Giants: Citizen Kabuto | Forgotten Gems

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In this series, we're delving into video game oblivion.
Titles that have, at some point, fallen into obscurity.
Today, we're taking a look at Giants: Citizen Kabuto, one of the most funny and charming action games I've ever played.
Released in 2001 by Planet Moon Studios, it surprised me by how fresh, exciting and hilarious it still is after so many years.
You can get it DRM-free on GOG.com:
af.gog.com/game/giants_citize...
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27 апр 2017

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@RottenHeretic 7 лет назад

God the fact that someone actually still remembers this game. I got this video in my recommended and I can happily say: Thanks youtube.

@itsth3_bloody405 3 года назад

2021 ?? i still remember this game

@adreamingwolf 3 года назад

@@itsth3_bloody405 AVGN video on the 3d0 lead me to look up old games I used to play and now I'm here. I never beat this game so I'm thinking about going back and playing it again.

@spinnerboyz 2 года назад

Unforgettable

@Ryan-cs3uc 2 года назад

@@adreamingwolf I been searching for this game for the last hour cuz I forgot the name but I remembered it so well. It was a real gem

@samforderer3075 10 месяцев назад

@@Ryan-cs3ucdude this game has been burned in my memory since I was a kid.. I’ve been searching for the name for like ten years and finally found it, I’m in shock

@UnknownGunslinger 7 лет назад

Stop making me feel old!

@DemienC. 7 лет назад

Very early 2000s were amazing years in gaming. Must be expecting the End of the World sparked all that creativity and originality.

@ghoulsoul12 4 года назад

Almost end of the times now. This aged well.

@Largentina. 4 года назад

That's a good point. I agree, most of the games I love are from that era. Games like Max Payne, AvP 1&2, Blood, Giants etc. The only modern games that I've played that give me the same feeling I had back in the day are Dusk and Dying Light.

@monteanthony1022 3 года назад

@@Largentina. dying light was awesome, almost worth the dead island flop. I miss expansion packs. Tarkov with it's flaws has been giving me those feels, but the MCC hit me hard. The moment i got online and i could just hear the shit talking but the voices were older. I could smell my neighbors stale cigarettes when my buddy an i stayed up all night playing halo 2 legendary with the window open. fuck mang.

@FSVR54 2 года назад

ps2 era was the best

@mho... 11 месяцев назад

it was basically the first time that 3d engines & 3d cards both matured together enough to enable game devs to build their dream games! and there was no "industry" behind it really, most where small teams, building the game they wanted to play! great age to grow up in!

@keep8smiling 7 лет назад

This game blew my mind when it first came out, not just the campaign but the gameplay in general. So glad other people remember this classic.

@FaiThWii 7 лет назад

IM HAVING A NOSTALGIA ATTACK

@doomlegacy 7 лет назад

TIMMMEHH!

@lowlady2346 6 лет назад

You deserve a thumb up :D

@KalleVonEi 3 года назад

Timmeeeeeeeeeh

@MrTyler189 3 года назад

Funny af when I was a kid

@lerouxpurple7766 6 лет назад

Wow I completely forgot about this game. I loved it as a child but could never get very far. Thanks for reminding me of this!

@RagnarRoxShow 6 лет назад

My pleasure! :)

@lokman175200 5 лет назад

@mabbohabb same

@brandoneverett9153 3 года назад

Yeah once I got to delphi I struggled hard

@gwardojones 7 лет назад

The dudes that made Armed & Dangerous? 100% playing this now.

@hemangchauhan2864 7 лет назад

Another Great video! MDK and this game are the sort of games I'm still not able to comprehend, yet I find them instantly charming. We need more crazy developers to make FUN/10 like games.

@PhilipTheBird 7 лет назад

I loved this game, even though I never managed to finish it due to the difficulty. To this day, so many years later, whenever I'm hungry I still cry out "I... I can't think straight with these hungah-pains!" (internally or sometimes externally). The game is part of me. Edit: corrected typo

@hrvojekrsnik6572 6 лет назад

Yep, my problem too. At one point it got too difficult. But I still remember it from time to time.

@taylorsharp7252 7 лет назад

I acquired this game either through a friend, or I found it in a house we moved into, either way I didn't buy it at a store. It was a total surprise! I still remember using arpfix to make Delphi topless, then worriedly minimizing whenever my parents would walk through the room

@Harinjo916 2 года назад

My father plays this game non stop since it was released, he knows every single map inside out, he knows every A.I. mechanic inside out, it's so funny to watch him play, I mean he knows literally where every enemy will be before they even get there, I asked him once how he doesn't get bored out because he is playing the same game over, over and over again, he just said I play games so I can relax my mind, and I guess a lot of people forgot that's the reason games were made for, for mind relaxing fun. Thank you Planet Moon Studios

@VintageLJ 7 лет назад

Lol, Majorca. Obviously a reference to the British favorite holiday location, Majorca, the Spanish island.

@RagnarRoxShow 7 лет назад

Fancy a pint?

@KwHGaming1 5 лет назад

RagnarRox thought you’d never ask!

@spawnof200 5 лет назад

@@KwHGaming1 OI PUB TOPS

@CaptainHillyan 7 лет назад

I still have this game in physical form. And LOVE it. I'll make it a damn family heirloom.

@SpikeJet2736 7 лет назад

Holy shit, I played this game as a kid but up until recently, I couldn't remember the name but this game crawled back into my memory. Thanks for the video and the refresher, this really took me back

@tojiroh 7 лет назад

I remember when this came out. The days of Omikron: The Nomad Soul (Glowy Bowie on Quantic Dreams debut title), Syberia, Outcast, Deus Ex... We were crossing a threshold, we just didn't know yet. :-) Other forgotten gems you might wanna delve into: Sacrifice (third person action summon 'em up) Dink Smallwood (simple visuals hiding an engaging isometric action rpg, also hilarious) Ground Control (though Massive Entertainment is still around as Ubisoft Sweden, and working on low-key titles such as, oh I dunno, The Division?) Evolva; The Thing (both from Computer Artworks, who unfortunately went the way of the Dodo) Food for thought!

@kummakummakummakummakummac8606 7 лет назад

What type of game is Syberia? I think I got it free from Origin recently.

@Ruiner667 7 лет назад

This game is at its best when playing multiplayer LAN with friends. Trying to avoid being eaten makes for some really interesting screams

@snoozeyoulose7542 5 лет назад

mabbohabb ikr the fuck ... how didn‘t i notice that

@LazyGamerPerson 6 лет назад

that Timmy scene always fucking kills me

@malazan6004 2 года назад

This was a really unique and cool day to play with friends vsing each other

@Linkard 7 лет назад

I've only recently discovered this channel and I already love it SO much

@Gottencow 6 лет назад

I got this game from my dad on a CD(it's the version with the uncensored version of delphi;) and I've played through it twice already and I'm playing for the third time and it's still not boring me

@SergeantQuackersThe2nd 6 лет назад

Gottencow Literally the same. Got the Uncensored Copy from my Dad 10 Years ago. Currently 17 and still playing it. Haha!

@earthwormjim420 4 года назад

@@SergeantQuackersThe2nd crazy, i probably played this back in 03-05'

@Hoonters-goona-Hoont 6 лет назад

Oh my god holy shit. I knew this game from my childhood, I remember watching my cousin play it and totally liking it, but I never knew the name and now all these memories are rushing back that is so cool! Thanks!

@mastersoki4988 6 лет назад

OMG this music my goodness i remember it completely that was one nice game!

@ogto 7 лет назад

sacrifice is one of the games everyone was talking about when i was young, never played it though. would love to see someone cover it thoroughly

@DhiscoStu Год назад

This and Sacrifice are absolutely magical games :)

@DelSimmons 4 года назад

One of my all time favorite games. I wish someone would make a sequel with updated graphics but the same gameplay.

@PizzaPQ Год назад

Same! I've been looking for anything that resembles this kind of gameplay. Nothing so far 😮‍💨

@DogOfHades 6 лет назад

I am old, I played all the Lucas arts click games, I played Leisure suit Larry, Armed and Dangerous mentioned below and I still play games. Deadpool, was a good funny recent game... HOWEVER, no game is close to being as funny as Giants Citezen Kabuto.

@PetrKL21 Год назад

I'm just replaying the game now! Thank you! I'm so glad it's still getting attention after all these years!

@dustinbarruela 2 года назад

Thank you for this nostalgia! I used to play so much of this back in grade school. The dialogues was indeed the best part of this game.

@timurgildanov6552 5 лет назад

I remember this game. It is one of first games was played by me. Untypical gameplay and specific humor were awesome! Thanks!

@chillieice 7 лет назад

I really enjoy these videos. Great work!

@agenericbot 7 лет назад

Did you ever play Armed & Dangerous? Equally hilarious

@Xanzan 7 лет назад

Was about to write that here! it's so underrated.

@DemienC. 7 лет назад

Recently replayed it. First of all - great suggestion. Quite unique stuff. Second - not as hilarious as you remember. Very VERY strong start... but a bit "meh" in second part.

@lucemus1 7 лет назад

Thanks for sparking my memory, I had completely forgotten about it....

@emulation2369 7 лет назад

Shark-gun is the best)

@DatGameCollector 7 лет назад

I love that game.

@vg9479 4 года назад

Great Video and description of the game, One of the best games ever made and as the guy said the humor in it makes it really unique and even more entertaining.

@Ogmu. 7 лет назад

I love your videos man! Don't ever stop creating content

@LordEmilous 6 лет назад

Back when gameplay was more important than graphics.... god damn how I LOVED this game... hearing the music just brings back nostalgia :D

@ScudX 7 лет назад

I didn't forget. Giants was wonderful. And so was lanning all those revolutionary FPS and RTSes

@abe_kid 4 года назад

Thank you for posting this video ❤️

@Fpinne Год назад

This series is amazing. And your reviews are too. Structure, pacing, and style are always perfect. A soothing voice on top - as a gaming-enthusiast one gotta love your work. Tip for a future review in this section: Giant's fluid movement system by jet-pack reminded me a lot of 'Outwars', a 3rd person shooter from 1998, by SingleTrac / Ziggurat Interactive. Would love to see this one in a future review!

@redseagaming7832 7 лет назад

please talk about Legacy of Kain pretty please with a knuckle sandwich lol. the legacy of Kain series is very underrated please talk about it.

@Pleasedontmakeascene 7 лет назад

I remember playing this way back in 2001. after having played a demo from PC Gamer magazine (literal tears of nostalgia as I write this) A friend of the family actually pirated a a copy of this for me and it is, until this day, one of my absolute fondest videogame memories of my childhood. Your video perfectly captures what it is that makes this game som memorable, for the few people who played it back then, and I thank you for shining a light on this forgotten gem.

@esvegateban Год назад

I couldn't remember this game's name for the longest time, and just yesterday cleaning up stored stuff I came across my old CD cylinders with all my games and found it. Yes, great game!

@blade1535 Год назад

I used to play this game and tribes 2 around the same time. Both awesome games. Many nights spent playing this and listening to Portishead on the stereo.

@101stumphead 7 лет назад

Hooray! New video! I have rewarched Monters of the Week too many times lol, my favorite series

@maximusstorm1215 2 года назад

Damn, this game seriously brings me back. I remember my favourite part being upgrading the jetpack and just being able to cruise across the map. I never got that far. I got the the mermaid chick but can't ever remember getting to play as the Kabuto as I remember the game being really difficult for a kid of my age at the time. Such a great hidden gem! So much nostalgia. The good ol' days, when I had not a worry in the world...oh how I wish I could go back💔 Another hidden gem I remember was Shinobido 2: Way of the Ninja (PSP). Absolutely amazing game! Tbf, I might actually get a PSP emulator for my PC and replay it as it was that good of a game!

@BernardVisagie 2 года назад

I loved this game! That Timmy scene makes me think back towards that time, there was a meme around 'Wazaaap' which they played off of for the joke 😂

@Bourgit 5 лет назад

ok that's one game I'll be sure to add to my wishlist Discovered your channel yesterday with the soul reaver hidden gems video I had in my to watch video list and forgot to actually watch it. I followed with the Rule of Rose video and that was it, instant subscribe. Even though I've never played Rule of Rose and probably never will be I love this game, the graphics and the story is exquisite and I was delighted to see that you delved deeper in the story than most of the other youtubers have before you. Now I'm skimming through your vids and I must say that I love your video game tastes. Keep up the good work!

@valcliffb8558 6 лет назад

Wow, I never knew how much I needed this game. XD I'll be checking this out as soon as i get home from work.

@rohitchaoji 2 года назад

I remember this game. At least remember installing it and running it. But at that time, my graphics card couldn't render polygons for 3D models so all I saw in this game were white boxes and some terrain texture. That said, this game looks amazing. It is very dreamlike. As in I have seen landscapes like these in my dreams for sure!

@Mandibil 7 лет назад

I played this back in the day, and love every inch of it. Classic gem

@VulpesChama 4 года назад

I couldn't forget this game even if I tried. It's just too darn good.

@fmsyntheses 3 года назад

'Take this here rose bush. It'll keep you well-hidden.'

@Kianfox 7 лет назад

YES ANOTHER RAGNAR VIDEO

@Ryl0o 9 дней назад

watching this game play is hitting the nostalgia so hard

@luisurena9955 3 года назад

I was one time at the local mall with my aunt I believe. EB games at the time had a deal of buying 3 games and get a few free. Ended up getting this and Turok along with some others. Absolutely loved this game

@bkrcovers2906 7 лет назад

your channel is pure gold

@shane1479 Год назад

I literally think about this game at least once every month since I first play it.

@lillyclarity9699 Год назад

This was one of the first video games I ever played in my entire life. I remember my mom getting it for her pc when I was four or five. The music of this game has been burned into my memory for decades, and the humor was probably more formative to me than any other media I've ever watched. What a great fucking game. I'm sad I never got to play MP with anyone. Edit: Of course the soundtrack stuck with me. Jeremy Soule and Mark Morgans other soundtracks are the rest of video game music that's followed me through my life.

@lirolo8343 Год назад

Thanks for the video dude it was great

@steinsverd97 3 года назад

This is probably my ever first pc game I've ever played when I was 4 or 5 yrs old back in 2001

@andrewmelean8259 7 лет назад

Classic game. Awesome video!

@BlatentlyFakeName 3 года назад

This game had really fun multiplayer. Mercs had to build a base and the Kabuto player tried to grow big by eating sheep and then destroy it. The sea reaper player was in the middle of it mixing things up.

@courtwalnut6652 7 лет назад

that terrain deformation is fucking gorgeous

@derekg7853 3 года назад

Omfg the blue guys randomly popped in my head the other day and I could only remember "Kabuto" because of "Kabuki" (don't even ask lmao). You are the best for helping me remember! I remember playing this before Destroy All Humans, and the comedy was top notch (until DaH took it up a billion notches). I still remember having a...fun...time protecting the little assholes in orange robes who would always keep dying

@irotinmyskin 7 лет назад

i looooooved this game and i totally had forgotten about it!

@uros.u.novakovic 6 лет назад

Oh my Grenth! I've been looking for this for a long long long time! Finally!

@yancieb 5 лет назад

I always loved the mission where you had to save the smarties and then use them to build a base, I always loved bringing them food and watching them be safe and well fed, although it didnt last very long I would always get my base swarmed by the reapers or run out of food.

@baffy2000 4 года назад

I’m not massively into the whole strategy (or shooter) genre, but this part was genuinely superb. Part strategy, part shooter, and just difficult to make it feel challenging but not impossible. Loved it. The whole game.

@mesicek7 6 лет назад

Damn your gem reviews are brilliant!!

@xlonely_goatx4623 3 года назад

Damn I remember always swimming towards the water and always freaking out over the fish eating you.

@VonKulesh 3 года назад

I love this game with a passion and replay it every once in a while.

@FunkySoulNinja13 4 года назад

This game is NOT forgotten my friend... Anyone playing Giants on GOG?

@bizarroman69 7 лет назад

This is a Gem i hope more people buy. How about some love for Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pause?

@luisalbertoquesadarueda6385 7 лет назад

Right on!

@jakejutras5420 5 лет назад

Now THAT is a hidden gem.

@visionaeon 7 лет назад

Ragnar, I love your videos. Every single one of them. But please, I ask you, do a video about Black&White from Lionhead Studios.

@TheReZisTLust 5 лет назад

Actually *pushes up glasses* Game Freak did it

@SageofSorrow 7 лет назад

Another forgotten Gem from Shiny Entertainment. Messiah

@jbholland1987 Год назад

this was the best game ever man.... i even could play it for a time online back in the days. awesome days.

@xxx-pliskin-sniper-xxx8538 4 года назад

My older brother brought this back as a gift when he was on holiday years ago, what a game

@LuisAndion 5 лет назад

This game looks amazing, and I LOVE MDK and Sacrifice. Never heard of it before. Thank you for the sugestion.

@crypticlogic800 4 года назад

I remember going to a dicksmith back in 2001 and finding this gem in must go cart. As soon as I started playing it I couldn't stopped. I have replayed this game far to many times and had to buy it again on GOG when I lost the disc

@rocketdock11 3 года назад

I was always shocked that this game doesn't have a sequel.

@afti03 5 лет назад

The music was fantastic

@willclark4449 2 года назад

I loved this game the tornado spell was so fun as a child

@greg6191 7 лет назад

You're the best. I loved this game.

@gamma-square6669 5 лет назад

The golden age of gaming just keeps giving...

@maximoran9863 6 лет назад

I remember reading all about this when I was only 5 or 6, I really wanted to play this game. Didn't know it's on Steam, and I'm certainly getting it now :)

@KubinWielki 5 лет назад

Oh boy... one of my definite favourites ever since I got it by chance when I was a youngster. I concur with the fun/10 rating, simply because the game may not be the best looking (especially today), may not have the deepest inventory aspect (although it's still solid), and may not overwhelm with deep lore or hearbreaking story, it's still incredibly well put together and simply... well, fun. A must-play for anybody who can look past the aged graphics.

@lifetimehomies2464 7 лет назад

I still have this game lol

@AlwaysHarmonyy 6 лет назад

Lifetime Homies same here mate. Still Playing it

@sethmesser3624 5 лет назад

Such fond memories of this game. I picked it up on ps2 on a whim and had a great time! I raved about it to my friends and they thought I was crazy, they never heard of it before.

@mho... 11 месяцев назад

yeah i had the same, none of my friends played it & all thought i was crazy liking something, they had no idea even existed 😆 like sacrifice, battlezone,darkreign & soo many other gems!

@Annatar0 2 года назад

I think this would be a big hit if it was released today because of the online community that didn't really exist back when this was released. But I doubt anyone even knows this game exists now days. It was the first open-world FPS game that combined RTS mechanics where you had a base to upgrade, expand, and go out and collect food in a multiplayer that I played

@Soaring_Tofu 2 года назад

Loved this game so much

@beepot2764 6 лет назад

That game looks ridiculously fun!

@kamilbazydo4496 7 лет назад

Played through Giants probably half a dozen times back in the day. Don't know where my CDs are, but I have GOG version...

@Sianoelyayo 6 лет назад

Multiplayer was incredible. Playing Kabuto against my friends is one of my fondest gaming memories as a kid. Would love to see you make a video of "Sacrifice" or "Blade: The edge of Darkness"(this last game and "Commandos" are the only good games ever produced in my country, but both are masterpieces).

@PolnocneGranie 7 лет назад

I see you had the censored version of the game.

@patpont5354 3 года назад

wait censored??????????????????? i had this on ps2 when i was 8

@MarkaNgamer 3 года назад

Unfortunately, she should be topless.

@epiphany3021 6 лет назад

That turned up to 11 meme is a forgotten gem

@jossricketts4452 7 лет назад

Oh my! I played that game about five years ago and I loved it. Kinda sad, that such imperfect, but highly experimental and fun games gine with the time

@trmblingblustar 4 года назад

I loved this game! I'm not sure how I came by it, but I remember it being the first game I upgraded my graphics card for, from a TNT2 to a GeForce 2 MX. The controls were great, and even though by today's standard the environments were pretty empty, they are still beautiful! I often would stop just to enjoy the view, forgetting I'm playing a game. The third act, however, was where the game took a slight downturn.

@VocabDoctor00 7 лет назад

Thank you for this series. I just flat out haven't heard of any of these games and I like to think my young self would´ve simply been blown the fuck away, but here I am, having that exact reaction. Maybe I´ll build a PC and finally discover these great games. Sigh, I had no idea at the time, my moment came with games like Silent Hill, MGS, and Abe's Oddysee on console. I did play this one PC game back in the day called Powerslide. It turned out to be an amazing and forward-thinking racing game with a cool setting. In fact, you kind of helped to dredge that memory up. So I did get to play that one! Cheers, thanks again.