The Good, The Bad & The Evil Dead Games

[@Swordslinger-hb1ns]

Congratulations on your son being born Gman. I hope the baby and the mother are healthy and doing great.

[@royshaheer]

Seriously man the second game must be a kept as memorabilia now... Hope your is family doing well!

[@ekurt1727]

*insert emu joke*

[@greendude0420]

Same here and now I’m going to binge em all

[@djvg7607]

Gman Lives and Gman Jr Lives too

[@sultanjelle9168]

I’m his son and I can say for sure. I’m Healthy and doing great

[@Lozoot2]

I love how Campbell absolutely loves his character and embraces the role even after so many years. Ash is an iconic character and Bruce hasn't grown to hate him, you really love to see it.

[@ninjaturtlefan2003]

He really is a class act. He knows the fans are the ones who pay the bills and he wants to do his best to show them his love.

[@CoolGobyFish]

seems like he has grown to hate Ash, how else could explain that horrible cable show he did

[@waled7rocky]

@@CoolGobyFish that cable show is probably the greatest thing i've seen in the past decade ..

[@CaIypso5150]

@@CoolGobyFish You should give it another shot. If you are an Evil dead fan it's actually really good!

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

@@CaIypso5150 I can kinda see why some would dislike it honestly. Ash was characterized quite differently in the show. In the movies and Fistful of Boomstick he was portrayed as kind of goofy but pretty smart. Ash in the show is a washed up moron. Bruce still nails the performance but the Ash we get there is not the badass from Army of Darkness and Fistful of Boomstick's endings. He's the butt of the joke for the early episodes. I enjoyed the show but I can see why it would annoy others.

[@williamlowery6487]

I interviewed one of the designers who worked on Evil Dead Regeneration and he shared some interesting facts about it's development: -Ash's car was going to be in the game, but it and it's levels were cut -The boss fights were a lot more intricate, but had to be scaled back due to time -There were no plans for a sequel, they intentionally kept the ending open ended since the films did the same

[@Jose-se9pu]

I remember people mad that the TV series ended on a cliffhanger...that is what Evil Dead always does!

[@IkariMetalSlugger]

@@Jose-se9pu It's kind of a tradition of sorts but not gonna lie. The cliffhanger endings are probably the only main complaint I have about the series.

[@jeremyroberts8822]

@@IkariMetalSlugger same! Like I get it ending that way is a staple of the series but for me personally I’ve always hated when movies, tv, games etc have no finality to them it feels lazy to me and there is never a guarantee we will get more so why leave a story unfinished? You don’t have to completely write yourself into a corner that you can’t get out of if more does get made but you can still atleast give some sort of ending

[@Dr.Faustus.]

I hope this cut content some how surfaces one day. The chances being low

[@SolidSnake240]

@@Jose-se9pu Didn't the series get canceled tho? That's what I thought people were upset about.

[@shaymorcormick8743]

Damn the fact Ash has convinced 3 women to go to a creepy secluded cabin in the woods is incredible

[@porkchopexpressj]

Well it's all in the reflexes

[@falask1172]

Bruce Cambpell said in an interview that this happening in 2 and 3 are not canon, so in 2 you begin right when Ash gets hit by the Demon and 3 where he starts off being enslaved in 1300 ad

[@papachewie1280]

No, he just convinced the same woman, played by 3 different actors lol

[@falask1172]

@@papachewie1280 That’s what The actor of Ash said is the best way to watch the movies

[@kekethetoad]

Him taking 3 women to a secluded cabin in the woods, and all 3 of them 'dying' is a true story. The movies we see however are based on what he told the detectives...

[@AvalancheReviews]

Hail to the King definitely sucks, but it comes so close to not sucking sometimes. Never quite gets there though.

[@Jose-se9pu]

Everything about the game is perfect...except for the gameplay.

[@TheOpethOfMastodon]

Sound design is decent, atmosphere is great, and the levels are inspired, but the gameplay is one of the worst slogs imaginable.

[@derealized797]

I remember playing this way back, i rented it of course. Since i didn't have a dreamcast at this time i played the PSX version, and i couldn't get very into it, it definitely had it's problems. So to make the most out of the rental i used the gameshark. It fixed enough to make it kinda fun, i was able to bypass the really sh;tty issues it had. It's obviously never going to happen but, if there was a remake/remaster that fixed those issues, it had some potential to be an enjoyable evil dead game.

[@derealized797]

@@BaldingSasquatch luo2 is an absolute sh;t game. Especially when those hours lead up to the ending.

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

So what this revew has taught me is that Hail to the King has too many enemies that spawn in and the fighting mechanics suck doodoo feces, Fistful of Boomstick has good gameplay, fun fighting mechanics and with a good story line but the graphics somewhat show it's age then there's Evil Dead Regeneration it has stail gameplay good boss fights and graphics somewhat hold up

[@Anomaly188]

In Hail to the King, when you've got an enemy in the chainsaw finisher you can hit Square to execute them and save fuel. Ash also drops one liners before and after the execution for extra voice lines you can't hear any other way. It's also the best way to get healing items and ammo since executions force the enemies to drop them for you. I had to learn that the hard way since the game doesn't hint at it being a thing but it's really the most efficient way to get supplies. You also really want to rev your chainsaw arm before getting into combat since revved chainsaw hits do a lot more damage than just slashing with it unrevved. In fact, unrevved chainsaw slashes are probably the weakest attack in the whole game.

[@Hatsworthful]

Bruce also deserves some mad props for how good the voice acting is too, well obviously he has a starting advantage of already being an actor, but the man could have easily just half-assed it and taken his payment but he clearly put care and effort in making it all sound good Also congrats on the fatherhood man, best of success there

[@alexsilva28]

The thing about it is that he does kinda phones it in at times but it works with the character

[@jamiel8552]

Whatever one's profession is, if you don't give your best effort when called upon then you show a lack of integrity. Peter Dinklage revealed his lack of it when he voiced Ghost in Destiny with his lazy delivery.

[@vetreas366]

@@jamiel8552 Voice acting is not the same as regular acting. It uses different "muscles" and it depends on the director as well. Don't blame the actor, blame the casting. Dinklage was a bad fit but they went through anyway because of name recognition and got burned. To say he's lacking integrity when he does his job just fine and puts in great performances when acting in regular circumstances is disingenuous.

[@jamiel8552]

@@vetreas366 It's the director's fault Dinklage put in a subpar performance? I don't believe that. It's precisely because he's such a good actor that his performance in Destiny is insulting. Good actors are cast in bad movies all the time - see Liam Neeson for example - and they do the best with what they've got. Neeson's performance is always excellent despite the quality of the movies he's in.

[@QJ89]

Between his disdain of the SW fans and yelling at a gay German dude to Fuck Off, Harrison is definetely an interesting actor IRL

[@ashcan6]

PS-I always loved the fact that Campbell adores his Ash role and the fans…it always fascinated me that Carrie Fisher, Ford, and Alec Guiness didn’t really care about Star Wars or their iconic characters. It’s like they read the lines and went home or something. I don’t see how anyone could play a key role in any meta universe and not be at least curious about the big world at large. Mark Hammillnis our exception. He seems like he not only loves his role and his fans, but he is a Star Wars nerd in his own right. That is awesome, and has to be a blast for him.

[@burnum]

Campbell is just a good weird overall. Even nowadays, he's real silly whenever he wants to be.

[@jjoshaugh]

The guy who does the voice of Jarvis in the Iron Man movies is kinda like that. He says he feels awful that he has to tell his "fans" that he knows nothing about the movies. His experience is walking into a studio for a couple of days, acting through his lines, then they give him a bag of money and he goes home. A lot of actors are just there for a couple of days doing the scenes they appear in, and then they go to the next project. And those jobbers are sometimes the best actors. John Carradine was famously able to walk into a set, read his lines once and then go for a nap while everyone was setting up, then do his scenes flawlessly in one take. People loved him as it saved a ton of money on film stock and he always gave everything, but he likely couldn't have told you what the Film was about outside his scenes if you paid him. And Christopher Lee did something like 400 Movies. When he would be reading a script at home his daughter would run up and ask him "how are you going to get killed this time, daddy?" But do you think he was a fan of them all? Ya I'm rambling. But basically, ya, acting is a job. Few people do it for the love, most do it as it pays the bills.

[@LilyoftheLake14]

​@@jjoshaugh​ The actor who voiced Jarvis, Paul Bettany, is the same actor who plays the character, Vision, and has been playing that character on screen since 2015, being introduced in the 2nd Avengers movie, Age of Ultron. So now, he's on set for weeks to months and for much longer hours. He no longer gets to just go do lines in a booth for a couple days and then go home, not since 2014-2015 (depending on when Age of Ultron filmed since it released in 2015 but it was probably filmed in 2014.) In Age of Ultron, Jarvis was "deleted" by Ultron during the 1st attempt that Tony and Bruce made to create a robotic AI protection force for the world after Wanda had given Tony a vision of all the Avengers dead. The 1st experiment unintentionally created Ultron who proceeded to attempt deleting Jarvis, but Jarvis actually hid himself (can't remember exactly how cause it's been a minute since I've seen Age of Ultron.) So, when Tony finds out that Jarvis is still somewhat "alive," Tony decides to try a 2nd time to make a protector force and instead of using a new AI creation, he instead uses the remnants of Jarvis' hidden code. Tony combines whats left of Jarvis with a vibranium body that has the mind infinity stone inside it (which the mind stone was pulled from Loki's scepter from the 1st Avengers), and was a body Ultron had made and intended to use to transfer himself into, but the Avengers intercepted the body before Ultron could do that, which is how Tony had it. Tony is wary about whether or not he should finish the 2nd attempt and he nearly scraps Vision because of the Ultron situation. That is, until Thor comes in and tells them that the HAVE TO finish the 2nd attempt and Thor uses his hammer & lightning power to quickly finish vision's creation. Thor did that because he'd gone earlier to some mystical cave that if you bathe in the waters inside, you'll get guidance for the future or something like that. Thor went to the cave after Wanda also gave him disturbing visions... lol Explaining that has made me realize that, in a roundabout way, Wanda created Vision by giving Tony & Thor visions that caused them to create Vision lmao! 😆 Sorry about being so 🤓, I really liked the MCU and watched almost every movie in the MCU (some more than once), up to Avengers Endgame. I haven't watched any MCU movies after Endgame, with the exception of The Guardians of the Galaxy 3. I like some of the Disney+ MCU TV shows, but the newer movies have been absolutely terrible.

[@maskednil]

There is a difference when you are behind the scenes. Grinding away for days and months, while being analytical with the movie making process. The actor didn't watch the scene as part of the movie with completed effects and soundtrack, and feel the magic the audience did. The actor just repeated memorized lines and body movements. There is a disconnect there.

[@Neer-yy5nm]

​@@LilyoftheLake14Go outside

[@danielwarner3675]

"most of the tactics for beating the other bosses is really just to hit them as quickly as possible, trying to avoid getting hit back too much in return" invaluable insights, as always :)

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

"You don't die when you're NOT killed" -Confucius _(Probably?)_

[@alexsilva28]

To kill the Cyberdemon, shoot it until it dies

[@somerandomguy6767]

Boss design 101

[@ironpuppy5019]

The TV show Ash vs Evil Dead was a great continuation of the original trilogy and you can till Bruce and Rami had fun with it. And the third season is a good send-off to Ash so it’s absolutely worth watching if you got the time.

[@corellia_smuggler4224]

@John Doe Yeah, you can buy the whole boxset for 40$

[@ironpuppy5019]

@@corellia_smuggler4224 Minus Army of Darkness, but correct.

[@corellia_smuggler4224]

@@ironpuppy5019 I was referring to Ash vs Evil Dead

[@ironpuppy5019]

@@corellia_smuggler4224 Thought you meant the Groovy Collection which has the seasons as well, my bad.

[@shaymorcormick8743]

Naked Lucy Lawless.....nuff said 5/5

[@Faraboutthemind]

Congrats on becoming a father, Gman. I'd love to see you review the Ratchet and Clank games; there's plenty of shooting in them to justify it. Groovy. 😎

[@cameronclark3418]

I 1 million that! Would love to see all 3 originals reviewed

[@LOIN_Official]

My dad and I used to watch Army of Darkness on VHS tape all the time. Holds a special place in my childhood memory

[@TyDean4Real]

Back in the day I remember I used to tell everyone how good A Fistful of Boomstick was. Nobody believed me. I was the one weird kid who was playing through it.

[@michaelsellers4788]

You're not the only one my dude, I've beaten Fistful of Boomstick maybe 5 or 6 times back when I had a PS2.

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

Rise, Ty Dean; May you Rule this Land, and Game...as _KING!_

[@alucard624]

I played the hell out of that game when it first came out on Xbox back in the day.

[@MercilessJoey]

as a kid I couldn’t beat that old man boss when I was young and when I got older I got my revenge

[@Boricua1031]

My Dad loved watching me uppercut deadites with the shovel. I miss being a kid.

[@fernandogaragnani]

Congratulations to you and your wife! Being a parent is literally that scene where everything is shaking in the cabin and Ash is laughing like crazy.

[@dzill95]

Evil dead regeneration..I love that game, still one of my favorites!

[@abhisekbus]

One of my first memorable games of my childhood along with The thing and Max Payne.

[@SackMan039]

lmao looking at that shotgun animation, and it is STRAIGHT out of DMC lmao. Really makes me want to give it a try just for that EDIT: nvm there's a LOT of DMC influence here lol

[@ThatManSam666]

Thanks for your ever-growing great content my man. Both ‘Fistful of Boomstick’ and ‘Regeneration’ have a nostalgic special place in my heart and it’s great to see you’ve covered them!

[@scarletcrusader5431]

I'll always love Bruce Campbell for doing his own stunts in the films. Also my dad got his autograph when he was doing a tour of his book If Chins Could Kill

[@alucard624]

That book is hilarious throughout. So many great stories from Campbells childhood all the way up until around the time he did the first Spider Man from what I remember. I never have gotten the opportunity to read his follow up autobiography Hail to the Chin though. I heard it was just as good though so I definitely need to check it out sometime.

[@setcheck67]

I loved fistful of boomstick. That game made me a major fan of Evil Dead and actually made me want to watch the movies. It never got old hearing his dialogue as it felt like something I would say at the time. "Your mouth is like my ass, nothing good ever comes out of it"

[@drexdenmiyabi7153]

I love how no matter how random the game that just pops into my head, you come out with a video right after I do. It's awesome and bizarre how that keeps happening, but I hope it keeps happening cuz I love your takes on games. Good luck with the new kid, and keep up the great work you crazy Ausie bastard.

[@michaelmacorso4479]

He always does lol. That is why I love Gman he knows the type of content im interest in.

[@drexdenmiyabi7153]

@@michaelmacorso4479 Exactly! He's the average gamer and that's just what I need when I listen to a review! Especially about games I kinda of remember fondly, it makes me feel nostalgic, without making me feel like an idiot for liking trash.

[@michaelmacorso4479]

@@drexdenmiyabi7153 yep regardless if the game is good or bad Gman always does it justice. He is around my age n I think his bad as Australia accent helps.

[@skullcrusade3436]

please think about Shinobido so that GMan starts making a video about it.

[@barendnaude4950]

Congrats on baby-Gman, hope mom is making a good recovery. Please send her some KZbin best wishes 💕 From what I've seen and heard, you're going to be an awesome dad.

[@FriendlyHermit]

The Evil Dead trilogy's gotta be some of the most spoofed B movies of all time, with even kids shows dolin' out the references and nods. Anyone remember a little ol' show called Reboot? That's where I was introduced to Ash as a flippin' 9 year old. Groovy. Also, Army of Darkness is the shit.

[@kyonkochan]

And the 4th wall break to end all 4th wall breaks where they ask "This is fun?! Who could enjoy this kind of disgusting thing?" Cue them turning tho the camera looking disappointed/visually upset in the audience.

[@FriendlyHermit]

@@browninplay I'll be checkin' that out. Thanks, bruh.

[@FriendlyHermit]

@@BaldingSasquatch Truly a masterpiece. And Canadian no less, which is rare. Not gunna lie, it had little, ol' AJ (me) in tears a couple times. Really a rollercoaster of emotion, especially in the end.

[@Roggor]

@@BaldingSasquatch It's bucket o' nothing! Entertain your family! Impress your friends! Annoy perfect strangers!

[@Leispada]

wait Ash was in Reboot somehow?

[@milesipka]

Thanks for the video, Gman, and congrats on Gman Jr's entry into this world. As far as videogames marking such things, you could have done a heck of a lot worse. BTW keep a physical copy of this video so you can show your son when he's the right age (for that matter, capture the game's whole campaign on DVD so your son can watch what you played when he arrived). As for Fistful of Boomstick, that game is indeed the best Evil Dead game so far. The only problem I had was the first stage of Level 4 (Colonial Dearborn), where the woods outside the town are too dark to see where you're going. Again, thanks for the video and good luck with Gman Jr.

[@Cdazzz]

Oh man... good childhood memories of playing fistful of boomstick and regeneration on my ps2... this is a massive nostalgia trip

[@jaredadams620]

Somehow reminded me of Hunter: The Reckoning series..Where you at with that review Gman?

[@NauticalOnion]

@@jaredadams620 oh god I completely forgot about that freakshow of a game. It was a fucking awesome couch co-op experience with my brother's back in the day!

[@nerdistheword6538]

I spent so much time playing A Fistful Of Boomstick. I love this trilogy and would love a modern re-release of them in the future.

[@ScreamingBlood88]

Definitely went "Awww" when you said your son was being born. Congrats man, now you're a Dad and an awesome KZbinr. Killer combo.

[@AresKusa]

Hey 'TripleG', big congrats on fatherhood! Been watching your videos for a good 5 years on now and you've been keeping it real the entire way - one of my favorite video-game reviewers by far. Best wishes to you and your lady for the days and years ahead.

[@Cheesefist]

Hey, don’t knock the show, it was surprisingly great.

[@kyonkochan]

I don't think he is, just saying he's not going to get into it.

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

Bro they left us on a cliffhanger i was so upset about that 😩

[@Sammo212]

@@coolerthanafrieza4726 in a way that’s very Evil Dead though…

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

@@Sammo212 tell me about it, i hope he ash references these things in the game that would be cool

[@Jose-se9pu]

Nah, it wasnt.

[@TheRealClaylex]

Nice. I really liked all 3 games, Regeneration definitely hitting my sweet spot. Still disappointing we're not getting a single player game and instead getting a weird co-op based game..

[@GripChief]

I'd like to see an Evil Dead set in the cabin, but with the visual style of Resident evil village. First person perspective and realistic graphics would give a great horror vibe to the game

[@Zanzasan]

Hire this man!

[@homelessjedi2499]

What the fk are you gonna do in the cabin. The game will be 20 min long.

[@j05h909]

Can the cabin just be a Resident Evil Mansion but still a cabin lol

[@propane_salesman]

This is already a game. It's called Resident Evil 7.

[@ScileSc]

I dont think the chainsaw would be as cool to use in first person. Fob came pretty close to an ideal evil dead game at least in formular. Having hail to the king completely remade from scratch by someone who knows what they´re doing would be cool too.

[@FilmTrekk]

I lowkey love these games. Played Hail the King as a kid before I even knew what the movies were 😂

[@Scotty-2-Shotty]

Congrats on your son man! You've been a great dad to all of us so it's about time

[@PastaIsNotNoodles]

One thing to add with Fistful of Boomstick is that you can do combos by holding down the chainsaw swing button of just pressing it, my favourite is the one where he holds deadites up in the air with the chainsaw running.

[@TheDogSamurai]

Thanks for the review and congrats on the kid, Gman!

[@tiffanyspencer1082]

Boomstick and Regeneration are absolutely hilarious to play, just for Bruce Campbell's voice acting😂

[@supahgualtah]

The tv show had so much potential. And it was Alright liked the final episodes quite a lot but still wish we had more and they had continued to explore the lore. Worth a watch in my opinion

[@zacharyfountain5417]

One of the best shows ever. And had incredible quality for a show. Felt like a mini movie every episode.

[@supahgualtah]

@@zacharyfountain5417 the first season is basically evil dead 4.

[@Bembel81]

I would have loved to see the episodes in the future wasteland.

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

The ending saddens me because shit was going to get crazy since ash had to find his daughter 😤😤😤 IN HELL!

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

@@supahgualtah Everybody knows Evil Dead 4 is just "Freddy vs Jason vs Ash"... …Or atleast to me

[@themchannel853]

Just found your channel and may I say I am so glad this was the content, these games/franchise never get enough love. Very happy to see other people enjoy it as well.

[@UponDemise666]

The ENTIRE “Evil Dead” Franchise is a fantastically beautiful blood-soaked experience that is a 100% necessity to thoroughly enjoy life in this world to its fullest... Although ALL it’s installments are outstanding, I’m one of those freaks that believes that the OG Evil Dead Film (1981) is the ultimate best & most pure rendition of the tale to this very day( shoestring budget withstanding & all). & prefer to watch that one the most.

[@mbarkbiba]

Me too , and that ankle stab made me hold my ankle and go squeamish

[@Jose-se9pu]

I think a big part of what it makes a Sam Raimi movie...a Sam Raimi movie, is the dark humour, and that isnt present in the first movie. Great horror movie, but a lot of the aspects are not present. Then you had AoD which didnt have any of the horror elements. ED2 was the perfect mix.

[@DanoLefourbe]

I'm one of those "normies" who likes 2 the best, but the first clearly has a charm of its own, and the special effects have a creativity found nowhere else.

[@cenciende9401]

Gross, it's literally just a standard horror movie, 2 onwards is what made Evil Dead what it is.

[@UponDemise666]

@@cenciende9401 there’s absolutely *NOTHING* standard about the Evil Dead bro.... the cinematography, the panning/ camera angles, the slapstick style “stick in the pussy” & the whole pencil in the ankle?!?!? All that is 100% the CENTER of who Sam Raimi is & what he built off of!!!!! Watch it again maybe. I believe your disdain has clouded your judgment

[@killer1one1]

I remember playing a demo for Regeneration on an Xbox demo kiosk at EB Games back in 2005. This unlocked that memory for me ☺️ Christ, what a totally different world we grew up in...

[@IkariMetalSlugger]

Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick and especially Evil Dead: Regeneration were both decently fun games especially for being budget releases. Well worth any Evil Dead fan giving them a try. I really enjoyed the back and forth banter between Bruce and Ted with their characters in Regeneration.

[@Jose-se9pu]

Its funny, all the budget, love, and attention went to HttK...and it was unplayable, then the sequels were budget games, but they actually got the gameplay right.

[@alexjohnston8889]

He also did the voice for pitfall Harry in Pitfall 3D on the ps1, which is a pretty good game and is great to hear Bruce's voice, cracking jokes and one liners.

[@DCGMatthew1]

Steel Series needs to make GmanLives themed merch already. Obviously it would be their best selling items.

[@tylerdean980]

I always thought that regeneration was the most fun to play by far. And I liked being mean to Sam, kicking him into the woodchipper or off cliffs was always funny. And they expect you to do that, there's unique dialog for everything you can kick him into.

[@DCGMatthew1]

That was nearly an hour long but it didn't feel like it. Time flies. Congrats on becoming a father by the way. Even though it's been nearly a month since I saw it on Twitter. I expect a ton of dad jokes.

[@genkia87]

I think Hail to the king as a concept is really fucking cool. I think a remake of the environments and puzzles with a rework of the combat and enemy spawns would be awesome. Something like REmake 2 but with Evil Dead.

[@Spacemutiny]

Dude your channel is so freaking good and your reviews are so hilarious and well written. It’s clear you spend a lot of time on your videos unlike some channels *cough* worth a buy *cough*

[@hakijoe]

Dude I think is silly to throw shade a people for doing it different, it's nice to see you like his content me too, but him like Jake baldino are just regular folk, let make it better for each other not worse.

[@Spacemutiny]

@@hakijoe meh, Mack has no issue insulting people that disagree with him. That’s why I unsubscribed.

[@waydevanniekerk7886]

The third game is quite literally nostalgia for me on the ps2. One of my first horror ish game i played.

[@landonhayes2446]

Same

[@deathcold_longplaysua4846]

I played Evil Dead Regeneration back in my student days, and i played the hell out of it. I had tons of fun. Sure, i knew that there is more Evil Dead games, but because they were not on PC (at least i didn't found any back in those days), i didn't even bother to try to play them even via emulator.

[@incredax]

Hey Gman, congratulations my dude! I hope all is well for you three. I'm genuinely happy for you as someone who's been watching your vids from back when it sounded like you recorded them in a box under a bridge. Oh and regards to ur mom!

[@Louie_The_Dago]

I had absolutely no issue with Hail to the King. I had it on the Dreamcast. You gotta understand, as a Michigander and Evil Dead fanboy since I was a sexy alter boy, Hail to the King was literally the only Evil Dead thing to come out since Army of Darkness. So having Bruce Campbell voice the return of Ash, and a story that expanded more on the lore, this was the greatest thing ever.

[@salsaucy2547]

Love the Evil Dead franchise. Had no idea it had multiple games though! Great video Gman 👍

[@History_Coffee]

Hail to the king was one of my favorite games on the playstation, it's been awhile since I've played it but I remember the trick with the combat was doing combos with the chainsaw and a firearm and you could breeze through it.

[@mjasso1001]

Your videos are my drugs. I literally can't get enough of them. I keep rewatching until new ones come out. I also love how much you love doom!

[@augustvalek]

I love how Bruce drops those one liners so casually, like if it was just another day in the office

[@zigfaust]

Just an update: The Ash vs Evil Dead game has just announced they are no longer releasing new content, they will still keep the servers up and also patch anything that comes up but its the end of the road for perhaps the best ED game I've played in a grip.

[@spidermarcel]

Shame it didn't got an Evil Dead Rise DLC,It would have been the perfect way to say goodbye to the game.

[@joeyparkhill8751]

congratulations on becoming a member of the Dad Club, Gman!

[@bloodrunsclear]

The Hellbillie idea was so cool. I’d love to play an Evil Dead open world/Dead Rising style game

[@brucybad_dad4285]

The only one of these I owned was Regeneration on PS2. I remember getting it for only $10. Not sure if it was a budget title, or I just got it on sale. I was too young to see the flaws in its repetitive nature, but I enjoyed the simplicity of it and had fun with it. I remember it being fairly short, and ended up traded it in when I was done. They had BTS interviews with Bruce, and he was still talking about the possibility of a 4th movie that was stuck in limbo.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

Play fistful of broomstick

[@Genshion]

If there's anything evil dead related I could ever recommend a fan out side of the movies, it would be Ash vs. Evil Dead

[@VentoliN13]

Even though I had work the next day, I stayed up until 2 something watching this masterpiece. Thank you so much for this Gman and CONGRATS ON BEING A FATHER BRO! 😍

[@ashcan6]

PS part 2- There is a reason that the games ignore Army of Darkness…so apparently, that film was made under a contract where the production company owns the license to that plot, and they refused to release it to Rainj after release. So the tv show and the games were expressly not allowed to use any scenes or references to that film. Research it, and you’ll find that Kevin Smith had a similar problem with Mallrats.

[@svoloch125]

Had "Hail to the King" on Dreamcast. Always thought that Chainsaw should have went straight to the finisher on normal enemies when you had the fuel - that would have made combat less of a slog. I ended up running away from 70% of the enemies when I could just because combat was taking so fu%%ing long.

[@BorgBunnie]

Evil Dead: The Game just hit its first birthday! and yes. It is still GROOVY

[@moosegoose3159]

One you've missed, there was a really good Army of Darkness tower defense game on the IOS and possibly android.

[@HenriqueHCA14]

Playing Regeneration opening after beating Outlast must be a wet dream coming true

[@Just4Fun-Zocker]

I remember having lots of fun with Fistful of Boomstick at first but then I was stuck quite early because I needed to blow a hole in a wall or something but no matter what I did it just didn't work.

[@swapnilbanyal9569]

Man, I don't know. Regeneration has so much nostalgia for me that it will remain the best evil dead game I've ever played!

[@anubisfox5765]

Its funny your son was born while you were playing these to me cuz my wife and i named our son ash in honor of ash williams 😂

[@adamdyer6515]

I just want to say congratulations on the birth of your son. Keep up the good work

[@polkadotproductions3459]

Good, bad? He’s the guy with the gun.

[@polyemphis]

I patched Boomstick to activate cheats, because of a lack of new game plus. I call this mode 'A Fistful of Spells'. I gave Ash max magic, infinite magic and all spells from the beginning, and dont let myself use melee tools except for puzzles. Its awesome, and it feels like a great new way to play. And theres a lot of weird quirks and some cool combos that come with magic, like being able to summon as many dogs as you want. Run around with 20 dogs if you want. Or use Extra Strength then possess a deadite to be a deadite that one-shots other deadites In the first two levels, you can summon deadites, random human NPC's, and Eldridge stuck in a falling loop

[@salokin3087]

Who else wants a Mercenaries retrospective?

[@Invidente7]

Also a The Saboteur retrospective. And the Destroy all humans games too.

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

Yes please

[@Person2541]

God damn, wasn't sure at first but as soon as I saw Ash kick Sam into that furnace. I remembered that I played that game a fuck ton on a demo disk for the original xbox when I was growing up. Now I kinda wanna play it again.

[@DCGMatthew1]

I hope the new game is actually good, and that it lasts a good while. It looks like it's gonna be fun. I love this franchise. Still sad Ash isn't in MK11.

[@shadymcnasty5920]

It won't be

[@DPham1]

@@shadymcnasty5920 Ok Nostradamus.

[@SolidSnake240]

It's a multi-player survival game and those haven't had the best track record recently. The fact that there's no single player modes doesn't help either. We'll see ig

[@armyofuno8196]

@@SolidSnake240 This aged like milk

[@Lando00100]

Fun Fact the newish Creepshow has a episode based on the fistful of boomstick plot. For anyone who doesn't mind being a nerd on the subject.

[@Sherudons]

I'll swallow your soul eh... Don't threaten me with a good time...

[@HellCallBack]

"Getting close trees with chainsaw has been effective in history" Great one :D

[@andrewl258]

Groovy

[@Invidente7]

Let's go!

[@Fickets]

Anyone remember that iphone game called "Army of Darkness"? Fun sidescrolling wave defense.

[@robjsmiles]

Ash Williams is a doomguy with sass

[@stonertactics8945]

Man, your child is going to have the coolest dad! Enjoy fatherhood and keep up the great videos when you can Gman!

[@cannedheat2264]

Which ever one that starts you in the cabin and leads you to the hospital scared the fuck outta me

[@clayisahottie]

You pretty much got it right for the Hail to The King's Finisher Taunt mechanic: Doing it is indeed, according to the instruction manual, increases the chances of Deadites dropping items when they die.

[@TheGM-20XX]

I've played these games. some of them are ok.

[@Invidente7]

Both hail to the king and a fistful of boomstick had awesome endings.

[@XradicalD]

Congratulations on being a dad! I think I recall you saying on older videos how such thing could happen (getting in a relationship and having kids), and now here we are.

[@ImmaLittlePip]

I believe that army of darkness isn't canon to the ash vs evil dead series due to some copyright thing (same reason why evil dead 2 is a soft reboot/sequel) it seems the biggest enemy of the evil dead franchise is copyright laws But luckily they do the smart thing and reference previous events without out right saying it

[@Zakkious]

There's a scene later on on Ash vs Evil Dead where Ash says he should just travel in time, like when he went to the middle ages, or something like that

[@Zakkious]

Other than that, they barely mention Army of Darkness in the show

[@tmacm2237]

Love that over the shoulder shot in the second game. Not enough of that sort of thing in other games.

[@nerdiestmaximus]

I’ve been wanting an evil dead themed soulslike for a while, the boomstick would be the perfect parry system and collecting different arm attachements would be pretty badass

[@blackmetalviking9015]

I remember playing fistfull of boomstick when I was a kid. It used to scare me lots as I was really easily frightened back then 😅. Yet I couldn't stop playing it either. I'd happily play it again.

[@fromvault801]

Bruce Campbell's son has a twitch and his subscriber to view ratio is insanely off. Like people only follow him for his dad but never actually watch. You'd think someone who's dad is in so many games he'd be better at it

[@blazerdude89]

literally 0 correlation between his dad being in a game and being good at playing them.

[@tristonman5671]

41:29 The "Dorian from The Mask" bit got me lol

[@Moshikufu]

the netflix show was weirdly (and surprisingly) good

[@purplecipher6961]

It was a Starz show. Netflix just streams it now

[@StagFiesta]

I loved seeing you go into these games, especially as we are on the wake of a brand new [and HOPEFULLY GOOD] Evil Dead game come summer. I say that because, oops I preordered it already, but we will have to wait and see. Who knows, maybe itll be a huge hit, and youll go to it with a positive review shortly after. At least, one can hope.

[@TheScrambles1]

Partner? You mean your wife.

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

Tomato / tomato

[@TheScrambles1]

@@SergyMilitaryRankings no, partner is used for when someone is married and their "partner" is the same sex

[@SergyMilitaryRankings]

@@TheScrambles1 lmao no it's not, partner is just a term to describe whoever you're in a relationship with be it man or woman

[@Hunter_Snowfang]

Ok. The editing of this video definitely made this enjoyable to watch. Nice work! :)

[@M0rshu64]

Congrats on becoming a father Gman! You now have your very own Sonny Jim!

[@razielic6946]

Love how most of Evil Dead takes place in Michigan! Dearborn Michigan is where I was born and raised! Gonna need to play fistful of boomstick asap

[@Medieval_Dead]

Hail to the King is a “You had to be there” type game. I got it for Christmas as a kid the year it came out and it was a perfect dream game for an Evil Dead fan back then.

[@self4483]

FYI - The plasma cannon in HDoom was a Kodak Camera not a boombox. Genius. (Love your videos!)

[@creepypastacraft]

Ash vs evil dead is worth your time imo, its by no means a groundbreaking story but if you like this original series, its more of what was fun about those films, ash fighting weird creepy zombie demons, and looking and sounding cool doing it.

[@jimdavies9354]

lol love the avgn reference! Also congratulations on having a baby! Thanks for keeping on making vids of us on KZbin.