Freedom Fighters Retrospective

[@stevenhay7147]

I loved how each level affected another, destroying the fuel depots in one level would mean no helicopters in another it was pretty sweet and made it feel like a war

[@v-trigger6137]

This game's worldbuilding and attention to detail was on some next level. I always liked how in every level, the character looks a bit different, in every chapter he changes his outfit that matches the scenario of that whole chapter. by the end, he would be fully armored in a stitched by stitched outfit, showing how much battles he has been in. seriously IO Interactive doesn't get enough praise for their attention to detail

[@wangchung2157]

Ive tried for years to find a game that does this and while Ive played a few that are similar nothing is as engaging as Freedom Fighters

[@Georgiaplains]

Guerrilla-warfare

[@webhead_22]

This and other examples of this like killing the snipers first before going to the police station (in the first level) blew my mind as a kid lol

[@KampucheanDemon]

@@wangchung2157 Brothers In Arms

[@KronikKlutcher24]

My dad used to play this in our basement when I was pretty young. I wasn't allowed to play alone but that was okay, cause than the two of us got to play it together and the whole experience was totally amazing. So much nostalgia here. Wish I could still spend time with my pops like that. He's not dead but buddy is getting pretty old and probably knows he'll get a well deserved payback for all the hell he put me through in pvp matches.

[@Larry]

Loved this game back in the day, so hoped Io would make a sequel, but they got stuck making endless Hitman sequels. HomeFront got close, but it didn't have the manic fun of Freedom Fighters. But as for games "like" it, Have a look at Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy and The Suffering.

[@Gruntvc]

I would've liked to see a sequel instead of endless Hitman games. A new Freedom Fighters using the current day Hitman engine could be legendary. Homefront came close, but wasn't as good. Second Sight and Psi Ops deserve more love. Wish we'd get a modern successor to them.

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

Hello you. It’s always fun to see where you’ll pop up next. I never considered either of those two games similar. Not disagreeing with you, just didn’t think about that. I know I’ll have to check them out.

[@raikohzx4323]

Seeing this game in work makes me realize Kane & Lynch: Dead Men basically reused the engine and gameplay wholesale with a broken cover mechanic and a next-gen facelift for the time, right down to the janky weapon spread and automatic reload system.

[@dingtossshitposting]

One of the best multiplayer experiences on the PS2, me and my friends used to amass huge squads and run them at each other. The middle flags would be pure chaos.

[@greg6191]

I love hearing about the games other people played a lot of local multiplayer of, especially something weirdly interesting and unknown like the mp of this. I used to play a lot of Conflict:Desert Storm, myself

[@elliott9995]

Same, I have great memories playing with my bro. We even cracked out the multi tap. I preferred being the Russian with the grenade then the American with the shotgun. Clearing a bunker with a single grenade was so satisfying. I miss local multiplayer.

[@endochronic_]

yeah, this game alongside Killzone is one of my best local multiplayer experience back then, its just simply amazing and fun

[@ryanrichardson76]

I came here just to comment this. The split screen was soo fucking good.

[@ryanrichardson76]

@@greg6191 Conflict Desert strom with my mate was one of my favourites. We played that game to death.

[@Amouroso]

Damn dude. You consistently touch on games that it feels like I’m the ONLY who ever played. I’m sure many of us feel that way and thats a very cool and bonding thing to see in a channel. Instantly connect with the content because of this. Keep going and keep killing it 🔥

[@G_FRE]

😤🤝 WE

[@704OMEN]

Beautifully said ✅

[@ulysses5340]

Same

[@psyhodelik]

One of my favorite memories from Xbox, thanks for this nostalgia and your work ^^

[@muertinix]

My aunty wanted to buy me a game back in maybe 2004? I saw Halo and without knowing anything about it I picked it right away but my cousin convinced me to get freedom fighters as it was much cheaper. I have some good childhood memories of that game, I got to play Halo years later anyways, if I had picked it that day I never would've gotten to play Freedom Fighters and wouldn't be watching this video right now :)

[@trooperx36]

You are seriously one of the best KZbinrs. The immaculate amount of quality you put into each video never ceases to amaze me.

[@vahlok1426]

One of my favorite details was how towards the end of the campaign, you could recruit Red Army deserters as squad mates. It was a cool detail, showing how not everyone was on board with the invasion anymore.

[@nosvibes9786]

Cant believe inever actually noticed that!

[@artyomtimoshenko2610]

This game was like a realistic version of battalion wars

[@HotRossBuns]

If only you could have tanks in Freedom Fighters. Shout out to Battalion Wars.

[@synthnation9857]

that feeling when one of your teammates down so far away and you don't wanna go back that far to save them lmao. it's kinda incredible that this game can make you feel like a real leader, sometimes your choice can screw over all of your squad lol.

[@rivolinho]

Back in the days when you would "rent" a "disk" from a "physical shop" I picked this up for a weekend and had a absolute blast with a friend.

[@704OMEN]

I remember this game like it was yesterday. I loved this game simply off the fact that you could literally build an army and complete missions with em. I didn’t have online capabilities back then, but being able to recruit and build an army made me feel like I had somebody to play with.

[@julz5915]

The sound track to this game is absolutely amazing

[@stuffums]

Spending all of December 29th-31st 2003 playing this game on my xbox, even skipping new years celebrations with family to finish it, so fun Also first game soundtrack I ever downloaded

[@na7ethegrea7]

One of my most favorite games of all time. AMAZING GAME and i will never forget it.

[@RantKid]

This game taught me how much I love things like party systems and squads in video games

[@Muffinpurplegurk]

Always had good memories about this.People don't believe me that FF was legit awesome especially for ps2.

[@hisammy3969]

firmly in my top 5 games of all time. 4 player coop on game cube was a blast too. i remember me and my friends discovering a bug that let you control way more units than the game originally intended and it led to some really cool fights. And i always thought the female enemies who wore like all black... i think and had a smg you could pick up, were so cool. you didn't see many women in shooter games back then. such a gem :)

[@benrussell5070]

You're one of the few reviewers still focusing on games you personally want to talk about, rather than chasing algorithms all the time. That's why I'm still watching your uploads after all these years. I remember renting freedom fighters from blockbusters and staying at a friends where we played it all night passing the controller back and forth. It always stuck with me how the game visually shows progress, just as you said with the player model, underground base etc. Good times.

[@Fro_Jangles]

Loved this game. Me and my brother would spend hours just playing multiplayer with each other. We would do dumb stuff but we had fun

[@yanni4659]

this game is fucking amazing, it needs a remake along with time splitters trilogy please and thank you.

[@Hugsloth]

timesplitters.... big sadge wish it would come back and put all these crummy AAA shooters in their place

[@llab3903]

Not everything needs a remake. Make a new game.

[@thekidrailfanner5234]

Good I remember playing this with my friend and we played through and completed the game . He passed away just after that . Now I just found it on steam and purchased it . Can’t wait to play it tonight and hopefully relive some great memories with my best friend !!!!! RIP Greg!

[@Rad_Dan]

I don’t know what other game you were doing a review of, but you mentioned it being, “kind of like freedom fighters” and since then I’ve wanted you to do a video on it. I didn’t want to be annoying and just comment, “freedom fighters” on everything. But I’ve been waiting for you to cover this one for a while. Thank you so much for finally getting to it

[@oIPsychotixIo]

To this day the reason I remember Freedom Fighters aside from it's fun, unique ( and still kind of to this day) gameplay is the fucking SOUNDTRACK. Jesper blew the music out of the water for this one and it's the reason I remember this game so vividly.

[@barppoots4378]

For real. This game needs a remaster!!

[@deralbtraumritter8573]

I can't remember exactly, being this wudda been 19 ish years ago...but I think I remember playing this as a demo at Toys R Us... I remember it being gritty and bloody for the game it was back n the day. Also feel like this heavily influenced Mercenaries...

[@gfanikf]

Loved the came so much, I wish IOI, would produce a remastered version. Also loved the Hidden and Dangerous reference.

[@EddyTheDevil1]

I've been waiting for this video ever since your Godfather review!

[@eddiehanley4258]

I love Freedom Fighters. It's such a great game, and one of the games that would make me set up the original Xbox. So glad it's on Steam

[@HamanKarn567]

I love that game. I like that IO still has it as Easter eggs in the new Hitman games wish they would do more with it though.

[@SolidSnake684]

Holy shit I JUST reinstalled this game last night for the first time in years. Get out of my head! Also I picked this up from a garage sale way back in the day on a whim, and I'm glad I did cause I fell in love with it. Definitely one of my all time favorite PC games.

[@linjord]

All from the music to the controls was amazing; one of the games I just got sucked into and didn't really put down until I completed it.

[@PrestonMcNair]

What a flashback. Many hours were spent on this game, the replay value was incredible as you could tackle each level in so many different ways with your squad. The simplicity was beautiful, and I wish games were this simple nowadays.

[@MattInmanReviews]

Remember playing this a lot when I was around 9-10 years old. Never beat it though unfortunately but watching this video really makes me want to rectify that.

[@Studio-IV]

The “afterthought” of multiplayer/split screen was the most memorable part for me. My dad and I would play so many hours of just that together. Loved loved loved that so much! I even did that by myself from time to time.

[@-EndlessHorizon]

Jasper kyd is such a good composer holy shit multiplayer was so fun back then. The multiplayer is freaking fantastic. Me and my two bros and cousin use to spend hours on it. Its like a game of war with massive armies fighting against eachother. Almost as good as timesplitters

[@benkirkpatrick6343]

I was just about to comment on the soundtrack 2/3rds through the video, but he put it so aptly. The music has stood the test of time so amazingly well. I like to use it as a workout playlist, since it has this driving force feeling; it screams "never give up".

[@voxgizer5926]

Always glad to see Freedom Fighters!

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

Great video mini. I grew up playing Freedom Fighters and it was one of the very first games I completed from start to finish back in the early 2000's. This deserves a remake.

[@patrickbateman93]

Great seeing this game getting the recognition it deserves! I completed it back when it came out and I really feel you nailed it with this review. A hidden gem

[@rocket-propelledgecko4976]

This game has such fond memories with me and my older brother. We'd play the multiplayer all the time and his annoying ass would camp the LMG spawn and just destroy me. Lol The game was left on the floor one day in the box and someone stepped on it, so I never got to play it again. :( I would instantly buy a remaster and wouldn't even think about it. To hear this game's amazing soundtrack again would be divine.

[@ControlAllDa1337]

There aren't many games I've played that have been more fun to play than freedom fighters was. It's was just pure satisfaction all the way through

[@fmikael1]

I recall playing this game as a kid and always felt it was a hidden gem

[@pendantblade6361]

The sheer nostalgia I get from watching this video. I gotta say, this is Kyd's best work in music IMO.

[@G_FRE]

This plus the multi controller thing? Unrivaled. "OHOHOHO THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE"

[@samuelc6246]

got this on Gamecube because I loved squad shooters and Hitman 2. Played it because I love Freedom Fighters. The soundtrack, together with that of Splinter Cell Chaos Theory have always been among my favourites, always been on my portable mp3 player, and even been my wake up tune for years.

[@sanity000-x2r]

Seeing as you have covered Freedom Fighters, are you gonna cover IO's other non Hitman TPS about a certain duo?

[@connerhurd277]

Please lord God let this game get a remastered. Loved this game growing up

[@HotChilliePa]

So much nostalgia for this, one of the first games I remember owning on my ps2 and I loved it. Thanks for the nostalgia trip

[@Ar1AnX1x]

a remake of this game could be insane if they do it right because they can scale up everything, the number of enemies and making the enemy more intimidating with more tanks and helicopters and militaristic presence and a scale that the original game couldn't have because of hardware limitations.

[@Malefication]

Freedom Fighters is absolutely one of my favorite games from when I was a kid, spent so so many hours with it on our NGC.

[@mrbransformer4184]

When I worked at GameStop, always remember seeing this game, I always thought you were a firefighter, idk why.

[@manuelyagui1920]

This game should be studied by current developers about how to make a good product... Most modern AAA games are a complete disaster.

[@readyplayerone5220]

One of my favorite, most replayed childhood games!

[@audiosurfarchive]

This IP is soooooo underrated and IO should really come back to it! Given the tech now; a third-person shooter that lightly sits inbetween tactical and arcade with squad/platoon level strategy mechanics in real-time (or with pause a la BIA) isn't exactly being cornered by any big dev/publisher.. great vid!

[@automaetopia]

OMG.. I remember playing this game as a kid.. it was so much fun and the cheats.. omg like "ioigod" and 'ioifire" were amazing, thank you for bringing back my childhood 😭😭😭

[@TheJevonjames]

You always pick the best games to cover. I loved this forgotten gem, the multilplayer was so cool

[@BRZguy]

I love this game. Has such a gritty vibe that no real other games do the same. I loved how each mission actually had a purpose and an effect on the story. Destroy this so that this next level is possible, or capture this so we can have more weapons etc. Great sense of progression. My one complaint would be a lack of replayability. You can only really play the story mode and that's all. There was a multiplayer mode tacked on the PS2 version which was fun, but you could only play if you had someone else to play with obviously. Now if the PC version had like a map creator where you could design more levels and add enemies and objectives, the game would have endless replayability.

[@John_Da199]

Oh man I was just thinking about this game the other day. One of my absolute favorites

[@Kinoksis]

The Homefront series had somewhat similar themes like Freedom Fighters, though the invading enemy were the North Koreans. And unfortunately the last game (Homefront The Revolution) bombed hard, so I imagine that isn't reassuring for IO Interactive when it comes to making a sequel to this obscure game.

[@innoclarke7435]

Homefront: The Revolution bombed hard because it was a buggy, unoptimized mess at launch that was just a more urban copy of Far Cry, while *also* being a sequel to a mostly forgotten subpar shooter from the early '10s that had a very uninspired and uninteresting campaign. Neither Homefront game failed because of the concept of an occupied America, they failed because they just weren't very worthwhile games. Freedom Fighters, however, is a cult classic that was expertly designed by a studio that still exists and still employs good designers today that could make the concept succeed again.

[@whatthehell4644]

Does the 1st homefront have similar mechanics as freedom fighter? Recruit soldiers and take down bases or sum Played homefront revolution its ok you can only recruit 4 men to fight for you and there dumb asf you can't even command them like go here, stay there. Godfather 2 have better squad order

[@budaroddy]

Dude this split-screen multiplayer TPS need to comeback ASAP

[@acetrigger1337]

I wish we could get a game that mixes Freedom Fighter's Squad system with Red Faction: Guerrila's destructive enviroments.

[@heartman64]

me and my cousins used to love the multiplayer so much back in the day, i bought it myself a couple years ago but still haven't dived into the single player. I might just have to now after watching this.

[@user-zw4wh1tm9x]

The music is incredible too, still listen to it today

[@bludtinge]

My childhood: The Game That moment when your sewer base is compromised was so tense for me as a kid.

[@phaeton01]

FF was one of the best ps2 era games, it was almost bf3 before bf3, with the laying down support fire and reviving teammates

[@Jakuzziful]

I‘m right now watching on a phone but still, love your soundmixing and background music.

[@alexios2606]

Played the demo of this on a demo disc for the ps2 in the summer of 2003 and then picked it up that winter and had good fun with it. Got another squad shooter at the time, conflict desert storm 2 and outright preferred freedom fighters. Just had more charm, chaotic gameplay and that amazing soundtrack.

[@rustyshackleford3160]

This is probably my 3rd favorite game from the PS2/cube/xbox era. I remember the joy of growing from a small squad to a battalion , Mario refence of being two brother and plumbers, the awesome propaganda stories between missions leading to you releasing your own beautiful patriotic video.

[@m.p.jallan2172]

One of the best PS2 games. When i think back to the PS2, its MetalGear and this game i remember now.

[@PresidentMikeJohnson]

i played this game so much back in the day, it just works

[@budaroddy]

The aiming on PS2 I remember was holding R3 and while you hold it you need to aim with the same stick, it was a pain

[@xXRealTalkXx]

Freedom Fighters multiplayer was a STAPLE amongst me and my friends, how dare you say it was an afterthought.

[@finnhaverkamp]

Using the time slowing in FEAR to get headshots is an example of satsficing.

[@HenryStudioCA]

Isabella is one of my top 10 video game crushes. I always thought Mercenaries, my favorite game of all time, would be improved if it had the squad mechanics of this game.

[@ak-t7d6f]

One of my favorite childhood games.

[@stevenhay7147]

The constant references to this game in the hitman games makes me think they have a sequel In mind, you can find arcade cabinets and even NPC's playing it in multiple missions. I know they will be all hands on deck for the new Bond game but a guy can hope

[@wolfboos]

I remember playing this game so many times and trying to find hidden things and whatnot. It's just a really fun game.

[@AlmightyJ97]

I think you actually convinced me to buy this game. I've had it on my wishlist for a long time now, it's high time.

[@snaker9er]

I bought a 4-person connector for my ps2 as a kid playing this back in the day so my brother and our friends could play multiplayer. It was so epic we always played Brooklyn Rooftops and set rules because it was so easy to take over the middle of the map with your followers and camp the rocket launcher. We found all sorts of bugs that would allow you to jump off the building and almost die but heal really fast and I became an expert with the sniper rifle and would just screen watch headshot people to the point of enraging them. Good times

[@Joshua99v]

I remember this game. I still have it on ps2 but I play it on ps3. It’s a fun game

[@DiggZiggah]

I feel like I only play any shooter in any capacity because of this game. And that Jesper soundtrack is 🔥 As usual

[@huntercleveland7950]

I've just recently beaten this game last Saturday and one of the few games in my tally of the one's beaten. Fun fact. If you look on Chris's plumber hat at the beginning of the game, you can see a capital M on it.

[@er_mu8336]

I had this game in the XBOX. Loved everything about it. Always hoped for a sequel.

[@kupokinzyt]

Fun fact, if this looks or feels familiar, that;s because Freedom Fighters was made by the same people who made Hitman series! It even runs on the same engine as Hitman 2!

[@Agentshadling]

Loved FF on GameCube, playing 4 players was a blast as a kid

[@W-C-F-o1k]

I bought the game secondhand because I was board. I LOVED IT!! I forgot about it for years.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

the sound effect on the AK-47 is so nostalgic

[@scottgardner2950]

I saw this game at blockbuster as a teenager and always wondered what it was like and now I know

[@Watthef2024]

1:55 "gone is the need for (...) slowly edging around corners"; the 2000s were weird, I remember, but not that weird

[@mrchiledonut]

One of those games from the early 2000s that I still love going back to. Although they COULD make a sequel, at this point I'd love it if IO just remade it with the updated engine they use for the Hitman games (unless they've opted for Unreal Engine 5 like so many others). I love this game's New York setting/atmosphere, the gameplay is a lot of fun, and the soundtrack is phenomenal.

[@sRecollet]

Other then original Ghost Recon, this was the only squad based shooter that I played at the time. As they weren't too many at the time, if any right, and this is obviously a much different game. Have such good memories of this when I played back in 2003 and just recently installed on my PC again. So excited for my playthrough again on hardest difficulty. :)

[@averageasian5462]

I fuckin loved Freedom Fighters man! So happy you made a video on it.

[@flamingkitsune2792]

I don't know why but I always revisit this game every October its weird but yea love this game.

[@abdelali9279]

Never heard of this game before, I feel all the attention was placed into the Red Faction series.

[@feliciomm]

one of my favorite 4 players local multiplayer of the original xbox, what a game!

[@DiggyT]

I just wanted to try the game not expecting much, turned out to be one of my favorite games. I think the simplicity of the controls with the good story line made it a classic.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

This is the first I'm hearing of this game. Sounds like good fun.

[@delgad33]

Definitely in my top 10 favorites. The "bad aiming" design was cool to me. Made the MC seem more realistic. Like some dude who picked up a gun.