MediEvil | Making of Documentary

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A documentary detailing the complete history of the MediEvil franchise.
00:00 - Intro
00:37 - MediEvil PS1
15:35 - MediEvil 2
22:29 - MediEvil 3: Fate’s Arrow (Cancelled)
25:55 - MediEvil: Resurrection
30:39 - MediEvil “A Game of Bones” (Cancelled)
32:40 - MediEvil PS4 (2019)
List of sources for this video: / 31037523
Music List:
01. Statue of Fortesque (Title Screen) - MediEvil OST
02. Return to the Graveyard, The Pumpkin Serpent - MediEvil OST
03. Scarecrow Fields - MediEvil OST
04. The Asylum Grounds - MediEvil OST
05. Cemetery Hill, The Entrance Hall - MediEvil OST
06. The Crystal Caves - MediEvil OST
07. Pumpkin Gorge - MediEvil OST
08. Chicken March - MediEvil OST
09. The Ant Caves - MediEvil OST
10. MediEvil (Credit Roll) - MediEvil OST
11. Old London (Title Screen) - MediEvil 2 OST
12. The Museum - MediEvil 2 OST
13. The Freakshow - MediEvil 2 OST
14. Kew Gardens - MediEvil 2 OST
15. Iron Slugger (Round 1) - MediEvil 2 OST
16. Wulfrum Hall - MediEvil 2 OST
17. The Sewers - MediEvil 2 OST
18. Home of the Dead - MediEvil Resurrection OST
19. Gallowmere Waltz - MediEvil Resurrection OST
20. Comedy Corpses - MediEvil Resurrection OST
21. Hilltop Mausoleum - MediEvil Resurrection OST
22. A Grave Situation (Title Screen) - MediEvil (2019) OST
23. The Sorcerer Returns - MediEvil (2019) OST
24. It's All a Little Fuzzy - MediEvil (2019) OST
This video was originally uploaded to the Leepsilon channel on 25/10/2019.
#MediEvil #Documentary #PlayStation

[@ReliableRhubarb]

If you enjoyed this video, be sure to check out my latest documentaries on the history of Chris Sawyer (creator of Transport Tycoon, RollerCoaster Tycoon and Locomotion): kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2KYgaxnbNmce6M as well as the history of Oddworld Inhabitants: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmWwopqjbNySbpI Let me know which other game franchises you'd like to see documentaries on in the future!

[@LuluTeala]

This was my mom's favorite PS1 game. I'm currently streaming it in her honor. This game was a huge part of my childhood, and I remember every time I wanted to play it when the PS1 was in the living room, my mom really wanted to play the game instead lol. It's heart-warming to see someone make a full documentary on the game. This is very appreciated as a huge fan of the game. So many neat things I never knew about the game! Every bit of exposure to this gem makes me happy :D

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

I loved Medievil back in the day. I still do (which is why I bought the Medievil Remastered). Even if it's not much a big franchise game, still I love Medievil. It's one of my favorite childhood games back in the glory days of the PS1.

[@kennyleo08]

I agree. I never had a chance to play Medievil 2. I wish theyd remake that.

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

@@kennyleo08 I agree

[@jamessparkman6604]

@@xXLunatikxXlul Why don’t you create primevil And create an art style similar to the land before Time

[@2killzore]

​@@kennyleo08medievil 2 is brilliant

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

@@jamessparkman6604 primevil?

[@egonjensen6506]

only long years after playing the 1998 original did I realize that Dan's story is actually very sad as he was granted life only for a brief moment, only to return back to death once he restored mortals' world in which he could never continue to exist.

[@Spark-pv9js]

But that short period of time is where he redeems himself as a fallen soldier and earns his place in the hall of heroes, so even its sad its also more like a "second chance" story

[@egonjensen6506]

@@Spark-pv9js he redeemed himself only in the eyes of the heroes from the hall of heroes as in the eyes of the people he had already been a hero thanks to the false legend.

[@Spark-pv9js]

@@egonjensen6506 yeah true, then its like a very introvert redemption story xD

[@Khenfu_Cake]

@@egonjensen6506 I guess you could say Dan finally lived up to his legacy.

[@claudiopolonia7854]

@@egonjensen6506 Only the heroes and the king knew he was a fraud. In the wake of Dan’s death, King Peregrin made sure Dan would go down in history as the hero of Gallowmere for the dark century that followed. After being roused from the dead by Zarok, Daniel simply went on to actually live up to the legendary feats he was spuriously credited with when he was alive.

[@TheFarmersLife]

This was the first 3D game I owned. I got nauseous at first, and didn’t think I’d make it through. I eventually got used to it, and completed the game several times. Great memories!

[@UltimateDorito]

I'm 35 years old and I still love the hell out of this game. This was my all time favorite PlayStation game, with my second favorite being Wild 9. Obviously I loved the stylistic off-beat games. I'd love a doc like this for Wild 9 if there's anything out there to find about it. It's so damn weird, I'm sure there has to be a story there.

[@ReliableRhubarb]

I've added Wild 9 to my list, though I have no idea when I'll get around to covering it as I've got a bunch of other documentaries I want to get done first. Perhaps I could do a mini documentary series for games like this that are more obscure/have little known about their development, or some kind of compilation of multiple obscure titles in one documentary. Either way, it's on my list so I'll figure something out when I get to it.

[@UltimateDorito]

@@ReliableRhubarb amazing, thank you for taking the time to reply! Love your work! 🙂

[@nehehehgraylois]

A documentary so well made that Andrew Barnabas himself left a link to it on an official interview's comments. I thought i knew a lot but still managed to learn new things from this

[@arananation]

I remember when I thought these graphics were amazing and couldn’t possibly get any better

[@Berserkerenergy]

Let's Hope We get a Medievil 2 Remake and Medievil 3.

[@aSuspiciousEgg]

Literally my favorite game from my childhood, I still play through it from time to time

[@rustyshacklefordspocketsqu8162]

i got this for christmas 1998, i was 13. it was one of the best games i ever played. 25 years later, i have long given up video games, but i'm still in love with medievil (and re2, jet moto).

[@TheNimrod663]

Great work by putting together some rare photos and anegdotes. I consider myself a massive MediEvil fan and i've learned some new stuff! I very much enjoyed your video man, thank you.

[@sarutakk]

This was a great in depth watch. Loved these games back in the day and it was very cool to learn so much about their development. I know a lot of work goes into these types of videos and i hope you get a lot of views someday.

[@playeveryday01]

Started playing the 2nd game and had a blast and wanted to know more about the series, I had no idea about the PSP game. This video was a perfect overview start to finish.

[@anaturn12]

This game terrifind me as a child so much i could not sleep :-D

[@Hynotama]

I love the fact that there's more of Dan's skeleton visible in the PSP game.

[@tomorrowneverdies567]

Ι feel privileged to have played (and seen others play it) as a child. One day this period will be framed as the classical period of gaming.

[@FeekyChucker]

The premise for 'Medievil 3: Fate's Arrow' sounds bloody brilliant, what a shame that it never came to light. Toys For Bob, we need you to do this for us PLEASE.

[@TorchicEX]

I played this so much back in the day, I miss the series so much. Hope it gets a remaster for the second game.

[@cheese4g]

This was fascinating! I started playing the remake today and I absolutely love it! I hope the game gets a proper sequel soon!

[@marcellosilva9286]

MediEvil is my favourite 3D platformer on the PS1, surpassing even Crash and Spyro, so this documentary was extremely insightful and informative, great work.

[@ballsofsalsa01]

The Speedrun of the game is thriving after years of nothing, thanks to a video recently

[@giuseppepernagallo6017]

Great content, keep up the good work! That was a great generation of games and fortunately I experienced it as a child. I think the modern video game industry has lost a lot of that magic. Even with today's advances in computer graphics, Medievil is still a masterpiece with an unparalleled storytellig and soundtrack. Nostalgia hits hard on this channel!

[@UnityAgainstJewishEvil]

MediEvil 1 & 2 were such highlights of my early childhood. They’re still very near and dear to my heart. Thanks for making this. 7:40 I’d kill to get my hands on this book!

[@Shallsoar]

Thank you for creating this video! This was a fascinating watch!

[@rgbsax]

I miss this game, wish they had continued the story

[@theakspud]

Just subbed. Loved this game series so much. Never knew they made 3 of them only played the first one for dozens of hours growing up.

[@Survivalhorrorstrong]

IT HAS RISEN AGAIN! Great documentary absolutely loved medievil 1 and 2 the tim burton vibes were stong.

[@DarthDarklorD]

This doc makes me all the more thankful to have been on the receiving end of the original in the late 90s and makes me appreciate the remake that im still in the middle of. I have a family now so it takes me even longer to finish the game lol.🎉

[@sakurakos88]

This is incredible. I knew Medievil was always special, what a game! A true masterpiece for sure, today at 35 years old I still listen to the amazing soundtrack and play it on a emulator as well. Pure nostalgia. Hail Sir Dan!

[@andreabosio8480]

beautiful video, enough said. thank you a lot for making a video like this for my favourite videogame of all time :) cheers from italy :) 🇮🇹

[@Skirakzalus]

I dunno how much I like the original pitch of MediEvil 3, but the additions of middle eastern elements like the anubis stone and a djini would have made far more sense in that than having it in a remake of the first game. Also Dan having to fight for his own death happening sounds really fun. It's weird how there hasn't been done more with such a beloved franchise.

[@myboyfriend95]

3D action hack and slash isn’t as popular I guess

[@Marksnus]

Why isn't this channel more popular. Great vids

[@lightcrusader4404]

Amazing video!!Medievil is my favourite ps1 video game and i hope to one day play the ps4 remake.It shows that you have certainly done a lot of research on the history of Medievil, as well as on all your other videos.

[@ArquelAdonis]

As a fan of MediEvil, this documentary is 10/10.

[@id104335409]

I want Game of Bones!!!!!! With sparkling snow like the sand in the game Journey! And big ice crystals and icicles and eerie winter and icey sounds!

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

Game of Bones?

[@thehonoredone2361]

Sadly I did not grow up with this game since I was a ps2 kid. But I do know if I did, I would have loved it, the theme, design, characters, weapons and abilities, World building. It would have been right up my alley and I can imagine myself playing it for hours. Loved the documentary.

[@GrandMoffTarkinsTeaDispenser]

Thank you for making this.

[@moodby]

This was really cool. A cherished childhood game of mine - thanks for making this detailed video!

[@harrygraham5810]

Jamespond was awesome, and medievil was my first ps1 game along side ff7 been obsessed with medievil since, wish they had made more games of sir dan

[@voxatious3920]

Oh my God this is a very well done video, good work dude! Just recently replayed the original game myself through an emulator, much love for this game and its creators

[@Red9Suplex]

Found your channel today through this video, just finished it and man, you did a brilliant job. I plan on watching the rest of your documentaries! I'm curious though, do you think you'll do a Jak & Daxter documentary? If you're into Jak, that is. I assume you're into Jak going by the documentaries you've done so far but my bad if I'm wrong. I would also love to see a Psychonauts documentary, if you're into Psychonauts. I look forward to seeing more from you!

[@ReliableRhubarb]

Both are on my list, but I probably won't get to them until next year at the earliest as the rest of this year is already planned out.

[@jackwain367]

This was such a fun watch. I'm eager to see a remake of MediEvil 2. Mind you, I don't like the idea of the plot twist involving Kiya.

[@LandAnchor]

Excellent work thank you for sharing this.

[@yitzun5080]

Great video!

[@seventybelow139]

Great documentary, cheers.

[@charliesparkle675]

I love the MediEvil games so much. Played them for hours and they where s unique

[@christiansanchezmartinez5669]

Amazing work!! 😉

[@Zombot]

Awesome coverage of the series! The PS4 remake from a few years back was a great dose of nostalgia. I never got around to playing the PSP game and crossing that off my list yet...

[@CrispyChicken44]

I would absolutely LOVE if they redid Medievil 2 the same way they did the 2019 version. It would be a warp immediately

[@DoodieSmoothie]

Very good info! thanks

[@1for3Gaming]

That Jack Frost pitch for MediEvil sounds much more up my alley than the time travel one.

[@riferwestern]

Love your videos!

[@ReliableRhubarb]

Thank you!

[@biervampir_aut]

Good shit! You got me hooked

[@dancomics5]

Great work

[@ellis7622]

Man I must’ve played that first level over 100 times back in the day thanks to that Pizza Hut demo disc with this and Cool Boarders on it.

[@JimmyC1994]

Medievil is one of my favourite games of all time I wish they'd remake that Jabberwocky chase level. Even if it was just some DLC or something

[@sherwin1988]

Fantastic mate well done

[@MayheM_72]

Funny how you say women liked the Dan character. My ex wife LOVED Medievil, along with Oddworld.

[@AllDayRayRay]

MediEvil is a game I fondly remember playing as a kid. Specifically the Museum boss fight. What a legendary game. It was so cool to see the history. MediEvil 3 sounds like it would have been amazing! I feel bad for the ordinal creators when they destroyed their vision for the PSP version, but was relieved when they got the remake their brain child!

[@fluffy_preacher]

Loved both games and own the ps4 remake but the explanation of how the third game would have worked really peaked my interest and Sony really missed out on a great idea

[@darkbeetlebot]

God, the planning phase of 1 was incredible. How the hell did he draw that?

[@wolftales5203]

One of my fav games of all time. Hats off this to these chaps

[@JaWimGaming]

This game is masterpiece . Love everything about it . Hope i can play it on PC one day ...

[@jjohnson71958]

medievil 3 really needs to b made i think

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

I would love that too, but I don’t think it will happen for a long time, if at all.

[@wolftales5203]

I cant tell you how hard i laughed at the bucked on the head bit

[@BarugoSama]

It's those infos that we would never ever think of it, but once it's said , becomes "yup, that sounds 100% right and logic now!"

[@samflood5631]

If Medievil 3 and Game of Bones weren't cancelled, then I would have had a blast playing them, especially Game of Bones due to it being a Game of Thrones Parody. I would have love to see a knock off of Danerys Targaryen, Jon Snow, Tyrion Lannister, Arya Stark, Cersei Lannister, Theon Greyjoy, Sansa Stark, the Clegaine Brothers, Jamie Lannister, Khal Drogo, Ned Stark, Rob Stark, the Baratheon Brothers, Oberyon Martell, the Tyrells and so much more.

[@adrianvalcarcelcastillo5141]

If the levels of Medievil 2, are places of London, why developers doesn't use more places? For example, create levels in Trafalgar Square, Camden Town... I lived in London and that city have marvelous places. Medievil 2 is too short in my opinion.

[@Liquicatslowedmusic]

That’s true. Actually there was a removed level called The Parliament which was the actual parliament in London and also the final boss had initially planned to be a gigantic zombie version of Queen Elizabeth

[@tahutoa]

29:35 so if there's this bit that takes care of the plot so you don't lose track of what you were doing, and the save anywhere feature addresses loss of progress... what was point of making the levels shorter?

[@GameCare]

Never played the PS1 original, but had a blast with the PS4 remake. Is there any news on remaking Medievil II?

[@utz2867]

Great vid

[@hugohagerup]

It's a huge shame that MediEvil 3 never happened. It sounds like an absolutely amazing game. I still hope that it will be created someday, but unfortunately it won't be in PS1 style graphics.

[@ertroid]

I personally think, that after an era of remastering literally every old game (which is fine to some degree) now developers should focus on "undigging" old unfinished ideas of games, scratch books, scripts which had never seen the daylight, due to some theirs original-company's complications or lack of money, cause those abonded games are literally gold mines of fantastic ideas to make a new masterpieces, like, otherwise it's such a waste for a game industry

[@ResurrectedElvenMonk]

One of the greatest set Playstation games to ever be released.

[@vuurniacsquarewave5091]

I played this before any of the castlevania games, and when I did I always thought that basically they were exactly like Medievil should be in 2D.

[@leonardosantin3173]

If only they made a third game instead of a whole reboot ( being resurrection just not to be confused ) allow me to tell how it should’ve gone: the game starts telling the story of the second game and how the past altered Daniel fought and defeated the Palethorn beast cutting the stomach to release Kia and she noticed a light it was the Anubis stone she then pulled a strange looking amulet she put the Anubis stone in it and she went to the Time Machine and vanished after that Lupo was first seen playing with Daniel’s head and as soon as that happens Kia or Kiot appeared this time younger and not as a mummy and along with her was Zarok young as the girl and they took quick work of Daniel and the dog sending them into the era of dinosaurs then Al Zalam telling the two of the bad news of how Zarok and Kiot ruled all of time thanks to the god stone ( I decided to make it the god stone to give it more power to rule time and space a little twist that I like ) after that Daniel sighed with Lupo looking confused then Daniel pulled out his head and threw it so Lupo would catch it after a few raptors, triceratops, pterodactyls Kiot’s soldiers looking for Zalam because he stole something of Kiot like breaking the god stone into four pieces scattered in time they met the first boss of the game Zarok taming a mess of a dinosaur ( reference to the tyrannosaurus wrecks which this one is from the past ) after the trio defeat it drowning him in tar they go on an adventure in time with one gargoyle head, the professor, Winston and the heroes from the hall of heroes all band up together and fight the couple of evil. 😮‍💨that was a lot

[@AgoraphobicNews]

Is there any chance for a MediEvil 3 game?

[@pill-poppingnarcissist]

Kids nowadays will never come to appreciate a well put together game like Medievil. They need HD graphics and microtransactions to enjoy it. Gaming is dead and we will never get this kind of passion back again when morons will pay 60 dollars + way more for a COD game that is buggy and a reskin of an older COD. I hate greed and idiots.

[@DoodieSmoothie]

Makes me want to give my siblings son this game so he would know how the real stuff was. Seriously, i can put medievil 1 gameplay in the background and i sleep like a child to it. the soundtrack and sound effects are just soo good

[@pill-poppingnarcissist]

@@DoodieSmoothie It was certainly a fantastic game in the golden age of gaming. Get your sibling's son the remastered version of Medievil on the PS4 if you can to reel him in. :)

[@SayerSacrifice]

Nice.

[@martwy2132]

Bro, thank you for that film. 💀

[@jjohnson71958]

loved medievil and medievil 2 psx

[@joffa99m44]

Il definitely check if it's available on the ps3 store!

[@nod7055]

Great documentary! Was one of the first games I played on ps1, alongside сrash badiсoot and resident evil 2

[@ChocolatierRob]

Oh man, I hated that story pitch for Medievil 3. The genie was annoying enough in the PSP remake and it's a real shame that he came from the M3 pitch. I can honestly say that I'm very glad that never became the third entry. Regrettably it _did_ become a digital comic bonus with the PS4 version. The PSP remake I wasn't a huge fan of but while the puerile new direction was very disappointing the fully orchestrated OST was absolutely gorgeous. The PS4 remake was very high quality with a few misses here and there but *so* much better than the PSP version overall and the one feature that _every_ remake of a much older game should have (but no others that I'm aware of actually do) - it included the original game as a bonus that you could play and compare.

[@abandoned_soul]

➕1️⃣ Subscriber's. Thanks for this documentary vidéo of one of the best PlayStations games of all time. I missed MEDIEVIL PS1 🥺🤧

[@awesomegamercz]

"in the mid 90s" *video ends*

[@MCPunk55]

Well you can't use the guide because the mechanic of attacking while blocking has been removed, and enemies have become much faster and will always land a blow before your strike. I can make a flawless run through the ant caves in the original. In the new one, I'd be surprised if I don't die in the first chamber. Precisely because I can't block and swing...

[@jewlztreasch6617]

I hate to see this series go down on the same path as the Dino Crisis series.

[@kuroryudairyu4567]

Great

[@MediEvilFan147]

Hi there, do I have your permission to react to this for my channel, all credit will be sent your way. :)

[@ReliableRhubarb]

Sure, go right ahead!

[@briancook1487]

need to get medievil 2 n hopefully in the future they can make a 3rd

[@Alex-VaahEye23]

Who else played the demo to no tomorrow 😂

[@alecweitl2477]

Jasons a baddie

[@Chiavaccio]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 great GAME!!!

[@dashdeception]

I never played this game when it was on PS1 but the PS4 version is pretty bad I can't believe they didn't bother to do things like make the camera better I kind of got used to how it played as it went on but everything felt extremely dated and annoying they didn't do the series any favor by going that route of just making the graphics much better. Great documentary though.

[@JuggernautVault]

The camera in the PS1 games was more top-down, and it was further away from the character. I don't get why they put it right behind you in the PS4 remake.

[@tpx7414]

The camera in the PS4 remake is actually worse than the original lol

[@BarugoSama]

a chase level removed because was deemed not funny play-wise

[@DaSchantinga]

Resurrection is definitely the superior version of MediEvil 1.

[@jjohnson71958]

still love medievil psx

[@ash3none170]

Medievil resurrection >>>>>>>>>

[@jjohnson71958]

medievil resurrection shold've been made for the ps2