The Rise and Fall of Soldier of Fortune

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During the 90s and early 2000s, few other pastimes were scrutinized more for their violence than video games. Spurred on by the bloody excesses of titles like Mortal Kombat and Doom, a generation of lawmakers, politicians, and parents took it upon themselves during this period to highlight the medium’s seeming depravity, and try to hide it from developing minds. To them, the thematic content that the video game industry explored was bad enough on its own - but its willingness to sell this subject matter to children warranted immediate action.
Soldier of Fortune was one such series that came under this scrutiny. Developed by Raven Software in collaboration with the mercenary magazine of the same name, Soldier of Fortune garnered controversy around the globe for its intense level of gore, which at the time offered one of the more graphic depictions of bodily dismemberment ever seen in any first-person shooter series - a product of Raven’s custom-made GHOUL modeling system.
Yet underneath the goriness of its modeling system, it also provided those that actually tried it with a polished gameplay experience; one that kept its player base thoroughly entertained well after the initial shock of seeing enemies blown to pieces wore off. It wasn’t utterly revolutionary in the way that contemporary shooters like Half-Life or Halo were, but it showed Raven to be more than capable of balancing both style and substance - and left its fans appropriately distraught when faded into nothingness.
This is the rise and fall of Soldier of Fortune.
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  • @nicolasrolke3538
    @nicolasrolke35384 жыл бұрын

    Everyone in high school in Germany had a pirated copy of this game. They definitely missed out on a lot of sales due to the censorship.

  • @PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi

    @PuellaMagiHomuraAkemi

    4 жыл бұрын

    We are a fucked up country with leaders living in the stone age simply so we had to get special treatment, blame the fucks up there. Oh, dont you dare mention by the way that in the meanwhile 10x more extreme gore titles like Dead Space are on all shelves in every major store all over the place. Now cause everything got digitalized and we have far more games nobody cares about censorship anymore but yeah, that was a nightmarish time.

  • @pexeq

    @pexeq

    4 жыл бұрын

    It wouldn't have made a big difference if they didn't censor. Not being publicly available is pretty much the death of something.

  • @pexeq

    @pexeq

    4 жыл бұрын

    @dustisdeadbodies85 Yeah, red blood=bad. It was madness back then, but it got better quickly. The original Time Crisis was on the "index" (no advertisements, no display in stores, you had to ask for it, and be 18 of course), the successor Project Titan, featuring the same gameplay was rated 16+...

  • @Cenot4ph

    @Cenot4ph

    4 жыл бұрын

    censorship doesn't work, in fact it creates the opposite. More attention

  • @Buecherist

    @Buecherist

    4 жыл бұрын

    @dustisdeadbodies85 I remember playing Tomb Raider 3 with purple(!) blood. It looked ridiculous.

  • @AdayDr1en
    @AdayDr1en4 жыл бұрын

    "feared their new owner's corporate culture would gradually consume their sense of identity" and what do you know.. last developed original ip would be Singularity. These poor devs have spent the last 10 years doing nothing but call of duty ports and a remaster.

  • @KarlRosner

    @KarlRosner

    4 жыл бұрын

    Singularity was cool too.

  • @Noder

    @Noder

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes. The reward for success was basically being sent down to the mines for hard labour until they were worn out and quit. People would call me naive, but I wish the artists could somehow take their industry back.

  • @dani3po

    @dani3po

    4 жыл бұрын

    I know you think is cool to hate big companies and all that but the truth is Raven's best games were made under the Activision brand. Jedi Knight & Academy, X-Men Legends series, Singularity, Wolfenstein 2009, Star Trek: Voyager...

  • @shawklan27

    @shawklan27

    4 жыл бұрын

    They're now slaves it's so tragic

  • @iVETAnsolini

    @iVETAnsolini

    4 жыл бұрын

    At least activision didn’t shut them down like EA does to its studios...

  • @gabrieleriva651
    @gabrieleriva6514 жыл бұрын

    Somewhere, a copy of Soldier of Fortune for Dreamcast is still loading...

  • @charlesthoreson4162

    @charlesthoreson4162

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gabriele Riva 😂 too true

  • @Mikeuh-56

    @Mikeuh-56

    4 жыл бұрын

    sof1.org

  • @TboneTenEighties

    @TboneTenEighties

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was my first experience with sof and i loved it. The guy pissing in the train station..i blew his legs off LOL

  • @shanejones7587

    @shanejones7587

    3 жыл бұрын

    THOSE LOAD TIMES THOUGH

  • @123doomdoom

    @123doomdoom

    3 жыл бұрын

    Peasant

  • @BinBintheRiceCake
    @BinBintheRiceCake4 жыл бұрын

    The staff's concern about being sold to activision came true years later.

  • @gamzillio

    @gamzillio

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's pretty much why id Software decided not to join them.

  • @shawklan27

    @shawklan27

    4 жыл бұрын

    It's horrific

  • @Argoon1981

    @Argoon1981

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@gamzillio Is not like Bethesda is any good either.

  • @gamzillio

    @gamzillio

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Argoon1981 Bethesda is waaaay better.

  • @xXOPT1CSXxHD

    @xXOPT1CSXxHD

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Argoon1981 Bethesda literally just brought back doom. and its having a sequel.

  • @shadicpro21
    @shadicpro214 жыл бұрын

    4:38 I hate how they predicted their own demise...

  • @WorldzMo5t3pic

    @WorldzMo5t3pic

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not-so subtle foreshadowing

  • @Marinealver

    @Marinealver

    4 жыл бұрын

    Spot on

  • @Noder

    @Noder

    4 жыл бұрын

    If only they trusted their gut and made a play for more control of things. Maybe that wasn't possible, I don't know.

  • @hemotism1441

    @hemotism1441

    4 жыл бұрын

    Saw that logo and just went 💀

  • @NimrodNo22

    @NimrodNo22

    4 жыл бұрын

    Activision and EA are just great at killing creativity and art.

  • @DividedWeAllFall
    @DividedWeAllFall4 жыл бұрын

    I remember being a kid and playing this game. The gore was unlike any other game! And surprise, surprise... I didn't turn out to be a serial killer, or violent at all. Shocker... the media was wrong... again.

  • @ghoch3

    @ghoch3

    4 жыл бұрын

    I also played it as a Kid, to early to be onest, on the other hand it was one of the best shooters of it´s time :D

  • @kevinbaker5630

    @kevinbaker5630

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's what a serial killer would say your not fooling me

  • @eddiegomez8256

    @eddiegomez8256

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ugh. I can't stand the media. Haha.

  • @2pacula780

    @2pacula780

    4 жыл бұрын

    How do we know tho

  • @pant104

    @pant104

    4 жыл бұрын

    I did. The media was right. Pretty sure i have ran over many innocents pedestrians in Gta since then.

  • @Troph2
    @Troph24 жыл бұрын

    Nobody has done an MP random map generator as good as SOF2 did to this day. Pushing the Q3 engine to the limit.

  • @Lemmy31

    @Lemmy31

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wolfenstein 2009 is a good game ^^ It need an another look

  • @nerychristian

    @nerychristian

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Lemmy31 Are you referring to the game called "Return to Castle Wolfenstein"?

  • @doommaker4000

    @doommaker4000

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@nerychristian No, that's the previous game in the franchise. He clearly referred to Wolf 2009

  • @davidjarmuth1057

    @davidjarmuth1057

    4 жыл бұрын

    I actually preferred the SOF2 Demo that used just the one map. All players new every last detail of that map and could run it in their sleep, including all the little glitches like squatting your way inside of a barrel. Made it like a royal rumble of vets, and a lot of fun.

  • @civilwarfare101
    @civilwarfare1014 жыл бұрын

    Soldier of Fortune 1 has some of the most fun gunplay ever. The shotgun was a treaure to behold.

  • @civilwarfare101

    @civilwarfare101

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Necramonium I think Max Payne 2 does this aswell.

  • @civilwarfare101

    @civilwarfare101

    4 жыл бұрын

    @FM LR It has the most beast sound for an SMG ever.

  • @TuomioK

    @TuomioK

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@civilwarfare101 And shotgun, and magnum pistol aaand ... the rest as well! Sound in the environment and the characters are all very good. It had such a cool atmosphere. Just great over the top action.

  • @chillhour6155

    @chillhour6155

    4 жыл бұрын

    Loved the attention to detail the gore had in it, shoot a guy with a shotgun in the gut and his intestince would pop out, all we get these days is red face

  • @viktorianas

    @viktorianas

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@civilwarfare101 it is 3rd person...

  • @magnusberge
    @magnusberge4 жыл бұрын

    "its willingness to sell its content mater to children" .... More like the willingness for parents to buy there underage kids this content..

  • @cameron-yo6zp

    @cameron-yo6zp

    4 жыл бұрын

    @ or accept the blame for their own faults

  • @KiczzciK

    @KiczzciK

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can't remember how I got it, but it definitely wasn't my parents. Probably my brother. It was an amazing game - the first I ever completed. I was 12 or something and I turned out fine (this far).

  • @NightFlash24

    @NightFlash24

    4 жыл бұрын

    Everyone in the 90s watched action movies, live police pursuits, and gory 80s horror flicks...of which came the teeny-slasher horror wave of the 90s. So raising hell about red splashes in shitty 3d graphics on 14' monitors was obviously sanctimonious and hypocritical, even back then. GenX in the 80s was addicted to TV and pop consumerism, and along came these youngsters, with a developing culture of their own. Not caring about TV, blockbuster movies, not into buying cars, fancy clothes and big concerts anymore. Yet another artificial moral panic generated by the entertainment industry, by corporations, religious nut jobs, and political nobodies. All of whom saw a way to advance their own agenda...

  • @MaggotInfestedGod

    @MaggotInfestedGod

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@NightFlash24 "Not caring about TV, blockbuster movies, not into buying cars, fancy clothes and big concerts anymore." sounds like you weren't alive in the 90s.

  • @SnaggleToothGames

    @SnaggleToothGames

    4 жыл бұрын

    Panics he was talking about the emerging video game culture. Not the culture in general.

  • @Oxygen97
    @Oxygen974 жыл бұрын

    SoF2 multiplayer was one of the greatest FPS experiences I've ever had. Still wish I could go back to those days.

  • @satchelraidincoming636

    @satchelraidincoming636

    4 жыл бұрын

    MRU?

  • @johnconnor1737

    @johnconnor1737

    4 жыл бұрын

    I played it for over ten years after it's release. Sof2 was a big part of my childhood

  • @kenpe1455

    @kenpe1455

    4 жыл бұрын

    Best close combat mp ever, cs has nothing on sof2 mp

  • @hugosousa2763

    @hugosousa2763

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me and my buddies made land tornaments of soft2... It was school and soft2. What a godd life it as back then... Limburguer was my name tag...

  • @joeplumley3238

    @joeplumley3238

    4 жыл бұрын

    DRAGON clan member here. We sniped in the server smoke lounge.

  • @THExRISER
    @THExRISER4 жыл бұрын

    Finally,the FPS of my childhood is getting some attention,SOF 1 and 2 (especially 2 for me) is one of the best FPS out there,and until Doom Eternal comes out with it's "Destructible Demons" system,it will remain the goriest and most brutal FPS out there. Raven Software,before becoming a slave to Activision,used to have such a good formula for FPS games,those long,well paced campaigns of varied missions,with sweet trips to a hub area from time to time,great variety in weapons and actually well written stories,it's amazing,I wish they'd go back to making games that aren't COD one day . SOF2 Quake 4 Woflenstein 2009 Singularity All great games,all a reminder to Raven's wasted potential.

  • @korn2040

    @korn2040

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes I played this and counter strike the most

  • @THExRISER

    @THExRISER

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@korn2040 I played IGI as well,at least that one is coming back.

  • @chickenpotpie4045

    @chickenpotpie4045

    4 жыл бұрын

    Same man, the truly great days of gaming in hindsight. I spent probably years of my life playing SOF2 online, and Wolfenstein, but less online, I apparently was into speedrunning before it was a thing, I used to run the first 10 missions so much that I had every path memorized and was super consistent with my time. SOF2 was the shit tho, I still remember being a 10 year old trying to join clans and eventually convincing one clan that I was 16 so they let me in lol But I got a question for you, since you played the same games as myself growing up, what's your opinion of the new Wolfenstein games?

  • @DeathSlayer1337

    @DeathSlayer1337

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@chickenpotpie4045 YoB clan represent, 64 player matches on shop were the shit, i miss that badly

  • @Abyssosdarkos

    @Abyssosdarkos

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@THExRISER wow youre like the only person i found that plays that in 16 years. I am 31 now. I used to love Project IGI

  • @pronstorestiffi
    @pronstorestiffi4 жыл бұрын

    Raven was a solid developer, i still miss them.

  • @WilliamBrinkley45

    @WilliamBrinkley45

    4 жыл бұрын

    pronstorestiffi I put raven in the same category as “Looking glass studios” and “Pandemic” .......all groundbreaking developers that were destroyed out of envy, by larger soulless corporations.

  • @pronstorestiffi

    @pronstorestiffi

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@WilliamBrinkley45 Agree, Looking Glass was high on my list as one of the best developer houses at that point in time. So many great studios gone.

  • @chrishayes5755

    @chrishayes5755

    4 жыл бұрын

    right up there with blizzard north IMO

  • @cameron-yo6zp

    @cameron-yo6zp

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@WilliamBrinkley45 visceral

  • @mightquinnable

    @mightquinnable

    4 жыл бұрын

    pronstorestiffi stuck in call of duty hell

  • @Gruntvc
    @Gruntvc4 жыл бұрын

    Really wish Soldier of Fortune 1 & 2 were remastered and on Steam. Too bad what happened to Raven Software.

  • @TheFingledorf

    @TheFingledorf

    4 жыл бұрын

    truth. I wish GOG didn't exist so they could come to Steam

  • @dadrising6464

    @dadrising6464

    3 жыл бұрын

    .. or just get them on gog... and if you are german(considering the name), to buy it without vpn/keyseller: get a cookie editor. open gog in a browser, log in. open second tab, google the game you want, now look for a cookie in the gog tab that contains something like with DE-eu... edit every DE to AT and save. now be quick, click google link to the game, and put it in the cart, and check out. if the cookie gets refreshed, its gone from cart/cant be viewed and you have to repeat it. once you are in the payment process its safe. can be downloaded without further issues via galaxy aswell.

  • @michaelandreipalon359

    @michaelandreipalon359

    2 жыл бұрын

    Now, how is GOG being gone a good thing?

  • @NickyVoo
    @NickyVoo4 жыл бұрын

    dude i used to play this game with my dad when i was in elementary school, we had pcs side by side and would play all the time. i didn’t really play sports as a kid and my dad was big into war games so this is what i got to do. wouldn’t trade it for the world some of my best memories

  • @ULTRAWIDE.
    @ULTRAWIDE.4 жыл бұрын

    I miss Ravens own Ip’s. They made some great and interesting shooters. Wolfenstein 2009 is a highly underrated game. It’s still an absolute blast to play. They need to add it back on Steam.

  • @_Nyuu_

    @_Nyuu_

    4 жыл бұрын

    now where is my like button at Ö far to underrated

  • @THExRISER

    @THExRISER

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wolfenstein 2009 was an amalgamation of Activision's,Id's and Raven's formulas,but it somehow worked quite well,truly underrated.

  • @ws_2_old2

    @ws_2_old2

    4 жыл бұрын

    They cannot add it back on Steam since it's abandonware.

  • @almalone3282

    @almalone3282

    4 жыл бұрын

    I thought the reason was that wolfenstein 2009 was in legal limbo since technically both Activision and Id own that game

  • @glucosaminecondroitan9135

    @glucosaminecondroitan9135

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wolfenstein 09 is still my favorite Wolfenstein.

  • @shortinos
    @shortinos4 жыл бұрын

    This is literally the best gaming related channel on youtube. Honestly they deserver millions of subscribers with the effort they put into these documentaries.

  • @Jolgeable

    @Jolgeable

    4 жыл бұрын

    Search Ahoy. That's good as well.

  • @pp3k3jamail

    @pp3k3jamail

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Jolgeable nah

  • @caderlocke8869
    @caderlocke88694 жыл бұрын

    It sounds dorky but I can't express my gratitude for this channel enough. I don't know half the games they talk about but everything seems so thorough and professional. I respect the hell out of that.

  • @AdamMann3D

    @AdamMann3D

    4 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. It's what G4 was like in 2002.

  • @MissCircle616
    @MissCircle6164 жыл бұрын

    "Activision pushing a game before the license runs out" Im getting massive deja vu here

  • @TruGamingReloaded
    @TruGamingReloaded4 жыл бұрын

    Oh man, someone *finally* remembers Conflict: Desert Storm. Off topic but I'm just glad it got some footage or reference.

  • @Frequency-ct4sf

    @Frequency-ct4sf

    4 жыл бұрын

    I played the crap out of that game.

  • @zulfanrizky8601

    @zulfanrizky8601

    3 жыл бұрын

    Miss my boy Paul Foley.

  • @coleposton2430

    @coleposton2430

    3 жыл бұрын

    My dad and I used to play that game together, i miss couch coop military strategy games like the conflict series or the socom series

  • @Torzelan
    @Torzelan4 жыл бұрын

    The first four, five years of competitive Soldier of Fortune 2 (especially in Europe) were incredible, will never forget those times. Shoutout to everyone who was there 🤜

  • @jonathanfrans

    @jonathanfrans

    4 жыл бұрын

    The good old Clanbase days! Hell, even the later years were awesome. Hard game to put down, just kept drawing me back in.

  • @jnne1234

    @jnne1234

    2 жыл бұрын

    I remember you, you were one of the greatest players. :)

  • @julienzdar3667

    @julienzdar3667

    2 жыл бұрын

    Clanplay, xdt league, xf2 europs servers, TCL, Wax anti cheats. My best days on my life was on game tbh i really loved this game.

  • @TheEtherea
    @TheEtherea4 жыл бұрын

    SOF looked beautiful when it launched. Textures had amazing detail, that Glock is something you can never forget as well as SPAS shotgun and armored enemies. No joke it looked really modern at that time. SOF2 I remember because of it's amazingly fluid multiplayer with corner peaking and fast time to kill. I have switched to it after CS and Q2-3 and switched SOF2 for COD2 (hello bolt rifle servers) and later CSS. RIP.

  • @Kelduffnim
    @Kelduffnim4 жыл бұрын

    Why most of the game franchises covered in "The rise and fall" series are either from EA or Activision ?

  • @funDzAmEntal

    @funDzAmEntal

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean, it's common sense is it not...

  • @nomercy8989

    @nomercy8989

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think Blizzard can contribute with Warcraft and Diablo now as well

  • @Marinealver

    @Marinealver

    4 жыл бұрын

    The story of Activision is the story of a hero fallen from grace when it stood up against Atari, only to become the very Vilian it fought against.

  • @-----------g-

    @-----------g-

    4 жыл бұрын

    Because they're big companies and the acquired a lot of assets due to capital. The simplest answer is usually the correct one.

  • @foxbat203

    @foxbat203

    4 жыл бұрын

    Activision has a massive arsenal of dead franchises/IP's especially in recent years. EA isn't any different, just hasn't killed as many IP's as Activision.

  • @RandomMadnessChannel
    @RandomMadnessChannel4 жыл бұрын

    SoF2 still has some the most responsive characters out there, even almost 2 decades after it was released

  • @DakotaofRaptors

    @DakotaofRaptors

    4 жыл бұрын

    If it isn't my favorite Slav.

  • @nerychristian

    @nerychristian

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love the game. I had very fun LAN parties with it.

  • @vaporwave2345
    @vaporwave23454 жыл бұрын

    SOF 1 & 2 were *absolute classics.* *I have been waiting so long for this episode.*

  • @NeonKnight83
    @NeonKnight834 жыл бұрын

    SOF was savage. I remember playing it nonstop when it came out.

  • @MastaSmack

    @MastaSmack

    4 жыл бұрын

    No! The hand of praise, please!

  • @PLAYER_42069
    @PLAYER_420694 жыл бұрын

    I loved "Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix's" MP. It was my first online FPS. Such fun times! Its main rival at the time was Counter-Strike. So, if you were playing an online FPS, it was either that, or whatever the competition threw at it e.g. Quake III, Unreal Tournament, Soldier of Fortune, etc. Like most pre-millennium properties, Soldier of Fortune (games and magazine) represents a different time. I don't think the franchise should be brought back, but it should be cited as a main contributor to moving video games (as a medium) forward, both technologically and artistically.

  • @nerychristian

    @nerychristian

    4 жыл бұрын

    I love the game too. Probably the most fun multiplayer, next to COD4 and Time Splitters.

  • @colin_actually

    @colin_actually

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yep. Infiltration mode was so good. Very fond memories of that.

  • @DeadmaN-2112

    @DeadmaN-2112

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah this was an amazing game for it's time. I loved fragging it up and skinning my own models for this game.

  • @tomfurstyfield

    @tomfurstyfield

    4 жыл бұрын

    loved throwing knives on it

  • @colin_actually

    @colin_actually

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@tomfurstyfield Oh man I forgot about those. no better way to win a round

  • @starkiller18
    @starkiller184 жыл бұрын

    Raven made some of my favorite games of the early 2000s I spent countless hours playing elite force 1 and 2 as well as Jedi knight 2 and 3 back in high school and college. I also really enjoyed soldier of fortune 2 for what it was. they generally made really good FPS games over the years. It is really sad they are now relegated to working on nothing but call of duty.

  • @AdamMann3D
    @AdamMann3D4 жыл бұрын

    The guy at the desk at 4:52 is my friend Bobby. Worked with him for years.

  • @jesusstaccato8448

    @jesusstaccato8448

    4 жыл бұрын

    Give him a slap on the ass from me.

  • @KiczzciK

    @KiczzciK

    4 жыл бұрын

    Other cheek from me.

  • @mattday7337

    @mattday7337

    4 жыл бұрын

    Right in the crack from me

  • @Sebastian-Tickleberry

    @Sebastian-Tickleberry

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sack tap from me

  • @vinniecorleone62
    @vinniecorleone624 жыл бұрын

    Being Raven & id Software are my favorite development studios this "Soldier of Fortune" profile is extremely welcome & most enjoyable, thank you!

  • @CheggDeo
    @CheggDeo4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for making a video on this series. I use to spend hours playing SOF2 on the devil's clan server. It was my first online FPS game and still remains my favorite. The overpowered shotgun, extremely accurate rifles, accidentally killing yourself with an overcooked grenade and the loads of custom maps/skins- game was just an awesome experience. Sadly the community is pretty dead. I blame the choke hold on the IP not getting migrated to services like steam. Think of all the custom content players developed for the game that people will never get to experience again.

  • @damienhh288
    @damienhh2884 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the efforts you put into each of your videos, they're among the most instructive and informative about video games. Keep up the great work !

  • @AaronKaiMCDNLD
    @AaronKaiMCDNLD4 жыл бұрын

    Content of this Quality deserves millions of views, man why you so underrated.

  • @MCHH-ml2qq
    @MCHH-ml2qq4 жыл бұрын

    The first two Soldier of Fortune games are some of my favorite games of all time, friends used to come over just to play the first level and abuse the Ghoul engine by dismembering enemies with the knife and shotgun. Still keep both installed on my PC never to be uninstalled due to the effort it took getting both working on modern hardware (still use Windows 7 as both don't work on Windows 10 at all from prior experience both crash on startup with modern Windows). Now I'm tempted to go back on my PC and play through both games again, another great documentary of one of my favorite series!

  • @cheater87

    @cheater87

    4 жыл бұрын

    GOG has the games available now.

  • @MCHH-ml2qq

    @MCHH-ml2qq

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@cheater87 I noticed them for cheap on gog but haven't needed the gog versions at least not yet the physical copies I have still work just fine. Whenever the day comes that I do upgrade to Windows 10 then yeah that's when ill need the gog versions because my physical copies won't work anymore.

  • @dirtybird6861
    @dirtybird68614 жыл бұрын

    Soldier of fortune 2 was one of my all time favorites while growing up

  • @user-ee9cz6mc1x

    @user-ee9cz6mc1x

    4 жыл бұрын

    The days that MP was still fun

  • @mattsmokes2505
    @mattsmokes25052 жыл бұрын

    I don’t know why but watching KZread videos about obscured gaming information and lore and facts and stuff like this long into the night is one of the absolute favorite pastimes of mine and has been since I was a kid and this channel seems like it was made for me I love you guys videos

  • @skycat1820
    @skycat18204 жыл бұрын

    Great video! The quality of what y'all put out never ceases to amaze!

  • @HFMartini6
    @HFMartini64 жыл бұрын

    SoF2 is my all time favourite Game and was my Gateway to Pro Gaming, thank you guys so much for making this Video!!!

  • @blakearius
    @blakearius4 жыл бұрын

    5:16 - Underwater knife fighting techniques... ah yes what a perfect skill set to go along with my acrobatic skydiving jujitsu

  • @MrSmokincodz
    @MrSmokincodz4 жыл бұрын

    I love your channel. The rise and fall series is some of the best.

  • @Whitingbolt
    @Whitingbolt4 жыл бұрын

    Yes!!! I have been waiting for this one for so long!

  • @MishaElRusito
    @MishaElRusito2 жыл бұрын

    SoF2 was one of a kind. The gore in the game was very disturbing, my dad didn't allow me to play it lol the story was great as well, and the missons very different.

  • @Superschokokeks
    @Superschokokeks4 жыл бұрын

    4:38 I guess current or formor employees shouted "CALLED IT" after they became a CoD-factory

  • @thatguy818
    @thatguy8184 жыл бұрын

    Bless you guys for taking the time to do professional video game documentaries

  • @Drozey710
    @Drozey7104 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all your work GVMERS.

  • @Conceptcreator
    @Conceptcreator4 жыл бұрын

    I LOVED this game sooooo much!!!!

  • @goldenpun5592

    @goldenpun5592

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know. one of my friends had it on ps2 when we were kids and he used to bring it over. Almost certain it was his dads and it always felt like something we shouldn't have been playing. it was akin to sneakily looking at your pops playboys. I remember staring at the guts and being like. "NOOO WAAAY"

  • @rockhound3.14

    @rockhound3.14

    2 жыл бұрын

    Saame the intense violence and attention to detail suprises me still for its agem

  • @Ervin-1190
    @Ervin-11904 жыл бұрын

    Oh man, the memories... I played the shit out of SOF2 online, mostly the Wasteland (desert) maps. It was my first online experience, I loved it so much. I still have so many in-game screenshots. My next 'love' was Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, funnily enough, also made by Raven Software. Thanks for being such a huge part of my childhood!

  • @Jolgeable

    @Jolgeable

    4 жыл бұрын

    Wow! I played Jedy Academy, now I'm playing Jedi Outcast for the first time, in 2020! (finally got that lightsaber) XD

  • @Ervin-1190

    @Ervin-1190

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Jolgeable Haha, and I was looking into buying Jedi Academy to try it out... :p

  • @nehnehnehbatman
    @nehnehnehbatman4 жыл бұрын

    you know.. I was going to write about this game. However, this channel is just amazing. You covered a game of my childhood, and you went way more in depth than 12 yr me. Thank you

  • @pudddinounder
    @pudddinounder4 жыл бұрын

    This is going to be great, keep up the awesome work!

  • @beefwellington480
    @beefwellington4804 жыл бұрын

    I really miss when each weapon had an alt fire

  • @beefwellington480

    @beefwellington480

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gainstrup i only ever played the campaign for it and just really liked how it just gave you different ways to fuck shit up. if your looking for something with a high skill cap, spelling is a good place to start. Dident? Cmon brah.

  • @ryanmcwilliams8784
    @ryanmcwilliams87844 жыл бұрын

    I remember my parents bought this game for me when I was way to young lol i never remembered the name but I recognized the gameplay. I only ever did the one beginning mission in the subway and was terrified. Life long hunt for the name of this game has been completed! I’m so happy

  • @alexandrudinca3080
    @alexandrudinca30804 жыл бұрын

    Another gem that marked my childhood that i almost forgot about. Keep it up guys!

  • @gmanuk1986
    @gmanuk19864 жыл бұрын

    Another high quality and professional video as always. I loved the SOF series and was sad to see it lose quality after Raven moved on.

  • @ryanashby3640
    @ryanashby36404 жыл бұрын

    In high school 2004 roughly we were able to get admin privileges and hid the install files for SOF2 on probably a 3rd of the schools computers. Study that year in the Computer lab quickly turned into 16 player Lan games. It was great.

  • @SealTeamZero
    @SealTeamZero4 жыл бұрын

    Soldier of Fortune 2 Multiplayer. Best online game ever.

  • @frodosfrostbite
    @frodosfrostbite4 жыл бұрын

    Another great video! Thanks for the continued great content!

  • @anon9848
    @anon98484 жыл бұрын

    Refreshed my subs and see this uploaded the first min of release. Hyped!

  • @_TheShowStopper
    @_TheShowStopper4 жыл бұрын

    SOF was one of my favorite FPS. None of my friends played. But I remember trying to get them into SOF especially when the newer gore system came!

  • @HaydenRoberts08
    @HaydenRoberts084 жыл бұрын

    Thanks guys for covering this game! I remember sneaking onto my mates older brothers PC to play this when he was out at work when I was a kid (the original one). We were blown away by the gore and the second one was even better! Years later the third came out and I played it on Xbox 360, what a joke of a game. A real pity. The gore could be super advanced on current hardware and a great selling point. Add an okay story and you got yourself a winner. Oh well.

  • @Argoon1981

    @Argoon1981

    4 жыл бұрын

    SF3 has a very advanced gore system (played the PC version) more so then the past games, even tho a pistol can rip a harm on this game... but the real problem with it, is the IP is based on and the expectations people add for it, people were expecting more, they were expecting a better SF2 and got one more low budget Call of Duty clone, if it was not called Soldier of Fortune, i'm sure it would had gotten better reviews. IMO If you make a effort to forget what SF3 should have been, and look at it for what it is, the game can still give you some hours of fun shooting. Is like Code of Honor 3, even tho is a pretty obvious low budget game copying fear (is even made with fear engine) and call of duty, is still a very nice game to play.

  • @mortenthomsen2279

    @mortenthomsen2279

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Argoon1981 As far as I remember the gore was way less detailed and realistic, I may be wrong though. I do remember being annoyed with limbs being severed with any weapon too. I think I found the game randomly and got super hyped, then I played it and I thought it was pure garbage. I eventually gave it a shot and found it tolerable, but a shallow experience still.

  • @marxisthair8059
    @marxisthair80594 жыл бұрын

    you guys seriously deserve way more subs

  • @AlexElectric9001
    @AlexElectric90014 жыл бұрын

    Soldier of Fortune was my favorite FPS growing up! I would play it over and over again. I love the dismemberment graphics!! :D Thank you for making this GVMERS!

  • @ducatinyc
    @ducatinyc4 жыл бұрын

    HOLY SHIT this was my most favorite game EVER at the time. Wow. You brought back some memories

  • @zaikolebolsh5724
    @zaikolebolsh57244 жыл бұрын

    Ah yes, another victim to Activision's greed and haste to grow

  • @37Kilo2

    @37Kilo2

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yup. They're doing a wonderful job killing Blizzard as well.

  • @2156Charlie

    @2156Charlie

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@37Kilo2 Blizzard is doing a great job killing themselves actually. Activision doesn't control Blizzard games, even though they both are in co-operation. Just like how Modern Warfare isn't a Blizzard game despite being on the BattleNet launcher. All Activision really have control over is their games, which is probably just CoD.

  • @Legion849

    @Legion849

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@37Kilo2 Blizzard is doing a great job on their own . 'Don't you guys have phones' and 'Don't you guys have free speech' . They make EA fucking Electronic Arts look like saints.

  • @trelard
    @trelard4 жыл бұрын

    Bravo. As usual, top notch content.

  • @dapperstache7747
    @dapperstache77474 жыл бұрын

    This is fascinating! Thank you! Soldier of Fortune was my first foray into PC gaming. Rarely is it ever mentioned these days.

  • @PrymeKut
    @PrymeKut4 жыл бұрын

    I spent so many hrs playing and replaying SoF back in the day. I remember it so clearly. Crazy it's been 20 yrs.

  • @Pyke64
    @Pyke644 жыл бұрын

    I love these documentaries

  • @lightspeedmonk7108
    @lightspeedmonk71084 жыл бұрын

    This was a pleasure to watch thank you :)

  • @Yoshi92
    @Yoshi924 жыл бұрын

    *My first online shooter* was Soldier of Fortune II and I loved it even though it was a version *without blood,* but we had no idea about that, it still kicked major ass. When you have to cut the internet to call your friend, tell him the server to meet on, then reconnect to internet and join the server with him together... 😂 The first time I saw my friend running besides me was a so amazing moment, I will *never* forget it. Oh the good ol' days as a child 🖤

  • @catburglar82
    @catburglar824 жыл бұрын

    Ah, yes. I remember how much we german kids frequented sites providing uncut patches for games. SoF 1 and 2 were two of my favorites back then. The government tried so hard to protect our little purity from violent games and it was all for naught. We all played and enjoyed them. All they managed to do was costing the devs and publishers sales, because we pirated those titles like crazy.

  • @rdmptn3828

    @rdmptn3828

    2 жыл бұрын

    und online nachlesen auf schnittberichte was in welchem spiel wieder rausgenommen wurde haha

  • @catburglar82

    @catburglar82

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rdmptn3828 So isses. Mach ich teilweise heute noch. Ich hasse diese dämliche Bevormundung, zumal ich den 18. Geburtstag schon lange hinter mir hab.

  • @poopagore
    @poopagore4 жыл бұрын

    finally someone talks about one of my favorite games! they spent so much time making the way someone gets shot amazing and now AAA developers look past this every game! I keep waiting for someone to make a game that matches the beautiful way they did in people being shot realistically. I just like it being realistic damnit :*(

  • @michellebrumm9979
    @michellebrumm99794 жыл бұрын

    great channel my dude

  • @brentdecarteret2343
    @brentdecarteret23434 жыл бұрын

    I love these documentaries and the narrators voice. Thx

  • @coll912
    @coll9124 жыл бұрын

    Do rise and fall of Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction and World in Flames

  • @postaldude5819

    @postaldude5819

    4 жыл бұрын

    And part 3 got cancelled sadly.

  • @IWillSmurfYou

    @IWillSmurfYou

    4 жыл бұрын

    @bigevilworldwide1 What? The first was groundbreaking. The 2nd was god awful.

  • @davidoftheforest3822

    @davidoftheforest3822

    4 жыл бұрын

    both games were wicked

  • @ashleythomas4112

    @ashleythomas4112

    4 жыл бұрын

    @bigevilworldwide1 The first Mercenaries is certainly not mediocre at best, it was a quality game.

  • @davidoftheforest3822

    @davidoftheforest3822

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ashleythomas4112 the second one was tits. fuckin hook an APC full of rebels up under your helicopter and drop it into a base then crash the chopper and come out guns blazing!

  • @dale1260
    @dale12604 жыл бұрын

    i remember when my dad bought a computer for everyone, and i just really really diverse into the technology. my first game on computer was bookworm then plant's vs zombies and more childish pc games, then i go to the fun stuff where i can control the character, jump, dodge, shoot, everyone know's the basic lesson. Soldier of Fortune was my favourite game, aside from half life, counter strike, and some other fps games, this one always put me on being aggressive head are popping, limbs go kaboom. and i really miss raven software.

  • @yantokki92
    @yantokki924 жыл бұрын

    Your videos make me so nostalgic

  • @Daniel-vw7ck
    @Daniel-vw7ck4 жыл бұрын

    Another interesting watch guys, well done! You should consider covering the Desert Storm series sometime in the future :)

  • @suli559
    @suli5594 жыл бұрын

    I remember the first time I sprayed someone with a machine gun and they just stood there twitching while taking the bullets Hollywood style until I was done shooting. I was mind blown

  • @LucianC137
    @LucianC1374 жыл бұрын

    Now that Warcraft 3 "reforged" is out, make a "Rise and Fall of Warcraft"

  • @Killerbot23

    @Killerbot23

    4 жыл бұрын

    Warcraft hasn't fallen though? A History Of is probably more fitting

  • @ratbonebo
    @ratbonebo4 жыл бұрын

    Ah, amazing, was hoping you'd do one on Soldier of Fortune. Takes me back. The multiplayer was a huge part of my childhood. I've got a lump in my throat just thinking about those days, knowing they will never be back. But hey that's life. Thanks.

  • @Spoggi99YT
    @Spoggi99YT4 жыл бұрын

    A new GVMERS video. Time to make some popcorn :)

  • @cycadaacolyte6349
    @cycadaacolyte63494 жыл бұрын

    As someone who had the Dreamcast Port I only recognize the opening subway level...

  • @blackhatfreak
    @blackhatfreak4 жыл бұрын

    I’d love to see a video about Full Spectrum Warrior.

  • @agp11001

    @agp11001

    4 жыл бұрын

    Did FSW really had a 'downfall' though? It just came and went like most non-series games, didn't it?

  • @blackhatfreak

    @blackhatfreak

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mr. Pilgrim not sure, maybe just a history video or something.

  • @tudord4715

    @tudord4715

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or the Conflict games

  • @dennisdavidov782

    @dennisdavidov782

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@agp11001 It did have a sequel in Ten Hammers 2 years later.

  • @DeadmaN-2112
    @DeadmaN-21124 жыл бұрын

    I was Big Time into this game at one point. Played with an amazing Squad and community called Gods Gorsaken We played alongside the likes of CAR, Living Legends, and so many other amazing squads that I just can't list them all. Good times though I miss all of those folks. They all definitely brought a level of competition to that game that couldn't be denied. Unfortunately... I bailed after Double Helix. That said, I am so glad I decided to subscribe to your channel. So far, I'm really liking the content.

  • @Flowtology2023
    @Flowtology20234 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video!!! Please do the rise and fall of the “Fable series” please!!!

  • @antiviruz42
    @antiviruz424 жыл бұрын

    This game used to be THE war gore game. Loved it.

  • @markula_4040
    @markula_40404 жыл бұрын

    27:42 No, thank you producing this video. Another home run. Keep up the good work

  • @jjforcebreaker
    @jjforcebreaker4 жыл бұрын

    Finally somebody made a video... Thank you.

  • @lluNr3aL
    @lluNr3aL4 жыл бұрын

    Again a very well done video, thank you for your work. We need a Rise and fall of the metal gear solid series please! its perfect for a video like this, it has a huge history and unfortunatly fell quiet deep in the last years.

  • @Unamedsoldier26
    @Unamedsoldier264 жыл бұрын

    Next: The Rise and Fall of Delta Force🙏

  • @WorldzMo5t3pic
    @WorldzMo5t3pic4 жыл бұрын

    We done a Rise and Fall on the 007 games? Any time I get to see/hear more about Nightfire is a _good_ time.

  • @foxbat203

    @foxbat203

    4 жыл бұрын

    007: Legends drama could be an entire documentary by itself.

  • @xPsykho

    @xPsykho

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nightfire is the GOAT

  • @thatguy7331

    @thatguy7331

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nightfire and N64 World is Not Enough are great!

  • @WorldzMo5t3pic

    @WorldzMo5t3pic

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@thatguy7331 Everything or Nothing my friend. Pun intended.

  • @cruelwraith2games926

    @cruelwraith2games926

    4 жыл бұрын

    Double O7 everything or nothing. The multiplayer Co-op was only thing I could never beat

  • @Hoogeland22
    @Hoogeland223 жыл бұрын

    Nice job thanks. This was one of my favorite games

  • @TheEagleCorpse
    @TheEagleCorpse4 жыл бұрын

    Love these videos

  • @AlguienMas
    @AlguienMas4 жыл бұрын

    Damn I love this game. I still play it's multiplayer,and it's still really fun. 100% recomended

  • @petrecismigiu2813
    @petrecismigiu28134 жыл бұрын

    Damn, man, this brings back memories.

  • @H2kPat0
    @H2kPat04 жыл бұрын

    Soldier of Fortune 2 will always be my favorite FPS! I would love to see a remake of that game. I've made 100's of mods for even the demo version (still got them) great video!

  • @leathery420
    @leathery4204 жыл бұрын

    lol could you imagine a company getting away with developing a game based on a war/merc/weapons magazine? I think there would be even more backlash with the ever present boogeyman of the arms industry/firearms lobbies.

  • @Fireinthestubble
    @Fireinthestubble4 жыл бұрын

    I see a GVMERS video I like it.

  • @RayneCoZZo
    @RayneCoZZo4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! You guys Rock!

  • @rasmustagu
    @rasmustagu4 жыл бұрын

    great analysis!!

  • @SagaraUrz
    @SagaraUrz4 жыл бұрын

    Oh dear, the good old days when Activision was a gaming company.

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