Is Grabbed by the Ghoulies Underrated? - IMPLANTgames
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In today’s video I dive in and take a look to see if Grabbed by the Ghoulies really is as average as it’s reputation suggests. Enjoy! - Hry
I remember the early 2000s was an awful time for game reviewers. So many close-minded reviewers who worked at big publications were writing totally unprofessional game reviews and bashing games over the nit-pickiest things without considering that some people would enjoy the game that they are giving a bad score to.
100%
If you’re a Sonic fan then absolutely none of that has changed!
Considering that some people might enjoy a game is no reason to not give a game a low score.
I cannot agree more. I still remember that infamous "too much A button" review
Awesome video! Ghoulies is TRAGICALLY underrated.
I have a feeling Grabbed by the Ghoulies will ultimately be one of the "must have" games for the original Xbox. It feels so refreshing to play in the modern day.
@@implantgames I got rare replay last month, just so I could get my hands on this game again.
that and of course Conker, Banjo & Kazooie, and Perfect Dark.
Late reply but yes it is how did it get bad reviews? Because it didn’t play like other beat em up games and dumb journalists can’t play anything unless it caters to them that even stands to today u can’t take their word for nothing. This game was a awesome beat em up with cool enemies with personality wish it had a remaster or just a sequel/reboot with proper advertisement this time I think it could do well now since rare is partnered with Xbox and it would get attention from ads more than it could back then and beat em ups are decently played these days and since this one is unique fighting monsters and stuff and made by rare if launched on gamepass it would get played. I love the rare style games and how they talk they have a goofy charm to them. Also grabbed by the Ghoulies is meant to be grabbed by the balls but Ghoulies replaces the word I just realized that even the title is hilarious. Played through it a little bit ago took me 3 hours and it was just as good as I remember.
Graphic style rules even for 15 years later it holds up. That can not be said for many xbox games that are held in higher esteem
Right you are!
Even small things like seeing reflections off the surface of shiny floors stuff like that was ahead of it's time
@@demonjmh agreed, I wonder what a spiritual successor would look like?
I love this game just because it´s my childhood
Haha, it's a damn fine game :)
Eduardo López it was so fun either way
same
Same
Im sad that i found out only about 200k copies of GBTG sold. Its my favorite game of all time and my childhood. Im still upset about the goulies and extra rooms they left out of the games. They all looked amazing and i was hoping for a second for years
I suspect the Rare Replay probably did better than 200k? I sure hope so anyway.
This seems to be one of the more obscure Rare games.
It seems forgotten, that's for sure.
implantgames I haven't forgotten
Good news is that the game is now on Rare Replay, so the game's got a second chance at exposure.
you could say it's... Rare... to see people talk about it. Yes, three years later, Sorry.
this game rocked, the combat, being able to pick up literally anything to defend yourself, the monster designs and their different mechanics, all really fun. It is totally underrated. I remember getting to the last level in one day it was so addictive and then being stuck on the final boss and stopped playing it for months. Then came back few months later and beat the game. Fun stuff. The skeletons exploding is very satisfying.
Glad this game has other fans, such a gem!
I really think that there were 2 things that led to this game not being well-received.
1) After the N64, people were just expecting a platformer from Rare, not a beat-em-up.
2) Excluding Devil May Cry, Ninja Gaiden, and God of War, beat-em-ups were generally poorly reviewed in that gen. I think this has to do with the overall move away from arcade style experiences that kind of died with the Dreamcast.
I've seen this game resurface a lot lately, and people have started to appreciate it for what it is. Great video, as always!
I would say as a beat m' up it's not as solid as those 3 you listed but it's certainly worth playing at least. That and Viva Pinata are two Rare games from the Xbox era I really recommend.
waynski1457 funny how Rare’s rise to fame actually started with the Beat em up called Battletoads but then I see why after Banjo Kazooie they were expecting the home console exclusive 3D platformer genre
Probably would have at least had a slightly bigger audience had Rare stayed with Nintendo as I could see it being kind of the perfect companion game to Luigi’s Mansion had it come out on Gamecube as originally intended, kind of like Diddy Kong Racing to Mario Kart 64 and Banjo-Kazooie to Super Mario 64.
I love Grabbed by the Ghoulies.:) I played it on the Rare Replay collection and I enjoyed it truth be told. Honestly, while it's definitely not Rare's strongest game it's certainly worth trying at least. This and Viva Pinata two underrated gems that I think more people should at least try.
Viva Piñata is kind of amazing, I remember pouring an embarrassing amount of time into that one :D
There IS camera options in this game, under the features tab.
yeah dude... this was an extremely good game, It was so hard too, I couldn't even get half way through it. The fight mechanics were just insanely fun. Got it back in 04, I don't know what happen to it, but I havn't played in 13 years, just randomly searched this because I remember how good it was, hahaha.
Hunter Planty I have beaten it like 6 times, I love it. Completely agree with you. Even now in 2019 I still love the graphics
I remembered I loved playing this game with my dad when I was younger and when I picked up the rare replay, it gave me nostalgia
I hate how critics always take things from an adult standpoint. THIS IS A KID'S GAME. It's supposed to be simple and fun. Yes it was simple but it was still fun. To be fair it was quite challenging especially for the majority of us who played this as kids
I have no idea if this is directed at me or the old reviewers. In any case, when I was a kid Super Mario Bros. was a "kid's" game, now it's considered a classic. There should be no reason for a "kid's game" to be lacking in quality and depth.
Lol yeah I mainly directed that at the old critics, but yeah I think the game was well made for what it was. Usually though kids won't look for the quality and depth. The quality was there for this game, but not so much the depth.
Money standpoint
I was terrible at this game as a kid but I loved it. The memory that sticks out in my head the most is just a random hallway filled with mummies slapping each other around. You couldn't kill them but you could break a can and have a mini version of yourself go ahead and beat them up for you. It was just so fun watching them all beat each other up
this game is a favorite, when i was younger i called this my "stress reliever"
Nice :)
Same man!:)
Very cool game! Perfect for Halloween.
Perfect for any occasion ;)
quality game.
Finally someone finally making a video about this it was the first game I played
This game doesn't get enough love :)
One thing I always enjoyed was the paintings and styles to each area. I would see many portraits of many different Ghoulies, wondering if I would have to face them later on. It also gave a feel that the mansion has a lot to hide.
The graphics are so good and hold up so well that if an indie developer came out with this game today instead of rare, I would 100% think that it's a beautifully crafted game with great art direction.
Found a cracked xbox in my attic yesterday. Plugged it to my TV and played this game. I remember it was one of the very first game I’ve played in my life ( let’s not talk about Pokemon, Yu Gi Oh and stuff like that lmao) this game got me emotional. Made me remember of the good old days. This game was a madness.
One and still is my favorite memory as a kid I'm 18 now and this is still the most memorable game I played
Right on!
Exceptional review man, love to see you make more content and hope youre doing well
This game is incredibly underrated. Sure I don't think the game is a 10/10 but it is definitely an amazing game that deserved better reviews than what it got.
I remember picking this game out way back in the day at gamecrazy (the game store inside the video rental store) and I played it so much the disk was too scratched to work. It was one of those top 10 games for me, like mgs3 and Halo. Now I'm 22 years old and passed by the rare collection at a pawn shop. Ima pick it up and give it my little brother (he's 8) and let him experience a bit of my childhood
People (and media) hate this game just because is from Rare-Microsoft, and not from his beloved Rare-Nintendo relationship. The gameplay, mechanics, atmosphere, music, are all pretty solid.
This is by far one of my favorite games of all time. There are so many ways to complete each section that the challange never ends. I've always said that it was underrated as hell, good thing it's downloadable for 360
I'm glad the RARE games continue to live on with new ports!
This game was so badass when I was kid. I’ll never forget beating the game and then having to run all the way back down to the first lvl while the reaper was chasing me... I was 10 when I beat this game.
Wow, this is one fantastic review, Kris!
I'm so relieved and happy to hear that you have enjoyed this game. You clearly put a lot of work into each review that you do and I honestly have no idea how you managed to crank out so many quality videos in such a short amount of time.
Anyway, thanks for taking the time to give this one your time and a further thanks for making such an in-depth video for it.
"Grabbed by the Ghoulies" is in my favorite video game of all time and is easily the most fun that I have ever had playing a video game.
This truly made my week, sir! Thanks again!!!
Best wishes,
- Derek
That's terrifying, I'm glad you didn't tell me all of that before I reviewed it :D Glad you enjoyed the video!!
implantgames
Kameo and Grabbed by the Goulies were my childhood.
Great video! I think the music is my favorite part of this game
Kameo and banjo kazooie nuts and bolts are my childhood games got the rare replay and I'm gonna give this game a shot I don't think I'll be disappointed:)
This game is amazing. I especially love the theme. The camera was very easy to get used to for me and the difficulty was annoying but so rewarding. That applies to the challenges mostly and the few laboratory rooms in the story. In the challenges you had to figure out the fastest or best possible ways to beat them using the soups and the weapons, and try again and again but it was never boring. And the reward for beating everything was the best ever. 21th challenge. Took me a while to beat but I did it.
It’s a great game, played this thanks to Rare Replay on Xbox one. Very underrated in my opinion
Fantastic video, I really love your channel and the content you work on. Yesterday I saw the Darkwatch one and I couldn't agree more with you, Darkwatch still holds up and Grabbed by the Ghoulies is criminally underrated.
Not sure if you would consider this but I always thought that Psy Ops (Xbox and PS2) was another criminally underrated game. Sure it got some rough edges but it was an amazing action game. I still hope that Psy Ops or The Suffering (both Midway) would return someday. Unlikely but hope never dies ^^
Keep up the great work man :)
As someone who played this game regularly as a kid (And every other year or so during october, including this year) I'm very glad to see people coming around and appreciating this game. I will forever hold a grudge against the people who called it bad and robbed it of having any chance of a sequel. I feel like if this game had come out during the age of youtubers and lets plays this wouldn't have happened. There are plenty of games today that don't get good reviews by critics but are LOVED by players. I feel like this game would have been one of those games where the critics hated it but the youtubers and fans would have loved it, and that would have catapulted it's sales. It's truly tragic.
This game looked cool as hell, I would've loved to play this every Halloween! You're right, it's such a beautiful game, too, the wonderful cel-shade style and all, very Banjo-Kazooie-esque in humor, art style, music, and tone too. I also like to think of this game as being sort of like a spiritual successor to one of the most awesome games of the 16-bit era, LucasArts' Zombies Ate My Neighbors! ...At least conceptually, what with you being a teenager who fights monsters with stuff like water pistols.
Very late comment but I used to love this game as a child and just started replaying it and the nostalgia is bliss still very fun
Perfect video game to play during the Halloween season!
Terribly, disastrously, disappointingly, UNDERRATED. One of my favorite games of all time
Jesus....this,conker live and reload and Voodoo vince are pure Diamonds.
If I ever get famous I’m having a really long speech in front of the whole worlds population telling them all to play this game. I don’t care what the year is.
BrianzMe lol I will
BrianzMe OH WAIT and I will do the same for Banjo Kazooie nuts and bolts. That is a seriously misunderstood game
Rare have never said as such but you know how Banjo Kazooie is regarded as being partly inspired by Mario 64? Or a companion piece if you like. I wouldn't be surprised if Grabbed by the Ghoulies, originally due to be released on the Gamecube, was partly inspired by Luigi's Mansion and that Rare would have regarded it as a kind of companion piece. Both games even use dual thumbsticks in combat and have health meters on each enemy. Yes, Rare had some history in making comedically creepy levels, e.g. Mad Monster Mansion in Banjo Kazooie and the vampire castle in Conker's Bad Fur Day. And how each room is blocked off is very Attic Attack. And it's said that Rare started with the game name 'Grabbed by the Ghoulies' and then thought up what game to make for it. But it'd be very coincidental if Luigi's Mansion didn't have any influence on its development if not actually its genesis. Grabbed by the Ghoulies could have done a LITTLE more with its setting e.g. secret passages but, for a first game in a series, it does exactly what Rare said it would and does it well. I suspect that the comedic tone sometimes felt incongruous to some players who were daunted by the actually rather overwhelming odds in some rooms and having the genuinely creepy Death following you around. It is a classically 'Rare' game though with fantastic art design and sound and a present, I'd say, to any people who'd grown rather tired of backtracking/platformer/shooter games by Rare or by any other studio. I'd play Grabbed by the Ghoulies over any cartoonish mascot on PlayStation.
Solid video, love the "is x undderated series" and didnt expect to see this gem on it
keep em coming
Thanks man, I'll keep making them if you keep watching.
The Amber play through was so fucking hard, like, really fucking hard.
Just thought i should state that, when listing the games that Rare had made in the early 90s, you put Diddy King Racing. But great video nonetheless.
I absolutely adored this game when it came out in 2002. I was 10 and this was the game I would stay up and sneak into the basement to play. Unfortunately I never got past the Baron. I'm dying to play this again just to see if I can beat it. Does anyone else remember the ballroom where the ghouls were dancing to a remix of the theme music?
When I got my xbox one it came with rare replay and spent most of my time playing banjo kazooie and then playing a little bit or perfect dark, then I saw grabbed by the ghoulies and what compelled me to play it was the fact it has a beautiful horror setting in a haunted mansion with monsters running around so I played it, I thought the controls where very weird at first but I got used to them so I made my way through the game and came across the grim reaper, that's when I got hooked after seeing the reaper use his scythe like a guitar was amazing
Good video i am going to be making a Grabbed By The Ghoulies Arcade Machine soon.
Loved this game on the Xbox and it felt very polished at the time. Pretty sad that the lacklustre reviews put people off.
I literally remember playing this so long ago
so i just noticed those ghost type enemy is inspired by clockkloak from DKC2 in the swamp
There are quite a few cameos and easter eggs hidden throughout. Even right on the title screen, a book opens up basically outlining Rare's greatest hits.
This is like the kids cartoon version of splatterhouse, and I love both of them.
Even compared to some smaller indie releases priced similarly at $10, this has tremendous value. The main game isn’t too inaccessible, the challenges unlocked through collectibles offer numerous ways to sharpen skills and interesting scenarios, plus there’s a built in hardmode. Whatever happened to this era of game? It’s level of polish is something legendary and it’s too bad that games now are barely complete sometimes, or require “rebalancing” every few weeks.
Solid video mate cheers
Im aware this video is 6 years old
but to invert the camera you need to exit the game through the pause menu, go to the "features" menu or whatever it's called and there is the options menu.
Don’t know how u came across this game but I’m glad you played it and enjoyed it I’m seeing more recent videos of this game and I’m glad it came back to Xbox one If any game I want to get a sequel/reboot it’s this one hell they should do a banjo kazooie grabbed by the Ghoulies remake bundle with these 2 games it will sell great and get grabbed by the Ghoulies the attention it deserved. Never listen to game critics they can’t even play the game and anyone can be a journalist look at the cuphead guy who can’t beat a level or god of war guy who reveiwed god of war but only played the demo so he didn’t know smack about the game. This game just came out at a time we’re if you weren’t well known and didn’t have good advertising for your game no matter how good it was and someone said one bad thing that was it but I’m glad my dad showed me this when I was a kid it was great
I played this game on Rarereplay because it was the first game I got for the Xbox one while I was looking through rare replay. Because I miss the days of the original Xbox, this game really clicked with me, I think this game is one of the most criminally underrated games of all time. I don’t even have nostalgic ties to the game and I think it’s amazing. Definitely a must try once type of game.
hey i need your help with my framemeister mini. I got shinobi 3 the other day and wanna play it. Problem is my genesis wont boot up the game. it just make a weird loud audio noise with no picture hook up my snes via rgb it worked fine and no og xbox on component cable also worked fine. so i dont think its the framemeister it self. Have you ever run into this issue? If so what's the fix? Hoping you don't say i need a new genesis. (but if you do that's an excuse to get a high definition one finally)
Is it a faulty cartridge, do other games work? Does Shinobi work with a composite video cable?
implantgames
yea the genesis is fried.
Wow the fucking can thing at 6:34 unlocked the forever forgotten memory of me never being able to finish this game as a kid because of that :c
loved this Game, nostalgia
This game also shows how important a game's box art is. I was a kid when I saw this game for the first time. I saw it in the bargin bin and thought it was shovelware. I didn't buy it for that reason. But after seeing videos on it, I am curious if I would like it. It does look interesting and unique
Grabbed by the Ghoulies just arrived in the mail today. Unfortunately, I can't play it until I'm back from work; I played a demo of this game back before it came out and I never got to try the real deal. Played a bit before leaving and I'm very excited.
The main problem I see people have is the attack and the camera being mapped the way they are, calling them bad controls is wrong tho. A great example of bad controls is Bubsy 3D, where the gameplay is not at all built around the controls and in more than one occasion they get in the way of actually playing, whereas in GBTG, the game can be played and enjoyed perfectly fine just by taking a bit to ADAPT, we have all become accustomed to the modern layout of how every game's contols are set up, and this being Rare's first game to be built in a system with 2 analog sticks (originally the gamecube) it's obvious there would be some experimentation with what they felt would be a comfortable control scheme.
thanks for the video
I recently tried this game for the first time and I have to agree. I think people at the time had built Rare up so much with all the amazing games they had made for the Nintendo 64 and they were expecting something huge for the Microsoft debut, so those incredibly lofty expectations colored the reviews of the time.
Is collecting all the books hard to do?
I used to play this back in 2003-2004ish. I think it was a really good game. The only problem I had with it was its difficulty. Maybe it was because I was so young back then? I don't know, I haven't played it since then, it is still around at home in a sack. By the way, can you do a review on Blinx the time Sweeper? That would be really cool to see from you! (If you haven't already, haven't checked so).
Grabbed by the Ghoulies is definitely harder than I anticipated. Those final few levels can be brutal! I don't think I'll get around to Blinx, the thought of that final boss gives me anxiety...
I LOVE this game so much, I remember having a huge panic attack during the quick time events.
I think that the one thing this game needed was multiplayer. If they just added that it would’ve created a whole new dimension for Grabbed By The Ghoulies. I found my self not having anything to do once I completed the game, other than the challenges. And even when I got a platinum on all of them (Yes, even 21) I was STILL slightly dissatisfied.
I remember the trailers for this game when it came out it was honestly one of the things that sold me on Xbox I remember wanting it so bad, when I finally got my Xbox way later, I never got this game lol it’s honestly been a regret for a long time cause I wanted to play it, didn’t hear it was “bad” but that’s probably why I never saw it after I got my Xbox
this was an amazing game! it is so underrated :(
Looks like a great game; thanks for the excellent review!
Thanks! Transformed arrived, and the case was in great shape :) Thank you!!
Glad it made it!
one of the childhood games I gladly try to remake/reboot/etc, because my favorite part of the game, was it's unique control fighting style.
Well that, and getting to use almost LITERALLY ANYTHING as a weapon!!!!.
I remember playing this game when I was younger at a game store, at one point the controller vibrated and I dropped it and ran away in fear.
#3 in my top 5 rare games
Grabbed by the Ghoulies is a simple yet very enjoyable game. It's not as dynamic and groundbreaking as other games of its time, but it's solid for what it is. It would have been nice if it had gotten a sequel to take the story into some more complex gameplay.
for the early 2000's it had kinda good graphics nothing like the kind of games graphics we have today but its better than some simple 2D Mario or sonic game.
I'm a bit disappointed this game never got a sequel that they hinted at with the ending. I guess it's because of the poor rep it got. I guess people back then didn't much care for these types of games. If rare was anything to go by then they would most likely have expanded upon the original concept. But they did add it to Rare Replay which was a good homage to the game for people who had never originally played it.
Funny, this was my favorite game
This was my first original xbox game I beat at the age of 8 and I can safely say it was A great game. I was too young to play Halo CE or Doom 3 so I wasted many hours with Grabbed By The Ghoulies.
Very well made review
Thanks!
I played this game in my childhood. Couldn’t beat it due to 3 Jekyll and Clyde monsters.
I loved this game! Such an underrated gem. This game has such a cool story and creepy atmosphere! 🎃💀👻👽👿🤡👨🏻🔬
This game was the first game I played that started my gaming career
The game was OK. Here's the problem with this game: instead of empowering the player, as most games do, it continually handicapps them every step of the way. I get that it's the point of the game, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating.
The constant limiting of available life. The you can't attack this thing, but you can attack these mechanic. Oh by the way, don't destroy the environment, but we're forcing you to, to get all the books.
Interesting perspective!
Don't get me wrong, I love Rare. Absolutely ADORE them. I hold the grand majority of their catalogue in high esteem. From the SNES era all the way up until Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts. Heck, I loved both Star Fox Adventures and BK: N&B. THOSE are underrated titles.
That being said, Grabbed by the Ghoulies simply didn't live up to the decades of expectation of quality that their library offers -- save for their more recent titles (excluding Sea of Thieves -- I haven't played it yet). The controls are fine, the combat is fine -- if not a bit repetitive, but the flaws ARE glaring. I kept feeling that the game was fighting me during its entire duration, holding me back from loving it much as its predecessors.
It's sad, because I wanted to. I knew going in that it wasn't well received. I was set on liking despite its flaws and the critical reception it received, but I couldn't.
The game gets super hard later.. It is a struggle from room to room, which is very unusual because it looks like a fun kids game.. It is not.. I agree with you, you never have the feeling of the upper hand, it is a fight and a race of survival.. especially in later levels.. Very frustrating..
MaxxSkywalker that’s why I love it, you have to think outside of the box, like the one room where there’s the vampire with the key in it, but the only way to kill the vampire is by summoning the reaper and having HIM kill it.
John Hooper idk I beat it when I was like 8... my brother as well
Yeah, Grabbed by the Ghoulies is honestly one of my favorite games. I feel like it really suffered from being on the Xbox. The Xbox markted itself as the "mature" console with "serious" games and "realistic" graphics. The kind of console a teenager who wants to be an adult would get. Grabbed by the Ghoulies doesn't take itself super seriously. Its silly and fun, which meant it was not suited to the xbox.
In the kitchen you can see a poster of Banjo and Kazooie and even in the start of the game as stuffed heads
maybe in a future do is megaman network transmission underrated?
I don't think I'm the right person for those, sadly. I really couldn't get into the Zero games either.
Rrae title on Xbox were all very good. Conker reloaded was excellent good locking game and playable as Grabbed by the Ghoulies.
Kameo on xbox 360 was one of my favorite 360 title.
Star fow adventure are the best Game Cube title
And before..well before, perfect dark, goldneye, banjo, Donkey etc was all perfect
Oh the innuendos
Sadly never played it. But looks like fun. I played banjo kazooie tho
I would like to make a proposition:
Somebody needs to make a live action horror game inspired by Grabbed By The Ghoulies. That would be scary.
So in other words a kid friendly Splatterhouse
I play this game any time I get the chance
I just love it
🥰
I remember playing this when I was 6 years old
I love this game it’s apart of my childhood ❤️💯
Not just underrated, but a great fucking game.
I have never seen a review for this game that didn't essentially bash this game for not being another game; particularly, people never judged this game on its own merit. And on ots own merit, it is a fun little beat'em up that oozes personality and charm.
Listen, Donkey Kong 64 and Banjo Tooie are among my favorite games of all time, I get people expected something different, but this was a great game that deserved a lot more love and we're likely never going to see the sequel they had intended now.
People will bitch about the Kinect games and how Sea of Thieves is quickly becoming an excuse to sell microtransactions, but I don't give a fuck. Rare and Microsoft GOT there because people wouldn't give a genuine work of passion a fair shot, whether it was this game or Kameo. Games like these aren't coming out of Rare anymore and it's the faults of all the snooty wanna-be internet critics who thought they were being a smartass by ripping this game to shreds. Well, Rare fucking heard you. I hope your two minutes of clout were worth it.
PS: If it sounds like I'm mad, it's because I am. I have seen the DUMBEST criticisms lobbed at this game from people referring to it as a Luigi's Mansion knockoff to people trying to judge it as a HORROR GAME. People will do anything to avoid acknowledging this game for what it is rather than what it isn't and it cost us everything.
This game was my drug when I was little
Yk i loved this game dont grt why everyone hated it. Enough to where rate hated it. I enjoyed the atmosphere alot granted i was a kid.
I suspect time will be kind to this game :)
@@implantgames it truly was a great game when i was 11
@@implantgames the controls were clunky and it was the first game i started glithing. Leading to fun and creativity.