Still to this can't believe how badly they ruined watchdogs legion, watch dogs 2 no kidding is like one of the most enjoyable games I have ever played, one of the fewest games that I went back for a 2nd playthrough, the gameplay is just amazing, all the hacking abilities and freedom to approach each mission and messing with AI and etc... still can't believe Ubisoft took it's pants down took a huge dump on everything good and positive they made and had with WD2 and made extremely boring and soulless garbage which was WD legion
Sleeping dogs is an absolutely amazing game. The combat is so slick and smooth. Epic fun. Sad that we'll likely never see a sequel or even a remake/remaster.
It would actually be nice to have a sequel to continue addressing the main theme that was never truly answered. That question of allegiance and identity was left ambiguous, which was a smart decision. But I feel like a lot more could be explored with this.
@@dr.loomis4221It's not a Remaster. They just maxed out the settings and released it on newer consoles to give the PC experience on console. A bit like the PS5 release of GTA V: Better than nothing, but mainly for you to give them your money again.
I honestly love the first watch dogs. How gritty the crime was, rainy chicago, an amazing soundtrack, the hacking, escaping the cops by messing with streetlights, bridges and speedbumps. The whole thing felt awesome to me.
The first Stuntman was one of my favorite games growing up. Very frustrating to learn the levels but I always enjoyed the challenge on learning all of the levels and driving mechanics to get a good score. The game was ahead of its time a bit in my opinion especially with the realistic driving physics which made it even more enjoyable to folks like me. There really wasn't too many other games during that period that encompassed the physics the game had.
Using the arena to create your own stunts was very enjoyable too. I would try and recreate a monster truck event, crushing cars. Stacking cars and jumping off a ramp into them. So much fun.
@@cLab2022 the arena was awesome! Me and my friends would create the most crazy stunts we could think of and see if we could pull them off in different vehicles. You just don’t get games like that these days.
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood has one of the best single player campaign in the FPS genre. Yes, it starts really slow, but after 3 out of 15 episodes it gets waaay better. Also it's one of the not so many great western themed games and it was released before RDR was a thing
@@ijustbevibin0425Call of Juarez Bound in Blood came out in 2009 while Red Dead Redemption came out in 2010, and neither is a rip off they are very different games with very different gameplay mechanics
Yes, it was really enjoyable! Even the "slower" parts were fun, made you feel part of the vast wilderness that was the old West... I liked the first game too, so for me CoJ is a franchise that has only 1 bad game instead of 1 good one :)
They really need to bring Stuntman, Road Rash, and Burnout back!!! Some of the most fun Ive ever had playing games. Destruction Derby 64 would be amazing to bring back on Next Gen as well 🔥🔥
There is/was a spiritual successor to Burnout in the works, by some of the same devs as the original, called Dangerous Driving 2. Not sure what's going on with it now as it's been silent for a long while.
i just really hope the Watch Dogs franchise isnt dead, i love WD2 so much. ill always remember getting sleeping dogs by accident (i was young and got it confused w the first watch dogs lol) but i loved it so much
Mercenaries was SO MUCH FUN. One of those games you pick up and did not at ALL expect them to be that good. VERY unique and definitely one of a kind. Needs a remaster.
I really liked Titanfall 1. I know it was missing a lot of things, but it had the things I wanted on a game and I loved playing it. I even reached Max Level on the Multiplayer.
I've noticed that the 2nd on the Microsoft store has it for only a $4. Do I need to play the first before the 2nd. You can't beat that price. I also just got Fallout NV for $2
@@henriqueaugustus1761 Thanks bro. Gamepass has been ripping me off 1week every month. Lots of other's are complaining about it also. Anyways now I'll buy a cheap game for the one week I don't have Gamepass and figured Titanfall 2 for $4 is a great deal.
Titanfall one had so much world building within a multiplayer game, got the art book because of it. Need more games that break the mold and have unique ways to tell a story.
F.E.A.R. did have a console release on XB360 and PS3, with expansion missions and multiplayer. And I think there was also a horde mode. Personally, I feel Trepang Studios deserves more credit for their spiritual successor Trepang2. Hardly anyone’s talking about it.
I was so confused when he said fear was a pc exclusive, because I remember playing them all on Xbox when I was a teen. I had to pause the video and go straight to the comments just to make sure I wasn’t going crazy lol. Also I will have to check trepang2 out, this is the first time I have heard of it!
@@REnegadeNevec yeah, I realized that’s what he meant after looking through the comments. The way he worded it in the video made me think he was saying the first game never got a console release. And with the way my memory is, I wouldn’t be totally shocked if I had never played it on Xbox and was just misremembering lol
You guys should try out Trepang2 . I have recently been playing that game because i have such fond memories of Fear and that game reminds me alot of it
Watchdog 2 got the mood that makes it great! Fun and relaxing while exerting. My favorite is still the first one. The story resonated in me and i fully understood the emotions. Would love more games where you are a vigilante (not superhero but more john wick) but it seems like it isn't the mainstream thing.
@@ijustbevibin0425eh that’s a lie, the issue is garbage physics and an even more garbage story. They put too much focus on the hacking and nothing towards everything else.
I had sooo much fun on watch dogs with my friend. Especially since we both were born and raised in SF, it just made it that much special to us. So much fun
Aww man so jealous. I have to ask if there is actually a game store in San Francisco where the hackerspace was in watch dogs 2 and if you ever visited it !
I LOVED mercenaries 2! Had so much fun with that game. It did things I haven’t seen a an open world game before or since. I loved the destructible environments.
@@jlc5639 pandemic studios went out of business in the 2008 recession and that's why we haven't seen mercenaries again. I don't know what game ranks it's talking about either, I absolutely loved both the PS2 and Xbox 360 versions of mercenaries 2 and they were both completely different games because they were made by different developers
I agree, Mercenaries 2 is a decent game, my favorite of the 2 Mercenaries games. Much much better graphics and awesome explosions including a noke.@@matthewheckman2981
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood is good, brings me nostalgia, but Gunslinger is in another level, that game is just incredible, everything about it has a lot of charisma, and the way the story is told, like an actual tale being told by a charlatan is fucking awesome
@WorthyFPS the first game definitely lacks polish but I think the grittieness was its charm. The second game was more polished but had no heart. Lazy cash grab was all it was
I LOVE Streets Of Rage 3 that one hurt. As always, the channel is fantastic. It's incredible that you guys are still putting out so much quality content. Great list as usual. Peace.
Titanfall 2 will always be one of if not the best FPS games ever made. I'll remember all the good times in its prime and the movement and streamlined gameplay. Yet to find another game that comes close.
One of the most underappreciated games for sure. If only it released when people were completely tired of battlefield and CoD the IP would still be going strong today.... now we just have APEX 🤦🏿
@@TheForbidden_1neright you are there bud, it was literally released inbetween infinite warfare/mwr and battlefield 1. Had it been released 6 months later I’d be able to find a game these days :(((
@@TheForbidden_1neand don’t get me started on apex, used to love that game but somewhere along the way the matchmaking became incredibly manipulative. I’m no stranger to sbmm and love competition but whatever is going on in apex is beyond sbmm. I’ve got probably 50,000 kills in apex with multiple 20 badges and that game did nothing but beat you down mentally then give you a blatant bot lobby to try keep you playing. Glad I don’t play any more
My theory about sleeping dogs is the main character was going to be the guy from the first true crime but like you said they cancelled it and just made sleeping dogs which is probably one of my favorite games to date. P.s. merc 2 isn't that bad in my opinion I kinda like the whole gameplay loop of it. I played it a couple of months ago and it held up better than I expected.
@@f-5e126 I couldn't find it anywhere and emulating it was too shady for me to try and I emulate a lot of games but I heard Xbox 360 is hard to emulate. So I had to break out my old 360 and find my old games. I do know it had a PC release at one point but it was delisted.
I really enjoyed stunt man 1, because of how infuriating the difficulty was, passing a mission was such an achievement and the world creation thing was awesome
i enjoyed very much watch dogs 2, i tried playing watch dogs 1 after and i just couldnt, didnt even tried playing legion tho lol, sleeping dogs is a freaking masterpiece, too bad we didnt get a sequence but happy it did happened honestly
Wow, never before have I ever disagreed so hard with a list. Watch Dogs 1 was great. Sure 2 was better in every way, but that just makes it an amazing game. Titanfall 1 was amazing, and again only improved by the sequel. And Crackdown 2 was the best in the franchise. One hundred percent correct on Sleeping Dogs though.
Fear did have an Xbox 360 port for the first game, but ive ever only played it on PC, definitely a timeless classic, especially when they still make games like that today like Trepang2.
I played FEAR this year on Series X and had a great time. The 360 version runs with an unlocked framerate, so it now hits a consistent 60fps on Xbox and plays like a dream.
@@MT-qu4tk Hello friend. Coming in peace. Please link said RUclipsrs. I would like to see their content. Allow fans of this channel to come to their own conclusions.
Titanfall 2 had a good resurgence recently with a lot of populated servers that actually worked without the need for third party matchmaking or modded lobbies
I enjoyed Crackdown 1 and 2, I recently beat both games again. I really enjoyed the jumping around every where. The first one was interesting with the infiltration of the big skyscraper, lots of enemies in there lol
This video is really interesting to me. It's just Falcon talking about his disappointment with certain franchises, which is honestly a good video article. I wish more people would do this because it can really help those of us who want to know about games that might not be on our personal radar
The original Stuntman was one of my favorite PS2 games of all time. Yes it was hard but young me was able to complete it and enjoyed the stadium builder mechanic that it also had
I actually like the 2nd way more than the 1st. The 1st was too close to trying to be an Assassin’s Creed game. 2nd actually had personality. 3rd has lots of replayability. What hurt Legion is the stuff they took out of the game (like progressing the character and not the AI).
I like both I finished 2 I had so many hours doing random things and I’m just into the second act of 1 and I’m torn. I think they both do things better than the other. I would give hacking,world,characters,visuals,side quests,customization and music to Watch dogs 2 and story,gunplay, main character, villain,sidecontent(convoys,getaways,gang hideouts),skilltree and atmosphere to Watch Dogs. I literally just finished 2 and I’m working on 1. I want to like 2 better but 1 is growing on me. Obviously this is just my opinion you can disagree but yeah I like both.
Em, excuse me, the original True Crime: streets of LA may not have been the most polished of games but it was certainly a good game. I enjoyed the heck out of it a lot, even years after it came out and played through it way more times than I care to admit, even doing alternative missions after playthroughs to make sure I didn't miss a thing. Great game. How dare you good sir! Great video though, keep it coming. 👍 Edit: I will also fully admit that Sleeping Dogs is also just a better version of TC:SOLA, it's phenomenal and I played the remastered version a lot.
It was ok. The fact u jump off the highest building and practically have more half more than half ur hp left was a little absurd. But overall the game was solid, I really liked it specifically cause u will never see an openworld game in Venezuela. And imo that was cool. But it just felt unrealistic and glitchy in soem places
Mercenaries 2 is still such a big part of my childhood, I replayed it as an adult and maybe it's the nostalgia but I still thoroughly enjoyed it and it's now my sons favorite game
Fear 1 actually had a good Xbox 360 port that I still occasionally play with backwards compatibility and is basically the same as the PC game other than the fps
Sleeping dog is so underrated, i told almost everyone this and tell them to go support it. One day i really hope we can get a sequel to sleeping dogs. Follow wei again or something else different in reimagine Hong Kong would be awesome.
16:12 An absolutly horrible take. It isn't a 1:1 Chicago but it captures it very well, hacking is essential to the whole game and fun, there is more than one good online gamemode, Aiden is just stoic and reserved not flat, and what is an "overly serious story" supposed to mean?
0:17 Number 10 Titanfall 2:09 Number 9 Crackdown 3:54 Number 8 Perfect Dark 5:33 Number 7 Mercenaries 7:16 Number 6 Red Steel 9:03 Number 5 Final Fight 10:33 Number 4 F.E.A.R. 12:33 Number 3 Stuntman 14:28 Number 2 Call of Juarez 16:02 Number 1 Watch Dogs 17:57 Bonus Sleeping Dogs
I only just played Titanfall 2. I bought it 3 years ago but when I tried to play I had some issues running it, so I kinda forgot about it instead of troubleshooting that. Was looking through my library for something to play and it actually ran fine this time. It was awesome, but I beat the campaign in like only 5 hours on normal difficulty. Was hoping the threequel would be coming soon but I don't see anything that they're even thinking about doing it yet.
There's been word that Titanfall 3 was in the works, basically thanks to Apex bringing in a lot of money and also being tied to the same universe however it's been canceled?? I REALLY hope not, this seems to mostly be rumor at the moment but it's what we know for now, this is a somewhat recent news.
I really liked Call of Juarez Bound in Blood. Good story with the bickering brothers, and something different with the western theme. Yes it was grey-brown, but so was every other game at that time. GTA4, Far Cry 2, and so on. Gunslinger was undoubtedly the best, but Bound in Blood was up there too.
Gameranx ,, can u change the color of background of games number from white to other colors like black ,, cuz sometimes i watch ur videos in dark and it hurt my eyes alot :(
The Watch Dogs franchise stands out in Ubisoft’s catalog as it consistently brought fresh elements and innovation with each new installment, unlike their other successful franchises that often rely to the same tried-and-true formula. It’s absolutely pathetic that many casual gamers overlooked this game due to Ubisoft’s perceived lack of innovation and the false belief that it’s a GTA clone.
Seriously. I remember when watch dogs 1 came out loads of people were calling it “gta with hacks” but I played it year one and it felt nothing like that at all. It felt like its own new, unique thing. Definitely wasted potential
Literally. As I was playing recently I was thinking of all the “gta clones” watchdogs and sleeping dogs coincidentally lmao really took the cake for being the of them
@Barrythebarnabas honestly Watch dogs 2 was the best of the bat, it improved upon wd and made most things better, there were slight degrades in certain feature but overall the story and hacking was much more intoned.
Watch Dogs 1 and 2 are very good. Honestly if you played the game, you quickly realized it was very different than GTA. I really loved the dark setting of the first game and the story. Then while the sequel didn’t really have a story, its depiction of San Fran is absolutely amazing. Such a contrast being so bright and colorful and the citizens are so much more unique.
I haven't played Soldier of Fortune Payback, the third game, but Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix was really good and its body destruction system holds up to this day. Plus it had random maps. So it's at bare minimum a series with two solid, maybe 3 games.
Streets of LA was great and was the reason why anybody even wanted to play another True Crime game in the first place. To say Sleeping dogs is the only good one is a joke.
@@f-5e126I agree. I played them both a ton as a kid, and have replayed the 2nd one several times since, and always loved them both. I was a little shocked honestly that it was on this list.
I still think Leigon was a fantastic game, you had to be careful because that guard you are about to deal with has loved ones and friends who care about them geting hurt and you could end up alienating a great operative. Fantastic representation of London aside from the language thing and it's so nice to have a game with accents.
The problem with legion was it had no depth in the recruit anyone system and just over all the game itself felt like it needed more time in the oven. Major downgrade from WD2. The soccer mini game was fun tho
@@titularhero The main problem I had with the version of London, as someone who has visited but doesn't live there is walking around parts of London, the amount of languages you hear is insane where in game you only hear English.
Perfect dark zero was mid but underrated because its meant to be a couch co-op. The memories of just having with bros at home and online on the late nights were hilarious and easy to pick up. The katana battles we setup are part of the glue that keeps us homies today.
I remember when I first played overlord game, it was not a perfect game but there was a strong premise of something which could be expanded in a sequel but they somehow managed to make a miserable sequel.
Watch Dogs had so much promise as a franchise, Never underestimate Ubisoft's ability to screw things up
Watch dogs one and two were both good imo legion sucks
Still to this can't believe how badly they ruined watchdogs legion, watch dogs 2 no kidding is like one of the most enjoyable games I have ever played, one of the fewest games that I went back for a 2nd playthrough, the gameplay is just amazing, all the hacking abilities and freedom to approach each mission and messing with AI and etc... still can't believe Ubisoft took it's pants down took a huge dump on everything good and positive they made and had with WD2 and made extremely boring and soulless garbage which was WD legion
I loved the story of WD 1, loved the environment of WD 2. Legion… I’m struggling for a compliment. But I enjoyed the first 2 games
Ubisoft motto at this point is "overpromise and underdeliver"
Facts
Sleeping dogs is an absolutely amazing game. The combat is so slick and smooth. Epic fun. Sad that we'll likely never see a sequel or even a remake/remaster.
What if I told you they remastered it in 2014? It even runs at 60fps on Series X
It would actually be nice to have a sequel to continue addressing the main theme that was never truly answered. That question of allegiance and identity was left ambiguous, which was a smart decision. But I feel like a lot more could be explored with this.
@@dr.loomis4221It's not a Remaster. They just maxed out the settings and released it on newer consoles to give the PC experience on console. A bit like the PS5 release of GTA V: Better than nothing, but mainly for you to give them your money again.
Yes it is a remaster it says so
Sleeping Dogs is the third installment of True Crime games and it was remastered under Definitive Edition title.
I honestly love the first watch dogs. How gritty the crime was, rainy chicago, an amazing soundtrack, the hacking, escaping the cops by messing with streetlights, bridges and speedbumps. The whole thing felt awesome to me.
Gameplay and plot were really fucking flat tho
Agreed. Everything you mentioned is why I always come back to playing it whenever I get the chance.
Yeah .I played watch dogs 2, that was not impressive compared to 1st.
1st have better storyline .
@@nikxon_musiczWatch Dogs 2 felt like a Saints Row game with all the doofy characters
Completely agree. Hate it when game series suddenly turn goofy.
People don't talk enough how realistic and good the character movement in watch dogs 2 is.
Has the most janky movement I've played in a while. But it is realistic ig, music was incredible though
@@nathaniellee924 I meant the animations not GP wise.
WD2 was shit
Which is crazy considering modern day Ubi games have animations that look like somebody is manually moving the characters limbs with their hands
Motion tracking tech will do that.
Isn't too exciting these days
The first Stuntman was one of my favorite games growing up. Very frustrating to learn the levels but I always enjoyed the challenge on learning all of the levels and driving mechanics to get a good score. The game was ahead of its time a bit in my opinion especially with the realistic driving physics which made it even more enjoyable to folks like me. There really wasn't too many other games during that period that encompassed the physics the game had.
Using the arena to create your own stunts was very enjoyable too. I would try and recreate a monster truck event, crushing cars. Stacking cars and jumping off a ramp into them. So much fun.
@@cLab2022 the arena was awesome! Me and my friends would create the most crazy stunts we could think of and see if we could pull them off in different vehicles. You just don’t get games like that these days.
Really satisfying when you did nail a level aswell
That last mission though, ooh boy!
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood has one of the best single player campaign in the FPS genre. Yes, it starts really slow, but after 3 out of 15 episodes it gets waaay better. Also it's one of the not so many great western themed games and it was released before RDR was a thing
Red dead ripoff😂
@@ijustbevibin0425Call of Juarez Bound in Blood came out in 2009 while Red Dead Redemption came out in 2010, and neither is a rip off they are very different games with very different gameplay mechanics
@@ijustbevibin0425 you will grow, eventually.. maybe..
@@cre4t1n buddy I’m growing everyday mentally just cause I say a game is bad doesn’t mean I don’t have self growth clown 🤡
Yes, it was really enjoyable! Even the "slower" parts were fun, made you feel part of the vast wilderness that was the old West... I liked the first game too, so for me CoJ is a franchise that has only 1 bad game instead of 1 good one :)
They really need to bring Stuntman, Road Rash, and Burnout back!!!
Some of the most fun Ive ever had playing games.
Destruction Derby 64 would be amazing to bring back on Next Gen as well 🔥🔥
There is/was a spiritual successor to Burnout in the works, by some of the same devs as the original, called Dangerous Driving 2. Not sure what's going on with it now as it's been silent for a long while.
Road Rash is every 90s kid's childhood
I mean... We have Road Redemption.... Kinda road rash but not... Same gameplay but different... With kinda modern visuals,
Burnout 2 is still one of my favorite racing games
We need NFS to do like CoD and switch between Burnout and NFS games. Like merge them to one title and how Black Ops and MW have their own style.
i just really hope the Watch Dogs franchise isnt dead, i love WD2 so much.
ill always remember getting sleeping dogs by accident (i was young and got it confused w the first watch dogs lol) but i loved it so much
WD2 is amazing my favourite ubi game for sure. So much personality.
@@RayGBullet The co-op was so fun too, I remember playing it with my mate in highschool nearly everyday after school for a month straight.
Mercenaries was SO MUCH FUN. One of those games you pick up and did not at ALL expect them to be that good. VERY unique and definitely one of a kind. Needs a remaster.
Would so love this
Stuntman was amazning. Completing the level was a great feeling, but then seeing the playback of what you've done was a nice icing on the cake.
I really liked Titanfall 1. I know it was missing a lot of things, but it had the things I wanted on a game and I loved playing it. I even reached Max Level on the Multiplayer.
I think they missed on this take. Titanfall 1 was really good and doesn’t deserve to be on this list.
I've noticed that the 2nd on the Microsoft store has it for only a $4. Do I need to play the first before the 2nd. You can't beat that price. I also just got Fallout NV for $2
@@ashleygatton5649 no, the first doesn’t even have a story. You’re cool with just the second one
@@henriqueaugustus1761 Thanks bro. Gamepass has been ripping me off 1week every month. Lots of other's are complaining about it also. Anyways now I'll buy a cheap game for the one week I don't have Gamepass and figured Titanfall 2 for $4 is a great deal.
Titanfall one had so much world building within a multiplayer game, got the art book because of it. Need more games that break the mold and have unique ways to tell a story.
F.E.A.R. did have a console release on XB360 and PS3, with expansion missions and multiplayer. And I think there was also a horde mode. Personally, I feel Trepang Studios deserves more credit for their spiritual successor Trepang2. Hardly anyone’s talking about it.
Yea I played the first one on Xbox as well. Great game.
I was so confused when he said fear was a pc exclusive, because I remember playing them all on Xbox when I was a teen. I had to pause the video and go straight to the comments just to make sure I wasn’t going crazy lol. Also I will have to check trepang2 out, this is the first time I have heard of it!
Same, I still have FEAR for my PS3. Very confused by his statement.
@@bittycat2302It was PC exclusive when it was released. They later ported it to the Xbox360 and PS3.
@@REnegadeNevec yeah, I realized that’s what he meant after looking through the comments. The way he worded it in the video made me think he was saying the first game never got a console release. And with the way my memory is, I wouldn’t be totally shocked if I had never played it on Xbox and was just misremembering lol
FEAR still has the best implementation of Bullet Time i've ever seen/felt in a game. The way it looks and feel is just off the charts.
Best shotguns ever as well, imo. I've judged every game's shotgun since by how that one performed and felt.
Only game that comes close is Killing Floor 2 imo. Other than that one, I agree that there really isn't any competition.
F.E.A.R. 1 still looking good in term of graphics.....only the textures are bad now
You guys should try out Trepang2 .
I have recently been playing that game because i have such fond memories of Fear and that game reminds me alot of it
@@tominatorxx Severed Steel gives all these games a run for their money. That and maybe ultrakill.
Watchdog 2 got the mood that makes it great! Fun and relaxing while exerting.
My favorite is still the first one. The story resonated in me and i fully understood the emotions.
Would love more games where you are a vigilante (not superhero but more john wick) but it seems like it isn't the mainstream thing.
Glad to see Watch Dogs 2 get its respect, seriously one of the best open worlds I've ever played in
I agree
Nothing unique
@@ijustbevibin0425 appreciate the vibes 👍
@@ijustbevibin0425eh that’s a lie, the issue is garbage physics and an even more garbage story. They put too much focus on the hacking and nothing towards everything else.
@@ijustbevibin0425 wrong
Titanfall 2 was the one available on multiple platforms as well. One of my most memorable gaming experiences.
Titanfall 2 is pretty good its just that they removed the first person embark on titans from the first one
@@yourtypicalyoutubeguy the first one was an Xbox exclusive
Im still fully convinced Falcon is an anthropomorphic evolution oddity and a one of a kind talking bird
But could he beat a Space Marine in a fight?
@@xiowraithbut Woody isn't real, Falcon is, because.. because he talks about games that are happening right now.
I had sooo much fun on watch dogs with my friend. Especially since we both were born and raised in SF, it just made it that much special to us. So much fun
Aww man so jealous. I have to ask if there is actually a game store in San Francisco where the hackerspace was in watch dogs 2 and if you ever visited it !
I LOVED mercenaries 2! Had so much fun with that game. It did things I haven’t seen a an open world game before or since. I loved the destructible environments.
The first stuntman was incredible! That frustration is what games need to bring back
Mercenaries was one of my all time favorite games at the time and still holds a top spot in my heart. I wish they would make a good new one.
Heck yeah! Pretty sure it was EA that murdered the franchise. Who'd a thunk it.
@@jlc5639 pandemic studios went out of business in the 2008 recession and that's why we haven't seen mercenaries again. I don't know what game ranks it's talking about either, I absolutely loved both the PS2 and Xbox 360 versions of mercenaries 2 and they were both completely different games because they were made by different developers
I agree, Mercenaries 2 is a decent game, my favorite of the 2 Mercenaries games. Much much better graphics and awesome explosions including a noke.@@matthewheckman2981
@@matthewheckman2981EA still owns the rights to the IP, no? They could have a different team handle it
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood was awesome. Easily one of the better first person games of it's time and it was a heaven for Western movies fans
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood is good, brings me nostalgia, but Gunslinger is in another level, that game is just incredible, everything about it has a lot of charisma, and the way the story is told, like an actual tale being told by a charlatan is fucking awesome
Even Gunslinger was good it was soo action packed and story was also good
1 & 2 was awesome. they dont know what they are talking about.
Call of Juarez is a franchise with 1 bad game. The original’s a little clunky but still decent, and Bound in Blood and Gunslinger are amazing.
Yeah Bound in Blood was innovative game, there was no other like it at that time, felt bad when they titled it as a bad game.
Fear 1 was amazing. I kinda liked fear 2 story not the gameplay, and fear 3 was fun to play, more action. Fear 1 did come out for console though
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Yeah that confused me too cause I swear I played Fear 1 on ps3
Came to the comments for this. I loved the first fear but I've never even gamed on a PC before
@@IGxSkillZz The console version suffers from visual downgrade and framerate issues as it was rushed port.
I have to say I really enjoyed Mercenaries 2 the destruction mechanics was fun and dropping massive bunker busters on a small tank was just enjoyable.
No way, mercenaries OG was a great game, the sequel was a slap in the face
@@Danarchy3if you say so I've played both I enjoyed the 2nd more the first was great and innovative just enjoy the second more
@WorthyFPS the first game definitely lacks polish but I think the grittieness was its charm. The second game was more polished but had no heart. Lazy cash grab was all it was
@@Danarchy3 idk I liked both, not everyone agrees with that but oh well I played the 2nd first and and 1st second
@WorthyFPS I think that makes a big difference. If you played the second one first then that becomes your frame of reference
I LOVE Streets Of Rage 3 that one hurt. As always, the channel is fantastic. It's incredible that you guys are still putting out so much quality content. Great list as usual. Peace.
Titanfall 2 will always be one of if not the best FPS games ever made. I'll remember all the good times in its prime and the movement and streamlined gameplay. Yet to find another game that comes close.
One of the most underappreciated games for sure. If only it released when people were completely tired of battlefield and CoD the IP would still be going strong today.... now we just have APEX 🤦🏿
@@TheForbidden_1neright you are there bud, it was literally released inbetween infinite warfare/mwr and battlefield 1. Had it been released 6 months later I’d be able to find a game these days :(((
@@TheForbidden_1neand don’t get me started on apex, used to love that game but somewhere along the way the matchmaking became incredibly manipulative. I’m no stranger to sbmm and love competition but whatever is going on in apex is beyond sbmm. I’ve got probably 50,000 kills in apex with multiple 20 badges and that game did nothing but beat you down mentally then give you a blatant bot lobby to try keep you playing. Glad I don’t play any more
@@connorripley1610one week after battlefield 1 and one week before infinite warfare right? yeah that was a set up for failure 😂
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My theory about sleeping dogs is the main character was going to be the guy from the first true crime but like you said they cancelled it and just made sleeping dogs which is probably one of my favorite games to date.
P.s. merc 2 isn't that bad in my opinion I kinda like the whole gameplay loop of it. I played it a couple of months ago and it held up better than I expected.
Do you know where you can buy mercs 2 on pc. I have such nostalgia for those games.
Merc 2 is bad compared to the first
@@f-5e126 I couldn't find it anywhere and emulating it was too shady for me to try and I emulate a lot of games but I heard Xbox 360 is hard to emulate. So I had to break out my old 360 and find my old games. I do know it had a PC release at one point but it was delisted.
@@stoat5591sleeping dogs is great. The music is phenomenal as well
@@f-5e126i had got a copy of it off the EA origin launcher a while back might still be there
I loved mercenaries 2 but mercenaries playground of destruction was a comeplete masterpiece and i hate how its not on pc or never got a full remaster
I never got to play mercenaries 1 I only got to watch my brother play it, so when I got mercenaries 2 i thought it was really awesome.
@@Heyybrowusup I personally preferred 2 really wish I could play it on series x
Why does everything need remastered?
@@Chriswallace0405 just the games that literally can't be played on pc or modern console. Mgs 4 for example
@@FlaqkoGTA they really need to bring back the backwards compatible program on Xbox
I'm an old gamer (Pong) and this whole list had me smiling and nodding! Great video.
Driv-3-er makes me laugh every time. Your videos are always informative and thorough but the humor is def my favorite aspect.
Still play Titanfall 2 daily. I love this game
Mercenaries is so underrated that it actually annoys me that it there isn't Mercenaries 3
i grew up with many of these "bad" games, Fear 2, Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Mercenaries 2. I loved every single one of them.
At least you know you're easy to please 😅
@@Notmanyusernamesleft Or OP has a different taste in video games than you do. No, that couldn't be.
@@jimmythegamer2231 easy, tiger. It's just a joke.
@@jimmythegamer2231 I love plenty of games that are considered bad.
Thoes games are eh, but I would not at all call them bad lol. Games I'd call bad would be mostly from the past 2 to 5 years.
True Crime: Streets of L.A. and True Crime: New York City was my favorite games as a kid. And I beat them many times. Enough said.
I really enjoyed stunt man 1, because of how infuriating the difficulty was, passing a mission was such an achievement and the world creation thing was awesome
i enjoyed very much watch dogs 2, i tried playing watch dogs 1 after and i just couldnt, didnt even tried playing legion tho lol, sleeping dogs is a freaking masterpiece, too bad we didnt get a sequence but happy it did happened honestly
I love you guys; but mercenaries 2, fear 2 and true crime streets of LA & NY were fantastic games man.
Watchdogs 2 was so goated man. I played that game entirely stealth and was so fucking good.
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Fun fact crackdown 1 and 2 are free on the xbox store and 3 is on gamepass
Wow, never before have I ever disagreed so hard with a list. Watch Dogs 1 was great. Sure 2 was better in every way, but that just makes it an amazing game. Titanfall 1 was amazing, and again only improved by the sequel. And Crackdown 2 was the best in the franchise. One hundred percent correct on Sleeping Dogs though.
Fear did have an Xbox 360 port for the first game, but ive ever only played it on PC, definitely a timeless classic, especially when they still make games like that today like Trepang2.
i'm glad i found this comment. i love F.E.A.R. and was worried i'd have to make a proper sequel myself
I had F.E.A.R on my PS3 as well. I remember loving it because it could draw you in just to have a jump scare or some comedic thing going on. Fun game.
I played FEAR this year on Series X and had a great time. The 360 version runs with an unlocked framerate, so it now hits a consistent 60fps on Xbox and plays like a dream.
Yeah I was going to say, I remember my first time playing it was on 360. I even have the game somewhere around
The amount of content that you guys provide is just amazing. Thanks for the vids and keep up the good work :)
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theyre known for stealing smaller youtubers videos and just adding voice overs to it lmao
Agreed. Love their content!
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Titanfall 2 had a good resurgence recently with a lot of populated servers that actually worked without the need for third party matchmaking or modded lobbies
Agreed
I enjoyed Crackdown 1 and 2, I recently beat both games again. I really enjoyed the jumping around every where. The first one was interesting with the infiltration of the big skyscraper, lots of enemies in there lol
This video is really interesting to me. It's just Falcon talking about his disappointment with certain franchises, which is honestly a good video article. I wish more people would do this because it can really help those of us who want to know about games that might not be on our personal radar
I loved fear 2 (fight me!)
The original Stuntman was one of my favorite PS2 games of all time. Yes it was hard but young me was able to complete it and enjoyed the stadium builder mechanic that it also had
Perfect Dark was an amazing game. It is crazy when you really see all the features they packed into that game.
You could say it was “perfect” heh heh…No? Okay😅
@@lcidd damn…. Can’t argue with that comment. It really was a great game.
I honestly liked Watchdogs 1 far more than its goofy sequels. Aiden is still the face of the franchise.
I barely made it a few hours into the 2nd one until i had enough of it lol
I actually like the 2nd way more than the 1st. The 1st was too close to trying to be an Assassin’s Creed game. 2nd actually had personality. 3rd has lots of replayability. What hurt Legion is the stuff they took out of the game (like progressing the character and not the AI).
I like both I finished 2 I had so many hours doing random things and I’m just into the second act of 1 and I’m torn. I think they both do things better than the other. I would give hacking,world,characters,visuals,side quests,customization and music to Watch dogs 2 and story,gunplay, main character, villain,sidecontent(convoys,getaways,gang hideouts),skilltree and atmosphere to Watch Dogs. I literally just finished 2 and I’m working on 1. I want to like 2 better but 1 is growing on me. Obviously this is just my opinion you can disagree but yeah I like both.
I think I liked parts of the story of Watchdogs better but the environment of Watchdogs 2. The story of Watchdogs 2 was just way too cringey for me 😂
I played Sleeping Dogs because of Game Pass. A "free" game ended up being one of my favorites.
Sleeping dogs was amazing. I would love a follow up or even a remake for once
I wish one day they have an announcement for a sequel.
Mercenaries 2 was my first open world game, so it has a special place in my heart.
I liked the first Stuntman a lot at the time. And I love Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood, wish there were more games like it
Stuntman Ignition was a great game, I played it so much as a kid. One of my favourites so many memories with it!
@Falcon My thoughts exactly. 11:40 your insight about driv 3 R and F3AR got me! 💯 😂 your narration is always on point. Great comparison there
Em, excuse me, the original True Crime: streets of LA may not have been the most polished of games but it was certainly a good game. I enjoyed the heck out of it a lot, even years after it came out and played through it way more times than I care to admit, even doing alternative missions after playthroughs to make sure I didn't miss a thing. Great game. How dare you good sir! Great video though, keep it coming. 👍
Edit: I will also fully admit that Sleeping Dogs is also just a better version of TC:SOLA, it's phenomenal and I played the remastered version a lot.
Make sure you play the DLC as well ❤
Never played watch dogs 2 but the trusty gameranx comment section has convinced me to download it.
Mercenaries 2 was fantastic! Not sure why y'all think it was worse than the first??
It was ok. The fact u jump off the highest building and practically have more half more than half ur hp left was a little absurd. But overall the game was solid, I really liked it specifically cause u will never see an openworld game in Venezuela. And imo that was cool. But it just felt unrealistic and glitchy in soem places
Every video has an always sunny reference. My man Falcon LOL. Definitely an expert in bird law.
😂 its a botch job, botch toe!
Mercenaries 2 is still such a big part of my childhood, I replayed it as an adult and maybe it's the nostalgia but I still thoroughly enjoyed it and it's now my sons favorite game
Fear 1 actually had a good Xbox 360 port that I still occasionally play with backwards compatibility and is basically the same as the PC game other than the fps
WD2 had so much personality man, I love that game so much.
I loved Stuntman! It was uber tough like a soulsborne driving game but when you completed the level with minimal errors it felt great.
I hate Ubisoft. Watchdogs has gotta be one of the more unique and oddly intriguing series that I’ve played and Ubisoft screwed it all up.
Finally, someone talking about watchdogs 2
Sleeping dog is so underrated, i told almost everyone this and tell them to go support it. One day i really hope we can get a sequel to sleeping dogs. Follow wei again or something else different in reimagine Hong Kong would be awesome.
I couldn't agree more ❤
Glad to see Call of Juarez : Gunslinger is on the list ! Game is SOOO slept on !
16:12 An absolutly horrible take. It isn't a 1:1 Chicago but it captures it very well, hacking is essential to the whole game and fun, there is more than one good online gamemode, Aiden is just stoic and reserved not flat, and what is an "overly serious story" supposed to mean?
Sleeping dogs was legendary for its time, i was really into it.
0:17 Number 10 Titanfall
2:09 Number 9 Crackdown
3:54 Number 8 Perfect Dark
5:33 Number 7 Mercenaries
7:16 Number 6 Red Steel
9:03 Number 5 Final Fight
10:33 Number 4 F.E.A.R.
12:33 Number 3 Stuntman
14:28 Number 2 Call of Juarez
16:02 Number 1 Watch Dogs
17:57 Bonus Sleeping Dogs
I only just played Titanfall 2. I bought it 3 years ago but when I tried to play I had some issues running it, so I kinda forgot about it instead of troubleshooting that. Was looking through my library for something to play and it actually ran fine this time. It was awesome, but I beat the campaign in like only 5 hours on normal difficulty. Was hoping the threequel would be coming soon but I don't see anything that they're even thinking about doing it yet.
There's been word that Titanfall 3 was in the works, basically thanks to Apex bringing in a lot of money and also being tied to the same universe however it's been canceled?? I REALLY hope not, this seems to mostly be rumor at the moment but it's what we know for now, this is a somewhat recent news.
I really liked Call of Juarez Bound in Blood. Good story with the bickering brothers, and something different with the western theme. Yes it was grey-brown, but so was every other game at that time. GTA4, Far Cry 2, and so on. Gunslinger was undoubtedly the best, but Bound in Blood was up there too.
I was thinking the same.
It's the best definition of "One-Hit Wonders"
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Gameranx ,, can u change the color of background of games number from white to other colors like black ,, cuz sometimes i watch ur videos in dark and it hurt my eyes alot :(
Infamous second son. graphics, story, side quests and DLC. Still one of my favorite games to play through
I LOVED Bound in Blood's multiplayer. I wish I started earlier though. It got hard to find a match pretty quickly.
And it brought us the infamous laddergoat! 😆
sleeping dogs was really a good game
The Watch Dogs franchise stands out in Ubisoft’s catalog as it consistently brought fresh elements and innovation with each new installment, unlike their other successful franchises that often rely to the same tried-and-true formula. It’s absolutely pathetic that many casual gamers overlooked this game due to Ubisoft’s perceived lack of innovation and the false belief that it’s a GTA clone.
Seriously. I remember when watch dogs 1 came out loads of people were calling it “gta with hacks” but I played it year one and it felt nothing like that at all. It felt like its own new, unique thing. Definitely wasted potential
Literally. As I was playing recently I was thinking of all the “gta clones” watchdogs and sleeping dogs coincidentally lmao really took the cake for being the of them
@Barrythebarnabas honestly Watch dogs 2 was the best of the bat, it improved upon wd and made most things better, there were slight degrades in certain feature but overall the story and hacking was much more intoned.
Watch dogs 1 is the best of the series, just wish It had a mission replay option, I want to replay the viceroy ambush mission and collateral.
Watch Dogs 1 and 2 are very good. Honestly if you played the game, you quickly realized it was very different than GTA. I really loved the dark setting of the first game and the story. Then while the sequel didn’t really have a story, its depiction of San Fran is absolutely amazing. Such a contrast being so bright and colorful and the citizens are so much more unique.
I've played all the Final Fight games... for me it was very well known back then :D
The people at gameranx only said Final Fight 2 was "forgettable" because it killed their parents.
"vigilante uncle looking for revenge"
this guy has got to be on some drugs if he thinks WD2 had a better story than the first
I remember the 90’s game “Soldier of Fortune.” Would love to see another one of those.
Those games were good.
I haven't played Soldier of Fortune Payback, the third game, but Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix was really good and its body destruction system holds up to this day. Plus it had random maps. So it's at bare minimum a series with two solid, maybe 3 games.
@@nak3dxsnake Payback wasn't, just a gore galore.
Resistance franshise should deserve a mention also!
resistance had both 1 and 3 which where great, 2 and the Psp game where just ok
They were good
Streets of LA was great and was the reason why anybody even wanted to play another True Crime game in the first place. To say Sleeping dogs is the only good one is a joke.
I liked NYC as well
Watch Dogs is still the best depiction of Chicago in any game. Wtf you on about?😂
I can not overstate my excitement for whenever True Crime, ESPECIALLY Sleeping Dogs, gets a shout out. By far, one of my GOATs.
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I loved Mercenaries so much, that was such an amazing game
To be honest, I've played both, and I know this is blasphemy, but I like the second game just as much.
@@f-5e126I agree. I played them both a ton as a kid, and have replayed the 2nd one several times since, and always loved them both. I was a little shocked honestly that it was on this list.
I had Final Fight 3 on SNES. I actually enjoyed it. Got to where I could beat the game on Hard Mode without using a continue.
This guy is good at bringing up games that no one ever heard of
Thank u for making me play CoJ: Gunslinger my friend, this is indeed a classic!
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I still think Leigon was a fantastic game, you had to be careful because that guard you are about to deal with has loved ones and friends who care about them geting hurt and you could end up alienating a great operative. Fantastic representation of London aside from the language thing and it's so nice to have a game with accents.
Doesn’t really work when guards are a dime/dozen. Good concept, bad execution which led to ultimately a lack of characters to care about.
The problem with legion was it had no depth in the recruit anyone system and just over all the game itself felt like it needed more time in the oven. Major downgrade from WD2. The soccer mini game was fun tho
Personally as a londoner, I was disappointed in the version of London in legion, especially when compared to how incredible San Francisco was in wd2.
@@titularhero The main problem I had with the version of London, as someone who has visited but doesn't live there is walking around parts of London, the amount of languages you hear is insane where in game you only hear English.
Perfect dark zero was mid but underrated because its meant to be a couch co-op. The memories of just having with bros at home and online on the late nights were hilarious and easy to pick up. The katana battles we setup are part of the glue that keeps us homies today.
I absolutely LOVED the original Call of Juarez. It was a ton of fun to play.
After 5 mins of trying to figure out what this list is about even after you explained it i finally understood the point of the video, go me XD
Comment if you like the first Watch Dog most, upvote if you like the second one :)
You're insane, the first Stuntman was pure gold! I want to go find it now maybe try the second one, too. Mercenaries was also a incredible game.
I remember when I first played overlord game, it was not a perfect game but there was a strong premise of something which could be expanded in a sequel but they somehow managed to make a miserable sequel.
I think Grand Theft Audio 4 is my favorite Grand Theft Audio.
I got sleeping dogs as a free games with gold game way back when. That was by far the best gwg game I played. I put tons of hours in it