Grimbeard - Darkwatch (Xbox) - Review

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@@robrick9361 right?

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What sad life that would..

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F

[@electricbayonet2]

FUN FACT: The guy with that laundry list of awful 1-star reviews? Not only do almost all his reviews have the 'verified purchase' tag, but his first review was in 2013 and his most recent one was just over a month ago. Imagine being like that for seven continuous years. EXTRA FUN FACT: There are a couple games he gave 2-star reviews. He is still so negative in his description that I think he just misclicked the rating. He has _dozens_ of uniquely worded 1-star reviews. EXTRA-EXTRA FUN FACT: The only exceptions to this rule are three games. They are as follows, including the review: Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal. 4-stars. "plays better than the wii version i guess ps2 even beats the wii" Animal Crossing: City Folk. 4-stars. "the only game i played on wii that works" Spongebob Squarepants: The Battle for Bikini Bottom. 5-stars. "better the planktons crappy robot revenge on the ps3" (side note: he gave the referenced game 1-star) I have no idea what to think of this man.

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We have discovered a hidden internet goldmine. I am so intrigued. The dedication.. Amazing. What a legend.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

My immediate take is that he suffers from some kind of developmental or cognitive impairment, it’s either that or a personal inside joke that’s taken seven years to land.

[@TripleAlfafa]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 Developmental, most certainly. The sort that people find hard to be polite about.

[@electricbayonet2]

@@fuzzydunlop7928 I have no idea. He's a verified purchaser of these games, some of which were newly-released AAA games, so it's not like this is some penny-ante trolling. There's such a persistent line of criticism, too. It's the fact that it continues for almost a decade that alarms me. Even if it was legitimately an inside joke, I can't fathom the kind of mind that would create something like this. It feels too general to be a personal joke between good friends.

[@jtinkerton2547]

My two guesses were: -Kid - may be disproven by the fact they're verified purchases and it's been going on for that long; any kid would grow out of it and acquire a more decent vocabulary over that time -Elderly - these darn newfangled vidyagames are too damn hard to play and every single game is crap Or it's all just a big meme. Or something else entirely. Who knows. Edit: ...actually, going through it again, these seem like weirdly specific picks. They're kid friendly and they're big brand names - like the person was into other media related to the brand and that's why they put *these* games on a pedestal. It sounds like kid logic, which is probably why that was my first pick (aside from the grammar). It may very well be someone with an actual condition.

[@jackiemoon7073]

It's cool to see a Supernatural channel branch out into game reviews.

[@pissqueendanniella4688]

This 😹😹😹

[@JanPospisilArt]

Step down imo.

[@BoulderPunch]

Goth gamers rise up.

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Hey, I'm glad you're here as well. I really like your content!

[@RetroDeathReviews666]

Goth 🕷gamer🕸nation🐈‍⬛

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Rise!

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@@johnivanoplimo5172 "Mass prediction! Unification! Breathing life into our lungs! Every creed and every kind to give us depth for strength!" ~Phil Anselmo

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Hell yes! Love your content

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Your content's not too shabby either

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YO 2 kings? God this video just keeps getting better

[@kylesunshine2731]

Ryan Hollinger, Not sure why I recognize your name, but I’m going to assume that you’re very famous and wealthy. And if that’s the case, might I suggest supporting Grim on patreon? Thanks buddy. He deserves it.

[@Looneyboy]

We have to gatekeep this.

[@Gruntvc]

Play the games too mate. Lots of great and forgotten horror games from that time.

[@6thsavage]

It’s only been weeks since I found this channel, but my partner no longer remembers life before I started proclaiming something about a Goth Gamer Nation.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Your business partner?

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Mood

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What life before the Goth Gamer Nation? That's...that's not a thing. It's been this way always.

[@0nTh3Fr1tz]

Fitting for a Grim Beard video to drop in the middle of the night.

[@nocomment3294]

yes i would like to join the discussion

[@augustvalek]

"Just keep on looking at it", hahaha that had me in tears, that's the kind of stuff that made me subscribe

[@andrzejlewandowski9203]

Watching your videos makes me forget how shitty I feel on a daily basis, that's precious. Thank you, Grim One.

[@smrenshaw]

All this Grim content is making this year bearable. Why doesn't he have more subscribers?!

[@aaronmarko]

Because you're NOT LIKING, SHARING AND SUBSCRIBING ENOUGH.

[@zhhsshhhd5949]

TRY HARDER.

[@westlane0926]

partially because talking about old games that pre- to early teens havent heard about isnt that marketable id wager. and the awesome occult and gothic kind of vibe probably doesnt fly in a lot of algorythmic recommendations. who knows

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Shhh! He's ours! And ours ALONE! We need to gatekeep harder he's almost at 100k! Do you WANT NORMIES AND LAMERS? Because that is how you get normies and lamers!

[@paulkacinari2382]

Yes Just in time to keep me occupied while I'm unable to sleep Thanks grimbeard

[@zimNvgcatsfan]

Exactly this. I wish I had the willpower to watch it in the morning. Who needs rest anyway?

[@ouroldhouse3674]

Cry laughing at that non-punctuating reviewer. Thank you Grim Beard, I needed that.

[@1r0zz]

Now that you call him a "non-punctuating reviewer" I realized something! It's that critic that "reviews" games in zero punctuation The quality of criticism is the same...

[@nathane5287]

My new dream: To have one (or more) of my shitty steam reviews picked apart by Grimbeard one day.

[@adamwest8711]

Jump on discord, check out the game list and go nuts.

[@madmorgo6233]

@@adamwest8711 oh??

[@adamwest8711]

@@madmorgo6233 he puts up lists of what games he’s going to review next. Normally with some voting to decide which one next. If you know which game, you can go do dumb reviews on steam if that’s your dream. I mean, it’s not for me but I’ll happily help a guy achieve his goals if I can.

[@viliussmproductions]

That Depressive Euro Disco album is pretty sick. I've been making a playlist of dark covers of these sorts of nostalgic Eurodisco hits on spotify and these fit right in. "Boys boys boys" especially is a banger, though that's no surprise.

[@alsomirgefaellts]

and he even covered something from blue system! style points :D

[@effigytormented]

That was the best exit statement, "Or you get NO game!" I felt that for some reason.

[@Cromachy]

Man, your videos feel like warm cup of cocoa on a rainy evening. You've became my comfort tube.

[@monkee4245]

hey my husband and I have been binging your videos lately, great content man we really love it and appreciate the amount of work you put into your videos!

[@jacobsoper4708]

That anecdote about Tala being vetoed by the marketing department is very depressing, I must say. In 2000, you had playable female protags in everything from Turok to Delta Force. But then within 2-3 years, female protags were being intentionally removed. The original Unreal had a female protag as a statement against industry sexism. Unreal 2 by another studio replaced her with a male space marine and gave him a breasty female sidekick, because of course they did.

[@outsider344]

I like the part where grim "mice and men"s the audience for it's musical taste.

[@Ovog95]

I really love when you cover these gothic style games, I don't know what it is, but it kinds of gets me nostalgic.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

Thanks Grim! It’s great to have another review by you.

[@DancerVeiled]

Ah yes, damned to the call of duty mines. A fate of many studios.

[@sweeneezy]

I remember really wanting the Jericho Cross halloween costume as a child

[@tommysteenrod4481]

i need a deep dive of that one guys review history and an analysis of how many meta critic reviews they have skewed over time

[@pissqueendanniella4688]

Check out electricbayonet's comment

[@Jakster840]

Seconding. Grim please.

[@Rayuzx]

I'm disliking this video not because I don't like it (it's actually pretty good), but because I will not stand for any slander to "The Duke". It is the best controller I've ever used, and I will fight anyone who says otherwise.

[@pissqueendanniella4688]

*video has exactly 1 dislike* This tracks 😹😹

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

I’m willing to hear your defense of it.

[@thecstineman]

Love your stuff grim! Had an awful day, and you always help, especially today! Don't ever let anyone tell you that you aren't amazing. ❤

[@yeez13]

It’s depressing how low the views on the Vid has. For the other Reviews on your channel as well 😔 Seen this review four times and it’s still worth the watch each time like your Condemned 2: Bloodshot was too. Hopefully [Current Year] is the year it all escalates!

[@storyteller8772]

The whole scene from 12:25 made me chuckle. "Oh no! KZbin is going to get me again!" that feels oddly relatable and i ain't even really a youtuber.

[@vahlok1426]

"Jericho (...) your personality is 'shoot'" is an amazing line. Also the shotgun is made even better with the added scythe/axe blade on the grip for melee attacks.

[@Sputnik1]

I remember playing splitscreen Darkwatch on ps2 with my cousin and the fact that the cutscenes changed based on whether or not it's 1 or 2 players was mindblowing to me. It was different characters and all, it was so cool and to this day not many games do that properly

[@crispnhollow7300]

Mandalore is one of your patreons? interesting. Anywho, enjoyed the review, keep at it.

[@jtinkerton2547]

There seems to be a lot of crossover of Patrons between various gaming channels. It's not even surprising to see a Minimme video bankrolled by Raycevick, who himself is sponsored by LHudson, who gets some change from Mandalore's pocket, etc. I keep wondering if any of them actually make money or if they all just pass it along like a blunt.

[@JewTube001]

they all support eachother. whats interesting are the ones who dont

[@kacperkedziera1408]

How is this channel still so unnoticed. It baffles me that he's been pumping high production level content for years and he's still got just 30k subs. Edit: Ok, I got to 12:30 :D

[@HaircombMan]

That intro got me hooked, subbed.

[@ethanlove4695]

Please never stop making content! Is that a lot to ask? You made my morning!

[@simplyethan]

The fact that you still read all of your patrons' usernames is incredible. I love this channel.

[@DRNGDGMR]

I remember playing this for the first time around the age of 10. It was one of the first games I can actually remember playing other than Fable 1 or Grabbed by the Ghoulies. Ahh, nostalgia.

[@trippyskullz6669]

SO THE MICROSOFT ACTIVISION BLIZZARD AQUISITION MEANS A DARKWATCH REMASTER OR REVIVAL IS POSSIBLE??!!

[@bloodrunsclear]

The first trailer was intriguing, showing Dark Watch agents throughout several ages, like proto Assassin’s Creed

[@BadGhosts]

Great review as always - this looks like a lot of fun, might have to give it a go sometime down the line

[@forcefed333]

grimperson is good for rewatches, I enjoy contextual and anecdotal inclusions

[@tomservo110]

Holy shit video mods, I have never heard of those but their existence astounds me

[@Iwuznothere]

If its any consolation to High Moon, (ie:none) Darkwatch's genre and art style at least keeps coming back from 2009's Damnation to 2022's Evil West because someone always has the great idea of going "Anyone own Western Vampires/Gothic Western? No? Jump it!"

[@NucleaRaptor]

I was stunned you never once compared this to Nocturne.

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Holy shit. This channel is a goldmine of bed time content. Subbed

[@SqueebPlays]

Wow. I did NOT know that's what happened to Roger Avery. Thank you for telling me in the best way possible 🤣

[@ineptsparrow]

I was gonna go to bed, then you pulled this shit.

[@dexocube]

sleep's overated

[@roopertrooperviolencejack6281]

AAARGHHH

[@SpecShadow]

* insert Al Pacino from Godfather gif here *

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

Grim Beard being a shit puller as usual.

[@ash12181987]

Awesome stuff as always man.

[@Basketball64ful]

Dark and twisted reviews from my favorite psychopath, keep it up king

[@pissqueendanniella4688]

I love your profile pic 😹😹

[@solikeletsbenerdy]

I just wanted to thank you, dark watch and timesplitters two were a big part of my childhood and even with the jank and what not seeing dark watch get any attention at all just warms my heart

[@abyss9316]

SILVER BULLET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for covering this obscure vampire Western first person shooter thing

[@rig-zag]

Damn I loved this game, always wanted more of this genre... Oh, hello Evil West, welcome to 2022.

[@Zeroharpe]

Westerns + Horror/Fantasy is just about the best thing ever.

[@skatatataatje]

Woohoo! Making my day a little better. Thanks Grim! Love you

[@Duskets]

We gonna talk about how some suit at MTV probably saw a Runescape or Habbo Hotel music video and thought to themselves "I need to get into that racket!" before pitching the idea of video mods?

[@littlebaron5573]

I literally can not get enough of your videos.

[@jmarra07]

I've been looking forward to this one! Keep up the good work, and stay on those meds!

[@atabanoel7233]

That melody at 21:20 is solid. Would love to hear more.

[@AldousShitbird]

Love how you structured your videos are.

[@linklindlink]

Never thought this day would come.

[@planescaped]

This is the most original Ecks-bawks game I have ever seen.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

Had to learn more about Silent Hill movie man’s manslaughter, found this gem: “ On September 29, 2009, he was sentenced to one year in work furlough (allowing him to go to his job during the day and then report back to the furlough facility at night) and five years of probation.However, after making several tweets about the conditions of his stay on Twitter, Avary was sent to Ventura County Jail to serve out the remainder of his term. Also, he apparently co-wrote Pulp Fiction with Tarantino which is kinda high-speed stuff, really curious how that division of labor went down and who wrote what exactly.

[@logiclb]

It's a good night when there is new Grimbeard to watch. Cheers!

[@poopysanders2286]

Dude I bought this game 2 days ago for the xbox for the first time and you put out a review now lol

[@samothy6118]

Grim treating us very nice with midnight drops 🙏😌

[@MrBigmarcus89]

Imma need some 2 hour videos soon. Can't keep playing all your old stuff on repeat until the end of time.

[@Akuma3000GT]

I love the Raw Time Clip at 20:42. I remember it vaguely as a kid, but I couldn't place where I've seen it. 10 min of research later, and all the painful cringe memories from my teens are coming back.

[@PointySuperman]

Niiiice, always love a Grimbeard upload. Hope you’re taking advantage of the yearly games sale on steam and gog, lots of fun little titles ripe for the picking.

[@misterkefir]

I don't know what to write so I get the most likes, so.. I guess I just wanted to say that.. I like dark stuff and I think you're a cool dude Grim. I appreciate all your videos. They're always fun to watch and.. so.. yeah. Thanks.

[@hannibalcase1100]

About the floaty platforming, you can press the use button in midair to jump-cancel and dash directly downward. It's a really cool feature I wish more games had.

[@sortedevaras]

Don't taunt me with that sexy Breakdown gameplay. I would never mistake that cheeseburger.

[@GrimBeard]

I'd do a video if I could fuckin beat that final fight after solus.

[@sortedevaras]

@@GrimBeard He can be cheesed pretty easy by spamming the slide + uppercut combo.

[@GrimBeard]

@@sortedevaras I've gotten passed him, just not the fight after him where they keep spawning gangs of dudes.

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Speaking of Breakdown, it'd be great if Grim did a one-off review of the song by Tantric of the same name! It's awful, and doesn't fit the channel at all, and it's mainstream garbage from the early 2000's, but the worst part is the effort of making it for one or less views at the suggestion of a guy like me whose brain operates in a constant state of distraction to the point of forgetting the point of this sentence after typing it. This is nothing to be concerned about, however, when pros far outweigh the cons! Yeah, there are some drawbacks, I'll admit, but rewards always come with risks. Take the joke that is being channel with a dark, gothic type of persona reviewing early 2000's mainstream butt-rock music and stretch it out for about 40 minutes = the recipe for magic! **TL;DR My brain needed to take a dump. This pandemic is a real hoot, but the lack of human interaction for such lengths of time can cause the mind to start playin' tricks! It's wacky! But yeah, I decided to make a family out of my pancakes. We have a guest named Aunt Jemima over, and she is the sweetest! I better go be a good host now! My goodness, SO much company wheew! ** (Sorry, this coffee gets me excited and very rambly. I'm a morning person, which is evenings for me since I work nights. Woke up 45 mins ago and the coffee has reached my brain, and the result is always me talking too much. In person it's fine, but here there's no one to chime in.....so I'm given free reign to assault the unsuspecting with unrelenting walls of text even The Great Wall Of China eyes with jealousy! ....But yea, I hate wasting peoples time but this goddamn virus has exponentially increased my time spent online. Again, sorry guys lol....the hard pivot must be my brain using the chance to process out the junk now that it's adapted to the lack of human interaction. Before, I was always around people that made healthy communication part of my routine, which directly correlates to the short length of my KZbin comments. After the pandemic it's quite funny how the gradual increase in the length of my comments mirrors the slow expansion of my insanity! Ha! Okay, I'm done, and I can't apologize enough to anyone who read this. I do feel better to an extent, but in doing so I hope not to bring anyone else down in doing so.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

While I agree with your sentiments on Transformers, trust me when I say Fall of Cybertron is one of those "fun" games that's totally aware its a video game, and you'll feel sad when it gets over. They were very passionate about the franchise.

[@trippyskullz6669]

In the video. "If someone gets you this game 'their' not your friend.". THEY'RE** it's a great game PERIOD and should be remastered or @ bare minimum backwards compatible w an upped resolution or FR.

[@segagirladventurespico]

Just found your channel 😊 I came across this game many times but never looked into it. The art looks cool and I just subscribed 😊

[@maiqtheliar4347]

man you are prolific with these reviews.

[@xLewleit]

Where's my Supernatural ep5

[@GrimBeard]

soon

[@pissqueendanniella4688]

Give the man time, it must be hard typing with bananas taped to his hands

[@AdriftForWeeks]

That Wiseau on the phone came out of nowhere and made me laugh WAY harder than it should have any right to.

[@brittany2975]

Haven't even got thru the video yet, but that breakdown clip took me back real quick

[@mushroomheaification]

Ultraviolet... haven't thought about that movie in years. I loved it but I'm terrified to watch it again. The risk of shattering the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia is too great

[@BoneMachine1443]

I've got fond memories of playing this co-op with my brother on the PS2 way way back in the day. Embarrassingly mid 2000s game, but neat art direction, and it was fun how all the guns had different melee attacks. Who doesn't wanna be a double-jumping vampire with a rocket launcher?

[@joelnelsonc8775]

Just wanted to say I love your game review videos, you deserve more subs, and I use your videos as sleep aids (which is a complement).

[@Kozohana]

Bought my first cellphone, first time I went on tour, back in '05 in the UK, a k700i. Very underrated swiss army knife of a gadget that one. Loik.

[@wizardsdestroyedthem]

I like and (already) subscribe and comment and now I ask questions: I want to buy your mug. Does the black mug have a white handle like in the photo, or is that bow the preview works? Ps love you

[@williamguinn7589]

I think I'm going to bed at a decent hour and then Grim throws out a new video.

[@IchiSwagger]

Dude. I love your videos. And your nails. Also I bought this game on recommendation from a “GameStop guy”. I got to the final boss and literally just dropped the controller, sighed a big ol sigh, and felt that finishing the game would be too good for this “matchbox 20 of horror games”-game. So I sold it. Back to the GameStop guy. And told him it was not good, with a dirty look to boot. But considering he only gave me like $11 for it, I guess he did his job, so well played GameStop guy.

[@TimmehJay]

This was my experience watching this video: I think I played this game Wait, no I didn't. Hold on, I remember that. Do I really? You sure it was this game? I remember this absolutely Hold on, this isn't what I was thinking of Or is it? I still don't know but great video as always.

[@slendysensei]

I still miss you and the rest... I love you Grim, my best friend ever :,c

[@Ghostie.]

Grim, Grim , give us the grim! Grim, Grim, we need the Grim!

[@julien2983]

I played through the campaign in coop with a friend back on high school, we loved this game!

[@sofija1996]

Funny thing is, most of the Transformers games by High Moon are actually pretty good, not only by the licensed game metric but in general. It's the last one, forcefully retooled to fit with the Bay movies (previous games were largely divorced from them) that drops the ball in terms of quality.

[@judsongaiden9878]

That single-action pistol has a spike on the grip. Some Jakobs guns in Borderlands 3 have that sort of thing on them, and it looks exactly the same. The angle, the curvature, etc. *Note:* The name "Jericho Cross" sounds like one of those "Jason Blade" or "Big McLargehuge" type of names. The name "Jericho" means "city of the moon," so it's actually fitting for a goth, a vampire, or a vampire hunter. "Jerry" isn't nearly as cool as Caleb from 'Blood'. 2:54 And yet, she wears high heels as part of her battle garb. Fun fact: High heels were invented by a poncy French king. 3:49 There are some Oingo Boingo songs that would work really well in that context. Pretty much the entire album, 'Dead Man's Party', especially the song 'No One Lives Forever' (which has been featured in movies like 'Shrunken Heads' and 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part 2'). 4:55 Scope moves while reloading just like Hyperion sniper rifles in Borderlands 2 and various Jakobs rifles in Borderlands 3. 9:54 It would have been basically an edgier 'Van Helsing'. 12:07 So you CAN use that pistol blade! Good! I hate it when stuff like that is just for show. Also, that guy's scream sounded like a sci-guy from Half-Life. Is that an in-game sound effect or did you add that? Either way, it's perfectly timed. 12:42 "...and his name...is Jericho Cane." ~The Rock 13:12 Which was a hold-over from the late '90s. It's even got the black trench coat motif! Except it's a duster which is even more badass. 13:29 Vampire Hunter D meets BraveStarr. 14:03 Pearl from 'Blade' reinterpreted in the style of Stephen Gammell (of 'Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark' fame, and I mean the original books, not the movie). 19:22 Blasting snorks out of the air with a shotgun in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is downright addictive-go-nuts a go go! 19:52 So as a goth, what do you thin of the Kabbalic symbolism in Undertale and Deltarune? And why does no one ever talk about it? Kabbalic symbolism in video games goes way back. Ever notice how the Triforce resembles the Third Pentacle of Mars? It's one of the Seals of Solomon and it's used by sorcerers to invoke war and conflict. 20:49 Was that an X-Files reference?

[@TactDB]

The guy with the one star reviews is the Return-King. He returns all games he buys to Amazon and I think assumes if he doesn't give a negative review they "won't believe him".

[@chillhour6155]

Comment, because you asked nicely, as always, good review

[@pennyisdreadful]

YES! YES YES YES! I knew this was inevitable, one of my favourite (aesthetically speaking) games

[@RAAAAAAHHHHHhh]

I seriously haven't heard of this game. I've been living under a rock!! For like, 20 years!!!

[@kidpresentable]

Tiffy from Raw Time making a guest appearance

[@emulation2369]

So there is a chance for painkiller or necrovision review...? 😳

[@yuukicyan]

28:21 well this took a turn: nice rapping Grim!

[@Maartwo]

Love u Grimbeard, hope u have a nice week.

[@kylesunshine2731]

2:06 “There’s a snake in my boot!” - cow boy doll

[@iidoyila]

my ability to vibe and create my own story as i play is a part of why multiplayer games became so beautiful to me ~ but i will try to use my experiences to tell good stories