Eternal Eyes (PS1) - No Fun Allowed - Casp

[@AvalancheReviews]

Christmas came early this year boys!

[@Caspicum]

See you guys next year!

[@thuneder]

Sounds like a game I would be interested in as a kid, despite dropping it halfway, only to return to it as a adult and find out it was actually really bad and I was right for dropping it because it was boring.

[@dynastystar5515]

That’s probably the case for me with quest 64. Rented quest 64 as a kid and enjoyed it, but in adulthood I have only heard word of how bad it is

[@hallowed4570]

Perfect description

[@Fenrisulf87]

Exactly what happened to me

[@jinzusubaraku4781]

Same but I Fell in Love with the game ❤ this one is a hidden game

[@franciscogomez2024]

your ability to find the most obscure pieces of media and put yourself through them is admirable. and i can see why this game in particular caught your eye, the art assets and designs look really cool and or cute in regards to some of the creature designs, and some of the gameplay ideas are novel and interesting for a tactical rpg, like the ability to "revive" a puppet as a completely new monster which could, in a better designed game, completely change how you strategies especially if it keeps the "not knowing what your gonna get" aspect...but it seems like the game is too short and too poorly balanced to get any mileage of its ideas...shame, seems like ps1 era games are plagued with interesting ideas but poor execution that stifles it completely (although tbh that can apply to every era of games)

[@Caspicum]

I'd still love to see these kinds of mechanics in a better game, hey. Genuinely unique ideas with no valid ways to push them and build on them.

[@iplyrunescape305]

That era of gaming was all just that. Experimental. The gaming scene at the time was completely alien and trying to find itself. It was only during the 7th gen that it all settled down and everyone was copying a formula one way or another that had been successful.

[@starogre]

just play it yourself. why write all this if you haven't? i played it as a kid and it was fun.

[@RyumaXtheXKing]

Man, I dig this graphic style on the ps1. The sprites are well done, even if they aren’t the most creative.

[@Caspicum]

It was a real safe style for the PS1, but that doesn't undermine how bloody good some of those sprites are.

[@MannyReign]

As someone who thoroughly loves this game and has replayed it a few times, i completely agree with you. It is jank and tedium and inconvenience, but also has this unique charm. You can feel that love was put into this project. It is silly and nonsensical and half the mechanics dont work, but this was someones dream project. Full of raw amateur energy. This game has a certain kind of raw potential that if it was made today, it would be on the same level as Octopath Traveler.

[@retrogamer39]

As a huge fan of JRPGs who's on the spectrum, that line about autism was so relatable

[@Caspicum]

bro i don't even know if I'm autistic or not but the evidence is definitely weighted.

[@PerilsofPokey]

Casp O'Christ out here playing Eternal Eyes so no one else has to.

[@Caspicum]

bro i miss the way you smell. your pillow has mould on it but it's just not the same

[@PerilsofPokey]

@@Caspicum got two things cooking at once to really shit things up and leave my stench on the world; in the mean time you make my every day worth waking up for

[@Caspicum]

@@PerilsofPokey if it's another video i can't watch i'm gonna be seething and dilating

[@PerilsofPokey]

@@Caspicum One's spoiler free, the other barely has a story 👌

[@recodegamesstudio]

I like em young enough not to tell

[@IvanX1991]

Ah wow, I remember finding this in a ps1 bargain bin when I was a kid. I dont recall shit other than a ghost boat, an OP genie or some shit and unlocking the protag's sister as a character on NG+

[@15Seili]

Eternal Eyes, as a kid, was awesome. Monster collecting, edgy characters, simple combat and load times didnt bother me (since i had all the time in the world). It sadly didnt age well and im glad, Casp played it and enjoyed it (you cant fool us). Dont tell me you are playing Monsterseed next, another slow as fuck sRPG.

[@Caspicum]

Monstersneed?

[@Amish_Avenger]

@@Caspicum please stop

[@Sarahm2261]

@@Amish_Avenger no he must play it

[@XstickbuddyX]

so this game is just the boy version of rhapsody a musical adventure

[@Caspicum]

honestly a pretty good assessment. could use a little more singing though

[@Vorael]

weirdly enough i remember enjoying this as a kid. there were some cool monster designs and i liked collecting them. iirc if you get the max "tier" or w/e of monsters you can teach them some pretty wild spells, spells that have their own anime cutscenes. i feel like i remember them pretty much nuking the entire screen but i can't remember for sure, it's been a long time. they were definitely cool to look at tho.

[@josephpugh9210]

Same. This game was my childhood. Ill never not love it and am playing it to this day.

[@jinzusubaraku4781]

​@@josephpugh9210❤

[@d.robinson6262]

I didn't have a ps1 memory card. So I watched the intro scene thousands of times. Beat the first few battles hundreds of times. As a kid. But could never make it to see Vorless or his generals. Furthest I got was when Elena leaves at the hotel. Not surprised she'd died and revived.

[@Caspicum]

damn son, you should've put a book on your PS1 to hide the power light and left that bad boy running

[@d.robinson6262]

@Caspicum i figured that out (3rd grade) and I would wake up at 3-4am, play with no volume until 7ish when time for school. Only once or twice I managed to leave it on till I got back, and I would just die anyway. Rinse repeat.

[@d.robinson6262]

Same problem with armored core.....

[@noelrakman9641]

Let me take a second to shed some tears, one of my childhood game 🤧

[@Freezaboi]

I loved this game!!! I got this game from my cousin who did not like rpgs. He was like hey do you want this weird cartoon game. I was like hell yeah. Without this game I don’t think I ever would have found Final Fantasy Tactics or Xcom.

[@GameGod77]

So many banger jokes in this one, always love hearing you serenade me with your Aussie wit.

[@thuneder]

I thought he was british from the way he used "puppet mates" and the way he said "Fahstah". Close enough, I guess.

[@Caspicum]

Or am I south efriken? :^) ty ty ty for the comment though

[@五毒学生]

BROOOOO. this game was my childhood. I never beat it back then, maybe it's time to go give it another crack...

[@Caspicum]

If you do, you gotta come back and validate me tbh

[@jobbingtoaster1502]

Thanks for playing it so we don't have to. Moving at half speed diagonally is a special breed of jank. Long story short, you tend to move characters using vectors in game programming. However, due to how vectors work, diagonal movement will cause characters to move faster, which is why you want to normalize your vectors, so the character's movement speed will be the same, regardless of the direction you move. I don't know how the devs got the movement speed to be half.

[@Caspicum]

It kinda makes sense from a chimp-man perspective to move at half-speed diagonally because if the game's grid-based, you're getting two movements for one, effectively, it at the very least makes sense for it to not be the exact same speed, but it feels so wrong. If you're in the business of making games or understanding how they tick, you gotta try the movement for yourself, it might be the worst movement I've ever felt in a JRPG. The animations don't help either, it looks like that dude's speeding around a race track the way his hair blows, but then he's going for a very mild jog in practice. Maybe they live on a mountain and the wind is stupid strong idk

[@Thiagovnd]

Omg thanks for this video. I used to love this game as a kid and today I decided to revisit it, after playing two chapters I had to quit and look for a review to check if it gets better. You're my hero.

[@kyler247]

Wish you uploaded more, love your vids man

[@Caspicum]

I'm trying, I'm legit just terminally lazy. Hearing from people about their experiences with games and how they dig the videos definitely helps with motivation though, so I appreciate it!

[@quench9035]

You summed up my thoughts on this game pretty much word for word. Shame that it's not worth playing because I do love the sprites.

[@Caspicum]

The sprites are really clean, that flat dog might be one of my favourite PS1 sprites it's so crisp and simple, i love it.

[@tmitsurugi7777]

It's been good fun, chapter 6/10 atm

[@nidohime6233]

It kinda says a lot when the place it takes in is called the "Gross Kingdom".

[@Caspicum]

That's where I was born tbh

[@gendraconis7869]

There are obscure games that just unique mechanics and unique takes on genres are a gem of their own imo yeah the game themselves may be amazing or horrible in execution but I do wish they have more recognition so that indie games or even companies take note of these interesting mechanics and redefine it in a better game that fits it well

[@Caspicum]

Definitely, there's always shit to pull from games like this. Most bad PS1 RPGs just need a speed-up button to fix a majority of their issues tbh.

[@Tezuka101]

Found you by accident after searching for a particular song from Eternal Eyes. This some good stuff.

[@Caspicum]

We were fated to be together, my dear

[@fiddlesticks8142]

Great video. I remembered playing this game as a kid and decided to give it another shot not too long ago, and oh boy, I wish I'd seen this video before I did lol. I remembered it actually being a pretty good game back then (was 6-8 years old when I had it) and also that the game was pretty short. I gotta say, my inability to read back then really carried this game's story- not knowing what was going on genuinely made playing the game a better experience, it's that bad. I think it also says something about the game that I was able to beat it that young and without being able to read, too. Anyway, I decided to "challenge myself" by playing through the game with only Luca and a single puppet in my party this time around. Long story short, it was still piss easy. The only time I lost a fight was when the main antagonist (emo guy #4, or something like that) decided to walk up and one-shot my roided (gemmed) up puppet from almost full health with a 383, causing me to load the game on the spot. I'd give this game a 3/10 if you can't read, and a 2/10 if you can (not even joking in the slightest). And that's only because the the music and some of the artwork carries it.

[@chrisknaggs3938]

It was one of my favorite games as a kid. And that nostalgia still helps me love this game lol.

[@NuggetKBDC]

Look the game may be mid but the evil sorceress girl in the intro is hot so i gotta play it

[@Caspicum]

based coomer

[@eibura5978]

i beat this game fall 2011. i loved it because it was really chill and came at a eight time

[@Tony_Cardoza]

What is am eight time?

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Glad to see you again. Puppets being the main conceit is really good, this can be used more imaginatively in better games. I also checked the credits of the dev studio. They have mostly worked on lower budget games or as support studio. That explains the game's poor quality.

[@Caspicum]

Glad to see you again too, my friend! Such a bloody shame about this game, hey. Legitimately frothing on the puppet idea but just nothing else to go complement it. Absolute wasted potential.

[@AstralArchon]

This is a game I was pretty obsessed with as a kid but barely remember anything about now.

[@Caspicum]

There's not much to remember, hey. It's practically a string of mediocre battles with some *okay* character building. You are forgiven.

[@diwajerebation4077]

i want to say, i value the effort you put in your videos

[@Caspicum]

I appreciate that! Strange that youtube gave me the alert for this just after I uploaded a new vid, but i'm just glad I saw it. They love hiding comments

[@PlaneWalker18]

I loved this game as a kid, still got my copy. Been meaning to beat it at some point.

[@Caspicum]

Do it! Suck up your boredom, slap on a documentary or a podcast and just smash it out!

[@PlaneWalker18]

@@Caspicum Work gave me the week off for inventory, im gonna finally criss this one off the list.

[@RoninCatholic]

I actually had a copy of this game! You see, there were hundreds upon hundreds of copies available at my local Meijer overrun store, so they sold for literally a dollar. A few years later I was discussing the game on a forum for RPG nerds and one other person also played it, but insisted it wasn't an RPG for some reason. Personally I always used spears as my main weapon. The reach improvement compared to the swords was well worth it despite the damage downgrade. Bows meanwhile had such a narrow range of use - can't hit any closer than like three spaces OR more than four? - that I just gave up on them and immediately recycled any monster that attacked with a similar range.

[@Caspicum]

Oh yeah bows pissed me off, I feel like they'd be MORE effective at close range but hey, you do you, game. Also this is 100% an RPG, what a weird stance to take you should slap that dude.

[@radiokunio3738]

Wait were you the guy, who said the furry fandom is a "cult"?

[@LLL417]

I had this game and randomly thought of it today

[@HunterEdits]

Used to love this game, I've always wanted to find something similar but more current and better lol

[@Caspicum]

It's really just any Tactics RPG with extra steps. Tactics Ogre, Final Fantasy Tactics, Disgaea to a lesser extent. Might be worth looking in to Phantom Brave or Makai Kingdom if you want this specific style of in-battle summoning monsters you control.

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

I've had this game for years i appreciate you covering it took me years to see how bad the translation in this and star ocean are apparently i like this game enough to play it again for the new game+ feature

[@greenpoolball5136]

Xenogears text speed vs eternal eyes loading screens, tell me which one is worse

[@jmanclan]

The best games reviewer giving us more golden content, what more could a guy ask for

[@Caspicum]

Oh shit, sseth uploaded a new video????

[@UnknownFlyingPancake]

I liked the game as a kid. I don't remember it having a story, haha. I just remember that I liked the monster designs.

[@moomoomang]

Me: I hope Casp has a great new game for me to check out Casp: I'm baaaaaaack!

[@sora8711]

This is a game I used to love playing as a kid. But also a game coming back to it when you're older you really see the cracks. I can tough out the loading screens, I can tough out the slow pace. But man, when even the difficulty is practically nonexistent and magic being as bad as it is, thereby making every battle just get in range and attack leads to really simplistic gameplay. Video hits the nail on the head, it's not a "bad" game, just very.... "mid"? Lots of missed potential for sure, there's so many puppets and gem combinations to evolve and lead to different trees. Though, I say Magic is bad, the problem with magic is actually twofold, it's either so weak it's bad, or so overpowered it's busted. Once your puppet reaches it's final evolution, any and all spells it learns hits *the whole map* so you can spam your spells at the starting location and beat every stage without moving. Reminds me of another ps1 srpg that I liked as a kid, but seeing it now holy crap it's so, so, so bad. If you can you should check out "Hoshigami" on ps1.

[@aw8646]

I remember liking this game I guess I have 2 play it again 2 see if I still do

[@loveandrockets4life]

I honestly did not think the game was that bad. Is it a hidden gem? No, but it's not a "slog". The game pace moved quickly in my opinion, but then again, I happen to enjoy tactical RPG's and utilizing knowledge gained from previous encounters with said genre made intuitive a lot of what the game asked me to do. I agree, the load times are a bit longer than I would expect from a PS1 era game, you DO become overpowered rather quickly and your "friends" are absolutely worthless other than to play the part of narrative devices, but there is more good here than bad. The music is enjoyable. The battles move quickly and the fact that you can upgrade your characters and save in between each battle is great for those of us who have to get our play-time in "chunks". All in all, I appreciate the candor and comedic feel of this review, but I do have to acknowledge that the game is not as bad as you make it out to be.

[@Caspicum]

For me, it's one of those things where it's like "Man, I could just play Tactics Ogre again and have a blast." which weighs heavily on how I feel about tactics RPGs on the other side. Having a narrative helps a lot too. Tactics Ogre defining classic and modern Japanese tactics games is a toughie, because it nailed it from the outset. The narrative, the weight of decisions, the difficulty, the depth, physically and figuratively because it has height variations for squares. I know it wasn't the first, but it was certainly the most influential given every game since has borrowed pieces here and there, if not outright copied it. It even copied itself with the remake on PSP and later re-remake, it's just that good. wait, what were we talking about?

[@N3rv3d4m4g3]

Your points are all fair , the only reason I like this game is Because it's nostalgic.

[@brentramsten249]

i found that magic is actually good when you focus on its strengths, which is 1. the sheer range and 2. the splash. you hit a certain point where hitting less than 3 enemies with a spell is just terrible, but you can often get 6 or more to the point where having two splash casters can really just tear through an entire map of enemies. melee is good, but only if you 1. have at least decent base stats in attack 2, a high speed, otherwise your main guy will just get focused down while you slowly march to the front line and preferably 3. a ranged attack. so yeah that specifically is always better than magic, but that combination is pretty rare, where magic splash spamming monster dolls are fairly common, and usually have enough range that speed isnt much of an issue (especially when your trying to get all the enemies to clump together). also: playing this game as a kid has taught me an exceptional level of patience which has served me well in life. thankful for it regardless of anything else

[@Caspicum]

I definitely opted for magic as auxiliary damage when I couldn't physically hit an enemy, but even with magic-pumped monsters, you'd need the enemy monsters to neatly assemble. The clustered fighting makes that far more viable than most games but it was still pretty tough to effectively use the broad-casting magicks. That said, healing was always welcome and I put it on as many monsters as I could, because the last 2 chapters absolutely needed it.

[@turtlelove7]

I only heard about this game by seeing it my local Target with only 1 copy on the shelf. I figured it was gonna be good....Oh much younger me

[@michaelknasel1641]

This game is special to me. I loved it when i was 11. Then i played games like Disgaea and Makai kingdom. Eternal eyes taught me what jrpgs SHOULDNT be.

[@AizakkuAnalysis]

An obscure srpg that I've never heard of? Let's go!!! 😩

[@Caspicum]

Can't live with them, can't live... with them.

[@TheHipHopBrothers]

I like your videos a lot, but it'd be nice if you covered these sorts of niche games actually worth playing though. Also, Byuu didn't kill himself.

[@Caspicum]

I *generally* cover stuff I consider worth playing, even if I'm incredibly hard on it. I'd like for people who know more about the games to fact-check me too, like i don't want to misrepresent a game or anything, because that's never my intent. Also, based.

[@coleowing]

5:57 Ah yes, everyone's favorite starter monster, Pikuchi.

[@Caspicum]

bro did you see Marchander at 0:24? what's going on with that?

[@coleowing]

@@Caspicum Lol, nah I missed that one. Interesting game though, never heard of it either. Thanks for suffering through it for us :D

[@Nagatem]

I recommend the Tales of series for jrpg’s especially Symphonia, Symphonia 2, Abyss, Graces F, Vesperia remaster, Xillia and Xillia 2, and berseria/ Zesteria in that order to make Zesteria more enjoyable as they are connected

[@Caspicum]

I've never really been a fan of the 3D tales games, but I loved Phantasia(?) the SNES one. I always thought they were kinda shittier Star Oceans, which seems almost impossible if you've played Star Ocean 4. I do want to try Vesperia at some point though.

[@patrickstreetet3085]

I used to love this game. It may not be a great game but I still Loved it!

[@PakYanaNi]

I beat this game when i was 12 years old, maybe kids will love it

[@Caspicum]

I am sorry for your loss, and I hope you find peace.

[@greenpoolball5136]

Somehow I missed this video on my subscriptions

[@dunderjones]

A friend of mine had Eternal Eyes growing up and lent it to me a couple times when I was a child. I never got far but I ended up enjoying my time with it and the general style and presentation stuck with me. This is one of those games that I try to revisit now to recapture some of the magic of my childhood only to see how much my childhood must have really sucked. I'm looking at you, DK64 and Yoshi's Story.

[@Caspicum]

DK64 is so bad, I've tried to play it several times over the past years but it's got nothing on Banjo or Mario 64, hey. DK64 has a certain type of feel though outside of the nostalgia, it's like a peak representation of how far the nintendo 64 could be pushed, and it has this strange atmosphere that no other game has. Unfortunately, it's just a horrible experience, but no amount of time can ever take the memories... Until we lose them to old age, but if you just fire wildly at old age, it should stay back.

[@Kayas]

Now it's time for you to play Jade Coccoon. It is your civic duty

[@Caspicum]

I'm far more interested in a video on Jade Cocoon 2, but it'd be a waste to only play one of them.

[@Kayas]

@@Caspicum Honestly I'm fine with you reviewing anything, you can make the most mundane/out there game feel like a lot of fun to watch you talk about

[@barbedwire4452]

As a kid just getting into RPGs i liked this game alot but didnt finish it i had no idea how RPGs worked all the way but i want to give this another try

[@Leonzyr]

Don't stop making content please.

[@Caspicum]

At this rate, I probably never will.

[@Cervine]

Im sorry for being cringe but if you ever decide on making a Discord server I'd join it in a heartbeat. I need more places where I can defend Breath of Fire 2 to the death

[@Caspicum]

not cringe at all, my gamer. I had a discord a while ago, but I closed it to protect everyone. I largely just interact with people on youtube now, as all my social media is gone too. It's kinda humbling not knowing anyone's irrelevant political opinions. Keeps that mistique alive, you know?

[@Nuclace]

played this as a kid, just realized it's title eternal eyes is a play on words for eternalize

[@Caspicum]

oh fr, i thought it was a creepy doll thing. good catch

[@jackopoz7689]

what is this. this isn't Call of Duty.

[@Caspicum]

pew pew

[@jackopoz7689]

@@Caspicum don't just ejaculate to my comment like that. messed up.

[@GreyCartridge]

Well, I know what I’m firing up today. Had coincidentally bought a copy right around the time you posted that cryptic screenshot. :^) So I guess it’s time to actually give it a fair shake. Have you been able to give SMT V a shot this month? It’s no Boktai 2, but it’s pretty great.

[@Caspicum]

DON'T DO IT! I have played a bit of SMT 5, sorta up to the first major *plot revelation* and I'm finding it decent. I'm not a fan of all the unnecessary, distraction crap you're required to do, and it seems like it's jerking off Nocturne in a very "hey remember this better game" sort of way, but it's okay. I don't think I'm far enough to really make an assessment, but so far it's pretty bland

[@dsksmotherfinemporium6589]

Dude this is a great game you're nuts

[@Caspicum]

It's okay. It's not bad, but it's not a stand-out title amid the PS1 library. I think the worst sin you can be is bland, and this game is pretty bland.

[@dsksmotherfinemporium6589]

@@Caspicum I'll admit it would be much better if it did have more story but I would love to see this type of game made nowadays, it really would be a unique gem.

[@dsksmotherfinemporium6589]

When you do like 5 or 8 stages with nothing but battles and no filler it can come moreso as bland, but for what it tried I can really appreciate.

[@dylandambach3759]

There's something real bandwagony about this entire video and comment section. This was never a big name game so people will unite in blasting it as if more people complaining make the complaints more true. This game is pretty damn much Kingdom Hearts without the competitive edge of familiarity and gratuitous funding. Given the maker of this videos willingness to play the whole game and to give into the few commenters that like the game, they enjoyed the game more than they want people to know they did

[@TheSnycher]

All the budget went into the anime scenes lol.

[@Tentacle]

I dunno, I feel like that dog-head-blob thing would be a hit with modern social media if the game dropped today. Someone on the art team clearly had aspirations for some sort of mascot appeal, least to push a mini-merch run in Japan.

[@Caspicum]

Straight up, I'm considering stealing it and getting plushies. Surely they won't mind.

[@gabrielrodriguez3319]

I played this game when I was a kid and it was fun I remember you can fuse them too i think?

[@Fo0tie]

As child, I really liled this game xD

[@車食べたい]

I looked up the JP cover and I find it really weird that neither cover features monsters despite it being a mon collecting game

[@Caspicum]

Flat dog on the cover would've put this on the level of pokemon tbh

[@nerdvananorth2905]

I would be willing to bet my skin they had access to Square assets. 8:13 Limberry Castle anyone?

[@gamerguy232]

Oh yeah I had this game as a kid, tried it several times but never fully got into it.

[@darrengaroutte7744]

I actually own this game. Got in a bargain bin somewhere. I only remember it being kind of like final fantasy tactics with these doll creatures you collect to make up your party. It was basically a middle-of-the-road game that was fun if you were in the mood for it, but totally forgettable as far as story went as I couldn't tell you a thing about it, but it has been like 2 decades.

[@Caspicum]

Surely the fact that you still remember it after two decades is a testament to its ability to leave a dark, poisonous mark in your brain. Or maybe you liked it idk

[@darrengaroutte7744]

I think a lot of why I remembered this game was the artwork which does still look amazing. Love paranormal-themed stuff, enough so I'm currently working on a series of sci-fi paranormal urban fantasy novels. The other key factor was I only owned this and final fantasy tactics at the time as far as strategy RPGs go which gameplaywise made them stand out in a sea of turned-based RPGs.

[@hallowed4570]

You're literally the Angry Video Game Nerd of JRPGs

[@Caspicum]

now you and me both know that's some diarrhoea dog shit

[@nexusrising2047]

I remember playing this game as a teen. I purposely picked pixie and fairy types since I was in my cute anime character faze. Half way through I thought, omg this is boring. It was so bad I didn't try Disgaea until I was mid twenties since they looked similar. I still finished the game and it's plus game. The sister didn't add much. The Disgaea series saved this genre for me.

[@JoeDangIt]

I could actually see a bootleg being better than the original game if someone bothered to make one. If we're lucky, it'll show up on the next famiclone.

[@Caspicum]

I'd love to see similar mechanics revisited in a better game, hey.

[@MC_Hammerpants]

I copped this game for $10 (the original price it released at) at Target when I was 12. I beat it back then but can't remember a single detail about it other than a feeling of "that game wasn't good"

[@gingerrevenger]

This is one of my favorite 'bad' games. I happened upon the game in a Walmart at the checkout, just a stack of them unsecured for 10 USD each. The game is a slog and the story is pretty dull but I absolutely love the art style.

[@GenkiGirl12]

I can see why this game was never really known

[@kh7955]

I own this game and have never finished it bc of the loading. I do love the art style though despite the rest of its flaws

[@Sorrowisyourdemon]

One of my childhood favorites... Yeah it's not very good. Still love that anime opening and a lot of the music though. It's incredible how terrible the translation in this game is.

[@Caspicum]

Don't worry, I still love Alundra 2 because of how much I played it as a kid. Sometimes games are bad in the comfiest ways.

[@MRsureful]

Bro i had this game when i was like 6 I couldn't figure anything out lol

[@therustybucketsaloon14]

I played the CRAP out of this game when it came out, and I was just a litl'un. I probably beat this like 3 times in a time in my life where I didn't have a patience to beat almost any game.

[@Caspicum]

Damn son. I can definitely see that, there's potential replay value if you care about the monsters and want to give them all a try.

[@iplyrunescape305]

This game definitely did not do very well in the gameplay and has pretty bad writing, but I think some tweaks in all of these factors, the game would've been a smash hit. At least a pretty decent cult following, somewhat remembered at minimum in deviantart or old forum fanart. This game got none of that lol. I think the aforementioned tweaks were very possible if they just had a better writing team and fixed some of the maps, it would have had some serious potential. I like the game myself, I played it as a kid but I didn't understand it. I am only recently playing this game out of curiosity and nostalgia, and even with the very valid criticism as said in the video... it is still decently playable for me. The parts of the game that did pretty well IMO was the style. Even though it was pretty generically very 90s, it's a style I miss very much from those days. It really wasn't objectively bad at all, they did really well with it. And the sprites too are pretty well done. I feel if it did well enough overall, it could've gotten a sequel on the Nintendo DS with the same engine. The other part I think they did great is the stats, evolutions, etc. of the puppets.

[@JimPanzeeEsq]

dig the honest self-assessment

[@Caspicum]

I'm nothing if not brutally honest. For better or worse

[@tablefancy7992]

Disgaea......... but EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Caspicum]

That's just Makai Kingdom right?

[@RazzTheKing]

I have 3 things to say: 1. Hey Casp, there is a Monster Rancher 1 and 2 port coming to Steam and Switch. Are you going to play them? :) 2. I played Eternal Eyes when I was a kid, I don't remember much, but I liked the nice graphics, it had some charm. 3. 9:51 OMG Look at that green monster's sexy dance moves!!!!!

[@Caspicum]

You're damn right I'm gonna play them. That said, I have a physical copy of monster rancher and a capture card, so I could play the original and import CDs which sounds a bit cooler. I'm not too sure how the new ones will function, but I'm down for them. also i totally forgot there was a sexy monster, look at that dude go.

[@chrishunter9185]

Load screens are this game's natural state of being apparently.

[@Caspicum]

It's a very reflective experience.

[@mrwang420]

All issues aside. I loved this game. I really love FFtactics too. But this game was just a weird oddity. I only beat it once. It's a little hard to play cause of the lack of english translation. I just took a piece of paper and copied the symbols and what they did lol.

[@NickAndWolf]

Repressed memories… of this… gaaaaaaaaame. Thought it was cool as a kid. Like the idea of blank puppets being turned into stuff. Thats about all I remember

[@Caspicum]

Bloody love unearthing repressed memories, it's both depressing and humbling. Depressing because you're capable of forgetting things so deeply, yet humbling because your brain is trying to protect you.

[@DreamWhale]

Hey man I haven't watched this video but I'm offended.

[@DreamWhale]

I choked on my water at 29 seconds and I blame you.

[@DreamWhale]

Hi Dee Jay

[@Caspicum]

Just wait until you get to the unrelated political rant at 6:08

[@MateriaGirl]

I rented this game when I was little. I was so bored and upset I wasted my rental that I took a key to the disc and told the store it came like that.

[@Caspicum]

jesus, remind me never to cheat on you

[@CirnoFairy]

You're a terrible person. Don't even try to excuse " I was little, so what?"

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

never forget that the female villain in this games name is lolita

[@Caspicum]

shhhhhhhhhhhh shut the fu- it's like you want me to get demonetized and locked up

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

@@Caspicum hey man i remember breath of fire aging down the oshieta girl hahaha

[@RiiViiMedia2424]

8:25 Riceball? Rice Sandwhich? AND Power Rice? Just how much rice is there to eat?

[@Caspicum]

Carbs beget more carbs.

[@jkarns2285]

Fucking loved this game

[@AT7outof10]

For a monster collecting game, this one has alot of unremarkable designs, A shame cuz that's like, the one thing you have to do right.

[@SwampyTroll]

Not really related to the game shown here, but any chance we'll see some Suikoden reviews/content before Eiyuden Chronicles comes out?

[@Caspicum]

Maybe not before Eiyuden, but definitely at some point. I just beat the Suikoden hard type and was mixing around ways I could talk about it, but not as a boring old review. Every feller and his dog has reviewed Suikoden, but it's such a great set of games, I really would love to talk about it.

[@fangthedergon1863]

Omg I forgot about this game

[@Caspicum]

Me too, tbh.

[@Malisa1990]

I think you are overly negative on this game, like magic has more utility on higher level monsters. It was my first "rpg" game when I was a kid and it fueled my love for them. So as an introductory game in the genre it is almost perfect, pretty easy, not overly complex and moderately fun. It's by no means a great or even a good game for anyone past 15+ years old but for children this is hardly a bad game especially in comparison to most other games for kids that are straight up horrible overpriced cashgrab garbage.

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

I give this game a "Thanks Satan" out of 10

[@Caspicum]

he really pulled through for me on this one.

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

RIP Sunsoft still alive to be fair but they don't make almost any games anymore.

[@Nocturn3]

Jesus, i got this game when I was a kid and its just as shit as I remember. And that boxart for a game about freaking puppets!

[@Caspicum]

Looks like a point and click horror game tbh.