When I worked at GameStop circa 2006-2008, we got God Hand in stock every now and then. It would sell almost immediately. I never understood why until I played it. What a game!

Mikami's got some serious balls. "This game sucks, I'll make one that I enjoy playing and not let anyone tell me how to do it". And he fucking nailed it, I played God Hand a few months ago and it still kicks as much ass as it did in 2006.

I think my favorite thing about God Hand is that Resident Evil 4, heralded as one of the greatest games ever made, was in fact only a stepping stone in Shinji Mikami's career for him to direct the game he wanted to make, God Hand.

I would love to see him in a Marvel vs Capcom game as the "who tf is that?" character.

I don’t think I had ever considered the possibility that, against their respective budgets, God Hand may have been more “financially successful” than Okami. Video games are so weird!

This game has so many quirky moments that you can tell that Clover Studio would be one of the biggest cult classic developers out there. Same thing goes for Platinum Games that many of the key members went to.

As unfortunate as the fallout was for Godhand, it was received well, and the from ashes of Clover... Platinum rises.

So, he basically created Godhand out of hate for Final Fight Streetwise. I can respect that PS: Played this game, is one of the funniest Beat'em ups I ever played, hands down in a top 10.

Aw, heck yeah! God Hand is AMAZING!

A member of the Magic the Gathering design team likes to say something along the lines of "If you want to make something for yourself, chances are someone else wants that thing, too", and God Hand seems like the perfect example of that. Sure, Mikami made the game for himself, but luckily, lots of people share his tastes, so it's all good.

"What an epitaph for Clover Studios; We made one of the best games of all time, and it was just a game about punching people."

Shinji Mikami created a game that he wanted to play and made one of the best action games of all time.

God Hand is a MASTERPIECE. I still have my original copy of the game. I also have Viewtiful Joe and Okami and they were a banger. Note: If Okami got a HD remaster, they should make a HD remaster of God Hand.

_"A game turned many boys into men and turned men into crying, sobbing, little children."_ - Some African Warlord, 2019

Man Godhand brings back a lot of warm, fuzzy memories!

This was the coolest unlicensed Fist of the North Star game ever. 😂 Jokes aside, I would have loved this to take off as a series of games..

I loved this game, always thought that Capcom stole a little of Gene's design for Nero. Love your work Matt, as Gene'd say: "Keep on rollin..."

Matt, I know we're all just joking around here, BUT I WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS GOOF TROOP SLANDER!!

No hyperbole, God Hand may be one the best beat em ups of all time. Definitely in the Top 5 conversation

The absolute best action game I've ever played. Hope to make it past level 1 in hard mode one day.

If Capcom released the Clover Studio HD Collection that included this, Ōkami HD, Viewtiful Joe, and Viewtiful Joe 2, I'd lose it. They got to.

THANKS A LOT FOR THIS EPISODE. This was my childhood game back in the days.

Thank god God Hand came out the way it did, wonderful game that is so uncompromised in what it is, thank you Shinji Mikami for making one of the best action games ever made.

What happened? A Goddamn masterpiece, that's what.

What a way to bow out, rip clover studios You brought us one of the most rocking-est games of all times. A shame it didn’t reach it’s true potential

Man I found Mikami's IGN bit with the crowd hilarious, and the Azel edit afterwards. Biggest laugh of the day for me

This game is a classic they had allot of funny moments wish we could see more of this type of game. The power ranger bit was my favorite who can also forget the Mexican demon.

I can't believe Okami didn't sell enough, lmao. It just seems like one of those games that topped the charts? I adored it on Wii, it was so fun lol

One of the best games ever made and barely anyone knew of it.

Nice that he got to make something that was truly HIS GAME with little overhead interference.

Love to know that Mikami had so much fun making God Had. It's one of my favourite games and I replay it every once in a while Would love for Gene and company to make a combecak in a fighting game

I remember randomly seeing this game at a GameStop and picking it up along with Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (which is the game I went to get). Saw the cover art and that's what got caught my eye. Then I saw the Capcom logo on it. Yeah, insta-buy for me at the time. I bought anything Capcom.

I love this game so much. My mom used to train muay thai and this game got her interrested in all the different fight styles it got. I'll allways remeber her liking the game and watching me play a bit, i got a tattooe of the god hand skull for this memory.

I was literally just binging this series! Lots of love for your channel! Can’t wait for whatever comes next.

What an era. I loved the hell out of Godhand. 👊🏼 I had so many laughs with this game. The fact you could customize Gene's fighting style to your liking was also super innovative and fun. And the animations? More charismatic and snappy than I see in most games today. Excellent video as always McMuscles. 10/10

Still smile everytime someone brings up that Shinji worked on Goof Troop, that game is GOATed

I remember buying a used version of this game that had no manual, that was a hell of a learning curve

You really do a great job on these episodes man, Seriously awesome work dude!

I completely missed out on Godhand and likely wouldn't have heard of it until now if it weren't for seeing ssethtzeentach's video on it. Thank the community for emulation this would've ended up out of my grasp were it not for that.

God Hand has consistently been in my Top 5 Games since playing it around '08, baffled why it has never been ported to anything, especially since it seems the world appreciated it more as time went on.

"In Defense of God Hand" from IGN is like gaslighting given the context that they were the only people who reviewed it poorly. They are defending God Hand from themselves.

This is still one of favourite games to this day hope it gets a remake or a sequel especially since gene was supposed to be DLC for marvel vs capcom infinite which means capcom didn’t forget about him

Man I kinda hope capcom re-release more old forgotten games. I would love to try this game one day

Ikumi leaving Tango stung a little, but her moving on to her own projects is more exciting, so I'm stoked to see what she's making/ Her work on Gungrave G.O.R.E. is gonna be fun to see once it's out.

It still hurts to think about breath of fire, man. 😭

GOD POWER KEEPS MY PIMP HAND STRONG 🎶

Randomly purchased it in 2008. Didn't know what to do with it but I was used to the re1 tank controls. It was so hard at first. Glad I got patient and learned the gameplay. One of the most frustratingly fun game in the PS2. Played all the difficulties including kick me. Almost busted the circle button of my pad due to mashing.

Been waiting for this one^^

This review is ALMOST as good as Imagine Party Babyz

i remember this game getting mostly critically panned when it came out but after seeing the PR for it I knew deep down it couldn't have been that bad. Definitely a top 10 PS2 game.

always a blast to see these

This, more than anything, I love. I crave the good and the bad, seeing passion projects unafraid to be unique is what I live for.

I was lucky to find a complete copy of God Hand 2 years ago for $80 CAD, and I don't regret it. This game is such an interesting experience.

Gene was almost in Marvel vs Capcom 3 but lost the role to Frank West. Well that'd would've been a cool replacement for Infinite. I would want Gene and God Hand back in any way or form. On the subject of Breath of Fire, I heard 4 was the last good game, Dragon Quarter was extremely divisively, and 6 was reduced to mobile games. Which is a shame: Nina, Fou Lu, Katt, and Deis were considered for Marvel 3 and Infinite. If Capcom ever makes some Capcom Heroines fighter with all their ladies since they know people will buy their games with hot sexy monster ladies but won't bring back Darkstalkers for some reason, Nina, Katt, Deis, even Ursula would be pretty interesting.

Always good material. Ty

The greatest thing about Final Fight Streetwise is that it led to the creation of God Hand. Amazing. I've been waiting a long time for your to cover this, Matt. God Hand is one of my all-time favorite games. I was a reviewer back then, and thought the IGN review was utter garbage. I gave it an 8/10 when I covered it. It feels like a lifetime ago...

This is a game that deserves at least a remastered. Mikami is an excellent project leader, he flourish the best of the creative minds that work with him and they always manage to create some amazing and (specially) fun games

Ah yes Godhand, one of my favorite games of all time. What a ride it was everyone watching this video should give it a try.

I bought God Hand on a whim from a Blockbuster clearance shelf for $10, and it's genuinely the best use of a $10 bill I've made in my life.

Still have my PS2 disc from launch and I won't ever give it up

Love God Hand! Still one of the most fun, creative, and customizable combat systems in gaming and I'm sad no one has tried to explore or refine it since.

One of the coolest games ever made.

I absolutely love your content bro thanks for another banger!! 👊🔥🔥

I'm just happy for the Breakdown shout out. I loved that game.

I'm glad he's waiting a little longer to cover GTA definitive edition. Balan wonderland what happened feels like it was made too early without as much new or lesser known info than other what happened videos

I played God Hand for the first time this year actually, loved it. The environments are simple but thats honestly the only black mark against it. Building combos and fitting your own play style was so fun and the challenge was just right 9/10 would recommend

That 3/10 review was just too brutal. I'm glad X-Play and Gamespot back in the day gives it praise.

You have the best intro to any KZfaq channel.... So clean.

Man I loved Godhand! It was weird, crazy, tough as nails, and me and my friends had a great time playing it

Oh shit, I've been waiting for this one

This is one of the 2 games me and my brother bought with basically no expectations whatsoever and then it blew our minds! This game along with Shadow of the Colossus. Best blind purchase in the PS2 era ever.

Great work Sir thank you

I loved Godhand growing up as a kid. This was one hell of a game!

Oh my god... This clears up some things I had in mind with the rumors circulating behind it and added new things like, -God Hand is received poorly First time I played this game long ago, I was surprised at why a game this good is received poorly and based on this video, it's simply not true. Hell, it might be even considered as "the classic" by now. -God Hand is the reason Clover Studio went "bankrupt" Which is untrue thanks to this video. Hell it wasn't bankrupt, it's just the decision from higher up. It was just a coincidence that they were disbanded shortly after its release. -God Hand is actually a joke short budget game This is quite surprising since as a young boi, I see this game as quite high quality in fact. Maybe because it was released in an era of ridiculous games like Saints Row, Guitar Hero and many Rockstar games for example. Man, I'm glad you covered this. So this game is actually a nice game and not really the "wha happun" game. It made me happy as well since people actually loved this game. Also, what the heck, IGN?! No wonder those rumors circulated around

as far as I can tell, the interview was about how they pivoted to focus on the humor when they were advertising or discussing the game (as opposed to the hardcore gameplay)

Can't believe you did this one !!!!

I think it says a lot about Mikami that he could make a game with a shoestring budget in around a year and it'd eventually become a cult classic.

15:30 oh man you were scrolling the videos there and Totalbiscuit's showed up. I remember watching that. Feeling sad and old, thanks Matt!

The credits song at the end brought a tear to my eye. Such good memories.

For the Endwalker release you’d should go over FF14’s abysmal launch, it’s be a fun look back

This game is BRUTAL but very stimulating. The sense of humor is a bit dated, but still has great moments. Also, aside from the classic protoman battles, godhand has the best rival boss battle EVER. Sorry, DMC fanboys, Vergil has nothing on Azel.

Earliest I’ve been to a McMuscles video. Gotta say my plush came a week or so ago and it’s super cool. Good stuff man

Hey now, Breakdown was amazing!

One of my favorite games of all time. It deserves more.

I remember picking up a copy of God Hand for like $15. I loved the hell out of it but all my friends told me I was an idiot. Even if I didn't love it, the game now goes for $100~. Who's the idiot now, Steven?

Remember seeing screenshots of this game online back in the day. Picked it up on eBay for $15. Never beat it but it's so fun

God hand is one of the best games mechanically I’ve ever played. It never feels unfair, you just need good reflexes

I remember watching one of my roommates in college play this game and we had so much fun laughing at all the absurd shit going on.

We’re gonna need a Wha Happun on Resident Evil 2 or 4 to balance out these sad ending Capcom-centric Wha Happun.

loved breakdown

It'd be cool to see Gene having crossover with Devil May Cry

By the way, can you make a video about Binary Domain from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio? It was a pretty interesting shooter with an unique setting, but it was overlooked by many when it came out. Now, it entered Xbox backwards compatibility program and there's a chance to revise it.

I read the IGN review, to see their issues. "The game encourage button mashing" "You can kill enemies just by mashing 2 buttons", Now, correct me if I'm wrong but the more you die/take damage, the easier the game makes itself. And the reviewer often complained about "Being at low health at the end of a level" and "Not getting healed", so that means they took a truckload of damage right at the end. Not only that, they called the dialogue unfunny (Which I disagree with, some of it pretty funny and the visual gags are goddamn amazing). Then, you have the fact that makes think they never played the game; "Generic enemy design". In what other game do you fight a black gay couple, a luchador gorilla, a sympathetic crime boss and more?

*I LOVE IT!*

Great! I love it!

There are three ideas I want to see you do the order 1886, wildstar by ncsoft, and the ratchet and clank movie I think they be the perfect subjects for you to do on future videos.

I was a dumb kid and skipped on buying this game at retail when I had the chance. I played it a couple years later and never forgave myself. If there's one game I'd like to see a What Happened? of, it's Anarchy Reigns. Someone has to know why the NA release (January 2013) was pushed back so often despite having a full English dub/translation in the original Japanese release (July 2012).

My favorite game, my favorite beat em up. So underpreciated and is a masterpiece.

I would love to see a what happened about Killer 7. The game is great, was a megaflop and had a really interesting development with the early builds looking nothing like the final game.

Best game ever made imo.