You're not alone there, man. I'm not a sound engineer but the difference in the gunshots alone was kind of shocking. Not to mention that all the sounds interacted in Crackdown 1. The gunshots sounded like they had some weight to them, then it echoed down the street and you could hear the civilians start screaming. Crackdown 3 just had an absurdly tame gunshot and then.... nothing.
Michael Smith if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
But there is a reason why and I'm glad it wasnt more populated. The civilians got in my way too damn much and I was always under constant attack from the 4 different enforcement groups. It would have made it even worse if it had a lot of people while I was trying to shake my lockdowns and I've got everyone trying to blast me. There were plenty of times I did die once because I killed too many civilians and the local militia turned on me
Running pedestrians over in crackdown 2 was super annoying so i understand why they reduced them. The agency would come after u if u killed too many so it was hard to do some car challenges
Thanks for tuning in everyone. Just a quick correction. The clips are swapped at 2:29, the gigantic Terry Crews should make it very clear which game you're looking at.
@@McBobtheruggaman TH-cam's processing took longer than usual. Video was supposed to release at exactly 3:00pm but it was delayed a few minutes, and hasn't finished processing higher resolutions yet.
Oh the memories of crackdown 1 Where you can run faster than cars, spin kick a pedestrian a mile away, and create chain explosions with pedestrian cars. I miss the animation of the agents cars leveling up and the ear pounding sound of a maxed out agents footsteps charging at harmless gang member that's about to get crushed by his gang leaders car
Crackdown 3 is probably the most unimpressive game I’ve ever seen. You have to keep in mind, the titles have 12 years in between one another. Considering that, Crackdown 3 is mind-numbingly underwhelming in my opinion.
Back then, the gritty, down-to-earth aesthetic was the norm. Every open world game would try to replicate the GTA formula. I honestly think Crackdown 3 has bolstered the series' place in open worlds as the explosive, over-the-top action shooter. I was waiting for that sweet physics destruction, though. Can't believe that they took it out 2 years after showcasing it in actual gameplay.
Anjoom Faisal I’m not sure if you are aware or not but it wasn’t Xbox’s choice to remove the destruction technology. They were forced to when the guy that owned it quit to work on fortnite for those phat paycheques
Exactly. And how the explosion efx and sounds are dumbed down too (ex. farcry 2 vs farcry 5, RDR vs RDR2... *crackdown 3 has better efx but terrible explosion sounds) I don't get how game devs are moving backwards on features like this
visually i like the new direction in terms of color palet and style but I miss small visual things that the first one did better that go a long way such as blood splatters/mist/stains and population density. also miss some little gameplay things like super speed, cluster grenades, and sending enemies/cars flying further with melee from CD1 as well as all throwable objects being melee weapons, ground pounding with melee weapons, flying vehicles, and varied online modes from CD2. overall tho the game is a huge step forward in visual fidelity, mission structure, mission variety, narrative delivery, voice acting, dialogue, weapon and gadget variety and fun factor, body physics (ragdolls are less stiff and floaty in favor of more ragdolly and weighted by gravity), particle effects, explosion effects and physics, etc. hoping they add in more bonus packs or toy box dlc, keys to the city, and more modes, maps, and progression for the multiplayer. would be really cool (but unlikely) to see a horde mode in the destructible enviornments in wrecking zone.
That’s years of motion captured butt data with detailed physics simulation to generate that glorious ass. That way it can show more emotion than Mass Effect Andromeda.
I'm glad to see that you were fair with the comparison. I've seen several videos comparing the games, and in the original Crackdown they are using the Keys to the City DLC mod. Which is fine if you want to quickly level up your character and see how they compare maxed out, But keys to the city also has a modifier for strength, explosions, and agility. I believe it's called super agility, super strength, Ect. Using those modifiers you can jump exponentially higher, explosions are bigger, you run probably 2 to 3 times faster than normal so using that as a comparison I did not think was fair. So I commend you for Being honest
Y’all know what cell shading is right? It’s not about adding lens flares or SUPER shiny stuff, it’s meant to make the game look gritty and comical. It’s not about making it pretty as possible it’s literally a super hero comic book. If u played crackdown 1 u would know this. I’m not saying it’s an amazing game, but y’all ps4 fanboys just start shit without knowing everything
Some examples of cell shaded games are: the borderlands series, obviously the crackdown series, Afro samurai, legend of Zelda windwaker, the walking dead, ni no kuni, and the ultimate ninja storm series. No one ever says these games look like shit, but it’s because they don’t. They’re not meant to be extravagant and detailed
Joao Bojan if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
I am going to say this from the angle of a Nintendo fan who played on the Wii U and some of the older systems I collect for 90% of this console gen. I also do conceptual illustrion on top of that. This is being put out there to show that I know bad graphics when I see them, and a fanbase that simply doesn't like a new artstyle because it is different. Remember Wind Waker? Anywho, let's backtrack a little. I never grew up with Crackdown. I literally only started playing the first game 2 days ago on an Xbox One S my brother got me, so I have no bias or anything of the sort with this series. With that said, I find it very interesting regarding all of the complaints I have read about the game. Examples being: The graphics, and the lack of a massive populace. (The story sucking sounds like what I'd expect from a game that is clearly not taking itself seriously.) Haven't seen Crackdown 3 yet live on XBO. However based on what I have seen in gameplay on TH-cam and videos like these, I think it looks gorgeous! One of my few complaints with the art style of the first title was how the game didn't seem like it wanted to fully commit towards bright lighting or darker, more drab tones. The comic book, cell shaded nature of the game felt like it could be a bit brighter, or a bit darker and look so much better. If only they would fully commit! Luckily Crackdown 3 decided to commit to a style and chose the brighter side of comic books. It honestly looks almost like how I wish the 1st game should had looked (except like far better with better hardware.) It seems most players wanted a grittier title, more akin to what is in Gears, and the Playstation titles. However I just don't think that would fit the series aesthetically. The 2nd complaint I hear often is the lack of a massive populace. While I do think a few more NPCs would make the world a bit more lived in, I actually think it would cause more harm than good, as I felt when playing Crackdown 1. In Crackdown you are essentially a superhero cop. You gain most of your skills by fighting baddies in the game world. This is fine and dandy, except one little nuisance (or a couple thousand.) That nuisance is the populace. You lose points whenever you kill a civilian, forcing you to thus fight more baddies and regain those points to level up. It can be quite tedious in the middle of a firefight or when in a race with a vehicle. The game is literally designed to punish you for hurting the populace and it can get a bit tedious. Games like Assassin's Creed have done similar things which frustrate me when playing. It makes me thank God that Arkham Knight didn't put civilians in the city as it would have been a living nightmare avoiding them. Meanwhile, games like Prototype and Infamous use the populace to their advantage as methods of health pick ups, and leveling. However this fits with the narrative of those games much better than Crackdown, as civilians getting harmed does not effect the player too much (any accidental kills can quickly be rectified. That just doesn't work in Crackdown with it's system for punishing you if you hurt a civilian. With that said I do think Crackdown 3 could inject just a teeny few more people in the streets. However just imagine how much of a pain in the ass it would be fighting a bunch of enemies, while tip toeing around civilians with their dumb AI. All n all, I think I'll still try out Crackdown 3. Definitely appears to match up to my expectations. Gotta beat the first game before then however. Story sucks, but I certainly love the gameplay so far (despite it being a 12+ year old game.)
@@sonic-bb Crackdown 3 was in development hell since 2014: Released on February 2019 (the month and year Kim Possible live-action film aired), it changed the story (from Los Muertos to TerraNova, not confused with the TV series of the latter), downgrading effects and sounds, and even tone down the destruction (from big, realistic chunks to small Lego-like pieces).
@@theonionsystem7779 I got a 360 just so I could play crackdown. I remember playing the demo years ago at a friends house but was never able to buy a xbox.
Co-op is a blast. I sometimes feel that people that don't like this game, don't get it completely. I don't watch Rambo movies for plot and in-depth character development; I play this game for the sheer arcade amusement of chaos and it's a good break from the other, more sophisticated games that I play too.
No surprise, since the original Crackdown was developed by the creator of Grand Theft Auto, David Jones. He did initially have a hand in Crackdown 3 when it was unveiled, but we all know that this game went through development hell. With all of the flaws, it’s still a fun, decent game. I’d give it a 7/10. The franchise still has potential.
Crackdown 1 is 10x time better than Crackdown 3 overall. 3 looks better in visuals which it has to. But overall game is better in 1. I never thought it was possible. Even the damn sound effect in 1 is better than 3. How they made this possible. I have no clue
Crackdown 3 is amazing and if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
@hotel for dogs 2 and also 1 I'm a Crackdown fan. And this is exactly what I wanted First I could careless about realistic gun in a game where I have a Blackhole gun Second Terry Crews and the classic announcer Third the game play is fast, fluid and familiar. I didnt need to look up anything it was like picking up an old friend. To those that want to say the original is better, no it's not. The NOSTALGIA of the original is better, this is an upgrade in everyway
@hotel for dogs 2 and also 1 negatives The driving is both trash and pointless. The layout is so bad I barely used any vehicles The day cycle makes climbing towers nearly impossible especially the harder ones, it's so difficult to judge distance The map isnt a populated (but there are battles where you are so busy your glad they arent there because you'll kill them easily. I cant tell you how many I've accidentally killed turning the militia on me when I was focused on bad guys) Free aim is horrible But this series is just about mindless fun and any complaints about destruction would negate all platforming which is a major component of the game. Overall I'm not saying rush out and drop 60, but I will say it damn fun at 30 or less and I literally have a total of 8 hours in and I'm almost done, 2 bosses left and I did alot.
Joel louis if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
This is just like the saints row franchise. Started off alive and full of character, and then went down hill because of a lack of intriguing atmosphere and in increase of forgettable gameplay.
Meta ModernSounds I’ve only played from two onward but the game tried to have a blend of funny (Sons of -I forgot the name-) and serious moments (Ronin and the Brotherhood if I remembered the gang names correctly had good serious stories) which I assume after two the writers or someone thought it was meant to be more funny and it went downhill from there I think anyway it’s been so many years since I last played two
@@metamodernsounds2163 I'm pretty sure that is what it was, they wanted to differentiate themselves from GTA after being told it's a GTA clone constantly (even though it wasn't) so now it just went off the walls and imo it sucks now
That said I've really enjoyed the game so far. As a crackdown fan of the original game when it released I am more than happy with what the development team made here.
Same lmao. Also I played it a few months ago and realized how hard the game gets after beating the first gang. Legit couldn't leave the orange base thingy without getting shot down by the volk
Y'all complaining about Crackdown 3 looking less violent? That's because they did their job lol. They completely wiped out crime in 1 then wiped out the mutant apocalypse in 2, I don't think much crime would happen after that lol.
I agree. I love these vids and channel; but, it is definitely not a fair thing to add tech that didn't exist to CD1 that didn't exist. They are buffing it, basically.
For 2007, Crackdown was actually an amazing open-world game. Not as good as GTA, but definitely a mix of a realistic and slightly futuristic setting, and it was actually one of the most iconic Xbox Console Exclusives out. But CRAPdown 3 is 100% a mobile-looking game that was nothing more than a waste of 6 years that Xbox could have put into another game.
Crackdown 3 legit looks like a Saints Row IV spin-off, and I don't mean just the art style. The animations, the mechanics, the crappy dialogue, they all look copy-pasted from Saints Row IV.
if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
Such a tiny step up visually for 12 goddamn years! And, in some places, even a DOWNGRADE, Jesus! Let's have a look at The Witcher VS The Witcher 3 to see how AN IMPROVEMENT is done (in 8 years, btw, NOT bloody 12) Great video, as always, Nick!
This game is not ment to be a graphic powerhouse or evolved into something else. It's ment to be crackdown and that's what you get its a ton of fun and would probably surprise doubters who ain't given it a real chance. (ITS NOT MENT TO BE A GTA CLONE EITHER HOW IS THIS COMPARISON VALID!)
James Somogyi dude the fucking gameplay is garbage, it doesnt give me the same satisfaction and feeling of happiness when i blow up a pile of cars or getting in a shootout on the rooftops hearing the loud echos traveling theough the city or even fighting gang banger thugs and feeling like a real peacekeeper. Im not gonna invest anymore time playing something that claims whats its not.
@@arttheclown9458 dude I'm gonna just leave it as your own opinion which I respect but I respect your dp of art the clown about a 100 x more shame the squeal was a pile of shit :)
The "editor" is me.. and i have several jobs. I write, record, edit, produce, narrate all while also working a seperate full time job. So no... the editor does not have one job. I have many and will make mistakes.
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They do not look 12 years apart from each other
@@trashcompactorYT crackdown 2 sucks even worse.
@@trashcompactorYT hah. I totally forgot about that.
Trash Compactor crackdown 3 looks nothing like a 360 game
Trash Compactor that was crackdown 1
@@trashcompactorYT that was crackdown 1
As a sound engineer, hearing the throttle of gun sounds from 2007 being better than present day is very upsetting....
You're not alone there, man. I'm not a sound engineer but the difference in the gunshots alone was kind of shocking. Not to mention that all the sounds interacted in Crackdown 1. The gunshots sounded like they had some weight to them, then it echoed down the street and you could hear the civilians start screaming. Crackdown 3 just had an absurdly tame gunshot and then.... nothing.
from this day the best gun sound i ever heard from a game was the magnum revolver from conkers bad fur day, that think had a kick to it.
@@FreeAimDog That game had a magnum revolver?
@@Drenamow It was in the multiplayer and it was pretty badass! One shot kill from what I remember.
007 Nightfire had great weapon sounds from what I can remember.
Crackdown 1 in my opinion was the best in the series.
aidan noll, Hey there Dutch! Never thought i would see you here
@@oceanside9508 boaah
Crackdown 3 the worst shit i've see.
C2 is the worst
I prefer Crackdown 2 over 1
You can tell more effort was put into Crackdown 1. Crackdown 3 is just a lifeless world.
Michael Smith if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
@@adamc117 HSHAHAHAHA
@@adamc117 you could say the same thing with crackdown 1 but look at that game
Basically everything made today
@@adamc117 yeah no.
Crazy taxi on the ps2 is more populated than crackdown 3 lmao
Helleven earthbound on the snes had a higher population than crackdown 3 😆💀😂
But there is a reason why and I'm glad it wasnt more populated. The civilians got in my way too damn much and I was always under constant attack from the 4 different enforcement groups. It would have made it even worse if it had a lot of people while I was trying to shake my lockdowns and I've got everyone trying to blast me. There were plenty of times I did die once because I killed too many civilians and the local militia turned on me
Lololol
Fuxk you
Running pedestrians over in crackdown 2 was super annoying so i understand why they reduced them. The agency would come after u if u killed too many so it was hard to do some car challenges
Thanks for tuning in everyone. Just a quick correction. The clips are swapped at 2:29, the gigantic Terry Crews should make it very clear which game you're looking at.
@@McBobtheruggaman TH-cam's processing took longer than usual. Video was supposed to release at exactly 3:00pm but it was delayed a few minutes, and hasn't finished processing higher resolutions yet.
It has become saints row.
devil may cry 4 vs devil may cry 5. Or Mass Effect vs Gears of War
@@batstick129 Devil may cry comparison is in the works. But why Mass effect vs gears of war? That's... a unique choice
Oh the memories of crackdown 1
Where you can run faster than cars, spin kick a pedestrian a mile away, and create chain explosions with pedestrian cars. I miss the animation of the agents cars leveling up and the ear pounding sound of a maxed out agents footsteps charging at harmless gang member that's about to get crushed by his gang leaders car
And yet you can still play it on the new Series systems. I intend to replay it, for sure.
Fun fact... Crackdown 1 is now free on Xbox store LOL
And it's much better than Crackdown 3, sooo...
Oh XD
And 2 is, oh yeah and all the dlcs are free, the same should be done to crackdown 3
When a 12 year sequel looks like a slightly better remastered
That's the games art style. Just like when borderlands 3 comes out it will basically look the same
@@FurianFlame129 but borderlands looks great and the improvements from 1 to 2 was amazing.
@@Frank-kq4te so does crackdown
Keith Deel art style doesn’t excuse it from little to no improvements. Dumbass racist
@@H.E.M. "dumbass racist" am i missing something here?
the original has a grimer dirty, more grounded art style that i prefer
I agree and the worse thing about 3 is that the world seem so empty.
Crackdown 3 is probably the most unimpressive game I’ve ever seen. You have to keep in mind, the titles have 12 years in between one another. Considering that, Crackdown 3 is mind-numbingly underwhelming in my opinion.
Arcadia Bay Citizen very true. Red dead redemption 2 was given 8 years and it became one of the best games of all time.
The worst crap of the gen, thanks to microcock.
Isn't that bad, is mediocre but, you talk about it like if it was the worst atrocity on games...
Fire Scarab it’s pretty bad. Also consider it was delayed 3 times, and was developing for over a decade.
You are exaggerating, at most a 6 out of 10, isn't awful, just mediocre and overpriced, but i will play it over atlas no mans sky or fortnite.
Crackdown 3 is basically a bad Saints row IV
Thats exactly what I thought. Thanks for poining that out.
Worse then that, Crackdown 3 is just a bad Agents of Mayhem.
And Saints Row IV is already bad...
The worst game of the gen, fuck Xbox.
Not even that bad dood.
Punches a car in crackdown 3
It goes no where
got damn downgrade
Jonathan Graham it still counts
Or the hood flies off at max strength stat... smh
Back then, the gritty, down-to-earth aesthetic was the norm. Every open world game would try to replicate the GTA formula. I honestly think Crackdown 3 has bolstered the series' place in open worlds as the explosive, over-the-top action shooter. I was waiting for that sweet physics destruction, though. Can't believe that they took it out 2 years after showcasing it in actual gameplay.
Anjoom Faisal I’m not sure if you are aware or not but it wasn’t Xbox’s choice to remove the destruction technology. They were forced to when the guy that owned it quit to work on fortnite for those phat paycheques
@@adamc117 Fornite took everything from me
Good lord, Crackdown 3 gun sounds are SHOCKINGLY bad in comparison.
What is up with every shooter game thjese days having so deep and muffled gun sounds....where's the viscerality?
Play Squad and that will change your mind
Exactly. And how the explosion efx and sounds are dumbed down too (ex. farcry 2 vs farcry 5, RDR vs RDR2... *crackdown 3 has better efx but terrible explosion sounds) I don't get how game devs are moving backwards on features like this
Guns are supposed to go *CRACK!*, not *thump*
remember bad company 2? oh boy...that was terrifying, so good!
Play insurgency and her your ears bleed
How you going to have less vehicles and people in the city in Crackdown 3 in 2019? Lol
Because they would rather make the world pretty than interesting
@@ashm3406 What's interesting that the world is missing out on?
Could be because its in another location. Had you played the game you'd understand what's going on in the city.
@@dionl4292 You've played the game then right? Are there less vehicles and people overall in the city compared to Crack Down 1?
@@mikeswol not really. Vehicles are everywhere
Crackdown 3 graphics = smartphone game.
Not your SmartPhone.
What kind of damn monster smarphone you have?
@@undeadpunishment805 you would atleast need 4-6GB of ram to run at full settings if it was launched and optimized for smartphones
Ayee, playing this game on my 1T with 12g ram galaxy s10+ 😎
@@ramseslara2689 damn, that phone is better than the average high-specs laptop and my xbox
visually i like the new direction in terms of color palet and style but I miss small visual things that the first one did better that go a long way such as blood splatters/mist/stains and population density. also miss some little gameplay things like super speed, cluster grenades, and sending enemies/cars flying further with melee from CD1 as well as all throwable objects being melee weapons, ground pounding with melee weapons, flying vehicles, and varied online modes from CD2. overall tho the game is a huge step forward in visual fidelity, mission structure, mission variety, narrative delivery, voice acting, dialogue, weapon and gadget variety and fun factor, body physics (ragdolls are less stiff and floaty in favor of more ragdolly and weighted by gravity), particle effects, explosion effects and physics, etc. hoping they add in more bonus packs or toy box dlc, keys to the city, and more modes, maps, and progression for the multiplayer. would be really cool (but unlikely) to see a horde mode in the destructible enviornments in wrecking zone.
Never stop doing these videos! ♥
the truth must be revealed!
Is nobody gonna mention how the ass got buffed in crackdown 3?
I also noticed that
That’s years of motion captured butt data with detailed physics simulation to generate that glorious ass. That way it can show more emotion than Mass Effect Andromeda.
Crackdown 1 was literally my game dude that brings back so many old memories
An epic game.
I'm glad to see that you were fair with the comparison. I've seen several videos comparing the games, and in the original Crackdown they are using the Keys to the City DLC mod. Which is fine if you want to quickly level up your character and see how they compare maxed out, But keys to the city also has a modifier for strength, explosions, and agility. I believe it's called super agility, super strength, Ect. Using those modifiers you can jump exponentially higher, explosions are bigger, you run probably 2 to 3 times faster than normal so using that as a comparison I did not think was fair. So I commend you for Being honest
Do you think the KttC mod makes the game worse?
Very good comparison! Thanks for doing these as always they’re very informative and interesting.
Y’all know what cell shading is right? It’s not about adding lens flares or SUPER shiny stuff, it’s meant to make the game look gritty and comical. It’s not about making it pretty as possible it’s literally a super hero comic book. If u played crackdown 1 u would know this. I’m not saying it’s an amazing game, but y’all ps4 fanboys just start shit without knowing everything
Some examples of cell shaded games are: the borderlands series, obviously the crackdown series, Afro samurai, legend of Zelda windwaker, the walking dead, ni no kuni, and the ultimate ninja storm series. No one ever says these games look like shit, but it’s because they don’t. They’re not meant to be extravagant and detailed
The hologram on the character models are impressive in CD3.
You deserve more views and subscribers, because honestly i've never seen this much quality in game comparison videos before.
Thanks for making this video
0:53 hes like "bro ur making me feel embarrased"
Crackdown 3 looks like a Xbox One launch game, it does not look like a 2019 AAA game.
That's the art style 🙃
What does a 2019 AAA title supposed to look like? Because you may want to talk to Nintendo first :)
Actually it looks more like an Xbox 360 launch title that looked worse than the 2007 Crackdown!
Joao Bojan if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
i love your channel
Great video!
I am going to say this from the angle of a Nintendo fan who played on the Wii U and some of the older systems I collect for 90% of this console gen. I also do conceptual illustrion on top of that. This is being put out there to show that I know bad graphics when I see them, and a fanbase that simply doesn't like a new artstyle because it is different. Remember Wind Waker?
Anywho, let's backtrack a little. I never grew up with Crackdown. I literally only started playing the first game 2 days ago on an Xbox One S my brother got me, so I have no bias or anything of the sort with this series.
With that said, I find it very interesting regarding all of the complaints I have read about the game.
Examples being: The graphics, and the lack of a massive populace. (The story sucking sounds like what I'd expect from a game that is clearly not taking itself seriously.)
Haven't seen Crackdown 3 yet live on XBO. However based on what I have seen in gameplay on TH-cam and videos like these, I think it looks gorgeous! One of my few complaints with the art style of the first title was how the game didn't seem like it wanted to fully commit towards bright lighting or darker, more drab tones. The comic book, cell shaded nature of the game felt like it could be a bit brighter, or a bit darker and look so much better. If only they would fully commit! Luckily Crackdown 3 decided to commit to a style and chose the brighter side of comic books. It honestly looks almost like how I wish the 1st game should had looked (except like far better with better hardware.) It seems most players wanted a grittier title, more akin to what is in Gears, and the Playstation titles. However I just don't think that would fit the series aesthetically.
The 2nd complaint I hear often is the lack of a massive populace. While I do think a few more NPCs would make the world a bit more lived in, I actually think it would cause more harm than good, as I felt when playing Crackdown 1. In Crackdown you are essentially a superhero cop. You gain most of your skills by fighting baddies in the game world. This is fine and dandy, except one little nuisance (or a couple thousand.) That nuisance is the populace. You lose points whenever you kill a civilian, forcing you to thus fight more baddies and regain those points to level up. It can be quite tedious in the middle of a firefight or when in a race with a vehicle. The game is literally designed to punish you for hurting the populace and it can get a bit tedious. Games like Assassin's Creed have done similar things which frustrate me when playing. It makes me thank God that Arkham Knight didn't put civilians in the city as it would have been a living nightmare avoiding them. Meanwhile, games like Prototype and Infamous use the populace to their advantage as methods of health pick ups, and leveling. However this fits with the narrative of those games much better than Crackdown, as civilians getting harmed does not effect the player too much (any accidental kills can quickly be rectified. That just doesn't work in Crackdown with it's system for punishing you if you hurt a civilian.
With that said I do think Crackdown 3 could inject just a teeny few more people in the streets. However just imagine how much of a pain in the ass it would be fighting a bunch of enemies, while tip toeing around civilians with their dumb AI.
All n all, I think I'll still try out Crackdown 3. Definitely appears to match up to my expectations. Gotta beat the first game before then however. Story sucks, but I certainly love the gameplay so far (despite it being a 12+ year old game.)
Why did u have to write a 500 word essay :(
yes this. i agree
@@sonic-bb Crackdown 3 was in development hell since 2014: Released on February 2019 (the month and year Kim Possible live-action film aired), it changed the story (from Los Muertos to TerraNova, not confused with the TV series of the latter), downgrading effects and sounds, and even tone down the destruction (from big, realistic chunks to small Lego-like pieces).
Crackdown 3 just reminds me of a saints row 4 and halo
Great vid!!!! 🤘
Hey nick have you checked out the graphical updates to just cause 4? Maybe a potential comparison video after a few updates before and after of jc4.
he switched it for some reason
The game just looks boring as hell.
Pulse Heltic it is
@rusty shackleford lol that was a good one xD I almost Bought it
I love crackdown 1 so much it was so fun and I really liked crackdown 2 as well but definitely the first but the third *gag choke*
@@theonionsystem7779 I got a 360 just so I could play crackdown. I remember playing the demo years ago at a friends house but was never able to buy a xbox.
Pulse Heltic not even close
Come on - it's 2019 for Christ sake. Crackdown 3 apparently took 6 years, that's a joke.
There are things such atlas and the quiet man, why crackdown should be more hated than those abominations? Because is a Xbox game?
@@EMMANUEL-zi8mj no. 1. It's xbox game 2. It's bad = disaster
@@ArcLegionClan Why is it bad? What makes it fundamentally a bad game?
6 years has been used as an excuse many times to try and make the game look bad.
@@ArcLegionClan You obviously don't have proof for your statement.
nice vid bro ♥♥♥
I miss having that massive thump when your character landed from a high jump in the original 😢 and the guns sounded a lot better too
Crackdown 1 was the best, FRIGGEN Mastered that thing.
"A slight boost to its resolution" = 9 times the original resolution. I wonder what a significant boost would be then.
gee has it really been 12 years already, i remember my 8 year old self would play this everyday after school
It just doesn't make sense how so many years of development went into this game and this is the end product.
CD3 has the same gun sound glitch in Saints Row 3
It got slated in the game ratings but i think it looks mint .The narrator in the first one made the game
how can you make it so similar that i cant actually tell which is which without with name tags
Did Agents of Mayhem release before or after Crackdown 3?
I was a HUGE fan of the original games. Crackdown 3 was definitely a disappointment.
im a ps4 fan , but this game was actually very fun in co-op mode
Co-op is a blast. I sometimes feel that people that don't like this game, don't get it completely. I don't watch Rambo movies for plot and in-depth character development; I play this game for the sheer arcade amusement of chaos and it's a good break from the other, more sophisticated games that I play too.
No surprise, since the original Crackdown was developed by the creator of Grand Theft Auto, David Jones. He did initially have a hand in Crackdown 3 when it was unveiled, but we all know that this game went through development hell. With all of the flaws, it’s still a fun, decent game. I’d give it a 7/10. The franchise still has potential.
So, is it possible to level a complete city in CD3?? Or did they get rid of it?
Crackdown 1 is better than Crackdown 3
You can't change my mind
Ikr
Minka nope
Crackdown 1 is 10x time better than Crackdown 3 overall. 3 looks better in visuals which it has to. But overall game is better in 1. I never thought it was possible.
Even the damn sound effect in 1 is better than 3. How they made this possible. I have no clue
Crackdown 3 is amazing and if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
Did you swap the footage 2:24
I remember playing the first one at a friends house because I wasn’t allowed to play it haha, it was pretty fun
Terry when he loses his yoghurt
FOV in crackdown 3 is just awful, your character looks small and big at the same time, similar to Just cause 3
? That never happens. Your character grows as you level up and gain orbs.
@@MyThoughtsonEverything11 do i need to play it to observe it has terrible FOV? Also the other idiot who responded didn't even know what FOV is
Karl Ling so he’s a “GaMe sNOb” just because he mentioned something obvious?
Karl Ling this is a strange comment thread...
@@MyThoughtsonEverything11 k Xbot
Every time someone wants to console war me, i bring up this video 😂
i still remember playing it in 2007
this is amazing
how an game from over ten years ago still better in many ways than the new gen game
Crackdown 1 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Crapdown 3
I love how he says "direct comparison"
So many fond memories of the original. One of my favorites on the xbox 360, next to cod mw2-bo2.
You made a mistake at 2:29
They don’t look that different anyway.
I dont see it
@@donutello_He inverted the titles
Joey T are you blind
@@thehunter9149 /wooooooosh
Having a blast, 3 more bosses to go. Thank God graphics dont mean a game is fun or not.
@hotel for dogs 2 and also 1 I'm a Crackdown fan. And this is exactly what I wanted
First I could careless about realistic gun in a game where I have a Blackhole gun
Second Terry Crews and the classic announcer
Third the game play is fast, fluid and familiar. I didnt need to look up anything it was like picking up an old friend. To those that want to say the original is better, no it's not. The NOSTALGIA of the original is better, this is an upgrade in everyway
@hotel for dogs 2 and also 1 negatives
The driving is both trash and pointless. The layout is so bad I barely used any vehicles
The day cycle makes climbing towers nearly impossible especially the harder ones, it's so difficult to judge distance
The map isnt a populated (but there are battles where you are so busy your glad they arent there because you'll kill them easily. I cant tell you how many I've accidentally killed turning the militia on me when I was focused on bad guys)
Free aim is horrible
But this series is just about mindless fun and any complaints about destruction would negate all platforming which is a major component of the game. Overall I'm not saying rush out and drop 60, but I will say it damn fun at 30 or less and I literally have a total of 8 hours in and I'm almost done, 2 bosses left and I did alot.
the multiplayer took 6+ years to make, not single-player. Do some research, you probably never played it.
Joel louis if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
Dapper Danny this is the second comment thread I’ve seen you in, thank you for explaining to these morons saying ridiculous claims
Crackdown 3 : the character and character vehicle seem to float some times, like don’t having contact with the ground.
Oh my goodness they look like they are 2 years apart at the best
Did they use the same old engine?
What about a Crackdown 2?
This is just like the saints row franchise. Started off alive and full of character, and then went down hill because of a lack of intriguing atmosphere and in increase of forgettable gameplay.
I don't understand Saints Row
Maybe I didn't play it enough
But why did it go from a serious mafia game to some bizarre wacky game?
Meta ModernSounds I’ve only played from two onward but the game tried to have a blend of funny (Sons of -I forgot the name-) and serious moments (Ronin and the Brotherhood if I remembered the gang names correctly had good serious stories) which I assume after two the writers or someone thought it was meant to be more funny and it went downhill from there I think anyway it’s been so many years since I last played two
@@droppodgamer8076 I always thought that saints row was the wanna b GTA but failed so they just said fuck it
@@metamodernsounds2163 I'm pretty sure that is what it was, they wanted to differentiate themselves from GTA after being told it's a GTA clone constantly (even though it wasn't) so now it just went off the walls and imo it sucks now
SR IV was great though
Pls do comparison of crackdown 3 vs saint row 2022
That said I've really enjoyed the game so far. As a crackdown fan of the original game when it released I am more than happy with what the development team made here.
Nice video but at 2:25 the footage was on the wrong side
I couldn't tell the difference anyway
Zevac get glasses
I’ll wait till this game goes for $30 then I’ll buy it
Just game pass it like I did.
The first crackdown was hella fun when I was younger and is still fun today, idk just throwing cars at people used to be so fun for me
Same lmao. Also I played it a few months ago and realized how hard the game gets after beating the first gang. Legit couldn't leave the orange base thingy without getting shot down by the volk
Y'all complaining about Crackdown 3 looking less violent? That's because they did their job lol. They completely wiped out crime in 1 then wiped out the mutant apocalypse in 2, I don't think much crime would happen after that lol.
Not fair to use the remastered version of the first. Just saying!
There’s no remastered crackdown 1 you idiots that’s what it looks like when I pop my 360 disc in no remaster.
I agree. I love these vids and channel; but, it is definitely not a fair thing to add tech that didn't exist to CD1 that didn't exist. They are buffing it, basically.
The both give off a mobile game vibe
For 2007, Crackdown was actually an amazing open-world game. Not as good as GTA, but definitely a mix of a realistic and slightly futuristic setting, and it was actually one of the most iconic Xbox Console Exclusives out.
But CRAPdown 3 is 100% a mobile-looking game that was nothing more than a waste of 6 years that Xbox could have put into another game.
@@MXONGJGSJK I like it 😂
I like CD3’s stylistic colorful tone
I love the sound from the original honestly
Crackdown 3 looks like a mobile game
Also crackdown 3 was fun as hell.
I loved Crackdown 1 and 2 so much when I was younger and seeing how dull 3 is disappoints me so much
If you showed my Crackdown 3 and Agents of Mayhem I wouldn't be able to tell the difference
this is the aftermath of the infinity war, thanos snapped half the population
Crackdown 3 legit looks like a Saints Row IV spin-off, and I don't mean just the art style. The animations, the mechanics, the crappy dialogue, they all look copy-pasted from Saints Row IV.
Dog of Wisdom technically saints row 4 is a rip off Crackdown 1 and prototype.
Omg it so does omg
@@TheTrailerCREAT0R Congrats on missing the point.
Do you know Saints row was inspired on CrackDown right?
@@tudythegangster what's the point? That you hate the game?
The way the guns sound in crackdown 1 sound way more better
12 years between them! Let that sink in.
Crackdown 3 looks like a game from 2011
"One step forward and two steps back" ':/
if you knew the long and extensive story of the development of this game you would understand why Crackdown 3 is the way it is and how amazing it is with all things considered
@@adamc117 HAHHAHA PATETIC BRO
@@adamc117 i rather fortnite bruhh, even tho i hate fortnite...
How did you get the first Crackdown to look so good? This game was my jam back in the day but the AA and textures were terrible.
Such a tiny step up visually for 12 goddamn years! And, in some places, even a DOWNGRADE, Jesus!
Let's have a look at The Witcher VS The Witcher 3 to see how AN IMPROVEMENT is done (in 8 years, btw, NOT bloody 12)
Great video, as always, Nick!
What is crackdown is it an open world game?
Yes, it's similar to Grand Theft Auto, only with a greater emphasis on ranking up your character and blowing a lot of stuff up
@@Nick930 sooo like just cause?
@@Nick930 ohh thanks alot you're really helpful
@@scaroof7746 your welcome
@@thatguyjohnmarston3480 lol
The sound in Crackdown 3 sounds like a chihuahua.
I have a chihuahua, he sounds substantially more like a gun than that.
2:28 wrong title/description? xD
Crackdown 3 looks like a graphics overhaul mod for the original Crackdown. Not a AAA title from 2019.
Crackdown 1 vs Crackdown 3 Comparison:
Crackdown 1 actually good.
Nemesis whilst crackdown 3 isn’t just good, its amazing
This game is not ment to be a graphic powerhouse or evolved into something else. It's ment to be crackdown and that's what you get its a ton of fun and would probably surprise doubters who ain't given it a real chance.
(ITS NOT MENT TO BE A GTA CLONE EITHER HOW IS THIS COMPARISON VALID!)
James Somogyi dude the fucking gameplay is garbage, it doesnt give me the same satisfaction and feeling of happiness when i blow up a pile of cars or getting in a shootout on the rooftops hearing the loud echos traveling theough the city or even fighting gang banger thugs and feeling like a real peacekeeper. Im not gonna invest anymore time playing something that claims whats its not.
@@arttheclown9458 that is not gameplay kiddo.
healthy hate are you.... nevermind, arguin’ with trolls doesnt amount to anything anyways...
@@arttheclown9458 dude I'm gonna just leave it as your own opinion which I respect but I respect your dp of art the clown about a 100 x more shame the squeal was a pile of shit :)
PREACH!
2:27 the editor had one job. ONE JOB! 😂
The "editor" is me.. and i have several jobs. I write, record, edit, produce, narrate all while also working a seperate full time job.
So no... the editor does not have one job. I have many and will make mistakes.
All glitter and no substance. Modern gaming in a nutshell.
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@@assass.oebeeseo Thank you