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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants:_Citizen_Kabuto Giants: Citizen Kabuto had base-building and Asymmetrical Multiplayer combat along with a well-told and humorous single player campaign.

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[–] Breadhax0r@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This game was so bonkers, they don't make them like this anymore. Though, they didn't really make them like that then either.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Yeah this game is absolutely one of a kind. Nothing else like it. Really funny too, with great voice acting and a wacky story!

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This game ruled. There's no way that such a fractured, insane mess of a design should ever have worked, but somehow it did. Also, genuinely funny.

[–] besmtt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Absolutely! What a wonderful game.

[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That's some awesome 2000s coverart! I want to give it a try now, I love shooters.

Edit: Shiny Entertainment guys made this? Now I definitely want to play it!

[–] Pencilnoob@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

OI, IT'S TOO HIGH UP TO REACH gestures to mesa

That game is so good I'd play it more if it wasn't hampers by extremely annoying controls. Especially the last phase, so frustrating!

It's like three different games in one!

[–] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I remember loving everything about this game except the name and the controls; truly baffling decisions there, haha.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

TIMMY

If there was ever a game that needs a remaster, it's Citizen Kabuto. I need another playthrough. It has a great polish dubbing

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Jeez, if that's Kabuto I'd hate to see Kabutops!

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I genuinely skipped it because the name was complete gibberish and signified nothing.

So many trash games around then, not worth risking you precious teenager money on something that wasn't a sure thing.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a pubescent teenager at the time, the main thing I remember is the pre-hot-coffee controversy.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

We deleted a file that deleted the top, didn't we?

(For the sake of the art ofc)

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Sounds about right to me.

I remember getting a demo of this game on a CD in a computer magazine. I thought it was super weird and the controls were impossible to figure out.

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I owned this but could never play it because my hardware was too weak. :(

I wonder if the CD is still at my mom’s house somewhere…

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

After 20 years, the CD is probably unusable. It is on GoG and Steam for like 5 bucks though