Eragon - Black Mage Benjamin

[@TheQuarterGuy]

The spell this time is "1.21 Jiggawatts!"

[@BenjaMage]

Which yes, I intentionally pronounced "gigawatts" incorrectly for the sake of the reference.

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

...back to the future on snes?

[@LuccianoBartolini]

@@BenjaMage As a fan of referencial humor, this has a big approval on my books.

[@lukejohnston3117]

Moment I heard the backwards spell, I knew you'd have the translation.

[@erichfiedler1481]

@@BenjaMage Great Scott, this heavy

[@kaosfan1182]

Never in a million years would I have expected a video on a tie-in game for a random fantasy movie to get this in-depth.

[@cybersketcher1130]

Wait till they make a Mistborn game.

[@AmethystLeslie]

Sometimes it really do be like that when you got 4 fricken ports that are different from each other.

[@StephanieSparda]

Licensed games based on bad movies from over a decade ago definitely make for interesting content.

[@Rabbitlord108]

You found out firsthand with Shark Tale. And MAN that made for an entertaining review if I do say so myself.

[@BenjaMage]

As you proved to us not too long ago.

[@isenokami7810]

@@BenjaMage Just a recommendation for a future video. I once wanted an obscure DS game called Avalon Code, which was about using a book to alter the properties of everything in the world. When I finally played it, though, that very selling point killed any enjoyment I could’ve had. I probably could’ve waited until your next video to suggest this, but I was suddenly reminded of Avalon Code of, by all things, the health bar in the DS version of Eragon; specifically, the background symbol showing just how far the bar could potentially go. Look up a screenshot of Avalon Code and you should see what I mean.

[@TheQuarterGuy]

"I can't say I'm a fan of putting potential failure in the hands of an AI." OHAI, RESIDENT EVIL 5!

[@Rabbitlord108]

Also for a more obscure example LOST KINGDOMS 2!

[@SuperGoker64]

@@Rabbitlord108 Still wishing I could find that game *:(*

[@derrickhaggard]

@@Rabbitlord108 Or an even more infuriating obscure example KNIGHT'S CONTRACT! "For the love of GRETCHEN YOU IDIOT!" "Use common sense and basic survival instincts and run when you're about to die, hey don't yell at me and complain I just saved your butt I swear along with being ungrateful for saving you and letting you heal you're also dumber then a box of rocks as a box of rocks would have more common sense and knowing how to use proper survival instincts"

[@tonysonic456]

I tried to play RE 5, but the fact that my failures were more the AI's fault and not mine turned me off from it.

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

You can't leave this comment section without your buddy Superfly.

[@AHEM1313]

The GBA version includes tons more elements from the books as you get further in, such as Teirm, Dras-Leona, the cult, the Twins, Jeod, etc. Oddly enough, it's probably the most faithful adaptation of the books that we've gotten so far; even if it still has a lot of differences, it includes way more book content than either the movie or the other games. It's a solid game, too, not a masterpiece but decently fun, so I wish it had gotten more attention from the fanbase than just being one of several almost-forgotten spin-off games for the lackluster movie.

[@BenjaMage]

Oh wow! Sounds like I really do need to sink my teeth more into the GBA version.

[@Ghostface6]

@@BenjaMage please do and show us a more in depth review of the ending story and differences

[@WhiteDarkness3113]

Heck the percy Jackson ds game has two fight that are accurate to the book (miss doth and Aries being encountered in the game that was cut from the movie)

[@MinusWorldInterviews]

The gba version is actually pretty nostalgic to me. i played it before even watching the movie. i was actually pretty confused when angela, a character who permenantly joins your party in the gba game, had like..one scene in the movie, and then was never mentioned again

[@camo6465]

Ok, wow, that time travel bit is easily one of the funniest and most clever bits you’ve ever performed! You put the biggest smile on my face with that one! :D

[@MidgetMatty]

That time travel idea is 11/10 that was cool as hell

[@dangerboatsouth]

That future bit is actually amazing, like dang you accidentally created an alternative timeline. Or a never ending loop.

[@Wild-Sider]

I finally finished reading "The Inheritance Cycle" series. Thanks for introducing this book series to me Ben!

[@dylans.1741]

Of all the projects worked on by Surasshu, I did not expect Eragon on GBA to be one of them

[@ItsDaKoolaidDude]

Oh even better, theres a phone game for it. And not the Smartphone Im talking Java ME _flip-phone_!

[@cybercritic8834]

35:26 OH GODS NO!! 35:36 Oh good, you aren't missing out. Take it from someone who got everyone to the max level, beat all enemy camps and all 6 of the gods in that game, Percy Jackson on DS isn't worth the pain. Still, great review dude!

[@marxxplaysgames]

i had veritable nam flashbacks to that game

[@zoruacrossing8726]

There was a lot of things I didn't expect in this video (like the DS and GBA games being good) but I SERIOUSLY did not expect a full-on recommendation to one of my most favourite underrated content creators, SoopLexi. A wonderful end to another well-made and entertaining video!!

[@Wild-Sider]

I'm not gonna lie, this video is the reason that I finally started reading the books, thanks Ben!

[@thegoblin4948]

Based on the clips you showed, SoopLexi lowkey reminds me of RadicalSoda. Really cool of you to promote other obscure content creators.

[@SilverGreyscale]

Loved the timetravel part Ben, also, as someone who has completed GBA Eragon multiple times, It's more tied to the book than the movie ^^

[@andrewhaase1826]

I'm surprised how well the GBA Eragon game was. It managed to join the X-Men Origins: Wolverine game in the category of licensed tie-in games that were better than the films they were based on.

[@DrAwe-fi6we]

35:22 Wow, way to get the hopes up of all the Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief for the Nintendo DS fans.

[@TitaRussellTrails]

Oh my god. I remember seeing someone play the GBA Eragon game when I was like 6 and thought “huh that looks kinda neat” but I never figured out what the game was until now that I’m in highschool.

[@Lar_me]

The movie and games may not be very good, but props to them for giving the dragons anatomically-correct lizard ears! That.... sounds like an extremely minor detail, but you'd be surprised how infrequent it is to see them with correct ears.

[@adventuresteamstudios242]

Black Mage Benjamin: Reviewing a movie tie-in game Me: (Grabbing me some popcorn) This is going to be interesting

[@milescarter3322]

I played the DS version in a DSi, and it was (at least at that time when I didn't have a PC) the most impressive game I had played. The combat was simple enough that a little boy like me could control it well. Also, the fact that weapons leveled up with each kill had me farming for hours and hours. I didn't read the books nor watched the movie, but the weird mummy-like monsters were really, REALLY a challenge for me at that time. The combat felt tense and I really enjoyed it. As for the herb spell... I never really thought about it too much, lol. You do use magic later in the game, helping you with enemies and some other stuff, and because it needs to be used with the touch pad, it's equally kinda immersive and stressing. With that being said, I loved the game when I was a kid, I should play it again later.

[@salthesalmonshark6849]

A good thing about the prologue is that you can keep the items even when you are playing as Eragon later, so it's kinda useful. I really, really love the GBA game and it has a special place on my heart. It was my only game for a while because we didn't have much money, so I replayed it over and over, even without knowing anything about the Eragon franchise back then. Did you know there's even a Leroy Jenkins reference? (For some reason) And yes, the game is quite long and there's lots of place to explore. I really recomend you play it to the end, it's worth a shot :)

[@IosLocarth]

I lost my shit at seeing Katrina as a party member in the GBA game.

[@tyrant-den884]

Roran is the best part of the series. His stuff is legitimately GOOD.

[@mithmoonwalker]

from what i've read of eldest so far, YES

[@ryans.3852]

When you said that the GBA version continues the tradition of not being an action RPG or a dragon sim, my first thought was “ITS A KART RACER!” 😅😅

[@Manectrix2000]

Why in the world are there not more dragon simulators or Nintendog style games with dragons? It would be awesome to not only raise dragons, but be able to play as them!

[@playtoonsrv6209]

Man! That's quite bold of you to take on a game with multiple platforms instead of just one at a time.

[@tailsprower8118]

*Laughs in Caddicarus*

[@Rabbitlord108]

And meanwhile there's AntDude who not only did a video for a bunch of different console SpongeBob games (As well as Legend Of The Lost Spatula for the Game Boy Color), AND did all the SpongeBob titles on GBA in a single video. And did it AGAIN with the titles on the DS.

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

*sees ending* That's actually really neat/nice of you! I remember MattPat of Game Theory doing something similar a while back... Weirdly, I don't think it worked. But hey, can't blame him for trying. I was especially surprised - and happy - when one of the people he promoted was rabbidluigi. But for someone like you who only has about 30k subscribers, you can highlight even SMALLER people who would go unnoticed. So keep it up!

[@skapokonroll]

I'm a big fan of seeing licensed games that are different in the many consoles they were released, so even if I know nothing about Eragon, this was a fantastic video! I kind of want to give the GBA version a try thanks to this video. And like many others have said, the time traveling bit in the video was super clever. I love how in your reviews you truly take advantage of the fact that your avatar is a mage heh

[@AeroDragon2]

Great video dude and I like what you've decided to do at the end. Hope to see other neat video makers from that, who knows, maybe by chance you'll showcase one of my friends in the future

[@skibot9974]

I’ve never seen the movie or read the book but the film always stuck out in my mind for the fact the MPAA didn’t give it a rating until the day before it’s release (or whoever made the TV spots was feeling lazy)

[@MoostachedSaiyanPrince]

I would recommend the books, at least if you like fantasy novels. I started reading them late in my highschool years, and I remember really liking them. It does pull a lot of inspiration from Star Wars and other such stories, but it does a lot of interesting things with the story.

[@skibot9974]

@@MoostachedSaiyanPrince I have been looking for a new book series to read over the summer

[@andrewhaase1826]

I too had a similar issue playing Resident Evil 7: Biohazard because the TV was right in front of a large window and there was so much glare on the screen that I couldn't see anything. Even if I maxed out the brightness in the options, I could see. I had to play the game on cloudy days or at nighttime, but I had since had a curtain placed in front of the window and now I can see perfectly fine.

[@brendonwelsh-mccarthy9186]

Ya know I actually found Soop Lexi on my own ages ago. And yes he deserves much more attention then he's gotten

[@billiezeiszler608]

You created a bootstrap paradox! (I think that's what it is anyway). You told your past self about you knowing others made by amaze, but you only knew because your future self told you about it. There's no original origin.

[@Mewwfuile]

Watching the whole time travel part makes me wonder.... which Benjamin started the chain?!

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

*before video had gone live* *reads description* "35:40 Personal Recommendation" I bet you the video is 35:39.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Wrong!

[@lukejohnston3117]

Update: Eragon's getting a new series on Disney+--and this time, the author himself will be involved with the show. Wonder how this show will be?

[@Skippygamer1]

1:28 Months after this video, with you saying how the movie doesn't connect with the books that well, I think NOW is the time for a new film adaptation of the series to be done right, thanks to what I've scene of the new Dune movie comparing it to its cheesy 1983 adaptation, which to me wasn't that good, which the new dune was WAY better and I have a feeling it connected with the books better..cant confirm that but I wouldn't be surprised if I found out later it did better at conveying the souce material then the 1983 version ever did, and the fact that both the new dune, AND the new Spiderman Across the spideverse, is being done in multiple parts, plus the MCUs inspiring ways of making there movies, especially if they are two partners like infinity war and end game, etc. I think it's time to get started on making the series, and this time, STICKING to it's source material, like MCU, MCU films compared to other superheroe movies was more on point in it's adaptations of each superheros with some liberties here and there. What do you all think?

[@Elly-z7q]

the ds game holds a special place in my heart (shh I know) and the film is mildly enjoyable (even as a long time fan of the books) but this was really well written the first flying section in PS2 version is the only reason I want to play it (and I didn't know about the bts so thats cool) AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THE PSP VERSION WTF my favourite magic spell in the DS game is... bone break the sound effect when used, the look of enemies (yeah the flying sections are a pain)... also there is a element of strategy with seeing groups of enemies (arrows) GBA Version looks cool and like playing as Arya for a little and you get to play with Katrina!! the time travel bit is great and the entire video was amazing

[@Elly-z7q]

though there are three bits about the ds game that annoys me 1, flying sections (the last one against Durza is exempt from this rule) 2, the collectables!!!! there is one gallery box I have never been able to find at all (49) and the last vial for increased magic 3. the Hadarac desert section (can't return to it)

[@ironbearbt5032]

28:34 The most emotional "oh no" ever

[@TheMetalGearKid]

Fun fact: Stormfront Studios also worked on Demon Stone: Forgotten Realms, another hack n slash with light RPG elements

[@Michael_H_Art]

I never read the full series of the books but I remember listening to an audio book version of the first book to fall asleep to growing up and I absolutely loved it. (though I certainly don't remember anything about the movie) Awesome video Black Mage!

[@MoostachedSaiyanPrince]

Eh, the movie is a bastardized version of the book, so there's nothing worth remembering. But I recommend picking up the rest of the story. The first book is honestly kinda the weakest one.

[@Neversad95]

Funny enough, I went through the franchise backwards. First I saw the movie, then played the GBA version of the game, and after realizing, that the game is more after the book than the movie, I started reading the books. Also when I was in school, me and my friend used to trade games for a few weeks and after finishing them, we would trade back. And boy did this game went through a lot of hands because everyone wanted to play it ^^

[@RoadRage810]

I found this video researching the GBA game because I found it mixed in with my GBA games, have no idea when I bought it, no idea where it came from, no idea that it was a book or movie and was trying to figure out what I have.

[@JonathanFrostathan]

Benjamin: I'm gonna be doing video recommendations. Me and other content creators: *Spams his notifications until he notices*

[@cooknmediastudios7926]

Great video as always and now I'm gonna get the gba version.

[@Spacething7474]

It still bugs me that it's not pronounced as "e-rag-in". also i really wanna own the VHS of this. late VHS releases are fascinating.

[@Keyblade_Warrior_Izaya]

Another great video! Also, I just realized I accidentally called Benjamin Maverick in the chat. Oops.

[@BenjaMage]

No worries, slip-ups happen.

[@Aioba3846]

I remember playing a mobile/Java Eragon movie years ago. I yhink it was an interesting beat 'em up with diverging paths, where you obtained new item/skill upon completing a stage.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

Those Sims games were wildly genius. Especially Urbz and the PSP game. Just seducing my neighbor while investigating her murders (and selling off the secrets) and also while fighting off zombies as my wack-a-mole part time job in order to decorate my haunted house? It's like they just took everything as far into insanity as it could go, then laughed, and counted that as their first tiny babysteps. Finding out they made another GBA game? I clicked your bell. Well done.

[@TheKavernacle]

Man I loved the DS game and the PS2 one was solid enough. It’s weird just completely forgetting games like this probably because of the film doing very poorly. Also the GBA looks cool !

[@dakotadoyle7573]

In the DS game, you get the red sword (I'm blanking on the name and I'm upset about it) at the end of the snowy mountain level and if you level the sword up enough you gain the ability to dual wield the sword and the hunting knife. Also spells do work like herbs but they can level up just like your weapon

[@BenjaMage]

I presume the red sword you're referring to is Zar'roc. Also dual wielding Zar'roc with the hunting knife sounds amazing; I might have to play more of this game after all.

[@staticsyndrome2011]

I really wish you'd gotten to the bit where you get magic in the DS version, it's still touchscreen symbol drawing type gameplay but it's still cool, and feels satisfying to use. Of all games in the world, this is one of the first I ever beat in my life. Ahh the janky memories.

[@argonaut640]

I actually played a bit of the Percy Jackson & The Olympians The Lighting Thief game on DS. It, too, is an RPG. Though, with map sections instead of a standard overworld. How did I play a bit of it? Think I was lent someone's DS back in days of yore. Either way, I must say, I never thought I'd see a video on something like this. Young me did not care at all about Eragon (probably was too young to appreciate it and other books of a similar caliber) but I am genuinely curious about the GBA version now. Probably won't play it but who knows?

[@PIKACHUxSNEASEL64]

Also Amaze did the DS version of Crash of the Titans which also happens to be my first Crash Bandicoot game.

[@HarbingerYT]

Had a feeling that was the case. The Life HUD made me think of Titans DS.

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

You think those Eragon PS2 cutscenes were weird? Look up the race intro sequences for Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012. They're acid trips.

[@fedoratheexplorar2143]

I did actually really like the PC version of the game, I felt like I had a lot of power doing combat with all the different spells and the level design was decent, the eggs were hard (for me) to collect, the level variety was good, the soundtrack was great but also I was a kid and this was one of my first games ever so maybe this won't be good looking back But I don't want my good memories to be ruined

[@CyborgCharlotte]

Bloody time travelling wizards.....

[@justinmoney1341]

The ps2 version was the one i grew up playing but i gotta admit i am intrigued and "amazed" by the ds version i would actually play it

[@markerikson7423]

I once saw this movie in a friend's car years ago. Twilight Sparkle called and she wants Starswirl's spell back.

[@Hayastantzi92]

I just finished doing the GBA Version of Eragon, it's fun but sometimes the difficulty can be tough

[@Corvus-]

Good dragon sim when?

[@Princess36621]

I have never expected Steven Universe to have some connection to Eragon, but here we are.

[@shippudenlegend1664]

Hey Benjamin, I realized the Saphira's idle animation in the GBA version looks identical to Spyros in the GBA version of Eternal Night

[@hilberttom3115]

Now that you mention it, I seriously hope you review the Percy Jackson game.

[@Flamestar320]

I have not heard of these games before, this'll be interesting.

[@kinnikudash385]

After playing Monster Tale, I gotta listen to more of Ian Stocker's work. Monster Tale's OST was good.

[@sebastianbenavidesmorales2274]

hope all this means that you are gonna cover the sims portable games next

[@Thedragonlover95]

I havent read any of the books, only audio reading on the first, but it was during school...awkward

[@BugsyFoga]

Wow , they really believed Eragon could've been a huge franchise , how pitiful.

[@wolfhurricane897]

I only played the DS version. I wasn't exactly entrhalled.

[@Tetz231]

I tried playing the GBA version years back. I had borrowed a copy from a friend. Unfortunately, I didn't get very far. I was somehow in a glutched state every time I tried to get past a scripted encounter. The GBA version was a game that I regret not beating.

[@Alex.Rodriguez42]

GBA was the most faithful adaption, it’s great!

[@Henry_L]

Any reason you ignore the xbox and 360 versions? They are not the same

[@kaijucowbelle]

Holy shit I can't believe Eragon on GBA has the same combo system as Lisa The Painful that's kinda fucking awesome

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

...that ending recommendation gives respect

[@marcolinaflores6591]

That meter thingy in the game boy reminds me of the meter thingy in my favorite Xbox 360 game Blue dragon boy blue dragon you have to put it in a certain position or else your character would a magic spell is going to go in the wrong position which is not really bad it's just they're going to go at this time instead of the time the game wants you to hit nothing too major like nothing bad happens it's just your character is going at this time it's not this one

[@WolfRider2002]

When I first saw this video and we got to the ds and gba games, I was thinking "You know. This music reminds me of that Narnia GBA game my brother had" then you had your Amaze Entertainment discovery and I got curious. I looked it up and yep, there they were

[@andrewhaase1826]

13:47 Let the bodies hit the... FLOOOOOOOOOOR!!!

[@iscopeeee]

Oh man, I was obsessed with the Inheritance Cycle as a kid, I never knew there were games! :D might give the GBA one a try someday

[@Terumimi]

Actually, there are a few psp games that have the same text issues as the PSP version. Idk how often it happens, but it happens to me specifically in the psp BlazBlue games (which, if you havent heard of it, really good fighting game series made by the guilty gear/dragon ball fighterz/persona 4 arena devs)

[@CMGThePerson]

Moral of The Story: Eragon and The Sims are the exact same thing

[@-NGC-6302-]

Books: top notch content, loved em Movie: why is his hair a different color Other content: bruh why Man I gotta reread the books, maybe they have them at my local library

[@IosLocarth]

I wasn't expecting to hear that the GBA port was both more accurate to the book and an actual decent game

[@wrightcore3367]

Me after the first ten seconds: “Oh Christ, we’re in for a treat.”

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Devil May Cry with Eragon... Dragons May Ride?...

[@ItsAGorillaStudios]

My boy keeps mentioning Devil May Cry and it was in the old intro. Retrospective when Civvi-er Ben?

[@creedleonard9016]

I actually grew up playing the DS Version of Eragon and never beat it. After this I busted my way through the game in one sitting. It was fine, but I’m hoping to find a GBA copy.

[@Heathenshalt]

My sister was an eNORMOUS fan of the inheritance cycle. Thats all the family ever heard about until she dropped it like a bad habit by the time of brsingr. Me, i could never stomach any of it. The books were an absolute slog, and they were the best of it

[@WhiteDarkness3113]

you should get the percy jackson video game from the DS and review it if you were to encounter it on Ebay in the future

[@HarbingerYT]

For a movie tie-in game set in a Fantasy setting, I was not expecting Devil May Cry to be an inspiration. Maybe Eragon on Consoles was inspired by DMC2? Both games are bad.

[@HjalleCalibursChannel]

At least they did get the wings right...

[@robxholicfoxyfan8552]

Licensed games based on bad movies based on pretty good books and the first thing I see is a seizure of a rope climb shimmy.

[@jaketaller8567]

32:43 And now I wanna see a Steven Universe/Eregon crossover

[@keegszzz8356]

35:25 Ben read PJO as a kid! I had no dam idea.

[@BenjaMage]

I was actually near the end of high school when I read through the series, but yeah, really liked them.

[@ddjsoyenby]

i played the gba version as a kid and yeah i found it pretty good though i could never finish it.

[@derrickhaggard]

I actually saw the movie due to the liking books and I thought the movie was okay at best, and at the least the game was better then Lair though not as good as Drakengard 1, 2, and 3.

[@Rabbitlord108]

Whenever I think of Lair I die a little inside knowing it was the title that killed Factor 5.

[@RedBoi88]

I did a book report on this back in high school

[@simorghfeather5119]

I liked the ds version but never got past the dragon riding part