@@codygreyeyes1610 i was introduced to bof3 just after this and me and my best friend had the best time going through that game. Garr sticks out in my mind the most from that game.
*happy sigh* Wild Arms 1... my second (but first quality) PS1 RPG. This was one of the first games I replayed on an RP2+. I couldn't believe how keen my nostalgia for this game was, and probably still is. The look of the world map, flow of characters when running (totally agree on how fun that is), the transcendent music... but, weirdly, everything for me takes a backseat to the sound of picking up an item. That sound effect was like a long, sweet hug. It's like if a sparkling star tweeted like a bird, coming quickly to rest in my palm. Something that really surprised me was how heavily Ennio Morricone's music inspired Naruke for this soundtrack. The world map theme is basically a bouncier, more driving version of Ecstasy of Gold. I didn't know that as a kid. Apparently Naruke was/is really into spaghetti westerns, and their soundscapes directly influenced her work in this game. It's very hard to choose a favorite song. But I imagine that the overworld theme, the game's intro theme, or Adlehyde's town theme are strong contenders. There's also a song called "A Sorrowful Separation" that always called to me as a kid. It's only a 15 or so second loop, but that song exemplifies the feeling, which I think this game introduced me to, of the determination to face one's fate, no matter the cost or challenge involved. On my replay, I was surprised as how little screen time this song receives, and the point in the narrative it accompanied didn't match up with my inflated impression of it. But I still carry it close to my heart.
thank you for making this. this is my all-time favorite jrpg, something i've replayed once a year since release. having played the rest of the series, i felt like 3 was the only one to come close to how good this was. the franchise had a really, really strong start. i look forward to armed fantasia
Lmao the married scene with "Don't be a menace to South Central while drinking your juice in the hood" is a freaking classic. "MESSAGE" great reference lmao. Sub earned. Keep up the great work.
I love love love Wild ARMs! Great casual game, great speedrun game, phenomenal music and 2D art. I had no clue about some of the connections between Wild ARMs and other games before, like Ziekfried and Nightmare. I'm very happy that you also included the JP version's credit song in the end of the video too, as I suspect many Western fans of the game hadn't heard it before. I would love to see retrospectives on the other WA games. Thank you for this retrospective. My favorite tracks, even though they're basically all fantastic: Into the Wilderness (intro theme) Wh-what? (Zed's Theme) Waterside Where Migratory Birds Gather (one of the town songs) To the End of the Wilderness (ending song that starts when Cecilia meets back up with Jack and Rudy) Some other secrets in the game: If you bomb the Save Bird in Surf village, all the chickens there move towards the player, in a seeming homage to Zelda. Relatedly, in Cecilia's bedroom in Adelhyde, there's a doll on her bookshelf that bears a striking resemblance to Link. There's a hidden Cecilia dance after battles. It happens rarely, but after a combat Cecilia has a small chance to do a different victory pose where she dances.
@@chrisdiokno5600 no idea what that is but it just got added to my list The potential is there though. If an indie studio were to pick this concept up with modern design they'd make millions. So much untapped crossover between ronin and cowboys - they're effectively the same archetype so the game would resonate in both the east and west. Yet no one made anything else besides Dark Cloud and maybe Azure Dreams but even then that's stretching Idk if it's a shame or a blessing though bc look at the industry today destroying all the great IPs like FF7 Hard to say tbh
Talk about bringing me back. This was actually the first PS1 RPG I ever got, and fell in love with it completely. I think it was the first RPG I 100%'d too. Loved everything about this game. Alter Code F was a nice attempt at remaking it, but sadly it just couldn't compare to the original.
When i saw the length I expected it to cover most of the series.... honestly I was pretty pumped when I figured out it was only on the first one. Loved the video! I'll have to try to play the rest of the series one day. But the original always had a soft spot in my heart
Amazing video guys. Your love and enjoyment of the source material really shines through, as it does with your other videos. I appreciate the hard work and time that goes into make longer videos. Outstanding job. I did click off at the spoiler section; I will come back once I finish the game. Keep up the great work, I enjoy the content you guys produce.
Thanks a lot dude, really appreciate all the kind words and of course your continued support with the channel. Whenever you get around to finishing Wild Arms I hope you enjoy your time with it, in my opinion it has a very great and memorable ending.
The GOAT PSX game in my opinion. It wasn't the first RPG I ever played, but it's the one that's had the longest lasting impact on me. You definitely did it justice! Please cover WA2 next! Your content is awesome.
Your video single handedly made me play this game. I've never played it before, and still somewhat at the beginning , but i'm loving so far. Thanks for creating such great content.
Man I can't express with words how much i enjoyed your retrospective about the first game of the series 😍Your opinions about its gameplay , characters , villains , story etc is so on point !! You get two extra points for the way you summarised your whole journey and discerned its core themes (hope , love , courage & desire) and last but not least for the inclusion of your cat , which is the definition of cuteness overload 😻It goes without saying that we want more retrospectives from the Wild Arms franchise !!!
Ah thank you for all the kind words, really appreciate that and glad to hear you enjoyed the video! More Wild Arms content will definitely come out in the future, will likely cover some other games first though!
Beat it for the first time recently. I honestly loved the basic crusty 3d battle graphics, it resulted in some odd/grotesque monsters and i love the little colored triangles that pop out once you hit an enemy.
I have barely started the video, but I am so excited. The first game is one of my favourite games of all time and introduced me to one of my favourite composers! I appreciate the game more now although I loved it when I was younger.
It’s an absolute classic for sure and the music is timeless. Like you, I also appreciate it more now than I ever did before. Hope you enjoyed the video!
Thank you for this wonderful retrospective! Wild ARMS holds a special place in my heart also with the wild west setting, the great music and characters, so I'm glad there's folks like you that makes a whole production of your passion for it! I hope you get 'carried' away more often.
Ayeeee glad to see my tune made it into the vid! Excited to watch this after I finish watching some UFC fights. Just started Wild Arms 3 myself so maybe I'll get to cover it soon too!
@@PS1Fan1991 you know, I have never played a WA game... But I looked up the music when they asked me to make an instrumental for the video. It was hard to pick a song to sample! Excited to play some WA for my channel at some point. I just picked up WA3 on a PSN sale so maybe not far off.
@@thegamersician I am happy to see that more people get to listen to the work of Michiko Naruke! She is an amazing composer and I am glad to see that she is working on Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes and Armed Fantasia: Into the Wilderness.
The track in the secret Jack origin screen is so fucking amazing. It still gives me goosebumps. I'm glad they did it secret. Sometimes doing things too direct lacks creativity. Also the best JRPG ending by far. Maybe Chrono Trigger is close.
When I first played it in '97, I was not able to fully complete the game for a couple of years. In 1998, I was able to 100% complete the game and I was in tears once the credits rolled. I was so invested in the story that I felt for these characters, especially the Golem.
What a great in depth video! I love you guys perspective and the editing is amazing as always! Also it was awesome to meet you guys this past weekend! Peace!!
Thanks man, it was great to meet you too! Definitely did not expect to meet anyone who watches the channel so that was very cool. Maybe we’ll see you around at some cons again in the future! Be sure to come say what’s up if you see us
@@GamingBroductions For sure! I hope so man. If we happen to meet again I’ll have to buy you guys a coffee or something. Thanks for these awesome videos guys
i absolutely LOVEd this game -- huge huge part of my childhood. Great review! I'm surprised I didn't see a video on Alundra in your video list, since in my opinion it had a few similarities to Wild Arms that also grabbed my attention.
This came out when i was a kid. I remember mowing 3 Yards in a day to be able to buy this game. And how happy i was to get it that night afterwards. Still an amazing game!!!
Take a shot every time he says "I'll talk more about that later." Edit: Man, thanks for reminding me how much I loved this game. Great vid! Now I just need to find a gap in the backlog to revisit.
This video is already out for 19 hours and the complete retrospective of Wild Arms 2 is not yet available!? Come on! Excellent video, did not knew anything about the story of this game and i am glad i finally have some hindsight.
Huzzah! Thank you for making this video. I got lucky and stumbled onto this shortly after release, on sale, and this video brought up all the good memories. Wild ARMS is definitely one of those series that needs to get more love; amazing soundtrack, straightforward but involving story, gameplay that does a little more without being overly complicated.
I have only had the privilege to play this game once (and none of the sequels), yet it won a place in my heart as a unique rpg experience. The battle system took me awhile, since I am quite invested into Legends of Heroes (the trails games), Tales franchise, and Final Fantasy. Yet there is just something about this game that sticks with you!
Fun fact: the person who wrote the script for some of these games, Akifumi Kaneko, went on as a script writer for the anime Symphogear. In fact, Symphogear has a few parallels with Wild Arms despite one being a Wild West RPG and the other being an magical girl anime with heavy tokusatsu/metal hero elements
Underrated series. If I remember, there were also wild west scenario lands in other older home computer games but this seems to be the first complete wild west one.
I only recently found out this was a video game series. Up until this point in my life, for about 15-18 years, I only knew about Wild Arms TV. I love that anime a lot.
I remember this one getting hyped up back in the day so i finally played it recently and i loved it. Gonna play 2 and 3 eventually too. Also bad ass that you mentioned Legend of Legaia. One of my faves.
I grew up seeing my dad play Grandia, Wild Arms and Legend of Legaia. I've finished playing Grandia multiple times and it's easily my favorite, but never ended up finishing Wild Arms because by the time I tried, our copy would freeze (right around when they are in Jane's village and Rudy is on the bridge with Jane and the boss enemy comes up). I would love to replay it if it ever gets on the switch or something :D That being said, I absolutely love the soundtrack. It's honestly my go to soundtrack to relax, or to write stories on. Even trying to play the Town theme on my violin :D
Tony's family were pretty thankful as well and his dad blamed himself for what happened. Treasure Hunter and his snarky little animal companion going on adventures together? See (Jing: Kind of Bandits).
The WA series is probably one of my favorite series of all time, though I feel like the first and second were probably the best in the series in my opinion. The first game having a mix of all of these different cultures really made the three heroes more interesting, while the later games felt like they were all just.. Western.
I had fun with the first game, the intro was cool for the time, the sprites were legit. I remember I wasn’t that fond of the 3D transition during battles though. Hey have you ever played Metal Saga on PS2? I have a feeling you would have liked that! Open world RPG, I had a blast. Ahead of it’s time!
@@GamingBroductions I had a Problem when i got the Ship with the Navigation. Yes you get a map but that is also a secret and the map some folks say is useless too...
Wild Arms 1 had a profound impact on me. My username and online handle are from it. The intro song was the first bookmarked video I had on UA-cam. I still go back and play it, I still have a working physical disc here and was literally thinking I should play it again this morning before YT recommended this video to me. I consider Wild Arms to be in my personal top 2 games of all time, fighting eternally with The Legend of Dragoon, but they are good in different ways so I don't think either will ever win. xD
Great video, watched all hour and 30 of it despite thinking "Damn that is way too long...", welp what else do I have to do on a Sunday? I first played Wild Arms when going over to a brother's friend's house as a kid and seeing it and Star Ocean 2, both of which had a huge impact on me. When he eventually let us borrow the game, I played it through completely and loved every second of it. Being from the south west of the US I've always had a fascination with the wild west and love just about everything about it; it is somehow nostalgic and familiar. My only gripes with the game now are that the battles feel like they can drag due to how long some of the animations are and how slowly they can play out due to the dramatic camera angles; this is alleviated with fast forward in an emulator thankfully. Having played through 2 and 3 in the series I can also say that I don't really like the aesthetic of the character sprites and models in game and in cutscenes, especially in comparison to those two. That being said: I know it was an early PS1 game and is a product of it's time so I cannot give it much guff (I'll save that for how they look in Alter code f). If this game ever comes up as a topic in conversation I always bring up hat it is fine as a RPG, but is absolutely incredible as a soundtrack, which is something I say about Chrono Cross as well. I can listen to the ost any time of the day and just enjoy every second of it; it's just that damn good! The aforementioned friend had the strategy guide for the game and I ended up with it in my possession for a ridiculously long time, so much so that the whole thing fell apart at one point and all I saved was the awesome centerfold picture of the Jack, Rudy, and Cecilia fighting Berserk which adorned my wall for quite some time (albeit quite raggedy and taped in the middle lol). Hope you get around to doing retrospectives on the rest of the games. I'd definitely love to see a Wild Arms 3 one.
I think you surpassed yourselves with this one! You put so much passion and this retrospective really made feel like going back to my old Wild Arms save and wander around its magical world. I really appreciate your work and I also love that videos are getting longer! I have a question for you: did you have the chance of meeting Doomsday during your playthroughs? It's supposed to be a very rare random encounter and I remember bumping into it in Malduke. That thing was so tough I was shocked it wasn't a boss but just a regular monster lol. I also found very few information about this enemy online so I guess that most players didn't even meet it once because of its very low encouter rate
Just came across this video, and sadly with how late it is, I need to get to bed. Also because I am tired. I will watch this later. I played Wild Arms as a kid, it was a hand down that I got from a friend of my dads, along with other games (FFVII among them) and my first PS1. As much as I loved FFVII, I got so stupidly confused about it telling me to insert the 2nd disc. I had all the discs, but I was stupid. So I moved onto playing Wild Arms. I enjoyed the art and feel of the game a lot. And I wish I could remember the story. But I did play each characters intros like 20 times before I figured out that I needed to pick them up with another character. Mind you, me stupid. But I had a lot of fun replaying those same sections. Until I finally learned to progress. Still don't fully understand the unlock/learn magic system as well as I should.
I've waited an hour 25 to see a gorgeous cat hahaha. Just kidding. I loved the video, love wild arms but never finished it, thia video brought me great memories and filled some gaps. Wonderful video as always.
The wild arms OVA-tier anime intro is up there with Alundra as the best on the PS1. Like Alundra, I was disappointed when I finally played the games and realised they were JUST intros. Somehow I'd got it into my head that these games would have anime cutscenes in the same way that Final Fantasy had FMV cutscenes. Hell, Alundra's intro shows scenes from throughout the game. Maybe I was naive, but I thought they were clips taken from full animated scenes from later in the game. How cool would that have been...
C....can I get a hug for the closure you gave me on the *Book Puzzle* in De la metalica and how it traumatized my younger brother and I for *MONTHS?* I ALWAYS wondered if we were the only ones with that experience (3rd world country, no dedicated strategy guides were around and few folk bothered to play this game) We started the game over wondering what we missed thinking we left out an item...look...Bro...bring it in man... This one of those Military PTSD, P.O.W. kinda hugs where you just dam *WEEP* 😅😅😅 (God I hated that puzzle)
love you guys' videos! wild arms 1 is one of my old school favorites. Last time I played it was via emulation on an old smart phone (mostly on the toilet) still slapped!! so i enjoyed getting a sweet reminder of this fantastic game without having to dump 60 hours of my life into ANOTHER toilet, if you catch my drift 🥸
This game baffled me when I figured out one day that it contains clues to every one of its secrets. If you actually read all the books and stuff, you might not need a guide, well, except that one treasure chest and story puzzle at one point, I could not solve that one. But in general I loved this one more than FF 7. I felt the characters had more personality growth than most FF games.
I know you rip on the 3D graphics, but I actually really like them. They are very similar to Shining Force 3 and other early 3D games. I love how basic they are, yet they still have that "chibi" vibe.
The original Wild Arms has a very memorable intro musical sequence.
One of the best in the genre for sure
@@GamingBroductions I never knew the intro was done by Madhouse until I watched this video. Amazing!
I remember Wild Arms, and Soul Blade being two of the "must see" game intros of the time.
@@Naedlus Chrono Cross is up there too
I still play the game to this day. Also the into music is in on of my playlists in my car.
I played this game last year and from then on became one of my favorites of all time.. This opening is iconic
No retrospective has made me want to play a game more than this one has. Truly exceptionally well done🎉
It is a good one. Wild ARMs was very memorable.
This is the game that got me into jrpg's right here! 😊
That’s awesome, it’s definitely a great intro RPG!
Also, R.I.P my brother Eric Greenler who played through and enjoyed this with me. Great, great times!
It was Breath of Fire for me. Love that game
@@codygreyeyes1610 i was introduced to bof3 just after this and me and my best friend had the best time going through that game. Garr sticks out in my mind the most from that game.
Totally agree this game, mario and the 7 stars and chrono triggers was my first ever rpg experience.
*happy sigh* Wild Arms 1... my second (but first quality) PS1 RPG. This was one of the first games I replayed on an RP2+. I couldn't believe how keen my nostalgia for this game was, and probably still is. The look of the world map, flow of characters when running (totally agree on how fun that is), the transcendent music... but, weirdly, everything for me takes a backseat to the sound of picking up an item. That sound effect was like a long, sweet hug. It's like if a sparkling star tweeted like a bird, coming quickly to rest in my palm.
Something that really surprised me was how heavily Ennio Morricone's music inspired Naruke for this soundtrack. The world map theme is basically a bouncier, more driving version of Ecstasy of Gold. I didn't know that as a kid. Apparently Naruke was/is really into spaghetti westerns, and their soundscapes directly influenced her work in this game.
It's very hard to choose a favorite song. But I imagine that the overworld theme, the game's intro theme, or Adlehyde's town theme are strong contenders. There's also a song called "A Sorrowful Separation" that always called to me as a kid. It's only a 15 or so second loop, but that song exemplifies the feeling, which I think this game introduced me to, of the determination to face one's fate, no matter the cost or challenge involved. On my replay, I was surprised as how little screen time this song receives, and the point in the narrative it accompanied didn't match up with my inflated impression of it. But I still carry it close to my heart.
thank you for making this. this is my all-time favorite jrpg, something i've replayed once a year since release. having played the rest of the series, i felt like 3 was the only one to come close to how good this was. the franchise had a really, really strong start. i look forward to armed fantasia
The cutscene you get when loitering on the title screen is also really really great. The score for that scene is also fantastic.
My favourite game since its release, thanks for covering.
It’s a classic for sure. Thanks for watching
Lmao the married scene with "Don't be a menace to South Central while drinking your juice in the hood" is a freaking classic. "MESSAGE" great reference lmao. Sub earned. Keep up the great work.
Well you know, I guess its time to finish WIld Arms 1. Wonderful video, always been a fan of this series. The OST and opening videos are incredible.
Your channel has become one of my favorite JRPG channel. Brings back my childhood. Keep up the awesome work.
I love love love Wild ARMs! Great casual game, great speedrun game, phenomenal music and 2D art. I had no clue about some of the connections between Wild ARMs and other games before, like Ziekfried and Nightmare. I'm very happy that you also included the JP version's credit song in the end of the video too, as I suspect many Western fans of the game hadn't heard it before. I would love to see retrospectives on the other WA games. Thank you for this retrospective.
My favorite tracks, even though they're basically all fantastic:
Into the Wilderness (intro theme)
Wh-what? (Zed's Theme)
Waterside Where Migratory Birds Gather (one of the town songs)
To the End of the Wilderness (ending song that starts when Cecilia meets back up with Jack and Rudy)
Some other secrets in the game:
If you bomb the Save Bird in Surf village, all the chickens there move towards the player, in a seeming homage to Zelda.
Relatedly, in Cecilia's bedroom in Adelhyde, there's a doll on her bookshelf that bears a striking resemblance to Link.
There's a hidden Cecilia dance after battles. It happens rarely, but after a combat Cecilia has a small chance to do a different victory pose where she dances.
Wild Arms is so unique for being wild west themed
It's a basically untapped market
I know right? Only other one I can think of is the Wild West level in Live A Live@@SaintJames14
@@chrisdiokno5600 no idea what that is but it just got added to my list
The potential is there though. If an indie studio were to pick this concept up with modern design they'd make millions. So much untapped crossover between ronin and cowboys - they're effectively the same archetype so the game would resonate in both the east and west.
Yet no one made anything else besides Dark Cloud and maybe Azure Dreams but even then that's stretching
Idk if it's a shame or a blessing though bc look at the industry today destroying all the great IPs like FF7
Hard to say tbh
Talk about bringing me back. This was actually the first PS1 RPG I ever got, and fell in love with it completely. I think it was the first RPG I 100%'d too. Loved everything about this game. Alter Code F was a nice attempt at remaking it, but sadly it just couldn't compare to the original.
When i saw the length I expected it to cover most of the series.... honestly I was pretty pumped when I figured out it was only on the first one. Loved the video!
I'll have to try to play the rest of the series one day. But the original always had a soft spot in my heart
This game and Lunar SSSC were my childhood. The red balloon at the festival and Celia with the golem at the end always make me cry
Amazing video guys. Your love and enjoyment of the source material really shines through, as it does with your other videos. I appreciate the hard work and time that goes into make longer videos. Outstanding job. I did click off at the spoiler section; I will come back once I finish the game.
Keep up the great work, I enjoy the content you guys produce.
Thanks a lot dude, really appreciate all the kind words and of course your continued support with the channel.
Whenever you get around to finishing Wild Arms I hope you enjoy your time with it, in my opinion it has a very great and memorable ending.
Pretty indepth I didn't even know about the cameo about Vash in the 2nd game. Great job man, love your long form vids.
The GOAT PSX game in my opinion. It wasn't the first RPG I ever played, but it's the one that's had the longest lasting impact on me. You definitely did it justice! Please cover WA2 next! Your content is awesome.
Your video single handedly made me play this game. I've never played it before, and still somewhat at the beginning , but i'm loving so far. Thanks for creating such great content.
Man I can't express with words how much i enjoyed your retrospective about the first game of the series 😍Your opinions about its gameplay , characters , villains , story etc is so on point !! You get two extra points for the way you summarised your whole journey and discerned its core themes (hope , love , courage & desire) and last but not least for the inclusion of your cat , which is the definition of cuteness overload 😻It goes without saying that we want more retrospectives from the Wild Arms franchise !!!
Ah thank you for all the kind words, really appreciate that and glad to hear you enjoyed the video! More Wild Arms content will definitely come out in the future, will likely cover some other games first though!
Beat it for the first time recently. I honestly loved the basic crusty 3d battle graphics, it resulted in some odd/grotesque monsters and i love the little colored triangles that pop out once you hit an enemy.
I have barely started the video, but I am so excited. The first game is one of my favourite games of all time and introduced me to one of my favourite composers! I appreciate the game more now although I loved it when I was younger.
It’s an absolute classic for sure and the music is timeless. Like you, I also appreciate it more now than I ever did before. Hope you enjoyed the video!
Thank you for this wonderful retrospective! Wild ARMS holds a special place in my heart also with the wild west setting, the great music and characters, so I'm glad there's folks like you that makes a whole production of your passion for it! I hope you get 'carried' away more often.
The first RPG that introduced me to RPGs. I remember watching my older bro play through Wild Arms. Watching this and FF8 is how it all started for me
I would love a retrospective on the rest of the Wild ARMS games! Excellent job on this one
Ayeeee glad to see my tune made it into the vid!
Excited to watch this after I finish watching some UFC fights. Just started Wild Arms 3 myself so maybe I'll get to cover it soon too!
Wild Arms 3 has amazing music!
@@PS1Fan1991 you know, I have never played a WA game... But I looked up the music when they asked me to make an instrumental for the video. It was hard to pick a song to sample!
Excited to play some WA for my channel at some point. I just picked up WA3 on a PSN sale so maybe not far off.
Thanks again for providing that dude! Chill vibes for sure 👌 WA3 is dope so hope you enjoy that one!
@@GamingBroductions you got it big homie! Any time 💪🏾
@@thegamersician I am happy to see that more people get to listen to the work of Michiko Naruke! She is an amazing composer and I am glad to see that she is working on Eiyuden Chronicles: Hundred Heroes and Armed Fantasia: Into the Wilderness.
The track in the secret Jack origin screen is so fucking amazing. It still gives me goosebumps. I'm glad they did it secret. Sometimes doing things too direct lacks creativity. Also the best JRPG ending by far. Maybe Chrono Trigger is close.
One of the greatest RPG openings/intro songs of all time.
When I first played it in '97, I was not able to fully complete the game for a couple of years. In 1998, I was able to 100% complete the game and I was in tears once the credits rolled. I was so invested in the story that I felt for these characters, especially the Golem.
What a great in depth video!
I love you guys perspective and the editing is amazing as always!
Also it was awesome to meet you guys this past weekend! Peace!!
Thanks man, it was great to meet you too! Definitely did not expect to meet anyone who watches the channel so that was very cool. Maybe we’ll see you around at some cons again in the future! Be sure to come say what’s up if you see us
@@GamingBroductions For sure! I hope so man. If we happen to meet again I’ll have to buy you guys a coffee or something. Thanks for these awesome videos guys
i absolutely LOVEd this game -- huge huge part of my childhood. Great review! I'm surprised I didn't see a video on Alundra in your video list, since in my opinion it had a few similarities to Wild Arms that also grabbed my attention.
Great video! One of my absolute favorites growing up. April of '97 was great, Alundra and Wild ARMs. PS1 RPGs always will be my favorite.
Thank you! Agree with you there, PS1 RPGs are my favorite as well
Alundra and Wild Arms Two absolutely gorgeous 2D experiences and both have god tier Ost.
This came out when i was a kid. I remember mowing 3 Yards in a day to be able to buy this game. And how happy i was to get it that night afterwards. Still an amazing game!!!
This is a pro video Bro! Wild arms had a nasty encounter rate!
Take a shot every time he says "I'll talk more about that later."
Edit: Man, thanks for reminding me how much I loved this game. Great vid! Now I just need to find a gap in the backlog to revisit.
I want all of the wild arms games! This was great.
This video is already out for 19 hours and the complete retrospective of Wild Arms 2 is not yet available!?
Come on!
Excellent video, did not knew anything about the story of this game and i am glad i finally have some hindsight.
I legit want that Beyond the Beyond retrospective! Oh, and definitely more Wild ARMs 💕
I would love to cover all the PS1 RPGs at some point!
@@GamingBroductions And I’ll gladly watch every single episode!
Huzzah! Thank you for making this video. I got lucky and stumbled onto this shortly after release, on sale, and this video brought up all the good memories. Wild ARMS is definitely one of those series that needs to get more love; amazing soundtrack, straightforward but involving story, gameplay that does a little more without being overly complicated.
Yes please do other Wild Arms!!! My nostalgia for it is tied with Wild Arms 3. Id love to see that. Great retrospective video
I have only had the privilege to play this game once (and none of the sequels), yet it won a place in my heart as a unique rpg experience. The battle system took me awhile, since I am quite invested into Legends of Heroes (the trails games), Tales franchise, and Final Fantasy. Yet there is just something about this game that sticks with you!
Fun fact: the person who wrote the script for some of these games, Akifumi Kaneko, went on as a script writer for the anime Symphogear. In fact, Symphogear has a few parallels with Wild Arms despite one being a Wild West RPG and the other being an magical girl anime with heavy tokusatsu/metal hero elements
Underrated series. If I remember, there were also wild west scenario lands in other older home computer games but this seems to be the first complete wild west one.
Dude this was definitely worth the wait!!!
Glad to hear so, thank you!
I only recently found out this was a video game series. Up until this point in my life, for about 15-18 years, I only knew about Wild Arms TV. I love that anime a lot.
Damn, that's a pretty in-depth review you did and one of the best I've seen on UA-cam. Kudos.
That really means a lot, thank you.
Thank you man : )
Got a huge smile on my face all along ^^
One of my best memories
Came here for the Wild Arms, stayed for the Last Dragon reference! Thanks for putting your time into this. Great retrospective!
I can't even like this enough. My first rpg game as a kid and its stuck with me since then
Great video. My first encounter with the hair cutting trope was in Princess Mononoke!
The Book is referring to The Necronomicon - Cecilia’s Ultimate Tome.
Bro, I literally cried watching this. As you can see by my nickname... This is my favorite game ever.
I really love this game! Thanks for the review. Brought back fond memories
I remember this one getting hyped up back in the day so i finally played it recently and i loved it. Gonna play 2 and 3 eventually too. Also bad ass that you mentioned Legend of Legaia. One of my faves.
I grew up seeing my dad play Grandia, Wild Arms and Legend of Legaia. I've finished playing Grandia multiple times and it's easily my favorite, but never ended up finishing Wild Arms because by the time I tried, our copy would freeze (right around when they are in Jane's village and Rudy is on the bridge with Jane and the boss enemy comes up). I would love to replay it if it ever gets on the switch or something :D That being said, I absolutely love the soundtrack. It's honestly my go to soundtrack to relax, or to write stories on. Even trying to play the Town theme on my violin :D
Legendary 1996
Excellent retrospective about this incredible classic!!!
So excited to watch this! Thanks as always.
No problem, hope you enjoy it when you get around to it!
I believe The Book of Khema is referring to the Necronomicon that you can only get from De La Metalica
Ah, that is a good assumption. I wonder if that was just a mistranslation error then
Amazing retrospective I’ve loved the game since it came it and I love the review as well. Great job!!!
Never did get to play this as a kid, but I'm definitely looking forward to Armed Fantasia! Was great to see what this game was about.
Tony's family were pretty thankful as well and his dad blamed himself for what happened.
Treasure Hunter and his snarky little animal companion going on adventures together? See (Jing: Kind of Bandits).
Madhouse, what a great studio.
Emma is my favorite character for how stupidly funny some of her dialogue and schemes are
The WA series is probably one of my favorite series of all time, though I feel like the first and second were probably the best in the series in my opinion. The first game having a mix of all of these different cultures really made the three heroes more interesting, while the later games felt like they were all just.. Western.
I had fun with the first game, the intro was cool for the time, the sprites were legit. I remember I wasn’t that fond of the 3D transition during battles though. Hey have you ever played Metal Saga on PS2? I have a feeling you would have liked that! Open world RPG, I had a blast. Ahead of it’s time!
Love this video!! I miss wildarms. My first wild arms was actually 3 I own it in every version I could get. My fav song is the basic town music
Thank you! WA3 is awesome too, I played that one a lot growing up. Love how it fully embraced the western aesthetic more than ever
Really enjoyed this retrospective. Hoping you do more wild arms games
Thank you. We plan to for sure, just will likely cover some other games first to spread the love
Playing through the series presently and I would definitely say the enjoyment factor is still there same as when I bought it .
I love how the length of your intros are basically a full length video. lol
I started playing this game and love it. Love all the characters, the music, story and the Arms system. Ps1 has best rpgs
One of my Favorite Games on the PS1 and i still have to finish it... but so far i really love it :)
The ending is truly great! Highly recommend finishing it if you ever get the chance
@@GamingBroductions I had a Problem when i got the Ship with the Navigation. Yes you get a map but that is also a secret and the map some folks say is useless too...
Beyond the Beyond was another fantastic early-ps1 jrpg with some new mechanics and a great story
Wild Arms 2 is one of the most underrated stories in RPG history.
Wild Arms 1 had a profound impact on me. My username and online handle are from it. The intro song was the first bookmarked video I had on UA-cam. I still go back and play it, I still have a working physical disc here and was literally thinking I should play it again this morning before YT recommended this video to me. I consider Wild Arms to be in my personal top 2 games of all time, fighting eternally with The Legend of Dragoon, but they are good in different ways so I don't think either will ever win. xD
Bro! Another beautiful choice. Arigatou!!
No problem, thanks for watching!
I'm sorry, but "Rudy Roughnight" is the best pawn star name I've ever heard lol
If this comment is too lewd, just say and I'll remove it with no worries
No need to remove it because it’s the absolute truth lol
@@GamingBroductions Ha ha, fair enough. I didn't know if it negatively affects the algorithm.
It's one of my favorite games of all times, right next to Azure Dreams, another Amazing PS1 game. (Which sadly not many know about.)
Great video, watched all hour and 30 of it despite thinking "Damn that is way too long...", welp what else do I have to do on a Sunday? I first played Wild Arms when going over to a brother's friend's house as a kid and seeing it and Star Ocean 2, both of which had a huge impact on me. When he eventually let us borrow the game, I played it through completely and loved every second of it. Being from the south west of the US I've always had a fascination with the wild west and love just about everything about it; it is somehow nostalgic and familiar. My only gripes with the game now are that the battles feel like they can drag due to how long some of the animations are and how slowly they can play out due to the dramatic camera angles; this is alleviated with fast forward in an emulator thankfully. Having played through 2 and 3 in the series I can also say that I don't really like the aesthetic of the character sprites and models in game and in cutscenes, especially in comparison to those two. That being said: I know it was an early PS1 game and is a product of it's time so I cannot give it much guff (I'll save that for how they look in Alter code f). If this game ever comes up as a topic in conversation I always bring up hat it is fine as a RPG, but is absolutely incredible as a soundtrack, which is something I say about Chrono Cross as well. I can listen to the ost any time of the day and just enjoy every second of it; it's just that damn good! The aforementioned friend had the strategy guide for the game and I ended up with it in my possession for a ridiculously long time, so much so that the whole thing fell apart at one point and all I saved was the awesome centerfold picture of the Jack, Rudy, and Cecilia fighting Berserk which adorned my wall for quite some time (albeit quite raggedy and taped in the middle lol).
Hope you get around to doing retrospectives on the rest of the games. I'd definitely love to see a Wild Arms 3 one.
I think you surpassed yourselves with this one! You put so much passion and this retrospective really made feel like going back to my old Wild Arms save and wander around its magical world. I really appreciate your work and I also love that videos are getting longer! I have a question for you: did you have the chance of meeting Doomsday during your playthroughs? It's supposed to be a very rare random encounter and I remember bumping into it in Malduke. That thing was so tough I was shocked it wasn't a boss but just a regular monster lol. I also found very few information about this enemy online so I guess that most players didn't even meet it once because of its very low encouter rate
Wild Arms has a special place in my heart... for being free dlc in my favorite game Soul Sacrifice lol
Just came across this video, and sadly with how late it is, I need to get to bed. Also because I am tired. I will watch this later. I played Wild Arms as a kid, it was a hand down that I got from a friend of my dads, along with other games (FFVII among them) and my first PS1. As much as I loved FFVII, I got so stupidly confused about it telling me to insert the 2nd disc. I had all the discs, but I was stupid. So I moved onto playing Wild Arms. I enjoyed the art and feel of the game a lot. And I wish I could remember the story. But I did play each characters intros like 20 times before I figured out that I needed to pick them up with another character. Mind you, me stupid. But I had a lot of fun replaying those same sections. Until I finally learned to progress. Still don't fully understand the unlock/learn magic system as well as I should.
Well done - incredible work
Thank you, really appreciate that
@@GamingBroductions It's always a pleasure checking out your content. Keep up the great stuff👍🏻
One of my all time favorite games.
This is in my top 10 RPGs
I've waited an hour 25 to see a gorgeous cat hahaha.
Just kidding. I loved the video, love wild arms but never finished it, thia video brought me great memories and filled some gaps.
Wonderful video as always.
The wild arms OVA-tier anime intro is up there with Alundra as the best on the PS1. Like Alundra, I was disappointed when I finally played the games and realised they were JUST intros. Somehow I'd got it into my head that these games would have anime cutscenes in the same way that Final Fantasy had FMV cutscenes. Hell, Alundra's intro shows scenes from throughout the game. Maybe I was naive, but I thought they were clips taken from full animated scenes from later in the game. How cool would that have been...
You should do more gameplay, great commentary!
I love this game, I love the item duplicate glitch even more
C....can I get a hug for the closure you gave me on the *Book Puzzle* in De la metalica and how it traumatized my younger brother and I for *MONTHS?*
I ALWAYS wondered if we were the only ones with that experience (3rd world country, no dedicated strategy guides were around and few folk bothered to play this game)
We started the game over wondering what we missed thinking we left out an item...look...Bro...bring it in man...
This one of those Military PTSD, P.O.W. kinda hugs where you just dam *WEEP* 😅😅😅
(God I hated that puzzle)
love you guys' videos! wild arms 1 is one of my old school favorites. Last time I played it was via emulation on an old smart phone (mostly on the toilet) still slapped!! so i enjoyed getting a sweet reminder of this fantastic game without having to dump 60 hours of my life into ANOTHER toilet, if you catch my drift 🥸
Lmao, drift caught. Appreciate you watching dude!
The 3rd one was the best, the music and story made it great.
1 and 2 for me
@@melonusk6120 I love 1, 2 and 3. Great visuals, music, story and gameplay.
2 has always been my favorite, but I love 3 as well and played it a lot growing up. I’m looking forward to eventually revisiting it
these games should be on the steam store
This game baffled me when I figured out one day that it contains clues to every one of its secrets. If you actually read all the books and stuff, you might not need a guide, well, except that one treasure chest and story puzzle at one point, I could not solve that one. But in general I loved this one more than FF 7. I felt the characters had more personality growth than most FF games.
Great review, hoping psn releases alter code f as a classic soon!
Thank you! Yeah I need to go back and revisit Alter Code F one of these days, I played that one but never actually beat it
Are you going to make the retrospective of WA 2-5? if yes, that will be great
thanks for the great video man, keep it up
1st JRPG I ever played. Absolutely loved it. I think you left out one boss, it was shaped like a house iirc. Game would crashed everytime I beat it 😅.
Nostalgic. I play this ending him. Nice rpg
This is gonna be a long one! :O
Yeah, longer than I had initially planned on for sure 😅
@@GamingBroductions Worth the effort, that was a great look back at Wild Arms! :)
I know you rip on the 3D graphics, but I actually really like them. They are very similar to Shining Force 3 and other early 3D games. I love how basic they are, yet they still have that "chibi" vibe.