"If you like it you're probably 30" how dare you call me out so thoroughly

This game is always going to hold a special place in my heart, because my then-girlfriend, now-fiancee and I bonded over it. It was briefly after discussing our mutual love of gaming that she mentioned she was a huge fan of this fighting-game that I had never heard of, and one of our first dates was at her place, battling back and forth while I internally thought that I'd 'take it easy on her' before she subsequently wiped the floor with me, only to find out later that she'd been thinking the exact same thing. Then when I 'got serious', she proceeded to wipe the floor with me yet again.

Saw Bloody Roar and had to click.

"If this sounds good to you, you're probably 30." Well, I certainly feel called out...

Konami forgetting and or destroying another one of their franchises? Castle vania: *first time?* Metal gear: *first time?* Bomberman: *first time?*

Ah Shenlong, lesser known member of the "Dont go near them when their backs is turned" beat em up crew.

Such an underrated series. Wish they had a game that featured ALL the characters from the series, with new costume colors and cutscenes 😞

I love the Bloody Roar 2 art style, so Alice "looking like a MegaMan character" isn't a bad thing for me.

This is one that desperately needs a come-back

Jesus Christ the animations of the fighters in both their human and animal forms in these games are really flippin' smooth, especially the first two for PS1 standards, like, Holy heck!

Bloody Roar Primal Fury is one of THE games that wholeheartedly embraced the "early 2000's" vibes; Over-the-top guitar shredding, unrealistically vivid fashion sense (and an explosion of color in general) and an emphasis on style over substance. I personally like to think of this as the SSX Tricky of fighting games. Good times.

I rarely bought stuff when I Was a kid because I was afraid of wasting my money on a game that I wouldn't like because my dad couldn't regularly give me an allowance, but when I bought Bloody Roar 2, I never regretted it. It was so fun.

A lot of the claims of balance issues coming from the old SRK threads are way overblown the games actually have pretty good balance, especially the updated Japanese version of Extreme. BR4 was a complete mess though not just balance wise but it was clearly an unfinished game with many bugs that made it borderline unplayable.

Was thinking about this series like 2 days ago and papa KBash comes through.

This and Capcoms Darkstalkers should really make a comeback, and with the recent mention of adding one of a beloved character from an old capcom FG franchise into SFV. There is a glimpse of hope of whats to come in the future.

Still got my copy of Bloody Roar for the Gamecube; gods, I loved this game.

Who else watches the patreon read just to hear him say "simp GOD"?

BR3 is still played at 南森町コーハツ (Challenger Kouhatsu) an arcade center in Osaka, Japan; they have a youtube channel of the same name where they upload some really good matches there

I remember how my heart was shaking whenever I would come across Shenlong in Bloody Roar 2 when I was kid 😖

KBash: "There will be no Animorphs reference! There will be no BNA reference! There will be no Emperor's New Groove reference!" Furries: [steeples fingers expectantly]

I really enjoy this series, and I think that given how things have changed on a social level you could potentially bring back Fox and Mitsuko, two characters that were dropped for their unconventional designs at the time and would likely be better received now. Twinky girlish assasin fox guy and beefy butch boar mom totally have a place in modern gaming.

I love how you think the FGC didn't play it because there was something wrong with it. No, the FGC was just the Capcom Fanboy Club back when this game came out. Eighting wasn't a known fighting game company so they never really gave the game much of a chance outside of 3 due to it being such an early PS2 release. Sorry but I remember arguing in favor of these games back when they were new and it was all wall to wall hypocrisy. It WAS refreshing hearing you go into a bit more detail as to what was wrong with the games though you gloss over or miss a few things (Hyper Beast being new to the home version of BR1, side stepping is a home version exclusive option for BR1, you can switch to hand drawn portraits for BR1, pretty sure you can combo into beast in BR1 just like in 2, tons of unlockables for BR2, BR2 being a high-res PS1 game, BR4's massive slowdown issues). That said, I could have never covered the complaints you have with the games as far too often people just say "I want Bloody Roar to come back but like...better! Like make it good so it can stand up to current games!" and my usual response is "...but Bloody Roar is better than current fighting games". I stand by that statement too, I'd rather play Bloody Roar 1 than any 3D fighter currently on the market. Erm...worth mentioning that I hate how Tekken controls. Left Punch/Right Punch does NOT make ANY sense to me and I've tried for years. I just find Tekken stiff, clunky, unnatural, and confusing. So taking Tekken out of the picture we have...what...DOA and Soul Calibur? DOA5 was good at least (fuck 6) but I'd still rather play any Bloody Roar game except 4. Bloody Roar is just faster, flashier, with a nice big movelist, and wonderful quarter circle inputs that makes it feel like a good blend of 2D and 3D fighters though leaning more towards 3D (while Rival Schools is quite similar in its blend but leans more towards 2D). Soul Calibur...just...makes me sad. That poor series. Call me when they stop cutting content and calling it a sequel. Really 3D fighters are in a depressingly bad place right now. As for Bloody Roar 4, I think what happened was Konami rushed it. It came out REALLY shortly after Konami bought Hudson so I suspect the game was most of the way through development and Konami just said "Shit it and get it out of here, we're done with this". I hear the Japanese version is slightly better. Glad to hear someone say something sorta nice about Nagi though. I like her and am really intrigued by her story and personality (she's weirdly nice for an angry looking leather clad biker chick and is her moaning in beast mode just the bad dub or does turning into a half finished duplicate of the Unborn cause pain to turn into pleasure for her?).

Bloody Roar 2 has a special place in my heart... one of the first games I ever played

We need Bloody Roar brought back and made into a comeback. I'm bored of Street Fighter, Tekken & Mortal Kombat getting so much popularity. This series has so much potential and 4 fell into tragedy. Just wonder how this series can be made into a reboot? We need a lot of animals not just on land, but also from air & sea! Have a real human join the roster, who's a hunter/huntress of zoanthropes where the fighter actually calls on a battlesuit to battle zoans in their animal forms.

Just because a game didn’t make it into EVO doesn’t mean it doesn’t have “competitive play potential”. totu, whom you’ve unfairly criticized in this video for “squashing the pachinko rumor”? Yeah, he’s been uploading videos of BR3 arcade high level play for at least 5 years. So if Jerimiahisaiah, totu, TN Power & Krizyugofox Games have all been steadily uploading high level play of BR2, 3 & Extreme (GC) from the US, UK, Japan, Taiwan & Colombia respectively for numerous years now, how does this game not have the potential for a scene again? And all these references to the SRK threads are missing one thing: They were made before social media. Meaning that ONLY English-speaking FGC purists diligently frequented them. And as established, those threads are largely misinformed when it came to Bloody Roar's "balance issues". I appreciate the effort you put into making this, and I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree with you about the series’ presentation issues. But claiming this series doesn’t have any nostalgic backbone from which it can be properly revitalized is simply untrue. I should know. I’m from Saudi FRIGGIN Arabia 🤣

Pain is knowing I’ll never get to batter people with ShenLong ever again.

Oh and fun fact, the "hold guard button lets you dodge any kind of attack" feature also existed before, in a game called Kensei:Sacred Fist, a PS1 fighting game.....by Konami, it's the only fighting game where you can play as Steven Seagull

The bunny be looking cute though.

How dare you refuse to reference Emperor's New Groove. Unsubscribed.

The 4th game may have “killed” the series, but there’s still hope in a next-gen title! Think about it: balanced mechanics that take from every game minus 4, an upgraded version of Extreme, and a story that goes back to the original sci-fi “X-Men’ tone of the first two titles that further explores the struggle in relations between Humans and Zoanthropes, and of course, more Zoanthropes. Oh, and a soundtrack that’s a heavenly mix between Guilty Gear and Killer Instinct 2013. Who‘s up for having a Bloody Roar Extreme tournament for Combo Breaker next year? Lemme hear y’all!

I find it hilarious that Kbash mentions Bloody Roar caught attention in Vietnam because that’s where I first ever heard of it. I was at a relatives house and they let me play some games on their PC and this was the game they suggested. It was pretty lit but I had no idea what I was doing. But when I found out the name of the series a few years back I immediately knew it was the same game I played back in Vietnam.

As usual im here for the SIMP GOD line read, carry on gamers.

One punch button, one kick button, and a block button. * Virtua Fighter and Dead or Alive have entered the chat *

I used to play Bloody Roar II with my cousins, they had the game. Yeah that was fun. Never got to see the bat lady, damn she's cool.

Bloody freakin Roar! What a nostalgia trip

Never clicked so fast in my life. 3 had the best GAME OVER tune, FIGHT ME!

I loved Bloody Roar 2 and I'm still sad it ended up disappearing, but as you point out it followed a bad route on following installments. I would like to see it making a comeback with nowadays graphics, but I have 0 hope on that.

Bloody Roar is such a sad tale when it comes to 3D Fighting games. It had a pretty cool concept, some interesting characters, and while the gameplay was not really as smooth as Soul Calibur or Dead or Alive, it still was a neat series that was brimming with potential. My first entry into the series was with Primal Fury on the GameCube. I remember seeing a review of the game on G4's X-Play way back in the day, had to be around 2002-2003 and I remember telling my brother about it as we were both into 3D fighters and we ended upboth saving money to get. We get it and while we did acknowledge that it wasn't as fluid as Tekken 5 or Soul Calibur 2, we still really liked it a lot. We would spend so much time playing it and we considered ourselves fans at that point, enough to get Bloody Roar 4 the day it came out. At the time, we didn't really notice anything too wrong with it at first until we noticed just how broken the gameplay was from matches either taking longer than you'd think they should or over in an instant. And then of course the awful voice acting (So bad it's hilarious). Yeah we had really mixed feelings about BR4 and we came to the conclusion that where we though that Primal Fury was better. I eventually did get around to playing the first 3 BR games and I had fun with all of them, even BR1 despite the nightmare fuel that was the character designs lol. The music was awesome in all the games but it was a given since I like Rock so eh lol. And yeah, I can agree with all you said about BR3, it was where the game truly was starting to get somewhat of a footing of what it wanted to be. Like I admitted before in your Soul Calibur videos, I was never really a competitve or heavily technical player, I don't know all the fancy fighting game terms outside of the basics and it just comes down to whether I enjoy playing the game or not and Bloody Roar just happened to be one of those games. It's really depressing where Bloody Roar has ended up because while it did have a very rough to experimental type of run, it would've been so cool to see carry on into the PS3/360 era. I mean could you imagine how cool a next gen Bloody Roar game would've looked graphically? And plus, I'm more than sure they would've found a way to make the gameplay work and make up for the "meh" of BR4. And considering that Hudson Soft went defunct in 2011, it seems that Bloody Roar may stay in the ground for the rest of time. I still remember when there was rumors that Bloody Roar 5 was in the making only for it to be fake lol. I'd like think that maybe we'll see Bloody Roar come back but with Konami's track record with how they've been handling their games (or lack thereof with those damn Pachinko machines), yeah the BR series is pretty much doomed but hey, miracles can happen sometimes right? lol Anyway awesome review, it's nice to see more people talking about these games~

I would get home from school and play Bloody Roar for hours. Love this game.

Just found this game in a "best joke characters" with Chronos(?) The penguine just yesterday. And look what the feed recomends me, hahaha

I was thinking about how I'm upset we haven't seen a new one in a while but then I realized that if it had a sequel these days you would get 10 characters for your 60 dollars and then you'd have to pay 8 dollars a piece for the next 10 characters

I remember this, vaguely, good memories, thanks for bringing them back to me

10:00 "...Whining guitars, screaming people, if you like it you're probably 30." ....... Touché.

I really like this series starting with extreme and i wish it could come back some how, but at least i have the memories. Keep up the good work, have a nice day and don't falter.

The furry market wasn´t ready back then

"If you like this you're probably thirty" I felt that

Kinda wish Bloody Roar made one final game that was like Remix of all games put together, almost like MK trilogy like game, having all characters from all the series put into one game. and have different fighting styles something like Street fighter Alpha 3 but it's more like game mechanics styles from all the series like style one would more Bloody roar 2 like, two would like the 3rd game style, then etc etc for the other styles. and locations from almost every game.

fun fact: the developers of bloody roar (Eighting) were the same devs responsible for Marvel VS. Capcom 3: Ultimate. They also worked on Castlevania Judgement, Castlevania fighting game where the character designs were made by the Takeshi Ohbata, the artist for Deatnote

I've never heard someone so happy about killing a child before.

I still play BR4 & 3 with friends via emulators and parsec. This was one of my favorite franchises of all time since soul calibur. I'm glad kbash finally touched upon it. If I had the power to revive this franchise I would love to.

in South America this game was Huge! (bloody roar 2 mainly), so many good memories. it always shocked me that the franchise died so long ago.

I’m 22 and this game is what jump started my addiction to fighting games in general. I find myself thinking ab this game every couple of weeks and I’ve never seen anything ab it until now.

A fighting game where the roster includes animals/animal people is a very interesting and cool idea. I wonder why so few games like this exist? :/ Fighting games where you only get to play as humans are sooo boring now...

2 and Primal Fury are forever the best I still think the game has a chance, but has to perform greatly in a lot of ways including gameplay design, thing that Konami now holding the license of the game is afraid to do

Bloody roar 1 and 2 are the definition for underrated or under appreciated. I loved this the day I bought it for my ps1 this and the bushido blade series.

This is probably *the* most comprehensive and balanced retrospective, and critical review, for the Bloody Roar franchise I've ever seen. I've been playing it as early as the 1997 PlayStation demo disk demo, and yet I'm still largely a casual fighting gamer, so to hear someone's critical input on this game from a technical aspect is way more interesting than just nostalgic gushing, and explains why my beloved was never really fit for EVO or the likes. But, yeah, there's also the nostalgic gushing. None of us can help our closet pleasures of humanoid animals and excessive blood, even when we're almost 40.

And he got a haircut! He looks so handsome! Canadian Handsome, one of the rarer types of handsome there is!

This man just used footage of an unused final boss virtua fighter character when describing the damage output in the game Interesting choice

One thing about this game, that might not generate any hype: IT'S A KONAMI GAME...

Beasterize would be an amazing comeback mechanic in this day and age and you can't tell me different.

I only played 3 & 4, and I'm almost 30 so thanks for calling me out. 😂 Also Uriko was my girl, with Jenny as a close second.

Oh how I loved it so I have told so many people about it and they were like I never heard of this.

The combo in this game is crazy fun to pull off

I still remember when Bloody Roar first came to arcades in America. It was called Beastorizer. I tried it and never really got the hang of it. However, Bloody Roar 2 became one of my All-time Favorite PS1 games! I still play it to this day.

You know, with the success of the ... furry uprising... I think its a great moment for Bloody Roar to come back. I was actually thinking about it recently while watching BNA.

Hey all, if you like bloody roar, keep a look out for an upcoming game called Origin of Storms by Arcfogred. Its inspired by bloody roar and marvel vs Capcom. Look it up. I'm sure you won't be disappointed.

I would love a new installment from this series I watched a tournament of it recently and it was so fun to watch

Watching the B.Roar2 part of the video just.. the nostalgia killed me, I will always love that game.

I too think BR3 was the most "competitively sound" version, though I did enjoy BR2 and BRPF. I do still wish for a new installment built around the good system mechanics found throughout the series. I would love all the characters to return. Sadly, I don't see this happening though.

To me Bloody Roar 2 was the epitome of this franchise.

Animorphs: ".....hey, it's nice just to be remembered."

Oh man, I remember playing BR2 and Primal Fury. So sad to know that the series never took off. It was a genuinely fun game.

I can't believe he did not even mention Killing Bites at the start (or Beastars but that's less important)

I vaguely remember this game. And mostly using the Bunny and Lion characters.

Oh man this brings back memories of my older brother, cousin, and I playing this in Philippines. We lied to my parents about buying snacks to play Bloody Roar and Teken in the arcades.

I love Bloody Roar and I always will. It's one of the fundamental pilars of my creations, either writing or just art. The animations of every character in Bloody Roar 1 were amazing at the time, like Long's kung fu or Yugo's boxing (?) and on top of that, throw badass werebeast transformations that were unique to everyone. And I'll always remember the first time I fought Uriko, the child that transformed into a hovering woman and then, well... Something terrifying. I just love it.

T.T I miss this game.

My review: I think I remember the second one. It was alright.

Bless, two bloody roar restrospectives, one from the Krash Basher himself and one from the Muscles of the Matt, and both with good, proper, respectful insights. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU. God this series deserves more love.

Bloody Roar was a gem of a franchise that had no right to be good. It's only redeeming factor was BADASSERY and guitars. A niche game if there ever was one. But a very fun project among 2 companies that are MASTERS at making shmup games, trying out something different for the hell of it, just to see teenagers go "aaaaaaaawesome". Thank you for existing Bloody Roar... I'll never forget you. Cuz I never stopped replaying BR2.

Next you should talk about the Zatch Bell fighting games.

"So Broken is Balanced" so... MK 2011 xd

I recall enjoying Blood Roar 2 back then. I got fairly good at it, but never felt comfortable in other fighting games.

I miss Bloody Roar 2 so much Bakuryu was my go to guy his helicopter grab in beast mode was by bread and butter in a pinch

I still love this series to this day. I bought the entire series after getting hooked on 3 and it's always a distinct title in my mind. I don't think there will ever be another series like this again. Balanced or not, it filled a niche.

Bloody Roar for the PS2 will always have a special place in my heart, its just always special and a nice thing to have had in my childhood

Thank you for making this 🙏

Did a combo on accident, so I tried to do it again in practice. gave up after about an hour and just mashed buttons - got a 32 hit combo through that >.

Man. It's hard to believe that Hudson Soft actually had left some mark on the fighting game genre. I actually owned Bloody Roar Primal Fury. Not the best, but it sure was fun for me at a time when there were hardly any games for the GameCube. I wonder as to why Stun had to face Uranus for his final boss. I guess that'll never get answered. Yugo was my personal favorite.

"Yeah Mole Dude! CUT EM' UP!!!" was the most hilarious way to describe Bloody Roar!

Anytime I see a video on Bloody Roar I instantly click and in the back of my head I hope that supporting any and all Bloody Roar videos that pop up in my feed as recommended that someone, somewhere is plotting a secret revival for the series next gen.

So many fond memories of playing Bloody Roar 2 with my brother back in the good old PS1 days. Spent countless hours trying to do everything in the game. Good times that will never be coming back...

My siblings burrowed and was allowed to keep BR3 from a neighbor. Best thing ever. Learning moves, mastering and finding hidden beast drives and the secret battle modes you could unlock in the options menu made us take 3 over 4 any day. While 4 allowed for some pretty broken sets with the customization options, it unfortunately took the fun out the game. I remember my Uriko or Ryoho literally KOing anyone in less than three seconds because they pierced defense.

I am loving this more-regular upload schedule. Keep up the great work, mate!

Bloody Roar 4 was released in Japan 2 years before Hudson became a Konami subsidiary in 2005. Hudson became a company of highs and lows in 2000s, until it was shutdown in 2012.

'If you like it, you're probably thirty' Guilty as charged and yet I love it for that.

Bloody Roar 2 is a staple on my school break back then, almost every class have someone who put on a small tournament every break on their laptop.

Bloody Roar 2 is definitely the greatest of the series but yeah, mad props for this upload. One of my favorite fighters ever, would love to see some sort of reboot or remakes of the original games.

This is a series I sorely miss. Busuzima the Chameleon was always my favorite character.

Im really surprised by he not talked about the giant dragon with fullscreen unblockable attacks in Bloody Roar 4. Anyway... its a extreme unbalanced game, but is always god damn fun, casual fun of course. Bloody Roar will be allways in my heart.