Bioforge | Clunky, Unintuitive, and Completely Unforgettable | Review and Playthrough

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Aqua Walrus

Aqua Walrus

Күн бұрын

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@UltimateEnd0
@UltimateEnd0 9 күн бұрын
This game was a graphical marvel back in the day.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
It's still a super interesting game... A bit more pixely and crunchy but I love the art style regardless.
@ThommyofThenn
@ThommyofThenn 9 күн бұрын
Comments like this are refreshing. It's too easy to trash an old game but it's good to appreciate the creativity that went into these things .
@mariuszj3826
@mariuszj3826 9 күн бұрын
This game looked supremely photorealistic in magazine stills in the 90's. This was cutting-edge.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@mariuszj3826 absolutely amazing when you look at other games from 95.
@lordterra1377
@lordterra1377 9 күн бұрын
This game was awesome. Props to the devs for making something unique.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@lordterra1377 absolutely, such a unique experience.
@chpsilva
@chpsilva 9 күн бұрын
People easily forget we are talking about the 90's. Windows was just a graphic shell for DOS, and most of the gaming computers had just a VGA card with a Trident chip and very few and slow RAM. VGA mode 13h was almost mandatory. Also, CPUs were slow. Like, _really slow_ . And on top on that you couldn't even assume the machine had a sound card or a mouse (those were considered "superfluous" for standard PCs - remember, Windows wasn't mainstream, the almighty DOS still roamed the Earth).
@z.s.7992
@z.s.7992 9 күн бұрын
Im surprised I could handle dos as a young kid. I look at it now and it just looks so unweildy
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I have to keep a notepad with the file paths for all my DOSbox games just to remember the steps to launch them. I don't know how we did it back in the day.
@chpsilva
@chpsilva 9 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus computers were fascinating back then. Nowadays we treat them like appliances but before Windows took the SOHO market you needed to know things like install drivers, configure manually I/O ports, etc. Also, people building their own machines was the default option. And finally although highly technical DOS was small enough (almost bare bones) to one know pretty much everything about it. Compare this with Windows in present days...
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@chpsilva absolutely! As much as the convenience of windows is great, we've for sure gone too far in that direction. Far too much is happening automatically, and the average user knows almost nothing of how their machine actually works (including me!)
@mr.pavone9719
@mr.pavone9719 8 күн бұрын
​@@aquawalrusWe wrote a lot of *.bat files, gave them simple names and put them in the root directory.
@Reciclador
@Reciclador 9 күн бұрын
I remember this and Fade to Black being some of the first 3D games we had on PC, but as much as I loved their ideas, the clunky controls were more than I could handle as a kid. Never finished them.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I've never played Fade to Black, I might have to give it a try some day. I embrace the clunky controls haha
@Reciclador
@Reciclador 9 күн бұрын
@aquawalrus as you probably already know, Fade to Black is a truly 3D game, and it has even worse controls. I'm pretty sure the standard scheme was with tank controls, but with the heavy and deliberate animations that Flashback and Another World were so well known for, and it suuuuucked while fighting or avoiding traps in those small corridors.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@Reciclador I have the vaguest memory of another world, I remember it being so difficult to understand I could never get very far. This could be my redemption... Or I could fail spectacularly haha
@ShunyValdez
@ShunyValdez 9 күн бұрын
I played this when I was a kid. I was too young to know that its control was clunky and that it has body horror (except for eating the arm. Even as a kid, I know there's something wrong). I was too stunned by the graphics on my CRT monitor, which made me imagine the details. I never finished this but I think it's because I couldn't figure out the puzzles. But man, the nostalgia I'm feeling just watching this is strong.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Even I had nostalgia, and I never played it as a kid. It's got that super specific 90s vibe and I love it.
@usulordo
@usulordo 9 күн бұрын
I suggest Arx Fatalis for more chicken legs in exposition prison cells. Super interesting game back in the day. I remember being amazed by the graphics in 1995. Bioforge 2 never came to life but I believe there was an add-on that completed beta-status called Bioforge Plus that somehow never was published.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Yeah I read something about that while I was doing research for the video. Seems they wanted to update the systems a bit but the low sales just led them to abandon it altogether. Shame!
@maxjoechl5663
@maxjoechl5663 9 күн бұрын
"We should not be enemies - we should work together!" > *hits one-arm blue-skin metal-pants guy with his own severed arm* "I have no wish to harm you!" The demo certainly left an impression on me back in the day.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Hahah I found it really funny how he had dialogue with pretty much every person he fought, some he tried to get to stop fighting and others he would gloat about causing them pain. The alien in particular he seemed to just love beating up. Cyborg man needs to pick a lane.
@ThommyofThenn
@ThommyofThenn 9 күн бұрын
More like "i have no wish to 'arm' you!" LOL.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@ThommyofThenn he's actually just being super kind, trying to reattach the arm, but he doesn't know his own strength.
@ThommyofThenn
@ThommyofThenn 9 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus love it when a game has heart like that
@dashwhatchamakalit
@dashwhatchamakalit 9 күн бұрын
One of many, that I feel would benefit from a full remake. New tech would make this an amazing experience.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Absolutely, the story and atmosphere is all there, it just needs some smoothing out.
@ThommyofThenn
@ThommyofThenn 9 күн бұрын
@@dashwhatchamakalit Some quite obscure games have gotten remakes or remasters in recent years. If something like "PO'" can get one, there is no legitimate reason why Bioforge cannot
@EpicLebaneseNerd
@EpicLebaneseNerd 9 күн бұрын
for the life of me, back as a kid, this game blew me away with the graphics, but it was so so so so hard, even the first area, just getting out of the jail room was insane hard, i played it so much that area they those lines about ''remain in bunk'' and ''the fork'' are carved in my mind for eternity.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
"if you've come for the fork, you'll be sorely disappointed!"
@EpicLebaneseNerd
@EpicLebaneseNerd 9 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus PURE AGONY!!!!!
@SLADEYKINS
@SLADEYKINS 9 күн бұрын
Aqua Walrus uploads make my day! I've been binging all of your videos for the past week and im pretty excited to see a new upload, thankyou :)
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@SLADEYKINS thanks for the comment, that makes my day 😸
@plok3788
@plok3788 9 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus Same here. Also quite new to the channel, but every vid I watched was time well spent!
@drshemp1
@drshemp1 9 күн бұрын
Once again thank you for covering these old janky games. Even if I wont play them, I love learning about them and enjoying the artstyle and tech of the time! Keep it up bro!
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@drshemp1 glad you're still enjoying the videos! This one was particularly hanky, but super memorable. Just the kind of weirdness I like to find.
@chromiumboy
@chromiumboy 8 күн бұрын
This brought back a lot of memories, it was great to see this game again! Fun fact: the player's identity depends on your actions during the game. As you discovered that you were originally a 'berserker', I'm guessing that you solved most of your problems with violence :D
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
I let the blue guy live, but yeah he's the only one haha.
@CptBilsn
@CptBilsn 9 күн бұрын
Great video. Love seeing games like this being played. Some of them I even want to replay (or play for the first time) thanks to you... Thanks to your channel I just reinstalled Lands of Lore 3 for example. (Edit:damn typos)
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I need to play LoL 3, I've heard it's a touch janky but what I've seen of it looks not so bad to me!
@CptBilsn
@CptBilsn 9 күн бұрын
@aquawalrus It's fun, GOG version runs on the modern system hassle free right out of the box (for me Direct3D rendering worked best). And I wouldn't say it's overly janky - controls are fine and menus are not terrible once you get used to them a bit. But maybe a little bit more action-adventurish than straight-up dungeon crawlery.
@kulrigalestout
@kulrigalestout 2 күн бұрын
It really is fun to look at convoluted control schemes developers come up with sometimes. Like when multiple conflicting actions are bound to the same buttons, or you have to hold one button in order to activate a set of controls that gives the player more control than is really necessary.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 2 күн бұрын
I love the experimental nature of things in this era. It seems so obvious to us now how best to control games, but back then it was like they were trying to decipher some riddle with the wild control schemes.
@fy8798
@fy8798 9 күн бұрын
I wish today's AAA companies were like origin - making weird experimental games that pushed the envelope. Bioforge is clunky today, but without trailblazers like it, the nonclunk wouldn't be here. Imagine what games could be if innovation was found in more than the indie space. Origin is missed. [Good video, by the way! Feels like this game really wanted a sequel!]
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I always lament that the big AAA companies of today are reluctant to take risks on new and interesting ideas. I'm glad indie devs are out there trying new things, but imagine how the industry could move forward if the big teams with the big tech were creating stuff like origin did.
@designator7402
@designator7402 9 күн бұрын
The one petty thing that bothers me most about this game is that the protagonist can even play that flute despite 1. having had severe surgery done on their face and 2. missing two fingers on each hand. It takes ages to get your tone back after having your wisdom teeth removed, much less the majority of your body, and in order to play those nice chromatic melodies in the game you _need_ all your fingers.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
You're right. Like I get the knowledge was implanted in his head, but knowing how to play the flute with human hands and a mouth is very different than playing to as a cyborg. My immersion is ruined!
@alanrascon6069
@alanrascon6069 9 күн бұрын
New vid! Cant wait to watch this one.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
It features alien chicken!
@radishdalek
@radishdalek 5 күн бұрын
The story was to be resolved in Bioforge 2, which was then cut back down to an expansion pack called BioForge Plus. An expansion beta was completed in 10 weeks. The expansion was then cancelled.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 5 күн бұрын
@@radishdalek such a shame for a game with so much atmosphere. I wonder if a version of the story exists somewhere out there in cyberspace.
@LotusGramarye
@LotusGramarye 6 күн бұрын
Its shit like this is why this had rapidly become one of my all time favourite youtube channels. You play so many good/interesting jankass 90s and older video games that i somehow have never heard of despite spending a lot of time dipping into old obscure classics. Seriously, there was a time i was looking for any recommended Origin game cuz i find them suchan interesting dev and ive never seen this one even mentioned. Its probably a little bit outside your channels purview, but have you heard of/thought about ever covering project firestarter? Literally the oldest game you could call a survival horror
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 6 күн бұрын
I really appreciate that! I've been having such a blast discovering all these old games myself. There is such a gold mine of great and interesting stuff out there. I've yet to find a game by Origin that wasn't at least super unique. Such an amazing dev. I hadn't heard of Project Firestarter, but just looked it up and it looks really cool, love the visuals and vibe it's giving off.
@Maggerama
@Maggerama 9 күн бұрын
Such a true-to-life title! Exactly my experience. I was just remembering it fondly this morning.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
It's such an interesting game, nothing quite like it.
@Maggerama
@Maggerama 9 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus I was absolutely blown away by it. But only years later I could actually beat it using a guide (from time to time).
@Maggerama
@Maggerama 8 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus Oh yeah! Try Alien Odyssey (1995) if you're looking for something... similar? Not quite. And let me warn you: it was forgotten for a reason. But it's an interesting artifact. A couple of suggestions, to boot (no pressure): Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall, Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse, Die by the Sword, Time Commando. That's all, I won't pester you too much. Okay... if you really wanna go ABOVE AND BEYOND, go for Zenfar: The Adventure. It's the worst game ever objectively.
@Blazbaros
@Blazbaros Күн бұрын
My dad really loved point and click adventure games, like King's Quest and such, we'd play them together. Bioforge was one we could never really figure out and I don't remember much outside of trying to get the fork from the crazy guy near the beginning. Then again I was also about 5 at the time, maybe we got further. Sadly when I got older and was more internet savvy, we had the box, but the disk was missing.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus Күн бұрын
I played the hell out of kings quest and space quest back in the day as well... Such unforgiving games! Fun though.
@AlexanderKristofer-sf9px
@AlexanderKristofer-sf9px 8 күн бұрын
contgrats on 4k subs
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
Thanks! The channel has been doing great this last month, couldn't be happier.
@ArmwrestlingAcademia
@ArmwrestlingAcademia 9 күн бұрын
Watching Vinnie and co playing this on OG Giant Bomb was an amazing experience.
@Zargkhon
@Zargkhon 9 күн бұрын
I loved this Game back in the Day. It was so super cool, so 'out of this world'. Sure it was Buggy, but it was one of those Games where your Mind was like 'Computer can do this now?!' I miss those old Days.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Absolutly, it was clunky, but so enjoyable and unique. Not one I'll forget anytime soon.
@Zargkhon
@Zargkhon 9 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus What can I say. I have good taste :D Anvil of Dawn next! .. .maybe?
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@Zargkhon I don't want to spoil it, but all I'll say is you are wildly good at predicting what game I'm playing next haha
@Zargkhon
@Zargkhon 9 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus I shall be your Social Media Manager then :D
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@Zargkhon what's really weird is the last 4 games I've played all released in 95, and Anvil of Dawn released in 95 as well. I'm not doing it on purpose it just keeps happening lol
@not_jon_vendi
@not_jon_vendi 8 күн бұрын
Another great review! I watched dungeon chill do a review on this game, I actually bought this back in the day but my computer at the time couldn't run it. I really wish I could have played it because it looks so frickin sweet. I remember thinking when I read reviews about this game back in the day that the graphics were beyond incredible. My puny system just couldn't handle it and I took it back. I can't remember for the life of me the game I got in place of it though!
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
I never owned it back in the day, but I can guarantee my PC wouldn't have been able to handle it back then. I keep meaning to check out dungeon chill, they've popped up on my feed a couple times but I always get distracted doing something else. They look like they cover some cool stuff.
@not_jon_vendi
@not_jon_vendi 7 күн бұрын
@aquawalrus he's awesome I highly recommend
@bigleciezki
@bigleciezki 9 күн бұрын
I think I remember reading somewhere, that the end being a bit dissapointing, was because they wanted to save the confrontation with the main bad guy for a sequel, that never happened when Bioforge didn't sell as expected.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
Yeah it's a shame it wasn't better received. Could have been a really cool series.
@sleazel
@sleazel 4 күн бұрын
29:00 Your final identity is actually based on your actions during the game. You may kill or spare Roland, Dane and Gen; and choose not to "waste" healing spray on Escher.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 4 күн бұрын
I didn't realize this when I played, but in hindsight I would make the same decisions again. These body snatching baddies deserved every crotch kick they got.
@ayback183
@ayback183 6 күн бұрын
I played the heck out of this game on a 486 that could barely run it, so for me the combat was pretty easy since it was is super slow motion. I still remember being disappointed when I found my character's identity. But I remember reading that it's actually dependent on your conduct in the game. My identity ended up being this old looking guy whose bio said "Subject displayed an extreme lack of gratitude." This may be because after a guard turned on the gun turret for me, I beat him to death anyway. I also killed Dane by bashing his head in, only finding out later that you could simply remove his battery. Overall, I was obsessed with this game for a short time, I even had Bioforge action figures! (They were other action figures that my brother and I sloppily painted over, the blue guy even had his arm ripped off.) The fact that it never got a sequel, and that thus the main villain never got killed, still kind of irks me a bit.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 6 күн бұрын
I wonder now if I was able berserker because I took the time to kill every enemy in the game. There were a few I could have run by but always made a point to kick them to death.
@jafrytvasia9609
@jafrytvasia9609 9 күн бұрын
You play the games I respect, but lack the patience to play. Love the kitties! Cheers
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
The cats love you too. 😸
@st.haborym
@st.haborym 9 күн бұрын
Man, I remember hearing about this game so long ago and wanting to play it because the premise just sounded so interesting. They don't make em like this anymore. That melee combat system is very reminiscent of Alone in the Dark's, complete with the goofy looking headbutt. Another game that had a pretty innovative but also pretty clunky melee combat system is Die By The Sword. Could make for an interesting future video.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Fun fact, I never did the headbutt on purpose in this video. It was the result of me trying to walk forward but not releasing the attack button with the right timing. It is a hilarious attack though. The thought of headbutting an alien monstrosity is just humorous.
@st.haborym
@st.haborym 8 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus You know, this game kinda reminds me of those old Quest for Glory games. Point and clicks with combat. Cept QfG is more open world and rpg.
@tHiNk413
@tHiNk413 9 күн бұрын
Yes! More Walrus!🎉
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I have once again surfaced from the ocean with a video.
@janneaalto3956
@janneaalto3956 9 күн бұрын
The story in Bioforge is one of the punkest of cyberpunk titles, ever. And the ending is one of the scifiest of scifi titles.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
The end really leaves so much to the imagination. Are we going to go track down Mastaba to save Esher? Are we going to live with the Phyxx? So many possibilities!
@lsb2623
@lsb2623 8 күн бұрын
some people take their youtube bits too far and it gets cringey... you strike a good balance. I like the cat thing, and your gags are quick. It's not a huge sidestep. Good videos, I'm on board!
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
@@lsb2623 glad it's working for you! 😸
@lsb2623
@lsb2623 8 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus I love medium small channels that have a relaxed thing going on. You are what makes the beast worth it.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
@@lsb2623 thanks! That really makes my day! I'll endeavor to make sure I don't let the KZbin machine slowly siphon my soul away over time.
@PeteOfDarkness
@PeteOfDarkness 9 күн бұрын
Considering it's almost 30 years old it holds up remarkably well. But is is rough.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
It's crazy how much atmosphere this game drips considering it's age. Origin were on a whole other level.
@Alkal1nes
@Alkal1nes 8 күн бұрын
Great video. You might wanna check Ecstatica.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
It is on my list! Really interesting looking game as well.
@alephnole7009
@alephnole7009 9 күн бұрын
this game is prime real-estate for an RE1 gamecube style remake. visuals that let you better understand the depth and direction of combat. what objects are interactable & optional balance changes to things like enemies HP could turn this into a great experience
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I would absolutely love to see this one resurrected. Think it would do really well.
@lukasjozef1774
@lukasjozef1774 Күн бұрын
I still got the original CD-ROM and it's one of the best games I've ever played.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus Күн бұрын
Consider me jealous!
@lukasjozef1774
@lukasjozef1774 Күн бұрын
@aquawalrus I walk-through it just when it was released and I bought it together with Full Throttle back in 1995.
@ShunyValdez
@ShunyValdez 9 күн бұрын
30:01 Is it possible that the Flute is a reference to Picard learning the flute in the 1992 episode, The Inner Light?
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I can't say for certain, but it's possible!
@not_jon_vendi
@not_jon_vendi 9 күн бұрын
Here for the algorithm for now AW! Be back after I watch
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Hope you like it! A really unique game for sure.
@ThommyofThenn
@ThommyofThenn 8 күн бұрын
The first video I watched here was one of if not the first chicken leg moments. Seeing another, totally unrelated example here is gratifying. Now I have no problem with them appearing in a dark fantasy setting. I expect people to barbarously chomp into them as the grease runs down their chin, washed down with dark dwarven ale etc. Why the HELL would one just appear in an isolated, high tech facility that presumably would have rigorous standards that would be seriously followed. Maybe one of the lab experiments got loose and bit into a power line or was toasted by BLASTER fire? My theory solves both the presence as well as the perfect golden brown cook on the "chicken" leg
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
I have a theory that human meat is also most likely human. Maybe the plot twist is these are actually space orcs, and meats just been put back on the menu.
@ShunyValdez
@ShunyValdez 9 күн бұрын
29:03 nice Warcraft reference. I see you.
@wyatmann
@wyatmann 9 күн бұрын
Ah yes my favorite ocean mammal man
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@wyatmann I have emerged from the ocean with a cybernetic adventure game.
@Grandmastergav86
@Grandmastergav86 9 күн бұрын
I feel the same way about Anachronox. To use the modern vernacular, PC games of a certain vintage were such a "vibe".
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I'm guilty of using that term a lot, but it really does describe the feel some of these games give.
@whinegummi6329
@whinegummi6329 8 күн бұрын
awesome !
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
@@whinegummi6329 you're awesome
@whinegummi6329
@whinegummi6329 8 күн бұрын
@aquawalrus
@ProBreakers
@ProBreakers 9 күн бұрын
Its vision is based on movement!
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
It's vision is based on getting kicked in the head 40 times. 🦶
@bakuiel1901
@bakuiel1901 56 минут бұрын
Hey I just found your channel and have been working through your Vids, did you do any of the Might and Magic 3D RPGs?
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 49 минут бұрын
@@bakuiel1901 I did a video on Crusaders of Might and Magic awhile back, the weird one off 3D game. I do want to do all the Might and Magic games eventually though. Both the 3D ones and the original dungeon crawlers.
@Se7enBeatleofDoom
@Se7enBeatleofDoom 9 күн бұрын
Nowadays Bioforge looks like the love child of Cruelty Squad and Guyver 2 dark hero.
@DudeWatIsThis
@DudeWatIsThis 7 күн бұрын
Ah, yes. Bio -Hazard- Forge!
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 7 күн бұрын
@@DudeWatIsThis I kept calling it BioShock when I was doing my voice over.
@CitrusXVA
@CitrusXVA 8 күн бұрын
I only got about halfway through this game before it got too convoluted, and I had no idea what to do next. As for the player identity, if I recall corectly, your choices determined who you actually were. Kill the guy on the operating table with a double-fisted slam? Kill the one-armed blue guy? Kill the guy that guarded the main gun? Those and more apparently dictated who you actually wound up being. Like I said, assuming I'm remembering correctly.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
Oh damn, I actually had no idea you could influence it! I thought it was a predetermined outcome, that's really interesting if you are right.
@jcalvert6666
@jcalvert6666 8 күн бұрын
@@aquawalrus Yup, there were a some organic choices during gameplay that determined your identity. For example if you killed everyone including alien leader and abandoned doctor without helping her, it would turn out you were a convicted murderer. If you killed the cowardly soldier in the tower, but helped doctor and alien leader it would turn out you were former captain who hated the mondites , etc.
@nutherefurlong
@nutherefurlong 8 күн бұрын
When I think Origin Systems I think Wing Commander, and that sort of lines up with how this looks. It's an adventure game with a combat system, but I feel like adventure games are more memorable because the puzzles and environmental problem solving tell a story. I admire what they tried to do, at least. How Arnold does the character model look?
@wilsonkierankitsune
@wilsonkierankitsune 9 күн бұрын
This was unique and I kinda wish it got a follow up
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I read that a sequel of some sort was planned, but the game just didn't do well and it never went anywhere. Super disappointing.
@ajax700
@ajax700 9 күн бұрын
If people incredibly loved the very mediocre Resident evil, which was a bad copy of Alone in the dark with everything worse saving maybe for the graphics, specially the puzzles, this game should have sold like crazy. Maybe it was a little too complex for its own good. People love simple easy games. It should have been released on Playstation.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I think this games biggest downfall was just the super unintuitive control. I found it fun to mess with, but can imagine this game would have played so much better if they could have had a controller to play with. I don't think marketing it as an interactive movie helped it's sales either. It was just too weird for the time. The world wasn't ready!
@ThommyofThenn
@ThommyofThenn 8 күн бұрын
26:38 any explanation for what exactly is happening here? Does your character try to fire so the alien does a double Vulcan nerve pinch to chill your ass out so he can explain?
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
I guess he's talking to me with his mind, but since that apparently requires that he grabs me I think he's actually talking to me with his hands. It's advanced alien sign language.
@ThommyofThenn
@ThommyofThenn 8 күн бұрын
@aquawalrus His movements so dexterous and refined, the human eye cannot begin go see it. All we feel is his embrace but in reality he's doing telepathy informed sign language directly into your mind. Because he can't just talk into your thoughts like it's a voice over narration for w/e weird reason
@KarlTheExpert
@KarlTheExpert 9 күн бұрын
I did actually buy and complete this one back in the day, though afair had to use a guide for some puzzles. Afair the biggest issue weren't even the controls but how slow it ran on average PCs. I had a 486 DX2-50 which was top of the line only 2 years earlier but by '95 playing some of the new releases was brutal and especially Origin wasn't known for optimization. So here you had bad controls, a bad framerate which made the controls even worse and long load times between screen. It's high praise for the game that I still had enough patience to make it to the end.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
It really is a testament to the rest of the game when the gameplay can be so bad but it's still worth the struggle to finish.
@misawa8629
@misawa8629 8 күн бұрын
Completely unforgettable is right. I first heard about this game on a very old channel called boilerplate that doesn't exist anymore. I rarely see anyone mention this, and never anyone go into detail about it. But I've always thought about it from time to time since i first saw it.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
@@misawa8629 I play a lot of really neat often forgotten games, but this one in particular was super memorable. Just such a cool atmosphere and experience.
@PadanFain836
@PadanFain836 9 күн бұрын
Chicken legs - nutrition of champions
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
@@PadanFain836 just what any aspiring prison escapee needs to fuel their quest for vengeance.
@lupinzar
@lupinzar 8 күн бұрын
Crusader: No Remorse for a future video since it is Origin?
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
I can't promise when, but it has been on my list for awhile I do want to make a video on it.
@dekat7656
@dekat7656 9 күн бұрын
I knew of the game but never played it it looks like it could be good
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
It is fun, but definitely not for the faint of heart. It really likes to kill you haha.
@oliviergagnon2592
@oliviergagnon2592 2 күн бұрын
Yeah I played that 30 yrs ago. It came with a cd-rom from a PC magazine lol. Never made it very far 😂
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 2 күн бұрын
@@oliviergagnon2592 understandable, I feel like the hardest puzzle for me was just getting out of the jail block.
@oliviergagnon2592
@oliviergagnon2592 2 күн бұрын
@aquawalrus hahaha yeah
@ThommyofThenn
@ThommyofThenn 9 күн бұрын
I love point and clicks where you have obnoxious forced camera angle changes. It really adds an almost menacing quality to the image c
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Haha, that's a good way to put it!
@EonEsper-Kriz
@EonEsper-Kriz 9 күн бұрын
I like chicken leg rants, lol.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
🍗🍗🍗
@z.s.7992
@z.s.7992 9 күн бұрын
dismembermant? I'm in. Too bad there was no defenestration though.
@BladeofSorrow7
@BladeofSorrow7 9 күн бұрын
I played this too much on my amiga cd 32 in the 90's, along with ultimate body blows. Looked sweet but had janky controls that I could figure out but never master.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I honestly almost never used the punches. It would be fun to go into this and really try to make use of all the attacks.
@ericcartmanbr
@ericcartmanbr 9 күн бұрын
Hii New sub here, commenting for engage porpuse, the outro music is from gravity falls? 34:00 min
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to comment! The outro music is actually from KZbin's music library they have for creators. I thought it had a cool vibe. The song is called Final Girl.
@sznurowadlo
@sznurowadlo 9 күн бұрын
Visual style and story is quite good for the time but gameplay is not that much fun. The scene with frozen scorpion thing is still in my mind.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
It's crazy how atmospheric and memorable that scene is when it's really just a still picture.
@mikesol1162
@mikesol1162 8 күн бұрын
I didn't bother with this game back in the day because it just looked so damn janky to me. It still does.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 8 күн бұрын
I can't argue the jank, it's really cool but definitely not for everyone.
@SteveMacSticky
@SteveMacSticky 9 күн бұрын
Does the game specifically say that it's a chicken leg? Cos it may be a turkey leg
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
It says it's "meat". I mean if I really reflect on it, there were a lot of people killed in the cyborg experiments. There is a solid chance it's human meat. I'm gonna choose to believe it's alien chicken.
@EonEsper-Kriz
@EonEsper-Kriz 9 күн бұрын
Ug, the God awful Tank Controls coupled with Fixed Camera Angles that prevents me from playing the OG Resident Evil games rears it's ugly head again, lol.
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
I haven't played the original RE games in years, though I have to admit I'm curious to play them again now. After this they will feel smooth as butter I bet.
@DKarkarov
@DKarkarov 8 күн бұрын
I hate to be that guy but Origin was not a top tier developer at this point, and they didn't make a 3d game that was not horrible insane jank and bugs from hell. Their reach very much was exceeding their grasp in a big way by 95. They kinda saved themselves with Ultima Online, but only for a short time.
@trueKENTUCKY
@trueKENTUCKY Күн бұрын
honestly bro script wayy too condensed video should be like 2 hours . like can we have 5 minutes to just appreciate the graphics. like i get you have a lot to say but let us take it in man
@perilouspalms2497
@perilouspalms2497 9 күн бұрын
X1.5 speed to the rescue
@aquawalrus
@aquawalrus 9 күн бұрын
Just don't go any higher, or you might accidentally tear a hole in space time.
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