IO Interactive's Other Games - Critical Nobody

[@CriticalNobody]

New channel icon drawn by Mack Kenny. You can find him at mackkenny.com or twitter.com/MackKennyArt Need a break or only care about hearing about one particular title? Then feel free to use the below time stamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:37 - Freedom Fighters 9:43 - Kane & Lynch 21:05 - Kane & Lynch 2 28:33 - Mini Ninjas Hope you found the video worth watching! If you'd like to see more of my content, here's the Critical Nobody playlist - bit.ly/2M3r65U

[@MackAnimation]

Great vid, I grew up playing Freedom Fighters, one of my first third person shooters! Cheers man

[@jucyp3nis862]

When was you I mean seven?

[@maxmfpayne]

I actually had a good experience with Kane and Lynch Dead Men believe it or not. I had an extra few bucks lingering on Amazon, and I looked up pc games and filtered it via price, low to high. It was the only thing close to what I was looking for in my limited price range, so I bought it. Ran great for me, personally. On Windows 8 that is. Not so much on 10. The enjoyable part was the split screen multiplayer with my little brother, me on keyboard and mouse and him with a controller. It was okay the game was kinda trash because we had some much fun, and it's much better with a competent teammate. Single player wasn't very interesting, but I still beat it on my own nonetheless. Oh yeah, and when Lynch flips and is killing innocent people player 2 sees police officers instead of civilians, which I think was pretty cool. Idk if you knew because the models were broken in what you showed.

[@deanjulian6189]

you know i appreciate the videos u make for us man, but i have one thing to say. you have never made any sacrifices for us

[@Chonkems]

Kane and Flinch, Kane and Flinch 2: Bog Days.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

I'm a big Kane & Lynch fan, but even I have to laugh at the mental image of a Microsoft employee running around the office with a printed receipt, yelling: "Guys, guys! Someone bought Kane & Lynch on xbox 360 for 20 bucks in 2020!!"

[@GRIM-Forever]

That made me exhale from my nose. Take my like you piece of shit!

[@OMGmyFACE]

I like to think that when I got the Kane and Lynch 2 avatar shirt, someone at Microsoft got a pair of wings.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

@@OMGmyFACE lol amazing

[@GRIM-Forever]

@@OMGmyFACE lmao

[@kingpin1331]

When he said he bought it for $20 my jaw dropped....dude you can pick it up for like $5 either at gamestop or on ebay

[@teagan9460]

Omg someone remembers mini ninjas, it is such an underrated game and deserves a sequel. Imagine that games art style with the power of current gen hardware.

[@ghostv86]

A moment of silence for the $19.99 that was sacrificed for the video. You shall not be forgotten as it will now forever be in the catalog of Quality Content from this channel. Good job Critical Nobody.

[@lorkhel]

I haven't finished the video yet but I see freedom fighters and now I'm happy, love your channel

[@tomaskubalak3284]

I loved Kane and Lynch 2! for like a week. Don't blame me, the co-op is still fun

[@Lionkingview]

About 4 minutes until the new non hitman io game is announced

[@Chuked]

Hitman 3+ 007

[@holycowza]

They were given Freedom Fighters when they got released from Squenix apparently. I really hope they revisit it

[@harryikel3883]

Mini Ninjas was the first game I played on the PS3, and one of the first I ever played really and I WANT A REMASTER OR A SEQUEL.

[@codycummins4]

I love your videos man! Keep it up!

[@LiTTleGaBi21]

Kane and Lynch, how many hours I sunked into this game

[@aggband5633]

What if I told you that IO's next game was a children's game? Ad: *YEAH, DEPRESSION*

[@drakinine]

It would be cool if IOI made a hitman-esch ninja game

[@veetilappalainen6622]

Just played freedom fighters on hardest diffucultu it was hard🤣 but i have played this game like 100times over and over again i love this game❤

[@gargoylelamp39]

I’d die for mini Ninja 2

[@maybeimortal5697]

I'm so fucking disappointed you didnt uses the phrase "isnt IOs MO"

[@trevorturner9733]

IOI's other games summarized: They're not a hit, man

[@xrqdioqctive369]

Mini ninjas is great

[@Largentina.]

@@xrqdioqctive369 This comment has nothing to do with the games' quality.

[@AliBazz]

Oooh

[@dalek4463]

Seinfeld theme intensifies

[@Mitchisable]

Freedom Fighters though ;-;

[@eliezercardoso8009]

Mini Ninjas is freaking amazing, loved playing it as a kid

[@Alexp37]

I loved playing it as an adult :D

[@Csumbi]

i still have it installed, i just love the way the game looks, i would love a new one :D

[@l0sts0ul89]

Same

[@mr_calamity]

H4ppy Zer0 same

[@gandhik.8878]

Bruh saaaaame

[@ouroldhouse3674]

Ah, Freedom Fighters. Nothing but good memories of that game.

[@leecullen7651]

I was playing it earlier, even better with cheats.

[@bigt72gmc]

I remember when my mom got it for my birthday. It was the first time playing and loved it. I'm glad I did otherwise I would of felt bad hating a game I got on my birthday.

[@JacobDFerguson]

Same man, same.

[@ThEFREeSIDeSCUm]

I remember playing FF with my friends on the playstation 2 using the multi tap so we could do 4 players lol.

[@mantistoboggan5171]

@@ThEFREeSIDeSCUm same!

[@facepalmvideos1]

Kane and Lynch 2 is my ultimate guilty pleasure. While plot and gameplay are really nothing to write home about - I just love its aesthetics to death, man. Even shaky cam.

[@Keeneye47_Wolfkeen]

SAAAME! And once I found out how OP shotguns were, the game became a little more fun as I turned whole armies of enemies into a fine paste.

[@Vladiator]

Same. I also loved the gritty crime tone. I just wish it had more going for it. Could've been the ultimate crime thriller, but it's an ultimate guilty pleasure instead and I'm okay with that.

[@DamnNake]

Same to me, since there are no sequel of Getaway.

[@OMGmyFACE]

The little things like the censor blur on headshots are pretty neat too.

[@Jojje94]

Love K&L2's aesthetic, unabashedly dirty and gritty. Me and the boys play Fragile Alliance on occasion.

[@mgiebus1869]

If they'd just take The Division's graphics and did a Freedom Fighters remake, i'd be all over it

[@diegoramirez1585]

Homefront: The Revolution is pretty much a reboot of freedom fighters, in a more high tech setting, and first person perspective.

[@pommezfritesde8021]

@@diegoramirez1585 Homefront The Revolution is also absolute Dogshit

[@mr.novoice3435]

I forgot the name but it has fighters in it but there is a mission in hitman that is a little like freedom fighters. There is many guys with guns it’s on a rough farm .

[@TactWendigo]

Home front is terrible and to say it's a remake is a huge insult to Freedom Fighters. But damn do I wish their was a true spiritual successor.

[@franciscocv4208]

@@mr.novoice3435 Its the Colorado map in hitman 2016. The main mission there is called freedom fighters in refernce to the game

[@Codex_0613]

Mini Ninjas was one of my fav childhood game it was fun, light hearted and just very casual and easy to get into as a kid love that game

[@badreedinedjellali1328]

it's kind of strange that the are only making hitman games right now I'men aren't they planing to make a new project

[@desirevision]

badreedine Djellali I wish they make a mini ninja 2

[@MrFox-47]

I actually like Kane and Lynch as characters. I would like to see IOI revisit K&L and reboot the series. I believe that it has a lot of potential to be a good series

[@secondavenger9775]

IO Interactive lost the rights to Kane & Lynch in their management buyout from Square Enix, so we're almost definitely not getting a third game.

[@TagardMC]

@@secondavenger9775 I feel like IO could by the K&L rights for like a target gift card. I love the characters and the potential for another story but I know it doesn't sell.

[@therock238360]

Second Avenger is that confirmed? Because the PS4 and Xbox One Versions of Hitman Absolution still have cameos from Kane and Lynch

[@Karl_Baeron]

@@therock238360 this information was confirmed by IO Interactive staff at the (in the Hitman video mentioned) noclip documentary 👍🏼

[@therock238360]

sohasn I’m kinda surprised, Square Enix is definitely not gonna be doing anything with the IP so why just sit on it rather than handing it over to IO during the buyout

[@Gui-San]

The plot and setting of Kane & Lynch 2 is yet one of the most tasteless while fascinating I've seen for a piece of media. It's like if Michael Mann teamed up with Gaspar Noe to co-direct a movie with him.

[@mostafaahmedibrahim2541]

Tasteless?

[@localwarlord]

It’s a ugly world out there Kane and lynch is just to hyper violent it almost feels real especially the second one if they were to reboot the series with a serious vision and a similar style of the second one and make the violence feel as scary and primal and adrenaline inducing as the second one while also maintaining an interesting story they could really hit it out the park

[@maltsutty]

I feel like if Noe and Mann made a movie it would be crazy stylish like Kane and Lynch 2. Story and dialogue may be tasteless but you can argue the sequel looks WAY better than the OG Kane and lynch

[@Nachy]

As someone who really appreciates the Kane & Lynch games for their certain qualities and stylistic choices, your overview and critique on them is really refreshing compared to everyone who just deems them as 'worst games ever' which was everywhere especially during their release years. Really saddened too how neat the multiplayer concept was but just didn't have much content to have staying power.

[@marbl3d45]

Especially DXs "review" of K&L2

[@Nachy]

@@marbl3d45 Oh definitely. It might as well had been an extended section on one of those cheap 'Top 10 Worst Games EVER!!!!' list videos

[@nickelakon5369]

I mean, the multiplayer is literally pay day before pay day was a thing.

[@ratpunkgurl]

I can't believe the final boss in Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days was 2 dogs.

[@CriticalNobody]

Ha, you're right. That sure is dumb

[@ratpunkgurl]

@@CriticalNobody I actually did a full Let's Play of that game, if you wanna use that footage for your reviews, its okay by me.

[@ThaBotmon]

ritcheyz Holy shit! I thought you were joking. Just looked it up and laughed my ass off

[@thesquirtof8759]

In a way, I liked that the game's penultimate enemy are two dogs; two dogs you gun down indiscriminately without much thought. I like to think it's indicative of Kane and Lynch's fate to come.

[@Alexp37]

Game character: "Pull out ya'll" Critical nobody's note: #orgyadvice LMAO!

[@BugsyFoga]

Great to see you back in 2020

[@terablespeler]

God Freedom Fighters was honestly such a pillar of my gaming experience, I couldnt finish the level on the docks where you had to sneak, so I simply replayed the first 2 hours of the game a hundred times.

[@VGMFan20XX]

I LOVE Freedom Fighters! The ragdoll physics were the best, even better with the cheats XD. Multiplayer was a blast as well. Nice to see the series get some more love.

[@markopolo2224]

amazing game

[@X_mezo_X]

I loved manipulating the ragdolls using console commands

[@maltsutty]

As a poor child I replayed the freedom fighters demo COUNTLESS times. Great fun on PS2

[@RVered]

Nobody faulted you for not finishing Splinter Cell DS, and nobody would have faulted you had you given up on Kane And Lynch after it stopped working on your PC...

[@pusacaspica]

Just started playing Kane & Lynch: Dead Men a couple of weeks ago on PC for the first time, and haven't found any of those issues on this video. Actually, I was pretty ignorant about them even existing just until watching this. The companions aren't exactly rocket scientists, but I never heard anyone denying me help either. And idk, I'm enjoying myself with it most of the time. Maybe it's something personal, but I was really missing a dumb, gritty, late 2000's third-person shooter trying to pass itself as "mature". It aged kinda funny if you ask me.

[@piergiorgiocaroli9201]

When I was a kid I used to play this game over and over again. It was my first third person shooter ever, and the cover mechanic, while flawed compared to other titles, felt really refreshing. I didn't have any major problems, just some ghosting here and there. The only issue I have is whenever I play the Skyscraper mission, Kane turns himself into the invisible man and you can only see his clothes. This happened every time, and it's really wierd.😂

[@Rubycek]

I have also played this game to death about 8 years ago on PC and don't remember any glitches, I liked the maps, especially the prison one for some reason.

[@piergiorgiocaroli9201]

@@Rubycek The prison level was awesome. Do you remember if you had Invisible Kane too in the Skyscraper level?

[@beashnpull]

It is a good game, this guy is bashing the game just to back the gamespot review obviously.

[@v-trigger6137]

it's a flawed game that has aged well over the years, this guy is just bashing it because he is from the new crowd who thinks shitting on older badly received games is still fun. also yeah, I played this myself a few days ago and i found none of the bugs that has mentioned in this video. the fact that K&L had way more creativity put into than any AAA shooter game of nowadays, shows just how worse the gaming industry has gotten. also Jasper Kyd's soundtrack is just so cool, K&L has so many qualities, beneath a flawed game. but this guy just doesn't get it. he is just backing up the Gamespot review

[@father042]

Kane and Lynch 2: FOOOOUR HOOOOURS I'll never get back

[@Grandmastergav86]

I enjoyed it, a real guilty pleasure.

[@atropa6053]

I LOVED it to death as an edgy teenager, both games were great experience and i finished them several times. Now i wouldn't really enjoy it so much, but my undeveloped mind was in heaven :D

[@atropa6053]

I mean however shit it was gameplay wise, the atmosphere was weirdly magical.

[@gunner6094]

Thought it was OK, but my brother and I hated the gunplay.

[@V1VISECT6]

First one I genuinely enjoy. The second one is a guilty pleasure to play stoned with a buddy.

[@theronmiller6584]

Did you know that the jungle levels from kane and lynch were recycled from a scrapped freedom fighters sequel?

[@heretxc]

If they were to ever make a sequel i feel like it wouldn’t be like it used to be

[@Mitchisable]

Well that makes me depressed

[@TheRastafarianStuff]

that was the worst level hands down

[@JadeXeno]

"You'd think when planning this murder spree through the city streets, you would take into account THE POPO'S WIZARD POWERS!" Best quote from you yet.

[@HadesWTF]

Freedom Fighters 2 one day pls.

[@Vujnovic634]

Freedom fighters is sooo underrated! I love that game!

[@rmysterio80]

Oddly enough Kane and Lynch 2 has a cult following, rightly so in my opinion (maybe I’m biased). I get why people aren’t huge fans of it, but tonally and stylistically there’s nothing like it. I wish they’d make a movie out of it.

[@localwarlord]

A movie or a game

[@qster4]

You know the sad part about the Kane And Lynch games? There are some genuinely cool ideas in there. Hell, I remember playing the Fragile Alliance beta back in the day and I still think that it's a really cool idea for a mode. I know many are likely to disagree, but I'd like to see either a Kane And Lynch 3 where they finally get it right, or a complete REMAKE of at least Dead Men.

[@MerlautJones]

Righteous, I want 3rd Kane & Lynch too! I disagreed with his whole segment about Dead Men.

[@Mentelgen-1337]

The thing is. Many would agree but know that a 3rd game will never happen.

[@SzatanistaDzezowy]

Hope next up you will cover Thief, Deus Ex or Prince of Persia series - apart from Hitman and Splinter Cell these are my favorites. :)

[@thisisfrankie]

Same man, Splinter cell and Hitman are my all time favs

[@Igneeka]

Man I'd love to see him cover the Thief series (and also Dishonored)

[@Clusters3rdStrikeArc]

Aww yeah, freedom fighter's was a great game, I can remember just hanging about in the sewer and just listening to the ambient music/sounds.

[@Keeneye47_Wolfkeen]

Welp I can say this, I've played Freedom Fighters and MAN was that a game I enjoyed as a teen and even as an adult. Does make me wish IOI would go back and maybe do a sequel or a remake, especially considering Freedom Fighters basically used the same engine Hitman 2 SA used, but modified. Imagine a modern day Freedom Fighters using the same engine as the current day Hitman. GOD would that s**t look good and play nice. (Assuming they keep things in tact and fix some of the more glaring flaws) As for Kane and Lynch? Take it from me people, you want a coop game to play for about 4 to 5 hours? Play Army of Two. While it may be silly as hell with it's plot and such, the gameplay is fun and being able to upgrade and customized weapons make it endlessly more fun than any of the Kane and Lynch games. I actually bought K&L2 because I just finished playing Army of Two: The 40th Day and wanted a new coop game for my friend and I to play. We beat it and then I got my money back at gamestop. I then bought it again a few years later because I was curious to see if it was just as bad as I remember it. And while no it isn't, I will only go back to it if I'm bored. Can't say much on mini ninjas, so will put that in my backlog. Thanks for the video man, was fun to see your opinions on these games. Also that ending, I know that pain as a video maker/editor myself. Oof.

[@PSspecialist]

MGS2 did the whole "run around butt naked after a torture sequence" first so even the one memorable thing in K&L2 isn't original.

[@dww7094]

I mean like the framing and action of the scene are so different that they don't provide similar experiences

[@dww7094]

Blake the whole or writings naked thing is supposed to be depowering yes because you don't have your equipment but also comedic with Kane and Lynch 2 it's just awful awful things happening, and then everything gets worse

[@PSspecialist]

@@dww7094 I didn't mean to imply that the tone of the scene is in any way similar. I was only referring to the fact that both playble characters in both games are naked, since I felt that was the part Craig emphasized. That's all. In all honesty, I don't even consider unoriginality a bad thing if you can nail the thing you're trying to emulate. We all copy ideas here and there even when we don't mean to.

[@thibautsartre3710]

Hey man, just want to say a massive Thank you for putting out really high quality stuff like this. I'm not really a KZbin guy but this kind of videos (in-depth looks, analysis, critiques or comparisons) with so much quality are far too rare in my opinion, even it's for games I've never heard of like the ones in this video or the SC series and the first Hitman I've enjoyed. I really appreciate the time and effort you put in this stuff, they keep me wanting more and I sincerely hope you keep doing this. FYI : I live in La Réunion, a Tiny French island located east of Madagascar. A lot of people never heard of here so I guess your videos reached the far end of the world :D Cheers, mate

[@shinbakihanma2749]

"PULL OUT!! all of you." - Freedom Fighters

[@mathewwebb3202]

Honestly I absolutely loved kane and lynch it's one of my favorite games but that might just be because i always played split screen with my brother

[@jacobleukus6930]

Kane and Lynch is my guilty pleasure, I really like that first game...

[@nudl3Zz]

I liked Kane & Lynch, I hated 2 though. But I played the first one with my brother so I guess that changes a lot of the balancing problems and it was kinda cool to play Lynch

[@hinglemccringleberry1255]

I liked the first Kane and Lynch as well

[@Hruiz8]

You know, you are totally right about both Kane and Lynch games... But dammit i just love them both for some reason.

[@RexVergstrong]

I love Kane and Lynch as characters 2 is an actual good game, no matter what people say. They did the best they could with the budget the game got.

[@zyzzaesthetics5295]

fucking love the 2 kane and lynch games to death. even especially how they had to rush the 2nd game because they needed it to come out the same time the movie was gonna come out that's also another reason

[@ThaBotmon]

Francise Marko What movie? There’s a Kane and Lynch movie that exists?

[@zyzzaesthetics5295]

Tha Botmon there was one in the works it was supposed to star bruce Willis as Kane and Jamie fox as Lynch but the last anyone heard about the movie was 2013 so I’m pretty sure it got quietly cancelled and there also was a release date but just kept getting pushed

[@Juanhernandez-zx7kt]

Add James Bond to the list now.

[@Chuked]

Yes its gonna be great

[@1ittlegs]

Kane and Lynch does the Safdie brothers form of desperation storytelling ten years before they'd hit mainstream acclaim with a brilliant presentation and impactful gunplay that gives some Michael Mann vibes that I think is through what I've experienced felt genuinely smart while forever keeping me uncomfortable (which is a complement)

[@localwarlord]

You hit the fucking nail on the head, safdie brothers and Michael Mann…. Noted that’s a good idea and a very good mix

[@simen30]

which again took alot from pusher, which makes sense cause they are danish

[@SammyGJr19]

When people talk about childhood games like Legend of Dragoon or Freedom Fighters I get a little emotional 😭

[@turtleanton6539]

I feel old😂 Supermariobros is a childhoodgame

[@RiotnRespect]

Freedom Fighters needs a remaster or remake. Absolutely loved that game as a kid and loved playing the offline co-op with my dad and brother. Not to mention that beautiful...beautiful soundtrack.

[@Hopwire]

That MP concept for Kane and Lynch would be great if it were presented like TTT/Murder. Randomly chosen traitor.

[@v-trigger6137]

The only reason I played Kane and Lynch because someone said there is a nightclub level, which is inspired by one of my favorite movie Collateral

[@super.hero.landing]

15:22 Dude, you can tell how mad he got when it happened again lol

[@ntap8668]

you can kill kayne and lynch in Hitman absolution

[@CriticalNobody]

47, you’ve created a time paradox!

[@GuyOnAChair]

Too bad we can't kill them in a better game.

[@Blackhawk211]

@@CriticalNobody Nice joke but its set after kane and lynch 2 so not really a paradox

[@herbion6117]

@@Blackhawk211 i'm pretty sure it's set during the first game since in one of the missions while crawling through the vents you pass Kane's cell while he writes the letter to his daughter which we saw in the opening of the first Kane and Lynch.

[@RyanCarbo96]

@@GuyOnAChair absolution was brilliant

[@joeytunney5476]

Another great video! Hopefully at some point you’ll review the entire Eidos lineup, with many of my other favorite games like Thief and Deus Ex! As far as these games go, Freedom Fighters was the only one I played, and I really liked it! I should probably replay it. In the past I’ve considered checking out Kane and Lynch, before seeing the bad reception. I’m forever grateful I avoided it and will continue to do so! After seeing this, I’m now considering playing Mini Ninjas! It looks fun!

[@B.E.3.R]

Kane & Lynch 2 happened because the original sold 1 million copies in a fairly short time frame and Eidos essentially DEMANDED a sequel while IO itself wasn't very keen on it. It shows. Also, the reason the original feels rushed is because, despite its (relative) technical stability, it feels like a 3-4 year development cycle game that was done in just about 18 months.

[@RexVergstrong]

IO did want to work on another Kane and Lynch, but Eidos kept rushing them. Hell, the last part of K&L1 is very obviously what was left of the Freedom Fighters sequel.

[@slutwhore]

I don't care what anyone says, Mini Ninjas is a critical part of my childhood and its very good.

[@Gruntvc]

Love Freedom Fighters. Really wish IO would take a break from Hitman and do a new Freedom Fighters with today's technology. That or remake/remaster the original. Few video games feel patriotic now.

[@father042]

IO actually acquired the rights for the IP so they might do something with it soon

[@5persondude]

Mini Ninjas has been an... interesting game to me. I remember playing the game on PS3 years ago and generally enjoyed it, however the game never quite stuck with me the same way some other games did. But I will say, in *retrospect* i think it’s a pretty good game

[@Dlúith]

Freedom fighters is the first memory I have of playing a video game I have as far as I know, I still remember that bridge and then being stuck in that hallway really vividly

[@RVered]

IOI developing Mini Ninjas is nothing considering Rockstar made Rockstar Table Tennis right before GTA Liberty City Stories and Bully

[@NikoFisher627]

Man I loved Kane and Lynch

[@truepatriot3768]

ThankGod they fucked up Kane & Lynch & didn't spoiled image of freedom fighters

[@clementineshetheyfae8312]

This video proves to at I need to write my video essay on why Kane and Lynch is a need to play experience

[@celadon6554]

Holy shit, I completely forgot about Mini Ninjas! Damn, that was a fun game. I should replay it some day.

[@florianfischer5593]

I never had any issues with k&l on pc. Its a masterpiece in my eyes and for 2 dollars on sale for both games its an absolute bang for the buck. I love it

[@teammr9038]

Kyne and Lynch was very good game to me. I was so much fascinated with history, storytelling. It was a great time!:)

[@retro1x201]

I feel like IOI LOVES the Kane and lynch series because they won’t let it die they reference it in every game they have made since, it’s referenced in hitman absolution as lynch is literally in the game, it’s referenced in hitman 2016 and 2 as you can wear Lynch’s outfit, and honestly Kane and lynch could be really good I feel like if they “remake” the first game they could make it really good

[@AbrahamRedcoat]

I would genuinely love it if Kane and Lynch showed up as targets in hitman (I mean absolution showed they exist together). Respecting the past whilst also letting everyone therapeutically murder it too.

[@RioGascar]

All I remember with freedom fighters is playing the demo on gamecube i think and failing constantly to capture the Statue of Liberty.

[@SuperDracula1992]

kane and lynch was a great game with great characters, not perfect, but great i finished it 5 times or maybe more and never seen any bug, but it was back in old days

[@un-named7896]

I love the idea of Kane and Lynch it just feels like IOI didn't actually know what the compelling part of their game was. Instead of delivering a gritty crime game where the main task is setting up and executing heists, they focused on the duo protagonists and action essentially making a worse Army of Two game. Imagine a K&L game that takes note from the post 2016 Hitman games where there's complicated, simulated environments in which you have to plan and execute audacious heists grabbing as much loot as possible while keeping as many members of your team alive as possible. Maybe as members of your crew die, holes in your team’s skills start to open up for future missions; a dead hacker means cameras become a pain, no locksmith leaves you with no option but to go around or blow your way through a particular path. One mission might be the quiet infiltration of a gallery at night while another see’s you busting into a bank in explosive fashion, or trying to hit multiple Casinos on the Las Vegas strip simultaneously. Messing up leads to the action spilling out into the streets as you attempt to dash back to your safe house. I struggle to think of a game that as satisfyingly pulled off the heist fantasy of great film such as The Italian Job, Reservoir Dogs and Ocean’s 11 but the heist’s is exactly what I remember from K&L despite there actually not being all that much of it in the game.

[@tronalddrump1193]

Ty Logan you literally just described payday 2

[@pavlo1207]

Amazing video. I can't express with words how relatable your experience is and what joy the review brings me. That's why I love your channel

[@KW-ng8nd]

I think a great series of games you could cover for this sort of series is the Pivotal games made Conflict series. starting with conflict desert storm all the way to disasturous conflict denied ops. They also all came out on pc which makes it handy for reviewing. Personally one of my favourite games from PS2 era.

[@loneronin6813]

I actually remember loving Mini Ninjas. In fact I loved it so much that I played through it in about three days or so if I remember correctly. Bear in mind I'm terrible at video games due to disability so it's a wonder it didn't take me longer lol

[@jamesducharme1711]

"Outside of anything hitman related, mini ninjas might be the best thing IO has made" was the only acceptable thing to say there

[@johnhunt6555]

I loved Kane & Lynch. Reasons why were because they had awesome, cinematic heist scenarios you never see in other games. The story were awesome in that you play as these very morally grey characters. Kane wants to be a consummate professional that doesnt kill unless necessary and Lynch is a psychotic who literally cant control himself but the two are stuck together in this situation. The gameplay was great because it provided very tense gunfights with crumbling cover. I also like that you can be hit in cover because parts of your body are poking out of the cover. You can kill bad guys the same way so it's fair that it can happen to you as well. As for the "inaccuracy" in shooting, it's more about those guns actually do tumble rounds so you have to account for that. The Columbia part is insanely tough though. Have to agree there. As for the sequel, there is a reason for the story. Kane had a big job go bust and he owes money so he has no friends except for Lynch...kinda. I love the story is set in a crazy 24 hour time period and reminds me of cool crime movies like One Nite in Mongkok and Exiled. The presentation was amazing as well with the phone/handheld camera effects. I dunno why anyone would want to turn that stuff off. It's like saying you prefer to turn off the soundtrack to a Mario Bros game or something.

[@elPominator]

I'm one of the 10 people who absolutely adored Kane and Lynch, K+L1 felt like a Michael Mann movie on cocaine, Dog Days felt like a cross between Mann and Nicholas Winding Refn on Meth. I played through them with a friend when I was in uni, realised they weren't great, but had a great time regardless. I even got really highly ranked in the Fragile alliance multiplayer mode back in K+L1, I really wish another series would take up that mode, it was so unique

[@PETANTHEMAN]

It really sucks because I’m my opinion , if Kane and lynch was done right ... it coulda been one of the greatest games of the past decade .... The plot it self is insane , two dirty funny angry guys , shooting through hoards of innocent people , killing police , the set up is perfect for amazing looking chase seens and action sequences... but it sucks balls , the game just sucks BALLSS

[@DCGMatthew1]

Man, I never got why people hated Kane and Lynch, especially 2. I loved the shaky camera vibe where it would censor if you shot someone in the head. I believe that's one of the main reasons people gave it a bad rating, but recently those same people are now saying, "Oh yeah, I've actually always loved that." Not all though. I don't know, maybe I'm just weird but I love the Kane and Lynch games.

[@DamonLaRiche]

Kane and Lynch 2 was epic! One of my favorite old gems

[@CallumDMD]

Just about Kane and Lynch. In the context of the time this game came out it's clear that IO were massive fans of Michael Mann movies. And the movie that had just released in the closest proximity to this game, was Collateral. The biggest action set piece that happens in that movie takes place in a nightclub, hence in Kane and Lynch there's a gunfight in a nightclub. Tom Cruise in that movie was a bad guy who was yet strangely sympathetic hence the choice to make Kane a bad guy who's sympathetic. Really if you watch every Michael Mann film up to the release of this game, you can see the genesis of ideas that inspired IO to cram as much of that into something interactive. And as someone who played Kane and Lynch at release, I respected the effort. Just... my 2 cents :)

[@agrashh]

Don't ask me why but i kinda liked the first Kane & lynch. I was 17 when it came out and i think i liked that bold, gritty & adult vibe the game had going on. Aside from one bug at that bank level, i did not have any problems running it. I hated & still remember that awful helicopter level. I liked the special effects in the 2nd Kane & Lynch title. As well as the Chinese setting which i hadn't seen much in videogames (and still haven't to this day), but it didn't do anything much for me. An okay budget title. Mini ninjas is actually the only game that i didn't like & haven't finished from IO. I couldn't get it working properly when it came out and when i finally did, it just felt a bit blad & childish. Couldn't finish the first stage Freedom Fighters was awesome. Played through it multiple times

[@MamoMark]

Your issues with Kane & Lynch 1 on PC are so strange. I recently played it again and non of those issues happened.

[@MerlautJones]

Righteous, I remember Call Me Kevin had issues with the game on PC as well.

[@theimperfectyam]

I'd thoroughly recommend that you watch pyrocinicals video on Kane and Lynch 2, I'd very in depth and has a lot of information that I thought was unfairly left out of this video.

[@TheRageLivesOn]

wow i actually remember Mini Ninjas being advertised in my school on a cork board in the cafeteria when i was in 5th grade, i never knew until today that the god damn Hitman devs made that

[@FengLengshun]

>"Why are anthropomorphized birds training ninjas," >me having just watched Gaijin Goomba's video on Tengu: "huh, isn't that's a Tengu reference? They _are_ often depicted as anthropomorphized birds that sometimes teach their wisdom to humans."

[@whatifcatsare2201]

Hey man, keep up the great work! Your reviews are always entertaining and I always look forward to your videos. Keep doing it, your quality shines through and your "boom" will happen sooner rather than later. Great work!

[@loC2ol]

1:55 That Me!! I fucking put like 100 hours in this game on my game cube as a kid. Love it! STAND YOUR GROUND

[@mathewm6294]

I actually liked Kane and Lynch: Dog Days. But that's because I only paid 10 bucks for it.

[@Chocolatepain]

I've never played any of their games even but I enjoy this long retrospectives/comparison videos. You make good shit. Also, your voice sometimes sounds like Kermit the frog to me. Anyone else get that?

[@crazymono13]

You know what, im gonna say it; Kane and Lynch was fire, and i want another installment

[@clementineshetheyfae8312]

Kane and Lynch 2 is easily one of the most interesting games I have ever played in the best way possible

[@Cheesegrater09]

I love your hitman video and I just love hitman in general so much that I have watched it 5 times it never gets old I love your videos

[@stefanm.734]

I remember playing Mini Ninja's demo. It was... weird? When I look at the box art I get a positive reaction so it must have been good, but I only consciously remember it being very strange.

[@draziwthewizard]

I love your channel. I think you have a pretty thorough insight on things and that's always refreshing. I've seen how your reacted to the critics and insults and mind games on your re 2 reboot video (I'm currently playing it and although very enjoyable it's far from flawless) and that just settled it for me. I wanted to add that regarding what you or others might think about your voice, I personally can't watch anything with a bad commentary, you know, flat sounding. So, having good content and delivering it right it's way better than having a polished timbre. Keep it on