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funfact...aparently the Jester is the mayer of Dreamland

I play this on gamecube who needs healthbars

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.

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

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.

He criticized the best soundtrack on PS2😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

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!

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

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

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!

I think my favorite summoner line is YOU ARE GREEDY

You must've played this game on PCSX2, which is why there are so many collision bugs in your footage. Well, you ought to know that these bugs aren't a problem anymore. With one of the recent nightly builds of this emulator, I played thru all of the races and never found myself flying off the bike randomly or smashing into invisible walls that have no business being there. This game is actually VERY solid. It's just that PCSX2 was still undercooked for this game at the time of this video. It's absolutely worth checking out now on PC. I had a blast playing it the other night in 1440p with the 16:9 aspect ratio patch. It was like playing a remaster that doesn't (and probably won't ever) exist. Everyone needs to check it out.

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.

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Speaking of the invisible collisions, and the issue with the big jump you illude to in the beginning of your video, I ran into the same issue. Was wondering if this is an issue with my PCSX or a legitimate bug. I didnt remember these as a kid either. lol

Where’s the 5 way shot

Despite not playing it for years I fumbled through the game pretty well.

I am bad at this game... But I love it

Might & Magic, Wizardry, Eye of the Beholder, Ultima, Lands of Lore and Amberstar were all so important for the genre. Also theres much more to modern indie dungeon crawlers than roguelikes. Legends of Amberland II came out about a month ago and is an homage to Wizardry and Might & Magic. Lunacid came out a few months ago and is an homage to Kingsfield.

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.

i was always interested in more the story thank u <3

My dad owned this game on PS2 cuz his friend gifted it to him along some other games. We only have the disc, I have literally never heard of Gauntlet before. What the hell is this story.

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.

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!

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.

There are achievements for playing on higher difficulty, but there are like only 3 or 4 of them. And achievements don't make you stronger in game

The band that made the song that appears in this games first track, got screwed over so hard, they are legit good but only got one album out cus of some weird fuck ups in advertising deals.

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

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

"Why are these female game characters being depicted in a non-realistic style, clearly no one at Naughty Dog had ever seen a women before." paraphrased your opinion from the vid My guy, no one cares that there's "no room for a uterus" on their character models, it's because they're heavily stylized cartoon characters. Why should they follow "realistic" anatomy rules when the art-style isn't realistic to begin with, and when plenty of the other characters don't? Samos's legs don't have enough room for the muscle required to hold up his body, and he's neck-less and shaped like a bowling ball. The Red Sage has matchsticks for ankles. Half the characters have anime bug-eye faces. The characters don't look realistic because the art-style doesn't have realism in mind. Also, why are you mainly bothered by the female characters being "unrealistic" and not the male ones? "We need representation of people of different ethnicities" Real life ethnicities don't exist in Jak's world, so how would that even work? The characters aren't "white", they are fantastical interpretation of humans, and many of them don't even have human skin colors or hair designs. Jak's world is one of all humanity living in more or less centralized pockets; different ethnicities and the concept of phenotypes being associated with particular ethnicities wouldn't even arise in this world. Even if they did, I'm not convinced it would make sense for the first game to have a variety of differenty ethnicities, because it's set on what appears to be an isolated landmass in the distant past of the fictional setting's overall timeline.

I don't think he has a problem with that's there only 4 women there like 20 people total there's not a lot of people im general

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

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

I liked the video, but talking about Bards Tale without mentioning Wizardry is a massive oversight.

Nostalgia ❤ my firts game in ps2

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.

I’ve just started a solo Pojo playthrough 😅

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

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Man, i needed a video like this due to me researching about the whole Minecraft Forge scandal with the new “Neoforged” fan project. Hopes to you getting a larger fan base!

Gauntlet had never made sense and the gameplay is all that matters. DL is a easy 8/10.

Great Vid! Keep up the good work!

Very interesting, never thought to look at some of this that way. 🤔

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.

I allways used the jester 👍☺️

I add comment to help!! Good video Rone!

Bethesda dis not hire Perlman as narrator - he was already hired sińce Fallout 1 as voice actor

Hope you enjoyed this video! what Rabbit hole should I fall down next please send suggestions below!

Oblivion had jank leveling system, and auto leveling monsters. It is one of the least remembered elder scrolls games when people talk about elder scrolls games.

I actually liked this game. I never played crash tho, so this was my crash? Haha