Welcome back everybody and happy new year. Today we're going back to an absolute classic, Medal of Honor. I honestly don't think I've played this game since I was at least a teenager. The game is is certainly showing its age but it was a lot of fun to reminisce on how unique and special this game was when it first came out. Honestly it's not surprising this game sparked the WW2 trend in first person shooters. Anybody have any fond memories of Medal of Honor or the series in general? Be sure to tell me about them! Also if theres any other WW2 FPS titles you'd like me to check out let me know. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - What is Medal of Honor? 2:42 - Medal of Honor presentation - Authentic WW2. 4:47 - Michael Giacchino soundtrack - Sound design. 6:17 - Medal of Honor gameplay. 8:19 - Missions. 10:28 - Going undercover. 11:56 - World War 2 weapons. 13:26 - Nazis. 15:19 - Conclusion.
Thanks for digging up this classic! I have such fond memories of playing the first couple Medal of Honors and Call of Dutys, a time when FPSs were starting to mature with Half Life and Goldeneye. I was so immersed in the WW2 setting. Great stuff!
It is never not fun to shoot nazis with panzerfausts in MoH. Had so much fun with this game and MoH Underground back in the day. Frontline blew my mind at the time when it came out
This, Underground, Dark Forces, Alien Trilogy and DooM 2 were my childhood!!! People complaining about modern day console shooters never played a ps1 shooter 😂
This is such a pleasant surprise to find in my sub feed. All these years later I still can't decide between this or Underground for my favorite game of all time. Underground is more polished with more variation like the camera for going undercover, fighting tanks, and that motorcycle side car sequence. But I got so attached to Jimmy Patterson with this game and front line even though he's mute and represented with only a picture and dossier. I hope to one day do a review of this game as well but I'd like to get a bunch more practice under my belt. I sincerely hope you choose to review more in this series. Cheers!
While I had an N64 with Goldeneye, a friend of mine had a PS1 and this game. That being said, this is still one of my favorite PS1 titles. On a same but different note, I dare say that Black, for the original Xbox and PS2, has a similar feel as this game. I think its the fact that the same composer did the score for both games is why it feels that way.
I still have my copy of this game and I still play it to this day along with Medal of Honor Underground. I remember watching my dad play this when it came it out when I was only four years old and I didn’t play it myself for the first time until I was nine. Lots of fond memories with this gem of an FPS game
That crazy good soundtrack by Michael Giacchino always gets me. Not a single year passes where i don't remember one of the themes and replay it in my brain...it's been 20ish years so i can assume that will happen for the rest of my life :') Thank you
"Der Amerikaner hat Hundekuchen in der Tasche!" (The American has dog biscuits in his pocket !) I still remember this line from 21 years ago ! What a fantastic game it was !
I just got this again and I'm jumping straight back in. Absolutely brilliant game from the look and sound to the gameplay. You can't beat the magic of nostalgia too.
I'd love to make a video on it, along with Monoliths catalogue. I'm waiting to see if it gets a rerelease. Probably foolish but I know Nightdive has been working on the legal mess of it.
Wish Nightdive Studios would remaster No One Lives Forever and Aliens Vs Predator 2. Annoyed that both AVP 1 and AVP 2010 are available, but not my favorite one.
Coincidentally, I played Allied Assault for the first time last month. (currently, it's the only Medal Of Honor under my belt). I definitely enjoyed my time but it's crazy how much its spiritual successor Call of Duty implemented in the gunplay department such as Proning, Leaning, and Ironsights. I view Allied Assault and COD1 now and I see a parallel to Wolf 3D and Doom. The first is a classic and is to be respected for its contribution but the latter completely blows it out the water.
The original and Underground are some of my favorite games of all time. I still listen to the soundtrack to this day. It was ahead of its time from the damage model on the enemies to the storytelling. Fort Schmerzen and Merker's Salt Mine are still so good....
I grew up playing moh 1&2 when I get my ps1 for Christmas I love these games. I still think these are some of the best games in the series. Especially the music and sound design is unmatched compared to the other games.
Hey Kirk! I found your TH-cam channel through your doom eternal review and you have me binge watching all of your content!haha. I dont know if you take suggestions, but if you could, can you review a small indie game called owl boy? It’s a 2d platformer but it needs more attention for how much the devs worked on it. Anyway your content is awesome and I’m looking forward to 20k subs with you! Happy 2021!!!
It happens the same to me, there are some gems in old gen consoles, and the controls are a big step back (even when I am 34 and grew up with these stuff). We have Tenka and Disruptor for PSX wich are good, but the controls are awful for todays standards. Good thing is with emulation can solve some or most of these issues. Side note, check out Timesplitters 2 and 3, you will love them. And if you are in the mood for something different, try Deception franchise for PSX (Kagero in japan).
We take for granted the modern controller set ups for FPS games. It was pretty rough during the PS1 and N64 especially. The standard Dreamcast controller isn't much better for FPS games either. Even emulation can't fix unfair gameplay, looking at you Alien Resurrection.
@@Gruntvc It is funny that you mentioned that game. I had love-hate relation with it. For me is a great game, but kinda hard for psx, EVEN when you can play it with mouse support. Great memories.
Ahhh Disruptor! I remember grabbing that from “EB games” with its dodgy FMV and a mixture of guns and psionic powers. It was a decent shooter. Timesplitters were awesome!!!
One of the best shooters for the good old PS1. I played through the game so many times until I finally unlocked all the medals. Somehow I feel like playing the game again now.
This was one of my first FPS games (can't remember if Doom was first though), i kept replaying the first 4 levels since i didn't know how to save my game
Same here. Ps1 was my first console but we had a family PC with (shareware) Doom, Dark Forces and Doom 2. I loved this and Underground very underrated entires to early FPS.
I recall one of those control schemes being a lot better. Twin-stick movement and looking, firing was bound to R2, reload to R1, crouch to L1, aim to L2, everything else was bound to the face buttons.
It was a good game for the time, but Medal of Honor Allied Assault was probably the best one. I remember this having an unlockable velociraptor skin from The Lost World Jurassic Park. Pretty funny. Too bad what happened to this franchise, another victim of EA.
Allied Assault is still my favorite, Frontline a close second. The D Day levels were mind blowing for the time. Yeah its a shame. I was hoping Above and Beyond would bring it back, especially since Respawn was developing, but some of the early reaction seems underwhelming. I still want to play it for myself though.
@KIRK COLLECTS, Frontline was good too. Man, early 2000s was a great time for WW2 games: Medal of Honor, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Call of Duty, etc. I don't have VR. So I can't say I bought the new one. But from the gameplay vids I saw? It didn't look great. Are you gonna review other PS1 FPS games? I know Medal of Honor had a sequel. Plus there is Alien Trilogy and Alien Resurrection. Honestly, the PS1 and N64 FPS days were rough. Once ya got to PS2, Xbox, GC times though? Legendary lol.
I think a lot of the devs that left EA to form infinity ward played a part in MOH’s quality dropping too. Allied Assault and Frontline were they best entries, although I do enjoy the 2010 reboot for some reason. I just find it ironic how some of I.W ran back to EA after being burned by Activision and former Respawn.
@Ginge, You're correct. Infinity Ward was formed by devs who made Medal of Honor Allied Assault. It is indeed ironic they went back to EA. At least we got Titanfall 2 before EA bought their souls. Not good. As for Medal of Honor 2010, I did like that one. It was unique in that it based its campaign on recent real events. I dunno what happened with the sequel Warfighter though.
@@Gruntvc Yeah defo I was hoping Warfighter would be more of the same. But alas it was rushed as hell and even buggier than Cyberpunk! Titanfall 2 is criminally underrated!
Oh wow. This game was terrible, even at the time, especially compared to other console FPS's that were available like Goldeneye or Turok. MoH was just poor design choice after poor design choice topped off by that atrocious draw distance.
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Welcome back everybody and happy new year. Today we're going back to an absolute classic, Medal of Honor. I honestly don't think I've played this game since I was at least a teenager. The game is is certainly showing its age but it was a lot of fun to reminisce on how unique and special this game was when it first came out. Honestly it's not surprising this game sparked the WW2 trend in first person shooters. Anybody have any fond memories of Medal of Honor or the series in general? Be sure to tell me about them! Also if theres any other WW2 FPS titles you'd like me to check out let me know.
Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - What is Medal of Honor?
2:42 - Medal of Honor presentation - Authentic WW2.
4:47 - Michael Giacchino soundtrack - Sound design.
6:17 - Medal of Honor gameplay.
8:19 - Missions.
10:28 - Going undercover.
11:56 - World War 2 weapons.
13:26 - Nazis.
15:19 - Conclusion.
DOGS !
Dogs retrieve grenades !
It was the future back then !
It's honestly amazing what this game pulled off on a PS1, even with the low draw distance.
Thanks for digging up this classic! I have such fond memories of playing the first couple Medal of Honors and Call of Dutys, a time when FPSs were starting to mature with Half Life and Goldeneye. I was so immersed in the WW2 setting. Great stuff!
It is never not fun to shoot nazis with panzerfausts in MoH. Had so much fun with this game and MoH Underground back in the day. Frontline blew my mind at the time when it came out
This, Underground, Dark Forces, Alien Trilogy and DooM 2 were my childhood!!! People complaining about modern day console shooters never played a ps1 shooter 😂
This is such a pleasant surprise to find in my sub feed. All these years later I still can't decide between this or Underground for my favorite game of all time. Underground is more polished with more variation like the camera for going undercover, fighting tanks, and that motorcycle side car sequence. But I got so attached to Jimmy Patterson with this game and front line even though he's mute and represented with only a picture and dossier. I hope to one day do a review of this game as well but I'd like to get a bunch more practice under my belt. I sincerely hope you choose to review more in this series. Cheers!
great vid. Also you should make a video on the new Wolfenstein trilogy by MachineGames
While I had an N64 with Goldeneye, a friend of mine had a PS1 and this game. That being said, this is still one of my favorite PS1 titles. On a same but different note, I dare say that Black, for the original Xbox and PS2, has a similar feel as this game. I think its the fact that the same composer did the score for both games is why it feels that way.
I still have my copy of this game and I still play it to this day along with Medal of Honor Underground. I remember watching my dad play this when it came it out when I was only four years old and I didn’t play it myself for the first time until I was nine. Lots of fond memories with this gem of an FPS game
It is probably my favorite PS1 game... still playing it from time to time. Thanks for the video, cheers.
Another great video!
Keep up the good work my man 👍
That crazy good soundtrack by Michael Giacchino always gets me. Not a single year passes where i don't remember one of the themes and replay it in my brain...it's been 20ish years so i can assume that will happen for the rest of my life :') Thank you
The soundtrack and the voice over by the guy doing the briefings made this game soooo memorable for me!
took a while for me to watch but keep up the good work my man always glad to see an upload
"Der Amerikaner hat Hundekuchen in der Tasche!"
(The American has dog biscuits in his pocket !)
I still remember this line from 21 years ago ! What a fantastic game it was !
The educationnal video was EPIC !
I just got this again and I'm jumping straight back in. Absolutely brilliant game from the look and sound to the gameplay. You can't beat the magic of nostalgia too.
Would love to see you speak about No One Lives Forever. Not a WW2 game, sure, but it doesn't get enough love so why not right?
I'd love to make a video on it, along with Monoliths catalogue. I'm waiting to see if it gets a rerelease. Probably foolish but I know Nightdive has been working on the legal mess of it.
@@KIRKCOLLECTS It's actually funny how screwed the legal situation surrounding NOLF actually is.
It's a hilarious headache for sure.
Wish Nightdive Studios would remaster No One Lives Forever and Aliens Vs Predator 2.
Annoyed that both AVP 1 and AVP 2010 are available, but not my favorite one.
I discovered that game in 2019. I loved it. It's only possible to get the fan remaster version.
im playing this on my RG351P right now and it's great. thanks for the vid. new to the channel but love the content!
You are becoming my favorate youtuber for shooting games.
Thanks Mint! I'm glad you're enjoying the content.
Coincidentally, I played Allied Assault for the first time last month. (currently, it's the only Medal Of Honor under my belt). I definitely enjoyed my time but it's crazy how much its spiritual successor Call of Duty implemented in the gunplay department such as Proning, Leaning, and Ironsights. I view Allied Assault and COD1 now and I see a parallel to Wolf 3D and Doom. The first is a classic and is to be respected for its contribution but the latter completely blows it out the water.
just started watching your videos, loving the content and the games your reviewing. Going to play catch up and watch all the old videos :D
loving it
The original and Underground are some of my favorite games of all time. I still listen to the soundtrack to this day. It was ahead of its time from the damage model on the enemies to the storytelling. Fort Schmerzen and Merker's Salt Mine are still so good....
I grew up playing moh 1&2 when I get my ps1 for Christmas I love these games. I still think these are some of the best games in the series. Especially the music and sound design is unmatched compared to the other games.
Just subbed, you definitely deserve more attention. I hope you make it.
Hey Kirk! I found your TH-cam channel through your doom eternal review and you have me binge watching all of your content!haha. I dont know if you take suggestions, but if you could, can you review a small indie game called owl boy? It’s a 2d platformer but it needs more attention for how much the devs worked on it. Anyway your content is awesome and I’m looking forward to 20k subs with you! Happy 2021!!!
Good video man! As a fellow content creator, I can tell you care about your work and it shows. Keep it up!
Nothing screams FPS like d-pad controls
You're not a real gamer until you have square impressions in your thumbs lol
Really cool retrospective!
Control layout number 4 is the most similar to modern standards, L2 for manual aiming and R2 to shoot.
Even though I only found this game in 2016, I can't imagine my gaming life without its influence.
It happens the same to me, there are some gems in old gen consoles, and the controls are a big step back (even when I am 34 and grew up with these stuff). We have Tenka and Disruptor for PSX wich are good, but the controls are awful for todays standards. Good thing is with emulation can solve some or most of these issues.
Side note, check out Timesplitters 2 and 3, you will love them. And if you are in the mood for something different, try Deception franchise for PSX (Kagero in japan).
We take for granted the modern controller set ups for FPS games.
It was pretty rough during the PS1 and N64 especially.
The standard Dreamcast controller isn't much better for FPS games either.
Even emulation can't fix unfair gameplay, looking at you Alien Resurrection.
@@Gruntvc It is funny that you mentioned that game. I had love-hate relation with it. For me is a great game, but kinda hard for psx, EVEN when you can play it with mouse support.
Great memories.
Ahhh Disruptor! I remember grabbing that from “EB games” with its dodgy FMV and a mixture of guns and psionic powers. It was a decent shooter. Timesplitters were awesome!!!
Please do Syphon Filter
One of the best shooters for the good old PS1. I played through the game so many times until I finally unlocked all the medals. Somehow I feel like playing the game again now.
This was one of my first FPS games (can't remember if Doom was first though), i kept replaying the first 4 levels since i didn't know how to save my game
Same here. Ps1 was my first console but we had a family PC with (shareware) Doom, Dark Forces and Doom 2. I loved this and Underground very underrated entires to early FPS.
I recall one of those control schemes being a lot better. Twin-stick movement and looking, firing was bound to R2, reload to R1, crouch to L1, aim to L2, everything else was bound to the face buttons.
One word, nostalgia. damn, that's three words...
Awesome video as always, also can you make a review of OMORI? Is a psychological horror rpg
I love these old retro games, Og Half life time
Great game. Great review. Great video. Subscribed!
This game needs a remake with today's graphics!
3:00 Léo Major : "Hold my beer"
I want to play above and beyondddddd
12:49 did he just say "I had one job"?
I didn't know PS1 games could look so good.
Basically if you were a fan of the Saving Private Ryan movie, then this was the game to have back in the day.
I want to try out this game so far Allied Assault is the only MOH game I like.
shame I can't play this on PS4.....ahhhh the nostalgia!!!!!!
Agreed. Actually it's a shame we can't play most PS1 games on PS4.
It was a good game for the time, but Medal of Honor Allied Assault was probably the best one.
I remember this having an unlockable velociraptor skin from The Lost World Jurassic Park. Pretty funny.
Too bad what happened to this franchise, another victim of EA.
Allied Assault is still my favorite, Frontline a close second. The D Day levels were mind blowing for the time.
Yeah its a shame. I was hoping Above and Beyond would bring it back, especially since Respawn was developing, but some of the early reaction seems underwhelming. I still want to play it for myself though.
@KIRK COLLECTS, Frontline was good too.
Man, early 2000s was a great time for WW2 games: Medal of Honor, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Call of Duty, etc.
I don't have VR. So I can't say I bought the new one. But from the gameplay vids I saw? It didn't look great.
Are you gonna review other PS1 FPS games? I know Medal of Honor had a sequel. Plus there is Alien Trilogy and Alien Resurrection.
Honestly, the PS1 and N64 FPS days were rough. Once ya got to PS2, Xbox, GC times though? Legendary lol.
I think a lot of the devs that left EA to form infinity ward played a part in MOH’s quality dropping too. Allied Assault and Frontline were they best entries, although I do enjoy the 2010 reboot for some reason. I just find it ironic how some of I.W ran back to EA after being burned by Activision and former Respawn.
@Ginge, You're correct. Infinity Ward was formed by devs who made Medal of Honor Allied Assault.
It is indeed ironic they went back to EA. At least we got Titanfall 2 before EA bought their souls. Not good.
As for Medal of Honor 2010, I did like that one. It was unique in that it based its campaign on recent real events. I dunno what happened with the sequel Warfighter though.
@@Gruntvc Yeah defo I was hoping Warfighter would be more of the same. But alas it was rushed as hell and even buggier than Cyberpunk! Titanfall 2 is criminally underrated!
As my first experience with PS1 I love this game. So nostalgic.
why not medal of honor: allied assault video =((((
Someday! lol
How DARE you say you hate nazis. So much for the tolerant left!!1!
Jk of course. Great video!
It is not the cross button. It is the "X" button. We live in a society.
first
Oh wow. This game was terrible, even at the time, especially compared to other console FPS's that were available like Goldeneye or Turok. MoH was just poor design choice after poor design choice topped off by that atrocious draw distance.