Darkwatch Review (Cowboys & Vampires) - Gmanlives
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Darkwatch: Curse of the West is a 2005 first-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was developed by High Moon Studios (formerly Sammy Studios) and published by Capcom in the United States and by Ubisoft in Europe and Australia.
The game mixes western, horror and steampunk genres, telling the story of Jericho Cross, an outlaw gunfighter in the late 19th-century American Frontier who has been turned into a vampire and then forcibly recruited by the titular monster-hunting secret organization to fight against supernatural forces. The gameplay system of Darkwatch is reminiscent of Halo: Combat Evolved.
Darkwatch was met with a generally positive critical reception, acclaimed in particular for its relatively unique Weird West setting and artistic merits. The game was accompanied by an extensive promotional campaign and was planned to be the first installment of a new media franchise, but its sequel got canceled in 2007.
Hey guys, before you ask, the footage was captured with PCSX2. Hope you enjoy the video!
Just like your mum was.
Oof.
@@GggmanlivesShwaked!
GmanLives Well done mate. Only thing that bugged me about the game was repetition of enemy types, but for the time it’s expected. Too bad we didn’t get the second game.
Does PCSX2 support mouse control? So you, you know, can play the fps the proper way?
I loved Darkwatch back in the day. The bladed guns looked so cool and the world design was awesome. Sucks it never got a sequel.
I remember the time Bloodrayne and the girls of Darkwatch were featured in Playboy. Good times.
Wait, what? Really?
@@tonyhawk1948 Yupp.... Girls of gaming issue
@@solcorvinusoftiktok9907 please leave an exact title.
@@skylercrookes3197 that’s literally what the issue was called
@@solcorvinusoftiktok9907 classic issue. Millennials remember lol.
Dark: watched
Brunette: babed
Yee: haw.
Hotel: Trivago
lmao!
Six: Nined
Brandy: Blacked
To Yee and Let Haw.
Extremely underrated game! Ah, The memories with this one!
yeah me and my friend play the coop so much
I used to get this game confused with Damnation when it was first released.
Nobody cares.
Dang. I think I did too! I own both.
Since we're here in a thread started by one of my favorite yootoobers.ill just name a few hidden gem gaming related channels😁
Thor high heels 👠
Purposeless rabbitholes
Leadhead
You won't be dissapointed!
(Unless you are a wanker that talks smack to Larry bundy 😒)
Hello you...
Same! I keep confusing both to this day
Hello again
This needs a reboot(master)make, wow that's awesome.
A sequel would be cool too
no FUCKING reboots
Raditz DBZ what about for games like this that went under the radar?
A sequel in the Unreal 5 engine, unlimited triangles...
A remaster, maybe, a reboot, eh.
I'm glad we agree that brunette > blonde sunny jim
A game with style and sexy girls? What is this devilry?
Devil may cry
Lol
@@Fallen-Saint Also Bayonetta, which you're _playing_ as one.
@@solarstrike33 DANCE IN THE MOONLIGHT TELL WE HIT THE CLIMAX
@@Fallen-Saint L E T ' S D A N C E B O Y S
"big fat banditos" with an Australian accent made my day.
“I couldn’t hear the game because of the sound of my erection” 💀
That's one noisy dick!
If your erection drowns out the sound of a game, you should probably see a doctor
Classic Gman.
Savage!
Stupid
"Cross of spaghetti western and Legacy of Kain"
Really awesome game, love these shooters back in the xbox/ps2 era
As with Blood, i fell in love with Darkwatch when it came out. It deserves a comeback.
Nuclearpoweredturtle PC is better, you console peasant.
@@ninjacreeper48 It didnt even come out on PC you pc nerd
Fernando Quintero I know that, you idiot. I'm trying to say that FPSes are better when they're PC exclusives.
Way better than the generic soulless crap coming on consoles and pc today.
I want someone to remaster this game for PC and release it on Steam much like the case with Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy, a criminally underrated platformer and a really good one.
The fact that they never made a pc port makes it that much harder, if not close to impossible. A lot of these games the source code got junked so you have to reverse engineer them. A shame but oh well.
Such a fun and cool game. It hits that perfect sweet spot of dark and badass, stopping just before it gets to edgy and lame. I go back and play through it pretty much every year. Will always hold a spot on my top 10 favorite games.
Darkwatch timesplitters future perfect and black are my favourite shooters on ps2
Commas would be great thing to use even if it's less easy.
DUDE TIME SPLITTERS AND DARKWATCH WAS MY JAM
Yes true
This is the most nostalgic I ever played
@Charlie Vetsworth eh, depends on the game. Some were much better on xbox, some were vastly superior on ps2.
_Oh Jennifer Hale~_
...Why can't you be the OFFICIAL voice for Samus Aran?
After THAT GAME I never went Samus speck another word ever again :P
She did voice some grunts in the prime trilogy, no spoken lines tho
@Kevin Garcia
That she did
@@JayDee284 i feel you
But Jennifer hale was pretty good voicing shepard
And commander Shepard was badass
Pathetic other m samus was just a shit direction choice
@@phatpandy8389 To be fair to Jessica Martin, if you look at her voice work outside of Other M she's actually pretty good. The problem was that the english voice acting was directed by Sakamoto. Who doesn't speak english.
Other M was a mistake on every level.
Thanks for this review! Not only did you introduce me to a game I'd never even heard of, but it's now a tradition for me to play this awesome game every Halloween.
Awww shiett three Gmanlives videos in the span of a week, must be Australian Christmas.
Thanks for reviewing the first shooter I've ever played dude!... well, if you don't count the flash conversion of Doom.
Fun Fact: Darkwatch as a franchise was supposed to be similar to Assassins Creed, with different games taking place in different time periods. The next game was supposed to be during Roman times which was briefly teased during a level in the Citadel where Darkwatch-themed weaponry from that era. It's possible the game could've become Shadow of Rome, which would in itself become the basis for Dead Rising.
interesting, were did you learn all this? I definitely see the similarities between Dead Rising and Shadow of Rome. Also i just looked it up, and this came out 6 months after Shadow of Rome.
Darkwatch was supposed to take place in different time periods, but I had misremembered a beta video comparing the beta between SoR and Dead Rising having the same weapons at one point, so Darkwatch being Shadow of Rome was incorrect on my part. On the other hand, Darkwatch was supposed to be a massive multi-media franchise complete with a movie, but the only things that came out of it were a short comic run from Dark Horse and a Halloween costume of Jericho Cross.
So many good memories of late night co-op sessions with my best bud and my cat. I miss those days.....
i just found this at a yard sale recently for $3. i had never seen it before, but it looked cool so i got it and watching this video, i’m shocked by how genuinely good it looks for a PS2 game
"Darkwatch is sadly not a perfect game" Well, isn't that true for every game?
Road Runner lol
Excuse me! Daikatana 64 is a perfect game dude
I think you're forgetting Tetris.
DOOM and Halo are near-perfect
Well as they say, you wouldn't wanna live in a perfect world
You are quickly becoming my favorite channel to watch. The delivery, the jokes, and the Australian accent ( oh ya, and the games). God tier content gmanlives
"What do you get when you cross a spaghetti western with Legacy of Kaine? Darkwatch."
Sold.
One of my favorite games I played when I was younger, still have fond memories of the game.
If I remember correctly, the turning point, where you must be evil or good, is really unique in the fact that if you've been good all the way up to that point then turn evil there's unique dialog for that. Vice versa as well.
Also, Evil Ending's boss was waaaaaaaay harder then the Good Ending's. Even though they are similar.
4:13 Holy shit, that MJ Thriller reference was super sneaky, I almost didn't catch it. I love that you even added a "woo!" at the end. lol
I came for the thumbnail and stayed for the great review
“Came”
I really miss those times when devs weren't afraid to slam bimbo characters into their games...
Come to think of it, I just miss 2nd party games. Today is about the scummy 1st party or the limited 3rd party.
Never knew there was such thing as a "2nd Party"
I always hear about the 3rd ones...
@@Mekboy_ComputerMonster That's because it pretty much disappeared. Think of games like this or Bloodrayne, which weren't made neither by big companies nor small indy studios.
@@DominatorLegend Bro that's called AA, no such thing as 2nd party lol the 2nd party is the consumer
Finally! Requesting a review of this game for months has finally paid off. Let's keep this train going!
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Gun
Headhunter
X-Squad
Dead to Rights
Brute Force
Second Sight
2005 review "This game is alright but there are better alternatives."
2019 review "Holy shit, this is awesome! Like a breath of fresh air after coming out of a goddamn sceptic tank!"
I really miss these types of games. I don't need 5h cutscenes, pseudo-intellectual oscar bait storytelling ("dad games" like Last of Us or God of War '18), open world, battle royale, RPG elements, ADS, sprinting, 2 weapon limit and all that "games as a service" bullshit. I just want FPS games with badass, manly protagonists killing bitches with visceral weapons and powers. I want to paint entire levels red with a double barreled supershotgun or rapid fire rocket launcher. Without being interrupted by cutscenes, walking sections or tutorials, thank you very much. Is all that too much to ask for?
I feel the same way. I get really sad when I look at games that would've been 7/10 at best in their heyday that _feel_ like 10/10s just because today's games are so buggy and aimless.
Best part: Whole thing in couch coop multiplayer.
You should seriously consider playing Boomer shooters (especially indie titles).
Gman got it Right.
"Brunette is the Correct Answer" Welcome to the Club my friend.
What about redheads?
MonsterHunter 66 What about girls with silver hair?
@@monsterhunter66 Or dark green hair like Lyn or light green hair like Tiki from Fire Emblem?
Brunette is definitely the right answer plus she's voiced by none other than Jennifer Hale
i think the soundtrack is also worth mentioning. it's amazing in my opinion
6th Generation was Amazing Xbox, PS2 , Gamecube, Dreamcast to start it. Darwatch is underrated and one ofmy favorite games in my xbox collection. Another gem is Van Helsing btw.
Rose McGowan has always been crazy. She just got crazier.
@Trainwreck727 Wait what?
Man, I love this game! Still have the PS2 copy I bought on release day. Glad to see someone finally talking about it.
Great review, awesome game. U should check Cold Winter for ps2, another underrated game!
I played it for the first time a while ago and it has not aged well, IMO. Actually, I don't think it was well received even at the time. A unique IP that was released at the end of the generation, but overall just a mediocre shooter. Darkwatch, while also nothing particularly special gameplay-wise, is MUCH better.
Halo: Vampire Evolved
Still got my copy of this somewhere and I loved this game. They actually took alot of time and effort to flesh out lore for the game to help set up sequels in later and earlier time periods like the world wars, pre wild west and even somewhat distant future with small details to help plant the seeds for any future releases so the lack of follow up games sucks all the more. They even explained why all the weapons you use have some sort of melee function like the axe blade on the shotgun in lore of being for the regulators to use after events happened to use those ideas as "oh shit" moments like caught during reloads or no ammo.
My sister and I used to play this when we were younger on PS2, loved that game. Still do, I got a copy for my 360 from eBay
I've heard of this game when a friend of mine gave me a "copy." Inside was a disc for GTA 4... why mess with my emotions like that?
Eh, could have been worse i guess.
@@paaatreeeck nah GTA 4 is so bad
@@KvltKommando whatcha on about..?
I loved gta IV
@King Ninja that's because at the time Darkwatch was released the gaming climate had a bunch of memorable, creative games that at the very least introduced new mechanics, ideas, tried to set a trend or launch a genre style and none of them were quite the same. Any more games are all cookie cutter, trend following bullshit that won't even have a story mode most of the time. Instead it's all about selling DLC or in game currency. Devs have become complacent because of the games as a service philosophy. They don't make any adjustments to games if everyone keeps buying, instead of trying to make a sequel to atleast be as good as the original they'll just rake in your cash on reskinning the same game three times over while adding some bells and whistles to each one to make it just slightly different.
Classic game. One of the few OG Xbox titles I still own physically.
Yoo same
@@ThePunisher2346 yooooo
@@123doomdoom ayeeee
I really liked this game. I ever picked up the associated "Art of Darkwatch" book because I liked the art direction so much.
cowboy and vampires? sounds like a pretty cool game!!
Loved this game, and i loved the mythology and setting especially. Reminds me of the movie "Priest" which is also awesome!
If Bloodbourne was an oldschool FPS
This was my favorite game growing up, glad to see one of the few reviews on it.
Thank you for this. I always talk about this and no one knows wtf it is.
Seriously love your game reviews. No one ever asks for them, but there what we all needed without knowing
Over 7 thousand views within an hour, you are a god of all retro Reviewers. Please do knights of the temple please I’d love to see your perspective
You're asking for demonitization with that thumbnail...
Thai Win The funny thing is, I think that thumbnail is official art. The leather vampire chick was actually featured on Playboy lmao
You don't know how demonitization works.
Thai Win tiddy
"SHWACKED" - generic cod character
i'm glad this showed up in my recommended. it's been so long but i recognized it straight away, and knew i'd enjoy revisiting the experience. good game, great review, cheers mate.
I fucking loved this game.
This game NEEDS to be backwards compatible on Xbox One.
Yes!! If only.
And a pc port
I want that and the old CoD console only games (Big Red One and Finest Hour)
At least it's fowards-compatible on the 360, and runs perfectly on it!
Finally I see a good review of one of my fav games when I was a kid. I do believe is a hidden gem of it's time. It is not perfect but I always like those two genres, wild west, and vampire lore. Recent games till use these two genres to sell well, so the fact that they combined them so well back in the day it is awesome. I am surprised, however, that nobody follow this formula for other games.
This was one of my favorite shooters as a child and I'm so happy to see it getting attention!
One of my favorite games for that era! Specially Co-Op mode!
Holy ..., why is this concept not used in more recent games. A Vampiric first person shooter, I would so love that, when done right. Games featuring vampires are few apart, and especially games where vampires are not some generic monster. Imagine this game, with its flaws corrected and some added humor (duke nukem/shadow warrior/blood style), in the unreal 4 engine with that level of graphic fidelity running on modern hardware. Would be an instant buy for me.
I love this game, I had it when I was younger and loved it. So glad to see someone talk about it.
Nice to see a review on this. I picked this game up right when it came out back in the day and really enjoyed it. I've gone back over the years and while it takes a moment to get the hang of things again, the combat still holds up really well and is quite fun. I don't remember having an issue at the halfway point (probably due to the combat being so satisfying), but I'll have to make a point to go through the whole thing again soon just to see.
"A Western mixed with Legacy of Kain" Yes.
Jennifer Hale & Rose McGowen Yeess.
That arsenal, wait..Evil West and Witchfire YES!
Wow! I had completely forgotten about this game and all the cool memories from years ago. You actually inspired me to buy a used copy off eBay for 12 bucks so I can play it again. Don't have an original PlayStation 2 or Xbox anymore but I do have a 360 and it's supposed to be backward compatible on that platform.
Was one of my favorite games on ps2! Thanks for making this 😁👌
Which is better and more fun collecting for: Original Xbox, PS2, Gamecube, Dreamcast or Early 2000's PC games?.
Probably PS2 due to variety and quantity/quality. DC was cool but very short lived, the GC failed in comparison (though it had some great games). Never had an Xbox, but I csn only think of 2 exclusives I'd care about playing...pc is cool too
My dad used to play this on his PS2 when I was young, I vividly remember him drinking from the horse and turning it into a vampire
Dude, you hit me with nostalgia, I remember this on the PS2 when I was a kid, I don't know how I forgot about it in the first place.
I absolutely LOVE this game. To me, it was like playing a B movie. The story is garbo, the level progression didn't seem to make much sense, etc., but it was so charming. The consistency in design across the weapons and clothing was so good. You didn't even mention the (spoiler) town sinking into LAVA. Thank you so much for dragging this monster back into the light. :D
Glad to see this game shown some love. Halo, Time Splitters 2, and Darkwatch were my favorite co-op games from that generation.
This one really has the feel of an arcade style on-rails shooter(i.e. Time Crisis). I think that's really where it gets its charm. A steeping stone between generations with a neat premise. Glad we got to play it.
Man I wish we could get a new timesplitters game, I miss that series
Not going to lie, when you said you were reviewing Darkwatch, I actually got (unmentionable)
It is an under rated game, that had to compete with other great titles at the time, and sits proudly in my collection.
I would love for there to be a sequel, or a remaster rerelease on PC.
This was my absolute favourite game as a youngster. I'm gonna try to find a way to play this again.
Why do I feel that death metal rock is missing from this game?
I remember being about 6 or 7 renting this game from my local video store, this game didn't disappoint, only thing that sucked is, it seemed I was the only one who knew about this game at the time! Great review!
I got schwacked twice in a row today, time to schedule my therapist appointment
I remember this game fondly for PS2. Thought it wasn't that expensive, and really fun.
Amazing game, surprised you didn't talk about the unique enemy types
I know we saw clips of most on screen. Should have given brief explanation of each at least. Hell should have seen more of him engaging an oozer up close.
*I came for the thumbnail and left thinking of getting the game.*
Great review as always GMANLIVES!
I would love to see the painkiller guys remake this.
One of my favorite ps2 fps. I still play this game about once a year.
This is where he starts training for no apparent reason for a moment other than the rhyme sounds metal
4:14
he is quoting thriller.
I cannot find another youtuber out there with better content and taste of games than you man. Fantastic. Keep the retro shooter reviews coming this is my shit
What is it with Ubisoft and underrated Westerns?
Must be their thing though to be fair they only published Darkwatch in Europe, Capcom published it in North America and neither of them developed it.
Ubisoft didn't make this. They just published it -- and only in Europe I believe?
Neither did they make Call Of Juarez. But they did publish it.
I remember playing this game on my xbox. I was pretty crazy seeing as I beat it on the hardest difficulty. I loved the hell out of this game.
You ever heard about GTA Punjab! It's actually a really bad GTA vice City mod
*sighs* punjab is a pakistani citu
Nobody effin cares bruv
I played this as a kid and forgot about it for so long until someone talked about putting an axe head on a shotgun stock and the memories came flooding back
no wonder I've heard of High Moon Studio. They made the Deadpool game for Activision.
James Randell they also made the two best transformers video games, war for cybertron and fall of cybertron
Did someone say my name? LOVED this game as a kid. Really fun and original for the time.
This game was epic. I loved the gameplay, the characters, the settings etc...
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You clicked for the thumbnail
And I did too.
hmm now we only need pro darkwatch
I think the upcoming Evil West is a spiritual successor to this.
"Darkwatch 2 when?" Anyway, great video Sonny! xD
As the years go by and I get progressively better and more modern TV's, I have to keep finding ways to hook my old PS2 up to them, just to be able to play this game. Yes, this game alone. I loved it when it came out and I still do.
Damn, another badass game I'd never heard of. The visuals are impressive for the time.
There was also a tie-in comic published in the July 2005 issue of Heavy Metal. The story is basically an expanded intro to the game.
reminds me of upcoming game witchfire
I loved this game. I used to play the shit out of it with my brother in middle school. It had a 2 player co op splitscreen mode. The time when local co op was in everything. Such a fun time. I boot up my ps2 again for this
Watching this again after the announcement of Evil West, which looks like a spiritual successor to this game.
ya i thought back to this video when i saw that trailer too.
It seems like games were so fun and creative back in the day.
Wish this was available on PC. No way I'd play an FPS with a controller.
The only time Im gripping a controller for a FPS is probably Metroid Prime.
Other than that, Im spoiled with Mouse and Keyboard.
Same, from the first half a minute I was like "HOW HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, IT'S ULTRA RADICAL!" and then I heard it was only on PS2 and XBOX. Shame.
I had this back in the day and it was the main reason why I never finished it. Bought it because of the weird west setting but hated playing it with a controller :(
Guess it's safe to say you arent much of a gamer; especially considering this IS a console game....
If the fps is made for the controller it actually works pretty well
I read the title "cowboys and vampires" and fell in love