There’s a great reason why Bujingai has music like that - Gackt is a guitarist, and I would not be surprised to find out that some of the music was played by him.

Your channel is like a time capsule of my childhood. It makes me feel so good

A new Gungrave is coming soon, also day 1 on gamepass I believe. Hopefully it will live up to the original and also sell well enough.

YEAAAAH SHINOBI! My 2nd favorite game ever! A game that feels so perfect when you learn it that I've put over 60 hours into it when the game is really only a couple hours long or even less when you don't get stuck. The soundtrack is also timeless. Like you said it wasn't very complicated or deep but it was so damn good at what it did. Great video. I'm definitely gonna check out gungrave.

I recently started using emulators and have been having so much fun. I got into video games pretty late, so I never got a chance to play the games of these generations. It seems like games back then were made to be fun or trying to be different than the competition. I understand the necessity of modern gaming companies business practices, but there's no denying that games of that decade were more entertaining. Thanks for the cool recommendations.

Shinobi PS2 was something special, I remember how much fun I would have as a kid stringing kills and having the cutscene play. The greatest disappointment was finding out no other Shinobi game was anything like the PS2 one.

Learning about GARO from playing FFXIV, it's really cool to know there's a PS2 game of it and looking forward to trying out sometime.

So glad I checked the list. Way of the Samurai 1 & 2 are critically obscured by the PS2's massive library. Sunk most of my time into 3, but still hold the former dear. Can't wait to hear what you have to say about them.

Golden Knight Garo was a masterpiece

That is by far the best berserk game. I love how swinging the sword feels so realistic to what it would actually be.

Shinobi PS2 is fkn rad man. I remember playing the demo over and over from a disc that I lifted from a gaming magazine at the grocery store.

This is exactly the kind of video i was looking for years ! I didn't know you before, but i already want to see more, thanks.

Some of these I've definitely seen talked about elsewhere, but Bujingai was one of my favorites and almost nobody talks about it. It had some crazy movement tech for the time. Very glad to see it again along with that clip of Samurai Western.

Cvit, I've been a quiet viewer yet loyal over the years. Rewatching your reviews in batch gave me some new appreciation of their quality and the effort you put in them. As a hobby game dev, your feedback feels extemely valuabe and I wish more players were able to summarize their thoughts about a game in a similar fashion. Keep it up!

As a Gackt fan ever since I was little, I adore Bujingai. ❤

The Ghost Rider game also had a lot of great behind the scenes content, whenever I unlocked something like that I would watch them over and over again, I love seeing abandoned concepts for levels, the creative process of making the game. I never once encountered the save bug you mentioned. The key with the turns on the motorcycle is to anticipate the turns and start turning as you approach said turn.

Part 2 was up and I said let me find part 1 first, and the 1st game to be discussed is my all time favorite. I love it here

Loved all these videos. The PS2 was the highpoint of gaming in terms of what was possible technically, before budgets ballooned out of proportions, so that everything had to become way more samey. The 7th generation (PS3 and 360) was a massive disappointment for me, with just some highlights. I miss all those fun and interesting 7/10s.

Thank you for introducing me to Gungrave. Tried OD and it was a mess, then i saw your video on it and it pretty much summarized my problems with the game perfectly. But now I'm hooked on the series and played through Gungrave like 4 times now and found out that you can move faster while shooting if you lock on and run at the same time.

The ps2 era of action games were something else and something deep in my heart tells me it’s gonna make a comeback.

As someone who's favorite genre of game is hack n slash/stylish action/character action, I just want to say thank you. Me, and a lot of stylish action game players have been hankering for more great action games for too long now, and this video is very VERY needed.

Just binge your channel. Your content is really good. Its so fresh to find yt channel that not just talk about nintendo games and nostalgia.

Watching all of these videos compiled into one was really entertaining. Can't wait for volume 2!

Yasuhiro Nightow has such a knack for worldbuilding and atmosphere that I feel has been largely forgotten in recent years. I desperately want to play Gungrave now given how much I adore the Trigun anime and manga.

Now I feel like playing my PS2 so I can play these obscure library of games that I didn’t know of. These games look very awesome and I just wish I knew them earlier back then.

I loved this video. Even though I didn't play any of these games, seeing these old graphics gave me a big dose of nostalgia. And while I've heard of some of these, some were totally new to me - like Gackt (sp?). Anyway, I think the only not-frequently-talked-about action game I ever played on PS2 was Rygar. But it's probably still fairly well-known in comparison. That game was so good, I think about it from time to time and want to play it again😭

I remember having enjoyment with the Onimusha spin-off that made it just a DMClite combat game. I don't remember the name, just how it obliterated all the concept and prestige of Onimusha and was happy about it, but it was fun so I didn't mind. And the Dororo game. Very neat.

Shinobi was always one of my favorite underrated PS2 games, But the last boss is crazy hard.

I rewatched this video just to realize that the Bujingai game is literally like a Wushu movie/manga but in video game form. The martial arts moves, the villain’s aesthetic, the “wire-Fu” movements, it’s all there.

Great video, loved learning about these games! I never knew there was a Garo video game - will definitely be sourcing and trying this, plus a few of the others :D Love your work!

Your taste in hack and slash, action, shooter, third-person, fast pace games matches my tastes in games! I started loving these types of games when I first got my hands on Shinobi and Devil May Cry way back in the early 2000s. I've been hooked ever since! I might look at some of your list since I haven't heard of some of these like the Japanese ones. Golden Knight Garo, Berserk and Ghost Rider are the only ones I haven't played yet so I'll definitely try those games out later! This is an awesome list! I'm looking forward to the next part!

16:54 "Gakts' deviant art OC about to fight in Macy's parking lot!" Hehehe! :D

A game I really enjoyed that you might like is PS2 Van Helsing, the movie tie-in. The movie is pure fun and the game they did is just an honest to god DMC clone. If you like the general dark gothic/victorian werewolf hunter aesthetic the movie absolutely captured, I 100% recommend it. Don't expect anything super special but it's exactly that obscure 6.5-7/10 serviceable yet fun type of game. Another surprisingly good DMC clone on PS2 is Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge. Once again, a lot of people overlooked it because lol movie tie in.

Thank you so much for making this video I was literally just looking for obscure PS2 games

During the berserk segment I was legit watching wondering why it sounded so familiar, thinking I remember watching a video where the person made the same exact comment you made about the moves he unlocks and the musou game locking the dismembering. I was thinking "did this guy commit plagiarism??" Then I realized it was your berserk video I was remembering....so uh, yeah great video, keep it up.

It's so good when youtube recomends a good channel like yours , keep up with the good work

Great work bro your pumping this out like its nothing

Really great video dude i remember getting the Garo Armor on ff14 and thinking "damn this looks sick where is it from!?" brother told me and i really could not believe they was no game of it...turns out they was! just in Japanese only lol

Seeing shinobi here makes me happy cuz I remember loving the aesthetic it had

a love your documentaries bro, keep up doing what you enjoy, you are amazing at it!

I have been searching for this games name for so long, thank you. I was a kid and I remember only that the guy your playing had allot of guns. Now I can finally play this game again :D

Gungrave is my current favorite Anime btw. Surprisingly, it's a really touching character drama

Wow, you're pumpin these videos out, that's great!

Played Both Gungrave Games, Bujingai, Blood Will Tell, Beserk, and Shinobi.... Golden Knight Garo seems Cool! I'll try it out sometimes... Keep these vids coming Cvit! Cheers!

Thank you! I've been searching for the name of that game Shinobi for years. Some of the best days I remember were with my cousin playing Shinobi

man, you mention obscure ps2 action and I had to check the backlog for chaos legion. game was so fun!

One thing I always loved about shinobi is how they went all in with the over the top ninja stuff. Great game and you feel like an actual badass ninja. Don’t think I ever finished it as a kid have to see it if I can get a rom

1:05:34 agreed. From what i remember Sekiro added a boss rush menu trought an update. I wished more games had that avaliable. The closest case aside form that is the kingdom hearts series but there only some bosses can be fought again with endgame stats.

One interesting thing to note is that GACKT himself is a very skilled martial artist in multiple styles. If I had to put a popular J-Rock star in a video game with a Chinese Wuxia-esque nature to it, it would be GACKT considering his experience.

Excellent video man can't wait to see Vol 2 .

Just started watching and u mentioned Gun Grave. Man I LOVE this game.

hey man, cool video! You've definitely convinced me to give that berserk game a go. Just one thing. You CAN sprint and shoot in gungrave. You just have to lock on while doing so. Start by running with circle, then keep L1 pressed down as you run, this will make the red reticule lock onto a nearby enemy. And then shoot :D You're holding down two buttons and repeatedly pressing a third button to shoot but its possible and you get used to it :) Makes Bunji and Bear much easier. Been playing the new gungrave and where it is cool that it just exists in the first place, it has NONE of the charm found in the original.

I remember renting Shinobi and being pleasantly surprised.

I got berserk on my list of retro games so thank you for giving me this insight on why I want to get it even more

I've played through Bujingai a couple times, I rented it from Blockbuster, and the aspects that are good about it left a lasting impression, even though it has its fair share of problems. So I had a soft spot for it and bought it years later to do a let's play of it. One thing I have to add about it that wasn't mentioned in the video is my single favorite thing about the game; it has a unique mechanic where the time remaining for you to keep your current combo alive only ticks down while you are on the ground. If you're jumping, air dashing, running on walls, your combo numbers won't get any closer to disappearing. The game gives you so many ways to keep yourself off the ground, and you can even stay airborne indefinitely above flat ground with appropriately timed sequences of air-dash - attack - repeat, that it presents you with the thought of "can I maintain my combo through the entire level if I don't take hits and have good movement". It turns the game into "the floor is lava".

Finna stay up till 4am watching this masterpiece

Shinobi was by no means or under the radar. It was pretty big at the time. I remember the controversy over the gore. It was a pretty popular game in my school..

Berserk is Hack n' Slash gameplay peak, it never went better than this IMO. The feedbacks are SO SATISFYING, and the game really really sells how Guts is a battle monster, i really wish there where more games like it.

Bujingai got a weird amount of hate in my friend group at the time, mostly because it didn't measure up to DMC, but I *loved* it for how cheesy and weird it was. I think you nailed it - it's like playing a badly dubbed HK action movie. The gameplay works well enough that I would keep going just to see how off the wall it would get.

I just got into ps2 emulation and u release this video. THANK YOU.

Oooooh, something to binge when on break.

THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT THAT GAME WITH THE GIANT GUN. I haven’t been able to find out what that game was my entire life. They would show it on G4 but stopped saying it’s name 😂

Bujingai was a fun game so underrated you sir have great taste of video games

I love and appreciate this video, I did not know most of these games and now I will hunt for them

i love how the coffin thingy grinds against the walls in gungrave

Dope video! Surprised I didn’t see God Hand on here tho lol

Finding ur channel one was one of the best things to happen to me

Omg i remember Bujingai bc my cousin had it and i watched him play it. I thought it was so weird but the combat was definitely ahead of its time. So sick.

I'm glad to see Garo being mentioned. I dream with the day tokusatsu gets big enough to get huge AAA games based on the IPs. The shows are fucking amazing!

Yoooo the Bujingai soundtrack 🤣🤣🤣 the song you picked brought me the fk back

Garo brought me here. I saw the recent Anime and a new favorite of mine. I never knew there was a game. It looks cool. Great vid, overall!

I love my PS2. I have been trying to buy as much games as I can. I'm currently playing Zone of the enders 1 for the first time. Great game.

Bro I saw Garo in the thumbnail and immediately clicked the video xD. Good video

Idk if it's obscure enough but certainly underrated is the game Musashi Samurai Legend. I think it's worth a look, it was possibly my first action rpg game and one of my favorite games on PS2.

I became singularly obsessed w/ Shinobi at three different points in my 20s/30s. Completioned the hell out of it on all difficulties, and crave to play it even now. Not many games can do that to me.

Hell yeh~ I'm making a vid on Shinobi myself so it's super sick to see more people talk about it

I would like to shoutout the first Darksiders as a game where the finisher animations actually affect other enemies. I can't recall if the sequels did it too, nor do I remember it ever helping me out that much. But it's a detail I appreciate about that game

Golden Knight Garo was a big surprise. The game looks so amazing!

God you only get better and better man good shit

Bless you, cause these vids are filling out my Steam Deck library

Thank you for talking about Shinobi (2002)

Stretch Panic is an Action game I recommend, especially since it is one of the most bizarre video game experiences that I've ever had.

When I first saw gungrave I knew you were a man of culture 🤝🏽

8:19 hey man for that Bossfight, it wouldn’t surprise me that no one didn’t figure it out because it took me a long time to realize that it’s supposed to be like that every time he gets damage to the point he had a high in one of those pillars to recover. However once you realize that each time that he recovers, he can’t fully 100% recover from the previous times. To the point He can’t fully recover, and that’s when you take him out. I hopes that anyone reads this can understand what I’m saying and I hope that helps.

I believe that Devil May Cry's gunslinger mode was inspired by Gungrave

My favourite games were Resident evil Lord of the rings, Dynasty warriors and Warriors Orochi 1 and 2 🎮. Enjoyed your videos everything wrong with Yugioh and GX you did an excellent job👍

Damn I played all of these, ps1 and 2 were all my childhood❤

Thanks a ton for shining a light to these niche games What a Berserk sequel to the Dreamcast game?

Gun grave was such a great game. The way to end the game made me feel like a boss back in middle school once I finally got there.

Hope to see Summoner/Summoner 2 in the next videos, two of my faves.

This is a great genre for this series, hack and slash games seem to be forgotten pretty quickly. I remember Gungrave, Shinobi, and Onimusha (shown in the intro, not sure if it's gonna be in the series) all being a pretty big deal at the time. I even think Gungrave got a full multi-page preview in EGM or Game Informer or something before it came out, I was definitely aware and excited for it before it came out, and Blockbuster seemed to push Shinobi HARD, everybody I knew had rented it, but nobody owned it.

I will never forgive Gungrave for being the final nail in the Trigun game's coffin.

Hyped on urban reign being on the list 🫶

You have to talk about Chaos Legion and Nanobreaker!! Also, in your backloggd list Crimson Sea 2 is absent.

ive really been enjoying this batch of ps2 game reviews. will you do a review of maximo ghosts to glory?

Perfect video to watch at 4:53 am🤝🏾

THERE'S A PS2 GARO GAME?! This is one of those series I can never convince people to get into despite it being incredible.

I remember the last boss of Shinobi was a real hell but at the end you feel goood when u realise you beat one of the hardest games of the ps2 era

Came for the good ps2 hacknslasgh stayed for the good reviews and dinged the bell for the next volume

Firstly. Welcome back. Secondly. Chaos Legion please, king.