GHOST RECON (2001) was VERY different...

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  • @MCGreaper777
    @MCGreaper777 ปีที่แล้ว +1310

    This is pure nostalgia right now. Me and my brothers would do 1vs1 fights as gillied up snipers. And it was SOO intense. Watching for the slightest movement in foggy woods

    • @OperatorDrewski
      @OperatorDrewski  ปีที่แล้ว +249

      Absolutely vibe with this comment. This was the shit I did with my friends when we first discovered arma 2.

    • @kagunnhardy9889
      @kagunnhardy9889 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@OperatorDrewski i can attest to this in arma 2, hence the nickname Bush Wookie lol.

    • @charlesdarienzo6686
      @charlesdarienzo6686 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@OperatorDrewski Blast form the past. Man, Drew, I wish you could have played Hostile Intent 1.6 :)

    • @jimflyboy89
      @jimflyboy89 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Makes me think even further back to playing Syphon Filter the same way.

    • @mice6545
      @mice6545 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      lmao, the excitement hunting for your friend in ghillie suits, not knowing whether you're being watched or not is fun, everytime you certain that you see someone always sends you in glee, you would fucking giggle and they would ask "are you looking at my beautiful ass? you are, aren't you?"

  • @TheDevildogGamer
    @TheDevildogGamer ปีที่แล้ว +1010

    The permadeath of Operators was my favorite part. Watching them get all kinds of awards after each mission just to have them die and get replaced with an FNG was always sad.

    • @gameragodzilla
      @gameragodzilla ปีที่แล้ว +104

      I installed a mod where someone put Rambo as a Specialist, and my base game campaign ended with my Rambo operator having almost the same medals mentioned in Rambo First Blood Part II. Two silver stars, four bronze, Distinguished Service Cross and the Medal of Honor. Only didn’t have the Purple Hearts as I didn’t get shot. It was neat to see.

    • @theroidragedtrex7908
      @theroidragedtrex7908 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      Remember the sad trumpet music that would play when a squadmate died?

    • @karliskokorevics6902
      @karliskokorevics6902 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@gameragodzilla Not to mention, the Ghosts are Army Special Forces/Green Berets like Rambo himself.

    • @gameragodzilla
      @gameragodzilla ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@karliskokorevics6902 Yeah. So honestly, this is now the best "Rambo" game. I do miss how moddable older games were. I also modded the SPAS-12 into the game as I own that gun IRL and love shooting it. So I put it in the game to enjoy shooting virtually, too.

    • @theroidragedtrex7908
      @theroidragedtrex7908 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@gameragodzilla you be sure to baby tf outta that spas for us alright?

  • @WinchesterDelta1
    @WinchesterDelta1 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    The true Ghost Recon. Extremely tactical for it's time and had a nice and simple story line. But it still felt like you was doing important things the outside world didn’t know about. And as you could see it was very hard.

    • @SiCDisaster
      @SiCDisaster ปีที่แล้ว +23

      The only Ghost Recon :D

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SiCDisaster GRAW 1 and 2 tho

    • @SiCDisaster
      @SiCDisaster ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@LordVader1094 as far as I'm concerned no Ghost Recon title past Island Thunder is worth playing. For Rainbow Six any title past Raven Shield is equally abominable.

    • @cciaran4292
      @cciaran4292 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SiCDisaster oh my god just go get a flip phone and cargo shorts while you’re at it, hipster. Rainbow six Vegas 2 is very obviously the best one and graw was an equally fantastic games. God people like you are so annoying.

    • @WarGamer82
      @WarGamer82 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      100 % agree with you, sad to see what Ghost Recon became. we need a remastered of the OG Ghost Recon and it's two expansion packs

  • @tiberius8390
    @tiberius8390 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    "They should be entirely different franchises"
    Exactly. Loved the old Ghost Recon. The new ones are too action oriented to cater the mass market.

    • @Kid574
      @Kid574 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      In fact me and my usual mates, we like to call "Ghost Recon" the games up to Advanced Warfighter, and just "Wildlands" or "Breakpoint" for the new ones.
      We still tend to gravitate back to GRAW though

    • @memecliparchives2254
      @memecliparchives2254 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Kid574 Thoughts of Future Soldier?

    • @Kid574
      @Kid574 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@memecliparchives2254 Didn't like the 3rd person view but the game was alright but for me still fell behind GRAW/GRAW2

    • @Legion12Centurion
      @Legion12Centurion ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Kid574 Graw/Graw 2 specifically on PC is much more like the first Ghost Recon... I really enjoy that.

    • @Go_Coup
      @Go_Coup ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@Legion12Centurion , yes, the PC versions of GRAW and GRAW2 actually tried to be an evolution of GR01. All of the other games have tried to turn GR into COD, Just Cause, or another game. Thanks, Grin Studios, for respecting the "Ghost Recon" and "Tom Clancy" names more than Ubisoft ever did outside of RS3.

  • @Wuwarrior-bi2tl
    @Wuwarrior-bi2tl ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Ghost Recon should do some huge revaluation and visit their old games on what to do with this series. No battle royale, no pointless open world gimmick. Maybe a reboot of the series with the original Ghost Recon as a blueprint. Not a carbon copy but with huge inspiration. A tactical gritty realistic GR experience with friends

    • @nickysimi9866
      @nickysimi9866 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      And no fkn metal face masks and cloaks

    • @MC-pt8kv
      @MC-pt8kv ปีที่แล้ว +18

      it's almost impossible. if they do anything even remotely based on the real world it's too political for someone and the game play is too slow for a mass market game. also ubi is more interested in NFTs than making good games.

    • @Saukingalpha
      @Saukingalpha ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ubisoft should release either a remastered version of GR 2001 or a Ghost Recon : Origins game with nothing but 2001 technology and weapons- charting out how the GR started

    • @brainyskeletonofdoom7824
      @brainyskeletonofdoom7824 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      We need another studio to take on the old Ghost Recon formula, like what is happening for SWAT with ready on not

    • @ivibs1984
      @ivibs1984 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It won't happen, we need an indie developer to make us a new game.

  • @g3arjammer837
    @g3arjammer837 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    The original Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six game (the one from 98’) is also great and was ahead of it’s time. I remember playing it as a kid. I remember my first exposure to flashbangs was through that game, I not knowing what a flashbang was threw one at the front door of the first mission and expected it to blow up the door and instead I got blinded and as I began to regain my vision a enemy with a shotgun opened the door and killed me and I screeched so loud. Those were fun times 😂

    • @charlesshamseldin9555
      @charlesshamseldin9555 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And Rainbow Six: 3 and Rainbow Six: 3 Black Arrow.
      Sort of lost to time now, but some of the hardest hitting mp and terrorist hunt gameplay ever.

    • @greenfaceguy3604
      @greenfaceguy3604 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Ding Chavez goes first and he cannot die!

    • @yeetus59
      @yeetus59 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@charlesshamseldin9555 Rainbow 6: 3 was GOATED I remember the penthouse mission was a nightmare when I was a little kid. Right up there next to Ghost Recon 2001

    • @charlesshamseldin9555
      @charlesshamseldin9555 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yeetus59 yessssssss agreed 100%

    • @Gameprojordan
      @Gameprojordan ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I found the n64 version of Rainbow six 1 a few years ago at a used game store for 10$

  • @greyhope-loveridge6126
    @greyhope-loveridge6126 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Fun fact - There was a mod made for this game by the devs that recieved it's own standalone game called The Sum of All Fears. It released on PS2 and on PC and was essentially an anti-terrorism SWAT version of this game. Same engine, same graphics, same squad system, etc. Cool game.

    • @BurgleArsonLarceny
      @BurgleArsonLarceny ปีที่แล้ว +5

      this is one of my favorite games i have on steam......but i cant play most of the time. i also have a disk version of the original rainbow six that doesnt work except on my old ass laptop lol
      SUM OF ALL FEARS is available on steam for a ridiculously cheap price for anyone who wants to try it out. not sure about rainbow six though....great book btw

    • @soldierorsomething
      @soldierorsomething ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah but theres no blood in that game

    • @BurgleArsonLarceny
      @BurgleArsonLarceny ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@soldierorsomething that's the weird part, ghost recon and rainbow six used to scare me as a kid because when you're hit you fall and bleed out instantly. but sum of all fears doesn't do that the same way

    • @diamondoarts1022
      @diamondoarts1022 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Omg ,thank you so much!!! I was trying to remember that game for years now, I had a demo of that a long time ago 🤝

  • @arc_asuno247
    @arc_asuno247 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Im so glad there are players who are still talking about this gem. Fun fact, there is an entire community that still plays to this day, we host almost every day in fact!

  • @LordTankian0
    @LordTankian0 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Og GR, already know this will be epic.

    • @panchov3129
      @panchov3129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wish he did operation Flashpoint also.

  • @gameragodzilla
    @gameragodzilla ปีที่แล้ว +47

    This is still my favorite Ghost Recon game.
    It’s as hardcore as classic Rainbow Six, but since I can quicksave, it’s much easier to learn as when I inevitably die, I only have to redo the last few seconds rather than the whole mission.
    Also, there is a mod that lets you show your gun model, but it is a bit finnicky.
    EDIT: Also, small correction: The yellow part of the threat indicator isn’t friendlies, it’s pointing towards where enemies are if they’re not close by. When it turns red, it means enemies are close. It’s simply a way for you to know where enemies are, a gamified way of showing data from satellite imagery, through the wall sensors, motion trackers and the like.

    • @ew3612
      @ew3612 ปีที่แล้ว

      I figured that it was from your hearing too.

  • @IAMTHEJUGGERNATE
    @IAMTHEJUGGERNATE ปีที่แล้ว +166

    I would love a modern game that kept the pacing and feel of these early Ghost Recon games. A modern Hidden & Dangerous game would be similarly awesome. I'd also love Rainbow Six to remember it's a tactical co-op game, not a fast TTK Overwatch spinoff... but Siege sold so well I have limited hopes for that franchise to return to its roots. Basically, if somebody programmed better AI and added missions/ scenarios in the Tarkov engine, that'd be a blast.

    • @wantedpwner
      @wantedpwner ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ok

    • @marianoclerici3986
      @marianoclerici3986 ปีที่แล้ว

      The original Rainbow Six game is not co-op. Squad-ased and co-op are not the same.

    • @bigburd875
      @bigburd875 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      If you haven't heard of it, Ready or Not is really good, it's basically SWAT 4 updated for tye 2020s

    • @Go_Coup
      @Go_Coup ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Ground Branch is the closest to caputring the feeling of GR and RS. Unfortunately, it's developing incredibly slowly and is lacking a lot (some of that, weather included, is coming in the next update.) Other than GB, Black One: Blood Brothers is another game that is clearly trying to be like the original GR and RS. It isn't as far along in some areas, but it is further along in other areas.

    • @kyles9937
      @kyles9937 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Go_Coup Oh, yeah, Ground Branch is one of my favorites. Really hyped for the next update!

  • @v84121
    @v84121 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I highly recommend the Heroes Unleashed mod for anyone who wants a extreme challenge or even more content. The mod adds a load of quickplay missions, new hud options, weapons, etc. This vid was a nostalgia trip of fun times with friends. OG Xbox split screen versus matches, and coop campaign was both intense and fun!

    • @prancer1803
      @prancer1803 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Heroes unleashed is great. However after all these years the code/engine just shows its age. It’s 20 years old and really shows its age imo

  • @nickhowatson4745
    @nickhowatson4745 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    back in 01 it drove me nuts that you couldn't see your gun in Ghost Recon when you could in so many other FPS games at the time .

    • @chemicalcreations2022
      @chemicalcreations2022 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It feels more like a bug than a feature.

    • @wantedpwner
      @wantedpwner ปีที่แล้ว

      ok

    • @Go_Coup
      @Go_Coup ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@chemicalcreations2022 , I strongly disagree. If I had to choose between the world looking better or having a gun take up a large chunk of my screen space, I would choose the world every time.

    • @The1337guy1
      @The1337guy1 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I still don't understand the reason for it, couldn't have been a technical limitation because many games of the era looked better, were bigger, and had first person models. They kept doing it up until GRAW2, after that it was strictly 3rd person with a bit of first person for using optics.
      Kinda just feels like they didn't do it because they didn't want to.

    • @Nagrachlp
      @Nagrachlp ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@The1337guy1 Graw1 atleast on pc had a weapon shown to.? Third person was only on Consoles up until future soldier. But Console and PC Version at that time were basiclly completly different games...

  • @thornydig
    @thornydig ปีที่แล้ว +145

    I loved this game and it's style. The long range shots you could achieve were so much fun. GR 2 was great also, the grenade launcher was insane 👍

    • @thebiggrab8558
      @thebiggrab8558 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Elatenl yeah it was a console exclusive IIRC

    • @nousername2942
      @nousername2942 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ghost Recon 2 was slept on. Original Xbox version isn't super easy to find but you can. Haven't played that since I was probably like 7 lmao.

    • @thebiggrab8558
      @thebiggrab8558 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nousername2942 I was in college when that game was brand new. Thank you for making me feel even older than my knees make me feel 🤣

    • @nousername2942
      @nousername2942 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thebiggrab8558 Hey man at least you can actually remember the game. I was 5 when it came out lmao

    • @jthen8454
      @jthen8454 ปีที่แล้ว

      GR 2 is the only game I have played enough to get into competitive multiplayer. So much fun.

  • @JS-kr8fs
    @JS-kr8fs ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I remember constantly having to save scum and set up ambushes, because the AI was almost aimbot-level when it was hot. You either completely wiped them out in the first second, or risk taking a loss. That was an entire era of developers not knowing how to design AI to have any competency level other than a uniform level of Extreme difficulty.

    • @vigilantestylez
      @vigilantestylez ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But that's what made it fun, it forced you to take a slow and deliberate approach as opposed to running through crazy and blasting everyone away.

    • @manwiththemachinegun
      @manwiththemachinegun ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@vigilantestylez Yes, but even back in the day it was BS to be zeroed by an enemy 500m away in prone on a hill in the first burst...

    • @SnakebitSTI
      @SnakebitSTI 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The AI is definitely the game's biggest weakness. It's incredibly unbalanced. The AI has absurdly good accuracy and spotting skills when static, yet has no sense of self preservation on the move.

  • @Hooligoon78
    @Hooligoon78 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    The competitive clan scene on this game was huge! I had so much fun with this game. Classic! I still have the box set of this game, with the expansions.

    • @OperatorDrewski
      @OperatorDrewski  ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I've still got my GR box for the Xbox! What a game.

    • @cyqry
      @cyqry ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was still very young when I played this game, honestly I don't think I really knew "online" games as a standard until probably the days of Halo 3 and even then it was playing guest to my brother. I wish I was around for the clan days haha
      OG Ghost Recon absolutely feels like a game that would benefit from the clans of online FPS communities though.

    • @Hooligoon78
      @Hooligoon78 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cyqry We had to use GameSpy to find servers and what not. Not sure if you remember game spy but it was like Steam, before Steam was a thing.

    • @mikhail718
      @mikhail718 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah good old gamespy. Back when you had to run the punkbuster application....that never seemed to bust any punks that were cheating!

    • @deggis4
      @deggis4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember it being a pretty niche multiplayer game? For a while I did play in a clan.
      Anyway, clearly it was an underrated multiplayer game because even here most people seem to be talking about the single player experience, while I mostly remember it for the multiplayer.

  • @Sanderson890
    @Sanderson890 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is so nostalgic, I remember having a demo version of this game, just one map, but as a kid I have played it over and over again. :)

  • @peterboren14
    @peterboren14 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The thing I liked about the game was that every enemy on the map had an active A.I. running all the time. They didn’t use triggers to activate enemies’ A.I. by area. That translated into gameplay that required stealth. If you went loud then before long you’d have every enemy on the map baring down on you from every direction.

  • @septemberstarlight9362
    @septemberstarlight9362 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    dude, you have no idea how much i'd appreciate a series of you going through all the old ghost recon and rainbow six games in chronological order! i know i played so many as a kid, i have no idea at this point which ones they were though. so that'd be an amazing throwback

  • @Cykob0b
    @Cykob0b ปีที่แล้ว +3

    we had a clan playing that game. the 4v4 last man standing was intense. and you could set up your own clan matches and tournaments.

  • @BrentCalver
    @BrentCalver ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mikee was an absolute gem in Insurgency haha. I loved some of the soundbytes that would only come out very so often like "So does that make me an ace or something?" or whatever it was. The colour he and others added made that game so fantastic.

  • @mniakan3544
    @mniakan3544 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It’s kinda sad to see what ubisoft has done to Tom Clancy games and what they have become especially ghost recon and rainbows six and every other ubisoft IP

  • @luciogt
    @luciogt ปีที่แล้ว +45

    It's always good to go back to older games. Nostalgic and refreshing

    • @cyqry
      @cyqry ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nostalgic definitely, though I think the reason it feels so "refreshing" is because FPS have become a pretty standardized format at this point. Back before Halo and Modern Warfare became household names, the genre was filled with all different takes on how an FPS should play out. Some really bad takes, but also some absolute gems like Ghost Recon. I guess Milsims came from this type of gameplay (the more methodical approach to objectives and selective engagements) but I do wish more tried to use the squad mechanics we saw here.

    • @The1337guy1
      @The1337guy1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@cyqry I'll take most modern FPS over a lot of the older ones. Thank God games like Half Life were successful on PC so the controls for an FPS were established and easy to copy. Console FPS took years of weird and horrible iteration to finally settle on some good core ideas but at least Halo gave them something to reference.

    • @vz7742
      @vz7742 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Disagree,older games still play quite better then majority of new ones. For example FEAR 1 has better gameplay that 99 procent of FPS games that came after 2005.

    • @luciogt
      @luciogt ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vz7742 Woah right. FEAR 1 graphics and gameplay still hold up to this day ngl.

  • @claymore2323
    @claymore2323 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Island thunder was my favorite up there with Brothers n arms and full spectrum warrior in that type of squad control games

  • @Mosindeur
    @Mosindeur ปีที่แล้ว +23

    A tactical classic. And generally just one of my favorite games. Thanks, Drew!

  • @LoneWolfRanging
    @LoneWolfRanging ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was the best. They need to bring this style of play back

  • @bogy110
    @bogy110 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My dad and I would play this game and the original splinter cell before he deployed the first time and these games were my only sense of structure as my parents were also getting divorced. This game and splinter cell are still my all time two favorite games. Thanks for showing this.

  • @JamesAnderson-dp1dt
    @JamesAnderson-dp1dt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I loved this game back in the day. You'd die in a heartbeat. To prevent that you'd crouch in the woods forEVER just listening and watching.
    And then your AI battle buddy would make you jump by saying "I'm right behind you" loudly in your ear.

  • @BlindxSide
    @BlindxSide ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yessss. Saw that Twitter post and I was just WAITING for the video. Love the OG Ghost Recon

  • @ChrisWTube
    @ChrisWTube ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Would love the series to get at least partially back to this style of gameplay and mission design. I recently bought the original game as I never played it as a teen, funnily enough it was purely because there was no gun on screen (loved Rainbow Six 3 though)

    • @BrentCalver
      @BrentCalver ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Would agree that Rainbow Six 3 was a great addition to that franchise. I still think Rogue Spear was my favourite at the time though.

  • @wowomg1980
    @wowomg1980 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This definitely takes me back. Being over forty now makes me appreciate the glory days of gaming. I think there needs to be a paradigm shift in gaming whether it’s VR or AR related to get people excited again.

  • @ryannocera6690
    @ryannocera6690 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i still play this game to this day! i still have it downloaded on my pc! thank you for bringing light to possibly one of my favorite games in all of gaming history. this is where everything started for me

  • @timmy0412
    @timmy0412 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Serious nostalgia here lol. As far as these games go, the ghost recon series as well as the delta force series were my first FPS style games and absolutely loved them. some people made some seriously badass missions in the mission editors too

    • @IDAMAN412
      @IDAMAN412 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Delta Force Land warrior was amazing!

  • @wilsonator4482
    @wilsonator4482 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Yoooo, I used to play this game coop non stop as a kid. So much fun and nostalgia, love the videos man.

  • @sparrowhawk3422
    @sparrowhawk3422 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its awesome you posted this I’ve been thinking about replaying these lately!

  • @derrota
    @derrota ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This game defined my taste for shooters. For me, part of the appeal Hunt Showdown has (my favorite shooter today) is that it recreates the sense of danger I felt playing Ghost Recon with my brother years back.

  • @DavidJones-kl2jw
    @DavidJones-kl2jw ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This brings me BACK holy shit, I remember my dad had all these games, I think there was like three of them or something and he'd let me and my brother play them after school. Thanks for uploading this Drew, definitely will be letting my dad and brother know its multiplayer is supported by steam

  • @trapaneezus
    @trapaneezus 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    No baseball caps
    No sliding or grappling around
    You die in 1 or 2 hits
    People couldn't handle a game like this nowadays

    • @Nomaddrr
      @Nomaddrr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What's wrong with baseball caps?

    • @someblackguy7371
      @someblackguy7371 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Nomaddrr if its not in Camo or green, it makes no sense.

  • @hamzab6046
    @hamzab6046 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The OG tactical shooter. This, alongwith Rainbow Six is what defined the Tactical Shooter/TacticalFPS genre. I remember how I was once visiting another city and stumbled upon a small CD/DVD store. I went in and bought a CD that had a compedium of the first 3 GR games in it. At that point I did not know what it was. But playing it was an experience in itself. To this day I absoloutely love it and refuse to believe anything beyond Ghost Recon: Phantoms is a Ghost Recon game.
    Here's a recommendation, try the Ghost Recon: Heroes Unleashed MOD. It's even more hardcore than the vanilla game.

  • @BRUMMS
    @BRUMMS ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The old Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six games were amazing. What has happened to them since has resulted in me stopping buying almost any Ubisoft games.
    There was an amazing mod called Operation Stabilise which brought this game to even greater heights for me.

  • @theshortbus9777
    @theshortbus9777 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Dude I played all of these! I love them! Future soldier controls were weird

    • @mniakan3544
      @mniakan3544 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah the controls were kinda weird but the animations were so good

  • @cshe92
    @cshe92 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One of the best games ever! Played on PC way back when I was a youngin'. I thought it was the most difficult shooter ever at that time. I think this video might have encouraged me to play it again.

    • @wantedpwner
      @wantedpwner ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ok

    • @cshe92
      @cshe92 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wantedpwner o_O

    • @Dethmeister
      @Dethmeister ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cshe92 Pretty sure that's a bot that keeps spamming the same reply on a bunch of comments.

  • @MAJORCARNAGE257
    @MAJORCARNAGE257 ปีที่แล้ว

    Grew up on the Ghost Recon games as well as the early Rainbow Six 3 games such as Raven Shield. Its nice to see these games revived a bit by you and show just how great they were for their time.

  • @robertomartin8731
    @robertomartin8731 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was one of the most immersive squad game I played and still remembers being pinned down by enemy fire.

  • @masons3251
    @masons3251 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I cannot describe how much joy I got when I got the notification for this video. This game was my childhood.

  • @EZ-ED
    @EZ-ED ปีที่แล้ว

    Great work. Thanks for taking me back, not sure how you chose this map to play, but I can tell you that with over 4 years of playing this version of GR professionally, you guys chose the hardest map of the series, very well done. My squad always hated when this map came up during tournaments. Thanks again.

  • @rt1517
    @rt1517 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:24 The yellow is not friendlies, it is pointing to the bad guys afar. It helped a lot to find the last enemies on a map or to make sure that a section of the map was clear. And the central disk is red when an enemy is close, but it obviously do not indicate the direction.

  • @dylanprice2276
    @dylanprice2276 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm glad you're playing it an amazing series

  • @IcemanErz
    @IcemanErz ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My friends and I go back and play the original GR every few years, so fun to see you guys playing through it. Definitely a different game and a different era for shooters. GR is not what it used to be, hopefully it returns at some point.

  • @trentonandersen6634
    @trentonandersen6634 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The amount of nostalgia i have with this can’t be put in words. This was my first major fps title outside halo and i played the hell out of it. I need this again

  • @coryschroeder6313
    @coryschroeder6313 ปีที่แล้ว

    We need more of this Drew

  • @2naturesownplace
    @2naturesownplace ปีที่แล้ว

    @Drew I know some of the guys that worked on that. As far as I know one of them is still with Ubisoft now. He did the environmentals. And you can put in a code that when you shot the bushes chickens would drop down and run around the enemy causing confusion.

  • @BB_usmc
    @BB_usmc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ghost Recon (2001) is the game that got me into online PvP and LAN parties with close friends. Playing online multiplayer on this game was strategic and intense. Successive games since have been like playing arcade games such as COD franchise and the like.

  • @ragnarok1499
    @ragnarok1499 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Playing with the chopper minigun dude from insurgency 😂 love it waiting for the "And another one"

  • @missioncreep4977
    @missioncreep4977 ปีที่แล้ว

    Miss these games so much! Advanced warfighter was personally my favorite but this was where I started and this game made me love tactical shooters

  • @gustonzimasheen
    @gustonzimasheen ปีที่แล้ว

    I still play this game every now and again. I used to Co-op it, but some of the best games were just myself controlling where to place my team. Was great tension and a slow burn at times, especially making sure every single one of my soldiers made it to the end.

  • @bobsucks9647
    @bobsucks9647 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just started playing wildlands and I’m hooked, the one similarity I’ve noticed between that and this one is somehow it’s insanely peaceful, while the ultimate goal is violence creeping through the rain and doing everything tactically is super peaceful.

  • @thatoneguywhodoesthatthing913
    @thatoneguywhodoesthatthing913 ปีที่แล้ว

    Original Ghost Recon was either the first or second game I ever played online (Xbox live). I still remember everyone doing matches on embassy and how you could lock down half the map simply by taking the embassy roof.

  • @ajsalem2005
    @ajsalem2005 ปีที่แล้ว

    oh man, this was my JAM, this and rainbow six/ rogue spear is what got me into online gaming for the very first time, man what a different world/process is was back in those days, I barely remember it. I remember going to a website and having to click on some kind of circular icon for a lobby.

  • @fdangleshadang-a-lang7149
    @fdangleshadang-a-lang7149 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Had Jungle Storm (Ps2 version) as a kid. One of my all time favorites. You knew you were screwed when the intense music came on

    • @HereticHarry
      @HereticHarry ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a huge shame Jungle Storm wasn't given a PC release, it had one of the best campaigns imo.

  • @gmusichi2400
    @gmusichi2400 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow - take me back! Great post of a popular nostalgia game. The first SOCOM console game was my fav - 2002?? I think it was ahead of its time as you could carry multiple guns and drive vehicles. Not sure if these servers are still active but would be great to see a vid of the Ol' SOCOM.

  • @bubblebum7860
    @bubblebum7860 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got a demo of this game with the castle map sometime around 2003 and man did I play the hell out of it.

  • @itstaste
    @itstaste 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My earliest gaming memories are of this game. I remember my father being in a rather large teamspeak group planning out missions and what mods to introduce. There were players from all over the world in the group and it was my first time experiencing different cultures and languages. This expansion really strikes close because it was the one my father would spend the most time in. Its incredible the memories some games can hold in them. Thanks Drewski. Fantastic video it brought so much back.

  • @rizwihossain621
    @rizwihossain621 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brings back so many memories man
    I'm from India and sometime in 2004 I started with COD the original one and Ghost Recon. Though I couldn't/wasnt mature enough to understand much then, Ghost Recon has always been my favorite. I still play Wildlands and enjoy every minute of it.

    • @dankseid3793
      @dankseid3793 ปีที่แล้ว

      We never are mature enough to understand the story of a game at that age, we just want to shoot things.

  • @xSP3CTREx
    @xSP3CTREx ปีที่แล้ว

    I was part of the tournament leagues back in the day on this. some of the Fondest Memories I have with people inside of Ventrilo, TeamSpeak playing for hours to learn call outs and tactics!

  • @avroo
    @avroo ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember playing it on my grandpa's pc, me and my brother played this so much (together with tactical ops and cs) to the point my old gramps thought we were addicted and we would turn up violent. so he pleaded with my mom to stop me and my brother from playing it and tried to remove the game from his PC, although from him not being tech savvy he couldn't, so he would remove the shortcut.

  • @OJ90-
    @OJ90- ปีที่แล้ว

    This my favorite tactical shooter. Used to play this almost everyday on the OG Xbox with my bro. This IP went down hill after GR2. The OG formula and DNA of this game was so good.

  • @IndianArma
    @IndianArma ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This game still holds up as an awesome experience in realism, and I would play this game over so many other games even today because of how god damned immersive it was.

  • @ttenor12
    @ttenor12 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I completed it a few months back again after so many years, Heroes Unleashed improves the game a lot. I still can't believe I had so much fun like in the old days. This, to me, is a timeless gem.

  • @brianwilson8561
    @brianwilson8561 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember trying to play this when I was about 6 or 7. It was super difficult because stealth and teamwork were concepts I didn't understand. Probably because all I knew was Lego Starwars, Pokémon, and Gran Turismo.

  • @PhasedPlasmaPainting
    @PhasedPlasmaPainting ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man I was obsessed with this game and the OG Rainbow Six trilogy back then - so good! So many great co-op memories with friends. Thanks for reminding people about this classic!
    Another game that gets overlooked all the time is the Sum Of All Fears video game. It's in this same Ghost Recon engine/style and has more CQB and urban setting missions. Sort of like if they made an old R6 game in the old Ghost Recon style.

  • @thomasfinch5605
    @thomasfinch5605 ปีที่แล้ว

    Always loved the original Rainbow 6 games too. The mission planning in that game is like nothing I have ever seen again. I remember playing Rainbow 6 and the Rouge Spear, and Athena Sword expansion packs. Decades later I read all the books and remembered all the names, especially Ding which is who you played as. Made me feel like I was reading recounts of the things I did in the game years later.

  • @Deltan1967
    @Deltan1967 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Ghost Recon, I still have the original CD. There are so many mods available and these can in turn be easily tuned. I clearly remember a mission map with 100 hidden snipers . Extremely hard until you started to remember their positions. Downsides were that silenced weapons meant nothing, AI would just come towards your position regardless. AI would also sometimes not react to their comrade dying right next to them. Also, with multiple mods, you would usually have to modify config files because of the way weapon slots worked or you wouldn't see all the available guns. Oh, Minigun with each projectile having the same effect as tank shells anyone?

  • @plasticdish4411
    @plasticdish4411 ปีที่แล้ว

    i have been waiting for years. years. for someone like you to make a video on the first video game i ever played. i thought this was unheard of

  • @BigJimSlade67
    @BigJimSlade67 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Still have this game for Mac with a large amount of Mods! Used to serve online games and we had some epic battles! Thx for sharing!

  • @TacShooter
    @TacShooter ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The enemy A.I. can probably drill you quicker because of the faster CPUs on your computers. Rogue Spear has that problem. I had to create a fix for Rogue Spear that nullified all headshots by enemies.

  • @knucker14
    @knucker14 ปีที่แล้ว

    You all played it well, great teamwork

  • @teuton215
    @teuton215 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up on this game. I remember having all my guys in dive gear infiltrating and have a great time. Would love to see you play more

  • @canton7180
    @canton7180 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did guild warfare, I remember one match at spawn we rounded the corner and I fired my at4 and hit a lamp post taking out my entire squad, there was just awkward silence after that.

  • @ae92levingtapex
    @ae92levingtapex ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember playing this when it came out! My computer could only just run it, I'd have to do a fresh start up, and immediately clear the ram with a utility to even get it to launch

  • @vladsonofdracula848
    @vladsonofdracula848 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love GR1 and still have it and play it till this day on the Xbox, if you can I would like to see you guys play more of it

  • @MrJenssen
    @MrJenssen ปีที่แล้ว

    The pvp mode is also awesome, because you can play two player against each other, and both player have like 2-3 small AI squads that you can command through the map, to det up ambushes and the like.

  • @ShadowGaro
    @ShadowGaro ปีที่แล้ว

    I used to mess around making custom missions. I modded the SAW to fire like 10x as fast and it would lag the game because each individual bullet is simulated. Impressed me at the time

  • @chegorilla1468
    @chegorilla1468 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you checked out Ground Branch? It's a lot like this. That is, clear out a zone full of enemies. It was made by guys who worked on OG Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six games.
    AI can be brutal in that and I think you may get a kick out of the tactical customization and stuff.

  • @watdaduckfuk
    @watdaduckfuk 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I used to play this as a kid and was extremely good, tried to play it 2 years ago and couldn't get back into it, But this video make me wanna try playing it again, didn't even know you could still play it online.

  • @IronStaff7
    @IronStaff7 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was my childhood. The really open maps with various objectives combined with the really advanced for its time tactical gameplay was just too fun. Firefights were always quick but brutal.

  • @De4dByD4wn
    @De4dByD4wn ปีที่แล้ว

    The original GR was literally Raindow 6 outside. I did a ton of modding back then as *FNG*DRx, great memories.

  • @imperialtekk9443
    @imperialtekk9443 ปีที่แล้ว

    This brought back some memories. I was a sophomore in HS. I was glued to this game

  • @operationdomino2311
    @operationdomino2311 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I always had the goal of beating the campaign on veteran without loosing any guys. To hear that " we got wounded" was terrifying the limping animation. To hear that sound and " we got a man down", it was proof you didn't need a super backstory to have memorable guys and gals. I've played all the but advanced warfighter, and the original 3 (PS2 guy) will always be the best tactically, visually, and mechanically

  • @snaggletooth1773
    @snaggletooth1773 ปีที่แล้ว

    I grew up playing this game and I just love that I’m still able to play them.
    Have never tried the multiplayer though, might have to give that a go.

  • @guard1an839
    @guard1an839 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got this game when I was in seventh grade because I was hyped for Wildlands. I started playing this and I must say, I seriously wasn’t expecting it to be that different from the newer stuff. Thankfully, I’m a quick learner and figured out that the trick to the game is to take it slow and be patient. Nowadays, I absolutely love tactical shooters

  • @CypherKi1999
    @CypherKi1999 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just picked this game up as an Avid Fan of Socom, and well versed in GRWL, and learning GRFS, I wanted to see the games routes and feel an actual tactical experience as well

  • @wageofconsent2565
    @wageofconsent2565 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This used to be my favorite game when I was younger, I’m glad to see you enjoying it with your friends.

  • @AlconburyBlues
    @AlconburyBlues ปีที่แล้ว

    @11:42 Drew completely missed the helipad dude. haha

  • @TheArmadon
    @TheArmadon ปีที่แล้ว

    Bro yes. I played this for thousand of hours back in the day. Even messed around in the editor and made a gatling shotgun. So hard and the limb injuries were game changing.
    And the medals and ranking system made dying actually matter.

  • @grimreapper
    @grimreapper ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You also have to remember the quality of the monitors/TV was no where like it is today. Back then you would have the quality of a CRT and you can see the small dots where it would determine the colors. This made it harder to see the enemy and would mesh the textures together. In some cases gave you uncertainty in some situations in the game.
    During multiplayer there were sniper vs sniper scenarios where you couldn't tell if there was an enemy in the dirt/tree/rock/pillow that was just out of visual range so you could barely see anything. You could not guess and take a shot at something you weren't sure of otherwise you would surely be shot by the opposing sniper. Todays R6 games are arcade compared to these older games. I mean go look at Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear for instance, the trailer/intro is awesome.

  • @therealnisse2405
    @therealnisse2405 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved this game. It was easy to mod as well. Back when it was released my friends and I put our own faces on the soldiers we played and did the missions. Great!

  • @TexasADV
    @TexasADV ปีที่แล้ว

    man, this takes me back to my early gaming days with my friends

  • @northroad1
    @northroad1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Soo many hours in Rogue Spear, and then this here Ghost Recon. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

  • @Rlwnn
    @Rlwnn ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember that 3 of my operators died on the city mission. The first building you need to clear suck.