FIFA But A Lot Better? | Inazuma Eleven Review

I remember Inazuma Eleven as something cool and a lot of fun but the last time I played an Inazuma Eleven game was a very long time ago. In a time where I was younger and looked very differently at games than I do now.
So now that I collected all the games in the series it was time to refresh my mind on this series and to see after all this time if these games are still as I remember. The games might still work in today’s world of gaming but it could as easily be a blast from the past that doesn’t work and aged very badly. Or maybe the games weren’t so good to begin with. welp only one way to find out!
#InazumaEleven #Level5
00:00 Intro
01:23 Story
06:25 Gameplay
13:10 Conclusion
14:11 How To Get In To InazumaEleven
16:16 Ending

[@Pduarte79]

A very underrated franchise and jrpg. And has very good ost and one the best game/anime villains, Ray Dark 😎. Can't wait for the Great Road of Heroes game.

[@GreiratEinzel]

Yes its indeed very underrated which is really sad. The ost is definatly one of the best though not sure about the villain there^^; I do like him as the villain for Inazuma Eleven. oof the Great Road of Heroes game.... we can only hope that it will be released someday.

[@Loner098]

Ray Dark is honestly Inazuma Eleven's best-written villain. It sucks how after "died," the Inazuma Eleven villains that came afterward began to feel more underwhelming. A prime example is Zoolan Rice; he was hyped and built up near the endgame since he's the one that Ray Dark commanded the entire time. But he just ends up being such a letdown of a villain. Like, how can you start a world war through a *Soccer* Tournament? Zoolan barely even has a backstory to properly explain his motivations, either. In fact, he is basically the downfall of Inazuma eleven villains as a whole.

[@Pduarte79]

@@GreiratEinzel 2023 I hope. Lol

[@blackluke789]

@@Loner098 You missed the whole point about Rice being in FFI. It wasn't to win it, he even says he couldn't care less about football. It was just to stir up conflict among partecipant nations, which is said to be happening. So the football tournament is helping toward his objective and a good starting point, it allows him to spread the seed of war. And we get enough information about his backstory: he's a rich millionaire driven by greed and madness that wants to control the world by any means. I rather have greed and madness as a motive rather than some lame backstory driven by revenge (Kira Seijirou)

[@Loner098]

@@blackluke789 In that case, why exactly did Zoolan Rice/Garshield Bayhan target Dave Evans/Daisuke Endou before Dave even found out about Zoolan's crimes?

[@TheModecular]

I always somehow find my way coming back to your IE Review vids. They just are 🥵

[@GreiratEinzel]

Thanks man! glad to hear you are coming back from time to time.

[@clairemcdaid4310]

9:09 - 9:16 my only issue with this argument is there’s 11 players on the opposing team,its going to be nearly impossible to dodge every player without going into a command duel, and the whole thing about the goal keeper being the only player to worry about, that’s kinda how football normally works when you think about it 😅

[@dylanoliver403]

Inazuma Eleven has been really fun to play! Can’t wait to play 2: Blizzard! I just wish the series was more accesible in the US.

[@GreiratEinzel]

nice! the series is less accessible in the us? what a shame, I hope you can get your hands on the other copies in the series.

[@ViniciusTanure]

@@GreiratEinzel Unfortunately only the first game was officially released in Americas

[@GreiratEinzel]

Really? D: man that sucks...

[@justsage8831]

@@ViniciusTanure you can download it on pc by using another emulator

[@arukorubasuke]

@@justsage8831 Or buy it legally in the 3DS Shop...

[@dongy7297]

I'm so glad to see more people enjoying Inazuma Eleven! I think you could've reviewed the Strikers series too whose gameplay I prefer, especially with the great personalisation of Hissatsus

[@GreiratEinzel]

I did a separate review on the first Strikers as I see that apart from the DS series.

[@StarWyvernHPB]

I remember joining my schools football club when i was like 8 or something and being dissapointed it wasn't like Inazuma eleven, was a big fan as a kid, had the first game and the first season was sometimes run on CITV, i've got both versions of 2 and when i was around 13/14 got back into the show breifly, watching season 2 on the 3DS 'anime channel' app, and even more recently re-purcahses a version of 1, and gonna get hopefully all versions of 3 by the end of the year. I think a big reason it still appeals to me is because of how similar some of the gameplay and graphics feel to Dragon quest 9.

[@Gap-YHIT]

The game could've had like a custom character you can play as and personaly here is a short ranking IE 1: Slow but a mildly entertaining 1E 2: More entertaining, new loveable gimmicks but a little too much dialouge and sidequests IE 3: Better graphics, more places to go too, better story and lacks abit in the scouting system Ogre Attacks: Everything thing good I said before about the previous games but relies a little to hard on the special moves

[@GreiratEinzel]

It would have been fun to have a custom character but wouldn't call it necessary perse. Mostly agree with you ranking, I didnt mind the dialogue and sidequests as much in IE:2. I do think that the comment goes for all three games, they all rely heavily on the usage of special moves as that is part of the core gameplay. Thankfully your full team can learn them and be useful to you there something that in Inazuma GO is removed as the avatar/fighting spirits came in to play.

[@Bakuganluver23]

@@GreiratEinzel I'm with you. I don't mind this "set in stone" cast. 'sides, they MAY do a "CaC" at some point down the line. Just not NOW.

[@shion1074]

wtf? ogre is literally ie3 with a new added sidequest/storyline. It's literally just that. It's not even 20 minutes more of gameplay. How is it in a totally different category?

[@Luso1221]

This game would be really fun if Level-5 made a bigger, football manager / FIFA career mode-y mode of it.

[@GreiratEinzel]

on one hand yes, would be cool to have a character represent the player in that universe. However I dont mind having this set in stone cast of characters. If you seek something similar to Inazuma Eleven but with a tint of Fifa you might want to try Captain Tsubasa if you havent yet. also love the Advance Wars trooper pf, cant wait for the reboot!!

[@robertomacetti7069]

that's... inazuma eleven strikers?

[@dudesayshi2191]

WELL DO I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU ITS VICTORY ROAD TIME

[@ovo6395]

great video i grew up with this show and still really enjoy watching it and through this video i plan to collect all the games.

[@GreiratEinzel]

thank you very much! collecting all the games might be a challenge depending on were you live though its possible and totally worth it :P

[@pandrions]

I only watch the anime but after this, i start to get into this game

[@GreiratEinzel]

@pandrions probably the best time ever to get into the games as the long expected new game is getting closer and closer being released^^

[@pandrions]

@@GreiratEinzel you'll make a video about the new game beta?

[@GreiratEinzel]

@pandrions actually yes, I am planning to play the beta for like 3 to 5 hours max, make an impression video of it.

[@VaskoKasko]

I dunno how you feel about GO, but the second and third games in the GO trilogy, Galaxy and Chrono Stones are the peak of the Inazuma formula. It has certain snags, but the difficulty's well-done and it carries through, especially in the post-game.

[@GreiratEinzel]

Funny enough I finished GO Light last week, I am planning to go in more detail on my thoughts about that game. Bottom line is however that I am curious to see what the rest of the GO series has to offer cus despite my dislike of direction Inazuma Eleven GO Anime took the game did surprise me with its quality.

[@VaskoKasko]

@@GreiratEinzel That's great to hear, man! I consider the first GO game to be one of the blander ones. Way, WAY less moves and whatnot. I hope you enjoy the last two games.

[@Loner098]

@@GreiratEinzel Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone was probably the final peak for Inazuma Eleven before it all lost its charm.

[@binkboetius6109]

You can also play the Inazuma Eleven Go games. The first two are available in English, the third only in Japanese. I played the first two and I really enjoyed them.

[@GreiratEinzel]

The Go series is still on my list though I am always a bit hesitant when it comes to GO as I found the anime a bit disappointing and the direct it went with avatars and such was not really my taste. Still bit curious to see if the GO games gave a good twist to that concept so who knows, maybe in the near future I will finally play them.

[@lucasscalcon7024]

@@GreiratEinzel did you watch chrone stone or just go,

[@GreiratEinzel]

I only watched just GO never got to the point to watch Chrone stone. Is Chrone Stone better?

[@lucasscalcon7024]

@@GreiratEinzel i liked chrone stone better the side characters are good, but if you main problem was the avatar's it does not get bettter since they expand on the concept

[@itsover666]

Please do try the GO games, at least the first one. It's really good! The third game also has an English fan translation now

[@redscience2117]

Why didn't we ever get these games in the West?! These games are awesome!!!

[@GreiratEinzel]

Well we got some of these games in the west, just not all of them :( which is a real shame

[@Rutrakpm]

Thanks for the video, it's really awesome I mostly agree with your points, but it's funny listening to them while struggling with the post-game of IE1 lol I love this series from my heart ever since I've first seen the anime, but the gameplay truly is something else, I've always think the games were too easy as a child, but now playing the post-games and seeins the hackroms (like Crossfire) I regret thinking like that, the game is so deep and full of fun mechanics I love it... Just wish there where more documentations or calcs like pokemon Also the comparison to pokemon is funny as I really think it could've been something on that level if Level 5 really wanted but oh well Anyway, great video, love IE and love this discussion

[@GreiratEinzel]

Thanks for taking time to watch it! man I remember the first time I saw the anime, was freaking dope truly love at first sight. Man I agree with you Level 5 could get on a way higher level with it but who knows! Great/Victory Road of Heroes is on its ways, might bring the series more to the fore and further again. good luck on the post-game quest!

[@Bakuganluver23]

@@GreiratEinzel Here's hoping that that'll be the case for Victory Road of Heroes. after all, they've had to go through a LOT since 2018.

[@Raazcr]

Man hört einfach null raus das du Deutscher bist. Sehr schönes Video Inazuma Eleven (Die Go Teile inbegriffen) ist eine meiner Lieblings Spielereihen of all time

[@AlbertoCiarrocca]

Mugen The hand is in the video > I like the video

[@GreiratEinzel]

I can see you are a man of fine taste!

[@AlbertoCiarrocca]

@@GreiratEinzel i just recognise a work of pure art when I see one

[@Xinneon]

I play team ogre attacks daily I have well over 2500 hours now

[@GreiratEinzel]

damn... that is some good dedication! respect!

[@Xinneon]

@@GreiratEinzel ty lol

[@dongy7297]

A new trailer game out recently for the new videogame, comes out this year!!!

[@user-kd4li5ev3m]

how do you aply the borders to your gameplay since its 2 screens and beside it its empty, how do you fill up that space with inazuma eleven art like you have in the video when displaying gameplay? can someone help me with this?

[@GreiratEinzel]

The cutouts/borders are not actively visible when I play the games myself. For this video I made them in Photoshop and apply them as layer in OBS while I record my footage. in my other videos I actually added the borders in my editing software.

[@InazumaFreak]

You fucking legend🙏

[@HollowJay]

Yea i lobe the games though i think i like inazuma eleven 2

[@GreiratEinzel]

I probably played 2 the most, but since I got my hands on Team Ogre Attacks I am favoring that one of the others. Though all the games in the series are great!

[@DeFelixMan09]

Did you know that the anime was based on the video game? 😀 just a little fact😊

[@GreiratEinzel]

@DeFelixManGaming yush I did!^^

[@toekneemart5597]

See you tomorrow

[@archeryenthousiast2111]

To be fair, it is a kids game, so the story difficulty shouldn't be too high anyway

[@GreiratEinzel]

to a degree I agree with you but considering some kids games from my childhood difficulty can still play a role in kids games.

[@lusaminehq]

what about the Go! games

[@GreiratEinzel]

@lusamineharemqueen2287 I have done a full review on Inazuma Eleven GO Light & Shadow, Chrono stone is on the list for this year if everything goes as plan.

[@macaroon2314]

Channel name: German Video: English Accent: Dutch 🤔

[@GreiratEinzel]

@macaroon2314 what can I say? Its a multi language channel :P

[@hectorevans7943]

Inazuma Eleven est un jeu avant d’être un manga

[@kawuras]

Wieso ist das Video auf Englisch?

[@Vinicios-dn2cb]

Why do you care about video games history so much?

[@GreiratEinzel]

oof for many reasons to be honest. the main one being that if we go down the history of gaming we not only find games that till this day are worth experiencing. But a lot could be learned from it as well as back than more risks where taken in design/creativity. todays industry plays it heavily safe when it comes to game design. Be it by following trends, pandering to certain large groups of people or repeating the same thing over and over again. granted that happened in the past as well but a lot less, back than it felt like devs where still exploring the limits, trying new things and stand out from one another. and that is what I enjoy of playin them and why I care and find the history interesting.

[@DanPankrat]

That’s my passion too: I can’t play a new game of some franchise without playing older games