Obscure PS2 Action Games Vol 1

[@shafaatoo9328]

Your channel is like a time capsule of my childhood. It makes me feel so good

[@AWholeLegionary]

Even he's not safe from scam bots.

[@endymallorn]

There’s a great reason why Bujingai has music like that - Gackt is a guitarist, and I would not be surprised to find out that some of the music was played by him.

[@demonyahferguson1116]

The dude who did the music for bujingai didn't have to go that hard but he did for US

[@daoyang223]

He was also a singer too. Crazy af. He even front manned for Malice Mizer.

[@Tenchigumi]

I remember going to a friend's house in the early 2000's, and seeing a Japanese rock poster on the wall. I told my friend "man, that chick on the poster would look a lot cuter if she had less makeup." He told me "uh, that's Gackt." Needless to say, that moment sent me on a decades long journey of Japanese music, perhaps only to avoid making that mistake again.

[@daoyang223]

@@Tenchigumi lmaooo I used to think Hizaki from Versailles was a girl.

[@Tenchigumi]

@@daoyang223 Absolutely no one can blame you for that.

[@CyberneticHype]

A new Gungrave is coming soon, also day 1 on gamepass I believe. Hopefully it will live up to the original and also sell well enough.

[@kazuyakenzaki1320]

Dont get too excited though from what was shown in the gameplay trailer its still rough around the edges

[@shin0bili]

BRO WHAT?

[@EGGravated]

@@shin0bili yep comes out in november. Check out the gameplay demo

[@SaiKisaragi]

Shits going to suck, just like cyberpunk2077 cx

[@Genethagenius]

Sweet! I just discovered the originals on PS2 the other day!

[@Adachie]

Shinobi PS2 was something special, I remember how much fun I would have as a kid stringing kills and having the cutscene play. The greatest disappointment was finding out no other Shinobi game was anything like the PS2 one.

[@AICW]

There was its pseudo-sequel, Kunoichi ("Nightshade" in English) which is the closest you'll get.

[@montgomeryfitzpatrick473]

I didn't get very far but put a ton of time into first few levels. Was really satisfying its gameplay was

[@danielmeza7146]

Shinobi's back!!!!!!! Damn I remember the commercial for that game!

[@TetsuoIronMan]

@@danielmeza7146 are you saying there is a new game? I loved it on the PS2

[@danielmeza7146]

@TetsuoIronMan I wish!!! I loved it to! Good times.. but sadly no....check out the old commercial you'll see what I'm talking about! Lol

[@tommywest9465]

I recently started using emulators and have been having so much fun. I got into video games pretty late, so I never got a chance to play the games of these generations. It seems like games back then were made to be fun or trying to be different than the competition. I understand the necessity of modern gaming companies business practices, but there's no denying that games of that decade were more entertaining. Thanks for the cool recommendations.

[@dallinjc3]

You are so right. Games from this time period (PS2 era) were real works of art and passion. It was a different time. Games now have lost much of that soul and personality.

[@theodorejenkins6066]

​​@@dallinjc3 back in those days the only people who could be hired to make video games were people who were passionate about games. So they were always trying to actually make a good game. Pair that with most dev teams being small compared to today's absolutely huge and bloated dev teams and you can notice a difference immediately. Nowadays it's become so corporate that anyone with any passion is shut out and there is nonway to actually try something new. They've made a formula for games now and they stick to it. Just look at the boring open world games ubisodt comes out with now. All the exact same game with different paint. Go to enemy base on huge map defeat enemies now base is green not red! Rinse repeat for 100 hours...

[@YourWifesBoyFriend-1]

Ironically, the PS2 era is also where gaming finally became truly mainstream and that's what started the modern eras in which most games are just lazy, dull, 13 in a dozen cashcows. With a lot of remakes of, you guessed it, games from the PS2 era. PS1 was peak creativity and PS2 with its DVD player were too big of a success (for "real" gamers) eventually. Seen it all from Atari 2600/NES era until now, 90s and 2000s were the golden age of gaming.

[@HunterForHire422]

YEAAAAH SHINOBI! My 2nd favorite game ever! A game that feels so perfect when you learn it that I've put over 60 hours into it when the game is really only a couple hours long or even less when you don't get stuck. The soundtrack is also timeless. Like you said it wasn't very complicated or deep but it was so damn good at what it did. Great video. I'm definitely gonna check out gungrave.

[@xss-3316]

Yeah, that's what brought me here too. lol I was able to beat it through to the last difficulty, but had to tap out around there. Easily one of the coolest, most stylistic games I've ever played and definitely one of my all time favs even if it made me want to punch my tv a few times. lmao!

[@adrianguzman8248]

This makes me so creamy nostalgia hitting

[@thelastdankbender4353]

Cvit, I've been a quiet viewer yet loyal over the years. Rewatching your reviews in batch gave me some new appreciation of their quality and the effort you put in them. As a hobby game dev, your feedback feels extemely valuabe and I wish more players were able to summarize their thoughts about a game in a similar fashion. Keep it up!

[@BrokenLocke]

So glad I checked the list. Way of the Samurai 1 & 2 are critically obscured by the PS2's massive library. Sunk most of my time into 3, but still hold the former dear. Can't wait to hear what you have to say about them.

[@stinkbanana2522]

Aw man, Way of The Samurai was something special. Played that game dozens of times.

[@fdub301]

Have you tried Katana Kami?

[@t0xcn253]

Had a lot of fun playing 1 and 2 on PS2 but only recently played 3 on PC and really fell in love. I actually had 4 too but couldn't get it to run, which is a shame because it looks absolutely crazy.

[@komi-samabeliever7319]

I've played every single WOTS series without realizing it that I already fell in love and only realizing it when I saw my crazy amount of playtime in 3 while doing killing Dojima for free sword upgrade runs. Truly, this series just special someone in my heart. Yeah, it isn't my favorite series ever (it belongs to MGS) but it always had a spot in my mind every time we had generation leap in gaming expecting a new game each time. Unfortunately, it's hard to see that we get anything past 4 at this point. Which is sad since 4, while drastically different than the rest, it still fun and perhaps the best in the series in terms of customization and contents.

[@kylecunningham9793]

I'd really love a modern day version. I know there are lots of samurai type games with Nioh and Tsushima etc. But I'm,talking a tidy version of that,way,of the samurai style

[@OmegaBlades]

Learning about GARO from playing FFXIV, it's really cool to know there's a PS2 game of it and looking forward to trying out sometime.

[@lagaffe91]

This is exactly the kind of video i was looking for years ! I didn't know you before, but i already want to see more, thanks.

[@DaveN80]

That is by far the best berserk game. I love how swinging the sword feels so realistic to what it would actually be.

[@freaknr1]

Loved all these videos. The PS2 was the highpoint of gaming in terms of what was possible technically, before budgets ballooned out of proportions, so that everything had to become way more samey. The 7th generation (PS3 and 360) was a massive disappointment for me, with just some highlights. I miss all those fun and interesting 7/10s.

[@Temujin18S]

Facts

[@testertesteb4915]

Golden Knight Garo was a masterpiece

[@Kaden10]

The Ghost Rider game also had a lot of great behind the scenes content, whenever I unlocked something like that I would watch them over and over again, I love seeing abandoned concepts for levels, the creative process of making the game. I never once encountered the save bug you mentioned. The key with the turns on the motorcycle is to anticipate the turns and start turning as you approach said turn.

[@imarock.7662]

As someone who's favorite genre of game is hack n slash/stylish action/character action, I just want to say thank you. Me, and a lot of stylish action game players have been hankering for more great action games for too long now, and this video is very VERY needed.

[@dirtyswampman]

Some of these I've definitely seen talked about elsewhere, but Bujingai was one of my favorites and almost nobody talks about it. It had some crazy movement tech for the time. Very glad to see it again along with that clip of Samurai Western.

[@ocloneabridged4282]

Watching all of these videos compiled into one was really entertaining. Can't wait for volume 2!

[@AvalancheReviews]

I remember renting Shinobi and being pleasantly surprised.

[@CheshireSnake]

As a Gackt fan ever since I was little, I adore Bujingai. ❤

[@akicauchemar7286]

A game I really enjoyed that you might like is PS2 Van Helsing, the movie tie-in. The movie is pure fun and the game they did is just an honest to god DMC clone. If you like the general dark gothic/victorian werewolf hunter aesthetic the movie absolutely captured, I 100% recommend it. Don't expect anything super special but it's exactly that obscure 6.5-7/10 serviceable yet fun type of game. Another surprisingly good DMC clone on PS2 is Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge. Once again, a lot of people overlooked it because lol movie tie in.

[@superbad8008]

I rewatched this video just to realize that the Bujingai game is literally like a Wushu movie/manga but in video game form. The martial arts moves, the villain’s aesthetic, the “wire-Fu” movements, it’s all there.

[@Mankey619]

Now I feel like playing my PS2 so I can play these obscure library of games that I didn’t know of. These games look very awesome and I just wish I knew them earlier back then.

[@argnator]

I remember having enjoyment with the Onimusha spin-off that made it just a DMClite combat game. I don't remember the name, just how it obliterated all the concept and prestige of Onimusha and was happy about it, but it was fun so I didn't mind. And the Dororo game. Very neat.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

Onimusha never had such a spin off. The 4th game Dawn of Dreams (or Shin Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams in Japan) was a departure but still far closer to Onimusha than anything like DMC. However Genji: Dawn of the Samurai was like a hybrid of both series, is it possible you're thinking of that or the ps3 sequel Days of the Blade? The sequel was that game that was endlessly mocked for having you fight a giant demon crab in what was touted as a historically accurate conflict

[@FoodStampHero]

Maybe Blade Warriors? But that was more Smash-esque than anything

[@ZenNeonRazor]

Shinobi was always one of my favorite underrated PS2 games, But the last boss is crazy hard.

[@Ziv_Gaming]

Yasuhiro Nightow has such a knack for worldbuilding and atmosphere that I feel has been largely forgotten in recent years. I desperately want to play Gungrave now given how much I adore the Trigun anime and manga.

[@SMGxEnWHYc46]

Part 2 was up and I said let me find part 1 first, and the 1st game to be discussed is my all time favorite. I love it here

[@loneronin6813]

One interesting thing to note is that GACKT himself is a very skilled martial artist in multiple styles. If I had to put a popular J-Rock star in a video game with a Chinese Wuxia-esque nature to it, it would be GACKT considering his experience.

[@lucianaryeh3001]

Seeing shinobi here makes me happy cuz I remember loving the aesthetic it had

[@thegroi]

Thank you for introducing me to Gungrave. Tried OD and it was a mess, then i saw your video on it and it pretty much summarized my problems with the game perfectly. But now I'm hooked on the series and played through Gungrave like 4 times now and found out that you can move faster while shooting if you lock on and run at the same time.

[@riflakar2179]

Just binge your channel. Your content is really good. Its so fresh to find yt channel that not just talk about nintendo games and nostalgia.

[@onilao]

Really great video dude i remember getting the Garo Armor on ff14 and thinking "damn this looks sick where is it from!?" brother told me and i really could not believe they was no game of it...turns out they was! just in Japanese only lol

[@simonusc849]

find you someone who loves you as much as Cvit loves PS2 Action games 😍

[@Fant]

I'm glad to see Garo being mentioned. I dream with the day tokusatsu gets big enough to get huge AAA games based on the IPs. The shows are fucking amazing!

[@peterthesalamander]

It's so good when youtube recomends a good channel like yours , keep up with the good work

[@raizen912]

During the berserk segment I was legit watching wondering why it sounded so familiar, thinking I remember watching a video where the person made the same exact comment you made about the moves he unlocks and the musou game locking the dismembering. I was thinking "did this guy commit plagiarism??" Then I realized it was your berserk video I was remembering....so uh, yeah great video, keep it up.

[@dallinjc3]

So nice to see Bujingai getting some love, that was one of my favorite childhood games. I always wondered why it wasn't talked about as much, it still feels so good to play even now.

[@018FLP]

Berserk is Hack n' Slash gameplay peak, it never went better than this IMO. The feedbacks are SO SATISFYING, and the game really really sells how Guts is a battle monster, i really wish there where more games like it.

[@criminalsen2441]

I loved this video. Even though I didn't play any of these games, seeing these old graphics gave me a big dose of nostalgia. And while I've heard of some of these, some were totally new to me - like Gackt (sp?). Anyway, I think the only not-frequently-talked-about action game I ever played on PS2 was Rygar. But it's probably still fairly well-known in comparison. That game was so good, I think about it from time to time and want to play it again😭

[@YamiVT]

Gungrave is my current favorite Anime btw. Surprisingly, it's a really touching character drama

[@xvct2661]

Great work bro your pumping this out like its nothing

[@EduardoTorelly]

1:05:34 agreed. From what i remember Sekiro added a boss rush menu trought an update. I wished more games had that avaliable. The closest case aside form that is the kingdom hearts series but there only some bosses can be fought again with endgame stats.

[@anthonycampos7417]

Ps2 was the greatest console of all time and Chaos Legion will forever hold a spot in my heart as one of it's greatest games

[@StyleshStorm]

Firstly. Welcome back. Secondly. Chaos Legion please, king.

[@gigalagaki]

Great video, loved learning about these games! I never knew there was a Garo video game - will definitely be sourcing and trying this, plus a few of the others :D Love your work!

[@grimnir7749]

16:54 "Gakts' deviant art OC about to fight in Macy's parking lot!" Hehehe! :D

[@sevenheavenhavengaming]

Your taste in hack and slash, action, shooter, third-person, fast pace games matches my tastes in games! I started loving these types of games when I first got my hands on Shinobi and Devil May Cry way back in the early 2000s. I've been hooked ever since! I might look at some of your list since I haven't heard of some of these like the Japanese ones. Golden Knight Garo, Berserk and Ghost Rider are the only ones I haven't played yet so I'll definitely try those games out later! This is an awesome list! I'm looking forward to the next part!

[@jsolorio07]

Honestly believe the combat mechanics in bujingai are ahead of time.

[@Genethagenius]

I love emulation BECAUSE the PS2 was so amazing (I had just started college when it came out). This is why I love emulation, I can check out all these games I missed out or can’t afford used physical copies.

[@havicspawner]

Finna stay up till 4am watching this masterpiece

[@y_magaming9798]

Shinobi was by no means or under the radar. It was pretty big at the time. I remember the controversy over the gore. It was a pretty popular game in my school..

[@Eli-akad]

Perfect video to watch at 4:53 am🤝🏾

[@derekvasquez6485]

“Obscure 7 out of 10’s that you spend over $100 on to get from some a**hole on eBay” so damn true

[@AnAverageGoblin]

I will never forgive Gungrave for being the final nail in the Trigun game's coffin.

[@sicdedworm09]

Saw obscure ps2 action games and immediately knew Bunjingai would be on the list. Loved that game. Bought day one just based off the photos I saw of it. Always has a spot in my heart and have never met a single other soul who knows about it.

[@jmarra07]

Wow, you're pumpin these videos out, that's great!

[@jeremybriggs6951]

8:19 hey man for that Bossfight, it wouldn’t surprise me that no one didn’t figure it out because it took me a long time to realize that it’s supposed to be like that every time he gets damage to the point he had a high in one of those pillars to recover. However once you realize that each time that he recovers, he can’t fully 100% recover from the previous times. To the point He can’t fully recover, and that’s when you take him out. I hopes that anyone reads this can understand what I’m saying and I hope that helps.

[@RodgertheNegotiator]

I love my PS2. I have been trying to buy as much games as I can. I'm currently playing Zone of the enders 1 for the first time. Great game.

[@SionBarzhado]

It was so heartbreaking when I heard the guys who made the Ghostrider game *were planning on making a chainsaw-bike-like weapon, as what they had in DMC5, but simply didn’t have time for it.*

[@alexandreturcotte6411]

Nightshade; Struggle, period Thanks for your Ninja Gaiden video to be part of my "gateway" into character action games.

[@shockinfierce]

hey man, cool video! You've definitely convinced me to give that berserk game a go. Just one thing. You CAN sprint and shoot in gungrave. You just have to lock on while doing so. Start by running with circle, then keep L1 pressed down as you run, this will make the red reticule lock onto a nearby enemy. And then shoot :D You're holding down two buttons and repeatedly pressing a third button to shoot but its possible and you get used to it :) Makes Bunji and Bear much easier. Been playing the new gungrave and where it is cool that it just exists in the first place, it has NONE of the charm found in the original.

[@timbermarkie8056]

Thank you so much for making this video I was literally just looking for obscure PS2 games

[@cerezscypher549]

I've played through Bujingai a couple times, I rented it from Blockbuster, and the aspects that are good about it left a lasting impression, even though it has its fair share of problems. So I had a soft spot for it and bought it years later to do a let's play of it. One thing I have to add about it that wasn't mentioned in the video is my single favorite thing about the game; it has a unique mechanic where the time remaining for you to keep your current combo alive only ticks down while you are on the ground. If you're jumping, air dashing, running on walls, your combo numbers won't get any closer to disappearing. The game gives you so many ways to keep yourself off the ground, and you can even stay airborne indefinitely above flat ground with appropriately timed sequences of air-dash - attack - repeat, that it presents you with the thought of "can I maintain my combo through the entire level if I don't take hits and have good movement". It turns the game into "the floor is lava".

[@Crow4o]

I have been searching for this games name for so long, thank you. I was a kid and I remember only that the guy your playing had allot of guns. Now I can finally play this game again :D

[@pjfett44]

Idk if it's obscure enough but certainly underrated is the game Musashi Samurai Legend. I think it's worth a look, it was possibly my first action rpg game and one of my favorite games on PS2.

[@Raod14Reference]

I wish more people talked about ChainDive from the PS2. It's quite an interesting obscure game, and it never reached a full release anywhere outside of Japan, and I wished someone could translate the whole game from Japanese to English cause I wanna know what happens in the game lol

[@Newascap]

a love your documentaries bro, keep up doing what you enjoy, you are amazing at it!

[@NipplesTheEnchilada2323]

Stretch Panic is an Action game I recommend, especially since it is one of the most bizarre video game experiences that I've ever had.

[@Vitor20XX]

I came because of Garo and stayed for the interesting list, keep going.

[@RyansGamerShack]

Bless you, cause these vids are filling out my Steam Deck library

[@TReaperx]

Damn I played all of these, ps1 and 2 were all my childhood❤

[@balrog121]

THERE'S A PS2 GARO GAME?! This is one of those series I can never convince people to get into despite it being incredible.

[@amnesia998]

I don't know, looks kinda lame to me.

[@Draven-mk5qe]

Bro I saw Garo in the thumbnail and immediately clicked the video xD. Good video

[@Zerohour2k12]

Played Both Gungrave Games, Bujingai, Blood Will Tell, Beserk, and Shinobi.... Golden Knight Garo seems Cool! I'll try it out sometimes... Keep these vids coming Cvit! Cheers!

[@MrIcenice44]

THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THAT GAME WITH THE GIANT GUN. I haven’t been able to find out what that game was my entire life. They would show it on G4 but stopped saying it’s name 😂

[@notmus]

Another underrated PS2 game that not many people talk about is Rise to honor with Jet li, Altered beast, Dark cloud, Rogue galaxy.

[@michaeloverton04]

Oooooh, something to binge when on break.

[@adamtaleb2871]

would you ever do a review of the silent hill series? I really liked your fatal frame series review

[@Cvit]

Eventually

[@solidsteak]

I would like to shoutout the first Darksiders as a game where the finisher animations actually affect other enemies. I can't recall if the sequels did it too, nor do I remember it ever helping me out that much. But it's a detail I appreciate about that game

[@samuelmmmk181]

Thank you! I've been searching for the name of that game Shinobi for years. Some of the best days I remember were with my cousin playing Shinobi

[@browncow-hf3yp]

Gun grave was such a great game. The way to end the game made me feel like a boss back in middle school once I finally got there.

[@matthinton19]

One thing I always loved about shinobi is how they went all in with the over the top ninja stuff. Great game and you feel like an actual badass ninja. Don’t think I ever finished it as a kid have to see it if I can get a rom

[@realamericannegro977]

I remember game mags would say it doesn't hold a candle to Ninja Gaiden. They were wrong.

[@FlippyDippyDooDah]

Came for the good ps2 hacknslasgh stayed for the good reviews and dinged the bell for the next volume

[@thelastofitskind3034]

Bujingai was a fun game so underrated you sir have great taste of video games

[@NotEthanWinters]

i love how the coffin thingy grinds against the walls in gungrave

[@PirateKingBoros]

The king returns.

[@quinnranger3096]

I became singularly obsessed w/ Shinobi at three different points in my 20s/30s. Completioned the hell out of it on all difficulties, and crave to play it even now. Not many games can do that to me.

[@RANInkTV]

Garo brought me here. I saw the recent Anime and a new favorite of mine. I never knew there was a game. It looks cool. Great vid, overall!

[@RowansReviews]

Finding ur channel one was one of the best things to happen to me

[@Robocop_1987]

Excellent video man can't wait to see Vol 2 .

[@lucusboii]

When I first saw gungrave I knew you were a man of culture 🤝🏽

[@Tenchigumi]

As wild and bombastic as the Gungrave game itself was, its prequel anime is shockingly grounded and human, starting off as a tragic rise-and-fall mafia drama that literally gets devoured by anime madness in the end, like a very Japanese take on classic Western crime cinema. Very worth watching.

[@mashedpotatos3750]

Just here to give a shout out to Urban Reign. One of the most fun I’ve had in a fighting game with my friends.

[@zeroattentiongaming820]

I've got a suggestion that should be right up your alley, but it's an original Xbox exclusive. Well a pair of them. Otogi: Myth of Demons and Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors. They were a pair of character action games by FromSoft, with fully destructible environments. The first game has one playable character with several weapon types, the sequel brings him back along with 5 more characters, each with a distinct playstyle. One uses a Darth Maul style swordstaff for lightning fast combos, one uses a heavy axe to bust through shit, one is a pure mage, one uses a scythe augmented by weaker magic, one is a dude literally fused with a ship's wheel which he can telekinetically control as an AOE weapon. Picture a fleet of golden ships soaring over ancient Kyoto, platforming between them as you juggle fools from ship to ship. That's just one of the badass set piece levels in Otogi 2. Never seen anything else quite like those two games and it seems like I'm the only damn person who remembers them. Both games got really good review scores across the board but sold like shit because nobody ever heard of them sadly.

[@jarrettdelarye8834]

New Cvit!!!

[@mikemichailidis1685]

My favourite games were Resident evil Lord of the rings, Dynasty warriors and Warriors Orochi 1 and 2 🎮. Enjoyed your videos everything wrong with Yugioh and GX you did an excellent job👍

[@Cousin_Uli]

Given how Garo wound up becoming a pretty huge metaseries, it's a crime we haven't gotten more quality Garo action games. It's a perfect setting for a Revengeance style franchise.

[@drewpool4537]

Gackt is absolute legend! My GF in high school was obsessed with him. Hell, I listen to Malice Mizer kind of a lot.

[@luigiymario2xd]

52:25 RIP Kentaro Miura, he will be missed and his star child will forever be with us in our hearts along with him 😢

[@kadnhart6661]

All this talk of unlockables reminds me of the Spider-Man 2002 game, where you can unlock Harry as a playable character. He finds a spare Green Goblin suit and it has fully original movesets and voice acting, something unthinkable today!

[@stupid_punker]

I remember the last boss of Shinobi was a real hell but at the end you feel goood when u realise you beat one of the hardest games of the ps2 era