GODHAND - What Happened?

[@GamingHistorian]

When I worked at GameStop circa 2006-2008, we got God Hand in stock every now and then. It would sell almost immediately. I never understood why until I played it. What a game!

[@ElsCRD]

When I went to pick up my copy of God Hand at like 15, I was really upset that the clerk had no idea who Clover Studios even was

[@SinisterSally]

Picked up my copy at a gamestop hiding behind some truck game. took it home and proceed to leave it on the shelf for the next 5 years. lol... yep sitting there right next to Genji on ps3.

[@jagatheeldest5786]

You could punch a guy into orbit, in this game...whats not to like?

[@Shawn855]

Love your channel!

[@j.r.cilliangreen4083]

Same here!!!

[@AfonsoEGM]

Mikami's got some serious balls. "This game sucks, I'll make one that I enjoy playing and not let anyone tell me how to do it". And he fucking nailed it, I played God Hand a few months ago and it still kicks as much ass as it did in 2006.

[@ram_taka3436]

@@youtubesuresuckscock You HAVE to be trolling…no fucking way you arent.

[@facupumas18]

@@youtubesuresuckscock What the fuck man

[@baeseulgi1742]

@@youtubesuresuckscock this must be a troll comment

[@gamenetic6426]

I wonder how it is to walk around with balls this big

[@donaldbiden636]

@@baeseulgi1742 what he said

[@thelemonadestandman]

I think my favorite thing about God Hand is that Resident Evil 4, heralded as one of the greatest games ever made, was in fact only a stepping stone in Shinji Mikami's career for him to direct the game he wanted to make, God Hand.

[@hamboomar5661]

And actually theses 2 games are not that different from each other if you analyze them closely

[@shanegale6143]

​@@hamboomar5661Sorry to soft necro but I couldn't agree more. Just played it for the first time. It honestly felt like a halfway point between resident evil 4 (2005), and the hideki kamiya "resident evil 4" project that would go on to release as DMC

[@nixuniverse5240]

I would love to see him in a Marvel vs Capcom game as the "who tf is that?" character.

[@IcyDiamond]

Imagine if a Marvel vs DC game was made though

[@KreuzDrache]

YES PLEASE. Let's bring back Gene, c'mon Capcom!

[@theamazingspiral]

His Lvl. 3 has to be the Ball Buster

[@CptDougFalcon]

If i recall correctly, he was considered for MVC3 but they put Ammy in instead.

[@stevenlane2468]

@@CptDougFalcon actually, it was frank west

[@GenerationWest]

As unfortunate as the fallout was for Godhand, it was received well, and the from ashes of Clover... Platinum rises.

[@nicunicucaesar2893]

But we’re never getting a sequel or anything like it again

[@dracocrusher]

This feels so depressing now that Babylon's Fall is looking like it's going to be a massive trainwreck that could potentially kill the company. Here's hoping things work out, but OOF, being a Platinum fan in 2021 is going to be a bit rough....

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

@@dracocrusher I'm not too worried about that. If they die, they'll at least do so dancing to the rhythm.

[@erzajumeidi]

@Dracocrusher imo tracing back platinum games history it's not always impressive actually, not every games is a commercial success, and some were even commercial failure in comparison. like max anarchy, some license games like avatar and ninja turtles, scalebound, star fox zero just for an example but what's impressive is they always able to get back with a bang. They already has massive cult followers and games that make people coming back. Being platinum fans has been always been rough lol

[@dracocrusher]

@@erzajumeidi That's the thing, though... apparently they've opened an entire studio for live service games. So if this tanks, that's a bit more of a loss than usual. And if it does well, then... well... that would be pretty worrying, too.

[@DrollLondon]

I don’t think I had ever considered the possibility that, against their respective budgets, God Hand may have been more “financially successful” than Okami. Video games are so weird!

[@ethanhayes7038]

Perhaps back around the time they came out, but Okami is weird in that its sales have never really slowed down with time. By now it's sold several million thanks to rereleases with more suitable control schemes and an extremely good reputation.

[@TheoreticalString]

@@ethanhayes7038 Okami was a perfect storm of bad timing. Released at the height of the "everything is gritty and beige" era when it was colorful and whimsical, one of the last PS2 titles when people were looking ahead to the next gen... it's genius took a while to realize. I remember playing it on launch. Fortunately Clover becoming Platinum is the best thing that happened to them!

[@GrandCorsair]

I'm glad okami got it's second wind. I most have played it many times on PS2. I think it's the first game I was driven to 100%.

[@keithmichael112]

@@ethanhayes7038 that's what I was going to say, with the hd re-release, I'm sure it outsold God hand

[@SadRatDad]

@@TheoreticalString It's genuinely one of my favorite games. I keep meaning to buy the steam version since I don't have any of the consoles that I had Okami on anymore, I just keep putting it off because I have more pressing things. I'll grab it again eventually.

[@Slayerthecrow]

So, he basically created Godhand out of hate for Final Fight Streetwise. I can respect that PS: Played this game, is one of the funniest Beat'em ups I ever played, hands down in a top 10.

[@leithaziz2716]

Reminds me of when Toriyama created a new Dragonball movie because he didn't want Evolution to be the last piece of Dragonball content created. When a product is so bad it pushes you to make a new one so you can leave on a good note. That's what Godhand sounds like.

[@klaryio5245]

@@leithaziz2716 reminds me of the creation of dmc3

[@setsers1]

DAAAAAAMN

[@Tyrranis]

NEVER underestimate the driving power of pure spite.

[@lucasfraczek4320]

Why the hate for Final Fight Streetwise?

[@claytonrios1]

This game has so many quirky moments that you can tell that Clover Studio would be one of the biggest cult classic developers out there. Same thing goes for Platinum Games that many of the key members went to.

[@laughingseal2282]

Much of the humor carried to Bayonetta. They even included the "stun attack mechanic" from godhand in bayonetta.

[@SapphireCarbuncle009]

The fact Capcom refuses to abandon Okami for more than one console gen also helps that argument

[@tcrpgfan]

Cept platinum is doing very well for itself.

[@grodcoyote6635]

Except their new management for Platinum seems to be wanting to focus in a very very VERY terrible direction. they want to focus on more "live service games", and games with "more mass market appeal" and if that doesn't spell imminent doom, I don't know what does. In fact we can kind of see the effects of it already with babylon's fall, which is just plain boring and terrible.

[@claytonrios1]

@@grodcoyote6635 Too bad that came out after this video was made. I'm as depressed as you are.

[@mikeburnfire]

Aw, heck yeah! God Hand is AMAZING!

[@nerba5296]

God Hand for life!

[@gamingidiots7495]

Excuse me sir. Um where the he'll did you come from. I'm not mad, just. Didn't expect this crossover.

[@Azalealiketheflower]

Always figured you for a man of taste

[@tentrilliconlp7748]

Doesn't seem like it though.

[@Azalealiketheflower]

@@tentrilliconlp7748 Its an acquired taste, its a genuinely good game if you like mechanical fighters but it can very easily turn a lot of people off. Look at Sseths review if you want a look at something thats not the history.

[@SingerOfW]

A member of the Magic the Gathering design team likes to say something along the lines of "If you want to make something for yourself, chances are someone else wants that thing, too", and God Hand seems like the perfect example of that. Sure, Mikami made the game for himself, but luckily, lots of people share his tastes, so it's all good.

[@HatsonFGC]

"What an epitaph for Clover Studios; We made one of the best games of all time, and it was just a game about punching people."

[@Arcfear]

God Hand is a MASTERPIECE. I still have my original copy of the game. I also have Viewtiful Joe and Okami and they were a banger. Note: If Okami got a HD remaster, they should make a HD remaster of God Hand.

[@ryanchase9332]

What would you put HD on? The game's backgrounds were practically from 50s Kaiju movies.

[@Arcfear]

@@ryanchase9332 God Hand.

[@logicaloverdrive8197]

and viewtiful joe needs a remaster

[@ryanchase9332]

@@Arcfear The game looks like it was made with cardboard boxes. An HD filter wouldn't do much. But I think that's part of its charm. I love the game.

[@GreatNegus]

@@Arcfear That doesn't answer his question.

[@Arithaniel]

Shinji Mikami created a game that he wanted to play and made one of the best action games of all time.

[@csabaweisz8791]

Making a god(hand)like game just out of the spite of another shitty game is the ultimate game developer flex

[@setsers1]

@@csabaweisz8791 Agreed

[@RandomSubs94]

I loved this game, always thought that Capcom stole a little of Gene's design for Nero. Love your work Matt, as Gene'd say: "Keep on rollin..."

[@DipreG]

Man Godhand brings back a lot of warm, fuzzy memories!

[@RetroRanter]

This was the coolest unlicensed Fist of the North Star game ever. 😂 Jokes aside, I would have loved this to take off as a series of games..

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

Matt, I know we're all just joking around here, BUT I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS GOOF TROOP SLANDER!!

[@shupasopni]

I just took it as a legitimate shout out to good game that's not as iconic as the actual game he wanted to say. Never imagined someone could slander Goof Troop. Capcom was on the ball with those Disney games.

[@All-due-respect-I-disagree]

People keep forgetting that Resident Evil runs on a modified Goof Troop engine😒

[@randomcharacter6501]

No hyperbole, God Hand may be one the best beat em ups of all time. Definitely in the Top 5 conversation

[@alegamesEditz3511]

for me is top one

[@Pswayze23]

cant think of a better one

[@RyuGoomba]

Thank god God Hand came out the way it did, wonderful game that is so uncompromised in what it is, thank you Shinji Mikami for making one of the best action games ever made.

[@stagivian4705]

The absolute best action game I've ever played. Hope to make it past level 1 in hard mode one day.

[@mrmickfran]

What happened? A Goddamn masterpiece, that's what.

[@genebon]

THANKS A LOT FOR THIS EPISODE. This was my childhood game back in the days.

[@flamuralaj3302]

If Capcom released the Clover Studio HD Collection that included this, Ōkami HD, Viewtiful Joe, and Viewtiful Joe 2, I'd lose it. They got to.

[@badendersgame]

most likely all the Viewtiful Joe games would get their own collection, and Okami already got one, so Godhand would be by it's self

[@flamuralaj3302]

@@badendersgame I would think so, too, but I wouldn't leave out a Clover Studio collection to follow a year after with everything in one.

[@BlazePiffington]

What a way to bow out, rip clover studios You brought us one of the most rocking-est games of all times. A shame it didn’t reach it’s true potential

[@graphiteglasses4718]

Love to know that Mikami had so much fun making God Had. It's one of my favourite games and I replay it every once in a while Would love for Gene and company to make a combecak in a fighting game

[@BlahBohogun]

One of the best games ever made and barely anyone knew of it.

[@joeherrera8826]

This game is a classic they had allot of funny moments wish we could see more of this type of game. The power ranger bit was my favorite who can also forget the Mexican demon.

[@JuliusCaesar103]

Man I found Mikami's IGN bit with the crowd hilarious, and the Azel edit afterwards. Biggest laugh of the day for me

[@FightersGen]

What an era. I loved the hell out of Godhand. 👊🏼 I had so many laughs with this game. The fact you could customize Gene's fighting style to your liking was also super innovative and fun. And the animations? More charismatic and snappy than I see in most games today. Excellent video as always McMuscles. 10/10

[@TheGamerLx]

I love this game so much. My mom used to train muay thai and this game got her interrested in all the different fight styles it got. I'll allways remeber her liking the game and watching me play a bit, i got a tattooe of the god hand skull for this memory.

[@cthulhu888]

Damn that sounds like the coolest mom on the planet! Mad respect to you both, love it when games bring folks together like that 👏😄🔥

[@KOBULT92]

Nice that he got to make something that was truly HIS GAME with little overhead interference.

[@auqustfire]

I can't believe Okami didn't sell enough, lmao. It just seems like one of those games that topped the charts? I adored it on Wii, it was so fun lol

[@artofchang]

I remember randomly seeing this game at a GameStop and picking it up along with Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (which is the game I went to get). Saw the cover art and that's what got caught my eye. Then I saw the Capcom logo on it. Yeah, insta-buy for me at the time. I bought anything Capcom.

[@Joe90h]

Did this habit continue up to and past Dark Void? XD

[@artofchang]

@@Joe90h Hah. Nah. I stopped that during seventh gen. When Capcom started going downhill until eight gen when they started making games people wanted for the most part, but I did play Dark Void a little. Yeah.... didn't like it.

[@onceyougozach2607]

Capcom during the 6th Gen might have the best output of any game publisher ever

[@KonkeyVG]

"In Defense of God Hand" from IGN is like gaslighting given the context that they were the only people who reviewed it poorly. They are defending God Hand from themselves.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

IGN has a crap ton of different people reviewing different titles. There is no one big monolith that all believes the same thing and makes sure scores line up between all their reviewers. The guy just found the controls and lack of enemy variety to be more problematic than other outlets did.

[@Grunkle2210]

Different reviewers

[@NerfPlayeR135]

@@haruhirogrimgar6047One of the problems with big video game media companies is that reviewers often don't get a choice in what they review. They'll often be forced to review, for example, games in genres that they heavily dislike. It becomes very difficult to stay unbiased when this happens, so I wouldn't put too much blame on the specific person who wrote the IGN God Hand review. Whoever was in charge of delegating games to reviewers, though? Yeah, feel free to blame them as much as you want.

[@BraimosAI]

I completely missed out on Godhand and likely wouldn't have heard of it until now if it weren't for seeing ssethtzeentach's video on it. Thank the community for emulation this would've ended up out of my grasp were it not for that.

[@ucebuffer9946]

I bought God Hand on a whim from a Blockbuster clearance shelf for $10, and it's genuinely the best use of a $10 bill I've made in my life.

[@Garrth415]

Still smile everytime someone brings up that Shinji worked on Goof Troop, that game is GOATed

[@griffithmoony9263]

I remember buying a used version of this game that had no manual, that was a hell of a learning curve

[@coreytrevor1920]

God hand is one of the best games mechanically I’ve ever played. It never feels unfair, you just need good reflexes

[@TrisRhysati]

This review is ALMOST as good as Imagine Party Babyz

[@OtterKing133]

GOD POWER KEEPS MY PIMP HAND STRONG 🎶

[@misterjersey5460]

That 3/10 review was just too brutal. I'm glad X-Play and Gamespot back in the day gives it praise.

[@MiserablePyre]

i remember this game getting mostly critically panned when it came out but after seeing the PR for it I knew deep down it couldn't have been that bad. Definitely a top 10 PS2 game.

[@flamuralaj3302]

Ikumi leaving Tango stung a little, but her moving on to her own projects is more exciting, so I'm stoked to see what she's making/ Her work on Gungrave G.O.R.E. is gonna be fun to see once it's out.

[@flamuralaj3302]

​@JaJaBinks My dude, I recommend you not type shit out like that in here. That is not appreciated, and she hasn't done a damn thing to you, so you should really look at yourself deep in the mirror and figure out why you would write things like that out so proudly.

[@cheetochinpo]

@JaJaBinks lol good effort, too bad there's not much of an audience

[@editorgt8623]

I'm glad he's waiting a little longer to cover GTA definitive edition. Balan wonderland what happened feels like it was made too early without as much new or lesser known info than other what happened videos

[@katytis2012]

I bet it's gonna be a long video. Since it's THREE WHOLE GAMES that will be discussed, not just one.

[@Sakura_Matou]

Ah yes Godhand, one of my favorite games of all time. What a ride it was everyone watching this video should give it a try.

[@zacharyjohnson9562]

I was literally just binging this series! Lots of love for your channel! Can’t wait for whatever comes next.

[@PANGPOWER]

Man I kinda hope capcom re-release more old forgotten games. I would love to try this game one day

[@1upclock]

God Hand has consistently been in my Top 5 Games since playing it around '08, baffled why it has never been ported to anything, especially since it seems the world appreciated it more as time went on.

[@podrepodrinho5592]

It will never be ported in these days, Godhand has an "questionable" type of humor that a lot people doesn't like

[@setsers1]

@@podrepodrinho5592 god that's horrible. just fucking port it, people

[@GreatNegus]

It's on PSN for PS3.

[@amaizeing.dumbass5123]

@@GreatNegus but it's a emulated game, like the old Persona games on the PSN

[@evanhanley6437]

One of the coolest games ever made.

[@roberth1310]

Man I loved Godhand! It was weird, crazy, tough as nails, and me and my friends had a great time playing it

[@willorn]

as far as I can tell, the interview was about how they pivoted to focus on the humor when they were advertising or discussing the game (as opposed to the hardcore gameplay)

[@senormarston]

This is a game that deserves at least a remastered. Mikami is an excellent project leader, he flourish the best of the creative minds that work with him and they always manage to create some amazing and (specially) fun games

[@QuickTimeFailure]

Still have my PS2 disc from launch and I won't ever give it up

[@Polymathically]

The greatest thing about Final Fight Streetwise is that it led to the creation of God Hand. Amazing. I've been waiting a long time for your to cover this, Matt. God Hand is one of my all-time favorite games. I was a reviewer back then, and thought the IGN review was utter garbage. I gave it an 8/10 when I covered it. It feels like a lifetime ago...

[@stephenmclellan9503]

I'm just happy for the Breakdown shout out. I loved that game.

[@ZeroMayhemZX]

Love God Hand! Still one of the most fun, creative, and customizable combat systems in gaming and I'm sad no one has tried to explore or refine it since.

[@silenthero2795]

This is one of the 2 games me and my brother bought with basically no expectations whatsoever and then it blew our minds! This game along with Shadow of the Colossus. Best blind purchase in the PS2 era ever.

[@vergils.lawnchair]

I played God Hand for the first time this year actually, loved it. The environments are simple but thats honestly the only black mark against it. Building combos and fitting your own play style was so fun and the challenge was just right 9/10 would recommend

[@TheBlackAntagonist]

Okay that cut to Dragon Quarter undercut by the song Behind Blue Eyes by The Who stabbed the fuck out of me when you were mentioning a drastic reduction of RPGs. As one of the only people who enjoyed the fifth and final entry of Breath of Fire as there is no Breath of Fire 6 in Ba Sing Sae I feel personally attacked.

[@nonamek3697]

It's interesting to see how Godhand was seen as divisive, when it basically took over ,(for a short while) , the gaming cafe's in Nairobi. It's probably faded into most people's memory but I remember growing up and a lot of my peers loving the hell out of this game.

[@AfonsoEGM]

It was huge in Brazil, just look at the comment section of any gameplay or OST.

[@josemanoeltavaresfilho3693]

@@AfonsoEGM nem a pau God Hand era famoso por aqui, 2006 por aí era só pes fifa gta e cs e olha lá.

[@AfonsoEGM]

@@josemanoeltavaresfilho3693 os camelôs que eu frequentava tinham sempre. Só olhar os vídeos gringos de God Hand pra ver os BR em massa comentando sobre nostalgia.

[@hunterjones4874]

This, more than anything, I love. I crave the good and the bad, seeing passion projects unafraid to be unique is what I live for.

[@AythadisRaven]

I was lucky to find a complete copy of God Hand 2 years ago for $80 CAD, and I don't regret it. This game is such an interesting experience.

[@bobjohnson1633]

I got more than $80 value just gambling on poison Chihuahuas

[@diewalker103]

Lucky clover 🍀​@@bobjohnson1633

[@OKlarsplayer]

This is still one of favourite games to this day hope it gets a remake or a sequel especially since gene was supposed to be DLC for marvel vs capcom infinite which means capcom didn’t forget about him

[@snailthelostcow63]

Oh my god... This clears up some things I had in mind with the rumors circulating behind it and added new things like, -God Hand is received poorly First time I played this game long ago, I was surprised at why a game this good is received poorly and based on this video, it's simply not true. Hell, it might be even considered as "the classic" by now. -God Hand is the reason Clover Studio went "bankrupt" Which is untrue thanks to this video. Hell it wasn't bankrupt, it's just the decision from higher up. It was just a coincidence that they were disbanded shortly after its release. -God Hand is actually a joke short budget game This is quite surprising since as a young boi, I see this game as quite high quality in fact. Maybe because it was released in an era of ridiculous games like Saints Row, Guitar Hero and many Rockstar games for example. Man, I'm glad you covered this. So this game is actually a nice game and not really the "wha happun" game. It made me happy as well since people actually loved this game. Also, what the heck, IGN?! No wonder those rumors circulated around

[@markcarloestabillo5461]

Randomly purchased it in 2008. Didn't know what to do with it but I was used to the re1 tank controls. It was so hard at first. Glad I got patient and learned the gameplay. One of the most frustratingly fun game in the PS2. Played all the difficulties including kick me. Almost busted the circle button of my pad due to mashing.

[@JaredRedDeath]

I loved Godhand growing up as a kid. This was one hell of a game!

[@Ara_Arasaka]

Such a legend. It’s rare that anyone gets to do this in gaming. No wonder he’s so successful. I hope he reads comments to know that regardless of critical reception that he knows now a days it’s revered and we love his personal creation

[@MrJhound4]

One of my favorite games of all time. It deserves more.

[@Nintendo85]

Remember seeing screenshots of this game online back in the day. Picked it up on eBay for $15. Never beat it but it's so fun

[@totallyadude4032]

For the Endwalker release you’d should go over FF14’s abysmal launch, it’s be a fun look back

[@chibuezedike900]

This game was peak ps2 for me , I replayed it like 6 times

[@sxwriter8569]

Gene was almost in Marvel vs Capcom 3 but lost the role to Frank West. Well that'd would've been a cool replacement for Infinite. I would want Gene and God Hand back in any way or form. On the subject of Breath of Fire, I heard 4 was the last good game, Dragon Quarter was extremely divisively, and 6 was reduced to mobile games. Which is a shame: Nina, Fou Lu, Katt, and Deis were considered for Marvel 3 and Infinite. If Capcom ever makes some Capcom Heroines fighter with all their ladies since they know people will buy their games with hot sexy monster ladies but won't bring back Darkstalkers for some reason, Nina, Katt, Deis, even Ursula would be pretty interesting.

[@benhillman8384]

Dragon quarter is a thoroughly enjoyable game- there’s so much cool stuff in there to love, but roguelike/light mechanics weren’t in vogue at the time. People would’ve eaten up a contemporary iteration of BoF 5 a couple of years ago. Reviewers just bounced off it, in a time that people still valued the gaming press, despite the pile of interesting risks it took. Agree that Breath of fire six is truly a miserable, cynical attempt to monetise leftover art assets though.

[@leithaziz2716]

I heard Frank was a replacement for Leon Kennedy.

[@sxwriter8569]

@@benhillman8384 damn, DQ sounds underrated. I hope they make a competent console 7 one day.

[@leventekingvevo72]

I would lose my mind if Gene just out of nowhere appears in a fighting game

[@MilkshakeSkunkette]

ii distinctly remember seeing the old marketing images for god hand when i was 16 and being like "...geez that's metal" always sad i never picked up a copy of this game way back then, its a seriously awesome game \o/

[@SAPProd]

We’re gonna need a Wha Happun on Resident Evil 2 or 4 to balance out these sad ending Capcom-centric Wha Happun.

[@TheTariqibnziyad]

2024 and i can replay God hand as if i am playing it for the first time, and still freaking challenging

[@jimduchene]

It still hurts to think about breath of fire, man. 😭

[@shenmuemasta]

Godhand is still a blast to play in 2024. One of the best action games ever.

[@jakeupl8615]

Oh shit, I've been waiting for this one

[@Mene0]

15:30 oh man you were scrolling the videos there and Totalbiscuit's showed up. I remember watching that. Feeling sad and old, thanks Matt!

[@rondmc7354]

I was a dumb kid and skipped on buying this game at retail when I had the chance. I played it a couple years later and never forgave myself. If there's one game I'd like to see a What Happened? of, it's Anarchy Reigns. Someone has to know why the NA release (January 2013) was pushed back so often despite having a full English dub/translation in the original Japanese release (July 2012).

[@Artersa]

I’d also love a What Happened on Anarchy Reigns. It’s a unique situation too since the original game didn’t seem like it would become a franchise.

[@CherrysGuy32]

Dont worry there is something called Pcsx2 if you have pc and Aethersx2 if you have Android

[@mikeoxmaul4685]

The credits song at the end brought a tear to my eye. Such good memories.

[@franjaff6919]

I think it says a lot about Mikami that he could make a game with a shoestring budget in around a year and it'd eventually become a cult classic.

[@smashpro1]

God, I love God Hand. Spent years looking for a copy, until I found one at a Fry's Electronics in 2009.

[@maugos]

I remember watching one of my roommates in college play this game and we had so much fun laughing at all the absurd shit going on.

[@peterpanda5029]

You have the best intro to any KZbin channel.... So clean.

[@Cluke6]

I read the IGN review, to see their issues. "The game encourage button mashing" "You can kill enemies just by mashing 2 buttons", Now, correct me if I'm wrong but the more you die/take damage, the easier the game makes itself. And the reviewer often complained about "Being at low health at the end of a level" and "Not getting healed", so that means they took a truckload of damage right at the end. Not only that, they called the dialogue unfunny (Which I disagree with, some of it pretty funny and the visual gags are goddamn amazing). Then, you have the fact that makes think they never played the game; "Generic enemy design". In what other game do you fight a black gay couple, a luchador gorilla, a sympathetic crime boss and more?

[@pyit.876]

God hand's popularity in my country is on the same level with RE4 or DMC3. We didn't have any kind of rating website so we judged game by own experience

[@laughingseal2282]

This game is BRUTAL but very stimulating. The sense of humor is a bit dated, but still has great moments. Also, aside from the classic protoman battles, godhand has the best rival boss battle EVER. Sorry, DMC fanboys, Vergil has nothing on Azel.

[@jacklindsey8400]

About the only real criticism I'd give it, is that the first boss shouldn't have had you 2 on 1 before you're barely learned the camera and the mechanics (and before you can really buy a lot of new moves without lucky betting!)

[@jordan20910]

I remember playing God Hand a few years ago, I liked it even if I did find issues with the camera controls and how stiff the game can be.

[@HatsonFGC]

Best game ever made imo.

[@eldridgecharles1313]

This popped up literally a few minutes after I beat God Hand again for like the 70th time. Talk about timing.

[@DecadesApartProductions]

I remember picking up a copy of God Hand for like $15. I loved the hell out of it but all my friends told me I was an idiot. Even if I didn't love it, the game now goes for $100~. Who's the idiot now, Steven?

[@ScootsLounge]

Honestly, sometimes the best thing you can make is something just for yourself. Because more often than not, a lot of people will also find as much enjoyment out of it.

[@nathanmoore7217]

There are three ideas I want to see you do the order 1886, wildstar by ncsoft, and the ratchet and clank movie I think they be the perfect subjects for you to do on future videos.

[@ace5762]

Their style was impetuous!

[@noriringtail7428]

I love God Hand, but I feel like the backlash to the IGN review made people give it a pass on the flaws that it does have, which are multifarious. It's an amazing game! But it's far from flawless, even at what it does right.

[@charlesanthony6368]

You really do a great job on these episodes man, Seriously awesome work dude!

[@ceruleanllama5917]

My uncle described this game to me and I was under the impression it was like a slightly serious violent pub brawler But far from it, it was really campy and clearly not made in the west like the rest of my uncle's ps2 library, just not what I expected him to be into playing alongside 18 wheeler and splinter cell

[@IronBanana]

My favorite game, my favorite beat em up. So underpreciated and is a masterpiece.