Enter The Matrix: 2003 Retro Time Capsule PC vs Original Xbox - A Truly Hilarious PC Port

Designed to play alongside The Matrix Reloaded with a parallel storyline and exclusive filmed content, Enter The Matrix was also something akin to a modern multi-platform release, with Shiny Entertainment delivering PS2, OG Xbox, GameCube and PC ports. And it's pretty clear that while the console versions were pretty good, something went horribly, horribly wrong with the PC version...
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[@throwawayjustforpostingvid3129]

I like that John is basically roleplaying a frustrated Morpheus as he's giving Alex directions through the games maze like environments.

[@fcukugimmeausername]

John guiding Alex through the level is like a parody of Morpheus guiding Keanu out of the office at the beginning of the first Matrix.

[@mcrsit]

I demand a full playtrough with John guiding Alex. It was the most hilarious thing ever

[@VladQuake]

two people playing the same game at the same time on two different systems and streaming while communicating about what is happening in both of their instances is a cool unexplored format

[@igodreamer7096]

"No one really knows what Enter The Matrix PC port is. You can only experience it, live it. And witness the wonders that only that port can show"

[@jeffschleg9665]

This game had a few patches and one of them broke the driving sections where they run twice the speed than intended and speedrunners use that patch to speedrun the game.

[@mightylink65]

I had this on GameCube, it came on 2 discs because of all the live action cutscenes.

[@FdupTV]

It's hard to tell the difference between this and The Matrix Awakens at times, tbh

[@InMaTeofDeath]

This game absolutely had it's flaws but there was one part I enjoyed so much I'd often replay it just to do it again. The hand to hand combat system is actually really fun the problem is everything dies so fast you really don't get the chance to flex your skills. Until...you get to the level with the vampire enemies that do not die until you stake them in the heart. Those prolonged fights were always worth coming back to and I'd love a whole game where the combat lasted that long.

[@striderx777]

I'm so glad they got to one of the car chases. I remember that being SOOOOO broken. I had to replay those levels several times because the scripted car flat out got stuck and did not know how to continue. What a fantastic game that I had blocked from my memory because of how terrible the PC version was. Thank you for all that awful nostalgia alex and john.

[@spooky_electric]

"Oh nice, you figured how to walk."

[@Obscusion2]

This is seriously one of the most constantly hilarious things I've ever seen on Digital Foundry. We need an entire series where John & Alex simultaneously play games that have either an infamously bad console or PC release, and just let these two experience the madness in real time, because this was just amazing. I nominate the OG PC port of Resident Evil 4.

[@ninjapants7688]

"Please have geometry on the other side of this door"

[@ADominacja]

I really liked how chill this video was, just two people hanging out and making fun of Enter The Matrix

[@MsRifle]

That "What the Hell Happened" was perfectly placed at

[@joebaxter6895]

Played this on PS2 back in the day and remember it fondly. Amazing how when it comes to graphics they are always amazing at the time. Makes you wonder how we will look at games like Red Dead Redemption in the future and laugh.

[@MadsterV]

38:35

[@bjedo3]

I was so excited when this was released. It was one of the first games I remember thinking, “what the hell is gamma?”

[@Games-tx1zc]

If y'all ever get a chance, I gotta recommend the PS2 era LOTR games. They would blend between clips from the movies and gameplay and it was mind blowing at the time. Having gone back to look at them with modern eyes they are hilariously bad. Y'all would get a kick out of it.

[@Farshad.Barnoos]

I loved this game on my PS2, it's interesting how its first mission is similar to Remedy's Control level design and art direction with a different color scheme of course.