History of - DRIVER (1999-2011) | blablue123

[@FalcoBlockland]

whoa I like what you did at 1:28 - 1:30 was cool

[@jean-pierreraduocallaghan8422]

@Flaco Blockland Yeah it was really cool ! I was gonna like your comment, but then I saw it had 76 likes, so I said to myself, "leave it" !!

[@THEMilkSHAIKH]

Wow, Driver 3 looks exactly how I remember it as a kid. It's amazing that the games graphics have held up. It's driving and damage physics were ahead of its time. Truly an under appreciated game that slipped under the radar.

[@Destinylover14]

Driver 3 was my childhood game :D the good old days!

[@TheBolinhoPlay]

2 rsrsrs

[@drimervlkafr970]

me too

[@TheBolinhoPlay]

***** sendo que o Driver inovou praticamente em graficos 3d

[@Bilawal-ilyas]

We need new driver for next gen

[@Bigbird93]

They changed it to watch dogs

[@Xegethra]

@@Bigbird93 Which isn't like the Driver games anyway so it doesn't matter much.

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

driver is never coming back...

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

BigBird93 watch dogs is a shitty version of gta

[@alanze18]

@@SlavicUnionGaming watch dogs is not gta dumbass. watch dogs is a hacking game with a different game play, stop comparing every single open world to gta idiot

[@rpg5108]

All we need is a Driver game with Driver SF graphics, Driver 1 or 2 storyline, and gameplay like parallel lines (with much more improvement tho). Or maybe just Driver 1 and 2 remake for next gen then..

[@hamzastatham5902]

👌👌👌 exactly!!!

[@MrMultiDesigner]

all of this with a driv3r soundtrack

[@rpg5108]

Yup.. and if ubisoft are going to cut the series off, at least give us the last and the best Driver ever with a conclusive storyline tho. It's almost 5 years since SF and I'm not sure they're going to make another Driver game in future.

[@speedy_boi_69]

RPG Well they have made a game about speedboats that only is on portable devices (Android,IOS)

[@speedy_boi_69]

IF a new Driver game comes out,i want in that game flying hubcaps falling off your car (like in Driver 1 and 2)

[@TOPNOTCHIDIOTS]

So much childhood wow

[@AlvaroGC_2001]

Whaaat I thought you were a fake account hahahahah. I recently playied Driver: Parallel Lines and it was an incredible experience. Too many memories... For me is the best one

[@3wGaming]

My list: Driver:SF Driver Driv3r Driver 2 Driver:PL You might ask why DSF it's on top? What I loved about this game is the driving physics, soft suspensions like a real American car, and of course, the action movie car chases theme (the main reason why Driver 1 or this series exist). And DSF bring all of that back. And I seem to only one here to appreciate that. This game also made me love American cars or cars in general.

[@tjam.]

I played the shit out of Driver SF when I was at the age of like 7

[@lilbiscuit-0-867]

Turtlejam same XD I looked at the hours and it’s over 500 lmao

[@sunriseDPL4242]

We have identical list but vice versa

[@nathanwells3566]

Parallel lines was a great game. I loved the car customizations and the open world plus the ability to do certain missions in order.

[@Mazotheman]

GTA 5 could learn a thing or two about car handling from Driver San Francisco.

[@BeardyGit89]

Mazokki shut up.

[@benconway9010]

Mazokki yea definitely

[@RedJLP]

Knowledgeable about cars as I am, I have long since realized that the majority of the cars in their respective game behave similar to certain drive types. In Driver SF, most of them behave like rear-wheel drives which was a conscious decision on the behalf of Reflections. One thing they wanted to recapture was the spirit of Driver 1 which itself took a lot of influence from car chase films of the 70s, a time when most of the cars used were RWD, hence the handling model.

[@markwiering]

The driving in Driver San Fancisco often frustrates me. When I take a turn while chasing a criminal, the rear wheels of the car sometimes start slipping while the front wheels keep their grip, after which the car turns 180 degrees. I must turn around (which takes a long time) and in the mean time, the criminal escapes. I hate it.

[@OfficerBonBon]

gta is not even an ant for driver XD

[@piggyfungames]

omg driver 3 the game of my childhood I remember playing this game as a kid all the time! the soundtrack just brings memories back

[@marioszioupa4753]

Ikr Me too! I was playing that game when I was 5-6 in PS2 Good Times...

[@xZEROsHEROx]

i remember playing driver 1,2,3 and parallel lines when i was 5-12

[@00nervy]

Me too i was play driver 2 on ps1 :) and driv3r on my computer (3 yr ago) : P

[@xZEROsHEROx]

last time i played parallel lines was .... like 2008? which i was actualy like 12... yeah wow i estimated how old i was without trying pretty accurate i still miss this game tho i dont remember what happend to my disk which was y i stopped playing it =[

[@escanor4238]

PiggyFun when i was a kid I was all ways playing driver 3 because it’s my favorite game of all time

[@yigiterol1106]

I think Driver Paralel Lines was the best. I love Driver!

[@djandreal]

The graphics got polished as time went by to the detriment of fun and gameplay though. Driver and driver 2

[@iZacq]

I wish they made DRIVER 2 again with todays graphics it would blow our mind GTA has really taken over but Driver was awesome :)

[@campingbanana1]

Reliving old memories playing through each one, good times the original Driver and Driver San Francisco are my favourite, great video!

[@X1erra]

Driver is just nostalgia. Driver SF is the holy grail since every of dem cars are real, but I like Driver in general because of its focus on driving and being a wheelman. I like knocking down other drivers rather than shooting. Pure driving ftw!

[@SirPenguin93660]

1:26 to 1:31 EPIC!

[@MrMagnificentMedia]

Yes, I loved that transition too. So cool!

[@rileyn54]

It was!

[@NismoRacer00]

Yeah! :D

[@The101Point1]

Dr.Penguin driver 2 is mint

[@hreisv]

Dr.Penguin Hey, I just made a video playing Driver on my channel! Could you take a look please? Let me know if you like it

[@inkognito_rentner7992]

driv3r is my favorite

[@SapphireDriftYT]

I absolutley loved playing these games. I've played every single one of them. My first ever console was a PS1 and the first ever game I played on it was DRIVER. This video brings back so many memories for me, thank you very much for uploading this. I'm gonna cry now lol

[@ixkillerzxi]

I always used to think there was a reflection of a handgun in your hand. I tried every combination determined to use it.

[@alanking3577]

I did and thought the same lol

[@ixkillerzxi]

Alan Heron So I wasnt crazy!

[@alanking3577]

Nope! Me and my friend were always tryin' to figure out how to use the gun that we were seeing in the character's shadow. We were always hoping that a mission or something would unlock it... lol

[@ixkillerzxi]

Thats exactly what I thought! I got pretty far into the missions before I gave up trying. Free drive was the shit back in then days!

[@alanking3577]

Oh yeah it was awesome ! I was spending my time driving around and tryin' to run people over with my car lol. I also was fan of GTA 2. I remember talkin' with friends about how awesome it would be if GTA 2 was like Driver lol And GTA III was exactly like that.

[@PalmsDesign]

Driver 3 brings back so much nostalgia the soundtrack and everything, me and my friend used to sit down for hours just doing the craziest stuff possible.

[@maxsokolov5096]

Nice video. I don't understand, really, how can one love Parrallel Lines so much. It was good, but aiming and shooting was horrible, traffic was insane, you could hardly drive through those endless cars and not beat them, the way main character moves makes me feel pain. Cars where unnamed and pretty much alike, and pretty routine gameplay was also boring. Driver 1 was EPIC, it's so hardcore, the first mission in garage will make today's gamers cry) Driver 2 was amazing, the first time I left the car for a free walk was like "What??)" Graphics became better and I remember some cool missions and the dynamics of the game - soo good and fast. I now play San Franciso and it's a great game, it reminds me of the games back in the days when the whole industry was about making GAMES not money first of all!

[@benconway9010]

Max Sokolov yea u had half a minute to do it in not being big headed but I could do it in between 15 and 20 seconds with out a scratch

[@maxsokolov5096]

u mad bro)

[@Xegethra]

@@maxsokolov5096 Parallel Lines was wonky as Hell, but I still enjoyed it a lot, even had a lot of fun with 76. The only Driver I didn't really like was 3, and that's nothing to be surprised about.

[@eta_carithebrightlord3396]

Tbh driver PL was a good Wii game

[@jakeboi6922]

Driver was the game back in the day man it was way better then gta

[@windows95_de]

lol NEVER.. it was cool too but gta was 1000x better

[@Allison_Burgers69]

very true better in graphics, better storyline. It is way better than gta in anyways back then

[@EBKCAPTAIN43]

Driv3r was the Gta before Gta

[@felisasininus1784]

+CLEVEN11 The first two Driver games came out before GTA3. So it's safe to think GTA3 took some inspiration from this franchise.

[@Wheeltron]

+Benjamin Woo What do you thinl gta was made for it was inspired buy driver it was made to compete with the driver games

[@volkswagenk7017]

all we need in a new driver is : driver 1 storyline , driver SF graphics , driver parallel lines era change , driv3r/driver parallel lines/driver SF cars,HD,Buying cars in a dealership

[@volkswagenk7017]

and shooting in the cars without getting out of the car

[@thehazzi6141]

+Mbarillon Bbarill + upgrade and personalization

[@zr1836]

Great idea , but to top it all of we should have th option to leave the car , that would open up SO many new opportunities, missions, possibilities. I personally played Parallel Lines and loved it , we need smtn like that!

[@TheJmsJose97]

zlayaisonfire 4eXc i thought 3 was better in terms of gunplay and ambience

[@resistance-nq9vp]

and open source mission so we can make a story or whatever.... u know what im saying....

[@OneBiker98]

Driv3r and Parallel lines are my favourites PS2 games. Also the Parallel lines graphics are like the GTA IV's graphics !

[@zdenenkschijbers187]

Driver Parallel Lines still looks beatiful

[@vasqu3z_7]

Driver Parallel Lines graphics look like GTA IVs ? dude you're on crack ? Parallel Lines looks absolute awful. Driv3r looked waaay better

[@OneBiker98]

@@vasqu3z_7 Made this comment when I was about 15-16 years old mate. Back then they looked great to me. Old comment up there.

[@vasqu3z_7]

@@OneBiker98 dont matter even back then it was a huge difference between those games graphics

[@OneBiker98]

@@vasqu3z_7 Maybe Parallel Lines seemed to me "similar" to IV back in the day due to the warm color palette they used. Driver 3 had kind of sharper graphics and the car damage system was great for the PS2.

[@kinganarkzie]

Real shame about driver 3, if they had completed the game before releasing it, it probably would have taken gta's crown.

[@DiegoProgressive]

Parallel lines and driver 2 the best ones

[@renodenton5170]

..Still waiting for a Driver 4.. Driv3r was the best in the series!

[@Snowphoenix2]

we're on driver 5 friend

[@3p1ks]

Driver 1 has pixels, bad textures fat pixled people and yeah. WAIT I SAW HIM GET OUT OF THE CAR AND SHOOTING PEOPLE. ISNT THIS DRIVER SANFRANCISO

[@Snowphoenix2]

no......

[@AlvaroTol-qm2gr]

Driver Parallel Lines is it ;)

[@renodenton5170]

I don't want a game to line it..I just want Tanner's story after Istanbul ;)

[@littlesoldier1985]

Good video. Ah, I really miss both Driv3r and Parallel Lines with their unique an somehow charming atmosphere. And come on, the latter game had NYC in two different eras. Both if them had its own style to it. Oh, don't wanna be all nostalgic, but why don't they make driving games like these two?

[@GodOvTheInternet]

Driver 2 is definitely my favorite one.

[@thesickrobot6924]

Mine too

[@Spritevape]

Same

[@thesickrobot6924]

it was a great game

[@berna2165]

really mine is driver 1 and driver 3 :D so great games :P

[@vamp4403]

mine too, I remembering cursing so much at those Havana missions though lol

[@mazzatti8046]

Driv3r was my jam when i was young. all i remember though was me driving a boat to one of those ocean houses and getting a shotgun to the face. I mostly just spent time free roaming around in the game though, Sadly i think i rented it. So i did not play it for that long. But still it was pretty fun. Wish i could play it again.

[@Waelxp1994]

Driver San Francisco is the best Driver game in Driver Series (y)'

[@lb935]

Driv3r it was my fav on playstation 2! Ugh so many memories!

[@LouisTK22]

Someone knows the name of the song playing in Driver San Francisco at 6:11 ?

[@abil_grd]

got the song yet? i need to know too!!!

[@JohnMesaSFM_Official]

Driver: San Francisco, The game that first introduce me the new era of next-gen gaming

[@nicorious8945]

driver 3 and parrallel lines were the best games! (I also think driver 3 has the best graphics smh)

[@talalalsulite7095]

Yup driver parallel lines were best because it was 2 stories in different time

[@FrodiciaYT]

+YeeVaZTM driver 2 was the better :'V

[@Just_call_me_M]

dirver parellel lines better......ahhh ps2 old dayes

[@kristinemcculloch4813]

I know driver 3 is cool and parrallel too.

[@Trakker1985]

Are you high? Parrallel Lines was alright, but D3 was an unfinished mess =T

[@Megumi_Bandicoot]

6:11 The music is “Shock Her” by Denis Gorodetskiy.

[@MegaVideoEditor]

they have a challenge in Driver San Francisco that is an exact copy of the garage mission from Driver 1. You have to complete the slalom, lap, 360, 180 spon, handbrake turn, speed, and brake in under 60 seconds

[@NamelessPlayerOfficial]

Which was my nightmare level back then, thank you Driver San Francisco for reminding me of one of the things that used to haunt me back then ._.

[@harleyvetsch4366]

Exact it's missing the "Hey man you wrecked the car man" and the melodic Miami at Night song. Putting those two in would have gave me a true nostalgic trip.

[@MegaVideoEditor]

+Amon Isran Banoub Hell yeah man. I believe it was New York at Night but either way, very nostalgic piece of music.

[@NamelessPlayerOfficial]

+MegaVideoEditor Probably the best song I ever heard

[@harleyvetsch4366]

Yes, it was NY at Night. I got the song confused.

[@justafella]

The transitions in this vid are among the best things I've ever seen.

[@thereferee5547]

Driver parallel lines was my favourite. :)

[@KevMEGA]

Driver 1 and Driv3r my two favorite driver games forget the other 3 driver games

[@diegoslopez1]

Great work blablue123!

[@bijeY2K]

The graphics of Driver 3 was very good, even 4 years after the release of Driver 2.

[@foxypirate6112]

Driver:10/10 Driver 2 :10/10 Driv3r:10/10

[@tankilol44troll4]

why do you hate driver 76 ? its a Nice game the PSP graphics are just PSP graphics :p that not a reason to give seven to driver 76, fnaf is a shit,driver is berger.

[@volkswagenk7017]

fnaf is cancer , driver rule

[@anthony596]

DRIV3R WAS THE BEST ONE IN MY OPINION.

[@anthony596]

@@volkswagenk7017 Berger?

[@indonesianman-22]

@@anthony596 he mean better

[@zyxua]

great job making this video, driver 3 is my favourite.

[@7Tomb7Keeper7]

Parallel line is one of the longest games I ever played ,felt like a TV series

[@kareemqassim162]

agree.I miss that game! It should be remastered next year

[@rpg5108]

+kareem qassim along with Driver 1 and 2 remake. lol too good to be true tho

[@chaladchaladas7677]

Yeah I played my whole childhood even if I finished it I restart the game to play again

[@mohamedarslendridi3064]

I used to complete it in one night :p i lost my Ps2 memory card :p

[@enigmazero37564]

Good memories of those games (Driver, Driver 2, Driv3r)

[@Swivel01]

I think Driv3r and Driver Parallel Lines is the best driver series

[@minniemation]

Alex Turpeinen Parallel lines was better in my opinion, But Driv3r was a hell of a lot more challenging. Beating Driv3r was much more rewarding.

[@DillaryTrumpton]

Driv3r was my favorite game growing up. Rest of the Driver games are good too.

[@DaRcSiDeRPlayAgain]

Driv3r is my childhood (;

[@G0LDB0XB1ZN3Z]

***** ME2

[@majujeshidotukutotamonokua8089]

Me to, i was 7 when i played it, 2nd time i played it i was 12, now im 14 and driver SF on ps3 is what i play

[@G0LDB0XB1ZN3Z]

: )

[@7Tomb7Keeper7]

+DarCiS LOL ,these games are supposed to be for adults ,too much violent for children

[@epictrain9993]

me too

[@pwndziez]

the first transition between games was perfectly amazing and the best

[@Restoredd]

Driver 76 made me want to pull my teeth out on the last mission because I'd always fail or my Playstation Portable would over heat and freeze. Thank God, I finished the game before my PSP died :P

[@strikemanpop]

I beat all the game xD 56/56 cars and 124/125 stars

[@elgenio00100]

Driver 2 was one my favorite games on the PS1, I can’t tell how many hours I spent playing it, good times ❤️

[@19PEK96]

Driv3r and Driver paralel lines

[@Fuakh]

becoming out sold from GTA

[@Chap904]

Driver:SF was the best one

[@Fuakh]

Driver and Driver 2 are better by a lot

[@whilstyoureadmyincrediblyl8166]

Fuakh No, not really. Driver: SF brang back Driver. Except it was a whole lot better. Better controls, better graphics, better everything. I still hate the first level in Driver >:(.

[@Fuakh]

TheCardBoardBoxRobot But the map was too small, cities didnt change, the graphics were good but thats not important gameplay wise and even if you cant shoot, walking is much better than the coma thing

[@CaptainCanuck93]

anyone else remember being able to save clips of the action in Driver 2, it was one of my favorite games growing up

[@wontonjon7041]

Is it bad if the main reason i liked Driv3r was because i live in Miami?

[@MsRCmania]

driver 3 was my best game when i was young

[@JR98GAMING]

Driver - 8/10 Driver 2 - 7/10 DRIV3R - 3/10 Driver: Parallel Lines - 6/10 Driver San Francisco: 9/10

[@cobrathibok]

uh Driv3r was a good game

[@anthony596]

DRIV3R WAS THE BEST IN MY OPINION.

[@Gaddafist23]

@@anthony596 strongly disagree

[@rustysqueezebox8]

Parallel lines was the best

[@jaikieperry-sloan4661]

what's the song u used for driver San Francisco

[@bigbb772]

driver 3 was like on of my favorite games for the longest time

[@SCREAMILLUSION]

We need a new driver game, taking all the good things from them all and mashing it up into a real car brand using getaway driver game.

[@volkswagenk7017]

real cars with fictional cars*

[@SCREAMILLUSION]

Mbarillon Bbarill ?

[@MrMagnificentMedia]

Amen!

[@SCREAMILLUSION]

***** I miss it. I want a proper Driver game again..

[@MrMagnificentMedia]

SCREAMILLUSION Me too, I just finished watching a playthrough of Driver 2 just to feed my nostalgia and refresh my memory. San Francisco came out in 2011, it's really time for another :)

[@Sh4un1r1k]

I remember first seeing Driver on psone. The detail for the time was amazing, cars felt heavy like the 70's driving in rain soaked roads in LA with lights reflecting off the surface. Loved Rio on Driver 2. Driver 3 buggy, unfinished yet fun with the detailed cities and car physics. Driver PL was a nice tidy game with great ideas. But I really did enjoy Driver SF, they went back to what Driver was originally all about, car chases, crashes and handbrake turns; ditching gta influences.

[@Trakker1985]

Why so many people are hating on Driver SF boggles my mind, it's an amazing game, I can't be the only one that thought Driv3r is PL were the games that made the series go all crappy. After GTA got super popular they tried to turn Driver into GTA and it was nasty, if I wanted to play GTA, I'd play GTA. I like to pretend that D3 and PL didn't exist and SF is the third game lol

[@Xegethra]

The one thing I loved from Parallel Lines was the wanted system, made me a bit fearful of the police. The whole suspicion thing was really good.

[@Xeranxies]

Parallel Lines was my favourite out of the Driver games. It did the 70's and 00's real justice with its story.

[@ickleshouse]

Which came out first Driver or GTA3? I thought it was Driver. Still got an old PS1 disc with original playable demo of Driver 1 and the actual game , remember playing "survival "mode... mad. GTA 3 just went a few steps further and kept going .. thanks for taking the time to put this together blablue 123. 1:27 over the bridge ! sweet.

[@benconway9010]

ickleshouse yea driver came out first

[@Xegethra]

Yeah it came out before GTA 3, but was two years after the first GTA.

[@Z-Twinturbo]

the handling of the 1st one was so awesome for its time! I Really enjoyed it

[@MrDharamveer001]

Driver best, Driver 2 Fuck!ng Awesome (why? because can get out of the car and steal another) Driv3r cool, Driver Parallel Lines (fall in love) Awesomeness cool storyline and i like the concept start in 1978-2006...i like old cars (^_^) !!! Driver San Francisco nice.

[@kahikiller]

who else grew up with driver 1 and 2 good old times

[@Allison_Burgers69]

hope they will create new ones

[@g-dub5272]

Driver 1 kept me away from homework back in the day 😁

[@dasichsyndrom1]

driver 2 i love it

[@CHIZZELsnoot]

the first driver game on the ps1 was my first and only driver game i played, never played any of the sequels, but i remember playing this all the time in my childhood doing nothing but trying to hit the big jumps instead of the missions because i didnt know how to progress through the game because i was so young.

[@anthonyorr7457]

driver parallel lines and driver 3 were the best games of the series

[@rickysacco2720]

I played the video game released in 1999 when i was a kid. For me, that game is more beautiful that a lot of videogames of today.

[@NeCkOpax]

driv3r

[@whilstyoureadmyincrediblyl8166]

That was worst of them all xD

[@NeCkOpax]

TheCardBoardBoxRobot yes

[@creatorleo7578]

What is song name of driver san francisco and renegade?

[@Speedbomb1575]

why are all of them except driver Francisco able to kill people and get out of you car and there all MA15+ except driver Francisco witch is PG for some reason?

[@aschnauzercalledfredv2749]

Spelling Police, sir I think you might know why we pulled you over *Which*

[@Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu01]

in driver 1 you can't get out the car

[@tatumalinen4679]

I miss the time when i played driver 3... that was the best time ever! I want driver 3 back :(((

[@frankramirez5827]

U guys don't understand Driv3r was my life!

[@renodenton5170]

haha..

[@masteraxe1453]

I remember I got so excited that I could actually shoot people unlike in Driver 1 and 2

[@liamkirk7056]

Whats the title of the Music? 6:12

[@SonicFan4Ever100]

After Driver 3, the series just got shitty. Driver: 9/10 Driver 2: 10/10 Driver 3: 10/10 The rest: -100000000/10

[@KristopherWilliams_tahmson]

There series screams mediocrity in my opinion. The first Driver game never really even peaked my interest, you're simply driving around the terrible streets...constantly. Driver 2 wasn't much different. I don't know, I've never really liked the style of the Driver series. To each to their own.

[@joshtie6156]

I agree mate, the combination of on-foot and driving was perfect in driver 2 and 3 was the best, afterwards they just got rid of it gradually. That sucks!

[@Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu01]

i put to the first one 7/10 i hated it a bit*always the fking cops dostroyed my car*

[@Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu01]

I'm Blue oh and the brutal change for driver 2 to 3 was an orgasm(damn those hidden cars) and the wierd guys with the m40

[@daz1200]

SonicFan4Ever100 dont forget the best one of all. san fransico :D

[@d-d-i]

After almost two decades since the series began, I wanted to tell about my impressions of the series. Driver basically paved way for games like 3D-era GTA's. Driver was the first massive open world driving game (as I know of) and Reflections tried to show off to people, that they can make this. First Driver is a classic videogame for obvious reasons, but the second one was way too abitious and they picked up the wrong system, PS1 didn't have the hardware, that would have payed justice for the game (they should have made it for PS2 instead). My opinion is, that while the game mechanics and driving feel was superb on both games, they both had some significant issues, especially the second one. Issues the first one had were pretty simple afterall, since they were only about the badly balanced difficulty level mostly and couple game mechanic decisions, like, police being way too overpowered/rubberband AI, your car being destroyed if you rolled it, a lot of sticky places on the walls, etc, etc. The plot of the game is pretty much mystery to me, it just isn't easy to understand due lack of development on that aspect. Second one however was even worse technically, since it was basically barely holding together on PS1, having constant extreme framerate drops, texture borders visible everywhere, even worse graphics than the first one and the same issues returning from the first one, being even more bad. In my opinion, the second game was one of the worst PS1 titles, but yet people still remember it being badass, cool and challenging. Extremely difficult game, way too punishing for the player. I had it too and I still liked it, for some parts. With the second game, Reflections clearly tried to enter into more mature audiences with movie-like approach to it, but it was way too abtitious to work out on PS1. They also introduced the ability to get out of the car and walk around the cities, but that part is the thing were they started to go into wrong direction. Controling the character was executed in horrible way and the only but the game ruining issue it had was that the camera was locked to the player, so controlling the player was very frustrating. Other issues it had were pretty significant too, like maps being boring, numerous technical issues, downgraded graphics from the first one and way too high difficulty level. One of the odd decisions was also, that they didn't release it on PC at all, only for PS1. The PC version could have holded up much better. Now, I separated the series into three categories, based on the system generation they released. So next part is obviosly the Driver 3 (Driv3r). This time, Reflections was determined to blow away the people with the quality they tried to produce. Producing values for this title were high, Hollywood-actors voice acting and the overall theme and style they tried to represent for us was even more Hollywood-like car chase movie. Once again, Reflection mastered the driving feeling, one of the things Driver games have always been good at. And this time, the game was graphically pretty, very realistic for its time. Unfortunanently, they spend too much efforts into pretty looks, driving feeling and voice actors, and everything else was rushed out of the door. The game was yet another disaster, barely improving from the second game. This time, they introduced guns to the gameplay and that's where it all went downhill. Player controlling and aiming mechanics were jerky and awful, AI was very dumb, robotic, on-rail like, some of the same issues previous game had were still present (allthou in smaller amounts fortunanently), laughable rubber-band cops, a lots and lots of unfinished places on the maps, where you could fall off from the map. The game was technically ok, it did run smoothly this time without any significant issues, but there still were some minor issues here and there. Difficulty level was also reduced to more acceptable levels, at least when it comes to the driving, but shooting sequences were bombing the game down. In the end, third game in the series had potential, but it once again was way too ambtious for the team to make it through. Now, Driver: Parallel Lines was one of my favourite games when I had it. With this installment, Reflections had lost one of their key member and they wanted to learn their lesson from the previous errors they had made. And they did, this game was significant improvement from the Driver 3. Graphically it was a bit downgraded thou, but the gameplay was improved significantly. Cheaper voice actors did just as good work as expensive Hollywood-actors, so team could focus into the game mechanics more. And it payed off, this time shooting and controlling the player was much more satisfying, yet not quite the best there was. Driving feeling was slightly changed to more lighter approach, but it worked as well. First time ever there also was radio stations and proper soundtrack for the game as well. No technical issues that I could remember and the town felt lively. Unfortunanently there was only one town and two era's, from which the latter one was a bit boring (70's all they way, whehey). Many people regard this game as cheap GTA-clone and unfortunanently, they're right about that. During Driver 3 development, it was clear, that Reflection was rivaling with GTA-series, but failed to deliver the goods. Same thing happened with this game, but this time they were much more closer without any game breaking issues. The game was well accepted by the critics after the awful 3rd installment, but felt short after people realized, that this was ''cheap'' GTA-clone. After some years, we saw Driver-series return to its roots with Driver: San Fransisco. Reflection wanted to get rid of the character controlling and shooting, so they came up with this unique system of having the main character in coma dream, where you could jump from car to car. It definitely brought the series back to its roots, but in the process, people felt odd with the mechanic and the idea as whole (I do too, it just doesn't feel right). Gameplay was excellent in many ways all the way from the handling to the mechanics. Technically it was also good looking game, but the city felt dead, only generic people walking around here and there. Reflection were desperately trying to save themselves and the series, but the damage what the Driver 2 and 3 had made is just too much for the people to get over. In the end, I myself feel, that the Driver-series is a important part of the gaming history, especially on car games, but I can't just see them anymore revelant to current world of gaming. Time for remakes/reboot is not right, or they may never even come. In the end, GTA-series has taken its place as the Number 1 driving game, so putting another Driver-game out now would be a bad move. We need to see, where the gaming world is sailing and who knows, perhaps we once again after some years have the chance to chase down bad guys, run away from the police and perform massive Hollywood-chase movie slides through the corners as the undercover detective. We'll see about that.

[@defiraphi]

GTA Driver Need for Speed Most Wanted Mafia Midnight Run Kinda all similar games ?! You have to drive, do missions, can free ride , steal cars , etc...

[@White2Widowization]

Except for the first Driver, you cant steal cars in that game :P

[@camarorafi]

Logic Step And Driver san frnsisco,I mean Cant get outta car

[@camarorafi]

Logic Step and i like Driv3r Semms like GTA

[@White2Widowization]

Jhon Arbucle I agree :)

[@benconway9010]

defiraphi and get away

[@HandOfOddy]

Holy shit that transition from 1 to 2, amazing :)

[@CCCPMetalWarrior]

DRIVER 2!!!

[@bellicenterprises4362]

They really have to release a Driver Trilogy! (Driver, Driver 2 and Driv3r!)

[@TheVeljko97]

the first two where awsome, than gta overshadowed them

[@Xegethra]

I would have liked Driver 2 more if it had a PC release, it would be easier to play these days if it did. All that slow down the game has.....oh well I'm used to it but I'd still rather not have it.

[@MuscleCarLover]

I never really got into the stories until Driver: San Francisco, but they were always fun to mess around with the cars and bikes. Also, I played Parallel Lines once on PS2 and could've sworn the speedometer was a strip at the bottom of the screen

[@Nivec217]

Driver 1 and 2 looked like GTA III except with no guns, didn't they?

[@Nivec217]

And then Driv3r really turned into GTA. It had guns and everything.

[@Nivec217]

***** Really?

[@GuthMan95]

I disagree. The graphics for driv3r were better but game play of gta was better. I've spent hours on hours on both these games.

[@Alstanbery]

Where could i download the track that plays at Driver SF?

[@aaronjohnston8528]

the game got fucked the moment they let you get out of your car

[@shoe18]

Really nice video, awesome footage and editing!

[@Numaticin]

I used to love Driv3r. In fact it partially inspired my youtube name. But now that I look back on it, It was an arse of a game. Simply awefull!

[@JD-rf1xc]

had so much fun in Driver and Driv3r..

[@hajinka98_]

Driver and Driver 2 was my favorites, the other games don't even look like driver

[@rav3552]

In the order of my favorites: 1) Driver 2) Driv3r 3) Driver Parallel Lines 4) Driver 2 5) Driver San Francisco

[@MrKvittot]

is driver paralel lines worth getting omn pc? and btw givre us driver 3 remake same game but everything better and driver 4 like driver 3 bvut with tanner and good graphics

[@MrKvittot]

thanks

[@ElMafioso21]

One of my favourite driver game is parallel lines it's a good idea to make two eras in one game it gave the storyline mush more importance. And tuning available to all vehicles in the game is so damn good Im impressed by this game !!

[@MrKvittot]

***** :D

[@thetim6491]

Driver 76 was my childhood. I remember on my 8th birthday i got a PSP (i think is PSP 3000) and a game called driver 76. I remember doing free roam and kill cops..

[@iimxnster1986]

Driver PL has the best cutscenes in the world

[@tariqabuawwad5824]

What's the name of the song at 6:13? PLEASE!!!!

[@RikMcCloud]

Superb video! Wonderfully edited.