The Godfather's weird tie-in game | minimme
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- THIS VIDEO CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE GODFATHER GAME AND MOVIE (the sequels remain untouched)
Heyo today we're looking at EA's take on The Godfather which is a super interesting game I think, it made for a much longer video than usual :) it's so interesting I want to see what they did with the sequel game sometime
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I loved this game as a kid, and I still think it's one of the best movie tie-in games
It was also a more enjoyable open world/city than the contemporary GTA games in my opinion. Mafia for the story and Godfather for the gameplay, but the story was fun as well:)
scarface was the best movie game
@@gentlesirpancakebottoms6692 i also Loved the Godfather 2 Game which had more of a tropical feel but in the First Game it Always looks a Bit off because night and day Just look Like someone but in one lightsource and Just made it darker for night
@@pauldank3453 yeah. at least in the PS2 version
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie disagrees
The death animations look straight out of the movie, it's actually really impressive and brutal looking.
The whole thing just nails the aesthetic. Such great fun.
This was actually one of the better GTA clones. Shaking down shop owners was very fun.
Chill with calling an open world game a Gta clone. Saints Row was a great series but suffered heavily because of that label and became the wacky piece of shit it is today.
Amazingly, there was actually two ways to do it. I think it’s capo and after, you can actually offer them to pay for the establishment. But i do miss smashing everything just for extra cash. 😂
Zombie256 this and scarface
@DJBrandywine Gaming PS4 It's a game that was only made to cash in on the massive success GTA was. GTA "Clone" may be a bit harsh, but it's not entirely wrong.
what's funny is that this GTA Clone had better open world mechanics than the so-called "next generation of open world adventure" for a game made by the same company that's been constantly lambasted for their anti consumer practices in recent times
Back when every classic movie got an early 2000s continuation or retelling through a video game
RebelTaxi Hey, I know who you are. You’re the goth chick guy!
The Thing game from 2002 was a good example of that trend.
Nigga, i was thinking on that quote from your Nightmare Before Chrostmas game
and every cartoon/video game had a cringey Newgrounds webseries.
And were ported to everything including the gameboy advanced
" weird tie-in game"
Mate, that game was the shit. The second game was alright as well. This and the scarface game, which i recomend you looking at later, are probably some of the best tie in games together with peter jackson's kingkong.
Kabloko Manolo is king kong good? I might buy it on xbox 360
i agree...this and scarface are the best tie in games ive ever played trust
@@vblack172 it is pretty good. it is probably a tad dated but give it a try anyways. also remember to NOT enable aim reticle and ammo count. it makes the game much better since it was designed to be played without those on, like comdemmend.
Kabloko Manolo okay thanks, can you recommend me more license PS3/Xbox 360 games ?
@@vblack172 there aren't many good licensed games, i guess from the top of my head you could try the resevoir dogs game but it is kidna mediocre, only fans of the movie will like since it shows what happens to some of the characters that died in the movie and how they scapped back to the safehouse. It is also very short. There is also the 50 cent games that are ok at best, bulletproof has a decent enough story and blood on the sand is short but sweet. The xman vowverine game and the spiderman games, the newer one and the old ones are also quite good, some better than other.
No, no, no: the Luca Brasi scene at Connie's wedding wasn't meant to imply that Brasi was some speechless oaf. First of all, that scene was completely real, ie, it was the actor, Lenny Montana (who had been an actual mob enforcer/bodyguard as well as pro wrestler) nervously practicing his dialogue, and Coppola decided to keep it in the film because it underscored how respected and feared Don Vito was. Second, in the book, it's made plain just why Brasi was so feared (chopping up two of Al Capone's goons with an axe); he certainly wasn't just some brainless goon.
He can be brainless and a feared strong killer.
He was a psychopath, that's why he was feared. The whole reason he was loyal to Vito was because Luca forced a woman to throw his newborn child into a furnace at gunpoint. Then was arrested a week later for murdering the child's mother. The woman who was forced to kill the child felt safe enough to tell Vito what really happened and Vito had the charges dropped knowing a man willing to murder his own child was a man willing to do anything, and winning that loyalty would be priceless. Although the man disgusted Vito.
@@PeacefulJoint In the novel there was another story that added to the legend of Luca: Al Capone once sent a couple of hitmen to NYC, and Luca got a hold of them, chained them up in some warehouse, and chopped one of them to death with an axe. The other one was so terrified that he inhaled and suffocated to death on the towel he had stuffed in his mouth.
@@valmarsiglia ah yes, I actually did forget about that. His origins in Italy were pretty much scarred into my head after reading lol.
Aldo was in the other room playing Farcry 2 on his Nokia phone
Oh my god 😆
There were also collector's guns to hunt around for and banks to rob. I doubt I'd like the game as much now, but as a kid, it was loads of fun
Oh it's still fun. The whole extortion part of the game made it amazing. You'd feel like a real mobster when you go into a joint and smash it up for that "protection" money.
I'm 17 now, just played the game a few months back on my PS3. It's still a fantastically good game, way ahead of its time.
@@emperorpalpatine1469 I played it like a month ago and laughed my ass off playing a albino itallian mutant extorting businesses, it's damn hard btw.
@@emperorpalpatine1469 "way ahead of its time" ehhhh for consoles, maybe...actually no.
Wait, could you rob banks?
I wanted to make a smart comment, but I have nothing. I enjoyed this game when it came out anyway.
Izzie the ending sucks
Honest.
"It cuts to a scene where Aldo's getting *beat off."*
I think we need to have a talk...
beat up
Its not what he says but thats hilarious
7:04 interesting tidbit about Aldo's tutorial here; i originally played the Xbox 360 version of this game, and this sequence takes place in a back alley. Some years later, I decide to get the PS3 version since i misplaced my old 360 copy. I was a bit confused as to why the tutorial took place on a rainy rooftop instead of the original back alley. Just thought it was an interesting change
I think it was because the PS3 introduced rooftop racketeering, or something like that. I remember something about roofs being a big feature in a PS3 trailer I watched a while back.
The og xbox and ps2 version also start off in the alley. I knew about some of the ps3 stuff, but I feel it kills the feels that the og versions of the game have.
Correct. PS3 version actually had a lot of (good) changes.
Ive been playing the OG Xbox version since its release I too thought that was odd.
I still play this game
I see, a man of taste.
the emulator right?!?
Obviously bro lol. The Don's edition I hope
I just got a ps2 lol
Same lol
TRIGGER WARNING: This video is not The Sims 2 DS.
im still waiting this video about The Sims 2 DS... its been like half a year i think
CryMor Gaming a man of taste i see
Thank you
I’m angry
I always hated the DS version of the Sims 2 and never knew why, is it actually...decent ?
This is the kind of game you can never go back to many years later, but if you were there to play it when it was new it was a blast, especially for Godfather fans. I remember loving the way they combed the movie to find scenes in which a nameless Corleone goon was present, like the cannoli scene where you play the guy in the back seat, just so they could turn the goon into Player 1 Agent Smith style. And surprisingly... it worked (mostly).
As for the criticism concerning the movie not lending itself to an action game, I think it lends itself perfectly to show the other side of the coin: where the movie shows the leading branch of the family and their hands-off approach, the game shows the muscle and their wet work.
TO be honest, I dare say that its still worth a play even to this day. It has effort and soul into it that deserves recognition even to this day.
Is it like the video game Mafia? I always wanted to play it but never did.
I recently replayed parts of this game. It still holds up well and is a blast to play.
I definitely 100%'d the game when it was new, pretty much playing it nonstop any time I had a chance. I even distinctly remember this was the first game I ever initially pirated, but then afterward went out and bought anyway because it was that good.
The whole time I was watching this video it was just giving me a burning desire to dig it back up and play it again, or more likely see if I can find one of the rereleases/enhanced editions since I only ever played the base game at release.
@@UltimateCarl I think the problem is that in recent years we've gotten used to similar games that are much much slower, think GTA or Red Dead Redemption, so a game with this kind of movement speed feels archaic by modern standards, at least for me.
You want weird, try US Gold's original Godfather game released on the Amiga!
Even weirder, when US Gold commissioned Flashback, it was originally going to be Godfather set in the future!
Hello you!
Larry Bundy Jr whats your take on the third godfather movie
@@Greatanotherchannel it was alright, no where near as bad as people make it out to be.
Ohfuck off larry
@@josiahmcgill638 lol
This and The Warriors are actually really good games on their own and AMAZING tie in movie games
Amen
This game was a *HUGE* part of my childhood, I got like 99% percent but could never figure out what the last thing to do was. I had different save files and pretended they were different members of the "family". *Gosh, the sweet sweet memories.*
Btw regarding the oxygen mask noise being alleviated by noise reduction. In most cases, it is possible, however, it would seriously impact the quality of his voice. There could also be the chance that the noise muffled his voice too much. Also, I doubt EA wanted Brando's delivery to be compromised.
Source: I'm a (young and slightly experienced) film sound engineer
minimme, your deep dives in to the obscure have really inspire my own content. So glad I came across your channel about a year ago!
"The Godfather" game is not obscure nor is it a deep dive into the obscure at all. If you don't know it you're either very young or just ignorant.
@@mrblonde609 I guess maybe it was just not on my radar, but I didn't realize the "The Godfather" had a video game until I watched this video. Regardless, minimme definitely goes into some obscure gaming in other videos on the channel.
Blister Monde no need to be a dick bud
Nice plug, fuck off with that
The Godfather is up there with the Scarface game.
Almost equal, couldn't say which is better.
This is great, but you know what's greater? Tony Hawk being in the thumbnail.
Im really nostalgic about the godfather games so watching this video was a treat to watch.
I played the Wii version of this game, and I really enjoyed it. The motion controls worked quite well, so beating up baddies was a lot of fun.
Wii had an enhanced version of the blackhand system that was more in depth then the other versions.
Played the Wii verison too was flipping great
Honestly I think it is the best Wii game
Oh wow the nostalgia, I remember completing this on the PS2 about 10 years ago and I thought it was great at the time, young me thought running around like a gangsta spraying my upgraded Tommy gun and throwing dynamite everywhere made me a boss. I don't really remember much about the game though, I remember there was only like 5 cars which was a bit of a let down but that level where you kill the horse is such a great change of pace, I loved sneaking behind maids and using my garrote to kill those guys, it was outlandish but that's what made it special.
Glad you fixed the thumbnail and added Tony Hawk. I was legit worried for a second there...
"34 years later"
Well, Greek mythology themed games are made a few thousand years later, soooo
Fortunately those don’t need licensing
The third movie had come out 16 years before but we don’t talk about that shit
Ok, YOU, yes, you, you mentioned The Warriors, now you make a video of The Warriors for the PS2, NOW.
Dan The Man you seem lovely
@Dan The Man no
Whilst it's a good idea, I think the delivery of your comment will have stopped him doing it out of spite
The quality control staff probably ate far too many oranges
Nice profile pic, Doppio
@@ramonejercito8866 Thanks boss
3 years after San Andreas they really have no excuse for how lifeless and samey the city environment turned out to be. That being said, I had mad fun strangling business owners playing it on PS2 back in the day.
i grew up playing this game and i absolutely adored it
like myb i have done a full completion of this game 5 times
myb it has it flaws but it is a great game, best game ever made if you would ask 10 years old me
No better feeling than conquering a rival family's compound
Same, this game was the best. This, Ace combat 5, GTA SA, nfs undercover and god of war 1 grinded my PS2 lense
As a lifelong Godfather fan, I was very very pleasantly surprised by the game. Not only did it have several of the actual stars reprising their roles, it tied itself into the main narrative in a really skillful and seamless way, actually filling in some blanks from the film: who took care of the scumbags who dishonored Bonasera's daughter? How did they get the horse's head into Jack Woltz's bed? Who actually killed Tessio, and how?, etc.
Didn’t the book already fill in those blanks?
@@christopher.saint.christopher Not the way it did in the game, since it's the player character who takes care of the loose ends.
I played the game on PS2, until I came to a weird car chase where basically any mistake would make you lose the mission. It felt a bit like the train chase in GTA:SA. After many many tries I still couldnt beat the mission and gave up on it. Maybe I should try again.
The Wii version is actually pretty good with decent motion controls that work. It's fun slamming guys around in it.
Better than the Axis PS3 controller garbage.
@@guilhermehank4938 Agreed! Way better!
Agreed
Bro you have no idea how happy you made me by releasing this video. I absolutely loved this game on my PS2 and played it to absolute death when I was a kid. Seeing this after so many years makes me wanna take out the old thing and boot it. Last I played it was a few years ago on the 360 and 100% that shit. I have to say you're kinda hard on the game. Not mentioning the bank heists, the family compound fights and the drug house racket shutdown is an absolute sin. Man I miss this game. I always wanted to try godfather 2 about never got around playing that one. I think it's time
Your channel is one of the only channels atm that gets me hella excited when you make an upload. Keep it up bro, love the vids!
This is legitimately one of my all time favourite games 😂
This game was absolutely amazing and not only covered the details from the movies extremely well but from the books also. I still have my ps2 copy and boot it up to play through sometimes and it still is amazing.
You should cover that terrible Sopranos game on PS2. My therapist says that maybe someday I can get through the trauma it caused me.
The developers of the game definitely did not have the makings of a varsity athlete
Haha, the little wiggle they'd do when they walked, such a shit game.
I enjoyed that game but I was like 9
is ur therapist called Jennifer Melfi
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Woke up this morning, got some Gabagool
From what I remember, in the Blackhand edition, you can have one follower bodyguard, and eventually unlock the hit man crew which was like 3-5 guys that also follow you around, until they eventually pass lol.
Great review! I’m glad to see someone cover this game.
I enjoyed the film and I enjoyed the game as well.
Midnight Club Still Cancelled Soz I swear I’ve seen you in GTAmens comment section
Mitchell Poulton well you have ;)
You are the man!
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Yep
@@MidnightClubStillCancelledSoz Man, I kind of want to invite you to my crib, We can llistn to some GOOD ass music( Nirvana is defenently some classic shit) I can invite some cool and cute gamer girls, We can eat some bomb azz Kebab ;) or anything that tastes good as hell. Man I can hook you up with everything. We WILL play video games >;) I can bring out the old school God PS2 and put on some Midnight Club for you;)
Hope you will accept my invitation. Will be awesome to have you around my friend. And I`am feeling sorry for Midnight Club still being cancelled, I`am sending prayers to you man. /F for respect.
This is one of my favorite games of all time I remember countless hours sitting in front of the monitor absorb in to the crime world of The Godfather, thanks minimme for reviewing this ❤️ (sorry for my english)
This might be my favorite video of yours so far. Lots of good analysis. Great pace, too. Keep it up!
thanks :)
There's a line in Frankie's initial dialogue that I still consider the single best exchange I've ever heard in a video game, and as good as most films:
"You know, we should probably..."
"No. No, we shouldn't.
But we will."
Loving this channel. So many nostalgic games to revisit! Saves me wasting time and getting back to work whenever i need to scratch a nostalgic itch :)
thank you
R.I.P. James “Sonny Corleone” Caan…
DEFINITELY need a video on Freedom Fighters I loved that game!
This game kicked ass, I would definitely play a remaster.
Elite game, played 100+ hours of this when I was a kid.
My dad, who I had never seen play a video game other than Age of Empires 2, picked this game up one night after watching me play it. I showed him how to start a new save file, gave basic instructions, then went off to bed. The next morning I woke up to find him having not slept, still glued to the TV. His infatuation went on for a few weeks. My older brother reminds me every so often of the time he got a call while at work from my dad, who wanted to know how to throw a shopkeeper in an oven. My dad died 2 years ago, and this game brings back fond memories. My bro and I still remind each other about it every so often.
Thanks for the video.
LOVED this game back in the day, got it on PSP as well .... You should do a video on the sequal ... I remember enjoying it but never finishing it so I'd love to know how you got on ... As always loved the video
Review of Scarface? Yes!
Salokin huge fan of your channel! Love your videos on obscure titles and eurojank
I adored this game. I was probably like 12 when I finally got it, like the scarface game it was one of those forbidden fruits that I somehow managed to get my hands on.
It's hilarious though, the cutscenes are basically 'it's the godfather....but your OC is just kinda shoehorned in there'.
I just signed up for community college & my teacher happens to be the guy who directed Marlon Brando during this performance.
luca wasnt shown to be unintellible in the movie it was to show how a person of his stature in size and how feared he is an a soldier is even nervous talking to don corleone
I love this game and I love how they manage to tie in some critical events of the movie with your caracter
I def like Mafia better as a game. Found them stark contrasts. Godfather seemed based around the repetitive gameplay of smashing and buying up shops, then having shootouts to protect them, with a sort-of story in the background. In Mafia, every mission was motivated to progress the story, was novel from the ones before (even if there was several shoot-all-the-people-who-shoot-at-you missions) and just seemed to want to bring that era to life. The car bonus missions were the only part that seemed a little tacked on. Only, with such designed missions, I wish there was more of it.
Mafia 2 felt like they tried to bridge the gap between the two games. Nowhere near as fun. Never finished.
Well mafia wasn’t tied to a movie. Godfather put you into the story to help explain what was going on in the background of the story allowing you to do what everyone saw in the movie. Plus the story was big and the shops we’re more of a sideline
thanks for the vid, it’s great! love your in-depth looks at all these b-list titles - there’s plenty of gems in that realm, and you really critique games in an insightful way. this actually convinced me to find a copy of the game and it’s proving interesting, though I had to dig up my original DS3 because of sixaxis, and it’s all messed up, so playing this is a bit of a nightmare right now.
Take a look at the Saboteur! I think it’s one of the most underappreciated games of that generation! it’s a fun game with a strong and consistent tone, and there’s much more than meets the eye in terms of approach to narrative and setting, too - just lacks a bit of polish.
Awesome review mate, well done. 😊👍
Someone needs to compile a list of all the games you said "but thats for another video" :D
At least i don't think this game got as weird in adapting it's story from the movie as From Russia With Love did, that game pretty much tried to have a action packed story adapting it from a spy thriller along with classic bond's aesthetics that weren't introduced at the time
This was one of my favorite games on the PS3, after a long time searching for this game I found a copy on some dodgy website and I bought it again. Brought back so many memories, I believe I 100% it in like 2 long ass days back last year. Loved the fact that you had to holster your weapons in public (I had never seen that before back then) and the whole taking over NYs boroughs from other families really gave me flashbacks from GTA San Andreas with the whole turf war going on. The atmosphere is pretty good, it really is a great homage to the movie. After seeing this in my recommended vids I'm so ready to sneak back into those compounds once again.
I look at it from the opposite perspective. I love that you’re the driving force behind the action! I’ve replayed it a thousand times trying to beat it a different way each time! This game and NCAA Football 14 is the only reason I still have my PS3!
I Only Played The Godfather 2 In PS3, Btw
Scarface Is One Of The Best Video Games I Played Ever .
I loved scarface: the world is yours and the godfather 2, but I think I still like the og godfather game more.
But scarfaces soundtrack was amazing.
You should do the Scarface: The world is yours.
That one is... something else...
*presses Q*
SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!!!!!
you're implying that Scarface: TWIY is not a great game though
I still remember the first time swimming out into the ocean in that game and being devoured by a shark good times.
@@fartsnstuf Too grindy if anything.
i found your channel when you did review of mafia 1 actually
I saw what you did there with the Warriors IP joke. Good one.
My second favourite gta-like game (with the gta series included on this definition) before Bully and just a little bit above Scarface
This game is easily in my top 10 ps2 games ever. And believe me, I played a lot of good games on ps2. I played The Godfather like at least 5/6 times from beginning to end. That's how good it was.
Haha it’s amazing how I was just watching your Scarface video and wondered to myself if you would cover The Godfather game and boom next video was just that! I wish it was backwards compatible with the Xbox one but it doesn’t seem like that will happen unfortunately… sad because it was an amazing game
Love the length & quality you put into your vids man, much love !
Also, the warriors was fun for its time 😂
Excited to hear your take on this gem tho i enjoyed the godfather way back aha
*after watching i realised i prob still love this game because it holds a place in my preteen heart but looking back at some of the flaws u pointed out i can see exactly what you mean lol
Still love its memories, maybe won't ruin that by going back to play the original xbox version that i had as a kid haha
How much for a review of the Amiga Run and Gun game based on The Godfather? or, you know, Godfather on PSP
I loved this game back in the day so much, great nostalgia
Oooh, I remember this game. I remember my older cousin playing it, way back when. It looked cool as heck, cause it was like, GTA, but it's wasn't GTA. Being a kid, I didn't know anything about The Godfather at the time, other than it was a movie, so I was really interested.
I wanted to play it myself ever since that day, just never got around to. I played a bit (literally like, first 40 minutes) of the second game, and it was alright, too.
"Make a game based on the Warriors, imagine that..." With it being made by Rockstar and not only a good ass game with solid combat, letting you play through the movie, being a prequel to the movie, and giving you character backstories on how each one joined the Warriors, yeah imagine that.
Mid-2000’s EA were their glory days. Oh how far they’ve fallen…
This game was actually one of if not my favorite open world ps2 game tied with gta sa and the combat in this game in my opinion is some of the best feeling and unique combat systems I've seen especially considering the single target melee combat that used analog sticks to fight but I really enjoyed how the fighting felt
Honestly, Coppola is that kind of dude who probably thinks Video Games are something that children play after school
Please make a video about the second game. When I was younger, I remember loving the game.
This is one of the few movie based games that was actually good
Watching this, I feel like this is some very good remake material, but with some drastic changes to the storyline.
Great review
Please do a video for The Warriors prequel game! Also, your Scarface video was fantastic
How is this game weird, obscure or a tie-in? It's a pretty standard open world loose adaptation of a film that had come out more than 30 years before the game was launched, and it received lots of publicity.
He's having an own opinion, so do you, simple as that
@@AdminAbuse It's not weird if it follows a pretty standard formula, it's not obscure if everyone heard of it, and it's not a tie-in if it was released decades after the movie.
Mariano Clerici you are fucking annoying lmaoo
I lost a lot of hours in this game at my PS2, it isnt perfect but i simply LOVE IT!
It's kind of weird how he didn't touch on the music of the game at all, it's absolutely astounding and it has the same composer as the man who did rocky and the karate kid.
I loved this game as a kid, and you should do a video on the second one
I was watching this movie on tv yesterday and they were showing the dead horse head scene and I was like I remember in the game I had to sneak in there kill some security guards , kill a horse and sneak into the old mans room.. idk but when I saw that I was like "that was me I did that !!" lol
This was officially Marlon Brandon last acting role as well, since he reprised his role in the game for voice over.
Isn't that what he said?
Who’s Marlon Brandon?
Excellent vid
earned the sub
The funniest thing is if you complete the side missions before completing the main game, if you control all of new york and then finish the final mission, you go through the cutscene where Michael is welcomed as the new don of the family, only for it to cut to you sat at the chair and everyone hailing you as the don of new york in the very next scene in the exact same room, almost like you just shot Michael, took his chair and everyone's cool with it.
The Godfather + Gta = Recipe for success ?
The Godfather + GTA = Mafia 2
And a nemesis system like Middle Earth.
*reservoir dogs next please!!!*
a shop in carslile sold my mam a behind the scenes disc as the full game i think it was part of a delux eddition or somethin and they sold it seperatly as if it was the game its been god knows how many years and im still salty about this (dont know exactly what it was but it wasnt the game and it had the trailer on it im just making assumptions it was part of some special eddition I could be wrong i was maybe about 6 or 7 so i dont remember
@@kylanfearon7168 haha damn im still salty about when i bought it off amazon and it froze on the first loading screen
007 Nightfire and Everything or Nothing were some of my favorite games
Great video! loved this game
You didn't even mention the special guns you can get. That was like my favorite part of playing the game.
You should definitely make a video on the sequel. I think it does some interesting things, even if the game feels super dated now and was also a bit dated when it came out
It clearly felt like a paycheck job unlike the original. Tho im glad they never bothered making one of the third movie (the mixed last entry in this great series that gets really kind of bonkers at the end)
And It's a bit unfinished as well, I did like the cars and the soundtrack by APM/KPM
As of July 2022, RIP James Cann. A truly legendary actor and tough guy.
I loved this game when it first came out. Never got around to trying the second.
Thanks for making this and reminding me it existed.
I remember the second one fondly as well