Call of Juarez is one of my favorite video game series of all time. Thank you for giving it the attention and love and research that I feel it deserves.
It's not a good research. What about custom maps? That Techland shared ChromED editor to make custom maps for both - COJ 1 and COJ: BiB? What about multiplayer in COJ 1 and various gamemodes on it that people still play to this very day. He forgot about some things, that's not the best research i've seen. What about DLC that was released for Bound in Blood only for the consoles, adding few new multiplayer maps What aboud a DLC for Call of Juarez (2006) that was only available on consoles as well - duel mode Eh..
What I love about your reviews is that you talk about the bad and the good, and don't just roast or kiss up to the games. Sometimes people just wanna suck a game off or burn it to the ground in their reviews, and having someone reviewing these niche games with more objectivity and balance is a net positive.
Call of Juarez really is slept on. I remember being upset that there were no hats in multi-player in a cowboy game, but looking back is was pretty killer with what they did. if they ever do decide a sequel. I hope that its a mashup of BiB and Gunslinger. Thats a killer formula.
no sequel will ever come out, mostly because the last installment of the series was hated by everyone and because red dead redemption set a bar so high I highly doubt any developer will approach the western genre anytime soon
I remember playing the multiplayer for bound in blood back in the day, it was so fun. I genuinely preferred it to call of duty and the like, but it was a struggle finding games even back then
If you’re looking for a stealthy multiplayer fps with cowboy aesthetics, check out Hunt: Showdown. I tried it and it’s not really for me since it’s more or less all stealth based. That and the servers are absolute dog shit.
Me too, I switched back and forth between the multiplayer on that and another almost game with nearly dead multiplayer at launch, Medal of Honor: Airborne. I've heard that some people on PC recently have started up some community servers on Bound in Blood in an attempt to populate it again, I believe they have a discord with some files to download. I haven't tried it though so I can't speak on its popularity. Fistful of Frags or Smokin' Guns are fun as stand-ins though, although they're pretty old and most matches are only against AI. I did try Hunt: Showdown and I like the aesthetics and visuals, but I didn't know what the hell was going on. That tends to be my experience with 'extraction' shooters as a whole though, I was even more confused when I tried EFT. If I remember correctly in Hunt I walked up to a guy and started using my mic, thinking it was kinda like DayZ or Rust back in the day and there was the option of working together with randoms to team up to fight the AI or do objectives together or something, but he just shot me in the face immediately. Pretty looking game though.
@@HiGlowieI wouldn’t say it’s really stealth based it’s just very difficult. You can definitely play really aggressive. Hell you can even play completely melee and find relative success it’s just got a huge skill ceiling and can get pretty grindy
I have a Mandela effect for the second Call of Juarez cause I vividly remember playing the story mode co op with my brother back in the day but last time I played it, it was only single player, that shit really confused me
I had the exact same thing happen to me! But I realized what me and my brother would do was switch who was playing each level and I would always be Rey and he would always be Thomas, so it sort of felt like we played the whole game together.
Oh man I am dying for another Call of Juarez game although I doubt we will ever get one. Bound in Blood was my favourite and I actually quite enjoyed The Cartel, despite what everyone says.
Fun fact the only time I could reliably use the Bible was the mission where you hop on the train and you enter the carts, managed to make the 4-5 enemies stop for a moment and listen, I then proceeded to gun them down before they could fight back 😂
I found a Easter egg of the game sunset riders in RDR2. Turns out the city of Valentine in RDR2 is the same city of the bonus stage in Sunset Riders. If you go to Valentine stay in front of the stables and look to the city you see the store and the salon on the left and the hotel and many other stores on the right. It's the same of Sunset Riders XD
I loved the first one so much. Some of the scenarios I won't ever forget. Gunslinger is also fantastic, such a clever concept, one of the smartest I've ever seen in any game really.
Honestly, Bound in Blood has one of the best plot and soundtrack of all times, in my opinion. Plus, the first two games would make for an excellent tv series!
When I played the first call of Juarez, every time I played as ray I would have the Bible in one hand and a pistol in the other and just spam random quotes while streaming it to my friends
You're not gonna believe me, but there's a video showing all those character intro's and the lead writer Rafal Orkan actually responded to my comment, confirming that yes, Pistol Pete was the inspiration behind Silas. At least I hope it was actually him, I'd hate to imagine someone would sink so low as to pretend to be someone else
Wtf I literally only knew about 1 of these games, I had no idea there was FOUR of them. I wish I knew about the series sooner, Call of Juarez seems like a game I would've been into heavy on the xbox 360
I played BiB all the time with my brother. I grew up with Call of Juarez instead of RDR, and I hope they make another Call of Juarez game with a story like that someday.
My personal theory as to why Billy claims that Thomas is a drunk abuser, is that he’s just projecting. It’s clear that Billy at the beginning of the game isn’t exactly a Saint. He literally steals multiple people’s guns, when we later see that the only reason he’d need one in the town, is because of his own actions while there. Thomas probably did beat Billy, but it was probably because he deserved it, though a young Billy never took it that way. And as for why his Mom told him where the gold was? Well… That really is a massive plot hole, I’ll be honest. Though my best guess would be that she saw a lot of who Thomas and Rey once were in him, and hoped that if he did find the treasure, it would be a wake up call for him like it was for them, rather than a death sentence, because she probably felt that he was going to go off treasure hunting no matter what she did. Although, that’s really just me writing a reason for the game, at that point. We never know his mom well enough in either of the games she appears in, to know why she would do this.
Am I the only one who wishes the cartel was better? I think it could have been way better considering their previous game, a modern day atmosphere would rock
I remember when me and my brother shared the 360, he said he bought a game that was on sale that he said was a western, i got so excited since i thought he bought Red Dead Redemption, only to be disappointed it was CoJ: Gunslinger, so disappinted to the point i actually cussed him out, wasn’t until i finally played it myself, that i owed him one heck of an apology. And you bet when this game was released on Switch, i bought it soon as it went on sale, replaying the game on Switch, was like slipping into the comfiest pair of shoes, i must thank my brother very much for getting me into Gunslinger, though i never played the others and probably never will, as long as i have my Switch ever since my 360 broke, Gunslinger will remain a game in my library for years to come!
I swear I'm the only person who had no issues with the dueling in Bound in Blood because every time I hear people review this game, they always say the duel sucks major ass and it's fucking atrocious to control and I'm like ??????? and I played it on PC too, I found it easy and quick to learn the controls, I barely lost any duels.
The best part of Gunslinger is how the ending reconfigures what we thought of the adventure we saw being told and hits us with the revelation: what Silas has been telling us is the Truth , he is not making this up . Too bad the """Engraved Guns""" were so ugly .Wish they could have given us real Life examples of inlaid and engraved guns , like the pimped out Colt Single Action Armys that the Dalton Boys used at Coffeyville to signal their final strike .
I remember seeing "call of juarez: gunslinger" discounted for free on steam, and now I really wish there were more well made old western games in the world
Tell everything you like about RDR, but mowing down criminals as preacher, with a colt in one hand and bible in the other all while citing holy tests... That's an experience =)
My only issue with William killing was that it wasnt in Cold Blood, but Self-Defsense. Something even the Bible teaches is okay via Luke. "Sell thy Cloak for a Sword."
Wonder why this series wasn’t more well known? Granted, back when these games were released AAA games were still good so maybe the series just got lost in all the decent games that came out of the era
Billy and Molly are his great grandparents, making Thomas his great great step father and Ray and William his great great uncles lol. Technically not related to the McCall's by blood, only in name from Billy 'Candle' McCall. His related to Juan Mendoza by blood though, as he's Billy's actual father
@@MrHammers that's what I was assuming. Weird of them to make him basically a copy of a character he's not actually related to lol. Great video by the way.
bit of feedback: sometimes you contradict yourself minutes after saying something. "The game is really fun to play" then "Is the story worth the meh gameplay" or "shooting someone with an arrow from the shadows never gets old", "lightening can reveal your position" to "the stealth gameplay of the first game was clunky"
When a 36 year old drunkard (me), sses zoomer failing at duels in BiB and Gunslinger, -- basically activities that require basic human level concentration and basic levels of dexterity... I wanna ask: are you capable of pouring water in a glass? Can you read more than two sentences back to back? How many years it takes you to memorize 3 colors shown to you? How many toilet paper stacks you go through before wiping your arse?
I gotchu bro. 1. I am 31, so we are about the same generationally. 2. I spill sometimes 3. Depends how long the sentences are 4. Basic colors would be easy, but no complex ones 5. I use a bidet Anything else?
In my opinion: Call of Juarez: Needs a remake in the engine of Bound In Blood. Bound In Blood: Needs a remaster for new consoles. The Cartel: Must be forgotten forever. Gunslinger: It's pretty good.
I feel like the reason Thomas became an abuse drunk was also the death of his brother. People pick different ways to cope where Ray went the religious route however Thomas went the self destructive path dealing with the pain.
First two Call of Juarez games are basically Ray McCall vs Juan "Juarez" Mendoza. The third game is Ben McCall vs Juan Mendoza. Call of Juarez, McCall vs Juarez. Get it?
Bound in blood is my favorite FPS game of all time! I've been playing this since I was a kid! Thanks a lot man u are a REAL legend for explaining this OG franchise🔥
Gearbox stole from Gunslinger. Don't believe me? Look at the release dates of Gunslinger and Assault on Dragon's Keep. Narrator changing the enemy variety and level structure? Sound familiar? Better yet Nisha the Outlaw has the Ray concentration 😂
The bound in blood duels... You are absolutely wrong my guy.... I beat the game on hard dificulty and no, the duels is the relaxing part of the game where you can hold beer in one hand, mouse in other, ocasionally tapping movement keys and clicking on the pp for pp kill points. After the first two duels i already had the timig of the bell memorized so no, you do not need to have your hand inches away form the gun... You just suck.
I always seen these games in GameStop as a kid… there was always a Call of Juarez game in stock and i never knew anybody whose every played it so its cool seeing what i missed fr
I've only ever played Cartel and Gunslinger but I have all the achievements for both. Yes, I do put myself through a lot for completions. Gunslinger is a classic though.
It's not really a franchise. Call of Cthulhu (2005) and Call of Cthulhu (2018) share nothing but inspiration by Lovecraft. I really wish Lovecraftian games were more popular
I prefer the story of the first game, but damn does it feel awful to play at parts. The simple story of a wayward young man and his bitter step-uncle, both finding their way and learning to forgive the other through an epic cat and mouse chase that leads them down a path of needing to confront both of their pasts is really cool on paper. But sadly, while I do enjoy the general story and characters more here, there are many moments in the story that aren’t properly earned, as they just sort of happen. Like the game expects me to care when the native chief character is killed when we barely even got to know him. And the twist of who Billy’s father is, and how all of this is tied to Rey, his brother, and everyone else, makes basically no sense (and certainly isn’t helped by the prequel). The second game seems to be the most liked of the series, but the big moments that the first game hinted at are all ruined. Why would you ruin the moment where the brother dies, by overshadowing it with a fight against a confederate in a sinking sand city? Also, the fact that we met multiple characters from the original doesn’t add to the story, it just makes things more confusing. Like, the game should be an intimate story of a family being torn apart by greed, only for the untimely death of the youngest to finally make both elder brothers see the error of their ways. Instead, the story is hell set on making this dumbass confederate general into the overarching villain, that a lot of the themes and big moments are just ruined as a result. The first game didn’t even introduce the main villain until 3 missions before the credits. Yeah, granted, that came with its own set of issues, but the lesson to learn from that wasn’t “we need a main villain, and need to forcefully insert him into the story as many times as possible!” No one likes the third game. And the fourth game is a fun romp, but I really would have liked to see more from the son in the first game, he could have been part of the story, at the very least.
Your criticisms of bound in blood are super valid when it comes to the storytelling. I personally thought it was the strongest game in the series, but I think they could've made the plot a little more independent of the prior game. But on the other hand the first two games are really the only two that were related at all. Cartel and gunslinger just did their own thing
Since gunslinger was my first exposure to the series, then i heard the game's soundtrack i knew that this was going to be one of my favourite videogame series, wish they would do another shot at this series, maybe do one where the really early 20th century has the last cowboys riding motorcycles or something like that
Gunslinger is currently on sale on Switch for $4, it plays well, worth picking up.
Gunslinger is awesome
Call of Juarez is one of my favorite video game series of all time. Thank you for giving it the attention and love and research that I feel it deserves.
Same
If only it had a better name
@@Ave_Satana666 what’s wrong with the name
It's not a good research. What about custom maps? That Techland shared ChromED editor to make custom maps for both - COJ 1 and COJ: BiB? What about multiplayer in COJ 1 and various gamemodes on it that people still play to this very day. He forgot about some things, that's not the best research i've seen.
What about DLC that was released for Bound in Blood only for the consoles, adding few new multiplayer maps
What aboud a DLC for Call of Juarez (2006) that was only available on consoles as well - duel mode
Eh..
What I love about your reviews is that you talk about the bad and the good, and don't just roast or kiss up to the games. Sometimes people just wanna suck a game off or burn it to the ground in their reviews, and having someone reviewing these niche games with more objectivity and balance is a net positive.
agreed so many "reviews" are recapping the story beat by beat and then calling it a masterpiece
@@timgimmy609 agreed man
Call of Juarez really is slept on. I remember being upset that there were no hats in multi-player in a cowboy game, but looking back is was pretty killer with what they did.
if they ever do decide a sequel.
I hope that its a mashup of BiB and Gunslinger.
Thats a killer formula.
no sequel will ever come out, mostly because the last installment of the series was hated by everyone and because red dead redemption set a bar so high I highly doubt any developer will approach the western genre anytime soon
I like how among these decent westerns you have the fucking fever dream that is The Cartel.
MY MAN, at like 24min when the music from bastion kicks in. Amen brother
I remember playing the multiplayer for bound in blood back in the day, it was so fun. I genuinely preferred it to call of duty and the like, but it was a struggle finding games even back then
If you’re looking for a stealthy multiplayer fps with cowboy aesthetics, check out Hunt: Showdown.
I tried it and it’s not really for me since it’s more or less all stealth based. That and the servers are absolute dog shit.
Me too, I switched back and forth between the multiplayer on that and another almost game with nearly dead multiplayer at launch, Medal of Honor: Airborne. I've heard that some people on PC recently have started up some community servers on Bound in Blood in an attempt to populate it again, I believe they have a discord with some files to download. I haven't tried it though so I can't speak on its popularity. Fistful of Frags or Smokin' Guns are fun as stand-ins though, although they're pretty old and most matches are only against AI.
I did try Hunt: Showdown and I like the aesthetics and visuals, but I didn't know what the hell was going on. That tends to be my experience with 'extraction' shooters as a whole though, I was even more confused when I tried EFT. If I remember correctly in Hunt I walked up to a guy and started using my mic, thinking it was kinda like DayZ or Rust back in the day and there was the option of working together with randoms to team up to fight the AI or do objectives together or something, but he just shot me in the face immediately. Pretty looking game though.
@@HiGlowieI wouldn’t say it’s really stealth based it’s just very difficult. You can definitely play really aggressive. Hell you can even play completely melee and find relative success it’s just got a huge skill ceiling and can get pretty grindy
I have a Mandela effect for the second Call of Juarez cause I vividly remember playing the story mode co op with my brother back in the day but last time I played it, it was only single player, that shit really confused me
Maybe confused it with Army of One?
Times splitters has western levels similar to call of juarez
I had the exact same thing happen to me! But I realized what me and my brother would do was switch who was playing each level and I would always be Rey and he would always be Thomas, so it sort of felt like we played the whole game together.
Oh man I am dying for another Call of Juarez game although I doubt we will ever get one. Bound in Blood was my favourite and I actually quite enjoyed The Cartel, despite what everyone says.
i’d never heard of this series before! thank you for the introduction, i’m definitely going to check these out further!
Such an underrated series! The first one was an extremely impressive for the time and remember it blowing my mind frequently!
Fun fact the only time I could reliably use the Bible was the mission where you hop on the train and you enter the carts, managed to make the 4-5 enemies stop for a moment and listen, I then proceeded to gun them down before they could fight back 😂
I found a Easter egg of the game sunset riders in RDR2.
Turns out the city of Valentine in RDR2 is the same city of the bonus stage in Sunset Riders.
If you go to Valentine stay in front of the stables and look to the city you see the store and the salon on the left and the hotel and many other stores on the right.
It's the same of Sunset Riders XD
I loved the first one so much. Some of the scenarios I won't ever forget. Gunslinger is also fantastic, such a clever concept, one of the smartest I've ever seen in any game really.
Honestly, Bound in Blood has one of the best plot and soundtrack of all times, in my opinion. Plus, the first two games would make for an excellent tv series!
When I played the first call of Juarez, every time I played as ray I would have the Bible in one hand and a pistol in the other and just spam random quotes while streaming it to my friends
You're not gonna believe me, but there's a video showing all those character intro's and the lead writer Rafal Orkan actually responded to my comment, confirming that yes, Pistol Pete was the inspiration behind Silas. At least I hope it was actually him, I'd hate to imagine someone would sink so low as to pretend to be someone else
I need that Total Overdose review my man.
Wtf I literally only knew about 1 of these games, I had no idea there was FOUR of them. I wish I knew about the series sooner, Call of Juarez seems like a game I would've been into heavy on the xbox 360
Really only the first two are connected, cartel and gunslinger just kinda do their own thing haha
Gunslinger is probably one of my favorite games of all time lmao replayed it to many times
I played BiB all the time with my brother. I grew up with Call of Juarez instead of RDR, and I hope they make another Call of Juarez game with a story like that someday.
Gunslinger is a masterpiece
Bound in blood was what got me hooked on the series and I still remmeber all the hours of lan parties in the multilayered and love em
i like the video and commentary, keep up the good work!
Thanks!
My personal theory as to why Billy claims that Thomas is a drunk abuser, is that he’s just projecting. It’s clear that Billy at the beginning of the game isn’t exactly a Saint. He literally steals multiple people’s guns, when we later see that the only reason he’d need one in the town, is because of his own actions while there.
Thomas probably did beat Billy, but it was probably because he deserved it, though a young Billy never took it that way.
And as for why his Mom told him where the gold was? Well… That really is a massive plot hole, I’ll be honest. Though my best guess would be that she saw a lot of who Thomas and Rey once were in him, and hoped that if he did find the treasure, it would be a wake up call for him like it was for them, rather than a death sentence, because she probably felt that he was going to go off treasure hunting no matter what she did. Although, that’s really just me writing a reason for the game, at that point. We never know his mom well enough in either of the games she appears in, to know why she would do this.
I need to try Bound By Blood
It's the best one imo
before Red Dead Redemption, Call of Juarez was the best western based videogame
Naa gun was the best Western
@@LDZWolf the only thing I know about gun is how its called and how the logo looked like
Bound in blood and gunslinger are two of my all-time favorite games
Am I the only one who wishes the cartel was better? I think it could have been way better considering their previous game, a modern day atmosphere would rock
I remember when me and my brother shared the 360, he said he bought a game that was on sale that he said was a western, i got so excited since i thought he bought Red Dead Redemption, only to be disappointed it was CoJ: Gunslinger, so disappinted to the point i actually cussed him out, wasn’t until i finally played it myself, that i owed him one heck of an apology.
And you bet when this game was released on Switch, i bought it soon as it went on sale, replaying the game on Switch, was like slipping into the comfiest pair of shoes, i must thank my brother very much for getting me into Gunslinger, though i never played the others and probably never will, as long as i have my Switch ever since my 360 broke, Gunslinger will remain a game in my library for years to come!
Hoooooweee boah I tell you h'what I sure do love me some Mr Hammers!
I swear I'm the only person who had no issues with the dueling in Bound in Blood because every time I hear people review this game, they always say the duel sucks major ass and it's fucking atrocious to control and I'm like ??????? and I played it on PC too, I found it easy and quick to learn the controls, I barely lost any duels.
The best part of Gunslinger is how the ending reconfigures what we thought of the adventure we saw being told and hits us with the revelation: what Silas has been telling us is the Truth , he is not making this up .
Too bad the """Engraved Guns""" were so ugly .Wish they could have given us real Life examples of inlaid and engraved guns , like the pimped out Colt Single Action Armys that the Dalton Boys used at Coffeyville to signal their final strike .
this game thrived all because the developers listened to the fanbase, lotta other games could learn from this
Eddie in cartel is voiced by the same guy as the playas voice in saints row 2. Thought it sounded familiar
I remember seeing "call of juarez: gunslinger" discounted for free on steam, and now I really wish there were more well made old western games in the world
Played Gunslinger and really liked it. Def gonna check out the first 2 games.
Tell everything you like about RDR, but mowing down criminals as preacher, with a colt in one hand and bible in the other all while citing holy tests... That's an experience =)
35:50 - I have news for you. It's not the duels that suck... It's you.
I just played through the 3 good ones and I had to change my dpi and in-game sensitivity for every duel in 'bound in blood'
I forgot about this series 😢 childhood core
My only issue with William killing was that it wasnt in Cold Blood, but Self-Defsense. Something even the Bible teaches is okay via Luke.
"Sell thy Cloak for a Sword."
Wonder why this series wasn’t more well known?
Granted, back when these games were released AAA games were still good so maybe the series just got lost in all the decent games that came out of the era
Dwight twist is really surprised me too
Gunslinger is the only one i played and the game has aged beautifully
great job on this
The only reason why I cared for this game series was because of the second game because of the beginning of the story you’ll understand why
Totally biased but these are my favorite videos you’ve made, great videos!
Gunslinger is just a great FPS. It's polished arcade style fun And it did it 3 years before Doom
i want to play all of them. I hate that there are some like Cartel that are not available anymore.....
Gunslinger is my favorit and I don`t think The cartel is so bad.
Is sucks that the cartel didn't turn out as a concept it sounds fun I guess I'm a sucker for a cop story
What’s the name of the outro instrumental?
4:55 ugh, Garth Ennis
day 1 of politely asking for a cry of fear retrospective
What about the first western fps aka outlaw?
played this when i was a wee lad
tbh the only one i liked was gunslinger cant really say i care for the others
Damn, I’m watching more of your channel.
9:36 there’s climbing?
yes, compare Billy climbing by being able to grab ledges 08:33, and the Ray having to stack boxes to get a ledge 11:05
5!!no way
At first I thought Call of Juares is related to Call of Duty.
Alright hear me out, Call of Juarez:Undead nightmare 😂
Ray McCall = Gunslinging Gul Dukat
Wonder what the chances are of a new COJ game
Probably 50/50 Gunslinger did pretty well but it seems they are more focused on Zombie games
I Can say without a doubt that I love these games! Pretty good westerns.
But as a Mexican, I cringe whenever I hear how they pronounce Juarez
LMFAO
I wished they would ditch dying light and make a fps open world call of juarez
Maybe I was too tired while watching this but how the hell can Ben be related to the McCall brothers if they all died without having kids?
Billy and Molly are his great grandparents, making Thomas his great great step father and Ray and William his great great uncles lol. Technically not related to the McCall's by blood, only in name from Billy 'Candle' McCall.
His related to Juan Mendoza by blood though, as he's Billy's actual father
@@MrHammers that's what I was assuming. Weird of them to make him basically a copy of a character he's not actually related to lol. Great video by the way.
@ganin_ gotta relate to the series somehow I guess LMAO thanks my man
❤
I believe I've played 2 all the way through but the last one i just didn't like at all
Wtf there's 4 of these games?
I don't think Red Dead Revolver excelled at anything.
bit of feedback: sometimes you contradict yourself minutes after saying something. "The game is really fun to play" then "Is the story worth the meh gameplay" or "shooting someone with an arrow from the shadows never gets old", "lightening can reveal your position" to "the stealth gameplay of the first game was clunky"
When a 36 year old drunkard (me), sses zoomer failing at duels in BiB and Gunslinger, -- basically activities that require basic human level concentration and basic levels of dexterity... I wanna ask: are you capable of pouring water in a glass? Can you read more than two sentences back to back? How many years it takes you to memorize 3 colors shown to you? How many toilet paper stacks you go through before wiping your arse?
I gotchu bro.
1. I am 31, so we are about the same generationally.
2. I spill sometimes
3. Depends how long the sentences are
4. Basic colors would be easy, but no complex ones
5. I use a bidet
Anything else?
Why do have to spoil the entire story, man?
That's the point of the video, to talk about the game
Game sucks
Bound in Blood is one of the few game that received a positive review on Zero Punctuation. A very rare honor. Its a great game.
He's not gone of the rails like Jim has ive not seen a zero video for the last 6 years
You've got this shit down pat at this point. Had me totally hooked from tne first ten seconds of the video.
Thanks my man 🙏
In my opinion:
Call of Juarez: Needs a remake in the engine of Bound In Blood.
Bound In Blood: Needs a remaster for new consoles.
The Cartel: Must be forgotten forever.
Gunslinger: It's pretty good.
You really should receive more visibility, your content is damn great !!!
I just want to say you're a straight up legend man! Thank you for all your hard work. I appreciate this retro style content a lot. Keep it up!
Thanks dude!
I know I’m old when Xbox 360 is considered retro
I feel like the reason Thomas became an abuse drunk was also the death of his brother. People pick different ways to cope where Ray went the religious route however Thomas went the self destructive path dealing with the pain.
"brother and stepsister" which state is this set in again 😂
First two Call of Juarez games are basically Ray McCall vs Juan "Juarez" Mendoza. The third game is Ben McCall vs Juan Mendoza.
Call of Juarez, McCall vs Juarez. Get it?
Bound in blood is my favorite FPS game of all time! I've been playing this since I was a kid! Thanks a lot man u are a REAL legend for explaining this OG franchise🔥
Right on time just finished up the series 🙌
Gearbox stole from Gunslinger. Don't believe me? Look at the release dates of Gunslinger and Assault on Dragon's Keep. Narrator changing the enemy variety and level structure? Sound familiar? Better yet Nisha the Outlaw has the Ray concentration 😂
The bound in blood duels... You are absolutely wrong my guy.... I beat the game on hard dificulty and no, the duels is the relaxing part of the game where you can hold beer in one hand, mouse in other, ocasionally tapping movement keys and clicking on the pp for pp kill points. After the first two duels i already had the timig of the bell memorized so no, you do not need to have your hand inches away form the gun... You just suck.
I always seen these games in GameStop as a kid… there was always a Call of Juarez game in stock and i never knew anybody whose every played it so its cool seeing what i missed fr
What would be awesome, a Western Zombie game by Techland.
When you said Ray reminded you of Reverend Green from Blood Meridian did you mean the ex priest Tobin? Reverend Green is such a minor character
I've only ever played Cartel and Gunslinger but I have all the achievements for both. Yes, I do put myself through a lot for completions. Gunslinger is a classic though.
I would love a remaster of all the games except cartel
Over two hours, f*ck yeah. I'm in.
yay, a 2hr vid ❤
nice to see a cameo from jane from oxbox as well!
Call of cathulu was another good franchise. It creeped me out as a kid
It's not really a franchise. Call of Cthulhu (2005) and Call of Cthulhu (2018) share nothing but inspiration by Lovecraft. I really wish Lovecraftian games were more popular
@@leschpountz3614 yeah I meant the 2005 one I don’t know why I wrote franchise lol but I’m glad there’s others who like it!
Dickens cider girl?
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I prefer the story of the first game, but damn does it feel awful to play at parts. The simple story of a wayward young man and his bitter step-uncle, both finding their way and learning to forgive the other through an epic cat and mouse chase that leads them down a path of needing to confront both of their pasts is really cool on paper. But sadly, while I do enjoy the general story and characters more here, there are many moments in the story that aren’t properly earned, as they just sort of happen. Like the game expects me to care when the native chief character is killed when we barely even got to know him. And the twist of who Billy’s father is, and how all of this is tied to Rey, his brother, and everyone else, makes basically no sense (and certainly isn’t helped by the prequel).
The second game seems to be the most liked of the series, but the big moments that the first game hinted at are all ruined. Why would you ruin the moment where the brother dies, by overshadowing it with a fight against a confederate in a sinking sand city? Also, the fact that we met multiple characters from the original doesn’t add to the story, it just makes things more confusing. Like, the game should be an intimate story of a family being torn apart by greed, only for the untimely death of the youngest to finally make both elder brothers see the error of their ways. Instead, the story is hell set on making this dumbass confederate general into the overarching villain, that a lot of the themes and big moments are just ruined as a result. The first game didn’t even introduce the main villain until 3 missions before the credits. Yeah, granted, that came with its own set of issues, but the lesson to learn from that wasn’t “we need a main villain, and need to forcefully insert him into the story as many times as possible!”
No one likes the third game.
And the fourth game is a fun romp, but I really would have liked to see more from the son in the first game, he could have been part of the story, at the very least.
Your criticisms of bound in blood are super valid when it comes to the storytelling. I personally thought it was the strongest game in the series, but I think they could've made the plot a little more independent of the prior game. But on the other hand the first two games are really the only two that were related at all. Cartel and gunslinger just did their own thing
Since gunslinger was my first exposure to the series, then i heard the game's soundtrack i knew that this was going to be one of my favourite videogame series, wish they would do another shot at this series, maybe do one where the really early 20th century has the last cowboys riding motorcycles or something like that
The cartel was very bad but we gotta admit the story was good especially Kim’s ending which made more sense