Monsters, werewolves...and Gangrel? - Hunter The Reckoning Wayward

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[@DanielSanchez-fs1nv]

I love watching you play older games I've never heard of, very comforting.

[@lunarbeing4982]

yess

[@ArikBalmung1990]

Oh my god,I remember playing the shit out of this game when I was younger and loving every minute of it. This game is also the reason why I got the Hunter The Reckoning TTRPG books and the newer WOD books.

[@Zabbyzab]

Loved this game as kid. Spent countless hours beating it with my brother. Great memories. Thanks bro

[@fugitiveunknown7806]

I loved playing this with my partner: we loved the Hunter RPG and co-op murder fests. The RPG was quite good.

[@UltimateAlric]

I was just thinking about this game yesterday. We playing Back 4 Blood and thinking how Hunter: The Reckoning could have been bigger if it had launched in the age of modern internet.

[@paulman34340]

Yeah I agree, this was me and my brother and cousins go to series for multiplayer hack and slash fun (when me and my brother WEREN'T playing Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 2!)

[@ottessirbob]

Hey Matt - fun seeing some High Voltage videos pop up with you from time to time. I was a 2D artist/animator at HVS just briefly in the early 00's. I worked on several licensed games like Family Guy, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Kids Next Door, Billy and Mandy (my fav during my run). So Hunter came before me and Conduit came after me - just missed the excitement - ha! Though I remember the team pitching a Leisure Suit Larry sequel working with 360 dev kits. That was the new new tech at the time so seeing Larry's individual eyelashes was stuff of a nerd's wet dreams...so to speak. I only heard about the Grinder concept after I had left. Sounded great. I know there was hope SEGA would pick it up because we had a relationship with them at the time, but yeah, can't offer much info. And I know HVS was doing ports (I think Zone of Enders is a famously poor port...) and mobile games for a while. A hand full of guys left HVS to start Twisted Pixel games (The Maw, 'Splosion Man, Loco Cycle - genuinely creative guys). But these days I have no idea what HVS is doing (they did open a second location in Louisiana some years ago). But if ya wanted to rattle some cages about a Grinder build, ya might try reaching out to Eric Nofsinger. He's been the "chief creative director guy" for as long as I know. I'm sure he's busy, but approachable. I'm sure they can't realistically release any sorta build of Grinder, but it can't hurt to plead your case. Let 'em know there's Grinder love out there. Woo him with you influence vibes ;-) Also, there's a mister Kerry Ganofsky who is the owner of HVS, but you know - I might guess he's not exactly fluent with these sorts of gaming relics. Wish I could offer more solid info. I could try to put you in contact with Eric through LinkedIn if ya want. Either way, thanks for the memories!

[@gageh9218]

I remember playing the first one on GameCube with some friends as a kid, fun times.

[@MeanStreamFraudCast]

Same! Never played the sequels..

[@JWonn]

I got it for $10. Best $10 i ever spent. Played the shit out of that game.

[@nedzed3663]

I had all three of these games back in my bachelor pad days in my early 20's. Me and my friends (friend since the PS2 version was only 2 player) and beat all of them. Don't know how well they've aged since the early OTs, mechanics wise but back then these were super fun with friend's. You gotta do a multiplayer sesh with the GameCube and Xbox games

[@nedzed3663]

@@verifiedhandle9103 Yeah that sucks bro

[@verifiedhandle9103]

@@nedzed3663 my bad. I think I fell asleep while commenting

[@kisnyirati]

One of the reasons I watched this video is the word 'Gangrel'. I love World of Darkness and mostly the Vampire Masquerade (used to play a lot of the tabletop RPG). One of my favourite videogames of all time is Bloodlines from 2004. It's a broken messy masterpiece, which still to this day has a lot of attention and care from hardcore fans. You should definitely do a Wha Happun? on that game!

[@soneca_br]

Hunter the Reckoning belongs to the same setting as bloodlines!

[@apollolux]

Dang, "Hunter: The Reckoning" is a name I haven't heard in a long time. I always remembered it as "that XBox game we played because none of us had Gauntlet Legends."

[@rotciv557]

I remember playing HtR Redeemer a ton with my sibs and dad as a kid.

[@MrYourtoaster]

Oh I love the Tabletop game this was based off. And yes martyrs don’t last long.

[@AxelHunterTwitch]

I owned Hunter and the Xbox sequel, Redeemer, and my friend owned Wayward. I always thought Wayward was the weakest, and I got the sense that he agreed. I'd LOVE to see the others, and the original is available on Xbox One.

[@JoeKerr019]

I used to run the tabletop rpg of this. It's one of my favorite games of all time

[@MeanStreamFraudCast]

The original game was my introduction to pen and paper games

[@MrYourtoaster]

Hey Joe.

[@awesomeness1122]

I definitely Would like to see you play either more of this or the first one with friends.

[@Areala21]

This is one of my favorite action/horror titles on the PS2. Picked it up on a whim off a Best Buy clearance rack and I cannot count the number of hours I've poured into playing it over the years. It's basically Gauntlet but without the constantly-decreasing health mechanic, with added levelling and quest mechanics. Late-game is really fun and the missions get quite difficult. Martyr is totally the way to go for single-person play. If you push and hold both analog sticks in the same direction while you attack, she'll do a running melee strike that doesn't stop and lock you into the standard hit animation. You can basically bolt around side-swiping enemies to death and you're always out of reach by the time they can react to strike back. :)

[@Hungy]

What a blast from the past -- I loved playing this game growing up! Wish there was something like this in today's gaming 😌

[@tripled153]

Fuck I love this series. Would love a remaster or reboot.

[@bobbusc]

I followed the Grinder for years hoping to hear news about it. I was always sad it never materialized.

[@harrishoin7950]

Man the first and third ones were both so good, I never played Wayward, doesn't look like I missed a ton. Redeemer is kind of where they hit their stride on map design and story pacing, but was also the end of the series

[@TheIronMoose]

You need to play this with as close to 4 players as possible. The difficulty and enemy number ramps with player count and its the best way to play.

[@thatgamingkiwi1630]

Cool WOD Facts: Gargoyles in the universe this game takes place in are in fact just a bizarre type of vampire that were the result of experiments by other vampires.

[@MorganBrownUSAF]

When you said “Where are they?” Swear to god thought you were talking about Linkin Park…I was about to get real sad.

[@scratchedaviators1254]

I thumbs up the aggressive editing.

[@RexMckinnis]

The original Hunter game gave me nightmares as a kid … I have no clue why but I got use to it and loved it afterwards

[@jackcristo2346]

I would love a remake on this.

[@sirfrightmare4506]

It doesn't need one. Maybe a re-release instead.

[@BobardeZanzibar]

They did. It's called l4d.

[@crithitjace]

I always wanted to play a 4 player game of this. High voltage also made the amazing Harvey Birdman game for Capcom.

[@ZacharyKlegon]

The first game was super fun to play with a group of friends, it has a more linear level to level narrative campaign so it was interesting seeing that this one has a mission select. I'd say it's worth checking out at some point

[@yeti4954]

Played these on Playstation/XBOX (?) with a friend. Was way too much fun back in the day.

[@chrisbfreelance]

You guys keep reminding me of games I'd long forgotten.

[@rustyshackle8000]

Yes...there is a Clan of Vampires called the Gangrel in World of Darkness. And yes...it did come out years before a certain wrestler and his brood.

[@JazzyWaffles]

Huh, I didn't even know there WERE Hunter the Reckoning games, much less three of them.

[@garuelx8627]

Hunter and Vampire had some decent games. Werewolf the Apocalypse got the shaft with one vaporware called Heart of Gaia and Earthblood which wasn't very good...

[@vonbrewskie9361]

Oh dude. My cousins and I played Hunter the Reckoning soooooo much back in the day on XBox. I didn't even realize Wayward was a thing!

[@andywilliammockzek]

About high voltage software they are still around yet. They were brought by something called keywords studios last year but they are still active

[@BillZoeker]

I loved this game back in the day. High Voltage is still around, they just mostly do support work. Last I heard they were doing work on Borderlands 3

[@skyefox]

Oh god, the White Wolf library of games is a sloppy, nostalgic mess.

[@SteveElOtaku]

The "demonic teddy bear" was a rather annoying fight in the original with anything less than four people (as was much of the game; I guess development was rushed because difficulty does not scale to number of players and it assumes you have a full party at all times.)

[@mlee4467]

It was literally just me and my brother and it was difficult as hell to beat.

[@parrishharris3008]

I still own both games for my original xbox and still play them both with my children 👍.

[@ThisIsEduardoBueno]

first sentence is already a nu metal reference. 10/10

[@lachlanchapatte1015]

I always remembered playing this game vividly but couldn't remember the name of it. Glad to know it actually exists and I wasn't crazy.

[@PcPFilmsDayton]

I used to be addicted to this in the ps2 days.

[@TheCreepingShadow]

I remember playing this as a kid and having no idea what I was doing.. I should probably get back to this one day

[@bungus87]

Best couch co op series for a bunch of naive kids with no actual taste. Great times with these ones. Judge all the way, baby

[@fattony75]

I own the two other games from this series on XBOX - Hunter the Reckoning and the Hunter the Reckoning Redeemer and they're great stupid fun!

[@fattony75]

Wayward = prequal and Redeemer = Sequel

[@Dominickudo]

Holy crap I'm never playing this as a kid I couldn't remember the name of it for the life of me thanks. I remember being pretty okay but not being able to get too far.

[@brianquint6126]

I loved this game waaaay too much with my friends back in the day.

[@Dokurider]

I played this back in the day, but it took me almost 20 years to find out what this was based on.

[@GeebusCrust]

The Wayward was always my favorite character.

[@fedupN]

I loved this game back in the day! It is FAR from perfect, but it WAS fun as hell. Course, playing with a friend was the only way to play it. AND THAT MUSIC! Yes. Speaking of peak 2000s aesthetics, at least on the Matrix/Goth/Alt side of things, Primal is another pinnacle design. Game mechanics were meh but MAN was the voice acting and atmosphere great.

[@Bluecho4]

For those looking at this and wondering why the game seems to be assaulting you with Proper Nouns, it's because this game is an adaptation of the Hunter: The Reckoning tabletop game. It's a game set in the World of Darkness, the same shared universe that Vampire: The Masquerade occupies. Capital-h Hunters (not to be confused with lowercase-h hunters, who are just random people who decide to hunt monsters, and frankly are more compelling for that reason) are endowed by angels or some shit with supernatural abilities and the ability to sense the supernatural. This is basically all you need to know.

[@TarossBlackburn]

Maaan... I have Redeemer, still, but it's one of the many many many non-backwards compatible games on Xbox. I remember Deuce had the shotgun you had to time shots with to become unstoppable.

[@cody-pp]

Dood!!! I'm been racking my brain trying to remember the name of this game recently because I wanted to play it again. Then I see it on a Facebook post at a local store, and now you post a video of it!!! Coincidence? (Insert X-files music)

[@Penguinmustache]

Play the first one, if for no other reason then to placate our burning desire for nostalgia

[@MrClawt]

I had the first game on game cube. Enjoyed it a lot.

[@MadNeko27]

Martyr 4 life.

[@jesusfortune]

Play more of this please!

[@masterofreality1687]

Great video and fun memories with friends.

[@joeb24]

You should play the first one lots of 90s edge in that one

[@willis3rik]

Oh man the late 90s and the Brood WWF style ha

[@joeywalsh1949]

I remember thinking this was the coolest game when I was a kid.

[@heartsickruben]

Love this game

[@TheNobleBard]

Had this on the PS2. Always played Kass.

[@paulman34340]

Dor the "Innocents" thing, it goes back to "the creeds", Innocents are those who are like the hunters in which they can see the supernatural, but they've yet to pick a Creed to follow (Creeds are like a mix of a class system with an Alignment system in this series!) or have refuse to pick a creed and hunt (basically ) The supernatural beings rarely attack the unaware if it risks "breaking the masquerade" shit, and if they did well, just use the rules of Stands in Jojo where Non-Stand users will have reality warp itself to explain anything Stand related. Hunters protecting "Innocents" can be seen as both protecting people who were or are in the position they were in when they first awakened, and protecting an "investment" in the case of the ones who became Hunters later down the road!

[@thereviewbox1309]

Wait there was three of these games? I only knew about the first two

[@MySurvivor7]

There were three games: Hunter: The Reckoning, Hunter: The Reckoning - Wayward, and Hunter: The Reckoning - Redeemer.

[@JoseJose-sh7fr]

Aren't they all exclusive to different consoles too lol?

[@MySurvivor7]

@@JoseJose-sh7fr Only the original game was multiplatform, Xbox and Gamecube. Wayward was a PS2 exclusive and Redeemer was a Xbox exclusive.

[@Dr.Faustus.]

Use to drive past High Voltage Studios almost every day.

[@Kammithekiller]

I payed reckoning and redeemer and god i loved them so much me and my friends played the crap outta these

[@Freelancer90]

Ah the days of couch co-op. How I miss thee

[@brayachdragonbane7529]

never heard of this game, cant wait to see matt play this

[@DEATHatRISE]

This game was fun as hell when I was a kid

[@metalstargaming4662]

You don’t look anything like him you’re beautiful

[@miles6777]

I’m actually offended that I didn’t get a notification for this. I love the playable official WOD games and games clearly inspired by the world. My favorite has to be Bloodlines (stereotypical answer, I know). The most recent info on Bloodlines 2 only being that it was almost canceled is… worrying, to say the least. The “light novel” (I use that term very loosely here) Coteries of New York had very amateur writing, which was a massive letdown. Please let it be that the actual writers of 2 have been working on this the whole time and that release was thrown to the newest writers on the team… Bloodhunt (the suddenly announced and released f2p battle royale) is the very thing I feared the official games would become: a pathetic attempt at a cash grab. Sad times all around.

[@robsonpommer7464]

This reminds me of that Todd McFarlane game nobody played (Evil Prophecy)

[@9Godslayer]

0:05 You *know* a man is comfortable in his sexuality when he is unafraid to use that kind of photo for a joke.

[@MasoTrumoi]

You should play "Hunter: the Reckoning" also by Voltage for the Gamecube. Same characters and equally ridiculous but EVEN WORSE cutscenes

[@SinHurr]

Easily the third best Hunter game of the generation.

[@MattMcMuscles]

Lol

[@dsoy4288]

LOL yes edging is so advanced, it would take hoursssss to finish 😏

[@sunflow57]

This is first time I'm seeing this game.

[@benjaminespinoza9093]

Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer which is the sequel was the best one outta of the 3 for as goofy and a bit repetitive as it is was still very fun and still holds up just not as strong

[@danielman9420]

Man, this reminds me of Dead Nation

[@tyronjasonhuff]

This was crack to me and a few others way back

[@spicyginger1203]

*Is this Vermintide?

[@TristanB4]

Hunter: The Reckoning on the Xbox was the first one, and it's visuals and co-op gameplay were quite impressive for the time! I was way into it! Wayward on the PS2 here feels a bit less polished imo and they def reused a lot of content from the Xbox game with slightly inferior graphics etc

[@TristanB4]

The graveyard level in the Xbox original is still a bit of a slog, but you go into the church at the end! And I think you even fight that teddy bear!

[@OnyxJaguar]

For real though, why does the PS2 seem to have a dull or mentioned in this video a grayish filter? Like Dreamcast games look more pleasant to look at even if they arent as visually impressive. Can you disable it like you can disable the AA on the N64?

[@MattMcMuscles]

All of them have that save for maybe Maiden of Black Water. To create a spooky atmosphere.

[@holobov]

Not sure what was worse this or Brute Force. Either way had a blast with both back in the day.

[@gomer177809]

What the heck is Civvie11 doing in this video game talking about dirty guns?

[@AllsparkSupremacy]

Linkin Park right off the bat!!!

[@justinsims2421]

Jesus Christ! Did I just hear a linkin park song? I'll allow it

[@bobbynick5358]

This game is good, but it's odd how they spread out the series in different console ports. Like the first game was xbox and gamecube only, Wayward was ps2 only, and then Redeemer is xbox only. It be nice if they remaster all 3 games for modern consoles.

[@GuccïBodyBagsIV]

My cousin and I used to play the shit outta this

[@BrianGeers]

Deuce contains potassium benzoate... That’s bad.

[@nachgo5245]

It was the sequel there actually 3 this one i felt it was the worst. first ones just called hunters the reckoning 3rd one is reckoning redeemer.

[@SuperCisMan]

No one is gunna acknowledge that Matt sang the lyrics to an underrated b-side Linkin Park banger, High Voltage

[@KeenanParker]

These games were so terrible, but I had a friend who always wanted to play it.

[@peterfairchild258]

They need to re-boot this game🤔

[@SinHurr]

Edge

[@xjyt]

Hi

[@RazorFringe2]

Ambiotic fluid. Worst comment I've left this month, I'm sorry.

[@oduinn7948]

3:32 But, as we all remember, White Men.....

[@pinkgregory4365]

tried revisiting these recently and.. nah. Far more tedious and repetitive than I remembered. There's no sense of impact to any of the combat so you're just mashing triggers in big clumps of the same dudes ad nauseam. Redeemer is a bit better I think.