The Getaway: Black Monday review - ColourShed

[@ColourShedProductions]

Hi ladies and gentlemen, Happy New Year! Apologies for taking so long to release another review. In case you don't know, I currently work a full-time job, that's not including the work on this channel so time is always scarce, and I'm really trying my best to release them as quickly as possible 'without' compromising quality. So, thank you all for continuing to watch, I only want to further improve the quality so the game reviews or anything else, it'd be something you guys like to keep coming back to; Hopefully, this review is proof of that. - Spencer

[@Ar1AnX1x]

take your time, Quality over Quantity, which is why I like this channel.

[@nandoboiii5215]

Mate your videos just keep getting better and better, you don't dissapoint!

[@gearoidnyhan9226]

Hello to you too, and happy new year great to see you made it through Christmas I’m Very happy your back! this is a game I haven’t played yet but I do have both Getaway titles in my collection for the fact of how important/influential they are in terms of gaming history As always keep up the good work 😍🙌👍

[@gearoidnyhan9226]

@@Ar1AnX1x I completely agree with you and I think that works very well in Spencer’s case as the fact of a video less often really does perk up my attention when he does upload

[@Randomizer92mx]

Happy new year! Are you also planning on reviewing the NFS Hot Pursuit 2010? I was curious what's your opinion on this game.

[@sarajevo_]

Remember my cousin really liking the details in this game when we were kids, like the indicators on the cars. Good times.

[@Blingchachink]

That indicator system was great yo mad immersive small touch that still has yet to be replicated in any open world game!

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

Can't believe this still isn't the go to for navigation in open world games

[@orgasmatron4296]

@@unbearifiedbear1885 if you think about it it would be kinda weird today. Imagine hitting 30 pedestrians and tboning 10 cars all while shooting out the windows while having enough decency to turn your blinkers on haha it worked in this because it's not as hectic but imagine Trevor from gta doing it

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

@@orgasmatron4296 uh.. we're talking about immersive U/I; not ludonarrative dissonance By your logic, we'd have to accept that currently, characters in games pull over and input their destinations on a Satnav, in order for it to appear as a route on the minimap.. is that somehow more feasible?! 😂

[@orgasmatron4296]

@@unbearifiedbear1885 haha good point but a gps is nearly essential in an open world game to locate other destinations other than the one you're heading too. Ghost os tsushima did good with that but I can believe Trevor Phillips following a gps more than a fox...or maybe not

[@JamesTKeegan]

The Getaway really needs to make a comeback. Back when the first two games came out, we had like 10 open world crime games a year (including GTA). Now we don't get any. Perfect time for Sony to put one out.

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

I just said the same thing. Multiple protagonist...years ahead of GTA

[@kingdaleclarke]

I remember a trailer for the third one but j believe they ended up cancelling it.

[@riazuddin4920]

Yeah, it's crazy how we got so many crime games in the 00s to nothing other than GTA V...for almost ten years...it's been too long. Theer's so much room in the market for a few more of these.

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

@@kingdaleclarke The tech demo of a recreation of London really had folks buzzing back in the day.

[@kingdaleclarke]

@@CyborgSodaCollects they were classics.I remember being amazed at the graphics much more do than GTA which to me wasn't nearly as realistic,it was the game to get at the time.

[@squills1]

The grey overcast weather look is how London looks a lot of the time an is actually quite authentic. I feel that's what gives it that atmosphere for me as that is how I remember London back then. I definitely prefer the first game. I'll need to replay this soon

[@VandergriftMoefies]

And imo, that look makes this game.

[@squills1]

@@VandergriftMoefies definitely does! London is known for being grey. If you listen to the ambient sounds in the game they are very good too and add to the atmosphere. It's that mash up of tyres on the road, people talking, air and aeroplanes. Like they recorded real street ambience for the game.

[@VandergriftMoefies]

@@squills1 YES! And I also love the music, especially the theme is amazing and I love that aesthetic.

[@user-og6hl6lv7p]

The grey overcast also allows them to use fog to obscure the draw distance and save draw calls.

[@reycesarcarino4653]

@@user-og6hl6lv7p Now you know why they chose London

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

It is a crime that we never got a Getaway 3 on the PS3 There was a tech demo shown in 2005/2006 and then then it was cancelled. what a shame

[@bradwhite5884]

Yeah, I heard about the third sequel to the game around that, could of had Getaway 3, 4 and maybe 5 on the Ps3, then have 5 be also on the Ps4 as well as 6, 7 and 8 until the Ps5 comes out, but we have VR games that are more spiritual successors to them tbh

[@SONGOKU02]

Atleast we kinda got a third part on psp, most people don't know about. Why? They changed the name to gangs of london.

[@armyofninjas9055]

I remember the graphics in The Getaway games blowing my mind at the time.

[@Nina.playdead]

I think about this game often , I'm very tired of games based in the USA and if we had more games with this "vibe"I would love it in modern games

[@lenol0315]

*plays harry potter game*

[@channe3049]

Sleeping Dogs?

[@matrixdeprogrammed1271]

@@channe3049 That game was the shit I completed it like 8 times 😂

[@serendipitygaming6785]

You should try the new watch dogs.. its set in london and is pretty good! (I highly recommend playing the other two watch dogs prior to get a feel for the story / lore) and sadly they are set in USA. but the newest watch dogs is in London.

[@BrathaJabari]

Nah

[@KP-48-007]

This game is ahead of it's time. Deserves a remaster.

[@GrimWillows]

Too many licences were involved from car manufacturers to real advertising billboards and real shops etc. Probably wouldn't even pass advertising standards. Also not many companies want to have videos of death and mayhem in front of their businesses. Were not far removed from public terror attacks across London and Europe. I do miss these games but can understand why they have not been put on PSN.

[@KP-48-007]

@@GrimWillows makes sense

[@picantoburito]

The game has dynamic shadows, noticeable in smaller darker environments. That's really unheard of for the PS2 era games especially given that it's an open world GTA style game

[@ceoofsony5924]

just played for a couple hours on pcsx2, looks very very impressive.

[@IPaytn]

Loved this game as a kid. Played the boxing club level on a demo disc over and over again until I finally had the game in my hands. This game combined with the shooting mechanics from Max payne 3 as a remake would be so much fun to me. I used to play the free roam as mitch and find all of the "hidden cars". Good memories even though it had it's problems

[@Vanderveenm]

I’ve played that same disc. For days! I just walked out of the mission and free roamed. Liked it better than GTA back then.

[@damscray]

That intro with Amon Tobin's theme, yeah yeah yeah. In fact the whole OST was damn good, big dada/ninja tune artists all over the place. Gotta love UK gamedev just for that.

[@darraghtate440]

Absolute classic of a game. Playing an English gangland game was a good time, and 12 year old me adored it. Solid story, good gameplay, and I particularly loved the "realistic" elements, like the lack of HUD, the "in game map" being car indicators, player health being shown via the amount of blood and wheezing the player character displays, being able to regain some health by resting against a wall and catching your breath, the weapons available to you being shown on the player and not in a bag of plenty... some truly innovative stuff in these games.

[@franciscofranco5739]

This series was revolutionary and while it’s hard to tell now, these graphics and the level design were a BIG deal back when the game released. I’ll never forget a detail that while not a big deal now, was an interesting quirk at the time….leaning against walls and resting to regain health, this was not a common thing at the time of the game’s release, in fact I think this was one of the first times I saw this concept.

[@WTC1996]

Compared to the predecessor I remember that I loved the secrets in this game like the hidden racecars, the keys you could find in each mission, the races, the garages where you could save cars and the different endings. Overall I liked the vehicles more and the bikes were awesome too. But the Sam missions really were a pain in the ass and Mitchell was a weird character.

[@stevenhay7147]

Did you ever find the Easter egg of Marks wife? She's lying dead in a trash heap nearby where you spawn in open mode, it's pretty morbid

[@Red_Lion2000]

I'd love another getaway game. I'm so sick of literally everything being centered around the US and Americans, being able to drive around london was a huge breath of fresh air

[@nellzbs2ja]

Specially wen you come from the UK as well I loved it so much was dispointd wen they stop making the game

[@N1ceDreamsz]

Well don't play watch dogs legion that's based in London. It's fucking garbage.

[@TheStop]

as an american i agree, also this game was brutal and the villains felt like true dirtbags that could exist in real life. Gta's satirical styles can often make it feel campy.

[@marcuswalters8093]

That was the big selling point for me.

[@v-trigger6137]

Watch Dogs Legion was dogshit Lol. forget the game itself, the fact that it doesn't even capture the essence of the place it's being set in. Ubisoff has turned into such a soulless cash grab corporate, they are selling the same product with different gimmicks each year

[@Aldairion]

This still stands as one of my favorite games of all time. I played this before I got my hands on GTA3, and I think its tone kind of warped my expectations of Grand Theft Auto. Getaway: Black Monday was the first "cinematic story heavy" game I played and it really stuck with me. I've always hoped for a follow-up, or even a remaster, but upon learning more about how...challenged...the studio's history is, I guess that will remain a dream. Thanks for this review. Great to look back on.

[@AGxAG]

Back when we got a handbook with the disc. It had the details of the game, the controls and other things that explained something in the games. Nowadays you just get a disc!

[@AlexWhitaker123]

I miss the instructions book cos I used to get home with a new game, open it, then take the instructions book to the toilet to read thru while I had a dump. It was like a ritual for me when buying a game. Nowadays I kist buy digital and realised whatever it said in the books I didn't need to be told and could just figure stuff out.

[@amsterdamG2G]

It had a map of London and when i visited London first time i knew my way around because of it

[@AGxAG]

@@amsterdamG2G Yea thats right😊 These gaming companies make billions yet said they stopped doing that because it cost them money!!!

[@hephaestusofficial]

*Thank you!* I grew up with this game, replayed it many times and finished it again last year. I've uploaded many bass covers of it's original OST on my channel as a tribute to the game, the studio and everyone involved in this release. Such an underrated game! Been waiting for the elusive Getaway 3 for more than 15 years now!

[@hitmanlowe3562]

The way the story was told from three different characters was amazing. I love the intro music so much !

[@Miltypooh2001]

I remember playing this game for the very first time and lost track of where I was supposed to go until I realized i had to use the blinkers that indicates which direction I'm supposed to be headed good times,,

[@mrpickle-pe2in]

Gangs of London might not be a good game to anyone else but I really enjoyed it and have lots of nostalgia for it

[@matrixdeprogrammed1271]

Im sad that time goes so quickly I still remember playing this for the first time and being so astonished by the graphics 😢

[@loby24]

I loved playing this game every day after school the graphics and gameplay was a head of its time one of my favorite games to play on the ps2.

[@ford88mustang]

Anyone who grow up with this game knows. Driving around using your TURN signals was the best part!

[@Larry]

It never occured to me you never reviewed the sequel to The Getaway. Does that mean you're planning to also cover the third entry, Gangs of London?

[@ketamorf]

How deep is the rabbit hole?

[@xXSupahXFlyXx]

There's a 3rd entry 🥴

[@Larry]

@@ketamorf Well the franchise has a "sort of" fourth entry too, The London Heist in PS VR Worlds is set in The Getaway universe too.

[@km-ug4dq]

I really enjoyed that game

[@Thebossstage1]

@@Larry Blood and truth on PSVR as well

[@riazuddin4920]

As a result of you having played the game years after release, the criticisms don't weigh up. If you had played this or the original in the early 00s, like all gamers at the time, you would have looked through the game manual, which provides you with control layout and if I remember correctly, a physical map. So it really was not that difficult. I personally really enjoyed the more immersive lack of detail, health determined by amount of blood and damage, directions through indicators etc.

[@neblolthecarnerd]

I've never played the getaway but I found that he fact that it had licenced cars pretty cool. Especially because they're just normal British cars (I'm a Brit myself). It's one of the few non car games to have licenced cars.

[@Aidan-mt6cl]

It also has licenced shops and restaurants too which was incredible and made it so realistic and immersive

[@Ar1AnX1x]

I like the Quality over Quantity approach of this channel

[@Burnout121EA]

I absolutely love this game I used to play it all the time really wish they'd make a new one for ps5 or something

[@AIBETTSYIA75]

I had the demo of this as a kid and always wanted to play it. I just loved being able to drive around London

[@l1nus0nl1neproductions9]

It would be really fun if we ever get a reboot of this series. Or rather more games set in London over all, something like that old GTA set in the 60s but in third person

[@BirdsfromHuntingdon]

Replaying right now! Classic! One of my favourite PS2 games.. So nostalgic.

[@ArnoldSchoenfeld]

this was my childhood. i was like i dunno 9 years or smth and i fcking loved it!!! its just nostalgic to see it as a 21 year old and (21:51) yes id love a new game like this and id buy it for full price! thanks for bringing it up and take care! Grüße aus Deutschland!

[@ceoofsony5924]

I played this again today, and actually found the street I stayed on, when i visited london. Near russell square and the building on the corner is iconic, ITS IN THE GAME. Unfortunately the rest of the street is very different, i chalk it down to being 13 years before I visited, and lack of tech. Despite that its still impressive, I just wish they would make a getaway 3 with an even MORE realistic london with real brands and stores!

[@Cxncxnz]

Been saying for years this needs a remake!!!! Let us run riot on our UK Streets again 🇬🇧

[@howardmctroy3303]

I grew up gaming in the 2000s. It was a golden age for games, all the cool ideas, the storytelling, the adventures. I'm a writer now and it's been such an important influence for me.

[@Tyranniod]

The getaway and it's sequel were great games. I wish we could get a remaster or remake.

[@edwardkarran4963]

I remember being very young playing this on PS2. I couldn't get past the chase part! My brother thankfully done that for me.

[@JustActCoolKid]

I was literally just thinking "I wonder when Colourshed is gonna upload another review". Talk about great timing lmfao

[@lenol0315]

“Revieur”

[@spideyplays6969]

You must review the following: 1) Ultimate Spider-Man 2) Splinter Cell Chaos Theory 3) Driver Parallel Lines

[@alfieknott2041]

A game I never thought you would review wow unlocked a lot of childhood memories unlocked

[@Thebossstage1]

I'd recommend the VR game Blood & Truth.it's excellent and it's made by the same people that made the Getaway

[@Xighor]

Unfortunately it's not on PC 😭 Imagine if The Getaway 3 didn't get cancelled, hopefully the Series gets revived The Getaway 3 would have competed with GTA 4 There's two things what are underrated in Games, Police games and Open World Games set in London There's not been a Good Police game since Swat 4 and Black Monday Btw there's a Game called Ready or Not on Steam which is like a Swat 5 but it's still early access, it's good but needs polishing

[@Matty_UK]

Yeah the Boxing gym is a real boxing gym. I used to box there. In the game it's called the Shoreditch Boxing Gym. In real life it's called the All Stars Boxing Gym. There is a board on the wall inside the game that says "Welcome to All Stars Boxing Club" and the interior is accurate and looks just like it did in real life. The location of it isn't accurate though as its in Harrow London and not Shoreditch. The porn place will more than likely be real too. Not been to that one but been to some in Soho London. Great game and still waiting patiently for the Getaway 3. R.I.P to Eddie O Connor real name Dave Legeno. Was a lovely bloke was Dave.

[@mugen-r4084]

Give or take it's been 16 years im still hoping I see the 3rd game. I casually check every few months but it never happens this franchise is dead and has been all this time. It's the hope that kills you, for me these 2 games where everything I wanted and I knew next gen console's would take it to next level. In 34 soon i have a family yet here i am clinging on to something that doesn't exist 😕

[@BrokenBeats94]

Fantastic review as always Colourshed, I remember the stealth missions with Sam I literally gave up on because I thought they were terrible when I was about 10/11. London Studio definitely should get the opportunity to work on a new Getaway title because they’ve got the experience as a triple A dev and tech to really fix the combat, driving and camera systems. This video has also reminded me I should give Blood and Truth a go as well!

[@twkreviews6683]

I remember playing this as a kid at a friend's house and not really clicking with the game. Glad it wasn't due to bad taste.

[@roguerifter9724]

I only played Black Monday but I remember being annoyed when playing as Sam. A criminal hacker who refuses to use weapons is IMO not a good character for a game like this. I think it would have been better if she was allowed to fight but could only use handguns.

[@ellya3775]

Man I loved this game its cool to see it mentioned again

[@scottjackson369]

Nothing like starting 2022 then a review from ColourShed Productions and also, may you please review Grand Theft Auto London, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars and the LEGO video games!

[@abdullaahmedi3990]

I played the getaway black monday as a kid and recently to check how good it is and i have to say, the game has improved in many places. For one, it's much easier, the difficulty wasn't all over the place(one of the aspects i didn't like about the original getaway), cars don't break as easily and i did like several cool things you could do like for example, you can store cars in freeroam and save them which was neat. It felt like the getaway but with a few changes and i do agree with the point how it feels more like an expansion. Personally, the getaway series was very fun and enjoyable but it had some serious faults that held it back and made it not as popular and it's a shame cause honestly, these games have a lot of good aspects to them and i'd love to see a remake or reboot with the flaws ironed out.

[@Grimnir_x]

I never got past the level where you play as the girl crawling through the air vents, my 9 year old brain couldn't figure out where to go😂

[@WTC1996]

I remember climbing around on the lamp thing like in 16:36 and waiting for them to come around so you could knock them out by jumping on them and after a long ass time I made it somehow. :D

[@kennethwilkinson2095]

A game way ahead of its time. No doubt about that.

[@TheDonWallzie]

England is dark and grey like this all the time. It’s why we should take vitamins because we literally get no sun other than 2weeks at summer. The entire rest of the year looks like this lol

[@devious187]

I never even really noticed the head size thing, and now I can't unsee it... It's like an orange on a toothpick! Lol

[@mplewp]

the cars , the yardie house crack music xD. setting fire to a restaurant :D 16 year old me was feeling like a gangster playing this:)

[@victim2077]

Well aside from story and side content, 1st The Getaway was better game, at least for me. When you get to know the quirks of OG driving physics, cars feel a lot better than in Monday. And the addition of camera controls makes the game somehow more janky than it was.

[@aaaaplay]

I loved this game, it neatened up a few things from the previous game and the interiors were great. I would love to see this game remastered but I bet it would be a licensing nightmare. Many of the car manufacturers screwed the developers around, such as BMW, Mercedes, and Volkswagen. Nissan and Saab also have hidden cars in this game which have only been discovered in game as of 2020-2021, as they were last minute cuts.

[@DaveSpecC]

Its hard to see now but back then this game was so far ahead of the competition, and while I recently replayed it and see the controls/movement felt awful, back then I never noticed it. The combination of licensed cars, a real non American city, and a serious/dark story line, made it one of my favourite titles ever made, I would buy a PS5 for this game alone if they were to make a new game with the same basic ingredients.

[@charlesphoshoko6604]

Love this game, unpolished gem with loads of character.

[@jamesbedford3774]

Not played this sequel, but I loved the original game. Bloody hard, but worth it. A GTA-style game with that map would be fantastic.

[@dannystavs2003]

Happy new year, ColourShed! Here's to 2022!

[@blueinheaven350]

I remember buying this, completing it in about a day, then returning it the next. The days when you could do that. 😁

[@imaginox9]

The first open world game I've ever played ! I have a lot of fond memories of playing it as a kid. I mainly played free roam as Mitch, exploring the map and driving around. I think I still have the CD somewhere and I still have my PS2 so I can still play it in its original form if I want to

[@Fellipe2k5]

Getaway is Sony first cinematic game. Without him we wouldn't have Ghost of Tsushima

[@OLDE_SHYTE]

I never noticed the heads being too big and now I can’t unsee them.

[@skypemee4040]

Wow I can't believe it's still not forgotten in 2022

[@aceofhearts573]

So annoyed that a Getaway game on PS3 was cancelled early on the consoles life.

[@visassess8607]

I remember playing this game and driving on the wrong side of the road lmao

[@nellzbs2ja]

Man I wish the getaway did come with a next one I loved that game so much

[@kidicaras5646]

Even I questioned why their heads were too big at the beginning of your video🤣

[@luichinplaystation610]

I love the sleeker look of your PS2 between new and never gets old from usage

[@unchartedrocks1]

A Getaway 3 on PS5 would be amazing same goes for Dead to Rights 4

[@Khloya69]

Vaguely remember playing this game when i was a fetus lmao

[@lenol0315]

Lmao

[@Excessive_complaining]

There's a movie game I desperately want you to cover from the PS2 era called rise to honor, when I was a child I remember the demo disc that had some transformers game, rise to honor and another game I can't remember. A couple years later I remember renting and finishing the whole game and being so happy i played the demo beforehand.

[@MyzteryMedia]

Maaan I was waiting for you to say something about his head. I loved the first getaway and never got a chance to play black Monday

[@deshlits]

It took me an eternity to figure out your blinker was your navigation and to restore health you had to lean on the wall

[@always_better_with_t]

I loved this game as a kid and I think it deserves a comeback. Way ahead of its time

[@chiapets2594]

Miss this game remember playing them both the day they came out and rocking them out until the Ps2 died out

[@jackjones6936]

I wonder why the heads are so big?! I'm so glad you mentioned it as I honestly found it so distracting. Definitely DK mode ON!

[@itsbreadbin]

So, so glad people are still talking about this game

[@Eichward_SKV]

Me on the 6th January 2022: Remembering that game and beginn a playthrough. ColourShedProductions few days later: Okay. Here is a review.

[@stevenhay7147]

Speaking of weird glitches, in the first game on the mission inside the police station I died maybe halfway through, on restarting I instantly heard gunfire and thought this was odd. I followed the dead bodies and saw an NPC taking down the enemies. This wasn't just any NPC, it was Marks character model. This was a glitch I was never able to replicate or have seen anyone talking about it since. Truly bizarre.

[@TheColinm1992]

The boxing gym is real but moved to a different part of London used to go when I was younger

[@culturedbrother]

About the update thing...............back then, it was do it right the first time or get out of here. That encouraged everybody to aim for the best possible release of the game with everything fixed. Thats the way it should always be. Unlike today where many devs prefer to "Release now, fix it later" (Cyberpunk is an example of that). Screw that noise. The internet screwed it up ever since 7th gen hit, especially 8th gen.

[@ThePsychicFish]

The London streets and general UK roads aesthetic in this game is absolutely spot on it's almost bewildering

[@DannyMadFerIt]

I always thought the "Russian geezer" that Eyebrows mentioned means the Kalashnikov which he was took out of the car for Jake.

[@urbanshadow777]

I wish they would do a remake of both with modern controls maybe packaged as one game but I don't ever see us getting another getaway game again.

[@R3AL-AIM]

This game gives me a shit ton of nostalgia. Between this and GTA:SA at the time, I was set with open world games. THANK YOU for covering this :)

[@basbooy]

How did they get all the licensing for all the cars?

[@lukebradshaw1797]

One of the best games from back in its days 🙌

[@-PVL93-]

Oh man I loved this game back in the day! It's a bit awkward and perhaps too arcadey in the driving model department plus the lack of an interface (so your only indicator of low HP is the amount of blood on your character) as well as framerate issues, but man I'm really sad we never got a getaway 3, despite many many years of rumors for PS3. Then PS4 came and went - nothing. Now we're at ps5 and still total silence. Not even a remake or a remaster

[@visassess8607]

Hahaha I know exactly what you're talking about with the big heads! That was one of the first things I thought of when I played this game the first time

[@StevenOBrien]

8:56 "I wish they'd picked a better time of year to set the story, as the skies are always grey and cloudy" - No, that's just what London looks like year-round. :)

[@crimecity]

great video lad keep up with the good work ps I remember this game

[@lifeschool]

I don't blame you for hating this as most fans of the original did as well. The first game had a great atmosphere and sadistic humour, while this just feels broken. From the controls to the cameras. Yet another franchise broken due to sequels.

[@Saberiser]

I remember this game. My Getaway 1 disc was stuck on a endless black screen which lead to me getting this one. Looking back at it, im actually surprised my younger self completed this game (Especially the missions being Sam) with no hud or help text. Rip Mitch though I remember some fight showdown happening and he died in my run.

[@zerointv6304]

Im glad to see this video. Even tho this game came out a long ass time ago but it help shape the games for the future. I hope u guys make more videos like this... It seems like time almost forgot about the classics like The Getaway

[@robertdeffenbaugh9004]

It’s sad we never got a modern Getaway game Mitch is my favorite.

[@KMS2K]

I preferred the story of the original but I played this more. The extra things like the mni-games, free roam mode, finding unique vehicles in story mode to stash in the garages to use in free roam and, most importantly, the ability to replay missions were what kept me coming back to this game.

[@pedrowarior]

one of my favorite games growing up