My dad played Harry in this game. Turned the game on last night to show my daughter. Being a retro game enthusiast it’s fair to say she is proud of her Grandad being on the PS2 😂
What do you mean? It was as good as you remember it because that’s when you played it. If you’re going to judge it by todays standards then it’s silly.
The game still doesn’t even look that bad. i Remember the graphics being sick when I played as a kid and you can tell why. Pretty solid for a early 2000 Ps2 game
I think the main thing that only really us Brits who live here love the most about this game is the realism. Everything is straight out of real life! All the cars were real models you'd see on English roads, all the shops and buildings were recognisable like William Hill and HSBC etc all the road signs, the adverts on the sides of the buses, the street layout of London! Even the phone boxes with the BT logos... Unfortunately this was the last time we got such immersion in a game set in England. We've had watch dogs and assassin's Creed that has the city landmarks but lacks all the real life little details this game used!
I had a mate that lived in the UK around this time then came back to Australia saw me playing this game and said the same thing! He even showed the offie where he got his booze...
A tier comment, thank you. Exactly what I've tried to explain to foreign commentators, mainly Americans. Kingston, Lewisham,Croydon etc, never see them in anything.
The representation of London is incredible, especially considering the hardware it was running on. I started working in London the year this game came out, twenty years later I’m infinitely more familiar with the city than I was back then but the real joy of this game is it’s now a snapshot of old London. It’s pre Elizabeth line, pre the Manhattan on Thames era of the Square Mile and just looking at the old cars and old brands tickles the nostalgia real hard. It’s a remarkable achievement.
My best memory of this game was my Dad's reaction. He knew London like the back of his hand. When he played the game he would get angry, and be saying, "That's not supposed to be a one- way street." "Your uncle spent time in that police station." "Sunrise are rubbish!" Context on that last one, my dad worked for a company whose rival was Sunrise... Sunrise vans are in the game.
no. no. nooooo. no. no. no. no. no. this game would never work as the remaster. It's too simple in the structure. It haves too many licenced stuff. The gameplay is wooden. And whole unique climate would flush off on modern game engine. Don't get me wrong, the title was very good on PS2 and its possibilities. But it just would not fit nowadays standards. Better for the game [and rather our memory] to not resurrect this dead franchise. Not confused they keep 3rd part "on hold" since almost 18 years to be honest.
@@tezzabhoy1888 aw yeah, i forgot the whole first installment was all about oppressing minorities, from chineses to the jamaicans. You're totally right. Yet another argument that proper remaster would never happen
No one here is Santa. No one cares how long you’ve been asking. Quit asking for fuckin remasters. This is why we don’t get any good new games anymore. You dipshits always want remasters now. Just go play the old game or remember it as you remember it. No need for the same game with better graphics, that doesn’t change the actual game.
Coming back to say that the mission where you had to sneak into the police station - thats one of the hardest missions ive ever done in a video game 😭😭
Bro as a kid it took me forever to beat that, just got to the point where I had to blast my way outta there but I absolutely loved this game. Brings back some good memories
I remember this so much. One of my best PlayStation games. I remember playing the demo disk from a magazine and was hooked. Living in London at that time and a delivery driver, the locations were spot on. All the vehicles were real vehicles including the police. This game holds a special place in my gaming nostalgia. 😊
The dynamic of relying on indicators to get around London was revolutionary. But hilarious when compared to the other dynamic of leaning against a wall to magic heal bullet wounds. I love this game
Dude as a kid I was all over the place looking for a damn health pack until I stood against a wall and realized that’s how you healed took me a few days to learn that 😂😂😂😂
The intro is straight up from lock stock and two smoking barrels. Highly recommend that movie it’s nothing like the getaway. Getaway have always felt intriguing, it’s like if Gta went British just not triple A. (I know rockstar is from Scotland). Guessing the close we get to that is Gta 4. Even tho they took influences from gritty US crime films. Great review man
I remember being so hyped for The Getaway back in the day because of the open-world phenomenon that GTA 3 started. I got the game and I never finished it and still haven’t finished it 20+ years later. It’s not that I didn’t like the game, I just never saw it through to the end for whatever ridiculous reason. One of my early gaming regrets that I need to mend. Man I’m glad I found this channel. It’s hitting the nostalgia sweet spot for me at the perfect time.
I've half completed many games and I regret it because now that I've experienced next gen sequels or just better games and graphics in general, it's very hard to go back and enjoy them. I played the original driver on a ps1 a few years back, couldn't believe how bad it looked and so rather than ruin my memories of it, turned it off after a few minutes lol
The kind of realism in this game is something you'd NEVER see today. There's no way so many companies today would allow their brands to be shown in a game all about gangs, drugs, cop killing and crime... It's a shame because I've been waiting for a Getaway 3 every since I was a kid..
Great game. The questionable stance taken by the character in recovering health was hilarious then and still is today. Loved the variety of cars in this.
since you are playing all these old classic games you should definately give the wheelman a shot,for a game about vin it is suprisingly good and the gameplay is enjoyable tho the story is pretty short.
One of the best games I've ever played. The story and soundtrack were top notch. The realistic gameplay mechanics set this game apart from other games at the time. The car handling was real dodgy though with stiff unprecise steering and the unpredictable slide at times. I remember driving being vastly improved in the sequel.
This and Black Moday are underrated gems they were ahead of their time back in the early 2000's so for anyone who hasn't played The Getaway and the second game The Getaway Black Monday i'd highly recommend giving them a try. They might be 20 year old video games but they're worth playing and they're worth the experience i've had endless amounts of fun playing both of those games over the years.
I remember that, there was a influx of news copies arrived at the Dixons store I worked at at the time and we had to box up a the old copies and send them back not reason given initially but we later found out why, I've still got an original copy with the BT logos on the vans.
A bit of a shame. Was released as a Sony Playstation only/exclusive at a time when GTA was peaking. If this got released today i think it would be GTA V level of interest/popularity. I dont think it would get made today, too many copyright claims and violence. We wouldnt be allowed to show all those real life cars/advertising/shops etc.
So glad this popped up in my feed Im 56 and loved this game when it first came out,i even remember the little fold out map of London that was inside with the disc,still got it😂
I love this game! Don't know how many times I completed it, but after watching your video, I remembered every single detail! Thank you for this trip down memory lane!
I waited for so long to get this game after seeing commercials on TV, and when it finally came out we were in the midst of a huge blizzard and I was devastated that I couldn't get to Best Buy to get a copy. A few days later though I finally got my hands on it and it was a truly life changing, ultra immersive, cinematic experience like no other! Even now you don't see games like this anymore.
This game was far too hard when I was 9-10 years old. I remeber it so well as if it was yesterday. Black Monday was alot easier but still a hard game. I cant beleive how good this game still looks and its crazy that in this world full of reboots, remakes and remasters that the getaway has never had that treatment.
I'm equal parts proud and embarrassed to say that I finished this entire game (along with my Brother) over a long weekend without knowing you could heal at all. It wasn't until after we beat it that one of my bros mates came round and told us you could lean up the wall 🤣🤣
I didn't know you could heal until like 2 years after playing this and beating it several times. They did not make it obvious at all. Would have saved a lot of headaches had I known from the beginning lol. LOVE this game.
Great memories of this game. Remember being blown away by the fact you could drive around real London, in real cars, see real landmarks and spot real brands. Wasn’t overly in love with the gameplay (vs GTA) but loved the detail.
As a kid I could never beat the first levels. So I just drove around and did GTA style stuff. The second Getaway game was a massive improvement over the first. Hopefully you get around to doing a review on that one!
@@TRUDEAUMUSTG0 one of the first games that wasn’t Gran Turismo that had actual car brands and such. I can’t recall if any other action/crime game apart from the second Getaway game has incorporated any real car brands.
As a British person, the first part really made me laugh in a good way. Always love hearing how Americans perceive us through TV/Films/News and unfortunately our terrible government and the 50/50 liked/disliked Royal Family. Love that you’re a big fan of The Inbetweeners. It’s one of the must loved shows here. Recommendation that you watch the TV show Skins (the original UK version) Season 1-2 and 3-4 are the best seasons. It’s not a full on comedy series like The Inbetweeners but more of a comedy drama series following a group of teenagers/friends after leaving school and attending college/sixth form. I’m also the mod on r/TheGetaway and I’ve shared the video there if that’s ok with you. Always great to see someone look at The Getaway after all these years have passed + really love your content/videos!
I still remember how good it felt to flawlessly drive from Charlie's house to the ship of Mark's last level in the TVR sports car without getting a scratch. I swear, I have it recorded on a VHS somewhere at my dad's house haha 20 minutes of hardcore focused high-speed driving
I loved how The Getaway looked when sitting next to my older brother playing it, but our copy would have 30 minute long loading times, so I never got to actually play it myself...
Despite its obvious flaws i like the how intuitive the game was as well as how graphically impressive it was for its time. The lack of HUD down to the streets and such was a pretty smart move albeit it has flaws but with a bit of polishing the game could've been something much bigger.
I played this game as a 10 year old and absolutely loved it. I visited London the following summer and was freaking out at the bridge and castle that were in the game. At the time I couldn't imagine how games could look any better and I was convinced they'd make a sequel where I'd be able to drive past my house (couple of hours drive from London). Loving those crates of Stella and fosters during the stealth part.
What a game....wish they'd remake 🙏 And looking back on it I didn't realise how tricky the controls were. One of my favourite parts of the game was the different musical sounds it made when one of the gangs were about to attack you....brilliant.
This game had the best cars and setting in any video game ever. If you're from uk and Ireland its an absolute dream just freeroaming familiar streets and driving familiar cars. I know its prob shi now for younger people but back when it was out it was amazing. Same with the 2nd one and the first 2 driver games
Man this game was hard as shit as a kid, i just drove around until i died or failed, loved how it had actual cars of the day. Wish i went back to actually play it
My brain had tidied up all my memory of playing this in its entirety. The "time out" music chime and stages, especially the yardie one was like I had played this last week. Wow
I know the layout of central London fairly well IRL so playing this game way back when was surreal. I knew most of the backroads through muscle memory.
I remember hanging out in my Friends basement in the Projects playing this game and everybody coming over getting lit just to watch me play. One of the best games I ever played.
I’ve been watching your videos for the past 2 weeks, jumping around to games that I like to hear your thoughts on them but for some reason this video has been at the top of my recommendations for the past week. I’m here to watch now, let’s see why TH-cam wanted me to watch this specific video of yours
Still in my top 10 and I was 14 when this came out I thought it was next level and I still appreciate it. I remember my dad coming into my room and asking what movie I was watching because he heard all the sirens during the 35 minute driving sequences.. good times.
I fought my way though most of the game until you have to fight your way out of the police station which just seemed impossible to do. Then I figured out leaning against the wall to regenerate health. That was the game changer for me 😅
Imagine if we lived in a timeline where Rockstar created the artistic masterpiece that is RDR2, weren't corrupted by sheer greed via GTA V shark cards.. And put the same love and passion into a duel character The Getaway 3 game
Second year of highschool, and I had so much fun hanging out with my mates playing this game. My dad yelled at me to do better in French class, so I switched to French language track and kept playing with subtitles. I remember the French dub being decently well done.
I can definitely say that for black Monday, they definitely improve on the gameplay front, at least where the driving is concerned. Vehicles don't skid as much on hard turns and the signals will turn on at junctions to show you what roads to take as opposed to just pointing a vague direction. Not to mention having the map available from the pause menu. Shooting and stealth stays mostly the same however.
I remember getting stuck during the stealth mission as the girl, sneaking around the police station. I’d like to go back, as I’m smarter at games now lol.
this was my first game for the ps2 in january 2003... i couldnt wait to get home to hook up the console and boot up the game, both for the first time. i wish i could relive those days as a 12 year old
Yep, you can see the tribulation of games with "open world" elements in their infancy: a large world, and nothing to do in it. The original Mafia has the same problem, only partly mitigated by an occasional single side mission in between two story-based ones, and a free roam mode with some wacky objectives. Happy to know you enjoyed the game nonetheless; if anything, it may be the gateway drug to Guy Ritchie's movies, which I strongly recommend (The Snatch and Lock, Stock before all others): don't miss them!
The first two missions as a kid took literal days for me to figure out.. but i loved the graphics and how realistic the driving was compared to gta 3 or mafia. Mafia and getaway were real competitors to gta.. getaway needs to make a comeback. I know i made it to the art gallery mission or whatever it was and thats as far as i got..
This and Black Monday was a fantastic game. Imo very ahead of its time. There was supposed to be a 3rd installment for the PS3, but was canceled. As far as Black Monday, it has a completely new story. It’s not a continuation of the first one. Absolute shocker to me. Pay close attention to the story. The attention to detail is phenomenal. Liam ended up being killed in a shootout massacre. That was probably one of very few connections to the original storyline. Looking forward to seeing that video!
Back when this game was new, i got all the way to the last Mark Hammond mission (the one on the ship) without knowing you could auto-aim or recover health by leaning on walls, god knows how i got that far without those perks, i must have died thousands of times. Once i found out, i eventually beat the game. Such a great game, memorable characters (especially Jolson) and really tough missions, better story than Black Monday in my opinion
I love your videos mate! As an insomniac they have been perfect for helping the long nights. Not to say they put me to sleep; far from it! They are just the perfect combination of soothing and informative. As for The Getaway, I remember my 7-8 year old mind being blown away by seeing a game based in the UK, not to mention the real car brands. Unfortunately I was too young to deal with the difficulty curve, having played GTA 3 first, it sadly didn’t offer enough for me beyond the first 2 missions. Glad to have finally seen how it plays out! Keep up the videos man!
God damn this brings me back, I was like 9 when I saw this at a friends house and I was blown away wth everything, especially the graphics. Made me want to get a PS2 ASAP. This was around 2003 or so I think. F*ck... good times
You haven't watched any Guy Ritchie movies?! Man, if you liked this game's story, you gotta watch at least 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', and 'Snatch' (the similarities are more stylistic rather than story, tho). I actually played Gangs of London before The Getaway, and much like this and Black Monday, it has some jank, but I couldn't stop playing back when I got it. The story is weak, but the characters (depending on the gang you choose) make it so funny. I do think it's more fun to play cuz they improved the gameplay on it a little, so I'd be interested in you covering it someday :) Anyway, I mostly feel the same way as you about this game. Story is pretty good until the abrupt ending, the setting is fun but gameplay needs more time in the oven, but still it stuck with me. The acting, the deliberate gameplay limitations, soundtrack, it had its own identity. The director of this game went on to direct LA Noire later on, and you can see the DNA shared between those 2 (and Black Monday, obviously), so I'd recommend you play that one if you haven't to see the evolution.
Same here, I only played Gangs of London and for a low-budget spin-off PSP title it's pretty fine (and man is it pain in the ass to emulate). While story doesn't matter, the cutscenes in the style similar to Max Payne definitely make the best part of it; and the mini-games from the bonus "Pub" menu. I've spent many hours playing the Pool/Snooker and that "territory war" strategy mini-game with the cards.
@@deepsnow4994 That territory mini game, I completely forgot about it, that thing was so addictive! I would live to have that as an app on my phone to kill time. And about the cutscenes, that and the over-the-top characters made the game for me. I beat the game 5 times in a few, 1 for each gang, just to see the different characters (shame the missions were all shared between them, but that's understandable). For a little spin-off, that game had quite a lot of punch with all the content it had
Absolutely used to cain this bugger back in the day. Loved the free roam mode and finding all the hidden vehicles and causing carnage. Black Monday is also well worth a video. Very fun game too
This game was my childhood! It was sooo ahead of its time! incredible storyline. I swear I’m one of few pro that understood and exceeded at both games! quiet the test of IQ amount of people who never knew how to recover often going through the ENTIRE game is hilarious! 😂
a lot of people never fully utilized Liams cover shooting mechanics either, you could duck behind low cover and shoot both pistols blindly without exposing yourself so many hidden nuances in this legendary game
@@minimobilereview6570 or that you could dual wield pistols and indicators directed your journey. amount of walkthroughs I’ve seen on first mission where they fail to recognise shooting the red explosive barrels either.
When it came to the Snow Hill police station mission, the best tactic for me was the Terminator "I'll be back" approach. It's a lot more fun to shoot your way through a police station than to sneak through it
I remember when this game first came out and being unbelievably excited to rent it since I loved British gangster movies. Then I played it and it ended up being the only game ever that I simply couldn't beat. The narrative was so compelling I wanted badly to finish, but couldn't beat one of the driving missions. Would love to have more games like this made today with more usable gameplay.
My dad played Harry in this game. Turned the game on last night to show my daughter. Being a retro game enthusiast it’s fair to say she is proud of her Grandad being on the PS2 😂
You're pops is an epic actor!
Your old man was in Mad Max 2 as well?!
Yeah Right
Fair fucjing play mate “yh shame about that marky boy, not a bad piece of crumpet”
Awesome
I have such good memories of this game as a kid. Let's see how good it actually was..
This game was the best as I was a kid. It had a great story. Miss those days 😢
The exact reason why I’m here 😊
What do you mean? It was as good as you remember it because that’s when you played it. If you’re going to judge it by todays standards then it’s silly.
Same I had a good time with this when I was 17 - 18.
I thought it was just me that sucked at the stealth aspect of the game lol
The game still doesn’t even look that bad. i Remember the graphics being sick when I played as a kid and you can tell why. Pretty solid for a early 2000 Ps2 game
I think the main thing that only really us Brits who live here love the most about this game is the realism. Everything is straight out of real life! All the cars were real models you'd see on English roads, all the shops and buildings were recognisable like William Hill and HSBC etc all the road signs, the adverts on the sides of the buses, the street layout of London! Even the phone boxes with the BT logos... Unfortunately this was the last time we got such immersion in a game set in England. We've had watch dogs and assassin's Creed that has the city landmarks but lacks all the real life little details this game used!
I had a mate that lived in the UK around this time then came back to Australia saw me playing this game and said the same thing!
He even showed the offie where he got his booze...
A tier comment, thank you. Exactly what I've tried to explain to foreign commentators, mainly Americans. Kingston, Lewisham,Croydon etc, never see them in anything.
The representation of London is incredible, especially considering the hardware it was running on. I started working in London the year this game came out, twenty years later I’m infinitely more familiar with the city than I was back then but the real joy of this game is it’s now a snapshot of old London. It’s pre Elizabeth line, pre the Manhattan on Thames era of the Square Mile and just looking at the old cars and old brands tickles the nostalgia real hard. It’s a remarkable achievement.
The main thing I remember from this game is the enemies continually yelling out; "you tossaaaahhhh!"
@@Nayson I come back 2 dis game periodically JUST 2 REMEMBER Ol London
My best memory of this game was my Dad's reaction. He knew London like the back of his hand. When he played the game he would get angry, and be saying, "That's not supposed to be a one- way street."
"Your uncle spent time in that police station."
"Sunrise are rubbish!" Context on that last one, my dad worked for a company whose rival was Sunrise... Sunrise vans are in the game.
Haha my dad was the same
Future construction or permit to change parking on streets later on
This and Black Monday were my absolute favorite ps2 games man. The nostalgia trip 🥲
Black Monday was wild as kid. That game was ahead of its time
I still remember the starting mission I think you raid some council flats in london if I remember correctly it was sick
Black Monday was fucking awful. The first game is iconic.
Black Monday was shit. Stop trippin
Thank you! These lot don’t know what they’re talking about.
The GetAway deserves a remake. This game was crazy good! The best part was the manual having the definition of the slang words in it lol
The remaster we never asked for but the one we deserve
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this game would never work as the remaster. It's too simple in the structure. It haves too many licenced stuff. The gameplay is wooden. And whole unique climate would flush off on modern game engine. Don't get me wrong, the title was very good on PS2 and its possibilities. But it just would not fit nowadays standards. Better for the game [and rather our memory] to not resurrect this dead franchise. Not confused they keep 3rd part "on hold" since almost 18 years to be honest.
Iv been asking for it for 10 years
It would be revised and censored to the fullest extent. For a modern audience 😂🫣
@@tezzabhoy1888 aw yeah, i forgot the whole first installment was all about oppressing minorities, from chineses to the jamaicans. You're totally right. Yet another argument that proper remaster would never happen
No one here is Santa. No one cares how long you’ve been asking. Quit asking for fuckin remasters. This is why we don’t get any good new games anymore. You dipshits always want remasters now. Just go play the old game or remember it as you remember it. No need for the same game with better graphics, that doesn’t change the actual game.
*This game was inspired by the following movies : "Get Carter " , "The long good Friday " , and "Lock , stock and two smoking barrels"*
And snatch
@@royeaston6067 and the rise of a footsoldier if you seen it
@@BrandonHaymon I have seen it came out 7 years AFTER The Getaway.
Coming back to say that the mission where you had to sneak into the police station - thats one of the hardest missions ive ever done in a video game 😭😭
Bro as a kid it took me forever to beat that, just got to the point where I had to blast my way outta there but I absolutely loved this game. Brings back some good memories
I cried out of frustration because of this mission… I was 8 years old at the time. Then I realized you could heal by resting next to a wall.
@@familialgameaholics7618 I managed to complete that mission before realising that 😂
@@BlyatimirPootin More power to YOU!
I recall the frustration even 20 years later
Lol yeah true. I also remember the Italian job on PS1 being crazy hard
I remember this so much. One of my best PlayStation games. I remember playing the demo disk from a magazine and was hooked. Living in London at that time and a delivery driver, the locations were spot on. All the vehicles were real vehicles including the police. This game holds a special place in my gaming nostalgia. 😊
A complete remake of this game on Unreal Engine would be epic. Thanks for the content.
Facts
The dynamic of relying on indicators to get around London was revolutionary.
But hilarious when compared to the other dynamic of leaning against a wall to magic heal bullet wounds.
I love this game
Dude as a kid I was all over the place looking for a damn health pack until I stood against a wall and realized that’s how you healed took me a few days to learn that 😂😂😂😂
The intro is straight up from lock stock and two smoking barrels. Highly recommend that movie it’s nothing like the getaway.
Getaway have always felt intriguing, it’s like if Gta went British just not triple A. (I know rockstar is from Scotland). Guessing the close we get to that is Gta 4. Even tho they took influences from gritty US crime films.
Great review man
I remember being so hyped for The Getaway back in the day because of the open-world phenomenon that GTA 3 started. I got the game and I never finished it and still haven’t finished it 20+ years later. It’s not that I didn’t like the game, I just never saw it through to the end for whatever ridiculous reason. One of my early gaming regrets that I need to mend. Man I’m glad I found this channel. It’s hitting the nostalgia sweet spot for me at the perfect time.
The difficulty and no health pickups meant it was ahead of its time
Yeah dude I remember playing it and being so hyped but never completed it... Better late than never lol reckon I will tackle it soon
Exactly same here
I've half completed many games and I regret it because now that I've experienced next gen sequels or just better games and graphics in general, it's very hard to go back and enjoy them. I played the original driver on a ps1 a few years back, couldn't believe how bad it looked and so rather than ruin my memories of it, turned it off after a few minutes lol
this game litterly changed my life and increased my love for crime/gangster genres.
this game was fucking incredible and absolutely slept on. the amount of people who didn't know this one existed was criminal.
20 years, i'm still playing my favorite game on my 20 years old ps2 !
Congratulations…. Guys acting like he discovered fire.
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@@Lion-O-Richie2040 I bet ur fun at parties
The kind of realism in this game is something you'd NEVER see today. There's no way so many companies today would allow their brands to be shown in a game all about gangs, drugs, cop killing and crime... It's a shame because I've been waiting for a Getaway 3 every since I was a kid..
Great game. The questionable stance taken by the character in recovering health was hilarious then and still is today. Loved the variety of cars in this.
since you are playing all these old classic games you should definately give the wheelman a shot,for a game about vin it is suprisingly good and the gameplay is enjoyable tho the story is pretty short.
I remember playing wheelman in school, it was honestly a blast
Oh man, the wheelman was bad good lol
I never even bothered with that game it’s trash
One of the best games I've ever played. The story and soundtrack were top notch. The realistic gameplay mechanics set this game apart from other games at the time. The car handling was real dodgy though with stiff unprecise steering and the unpredictable slide at times. I remember driving being vastly improved in the sequel.
Remember playing this with a mate and took us about 45 mins failing the first mission before realising the indicators tell you which way to go
😂😂😂
This and Black Moday are underrated gems they were ahead of their time back in the early 2000's so for anyone who hasn't played The Getaway and the second game The Getaway Black Monday i'd highly recommend giving them a try. They might be 20 year old video games but they're worth playing and they're worth the experience i've had endless amounts of fun playing both of those games over the years.
The mission that you kill BT worker which caused a disc recall at the time and was changed made the original very pricey
I remember that, there was a influx of news copies arrived at the Dixons store I worked at at the time and we had to box up a the old copies and send them back not reason given initially but we later found out why, I've still got an original copy with the BT logos on the vans.
this is one game that deserved a few sequels
this was one of those random ps2 games my mom had on ps2 and i remember loving it, can't wait to see your take on it
i only just realised i never played getway i only played black monday so i look forward to that retrospective
A good remake of this could do really well now in 2023 with it’s more realistic style of gameplay compared to gta
A bit of a shame. Was released as a Sony Playstation only/exclusive at a time when GTA was peaking. If this got released today i think it would be GTA V level of interest/popularity. I dont think it would get made today, too many copyright claims and violence. We wouldnt be allowed to show all those real life cars/advertising/shops etc.
So glad this popped up in my feed Im 56 and loved this game when it first came out,i even remember the little fold out map of London that was inside with the disc,still got it😂
I’m not usually a fan of remake / reboots in general but this game should be remade.
I love this game! Don't know how many times I completed it, but after watching your video, I remembered every single detail! Thank you for this trip down memory lane!
I waited for so long to get this game after seeing commercials on TV, and when it finally came out we were in the midst of a huge blizzard and I was devastated that I couldn't get to Best Buy to get a copy. A few days later though I finally got my hands on it and it was a truly life changing, ultra immersive, cinematic experience like no other! Even now you don't see games like this anymore.
Most underrated channel rn got me with the gta vids and I stayed for the rest
This game was far too hard when I was 9-10 years old. I remeber it so well as if it was yesterday. Black Monday was alot easier but still a hard game. I cant beleive how good this game still looks and its crazy that in this world full of reboots, remakes and remasters that the getaway has never had that treatment.
The game was an 18 so you weren’t meant to be playing it lol hence the difficulty
I'm equal parts proud and embarrassed to say that I finished this entire game (along with my Brother) over a long weekend without knowing you could heal at all. It wasn't until after we beat it that one of my bros mates came round and told us you could lean up the wall 🤣🤣
I did the same thing. The funny thing is the shear amount of comments admitting the same thing. We are not alone lol
That's pretty impressive finishing the game without healing! I couldn't do it!
I didn't know you could heal until like 2 years after playing this and beating it several times. They did not make it obvious at all. Would have saved a lot of headaches had I known from the beginning lol. LOVE this game.
Great memories of this game. Remember being blown away by the fact you could drive around real London, in real cars, see real landmarks and spot real brands. Wasn’t overly in love with the gameplay (vs GTA) but loved the detail.
This has become a new favorite channel of mine. Keep up the good work!
Me too. I get excited when you upload.
As a kid I could never beat the first levels. So I just drove around and did GTA style stuff. The second Getaway game was a massive improvement over the first. Hopefully you get around to doing a review on that one!
Same here. I remember yelling for my brother to come into my room and see how amazing the graphics looked😄
@@acecalderon8376 the graphics weren’t bad for early PS2!
This game was lit
@@TRUDEAUMUSTG0 one of the first games that wasn’t Gran Turismo that had actual car brands and such. I can’t recall if any other action/crime game apart from the second Getaway game has incorporated any real car brands.
@@Weeniewarden midnight club by Rockstar games has real life cars
As a British person, the first part really made me laugh in a good way. Always love hearing how Americans perceive us through TV/Films/News and unfortunately our terrible government and the 50/50 liked/disliked Royal Family. Love that you’re a big fan of The Inbetweeners. It’s one of the must loved shows here. Recommendation that you watch the TV show Skins (the original UK version) Season 1-2 and 3-4 are the best seasons. It’s not a full on comedy series like The Inbetweeners but more of a comedy drama series following a group of teenagers/friends after leaving school and attending college/sixth form. I’m also the mod on r/TheGetaway and I’ve shared the video there if that’s ok with you. Always great to see someone look at The Getaway after all these years have passed + really love your content/videos!
Skins was a game changer loved it.
I still remember how good it felt to flawlessly drive from Charlie's house to the ship of Mark's last level in the TVR sports car without getting a scratch. I swear, I have it recorded on a VHS somewhere at my dad's house haha 20 minutes of hardcore focused high-speed driving
This game is so unique, there are no games like it really. The combat gameplay is intense action and super classy in its own respect.
Remember that game Gangs of London on PSP. I put so many hours into that game as a kid.
I loved how The Getaway looked when sitting next to my older brother playing it, but our copy would have 30 minute long loading times, so I never got to actually play it myself...
Despite its obvious flaws i like the how intuitive the game was as well as how graphically impressive it was for its time. The lack of HUD down to the streets and such was a pretty smart move albeit it has flaws but with a bit of polishing the game could've been something much bigger.
I played this game as a 10 year old and absolutely loved it. I visited London the following summer and was freaking out at the bridge and castle that were in the game. At the time I couldn't imagine how games could look any better and I was convinced they'd make a sequel where I'd be able to drive past my house (couple of hours drive from London). Loving those crates of Stella and fosters during the stealth part.
What a game....wish they'd remake 🙏
And looking back on it I didn't realise how tricky the controls were.
One of my favourite parts of the game was the different musical sounds it made when one of the gangs were about to attack you....brilliant.
This game had the best cars and setting in any video game ever. If you're from uk and Ireland its an absolute dream just freeroaming familiar streets and driving familiar cars. I know its prob shi now for younger people but back when it was out it was amazing. Same with the 2nd one and the first 2 driver games
That introduction theme was so amazing
Man this game was hard as shit as a kid, i just drove around until i died or failed, loved how it had actual cars of the day. Wish i went back to actually play it
My brain had tidied up all my memory of playing this in its entirety. The "time out" music chime and stages, especially the yardie one was like I had played this last week. Wow
remember being up all night playing this as a kid one of my fav games of all time
I know the layout of central London fairly well IRL so playing this game way back when was surreal. I knew most of the backroads through muscle memory.
After playing this game, I never want to drive in London... Not because you drive on the wrong side of the road... It's just all so "dense".....
I remember hanging out in my Friends basement in the Projects playing this game and everybody coming over getting lit just to watch me play. One of the best games I ever played.
I’ve been watching your videos for the past 2 weeks, jumping around to games that I like to hear your thoughts on them but for some reason this video has been at the top of my recommendations for the past week. I’m here to watch now, let’s see why TH-cam wanted me to watch this specific video of yours
Guy Ritchie is the M Night Shyamalan of Britain.
Still in my top 10 and I was 14 when this came out I thought it was next level and I still appreciate it. I remember my dad coming into my room and asking what movie I was watching because he heard all the sirens during the 35 minute driving sequences.. good times.
Funnily enough, this video popped up on my recommended just as I was downloading an ISO for the game. Talk about convenient timing.
I fought my way though most of the game until you have to fight your way out of the police station which just seemed impossible to do. Then I figured out leaning against the wall to regenerate health. That was the game changer for me 😅
Imagine if we lived in a timeline where Rockstar created the artistic masterpiece that is RDR2, weren't corrupted by sheer greed via GTA V shark cards.. And put the same love and passion into a duel character The Getaway 3 game
I remember these graphics were the BEST back when I was growing up. I played the demo over and over again.
Second year of highschool, and I had so much fun hanging out with my mates playing this game. My dad yelled at me to do better in French class, so I switched to French language track and kept playing with subtitles. I remember the French dub being decently well done.
This game is soooooooo good back in the day. The story and the gameplay was just superb.
I can definitely say that for black Monday, they definitely improve on the gameplay front, at least where the driving is concerned. Vehicles don't skid as much on hard turns and the signals will turn on at junctions to show you what roads to take as opposed to just pointing a vague direction. Not to mention having the map available from the pause menu. Shooting and stealth stays mostly the same however.
I remember getting stuck during the stealth mission as the girl, sneaking around the police station. I’d like to go back, as I’m smarter at games now lol.
It’s still a bit of a pain in the ass from what I remember, but good luck
this was my first game for the ps2 in january 2003... i couldnt wait to get home to hook up the console and boot up the game, both for the first time. i wish i could relive those days as a 12 year old
Yep, you can see the tribulation of games with "open world" elements in their infancy: a large world, and nothing to do in it. The original Mafia has the same problem, only partly mitigated by an occasional single side mission in between two story-based ones, and a free roam mode with some wacky objectives.
Happy to know you enjoyed the game nonetheless; if anything, it may be the gateway drug to Guy Ritchie's movies, which I strongly recommend (The Snatch and Lock, Stock before all others): don't miss them!
GTA 1 and 2 had plenty of stuff to do on the side. This is just cost-cutting or ImMeRsIoN.
Rock n Rolla is a good one also
Has it been 20 years already since I played this game. Damn I'm old. I had fun playing this game as a kid.
I replayed it on my ps2 this year, it’s still just as difficult as when I was a kid
Wow, I was not expecting to see this in my recommendations. My favourite newly discovered channel of the year so far! Thanks, Subscribed!
The first two missions as a kid took literal days for me to figure out.. but i loved the graphics and how realistic the driving was compared to gta 3 or mafia. Mafia and getaway were real competitors to gta.. getaway needs to make a comeback. I know i made it to the art gallery mission or whatever it was and thats as far as i got..
They don't make games like they used to! This felt like you were playing through a mob film, excellent!
This and Black Monday was a fantastic game. Imo very ahead of its time. There was supposed to be a 3rd installment for the PS3, but was canceled. As far as Black Monday, it has a completely new story. It’s not a continuation of the first one. Absolute shocker to me. Pay close attention to the story. The attention to detail is phenomenal. Liam ended up being killed in a shootout massacre. That was probably one of very few connections to the original storyline. Looking forward to seeing that video!
I must have been a patient kid,I remember the confusion I was going through but actually enjoying every minute of it 😊
Been waiting for this video😂😂 that’s my Sunday sorted
What a game , smashed it as a youth , tried playing it few weeks ago couldn't even drive to the first mission lol
This is hands down of the best games ever made on PS2 and an absolute missed opportunity for another household franchise.
Back when this game was new, i got all the way to the last Mark Hammond mission (the one on the ship) without knowing you could auto-aim or recover health by leaning on walls, god knows how i got that far without those perks, i must have died thousands of times. Once i found out, i eventually beat the game. Such a great game, memorable characters (especially Jolson) and really tough missions, better story than Black Monday in my opinion
I hope this game comes back one day, I loved this game as kid
Loved this game. 12 years old when this came out. The yardies in south London were always my favourite battles
I loved this game. Driving through London was. Amazing. 😊
You weren't spoon fed instructions like most games these day. What an iconic classic!
I love your videos mate! As an insomniac they have been perfect for helping the long nights. Not to say they put me to sleep; far from it! They are just the perfect combination of soothing and informative.
As for The Getaway, I remember my 7-8 year old mind being blown away by seeing a game based in the UK, not to mention the real car brands. Unfortunately I was too young to deal with the difficulty curve, having played GTA 3 first, it sadly didn’t offer enough for me beyond the first 2 missions.
Glad to have finally seen how it plays out!
Keep up the videos man!
Still miss this game. My parents wouldn’t let me play GTA so I got this. Just as good!
To this day I will never see the Lexus SC the same again 🤣
The cutscene of this game are unbelievable 😮
I had the demo of The Getaway Black Monday as a kid, it was just amazing to drive on UK roads as everything else at that time was set in America
God damn this brings me back, I was like 9 when I saw this at a friends house and I was blown away wth everything, especially the graphics. Made me want to get a PS2 ASAP. This was around 2003 or so I think. F*ck... good times
You haven't watched any Guy Ritchie movies?! Man, if you liked this game's story, you gotta watch at least 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels', and 'Snatch' (the similarities are more stylistic rather than story, tho).
I actually played Gangs of London before The Getaway, and much like this and Black Monday, it has some jank, but I couldn't stop playing back when I got it. The story is weak, but the characters (depending on the gang you choose) make it so funny. I do think it's more fun to play cuz they improved the gameplay on it a little, so I'd be interested in you covering it someday :)
Anyway, I mostly feel the same way as you about this game. Story is pretty good until the abrupt ending, the setting is fun but gameplay needs more time in the oven, but still it stuck with me. The acting, the deliberate gameplay limitations, soundtrack, it had its own identity.
The director of this game went on to direct LA Noire later on, and you can see the DNA shared between those 2 (and Black Monday, obviously), so I'd recommend you play that one if you haven't to see the evolution.
Same here, I only played Gangs of London and for a low-budget spin-off PSP title it's pretty fine (and man is it pain in the ass to emulate). While story doesn't matter, the cutscenes in the style similar to Max Payne definitely make the best part of it; and the mini-games from the bonus "Pub" menu. I've spent many hours playing the Pool/Snooker and that "territory war" strategy mini-game with the cards.
@@deepsnow4994 That territory mini game, I completely forgot about it, that thing was so addictive! I would live to have that as an app on my phone to kill time. And about the cutscenes, that and the over-the-top characters made the game for me. I beat the game 5 times in a few, 1 for each gang, just to see the different characters (shame the missions were all shared between them, but that's understandable). For a little spin-off, that game had quite a lot of punch with all the content it had
Mate I am so glad someone’s done a video on this it’s one of my best games from when I was a kid but it was really hard like what a game bro
Absolutely used to cain this bugger back in the day. Loved the free roam mode and finding all the hidden vehicles and causing carnage. Black Monday is also well worth a video. Very fun game too
This game was my childhood! It was sooo ahead of its time! incredible storyline. I swear I’m one of few pro that understood and exceeded at both games! quiet the test of IQ amount of people who never knew how to recover often going through the ENTIRE game is hilarious! 😂
a lot of people never fully utilized Liams cover shooting mechanics either, you could duck behind low cover and shoot both pistols blindly without exposing yourself
so many hidden nuances in this legendary game
@@minimobilereview6570 or that you could dual wield pistols and indicators directed your journey. amount of walkthroughs I’ve seen on first mission where they fail to recognise shooting the red explosive barrels either.
This game brings back so many memories. I worked on a cruise ship and i played this in my cabin. Same time GTA VICE City came out. 2002
I rented this game and finished over a weekend when I was younger.
Also, the first game I burnt onto a disc.
In the city after you finish the game you can drive around and find loads of hidden secret real cars you can drive round London
When it came to the Snow Hill police station mission, the best tactic for me was the Terminator "I'll be back" approach. It's a lot more fun to shoot your way through a police station than to sneak through it
If there's one game that needs a reboot... its this masterpiece
This was a great concept, part of me enjoyed it. The majority of young me just thought it was too much of a pain in the balls
This game was brilliant. I still remember when the cop was upside down in his crashed car and said "Mark fookin' Hammond".
I would love a remake of this game for the new generation.
Licensing would be a huge problem
I remember this game maybe not being a classic, but certainly an admirable experiment.
I remember when this game first came out and being unbelievably excited to rent it since I loved British gangster movies. Then I played it and it ended up being the only game ever that I simply couldn't beat. The narrative was so compelling I wanted badly to finish, but couldn't beat one of the driving missions. Would love to have more games like this made today with more usable gameplay.
I loved that to heal, you just had to find a wall to lean against 😂
LA Tue Crime, The Driver , The Getaway, The Godfather, Scarface. Were all slept on games back in 2000s for Playstation One.