UPDATE: They added an update that properly credits the original staff! A FEW CORRECTIONS: - You actually CAN zoom the camera out during the mazes in the original - I forgot the slot machine was also in the original as well - The Switch Version has a 60FPS mode in the options
Actually really surprised by how much effort they put into this. I kind of figured it would be a cheap and quick re-skin but they really didn't phone it in, they actually made a lot of logical changes to the gameplay and addressed the flaws of the original, something every remake should aspire to do. They obviously cared. Happy to see that. Hopefully World 2 gets the same treatment and maybe someday we'll get a new game in the series.
The main thing was that they really didn't have access to the source code and they had to basically remake the game from scratch. Which is fine because they did some great quality of life changes and make some bosses more easier to deal with.
One detail about the intro that I think makes the new one worse is that in the original, all the Pac-Family members were kidnapped not by the 4 OG ghosts, but by the bosses of the game. In the original game's intro, only Ms. Pac-Man was kidnapped by ghosts while Prof. Pac was grabbed by King Galaxian, Pac-Jr was grabbed by Krome Keeper, Pac-Buddy by Anubis Rex, and Pac-Baby and Pooka by HMS Windbag. It gave you a little sneak peak as to what was to come whereas the new intro doesn't do that.
Well, in the remake before every boss fight there's a cutscene showing Toc-Man creating/awakening the boss of that level, so maybe they needed to change the intro for the new context.
Oh, wow, that's... ...that's something that was not very clear to me, not gonna lie 🤣 In hindsight tho, it's honestly really cool, it makes the original intro even cooler really. However, I wouldn't be surprised if it probably wasn't very clear to the new team making the remake either, I can see them thinking they were kidnapped by the ghosts as well. Tho on the other hand, maybe they did know... but then they realized it wouldn't work. Toc-Man is now the one that even creates these bosses in the first place, and they only get created at the start of their boss fights, which means they wouldn't be around to capture the Pac Fam. So, maybe that's why they changed it. Also, huh, the Racer Clowns had no hand in the kidnappings, huh?
To be fair. They did kidnap his friends and family, on his birthday no less. So it does makes sense for Pac Man to not forgive them so easily in the original ending.
Eh, no, even if Orson kidnapped his friends and family, that doesn't make Pac Man gobbing him up okay. Pac Man just eating him up for doing that not only feels really childish and petty, but it feels harsh when it shouldn't be. I think that's why that original ending left a really bad taste in my mouth. Besides, kind of hypocritical of Pac Man to do that anyway, because him and Orson team up in World 3. Maybe even the people behind World 3 didn't like the original ending either.
He kidnapped his friends and family and actively tried to murder him. So no, he was very justified. And it’s not like Orsen died anyway. Oh and let’s not forget about the attempt at stealing his identity as well. There is such thing as being too forgiving. What Orsen did was not something you can just forgive because he has some pathetic sob story.
@@iconicweirdguy8678 THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT MADE HIM POPULAR IN THE FIRST PLACE??????? he was popular because he was one of the first CHARACTERS in a game and not some spaceship or paddle or whatever, if you're asking about personality i think pacman world 3 is a really good way of showing it
@@justyumi4410 Right I beat the entire game in 30FPS before realizing there was that option. It's hidden in the options menu under the License Agreement.
Out of all the Pac-Man games to get a remake, this one definitely deserved it the most. Still find it a little weird that it isn't a collection of the trilogy all remade though.
As cool as that would be I feel like it might've ran into the Spyro problem where they had to outsource stuff by the end of it so not every game gets created equally
Does make me wonder what the endgame is here. Surely Namco wants to squeeze as much of that Pac-Man World 2 Nostalgia...so perhaps they're looking to do a full overhaul ala Crash 4 when it comes to a World 3 Remake. Heaven knows it'd give them a reason to do as much as they could to put focus on Pac-Mom and actually make people care about her character...what little she has.
28:39 Regarding ENDING SPOILER: It is really cool how the original ending is used as essentially a dark path ending here. In makes total sense, as in that context Pacman would have failed to save one or more of his relatives, so he is much more inclined to go revengeance in the end.
TL;DR, Mrs. Pac-Man began life as somebody's fan-creation that Namco could use, but then money complications happened and so the guy sold her to the smelly scandalous dogs at AtGames, which is why she was replaced with Pac-Miss and Pac-Mama.
im really glad this is such a well done remake. my initial reaction was “oh they’re definitely gonna fuck this up” but seeing they actually managed to fix the game’s biggest issues really makes me happy.
Fun fact, the number "765" that appears in a lot of Namco games it's actually a reference to the name of the company. If you translate the number to japanese then it becomes "ナムゴー" or "namugoo" which sounds and looks like the japanese name of the company "ナムコ" or "Namuco".
While both the original and remake openings have their own strengths and weaknesses, I have to say I really miss the voice acting of the original. I especially loved the voice of Toc-Man, it’s the kind of voice that sounds booth cartoony and threatening at the same time, giving it a unique level charm that gibberish just can’t replace.
I love the new one personally as the voice acting of the original didn’t really match up with his goofy design of a clobby robot the new language adds style and identity to it tho it’s just my opinion.
Probably was done to make localization easier since they wouldn't need to hire more voice actors for different languages. Still weird considering they reused the music from the original without credit. Pretty sure they wouldn't need to pay the voice actors again anyways. Even professional voice actors don't get repayed, let alone folks who were definitely just staff.
What’s really weird is that despite that they replaced Ms. Pac-Man with Pac-Mom in this game, the soundtrack still has her theme sprinkled in the music. Even you can hear it from the title theme as well. XD I guess it’s a sneaky way to still acknowledge Ms. Pac-Man in the game while flipping off ATGames as well. XD
Honestly I love the ending in how the Ghost just gives Pacman this sob story and Pacman, while keeping that iconic smile, just eats him with no fucks given.
Kris is such an iconic mario character. His big blonde afro and signature orange ovarls are so cool. And the way he'd challange mario to try and find him in select levels of mario galaxy was so fun. Ya gotta love his cocky attitude. Honestly I couldn't imagine a time before Mario's brother Kris... And why would I want to?
765 easter egg is mainly because in japan using a pun system you say the numbers as Na Mu Ko. Namco. It is also used in Idolmaster for the main company you usually work for in the series 765 productions and pronounced Namuko Productions and referenced in smaller ways with tekken and ace combat as well And. Since you mentioned that a Japanese company handled the remake, they would have known what 765 would have mean to Namco, while the first American developer would never think too much about Seven Six Five
Somehow James criticizing the fact that Tommy Tallarico took credit for something he has little to no involvement in was WAY too accurate. (By the way, sometimes Joey does make music. And he does seem like he’s credited on doing some music on the game.)
I'm glad people are enjoying this remake. I've heard people enjoyed this more than the original, which is rare for most remakes. I'm hoping Bandai Namco will release a World 2 remake. I also hope Bamco fixes the legal issues with Ms. Pac-Man. You should definitely talk about the Klonoa remakes (or the original counterparts) and the spinoffs. Klonoa has become one of my new favorite video game characters this year.
I honestly never understood the problem with the original ending. I mean if someone kidnapped 6 of your friends/family members, tried repeatedly to get you killed as you tried to rescue them, basically try and steal your identity as well, and all on your birthday, and all because no one loved them, I don't think they are really deserving of any sympathy cause of the extreme things they did. That's why I never got the "Pac-Man is a jerk or sociopath" complaint from the OG. But otherwise great video as always!
Your ability to be balanced and grounded makes you one of the best reviewers on UA-cam. ACTUAL detailed measured analysis. You can do in 30 minutes what some people can't do in hours.
fr, i like long form content since i can put it in the background while doing stuff but james' content is short & concise enough to keep me fully engaged AND goes in depth with his analysis & perspective of it. that's what i like most about his videos
I was hoping Nitro would re-tackle this when it got announced. Speaking of Bandai platforms I'd love to see Klonoa on the channel some time. Especially with Phantasy Reverie out now.
Back in the Pac-Man World 3 review, I left a comment that mentioned how cool it would be if the original Pac-Man World got a remake, little did I know how gracefully that comment would age. And I am still very happy that platformers have become more common again, because it is still my favorite genre, and who knows, we might get a Pac-Man World 2 remake down the road, or a remake of another obscure platformer that people remember fondly. Overall, 2022 has been a great year for platformers, and who knows how crazy 2023 will be.
You could adjust the camera in the maze stages in World 1 and 2, they just didn't mention it. I think it's on the R button. Making it clearer in RePac was a massive improvement regardless lol
THANK YOU for putting Madotsuki at 24:45 . I was thinking where I've heard this song before and you putting gobou's lil' animation there really helped.
I didn't expect to see Tommy Tallarico stealing credits from someone on this video lmao. Also funny to see Joey Kuras there too, it's funny how one video about a sound effect can change how I perceive the credits from some old game hahhahh
I mean probably most people weren't expecting a remake of Spongebob: Battle For Bikini Bottom, but we got it, and probably from the success of remaking what is debatably an average platformer, might have fueled the interest in remaking other obscure/non-big platforming titles such as Kao the Kangaroo and Pac-Man World.
I think bfbb was, in part, due to the speedrun community around it (it started as just a group of friends, and got all the way to gdq! Very cool story imo) Just a cool time to be alive, wonder what else will be coming back
The spongebob platformer became popular because it was completely ridden with bugs which made it really fun (and funny) to speedrun. That's why a community developed around it. The problem is, the remake fixed the bugs, so it's now just a kind of decent but not amazing platformer. I had fun with it though. I buy every 3D platformer I can because I miss that era of games and I'm glad they're making a comeback.
I remember the first time I walked into my local arcade in 1982 and played Pac-Mom for the first time. Greatest arcade game of all time! Another game I have huge nostalgia for is Pac-Mom Maze Madness on the N64 - such fond memories!
The extra lives are pretty overkill combined with the weird lack of a drop shadow, but it is a real interesting reinterpretation. It's far less physics-driven compared to the original, but ends up being much tighter a game in the process.
I think the entire "Where's Ms. Pac-Man!?" section of this video at 5:25 was actually really interesting and informative. Growing up I used to play one of those mini portable home arcade cabinet versions of Ms. Pac Man that we still have to this day. I realize now that I should probably treasure it and keep it safe as her character really does seem to be getting retconned from existence. I didn't even realize this was a thing. Thanks for teaching me something, and, as always, great job on this video. Love your work James, you're one of my favorites!
765 is a goroawase number where some numbers can be pronounced in certain ways in multiple forms of Japanese, where you can form some fun wordplays by yourself. In this case, 765 stands for Na (Nana or 7 in Kunyomi), Mu (6 in Onyomi), Ko (5 or Go in Onyomi), which forms Na-Mu-Ko (Namco). 765 also appears a lot in Namco games. The first idol agency you get to play in The IDOLM@STER series is called 765 production.
I must correct you on one thing: 23:21 it doesn't exactly reuse the same soundtrack, in fact, half of the OST uses the original uncompressed tracks, while the other half tried to recreate ("remixed") the original tracks making them sound more compressed than the original ones. (I made a mod to revert this change on PC if someone is interested, using the Original Sound Version tracks)
24:33 This game's soundtrack is amazing but I feel like I should point out that the melody that Pac-Man World uses is actually from Ms. Pac-Man. In fact most of the soundtrack uses more from Ms. Pac-Man than it does from regular Pac-Man. the title screen music is even mostly the Act 1 intermission theme from Ms. Pac-Man. I'm really surprised they kept it considering they don't want anyone to remember Ms. Pac-Man
The level you’re talking about at 19:41 gave me such a headache. I remember one jump specifically where a floating coffin is moving back and forth with the short end facing towards you on a ledge, that jump was so difficult because of the camera angle and shadow. Very humiliating when the “wanna play on easy mode?” message pops up because I can’t make a routine jump
Thank you very much for another well-made video, James! Very entertaining! I'm always happy to see your videos, even if I have never heard of the game. Keep up the great work!
The 765 references are actually a Namco staple since it's based on Japanese wordplay called goroawase. Essentially the numbers 7-6-5 can be read as "na-mu-ko" so it's a cheeky little reference to the company whenever they use it, lol.
So weird that your first pac world review is how I found you and now you’re covering the remake. I haven’t seen any content on this game cause your opinion was pretty much how I felt about the first game so I trusted to wait to see how you felt about this one
Now that is how you get revenge. Selling Mrs. Pacman to AtGames is just so evil and I love it. Like, if he wasn't trying to screw over Namco for all the crap he had to deal with, then I'd be surprised.
Heres a tip from when i played the game: You don't to only rev to go up inclines. You can repeatedly butt bounce up them and it's helpful for when there's a cliff at the top.
Really want to see Nitro Rad look at Klonoa someday. On the concept of lives, I think they're best handled when the player is given a fixed number of tries for every individual stage, like in Megaman X8 more recently Freedom Planet 2. In the latter, finishing without losing any lives gives you bonus crystals which are necessary to buy things. I prefer this method to games that have infinite lives because I find that those tend to focus on shorter challenges like Celeste or Super Meat Boy, rarely incentivising you to learn longer levels like a classic Megaman game would.
Great review! It was really interesting to see the changes made in this remake, and I think you did a good job of capturing all the small differences in the gameplay. I am honestly surprised Namco acknowledged Pac-Man World at all, but it would be cool if this leads to a Pac Man World 2 remake too. Justice for Ms. Pac-Man though.
So I wasn't crazy when I struggled with the last world due to Pac Man's cast shadow being all over the place. I thought it was depth perception because I lost so many lives on those damn coffin to coffin jumps.
Another one of those games where, when I saw it's reveal, I immediately looked forward to the eventual NitroRad video on it. I really enjoyed my time with a Pac-Man World demo back in the day, so this game has had me somewhat tempted. 5:20 - I'm surprised you didn't know of this. It's a fascinating case really and the creation of Pac-Mom is interesting in seeing a purely Namco made take on a Ms Pac-Man (although they've had prior female Pac-characters of their own as well such as Pac-Marie). Really cool getting the brief history lesson here as well though and the Luigi replaced by Chris joke was brilliant. 11:54 - Great quick examples and comparisons between the original and remake. It's what I expected from this review and I'm pleased to see. You also thoroughly explain this game for people who might not have known the original which is neat to see. 18:40 - I wouldn't thought realistic shadows over gameplay mechanic would have been a needed emphasis when making a cartoony platformer but I guess they have to show off their realistic shadow creation in a... Pac-Man game. Great explanation of the benefit to those simple but clear shadows in such games.
Nice to see you do a review on Pac-Man World Re-Pac, Nitro Rad! It’s nice to see them bring back another iconic character. I wonder what they’ll remake next.
I really did enjoyed this remake that Nanco did. Despite its flaws they did a good job. Now I know the true origins of why Ms Pac-Man isn’t in the game anymore. I was very curious that why they changed her appearance and her name like that,but now I know. It’s sad to say that we won’t see Ms Pac-Man.
dude! SO glad you're talking about this because when the RE-pac trailer came out I instantly thought... NITRO RAD because you are the one who showed me the original
The whole time I was listening to Buccaneer Beach I couldn't stop thinking of dancing Madotsuki, so I lost my shit when she popped in in the corner there. Very nice touch!
I’m really enjoying my playthrough of Re-Pac so far, so I was super excited to see NitroRad do a review of it! Something interesting I wanted to point out that I ran into when trying to get this game: the physical version for Switch is like.. insanely hard to get at the moment in my area. I’ve heard a rumor that the U.S. still hasn’t gotten copies of it, which is kinda insane. I like owning physical copies so it was a shame I had to go digital for this one.
That Ms. PAC-MAN story was hilarious and the way you presented it reminded me of why this will always be my comfort UA-cam channel. Awesome video man you’ll always have a loyal viewer in me! 🤟🏼
I personally didn't think it was a dick move for pacman to eat orson at the end, like they did kidnap his entire family, like what would YOU do if you were in the same situation.
On his 20TH BIRTHDAY (or anniversary) by the way I don't blame him for doing that to Orson Yeah I would be pissed off too if that happened to me and have to go travel to a far far away Island and go through hell getting my family back and avoid getting killed or executed Yeah I would definitely do the same too
goddd im so hyped for that game, i hate the rabbids but ill get it for rayman lol. i hope james does cover it but idk if he's really ever covered anything rabbids related
24:40 Thank you for recognising the genius that is the Yume Nikki dancing animation to Buccaneer Beach. I was kinda surprised that the soundtrack didn't get an update at all. If it were me, I'd do one of three things: - Recreate the soundtrack with updated instruments all around. - Remaster the original soundtrack with the original PS1 instruments, but cleaned up. - Use the original PS1 instruments as a base and then apply updated/real instruments to some layers (like Sonic Generations' MD era Act 1s).
I love how the example of music that you used in 24:33 is not from Pac-Man BUT ACTUALLY from the Ms. Pac-Man arcade jingle whenever you start a round lol
DID YOU KNOW I WAS THE *VERY FIRST AMERICAN* TO WORK ON PACMAN THAT'S RIGHT I RECORDED THE REV SOUND WITH MY OWN SHOES THAT'S ME RUNNING REALLY FAST THAT SOUND IS COOL BUT IT MAKES ME WANNA PEE AT NIGHT MY MOM IS VERY PROUD
The concept of the Flutter Kick being an optional action you can use in gameplay for better difficulty or not is part of that customized difficulty design in games. Kirby is a great example, as Sakurai explains that the infinite hover Kirby has was for players who wanted an easier way to get around the platforming, and this hover was ignored by players who were confident in their platforming. It brings up an interesting case, but there's not a right or wrong answer to it. It's up to the player and their own opinions. (Though, I suppose opinions alone cannot change the game) I loved Ms. Pac-man Maze Madness. I loved the music in it
This remake came out of nowhere for me, though the history of Ms. Pac-Man does explain some of it. Who knows, maybe we will get more remakes in the future for the other titles.
The worst part about the replacement of Mrs. Pacman is that they DIDN'T name the new one "Pac Ma'am". It was right there!
"It's Ma'am! It is Pac Ma'am!"
Wait, really?
...what do they call her?
@@Mariobro4 Can we not use a Transphobic meme? Thanks.
That doesn't work in Japanese.
@@superkajiuman5353 I thought it was a James bond reference. That sucks.
I appreciate that Re-pac was sold at a budget price. A pro consumer move where a lot of remakes and remasters tend to be full priced
Yeah, this is the one time I wish I preordered it
Namco is good for this klonoa was the same
That's usually a Nintendo move
@@nayuki-rn And Sony.
Or cost even more than the original.
UPDATE: They added an update that properly credits the original staff!
A FEW CORRECTIONS:
- You actually CAN zoom the camera out during the mazes in the original
- I forgot the slot machine was also in the original as well
- The Switch Version has a 60FPS mode in the options
60fps mode on Switch? Instant buy for me now.
But does the remake have the ability to play the original arcade game?
@@SMSHR yes, but i hear you have to beat the game to unlock it.
@@Crispeaks it's barely 60, very inconsistent, though still works.
@@mteverett689 IIRC, in the original game, it was available from the get-go. Do you have to beat the game normally, or 100%?
"Luigi never exited. That's his brother Chris"
I loved that so much
Mario's brother, Chris redfield.
Two Pratts?!?
@@splash_067 Claire never existed, it was Mario, Steve fell for an Italian plumber
"It's all in ya head, Luigi."
@@doclouis4236 But Mario... what about Toad? What about Toad?
That was the most passionate explanation of the Ms. Pac-Man fiasco I had ever heard. James going James Rolfe mode is always a sight to behold.
Jonii’s video is also really good
Also Antdude's video.
It was validating
Seeing James angry is a surreal experience given how positive he is vs. other YT reviewers.
Temporarily turning into James Rolfe is Nitro Rad's Devil Trigger
Actually really surprised by how much effort they put into this. I kind of figured it would be a cheap and quick re-skin but they really didn't phone it in, they actually made a lot of logical changes to the gameplay and addressed the flaws of the original, something every remake should aspire to do. They obviously cared. Happy to see that. Hopefully World 2 gets the same treatment and maybe someday we'll get a new game in the series.
The main thing was that they really didn't have access to the source code and they had to basically remake the game from scratch. Which is fine because they did some great quality of life changes and make some bosses more easier to deal with.
yeah the only part i'd say they didnt put as much thought is the music... and only that, the music!
@@alex_-yz9to I guess for the music they were like if it ain't broke don't fixed
As much as I love Pac Man World 2 I hope they have it where you get a power up after gaining the power of the golden fruits
My only major complaint is that they recycled the PS1 music. But, I can understand them not wanting to spend the money, especially on a $30-40 game.
One detail about the intro that I think makes the new one worse is that in the original, all the Pac-Family members were kidnapped not by the 4 OG ghosts, but by the bosses of the game. In the original game's intro, only Ms. Pac-Man was kidnapped by ghosts while Prof. Pac was grabbed by King Galaxian, Pac-Jr was grabbed by Krome Keeper, Pac-Buddy by Anubis Rex, and Pac-Baby and Pooka by HMS Windbag. It gave you a little sneak peak as to what was to come whereas the new intro doesn't do that.
@@BlueAizu_ same tbh
I never knew this
Well, in the remake before every boss fight there's a cutscene showing Toc-Man creating/awakening the boss of that level, so maybe they needed to change the intro for the new context.
holy cow. i NEVER noticed that! that's an amazing detail! makes me love it even more! thanks for pointing it out!
Oh, wow, that's...
...that's something that was not very clear to me, not gonna lie 🤣 In hindsight tho, it's honestly really cool, it makes the original intro even cooler really. However, I wouldn't be surprised if it probably wasn't very clear to the new team making the remake either, I can see them thinking they were kidnapped by the ghosts as well.
Tho on the other hand, maybe they did know... but then they realized it wouldn't work. Toc-Man is now the one that even creates these bosses in the first place, and they only get created at the start of their boss fights, which means they wouldn't be around to capture the Pac Fam. So, maybe that's why they changed it.
Also, huh, the Racer Clowns had no hand in the kidnappings, huh?
OH MY GOD FINALLY SOMEONE NOTICED THAT
To be fair. They did kidnap his friends and family, on his birthday no less. So it does makes sense for Pac Man to not forgive them so easily in the original ending.
Eh, no, even if Orson kidnapped his friends and family, that doesn't make Pac Man gobbing him up okay. Pac Man just eating him up for doing that not only feels really childish and petty, but it feels harsh when it shouldn't be. I think that's why that original ending left a really bad taste in my mouth.
Besides, kind of hypocritical of Pac Man to do that anyway, because him and Orson team up in World 3. Maybe even the people behind World 3 didn't like the original ending either.
He kidnapped his friends and family and actively tried to murder him. So no, he was very justified. And it’s not like Orsen died anyway.
Oh and let’s not forget about the attempt at stealing his identity as well.
There is such thing as being too forgiving. What Orsen did was not something you can just forgive because he has some pathetic sob story.
idk man just seems out of character for pacman...
@DiagonalTanooki since when did Pac-man have a character???
@@iconicweirdguy8678 THAT'S LITERALLY WHAT MADE HIM POPULAR IN THE FIRST PLACE???????
he was popular because he was one of the first CHARACTERS in a game and not some spaceship or paddle or whatever, if you're asking about personality i think pacman world 3 is a really good way of showing it
The Switch version actually does run at 60. There's a toggle in the options for Performance/Graphics.
I Wish I had known that sooner.
*clock ticks back a minute*
@Don't Read My Profile Photo ok i won't, i'll just report you for spam
@@vstpnv bro you are talking with a bot
@@justyumi4410 Right I beat the entire game in 30FPS before realizing there was that option. It's hidden in the options menu under the License Agreement.
Freaking love it. I think tons of games could benefit from doing a Performance Mode for the Switch port if possible.
Out of all the Pac-Man games to get a remake, this one definitely deserved it the most. Still find it a little weird that it isn't a collection of the trilogy all remade though.
It's possible that they're gonna release W2 Re-Pac once this gets enough sales, that and the changes might create a reimagining of W3
It's not like Crash & Spyro where the same framework will do for all 3. PMW2 and 3 have completely different physics. And 3 has combat
As cool as that would be I feel like it might've ran into the Spyro problem where they had to outsource stuff by the end of it so not every game gets created equally
Yeah imagine three improved versions if underrated platformers
@@fitzgeraldsatori-gameplayi5552 yeah with w3 just reimagine the game
Because I think they should fix so maby things with that game
Fun fact: the new Krome Keeper boss fight is largely inspired by an early concept they had for the fight when the original game was in development.
Howdy BenjaMage!
Oh that’s really interesting
This is how you do it compared to Battle for Bikini Bottom where they lazily slapped in the “multiplayer” fight
Man Chris is my favorite character in the Mario franchise. The Chris’s Mansion games are an absolute CLASSIC.
chris dream team is pretty good..........too bad there's no green mario sibling :(
Eh, super princess Maya is better.
The Mark and Chris Series was the best. Too bad That The series was Taken Over by Nintendos Bootleg Mario And Luigi
The Year Of Chris is so nostalgic to me! XD
The Year Of Chris is so nostalgic to me! XD
The reworked ending where pac man forgives orson actually makes more canonical sense since orson returned in pac man world 3 as an ally
It also kinda doesn't since at the end of world 3 he eats his allys :/
Does make me wonder what the endgame is here. Surely Namco wants to squeeze as much of that Pac-Man World 2 Nostalgia...so perhaps they're looking to do a full overhaul ala Crash 4 when it comes to a World 3 Remake. Heaven knows it'd give them a reason to do as much as they could to put focus on Pac-Mom and actually make people care about her character...what little she has.
I thought that ending was adorable
@@splash_067 not orson tho just his main 4 ghost enemies they’re d**ks, he actually comforts orson in Pac-Man world 3.
28:39 Regarding ENDING SPOILER: It is really cool how the original ending is used as essentially a dark path ending here. In makes total sense, as in that context Pacman would have failed to save one or more of his relatives, so he is much more inclined to go revengeance in the end.
Actually, that makes total sense!
You onow what they say: Violence breeds violence, but in the end, it HAS TO BE THIS WAY!! XD
The whole Ms. Pac-Man story is wild man.
i hope to see her back one day
@@Sleepy_Cabbage You Ms her?
TL;DR, Mrs. Pac-Man began life as somebody's fan-creation that Namco could use, but then money complications happened and so the guy sold her to the smelly scandalous dogs at AtGames, which is why she was replaced with Pac-Miss and Pac-Mama.
It's not entirely accurate what James is saying here, but yes, it's an interesting story.
Screw twAT games man
im really glad this is such a well done remake. my initial reaction was “oh they’re definitely gonna fuck this up” but seeing they actually managed to fix the game’s biggest issues really makes me happy.
Well yeah, but it kind of came at the cost of new problems that weren't in the original like the music and platforming.
I'd still say that the remake is better, with the better bosses, tighter controls and overall small details.
Fun fact, the number "765" that appears in a lot of Namco games it's actually a reference to the name of the company. If you translate the number to japanese then it becomes "ナムゴー" or "namugoo" which sounds and looks like the japanese name of the company "ナムコ" or "Namuco".
Ah, so it's like Konami and it's "573"
@@shazwansith4604 And HAL's "86".
@@alfiehicks1 And why 24 is associated with Puyo Puyo and 39 is associated with Hatsune Miku.
@@goiabexpor A-113 with Pixar or Disney
While both the original and remake openings have their own strengths and weaknesses, I have to say I really miss the voice acting of the original. I especially loved the voice of Toc-Man, it’s the kind of voice that sounds booth cartoony and threatening at the same time, giving it a unique level charm that gibberish just can’t replace.
I love the new one personally as the voice acting of the original didn’t really match up with his goofy design of a clobby robot the new language adds style and identity to it tho it’s just my opinion.
@@shifterlocker2361 More power too you. 👍
Probably was done to make localization easier since they wouldn't need to hire more voice actors for different languages.
Still weird considering they reused the music from the original without credit. Pretty sure they wouldn't need to pay the voice actors again anyways. Even professional voice actors don't get repayed, let alone folks who were definitely just staff.
Them replacing voice acting completely is one of many reasons I'm pretty certain they won't remake Pac-Man World 3. Sadly
yeah I have no idea why they didn't bother with voice-acting in the remake.
...Is it bad that watching this kinda makes me hope James will review the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures games at some point?
one day maybe
PAC IS BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I've played both of them, and I can say Ghostly Adventures 2 is a great platformer
Why stop at the games when he can talk about the show based on the games
@@W0NDERFULSTUFF yeah the first game and the show suck though and although I hate his new design the second game is fun
I never played the original, so it was nice getting this remake. It was a fun little game!
Nathaniel B my beloved
@@brogoyle Ain't he?
There's one more Question I don't have to ask in a stream.
Big up
/ MN m
What’s really weird is that despite that they replaced Ms. Pac-Man with Pac-Mom in this game, the soundtrack still has her theme sprinkled in the music. Even you can hear it from the title theme as well. XD I guess it’s a sneaky way to still acknowledge Ms. Pac-Man in the game while flipping off ATGames as well. XD
I am glad Namco is using their resources to give love to some more forgotten series. Having both this and Klonoa Remastered have really made me happy
Honestly I love the ending in how the Ghost just gives Pacman this sob story and Pacman, while keeping that iconic smile, just eats him with no fucks given.
Kris is such an iconic mario character. His big blonde afro and signature orange ovarls are so cool. And the way he'd challange mario to try and find him in select levels of mario galaxy was so fun. Ya gotta love his cocky attitude. Honestly I couldn't imagine a time before Mario's brother Kris...
And why would I want to?
Fiend.
I'm also a big fan of him, especially the zany antics he and WaKris are always up to!
All though the one in the ghost house was very frustrating. He hide in very hard to see spots. Truly hair ripping
Yeah I think companies should just start randomly deleting the second main characters in everything, just to screw with us even harder. Kris>Luigi.
Of course it’s Kris with a K
24:44 Glad I'm not the only one who will never be able to disassociate the 1st level theme of this game from that Gobou animation.
765 easter egg is mainly because in japan using a pun system you say the numbers as Na Mu Ko. Namco.
It is also used in Idolmaster for the main company you usually work for in the series 765 productions and pronounced Namuko Productions and referenced in smaller ways with tekken and ace combat as well
And. Since you mentioned that a Japanese company handled the remake, they would have known what 765 would have mean to Namco, while the first American developer would never think too much about Seven Six Five
Guess that's why June 9th is Rockman Day - if you sound out the Japanese words for 6 and 9 it sounds kinda like "Rock".
I learned that from, intriguingly, The Idolm@ster. They have A production company named 765pro.
@@ilikecurry2345 haha sex
Somehow James criticizing the fact that Tommy Tallarico took credit for something he has little to no involvement in was WAY too accurate.
(By the way, sometimes Joey does make music. And he does seem like he’s credited on doing some music on the game.)
I was going to say, it's wild hearing him reference Tallarico a couple of months before hbomberguy's "roblox_oof" video came out
I’m glad PAC Man world got a 3d remake. PAC man is just one of those icons that deserve a lot of love
agreed he's a true og.
I'm glad people are enjoying this remake. I've heard people enjoyed this more than the original, which is rare for most remakes. I'm hoping Bandai Namco will release a World 2 remake. I also hope Bamco fixes the legal issues with Ms. Pac-Man.
You should definitely talk about the Klonoa remakes (or the original counterparts) and the spinoffs. Klonoa has become one of my new favorite video game characters this year.
I never had the chance to play the Original Pac-Man World game but I plan on getting Re Pac
Watching your World Trilogy reviews is one of my favorite things to do on your channel
I was hoping for this to be made! YES! The pac is indeed back and better than ever
I honestly never understood the problem with the original ending.
I mean if someone kidnapped 6 of your friends/family members, tried repeatedly to get you killed as you tried to rescue them, basically try and steal your identity as well, and all on your birthday, and all because no one loved them, I don't think they are really deserving of any sympathy cause of the extreme things they did.
That's why I never got the "Pac-Man is a jerk or sociopath" complaint from the OG.
But otherwise great video as always!
plus, it seemed to be like a reply when orson said ''nobody loves a ghost...'' pacman was all like ''well i do!'' and ate orson.
Lack of love does make people do extreme shit ig
Your ability to be balanced and grounded makes you one of the best reviewers on UA-cam. ACTUAL detailed measured analysis. You can do in 30 minutes what some people can't do in hours.
fr, i like long form content since i can put it in the background while doing stuff but james' content is short & concise enough to keep me fully engaged AND goes in depth with his analysis & perspective of it. that's what i like most about his videos
@@deadeyeguys I don’t even play platformers or horror games all that much but his videos are so intelligently-written they’re like a treat.
I was hoping Nitro would re-tackle this when it got announced. Speaking of Bandai platforms I'd love to see Klonoa on the channel some time. Especially with Phantasy Reverie out now.
I'd also like to point out how it's funny that they literally gave Pac-Man Klonoa's flutter hover in this remake.
Back in the Pac-Man World 3 review, I left a comment that mentioned how cool it would be if the original Pac-Man World got a remake, little did I know how gracefully that comment would age. And I am still very happy that platformers have become more common again, because it is still my favorite genre, and who knows, we might get a Pac-Man World 2 remake down the road, or a remake of another obscure platformer that people remember fondly.
Overall, 2022 has been a great year for platformers, and who knows how crazy 2023 will be.
"I don't wanna be doomed, I just wanna go home!"
S A M E
Loved the musical transition when you mentioned Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness
Fingers crossed they ever remake it.
Although we know what’s gonna happen. It’s not gonna be Ms. Pac Man: Maze Madnness
it feels wrong without her...i didnt really care for her as a character but to remove her doesnt feel right to me.
@@kyokugenryudisciple9349 pac-mom maze madness.
@@kyokugenryudisciple9349 Pac-Miss: Maze Madness?
I really love these very in-depth videos of yours, thorough reviews like this are always a treat
Also, JESUS CHRISTOPHER THAT JUMPSCARE
*PAC MAN*
Where- WHERE?!
You could adjust the camera in the maze stages in World 1 and 2, they just didn't mention it. I think it's on the R button. Making it clearer in RePac was a massive improvement regardless lol
THANK YOU for putting Madotsuki at 24:45 . I was thinking where I've heard this song before and you putting gobou's lil' animation there really helped.
I didn't expect to see Tommy Tallarico stealing credits from someone on this video lmao.
Also funny to see Joey Kuras there too, it's funny how one video about a sound effect can change how I perceive the credits from some old game hahhahh
I was glued to the screen while Nitro Rad was explaining the pacman legal dispute, he makes these pieces of trivia so interesting haha
Apollo giving James the gift of prophecy with that Tommy Tallarico bit.
I mean probably most people weren't expecting a remake of Spongebob: Battle For Bikini Bottom, but we got it, and probably from the success of remaking what is debatably an average platformer, might have fueled the interest in remaking other obscure/non-big platforming titles such as Kao the Kangaroo and Pac-Man World.
I think bfbb was, in part, due to the speedrun community around it (it started as just a group of friends, and got all the way to gdq! Very cool story imo)
Just a cool time to be alive, wonder what else will be coming back
The spongebob platformer became popular because it was completely ridden with bugs which made it really fun (and funny) to speedrun. That's why a community developed around it. The problem is, the remake fixed the bugs, so it's now just a kind of decent but not amazing platformer. I had fun with it though. I buy every 3D platformer I can because I miss that era of games and I'm glad they're making a comeback.
Wow, the timing on the bit about crediting people who worked under Tommy Tallarico came at a funny time
“It’s not the kinda game you’re gonna fantasize about playing with new shiny hd graphics”
Speak for yourself I’ve wanted this for YEARS
I remember the first time I walked into my local arcade in 1982 and played Pac-Mom for the first time. Greatest arcade game of all time! Another game I have huge nostalgia for is Pac-Mom Maze Madness on the N64 - such fond memories!
I just love that you used gobou's animation of Madotsuki dancing at 24:44 brings back good memories
The extra lives are pretty overkill combined with the weird lack of a drop shadow, but it is a real interesting reinterpretation. It's far less physics-driven compared to the original, but ends up being much tighter a game in the process.
I think the entire "Where's Ms. Pac-Man!?" section of this video at 5:25 was actually really interesting and informative. Growing up I used to play one of those mini portable home arcade cabinet versions of Ms. Pac Man that we still have to this day. I realize now that I should probably treasure it and keep it safe as her character really does seem to be getting retconned from existence. I didn't even realize this was a thing. Thanks for teaching me something, and, as always, great job on this video. Love your work James, you're one of my favorites!
765 is a goroawase number where some numbers can be pronounced in certain ways in multiple forms of Japanese, where you can form some fun wordplays by yourself.
In this case, 765 stands for Na (Nana or 7 in Kunyomi), Mu (6 in Onyomi), Ko (5 or Go in Onyomi), which forms Na-Mu-Ko (Namco).
765 also appears a lot in Namco games. The first idol agency you get to play in The IDOLM@STER series is called 765 production.
22:46 “can’t talk about Ms. Pac-Man” joke, followed by the music from the first level of Ms. Pac-Man Maze Madness. 😂😂
I must correct you on one thing: 23:21 it doesn't exactly reuse the same soundtrack, in fact, half of the OST uses the original uncompressed tracks, while the other half tried to recreate ("remixed") the original tracks making them sound more compressed than the original ones.
(I made a mod to revert this change on PC if someone is interested, using the Original Sound Version tracks)
Love how in-depth you went with all the changes. Great review!
Oh no another game made my Tommy Tallarico... I'm sure his mother is very proud.
Next month it'll be 8 years since I started watching this channel, Keep up the rad Content!
24:33 This game's soundtrack is amazing but I feel like I should point out that the melody that Pac-Man World uses is actually from Ms. Pac-Man. In fact most of the soundtrack uses more from Ms. Pac-Man than it does from regular Pac-Man. the title screen music is even mostly the Act 1 intermission theme from Ms. Pac-Man. I'm really surprised they kept it considering they don't want anyone to remember Ms. Pac-Man
The level you’re talking about at 19:41 gave me such a headache. I remember one jump specifically where a floating coffin is moving back and forth with the short end facing towards you on a ledge, that jump was so difficult because of the camera angle and shadow. Very humiliating when the “wanna play on easy mode?” message pops up because I can’t make a routine jump
I remember seeing your review of the original game back when it first dropped; time sure does fly, especially when things come full circle
I was thinking the exact same thing. Where have all the years gone?!
Thank you for revisiting Pac-Man World for the remake, your videos on the series were great.
The orange brother chris joke got me chuckling more than youd think
Thank you very much for another well-made video, James! Very entertaining! I'm always happy to see your videos, even if I have never heard of the game. Keep up the great work!
25:10 I'm sure Tommy's mom is very proud of him XD
I really loved this review. It truly felt like you put all your heart into talking about every single detail in this game.
I really really hope they remaster 2 next! I can't wait to see HD Pac-Man go up against his greatest nemesis.....SPOOKY!
"Luigi? What are you talking about? It's Mario's orange brother, Chris. Don't you remember Chris?"
I laughed hard at that one
The 765 references are actually a Namco staple since it's based on Japanese wordplay called goroawase. Essentially the numbers 7-6-5 can be read as "na-mu-ko" so it's a cheeky little reference to the company whenever they use it, lol.
Always happy when a new nitrorad video pops up!
When I heard him mention Tommy.... my eyes freakin widened. If you know... you know. 😨
First american to work on pacman
So weird that your first pac world review is how I found you and now you’re covering the remake. I haven’t seen any content on this game cause your opinion was pretty much how I felt about the first game so I trusted to wait to see how you felt about this one
Now that is how you get revenge.
Selling Mrs. Pacman to AtGames is just so evil and I love it. Like, if he wasn't trying to screw over Namco for all the crap he had to deal with, then I'd be surprised.
31:06 OHH so *thats* why it's a victory animation for Pac-Man in Smash!
Always wondered the significance of that sign/number.
Heres a tip from when i played the game:
You don't to only rev to go up inclines. You can repeatedly butt bounce up them and it's helpful for when there's a cliff at the top.
24:44 Thank you for putting in what I always think about when I hear that song, lovely little touch.
Really want to see Nitro Rad look at Klonoa someday. On the concept of lives, I think they're best handled when the player is given a fixed number of tries for every individual stage, like in Megaman X8 more recently Freedom Planet 2. In the latter, finishing without losing any lives gives you bonus crystals which are necessary to buy things.
I prefer this method to games that have infinite lives because I find that those tend to focus on shorter challenges like Celeste or Super Meat Boy, rarely incentivising you to learn longer levels like a classic Megaman game would.
Great review! It was really interesting to see the changes made in this remake, and I think you did a good job of capturing all the small differences in the gameplay. I am honestly surprised Namco acknowledged Pac-Man World at all, but it would be cool if this leads to a Pac Man World 2 remake too. Justice for Ms. Pac-Man though.
Tommy Tallarico came up here hahaha
"Namco, can we have Ms. Pac-Man?"
"We have Ms. Pac-Man at Home..."
Pac-Mom: *Waves Hand while Stepford Smiling*
So I wasn't crazy when I struggled with the last world due to Pac Man's cast shadow being all over the place. I thought it was depth perception because I lost so many lives on those damn coffin to coffin jumps.
Another one of those games where, when I saw it's reveal, I immediately looked forward to the eventual NitroRad video on it. I really enjoyed my time with a Pac-Man World demo back in the day, so this game has had me somewhat tempted.
5:20 - I'm surprised you didn't know of this. It's a fascinating case really and the creation of Pac-Mom is interesting in seeing a purely Namco made take on a Ms Pac-Man (although they've had prior female Pac-characters of their own as well such as Pac-Marie). Really cool getting the brief history lesson here as well though and the Luigi replaced by Chris joke was brilliant.
11:54 - Great quick examples and comparisons between the original and remake. It's what I expected from this review and I'm pleased to see. You also thoroughly explain this game for people who might not have known the original which is neat to see.
18:40 - I wouldn't thought realistic shadows over gameplay mechanic would have been a needed emphasis when making a cartoony platformer but I guess they have to show off their realistic shadow creation in a... Pac-Man game. Great explanation of the benefit to those simple but clear shadows in such games.
After watching h bomber guy and Kat’s video about the oof sound clip, “Tommy Tallarico” has become a trigger word for me
Nice to see you do a review on Pac-Man World Re-Pac, Nitro Rad!
It’s nice to see them bring back another iconic character.
I wonder what they’ll remake next.
I really did enjoyed this remake that Nanco did. Despite its flaws they did a good job. Now I know the true origins of why Ms Pac-Man isn’t in the game anymore. I was very curious that why they changed her appearance and her name like that,but now I know. It’s sad to say that we won’t see Ms Pac-Man.
dude! SO glad you're talking about this because when the RE-pac trailer came out I instantly thought... NITRO RAD because you are the one who showed me the original
24:33
The first level theme isn't based on the original Pacman jingle, its actually based on the jingle from [REDACTED]
Mrs pacman is it?
The whole time I was listening to Buccaneer Beach I couldn't stop thinking of dancing Madotsuki, so I lost my shit when she popped in in the corner there. Very nice touch!
I will never forget the Anubis Rex boss fight. He was in my top 5 of hardest bosses of all time.
I’m really enjoying my playthrough of Re-Pac so far, so I was super excited to see NitroRad do a review of it! Something interesting I wanted to point out that I ran into when trying to get this game: the physical version for Switch is like.. insanely hard to get at the moment in my area. I’ve heard a rumor that the U.S. still hasn’t gotten copies of it, which is kinda insane. I like owning physical copies so it was a shame I had to go digital for this one.
The moment I saw Tommy Talarico and Joey Kuras in the sound credit I had fucking war flashbacks...
That Ms. PAC-MAN story was hilarious and the way you presented it reminded me of why this will always be my comfort UA-cam channel.
Awesome video man you’ll always have a loyal viewer in me! 🤟🏼
1:06 i have no idea if that was intentional but jesus the april fools special flashbacks lmao
I literally came to the comments to see if anyone else noticed
I personally didn't think it was a dick move for pacman to eat orson at the end, like they did kidnap his entire family, like what would YOU do if you were in the same situation.
On his 20TH BIRTHDAY (or anniversary) by the way I don't blame him for doing that to Orson
Yeah I would be pissed off too if that happened to me and have to go travel to a far far away Island and go through hell getting my family back and avoid getting killed or executed
Yeah I would definitely do the same too
Thank you so much for shouting out that video by Jonni; that guy makes really good stuff.
I swear Rad will make the best video ever when Mario Rabbids: Sparks of Hope ft Rayman comes out
goddd im so hyped for that game, i hate the rabbids but ill get it for rayman lol. i hope james does cover it but idk if he's really ever covered anything rabbids related
24:40 Thank you for recognising the genius that is the Yume Nikki dancing animation to Buccaneer Beach.
I was kinda surprised that the soundtrack didn't get an update at all. If it were me, I'd do one of three things:
- Recreate the soundtrack with updated instruments all around.
- Remaster the original soundtrack with the original PS1 instruments, but cleaned up.
- Use the original PS1 instruments as a base and then apply updated/real instruments to some layers (like Sonic Generations' MD era Act 1s).
I just watched Hbomb's roblox oof vid and then all of the sudden tommy talarico jumpscare in a nitrorad vid
I love how the example of music that you used in 24:33 is not from Pac-Man BUT ACTUALLY from the Ms. Pac-Man arcade jingle whenever you start a round lol
25:08 Not again! That lying fiend!
It's the Roblox Oof incident all over again.
DID YOU KNOW I WAS THE *VERY FIRST AMERICAN* TO WORK ON PACMAN THAT'S RIGHT I RECORDED THE REV SOUND WITH MY OWN SHOES THAT'S ME RUNNING REALLY FAST THAT SOUND IS COOL BUT IT MAKES ME WANNA PEE AT NIGHT MY MOM IS VERY PROUD
@@LakituAlall of pacman would was made basing it on his sound effects of course
The concept of the Flutter Kick being an optional action you can use in gameplay for better difficulty or not is part of that customized difficulty design in games. Kirby is a great example, as Sakurai explains that the infinite hover Kirby has was for players who wanted an easier way to get around the platforming, and this hover was ignored by players who were confident in their platforming.
It brings up an interesting case, but there's not a right or wrong answer to it. It's up to the player and their own opinions. (Though, I suppose opinions alone cannot change the game)
I loved Ms. Pac-man Maze Madness. I loved the music in it
This remake came out of nowhere for me, though the history of Ms. Pac-Man does explain some of it. Who knows, maybe we will get more remakes in the future for the other titles.