Dino Crisis Series Retrospective | An Exhaustive History and Review

Been praying for a Dino Crisis remake since RE2

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What’s crazy is that i accidentally stumbled upon your videos via listening to YouTube while i sleep and every time i wake up it if your video playing. And now your videos pop up whenever i get on YouTube or after a video is done. Great work!

I think that if a Dino Crisis remake was like Alien Isolation it would be one hell of a great game

Dino Crisis 1 was a certified classic, and Dino Crisis 2 was a worthy sequel that gets a lot of undeserved hate for being an action game instead of a horror game. I think the move from horror to action was justified, since this would be the second time Regina would face the dinosaurs and has been equipment and support this time around. The same type of survival-panic wouldn't make sense the second time around. Maybe the concept could've been executed better, but Dino Crisis 2 was still a competent and enjoyable entry in the DC franchise. DC 1 and 2 are like Alien and Aliens for me; both good movies with different tones.

My enduring memory of Dino Crisis was the first encounter with the T-Rex. So in my infinite wisdom, I employed the tactic used in Jurassic Park by standing still. Confident in my method, only to die like an utter tit.

You know this is quality when it's 2 hours long and still has a million views...

I just had the weirdest but also best experience ever. I woke up early put on a random video and fell back to sleep then this started playing and I was awake enough to understand and hear the video BUT I was asleep enough that I saw every single scene as if dreaming but also hearing the narration.

If these big companies can't come up with great new games then I'm all for remaking all these amazing classics. Dino Crises, Prince of Persia, Max Payne, The Suffering, Clock Tower etc etc. So glad Silent Hill 2 remake is coming. Just fingers crossed they don't mess it up.

Hey man! In DC2, the dinosaur from the beginning is a Tyranosaurus. That's the same one from the coliseum. You can tell because it's eye is always blown out by David's Rocket Launcher. The Giganatosaurus is the one that you fight in the Silo as Regina, and the Facility as Dillan.

I never comment on videos but it is an actual tragedy you aren't known more. A comment here for the algorithm gods! And keep making this awesome content, I love long form content like this. Gets me through the working day and teaches me all the fantastic obscure stuff I love.

As a kid, these were my absolute favorite games. I inherited my older brother’s ps1 when he got a ps2 and I played through these games dozens of times each. I did speed runs of 2, but never 1. I enjoyed the slow methodical approach, even at 9 or 10. It was the first game that made me think and plan ahead. I learned that the most efficient use of resources was to hoard supplies for poison darts rather than ammo so you can permanently put down the big bad black ones in the last third of the game and breeze through the toughest parts, and it made me feel really accomplished to handle the toughest sections like a walk in the park

I still replay DC2 from time to time. Not many people talk about the thing, but it's still one of the best actioners on the PS1 for me despite the 90s jank.

This is peak content. I've watched most of the Dino Crisis retrospectives and this is by far the best. Well researched and a very interesting structure. thank you for this.

Videos like these give me hope that, soon, Dino Crisis will slowly reach the same level of recognition that RE, SH, Shenmue, DMC, etc, once did, after only a few devoted fans kept the flame alive. And, when that day comes, I hope Capcom is listening… That recently announced Exoprimal really felt like a punch to the gut, similar to how RE6/Umbrella Corps or DMC reboot did, so I really wish more fans could step up, spread the word, and join in one voice to finally bring back this dormant franchise. This is where I get personal: Dino crisis 1 was such a shock back when it released, and it partly the game that made me further interested in survival horror, but Dino Crisis 2 was something else entirely… it was the action I loved from classic movies like Aliens, but with the coat of paint from Jurassic Park, more precisely: The Lost World… which is my favorite of the Jurassic films, alongside the classic gameplay aspects from both Dino Crisis and the newest RE games, that game became my very first addiction… I wasn’t forced into finding all the secrets, or playing it in the harder difficulties, or with a no damage score in all the levels…. No….. i WANTED to do it, and it was the very first time I felt that… I was so proud of having memorized all the Dino files locations through every playthrough, and every new replay felt different and fresh, as I kept unlocking more stuff that I kept earning, plus also getting enough points for the extra crisis mode. The game kept me hooked far after the ps1 era… I got the game (pirated sorry) on PC, then emulated on my phone, then I found an original ps1 copy, bought it on my vita, and I keep replaying and beating the game as soon as I get the chance… It’s been my one answer to: ‘’what’s your favorite game ever?’’ Since I first played it back in the early 2000’s. I dream of one day, watching a game reveal show, or an award show, and suddenly seeing that raptor paw drop in a dark room with one light in the middle, and seeing the words R E M A K E. Exoprimal’s announcement made me feel so betrayed… especially when they showed the redhead girl… I just felt like they were ready to kill it, and rework it for modern, post-fortnite audiences, and call it a day…. And I still can’t shake the feeling of sadness whenever they show more of it. Especially knowing how long it’s been… people I used to play the originals with, are either out of my life, or dead… and it depresses me greatly, feeling like I might be the only sad little nerd who still holds on to this franchise with a life saving grip, hoping that someday, I’ll see it again, and videos like these, lighten the grip a bit, as I feel I’m not the only one there… and i mean, other childhood classics came back, Resident Evil 2 and 3, Silent Hill 2, Alone in the Dark… so… maybe… one day, we’ll get to see Regina, Gail, Rick, Dr. Kirk, and the badasses from T.R.A.T David and Dylan as well as Paula back again, and maybe, even a proper third part that finally solves that mysterious DC 2 ending that has been laying dormant in my heart since I was but a tiny little kid on my way to school every week… So, I guess, what I’m trying to say is: thank you for this… you’re keeping the hope in my heart alive just by still thinking about this franchise, let alone taking this much effort to make such a detailed and fascinating video. Safe to say, you have a new subscriber. Greetings from Mexico, and now, to keep waiting… for as long as life lets me. 1:05:08 also, real quick, that wasn’t the Giganotosaurus, that’s the T-Rex, the ‘’one eyed menace’’ who chases you throughout the whole game, only to later be turned to mush by the actual final baddie, the Giga. 1:25:39 Triceratops mate, also quite possibly the same ones you saw roaming in the background earlier with their child, they go on a rampage after the poor little critter dies either by mean spirited survivors, or just caught in the crossfire. ALSO thank you for being the only person who’s given Dino Crisis 3 a proper chance… I remember being so puzzled and let down by the game’s reviews, but when I played it, I realized it wasn’t really that bad, and while the story’s only connections to DC might be the mother super computer just like Dino Stalker, the third energy and the mention of Dylan, I really was intrigued by the story and the way it slowly revealed itself. Plus the Dino mutants were beautifully designed. And I’m glad I’m not the only one who felt like thee was a slight connection between this game and Dead Space… I always described this as an early dead space with zombie dinosaurs and crazy combat.

That Republic Commando reference really hits home. It was one of my favorite FPS games growing up and it never received anything besides some books that reference the characters, which I also own l.

Amazing work! I’m looking forward to the sequel - Dino Predicament 🦕

Commenting for the engagement but also to express my excitement at hearing one of the best around talk about a series I've always been deeply curious about, but barely played.

Genuinely hoping we get more high budget dino horror within the near future 😭

Weird compliment; I love the chapter names you’ve picked. Adds a little extra spice to the experience. The little things, always remember the little things. 🤟🏻