MERCENARIES PLAYGROUND OF DESTRUCTION | minimme
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Жыл бұрынmore like Mercenaries Playground of Deceptively good open world design featuring peter stormare and lots of explosions am I right haha hehe I never know what to write here
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@mrsundaymovies Жыл бұрын
I love this game. I remember trying to save money on a helicopter by ordering something cheap and shooting the helicopter delivery pilot when they were closest to the ground so it might “crash” safely. Worked about 1 in every 10 times
@mrsundaymovies Жыл бұрын
Oh and great video thumbs up and all that
@TonightsSpecialGuest Жыл бұрын
When I did the Blackhawk Down extraction mission where they want you to get a copter and fly out under fire; I ordered a 4 door generic Volvo and me and the crew just carpooled to safety.
@orzen_the_orzo933 Жыл бұрын
Didn't expect to see you here
@ODD17Ymusic Жыл бұрын
Litterally love you both so much, it's awesome to see you all on eachothers comments ❤️
@Roger44477 Жыл бұрын
In the speedruns, they've gotten it pretty much perfectly consistent
@killer1one1 Жыл бұрын
A straight-up miracle of a game. There are entire systems-based games being released right now that barely have a quarter of the raw ambition that this 6th gen game had. Blows my mind every time I think of it.
@thewarriors3048 Жыл бұрын
I would love a modern remake for PS5/PC. It would be so sick.
@ryeguy7941 Жыл бұрын
These days for just about everything it's pay more get less.
@joshjonson2368 Жыл бұрын
@@ryeguy7941 but the graphics!
@PlasticSorcererTheOriginal 10 ай бұрын
But muh graffixs
@Dylan-ce8wz 6 ай бұрын
😂@@PlasticSorcererTheOriginal
@FoxInferno13 Жыл бұрын
Got my first job because of this game lmao. I spilled some soda on my PS2 during a rather intense mission when I was 12ish and in a panic took it over to my local flea market which was chock FULL of video game sellers. One dude in particular sold modded Xboxes so I figured he could fix up my poor soda bathed fatboy PS2 and sure enough he did! Sadly I was broke as shit being all of 12 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thankfully dude was just like "Well I do need some help around here. How about you come and work for me for the next two weekends and I'll hand this over to you right now?" "DEAL." Don't know what happened to that dude after all that but I hope he's having a good day right now lmao
@Gatorade69 Жыл бұрын
That's awesome. Sounds like a good dude.
@lunaticberserker5869 Жыл бұрын
Bro of the century.
@griimey7787 Жыл бұрын
Lol funny story 😂😂
@unbearifiedbear1885 Жыл бұрын
Gamerbro
@ethanvanallen7567 Жыл бұрын
Absolute legend that man is
@maxelling2739 Жыл бұрын
13 year old boy in 2005 here, this game was a breath of fresh air at the time despite all the air in game looking beyond contaminated. A real shame this series died out but than again what beloved franchise hasn’t amidst this modern hell-scape
@270eman Жыл бұрын
Yeah gaming became a snake oil selling con-man.
@WaffleHouseBBWs Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙌 as someone that played Siphon Filter back in the day (lol) I can also appreciate the game for what it was during the time period.
@Phreno_Xeno Жыл бұрын
When disguised as an enemy faction you can honk your horn (works in all vehicles including helicopters) to show your true colours to nearby allied troops.
@Odium515 Жыл бұрын
you can honk in a chopper too. Its an air horn
@DaisyBunnyVR Жыл бұрын
I forgot about that, I know it would reveal you to the enemy but I guess it's only logical it could reveal you to your allies too.
@Odium515 Жыл бұрын
@@DaisyBunnyVR you HAD to honk near allies because if you were in a NK vehicle, they shoot at you until you blow your disguise
@DaisyBunnyVR Жыл бұрын
@@Odium515 riiight, yeah! fun times
@Phreno_Xeno Жыл бұрын
@@DaisyBunnyVR Yes. You can also honk the horn to call allied soldiers to fill your vehicle, Warthog style. Bring a journalist and have him witness you fighting the NK, and you'll score points with all factions for each kill.
@PCGGC Жыл бұрын
We really NEED a next-gen version of this series. Such an amazing game ahead of its time that got two lackluster sequels which weren't as complex or awe-inspiring
@Odium515 Жыл бұрын
even a remaster with a newer engine would be amazing... Just Cause has the proper platform to start with
@PhantomLordOG Жыл бұрын
Wait... 2 sequels? I only ever remember mercenaries 2 from 2008
@evanrogers1825 Жыл бұрын
@@PhantomLordOG could be referring to one of two things: 1) there were two versions of Mercs 2 (PC/PS3/Xbox360) and (PS2/XBOX). They were both “Mercs 2” but very different. 2) there was a third game in development which even had some gameplay/concept trailer developed. But before it could go any further, the market crashed in 2008 and EA consolidated its teams, closing Pandemic’s doors in the process. - Mercs 3 exists in the same way Battlefront 3 exists. There technically “was” something but never a full game.
@unbearifiedbear1885 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I've wanted a modern remake of this series for 2 generations, now 😪
@OzonesElbows Жыл бұрын
I would accept a remaster or even just a rerelease! Loading times would be impeccable
@LeadingMole058 Жыл бұрын
Still among my all time favourites. Also honking your horn removes whatever disguise from the vehicle you’re in.
@tragicallyfunny Жыл бұрын
I have a vague memory of doing this, but I only ever got to play the demo version of Mercenaries from Playstation Magazine
@LeadingMole058 Жыл бұрын
@@tragicallyfunny in my opinion it’s a bit of a forgotten gem. Definitely rough when compared to modern stuff and I don’t expect those first timers to play it through to completion but yeah I still love it. Heck it was among the first games I re-downloaded when I got my Series X
@tacomas9602 Жыл бұрын
@@LeadingMole058it might be an old game but it plays smooth
@theprofessional155 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for talking about my favorite ps2 game of all time . I remember my buddy and me would take turns messing around on this game .
@toopink4death492 Жыл бұрын
Interesting you also watch this channel. Never woulda guessed.
@acetrigger1337 Жыл бұрын
it is still my all-time favorite aswell, nothing compared... not even my 2nd favorite, "Just Cause 2".
@dnfl-7168 Жыл бұрын
Then take turns messing around with each other too
@thearmoredman8319 10 ай бұрын
Im still waiting for new mercenary
@PeepOhTay Жыл бұрын
Honestly the fact that this game came out on the PS2 released in 2001 is really impressive. Aside from San Andreas, this game may have the most content of any open-world game on the system. If only the second one wasn't so 7th-generationy
@no-replies Жыл бұрын
One of the few games that the sequel was even better.
@NotCharAznable Жыл бұрын
The second game was a very good update.
@DeadManSinging1 Жыл бұрын
The second one was way better. It plays like a weird version of MGS 5 that has a more open world
@scottthewaterwarrior Жыл бұрын
@@DeadManSinging1 I disagree. Second game had some cool ideas, but wasn't exicuted as well. Like it gave you a nuclear bunker buster at the end of the game but almost every building could be brought down with just a normal bombing run or two. Bases were also a lot easier to take out, with no tank spawning tunnels. Really could have benifited from a new game+ option. Still fun though, planning on beating it a 3rd time after I finish my 3rd run through the first game.
@Ratchetti Жыл бұрын
Ps2 nor this game came out in 2001
@EthonMullins Жыл бұрын
I loved this as a kid. Pandemic really were the chosen ones of game design.
@krorook9221 Жыл бұрын
the game had some impressive smoke effects and physics ( smoke is reacting to your chopper etc.) . This is basically the engine Pandemic used for Full Spectrum Warrior and Battlefront
@OzonesElbows Жыл бұрын
It’s also worth noting that the composer for most of the music was Michael Giacchino who worked on the recent Batman soundtrack, ratatouille and other massive titles. It’s like getting Hans Zimmer or John Williams to compose music for your game, it’s amazing!
@scottthewaterwarrior Жыл бұрын
I actually love the combat in Mercinaries, the fact that bullets all have a bright glow and move relatively slow turn mid-long range firefights into a bullet hell game. Just Cause tries to do similar things, but even with the added speed of the grappling hook, you don't so much dodge as quickly pull yourself behind cover.
@darnelwashinton1295 Жыл бұрын
This game gave you so much freedom, it was incredible. Every piece of equipment took real work to get and you could get a heart attack just at the thought of landing your heli wrong or tipping a truck over or whatever. Absolutely LOVED this game, and the intro mission was so damn cool. Yeah it's depressing in atmosphere but that makes it even cooler, those who have played know. Loved the card labels for valued targets too, just a very cool game.
@nicholsliwilson Жыл бұрын
Great video. Definitely do Mercenaries 2, it’d be fun to compare & contrast.
@minimme Жыл бұрын
definitely think I will at this point - and the PS2 port!
@clutchless_pilot Жыл бұрын
@@minimme I played a lot of the ps3 version of mercenaries 2 and I’d love to see the review
@Simplebutsandy Жыл бұрын
I still have that "Oh no you didnt" song seared into my brain.
@McRibs Жыл бұрын
@@minimme Don't forget to dig into Mercenaries 2's marketing campaign. that song was a viral hit back in the day.
@Roger44477 Жыл бұрын
@@minimme Heads up the PS2 game is just a different game all together (and honestly I think a better game overall) with several differing mechanics and most of the juice of the game being in side contracts
@Cyklopz007 Жыл бұрын
I've passed over this for years and never gave it a second thought. Will definitely be picking this up. Kinda got Deadly Dozen vibes. Love your epic sandbox war stories dude!!! Awesome video!
@minimme Жыл бұрын
it's like Deadly Dozen but actually playable!
@ZinkyStinky Жыл бұрын
Yo dude the game goes on sale for as low as a dollar in the Xbox store. Which is pretty rare on the Xbox store.
@Lux_Ferox Жыл бұрын
It's a surprisingly fun game, I thought I would hate it when I first tried it, my first session was about 8 hours long because I loved it so much lol.
@Ordoabchao-x9k Жыл бұрын
@@ZinkyStinky it's playable on series x?
@Roger44477 Жыл бұрын
@@Ordoabchao-x9k Yup! it honestly runs amazingly on modern hardware, and it looks way better to.
@Zcrub Жыл бұрын
"Yes, the mercenary. The one piece in this game that moves where I want and strikes as I need"
@NativeOfTheLand97 6 ай бұрын
I hated how they made everyone a quirky caricature in the 2nd game. Especially colonel peng.
@bagelfan6 Жыл бұрын
It's that one game with Han Solo and Indiana Jones!
@minimme Жыл бұрын
It is! And I'm annoyed I forgot to mention them lol
@kenpetrini1461 Жыл бұрын
Mate, cannot tell you how much I appreciate the effort and time you pit into what you do. Your reviews are always so insightful and relatable, thanks for being consistently one of the best KZfaqrs on the entire platform ❤️
@alexdenton1174 Жыл бұрын
Pressing LB or (Og Xbox white button) would allow you to force exit the troops inside your vehicle still allowing you to bring an army of allied factions against a well defend hostile faction base & you can call in vehicles to support them too as they will use them! This is cheap way to save money in the game and makes large battle scenarios where they don't usually take place as nothing normally despawns. Its why they give you troops to take at the start of missions, it's a shame Ai and vehicles don't function outside render distances in Mercs 2
@RayceYams Жыл бұрын
Working in a retro game shop, this really helps me. I've been looking at this game for years, and this really helps me be able to recommend it to people. I love your videos because it helps me find smaller, more overlooked games and give them a chance for people who I think might like them. Your videos fuel me with inspiration for the history of video games and the ones that have been overlooked by the top dogs of whatever age they came out in. Please keep it up, your videos are invaluable
@minimme Жыл бұрын
Glad my work helps you out and thank you for the lovely comment here :)
@joetroutt7425 Жыл бұрын
Another great game that never got a sequel is Freedom Fighters. It's basically like the movie Red Dawn. The Russians invade and take over America but the setting is in New York. The redo of Red Dawn has a lot of similarities as the Freedom Fighters game. It's a squad based fighting game from the PS2 era. I love that game. I have played it multiple times and it never gets old.
@radicalthestral8210 Жыл бұрын
I like how each HQ had one random thing per mission brief you could interact with. Like Sergei's lamp in the mafia HQ in one mission, or the radio equipment in the SK HQ in a different one, and the mission giver would usually have something to say about it when you did.
@ryeguy7941 Жыл бұрын
The chair🤣 and Buford saying "my lord what are you 8?"
@alejandrogorgal Жыл бұрын
I've been replaying MGSV:TPP and it's amazing hoe many similar mechanics already existed in this game, from requesting airdrops to loading people in choppers, I wonder if it was used as inspiration.
@1r0zz Жыл бұрын
If it was an ispiration, they only took the minimal elemens. That said, is probably just similar ideas for similar situations. What I hat in mgsv, is that you really have no reason to play it as an open world or have much “play” with the enemies as mgs2,mgs3 or mgs4.
@emulation2369 Жыл бұрын
Ofc it was
@1r0zz Жыл бұрын
@@emulation2369 Ehh… Kohima is not the kinda guy playing much games outside his very specific taste… he never played Silent Hill and Castlevania (I assume “modern” releases) games that he was called to direct or help production…
@susfringgaming4018 Жыл бұрын
Definitely for mercenaries 2 extractions, side ops and resource management
@budyll1 Жыл бұрын
At least in Mercenaries you could have as many airdrops etc. as you wanted as long as you had money. I hated MGSV because of it was blocking that.
@Pr00ch Жыл бұрын
The complexity you outlines is exactly why Just Cause was never really a substitute for Mercenaries for me, though I do enjoy JC regardless. Same thing with the open ended mission design. Honestly you articulated so well what is great about Mercenaries. Hope you'll review the sequel too, it was not widely liked but I absolutely loved it and still do. It didn't deserve the hate. If I ever become obscenely rich, I am setting up a studio and releasing a game to capture Mercenaries' spirit. Pro bono.
@CYPH3RsD0M41N Жыл бұрын
Ah, yes. Dominic "Family" Toretto and Tony "Do a Kickflip" Hawk. The "other" mercenaries.
@icyjiub2228 Жыл бұрын
Michael Giaccino didn't have to go that hard with the main theme.
@blakesby Жыл бұрын
Forgot to mention how, being a LucasArts game, there were cheat codes which reskinned your character as Indiana Jones or Han Solo! Great retrospective though, as always. Keen for a feature on Mercenaries 2 too, of course. Don't know why, but it just popped into my head that I'd love to hear you do one on the xcom series (moreso meaning the recent few games than the retro ones).
@walkerwhited Жыл бұрын
Best game of all time🤘 The tone and ambience is so brilliant. Played countless times as a kid and still pick it back up every now and then…
@Zcrub Жыл бұрын
I managed to find it pre owned for £1 myself, definitely worth the money for such a unique sandbox game
@JukemDrawles87 Жыл бұрын
It has a unique charm feel to it, I love the world
@Jam-xg3qx Жыл бұрын
I AGREE I AGREE!!
@mineer-pg5sv 11 ай бұрын
It was a tragedy when I finished this game a few days ago😭
@gabrielledebourg2487 Жыл бұрын
I love this channel. Being born in 1990, it features so many games I played growing up. It’s like the ultimate 7/10 gaming channel, featuring good, but not great games of the era.
@jacksonbauer5199 Жыл бұрын
I loved this game as a kid! Also, as a US Veteran myself, I thought the “deck of cards” was brilliant! We had them when I was deployed and let’s be honest, grunts aren’t really there for their wit, so the cards were an easy way to get them familiar with potential targets without a need for protracted briefings. Combat is not what you see on TV or in the movies, there’s an actually a fair amount of “downtime” for the average enlisted even in theater. Hell, Bagram had a Pizza Hut and coffee shops and shit. Anyway, just thought I’d share that the cards weren’t meant to be all “black ops Vietnam, leaving aces of spades on corpses”, they were purely a “visual aide” combined with something almost everyone has access to to pass time.
@davidwillis5044 Жыл бұрын
this was my absolute favorite game. I would get home from school and go straight to the Xbox to play this until I couldn't stay up any later. always loved the fuel-air bomb effect. it was my go to just because of how cool it was. I always kind of hoped for a remaster
@Wolfkaosaun Жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved Mercenaries when it came out. I played it for almost a month straight and while I only touched it a few times since, I have a lot of fond memories playing it
@fanofnathandrake Жыл бұрын
I remember coming back from Grade 5 camp, my parents taking me to JB HIFI and with leftover birthday money/camp spending money let me buy this game and GUN on PS2. They were the first "mature" games my parents ever allowed me to buy (went to Sovereign Hill, so for GUN I convinced them it was "research" for cowboys and the wild west lol). Summer of 2006 was truly the best.
@thomassmith4467 Жыл бұрын
Gun was great. Hard to believe the folks who only worked on pro skater came up with that on the fly.
@lisbon1492 Жыл бұрын
I love the art style of Mercenaries! I feel that the darker Earth tones work well for the sober war setting.
@TruckerMike089 Жыл бұрын
This was one of my absolute favorite games back in the day. You touched on everything pretty well.
@HamishW96 Жыл бұрын
Gee I remember going to my local blockbuster 'game rush', and me skimming over this as a 10 year old as I thought the title said 'Missionaries' - 10yo me thought a game about missionaries would be rubbish so I laughed to myself and didn't give it a second thought. Wasn't till my mum suggested it (and mentioned that it said MERCENARIES) that I gave it a second thought and I bought it home. Glad mum decided to have a squiz at the games and not tell me to hurry up, what a gem she is! Many hours of enjoying blowing everything up. Good times!
@GundamMate07 Жыл бұрын
Oh mate this game is a very memorable piece from my childhood, especially the 2nd one. Truly a fun experience with what you could do with the world.
@olympian3 Жыл бұрын
I love how the game’s filter makes your screen look like it was slathered in oil. I played this game every weekend for probably a year or more. Was great when I finally took down the ace of spades and got the big payout. Such a cool game. I bet Kim Jong un loves it as well.
@awareclueless Жыл бұрын
I love your videos and your voice, it gives your videos even more charm with the descriptive yet very funny language you use. Top-notch content for nerds like me.
@kushmaster6517 Жыл бұрын
This game was an absolute blast as a kid, and Merc 2 is one of my favorite games
@Rustyfingaz Жыл бұрын
The destruction in this and the second one is top tier
@starky1089 Жыл бұрын
I was pumped when I saw the title, loved this franchise and I appreciate your take on games. Great vid.
@whatisthis839 Жыл бұрын
I've always been shocked by how forgotten this game is. Nobody ever talks about it. I was quite literally in 2nd grade when it was gifted to me by my uncle. It consumed my mind, body, and soul. I remember the day I fractured my wrist jumping off a swing, and I came home and beat FINALLY beat the last mission first try. I was convinced that having a cast on was somehow a superpower. Anyways, huge trip down memory lane for me. Seeing the different areas you were in was like stepping through a wormhole, fuckloads of memories flooding back. Thanks for covering this.
@SkullMan--- Жыл бұрын
Always love minimme's war stories, waiting for more!
@TheCaptainSquiggles Жыл бұрын
God what a throwback. I forgot how dark and gloomy this game was, because I was a kid and I used cheat codes. My dad and I bonded over this game, with him playing right and me leveling the world with a cruise missile cheat Launcher lol.
@MrShanolog 8 ай бұрын
Mercenaries was one of THE biggest and one of the most loves of my childhood. Thank you for posting this beecause it has brought back so many memories and how I would absolutley wreck havoc in it
@gnardawgyt Жыл бұрын
Phenomenal retrospective as always :)
@mixnmatchflavourbleach2313 Жыл бұрын
The game: set in a war-torn region with multiple active warzones and occupied cities "It's depressing to look at"
@minimme Жыл бұрын
I'm getting a good handful of comments along these lines so sorry to single you out specifically but I feel I should reply to one - my point here was how, from a marketing/outside perspective looking at the game, it's a game called PLAYGROUND of Destruction starring a too cool for school mohawk dude and explosions, yet when you play it it's super subdued and depressing. That's surprising at first. But it reveals itself to be good thing! I love that it looks depressing, really. It tonally works considering the setting, like you said, and it helps keep the game grounded which is a strength Mercs has over games like Just Cause. I'm really not complaining about it at all, quite the opposite. Cheers
@mixnmatchflavourbleach2313 Жыл бұрын
@minimme honestly I didn't mean it in a bad way I actually thought the comment was funny! The game is different layers of gray lol
@minimme Жыл бұрын
ya no worries! it definitely is - sorry just kinda like saw a bunch of comments in a row about this and picked yours to reply to haha. take care
@TheLoos3Goos33 Жыл бұрын
Games like this that I grew up with are exactly why I'm so sad for gamers who've only started playing in the last decade. No DLC or anything and it has more REAL content than most games nowadays after a year of DLC.
@PhillyCinema Жыл бұрын
Crazy! I just started playing this game for the first time since it came out. Can’t believe you put out a video on it now haha. So cool.
@KomandarmKnuckles Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite childhood games. Used to love placing C4 and kicking it over fences with the melee attack
@zentran2690 Жыл бұрын
I just bought both of these off amazon literally last month. Wish we could get a remaster or at-least for them to put them back up for sale on Origin. These games don't deserve to be forgotten. Also nothing like the feeling of breaking into a military base in Mercenaries, Just Cause or Grand Theft Auto and then clenching your asshole hoping and praying you can fly out of there without being shot down.
@nukedukem614 Жыл бұрын
I LOVED THIS GAME GROWING UP
@austincorreia53 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Really like your commentary style, just subbed!🤘
@Sbenbobb9 8 ай бұрын
I love your nonsensical and sarcastic humour. You have a certain tone that just makes you funny even when you're not trying to be. Keep it up, you deserve more subs
@EnyoTaiz Жыл бұрын
The timing of this review! I just went back and played both mercenaries games this week. They really don't have any competitors even in 2022. I know some people don't like Mercs 2 since the atmosphere is a lot more goofy, but the gameplay is still the same with lots of little improvements that makes me love it just as much as Mercs 1
@Eirik_Bloodaxe Жыл бұрын
I remember liking 2 a lot too. But I guess a lot of people hate it.
@FCV0511 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see this game given a look. I've only ever played Mercenaries 2 on the PS3 and I ended up loving it - I'll have to go back and try the first sometime. Damn shame that EA shut Pandemic down years ago, and that nothing has been able to really capture the magic of the first game since. Here's hoping that you give its sequel a look too! The fact that the entire campaign could be played via online co-op was always impressive to me.
@haydenkoprowski1889 Жыл бұрын
This was my favorite game growing up.. omg! I forgot about this game!! Thank you !!
@RedKincaid Жыл бұрын
Along with Sly Cooper and Oddworld this game was a major part of my childhood. It will always have a special place in my heart
@onedeadsaint Жыл бұрын
I know I have this game and I know I played the hell out of it when I was a teenager (I was definitely the target demographic), but the details are lost to time, so this was a fun refresher for me.
@flippedoutkyrii Жыл бұрын
Must have put a good 1000 hours into this on my OG Xbox all throughout High School. I always remembered how bleak the tone was in the open world AND the sheer volume of air strikes you could call in short of a nuclear strike lol.
@Eirik_Bloodaxe Жыл бұрын
It’s funny you upload this cos I just got done watching a play thru by Screen Slayer lol. I loved this game as a kid, and I’m looking forward to going back to it when I go back home for winter break and have only my PS2 lol. The random firefights and FOBs you’d stumble upon were some of my favorite parts in this game.
@Skiivin Жыл бұрын
This game’s been sitting on my Xbox hard drive for YEARS and this video finally made me try it out. Battlefront 2 was my favorite game when I was a kid and this game is like a deeper take on the same style of shooter. Really good so far
@salokin3087 Жыл бұрын
Unironically one of the GOATs. Honestly painful EA killed Pandemic and the franchise and no PC port of the OG to boot 😭
@DaisyTheSadboi Жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant game, I played it so much as a kid. I used to love destroying buildings and bridges with the air strikes. The game may be ugly, but so is war. I always loved the aesthetic of the game.
@CELINExDION Жыл бұрын
Loved this game, spent many an hour tugging around one single helicopter like you did from place to place. That was some of the most fun; just keeping that one helicopter alive was a rush, a little game inside the game you’re currently playing. I really love when games are able to give you that feeling, and Mercenaries had so many more little moments like that. Made the experience really unique, imo. The best part was the cheats, which I’m sure everyone eventually turned on after getting frustrated by the last suit of targets. The portable air strike and street sweeper were the best.
@tyleralley6177 6 ай бұрын
Great review! I'll be keeping it in the collection because of this video. Thanks
@potawatadingdong Жыл бұрын
I loved this game as a kid. I remember liking the sequel better though.
@Daimo83 Жыл бұрын
One of the best games on PS2, easily up there with GTA. "Emergent gameplay" was the buzzword of the day and you don't see much of it even now.
@glitchy_weasel Жыл бұрын
This definitely sounds like a fun game; love those games where you can choose to snipe enemies from a distant or just go berserk. Good video!
@putridscene Жыл бұрын
For anyone interested in checking this out, the original XBox version is playable and available for purchase on X Box One and Series S/X.
@user98xp Жыл бұрын
Everything about this game - and forgive me for being so cliche - was at the time fully amazing. I have been playing video games my entire life and very, very few games are/were more fun than Mercenaries.
@darkslide180 Жыл бұрын
"this game needs a remake!" gets thrown around all the time but I think mercenaries would truly be one of the best candidates for it, especially after seeing how well the destroy all humans! remakes were done. although there is something about how gloomy the atmosphere is that I think can only be captured on 6th gen
@jakegreen5682 Жыл бұрын
this game was amazing. i used to love picking up South korean military vehicles full of soliders with the helicopter maginent and dropping them off at a NK base and watch them fight. you could get huge battles going. it was amazing
@ArtyCollectz Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Definitely gonna pick this game up!
@AHeroAlmost Жыл бұрын
The amount of hours of enjoyment my cousin and I got from this game will never be matched … The freedom it gave us back in the day was insane … Thanks for bringing back some good memories …
@InhumanBaron Жыл бұрын
Looking back after this vid now, I find it kinda interesting that you rather enjoyed this game yet didn't like The Saboteur, which I felt was a bit of a spiritual successor to the Mercenaries games by the devs. To each their own, of course! The sadly ironic thing is, Pandemic were working on a Mercenaries 3 after Saboteur but then they got the typical EA treatment and closed down.
@minimme Жыл бұрын
I've been thinking about this too, like all signs suggest I should've loved The Saboteur but I really didn't! I think just comes down to how it's all balanced - The Saboteur, moment to moment, feels a lot more mindless to me. Cheers for the comment
@GeZz. Жыл бұрын
i never head of this game pretty cool! and nice review man! is always a pleasure to watch a video of you =D
@Kodasa_Sinclair 5 ай бұрын
The progression in this game truly is incredible. I was replaying it recently through Xbox backwards compatibility and I still, to this day, felt the same joy I did as a younger me, the first time I found a T-62 I think it's the 62 in game. It's the heavier tank that the North Koreans use. Up to that point the heaviest armor I had found was the lighter NK T-54s and the BMPs and K2000s. The sheer delight I felt on learning a T-62 had a cannon that one tapped T-54s was just... ah, what a rush. It's a progression system that had me genuinely excited the first time I found things like the Abrams, the Chinese Type-92, the Bradley IFV, and so on.
@tHeWasTeDYouTh Жыл бұрын
Remember what EA took from you.....they bought Pandemic and destroyed the studio and ruined Mercenaries IP/
@sirensongss Жыл бұрын
the americans avoid targeting civillians, it really is a fantasy game then
@fancyultrafresh3264 Жыл бұрын
Didn’t know what to expect from this video but I enjoyed your little love letter to it. It was sincerely the favorite game in my group of friends decades ago. Also this started my love of Peter Stromare.
@Dr_Sheeda 4 ай бұрын
I played this when i was 14, i LOVED the sad violin while driving, made me appreciate the war and destruction around me while quietly driving around.
@ploperson8720 Жыл бұрын
All the things. Lol. Always a good day when minimme uploads!
@OzonesElbows Жыл бұрын
What a nostalgia trip, I genuinely thought this was the game that time forgot. Non of my friends have ever heard it and I can’t sell it to them either. I think I’m going to install the emulator just to play it again now!
@captainhaydenpeterson Жыл бұрын
I just got so excited. One of my favorite games talked about by one of my favorite channels. Mercenaries is such a gem ❤️
@sweetbabyrymer Жыл бұрын
Your best video yet minimmee.
@AUGLTN 2 ай бұрын
My little brothers and I played this when we were kids. (Im 31 now) Sadly, one of them passed away 2 years ago. Thank you so much for the trip down memory lane. ❤️🩹
@SlicerFragZ Ай бұрын
holy shit, i thought my memories of this game was a weird fever dream, thank you for the reminder of this game from my childhood!
@noeltage Жыл бұрын
Watching you for a very long time. Still enjoying your voice and good narration. And ofc those obscure games i never heard about. (Some of them i do know or even played before)
@HopefulPablito Жыл бұрын
I knew Mercenaries was a game that existed, but never knew anything about it beyond the name, thanks for showcasing it so well !
@pampasgrass5176 Жыл бұрын
I'm so happy to see you talk about this game! Holy freeoli!
@Pouilleux 8 ай бұрын
I've seen this game in retro stores hundreds of times and never gave it another thought, but you sold me. Next time I see it, it'll be mine
@Rifer0 Жыл бұрын
I remember when I was a kid, we went to a shop to see if they had GTA San Andreas, but they didn't and instead I saw Mercenaries there. I read some articles about it in the PSM2 magazine before and it seemed really cool. So my GTA money went into this and I did not regret that decision at all. Loved the game, planning on buying it again on Xbox some time soon.
@cameronclark3418 Жыл бұрын
Here early gang! Wicked good notification to wake up to! Keep up the quality content bro!
@r8r_ray384 19 күн бұрын
This game is so nostalgic I remember waking up in the morning before going to school to my friends house and playing that game on the OG Xbox when it first came out
@Francoberry Жыл бұрын
Such an amazing game! Amazing memories of this. I think its easy to look back harshly but it was innovative in so many ways
@ThomDorke Жыл бұрын
Great vid. This is a top 5 game for me and one of my favorites from my childhood. Sadly didn't beat it the first time around but have replayed it on the Xbox Series X via back compat and it runs great.
@SleepyCoveASMR Жыл бұрын
This is wild. I played this when it came out, and it's popped into my head a couple times over the years. I always shrug and think it was probably pretty garbage. But seeing the mission briefings again with the Y button to stand up/sit down... the deck of 52. Disguising in vehicles ahhh, it's bringing back a lot of memories. There actually were quite a few neat things in this one.
@derderde1 Жыл бұрын
side note: you can constantly honk your horn in the NK vehicles so allies wont shoot
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