[Narrator] Looking for
a third-person video game
with some over-the-top
action and gameplay?
Well, look no further
than these beloved games
that straight up get wild.
We managed to squeeze 10
picks into this video today.
Obviously, there are a bunch more.
So, let us know your personal
picks in the comments.
But let’s get started off with number 10
and talk “Vanquish.”
“Vanquish” is a PlatinumGames
third-person shooter.
Basically the approach is,
what if “Devil May Cry”
was actually a third-person
action sci-fi shooter?
I don’t know if that statement
actually makes sense,
but in my heart and when I
play the game, I feel it,
I think it does.
If you can’t see from the
gameplay off the screen here,
“Vanquish” is incredibly
fast-paced and aggressive
with long-range slides, vaulting,
crazy enemies, big spectacle,
and the best part about it
is that even though it looks really wild,
it’s also fun to play.
The finely-tuned controls
and the way the combat works
just really, really makes you feel
in control of being an
absolute and complete badass.
Jet boosting around really,
really helps spice up
traditional third-person shooter gameplay,
and along with that, just some wild,
over-the-top boss battles
that get super cinematic,
but still manage to feel
like good old-fashioned
video game boss battles.
In between some really intense sections,
you’ll get plenty of over-the-top
QTE cut-scene finishers
and just that type of action
you’d expect from the mid-2000s.
“Vanquish” is an absolute
freaking treat, dude.
If you’ve never played it
but you’re into what
PlatinumGames generally does,
you should check it out.
(guns firing)
(upbeat metal music)
Next, over at number 9,
of course, we have to mention
the “Just Cause” games.
I mean, this series is totally responsible
for pioneering the concept
of climbing out of a car,
standing on the hood of it,
and then back-flipping off of it,
engaging your parachute,
and flying around.
Among a lot of other things,
really, “Just Cause’s”
freedom in the open world
is what makes it feel so over-the-top.
I mean, the fact that Rico can flip out
and hop on an airplane,
and surf on the airplane as it glides,
and then you can choose to shoot enemies,
or dive off and skydive,
or engage your parachute
or grappling hook.
Every single game is ripe for chaos,
from the destructible
elements, to the vehicles,
to the speed Rico can get around,
like some sort of
revolutionary Spider-Man,
it is downright ridiculous,
but fun, from beginning to end.
And I think a lot of fans are divided
on which game is the best,
some do things a little
bit better than others,
but it doesn’t really matter to me.
If this series were to suddenly go away,
I would really, really miss it
because there’s nothing
else like it out there.
That type of open world,
high-flying, crazy chaos,
is something that we
don’t really see in games,
and when you couple that
with the more recent games
like DLC expansions
and what modders have
done with these games,
it really is just an incredible,
over-the-top action experience.
Oh, and next up at number 8,
we’re gonna go in a bit
of a different direction
and talk about “Castlevania:
Lords of Shadow.”
This was a game that released
when many games were trying
to go for the “God of War”
over-the-top action,
and while you could look
at this game cynically
and think it ditched
some of its traditional
“Castlevania” roots,
still the action was
really, really awesome.
This game has over-the-top boss battles,
a really cool move set,
screen-filling combos,
and just a really over-the-top
sense of scale to it all.
It truly feels like this,
like, epic, gothic adventure,
and has tons of memorable
moments right up until the end.
It’s definitely not the best action game
inspired by “God of War”,
we have plenty more to
talk about, believe me,
but “Castlevania: Lords of
Shadow” does not get enough love.
I don’t know if that’s, like,
controversial or anything,
but we wanted to talk about
something a little bit different
on this list and we never talk
about this game, so, yeah.
(monsters snarling)
(tense ominous music)
Next, over at number seven of course,
you know we were gonna mention
the “Bayonetta” series,
“Bayonetta” one, two,
and most recently three are over-the-top
action combat games.
In a similar vein as something
like “Devil May Cry,”
but so much more wilder and sexier,
“Bayonetta 2” specifically comes to mind.
Many moments throughout the game,
but I’d say the best
elevator pitch for playing it
is probably the intro.
This high-flying crazy
interactive playable sequence
involves giant creatures
and flying and battling
through New York City.
It’s a great introduction to
Bayonetta if you’ve never seen
or experienced her or the games before,
and it really only just gets crazier.
And you couple that with “Bayonetta 3”
that gives you bigger
environments, massive summons,
and just more general
celebration of all the craziness.
It really is something else.
This series has a dedicated
cult following for a reason.
I mean, look at these things.
We love games where you can
get some S-ranked combos
and Bayonetta with her guns
on her feet, hair, witch magic
and other kinds of weird
weapons and combos.
Just really scratches
that action chaos itch,
you know what I mean?
(weapons blasting)
Next, over at number six
we have another Platinum Games
joint, believe it or not.
It’s “Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.”
This spinoff from the
Metal Gear solid series
you think would piss off hardcore fans
with just how wild it goes,
but I think it was so committed
to the chaos and just straight up fun
that it it didn’t matter,
it won everybody over.
This third-person action game
is focused on pretty intense
and challenging combat
as cyborg ninja Raiden,
who is an extremely capable character
and basically almost like a
superhero God at this point.
It’s move set based, it’s combo based,
but it’s also centered around
using your blade to accurately
and specifically slice pieces of enemies.
Like you’re literally slicing and dicing
in moments of this game.
And what seemed to be kind
of like a gimmick at first
actually turned out to be
a really, really cool gameplay mechanic.
(weapons clanging)
You’re battling really tough
bosses, challenging enemies.
You’re pulling out their spines,
you’re sucking their life force,
but you’re also facing off
against screen filling metal gears
and of course Senator Armstrong.
If you haven’t seen the memes yet,
just know that he is one of the most
ridiculous, insane video game characters
with super villainist but
also comedic monologues.
It really is just unlike
anything we’ve seen before.
I might have to just leave it at that.
You should look up the
YouTube videos for yourself.
From the gameplay to the
crazy action moments,
“Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance”
really is an achievement.
It’s something that really
stuck to what it wanted to do.
It wanted to go crazier
than “Metal Gear Solid”
had ever gone before.
And yeah, mission accomplished.
Years after its release it still holds up.
Now over at number five, we
have John Woo’s “Stranglehold.”
This is a third-person shooter
from the Xbox 360, PS3 era
that we do not give enough love here,
but it’s one of my favorites.
It’s specifically a sequel, a follow-up
to John Woo’s classic film, “Hard Boiled.”
That it’s all centered around
those crazy, practical,
realistic, over-the-top
shootouts that John Woo
was famous for pioneering.
You play as Chow Yun-fat,
like what’s cooler than that?
And you’re third-person shooting,
you’re slow motion diving Max Payne style,
but you’re also surfing down
banisters on staircases.
You’re jumping onto carts chest first,
flying around, shooting
enemies, you’re falling,
you’re dangling on
chandeliers shooting dudes.
The game’s environments
and the gameplay system
is really built around you
kind of bouncing around levels,
blasting enemies in over-the-top ways.
The environment gets
destroyed, enemies fly,
and you look cool in slow motion
with doves flying behind
you while doing it all,
and it is absolutely perfect.
This game is a treasure,
not only for third-person
shooter fans, but movie fans.
I’m hoping that some of you
have never even seen this game
and you’re seeing it now
and you’re absolutely surprised by it.
You should still
definitely go check it out.
It’s aged a bit,
but if you like a good old
fashioned third-person shooter
like a “Max Payne,” this one is for you.
It’s “Max Payne,” but way crazier.
Now, over at number four
we have the “Earth Defense Force” series.
Pick your poison, pick your
favorite one with this,
but essentially it is
you as a small defender,
a small army man fighting off
against forces invading earth.
Yes, aliens from outer space
but these aliens are
essentially just giant bugs.
It’s kinda like an over-the-top
Japanese style “Starship
Troopers,” but with giant ants
and other bugs causing almost
kaiju level destruction.
And it is absolutely
perfect, because even though
you are oftentimes a very
small character on screen,
the game gives you all sorts of tools
to destroy your enemies,
and they explode in gross,
spectacular fashion.
As buildings collapse around you,
that chaos can really, really ramp up.
(gunshots)
(explosions)
– [Game Character 1] DuPont, close in.
– [Game Character 2] We’re
flying in the combat area.
– These games are charming
and have their cult
following for a reason.
Personally, if you ask me,
I hope they never stop
making games like this.
Games where you run around
to cities, fight enemies,
and destroy buildings
and stuff in the process.
There are plenty of other games
where you do that type of thing,
but “Earth Defense Force’s”
breed of it is special,
and we never really
highlight these games enough,
but we love ’em.
Now down to number three, we
kind of mentioned it earlier,
but “Devil May Cry 5.”
“Devil May Cry 5,”
right from the high-flying opening credits
where the main character
is flying around a van
in slow motion hopping around,
that should just set the stage
for how crazy this game can be.
Of course, “Devil May Cry’s” combat
at this point is a fine-tuned machine
that is really, really fun
with a bunch of crazy moves
to just basically combo the
shit out of your enemies
and try and get to that S ranking.
It pioneered it, it’s really
the king of that at this point,
but “Devil May Cry 5” specifically
really doesn’t take itself too seriously.
It has a lot of fun with the
characters, the series itself,
and just some really
wild and weird moments.
I mean, especially when
Dante gets involved.
Dante at this point is an
absolute cartoon character.
He has a Michael Jackson dance sequence,
but he also has a weapon that essentially
is like a motorcycle that you can use
to piece in half and combo
your enemies and ride around.
If that is not over-the-top action.
I don’t know what is, man.
“Devil May Cry 5” is our pick for today,
but the whole series
is absolutely perfect.
Yes, I even have a spot in my
heart for “Devil May Cry 2.”
You might think less of me now,
but hey, we gotta move
on, ’cause at number two,
let’s talk something recent.
“God of War: Ragnarok.”
If you’re still playing, of course
we won’t spoil it for you,
but it definitely delivers
on over-the-top action.
If you like the Baldur fight
from “God of War” 2018,
you get a bunch of that.
Kratos squaring off with gods,
head to head with crazy
punches and people flying
through the sky and all sorts of effects,
and of course the brutal finishers
and absolute just brutality and meanness
you’d expect from the “God of War” series.
I know some fans will argue
that the old school
games are still better,
and yes we should include
those on the list as well.
because they really pioneered
some over-the-top action.
But for the sake of recency,
“God of War: Ragnarok”
is no slouch either.
There are a couple of really jaw dropping
action gameplay moments in this game.
Now, down to number one, of
course, we had to mention it,
“Asura’s Wrath.”
“Asura’s Wrath” is a
third-person action game
that kind of is in its own genre.
It’s kind of like God chaos
action where you’re basically
killing screen filling
gods, basically planets.
It is so wild that it’s hard
to explain other than show it.
While it is something that
has moments of repetition
here and there, you can’t
deny that the moments
that this game presents
are incredibly unique.
We’ve talked about the game
and its DLC in the past a little bit,
but really this game is special
because it takes a lot of
anime action conventions
and just grand spectacle,
but somehow manages to make it
feel different than the pack.
Probably maybe because
it is so like abstract
and godly with it all,
but it doesn’t matter how it’s described
or anything like that.
Just know that it is
incredibly satisfying.
The wild stuff you see on screen
here is actually that cool
to pull off in game.
This game had a demo back in the day,
and if you played that demo
and you weren’t hooked,
I don’t know what to tell you.
“Asura’s Wrath” is absolutely
crazy for over-the-top action.
We haven’t seen anything like it since.
I would really, really
like to see a sequel
just because there’s nothing
else like it out there.
but those are some
third-person action games
with over-the-top action
that we got for you today.
Like I said, there are
so many more out there
that we wanted to include,
so let us know what you
think in the comments,
because we’d love to make
a part two of this video.
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Looking for a third-person video game with some over-the-top action and gameplay?
[Narrator] Looking for
a third-person video game
with some over-the-top
action and gameplay?
Well, look no further
than these beloved games
that straight up get wild.
We managed to squeeze 10
picks into this video today.
Obviously, there are a bunch more.
So, let us know your personal
picks in the comments.
But let’s get started off with number 10
and talk “Vanquish.”
“Vanquish” is a PlatinumGames
third-person shooter.
Basically the approach is,
what if “Devil May Cry”
was actually a third-person
action sci-fi shooter?
I don’t know if that statement
actually makes sense,
but in my heart and when I
play the game, I feel it,
I think it does.
If you can’t see from the
gameplay off the screen here,
“Vanquish” is incredibly
fast-paced and aggressive
with long-range slides, vaulting,
crazy enemies, big spectacle,
and the best part about it
is that even though it looks really wild,
it’s also fun to play.
The finely-tuned controls
and the way the combat works
just really, really makes you feel
in control of being an
absolute and complete badass.
Jet boosting around really,
really helps spice up
traditional third-person shooter gameplay,
and along with that, just some wild,
over-the-top boss battles
that get super cinematic,
but still manage to feel
like good old-fashioned
video game boss battles.
In between some really intense sections,
you’ll get plenty of over-the-top
QTE cut-scene finishers
and just that type of action
you’d expect from the mid-2000s.
“Vanquish” is an absolute
freaking treat, dude.
If you’ve never played it
but you’re into what
PlatinumGames generally does,
you should check it out.
(guns firing)
(upbeat metal music)
Next, over at number 9,
of course, we have to mention
the “Just Cause” games.
I mean, this series is totally responsible
for pioneering the concept
of climbing out of a car,
standing on the hood of it,
and then back-flipping off of it,
engaging your parachute,
and flying around.
Among a lot of other things,
really, “Just Cause’s”
freedom in the open world
is what makes it feel so over-the-top.
I mean, the fact that Rico can flip out
and hop on an airplane,
and surf on the airplane as it glides,
and then you can choose to shoot enemies,
or dive off and skydive,
or engage your parachute
or grappling hook.
Every single game is ripe for chaos,
from the destructible
elements, to the vehicles,
to the speed Rico can get around,
like some sort of
revolutionary Spider-Man,
it is downright ridiculous,
but fun, from beginning to end.
And I think a lot of fans are divided
on which game is the best,
some do things a little
bit better than others,
but it doesn’t really matter to me.
If this series were to suddenly go away,
I would really, really miss it
because there’s nothing
else like it out there.
That type of open world,
high-flying, crazy chaos,
is something that we
don’t really see in games,
and when you couple that
with the more recent games
like DLC expansions
and what modders have
done with these games,
it really is just an incredible,
over-the-top action experience.
Oh, and next up at number 8,
we’re gonna go in a bit
of a different direction
and talk about “Castlevania:
Lords of Shadow.”
This was a game that released
when many games were trying
to go for the “God of War”
over-the-top action,
and while you could look
at this game cynically
and think it ditched
some of its traditional
“Castlevania” roots,
still the action was
really, really awesome.
This game has over-the-top boss battles,
a really cool move set,
screen-filling combos,
and just a really over-the-top
sense of scale to it all.
It truly feels like this,
like, epic, gothic adventure,
and has tons of memorable
moments right up until the end.
It’s definitely not the best action game
inspired by “God of War”,
we have plenty more to
talk about, believe me,
but “Castlevania: Lords of
Shadow” does not get enough love.
I don’t know if that’s, like,
controversial or anything,
but we wanted to talk about
something a little bit different
on this list and we never talk
about this game, so, yeah.
(monsters snarling)
(tense ominous music)
Next, over at number seven of course,
you know we were gonna mention
the “Bayonetta” series,
“Bayonetta” one, two,
and most recently three are over-the-top
action combat games.
In a similar vein as something
like “Devil May Cry,”
but so much more wilder and sexier,
“Bayonetta 2” specifically comes to mind.
Many moments throughout the game,
but I’d say the best
elevator pitch for playing it
is probably the intro.
This high-flying crazy
interactive playable sequence
involves giant creatures
and flying and battling
through New York City.
It’s a great introduction to
Bayonetta if you’ve never seen
or experienced her or the games before,
and it really only just gets crazier.
And you couple that with “Bayonetta 3”
that gives you bigger
environments, massive summons,
and just more general
celebration of all the craziness.
It really is something else.
This series has a dedicated
cult following for a reason.
I mean, look at these things.
We love games where you can
get some S-ranked combos
and Bayonetta with her guns
on her feet, hair, witch magic
and other kinds of weird
weapons and combos.
Just really scratches
that action chaos itch,
you know what I mean?
(weapons blasting)
Next, over at number six
we have another Platinum Games
joint, believe it or not.
It’s “Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.”
This spinoff from the
Metal Gear solid series
you think would piss off hardcore fans
with just how wild it goes,
but I think it was so committed
to the chaos and just straight up fun
that it it didn’t matter,
it won everybody over.
This third-person action game
is focused on pretty intense
and challenging combat
as cyborg ninja Raiden,
who is an extremely capable character
and basically almost like a
superhero God at this point.
It’s move set based, it’s combo based,
but it’s also centered around
using your blade to accurately
and specifically slice pieces of enemies.
Like you’re literally slicing and dicing
in moments of this game.
And what seemed to be kind
of like a gimmick at first
actually turned out to be
a really, really cool gameplay mechanic.
(weapons clanging)
You’re battling really tough
bosses, challenging enemies.
You’re pulling out their spines,
you’re sucking their life force,
but you’re also facing off
against screen filling metal gears
and of course Senator Armstrong.
If you haven’t seen the memes yet,
just know that he is one of the most
ridiculous, insane video game characters
with super villainist but
also comedic monologues.
It really is just unlike
anything we’ve seen before.
I might have to just leave it at that.
You should look up the
YouTube videos for yourself.
From the gameplay to the
crazy action moments,
“Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance”
really is an achievement.
It’s something that really
stuck to what it wanted to do.
It wanted to go crazier
than “Metal Gear Solid”
had ever gone before.
And yeah, mission accomplished.
Years after its release it still holds up.
Now over at number five, we
have John Woo’s “Stranglehold.”
This is a third-person shooter
from the Xbox 360, PS3 era
that we do not give enough love here,
but it’s one of my favorites.
It’s specifically a sequel, a follow-up
to John Woo’s classic film, “Hard Boiled.”
That it’s all centered around
those crazy, practical,
realistic, over-the-top
shootouts that John Woo
was famous for pioneering.
You play as Chow Yun-fat,
like what’s cooler than that?
And you’re third-person shooting,
you’re slow motion diving Max Payne style,
but you’re also surfing down
banisters on staircases.
You’re jumping onto carts chest first,
flying around, shooting
enemies, you’re falling,
you’re dangling on
chandeliers shooting dudes.
The game’s environments
and the gameplay system
is really built around you
kind of bouncing around levels,
blasting enemies in over-the-top ways.
The environment gets
destroyed, enemies fly,
and you look cool in slow motion
with doves flying behind
you while doing it all,
and it is absolutely perfect.
This game is a treasure,
not only for third-person
shooter fans, but movie fans.
I’m hoping that some of you
have never even seen this game
and you’re seeing it now
and you’re absolutely surprised by it.
You should still
definitely go check it out.
It’s aged a bit,
but if you like a good old
fashioned third-person shooter
like a “Max Payne,” this one is for you.
It’s “Max Payne,” but way crazier.
Now, over at number four
we have the “Earth Defense Force” series.
Pick your poison, pick your
favorite one with this,
but essentially it is
you as a small defender,
a small army man fighting off
against forces invading earth.
Yes, aliens from outer space
but these aliens are
essentially just giant bugs.
It’s kinda like an over-the-top
Japanese style “Starship
Troopers,” but with giant ants
and other bugs causing almost
kaiju level destruction.
And it is absolutely
perfect, because even though
you are oftentimes a very
small character on screen,
the game gives you all sorts of tools
to destroy your enemies,
and they explode in gross,
spectacular fashion.
As buildings collapse around you,
that chaos can really, really ramp up.
(gunshots)
(explosions)
– [Game Character 1] DuPont, close in.
– [Game Character 2] We’re
flying in the combat area.
– These games are charming
and have their cult
following for a reason.
Personally, if you ask me,
I hope they never stop
making games like this.
Games where you run around
to cities, fight enemies,
and destroy buildings
and stuff in the process.
There are plenty of other games
where you do that type of thing,
but “Earth Defense Force’s”
breed of it is special,
and we never really
highlight these games enough,
but we love ’em.
Now down to number three, we
kind of mentioned it earlier,
but “Devil May Cry 5.”
“Devil May Cry 5,”
right from the high-flying opening credits
where the main character
is flying around a van
in slow motion hopping around,
that should just set the stage
for how crazy this game can be.
Of course, “Devil May Cry’s” combat
at this point is a fine-tuned machine
that is really, really fun
with a bunch of crazy moves
to just basically combo the
shit out of your enemies
and try and get to that S ranking.
It pioneered it, it’s really
the king of that at this point,
but “Devil May Cry 5” specifically
really doesn’t take itself too seriously.
It has a lot of fun with the
characters, the series itself,
and just some really
wild and weird moments.
I mean, especially when
Dante gets involved.
Dante at this point is an
absolute cartoon character.
He has a Michael Jackson dance sequence,
but he also has a weapon that essentially
is like a motorcycle that you can use
to piece in half and combo
your enemies and ride around.
If that is not over-the-top action.
I don’t know what is, man.
“Devil May Cry 5” is our pick for today,
but the whole series
is absolutely perfect.
Yes, I even have a spot in my
heart for “Devil May Cry 2.”
You might think less of me now,
but hey, we gotta move
on, ’cause at number two,
let’s talk something recent.
“God of War: Ragnarok.”
If you’re still playing, of course
we won’t spoil it for you,
but it definitely delivers
on over-the-top action.
If you like the Baldur fight
from “God of War” 2018,
you get a bunch of that.
Kratos squaring off with gods,
head to head with crazy
punches and people flying
through the sky and all sorts of effects,
and of course the brutal finishers
and absolute just brutality and meanness
you’d expect from the “God of War” series.
I know some fans will argue
that the old school
games are still better,
and yes we should include
those on the list as well.
because they really pioneered
some over-the-top action.
But for the sake of recency,
“God of War: Ragnarok”
is no slouch either.
There are a couple of really jaw dropping
action gameplay moments in this game.
Now, down to number one, of
course, we had to mention it,
“Asura’s Wrath.”
“Asura’s Wrath” is a
third-person action game
that kind of is in its own genre.
It’s kind of like God chaos
action where you’re basically
killing screen filling
gods, basically planets.
It is so wild that it’s hard
to explain other than show it.
While it is something that
has moments of repetition
here and there, you can’t
deny that the moments
that this game presents
are incredibly unique.
We’ve talked about the game
and its DLC in the past a little bit,
but really this game is special
because it takes a lot of
anime action conventions
and just grand spectacle,
but somehow manages to make it
feel different than the pack.
Probably maybe because
it is so like abstract
and godly with it all,
but it doesn’t matter how it’s described
or anything like that.
Just know that it is
incredibly satisfying.
The wild stuff you see on screen
here is actually that cool
to pull off in game.
This game had a demo back in the day,
and if you played that demo
and you weren’t hooked,
I don’t know what to tell you.
“Asura’s Wrath” is absolutely
crazy for over-the-top action.
We haven’t seen anything like it since.
I would really, really
like to see a sequel
just because there’s nothing
else like it out there.
but those are some
third-person action games
with over-the-top action
that we got for you today.
Like I said, there are
so many more out there
that we wanted to include,
so let us know what you
think in the comments,
because we’d love to make
a part two of this video.
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