Freedom Fighters Retrospective

[@stevenhay7147]

I loved how each level affected another, destroying the fuel depots in one level would mean no helicopters in another it was pretty sweet and made it feel like a war

[@v-trigger6137]

This game's worldbuilding and attention to detail was on some next level. I always liked how in every level, the character looks a bit different, in every chapter he changes his outfit that matches the scenario of that whole chapter. by the end, he would be fully armored in a stitched by stitched outfit, showing how much battles he has been in. seriously IO Interactive doesn't get enough praise for their attention to detail

[@wangchung2157]

Ive tried for years to find a game that does this and while Ive played a few that are similar nothing is as engaging as Freedom Fighters

[@Georgiaplains]

Guerrilla-warfare

[@webhead_22]

This and other examples of this like killing the snipers first before going to the police station (in the first level) blew my mind as a kid lol

[@KampucheanDemon]

@@wangchung2157 Brothers In Arms

[@Ar1AnX1x]

this game is so nostalgic for me, like the amount of nostalgia is actually unhealthy.

[@shira_yone]

Same, this is my first ever shooter game.

[@angeleaterstudios1004]

Megadose of B R A I N C H E M I C A L

[@dreadedTanker3173]

lmfao i didn't even know about the recruiting thing back then. I just thought that came with the levels you played through lmao

[@hushlo7575]

I feel that ❤

[@The_Rude_French_Canadian]

Haha i bought this game when it came out on an impulse after finishing a night shift not really knowing what it was or how great it would be and man…this game had some of the best gaming moments of my life lol I’m playing right now in 2024 and this is one game where the nostalgia matches reality 😂

[@oldmanonyoutube]

Freedom Fighters was one of the hidden gems on the PlayStation 2. I remember picking it up on sale, most likely in a bundle. It turned out to be a really good game and a lot of fun.

[@paperclip9558]

No its not hidden gem. Stop using that term just because its just you who discover the game very late. Its pretty much a conventional aaa release back in the day, everybody knew about it, every big game media picked it up and gave it pretty much good reviews. Great game but not hidden gem nor underrated. It grate my nerves that those term is overused nowadays.

[@tredaman4382]

@@paperclip9558 good

[@nativeamerican7424]

Honestly this game is why leftist don't like EA

[@wangchung2157]

The best port is the gamecube you can aim down sights with the left bumper

[@MrZiggy-sk2wg]

@@paperclip9558 everyone talks about half life 2 which came out around the same time, i have never seen anyone talking about freedom fighters at all except for a couple low view youtube videos. it doesn't matter how popular this game was when it came out it has been largely forgotten by most people, making it hard to find and at least a little bit hidden.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

this game felt so unique, there was nothing like it back then, I'm not even sure there's anything like it even now.

[@roastpork5437]

Gears of War series but without the whole squad recruitment and giving order element.

[@ItsJEBZ]

@@roastpork5437 nah. Gears of wars is gears of wars

[@ayejay4028]

@@roastpork5437 gears of war is nothing like this game

[@DestinyKey13]

Very vaguely present in the Overlord games, at least in terms of the companion mechanic.

[@wangchung2157]

Freedom Fighters is my favorite game the only other game even close is Red Faction Guerilla which is a fantastic game in its own right

[@KronikKlutcher24]

My dad used to play this in our basement when I was pretty young. I wasn't allowed to play alone but that was okay, cause than the two of us got to play it together and the whole experience was totally amazing. So much nostalgia here. Wish I could still spend time with my pops like that. He's not dead but buddy is getting pretty old and probably knows he'll get a well deserved payback for all the hell he put me through in pvp matches.

[@damienscott6561]

As I know, the last chapter of the first Kane & Lynch game is made from the assets of the supposed Freedom Figters sequel that was never finished. So for those who want to have a glimpse of what Freedom Fighters 2 would be like, play that game.

[@countvronsky4025]

It takes alot of balls to suggest to people that they play Kane&Lynch. Respect.

[@damienscott6561]

@@countvronsky4025 second game is super fun in coop on the maximum difficulty, it's like you are fighting for every inch of a level and the whole world is against you. First one - not so much.

[@halloween9169]

@@countvronsky4025 I enjoyed both Kane & Lynch games. I wish there was a 3rd game. I don't understand the hate Kane & Lynch games get.

[@Ooo0990]

Kane and Lynch 1 is a classic in my eyes, the multiplayer on that game was fun as well.

[@evanharrison4054]

@@halloween9169 Absolutely agree. It is *by far* the best video game adaptation of Of Mice And Men ever.

[@krakenloco]

A remake of this game would be a God given gift. I had hype for Homefront but it just wasn’t as fun. As an addendum, the game uses Hitman 2’s engine, but they didn’t bother changing the shitty-on-purpose gunplay, so you have a shooter with stealth game gun mechanics. 10/10, tbh.

[@Bale4Bond]

Why does everything need a re-make?

[@krakenloco]

@@Bale4Bond Fair point but imagine if they had bothered to give the game good fucking gunplay

[@Bale4Bond]

@@krakenloco atleast the game had a clear identity and you could actually tell who made it. 😅

[@MXOY99]

What the hell is wrong with the gunplay?

[@damienscott6561]

@@MXOY99 bullets fly anywhere, but the place that you are aiming at.

[@selfawaretrashcan4594]

Played this in the GameCube, absolutely adored this game. I hope it's eventually remade or continued, but I won't hold my breath

[@na7ethegrea7]

One of my most favorite games of all time. AMAZING GAME and i will never forget it.

[@muertinix]

My aunty wanted to buy me a game back in maybe 2004? I saw Halo and without knowing anything about it I picked it right away but my cousin convinced me to get freedom fighters as it was much cheaper. I have some good childhood memories of that game, I got to play Halo years later anyways, if I had picked it that day I never would've gotten to play Freedom Fighters and wouldn't be watching this video right now :)

[@raikohzx4323]

Seeing this game in work makes me realize Kane & Lynch: Dead Men basically reused the engine and gameplay wholesale with a broken cover mechanic and a next-gen facelift for the time, right down to the janky weapon spread and automatic reload system.

[@Larry]

Loved this game back in the day, so hoped Io would make a sequel, but they got stuck making endless Hitman sequels. HomeFront got close, but it didn't have the manic fun of Freedom Fighters. But as for games "like" it, Have a look at Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy and The Suffering.

[@Gruntvc]

I would've liked to see a sequel instead of endless Hitman games. A new Freedom Fighters using the current day Hitman engine could be legendary. Homefront came close, but wasn't as good. Second Sight and Psi Ops deserve more love. Wish we'd get a modern successor to them.

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

Hello you. It’s always fun to see where you’ll pop up next. I never considered either of those two games similar. Not disagreeing with you, just didn’t think about that. I know I’ll have to check them out.

[@Amouroso]

Damn dude. You consistently touch on games that it feels like I’m the ONLY who ever played. I’m sure many of us feel that way and thats a very cool and bonding thing to see in a channel. Instantly connect with the content because of this. Keep going and keep killing it 🔥

[@G_FRE]

😤🤝 WE

[@704OMEN]

Beautifully said ✅

[@ulysses5340]

Same

[@psyhodelik]

One of my favorite memories from Xbox, thanks for this nostalgia and your work ^^

[@vahlok1426]

One of my favorite details was how towards the end of the campaign, you could recruit Red Army deserters as squad mates. It was a cool detail, showing how not everyone was on board with the invasion anymore.

[@nosvibes9786]

Cant believe inever actually noticed that!

[@GreyDeathVaccine]

Gonna replay this game just to check it out 🙂 Thx mate.

[@marvelleonline]

This was trully ahead of it's time with just enough tech to present it's ideas in a timeless way. I am happy to have played this in an era where walkthroughs and wiki pages weren't a thing. The plottwists it gave me when I thought I had beat the game was the most memorable one I've ever experienced.

[@northernnightmare7986]

My brothers and I spent hours killing each other on the apartment level in multiplayer just so we could watch our ragdolls fall from the roofs.

[@benkirkpatrick6343]

I was just about to comment on the soundtrack 2/3rds through the video, but he put it so aptly. The music has stood the test of time so amazingly well. I like to use it as a workout playlist, since it has this driving force feeling; it screams "never give up".

[@iamcitiez]

Thank you for making a video on this game! Freedom Fighters was the first videogame I ever got, and has remained my favorite all these years later. Also, the soundtrack BANGS. Still have it in regular rotation on Spotify.

[@wee535]

I loved this game soo much as a kid! Love rescuing and recruiting people. If they remastered it, I’d love it

[@trooperx36]

You are seriously one of the best KZbinrs. The immaculate amount of quality you put into each video never ceases to amaze me.

[@slumzthestallion2644]

So nostalgic. I was born in 2006 and I grew up playing cod mw2, bo2, and halo reach. But I also played so much ps2 and im so glad I did.

[@sublime90]

its almost the 20th anniversary of this game. this is one of my favorite games of all time.

[@704OMEN]

I remember this game like it was yesterday. I loved this game simply off the fact that you could literally build an army and complete missions with em. I didn’t have online capabilities back then, but being able to recruit and build an army made me feel like I had somebody to play with.

[@synthnation9857]

that feeling when one of your teammates down so far away and you don't wanna go back that far to save them lmao. it's kinda incredible that this game can make you feel like a real leader, sometimes your choice can screw over all of your squad lol.

[@audiosurfarchive]

This IP is soooooo underrated and IO should really come back to it! Given the tech now; a third-person shooter that lightly sits inbetween tactical and arcade with squad/platoon level strategy mechanics in real-time (or with pause a la BIA) isn't exactly being cornered by any big dev/publisher.. great vid!

[@Blofeld001]

A one of a kind game. Had it for Gamecube and PS 2 and loved it. Ended up getting it again for Cube last year because I wanted to replay it.

[@artyomtimoshenko2610]

This game was like a realistic version of battalion wars

[@HotRossBuns]

If only you could have tanks in Freedom Fighters. Shout out to Battalion Wars.

[@oIPsychotixIo]

To this day the reason I remember Freedom Fighters aside from it's fun, unique ( and still kind of to this day) gameplay is the fucking SOUNDTRACK. Jesper blew the music out of the water for this one and it's the reason I remember this game so vividly.

[@barppoots4378]

For real. This game needs a remaster!!

[@BRZguy]

I love this game. Has such a gritty vibe that no real other games do the same. I loved how each mission actually had a purpose and an effect on the story. Destroy this so that this next level is possible, or capture this so we can have more weapons etc. Great sense of progression. My one complaint would be a lack of replayability. You can only really play the story mode and that's all. There was a multiplayer mode tacked on the PS2 version which was fun, but you could only play if you had someone else to play with obviously. Now if the PC version had like a map creator where you could design more levels and add enemies and objectives, the game would have endless replayability.

[@isgodreal1337]

I love this game wholeheartedly. I hope IOI decide to touch this IP once again, remake, remaster, sequel, It doesn't matter. *We need more games of this kind.*

[@Dja05]

the game already got a remaster a few years ago on pc.

[@samz8691]

I do wish more games would go back to having some more "arcade-y" systems like inaccurate weapons or enemies surviving headshots, since if you're good enough at aiming (or in a cover shooter where the AI is very predictable), you can definitely get in loop of just headshotting enemies over and over. I got Freedom Fighters with the Steam Release and I appreciate the game being designed to make you not be able to just headshot everyone easily.

[@MrZiggy-sk2wg]

the inaccurate weapons made you have to use the environment to your advantage, find alternative pathways, get height advantages, things that you don't really need to do in other games because you can just sit outside the enemy's range and pick them off when they can't shoot you, or just plow right through the path of most resistance and instantly headshot any enemy on a machine gun, making them useless, and snipe snipers with pistols across the map.

[@SubaruSamurai]

Played so much Freedom Fighters as a kid... Looked it up on GOG and bought instantly! Can't wait for the nostalgia overload!

[@John_Da199]

Oh man I was just thinking about this game the other day. One of my absolute favorites

[@stuffums]

Spending all of December 29th-31st 2003 playing this game on my xbox, even skipping new years celebrations with family to finish it, so fun Also first game soundtrack I ever downloaded

[@SpectralSound.]

Damn this video hits in the feels.i love that the more you progress,the more chaotic and destroyed the world is.superb game.

[@kupokinzyt]

Fun fact, if this looks or feels familiar, that;s because Freedom Fighters was made by the same people who made Hitman series! It even runs on the same engine as Hitman 2!

[@rivolinho]

Back in the days when you would "rent" a "disk" from a "physical shop" I picked this up for a weekend and had a absolute blast with a friend.

[@GMTA-pg9xr]

5:53 Brothers in Arms Road To Hill 30 also had a similar system, where you cannot hit the broadside of a barn and have to use your squad to perform the 4 F's (Find, Fix, Flank and Finish).

[@GreyDeathVaccine]

Thx mate for recommending game. Didn't know it.

[@DiggZiggah]

I feel like I only play any shooter in any capacity because of this game. And that Jesper soundtrack is 🔥 As usual

[@julz5915]

The sound track to this game is absolutely amazing

[@stevenhay7147]

The constant references to this game in the hitman games makes me think they have a sequel In mind, you can find arcade cabinets and even NPC's playing it in multiple missions. I know they will be all hands on deck for the new Bond game but a guy can hope

[@thekidrailfanner5234]

Good I remember playing this with my friend and we played through and completed the game . He passed away just after that . Now I just found it on steam and purchased it . Can’t wait to play it tonight and hopefully relive some great memories with my best friend !!!!! RIP Greg!

[@huntercleveland7950]

I've just recently beaten this game last Saturday and one of the few games in my tally of the one's beaten. Fun fact. If you look on Chris's plumber hat at the beginning of the game, you can see a capital M on it.

[@darkheathen6765]

Well this game aged well

[@sluice2015]

came here for this comment

[@ghilmanbaybayan5143]

Been thinking about this.

[@laxman2201]

Hope io interactive will do something in the future

[@RantKid]

This game taught me how much I love things like party systems and squads in video games

[@PaoloLery]

Some legendary shoot outs in this game. Cracking soundtrack too.

[@DavisInDuval]

It feels like at least once a year this game comes back to mind and I get extreme nostalgia and start looking up KZbin videos. I don’t know what it was about this game that is so memorable, although I do know the soundtrack, especially ‘battle for freedom’ was stellar.

[@hisammy3969]

firmly in my top 5 games of all time. 4 player coop on game cube was a blast too. i remember me and my friends discovering a bug that let you control way more units than the game originally intended and it led to some really cool fights. And i always thought the female enemies who wore like all black... i think and had a smg you could pick up, were so cool. you didn't see many women in shooter games back then. such a gem :)

[@Muffinpurplegurk]

Always had good memories about this.People don't believe me that FF was legit awesome especially for ps2.

[@mikeydashank3897]

I got this game the year it came out and I've beaten it probably 15 times since. Every few years I'll pop it in and beat it around the transition between Fall and Winter. Such vibes every time.

[@eggboi584]

Ah 2000's back when games are so diverse and complete, imagine this game having a remake, sequel, or somehow a spiritual successor, that would be hella fun co-op experience.

[@kalle1453]

Freedom Fighters will always have a special place in my heart. I often think about this game and the gloomy winter days when I used to play this obsessively with my cousin.

[@benrussell5070]

You're one of the few reviewers still focusing on games you personally want to talk about, rather than chasing algorithms all the time. That's why I'm still watching your uploads after all these years. I remember renting freedom fighters from blockbusters and staying at a friends where we played it all night passing the controller back and forth. It always stuck with me how the game visually shows progress, just as you said with the player model, underground base etc. Good times.

[@_Wade_]

I had 4 friends and a tiny tv and we played free 4 all for hours and hours it was magnificent

[@epicmickey2351]

This is the first ever video game I played when I was a kid.

[@G_FRE]

This plus the multi controller thing? Unrivaled. "OHOHOHO THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE"

[@mrbransformer4184]

When I worked at GameStop, always remember seeing this game, I always thought you were a firefighter, idk why.

[@PinkShirtTactical]

Freedom fighters is the most underrated game of all time

[@Rad_Dan]

I don’t know what other game you were doing a review of, but you mentioned it being, “kind of like freedom fighters” and since then I’ve wanted you to do a video on it. I didn’t want to be annoying and just comment, “freedom fighters” on everything. But I’ve been waiting for you to cover this one for a while. Thank you so much for finally getting to it

[@yanni4659]

this game is fucking amazing, it needs a remake along with time splitters trilogy please and thank you.

[@Hugsloth]

timesplitters.... big sadge wish it would come back and put all these crummy AAA shooters in their place

[@llab3903]

Not everything needs a remake. Make a new game.

[@connerhurd277]

Please lord God let this game get a remastered. Loved this game growing up

[@zamardii12]

Incredible game. Incredible music score. It's also available on Steam... they only fairly recently ported the game to PC.

[@budaroddy]

Dude this split-screen multiplayer TPS need to comeback ASAP

[@ShubhSaini-ev1cr]

This game is ahead of its time .

[@JacobKraemer414]

This game just reminds me of when time was a lot more simple

[@Studio-IV]

The “afterthought” of multiplayer/split screen was the most memorable part for me. My dad and I would play so many hours of just that together. Loved loved loved that so much! I even did that by myself from time to time.

[@gfanikf]

Loved the came so much, I wish IOI, would produce a remastered version. Also loved the Hidden and Dangerous reference.

[@danielwarner3675]

never played it, but it looks one of those games you fall in love with when you're 12 and keep coming back to it to feel good

[@Fro_Jangles]

Loved this game. Me and my brother would spend hours just playing multiplayer with each other. We would do dumb stuff but we had fun

[@deralbtraumritter8573]

I can't remember exactly, being this wudda been 19 ish years ago...but I think I remember playing this as a demo at Toys R Us... I remember it being gritty and bloody for the game it was back n the day. Also feel like this heavily influenced Mercenaries...

[@PrestonMcNair]

What a flashback. Many hours were spent on this game, the replay value was incredible as you could tackle each level in so many different ways with your squad. The simplicity was beautiful, and I wish games were this simple nowadays.

[@SolidSnake684]

Holy shit I JUST reinstalled this game last night for the first time in years. Get out of my head! Also I picked this up from a garage sale way back in the day on a whim, and I'm glad I did cause I fell in love with it. Definitely one of my all time favorite PC games.

[@eddiehanley4258]

I love Freedom Fighters. It's such a great game, and one of the games that would make me set up the original Xbox. So glad it's on Steam

[@WhoeverNevermind]

I loved the multiplayer mode

[@Ar1AnX1x]

the level design and the map made this game so good, nothing felt copy pasted and every part of the map felt different.

[@EddyTheDevil1]

I've been waiting for this video ever since your Godfather review!

[@OmniscientSloth]

This was such a fantastic game for the time! I’ve often thought about how cool a remake or reboot would be :)

[@MamoMark]

Picked this up at a Blockbuster on sale when I was a kid. Fantastic game

[@jcelli98]

the opening cinematic of the news headlines and submarines invading with the super cool music is one of the best ever.

[@delgad33]

Definitely in my top 10 favorites. The "bad aiming" design was cool to me. Made the MC seem more realistic. Like some dude who picked up a gun.

[@GeekBastion]

i replayed this game like 10 times back in the day

[@linjord]

All from the music to the controls was amazing; one of the games I just got sucked into and didn't really put down until I completed it.

[@acetrigger1337]

I wish we could get a game that mixes Freedom Fighter's Squad system with Red Faction: Guerrila's destructive enviroments.

[@roastinNAVY]

I just beat this game recently on the PS2 on the hardest difficulty. This game is a hidden gem that many don’t talk about.

[@MattInmanReviews]

Remember playing this a lot when I was around 9-10 years old. Never beat it though unfortunately but watching this video really makes me want to rectify that.

[@BugsyFoga]

Wow, the sonic satam game turned out way different than what I was expecting.

[@dedstring]

Alls I will say is that this is a gem I replayed over and over as a kid.

[@cribbibalibba2383]

This game was great in 2003 and is great now. Also Red Dawn is a great movie. Although, if you're too young to understand the general vibe of the Cold War and Freedom Fighters looks too out dated to play, I only have this to say: "Sucks for youuuuuuuuuuuu!"

[@HamanKarn567]

I love that game. I like that IO still has it as Easter eggs in the new Hitman games wish they would do more with it though.

[@M_reapr]

Jasper kyd is such a good composer holy shit multiplayer was so fun back then. The multiplayer is freaking fantastic. Me and my two bros and cousin use to spend hours on it. Its like a game of war with massive armies fighting against eachother. Almost as good as timesplitters

[@voxgizer5926]

Always glad to see Freedom Fighters!

[@toolthoughts]

great game. has it's limitations obviously, but few games have been so entertaining to play through

[@jtukko]

I was thinking about getting this on GOG since i played some demo of it back in the day, i guess ill pick it up now.

[@HotChilliePa]

So much nostalgia for this, one of the first games I remember owning on my ps2 and I loved it. Thanks for the nostalgia trip

[@adamvilchez3577]

So much nostalgia seeing the gameplay again. This was one of the games I replayed over and over again on my GameCube back then. Just a good introduction to 'tactical shooters'

[@patrickbateman93]

Great seeing this game getting the recognition it deserves! I completed it back when it came out and I really feel you nailed it with this review. A hidden gem

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

Great video mini. I grew up playing Freedom Fighters and it was one of the very first games I completed from start to finish back in the early 2000's. This deserves a remake.

[@FoshanWingChunKuen]

I remember playing this on my ps2.... it was a blast! :D Great review. Best regards from Argentina!

[@Malefication]

Freedom Fighters is absolutely one of my favorite games from when I was a kid, spent so so many hours with it on our NGC.