Fun Fact: Bobby Jenkins/Scaler is voiced by Matthew Mercer, best known for his work as Mcree from Overwatch, Yusuke from Persona 5 and Chrom from Fire Emblem
man is it just me or does anyone else miss these early 2000 cartoony platforms mascots ? rayman spyro crash jack n dexter ratchet and clank banjoo and kazooie now everything has to so realistic and serious.
+Goldenkosher saxybacon I miss them too... At least we're getting Ratchet and Clank and indies are showing they want these games back too with Yooka Laylee and A Hat in Time coming soon. and also Freeze Me which is out on Wii U right now and you should pick up
Wow... this game has some GREAT environments. It really feels like an alien world in a plane where the rules are just written differently. It's pretty surreal. I especially like the one with the flying jellyfish and the islands that sorta look like them.
This is one of those games that I discovered by accident- just flicking through the pre-owned PS2 section one day and I decided to buy it as it looked pretty cool and was a good price. I didn't regret it.
Thank you. I mean it, seriously, this was an awesome review. Scaler was my childhood, I just loved it, it still is my favourite videogame for ps2, and you are the first reviewer I've seen who understands how underrated this game was. I remember when I was little and me and my friends played something like "superhero battles". We could be anyone who had at least one super power. I was ALWAYS Scaler. I was addicted to this game, and I miss it now. Welp, I think it's time to clean the dust of my old ps2 and maybe play again and dive into nostalgia. Yeah... probably going to do that...
Aww that’s so sweet. You know a dude loves the game when he shares his username after it. I do like Scaler it’s got just enough of the right that made ps2 platformers so much fun to play back then.
BROOOO SAME HERE BRO fr fr this game was the only game ever that brought out the child in me and ive kept playing from my 9thh to my 17th when i got kicked out my moms house 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥 - (im 24 rn) i swear this the only game i ever geeked over, i really wished there was more of this game floating around, especially beta footage like IGN showed 9 years ago - i heard there was this dude that was trynna make an HD remake for a while but he went ghost after a while, really sad
(Is said furry person I guess) It's considered fursona. Fursona is just easy general word for 'Your animal self' pretty much, mammalian or not. //shrugs// It's 2016, not too many people act like assholes to a group of people who draw/dress/like animals like back in idk.. 2005 ish.
Caleb Francis Which is freaking impossible. I spent hours on the final level trying to find the last orb. I fucking combed that level and looked in every crevice, and found nothing.
You have no idea how happy it would make me if this game got a remaster with refined controls, gameplay, etc., or even a new installment. It's a shame that it's so underrated
I recently replayed it on my pc I played way back in The day on the xbox it was amazing. It needs a remake and then a sequel. the remake needs more cutscenes. It would be awesome a favorite from my childhood. halo 2 being my favorite of all time.
This guy is so stupid, he puts his own personal opinion on game elements on a pedestal, thing it's the absolute truth. calls everything terrible, does that annoying sigh when describing sections of the games. Very obnoxious
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess If you watch his more recent videos he admits to being overly negative because it was the done thing at the time. Since then I've found him to be one of the most positive reviewers! He usually tries to highlight the good and the interesting even in some of the more... Average games. I really wish he'd re do these vids in his more positive authentic style :)
And his lizard form looks more like the Lombax was originally intended, until it went full alien-FELINE. Even ScrewAttack calls them "alien kitty cat things".
I saw this game in a used game shop a couple years ago (I shit you not, because I thought the title said "Scalie"), and picked it up on the sole basis of me liking wacky animal platformers. And I was pleasantly surprised at it actually being pretty good, especially after finding out that the company that made it usually only made mediocre licensed games. Seriously, I wonder why nobody brings it up as a "hidden gem". AFAIK, your the first one I've seen do a real in depth review of it.
bEhavior (A2M) also made Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time and Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters, one a particular favorite of mine and both are really solid and fun games. I'd recommend them, and so does Caddicarus.
OMG i love these games, also i really liked the moster inc game, but man Bunny: Lost in Time is just awesome and Bunny & Taz: Time Busters is just really good, i hope one day rad play the games
Okay, I'm sick in bed watching video after video on your channel making me feel all nostalgic and you keep pointing out all the tiny details that make these games special. I couldn't agree more about what you said of Scaler. I loved looking at game manuals as a kid for some reason, even when most of them were in English and I only spoke French. And yeah, Scaler's manual was one of the coolest things out there. I vaguely remember bringing it to school and redrawing everything in my notebook. Yes, this boss fight can go to hell. Turret sections are like escort missions and water levels, I really don't get why developers keep coming back to them.
@@thevioletbee5879 After playing the ones in Rayman Legends, I think I have to agree. Though they tend to be better made in 2D platformers than in 3D ones.
What a beautiful looking game! I miss the days when games came with handbooks, too. It was one of life's simple pleasures to buy a new game and read the manual on the way home, getting a feel for what the game would be like and savouring the anticipation.
I know it has been 2 years since you uploaded this video, but I just wanted to thank you for reviewing this game, it has been the very first game along with Tak my brother and I have ever played and without them, perhaps I would never have gotten myself into game development. I a bit surprised you've never talked about the music though. I'm not a sound designer, but I can tell there's a lot of work put in each soundtrack, even though most of them are not memorable. They all stick to the visuals of their specific level and all have a variation of themselves during the arena battles, often pitched-down and sped up to make them feel more dynamic. Each boss battle has a very unique, badass soundtrack that keep me replaying them again and again to this day (espacially the Rattlecrab and the Iguana King's ones, they are worth buying the entire game by themselves). And about the arenas battles, I personally didn't mind them back in the day, but seeing them now with a completely different perspective, I can understand why some people find them boring. But I think their main purpose is to keep the player busy long enough to load the next section of the levels. Have you ever noticed how long the levels are ? I think some of them (eg. iridium or Altus) take about between 20-30 minutes to complete, if not more (providing you're not speedrunning of course). They couldn't keep the game running at 60 fps while continuously loading the next sections of the levels as the player progressed, so they needed a way to slow him down while doing so. Although it was a bit lazy, I think this was the best solution they could come up with to keep a fluid experience. Kinda like in Haven, where the player was constantly harassed by hords of ships while in space, forcing him to slow down to fight them and giving more time for the game to load the planet's textures. This is a pretty common way, even/mostly today, to load important chunks of detailed 3D models whitout massive framedrop issues, and thus ruining the immersion. That's all I had to say. And sorry if I made any english mistakes, I'm not a native-speaker.
I've never heard of this game before but this looks genuinely fun! Great review, thanks for talking about this! Seems like an underrated gem for the GCN!
I absolutely loved this game as a kid, all the colors, the difficulty, and the awesome transformations with the concept art made it stand out so much. Wish they'd remake it like they did with Legend of Kay.
The pacing in your videos is spot on (which man, even big game reviewers lack), and that keeps them interesting through the whole video! Fantastic job, great video. You need more views!
This is honestly really beautiful for a ps2 game to be honest even by modern standards. Also its a game that gives you concept art for getting bonus collectables even a secret ending if you get em all and i honestly like the look of the bonus collectables.
I've been a bit away from youtube, so I didn't see this video any sooner. But I remember I recommended you this game, even if you were already filming for it. haha. However I'm happy to see you enjoyed this game despite...Yeah. the turret sections. Then again, thank you for reviewing this game which nobody really knows about. :)
Love how many games Nitro review that I remember seeing in game stores all the time, but never actually bothered playing. I love hearing about these obscure games I never got round to playing.
JESUS, THE THIRD GAME IVE FOUND THAT YOUVE REVIEWED THAT IVE PLAYED. My dad was a sucker for all the old games like these and Ive played them all and *omfghhhhh*
I really liked this video man! And i would like to add i found this channel a few months back and I will tell you... I love your vids man! I rewatch many of them coz i lile the way you break down each game. Anyway, I want to ask you if you will tackle the shantae series anytime soon
Awesome review NitroRad :D Just been going through your videos. I love how you review trilogy's and such. 90% are my childhood from Rayman to Ty! And now hearing about Scaler...I may have to pick this one up. Keep it up you are going to be one of the greats!
He doesnt like Turret levels? Try the "Destroy Airship-Tanker at Drill-Platform"-Mission from Jak II, and do it on Hero-Mode (Hard Mode) I was going mad for literally WEEKS trying to finish that level on Hero Mode. An endless Barrage of enemies doing erratic movements, if (when) you die an absolutely relentless reset point that made you do the mission all over again *regardless* of your progress, a shitty field of view that had you wondering from where you were being shot at, it goes on for at least 15 minutes with no way to speed up the process, and to top it all off: your gun could overheat (how fun, right?). By the time i was able to finish on Hero Mode I only did it by memorizing the spawn points of *every single enemy*. literally one single mistake could ruin everything, since the enemies spawned on a schedule and it could get real crowded real soon if you didnt kill them quickly enough. You dont like turret levels? Give that one a try. You'll piss blood after 2 hours of torture.
+IIIRobIII GOD yes! I have post-traumatic stress disorder from that part of the game, it was horrible haha. I mean, it's definitely one of the hardest turret levels in any video game I've played.
binging nitrorad videos and surprised to see a little known game like this i rented in my childhood! could never beat it though... great video, even if its one of the older ones
...Holy SHIT, I ACTUALLY remember playing this one! On the XBOX, oddly enough. It was quite the experience, And I loved the abstract world it portrayed! ...Until my disk decided to die.
Woah, never heard of this game before, looks kinda fun. BTW, congratulations on getting 10k subscribers, your channel is one of my favorites, I really like your stuff, specially the Silent Hill videos, those are awesome!
Hooooooooooooooly crap I've known of this game for so damn long cause the small family of ladies (2 college-age sisters n their mom) who ran a sort of after-school daycare thing at their house had a bunch of games (mostly Playstation and NES mostly from my memory) and I remember they had this game there and I thought it was so cool but I could NEVER find it later when I tried to in the future so THANK U SO MUCH FOR THIS IT BROUGHT BACK SO MANY VIVID MEMORIES!!! I even remembered the intro part where an army guy was electrocuting a blonde kid in an electric chair and the kid saying something bout someone's name before being transported to some other world and the boss in that weird green substance that u had to grind around but I never found out how to beat and the boss who had that force field thing around em and kept pounding the ground repeatedly to make waves in it that u had to avoid and the one level where u were a flying creature thing where u had to catch up with someone else who was also riding one or something, and I even forgot about that flying giant enemy crab boss before you showed it here and I remembered it in all it's slowly swaying glory. God, good times
+mullet fox Oh dude that game! Zapper was one of those, "its not bad but not good either kinda games". As far as I can remember, there was this one bonus level near the end which was almost impossible...
+mullet fox I remember renting that one years ago. Never could get past level 3 or 4. I swear I got all the collectibles but nothing new seemed to happen once I finished the level.
+Dr Rad MAN I remember seeing that game in Nintendo Power when I was super young. It was made by the team that made Sly Cooper right? Looks real interesting. If a copy ever lands in my hands I'm sure it's more than likely that I'll take a look at it!
I really remember playing this game allot to a friend's house or only almost the first two levels as they asked me not to save the data but I fairly enjoy it allot anyway and as I seen this video you made I wanted to view it immediately! ^^
This was the first video game I ever played. I was about 6-7 years old, and I had been dropped off at an Ikea creche while my parents bought a new sofa. I've been searching for this game for years, with only vague recollections to go off, until that thumbnail triggered my memories. Thank you for this experience.
This game is more gorgeous than I remember it being, and I bought this thinking it was a Spyro-like title. Was Monsters Inc. Scream Team that bad? I played it on a demo disk and thought it was pretty decent
I still remember buying this from Morrisons for 9.99...........best cash i've ever made my parents spend. I spent weeks looking at it and I really wanted it....still one of my fave games.
I've always remembered this game, and I didn't like it a lot but I couldn't remember why before watching this video. It wasn't until you showed the turret section boss that I got PTSD flashbacks to young me dying over and over to it. I NEVER beat the game because of that boss. So you know, thanks for bringing that back to me.
I love the videos man and it was pure nostalgia seeing this game I again! I literally couldn't remember the name of it till now. But it made me remember a classic so near to my heart, man I would love to see you do a video on "Tak the Great Juju Challenge" and "Tak 2"!
+Joe Wall Yeah kind of annoying that the 6th generation is often referred at as the PS2 era, even though the GameCube and Xbox had great games as well. Hell, I didn't even own a PS2 back then but I did have an Xbox and a GameCube.
probably because stupid people mess it up and can't remember very well and could get it wrong and say it was the...7th generation >dunce cap slowly falls on D MAS' head also the PlayStation lineup of consoles are consistently numbered, it's not like Nintendo which has a new name for every platform (not to mention liking the word "new" itself) or Xbox going from 1 to 360 >someone says "the 360 was first" oh...err, right, see, isn't that confusing?
Is that so bad though if were even the case? It would only be if he didn't admit his bias, which of course isn't the case. Typically nostalgia blind reviews do nothing but praise, this on the other hand was a very tame opinion.
As someone who played this to death as a kid, I can't believe you said the flying form was unexciting. I don't know about you but other games I played felt limiting with flight mechanics and just being able to transform into that flying form gave me a sense of freedom. Plus is was basically a dragon, dragons are badass.
am I the only one here who never liked this game? I beat it on the ps2 100% only once while blocking my nose and never touch it again. the ending hinted for a possibility of a sequel I remember when seen that I shouted *NOOO!*
I used to love going through the Nintendo 64 game manuals as a kid, especially since I was usually very limited in my video game time. My favorite was Donkey Kong 64's manual. It had so many jokes and pictures of items and characters. It made me super hyped for the weekend to be able to play the game again. I want fun game manuals back! I miss them!
Thank god someone else remembers this game! I used to love this game as a kid. I never really got too far in it, but i loved the character design and the environments.
I can't believe I wasn't subscribed to you already. I love your videos and I love how you include a lot of lesser known platformers on your channel. I'm actually trying to do the same because they need some more recognition, even the mediocre titles. Growing up, I never heard of Scaler until I was about 15 I believe. I remember seeing a picture of the game on the Internet and I really wanted to get it but I procrastinated too much and missed out on it. I didn't get the game till about last year and I just started a few weeks ago (In fact, currently playing it right now lol). The game does have a strange feeling. Like it's good but something seems off. I can't really explain it. But anyway, awesome review, keep up the amazing work. :)
I LOVE scaler and its truely one of the most beautiful games I've ever had the joy of playing. You nailed all the dips perfectly and described why I love it so much, with a few exceptions. I wish the world knew scaler more than it does because it truely deserves more than it received. I desperatley wish there was a sequel for this game, and I myself only have a couple complaints about it. Youre doing a great job my dude
i really love the quality of your videos, i think you're oone of those gold youtubers that im happy to watch. My only criticism to most of the reviews is their pacing, or more the talking about 1 subject short, but then talking about something else longer + sidetracking, comparrision to other games are fun but if its repeated constantly it hurts the pace. The game looks fun, i love games where i dont need to play as human characters.
Ooh, I've never really noticed the outro music. It's great! Also, I must say NitroRad your channel provides me two things I can't get enough of. 3D platformers (and platformers in general), and those amazing Silent Hill Videos. I find myself re-watching the Silent Hill and Ty videos every few months. You do such a good job with your videos I look forward to your content more than some other channels that may push out an entire video (even 2 or 3) ever single day. Thanks for being so awesome =) Little side question, are you planning on doing anything regrading the new HD Ty release(s) that are coming next month? Granted I doubt anything will really change, but I'd love to see another video to re-cap everything one more time.
Fun Fact: Bobby Jenkins/Scaler is voiced by Matthew Mercer, best known for his work as Mcree from Overwatch, Yusuke from Persona 5 and Chrom from Fire Emblem
And many other video game boys. Including Leon S. Kennedy, action man extraordinaire.
"It's high noon."
L I C K L I C K L I C K
MrAvalerin and jotaro from parts 3-6 of jjba
Wait, the DM of Critical Roll? Huh the more you know.
Really? Holy crap...
man is it just me or does anyone else miss these early 2000 cartoony platforms mascots ? rayman spyro crash jack n dexter ratchet and clank banjoo and kazooie now everything has to so realistic and serious.
+snudion Shantae and Yuka Laylee got you covered =) but we do need more.
+Sono there's also a hat in time
I do miss these guys....but I am excited for R&C though
+SHAWKLAN 27 Me too. Ratchet & Clank is gonna be the game that will make me buy a PS4 at last
+Goldenkosher saxybacon I miss them too... At least we're getting Ratchet and Clank and indies are showing they want these games back too with Yooka Laylee and A Hat in Time coming soon. and also Freeze Me which is out on Wii U right now and you should pick up
9:49 - You _actually_ just turned into Shadow the Hedgehog.
It's so true I can't stop laughing haha
MARIA....
where is that DAMN fourth chaos emerald?
random shadow the hedgehog fact: It was inspired by jak and daxter 2.
Wow... this game has some GREAT environments. It really feels like an alien world in a plane where the rules are just written differently. It's pretty surreal. I especially like the one with the flying jellyfish and the islands that sorta look like them.
Hey love your vids
Nick on Planet Ripple yes!
reminds me rayman 2 kinda
Nick? I subscribed to you and nitro at the same time
Exactly. I could totally rip some elements from this game and transplant them into a D&D campaign or other original story.
Fun fact: Scaler was one of Matthew Mercer's earliest VA roles.
I like to title this man as Nitro Rad: the mascot platformer guy.
...Who seems to have an odd obsession over Ty.
Mario Rayman Banjo Kazooie and Gex are also characters he talks about alot
@@SpectrumAssociates Who doesn't tbh
The mascot platformer/surreal indie games guy
Nitro Rad, the Frogger guy!
The opening cutscene of this game sounds a tad like a fursona origin story
...OH FUCK, YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND NOW I HATE YOU.
NICE JOB.
...OH FUCK YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND NOW I HATE YOU.
NICE FUCKING JOB.
Tyler Barna more like a bad OC origin story.
Logan Hilburn
The infamous double post.
Stop
This is one of those games that I discovered by accident- just flicking through the pre-owned PS2 section one day and I decided to buy it as it looked pretty cool and was a good price. I didn't regret it.
Same! Solid $10 purchase!
The ps2 has a lot of those, cause it has a very large library and following the ps1 footsteps, it's strong point is 3d world
Thank you. I mean it, seriously, this was an awesome review. Scaler was my childhood, I just loved it, it still is my favourite videogame for ps2, and you are the first reviewer I've seen who understands how underrated this game was. I remember when I was little and me and my friends played something like "superhero battles". We could be anyone who had at least one super power. I was ALWAYS Scaler. I was addicted to this game, and I miss it now. Welp, I think it's time to clean the dust of my old ps2 and maybe play again and dive into nostalgia. Yeah... probably going to do that...
Ikr if ur ever gonna play it again connect me and well play it together ;)
I loved this game as well I played it on Xbox it was my childhood
Aww that’s so sweet. You know a dude loves the game when he shares his username after it. I do like Scaler it’s got just enough of the right that made ps2 platformers so much fun to play back then.
Dude, this was the first game i ever beat that wasn't a flash game, i played on the ps2 and i still revisit it today
BROOOO SAME HERE BRO fr fr this game was the only game ever that brought out the child in me and ive kept playing from my 9thh to my 17th when i got kicked out my moms house 😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥 - (im 24 rn) i swear this the only game i ever geeked over, i really wished there was more of this game floating around, especially beta footage like IGN showed 9 years ago - i heard there was this dude that was trynna make an HD remake for a while but he went ghost after a while, really sad
So... Bobby Jenkins basically just became his fursona? I know people who'd kill for that. Also, is he related to Leroy?
(Is said furry person I guess) It's considered fursona. Fursona is just easy general word for 'Your animal self' pretty much, mammalian or not. //shrugs// It's 2016, not too many people act like assholes to a group of people who draw/dress/like animals like back in idk.. 2005 ish.
Yes they're related. Also the ending of the game is really depressing.
The Lone Chipmunk I thought so too but there is the "real" ending if you get all the hidden orange ball thingys
Caleb Francis Which is freaking impossible. I spent hours on the final level trying to find the last orb. I fucking combed that level and looked in every crevice, and found nothing.
Bobby Jenkins Gaming
You have no idea how happy it would make me if this game got a remaster with refined controls, gameplay, etc., or even a new installment. It's a shame that it's so underrated
I recently replayed it on my pc I played way back in The day on the xbox it was amazing. It needs a remake and then a sequel. the remake needs more cutscenes. It would be awesome a favorite from my childhood. halo 2 being my favorite of all time.
@@maritimesteak8540 The remake would need one major change though the crab fight should use the flying transformation.
"this guy is even worse than Gex"
HEY. Leave my Gex alone. His quips are all he has, have some heart.
I can tolerate Gex when he has a british voice actor.
@@tiiatanner7616 that's the version I played!
This guy is so stupid, he puts his own personal opinion on game elements on a pedestal, thing it's the absolute truth. calls everything terrible, does that annoying sigh when describing sections of the games. Very obnoxious
@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess If you watch his more recent videos he admits to being overly negative because it was the done thing at the time. Since then I've found him to be one of the most positive reviewers! He usually tries to highlight the good and the interesting even in some of the more... Average games. I really wish he'd re do these vids in his more positive authentic style :)
AHH I remember scaler as a kid good memories
So let me get this straight... Your name hints at Crash Bandicoot, Sans is on your avatar, and Mario is on your banner? Ok...
catlover67803 a bunch different things I'm in to
+super gamer bandicoot now that I think about it, that seems kinda obvious
Same.
wow same
Man, scaler was my childhood. Loved that game so much.
also, take a shot every time you hear the word "vex".
bobby is a "lizard enthusiast"
That was my nickname in middle school
Reptile Aficionado
@@liamcantrell3751 bobby?
bobby's hair really looks a super sayain
And his lizard form looks more like the Lombax was originally intended, until it went full alien-FELINE. Even ScrewAttack calls them "alien kitty cat things".
I saw this game in a used game shop a couple years ago (I shit you not, because I thought the title said "Scalie"), and picked it up on the sole basis of me liking wacky animal platformers.
And I was pleasantly surprised at it actually being pretty good, especially after finding out that the company that made it usually only made mediocre licensed games. Seriously, I wonder why nobody brings it up as a "hidden gem". AFAIK, your the first one I've seen do a real in depth review of it.
You’re a scalie like me~ ❤️
bEhavior (A2M) also made Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time and Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters, one a particular favorite of mine and both are really solid and fun games. I'd recommend them, and so does Caddicarus.
YOU COULDN'T BE ANY LESS CATCHY OR QUIRKY WITH THAT TITLE COULD YOU?
OMG i love these games, also i really liked the moster inc game, but man Bunny: Lost in Time is just awesome and Bunny & Taz: Time Busters is just really good, i hope one day rad play the games
Okay, I'm sick in bed watching video after video on your channel making me feel all nostalgic and you keep pointing out all the tiny details that make these games special. I couldn't agree more about what you said of Scaler.
I loved looking at game manuals as a kid for some reason, even when most of them were in English and I only spoke French. And yeah, Scaler's manual was one of the coolest things out there. I vaguely remember bringing it to school and redrawing everything in my notebook.
Yes, this boss fight can go to hell. Turret sections are like escort missions and water levels, I really don't get why developers keep coming back to them.
This game is awesome and i too am watching this while sick in bed
I’m fine with turret sections and water levels, but escort missions can be annoying sometimes.
Water levels are execution dependent.
@@thevioletbee5879 After playing the ones in Rayman Legends, I think I have to agree. Though they tend to be better made in 2D platformers than in 3D ones.
What a beautiful looking game!
I miss the days when games came with handbooks, too. It was one of life's simple pleasures to buy a new game and read the manual on the way home, getting a feel for what the game would be like and savouring the anticipation.
This will always be my favorite game of all time! I beat this game multiple times and beat all the levels! Please come out with scaler 2!!!
Nice
This game looks pretty great but I'm not sure why you'd enjoy this more than Mario galaxy or something
first video I'm watching by you.....within the first few minutes I knew I had to subscribe.
and on the topic of obscure 3d platformers, have you ever tried/heard of malice? a review of that game would be neat.
I know it has been 2 years since you uploaded this video, but I just wanted to thank you for reviewing this game, it has been the very first game along with Tak my brother and I have ever played and without them, perhaps I would never have gotten myself into game development. I a bit surprised you've never talked about the music though. I'm not a sound designer, but I can tell there's a lot of work put in each soundtrack, even though most of them are not memorable. They all stick to the visuals of their specific level and all have a variation of themselves during the arena battles, often pitched-down and sped up to make them feel more dynamic. Each boss battle has a very unique, badass soundtrack that keep me replaying them again and again to this day (espacially the Rattlecrab and the Iguana King's ones, they are worth buying the entire game by themselves).
And about the arenas battles, I personally didn't mind them back in the day, but seeing them now with a completely different perspective, I can understand why some people find them boring. But I think their main purpose is to keep the player busy long enough to load the next section of the levels.
Have you ever noticed how long the levels are ? I think some of them (eg. iridium or Altus) take about between 20-30 minutes to complete, if not more (providing you're not speedrunning of course). They couldn't keep the game running at 60 fps while continuously loading the next sections of the levels as the player progressed, so they needed a way to slow him down while doing so. Although it was a bit lazy, I think this was the best solution they could come up with to keep a fluid experience. Kinda like in Haven, where the player was constantly harassed by hords of ships while in space, forcing him to slow down to fight them and giving more time for the game to load the planet's textures. This is a pretty common way, even/mostly today, to load important chunks of detailed 3D models whitout massive framedrop issues, and thus ruining the immersion.
That's all I had to say. And sorry if I made any english mistakes, I'm not a native-speaker.
i am so glad i found this channel! i played alot of ps2 games when i was younger XD... anyways your videos are EXTREMELY entertaining!
I've never heard of this game before but this looks genuinely fun! Great review, thanks for talking about this! Seems like an underrated gem for the GCN!
I absolutely loved this game as a kid, all the colors, the difficulty, and the awesome transformations with the concept art made it stand out so much. Wish they'd remake it like they did with Legend of Kay.
The pacing in your videos is spot on (which man, even big game reviewers lack), and that keeps them interesting through the whole video! Fantastic job, great video. You need more views!
This is honestly really beautiful for a ps2 game to be honest even by modern standards.
Also its a game that gives you concept art for getting bonus collectables even a secret ending if you get em all and i honestly like the look of the bonus collectables.
Just noticed in this video that you have a poster of Ryuko from Kill la Kill. Awesome!
I've been a bit away from youtube, so I didn't see this video any sooner. But I remember I recommended you this game, even if you were already filming for it. haha. However I'm happy to see you enjoyed this game despite...Yeah. the turret sections. Then again, thank you for reviewing this game which nobody really knows about. :)
The Manuel scene made me remember why I used to watch you all the time. And now I think I’ll watch your videos all the time
Thank you for giving me nostalgia moment...i remember every single bit of this game
Wow this game actually looks worth playing. Thanks for making a video on it.
If Vexxx is Deviantart the Game, this is FurAffinity the Game.
Love how many games Nitro review that I remember seeing in game stores all the time, but never actually bothered playing. I love hearing about these obscure games I never got round to playing.
JESUS, THE THIRD GAME IVE FOUND THAT YOUVE REVIEWED THAT IVE PLAYED.
My dad was a sucker for all the old games like these and Ive played them all and *omfghhhhh*
I really liked this video man! And i would like to add i found this channel a few months back and I will tell you... I love your vids man! I rewatch many of them coz i lile the way you break down each game. Anyway, I want to ask you if you will tackle the shantae series anytime soon
One of my favorite gems
personally after playing the ignited trilogy, scaler feel very much like a spyro game
Awesome review NitroRad :D Just been going through your videos. I love how you review trilogy's and such. 90% are my childhood from Rayman to Ty! And now hearing about Scaler...I may have to pick this one up. Keep it up you are going to be one of the greats!
I never got to finish Scaler good to know that you got this NitroRad
I saw this game in a shop once but never got to play it so it's cool to see what it was about now.
He doesnt like Turret levels?
Try the "Destroy Airship-Tanker at Drill-Platform"-Mission from Jak II, and do it on Hero-Mode (Hard Mode)
I was going mad for literally WEEKS trying to finish that level on Hero Mode. An endless Barrage of enemies doing erratic movements, if (when) you die an absolutely relentless reset point that made you do the mission all over again *regardless* of your progress, a shitty field of view that had you wondering from where you were being shot at, it goes on for at least 15 minutes with no way to speed up the process, and to top it all off: your gun could overheat (how fun, right?).
By the time i was able to finish on Hero Mode I only did it by memorizing the spawn points of *every single enemy*. literally one single mistake could ruin everything, since the enemies spawned on a schedule and it could get real crowded real soon if you didnt kill them quickly enough.
You dont like turret levels? Give that one a try. You'll piss blood after 2 hours of torture.
my dick hurt playing that
my dick fell off
I'm SO not looking forward to playing that section
+IIIRobIII GOD yes! I have post-traumatic stress disorder from that part of the game, it was horrible haha. I mean, it's definitely one of the hardest turret levels in any video game I've played.
This was my favorite game as a teenager. I loved all the different transformations you could turn into
binging nitrorad videos and surprised to see a little known game like this i rented in my childhood! could never beat it though... great video, even if its one of the older ones
...Holy SHIT,
I ACTUALLY remember playing this one!
On the XBOX, oddly enough.
It was quite the experience,
And I loved the abstract world it portrayed!
...Until my disk decided to die.
scaler is bobby's fursona
People pointing out scalies and furries are not the same make me laugh.
Burn Angel It's funny in an endearing way.
Lizards don’t have fur so I don’t know really what to say.
I have two fursonas: one deer one a dragon.
@@sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 No one cares tho
My oh MY have I waited for someone to make a decent review of one of my most beloved ps2 games. I cannot thank you enough :'D
Woah, never heard of this game before, looks kinda fun.
BTW, congratulations on getting 10k subscribers, your channel is one of my favorites, I really like your stuff, specially the Silent Hill videos, those are awesome!
you remind me of James Hetfield. I hope that isn't unflattering. But your reviews are awesome, keep it up.
You should do a review of Billy Hatcher
Hooooooooooooooly crap I've known of this game for so damn long cause the small family of ladies (2 college-age sisters n their mom) who ran a sort of after-school daycare thing at their house had a bunch of games (mostly Playstation and NES mostly from my memory) and I remember they had this game there and I thought it was so cool but I could NEVER find it later when I tried to in the future so THANK U SO MUCH FOR THIS IT BROUGHT BACK SO MANY VIVID MEMORIES!!! I even remembered the intro part where an army guy was electrocuting a blonde kid in an electric chair and the kid saying something bout someone's name before being transported to some other world and the boss in that weird green substance that u had to grind around but I never found out how to beat and the boss who had that force field thing around em and kept pounding the ground repeatedly to make waves in it that u had to avoid and the one level where u were a flying creature thing where u had to catch up with someone else who was also riding one or something, and I even forgot about that flying giant enemy crab boss before you showed it here and I remembered it in all it's slowly swaying glory. God, good times
BROOOOO this was such a part of my child hood that I forgot and just had floating around in the back of my head
great review nitro btw just wondering got any plans to review Zapper: One Wicked Cricket? It seems like the kind of game you would review.
+mullet fox BRO I forgot that game existed. I beat that game when I was in like grade 4
+mullet fox Oh dude that game! Zapper was one of those, "its not bad but not good either kinda games". As far as I can remember, there was this one bonus level near the end which was almost impossible...
+mullet fox I remember renting that one years ago. Never could get past level 3 or 4. I swear I got all the collectibles but nothing new seemed to happen once I finished the level.
+HuntsmanLegacy the boss level?
I fuckin hated zapper lol
+NitroRad Have you ever heard of Rocket: Robot on Wheels for the N64? and would you possibly review it in the future maybe?
+Dr Rad MAN I remember seeing that game in Nintendo Power when I was super young. It was made by the team that made Sly Cooper right? Looks real interesting. If a copy ever lands in my hands I'm sure it's more than likely that I'll take a look at it!
NitroRad Cool! And Yes it was made by Sucker Punch Productions (the people who made Sly Cooper)
I remember this game, I couldn't beat it as a kid but loved it.
Thank you for reminding me of this game!
Scaler to this day is one of my favorite games to this day still. It was the first game I picked out myself for my PS2
You should play Bill Hatcher and the Giant Egg :)
It's not that bad tbh
He already did that one
I can't believe this game killed the Game Cube
And ZooCube.
I really remember playing this game allot to a friend's house or only almost the first two levels as they asked me not to save the data but I fairly enjoy it allot anyway and as I seen this video you made I wanted to view it immediately! ^^
This was the first video game I ever played. I was about 6-7 years old, and I had been dropped off at an Ikea creche while my parents bought a new sofa. I've been searching for this game for years, with only vague recollections to go off, until that thumbnail triggered my memories. Thank you for this experience.
This game is more gorgeous than I remember it being, and I bought this thinking it was a Spyro-like title.
Was Monsters Inc. Scream Team that bad? I played it on a demo disk and thought it was pretty decent
I have scaler
not much to say about it other than the cool aesthetics
yeh
Wow this brings me back. I never thought I'd see a review on this game of all games.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Monsters Inc. Scream Team is an extremely fun game, man. It was one of my first, and I still enjoy it.
I still remember buying this from Morrisons for 9.99...........best cash i've ever made my parents spend. I spent weeks looking at it and I really wanted it....still one of my fave games.
Tenny
>Checks prices
>$200
20s you will be missed😞😞😞😞😞😞😞😞
I'm already hyped enough for NNH3 and then you gotta play the main theme in your video. Fucking legend
You're my new favorite gaming channel!!
So this is the company that shitted on the Spongebob games?
Yep. The very same morons that made Plankton's Robotic Revenge & Heropants.
A2M... hehehe...
Edit: Ok, you talked about that.
I've always remembered this game, and I didn't like it a lot but I couldn't remember why before watching this video. It wasn't until you showed the turret section boss that I got PTSD flashbacks to young me dying over and over to it. I NEVER beat the game because of that boss. So you know, thanks for bringing that back to me.
I love the videos man and it was pure nostalgia seeing this game I again! I literally couldn't remember the name of it till now. But it made me remember a classic so near to my heart, man I would love to see you do a video on "Tak the Great Juju Challenge" and "Tak 2"!
"PS2 era". Otherwise known as the 6th generation.
+Joe Wall Yeah kind of annoying that the 6th generation is often referred at as the PS2 era, even though the GameCube and Xbox had great games as well. Hell, I didn't even own a PS2 back then but I did have an Xbox and a GameCube.
RobinDF The dream cast was also the first 6th gen console. Why they call it PS2 era is beyond me 🤷 male
Dreamcast Dazia Probably because PS2 was the dominating console of the 6th generation
probably because stupid people mess it up and can't remember very well and could get it wrong and say it was the...7th generation
>dunce cap slowly falls on D MAS' head
also the PlayStation lineup of consoles are consistently numbered, it's not like Nintendo which has a new name for every platform (not to mention liking the word "new" itself) or Xbox going from 1 to 360
>someone says "the 360 was first"
oh...err, right, see, isn't that confusing?
they chose A2M because AM2 was already taken
And Don't get started about who took 2am.
love your channel man!
Played this game a lot when I was younger, and I couldn’t find it for the longest time, so happy I did
Yass Nitro my wife!!!
I smell the nostalgia goggles in here.....
+Leinad “leinadlink” link
I never played this game as a kid. In fact I only first heard about it a couple of months ago.
NitroRad Welp, it looked like it to me. Nice vid dude! You should take care of your games though.
+NitroRad Great review of a decent game. 9:50 you went full Kazuhira Miller though and it was GLORIOUS! :D
Is that so bad though if were even the case? It would only be if he didn't admit his bias, which of course isn't the case. Typically nostalgia blind reviews do nothing but praise, this on the other hand was a very tame opinion.
i had this game when i was younger and i sadly forgot the name but i finally know again because of this video thank you!!
As someone who played this to death as a kid, I can't believe you said the flying form was unexciting. I don't know about you but other games I played felt limiting with flight mechanics and just being able to transform into that flying form gave me a sense of freedom. Plus is was basically a dragon, dragons are badass.
kh2 = best ps2 action role playing game?
am I the only one here who never liked this game?
I beat it on the ps2 100% only once while blocking my nose and never touch it again.
the ending hinted for a possibility of a sequel I remember when seen that I shouted *NOOO!*
I never played the game, but it doesn't look all that great to me. I wouldn't spend money on it.
Seeing Scaler after so many years reminds of the time when you could go and rent video games at your local game/DVD stores
I read the title as "Scalie" and then looked at the thumbnail.
I can't unsee.
Holy hell this is a nostalgia trip, loved this game as a kid
I used to love going through the Nintendo 64 game manuals as a kid, especially since I was usually very limited in my video game time. My favorite was Donkey Kong 64's manual. It had so many jokes and pictures of items and characters. It made me super hyped for the weekend to be able to play the game again. I want fun game manuals back! I miss them!
Thank god someone else remembers this game! I used to love this game as a kid. I never really got too far in it, but i loved the character design and the environments.
I know this one is old but dude I love your videos
Your editing is getting way better, Me. Rad
I would just like to say good job on how much you make me laugh and thank you.
LOVED the chart comparing vex and scaler PLEASE use that in the future it was a very nice visual representation of your experience.
Another game from my childhood! Thank you for this video!
I can't believe I wasn't subscribed to you already. I love your videos and I love how you include a lot of lesser known platformers on your channel. I'm actually trying to do the same because they need some more recognition, even the mediocre titles.
Growing up, I never heard of Scaler until I was about 15 I believe. I remember seeing a picture of the game on the Internet and I really wanted to get it but I procrastinated too much and missed out on it. I didn't get the game till about last year and I just started a few weeks ago (In fact, currently playing it right now lol).
The game does have a strange feeling. Like it's good but something seems off. I can't really explain it. But anyway, awesome review, keep up the amazing work. :)
I LOVE scaler and its truely one of the most beautiful games I've ever had the joy of playing. You nailed all the dips perfectly and described why I love it so much, with a few exceptions. I wish the world knew scaler more than it does because it truely deserves more than it received. I desperatley wish there was a sequel for this game, and I myself only have a couple complaints about it. Youre doing a great job my dude
i really love the quality of your videos, i think you're oone of those gold youtubers that im happy to watch. My only criticism to most of the reviews is their pacing, or more the talking about 1 subject short, but then talking about something else longer + sidetracking, comparrision to other games are fun but if its repeated constantly it hurts the pace. The game looks fun, i love games where i dont need to play as human characters.
Ooh, I've never really noticed the outro music. It's great! Also, I must say NitroRad your channel provides me two things I can't get enough of. 3D platformers (and platformers in general), and those amazing Silent Hill Videos. I find myself re-watching the Silent Hill and Ty videos every few months. You do such a good job with your videos I look forward to your content more than some other channels that may push out an entire video (even 2 or 3) ever single day. Thanks for being so awesome =) Little side question, are you planning on doing anything regrading the new HD Ty release(s) that are coming next month? Granted I doubt anything will really change, but I'd love to see another video to re-cap everything one more time.
My my! Now would that be........
*THE FIRST GAME I EVER PLAYED!?*
I loved this game, this and ratchet & clank 3: up your arsenal, made me love gaming, So many memories.
yoooooooo just got a rec for this, i loved this game on i think my ps2 when i was like a kid, good times...
it's really nice to find someone else who knows about this game, great review :)