Jet Set Radio Future vs Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (with

Since its announcement and eventual release in August 2023, Team Reptile's Bomb Rush Cyberfunk has launched itself into the minds of players as a solid successor to the legacy of SEGA's Jet Set Radio series. But when you take a closer look, it's not as simple as it seems. I'll be teaming up with my pal and fellow skate adventure nerd, ‪@RisingSonic17‬ to analyze Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and compare the game to its most obvious inspiration, 2002's Jet Set Radio Future. Both games use an open urban landscape to set the story of change for the future. It's a clash of graffiti heroes you're not gonna want to miss!
Thank you so much to RisingSonic for coming along on this journey:
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Wint & bradical (creation of character reference sheets for JSRF & BRC)
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[@RisingSonic17]

I just wanted to say thank you so much for having be a part of this collab. Means a lot to compare two of my favorite games ever. Both have something amazing to offer despite their flaws. And I was happy to share these opinions with a fellow enjoyer of skater games. So, thank you🙏🏿

[@FalseProof]

Of course Tony! Glad to have you on & we’ll have to do it again soon on something BRC related :)

[@Kazuma_Drake]

You have no appreciation for how well Future aged you hack

[@RisingSonic17]

@@Kazuma_Drake this is insane considering most of my channel is giving Future tons of praise while acknowledging it has aged poorly, but whatever makes you feel happy I suppose🤷‍♂️

[@weeaboo869]

my ass thought this was a mashup album

[@FalseProof]

I’d be down to see that/hear that though!

[@onceortwiceooh]

Omg want that

[@adorable_yangire]

jet set radio future feels like a good soul rather than just a fun videogame.

[@Nateb64]

Both of these games are very near and dear to my heart and I'm so glad I've gotten to be there for the release of BRC. The lead up and hype for me was on another level and lived up to the hefty expectations I had set for it. JSRF will always be special to me because of how it's influenced me but I love both so so much and I hope everyone gets to play both someday!

[@FalseProof]

Guess you could say the future looks bright?

[@Mariesun]

The collab I've always been awaiting! Getting Rise was prolly the best guy to do this with, he's got the most hours in that game out of anyone I can think of, and his videos from his own channel has a ton of insight into the game already. Well made video all around!

[@FalseProof]

Yes RisingSonic is the BRC legend we all needed!

[@TerraFuu]

Fair video. Wish JSRF had an official PC port.

[@FalseProof]

I do too! Imagine the mods…

[@bizzarejugs]

Both fun games

[@FalseProof]

Yes of course!

[@redstealth5106]

That intro was hype!

[@FalseProof]

@risingsonic17 came through with that one!

[@UpheavaI]

Amazing video as usual 🎉

[@gunneraitsu2735]

I'll always hate how JTSF was unfinished and could've been longer, there's still so many unanswered questions to this day lmao

[@Snowfreak357]

I dumped hours into future. Wish it was playable on the series x. I would love to see these games be released in a collection pack one day. All 3 together would be great but it’s wishful.

[@AcidJollyRancher]

Both are really, REALLY good and love them with all of my hearts

[@Radioheadcase-101]

bomb rush cyberfunk did so well in all honesty there needs to be a crossover jsf vs brc it really needs to happen i can't be the only one who thinks so

[@brentus668]

I haven't played JSRF, I have played JSR though. I loved JSR's variety in how the characters felt, but I liked the more flowing movement of BRC. While I see how BRC getting rid of the spray can resource, I kinda liked it, it added a bit more strategy to how you'd navigate the levels.

[@FalseProof]

You might actually want to try JSRF then. The quick spray mechanic isn’t as robust as BRC but hits a similar feeling, and you have different stats between characters that changes things up in different ways

[@GrungeBrownie42]

BRC is sick and I'm hyped for the next JSR🔥🔥

[@maryo8039]

Dancing all night android 52 at the end yay

[@ADukesJustice]

Was not expecting to hear the Tekken Tag 1 Intro song. Nice

[@RisingSonic17]

It's so peak. I had to use it. It's like one of the best fighting game openings ever

[@FalseProof]

@@RisingSonic17 yeah I should have assumed it was a Tekken song lmao

[@-Poka-]

One point that you can give for both games, that you can give it as a gift for your children and interested by how it looks :)

[@SleeperReaper]

intro go hard

[@derrickhaggard]

Both games are awesome.

[@FalseProof]

Agreed!

[@StretchyShubit]

tbh Shine's quest was pretty effective at getting me WELL familiar with the mall level. It extended my first playthrough's run time by like 30 minutes trying to remember the layout and place where she said she was.

[@RisingSonic17]

Mines was even worse. I was looking for her almost 45 minutes in my first run. After that first run, I made sure to never forget her💀

[@Joshcool_124]

Amazing video!

[@FalseProof]

Thanks Josh! Appreciate the kind words. Any part in particular that you enjoyed a lot from the video?

[@Joshcool_124]

@@FalseProof seeing my friend RudieQueen in the skit!

[@rudiequeen]

​@@Joshcool_124 thank you Josh 😊❤

[@Joshcool_124]

@@rudiequeen you're welcome 💕

[@wildsword6856]

Even i never play jet set radio future and have played the gba version jet set radio and a demo version of the hd remaster of og jet set radio (hey don't judge me) i think both jet set radio future and bomb rush cyberfunk are both good games in their own right

[@FalseProof]

Honestly if you want a key for JSR HD I have a few since I grab them on sale from Humble Bundle. If you have Discord just join my server so you can message me directly and I can send you a key for JSR HD if you want. JSRF is really fun and if you like BRC I’d recommend finding a way to play it for sure. What did you think of JSR GBA?

[@desertchannel7]

What's the name of the song at the end? I know it's a persona song, but is it a remix?

[@FalseProof]

Yeah it’s a remix of dancing all night’s intro from android52

[@lasarousi]

I feel like just by dragging JSRF to modern standard measures, it wins by default. Without the first the other basically wouldn't exist. Like comparing morrowind to Starfield, one owes its existence to the other.

[@FalseProof]

I think BRC would still exist, but definitely in a different form without the influence of Jet Set Radio. Who knows what that could look like though?

[@dragons_hook]

​@@FalseProof Probably something like their other extreme sports game, Lethal League/Blaze. Perhaps based on a different sport other than skating/bmx... Snowboarding maybe, like SSX?

[@orca717]

I love BRC, but I like JSRF a lot more. (i'm not saying that BRC is bad)

[@FalseProof]

That’s fair. Why JSRF > BRC for you?

[@Mister_Domm]

16:35 “I’ll even give you my number” She says, as the camera does a booba shot lol

[@FalseProof]

I blame @risingsonic17 he was acting up on the main account while editing the skit and this proves it

[@Mister_Domm]

@@FalseProof lol

[@FloofPuppy]

Sega, please post Future to newer consoles and PC... I have YET to play it... Also Bomb Rush was so freaking amazing

[@FalseProof]

Yes x1000! Honestly even let Xbox emulate it on Series X, I’ll buy one tomorrow

[@remedy334]

Have the dev team from jet set radio expressed thoughts on B.R.C?

[@monkeystuff661]

Jet Set is old that game is too good yup 🔥

[@achimappiah4185]

The graffiti from BRC is better than the graffiti from JSRF!

[@FalseProof]

I do love JSRF but I gotta agree, BRC does a good job of taking the best of both graffiti styles from the JSR games

[@Jetanium]

I think it's all fan made too.

[@Thomaskh7]

My only personal complain about the BRC gameplay is that it doesnt run off of momentum like JSR does. I like how smooth the gameplay in BRC is but at the end of the day without the "challenge" of using proper momentum to your advantage the game felt very easy and a little stale after beating the game and doing a good amount of achievements. I feel like the gameplay itself suffers from being a middleman with being very close to JSR but not using momentum as heavy, if they took a few tony hawk examples and made the trick system more in depth then i feel like the entire problem would be solved. But as it stands, without mods theres a very limited amount of combos and trick chains that can be done so after a while I'm just not too interested in just picking the game up and skating around for points and score and style for a while.

[@FalseProof]

I get what you’re saying, I do like moving around but I understand how it feels like you want a little more. I personally did want a bit more vert-style actions to do in BRC with half and quarter pipes

[@DuckAlertBeats]

I like both, but it's interesting how much more moody and nuanced the lighting is in the 20 year old JSRF. Some of BRC feels a bit sparse and unlit imo

[@bowensmit6577]

I love bomb rush cyber funk

[@Arsening15]

Man, i really want to play jsrf, but i don't have an Xbox original, and my laptop can't launch it on emulator's😢

[@ryanhawkrider]

Honestly even if the new jsr sucks I'm happy with bomb rush as a spiritual successor. (Not that I think it will) The only real gripes was the ever-present police that you ignore 90% of the time, or just go back to the hideout to despawn them, and maybe some menu-ing stuff, for example some tabs for your different graffiti and songs. Edit: Oh also the quantity of music, I loved the soundtrack don't get me wrong but I can only listen to ASS ASS ASS ASS so many times before I just listen to JSRL.

[@YungPastaa]

Future is definitely a better game but im sure it also costed a lot more to make (still a relatively cheap game to make at the time though)

[@marcocastillo337]

Where the hell is Jet bomb cyber future?

[@FalseProof]

That’s what i want to know!

[@GeneralJLC]

Are they comparing a 20 year old game to a recent one?

[@ladwotl]

Point?

[@TheAnxiousOwl]

Whoever is sayin it is or isn't like the other is overexaggerating a lot. They are both very similar and the criticisms dissipate and dematerialize as I play both.

[@FalseProof]

Of course! They’re both fun games and as much as you can analyze them, having a game time while gaming matters the most

[@ICE-CR3AM64]

og jsr clears🥱

[@FalseProof]

Appreciate the comment, maybe the hottest take since JSR has the stiffest controls 🥱

[@SparkNitr0]

Bruh thumbnail making me think its a fighting fan game trailer

[@RisingSonic17]

It would go crazy if it was a reality

[@AaronStarks]

I'm confused to how you're criticizing a 22 year old game through 2024 eyes.

[@FalseProof]

Less of a critique and more of a compare/contrast. There certainly are things SEGA did to design JSRF that Team Reptile didn’t add to Bomb Rush that we think would have been good for quality of life from the get-go (outside of patches and mods) like better objective tracking, as an example (although that does improve a bit after patching)

[@TheAnxiousOwl]

@@FalseProofDude jsrf had bad tracking in hikage street a majority of the time. The 3D mapping was so two-dimensional because there were only two aspects on a 3D design which gave my eyes the illusion that something was somewhere else. So no I disagree and furthermore believe it is silly to say in the first place. Both games are just good.

[@FalseProof]

@@TheAnxiousOwl I don’t think we disagree on both games being good. BRC is solid and a great expansion on the sort of subgenre of skating adventure games. It also does mapping much better. But there’s nothing wrong with comparing its inspiration from JSRF to what that game did either. Also as much as I like it Skyscraper District was way harder to navigate than Hikage Street

[@Silverrose969]

You can still enjoy a game and also critique it, there’s nothing wrong with that

[@lilcory2000]

​@FalseProof feel like your just nick picking to be real

[@0w0MarshiMell0]

Even just a indie game but alway like a b0mbing playgr0und tricking

[@lasagna6133]

Here's a fun fact for all of you who complain about the price of brcf, in México the Game costs 400 pesos, wich roughly translates to a little over 20 dollars

[@sebastianabad1565]

It’s 40$ on steam for me lucky bastard

[@shinyxshadyboi]

Both good...but bomb rush has mods 🤔🤷

[@FalseProof]

Don’t sleep on the JSRF level mod from Neodos 👀

[@mdxclark9988]

Hey false proof, just want to hop in and say you're factually incorrect about brc being a spiritual successor. The director to a interview before the game came out it wasn't their intention making one. Love the jsr videos but please don't let your opinions lead to spreading disinformation. Hope you have a nice day dude.

[@FalseProof]

Thanks for commenting. Can you share a source as well? I don’t mind tweaking the description

[@mdxclark9988]

@@FalseProof kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH6woJ6iYs92p6csi=__LHnaFsJk3F2C3l

[@mdxclark9988]

Ofc dude, idk if the link sent, youtube is weird with that. But it's the bomb rush cyberfunk interview with pc gamer

[@FalseProof]

@@mdxclark9988 the interview with Dion Koster? If that’s what you had linked there were a few things mentioned that would lend to BRC being a spiritual successor, although inadvertently

[@mdxclark9988]

@FalseProof That's the thing though, his other inspos were Tony hawk, jsr and other games or artists. People can FEEL what a game reminds them of, but that doesn't make it true. Because I love brc and when it was coming out I just thought as "jsr but better" but after playing it since September, I don't think of jsr when I play brc I think of brc when i play brc. Then after watching that interview (months later lol) and hearing him state, "Although we were inspired, it wasn't or intention to make a spiritual successor." Just feels disrespectful calling a indie "just jsr but..." it's unique in its own way. I want to also state I'm not debating you or upset with you, just wanted to let you know what the dion Koster said about his own game that we love very much lmao

[@ggwall4243]

Jet Set Radio KZbinrs don't know anything about the game it never fails😅😂😂😂😂

[@FalseProof]

All right, I’ll take the bait. What makes you say that?

[@Mr.Dark123]

Brc is better Sorry JSR fans

[@FalseProof]

Damn 💀 poor Jet Set Radio