The music, the different worlds, and puzzles/progression are so well done. As a playstation kid, This game was my Zelda OOT. Now that I finally got around to playing it (Zelda OOT), it totally feels cut from a similar cloth of quest/adventure game, with different mechanics obviously. With old games in general, I find I enjoy the voice acting despite its roughness (silent hill 2, tomba 2, resident evil) but this is probably due to nostalgia.
I played Tomba 1 as a kid, I thought I played the second one. I've been playing the 2nd one with the wide screen hack, and man, this is a good game. The world feels so alive, this might be the best ps1 game, this game aged like fine wine. There are so many little hidden things to discover, it feels like every thing you come across could have some purpose. Tomba 1 and 2 are much better than mario 64 imo, it just looks so much nicer and the world is much more interesting.
I never played Tomba 1 so take my opinion for what it's worth, but I think Tomba 2 is a great platformer. I remember not enjoying Mario Odyssey and thinking I'm just not into platformers anymore until I played Tomba 2 again
Fun fact, this is actually my favorite game ever. Its not something I would like today, but I playing it back when I did had such a big impact. First of all I was probably no more than 9, living in Norway so I had barely started learning English. Meaning whatever they said in this game had no effect on me either way. Second, my family didnt have much money so this was also among my earliest games ever other than playing pokemon stadium on my cusin's nintendo 64. I remember the music movingg me so much, Tomba's design was fun, there was so many things I had never experienced in gaming. And I never did play the first one. Literally have a tattoo of a Kujara on the inside of my left arm that I got this year because the game just means so much to me.
Honestly I can kinda relate. I myself grew up in the states, but when I first played Tomba 2, I was around the same age you were. In my case I had played at least partway through the first Tomba game as I had it on a demo disc, but I honestly still preferred the second over the first. The soundtrack is still amazing after all these years, and while I noticed some oddities with the translation and voice acting, I never paid much attention to it and chalked it up to it being an old game (even though it's literally as old as I am.) Looking back on it now, I love both games almost equally. I say almost because there were sections of the original Tomba that were infuriating at times, and Tomba 2 didn't really have any sections where it felt too hard, in fact I learned pretty early on how to cheese most of the bosses. That said, the original Tomba definitely feels a lot more fluid, and a bit more confusing with more of a "figure it out for yourself bucko" kind of attitude about it. The world feels a lot more alive and connected than it did in Tomba 2, and while I was never able to appreciate the original as a kid, I can certainly appreciate it now that I'm in my early 20's. That's not to say my love for Tomba 2 has diminished at all, but I'm realizing as I get older just what both of these games bring to the table, and what made them so great to me. That said, from what I understand, the first Tomba is in the process of getting a remaster, so there's hope that Tomba 2 will be remastered and they can correct a lot of the oddities that were present in the original. As soon as they drop on PC, they are going straight into my library forever lol. Also, I think it's absolutely awesome that you have a Kujara tattoo. I think if I were able to get one, it'd probably be either the grapplejack or the icon from the first game that shows how many lives you have
I would love this game if it came out today. With the upscaling and widescreen hacks possible now, it is better than any modern platformer. It oozes charm that no other game can really match. You should check out the first one. I played the first one as a kid, I only just started the 2nd one, and they are both equally good, they both have a slightly different feel and look, but both are distinctly tomba.
@@Aboveup i remeber him being a jerk so he takiing in the credit for Tomba was in character, also i just belive that was a intentional joke of Zipo jsut being a bad friend who likes to hang around Tomba.
@@erugurara8235 He's a separate character. Charles the Monkey is in both games. Zippo is not in the first game, and he's not meant to be a jerk. I'm not going off old memories.
one of the earliest games Ive ever played.. was a blast till I got to a point where I couldnt find a certain item (can't remember what) and couldn't progress. Great underrated game though
When i played this game i only had 4 years old, and even if i didn't understood a thing on the screen (Because i am from Brazil and the game was never translated to portuguese) i loved the colors, the exploration, the background that made the game look bigger than it is and the songs. After i completed 15 years old i finally beat this game, it will be in my heart forever.
pig cops in duke nukem, pig enemies in dark souls games, definitely pigs in dragon quest, disgaea is loaded with pigs and swine imagery, pigs in angry birds, wiz pig in diddy kong racing, pigs in the donkey kong series, enemy pig pokemon, amnesia a machine for pigs, minecraft has its pigmen, piggsy in manhunt, pigma in starfox... i could keep going.
I guess it comes down to if being pig-like counts. Like if orcs, Ganon in Zelda, or the Pig Masks in Mother count. But even then I'd say it's just occasional.
pig cops in duke nukem, pig enemies in dark souls games, definitely pigs in dragon quest, disgaea is loaded with pigs and swine imagery, pigs in angry birds, wiz pig in diddy kong racing, pigs in the donkey kong series, enemy pig pokemon, amnesia a machine for pigs, minecraft has its pigmen, piggsy in manhunt, pigma in starfox... i could keep going.
You didn't think Tomba 2 was as good as the first one? Well I'd prefer if you'd be quiet. But you are correct. In seriousness I used to prefer the second game, but yeah the first game is better. That said, there are a few things I prefer in the second game; 1. Load times, as mentioned, this is nearly absent in the second game, and they hide it rather cleverly. 2. Towns; More expansive, and more to do in them. 3. Trolley > Motocross...like even now the Motocross is confusing, and losing a life if your car dies isn't fair. 4. Evil pig battles; As you mentioned in Tomba 1, the pig battles had you only throw them in the bag once and be done. I was able to beat them randomly at times as a result, which isn't fun. This game has you throw them into the bag multiple times, which helps make sure you aren't just getting lucky. It's more fair overall...and the final battle isn't a complete joke as it was in the first game. 5. No serious bugs. When playing Tomba 1 as a youngster, I almost never could finish all the events due to a bug where I couldn't get the seeds to plant. Nothing like this exists in the second game at least. But yeah...other than that I'd say the first game is more fun. There's still parts of the first game I was always disappointed with such as the Village of Civilization and the already mentioned last battle, but the rest of the game more than makes up for it.
Lovely game but the backtracking is a little too much where you need to backtrack in unknown places to get a thing that is hard to find that you need to find or you cannot complete the game. When you find this thing you need to solve a puzzle to get it that you would never conceive.
Tomba 2, like most of 90's games, is difficult to play and finish, especially for a kid. I love the memories when I first played it and I still play it once every couple of years. Lighthearted and fun logical game. It also has some surprisingly good music in it
If you can get past the cringe and have a little patience, it's actually pretty fun. I do recommend an emulator though. Last I saw on ebay, it tends to go for around $80. Not worth it imo
@@JokerDoom Ouch, no way I'd pay that for Tomba 2. Honestly though, I loved the first one enough to pay that much if I had to. It might be more though since it's so much better. That reminds me, I need a copy of Totally Rad for NES - hands down my favorite game for the console. I actually had two copies of Totally Rad as a kid because my parents would buy boxes of games at yard sales if they were cheap enough and we wound up with two. Of course our NES stopped working right (as they all do) and I did not predict anyone making a reliable variant so I didn't keep a copy like I should have... I recently saw a copy in a retro game store: $80 for just the cartridge. I should check online but my game shopping has been a bit out of hand lately so I need to hold off a little.
@@JokerDoom So... a good condition copy of Tomba! with the case, the cover and the booklet costs $250 minimum... plus shipping and probably import fee... How much is a playstation mini console? If you can get it on that console, that seems like the way to go.
@@DS-jf2be The points the author made are things that bug me like the exposition character who speaks for you. It does seem like it would still be some fun but not as much. I would only pay for a hard copy of the first one, not the second one but I can't afford the first one right now either. I'd like to have them both at least in emulation but I'm much more concerned about getting the first one.
The music, the different worlds, and puzzles/progression are so well done. As a playstation kid, This game was my Zelda OOT. Now that I finally got around to playing it (Zelda OOT), it totally feels cut from a similar cloth of quest/adventure game, with different mechanics obviously.
With old games in general, I find I enjoy the voice acting despite its roughness (silent hill 2, tomba 2, resident evil) but this is probably due to nostalgia.
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Even with its flaws Tomba 2 is still one of my favorite ps1 games ever. Nothing really feels quite like Tomba 2. The music is also really good!
Great to see you back in action!
"I'd really prefer if you'd be quiet"
Beat me to it
The guy wouldn't stop injecting himself on dudes run with his "funny" comments. My hero.gdq
This channel is fascinating... I just found it but please keep making the videos I want to see more
I wish people would make more video essays/review about the Tomba series 😩
Tomba 3 or Tomba! Remake, needs to happen
I played Tomba 1 as a kid, I thought I played the second one. I've been playing the 2nd one with the wide screen hack, and man, this is a good game. The world feels so alive, this might be the best ps1 game, this game aged like fine wine. There are so many little hidden things to discover, it feels like every thing you come across could have some purpose. Tomba 1 and 2 are much better than mario 64 imo, it just looks so much nicer and the world is much more interesting.
I never played Tomba 1 so take my opinion for what it's worth, but I think Tomba 2 is a great platformer. I remember not enjoying Mario Odyssey and thinking I'm just not into platformers anymore until I played Tomba 2 again
Fun fact, this is actually my favorite game ever. Its not something I would like today, but I playing it back when I did had such a big impact. First of all I was probably no more than 9, living in Norway so I had barely started learning English. Meaning whatever they said in this game had no effect on me either way. Second, my family didnt have much money so this was also among my earliest games ever other than playing pokemon stadium on my cusin's nintendo 64.
I remember the music movingg me so much, Tomba's design was fun, there was so many things I had never experienced in gaming. And I never did play the first one.
Literally have a tattoo of a Kujara on the inside of my left arm that I got this year because the game just means so much to me.
Honestly I can kinda relate. I myself grew up in the states, but when I first played Tomba 2, I was around the same age you were. In my case I had played at least partway through the first Tomba game as I had it on a demo disc, but I honestly still preferred the second over the first. The soundtrack is still amazing after all these years, and while I noticed some oddities with the translation and voice acting, I never paid much attention to it and chalked it up to it being an old game (even though it's literally as old as I am.) Looking back on it now, I love both games almost equally. I say almost because there were sections of the original Tomba that were infuriating at times, and Tomba 2 didn't really have any sections where it felt too hard, in fact I learned pretty early on how to cheese most of the bosses. That said, the original Tomba definitely feels a lot more fluid, and a bit more confusing with more of a "figure it out for yourself bucko" kind of attitude about it. The world feels a lot more alive and connected than it did in Tomba 2, and while I was never able to appreciate the original as a kid, I can certainly appreciate it now that I'm in my early 20's. That's not to say my love for Tomba 2 has diminished at all, but I'm realizing as I get older just what both of these games bring to the table, and what made them so great to me.
That said, from what I understand, the first Tomba is in the process of getting a remaster, so there's hope that Tomba 2 will be remastered and they can correct a lot of the oddities that were present in the original. As soon as they drop on PC, they are going straight into my library forever lol. Also, I think it's absolutely awesome that you have a Kujara tattoo. I think if I were able to get one, it'd probably be either the grapplejack or the icon from the first game that shows how many lives you have
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I would love this game if it came out today. With the upscaling and widescreen hacks possible now, it is better than any modern platformer. It oozes charm that no other game can really match. You should check out the first one. I played the first one as a kid, I only just started the 2nd one, and they are both equally good, they both have a slightly different feel and look, but both are distinctly tomba.
Great video, keep up the good work!
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Great review, man. In the UK Tomba was called Tombi for some reason. Tomba sounds so strange to me.
This was my first open world platform game I've ever played. I always replay this from time to time.
The graphics of Tomba 2 are a huge downgrade, why did they do this?? The first one is a lot prettier to look at.
If they do remaster this game, I would love it if they kept the whole "nishiki bird" flub in there as a reference to the original Tomba 2
I belive zipo is the monkey that Tomba does some sidequest in the first game.
That's Charles. Who is also in the sequel.
@@Aboveup oh.
@@Aboveup i remeber him being a jerk so he takiing in the credit for Tomba was in character, also i just belive that was a intentional joke of Zipo jsut being a bad friend who likes to hang around Tomba.
@@erugurara8235 He's a separate character. Charles the Monkey is in both games. Zippo is not in the first game, and he's not meant to be a jerk. I'm not going off old memories.
@@Aboveup okay, thanks.
Man i miss this game so much I played it countless times.
Man I love all of ur videos ❤️
This is my all Time favorite videogame and the entire ost is printed in my mind
Same here, I replay it 100% almost every year, just to relive the nostalgia
YES My favorite game too! Got a Kujara Tattoo because of it XD
one of the earliest games Ive ever played.. was a blast till I got to a point where I couldnt find a certain item (can't remember what) and couldn't progress. Great underrated game though
SWERY was a level designer on Tomba 2???? WHAT THE HELL. That's extremely surprising.
When i played this game i only had 4 years old, and even if i didn't understood a thing on the screen
(Because i am from Brazil and the game was never translated to portuguese) i loved the colors, the exploration, the background that made the game look bigger than it is and the songs.
After i completed 15 years old i finally beat this game, it will be in my heart forever.
pig cops in duke nukem, pig enemies in dark souls games, definitely pigs in dragon quest, disgaea is loaded with pigs and swine imagery, pigs in angry birds, wiz pig in diddy kong racing, pigs in the donkey kong series, enemy pig pokemon, amnesia a machine for pigs, minecraft has its pigmen, piggsy in manhunt, pigma in starfox... i could keep going.
Thanks for the list of evil pigs in video games
Pork is delicious and obviously obsessive.
Great video
Tomba 2 was one of my most fav Playstation games, I really loved it allot~!
I have been looking everywhere for this game plus how about a review of tomba 2
I guess it comes down to if being pig-like counts. Like if orcs, Ganon in Zelda, or the Pig Masks in Mother count. But even then I'd say it's just occasional.
pig cops in duke nukem, pig enemies in dark souls games, definitely pigs in dragon quest, disgaea is loaded with pigs and swine imagery, pigs in angry birds, wiz pig in diddy kong racing, pigs in the donkey kong series, enemy pig pokemon, amnesia a machine for pigs, minecraft has its pigmen, piggsy in manhunt, pigma in starfox... i could keep going.
You didn't think Tomba 2 was as good as the first one?
Well I'd prefer if you'd be quiet.
But you are correct.
In seriousness I used to prefer the second game, but yeah the first game is better. That said, there are a few things I prefer in the second game;
1. Load times, as mentioned, this is nearly absent in the second game, and they hide it rather cleverly.
2. Towns; More expansive, and more to do in them.
3. Trolley > Motocross...like even now the Motocross is confusing, and losing a life if your car dies isn't fair.
4. Evil pig battles; As you mentioned in Tomba 1, the pig battles had you only throw them in the bag once and be done. I was able to beat them randomly at times as a result, which isn't fun. This game has you throw them into the bag multiple times, which helps make sure you aren't just getting lucky. It's more fair overall...and the final battle isn't a complete joke as it was in the first game.
5. No serious bugs. When playing Tomba 1 as a youngster, I almost never could finish all the events due to a bug where I couldn't get the seeds to plant. Nothing like this exists in the second game at least.
But yeah...other than that I'd say the first game is more fun. There's still parts of the first game I was always disappointed with such as the Village of Civilization and the already mentioned last battle, but the rest of the game more than makes up for it.
Lovely game but the backtracking is a little too much where you need to backtrack in unknown places to get a thing that is hard to find that you need to find or you cannot complete the game. When you find this thing you need to solve a puzzle to get it that you would never conceive.
I would really prefer if you'd be quiet: the game.
Tomba 2, like most of 90's games, is difficult to play and finish, especially for a kid. I love the memories when I first played it and I still play it once every couple of years. Lighthearted and fun logical game. It also has some surprisingly good music in it
I used to be able to beat super R type on one life and even battle toads. I can't beat them now.
I loved Tomba and intend to get myself a copy of it. Thanks for letting me know I shouldn't bother with the sequel.
If you can get past the cringe and have a little patience, it's actually pretty fun. I do recommend an emulator though. Last I saw on ebay, it tends to go for around $80. Not worth it imo
@@JokerDoom Ouch, no way I'd pay that for Tomba 2. Honestly though, I loved the first one enough to pay that much if I had to. It might be more though since it's so much better.
That reminds me, I need a copy of Totally Rad for NES - hands down my favorite game for the console. I actually had two copies of Totally Rad as a kid because my parents would buy boxes of games at yard sales if they were cheap enough and we wound up with two. Of course our NES stopped working right (as they all do) and I did not predict anyone making a reliable variant so I didn't keep a copy like I should have... I recently saw a copy in a retro game store: $80 for just the cartridge. I should check online but my game shopping has been a bit out of hand lately so I need to hold off a little.
@@JokerDoom So... a good condition copy of Tomba! with the case, the cover and the booklet costs $250 minimum... plus shipping and probably import fee... How much is a playstation mini console? If you can get it on that console, that seems like the way to go.
It's just the author's opinion. I think many people would disagree and recommend playing Tomba 2.
@@DS-jf2be The points the author made are things that bug me like the exposition character who speaks for you. It does seem like it would still be some fun but not as much. I would only pay for a hard copy of the first one, not the second one but I can't afford the first one right now either. I'd like to have them both at least in emulation but I'm much more concerned about getting the first one.
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If anyone wants to play this game its available on the American and Japanese PS3 Store.
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My favorite game.. Good Game👍
At least it has more plot than bubsy has
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