All the EA Big games need to come back, especially SSX. I hope SEGA bringing back all their classics will be a success that drives EA to do the same. We need SSX, Burnout, all the Street games and Def Jam to come back.
Def Jam Fight for NY Is to this day still my favorite fighting game ever made. Was deep into hip hop in my teens, and that game right there was THE sleepover game to be playing with your mate at his house at 3am, eating cold pizza and pounding energy drinks.
If you haven’t seen Spirited Away - that’s the one bro, it’s amazing. A beautiful story and stunning animation. I have it tattooed on my arm, I think it’s one of the greatest animations of all time.
My favorite is Porco Rosso, but this was going to be my suggestion too. It's a good transition from Princess Mononoke too with a lot of spiritual elements.
I agree on the animation, top tier, but that story is so nonsensical that you're left wondering what you just watched. Howl's Moving Castle had the same problem. It's a shame too 'cause that was another one that was gorgeous.
I've been playing a lot of SSX Tricky and NBA Street Vol. 2 through my Gamecube emulator. That whole era of gaming was absolutely awesome, and I miss it more than words can possibly describe. Trying to explain it to the younger gamers now makes us sound like our parents describing how candy and everything else was so much better back in the day. (And cheaper too)
@@tophmeister3 But real Need For Speed are just the first few... when you were racing supercars and concept cars in exotic locations. - "Forza Horizon" is basically more Need For Speed than NFS in the last 20 years.
@michaelmonstar4276 sure, but you can't tell me Carbon, Most Wanted, and Hot Pursuit 2 aren't the most iconic and beloved games in the franchise. Underground is up there too.
My favourite Miyazaki movies are Kiki's Delivery Service (super chill coming-of-age movie about a witch starting a business), Porco Rosso (WW1 pilot who is a pig) and Castle of Cagliostro (gentlemen thief does a heist with his crew)
I first played Simpsons Hit and Run on Xmas day in 2003 and to my surprise saw Homer sitting on the couch dressed as Santa as the start screen. It was a cool Easter Egg that I still remember today.
Jake may view himself as awkward. But i think we can all agree that he is just the realest chillest guy out there. Genuinly can't tell you how happy i was when i found out you were still around after the Pretty Much It days. Keeping the good vibes going. Also, as for Miyazaki movies? Any film he has directed is gold. So i'd say, watch em all. First one you come across, hit play and i promise you a good time.
@@SalKhayer Not directed by Miyazaki. That being said, it too is an Amazing film. That famous reviewer dude everyone in America loves called it one of the greatest war movies ever made or something.
I'm definitely on the Warrior Within > Sands of Time train. The guitar riffs and Godsmack just get me super nostalgic whenever I hear them. I STAND ALOOOOOOOOOONE.
For vibes alone I recommend My Neighbor Totoro. There's a larger story about grief and processing childhood but Totoro becomes this beautifully fun symbol of childhood wonder helping kids through dark times. For creators, I highly recommend Kiki's Delivery Service. Immaculate vibes and it deals with uncertainty and burnout in a great way all whilst being charming. My favorite is Spirited Away. It transports you to a completely new world and makes you fall in love with that world as much as the characters within it. But honestly, go watch The Boy and the Heron in theaters.
A GoW style entry would make some stylistic sense but it would need to lean in to the Dark Souls inspiration more than GoW did. A new Prince of Persia would need to be "fuck you" hard. If just anyone can beat it then it'll miss the mark badly.
For Miyazaki movies these are must watch: spirited away, my neighbour totoro, howl's moving castle, nausicaa and the valley of the wind, princes mononoke. But honestly, all of them are amazing.
Big new fan here! I’m glad I found your channel and gamerax as well. As a new fan, and you’ve probably answered this before, I would like to know if you always knew your professional career was going to be in the gaming industry? Give us a little bit of young professional Jake lore please! Happy New Year!
RE: Miyazaki films. Spirited away is a must see, ridiculously influential and culturally significant. It's also just a fabulous film from start to finish in every aspect. My neighbor Totoro as well is another masterpiece. I'm no expert by any means, but I think those 2, plus Mononoke, are really the best starting point. If you can find them in a theater near you that would be ideal, I've been off long island for awhile so I dont even know where to look anymore for anime and older films up there. Love your videos, happy holidays! Can't wait to see what the FPS podcast has in store for 2024.
The Miyazaki movie you need to watch is Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, solely due to the story behind the movie itself. When it was brought over to America in the 80s, we tried to make it more marketable. That involved changing the name to Warriors of the Wind, making the poster/cover art feature characters and items that didn't exist in movies (I'm talking lightsabers, Pegasus. It's absurd.) And chopping about 20 minutes of important world building from the movie. Miyazaki was so upset that he refused to work on the IP ever again. Which is a shame because the movie covers about 1/5 of the manga. Thankfully we did finally put the movie back together, and it's terrific, with an incredible soundtrack. I highly recommend it.
Funny enough, for those that dont know, there WERE actually sequels to the NBA Street series after Volume 2. There was "Volume 3" and "Homecourt". Homecourt was actually released in the 360 and PS3 era. Couldn't tell ya if they're any good but cool to check out if you're a fan.
For Miyazaki, the easiest suggestion is Spirited Away. My Neighbour Totoro is also iconic. My favorite one is Porco Rosso, and I think you would like the vibe.
studio ghibli must see list IMO: Howl's Moving castle, Laputa Castle in the Sky, Porco Rosso, Spirited Away and Boy and the Heron, not Miyazaki directed but Whispers of the Heart is also one of my absolute favourite movies
& let's not forget fight night 3, probably one of the best boxing games ever. Don't know how & why EA were done with it, imagine how that would look & play on our modern consoles.
For studio ghibli Spirited Away, Kiki’s delivery service, and Howls Moving Castle are a must watch for me. Ponyo, Arrietty, and When Marnie was There are really good too if you can find the time to check them out.
🎵Ponyo, ponyo, ponyo, saka na no ko 🎵 Ponyo is so cozy! I loved 'The Boy and the Heron', such a trippy movie, excellent music. 'Grave of the Fireflies' is a big one for me. It is one of the saddest movies I ever saw. 'The Wind Rises' Romantic and sad but in a maturing, moving on kind of way. Coming to terms with life and its hardships i guess. It just feels so real. But i guess all the Studio Ghibli movies do. I can't really put my finger on it, they're just raw and curious. They are so spectacular yet so ordinary. They're very good at capturing those moments in between when life happens. Where you just exist for a moment, in silence. Pondering, maybe the why of our existence, maybe nothing, just being.
Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, Cat Returns, Arrietty, Castle In The Sky. They are all great, but those are my favorites. Not in order, but yeah.
I have recently been wondering what happened to these “street” sports games myself! Amazing to see this pop up, very affirming! Thanks for making this video
Riders Republic for sure scratches that xTrEeM SpOrTs itch whether it’s snowboarding, bmx, mountain biking and now skateboarding. Arcady, goofy and easy to pick up for a quick adrenaline hit or a chill cruise the backcountry throwing yourself off some cliffs
My buddies and I have this conversation at least twice a month when we play online lol our fav games growing up were nba street vol 2 and nfl street 1-2. We LIVED off those during grade school.
How do you feel that your work has an impact on people in the whole world? For example, I am from Lithuania, which is in another part of the Earth. But I watched every your videos and it has had a big impact on me, because I feel that feeling, that I sharing the same hobby with another man. So.. what you are doing is special, don't stop please, mate!
'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' was the first Miyazaki movie I saw and still one of my favorites. It's older and a little different from his usual stuff, bit of a post-apocalyptic vision going on. Very cool stuff.
Did you ever give your opinion on Bomb rush Cyberfunk? feel like that game flew under the radar for many, and it didn't really get the attention it deserved
Hi jake bit of a weird question but do u think the rise of online game marletplaces has lead to a dip in creativity for videogame covers in the modern day? It seems to me that a lot of older games had crazy box art because they had to grab ur attention in the store but they dont really have to do that nowadays as much in my opinion
That’s actually a really good point also do you remember steel books feel like we don’t get any of them anymore, I think more companies are gonna follow trend with Alan wake 2 and bg3 especially in at least bg3’s case it sold boat loads and didn’t have any physical copies 🤷♂️
@@okok8061 i thinks theres a few steelbooks out there but only in a ew deluxe editions and that. Its sad really but i guess if it cuts costs then companies might got the same way as bg3 and aw2
If you liked Princess Mononoke, then the next film of his you should watch is Nausicaa, Valley of the Wind. It's sort of the sci-fi Mononoke, as well as being a much earlier work so you'll get a sense of progression of his style. From there, the ones everyone recommends: Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle. I mean, all his movies are great. But Nausicaa has that special feeling that Mononoke does.
You mentioning SSX Tricky brought back so many great games. Plus there were so many amazing PC games that I've forgotten the names of that you'd stumble on randomly. You'd get them in these magazine CDs with demos etc. that your cousin or a friend would bring over.
Games like Riders Republic are keeping this “extreme” sensibility alive and it delivers on all fronts. Just a casual vibey game you can dip in and out of for a range of experiences.
Mononoke Hime is a story about man’s greed and destruction vs nature. This was one of the movies that made me an ecological conservationist, I’m sure you also enjoyed Ferngully and generally agree with Avalanche in FF7. Watch Nausicaa for the next Miyazaki movie. Grave of Fireflies is about post WWII life that made me cry. Spirited Away is about human overconsumption. If you want Childlike fantasy, Ponyo and My Neighbor Totoro. Miyazaki movies, seem to span audiences between 10-90 years old
NBA street was my favorite game ever! Had a cool story with the bosses and then unlocking the characters. Up to vol 3. I spent hundreds of hours on them.
How would you feel about an open world Ghostbusters game? Being able to take jobs, random encounters on foot or in vehicle, multi-player boss fight events... I hate to say make it a live service model, but I think something like that would absolutely benefit from something like that as long as it's done in the right way.
If you're someone who prefers a more traditional, linear story, then I really recommend Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. A lot of Ghibli films can be very free-form and fever dreamish. Nausicaä is a nice look into how they handle the more traditional story structure with all of the fresh imagination that comes with a Ghibli film.
Re: Extreme games, god YES. Plus I would love more “what if we took this normal thing and made Michael Bay make a game about it”. Give me Warframe movement in a waterskiing game. Give me a gold game but I’m a Bionicle using mask powers to make the ball do insane things and get around obstacles. Give me football but it’s Transformers fighting over Energon. Yknow? Give me a WWE game but it’s Pacific Rim style “Giant robots fighting giant aliens”. Just make smaller scope, but absolutely insane games.
Dude!! NHL Hitz! I wish they would bring that back. It was hockey with a small crew plus it was like street fighter when the fights would break out. It was so fun and I'm not a sports guy at all. But I love some good arcade style sports games with stupid fun mini games and tweaks
Hey Jake, I am surprised you haven't made a Alan Wake 2 video here. I really enjoy your non-review spoilery talks about the games you really like and Alan Wake 2 has been my most anticipated video.
I remember playing NBA Street Vol 2 for a WHOLE YEAR. And that was the ONLY game I played. Filled out every create a player slot. I actually beat the game at its hardest making sure the cpu scored 0 points. Damn near was unbeatable in that game. My friend kept saying time to get a ps3 already since I was still rocking the 2 at the time, refused to move on because of how much I loved playing that game. Great memories of that series. 😁😍
Jake, I love your advice to people wanting to break into game journalism, and it SO transfers to other fields as well. As a creative (my field is music and sound design) I’ve been on both sides of the hiring process, and people who had a good portfolio and were clearly passionate about their work were the ones who caught our eye. And I got my best job ever by doing extra work to show what I could do for a second interview. Schooling is great, of course, but the work speaks for itself. Yeah - if you want to do it, do it! And thanks for sharing your setup, always been curious what mics people are using.
Hearing your answer about the Jedi Knight series made me think of another question for you! If you had to choose one: would you either want a new Kotor or Jedi Knight? It's a tough choice, but I would say kotor. And not an MMO, like a legit RPG.
Gauntlet Dark Legacy need a remaster or remake. NFL Blitz where you can use x ray mortal Kombat moves to even crush another opponents balls was so much fun and should be brought back
Learned that you had a Bob Dylan phase from the Friends Per Second podcast, I was curious to if you had played An Artful Escape? Also would you ever be open to playing us a song? 🎸
my favorite miyazaki movie is grave of the fireflies. it is set in post ww2 japan but the aesthethic and vibes for me really are amazing. its like dark souls in a way, its really off beat for miyazaki since he usually is wholesome but its a great story about how unforgiving the world can be
God… NBA & NFL Street (along with that BMX game where you could play as the Slim Jim guy (oh, it was Dave Mira Freestyle BMX 2), the Tony Hawks games, Waveracer, SSX, Need for Speed & Burnout, & for some reason Mia Hamm Soccer- which was way better than a N64 soccer game has any right to be) we’re basically the only sports games I ever played, but they were so sick. The soundtracks alone on NBA Street Vol. 1 & 2 were some of the best in any games ever… There are a lot of games that had some catchy hip-hop on them- usually just whatever pop-rap was on the radio at the time… But NBA Street had a really well-curated set of genuine hip-hop classics, from Golden Era (& even pre-Golden Era) bangers to some deep cuts that I would never expect to see pop up in a video game… And despite being a pretty diverse range of songs & artists, they pretty much all contributed to a very specific vibe that really set the tone for the game perfectly & gave it so much more replayability. Some of the Skate & Tony Hawks games did include some real hip-hop, but always mixed in with some mid, more recent Top 40/crunk type stuff, & a lot of pop & punk & ska & other stuff (which, no hate on other genres- I listen to all kinds of stuff- but it definitely prevents them from having that singular focus on doing a perfect hip-hop soundtrack)… Those Street games stand out in my memory because the sound they cultivated was so specific & iconic & unified around the classic late 80s to 90s hip-hop vibe, which is a lot of my favorite music of all time. The games were also just mechanically really brilliant. Fluid & fun to play, had great single-player & multiplayer modes (the one thing I miss about console gaming is sitting side by side with my brother & playing games like that, whereas PC gaming generally encourages LAN party style arrangements at best, & more often just communicating on mics at a distance. Also, the most fun thing about Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, bar none, was the multiplayer bail mode, where you would get more points the more beat up you got during a bail (so if you got hit by a train & went flying you’d get like 100,000 points), & by holding some combo of like 4-5 buttons on the GameCube controller, your character would just let go of the bike & go rag-doll instantly, & you could kind of vaguely control their body a little bit, & make them grab onto things with their hands… It was elementary with the game technology they had at the time, but it was so hilarious & janky & fun… They should include that in every skating/BMX/snowboarding game as far as I’m concerned.
You gotta watch Nausicaa, it’s an older one but it’s the closest in vibes to Princess Mononoke. It definitely inspired hollow knight and even Zelda to a large extent and is really really awesome!
You should watch all Myazaki movies, there are like only 11 or so. Start with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and go chronology. If you don't want to do that, watch: 1. Spirited Away 2. Howl's Moving Castle 3. My Neighbor Totoro But I am rewatching them right now and they are all very good, and there is great variety.
Princess Mononoke is one of the greatest! Try The Secret World of Arrietty, it's great. Maybe not one of the most well known. For vibes go to Whisper of the Heart. Great video as always and happy new year!
Porco Rosso is the one I always recommend because it's probably the best at showing all sides of Miyazaki's movie making. If you like Porco Rosso you like Miyazaki. Other Miyazaki movies always try to do one thing and one thing only, which might or might not resonate with you depending on mood or expectations or tastes, whereas Porco Rosso does them all and it does them really really well. Infact, I've yet to meet someone IRL who doesn't think Porco Rosso is their favourite (if they've seen it) Source: love movies, i don't really like anime, and I've seen them all of Miyazaki
Jake, my dude, you are not one to go down the most traveled road. So don’t go to the Miyasaki deep end, start with PORCO ROSSO: ace pilot turned into a pig by a mysterious curse, tries to make his way as a mercenary pilot in the years between wars. There are dog fights between biplanes and seaplanes, lots of italian tropes and great music.
All the EA Big games need to come back, especially SSX. I hope SEGA bringing back all their classics will be a success that drives EA to do the same. We need SSX, Burnout, all the Street games and Def Jam to come back.
You mean EA Big?
I thought SSX was snow boarding?
Def Jam was one of the best fighting games ever!!!!!!!!
@@ActNasty5 yes, sorry. Just corrected it.
@@Philpot1992 it is. What's the question?
Def Jam Fight for NY
Is to this day still my favorite fighting game ever made.
Was deep into hip hop in my teens, and that game right there was THE sleepover game to be playing with your mate at his house at 3am, eating cold pizza and pounding energy drinks.
And smoking weed bro. Cant forget the weed
If you haven’t seen Spirited Away - that’s the one bro, it’s amazing. A beautiful story and stunning animation. I have it tattooed on my arm, I think it’s one of the greatest animations of all time.
agreed
most accessible, for sure. maybe follow up with howl's moving castle. its got all the elements.
My favorite is Porco Rosso, but this was going to be my suggestion too. It's a good transition from Princess Mononoke too with a lot of spiritual elements.
Completely! Favorite movie of my childhood. Just incredible.
I agree on the animation, top tier, but that story is so nonsensical that you're left wondering what you just watched. Howl's Moving Castle had the same problem. It's a shame too 'cause that was another one that was gorgeous.
Honestly, been praying for SSX Tricky, NBA/NFL Street, Tony Hawk Underground + more Remakes!
I've been hoping to play Aggressive Inline through backwards compatibility. Had so much fun with that game when I was younger (on the GameCube).
NBA street was the bomb. I was so good at that game.
I've been playing a lot of SSX Tricky and NBA Street Vol. 2 through my Gamecube emulator. That whole era of gaming was absolutely awesome, and I miss it more than words can possibly describe.
Trying to explain it to the younger gamers now makes us sound like our parents describing how candy and everything else was so much better back in the day. (And cheaper too)
This comment deserves more likes. Also the era of the good NFS games. SSX, Street Vol 2, and NFS Most Wanted are my favorite games from back then.
@@tophmeister3 But real Need For Speed are just the first few... when you were racing supercars and concept cars in exotic locations. - "Forza Horizon" is basically more Need For Speed than NFS in the last 20 years.
@michaelmonstar4276 sure, but you can't tell me Carbon, Most Wanted, and Hot Pursuit 2 aren't the most iconic and beloved games in the franchise. Underground is up there too.
NBA Street, and omfg, NFL Blitz, please! I totally forgot about Blitz 🙏😮
babe wake up new Jake Baldino q&a just dropped
Spirited Away is an absolute "must watch." I show the movie in every classroom and it always becomes instantly loved. A fucking masterpiece.
NBA Street Vol2 best basketball game ever 😤
Really appreciate the shoutout thanks man
For the next Q&A: Which of the big publishers do you think has been the biggest detriment to gaming as a whole and to their core games/fanbase?
question for u: Are corporations in the game industry inherently bad [for creativity]?
Street Fifa, def jam fight for new york... Man those games need a remastrr at least😢
My favourite Miyazaki movies are Kiki's Delivery Service (super chill coming-of-age movie about a witch starting a business), Porco Rosso (WW1 pilot who is a pig) and Castle of Cagliostro (gentlemen thief does a heist with his crew)
I first played Simpsons Hit and Run on Xmas day in 2003 and to my surprise saw Homer sitting on the couch dressed as Santa as the start screen.
It was a cool Easter Egg that I still remember today.
Jake may view himself as awkward. But i think we can all agree that he is just the realest chillest guy out there. Genuinly can't tell you how happy i was when i found out you were still around after the Pretty Much It days. Keeping the good vibes going. Also, as for Miyazaki movies? Any film he has directed is gold. So i'd say, watch em all. First one you come across, hit play and i promise you a good time.
Grave of the Fireflies begs to differ.
@@SalKhayer Not directed by Miyazaki. That being said, it too is an Amazing film. That famous reviewer dude everyone in America loves called it one of the greatest war movies ever made or something.
I rinsed the hell outta nba street 1. "Busted rim" is forever etched in my mind.
I'm definitely on the Warrior Within > Sands of Time train. The guitar riffs and Godsmack just get me super nostalgic whenever I hear them. I STAND ALOOOOOOOOOONE.
That is such a good point the extreme gamez have disappeared n I honestly didn’t notice😅
For vibes alone I recommend My Neighbor Totoro. There's a larger story about grief and processing childhood but Totoro becomes this beautifully fun symbol of childhood wonder helping kids through dark times.
For creators, I highly recommend Kiki's Delivery Service. Immaculate vibes and it deals with uncertainty and burnout in a great way all whilst being charming.
My favorite is Spirited Away. It transports you to a completely new world and makes you fall in love with that world as much as the characters within it.
But honestly, go watch The Boy and the Heron in theaters.
Do you think we’ll ever get another third person Prince of Persia game? Either a mainline entry or a God of War style reboot?
Considering the SoT remake is in dev hell, I think we're outta luck, would love to be wrong
Considering it’s Ubisoft……
A GoW style entry would make some stylistic sense but it would need to lean in to the Dark Souls inspiration more than GoW did. A new Prince of Persia would need to be "fuck you" hard. If just anyone can beat it then it'll miss the mark badly.
@@MisterBolticus It's being worked on... It's coming.
@@michaelmonstar4276it will be trash. Need to go back to old hack and slash style. Not GOW Bs control's
For Miyazaki movies these are must watch: spirited away, my neighbour totoro, howl's moving castle, nausicaa and the valley of the wind, princes mononoke. But honestly, all of them are amazing.
Big new fan here! I’m glad I found your channel and gamerax as well.
As a new fan, and you’ve probably answered this before, I would like to know if you always knew your professional career was going to be in the gaming industry? Give us a little bit of young professional Jake lore please!
Happy New Year!
YES I WANT THESE BACK, as someone who wasn't into sports, these helped me get familiar with them in a really fun way!
RE: Miyazaki films. Spirited away is a must see, ridiculously influential and culturally significant. It's also just a fabulous film from start to finish in every aspect. My neighbor Totoro as well is another masterpiece. I'm no expert by any means, but I think those 2, plus Mononoke, are really the best starting point. If you can find them in a theater near you that would be ideal, I've been off long island for awhile so I dont even know where to look anymore for anime and older films up there. Love your videos, happy holidays! Can't wait to see what the FPS podcast has in store for 2024.
Rather than more "extreme" games, I'd Love to see more polished sim-cade extreme sports games.
We really need a new Amped.
We absolutely would love the EA BIG games back or even remastered graphically. The culture and following behind these games are very much so alive.
My top Miyazaki recommends: Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro.
Hidden Studio Ghibli gems: The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Only Yesterday.
I didn't play the street basketball games, but the street football; FIFA Street 1 and 2 were so good. I wish we got a modern version of those games.
I always much enjoyed the ‘Outlaw’ sports series. Especially ‘Outlaw Volleyball’!
The Miyazaki movie you need to watch is Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, solely due to the story behind the movie itself. When it was brought over to America in the 80s, we tried to make it more marketable. That involved changing the name to Warriors of the Wind, making the poster/cover art feature characters and items that didn't exist in movies (I'm talking lightsabers, Pegasus. It's absurd.) And chopping about 20 minutes of important world building from the movie. Miyazaki was so upset that he refused to work on the IP ever again. Which is a shame because the movie covers about 1/5 of the manga. Thankfully we did finally put the movie back together, and it's terrific, with an incredible soundtrack. I highly recommend it.
Funny enough, for those that dont know, there WERE actually sequels to the NBA Street series after Volume 2. There was "Volume 3" and "Homecourt". Homecourt was actually released in the 360 and PS3 era. Couldn't tell ya if they're any good but cool to check out if you're a fan.
When I hang out with my buddy, we always play NHL Hitz. I also love MLB Slugfest, which had amazing commentary.
16:36 I'm a huge fan of Sanctuary from Borderlands 2.
My best friend and I played so much NFL street 2! My brothers and I fought so much on Def Jam Fight for NY! These games are treasured memories
The last SSX game's soundtrack was AMAZING. Especially at the time. I miss games with epic soundtracks.
13:15 Forgotten Sands nailed the tone for me that Sands of time had nigh perfected.
For Miyazaki, the easiest suggestion is Spirited Away. My Neighbour Totoro is also iconic. My favorite one is Porco Rosso, and I think you would like the vibe.
studio ghibli must see list IMO: Howl's Moving castle, Laputa Castle in the Sky, Porco Rosso, Spirited Away and Boy and the Heron, not Miyazaki directed but Whispers of the Heart is also one of my absolute favourite movies
& let's not forget fight night 3, probably one of the best boxing games ever. Don't know how & why EA were done with it, imagine how that would look & play on our modern consoles.
Boxing is dead. Mma is king now
YES! Boxing PLEASE
@@jimpatterson1111We got undisputed but it looks so low quality. FN Champion was lit but too casual
For studio ghibli Spirited Away, Kiki’s delivery service, and Howls Moving Castle are a must watch for me. Ponyo, Arrietty, and When Marnie was There are really good too if you can find the time to check them out.
🎵Ponyo, ponyo, ponyo, saka na no ko 🎵 Ponyo is so cozy!
I loved 'The Boy and the Heron', such a trippy movie, excellent music.
'Grave of the Fireflies' is a big one for me. It is one of the saddest movies I ever saw.
'The Wind Rises' Romantic and sad but in a maturing, moving on kind of way. Coming to terms with life and its hardships i guess. It just feels so real. But i guess all the Studio Ghibli movies do. I can't really put my finger on it, they're just raw and curious. They are so spectacular yet so ordinary. They're very good at capturing those moments in between when life happens. Where you just exist for a moment, in silence. Pondering, maybe the why of our existence, maybe nothing, just being.
Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, Cat Returns, Arrietty, Castle In The Sky. They are all great, but those are my favorites. Not in order, but yeah.
my neighbor totoro absolutely slaps, and i'm also a big fan of ponyo
I have recently been wondering what happened to these “street” sports games myself! Amazing to see this pop up, very affirming! Thanks for making this video
Riders Republic for sure scratches that xTrEeM SpOrTs itch whether it’s snowboarding, bmx, mountain biking and now skateboarding. Arcady, goofy and easy to pick up for a quick adrenaline hit or a chill cruise the backcountry throwing yourself off some cliffs
My buddies and I have this conversation at least twice a month when we play online lol our fav games growing up were nba street vol 2 and nfl street 1-2. We LIVED off those during grade school.
Underrated street/extreme sports games - fifa street and freerunning, spent so many hours in those two games on the PS2!
How do you feel that your work has an impact on people in the whole world? For example, I am from Lithuania, which is in another part of the Earth. But I watched every your videos and it has had a big impact on me, because I feel that feeling, that I sharing the same hobby with another man. So.. what you are doing is special, don't stop please, mate!
“i don’t read unhinged and weirdo posts” (less than a second laster) “jake what pillow do you sleep with” lmaooo
'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' was the first Miyazaki movie I saw and still one of my favorites. It's older and a little different from his usual stuff, bit of a post-apocalyptic vision going on. Very cool stuff.
Did you ever give your opinion on Bomb rush Cyberfunk? feel like that game flew under the radar for many, and it didn't really get the attention it deserved
Cause most people aren't interested in throwbacks... They want that new Unreal Engine 5 game that will never be made.
Hi jake bit of a weird question but do u think the rise of online game marletplaces has lead to a dip in creativity for videogame covers in the modern day? It seems to me that a lot of older games had crazy box art because they had to grab ur attention in the store but they dont really have to do that nowadays as much in my opinion
That’s actually a really good point also do you remember steel books feel like we don’t get any of them anymore, I think more companies are gonna follow trend with Alan wake 2 and bg3 especially in at least bg3’s case it sold boat loads and didn’t have any physical copies 🤷♂️
@@okok8061 i thinks theres a few steelbooks out there but only in a ew deluxe editions and that. Its sad really but i guess if it cuts costs then companies might got the same way as bg3 and aw2
S/o Jake for bringing up Freekstyle again. That was my favorite racing game growing up next to F-Zero GX. Kinda wish we had more games like that.
NBA street vol 2 had a greatest intro song. Whenever I hear the song makes me think of the game.
As an engineer, Studio Ghibli's "The Wind Rises" is absolutely great. Check it out and see if its up your alley.
I have one complaint about the Q&A show.
It's too short 😂😂
If you liked Princess Mononoke, then the next film of his you should watch is Nausicaa, Valley of the Wind. It's sort of the sci-fi Mononoke, as well as being a much earlier work so you'll get a sense of progression of his style. From there, the ones everyone recommends: Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Service, Howl's Moving Castle. I mean, all his movies are great. But Nausicaa has that special feeling that Mononoke does.
Great video, thanks for taking the time to answer our questions! Keep up the good work, Jake, we love it
Amazing editing and flow to the video Jake. Keep at it.
Highly HIGHLY recommend Porco Roso for Ghibli movies. Really think you'd love it for the vibes alone. Make sure you watch the dub!
OMG freekstyle! I was obsessed with that game and forgot it existed until now. Thanks Jake 😊 I am so glad that I keep my old consoles
I 100% consider you and everyone at Gameranx as game journalists, and some of the best at that!!!
We absolutely need these type of games again! Wasn’t a big fan of regular madden after discovering the street series
That rock game with Jack Black... Brutal Legend, I think. They need to remake that or, at least, continue it.
I'd prefer a remake, though.
Oh definitely go see Grave of the Fireflies for sure. Bring some popcorn.
You mentioning SSX Tricky brought back so many great games. Plus there were so many amazing PC games that I've forgotten the names of that you'd stumble on randomly. You'd get them in these magazine CDs with demos etc. that your cousin or a friend would bring over.
I need a NBA street 3v3 remake with mario, luigi and peach. We didn't know how good we had it back then lol
Games like Riders Republic are keeping this “extreme” sensibility alive and it delivers on all fronts. Just a casual vibey game you can dip in and out of for a range of experiences.
I thought this game was so cool but controls are ass lol absolutely ruined it for me
Mononoke Hime is a story about man’s greed and destruction vs nature. This was one of the movies that made me an ecological conservationist, I’m sure you also enjoyed Ferngully and generally agree with Avalanche in FF7. Watch Nausicaa for the next Miyazaki movie. Grave of Fireflies is about post WWII life that made me cry. Spirited Away is about human overconsumption. If you want Childlike fantasy, Ponyo and My Neighbor Totoro. Miyazaki movies, seem to span audiences between 10-90 years old
NBA street was my favorite game ever! Had a cool story with the bosses and then unlocking the characters. Up to vol 3. I spent hundreds of hours on them.
How would you feel about an open world Ghostbusters game? Being able to take jobs, random encounters on foot or in vehicle, multi-player boss fight events... I hate to say make it a live service model, but I think something like that would absolutely benefit from something like that as long as it's done in the right way.
The main menu theme from NBA street vol. 2 will be stuck in my head forever
Spirited away, then castle in the sky, then totoro. Those are the must watches
If you're someone who prefers a more traditional, linear story, then I really recommend Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. A lot of Ghibli films can be very free-form and fever dreamish. Nausicaä is a nice look into how they handle the more traditional story structure with all of the fresh imagination that comes with a Ghibli film.
Re: Extreme games, god YES. Plus I would love more “what if we took this normal thing and made Michael Bay make a game about it”. Give me Warframe movement in a waterskiing game. Give me a gold game but I’m a Bionicle using mask powers to make the ball do insane things and get around obstacles. Give me football but it’s Transformers fighting over Energon. Yknow? Give me a WWE game but it’s Pacific Rim style “Giant robots fighting giant aliens”. Just make smaller scope, but absolutely insane games.
Dude!! NHL Hitz! I wish they would bring that back. It was hockey with a small crew plus it was like street fighter when the fights would break out. It was so fun and I'm not a sports guy at all. But I love some good arcade style sports games with stupid fun mini games and tweaks
Hey Jake, I am surprised you haven't made a Alan Wake 2 video here. I really enjoy your non-review spoilery talks about the games you really like and Alan Wake 2 has been my most anticipated video.
Dude NBA jam extreme on PS1.
Big head mode, 3s from the stands.
I adored that one.
I remember playing NBA Street Vol 2 for a WHOLE YEAR. And that was the ONLY game I played. Filled out every create a player slot. I actually beat the game at its hardest making sure the cpu scored 0 points. Damn near was unbeatable in that game. My friend kept saying time to get a ps3 already since I was still rocking the 2 at the time, refused to move on because of how much I loved playing that game.
Great memories of that series.
😁😍
I appreciate that Ubisoft released Steep and Rider's Republic, both cool extreme sport games
Jake, I love your advice to people wanting to break into game journalism, and it SO transfers to other fields as well. As a creative (my field is music and sound design) I’ve been on both sides of the hiring process, and people who had a good portfolio and were clearly passionate about their work were the ones who caught our eye. And I got my best job ever by doing extra work to show what I could do for a second interview. Schooling is great, of course, but the work speaks for itself. Yeah - if you want to do it, do it! And thanks for sharing your setup, always been curious what mics people are using.
Hearing your answer about the Jedi Knight series made me think of another question for you! If you had to choose one: would you either want a new Kotor or Jedi Knight? It's a tough choice, but I would say kotor. And not an MMO, like a legit RPG.
Gauntlet Dark Legacy need a remaster or remake.
NFL Blitz where you can use x ray mortal Kombat moves to even crush another opponents balls was so much fun and should be brought back
Great stuff, thanks for giving us a peek in to your world! kitty was ALL over this one haha
Learned that you had a Bob Dylan phase from the Friends Per Second podcast, I was curious to if you had played An Artful Escape? Also would you ever be open to playing us a song? 🎸
Damn I miss NFL Blitz. So much fun and hilarious.
Also Ready 2 Rumble on Dreamcast!! I’ve never had a better line up of games than when I had my Dreamcast
SSX3 was one of the best snowboarding games, and Burnout 3 was a fun as hell car racing game.
my favorite miyazaki movie is grave of the fireflies. it is set in post ww2 japan but the aesthethic and vibes for me really are amazing. its like dark souls in a way, its really off beat for miyazaki since he usually is wholesome but its a great story about how unforgiving the world can be
NBA street vol 2 is one of the best sports games of all time
As a Dad watching Ponyo really made me appreciate anime. It was beautiful simple and my little girls loved it
God… NBA & NFL Street (along with that BMX game where you could play as the Slim Jim guy (oh, it was Dave Mira Freestyle BMX 2), the Tony Hawks games, Waveracer, SSX, Need for Speed & Burnout, & for some reason Mia Hamm Soccer- which was way better than a N64 soccer game has any right to be) we’re basically the only sports games I ever played, but they were so sick. The soundtracks alone on NBA Street Vol. 1 & 2 were some of the best in any games ever… There are a lot of games that had some catchy hip-hop on them- usually just whatever pop-rap was on the radio at the time… But NBA Street had a really well-curated set of genuine hip-hop classics, from Golden Era (& even pre-Golden Era) bangers to some deep cuts that I would never expect to see pop up in a video game… And despite being a pretty diverse range of songs & artists, they pretty much all contributed to a very specific vibe that really set the tone for the game perfectly & gave it so much more replayability. Some of the Skate & Tony Hawks games did include some real hip-hop, but always mixed in with some mid, more recent Top 40/crunk type stuff, & a lot of pop & punk & ska & other stuff (which, no hate on other genres- I listen to all kinds of stuff- but it definitely prevents them from having that singular focus on doing a perfect hip-hop soundtrack)… Those Street games stand out in my memory because the sound they cultivated was so specific & iconic & unified around the classic late 80s to 90s hip-hop vibe, which is a lot of my favorite music of all time.
The games were also just mechanically really brilliant. Fluid & fun to play, had great single-player & multiplayer modes (the one thing I miss about console gaming is sitting side by side with my brother & playing games like that, whereas PC gaming generally encourages LAN party style arrangements at best, & more often just communicating on mics at a distance.
Also, the most fun thing about Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, bar none, was the multiplayer bail mode, where you would get more points the more beat up you got during a bail (so if you got hit by a train & went flying you’d get like 100,000 points), & by holding some combo of like 4-5 buttons on the GameCube controller, your character would just let go of the bike & go rag-doll instantly, & you could kind of vaguely control their body a little bit, & make them grab onto things with their hands… It was elementary with the game technology they had at the time, but it was so hilarious & janky & fun… They should include that in every skating/BMX/snowboarding game as far as I’m concerned.
Perfect After work wind down chat my friend. These are chill❤
You gotta watch Nausicaa, it’s an older one but it’s the closest in vibes to Princess Mononoke. It definitely inspired hollow knight and even Zelda to a large extent and is really really awesome!
Spirited away, howls moving castle and my neighbor Totoro and then ponyo. Those are the certified ghibli classics
You should watch all Myazaki movies, there are like only 11 or so. Start with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and go chronology.
If you don't want to do that, watch:
1. Spirited Away
2. Howl's Moving Castle
3. My Neighbor Totoro
But I am rewatching them right now and they are all very good, and there is great variety.
Princess Mononoke is one of the greatest! Try The Secret World of Arrietty, it's great. Maybe not one of the most well known. For vibes go to Whisper of the Heart. Great video as always and happy new year!
Always tempted to buy a PS2 just so that I can play NBA/NFL Street.
That’s why I bought a 300 dollar computer so I could emulate ps2 games and game cube games lol. It still holds up imo.
@@EJD339 If I knew how to emulate I’d do it lol.
If you get a Ps2 you might get lost for days in your room!
the new one, the boy and the heron is amazingggg saw it in theaters, would definitely go pay to see it again
I miss playing NFL Blitz on the N64...
Porco Rosso is the one I always recommend because it's probably the best at showing all sides of Miyazaki's movie making.
If you like Porco Rosso you like Miyazaki. Other Miyazaki movies always try to do one thing and one thing only, which might or might not resonate with you depending on mood or expectations or tastes, whereas Porco Rosso does them all and it does them really really well. Infact, I've yet to meet someone IRL who doesn't think Porco Rosso is their favourite (if they've seen it)
Source: love movies, i don't really like anime, and I've seen them all of Miyazaki
Jake, my dude, you are not one to go down the most traveled road. So don’t go to the Miyasaki deep end, start with PORCO ROSSO: ace pilot turned into a pig by a mysterious curse, tries to make his way as a mercenary pilot in the years between wars. There are dog fights between biplanes and seaplanes, lots of italian tropes and great music.