out to be a mistake in philosophy that would need to be corrected. And yet, both games are so much fun that it's hard to criticize them for it, especially RE4 which is inarguably a masterpiece. And I say that as someone who usually prefers the stripped-down survival horror entries. But sometimes the first step in the "wrong" direction can be exhilarating if the execution is there.

I was a very big fan of dino crisis when I was a kid, my parents didn't want me to play resident evil as it depicts gorey violence against humans, apparently gorey violence against lizards was okay. I really appreciate the nuance analysis of dino crisis 3, since as a small and dumb child I really liked this game. I was amazed by the metroidvania-like structure of it (not being able to play metroid prime until much later) and the quick punishing combat that kept me on my toes, I enjoyed the sub weapon system, all the frantic mobility in combat allowed by the jet pack and by the auto aim and like every kid at the time without much money, I beat the game several times. My biggest really childish criticism was the lack of actual dinosaurs, replaced by weird fleshy monsters. I never knew how hated it was until years later. Of course I am now well aware of its flaws, but watching your review I cannot help but wonder if there is some camara hack possible along with other minor adjustment, like some lock on feature that allow you to manually circle between targets, that could partially redeem this game from its awful reputation. I mean... that is what happened more or less to sonic 06, another game considered one of the worst of all time, by the fan-made project 06. Which fixes bugs and general crappy gameplay issues, but keeps the level design and structure intact, even down to things like vehicle sections, that some people now have come to appreciate years later. Of course I am not saying that dino crisis 3 is some kind of diamond in the rough, some tragic master piece. Just that the good ideas, and there are plenty, are extremely overshadowed by comparatively few very unfortunate decisions. Like every other fan, I really hope we get some new dino crisis game in the feature, although maybe unlike most fans, I am not too keen on the current focus on mass appeal of the resident evil games, which kind of forget about all the experimentation that the franchise had before. I would like someday to get a new classic style of resident evil, but I don't think we are going to get that. So I think it would be cool if instead we get new dino crisis or a dino crisis 1 remake in the style of RE1 remake, tank controls and all. And... to be in an even more extreme minority. I would really appreciate if the dinosaurs were updated to be more accurate to our current understanding. Which means completely feathered raptors. Which I think are perfectly viable as terrifying monsters, similar to how crows are a staple of horror iconography. Honestly to me, bold raptors look now more silly than scary.

So glad I found this channel. I love longer videos - especially game retrospectives, and this is perfect to listen to as I go about my day.

I’m still to this Day waiting for the Dino Crisis Remake! Come on Capcom!

I've been binge watching dino crisis content since december. DC2 is my favourite.

I (mostly Listened to and (sorta) watched this all in one sitting. Loved it! I hereby sacrifice this comment to the engagement gods and wish this video and channel all the success! Really love the pacing and arrangement of subject matter and how you broke down such a huge topic. Loved the background into the development and the politics of making games, great job with the research. loved the insight into the games themselves. Really liked how you took a decidedly non negative approach. Once you realize how complicated and hard development is for this kind stuff you really realize they tried their best and we can at least give them credit for the stuff that went well, while being honest and understanding about the stuff that didn't.

This video is just incredible! The quality, amaZing script and editing is unparalleled. I've been searching for years for the definitive dino crisis documentary, and I've finally found it. Bravo my friend, bravo

I don't know or care about Dino Crisis. But I watched this entire video for how well researched and entertaining this is. I'm glad youtube randomly recommended your channel.

Had a really bad day and binged your jade empire/lotr and eternal darkness videos last night. HYPED to wake up to a new video! I gotta drive 200km today so imma download it and listen while I drive. Also happy to see you have a sponsor now!! You totally deserve it

Man, I im amazed just how high-quality your content is. You totally deserve more subs - leaving my comment to contribute some activity for your growth! Keep going and don't stop with the retrospectives

I'm really enjoying the video so far! A couple of things I noticed: in DC2, you called the trex a giganotosaur and some triceratops stegosaurs. But, this doesn't detract from the quality of the video. Good stuff!

Fantastic retrospective. I love reviews/analysis on older games, really showcases the value in these games

The amount of work you put in these videos is astonishing, would love to see your take and thoughts on another Capcom's franchise in Lost Planet.

This is easily one of the best Dino crisis vids on RU-vid

I love your videos ! So well detailed!! Thank you so much

One could argue that this just might be my favorite video on youtube. I have started watching it many times, and have yet to finish due to falling asleep. This right here is a cure for my insomnia. I promise to finish it... someday.

As a kid I thought this was just 'resident evil with dinosaurs' so let me tell you, when you meet the first raptor and I ran through the gate thinking I was safe... needless to say I shit bricks when that sucker jumped the fence.

I really do love DC1 and DC2. DC1 gives me the same satisfaction that RE1 gives me. However DC2 is much more memorable to me simply because of the ending. I'm still waiting for Capcom to write a proper sequel. I want to see Regina save Dylan and Paula. I agree that the Dino Colosseum and Dino Duel are so fun. I remember playing it with my friend on his house just to fightbas dinosaurs hahaha. I really miss the PS1 era

This is my second video of yours, fist was Parasite Eve. I can’t believe the amount of effort and research gone into your videos. Seriously, work like yours needs to be more recognized. Thanks for the deep analysis of another wonderful franchise. It’s a shame that Capcom didn’t do Dino Crisis justice and the ending it deserved. Hopefully, with the renaissance of survival horror, Capcom will turn their attention to this series and we’ll finally be able to get the closure we need.

Fighting Dinosaurs instead of zombies is so much more terrifying I thought this game was way scarier than RE at the time and didn't get the credit it truly deserved this game was intense!

I loved the darts vs bullets vs healing items balancing mechanic. Really felt rewarded for being smart and strategic.

Intelligent, respectful and calming. Thanks for making many videos that are hours long. Subbed.

I like how gale is portrayed as someone you think is gonna be the bad guy but really he’s just a professional and he was actually one of the good guys.

Dino Crisis 1 & 2, Legacy of Kain soul reaver and Def jam FFNY deserve next gen remasters

Great analysis, I didn't remember this being as good as it clearly was. When this came out I was like 12 and found it almost too intense to play. Was too young to appreciate the artistry.

What a great ending man. Thanks for the video. I didn't know the original writer had passed. Makes more sense to me now why there hasn't been any attempt at continuing the game.

I hope you got more long retrospective videos like this in the works, this was awesome.

Dino Crisis 2’s underwater section was the game that taught me that I have severe motion sickness. The screen effects absolutely sell it as being underwater, but perhaps a little too well. I remember sitting on the couch with my dad on the weekend as we took turns playing levels, and barely a minute into the underwater section, I dropped my controller on the ground and ran to the bathroom. I still love the game regardless!

I really appreciate your videos and all the time and effort it must take, to create those. I really like your style of long video essays, as some of others (which i nonetheless like to watch) sometimes go a bit overboard with retelling the stories of the games scene by scene. I think, you found a really good balance between recapping the story, gamedesign, context of creation of the games and your opinion. I hope your channel will see more success and that you can pursue this full time (in case that is even you goal). I am glad that for once the youtube-algorithms had a good suggestion for me (the lotr games retrospective) that let me discover your channel.

Loving the incredible deep dive so far. At time of writing this I am part way through the Dino Crisis 2 deep dive. Want to correct a couple of points. In the opening sequence Dylan and Regina are attacked by a T-Rex not the Giganatosaurus. And when you talk of the non combative dinosaurs the "Stegosaurus and her baby" is actually a Triceratops. Otherwise this is fantastic work so far.

Wow, just finished and this was incredible! I dont often make it through hours long content on youtube but I could not stop watching. Dino crisis is one game I could never complete as a kid due to the difficulty and this was really exciting to see such a comprehensive breakdown. You've got a subscriber, man. Wonderful video. Can't praise it enough!

Just found your channel. Thanks for the great content on games i missed on back then. You earned a sub!

Considering the roll Capcom has been on lately, our chances for a revival of this series might be as good as they’ve ever been. One can only hope 🙏

I wish we could get more Dino Crisis. That new Capcom dinosaur game seems to take some inspiration from the later entries, and I'm looking forward to it

Really hope your channel grows over the future. You put so much effort into these it's a shame your channel is such a hidden one. Keep up the fantastic work!

Me and my now deceased mom used to play this game (the first one) together. My mother was also a red head so i think the character (Regina) resonated with her. My mom played almost no video games so this was a very special time for me. I miss my mother greatly, but the impressions she left on me will never be forgotten. I will cherish them and pass them onto my daughters ❤️

Your retrospectives are amazing. How long until you head down the Resident Evil and Silent Hill rabbit holes? Or even Final Fantasy? Now THAT would be a huge video.

i really had to just say i absolutely love your video's (well they are much more than just mere "video's") i really really love these fantastic deep dives into the past, present and freakin crazy good info about these games, you and maybe 3 or 4 others i watch late nights, i get through your whole library in a few nights lol, anyway i just think your presentation and history of devs and game companies it just really facinates me, thank u so much xx You, Mandolore gaming and Grimbeard are literally the top of top for me (Love u all)❤️

As always i love these essays. I really appreciate that you analyze them from the perspective of an artistic endeavor. Many dismiss the medium simply as "toy." You always take the time to explore the emotional intent of a sequence vs the finished good in action. Its really appreciated. As always im very patiently awaiting whatever piques your interest next.

Your videos are always so great!

I think about onimusha at least once a week. The best we've gotten in the past 15 years is a slightly upresed port of the first game

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Love the way you get trough this saga. No time wasted, and very cool informations on development of various games. No stupid memes for forced "ironic" porpouse. Just a very deep dive into the saga. This is a nice piece of work. Really underrated. Thanks a lot bud.

These retrospectives are incredible! This channel is criminally underrated. I feel like THIS is GENUINE video game journalism, amazing job.

I'm old enough to prefer watching a retrospective over playing the old games from my youth

Amazing content once again dude! Looking forward to what comes next for sure..now to grab a cuppa, not work and watch the end of this badboy 🔥

I really appreciate that you made this video! The unbiased examination of DC3 was EXTREMELY refreshing, and this video was thorough in a way that i think many other videos fail to be. Great work!

Absolutely brilliant video and an amazing community on this channel!! Thank you for your time and effort that you put into these retrospectives!

Dino Crisis games were my favorite growing up. I’m glad mr sunday movies recommended your channel a few weeks ago so I could catch this one fresh. Cheers!

I man love Dino crisis 2 I hadn’t even ever played the first but I remember getting that huge gun early on and just blew through one of the most bonkers game stories I remember from my youth.

Dino Crisis 2's intro cinematic has been etched into my brain since I first played it in 2000.

I’m rewatching this on my flight and I just want to say you smash every one of these out of the park! Really amazing quality.

The most recent, "Panic Horror", type game I've played is Darkwood. It reminds me of the split second fight or flight moments the games share.

I must thank you for making this video.. not for the reasons you may expect though. One of my mom's friends (who coincidentally recently died from his alcoholism, his name was Matt) played what I now strongly believe to be Dino Crisis 1 or 2 when I was extremely young, somewhere in the late 2000s I think. I only remembered him being in a jungle/forest setting playing as a woman who slaughtered dinosaurs and for over a decade I would randomly wonder if that was even a real memory or a dream I had. Even he told me he didn't remember playing a game like that. This video being recommended to me, with the vaguely familiar looking woman in the bottom left of the thumbnail, and the title mentioning a game about dinosaurs, instantly sent me over ten years back to that particular memory and confirmed it was indeed real. I'll have to try these at some point. I especially like the concept of the first game. Hitman is probably my favorite game franchise ever and I love how you are an absolute menace in it, but a game where you are far from the apex predator seems refreshing..

I've watched several retrospectives on the Dino Crisis series here on RU-vid, but this is by far the best of the bunch. Many of the little details and insights really made it an interesting and informative watch. Thanks for taking the time to put all this together. It must have taken a lot of time and energy.

I've seen a lot of Videos covering this series but this is the best and most detailed I've seen so far.

I must have been about 10 years old when I played this. The T rex bursting through the window and those raptors that can open doors are still in my nightmares.

The virgin typical horror game: "And then a zombie shambles towards you!! Wooooooo!!! Scary!!!!" The chad Dino Crisis: "Big lizard."

This is actually my first ever time watching your channel, I saw a game I loved in the sidebar while watching another video completely unreleated to gaming or dinosaurs so no idea why the algorithm showed it to me but hey it's exactly what I wanted because I sat here and watched the entire 2hrs 58mins 31 secs in a single sitting, That literally exactly the same runtime as Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring movie (to the second, including credits!). Dino Crisis for me is one of those games I've played over and over and over endlessly and I always go back to it every year or 2 and replay both 1 and 2 on an emulator. I did also play Dino Crisis 3 on the original xbox console as I was one of those few who actually wanted more at the time however if it wasn't for this documentary I never would of known about the Java Game, The Dino Stalker Light Gun game and multiple other things you mentioned that link to DC or how DC had some influence on other titles or vice versa. I'm also a huge fan of the Resident Evil/Biohazard Franchise and have played all of the mainline RE games (With RE6 being the worst IMO) and additionally some of the spin offs including the Gun Survivor RE game and the Wii titles however I forget their exact names. I have also since bought each of the remasters they have released, paid for the "Horror House" RE7 Experience in London (which was fun but certainly could of been better but they gave it a nice additional texture no other game developer has done before, probably with good reason of course!), Also watched and enjoyed all of the films (including animated ones) and the animated Netflix series and the most recent Live Action Resident Evil series (which I actually enjoyed but a lot of people hated it and it has subsequently been cancelled due to all the hatred!!!!). However this comment is supposed to more about DC than RE so allow me to pivot back and say this, I would love to complete remake from the ground up of Dino Crisis 1, 2 & 3 (even though 3 was pretty bad I still think it deserves a play) and believe that if it was remade on Capcom shiny RE Engine with it's ability to have almost photo-realistic graphics (in 4k, 1080p & 1440p are still very good but it struggles with some of the more minute details that really make the realism pop) and Capcom ability to craft these terribly dark stories (if somewhat a little cheesy on occasion, I'm looking at you Heroic Chris who decides to try and save the day in RE7 and then almost turn into a villain of sorts at the start of RE8!) and pull inspiration from Japnese Folktales such as the Kaiju & Oni and put that distinctly Japanese Horror into a brand new DC (or just remake 1 - 3) then it would sell amazingly well given the huge amount of fans that keep screaming at the top of their lungs for a DC title (mostly a remake but I do think a new title would still be received relatively hence why Exoprimal was so massively hated because it was clear it wasn't a remake of any of the original 3 which is why when the title splash screen displayed there was so much hatred towards capcom (the red haired lass didn't help matters, this was deffinitely capcom trying to tug on the dino heart strings of fans of DC). I guess so finishing out my extraaaaaa long comment I'll say this 1) Thank you for an amazing documentary I didn't know I needed, 2) Thank you for keeping the DC fire gassed up in fans hearts, 3) Thank you for actually playing every title you could play in the DC franchise including the terrible ones, 4) Keep up the amazing work, You've eearned a sub from me :)

So, I'm watching this again, and the Dinos In Space game is still the coolest looking one to me. But I've figured out why I enjoy your videos so much. It's not just that you research everything pretty well or provide an objective look, it's your narration style. So many RU-vidrs either sound like game show hosts, condescending, overly sardonic dweebs, or put on ridiculously dramatic voices, or constantly making terrible jokes. You don't do that. Every time I watch your stuff, I feel like me and my faceless Brit pal have sat down in the bar, a pint for each of us, and he's happily telling me about something he legitimately loves. The excitement is genuine, the critiques are honest, the praise is heartfelt. These videos have a pleasant, almost cozy feel to them, and each time one ends I look forward to the next one. You're doing a solid job. I don't know if you're intentionally cultivating the atmosphere I've described, but if so, it's noticed and I dig it. Now let's see that Castlevania video!

I had a very bad habit of not finishing games growing up. Dino crisis was one of only a handful of games I played growing up that I actually completed.

I’m still shocked that tank controls and fixed cameras are considered bad…! Once you play that way it immerses you into the game. You remember every single hallway and every painting and the music for areas. That style is why we talk about these games 20 years later. My daughters plays these old games because of the quality that isn’t seen today. That’s my opinion.

Really appreciate your rétrospective

I played so so much of both Dino crisis 1 and 2 growing up and this retrospective was fantastic and along with both resident evil and silent hill were a huge part of my childhood and occasionally I return to them. This is a great video researched and presented well. Great job. I'll be subscribing for future content.