10 Copycat Games That WERE ACTUALLY BETTER

[@ezerkilenc100]

Nintendo making more money by sueing pokemon copies istead of making a decent pokemon game

[@AlexanderUbel]

I mean that statement isn't even remotely factual, but sure... lets go with what you said.

[@ethanirving1313]

The latest one sold more than any before and is great. Maybe stop eating paint chips kid.

[@Mixxivita]

@@AlexanderUbel "leave the multibillon company alone" *tips fedora and turns on lightsaber*

[@BennAndIzzy]

​@@ethanirving1313 you and anyone else that gave Nintendo their money for that cheap excuse of a game got played. just take the L

[@cicakaki6587]

As controversial of a studio Ubisoft is,Fenyx rising was a decent zelda clone. One of their best games actually

[@aplasticaenima4293]

It was better than botw

[@lhb82]

@@aplasticaenima4293 Not really. It had its moments, but it was a quite simple and flat game, that didn't really understood the descitions made by Nintendo to create BotW. You could feel in both games why Nintendo took six years to create their Masterpiece and why it was - after so much playtesting, finetuning, love and care - one of the best games of all times. Fenyx is an ok game, but it doesn't have the quality of BotW. There is a good reason why it was mostly forgotten weeks after it's release. It's a shame, I was looking forward fo Fenyx Rising, but in the end, it was just not good enough. It was ok, but with BotW existing, that wasn't enough.

[@Shisizle]

Nintendo is sprinting to their lawyers to try to write as many patents as they possibly can right now.

[@Cruzan9]

It almost seems political. The last thing we need is for the gaming industry to get political. There's enough nasty politics going on.

[@MouseCIick]

Na they patent it during the lawsuit.

[@JuanRodriguez-ce8vs]

Gotta catch em all!!

[@pagandragon830]

​@@Cruzan9If you think politics isn't involved you aren't paying attention! EVERYTHING is political when it comes to businesses!!

[@thirdiprodigy3579]

Pokemon was my childhood but hearing the recent lawsuit I will never support that scum company again 💩

[@KungfuLazer]

For me personally when it comes to Mario Kart knockoffs what first comes to mind in Crash Team Racing

[@ShadowDemon_4]

I know it's not a game but Oreo cookies are actually a copycat brand that stole the originals popularity by hiding their products and spending more on ad campaigns. It's pretty messed up.

[@MPHswayze]

HYDROX gang gang 🍪 🔥

[@embracethemystery]

but that's how capitalism works - almost nothing is totally original, and the market encourages sneaky-smart tactics to steal market share from leaders

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

I've never eaten, nor ever seen, Hydrox cookies. That I recall. I've watched a couple of You Tube videos about the topic. If I ever see them, I'm going to buy some because.....just because I guess.

[@Experiment_626]

Hey Falcon it’s Folks!

[@joaooliveirarocha]

It's Folks! Falcon Hey

[@Matt-md5yt]

hey Stitch.

[@lunarbarz7163]

Lmfao😂 I cannot laugh hard enough!!!😂

[@gameranxTV]

Hey

[@PRITISINGH-hj6kk]

Hi

[@newjersey973]

Medal of honor allied assault was way better to me. It will always have a special place in my heart. 😢

[@marky3609]

Everyone always credits Killswitch for the cover mechanic but everyone always forgets Winback which came out years before Killswitch on the N64 and has the same cover system. I believe it was also ported to the PS2 as well.

[@asheetzmdrawrz7411]

I was about to say this, too

[@clarafedde8674]

Syphon Filter on ps1 came out before winback and it's cover features was near perfect. You could even peak out and snipe enemies. Ps2 games weren't as good though

[@marky3609]

@@clarafedde8674 You know what your right Syphon Filter does have a cover mechanic too I completely forgot about this but they are only separated by a couple months so they both were likely in development around the same time

[@Hegotflow99]

Indeeeeeed winback was there before killswitch .

[@marky3609]

@@Hegotflow99 I've never played Winback 2 on PlayStation 2 I need to rectify this I've also never played the PS2 version of Winback only the N64 version

[@MyOwnVoucherEverywhere]

Man, the whole Palworld segment was hilarious Falcon 😂

[@paulnolan4971]

Medal of Honour was a game changer. Loved that series

[@dale1809]

1:58 that skill tree immediately intimidates into not wanting to play paths of exile

[@darianstarfrog]

It's not trouble, you still do a little at a time

[@Skaliton]

'tank controls' come on falcon. we all know it was a 'ripoff' but ...what other controls were common at the time? 3d games were notoriously bad when it came to controls at that time

[@SSJ_EWGF]

As Pokemon Scarlet and Violets Biggest hater, I must say, that thumbnail _greatly_ pleases me

[@EhurtAfy]

Not here to defend Pokemon, but Palworld shares much more with Arceus than Scarlet & Violet. I think Arceus is a great game! Trust me, I was excited for Palworld, I wish listed it 3 years ago and played Craftopia for 100 hours before Palworld's announcement

[@lordmolag45000]

Scarlet and Violet aren't that bad. I'm not saying Palworld is bad either, because I haven't played it much myself, but saying that Scarlet and Violet are bad is just wrong. The technical state is bad, yes, and the game isn't perfect. However, the story is some of Pokemon's finest, the controls are amazing, the DLC is REALLY good, and the new Pokemon designs are fantastic. Oh, and before you bash me for having an opinion, let me just say that I don't give a shit. I played the game, so I have a right to an opinion. I wonder if you have. Edit: Also, if you hate these games so much, why on Earth do you follow WolfeyVGC, who genuinely likes these games and even does competitive tournaments on them? Sounds hypocritical to me.

[@EhurtAfy]

@@lordmolag45000 The main problem is the value of a game like Ultra Sun/Moon which came out in 2017 is just so much greater than Sword/Shield or Scarlet/Violet. You could get every Pokemon up to that point in US/UM, like 807 different Pokemon. Now in Scarlet/Violet, I am pretty sure they're missing like 300 even with the DLC. So with Scarlet/Violet, compared to US/UM, we need to pay 2.5x the price for 70% of the Pokemon. I think that's the worst part for me. For a game series centered around "catching them all", we can't catch them all, even if we spend $100 and trade for many of them. Almost 300 are just straight up unavailable. I like it when the Pokemon games use a regional dex and then open up the national dex later, I think it's good to focus on a smaller dex for the story, but we should be able to catch them all imo without using a paid service like Pokemon Home. I have two 3DSs with Pokemon Bank, Pokemon Transporter, and every game Gen 1 - 7 so I am privileged in that regard, but not everyone is

[@ASirensFlame]

​@@lordmolag45000 Wolfeyvgc is a virgin for life

[@ethanirving1313]

​@@lordmolag45000 People hate because "it's cool" and that's about it. I played Pal World enough to see they stole everything from Pokemon and Ark. The developer's not creative enough to come up with anything new.

[@webbie7503]

Palworld is so much better than pokemon its not even a question... and the thing isn't even in full release yet... but maybe it'll never even get a full release if nintendo sues them into oblivion.

[@D3adCl0wn]

The only significant loss Palworld took from the lawsuit is that the players can no longer do contextual interactions by throwing the pal spheres. We might be stuck on giving commands instead (which is better), but throwing is slightly cooler.

[@ethanirving1313]

Palworld stole everything from pokemon. Pathetic how you'd defend the thief 😒 You probably don't even play pokemon. You just hate because your fellow peons expect it of you.

[@Haassaanko]

Quick correction, there was no sprinting in the original CoD, It was added in the United Offensive expansion (CoD 2 didn’t have sprinting either).

[@olivermarve4134]

Best Bird in da Biz!

[@TangoSuckaa1]

Gears of war what a game. Still remember coming downstairs on Christmas morning and opening up a gears of war Xbox 360 bundle. Thanks dad.

[@jinmaravilla932]

Seeing Palworld gave me the same feeling the first time I saw GTA III... like it's a game you wanted but Devs couldn't give you. The Freedom to do anything (creating chaos mainly) and ride every rideable vehicle.

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

Surely Paleworld and Pokemon are on here. The first time I saw my husband playing Paleworld my immediate response was, somebody is getting sued. And a few weeks later I ended up being correct lol 😊

[@Pausenmacher]

And Palworld is still a better Game than Pokémon. I hope Palworld wins everything. :D

[@scrittle]

Palworld isn't shutting down anytime soon. All Palworld would have to do in the event of a Nintendo victory is swap out the catching mechanic with a derivative.

[@somaelselino7627]

Paleworld is very pale.

[@abyss1138]

@scrittleI think they did. I’m pretty sure they took the balls out so now you just kind of summon the pals.

[@rejjie_thedeity]

​@@abyss1138not from what I've seen

[@Fiddleback]

I don't understand why Ryu isn't racing in a forklift.....

[@stanzalenski6607]

Ryo, not ryu

[@orochi_warrior]

10:28 That’s not A Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons game. It’s part of a different “Harvest Moon” Series!

[@kingshadow8782]

Happy Monday everyone!

[@clashcon11]

You will miss 2024, I guess.

[@henrysmith5297]

I’d love for you to do a “if you like this AAA game, check out this AA game, and this indie game.” Video!

[@AkaitoTempest]

Supervillain laugh caught me off-guard xD

[@bathin7941]

Medal of honor was a good game. I used to play it when I got introduced into COD. loved both games

[@visionhawk4403]

The original Alone in the Dark was such a good game, but Res Evil amped up the scare factor and ramped up the survival aspect. I loved Alone in the Dark, but Res Evil was a better survival/horror game.

[@Kaizurot]

The thumbnail of this video is absolutely insane and I’m here for it

[@jaughnekow]

The Falcon evil laughter is just legit awesome 😂😂😂

[@TihetrisWeathersby]

Saint Row 1 and 2 were legendary, I'd put them in contention with San Andreas

[@Reigndolph]

I'll die on the hill that saints Row 2 is better than most GTA games and its is coming from someone who likes gta

[@LlamaDuck2211]

H O W ???

[@Reigndolph]

@@LlamaDuck2211 personal enjoyment?

[@bkirk0510]

Not even close

[@Gamer1990100]

Nintendo rubbing their hands together in anticipation on who to sue next!

[@AdamEdn]

Prob the suspect in all the headlines named “Luigi”

[@ethanirving1313]

They only sue people and companies that deserve it. 🤷

[@Aeturnalis]

It's unimportant, but the correct plural of metropolis is metropoleis.

[@Laughy-Flaaffy]

I’m just gonna come out and say it: *Banjo Kazooie is better than Mario 64* Crucify me

[@CraigSteelyard]

I've always liked banjo more than mario 64

[@BbaarraacckkOobbaammaa]

It’s the perfect 3D platformer.

[@dabnotic]

You aren't wrong

[@nurgle-j5n]

They hated him because he spoke the truth.

[@The_Azure_]

Dk64 is also better.

[@PikminGuts92]

Rock Band is my favorite Guitar Hero clone

[@factsmachine7177]

Just want to say before even seeing the list, I disagree that we would not have a game industry, BUT we would undeniably suffer from a games industry that lacks the motivation to do better. Copycats ARE automatically under supplied for making AAA games which, when popularity hits, makes the source content try harder.

[@peterwoods8299]

Hey falcon it's Jake

[@gameranxTV]

Hey

[@wdtipvr1888]

They made this list just to talk about Palword yet again. They are super fangirls for it.

[@MrWizardGG]

They can see why people like palworld, but they can they see why people don't want to lose social security benefits for the elderly? Nope!

[@ASirensFlame]

Wtf​@@MrWizardGG

[@ethanirving1313]

Pal World is 100% a pokemon rip off with some ark mechanics thrown in. They deserved the lawsuit.

[@ledgicyt2929]

At a point in time, i felt like the Saints Row series was the only GTA copycat that could give GTA a run for it's money but once 4 dropped and the remake, it slowly went back to GTA still having no competitors.

[@Uncleruckus-no-relation]

I'm mad too Saint row 2 is my favorite game to

[@anirudhsaiganesh2896]

4 was a good game imo, it did have all the satire and humour, ppl just trash it cuz of the superpowers (which were vv fun), but the reboot is a godforsaken mess that i do not want to talk about

[@rejjie_thedeity]

3 ruined the comparisons. It was good but 3 was way off target. 2 was the direct comparison to gta.

[@Antiprincipl3]

Same with watchdogs before 3.

[@ledgicyt2929]

@anirudhsaiganesh2896 4 was good, I didn't mind the super powers at all, it took til my second player through to realize that I needed to do all side quest with the crew to get the better ending and then I was like yeah, I like it and the remake, I tried to defend it for whatever dumb reason but it sucked.

[@ionesco_monstru]

19:50 "third person FPS game" that description... actually makes sense despite being a mobius strip

[@SgtWilko1979]

Makes my nerd brain itchy... lol

[@BbaarraacckkOobbaammaa]

MW2s third person mode was… good.

[@TheZoenGaming]

What? No Saint's Row: The Third? While Deep Silver tried their best with the 4th game, it just didn't compare to The Third, and I felt Volition's series was way better than GTA as 2 and 3 had a continuity that was missing in GTA.

[@sethbrock5232]

What about delta force 🤔. I think the game will be better than Battlefield 2024

[@SushiManSoda]

Surprised they didnt mention silent hill when mentioning RE considering the fact they made the first silent hill game a copy of the first RE game

[@ValerieHeart]

I thoroughly enjoyed palworld at the start of when I played. But my biggest issue is flying quickly trivialized exploration. But at the same time, exploring Palworld's world is not that exciting either once you've played to the point of getting the ability to fly... I'd see these awesome statues or weird cities/canyons and go there and all it'd have is really generic rinse repeat dungeons, or a chest somewhere. It needs more interesting reason to actually explore their eye catching monuments. I'm not sure what they could do based on their current items/systems, but as it stands a lot of these areas that excited me in the early hours like how Skyrim did, doesn't scratch that same itch. Granted I've not played in a very long time, but I have very little reason to be excited that they've changed up that part of the formulate with exploration. I hope they do though and realize there's still a LOT more to be added based on what they've teased in the start.

[@joshuaturner349]

Palworld should just switch to some kind of tractor beam style mechanic for catching things and call it a day. They already have guns so you just craft better and better capture guns to up your chance of capture etc

[@Matt-md5yt]

sweet a companion to a recent video

[@zek62482]

Winback is also a great early cover system game.

[@denizdemir9255]

that laugh was glorious

[@philsr.9575]

The Maniac Laugh is Surreal.. LOL

[@shreyasj6042]

2:46 Everybody is here because of this

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Nah.

[@andybrown4284]

Blizzard evolving the diablo franchise, falcon making the point that evolution is full of dead ends, extinctions and sometimes even devolving.

[@gsquaredfam4385]

5:26 i would argue that it *does* look like shit. The textures are AWFUL. By awful, i mean non freaking existent. Like, this is 2024, ps2 was 24 years ago. I know graphics dont make the game, and a good game can be made without them, but in this case, nintendo not competing on hardware is causing them to fall way behind. The last games were arguably trash too.

[@codafofo]

Don't think it's only hardware in Pokemon's case as zelda is runs smoothly and is way prettier than pokemon. Pokemon just looks and plays like shit for modern standards. Also, it seems it could be run in a ps2, as you said.

[@time2rowco999]

I loooooove that you mentioned Killswitch. I was starting to believe I had Inception Mandela effected myself with that game. That was the first game that I remember you could blind fire and it blew my mind as a kid. I tried to beat the game only blind firing.

[@Kdjrodjr9]

How is it my feathery friend?

[@TAINO916]

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE STAY SAFE GAMERS

[@gameranxTV]

Good morning

[@InterstellarFilms]

@21:12 spiritual concessor?

[@DkryptX3]

Just would like to comment the cover system existed on a older game called Winback Covert Operations released on the Switch and PS2, I believe it's available for Switch Online.

[@krokodilpil8335]

14:00 That's Cabal. Awesome arcade game, available on Retroarch MAME.

[@shadowbolthaseo1861]

Palworld is so fun I was scared it would get shutdown by Nintendo/pokemon sens they hate competition especially if it gives a fighting chance not to mention the bias fans so I am glad Palworld is still going strong I love the game

[@krokodilpil8335]

Gaming industry is built on the shoulders of unrecognized giants. It's not Copying, if it's Inspired By.

[@zbennalley]

To hear Falcon quote Eminem wasn't on my bingo card this year.

[@Gigadander]

Palworld still needs A LOT of love, but despite that is it loads better than Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

[@Cruzan9]

Falcon, buddy! I haven't been on this channel in a bit. I've been so busy. I'm glad the first video I'm seeing in a while is a Falcon narrated video. No judgments, please. LOL Also, this is an interesting topic.

[@MugiwaraRuffy]

tl;dr first: Go play all 3 of Mimimi's rea-time action strategy games. I loved Shadow Tactics when I first played in in 2021. And I was not even a fan of the genre back then. But was for whatever lucky coincidence in a sale on PSN for 5€. A steal basically, if you think I spent over 150 hours in this game. Also in the both games from Mimimi that followed it, namely "Desperados 3" - an actual sequel - and in 2023 "Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew" even refinded the gameplay mechanics even more. Albeit they also played basically 1:1 for the matter. But I digress.

[@zuriel4783]

3:19 Wait you can capture people in Palworld? And merchants at that? I've beat the game twice now and never knew that

[@trentmartinez3558]

Yes lolol

[@navdeepsingh3508]

You are too innocent.

[@darthcuckold1486]

Too innocent for that world, it's like the first thing I did.

[@joshuaturner349]

Haha bless your kind heart 😂

[@netogermano4483]

Suggestion for a video: "Games who died but spiritually lived in other games" examples: Tenchu and Shinobido. Made by the same team but different series. Perfect dark/Goldeneye - Time Splitters and Titanfall - Apex Legends.

[@dustinmillar120]

Fantastic evil laugh. Also the patents lawsuit is messed up. It's like getting in a car accident, then filling for insurance after so you can sue someone

[@gezblair]

Sonic all star racing is 100% the best cart racer you can get for the Steam deck. Only around £20. Multiplayer very lonely though.

[@dinot2214]

I can't wait to see and watch your commentary on the Witcher IV falcon!😍😍 Also, I have one video recommendation. At the end of each year, how about doing your guys own GAME OF THE YEAR? Just a game of the year amongst you and your team vote for

[@starvinmarvin2130]

Supp Falcon🦅 Im hoping to see Light of Moritam on this list soon😂 How have Dmc and Bayonetta never had a collab?

[@jeezycreezy4220]

"...a bazillion other third person FPS games." Third person First Person Shooters?

[@Pickoffarwim]

Sonic the fighters came out well before Smash was even thought of lol

[@godzilla30081]

5:00 i didnt know Falcon had bars

[@IDoubleJ]

Hey Falcon can you make a list of the best Christmas themed games or Christmas themed levels in video games? Because it's the holidays

[@mattm.6008]

Ah yes the yang to the ying

[@OathToScribes]

Falcon coming in with the fire 🔥

[@TGIDante]

Path of Exile was definitely an upgrade to the Diablo formula

[@TommyEVOLUTION]

SASRT is EASILY the best kart game out there.

[@aliasfakename2267]

Palworld is definitely the superior game. I haven't cared about a pokemon game in well over 20 years.

[@coachphill5076]

I remember trying to play Alone in the Dark 2, never got past the opening...It was terrible. Granted, at the time I was under 10 so puzzle solving wasn't exactly my thing in those days.

[@CraigSteelyard]

Might be an unpopular opinion, but I really like Diddy Kong Racing a lot more than Mario Kart 64

[@MyOwnVoucherEverywhere]

You know what? I just realized that the competitiveness between Sonic and Mario is kinda like Jay-Z and Nas haha let me explain.. Sonic is well known and respected by many, and even in the top 5 of a lot of people for his legacy, but has always tried to compete with Mario and most of the time fell short. As where Mario sticks to his roots and strengths, and for the most part stays in his lane and continues to be loved and respected. Though Mario and Sonic battled for the top spot at extreme levels, they would inevitable work together to make more money and continue to build their legacy. Mario is Nas. Nas is better. Lmao thanks for reading.

[@joshnewman5294]

Definitely not better than breath of the wild, but immortals fenyx rising took a lot of things from botw and was an incredible and underrated game

[@fairphoneuser9009]

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is imho even better than Mario Kart. And especially because it's available for PC.

[@AimanCool440]

7:38 frog jumpscare. 🐸

[@paulkeem]

Genius thumbnail for engagement

[@mbank3832]

As long as you use the word "inspired", you will now be ok to copy any ideas.

[@JeancarlosRPerez]

Gotta say... Great choice on the Thumbnail Gameranx 😂

[@nataliek3384]

Lies of P better be on this list. That game is superior to the original Dark Souls games.

[@Phillylima]

I need a list like this but for games made in the last 10 years that are spiritual successors to game from the early 2000’s our later w90’s

[@drakesmith4857]

Make Pokémon fans cry and a eminem reference.. tremendous

[@suburbantimewaster9620]

Palworld is like Pokemon and it’s a good game.

[@Thugatron_]

Genuine question: why do people act as if Paleworld isn't a direct copy of Pokemon.... you wanna be upset at business doing shady business sure, but let's not pretend they don't have a point.

[@NikkieNikk-cn9vx]

for the first time im here sooner than anybody

[@brandonboothroyd240]

My sister is one of those people that keeps playing the newest harvest moon. Idk why it's just now hitting me that I should've recommended stardew valley ages ago.

[@orochi_warrior]

She playing the real ones or the “fake” ones?

[@malhill7802]

Anyone in 1827??

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

All Metroidvanias are copy cats, but alot of them are pretty good, a few even amazing like Hollow Knight and Dark Souls 1.

[@ARIXANDRE]

I think Tomb Raider (2013) was superior to the Uncharted games.

[@krokodilpil8335]

Alone in dark 1. PTSD is back, baby!

[@mykeblanks343]

What came out first “Diablo” or “Gauntlet Legends”

[@MetalgearLuke]

Falcon: "GAEMES"

[@Hegotflow99]

Let’s do a thing where we guess what falcon looks like based off of his voice.. he gives me handle bar mustache vibes for some reason….