STREETS OF RAGE 3 - Why were people OUTRAGED!? - SEGA GAMING HISTORY
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Today, Top Hat Gaming Man discusses the history of Streets of Rage 3 and discusses why it caused outrage.
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8:48 You actually had to defeat the clown and not the Kangaroo otherwise you wouldn't unlock him.
I am 100% in favor of beating up clowns.
Came to say the same thing... if Roo dies before his master, he is not selectable later.
Beat me to it
Thank you for bringing this up.
Nobody gonna mention super saiyan axel?
I don't see how things like running, side rolling, and a health-saving special meter are "more of the same thing".
Yea exactly
Dont forget new blitz attacks and weapon moves
@@retrosoul8770 I'm glad people are starting to see this.
You can perform 3 different dash attacks from the get-go by holding X and pressing d-pad.
Here after playing streets of rage 4 (excellent), but all those things were removed.
Looks like a sequel of SoR2
You forgot to mention sor3 alternative routes like how you can break walls in the shinobi house area, how a few weapons can function differently on all characters, and the fact that you can enable super axel skate and zan
Them: the soundtrack to Streets of Rage 3 sucks and doesn't even sound like music.
Me remembering fighting the guys with jetpacks thinking to myself this music lit AF...
CEWIIH i say lit and im 35
@@MorrisseyMuse I've never seen a copy in the wild. I only saw pictures in catalogues
Had all three for the MD. Still fun.
If you listen to the soundtrack alone without playing the game it all clicks better.
Man that fight is soooooo fuqqin lit!!!!!!
I loved this game so much it was the one we replayed the most. The music is so iconic. The fight with the twins really was the best enviromental music to enhance the situation.
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Shiva should have had more moves in this game. He's still a badass though.
He has a full moveset on Streets Of Rage Remake
Yeah I never understood why they didn’t keep his flaming spin kick. Both his stationary and directional specials were the same move
When I played him the 1st time, it seemed like a half-done character. Became boring quick.
@@peposo7 He IS half done.
I like the music from sor 1 the most. The geaphics from the 2nd. But the gameplay of the third the most (the music the least). There is simply so much more depth thanks to added character progression and extra moves (special moves, running and dodging. Dodging, especially, really adds so much more).
I’ve played SoR 1-3 the last two weeks, and I 100% agree with your comment. I was about to type something like this out. Nailed it.
I was not aware of the censorship being so harsh. But to be fair, cutting out that gay character to me seems more of a pro LBGT move, because he could be seen as an insulting stereotype.
Nah he's a cool character. I wish they left him in.
He was. That was the whole joke. Ash was to homosexual men what Mort Goldman from Family Guy was to jewish-americans...
they never talk about the coolest part of the games....The special "backup" feature when you called for back and a dude in a car fire bombed the whole area
That was a great feature in the first game. It appears in 4 in a few ways
2 and 3 didn't have that
the music on the game definitely has that 90's sound too it.
I for one love both soundtracks equally. While SOR2's soundtrack is one of the all time greats, good music is about finding a fresh sound and I'm glad Koshiro took the risk. He made something that is both novel and, IMO, sounds great, and is actually a better backdrop to the fighting.
Streets Of Rage is probably the only console franchise I've ever cared for and gone back to every so often. The fan remake for Windows is definitely worth checking out if you haven't already.
Surprised there wasn't a mention of the 'easy' ending. Where the game basically said 'git good' and ended at Stage 5 period. - Being a little kid and finally reaching that stage...I was crushed. 😭 I was also paranoid of a similar fate in every other game I played back then and never did anything less than 'normal' difficulty.
What consumers prefer the music from SoR2? I prefer the idea of creating a slightly different ambience between SoR2 and 3. And now with the Megadrive Collection we can even choose the region of the game so that we can enjoy the original difficulty of Bare Knuckles III. The story can be looked up online while enjoying the game the way it was meant to be without the "American Nonsensical Difficulty".
I've never heard of Ash until this day. My mind is way Blown
He's a mid boss in the first stage where enemies keep coming on boats.
In Streets of rage 3 you just go through the stage fighting people coming off of boats,the end next stage. In bare-knuckle 3 you actually fight him at the end of that stage. If only that had been the only thing removed/changed from the game. Sadly, not even close.
"The Mad History of Streets of Rage Remake"
Please make this happen, based tophat aficionado!
Probably one of the most impressive fan projects I've seen.
So much love there.
Hell yes. I'd love that!
John Doe is it a fan project? I thought DotEmu bought the license. And that music guy is back. Personally I think the nice graphics looks a bit out of place. It just doesn’t look evolved.
@@sloppynyuszi
Just a little misunderstanding you've got there. The game I and OP were speaking of was an incredible fan project by the title of Streets of rage remake. What you're talking about is Streets of rage 4. Streets of rage remake was so well done that the musician that did the music for The Streets of rage series actually congratulated
the guy who did it.
John Doe oh that one. My bad!
One of the biggest problems games face nowadays, is in attempts to "make the next game better" they throw away what was innovative, fun, and worked perfectly about the previous game. Often causing more problems than solutions. "Patches" in MMORPGs are the same way. Once something actually works and is near balanced to a solid extent.. a "patch" comes out where they feel the need to mess with classes that didn't need to be messed with, and screw up the play of the game all over again.
Streets of Rage.. didn't have this problem. They actually added good things each game, improved what needed to be improved and didn't mess with what was already perfect. Rather than "overhauling" the whole game, they just added to it and DIDN'T change what worked perfectly already.
When people's biggest complaint is "the gameplay is too similar to the last game(which had perfect gameplay)" it;s a nitpick.
I'd much rather if the gameplay was already perfect it NOT be messed with, you can add things to it, but don't change the core of it. SEGA understood this with Streets of Rage, and so many game companies still struggle with this concept today.
Streets of Rage 3 was the toughest game in the series. I enjoyed the game though.
Suite Life of Dio Brando Bare Knuckle 3 was way more playable and uncensored as well.
@@jaymzx2587
I got to finally play thanks to the 360 version. And it's like your eyes get opened you're just like wow they changed a lot. Sadly we've never gotten a translated version of bare-knuckle 3 officially.
I still love Streets of Rage Remake. The fan game did a great job at bridging all the elements of the trilogy with some interesting track remixes.
Teej Turtle that and you can also try sf hack and river city girl hack .. or SOR2x by kratus, there you can literally chose every character in the game to play with. Just in case ok..
If only I could play it on a console. Every time I tried to play it on my PC, I ran into problems. For example; my R9 270x and my GTX 1070 gag problems displaying full screen regardless of the monitor or TV I used.
How do you top it? Improve gameplay, improve graphics, raise difficulty, add story elements, and try new things with the soundtrack. SOR3 is a classic.
Awesome video as always! Love Bare Knucle III, it is gameplay-wise the best one of the trilogy and I totally dig the music and style. SOR2 has a much refined look and level design tho, and the music is pretty catchy. The good thing is all 3 games are amazing beat 'em ups, some of the best ever made so if you like one more than another is totally fine.
I played all of them, I never could decide which one I loved more, the second or the third part. Great games overall!
The music was really hit or miss, but honestly.. some of that shit was Tim Skold, Shotgun Messiahs 3rd album reminescent.
It was very edgey and maybe a bit too ahead of its time
Definitely hit or miss, Some of the tracks were really experimental and industrial like as opposed to SOR 1 and 2
when someone says Bare Knuckle 3 soundtrack is bad, i just get so frustrated. everything you possibly say would probably be an understatement to the soundtrack, it is ahead of its time and people say that it's bad are probably doesn't quite get how it fits the theme. and the gameplay is far more superior compared to previous games. such a shame SOR 4 doesn't have running option for every character
Agreed
I can't play this one, each to their own but the music does my head in. I love the new one, it's brilliant.
A little bit of trivia for players that want to unlock Roo:
Its stated in-game, that Roo's ringleader was very abusive towards him, as shown by how often he whips him. So, In a way, by not defeating Roo, you're doing the right thing, because he gets the justice that he's been yearning for ages. Plus, who wouldn't want to beat up thugs with a Kangaroo?
Bare Knuckle 1 had the best OST of the trilogy.
Bare Knuckle 2 made the biggest leap of the trilogy, having the best parts of 1 & 3.
Bare Knucke 3 perfected the combat system I kept returning to it for the thrill.
When I was a kid in my head 2 and 3 were the same game. But I clearly played 3 a lot more.
The American version of this game is ludicrous. It's like they programmed it with a hard mode, used that for testing & development, then forgot to put a normal mode in the game.
SoR3 is amazing. The presentation and stage design were top notch.
That is the one thing SoR4 failed to emulate.
SoR and Sonic 3&K are the same. People like to say the 2's are the best, but they are not. They are just the ones that broke out the series. The 3's are the refined versions and evolution of those games and both are very worth playing.
Agreed
I didn't enjoy this one as much, it felt like something was off and was missing.
Didn't like the game's sound at all, neither the sound effects or the music. That may well have been it.
Yeah, the most fundamental thing in a beat em up is that it's satisfying hitting people. The sound effects are a huge part of that. That wasn't addressed in this video at all. A secondary factor is that attacks took way less damage, making you think your character is weak.
I really loved the music in the 3rd sor!
as a kid I was hypnotized by its heaviness.
Batman & Robin which is also an amazing game, also has a great and heavy soundtrack.
I had Streets Of Rage 2 for the Sega Genesis. Streets Of Rage Series goes up with Double Dragon, Bad Dudes, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, & Robo Cop.i never played part 3 but it looks interesting. Retro Gaming is here forever.
I actually dig the music of the game. I figured they were trying something different. But I still liked it
I see Streets of Rage 1 to Streets of Rage 2 the same as the leap from VHS to DVD, meaning it was a HUGE leap in quality, whereas Streets of Rage 2 to Streets of Rage 3 was more DVD to Blu Ray, meaning not AS much of a leap in quality as in the first case.
Whoa, the graphics of the game were actually heavily improved upon. The sprites were much larger and more detailed. No laziness at all considering how old the Sega Genesis system was when this came out. I think the biggest reason this bombed was because by 1994, other, more better games were released. Final Fantasy VI with a much better plot but not as much beat-em-up, Mortal Kombat II with much more beat-em-up but less plot lol. Then think of games like Super Metroid or Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Cool music and throwing people off elevators just wasn't cool 3 times in a row in that year.
You should give Street of Rage Remake a go. Not official but, as far as I am concerned, it is the best.
I love how the village person character (Ash) fights like a big pansy lol. They'd never get away with that now.
They didn't get away with it then either. He was censored out of the non-Japanese version.
Never played the third but the other two are forever in my heart, best console and the best two games ever made.
I was 14 with this game was released,and I remember the gaming magazines- Mean Machines, etc- liking the game a lot, but at the same time were a tad underwhelmed. I was very surprised by this and got to then play it meself not too long after. I remember loving the game as I had the others, - and at the time, I dont believe I had any awareness of the tweaks and alterations made to the version we'd gotten in Europe- the Ash factor, and tings like that. I love the disco room level- the strobe lightning is still so cool to look at. The added depth and repeated plays garnered from the multi story arcs and alternate endings was very cool at the time for a game like this. Rather than just button bash yer way to an inevitable happy ending, the more uncompromising factors in the game absolutely gave it the vibe of a "heavier", "rougher" sequel that made you work harder for its approval and completion. Same then, applies to the soundtrack, employing a far more abrasive, harsh, heavy metaled techno attack, ramming into more experimental loops and sound effects.
Some of it works brilliantly- I love the Kill em All menace of the first level, and tracks like "The Poets", and the huge high sounds of the night club sound great. So too do the dirty, greasy grooves of the first act of Level 2, when they are back on familiar grounds of both previous games opening stages. But yeah, the euphoric early 90s house music choons of the second game were missed aswell.
As ya said, the bar raised by the second game was so high and mighty at the time that anyting Streets of Rage 3 did would ultimately loose out, regardless of its own new merits. But to me anyway, this one sent off the trilogy in awesome style. Brilliant retrospective you did on this one, mate. Great to watch
Calling Japan progressive when they put one of the most beaten up comedic images of homosexual guy as character is a bit stretching it.
Sweetie..... come to Miami during it’s Bear Week.... you’ll see a gazillion of this type...... The Japanese prob just researched images of underground, urban cultures..... it’s neither progressive nor regressive..... it just is..... and i was an out homosexual WAAAAAY before you were born.....
Yooo I gotta get streets of rage 4 now. Watching this so far has me hyped in a way ONLY a 90s era game could make me feel
For the first time last week I was able to complete SOR3 all at the one time without saving and loading!
It was my favorite out of the three cause of the multiple endings, but streets of rage 1 & 2 had the best soundtracks
SOR3 is PERFECT. OK? PERFECT. The music, the gameplay, the visuals everything. And the music wasn't liked because it was YEARS ahead of its time
Funny to look back on this because a very vocal minority is outraged at how Streets of Rage 4 plays now.
They are? I think SOR4 is the best one.
I still think it's ridiculous that they got rid of the running/roll mechanics. It's like regressing back especially when it improved the gameplay.
I found number 3 had the best soundtracks especially that clown and roo mission
I don’t know if anyone else in the comments mentioned this but in order to unlock roo you have to beat the clown while leaving the kangaroo alive
The 3rd instalment was incredibly hard
well back in the 90s, in North America , mostly America, less so here in Canada , the media would always try to blame teenager violence on video games and music , instead of the parents not doing their jobs in raising kids , or talking to their kids,
start of SOR3 discussion at 3:31
All of "Streets of rage" are very cool, very pleasant to play. The third is criticized but it's a really good sequel to the second one. Love them all, it's a part of my Childhood. Also "SoR 4" is a part of childhood for my son now 💜.
I think 3 is my favourite but the soundtrack in 2 is better
SOR3 had so many changes from SOR2. The fighting got better, with running, rolling, new specials, team moves.
The bigger sprites look good, but the change to the color palette was a mistake. The change in sound effects alienated the game.
Adding a new character was a good idea, removing another character not so much.
The whole techno-enemy setting and shooting enemies didn't work out.
Many things are worse because of a change in direction, other this simply came short because of the limitations of the catridges.
The bigger sprites needed more space as well as computing power.
More like streets of impotent rage am I right gang??
Just the MURRICA version.
@@willn8664
Wait did someone other than Japan get Streets of rage 3 like the uncut version?! Because as far as I'm aware all other English-speaking territories got the same game.
TIL people were outraged by Streets of Rage 3. I never had any idea. I love it just as much as 2.
This game wasn't even that bad. The thing I hated about this game was the punishing difficulty, it was too hard and sort of broken for no good reason. I really hate the fact a lot of people bash the music in Streets of Rage 3. It may not be like the other 2 games, but the music here works for it's own storyline. I've made a video discussing why the music in Streets of Rage 3 wasn't so bad. ruclips.net/video/ubyhiO85l4M/видео.html
Loved the 1st 2 Streets of Rage. Especially that 2nd. Me and my brother use to play it all the time. Although my gaming started on Atari, I think Streets of Rage2 is the first game I ever conquered. Never got to play Streets of Rage3 tho.
I actually preferred the 3rd over the 2nd game.
I've only recently gotten into this saga. I'd say sor3's biggest flaw is the sound department, which pales in comparison to the first two games, and maybe boss mechanics which feel more like a step back to the first game and feel cheap and arcaic.Otherwise is a fine game.
3rd game was the first I played. I don't think it was the best because I am biased... The music, animation, movement, moves and character selection was better than the other two, which I played a little later on.
Bare Knuckle 3 is my favorite streets of rage game where as Streets of Rage 3 is my least favorite. The changes in gameplay are fantastic, the level interaction is very cool, but they had to mess with the difficulty sadly and I've never once been able to get past the bad ending. So there's an entire other half of the game that I never experienced as a kid.
When adapting BK3 into SoR3, they tampered with the difficulty, the story and the aesthetic of the characters.
Also the music sucked in both versions compared to BK2 / SoR2.
Had SoR3 been more like BK3, and with a better sound track, it would have been better received by the fans, as it does have a lot to offer in terms of new fighting mechanics.
Basically you are saying you'd prefer a copy of the ridiculously easy casual SOR2 difficulty and an unfinished Beta filled with bugs with an unplayable character instead of a real game. Interesting.
SOR3 music is a lot better and interesting imo
I guess I have a similar response here to when I said something similar on the BomberGames Forum.
I have no idea why SoR fans can be so uptight.
If you enjoy the harder difficulty or the new direction for the music, that's fine. Last time I checked, BK3 has a Hard setting.
And yes, BK3 does have a few bugs which were fixed for SoR3, but they're not exactly game breaking.
I loved all the Streets of Rage games as a ten year old, the Kangaroo seemed amazing to me back then because it was the first time I’d seen something in a game that reminded me of my country Australia! All other games while awesome just seemed very far away from my small world..if you know what I mean.
Always thought SOR3 had really forward-moving music.
Thought the third one was very good. And I'm ready for the fourth one.
0:28 The picture of Axel looks a bit like a muscular Steve Martin. Then at 2:00, the picture of Axel looks like Jean-Claude Van Damme! 😂
Remember the days when "outrage" was measured in how upset people were with gratuitous junk shots?
Also, I think you could make a Waffle House menu sound interesting. Your run-down of the levels is refreshing.
I'm going to have to agree about the Composer's high opinion of his own work for Streets of Rage 3. The BGM was one of the high points of the game.
OTHER HIGH POINTS:
Beautiful Graphics, especially level backgrounds.
The sharp "YAAAAGH!" of the Syndicate goons after defeat (Clear upgrade from the "Uuugh!" from SoR 2. Much edgier)
LOW POINTS (Basically why I feel Streets of Rage 2 was the better game)
The Classic Final Fight-ish Beat 'Em Up experience took a back seat to the more experimental side of the game (A high-tier boss like Shiva as the 1st Boss felt frustrating, Mona and Lisa were a little tough for just Stage 2, Stage 3 was a non-stop obstacle course, then comes what stunk about Splatterhouse 3 with the good/bad ending divide and Mr.X)
The Palette changes for the American Release were not an improvement, and a might random
While the overall Sprite Character art is superior to SoR 2, some characters simply look less appealing than their counterparts from the previous game (Blaze, Shiva, Axel)
Having to split the role of filing the gap from lacking an obvious 'Strong-but-Slow' Mike Hagger-type character (like Max) between Axel and Zan was as awkward as the way I wrote this sentence
While the cutscenes and presence of a story was a good idea in general, the cliche-fest we got (Mr. X's whole plot, Blaze thinking she's June Cleaver and that Skate's the Beaver, Skate coming off like a hokey 'angry black guy' bit) was a disappointment
What they Replaced Skate's Corkscrew Kick with......I preferred using Axel or Blaze, but it got to me none the less. Ugh.
This game sucked
The music is dire
Theres one track that made me wanna cut off my ears
The gameplay is so off
Compared to sor2
Everything felt jenky
Even the running
I can't remember that robots name the playable character
Yeah that was a no
I can play sor2 for fun and enjoy it
3 is a chore almost like being forced to do the vacuuming or washing up against ya will
My disappointment in sor3 is far and beyond
In my personal opinion
They tried to hard to make it better
And that was the mistake
If its not broken
Of which sor2 wasn't
you know the rest of the saying
And i really hate to be the debbie downer but sor4 looks
Well not that great
I watched a trailer and there was a new charcter called cherry who's gimmick was she carries a electric guitar around with her and uses it as a weapon
Like come on guys
What the
This aint the 90's
what does she shout cowabunga and rad dude
If they wanted to do the franchise some glory and fan service bring back skate as adult
Oh and wait till you see axel
Im not even gonna ruin it for you
Just go and have a look
And the art style (sor4)
Why cartoon ?
With todays technology they could have still done pixels
If thats what its called
And added so much sparkle
But no it just looks like a Saturday morning cartoon
Right rant over
I actually like Streets of Rage 3.I wasn´t outraged about it back then.
I remember liking 2 better but I never hated 3 at all. I liked the unlock-able characters.
me too
I always thought third is the best one, especially visually, the only thing I loved more from previous entryes, was music
@@alienbishop The 3rd one is the best for me because of the gameplay, it's fast paced, on the other hand I'm not even able to LIKE the second one for the same motive, it's SLOW, the characters stop for a while after a puch, I wasn't able to enjoy the game because of that.
But don't get me wrong, everything else was great, it's a great route to take on Streets of Rage Remake, Great OST, great Ambience, and the SoR 3 gameplay.
Streets of Rage 3 was my first one in the series and I loved it.
"Looks too similar to it's previous version, possibly same gaming engine."
(Super Mario heavy breathing)
I have a feeling that the character "Ash" would result in WAY more backlash today than it did (not) get back then.
7t2z28 ash was so awesome..it was only a couple of years ago that I realised he look just like hardogay
Today he would be Canon
No, the opposite is true.
People would embrace Ash's campy nature.
Give him a full moveset and I would only play him!
Yea, see my comment about the history of SNK's "Poison" character. Lol
Bare Knuckle 3 is an underrated and underappreciated classic. There's a few factors why:
Late release in Megadrive life - fewer played.
It followed SOR2 and SOR3 got butchered from its Japanese counterpart - storyline, ridiculously high difficulty, change of character clothes - those that did play it didnt enjoy it!
The music always gets used as a scapegoat but it never got a chance to be great because of the other factors above, gamers time was never invested into it like SO2. SOR3 music is just as brilliant and revolutionary - they did it again. Geniuses.
I encourage everyone to go and play Bare Knuckle 3, its fantastic.
Does a translated version ok bk3 exist?
yes there is one!
@@retroshane8844 Is it available on Fusion emulator?
More characters, more moves, more extreme, more experimental... Streets of rage 3 was simply "more" in all the ways.
I loved how it played, but I despised the soundtrack. SOR2 spoiled my ears.
@@GisherJohn24 Can understand that. SOR1 and 2 have "dance" tracks, the influences and approach are not the same on the third episode.
Including more developer laziness. And when i say "more" - i mean MORE.
@@GisherJohn24 I didn't love 3 played. It felt fluffy. The punch FX were poor. SOR2 all the moves have impact and great sound fx
2 was better
This was actually my introduction to the Streets of Rage series so I never experienced the whole mixed reception thing, I just thought it was awesome and was amazed at how much content it had for a beat 'em up.
I can completely understand that from that perspective
@@bruceleeds7988
What's sad is once you find out about the changes it makes you mad. You realize that's when Sega was changing and not for the better.
Same here, I have played SoR 2 a lot later in life but I honestly think 3 is a better game. Harder, faster, more varied and can't be exploited as easily as 2. In the second game many bosses/enemies can be killed off screen using Max's dash attack in the far edge before the boss has a chance to get back into action. Takes some of the fun out of it. The only two things I can say 2 did better was the music (with a few exceptions) and that Max isn't in it (despite the aforementioned cheese).
@@Apanblod You sound like a guy who NEVER played SOR 2 on Mania mode without cheats
I played SOR3 before i got SOR2 as a Christmas gift. SOR2 will always be my favorite just because of the memory that got it as a Christmas gift. I regret the day i started swapping games and never getting my games back from f*cked up kids.
Man, this game had so much good going on in it. It's wild to think about a game like this having multiple endings like this did. The combat system was top tier. It spoiled me lol. Any other beat-em-up that came out didn't come close to this. And idk why people are salty about the soundtrack. Sure, it may not be as iconic as SoR2's OST, but this was still good. Idk, maybe I'm biased lol. I played the absolute mess out of this game as a kid and even on emu's as I got older, it's one of my all time favorites.
I did too. One of my favorites
Action wise SOR3 is the best
(Got run function too~)
I was so surprised to discover that 3 was hated by many, it's my favorite one. It has dodging and a special meter, making it the most dynamic game in the series. 2 in comparison feels so slow and almost clunky.
If you ask me, 4 doesn't deserve its number in the title because it doesn't build upon the good stuff from 3.
Facts.
I didn’t know the 3rd one received so much backlash, I loved each entry including this one as a jit.
it did for me, i always heard complaints how this game is unfailry difficult, and now we know way - idiot localizers
I've definitely heard that the 3rd game was controversial
That’s because there was none. It’s just fake news to get more views.
I didn't notice the backlash until I started joining SOR Communities, I decided to make my own SOR3 community if anyone is interested. let me know
@Sleeping It did, mostly from loudmouth AAA journo's though and we all know what scumbags they all turned out to be.
I wouldn't say SOR3 caused Outrage, but it sure got Weird!!! From a series of save the city to save a comrade- we got a very different game with little in common to the 1st two. In all honesty...its very hard to top SOR2: That game was a masterpiece.
The story is really weird and crazy in SoR3, but the gameplay is awesome. Its my highest rated Street brawler.
2 was the best imo.....3 wasn't bad though
The combat in streets of rage 3 is much improved over 2. The extra movement options mean you can actually evade a large group of enemies unlike in 2 where sometimes you just have no option but to eat a few punches.
The music is fantastic but certainly takes some getting used to. It's much more complex than the previous games and it takes a while for your brain to work it out.
I think the thing that mainly makes 2 stand out from 3 is the graphical style. They gave 3 a more muted colour palette which makes it look a lot harsher and realistic. 2 has got much brighter and more memorable graphics.
3 wasn't really made for mass market appeal, but rather for people who spent a lot of time with it, even if the developers probably didn't intend it.
I think the limited movement in SoR2 makes it more tactical, and makes you have to manage enemies in a smarter manner. Also, I don't like that the characters cycle through their combos automatically, even if you don't make contact with an enemy.
Payne, I can't feel my impact when I hit enemies.
@@superspecky4eyes exactly.......the OP must have never played "Mania" difficulty on SOR:2. That will test your abilities!
@@jrr7031 The game is hard enough on normal...
Anything above is just to flex
I loved Streets of Rage 3 almost as much as Streets of Rage 2 I don’t understand the hatred.
Well, it’s all explained in the video. You watched the video, right?
I'm glad for this video because I remember the outrage but didn't get it at the time or for the...geez...26 years since.
One thing I remember being weird at the time is several reviews said it was far too easy but then I played it and found it to be by far the hardest game in the series. Now I feel validated by hearing they changed the difficulty during localization.
I know I beat 1 and 2 but never got close to beating this one. Way too hard.
@@rowlandbuck2703 I think I beat the Japanese version only, lol
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I nvr beat the 3rd one without lvl select
The music was just way ahead of its time. SOR 3 fighting mechanics with the addition of the power meter and blitz moves that leveled up made it the most fun of the series.
Love the soundtrack. Shinobi reverse is my favorite.
love the soundtrack also, the music for SOR3 was very popular during that time period. If you heard of DJ Junior Vasquez, his style was sampled for SOR3
@Nero Mauritzen i agree
I was never outraged, it’s my favorite in the series..always has been!
Same :D
I think it's too easy to die
No one was.
Too easy to die
for you saying its too easy to die, just tone the difficulty down and learn the enemies.
I never knew about deleted motorcycles part that should've been included. I liked streets of rage 3 better because 6 button support and Axel's spin blitz move. I have Legends ultimate arcade which supports Sega, Mame and SNES ROMs. I installed the whole streets of rage series on the arcade via USB including fan made game streets of rage Ryu Ken mod game. Check out legends ultimate arcade if you love retro games. Streets of rage series plays best on an arcade cabinet.
It sounds like you guys should look into Streets of Rage remake and a Raspberry Pi. You can literally create what you guys are asking for yourselves and it's not that expensive LOL. The only thing is the visuals aren't that super updated
You can literally play a lot of arcade style games using a fight stick
Dude everyone do well so I thought lol
I appreciated the small combat and scenery detailing improvements, but that’s about all. Still very much prefer the music and story of Streets of Rage 2.
The brain in the tube, makes me think of "RoboCop 2"
You mean what OCP did to druglord Cain Oh yeah why did they make Mr.X a brain in a jar in SOR 3 i'll never understand that
He got bust up pretty bad in SOR2, and 1 to be fair. Guess his accuracy is a bit poor with the Tommy gun.
I like the music in part 3 and part 3 feels more solid control wise to me. With the main plot involving robot invasions, I think the choice to make cold, robotic music a good choice and it worked really well for me. I find myself listening to the OST for part 3 on it's own far more than part 2 these days as they sound interesting on their own.
If Sega ever decides to make a Streets of Rage 5, I really wish you'd do a few tracks for it.
The running and blitz mechanics feel so jank on this game
Unlocking characters and beating them with each character made it an obsession for me
Same here
Hi guys. How are you guys doing? I want to ask is there a way to unlock the bad guy Shiva on Streets Of Rage 2 and Streets Of Rage 3 and are you guys like totally excited for Streets Of Rage 4 release on April 30th 2020? That's freaking sweeeeet. I'm totally excited. 😍
CEDRIŚ CORNELIUEŚ JEFFYJEFF ROBINSON Shiva from SOR 2 is not a playable character. But to unlock him from SOR 3, you would need to hold down B after you defeat him until the next stage starts.
@@LemontLMontyJohnson ohhhh. Can you tell me Which stage friend? 🙂
CEDRIŚ CORNELIUEŚ JEFFYJEFF ROBINSON the very first stage.
Strange that you didnt mention the new dodge rolling mechanics which are amazing. Also strange that streets of rage 4 took this feature out along with running... which is a horrible choice IMO for many reasons. Especially considering the game is now widescreen, it takes forever to move across...
That's because 4 is not actually 4, it's 2-2
I have a mandela effect memory of being able to run in SOR2.
I always played as Axel. When I played 4 and double tapping move didn't run I was confused...
Maybe in my OG universe you could run as everyone in 2.
You can run with some characters in 4. I believe with cherry hunter and another one
I love Streets of Rage 3 but I’ll only play the Japanese version of SoR 3 (which is an amazing game)
I never played 1 or 2 so I wouldn't know what to be "outraged" about. I started at 3 and I enjoyed the game and still play it to this day.
I don’t see how people became outraged over Streets of Rage 3. You got to unlock and play as a kangaroo wearing Everlast trunks and boxing gloves! 🤷♂️
right !!!
Not to mention that badass ninja
If you watched the video, you will understand why (two words: localization choices).
I think youtubers exaggerate things. They read some opinions about it on gamefaqs or something and then assume everybody back then openly verbally hated it. Back then if people didnt like a game, they just didnt play it again.
Was great game in my opinion. It had it own style and music. It was a much darker game and tone. I loved the music.
SoR3 was actually the best and most mature version of the game. Loved everything about it. Especially the music.
hahahaha
no way
Bare knuckle 3 has grown on me music wise the whole series is amazing IMO.
I'm largely the same, but I'd say that 3 has the unfortunate distinction of having the only songs in the series that I genuinely don't like(TUNNELWAY, for starters.)
As someone who's only played the games pretty recently (played 2 back in 2011 on PS3 and have been playing the series again recently on a few collections. I still absolutely love 2.) My main problem with Streets of Rage 3 is that the basic attacks don't feel quite right. They come out quickly in a way that feels a bit buggy. Maybe I just need to get used to it but that's the main reason why it doesn't do much for me compared to 2. Also, the new playable character designs aren't the most appealing so I think that plays into it a little.
The same, I don't feel anything from the attacks. This is why I didn't liked it. Also the level art seems kinds of small and run of the millish compared to the 2nd. And also now I know why in America it had that incomplete feel. We didn't received the game as it should be t.t
The soundtrack was awful for 3 to me. For me, the soundtrack turned me off the most. 2 was just such a hard act to follow.
Spot on 2 imo will always be the best even better then 4 which is solid 3 was always the worst one imo
Ummm..run,rol,New special movies and....Shiva...outrage?...
It's actually the sound effects that are the biggest issue, the bone crunching sounds are gone from SOR2 in favor of weird sack slapping sounds. It's even worse that randomly the soundfx don't even play at all for 5-10 seconds at a time sometimes and you're just hitting enemies with only the music playing.
A friend of mine suggested your video, great work. :) SOR3 doesn't get enough love. I personally enjoy it, though tend to play Bare Knuckle III. SOR3 on Normal is very tough, and I've made it to the final boss for the good ending before. I'm also working on an alternative soundtrack, and your vid's inspired a good mood to return to my tracks, so thanks!
SoR3 is a hardcore masterpiece. Like it so much.
agreed