Was it Good? - 007: Nightfire

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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    Do pay attention double-o seven, one of your best video games released the same year as Morrowind.
    Everyone loved Goldeneye, but, was Nightfire better?
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  • @ssjaken
    @ssjaken 4 місяці тому +1489

    The multiplayer for this was legendary for sleepovers. That ski lodge level with control rockets. Good memories

    • @freddysw
      @freddysw 4 місяці тому +31

      Oh god it was so fun

    • @Maityist
      @Maityist 4 місяці тому +57

      Skyrail, one of the best maps ever.

    • @dummekopf
      @dummekopf 4 місяці тому +1

      best

    • @rawmaw
      @rawmaw 4 місяці тому +4

      100% !!

    • @DannyyBravo
      @DannyyBravo 4 місяці тому +6

      Spot on!

  • @seraphin2902
    @seraphin2902 4 місяці тому +460

    Fun fact, if you use the camera to zoom in on Kiko's chest on the Castle level, she'll ask if you're enjoying the view. I'm sure there are more of these kinds of Easter egg interactions, but that's the one that comes to mind first.

    • @freddysw
      @freddysw 4 місяці тому +16

      Oh really? I never did that as a kid. Wow I really missed that

    • @zzzzzz1039
      @zzzzzz1039 4 місяці тому +41

      @@freddyswweird, thats all i did, that and cortana

    • @freddysw
      @freddysw 4 місяці тому +21

      @@zzzzzz1039 I mean, I never looked at hot women in games when I was a kid.
      Dude trust me

    • @tonyl9636
      @tonyl9636 4 місяці тому +6

      Pretty sure you unlocked a memory

    • @onegoldengraham
      @onegoldengraham 4 місяці тому +5

      Quite

  • @benh5541
    @benh5541 4 місяці тому +837

    Great choice. I remember endless hours in multiplayer just sitting at the opposite ends of the map trying to kill each other with remote controlled missiles or Oddjob hats.

    • @joshgoodwin8308
      @joshgoodwin8308 4 місяці тому +23

      This was my childhood

    • @makeitthrough_
      @makeitthrough_ 4 місяці тому +9

      My friend and I used to set up tripwires outside our base (we'd always play that frozen fountain one from outside Drake's party) and kill everyone with choppers

    • @collinhalverson4681
      @collinhalverson4681 4 місяці тому +15

      Everything you guys are saying in the comments are also how my friends and I played multiplayer. We also did 2v2 King of the Hill on Skyrail and would set up tons of trip mines ahead of time and see if we could get through each other's death traps. One person would head to the other base while the other person would hold down the fort. It was so much fun. I want to do it all over again.

    • @L4nd0C4lr1s14n
      @L4nd0C4lr1s14n 4 місяці тому +5

      I was coming to say this lmao.

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 4 місяці тому +3

      yep, I never played the missions but I can still vividly remember all the multiplayer maps 😆
      A m8 had the game and I'd hang out at his place after school.

  • @wulf1113
    @wulf1113 4 місяці тому +10

    I love watching your videos, Josh. I can't express how happy i am that you decided to review this game. in 2005 at age 11, I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. During my initial hospitalization my dad brought my gamecube to me and the only game he could find of mine to bring was this, 007 Nightfire. I had tears in my eyes watching some of the scenes from this, remembering my time sitting in a hospital room playing this game for hours and hours. Thank you for doing what you do.

  • @jennabee309
    @jennabee309 4 місяці тому +507

    I didn't grow up with this game, but my husband did. He's been talking about this game for 11 years. Thank you for increasing my education on the topic 😂

    • @BlackxExorcistitsyaboi
      @BlackxExorcistitsyaboi 4 місяці тому +18

      I made my wife play it.
      For the culture.
      If you play video games take your education to the next level and play it!

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 4 місяці тому +8

      @@BlackxExorcistitsyaboi Definitely a classic. The best of bond imho since I hardly cared about the movies.
      Tho Halo actually made me read books so I value it much higher. 😆

    • @rogermucroy750
      @rogermucroy750 4 місяці тому

      @@BlackxExorcistitsyaboi nerd

    • @Cynsham
      @Cynsham 4 місяці тому +8

      @@Broockle Goldeneye 007 will forever be the definitive classic Bond game imo

    • @GMaxPUBs
      @GMaxPUBs 4 місяці тому

      This is the best Bond game of all time.

  • @ciboria1
    @ciboria1 4 місяці тому +40

    Josh presenting a "Bond Move" Tutorial is such a fantastic showing what this entire channel is about

  • @raphaeldias5705
    @raphaeldias5705 4 місяці тому +1223

    Curious Story: This game was inside my ps2 the night some thug entered my house when I was a kid. He stole my ps2 along with some other stuff. It belonged to a friend, who quite frankly hated the game, and he liked to think that it would be a punishment to the guy that stole it.

    • @viewtifulpes
      @viewtifulpes 4 місяці тому +20

      lol

    • @neinbruderja7519
      @neinbruderja7519 4 місяці тому +27

      thug life

    • @boilerhousegarage
      @boilerhousegarage 4 місяці тому +21

      Was the bastard robber ever caught?

    • @raphaeldias5705
      @raphaeldias5705 4 місяці тому +74

      @boilerhousegarage Sadly no. At least, not that I know. Maybe he got caught for something else. The thug life is a short one

    • @TheJurnalyst
      @TheJurnalyst 4 місяці тому +17

      Cool story bro (I actually mean it)...

  • @ThePowerfulOne100
    @ThePowerfulOne100 4 місяці тому +22

    Oh my word. This game was such a huge part of my childhood and I forgot all about it until now!! Thanks again Mr.

  • @adreyn6650
    @adreyn6650 4 місяці тому +621

    "Hanry Cavill from wish" was absolutely brilliant.

    • @DrEcho
      @DrEcho 4 місяці тому +39

      "Which for you zoomers it's like a Betamax but worked better" was equally brilliant.

    • @inhisglory960
      @inhisglory960 4 місяці тому +1

      @@DrEcho betabax

    • @DrEcho
      @DrEcho 4 місяці тому +2

      @@inhisglory960 ope. Edited. Cheers m8.

    • @theonewhoknows2
      @theonewhoknows2 4 місяці тому +2

      Hanry😂

    • @enzymewsa3168
      @enzymewsa3168 4 місяці тому +7

      They Call him Hayes... Josh "Your MMO is Trash" Hayes...

  • @warhai803
    @warhai803 4 місяці тому +37

    I appreciate the swiftness of the ad delivery

    • @BCDeshiG
      @BCDeshiG 4 місяці тому +4

      Same here, usually UA-cam sponsor segments are quite long with people saying the same crap you've heard a million times already.

  • @DragonElixion
    @DragonElixion 4 місяці тому +129

    "We snipe him with a few grenades...gets you his space laser weapon."
    Yeah, that tracks.

  • @wockawocka8051
    @wockawocka8051 4 місяці тому +7

    Mastering the skill of hitting someone with Oddjob's hat from the opposite side of the ski lodge was a crucial part of my childhood.

    • @johnbartz1907
      @johnbartz1907 8 днів тому

      Bro no way me and my friends too 😂

  • @DemoncF
    @DemoncF 4 місяці тому +230

    I don't really have a problem with sponsor ads in general but going for a 3 second spot immediately after sponsoring was relevant is a nice touch and I appreciate it.

    • @PIMPTD
      @PIMPTD 4 місяці тому +12

      Right it was so short I actually want to use the ad for once. Everytime I hear some long rambling about raycons etc I get turned off. I originally wanted a pair but it’s been shoved down my throat so much I’ll never buy a pair. If I wasn’t broke I’d done his ad to support him cuz I appreciate the shortness that much.

    • @NTripleOne
      @NTripleOne 4 місяці тому +10

      @@PIMPTD If it makes you feel any better, raycons are overpriced tat anyway.

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 4 місяці тому

      ​@@NTripleOne a lot of things sold directly to customer are overpriced as otherwise they'd be competitive in the free market... Not saying it's always right just to be wary of goods that are sold through UA-camrs or your mum's friend like Amway or Zepter.

    • @EtherealDoomed
      @EtherealDoomed 4 місяці тому

      ​@@PIMPTDThe contracts often dictate ad length. Raymond is handing that down. (Just making sure your ire is pointed at the right place, away from the creator trying to eat.)

    • @PIMPTD
      @PIMPTD 4 місяці тому +4

      @@EtherealDoomed no I definitely know all about that. It just sucks as someone that pays to have no ads to have to listen to them say the same thing over and over for 5 mins and have same product shoved down our throat. I don’t blame the creators , this was just so refreshing.

  • @mauruhkatigaming4807
    @mauruhkatigaming4807 4 місяці тому +8

    I always liked how Agent Nightshade showed up again after Agent Under Fire. It tied things together nicely.

  • @Muninnnr
    @Muninnnr 4 місяці тому +144

    Playing this in multiplayer on the PS2 was a large part of my childhood. We typically had a house rule banning the Golden Gun and the remote controlled rocket launcher.
    I remember the campaign levels being extremely difficult, but that might have been because I barely knew English at the time so I had absolutely no idea what I was doing or what was going on.

    • @ZedZdeD462
      @ZedZdeD462 4 місяці тому +2

      Ha, me too! I remember buying the 4-controller adapter for the PS2 to play things like this and Unreal Tournament with my friends all on one tiny screen. Good times!

    • @co7769
      @co7769 Місяць тому +1

      Me three! I actually couldn't get past the 6th mission I believe where you infiltrate the tower in Tokyo is it? I could not figure out how to decode the last door and didn't understand how the phone decoder worked and that you had to HOLD the darn thing!

    • @13lueBomber
      @13lueBomber 27 днів тому

      Resident Evil Outbreak was an amazing online game for PS2. Back when it was rare to find anyone online.

  • @alexdenton1174
    @alexdenton1174 4 місяці тому +14

    A great continuity gameplay element of Nightfire being a sequel to Agent under Fire is it uses the same familiar mechanics, Health bar, Sound effects, music, gadgets, Arena multiplayer, score & so much more.
    Truly Nightfire was an innovative sequel to Agent under Fire and a successful one at that.

  • @roastinNAVY
    @roastinNAVY 4 місяці тому +206

    I had this on the Gamecube. Over summer break, My friends and I would play Smash Bros Melee, Conflict Desert Storm 2, and 007 Nightfire for hours every day. My favorite map was the Skyrail map for split-screen.

    • @Gameprojordan
      @Gameprojordan 4 місяці тому +22

      Tbf if you had a Gamecube this game was one of the best first person shooters on it, aswell as one of if not the best first person split-screen multiplayer shooters on it.

    • @ksrhys-
      @ksrhys- 4 місяці тому +4

      Played the shit out of this and Skyrail on GC with friends! So good. (Also Melee, of course)

    • @Seergun
      @Seergun 4 місяці тому +16

      HOLY SHIT! Conflict Desert Storm 2! Played this with my best friend back in the day, but could not for the life of me remember the name! OMFG, thank you!

    • @PewPewPewDieDieDie
      @PewPewPewDieDieDie 4 місяці тому

      Remember how much my eyes hurt after having those ridiculously bright flashbangs constantly piercing your eyes in an otherwise dark room while playing it with friends.

    • @satellizera6446
      @satellizera6446 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@@GameprojordanNot true, timesplitters 2 was hands down the best fps and split screen fps on gamecube.

  • @MikeFK8R
    @MikeFK8R 3 місяці тому +2

    I had this on GameCube and absolutely loved it at the time. I remember replaying that first castle mission dozens of times, finding different ways in each time.

  • @FrenchFriesOfFury
    @FrenchFriesOfFury 4 місяці тому +193

    "...this is the level where..." I exactly knew what he was going to say. Never have I felt so exposed.

    • @The_Kentuckian
      @The_Kentuckian 4 місяці тому +26

      He just called me right out.

    • @Rex0142king
      @Rex0142king 4 місяці тому +18

      11 year old me did the same...
      Honestly the most accurate point in the entire video.

    • @Enthusiastics
      @Enthusiastics 4 місяці тому +9

      I think most of us stared at….things on that level. 😂

    • @HumanPerson_final
      @HumanPerson_final 4 місяці тому +12

      We all had a moment like that. I didn’t play this game, but I spent a lot of time looking at things in Time Splitters 2. >_>

    • @AitkenSteele
      @AitkenSteele 4 місяці тому +12

      ​@@HumanPerson_finalalso things in Soul Calibur 2 🤣

  • @OttermanNathan
    @OttermanNathan 4 місяці тому +5

    I had this for the GameCube. It was one of my favorite games I had, and I remember spending hours on a multiplayer map (the snow one with the building in the middle of it) and I tried to guide the guided missile launcher into the building as far as I could. I made it to the lobby eventually but couldn’t get past it

  • @EllieP.-hi5fx
    @EllieP.-hi5fx 4 місяці тому +142

    The Judi Dench voicealike was actually pretty solid.

  • @StonegazeSteam
    @StonegazeSteam 4 місяці тому +75

    Playing Nightfire and Halo 2 was the highlight of me and my cousins whenever we got together. I miss those days.

    • @ryandull6581
      @ryandull6581 2 місяці тому +5

      Same man same.. hurts to think kids these days won't get to have similar experiences

    • @StonegazeSteam
      @StonegazeSteam 2 місяці тому

      @@ryandull6581 Online play is convenient as all hell, but it does take away from being in the same room as your buddies. It's nice playing Left 4 Dead 2 split-screen mod on PC with a friend, and shoot zombies while shooting the shit.

  • @KazRow
    @KazRow 4 місяці тому +59

    So much nostalgia for this game. The first mission of the story, playing split screen with friends.. so good

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle 4 місяці тому +2

      I got really good at not screen looking, was never sure if my m8s did the same tho 😆

  • @Palemagpie
    @Palemagpie Місяць тому +2

    Nightfire was the first game we ever had tournaments of in primary school.
    Pro-tip (like 25 years late)
    But you can stick those remote sticky grenades to the barrel of a turret then forget about it.
    The second another player tries to use it. The grenade cant be seen from the mounted position. & The bullet hits the gernade instead of actually firing. And potentially hitting you.
    Caused many childhood tears with that trick.

  • @geese5061
    @geese5061 4 місяці тому +54

    Ngl the cutscenes in this game feels like what would happen if Hugh Grant played Bond

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 4 місяці тому +3

      We dodged a bullet here... An entire bullet belt, actually.

  • @cloak5857
    @cloak5857 4 місяці тому +2

    I've never seen a James Bond movie and still think of Pierce first when anyone says 007.

  • @oldlemon1087
    @oldlemon1087 4 місяці тому +87

    I remember having problems with the security guards on the stealth level waking up after being sleep darted. I discovered that they would just despawn if you punched them, but it didn't count as a kill, and so didn't fail the level. Core memory unlocked.

    • @CatalystOfFire
      @CatalystOfFire 4 місяці тому +12

      I finally just beat that level thanks to you.

    • @oldlemon1087
      @oldlemon1087 4 місяці тому +21

      @@CatalystOfFire I'm glad some trial and error gameplay from ~8 year old me can help someone 20 years hence!

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 4 місяці тому +5

      The cheat SLEEPY makes the tranq darts last twice as long

    • @nickcashman2908
      @nickcashman2908 4 місяці тому +6

      On the stealth mission with the decoder i didnt know u just held the button down to decodethe locks. Instead id decode each number 1 at a time and write it down to type into the keypads. Got stuck there for wayyy to long

    • @CatalystOfFire
      @CatalystOfFire 4 місяці тому +4

      @@oldlemon1087 it's hilarious because I could figure out how to get through that level 20 years ago when I first got the game, but absolutely not yesterday lol

  • @joshuamitchell3441
    @joshuamitchell3441 4 місяці тому +1

    Multiplayer, the docks map, trip mine, and grapple hook, man so much fun. Didn't realize how we we're living in the good old days

  • @moamenmoataz6135
    @moamenmoataz6135 4 місяці тому +58

    My heart literally throbbed when I saw this title, this game was a remarkable part of my childhood, thank you for covering it ❤

    • @nauscakes1868
      @nauscakes1868 4 місяці тому +4

      Oh man, I felt the same way. I'm almost too excited to start the video. Like I need to get some food and prepare for a good show.
      I've went back and watched reviews on my childhood classic, so I know reviewers have bagged on it, but I'm still interested to hear what Josh has to say

    • @Nipah.Auauau
      @Nipah.Auauau 4 місяці тому

      @@nauscakes1868 So did you end up agreeing or disagreeing with his take on it?

    • @nauscakes1868
      @nauscakes1868 4 місяці тому +1

      @@Nipah.Auauau I thought he was much more positive than some of the other reviews I've seen for the game.
      I enjoyed his coverage. I only wish I could play it without buying an outdated console, lol! Maybe one day I'll suck it up and just buy one.

    • @Nipah.Auauau
      @Nipah.Auauau 4 місяці тому

      @@nauscakes1868 It's got t be easy to emulate at this point...right?

    • @TheTuttle99
      @TheTuttle99 4 місяці тому +2

      Should probably get that checked out

  • @blitzskrieg3047
    @blitzskrieg3047 3 місяці тому +2

    This was one of my favorite games as a kid. Had it on Gamecube and played it a ridiculous amount.

  • @sempersteel2799
    @sempersteel2799 4 місяці тому +71

    Great video as always Josh. There's one small (and almost entirely inconsequential) thing I can add. That AIMS-20 wasn't just a "random sci-fi machine gun". Its an actual prototype weapon called the HK OICW. It was all the rage back in the late 90s/early 00s as the "future of infantry weapons". The main barrel is a 20mm airbursting grenade launcher, and the underslung bit is a 5.56mm rifle. And then it was cancelled because someone in the Department of Defense finally came to work sober and went "this is wildly impractical".

    • @bahamut256
      @bahamut256 4 місяці тому +4

      It wasn't cancelled for being impractical.
      The horrific injuries caused from firing the 20mm airburst grenades violated the Geneva convention.
      They had a very high propensity to cause permanent blindness.

    • @DeepFriedDoom
      @DeepFriedDoom 4 місяці тому +24

      @@bahamut256 Nonsense. The grenade launcher portion did not violate any arms treaties. In fact, after the OICW program got canned, it was fielded in 2010 as a standalone grenade launcher, designated the XM25 CDTE.

    • @sempersteel2799
      @sempersteel2799 4 місяці тому +26

      @@bahamut256 Nah. That's just an urban myth, for a couple reasons. One, the US was never a signatory to the 1868 prohibition on exploding projectiles. Two, 20mm high explosive is not banned. Its a pretty common projectile. And three, it was far more likely the project was cancelled because the rifle weighed nearly 20 pounds, which would be just god awful to carry.

    • @Pyroteq
      @Pyroteq 4 місяці тому +1

      The OICW also featured in Soldier of Fortune 2 which came out the same year as Nightfire.

    • @KasumiRINA
      @KasumiRINA 4 місяці тому +2

      @@bahamut256 Geneva convention doesn't ban 20mm grenades lol, and guess what, 5.56 bullets also cause permanent blindness if they hit someone in the eyes.

  • @tyrongkojy
    @tyrongkojy 4 місяці тому +1

    Fun fact with the "Shaken not stirred" thing. That actually dilutes the alcohol, apparently. Bond is keeping sharper.

  • @nauscakes1868
    @nauscakes1868 4 місяці тому +18

    Oh my God, you covered Nightfire. I can't wait to dig into this video!
    This game was one of those absolutely TREASURED childhood games for me. I have this core memory of me playing Nightfire on my Xbox while waiting for the airships in Final Fantasy 11. Or when I would wait for a group to fill up. I played Nightfire.
    I know, I KNOW the game isn't the best, and I've watched sooo many reviews on it to feel my nostalgic thirst for an old time favorite. But goddamn, it was my comfort game for a long time.
    That mission with the snipers, and you crawl through the abandoned power plant. I remember in high school asking my crush out, and her rejecting me. And how I spent that night working through that mission. It's just so baked into my head, this weird dream. Almost liminal how this game was so involved during my high school years.
    And if I think of playing it while I played Final Fantasy 11, that means it was previous to WoW coming out. WoW gave me a lot of great memories. But WoW didn't come out until after high school.
    --
    I missed that Playstation train, so when people talk about Tomb Raider or Final Fantasy 7, Twisted Steel as their childhood games, I wasn't playing those ones. I had Nintendo. Super Nintendo in elementary school. Mario and Donkey Kong. DK2 has so many elementary school memories. Middle school was Golden Eye, Donkey Kong 3d. Command and Conquer. High School was Xbox, Nightfire, Final Fantasy 11, Warcraft 3.
    --
    I wish Josh Strife would cover Earth and Beyond, because I can't seem to find any good videos covering it. And I played that game for what feels like 3 months before quitting, lol...

  • @PeterThomson7855
    @PeterThomson7855 4 місяці тому +10

    The VHS/Betamax joke got a full out loud laugh. Great vid - loved playing this game, especially the multiplayer!

  • @astererratum6546
    @astererratum6546 Місяць тому +1

    My favourite memory with my very best friend is playing Nightfire multiplayer and messing around with the bots and swinging around the map like Spiderman!! Best memories ever!

  • @darkillusion4
    @darkillusion4 4 місяці тому +29

    i LOVED this game back then
    intresting to see what josh will say

  • @JediMastr80
    @JediMastr80 4 місяці тому +24

    I remember playing the PC version of this a lot (I didn't have a PS2, Xbox, or GameCube back then). While the PC version did lack the vehicle levels, the levels themselves were larger than the console versions, sometimes slightly, sometimes much more. Another thing is the PC version was MUCH tougher, compared to the console version.
    One good example is the level title "High Treason" (I think it's called Phoenix Rising on console). This level is VERY long on PC and can easily take many people over an hour. This is that major "difficulty spike" level, especially since there are probably more enemies in this level than probably half or most of the console version. Unlike the console version where you can get out much quicker, it can take a while going through the building. While you don't have to go through every floor, you will have to go through many of them, plus the stairwell which are flooded with enemies. Not saying it's the "hardest" level, but for 1st time players, it could be a challenge if they aren't expecting it.
    There is one thing that also wasn't said, because the console and PC levels differ, the ordering can change.
    Example: After the Chain Reaction level, Bond sees the vent, then it cuts to bond on the rook with Kiko. At least this is how THAT level ended for consoles. On PC, THAT bond going into the vent starts a completely different level as Bond infiltrate's the base. It still ends the same at the end with Kiko knocking bond out with the tranquiller dart, but still.
    Another level is the Airfield Ambush (2nd level). On consoles, I think this was where you used the snowmobile and car, but on PC, you get a stealth section mission (at least the first part). Moving through the base in stealth took me a while back then (I was in my younger teen years). However, I LOVED the sniper section when you have to cover Zoe from the tower with a sniper rifle.
    I did eventually get the PS2 version years later. I honestly like both versions as each has their own positives. The PC version wasn't as bad as people kept saying.
    My guess, they played the console version first, when played the PC version, saw there were no vehicle sections on PC so instantly thought it was terrible.

    • @daminox
      @daminox 4 місяці тому +3

      I remember the biggest issue with the PC version being the poor bullet hit registry. Granted I've only played the demo, I vividly remember being annoyed at how half my bullets would go right through an enemy without doing any damage. I also read some reviews (such as in PC Gamer magazine) that mentioned this issue being in the full release of the PC version. I dont know how any developer can put out a free demo- which is meant to entice gamers to buy the full product- that causes frustration and anger lol

    • @JediMastr80
      @JediMastr80 4 місяці тому +4

      @@daminox - Either I didn't notice or the multiple patches that game had fixed the issue (as when I played, I did make sure to install all the patches). I did NOT play the PC version at launch. I didn't play it until sometime much later on, though I can't think when as it was about 20 years ago).
      I did see some videos of people that were just clipping through things for no reason and I never had that issue happen. I still have the retail 2 CDs somewhere.

  • @gallagher410
    @gallagher410 4 місяці тому +9

    I had this on GameCube, my sisters and my dad and I would play skyrail for years together, well after the games release. Great memories.

  • @ParallaxSound315
    @ParallaxSound315 3 місяці тому +1

    Commenting in the beginning, but I loved the multiplayer. Never really played the campaign though.
    Just standing on opposite ends of the map launching the remote rockets or Oddjob's hat across the map trying to kill the other person is some of my favorite gaming memories from high school

  • @Parky_T
    @Parky_T 4 місяці тому +30

    The Eragon comment unlocked a core memory for me I had totally forgotten about. Please do a video on it!

    • @mafiousbj
      @mafiousbj 4 місяці тому

      I may have spent too much time with my brother on the 2 player co-op mode for the campaign that game had. Funny little gem I only bought because I liked the books back then but even today I remember how fun sharing a campaign was.

  • @BucklingSwashes
    @BucklingSwashes 4 місяці тому +1

    My little brother and I played multiplayer on Xbox a ton, and I think that's genuinely the time during which he and I really started to get along. I'll never forget when he killed me with a grenade and said "KLUDOOiE!" which has been my favorite onamatopoeia ever since.

  • @ChristinaCreatesGames
    @ChristinaCreatesGames 4 місяці тому +7

    Really loving your Was It Good series. Had never heard of this Bond game before, but it looked really cool!

  • @skengman6364
    @skengman6364 4 місяці тому +2

    Look so forward to these videos its actually insane

  • @copperbadge1
    @copperbadge1 4 місяці тому +7

    It's always great seeing a new JSH video pop up in my feed.

  • @ethakis
    @ethakis 4 місяці тому +1

    Nightfire, Everything or Nothing, and From Russia with Love, are some of the games I remember most fondly from my childhood. My brother and I used to play bot matches in Nightfire almost every day.

  • @Kavou
    @Kavou 4 місяці тому +11

    This game was my childhood. Had so many hours into it that after the 4th mission my game was crashing.

  • @Eta_Hoyimi
    @Eta_Hoyimi 4 місяці тому +2

    Thanks for the excellent content. For this old of a game, the space helmet call overlay effect is absolutely stunning. I missed out on playing this back in the ol high school days but looks like Imma have to give it a download later!

  • @Lux__Veritatis
    @Lux__Veritatis 4 місяці тому +26

    You unlocked a memory of me playing the ski hut multiplayer level with the bots and the little helicopters!

    • @TheTuttle99
      @TheTuttle99 4 місяці тому

      It's funny it's the only map I remember

    • @whisperienced
      @whisperienced Місяць тому

      There was fort knox and the submarine and the underground bond base but the ski chalet was simply the best.

  • @theguybehindyou4762
    @theguybehindyou4762 2 місяці тому +1

    A worthy successor to Goldeneye IMO. It had good gunplay, optional paths to change things up, and expanded upon the concept of spy gadgets by turning them into gameplay mechanics.

  • @poeskey
    @poeskey 4 місяці тому +17

    While me and my friends were too young to really enjoy goldeneye, we had this on gamecube. We played split screen multiplayer on this game so much that the original disc went bad and we had to get a second copy. The amount of time this game took me to beat the harder levels on singleplayer was crazy especially on the harder difficulties. I even found one of the guides for this game recently and ive been tempted to play through it using the guide. Such a nostalgic game for me, and considering it was a franchise tie in game (not specifically for any movie, but the last game in the brosnan line of james bond games I believe) and what a Gem of a game it was. This and Goldeneye are two of the best Bond games. I know people will say agent under fire but Nightfire was better. Also the name is badass.
    Edit: I looked it up, everything or nothing released in '04 and that I believe was the last brosnan based bond game. From russia with love was connery, and I stopped paying attention after that.
    Edit2: Its the Prima official Strategy Guide for 007 Nightfire

  • @poppkorn9783
    @poppkorn9783 4 місяці тому +1

    I really hope you'll eventually cover James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing as well, that was my first ever introduction to James Bond and I replayed it so many times. I got Nightfire later and I liked that one as well but nothing could top Everything or Nothing for me, every time I hear the word "nanobots" I think of it and Willem Dafoe. Love your work so please keep it up, my good man!

    • @co7769
      @co7769 Місяць тому

      Is that the one where you epically jump off an impossible tall cliff to save the girl and then immediately after hop on a tank and then an equally epic motorcycle section to catch a plane? God I love that game too

  • @psyhodelik
    @psyhodelik 4 місяці тому +4

    Love your works so much ♥

  • @ToruKurosawa
    @ToruKurosawa 2 місяці тому +2

    I really liked Nightfire... I even wrote a walkthrough for it back in the day. Me and friends also played it on multiplayer for aaages. So much fun.

  • @pragmaticpundit7703
    @pragmaticpundit7703 4 місяці тому +5

    5:13
    "you've got ext-really limited controls"
    Sorry, I just couldn't unhear that

  • @tjepting1
    @tjepting1 2 місяці тому +2

    007 Nightfire was absolutely amazing. My favorite 007 game by far. The multiplayer with friends couch co-op was magical. I would spend entire summers playing this lol.

  • @alexei141
    @alexei141 4 місяці тому +7

    It might be worth playing Agent Under Fire for comparison honestly. It followed a lot of the same beats like the gadgets, Bond moves, and the progression between on foot, driving, and on rails levels. The Nightshade character was also first introduced in Agent Under Fire, which is probably why she showed up in Nightfire for five mintues and then disappeared without a trace lol.
    The multiplayer didn't have the mini vehicles or quite as memorable maps, but it had some crazy modifiers, and you could use gadgets like the grapple phone whenever and wherever you wanted. Flying around with the grappling hook and low gravity turned on was an absolute blast as a kid.

  • @KyleWithAnM69
    @KyleWithAnM69 4 місяці тому +1

    The amount of fine detail you can do in these old games is mind blowing.

  • @bimbendorf5166
    @bimbendorf5166 4 місяці тому +5

    Josh got a really nice sleeved vest for this video, wow!

  • @youngkhronic2243
    @youngkhronic2243 4 місяці тому +1

    Probably the best James bond theme to ever release. It’s such a banger, I listen to it unironically every now and again.

  • @tangy8102
    @tangy8102 4 місяці тому +17

    The Bond game on the N64 “The world is not enough” was one of my favorites due to it having BOTS to fight so I could practice and beat my older brothers in golden eye 😂

    • @FargonNemeloc
      @FargonNemeloc 4 місяці тому

      Perfect dark was the upgraded version of goldeneye, with the option to have 8 simultaneous combatants in multiplayer, with 4 humans and 4 bots, and the bots can go to such difficulty, they were literal aimbots, one glance that "blink and you miss", some if not all times you just dropped dead and never knew what killed you so fast
      But tranquilizers, when applied to humans made their sight blurry, when applied to bots made their aim go haywire and walk randomly (we lovingly named that gun "the dancer")

  • @KINGcheeseman2
    @KINGcheeseman2 4 місяці тому +1

    15:30 This unlocked an ancient memory of a crime I had forgotten I was guilty of...

  • @devingunnels3251
    @devingunnels3251 4 місяці тому +3

    Josh should be the next James Bond

  • @0That_Guy0
    @0That_Guy0 4 місяці тому +1

    32:03 Damn, that scream is actually haunting. The VA didn't hold back.

  • @mafiousbj
    @mafiousbj 4 місяці тому +16

    Pierce Brosnan will forever be the "perfect Bond" in the looks department, damn if he was playing Bond today we would be like Henry Cavill for boomers and gen X....and probably for every other age group!
    Also you unlocked memories of too many hours spent on Agent Under Fire 4 player split screen multiplayer in a 29 inch CRT tv. Meaning each individual screen was as big as a notepad and for sure none of my friends were screen snipping each other. Same with the Eragon game having 2 player co-op in the campaign. As a fan of the books that´s the only good thing that came out of that movie ^^

    • @budyll1
      @budyll1 4 місяці тому

      Both Roger Moore and Sean Connery were far more handsome.

    • @mafiousbj
      @mafiousbj 4 місяці тому +1

      @@budyll1 not according to my mom and gran 😂 (and my personal taste).
      My gran specially comparing him to previous Bonds said he was wooden and lacked the charm of Connery but had a face to kill for 😂

    • @budyll1
      @budyll1 4 місяці тому

      @@mafiousbj he was the least handsome Bond actor ever in my opinion. He only beat Niven (1967 Casino Royale Bond), because Niven was your typical Brit guy face-wise, so not handsome in the slightest.

    • @jacobturnerart
      @jacobturnerart 4 місяці тому +1

      Brosnan was the 'action figure' Bond.
      If you described James Bond and a Bond movie to a person who'd never watched one, they'd probably visualise someone like Brosnan's Bond. His run was okay, but very generic (if you class Bond as his own genre).

    • @budyll1
      @budyll1 4 місяці тому

      @@jacobturnerart I didn't like a single Bond movie starring Brosnan.

  • @invisAG
    @invisAG 4 місяці тому +1

    Playing Nightfire split screen multiplayer is some of my earliest memories in gaming

  • @EnraiChannel
    @EnraiChannel 4 місяці тому +3

    4 player multiplayer was pretty cool in this game. One of the few games I ever got to see the multitap being used.

  • @13lueBomber
    @13lueBomber 27 днів тому +2

    This video was definitely a *BOND MOVE,* _007._

  • @TheDJArtChannel
    @TheDJArtChannel 4 місяці тому +10

    The best 007 game. Would love to see it on PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch

    • @DantesGrill
      @DantesGrill 4 місяці тому

      Nah, Goldeneye 64 was easily the best. This is probably second though. It's not as tight as Goldeneye, but it hits the Bond stuff so well compared to other games, together with the Need for Speed car sequences. It compiles the cool concepts from the Everything or Nothing game into a more solid package too!

    • @DIEGhostfish
      @DIEGhostfish 4 місяці тому

      @@DantesGrill Eh, Everything or Nothing was great too.

    • @DantesGrill
      @DantesGrill 4 місяці тому +1

      @@DIEGhostfish it is! But I only borrowed it from a friend as a kid so I'm not sure if it's a "the grass is greener on the other side" situation

  • @sven_bender
    @sven_bender 4 місяці тому +1

    34:36
    Man, I haven't heard anyone use the word "choice" like that in ages. What a throwback, choice as.

  • @TheJurnalyst
    @TheJurnalyst 4 місяці тому +30

    Bond girl: " why do you always end up on top?"
    Bond: "because I'm Xenia..." 😎🤨(Cue Bond theme).

    • @Link-ik4ww
      @Link-ik4ww 4 місяці тому +5

      That’s gonna go over so many heads 😂

    • @TheJurnalyst
      @TheJurnalyst 4 місяці тому +2

      @@Link-ik4ww RIGHT?!?!!

    • @IndustrialBonecraft
      @IndustrialBonecraft 4 місяці тому +2

      Holy shit. Took me a while... Well done.

  • @CineGoodog
    @CineGoodog 4 місяці тому

    I love how they kept the "bond moments"mechanic on Everything or Nothing, IMO the best 007 single player experience.

  • @Mrchair905
    @Mrchair905 4 місяці тому +8

    Ohhhh yes! Man I miss the days of 007 games, I still have very fond memories of playing Everything or Nothing, Agent Under Fire, and From Russia With Love on ps2. Also, Roger Moore is the best Bond hands down. I won’t hear otherwise.

  • @dr_misc
    @dr_misc 4 місяці тому +1

    I remember playing this game a lot with my friends in split screen, some of the fondest memories of gaming as a kid!

  • @tame_stranger9713
    @tame_stranger9713 4 місяці тому +4

    0:37 You and I, sir, are unique amongst the human race in that we agree that Pierce Brosnan is the best Bond.

    • @markdonovan8884
      @markdonovan8884 4 місяці тому +1

      Count me in with that. I also think Goldeneye is by far the best Bond film. At least so far.

    • @tame_stranger9713
      @tame_stranger9713 4 місяці тому +1

      @@markdonovan8884 I'm sure it's because I grew up with him, but Pierce just strikes me as the correct blend of charisma and competence.

  • @LuxAurorae
    @LuxAurorae 4 місяці тому +1

    fun fact: the AIMS-120 actually existed as a weapon prototype in the 90s as part of the OICW project.

  • @Thatguy55595
    @Thatguy55595 4 місяці тому +4

    I guess you missed TWINE for N64? Way better than PS1 version

  • @scottwinfrey8250
    @scottwinfrey8250 2 місяці тому +1

    One thing I hated as a kid was how the back of the box teased a weapon that was cut from the game. I spent hours trying to find it back then.

  • @FatalKitsune
    @FatalKitsune 4 місяці тому +7

    I was in the middle of typing a snarky 'Henry Cavill from Wish' joke when Josh beat me to it, much like James Bond besting the movie's villain moments before he pushes a button to blow up all the Queen's corgis. Damn you, Josh Strife Hayes! Damn you!

    • @silentdrew7636
      @silentdrew7636 3 місяці тому

      I want that to be the plot in a bond parody

  • @composerbeef
    @composerbeef Місяць тому

    Nightfire and Everything or Nothing are the two Bond games from my childhood that I remember fondly. Both had a fun campaign and multiplayer that my friends and I enjoyed playing together.

  • @MrGrossbaff
    @MrGrossbaff 4 місяці тому +5

    DMCA avoided with class, good job Agent josh

  • @definitelynotatroll246
    @definitelynotatroll246 25 днів тому

    Thanks for taking me back to 2003, I can’t believe it’s been 20 years, I remember this game so well

  • @Boyahda
    @Boyahda 4 місяці тому +8

    Was it good on GameCube? Yes.
    Was it good on PC? Fuck no.

    • @Zumama2
      @Zumama2 4 місяці тому +2

      I don't think my young self ever went beyond the second (third?) mission on PC where you had to stealth through the military base in the snow. Horrible, especially for a kid like me that didn't speak English back then

  • @keirbourne5323
    @keirbourne5323 4 місяці тому

    Core memory unlocked! Man I had forgotten all about Nightfire. My friend had Nightfire on his PS2 and i would always go round my friends house with my brother and we’d play 4 player with my friends sister. The 4 of us played this for hours and hours on end! Best sleepovers ever.

  • @MGlBlaze
    @MGlBlaze 4 місяці тому +1

    I have quite a bit of nostalgia for Agent Under Fire and Nightfire, and even just seeing the video title makes me want to play them again.
    Regarding the opening segment showing some other 007 games after Rare's Goldeneye, it's worth noting that the N64 version of The World Is Not Enough was received much better than the Playstation version - there are significant differences in the level design between both versions, and the N64 one actually has multiplayer. It's a game I've been willing to try.

  • @munith
    @munith 4 місяці тому +2

    Great video as always! At 13:30 you mentioned TimeSplitters - any plans on covering the rest of those games? Would be lovely to see a video on them

  • @maaauel
    @maaauel 4 місяці тому +1

    Oh my teadrinkin' god! the tickles of nostalgia you gave me with this piece of artwork is beyond words to describe... Love you

  • @AxelTheAussie
    @AxelTheAussie 4 місяці тому +1

    Great review as always Josh. One of these days I’d love to see you tackle Thief The Dark Project, I’d love to hear your thoughts on its design

  • @Sir_Blinky
    @Sir_Blinky 4 місяці тому +1

    I have so many good memories of me and my friends playing on Skyrail, picking Oddjob who weirdly had his hat as a weapon, and one of us would sit at the top and see if we could hit the other with the Hat that homed in to the person at the bottom.
    So incredibly fun 😆

  • @igormendes8643
    @igormendes8643 3 місяці тому

    This is the best 007 game since Goldeneye. It may not be perfect, but I have so many good memories. Me and my cousin would play the multiplayer all the time. We use to put a huge book separating each screen, so that each one did not know where the other was

  • @GeoDota
    @GeoDota 4 місяці тому +1

    This is peak nostalgia for me. This game made 7 year old me FEEL like James Bond. I remember replaying the levels over and over to try and be sneaky and try new things. The part on the Japanese levels where the ninjas kill the guy you're trying to save is a core memory of mine, once I saw that I knew this game meant business. Damn what I'd give to be that kid playing this again.

  • @Akojiguy
    @Akojiguy 4 місяці тому +1

    "Objectively the best Bond: Pierce Brosnan" - and thus I celebrate with a toast, for Josh has indeed the best taste.

  • @Mo-mw4zg
    @Mo-mw4zg 18 днів тому

    I wish you had mentioned oddjob in multiplayer. The heat seeking hat throw from across the map was a truly legendary move as a child.

  • @weberlukas5158
    @weberlukas5158 4 місяці тому +2

    I played the PC version like crazy back in the days and I am honestly very suprised, that the console versions are so drastically different.
    Still had some awesome childhood memories! Thank you😊

    • @MikeDBZ
      @MikeDBZ 4 місяці тому +1

      I agree, I'm watching this absolutely confused. the PC VERISON IS A DIFFERENT GAME!! must be cuz i remember little of the footage im seeing here. I played multiplayer so much with my brother. Capture the flag all night.

    • @RG001100
      @RG001100 4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah.
      Many of the prerendered cutscenes are the same.
      But, the PC version doesn't have the turrets or vehicle parts.
      The levels in the first half look visually similar.

  • @vodkajaybulls
    @vodkajaybulls Місяць тому

    It's my fav game over a few consoles and now on emulator! I just vibe so hard. From the opening music. The storyline play thru. The multiplayer vs bots. It's my happy place!

  • @gregnelson9532
    @gregnelson9532 4 місяці тому +1

    i also had both those vhs tapes, and this game as well as agent under fire. nostalgia achieved

  • @DasHackii
    @DasHackii Місяць тому +1

    22:51 is the sponsored bit, thank me now

  • @aaronmacy2057
    @aaronmacy2057 2 місяці тому

    I remember the first time I ever I was allowed to stay up until midnight, I played this game with my neighbor. It was New Year’s Eve… we played the ski left level the whole night. Awesome times.

  • @JakalairVG
    @JakalairVG 4 місяці тому +1

    Ok, hearing the Voice of Rex Manning come out of the face of Remington Steele is just amazing! 🤯

    • @ret9896
      @ret9896 4 місяці тому +1

      right? when the picture flashed on screen, i had a moment of "wait, is that...REX MANNING?"

  • @vodkajaybulls
    @vodkajaybulls 4 місяці тому

    Truly one of my favorite games on the PS2(now GameCube). Sometimes I still put in music or a podcast & play for hours.

  • @Shiyaku93
    @Shiyaku93 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the series Joshy. Fingers crossed for Beyond Good and Evil Someday