Scaler - Petronious

[@AcronymARES]

Besides the secret ending, the orange orbs also unlock concept art you can view from an extras menu you can access at the world map, one picture per orb collected. There's a ton of 'em and they're really dang cool to look at.

[@Josh3756]

Brilliant channel. Completely underrated

[@Petronious]

Nice of you to say. Thanks!

[@mikedrop4421]

It truly is

[@tylercross113]

I agree, he reviews Underrated and unheard of games.

[@SHRNKS]

Talks about rail grinding while you got ratchet and clank ost in the background! Love it!

[@jonbeecee]

Loved this one! The environments and animations really stuck with me. Great presentation overall

[@demontorch]

Btw the protagonist is voiced by Matt Mercer aka Mcree himself

[@mistergremm735]

kujo jotaro

[@Twistedsackboy]

He also was the main character in the Cosby Suite.

[@Wrathchild1995]

I've recently been watching Tealgamemaster do a walkthrough of this game and now I see you doing a review of it 😁 Nice to see this game get the recognition that it truly deserves. To me this game is a criminally underrated hidden gem on the Ps2. I love this game and still own it to this day ❤ Thank you for reviewing this game Pete.

[@CRANTIME]

a lizard game where you play a lizard and fight lizards in the lizardverse. I REALLY need to play this.

[@Petronious]

YES this is right up your alley! 😅

[@trees1922]

Ive been waiting for the longest time for somone to give this game recognition

[@shaynehk8639]

I think Nitrorad did a good video on this game. Might be a channel you like if you havent checked it out.

[@Petronious]

@@shaynehk8639 Can confirm that he has a very good channel.

[@shaynehk8639]

@@Petronious love both of your content. Thank you for the great videos to occupy me during my morning dump at work.

[@DeLisi.]

Top quality video like always!😄 its always a great day waking up to a new video from you.

[@ssayzzal1]

I really look forward to these videos. A chance to visit older games i'll probably never be able to play on my own. Keep up the great content!

[@datdmpodcast]

The most underrated video game of all time

[@RedTygon]

I remember playing this in my late teens and I actually really enjoyed it. Yeah there was some bad parts, the story I pretty much blanked out and just enjoyed the gamepley.

[@baritonetenor]

tbh I watch some of these videos just to watch your reactions to stuff. its always nice to watch and improve my mood.

[@skyflyer20002]

Dang I remember playing this when I was like 5 years old or something like that, great review as always man :D

[@Aragorn7884]

Sees new video in sub feed. Clicks. Watches. Enjoyed. 😎

[@AwshomeHat]

Good job on the review Scaler, Petronius is an interesting game

[@churasbro6246]

One of my favourite ps2 games. NOSTALGIC...

[@terabitez3374]

Holy shit is it scaler month I swear everyone is just talking about it now it’s becoming a big hit of a hidden gem

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

I was thinking the same!

[@Petronious]

I don't know about anything that? I just bought this in January and started playing it for the first time recently 😅

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

@@Petronious That’s awesome.

[@Wrathchild1995]

Not sure who else is talking about Scaler, but I know Tealgamemaster has been playing it on his channel recently and been uploading it daily. He is genuinely loving this game, and it's his first time playing it according to him 😜 The only review that I've seen of this game is from NitroRad and I know he loves his platforming games. Hopefully this game will start to get some recognition, imagine if it got a remake or something, though I doubt that'll ever happen.

[@terabitez3374]

@@Petronious nitro rad did a review awhile ago Tealgamemaster is doing a let’s play at the moment and from what I’ve seen twitter is now full of scaler memes

[@mikedrop4421]

Hey man, thanks for this. I love these obscure (to me) game reviews. Also love your channel.

[@TheParkerThirteen]

Haven't played this game since I was in primary school, haven't thought about it since high school. But by some weird coincidence I decided today was the day to give it a search. Great video mate, you've gained a new fan.

[@Petronious]

Thanks, that works out for both of us then! Glad you liked the video!

[@strain42]

Absolutely definitely worth the 1 pound you paid for it. I remember thinking this game was a bit odd in places, but I can't say I had a bad time with it. Glad you got a kick out of it! Great video, dude! Sorry it took me so long to get to watching it!

[@RedTygon]

Freaking loved when the Rayman theme came on!

[@Petronious]

I thought it fitting to have Rayman Arena music when talking about the combat arenas! 😅

[@RealLifeMofo]

I first watched your Destory All Humans 2 review and you put so much time into these! I always watch your videos before buying.

[@Petronious]

Nice of you to say. Thanks for watching :)

[@EthelredFlametail]

I remember that game. They was a level dedicated to pressing a switch and a plant changing both the atmosphere and platforms

[@teneesh3376]

This is my 2nd favourite 3d platformer purely out of nostalgia

[@NostalgiaArtist]

I got this game as a kid from the bargain bin at GameStop and it blew my mind. Definitely had it's problems, but the environment/character design of the lizard world totally captured my imagination as a kid. Still does as an adult artist! I think it's really inspired, I haven't seen much like it. I recently scrubbed through the credits for names and looked up some of the artists for the game on art station and stuff, it was a real treat seeing the concept art in high definition.

[@Petronious]

Why have I never considered looking up the artists online before now?! That sounds pretty cool and I may do the same now you've mentioned it to have a look at it all in HD, like you said!

[@elin111]

Bobby became his own fursona.

[@BugsyFoga]

Whenever I see the boxcover for this game I always thought it was some kind of Spyro clone.

[@jarroddonaldson1975]

dont ever give up man i iove your videos you are my favorite bootleg caddicarus for sure

[@Petronious]

Thanks, though I've kinda distanced myself from that "bootleg caddicarus" style of video these days anyway, I feel. I just wanna talk about the games more clearly etc.

[@jarroddonaldson1975]

Was just referencing one of your past videos when you called yourself that and it cracked me up. Your vids have only gotten better!

[@Petronious]

Oh yeah I know, if anything it's nice to know you've been sticking around to see all of that! Thanks for the kind words there 🙂

[@terabitez3374]

14:05 those unlock the concept art gallery

[@GrenademanBlitz]

great video my dude. seems like a neat little game.

[@Petronious]

Thanks, Nade! Yeah it was fun enough for what it is to be fair!

[@faereman]

I couldn't help but think to myself throughout this whole video that this game took a LOT of inspiration from Ratchet and Clank : The environments and level structures, the characters animations, the rail grinding, the "vehicle" segments, the pause menu design etc... The only thing that was missing really was the combat system that actually could've used some of the R&C formula with encounters that feel more natural and don't force you into that unescapable circular arena. The combat kinda reminded me of Sonic Boom (aka the worst Sonic), even though that came out much later.

[@Petronious]

Yeah its one of those times where I wouldn't have minded it borrowing more from its inspiration, especially the combat. Was nice seeing little ideas appear though, like the wide shots at the start of levels.

[@evilcrash8683]

Tail Time!

[@TheMuhahaa]

That rachet and clank 3 music hit nostalgia bone hard

[@Wrathchild1995]

Now I think about it, this game does have it's flaws like with the difficulty spikes and those combat sections, but it is a genuinely good time in my opinion. It doesn't really bother me all that much that the story isn't the main focus, although I've never actually beaten this game as I gave up at the General Bootcamp boss with the grind rails, as I couldn't figure out how you defeat him. I was a kid when I first played this game and I didn't really have great access to the internet, so I couldn't exactly look up a guide on how to beat this game. The transformations are cool, but I'm glad that two of them are only used once in the game. Those being the creature that allows you to fly, I'm not a fan of that level at all, and the level where you're able to swim underwater is seriously frustrating.

[@louiekazooie3771]

Hey man, I just found your channel, and you're extremely underrated. When I first saw your channel, I thought you should've had at least 20k subs. By the way, I know you're probably busy with other videos and stuff, but if you ever get the chance, could you review Spider-Man: Friend or Foe for the PS2? It's not a great game, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't super nostalgic for it.

[@jackcottle8144]

Loved this game

[@NeroAngelo1993]

For those transformations it really gave me Kameo vibes.

[@Petronious]

Oh yeah, I haven't thought about that game in a while now... Definitely one I should (rare) replay some time.

[@joeslickback]

13:13 A comedian huh

[@nathanthompson6720]

Have you played the viewtiful Joe series on ps2 and GameCube it's a 2d platformer beat um up

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

I guess this game's success was not up to....scale. Plus, been a long while since I've been SUBAWUBA!

[@nathanthompson6720]

Have you played dr muto on ps2 it's a platformer on ps2 and GameCube and xbox

[@RaddHead]

scaler

[@waloernero1239]

But why didnt continue

[@Aragorn7884]

Only 1 critique on the video- no more puppet 🥺

[@Petronious]

Yeah... he doesn't really gel with the way I want to write videos anymore tbh. He may come back some time though, I'm not sure.

[@ClankZappa85]

I take it your copy didn't come with the instruction manual, huh? That's a shame because not only is it a well designed manual, but it also has all the info you need about the characters and story that took place before the game proper. It details Bobby's lizard activism which is... let's just say morally questionable at times and how he ran afoul of Looger and the rest of the lizard people before he was taken to their base at the start of the game. It also has profiles of each of the individual bosses as well as the human forms of those who were only seen as lizards in the game proper. Speaking of the human designs, they're all 2D drawn and sketched in the manual as opposed to rendered. Trust me, even though Bobby's original human form was fugly in the game, it's nowhere near as bad in the manual because apparently some designs just don't translate well from 2D to 3D. Also, the manual has this really nice conciete of being a notebook that got sketched in. If you can track it down, whether through physical means or a pdf, it's well worth a look. Yeah, it kinda went a surprisingly old school route of platformer storytelling in an era where storytelling everything in the games themselves was really taking off, but there you go. It is what it is.

[@nathanthompson6720]

How old are you