to be fair, nintendo was getting ripped to pieces by the media at the time because of how cartoony and childish Wind Waker looked despite the darker and edgier gamecube tech demo
I never left the 2000s mentality behind. It's not a phase, it's a mindset. & no, the colorchoice was boring, but the tropical beach aesthetic from that time was the better edgy setting! Look at Rayman Origins; a 2010s game with a 2000s mindset.
At my mall back then, Borders was next to Gamestop and right across from Hot Topic. All the emos would hop from store to store trying to get the new MCR merch, Harry Potter books, and Kingdom Hearts games. Those were the days....
I instantly think of Smash Bros Brawl when it comes to 2000s edge. I’m definitely biased, but I prefer Brawl’s badass realism over the more cartoony direction of the new entries.
I miss the early 2000s attitude. You saw way more creativity in your games back then compared to today where everything has to be safe water down and oddly political.
Sonic had lots of serius stories and edgy games, SA 2, sonic 06, black night, seceret rings, frontiers, even forces to an extent, and sonic chronicles, and sonic unleashed where sonic is literally a wear wolf with a spiked collar and fangs and massive claws and spiked shoes, just to name a few, and knuckles did get his own game called knuckles chaotic, overall tho love the video man, keep up the good work!
Worse, we're now in the corporate greed/creativity stagnation/wokeness era. On the bright side, it slowly seems to be coming to an end, will still take time though.
There was some random Looney Tunes game I would always play that had guns and baggy clothes for some reason haha I forget what it was called. Also…the two “alice” games where they made her emo af and had a super dark story that you have to uncover.
The Alice game way predated emo, it was pretty weird even in its time. I remember seeing a standee for it in like 2000 or 2001 when I was 9, and being unsettled by it.
As for music games, DDRMAX2: DDR 7thMIX comes to mind. The interface is covered in darkness (literally), and the tone of the music sounds darker and emotional all of a sudden, especially in the Konami originals department. Even "MAXX UNLIMITED" sounds like a scarier take on "MAX 300" from the DDR game before it. Other music games that followed this trend include GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX and drummania 8thMIX. I didn't play enough of the games, but judging by the interface, it looks dark and edgy. Another music game that went this route is beatmania IIDX 15: DJ TROOPERS. It combines the military and camoflauge themes, and many of the songs sound somber to a point that it sounds like many soldiers sacrificed their lives.
Holy shit. This was fantastic. I absolutely assumed you had at least a million subscribers; this video was funny, original and insightful - I really fucking hope you blow up homie. Very happy to see I have so many to watch.🤘
I miss when Nintendo was experimental. The marketing of Mario strikers was shockingly out of place for Mario too, there was a poster with 2 balls in a bag (resembling a ball sack) and had the caption “gonna need a pair” they also had the Mario characters with like brass knuckles and halo ass armor, there’s even concept art of tanks and battle mechs and almost steam punk looking enemies. They stunk of edge but honestly Strikers and charged are goated Mario games, so much fun for how violent it was
Look up the game Vexx, it's a Mario ]64 clone for ps2/gamecube/xbox with a character with black eyeliner, blue hair, and wolverine claws. And instead of power stars he collects ACTUAL HUMAN HEARTS. Super edgy.
It was a great era for gaming(and i'm totally not biased due to permanently being stuck in edgelord phase). Lots of dark and moody games that came out during that era that became fondly remembered masterpieces like the mafia games, the darkness etc. And then there's one of my most favorite games of all time Prottoype, it likely wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for edgy era of the gaming. 2004-2010's were great. The few things i do not miss is tank controls and screen piss filter being in most games near the end of 2000's.
Persona 3, Jak 2, shadow the hedgehog, prince of persia games, you just couldn't escape this era of edgy games, even old school devil may cry wasn't as edgy as 3 was. Just look up the lyrics for divine hate in dmc3, the first game wasn't THAT edgy
This was my favourite time period for games, movies and music in general. Yeah the 1980s and 90s had great stuff, but the 2000s just hit different for me. When the 2010s arrived I disliked the culture so much that I kept enjoying 2000s era content to this day.
Rayman 3 was my favorite example of 'franchise turned edgy'. The game had a lot of shitposty humor with some adult jokes and the 'badass' Combat Fatigue powerups yet it didn't try to take itself as seriously as something like Vexx to an insecure extent, and retained a lot of the whimsical appeal and magical atmosphere of the first games.
*Sonic X Shadow Generations would like to have a word* Look up Shadow's *DOOM* powers. Shadow in Sonic X Shadow Generations (which came out about 2 weeks ago) can sprout wings, turn into an alien thing, ect. Awesome video! Subscribed.
9/11 really did shift narratives in games and movies for a while, and all of a sudden the baddies were no longer just dumb, goofy nuisances, lol. I'm not sure if you remember the PS3 game, Haze, but the dialogue in that game was so painfully edgy, it felt like it was written by a 14 year old, but the game was aimed at adults, lol.
I knew nothing about smash bros or some of the characters at the time but i had a smash bros brawl poster and it looked like it was in a night setting with everyone looking edgy. You look at the Sonic werehog game cover. They looked like that. I honestly thought link was a talker when i saw it as he looked like he wanted to tear soneones face off literally. He had his hand ready to rip something.
I’m just tired of people using the word “edgy” to criticize these games back then instead of refusing to appreciate them on their own merits. Acknowledging an aesthetic choice influenced by culture is fine: but people take it too far
Ya know what, yeah, it was a phase. But you know what? I'll start feeling embarrassed about it once you show me a permanent state of the self. I'll mcfucking wait
They actually re-released epic Mickey on modern consuls this year They censor it the game is so hard they had the censor it from modern audiences The WII does what the PS5 can’t. I’m totally joking I didn’t even buy Epic Mickey Remaster It’s just like a $60 game it’s a little more expensive than I wanna pay for something that came out on the WII
we need edge era back
so true
Edgy for the sake of being edgy is lame
@@yarc9maybe it's not just for the sake for some of us. But I get what you're saying.
Yeah
Not really.
I also think Twilight Princess is a notible example of how the edgy era affected the Zelda series
to be fair, nintendo was getting ripped to pieces by the media at the time because of how cartoony and childish Wind Waker looked despite the darker and edgier gamecube tech demo
@@siarhian10 smash brawl with its weirdly realistic and grittier styled graphics being released around the same time supports this
Still have my copy ❤
Peak Zelda
majora's mask that came out before it was already dark as hell
"Sonic... Tell the Latinas I love them..."
Facts
I never left the 2000s mentality behind.
It's not a phase, it's a mindset.
& no, the colorchoice was boring, but the tropical beach aesthetic from that time was the better edgy setting!
Look at Rayman Origins; a 2010s game with a 2000s mindset.
At my mall back then, Borders was next to Gamestop and right across from Hot Topic. All the emos would hop from store to store trying to get the new MCR merch, Harry Potter books, and Kingdom Hearts games. Those were the days....
Congratulations there's now a new Shadow game (Even if it is kind of a standalone expansion)
I instantly think of Smash Bros Brawl when it comes to 2000s edge. I’m definitely biased, but I prefer Brawl’s badass realism over the more cartoony direction of the new entries.
I think it can still work. Make it look cartoony while making the fabrics on Mario's clothes look more real as time goes on.
when mario had hyper realistic denim overalls
I miss the early 2000s attitude. You saw way more creativity in your games back then compared to today where everything has to be safe water down and oddly political.
Nice Tatsuro Yamashita album chilling on the back
9/11 really changes people
Sonic had lots of serius stories and edgy games, SA 2, sonic 06, black night, seceret rings, frontiers, even forces to an extent, and sonic chronicles, and sonic unleashed where sonic is literally a wear wolf with a spiked collar and fangs and massive claws and spiked shoes, just to name a few, and knuckles did get his own game called knuckles chaotic, overall tho love the video man, keep up the good work!
Knuckles did have a game back in the day, it was knuckles chaotix
that was the 90s
I never really thought of this but looking back at the games of those times it all makes sense
now we're in the normie era and god does it suck
Worse, we're now in the corporate greed/creativity stagnation/wokeness era. On the bright side, it slowly seems to be coming to an end, will still take time though.
We were always in the normie era you fool
Hey man this is honestly a super good video! Keep making the content
There was some random Looney Tunes game I would always play that had guns and baggy clothes for some reason haha I forget what it was called. Also…the two “alice” games where they made her emo af and had a super dark story that you have to uncover.
The Alice game way predated emo, it was pretty weird even in its time. I remember seeing a standee for it in like 2000 or 2001 when I was 9, and being unsettled by it.
the emo alice games are so funny. what is this looney tunes game tho?
was watching this video and was surprised af seeing it only 894 views. keep up dah good work bro theres definitely a audience out there for u
Epic Mickey is epic af
5:30
Knuckles chaotic Knuckles got his own game and it’s also the game that introduces team chaotic before sonic heroes
Tails got 2 games by the way
Remember Killzone 2? That's a Dark and Gritty shooter games in 2009.
As for music games, DDRMAX2: DDR 7thMIX comes to mind. The interface is covered in darkness (literally), and the tone of the music sounds darker and emotional all of a sudden, especially in the Konami originals department. Even "MAXX UNLIMITED" sounds like a scarier take on "MAX 300" from the DDR game before it.
Other music games that followed this trend include GUITARFREAKS 9thMIX and drummania 8thMIX. I didn't play enough of the games, but judging by the interface, it looks dark and edgy. Another music game that went this route is beatmania IIDX 15: DJ TROOPERS. It combines the military and camoflauge themes, and many of the songs sound somber to a point that it sounds like many soldiers sacrificed their lives.
"The 2ks were so edgy for some reason.", yeah maybe cause people did that instead of being depressed and boring lmao
Holy shit. This was fantastic. I absolutely assumed you had at least a million subscribers; this video was funny, original and insightful - I really fucking hope you blow up homie. Very happy to see I have so many to watch.🤘
thank u boss that means a lot. glad u enjoyed!
theres shadow generations that released recently and it has an 80 on metacritic 10:56
A return maybe?
The world is ready for Shadow The Hedgehog 2
Great video man. Keep her up 😫
3:12
idc what anyone says mickey in kingdom hearts will forever be cool as fuck to 4 year old me
Fr Micky got that fit on 🔥🔥🔥 💯
The nobody understands me era
my favorite movies spiderman3 and advent children the emo goats
I miss when Nintendo was experimental. The marketing of Mario strikers was shockingly out of place for Mario too, there was a poster with 2 balls in a bag (resembling a ball sack) and had the caption “gonna need a pair” they also had the Mario characters with like brass knuckles and halo ass armor, there’s even concept art of tanks and battle mechs and almost steam punk looking enemies. They stunk of edge but honestly Strikers and charged are goated Mario games, so much fun for how violent it was
Epic content
literally just commenting to boost this in the algorithm cause i had a blast watching this
I'm actually decorating my room like the early 2000s. Green Day poster, hooked up my PS2 hehehe
Really like your videos been bing watching for hours
Look up the game Vexx, it's a Mario ]64 clone for ps2/gamecube/xbox with a character with black eyeliner, blue hair, and wolverine claws. And instead of power stars he collects ACTUAL HUMAN HEARTS. Super edgy.
I had that game but maybe I was older at maybe 17 and that game kind of bored me.
Hey bully bored me and now it's my 4rd favourite game ever.
It was a great era for gaming(and i'm totally not biased due to permanently being stuck in edgelord phase). Lots of dark and moody games that came out during that era that became fondly remembered masterpieces like the mafia games, the darkness etc. And then there's one of my most favorite games of all time Prottoype, it likely wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for edgy era of the gaming. 2004-2010's were great. The few things i do not miss is tank controls and screen piss filter being in most games near the end of 2000's.
Absolutely wasn't expecting an altima joke lmao. I loved my 2017. Was a great car.
That was hilarious and so engaging i loved how stupid fun that was thanks big chongus
Edge era was always cool, redditors tried to make you think it wasn’t, they don’t know the first thing about being cool
great vid man!
Unironically the best era of gaming. I miss it dearly
the royalty-free little clip of that, was the cherry on top.
You've got a great UA-camr personality
Chon: Knuckles never got his own game.
Knuckles Chaotix: Am I a joke to you?
yes u are knuckles chaotix
Persona 3, Jak 2, shadow the hedgehog, prince of persia games, you just couldn't escape this era of edgy games, even old school devil may cry wasn't as edgy as 3 was. Just look up the lyrics for divine hate in dmc3, the first game wasn't THAT edgy
I think about emo spiderman every day....
he thinks about you too...
"We're not gonna be talking about those new edgy games"
- The Suffering and Bioshock
Bro really trying to pretend like 2004 wasn't 2 decades ago.
Nice Tatsuro Yamashita album in the background!!
This was my favourite time period for games, movies and music in general. Yeah the 1980s and 90s had great stuff, but the 2000s just hit different for me. When the 2010s arrived I disliked the culture so much that I kept enjoying 2000s era content to this day.
that was my era bro and i never recovered
it was a pahse of betteer games yes...
Tomb Raider The Angel of Darkness (2003) tried to be the edgy phase of the saga. Artistically yes, in-game… well not so much
I fw your vibe heavy
Rayman 3 was my favorite example of 'franchise turned edgy'. The game had a lot of shitposty humor with some adult jokes and the 'badass' Combat Fatigue powerups yet it didn't try to take itself as seriously as something like Vexx to an insecure extent, and retained a lot of the whimsical appeal and magical atmosphere of the first games.
We missing the true edge lord game Prince of Persia Warrior Within
loved the video dude
10:49 I genuinely cannot tell if the joke is "There is a shadow game out right now that I don't know about" or if he actually doesn't know its out.
Even adult games still felt more mature in the 2000's. One of the best and most recent examples is Dragon Age Origins vs Veilguard.
Shadow the Hedgehog isn't a phase.
*Sonic X Shadow Generations would like to have a word* Look up Shadow's *DOOM* powers.
Shadow in Sonic X Shadow Generations (which came out about 2 weeks ago) can sprout wings, turn into an alien thing, ect.
Awesome video! Subscribed.
I ❤ PAC-MAN WORLD 3!!!!!
I subscribed immediately
W for Linkin Park. R.I.P. Chester
I say bring back the edge
9/11 really did shift narratives in games and movies for a while, and all of a sudden the baddies were no longer just dumb, goofy nuisances, lol. I'm not sure if you remember the PS3 game, Haze, but the dialogue in that game was so painfully edgy, it felt like it was written by a 14 year old, but the game was aimed at adults, lol.
I knew nothing about smash bros or some of the characters at the time but i had a smash bros brawl poster and it looked like it was in a night setting with everyone looking edgy. You look at the Sonic werehog game cover. They looked like that.
I honestly thought link was a talker when i saw it as he looked like he wanted to tear soneones face off literally. He had his hand ready to rip something.
I’m gonna hold you at gunpoint unless you tell me right now where you got that tatsuro yamashita vinyl rn (please)
my gf got it for me online years ago! i can ask her where she got it if ur really dying to know lmao. it was a lil pricey
Now we are in the "sanitized corporation" era and I hate it. I miss the y2k aesthetic (despite not even being born back then lol)
8:08 This was so unnecessarily funny to me
yall forgot about jazz jackrabit
Apology accepted 😂, then you should come to San Diego during Comic con month and visit the pop up Sonic Cafe and conduct a survey.
shadow is so hard
erm
I’m just tired of people using the word “edgy” to criticize these games back then instead of refusing to appreciate them on their own merits.
Acknowledging an aesthetic choice influenced by culture is fine: but people take it too far
Dude where's the Prototype mention??
Please tell me Shadow The Hedgehog isn't really in the video...
As a San Diegoin I will say Shadow is cooler and he loves Latinas.
tight
@ Shadow would love San Diego I’m just saying.
@@aaronsouth7906 "why is it so damn sunny"
Ok next we need to study the brown era of gaming
Ya know what, yeah, it was a phase. But you know what? I'll start feeling embarrassed about it once you show me a permanent state of the self. I'll mcfucking wait
also better graphics played a role in games having grittier and more serious topics
Edgyest thing ive ever played was eternal damnation for postal 2
They just released a new shadow game actually!!
Jack off Jill dwarves my chemical romance everytime
*GTA3 kicked off the edge 👌 picking up a hooker and watching my car shake changed everything* 😂
Hot mulligans cool but if you like pop punk there’s this new band I found called New Aesthetic. 10/10 for sure
ok i listened to them and they are kinda dope. ngl tho, hot mulligan is unmatched rn. still appreciate the rec
@chon.digital absolutely fam keep up the fire content
Bro is shaped like a Ludo piece 😂
Are you at all connected to the band called Chon?
no but they are goated
Bro how could you not mention nfs most wanted
They actually re-released epic Mickey on modern consuls this year
They censor it the game is so hard they had the censor it from modern audiences The WII does what the PS5 can’t.
I’m totally joking I didn’t even buy Epic Mickey Remaster It’s just like a $60 game it’s a little more expensive than I wanna pay for something that came out on the WII
cut your hair bro. or don't out of spite of this comment and live your life this way.
Banger video! And thank you for the Hot Mulligan suggestion, they slap 👌
thank you boss, glad you liked them too they are goated with the sauce
why are zoomers so unfunny?
9/11
@@MiguelAviles175 jajajajajajaja
Despite owning multiple unregistered firearms, Shadow the Hedgehog is known to only shoot at black creatures. This is because he votes republican.
You do realize Shadow is part Black Arms, right?