Death of a Game: Gotham City Impostors

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#DOAG . Death of a Game is a series dedicated to uncovering the mysteries surrounding the death of a game or company. nerdSlayer defines the term "death" in the context of the show as either... 1. Literally dead. 2. Had a mass exodus of players and never recovered (expectations etc). 3. The company ceased to exist. We follow a timeline of events, to uncover clues concerning why a game or company doesn't do well, and attempt to put it all together at the end for a deduction explaining how or why the game failed based on the evidence gathered.
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www.businesswire.com/news/hom...
dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman:_Im...)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LithTech
kotaku.com/gotham-city-impost...
original $15.00 USD purchase of the game.
www.denofgeek.com/us/games/12...
www.ign.com/articles/2012/02/...
www.gamespot.com/reviews/goth...
www.pcgamer.com/gotham-city-i...
www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/f...
www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/8...
www.theverge.com/2013/6/10/44...
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www.gamezone.com/news/gamespy...

[@quale4521]

GCI is a game that really makes you *feel* like a guy tryna look like batman.

[@kingdavey90]

Makes you feel like Psycho Mantis

[@lankyGigantic]

I'M WEARIN HOCKEY PADS

[@SuperCasperman]

A donkey fan

[@infractal5033]

Will you be Covering Worlds Adrift in the start of August after the game has shutdown?

[@RizzingtonMoon]

“You do Brian you really do..shhshhshhshhh ” *strokes face*

[@indeimaus]

this game was actually pretty fun at the time, god damn

[@kaiishere016]

It was a really fun game, despite the balancing issues and whatnot

[@hermeticascetic]

@@kaiishere016 *longbow has entered the chat*

[@Ozbeta44]

Huh.. I'm watching one of your videos now, weird.

[@weeaboocrane5350]

I played so many hours of this game. It was so addicting to me. Wouldn't mind it coming back for new consoles or getting a sequel of sorts.

[@omlo9093]

Damn straight. Team Joker on rollerskates!

[@evolvingsoul2370]

I loved this game in middle school. Now I'm in college. Man times just flies.

[@ps3gamer1414]

Vendetta Queen same I missed it and when I’ve heard the servers were getting shit down I went back from my ps4 to play if.

[@joeortiz5177]

Same man. I was in 7th grade when this game came out and used to play this with my friends everyday it was a lot of fun

[@Popestayzooted]

Yo fr man I miss those days

[@vanhalen4life1]

Let me guess... Still a virgin ?

[@jesuschrist1665]

Hmmm, I Don't Think So you know who ask that question a virgin

[@dootmarine1140]

"Sit in lobby waiting for games for 10 to 20 minutes." This man's has never played Dead by daylight has he?

[@thatsoneinterestingpfpyago2521]

Doot marine Hey! It only takes 25 to 30 minutes! Get fact checked liberal.

[@megabarroth5156]

@@thatsoneinterestingpfpyago2521 aha

[@112233warrior]

🤣😂 nope he hasn’t. Still one of my favorite multiplayer games tho even tho u have to wait for 2 hours 😂

[@Chr1s_fr]

Doot marine fr😂

[@Team3601]

Doot marine GTA V Players: *Laugh in clouds*

[@urnan1242]

“15 dollars for a purely multiplayer game” *laughs in black ops 4*

[@shellshockedant2356]

*laughs in overwatch”

[@esquared722]

@@shellshockedant2356 *laughs in tf2 before they went ftp*

[@dudechillin8051]

Evan R - Mif0rcliEn bro

[@user-mi1yd7wx4g]

@Evan R - Mif0rcliEn nice

[@S-en]

Shooketh Lad Imagine playing bo4

[@TOGSolid]

"You can't really release your game essentially not feature complete enough to be a full release and then only attempt to inject content when the game starts to do well monetarily" EA Exec: *uncomfortably adjusts their collar and coughs slightly*

[@qinlongfei]

Pretty sure those guys don't have the self-awareness to be embarrassed about it.

[@oldemajicks9428]

"That's right! We're putting NPCs into the game!"

[@DichotomousRex]

@@oldemajicks9428 That's Bethesda, EA would be Anthem

[@DichotomousRex]

And Battlefront

[@Aliens1337]

RaineTCG Ubi games have decent content, they are just downgraded to Hell lol. It should be EA - Bethesda - Activision as the kings of shitty releases and cut contents.

[@fencho4381]

I miss this game. Nothing currently feels like this game. It was so fun.

[@moriartyyyyy]

Hop on steam and download it! :)

[@KingEaglez29]

It was so much fun I remember playing this game in Highschool with Friends when I was a sophomore it was truly awesome fun on Xbox ❤️

[@it_is_what_it_is269]

yes pick skinny guy glider healing shake katana and sniper rifle and GG

[@thespartan8403]

Man I wish I could go back and play this again

[@longulongusd4663]

I used to be a skinny katana bat girl or a burly joker guy forgot most of the weapons except that DLC weapon that was OP

[@thereverseeffect7269]

I mean to be honest, if GCI had more Batman themed maps, every map would be dark and raining lol.

[@XoLudens]

I remember playing this when it was free with xbox gold

[@Skulclaimr]

@@sacritumble7302 like 2012, and no, it wont

[@7kingly241]

Saame..

[@livingcerealbowl5585]

Dude me too. Everyone was playing it for like a month and then everybody just stopped. But I had so much fun with the game

[@lennart5242]

Same

[@apsychopuppet7923]

Dude samee

[@TheMrNut]

Am I the only one who actually enjoyed this game? I kinda miss this era of games

[@PixelBoyMiner]

Me too I remember really enjoying it

[@extradeppressingmemes3260]

same here, it was surprisingly fun

[@matrixhackers]

Same. Needs a reboot, just plain fun

[@zestomuch999]

Can she get it? i remember the roller blades lmao

[@aghastt]

I played it on the 360 all summer one time it was so fun

[@dustyshoe5526]

7:57 "220 dollars worth of Microtransactions on the shop". times have changed, that's nothing for today's standards, you see people spending thousands of dollars on skins and crates

[@NYWallCrawler]

"Always be yourself, unless you can be Batman."

[@idrathersleeppp]

Spider-Man but you are spiderman-

[@VintageNarwhal]

Ghostkid Spider-Man noir. Boom.

[@Alex-gx3mq]

The LEGO Batman movie

[@Apudurangdinya]

I'm Betmen

[@estebanhughell709]

man its a shame that Warner Bros has the most iconic IPs but they really struggle to harness the power of their IPs.

[@seamusperkins2526]

Right. It's a goddamn shame what happened to FEAR.

[@Largentina.]

@V2die4com Nice job completely missing the point.

[@mdd4296]

I think because their movie overlord handle their movie IP, not their game dept.

[@expendablegaming8215]

` Lmao the fuck is your problem

[@Largentina.]

@@mdd4296 That's wildly inaccurate. There are two completely separate departments.

[@ulrich101]

Played this game when it was a free game for gold and had a lot of fun with it. Always wanted it to come out on backwards compatibility. It probably won’t happen though

[@gordal6866]

Same here

[@virusinfection1]

It definitely won’t Microsoft isn’t making anymore backwards compatible games for the one

[@TheWhoamaters]

That was a great bit of fun, only game I did well sniping in

[@garyaustin7987]

ulrich101 that was a fun few months when it was free, I spent a lot of time playing this

[@meyouweaboo1551]

If Dungeon Defenders won't come out for backwards compatibility, then GCI probably won't either

[@michaelrhoads4280]

My heart is broken. I loved this game and haven't gamed in years. Just bought myself a one month live pass SPECIFICALLY for this game and noone is playing it. Damn...

[@intuziastka2653]

me too, but yesterday I bought a 3 month live SPECIFICALLY for this game and for a couple of hours I could not understand where all the people are

[@Largentina.]

Maybe check out how big the player base is BEFORE purchasing a month pass to specifically play one game.

[@Bobby14]

@@intuziastka2653 game bases dissapear, even if the game was half decent! They weren't popular enough! That's why people still play COD, BF or CS but no Homefront, GCI and others... plus the lack of maps and modes! He said, 5 maps with 12 players with 3 beeing for kill-confirmed modes

[@coolbeansjr]

On xbox there is usually one server of people playing in the evening

[@tevb8834]

@@Bobby14 the homefront games are really bad though imo, were those ever popular?

[@noisecloud1011]

I remember this game. Bought it on my 360. Loved it. It was actually a good and creative first person shooter. Something new . Something you don't see anymore

[@danielfonseca4499]

noise cloud my child hood had all the dlc’s 🤧

[@triforcekeyblade7858]

You can still play it on the 360

[@mayonnaise3959]

This game along with bioshock 2s multiplayer were some of the most creative and fun multiplayer games ever shame both are dead

[@pwbandwidth]

I'm so glad this appeared on my reccomended. This game was so fun to play as a kid

[@nomiswatchs3742]

Pathetic Waste of Bandwidth dude facts. I hella forgot that i was addicted to this game as a kid

[@staticshock9701]

Same here

[@BigNutJuice]

Yep

[@datboi2162]

Deadass

[@xi_wanttodie_2484]

#jokergang

[@spectre9792]

This, and Scott Pilgrim, are two games I still kick myself for missing out on.

[@ReptarTheUgly]

Haha suck it. They were the best of times.

[@CODMReaper]

It's F2P on steam unless they shut down the servers

[@anonamouse1957]

Spectre979 Yh and you all doubted me when I said “it’s free for a month and only 4gb, that’s not a lotta space”

[@casualfocus1371]

It felt like black ops

[@captainclout8686]

I can tell you, scott pilgrim was extremly worth playing

[@thenewgodfenrir4699]

This was actually a really underrated shooter with all it's weird gadgets and perks, not gonna lie I kinda miss it

[@WowShooting]

SO underrated, one of the greatest shooters ever made

[@exodusn2233]

This game lives among us as a fond memory.

[@anooseofficer7842]

among what????

[@liamkelley10]

@@bearok89 sus

[@JimmehRulez]

What.

[@lilbroskee6697]

AMON US

[@Ghostpranker]

I used to love this game so much on Xbox 360

[@Genesectking]

I remeber playing it because it was free and i had so much fun

[@elijahowensby8077]

Dr.Genesect same bro

[@xCOBRAxVENOMx]

Same!

[@slaageri1038]

Same!

[@kennethwade6971]

I loved this game but after 7+ years of playing on my 360 I got my Xbox 1 and haven't played it since

[@williamglass2223]

*When Batman condemns vigilantes in the opening of the Dark Knight for being sweaty nerds in hockey pads. #ThispostwasmadebyJokergang

[@guilhermehank4938]

"What's the difference between you and me?!" IM NOT WEARING *PANTS* !

[@Larcona_]

@@guilhermehank4938 Pants?

[@guilhermehank4938]

Ian Parrish watch "Batman isn't the hero Gotham deserves" It's hilarious

[@KenMabie]

Batman condemns vigilantes Yet Batman is a vigilante *Irooooony*

[@Larcona_]

@@KenMabie He doesn't condemn them for being vigilantes, he condemns them for being amateurish and unprepared, and for dressing up like him.

[@wolfdragonsxiii5192]

I really miss this game, loved being the small fast guy with skates and an auto shotgun

[@2st486]

or katana and smoke bomb XD

[@jackcouch8322]

Sounds like the scout

[@heysweatyguy4536]

Dam hearing the news about the games death really hit me. Me and my friends spent countless hours playing this game messing around we loved it too bad its pretty much dead it was amazing

[@kingartison]

This and brink fell hard

[@chance7097]

Gotham City Impostors Battle Royale - Game saved.

[@DrGandW]

chance There can only be ONE Batman!

[@dadeee7776]

chance be cool if it was solo being Batman and duos being bat man and joker type duos where every team has 1 joker look alike and 1 Batman look alike

[@froggyunknown5878]

Please no more battle royales

[@2chewz399]

Honestly not a bad idea. That's basically what the lore was. Maybe have a 3 life system before you are out to keep it fast paced

[@vicarius27]

Yes maybe with more Impostors (Like Nigma, Mr, Freeze...) and all in a very urban environment at night, dark alleys and a lot of verticality. It would be different from other BR games.

[@songbirdsandsandwiches8217]

17:04, that wasn't speed hacks. He was using the Roller Skates item which is a whole other issue entirely.

[@gothamsgrizzly]

Roller skates are not an issue at all, also that was speed hacks

[@JayJonahJaymeson]

@@nobeldestroyer1120 You can literally see the skates on his feet.

[@donvalentino9822]

Anonlove Roller Skates with the fast build character and the fucking Samurai sword... This is who I played This is why I’m hated by everyone I played with on Xbox 360

[@twinkiestorrstoenailclippi2122]

@@donvalentino9822 fucking same lol that and smg and it was over. I also loved the grappling hook too. God this game needs a HUGE reboot

[@exploertm8738]

@@donvalentino9822 I was using the fat guy with glider and shotgun. Jesus Christ, that was disgusting. Either oneshot from dive or dive + shotgun finisher in face. I hated myself for doing this but this was SO fun I couldn't stop...

[@AdrianCuyubambaDiaz]

I still love this game. I manage to find a few full lobbies almost every day, sometimes the host is too far and the ping gets too high but it's fun to have other people enjoying the game with you

[@GoldInk-ds5up]

I've never heard of this game. But this is a deppresing destiny for that game.

[@Bobman-ml5qf]

I'd say this game NEEDS to be re-released, with a nice graphic update and pretty much everything updated. Private matches, ranked matches, more maps, and more customization. Also if you want cosmetics to be paid for, then make the game free.

[@upondeath]

Yes

[@nayt3440]

You have saved it

[@datboi1209]

This game would do really great with today’s multiplayer shooters. It was a lot of fun

[@justanotherguy9566]

Hell yea! Make it bigger! I remember when I found it that was all I played and talked about. Brought a lot of players on the game for a bit.

[@GeneralErlend]

Why does it need to be re-released? Doesn't seem to be too much of a demand for it. Update the graphics? And then what? Update them again in 8 years? Even World of Warcraft doesn't bother updating their graphics much, and Blizzard/Activision Blizzard has been making an absurd amount of money in its early years.

[@jare3459]

Batman team cheats They not supposed kill people they supposed beat them to inch of there life

[@mr.nazareth4501]

That's why it's Gotham imposters

[@jare3459]

@@mr.nazareth4501 glad you got the joke

[@buffalo2344]

@@jare3459 how are you so sure they are not using rubber bullets

[@deadgamer2678]

No no no there carefully placed shots to only injure.... Shhhh there sleeping

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

I hate to be that guy, but... *Their

[@brandyyn]

one of my favourite games ever, i was so sad while watching it's demise :(

[@Largentina.]

Monolith and Tech Land are some of my favorite AAA developers. For the last decade I've mostly stuck to playing indie games, but every once in a while I come across AAA game that really intrigues me. In my opinion, games like Shadow Of Mordor, Dying Light and GOW 2018 are a breath of fresh air in the big budget gaming space. I'm highly anticipating Dying Light 2 and the next game from Monolith.

[@thatguy718]

$15 for a relatively alright game? Can we start doing that again?

[@eguittar2343]

it was ahead of its time now you have to pay 60 bucks plus microtransactions

[@umphreak9999]

@@eguittar2343 or be ftp and have MICROTRANSACTIONS!!!

[@borgkingerei6993]

@@umphreak9999 that's ok

[@luisitojr1992]

Dr. Oktoberfest free and pay to win

[@borgkingerei6993]

@@luisitojr1992 not all. Apex legends, cosmetic only. Fortnite, too, for example

[@CreamFraiche]

I would love for this game to come back in some way

[@KryptiicGames]

Gotham City Imposters is genuinely one of the most fun FPS games I've played. It was super unique, and just wacky fun.

[@OGthevinci]

man I was just talking bout this game the other day .. MEMORIES .

[@tomdongerson1474]

220 worth of micro transactions 😂 relatively nothing now

[@Meadaa]

One game I wish that was still alive

[@Prinny9000]

Same here

[@Herrikias]

Between the weapon diversity and the gadgets, you could put together very different play styles that were all equally viable. Got so much mileage out of mixing and matching, and I'd still be playing if they had bots to fill out the rosters.

[@lockhunter6956]

this game was my tf2, sure I played tf2 but I didn't get to into it.

[@Pixie1001.]

I still remember when people started freaking about how cool Overwatch was for giving Widowmaker a grappling hook, and thinking 'You fools, this isn't even nearly as cool as the travel gadgets in GCI!' Even with all the hackers that Monolith had more or less given up on trying to moderate by the time I found the game, I still remember it as the funnest FPS I've ever played ;_;

[@percher4824]

@@Herrikias Problem is, the balance was fucked beyond belief. Not just in team balance, but in weapon and gadget balance too. You could be a flying, dive bombing tank with practically no flaws whatsoever. There was one other loadout that was equally as overpowered, but I can't remember what it was.

[@izzyhope58]

Back when I had no money and a crappy laptop. I remember look all over steam for a ftp fps game that would run on my computer and finding this game. I remember having some fun with it. Didn't play it much though and it also ran horribly. Would definitely love to see this game or a game in this style get revived. Maby even a single player or co-op story driven game based on the imposters comic and characters

[@jeremyraymond1306]

Awesome editing. I love the cuts and music. So many videos try too hard... More videos should be edited like this! I love it!

[@MrWickedP]

When i found out about this game, i remember playing more than cod lmao

[@floridabeast]

Lol

[@xpok3947]

Florida Beast next time don't use almost the same profile picture for your second account

[@capolean2902]

Xpok 59 dead

[@adruuun]

Hell yeah sameeee looked better then COD in my opinion

[@jonahd1396]

Samee

[@kovac5412]

They need to either remaster this or make a second one to it

[@RocketPower95]

Yes!

[@chummyweevil3948]

I'd play

[@thereverseeffect7269]

They wont because it didnt do well

[@lucious890]

I wish they would, a lot of people want this too happen, so why won’t they?

[@amyellawrence6516]

SoRandomTV money. I honestly don’t care if they don’t update the graphics etc I just want this on ps4 Xbox one and next gen consoles

[@erin1999]

THIS GAME WAS SO FUN AND I WAS SUCH A HIGH LEVEL ON PS3..... I have to see if PC works well

[@WristFreeze97]

Cathmatsu Unfortunately not really:(

[@kakyointhemilfhunter4273]

I know this comment is old but I heard the PC version is mostly dead and full of hackers/modders

[@doubleagaming554]

@@kakyointhemilfhunter4273 I still play GCI probably about 2 hours a month or so. I don't run into many hackers and there is a lot of connection issues but theres still usually enough players to have a lobby of TDM going. Definitely a lot if problems with the game but it's still just as fun as it always was.

[@fawkesthedreg]

This was literally my favorite XBOX 360 shooter. Playing it was some of the most fun I’ve ever had. The customization, the abilities, the gameplay - all felt so unique and inviting. The only downside is it’s the only 360 game I wanted that didn’t become backwards-compatible. Thanks for the video, very informative. (Liked and Subscribed)

[@MrElegantGamer]

I adored GCI, I played for hundreds of hours What I would give for a sequel

[@donnyd311]

Dan Stewart I hear ya bro. Ninja Smoke Bomb, auto shotty, and the hatchet was such a fun load out. I miss the fuck out of this game.

[@7Vooby]

@@donnyd311 skates+hunting shotty

[@scottishboy112]

coldest meanwhile I was the Flying Fatty with the LMG.

[@anarchist135]

A single player version would kick ass. Go around cleaning up or taking over the city

[@fredricknoe3114]

I want the sequel to be Justice League themed so that there is more than Batman and Joker. Imagine playing a kid dressed as Shazam?

[@RealLilVodka]

Dude I was playing that game a year ago on Xbox 360 and there were always people online!

[@YourCrazyDolphin]

Same here with PC. If you played deathmatch, instant game. Anything else, and maybe after an hour one person would pop up only to immediately disconnect.

[@RealLilVodka]

CrazyDolphin true

[@damienmoon3157]

*in the deepest corner of my mind....* Headshot Tatertot

[@coycoy4736]

I HAVE SAID THIS FOREVER AND NEVER KNEW WHY! This game took over a summer growing up and I know I picked it up from somewhere!

[@MicroondasBrastemp436]

Dude, i played this game soooo much as a kid, it was awesome flying and diving into ppl, thanks for the nostalgia dude

[@VincesBoomBangPow]

Gotham City Imposters is still active on the Xbox 360.

[@tonysanchez6642]

Is it really still active . Im thinking of getting back on it .

[@VincesBoomBangPow]

@@tonysanchez6642 yeah especially on the weekend mornings

[@de132]

@Eternal They've all been bamboozled

[@VincesBoomBangPow]

@Eternal why I just played it last weekend?

[@indigo4381]

@@VincesBoomBangPow you can't buy it anymore on console

[@JlsOwner]

I wish they’d make a next gen version, by far one of my favorite games ever. I could’ve seen potential twofaced factions, penguin factions, robin factions, batwoman factions. They could have expanded into DC Imposters by having green lantern, flash, Superman, lex luthor teams.

[@sterling5052]

We need a remaster of this, a lot of the reasons it failed had to do with the time it was released, I feel if it was given another shot as a remastered version with better graphics, game mechanics, and physics, and most importantly the damn net code, it would be a great casual shooter just like TF2

[@jojivlogs3697]

Yoo i just remembered i used to play this alot when it came out. You released a memory i didn't know i had.

[@PaNDaSNiP3R]

Awww I really miss this game. I was soo good as the skinny skater chick with my riddler camo smg.

[@leatheryfoot6354]

KZbin: slides a vid about nostalgic game into reccomended Me: *Click*

[@gamerbrosmaximuz7125]

Random, but i just gotta say that i love the intro! Great vid also, keep it up bro

[@amediocremenace]

GCI is still my favorite fps to date. And I would love to see a sequel with improvements to the format but I'm sure we never will.

[@timinou9915]

I remember I downloaded this game on my ps3 back in the day , played 1 game and thought " This isnt Gotham " so I think your point about the maps / content not feeling " Batmanish " enough is fair.

[@timinou9915]

@Esben M I think the style would have worked better if they made the environments look like the 90s animated serie. Dark background and lots of shadow.

[@Pixie1001.]

Yeah, like I loved the game, but I was actually super shocked at the start of this video that they'd made a comic book tie in and everything - it always felt to me that they just wanted to make a quirky FPS borrowing ideas from batman but set in their own universe or that they hadn't wanted to pay Warner Bros the licensing fee and so made a 'batman-inspired' game that dodged any law suits. Like, the maps and most of the weapons really weren't badman inspired at all, the few that were felt like exceptions more than the rule.

[@timinou9915]

@@Pixie1001. The comics looked good surprisingly. I might read them at some point in time 👍

[@Noobie2k7]

I agree. I feel they coulld have done far better with the weapons and things to make them more on theme. Instead of just generic fps weapons they should have had things like Batterang launching shotguns or laughing gas grenades, one of Jokers pop-guns but it shoots exploding corks or something.

[@JanusVesta]

This game actually had 3 free DLCs. First was the Arkham Asylum map, then there was a pirate themed pack which added new weapons, customisation options, and another map, then there was a weapon pack which added new weapons and gadgets. Normally I really like these videos but this one feels off. As someone who played the game a lot during its short lifetime I think you're really selling the game short. You just brushed past the customisation system, didn't even mention the gadgets system and just called it a Call of Duty clone, and just kind of glossed over most things. Maybe there's just not a lot of existing information on the game any more, seeing as it was never massively popular and is 7 years old, but compared to other DOAG videos this just seems a little lacking.

[@elderrusty541]

JanusVesta yeah, it tells me he never played it before

[@panquake3217]

Mikel Kjell You know you can always unsubscribe right?

[@stevelarry3870]

@@panquake3217 You can also always criticize content and the effect it has on people. Doesn't seem to matter though as I don't even think he reads the comments before he likes them.

[@KaiserShield]

This sort of content is what his channel is about. And you cant seriously have expected him to have played every mmo that's died up till now.

[@joanabrown8D]

you done?

[@DrEcho]

Real OGs remember Monolith as the studio behind the legendary Captain Claw. EDIT: Oh shit Claw gets a shoutout? You just earned yourself a subscriber my friend **tips hat**

[@magnificentbeard5506]

There just aren't enough of us these days.

[@lagaming2936]

Omg this game was free and so fun! Overweight Batman gang?

[@f2lyt806]

LA Gaming I hated bullies so much lmao

[@WristFreeze97]

I still to this day, despise burlies and mighties. -Speedy

[@2st486]

@@f2lyt806 more than those of us who played using smoke bomb+katana? XD

[@svt_mike66]

"Batman's gone, it's our turn to pro- *whispering and mumbling*"

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

Jokerz gang member: *non stop beeps until laughs like the Joker*

[@WristFreeze97]

Bingo Bango *DUNDUNDUN-DU-DU-DU*

[@jeremyfrazier5143]

If this came out today it would be so popular

[@Kropolis]

I mean, maybe? Idk man there's A LOT of competition now.

[@crydegolem4135]

Kropolis yeah but compared to the games we have today, it is quite unique, so it could have potential now.

[@SuuBrainrot]

Disagree. Almost every shooter these days have a unique gimmick or gamemode to make it prosper gameplay wise. Look at the most popular FPS games, and you can see each and every one is drastically different (i.e. Overwatch, Apex Legends and Fortnite(even if it isn't an fps) Rainbow Six Siege, csgo etc.) Traditional fps just focused on fragging enemies are a thing of the past, and really the only ones prospering are already well established franchises (COD and Battlefield) and even then they don't always fare very well (looking at you Quake Champions, criminally underrated game)

[@CkyGuy69]

Cuz everything is trash now and this game was badass I loved it.

[@Nick-dq5fo]

If it would be free and had cross play it would most definitely be popular

[@ucribaby6970]

Man that was one of my favourite games I love how I got it for free with Xbox Live Gold

[@danielfonseca4499]

Wiktor Sz fr I loved it

[@yourmomschesthair6984]

uCriBaBy 69 same I loved playing happy wars

[@RickyRobertYT]

Man, i remember playing this on the ps3 and seeing this game is giving me so many memories of replying the tutorial over and over again

[@kevind8188]

2012: $15 for an online only game is a lot, and they have the audacity to add micro transactions 2019: cute... now hold my beer

[@penguin8730]

I might be late but there is still people complaining about games coming out for 20$ with cosmetic micro transactions. Check out fall guys

[@yousefaloufi8809]

@@penguin8730 ikr

[@VonSnuggles1412]

*overwatch looking the other way*

[@ignorantman6366]

Quite honestly we have been tolerating it and received garbage games from some big titles.

[@FaithOrFearHD]

GCI honestly was underrated. I enjoyed this game so much and would've loved a remastered version for up to date consoles.

[@jnproductions5116]

bro i really forgot about this game and you just reminded me it even existed

[@starnexus4831]

You brought me back some memories man NOSTALGIA!

[@Dom404]

It will be missed, some of the best fun I've had

[@cubangoten]

@Blake lastname Lmao. Laughed too hard at this. Savage

[@MrChadsimoneaux]

I had trouble explaining to friends why this was so much fun. But it was. Batman lookalike on roller skates with an M60 and ninja stars? Hell yeah.

[@coal3426]

For real, wish they would bring it back.

[@clownsanity]

Nowadays the game is unplayable. Terrible connexion, the only players that are left are level 1000, everybody play sniper, broken balance. i loved this game on ps3 but the game on pc is absolute trash!

[@chungfella]

what servers are you on i dont get this issue

[@roccovolpone5571]

Dude said “connexion”

[@GeneralErlend]

I honestly don't see how its even fun to play FPS with a controller. I loved Goldeneye 64 when I was like 9, but after playing CS with a mouse and keyboard, it was like night and day, and has pretty much been that way since. Not against consoles, some of my favorite games are console games such as the Castlevania franchise, but first person shooters? No thanks.

[@user-dj2sz8qn1w]

@@GeneralErlend I felt exactly like this my whole life until Halo 2 lol. Xbox perfected the fps with their controller and now M&K just feels archaic. And yes I played Quake III Arena and Everquest WAY more than I'd like to admit.

[@chukadoo1871]

i'll agree w/ the consensus that it was a fun time, but all the reasons you gave were the reasons I waned off the title. hadn't even given it a thought until I saw its polaroid in the new vid, and brought back some good memories. but then i watched THIS vid and remembered sitting in a lobby that could never quite fill and the feeling of "is this it?" after some hours of play.

[@dwaynehudgeson7908]

HOLY HELL HOLY HELL I ALWAYS REMEMBERED THIS GAME BUT EVERYONE I TALKED TO NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT THANK YOU. This game was so much fun

[@Samblix]

I enjoyed this game. It was added to Xbox Games for Gold, so I ended up trying it for free.

[@dannyboy5008]

Gonna have to disagree with you on the maps. They were one of my favorite parts of the game, not necessarily for the level design, but how they incorporated the Batman elements. They may not look like much at a glance, possibly even looking like boring urban backdrops from any number of shooters, but the easter eggs, references and featured locations actually run pretty deep into the IP if you are familiar with Batman. It was all very subtle and nice. I honestly wish I could've seen more.

[@MadMan3498]

At the time I actually preferred this over Call of Duty, I’d really like to see them take another stab at this idea and really flesh out the world it’s in.

[@CharlesLeCharles]

Customization in this game was the best i've ever seen even to this day. Different body types with different stats, lots of weapons and mods, it's a shame it ended this way.

[@meetthebonk155]

I played this shit as a substitute for when my pc broke and I couldn’t play TF2 anymore

[@JayF2912]

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[@GoldInk-ds5up]

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[@im_astromars]

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[@hlhsdad]

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[@soulwynd]

This was such a good game, but microtransactions, bugs, and people quitting it made it die so fast.

[@expendableindigo9639]

Honestly I wanted an FPS set in Gotham but I didn't even know this existed when it was out.

[@Zupiii]

OMG, this game was a masterpiece 😩 Thank you so much for rehitting me with nostalgia

[@cameron3196]

I randomly stumbled upon this game back in the day and had a blast playing it

[@thejedisonic67]

Loadout (TF2 inspired shooter) and Infinity Crisis (DC MOBA game) are other dead games you may want to check out.

[@M50A1]

Loadout was kinda fun, but i got to it when it was well dead already so

[@qoznyyy]

rip infinite crisis :( servers got shut down

[@FoxInferno13]

Infinite Crisis hurt me so bad. So many unique skins for all of those heroes, all wasted.

[@yocapo32]

Loadout is only dead on the PC, the PS4 version is still being updated.

[@Shaggy24-7]

GCI was ahead of its time considering what some Shooters have become “cash grabs” lack of content was a problem for sure. But over all it was enjoyable. I personally enjoyed the game. It be pretty sweet if it got a revival on console. *Edit* This video was my introduction to your channel I enjoyed it and you’ve got a new subscriber. ☺️

[@MetalSonic98]

What Apex became when season 1 launched

[@Shaggy24-7]

Skunk Pepper Pretty much. Tho I don’t play Apex to often lol

[@Onewolf101]

Classic ass game I miss smh. One of the best shooters ever. Praying for number eventually would be huge in 2019-2020

[@MadderLive]

I loved this game as a kid. Thank you for even reminding me that this existed!

[@Larry]

Great video Sir, always wondered what happened to GCI, it seemed to have fizzled out without even a whimper. Could you look at the Universal Monsters MMO as well? That did so poorly, it died in less than six months.

[@gwenc1371]

There was a Universal Monsters MMO?!! I am fascinated by thinking about how exactly that would work...were the classes things like "Mummy" and "Werewolf" or something? I must do some googling!

[@abdullahahmad4239]

Yo Larry! It's always a pleasure to find your comments in the wild

[@cherryistrash4080]

I loved Gotham city imposters when I stumbled across it on xbox. Played it like crazy. Miss this game.

[@thereallonefallout1920]

Same

[@SoMoeYourToe32]

Man this game was so fun. I definitely remember finding the super OP loadouts in my own and feeling so good just whipping everyone in lobbies haha

[@1219stiles]

God did I have so many memories with this game. For some reason, I was able to play this game solo, since the randoms actually worked together on the objective.

[@redneckedcrake7059]

Sniping on this game nailed that feeling of satisfaction, shame it died. I wish there was a death of for super monday night combat, the way that game died was pretty interesting.

[@mikekazz5353]

It was a great concept like brink, but ended up dying like brink

[@thesepretzelssuckass247]

If Rage can get a reboot/sequel than so should Brink, so much cool lore and style wasted on a bare bones title

[@comradejoe757]

@@thesepretzelssuckass247 rage 2 is out

[@YourPalHDee]

Brink was SO good.

[@newclouds544]

Brink was much worse than this game, Brink was basically a lie with flashy trailers & cinematics then the actual game was a turd sandwich

[@theglitchinglex757]

I don't know if you do requests, but one of my favorite games of all time is dead island I absolutely loved that gamr, and to see the player base as low as it is, unsurprising for a game so old and buggy was kind of sad for me it's like a small piece of my childhood died. I would just like to know if you could do the death of dead island, but otherwise love the videos, thank you.

[@thebravelittletoaster1415]

This opened up memories i forgot i had

[@FlameStormer2000V2]

You should do a story on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online. Another one of those tie-in games that was here and gone in a flash.

[@freequest]

I think he will wait till Anthem fails completely its almost there anyway.

[@Blue-ke5sb]

Why'd you have to remind me? Now I'm annoyed again.

[@freequest]

@@Blue-ke5sb Sorry man ): AAA sucks. Maybe they can pull a 'No Man's Sky'.

[@freequest]

@@caden1917 Hence why I said to @Blue *maybe they can pull a 'No Man's Sky'* . Pulling a no man's sky is remaking the game in such a way that it is now more successful than it was. So your comment to me well need I say completely pointless as it has no bearing on what I said GG. LOL

[@Blue-ke5sb]

Could you guys imagine a game that was like Battlefield 4 but in an urban setting with GITS, able to modify your Tachikoma and agent as you see fit? A man can dream..

[@Deadpoolio47]

I really hope this vid helps bring back the fans that forgot about this gem. It really was a great game.

[@SquiiddishVods]

Oh man, what a game this was. Pretty decent post-op that definitely glazes a few things that seem hard to piece together 5 years later. -The game DID get a pretty large amount of additional content. There were 2 full-scale DLCs that added new weapons, equipment and maps that came out fairly early in the game's lifespan. By the time it was moved to Steam, they were both out. -There was a pretty glaring issue with gameplay balance. GCI had two primary tools to play as a "support" and heal your teammates, one was a gun and one was functionally a healing field you could drop. In addition, there were stations around the map where you would slowly heal and refill ammo if you stood nearby. The game quickly developed a deathmatch meta- find a healing station in a pretty enclosed area, drop a SEPARATE healing field (that stacked!), and park a teammate with the healing megaphone in the corner. It was the pinnacle of camping technology. -Unfortunately, the DLC made it worse. The game (seemed to, anyway) suffered a huge increase in lobby times and less fresh faces after the first DLC attempted to fix the camping issue by adding the Witch Doctor gun. The gun was tailor made for the community's request: please stop freaking camping. The problem was, the devs had never considered what happens when the camp squad themselves picked up a Witch Doctor. They were unstoppable. It largely felt like it petered off after that pretty quickly. The second DLC tried again to address the issue but by that point, like you saw, there were nearly no players left. I truly think the gameplay issues and the Witch Doctor's attempt to rectify them were a HUGE part of this game's decline among its dedicated fans.

[@fulcrum7455]

Loved the vid good job

[@alfredthekoala5754]

If the game was as fun as the reviewers were saying, all they would have to do to have a successful re-release would be to Improve the graphics, fix Net Issues with new improved servers, fix the bad lobby’s and make it free to play to begin with. Atleast to earn me as a player. (Personal Opinion)

[@MasterControl90original]

The f2p launch did fix lobbies and servers on pc, the netcode was also functional, not bad neither excellent, just decently functional and probably still better than many games out there.

[@WristFreeze97]

Maybe re-balance some weapons too while they’re at it, but not really that necessary, since none were horribly overpowered. Just to make it even better than it was, and so there wouldn’t be those obvious choices.

[@michaelmizharev785]

Hey, NerdSlayer! Love your detective work! Would be great to see the cases of Bloodline Champions/Battlerite and Infinite Crisis.

[@DoctorInk20]

Y'know, I've never played the game, but I did read the comic (in trade paperback) in my teens. Even now, I think it has some cool ideas, particularly the idea of a drug derived from Joker Venom that just temporarily turns you into the Joker. How has no-one adapted that concept, even into a TV format? _Batman vs a horde of Jokers_ is a visual I'd be sold on.

[@Gavtown3]

I have such fond memories of this game. Me and my best friend Trevor would literally pull all nighters just trading the controller on deaths. It was just pure fun and had funny and stupid stuff. I loved it. Just everything about it was just pure fun. I’ll miss this game.