One of the things I liked about manhunt is that you're not a criminal trying to set a goal, but instead you're being forced to fight deranged serial killers who never interact with society, every gang is out to get you and the brutal takedowns is just cherry on top
I personally think the premise of manhunt is probably the scariest in gaming. There are no bioterror or psychological monsters after the player just screwed up human beings hunting you. I don't think we'll ever get a game like this again.
Condemned criminal origins comes close, but fumbles near the end bringing super natural crap into it, but for the most part it's just crackheads and the homeless that are attacking you, good point in being the scariest premise though - I agree
Sadly no, I'd hope for another game like this in the future, where human beings stripped of any sense of morality wanting to wear you like a suit after they finish putting your soul in a meat grinder and eating it with some bread.
If i remember correctly, on the level where you have to show the dead body of the guy wearing the skirt just before entering the abandoned prison, if you just show up with his head, then Cash will hold it up for the camera and instead Starkweather will say that for bringing his head, you'll get a special gift or treat. Then when you enter the prison, you can find a shotgun in one of the cells. Something to try on a replay if you want.
@@blakebortles6098I don’t remember it working on 360. What I do remember about the 360 version is that Starkweather’s dialogue was bugged and the game thought you always had a headset plugged in meaning you couldn’t hear him, 360 backwards compatibility was a mess.
I miss when rockstar gave us stuff like this, unique concepts with actual thought put into it. when you mentioned the video game manual I went... "that really was neat" we don't even get those anymore. Controversial yet captivating game Manhunt was.
@@elJossu and graphics too. I really like going back to these early 2000's games because of how while they have old graphics, the gameplay is just too fun.
I agree. Rockstar and most AAA gaming companies don't make games like Manhunt now. Heck, Rockstar also published State of Emergency on PS2 and Xbox. They'd never make that today.
One of my favorite aspects of Manhunt as I played through it for the first time a few months ago, was the change in tone and feeling after the first few levels of the game. You start as the Manhunter, creeping in the shadows and sinisterly stalking your prey. But the gangs become increasingly more aware and dangerous until eventually, you become the hunted one. They've captured your family, and continuously ambushed you and thrown you into these horrible situations over and over. When the player realizes the escalation of events, you realize that you are fighting to survive, not to simply murder goons. Sticking to the shadows becomes less of a predatorial stalking, and more of a necessity to hide yourself from the hunters. I feel like this shift became apparent to me during the mall mission. It felt like the first mission that made Cash highly vulnerable. They take away your ability to hide and strap you with a pistol against a mall full of armed lunatics. You leave yourself open for too long, and you're surely dead. You don't feel like a powerful slayer anymore, but a man stuck in a life-or-death loop. The ending seemed to maybe hint at this idea. The credits music is angelic and light. You didn't just serial murder everyone for fun (well, maybe in the beginning), you've freed yourself from this savage and twisted game of hide-and-seek that coerced you into playing it.
anyone else love how the gaming community has discovered manhunt 1/2 finally after all these years and the recent influx of all these manhunt videos? gotta love it man, I was waiting for people to finally recognize its glory and im glad its happening🙌🏾
The game aged and is therefore not perceived as brutal as it was perceived back in the day, youtube recently lifted the ban on manhunt's playthroughs and so did twitch (only the first one). This is why the game kinda became more mainstream today
We all collectively went out to look for examples of rockstar's might before gta five, to remind ourselves that these guys used to make games. Quite a few, myself included, likely have heard of manhunt before and are only now looking at it out of sheer curiosity.
Great game, always felt weird to see so many people calling out this game for violence when a lot of it was technically optional. You can run from a lot of enemies and the level of violence in the executions is entirely on the player.
Technically optional sure but it was absolutely encouraged. I mean starkweather doesn't ever shut his mouth, berating you for not decapping people at every opportunity
Honestly the whole psychological thriller concept has always been really cool, what R* did with both Manhunt games is if Metal Gear Solid was a horror game and we need more horror stuff from Rockstar - it'd certainly be interesting to see.
This is one of my most favorite games of all time, I bought a physical copy when it first came out, lent it to my cousin and never saw it again, a cousin who saved over a 100% complete GTA Vice City file, and who I would never play video games with again. I bought digital copies of Manhunt on both Playstation and Xbox. It's a the only game that terrifies me and excites me at the same time. Even though I know everything that's going to happen I feel uncomfortable when I play it, yet still want to keep playing. The combat encounters where enemies jump out and scare you, it's best to run away, hide in the shadows and execute them as they come looking for you.
One of the things I liked most about this game was the way it progressed. In the beginning, you feel weak and intimidated by the Hunters. It takes awhile to get used to the controls and combat mechanics, and you're constantly learning new tricks and how to use the environment to your advantage. But by the end of the game, YOU become the hunter. You've mastered all the skills and weapons. You feel legitimately dangerous. An apex predator. And the enemies scale up accordingly (e.g. the Cerberus Unit).
This was the one that got away from me as a kid. To this day I haven’t played it. I remember the kids on the playground/06RUclips spreading rumors about Piggsy in San Andreas. Fun times
how i found out about this game i watched a saw the game all death compilation this came up as a similar video I was blown away even when the game looked already look old in the graphics I always liked the vhs style too i really sold me instantly its pretty a good game buy it its very good
I honestly like this game for characters and gangs primarly, but map is also nice, its pretty much one of a kind, can be replayed, and the game was always interesting to explore, either for easter eggs or cut content. And the hardcore walkthrough going as fadt as you can to finish the level is especially fun and tense.
Seriously, I got recommend your channel through The Getaway video. I LOVED that game. And now I've watched your videos on The Warriors game, GTA, and now this. Thank you for going back in time to relive these gems (though I've never played this one). Cheers!
I feel like it would be one of the easier adaptations to make. If they could nail the visual and audio aesthetic, it wouldn't even need a strong plot. If there was a well made art house style Manhunt film, I'd watch the fuck out of that
This game holds a special place in my heart. Started writing and performing music under the name "Projekt Smiley" due to this game. The Smileys just stuck with me
Fun facts: The voice actor for The Tramp was Mark Margolis (Hector Salamanca from Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul, R.I.P.) and the voice actor for Fug is Glenn Fleshler (The Yellow King from True Detective Season 1 and George Remus from Boardwalk Empire).
Such a great game! It’s a shame that Rockstar has never ventured back into Survival/Horror games. An HD remaster of this would be amazing! It could have a similar play style to the resident evil games, action focused with elements of horror
My favorite game and I'm currently 5 staring each scene, and I'm also glad this game has been getting a lot of appreciation with videos like this, being apart of the community for almost 20 years just feels good.
Hey! There actually is a strategy for dealing with that room full of camping Cerberus! If you shoot out all the cameras (indicated by the green reticle) they eventually have no choice but to come out and start patrolling! :)
no way, just about to watch bully retrospective and you upload this! I'm excited, I never actually played or heard much about this so not sure if I'll fully watch if I feel I wanna actually do a play through myself
I had this when it originally released on the PS2. One really immersive feature of the game was that it supported the use of a headset. I had one that came with SOCOM Navy SEALS. The single earpiece and mic worked with the game. The audio from the director would play through the headset only, making it feel like you were wearing an earpiece and you could make sounds into the mic which would attract the hunters. The volume of the noise you made mattered too. You could literally whisper, shout or anything in between and it would affect the size of the noise ring on the radar.
Hey, just got recommended this video and I have to say that I really like your style of editing and narrating. I like how you're making points about the design and balance of the game while making it feel like a personal "gameplay diary" by explaining "And then I went there, and I found that" etc. Has the vibes of "A friend tells you about a game they recently played."
Great to see you cover this gem, as it's among my absolute favorite Rockstar games! It's a very good stealth survival horror game set in a interesting stark gritty urban setting, which reminds me of the Nick Cage movie "8mm", with a quite disturbing atmosphere! I pre-ordered this game & the strategy guide, playing & completing it all the first night I got it! I especially like beating it on the Hardcore difficulty to unlock the terrific 4 bonus levels which are quite good! I have a complete walk through of this game without commentary as I've mastered all of it, beating it several times! I recommend playing the sequel which has even better mechanics & weapons with excellent environmental kills available!
The best little detail I loved in manhunt was when you entered a new area with an enemies head on your belt it would get covered in a plastic bag. Like even the developers decided it would be sanitary to put the head in a bag 😂
27:56 Cash doesn't ask the Director a bunch of questions at the start because he can't. Starkweather gives Cash an earpiece so he can speak to Cash, but Cash does not have a microphone to speak back to Starkweather with. That's why he doesn't really talk until he's rescuing his family members and later the news reporter, before then the only people who he could talk to were people out to kill him.
T2 won't let it happen. They want everyone to forget about this IP and focus on GTA Online. They want to be "this cool game publisher" without any controversies with huge budget and expansive online component with microtransactions.
As a kid I always thought of Cash being a grown up Jimmy from the Bully game lol. They should make Bully 2 and Manhunt 3 into one game where Jimmy has gotten himself into prison and you live the scheduled life like in Bully 1, with the combat/stealth of the manhunt games.
Love this game the fact that it was horror game more grounded in reality makes it stand out more, also the fact that you as player are somewhat the source of the horror. The combination of stealth and horror Thriller is cool. I also love the take downs one issue i have with allot of stealth games is the lack vaierty in stealth take downs also love the getting the yellow and red kills adds allot more tension to the game and makes pulling off a stealth kill more rewarding.
This game badly needs a revival and there are SO many things they could do with modern controllers to make the executions far more varied and offer a degree of customization. It should utilize movement of the controller a-la Quantic Dream games, as well as multi-button combos, to allow the player to personalize each and every execution. A replay gallery is a must too. Brian Cox should come back too, they can just make it a prequel so they can bring back Starkweather.
One of my fav channels now love that in the video you go through the full game as well as showing important pieces as well it’s great to see these old games still being played keep it up, can you do bully next ???
I started playing on PS1 with Resident Evil 2. Loved it, but it wasn't until I played Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven, that I found my true calling: stealth games. Metal Gear Solid didn't mean much to me. Maybe the fact that I've been a Far East enthusiast since an early age had something to do with it, but I loved the executions, sneaking up on guards, etc. It also had some open fights, which I didn't mind. So when I read about Manhunt in one of those gaming mags, I knew I had to get it. With its high degree of stealth, some all-out gun fights and brutal ways of doing away with hunters, I can say it's one of the best games I've played. In video games I like violence. Brutal, graphic, gore violence, and Manhunt delivers just that. The second one wasn't that much of a shock, to be honest. Cash has a special place in my gaming world.
I got recommended the warriors vid watched and heard you say playing this and manhunt recently in that video. I searched the channel no video so figured it was coming and subbed excited to watch!
"No more tears. Only dreams now." That was good. Every time I would use the plastic bag, I would audibly say: "shhhhhh." I really miss playing this game.
Just a side note: You don't have to distract the War Dog with the tranq rifle. He stares in that same direction so you can sneak up on him with no issues.
What I loved about manhunt is the environment it put you in. Dark grim abandonment decaying city that felt old it felt real it felt like being in my own city on the bad side of town and seeing the old abandoned buildings with overgrown grass graffiti borded up doors and windows feeling that danger rockstar nailed it with that vibe.
28:40 honestly i think I'd do the same thing. Questions are probably useless in this situation, as is talking to starkweather. But family? There has to be some level of panic on both ends, and he knows how dangerous the surrounding area is. I'd tell them to leave, too!
the more i watch videos on manhunt the more i realize i need to play the first one i played manhunt 2 when i was younger and as a kid its like yay violence and i enjoyed it but 1 has imo an interesting situation with a character we know nothing about being forced to kill just for freedom and being tricked at every turn and you dont have to actually be super violent. great video as always fuzzy will you be making a video on manhunt 2 i think that would also be really good
Played both, 1 is by far the best! I got 2 on Wii and that was fun, having to mimic the kills with the remote but the story isn't memorable or very replayable at all outside a few levels. After replaying 1 over the winter, it's a game where I loved the story cuz I'd remembered it well for like 15 years then after beating it, going back to get 5 stars on all scenes was also very enjoyable! Easily still holds up today and there's not too many games where you can say that, there's classics then cult classics and this is definitely a cult classic! It's surprising considering it was made by R* back when they were putting out gems left and right but this series never gained the love it deserves, it's got a cult following but it's nothing like the GTA trilogy has when imo, manhunt is right up there with San Andreas and Vice city! Maybe it's the darker tone, maybe it's the more difficult gameplay and need for stealth, idk but either way, it's truly an underrated masterpiece!
I remember that when I went to business college, one of my classmates talked about Manhunt non-stop, as he liked beating people up. The frequency how often he talked about the game and killing people honestly did creep me out as I felt that perhaps he enjoyed the game little too much...
First of all, great video and a great way to get to know the game better if you don't want to try it. Even though I'm interested in it, I still can't find the guts in me to play it. I've known Manhunt for a long while now, and even though I've grown up, I still get super creeped out by this game, and rightfully so - the work Rockstar did with this is immaculate. I wanted to add that, other than it being a great video, the part where you add that "i'm hunting wabbits" and instantly kill the Rabbit and where you call Martinez "Sagat" completely had me laughing (great references). I wanted to add that, since I didn't see anybody talk about it, (but maybe they did, I just looked up "manhunt 2" in the page) some of the things you say in the end as "suggestions" for a remake (like the environmental executions) were actually planned for Manhunt 2, and they actually did them, but because of them cranking up the game to the max in ways you said the game got the super rare Adults Only Rating, and they had to tone the game down quite a bit to get it down to Mature. Still, there is a "uncensored" Manhunt 2 for the PC, but I'm not sure if it contains everything that was cut before it was effectively cut down to be Mature. I think it goes like this, I may be mistaken in some part but I believe this is what happened.
Does anyone else ever think of Boards of Canada when they hear the music from Manhunt? I know Boards of Canada didn't influence the music but it still sounds similar to me and that was always really cool for me. I fell in love with this game when it first came out. I was 13 when it was released and I was also really into discovering new music then. It's not just the music that was intriguing but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a major draw. I absolutely adore the sounds and music in this game.
One of my most favourite games since it first came out. I have it on PS1, PS4, my SuperConsole X, my Kinhank 2TB hard drive. This game needs a remake, and a live action movie. Very good video there Sir. Was an easy subscribe 😀
Great video! I haven't played Manhunt myself so it was nice to know the story of the game, but I have played Manhunt 2 on the PSP so I'm hoping you would cover it as well in the future.
Awesome video Slippers old boy. I loved Manhunt, first time I played it..I won’t deny I experienced it via the ps4 ported version. But holy shit every moment of the game was intense, chilling and strangely addicting. I instantly loved and hooked to this game I went and bought Manhunt 2 for the ps2 at a bullshit extorted price but I didn’t care 😅 this franchise instantly rose to the top! Which makes me wonder, will you ever cover Manhunt 2?
Fun fact the person who played the Cerberus which is John bernthal is the same person who acted in the walking dead and the punisher in the Netflix tv show.
One of my all-time favorite games ever made! If you love it as much as I do, there's an online petition to have a 3rd one made and I encourage everyone to go sign it!
Hey Fuzzy, sorta new sub here! Been loving the retrospectives a lot. Idk if you take requests, but Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future would be some awesome games to review!
The game is infamous in germany, it got forbidden to sell or even share instantly and its one of the very few games where the ban never got liftet. The list of banned games is not long either. But thats how everybody got interested in it, only shows how useless banning these things is.
My problem with these games being so “ raunchy” and looked down upon when rdr 2’s gore system is the most brutal and violent looking and feeling. If it’s a video game that is made for adults there shouldn’t be any opinions about kids playing it to swindle decisions of game making.
It was a bloody difficult one too. This game brought on a lot of my panic attacks. I'd often never jumped out of my skin so much in my life. Wasn't Carcer city mentioned in GTA 3? I'm thinking that the one who's voice was used for the white rabbit was also one of the voices in the chat radio station on GTA Vice City. I think it was the one who was the nudist.
This game surprised me with how good it was. I guess I should of known it was amazing because it was made by Rockstar in their prime. It's one of those games where it just has a perfect synergy with the soundtrack, gameplay, atmosphere, and story. I always just kind of thought of it as more of a shock value game based on everything I had heard of it but it's actually a masterpiece imo. Love the level design and enemies I'm really glad I got a chance to play it because it's a new favorite of mine. The gore and brutality makes it even better it's one of those one of a kind games they would never make today.
I got this game for Xmas when I was 14 or so. But I completed it and got so much more out of it when I was 19 and living in Philadelphia. I needed more life experience in order to appreciate this masterpiece
If Mortal Kombat can get away with realistic fatalities in this day and age, I'd really want a Manhunt with current gen graphics. I'm probably a psycho. 🤷🏻♂️
Mortal combat has you play as super hero's and villains. ManHunt as you take part in snuff films its much more grounded and a real thing that happends.
I think I was like 12 when this game came out. My older brother couldn't beat it so he gave it to me. First time I saw it I was hooked lol. The violence was so real, and so raw. I beat it and replayed it start to finish many times, and it always had the same dirty feel to it. I was addicted to this game tbh and I can kind of see why ppl tried to ban it. I can't say it helped me adjust into functional adolescence but it was so much fun and just had a feel to it that I've never seen since. One of my all time favorite games and part of who I am today lmao
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One of the things I liked about manhunt is that you're not a criminal trying to set a goal, but instead you're being forced to fight deranged serial killers who never interact with society, every gang is out to get you and the brutal takedowns is just cherry on top
surviving isn't the goal?
@@TheChryystalya I forgot to mention that
He is a criminal also.
Cash was literally on the run, he is a criminal himself.
Cash IS a criminal tho.
I personally think the premise of manhunt is probably the scariest in gaming. There are no bioterror or psychological monsters after the player just screwed up human beings hunting you. I don't think we'll ever get a game like this again.
Condemned criminal origins comes close, but fumbles near the end bringing super natural crap into it, but for the most part it's just crackheads and the homeless that are attacking you, good point in being the scariest premise though - I agree
Nah. Rockstar games is crap
@@derekmaullo2865 like ya mom's cheeks yet I still clapped
Sadly no, I'd hope for another game like this in the future, where human beings stripped of any sense of morality wanting to wear you like a suit after they finish putting your soul in a meat grinder and eating it with some bread.
@@derekmaullo2865 what about rdr 2?
If i remember correctly, on the level where you have to show the dead body of the guy wearing the skirt just before entering the abandoned prison, if you just show up with his head, then Cash will hold it up for the camera and instead Starkweather will say that for bringing his head, you'll get a special gift or treat. Then when you enter the prison, you can find a shotgun in one of the cells. Something to try on a replay if you want.
Spaz 12 shotgun boiiiiii
I think you can tell by my profile pic that i already know that haha
I remember buying a mic for the PS2. The characters would react when you made sounds... was the best interactive game I played as a kid... 😂
I used my official "SOCOM" Headset with built-in mic to lure the enemies in. I would taunt them, then hide, waiting to slaughter each one, good times!
ah on the xbox360 as well
@@blakebortles6098I don’t remember it working on 360. What I do remember about the 360 version is that Starkweather’s dialogue was bugged and the game thought you always had a headset plugged in meaning you couldn’t hear him, 360 backwards compatibility was a mess.
Really?Wtf?
@@vinniecorleone62socom was so good!
I love the eerie atmosphere of this game, like the first island in gta3, the streets feel alien and unsafe even when there's no badguys around
Did you know that Manhunt is actually set in the same universe as the 3D era GTA games?
@@georgeoldsterd8994its also in HD era GTA Universe - Michael mentions robbing his first bank in Carcer City
Career City is meant to be a place you really don't want to walk around at night
I miss when rockstar gave us stuff like this, unique concepts with actual thought put into it. when you mentioned the video game manual I went... "that really was neat" we don't even get those anymore. Controversial yet captivating game Manhunt was.
Yeah many games nowdays seem soulless because the focuse is much more on Profit and to please the masses.
@@elJossu and graphics too. I really like going back to these early 2000's games because of how while they have old graphics, the gameplay is just too fun.
I personally will take a game with old (even terrible) graphics as long as it has a good story and nice gameplay
@@hashem6356 your right. Look at battlebit. That game doesnt look nice but everyone seems to play it because the gameplay is focused to be fun.
I agree. Rockstar and most AAA gaming companies don't make games like Manhunt now.
Heck, Rockstar also published State of Emergency on PS2 and Xbox. They'd never make that today.
One of my favorite aspects of Manhunt as I played through it for the first time a few months ago, was the change in tone and feeling after the first few levels of the game.
You start as the Manhunter, creeping in the shadows and sinisterly stalking your prey.
But the gangs become increasingly more aware and dangerous until eventually, you become the hunted one.
They've captured your family, and continuously ambushed you and thrown you into these horrible situations over and over. When the player realizes the escalation of events, you realize that you are fighting to survive, not to simply murder goons.
Sticking to the shadows becomes less of a predatorial stalking, and more of a necessity to hide yourself from the hunters.
I feel like this shift became apparent to me during the mall mission. It felt like the first mission that made Cash highly vulnerable. They take away your ability to hide and strap you with a pistol against a mall full of armed lunatics. You leave yourself open for too long, and you're surely dead. You don't feel like a powerful slayer anymore, but a man stuck in a life-or-death loop.
The ending seemed to maybe hint at this idea. The credits music is angelic and light. You didn't just serial murder everyone for fun (well, maybe in the beginning), you've freed yourself from this savage and twisted game of hide-and-seek that coerced you into playing it.
good analysis
Great one.
anyone else love how the gaming community has discovered manhunt 1/2 finally after all these years and the recent influx of all these manhunt videos? gotta love it man, I was waiting for people to finally recognize its glory and im glad its happening🙌🏾
The game aged and is therefore not perceived as brutal as it was perceived back in the day, youtube recently lifted the ban on manhunt's playthroughs and so did twitch (only the first one). This is why the game kinda became more mainstream today
We all collectively went out to look for examples of rockstar's might before gta five, to remind ourselves that these guys used to make games. Quite a few, myself included, likely have heard of manhunt before and are only now looking at it out of sheer curiosity.
I played it in its heyday. Whenever I had time to kill, that's exactly what I did
I actually pre-ordered it back in the day. One of the best games still today.
I remember making my friend cringe every time I used the level 2 sickle execution lol
Great game, always felt weird to see so many people calling out this game for violence when a lot of it was technically optional. You can run from a lot of enemies and the level of violence in the executions is entirely on the player.
It was a very different time, this was years before the "scandal" about Mass Effect 1 showing Liara's buttcheeks.
Still the game wants you to do that. Kinda the whole point of the game
“Technically optional” but i mean the game literally encourages you through in game text and the score system
Technically optional sure but it was absolutely encouraged. I mean starkweather doesn't ever shut his mouth, berating you for not decapping people at every opportunity
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Honestly the whole psychological thriller concept has always been really cool, what R* did with both Manhunt games is if Metal Gear Solid was a horror game and we need more horror stuff from Rockstar - it'd certainly be interesting to see.
@InevitableOption-ic2vxThat’s actually really interesting. Any videos you can suggest on this?
@@JustCvke sure, type in easter eggs from bully and manhuhnt 2 on youtube
@InevitableOption-ic2vxIt’s not just easter eggs, Manhunt explicitly takes place in the same universe as 3D era GTA
Manhunt also takes place in carcer city, in which i believe micheal from gtav did his first heist
Rockstar isn't the videogame Arthouse of old anymore. This will never happen.
This is one of my most favorite games of all time, I bought a physical copy when it first came out, lent it to my cousin and never saw it again, a cousin who saved over a 100% complete GTA Vice City file, and who I would never play video games with again. I bought digital copies of Manhunt on both Playstation and Xbox. It's a the only game that terrifies me and excites me at the same time. Even though I know everything that's going to happen I feel uncomfortable when I play it, yet still want to keep playing. The combat encounters where enemies jump out and scare you, it's best to run away, hide in the shadows and execute them as they come looking for you.
One of the things I liked most about this game was the way it progressed. In the beginning, you feel weak and intimidated by the Hunters. It takes awhile to get used to the controls and combat mechanics, and you're constantly learning new tricks and how to use the environment to your advantage.
But by the end of the game, YOU become the hunter. You've mastered all the skills and weapons. You feel legitimately dangerous. An apex predator. And the enemies scale up accordingly (e.g. the Cerberus Unit).
@@Jericho396 Yes! All very true, great way to put it.
I love hunting and executing the hunters
I remember getting this on release day as a kid and then playing it all day and night for months. Great times.
This was the one that got away from me as a kid. To this day I haven’t played it. I remember the kids on the playground/06RUclips spreading rumors about Piggsy in San Andreas. Fun times
how i found out about this game i watched a saw the game all death compilation this came up as a similar video
I was blown away even when the game looked already look old in the graphics
I always liked the vhs style too i really sold me instantly its pretty a good game buy it its very good
Well, go play it
@@YellowBriefsit’s pretty hard to now especially since the classic games after market is inflated n emulation is a bit iffy
@@QWONIE it's literally on Steam for PC. Pretty cheap too.
@@YellowBriefs really ?interestin
fun fact: Brain Cox also acted as Hannibal Lector in film called ,,Manhunter"
I honestly like this game for characters and gangs primarly, but map is also nice, its pretty much one of a kind, can be replayed, and the game was always interesting to explore, either for easter eggs or cut content. And the hardcore walkthrough going as fadt as you can to finish the level is especially fun and tense.
Seriously, I got recommend your channel through The Getaway video. I LOVED that game. And now I've watched your videos on The Warriors game, GTA, and now this. Thank you for going back in time to relive these gems (though I've never played this one). Cheers!
My favorite game of all time, thanks for the review dude. If I could choose any game to be adapted into a movie, it'd be this one.
I feel like it would be one of the easier adaptations to make. If they could nail the visual and audio aesthetic, it wouldn't even need a strong plot. If there was a well made art house style Manhunt film, I'd watch the fuck out of that
I've always felt movies like vacancy and even the strangers drew some inspiration from the controversy and violence
@@AdaptiveApeHybrid Oh I'd love that. Hell Rockstar should just throw a lot of money at John Carpenter and bring him out of retirement to make it.
@@BumbleBTunah John Carpenter mixed with that Nicolas Cage movie Mandy. That's what I see lol.
I want it chiseled into my fucking brain
@@matthewharris2838strangers is SO underrated
This game holds a special place in my heart. Started writing and performing music under the name "Projekt Smiley" due to this game. The Smileys just stuck with me
Dude, you found your niche. I’m 27 and so addicted to watching your videos for the nostalgia. Haven’t thought about these games in years. Love it.
This game had some of the most satisfying moments I have ever experienced
Fun facts: The voice actor for The Tramp was Mark Margolis (Hector Salamanca from Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul, R.I.P.) and the voice actor for Fug is Glenn Fleshler (The Yellow King from True Detective Season 1 and George Remus from Boardwalk Empire).
Such a great game! It’s a shame that Rockstar has never ventured back into Survival/Horror games. An HD remaster of this would be amazing! It could have a similar play style to the resident evil games, action focused with elements of horror
Its available for ps4 and Xbox one
My favorite game and I'm currently 5 staring each scene, and I'm also glad this game has been getting a lot of appreciation with videos like this, being apart of the community for almost 20 years just feels good.
Hey! There actually is a strategy for dealing with that room full of camping Cerberus! If you shoot out all the cameras (indicated by the green reticle) they eventually have no choice but to come out and start patrolling! :)
no way, just about to watch bully retrospective and you upload this! I'm excited, I never actually played or heard much about this so not sure if I'll fully watch if I feel I wanna actually do a play through myself
Highly recommend going in blind
I had this when it originally released on the PS2. One really immersive feature of the game was that it supported the use of a headset. I had one that came with SOCOM Navy SEALS. The single earpiece and mic worked with the game. The audio from the director would play through the headset only, making it feel like you were wearing an earpiece and you could make sounds into the mic which would attract the hunters. The volume of the noise you made mattered too. You could literally whisper, shout or anything in between and it would affect the size of the noise ring on the radar.
Really? Thats actually impressive and ahead of it's time.
Man, that game was intense when playing with my friend in pitch black darkness, so hyped for the video
Hey, just got recommended this video and I have to say that I really like your style of editing and narrating. I like how you're making points about the design and balance of the game while making it feel like a personal "gameplay diary" by explaining "And then I went there, and I found that" etc. Has the vibes of "A friend tells you about a game they recently played."
I’ve been binging your videos for the past week or two. Love these retrospective type of videos. You deserve so many more subs!
The other cool thing about Brian Cox is that he played the original Hannibal Lector in Michael Mann's movie adaption of Red Dragon - 'Manhunter.'
Man you pump out content like no tomorrow, discovered your channel when you released the Warriors video and I’m loving it 👍
I knew Starkweather sounded familiar when I played this before haha. I'll always remember Brian Cox from The Ringer with Johnny Knoxville
Also love how in gta v micheal says his first heist was a small job in carver city.
Woo, always love when you drop a video. I typically watch them once, then again multiple times as something to listen to while falling asleep.
I aced this and the warriors when they first came out. I bought them again on PS4, and Christ are they harder than I remember
Great to see you cover this gem, as it's among my absolute favorite Rockstar games!
It's a very good stealth survival horror game set in a interesting stark gritty urban setting, which reminds me of the Nick Cage movie "8mm", with a quite disturbing atmosphere! I pre-ordered this game & the strategy guide, playing & completing it all the first night I got it! I especially like beating it on the Hardcore difficulty to unlock the terrific 4 bonus levels which are quite good! I have a complete walk through of this game without commentary as I've mastered all of it, beating it several times!
I recommend playing the sequel which has even better mechanics & weapons with excellent environmental kills available!
The best little detail I loved in manhunt was when you entered a new area with an enemies head on your belt it would get covered in a plastic bag. Like even the developers decided it would be sanitary to put the head in a bag 😂
I always assumed this had to do with technical limitations of the game/hardware
Cash speaks earlier at the first encounter with the cerberus soldiers. he says „oh shit“
27:56 Cash doesn't ask the Director a bunch of questions at the start because he can't. Starkweather gives Cash an earpiece so he can speak to Cash, but Cash does not have a microphone to speak back to Starkweather with. That's why he doesn't really talk until he's rescuing his family members and later the news reporter, before then the only people who he could talk to were people out to kill him.
the word manhunt describes perfectly the whole game
My dad told me to never play this game under his house, wound up weeks later watching my uncles play it and got to play through the second mission😂😂
Had a similar experience! ahaha
Lame father.
@@hen5555good father's do that.looked people doing in city,doing riots destroy business
manhunt is still getting recognition these days they really need to make a remaster on it or manhunt 2 it would be a huge success i believe
There is a manhunt 2
T2 won't let it happen. They want everyone to forget about this IP and focus on GTA Online. They want to be "this cool game publisher" without any controversies with huge budget and expansive online component with microtransactions.
As a kid I always thought of Cash being a grown up Jimmy from the Bully game lol. They should make Bully 2 and Manhunt 3 into one game where Jimmy has gotten himself into prison and you live the scheduled life like in Bully 1, with the combat/stealth of the manhunt games.
Another FuzzySlippers Retrospective, what a glorious way to spend my day off work
Love this game the fact that it was horror game more grounded in reality makes it stand out more, also the fact that you as player are somewhat the source of the horror. The combination of stealth and horror Thriller is cool. I also love the take downs one issue i have with allot of stealth games is the lack vaierty in stealth take downs also love the getting the yellow and red kills adds allot more tension to the game and makes pulling off a stealth kill more rewarding.
I love using the machete on the bad guys, being able to have the ability to behead your enemies were priceless.
This game badly needs a revival and there are SO many things they could do with modern controllers to make the executions far more varied and offer a degree of customization. It should utilize movement of the controller a-la Quantic Dream games, as well as multi-button combos, to allow the player to personalize each and every execution. A replay gallery is a must too. Brian Cox should come back too, they can just make it a prequel so they can bring back Starkweather.
One of my fav channels now love that in the video you go through the full game as well as showing important pieces as well it’s great to see these old games still being played keep it up, can you do bully next ???
Just saw you already did it my bad keep up the great work tho lol
I started playing on PS1 with Resident Evil 2. Loved it, but it wasn't until I played Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven, that I found my true calling: stealth games. Metal Gear Solid didn't mean much to me. Maybe the fact that I've been a Far East enthusiast since an early age had something to do with it, but I loved the executions, sneaking up on guards, etc. It also had some open fights, which I didn't mind. So when I read about Manhunt in one of those gaming mags, I knew I had to get it. With its high degree of stealth, some all-out gun fights and brutal ways of doing away with hunters, I can say it's one of the best games I've played. In video games I like violence. Brutal, graphic, gore violence, and Manhunt delivers just that. The second one wasn't that much of a shock, to be honest. Cash has a special place in my gaming world.
I got recommended the warriors vid watched and heard you say playing this and manhunt recently in that video. I searched the channel no video so figured it was coming and subbed excited to watch!
"No more tears. Only dreams now." That was good. Every time I would use the plastic bag, I would audibly say: "shhhhhh." I really miss playing this game.
Just a side note: You don't have to distract the War Dog with the tranq rifle. He stares in that same direction so you can sneak up on him with no issues.
I came across your channel from the recommended section and never looked back. Keep up the great work, I'm sure your channel will blow up soon.😍
2 vids in a week? We blessed. Keep up the great work!
Man you deserves more subscribers!!! This is good content!!!
Interesting trivia, the guy who voices the hobo is the guy who plays Hector in breaking bad/better call Saul
Nice. What about Lalo?
@@AC-hj9tv 🤷 lol
What I loved about manhunt is the environment it put you in. Dark grim abandonment decaying city that felt old it felt real it felt like being in my own city on the bad side of town and seeing the old abandoned buildings with overgrown grass graffiti borded up doors and windows feeling that danger rockstar nailed it with that vibe.
"No more tears....only dreams now". Best line you've spoken! You rock my dude!!!
28:40 honestly i think I'd do the same thing. Questions are probably useless in this situation, as is talking to starkweather. But family? There has to be some level of panic on both ends, and he knows how dangerous the surrounding area is. I'd tell them to leave, too!
the more i watch videos on manhunt the more i realize i need to play the first one i played manhunt 2 when i was younger and as a kid its like yay violence and i enjoyed it but 1 has imo an interesting situation with a character we know nothing about being forced to kill just for freedom and being tricked at every turn and you dont have to actually be super violent. great video as always fuzzy will you be making a video on manhunt 2 i think that would also be really good
Played both, 1 is by far the best! I got 2 on Wii and that was fun, having to mimic the kills with the remote but the story isn't memorable or very replayable at all outside a few levels. After replaying 1 over the winter, it's a game where I loved the story cuz I'd remembered it well for like 15 years then after beating it, going back to get 5 stars on all scenes was also very enjoyable! Easily still holds up today and there's not too many games where you can say that, there's classics then cult classics and this is definitely a cult classic! It's surprising considering it was made by R* back when they were putting out gems left and right but this series never gained the love it deserves, it's got a cult following but it's nothing like the GTA trilogy has when imo, manhunt is right up there with San Andreas and Vice city! Maybe it's the darker tone, maybe it's the more difficult gameplay and need for stealth, idk but either way, it's truly an underrated masterpiece!
We don't talk about Manhunt 2. 😅
You’re my favorite youtuber rn. I love your scripts even for games i dont care for
One of the best games ever made. Masterpiece ❤
Nice video mate. I love me some good ol manhunt content
I remember that when I went to business college, one of my classmates talked about Manhunt non-stop, as he liked beating people up. The frequency how often he talked about the game and killing people honestly did creep me out as I felt that perhaps he enjoyed the game little too much...
First of all, great video and a great way to get to know the game better if you don't want to try it. Even though I'm interested in it, I still can't find the guts in me to play it. I've known Manhunt for a long while now, and even though I've grown up, I still get super creeped out by this game, and rightfully so - the work Rockstar did with this is immaculate. I wanted to add that, other than it being a great video, the part where you add that "i'm hunting wabbits" and instantly kill the Rabbit and where you call Martinez "Sagat" completely had me laughing (great references).
I wanted to add that, since I didn't see anybody talk about it, (but maybe they did, I just looked up "manhunt 2" in the page) some of the things you say in the end as "suggestions" for a remake (like the environmental executions) were actually planned for Manhunt 2, and they actually did them, but because of them cranking up the game to the max in ways you said the game got the super rare Adults Only Rating, and they had to tone the game down quite a bit to get it down to Mature. Still, there is a "uncensored" Manhunt 2 for the PC, but I'm not sure if it contains everything that was cut before it was effectively cut down to be Mature. I think it goes like this, I may be mistaken in some part but I believe this is what happened.
Does anyone else ever think of Boards of Canada when they hear the music from Manhunt?
I know Boards of Canada didn't influence the music but it still sounds similar to me and that was always really cool for me.
I fell in love with this game when it first came out. I was 13 when it was released and I was also really into discovering new music then. It's not just the music that was intriguing but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a major draw. I absolutely adore the sounds and music in this game.
Video Suggestion: Mercenaries 2. one of my favorite games of all time. great videos. keep em coming.
I really love your channel its really good to listen to when im doing other things ❤
One of my most favourite games since it first came out. I have it on PS1, PS4, my SuperConsole X, my Kinhank 2TB hard drive.
This game needs a remake, and a live action movie.
Very good video there Sir.
Was an easy subscribe 😀
Still one of my favorite games, back then there was edgy content available that was actually good
Soon as I saw the first pic of him I thought of William Stryker (referring to the voice actor on the intercom in the beginning)
The "please stop me" is also a mask in gta 5 I just noticed that lol
I owned this game and was too creeped out to finish the game. I just recently sold it to a collector. Thanks for this video happy to see how it ended.
Honestly the you beat the third to last mission is way smarter than what i did. I just ambushed all of guards and then ran into the mansion.
Great video! I haven't played Manhunt myself so it was nice to know the story of the game, but I have played Manhunt 2 on the PSP so I'm hoping you would cover it as well in the future.
Awesome video Slippers old boy.
I loved Manhunt, first time I played it..I won’t deny I experienced it via the ps4 ported version.
But holy shit every moment of the game was intense, chilling and strangely addicting.
I instantly loved and hooked to this game I went and bought Manhunt 2 for the ps2 at a bullshit extorted price but I didn’t care 😅 this franchise instantly rose to the top!
Which makes me wonder, will you ever cover Manhunt 2?
Remember playing this when it first came out, loved it.
The atmosphere & the music is awesome!
This was terribly well presented and analyzed, great work!
Fun fact the person who played the Cerberus which is John bernthal is the same person who acted in the walking dead and the punisher in the Netflix tv show.
One of my all-time favorite games ever made! If you love it as much as I do, there's an online petition to have a 3rd one made and I encourage everyone to go sign it!
you know it’s good when he credits the people who created the game before even talking 😂
Hey Fuzzy, sorta new sub here! Been loving the retrospectives a lot. Idk if you take requests, but Jet Set Radio and Jet Set Radio Future would be some awesome games to review!
Im glad this game still gets hour long analysis's
The game is infamous in germany, it got forbidden to sell or even share instantly and its one of the very few games where the ban never got liftet. The list of banned games is not long either. But thats how everybody got interested in it, only shows how useless banning these things is.
the metro mission is hard af
My problem with these games being so “ raunchy” and looked down upon when rdr 2’s gore system is the most brutal and violent looking and feeling. If it’s a video game that is made for adults there shouldn’t be any opinions about kids playing it to swindle decisions of game making.
It was a bloody difficult one too. This game brought on a lot of my panic attacks. I'd often never jumped out of my skin so much in my life. Wasn't Carcer city mentioned in GTA 3? I'm thinking that the one who's voice was used for the white rabbit was also one of the voices in the chat radio station on GTA Vice City. I think it was the one who was the nudist.
This game surprised me with how good it was. I guess I should of known it was amazing because it was made by Rockstar in their prime. It's one of those games where it just has a perfect synergy with the soundtrack, gameplay, atmosphere, and story. I always just kind of thought of it as more of a shock value game based on everything I had heard of it but it's actually a masterpiece imo. Love the level design and enemies I'm really glad I got a chance to play it because it's a new favorite of mine. The gore and brutality makes it even better it's one of those one of a kind games they would never make today.
I got this game for Xmas when I was 14 or so. But I completed it and got so much more out of it when I was 19 and living in Philadelphia. I needed more life experience in order to appreciate this masterpiece
@erniescrabshack1590 Ya it really is a good game.
If Mortal Kombat can get away with realistic fatalities in this day and age, I'd really want a Manhunt with current gen graphics. I'm probably a psycho. 🤷🏻♂️
Mortal combat has you play as super hero's and villains. ManHunt as you take part in snuff films its much more grounded and a real thing that happends.
@@John-996really happens?
Fun fact: one of motion capture actors for the Cerberus is Jon Bernthal
I'm still trying to figure out how Pigsy somehow got a chainsaw in a decrepit attic.
Use DOOM 3 logic. Shipping error.
Someone probably left it for him. Or he took it off one of his victims
in the end it's all set up with cameras, scenario etc. someone brought it to pigsy
This game was so fun. It took a bit to get used to the gameplay but once you got the hang of it, it was a blast
16:53 you dont necessarily have to fight him, just run away, hide and excecute him when he gets bored of looking for you
Brian Cox was also the first guy to play Hannibal Lecter in the 80s movie, “Manhunter”, and William Wallace’s uncle in “Braveheart”
There hasn't been a game that equals the atmosphere and tension you get in manhunt. Its bleak and nihilistic and i love it.
Rockstars most brutal game? Whait until you see manhunt 2😂
I think I was like 12 when this game came out. My older brother couldn't beat it so he gave it to me. First time I saw it I was hooked lol. The violence was so real, and so raw. I beat it and replayed it start to finish many times, and it always had the same dirty feel to it. I was addicted to this game tbh and I can kind of see why ppl tried to ban it. I can't say it helped me adjust into functional adolescence but it was so much fun and just had a feel to it that I've never seen since. One of my all time favorite games and part of who I am today lmao
It's a shame that for manhunt 2 they completely dropped the VHS snuff film asthetic
51:59 were the cops going to film the capture/murder of Cash?
Thanks for the vid, love your work!