Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy Was An Underrated Gem That Needs A Follow Up
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy takes heavy inspiration from popular games at the time but mixes in more than enough of its own ideas to make something as special as it is. The game also needs a follow-up… pretty badly. Let's take a look at why.
It needs a sequel and a remaster. I would be so excited for that
Conceited-People do-NOT make true-movies which puts them in bad-light.
Conceited-People do-NOT make true-movies which puts them in bad-light.
Sequel I can handle, remaster why so they can fuck it up like they did the GTA trilogy.
I remember this game it was super underrated and tons of fun growing up back in the day
I wanted this game so bad back in the day, couldn't afford it so I just played the demo over and over again.
Honestly bro same here and it never got old ever
I rented the game from Block-buster and finished the story before the return date; this game was underrated, I would like to see a re-mastered version of it.
Dude the same hahaha
best demo game ever, i played it too alot cause i couldn't afford it
Those demo disks were amazing
Midway studios was ahead of it's time with this one I still have this for PS2.
Me too.
Same. I just wished this game was re-made for PS5 but sadly we'll never see games like this anymore.
Just got it today for a really good bargain price too. Never played it but have heard nothing but good things about it.
@@andrewbeaven2939 Your gonna have a good time man. Let us know what you think. Because of that game I couldn't enjoy Force Unleashed or Control,it ruined me.✌🏾
So was "the suffering", I miss midway...
Also roadkill! 😮
The suffering got me into gaming !
I found out about this game thru the suffering there was a ad for it on thw game it looked hella dope so I bought it from a retro store 🏬
Suffering is a masterpiece.
The suffering was scary af as a kid, such a good ass game. I would love to play that again.
I have been saying this for years if not a follow up atleast a re-release or backwards compatible version of the original this game was amazing
Or just do an HD polish on it at least like a lot of old games are getting these days.
I completely agree!!!! It is easily one of my favorites from my original Xbox collection! Sadly, I still have the disc, but my original Xbox gave out a while back.
@@UnclePhil73 play it on an emulator and upscale
@@cidanarch there is legit a PC release they did in 2008 that is available for free online, you can find it on the wikipedia page of the game under external links! Even includes a widescreen fix that allows for ultrawide
The 1st gen PS3 is backwards compatible and should play your PS2 copy of this game just fine if not a bit better.
Fantastic game! Possessing a guard and walking him off a roof and then switching back to your view as you watched him fall..good times.
one of my favorite moves Lol
I remember finishing this game when I was in 6th grade and my whole mind was blown. The ending was sick as fuck. Storyline was so good for its time and I still wish to this day that they either remake it or make a second part !
This is the reason I never sold my PS2, it had so many classic games like Psi-Ops that are just fun to go back to time after time.
Anyone else remember playing this on a demo disc or am I just crazy?
Xbox magazine demo disc
Playstation Magazine Demo disc I think. I remember playing the demo which lead to me buying the game.
I remember playing this game over and over and always wondered why it never received more attention. Hopefully one day we'll get a sequel.
I enjoyed the heck out of this game. There was a similar one Second Sight that was also decent
I remember that one
I had second sight as well another one that deserves a re-release or backwards compatible version released at the very least
Second Sight was definitely a fun game that deserves a remake.
@@Joreel Did you know that Second Sight just came out today on Steam? Unfortunately the same can't be said for Psi Ops but Psi Ops is abandonware so it is downloadable for free online.
@@Jaky2008PSN thanks for the info about second sight being on steam now, as being one of the games I was seeking to play again and one of my favorites including psi Ops from that time....I hope that one day any of the 2 gets a sequel in the future😭
What a amazing game from when i was 15. This one particular moment that always stuck with me was a level that had huge marble round boulders as "Garden ornaments"..i remember i was in a hallway and shooting at enemies, My health was 2% and i ran out of ammo .last ditch i picked up the boulder with the "powers" and threw it at the last 3 enemies, smashing them in the wall....What a fluid experience.
This game was beyond amazing! Still one of my favorites of that generation
I just played it for the first time. It's fun. I had it on hard and some of the parts were a little frustrating, especially at the end. I like the villains even though you could tell it was inspired from MGS2 but it worked.
The real challenge is to beat it on hard in Co-Op mode
I totally agree! I loved that game back in the day... and I loved the music trailer I saw back then too... "With My Mind" by Cold
"This is The Movement!"
*GUITARS*
Great song and video all around.
@@sunsandkings In a violent world where deception's free.
Things I can't control takin' over me.
Did they try to take my identity?
So what the hell have they done to me!~
Haha! Great song indeed, I listened to it so much back in the day.
I've been beating this drum for years. It was such a cool game, especially coming from a 2nd tier publisher like Midway.
This video needs to go viral so we can get this remastered at the very least lol let them know they have a market
FINALLY SOMEONE SAID IT
I know right
Fucking finally thank you for doing a video on this amazing game I have so many memories with this game
Fondly remember playing this game like others. And was one of the final hanger ons that had me keep that generation console just for this game
Hands down. It's been like... 20yrs and I still talk about this game. I miss midway.
It's that good?
This game was awesome, a reskin of this game appeared in grandmas boy
Nick Scryer never had a bad personality, it was more so he was figuring himself out after dealing with a memory wipe, he became a lot more redeeming at the very end when he remembered “everything” and then us gamers were left with a big fat “to be continued”
I played this game a dozen times and loved it each time. Awesome mechanics! They teased a continuation at the end, but here we are, still waiting
i still have my copy. the generals shoulder pads are still hysterical.
I loved playing this game, highly underrated. Same with The Suffering even though it did get a sequel, I wish both would get some reboot or remake for current gen
Agreed. I love this game.
I remember playing this game as a kid. LOVED this game.
Loved this game as a kid!
Just randomly thought about it today.
Great video man
I love this video, you're just giving me great nostalgia. This game definitely you need some love!
Yes, I had this game, and beat it. I was waiting on the sequel because as you said, it ended on a cliffhanger. The game was fun, with a variety of psychic powers and guns/weapons. The story had a dark element to it with the mystique surrounding Nick's memories coming back to him about the mission he went on before waking up in the enemies clutches. This game is 🔥, and they really need to follow it up. It is very much a gem 👍🏼.
It's been 17 years and I still can't get that damn song out of my mind... you know the one...
"I will take your thoughts away..."
"I'll ignite your fears today..."
"I can take you far away..."
I remember my mom saying she got me a game, i didn't think much of it. But when I started playing it, I was hooked. Throwing guards into one another was one of my favorite parts.
I agree. It’s one of the few games I completed several times because it was so fun.
THANK YOU!!! 👍👍👍 I couldn't agree more! This game was ahead of its time, I had a blast playing it and it was completely unknown... I would love a follow up or even a 4K revival version would be awesome!
1 of the best games from 2004 right here YEAH REALLY
This game had such a cliffhanger of an ending. I remember I said to myself wait that's it? What now?
This was one of my favorite games of all time and is in a dire need of a sequel
I really enjoyed this game as a kid. It felted like an upgraded version of One on ps1. I hope this gets at least a remaster if not a sequel. Midway was truly the best at that time following up with The Suffering.
This is 1 of my favourite game.
One of my favourite game from the past still in 2024 ! I need to replay it, no matter how badly age it could have become. I only could play this game on renting and never got the chance to revisit it 🔥❤
One of my favourite childhood games
Thank you! I was just describing this to someone and we found this video. I was completely hooked on Psi Ops!
Me and my friends would play this every weekend when we were younger I loved it so much! Doubt it will ever comeback but it was seriously ahead of its time
Psi-Ops is in my top ten list of old games that deserve a remake and a sequel.
Top of the list:
Star Wars: KOTOR (getting a remake, whoo!)
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
BloodRayne
Advent Rising
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
The Suffering
If all of those were to receive sequels or remakes my inner teenage self would start shedding some serious man-tears.
I always liked this game more than it's competition at the time, Second Sight.
Finally someone who agrees.. its easily the most underrated game I know of
Such an underrated game! I lost count the amount of hours I spent playing this!
my favorite game on the original xbox - still waiting for the sequel they promised us ..
.. this one and urban Chaos: Riot Response should get a remaster ..
I remember playing this game not expecting to be blown away the way I was. I enjoyed the graphics as he said the facial animations and just the whole execution of this game at the time was hard for me to put down. I remember demonstrating this game to some of my friends and they were like where did this come from and how did you find out about this cool game?
Never played it but I know it did have an awesome soundtrack: Cold - With My Mind.
I've been trying to find this game name on and off for like 13 years. This is probably my all time favorite game and changed what I needed in games. Since I've gotten a quest I've wanted to do nothing more then have this come out on it
Fantastic game. I still have the disk, and it's probably in my top 5 original Xbox games.
A newer game, "Control," just went on sale for 70% off on Steam, and I'm downloading it as I type this.
My hopes is that Control will feel like an updated version of Psi-Ops. If Control is even half as good, I'm gonna be thrilled!
I really love unconventional games that challenge the status quo of big name titles.
It's why I loved games like LoZ: Wind Waker, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Luigi's Mansion, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Pikmin, Limbo, Portal, Spore, Black & White 2, Pilot Wings, etc.
I know Splinter Cell may seem like an odd one to be on that short list, but it really was unusual at the time. While shooting out lights was nothing new (Perfect Dark on the N64 did that amazingly, even had a "perfect darkness" mode/cheat that killed all dynamic lights and gave you NVGs), the stealth mechanics were very impressive, far more so than hiding under/in a box. KCD, of course, has the most unique melee combat system I've seen in a game outside of VR, and really emphasized the importance of having your character train/spar, and improve his technique.
I wish publishers were willing to take risks for innovative games more often.
Thankfully, we have Steam on PC, which has green-lit thousands of indi developer games.
Steam is the reason console gaming is dead to me, because we get so many cool games on PC that consoles just don't want to go to the trouble of funding/hosting. Granted, there are a lot of clones, and games that aren't particularly innovative, but some have a really unique take on a genre, or just execute and support it better than all the others.
I remember playing this game back in the day and loved the whole mix of gun play/mind control. The concept was good and I’ve seen a couple of games try to mimic some of its traits like CONTROL (dated graphics, long load screens, and lack of manual saves or check points), but a better execution was Mass Effect’s attempts utilizing Biotic/ Adept build to manipulate the battle alongside gunplay seamlessly.
Played this as a kid I had to be about 7-8 was a really fun game the mechanics were way ahead of its time
one of my all time fav just like second sight
And let's not forget that fantastic song COLD wrote for this game... Effin amazing track!
I think this game was way ahead of its time and I think it’s extremely underrated and I wish they would remake it for PS5 with modern graphics and a modern physics Engine it would be Wicked Cool
Man I had so much fun with this game never did beat though got to the fire chick and was stuck. But I still got my memory card and saves.
Tossing enemies off buildings with your mind was/is the best game mechanic ever... Still my favorite game ever...
Being able to hover the bad guys and throw them face first into door frames never got boring.
This game was awesome i played the hell out of it back in the day
I remember loving this game, definitely deserves a sequel/remake/anything
Great game. It is hidden of course, I found it through your video and I think it is for the time a stunning achievement in many aspects. I finished it and in my opinion this is one of the best games from 2000's . Oh, it is also on PC BTW. Damn I wish someone would make a sequel.
I think to myself this.....a modern studio rushing out a sequel would probably mess it up. Perhaps, it's better left to the imagination. 😉
I do remember that most of the team that made this gem, was stolen away to make the FPS version of Area 51. I had fun with that one, but by no means the same. 😞
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this brings back flashbacks of having been young at one point 🤣🔥🦾 great game !
This was an amazing game. We've been asking for more than a decade to get a sequel. They need to do a full remake of the game so it can use all the hardware of today's systems.
Psi-Ops and Second Sight always kinda blended together in my minds eye.
anyone that liked Psi-Ops, would like Second Sight, and vice versa.
i played the demo of this for years. then i seen it at a pawn shop and got home and it wouldnt read the disc.... but i was so happy to have it i still have it hahahh wow bringing back some memories this game
i still play it from time to time. Loved this game ALOT. The song from Cold is also still a BANGER
Loved this game back in the day
Damn. Wish they’d make this backwards compatible with Xbox 360 or newer
This was my favorite OG XBOX game. So many new games lack good physics gameplay.
For real creativity too
They wasn't afraid to be different back then now I stopped playing games
the only game i've ever played to this day that utilized the controllers APPARENT functionality of pressure-sensitivity in the BUMPER. The harder or softer you held down R1, the higher or lower the telekinesis'd thing would be.
LOVED THIS GAME! I was so disappointed there was never a follow-up.
Control in a small way is kind of a spiritual successor to this game's physics
Agreed! This was a great game. I was hoping Control would be similar but so far it doesn't feel that way. Bio Shock did though... which is one of the best games ever made.
This game is timeless. It NEEDS a sequel (or at leat a remake with today's graphics, but then definitely a sequel :) )
The CoOp where one player is the movement and one is the shooting was absolutely wild and I loved it
omg i love you for reminding me of this
fracture, the suffering, time shift, and singularity all need the remaster treatment!
This was a fun game for sure. It'd be nice if Warner Bros. (they bought the IP from Midway with a bunch of others) surprised us with a surprise announcement but I'm not holding my breathe.
I remember key parts of this game much more than so many of the various games I played over the years never knew why it didn't follow up.🤔
I was really enjoying this game for the first half, and then maybe about 3/4 of the way it starts to get a little too silly and the level-design and quality of the levels just takes a dive. At first I would say it's at least an 8/10, but the end of the game really leaves a sour taste in my mouth with how rushed it all feels, so I'd probably say the game is like a 5.5 or 6/10.
The interdimensional shrimp monster things are terrifying
I'd love for this as well, if it wasn't for the lawsuit surrounding the game that led to Midway's demise.
If you can get around that suit, the sky's the limit.
“I can take your thoughts away” -cold
I doesn't make any sense to why a new military psy powers game hasn't been made let alone another Psi Ops game.
Could you imagine how fun a free roam ghost recon game would be with the option of using Psy powers!?
Personally even if I had to limit myself to one psy power per character I'd pick mind control as my main. Jumping into the body of a gate guard and wandering into a base, hoping between higher ranked personnel to get the appropriate clearance. Then once I've got what I need just start causing chaos and mistrust inside the compound until they all just shooting at each other.
I'd never get sick of that approach lol
I know im not the only one who played thru this game a million times, AS THE HOT REDHEAD, in just the fishnet suit😬🙊, instead of as Nick Scryer. Or even the hot blonde chick. Awesome game, one of the best of all time, easily.
Our only hope is that THQ Nordic picks up the rights and makes a remake/remaster/sequel
This and the game The suffering both need to be remade for sure
One of the bans I got on IGN way back in, 04/05, was for posting a link to the "In My Mind" music video download..
this was a very good game !! I have it .. old games are always the best
If memory serves me correctly, I think the team slated to work on a potential sequel were pushed over into the team and / or reassigned as a new team to make the reimagined Area 51 game.......
I couldn’t think of the game name at all. All i remember most was unlocking Scorpion
my youth i want it back its lost somewhere in the pixels of this game
get outta my miiiiind! haha loved this game! co-op was weird but story was spectacular. Another game that doesn’t get mentioned much is The Suffering. The story was compelling enough but the design and hallucinations, just worked so well and was what made it as good as it was.
Got it on pc. ps2 & gamecube,awsome game and underrated as enter the matrix / path of neo (pc version) but then came star wars jedi knight 2 outcast and became my favorite ever since, its quite simular
I remember playing this game demo repeatedly off of one of the old Xbox game demo discs. I got ahold of the full game around 2005. It was definitely responsible for some of the most memorable fun in gaming from my childhood. Aside from Halo of course
The closest thing I have played that gives off some of the same vibes as Psi Ops and game out in recent years is Scarlet Nexus. That game did not disappoint.