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The Warriors

132 mentions across 44 episodes and 16 podcasts.

PS2, XB, PSP · 2005

Also found as: The Warriors, Warriors

Quotes

The Back Page · 00:04:49 - 00:07:29

Some really good insights there. A few of the core team behind Bully went on to make Sleeping Dogs, another beloved open world game that was kind of a one-off. Arguably a good candidate for one of these episodes too, Matthew. A little bit of a not forgotten gem, but just not quite, didn't quite find the audience it deserved. Of the pre-HD age of Rockstar games, It and the Warriors feel like a pair to me, and Rockstar Toronto did work on Bully 2, they were co-developers. So to start with, Matthew, do you think…

The Back Page · 00:14:44 - 00:16:31

I'd say more specifically, like the my big grief, apart from the like total lack of narrative and just how boring this world seems to me from a from a story perspective, is the combat. Like when you're fighting regular grunts, it feels quite dynasty warriors in that there's often like 20 guys, and you fight very, very efficiently. Like I'd say that there's very little friction in regular combat. And the move set, you know, once you start unlocking some extra moves, it's got quite a lot of flamboyant stuff in it.…