Why The Chronicles of Riddick Escape From Butcher Bay Is A CLASSIC

[@NaterTot]

I really enjoyed going down memory lane on this one. Lost and Found will be including video games from now on. Honestly, the process was A LOT of fun. I will add a mixture, with the next being a TV show. Big thanks to my Patreon supporters for contributing and helping make this possible. Please consider supporting over at - www.patreon.com/natertot

[@gibakigamer4041]

This is one of the best games ever made.

[@theoldspiceguy7977]

Why this game isn't brought up more frequently when people discuss influential action games of 2004 like Doom 3, Half-Life 2 and Halo 2 is beyond me, its phenomenal and has aged better then some of those games.

[@DANRYX]

I love most how you traverse the entirety of a futuristic and grimy prison. It really was laid out so well and is up there with the Savastapol station from Alien Isolation.

[@Pingaheimer]

i swear most people got their feelings for this game conflated with the movie that came out around the same time that left a bad taste in people's mouths. But the game is a masterpiece, pure and simple.

[@ronmexico6901]

This is one of those games I come back to every few years. It’s great.

[@fabioborges5183]

Played it on the original Xbox when it came out and later played it on PC where it even rivaled Doom 3 in graphics technology back in 2004, in fact it was critically one of the best games that year and in my opinion the best movie licensed game of all time. It was just a huge surprise when it came out, in a year filled with heavy hitters like Half-Life 2 on PC and Halo 2 on the Xbox. I do prefer the classic PC version instead of Assault on Dark Athena, with one or two tweaks it still runs great on any Windows PC, still have both original Xbox and PC copies of the game.

[@MousePounder]

Man o man is this a great game. I didn't know in only 18 months? dang. Maybe one of the best licensed movie video games. This is a must play even today! Well done on the video Mr. Tot. Vin really wanted riddick to blow up. You can tell he was invested in this.

[@NaterTot]

It really is. It still holds up incredibly. It is really a testament to the game design that it does!

[@system-error]

Yep this was such a weird game because it was like some D-list sci-fi movie that nobody cared about. So you had to sort of say, yeah it's a Riddick game, you know that Vin Diesel guy from Pitch Black, but wait listen it's not complete shit, it's actually an amazing game. I only played it because a PC games journalist recommended it to me, if I saw it in the shop my eyes would have passed right over it, assuming it was shit because, well, why would it be good? But turns out it IS good! And not just good, I am willing to say EFBB is a better game than Half-Life 2 and Far Cry, both of which came out in the same year, 2004. HL2 had its physics, yes, and Far Cry had the foliage and the water, etc - but in terms of actual GAME, like game fun, and overall polish and coolness of the game, I genuinely think EFBB has them beat.

[@NaterTot]

@@system-error amen! Although Pitch Black is an awesome movie!

[@system-error]

@@NaterTot hah yeah I wouldn't say it was a bad movie. I saw it in the cinema, it was ok. It had a lot of potential but the monsters let me down. I group it with Mimic as a 90s Aliens-like movie that isn't as good as Aliens due to crapper monsters. Although even Alien movies themselves failed on two tries in the 90s, to be as good as 1986's Aliens.

[@AJ-pc9gu]

@@system-error not as good as half life 2, thats a crazy high bar in my mind, but defo top 10 games in 2004, which is the best gaming year ever.

[@alcoholicgoat]

I can rest easy knowing this game got its due credit, really thorough and well done video

[@rodcon66]

Glad this is on KZbin. I have played thousands of games, but this one I have played over and over. I play on pc, you have to do some tricks to get it to work on Windows 11. But is easily doable. The atmosphere is what I like. For 2004 in is outstanding. For 2024 it is still outstanding.

[@badger297]

Bro I was like 12 when I played this and it blew my fucking mind. Never forgot about it

[@rodneywilliams6954]

I purchased Dark Athena maybe 8 months ago at a local retro game store because it came with a copy of Escape from Butcher Bay. The other day I decided to finally play it. I must say, IT HOLDS UP WELL!

[@ravenwoodgeneral4006]

Such an underrated game! Thanks for covering it!

[@NaterTot]

It absolutely is! Thanks so much for watching and supporting!

[@QuicksilverRZ]

I thought it was a great game because of the backstory you get of how Riddick got his sight, which ties in with the movies

[@NaterTot]

Absolutely! They explain a lot about Riddick!

[@DANRYX]

I still wish he really got his eye shine through surgery, it made him seem more methodical in becoming an apex predator. I'm grateful at least that the idea they used wasn't stupid.

[@jesarelraices1951]

About damn time somebody pay some respect on this game thanks for this vid🙏

[@hueyh5637]

I played this game start to finish 5 times back in the day. Only games I ever played over more than once are Kotor, halo 2, halo 3 Top 10 games of all time for me

[@cecilabbott6092]

Great video!

[@NaterTot]

Cecil, thanks for the kind words. I took a leap of faith and pursued video games under the Lost and Found guise. I'm hoping the community likes it. This isn't changing from films and television. I'll still make that the focal point, but man, that was a lot of fun!

[@AJ-pc9gu]

@@NaterTot first vid of yours that i see, so clearly a successful leap!

[@GoodGamer3000]

Haven't heard of this before, I might check it out.

[@NaterTot]

You definitely should!

[@shepardren8006]

This game is often not mentioned in movie tie in game list. And every time I'm salted lol. Exactly what happens when a development team that loves what they are making really shows.

[@joet7136]

This game was quite groundbreaking for it's time. A really cinematic video game. I heard Vin Diesel had a significant part in the game's development which is pretty impressive.

[@badger297]

Also the scarface game was fucking gnarly. Need a remake for that

[@astrogazer1818]

its a shame that the Riddick games were not upgraded to work with the xbox 1. I rather use game pad controller so enjoyed this on 360. But, Xbox never included these Riddick games in their backward compat upgrade to xbox 1 from the 360.

[@NaterTot]

They should have. I have a small hope that they will be remastered one day!

[@Lonely_Soldier]

This game has gamepad support, you can use xbox one controllers on the pc version and remap the button to your liking.

[@astrogazer1818]

@@Lonely_Soldier used Pinicle gamepad pgm but it stopped working with win 10 64. Never got any other PC program to work properly with gamepad. Was hoping xbox 1 would of made it available again.

[@MousePounder]

Bonus watch! There are many great games that would make for fun lost and found episodes! Also, Everyone reading this should check out this game if you like stealth action games!

[@NaterTot]

For sure. I've went through and probably doubled the list of games in comparison to TV shows/movies. This is just off the head, but I probably have at least 30-40 that I'd love to do (that aren't Halo, Call of Duty, etc). So, I'm curious to see how this episode does with the community, as that will change whether or not I fully commit to video games for Lost and Found. I certainly hope so, as it is something I'm REALLY passionate about.

[@jerseyheller2263]

Love the game

[@ezioauditoredafirenze8352]

Easily one of the best FPS games and games at general. A true masterpiece.

[@NaterTot]

Timeless, too. Excellent name by the way! The last great AC character!

[@ezioauditoredafirenze8352]

@@NaterTot Timeless indeed. I like the original version over the new release more. And thanks for that comment about my account name. I really love the Ezio trilogy very much. What comes to other AC games, Black Flag is great although the main character was quite far from Ezio. He was ok but not great.

[@Ricochet_Frame]

you are a man of culture

[@NaterTot]

I certainly try. I hope you check out some of my more recent content and consider supporting my channel! :)

[@DANRYX]

As soon as Doom 3 PSVR was released, all I could think of is how I would give anything to have Escape from Butcher Bay ported to VR.

[@kellypeck9986]

I’m not much of a video game player, but this looks cool!

[@NaterTot]

Thank you for supporting anyway!!

[@johnconnor8978]

Why can't more games be like this? With the budgets we have today, they could easily 10x the quality and length of a game like this. They should make another Riddick movie and follow it up with a true sequel to Butcher Bay (Athena was pretty bad). The minimalist HUD design, the full-on 1st person model where you can see your limbs and have a body that moves like a body instead of being a floating box, the excellent use of self shadows, the odd movements you encounter when you aim (you can't really precise aim very well in this game), the slight fishbowl effect when you crouch.. all those things would be wonderful in a new FPS, but also in a multiplayer. But no one is doing it. What a shame.

[@im415again]

I really hope they at least bring to GamePass or remaster.

[@iforget6940]

Sorry was late

[@NaterTot]

Don't worry. I didn't do a LIVE version of this one. I just posted it up. I might go back to doing premieres so people can come watch and support that way. I'm unsure!

[@iforget6940]

@@NaterTot I actually like the premieres I think youl loyal fans enjoy them

[@NaterTot]

I will make a bigger push to make those more frequent then!

[@iforget6940]

@@NaterTot yes sure for now its awesome but till corona ends ges we will see what happens

[@NaterTot]

This is true. I'm not sure what is going to happen. As it stands, I'm unemployed. So, I'll be focusing as much time as I can into the channel and delivering as much high quality content as possible!

[@DarkCulex]

idk if this guy is talking or screaming

[@Edmondphk]

The prison break part was interesting, but at the later stage it became a generic shooter game and I was not very impressed. It is a worth-to-play game, but not superior good for me.

[@NaterTot]

That's a fair assessment. I actually agree with most of these thoughts! I just think it was executed well enough

[@TheDanonon]

Non-classic Escape From Butcher Bay shown

[@zer0_d0wn45]

bro no1 came here to hear or kno u.. just show the gameplay and seize to exist. guaranteed ull get more views once u understand this.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

Pitch Black is a great movie, the ending is sad but it's still a great movie imo