What Made Jet Set Radio Great?
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2018
- In my very first video essay let's talk about a game that's very near and dear to my heart. Jet Set Radio on the Sega Dreamcast, and what makes it's so great.
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I'm currently writing a few more video essays, but if you have a topic you want discussed I'd love to hear what you have to say.
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My favorite part about the original Jet Set Radio was the strategy behind it. Once you tag a certain amount of graffiti spots the cops come after you. This means it's a better idea to explore the level and find the bigger graffiti spots that take longer to tag, and save the small easy spots for when the cops come. It really encourages you to explore and learn the level and to make a plan. I loved planning out different routes to see how fast I could tag everything.
Jet Set Radio for Smash Bros Ultimate
When I was young this was my epitome of what being cool was. The way they moved, the music they listened to, absolutly everything blew me away and to this day I hold this game close to my heart.
When I first finished JSRF I was a bit disappointed by the lack of difficulty that made the first game's gameplay so good, but once I thought about it and replayed I''ve come to the conclusion that JSRF is just easier to finish, but that it has its good amount of challenge when trying to 100% complete it, so in the end, I think it's actually the best choice. It gives both a unique open world without the time limit-induced stress and the fun and challenge of the hidden tapes and graffitis.
I pretty much still replay this game every three months or so. It never ceases to be a fun time.
Haha,
Jet set radio does so much right, and does so much unique stuff, that even with some flaws. I can't help but say the game is in fact a masterpiece. (not pefect, but amazing.)
The art and soundtrack. That is legitimately it. Anyone that actually played the games knows the endless horror stories behind the controls.
Great video! I'm currently playing Jet Set Radio and even though i didn't experience the early 2000's, I can't help but to fall in love with the game aesthetics and what it represents. Great to see that there are still many others that share this feeling. Keep it up with this great content!
I've honestly lost count of how many times i've beat this game (for refference i beat the game a moment before watching this video) good video man, here's hoping sega does something with jet set in the near future.
Comparing the Jet Set games is interesting because even though the actual gameplay of Future is a lot cleaner and smoother, I tend to prefer the first anyway. I think this has to do with the style and direction; I never could get into the redesigns in Future, and the increased list of stats on each character made trying out new ones unnecessarily intimidating. The colors are also too muted, and the soundtrack varies a lot more wildly in terms of quality (some of the songs are perfect, and some of them are Birthday Cake). I think the one thing presentation-wise that Future did better was DJ Professor K. The redesign is actually pretty good, and even though it's the same voice actor playing him, you can tell that the voice direction he was given was far better. He's genuinely fun to listen to, and the development team must have been aware because you get to hear him during the levels instead of just in between them.
It's really crazy to me how I was like 3 or 4 years old when I first played Future and still have the same amount of love for it to this day. I grew up with the game and cherish what it is. It even got me rollerblading again and I painted a pair with graffiti from both games. Sega doesn't even need to do any more than port it to newer consoles and just fix some issues and I'll be happy.
Fantastic video and a lovely tribute to one of my favourite games of all time. I actually found your video when I was searching JSR's soundtrack as I am currently compiling my own list of favourite video game soundtracks of all time for my channel, and this sits proudly in the top ten! I love this soundtrack so much that I listen to it in the car! Good game too if not great, but as you rightly point out in your video its such a great piece of pop culture, combining graffiti, roller blading and the killer music for that period. Have now subscribed, thank you for this video! Altogether now - JET SET RADIOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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When I was around 5 or 6 I remember being OBSESSED with this one game which had super cool skating and nice graffiti everywhere. I played as the guy with yellow t shirt green glasses (I thought he was so cool) and once I moved out of the place I lived in at that time and moved to Canada I always looked for the game that I adored when I was that young. 13 years later I find a scene of the game online with the SEGA logo on it. Today I look up "old skating Sega game" and found the intro to the game (2002) and now I see your video with the man in yellow and with green glasses and start crying, nostalgic of a time I thought was forgotten. To find out this game was the masterpiece I thought it was, thank you. This game shaped my future and personality
Terran you have a real knack for retrospectives. I'd love to see more of this kind of content from you. Either way, thank you for this wonderful look back on a game very close to my heart. It made my day.
Xbox game of JSRF will always be the best 100%
For your first video essay, this video was great!
Hey man, thank-you for this video. It's clear you care deeply about this game and you've done a great job convincing me to check it out :^)