I’ve only realised this now, but Drake of the 99 Dragons is everything that executives thought was popular in the 90’s and 00’s, which of course was absolutely nothing close to what consumers wanted, because that’s how executives are.
@@retrogamelover2012 if they are out of touch with the world, then why are gamers like you and the commenter out of touch with reality? Like most gamers I see prioritize playing a 80 hour rpg or some boring snes game over hygiene and anything to keep your body healthy
@@slurp-savior Pretty presumptuous of you to think either of us are hygene-impared slobs, with no social lives or basic understanding of what goes on in the world. Hell, I tend to have a more easy-going attitude when it comes to long-running franchises, because I've seen time and time again, that it's ultimately one of the more healthier mind-sets to have. Just don't mistake that as me not willing to call out corporate bullshit when it happens.
I don't know considering the game came out a month after the third Matrix movie so many stuff like this was not a bitter goal by Executives but other people.
To be honest, this game LOOKS like it COULD have been cool. I mean, a game with Matrix-style action, comic book graphics, and a si-fi/Japanese mythology storyline? That could have been AWESOME!
Drake looks like Bizzaro Superman from the Superman Animated Series but with dragon tattoo on his chest and Matrix style clothing and Matrix jumping physics with guns..
Y'know the worst part is, Drake dying and waking up in random places is actually a great idea for a sandbox game with rogue-like elements You're wandering around, doing a quest, then get killed. You need to wait several hours (in-game) for your body to heal, so you wake up suddenly and you're in a morgue somewhere... because they found a random dead guy in the streets and that's what they do with random dead guys they find in the streets. So you bust out of the morgue, collect up your weapons again, get going and bam, dead again, this time you wake up in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, and manage to bust out but find you're already several in-game miles away from your destination. That idea itself is actually really solid... it's just a shame it's trapped in a terrible game like this.
So when you die, they put you into a wait screen, which takes you to a punishment wait screen, which takes you to a wait screen, which takes you back to the game. All that because you died in a game that's almost impossible to play. That's fair. (*Sarcasm*)
They could've made it less annoying (not that it would matter, it's a shitty game anyways) by making the whole "being moked in the spirit realm" THE only loading screen. Like the elevators in many games, those are stealth loading screens lol.
it would have been better if being in the spirit realm had a benefit like buying new weapons or temporary boosts to health or damage and act as a hub world if drake dies after every level
Coming from your new statement - The truth is now out there, Its good you waited to formulate a response. The internet hasn't been kind, but we still support you Jared! Can't get enough of your classic review videos, that intro gets me nostalgic every time :)
This was the first video of his I saw. I also like revisiting it. I actually think his older reviews are better. His new videos are a little too loud and energetic.
+Gamerdude854 Where are the other assassins in the building, they can easily hear them bricking in. WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Masterpotato Yeah, we need to rip off Master Chief in the lamest possible way! By making our main character sound like a brooding amateurish idiot, and having him get killed every two to ten seconds! And when he dies, have his arms wildly flailing around, like his arms have a mind of their own! It’s genius!
Of all the old jokes that Jared probably cringes at, my personal favorite is Jared's non-explanation of Tang's plans at 13:12. He just gestures after not giving an explanation and it cracks me up every single time.
Why the heck is Drake's master a normal Asian guy, and Drake looks like edgy mime? Also, the main character died 2 times in the first level. Like, in canon. So cool right?
LazyPastry Technically, he’s white because he’s pale since he’s dead. But since the game is rushed to fucking oblivion, it kinda doesn’t matter why things of the game is like this.
you know, after rewatching this I just noticed this is basically Cheetahmen all over again, with the developers trying to make it a franchise before the game even lauched
I was one of the ones who believed all the toxic shit that came from twitter... kinda feel like crap for believing it so I guess I'm trying to make it up by going back and watching his old vids.
Ah, I have no doubt it was NOT meant to be Kenny. becuase if you kill Kenny, you are a bastard. Kill Drake, and you are... probably just an ordinary, run-of-the-mill person.
I don't know what it is about what could just be a simple review video from a dude on the internet, but something about Jared and this video along with his whole channel just makes me feel genuinely happy. Anytime I feel shitty or just bored even I was without fail laugh and smile watching these videos man. Thanks for all your videos Jared, you'll always have my respect.
Wait a minute...a dark, edgy character, he holds two guns but never reloads and simply picks up two new guns, soul collecting to restore health... ...he's bloody Reaper from Overwatch!
Well, Overwatch doesn't take itself entirely seriously. Yeah, I know, big shock. But its tone certainly helps Reaper be a little charming in his unabashed Shadow the Hedgehog-ness. As opposed to Drake's almost complete lack of charm or enjoyable tone. Well, it's unintentionally hilarious in how inept it is, I suppose.
That demon realm platforming bit reminds me a lot of near the end of Half-Life. I apologise to both Valve and Lord Gaben for disgracing HL1 by comparing it to this shite.
I've got it! The Drake of the 99 Dragons Charity Gang! Basically, playing the entirety of Drake of the 99 Dragons to 100% completion gives money to charities of your choice, like treatment for cancer, or helping impoverished kids. I think that's the only way someone should ever play the game.
Would...would everyone stop saying 'basically' so much? I know this is off topic and I am being 'that guy' right now, but why? Why do people say basically so much? Basically this. Basically that. If there is ANY word that is overused, it's that one. It needs to stop.
tiakpark Well, basically, we just happen to basically like the word, basically. You basically cannot stop one from basically saying it, no matter what you basically do. Basically, live with it. :)
+Mr0life I'm pretty sure Hatred was a Spinoff of Drake of the 99 Dragons, only all the supernatural stuff was taken out, and only one map is used to shoot innocents, rather than evils. x3
Yeah, this is just a case of wasted potential, really. I mean, who doesn't like the idea of playing a game that's like a John Woo style action comic, involving East Asian mystics?
Play GunGrave, it has cel shaded graphics, has a mafia/sci fi theme going on, kick ass music, a BETTER comic book style, and it's not as boring as this piece of garbage. So yeah, emulate it and have fun. It's on PS2
Is it just me, or does Drake seem to be a Gary Stu Wannabe assassin? I mean, he has fricking powers, unlimited ammo, has never been caught, and can die multiple times. Oh, and he has a bit of a depressing backstory.
I'm guessing that whole 'pull out two new guns instead of reloading' thing is a reference to the lobby gunfight scene in The Matrix, where Neo runs out of ammo for his duel pistols and takes two more because he doesn't have time to reload.
@@KiraSlith hey, when someone comes out swinging that hard with so much faked evidence, you can forgive a fan or even just acquaintance buying that something iffy happened. We're not jareds personal circle of friends, its a fanbase and what she did was a specifically designed hit on him with her sob stories. Even pbg had caved at one point and I don't even know if they're still cool anymore or not. 🙁 It was rough for everyone, so don't stand there and high-horse and cast stones down on people like it makes you any bigger a person for flipping a coin and calling heads. Thats just scummy, man.
Seamus Stanley Sure! They lose because they’re so ashamed! I mean, with the new Smash Bros. coming out in December, including over 60 characters, including Ridley, Ryu, and Bayonetta, why not put a terrible game character in there too! Not calling Ryu, Ridley or Bayonetta terrible, just saying.
hey a sequel to a old and crappy game CAN BE AWESOME....not in this case tough because the first game was so bad they wouldn't have hope for the sequel...and it wouldn't sell....I'm just waiting for someone to mention it at E3
I saw this in a clearance bin at a local retro game store. I thought I'd never be plagued by this game's presence. I go to read the back and I hear Projared say "Don't pick it up." I heeded these words and moved on. I was spared a terrible fate that day.
Nappa sits down to play game Nappa: uh....uh.... vegeta look! A crappy game. Game kills character 5 times. Nappa: oh you making me so mad! Vegeta look imma firing my bwaaaaaa!
Ride to Hell was originally going to have a franchise until the game was an atomic disaster, which means that Ride to Hell & Drake of the 99 Dragons both have something in common: Their franchises ended before they even began, and suffered the same fate as a result. That's my 2 cents anyways.
Over-hyping the shit out of it, just for it to come out and be a stinking pile of shit? Sounds just about right Jared. This and Colonial Marines seem to be cut from the same cloth in that respect.
3:31 I just couldn't stay sane. I feel like I almost died by laughing. That has to be one of the worse, most contrived Badass scenes ever. He dives there like some sort of 5 year child playing spy or something, points his gun at everything while looking extremely confused, and literally just stays kneeling there doing nothing while everyone else shoots
Xplay had the absolute best review of this game! "Drake of the 99 Dragons isn't based on an existing comic book. But if it were, that comic would suck!" "He disfigured Jay Leno when he stole his chin, and his mouth is perpetually open as if he's just as shocked as we are at how utterly crappy this game is." "Running up the stairs is an effort! RUNNING is an effort!"
Anyone else think this could be remade by PlatinumGames or the branch at CapCom that worked on Devil May Cry? I could totally see it: take the gunplay and combos of Bayonetta, the speed of Vanquish, and use the magic planned for Spellbound, and we could get a good Drake of the 99 Dragons remake.
This brings me back to the time when Americans were trying so hard to include Asian elements in their games, i say Asian because it was like they couldn't decide if they wanted Chinese or Japanese elements and just sorta mashed them together...
I never really seen the comparisons to Reaper and Drake. Reaper has more of a Dishonored/Matrix feel to me than Drake. on top of that Reaper is actually in a good game
Okay, the first few Overwatch references in comment sections on any video were fine, but not fucking everything should be associated with Overwatch. It's getting obnoxious. Most of the time, people stretch for an Overwatch reference. It's not even funny anymore.
lmao The overwatch fandom does this, the undertale fandom, fnaf fandom and so on. It's everywhere and it shouldn't be taken so seriously. It's a fucking comment just simply ignore it.
Yvette Austin And all of those fandoms are a fucking cancer. Any fandom is. It's obnoxious as shit not being able to go anywhereeeeee without a stupid ass reference that's trying so hard to grasp at straws and shoehorn itself in.
my friend once told me that this was his most despised game of all time. Recently I found 12 copies of this game at Bookmans for a dollar each. needless to say... he hated his birthday present.
Looking back on all of Projared's videos reminded me of why i subscribed to him. I am so glad I never believed all of the allegations against him. Loyal subscriber way back from 7 years ago. This guy got me through my college years. More power to you!
I heard they had like only six months to develop the game. The game had so much potential, even for a multimedia series, to be honest. If they hadn't stuck with the stupid limit they were given, it could have become a franchise I would have certainly enjoyed.
Yeah, a story driven 3rd person shooter inspired by comic books and John Woo films done right sounds amazing. Good thing that happened 2 years before Drake Of The 99 Dragons, it's called Max Payne so this game would've been unnecessary even if it was done competently
Drake jumping out of the window and dying straight up takes me back to watching the Other Guys where the Rock and Samuel L. Jackson aim for the bushes.
John Wright Not Lego, which is awesome, but shitty Mega Bloks. fuck ALL Lego clones. (Edit: clearly I'm not the only person who thinks this, because I actually got LIKES on this comment.)
i had a nightmare where someone was robbing my house and it was just drake of the 99 dragons in a t-pose. still scary though
w what
Connor Smith do you mean drake was t posing in your nightmare or that a man sized box of the game was robbing you?
Sounds mental scarring right there
That's not how dreams work but ok
Holy, what did you eat to dream like that?
I’ve only realised this now, but Drake of the 99 Dragons is everything that executives thought was popular in the 90’s and 00’s, which of course was absolutely nothing close to what consumers wanted, because that’s how executives are.
Yeah, let's be honest here. Executives couldn't be more out-of-touch with the world around them, if they literally lived on the moon.
@@retrogamelover2012 if they are out of touch with the world, then why are gamers like you and the commenter out of touch with reality?
Like most gamers I see prioritize playing a 80 hour rpg or some boring snes game over hygiene and anything to keep your body healthy
@@slurp-savior Pretty presumptuous of you to think either of us are hygene-impared slobs, with no social lives or basic understanding of what goes on in the world.
Hell, I tend to have a more easy-going attitude when it comes to long-running franchises, because I've seen time and time again, that it's ultimately one of the more healthier mind-sets to have.
Just don't mistake that as me not willing to call out corporate bullshit when it happens.
I don't know considering the game came out a month after the third Matrix movie so many stuff like this was not a bitter goal by Executives but other people.
im not so sure..i think the idea and the premise of this game was really cool..just not the execution.
"most people I meet I only meet once" the most honest quote from this game because this was his only game and faded into obscurity rightfully so.
After 3 months in the spirit world, Jared has revived
I wish this game was remade....Hopefully by Nether realm or Insomiac...
I wonder what kind of insults the spirit gods used during that time.
To be honest, this game LOOKS like it COULD have been cool. I mean, a game with Matrix-style action, comic book graphics, and a si-fi/Japanese mythology storyline? That could have been AWESOME!
No... It would have been 90s cool
jd johnson I got the impression that the mythology was Chinese, but I see what you're thinking.
I've always wanted to make a game that would have been this game's general aesthetic with ultra-bloody Devil May Cry melee combat, and Gun Kata
#couldhave
Jacob Wood It's a time paradox! oooooohhhhhhhhhhh
The actual name of this game is Drake of the 99 cents: Bargain Bin Edition
+1
+DemiAngel75 LOL!
nice
Best comment here.
7.8/10 Too much Water- IGN
Drake looks like Bizzaro Superman from the Superman Animated Series but with dragon tattoo on his chest and Matrix style clothing and Matrix jumping physics with guns..
Sort of. It's not a good combination.
TheGlubnar isthewat you mean superman? If not, I'd love to see "supermam."
To me, he's more like a terrible mix of Batman, Neo, and Iron Fist, except without the charisma and coolness that those three have.
D Prototype So calling him supermam makes sense then.
And trying way too hard to be Devil May Crys Dante.
The classic white hair version,not the Edward Cullen wannabe.
Watching all of ProJared's video's gang rise up
Yep
Represent
Hell yeah brother
I'm watching a bunch of the old videos
Hello
Y'know the worst part is, Drake dying and waking up in random places is actually a great idea for a sandbox game with rogue-like elements
You're wandering around, doing a quest, then get killed. You need to wait several hours (in-game) for your body to heal, so you wake up suddenly and you're in a morgue somewhere... because they found a random dead guy in the streets and that's what they do with random dead guys they find in the streets.
So you bust out of the morgue, collect up your weapons again, get going and bam, dead again, this time you wake up in the ambulance on the way to the hospital, and manage to bust out but find you're already several in-game miles away from your destination.
That idea itself is actually really solid... it's just a shame it's trapped in a terrible game like this.
This is definitely one of those "trying too hard to be cool" kinds of games.
Tell me about it
Shadow the Hedgehog, released near the same year.
Christian Solomon Must be a trend.
"This is a one-way street. TO HELL."
- Actual fucking line from this game
(cough) Shadow the Hedgehog (cough)
Drake and the 99 Death Screens.
I think you mean 9999 death screens.
You mean 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 deaths
HA
+Hibub Games engage Hitler mode
+The Scout Here drake of the 99 woes
and you know how that should go
"So I guess it's over?"
"No, its just the beginning. You will go on to star as the edgelord protagonist of crappy topdown shooter 'Hatred'".
And then be hired by giant nerds fighting other giant nerds.
And then become an edgelord with shotguns that used to work for future Interpol.
Suddenly, the stupid-evil levels of rage of the playable character from "Hatred" suddenly makes sense.
Also, your name will be legally changed to “Not Important”
the only thing thats over is his career
So when you die, they put you into a wait screen, which takes you to a punishment wait screen, which takes you to a wait screen, which takes you back to the game. All that because you died in a game that's almost impossible to play. That's fair. (*Sarcasm*)
They could've made it less annoying (not that it would matter, it's a shitty game anyways) by making the whole "being moked in the spirit realm" THE only loading screen.
Like the elevators in many games, those are stealth loading screens lol.
Gabriel Moreira Martínez I wish that were the case...
it would have been better if being in the spirit realm had a benefit like buying new weapons or temporary boosts to health or damage and act as a hub world if drake dies after every level
Tattoo of the undying dragon?
Ah the sweet stench of irony.
IKR
Whats ironic?
+Alab The tattoo itself is undying yet Drake himself dies every five minutes.
Actually, I think that's the point. Drake doesn't STAY dead.
InoMercy But he still dies anyways. So, still ironic, wouldn’t you say?
The spirits probably would have been better off choosing a random dude at a gas station than Drake
+Pan Z I just hope that they don't choose a portly guy. Because then, he'll get killed by bees.
@ persona 4
Coming from your new statement - The truth is now out there, Its good you waited to formulate a response. The internet hasn't been kind, but we still support you Jared!
Can't get enough of your classic review videos, that intro gets me nostalgic every time :)
*Drake Dies*
.....Master Assassin.
Ezio: Ha! Yeah Sure!
Agent 47: What a bitch
+Lugia Agent 86: Missed it by that much
N30R3M
Who's Agent 86?
Sonic 2099 The Hedgehog One pretty old comedy Get Smart! which is title of the show
This is actually one of my favorite ProJared video's, i can't stop coming back to it.
Me too! It's one of the most hilarious vids he's ever made. ;)
This was the first video of his I saw. I also like revisiting it. I actually think his older reviews are better. His new videos are a little too loud and energetic.
+Gamerdude854 Where are the other assassins in the building, they can easily hear them bricking in. WHAT THE HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Same here. Along with Alone in the Dark and Dragon Ball Z Sagas.
+Gamerdude854 Rocky and Pocky for me, if only for the cold start. Gets me every time XD
A wise game reviewer once said "the camera is like the working class; if you cannot control it, it will plot to destroy you".
Edward Bottle Your comment reminds me of shin chan :3 Thank you I haven't watched it in years...you know what I think I'll go do that XD
Edward Bottle And I just started reading Jam!
Edward Bottle Who said that?
Kenneth Ayoob Yahtzee Croshaw from Zero Punctuation. It's in the Epic Mickey review IIRC.
Edward Bottle Your profile picture scares me.
so AVGN just played this and it turns out if you stand directly in front of the red thing and done look at the boss, he'll barely touch you.
Release Title:Drake of the 99 Dragons
Working title:Matrix simulator 2003 (alpha 0.0.1)
Mitchel McMullen Drake of the 99 Matrix Ripoffs.
Masterchief: "No this is just the beginning."
Creators of Drake T99D: Oh that was awesome! We need to do that!
Masterpotato Yeah, we need to rip off Master Chief in the lamest possible way! By making our main character sound like a brooding amateurish idiot, and having him get killed every two to ten seconds! And when he dies, have his arms wildly flailing around, like his arms have a mind of their own! It’s genius!
@@ginamolina820 So basically Master Chief minus everything good about Master Chief.
It's actually a classic stock line. Drake of the 99 Dragons really was that unoriginal.
Reminds me of how the Battletoads dropped pilot ended with text saying "The Beginning"
Of all the old jokes that Jared probably cringes at, my personal favorite is Jared's non-explanation of Tang's plans at 13:12. He just gestures after not giving an explanation and it cracks me up every single time.
Jared is probably the most consistently funny RUclipsr I've seen. His Two Worlds video still holds up quite decently
That part is so great
IVE GOT 99 DRAGONS BUT A DRAKE AINT ONE
That was good.
Probably because he keeps dying.
***** That's probably where the other 98 dragons come from
XD
Lol
A sick part of me wants to play this game
You know what to do then.
I meant take any game and hit your head for six hours.
that's what i did and it hurts.
unless you actually mean you're going to buy it.
DON'T DO IT
YOU'LL DIE
***** Exactly we were trying to SCARE HIM.
P.S. Gladly your here to remind him
p.p.s ZOMG UR REALLY HERE
*****
I saw Drake Of The 99 Dragons at a video game store and I touched it's putrid case. I bought Ocarina Of Time 3D instead the next day.
I once saw this game in a flea market for 2 cents
+Just a Wizard lizard in a blizzard Might consider getting it if it was just 3 cents cheaper.
It should be 10000000000000 drake guns dropped
Drop it by $5000. I would buy it, throw it away, and buy a bunch of good games.
Did you buy it and sell it online for $1.98 profit?
+Just a Wizard lizard in a blizzard where .....because is 20$ on amazon
Why the heck is Drake's master a normal Asian guy, and Drake looks like edgy mime?
Also, the main character died 2 times in the first level. Like, in canon.
So cool right?
LazyPastry Technically, he’s white because he’s pale since he’s dead. But since the game is rushed to fucking oblivion, it kinda doesn’t matter why things of the game is like this.
@@Ponynstuff320 but even during the first cut scene and tutorial fight he looks like someone dipped him in flour
you know, after rewatching this I just noticed this is basically Cheetahmen all over again, with the developers trying to make it a franchise before the game even lauched
Even that got a standalone sequel after the first game was part of Action 52. Plus a third game was planned for a system that never came out.
Obviously those pistols were made by Tediore.
+Epiquerty I personally prefer Vladof Hyperion and Jakobs
+Ismael Lovera -- Jakobs is the way to go for sure.
+VICEGIRLS Not a finer pistol manufactorer around
+VICEGIRLS If you have to fire more than once then you weren't using a Jakobs xD
+Nepu-Tech USA Should have gotten Bandit firearms.
God, 2011 and this man STILL looks the same today.
I have a strong belief that ProJared is a vampire, that will never age...well, physically at least
And innocent, not to mention.
I'll be amazed if there's a fan remake of this, idk why... Maybe it's because I wanna see a working, finished and restored version of this game
That would be interesting.
I mean, the production values don't look out of the league of what Indie Devs nowadays could manage.
That implies having fans
not gonna happen. EVER.
If we can have people that have fixed the GBA ports of sonic 1 a fan made improvement is possible tons of Mods and roms have been made to fix games
Who's here after Projared just put out 45 minutes of straight facts?
Ikr... poor dude...
@@jdmking4776 I was part of the hate train too :( and so were so many other people and big RUclipsrs without getting all the facts.
Me
Good thing I deleted my comment
I was one of the ones who believed all the toxic shit that came from twitter... kinda feel like crap for believing it so I guess I'm trying to make it up by going back and watching his old vids.
Much love Jared. I hope things get better for you.
You sure Drake's name wasn't originally Kenny?
"OH MY GOD, THEY KILLED KENNY
YOU HERO'S."
Ah, I have no doubt it was NOT meant to be Kenny. becuase if you kill Kenny, you are a bastard. Kill Drake, and you are... probably just an ordinary, run-of-the-mill person.
Lanky macCrazyhair If you kill Drake, you are a MASTER ASSASSIN!
I don't know what it is about what could just be a simple review video from a dude on the internet, but something about Jared and this video along with his whole channel just makes me feel genuinely happy. Anytime I feel shitty or just bored even I was without fail laugh and smile watching these videos man. Thanks for all your videos Jared, you'll always have my respect.
I get it, it's called Drake of the 99 Dragons, because you die at least 99 times.
In the tutorial.
i hope the 13 year old that wrote the dialogue for this game is old enough now to accept responsibility for this abomination
lol
I'm 13 years old and I take offense to that because even I could write something better than this piece of trash
I hope Jared doesn’t slide into her dms
@@ehfoiwehfowjedioheoih4829 fuck, beat me to it
"Most people I meet, I only meet once."
You can only actually meet somebody once. Anything after that, you're already acquainted with them.
Just smiling through this binge...this one is special
Spreading the love int he comments today as I watch Jared's video!
ive seen you around, youre a hero
Same
I hate thirty second, unskippable, horror movie ads. They're all PG-13 too. Idk why I mentioned that but it sucks.
Same here, they're so awful!
I agree
and i’m constantly seeing several ads for a goddamn shitty horror movie with a stupid doll. i’m also constantly trying to report them.
@CaptainHeckYeah what damn ads are you getting !?!
Wait a minute...a dark, edgy character, he holds two guns but never reloads and simply picks up two new guns, soul collecting to restore health...
...he's bloody Reaper from Overwatch!
But yet there is one CLEAR difference.... Blizzard did it right.
I mean in game yeah, character design is still really dumb and not cool at all lol
But at least reaper does not die all the time
Only without shotgun pistols.
But yeah, the resemblance is uncanny.
Well, Overwatch doesn't take itself entirely seriously.
Yeah, I know, big shock.
But its tone certainly helps Reaper be a little charming in his unabashed Shadow the Hedgehog-ness.
As opposed to Drake's almost complete lack of charm or enjoyable tone. Well, it's unintentionally hilarious in how inept it is, I suppose.
Who's here supporting Jared after that amazing video?!
Me!
Everyone except the haters
🙋♀️
That demon realm platforming bit reminds me a lot of near the end of Half-Life.
I apologise to both Valve and Lord Gaben for disgracing HL1 by comparing it to this shite.
Our lord and savior Gaben forgives you
PRAISE BE TO LORD GABEN
Alexander Steed MAY YOU BE SENT TO VALVEHALLA
NickandAlftraz And everyone said, "Gaben"
Alexander Steed gaben.tv/ Have a good life....or half-life ?
I've got it! The Drake of the 99 Dragons Charity Gang! Basically, playing the entirety of Drake of the 99 Dragons to 100% completion gives money to charities of your choice, like treatment for cancer, or helping impoverished kids. I think that's the only way someone should ever play the game.
***** ........fuck, didn't think of that. Well, this one is just specifically Drake of the 99 Dragons, no other terrible games.
Jacob Felger
So like Desert Bus for Hope.
Alpha Man Exactly. Except with Dot99D, instead of Desert Bus.
Would...would everyone stop saying 'basically' so much? I know this is off topic and I am being 'that guy' right now, but why? Why do people say basically so much? Basically this. Basically that. If there is ANY word that is overused, it's that one. It needs to stop.
tiakpark Well, basically, we just happen to basically like the word, basically. You basically cannot stop one from basically saying it, no matter what you basically do. Basically, live with it. :)
I didn't know Hatred was a sequel to something
+Mr0life I'm pretty sure Hatred was a Spinoff of Drake of the 99 Dragons, only all the supernatural stuff was taken out, and only one map is used to shoot innocents, rather than evils. x3
+Mr0life Not Important is the best character ever
I really want someone to fully remake/rework this game so its atleast decent.
We have the technology to make even the cdi games decent
Yeah, this is just a case of wasted potential, really.
I mean, who doesn't like the idea of playing a game that's like a John Woo style action comic, involving East Asian mystics?
Play GunGrave, it has cel shaded graphics, has a mafia/sci fi theme going on, kick ass music, a BETTER comic book style, and it's not as boring as this piece of garbage.
So yeah, emulate it and have fun. It's on PS2
Yeah but it’s going to be hard to drum up support for it as few people have heard of it and those who have, well probably just watched the video.
I think the number of dragons in the title are representing the number of times Drake dies in-game.
Seeing this video in December 2013, it's cool seeing how much the video quality has improved in two years. Keep going Jared!
Is it just me, or does Drake seem to be a Gary Stu Wannabe assassin?
I mean, he has fricking powers, unlimited ammo, has never been caught, and can die multiple times. Oh, and he has a bit of a depressing backstory.
Ferretgirl2014 AJ I'd think the same thing, but you'd figure a Gary Stu would _avoid_ dying profusely, not just keep coming back from it.
Well, that's true. Unless if the Gary Stu wanted to "brag" to any other characters.
I thought of DMC.
+Ferretgirl2014 AJ
Marty Stu,
Marty Stu
He's a Demon
Wolf
Dragon King
Marty Stu!
Oh yeah, and Gun Akimbo action.
this is like samurai jacks drunk cousin.
Dave The Gamer who was inbred and had his skull crushed by a stone
And then the same crushed skull got stabbed and he got brain damaged
Dave The Gamer with both of his arms being turned to noodles and contracting lockjaw.
"Samurai fool!"
"Yah?"
*Samurai crack*
So, where's the "99 Dragons"?
I don't see a single dragon (European or Chinese), let alone ninety-nine of them.
PokeMaster22222 lol XD
PokeMaster22222 the clan drake is apart of is called the 99 dragons clan
I guess his tattoo thing on his chest is supposed to be a dragon...
It's not 99 dragons. It's 99 times he cheated with his wife.
@Jesus Christ I'm pretty sure they arent trying to be original, just making fun of his status.
My marathon of rewatching, liking, and commenting on every Jared video continues. Video five.
Same, brother! :-)
@@MrSonicMario1 🫡👍
I'm guessing that whole 'pull out two new guns instead of reloading' thing is a reference to the lobby gunfight scene in The Matrix, where Neo runs out of ammo for his duel pistols and takes two more because he doesn't have time to reload.
Sure, but that made sense in that context. In this game, it's just weird.
The least I can do is watch all your awesome videos again, whilst I didn't publicly join in the lynch mob I did believe the allegations.
tf are YOU doing here lol
@@lemmmakestunes8312 supporting an innocent man
Why'd you buy the allegations in the first place?
@@KiraSlith hey, when someone comes out swinging that hard with so much faked evidence, you can forgive a fan or even just acquaintance buying that something iffy happened. We're not jareds personal circle of friends, its a fanbase and what she did was a specifically designed hit on him with her sob stories. Even pbg had caved at one point and I don't even know if they're still cool anymore or not. 🙁 It was rough for everyone, so don't stand there and high-horse and cast stones down on people like it makes you any bigger a person for flipping a coin and calling heads. Thats just scummy, man.
@@KiraSlith most people did. They can hardly be blamed
Drake for Super Smash Bros 5
PokeDude011 would his final smash be jumping out of a window in such an "amazing" fashion that the opponent loses?
Drake > Ridley
Seamus Stanley Sure! They lose because they’re so ashamed! I mean, with the new Smash Bros. coming out in December, including over 60 characters, including Ridley, Ryu, and Bayonetta, why not put a terrible game character in there too! Not calling Ryu, Ridley or Bayonetta terrible, just saying.
Well, we DID get Joker... they both use guns..!
Seamus Stanley Be careful what you wish for
2:30
Drake's arms flailing completely matches Jared's confusion.
15:22 that's a great way to end a completely broken game
I'd still smell his fuck stinker tho... I'd even tongue punch it and say "HEYYYYA HEYYYA THIS IS WAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF"
2003 was also the same year Max Payne 2 came out
I somehow read that as Matrix Payne 3
and motherfuckin Grand Theft Auto Vice City for Xbox and PC!
LET'S GET A KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN TO MAKE A SEQUEL!!!
said no one ever...
hey a sequel to a old and crappy game CAN BE AWESOME....not in this case tough because the first game was so bad they wouldn't have hope for the sequel...and it wouldn't sell....I'm just waiting for someone to mention it at E3
It would still be better than Mighty No 9…
Tony R. That game was okay at best
rip vinny's xbox game 2003-2014
Rip in pizza pasta
have your grandma pull a car around
This is coming to Steam March 6th.
Oh God.
I saw this in a clearance bin at a local retro game store. I thought I'd never be plagued by this game's presence. I go to read the back and I hear Projared say "Don't pick it up." I heeded these words and moved on. I was spared a terrible fate that day.
VEGETA! WHAT DOES THE SCOUTER SAY ABOUT DRAKES DEATH COUNT!
vegeta: ITS OVER 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's...1006.
Nappa: what... really?
Vegeta: Yeah. Kick its ass Nappa!
nappa: yay!
drake: ah crap-
nappa: *kicks drakes ass*
Nappa sits down to play game
Nappa: uh....uh.... vegeta look! A crappy game.
Game kills character 5 times.
Nappa: oh you making me so mad! Vegeta look imma firing my bwaaaaaa!
Guess ill have to find someone else to play with.
Drake: COME AT ME IM A BADASS!
Nappa:You.
Drake: what..."facepalms into rock"
woo hoo! not me! uh drake?
Ride to Hell was originally going to have a franchise until the game was an atomic disaster, which means that Ride to Hell & Drake of the 99 Dragons both have something in common: Their franchises ended before they even began, and suffered the same fate as a result.
That's my 2 cents anyways.
Just like action 52. They thought they were gonna have comic books and toys
I honestly think Ride to hell is better than this game
So basically, they pulled an Aliens Colonial Marines before it even came out
SHOTS FIRED
True.
Is there anything salvageable from alien colonial marines?
Nolen Gwo Actually, most of the really big issues have since been patched iirc, but nobody cares anymore because it was so bad on release lol
Over-hyping the shit out of it, just for it to come out and be a stinking pile of shit? Sounds just about right Jared. This and Colonial Marines seem to be cut from the same cloth in that respect.
After this video there was an ad for depression medication.
3:31 I just couldn't stay sane. I feel like I almost died by laughing. That has to be one of the worse, most contrived Badass scenes ever. He dives there like some sort of 5 year child playing spy or something, points his gun at everything while looking extremely confused, and literally just stays kneeling there doing nothing while everyone else shoots
Guess who just beat drake of 99 dragons without dying during gameplay?!?
None because this game is impossible to control
Xplay had the absolute best review of this game!
"Drake of the 99 Dragons isn't based on an existing comic book. But if it were, that comic would suck!"
"He disfigured Jay Leno when he stole his chin, and his mouth is perpetually open as if he's just as shocked as we are at how utterly crappy this game is."
"Running up the stairs is an effort! RUNNING is an effort!"
Great video. Glad to be part of this community.
🫂
I want to play a game where you exposition everyone to death
I guess that game would be Destiny.
+Trevor Mason117 Sad part is, despite the ton of exposition...there's still no story.
+Trevor Mason117 i was talking about you character says si much exposition that everyone in the game dies
+Wizard Gohan pretty much every other Steam indie horror game
@@wizgi7201 Yu-Gi-Oh.
99 Dragons, 1 video, all fair use.
ProJared: Stay fair, my friends.
Jared wasted 9.17 hours in the spirit world awaiting respawn.
Edit: Minutes, not hours lol
damn u calculated it
It's minutes, not hours.
Kylianos3 I bet it felt like hours
He also wasted an 8 year career
solosnoop1 Bruh
Anyone else think this could be remade by PlatinumGames or the branch at CapCom that worked on Devil May Cry? I could totally see it: take the gunplay and combos of Bayonetta, the speed of Vanquish, and use the magic planned for Spellbound, and we could get a good Drake of the 99 Dragons remake.
Drake of the 99 Dragons, The "Food Fight" of gaming universe.
I have never read a youtube comment more accurate than this.
so true
This guy dies more than Kenny from South Park
At least it has animation thats watchable
No, this game had potential. Foodfight had nothing going for it. All it took was Charlie Sheen as a cast member.
This brings me back to the time when Americans were trying so hard to include Asian elements in their games, i say Asian because it was like they couldn't decide if they wanted Chinese or Japanese elements and just sorta mashed them together...
I got 99 dragons and the bitch ain't one.....i regret nothing
I wouldnt
Coming back to this makes it very clear how much you've improved
You're moving up in the world of RUclips! I'm proud of ya'!
I never really seen the comparisons to Reaper and Drake. Reaper has more of a Dishonored/Matrix feel to me than Drake. on top of that Reaper is actually in a good game
Okay, the first few Overwatch references in comment sections on any video were fine, but not fucking everything should be associated with Overwatch. It's getting obnoxious. Most of the time, people stretch for an Overwatch reference. It's not even funny anymore.
Thank you. Overwatch is great and all, but the community is starting to swell to Whovian and Undertale levels of embarrassing.
Could not agree more.
lmao The overwatch fandom does this, the undertale fandom, fnaf fandom and so on. It's everywhere and it shouldn't be taken so seriously. It's a fucking comment just simply ignore it.
Yvette Austin And all of those fandoms are a fucking cancer. Any fandom is. It's obnoxious as shit not being able to go anywhereeeeee without a stupid ass reference that's trying so hard to grasp at straws and shoehorn itself in.
grow some balls and ignore it
We love you Jared. Watching this in 2017 to help support you while you recover from your loss of home. Good luck, buddy!
Yeah, that's not cel shaded; there are gradients.
Drake of the 99 Muscle Spasms
my friend once told me that this was his most despised game of all time. Recently I found 12 copies of this game at Bookmans for a dollar each.
needless to say... he hated his birthday present.
Looking back on all of Projared's videos reminded me of why i subscribed to him. I am so glad I never believed all of the allegations against him. Loyal subscriber way back from 7 years ago. This guy got me through my college years. More power to you!
Well Travis Touchdown is an assassin and he doesn't sneak to kill his target, he goes head first as well.
The story make it obvious that Travis is a looser. Everyone underestimate him in the game and he get his ass kicked in most boss's intro.
taz31999 i think it's just a title to make him sound cool. that's Suda51 stick making shit badass for the hell of it.
bloodychuckle
But we can we at least admit no more heroes is an awesome game.
if i ever play it i think i would agree, but i still want him to fight star killer or dante (dmc).
Yeah
The game could have been good, if the developers weren't so lazy.
I heard they had like only six months to develop the game. The game had so much potential, even for a multimedia series, to be honest. If they hadn't stuck with the stupid limit they were given, it could have become a franchise I would have certainly enjoyed.
SonicTheHedgehog91 yep
Yeah, a story driven 3rd person shooter inspired by comic books and John Woo films done right sounds amazing. Good thing that happened 2 years before Drake Of The 99 Dragons, it's called Max Payne so this game would've been unnecessary even if it was done competently
syris strong look up Wikipedia to find out why this is unfinished.
syris strong you might be joking but it's apparently the truth.
Gosh this was ten years ago...
I miss this format.
its interesting rewatching this after seeing AVGN video of it. Both do a great job talking about things but i like Jared's more
Ah, 2012 RUclips. This is such a classic.
Now the game is finally out on Steam. Oh the horror of that game. XP
An 8 year old wrote this story and someone was like “this would make a good game”
Drake jumping out of the window and dying straight up takes me back to watching the Other Guys where the Rock and Samuel L. Jackson aim for the bushes.
Watching Projared videos almost feels like a late nineties PBS kids show, in the best way.
Seeing this video in my recommended and noticing that it was uploaded 10 years ago
Insert Troll 2's "Oh My God!"
It’s crazy that I’m so nostalgic for this video.
I got 99 Dragons but a Drake ain't one!
Yes
you win existance
Why is this not top comment?
you ever heard of "originality"?
Seth2378 well then.
It's funny, any cel-shaded game is very comforting to me, because I grew up with Wind Waker. I'll take Jared's advice and not play it, though.
epic liampaul trust me, the trench coat is the ONLY thing that's cell shaded, everything else looks like it was made with mega blocks
John Wright Not Lego, which is awesome, but shitty Mega Bloks.
fuck ALL Lego clones.
(Edit: clearly I'm not the only person who thinks this, because I actually got LIKES on this comment.)
+Jimmy William mega bloks have Halo, Assassins Creed, and COD
PotatoKing Gaming My point made.
+Jimmy William lego has: pg-13 movies and under, and only one video game: minecrap