Can't have that in 2024 SOCOM was about real MEN stepping up to take the duty most won't. Concord is about men that wear dresses that are mentally ill and believe are women...
Socom 1 and 2 specifically online formed me as a young man lol. I played all the socom ps2 titles online for 5 years with my some of my best friends and it was the best online gaming experience to this day. To this day me and my buddies talk about the good old socom days.
SOCOM 1,2,3 and combined Assault are timeless classics that shaped and influenced online shooters til this day. I played all these titles online with my friends some of which I met online and are still friends with. From league playing ,online wagers, tournaments you name it our clan was 40 deep. I miss it and wish they could bring it back. Best shooter ever.
Very good to see you covering this iconic PS2 game! I bought the game & headset, which I still have today. In fact "Manhunt" utilized that same headset to taunt the enemies, which was a very fun gimmick as you call them out verbally, then watch them suddenly look for you, good times on both games!
I was thinking the same thing as I watched this, I still have that headset in a drawer lol. And yes you're right, Manhunt utilized it to great effect. Unfortunately not too many other games did. That screw-on PS2 network adapter didn't get a lot of use either, at least for me
@plain_simple_garak Thanks for you reply, you are correct, aside from those two great PS2 games utilizing the headset, I can't think of a 3rd game using it. It was very fun in "Manhunt", I would laugh every time I would tell the creeps, "Hey fucko, over here!"
@AstralFrost You will love the core concept & squad controlled game-play. I also highly recommend the 2nd & even 3rd one in thd series, "SOCOM 2" is incredible bud.
So excited to see you cover these games! I have such vivid memories of playing Fireteam Bravo 3 on the PSP. That and Peace Walker are probably what I used the PSP for the most
You know what's really underrepresented in shooters these days? Jungle maps. Some of the South Asian and South American maps in this series still make an impression more than 20 years late, I don't know why they stopped appearing.
Problem is they're hard to make. Jungles are basically forests with foliage cranked up to 11 which creates all sorts of problems for game devs like AI pathfinding, visibility and performance
The jungle maps were good on sp but mp they were the worse ones other then sujo which was more favelas. Enwopai blood lake etc had horrible frame rates due to foliage and details on the map they looked cool but played trash. Best maps Frostfire crossroads desert glory night stalker
@ribbyg6107 Bitter Jungle could be a mess with frame rates but Ruins and Abandoned were decent offering just enough jungle setting to set the atmosphere but without so much foliage to destroy the frame rate once guns started blazing. Ruins and Abandoned were probably my favorite two online maps in Socom 1. Socom 2 kind of ruined Abandoned making it a night map in the sequel.
Truly peak era gaming, even the jank was awesome Socom, Timesplitters, Burnout, Matrix, Black, MGS, NFS: Underground, Mercenaries.. what a time to be a young teen
The PSP Socom games were a lot of fun, despite the limitations of only one analog nub. My favorite of the PS2 games was Socom II. My friends and I played that for most of our junior year in high school
Man this takes me back, I friggin loved this game! This thing was ahead of it's time with the voice controls and squad tactics. I can't tell you how many hours I spent on it.
When you say there will be spoilers, all I could do was smile cause there were none for me. I was there from the start and was heavy into the PVP. Will always be the best online shooter imo. I miss the 6v6, 3 map wars you could setup with other clans. “Meet you in West 7 boys”
Desert Glory was the best map to play on multi-player. It was balanced and the fire fights were epic. This games the game that got me started with online play. God I miss these days and game. Indeed the golden years of my gaming time.
This game brings back so many memories! I still remember my parents taking me to Toys R Us for me to pick out a game for getting straight A's on my report card and at ToysRus you use to flip through this plastic sleeve that had the game cover art and back print to read it and I thought this one was cool so you grab the little tag and you had to bring it to the electronics register and they went to grab the game from the back and all I remember was this massive size box and I had no idea but it was actually the headset. It was a cheap little headset that went over 1 ear and plugged into the USB slot of the PS2, but the cool thing was not only could you say any of the voice commands as you saw them on the screen (And they worked mighty good for the most part) you could also hear your fireteams responses back into the headset as well so all the translation and stuff was done in that earpiece. Man I had so much fun with this game, I think just being a young kid and for the first time being able to play a game where you can control your team with your voice was s cool. I really wish Sony would of kept up with this game, This and Killzone are the 2 games I really hope Sony will bring back from the dead (Even though I know they need new studios)
Socom 2 and combined assault online took over my life back in the day. I chatted with all kind of folks from all over the world even with a language barrier sometimes we got the win
I remember being able to control your team through the headset for this game. At the time that was groundbreaking :D this is also the first tactical shooter that i played. Little 12 year old me couldn't stop playing.
I loved these games. Even the single player was great. You could do almost entire missions by commanding your team to do the heavy lifting. They were deadly af.
Socom hold a some of my best gamming memories of all time. I played online almost exclusively. This SC1 was my first long term online game that I played. Within the first few days of playing online I tried out for a clan called "Socom Elite" on the map Blood Lake. I apparently "did well" though I know I had to be shit at the game still. lol I stayed with that clan through every version of the game up to SC4. I forget the clan leaders screen name but his real name was John and he had a buddy that lived down the street from him who was also in the clan. I think they were from TN. I eventually lost touch with them after quitting SC4 (never really liked that one SC2 was peak for me). I think we played in US East 2 or 4. I wish I could talk to those guys again. Lots of good memories. I remember playing in Glitch only servers. I was hosted an "endless respawn" on Vigilance which required the host to eject their disc then get voted out by everyone. You would get kicked from the game but because it couldn't load the menu you would be in limbo where you couldn't spawn but you could still listen to voice chat. I left the room running for hours while I was going out of town. When I came back the room was still up but with only a few people. I put on the headset and heard one of my friends saying "Hey if you can hear me, we are done playing so you can end it." I restart the PS and logged back in. I setup another room and they came back in like "Did you hear us?!?!" lol The timing was prefect. There was another game on steam called "H-Hour: World's Elite" on steam that was to be the "spiritual successor to the early SOCOM games" but it never really took off. A remake would be great but tbh I would not buy a console to play. PC is the only thing I play now days.
Socom was my introduction to online gaming, and I was fortunate to join the esteemed Sea Snipers clan, a pillar of the Socom community. Our clan's influence extended beyond the game, as we collaborated with Zipper Interactive's development team and authored official strategy guides for Brady. Notably, our expertise contributed to the creation of the Modern Warfare 1 official strategy guide. This partnership allowed clan members to work closely with Infinity Ward's team. Our clan's legacy is still recognized in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's achievements. Considering Sony's concerns about Microsoft's acquisition of Activision and potential dependence on Call of Duty, reviving Socom as an exclusive title could provide a compelling alternative. However, it remains to be seen whether the current gaming landscape is receptive to a tactical shooter like Socom given the popularity of Battle Royale shooters and the arcade style military themed video games. Where players are often rewarded for individual achievements within game more than team-based tactics. Which Socom Navy Seals ganes are synonymous for during its time in the spotlight.
"Definitely check it out", always liked hearing that catchphrase from you! I'd love to see you review a bad or mediocre game so I can hear you say your other catchphrase, "Definitely skip this one"! Fireteam Bravo 2 is the only SOCOM I played, it had technical problems, but I enjoy my time with it.
Socom 1 was great but Socom 2 had a more polished single player. Socom 1 single player annoyed me because they had late spawning enemies who would just appear out of thin air and start shooting you in the back. Socom online though was where it was really at with Socom 1 and Socom 2 being just as epic.
@Mark-sd4hv I mainly got into Socom for online play but sometimes the site would go down for maintenance in the morning for like half hour and I started playing the campaign to kill the time till the server came up and the campaign started to grow on me. On days where the online was running really laggy I'd opt for playing the campaign those days as well.
Honestly the way Helldivers 2 has lit up the multiplayer scene this could do the same without directly competing with it. a tactical 4 player objective based 3rd person shooter using the same engine could work wonders.
I've only played Socom 2 and 4. Socom 2 was an amazing game, and I plan to play this one. Socom 2 was the first shooter I played at age 12 thanks to my older brother. That game caused me to become interested in playing shooters today.
Socom made me almost fail elementary school and even up until high school. Socom 2 hands down took half my life away and I don’t regret it at all. WEVE GOT CONTROL OF A HOSTAGE
Oh my goodness. One of my favorites. I got to play this early at a comic convention that also had a pre release demo for The Thing and Tom Savini was there. Fantastic day.
This was the GWOT jam. The weapons/combinations/ authenticity was up to par as far as I was concerned. Played them all and have great memories of these.
carefull what you wish for, i would love to see socom make a comeback as well but with todays devs it might actually be far worse than expected(microtransaction hell)
I made so many friends that I'm still friends with on these games. I played 1-3 a stupid amount and can probably generally draw the paths of most maps And hot take: CONFRONTATION HAD SOME GOOD AND FUN ASPECTS. Terrible launch, lack of maps, and some massive campfests like Quarantine and Urban Wasteland really damaged its reputation forever
Girl... You're so cute I'd hold the mic for you so you can talk that trash to the enemy team.... 😋 You still play similar games? G^ and let's play Ghost Recon Wildlands.. It has good co-op very similar to Socom, lots of good and challenging options to sneak around in jungles, deserts and mountains.
Why did voice commands fall out of favor in solo gaming? I clearly remember controlling my units in SOCOM and Tom Clancy's Endwar. Gamers have far more access to good microphones and voice recognition is so much better... why is this not implemented in more games? I can keep my hands busy while I bark orders, letting gameplay stay smooth and not relying a badly programmed AI to make decisions.
I'd love if Sony would put SOCOM on PS+, even if it were only the campaigns from 1, 2 and 3. They should seriously consider a remake of these games instead of more PS4 game remakes. The PS4 games still look good and play great on their own.
Same. When socom 4 came out and bombed I sold my PS3 and haven't been with Sony since. If another Socom title was announced I would instantly return after all these years and purchase a PS5
My first online game. Got the PS2 adapter just to play this online. I even bought a modded controller to change how the l3 and r3 worked. I always switched between semi and automatic fire accidentally when running and gunning. Great memories 🙂🙂
I grew up playing these with on PS2 my dad also enjoyed them. Needless to say yeah the multiplayer was memorable but more for 2 and 3s. 3 I see a lot of people seem to give a little less credit for its multiplayer for being a battlefield clone but back then it was freaking awesome to play it on PS2 at the time.
I don't know about a remake, but I'd buy remasters for the Socom games. We haven't had a new one since the PS3. Rather see Socom, Killzone, Resistance, or Syphon Filter return than stuff like Concord or that other live service game I can't remember its name.
I was wondering how do you have such good video quality with this game? Do you use a Retrotink 4K and what TV or monitor? This is one of the few PS2 games that for me upscale with strange diagonal double pixels and massive dithering. You don’t seem to have this going on. Love your videos and thank you
Aaaah..., Socom US Navy Seals 🙏🏾. Oooh man i remember buying the very first one. ☝🏾With an headset. And boy Oh boy what a game. The first online multiplayer tactical shooter. The whole concept of team-base playing and the importance of playing together was never be so satisfying after winning a match on any other game nor gaming console than this one. The coolest thing was that even if you died, the game wasn't over. In fact, you and your team could still win this. And than came SOCOM 2 . That one was even better. Better graphics, more maps. Dude, i played SOCOM 2 for hours straight. Highly addictive too. Socom 2...,Greatest online tactical shooter ever in my humble opinion. Sony should make that one and bring it back. Can you imagine SOCOM 2 in 4k 🤯? With current graphics?
I was in the military ( Army ) at the time and as I went through my career I had the opportunity to meet Chief Petty Officer Rob Roy ( the black guy on the cover ) we had a nice conversation about the game.
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Sony sleeps on Socom and Killzone. If they want to correct the concord loss, this is the way.
After Shadow falls, it's hard for the Killzone series to get back on it's feet, it had a good run, though.
@@tropixx_xlr1549 ShadowFall looked Good; the graphics those were always fine; it needs a better story/ weapon system
Can't have that in 2024 SOCOM was about real MEN stepping up to take the duty most won't. Concord is about men that wear dresses that are mentally ill and believe are women...
omega boost, syphon filter, mark of the kri, motorstorm and twisted metal as well
@@ILLRICARDO gosh, they need to bring them back!!!
Socom 1 and 2 specifically online formed me as a young man lol. I played all the socom ps2 titles online for 5 years with my some of my best friends and it was the best online gaming experience to this day. To this day me and my buddies talk about the good old socom days.
Same
Me too.
Go play Arma
Yesssss!!! And we can’t forget Halo with friends and Halo 2 online.
Ditto
man socom 2 is the epitome of online multiplayer imo. Such good times.
that was the wild west of online multiplayer. good times, except for the IW noobs
Clan war anyone ?
Facts
Me and my Dad played this all the time, he’s been gone four years this November. Thanks for bringing the memories 👍🏻
The intro with the words and sound typing across the screen..... Classic OG
Instantly brought me back.
Boooyah!!
SOCOM 2 was absolute peak back in the day. Used the play the hell out of it.
They really need to remake this game, both my son and I would play for hours.
They really dont, theyll mess it up, play dis one, i learned over years to not ask for remasters or remakes or reboots no mo
nah,just a rerelease with modern controls and ui will suffice.
If Sony would re-release the game, it would most likely be part of the PS Classics.
You just said you played it for hours. Why remake it then
Not even a remake. Just update the version with a working MP.
20 years and I still recognized areas in the maps you showed. Incredible.
SOCOM 1,2,3 and combined Assault are timeless classics that shaped and influenced online shooters til this day. I played all these titles online with my friends some of which I met online and are still friends with. From league playing ,online wagers, tournaments you name it our clan was 40 deep. I miss it and wish they could bring it back. Best shooter ever.
God I miss this series. I just unpacked my original copy eith the headset out of storage and....ahhh man everyone but 4 was fantastic.
😂 socom 4 wasn't bad. I got into it late but it was bigger socom. People were cheating like a mug tho
Very good to see you covering this iconic PS2 game!
I bought the game & headset, which I still have today. In fact "Manhunt" utilized that same headset to taunt the enemies, which was a very fun gimmick as you call them out verbally, then watch them suddenly look for you, good times on both games!
I was thinking the same thing as I watched this, I still have that headset in a drawer lol. And yes you're right, Manhunt utilized it to great effect. Unfortunately not too many other games did. That screw-on PS2 network adapter didn't get a lot of use either, at least for me
@plain_simple_garak Thanks for you reply, you are correct, aside from those two great PS2 games utilizing the headset, I can't think of a 3rd game using it. It was very fun in "Manhunt", I would laugh every time I would tell the creeps, "Hey fucko, over here!"
Hi, Dean! Always nice to see you around. I actually watched this review and ordered a copy of this first SOCOM!
@AstralFrost You will love the core concept & squad controlled game-play. I also highly recommend the 2nd & even 3rd one in thd series, "SOCOM 2" is incredible bud.
I had that version with the headset. One of the few games I never finished
So excited to see you cover these games! I have such vivid memories of playing Fireteam Bravo 3 on the PSP. That and Peace Walker are probably what I used the PSP for the most
I remember getting a PSP and being blown away I could play SOCOM online from my PSP.
This video is bringing back so many memories dude
Omg the gun sounds bring back so many memories. It was my first online gaming experience and it was perfect.
You know what's really underrepresented in shooters these days? Jungle maps. Some of the South Asian and South American maps in this series still make an impression more than 20 years late, I don't know why they stopped appearing.
Problem is they're hard to make. Jungles are basically forests with foliage cranked up to 11 which creates all sorts of problems for game devs like AI pathfinding, visibility and performance
The jungle maps were good on sp but mp they were the worse ones other then sujo which was more favelas. Enwopai blood lake etc had horrible frame rates due to foliage and details on the map they looked cool but played trash. Best maps Frostfire crossroads desert glory night stalker
@@warlockiii1846all I hear is excuses. Konami did it 20 years ago with MGS3 these devs have far more money than they did back then, use it.
@@HerotsLament doesnt really look like jungle tho compared to modern standards
A european forest wouldnt be too different gameplay wise
@ribbyg6107 Bitter Jungle could be a mess with frame rates but Ruins and Abandoned were decent offering just enough jungle setting to set the atmosphere but without so much foliage to destroy the frame rate once guns started blazing. Ruins and Abandoned were probably my favorite two online maps in Socom 1. Socom 2 kind of ruined Abandoned making it a night map in the sequel.
I remember having clan wars and your clan being ranked. Damn how I miss this
Truly peak era gaming, even the jank was awesome
Socom, Timesplitters, Burnout, Matrix, Black, MGS, NFS: Underground, Mercenaries.. what a time to be a young teen
The PSP Socom games were a lot of fun, despite the limitations of only one analog nub. My favorite of the PS2 games was Socom II. My friends and I played that for most of our junior year in high school
This is the first online shooter I ever played. Good memories.
Greatest online experience I've ever had. Been chasing that dragon since
Man this takes me back, I friggin loved this game! This thing was ahead of it's time with the voice controls and squad tactics. I can't tell you how many hours I spent on it.
When you say there will be spoilers, all I could do was smile cause there were none for me. I was there from the start and was heavy into the PVP. Will always be the best online shooter imo. I miss the 6v6, 3 map wars you could setup with other clans. “Meet you in West 7 boys”
Back before third person shooters figured out the over-the-shoulder camera angle.
I think Fortnite looked very hard at SOCOM and kept the angle
Over the shoulder sucks
I thought it was good in confrontation. They had the option for both
@@JayLee-od8ob 1st person sucks
bro I grew up on this game, played for years. I miss some of my Socom Battles and Gamebattles
Desert Glory was the best map to play on multi-player. It was balanced and the fire fights were epic. This games the game that got me started with online play. God I miss these days and game. Indeed the golden years of my gaming time.
For me it was frost fire
This game brings back so many memories! I still remember my parents taking me to Toys R Us for me to pick out a game for getting straight A's on my report card and at ToysRus you use to flip through this plastic sleeve that had the game cover art and back print to read it and I thought this one was cool so you grab the little tag and you had to bring it to the electronics register and they went to grab the game from the back and all I remember was this massive size box and I had no idea but it was actually the headset. It was a cheap little headset that went over 1 ear and plugged into the USB slot of the PS2, but the cool thing was not only could you say any of the voice commands as you saw them on the screen (And they worked mighty good for the most part) you could also hear your fireteams responses back into the headset as well so all the translation and stuff was done in that earpiece.
Man I had so much fun with this game, I think just being a young kid and for the first time being able to play a game where you can control your team with your voice was s cool.
I really wish Sony would of kept up with this game, This and Killzone are the 2 games I really hope Sony will bring back from the dead (Even though I know they need new studios)
Socom 2 and combined assault online took over my life back in the day. I chatted with all kind of folks from all over the world even with a language barrier sometimes we got the win
Dude I stayed sniping u on devils road on combined assault
I remember being able to control your team through the headset for this game. At the time that was groundbreaking :D this is also the first tactical shooter that i played. Little 12 year old me couldn't stop playing.
I had two Socom games on my PSP. Played them a ton and absolutely loved em. They will never be remade or get sequels. Sony doesnt care anymore
I enjoyed playing Fireteam bravo 1 and 2 more than some of my console shooters
Yeah that was my first multi-player game
OMG I feel old. I worked on this game back in the day at Sony.😂
20 some odd years ago 😂
Game was futuristic back then
What studio were you at? Did you work on H hour?
@@McfabORI’d worked at the publisher’s (Sony) locale in Foster City, California. I got out of the industry way before the remake of Socom came out.
Cap
Thanks for a great game! I loved playing it when I was 12/13
I loved these games. Even the single player was great. You could do almost entire missions by commanding your team to do the heavy lifting. They were deadly af.
Bro SOCOM and SOCOM II were my shit. I was a beast with that M14.
Socom hold a some of my best gamming memories of all time. I played online almost exclusively. This SC1 was my first long term online game that I played. Within the first few days of playing online I tried out for a clan called "Socom Elite" on the map Blood Lake. I apparently "did well" though I know I had to be shit at the game still. lol I stayed with that clan through every version of the game up to SC4. I forget the clan leaders screen name but his real name was John and he had a buddy that lived down the street from him who was also in the clan. I think they were from TN. I eventually lost touch with them after quitting SC4 (never really liked that one SC2 was peak for me). I think we played in US East 2 or 4. I wish I could talk to those guys again. Lots of good memories.
I remember playing in Glitch only servers. I was hosted an "endless respawn" on Vigilance which required the host to eject their disc then get voted out by everyone. You would get kicked from the game but because it couldn't load the menu you would be in limbo where you couldn't spawn but you could still listen to voice chat. I left the room running for hours while I was going out of town. When I came back the room was still up but with only a few people. I put on the headset and heard one of my friends saying "Hey if you can hear me, we are done playing so you can end it." I restart the PS and logged back in. I setup another room and they came back in like "Did you hear us?!?!" lol The timing was prefect.
There was another game on steam called "H-Hour: World's Elite" on steam that was to be the "spiritual successor to the early SOCOM games" but it never really took off.
A remake would be great but tbh I would not buy a console to play. PC is the only thing I play now days.
Socom was my introduction to online gaming, and I was fortunate to join the esteemed Sea Snipers clan, a pillar of the Socom community. Our clan's influence extended beyond the game, as we collaborated with Zipper Interactive's development team and authored official strategy guides for Brady. Notably, our expertise contributed to the creation of the Modern Warfare 1 official strategy guide. This partnership allowed clan members to work closely with Infinity Ward's team.
Our clan's legacy is still recognized in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's achievements. Considering Sony's concerns about Microsoft's acquisition of Activision and potential dependence on Call of Duty, reviving Socom as an exclusive title could provide a compelling alternative. However, it remains to be seen whether the current gaming landscape is receptive to a tactical shooter like Socom given the popularity of Battle Royale shooters and the arcade style military themed video games. Where players are often rewarded for individual achievements within game more than team-based tactics. Which Socom Navy Seals ganes are synonymous for during its time in the spotlight.
Socom 2 came bundle with my ps2, full on nostalgia here
Loved this game so much my clan would get together at Louisiana and Massachusetts before they quit making them
I miss this game so bad 😢
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"Definitely check it out", always liked hearing that catchphrase from you! I'd love to see you review a bad or mediocre game so I can hear you say your other catchphrase, "Definitely skip this one"!
Fireteam Bravo 2 is the only SOCOM I played, it had technical problems, but I enjoy my time with it.
I'm off the opinion that this game was actually quite ahead of its time... They don't make games like these anymore.
Mad props for giving a spoiler warning for a 22 year old game.
@ this point some of us have memory loss so it went full circle.
@@ryanvargas4889lmao true
Socom were incredible games. Would love a no nonsense small team shooter again.
SOCOM consumed my early teens.
Socom made me the adult I am today.😂
I'm still a doper who wakes and bakes. 😂
Dude I used to stay sniping u on fish hook
I played the hell out of socom 2. However I didn't have online still loved the game
Socom 1 was great but Socom 2 had a more polished single player. Socom 1 single player annoyed me because they had late spawning enemies who would just appear out of thin air and start shooting you in the back. Socom online though was where it was really at with Socom 1 and Socom 2 being just as epic.
"Fireteam breach, bang clear". Still remember the headset commands for the AI squad.
I remember nothing about the campaigns. I just remember multiplayer. It was a ton of fun
@Mark-sd4hv I mainly got into Socom for online play but sometimes the site would go down for maintenance in the morning for like half hour and I started playing the campaign to kill the time till the server came up and the campaign started to grow on me. On days where the online was running really laggy I'd opt for playing the campaign those days as well.
@@dansw58if you beat the campaign on Admiral then you unlocked the SAS characters for online play
Dude I used to stay dragging y’all on socom 😂😂
Honestly the way Helldivers 2 has lit up the multiplayer scene this could do the same without directly competing with it. a tactical 4 player objective based 3rd person shooter using the same engine could work wonders.
I've only played Socom 2 and 4. Socom 2 was an amazing game, and I plan to play this one. Socom 2 was the first shooter I played at age 12 thanks to my older brother. That game caused me to become interested in playing shooters today.
as a socom fan myself i would skip 4 because it just sucks
I prey for a remastered socom 1,2,3 I’d be so happy with just that come on Sony
Damn I really played the hell out of this game… Sony bring it back!
Sony is an idiot for focusing on stupid “easy cash grabs” rather than bringing out old IP’s.
Socom series was the greatest , single player and online
….And why can’t we get a remake of this awesome game again?
Socom made me almost fail elementary school and even up until high school. Socom 2 hands down took half my life away and I don’t regret it at all.
WEVE GOT CONTROL OF A HOSTAGE
They need to bring Socom back! I miss Socom!
Socom on PSP was sick! Especially on the school bus with friends. Ghost Recon Wildlands is the modern day equal i believe to SOCOM.
socom 3 had the best campaign by far out of all the ps2 socoms, I played and enjoyed the hell out of it when I was a 15yr old kid
socom 3 was my all time fav ps2 game
This is my favorite game of all time. Nothin beats it
Over here like, how did I miss a new Socom game lol I didn't
Oh my goodness. One of my favorites.
I got to play this early at a comic convention that also had a pre release demo for The Thing and Tom Savini was there. Fantastic day.
Fkk S1. so much memories with this game. We ruled w1 & w2. Clan [808]. I even beta tested s2 & s3.
This was the GWOT jam. The weapons/combinations/ authenticity was up to par as far as I was concerned. Played them all and have great memories of these.
Socom 2 is still one of the best multiplayer games on Playstation.
My favorite game on the PS2. Wish they'd do a reboot of the franchise in the style of Ghost Recon.
carefull what you wish for, i would love to see socom make a comeback as well but with todays devs it might actually be far worse than expected(microtransaction hell)
I made so many friends that I'm still friends with on these games. I played 1-3 a stupid amount and can probably generally draw the paths of most maps
And hot take: CONFRONTATION HAD SOME GOOD AND FUN ASPECTS. Terrible launch, lack of maps, and some massive campfests like Quarantine and Urban Wasteland really damaged its reputation forever
Socom was so PEAK
This game was my childhood and no mention of the insane documentary included in the game??? I watched that thing hundreds of times.
OMG! I MISS THIS GAME
Socom started the dancing on the downed opponent. The game was too good
This game was amazing, it took me away from counter-strike.
The amount of hours i dumped into the Socom games❤
Girl... You're so cute I'd hold the mic for you so you can talk that trash to the enemy team.... 😋 You still play similar games? G^ and let's play Ghost Recon Wildlands.. It has good co-op very similar to Socom, lots of good and challenging options to sneak around in jungles, deserts and mountains.
Why did voice commands fall out of favor in solo gaming? I clearly remember controlling my units in SOCOM and Tom Clancy's Endwar. Gamers have far more access to good microphones and voice recognition is so much better... why is this not implemented in more games? I can keep my hands busy while I bark orders, letting gameplay stay smooth and not relying a badly programmed AI to make decisions.
It's because the industry only cares about online multiplayer games where you wouldn't even need AI. I still prefer single player games myself.
Everyone uses headsets in multiplayer though
SOCOM to me is one of the series that I am really mad that it didn't come to PC ... I played First and Third Entry a lot on my PS2
Man, this was my first online shooter as a kid. Never had a PC. It blew my mind communicating with real people. Oh, the wonders of childhood! lol!
I'd love if Sony would put SOCOM on PS+, even if it were only the campaigns from 1, 2 and 3.
They should seriously consider a remake of these games instead of more PS4 game remakes. The PS4 games still look good and play great on their own.
I would buy a PlayStation for a new SOCOM game. Period. Screwit I'd buy 3
Same. When socom 4 came out and bombed I sold my PS3 and haven't been with Sony since. If another Socom title was announced I would instantly return after all these years and purchase a PS5
Woah, memory flood.
Let’s not forget the awesome psp version!
Socom 2 was the best pvp game ever made.
Would love to see you cover the conflict series! Desert Storm I-II, Vietnam etc
This game online with the adapter was fun shit up their with CS for me.
You structure the review like a student essay repeating base points at times; but otherwise really good concise review
Sony's great answer for the emerging tactical shooter market.
My first online game. Got the PS2 adapter just to play this online. I even bought a modded controller to change how the l3 and r3 worked. I always switched between semi and automatic fire accidentally when running and gunning. Great memories 🙂🙂
I grew up playing these with on PS2 my dad also enjoyed them. Needless to say yeah the multiplayer was memorable but more for 2 and 3s. 3 I see a lot of people seem to give a little less credit for its multiplayer for being a battlefield clone but back then it was freaking awesome to play it on PS2 at the time.
I remember playing this as a toddler and honestly it taught me a lot
I play this game all the time. On my PS2 and my PS3. I love how stealthy it is and the amount depth the game offers.
These were awesome
This brings me back, loved this game
I remember thinking how realistic it looked lol
My clan was . I was Mako. Damn this brings back memories
I remember that name + clan.... I friggen HATE Sony for not bringing SOCOM BACK, REMAKE IT!!!! 😡
I miss SOCOM 2 and MAG. MAG was underappreciated and way ahead of it's time. Motion controller integration ruined online play unfortunately
SOCOM combined assault remaster PLZ SONY
I need that intro sound as my text message alert.
I don't know about a remake, but I'd buy remasters for the Socom games. We haven't had a new one since the PS3.
Rather see Socom, Killzone, Resistance, or Syphon Filter return than stuff like Concord or that other live service game I can't remember its name.
I was wondering how do you have such good video quality with this game? Do you use a Retrotink 4K and what TV or monitor? This is one of the few PS2 games that for me upscale with strange diagonal double pixels and massive dithering. You don’t seem to have this going on. Love your videos and thank you
Greatest game ever and 2
Aaaah..., Socom US Navy Seals 🙏🏾. Oooh man i remember buying the very first one. ☝🏾With an headset. And boy Oh boy what a game. The first online multiplayer tactical shooter. The whole concept of team-base playing and the importance of playing together was never be so satisfying after winning a match on any other game nor gaming console than this one. The coolest thing was that even if you died, the game wasn't over. In fact, you and your team could still win this. And than came SOCOM 2 . That one was even better. Better graphics, more maps. Dude, i played SOCOM 2 for hours straight. Highly addictive too. Socom 2...,Greatest online tactical shooter ever in my humble opinion. Sony should make that one and bring it back. Can you imagine SOCOM 2 in 4k 🤯? With current graphics?
This game single handedly influenced my best friend to join the Navy lmao. He's still in almost 9 years later. 😂😂
I was in the military ( Army ) at the time and as I went through my career I had the opportunity to meet Chief Petty Officer Rob Roy ( the black guy on the cover ) we had a nice conversation about the game.
I still remember the final hold the fort mission. All the missions were a lot of fun but the last one was a magnum opus.