- 4 months ago
Hey everyone. It's been so long since my last review/analysis video, and it is well past time that I finished one. Liufe just kept getting in the way. I moved. I got stuck in a trailer home for a while. I had to spend time unpacking stuff once I got to the new place. At some point, I injured my shoulder. I had to have surgery. I started working on this video BEFORE I had shoulder surgery back in the middle of August. I had to wait until I was well enough to sit down at my PC for longer than an hour before I could even attempt to edit this video. Everyone that initially agreed to be in this video dropped out, and I had to find new people to participate in it. One thing after another just kept getting in my way.
Anyway, the Playstation 2 is something truly special. It is more than just a gaming console for so many people, being a major part of their formative years. It has so many big releases that are great and tons of niche titles, as well. This console means a hell of a lot to a hell of a lot of people, so I wanted to do something different for this video. I wanted to focus on the emotion it brings to people. I wanted to focus on why the PS2 is so special to me and others, as well. With that in mind, @IndieTimmie joins me to share his own stories of the console, and I have a few guest spots, as well. I hope we did right by the PS2. I did my best.
A bi thanks to everyone that took part in this project. I am very happy with how this turned out, and others participating in it and sharing theor stories has a hell of a lot to do with why that is. Thanks to Indietimmie, Skybound Snowy,. Shadow Loaf and Verdis deMosays for sharing your stories with me. You all did great with your sections of this videl, and it wouldn't be nearly as good as it is without you. I hope all of you watching enjoy this, as well. You can find everyones social media links below. Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy.
The song at the end is From These Wounds by All That Remains.
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Anyway, the Playstation 2 is something truly special. It is more than just a gaming console for so many people, being a major part of their formative years. It has so many big releases that are great and tons of niche titles, as well. This console means a hell of a lot to a hell of a lot of people, so I wanted to do something different for this video. I wanted to focus on the emotion it brings to people. I wanted to focus on why the PS2 is so special to me and others, as well. With that in mind, @IndieTimmie joins me to share his own stories of the console, and I have a few guest spots, as well. I hope we did right by the PS2. I did my best.
A bi thanks to everyone that took part in this project. I am very happy with how this turned out, and others participating in it and sharing theor stories has a hell of a lot to do with why that is. Thanks to Indietimmie, Skybound Snowy,. Shadow Loaf and Verdis deMosays for sharing your stories with me. You all did great with your sections of this videl, and it wouldn't be nearly as good as it is without you. I hope all of you watching enjoy this, as well. You can find everyones social media links below. Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy.
The song at the end is From These Wounds by All That Remains.
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https://x.com/IndieTimmie
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00:00Hello everyone, it's the DoomDog. It's been far too long since I have done a big retrospective review.
00:07The last one I did was on Jak and Daxter over a year ago now.
00:11It's well past time I did the PlayStation 2 retrospective that I have been promising for quite some time.
00:19I am sorry it took so damn long,
00:22but join me as we take a trip back in time to take a look at the PlayStation 2
00:27and see what made it so special.
00:30When I have done console reviews in the past, I would give you technical specs.
00:35I would tell you what the console was capable of.
00:40I would showcase some of the games for it, highlighting its library.
00:46I would do all of these things that you would expect from a normal review.
00:50I feel like there's no point in doing that for the PlayStation 2.
00:53I know it's a great console.
00:56You know it's a great console.
00:59Everybody knows.
01:01It is the best-selling console of all time for a reason,
01:05at least during the time of writing this.
01:07The PlayStation 2 has a legendary lineup of great games and hidden gems.
01:12It served as a good DVD player capable of displaying in widescreen and progressive scan.
01:19It had some fun online games, and the online was completely free.
01:26Despite having lower tech specs than its direct competition in Microsoft and Nintendo,
01:33the right hands could work magic with it.
01:36The PlayStation 2 is deserving of its status as one of the greatest consoles ever made.
01:41If you are enough of a gamer to watch videos like mine,
01:47I'm going to assume you know this.
01:50This is why I will be doing something different with this video.
01:54I want this video to focus on the emotion the PlayStation 2 brought to us.
02:01I want it to bring up the nostalgia that we have tied to such an amazing concept.
02:08With that in mind, you will not hear technical specifications or resolutions
02:13or how cool pressure-sensitive buttons were.
02:18You won't hear anything like that.
02:19Instead, you will hear about different games and why we love them.
02:23You will hear little personal stories about the PlayStation 2
02:27and what made it so special to us all.
02:31Unlike previous videos, I will not be the only voice in this video.
02:39I will be joined by a very good friend of mine, Indy Timmy,
02:43who will be sharing his own story of this console,
02:48and I will have a few others join me for guest spots as well.
02:52Join us as we take a look back at the PlayStation 2
02:57and why it holds such a special place in all our hearts.
03:01What people will do for a little entertainment system.
03:04I'm here at midnight.
03:06I'm right here for the PlayStation 2.
03:10The best entertainment system to hit the world.
03:14It's going to be great.
03:15You had no idea at the time just how right you were.
03:20Do you remember the hype for the launch of the PlayStation 2?
03:24It was a fever pitch.
03:27And why wouldn't it be?
03:28The PlayStation 1 sold over 100 million units
03:32and revolutionized how we play games and how games tell stories.
03:37We were all incredibly pumped for what came next.
03:42People were lined up at stores all across the country
03:46chomping at the bit to get their hands on Sony's new hardware.
03:50And it did not disappoint.
03:53Do you remember the touring PlayStation 2 truck?
03:56This was around 2002 and it was a diesel truck
03:59traveling around the country stopping at various events
04:04such as concerts, festivals, and big sporting events
04:09with a bunch of PlayStation 2 kiosks set up in the trailer
04:14for people to just come by and play.
04:17That kind of thing was such a cool way
04:20to advertise both your console and your games
04:24and it allowed you to do it in a more relaxed,
04:29laid-back, or more pumped up and exciting setting.
04:33This sounds like the greatest job in the world, doesn't it?
04:36Traveling all across the country,
04:38going to cool concerts,
04:40and playing video games with people on the regular.
04:43For many, the PlayStation 2 was their first DVD player.
04:47DVD players were still rather expensive at the time
04:49and the PlayStation 2 offered a cheaper alternative
04:54that offered gaming as well.
04:57It served well as a DVD player
04:59as it offered up support for widescreen for DVDs
05:03and some games as well.
05:06You could get yourself a pair of component cables
05:08for the PlayStation 2
05:09and it would let you display your DVDs
05:12in progressive scan for a sharper picture
05:15and better colors with superior black levels.
05:18Composite video looked blurry
05:21and washed out by comparison.
05:23For those with access to a good audio system
05:27and higher-end TVs,
05:29it was a real treat
05:31that the PlayStation 2 brought to the table.
05:35Did you watch movies on yours?
05:37I know I did on mine.
05:39For those that wanted an online experience,
05:42you could get that with the PS2 as well.
05:44For the original models,
05:45you had to buy a separate network port
05:48to connect to the internet,
05:50but the slimlines had it built in.
05:53Online play was free
05:56and in my experience,
05:58it worked pretty well.
05:59I know I played my fair share
06:02of Killzone death matches
06:03and it was a lot of fun.
06:06It also offered up an early version
06:08of an MMO on a console
06:10with Final Fantasy XI,
06:13which came with its own hard drive
06:16that you would plug into
06:17the console's hard drive slot.
06:20Did you play Final Fantasy XI
06:21or any other online game?
06:24The PlayStation 2
06:25had some wild commercials too.
06:27The early days were full
06:29of some weird advertising
06:31trying to get you to think
06:32outside the box,
06:34and there was no better place
06:35to go for weird commercials
06:37than David Lynch.
07:05Who could forget
07:21the PlayStation 9 one as well?
07:23PlayStation 9's new electronic spores
07:36tap straight into your adrenal gland.
07:42PS9 has improved retinal scanning.
07:47A mind control system.
07:50Holographic movie surround vision.
07:53And telepathic personal music.
08:09The ultimate just got better.
08:12PlayStation 9.
08:14Teleport yours today.
08:23We still have a few generations
08:26to go before we get there.
08:29Live in your world.
08:30Play in ours.
08:39Well, Daxter, my old friend,
08:40it's finally over.
08:42We've answered the mystery
08:42of the Precursor legacy,
08:44and we've defeated
08:44the last of our enemies.
08:48He's mine.
08:49The Epic Jack Trilogy
08:51is coming to its dramatic conclusion.
08:54Rest assured,
08:55it won't end like this.
08:58Lift your foot and I'll kick your...
08:59For me,
09:04the most memorable ones
09:06were the Ratchet and Clank commercials.
09:09These were great.
09:12That is Corey.
09:13He's helping us
09:14with our inflatable decoy test
09:15for Ratchet and Clank.
09:16Ratchet and Clank.
09:20Hurry!
09:21Hurry!
09:25Oh, man.
09:27The inflatable decoy.
09:29One of 36 weapons
09:31and gadgets
09:31not fit for this world.
09:40All right,
09:41we're here to try out
09:42the lava gun
09:42from Ratchet and Clank
09:44Up Your Arsenal.
09:44Oh, nice shot, dude.
10:01Lava gun.
10:02Yet another weapon
10:03not fit for this world.
10:04What was your reason
10:15for getting the PlayStation 2?
10:17Did you get it
10:18for a specific game
10:19where you gifted it
10:21without knowing much about it?
10:23And did you fall in love?
10:25Did you convince your parents
10:27to get it
10:28so you could play games on it
10:29while they watched movies?
10:31Was it for a specific game?
10:34If so,
10:34what was the game
10:35that pushed you
10:37over the edge
10:39and get your own?
10:40For me,
10:41the game was
10:42Metal Gear Solid 2
10:43Sons of Liberty.
10:45My brother and I
10:46played the first
10:46Metal Gear Solid
10:47over and over
10:48and over again
10:49to the point
10:50where we could quote
10:52a lot of the lines
10:54as they were being spoken.
10:56So,
10:57we had to have the sequel
10:58when it came out.
10:59Needless to say,
11:01it was worth it.
11:03What really made
11:04the PS2 special
11:05is the games
11:07and the memories
11:08tied to them.
11:10With over 4,000 games
11:12to choose from,
11:13there truly is
11:14something for everyone.
11:16I know I have
11:18my favorites
11:18and games
11:20that bring up
11:20specific special memories
11:22and I am
11:23far from the only one.
11:25Joining me
11:26for this trip
11:26down memory lane
11:27will be fellow YouTuber
11:29Indie Timmy.
11:30We're going to take turns
11:32sharing memories
11:34and stories
11:35of this great console
11:37with you all.
11:41Did you ever attend
11:43any midnight launch
11:45of any game?
11:46I went to a few
11:47over the years.
11:48The first one I went to
11:49was for Final Fantasy 12.
11:51I was in full
11:52Final Fantasy fanboy mode
11:54at the time.
11:55So,
11:56I had to have it
11:57as soon as I could.
11:59I got the
12:00Steelbook edition
12:00that came with
12:02the bonus disc
12:02and I got the
12:04special edition
12:05of the strategy guide
12:06that came with
12:08an art book
12:08for the game.
12:10It was better
12:11when these were
12:12physical things
12:13that you could
12:13hold in your hand.
12:14I swear
12:16all you get now
12:17are digital art books.
12:18That's boring.
12:20Anyway,
12:20I remember driving
12:21to the store
12:22shortly before midnight.
12:24Boy,
12:25was I hyped
12:25and there were
12:27several people
12:28already there
12:29when I arrived.
12:30It was cool
12:31to get to talk
12:31to other people
12:32that were just
12:33as nerdy as me
12:34about these games.
12:37Face to face
12:38as we waited
12:39for the time
12:40to arrive.
12:41We all knew
12:42that it didn't matter
12:44if we worked
12:46the next day or not.
12:47We would go in
12:49tired because
12:50we spent hours
12:51playing the game
12:52after we got home
12:54and I did have
12:56work the next day.
12:58After talking
12:59with the other guys
13:01for a while,
13:03it was time
13:04to head into the store
13:06and pick up my copy.
13:07I was so pumped
13:09to get home
13:09and pop it in
13:10and play the game
13:11for myself.
13:11When I did,
13:13it was one of those
13:14holy shit moments
13:15where you are shocked
13:16that the PlayStation 2
13:17was even capable
13:19of something like this.
13:22I was presented
13:23with a huge,
13:24sprawling city
13:25packed with tons
13:26of NPCs
13:28walking around
13:29doing things
13:30that blew my mind.
13:33I know it's not much,
13:36but it was special to me.
13:38It's the first time
13:39that I managed
13:40to get a Final Fantasy
13:41game on launch day
13:42and I loved
13:43every second of it.
13:45Final Fantasy 12
13:45blew my mind
13:46when I played it
13:48back then
13:49and it is still
13:50one of my favorites
13:51to this day.
13:52Hell,
13:53I like it so much
13:54that I bought it again
13:55when it was remastered
13:56on the PlayStation 4
13:57even though I still
13:59have my PS2 original copy.
14:02Growing up,
14:03my brother was
14:03the PlayStation kid,
14:04whereas I remained
14:06the Nintendo kid
14:07for a while,
14:08never really moving
14:08on to the PS1
14:09except for Final Fantasy 8
14:11or something.
14:12So when we had the PS2,
14:13it didn't really have
14:15anything that interested me
14:16until Kingdom Hearts
14:18and Final Fantasy 10.
14:20So many people
14:21thought Kingdom Hearts
14:21was a joke announcement.
14:23All your favorite
14:24Disney characters
14:25mixed with Final Fantasy.
14:28That was such a wild
14:29concept back then
14:30and it worked
14:31so well.
14:33Kingdom Hearts
14:33and Final Fantasy 10
14:34are the two RPG games
14:35I really remember
14:36having actual voice acting,
14:38at least that I played.
14:40As a kid,
14:41getting to fight
14:42along Goofy and Donald
14:43was such a fun idea
14:44and that's coming
14:45from someone
14:46who never really watched
14:47much of Mickey
14:48and Friends growing up.
14:50It's just this wild concept
14:51made all of that
14:52so interesting to me.
14:54I remember having
14:55my brother help me
14:56with that Riku fight
14:57every time
14:57because I sucked
14:58and was too dumb
14:59to leveling up right.
15:01That 15 minute
15:01unskippable cutscene
15:03is a headache.
15:04Real ones
15:05know what I mean.
15:06Whenever I think
15:07of the peaceful
15:07and fun side
15:08of the PS2,
15:09Kingdom Hearts
15:09and its menu music
15:10will always come to mind.
15:12It's a fun
15:13and easy pickup
15:14and put down game
15:15with, to this day,
15:16a lot of fun,
15:17charm,
15:18and cringy humor.
15:19Grand Theft Auto 3.
15:35When Grand Theft Auto 3
15:37came out,
15:38it felt like
15:38the industry
15:39changed overnight.
15:40It was like
15:41someone flipped a switch
15:43and then there was
15:44the pre-GTA 3 industry
15:46and the post-GTA 3 industry.
15:49Sure,
15:49there were some
15:50open world games
15:51before it
15:52like Shenmue
15:53on the Dreamcast
15:54and Arena
15:55and Daggerfall
15:56on PC,
15:57but it was Grand Theft Auto 3
15:58that set the standard
16:00for what open world games
16:02could truly be.
16:03My brother and I
16:05did not get the game
16:06at first.
16:08It was a little while
16:10before we picked up
16:11a copy
16:11and it was him
16:13specifically
16:13that bought this game.
16:16It was one of the games
16:18that him and I
16:18played together
16:20the absolute most.
16:22It did not even have
16:24a two-player mode,
16:25but we didn't care.
16:26We would pass the controller
16:28back and forth
16:29playing until you died
16:30and passing the controller.
16:32The normal allowances
16:33were made for
16:34if you somehow died
16:36rather quickly,
16:37giving you only precious
16:39seconds with the controller.
16:40I do not know
16:42about you guys,
16:43but my brother and I
16:44spent a lot more time
16:45seeing just how much
16:47destruction we could cause
16:49before we died
16:50and trying to get
16:51the highest wanted level
16:52than we did
16:53actually playing the story.
16:56We spent so long
16:57trying to get six stars
16:59without dying
16:59and just to see
17:01how long
17:02we could stay alive
17:03before we were gunned down.
17:06It was so much fun
17:08and hilarious.
17:09We never expected
17:11the military
17:12to show up
17:13with tanks
17:14to come after us.
17:17We always tried
17:18to steal them.
17:20There was a parking garage
17:22in the game
17:23that we could climb
17:24to the top of
17:25and we would fire
17:27down at the police
17:28and random citizens below.
17:31We were convinced
17:32that this was the best place
17:34to survive our rampage
17:37longer
17:37and try to achieve
17:38six full stars.
17:40I have no idea
17:42if we were right or not,
17:43but it was fun
17:44as hell to try.
17:46I'll give you that
17:47and when Vice City came out
17:49we got to do it
17:50all over again.
17:52Only this time
17:54it included
17:54better music.
17:55The PS2 era
17:57of GTA
17:58will always be
18:00my favorite
18:00and playing
18:02it with
18:04my brother
18:04is a huge
18:06reason why.
18:08Extermination
18:08isn't talked about enough
18:09in the lineup
18:10of PS2 survival horrors.
18:12Extermination
18:13is a Resident Evil-like
18:14to its core.
18:15Fixed camera angles,
18:17tank controls,
18:18save rooms.
18:19What it had
18:19over Resident Evil
18:20though
18:20is an actual
18:21infection meter.
18:23In this game
18:23you play as a soldier
18:24who isn't immune
18:25to the virus
18:26going around
18:27in this secret
18:27winter facility.
18:29Every time you do
18:30get infected
18:30you have to run back
18:31to the nearest
18:32safe room.
18:33If it has an MTS bed
18:34that is.
18:35If not
18:36you better find one.
18:37If you aren't
18:38100% infected
18:39you can lower it
18:40with consumable vaccines
18:41but if you reach 100%
18:43the only way
18:44to cure yourself
18:45is with an MTS bed.
18:47So you can imagine
18:47this makes for some
18:49very stressful moments.
18:50Especially when
18:51something as small
18:51as the leeches
18:52can give you
18:53infection.
18:54I feel like as long
18:55as you play smart
18:56though
18:57the game provides you
18:58all you need
18:58to have a smooth
18:59and fun experience.
19:01I remember watching
19:01my brother play
19:02this game
19:03all the way through
19:04and it was so much fun.
19:06I vividly remember
19:07quite a few
19:09of the monsters
19:10in this game
19:10including some
19:11really strange
19:12winter dog
19:13like predators
19:14that guard
19:15an entrance outside.
19:17All in all
19:17it's a difficult
19:18but really fun
19:19survival horror
19:20that not enough
19:21people really talk about.
19:23when my brother
19:34and I were little
19:35our dad was a pastor
19:36at a small church
19:36in a Texas town
19:37called Decatur.
19:39When we were there
19:40my parents
19:41made friends
19:43with other
19:43Christian families.
19:45There was this
19:46one particular family
19:48that my parents
19:49were rather close
19:50with and these
19:52were people
19:52that I knew
19:53for probably
19:5410 to 15 years
19:55or so.
19:57It was ever since
19:58my brother and I
19:59were children.
20:01I do not want
20:02to name names
20:02but the father
20:04of the family
20:04was someone
20:05that we both
20:06looked up to
20:07as they were
20:09very close
20:10to our family
20:11for such a long time.
20:12Well, the father
20:14of the family
20:15got in trouble
20:16with the law
20:16and that is
20:18putting it lightly.
20:20I do not want
20:21to name names
20:22nor do I want
20:24to say exactly
20:24what he did
20:25so I will put
20:28it like this.
20:29He wound up
20:30in prison
20:31and his hard drive
20:33wound up
20:33in the hands
20:35of the authorities.
20:36To say
20:37that this came
20:38as a shock
20:40to us
20:40is a vast
20:41understatement.
20:43It was hard
20:44to process.
20:46Here is this man
20:47that we had known
20:49since we were children.
20:52Here is this man
20:53that we had
20:54grown up
20:55thinking was
20:56an upstanding
20:57and very likable
20:58guy.
20:59This was someone
21:00that we looked up
21:01to when we were
21:02kids
21:03and our views
21:04on him
21:05flipped in an instant.
21:07My brother and I
21:08were fucking
21:09livid.
21:10We were enraged.
21:13We needed an outlet
21:14for our anger.
21:15And we needed it bad.
21:17We went home,
21:19we sat in front
21:19of the TV
21:20and we booted up
21:21the PlayStation 2.
21:23The game we chose
21:24was Darkwatch.
21:25It had a co-op mode
21:27that let us play
21:28through the campaign
21:29together.
21:30We sat there
21:30for hours
21:31just playing
21:33through the game.
21:35And it was
21:36the exact
21:37catharsis
21:38that we needed.
21:39It let us
21:40get out our anger
21:41and it gave us
21:43abstraction
21:43from what was
21:44going on
21:45in real life.
21:47The game itself
21:47is pretty cool.
21:48It's a combo
21:49of the Old West
21:50and Gothic horror
21:51that combines
21:53to create
21:55a very unique
21:57feeling
21:58first person shooter.
22:00It is a bit
22:00of a hidden gem
22:01and I would
22:02recommend giving
22:03it a try.
22:04I hope Nightdive
22:05remasters it
22:07and puts it
22:07on PC
22:08and modern
22:09consoles someday.
22:10Regardless,
22:11it will always
22:12be special to me
22:13because it proved
22:15to be the exact
22:16right game
22:17that the two
22:18of us needed
22:19at the exact
22:20right time
22:21in our lives.
22:22I will always
22:24love it for that.
22:25Thank you,
22:26Darkwatch.
22:27You were there
22:28when I needed
22:28you the most.
22:30I remember
22:31at a young age
22:31my parents
22:32let me play
22:33some pretty
22:33violent games.
22:34Turok,
22:35Duke Nukem 64,
22:36Mortal Kombat,
22:37etc.
22:39Then when I was
22:39around 11 or 12
22:40I see a commercial
22:41for this PS2 game,
22:43Manhunt.
22:44And in a pretty
22:45bold move
22:46I specifically
22:46remember them
22:47showing some
22:48of the kills,
22:49including the crowbar
22:50being shoved
22:50in one of the crook's
22:51head.
22:52That was pretty
22:53ballsy for back then.
22:54Being the gore hound
22:56that I was,
22:57at such a young age,
22:58it sparked interest
22:59right away
22:59and my mom
23:00hesitantly bought it
23:02for me,
23:02already knowing
23:03it was violent.
23:04She had no idea.
23:06Manhunt to this day
23:07I'm pretty sure
23:08is still banned
23:09in many countries
23:10for how realistically
23:11violent it is.
23:12At its core,
23:13it's a sneaking game
23:14where you complete
23:15a number of objectives
23:16while trying
23:17not to get spotted,
23:18but some levels
23:19forcing you
23:19into shootouts though.
23:21Even the voice acting
23:22I remember
23:23during executions
23:24going above
23:24what you'd expect.
23:27especially for the second one.
23:42I thought about putting
23:43the second one on here,
23:44but to me,
23:44the first game
23:45had way too much
23:46of an impact
23:46and I had to put
23:47that one on here.
23:48I worked at GameStop
24:02during the 2005
24:03holiday season.
24:05You know that piece
24:06of footage I showed
24:07with the launch
24:08of the PlayStation 2
24:09where the guy
24:10called the PS2
24:10the greatest
24:11entertainment system
24:12to hit the world?
24:13Yeah, I worked
24:14at that exact
24:16GameStop
24:17in that exact mall
24:18for that holiday season.
24:22Others have shared
24:23many a horror story
24:24about their time
24:27working there,
24:27but I didn't stick around
24:29long enough
24:30to experience any of that.
24:31I was strictly
24:32a temporary holiday hire.
24:35Truth be told,
24:36they hired too many people
24:37to work the store
24:39over Christmas
24:40that year,
24:41so I didn't even
24:43get a lot of hours.
24:45While I was there,
24:47however,
24:47I was allowed
24:48to take home games
24:50from the store
24:51to play provided
24:52that the store
24:53had more than one
24:54copy on the shelf.
24:56I thought that was
24:57the coolest thing ever
24:59and you bet your ass
25:00I took advantage
25:01of it to play
25:02a few games.
25:03One of the other guys
25:05that worked
25:06at GameStop,
25:07a regular that worked
25:09there for a while,
25:10would talk to me
25:12about games
25:14all the time
25:15during downtime.
25:17What else were we
25:18going to talk about there?
25:19We talked about
25:19new releases,
25:21classics,
25:22modern stuff
25:23from recent years
25:24as well.
25:26He asked me
25:26if I had ever
25:27played Shadow of the Colossus.
25:30It had released
25:31that October
25:31and I didn't even know
25:33much about the game
25:34at the time.
25:35I have to be honest
25:36with you,
25:37when he told me
25:37that it was just 16 bosses
25:39and literally nothing else,
25:41I thought it sounded boring.
25:43I was wondering
25:44why I should care,
25:46but he assured me
25:47that it was very memorable
25:49and worthwhile.
25:51He kept telling me
25:53about how great it was
25:54and I did eventually
25:55buy into his hype.
25:56I grabbed one of the copies
25:58off the shelf
25:59before I left
26:00for the day
26:01and I headed home.
26:04Shadow of the Colossus
26:05was unlike anything
26:06I had ever played before.
26:08From the first moment
26:10I booted it up
26:11and started playing,
26:12it was something
26:14truly unique.
26:15It captured me
26:17with a sense of isolation
26:18and its melancholic atmosphere.
26:22The long,
26:23wordless intro
26:25and its striking
26:27and beautiful visuals
26:29instantly grabbed my attention
26:30and it would not let go.
26:33I rode out
26:35into the big,
26:36empty,
26:37but absolutely
26:38breathtaking world
26:39and when I figured out
26:42how to climb up
26:43and kill the first Colossus,
26:45I felt like a genius.
26:48It was a somber moment though.
26:50I could not escape
26:51the feeling
26:52that the Colossus
26:53didn't deserve it.
26:56I had never experienced
26:58anything like that
26:59in a game.
27:00Needless to say,
27:01when him and I
27:04were scheduled
27:04together next,
27:05I thanked him
27:06for talking me
27:07into picking the game up.
27:09I ranted and raved
27:10about how blown away
27:12I was with the game
27:13and I picked up
27:15a copy of my own
27:16as soon as I could
27:18so I could
27:20beat it for myself.
27:23I beat it
27:24and I wanted more
27:25which led to me
27:26seeking out Ico
27:28which I borrowed
27:29from a friend
27:30and beat on my PlayStation 2.
27:32I wound up picking it up
27:34with the PlayStation 3
27:36remaster of both games.
27:39They remain some of my favorites
27:40to this day.
27:42I will always be thankful
27:43for that short-lived
27:45working experience
27:46at GameStop
27:47for that one.
27:49It changed my perspective
27:50on what a game could be.
27:52Psychonauts is the game
27:53that taught me
27:54to never judge something
27:55for how it looks.
27:55I was around 13 or 14
27:57when this came out
27:58and I remember me
27:59and my brother
27:59both thought it looked
28:00so dumb
28:01when we saw the commercial
28:02and we had no intention
28:04of buying it.
28:06Then maybe a week later
28:07my dad comes home
28:07with this quote-unquote
28:08interesting looking game
28:10and you can guess
28:11it's Psychonauts.
28:12My brother decided
28:13to play it first
28:14that night
28:14and by the time
28:15we were in the coach's mind
28:17which is the first level
28:18we were hooked.
28:19The characters were funny
28:20and charming
28:21the music was whimsical
28:22and Disney-like
28:23and the concept
28:23of going into people's minds
28:24as levels
28:25is still something
28:26I love so much
28:27to this day.
28:28Going through someone's
28:29entire psyche
28:30and lurking through
28:30their baggage
28:31and finding figments
28:32of their imagination
28:33is just
28:34I still
28:35I love this concept
28:36still.
28:38The Milkman level
28:38will always be
28:39one of my favorite levels
28:40in any game.
28:42Just the absolute
28:42absurdity of it
28:44is
28:44still amazes me.
28:46My first time through it
28:47I couldn't stop laughing.
28:48Even today
28:49I still get laughs from it.
28:51Feces.
28:52I am a sad widow.
28:55The dead people
28:56are underground
28:56and I have brought flowers
28:58because I am sad.
29:00And the sea
29:01shall run
29:03wider
29:04with
29:06his
29:07rage.
29:10To this day
29:11me and my brother
29:11quote
29:12I am the Milkman
29:13my milk is delicious.
29:15You can't beat this classic.
29:16Take the line
29:18sucker.
29:19Oh
29:20Ever since I was in high school
29:25I have been
29:27something of an audiophile.
29:29I always wanted
29:30better sounding speakers
29:32and better stereos
29:34to plug those speakers
29:36into.
29:37I started with
29:38a fairly standard
29:40CD tape
29:41and stereo unit
29:43with two speakers
29:45and it was one of those
29:47old AWA
29:48systems that
29:49everyone seemed
29:51to have
29:52in the early
29:53to mid 2000s.
29:54Mine had a line in
29:55so I always ran the audio
29:57for my game systems
29:58through it.
30:00I mounted the speakers
30:01on the wall
30:02then I got
30:04a second pair of speakers
30:06and mounted those
30:07on the back wall
30:08of the room
30:09as well.
30:09I strung speaker wires
30:12across the ceiling
30:13and had four speakers
30:15plugged into the two
30:16speaker slots
30:17on the back.
30:18That did not last long
30:20as I would get
30:20a hand-me-down
30:21Pioneer Head unit
30:22with four speaker channels
30:24and an equalizer bar
30:26on the front.
30:28It was awesome
30:28and I loved it.
30:30I replaced all four speakers
30:32with four bookshelf speakers
30:33that I still have
30:34to this very day
30:35and it sounded even better.
30:37Eventually I decided
30:39I wanted a surround sound unit
30:41in my room
30:42though
30:43so I picked one up
30:44at a pawn shop.
30:46I got another set
30:47of bookshelf speakers
30:49so I could use
30:51one of them
30:51as a center channel
30:52and I bought
30:54a cheap powered subwoofer
30:56at the pawn shop.
30:58At first
30:59I just ran my consoles
31:00through the standard
31:01red and white
31:02RCA cables
31:04but I ran up
31:05on digital optical audio
31:06online.
31:07Well what do you know
31:08the PlayStation 2
31:09is capable
31:10of outputting audio
31:12through digital optical.
31:14I made the trip
31:15to Best Buy
31:16because I just
31:17had to try it out.
31:19I got myself
31:19a digital optical cable
31:21and plugged
31:22my PlayStation 2
31:24up with it.
31:24The first game
31:25I tried
31:26with it
31:27was the PS2 version
31:29of Resident Evil 4
31:30one of the best games
31:32ever made.
31:32I distinctly remember
31:34running around
31:36as Leon
31:37in that area
31:39near the hedge maids
31:41right where you
31:42meet Ada.
31:43I passed by a fountain
31:44and I noticed
31:46the audio
31:46from that fountain
31:48moved from
31:49the front speakers
31:50to the back speakers
31:52as I ran past it.
31:53Needless to say
31:54this blew me away.
31:54I was stunned.
31:56I had experienced
31:57surround sound before.
31:58Of course
31:59my dad had
32:00it downstairs
32:01and I had watched
32:03many a movie
32:04with the family.
32:05But I had never
32:07even imagined
32:08what video games
32:09might do with it.
32:11Having the audio
32:12program to play
32:13in certain speakers
32:15in relation to
32:16where your character
32:17is was enough
32:19to blow my
32:20audio loving mind.
32:22I stood there
32:23by that fountain
32:24just turning
32:25Leon in circles
32:27for a while
32:27as I listened
32:28to the audio
32:29move from one
32:31channel to another
32:32in absolute awe
32:34of the power
32:34of good sound design.
32:37I already liked
32:38horror games
32:39at this point
32:40and this brought
32:41my love of horror
32:42to a whole new level.
32:44I love
32:45good sound design
32:47and games.
32:47and this
32:49was the first
32:50time I took
32:51special notice
32:52of it.
32:54Silent Hill 4
32:55will always be
32:55my comfort game.
32:57The game I go back
32:57to when I'm at
32:58my absolute lowest
32:59because it was
33:00the game I played
33:01at the lowest
33:02point in my life.
33:03Silent Hill 4
33:04explored themes
33:05of isolation
33:05I hadn't seen
33:06in other games.
33:07This feeling
33:08of being trapped
33:08and no way
33:09of telling someone
33:10you need help.
33:11I felt like that
33:12for a good portion
33:13of my life
33:13through my own
33:14doing and my own
33:15faults.
33:16I love
33:17all of the first
33:18four Silent Hills
33:19including the ones
33:19after.
33:20Not the Vita one.
33:21But 4 will always
33:22hold that special
33:23place in my chest.
33:24I would have
33:25full days
33:26where I would
33:26just sit in silence
33:27in Henry's room
33:28listen to the ceiling
33:29fan or put on music
33:30while I just stared
33:31at the room
33:32or stared outside
33:33the window.
33:34I became a voyeur
33:35in this world
33:36that I actually
33:36felt almost
33:37a part of.
33:38The music is always
33:39by the amazing
33:40Akira Yamaoka
33:41and probably some
33:42of my favorite songs
33:43from the series
33:44in general.
33:45Cradle of Forest
33:46is such a beautiful
33:47song and is
33:48underlooked.
33:49Walter's story
33:50is also one
33:50that stuck with me.
33:52A child abandoned
33:53by his parents
33:54alone in a hotel room
33:55and a psychotic cult
33:56poisoning the child's
33:58mind.
33:58In the end
33:59he never sees
33:59his mom
34:00never finds
34:01that happiness
34:02and depending
34:03on your ending
34:03Henry is just
34:05mutilated
34:05unrecognizable
34:06remains
34:07still locked
34:08in your room.
34:09The PlayStation 2
34:27provided many more
34:29memories than just
34:30the ones listed here.
34:31If I were to talk
34:32about all of it
34:33I'd be here all day
34:35and this video
34:36would be the
34:37longest damn
34:38one that I
34:39have ever done.
34:41This console
34:42was something
34:43truly special
34:44to all of us
34:46that played it.
34:47In that spirit
34:48I asked
34:49you all
34:50if you wanted
34:51to share
34:51memories of your own.
34:53I gave others
34:55the opportunity
34:55to tell
34:57their stories
34:58and I
35:00am going
35:00to hand
35:01the floor
35:02over to
35:03you guys
35:04to hear
35:04what you
35:05have to say.
35:06Take it away.
35:08Good evening
35:08everyone.
35:10It is I
35:11Shadowloaf
35:12bringing some
35:13much needed
35:13British class
35:14to the proceedings
35:15oh yes.
35:17Like our boy
35:18Doomdog
35:18I won't be
35:19focusing much
35:20on technical
35:21details
35:21or the
35:22nitty gritty.
35:23I shall
35:23instead be
35:24focusing on
35:25a more
35:25personal story
35:26from one
35:27particular
35:27game.
35:28One that came
35:29to define
35:30my experience
35:30with the PS2
35:31shape and
35:32mould my
35:32taste in
35:33not just
35:34video games
35:34but in
35:35media as a
35:35whole
35:35and to an
35:38extent
35:38made the
35:39man you
35:39see before
35:40you
35:40or
35:41here before
35:42you I
35:42suppose.
35:55Much like
35:55the game
35:56in question
35:56my memory
35:57of when I
35:57first got
35:58hold of
35:58a copy
35:59of Sunhill 2
36:00is rather
36:00foggy.
36:02All I
36:02remember
36:02is admiring
36:03its gatefold
36:03packaging
36:04which was
36:05a standard
36:05edition
36:06here in the
36:06UK
36:06and reading
36:07the instruction
36:08manual
36:08in the
36:09passenger seat
36:09of my
36:09mum's car
36:10on the
36:10way back
36:11home
36:11on what
36:12I believe
36:12was a
36:13typical
36:13autumn day
36:14here in
36:14England.
36:20Fitting
36:21then
36:21for the
36:22experience
36:22I was about
36:22to witness
36:23when I
36:23got home.
36:26Pop the
36:26game disc
36:26in
36:27turn on
36:27my
36:28well-worn
36:28slim
36:28PS2
36:29watch the
36:30introduction
36:30to James
36:31in the
36:31first cutscene
36:32admire the
36:33neat
36:33yet rather
36:34disgusting
36:35details of
36:36the public
36:36toilets you
36:37happen to be
36:37in
36:37just like home
36:39watch the
36:40second cutscene
36:41that establishes
36:41James' wife
36:42Mary
36:43pick up the
36:44map in
36:44James' car
36:45and move on
36:46to the
36:46second area
36:47where you
36:47take the
36:48long path
36:48down into
36:49Sunhill
36:50itself.
36:50And it's
36:53at this
36:53point
36:53which I'm
36:54not ashamed
36:54to say
36:55that the
36:56atmosphere
36:56and overall
36:57feeling you
36:58get from
36:58playing this
36:59section for
36:59the first
37:00time
37:00was simply
37:02way too
37:02much for
37:03my 12
37:03year old
37:04brain to
37:04handle.
37:11Taking
37:11a disc
37:11out,
37:12putting it
37:12back in
37:12the packaging
37:13and tucking
37:14it away
37:14in the
37:14wardrobe
37:14where it
37:16sat
37:16patiently
37:17lingering
37:18in
37:18darkness
37:19for the
37:19next
37:20five
37:20years.
37:23Which speaks
37:24volumes about
37:24the quality
37:25of the
37:25game,
37:25the aforementioned
37:26atmosphere
37:27of it
37:27before you
37:27even delve
37:28that deeply
37:29into the
37:29horror itself
37:30is enough
37:31and indeed
37:33is the one
37:33aspect I
37:34love most
37:34about
37:35Silent Hill
37:352.
37:36That mix
37:37of a
37:37familiar
37:38setting,
37:40perhaps one
37:40we see
37:40every day
37:41but twisted
37:42and malformed
37:43into something
37:44else,
37:45something far
37:46more sinister.
37:47Combined
37:49with an
37:49absolutely
37:49stellar
37:50soundtrack
37:51and sound
37:52design,
37:54well you
37:54can see
37:55why a
37:5512 year
37:56old
37:56who's
37:56never
37:57actually
37:57experienced
37:58horror
37:58before
37:59may just
37:59be a tad
38:00overwhelmed
38:00by such
38:01things.
38:03I did
38:03eventually
38:03pick it
38:04back up
38:04but through
38:05a slightly
38:05odd
38:06way.
38:08Afterwards
38:08I had
38:09gotten quite
38:09into
38:09independent
38:10filmmaking,
38:11watching
38:12independent
38:12movies,
38:13reading
38:13as much
38:13as I
38:14can
38:14about
38:14the
38:14subject,
38:15even
38:16having
38:17a
38:17go
38:17at
38:17making
38:17my
38:17own
38:18indie
38:18movies
38:18which
38:20never
38:20got
38:20past
38:21pre-production
38:21but still
38:22and also
38:23skimming
38:24through the
38:24DVD menus
38:25of my
38:25favorite
38:26movies
38:26to find
38:27making
38:27of
38:27documentaries
38:28which
38:30brought
38:30back
38:30memories
38:30about
38:31that
38:31game
38:32I
38:32played
38:32briefly
38:33years
38:33ago
38:33lurking
38:34in the
38:35shadows
38:35of my
38:36wardrobe
38:36because
38:37along
38:37with
38:38the
38:38game
38:38it
38:38also
38:39came
38:39with
38:39something
38:39very
38:39unique
38:40for
38:40a
38:40video
38:40game
38:41at the
38:41time
38:41a
38:42making
38:42of
38:43documentary
38:43DVD
38:45Now
38:45to be
38:46clear
38:47if you
38:47wish
38:48to
38:48play
38:48Silent Hill
38:482
38:49perhaps
38:49for
38:49the
38:49first
38:50time
38:50I
38:51do
38:52not
38:52recommend
38:52you
38:53watch
38:53the
38:53making
38:53of
38:53documentary
38:54before
38:54you
38:55play
38:55even
38:55the
38:56documentary
38:56producers
38:56themselves
38:57don't
38:57recommend
38:58it
38:58and
38:58say
38:59as
38:59much
38:59in
39:00the
39:00warning
39:00message
39:00at
39:01the
39:01start
39:01of
39:01the
39:01documentary
39:02itself
39:02because
39:03it
39:03does
39:04spoil
39:04quite
39:05a
39:05lot
39:05about
39:06Silent Hill
39:062
39:06but
39:08it
39:08did
39:08serve
39:08to
39:08elucidate
39:09just
39:09what
39:10the
39:10developers
39:10intended
39:11to
39:11do
39:11with
39:11the
39:11game
39:12how
39:13they
39:13intended
39:13to
39:13make
39:14you
39:14feel
39:14at
39:15any
39:15given
39:15moment
39:15rather
39:17than
39:17just
39:18simply
39:18make
39:19a
39:19horror
39:19game
39:19with
39:19vaguely
39:20spooky
39:20scary
39:21stuff
39:21that
39:21goes
39:21boo
39:22really
39:23delve
39:23deep
39:24into
39:24what's
39:25actually
39:25scary
39:26what
39:27affects
39:28every
39:28single
39:29one
39:29of
39:29us
39:29on
39:29some
39:30level
39:30whether
39:32or
39:32not
39:32it
39:32actually
39:33does
39:33affect
39:33you
39:34in
39:34that
39:34way
39:34obviously
39:34varies
39:35and
39:36is
39:36rather
39:36subjective
39:37but
39:38that
39:38doesn't
39:38take
39:38anything
39:38away
39:39from
39:41psychological
39:42horror
39:42has
39:43to
39:44shake
39:45human's
39:47heart
39:47deeply
39:50you
39:52know
39:52shaking
39:53people's
39:54heart
39:54deeply
39:55means
39:57uncover
40:03people's
40:05core
40:06emotion
40:07and
40:07their
40:07core
40:07motivation
40:08for
40:09life
40:10everybody
40:12is
40:12thinking
40:13and
40:13concerning
40:14about
40:15you
40:16know
40:16sex
40:18and
40:18death
40:18every
40:19day
40:20and
40:21if
40:22we
40:23want
40:23to
40:23scare
40:24or
40:25shake
40:25or
40:26touch
40:26the
40:27users
40:28or
40:28spectators
40:29then
40:30we
40:31have
40:31to
40:32think
40:33about
40:34you
40:35know
40:35sex
40:37death
40:38death
40:38deeply
40:39to
40:39make
40:40like
40:40a
40:40death
40:41scene
40:41you
40:42know
40:42somebody
40:43died
40:43or
40:44monsters
40:45died
40:45or
40:46you
40:46know
40:47if
40:48we
40:48made
40:48that
40:48kind
40:48of
40:49scene
40:49we
40:52try
40:52to
40:52we
40:54try
40:54to
40:54mix
40:55aortic
40:56essence
40:58this
40:59is
40:59kind
40:59of
41:00visual
41:00and
41:01you
41:01know
41:01core
41:03concept
41:04well
41:04consider
41:05me
41:05convinced
41:06I
41:06had
41:06to
41:06play
41:07further
41:07into
41:07the
41:07game
41:07now
41:08and
41:08oh
41:09boy
41:10what
41:11an
41:11experience
41:12that
41:12is
41:13one
41:15that
41:15honestly
41:16I
41:16think
41:16everyone
41:17should
41:17play
41:17at
41:18some
41:18point
41:18whether
41:19you're
41:19a fan
41:20of
41:20horror
41:20or
41:20not
41:20it's
41:21truly
41:21one
41:22of
41:22those
41:22games
41:22that's
41:22so
41:23important
41:23to
41:23the
41:23genre
41:24and
41:24to
41:25games
41:25as
41:25a
41:25whole
41:25that
41:26it'd
41:27be
41:27a
41:27crying
41:27shame
41:28to
41:28let
41:28it
41:28pass
41:29you
41:29by
41:29perhaps
41:31you'll
41:31not
41:34does
41:34have
41:34at
41:35least
41:35some
41:35flaws
41:36but
41:37like
41:37any
41:38piece
41:38of
41:38art
41:38there's
41:39always
41:39an
41:40imperfection
41:40as
41:42Francis Bacon
41:42put it
41:43there is
41:44no
41:44excellent
41:44beauty
41:45that
41:45hath
41:45not
41:46some
41:46strangeness
41:47in
41:47the
41:47proportion
41:48or
41:50maybe
41:50just
41:51like
41:52a
41:52teenage
41:52me
41:53you'll
41:54find
41:54solace
41:55in
41:55its
41:55melancholy
41:56world
41:56comfort
41:58in
41:58the
41:58fog
41:59become
42:00your
42:00favourite
42:00PS2
42:01game
42:01of
42:02all
42:02time
42:04hello
42:08internet
42:08friends
42:09skybound
42:10snowy
42:11here
42:11ah
42:13the
42:14PlayStation
42:142
42:15the
42:16core
42:16gaming
42:17console
42:17of my
42:18childhood
42:18it was
42:20released
42:20when I
42:20was
42:20about
42:21five
42:21but
42:22in
42:22the
42:22early
42:222000s
42:23I
42:24only
42:24had
42:24kid
42:25computer
42:25games
42:26for
42:26my
42:26PC
42:26often
42:27from
42:28cereal
42:28boxes
42:29I
42:30loved
42:30those
42:31days
42:31but
42:31as
42:32I
42:32grew
42:32a
42:32little
42:32older
42:33I
42:33noticed
42:33that
42:34my
42:34peers
42:34all
42:34had
42:35video
42:35game
42:35systems
42:36that
42:36hooked
42:37up
42:37to
42:37their
42:37TVs
42:37and
42:39were
42:39playing
42:39cool
42:39games
42:40that
42:40were
42:40not
42:40available
42:41for
42:41the
42:41PC
42:42so
42:43I
42:43felt
42:44like
42:44I
42:44was
42:44missing
42:44out
42:45in
42:46particular
42:47I
42:47was
42:47enamored
42:48with
42:48Nintendo
42:49game
42:49systems
42:49like
42:50the
42:5064
42:50and
42:51the
42:51GameCube
42:52in
42:532004
42:53I
42:54begged
42:55my
42:55mom
42:55to
42:55buy
42:56me
42:56a
42:56GameCube
42:56but
42:58money
42:58was
42:58tight
42:58and
42:59she
42:59always
43:00leaned
43:00toward
43:00a
43:00no
43:01there
43:02was
43:03also
43:03a
43:03game
43:04based
43:04on
43:04the
43:05Spider-Man
43:052
43:06movie
43:06that
43:06I
43:07wanted
43:07very
43:07badly
43:08but
43:09the
43:09PC
43:09version
43:10was
43:10dinky
43:10and
43:11completely
43:11different
43:12I
43:13worried
43:13I
43:14would
43:14never
43:14be
43:14able
43:15to
43:15own
43:15the
43:16open
43:16world
43:17console
43:17version
43:18then
43:20I
43:20broke
43:20my
43:21arm
43:21that
43:21summer
43:21by
43:22falling
43:23out
43:23of
43:23a
43:23tree
43:23and
43:24it
43:25made
43:25me
43:25depressed
43:25I
43:27received
43:27lots
43:27of
43:27love
43:28and
43:28comfort
43:28especially
43:29from
43:29my
43:30mom
43:30which
43:31made
43:31those
43:31days
43:32easier
43:32and
43:34I
43:34got
43:34my
43:34cast
43:34off
43:35my
43:35arm
43:35the
43:35day
43:35before
43:36my
43:36birthday
43:36finally
43:38it
43:38was
43:38my
43:38birthday
43:39and
43:39I
43:39was
43:39turning
43:40nine
43:40I
43:41opened
43:42up
43:42my
43:42birthday
43:42presents
43:43cheerfully
43:44in front
43:44of my
43:44family
43:45in the
43:45living
43:45room
43:45at
43:47at
43:47last
43:48there
43:48was
43:48one
43:48more
43:49present
43:49a
43:50pretty
43:50big
43:50box
43:51I
43:52opened
43:52it
43:53and
43:54was
43:54stunned
43:54to
43:55see
43:55a
43:55PlayStation
43:562
43:56staring
43:57back
43:58at
43:58me
43:58I
43:59told
43:59you
44:00I
44:00wasn't
44:00getting
44:00you
44:00a
44:01game
44:01cube
44:01my
44:02mom
44:02said
44:03with
44:03a
44:03smile
44:03I
44:05was
44:05so
44:05overjoyed
44:06I
44:06bolted
44:07into
44:07the
44:07other
44:08room
44:08crying
44:09tears
44:09of
44:10joy
44:10I
44:11was
44:11so
44:11grateful
44:12and
44:12excited
44:13and
44:13overwhelmed
44:14that
44:15PS2
44:16was
44:16the
44:16best
44:16gift
44:17I
44:17ever
44:17received
44:18then
44:19I
44:19was
44:19given
44:19a
44:19few
44:20games
44:20to
44:20start
44:21playing
44:21right
44:21away
44:21the
44:22fairly
44:23odd
44:23parents
44:24break
44:24into
44:24rules
44:25Pac-Man
44:26World 2
44:27and
44:27Finding
44:28Nemo
44:28and
44:30finally
44:31I
44:31was
44:31able
44:31to
44:31buy
44:32games
44:32that
44:32I
44:32wanted
44:33including
44:33a
44:34Looney
44:34Toons
44:34game
44:35called
44:35Sheep
44:35Raider
44:36and
44:37my
44:37beloved
44:38Spider-Man
44:382
44:39game
44:39that I
44:39so
44:39desperately
44:40wanted
44:40I
44:42paid
44:42$45
44:43of my
44:44allowance
44:44money
44:44for that
44:45Spider-Man
44:45game
44:46for the
44:48next five
44:49years
44:49that
44:50PS2
44:50became a
44:51core
44:51part of
44:52my
44:52childhood
44:52and I
44:54made
44:54many
44:55happy
44:55gaming
44:55memories
44:56with it
44:56most
44:57importantly
44:58I
44:59felt like
44:59my
44:59parents
45:00cared
45:00about
45:00my
45:01deepest
45:01wishes
45:01and
45:02enabled
45:03me to
45:03have
45:03something
45:04that
45:04everyone
45:04else
45:04had
45:05so
45:06that
45:06I
45:06wouldn't
45:06feel
45:06left
45:07out
45:07so
45:08that's
45:09what
45:09the
45:09PlayStation 2
45:10means
45:10to
45:10me
45:11it
45:12takes
45:12me
45:12back
45:12to
45:13one
45:13of
45:13the
45:13happiest
45:13times
45:14of
45:14my
45:14life
45:14Ah yes
45:16the
45:17PS2
45:18truly
45:19a legend
45:19in its
45:20own right
45:21that we
45:21did not
45:21appreciate
45:22at the
45:22time
45:23this
45:23is
45:24my
45:24personal
45:25retrospective
45:26on
45:27not only
45:28the
45:28system
45:29but
45:29the
45:29games
45:30and
45:30what
45:30it
45:31led
45:31us
45:31to
45:31because
45:32it
45:32truly
45:33was
45:33an
45:34era
45:34one
45:35which
45:35defined
45:36much
45:36of
45:36what's
45:36come
45:37after
45:37and
45:37in
45:38a lot
45:38of
45:38ways
45:39our
45:39lives
45:39Hi
45:40my
45:40name
45:41is
45:41Virtus
45:41and
45:42I've
45:43been
45:43playing
45:43this
45:43for
45:44a
45:44long
45:44time
45:45and
45:45I
45:45would
45:45like
45:45to
45:45tell
45:45my
45:46story
45:46years
45:47ago
45:47I
45:48had
45:48a
45:49quick
45:50trip
45:50to
45:50a
45:50pawn
45:50shop
45:51a
45:51little
45:52black
45:52brick
45:53with
45:53PS2
45:54was written
45:55on top
45:56of it
45:56and
45:57I
45:57dropped
45:57$75
45:58and
45:59bought
45:59that
45:59two
46:00games
46:00it
46:01was
46:01more
46:02an
46:02impulse
46:03buy
46:03burned
46:04on
46:04by
46:04having
46:06the
46:07opportunity
46:07to
46:07actually
46:08just
46:09enjoy
46:09myself
46:09I
46:10was
46:10newly
46:10out
46:10of
46:11the
46:11house
46:11had
46:11my
46:12own
46:12place
46:12no
46:13real
46:13responsibilities
46:14besides
46:15work
46:15and
46:15bills
46:15and
46:16thought
46:17why
46:17not
46:18I
46:19played
46:19on
46:19PS1
46:20previously
46:21most of
46:22the
46:22Final Fantasies
46:23that I
46:23could get
46:23my hand
46:24on
46:24and
46:24decided
46:26well
46:26there's
46:27this
46:27little
46:27game
46:28with
46:28a
46:28guy
46:29holding
46:30a
46:30blue
46:30sword
46:30in
46:30the
46:31ocean
46:31Final
46:32Fantasy
46:3210
46:33why
46:34why
46:34don't
46:34I
46:34give
46:34that
46:34a
46:34try
46:34oh
46:35oh
46:37my
46:37I
46:38did
46:39not
46:39realize
46:39at
46:39the
46:40time
46:40just
46:41how
46:41life
46:41changing
46:42of a
46:42thing
46:42this
46:42would
46:43be
46:43that
46:44game
46:44was not
46:45merely a
46:46game
46:46it was
46:47an opening
46:47of
46:47possibilities
46:48a new
46:49perspective
46:50on gaming
46:50whereas
46:51previously
46:52there had been
46:53a story
46:54combat
46:55system
46:55much of
46:57the same
46:57of what you'd
46:58expect
46:58Final Fantasy
46:59won
46:59tonight
46:59this
47:00was a
47:01shift
47:01this
47:03was not
47:03merely
47:05a game
47:05this
47:06was a
47:06tale
47:07a
47:07story
47:08one
47:10that
47:10introduced
47:10you to
47:11that
47:11concept
47:11at the
47:12very
47:12beginning
47:13as
47:14Titus
47:14crawled
47:15up a
47:15mountain
47:15looked
47:16out
47:17over
47:17a
47:17ruined
47:17city
47:18and
47:18said
47:18this
47:19is
47:19my
47:19story
47:20allow
47:21me
47:21to
47:21tell
47:21you
47:22for
47:23I
47:23may
47:23not
47:23give
47:23the
47:23chance
47:24later
47:24it
47:26was
47:26a
47:29life
47:29change
47:30because
47:30I
47:31realized
47:32in the
47:32course
47:32of
47:33playing
47:33just
47:34how
47:34much
47:34storytelling
47:36had
47:36become
47:37a
47:37lost
47:37art
47:37in
47:38the
47:38past
47:38we
47:38had
47:39epics
47:39we
47:39had
47:40the
47:40odyssey
47:41the
47:41iliad
47:41we
47:42had
47:42shakespeare
47:43grand
47:44novels
47:44by angry
47:45russians
47:45but that
47:46level of
47:46storytelling
47:47had never
47:48come
47:48into a
47:48game
47:49before
47:49and it
47:50sparked
47:50an
47:50entire
47:51shift
47:52of
47:52perspective
47:53it
47:53was a
47:53complicated
47:54story
47:54it was one
47:55that was
47:56worth listening
47:56to
47:57experiencing
47:58gasping
47:59at
47:59laughing
47:59with
48:00and
48:00ultimately
48:01it
48:01changed
48:02a great
48:02deal
48:02because
48:03I
48:04realized
48:04that it
48:04wasn't
48:05merely
48:05my
48:06game
48:06it
48:07wasn't
48:07merely
48:07a
48:08story
48:08it
48:09was a
48:09whole
48:09new
48:09perspective
48:10the
48:11storytelling
48:11was an
48:12almost
48:12lost
48:13art
48:13and it
48:14sparked
48:14me
48:14to
48:15write
48:15to
48:16read
48:17everything
48:17I could
48:17get
48:17my
48:18hands
48:18on
48:18to
48:19polish
48:20on
48:20how I
48:21use
48:21my
48:21voice
48:21how I
48:22tell
48:22tales
48:23it
48:23showed
48:24me
48:24how to
48:24tell a
48:25tale
48:25how to
48:26tell a
48:26story
48:26and it
48:27led to
48:27a lifelong
48:28pursuit
48:29and desire
48:30of storytelling
48:30because so
48:31much of our
48:32lives are
48:32this concept
48:34that you
48:34could tell
48:35a tale
48:36and have it
48:37be one that
48:37stayed with
48:38people
48:38was a change
48:39in my life
48:40because it
48:41got me through
48:41a great deal
48:42of depression
48:42got me through
48:43a great deal
48:44of hard times
48:45and it made me
48:46realize that this
48:47truly is
48:48our story
48:49life
48:50is
48:51a story
48:52and I need to
48:53learn how to
48:53tell
48:54a story
48:55it inspired
48:56me to go
48:57on and read
48:57everything I
48:58could get
48:58my hands
48:59on
48:59inspired me
49:00to write
49:01it inspired
49:02me
49:03to view
49:04history
49:04as the
49:05stories of
49:06humanity
49:06and tell
49:08tales
49:09worth the
49:10retelling
49:11because so few
49:12things in this
49:13life are
49:13so Titus
49:15climbing up
49:15that hill
49:16looking out
49:17over the
49:17roads of
49:17Zanarkand
49:18the stories
49:19that Oran
49:20shared
49:20from his
49:21perspectives
49:22unique they
49:23were
49:23a well-written
49:24character
49:25with Yuna
49:26and her
49:26relations
49:26with everyone
49:27there
49:28her tale
49:29tragedy
49:29and joy
49:30a fond
49:31bittersweet
49:32farewell
49:32to Spiro
49:33these things
49:35changed my
49:37life
49:37kept me here
49:38kept me going
49:39but more
49:40importantly
49:40gave me a
49:41goal
49:41to tell
49:42stories
49:43to tell
49:43tales
49:44to make
49:44history come
49:45alive
49:46in the minds
49:47and hearts
49:48of everyone
49:48around me
49:49it's not
49:50merely a
49:50game
49:50it was
49:51a change
49:52it was
49:52something
49:53beautiful
49:53brought into
49:54this world
49:54and I don't
49:55think we will
49:56ever see the
49:56like
49:56as we move
49:57forward in
49:58console generations
49:59what I worry
50:00about is not
50:01specs
50:02frame rates
50:03resolutions
50:04hard drive
50:06storage
50:06controls
50:07I worry
50:07about what
50:08people are
50:09going to be
50:10inspired to
50:10write on
50:11the stories
50:11they want
50:12to tell
50:12and looking
50:13back at the
50:14PS2
50:14it was an
50:15era of
50:16stories
50:16FF10
50:17even if
50:18FF10
50:182
50:19as odd
50:19as it
50:19was
50:20many
50:21many
50:21great
50:22games
50:23came out
50:24of that
50:24era
50:24and they
50:25all had
50:25that in
50:26common
50:26they weren't
50:26trying to
50:27impress you
50:27with flashy
50:28lights
50:28sounds
50:29and quick
50:29gameplay
50:30they were
50:30trying to
50:31give you
50:31a story
50:32and invite
50:33you to
50:33tell your
50:34own
50:34and this
50:35is something
50:35which has
50:36been largely
50:37forgotten
50:38these days
50:39but I hope
50:40will inspire
50:40more in
50:41the future
50:41so if you're
50:43wondering if you
50:43should pick up
50:44either the
50:45little brick
50:45or the big
50:46brick
50:46if you're
50:47wondering if
50:47you should
50:48experiment with
50:49some retro
50:49games
50:50I absolutely
50:51would
50:52try some
50:52titles
50:53eh
50:54the graphics
50:54are lacking
50:55they're old
50:57and dated
50:57but at this
50:58point
50:59so am I
51:00but just like
51:01them
51:01they have a
51:02story to
51:02tell
51:03as do I
51:04and it will
51:05always and
51:05forever
51:06be part
51:07of my
51:07story
51:08that little
51:09blue
51:09PS2
51:10the
51:12PlayStation 2
51:13was not
51:14the most
51:14powerful
51:15system
51:15of its
51:15generation
51:16it was
51:17outclassed
51:17in that
51:18regard
51:18by the
51:18Xbox
51:19and the
51:19GameCube
51:20both
51:20but it
51:21left
51:21a bigger
51:21footprint
51:22on the
51:22industry
51:23than
51:23either
51:23of those
51:24did
51:24and an
51:25arguably
51:25bigger
51:26than
51:26damn
51:27near
51:27any
51:27other
51:28console
51:28ever
51:28you
51:30can
51:30talk
51:30about
51:31sales
51:31statistics
51:32you
51:32can
51:32list
51:33off
51:33the
51:33great
51:33games
51:34you
51:34can
51:34point
51:35out
51:35the
51:35innovative
51:36features
51:36of the
51:36console
51:37or
51:37ahead
51:38of its
51:38time
51:38peripherals
51:39all
51:40this
51:40stuff
51:41helped
51:41define
51:42the
51:426th
51:43generation
51:43but
51:44what
51:44made
51:45the
51:45PlayStation
51:452
51:46truly
51:46special
51:47was
51:49how
51:49it
51:49united
51:50us
51:51all
51:51in
51:51love
51:52and
51:52admiration
51:53for
51:54this
51:54special
51:54little
51:55machine
51:55it
51:56brought
51:57us
51:57friendships
51:58and
51:58new
51:59unforgettable
51:59experiences
52:00with
52:01unbridled
52:02creativity
52:03and
52:04wonderful
52:04stories
52:05that
52:05we
52:06all
52:06cherish
52:06for
52:07the
52:07rest
52:08of
52:08our
52:08lives
52:08I
52:09mean
52:09this
52:10from
52:10the
52:10bottom
52:11of
52:11my
52:11heart
52:12thank
52:13you
52:13PlayStation
52:142
52:14hey
52:15everyone
52:16this
52:16was
52:16an
52:17experimental
52:17video
52:18I
52:18wanted
52:19to
52:19do
52:19something
52:19different
52:20for
52:20it
52:20let
52:21me
52:22know
52:22what
52:23you
52:24think
52:24of
52:24this
52:24did
52:26you
52:26like
52:26this
52:27format
52:27do
52:28you
52:28prefer
52:29my
52:29typical
52:30console
52:30reviews
52:31really
52:32want
52:32to
52:32know
52:32big
52:33thanks
52:34to
52:34Indie
52:34and
52:35to
52:35everyone
52:35who
52:36sent
52:36me
52:36their
52:37stories
52:37it
52:38means
52:38a
52:39lot
52:39and
52:40I
52:40am
52:40so
52:41glad
52:41you
52:41all
52:42decided
52:42to
52:42participate
52:43in
52:43this
52:43project
52:43I
52:44love
52:45this
52:45console
52:45and
52:47hearing
52:47your
52:47stories
52:48means
52:48the
52:49world
52:49to
52:49me
52:49let
52:51us
52:51know
52:52your
52:52stories
52:52in the
52:52comments
52:53below
52:53give
52:55give
52:55this
52:55video
52:55a
52:56like
52:56and
52:56a
52:56share
52:57subscribe
52:58and
52:58hit
52:58the
52:58bell
52:59to
52:59make
53:00sure
53:00you
53:00actually
53:00get
53:00notifications
53:01from
53:02this
53:02channel
53:02thanks
53:04for
53:04watching
53:05talk
53:06to
53:06you
53:06later
53:06everybody
53:07doom
53:07dog
53:08out
53:08and
53:20for
53:23long
53:23days
53:24and
53:25nights
53:25this
53:26week
53:26and
53:27we
53:28were
53:28doing
53:28you
53:28you
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