Basically sent this video out knowing it would die and get no views. I made it cause I wanted to talk about vexx. That said, it gave me a chance to experiment with thumbnails. Which one did y'all get? Vexx face with logo? Vexx and Reia booby thumbnail? Or Bright and simple with my face on it?
@thezeddy
2 ай бұрын
I got a thumbnail with a weeb
@ChrisGildart
2 ай бұрын
Boobies were an option? I got your face. Thumbnail looks good!
@devin8367
2 ай бұрын
Vex face and logo
@Fonic_Artes
2 ай бұрын
Vexx face & Logo
@rainyjay8156
2 ай бұрын
Face and logo. Getting fomo for the other 2 ;). Thanks for the video you did a good job.
@ta7sint
2 ай бұрын
I started video, watched it and closed my eyes and let the video play listening to the audio only until Tark said "ARE THOSE NIPPLES??" and that made me look again.
@vicdaman
2 ай бұрын
When a Tarks Gauntlet video drops I sit my ass down and listen. Great video as always, Tarks!
@femtrooper
Ай бұрын
Great video! Really enjoyed this as I knew nothing about that game.
@IAMBrenner
2 ай бұрын
Great video! After watching I ordered a copy to try it for myself. :) Tarks, the spokesman for Vexx!
@redstratus97
2 ай бұрын
Very interesting. I remember this game existing back in 2003 but I ignored it. I guess it just didn’t have my interest. I think what happened was that during the N64 era I had my fill of 3D platformers and was looking something different when it came to the GameCube. I didn’t have much of an interest in Mario 64. But Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tootie I loved and beat those. I think it was around this time that I started to realize that I also loved JRPG gaming. I was still playing FF7 in 2003 for example and realized that I loved that game. So in 2003 I think that is when I got Skies Of Arcadia Legends and got consumed in that world. So yeah, there are plenty of reasons why I ignored this one back then.
@Geno746
2 ай бұрын
I've never realized how close I was to beating the game. I've made it to the ice area but just never beaten it. I do remember playing the first area and manor a ton.
@shadowmaksim
2 ай бұрын
It's kind of funny. I remember taking a loan of this game from Blockbuster back when I was like 10. I ended up playing it only once, never got past the first world, and most of my playtime was messing around with the sun-dial there. All I recall is trying out the climbing and swimming obstacles right at the starting area. And yet, I still remember the game two decades latter. Fondly remember at that weirdly. I only really learned more about it like in the last couple years from channels like Nitrorad and SomecallmeJohnny. And I guess here now too.
@jurtheorc8117
Ай бұрын
I reckon that at some point James from NitroRad may want to make a new video on Vexx like he did with the Ty trilogy (so far). It's one of his oldest 3D platformer vids at this point.
@shaaktee1941
Ай бұрын
As much as I love to hex editing and tinker with games, I must admit that this game is Super Mario 64 in a nutshell.😄
@jakedunn1547
2 ай бұрын
so glad to see you putting out more content again. love your channel - there’s something so special about it!
@BongOfDestiny
2 ай бұрын
Bruh this is the last place I expected to see a Vexx video but hell yes! This game is so much better than its reputation
@TarksGauntlet
2 ай бұрын
Sometimes a man just wants to talk about Vexx, you know?
@humblemudgames
Ай бұрын
I just finished watching the whole thing. I have this on the backlog, and now I'm really wanting to try it. Vexx occupies a similar space in the zeitgeist that Ty the Tasmanian Tiger has imo (though at least Ty is getting HD ports), and I really enjoyed Ty's games. So I'm sure I'll enjoy Vexx.
@Narrative_Ink
Ай бұрын
Vexx was a game I loved! It was so edgy and cool! I sadly never beat it but I still think about it to this day and want a remake of it.
@JMDurden
Ай бұрын
Finally, a video for me.
@TarksGauntlet
Ай бұрын
All 6 Vexx fans, rejoice!
@ChrisGildart
2 ай бұрын
Great video man! I remember playing Vexx on a PSM demo disc back in the day. Been wanting to go back to it someday.
@Bowflex2480
2 ай бұрын
never heard of vex so i appreciate the video on it Tarks. Hopefully it gets a really good remastered version someday but i doubt it.
@doctabaldhead
2 ай бұрын
I always get this one confused with Raze's Hell for some reason. I really don't know why. I guess they both have that early to mid-2000's edgelord quality going on.
@hellblazerjj
2 ай бұрын
Vexx was a Mario 64 port. Lol. ROFLMFAO
@Theybo2
2 ай бұрын
Be quiet Betterhelp advertisement, new Tarks Gauntlet video is talking.
@doggobunni
Ай бұрын
I was very excited to see this video after hearing you mention the game before, glad I got to learn about it. I might try it out if I get the chance. I agree about not needing every game to be revolutionary, people should give the unremarkable games a chance more often. You might just find a game considered average by many that ends up appealing perfectly to your unique personal tastes and becoming one of your new favorites. At least that's definitely happened for me with games like Senran Kagura (how I discovered your channel a couple years back!) and more recently with another PS2 era action platformer called Whiplash. I remember playing the demo a lot on my dad's PS2 as a kid, and I only just got to play it fully in the past year after rediscovering Jampack demo discs (could only play on emulator unfortunately).
@TarksGauntlet
Ай бұрын
This whiplash game looks so goofy! I love it. Also, it's Crystal Dynamics? So weird seeing this from them considering where they ended up.
@jurtheorc8117
Ай бұрын
I agree with this statement *very* strongly. It's stupid to want every game by every studio or developer to want to "PUSH THE LIMITS" or something. Even worse if it gets described as "the industry" as a whole. Developers have their own journeys of understanding, skill, failures and successes and the like to go through. Give 'em a chance based on what they have to offer on their own. There may be more to remark (positively, negatively or otherwise) than one may expect. Especially if, like you said, it aligns well with one's personal tastes. For another good 3D platformer type adventure, I can warmly recommend Kya: Dark Lineage. Kya as such doesn't have many innate platforming abilities, but throughout the game you come across little bits and segments of different platforming styles and *very* light stealth & puzzles. - Wall climbing - Wind gliding - Board sliding - Animal riding - And sydiving On top of this, there's a surprisingly in-depth combat system for a 3D platformer type game. Some have described it as being like a mini-Tekken. You start off with some kick-and-punch combos, some of which have properties like a simple three-hit punch, hitting low twice really quickly, two hits before leading into an uppercut, a low kick into an uppercut and then kicking away the enemy, etc. Then you gain expanded kick moves such as leg sweeps and double backflip kicks, depending where you hold the joystick. After that comes the Grabs, which differ depending on where you stand relative to the enemy, you get moves where you grab their tails to again kick them away or use them as a flail, you can jump over their shoulders to get behind them or onto them to send them careening into their allies, and more. The enemies aren't dumb punching bags either. There's three main types and different subtypes, and learn at different speeds what moves you use the most and will block accordingly. Higher ranks and subtypes learn quicker than others. So you have to switch up your moves, or reposition yourself, or use a grab (hard counter to blocking). But enemies can also perform special grabs on you if *you* block for a long time. For more recent titles, can warmly recommend the likes of Clash: Artifacts of Chaos (Zeno Clash prequel), Cookie Cutter, and Soulstice (character action/hack-and-slash type game, like Darksiders, DMC and stuff). Cookie Cutter especially applies in this context. The lead dev has a philosophy of "Fetish no fashion"-- not referring to a sexual fetish, but to make that what really appeals to you. He fully knew how niche it would be, proverbially fought tooth and nail to find a publisher that would not try to exert influence over the project, and still went on a pretty big journey of about six years to make a good game. To make something not better, not worse, but different, hoping that it will still reach many people. He's got more planned too and i'm very excited for it.
@doggobunni
Ай бұрын
@@TarksGauntlet Heh yeah I didn't fully realize same folks as both Gex and newer Tomb Raider of all things, pretty interesting
@doggobunni
Ай бұрын
@@jurtheorc8117 Thanks for the recs, never heard of these before, gonna look more into them!
@Daniel5Wolf
2 ай бұрын
Got the "Vexx and Reia booby thumbnail". Loved the game, but man was it long ago.
@Fast_Travel_Gamer
2 ай бұрын
This video was unremarkable, but I love it!
@dcloud3791
2 ай бұрын
VEXX!!! I loved this era of Platformers
@TarksGauntlet
2 ай бұрын
There was a charming chaos to this era.
@jurtheorc8117
2 ай бұрын
My own favourite was Kya: Dark Lineage.
@penetrantcathect
Ай бұрын
Vexx is an underrated masterpiece. It kinda bugs me how everyone says that it's just a Mario 64 clone. Nobody is really saying that shit to a souls like for some reason.
@TarksGauntlet
Ай бұрын
For the longest time "soulslike" and "Souls-clones" were kind of both in use. You used to hear it a lot more. Structure-wise Vexx is very similar to Mario 64 but I like vexx's stage design and objectives a lot more.
@thezeddy
2 ай бұрын
Unremarkable but loved just like my childr...i mean your channel
@Nitsua2107
2 ай бұрын
100 bullets looked pretty cool
@Criticmasterz
Ай бұрын
Vexx demo or early prototype needs to be dumped ong also 100bullets demo too.
@TarksGauntlet
Ай бұрын
One vexx demo has been dumped and you can find it on Internet Archive. I used some footage of it in this video during the development section, but sadly there's no dumps of the really early versions with the interconnected world's
@Criticmasterz
Ай бұрын
@@TarksGauntlet that's unfortunate man I wish someone can develop a fangame from the early build tbh
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