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[@cutthroatnin3833]

Great video...but now i'm dying for an amazing Manhunt remake/reboot.

[@ericnick4498]

Same here

[@ruthleshunter]

+Eric Nick well you guys can keep dreaming because the development team of manhunt and manhunt 2 is split; some where fired and others where moved to other projects like grand theft auto. that and if they do make a third one it may not be as good as the first 2 or it may end up being the opposite but like i said all anyanhunt fan can do is wait and hope...puff

[@AxecellhaxenL]

when are rock star going to make a new manhunt or 3 maybe it be amazing if they did

[@ruthleshunter]

+Axecellhaxen L. like i said before, the development team that worked on manhunt 1 & 2 is split, some fired/laid off, the rest where either placed on different teams or moved on to a different studio. the main and probably biggest reasson there may not be a third or even a remake of manhunt is simpley because the game was all about violence and to be honest mortal kombat and the most recent doom already have the spot taken, doom more so due to being made before manhunt...puff

[@AxecellhaxenL]

Who knows if rock star are doing their very busy but they said that their making a remastered version on next gen consoles but I mate be asking some questions on rock star chat to see what they say

[@JoeyJ0J0]

I liked this game, I wish Rockstar would make a new one. It was a fresh take on the stealth game

[@donovanb9020]

Especially when you used the headset. One of my distinct memories of the game was when my brother was playing. He was hiding in the shadows and, after a bad guy had momentarily stopped, he whispered "HEY" just loud enough to catch the enemy's attention. What followed was the bad guy turning around, completely surprised, and my brother turning his head into paste with a shotgun. Bad. Ass.

[@TurlWasTaken]

If you feel like playing it in 2019 I think they have it on the ps store on ps4

[@qu1v3r]

KeoneArt Well the stealth was kind of tense. You either hope the guy doesn’t turn around before you slaughter him or one of his pals doesn’t come around the corner to bust you.

Daysn Lucas Yea but that’s still most stealth games tho.

[@TheDRODOR]

@@qu1v3r i love the gunfights too, it feels dirty and realistic

[@SilverSpectre12]

Just as an expansion to the points hit on this video; I'm a big fan of this game myself and I feel that there were points missing. The game is not meant to be so much "disgusting" or "repulsive", it's meant to place you in an atmospheric world where your roles as hunter and hunted are easily flipped, and where isolation is the greatest feeling you have. The main character, Cash, is always out numbered in every scene of the game, making you want to take your time, hide, and understand your enemies so that you can pick them off individually as that is the only way you can survive the game. The gritty, dark world and difference between the gangs were meant to display the worst of what human beings could become. Common thugs (The Hoods), white supremacists ( The Skinz), mercenaries and abandoned soldiers (Wardogs), Cultists and perverts (Innocentz), the mentally insane that are untreatable (The Smileys), corrupt cops, and the guns for hire (Cerberus) all are meant to signify the kinds of evil and dysfunction in society. Further, it's also meant to provoke feelings of guilt or fear from past experiences in the player. Some members of the innocentz are abusive, pedophillic fathers that speak as if they are talking to a child they're beating, and some of the Skinz will speak on purity of whites and the will of god. In-game dialogue like this is meant to hit somewhere deep in the players, ranging across many social upbringings and backgrounds. In short, this game is a damn-fine and intelligent piece of art. It does not receive enough credit because people are unwilling to delve into the world of Manhunt, they instead have tunnel vision on the graphic and violent mechanics that make the story necessary.

[@Baku42069]

Malk that wasn’t the point of his comment

[@Baku42069]

Malk yes there are lol

[@HUNDmiau]

@@malk2good Biology says no

[@vermilionrose9560]

EXACTLY!

[@alphabroncotwozero392]

Cerberus is a private army lmao,

[@iansmart4158]

The Original Bioshock. Terrified me, and made you really consider how we view enemies in video games. Also, the first Dead Space was terrifying and brutal.

[@dr.roundbottom31]

Dont forget bloodborne

[@seandavis9320]

How is this game anything like Bioshock? System Shock is the original Bioshock

[@GazB85]

@Kevin the Duck Only play for gore? That's extremely shallow and you're missing out on a lot of very good games.

[@ScoutTrooperMan]

@@seandavis9320 its like bioshock in the atmospherical sense in how it essentially nails that department so well

[@2Cerealbox]

The strangest violent game I ever played was JFK: Reloaded. In it, you shoot JFK. That's about it, really. You get a rather in-depth ballistic analysis of how the bullet passed through JFK and other people, changing velocity as it penetrates internal body matter of different composition. You get the highest score for perfectly matching the actual entry and exit wounds JFK had, even the famous missed shot Oswald took. It was supposed to be a sort of art game meant to demonstrate to people that there didn't have to be a second shooter. It, uh, upset a lot of people.

[@bruhbbawallace]

I always thought it was just supposed to be an interactive historical reenactment. I've never understood what's so bad about experiencing such events firsthand, even if it is from the perspective of a murderer. It only serves to provide you with a deeper understanding of the event in question, though not very much deeper considering it ends as soon as JFK is dead.

[@thebr3310]

Just saying looking into Oswald's past he was dishonorably discharged and couldn't hit the broadside of a barn while standing beside it. Now he could have failed the firearms test on purpose, but it's doubtful.

[@SilkyLew]

@@thebr3310 JFK was murdered by the Government

[@rebd113]

EUPHORIC Le-WiS Jews*

[@shikiaura]

@@SilkyLew *Jewish Illuminati in the Government

[@MichaelSkilling]

Manhunt 3 would be a total game changer with today's technology. We need a part 3!!!

[@frug5629]

It would never get off the ground unfortunately. Manhunt 2 got a lot shit for it's violent content when it released, even more so for consoles.

[@johnfakester5527]

Whywestillhere? Unfortunately you’re probably right :/

[@winlover37]

With the graphics we have now, there is absolutely NO WAY a manhunt 3 would ever happen.

[@Irraptured]

@@winlover37 Have you seen some of the executions on the newer Mortal Kombat games? As long as the enemies you would be killing in the third one wouldn't be innocent civilians, I'd say they can at least get away with it. They will probably still get shit for it but eh, it's Rockstar. They aren't going anywhere.

[@markysharkboy0261]

If they were to make Manhunt 3 would it be available in Australia labeled as a R18+ rating?

[@BababooeyGooey]

Speaking of Pigsy, at the scene where Cash cuts his arms and makes him fall to his death, my game bugged out and rather than completing the impact animation when he came to the floor, he floated in mid-air for a good solid few seconds, flailing as if he was still falling, then the game crashed. It was both amusing and aggravating because I knew I had to do that whole boss fight all over again.

[@hanchiman]

Actually when Manhunt came out, it was based on those "Urban Legend" about "Snuff videos" that was made for profit and sick entertainment back when Internet was still new for the mainstream public during the Internet Explorer period of early 2000.

[@BriantheBuilda]

Hanferd But were they really rumors??🤔

[@hanchiman]

Well in this day and age with 2 guys and 1 hammer, Beheading videos from Terrorist groups, the recent Facebook Rape live stream and other sick stuff. "Snuff videos" are no long "shocking" to hear about it. But back in the early days with slow Internet with no live stream. Filming someone actually being killed and tortured was almost "taboo" even though we know someone propably have done it but it won't be circulated for public.

[@thawedantarctican2171]

Snuff films are real. They aren't "legends". There are people who desire those films and pay people for them. The only reason people have found some nowadays is because of the internet and sick fucks like the murderers behind "3 Guys, 1 Hammer" and other similar videos. Those guys actually testified that at the time they killed that man they had accepted a contract from someone who wanted them to make 10 or so snuff films. Make no mistake, they are real. Hidden mostly, but they are real.

[@EvilChickenGamingPT]

@@hanchiman Snuff films are 100% real bruv. Ever heard of the Pain Olympics?

[@Dank_Dank]

@@EvilChickenGamingPT No

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

There was Manhunt Then there was Punisher the video game. That glorified violence in the most amusing heights when you unlock Ragdoll physics.

[@worldhello1234]

In the same vein you glorify stupidity.

[@lesteryaytrippy7282]

@@worldhello1234 ok video game journalist

[@toofaraheadofu7928]

@@worldhello1234 You have some pretty shitty points in these comments. Manhunt is a gem. Stay in your lane, video game journalist.

[@shadowman2192]

I always looked at Manhunt from more a vigilante standpoint. Killing killers, rapists, and psychos was always very gratifying. Every time I'd execute a baddy, I'd think "well thats one less killer on the streets." Therefor doing society a favor.

[@leon30517]

YOU BE KILING THE PO POS WHO MAY HAVE FAMILYS

[@f-22raptorlandingzone30]

GravityZero the police are under control of the chief (who is in cahoots with starkweather) trying to stop you because you can end the snuff ring

[@Malkmusianful]

I view it more as a critique of vigilantism and how we've come to fetishize it, i.e. why the Director tells James to kill specific people that we've come to hate because of what we associate with them. It's the same way how Irreversible uses its ultraviolence to effectively critique how utterly fucked up the core essentials of the rape-and-revenge and vigilante subgenres of action are. Compare that to Saints Row, where violence isn't exactly brutal (unless if it's supposed to be extremely specific to a cutscene) but, depending on the game and/or the moment within the game, can either be mere slapstick to make fun of the mountains of bodies in FPSes and sandbox games or give us insight into how utterly fucked this society is. The lengths Johnny Gat goes to avenge Aisha's death are meant to be disturbing, but also really funny - like gallows humor. Essentially, satire on how we've come to fetishize violence and take it as the default in sandbox games.

[@gonzaroa5346]

@@leon30517 corrupt pigs is what they (seriously)

[@user-lj1gi3vf2y]

Makes sense coming from Eric Draven

[@InfernalDalek]

Hah, Jack Thompson, I wonder what ever happened to that old wimp. "In July 2008, Thompson was permanently disbarred by the Supreme Court of Florida for inappropriate conduct, including making false statements to tribunals and disparaging and humiliating litigants" Haha, get wrekt. Saul Goodman is a better lawyer than that guy. No game has ever made me feel uncomfortable with violence. Well, maybe the x-ray testicle shots in Sniper Elite. Those are rough.

[@animatronicfuturisticshama1153]

That's the funny part in that game, I mean having your nuts shot off irl sucks without the shadow off a doubt. However in a video game? I mean just imagine, the poor nazi soldiers who were forcefully drafted against their will now also have to deal with some sick fuck in the US army, sniping everybody's testes, he goes by the name ''The spectral emasculator''

[@spartankongcountry6799]

No man ever dares to shoot another in the balls. That's a rule.

[@Hellraiser988]

Buzzed Dong I would do it without second guessing it

[@spartankongcountry6799]

Hellraiser988 Shit man that's edgy. Do your high school peers talk to you?

[@michaelhunt6920]

There is the execution in Manhunt 2 where he tears a dudes testicles out with rusty pliers

[@DavidKFZ]

I think it was Starship Troopers that really messed with me when I was young, it opened my eyes to how awful war might be even though they were bugs.

[@RyanHollinger]

Thanks for watching! Next week we'll likely be talking about *The Big Lebowski*. Please ignore the grammar error, my bad!

[@magpiemuneca]

+Ryan Hollinger The Dude Abides

[@MikefromTexas1]

I wish they'd remake both Manhunts with GTA V graphics.

[@zopheir5019]

John-Michael Barnhill yeah I wish, I love this game

[@juliovictormanuelschaeffer8370]

Glorifying violence? Maybe. But you have to admit it had a kickass soundtrack!

[@rafalkiraga8668]

But in this game you kill serial killers, psychopats so basicaly you give them taste of ther own medicine and thats fucking awesome for me.

[@rafalkiraga8668]

ArronZ M. Yea you r right i just wanted to say why i like this concept and don t get why people don t get it. But yea killing in gta is waaaay difrent killing is slower more grusome and more getting personal with victim in manhunt

[@CRGR1997]

I don't know why everyone has to try to find a Justified reason to kill someone in the video game. They're fictional characters. They could be innocent and I would enjoy murdering the fuck out of them.

[@MrBaeza1994]

I have no issue with manhunt at all , I’ve played it multiple times. And I honestly really enjoy this game, the fear and the tension really immerses me.

[@nickevidel]

Whatever, this game is awesome. The history, the athmosphere, and the soundtrack is great!!!

[@goodmorningu.s.a3595]

I think Manhunt 2 is far more violent, not because of the graphics but because of the sheer brutality of the "fatalities"

[@goodmorningu.s.a3595]

i agree

[@Highwaysonyfan87]

Adult Swim Addict manhunt 2 had heavily censored kills, though....

[@ExeErdna]

There's an uncensored version

[@napalmkitty6686]

Absolutely

[@BananaGeekLord]

Also, the protagonist of MH2 enjoyed it more. The guy from the first game did it to survive. Even getting in that mentality alone adds extra weight to it.

[@Flippy]

fuck yeah violence rules

[@tramamacabra2645]

+Flippy flippy you ugly shit go make more videos

[@Flippy]

+Bubastis workin' on it mr. boss man sir

[@nightvisiongang4414]

Flippy Oh hey, nice to see you here.

[@BullworthGraduate]

I'm assuming you're for the game, Flippy? BTW, love your videos.

[@skylarksinera]

Flippy Yea You Fat Fuck What The Fuck Are You Doing

[@sadderall8]

The lof if quality of the game makes it all the more grim. Similar to production values in black metal

[@26Theophilus]

I can't emphasize enough how much more attention your channel should receive! Keep up that outstanding work man! Greetings from Germany

[@RyanHollinger]

+26Theophilus Thank you!

[@RalphLindsen]

Martyrs was horrible to sit through, but i thought it was an amzaing film. Anyway, I think Marvel used violence in a simular way as well in Daredevil s2. --- --- When Karen Page and the Punisher are sitting in the diner, she's basically convinced that he's on the good side and agrees with his methods. However, the scenes that follow when the bad guys get there are basically there to show her (and us) how brutal and horrifying his form of vigilantism actually is.

[@daviferreirabarbosa6215]

Also in The Punish 2005 ps2

[@sashen6678]

Your brief synopsis contains an issue that caused an unfair negative response back in the day: Cash is told to kill people brutal ways BUT the part that's omitted is that the victims are violent gang members, psychopathic murderers, white supremacists, mercanaries and corrupt law enforcement who are hunting Cash... Alot of the outrage was based on the misconception that Cash kills innocent people when infact they are searching for him and will try to kill him on sight...

[@mado-wh4jv]

Not to mention how 3 of the 6 gangs were involved in the murdered of his family.

[@viridianloom]

I never knew you made a video on this topic and I think it's awesome that you did. Something this game has made me ponder about in retrospect is that if it's one of the few gaming experiences available where a true moral choice of being a good guy exists. The game actively discourages from not killing and, if you have to, keeping it humane. So what does that say about the players who try to complete the game with minimal murders? Isn't the truest test of someone's moral compass is that if they do something regardless of personal benefit, even if it means the game continues to score them low? Too many games incentivise you to be the good guy so it's not much of a true display of personal character when you're essentially being bribed the whole time. Likewise, what does this game say about those who went for the most gruesome murders to get the highest score and left no survivors? It's almost like that psychological experiment about the test subjects who were ordered to electrocute an unseen person in another room because they were being ordered to do so.

[@yungnacho145]

i played this around the time i was a huge slipknot fan (i still am a fan) and let me tell you: scissors during the last part is eerily fitting

[@bill9693]

Wtf i was humming psychosocial when i came across this comment lol

[@unhingeddragonstudios]

You are my favorite person to of ever existed

[@a.d.r.m.7730]

Manhunt was only made as a middle finger by Rockstar to the people complaining about their GTA series. That's always how I viewed it. There's probably no deeper meaning to the game than just that.

[@sniperviper5150]

I reckon it started like that, but then rockstar went, fuck it and went all in to create a detailed and immersive game

[@basedbattledroid3507]

That's how I felt too, obviously that's not the sole reason but it feels like part of the reason.

[@bozo7769]

evil or not, i loved the game.

[@KillurGod666]

brutal killings of skinheads in Manhunt was my favorite. *nostalgic sigh* those were the good days

[@SmilayBros]

Edgy

[@Dank_Dank]

My favorite were the Cerberus since they fucked up James the entire game

[@vaasmontenegro8303]

For this old pirate? My own island, The Last of US, Fallout New Vegas, and Dark Souls.

[@napalmkitty6686]

Ayyy.. your island for sure vaas lol

[@sniperviper5150]

Did I ever tell you the definition of insanity?

[@camerontapia9072]

We need a Manhunt Remastered

[@lanagievski1540]

And it's still banned in Australia

[@psychoboyjack285]

great video... looking forward to your next videos. you might be one of the most underrated youtubers i've seen....

[@brandontadday6288]

Picked up a copy of this for my PS2 a few months back. It's very quickly become one of my favourite games of all time. Combines my love for stealth games like Splinter Cell and MGS with the atmosphere of horror games like Outlast and Condemned: Criminal Origins.

[@regriefing1807]

agreed!

[@paulbooker95]

Man this game was scary and I loved it 💀

[@soulfreaz]

This game was frigging awesome. Violent. Twisted story and scenarios. Really challenging but not to the point where you felt like it was impossible. The stages that gave me the hardest time were because of my own lack of ability. Lol! I ended up beating it though.

[@Assassino275]

Reminds me of how desensitized i've become to violence and brutality

[@authorrobjohnson3178]

I still own Manhunt to this day. Bought it when it first came out in 2003.

[@peppefrasca5179]

Well manhunt 1 & 2, soldier of fortune 1 & 2, *Harvester*, The Suffering and Postal 2 are really violent and bloody, Harvester is probably the most messed up game and a bad game too.

[@cor.tenebrarum]

you clearly forgot about The Punisher from ps2

[@heymonkey65]

Don't forget the Dead Space series

[@voodoo2006]

Harvester is gud

[@zackurban]

Hatered .. anyone ?

[@crikeybright]

Well said!! I love this game!! I first purchased it in 2003 when I was 38 & I still play it today on the Playstation Network. Don't hold your breath waiting for a reboot/remake ala Resident Evil 2. But that would be great!! This is an incredible stealth & strategy game!! That just happens to be ultra-violent. No, it is not for kids! That is a given!! The music to this game is a big part of the dark atmospheric feel. Carcer City reminds me of Manhattan in Escape From New York. I love this game and I am not a serial killer, mass murderer or a fan of Ted Bundy et al. Okay peace out!!

[@brandenblack8907]

all of your videos are so thought provoking. you put so much thought and effort behind them. thank you sir for all the work you put into your art. keep up the good work, glad i subscribed to you

[@MikeBNumba6]

Does anyone remember the tenchu games back in the day on Ps1? Those were pretty violent and I loved them as a kid. Played those when I was like 6 years old and had no issues with it.

[@iPhantom3D]

Great video! Thanks for crediting me.

[@skylarmccloud4080]

My question at 6:50, "A death row inmate with no redeeming qualities". Did you complete the game, cause if you did then you would know that Cash was innocent. You find that out as the reporter is driving you to her apartment. Starkwheather methodically set Cash up from the very begining. A murder he didn't commit, 3 years on death row. My theory is he used blow fish toxin to simulate his execution, kidnapped. Tourtured hunted like an animal made to witness the brutal killing of his entire family. The shit gets deep and despite the gore factor it tells a very compelling story. Making each one of us look inside of ourselves and ask/ If that ever happened to me would I survive. My honest answer. No, not many of us would.

[@BriantheBuilda]

skylar mccloud He was set up??? I don't remember that

[@skylarmccloud4080]

I went through and played it again, you're right it's not a scene like that. So I retract my previous statement. Last time I played it was back in 06, Damn I'm getting old. I remembered a whole dialog scene in the car with the reporter. and after running through the whole thing all over again in god mode. It was not there, where I got that I have no idea. So yeah I guess I did make it up. but unintentionally. My bad.

[@skylarmccloud4080]

My bad false memory, kinda like if ya saw a movie a really long time ago and try to remember key details and get it mixed up. Anyway I remembered it wrong my bad. I went back through it on my old Xbox on god mode so I can breeze through it quickly and the scene wasn't there, I don't know where I got it from but I remembered a whole dialog scene with the reporter. I'm getting old and Alzheimery. My bad.

[@skylarmccloud4080]

I can admit when I'm wrong. Incorrect, Error:w45sfds5 does not compute.

[@BriantheBuilda]

skylar mccloud haha it's cool bro chill out lol no harm no foul but yeah I think he wasn't innocent but definitely bought by stark weather hence the fake execution

[@diegoldsnake]

Manhunt was the first game that i stop playing after kill the first enemy because make me feel sick back in those days... Not only that, the music the ambient even the options menu make me feel sick... But a few years laters i give a try and complete the game, very disturbing even today. Excelent video man! Greetings

[@Hellraiser988]

diegoldsnake you wouldn't survive the dark web then buddy I had pleasure in butchering a scumbag in this game

[@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr]

Hellraiser988 the dark web isn’t as scary as the web portrays it! Hell.. I even sell some products too! Various kinds you name it.. sold stuff packages weapons ordered a hit of a murder expensive clothing brands illegal animals and black market body organs. The thing I did in the real world I would be put away a long time!

[@51gan788]

just discovered your channel, this quality video content is on par with someone like nerdwriter. You're going to gain a lot of traction in the following year - good luck to you.

[@Zombiezero4]

The Narrator/Director in Manhunt, Brian Cox, was the first ever on screen Hannible Lecter aka Dr. Hannible Lecktor in the Michael Mann's 1986's Manhunter.

[@kyngxsparkxxrecovery7440]

One of my favorite games ever. It's just so atmospheric.

[@TommyCeltic]

Stealth games were ten a penny back then and Rockstars piss-take of the genre was pulled off spectacularly.

[@nihil2392]

Still waiting for a manhunt 3

[@ThirdSpectrum]

>2:39 "that doesn't actively encourage violence against innocent people" That is complete horseshit. You're fighting against other criminals and convicts who are all serial killers, rapists and maniacs. You're not playing a home invader or a night prowler that stalks normal people on the street. You're dropped into a deserted area full of the most dangerous people. It's basically Escape From New York the videogame.

[@MrStu1966]

LOL! Thanks for the memories Mr. H - the "Please Help Me" t-shirts and the ability to chop a person's head off and then use that head to beat another character to death with. Now THAT'S art...

[@XanderZone]

This game got me into stealth games!

[@leedraconis5793]

Despite popular experience, video games are a big reason why I am so sensitive to death today. I used to be so desensitized, but something switched in me and now death is horrifying to me.

[@ivolpanda]

Violence is a lot more part of us as human animals than most people would need to know. In manhunt and gta the choices you make are too close to reality, although the deaths in manhunt are more pleasurable because knowing the “victims” are criminals gives us some catharsis.

[@kerve_1207]

When he pronounces game, it sounds like "gaem" xD

[@ronwerks]

As soon as u said violence isn't necessary in manhunt my brain just farted out "manhunt - pacifist run"

[@NEECHEE]

Manhunt was simply a statement to the media... that yes, games can be truly violent but not all games are violent.

[@sci-fi-night6241]

Love your channel, been bingewatching ever since I discovered it, keep up the amazing work!

[@moribvndi]

You know what I think is the most terrifying side of Manhunt ? It's that it's a part of the whole "GTA" universe, it's connected to this universe. You get hints of Manhunt in the other games, just as the "wanted" posters of Cash in San Andreas, of when the characters talk about "Carcer City". I was just thinking about it the other day, playing GTA 5, walking peacefully next to the beach, sunny day, people doing their stuffs innocently. And I just thought "Damn, in this universe, Manhunt truly happened. Cash really lived that. There is really a snuff industry out there" and it seemed kinda "unreal" even in the perspective of the game. And then I started to think about it from a "in real life" point of view. And I thought that just as in the game, I couldn't imagine that such things could exist in our society, but could you imagine that some psychos cut up people in pieces in front of a camera while you walk next to Los Santos' beach ? Exactly.....

[@MrLockfree]

Another game I think is similar here and worth thinking about is Party Hard. It's a little pixel-y game where the entire premise starts as a guy who can't sleep at 3am because his neighbors are partying. The solution? Go and murder every last one of them. And then travel across the country murdering party-goers to a variety of backdrops and settings. It honestly made me feel a little fucked up playing it, even though nothing in the graphics or visuals aren't very realistic. Eventually, though, this feeling was overshadowed by the rest of the games mechanics and how amusing it could be. But it definitely made me question what I was doing initially.

[@JAKETHEGIANTSLAYRMurillo]

still love to play this game. One of my favorite survival horror games

[@aes0p895]

It's interesting, because i had a similar reaction about immorality when i watched that movie Unhinged, and I've rarely felt that way about a movie before or since. Something about it just feels gross.

[@age_of_mike]

Games that made me question violence the most were probably Undertale and Spec Ops: The Line.

[@AnAverageGoblin]

Undertale is trash.

[@ididntmeantoshootthatvietn5012]

@@AnAverageGoblin lmfao

[@GeorgeBack02]

Manhunt 2 uncensored is absolutely the most violent game I've ever played. The Hitman games are also quite brutal in places.

[@otakamerd1220]

Bully 2: Jimmy stops fucking around and strangles Gary with a plastic bag

[@DarkWatcherDS]

I'm gonna keep it 100 with you, manhunt 1 and 2 were amazing to play, maybe that makes me a psychopath, and I loved them and enjoyed every minute of playing, it spoke a lot about humanity in general, beautiful games

[@CannaToker420]

If anything it's showing how vicious and disturbing violence actually is.

[@dominickdibart12]

What a great way to put it "Violent video games arent responsible for our actions" Effectively stating that art imitates life not the other way around. Sure feeling nothing as you play a violent game or watch a violent film may say something about you as a person, but thats just it. It says something about YOU not the film or game.

[@MrLavajet]

I love that you made this video in what looks like a storage closet :) And the soundtrack for this game rules.

[@voodoo2006]

I like the game story. Instead of creating a fictional story, it tells about something that is in this world, and it is DISGUSTING. Bringing the right message.

[@juiceboxbzrk]

I really want an HD of this

[@RosieSquall]

In the era of political correctness and easily offended people? Lol not a chance.

[@Mosezgarcea]

I remember playing this game with my cousin when we were 7, it was a lot of fun. And we both came out ok.

[@kylemaljevac5482]

Awesome analysis of Manhunt, I just subscribed to your channel. Please do more game analysis like this!

[@crashharty]

Manhunt is a fun game to play during Halloween season

[@jeremybackman2782]

Rockstar never quite earned my respect back after they censored Manhunt 2 , it was supposed to be the first Adults Only rated game , but Walmart , target and Kmart said they wouldn't sell an AO rated game , Rockstar caved and censored the game.

[@Hattsworth]

2 years late but the game that impacted me most with how violent it was was Red Faction for ps2, i think i played it when i was like 10 or younger and what got me was how brutal the death screams of the enemies were, like i still remember how they sound to this day. It happens to be the first violent videogame i ever played too other than Destroy All Humans.

[@helsphoenix2623]

Violent games are cathartic for people. We live in a stressful world where we aren't allowed or can't beat the hell out of or kill the things that stress us like we did way back in the day....for the most part. Games like manhunt, sports like rugby, they achieve the same end. I loved how over the top Manhunt was. If you are looking for a great, immersive game that has dark tones you should check out Vampire Bloodlines if you haven't already.

[@WowThereBuddy1]

I've never had a problem with violence in films or games. One of my favorite films is Salo or 120 Days of Sodom. I'm so removed from fictional violence that it very rarely effects me. i'm a huge horror movie fan, so that could be something to do with it. I do still get disturbed by films and games but its nothing that makes me negative towards the art itself. As long as its fiction, I have no problem with it existing.

[@bhuvaneshd4436]

Manhunt 1 is something else. I felt sick playing this than manhunt 2

[@itaylevin4555]

Some of the most shocking video games I've played were actually adventure games, where the emphasis on storytelling made some of the acts of the charecters much more hard to digest. Games like The Cat Lady, Still Life, Fran Bow, The Walking Dead, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream, Sanitarium... Of course Spec Ops The Line made me rethink the way I look at violent video games. That game is a masterpiece!

[@kingkreuger9913]

*Bully 2 or Manhunt 3?* Cmon Rockstar we’re all a bit tired of GTA.

[@uliloolilu780]

There making bully 2 rn supposedly

[@TheAArmstrong]

I completely agree with the last part. Humans find violence thrilling. There is no denying that, and we indulge this sadistic part of our psyche through fantasy. We rightfully find real life violence disturbing as we can feel empathy for the real life victim. I remember watching some cartel execution which was about as graphic as something you would see in the torture porn style films like hostel. I was genuinely upset by it, feeling for the terrified victim as he was dismembered. We have this detachment when it comes to violence through film as we understand its not real. With cinema the boundaries are being constantly pushed. No longer does the comical yet mildly scary killings on a Freddie Kruger film from the 80's scare us. This is because we become desensitised to that level of horror. So cinema had to become more extreme and delve into a darker side of violence which had a more sadistic element to shock and bring us out of our comfort zone. Think Saw, Human centipede etc. I think what Manhunt does is it really makes us question our limit with this. We like to write off our inherent attraction to violence as its seen as uncivilised and inhumane. We justify our lust for violent media by hiding behind the notion that we are just the consumers of art. If we feel something has gone too far we can write it off as just a sick piece of shit and the film makers are the real fucked up ones for making the entertainment. Well Manhunt doesn't do that. It doesn't let you become unattached, you are a willing participant in the horror. YOU are fully in control of the violence and in a way you have to take responsibility for that. I think people felt uncomfortable because they like to be hypocrites and anything that pushes their buttons too far they can claim is immoral and distance themselves. The irony being that they themselves actively pursued that piece of entertainment for that exact reason.

[@madlazykris8929]

This isn't just a game. It's showing us truth about this world In plain sight. Art? Something not of this realm has the minds of men at the very top.

[@bbaazz17]

Love manhunt, still play it to this day

[@mikehunt4797]

Choking someone out is quick and painless when you know what you are doing.

[@nevadamareno3713]

Not in real life Takes about 3 minutes

[@sinbadsolomon8508]

I bought the version of this available on the PSN store and played the hell out of it. You aren't wrong when you say it's a challenge, the game's pretty brutal at beating you down as much as you beat down enemies.

[@robinmask1012]

I always thought that manhunt gave us the idea that violence ruins the lives of people that use it from the main characters of both manhunt and 2 the villains and enemies and even the tramp

[@cor.tenebrarum]

the tramp was once "scarecrow" leader of some gang that didn't cut into final game

[@fwostyshrakes1870]

@@cor.tenebrarum The Scarecrow was supposed to head the Smilies

[@victoriaevelyn3953]

i loved manhunt to me its felt more than just going on a killing spree it had other gaming elements that stand out like vulnerability you always felt like you could fuck up at any time and die alot, I've also played postal 2 because i always heard it was violent its just disconnected stupidness really very buggy and broken just mindless violence for the sake of media attention its like the other end of the spectrum in comparison to manhunt

[@NicoGonzalezEstevez]

I like your editing and your lighting

[@milkshaketurtle7937]

Spec Ops: The Line completely revolved around this concept. Killing was specifically made to have no weight. But it slowly shows the consequences of things you've *already* done. And it literally attacks you as a person. And it messes with you as you watch the characters lose their minds.

[@elektrickrage5438]

The music aswell in this game is so creepy but great.

[@klownary]

this game should be a movie

[@BasementMinions]

Very interesting video, for me I noticed the difference in the game "This War of Mine." While it is a little heavy handed I truly felt awful for the actions I took in order to better my groups chances of survival. I still shiver when I think about the old couple I murdered in cold blood for their wealth of resources.

[@AcolyteBlaze]

You have quickly become my horror go to guy

[@snappy1622]

What about cry of fear? It’s fucking terrifying when you die to a boss. Especially Sawer

[@Shafferhead]

Yeap Manhunt is sick. But for some reason we kept playing it until we were done.

[@tommyvines8790]

This game stuck in my mind from all these years. It was definitely brutal.

[@clipssnx1147]

It’s a good game I don’t think it’s very violent but the second one was brutal then this one

[@smashthestate]

The second was kinda tasteless tho

[@NumaanTahir]

I have an idea for manhunt 3 where you play as a murderer/assassin that completes an assignment but when he has to head back to his safe house a gang war starts on the night and all gangs are not only after the opposite side but also anyone that comes across. So the player spends there time trying to get home whilst killing off any gang members using his skills and as well as getting caught in the crossfire having to help those so that you can progress through.

[@dave___]

I think the violence in this game is nothing compared to the feeling of fear that 3 guys will jump out in front of you with nail guns and hit you with their god-like aim. The most violent thing was the game taking me back to the other side of the map after I died because save points were so scarce.