Correction: I say in the video that Angel is Spike's sire. This is actually incorrect. In the season two episode "School Hard", Spike refers to Angel as his sire. This sort of serves as the introduction to that term because Xander asks what "sire" means. However, this was later retconned in season five. I'll see you in a few years when I remake this 🐀
It's not retconned per say, but the usage of it is. Vamps often refer to the sires of their sires as their... Sire. I think they also refer to the master in this way when talking about Angle, Dru and Spike - since he sired Darla, who sired Angel, Who blah blah blah.
You forgot to mention that some of this game's combat animations were also reused in Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb. That's another great game by The Collective, you should consider reviewing it!
Hey Grim, have you ever heard of Bureau 13? It was a point and click game from 1995 about a secret government agency who investigate the paranornal. The team can include a vampire, a priest, and a freaking mech. I think you'd really enjoy it.
Early 2000s graphics have a special place in my heart. I often wish videogame technology could've stopped at this point, it's just the perfect amount of detail.
As fan of the Fatal Frame series and Silent Hill 1-4, you and me both brother. There’s just something to that aesthetic that fills me with an immediate sense of nostalgic dopamine. We’re becoming boomers with their black-and-white westerns- our Rawhide and Maverick is video games made between 1995-2006.
It's always nice to find more people who appreciate the early 2000s graphics style. It really was a nice middle ground of advancing from the polygonal figures of the 5th Generation of gaming but not almost wholly realistic like what we got in the later half of the 7th and 8th generation of gaming. I understand that the standard of gaming will never go back to this old school style but I hope that in the indie scene there will be software that'll come out and be able to make games that look like PS2 graphics.
"There's so many kids dying here, we have to keep making cemeteries." You should see the UK crime drama Midsomer Murders; there's nearly twice the number of deaths across the entire run than lived in the fictional county of Midsomer.
Did not ever expect to see a reference to that show here of all places lol. The side characters were all pretty weird especially the ones from the very first episode, the weird lady and her creepy son Dennis.
Yesss, and the later seasons where they start involving all these 'bordering counties' and there must be easily 12 counties each absolutely stacked with scandalous murders, so good.
I've been away from my wife and kids all week for work, and man I've been struggling. At the risk of sounding cringe, seeing this video pop up on my feed really did help alleviate that. And if that's all I ever get from this channel, then you would still be the one and only content creator to have this effect on me. For that, you'll always be a legend to me grim. Thank you brother.
I've been away from my wife for a while now but I think she'd like this game, it really does seem like a game just for 9 year olds. (this wasn't aimed at you personally @samuraishin1 , your comment is nice and genuine but I couldn't resist after seeing this video lmao)
Yea, that weirdo has a unique style for his shit, that you can't find on any other channel. Probably download this entire thing at some point to have it save, because in like 10 years from now I'll create a lot of nostalgic feelings for this content.
I'm gonna be honest you've grown to be one of my favorite RU-vidrs and you've done it by just reviewing and giving your honest opinion on games that I haven't and most likely never will play. But there's just something that I can't necessarily put into words at least not eloquently that describe how happy I am to see a new upload. Keep it up man.
OMG Not only did I just watch the entirety of Buffy for the first time because of your recommendation, but the follow-up game by The Collective, Indiana Jones and The Emperors Tomb, is my favorite game ever from my childhood. Now I know why the engine for it is called the slayer-engine... I'm getting whiplash from all the textures, animations and sound effects they reused, I HAVE to play this at some point. Indi even has a throwable circular weapon... OMG A lot of things you said about Buffy also apply to Indi. For example that you do get the feeling of being in that universe, the cool oldschool game design and that the music fits so much it cant possibly be from this wretched timeline. Thanks for bringing me to Buffy btw, its awesome! Stay Goth 🙏
I literally never comment but seeing this video pop up on my feed gave me such a warm fuzzy feeling I just had to say I adore everything you put out and anxiously await every new upload ❤
"I've already gone through twink death, and now I have to suffer through gamer death?" I can't even begin to describe the feral howling this unleashed from me
I'm no expert but.. I believe the howling is a sign that the death was incomplete.. and failed.. You're going to have to try again.. and there may be a 6-month wait for the next available slot..
BITTER RECOMPENSE!!!! My partener and I are absolutely dying of laughter at the Bitter Recompense segment, its return is so welcome and this is such a great entry to it.
That long form review made me really nostalgic for the old IMDb forum days where you would make essay arguments about movies or TV shows.. and you could set a clock in the background that would tick down as to when it would eventually get hijacked into a flame war...
It's always one of the funniest parts of Grim's videos. I just picture these posters in the pillory as we pelt figurative internet tomato's at them and laugh.
YES YES YES IVE BEEN WANTING YOU TO REVIEW THIS FOR YEARS. This is such a solid game for a licensed game. It's also so cool that you're a fellow Buffy nut. I keep trying to tell everyone to watch Buffy/Angel and people just keep pushing it off unless they grew up watching it.
THIS, EXACTLY THIS! I've been trying for so long to get people to watch it! But everytime they would be put off by the quirkiness or special effects. I'm so glad he reviewed this game. Hopefully this exposes more people to the Buffyverse.
I found Grim Beard about a month ago and spent considerable time blasting through the backlog. I am a fan and am looking forward to the latest addition.
Found you through last months video on the Blair Witch game and since then I’ve been watching like all your vids and man youre top notch. Honestly, love the irl skits and your inbetween they’re great. Also your music is sick as hell, keep it up boss!
Can't get enough of your content dude. Keep it up. Also the IRU video is just so comfy. My go to before accurate doppler effect centipedes invade my dreams.
Lord, you're still alive. Love you. I mean, I love your videos. I've been watching them recently, but in one gulp, over all these years... Real content!
no... no. brother, if anything. why do people do this to YTers. you think Grim would respond well to be being called "daddy" by you in person? I'll give you a guess!
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making the content you do. It always brings a smile to my face and something that I aspire to. Hope you’re well!
I'm very sick today so having this here is a huge boon. I love your videos so much. You speak to me in a way no other "Video essayist" or "fairly long gaming video person" ever has. Thanks for existing.
I saw this notification on my phone and new, somehow, not only that it was Grim but that it was this specific game. Truly the energy projecting off this upload is unfathomable and powerful
Videos where you cover properties that seem among the closest to you personally are my favourite. This is definitely going to the list of ones to rewatch/-listen while waiting for new ones.
As a fellow Buffy fan it’s really nice having a video like this, I don’t see many in depth videos of the games, but you definitely didn’t disappoint with clips and in jokes for fans of this show.
Grimmy, I just want you to know that I'm stuck on a 5 hour train ride right now. The seat I'm in sucks ass and my legs feel like they're going to die any minute but I don't care about any of that because I can make an hour disappear thanks to this gift. You rock man.
I feel like I have manifested this video. I was listening to your music on a drive to work and then I was like, man, I really need a new Grim Beard video! Your videos are like a cosy hug to me. Thank you so much for these. And as a Buffy fan, this will be a good video.
It's funny, I subbed to you when I was really into Power Washing Simulator. So my brain automatically associates your videos with chillin' out, cleaning houses, and indulging in some old school childhood media. So this video is insanely comforting, well done Mr. Beard.
The end of season 1 is really where Buffy starts hitting it's stride - like he said, Sarah is great at crying and they really put that to use in that episode. Season 2 is an absolute banger, the only dips in the series to me are season 4 and 7 but they still rock.
From one GOTHIC GAMER!!✨ TO ANOTHER, this series Buffy made me GOTH!!✨💜💙 in MY HOUSE (AKA CASTLE) EVERYONE IN MY FAM LOVES SPIKE!! HELL YEAH!! GREAT GAMING VID!!✨🎮
i would once again like to announce that i immediately check your channel everyday until theres a new video a month after the last one was uploaded.keep up the good stuff.
Not trying to be rude, but that’s what the bell is for my guy. - A guy who checks to see if the bell notification is enabled on Grimbeard’s channel every other day.
BRO! I've just started working on a Chaos Bleeds video and it's thrown me into a terrible spiral of watching the show for like the 10th time through. Buffy's the only show in the world I'd ever do that for. Crazy this came up, I wasn't expecting this at all. I'm literally so hyped to finish this video.
Makes me want to re-watch Buffy again. Thanks, Grim, for rekindling a love I encountered in early college. Time to download all the seasons and give it another watch.
Hey Grimby, totally off topic (another great video, btw), but the mentions of industrial rock and jungle and stuff got me thinking of PSX era game soundtracks, and it brought to mind this unnamed track that was used for the October 1999 - January 2000 issues of the _Official PlayStation Magazine_ Demo Discs that goes hard as fuck in my opinion and may be something you might fuck with. I'll post a link to one of the only RU-vid rips of it I know of in the thread below this comment, in case it gets auto-wacked. If it does, you'll have to search yourself. You'll know you found the right rip if the video looks like a powerpoint slide a highschooler made in 2006.
@@Ohio.Gozaimasu Good idea! Here is the code: lU29ox-r3Hw?si=ybFzU0HNVd7ZTx6d I don't know if it changes anything, but it's formatted for the shortened "youtu. be" format.
Small nitpick (for 25:04) Although Spike says in School Hard that Angel is his sire ("You were my sire, man, my yoda!") it was later shown in Fool for Love that it was in fact Drusilla that sired Spike.
Every time you post a video, I drop everything to sit down and watch. When I seen this one was about buffy I knew it was gonna be a good, passionate ass video! Your my guy
Man, JUST today I was thinking to myself: “It’s been a while since Grim’s uploaded. I can’t wait to see what the next video’s about”. So the probe you’ve placed in my brain definitely works.
Buffy really was something special. I did indeed enjoy watching this and going, "That happened in the show! And I remember it!" It really was meant to be a high school story (unsurprising). And while the show continued to be enjoyable and produce absolutely delights like Silence and Once More With Feeling, it was so clear that conceptually, it was meant to be about these characters in high school.
Think about Seth Green what you want, but simply ignoring the existence of Robot Chicken seems a bit weird. Anyways, love it when you go into Buffy fanboy mode, I think I was in the upper age range for the series target audience, but damn do I love the show and Angel, so it's always great to hear you ramble on about the Buffyverse. I've always been a PC gamer, so I missed out a lot on games which were aimed at the console market primarily, that's probably why I have comics, books and other media, but no video game. But I might give this one a try at some time.
good video if not for the severe lacking of a rat roundup, a classic series such as buffy surely would contain a modicum of rats. illl award this my lowest grimby rating. Meh
Grim I love all your videos. Even when they are about stuff I never even knew was a game (aka everything). Great content and I hope to one day be able to contribute more than just likes and comment.
18:05 Excuse me! 😮 Seth Green was in Party Monster (2003) with Macaulay Culkin. Green played James St James, of the 90s NYC Club Kids scene and one of the founders of the Disco 2000 parties at iconic club venue The Limelight. It's obviously his most important contribution to pop culture! I recommend that movie and a youtube search deep dive into NYC Club Kids wholeheartedly, for an incredible 90s trash good time.
I've been waiting for this! Buffy had a huge fandom here in Finland in the early 2000s when it arrived. I missed most of the original run due to it being a late night show at first but when dvd boxes were a thing i begged to have the show one by one. I remember even sending a txt message to one of those tv chat shows without permission and it was taken from my allowance. Spike is forever hail James!
I think people that say they hate Xander are just terrified of being cancelled by the demented potential slayers with blue hair, people only.dislike him because they say he's a joss insert, for a lot of people Xander is their favorite character, and they relate to him the most, not everyone grew up with parents, or good role models, I feel like xander haters are people that never faced issues at home
I come from a broken AF household with an alcoholic father and haven't had the greatest time financially growing up and have seen my share of bullying and isolation.Still hate Xander though, he's just a little creep who is at best the definition of inappropriate, and at worst just plain gross.
Le blue hair boogie man any woman who doesn't like being creeped on is an evil SJW. Just because you can relate to something that doesn't make it a good thing.
Coincidentally I've been playing the Deep Space Nine game by the same developer. It's got the same "Solid 3rd person action game where the devs were huge fans of the property and also got (almost) all of the actors to come back"
you probably understand how far beyond the pre-conceived limitations of art you've reached at this point so I'll just be simple and brief and say I love the changes to the intro each time and thanks for painting your nails I feel seen
Hey Seth Green also does Robot Chicken that's three whole pop culture things Also that puzzle Palace and Buffy vs Dark Buffy fight unlocked memories of this game I didn't realize I had
Damnit don't have time to watch right now, but I still wanna say, "Yeah! New Grimbeard video!" May the algorithm accept my offering and shower your digital harvest with good tidings, friend.
Idk if I left a comment on this video, but this video made me watch Buffy, which has been an exceptional experience. Far better than I anticipated. Thank you Grim
