The ONLY Gundam Game that does Space Combat Right
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2024
- Today, we're taking a look at Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space, a title that released in 2003 during the "Golden Age" of Gundam games that were released for the PlayStation 2 console.
The game includes a fantastic re-telling of the third 0079 Gundam movie/later third of the original anime in its included Story Mode and much, much more. If you were ever a fan of Journey to Jaburo, an earlier PS2 Gundam title, this game is essentially its unofficial sequel.
Thanks for stopping by, let me know your thoughts down below!
00:00 - Intro
02:52 - Game Modes Overview
04:09 - White Base
20:25 - Thoroughbred
22:03 - Ace Pilot
24:00 - Mission
25:15 - Versus
26:08 - Controls
29:31 - Gameplay Thoughts
31:45 - Final Thoughts - เกม
Can we also establish the fact this was the ONLY game to feature Stardust Memory's campaign outside of a Super Robot Wars or G Generation game?
Funny enough, "Stardust Memory" was the ONLY campaign I completed in this game. For some reason, I was all over the place with the campaigns and stuff and eventually burned out and moved on to another game. I'm about to connect my Ps2 slim and Play encounters in space in a little, since I forgot how amazing this game ultimately is! I kinda wished G-Gundam and Gundam Wing had small campaigns too, but I do feel greedy for wishing that with soo much content already there!!!
Climax UC features 0083's campaign tho
@@adamharits2630 ....isn't that JP only though?
@@Phoenix_Destiny_Kai it is. But it does feature most of UC campaigns from 0079 to 0123.
@@adamharits2630 Ok, I can definitely agree with you on that. It DOES have those campaigns (it even has an 08th MS Team campaign!) .....I just wish they had a game in the vein of either Gundam vs Zeta Gundam or even Missing Link that had those campaigns in it. I guess what I'm saying is that it really sucks we don't have that many Gundam Action styled games out there with full campaigns from each story....
The mission mode made me always want a RPG set in the one year war. Imagining building your pilots skills over time, choosing perks as the campaign progresses.
There's a series of Japanese Exclusive PSP games that are sort of like that, you can upgrade your suits as you go through the events of the Universal Century up to Char's Counter Attack
Ghirens greed is exactly like that
Man, I sunk so many hours into this game. A true classic IMO.
Encounters in Space was how I finished the original Gundam show when I was a kid since it got pulled due to 9/11 happening. Played it again about a year back and it really does hold up. Also it introduced me to Johnny Ridden and the High Mobility Zaku II which both are easily in my top five favorite Gundam characters and suits.
I was rushing to the comments to say exactly this. It was how i got to experience the ending of the original show!! Also back at that time Stardust Memory was on the late night time slots so I never got to see it in full, only watching the Kou and Gato fight post Solomon (which is quite the episode to start on!) when I was over a friends house. I got so used to the voices from this game that when I finally got the DVDs a year or so later it took some getting used to.
PS2 era was the golden age of Gundam games for me. I still own all of them and go back to them from time to time. Journey to Jaburo is still my favorite of that era. I wish they would port these games, especially the Gundam battle assault 2.
I'd like to see remasters for many of these older Gundam games. I really don't care for multiplayer only games and that's what most Gundam games have been lately.
Same.
My favorite Gundam game of all time. It was bloody awesome fighting in space. I loved the battle assault series too. I was shock when I found out about the PSP spinn off versions... The vs series
It's important to point out that towards the end of the war Gundam is barely capable to keep up with Amuro's fast reflexes so they have upgraded it's joints with magnetic coating and Amuro supposed to receive the Alex but we all know that it got destroyed towards the end of 0080 War In The Pocket.
This was such a good sequel and they added all of the things missing from the first game like the ability to play the ZEON side and epic space battles. I own both the American and Japanese versions of this game.
This was the only way I got to experience the ending of the original show as it got pulled!! and would often play Journey to Jaburo and this back to Back when I wanted a 0079 story fix. It was also how I got to experience 0083. And I used that BGM player to score a soundtrack for so many of my fun times with my MSIA Gundam figures!
Ah, Encounters in Space. The game that kept me from seeing the good route in Thoroughbred mode no matter how hard I tried to trigger it.
It's interesting to look back as a somewhat obsessive Gundam fan and see just how many side stories were first officially introduced to the US in this game. There's a Stardust Memory radio drama episode, the Mayfly of Space, Thoroughbred (original and alternative versions), the video game version of Blue Destiny (the one volume manga came out first in the states I think), and the old MSV stories for Johnny and Shin. Combined with the second run variations in the Main story (including more TV series specific elements and crossovers with Johnny, Shin, and Gato) and the pretty brutal but fun mission mode, it really had a lot to come back to. The successor game Gundam Seed: Never Ending Tomorrow, unfortunately doesn't quite live up to Encounters in Space in replayablity and can feel extra grindy with the new assist characters, but it's also a fun game.
I can say, after playing through Gundam vs Zeta Gundam, the gameplay feel of Encounters Space is seriously impressive too. I actually prefer it, although I think GvsZ is a better game overall.
What an awesome game!!! Don’t know how many times I could’ve played it trough, my first introduction to my favorite character Shin Matsunaga the White Wolf
Amuro saying "The sheild's gone!" is burned into my brain.
The lead up to Lalah's death without the music is absolutely hilarious. Gotta love anime dub voice acting.
I absolutely love this game and i still have my copy. To go along with what you said this game also has a ton of replayability. White base has the movie and TV mode with different allies and encounters, and secret what if senarios based on score. For example one route on Solomon doesnt end with the big zam fight...but against gato and his Rick Dom. Even has two new animated cutscenes. Thoroughbread also has two main routes with a good and bad ending for each.
And a tip for scoring. its not just multi lock but some ships dont explode all the way after being killed. keep hitting them till they explode again for double score.
Great video and sorry for the wall of text, this game just has so much to offer and unlock. it and zeonic front are my favorite two ps2 gundam games. Looking forward to more videos.
I'm super stoked about this video! I watched the previous videos on Zeonic Front and Journey to Jaburo and it brings a whole lot of memories back in the mid 2000s. Even though Journey to Jaburo was my introduction to the series it was sadly the only game I got to play that took place in the U.C. timeline and setting. The only other Gundam game I got to play was SD Gundamforce and I think you should tackle that! Love the series and keep up the work!
I still have this game. It's one of my favorites on the PlayStation 2. I was a beast in this game. I played the campaigns over and over and was never sick of them. I always pushed myself harder each time to get an A or S ranking. The very few times I would have a vs game with friends or one of my cousins they couldn't match my reaction time
Sounds like you evolved into a Newtype!
A shame about the coppyright claim, but it's really cool that the main theme of Gundam 3 plays in the game. I'll have to pick this one up at some point, the PS2 really was THE console for mecha games. The best SRW and Macross games also came out on that console.
I also remember that there was someone on this game's GameFAQs board who made a fan story, in which you can play along doing these challenges that they set up.
fun fact, in a version of the original show, Char beheads Kycillia with the beam rocket launcher. it goes hard.
12:38 for anybody who wants to know, the song is Beginning by Daisuke Inoue.
I wish they released this on steam
A lot of good Gundam games are spread out on various older consoles & a good re-released Steam versions would really be a ideal. But alas, sometimes Bamco just hates money for some reason & as seen on their other games (specially the mobage ones) often have questionable decisions regarding them.
Great video brotha i love gundam one of my favorite animes of all time wish i could play this game some day.
I remember playing this game when I was around 2-3 at the time. This was a couple years after its initial release (probably around 2008-2009). This game was what got me into Gundam, and I cannot be more thankful thanks to this game. Although this was my very first game I had ever played as well as my first Gundam game, I remember playing some of the missions. Just some memories which I can remember while some are vague, leaving me curious to learn more about this game I played long ago. I've watched playthroughs which makes the whole gameplay very enticing in my own opinion. As someone who's been a fond of this game, I'm glad that this game is getting more recognition from people like you in the U.S. as Gundam wasn't considered to be that enticing to the western audience. I do hope in the near future, if I get a chance, get a hold of this game again and relive my early childhood. This game will always be in my heart.
This was a sick game! My friend had a decent collection of PS2 Gundam games and so many of them were fantastic.
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Great video man. Well done. I LOVE this game. I remember seeing this and Budokai 2 at a store and when I mentioned how the gamecube didn’t have these games my mom bought me a PS2, and those two games for it.
I loved the controls of this game, and the music was amazing too. Creating your own pilot felt fun, and the suit selection was great. I loved the different stories in the game, especially Thoroughbred. I’m
Suprised you didn’t mention that you can complete that story with an alternate ending if you rank high enough! His buddy can live!
By far my favorite Gundam game, and I’m suprised so many fans dislike it.
The game really is special, the more and more Gundam games I cover, the more I realize just how good it is.
Gameplay just feels so smooth and it holds up incredibly well.
I need to go back and play Thoroughbred again, I will certainly cover it in more detail in the future.
@@JarboeGaming Absolutely. I’ve got Journey I need to play through, and Zeonic front. I’ve started that one, but man if you put it down for any length of time you forget how to play it. At least that’s how it is for me.
Been really enjoying your content. Keep up the good work friend! Subscribed!
Love the Gundam content man. I'll sub to you.
I LOVE this game and played it a ton back in the day. I don't remember if I S-ranked every mission, but I tried my damnedest. In addition to being just an all-around blast to play, I also appreciated how it provided tons of history and lore for the entirety of the early Universal Century: you sure as heck weren't gonna be able to play as Shin Matsunaga in any other title, especially at the time.
Being able to create custom pilots was fun, too, and I created any number of different ones. I remember there being special perks for using the names of certain Sunrise staffers: "Mark Simmons" was one that did...something. I don't remember at this point, but it was still a fun bonus.
As much as I love the gameplay of the Extreme Vs series, I miss the storytelling and lore that this title provided. I wish they would revisit this gameplay concept, tighten it up and expand the scope to encompass more of the Gundam universe(s).
All that said, my favorite part of Encounters in Space was being able to play as the Val Varo, which is my favorite mobile armor. It was confined to versus mode, but I still put tons of time into it.
I was today years old when I first realized where the iconic pose at 17:32 actual came from. For all the Gundam I've watched/played, the later parts of Amuro's journey during the One Year War haven't been yet included. (I played Journey To Jaburo and figured that was all I needed. Clearly I'm missing out on this game.)
The later part of 0079 is wild! Newtype space magic really gets cranked up and Amuro becomes a true force to be reckoned with.
@@JarboeGaming I mean I've watched Zeta and Char's Counterattack, so I've got some idea. But honestly, I'm not a huge fan of the space wizard bullshit.
Stardust Memory is probably my favorite UC series for exactly that reason, which makes me really want the game now because I looked up the Kou Uraki campaign and HOLY SHIT, you get to play as Gundam Dendrobium?
My first MG GunPla kit was GP03S Stamen, and that was before I ever even watched Stardust Memory. Even getting my hands on Dendrobium kits now is a big deal, but a goddamn video game where I can play as it? Yeah I'm heading off to Ebay real quick.
@@RamadaArtist If you haven't already, check out Gundam vs Zeta Gundam as well!
I love that you include the PlayStation 2 bootup and the memory card loading, nice touch. Do you think you'll play or talk about MSG One Year War on PS2?
Eventually, yes! Although Gundam vs Zeta will be the next Gundam title covered.
That is a solid PS2 title that sadly didn't get released in the states. That one you get a section where you take on Ramba Ral invading the white base in a rail style shooting mode Time Crisis esque part of the game that I was like "WOAH, this is cool!"
How many made their own pilot who was absolutely superior to the story characters? hehe
still got mine lol
I remember this game long ago and played it to death. I unlocked every mobile suit including ones from Gundam Wing, Gundam Seed and Mobile Fighter G Gundam. Definitely one of my favorite Gundam games to this day. With that said, l highly recommend Mobile Suit Unicorn Gundam for the PS3 import. It's basically a Encounters in Space successsor with fluid gameplay.
I'm eyeing this one, looks incredible.
This game has the best bang for your buck when it comes to Gundam games
Some things that weren't mentioned is that the White Base story has different routes with encounters that were never encountered in the actual story like Stumbling upon the other Zeon aces like Johnny Ridden and Gato or help defend a Civilian Pod with two GMs from the Gundam the Ride, also the Thoroughbred has two endings which I see you got the Bad Ending One of the story, there is a good ending that's really difficult to achieve.
I love this game. I still play it.
I think it shold also be noted that the soundtrack of this game is absolutely a classic in the Gundam franchise. Heck, I see it reused every now and then even in other Gundam games. The mission mode though definitely was the best part for me until I found Federation vs Zeon Deluxe which also gave you a ranking system and a way to unlock new mobile suits based on performance. Still though, I'm biased towards EiS's skill points thing to make your pilot really yours.
Yeah the music is really incredible.
Unfortunately some of those tracks draw the copyright infringement hammer so I couldn't show them off, but yeah, they perfectly convey the emotions of certain areas of the game.
this looks amazing
I fucking love this game
It's a banger for sure!
Found it at a local Retro game store today. Gotta feeling this is gonna be $40 well spent. 👍
I wasn't sure if you were going to cover more of the Ace combat missions because with Cima mode you get the Mayfly in Space short that has only been released subbed in America with the Gundam 0083 Bluray that came out a few years ago. That game is the ONLY dub of that short to exist. I have to give these PS2 Gundam games credit because of the media/dubbing used in the games that have never been released on physical media anywhere else. So for peopel who want to see certain scenes in Gundam dubbed its gotta be through these games.
Kou's missions also include a mission that's based on a somewhat obscure audio drama sidestory of 0083 if I remember correctly.(It's the mission where you use the prototype rifle to destroy a Chivvay) Which is interesting in that it's the only way you can really experience that bit of story outside of the audio drama.
@@SOMEGUY7893 Yea thats right. I remember playing that mission and going "This definelty wasn't in the anime, maybe this is some side story from Japan." I gotta wonder if the same team kept making Gundam games today, would we get adaptations of Gundam Sentinel, Gaia Gear and Crossbone Gundam story lines in Gundam games.
thoroughbred mode has multiple endings
Is that Jeffery Coombs voicing for the bigro?
No mention of Thoroughbred having 4 different endings?
Have you played the Ps3 version of side stories? The space combat is on Par if not better than this and I think closer to the Gundam the origin feel of space battles. Especially the satisfaction you get from sinking battleships.
The new type esch music sounds a bit like meguriai
It's Beginning, directly from the soundtrack of the Gundam movies
@@kovariszt i figured that out. Cause i bought both of the American and japanese version of this ps2 game
It sucks nobody can hear the music to go along with the video cute seens do to "Copyright" BS even though everyone can find the music on TH-cam.
Yep its a damn shame, wonderful tracks, loved them during my playthrough!
Never seen this game before but looks better than battle operations 2 and the crazy thing is is that their graphics look the same. I’ve been trying so hard to enjoy battle operations 2 but it just ain’t it.
Having only played a couple of the PS2 era Gundam games when I was younger, when I played this for the first time on the channel I was really impressed. There's some gems from that time period.
I also HIGHLY recommend Gundam vs Zeta gundam, which I also have covered. It's packed with content that any fan of UC will appreciate.
I still can’t understand why they never reused this games engine. It’s infuriating.
Yeah, I would kill for a modern game that plays like a more refined version of this
@@JarboeGaming They actually did use it for Never Ending Tomorrow but yeah it sucks they never really used this engine much because it works really great for space battles once you get the controls down.
Every cutscenes in this game is actually redone, and remastered, a small taste of the great 0079 remaster that we've never gotten. BUT, the dubbing is kinda bad, removing most of the cadence and emotions from most of the characters.