This video was a BEAST to make alone, but I LOVED reliving my childhood with Blizzard's fantastic games. Let me know what other games you'd like me to play next!
These "I Played Every..." vids are so cool. They're a perfect mix of game review, developer history, and Goose backstory. Always engaging and interesting, love it.
My first Blizzard game was Warcraft 2 at a friend's house in 7th grade. Seeing that Blizzard logo as a young gamer was like seeing Lucasfilm on screen for original Star Wars fans. Take me back to the 90s.
As someone who first played Blizzard games in 1996, when WarCraft 2 was their newest title, I can say this does an excellent job of encapsulating the company and its fall from grace over the years. Superb job.
Kind of like how it used to be going to see Pixar films; no reviews needed and you knew you'd have a hit. Everything seems to have a renaissance period. At least we got to enjoy Blizzard's.
@@revanthmunnangi5319 Dragon's Dogma 2, Shenmue 3, Final Fantasy 15, Dark Souls 2, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Fallout 76, Tomb Raider 3, etc. I can go on.
Love your story. I was a demolition worker for 15 years and I absolutely hated it. I started teaching myself web development after work. After years of taking courses on RUclips I got hired as a web developer. I'm so much happier now, glad it worked out for you too.
The confidence with which Goose called the most stereotypical English woman in Overwatch Australian made me reflexively hit the pause button to absorb the shock 😂
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Blizzard games were some of the greatest of all time and those memories will never leave us. Been playing their games since Lost Vikings on SNES and Warcraft 2 and it's hard to understate the quality of life Blizzard games had compared to the jankyness most PC games had in the1990s, playing multiplayer flawlessly on dial up modem was huge. The personal story about your journey to change your life for the better was really heartfelt, could feel your struggle and need for change. Honestly these modern service games are just cynical money making machines, they are not primarily designed for fun. Indie games are our future, our hope.
This. It's not like it's an easy feat to keep the same level of quality over decades of producing games. We got some amazing games out of Blizzard, many that my friends and I have lots of good memories with.
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Blizzard games were some of the greatest of all time and those memories will never leave us." So much this! It will never be the same again, but they made some damn good games and i'm really thankful for the memories.
@@cattysplat you mean it’s hard to overstate. Not it’s hard to understate. If the bar is high it’s very easy to understate it. But hard to overstate it.
Had this 41 year old man reliving my childhood as I grew up playing blizzard games and watched them make classics . Then you had me teary eyed about your math grind and changing your life. Good for you man and I'm glad Diablo 3 got you through it.
I love how this turned in to a story about investing in yourself, knowing your worth and believing that you can accomplish your dreams. Very proud of you. Thank you for sharing your story. You may very well impact another and help them make that leap.
Dude, you are a fantastic storyteller! I was also a small town Canadian kid who grew up on a farm and these blizzard games were my connection to the world! Thanks so much for the walk down memory lane! Your style and storytelling are light out fantastic and an inspiration to my own channel! Keep up the awesome work🎉
Your story is the same. I left my construction job in 2010. Went to college for 2 years and was unemployed that whole time. Starcraft 2, diablo 3, and dota 2 got me through my days. Dota 2 was born from blizzard custom games.
I don't like the fact that watching this makes me emotional. I'm 35, married, and work nonstop. I grew up playing all of these games and they shaped my life with so many great times. Great video.
Hell yeah I’m here for the ride Zenkai, you might think because of what follows that I’m 16 years old. In fact I’m a 28 year old without much to support, so for the sake of engagement and help every video you upload get that small sliver of traction, I’m engaging hardcore engagement mode. You deserve the traction, to the moon Zenkai to the freaking moon!!!
You absolutely didn't get what "The Lost Vikings" is about. It's a puzzle platformer with a big emphasis on "puzzle", and it gets quite complex later on the game. And it's really good.
@InsidiousOne I'm very sad he glossed over The Lost Vikings. He shoulda done Norse by Norsewest even if it's just worse Lost Vikings 2. The only game I can think of that tries to be this kind of puzzler is Trine.
You missed a perfect opportunity to mention in regards to Overwatch and WC3 refunded about the destruction of video games and shout out the stop killing games initiative to try and defend our right to own the games we purchased.
11 year old me thinking the Starcraft Battlechest box looked cool in walmart and spending all the bday money i had saved to unknowingly become a terran for life cried a little watching this.
Blizzard games used to always give you so much value for the money. I think I paid almost 100$ for warcraft 3 which was a lot back then but I got so much gaming out of, it was so worth it.
I used to live on a farm in Chile in the 90-00', played almost exclusively blizzard games (and final fantasys), perfected my english playing D2. Not only the experience was better, but the online community was more humane. Really miss playing D2 in versions 1.8-2.0.
Thank you so much for making this! About a month ago my wife sent me via text Diablo immortal. And she asked if I had played this. I didn’t have the time, energy, or slightest interest in explaining why I would never play that game. But she watched this video with me and now understands. Your personal story in this video hit really hard. I’m in a job I don’t love but it lets me game. Now that games aren’t that fun anymore I’m looking for ways to retire faster. We can only hope our cry’s are heard and fun games are made once more. Keep it up! I truly enjoy watching these videos. I also watch your reaction videos.
Original StarCraft got me into PC gaming. I played it in college on my wife’s gateway desktop. StarCraft 2 inspired me to build my first PC…..been a PC guy ever since! Great vid Goose!
I worked for Blizzard for 11 years in the EU and everything went to shit once activision got involved. First thing they did was remove our Christmas bonus :D
Blackscape! I'll never forget all the amazing comments you gave while I grew. You were the first big creator to ever notice me in the dragon ball days I'll never forget it
Warcraft 2 was a System Seller for PC Gamers back then. Also, you should have marked which version you were playing. Starcraft 1 and D2 footage was mainly from the Remasters.
"Now Diablo II is a 24 year old game so it shouldn't be as much fun as what folks who grew up with it describe." Yeah, no. It's possibly the greatest and most replayable game ever made. Certainly the best ARPG game ever made - easily. Saying merely that it 'holds up' does not do it justice. It's still better than all other contenders in this genre. It's fantastic. Thank god Vicarious Visions managed to complete the remaster before the lights really started to dim at Blizzard.
@@ZenkaiGoose While not direct sequels, devs from Blizzard North ended up on teams who worked on Titan's Quest, Torchlight, and Grim Dawn. Grim Dawn has a mod called the Reign of Terror mod which recreates Diablo 2 and Diablo 1 (in that order, because scope creep) but with the enhancements that come with Grim Dawn.
Garrett and Kyle from the "into the Nexus" podcast are still doing stuff together. The have a RUclips channel called Grinding Gear, they mostly play FF14, but doing other games sometimes. Great duo, love them
I love this concept. I would love to see you do every a video on every call of duty, every need for speed, every Halo, every Tom Clancy game.... Just a few ideas
Warcraft 1 is so hard to go back and play today, but when it came out it was a huge deal and one of the greatest games I had seen. I played Dune 2 a little but Warcraft was my real first exposure to RTS and I imagine it was for a lot of people.
To this day I have nothing but the fondest memories of sitting on the floor at my Uncle's house playing Lost Vikings and Rock and Roll Racing. It's hard to conceptualize that it was 30 years ago!
@@ZenkaiGoose It's me who can't thank you enough for content so nostalgic that it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos 🙌
Dude, 50 min of the video still left, but I have to tell you, this is by far the BEST gaming video I've ever watched. I already got goosebumps multiple times, I almost cried out of nostalgia and WoW is still coming. SO GOOD. Keep it up. Thank you so much!!🎉🎉🎉
There are some serious gaps in research, some of those old games helped popularize lan party networking and internet multiplayer gaming. He clearly didn't bother to ask any old head about this stuff.
Absolute respect for your education grind. I just turned 40 and I’m killing myself to be the top of my class. The young have time and plasticity, but we have wisdom and determination.
I still play Heroes of the Storm weekly. It is hands down my favorite game I own. Even after I unlocked all the heroes, I gave Blizz $60 because I play it so much. Also, that Overwatch transition. 🤣
As someone who started with the original Warcraft, and went through the long and arduous journey to arrive where you are at now, I thank you for sharing your experience. Many of us knew Blizzard when it was a company that cared about its players, that cared about its community, before it became a corporate husk of its former glory to be paraded around by the puppet masters whenever they wanted to recharge their wallets. Just like Electronic Arts used to be a GREAT company with absolutely amazing games, it too fell to the corruption that comes with every merger in history. As soon as the company becomes an asset to be desired, it becomes a product to be exploited. Rarely is the goal to make it fun and enjoyable like good ole Bobby claimed with his forked tongue, more likely the goal is to make it addictive and habitual so you continue to log in every day and enjoy that sunk cost fallacy which keeps you paying.
Incredible watch! Thanks for this, Goose, our good buddy. Also, I was really surprised/moved to see that you also upgraded math to study software development. I'm doing 3 courses in 9 months, and I have one course left! This video gave me a surprising amount of motivation in a way I did not expect. Video games are absolutely helping me level out the stress!
I'm an 80's kid. I was fortunate to play almost every Blizzard game up to Diablo 3. What an amazing time for gamers! I was such a Blizzard Fan back in those days. Now not so much. Excellent Video and you touched on all the issues.
The Lost Vikings was one of the most amazing games when I was a kid. Seriously good game that holes up. Part platformer, part puzzle game. The two player mode is also pretty cool!
You know, despite knowing Blizzard used to be called Silicone & Synapse, I never realised that it was the same company whenever I played Rock N Roll Racing. Probably makes me a little silly but I genuinely never put 2 and 2 together. Edit: Genuinely can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Snake Eater
Damn bro, I worked construction my entire life. Thankfully I had some tech knowledge from my mother, but I also worked construction to save up money to quit and start my own tech business. Good work!
Just wanted to say this is the best video I've ever watched. You pretty much summed up everything most of us that play blizzard games feel. Also the editing is legendary!
I started gaming in the 80's on my C64, progressed on to my Amiga 500, and then on to PC. I've seen the golden era of gaming come and go. It breaks my heart to see so many beloved companies fall to corporate greed and takeovers. The silver lining is the indie scene because while it's similar to "public domain" of old, where you'd get grounded for two weeks for downloading a game from a BBS in another country and run up a phone bill that could feed a family for a week, the quality, quantity and availability of indie/public domain games these days is incredible. I still sing praise for titles like TIS-100 as it epitomises what games really boil down to; fun. It has three colours; black, white and red. It has lines and text, and no fancy graphics. But the game play, the puzzle elements and the replay value are high. And TIS-100 costs less than a Big Mac meal. I try and steer clear of big titles these days because all they do is remind me of how good big titles used to be, and what a disappointment they are now. There's some good games like Space Marine 2 recently, but they're the exception, and not the norm.
Thank you so mutch for this content! As a guy over 40's i've played many of the Blizzard games. This was a great throwback and relive moment for me.. you cant Imagine what is it was like to play blackthorne back in the day as a little boy😂. I really watch RUclips content over an hour. But this, my man i could not stop watching. Great vid. Great sinnamatics (sorry) great artwork! And most of all your voice is perfect, calm and relaxing to listen to. Thank you!
The last 3rd of the video perfectly explains why I was _HAPPY_ to see Microsoft buy Activision/Blizzard. Activision had already done so much damage by that point ripping the heart out of Blizzard so they could sell it on the street corner that yes, even _Microsoft_ is a preferable captain of the ship. I knew at the very worst things could only get better. And they have, but slowly. Diablo 4 is in FAR better shape than it launched at a year ago. Where we've been expecting more insults from the shop like Diablo: Immoral they've never came up and kept it to purely cosmetics. But if you're hoping for D2, give up that pipedream. That will never happen because even the "good" ARPG that all the Diablo haters praise (PoE) is that fast paced race towards an end game grind. Gamers have spoken and they _want_ their hand held and to be given a participation trophy for showing up, and to get anywhere past that you better lose the rest of your life to learn a new meta every 30 days. I'm a LOT older than you and this goes well past Blizzard. Gaming as a whole lost it's soul in the '00s when huge corporations realized there was too much profit to be made here. They aren't selling escapes and experiences anymore. They're shoveling a product to be consumed. And once those corporations are in control all you can hope for is for them to accidentally let a good experience slip through the cracks of the shit factory.
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain" Blizzard took this quote a little too seriously. :( I really hope Microsoft can turn this ship around before it's too late.
Bruva, if I come back here in a week and you haven’t played at least metal gear solid bro I’m sending you a copy you don’t understand that game is so epic
They better have Blackthorne back in some form or another, like say, as a new character in Overwatch 2. Fact: Starcraft's John Raynor is inspired by the 90s Jason Patric movie, Rush. Heck, it can be argued that Kerrigan's story arc is inspired by that movie.
I don't know how this video popped into my feed. But I've watched the whole episode and love the edits and jokes and great research. Amazing stuff , subscribed 🔥🔥
The criticism towards D4 can be targeted for D3 too. D3 already had a map where you already knew where to go, the game was extremely easy especially with companions but the gameplay was still fun. They just are different types of games compared to the first Diablo games. Which doesn't mean they're boring.. The whole industry has changed and the types of games where you're left off to figure everything out are more rare by the day. Also, Blizzard Entertainment has always made casual games (easy to play, hard to master right?). Their first games were harder as games in general were harder back then. So I don't understand the surprise here. As for OW2, the same criticism can be said for OW1. Esport was already pushed strongly in the first game (on the day of the reveal at Blizzcon, they literally had a commentated match). OW1 was a bigger visual mess than OW2 because it was 6v6 and not 5v5. As for the developers, they literally are the same ones, still pumping out great content (cool maps, awesome heroes and beautiful skins). Yes the business model is different since OW2 is free, it has its advantages and disadvantages, I personally preferred the premium model like most people probably. There is a much greater chance that Activision is behind the business models, release schedules etc. rather than the actual quality of the content (although rushed content caused by tight schedules does make the quality suffer).
Long ago, there were fun rumors of Blizzard working on a semi reskin of WoW, in he name of Diablo: Sin Wars. You'd pick human for variables, or start as a low rank Heavenly or Demonic. It was going to include all those named armor / historical people from D1 and D2. It never was a real thing, as far as I've heard, but it would have been amazing.
Why do people still have any hope left for Activision Blizzard..? That behemoth is run by faceless money-counting chinese investors.. the studio you grew up with ceased to exist at least a decade ago lmao, look what they did with the WC3 remaster.. I really HOPE there WONT be any follow up games to further ruin these franchises
StarCraft online ladder boards. My brother and I spent an entire summer playing ladder games. He worked nights and I worked days with some overlap. By the end of the summer we had hit the top 5 in north America. Miss him and those days.
Cinematic team as usual outdid themselves with the 12/10 Announcement trailer, that shit got me so hyped I almost forgot what kind of a quality was Blizzard producing at the time.... yeah and then the game came out. Was probably my last straw with that company.
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This video was a BEAST to make alone, but I LOVED reliving my childhood with Blizzard's fantastic games. Let me know what other games you'd like me to play next!
@@ZenkaiGoose goose drops a New video?
We will be there.
Every Metal Gear game/ Hideo Kojima game? Edit lol a minute after this comment I saw "Should I play every Metal Gear?"
@@ZenkaiGoose I have exactly the same PC speakers (Z407)! We must be lost brothers or something...
Yes. Every metal gear
I feel like Blizzard could have been a multi video project so it's not so overwhelming.
These "I Played Every..." vids are so cool. They're a perfect mix of game review, developer history, and Goose backstory. Always engaging and interesting, love it.
You guys leave the best comments EVER 😭😭😭
My favorite one goose has done is I played every Rockstar game
My first Blizzard game was Warcraft 2 at a friend's house in 7th grade. Seeing that Blizzard logo as a young gamer was like seeing Lucasfilm on screen for original Star Wars fans. Take me back to the 90s.
Idk shit about this channel yet I totally agree lol
The Rockstar one is my favorite, but that's because it's Rockstar games
As someone who first played Blizzard games in 1996, when WarCraft 2 was their newest title, I can say this does an excellent job of encapsulating the company and its fall from grace over the years. Superb job.
This was such a nostalgia trip. 😭
hahaha wtf i havent seen your name in yeaaaars.
Dude! Thank you so much 😭 I really appreciate this KreekCraft
Kreekcraft no way!
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I remember when you would just buy a new Blizzard game w/out reading reviews as you knew it would be great.
Kind of like how it used to be going to see Pixar films; no reviews needed and you knew you'd have a hit. Everything seems to have a renaissance period. At least we got to enjoy Blizzard's.
Shoutout to Overwatch 2 for being the most useless sequel in the history of media.
That games sick definitely a lot worse sequels.
@@micahwest2793 name 1 tsequel that underdelivered like ow2.
@@GeremyG if only we could play the first game we paid for...
@@revanthmunnangi5319 Dragon's Dogma 2, Shenmue 3, Final Fantasy 15, Dark Souls 2, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, Fallout 76, Tomb Raider 3, etc. I can go on.
@@lexiconprime7211 please go on. As you're 5/5
Love your story. I was a demolition worker for 15 years and I absolutely hated it. I started teaching myself web development after work. After years of taking courses on RUclips I got hired as a web developer. I'm so much happier now, glad it worked out for you too.
This is incredible I love everything about this
"TOOK A SHOT EVERYTIME SOMEONE SAYS YES, IT WOULD BE A VERY INTERESTING GAME. OR YOU'D BE DEAD" 10/10 QUOTE
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@@ZenkaiGoose I wanted to play this game but my girlfriend said she might sue so... I'll save you the trouble. Thanks for nothing Goose man.
yes
The confidence with which Goose called the most stereotypical English woman in Overwatch Australian made me reflexively hit the pause button to absorb the shock 😂
It's frankly absurd that yours is the only comment I could find addressing this.
I just giggled
I am right there with you
Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Blizzard games were some of the greatest of all time and those memories will never leave us. Been playing their games since Lost Vikings on SNES and Warcraft 2 and it's hard to understate the quality of life Blizzard games had compared to the jankyness most PC games had in the1990s, playing multiplayer flawlessly on dial up modem was huge. The personal story about your journey to change your life for the better was really heartfelt, could feel your struggle and need for change. Honestly these modern service games are just cynical money making machines, they are not primarily designed for fun. Indie games are our future, our hope.
This. It's not like it's an easy feat to keep the same level of quality over decades of producing games. We got some amazing games out of Blizzard, many that my friends and I have lots of good memories with.
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. Blizzard games were some of the greatest of all time and those memories will never leave us."
So much this!
It will never be the same again, but they made some damn good games and i'm really thankful for the memories.
@@pollyw00d OP's first sentence is a very overused quote, FYI.
@@cattysplat you mean it’s hard to overstate. Not it’s hard to understate. If the bar is high it’s very easy to understate it. But hard to overstate it.
Had this 41 year old man reliving my childhood as I grew up playing blizzard games and watched them make classics . Then you had me teary eyed about your math grind and changing your life. Good for you man and I'm glad Diablo 3 got you through it.
I love how this turned in to a story about investing in yourself, knowing your worth and believing that you can accomplish your dreams. Very proud of you. Thank you for sharing your story. You may very well impact another and help them make that leap.
amazing.
Goose is a character that i want to be successful, and a guy that's fun rooting for
Dude, you are a fantastic storyteller! I was also a small town Canadian kid who grew up on a farm and these blizzard games were my connection to the world! Thanks so much for the walk down memory lane! Your style and storytelling are light out fantastic and an inspiration to my own channel! Keep up the awesome work🎉
@@RegsChannel same farm childhood back in Chile playing almost exclusively Blizzard 90-00' hits. Actually I perfected my english playing D2
Heroes of the Storm having a box was the most surprising thing about this video
Blizzard 1991: Make great games
Blizzard 2024: Make great profits
Sure failed on that last bit, eh?
@@CajunCatguy maybe every year after the merger, yeah
Diablo 4 is fantastic though , try playing it now
@@timothyscott1951 ahahah no
@@timothyscott1951 I tried their free tutorial and in terms of diablo metaphors, it was dreadful boring.
Your story is the same. I left my construction job in 2010. Went to college for 2 years and was unemployed that whole time. Starcraft 2, diablo 3, and dota 2 got me through my days. Dota 2 was born from blizzard custom games.
I don't like the fact that watching this makes me emotional. I'm 35, married, and work nonstop. I grew up playing all of these games and they shaped my life with so many great times. Great video.
Hell yeah I’m here for the ride Zenkai, you might think because of what follows that I’m 16 years old. In fact I’m a 28 year old without much to support, so for the sake of engagement and help every video you upload get that small sliver of traction, I’m engaging hardcore engagement mode. You deserve the traction, to the moon Zenkai to the freaking moon!!!
You absolutely didn't get what "The Lost Vikings" is about. It's a puzzle platformer with a big emphasis on "puzzle", and it gets quite complex later on the game. And it's really good.
@InsidiousOne I'm very sad he glossed over The Lost Vikings. He shoulda done Norse by Norsewest even if it's just worse Lost Vikings 2. The only game I can think of that tries to be this kind of puzzler is Trine.
Played so, so many hours of Rock N Roll Racing. What a great game.
BLIZZARD PLEASE REMAKE THIS GAME!
@@ZenkaiGoose for real
@@ZenkaiGoose It has been remastered on pc
@@ZenkaiGoose play blaze rush
@@ZenkaiGoose Have a look at Motor Rock (2013) by Yard Team
The magic is gone, but not forgotten. So many good memories and some good friends along the way.
If you play every Metal Gear game, I’ll eat my hat. Well, I don’t currently have a hat, but I’ll go out and buy a hat, and I’ll eat it.
Now I feel like I have to 😂
@@ninja_tony Quit eating all your hats! :)
@@aukir that WOULD solve the no-hat-having problem I keep finding myself in 😂
@@ZenkaiGoose my work here is done 😂
"Hello, I would like to buy an edible hat."
"Sir, this is a Wendy's."
You missed a perfect opportunity to mention in regards to Overwatch and WC3 refunded about the destruction of video games and shout out the stop killing games initiative to try and defend our right to own the games we purchased.
11 year old me thinking the Starcraft Battlechest box looked cool in walmart and spending all the bday money i had saved to unknowingly become a terran for life cried a little watching this.
That was me with the Diablo 2 battle chest. I spent so many hours!
All that and you chose Terran, a life of suffering. 👌
Me but protoss
Blizzard games used to always give you so much value for the money. I think I paid almost 100$ for warcraft 3 which was a lot back then but I got so much gaming out of, it was so worth it.
I used to live on a farm in Chile in the 90-00', played almost exclusively blizzard games (and final fantasys), perfected my english playing D2. Not only the experience was better, but the online community was more humane.
Really miss playing D2 in versions 1.8-2.0.
Warcraft 1 you can select up to 4 units at same time lol. Hold down.. I think it's CTRL and left-click drag and select :D
You should do Bioware next. You can pretty much use the same script but change the name of the games.
Thank you so much for making this! About a month ago my wife sent me via text Diablo immortal. And she asked if I had played this. I didn’t have the time, energy, or slightest interest in explaining why I would never play that game. But she watched this video with me and now understands. Your personal story in this video hit really hard. I’m in a job I don’t love but it lets me game. Now that games aren’t that fun anymore I’m looking for ways to retire faster. We can only hope our cry’s are heard and fun games are made once more. Keep it up! I truly enjoy watching these videos. I also watch your reaction videos.
it's not good if you only find joy in video games
This video is gold. We all got united by this.
Original StarCraft got me into PC gaming. I played it in college on my wife’s gateway desktop. StarCraft 2 inspired me to build my first PC…..been a PC guy ever since! Great vid Goose!
Same here! This video is phenomenal
I worked for Blizzard for 11 years in the EU and everything went to shit once activision got involved. First thing they did was remove our Christmas bonus :D
"Our responsibility is to bring joy and fun to people around the world" - Bobby Kotick.
what, you dont WANT a membership in a "jelly of the month" club?
Lemme guess, they also renamed it to Xmas?
Do you guys not having Santa Claus spoiling you??
Don't you guys have christmas bonuses?
I played the original Warcraft, Warcraft 2, Warcraft 3, Starcraft, Diablo 3 (expansion packs included), Starcraft 2 and I believe that's about it.
Keep doing what you doing brother I got mad respect for your come up keep grinding
Blackscape! I'll never forget all the amazing comments you gave while I grew. You were the first big creator to ever notice me in the dragon ball days I'll never forget it
I was going to recind your gamer card, but then you dropped that story … and yeah man you are a true gamer.
Guess who Kchacks? Kchaks again. Zenkais back, tell a friend!
I'm ready to KCHAK ALL NIGHT, ALL DAY!
Warcraft 2 was a System Seller for PC Gamers back then. Also, you should have marked which version you were playing. Starcraft 1 and D2 footage was mainly from the Remasters.
"Now Diablo II is a 24 year old game so it shouldn't be as much fun as what folks who grew up with it describe."
Yeah, no. It's possibly the greatest and most replayable game ever made. Certainly the best ARPG game ever made - easily. Saying merely that it 'holds up' does not do it justice. It's still better than all other contenders in this genre.
It's fantastic.
Thank god Vicarious Visions managed to complete the remaster before the lights really started to dim at Blizzard.
It was sooo good. I loved my time with D2. Would love a proper sequel to it
@@ZenkaiGoose While not direct sequels, devs from Blizzard North ended up on teams who worked on Titan's Quest, Torchlight, and Grim Dawn. Grim Dawn has a mod called the Reign of Terror mod which recreates Diablo 2 and Diablo 1 (in that order, because scope creep) but with the enhancements that come with Grim Dawn.
diablo 4 and 3 i cant see d fekin screen! It's hard to appreciate the combat. Hopefully Path of exile 2 will be as good as d2
Path of exile is the successor and is what took me from Diablo 2. GGG games really knows what they’re doing.
@@ZenkaiGooseexcept the jungle… I always hate that chapter 😂
Garrett and Kyle from the "into the Nexus" podcast are still doing stuff together. The have a RUclips channel called Grinding Gear, they mostly play FF14, but doing other games sometimes. Great duo, love them
The "No" voice over in the overwatch 2 trailer had me ........good stuff.
I love this concept. I would love to see you do every a video on every call of duty, every need for speed, every Halo, every Tom Clancy game.... Just a few ideas
now we just sit and wait for the Asmongold reaction vid 😂
Warcraft 1 is so hard to go back and play today, but when it came out it was a huge deal and one of the greatest games I had seen. I played Dune 2 a little but Warcraft was my real first exposure to RTS and I imagine it was for a lot of people.
Never stopped playing HotS since day 1. Best MOBA out there despite everything. Big hug to the other 5 bros.
To this day I have nothing but the fondest memories of sitting on the floor at my Uncle's house playing Lost Vikings and Rock and Roll Racing. It's hard to conceptualize that it was 30 years ago!
Your content is like no other 👌
DUDE!!! DIETNINJA YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS! Thank you so much
@@ZenkaiGoose It's me who can't thank you enough for content so nostalgic that it brought tears to my eyes.
Thank you for all the time and effort you put into your videos 🙌
Well played friend.
This video has a terrific storyline, time has just past by watching it!
Dude, 50 min of the video still left, but I have to tell you, this is by far the BEST gaming video I've ever watched. I already got goosebumps multiple times, I almost cried out of nostalgia and WoW is still coming. SO GOOD. Keep it up. Thank you so much!!🎉🎉🎉
There are some serious gaps in research, some of those old games helped popularize lan party networking and internet multiplayer gaming. He clearly didn't bother to ask any old head about this stuff.
I look forward to every single one of your video releases! Extremely high quality
I tell my wife who works at home, "WORK WORK!"
One of the better videos I’ve watched on RUclips in a while. 10/10 content awesome stuff
Do Valve next!
Absolute respect for your education grind. I just turned 40 and I’m killing myself to be the top of my class. The young have time and plasticity, but we have wisdom and determination.
Going from Blizzard’s amazing box art / battle chest collections over the years down to your phone screen was depressing lmao
I cannot express how much the original Overwatch theme lifts my heart and how hard it falls when I try playing OW2. Amazing recap of all the games!
Rock N Roll Racing is an absolute gem for the SNES.
It's actually better on the Genesis, because the SNES version was missing 1 or 2 of the classic rock songs.
I still play Heroes of the Storm weekly. It is hands down my favorite game I own. Even after I unlocked all the heroes, I gave Blizz $60 because I play it so much.
Also, that Overwatch transition. 🤣
Over an hour? Goose! You have blessed us, my man! Love to see it
Hope y'all enjoy it! 1 hour videos might be the hardest things I've ever edited in my life 😭😭😭 hahaha
As someone who started with the original Warcraft, and went through the long and arduous journey to arrive where you are at now, I thank you for sharing your experience. Many of us knew Blizzard when it was a company that cared about its players, that cared about its community, before it became a corporate husk of its former glory to be paraded around by the puppet masters whenever they wanted to recharge their wallets. Just like Electronic Arts used to be a GREAT company with absolutely amazing games, it too fell to the corruption that comes with every merger in history. As soon as the company becomes an asset to be desired, it becomes a product to be exploited. Rarely is the goal to make it fun and enjoyable like good ole Bobby claimed with his forked tongue, more likely the goal is to make it addictive and habitual so you continue to log in every day and enjoy that sunk cost fallacy which keeps you paying.
Incredible watch! Thanks for this, Goose, our good buddy.
Also, I was really surprised/moved to see that you also upgraded math to study software development. I'm doing 3 courses in 9 months, and I have one course left! This video gave me a surprising amount of motivation in a way I did not expect. Video games are absolutely helping me level out the stress!
I'm an 80's kid. I was fortunate to play almost every Blizzard game up to Diablo 3. What an amazing time for gamers! I was such a Blizzard Fan back in those days. Now not so much. Excellent Video and you touched on all the issues.
Another Saturday morning goosetatick video. Love it!
😎😎😎 Now we're talking!
The Lost Vikings was one of the most amazing games when I was a kid. Seriously good game that holes up. Part platformer, part puzzle game. The two player mode is also pretty cool!
I haven't watched this yet, but I hope it blows up, because I know the amount of effort you put into these
bro 😭😭😭 thank you!!
I played thousands of hours of Wc3 DOTA and League of Legends, HotS is by far my favorite dota game.
Climate change is melting blizzard’s chill
See that ol' Diablo 2 Battle Chess set made me almost cry. That was my favorite part of my childhood.
Bro u are so underrated how much effort u must have put into this video.I hope ur channel grows❤❤
Just discovered your channel. These videos provide a great look at the history and the commentary is hilarious! Loved it! Liked it! And, subscribed!
You know, despite knowing Blizzard used to be called Silicone & Synapse, I never realised that it was the same company whenever I played Rock N Roll Racing. Probably makes me a little silly but I genuinely never put 2 and 2 together.
Edit: Genuinely can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Snake Eater
The only thing missing from these videos is that there isn’t more of them. Guess we need a goose clone for content
Another Goosetatstic video as always
BDOGROMPICUS with the classic W comment
I loved the irl goose part
Damn bro, I worked construction my entire life. Thankfully I had some tech knowledge from my mother, but I also worked construction to save up money to quit and start my own tech business. Good work!
If u play every metal gear and understand its story and timeline , I will call u the goosiest goose of all time 😂
So much effort for this video, but it was absolutely worth it! This needs millions of views!
Definitely play the metal gears, it'd be goosetastic
Just wanted to say this is the best video I've ever watched. You pretty much summed up everything most of us that play blizzard games feel. Also the editing is legendary!
The only Blizzard game Ive actively played was rock and roll racing with my lil bro on yhe Super Nintendo.
This was 10years ago
I started gaming in the 80's on my C64, progressed on to my Amiga 500, and then on to PC. I've seen the golden era of gaming come and go. It breaks my heart to see so many beloved companies fall to corporate greed and takeovers.
The silver lining is the indie scene because while it's similar to "public domain" of old, where you'd get grounded for two weeks for downloading a game from a BBS in another country and run up a phone bill that could feed a family for a week, the quality, quantity and availability of indie/public domain games these days is incredible.
I still sing praise for titles like TIS-100 as it epitomises what games really boil down to; fun. It has three colours; black, white and red. It has lines and text, and no fancy graphics. But the game play, the puzzle elements and the replay value are high. And TIS-100 costs less than a Big Mac meal. I try and steer clear of big titles these days because all they do is remind me of how good big titles used to be, and what a disappointment they are now. There's some good games like Space Marine 2 recently, but they're the exception, and not the norm.
You forgot the Warcraft III: Reforged disaster....
Thank you so mutch for this content! As a guy over 40's i've played many of the Blizzard games. This was a great throwback and relive moment for me.. you cant Imagine what is it was like to play blackthorne back in the day as a little boy😂. I really watch RUclips content over an hour. But this, my man i could not stop watching. Great vid. Great sinnamatics (sorry) great artwork! And most of all your voice is perfect, calm and relaxing to listen to. Thank you!
Sorry I missed the celebration stream goose, I havnt watched the video yet, but I bet it'll be a massive W.
Huge thanks Kiwi! 🙏🙏🙏
@ZenkaiGoose it twas a banger of a video.
The last 3rd of the video perfectly explains why I was _HAPPY_ to see Microsoft buy Activision/Blizzard. Activision had already done so much damage by that point ripping the heart out of Blizzard so they could sell it on the street corner that yes, even _Microsoft_ is a preferable captain of the ship. I knew at the very worst things could only get better.
And they have, but slowly. Diablo 4 is in FAR better shape than it launched at a year ago. Where we've been expecting more insults from the shop like Diablo: Immoral they've never came up and kept it to purely cosmetics. But if you're hoping for D2, give up that pipedream. That will never happen because even the "good" ARPG that all the Diablo haters praise (PoE) is that fast paced race towards an end game grind.
Gamers have spoken and they _want_ their hand held and to be given a participation trophy for showing up, and to get anywhere past that you better lose the rest of your life to learn a new meta every 30 days. I'm a LOT older than you and this goes well past Blizzard. Gaming as a whole lost it's soul in the '00s when huge corporations realized there was too much profit to be made here. They aren't selling escapes and experiences anymore. They're shoveling a product to be consumed. And once those corporations are in control all you can hope for is for them to accidentally let a good experience slip through the cracks of the shit factory.
Saying blizzard didnt copy anything until Heroes of the Storm makes sense only if you are not aware warcraft was supposed to be a Warhammer game
Yeah, the entire blizz concept has been "take something and make it better in our own style".
Just discovered your channel. Love it. Funny, but not over the too. No yelling. Witty. Informative. Humble.
I like.
the goat dropped again
I got one more in me!!! 💪💪💪
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain"
Blizzard took this quote a little too seriously. :(
I really hope Microsoft can turn this ship around before it's too late.
RIP Blizzard
@@pkermessi hopefully Microsoft turns em around or it truly is the end of the World..of Warcraft
@@michael-j9yWell it can't get any worse!!
Bruva, if I come back here in a week and you haven’t played at least metal gear solid bro I’m sending you a copy you don’t understand that game is so epic
They better have Blackthorne back in some form or another, like say, as a new character in Overwatch 2.
Fact: Starcraft's John Raynor is inspired by the 90s Jason Patric movie, Rush. Heck, it can be argued that Kerrigan's story arc is inspired by that movie.
Dude, I’m so glad you mentioned Artosis and Tasteless. These two guys have kept the magic of Starcraft alive for so long. I love these guys so much.
*sigh* Starcraft, Diablo 2, Warcraft 3, Starcraft 2..... it was such a great time to be alive. But Blizzard lost it. Damn, did they...
I don't know how this video popped into my feed. But I've watched the whole episode and love the edits and jokes and great research. Amazing stuff , subscribed 🔥🔥
The criticism towards D4 can be targeted for D3 too. D3 already had a map where you already knew where to go, the game was extremely easy especially with companions but the gameplay was still fun. They just are different types of games compared to the first Diablo games. Which doesn't mean they're boring.. The whole industry has changed and the types of games where you're left off to figure everything out are more rare by the day. Also, Blizzard Entertainment has always made casual games (easy to play, hard to master right?). Their first games were harder as games in general were harder back then. So I don't understand the surprise here.
As for OW2, the same criticism can be said for OW1. Esport was already pushed strongly in the first game (on the day of the reveal at Blizzcon, they literally had a commentated match).
OW1 was a bigger visual mess than OW2 because it was 6v6 and not 5v5. As for the developers, they literally are the same ones, still pumping out great content (cool maps, awesome heroes and beautiful skins). Yes the business model is different since OW2 is free, it has its advantages and disadvantages, I personally preferred the premium model like most people probably.
There is a much greater chance that Activision is behind the business models, release schedules etc. rather than the actual quality of the content (although rushed content caused by tight schedules does make the quality suffer).
Long ago, there were fun rumors of Blizzard working on a semi reskin of WoW, in he name of Diablo: Sin Wars. You'd pick human for variables, or start as a low rank Heavenly or Demonic. It was going to include all those named armor / historical people from D1 and D2. It never was a real thing, as far as I've heard, but it would have been amazing.
eh I wouldn't say too easy , try a higher difficulty , and d2 told you where to go alot
These videos are what you load up youtube for. Thanks for making worthwhile content :)
We want starcraft 3 or warcracft 4 . Not the the always online BS
facts
cmon Blizzard make it happen!
Why do people still have any hope left for Activision Blizzard..? That behemoth is run by faceless money-counting chinese investors.. the studio you grew up with ceased to exist at least a decade ago lmao, look what they did with the WC3 remaster.. I really HOPE there WONT be any follow up games to further ruin these franchises
StarCraft online ladder boards. My brother and I spent an entire summer playing ladder games. He worked nights and I worked days with some overlap. By the end of the summer we had hit the top 5 in north America. Miss him and those days.
Playing Warcraft 3 in reforged graphics is crime against humanity.
Can't wait for you to play every valve game
Something about d4 made it a chore to play and i fell asleep multiple times while playing. I think you put it into words.
Cinematic team as usual outdid themselves with the 12/10 Announcement trailer, that shit got me so hyped I almost forgot what kind of a quality was Blizzard producing at the time.... yeah and then the game came out. Was probably my last straw with that company.
try playing it now , much better
@@Hito343try it now , much better
Boggles my mind how you only have 160k subscribers - this is top notch quality. Great video, man - keep up the good work!