Outlaws | LucasArts’ Forgotten Wild West Shooter | Scarfulhu

[@millemanh]

"It's a small gun," he says, but I know it's not. This video supports my "Bigger Scarfulhu" theory better than any video before it

[@a_man_of_clay4080]

I remember growing up watching my dad play video games while I scratched his head. Of course there were the big boys, (half life, blood, doom, etc.) But the one that stands out the most because of the pure joy it brought to my dad was this game. He loves the wild west. Loves Clint Eastwood movies. And this game made him feel like he was in that world. I'll never forget how happy this game made my dad. And made me happy because of it. Thank you for such a wonderful review and a step back in time.

[@hillsongaming2822]

😢😢 beautiful

[@johnwilliams3745]

👏 well said. I have similar memories of this game with my mom. 😢

[@vaquero141]

The soundtrack to this was awesome. The track "The Last Gunfght" is basically "Ecstasy of Gold" from the Good The Bad and The Ugly

[@GepardenK]

The whole soundtrack is fantastic. "The Last Gunfight" isn't even my favorite but it's definitely the most impressive one. It's "Ecstasy of Gold" but there's a huge difference between an imitation and a hommage, and "The Last Gunfight" is the definition of the latter. Shows the composer really knew his subject matter.

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

I used to chuck the game cd-rom into mt cd player and listen to the soundtrack.... it was great but there were some eerie parts from the canyon level... LOL

[@NotsoseriousNick]

That marshall sure has some...Monkey Island 3 proportions. Also there's just something about Lucasarts engine names. It's all Cryengine this, Unreal Engine that... Where have all the silly names like SCUMM, Insane or Jedi gone?

[@jimbob3332]

he *L* *A* *N* *K*

[@UberMan5000]

Don't forget GrimE, the engine they used for Grim Fandango.

[@yardwerke2154]

@@UberMan5000 Fandango the rifle maniac. He loved the rifle and James!

[@philipchurch8772]

I never noticed that but you're right. Outlaws has an animation style that's pretty similar to Monkey Island 3.

[@fenrirsrage4609]

4:09 The fact that Scarf mentions the Yakuza games surprises me way harder than it should've. 18:52 Also that Speed Racer reference got me good too

[@styno9295]

he's been streaming 0 on twitch for a while now. just letting you know.

[@FeelTheNiche]

seeing another British man mention Yakuza brings a small tear to my eye.

[@IronHawk5]

I thought he was Irish

[@UberMan5000]

I'd never heard "The Ballad of Doctor Death" before watching this video, but it's been stuck in my head ever since. I might have to put it in my music collection, next to Sam and Max's "Pleasantly Understated Credits Sequence." Yippee-yai-yai-yay. 🤠

[@JBadventuretravels]

You can start the train level as a sneak level using knife, as the enemies are turned back to you for that purpose and if i remember corectly, they dont react to sneak kill. I think this was the first time a saw it as an fun option, not a necessity

[@PunakiviAddikti]

Wait, you mean there's stealth in this game? Well damn, that's pretty impressive.

[@neonautumn34]

8:24 That's the noise of a bullet getting reflected by metal.

[@Scarfulhu]

Ohhh that makes way more sense.

[@alp.9775]

@@Scarfulhu Idk, that's what I thought too before watching your vid, but after you pointed it out, I think it might be a Star Wars sound / Easter Egg... sounds just like a blaster...

[@thewraithwriter22]

Well, the method used to make the Star Wars Blaster sound was also used to make gunshot/ricochet sounds in general back in the day. I think they monkeyed with the sound to make it more sci fi for SW, but it's the same base sound.

[@andytoskovic]

Outlaws was my first game ever, I'll never forget it!

[@HellcatPublications]

I tried the one level sampler of this game & loved it. My late wife knew I would not buy a game just for myself (because we were broke), so she pretended to be equally enthused by it. I miss her endlessly. ❤️

[@hairy_cornflake]

I've got the whole soundtrack stuck in my head all the time. This game was my childhood! It's just one of those few games I come back to every single year.

9:15 Æon Flux was a big visual inspiration for the Outlaws design team.

[@kinghoodofmousekind2906]

Weirdly enough, Outlaws was my first FPS; I loved how it echoed of a lot of the spaghetti western tropes.

[@onurpeker5134]

12:12 "All Marshall James Anderson has to do is to follow the damn train"... you sir, just won my loyalty

[@77pali]

Loved this game as a kid and I'm still in love. This really deserves a fully fledged remake. And oh god the soundtrack *Chef kiss* I pop in Sanctuary every once in a while. What an awesome track.

[@aceshighdueceslow]

the switches in the Sawmill is like the infamous barrel in Carnival Night Act 2 from Sonic 3. It takes a really long time to figure out if you didn't luck into the solution immediately, and when you *do* know the solution, you feel a little embarrassed you didn't solve it sooner

[@FairuzAlBahr]

I forgot how good the animated cutscenes were in this game. And honestly, the story is a lot better than most westerns I've seen. I should replay this game soon. Your brilliant review definitely made me want to re-install it. Not gonna lie, though, I love me some FPS goodness, but I wish this was a point and click adventure instead. Would've given the voice actors a lot more time to shine.

[@Cephalopod51]

I can understand that view, though I think Outlaws wouldn't be the same if it were just another point and click adventure game. Adventure games, including LucasArts' best ones, were on the decline then. Still, an Outlaws-based adventure game powered by The Curse of Monkey Island's engine would be pretty awesome. It would need to implement a Western-styled gun mechanic into its adventure game design, which would also be awesome. At the same time, I don't see why an Outlaws game can't be both a Dark Forces-styled FPS and a LucasArts-styled adventure game at the same time. Outlaws already has some adventure game elements in its design, with its special items, various puzzles, and explorable interactive environments. Outlaws' limitations were probably due to the game's development time, so that might explain why the developers weren't able to develop their characters some more. Dark Forces and Jedi Knight also weren't able to develop their villains further due to time constraints. It's possible the developers weren't aiming to develop their characters further, and just wanted to make a fun game. They were after all working with a slightly improved version of the Jedi Engine, which was dated by then, and released the game only a few months before Jedi Knight came out. I still think their work on Outlaws, both the game itself and its animated cutscenes, were remarkably well done. If a modern day spiritual successor of Outlaws had the benefit of time, money, and proper development, you could probably get away with combining classic point and click LucasArts adventure game sensibilities with the FPS action and experience of Outlaws.

[@MoistSandwhich]

Thank you for doing an updated review of my favourite game as a kid. I played this game religiously on MSN Gaming Zone back in the 90s. I still listen to the soundtrack and often bring it up to people to maybe one day, finally finding someone who has also played this gem of a game.

[@OutlawsHub]

There is a large community of us Outlaws lovers on facebook and we still have online games (I was one of some who played back in the MSN Gaming Zone days). Come join us facebook.com/groups/560313587320286

[@DonMaximo]

So did I. What was your zone name

[@smergthedargon8974]

-Revenge plot -Sawmill level -Every level gets a unique boss character -Sudden Native American diversion towards the end Call of Juarez: Gunslinger was just a stealth remake of this game, wasn't it?

[@heatsync4931]

One of the best FPS ever released! Soundtrack and cutscenes is amazing

[@MCastleberry1980]

Loved this game, but farthest I ever got was the Sawmill from my recollection. Gave up after getting lost too many times.

[@areoants9453]

29:10 Imagine hitting a man so hard, it's followed up with a gunshot sound.

[@jouhanneus]

I LOVED this game. I was 10 when it was released, and I played it -all- the time 🤠 It was just so much fun. "You gotta be a FOOL, marshal!" Good times 😄

[@madblank]

The shovel was fun to use and dig to gain access to some areas. Also, first sniper scope in games. Aiming up and down in the canyon is due to the engine, to get hits you need to aim above or below the target.

[@jimbob3332]

That gun brought back some ancient-ass childhood memories.

[@Felix-sx8zh]

Still have my Outlaws box with everything from back in the days. For me, it was the first shooter with an actual scope that you looked through.

[@G00berella]

Love this game, on of my favourites. The sawmill is a sewer level in disguise. On par with Anoat sewers in Dark Forces.

[@Calculon1712]

Very underrated title great music and voice cast. Bob Graham was voiced by Richard Moll who voiced Two Face in Batman TAS and played Bull in Night Court

[@dragonfire9810]

Haven't forgotten this game

[@Quickdrawingartist]

Actually, "Mercenaries Playground of Destruction" is the first thing to come to mind.

[@Dallows65]

Maaaaaaaaaan. I remember the old days. The MSN Cd game lobbies where we played match after match. Days before games were injected with progression mechanics, back when every player was a part of a small community. My parents played Outlaws, and then I starred playing at the age of 4. Learned how to use dial up and everything. And the custom levels people made. Good god people like Molycoat were wizards with that engine.

[@potatortheomnipotentspud]

9:24 That boi even gives Byakuya Togami a run for his money in lankiness.

[@VernonArtes]

my childhood game i hope this could have a remake

[@tbone9474]

THE FPS that made me realise that the genre can have a great story

[@YestinyIgloo]

Outlaws and XIII have such amazing depth to their stories cause of the perspective

[@tbone9474]

Agreed. Though as someone who read the XIII graphic books (bandes dessinées in French), I wished they were a bit more faithful to the source material@@YestinyIgloo

[@YestinyIgloo]

@@tbone9474 oh I didn't know it was based on something. I'll look that up. Thanks for letting me know

[@tbone9474]

welcome :) it's a long running series, the game covers roughly the... first arc as it were, and even then it's not his real identity in the game, there's twists and turns :)@@YestinyIgloo

[@Lukethefox]

I'm pretty happy you reviewed this as this was the very first FPS game I played way back in '99 when I was 13. A friend from school told me about the game and I rented it from my local library. I think this was what made me take an interest in the Western genre and yeah, I could never complete the Sawmill level and had to use cheat codes to skip it (olpostal ect..) the Bounty Hunter levels were pretty fun as well. Also I loved the soundtrack so much I used to play the CD-ROM's in my Music player a lot. In a way I kinda consider Call of Juarez: Gunslinger as a spirtual successor. I also remember other FPS' that got me into the genre such as Dark Forces/Jedi Knight, Klingon Honor Guard and Quake II.

[@brynshannon6692]

I *DEMAND* a fan remake.

[@Mattulaak]

17:02 I recognize that song from Toy Story 2's Al's Penthouse level.

[@mrzoonix6368]

Back when I had the game on disk, I used to listen to the soundtrack all the time. Absolutely excellent!

[@zeonscum0079]

Really good video! This game doesn't get talked about anywhere near the level that it should, what with it being one of the few Old West FPS games (and developed by LucasArts, no less!) out there. My dad missed the Quake train so this and Dark Forces II were my formative shooter experiences. I remember reading the manual so much that it got pretty frayed and raggedy. Regarding the Canyon level, you're right that the aiming is super weird. I found that whenever you're standing well above or below an enemy, you have to aim above their heads or below their feet in order to hit anything properly.

[@Dracomut]

Been rewatching all of your videos, and this one remains my favorite. You did a good job looking at the game and supplying tons of great jokes.

There is a group on Facebook called Outlaws Players LucasArts where people organize multiplayer games quite often. Edit: I guess you've already found them.

[@yardwerke2154]

Yep just do a search and you will find it!

[@StaticBlueGuard]

I find scatfulhu videos nostalgic for some reasons.

[@RebelOutlaw97]

This was the first video game I ever played when I was 3 years old. It came out the year I was born and a few years later a friend of my family gave me the game as a Christmas present after having introduced me to it previously. It was my favorite game as a kid and is still one of my all-time favorite video games to this day out of pure sentimental value. I even still have my original copy! 😅 It doesn't really work on Windows 10, so I play the GOG version (yes.....I still play it to this day on occasion) but like I've still got the original 2-disc set lol. I grew up watching Western movies with my dad and grandpa and the Western genre remains my favorite in film, literature, and video games alike, and it does my heart good to see that in a time where we have far more advanced, well-made games like Red Dead Redemption 2 (another favorite of mine), there are still people who can appreciate this classic 1990s FPS Western game, and I agree with you it deserves more recognition and appreciation than it gets. You, sir, have earned yourself a new subscriber. 😎💜 Thank you for making this vid and introducing your viewers to this gem of a game.

[@jmalmsten]

I remember playing the demo from a demo disc back in the days. Played it over and over. I also remember going into the settings. An option is there for invincibility. It does what it says on the tin. I was just confused because that is something that is usually hidden with cheat-codes. But here, it's in there. Right in the open to use. As someone who usually play Kojima-games on Very Easy mode. This may have been the start of my downfall. But y'know. Sometimes you just want to get through to the next cut scene.

[@christopherlewis316]

I played this game all the time as a kid, Thanks Scarf for the nostalgia!

[@animeator]

Such a nostalgia blast. I remember playing the demo almost religiously when it came out. Didn't have the full game until it came out on gog, but had a lot of fun going back to it. The music, the gunplay.... still one of the best spagetti-western games ever. Awesome video. Well worth the wait.

[@rabebaer9536]

I was having a nostalgia blast with this game, but when the sawmill level came along, I became so frustrated, I quit.

[@constantinshaman3362]

-97' this game came in two CDs (rarity at that time) -it had mouse look(even if it didn't need it), sprint & breath systems -music is better than any western ever made -story is top class even if build by 6min of cutscenes all put together -the gameplay and the guns feel just right and are never redundant (also 1st fps with alternative fire on gun) -it works just fine on modern systems and OSes Outlaws was a pioneer FPS. I will always love this game.

[@Nauz]

Man, this game was my entire childhood

[@beneisen6982]

It also has two innovations to the FPS genre: dynamite which you have to light before throwing (or shoot after you throw it) and most weapons have a secondary fire mode (like fanning the pistol).

[@jimmy_jivefunk]

it seems you weren't aware that each weapon has an alternative fire mode, such as the double barrel shotgungms being able to fire only one barrel at a time. makes a big difference to gameplay. thank you so much for covering a retro favourite of mine :)

[@NeoTrggrTheGammer]

thanks for making me look up the full song of "The Last Gunfight" never got to the final mission in the game, but oh man I would of cranked up the volume for that song as a kid...goosebumps. Fantastic video on such a underrated gem of a FPS

[@StubbornFunkyDonkey]

Di Caprio telling about my favorite LucasArts games?! I'm on it baby!

[@Snandra66]

There's apparently a new source port in development, or rather a sort of engine recreation for the Jedi Engine, that aims to make mainly Dark Forces but further down the line also Outlaws more compatible with modern operating systems, it's called the Force Engine, it's far from finished but actually seems quite promising, first official release is expected to be November 1st this year, hope something actually comes of it!

[@EduFirenze]

It's finished, outlaws is coming

[@oousdog9931]

17:03 Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue, Al’s Toy Barn music, you’re a legend.

[@TheFoolArts]

Oh my god. YES!

[@otaking3582]

13:54 *Scarfhulu:* "This thing feels..." *Me:* "Groovy?" *Scarfhulu:* "exactly as it should." *Me:* "Eh, close enough."

[@michaelk-j6123]

The last time I saw or heard anything about this game was when I was a little kid, more than 20 years ago. I used to hang out with my neighbour's kid, and we'd play this on his dad's computer. I'd totally forgotten it had that cartoon aesthetic, I always remembered it being gritty and attempting to appear photorealistic. Glad to see it's actually as decent a game as I recalled. Having met so many other classic FPS fans over the last 20 years and this game never coming up, I'd begun to assume it was bad and I just enjoyed it cause I was like 8 years old and didn't know any better lol. Pretty awesome. I remember climbing my neighbour's fence after dinner, keen to play some Outlaws. It's on GOG too, I'll have to pick it up and revisit it sometime. Also 'The Ballad of Dr. Death' sounds like a Mr. Bungle song, surf rock guitar and vocalisations and all, I wonder if that primed me for my first time hearing Mr. Bungle later on in my teens lol.

[@R3DD3LUX]

i loved this as a kid , so good , grew up with spaghetti westerns and loved the theme

[@barrag3463]

3:20 the funky credits I think are an homage to how the credits to some spaghetti westerns were.

[@Avenger85438]

Jack Angel is also in the voice cast. A detail that should be remembered because that name is awesome.

[@EmeraldLavigne]

Pro Outlaws when, Civvie?!

[@horselogy]

I played this game when I was 14, still listening it's music at my age 37.

[@IIHaseOII]

That doomguy phone call bit was brilliant

[@srcheddar]

"Follow the damn train" I died.

[@ezy.doesit]

Outlaw was one of my favorite games! its like a Red Dead Redemption from the past century!

[@hazmatter0634]

Nice to see you moving back to shooters. It's pretty nice

[@JokerInk-CustomBuilds]

The soundtrack is amazing.... stil got the cd-rom! :D And there was some cool in game things I specifically remember. The scope on the rifle felt so cool and real. and I really liked the card style life and bullet counters at the bottom "hud". suited the game perfectly.

[@countesschewi2399]

Don't have much to say about this; after the first installment of Ultimate Monkey Island, it's great to see you cover a smaller, more obscure game. Great review!

[@amivicky_]

Oh wow, my dad owned Outlaws! I remember it being on a few discs. I had misremembered it as Red Dead, but after seeing the logo in your thumbnail it all came back. Thank you!!

[@ElPolloDiabloCH]

Ah, the memories. The 'capture the fool with the chicken' sessions were legendary.

[@sebastiangreenan1774]

Oh my god Scarfulhu my first thought as a Doctor Who fan was the Paul McGann TV Movie when it came to Matthew Jacobs, thank you. Also fun fact the part his father played was Doc Holiday and when the Eighth Doctor is looking for a new outfit in one locker is a Doc Holiday cowboy outfit.

[@iTydaa]

I played this when i was 8 years old don't even think i completed it, but played it a lot. it was amazing and even played multiplayer on lans with my family! amazing game.

[@TheBloodswordsman]

I love the highlight of the Lucasart games from another era. To this day I still think Zombies Ate my Neighbours is my favourite game of all time - and there have been so few games which are like it, even in the modern era. Only game I ever played that was like it was Monster Madness: Battle for Suburbia. Nice to see another episode from Scarfulhu - really love when he speaks about these old games I never heard of. Imma go buy this one very soon.

[@wub9044]

Answering the topic about remasters, well... There's NightDive Studios. They're very well known for publishing old-school games with enough tweaks to run on a modern PC. They just need to get their hands on the license to do so.

[@jmp43100]

This was one of my favorite games in my youth, this and the original half life

[@alp.9775]

This is a superb review, of the kind I'd expect from a KZbinr with a much higher subscriber count. keep at it!

[@TerraMuncher]

Absolutely loved your last two videos, great to have you back uploading great content. Keep up the great work! If you want even more western FPS fun, I remember the Wanted mod for Half-Life being pretty cool.

[@savannahhuso2134]

11:40 "You best be deleting that partner."

[@no1copycat]

Well made video. I don't fall asleep just watching the game moments repeated again and again as you describe/rant. I liked the presentation : ) Although it's not a ''new'' way to do things. It feels fresh (i've watched lots of game reviews...).

[@madshansen8612]

Funny Outlaws was the first game i tryed Multiplayer in a netcafe also first time. >D very funny game back then. :)

[@OutlawsHub]

We still have online games on our discord channel. We also have a large facebook group facebook.com/groups/560313587320286

[@stepheng8061]

I didn't forget this game I played the hell out of it in the 90s

[@Sandata64RD]

I forget when or how i heard this. Edit: oh. Funny side fact. James massivly long arms reminds me how the Novel Romance of the Three Kindoms discribe Liu Bei arms. But i remembered playing Armed and Dangerous. ?which might be LucasArts? But is extreamly British, in a off way? Point is the cut scenes are sweet on both and game play works. Im almost sure i seen the story first rather than played them. Then i played them.

[@JerichoDeath]

I remember Outlaws. Heck, its how I first came up with my online alias, though it's changed a bit over the years.

[@heartman64]

I gotta get this game sometime I've known about it so long but just havent gotten around to it

[@Michaeluj]

I really like these longer, more comprehensive reviews. More please!

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

I'm ready for this brave, new world of Scarfulhu looking at LucasArt's non-adventure games... mostly because, hopefully, that means a Herc's Adventure video is incoming. Eventually. At some point in the future. I mean, I can certainly be patient - Scarfy content is always worth the wait, and this vid on Outlaws is excellent. Not quite good enough to get me to nab it from GOG right now, but that's more the fault of my personal backlog than anything right now. The game really does look fantastic. I wonder if Nightdive could even get ahold of it these days? I mean, Disney was oddly cool with re-releases of the older Monkey Island titles and a bunch of Star Wars games, plus they let loose their grip on some other surprising IP... I guess it's not impossible. Heck, maybe if I put off buying it for another year or two, a Nightdive remaster will get announced in the meantime and I can just play that! Now to play the waiting game... :)

[@BugsyFoga]

Happy 4th of July to all .

[@baconandx1858]

Love the “Oops,you missed the train” bit you did

[@brendenbradach]

Had the demo as a kid and played it so much

[@patrykzukowski7471]

The bit with Doomguy was hilarious, 10/10

[@nedim_guitar]

Heeey, I've played this game! It was pretty fun, because it was a western theme. However, towards the end of the game, there was a huge bug in the game and I was unable to start it again haha! It was probably my computer's fault at the time.

[@malhawkeye6427]

Spittin Jack Sanchez deserves a prequel spin off

[@zatenm]

Once played, never forgotten ⭐️

[@jophil5boys]

It isn't common to see this man upload a bit more often.

[@TheDeviantGent]

Still got this in boxed. Good times, great game.

[@coldbews5458]

the online multiplayer was pretty fun on this game. too bad you can't play online anymore.

[@DonMaximo]

There's still an active community on Facebook that still play to this day

[@trickycheat3570]

Hey Scarf have you ever heard of smoking guns? Its a mod game that is unfortunatly dead but since it's a mp wild west fps thought it might interest you, its far better than fistful of frags and the gunplay is so much more fun and skill orianted.

[@PalmettoNDN]

I remember getting off shift in the morning as a young law enforment officer, getting in the shower and going straight to the computer to play this game for 4 hours until I crashed. That was probably before this guy was born. Western games had no good choices until Fist Full of Frags and RDR1.