Spongebob Squarepants Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated - SpongeBob is… Normal.

[@thatsastick13]

Completionist: "This game is too polished." Meanwhile, Speedrunners: *Beat the remake within 3 minutes.*

[@zankisfine3816]

Link me a the world recore

[@johnthegreat7725]

@@zankisfine3816 kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3mWmZxvh9yhg5o

[@spongebobfan78]

On DAY ONE, mind you

[@yori-kun2281]

He meant graphics wise. Not gameplay wise.

[@chriskoloski32]

I looked at that speedrun, is he using pre existing save slots to fuck with the data in a new game? Is that cheating?

[@Lucky_9705]

Fact: They couldn’t get Clancy Brown to voice Mr. Krabs since he was busy recording dialogue for Jak 2

[@NanoElite666]

It amused me to no end when I discovered he did the voice for both Krabbs and Baron Praxis. Many dumb jokes have been made about it over the years.

[@darklordmaguire207]

And is in become human

[@nettune9980X]

Lucky and the voice actor of mermaid man pass away. Rest In Peace.

[@Lucky_9705]

RIP Ernest Borgnine: 1917-2012

[@chip5416]

Some say he’s still recording lines to this day

[@davidlynch7704]

I think everyone is missing the point of what made this game truly special. I played this game multiple times as a kid. What really stands out is, the game is a legitimate love letter to the show. At 6 years old this was the first time I could interact with every single location and character from the show. Getting to explore the layout of SpongeBobs house, discovering the mermalair hidden under the couch, walking through the Kelp Forrest, on and on. This game was really special. It was like watching the show but physically being there. Every location amazed me and there wasn’t a moment where I was let down.

[@guymanguy]

Shhh that doesn't fit their view therefore its wrong. Nah seriously they won't pay this any mind, the people who mindlessly hate on this game are pretty stubborn

[@e1iteyoshi998]

This! ^^ So much yes from this comment.

[@jballs5434]

I agree. I really didn't like that he based his opinions on how the game isn't as good for speedrunning as the original as if that even matters... I love this game for all of the reasons you mentioned.

[@VideoGamesRus100]

Fuck this comment hits right in the nostalgia spot...I remember going to my friend's pool party with just the 3 of us, coming back to his place and playing this game until 2am, when we got stuck on the flying dutchman's graveyard...a couple years later, saw the game at a blockbuster, rented it, got to the last boss only for my memory card to get corrupted.

[@koolkat-hq5xc]

yeah, I feel like if you're not very familiar with the show you won't appreciate the game as much. It with still be good but you aren't gonna know what a thrill it is to get to slide down sand mountain, explore the mermalair, catch king jellyfish etc. if you never saw it on tv first.

[@Memelord2020]

This review is STILL more fair than Gamespot’s 2/10 review

[@e1iteyoshi998]

True, but that don;t mean i agree with it though.

[@digitalfreak8280]

Wait why did they give it a 2/10

[@nunsense9489]

@@digitalfreak8280 "too much water"

[@sanken21]

@@digitalfreak8280 because gamespot support TLOU 2

[@legosmithsigh]

I think they wanted sponge bob to be a third person shooter in a zombie apocalypse.

[@BlustreakG]

Overall, just..."play it" its a game to put a smile on your face regardless of anything

[@scottpeltier3977]

That a great way to think of it. It’s not what it used to be but it’s still a nostalgia overload

[@N7KIRK]

I never played the first iteration but being a fan of the show this game really did put a genuine smile on my face every 5 minutes

[@alixtennyson2007]

It’s fine but they don’t really fix anything apart from better graphics and the Swicth version is just awful but atleast they added a cancelled boss but it’s super long I have played the game tho

[@ErebusAbaddonAzrael]

@@alixtennyson2007 uh switch worked fine for me...

[@alixtennyson2007]

Lucky you then I guess

[@eduardoruiz7600]

Jeremy should host an entire episode. I loved all of his insightful commentary

[@DaermaeonBranKor]

yeah

[@evanchismark3092]

"Insightful commentary."

[@Smashlander]

yeah

[@maxie6455]

yeah

[@ME6ATURTLE]

... yeah

[@zaneheaston8254]

You forget to mention the one thing that justifies the remake over the original, THEY FIXED THE LIGHTING IN KELP FOREST

[@huntermccaskill3938]

If it was really so bad that it warranted saying, I'd say he covered it in mentioning that they updated the graphics. He literally opened with "I haven't played the original"

[@KoplopbopTheCatsikune]

But sadly made everything else too bright

[@zaneheaston8254]

Toe 98 I was talking about the lack of lighting

[@robertharris6092]

@@haha_hollie i used to always wonder what peoples problems with it was till i realized that.

[@zaneheaston8254]

pk rool Yeah the GameCube port of Sonic Adventures 1 & 2 were notorious for their awful audio balancing

[@livefromred9605]

The Completionist: has the most amazing merchandise on his shelf Also The Completionist: Owns 3 Spongebob games and a sponge

[@litesinz8410]

Thats So True

[@Chiller31916]

And the sponge isn't even yellow XD

[@Fever_Dream]

It's not even three games. It's two and a crossover game.

[@Rebateman]

where is the DS games?

[@merlinthewizard5164]

The sponge got me laughing way too hard

[@masonbindemann6476]

I’m still praying for a simpsons hit and run remake, this gives me hope

[@YaBoiBrendo]

It’s a shame what happened to the theatre. It just has screen shots from the story you completed. It used to be a gallery of concept art.

[@user-fy4il6ce8f]

And it's a overpriced reward

[@lucasgibbs4050]

I used to think you couldn’t enter the theater at all in the remake, that was sure stupid, but not as stupid as ruining the theater experience this year, same goes for the remake.

[@SakuraAvalon]

I was worried, so I made a backup save file in a separate slot. Holy carp, the disappointment after I grinded from nothing(spent it all on getting Spatula's from Mr.Krabs), only to be rewarded with less than what I got from an ad for the game... Would have been a lot worse if I didn't have the backup save file...

[@EpicB]

Then it's a good thing I didn't bother grinding for 40000 more Shiny Objects.

[@captaineli2461]

Well good news for you since they added concept art back so it’s actually worth it

[@TheLonelyGoomba]

Every video I ever made with the Spongebob intro song used (even with original lyrics) got copy right claimed. Good luck :p

[@MisterBluewind]

How is it being stuck between two pipes? :p

[@Lightgod87]

Because Viacom gonna Viacom, and Viacom dislikes pieces of their IP being used. *sigh*

[@Lucky_9705]

That’s how Viacom gets you

[@MisterBluewind]

@@Lightgod87 oh I hate Viacom! :(

[@missiontobeaman3111]

Think he’s good lol

[@mrwsly7402]

This was one of the first games I’ve ever played as a kid. Hopes up for a remake of the movie game!

[@mongo4685]

I’ve never played the movie game so I hope it gets remade so I can play it!

[@Vernafveik]

I was literally about to make a comment about my hopes for a remake or a remaster of it. Hopefully it'll happen soon enough. _A man can dream_

[@kakaoke4061]

I loved the Movie game more than Bfbb. Just my opinion, I loved all the levels based on the movie.

[@b12landon98]

I don't think they will remake the movie game I think the new spongebob movie that is about to come out has a larger chance of becoming a licensed tie in game.

[@onetrickphony7994]

I'm really hoping for it and I just re-download the original movie game lmao

[@bimlauyomashitobi421]

Alright, now we just need a Simpsons Hit & Run remake. Come on, we all know that we want it.

[@YazielEsquivel23]

Yep, definitely need it

[@ItsFicticious]

Road Rage. Bundle them so everyone gets what they want. Boom.

[@VerdeMorte]

@@ItsFicticious They would even be able to make the Road Rage cars available for use in Hit & Run as bonus cars...

[@fodv93]

@@ItsFicticious good idea but they should also bundle the simpsons game and the arcade game as well.

[@bimlauyomashitobi421]

Big Smoke So was Battle for Bikini Bottom

[@captainawk043]

Am I the only one who wishes he’d rated it “Look At It” just so we could have Patrick “LOOK AT IT” memes?

[@freddymcshreddy6586]

“I WANT ALL OF YOU TO LOOK AT IT”

[@MrMemeTheUnoAndOnly]

*fishy screaming*

[@Akira-xm9ck]

No

[@Yensid951927]

Simple but fun. Coming from my experience with the original game, I cannot tell you how joy it was replaying this game remastered. Yes there are bugs here and there, but the visual are glorious, and what they did fix in the gameplay and game physics is astounding. There were points in the original where I would be tearing my hair out that have been polished to perfection (mostly with things like the sand boarding and wall jumping sections). The only thing I didn't like (I didn't play the multiplayer) was the last bit of grinding to get the last spatulas from Mr. Krabs, I think they raised the prices for those).

[@DaermaeonBranKor]

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@jg2722]

Im you enjoyed it ! It’s my favorite SpongeBob game.

[@blockyoxwinkle5829]

While I think this is a fair review, I wish Jirad had talked more about his enjoyment he mentions finding the socks and stuff. He focuses a lot on the negatives but kinds brushes over what he actually liked. He doesn't really mention the writing or character interaction or the level design or anything. I'd like to know what he thought of these aspects because those are really what make the game for me, and a lot of other fans

[@0boro]

Probably because those things didn't really stand out to him as much, given that he's played tons of platformers in his gaming career. His reaction to this game is something close to how I feel about it. Never played the original so I don't have that childhood connection with it, without that the game feels like a fun but unfortunately generic platformer...

[@andrewsmith4581]

Yeah, I agree.

[@transorm987]

He did say at the end he didn't really like the game though.

[@AMT_AllMyThoughts]

Because this has nothing to do with the remake, its directly from the original

[@Level_Eleven]

The Kelp Forest sandboarding course was awful

[@thatonepseudotwin7775]

That jeremy guy was great in this he was so passionate about this game.

[@DaermaeonBranKor]

yeah

[@LuTzz]

... yeah

[@RandomRiot]

yeah

[@Gabimates]

Yeah

[@fannerbuoy3688]

yeah

[@Jenazad.]

Now patiently waiting for "Pepsiman 2: Cola Strikes Back" or a remaster "Pepsiman: Refreshed".

[@Mike14264]

The original Pepsiman game, with some tweaks, more content, and more polish, would work really well as a mobile game!

[@K.E_0208]

No, no, no. It would be recarbonated.

[@infinitetgaming]

@@Mike14264 Pepsiman as a mobile game? Like Subway Surfers? I could see it.

[@JustsoSeth]

Pepsiman: Crystal Crisis

[@thedashingbullet607]

Pepsiman: Coked up

[@bzzyb608]

I feel the issue is how vibrant everything is. If they desaturate the environments but kept the characters and collectibles with that same vibrant colors, everything would look better

[@Used__Napkin]

It’s kinda got a similar issue to Wind Waker HD, where the environments are nice, but the added lighting effects take away some of the original charm.

[@vin8754]

You are all on crack, shit looks good

[@ashley-ww1rx]

@@vin8754 true

[@blaster.m1943]

@@vin8754 facts the bright colors are fitting for the games tune

[@teaffeeblend]

I think the over saturation is too overwhelming because it makes it really difficult to focus for me personally.

[@ShenDoodles]

Hot take: Sandy is more fun than Spongebob to play as because she's more agile and hits like a truck in combat

[@gravydates5797]

Naw Patrick

[@dishsoupy]

In every SpongeBob game where you can play as sandy is always. 10/10

[@jonahjameson5132]

The sad looking fat completionist spongebob on the thumbnail is the funniest thing ever

[@lumibean7494]

2020 be like honestly

[@neog8029]

"I'm ready...depression..."

[@kriscynical]

The fact that they blocked off the glitches actually makes me think of how happy I was that Nintendo purposely left in the Gale Boomerang glitch - and basically most all of the other speedrunning tricks - in the HD remaster of Twilight Princess. The only thing they really removed was the early Master Sword glitch by putting up an invisible wall, but that was such a game breaking glitch that I don't even mind it not being there anymore. The boomerang glitch is so ridiculously OP for speedrunning that it's awesome Nintendo left it in tact for us.

[@DrDemoman74]

Nintendo didn't make the HD version, it would have been more work to fix all those problems. For this game they would have to add in the glitches which is just... odd.

[@h2owl205]

While they got rid of a lot of the original glitches, there’s still a bunch of new ones that can be utilized, and I’m kind of all for that. If speed running was exactly the same just with some better graphics, frankly what would be the point

[@flob.1276]

I highly doubt they leave glitches in on purpose

[@kriscynical]

@@flob.1276 Seeing as how they put up an invisible wall to make EMS impossible, they chose to leave in the other glitches. The Gale Boomerang glitch isn't in the Wii version. Since the original build of the game was on GameCube and had to be flipped to make Link right handed for the Wii's motion controls, I assume they probably fixed the boomerang glitch since you would think the code being left the same (save for everything just being mirrored) would result in the glitch still being there. The HD release is obviously the GameCube version since it's unflipped, but why fix one huge glitch and not the other, arguably biggest glitch in the game besides EMS? So I've always just assumed they purposely left it in there. Nintendo knows what people do with their games online; that's why they knew to put up the wall to prevent EMS in the first place. 🤷

[@erickzts]

This is your new intro, I don't care what people say, from now on I want that every episode starts with this song

[@lrblueslowbro5302]

Kirby main dude wtf are you talking

[@littlebigcomrade]

“What’s the biggest mistake you ever made?” Me: “Buying a ticket in the movie theater in BFBB Rehydrated.”

[@omarpikm2101]

My biggest mistake was buying BfBB on mobile

[@lucasgibbs4050]

They could’ve just included a boss rush mode where you can fight all the bosses from the game: mini bosses, main bosses (they also could have restored the final boss’s cut phase), and even the cut boss: Robo-Squidward (in a way that’s not a horde mode). That would have been much more interesting.

[@BugsyFoga]

"ARE YOU READY KIDS " .

[@j-herogamer4305]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH

[@skelepunner745sans5]

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

[@matt32992]

Spongebob Squarepants!

[@StefanSaba]

AYE AYE HONORABLE CHAIRMAN

[@chickenfdisoruhg4915]

I swear to god almighty there you are again. Are you like my FBI agent?

[@mackthisarrowhearth295]

The problem I had was that the movement was extremely slow, it almost felt like a lego game, just so much just moving around doing nothing much.

[@armandostockvideos8386]

I'm playing it I would have liked a button to run.

[@nikachu_i_choose5233]

I try Ed to use Patrick whenever I could because his attack just let me move barely faster

[@cocoahere875]

I got the switch version of the game the other day, and so far it's left a little bit of a bad taste in my mouth. The graphics look amazing, no doubt. The game is absolutely stunning, even on the switch...which is a problem. It feels like they put the exact same game that released on the PS4 and Xbox One onto the switch. Although that may seem obvious at first, there's a reason many games look not-as-great on switch, and that's because the switch doesn't handle high graphics well. This means that there are a lot of annoyances that come from that much load. Not only does coming back from dying - something that was instant on the original(and probably is still on the PS4 and Xbox) - take up to 30 seconds sometimes now, but there are also sections that stagger down to frame rates so slow I could probably spam a button at the same speed. The enemies and attacks also feel a little off - at least some of them. One of my biggest peeves is the Tar-Tar robot. In the original, there would be a loud siren before each barrage of tartar sauce, giving you plenty of warning and time in between to hit it. For some reason, the siren only plays when it notices you now, and the pauses in between are almost non-existent. If you hit it once and plan to hit it the second time immediately after, you're almost guaranteed to get hurt from an unforeseen shot. I don't really have a problem with Spongebob or Sandy in terms of move set. They feel perfectly fine to me, although I do feel a little cheated by not having to build up a swing on the grapple hooks anymore. It's convenient though, so it's fine in my opinion. Patrick, on the other hand, is very unsatisfying. He has two moves exclusive to him - throwing objects and stunning - both of which are flawed in complete opposite ways. His stunning move is a ground pound that stuns nearby robots so that he can throw them or destroy them easier. The only problem is that there's a *tiny* sweet spot in which the robot has to be for the move to work. A little too far, it's unaffected and attacks you before you can do anything else. A little too close, and you destroy them and have to wait for a new one to try again. His throwing move technically works perfectly well. You pick up things no problem, and you throw them no problem. My only issue with this is that they made it work a little too well in some cases, especially when it comes to platforming. The game has a target system to make throwing easier - if a target appears, you'll automatically throw it there. That's fine for most cases(buttons, enemies, etc), but when the game targets the platforms you're throwing to, or makes the fruit not bounce once it hits where it's meant to go, it feels a bit like it's holding your hand without reason. Though I do enjoy what I've played of the game so far, it definitely feels like it needed a bit more play testing to make sure some of the aspects felt right. If all of the controls were intentionally changed to make the game feel new, I could forgive that, but they need to feel good, and not like the game is either screwing you over or walking you throw the obvious parts. Along with this, it would help significantly to down the graphical power of the switch version, even if just a little. It may make the game look less stunning overall, but it would at least make the frame rate tolerable all of the time rather than some of the time, and would make the game not feel like it's on a PS2 disc every time it loads.

[@mackthisarrowhearth295]

@@cocoahere875 Got the switch version as well, the problem is that the attacks feel way faster than the movement, and some details like in the sandy bossfight, like angle and animation or hands just are not clean, and the loading after death is infuriating.

[@mackthisarrowhearth295]

@KGK Skull Oh yeah, the 'you did something good sound' is gone... like... feels like removing the sound in Zelda when opening a chest.

[@celestial_addy_archive]

"Cut Multiplayer mode" The multiplayer mode was never planned for the original, Purple Lamp Studios said they'd restore unused content. It later turned out that they didn't want to change things too much for speedrunners, so they only restored this content in the bonus multiplayer mode.

[@lucasgibbs4050]

The Crash And Spyro remakes gave us some things that were new that weren’t in the originals while staying true to the originals, so why couldn’t this?!!

[@celestial_addy_archive]

I wasn't saying they couldn't, I was pointing out a mistake in the script for the video as the original game never had cut multiplayer mode yet the video says otherwise.

[@Scum42]

Funny how they didn't want to change things too much for speedrunners, but accidentally added a bug to warp directly to the final boss lol

[@aidanquiett668]

@@Scum42 and removed the skeeball glitch, which is why most people even knew the original game existed

[@Walamonga1313]

Wait wait wait... So they didn't restore unused content to appease speedrunners?! Another reason to hate them. Since they ruined the looks of the game the least they could do was add bonuses. At least the multiplayer got added.

[@RVRocksOfficial]

I love the way he says "ah I love Gary" just attests to how soft this man is on the inside

[@boxofgreed]

"A licensed game from a time when licensed games were known to be terrible" Gonna have to narrow that down since that's every time a licensed game existed.

[@spectrevampire]

Lord of the Rings Two Towers, Return of the King, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, and Simpsons Hit and Run would all like to have a word with you.

[@bluedash24]

spectrevampire huh so you would recommend those LOTR games? I’ve never played them just wondering

[@CyberLance26]

During the Super Nintendo and Sega Mega Drive days most licensed games were good and fun.

[@DrakaiAmirHATD]

The first three Harry Potter games were amazing. The rest of them are pretty generic and terrible

[@TheChimera70]

from what I understand a lot of the glitches have been fixed or are in the process of being fixed from updates

[@austinyow4723]

I played after the day one patch and had virtually no issues.

[@slat1202]

Well I don’t blame this game not being polished, it lost 3 months of development because of the pandemic. A lot of that time would’ve been put toward polish.

[@Reinreith]

The issue that everybody is having with the game is that when music, sound effects, plot, enemies, level design, voices, concept art are all done for you youre left with just graphics and polish, and they couldn't do that right, and what they do fix goes against what the game is known for, speed running and personality, which asks the question, what the hell were they doing in that time? Why does the sea needle need so much draw fog, why can't you see outside the treedome like in the original game? Also there's a ton of glitches still after the day 1 patch, including floating tikis, if you get hit as patrick while in the middle of throwing a robot it has a chance of glitching the robot to where it hovers but isn't intractable, which broke one of the boardwalk spatulas for me and had to reset the area, you can see plankton under the TV in shady shoals. They didnt even hide him as the trigger for the TV, as its just floating there, instead of, I dunno, a TV stand, lowering the TV, making the TV bigger, and there's still a ton of smaller graphical glitches in the game Its a game that all the heart in it comes from the game developers that made the original, and the memes that they sprinkled throughout just for memes, not the people who pushed it out

[@greeneye2037]

@@BigSmoke-xh5hi had not HAD.

[@ROBOTPETER101]

@@BigSmoke-xh5hi "As if he was expecting much out of a kids game" As opposed to all those early 3D platformers not made for kids? And anyway, that's what he says. The games fine, a simple 3D platformer. He was only more excited because of all the praise the original got.

[@avasam06]

0:25 this game is *LACKING* polish because it had to get rushed out the door. Especially with COVID. Hopefully they can catch up with patches. The small issues add up quickly.

[@Miriam_J_]

Yeah, its really sad how they lost like 2-3 months of dev time. I really love the game as is, but I hope they're able to patch it soon

[@octoisgay]

Nickelodeon rushed the game because they didn’t give two double shits about. It’s pretty sad honestly.

[@avasam06]

@Geralt of Trivia I'm sure I'm missing a bunch, but you get the point, It's a great game, but I hope most of those gets fixed: - Spin doesn't always give you your air stall - you can bring characters in levels they're not supposed to by accident by using the taxi - sometimes objective counters bleed into other levels and you just complete the objective on entering - Missing or unpolished animations (the graveyard is especially bad) - 360 controllers joystick don't get the full range of motions - cruse bubble can be used on trampolines, double jumping off of a trampoline sometimes lacks an animation - the bungee is atrocious to control and sound is gone - lots of added invisible walls where they don't make sense - hans in frustrating areas you should be able to access - a lot of jumps and the bungee are more scripted and you have to fight against it - sandman stops you from sliding - way too much fog in slides - inverted control settings gets reset everytime you change characters - ice cream goo doesn't move on conveyor belts in robo patrick's fight - in the final boss plankton can become stuck - the cruse bubble explosion radius is so tiny compared to the original - changing areas does not restore underwears - You can die with 1 underwear - You can live with 0 underwear - Lassoing right after grabbing a ledge glitches out the lasso - You can warp to any level from the start with a double input on the taxi map - lots of softlocks - damaging an NPC increases or reduces their size (although that one's funny and doesn't affect gameplay) - They substantially increased Mr. Krabs' spatulas' price, they were already too high in the original - Physics are affected by framerate - Lots of ways to get infinite height - The ball in mermelair has beach ball physics

[@feIon]

funny how history repeats its self

[@feIon]

Avasam have you reported these to THQ? they have a bug report page and they asked to report things like that so purple lamp can attempt to fix them

[@patdav56]

I need to say this, when you said "the old game had a distinctive style" my main thought was actually that the new polish makes the game look a little too much like spyro reignited, if that makes sense

[@xXLunatikxXlul]

Completely agree, the graphics are too similar to Reignited.

[@martinezb825]

IIRC they both run on the same engine, the unreal engine

[@monchete9934]

They both run on the same engine. If you compared the original BFBB and Return of the Flying Dutchman, you'll find they look similar as well

[@MrMega1423]

@@monchete9934 Or the movie game

[@SlamBolts]

I get it. Spyro had a very wacky edge to it. Now it feels like a Netflix cartoon. Not bad at all, pretty nice actually, but something is missing

[@someguy7526]

"Incredible voice acting" Mr Krabs: :(

[@Shartmaster32]

and mermaid man too

[@hystericallover5989]

@Versatile Wolf if you think its “not bad”, your standards must be high

[@CurrentlyFlaming2005]

Mr.krabs is fine but mermaid no

[@FarCryfanLove]

The multiplayer islands I believe are supposed unused assets like Patrick’s unused candy dream.

[@KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69]

Finally, an actual review of this game. Unlike Gamespots review, dude actually played a video game before.

[@ShadowFoxSoothsayer]

ooo ooo was it as bad as one review for monster hunter world where they criticized hunting monsters as humans killing them for the destruction of natural land. Never mind in canon most monsters in the game are a dire threat to survival.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

ShadowFoxSoothsayer nah, it is cuphead bad.

[@tykamen5588]

That review had levels of"can't beat the tutorial in cuphead" of incompetence

[@Ghettojesus]

Hope this doesn't stop THQ nordic remakes I would love to see a scoobydoo night of a 100 frights remake

[@alexdonahue5744]

Yes please!! :)

[@a1goldenrunner]

If that succeeds, having a remaster of Unmasked would be awesome

[@Shayma98]

I hope that happens! And they fix the controls and those stupid sails.

[@alexdonahue5744]

Shayma98 oh my god those sails were terrible!! It would be fun to get like a Scooby Doo group remaster with 100 frights, unmasked, and mystery mayhem!

[@mikesherwood1081]

That would be awesome!

[@bluefalcon3629]

Jeremy: 'Yeah' A classic line...

[@DaermaeonBranKor]

Yeah

[@garrettblade6127]

😒😑😐Yeah

[@oliverjasinski1829]

yeah

[@Weegeeboi21]

Yeah

[@LukasSheshene1]

1:30 That was the loudest "OHHHHHHHH!" I've ever heard!

[@jansantacruz1944]

"They didn't had the time or money to have Clancy Brown or Ernest Borgnine to do the voices" Well, yeah Completionist, Ernest passed away 8 years ago.

[@ShadowFoxSoothsayer]

He's talking about the original I think, they reused all the same audio

[@matthewward5849]

He was referring to the original game.

[@peacexlove]

I thought he was talking about the remaster too. I'm glad I looked through the comments first...

[@katt-the-pig]

Likewise, I thought he was talking about re-recording for the remaster.

[@knexell5894]

"Yeah" -Jeremy, 2020.

[@zahiehdarwish2404]

Narrator:And now like ant dude we will harass him to complete more Spongebob games

[@Iexcon]

True

[@mario12359]

This is honestly the most honest and straightforward review nice job on respecting those like us who loved the game despite the drawbacks. It does feel the re hydrated version don't has the same charm but i has a lot of nostalgia with it. Yeah the multiplayer sucks honestly i don't recommend playing it but the main game is as nostalgic as ever. (if you love this game please continue to love it) most beautiful words i ever heard from a reviewer respecting those who have passion for this game.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

That's why i have more respect for reviews like these. Cause when they explain their position on a franchise or a game that was beloved by so many back in the day then it helps to understand where they're coming from. Do i agree with this rating though: hell no not even close. But he's respectful to not earn hate from me or those who love it.

[@BigLolo25]

This remaster was done so well and nostalgic asf, i love it, they need to remaster the movies game

[@caydenmiley3094]

Bikini Bottom looks like a game that wouldn't be good, but actually is xD

[@cliffturbo2146]

Maybe that's why it has such bad reviews. Judging the book by its cover.

[@thnecromaniac]

Yes, but now I'm scared of the remake

[@JameyMcQueen]

@@cliffturbo2146 Basically why The Last of Us 2 was review-bombed.

[@Cheesehead302]

@@cliffturbo2146 All of the bad reviews were extremely confusing to me. I watched the gamexplain review expecting them to see this was qctually really good, and he ended up saying the music sucks lol. The best part about this game imo is the world building; when I think of bikini bottom I think of how it's all perfectly visualized in this game. Each level is a prominate location from the show, and there are too many references and nods to the show to count. You can really tell thw people who made this were really knowledgable about the source material. I've been playing the remake on Switch, and I think it did a really good job of updating the visuals. The performance is kind of spotty, and on the whole I wish I got the pc version, but it's still playable. I've had a ton of fun so far.

[@alijahaskew4644]

@@cliffturbo2146 *cough cough* IGN and Gamespot *cough cough*

[@ameliadavidson360]

One of the things I love about you the most Jirard is not only how positive you are. It's so easy to be negative and with especially the world today, I feel that the positivity is needed even more. Thank you for never shaming fans of games even when you don't like them.

[@ameliadavidson360]

@Stella Hohenheim Um, yes, thank you if you do that, too.

[@MelodicQuest]

Original version be like "I'm ugly and I'm proud!"

[@Berserkable]

Is that what he calls it... 😆

[@amso7169]

Other way around.

[@geoanthony3697]

Louder!

[@eatatjoe]

Nah, dude, I feel you. The original Spongebob Battle felt like a *battle.* This feels like a downgraded kiddie pool fight and I was waiting for some mother offscreen to yell "Jimmy, it's time for dinner! Go wash up and say goodbye to your little friends!"

[@calebolds9609]

The good news is that its a 1:1 remake of Battle for Bikini Bottom. The not-so-great news is that its a 1:1 remake without fixing many of the problems

[@shawnwilliams3083]

Perfect timing I needed one of these right now. Stressful household, but can get lost in your videos. Thank you.

[@Justinicus24]

Thats why its always good to smoke some dope too

[@Justinicus24]

@@chrism4403 too bad i offended a nerd like you

[@Justinicus24]

@@BigSmoke-xh5hi computer nerd

[@Zerolink30]

Jeremy's enthusiasm was overwhelming! Dare i say "it's over 9000!!!"

[@TyBurtonReviews]

That intro was legendary

[@RubberHose]

I love the original more than anything, but as soon I heard that the remake's multiplayer was going to be a hoard mode, I knew that it wouldn't be fun. The games combat isn't exactly complex enough to be engaging

[@oldaccount82]

My theory for the multiplayer is, some big Nickelodeon exec saw some game with a good multiplayer and said "We could make money off this" and didn't give them enough time/budget to flush it out.

[@madengineerkyouma]

This was worth watching for the intro alone

[@Bloodspark813]

That opener song is more than enough for a like, my friend.

[@tyra7201]

This video was... very honest. It was sure how I felt with the game. Although I never played the original, I knew the charm from it was drastically different. It had a lot of potential but it was lost due to multiple factors. The rehydrated version was disappointing, not bad at all for what it was, but there were a lot of promises that unfortunately had to be broken.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

Well that's kinda why most people who loved the original love this game. It's basically a love letter to them.

[@legoyoda9782]

From someone who has never played the original version, I loved this game! I have no issue with the character movements, and of course the vibrant colors are bright, I mean it's Spongebob after all! Fair review though 👍

[@StevenJones851]

That's great

[@robertharris6092]

I totally agree with this. There's so many things missing. Lines that spongebob says. IE when he gets hit by the safe hes supposed to yell ouch. And patrick is supposed to have a record player in his house you can hit. And you're supposed to be able to hit spongebobs TV to see concept art of the various levels. And when you hit the painting in squidwards house hes supposed to yell "hey!". This seems like a really rushed release.

[@vodkawhisperer3923]

Be happy it happened

[@robertharris6092]

@@vodkawhisperer3923 the old version is better/more fun though

[@BrendanJSmith]

The bane of boomers what kind of a response is that?

[@aidanquiett668]

@@vodkawhisperer3923 we are, we just want a remake to actually be better then the original. Not worse

[@vodkawhisperer3923]

@@robertharris6092 good point actually, be angry and feel personally betrayed because this happened

[@VintageDefectors69]

BFBB has been a game I've wanted to see reviewed on The Completionist since I first subscribed (back when Normalboots was Jon, PBG, The Completionist, and Continue?). It's just one of those games from my childhood that I always wanted to hear Jirard talk about, and the Completionist show itself ended up becoming a huge part of my childhood as well. I didn't expect him to be blown away by it or anything, but I wanted him to have the experience of the game. I guess he got the inferior experience, but for all intents and purposes it's still the same game. Also, Jeremy has a way with words. Basically, I liked this video.

[@emilylefebvre646]

I feel like to put things into perspective, and I'm sure the 90s kids are going to lynch me for saying this but... The original BFBB to a lot of us who grew up with the sixth gen consoles is kinda to us what Banjo is to a lot of people who grew up on the N64.

[@foat765]

Couldn't have put it better myself

[@humanman7368]

“The game is too polished” I don’t think it’s polished enough! I haven’t played a game with as many glitches as this one. The shadows are terrible. The lag is annoying. It’s definitely a downgrade from the original. I only played the Nintendo Switch version so maybe the PC version is better.

[@comradeweedity1648]

That's because you bought the switch version.

[@NamelessWayfarer]

He meant graphics wise, not gameplay wise.

[@natoba4617]

switch ports are never good, i've bought 3 and it's always a subpar experience.

[@inlinechris]

Natoba obviously you haven’t played Doom, Bioshock or Skyrim on switch they all look incredible

[@alixtennyson2007]

The Graphics were a bit too bright when I started and my eyes actually kinda hurt

[@spacetrenton]

can't wait for the sequel to this game where instead of fighting robots they fight race horses

[@CoffeeManiac20]

Even the cover art. The original had Spongebob wearing a badass army helmet but now he doesn't and seems off

[@Foxtwopointzero]

I had a bad feeling about the multiplayer from the first trailer that introduced it. It looked like plankton’s robotic revenge

[@proevofan]

Jeremy must be a hoot to work with 😂

[@DaermaeonBranKor]

He really is.

[@Ecua73]

1:29 One of the most glorious things I’ve seen in a while

[@thecurator2045]

For Mr Krabbs they got the VA from the original instead of going for the cartoon VA. They did it to not upset the fans. For the original they couldn’t get the VA from the cartoon because he was busy doing VA for the cartoon.

[@albg9272]

Finally, an HONEST review of this game with NO nostalgia glasses on. I never played the game before, but from the videos I watched, it just looks average, which isn’t a bad thing. But all my friends who’ve played the original during their childhood all call it a “masterpiece”, which I think is a little bit of an exaggeration only met from nostalgia.

[@raphaelbrown6314]

I think in my opinion the original is waaaay better than the remake

[@albg9272]

Raphael Brown I’ll have to give the original a try one day! I sadly only played Battle for Bikini Bottom on the GBA for like 10 minutes once at my friends house when I was a kid so i have no actual merit to say if the port was any good haha

[@e1iteyoshi998]

You do realize that he said he never played the original right? How are nostalgia glasses in a review when no one played the original?

[@albg9272]

E1ite Yoshi In my first sentence I wrote “with NO nostalgia glasses on” meaning i already recognized the fact he didn’t have nostalgia clouding his review?

[@e1iteyoshi998]

@@albg9272 OK good. But you do you know that if someone never played the original what makes you think that they're gonna like the remake?

[@AdamGlory]

I’m a bit confused...by the end of the video, it sounds like Jirard was just as unimpressed with the game as, say, IGN, GameSpot, etc., but he’s not getting attacked for having an unpopular opinion like they were. Not that he should be, I’m just curious why the other reviews (aside from the one giving it a 2/10) were received so much more poorly when they mirrored most of his critique.

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

probably because he stated his claims much better and we know for a fact that he actually played the whole thing

[@AdamGlory]

It's Over 9000 Productions I suppose I can accept that.

[@e1iteyoshi998]

@@ItsOver9000Productions That don't mean i agree with it though.

[@ssj4kel]

yeah i'm pretty sure IGN was complaining about how hard the game was, and how it was "unforgiving" it's a game made for kids

[@nymmike6229]

@@ssj4kel Pretty sure they also said it was "too kid-friendly."

[@zeronixtheyoutuber3983]

Hillenburg in the afterlife: "That's my boy."

[@alvinyakitori8720]

I think what you're trying to express is something Dunkey already talked about in that while new games tend to be prettier, a lot of older games were more appealing to the eye with their simplicity. He explains it well in I believe his graphics video.

[@ADragonNerd]

3:39 that's basically how my favorite game ever, The World Ends With You, which is extremely underrated, got a sequel against all odds. The Fanbase kept their love for the IP alive to the point of getting Square Enix's attention and making them want to create a sequel

[@monhi64]

Since when was this game not popular when it originally released? I was a kid then, I remember this being just about as popular as simpsons hit and run.

[@jaistashu1560]

I was today years old when I found out that Battle for Bikini Bottom has such a cult following. I absolutely played it to death as a kid on my gamecube, but I always liked Revenge of the Flying Dutchman way better (so much so I finished RFD many times more than I finished BBB). I think I just prefer more of the "open world" of RFD way more than the linear level design of BBB.

[@Motoskichimo1974]

When you complete this game in five minutes. Because apparently you can do that.

[@ancientcorndog2713]

I just found out about that “secret” cutscene at the end too and I also beat the final boss before getting all 100 spatulas, guess I’m playing it through again 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Iroquoispisskin]

You dont have to you can just collect every spatula and then you actually have to beat spongebob steelpants agaib

[@achievement365]

I'm waiting until I finish the game to watch this video, but I just wanted to pop in real quick and say this is the funniest thumbnail in completionist history

[@FirstLast-mn4re]

I honestly have no idea why they made the Mr. Krabs Golden Spatulas so much more expensive in the remake? Like in the original the price would increase by 500 shiny objects for each spatula. But for some ungodly reason Purple Lamp thought it would be a good idea to increase the price by 3000 for each spatula (the final one costs a whopping 24,000) and its absurd and adds nothing other than like 40 minutes of grinding.

[@platinumskulls4490]

Not only that but as far as I know we don’t have the skee ball farm anymore making it even worse

[@donvid8969]

Weirdly enough, despite me absolutely loving the original (not so much for the remake), I was never able to complete it myself thanks to a glitch that left me with eight left-over socks. At one point, Patrick took two socks for a spatula, and I wasn't able to get the last one...Still mad about that.

[@puddleslime2238]

When I played the original on PS2 as a child I always had a glitch where I collected literally everything and paid everything but the last of Patrick's Spatulas just flat out wouldn't count and iw as stuck with 99%, even after I played through the game again and experienced the same bug

[@epitaphuser6]

the critique on the graphics upgrade sounds like how to the show was in later seasons: bland and over polished

[@TGFOF_TWWD]

Ah yes my faveriot texas pass time lasoing floating spheares and proceding to swing from them 7:57 - 8:00

[@sharpy-dan-howdy4828]

Tell people you're from Texas without actually telling people you're from Texas.

[@TheDeadCobraTheDeadCobra]

I like this game but i really wanted alt skins for the characters

[@goldentoparican788]

When Big Smoke sees CJ for the first time in years: 1:28

[@nedaraid3372]

"I haven`t complete it let alone played it." Wait, hold up.

[@nouryy]

Lol ikr

[@aidanredding8058]

He was referring to when he made the top 10

[@AlexOlinkiewicz]

Part of me can be a little forgiving by some of the remakes glitches and bugs. I mean this game was close to being completed and then, of course, the pandemic happened which means the developers lost a few months that they would have had to polish up the game more. And sure the game could have been delayed, but that is up to the publisher, not the developer and there is probably a licensing deal with nickelodeon that might have prevented them from delaying the game. Also, personally, I don't agree with the To Polish thing, I found the game to be more loaded with personality compared to the original game (I played the original when I was a kid).

[@luiscarretero3996]

U actually nailed the way I feel about the remake I love revisiting my childhood but sumn bout this being too polished just throws me off like all that grass in jellyfish field it felt so odd

[@hannahdzura8378]

YES. omg the grass was the first thing I noticed too! It felt weird 🥴

[@quag311]

You didn’t think I’d get the Jib Jig reference from DKC2 at 2:00 did you? You keep completing games you beautiful bearded bastard. I wasn’t expecting the feels eating my chicken tacos. 😭 I love video games! I share your passion my dude. Huge plays.

[@bazzvid64]

I personally loved this remake tbh

[@KhaosKontroller]

Small pet peeve of mine that came back with this video: When people still confuse remake and remaster. Jirard said both 😂

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

As somebody who knew a thing or two about movie remasters long before game remasters were so common, I'm still baffled.

[@stayalivehopefully521]

@@KeybladeMasterAndy it is a bit confusing, but to put it lightly, a remaster is usually just the same game but ported to a new generation with updated graphics. A remake is the game but completely built from the ground up. There are of course exceptions but this game is more of a remake.

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

@@stayalivehopefully521 I know that. What baffles me is that people still confuse the two.

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

​@@stayalivehopefully521 But if you rebuild a game "from the ground up" in a new engine just to improve the graphics and don't change anything gameplay-wise, I would still call that a remaster. A remake, in my book, is when you actually change something note-worthy about the game besides the graphics, such as with Resident Evil 2 and 3, Final Fantasy VII, or MGS: The Twin Snakes.

[@harttman123]

I think the confusion is justified considering a video game has a lot more nuance and complexity when it comes to whether you can label it a remake or remaster. It's easy to figure out whether a movie is a remake or remaster, but games blur that line a whole lot more. Is it a remaster if they added some significant additional content? Is it a remake if its level design is 1 to 1 but the physics and gameplay are altered to a significant degree? Language and semantics often fail when we attempt to put some games in either of those single word camps.

[@DaakkuuYRS]

Unpopular opinion: Squidward is my favorite character in the show. He is so relatable, mostly because I'm a nerd.

[@kimaster5893]

plankton is my favorite but Squidward is my second favorite character

[@tuckpoint0]

How old are you

[@Level_Eleven]

Spongebob is also a nerd though

[@dixonb.tweenerlegs4225]

@@Level_Eleven but in a retarded way

[@Devin11246]

That’s not unpopular at all I wholeheartedly agree.

[@TwigAidsVG]

"The multiplayer is one of the worst things I've played all year." Plays The Last of Us Part 2 Welp...

[@FUZE_JUICe]

4:55 the boulder bashes and jumps were aligned up with the music

[@imnotdegamer364]

Can we appreciate how Jirard always changes the games/merchandise or anything that fits the theme of the game on the shelf?

[@sarcasm-aplenty]

You have a lovely singing voice, Jirard.

[@dr.shakib9961]

Robo Squidward was so enticing and mysterious, always had a feeling there was a way to find and battle it, and here we are 17 years later, a little underwhelmed...

[@VincenttheGaminggod]

As a kid I played this on my tiny GameCube.

[@TheGamingAaron]

5:22 Actually the voice actor of Mermaid Man, Ernest Borgnine, passed away in 2012. So that’s why they couldn’t get him to return for the remaster.

[@shinytogebre]

Awe the thumbnail is so cute little Spongerard Squarepants looks so sad. 😂😂

[@tc6103]

That was a great opening Jirard. 10/10