Was it Good? - Future Cop: LAPD

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  • čas přidán 29. 03. 2023
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    Welcome to Los Angeles rookie!
    Future Cop: LAPD was a top down action shooter for PC, Mac and Playstation 1, it was the first game from EA Redwood Shores who would go on to eventually create the dead space franchise.
    It released the same year as Tomb Raider 3 and Spyro, and unfortunately only sold around 200'000 units, leaving this cult classic to fall into obscurity...
    but, was it actually any good?
    Thanks as always to the supporters on Patreon, Twitch and CZcams who keep the channel alive :D
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  • @Evanz111
    @Evanz111 Před rokem +1535

    NO WAY. I’ve literally never seen any CZcamsr talking about this game, to the point I wondered if the game me and my brother lost hundreds of hours in as kids was just a figment of our imagination. Thanks so much for giving this game the attention it deserves, Josh!

    • @Evanz111
      @Evanz111 Před rokem +42

      With only 200k copies sold I’m now understanding why haha

    • @knuckles7410
      @knuckles7410 Před rokem +23

      @@Evanz111 200k is really not bad even according to today standard...I would say 200k for a game like that back then it must have been a hit.

    • @LukeStrife
      @LukeStrife Před rokem +6

      Me too, I was thinking about it recently and then Josh uploads a video about it... I feel like my mind has been read. But good to know I didn't just make it up haha

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti Před rokem +10

      The split screen multiplayer coop and versus modes were awesome. Also one of the firdt games if not the first to add more or less open world missions with friendly NPCs that aided you

    • @knuckles7410
      @knuckles7410 Před rokem

      @@AbuHajarAlBugatti Sorry people but I can't get pass the moron who said 200k sales for a game is low, especially in the 90/early 2000. People are full of shit at a new level on youtube nowadays.

  • @thoomaroo
    @thoomaroo Před rokem +143

    It may have only sold 200000 copies, but all of those copies were crowded around by a group of friends in absolute awe at the multiplayer mode

    • @danieln6700
      @danieln6700 Před rokem +5

      Oh yeah. Game was great . Played so Much. Precinct assault was so cool and so good for replaying.

  • @creator58
    @creator58 Před rokem +165

    'Dreadnaught activated' - even 25 years later this still strikes terror into my heart.

    • @Bli757
      @Bli757 Před 5 měsíci +5

      You didn't need that turret did you?

  • @Old299dfk
    @Old299dfk Před rokem +574

    This is nostalgia on another level... Hello all who played this game way back.
    We have a unique and rare bond.

    • @_NT91
      @_NT91 Před rokem +12

      Hello from northern territory Australia 🦘 my dad had this on a demo that I played with my cousins for hours. So much nostalgia. Peace ✌️

    • @EinherjarV
      @EinherjarV Před rokem +7

      Right their with you.
      Watch your back for Sky Captain.

    • @crysosisback7115
      @crysosisback7115 Před rokem +10

      Until this video, i was never able to find it
      I knew i had that god damn fucing game where you piloted a mech, and blasted enemies (and civilians, tbh) non-stop on really heavy bouncy electro
      It even looks better than what i remember, and hell i was young
      i have no idea what happened to the disc tho

    • @EinherjarV
      @EinherjarV Před rokem +3

      @@crysosisback7115 Mines on my shelf. design wise I agree. but some of the footage from the video is 100% from an emulator. Biggest tell is lack of ailising.
      I dont blame him it would be way easier to emulate than setting up to capture footage from a PS1.

    • @forestcampbell8962
      @forestcampbell8962 Před rokem +9

      I thought i was like the only person who remembered this game,let alone fondly remembered.

  • @TheAwsomeuser
    @TheAwsomeuser Před rokem +372

    Now this game definitely deserves to be called an underrated gem.

    • @DerfLlennod
      @DerfLlennod Před rokem +4

      many hours played with my bro.

    • @sammorris1779
      @sammorris1779 Před rokem

      True that

    • @yewtewbstew547
      @yewtewbstew547 Před rokem +2

      @ehe Yeah a few games on PS1 did that. It was so you could play even if you didn't have a memory card. Kind of an inconvenience though, since you almost certainly did have a memory card lol.

    • @sharkguy666
      @sharkguy666 Před 7 měsíci

      @@yewtewbstew547That would’ve been awesome because I did not have a memory card. I remember leaving my PS1 running for WEEKS because of this, poor thing.

  • @inewulf3204
    @inewulf3204 Před rokem +752

    Loved this as a kid and my mind kinda melted when Josh started talking about multiplayer as a fore bearer of the MOBA. What a trip

    • @AsheramK
      @AsheramK Před rokem +24

      I played so, so much of that.

    • @GunShark0
      @GunShark0 Před rokem +24

      So now I know why I play MOBAs... I never made the connection but he's right... Future Cop multi-player was a prototype MOBA in a way.

    • @Girder3
      @Girder3 Před rokem +18

      Precinct Assault is actually based on Herzog Zwei, an old game that some consider a proto-RTS.

    • @SCARaw
      @SCARaw Před rokem +2

      your nickname sounds similar to my friend, so i wish you nice day

    • @SebiBubble
      @SebiBubble Před rokem +6

      ​@@Girder3 is it a spaceship game? There's a weird 90s trend of naming spaceships after german royalty or weapons

  • @adamarmstrong5780
    @adamarmstrong5780 Před rokem +475

    You have no idea what you have just done.
    I have tried searching for this game for over 15 years.
    I had completely forgotten the name and googling my memories never panned out.
    THANK YOU SO FREAKING MUCH.

    • @nightinthewhite3817
      @nightinthewhite3817 Před rokem +11

      we all got one of those, mine is a song, going for more than 20 years now without finding it. Glad you found yours.

    • @TheTGOAC
      @TheTGOAC Před rokem +6

      Literally google "police mech game" and this is the entire page that comes up. Either you forgot so much of the game you didn't even know what you played, in which case why would you remember it and search for it everywhere, or you just made some generic shit up about playing a game as a kid, in which case, also why??

    • @thomasseeley8124
      @thomasseeley8124 Před rokem +5

      @@TheTGOAC bro. lmao. people say the weirdest shit to sound relevant.

    • @maelstormexe3365
      @maelstormexe3365 Před 11 měsíci +1

      SAME!

    • @Ytnzy250
      @Ytnzy250 Před 11 měsíci +4

      ​@@TheTGOAC
      No way he made it up, perhaps he didn't think to Google it.
      Either way i've discovered loads of old games i'd forgotten from days past.
      All thanks to CZcams!

  • @pastapockets984
    @pastapockets984 Před 8 měsíci +14

    This game was an absolute cherished favourite of myself, my friends, and some of my family (not my old man, he once threatened to throw the disk out the window the next time he had to hear 'I live again'). Growing up in rural Australia my access to games was highly limited based on what the electronic/department stores I had access to, so many classic hallmarks of other ps1 libraries like FFVII and SOTN had to wait until adulthood when I would dig up old copies of them for examination because I simply couldn't find them. Future Cop was something I first played on a demo disc, playing it endlessly. During a family trip into the big city I got to visit whatever the biggest game store was back then and was allowed one game to choose. I saw Future Cop behind the glass, I chose it, I took it home, I played endlessly.
    If I visited friends' houses for weekend sleepovers it was always the main pick to bring because everyone else I knew loved the game and wanted to play either co-op or precinct assault. My friends and I made up stories in 5th grade based on the setting (not sure how, sparse setting as it was), we acted as the vehicles during lunch, and later on in highschool one kid I started hanging with less showed me a 40k miniature (sentinel) he'd painted up to resemble X1Alpha. I distinctly recall filtered for a while by the starting area of venice beach. I think it was a switch puzzle to escape the first room, but I was too much of a dumb kid to figure it out. I was so stumped I actually managed somehow to glitch out of the level boundaries and spent an hour just slowly hovering around the outside of the rest of the non-active level, staring in with envy at a level that seemed impossibly out of reach. I resorted to level skip codes to get past that, though eventually I figured it out. Finally, I recall the final boss routinely kicking my arse because I would always run out of ammo, and it wasn't until my teens that I beat him without cheats.
    I lived and breathed this game as a kid.
    I miss it.
    Would love for one of these indie remake project things to get off the ground.

  • @philalemany6831
    @philalemany6831 Před rokem +168

    Don't forget the hidden mode in precinct assault. Where the turrets become flowers, the tanks become caterpillars that move like slinkees and the copters become butterflies. And the music that plays.. is hilarious

    • @danieln6700
      @danieln6700 Před rokem +2

      Oh ye that was fun.

    • @avlaenamnell6994
      @avlaenamnell6994 Před rokem +4

      fuck i had forgotten that till you said it but that mode was hilarious

    • @cordyn1561
      @cordyn1561 Před rokem +5

      I think the music song was "Flight of the bumblebees", which is equally fitting and hilarious for the bug mode :D

    • @aninternetuser4306
      @aninternetuser4306 Před rokem

      This was my favorite. This game was awesome.

    • @sneakyking
      @sneakyking Před rokem +3

      W w w w what?

  • @SolenaSunfury
    @SolenaSunfury Před rokem +122

    Sky Captain screaming "I LIVE AGAINNNN" has existed in my head rent-free for the past 18 years.

    • @danieln6700
      @danieln6700 Před rokem +4

      Same lol. Played it so much. Reminds me of some outrageous m bison from street fighter movie.

    • @thewhatwhat12333
      @thewhatwhat12333 Před rokem +6

      major blood vibes

    • @skycloud4802
      @skycloud4802 Před rokem +2

      I remember that voice very clearly

    • @Victor_yay
      @Victor_yay Před rokem +1

      Given the tone and dialog of Sky Captain I suspect he is an homage to, or at least inspired by, Sinistar (from the -83 arcade game of the same name).

    • @phoenixcommandtv5258
      @phoenixcommandtv5258 Před rokem

      OMG YES SO GLAD IM NOT ALONE

  • @bigsmokerc
    @bigsmokerc Před 10 měsíci +24

    THE MEMORIES!
    This game was awesome. I recall every single radio message and cutscene, yet until today i had completely forgotten this game existed. Brilliant.
    Even the credits were great at the time. And the assault mode! Christ it was so engrossing and addictive!

  • @legendaryfrog4880
    @legendaryfrog4880 Před rokem +33

    I love that you bring attention to VAs. They do not get enough exposure in game reviews. Keep it up.

  • @bb5307
    @bb5307 Před rokem +271

    I played this so much as a kid the Sky Captains quotes are still burned into my brain 20+ year later.

    • @BardianAngel
      @BardianAngel Před rokem +41

      I. Live. AGAIN!

    • @redhammer92
      @redhammer92 Před rokem +22

      To this day I say I LIVE AGAIN most times I get out of the shower. Nobody ever gets all the nonsense i quote lol.

    • @firefalcon5
      @firefalcon5 Před rokem +5

      you DID play bug mode, right? r

    • @Alastair_Ulven
      @Alastair_Ulven Před rokem +6

      NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ow fuck I did to I LOVED Precinct Assault.

    • @SabaGianFilippo
      @SabaGianFilippo Před rokem +28

      Nobody is talking about his best line: "wheeere aaare yoooou?"

  • @gearsofindustry
    @gearsofindustry Před rokem +314

    This game was a gem, I loved it. Sky captain saying "I LIVE AGAIN" is something that has stuck with me all these years

    • @mAv64uk
      @mAv64uk Před rokem +23

      "Death from above" was mine. 😊

    • @FL-Einhander
      @FL-Einhander Před rokem +2

      I quote a lot of these quotes up to this day.

    • @MaxwellKinghorror
      @MaxwellKinghorror Před rokem +16

      Your making this too ea.....Arrrgggghhhh!!

    • @babwej.7906
      @babwej.7906 Před rokem

      if you loved precinct assault there is a new game called airmech strike that is the same thing and more. it's been amazing after all the hours I logged in future cop

    • @MaxwellKinghorror
      @MaxwellKinghorror Před rokem

      @@babwej.7906 pc game?

  • @AgentofLADON
    @AgentofLADON Před rokem +18

    Fun fact about the Hell's Gate prison. The old model walker units also appeared in the STRIKE series of helicopter shooters. Nuclear Strike featured several cutscenes of the team member Hack designing a walker prototype hinting for a sequel that eventually became Future Cop.

    • @MrRuffntumble9
      @MrRuffntumble9 Před 10 měsíci +4

      Originally, Future Cop was gonna be Future Strike, but we all know how some things go sideways

    • @coreywinans5956
      @coreywinans5956 Před měsícem +2

      Came here to mention this little factoid, but looks like I'm not the only one who also played Nuclear Strike and got that cutscene. Nice to know.

  • @bluemyst42
    @bluemyst42 Před rokem +50

    I often wonder if the creators of these games ever see reviews like this. I would love to hear feedback from them on design choices or problems they experienced during development.

    • @lemoncitrine7023
      @lemoncitrine7023 Před 6 měsíci +8

      There are a few devs in the future cop discord that talk about it sometimes

    • @firestrom44
      @firestrom44 Před 5 měsíci

      @@lemoncitrine7023there's a future cop discord?

  • @awesomerbob
    @awesomerbob Před rokem +73

    I was obsessed with this game as a kid. Highly highly underated IMO.

  • @Miodowy
    @Miodowy Před rokem +115

    Nowadays, 200,000 copies sold seems like a tragically small number, but back then it was a pretty normal. In the same year, the first Thief was a hit and sold 500,000 units in 2 years. Fallout 2 sold 123,000 units in its first two years. Baldurs Gate started with 50,000 units and BioWare's worldwide sales goal was 200,000 units!

    • @cattysplat
      @cattysplat Před rokem +13

      It's actually really good sales for that time. Oh sure it's never going to break multi millions like Mario or Tetris but it's an EA third party AA game, something there were hundreds of back then in the late 90s and early 2000s filling the shelves.

    • @rkje112
      @rkje112 Před rokem +5

      My dad was a cop and played to relax and decompress, and I remember him playing this. It was a pain in the ass game for me😊

    • @warehousedave7937
      @warehousedave7937 Před rokem +1

      These were the global sales figures. In North America for example the print run for this game was only 80,000

    • @al-imranadore1182
      @al-imranadore1182 Před rokem

      less people had home game systems back then.

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti Před rokem +4

      @@rkje112your dad who was a cop relaxed by killing criminals virtually. Nice cop

  • @baronburek
    @baronburek Před rokem +47

    Colony Wars, Future COP, and G-Police 1 and 2, were my jams for such a long long time. So many hours spent on these. Love 'em to bits.

    • @Buckdawg
      @Buckdawg Před 9 měsíci +2

      Brotherrrrr 😍 4 of my fave PS1 GEMS

    • @konaqua122
      @konaqua122 Před 9 měsíci +3

      I love old games because they have challenging PVE games. Nowadays, everything is competition. Almost every PVE game is bad and almost every PVP game is toxic.

    • @Conduit23
      @Conduit23 Před 8 měsíci +4

      COLONY WARS

  • @thebrayanslayer6060
    @thebrayanslayer6060 Před rokem +22

    This game is permanently stuck in my memory from childhood times. Even if I am Italian and did not understand a word about the game until recent years, I will always remember the fun memories I had playing multiplayer with my dad. Thank you so much for covering this gem.

    • @Luis_Fernando_07
      @Luis_Fernando_07 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Same here. I'm brazilian and didn't understand much at the time. Glory days of childhood with PS1!

  • @Haanzer
    @Haanzer Před rokem +107

    This is one of the most underrated gems in the PlayStations history. It's loaded with content, it's dripping with personality and the multiplayer modes were so so good. I sank so many hours of my life into this as a kid and I don't think I've ever heard another human being talk about it until now.
    Bonus points for the Warhammer 40,000 reference as well. I lost my mind at that bit.

    • @omarsameh5007
      @omarsameh5007 Před rokem +2

      i played this game when i was a kid insanely long time ago and was boring as hell for me tbh , not gonna lie

    • @TTMS-Khaz-kun
      @TTMS-Khaz-kun Před rokem +2

      Agreed. This exactly. I played this with my brother for tons of hours and likewise I've never heard anyone else so much as mention it. I'm happy to see it given spotlight.

    • @nobodyspecial115
      @nobodyspecial115 Před 9 měsíci +1

      My brother and I always talked about how they should make a sequel and it be the NYPD that time around. Would have been awesome!

  • @benjaminshinar9509
    @benjaminshinar9509 Před rokem +51

    the "I live, again!" line is etched into my memories. and boy, he did get tough eventually, couldn't beat him after ten or so rebirths.

    • @demomanchaos
      @demomanchaos Před rokem +5

      Sounds a LOT like Sinistar honestly, and that is very much not a bad thing.

    • @danieln6700
      @danieln6700 Před rokem +4

      Game has good voice acting all around

    • @Aereto
      @Aereto Před rokem +2

      And then his rage screaming when he gets beat. That's satisfying.

    • @NGRevenant
      @NGRevenant Před rokem +1

      beating level ten sky captain on hard difficulty is still a hell of a rush

    • @AbenZin1
      @AbenZin1 Před rokem +3

      This was where the mine came into it's own. Sky Captain would chase after you and if you kept in the hover mode and dropped the mines behind you he'd die to you quickly- especially with the upgraded mines which were insanely powerful!

  • @genuinetool
    @genuinetool Před rokem +24

    Sweet Jesus, punch my ticket for the nostalgia train. I cannot believe I am seeing this again after so many years, and from such obscurity.

  • @ILOVEPAIN24
    @ILOVEPAIN24 Před 8 měsíci +12

    My dad and I sunk hours and hours into this game when I was a kid. What beautiful memories this has brought back.

  • @Flexistentialist
    @Flexistentialist Před rokem +78

    This game has lived in my head as a hazy, half-remembered thing from my childhood - an experience fought for by the boys in computer class. I was never able to find it for some reason...and had come to wonder if I imagined the whole thing.

    • @housemouseshorts
      @housemouseshorts Před rokem +1

      yep this is the useual expreince it seems

    • @TheDerpp
      @TheDerpp Před rokem +1

      It's crazy how common of a sentiment this is. It's the same way for me. It's absolutely wild seeing footage of gameplay

    • @Flexistentialist
      @Flexistentialist Před rokem +1

      @@TheDerpp Crazy, but somehow endearing. It's nice to know that no matter where we're from or who we've become since we all first played this; we're all tied by this thin and very circumstantial thread of experience.
      Fair winds and following seas.

  • @eldunae922
    @eldunae922 Před rokem +79

    Nostalgia just hit me like a hammer.
    This was my first game

    • @eioclementi1355
      @eioclementi1355 Před rokem +2

      Same here I remember being hyped to play this .

    • @samu19921
      @samu19921 Před 9 měsíci

      yeah! This was the first video game I ever played.

  • @benellis8844
    @benellis8844 Před rokem +5

    I LOVED the strike series(desert strike, jungle strike, urban strike, nuclear strike) and to see this is basically robostrike makes me sad i missed this as a kid. So much of the game is similar

  • @TheAngrySaxon1
    @TheAngrySaxon1 Před rokem +23

    The late 1990s really were something special. I will always have fond memories of those games.

  • @faawks
    @faawks Před rokem +59

    This video basically brought a tear to my eye, relived an amazing childhood memory of staying at a friends house for a week during school holidays and we spent almost the entire week playing this game, we laughed so much at the cinematics and end credits, so much of the Sky Captain's dialogue is so clear in my brain that I smiled when I heard it here.
    I love this video series so much, it's like reliving my childhood in so much detail, consider me a Patreon.

  • @Hananniee
    @Hananniee Před 9 měsíci +2

    This game was my childhood, still play it to this day "sound simple? I DONT THINK SO"

  • @ProblmSolvd
    @ProblmSolvd Před 4 měsíci +2

    Watching this again, I swear the ending credits were just the animators showing off what they could do with the tech, its all so smooth.

  • @ElidanVideos
    @ElidanVideos Před rokem +276

    Holy crap, NO WAY. I was thinking that game was my fever nightmare, that I made it up. I've sunk so much time and got so much fun in it playing with friends on a couch back in my childhood and it seems like nobody else even know it exists!

    • @Chipy75
      @Chipy75 Před rokem +12

      I just completely forgot it existed! And now all the memories are flooding back! Like the CPU-vs-Mode, fighting against a giant, taunting tank or flying fortress... the cheesy story missions... man, it was a great game!

    • @MrZarnach
      @MrZarnach Před rokem +3

      Dude, same. My mind pinged me when I saw the title and I was literally staring at the thumbnail for 5 minutes trying remember WHY I remember that game

    • @cobalt968
      @cobalt968 Před rokem +6

      My older brother and I played the hell out of the demo multiplayer mode. It was awful nice of the devs to release a Mac version, which was always starved for game options compared to PCs.

    • @AsheramK
      @AsheramK Před rokem +3

      Oh, Future Cop was a staple of my youth. Excellent game on PC, and a good friend had it on the PSX

    • @B1ackReaper
      @B1ackReaper Před rokem +3

      same. i remember having it on a demo disc back in the day, but could never find it!

  • @over_spiced3585
    @over_spiced3585 Před rokem +125

    I didn't have a lot of games as a kid, but I was lucky enough to have had this gem and a sibling to play it with. I have some of the fondest memories of this game. Thank you so much for spotlighting this.

    • @PrayLuna
      @PrayLuna Před rokem +6

      Same here, having your sibling play this with you hit different

    • @sharingiscaring1952
      @sharingiscaring1952 Před rokem +1

      I had a lot of games, but I didn't even hear this. I actually thought it was an old Sega megadrive cd game from the intro.

    • @Brianlikescars
      @Brianlikescars Před rokem +3

      I need to break this out with my brother at Christmas…
      Was such a good time playing this and Bushido Blade with each other.

  • @soganox
    @soganox Před 8 měsíci +3

    Thank you for showcasing one of my all-time favorites! Wish this got a remaster.

  • @mercai
    @mercai Před 11 měsíci +3

    I've had a demo of this game on a CD, and played through it countless times. It was always a weird subtle memory. Thank you for this trip back!

  • @maskedhobo
    @maskedhobo Před rokem +127

    Brigador is like a spiritual successor. You play a mercenary who has their own mech, but the game is all isometric and open maps.

    • @skycloud4802
      @skycloud4802 Před rokem +3

      Thanks for the the recommendation

    • @MiG-21bisFishbedL
      @MiG-21bisFishbedL Před rokem +16

      @@skycloud4802 It's way different. I'm not sure I'd call it a spiritual successor to Future Cop. That said, it's super good and you should get it.

    • @mrbigglezworth42
      @mrbigglezworth42 Před rokem +20

      @@MiG-21bisFishbedL It's definitely inspired by it, the devs even mention that themselves. Still, it's worth checking out for the sheer effort into both the sprite work and the actual gameplay.
      It's also the only game I know of where you get paid to commit war crimes.

    • @alienfish8521
      @alienfish8521 Před rokem +3

      I've had that game for a few years and still haven't got around to playing it.

    • @Shutticus986
      @Shutticus986 Před rokem +7

      Brigador is excellent and more people should definitely play it

  • @weeblewonder
    @weeblewonder Před rokem +29

    Absolutely planet scale grin on my face watching this one. This game is probably the thing I have the MOST nostalgia for as a kid. So many hours spent on Precinct Assault mode, the humour and character of the campaign. The intro cinematic, the hilarious credits animations. This is one of those gems where you felt the people making it must have enjoyed it so much.

  • @TKsMantis
    @TKsMantis Před 8 měsíci

    Loved the multiplayer of this game when I was a kid.
    Blast from the past!
    Great video, Josh!

  • @darkxg4mes862
    @darkxg4mes862 Před rokem +1

    The best voice line for sky captain is when he says come out come out wherever you are

  • @CephasTheWanderer
    @CephasTheWanderer Před rokem +61

    Man, this whole video is just a huge nostalgia trip for me. Thank you so much for making this

  • @ladislavbayer4271
    @ladislavbayer4271 Před rokem +51

    No way, I loved this one as a kid. Spent hours and hours playing against my brother, this brought back so many memories!

  • @Infinite_Manifest
    @Infinite_Manifest Před rokem +4

    This is one of my most favorite games of all time. It was SO GOOD as a young boy playing it.

  • @ambostralian
    @ambostralian Před rokem +55

    Yet again Josh comes swooping in with one of my favourite games as a kid.
    I must have played the demo of this about 100 times and played it non stop when I got to hire the full game.
    I recently emulated it to play it again and couldn't believe how well it held up!
    Keep on with the nostalgic gems mate!

  • @EmotoZ
    @EmotoZ Před rokem +15

    Its multiplayer was amazing beyond belief and the game had that Paul Veerhoven robocoo universe vibe to it. Just a great PC game.

  • @Salantor
    @Salantor Před 5 měsíci +1

    At the time I only had an access to the demo version but man, that one map available on Precinct Assault consumed hours and hours of my precious young life. The moment I heard Sky Captain speak I felt a surge of nostalgia and memories overflowing me. Such a gem of a game, it fully deserves a proper remake / spiritual successor.

  • @lordmarcusrax
    @lordmarcusrax Před 8 měsíci +1

    You forgot to mention the secret mode: Bug Hunt! It was a Precinct War reskin with bugs instead of vehicles.
    Tanks became caterpillars, helicopter butterflies, all of this complemented by a magnificent silly music!

  • @OutcastTripleOne
    @OutcastTripleOne Před rokem +161

    ​Someone needs to take the concept for the Precinct Assault Multiplayer mode and make it a standalone game!

    • @krux02
      @krux02 Před rokem

      someone is actually doing that, just look for the user name "Vlad Mihailescu"

    • @No_Name_for_y
      @No_Name_for_y Před rokem

      Just search it. You can find it on CZcams

    • @krakixel
      @krakixel Před rokem +13

      It's why I wish Brigador had a multiplayer component. I understand why it doesn't, but god damn wouldn't it be fun.

    • @Alastair_Ulven
      @Alastair_Ulven Před rokem +1

      YES YES YES YES YES! I want it it was so fun.

    • @jons3222
      @jons3222 Před rokem +5

      Airmech Area. its not quite the same but its close enough. sadly its a dead game. i really wish it would come back. it use to be really fun.

  • @royaldom1399
    @royaldom1399 Před rokem +44

    God, as a kid I couldn't get off this, What an under rated game. I always felt like I was the only person who knew about it. Classic and deserves all the flowers it gets.

  • @azinodoniza
    @azinodoniza Před 7 měsíci +1

    Ohhh the nostalgia. I played this quite a lot with my brother and we always wanted a sequel. More than 20 years later, both of us on our 30`s, I still google `Future Cop` from time to time to see if there`s anything going on.

  • @Nyundaa
    @Nyundaa Před 8 měsíci +2

    Absolutely loved that game as a kid. I never got far into the campaign but I played the vs mode with a friend ALOT. One of the games we got really competitive with, so much fun.

  • @michaellongbottom3331
    @michaellongbottom3331 Před rokem +85

    This game was so damn hard for me as a kid, serious nostalgia

    • @frankdevo5715
      @frankdevo5715 Před rokem +4

      I definitely never beat it and I feel like that’s because there was no save feature (or maybe I just didn’t know how to)

    • @rykehuss3435
      @rykehuss3435 Před rokem +3

      Yep for sure. I was about 9-10 years old playing this and I had no idea what I was doing

    • @cattysplat
      @cattysplat Před rokem +1

      Death was punishing and messing up the platforming lost a ton of health, if you played on regular PS1 dpad controller it was painful.

    • @sleeper4245
      @sleeper4245 Před rokem +1

      Me neither, still got my PS2 and my copy of this game. Forsure gonna replay it in the future

    • @k.t.1641
      @k.t.1641 Před rokem

      Same for us. We would rent it every sleep over. I had the n64 and goldeneye/turok. My buddy David had the PlayStation. So he would bring it over and we’d rent this for the weekend. All night playing this and nightmare creatures!

  • @BrianM_3rd
    @BrianM_3rd Před rokem +22

    "Was It Good" is such a genius concept. Literally cannot stop getting clickbaited into re-living games I know were undeniable classics. Surprised you didn't make more mention of the incredibly unsettling shift in tone during the final level. Especially the techno skull crusher choons being replaced with that haunting mechanical din and taunting omnipotent AI voice. Scary stuff to a young mind!

  • @Zonalar
    @Zonalar Před rokem

    childhood memories of being on winter vacation, going skiing at day, while playing on my father's Macbook at night (back then they were in different colors). playing a couple of different games, including Future Cop: LAPD. we switched between our siblings to play this games and I loved it.

  • @Mustachd
    @Mustachd Před měsícem

    I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REMEMBER THE NAME OF THIS GAME FOREVER!!!! Thank YOU! I just searched "PS1 tower defense LAPD" and you were the first result. Great video! Precinct assault was a game on its own.

  • @fenrissilverfang8419
    @fenrissilverfang8419 Před rokem +33

    One of the big titles of my youth, thank you so much for covering this!
    Always amazed me how Future cops 'skirmish' mode had moba'esque elements way before the term was properly established and it baffles me that in a time where in that genre everyone looks for innovation, some of the concepts displayed here aren't used at all.
    A different kind of map control in a tug of war fashion, letting you decide where to attack from and how... it was great. Even had a different skins for your units on the mostly water/hover based map and plenty easter eggs.

  • @blobeyeordie
    @blobeyeordie Před rokem +26

    Oh man, this brings me back. I had that demo disc and played this so much and fondly remember the music for the stage you could play. I was always bummed when the demo would end. In hindsight, it was probably for the better because I would've tried faking sick in an attempt to stay home and play all day lol.

    • @gobs379
      @gobs379 Před rokem +1

      I vividly remember playing the demo too. I never paid attention to the name on the disk, but the atmosphere and visuals were unforgettable. I've often thought about it since and wondered what the rest of the game was like.

  • @Kestrel66
    @Kestrel66 Před rokem +72

    Dude holy shit i played the demo over and over when I was a kid. I tracked it down on ps1 25 years later along with syphon filter. Both were excellent for their time.

    • @vaevictis_
      @vaevictis_ Před rokem +2

      That symphony filter demo was mind blowing at the time! Played the hell out of it and eventually bought the game, noticing every tiny change made in the full game from the demo lol
      I love how this video points out how well made this game was, it’s hard to notice these things as a kid, but there was a reason we came back over and over to play a freaking demo!

    • @LittleLion93
      @LittleLion93 Před rokem +1

      Are you me? The nostalgia and memories that this video unlocked!

  • @eXileris
    @eXileris Před 3 měsíci

    Omg I remember the credits being hilarious when I was 10! Core memory unlocked.
    Reminds me of bloopers at the end of movies back in that era.

  • @davidkreacts
    @davidkreacts Před 7 měsíci +1

    Great to see this game getting some coverage. I used to love it so much. Funny you pick on the credits music - as a pianist myself, I enjoyed it to the point that I actually transcribed it and have sheet music for it!

  • @thelightbringer8610
    @thelightbringer8610 Před rokem +13

    I honestly love how this dude is one of the only truly honest guys of the internet’s you can’t buy his praise, make a good game and you get it

  • @aceofhearts573
    @aceofhearts573 Před rokem +56

    I always confused this game with G-Police from Psygnosis. Mostly because of the cover art. G-Police also has a cool animated intro done by Peter Chung the guy who made Aeon Flux on MTV. Love his animation style.

    • @yesterdaysjam2405
      @yesterdaysjam2405 Před rokem +7

      Man i loved g police.

    • @Quasiguambo
      @Quasiguambo Před rokem +4

      G police! That's the game that's similar to this that I really loved!
      Fing loved that game.

    • @Robonator14
      @Robonator14 Před rokem +1

      Thank you for reminding me this exists.
      Now i just need to find that other game that looked similar to G-Police but was on the ground...

    • @jonofpdx
      @jonofpdx Před rokem +2

      And g police 2 was even better. Such good games…

    • @LrnecBuma
      @LrnecBuma Před rokem +2

      I loved those games the second one should be in the "was it any good" series

  • @SSJ4Brohan
    @SSJ4Brohan Před 7 měsíci

    Loved this game soooooooooo much!!! Just the thumbnail for your video hit me in the feels. '98.... what a time to be alive. 😭❤❤❤

  • @SpadeAlchemistify
    @SpadeAlchemistify Před rokem

    i 100% forgot about this game till i saw this.. and good lord did the memories come flooding back... thank you man thank you.

  • @moof_
    @moof_ Před rokem +12

    Massive respect to you Josh for playing this one. This game belongs in a couch co-op hall of fame. My cousin and I couldn't wait to get home from school to play this together.
    Also, I'm glad there are others that realize Precinct Assault was the OG moba mode. Sky Captain was a badass that I loved spawn killing.

  • @jimmydean660
    @jimmydean660 Před rokem +24

    Josh this series has been wonderful! A couple of weeks ago the “Eternal Ring” video popped up in my recommended, I watched it through, and have been going back and watching them since. It’s been great to get an analytical breakdown of game mechanics, game worlds, development, and more all from a thoughtful perspective. The series has found its way into my favorite CZcams series alongside Game Dungeon, MandaloreGaming and Civvie.
    One thing I’ve noticed is that there are some moments where you’ll mention a sound or visual design choice without demonstrating them to the viewer. For example, the 3 different engine sounds at the 26:30 mark or the giant spiders that are not as scary as they look at the 36:50 mark. I would be interested in hearing what the three different movements sound like right after you mention it (just a quick pause in commentary and demonstrate them) and a shot of the spiders would be great for viewers to have an experienced with the things you’re referencing in the script.
    I can’t imagine how much time already goes into these videos with playing, gathering footage, writing, editing, etc so I could easily understand saving time in some places by not having visuals/sounds for EVERY little thing mentioned, but if you chose to do it it would make the viewer experience even better!
    Keep up the great videos Josh - thanks for the effort you put into them.

  • @VandalJace
    @VandalJace Před rokem

    Really enjoy this channel as a retrospective for hidden PS1 gems. Thanks for the content bro :) Hope you can cover the Small Soldiers PS1 game at some point that was one of my favorites as a kid. And Gex!!

  • @XypherFTW
    @XypherFTW Před 8 měsíci

    Oh man the tunnel level with the switches, thats the main thing i remembered from this mystery game as a kid, its so cool to see someone play it again!

  • @cattysplat
    @cattysplat Před rokem +8

    This game was absolutely incredible for it's time in 1998. Simple ideas of platforming, movement action combat and merging 2D top down gameplay with 3D environments blended together to make really interesting gameplay. All the weapons and effects are punchy and enjoyable. Precinct assault playable with bots or split screen really helped sell the proof of concept of the MOBA idea, combining RTS unit building with real time gameplay of your "hero" unit. Played it against a friend split screen for hours and hours back in those pre internet days. A tragedy it never got a sequel.

  • @SonofDale
    @SonofDale Před rokem +12

    its about time this got a retrospective. What a gem of a game. I played it a ton back in the day

  • @magpies8834
    @magpies8834 Před rokem +1

    This game was sick, i spent so much of my childhood playing Multiplayer with my brother on this game! good times!

  • @josedorsaith5261
    @josedorsaith5261 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thought my memories of this game were dreams. Thank you for specifying the demo disk it appeared on 😂

  • @MadMod92
    @MadMod92 Před rokem +6

    there are few lines that still gives me chills and sky captin's "where are youuuuu?" and "come out come out wherever you are" still does that to this day when i think about it

    • @DemonicHarkonnen
      @DemonicHarkonnen Před rokem +2

      As well as "Mine! All mine!!" - Been quoting Sky Captain ever since I was a kid! xD

    • @TheotherTempestfox
      @TheotherTempestfox Před rokem

      "I LIVE AGAIN"
      The the "NGHAAAAAA" when you kill it.

  • @Beegeesek
    @Beegeesek Před rokem +13

    Thank you Josh for bringing back all those great memories. It's hard to believe how much time has passed since those glorious days 😮

  • @Ishamael8
    @Ishamael8 Před 4 měsíci

    Im so glad you made this video! one of my favorite game for me and my sister when we were young! My dad would always repeat the one line from the game that stuck with him "I LIVE AGAINNN!!"

  • @motherreaper7287
    @motherreaper7287 Před rokem

    I was going crazy thinking I had misremembered this had ever existed, really glad to see it covered!

  • @Asukol
    @Asukol Před rokem +12

    This is one of the games I had a vague memory of playing as a child but could not remember the name of it for literal decades!! It’s all coming back now

  • @lion9f452
    @lion9f452 Před rokem +5

    I've never forgotten this game. Absolutely LOVED it

  • @tempist001
    @tempist001 Před rokem

    OH MY FFFFFFFFFFF... the memories, I watched the first 3 seconds and got goosebumps, excited for this relic to be viewed again!

  • @goransekulic3671
    @goransekulic3671 Před rokem

    What kind of question is that? Of course it was! Such a gem. And I loved the outro dancing mech nonsense.

  • @garygameking
    @garygameking Před rokem +20

    I remember playing this game when I was with my dad before my parents divorced. We never got to finish this game. Thank you Josh for giving me the opportunity to relive the joy.

  • @Dcook85
    @Dcook85 Před rokem +9

    I'm so glad I'm not the only human alive that played this back in the day. First tried it on a Mac Addict demo disk. Pure love for this game and I now have it for PS1. I've never played anything like it, including the precinct assault mode. I TRULY wish it were in more games today. I love it and yet am sad it'll probably just stay in history.

  • @vintagecapgunsatyourmomshouse

    Played it split-screen with mates at my first fire station assignment. I'd totally forgotten the game until this video, thanks!

  • @voldlifilm
    @voldlifilm Před 3 měsíci +1

    1998 was a great year. The whole transition into 3D gaming really came into its own then, and quite frankly I don't think videogames have had an equally monumental leap since then. All we have is better graphics and an online connection. But that leap from mainly 2d to 3d was huge. I doubt we'll ever see something that enormous in gaming again. Everything since has merely been polish.

  • @adamofblastworks1517
    @adamofblastworks1517 Před rokem +6

    "An insane underground clown cult..."
    That instantly makes this a good game.

  • @phantasmrain
    @phantasmrain Před rokem +5

    I unlocked the secret bug level, and played the absolute heck out of this game on ps1. Can still recite the tutorial narration for Precinct Assault mode where you fought Sky Captain!

  • @erikthedancer
    @erikthedancer Před rokem

    I grew up in a neighbourhood where nobody could afford a PS. So instead, my buddy and I, we would go to this grocery shop where they had a couple of PS's, and anyone could pay by the hour to play a game out of their decent collection. We've spent sooo many hours playing future cop (a name i couldn't remember until now, and which didn't mean anything to us anyway, since we didn't know english). This brings back memories. Thank you!!!!

  • @shmitty4117
    @shmitty4117 Před 11 měsíci

    Thank you for bringing back these memories.

  • @BreakfastsAtNoon
    @BreakfastsAtNoon Před rokem +1

    Im loving this series, feels like some good ol days youtube. Hope you make more!

    • @danieln6700
      @danieln6700 Před rokem

      This was it good series is the best. So much good childhood games

  • @Podcast_dave
    @Podcast_dave Před rokem +14

    Man, you are really taking on some amazing classics. Love your videos

  • @ixJake
    @ixJake Před rokem +8

    Thanks for bringing this back into light. This game holds a special place in my childhood, and sky captain holds a special place in my nightmares!

  • @ragerequiem6323
    @ragerequiem6323 Před rokem +1

    The demo disk was how I found this game. I then convinced my parents to purchase if for PC, and this game is a HUGE part of my early gaming. My friends and I quote this game constantly, it is so memorable and there just was and still is nothing quite like it. I hope the "reimagining" both has the rights to do that and does it justice, they have some big nostalgia filled boots to fill. Thank you so much for covering this gem of a game!

  • @J0man1
    @J0man1 Před 8 měsíci

    You legend! "Go forth my minions"
    Played it back in the day on PC due to the split screen mode. Loved it.

  • @joeywalsh1949
    @joeywalsh1949 Před rokem +4

    I remember playing this with my cousin at my grandmothers house waaaay back. Good times.

  • @ViolentSh4de
    @ViolentSh4de Před rokem +7

    Was thinking about Future Cop LAPD all week and how much I wanted a sequel

    • @zufieusagi7509
      @zufieusagi7509 Před rokem

      I bet that if this game was made now it would get DLC missions and maps for years to come, perhaps even weapons.

  • @necrotic_shrimp
    @necrotic_shrimp Před rokem

    I use to play this game with my childhood friend SOOO much! I had completly forgotten the name of it over the years though! Fantastic! Thank you for allowing me to remmeber! You're the best!

  • @bunkaaa8726
    @bunkaaa8726 Před rokem +1

    Man, I was obsessed with the DEMO of this back in the late 90's.. I simply couldn't get it to EVER work on ANY PC when I got the full game :(

  • @iPukeable
    @iPukeable Před rokem +7

    As a kid, I was never able to actually get a copy of this Masterpiece. So I got no other option to 24/7 the Demo, wich I fortunately received from a friend ❤😂
    Thanks Daniel ❤

  • @bunnybreaker
    @bunnybreaker Před rokem +8

    This was a great nostalgia trip. I loved this game when I was a kid.

  • @MonkeyP98
    @MonkeyP98 Před 7 měsíci

    It brings me so much joy seeing this game all these years later; I played it as a kid, and didn't understand one bit about english, but still had a lot of fun in all the time I spent playing. It was a challenge to understand mechanics and what to do, but it always felt rewarding; and for me the best reward was always those funny cutscenes at the end of each level.
    Thanks so much for covering this game, that I felt was a complete underground and forgottem gem from my childhood.

  • @AgentXRifle
    @AgentXRifle Před 16 dny

    I played the iMac OS9 demo of this, first level and only 1 multiplayer mode… first level as well. So many hours sharing a keyboard to play against friends! Love it!