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The Bouncer: The Worst Squaresoft Game - Austin Eruption

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  • Опубликовано: 8 дек 2017
  • The Bouncer! Also known as that Game that a lot of people think is Sora from Kingdom Hearts for a second but it isn't. The Dream Factory Beat 'em Up PS2 PREMIERE game that led to my heart being broken. FINALLY, allow me to tell you why.
    THANKS TO GC POSITIVE FOR THE CAMEO. CHECK OUT HIS CHANNEL!!
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    Part 2 of the Dream Crusher Saga.
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    Austin, TX 78709

Комментарии • 1,5 тыс.

  • @CactuarKnight
    @CactuarKnight 6 лет назад +540

    I must be one of the few that actually enjoyed the game, insane plot and all.

    • @krisisgod666
      @krisisgod666 6 лет назад +23

      CactuarKnight I really like the game. Every now and then I bust out the good ol’ PS2 and play this and time crisis 3.

    • @malik87breaker
      @malik87breaker 6 лет назад +8

      I played it too. What i remembered it was good :)

    • @cobaltisnotreal7581
      @cobaltisnotreal7581 6 лет назад +9

      No cactuars

    • @jaylow4074
      @jaylow4074 5 лет назад +3

      This was the only game as a kid that made me cry rage quit

    • @dorenjackson1166
      @dorenjackson1166 4 года назад +8

      I loved this game even tho I was a kid so I may have been easily entertained. My favorite part of this game was the music. Once I hear that theme song it takes me back to much more simple times lol

  • @Balaban78
    @Balaban78 5 лет назад +178

    This was one of my first PS2 games. Holds a special place in my heart.

    • @DakinRinone
      @DakinRinone 2 года назад +2

      Same here. Slept over at my cousins house, they just got the ps2, this was one of the games we rented. I'll always vividly remember it.

    • @TellemG
      @TellemG 2 года назад +1

      Me 2 man….me too

    • @toututu2993
      @toututu2993 Год назад +2

      Me 3

    • @hectorsanchez8257
      @hectorsanchez8257 Год назад +1

      Me too

    • @MLyricEntertainment
      @MLyricEntertainment Год назад +1

      Me too bro! I'm all thinking there's gonna be great reviews for it but people hated it lol

  • @coorocrow
    @coorocrow 6 лет назад +129

    So that means the 'Dog Steet' logo on Pence's shirt in kingdom hearts 2 is a reference to this game?!

    • @hazardhayes
      @hazardhayes 4 года назад +5

      mind blown

    • @ivansalcedo2290
      @ivansalcedo2290 4 года назад +27

      Yeah! Kingdom Hearts itself is a weird tribute to Square Enix/Square Soft Games. Ignore the Disney Characters and it's just another Enix Masterpiece

    • @AllDayDavis
      @AllDayDavis 3 года назад +13

      @WhiteFlagsFly YT that's disgusting

    • @ajflink
      @ajflink 3 года назад +3

      There are A LOT of references in Kingdom Hearts games to other Squaresoft and Square Enix games. No, I am not going to list them. I have life...but not enough of a life to know this.

    • @kidneystonermusic
      @kidneystonermusic 2 года назад +1

      @@AllDayDavis lol

  • @GizmoHibiki
    @GizmoHibiki 6 лет назад +709

    I actually like The Bouncer.
    Fight me.

  • @austineruption
    @austineruption  6 лет назад +40

    Hey y'all, sorry this took so long to come out. You know how it is... reluctance and everything.
    Please understand.
    Also, check out my discord server!
    discord.gg/9R9mcCj

    • @austineruption
      @austineruption  6 лет назад +1

      Whoopsie! I made an error in the video.
      I accidentally used "Kou Leifou" for "Sion Barzahd" on the character profile. So I just blurred it out. SORRY BOUT THAT.

    • @drew6874
      @drew6874 6 лет назад

      @Austin Eruption I have Tobal No.2

    • @davemarx7856
      @davemarx7856 6 лет назад

      I remember this game. As a kid, I tried to emulate the attacks of some of the baddies. They swung their arms in wide arcs.
      I learned that this feels weird. Blood being forced into the fingertips weird.
      Eeenyway...
      Is Kou voiced by Spike Speigal?

    • @davemarx7856
      @davemarx7856 6 лет назад

      Austin Eruption
      Oh, never mind. You did mention Steve Bluum

    • @josh-oo
      @josh-oo 6 лет назад

      I think a lot of the flaws with this game come down to it being partly a graphics showcase for Squaresoft. They wanted to see just how shiny and pretty they could make it, and like you said, it holds up really well.
      Also, Sion's only like, 17, so the pedophilia joke doesn't work. And Dominique isn't prepubescent (in appearance or age), so that's not even the correct term.

  • @Portly
    @Portly 6 лет назад +459

    now you have to do a worst protagonists video, you know that right?

    • @TheAntiSanta
      @TheAntiSanta 6 лет назад +13

      Would Kane and Lynch be the same character, or take up two slots?

    • @TeryJones
      @TeryJones 6 лет назад +7

      My vote for the worst goes to Lin from Xenoblade Chronicles X.

    • @ThePrincessAsshole
      @ThePrincessAsshole 6 лет назад +12

      Oh boy, he's gonna trip when he gets to the Drakengard protagonists, especially the guy from the first game,

    • @wdcain1
      @wdcain1 6 лет назад +2

      Leo Stenbeck in _Zone of the Enders 1_ was really annoying being an Amuro Rey with none of his redeeming traits though he did get his act together for the sequel.

    • @devinweathers7520
      @devinweathers7520 6 лет назад +2

      good thing he doesn't do anime man...
      it's a fucking head scatcher

  • @Mortisk
    @Mortisk 6 лет назад +147

    Hey, I LOOOOOVED the Bouncer as a kid. The fighting felt like you can feel the hits.

  • @kaisburg2450
    @kaisburg2450 6 лет назад +48

    A small little thing, but I found the animation in this game pretty amazing for a time where 3D fighting game animations can suck. They sell their motions much better than any Mortal Kombat game. Sion's backhand kick is beautiful and they all actually look like they know how to fight.
    People don't appreciate good animation anymore. Bad ones still exist, trust me. They're just covered by the graphics.

  • @sarahbrewer9483
    @sarahbrewer9483 6 лет назад +241

    I want that No Cactuars jacket in my life.

    • @knux64
      @knux64 6 лет назад +5

      Sarah Mehh my next tat..... When I have money.... Life sucks.

    • @rinnnnnnnnnnrin
      @rinnnnnnnnnnrin 3 года назад

      fucking sameeeee! metal bits and all i dont give a shit, it looks awesome

  • @officialgodzillayt
    @officialgodzillayt 6 лет назад +226

    This video lasted as long as a single playthrough.

    • @mikemarks6136
      @mikemarks6136 6 лет назад +1

      Blitz Dreadnought yeah it was ridiculously short

    • @jonathanmckiddy9169
      @jonathanmckiddy9169 5 лет назад +4

      You Were Meant to play through multiple times and I know this because I did and the story changes depending on who you play as not only that but there are a lot of fights in one playthrough that you could possibly have in another

    • @Gloomdrake
      @Gloomdrake 5 лет назад +6

      Jonathan Mckiddy Yes, that’s mentioned in the video

  • @JYJnKumi
    @JYJnKumi 6 лет назад +26

    I loved this game as a kid. And I still enjoy playing it nowadays when I'm in the mood.
    And it honestly blows my mind how no one realizes Sora is just Sion redesigned. XD

  • @therealpentap5266
    @therealpentap5266 6 лет назад +31

    Loved this game as a kid. Completed it 12 times unlocked every character as well as get them all to level S. Think I loved it coz I'd always play team battles with my bud. Survival mode was a blast too

  • @Kamikraze
    @Kamikraze 6 лет назад +217

    Hey, I have fond memories playing this game. . .

    • @keybladesrus
      @keybladesrus 6 лет назад +22

      Bradley Shepherd It's okay. We all have fond memories of playing shitty games.

    • @texaspete3487
      @texaspete3487 5 лет назад +2

      As do i, i spent years trying to remember the name of this game because i was so desperate to play it again

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 4 года назад +5

      @@keybladesrus How was this game shitty? you were probably shit at playing it.

    • @oussyach8216
      @oussyach8216 4 года назад +2

      @@Woter_X This was my childhood

    • @Naildown55
      @Naildown55 4 года назад +2

      I have fond memories of playing Megaman X7 but that doesnt make it a good game lol

  • @Chubunater
    @Chubunater 6 лет назад +86

    i actually 100% this game... I was a troubled child in middle school

    • @knux64
      @knux64 6 лет назад +1

      SodiusChubz 塩の嵐 I wasn't I'm just an extreme introvert.

    • @Thisismyhandle423
      @Thisismyhandle423 6 лет назад +5

      It was a great game! I still remember buying it again like 5 years later and it was still good. This video made valid points, but the bouncer was great imo

  • @BlueFroman
    @BlueFroman 5 лет назад +13

    That feel when you realize that The Quiet Man is actually a spiritual successor (mechanically) to the Bouncer, and both are made by square

    • @Sky-CladObserver
      @Sky-CladObserver 2 года назад +5

      I never thought about that, but it makes SOOO much sense...

  • @Chrimatic1241
    @Chrimatic1241 6 лет назад +99

    The Bouncer is a good game..
    Change my mind.

    • @lukebennett1648
      @lukebennett1648 3 года назад +4

      Nostalgia

    • @JoshuaJacobs83
      @JoshuaJacobs83 2 года назад +1

      Why bother?

    • @KittyKatty999
      @KittyKatty999 Год назад

      You're entitled to your opinion. If you like it so much, why not upload a playthrough of it?

  • @merlotwilliams
    @merlotwilliams 6 лет назад +268

    I watched this video with the full intent to shit on it because I remember loving the Bouncer when I was younger but none of your points can be refuted.
    I think a big problem with the game was that, at it's heart, it was supposed to have been a fighting game and the story mode was just meant to unlock the characters. It gets judged by the single player mode which was lackluster and, in the grand scheme of things, it wouldn't have measured up as a fighting game either.

    • @Djamp_htx
      @Djamp_htx 6 лет назад +21

      Merlot Williams I spent hours and hours on this game I actually Loved it and wished square Enix would at least use the characters for an Easter egg or random callback. Story wasn’t all that bad imo just the payoff is lackluster and the villains plot is super contrived

    • @merlotwilliams
      @merlotwilliams 6 лет назад +9

      Al P Oh, for sure. I still love the game to this day and I still remember that you have to beat the game 7 times to unlock all the characters. I liked The Walking Dead Survival Instinct as well and that game was trash. Too many people don't realize that something doesn't have to be prefect for you to like it.

    • @carlosrodriguez-di3bs
      @carlosrodriguez-di3bs 6 лет назад +1

      Yeah i like some games that other people dont like and other way around there are some popular games that i don't like. It just has to do with preference.

    • @iceclkeyheart3060
      @iceclkeyheart3060 6 лет назад +7

      Al P Pence in KH wears a dog street shirt. Can't think of anything else in Sqaure titles

    • @TheBrooklyn323
      @TheBrooklyn323 6 лет назад +1

      Merlot Williams yeah I loved this game as a kid...... Even though I didn't understand the story at the time.

  • @ayuloveappears
    @ayuloveappears 6 лет назад +121

    That's what I love about these high school androids, man. I keep gettin older, they stay the same age.

    • @josh-oo
      @josh-oo 6 лет назад +15

      Space Harrier
      Heheh, yes they do, yes they do.

  • @Jamal2504
    @Jamal2504 4 года назад +15

    2019 called and wants you to meet the Quiet Man.

  • @ryanblackwell6402
    @ryanblackwell6402 6 лет назад +16

    I love this game! It has never left my top 5 games of all times list. Love the characters, music, RPG style leveling system and That circular uppercut the Kou had is my favorite move in any game!

  • @trygveplaustrum4634
    @trygveplaustrum4634 6 лет назад +94

    So, The Bouncer beat The Order 1886 at its own game?

    • @carlosrodriguez-di3bs
      @carlosrodriguez-di3bs 6 лет назад

      The order 1886 wasn't squaresoft.

    • @carlosrodriguez-di3bs
      @carlosrodriguez-di3bs 6 лет назад +6

      Ohh ok. I think metal gear solid 4 was the worse with that. Long cut scenes, short missions.

    • @mokaza40
      @mokaza40 6 лет назад +2

      carlos rodriguez
      MGS fans might still be sore about Konami. But its honestly true. MGS4 was a movie. I love the series and im sad about it. But damn it was a long trailer of every mission, to find out the mission is half of the scene.

    • @carlosrodriguez-di3bs
      @carlosrodriguez-di3bs 5 лет назад +2

      redfoxbennaton the graphics were really good for Metal Gear Solid 4 and it was a really good game but i just wished the missions were longer and the cutscenes shorter.

    • @jimmykrabklaw1216
      @jimmykrabklaw1216 5 лет назад +1

      Lol i honestly like both those things.

  • @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick
    @theoneandonlymichaelmccormick 5 лет назад +7

    Imagine how badass a cinematic brawler with RPG elements about a bouncer at a bar would be!
    It’d be like Roadhouse meets the Yakuza games!

  • @VanessaVersus
    @VanessaVersus 5 лет назад +9

    No matter how many times I see this, "These are rolled up to his knees!" gets me every single time.

  • @TWOxACROSS
    @TWOxACROSS 6 лет назад +31

    Wait...you played through the game multiples (as is common for the game) but you don't understand why Mikado did what his intentions were? How did you not gather that?
    Dauragon and Dominique were poor orphans turned away by the hospital they came to when Dominique was sick because they had no money and no one cared about them. She died of her illness, and so Mikado devoted his life to becoming someone rich that everyone else depended on. Then he made a robotic version of his sister because he missed her, and also used her as part of his cannon to just murder everyone, starting with the hospital that turned them away. He used the public's dependency on him and his technology against them.
    Like, it's not the greatest motivation, but it's definitely there. Hell, I think you can get all that from the first playthrough of the game, even...

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 5 лет назад +6

      That's what i'm saying! And i was like 12 when i first plaid it.

    • @sparda9060
      @sparda9060 5 лет назад +6

      The story was pretty simple. I think it takes 2 playthroughs to get the whole story because of some extra things you had to do in the game to unlock all the cutscenese of the story. Its basically a revenge story by an orphan.

    • @KillerKrieg
      @KillerKrieg 4 года назад +7

      Yeah, this guy had all of the most absolutely plebian responses to The Bouncer that mirrored why people didn't like it at the time it came out. Nothing really treats a game from the 90's or early 2000s quite as bad as it's initial, base value reception, and because of that a lot of fantastic video games have been buried by the tide of time. That is why I loathe a lot of the big name "game reviewers" of the day, they felt only the absolute most mainstream, superficially important games of the day were worth playing. People even sort of shat on Final Fantasy VIII at the time it came out. Austin didn't take an actually critical or introspective look at the game at all, he mirrored all the basic bitch gripes people had at the time it came out.

  • @mattskirble6845
    @mattskirble6845 6 лет назад +46

    Volt for Smash

    • @SuperPeterok
      @SuperPeterok 6 лет назад +1

      Fuck that! Kou Leifou for Tekken 7!

    • @HarbingerYT
      @HarbingerYT 3 года назад

      Nah. How bout Sion for Smash?

  • @Next-xm2dh
    @Next-xm2dh 6 лет назад +58

    Just play God Hand

    • @Monado6
      @Monado6 5 лет назад +7

      God hand is a complete different experience. Multiplayer ragdoll physics

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 4 года назад +1

      @@Monado6 beat down fist of vengeance?

    • @schlockfather
      @schlockfather 3 года назад

      YOURE NOT ALEXANDER. God Hand is God tier.

  • @C_The_Guy
    @C_The_Guy 5 лет назад +9

    6:13 if Sora borrowed Trippie Redd's chain and became a Soundcloud rapper

  • @e.l.4409
    @e.l.4409 6 лет назад +18

    I'm pretty sure the Gran Turismo clone Square released on PS2 was worse than this. The Bouncer isn't that great, but the gameplay is relatively solid... when you get to play it.

    • @agonleed3841
      @agonleed3841 6 лет назад +4

      E. L. The bouncer is great. They needed to make another

    • @FakYuhGoogel
      @FakYuhGoogel 6 лет назад +6

      Driving Emotion Type S, right? That game was a retailed alpha version at best.

    • @KillerKrieg
      @KillerKrieg 4 года назад +1

      Which if you play the game's mulitplayer(which did have bots if you had no one to play with) is a lot.

    • @BlueflagAlpha
      @BlueflagAlpha 3 года назад

      that game handling is really bad

  • @maxigoat
    @maxigoat 6 лет назад +36

    I have so much nostalgia for this game it's unreal. I know the gamw isi kinda trash but the OST is fucking great

    • @agonleed3841
      @agonleed3841 6 лет назад +2

      Lilithan it's not trash. Not at all.
      It's just short. His whole complaint is not having enough game time.
      It's like calling Way of the Samurai trash. Ya don't do that lol. Idk about the ps4 version, but all others...no

    • @Zsolti_HUN
      @Zsolti_HUN Год назад

      Same composers did Racing Lagoon and Final Fantasy X-2. Great music

  • @EsperAlex90
    @EsperAlex90 6 лет назад +14

    To be fair the bouncer wasn’t meant to be a real game. It was to test the power of the ps2 for literally the next two bangers square made: final fantasy 10 and kingdom hearts.

    • @sweet_sukeban4022
      @sweet_sukeban4022 5 лет назад

      EsperAlex90 both were trash. Garbage test game became two higher budget garbage games.

    • @aseeds7785
      @aseeds7785 5 лет назад +1

      @@sweet_sukeban4022 You can not judge a game to be garbage because you do not like it. It's in the eye of the general public. Say if the general public did dislike the bouncer, they did well with kingdom hearts. Very well.

    • @sweet_sukeban4022
      @sweet_sukeban4022 5 лет назад

      @@aseeds7785 you probably weren't born when the bouncer released. I was in college and every publication rightfully shat on the bouncer because it was a disaster. Sit down junior.

    • @aseeds7785
      @aseeds7785 5 лет назад

      @@sweet_sukeban4022 I don't think you read my answer properly. I agreed with you the general public disliked the bouncer. I disagreed with kingdom hearts. And for your information, I am old enough to be one of the forefathers of the 21's century..

  • @BossALKENO
    @BossALKENO 3 года назад +2

    I come from the future.
    Two words: Balan Wonderworld.
    She took the crown of “Worst Square Game”

  • @Solidsnaik
    @Solidsnaik 5 лет назад +3

    In defense of Volt Krueger’s excessive cuffed pants, he’s clearly wearing a kind of selvedge/raw denim which traditionally come in one inseam length; very long. They’re intended to be either tailored, or double/triple cuffed to show off the smooth patterned selvedge seam.

  • @matias9609
    @matias9609 6 лет назад +58

    I still like it. I want a sequel or a remake/remaster. With more shit. I WANT IT NOW!

    • @carlosrodriguez-di3bs
      @carlosrodriguez-di3bs 6 лет назад +1

      Me too!

    • @TheSonicbuum
      @TheSonicbuum 6 лет назад +4

      Yeah this game was amazing to me like idk what’s really bad about it for the time it was amazing. Still a good play today imo

    • @Thisismyhandle423
      @Thisismyhandle423 6 лет назад +1

      Same!

    • @JYJnKumi
      @JYJnKumi 6 лет назад +1

      Ooooh!!! I'd love an HD Remaster of the game I loved to play. Where they rework the fighting sections, add more gameplay and fix the fluidity.

  • @Negajoe
    @Negajoe 6 лет назад +5

    You actually took the words right out of my mouth when you labeled it "ambitious". It probably had to do with the PS2 affording them so many more possibilities in how they could tell a story that that was all they were interested in doing.

  • @Cesariono
    @Cesariono 6 лет назад +5

    It's nice that Kou turns out to be a spy. Kou's casualness on the phone at the start didn't strike me as poor storytelling, it struck me as suspicious that he could be so casual in the midst of what's meant to be a kidnapping. I actually thought he was a spy for Mikado actually.
    I don't see what the issue is with "underage girls" if he's around the same age. (He is, isn't he?)

  • @palindinX
    @palindinX 6 лет назад +26

    21:35 How long did it take you to become a Final Fantasy character? And how much effort was it to pose like that in those clothes?

    • @austineruption
      @austineruption  6 лет назад +17

      Not as hard/long as you think which is the sad part.

    • @joshsmit513
      @joshsmit513 4 года назад +3

      @@austineruption Phrasing!!

  • @swagmimic1010
    @swagmimic1010 6 лет назад +37

    That grandpa Austin Eruption skit was fucking hilarious!

    • @DragonShark64
      @DragonShark64 6 лет назад +1

      Avarice Swag Mimic He said "shut up i'm gonna kick yer azz!" XD

    • @gamerelated8985
      @gamerelated8985 3 года назад

      Not really my first of his video a definitely last generic wannabe geek complete with the generic 2 tone hair and tool beard.

  • @ultimate_pawnch
    @ultimate_pawnch 6 лет назад +13

    I loved this game, and I didn't actually know about it until kh was already a thing. I especially liked playing the versus mode with my friend.
    Now if only there had been co-op in the story mode...

  • @raccoonjs6437
    @raccoonjs6437 4 года назад +3

    Austin: The Bouncer is the worst Square game ever.
    The Quiet Man: Hold my beer.

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 4 года назад

      The bouncer was a square soft game
      and the quiet man was a square Enix game.
      This comment was a fail

    • @raccoonjs6437
      @raccoonjs6437 4 года назад +2

      @@Woter_X They are still Square, though.

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 4 года назад

      @@raccoonjs6437 not true. One is completely different from the other. Story telling wise and game play wise. Square soft was more "hungry" then Square Enix. Hungry as in, it was all about the game itself and how good they can make it. Enix is more on the "whatever, are name will carry the games success" line. Its like the wu tang clan in the 1990's vs wu now. the 90's they were hungry so they worked there asses off for better living situations. vs now there more relaxed from there success so they dont put as much effort in it like they use too.

    • @ianbraun271
      @ianbraun271 4 года назад +1

      @@Woter_X and i suppose you will argue that Square and Squaresoft are 2 different companies. So what if their work ethics have changed somewhat over the years, they are still the same company, just the name has changed.

  • @SamuraiCypher
    @SamuraiCypher 4 года назад +7

    This game along with Blood Will Tell were a couple of classic ps2 bangers that flew under the radar. Square definitely has made worse games than The Bouncer.

  • @arshiahooshmand3502
    @arshiahooshmand3502 6 лет назад +20

    17:29 i hope u ain't implying that the cringie blonde guy with shit voice acting from ff crystal bearers i don't remember the name of , is a bad protagonist. I love that guy....for some reason...

  • @BfDelano
    @BfDelano 6 лет назад +25

    The amount of hate that this game gets only makes me love it more. Still have my original launch day copy.

    • @KittyKatty999
      @KittyKatty999 Год назад

      Can you still play the game?

    • @BfDelano
      @BfDelano Год назад

      @@KittyKatty999 Yes, why wouldn't I?

  • @coolguy02536
    @coolguy02536 4 года назад +9

    Trying to label Sion a pedo was pretty weird when 1) he's barely an adult, 2) he's barely older than her, 3) she isn't prepubsecent, 4) she was equally as weird towards him, and 5) she's a creepy robot. And this is seemingly often the case with that dumb label...except that last part.

  • @WillowEpp
    @WillowEpp 6 лет назад +2

    I'm impressed that in nearly 23 minutes, you didn't accidentally say the main characters name right even once.

  • @hyperbolic-time-chamber-strand
    @hyperbolic-time-chamber-strand 4 года назад +6

    I used to rent this game all the time back in the day when I would sleep at my grandparents those were some good times.

  • @Kainthemain
    @Kainthemain 5 лет назад +8

    That grandpa part killed me. HIlarious

  • @MkProductionQ8
    @MkProductionQ8 6 лет назад +60

    the worst ? it is a great game . a classic !! yeah its short and simple but its a fun game

    • @Maxrepfitgm
      @Maxrepfitgm 6 лет назад +14

      MK.PRODUCTIONS sounds like he just sucked at

    • @Edward-bm7vw
      @Edward-bm7vw 6 лет назад +8

      Well by Squaresoft standards it's probably the worst they had to offer.

    • @HauntingsLibrary
      @HauntingsLibrary 6 лет назад +14

      This was a great game. I mean what can I say? Square loves their cinematics. I'd like a sequel to this some day

    • @someguy3263
      @someguy3263 6 лет назад +3

      signas82 No, the game just sucked.

    • @CGoody564
      @CGoody564 6 лет назад +6

      I absolutely loved this game (discovered by renting from blockbuster), and I still sucked at it.

  • @SpiderandMosquito
    @SpiderandMosquito 6 лет назад +12

    I like the belts chains and zippers...

    • @MerkhVision
      @MerkhVision 4 года назад +2

      U got a weird fashion sense then bud lol

  • @4ngelbl00d9
    @4ngelbl00d9 6 лет назад +11

    Now if only he could finish playing Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth...

  • @EricJacobusOfficial
    @EricJacobusOfficial 3 года назад +20

    Massive disappointment. Returned this game the same day I bought it, back when that wasn't exactly an easy thing to do.

    • @majinxx6272
      @majinxx6272 3 года назад +1

      I thought the game was dope what didn’t you like about it?

    • @moballardful
      @moballardful 2 года назад +3

      Bruh you def gotta elaborate how it was a let down. Very early next gen console that has graphics that honestly still holds up.

    • @ComputerTechnic217
      @ComputerTechnic217 2 года назад

      @@teaguejelinek4038 lmaooo

  • @budgiecat9039
    @budgiecat9039 2 года назад +2

    The Bouncer is not the worst Squaresoft game. Not even close.
    Not even the worst PS2 Squaresoft game.
    That title probably goes to Driving Emotion Type-S for PS2.
    Holy crap the physics in that game...

  • @ngrey651
    @ngrey651 6 лет назад +2

    Dude, calling the main character a pedophile really doesn't work that well when you consider the fact that one, she's actually an android, and two, they're only FOUR years apart. It's not like he's in his 20s. She's 15 and he's 19. That's not really that big of a deal.

  • @xlro8f853
    @xlro8f853 5 лет назад +3

    Sora grows up to be a bouncer confirmed.

  • @EarthboundX
    @EarthboundX 6 лет назад +7

    It's from Japan, 15 year old isn't a huge deal there. How old is Sion supposed to be anyway? Pedophilia is attraction to little kids, not teenagers who've gone through puberty already btw.

    • @snintendog
      @snintendog 6 лет назад +2

      Sion is 19 and the romance is only seen by boku its just odd he was fixated on a non existent thing.

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 4 года назад +1

      @@snintendog the movie her is the same thing. who can have feelings for anything man. even a tree

  • @QuakeGamerROTMG
    @QuakeGamerROTMG 6 лет назад +2

    This is a game I played constantly as a kid only to forget about for a decade then found myself wanting to check out again after years but not knowing anything about the game that I could even hope to try searching for. This video is a miracle to me.

  • @ToastTheThird
    @ToastTheThird 6 лет назад +2

    I wish you talked about the beautiful ragdoll physics in this game. I loved flipping a baddie in the air and watching them land doimg the splits

  • @Icemaire
    @Icemaire 6 лет назад +10

    Earlier today I was looking through your videos and thought: 'Man, this guy hasn't uploaded in a while. What a shame.'' Look at where we are now. Fucking pottery if you ask me.

    • @austineruption
      @austineruption  6 лет назад +3

      Last video was last week! Im doing better D:

    • @Icemaire
      @Icemaire 6 лет назад +1

      Oh snap, you're right, my bad. Guess I was in limbo.

    • @supertaoman12
      @supertaoman12 6 лет назад +2

      Strange how the universe can be boiled down to ceramics

  • @ClydeLeeM
    @ClydeLeeM 6 лет назад +5

    I was disappointed with it but still had a decent and stupidly silly enough quality to make me play it over and over.

  • @kingslayer2071
    @kingslayer2071 5 лет назад +2

    While I will not refute any of the points you made in your video, I must express that this game actually holds an incredible amount of nostalgic value for me. This was actually the first PS2 game I ever played, and I remember being totally blown away by the graphical capabilities of the then brand new system, as well as enjoying the story and overall presentation. I was also playing it as a rental with a group of friends, which no doubt helped. Of course, we had also rented Onimusha at the same time, so playing that immediately after we pretty quickly forgot about The Bouncer and I never did play it again. Still, while it may be terribly flawed, it remains as probably the best-looking of all the PS2 launch titles, and being one of the few of that lineup, I'm sure there are many more people out there that were introduced to a whole new generation of gaming with this title. Good video man, brought back a lot of memories.

  • @MRWhoreoscope
    @MRWhoreoscope 6 лет назад +2

    I actually like the costume design. It has this blend of 90s punk//goth clubkid but in a fantasy world. It's pretty current with the time it was released in. If you look at all his work you definitely get a feel of where Tetsuya's inspiration comes from. Which is mainly street fashion. Even looking at his design for the characters in FFXV shows he's still influenced by it.

  • @flewis02
    @flewis02 6 лет назад +17

    Seems too young to remember this game, was a junior in high school and this game was really fun, regardless of how awkward it played and for tge time the graphics were pretty amazing

    • @agonleed3841
      @agonleed3841 6 лет назад

      DaBlackStar right on

    • @MerkhVision
      @MerkhVision 4 года назад +1

      Did u not watch the video? He was 10 yrs old when the game launched and mentioned how great the graphics seemed at the time

  • @YadonTheCat
    @YadonTheCat 6 лет назад +50

    Can't be worse than Unlimited SaGa

    • @Chelaxim
      @Chelaxim 6 лет назад +2

      Doom2Guy It's not at least you don't have to learn Japanese and buy a multi volume encyclopedia to make it playable. Some try hards try to make it seem that the game was designed to weed out the weak yet those people look up a guy on RUclips who knows Japanese and gives tutorials.

    • @nikodem123asdf
      @nikodem123asdf 6 лет назад +3

      that's squeenix tho not square soft

    • @Chelaxim
      @Chelaxim 6 лет назад +4

      Nikodem R It was released in December 19 2002 in Japan the merger wasn't until April 1st 2003.

    • @nikodem123asdf
      @nikodem123asdf 6 лет назад +2

      ok you're right, but the version released in the US was released by Square Enix. oddly enough they were too ashamed to also release that in europe so they let Atari do it, how fitting.

    • @FarNoGaming
      @FarNoGaming 6 лет назад +4

      That was the first ever game I returned. I used the refund to buy Wild Arms 3, now that is a damn great game.

  • @michaelgarcia5493
    @michaelgarcia5493 4 года назад +1

    This game needs a reboot SquareInex as you're watching this guy please make a reboot of the bouncer.

  • @XellosNi
    @XellosNi 6 лет назад +2

    ...Wait a minute.
    Man, Xion being a Sora clone must have been a reference to Sion. This is hilarious.

  • @Melkac
    @Melkac 6 лет назад +5

    >Austin finally has sort-of-regular human hair color
    Thank god.

  • @CosmindArt
    @CosmindArt 6 лет назад +34

    "sion balzard" *kou leifou is written on the screen* hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

  • @claudeisyes
    @claudeisyes 6 лет назад +2

    I remember being so hyped for this, and after getting it thinking "ok but when can I ACTUALLY play? Now? Oh ok grea- oh...well, ok." About the most I remember was (aside from their...amusing fashion choices) was one unimportant line that I'm not even sure which person said, probably one of the girls, but they were passing out or dying or...who knows. "Si...........on". Yeah girl I'm exhausted too 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @ThrashMetalWolf666
    @ThrashMetalWolf666 6 лет назад +2

    The Bouncers main flaw was that DreamFactory, left the development because of the Xbox which was the result of Kakuto Chojin which like The Bouncer was rushed. Still despite both games being heavily panned, I still enjoy DreamFactory games for what they try to do to innovate the fighting game genre which a lot of their mechanics where later used on other fighting games.

  • @monkeyscientist9913
    @monkeyscientist9913 6 лет назад +37

    You can tell a Square game is going to be bad when the title of it is actually relevant to the plot of the game.

    • @Gamermario-lb3rq
      @Gamermario-lb3rq 6 лет назад +12

      James Syrup but the Kingdom Hearts games are good.

    • @CGoody564
      @CGoody564 6 лет назад +7

      Javier Molina kingdom hearts has little to do with the KH plot,because in every game Kingdom Hearts is something different, thus Kingdom Hearts is arbitrary. Kingdom hearts is basically "the name were going to call this thing in this game" despite the fact that kingdom hearts is a different thing in every game.
      And the game being good is subjective. The writing from DDD onwards is absolutely atrocious; even fans of the series (such as myself) can't refute this. Aspects of the games are good.

    • @metae.4256
      @metae.4256 6 лет назад +4

      Parasite Eve. Come at me.

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 4 года назад

      @@CGoody564 My favorit was kingdom hearts 1 and 365/2 days.

    • @xbolt678
      @xbolt678 4 года назад +1

      @@Gamermario-lb3rq kingdom hearts has to do with like 0.2% of the actual plot.

  • @agent42q
    @agent42q 6 лет назад +12

    This is the worst review of the best game ever made.

    • @TheRealSGD915
      @TheRealSGD915 3 года назад

      I Agree. He made bad review on the best games.

  • @HarbingerYT
    @HarbingerYT 3 года назад +1

    The artstyle of The Bouncer is so similar to Final Fantasy 8's FMV artstyle, you could tell me that The Bouncer is in the Final Fantasy 8 universe and I would believe you.

  • @TheBloodswordsman
    @TheBloodswordsman 5 лет назад +1

    Sion - aged 19
    Dominique - aged 15
    Japan age of consent, 13. Granted, prefecture law trumps national law on this, but even then, the age of consent usually becomes 16. In essence, for the Japanese, this particular "romance", isn't creepy at all.
    Not justifying it, just helping you understand it.

  • @flameforgedtyrant5572
    @flameforgedtyrant5572 6 лет назад +4

    That MS Saga music though! I really enjoyed that game, too bad it is so underappreciated.

  • @Spyderist
    @Spyderist 6 лет назад +78

    Game still looks good though

  • @PwnySlaystation01
    @PwnySlaystation01 Год назад

    Man, what a breath of fresh air watching people's old content where they didn't bleep/censor everything for fear of demonetization. I miss the old RUclips.

  • @xPandamon
    @xPandamon 2 года назад +1

    Feels so uncomfortable when he calls Sion a pedo. That girl is like a little sister to him. It's not like any of the shown scenes even imply anything romantic.

  • @xgeo3586
    @xgeo3586 5 лет назад +8

    Bouncer is one of the Best Games Square Soft Ever Made. I definitely do not agree with this review. Sorry I don't say this much to people but for this video you're not right man. The Bouncer was a Great Game.

    • @King_of_Fools
      @King_of_Fools 5 лет назад +1

      You have an shit taste for games then.

  • @AlphaGammaZX
    @AlphaGammaZX 6 лет назад +12

    Oddly, I remember liking this game when it came out. I've beaten it plenty of times. I probably have a different opinion now if I still had it but I'll just keep it as I remembered it XD

  • @SlootyBooty
    @SlootyBooty 6 лет назад +2

    I owned "The Bouncer", and I never noticed how much the main protagonist resembles Sora...probably because playing the game wasn't much fun. Yeah, at the time my taste wasn't so refined, but after much time plopped in front of the TV with a controller in my hand I know what games I like. That buy was made because the price was right at my local gaming outlet and younger me didn't have the disposable income she does now to not restrict her search to the cheaper end of pre-owned...but it was one of the few "price was right" buys I regretted. But for me the majority of the others bought for that reason worked out beautifully. "Rule Of The Rose" is still in my top five favorites list, and I still own the copy I bought back in the day for 10 bucks.
    P.s.
    *Clicks the Subscribe button.* It hurt my soul to see you remark about being/feeling old by dating yourself with your game references...makes me feel ancient if you are what is now considered "old". 😛

  • @Sjono
    @Sjono 6 лет назад +1

    Sion got de-aged and boom you got Sora’s design inspiration. Not only that but there’s actually a later cater called Xion who has connections to Sora. Plus Pence’s shirt says Dogstreet.

  • @williamstout8252
    @williamstout8252 6 лет назад +3

    Considering you love the idea of story driven beat-em-ups, I feel you would absolutely love Yakuza 2, it's the most arcadey in the series as the others are more like action rpgs. It also has a great story and a great soundtrack.

  • @ScionSetsuna
    @ScionSetsuna 6 лет назад +5

    Just a heads up, you had Sion's name to Kou Leifou in the Belts, Zippers and Chains section

  • @justanotheryoutubechannel
    @justanotheryoutubechannel 4 года назад +2

    Whoa, this is so weird! Earlier today, I found this game on my shelf randomly, among a collection of PS2 games given to me by a relative. I find it, see that it’s by SquareSoft, think that’s bizarre as I’ve never heard of it, and then put it back on the shelf. But then, a few minutes ago, I’m watching a video by you, where you mention you reviewed The Bouncer! So I had to go and check out the review. It’s kinda disappointing that it turned out to be bad, but still, it’s cool that it’s the only SquareSoft game I own.
    Oh, and yeah, it’s impossible to read on a PS2, or even the real original box.

  • @Eien.
    @Eien. 6 лет назад +3

    Someone never played King's Knight if you think this is the worst square game.

    • @Chelaxim
      @Chelaxim 6 лет назад +1

      EienXavior Or Unlimited SaGa,Square's Tom Sawyer, Aliens,Thexder or Radical Dreamers.

  • @22kape
    @22kape 6 лет назад +4

    Funny to see you go through this game, as I was introduced to it not long ago myself. Played it at a friends place, and we had an absolute blast! Such a dumb and buggy game, but still quite a blast xD Good video as always, Austin. Keep up the good job :D

    • @agonleed3841
      @agonleed3841 6 лет назад

      Kasper Pedersen no. Not dumb and buggy. Don't know what copy you played. But it was obviously bad. Scratched? Or just the co outer couldn't handle the emulator

    • @22kape
      @22kape 6 лет назад +3

      It was on an emulator, and I don't believe there was any problems following that. The story was pretty dumb, so was the characters, but it in no way diminished the fun we had, thanks to the voice acting and crazy short levels. We did get a couple cases of the enemies getting trapped in the environment, maybe that was because of the emulator? Can't say for sure.

    • @agonleed3841
      @agonleed3841 6 лет назад

      Kasper Pedersen lol story was anime fueled. It's very basic. If you watch anime, you'll appreciate it more. Every game could glitch that way. Sometimes the triggers are specific with rendering. I've never, nor have I heard many of any players see any bugs like that. So I'd say it just shouldn't be counted as buggy cause the majority didn't have that problem. And it's probably more prevalent on the emulator.
      Could also try to get an iso from another site. That works a lot for games I've had bug problems woth...if I made sure my computer and emulator was set right already.
      Rock on.

  • @killerkonnat
    @killerkonnat 6 лет назад +4

    There's no damn way this is worse than The Last Remnant or FF: All the Bravest.

    • @austineruption
      @austineruption  6 лет назад +2

      +killerkonnat good thing those are Square-Enix!

    • @anouk356
      @anouk356 4 года назад

      @@austineruption Still not even CLOSE to being the worst Squaresoft game.

  • @gonzo_o_o
    @gonzo_o_o 6 лет назад +2

    For what it's worth... this game had a FUEGO soundtrack. Like, each song on the OST is surprisingly quality - each track has personality to it. Of course, with the Final Fantasy series, I've come to expect 10/10 OST's from Squaresoft, so I guess it makes sense (although I know Uematsu didn't compose for this game).

  • @shitass7389
    @shitass7389 4 года назад +1

    The worst Square game? Not by a longshot. Not even close to being close to being close to being close.

  • @briansilva3765
    @briansilva3765 6 лет назад +9

    So, are you going to talk about Xenoblade 2? Because it is anime and all.

  • @puckerbutton7025
    @puckerbutton7025 5 лет назад +4

    looks like the unholy love child of final fantasy 7 8 and 10 mixed in with a little bit of Erghiez (God Bless The Ring)

  • @CuentaRegresiva2021
    @CuentaRegresiva2021 5 лет назад +2

    The Bouncer: The Worst Squaresoft Game
    The quiet man: hold my beer

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 4 года назад

      Dude some one already posted this. FAIL

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 4 года назад

      Plus The quiet man is not a square soft game so double FAIL

  • @christopherharris9789
    @christopherharris9789 Год назад +1

    I remember that OP uppercut you could unlock for Kou !

  • @steelblake
    @steelblake 6 лет назад +5

    Damn that endingNomu-asutin has some wierd fetishes
    Also good vid

  • @SolBuster
    @SolBuster 6 лет назад +6

    You have Kou Leifou written under Sion's portrait lol. Woops.

  • @swr3603
    @swr3603 6 лет назад +1

    please bring that grandpa character back from time to time

  • @aseeds7785
    @aseeds7785 5 лет назад +2

    Have you seen the Japanese culture that tries to emulate American in Japan? You get these variety of mixed styles in their effort to try to make it their own. Its actually common in the early 2000's, though to not that extent of the "super long pants".
    Sion is only a few years older than Dominique. He is not a pedophile.

    • @agonleed3841
      @agonleed3841 4 года назад +2

      yea. I got this game for Christmas I think. anyhow., beat the game a few times. Replayed it periodically, for a year or so before I graduated. Went to Japan right out of bootcamp, that Iwent to immediately after graduation.
      And sure enough, games like this captured the general young population of Japan at that time.
      I loved the weird quirky looks. Being themselves and blending our styles was amazing.
      Coming back to america, it was boring. I felt like there were only avery small amount of us that did this. blending of the world's culture.
      UNtil this coming generation. I'm 34 now, and I see kids now dressing the way these games used to have their characters do. Or more accurately, how I saw Japan back in the very early 2ks

  • @FinalDragoon
    @FinalDragoon 6 лет назад +11

    "The Bouncer - The Worst Squaresoft Game"
    Ehrgeiz says hi.

    • @austineruption
      @austineruption  6 лет назад +2

      +FinalDragoon did a video on that too.
      And this is made by the same people. B^)

    • @sweet_sukeban4022
      @sweet_sukeban4022 5 лет назад

      FinalDragoon ehrgeiz was actually playable

    • @ianbraun271
      @ianbraun271 4 года назад

      Eh. Even worse was King's Knight for NES

  • @shawnheatherly
    @shawnheatherly 6 лет назад +32

    From the description here, this game sounds like it should have been amazing and then just fell on its face somewhere along development. Thanks for reviewing this strange, bad game!

    • @agonleed3841
      @agonleed3841 6 лет назад +2

      thehaxfactory best comment.
      I've wanted a sequel for so long.
      And calling this game trash, is like calling Way of the Samurai trash.
      Short gameplay...but ACTUAL great content.

    • @aseeds7785
      @aseeds7785 5 лет назад

      I honestly think the game was just too short, and even with beautiful cut-scenes for its time period, the people just started hating on it. Say if they simply double the amount of fights, and added in one more "mini arc" I am pretty sure it would not receive half the hate it does now.

    • @Woter_X
      @Woter_X 4 года назад +2

      @@aseeds7785 This game was never hated on until now. Growing up, no one trashed talked this game. instead, they praised it. why now are people talking shit about it? because it's 2019 and games evolved. same with the first kingdom hearts. no one trashed the game until streaming games became a thing.

  • @regularshowman3208
    @regularshowman3208 6 лет назад +2

    "The worst Squaresoft Game"
    Bitch have you seen King's Knight.

  • @brandonharper6508
    @brandonharper6508 3 года назад +1

    you: releases this video
    Square: We'll see about "worst" game...