Man's has been working hard lately new video every 4 or so days is an insane pace, or maybe he has some in reserve from patreon exclusives? I'm not sure.
Just to clarify, for any video I post here that used to be a Patreon exclusive or is a slightly re-edited Patreon video, there will be a pinned comment in the comments section to make that clear. If there isn't then it's all original (like this Genji 2 video).
You're one of the few youtube game "guys" I can listen to. So many of them adopt this super grating "Supereyepatchwolf" cadence that is just irritating. I love that your videos are longform but you're not wasting time going through a useless intro or like, re-reading the title's wikipedia page. One of the better ones out there, and im glad that you're uploading more. definitely the way to go
"Hey um guys here I am um doing this super awkward socially awkward voice so I can feel relatable while I stiffly wabble in front of the um camera WOOOOAAAAAAHHHH"
A 3D Hack and Slash of Guy Fawkes fighting the Dutch in Spain later to lead up to the gun powder plot with king James as the final boss is legit an awesome concept for a game.
When I bought this game as a kid, the shop owner tried to talk me out of it because "This is one of the worst games I have ever played, please buy something else.", but I refused to listen. Life comes at you fast.
Ah, yeah. The famous game that blew the world's collective mind on E3 2006 by showing a perfect recreation of historical battles that actually took place in Japan, and in which appeared a giant enemy crab that you had to hit it in its weak point for massive damage.
6:54 It's somehow gratifying to finally get the deets on how much that *real time... weapon change* really amounted to in the end in this legendary game (that I never played).
"30 frames per second action with an unstable performance and repetitive quick time events." How appropriate that this came out the same day as Final Fantasy 16. The more things change...
I seriously don’t know why I’ve missed this game when it came out back then. This the game where it give the infamous line of “Maximum Damage” back at E3.
I bought both Genji's after your last video and I was stunned what a step down the sequel was after playing the first. I heard early PS3 releases were rough but had no idea they were this bad.
seeing the screen cut to folklore really took me by surprise, i just got into that game a couple months ago! awesome that you gave it a little mention here, i never wouldve thought its by the same studio
Y'know, I've recently gotten into PS3 emulation, mainly because I always wanted a PS3 and never had one, I've had a lot of fun emulating and playing Metal Gear Solid 4 and Demon's Souls for the first time, and it's cool how you can enhance these games with higher framerates and resolutions. I have played Genji 1 on the PS2 years ago, but never touched Genji 2, and apparentely there is a 60 FPS mod for Genji 2, so maybe I'll try that and see if there's any value in that six axis dodge. As for the "holding the controller backwards" technique, I'll leave that for Armored Core.
I wonder why the devs made the camera so close and angled as such. Was it to have less things on screen to help the frame-rate? Or was it because this was a launch title and they wanted to show off the pretty graphics, which is easier to appreciate close up. It's such a shame because they had some good stuff in the first game, so why did they change it for the sequel?
Since you're reviewing Game Republic hack and slashes at the moment, I would like to hear your thoughts on Knight's Contract. This game also has it's problems but due to the interesting scenario, that is surprisingly rare, I wish that someone would do a remake of it with better visuals and more responsive gameplay. It has a certain atmosphere, the characters are interesting and the core idea,...as a fan of Ico,...should have a chance to be done right, I think... You may come to that anyway, since Folklore is the next announced game, but Knight's Contract is such an inconspicuous title, Game Republic didn't actually advertise it that much, if at all.
Unfortunately, this Genji game was kinda par for the course with the struggles game devs had when making games for the PS3. Bar a few standout exceptions, I dont think we'll see games that hit solid performance targets until we're in the PS4 Pro era. Despite that, there were some standout bangers for sure. Excited to see what you think of Folklore
One game i suggest looking into that also incorporates on-the-fly-character-switch and doesnt feel like ass to play is Onechanbara Z2 Chaos. Plus its got its own deep combat system to boot
I did attempt this game since the last Genji video, and I dropped it before the end of the first level. It's just so sluggish. I wanted to give it the benefit of the doubt that maybe it got better later, but I guess not. There is at least a patch to run the game at 60fps on emulator though, but I assume you would need a pretty powerful PC for it to maintain that in those large battle sequences. Also I think this sequel kind of looks worse than the original. It might be technically more detailed, but the first game was more impressive because it did much more with the PS2 than what the sequel did with the PS3. Although all those corridors don't do it any favours either.
This is the first time since the game came out that I've actually seen it in action. I'm sitting here thinking to myself wow, this looks like it could be fun if they had just kept the damn camera camera from the first game.
So did you ever get around to doing a Folklore video? I tried to dive into your videos but couldn't find it. I really enjoyed the Genji videos, these games weren't even on my radar before
Some glitch with the video happens at 5:36. It's very brief and didn't really bother me, but I just wanted to mention it. edit: nevermind I guess that was my laptop just wonkin, cause my PC watches the video just fine.
But the combat animation in genji is one thing I respect. It's so fluid and changes depending on the direction you change to during combos. I can't think of any other game that does that
I wondered what happened to Game Republic, seems like they've closed doors in 2011 and apparently some of the staff there was hired by Tango Softworks. I always thought Tango's games were very visually accomplished and now I wonder if part of the reason is because of Game Republic's ex-staff.
I know it's kind of a different take, but what about the Way of The Samurai games? They're from that era too and had some interesting qualities, even if combat could be... Lackluster
Good video, I am curios what Chatlie would think about System Shock the original. Charlie complains about modern games being to easy and handholding to much so I think he would like it.
@@TheGamingBritShow Thanks for the reply I have been watching you since "the savange nintendo rant" which is now taken down. If you do cover system shock I hope it's the original because that is more quirky and weird. The first System Shock is not as hard as you would think. I am Gen Z the game is a decade older then I am and I still beat it.
I feel like both the first Genji and the first two Onimusha games also to some extent tapped into the solitary experience and journeying alone. despite being in very condensed and linnear worlds due to hardware limitations. Sure Samanosuke had Kaede as a companion. Jubei had multiple friends and Yoshitsune has benkei. But to me at least, those games had a very solitary feeling despite of that. Maybe because of how the story is presented, idk. Onimusha 3 and 4 however (which I still like) went overboard with this entire "go team!" saturday morning cartoon vibes:P Games like Sekiro feels like going back to form or back the the roots, but in a very different presentation.
I think that's a risky comparison until they show what the gameplay is like. I'm sorta expecting a tower defense thing from their use of the word "strategic" lol
Might be too late but you may be interested to know that emulating this game through RPCS3 allows for a 60fps patch! It's not perfect but it's certainly way better!
They say that the first wave of games for a new console generation set the tone of what's to come for that generation. Man, did the 7th generation set the tone for the type of sluggish and compromised games we'd get. As someone that grew up with late gen 5, gen 6 and gen 7th I rarely if ever find myself revisiting gen 7 games outside of a few hand full of which most are from the Wii and the others are either pc ports or re-releases for newer consoles.
The graphics were real good, but the camera was real bad. Not fun to play at all. Glad I only rented it. Folklore is a good one. Played the demo, bought the game, loved it.
11:20 should have mentioned Nioh 2. You can’t just talk about modern samurai action game without talking about it tbh since it has one of the best if not the best combat for swordplay. Some might even say it’s a modern day Onimusha game
THANK YOU. Half the appeal of the samurai fantasy is the being the lone wandering ronin. Something I think sekiro did well (even tho the protagonist is a ninja but whatever) but every oni game past 1 is this grand faunal fantasy party team up
Hmm, I'm reminded of the Way of Samurai games. Not the best games ever, I find the action in most of them a bit subpar, but fun to play through some of them. But I'm just reminded of them because Samurai 00s games were mentioned at all. I think the only one of them I haven't owned is 2. And the psp re-release of 1. Still, I recall Genji 2 for the some reason everyone who hasn't played the game has. Giant Enemy Crab, weak point. bla bla.
I could never quite get those games, seems you just walk around and stuff happens at you. Compelling, but not exactly fun. My all time favorite on the genre would be Samurai Western.
I hated the game the moment I used benkei. I think the devs forgot to put his remaining moves. He does literally one hit. Unlike in the first game where he did combos
Oh geez, this one seems awful. Nothing like that zoomed in camera and bad performance to make other games look good. Folklore tho, that always looked kinda charming. It's ancient history but did you stream it at some point? I have vague memories of seeing something like that a long time ago.
Genji could easily have become a long lasting franchise, but Genji 2 (what a mess) dropped the ball so hard that any goodwill earned from the first entry was completely lost.
Talk about losing touch of whats important . For what the first game was, the second was incredibly misguided. They didnt have to go for such radical changes, just make something like the first, just a little longer. Genji 2 was the start of Game republic's "quantity over quality" mindset. A lot of features that do very little.The Characters and weaponry in Genji 2, Folklore has it too, but it maquarades it well with the Pokemon gimmic, but it does show when they re use the formula for Clash of the Titans. They do move away from it in Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, making one of their best games, and then Knights Contract, which is too painfull to talk about :p Despite all that, Genji 2 did get me in the feels near the end. Pulled some dirty tricks to make me all emotional. I'll give it that XD
Man, i wish there was remake of Genji 1. Yeah, the first game might have been a decent hack and slash, but i do believe that if the remake had the graphics of Genji 2, the combat of 1 with fixes and new elements, and more open levels to explore, i think it would have been a good game. Since Game Republic has gone bankrupt 11 years ago, i doubt there is any interest in reviving or remake for these type of games.
i didnt playneither game but the patterns are obvious with new gen: more graphics less mechanics..more resolution less artstyle..more quicktime events less complexity..more cutscenes less budget on gameplay......i feel like graphics should have peaked in the late 200s around 2005/2010 it looked good enough to immerse you while keeping a lil bit for you imagination to fill...that would have balanced out the effort and computing power towards more mechanical aspects of the game..for exam^le max payne 2 had interactive object that made its setting feel more immersive than a lot of modern high resolution map whee everything is justa frozen innanimate background but ofc companies found out that making a bunch of cutscenes is easier than making a game...indie games are the savior... i just wish more indie games in the western market took themselves a bit more seriously like japanese games and didnt go for ''im a goofy indie game look heuheu'' because the japanese gaming industry have fallen off a bit with the decrese of the popularity of the playstation and nintendo
My only memory with this particular game is the same thing that happened with the 1st game but I actually enjoyed the 1st game way more than this one because while the 1st game got a 4 out of 5 from X play, this 1 got a 2 out of 5 despite being A PS 3 launch title. And spoilers nearly every PS3 launch title had a low score except for the 1st resistance game....... That was a horrible time for the PS3 lol. As for this game it's just very forgettable a complete disgrace to the original game and lastly it ended up becoming 1 of 2 game Republic made before I believe closing down. Oh well, at least Yoshisune is NOT a woman this time.......glares at the Fate universe. Rip Genji, you will be missed.
The whole "next gen game that pushes the limits of the engine and gameplay and tries to bring spectacle to a whole new level" thing just makes me think ninja gaiden 2. also just having a billion enemies in a game that is designed with fighting like 4 or 5 at once at most. inadequate camera. that being said ninja gaiden 2 kinda rules not in spite of that but almost because of that and kicks ass whereas this game just kinda looks like ass idk.
This is one of the biggest disappointments I've ever fucking played. Genji 1 had so much potential for growth and improvement, I could only ever see things going up from there. I honestly wasn't expecting to get an inferior product on much stronger hardware, but I guess that's what happens when Sony demands a glorified tech-demo and only allows less than a year of development. I knew this was the Giant Enemy Crab game before I ever started it, but after playing the first game, I remember being excited to play its sequel and see how Game Republic would expand on the original, only to be met with a choppy, zoomed-in, unergonomic mess of a game with a much worse Kamui system. They literally broke systems that worked perfectly before, and any good ideas introduced fall short of their potential. Add some frustrating level gimmicks that do nothing but waste the player's time, and you have the first and only game to ever get my adult self angry enough to throw the game case at the wall.
