@@marinn00 yeah but your dumbass would have gotten the proper answer immediately. *DUH* Instead you had to wait HOURS, only for me to tell you this. *ha*
@@seb24789 Same chance as getting a Mage: The Ascension game. VTM has always been a fan-favourite and has a steady consumer base. HTR is, well, WoD for beginners. It's a shame that White Wolf didn't give this IP so much attention since it could bring us an Uwe Boll trashy flick to compliment that shlocky Kindred: The Embraced TV series .
You have no idea how many similar comments I get about HTR. It's just one of those games that runs through people's minds randomly. Glad to feed that nostalgia hit with my videos. Ha!
This is one of those "when judging a book by its cover goes wrong" always overlooked this game. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, going to look for a copy soon.
Yeah bro it's crazy but you have to play all 3 games and you see that the girl who's parents died is one of the main protagonists in hunter the reckoning redeemer
Me and my Dad was too when I was little. Man, that Teddy Bear totally gave me PTSD lol. We did finally beat him and he was cheering me on while I was the last one and clutched it! Best feeling ever.
I saw my cousins and nephew play this as a child and it haunted me for years and I couldn't remember the name until I got help from Yahoo Answers. All I could remember, and this was the scene that scared me, was a girl in a church, her teddy bear turns into a demon monster and kills her and then you have to fight it. I played very child friendly games growing up so seeing such violence in a game just immediately turned me off from horror games at that point. Years later and I love horror, go figure. I also always thought it was a shooter game until now so thanks for that.
Ah yes, the golden age of gaming, the good old days when you could play games with your friends on one console with one copy. 4 player couch coop, imagine the travesty that must be to the ears of game industrialist nowadays.
The days when you would walk into a video store and browse the cover art and read the description, because there were so many different games out there.
I find myself playing remakes, remasteres, and retro games more than triple aaa titles now a days. Video games are in a bad place right now. With that being said, streets of rage 4 is what gaming needed.
I was a big Judge fanboy. What I love about the character when a person believing in creationism in a supernatural or cyberpunk setting. A warrior spirit that uses a piercing light to defeat monsters. I loved Judge and how he was not the kind of religious character that is over the top. He is a good character because he isn't a cynical rationalist that Avenger turned out to be. Normally a religious character are written to be corrupt and morally repulsive characters. But Judge is not called or criticised as naive for holding a holy foundation. I think something else is how Judge has the best default spell in the entire game. It can obliterate mobs and bosses while Avenger and Martyr have to self buff themselves for melee combat. Avenger and Martyr are risky because in melee fighting a mob and lack of stun animations means they can get torn apart for noobs. I think Martyr's spell should have an increased amount of hit stun because Avenger's flat damage buff is better, while Martyr could provide ultility. Judge had a general edge over the other Hunters for the early game. Once I got used to the combat system of Hunter. I grew to appreciate Avenger and Defender.
He also had a crossbow that was very effective against vampires. He is one of the strongest characters in the game. I mainly played the females myself.
alright man, kudos. i watched your entire RE retrospective series and because of it i'm replaying the entirety (including several titles i never played because i didn't have the consoles i needed. hurray to the "remaster/re-release generation of now). it was awesome. you did great work. but now... you're doing HUNTER? my favorite gauntlet-style that nobody except my two best friends in middle school had ever heard of? bruh. it took us three weekends in a row of sleepovers to finish this one up and we loved it. i was just sad that by the time i got my hands on redeemer we had all moved on and didn't play as much together.
I had a similar experience with my brother. Glad other people love this series as much as me! Also, happy to inspire people to check out some Re games. That's the best compliment I could get.
I loved this game so much. Back when it was new on PS2 me and my roommates played the game through on every difficulty. 4 player couch coop was so good back in those days
Man I grew up hesitantly playing this as the Judge, with my older brother as the Martyr. So much fun but I was constantly terrified. I vividly remember imagining the schoolyard boss's clunky walking animation was just him dancing to the game's music in an effort to calm my nerves, I'm not even joking. This is the first video of yours that I've seen, definitely going to stay tuned and check out the rest of your catalog. Thanks for the content!
fucking loved this game the best gamecube coop game i've ever played , killing zombies , fighting bullet sponge bosses, dying constantly , running around trying to know what to do, damn i wish i had someone to play this game with
also, for the record, the gamecube version was pretty much identical to xbox, but with the omission of a taunt button. also, in four player, this game gets exponentially harder. it seems there is a damage downscale effect that occurs when you add in other players. we never managed to beat this game with a full squad despite several attempts, but i could clear it solo with 10+ lives just about any time i tried.
Listen here Mr. Avalanche, I just recently came across your channel while looking for some Dead Space crap to listen to and I’ll tell ya every single video has been top notch. Thank you for your work, these are all masterpieces.
Thank you!!!! A friend and I spent a weekend beating this game and had a blast. I was just remembering the rpg aspects of the game. There were also secrets and alternative routes, I believe. Left a memory, Thank you for making this video.
Every once in a while I'll remember Carpenter shouting, "YOU... YOU FUCKING SHEEP!" and it'll be at the most random times of my life. That twist though when he looses his shit is awesome though.
I was also a Judge main when I played this way back in the day with my bros. You made me buy this game again haha I love your retrospective videos man keep it up! This is a series that definitely doesn’t get enough love and is honestly weirdly absent from many other gaming UA-cam channels lol I’m glad you are covering it!
I have always been more of a Hunter: The Vigil fan, but this game and a few good actual plays of Reckoning have given me more of an appreciation for it.
Finally, someone acknowledges how underpowerred the PS2 is, espeacially when compared to the X-Box. This game is a masterpeice. Everyone I meet wants to play lt, even lf we only played lt once ten years ago. It has THAT much appeal. And the damned soundtrack is so amazing.
After that review I just bought that lovely game for my Xbox :D today. I really love the way you review "Hunter The Reckoning" in very much every detail and aspect of it's making. that's the way I wish the common videogame journalists would treat our games with such respect.
As a fan of the setting? I absolutely get where you're coming from. You are judging this on its own merits as opposed t ocomparing it to the everything released for the tabletop community. Your review is appreciated and enjoyed.
You talking about how you and your brother saw this game back in the day on a block buster shelf brings me back. Same story with me and my brother. We used to play gauntlet dark legacy as well together. Good times.
Ahhh yes, this was one of my favorites. I remember it was one of my favorites and I would even argue that it is still more fun to play than most of the current games of this genre.
I’m so happy you decided to do hunter the reckoning it was my absolute favorite game when I was a teenager I wish it had been continued or even remastered would be cool with me too
This game was one of my favorite couch co-op games of all time. I don't remember much jank, but I also put up with a lot more in those days. I do feel like it's worth a play nowadays with some friends and maybe even a revisit at some point. Thanks for the video, its good to know this game didn't completely fall through the cracks.
I played this plucky little H&S in its day, and years later when I had become a tabletopper, played World of Darkness a bit, yet never deduced their connection. Great retrospective, as usual, Ser.
Hunter was one of my favorite games in the old X-Box! My favorite character was the Martyr. I loved just mowing down enemies with her dual pistols. Also, one time, my friends wanted to turn on friendly fire and fight each other. I just asked them, "Are you sure?" and they laughed. I then activated Retribution and stood still and slaughtered them both. They didn't want to try that again. Also, in Wayward, the second game for the PS2, the Edges that give you passive buffs (like speed or melee damage) could stack as long as you could use it again before the effect wore off. By myself, again as the Martyr, I could stack Demand up to 3 times before the first one wore off! Since her outfit and hair are blue in that game, I called her Sonic the Hunter, and she could really move!
i don't think i'm right and i might have made this up i don't know, but is this the series with those red-ish soldiers who seems to be infected in a way, like their gasmask opens up a little and theres like teeth and a tounge and he walks away? does anyone know? and i think you can be one of the soldiers and he has like some sort of riot shield?
amazing game. had the chance to replay it within the last couple years and it holds up in every way. props to the team that made it and the voice actors. some of it wasnt the best but at least the characters felt real also carpenter is cool af
One of my fav games of all time! So many stoned nights with a couple buddies slaying hordes. I’m pretty sure there was a roll in the game, which helps with the hoards.
Great review. I play a ton of the White Wolf pen and paper games and Hunter is one of my favorites by far. I want to review these later down the line at some point also and it was great hearing you express some of the things I've always thought about it. I'm fond of the jank it has.
I can’t believe I just thought about this game randomly after not having even seen it for over 20 years. Imma get some popcorn and watch a full play through of this 🤘
Replaying this right now! first time with my little brother, usually played with my older one. Yes, it's very fun and can be frustrating.. lol. I wish we could try 3 or 4 players again. Ughhhh so much fun! And it can be harder at some points because everyone can only heal once if you have 4 players at a heal spot- and everyone is running different directions and you can only be so far away from your party 😂 Loved this video ❤️ Everything was Spot. On.
I played the table top roleplaying game for years and it always confuses me to see hunters taking on hordes of monsters. In the roleplaying game you are on the wrong end of the food chain. You barely survive two zombies. A vampire is dangerous as hell. You have to plan and execute extremly clever to bring monsters like this down. Wouldn't have been the same game if they captured it this way. But I always liked being the underdog, trying to juggle my privat life at day with the hunt at night. And sooner or later always loose both fights. It is a really nice experience.
@@tequilawhiskey you're probably right, but as someone who has only played like 2 COD games, and never finished either because they're fucking boring. MGS will still be my go to reference for a FAMAS.
Looking through videos to watch "Oh, this looks neat. I'll learn about this game." Watches 5 minutes "Holy shit, I used to rent constantly and have beat this game." You literally unlocked a memory I had 100% forgotten.
My friends and I use to play this game when we were kids. The difficulty was ridiculous, we could never beat it. I played Redeemer to death too! Hope one day this game comes back. It was a blast!
A CLASSIC. One of the first games I go to experience couch co-op with growing up. Also kinda responsible for my interest in occultic stuff, thanks for the retrospective!
Like most tabletop games, this game was made for co-op. You can solo it, but it's brutal. I mained the Martyr, and was basically the team's sheep-dog and the unofficial tank in boss fights. I would run circles around the zombie hordes with my weak but rapid fire pistols constantly staggering the ones on the outside of the group. Circling them, I'd end up shoving them into a ball. My brother always played the Avenger, and he would just charge through the cluster swinging his axe. In a boss fight, I'd activate Retribution and stand in its face slashing with knives. That Edge makes you invincible for a short time, while reflecting damage you would have taken back at the enemies. The Defender was the strongest at a range, and the only healer. A friend of mine liked to play her during co-op. She made playthroughs so much easier. The Judge was second worst at everything, but had the ability to one-shot vampires, gargoyles, and large crowds of trash enemies. He was the only "blasty" spell caster. Super useful to have. Outside of boss fights, he put in a lot of work. During a boss fight, he was just sorta there, lol. He'd blow through his mana and then just have his crossbow to rely on, so I usually let whoever was playing him grab some of the nicer ammunition weapons. Whenever we came across stat upgrade runes, we'd double down on what our strengths were. Ranged damage for the Accuracy for the Defender, Strength for the Avenger, Conviction for the Judge, and Speed for the Martyr. So we could continue to do our jobs well. I beat it solo before as the Martyr, and it was so satisfying grabbing all the upgrades and actually having good damage added to her amazing fire rate, lol. One tip I think a lot of people don't realize to help with the melee combat: If you push the aiming control stick the same direction you're running and do a melee attack, you'll do a running attack. You won't stop moving, helping you avoid enemy attacks that could stagger you, and you do a quick one-two swipe. With the Avenger, you turn into a lawn mower as you charge through a room. This is a game where staying in motion definitely helps, like bullet hell games, so slashing as you keep running makes melee combat much more viable.
i always kind of wondered, why when you saved innocents in the game they would say things like "what the hell is wrong with you people, you are all crazy/have gone mad", why arent they grateful for being saved from the literal zombies and monsters lol
One of my favorite games from my childhood. My brother, my best friend, and myself would spend hours playing this in my original Xbox. I would kill for a proper reboot/ remake.
I have never heard of this game before but man this looks pretty good! This review has made me want to check out the game and the universe in general. Oh man if I could find a gamecube copy and get three buddies over, relive those good ol' gauntlet days hahaha great review!!
Funny enough this game has been ingrained in my brain ever since I saw my uncle play this game on his original Xbox. The possessed teddy bear was the moment in question and for the life of me for the longest time I had no idea what the name of the game was until today.
Nice! Putting the popular retrospective options aside to bring a fresh, and hidden kind of game is what I look for in this channel. You never disappoint my sexy bald weeb ❤️
Yeah, I keep getting comments like "how come over never heard of this?" reviewers need to get their shit together and start bringing attention to the good stuff.
I had no idea it was a pen and paper game first. And I’ve always played D&D. When it came out on Xbox I played it and loved its multiplayer with my brother.
I know this is 4 years old but damnt do I miss HTR. I had an absolute blast playing this hidden gem on GameCube. 32 years old now and mannn would it be so freaking cool if they just out of no where announce HTR remaster 🥹🥹.
Looking forward to the entire retrospective. Playing this on the Xbox One X at native 4K is pretty sweet...though I haven't had a chance to play any co-op with it on the X. I remember 4 player matches often getting crazy as with 4 playing it was pretty common for one of the party lagging behind to get pinched in the screen and having to yell at the rest of the players to come back so they could get un-pinched from the scenery to join back up with the rest of the party.
I remember playing this with my brother and cousins in 4 player co-op. We never beat the game or got that far. We got to the point when we had to fight vampires and couldn't get past them because they were so tough to fight. We all eventually just kinda stopped playing because we couldn't beat the vampires and just kept dying. One day i continued playing by myself. Then I realized how OP the priest was against vampires because his crossbow could 1 shot them and instantly kill them. Wish I would have known that ahead of time lol.
Awesome video! This is nothing but pure speculation on my part, but I have a feeling the devs were the ones that approached white wolf about doing the game. Given their former projects, it just seems like a labor of love on their part, cause they all played the table top version and we're big fans. Makes me wanna play my OG Xbox. Picked this up for like 3 bucks at some pawn shop awhile back, along with call of Cthulhu dark corners of the earth and wario world for the GC. Again all for 2.25 or 3 bux USD. One of my game hunting highlights there, but I digress...
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What does this do ?
@@marinn00 Google?
BubbaSteve Garcia takes the same amount of effort to type what it does than to type google duh
@@marinn00 yeah but your dumbass would have gotten the proper answer immediately. *DUH* Instead you had to wait HOURS, only for me to tell you this. *ha*
@@bubbastevegarcia2459 Well, since I'm not an asshole, I'll just answer for you:
It's a cheat code to unlock the best level of all weapons.
I miss Hunter the reckoning every single day, it's good to see that it hasn't been forgotten entirely.
Aren't there 2 or 3 new WoD games being made right now? Maybe we get a new Hunter if those sell well....
@@seb24789 Cross your fingers, I will too.
Xboxone backwards
@@seb24789 Same chance as getting a Mage: The Ascension game. VTM has always been a fan-favourite and has a steady consumer base. HTR is, well, WoD for beginners. It's a shame that White Wolf didn't give this IP so much attention since it could bring us an Uwe Boll trashy flick to compliment that shlocky Kindred: The Embraced TV series .
I really really wish they would give us all 3 games on pc / steam
I literally just randomly thought about this game and I’m so glad there’s a 25 min video about it.
You have no idea how many similar comments I get about HTR. It's just one of those games that runs through people's minds randomly. Glad to feed that nostalgia hit with my videos. Ha!
Same here. Had such a blast playing this my friends as a kid. Gonna emulate it for the pc for a hit of nostalgia
17 years later and this game still looks really good. I would love a sequel or a remake.
Me too! One of my favorites I played growing up. If I ever became rich I would fund it lmao 🤣
Modern day HD remakes of Reckoning and Wayward would be amazing.
This is one of those "when judging a book by its cover goes wrong" always overlooked this game. Thanks for bringing this to my attention, going to look for a copy soon.
Now that's what I like to hear!
Played it heavy with my brother growin up and btw my name is Terrance as well lol
Me and My Dad played it when I was little. My god it was so fricking awesome even though Teddy Bears became my ultimate nightmare lol.
I remember playing 4 player coop of this. We never got past the vampire boss.
The amount of enemies at the rave was crazy.
Yeah fuck that guy.
The last boss? I remember being stuck on him for hours as a kid, then found out you're supposed to destroy the window barricade.
Tunah .Z never ever got past that fucker without cheats lol
Ya I never got past that vampire In that manor.
😂😂😂 I never forgot that boss I loved that game but couldn’t beat it .. I had to live with the regret of failure all these years
The giant teddy bear in the cathedral was brutal. Me and my friends were stuck on that boss for a while.
ibeyoutubin2 really?...
Yeah bro it's crazy but you have to play all 3 games and you see that the girl who's parents died is one of the main protagonists in hunter the reckoning redeemer
Me and my Dad was too when I was little. Man, that Teddy Bear totally gave me PTSD lol. We did finally beat him and he was cheering me on while I was the last one and clutched it! Best feeling ever.
I saw my cousins and nephew play this as a child and it haunted me for years and I couldn't remember the name until I got help from Yahoo Answers. All I could remember, and this was the scene that scared me, was a girl in a church, her teddy bear turns into a demon monster and kills her and then you have to fight it. I played very child friendly games growing up so seeing such violence in a game just immediately turned me off from horror games at that point. Years later and I love horror, go figure.
I also always thought it was a shooter game until now so thanks for that.
I remember spending hours on this game so much. I know im late to the party but its great to see it get the love it deserves..
Ah yes, the golden age of gaming, the good old days when you could play games with your friends on one console with one copy. 4 player couch coop, imagine the travesty that must be to the ears of game industrialist nowadays.
The days when you would walk into a video store and browse the cover art and read the description, because there were so many different games out there.
You still can it's called Nintendo
@@johnlawful2272 Not at all, A very couch multiplayer game, Civilisation 6, had the local coop removed. I was so disapointed.
I find myself playing remakes, remasteres, and retro games more than triple aaa titles now a days. Video games are in a bad place right now. With that being said, streets of rage 4 is what gaming needed.
Nostalgia
This game with 4 players was an absolute blast as a kid.
I remember a lot of screaming
I played Martyr constantly. Dual pistols for the win
My wife plays here most of the time.
I was a big Judge fanboy. What I love about the character when a person believing in creationism in a supernatural or cyberpunk setting. A warrior spirit that uses a piercing light to defeat monsters.
I loved Judge and how he was not the kind of religious character that is over the top.
He is a good character because he isn't a cynical rationalist that Avenger turned out to be. Normally a religious character are written to be corrupt and morally repulsive characters. But Judge is not called or criticised as naive for holding a holy foundation.
I think something else is how Judge has the best default spell in the entire game. It can obliterate mobs and bosses while Avenger and Martyr have to self buff themselves for melee combat. Avenger and Martyr are risky because in melee fighting a mob and lack of stun animations means they can get torn apart for noobs. I think Martyr's spell should have an increased amount of hit stun because Avenger's flat damage buff is better, while Martyr could provide ultility.
Judge had a general edge over the other Hunters for the early game. Once I got used to the combat system of Hunter. I grew to appreciate Avenger and Defender.
He also had a crossbow that was very effective against vampires. He is one of the strongest characters in the game. I mainly played the females myself.
Arguably Defender was the most balanced character and she was a healer
alright man, kudos. i watched your entire RE retrospective series and because of it i'm replaying the entirety (including several titles i never played because i didn't have the consoles i needed. hurray to the "remaster/re-release generation of now). it was awesome. you did great work.
but now... you're doing HUNTER? my favorite gauntlet-style that nobody except my two best friends in middle school had ever heard of? bruh. it took us three weekends in a row of sleepovers to finish this one up and we loved it. i was just sad that by the time i got my hands on redeemer we had all moved on and didn't play as much together.
I had a similar experience with my brother. Glad other people love this series as much as me! Also, happy to inspire people to check out some Re games. That's the best compliment I could get.
I loved this game so much. Back when it was new on PS2 me and my roommates played the game through on every difficulty. 4 player couch coop was so good back in those days
Man I grew up hesitantly playing this as the Judge, with my older brother as the Martyr. So much fun but I was constantly terrified. I vividly remember imagining the schoolyard boss's clunky walking animation was just him dancing to the game's music in an effort to calm my nerves, I'm not even joking. This is the first video of yours that I've seen, definitely going to stay tuned and check out the rest of your catalog. Thanks for the content!
fucking loved this game
the best gamecube coop game i've ever played , killing zombies , fighting bullet sponge bosses, dying constantly , running around trying to know what to do, damn i wish i had someone to play this game with
also, for the record, the gamecube version was pretty much identical to xbox, but with the omission of a taunt button. also, in four player, this game gets exponentially harder. it seems there is a damage downscale effect that occurs when you add in other players. we never managed to beat this game with a full squad despite several attempts, but i could clear it solo with 10+ lives just about any time i tried.
I noticed that too. Me and the wife play these games often, and we can never beat them, but I always beat it with a lot of lives to spare on single.
I vaguely remember a vampire boss that once took us about 6 hours to get past as a 4 man/boy.
Listen here Mr. Avalanche, I just recently came across your channel while looking for some Dead Space crap to listen to and I’ll tell ya every single video has been top notch. Thank you for your work, these are all masterpieces.
I memba trying to look up the miniskirt girl while doing a side dodge
Ha! You're not the only one
Her panties are blue.
not me. respect and all that
@@Missquerade I'm sure the cluster of polygons are grateful for your decency...
@@FireLordIroh if they're worthy to beat off to they're worthy of that, lol
This series was a family favorite growing up, and I can happily say 4 player co op is a blast
Thank you!!!! A friend and I spent a weekend beating this game and had a blast. I was just remembering the rpg aspects of the game. There were also secrets and alternative routes, I believe.
Left a memory, Thank you for making this video.
That’s what I’m here for! Helping people remember the past, one game at a time.
Every once in a while I'll remember Carpenter shouting, "YOU... YOU FUCKING SHEEP!" and it'll be at the most random times of my life. That twist though when he looses his shit is awesome though.
I was also a Judge main when I played this way back in the day with my bros. You made me buy this game again haha I love your retrospective videos man keep it up! This is a series that definitely doesn’t get enough love and is honestly weirdly absent from many other gaming UA-cam channels lol I’m glad you are covering it!
I'm so happy you've covered this game. This video has brought so many happy memories
You know it's gonna be a good day when Jared posts a new video
I have always been more of a Hunter: The Vigil fan, but this game and a few good actual plays of Reckoning have given me more of an appreciation for it.
Jose Sanchez, yeah the Vigil works just a little better than the Reckoning.
Finally, someone acknowledges how underpowerred the PS2 is, espeacially when compared to the X-Box. This game is a masterpeice. Everyone I meet wants to play lt, even lf we only played lt once ten years ago. It has THAT much appeal. And the damned soundtrack is so amazing.
I was addicted to this game when I younger thanks for bringing back the memories
I loved these so much. I was obsessed with squeezing every last thing from each character. So many hours.
After that review I just bought that lovely game for my Xbox :D today. I really love the way you review "Hunter The Reckoning" in very much every detail and aspect of it's making. that's the way I wish the common videogame journalists would treat our games with such respect.
I loved Hunter The Reckoning on Xbox...The music was awesome for this game as well! It helped compensate for some of control jankyness in my option.
One hell of a throwback I loved the teddy bear fight
As a fan of the setting?
I absolutely get where you're coming from. You are judging this on its own merits as opposed t ocomparing it to the everything released for the tabletop community.
Your review is appreciated and enjoyed.
Great pick brother.I played the PS2 one growing up and absolutely loved it. I'm looking forward to your video on that. Keep up the good work!
I started with loving the first game, but the ps2 sequel is where I spent most of my time. I'll have a review for that one up 2 weeks from now.
Wow, this is high up on the “games I vaguely remember renting and enjoying as a kid” list👌🏾
Ha! That's the best list
@@AvalancheReviews t'is my friend. Keep it up!
It really is a classic franchise. Mage was my favorite tabletop scene, but most of their second edition work was pretty exciting.
One of the most underrated games of its generation! I spent many many hours killing of rotters! Glad others remember it
Definitely
You talking about how you and your brother saw this game back in the day on a block buster shelf brings me back. Same story with me and my brother. We used to play gauntlet dark legacy as well together. Good times.
Ahhh yes, this was one of my favorites. I remember it was one of my favorites and I would even argue that it is still more fun to play than most of the current games of this genre.
Defender was so well rounded, I thought she was the best for solo play.
My wife always plays her. I used her in my most recent Wayward playthrough. She's fucking awesome.
This game might be just what i was looking for!
Thanks, my dude!
I’m so happy you decided to do hunter the reckoning it was my absolute favorite game when I was a teenager I wish it had been continued or even remastered would be cool with me too
If you own an Xbox One X, it has been remastered in 4k/60fps through backwards compatibility.
Been thinking of playing this series again, or maybe digging out my books and run a game.
This game was one of my favorite couch co-op games of all time. I don't remember much jank, but I also put up with a lot more in those days. I do feel like it's worth a play nowadays with some friends and maybe even a revisit at some point. Thanks for the video, its good to know this game didn't completely fall through the cracks.
P.S. that escort mission sucked so much!
I played this plucky little H&S in its day, and years later when I had become a tabletopper, played World of Darkness a bit, yet never deduced their connection. Great retrospective, as usual, Ser.
Sick video! I love the 25 minute deep dive into a game I’ve never even heard of.
That's what ya boy does best
I've been quietly praying for a remake of these games for years. Or at least ports so i dont have to remember how to run my emulators lol
You and me both.
It's these type of games that scratch that certain reflex itch & i love it!
That's what I like to see, some much needed love for this game. I only played this and redeemer, looking forward for your video on wayward
Hell yes! It will be line in less than 2 weeks.
I'm glad this series is getting the love it deserves
Hunter was one of my favorite games in the old X-Box! My favorite character was the Martyr. I loved just mowing down enemies with her dual pistols. Also, one time, my friends wanted to turn on friendly fire and fight each other. I just asked them, "Are you sure?" and they laughed. I then activated Retribution and stood still and slaughtered them both. They didn't want to try that again.
Also, in Wayward, the second game for the PS2, the Edges that give you passive buffs (like speed or melee damage) could stack as long as you could use it again before the effect wore off. By myself, again as the Martyr, I could stack Demand up to 3 times before the first one wore off! Since her outfit and hair are blue in that game, I called her Sonic the Hunter, and she could really move!
i don't think i'm right and i might have made this up i don't know, but is this the series with those red-ish soldiers who seems to be infected in a way, like their gasmask opens up a little and theres like teeth and a tounge and he walks away? does anyone know? and i think you can be one of the soldiers and he has like some sort of riot shield?
Glad to see that of everyone on UA-cam I know to cover Hunter as well, it would be you! Great job!
Couldn't have done it, if you hadn't convinced me to get an Xbox m8!
amazing game. had the chance to replay it within the last couple years and it holds up in every way. props to the team that made it and the voice actors. some of it wasnt the best but at least the characters felt real
also carpenter is cool af
Wow great retrospective. This convinced me to buy both games. Just found them both for $17. Gonna pick them up tomorrow.
One of my favorite games on Xbox, wish they remaster this on PS4.
Maybe one day
One of my fav games of all time!
So many stoned nights with a couple buddies slaying hordes.
I’m pretty sure there was a roll in the game, which helps with the hoards.
Xbox has this Backwards Compatible.
Matt literally the only reason I wanna buy an Xbox again
Not the sequels though :(
Wow gunna buy it tonight
I remember play this in PS2, fun times! =)
Great review. I play a ton of the White Wolf pen and paper games and Hunter is one of my favorites by far. I want to review these later down the line at some point also and it was great hearing you express some of the things I've always thought about it. I'm fond of the jank it has.
Yeah the jank definitely helps define it
Awesome little game. Rented this one many weekends in high school to play through with a buddy. Thanks for sharing!
I can’t believe I just thought about this game randomly after not having even seen it for over 20 years. Imma get some popcorn and watch a full play through of this 🤘
Replaying this right now! first time with my little brother, usually played with my older one. Yes, it's very fun and can be frustrating.. lol. I wish we could try 3 or 4 players again. Ughhhh so much fun! And it can be harder at some points because everyone can only heal once if you have 4 players at a heal spot- and everyone is running different directions and you can only be so far away from your party 😂
Loved this video ❤️ Everything was Spot. On.
I remember being so infatuated when me n my friends dwell into this blindly on xbox, it was so much fun :D
Wow! Good next choice of series. I used to love this game!
I played the table top roleplaying game for years and it always confuses me to see hunters taking on hordes of monsters. In the roleplaying game you are on the wrong end of the food chain. You barely survive two zombies. A vampire is dangerous as hell. You have to plan and execute extremly clever to bring monsters like this down. Wouldn't have been the same game if they captured it this way. But I always liked being the underdog, trying to juggle my privat life at day with the hunt at night. And sooner or later always loose both fights. It is a really nice experience.
I always passed this up at my local game store . I'm definitely gonna pick it up next time . Thanks for the insightful video .
I love hearing that!
I used to play this in my youth cool to see someone actually review/break it down!!
I was surprised to see a pretty sparse amount of videos on the Hunter games. I had to throw my hat in the ring.
used to couch co-op this with three of my friends. There wasn't a callous free finger in the room. Good times.
Some kind of bullpup rifle? That's a FAMAS, dude. Everyone's favorite gun they've never shot. MGS is certainly to blame.
Nah, despite how critical mgs1 is, i think far far more people were exposed to it via COD.
@@tequilawhiskey you're probably right, but as someone who has only played like 2 COD games, and never finished either because they're fucking boring. MGS will still be my go to reference for a FAMAS.
Looking through videos to watch
"Oh, this looks neat. I'll learn about this game."
Watches 5 minutes
"Holy shit, I used to rent constantly and have beat this game."
You literally unlocked a memory I had 100% forgotten.
My friends and I use to play this game when we were kids. The difficulty was ridiculous, we could never beat it. I played Redeemer to death too! Hope one day this game comes back. It was a blast!
Thank you! I have had vague memories of this game series with no idea what it actually was for YEARS 😂
My pleasure!
A CLASSIC. One of the first games I go to experience couch co-op with growing up. Also kinda responsible for my interest in occultic stuff, thanks for the retrospective!
Hell, I was just looking for a reason to replay these games. Very happy to provide a bit of entertainment as well.
Another day, another avalanche retrospective
Like most tabletop games, this game was made for co-op. You can solo it, but it's brutal. I mained the Martyr, and was basically the team's sheep-dog and the unofficial tank in boss fights. I would run circles around the zombie hordes with my weak but rapid fire pistols constantly staggering the ones on the outside of the group. Circling them, I'd end up shoving them into a ball. My brother always played the Avenger, and he would just charge through the cluster swinging his axe. In a boss fight, I'd activate Retribution and stand in its face slashing with knives. That Edge makes you invincible for a short time, while reflecting damage you would have taken back at the enemies.
The Defender was the strongest at a range, and the only healer. A friend of mine liked to play her during co-op. She made playthroughs so much easier. The Judge was second worst at everything, but had the ability to one-shot vampires, gargoyles, and large crowds of trash enemies. He was the only "blasty" spell caster. Super useful to have. Outside of boss fights, he put in a lot of work. During a boss fight, he was just sorta there, lol. He'd blow through his mana and then just have his crossbow to rely on, so I usually let whoever was playing him grab some of the nicer ammunition weapons.
Whenever we came across stat upgrade runes, we'd double down on what our strengths were. Ranged damage for the Accuracy for the Defender, Strength for the Avenger, Conviction for the Judge, and Speed for the Martyr. So we could continue to do our jobs well. I beat it solo before as the Martyr, and it was so satisfying grabbing all the upgrades and actually having good damage added to her amazing fire rate, lol.
One tip I think a lot of people don't realize to help with the melee combat: If you push the aiming control stick the same direction you're running and do a melee attack, you'll do a running attack. You won't stop moving, helping you avoid enemy attacks that could stagger you, and you do a quick one-two swipe. With the Avenger, you turn into a lawn mower as you charge through a room. This is a game where staying in motion definitely helps, like bullet hell games, so slashing as you keep running makes melee combat much more viable.
Great series! I always looked at High Voltage’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ game as Judge’s “early years”. 😅
This was by far one of my fav games on Xbox. To this day I’m still looking for a current age game to give me this feel and fun
I remember this game as a kid and loved it for what it was.
i absolutely loved this game. so many memories
i always kind of wondered, why when you saved innocents in the game they would say things like "what the hell is wrong with you people, you are all crazy/have gone mad", why arent they grateful for being saved from the literal zombies and monsters lol
One of my favorite games from my childhood. My brother, my best friend, and myself would spend hours playing this in my original Xbox. I would kill for a proper reboot/ remake.
I have never heard of this game before but man this looks pretty good! This review has made me want to check out the game and the universe in general. Oh man if I could find a gamecube copy and get three buddies over, relive those good ol' gauntlet days hahaha great review!!
came for the silent hill reviews, subbed when i found this gem of a review. thank you.
Funny enough this game has been ingrained in my brain ever since I saw my uncle play this game on his original Xbox. The possessed teddy bear was the moment in question and for the life of me for the longest time I had no idea what the name of the game was until today.
Nice! Putting the popular retrospective options aside to bring a fresh, and hidden kind of game is what I look for in this channel. You never disappoint my sexy bald weeb ❤️
I thank you for your kind words.......in a very sexy and bald kind of way.
Just bought an Og Xbox and picked this up I remember the teddy bear boss from my childhood and deep dived into my memories to remember the name
I love that the first spider boss basically just vibes
I have fond memories of playing this with my sisters, and it was a blast. I think we rented also, for the Xbox.
I'm gonna like it before I watch, because nobody has reviewed this game, and it's a hidden gem
Yeah, I keep getting comments like "how come over never heard of this?" reviewers need to get their shit together and start bringing attention to the good stuff.
I had no idea it was a pen and paper game first. And I’ve always played D&D. When it came out on Xbox I played it and loved its multiplayer with my brother.
It's like you read my mind! I've been thinking about Hunter The Reckoning recently and wishing for a new entry.
Fuck! You and me both!
I owned all of these games at one point. I wad a Father Cortez player, too.
I know this is 4 years old but damnt do I miss HTR. I had an absolute blast playing this hidden gem on GameCube. 32 years old now and mannn would it be so freaking cool if they just out of no where announce HTR remaster 🥹🥹.
So what is the difference between Hunter: The Reckoning vs Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer?
Redeemer is a sequel with new characters and a new story.
@@AvalancheReviews Ok I was thinking that, but wasn't 100% sure, Thank You
Looking forward to the entire retrospective. Playing this on the Xbox One X at native 4K is pretty sweet...though I haven't had a chance to play any co-op with it on the X. I remember 4 player matches often getting crazy as with 4 playing it was pretty common for one of the party lagging behind to get pinched in the screen and having to yell at the rest of the players to come back so they could get un-pinched from the scenery to join back up with the rest of the party.
HA! Me and the wife have that issue when we're playing.
I remember playing this with my brother and cousins in 4 player co-op. We never beat the game or got that far. We got to the point when we had to fight vampires and couldn't get past them because they were so tough to fight. We all eventually just kinda stopped playing because we couldn't beat the vampires and just kept dying. One day i continued playing by myself. Then I realized how OP the priest was against vampires because his crossbow could 1 shot them and instantly kill them. Wish I would have known that ahead of time lol.
Awesome video! This is nothing but pure speculation on my part, but I have a feeling the devs were the ones that approached white wolf about doing the game. Given their former projects, it just seems like a labor of love on their part, cause they all played the table top version and we're big fans. Makes me wanna play my OG Xbox. Picked this up for like 3 bucks at some pawn shop awhile back, along with call of Cthulhu dark corners of the earth and wario world for the GC. Again all for 2.25 or 3 bux USD. One of my game hunting highlights there, but I digress...
That makes a lot of sense. It's clear they were giving it their all. They had to be fans already.
I'd forgot about this game!!! I loved it so much
I think there was a little bit of story about the development of this game in a book by Tony C Caputo. Mostly about the mo-cap and so on.