I feel like this game is dying for a remake to fix the issues

I love the accuracy of the licensed cars in this, not in terms of 3D models but what would be actual regular cars in the UK in 2002: Rover 75s, Renault 5s, Saabs, Alfa 156s and Vauxhall Vectras, the latter two being family cars I grew up in, it's actually pretty cool in my opinion

I worked on both Getaway's, it's nice to see another review on it. I made a developer secrets video on this and another going through all the merch I picked up when I worked on it, if anyone is interested :) great video and thank you for doing this.

This was the game that I bought with my PS2 when it was new. The photo realism, the mocap, the cutscene work. The sense of scale... It all really blew my mind. I still think how that game made me feel has largely been unparalleled until very recently playing RDR2 on PC.

I remember getting lost until I saw the left and right blinkers.

I was just a kid back then and I remember perfectly not having the guts to pass the warehouse level, I was so scared of the game's atmosphere, what a memory..!

There's a third game in the series,  Gangs of London on the PSP,  and more recently,  The PSVR games, Playstation Worlds: The London Heist and Blood and Truth are all part of the same universe.

This game was beyond underrated. I think if they could have made a few more games and polished them, it could have been a great franchise.

The Getaway series & Gangs of London were such underrated games for a long time and it’s FINALLY getting the recognition that it deserves. Love this game

i wish this would have a modern remake because only in the getaway can you drive a regular bog standard vauxhall vectra.

I’d love a remaster. Not enough people played it when it can out and I think the interest in it now would make it a moderate success.
It’s incredible how accurate London is in this game. Some business even tried suing for featuring them without permission

I've not seen "Get Carter" But you HAVE to watch "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch" ASAP, they're fantastic films.

"The Getaway" probably suffered most by being released almost simultaneously with "GTA Vice City". Both were (and are) extraordinary pieces of work which played key roles in propelling the PS2 to becoming the largest selling console of all time (a record that it still holds today). 18 years ago videogamers (and everyone else) were far more likely to read instruction books, and so the immediacy of the first scene of "Getaway" seemed to be visionary and filmlike, not confusing or mannered. Movies do not have HUDs and so it seems logical (and brave) that the GTA model should not be copied here. "Getaway" had a very troubled gestation and certainly felt awkward in some aspects, but this was counterbalanced by a very strong story with undercurrents of racism, torture, corruption and morality, in stark contrast to the almost cartoonish culture of "Vice City". The "Sim" character of the vehicle driving in "Getaway" took time to master, but again it added to the realism of the story. The 2004 sequel "Black Monday" seemed weak, probably because the design team failed to take the concept any further in real terms and thus did not surprise the audience as they had with the original. "The Getaway" is today often regarded as a forgotten game but that does not diminish the impact it had in 2002. It made a lot of people think about what a contemporary videogame could aspire to be, and in doing so it embodied a number of false starts. But it is a game still worth playing in 2020, and the visionary attitude of its creators is certainly laudable.

The number of people who played the game a lot but never ever made it past the first mission after the chase scene

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Just want to let you know. Cut scenes are skiable (once you've watched them) you just have to hit L3 and R3 at the same time

Before me and my friend had Internet it took us ages to work out you navigate around using cars indicators as there's no map

One of my favourite games ever. It was so ahead of its time

anyone that played through this game will know the struggle of the level at 11:43
I remember that being a hard section to complete

I can relive the 2000s by driving the cars in this game and don't forget simpsons hit and run and this seems like a good bundle

12:03 nice transition