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Thoughts on the Dark Alliance 2 ports
Dark Alliance 2 is soon to be ported to current-gen consoles and PC. This is good, but I hope they make a few important changes to improve the quality of the product.
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Dark Alliance 2 - Classic ARPG Retrospective
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It took me way too long to play this game, and I had a lot of fun covering it. This entry builds upon the first game in some really cool ways, but not everything is a total upgrade, and the road to release had some major hiccups along the way. 0:00 - Intro 0:40 - Development Struggles 2:56 - New Gameplay Mechanics 5:17 - Story and Campaign 5:50 - Act I 11:00 - Act II 13:51 - Act III 15:53 - Act...
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Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven - Underrated gem?
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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - Retrospective Review
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  • @pigeonman1134
    @pigeonman1134 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hell yea new videos coming out sooner than i think :D

  • @MetalJody1990
    @MetalJody1990 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I couldn't really get into this game. After 3 levels, I had enough. Strangely, I enjoyed the first Tenchu game. Idk why WoH stopped being fun for me. Maybe I'm just getting old... Growing impatient with the stealth genre. I like more action-y ninja games, like Ninja Gaiden Sigma and Ninja Blade. Oh and Shinobi.

  • @Direblade11
    @Direblade11 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bruh I started playing this on my GBA emulator, and seeing gameplay of the actual game is like night and f'ing day

  • @gtimez2421
    @gtimez2421 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im pretty sure that background music is jippy right ?

  • @hellmonger21
    @hellmonger21 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    giving the warrior character the ability to one hand two handed weapons has been the dragon ive been chasing for 20 years now

  • @Fuuntag
    @Fuuntag 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Barely a $30 game these days let alone a port.

  • @jesseSager123
    @jesseSager123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    call me crazy, but slap a new coat of paint on this and its better than the new BG3

  • @Anradak
    @Anradak 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    -BD Dark Alliance -BD Dark Alliance 2 -Champions Of Norrath -Champions: Return To Arms are the best ps2 games, (not just ARPG's) and i will not shy away from saying it.

  • @wowfoelifewarcrack3297
    @wowfoelifewarcrack3297 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    microsoft or someone should buy the rights to this dead ip do remakes an a 3rd an so on

  • @Henry-x3r6e
    @Henry-x3r6e 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice ASMR video.

  • @majorgear1021
    @majorgear1021 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice review! i’ve heard unskippable cutscenes were a common problem with games from the time period. Personally, I hate them .

  • @himanshugirigoswami4573
    @himanshugirigoswami4573 ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually really liked Dark Alliance on GBA. But, maybe that's just the scarcity of games and nostalgia.

  • @wizardscrollstudio
    @wizardscrollstudio ปีที่แล้ว

    Never heard of it. Looks like Diablo and I'm not a fan.

  • @kidpesto
    @kidpesto ปีที่แล้ว

    Personally I think that DA2 is a muuuuuch better game no contest but nice vid great watch

  • @vladimircurkoski1455
    @vladimircurkoski1455 ปีที่แล้ว

    Remember me and my friend who already played Dark Alliance for couple of years trying to play Dark Aliance 2 on extrime for the first time and finding that it's impossible and that you can do that only after finishing game at normal than with saved characters on hard and even than you have to finish some tutorial wich wasn't easy at all to be alowed to play on extrim but after finishing it for 5-6 times on extreme you would become practicly immortal and could run pretty fast through the game.After finished the game for 30-40 times I was playing it on my own without a map and I was playing this game for 5 years almost every day in hope there will be Dark Aliance 3 for PS3 it didn't happen so I gave up my two PS2 and one PS3 to kids from neighbors and I didn't play any game for about 10 years but if there was Dark Aliance 3 I would maybe buy PS4. This game was unique because it was the first game that you could play with your friend as a team not agaist him This video explains the game pretty well but you really have to play it to understand it.

  • @shanefelkel9966
    @shanefelkel9966 ปีที่แล้ว

    This game was great. Love the attention to visual detail - from the Elfsong tavern barmaid's tits undulating as she shimmied and shook, to the hot Drow elf priestess' tits. Oh yeah, the other characters were great too lol. Seriously, it was a truly immersive world and well thought out story and game experience. Really made you feel like you were building toward something as you inched toward Eldrith's tower. Great narratives by Keledon, Eldrith, and Sleyvas. Also liked several of the other characters - villains or otherwise. One of the best games for replay-ability. I would rank it top 5 of my favorite PS2 games. Maybe higher on some days, but then there's Shadow of the Colossus, Mafia (1), the MOH games, Prince of Persia series, etc, to contend with.

  • @DillonMagreveous
    @DillonMagreveous ปีที่แล้ว

    You gotta stop disin the GameCube like that my guy 😂

  • @Smiggsss
    @Smiggsss ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this game and a second one as well Great video you earned yourself a sub

  • @TotallyTubularJonathan
    @TotallyTubularJonathan ปีที่แล้ว

    this was a great review dude

  • @darussianbear8752
    @darussianbear8752 ปีที่แล้ว

    is this game backwards campatible for other xbox consoles?

    • @majorgear1021
      @majorgear1021 ปีที่แล้ว

      It looks like that that’s a “no”

  • @flavorTown88
    @flavorTown88 ปีที่แล้ว

    u need more subs dude! very good video

  • @dextersbeard3472
    @dextersbeard3472 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have never heard anyone say "PSX2"

  • @dinbabwa452
    @dinbabwa452 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great writing why did you stop?

  • @SuperCuttyBlackSow
    @SuperCuttyBlackSow ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the second way more then the first I like how I'm act 3 you can unlock all new skills and it's so much longer only downside is it's a little to easy definitely suggest to play on hard.

  • @roguerifter9724
    @roguerifter9724 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a lot of fun with this. I played both of the PS2 Dark Alliance games (My best friend owned the first, and I got this one then got my own copy of the first later), and both Champions of Norrath games (Another friend owned them, and brought them to our weekly gettogethers at my best friend's house while I brought Dark Alliance II) and this is easily my favorite of the four. Onne of the biggest reasons was class selection. When I play D&D tabletop or the video and PC games I usually play as a Rogue or Thief depending on edition, a Bard, or an Artificer. When I played Everquest for a couple of years I played as a Rogue or a Bard. Of the four games this is the only one which lets me play as one of my preferred classes for their setting.

  • @hi_austin
    @hi_austin ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved how the samurai patrols in this game were just a bunch of drunk, idiot, assholes compared to Sekiro. Just like most samurai in actual history.

  • @mcfarvo
    @mcfarvo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This game was a true banger back in the day, co-op with my brothers was always 💯

  • @nesoukkefka1741
    @nesoukkefka1741 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so pissed this game never got a sequel, me and my brothe have beaten the living shit out of this game back when we were kids, both coop and solo, we sadly never got the first one but did we enjoy our time with this one.

    • @kaisarr7632
      @kaisarr7632 ปีที่แล้ว

      3rd one was in development then cancelled

  • @356z
    @356z 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish we could import our characters from the 1st game

  • @PinkyJujubean
    @PinkyJujubean 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    An older dude I work with has this ultimate collection of D&D stuff. We got talking about D&D and he mentioned this game so now I'm seeing if I might like it before I get it. Looks cool.

  • @TheSoultanidis
    @TheSoultanidis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my ALL TIME FAVORITE GAME! The end.

  • @westonsullivan2329
    @westonsullivan2329 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great, great video. I'm shocked by your sub count, you deserve more attention for the attention you give your videos. <3 Keep it up! (:

  • @tristanhicks5372
    @tristanhicks5372 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How did you put this much content into a 4 minute review!? I was and still am shocked

  • @NoHomerS
    @NoHomerS 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It would look a lot better if you simply edited your voice to say "dispute" instead of "delay". Doing that will separate you from the lower-level video makers.

  • @lafdew
    @lafdew 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just here to tell you its on pc now

  • @axg93
    @axg93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My childhood right here. Use to play this with my uncle every day and grand turismo 3. Wish they made tenchu On ps5

  • @lenarmangum8630
    @lenarmangum8630 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I unironically really like Bug! it’s a fun game with an interesting approach to platforming with charming visuals, and memorable music. I quite enjoy this game and like the movie motif, wish we could’ve gotten more Bug! games.

  • @peanutbuttermillk2381
    @peanutbuttermillk2381 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do you know how the weapon bullshit works?

  • @calebpribyl5152
    @calebpribyl5152 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I first heard about this I was kind of interested in it I was really into cartoony looking video game mascots like sonic earthworm Jim and toejam and earl I do like the music of this game! But despite some people saying it isn’t perfect it still looks fun!

  • @corytaylor3838
    @corytaylor3838 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, real smooth and never lost my interest. I'm on the search for the bauldrs gate that I used to play with my dad when I was younger. This is unfortunately not it, but it did help narrow things. Thanks!

  • @tamniall
    @tamniall 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think there's one more piece left that needs a remaster, *Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes*

    • @ruthiekest3218
      @ruthiekest3218 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope they remastered it was a fun game

    • @majorgear1021
      @majorgear1021 ปีที่แล้ว

      As long as it’s done right, unlike DA1, I’m all in.

  • @retratone9259
    @retratone9259 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Next video will be over Dusk, a doom-like fps. I'm also looking into Champions of Norrath

    • @beaver3224
      @beaver3224 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes please look into champions of norrath.

    • @CC-eu9lh
      @CC-eu9lh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We miss you king

  • @Jsobone
    @Jsobone 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now we need Champions 1&2

  • @rmacd7373
    @rmacd7373 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I beat DA1 as a kid with my bud then we beat DA2. Mum yelled at me for taking clothes off the elf back in the day while my buddy was over. Love these games Port sucks tho got 1/3 through DA1 game crashed corrupted the save file and tbh the gameplay doesn't hold up well enough to give it round 2.

  • @meandfriendstv
    @meandfriendstv 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Things like the weapon crafting, little more variety on level choosing (+ special level for each character in Chapter III) and even things like the armor looking different on each character are the reason i play this part way more often than the first, although the first part has a higher nostalgia worth for me. Its also one of the few games I actually enjoy playing on the highest difficulty.

  • @biostar4
    @biostar4 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    To be honest, I played with the newly released pc version, and even in that version some of your attacks simply do not hit the final boss... Though I don't know if its a system issue or design choice

    • @dan_man3087
      @dan_man3087 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's probably a sudden steep stat requirements or a mistake in the programming of Mordoc's defense. There's a stat called "base attack" you can see in your stat screen. This stat is relevant to your hit chance: the higher it is, the more chances you will have to actually land a hit on your enemy(there is some math mathing between your base attack and your enemy's Armor Class(or just plain defense\armor) stat). The same goes for armor - if you have a very high stat in armor, the enemy with low attack will have a REALLY low chance of actually hitting you. And, to be a bit more thorough in this explanation, your AC goes up with the armor + it's enchantments + some of the skills + Dexterity stat. And Base Attack goes up by 1 each level + the weapon type and it's enchantment level + Strength stat + some weaponry skills. Anyway. Every enemy in the game have their own AC and Base Attack stats. So your and their hit chance stat mostly depending on some math between your attack and their defense and vise-versa. So it looks like in the final battle Mordoc just has way higher AC that he should have, making your hit rate kinda low. OR you were underleveled\underequipped for the battle.

    • @majorgear1021
      @majorgear1021 ปีที่แล้ว

      the remakes were a mess on release. I heard that they got patched, but I’m probably stick with the original on my ps2 or on an emulator.

  • @BigothyArchibaldBusiness
    @BigothyArchibaldBusiness 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice to see you back my man. At least 4 months back. But still, nonetheless. The only thing I'm upset about with Dark Alliance 1-2 is that the Steam couch-play doesnt work. Which was a huge dissapointment. And also it being full priced. Its a good game, but fuck man. Really? It was quite a blow to see that the steam couch coop didnt work even after paying full price for it.

  • @pizzapicante27
    @pizzapicante27 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, its 10 bucks on GOG, guess they realized 30$ for a PS2 port was just too much, 10$ doesnt feel that bad tbh.

  • @Grumpy-Fallboy
    @Grumpy-Fallboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice review :D i mean info..