Best Christmas Game Ever? | Blue Stinger (DC)
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
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Blue Stinger is a Dreamcast action adventure game starring Elliot Ballade and the greatest video game character of all time, Dogs Bower. But is Blue Stinger the best Christmas game ever? Let's find out.
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0:00 Intro
2:00 Game info
7:19 Story setup
10:11 Gameplay
12:26 Meeting Janine
15:44 The Christmas market
19:05 Into a frozen hell
21:11 Rat's place
24:26 The power plant (spoilers)
28:22 Bath time (spoilers)
30:16 Eliot's metamorphosis (spoilers)
35:58 Janine's big plan (spoilers)
43:15 Conclusion
45:00 Outro
#bluestinger #horrorgaming - Ігри
Looks lovingly at locket: "What a b*tch."
"What will you do if a monster attacks you butt naked?"
"Them I'll fight back butt naked"
Absolute legend
"Dogs smells something weird in the protein storage area"
You *never* want to hear that there's a strange smell in the protein storage area.
The place where I store my protein can smell pretty strange, I guess.
Lani is partly responsible for helping come up with Duke Nukem's voice, if I recall, since she directed John St John in Duke 3D. So you are not allowed you blame her for any unfortunate happenstance in the games she works on, cause she is literally legendary.
"Tim is what? Dead?" I love Dogs just for that. Dialogue like that trails off too often.
This game absolutely radiates "launch title" vibes and I love it just for that.
“Dang he’s alive I was hoping to be debt free” lmaoooooo
Lani Minella was also the original voice of Adria the Witch in Diablo 1, and most of the Zerg in StarCraft. I used to work for the company that hosted her personal site, so I would occasionally do tech support for her. Really nice lady!
"I sense a soul in search of answers."
I love the idea of this being a Sonic AU where Rouge is Eggman's estranged daughter and Sonic's rivalry with Eggman is all because Eggman doesn't think Sonic is good enough for Rouge.
Please make this mod/game 🙏🏽
So... We just gonna ignore that Eggman had a relationship with a bat?
@@n4ughty_knight You're talking about theoretical Sonic fanfic. It's the weirdest and grossest genre of literature imaginable. Robotnik sleeping with a bat would be the tamest thing about it.
This game is a 10/10 because it accomplished it's goals it's a very 80-90s action movie.
That's why I think making a joke out of the enemies and having all the money is very in line
My friend and I called it "Blue Stinker", but both genuinely enjoyed the janky ass game (except for the swimming controls). This was one of those games that most Dreamcast owners in the US owned, as it was down to $5-$10 within two months of the Dreamcast launch. I have replayed it a couple of times since '99 & I really do find it to be charming and enjoyable.
He's called Dogs?! It's always a treat when Japanese writers flex their staggering knowledge of western culture like this.
(though nothing beats Raye Penber, the most authentic American name in Japanese fiction history)
To be fair, I've heard of some people in the US calling their kids "Latrine". They were told what it meant later, but they insisted it "sounded nice"...
It could have been shithouse. Dodged a bullet.@@SyndicateOperative
nothing beats that one baseball game with totally legit American names like Bobson Dugnutt, Mike Truk and Todd Bonzalez
I don't think he's actually called "Dogs". Most likely it's just a nickname they gave him. Usually bulky men in American culture have nicknames like how Dwayne Johnson is called "The Rock" Johnson. This is especially true since Dogs literally looks like Hulk Hogan (his real name is Terry Gene Bollea) and Captain Haddock.
There's Rufus from Street Fighter and I think they got the name from the word "Ruckus".
this is certainly one of the videogames ever
Why'd you get a divorce?
How could you say something like that? You sounds insane…
Lol you’re not even wrong lmaoo
Out of all videogames, this is the
Truly one of the games of all time
Any time I'm scrolling through my feed and I see _THE_ Dogs Bower on a thumbnail, I know I have to click on that video.
The fact that it's a new Dungeon Chill video is also nice, I guess 😄
blue stinger is such an awesome, memorable game. i remember that awkward bath scene like it was yesterday. its hammered into the wrinkles in my brain
This was the game that brought me to HCG101 a decade and a half ago.
Gettin HASSBLASSTED and taking baths with friends is patrician.
The shout out to Dogs in the intro of the Top 47k Games podcast still cracks me up.
Is the OP comment even in English?!
Yes. Im sorry you cant read @@minmogrovingstrongandhealthy
Better review Illbleed soon! Shinya Nishigaki demands it from beyond the grave. He's a friendly ghost, but don't leave him hanging too long!
I played this game during Xmas when it came out. Its a fond memory.
Dogs is the man. If you take nothing else away from Blue Stinger, remember that at least.
The cutscenes in this game is on whole another level 😂
*Older survival horror games cutscenes are on whole another level.
ngl, they're very wholesome. I wish they made more games with these kind of simple visuals.
Our sweet baby boy, what should we name him?
DOGS
Dreamcast exclusives like this and Shenmue had such a nice, distinctively early 6th gen look. I like it.
Nothing like opening up a cold Hassy, and watching Dungeon Chill...
I loved the ending reveal that basically the whole adventure was participating in some alien reproduction process. Pretty neat. Janky as all get-out, I was still all about this game in the Dreamcast days. Nice vid!
SuperGreatFriend enlightened me in the ways of Nishigaki with his Blue Stinger and ILLBLEED videos/streams, and he really brought a unique and humorous flair to the projects he was involved in. Wish we could’ve seen more from him to be honest.
Hmmm. Nitro Rad did that for me lol. I'll have to check out this Supergreatfriend
This game bonded me and my brother on Dreamcast and was my first true horror game. GOD I LOVE THIS.
"there's also another crab monster with a Jeep on its back" after the locket reveal cut commentary is some of the most Chill Dungeon Content™ and I'm here for it
John Andersen was a friend of Mr Nishigaki and wrote a fantastic tribute to him. I'll post an extract here; "While on a break at my day job as an assistant language teacher in a junior high school in Chiba prefecture, I decided to call his office. I got a hold of the receptionist. "May I speak to Shinya Nishigaki please?" There was a pause on the other end. "Hold on one moment please." The female receptionist said. I was put on hold, a male voice answered the phone. It was not Shinya. I had been transferred to the vice-president of Cavia. "May I speak to Shinya Nishigaki please?" I repeated. "I'm sorry, Mr. Nishigaki is no longer with the company," he said in awkward English. I brought on a polite series of questions asking his whereabouts. Then he said it. "He's dead. His heart stopped," he said.
It was true. I was then given a phone number for a member of Nishigaki's family who spoke fluent English, and confirmed he had suffered a heart attack at his home in Saitama on February 14th, 2004. It occurred only a month and a half after our interview. He was 42 years old."
With all the Sonic Adventure references, I am amazed you didn't liken Nephy to Tikal, the little light ghost from that game.
Blue Stinger is the second best Christmas video game, the first is Parasite Eve1 which starts on December 24th.
This is insane.
Literally YESTERDAY I was watching a guy playing a modded version of Bio Hazard 2, and there was, among all the tracks, THAT one from Blue Stinger.
And you made this video 11 days ago?
Why?
And WHY is this video on my feed?
Anyway, Blue Stinger is one of those "strange 2000's games" and I love it.
I loved both the voice actors and the musics, so over the top and loud ahah
I have dear memories of this game, one of the "early new generation" games I've ever played (if we consider that Dreamcast came out BEFORE the ps2).
That music is insane. There’s no way I could play this game with it enabled… that must have been a rough play through
I feel I would be remiss not to leave a comment mentioning "Parasite Eve" in some capacity whilst watching a video that broaches the topic of great '90s horror games set during Christmas!
I have always loved thia game and I'm glad that some of my favourite YT reviewers have finally started making videos about it... One of the funniest, most random scenes in the game IMO was when they are exploring the little oasis area with Eliot still in monster form and they are trying to look for a cure, Eliot just starts pissing green into the pond, lol
All through this video I was trying to figure out who Elliot reminds me of - I finally realised he looks like a young Mel Gibson.
I love Blue Stinger! ❤ Oneyplays made such a fun playthrough 😂
That loud ass intro song for no reason with the orchestra 😂😂
About the voice direction:
A few years ago, I met John St. John (Big the Cat, yet another Sonic character) at a convention. He said the worst thing he ever worked on was an ad for Blue Stinger. No matter how he would read the line, somebody from Sega was there to tell him to "do it better". Eventually, he got so fed up, he just read his lines in the most stilted Japanese accent he could muster. That was the take they used.
Rouge's VA always comes to mind as Eriko Christy because of how much I loved Illbleed (at least the first parts)
Dogs and Eddie being voiced by Eggman and Sonic convinces me that these two will find each other in every universe... and irriatate each other.
Anyway, I am intrigued by how this game got two long-form videos about it in pretty short succession, and the very different receptions they got. One was far more taken with the atmosphere of the game and dove deeper into that one, whereas this one speaks more of how the games level design and what's like to actually play it instead of just going through the plot beats, does not end up an endearing experience. And with a history lesson of the development of the two different camera systems to boot! All in all I feel like I've gotten a really good feel for what the game does and doesn't do, almost like I can claim stolen video game valor and say that I have played the game without having to hunt down a European copy and a European Dreamcast and play it myself! Gotta love being lazy, my favorite activity.
Our taste in games is uncannily similar. Everything you cover I have either played and really appreciate or are on 'the list'. I believe a lot of people who worked on this game had worked on Dark Savior which is a flawed game but so imaginative and appealing to me. I played it a couple of years ago and really loved it. It was so sad that Nishigaki passed so early but may have been a blessing as this era really marks a change in the gaming landscape.
Just reread this comment and realised I didn't mean that the death is a blessing what I meant was the following generation really saw a downturn in creativity and passion in the games industry.
Thanks for covering these kinds of games (Deep Fear too). I was a Saturn and Dreamcast owner back in the day but never managed to play these games but remember reading about them at length. I see why I never picked them up!
I remember playing this and Sonic Adventure on christmas it was beautiful 😭🤣
Ps. And Zombie Revenge
Nephilim lands on the northern hemisphere of another planet, where her body is discovered and studied. The planet's inhabitants call her Jenova.
My head canon.
It's the bath scene that really chuckles me: "Elliott, you're more macho than I expected" 😂
Character development.
Respect.
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Dude!!!! You just dont miss with these reviews!!!! Omg!
this was my introduction to the dreamcast. this was what they had running on on in store unit. it was very "sega" looking, blue skies and palm trees. i think a lot of sega's problems were steadfastly sticking to this cartoony 1995 look and tripling down on short lifespan arcade arcade type experiences when the rest of the industry was going in the opposite direction.
i still bought one with vf3, mainly for the proposed internet functionality, but i soon received a letter saying that would not be happening in my region so have a free game. i chose shenmue but i had sold my DC by the time it arrived in the mail.
Another awesome video about a weird game I've never heard of which is EXACTLY what I'm here for and Dungeon Chill doesn't disappoint. Thank you for all you do and happy holidays.
Two youtubers I like covering this in the same year is crazy
I can't help but miss the horror reviews. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely loved your review of "Shadow of Memories", but the latest horror vid was "Are You Afraid Of The Dark?", and the last proper horror was Kuon almost two months ago.
This was one of the few games I had for Dreamcast, I absolutely loved this game.
The music is freakin hilarious
you gotta do more of these long vids these are good
I appreciate you nearly sacrificing the chill for us. Your videos are always a good time!
I consider Gundam Wing Endless Waltz to be a Christmas movie..
How can you not love the music that shouts out "AGGRESSIVE CHRISTMAS"? xD
Loved the vid, perfect for my Christmas nostalgia rush! Keep up the amazing work
FYI the Jascony you fight and the Jascony Nephy fights are two different monsters. You fight the much smaller, purpleish clone while she is fighting the real deal.
I kinda like character designs, they have a nice vibe like 80s made anime.
Damn, I cannot unhear Rouge from her voice lol
Dogs is a name with a real energy to it.
that running water is so overwhelmingly loud it sounds like deafening applause
anytime someone tells me Die Hard isn't a christmas movie I always remind them Home Alone is also a Christmas Movie :)
the one thing you need to know about this game is that streaming it for a full, uninterrupted playthrough is a Bad Idea
I loved this video. Can’t wait to see what you can show off next Christmas 🎄
Dogs is, ironically, a cat person.
I have a soft spot for Blue Stinger; I finished it in Japanese early during the Dreamcast life cycle and absolutely loved it. The music is always loud and the voice lines are entertaining. I recently bought it again in Japanese from a trade show. I'll be playing it again for sure!
I stared at this game in EGM for so long, this game looked fantastic when it came out. Thank you for some vicarious experience.
Parasite Eve 1 is my go to Christmas game.
Just unlocked some good memories watching this. Ahhh my beloved Dreamcast, I ❤'d that console so much back in the day.
Notice how they drink Hassy in Illbleed and this game. *wink wink*
31:10 A lot of Japanese games do that. It's a trend I've noticed, particularly in JRPGs. Every character seems to be excessively stupid in order to constantly remind the player of what to do. I suppose it's because of how long all of these games tend to be? JRPGs are very grindy and most people aren't able to dedicate time to the play sessions, so you will step away *a lot* and I guess it can be confusing if you aren't taking notes.
idk... if you can't dedicate the time to a long game, you probably shouldn't play it. The experience is not made better by having to be reminded of all these details repeatedly.
Your channel is becoming my favorite. You have a talent in presentation. Looking forward to your milestones. This channel is gonna be big and It’ll be well-deserved. Great f’in job.
I have an overwhelming feeling to watch any sort of Billy Mays advertisement.
A rental nightmare for me at the time....I should probably play it again.
Upon further inspection, no.
1. Dogs’ Jean shorts rock.
2. He’s gonna macho man slam elliot into next week
Lol loved the video
You remind me of Grim Beard if his dad actually came back from getting milk and cigarettes.
But in all seriousness I just discovered your channel a few days ago and have really been enjoying it. I really just made the joke because you two cover similar styles of games. You both have enough personality to stand apart and still be enjoyable.
I was watching Grim Beard and then found this channel a few minutes ago. Love it
The game is janky as fudge, but I played the crap out of during the Sega Dreamcast days.
Dreamcast had like 10 games, everyone who owned it played the same thing
@@j.2512Lol 10 games! nice trolling..according to Wiki the Dreamcast had 620 games released in its lifetime.
I love Blue Stinger.
Always have.
Huh, the camera variation explains why things like the Hello Market elevator is a total ambush.
McIntyre fact: the stamps are from a racing game called PenPen Tricelon.
And that game is wild.
Horror game, Christmas game, vending machine simulator - this game covers all the most loved genres. I bought it because there wasn't much to choose from at launch, as survival horror type games aren't usually for me. I was shocked that it was actually pretty good. There were some moments I thought might have been a little too difficult, if I'm remembering correctly, but overall a good title worth remembering.
Edit: Wait, I had forgotten there was an antidote and we murdered all those innocent people on Christmas for nothing. Happy Holidays indeed.
Had this game back in teh day. Wow.. Can't believe I'm watching a review on it. Thanks bro
I can't think of a single Dreamcast game that utilized bump mapping, despite the Dreamcast being capable of it.
I'm surprised you pushed through this one, parts of it seem like torture. Between the slow swim speed and the maze-like level design? Thank you for playing this so we don't have to! haha
I swear to god that song at 16:20 has been in thirty video games. I've never played blue stinger but I've heard like seven variations of that exact song in a lot of things.
Oh my god. I know that voice actress! She played Nancy Drew in most of that character’s games!
KISS Dinosaur Island sounds like a hip-hop station :D
I love you Dungeon Chill. Please keep making videos.
Played this game for the first time this year, really enjoyed it.
Saw you changed the thumbnail for it. Maybe consider the same for the shadow of memories video too, I think you're selling your work short with the current one. (The jp box art of the homunculous is pretty cool / sinister)
Yeah, I’m starting to learn that simple is better for thumbnails. I’ve been wanting to change that SoM one for a while. I’m gonna do that soon. Thanks!
Judging by the spent shotshell hulls, the shotgun probably just has burst fire.
Recently come across this channel and boy I'm glad. Probably the first that has me genuinely laughing out loud through sheer dry wit!
I had this game. I liked it though the shopping center and crazy shotgun and lightsaber are about the only things I remember. This channel either takes me back or let's me see the games ive never got to.
I loved my launch Dreamcast but still Blue Stinger has eluded me all these years (decades?) later. Literally had no idea what the game was about. This was a very illuminating video. Cheers!
What a ride this game was. Merry Christmas!
I had a coworker who loved Blue Stinger and the absolute sucker punch I experienced at the end when I realized their internet handle is in your supporters. They truly are everywhere when it comes to Blue Stinger. Love you, friend.
Hearing Dog's voice...i have to wonder: Did his VA also voice Drachma from Skies of Arcadia? That growl he does keeps making me think of him...
According to the Skies of Arcadia credits, Drachma was voiced by one "John Hughes". but at the same time I can't find any evidence that this "John Hughes" ever did any other voice work. It's possible that it could've been Deem Bristol who voiced the role but under a pseudonym, if they truly do sound alike.
Stamp Rally characters are from another game for the dreamcast called Pen-Pen Triathlon
I remember getting this thinking it was gonna be a horror game and the first enemy you fist fight and when he dies he explodes into money. Needless to say, not what I expected but it was pretty fun so it’s still good in my book.
I love your review style man. Thinking of returning to reviewing myself.
While I do think that the Dreamcast could technically handle bump mapping, it was rarely ever or possibly even never used. Even on the original Xbox you can count the number of games using that feature on one or maybe two hands.
Either way, I remember having loads of fun with Blue Stinger back in the late 90s. Looks hella dated now of course, but back then this was competing against PSone and N64 games.
The reason I brought that up was because of an interview I read where Nishigaki mentioned them not using bump mapping when they could have. But you’re right. Not many games made use of it anyway, or used it very little.
I feel like Parasite Eve is the best Christmas game, but this is a game I wish I got to play as a kid, my parents were more Nintendo and Playstation users
10:07 "Dogs AKA the GOAT" tickled me just right.