Reviewing Nostalgia: Gauntlet (Dark Legacy) PS2

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Today we are dissecting the iconic game Gauntlet DL from Midway Games and determining if this game's reputation holds up, or is it just a relic of its time. Retro gaming now, we will be comparing it to todays gaming standard in this nostalgic game review.
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@ronefero6142 Год назад

Hope you all enjoyed the video so tell me which character was your favorite? What game would you like to see next?

@mysticmelody Год назад

I loved dark legacy. I’ll never forget my mom actually playing video games with my sister and I. Something that never happened. For hours! ❤❤❤

@ronefero6142 Год назад

I love the memories I had of my dad paying with me I'm glad this game had a ton of moment like that

@jackvancekirkland Год назад

How can you call this classic ugly? It had incredible and creative aesthetics.

@jackvancekirkland Год назад

Oh wait, you're also the kind of person to talk about "representation"... opinion discarded

@ronefero6142 Год назад

Ps2 was such a rough time

@ronefero6142 Год назад

Oh nice a return viewer hope this video was better for you!

@TykonBlue 3 месяца назад

Yeah man the characters are awesome!

@scotteckersley6972 Год назад

Game needs to be re-Mastered

@ronefero6142 Год назад

100% agree

@corvoguiso Год назад

thats already a remaster from the 64 gauntlet (edit: it might be a remake actually, since there are more bosses and stuff as seen on video) Edit2: now doing a research, i’ve found out that there is also a arcade version, i’ve only played the 64 ‘98 version !!! amazing, i miss the franchise, there was another one on the Ps2 that i played A HELL LOT MORE than this version

@ronefero6142 Год назад

@@corvoguiso Oh you are thinking of the seven sorrows! I had an unfortunate experience with that GameStop screwed me the disk was scratched so I couldn't get passed the first level 😭

@mysticmelody Год назад

Loved this game, some mechanics in gauntlet on 64 were slightly better. Like saving weapons but honestly loved them both.

@scotteckersley6972 Год назад

@@corvoguiso I don't recall this game being on N64...Gauntlet Legends, yes. I remember & played Dark Legacy, on GC(GameCube)

@christopheranchor9751 Год назад

This is what I find really interesting with Gauntlet Dark Legacy. When you analize it, it's a very mundane 'shoot-at-it-until-it-dies' looting wannabe RPG. But, it has a very strong cult following and the only thing that seems to hold it up is nostalgia. This game has and will always be my one of my favourite games ever, it was the 3rd game I ever played. I've got all the secret characters, beaten the game with all of them, maxed them out so they are 9999 99 999 and I still keep playing it. For me Gauntlet Dark Legacy and to an extent Seven Sorrows, will always be games I return to and I can't think of a reason why other than I like them and have that be it's answer. Sorry for the long rant but I think this game deserves it..... in addition to a remaster when half life 3 comes out.

@ronefero6142 Год назад

I totally agree! There is something about it, maybe it's the way the game was designed, that just is inherently nostalgic I wish I could say the same for seven sorrows I had a disc that wouldn't load after world 1 xD it always broke on me!

@spitt0110 Год назад

last summer i re-played this game. i never actually ever finished it as a kid. it was a delight despite some of the dated gameplay or graphics.

@ronefero6142 Год назад

It honestly has aged rather well! I remember it taking a bit longer to play through as a kid though.

@Minnesota_Central 4 месяца назад

Cant wait to try it. You are very informative with these retro games, cant wait to check out more from your channel. Next you should try out Devil May Cry and give a review on that!

@ronefero6142 4 месяца назад

I adore dmc as a series :)

@needsanameedit4982 6 месяцев назад

I would say that this is one of the best ever couch co-op games. XP and money are not shared so it's a fun contest to see who gets more of each and also who is the first to save at the end of each level. A few levels also have switch puzzles that require at least 2 people to use, there are alternate routes but it is a nice touch all the same. Also love the laugh/voiceline from Skorn at the end of a level if you missed either a Runestone or Boss weapon. Character also gets a new title and visual update every 10 levels. One thing to note is that the PS2 version does not have an inventory system like the Gamecube version. You cannot turn off/save items, they are used when you pick them up so the game is harder to get through as you don't have a stash of really powerful items to get through the boss fights or randomly harder parts of some levels. I would really love either a remaster/remake or at least an official PC port of this game as it's great fun.

@ronefero6142 6 месяцев назад

I had no idea the GameCube version had that! I might have to play it!

@needsanameedit4982 6 месяцев назад

@@ronefero6142 If you do replay it, get another person as there are also team turbo attacks between 2 players that are character specific. The warrior throws his partner around the screen like a bowling ball that is on fire.

@ronefero6142 6 месяцев назад

@@needsanameedit4982 I completely forgot about the tag team turbo attacks!

@theonlycreativeurge 7 месяцев назад

I loved this review! So thoughtful and fair with some humor! It was also nice to see your actual face since so many reviewers just do voiceover only. I personally love this game and it does have some nostalgia factor for me. Green archer all the way as my favorite!

@ronefero6142 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed the review thanks for the comment!

@ghostninja5747 10 месяцев назад

After watching your video, I actually never understood why the game developers actually thought about updating the game with more lore so we can learn more about the characters we play as. Never the matter though, Gauntlet Dark Legacy will still one of the greatest games ever made. If there could be one more Gauntlet game, it should probably have a better written story and the option of allowing players to choose to play online or local multiplayer. Some of you may disagree with this, but even y'all should know that game developers now don't make good stories or gameplays a lot anymore. There's no such thing as a perfect game, but there will always be good memories we hold for playing the games we played. Please, think about this a little more before you say anything.

@kianlangthorne7238 4 месяца назад

My mom taught me about dark legacy and that she loved it so she brought out her ps2 and got us to play with her it was amazing my first ever video game played to its fullest we even play it on the og xbox from time to time

@samflood5631 Месяц назад

I remember playing Gauntlet Legends in the arcades when I was a kid. I usually play as either the Red Warrior or the Blue Valkyrie while my sister plays as either the Green Archer or Yellow Wizard. I only played Gauntlet Dark Legacy one time in college with some friends of mine on their GameCube. I do hope that these games get a remake sometime in the future.

@user-uo6cq1cp3u 11 месяцев назад

If I may gush about this game for a moment… It’s honestly one of my favorite games on PS2. Sure, the graphics and animation look more PS1-era, but the gameplay is fun as hell, especially with multiple players. It also has, IMO, one of the most underrated game soundtracks ever. A number of the tracks are very catchy (among my personal favorites are the Graveyard and Mausoleum), and if you listen closely, it actually incorporates about 3 different recurring motifs in different styles based on the level theme. One motif is the original NES Gauntlet title theme, which is heard in a slow tempo as Sumner’s Tower’s music, and a faster tempo for one of the final boss fights. The music is actually very cleverly done if you take the time to listen to it.

@ronefero6142 11 месяцев назад

I love hearing people gush about this game so no worries at all. I am a big advocate for gameplay over graphics and you are absolutely right! Fun facts about the music I didn't catch that!

@ZeroDimes 3 месяца назад

Yep. I downloaded the soundtrack. Memorable tone setters

@TykonBlue 3 месяца назад

Seriously my favorite game. Get a bunch of people together and steal each other's food and treasure...you are in for a great time. I ran a DND campaign with custom rules to be in the world of gauntlet. So fun!

@ronefero6142 3 месяца назад

That's such a. Good idea I feel like each world could be it's own campaign!

@ZolidarPwns 5 месяцев назад

Despite having basically no story and being graphically VERY dated; this game is still an absolute Masterpiece. I remember spending hours, days, and weeks on end doing things in this game; from trying to speedrun it back when I was so young I didn't even know that was a thing, to trying to 100% things, to doing no items/minimum level up runs through Garm. The fact they haven't remastered this is a tragedy. I understand there is some copyright problems with Midway not being a thing anymore and Gauntlet trying to "modernize" but THIS is in my opinion, still the best one in the franchise. Protip: You can literally speedrun to level 99 by killing the Spider-queen over and over, for whatever reason she gives a huge amount and same amount of XP regardless of your level. You will always leave with 2-3 levels (and a bunch of gold for that matter). Very good alternative to actual cheats like 10000k.

@srgotham 10 месяцев назад

Nostalgia ❤ my firts game in ps2

@ItalianAvalanche 4 месяца назад

I think my favorite summoner line is YOU ARE GREEDY

@sizerlecluck8613 11 месяцев назад

loved the green hyena green jester i though was a werewolf so in a way hes a druid XD Shapchanger Class lol

@OneSecretPerson 7 месяцев назад

It is entirely just my headcannon, but I always felt like this game had a very Halloween-y them/vibe to it. Like fantasy thriller aesthetic. While the realms are all completely different from each oher in most ways, many of them have some kind of "spooky" deal going on. Of course this might be bias because the first levels are in the Forsaken Province. Also aesthetically in recent years whenever I revisit this game I like to think of it's artstyle as being like a stageplay or older fantasy movie. Like a lot of it is due to the time period and available technology, but the way the backgrounds look like paintings and many objects like bushes are 2d just has a very "these are props on a stage" feeling to it.

@ronefero6142 7 месяцев назад

Personally and this is biased I think the forsaken province was the best realm each map was fun and interesting and is the one that sticks out in my mind when I think about the game especially the level with the sick piano piece

@alexandertate2762 9 месяцев назад

I like your review. My only place I disagree is that I don’t think the story, while minimal, is such a low score. Ranking it against today, sure the story is very small, practically 2 minutes of monologue and that’s it. But the amount of story that can be told through the settings is actually quite large. Coming to know and find the evil at the core of each realm is it’s own story without any dialogue. Also for a game like gauntlet, story isnt really required for it to be a great experience. Gauntlet is a dungeon crawler, it’s not pretending to be anything else. Dungeon crawlers are about the action and getting strong. I feel like too much story in a game like this could actually take away from the game’s over all score. Minimal is better than over done

@ronefero6142 9 месяцев назад

I appreciate the time you took for a response, perhaps a Dark souls style would be a happy medium then, apply more story but make the players search it out/ research the topic this way casual players aren't bombarded with exposition and Lore addicts get their fix!

@alexandertate2762 9 месяцев назад

@@ronefero6142 yeah I think that would be really cool. Like you could talk to Sumner at the tower for more info for each world as you traverse through them. And maybe there could be specially marked “lore scrolls” in levels that explain how each realm came to be how we witness them in gameplay and the lore of the characters from each realm. I just really like for example how the first realm goes. You start at the poison fields, where the living are likely wiped out and turned into the undead. Then you make it to a literal ghost town, that must have been wiped out and then corrupted. Eventually you reach an overly stocked cemetery, likely that became weaponize by evil against the living. At the back of a cemetery is a massive mausoleum that you can only assume houses the core of this evil. And the deepest part of the crumbling hall of death, is the crypt of a powerful lich. You find a warning says that you should avoid facing the Lich until you have the power of the good book on your side. Why the good book is on an air ship in a completely different realm idk. Maybe the air ships sent bombers will poison gas to plague the first realm, allowing the lich plenty of soldier’s to his cause. I wish there was more explanation to the interconnected need of them realms. Anyway, when you enter the Lich’s Crypt, you’ve reach a point of no return and for a new player it can be a really tough fight. Defeating the lich and the sumner projects himself into the realm to congratulate you and say that you have saved the realm from the Lich’s evil. Supposedly, the whole first realm is now saved, except for any stragglers. Very little actual story telling, but you feel like it’s an adventure!

@darklightneonnightlord8540 Год назад

15:52 You can also defeat death by attacking it 100 times, and I think the manual tells you this.

@ronefero6142 Год назад

Aww man I wish I didnt lose my manual! Good call out though I was not aware of this but you saying it def sounds right I think I remember that being a thing!

@redrazorx-23 10 месяцев назад

The manual actually includes spoilers about 2 unlockable characters…the Minotaur and the Falconess

@zerwardzelaiine7622 10 месяцев назад

Sumner also tells you quite a lot of tips and hidden tricks, like "using magic on death in a chest will turn it from sour to sweet" Or "power-ups will never run out in my tower"

@nicholsdeshan 9 месяцев назад

Bro I swear Legends and Dark Legacy is 100x better than Slayer hopefully they make a new 1 for PS5 and really put some effort into it

@ronefero6142 9 месяцев назад

I would love to see this even just a remastering that would be cool

@Koniving Месяц назад

I played gauntlet 1 and 2, and then never knew of any others until the most recent one on PC.

@SlamJamMcCam 2 месяца назад

Been going through it with a buddy on Gamecube. We ran into a lot of bugs it looks like ps2 doesn't have. Inventory on the d-pad... works? We can't make left or right of why we don't always get items we acquired, or my friend can't seem to get rid of the Mikey powerup ever. Seems like there is an item cap on how many you have. D pad doesn't let you see items, you hear it scroll, but often won't show the name unless you hit up to activate. Sound mixing is also comical. We have the SFX down to like 1 notch, because if water shows up, it's at like 1000% compared to everything else. We also laughed at some stages that just have coffins screaming bloody murder in the first world anytime you're near them. We are playing as Red/Blue Archer & Falconess (Me), and Red Minotaur & Anubis (him). We swap jobs, or mostly play the alts on our respective single player time. It's been a great time overall though. We've probably logged easily 30 hours, if not 40, and are on the snow world. Farming the bosses is overpowered for money collecting, and by extension farming either hp or stats. The 999 stat cap did make me a little sad as every character does become very much the same, but there are still unique traits. Thanks for the watch.

@chrisozorio2487 4 месяца назад

Bruh i really would cry or a remastered version on ps4 or p5 Also each character is from the 8 realms Archer= forest Knight =castle Warrior=mountain valkyrie= sky dwarf = ice Wizard = desert Sorcerer = forsaken providence Jester = dream world

@jesserivera9351 9 месяцев назад

So like... I used to play it on ps2 but where can I play it now? I want to play with my gf and friends

@ronefero6142 9 месяцев назад

There was a gauntlet game released on steam in 2017 I think it's darker and grittier but that's one way other than that emulators may work for local co-op.

@earthwormjim420 7 месяцев назад

dolphin emulator on PC is the easiest and best way

@RenaissanceBean Год назад

Could I suggest a Jak game next? i get all sorts of tingles thinking about Jak games

@ronefero6142 Год назад

Good suggestion! I loved that era of gaming.

@Xaeravoq 7 месяцев назад

i grew up on gauntlet legends and im craving a similar experience. this just looks like an expansion pack for the n64 version from what i remember.

@ronefero6142 7 месяцев назад

It basically was an expansion pack they did do significantly more with this version and the story was expanded def worth checking out if you loved legends

@paulspopculture5592 11 месяцев назад

I allways used the jester 👍☺️

@ronefero6142 11 месяцев назад

They had some fun animations I personally played either the archer or the Valkyrie

@Wulfram 10 месяцев назад

I’ve just started a solo Pojo playthrough 😅

@ronefero6142 10 месяцев назад

I miss cheat codes haha we need to bring them back

@koalaninja2981 21 день назад

I play this on gamecube who needs healthbars

@bloodzack12 Год назад

Those are not fursonas, they didnt exist in my thought timeline when playing as a kid they dont exist now. Dont ruin my favorite game

@ronefero6142 Год назад

Hahaha sorry I will just erase that part from your memory!

@bloodzack12 Год назад

At least it only took you 3 tries for the unicorn coin level lol took me way longer

@ronefero6142 Год назад

I am pretty sure as a kid I never beat the Unicorn level so adult brain ftw!

@rayboyman 5 месяцев назад

Where’s the 5 way shot

@ronefero6142 5 месяцев назад

5 way shot? That's a thing ... I gotta look more into this

@RenaissanceBean Год назад

Dem POLYGOWNS!

@ronefero6142 Год назад

Cant get them outa my head xD

@spittertron4920 9 месяцев назад

But today's "gaming standards" are sub-standard.

@ronefero6142 9 месяцев назад

Depends on what standard if you are saying AAA then you are correct but indie games have really been pushing the medium forward

@tylerleaver4777 Год назад

Great game, great video! One of my fondest memories is staying up for 24 hours (for the first time ever) playing this with my two best buddies @ronefero and @brickerboom. 8 out of 10, losing a point for each point on the sorceress lol

@ronefero6142 Год назад

Was that really the first time we stayed up all night together?! I must have brough the game and my multiport over! Glad you enjoyed my sense of humor :)