No One Lives Forever Redux Review

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The Operative: No One Lives Forever (sometimes abbreviated as NOLF) is a first-person shooter video game with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and published by Fox Interactive, released for Microsoft Windows in 2000. The game was ported later to the PlayStation 2 and Mac OS X.
A story-driven game set in the 1960s, No One Lives Forever has been critically acclaimed for its stylistic representation of the era in the spirit of many spy films and television series of that decade, as well as for its humor. Players control female protagonist Cate Archer, who works for a secret organization that watches over world peace. In addition to a range of firearms, the game contains several gadgets, which are disguised as ordinary female fashion items.
At the time of its release, many reviewers felt that No One Lives Forever was the best first-person shooter since 1998's critically acclaimed Half-Life. After receiving several Game of the Year awards in the press, a special Game of the Year Edition was released in 2001, which included an additional mission. The Operative: No One Lives Forever was followed by a sequel entitled No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way released in 2002, and a spin-off that takes place during the time between the first two games entitled Contract J.A.C.K. released in 2003, both developed by Monolith.
A re-release of the game has been hampered by the complicated state of the series' intellectual property (IP) rights, with even parties assumed to be in possession of the IP having publicly admitted not knowing the precise legal situation of the series.

[@Gggmanlives]

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[@paperslop3269]

Hey gman you succ(this means I wish you success but shortened

[@AliNasserAli]

@Robin Banks he only reviews fps games as far as i know

[@dakotacross1519]

6:11 srry but that concept of "survival of great heights" would exist til a certain game in 07

[@tuanvandersluis4433]

I like this game. too bad it's not in the new playstashion or xbox one.

[@CHONG76600]

Hello , how to recover the rights ? Would like a New épisode😭😭. Best game forever

[@TheMoviePlanet]

I thought "No One Lives Forever Redux" was a remaster for a second there.

[@deathstarofdavid3199]

same

[@BygBoiDave]

same same, even checked steam to see if it was released :(

[@ryuaga]

I own physical copies of both games... I have to admit that I was excited to see the word redux for a minute though. Thought that maybe gog had finally got the rights after forever.

[@CantankerousDave]

The anime art in the thumbnail had me worried for a second.

[@K2warrior]

Same bro

[@mr.bootleg424]

- "Excuse me, do you have the time?" - "No sir, I do not have a dime and no patience for beggars!" - "Are you deaf?"

[@huru2guru]

"How dare you threaten me?"

[@demizson576]

"There must be a hole in my pocket!" :)

[@jimthehermit8113]

Sleep it off somewhere else, drunkard!

[@SouthernBelleOrchard]

@@demizson576 I still use this phrase regularly haha

[@TheAkrillion]

Speech 100

[@marcelroodt]

A shame about the IP hell that this game is trapped in. Activision, Sierra, Vivendi Universal, Fox and Monolith all have no idea who owns the rights to the game and it's apparently not worth the lawyer fees for any of them to make a claim. A shame because for all its faults, it really was a game that had 110% charm.

[@Tudorgeable]

Actually, be glad nobody is ruining it by making it a franchise of low effort, low risk copy paste characterless game like most new reboots or sequels. God forbid these studios or the likes of EA pushing sjw agenda.

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

If Impossible Creatures resurfaced on Steam after years languishing in IP ownership hell, No One Lives Forever will eventually be revived at any moment.

[@solarstrike33]

Same thing happened to AvP2, but throw in Sega into the mix as well.

[@Calvin_Coolage]

But doesn't also have an additional effect of essentially making the games abandonware?

[@finkamain1621]

Just think, GoldenEye 64 remaster is out there and pretty much 98% complete and it isn't releasing because of the rights. MGM, Nintendo, Microsoft, Rare, and Activision

[@EmperorPrinc3]

Aw man I love this game and its sequel. No other FPS out there where you get to fight Ninja's in a house picked up by a tornado.

[@tylercouture216]

wolfenstein 2 has a level close to that

[@EmperorPrinc3]

@@tylercouture216 Return to Castle Wolfenstein does not.

[@jakeeb3435]

@@EmperorPrinc3 I believe he's talking about the new Colossus

[@EmperorPrinc3]

@@jakeeb3435 I was being a smart ass, Jack ass.

[@CantankerousDave]

Fighting ninjas in a trailer park in Ohio as a tornado bears down on you is one of the all-time classics.

[@RMJ1984]

Besides being absolutely amazing games. This is also how you do a strong and interesting female character to boot.

[@berganssekk]

Yes! Cate was such a good character!

[@jamesproimos]

You could never make a character like this these days SIWs would have it banned.

[@powerist209]

Well, did she ever read into geek stuff? I mean she seems to assume that Y the Last Men as an example of straw feminism based on a single panel of an extremist group despite the book being more nuanced about that topic. On the other hand, I’ve seen dishonest anti SJW too. Like Arch (yes that Arch), who assumes that Kamala Khan would be stoned to death without realizing that she is a Pakistani American in New Jersey.

[@anon9579]

Lara Croft, Kate Archer, Aloy, and Samus Arran (before other m) are female characters done right

[@cacycay]

@Dalle Smalhals Why do people keep bringing up people who were relevant in like 2015..? What's up with that?

[@iwiggs6870]

By far, one of the best FPS games I've ever played

[@Pete-vz5uj]

Another game that deserves a Remaster

[@Seatux]

The NOLF revival is pretty close to a remaster. Widescreen support and all that.

[@MozTS]

Should do a vr port. Half life 1 on the quest is incredible

[@damon_von_volger]

Mozzie Someone actually did manage to get NOLF2 to work on VR, it looks fun

[@mohs7709]

Or at least just a re-release, jeez Louise... Wish whoever owns the rights would get their crap together already.

[@Pete-vz5uj]

@Sursurk nah dont agree. I had Skyrim on PC when it came out and ran it on Max settings, no issues. Now I have the Special Edition on PS4 Pro which looks WAY better then the PC version did. Also, why not take a look at Yakuza Kiwami 2, The Last of Us Remastered, Crash Bandicoot, Okami HD, Halo: MasterChief Collection (specifically Halo 2), Burnout Paradise Remastered... Oh that's right these are console games... That's because PC isn't the be all end all, and PC does not get everything good. PC only gamers miss out. Your still waiting on Spiderman and RDR2. There are significantly less PC Remasters cause some of the best shit only gets to console and doesn't get Remastered to PC . I ain't even gonna start on the quality of Nintendo games you miss out on. Unless of course you get it illegally and download 50 different programs and update the shit out them just to simulate a fuckin controller we just only need to switch on.

[@dragons_advocate]

The "REDUX" part in the title made me think I have missed a re-release of the game. Curse you for fooling me into false hope

[@FranzReischl]

Same here. Silly me ^^

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

The first NOLF was wildly creative in level design, overheard goon conversations, dynamic music, feminine spy gadgets and female representation in fps. To this day I still consider this in the top 5 fps games that I have played. A game like this could only be made in the early 2000's. I still remember the Baron Dumas interview that was so rediculous and hilarious wrt the dialogue options. The 2nd NOLF just didn't hit the same high points as the first imo. There were at least 2-3 long conversations that you could overhear in the first game which clearly indicated that the goons had a life and that they were not just cannon fodder (a goon talking about his small daughters first day at school, another one scared shitless due to his mil coming to stay for a month or so, a bad guy wanting a half day so he could attend some Beatles concert...etc)...but you had to be stealthy to actually hear these fantastically well written dialogues.

[@nec1211986]

Tell about others in your top 5

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

@@nec1211986 These are my top FPS's that have a permanent place on my HDD: Half Life, No One Lives Forever, Call of Duty, F.E.A.R, FarCry, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, Crysis & Warhead, BulletStorm, Metro, Singularity, Titanfall-2, Wolfenstein (RtCW & TNO), BioShock, Dishonored 1 & 2

[@jon4715]

@@main_stream_media_is_a_joke Call of Duty: United Offensive is the height of online multiplayer (w/RtCW: ET)

[@ytgc-royalewarex5190]

NOLF 2 is still great. The character design looks charming

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

See, that reminds me of Half Life: While the 2nd is an absolutely great game, somehow I feel the 1st is still a tad better.

[@Roboterpunk]

I have watched so many of your videos, but never has one exactly put to words why I love a game. You‘ve got it all: the cello part of the music, the criminal conversation, the light-hearted humour. This game needs a comeback!

[@sirderpington7704]

In my mind this is archer's mom. Iike she left her son to her sister to go on a dangerous mission and never returned.

[@polaris911]

NOLF is a classic for sure. It took all the great things from James Bond (exotic locales, vehicle chases, gadgets) and made it all interactive. I always thought they did a great job with the texture work too. The game's very colorful.

[@cleocuntra8590]

www.ego-clan.com/howtoplaynolf.html We still play! Come join us!

[@salokin3087]

Come for the curvy thumbnail, stick around for SonnyGmans Voice

[@Seatux]

Where to download said thumbnail?

[@Seatux]

@Denam Thanks aplenty

[@mrblobby7864]

@Denam Not all heroes wear capes

[@Seatux]

@@XxLew LOL

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

GMan should have uploaded this review in November. That would be a fun prank for his subscribers.

[@chrisheimva4857]

You worry too much You make yourself sad You can't change fate But don't feel so bad Enjoy it while you can It's just like the weather So quit complaining brother No one lives forever No One Lives Forever by Oingo Boingo

[@lisvender]

Okay that was funny

[@Death_Korps_Officer]

I don't remember writing that...still love it thou

[@AC-hj9tv]

Based

[@burakcz631]

Sucks that it's basically impossible to get this game in normal ways

[@jameson32]

I don't remember having any troubling buying it at Walmart.

[@attevaisanen7781]

nolfrevival.tk

[@SovietMarmalade]

nolfrevival.tk/ You literally search NOLF in Google, scroll down and it's the 2nd link lmao

[@alerommel1]

You can easily find it on Ebay. It's quite cheap.

[@ajn.televisionakapeachspic1780]

I bought a CD copy of the original a few months back at boy scout charity rummage sale along with a few other gems like Serious Sam: The First (and Second) Encounter, Medal of Honor Allied Assault, GUN, Area 51, a collection of the overhead GTA games, etc... I also got Blood II but ya know, "the less said about that game the better"

[@kyrridas1573]

the last i heard, nobody _actually_ knows who owns the IP anymore. apparently documentation wasnt kept and after changing hands multiple times, its just been....forgotten. nobody can safely remaster/remake/sequel it, because its impossible to get the rights.

[@xGMV]

@Templar Knight Didn't the source code for this leak? I saw several comments here of people wondering how this game would look and play on the Source Engine, and I'm very interested in seeing that happen. I just found out about this game thanks to GmanLives and I'm currently trying to fix issues with the textures warping/stretching all over but the quality in this baffles me.

[@salokin3087]

Actually feeling kinda nostalgic being reminded of your old NOLF reviews

[@michaelpeacock4228]

Never got to play the sequel, but the first NOLF is one of the best unrecognized FPS games of all time. Also, in light of the Wolfenstein Youngblood blunder, it's great to be reminded of a game that had a female protagonist that WAS fun and likable!

[@dudestep]

Why are you comparing them? Seems weird.

[@Dasqal]

@@dudestep People like comparing and shitting on female protagonists unfortunately.

[@powerist209]

I don’t know but GmanLives seem to like them. Just that they happened to be in badly made coop game. But that was his first impression.

[@Acueil]

@@Dasqal And losers like you like to assume people are sexist just based on one comment that you don't like apparently.

[@SteveSegovia]

It looks like the original and the sequel are free to download online. I was bored and searching stuff about this game and found a site of fans hosting the games online for free

[@djdeviantjehuty5066]

One of my favorite FPS games from last two decades. Feels like the interesting blend of Austin Powers films, 007 Golden Eye game and Perfect Dark series

[@DarshUK1]

I've never even heard of this but it gives me timesplitters vibes... Which is definitely a good thing :D

[@jakevandenweghe855]

Both 1 and 2 were some of the best Fps games ever made! Give them a shot, you won't regret it! ;)

[@nec1211986]

@@jakevandenweghe855 are

[@DragoonBB]

@@jakevandenweghe855 Oh yeah!Time to split!

[@realamericannegro977]

Yep feels like TS Future Perfect style of humor

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

NOLF elevator-pitch: _Goldeneye_ + _Half-Life_ + _Return to Castle Wolfenstein_ + _Austin Powers_

[@solarstrike33]

Thing is, RtCW didn't exist at the time of NOLF.

[@TheProfessor529]

Honestly, 'Half-Life + Austin Powers' is just as good a descriptor.

[@Ozzianman]

@@solarstrike33 Wolfenstein Enemy Territory is one of my favourite MP games of all time and is still being played.

[@solarstrike33]

@@Ozzianman True, but I was referring to this being in the 1999-2000 timeframe. I'd imagine RTCW was in the works by the time NOLF came out but when the latter started development, I don't think RTCW existed as a concept back then or at least was just starting out.

[@girthquake1413]

I always appreciated how the tone of this game knew when to take itself seriously. The feminist slant is well done and juxtaposes extremely well with the characters and goofy stereotypes, making them even funnier (in my opinion).

[@MrAndrewrock]

This game is amazing, I remember playing it as a teenager and loving it, thinking gaming could only improve from that. Boy was I wrong.

[@solarstrike33]

It did improve for a while, but the seventh generation brought a battlefield (heh) of casualties.

[@emwearz]

"If you're tryna go for a stealthy root"

[@alephnole7009]

Can you do reviews of the splinter cell games?

[@jordanritchey5526]

You guys should check out the CriticalNobody videos on both franchises

[@ashdoglsu]

@@jordanritchey5526 Thx for mentioning him. i just subbed. Im always looking for youtube game reviewers.

[@ashdoglsu]

@Shlomo ShekelsteinLOL many years ago i bought 3 or 4 copies of it from the Dollar General for like $2 each. i still have a couple of them unopened. However they wont install on the newer windows.

[@alephnole7009]

@@jordanritchey5526 I have, but it's always nice to here different people's perspectives.

[@robbyg1232]

Damn that sucks the 1st is all sorts of jank so I would give it a hard pass but Pandora tomorrow is still pretty good and CT is the GOAT

[@StillGotShit4Brains]

NOLF 1 and 2, two of the best FPS' period.

[@CyanideBlizzard]

It's really great to see you come back to something you did years ago. Showcases not only your growth as a reviewer, but as an editor. Tremendous work, as always!

[@Ghosttea]

Amazing, might try this game again.

[@wanashthegash]

The colors looks absolutely awesome in this game. It seems to have aged pretty good TBH.

[@bomberharris9322]

Dude, you gotta link where you got the image for the thumbnail. That shit’s really good.

[@pistool1]

But u gotta admit that our Gggmanboss with his sexy voice is waaay hotter :)

[@Weighty68]

Big Round Rear he credited the artist on twitter, it turned out fantastic!

[@nietzscheshorse8566]

Cant believe ure at 255k subs. I remember when u had like 15k. Well done and keep rockin' Sonny Jim!

[@miked5515]

14:20 "They're not family men" lolz There are multiple enemy conversations to the effect of "My son's birthday is this Sunday, you should bring Johann over! There will be plenty of schnitzel und birthday cake!"

[@tobiasrieper8360]

This is still such a nice-looking game. The art style is gorgeous.

[@HenkkaArtGames]

This game/setting would be so awesome as an immersive sim-style game, taking the simulation and behavior of different systems to a deeper level and really let the different aspects of the gameplay shine.

[@ANNIHILISTIC]

BTW thanks for commissioning that art for the thumbnail - it's a really lovely pinup!

[@MichaelODonoghueMOD]

Great review. The first had a really memorable campaign, especially the level where you jump out of the plane. It also had so much humour. Love to see something like that come out now

[@fishaxe23]

Hey I'm on time for once! Can't wait to watch. Cheers big fella

[@CaptCondor]

one of my all time favorites. Still play it through ever now and then ^^

[@visassess8607]

Thank you gman. I had no idea this game existed but I'm now playing it and absolutely love it. This along with the old version of XIII. Two great games you introduced me to.

[@oso_Peligroso]

I remember getting the demo on a PC Gamer disc and just being completely surprised by how well written and how fun it was. I still have game CDs and play it on my old laptop once in awhile. We need another NOLF!!

[@TheCoranub]

Back in the days when games were good and free of micro transactions.

[@CondemnedandEnslaved]

Lol

[@monologemitidioten8052]

Love it. Almost 20 years ... this makes me fell old 😅

[@vipulgupta4348]

I came here after watching your second video and I'm so glad I did. I just played the first game and loved it. Gonna play the next one now.

[@MrValkilmer35]

I went and played this game and its honestly so good. I love watching your channel to find really interesting classic games that i had no idea about. Thanks Gman!

[@shivwesker4171]

This is literally one of my favourite games ever. So funny ♥️

[@GameplayandTalk]

Man, I miss the humor from early 2000's era first person shooters.

[@AllieRX]

Fun fact: Kit Harris, the original voice of Cate Archer, also did the voice of F.L.U.D.D. in Super Mario Sunshine.

[@snappertrx]

Dude, my Steam library is full of games I have yet to play and watching your videos is only making my "need to play" library grow! Thanks!

[@tonyc.4392]

I have yet to find another game where I get to fight ninjas in a trailer park during a tornado.

[@jesus_pk2841]

Thanks to your channel I was able to know about this masterpiece, still one of my favs old-school FPS A shame it went into this licensing hell, I feel like this game would nail a good remaster / graphic remake or hell, even a fookin movie. It would work wonders honestly.

[@FireFoxOmicron]

I really hope the Licensing Issues for the Games get sorted out. Would love to own the Games on Steam as FPS and Stealth are two of My Favourite Genres. :( Fantastic Video as always, GMan! You've been one of My Favourite KZbinrs for always delivering content that Is always humorous and straight to the point. :)

[@berganssekk]

Played these back in the early 2000s, absolutely loved them for the action, the characters, the setting and the humor. Great vid. (Oh, and Cate Archer is such a babe. Damn.)

[@blackrazer22]

Great game too bad about the rights. Maybe someone will make a spiritual successor. My favorite part of the game was in NOLF2 the trailer park tornado battle. I played that scene more than once.

[@TheOdst219]

I kinda want to see this in the Source Engine.

[@IskenderCaglarM41B441]

TheOdst219 Yeah this is one of the games that could fit source. It kind of has half life mod feeling to it.

[@Dafuqinator7]

It's artstyle and tone would fit right in with Team Fortress 2, to be frank.

[@mohs7709]

Wow what a coincidence! I just *totally, completely legally* got NOLF 1 & 2 a couple days ago!

[@imranmeco3393]

Me too just now. Would you, or anyone else for that matter, happen to know how to equip gadgets?

[@mohs7709]

@@imranmeco3393 sorry to say but I had some issues and alas could not actually play the games long enough to tell you. The mouse movement was extremely twitchy and the cutscenes kept cutting off sentences before anyone could finish what they were saying, among other things. The games just were not playable for me so I couldn't answer your question, sorry. :(

[@imranmeco3393]

@@mohs7709 Ayy, no prob. Turns out it's the Š and Đ keys for my keyboard, which I certainly didn't expect. God knows what that's supposed to be on QWERTYs. Thankfully, I'm running it on a bit of a toaster, so it doesn't have those issues these games tend to have on modern PCs.

[@mohs7709]

@@imranmeco3393 yeah I guess my PC is too modern for it lol, but you have fun playing and have yourself a nice weekend! :D

[@GuitarHeroWouldbe]

I love and still play this game to this day!! It’s hard to believe this game is almost 20 years old!

[@Emilioh888]

I remember seing a review of this game on tv and was sold right away. I was so excited about it, especially the parachute jumping part so I had to get it. It was one if the first pc games I payed full price for it. And honestly it was 100% worth it. Super fun game ! Plus it came with a game soundtrack CD!

[@ZigealFaust]

God dammit, G! I legit thought they released a remake/remaster when I furiously clicked on this title.

[@Dr.Quarex]

Ugh, for as much as I love this game, you reminded me about the safecracker mission. I did not understand you were supposed to obviously recognize that the final red laser section was supposed to be so obviously hard that you looked for an alternate path, but I spent a solid hour frantically quicksaving and quickloading because I was so sure you could make it through. I seem to recall that the door sealed anyway when I finally got through. Rude.

[@imraw17]

I love this game after watching your old video I immediately downloaded them and never looked back. Now they are both on my top 10 games of all times list

[@righteousone8454]

I remember we played this on my friend's PC in like 2000/2001, and we giggled on most of this stuff in the game, I barely spoke English back then, but I understood funny stuff in there.

[@mikaxms]

Is this a re-review? I thought you already reviewed NOLF and NOLF 2.

[@1111Tactical]

Now THIS was a good female protagonist

[@FlockOfHawks]

Blood Rayne wasn't half bad either , and neither was AMG's Alice

[@yy-hj4br]

Damn it! With a title like that I thought the game was finally re-relased and you were reviewing the remaster.

[@chagalag]

What a great review of both these!

[@LiamStillwell]

3:58 "should we gather for whiskey and cigars tonight?"

[@beautifulrust1]

Damn. For a second I thought there was a redux release of this amazing game.

[@oluwarotimi_98]

I've probably only played one or two games you've reviewed but the sunny jims and sheeiiits kept me on binge mode

[@nerdycoffaholic]

I loved these games growing up. Thank you for reviewing these and bringing back a whole lot of nostalgic memories. ^_^

[@Chropoles]

i really thought it was a remake from the title lol but yeah loved this game back in the day and it was one of a kind for what it was. Kate Archer is such a Babe XD

[@pchtommy1268]

such a babe indeed

[@pimp43721]

I really want a remaster of this game :(

[@Absolynth]

I really loved that engine they used back then for these games. It was the same for AVP2 and Tron 2.0 if I'm not mistaken. It just always had such colorful crisp textures and lighting, and great character animation for the time.

[@countingsheeple2428]

Yes, the Lithtech Engine!

[@SafetyRabbit]

I missed the first game, but got really hooked on the second. It was quirky and a bit broken but left quite an impression and still sticks out in my mind as being a game I really enjoyed. Good to see a review of what I missed in the first one.

[@archivedaccount5990]

That's some nice fanart for the thumbnail.

[@igorthelight]

Do you like it :-) i.ytimg.com/vi/i0VVZLP7MR0/maxresdefault.jpg

[@ShindlerReal]

Is this some kind of hd texture patch? Don't remember this game being this sharp.

[@solarstrike33]

Also a widescreen mod.

[@timothykirby4406]

love that Shogo song in the intro

[@malvoleus]

A bit late to the party but this just popped up in my recommended list and the 'redux' grabbed me. NOLF 1 & 2 were played to death back in the day and after watching this I've dug them out of the library, found my usb dvd drive & will be reliving that 60's vibe for a few days.

[@zoli9876]

The cinematics were the highlight for me. I actually enjoyed watching them more than playing the game.

[@Chromeize]

I agree, this era of games was great. Not a lot of variety in types of game forced developers to be more creative and unique. Now it's all camo's and scopes.

[@joshuareynolds6958]

Watching this waaay after it came out. But damn, that cello rift will ALWAYS make me think about moustache twirling until the end of time. Nice

[@mikurukitsune1595]

You gotta admit the cutscenes in No One Lives Forever are quite something, I remember playing these games as a kid and loved em. Can't believe GmanLives actually reviewed the game too aha.

[@dandyx12]

A whole NoLF review and mo mention of Cate's main inspiration, the lovely Emma Peel, for shame...

[@LowSpecLinuxLaptop]

Played this one again this year. And NOLF 2. Great games and work on Linux with Lutris. Available at nolfrevival.tk

[@TowkayCC]

Help how do I play this on Ubuntu

[@jonathonhughes6612]

I really hope you try out the nolf 2 R.E.A.L vr conversion mod at some point, it actually plays pretty well all things considered and fixes one of the biggest issues I had with the lithtech engine which is the jittery mouse aiming (which is instead done with your head).

[@ericgraham8150]

Oh, wow- I forgot about this game. Really lovely game! I really loved these espionage type games. I never knew there was a sequel though. The other espionage type game that this reminds me of is the terribly underrated Alpha Protocol. It had a bit more serious tone, but still had its moments (the night club 80s boss fight comes to mind)

[@erniegang8127]

Yo, why does Kate look like Flo from the progressive commercials

[@defaultaccountforlivingroo9976]

Flo is wifey material, so I don't have a problem with this

[@finkamain1621]

@@defaultaccountforlivingroo9976 THICC AF

[@UnchainedEruption]

Because it's a common hairstyle in the time period the game's set in.

[@CherryOpera]

This is such a cringe normie comment. Brush up on some history.

[@dauchande]

Wrong question, question should be why does Flo look like Cate Archer?

[@valkir293]

Surely the spy action theme was mostly inspired by Austin Powers at the time? Is my memory completely bolloxed?

[@ColdHardTruthNews]

Only a psychological re-evaluation of your brain can remedy that.

[@reptomicus]

NOLF also had a Modesty Blaise inlfuence.

[@valkir293]

@@ColdHardTruthNews Hey, if you have the electrodes and I've got the time it should be a sizzler

[@ColdHardTruthNews]

@@valkir293 Agreed. lol

[@alexb.e7498]

I would say that "Austin Powers" and "NOLF" were both inspired by those 60's/70's shows.. that's why they seem very similar

[@SoggyHotDoggy]

This is one of those games that I never experienced when it originally came out, but remember seeing a lot about when I was a kid (I think I was in middle school when this came out and it just wasn’t on my radar as I wasn’t interested in FPS games) and thinking this was interesting at the least. I would love a remaster of this game.

[@itmademesignup9508]

The incidental enemy conversations were awesome. The "Three C P soda" and the "Stinks" ones I still kind of remember today.

[@RibJegres]

I don't know about the title. I think something like Review 2.0 would be better than Redux Review.

[@vlweb3d]

*I MISS SHOGO :(*

[@Mrjacharles]

Love the artwork in the thumbnail you did of this... and yes nothing quite compares to No One Lives Forever

[@bloomerb4162]

This looks really fun. I loved these light hearted type games he talks about from back then. It was just simple fun.

[@LinReu]

So... What's with the 'redux' added to the title exactly?

[@19822andy]

Because this is an updated review.

[@LinReu]

@@19822andy Then why did he clickbait it by implying that there was a remaster/rerelease that just came out instead of writing "Review Redux"

[@FlockOfHawks]

@Denam A Polar one . Maybe even slightly bi-polar .

[@boukebos1294]

Probably my all time favorite game. Besides fun to play, it just so witty and makes me laugh every time even though having played it at least 10 times already. I remember the game was included with our first Windows XP computer and I probably wouldn't have known about this game otherwise. So I feel very lucky for that.

[@matthewfifer6885]

This was one of my favorite shooters back in the day. I know a remake/sequel will never happen but man I'd buy it so fast if it did.

[@airbomb34]

No One Lives Forever 2 > No One Lives Forever 1 Deal with it, Sonny Jim!

[@Curt_Randall]

No way. NOLF 2 is half the game of NOLF. It seemed more like an expansion pack with better textures instead of a full NOLF sequel.

[@pchtommy1268]

agreed

[@pixelsofdeath]

copy/pasting wikipedia for your video description is pretty lazy

[@darkowl9]

If you had the original CD release, they didn’t have enough content to fill the second CD so they instead added a red book audio mini-album with some brilliantly thematic tracks in the style of the 60s era, including a theme song for Cate Archer.

[@yuliaoosterhof6046]

I adored these songs!

[@jyd1384]

I had been experienced all of those games at the time. Unfortunately, the next episode of the game didn't release for gamers so far, so it was almost close to the 'forgotten classic FPS' nowadays. But the related game "Contractor Jack" was beyond the originals' fame in my guess.