Analyzing Bodycount: Black's Failed Sequel

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Contents of this video
00:00 Intro
02:01 Skillshare
03:32 Graphics+Aesthetic woes
06:14 Story
09:08 Gameplay
10:45 Guns
14:23 Bad Controls
16:12 Awful Difficulty Spikes
19:34 Half-Baked Gameplay Mechanics
22:20 OP Guns+Awful bosses
23:48 Conclusion+Outro

[@Jarekthegamingdragon]

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[@hieunguyenrileygekko]

dude, check Sanctum 2 please

[@clown8444]

@@hieunguyenrileygekko yes

[@ethanmarley678]

P.S the people behind this and turning point also made dirt 3, a game you played on your channel long ago

[@ashtonkamien8542]

Can you play spec Ops the Line please I hope you have an awesome day

[@Chuked]

Please review Fear 1

[@thirteen6659]

I always thought Bodycount looked like the type of game you'd see a kid playing in a 90's era movie.

[@jeffreywaugh926]

Yes like something that would be in “Grandma’s Boy” or something

[@Abyessal]

CSI Miami

[@popanda3707]

Looks like the game Jimmy plays in gta v too bad I really loved black was like a battlefieldish type game

[@arthurfleck629]

@@popanda3707 Sadly I never had the opportunity to play Black but it definitely reminds me of Battlefield Bad Company a bit.

[@jonathanj.3695]

Fun fact: The original Bodycount game actually was a game from the 1990s and was pretty much a Doom clone. So... technically you'd probably (ironically) see a kid in the 1990s playing it.

[@1988foxtrot]

Jarek: Black was always being self advertised as being "gun porn". Yeah it didn't get everything right about the guns... Me: Since when has porn ever been about being accurate?

[@christopherregan1654]

BLACK was always about the joy of firing guns, filling people full of bullet holes, blowing things up, and completely destroying the environment. However, it did everything in a relatively plausibly realistic manner, as opposed to the blatant fantasy world of "Bodycount."

[@anusmcgee4150]

@@christopherregan1654 so you're saying Black and porn are the same because they're about filling holes with hot loads?

[@obamacheck3567]

Late but needs more likes

[@topanlazuardi9251]

yeah, i never see my collage teacher Under 20 years old with D cup Bust. must be very smart student that get her Degree at 15 years old

[@antoinelk00]

My dad still has his original copy of Black, omg that game was so fun to play, but I never played the “sequel”

[@aquariuskudo]

how old are you?

[@antoinelk00]

@@aquariuskudo I’m 21

[@MsFelinaFox]

@@antoinelk00 That doesn't seem young until I remember that I'm 30 :P But yea. Black is a classic

[@KissTheFuture]

Wow, I'm old.

[@TheCivildecay]

Black is available on xbox gamepass

[@jaysanj152]

I admit,Game look like one of those Fake FPS's you often get to see in so many movies

[@thebombdiggity3941]

"TURN OFF THAT FUCKIN VIDEO GAME!"

[@Harvester88]

Definitely looks like the screenshots they use for gaming monitor promo pages.

[@GunsNGames1]

I remember reading about Bodycount as a "spiritual sequel" to Black online, I absolutely love Black with all my heart, and I'm not going to lie, I did get a little excited about Bodycount. Remember to this day as one of the biggest disappointments I have ever had lol.

[@clown8444]

Man this game really did flop

[@joshuagraham2843]

hey dead space getting remake does that mean black getting a remake too?

[@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971]

Yeah I remember being so thoroughly let down I didn't even bother to finish the first level before I got rid of the game. Just holding out hope for a Black remaster now.

[@GunsNGames1]

@@joshuagraham2843 probably not since Criterion is long gone.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

This game and Haze changed the way I anticipate new games forever

[@pong86r]

man i remember having my stereo hooked up to my ps2 and freaking out my neighbors with Black. those sound effects were so damn crisp and solid!

[@strikerecho2592]

Fun Fact: The MP5 gun sounds are the same sounds used in Die Hard.

[@commander31able60]

I remember seeing a trailer for this where one of the devs said it's a game you play to take your mind off an argument with your girlfriend, or something like that. not a great marketing move.

[@EustaBAracer]

HEY GAMERZ1!!1 WHAT GOES BETTER WITH HIGH ENERGY, FUTURISTIC FIRST PERSON SHOOTING???? THAT'S RIGHT, REMEMBERING THAT YOUR GF IS ANGRY AT YOU BECAUSE YOU USED HER CUSTOM TAILORED COCKTAIL DRESS TO POLISH YOUR WARHAMMER FIGURINES!!

[@commander31able60]

@@EustaBAracer their first mistake was assuming that gamers even have girlfriends.

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

To be fair this was the peak of the "frat bro gaming" era.

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

@@commander31able60 That is one of the funniest comments I’ve read in a long time. Thank you. When I got married, I chose to give up gaming for the most part. Wife didn’t ask me to, just realized a real woman is far more fun than a digital one lol

[@commander31able60]

@@JoshuaJacobs83 the biggest downside to a real woman vs a digital one is that you can’t turn it off when you no longer want to use it.

[@kimbercustompro1911]

This game is seriously lacking in the Ice-T department, I feel like it's false advertising.

[@scarecrow2097]

All we need is a remaster/port of Black on PC....or even better a remake with actual story but yeah...rip.

[@novato455]

Don't forget pc mod support, the modding community could do wonders with black with the necessary tools.

[@EustaBAracer]

What's wrong with the story? Step 1: point any gun you currently have at anyone who isnt you Seems pretty profound and deep to me.

[@scarecrow2097]

@@EustaBAracer or you know, could actually pick those live action cutscenes and render them in extra gameplay+ in game cutscenes so you actually see for once the person you are supposedly hunting all this time.

[@EustaBAracer]

@@scarecrow2097 I suppose that'd be pretty rad.

[@scarecrow2097]

@Cristiano dos Santos Gomes I can't find anything :(

[@mrbrightkills]

I remember playing the demo on the 360 and thinking 'holy shit this is bad. I'm gonna beat The Darkness for the 600th time instead'

[@homeygfunkoffacherryfruitl4971]

God the first Darkness was so good.

[@pentalway]

The Darkness was over-rated bro.

[@tylermitchell3621]

I liked the way it held information from you. Nothing from the story, no interactions with other characters minus the murder. You get nothing because you are nothing. And the cherry on top was "ASSET EXPIRED" on death. Levels and enemies got old quick though

[@TheDittoMan]

🎉🎉CONGRATULATIONS ON 200K SUBS, JAREK!!🎉🎉

[@lazarusthibodeaux]

When real life doesn’t have an FOV Slider.

[@pyrolick2]

M16 in black had a grenade launcher. I remember loving the game when it gave you that weapon once you got silver weapons unlocked for that sweet, sweet unlimited ammo.

[@SneekiCubone]

this game just feels like a literal arcade game turned console first person shooter. (also hooray Nexuiz ost in the background)

[@SneekiCubone]

@@Grandmastergav86 sorry, didnt mean to make it sound condescending. I was more just saying it feels like the game was supposed to be something else entirely but they decided "hey lets just turn this into a full fledged game for the console, even though it doesnt work"

[@matteodelapaz1698]

Especially 19:09 (can’t tell if it’s original or 2012)

[@matteodelapaz1698]

Nvm it's the Timesplitters: FP Metal Lab Music.

[@Jnensrevenge]

Man, Black needs a remaster or a remake. At least a PC release would be nice.

[@wyldink1]

It does run in 4k at 60fps via backwards compatibility on Xbox One X and Series X.

[@K98postman]

I think Black was great as it was so I think a remake would be a bad choice as the pacing and design are as good as they are, it needs PC remaster. Mouse aiming, 60 FPS and higher quality textures and models but keeping the style, sounds and explotions galore would be enough for me.

[@Exoc3tBOOM]

The crosshair being at the bottom of the screen like that is making my neck hurt....I feel like I should be craning my neck

[@Soldier3856]

I know right? This crosshair placement is so jarring. I don't understand why devs thought it was a good idea. It's painful just to look at.

[@xdlolzocker]

Funfact on Black: Like in many games of this time (Bf 1942, Vietnam). The geometry of the ak47 is inverted. Otherwise you wouldn't see ejecting sheels nor the reload animation. So it's just for visual purpose but very cool and we'll thought

[@kaktus2872]

This game is also playable on PS3 emulator.

[@AManNamedHawk]

Looks like a first person Crackdown but like- not fun. You know when you get drunk but you’re not having a good time? That’s Bodycount.

[@manolo4372]

I'd love a Medal of Honor: European Assault from the ps2 analysis. I played it a lot as a kid and found it very amusing. Local multiplayer and an awesome story mode. I'd like to know from you if it was that good or is just nostalgia

[@mr.morningstar8350]

Holy crap I just realized you hit 200k. Congratulations man!

[@mr.morningstar8350]

Oh thanks man

[@fromthepines7290]

Congrats on 200K! what a well deserved milestone! keep it up, Jarek!

[@csjudgement6012]

Black was so good at everything i couldn't find a game with its style as you said it was Gun P0rn the way your character pulls the slide of his pistols ex Glock made me love pistols so much

[@afd19850]

I remember playing a demo of it. Having some outlets reference this as a “spiritual successor to Black” felt like someone just shot my dog! I never bothered with the full game and glad I didn’t.

[@sirmerc297]

"The Target" is the enemy group? I knew that dog was planning something evil... Sorry, that stupid joke popped into my head the second I heard "The Target."

[@oz_jones]

Plot twist: Network is actually Wal-Mart.

[@therealpizzagirl]

I love your videos so much. I’m so glad there are others who are as passionate about FPS games as I am

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

Check out GGManlives. He’s a foul mouthed Aussie (so Australian) and covers a lot of FPS games

[@MrEaterTeater]

Aye 200k, *big* congrats

[@HonduranMegatron]

Black’s story: A black ops soldier tells a story about his experience with a terrorist organization known as the Seventh Wave Bodycount’s story: *crickets*

[@oz_jones]

Bodycounts story: Wal-Mart wants to put Target out of business.

[@lllXanderlll]

We just not gonna talk about how their slogan for The Network is straight up "modern problems require modern solutions" ? They had to have done that on purpose, right ?

[@honestlynotanazi6063]

Congrats man! Finally made it to 200K!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[@jeremiahferracamo2017]

Congrats on the 200k subs 👍

[@tacticolty1552]

I remember playing this years ago AND having a Lot of fun. I recently tried playing it again and while it was not bad imo you can get bored of it pretty quickly

[@DrinkyDrank]

Am I the only one that’s bothered by “lowered crosshairs” in games? It just feels so… wrong.

[@johnwerner6445]

it is wrong. thats why i will only play destiny and halo on pc cause you can put them in the middle of the screen WHERE THEY SHOULD BE

[@leonardbielik1998]

A bit late to the party, but yeah, It FRUSTRATES me only by looking at it. The moment I saw it in the video I paused, and went to the comments looking for this.

[@morgan79737]

I remember this game. It's probably one of the worst games I have ever played.

[@Bizzarovid]

Tbf If this is one of the worst then, you can’t have played many bad games…and that’s not a bad thing!

[@double-ohh-sheven7019]

You haven’t played many bad games then

[@morgan79737]

@@double-ohh-sheven7019 I'd like to keep it that way.

[@HeadHunter697]

This game and Hour of Victory

[@jayp_2023]

Congrats on hitting 200k subs 👍👍👍

[@twilightazure]

If only the sequel of Black is made instead of this, we would had another solid shooter

[@SaltDoesArt]

I’ve always heard it pronounced “Ray Che Vick”. I dunno if that’s accurate though.

[@Clangokkuner]

Are you Italian?

[@SaltDoesArt]

@@Clangokkuner Nope. Just how my friends pronounce it, and they're all american too.

[@raresmacovei8382]

I pronounce it Race-Vick.

[@masterzoroark6664]

... i read it like fancier Rycevik... Ya know, that Iceland town

[@Gameprojordan]

@@raresmacovei8382 same

[@noidadmin5617]

I've been binging this man's videos and it's sad it's almost over. For now.

[@ScarletCharlotte]

I played and finished Bodycount and remember being frustrated by it but I didn't remember just how messy and cluttered the visuals are. It's not deliberately directed chaos, it's just a mess.

[@DioStandProud]

*cracks open Bang Energy* I HAVE WAITED YEARS FOR YOU TO COVER THIS, IM SO EXCITED!

[@DCGMatthew1]

Damn, I just noticed you hit 200K, congrats.

[@Carnyzzle]

this looks exactly like a game that you'd see in a fake mobile ad

[@jacobleukus6930]

Every time I see these late 2000’s games I think of that part in The Sponge-bob Movie where they go “bald bald bald” but replace bald with bloom

[@Camo-un8ee]

" my eyes"

[@Itscodega]

There were a lot of shooters in 2011 and you’ve covered most of them. All we need now is a review on Brink, OF: Red River, Duke Nukem forever and it’s dlc the doctor who cloned me.

[@treefingers1183]

11:10 The bodycount shotgun sounds like a shopping cart hitting a wall awkwardly.

[@domagojdzanija6889]

Great review and analysis as always amigo and I am looking forward for more great game reviews :). BTW, I was wondering, can you do a review of the game Iron Storm or it's updated version World War Zero, or can you do a review of the game Boiling Point: Road to Hell :) ?

[@thewintereaglefly]

I knew I've seen this game somewhere, Ray's a fantastic creator

[@Max_Payn3]

Lol what he says looks like a “M9” looks more like a Sig Sauer. Loved the video !

[@AliBazz]

Keep up mane

[@TheAman2008]

There is a story to Bodycount, but it's rather vague so you have to read between the lines to notice it. It's implied that your Mission Control that gives you orders throughout the game is in fact a member of the Target, who decided to stop committing bad deeds and turns good, to bring down the organization. The Network doesn't exist, having been destroyed by the Target before the events of the game. Your character is an Unwitting Pawn who was hired by Mission Control under the pretenses of joining "the Network", without realizing that it's just the two of them acting alone. The ending implies that the operative takes up the mantle of the Network, and continues the fight against the Target. .......................and that's it...............*shrugs shoulders*

[@petrsvugr450]

Hey man are you planning to review Brink?

[@Blank137]

Hey Jarek, i'd love to see you do Crackdown next :)

[@raykie3379]

I remember playing this as a kid i thought it was fun.

[@ShadyNine]

Fun Bodycount facts! This game only exists because Codemasters wanted a COD competitor. Very early in development, the game was originally going to be about cops and policing, which would’ve been very interesting as it would’ve beat Battlefield Hardline to market by a few years

[@clown8444]

Fr? What was this game like I was 4 when this game came out

[@allpixelsmatter5471]

i have to say this that is an awesome computer background

[@plusequalminusk4203]

literally the only thing I can remember about this game is that freddiew made a video based off this game

[@user-kv2ep1yr9g]

I remember when the demo came out, I played 5 minutes and had to go grab a friend to make him play it as well to make sure I wasn't crazy because of how godawful it played and he confirmed it was indeed terrible. And then 10 years later the same thing happened with the Balan Wonderworld demo. I'm scared what 2031 has in store for me.

[@mattandrews8528]

I somehow actually remember playing a trial/demo or something for this game and it was just terrible, that African village really stuck out to me, it brought me right back.

[@christianyesho7777]

Can you do a video on shadow warrior reboot series? IT’s weird that with doom and wolfenstein reboots, no one ever talk about shadow warrior and fly wild hog games

[@nav2Max_Light]

Yay!! 200 K subs!! 👍😎🎮🎊🎉

[@ziggamon]

NETWORK: "Modern problems require modern solutions"

[@Myles1134]

i had bodycount around when i bought mass effect 3 in 2013 i liked bodycount after about 2 weeks playing i really started getting into it then my gf lost the disc and i started playing me3

[@naruhearts1]

Another interesting FPS to look at for the 360/PS3 days is Clive Barker's Jericho.

[@sCykoTik699]

I remember playing this at my boy Trysten's house all the time and thinking it was pretty fun ngl. Only thing I didn't understand is why there was no ads but at the time the main fps games I played were some call of duty games and battlefield 3 so I came to expect ADS. Might have to play it again sometime to see how much my tastes have changed

[@mordymountains1096]

Shout out Trysten

[@wardog579]

Ngl, zooming in on the g36 made me think it was a ump 45 without close glance for awhile

[@abrahamgt302]

Jarek, it would be awesome to see you play Socom 2...in my opinion one of the best tactical shooters that i've ever played

[@PlungerMettaur]

I remember playing the demo for this back in the day I never finished it

[@jackbaker2152]

I remember watching the trailer of bodycount when those high tech target guys arrive and heavy gunner local soldier goes in to check what's up and Target guy shoots him dead at first i thought it's like killzone war between two factions but no we play as some random generic guy who happens to be a mercenary working for network and fight against both factions from trailer and we can't even pick up heavy gun after killing heavy gunner

[@alexanderdorsey6400]

I love this product man 😊❤😊

[@jaxxons11]

Random question but ARE there any good 360 Emulators (if so where can I find isos that don’t take a year to download)? My 360 bricked but I had a good library for it that I’d like to revisit until Psychonauts 2 drops

[@diabeticmonkey]

Just watching the footage hurt my head

[@KratosisGod]

Unrelated question: Did you receive the halo infinite tech preview invite and if you did are you gonna stream it?

[@tomnguyenthetrain]

I remember rocketjump made a short promoting this game

[@Razgriz_01]

Good god that FOV.

[@Nova_Ash]

Ever played operation flash point red river? That be fun game to review

[@trizziebrah4417]

I had bodycount in one of my demo discs. I remeber the UI

[@Daynger_Fox]

I remember obsessively playing the bodycount demo as a kid

[@EustaBAracer]

Any game that uses "slightly zoomed in hipfire" as a replacement for actual Aim Down Sights is garbage* *some exclusions apply

[@christopherregan1654]

BLACK did the same thing, as well as early "Medal Of Honor" games, and those were awesome.

[@illuminose6494]

Yo the FEAR no slow mo challenge bout to be hard asl I did it on the highest difficulty and got my ass whooped

[@PsychoRavager]

BLACKED is the perfect sequel to BLACK.

[@battlion507]

From the previews, I kinda thought that Bodycount was some form of arcade styled cod single player shooter. Mixed with: Bulletstorm UI Black inspiration Battlefield destructive visuals F.E.A.R. AI

[@callmejay360]

What's that song playing around 3:32 mark?

[@KevTheGalaxybender]

To fix the aiming I installed a trigger with a trigger stop. But couldn't use it for other games. Now I use the elite controller with a converter.

[@ashkanoladi]

What is your monitor model?

[@dan_loeb]

Rpcs3 has come crazy far in just a few years, you can probably emulate quite a lot of PS3 games you are interested in.

[@eurobtcwby]

Righteous Slaughter

[@murrischcat9098]

Bodycount.....that is a name I havent heard for a while

[@SgtMjRomero]

8:52 Apparently they are a worldwide “Kill Everyone” band of battle shenanigan brothers lead by generic seggs lady...

[@cursedhawkins1305]

Ok I have to ask but I doubt this will happen, could we be seeing mechassault 1 and 2 reviewed by Jarek? Again I'm not gonna have high hopes of it actually happening because these two games were I believe (please do correct me if I'm wrong) exclusive to the original Xbox so these games are very old but a lot of people have such fond memorizes of them myself included even though I only played a demo of mechassault 1 but it was a fun demo never the less.

[@hyperactivedimwit2652]

From word go, its that crosshair placement, games that do that, instantly kill any interest i have in them.

[@DCFAN-lh9kf]

Jarek what are your thoughts on the Far cry 6 gameplay reveal

[@xela12345]

It would be nice to know the music used in these videos

[@ferdinand12390]

just why to they put the crosshair unthe the center of the screen? it's annoying and bothers me physically

[@JackieTheRaccoon]

I had no idea Black even had a sequel tbh!

[@wolfpackleaderz6422]

Could you cover conflict denials ops and the old rainbow six 3 and lock down and ghost recon games .

[@Eirik_Bloodaxe]

I remember renting this and being very meh about it. I feel like a game that really wants to rely on John Woo style “bullets destroy everything in the scene” particle effects should probably be on PC.

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

I really love your profile pic. May I ask whats the story on it? It reminds me of Native American art but not 100%. It’s really cool

[@Eirik_Bloodaxe]

@@JoshuaJacobs83 It's the Raven Banner, depicting one of Odin's Ravens. Its said to have been used from the 9th to 11th Century by various Viking Chieftains. Most notably Ragnar Lothbrok, provided he existed. My screenname is a semi anglicized version of King Harald's son's name Eiríkr Blóðøx.

[@JaytasticalTV]

THE NETWORK!

[@Nick-420-]

I adored black on the Xbox original growing up and after getting a PS3 as a tender teen I always avoided buying bodycount on just my gut feeling, Boi I'm glad I saved myself that disappointment.