Unholy War and its Strange Sequel - Octavius King

[@SEGAClownboss]

Wait I recognise those characters. Sally the Witch? Cutie Honey? This is a really strange crossover of oldschool anime girl protagonists but with such star power there's no way this would've been unnoticed in Japan, haha.

[@blistlelo1700]

I though the same. I thought: "WTF does Cutie Honey doing here? Is it because she's just a magical girl that is not Sailor Moon and really wanted to do something with her IP since she was forgotten for a decade at that time? That franchise had already suffered with identity crisis of what the target audience was just like most of Go Nagai's work.

[@YoshiNoir]

So this is the planet where the Citroën Xsara comes from!

[@shia_labeouf]

Sc-aara? Ex-arr-a? cs-sara? exxx-ara?

[@almightyk11]

I absolutely love this game. I remember playing this for the first time on a PS1 demo disc. It was new years eve, at someones house who I didn't know (likely one of my mum's friends) and my uncle and I were going through the PS1 stuff and we played te demo of this for about an hour. One of the few good childhood memories I have XD

[@joshsweet7512]

I had forgotten how much I'd missed Octavius... I had a demo of this bad boy! Glad to hear that it's actually kind of good!

[@MrDowntemp0]

"LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT GIRL!" Octavia, that's hurtful. Poor Girl.

[@wolfsbane-rw7um]

Oh wow, as soon as I saw the six legged rhino I had memories flood back of playing unholy war donkeys years ago. I'd forgotten a few of the characters but razorfane, killcycle & your ex all rang a bell for me. Thanks for the Nostalgia trip Octi!

[@atticbear5098]

"You can't fight a tornado!" Too bad no one ever told that to the makers of Superman 64.

[@fordshojoe8080]

Wyatt Earp would argue different with you ma'am

[@Larry]

literally was just talking about this!

[@dexocube]

Larry, i find your comments on so many youtube videos that I watch that I'm starting to wonder whether you are; a) a part of the youtube algorithm that has become sentient and has created a deep fake of itself so it can comment on every video, even going as far as sending a T-1000 Guru Larry into the past to appear on gaming segments from ancient tv shows b) one of my own demons made manifest, crawling around the web leaving entertaining comments to remind me that there are always funnier, more intelligent people than myself, crushing my nascent self confidence before dragging me back to hell c) spending too much time on youtube? Or is that me? I can't tell anymore

[@lorddavid3dxw]

@@dexocube Larry is the video game equivilant of Ricardo Autobahn (Well, for me)... he pops up everywhere when you least expect it, like he's just following you around. Also, loved this game to the point I created a wrestling character with the name Prana Devil back when e-feds were a big thing still.

[@dexocube]

@@lorddavid3dxw The e-feds thing must have been pretty interesting. A fanfic wrestling game that only works by participants accepting other participants work as canon? Plus I'd rather be time-stalked by Skynet Larry. Ricardo Autobahn is a bit of a one trick pony. Die Autobahn, Die!

[@lorddavid3dxw]

@@dexocube the efeds were fun. I ran one for quite a while. Always new characters, no real life ones. As for Ricardo Autobahn, I love his stuff, I'm an absolutely huge Spray fan, and am friends with him after meeting him after a gig. A very good bloke. Creates great music too.

[@VoidReplicant]

You are such a fucking channel leech. You’re clearly using a bot to do this shit.

[@SuperChaos002]

I loved this game as a kid and, honestly, I still do. So many memories with The Unholy War. I loved your video and your descriptions of each character was great. Cheers.

[@Zulf85]

As someone who recognises most - if not all - of those magical girls, I am extremely excited to find out this bizarre reskin exists. I love classic magical girl stuff and that animation alone was worth this version existing to me lmao

[@cjt519]

19:52 "damn girl, you got that face lifted into outer space" DIED

[@Chavhunterofcalne]

You've turned my crappy day into a good one. Thanks, Octy!

[@transtechgirl8786]

So glad to have more videos from you Octavius.

[@darrancoyle1352]

And the kitty's back! Good to see you're still purring!🐾🐾🐾💟

[@thackest2k]

I can remember playing unholy war on a ps demo The rhino was my go to character for it On the demo it was the one on one arena battle so I didn’t know about the board aspects of it

[@johnsensebe3153]

As someone who worked on two Skylanders games for 3DS, the Skylanders mention made me happy. An unexpected bonus.

[@ClamBake7525]

Good to see you Octav1us, I dont remember this game though. That plant creature reminded me straight away of one of the characters in Kameo: Elements of Power for the Xbox 360.

[@paulwilson6357]

Good luck with the book, Octavius! Glad to have you back!

[@Capsulecorp1]

Talking about some really great stuff here. I was just revisiting this game on my Playstation Classic that I modded. I always enjoy seeing your videos. Merry Christmas in advance Octavius!

[@BADC0FFEE]

seems a lot like Star Control 1 but with monsters, Star Control being another Toys for Bob game so yeah, makes total sense

[@dexocube]

Star Control was cool

[@MurderMostFowl]

yeah my thoughts too... It makes sense. This game oozes Paul Richie. ( Toys for Bob co-founder ) He also made Mail Order Monsters for the commodore 64 in 1985 which is extremely similar in concept.

[@The_Lawnmower_Man]

@@MurderMostFowl He also worked on Archon (1983), which also features one-on-one combat between units in a style similar to the Star Control games and this game.

[@Thunderwing88]

“Kind of like watching American politics”, as an American (unfortunately), I’ll give you that one.

[@ddjsoyenby]

yeah she's not wrong.

[@Risperdali]

Good to see you post a vid again. This reminded me of a PS2/Xbox game called "Wrath Unleashed", I played it with my friends from uni a ton.

[@root42]

"I am the king of segues" -- that really made me chuckle.

[@AFriendRemembers]

Wow. I remember seeing adverts for this game back when it came out, and I had no idea there was a link between this and the Toys for Bob that have become so prolific today!

[@quintessential20]

This fills me with nostalgia

[@christopherlee6523]

Thank you for making content for this game, also one of my childhood favorites and ive been getting more people into this game lately

[@swissmrkc]

Oh wow dont ever get notifications glad you are still uploading wish would crosse my feed.

[@IanHummblebee]

I honestly enjoyed this game back in the day of porting to every damn ps1 game to psp ! It was alot of fun, tha is for showcasing this gem!

[@Azaisdaking]

I didn't realise I'd already played this until the gameplay footage started playing. Bought back a wave of nostalgia. I remember thinking it was awesome.

[@ezedjay]

Nice one Octav1us. Always good to see a new video from you :)

[@marksuper4920]

I saw and passed over that game so many times back in the day. If I had known it was like a hex based Archon, I would have given it a try.

[@Appers]

Oh maaaan I was obsessed with this game as a kid, I've tried dozens of times to remember what its name was! The razor robot fella was absolutely unplayable.

[@duncandixon6203]

You can't use the teleporters when killcycle uses kamakazi. He literally says "teleporters offline". Best to be quicksilver with the shield, or Tesla with his random teleporting

[@jsnug42]

Loved this game as a kid! My buddy around the corner from me growing up had the Playstation I discovered growing up.

[@paranoidgenius9164]

You're comedy timing & presentation in this video is pretty awesome, im luvin every minute of you're content 🙂♥️🤘

[@winteruk86]

There's worse ways of distancing your self from PTSD. Seriously good to see another video from you though

[@Jackalblade9]

Loved the video, Octavius! And loved seeing Mister Squishes again!

[@spwolftech]

Decided to do a 5 year Anniversary channel marathon so here is my HI to try and make the algorithm be nice. Thank you.

[@Pidjnr]

Dang that's a throwback, remember playing the everloving piss out of the Demo of this game, but could never find a full copy of the game. Makes me want to track a copy down

[@magitek09]

Soooo... they were trying to make a sister franchise to "super robot wars"? Just instead of every mecha in anime history, it'd be every magical girl? Man we were robbed! I'd love that, it'd have been amazing! TTwTT

[@strain42]

As much as I enjoy your reactions to some of the legitimately horrible games you've subjected yourself too, there's always something wonderful and magical about seeing a KZbinr just kick back and be like "Hey, here's a game I really like that you may not have heard of." and the entire Bandai Namco thing with the one really cute anime girl that I'm suddenly way too into was just the icing on the cake! Wonderful job, Octavius!

[@GrmDark]

Played this like crazy back in the early 2000s. I also still have my copy. It was 🔥 back then, its still 🔥 nowadays. And somehow I still got the skills 😅

[@BenchyTests]

That was awesome! Well done!

[@wearecoterminous]

that first few lines about ptsd sold me on your whole channel lol. i played the SHIT out of this as a kid

[@Simon-dd4gk]

It's good to see you back Ma'am :)

[@bitwize]

I like your goth finger armor. Reminds me of Acid Burn from Hackers. Toys For Bob is perhaps best known for StarControl, which was a lot like this except in space. And you fought with starships instead of lads, in a manner similar to Spacewar or Asteroids.

[@dragonkattz]

I remember having a demo for Pandemonium that I loved playing back when it came out, though I later discovered that they really did use that absolute best part of the game as a demo. The rest of it didn't look anywhere near as cool.

[@Bukark]

Always great to discover a new PS1 game in 2020! I actually think I would have enjoyed this one back the day (well, the original version anyway)

[@Choralone422]

Somehow I completely missed this game back in the PS1 days. Looks like something I'd enjoy. Ohhh, the book looks cool. I'm going to check it out! :)

[@richardgadberry8398]

6:57 Must've been to Tortilla Leeds.

[@crystanubis]

I recognized Cutie Honey. I also bought the book. It'll look great next to Attack of the Flickering Skeletons.

[@gwarriorfromhell]

The only other time I saw a copy of this game was at my cousin's house. He loved this game and I started to love it as well. Any time I went over there, we played this more times than not. Since then I have only heard it mentioned once or twice in passing.

[@AlternateArmsSD]

HEH I just love it when she says "gubbins" or "mental"! Great video as usual Oct!

[@emobassist]

Its adorable

[@HerrIMorke]

TIL I am nowhere near as attractive as Octavius' exes.

[@edwinguerrero2807]

I miss pancakes. He should have his own spin-off Channel called Rat and tats.

[@feanenatreides]

Sadly, Pancakes, Oric and Lord Bronk died last year. Rat lives are terribly short

[@RetroBytesUK]

Its nice to see Mr Squishes making a cameo. I may have to find a copy of this game, and play it.

[@HeyItsAJOmega]

OCTAVIUS IS BACK!! AND REVIEWING ONE OF MY SUPER LOWKEY FAVOURITE PS1 GAMES!! AAAAAAAH

[@ddjsoyenby]

she's our king!

[@TheRealVahnLegaia]

I played this game as a kid! It's pretty great, even with the problems!

[@DanOmegaStanton]

Got myself a copy of this at a local comic store recently as I remembered it from my childhood also loved the pandemonium games

[@AndyLundell]

It makes me think of things like the "Wacky Racers" games. "Here's some old-timey cartoons that we licensed for super cheap, but you'll still kinda recognize."

[@vincetaylor6126]

Thanks for being awesome dudette

[@enriquejoseantequerasanche6180]

Well, I don't know about the other magical girls but the tall one is Cutie Honey, which doesn't kinda fit honestly. Honey is an android(well, a gynoid, female humanoid robot) that has the power to change outfits and gain skill associated with them (she changes into overalls and suddenly she can fix your car! She changes into a nurse outfit and now she can patch you up! You get the idea) with the pink haired swordsman being her "battle" outfit. The weird thing is that she's both clearly adult and a bit lewd, with her ability(called Honey Flash) often used to not quite involuntarily flash her love interest and her outfits often being torn to shreds. So why the hell is she there? Sheer star power, I guess, being the creation of Go Nagai and thus Mazinger's little sister opens you a lot of doors.

[@photoangelov]

6:00 Well, things that hatch from eggs generally don't need milk. :)

[@jkcazy1692]

I absolutely LOVED playing Unholy War with my best friend growing up. LOVED IT.

[@DoorsInTheLabyrinth]

just found this video (and your channel in general, love it so far!), but I loved this game. It reminded me of the Archon series, and I seem to recall a D&D licensed PC game in the 90s similar. Like chess, but you have to play out the battles, it's an underutilized genre and I wish we'd see more like it!

[@johnoakes7244]

noticed the piranha devil sounds uncannily like the vicar in Octavius`s the archers but with rats shorts lol

[@nneeerrrd]

Basically, these games are anthology of Octavius ex'es LOL

[@Zeecarver]

Scott Pilgrim and Octavius DO have something in common!

[@yipitchi]

I feel like this is scott the woz but in a different dimension when i watch your videos. keep it up!

[@gibranprismasoul9303]

Hooly cow, I had this game in my mind ever since I played it in my childhood, then I got rid of my ps1 and I couldn't recall it's name, until tonight 20 years later speeding up a video of all the psx games and found it, now I'm so pleased watching at your video.

[@HaydenTheHistorian]

Had my eyes on this game for quite some time now. It's certainly an interesting relic of the magical girl genre. Gonna have to get a physical copy some day just for the novelty of it.

[@Dylawr3nc3]

This was always a guilty pleasure from my childhood. I never knew it had a pseudo-sequel but there is a PS2 game called Wrath Unleashed that did the same "Hexagonal strategy based arena fighter" but it's... a bit bland compared to The Unholy War. Great stuff! I hope the date with Megaprana went well, just make sure to use protection because they are VERY into making lil prawnas. ;)

[@mattgray666]

I am so sad to hear what happened to Unholy War.

[@ddjsoyenby]

i really needed this today.

[@LilyDangerMusic]

I used love playing this with my cousin. Also I miss you singing your into 😊

[@Syntox]

WELCOME BACK!!!! We missed ya!

[@hdestotallyunoriginalgamin3555]

Six legged rhinos. Shoe shopping must be a nightmare.

[@rudeboyspodcast]

Still one of my favorite games to break out when the lads are over

[@remyway5715]

I spent literal YEARS, every time i got hurt, going: "Damage. Damage. Ah ah ah system shutdowwnnnn"

[@GameBoothUK]

I've not played Unholy War in forever.. that and Destrega were a pair of great isometric fighters on PS1

[@Zexhall]

God I wish I knew where my copy of this was, I don't know where half of my PS1 stuff is, tragic. Such a gem.

[@rogerwennstrom6677]

Unholy wars seems a bit like an interesting extension/expansion of Archon :)

[@fraudcakes]

Paul Reiche III, who designed the game, also designed Archon (and Star Control, which is similar). He's currently working on a sequel to Star Control 2 aka The Ur-Quan Masters so if people are interested in a game that has aspects of the Unholy War design philosophy, they should check that out (note that he had nothing to do with Star Control 3 or Star Control Origins).

[@RedTygon]

I remember Gamestatuin fondly, still have some playstation games from them plus the members card.

[@TheOtherSide777]

I loved this game growing up!! This is hilarious seeing the reuse of models 🤣

[@dykodesigns]

The cover art of that game captures the zeitgeist of the late 90’s with those radical fonts!

[@AndyMarsh]

Great presentation as always! Keep up the good work.

[@chumpyman]

The unholy war, thats a game I've not heard of in ages

[@leebumble]

The CGi intro reminds me of that awesome yet, skull disintegratingly DIFFICULT game on the PS1 called: Heart Of Darkness.

[@dpc4548]

I got this game when it was released!! I saw Cutie on the cover and had to pick it up. My wife still likes to play it now.

[@Omicron9999]

And here I was thinking I was the only person who remembers The Unholy War. Killcycle really is that shit for those who haven't played it BTW.

[@anonarchist1936]

Aw poor killcycle isn't completely useless. He has a few favourable match ups (map dependant). Also, on the PSX version I had at least, you couldn't dodge his kamikazi with the teleporter pads. He even muttered 'teleporters offline' when he started his dive.

[@MurderMostFowl]

Toys For Bob kind of started with Star Control II, the best game ever! 😎

[@allencampbell3350]

"That's why body odor makes me nostalgic." Oh you'd love me!

[@Shamazya]

So that was Sally the Witch! I thought that couldn't be right at first.

[@IcePakOG]

Yay, the long awaited return of Squishes!

[@josneira1827]

this needs a remake or remaster ASAP period.

[@stephenpointon]

Great to see a new vid from you . love listening to your voice as i grew up not from you.

[@philipcorner574]

Your ex is channeling the Vicar from "The Archers but with Rats"!

[@villehursti]

Holy doink, Paul Reiche III was involved in this? Archon, Mail Order Monsters and others really show in this title as well.

[@P_Yeve]

I remember picking this game up at a Rite-Aid of all places, for like $9.99 as a kid

[@spoonhanz]

One of my favourite ps1 games.