Go Play Outside! - Boktai Review

Taiyoooooooh!!! Got a nice tan playing this great Game Boy Advance title over the summer. You can check out the Lunar Knights review here; • Lunar Knights Review (...
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[@schowd31]

In Metal Gear Solid 4, you can actually use the Solar Gun from this game and you have to reload using sunlight, Old Snake even screams "sunlight"

[@BawesomeBurf]

Never played MGS4. It's awesome that they put that in there.

[@CherenAlexanderTheCat]

It's actually the default gun from Lunar Knights. The "Sunlight!" call is also from LK, because in Boktai it was always "TAIYOH!!!"

[@jarcase689]

Theres also a special in megaman battle network 5? Idk where you can go on a mission where you can use gun del sol to burn the enemies and solar boy Django comes in I forgot the details

[@Demonskunk]

It's so silly, I love it. I just wish it was the Gun del Sol design from Boktai and not lunar Knights.

[@OYME13]

I had a cool real life situation involving Boktai. I had gone to the park to play this game. To truly kill a vampire after defeating them, you have to drag the coffin they've encased themselves in outside to fully kill them with sunlight (Piledriver). Well, I was in a situation where I was racing against the clock to do this as the sun was starting to set. Really added to the immersion. Thankfully I was able to do it, but only just barely.

[@RadioactiveHax]

Good experience. These kinds of experiences are probably why they wanted to make games like this.

[@JakeAndKamHaveIssues]

Came here on the Completionist's recommendation. Great review of a game I was never quite convinced of back in the day. Wish I hadn't have missed it now. Anyway, you have a new subscriber.

[@Cracklotus]

This game has always interested me, this review peaks said interest. I hope Kojima does more weird shit like this now that he is divorced from the Evil Empire.

[@BawesomeBurf]

cRAcKLOTUS Me too. There are so many cool and creative ideas in this game. Who knows, he'll probably follow everyone else's lead and have a Kickstarter game eventually.

[@foxclub49er]

@Tom Powell jesus christ what the fuck is wrong with you

[@aaravraylan5253]

I guess I am pretty off topic but do anybody know of a good website to stream new tv shows online ?

[@BottomBunkArt]

The Boktai series is the best. I wish it had performed better and the third game had released outside of Japan and the fourth game had kept its Boktai title when it released instead of being retitled as Lunar Knights. They even changed the character names from Django and Sabata to Aaron and Lucian

[@zhenwang4108]

Let's say Japanese is always a bit weirdo than others, imagine when you first time unlocked the Japanese section of a porn website

[@JakeKristof]

Kick ass review! I remember first hearing about this game and it's unique feature. It blew my mind and I picked it up as soon as I could! NintenJoel recently hooked me up with Boktai 2, and I look forward to playing it.

[@ErosMorelli]

What a throwback this is

[@smash44556677]

I remember getting this game in the winter. Being a dumb kid, and impatient, I ended up selling it to gamestop. The game was basically unplayable for me (where I’m from winters are cloudy and I got 1 bar at best outside especially with it being cold). Now I live somewhere where’s it’s basically summer all the time🤣

[@johnepling3664]

I just used a black light.

[@evanslawrence88]

Great game! One of my favorite GBA games. Also this is a cool channels since I see alot of games you review are what I like.

[@prkid9094]

The only reason I heard of this game was because of Megaman Battle Network. There are some characters from the Boktai series that are referenced, mainly in Megaman Battle Network 4. Also one of the best chips in the game is the GunDelSol which summons Django and fires a ray of sunlight for massive damage. Great review!

[@BawesomeBurf]

PR kid I heard he made an appearance in that game, but I haven't had a chance to check out the Battle Network series yet.

[@syrelian]

The GunDelSol does I-Frame removing constant damage(and in 4 and 5, lasts as long as you hold A, or till their time limit) and the Django Chip in 5 summons him to punch a bunch of holes in the non-existent ceiling and then use Rising Sun on the Coffin'd Enemy and nearby foes, in 6 he uses the Coffin Bike from 3, and a special command code can make him do a sword slash afterwards

[@lennyface5314]

Plus, you can Program Advance if you use 3 GunDelSol, to get PileDrvr. And if you insert a boktai cartridge in your DS lite while playing BN 5, you'll get the SolCross.

[@DanofWar101]

It looks fun but I think it would be better playing with a GBA SP with the brighter light in order to see the screen better! Another awesome review! Great video and keep up the good work!

[@totallyfrozen]

If you’re in the sunlight, you can see the GBA screen just fine.

[@andrewjack5755]

I remember playing this game a long time ago when I was 5-6. Brought back some good memories watching this

[@linkinparkroxx]

Oh boy, just dreamed of this game and I am surprised that I had forgotten about it. I LOVED IT!

[@BawesomeBurf]

It really is an underrated classic, or hidden gem as some of them popular KZbinrs like to say. It's a shame that many people pass this one up due to the sunlight mechanic.

[@Hack_The_Planet_]

This game looks awesome and the light stealth elements really gets me

[@Zerophoenix1]

this was an awesome game. the designs of the guns are simply amazing

[@jessejonesmartin6400]

@3:00 bridges delivery service

[@johnsabilla5897]

dude! I was a senior in highschool when I played this game, I remember getting sunburns because you have to recharge the gun using sunlight

[@gamenshorts]

Was talking about this game today with a GameStop employee, loved this game as a kid.

[@CarlJohnson-mf4qd]

Oh man......wished this game series had continued.......i really loved it's puzzles and storylines, and that soundtrack.....just perfect. Kojima, listen to my prayers🙏

[@BawesomeBurf]

Carl Johnson Me too. I wish there would be another entry in this great series.

[@misatange]

Late (and I hope OP sees this!) but there's two more Boktai games: Solar Boy Django and Sabata's Counterattack both using similar gimmicks as this one. The latter is Japanese exclusive.

[@jonathanplooij3666]

thanks for the video

[@iluvgrapedrank]

I am going to have to put this game on my GBA shopping list.

[@BawesomeBurf]

iluvgrapedrank Definitely, it's unique and fun!

[@totallyfrozen]

I’ve had this game and the sequel for years. It is a fun game. The solar sensor thing can be a pain in rump, though, because it doesn’t work on cloudy days and it doesn’t work through windows. Otherwise, the game is very fun.

[@Piercingthesky1]

I love games that make you interact with reality

[@Coolmusicplaylist]

Wtf?! Hideo produced this?!

[@CarlJohnson-mf4qd]

Coolmusicplaylist yeah, and as you can see, in a mgs game there's even django's gun of the sun.......neat huh.

[@grichdavis28]

What the easiest way to test the solar sensors if buying the game?

[@BioPhoenixReviews]

wow what a neat game the whole idea with the light is pretty damn cool.

[@BawesomeBurf]

BioPhoenix It is a little annoying having to go outside at first, but you get used to it quickly, and the game becomes rather addictive.

[@syrelian]

If for some reason you can't go outside(or can't find the fracking game, super fucking rare now) or your sensor is borked or something, a guy by the name of Prof9 made a set of Patchs to allow direct control of the solar level in game for the trilogy, the third one also works with a translation patch

[@Mar-O899]

Awesome game, the sequels are fun also. They aren't quite as good but are easy to play as Boktai 2 has weapons that don't require sunlight and Lunar Knights doesn't at all(there is a solar gun but you find the sunlight in-game).

[@BawesomeBurf]

Pimpalicious1987 Looking forward to checking out the sequels! Lunar Knights is pretty awesome as well.

[@RPGtourguide]

I have heard of this game before, definitely a unique game to say the least. Forcing gamers to go... outside?! :O Gasp! Hahaha. Seriously, I like that they were thinking outside the box with the concept of the game. But I'm kinda glad more games didn't follow suit with this idea. :P I do most of my gaming at night these days, so I would be in pretty big trouble against those boss fights from the sound of it. Haha. Great review!

[@BawesomeBurf]

RPGtourguide I was kind of opposed to the idea of plying outside at first, but the farther I got in the game, the more I wanted to go outside. But I am also glad that more games didn't do this, the uniqueness is part of this game's charm.

[@syrelian]

Prof9 has a set of Solar Patchs that let you directly control the solar level in game, and hey, it got 2 direct sequels and then the weird timeline mess that was Lunar Knights, which could use a GBA Boktai's Solar Sensor if you had it

[@Majora_T]

Ahh, I get it, "light" RPG mechanics; that must've made for a hell of a time recording the footage though! I'm wondering if you didn't have to take the Gamecube on your walk with you outside. For real though, I don't think I've seen a game where the main player drags a coffin around before this. Excellent review of an interesting game!

[@BawesomeBurf]

Majora T Ah yes, the creator of the game was very "bright." :P Seriously though, a better camera with a more flexible tripod, or even just having someone with me to record would have made it a helluva lot easier. The coffin dragging is pretty unique, as are most of the ideas presented here, and they all work rather well.

[@chrisossu2070]

By the way, it's been discovered that the solar sensor also responds to a black light, so there is a way to play the game indoors.

[@BawesomeBurf]

Yeah, that's a good way to play if you happen to have a black light.

[@Rahhh._]

BOKTAI developer want you got some Vitamin D for your body and skin, and touching grass

[@saidul02]

final fantasy I& ii , i still have the game along with GBA sp.

[@imSaerilee]

DUDE I CAN'T BELIEVE I FORGOT ABOUT THIS GAME I don't think I've ever finished it but Imma try to

[@gamenshorts]

Right I was 13 playing this game back in the day

[@izak1ll]

I need help, how to gather sunlight when its night?

[@KITT171]

Don't know this one, but it seems pretty good. Reminds me a lot of Arcus Odyssey somewhat. Great review man.

[@BawesomeBurf]

***** Hmmm, I may have to check out Arcus Odyssey then. :)

[@KITT171]

BawesomeBurf I think you'd like it. There's just some aspects of it that remind me of this like the viewing angle and such.

[@icetrey8662]

Kojima really tried to get gamers to go outside 20 years ago. I felt conflicted as a kid, this game is the only time that the sun is your friend and shade is your enemy.

[@AlexLegal]

Eu não sabia que existia um antecessor do lunar Knights 😐🤔

[@noahmoorhouse8220]

How have I never seen this

[@DijaVlogsGames]

Yay, one of my favourite games! Boktai is definitely the best in the series. Boktai 2 was meh, but still pretty good (in my opinion, It's many peoples favourite) and Boktai 3 is awesome as well. I didn't like Lunar Knights too much. Though the gameplay is good, the setting isn't western anymore, but 100% sci-fi. But I like how it tied into the Boktai series and explained why it's different. One question, though:How did you plug this game into your Gamecube GBA Player? It doesn't fit.

[@BawesomeBurf]

Rising Sun It fits in mine, it just sticks out a little like it would on a GBA.

[@alexgoestosleep8123]

Anyone know how to change time in the eurasia rom hack?

[@Bleezyyyys]

Crazy how u actually needed the sun to play 😂😂

[@KurffyOriginal]

Who else came here after NASA mentioned Boktai?

[@BawesomeBurf]

Woah, they did?

[@freshavocado2456]

One question.... What is Outside?.... Never heard of it

[@pikblur27]

Heard it's super rare

[@BawesomeBurf]

It's definitely not a game that I see often when game hunting. In fact, the only time I saw it at a shop, I bought it. There are some online, which seem to range from 30 to 60 dollars. Not super expensive, but still might be more than some are willing to pay.

[@gymothie]

@@BawesomeBurf i had this game when i was a kid and i lost it for like 10 years and i wanted to find it and couldnt... i can only find it for like 200$ now RIP

[@anastasiaferreira-harringt1799]

Download a rom

[@pikblur27]

@@anastasiaferreira-harringt1799 I got lucky with a physical for like 20 bucks? It was a while ago

[@indumatipngtuber2790]

Wait, Hideo Kojima was behind this??? Never knew that.

[@Theitchnetwork]

You can't go outside! There's peoples out there!

[@BawesomeBurf]

The Itch Network Lol. Even though I'm done with the game, I may still continue heading to that park and playing some games occasionally. It's quite relaxing! :)

[@oOignignoktOo1]

The idea is ambitious but sadly where I live we don't get much sunlight so I have to cheat and play the game with a blacklight. Sadly my blacklight is weak in terms of UV and my solar sensor only picks it up when the gameboy is literally on the light. Luckily there's rom's out there with patches that allow you to toggle the intensity of the solar sensor allowing yout focus more on the gameplay than fighting to find a good UV light source.

[@Seth-hc2bj]

Want this but it's so expensive

[@medianxx4687]

Who says Kojima only make cutscenes! Don't get influential to MGS4! And this game are one of the impressive things I played in the GBA without knowing who is Kojima or metal gear solid at first.

[@BawesomeBurf]

It's one of my favorite things Kojima has worked on.

[@dmmarz167]

How does it play on an emulator

[@zekestewart8249]

Either romhack that lets you shortcut sun energy. Or more authentic way using phone's ambient lighting adjustment hardware feature in most modern phones. MyBoy emulator supports it

[@critlv972]

A Hideo Kojima game

[@Brodysseus113]

*cough megaman*

[@pikoyfoxer8737]

I shouldn't have given my copy of this game to my cousin. :(

[@BawesomeBurf]

That's a bummer. This game can be pricey at times, but hope you can find it for cheap in the future. :)

[@simpson6700]

of course it's made by hideo kojima, who else would come up with that idea?!

[@gailobkbj5818]

it 's lunar knights

[@HannesW123]

1.39 joke?

[@neonritsu9091]

For a game made in 2003 its very unique, but unfortunately very greedy, you cant play this game i an emulator(yes i use emulators because theyre more mobile) the artstyle is surprisingly good

[@ayouxy]

This game literally tells you to touch grass

[@SkullyX99]

Boktai 1 is a game I hated. The puzzles annoyed me. The Forest Of Delusion made me throw my cartridge. The fire mountain was hell to navigate. Boktai 2 and 3 are far better. Skip the 1st game. It's not fun.

[@Vopyr]

Nice game, but gimmick is BAD, ANNOYING, and STUPID.