I'm two years late on this one but man, I loved these games so much and was flipping through your reacts on these as I was listening to the OSTs again. I sank so many hours into 'em. I have old memory cards somewhere that still have saves on them! I've got the OSTs, the artbooks, even some of the Japan only comics, there's so much good stuff. The one thing I think I feel sad about is that you didn't seem to see the second opening for Wild ARMs 2-- it was an entirely different vibe but the horns. God, the horns. You'd absolutely lose your goddamn mind. They still hit me like a freight train every single time.
Just note for this game, as you progress both the intro animation and its music melody changes several times. My favorite version of this song, “Advanced Wind”, is the Whistle version. That version alone fills me up with a great sense of adventure. I remember playing the demo countless times back in the day. That song and demo made me a Wild Arms fan.
Wild Arms is pretty unique for two main reasons: it's more or less the only JRPG series that takes place in a "wild west"-ish setting (lots of guns, horses, trains, bandits, deserts, and so on, though it also mixes magic and technology in), and a huge focus on puzzles in its dungeons. Sadly, the series died after Wild Arms 5 on PS2, many years ago (except for a short stint as a mobile game). I highly recommend it for fans of classic JRPGs with interesting mechanics, epic stories, and lots of side content/exploration!
There was also a tactics based game in the series for the PSP called Wild Arms XF! It was pretty neat and shared some similarities to Final Fantasy Tactics, but it was hexed based instead of square tiles. I'm sad that we've not had another Wild Arms game in so long.
I also love the puzzles. And the combat UI also looks very similar to Lufia 2. I imagine some of the same folks must have worked on it. Sadly both franchises are dead these days.
Wild Arms 3 was the high point of the series. One of my favorite JRPGs of all time, incredibly ambitious in its scope and scale, with fantastic music and a sweeping, evolving story that really felt like playing through SEVERAL seasons of an anime. Trigun is the closest thing I can think of, with similar themes and setting, and some REALLY strong characters. An HD re-release was not enough for this game: it deserves a full remake with 3D cel shading and a voice cast to do justice to its original vision.
Honestly I'm split between 3 and 4. I very much remember 4 more fondly, I've always had a hard time getting through 3. 5 was, well, it was more like a fan game that would have made a better anime - but I *_absolutely loved_* that they gave Raquel Applegate technically a canon "Good Ending" in that one 😭😭😭😭😭
Wild Arms 3 is a JRPG that's still dear to me to this day and this intro got me a little misty eyed from nostalgia. I'm glad to have the intro song surfaced in your channel.
Always thrilled to see something from Wild ARMS. I still strongly recommend you give the world map theme from Wild ARMS 1 a shot (the PS1 version, not the remake). The opening theme is also worth a listen. Wild ARMS is a JRPG that is wild west themed. Each game takes place on the increasingly desertified planet Filgaia. The sad thing is almost no RPG does Puzzles like Wild ARMS did it. Puzzles are Wild ARMS strength. Each character in the party had unique tools. For instance in WA1 Rudy had Bombs, an Item Radar, Jet Skates, and a Power Glove. Jack had his Wind-Mouse companion Hanpan (who could dash over empty gaps), a Lighter, a Grappling Hook, and a Guitar (That was needed to summon certain monsters including bosses). Cecelia had the TearDrop crystal, the Pocket Watch (which reset puzzles without leaving a room), a water vase with an endless supply of water, and a wand to talk to animals. You had to use those 12 items throughout the game to solve various puzzles. In each game, every character had a unique set of tools that were used in situations that really made you stop and think and required experimentation... Games don't have the creative puzzles like that anymore. Most are just find a switch to open a door or how do you shuffle the alternating door locks to move forward? kind of things. And to my knowledge there were only 5 games plus a tactical RPG in the WA series. There's also an Anime but it's not really very good. The title refers to ARMS or Ancient Relic MachineS. They're functionally guns made from the Metal Demon Race that invade the world a long time ago and were fought off in a war. That war also kick started the planet Filgaia slowly turning to a desert world.
Wild Arms never really got the same attention as other jrpgs, but it's so nostalgic to see this. It brings me back to renting the first one from Hollywood Video an trying to whistle along to the opening. For me, the Wild Arms series is up there with Koudelka/Shadow Hearts as series that should have gotten more love than it did.
Last time you spoke about game intros I recommended Wild Arms 2 Intro theme and I'll do it again, *the western version, without vocals,* is so good! It's an anime intro because every time you load the save, it plays. Couldn't skip, EVER.
Wild Arms is a series of Wild West themed Fantasy JRPGs spanning roughly the length of the Ps1 and Ps2 Eras. There are 5 mainline entries, one PsP Strategy RPG and a mobile gacha game they renewed the license for and got all of our goshdarn hopes up. They remain famous among RPG fans even 15 years after their last release in part due to their unique premise, having no fear of striding proudly into full on camp and spaghetti western tropes(the main character of 3 spends a solid 10-20 minutes across the game just giving speeches about the nature of justice) and the fact that every game in the series has an animated intro like this that plays every time you load a file. Advanced Wind in Wild Arms 3 has 3 or 4 slightly different animations that play depending on the point in the story you've reached, primarily due to the changing primary threat to the party throughout the game. If you can't tell a fair number of people, myself included, hold out hope that eventually this pioneer during the Wild West of JRPGs will make a triumphant return.
I haven't even watched the reaction yet (it's playing for me now) but I just wanted to thank you and the requestee Josie for doing this game. A lot of nostalgia for me on this one
The song is meant to have been sung by the lead character in the game as well; It's sort of her "lietmotif", and represents not only her naivety and innocence to the dying world of Filgaia, and those to challenge the wastes that she views as heroes, but also represents her encountering things to challenge her worldview and refusing to let it change her and who she is at her core. Virginia Maxwell is probably one of my favorite female protags in any JRPG. Virginia sees hope in a world that others have lost all hope for, even as the world decays around them, both physically and metaphorically, and her actions inspire a hope for the future in those around her, as well as her three far more experienced with the world and sometimes cynical or pragmatic companions.
I got this game from a bargain bin and it quickly became a favorite, the battle music makes me nostalgic and the thing I will never forget is the boss fight with the metal dragon. The way you beat it was so novel to me it's still among my favorite rpg encounters ever
Wild arms was a rather obscure but memorable series for me. All of the ones I played in my childhood have a short opening that plays before the press start button, AND an ending song that plays when you choose to quit the game from the menu (starting from wild arms 2). The story of games tend to be fairly standard, except for wild arms 2 perhaps, but what really fascinated me about the game was the ost. It's been nearly 2 decades since then, but I still have the games in my cabinet, and I still have some of the ost in my playlist. I still remember fondly how I figured out the notes to play the first game's intro on recorder myself and performed it for my music practical test back at elementary school. Nobody recognized the song, of course, but I didn't really care xD
I absolutely love anime intros like this, Tales series has some amazing ones as well - I was even considering requesting the opening intro song to Tales of Symphonia which I only just started playing. But damn, this was just really nice!
Man. I love this game. It was the first PS2 game I purchased with my own money, and it was because of the full blown mini game they developed for it on browsers that had you running around the map unlocking assets to view, like videos and key art. It's such a great story and textbook anime, complete with "power of friendship" vibes, and a very unique soundtrack.
I still have yet to play WA3 but since I love WA1 so much and I've listened to this song again and again, hearing this again after a few years really made me tear up. The problem with the normal soundtrack is that it's normally even shorter D: You don't notice when you play and it loops but the soundtrack is sadly SO short. Also, there are 5 Wild Arms but people normally say 3 was the absolute peak and that's why I'm still so interested it playing after 1 and 2!
Samantha Newark is the singers name. You should check out the Japanese version too. It randomly picks between the two when the intro boots up. Another thing is the intro changes visuals as you go along in the game. it has about 5 variations of animation depending on what point of the game you are at and since they are all the same song, you can look up the variations without worrying about spoiling a song you may not have heard yet. Best song is probably -There is only one family named Schrodinger it is the theme of the rivals from the same game.
I was a teenager in 2005 when I first got introduced to Wild Arms, I found it in a bargain section of a game store and at the time I was going through pretty much every JRPG that I could find. Since I had a PS2 slim and a small television in the closet of my room I decided to pick it up, it was about 11pm when I got home and I booted this game up in my quiet dark room and this song came flickering across the screen of my television. This is one of my favorite games, the song always sends a chill down my spine and makes me excited to play the game. So far I've played it at least four times over my life and I'll probably play it again. It might not be as popular or as well polished as some of the other games out there, honestly it's kind of a mess. But... I think that's what make's it great, it's rough around the edges and has a lot of character.
I had the demo for this game in the early 2000s. I wasn't able to play it again until I got a Steam Deck last year. I finally beat it last year. What a phenomenal game!
I reminisce my childhood listening to WA, WA3 is the one I played consistently back in the day. Lots of memories, the feelings of entering world map, battling enemies, entering dungeon, PRESSING BUTTON RHYTHMIC TO THE GUNMETAL ACTION OMG. Michiko Naruke ftw.
What was cool about this intro was as you progressed through the game, the opening movie would change to match where you were in the story. A small touch but a very interesting one.
also the song it played was slightly random each time you loaded a save. Assuming the English version: you had a about 90% chance to get the English version, about a 8% chance to get the Japanese version, and a 2% chance to get the Whistle version (which otherwise only plays during the Prologue version of the Opening but is guaranteed to play during that portion if you saved and quit after finishing a prologue chapter).
@@ZanathKariashi Yeah, it was really revolutionary for it's time. Clearly it was so revolutionary it's stuck in our heads even this many years later. It's like One winged Angel.
Okay this video is like a year old so no one is likely to read this BUT... The voice of the English songs in wild Arms 3 (notable Advanced Wind, Only the Night Sky Know and Wings) are done by the perennial Samantha Newark, most famous for being the voice of Jem from Jem and the Holograms but also having a small music career of her own.
i played wild arms 3 and the intro was by far the best part of the game. the memories of the gameplay are just countless hours of grinding and being bored out of my mind wishing something cool from the intro would happen. i was too young to know i had been duped.
@@sorawild33 i've played lots of jrpg's over the years. that isn't how a good one is supposed to be. along the journey, what you should be getting are story reveals. goals to chase, victories, complications, new goals, and so on. this was like breath of fire 3's desert of death for the entire game.
Actualy, a lot of niche JRPGs still do anime intro with music. I remember Earphone's Dilema being one of my favorite in a long while, from Mary Skelter Finale, for instance. Wild ARMs sadly died on the PSP when they tried a weird tactic game spin-off. It's just a casuality of changing times, like Breath of Fire (People don't even know there's a 6 th one lol)
I always wish that the English ver. got a full version. The Japanese full ver. is amazing. Especially the outro! I'm a little older (34) so I recognized the name Samantha Newark. She was the speaking voice of JEM! Great vid! A recommendation: Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim OST - Release of the Far West Ocean. Really anything from the Ys series of games. Soundteam JDK is always worth a deep dive.
Man, Wild Arms was such a great series that sadly died in the PS2 era due to having some rather underperforming games but it's such a unique style of game with music you typically don't hear anywhere else because JRPGs don't often mix western "cowboy" music with the standard bombastic JRPG fare. Wish I knew the names of the songs but I still whistle one of the overworld themes because it's just so dang catchy.
I would love to hear some Wild ARMs 4 and 5 tracks, and see your reaction to them too! I love those two games the most personally, and their music still gets me going
Loved the wild arms series, just now remember how it took me 3 hours to get to the bottom of the abyss bonus dungeon then another 3 hours to beat the boss as the only thing that really hurt it was finest arts
I'm not 100% sure, but I feel like the intro actually played after you loaded up your save game, rather than at the starting screen... And as others have said, depending where you were in the game, it would be different visuals... The version of the song would change too... There was a Japanese version and an instrumental whistling version (I think it was synth rather than someone actually whistling)... I'm not sure if the other games do the same, I only played this one so far... It was an interesting JRPG with a few interesting gimmicks in the battle system, cool puzzles and a neat Wild West Fantasy Sci Fi world... I should probably try to play more of them.
Wild Arms 1 and 3 have the best intro's in the franchise. I'd say the 3rd game overal edges out the first one in terms of how good the OST's are, but both are superb. Other games with great intro songs are Soul Blade (also known as Soul Edge) and Alundra.
As other people mentioned, there's multiple versions of this song which will appear on startup depending on how far you have progressed into the game. While I like this one, you might enjoy checking out the version that uses whistling instead of the vocal track. It does a much better job of conveying the "Wild West" setting of the game, and allows you to focus more on the great instrumentation of the opening. But regardless, hope you enjoy whichever Wild Arms tracks are coming up in the queue!
This is definitely the best of the Wild Arms opening themes, but you missed out on 2/3s of the song. The full song is even better. I need to go back and play this again, never could beat it b/c the game kept literally crashing in the final dungeon on my system.
Wild Arms 2 has a great intro song. However, there are two versions of it: one for the original Japanese release and the western version that replaced the vocals with a (really good) bit of brass instrumentals. Both versions are worth a listen. Also, the final boss theme, Lord Blazer, does one of my favorite things in video game music by working in a variation of the opening theme into the final fight music.
if you want some beautiful sweeping music thatll do some amazing stuff to your ears check out Final fantasy X's Spira unplugged original and orchestral versions!
Oh man, if you can appreciate anime openings like this you will love the persona openings. Highly recommend you check out the opening to Persona 3, in my opinion the best video game opening ever. Ive personally never seen music and visuals married any better than that
Wild Arms 1 opening Into the Wilderness/To the End of the Wilderness by Michiko Naruke is a must and the best that came out of this series OSTs in my opinion. ua-cam.com/video/jkcXV2jYqXI/v-deo.html
I'm two years late on this one but man, I loved these games so much and was flipping through your reacts on these as I was listening to the OSTs again. I sank so many hours into 'em. I have old memory cards somewhere that still have saves on them! I've got the OSTs, the artbooks, even some of the Japan only comics, there's so much good stuff. The one thing I think I feel sad about is that you didn't seem to see the second opening for Wild ARMs 2-- it was an entirely different vibe but the horns. God, the horns. You'd absolutely lose your goddamn mind. They still hit me like a freight train every single time.
Just note for this game, as you progress both the intro animation and its music melody changes several times. My favorite version of this song, “Advanced Wind”, is the Whistle version. That version alone fills me up with a great sense of adventure. I remember playing the demo countless times back in the day. That song and demo made me a Wild Arms fan.
Wild Arms is pretty unique for two main reasons: it's more or less the only JRPG series that takes place in a "wild west"-ish setting (lots of guns, horses, trains, bandits, deserts, and so on, though it also mixes magic and technology in), and a huge focus on puzzles in its dungeons. Sadly, the series died after Wild Arms 5 on PS2, many years ago (except for a short stint as a mobile game). I highly recommend it for fans of classic JRPGs with interesting mechanics, epic stories, and lots of side content/exploration!
There was also a tactics based game in the series for the PSP called Wild Arms XF! It was pretty neat and shared some similarities to Final Fantasy Tactics, but it was hexed based instead of square tiles. I'm sad that we've not had another Wild Arms game in so long.
I also love the puzzles. And the combat UI also looks very similar to Lufia 2. I imagine some of the same folks must have worked on it. Sadly both franchises are dead these days.
look up armed fantasia kickstarter ur gonna be excited
@@toolsonabudget7763 oh, I'm fully aware! can't wait! I also love Shadow Hearts so I'm unbelievably excited.
Wild Arms 3 was the high point of the series. One of my favorite JRPGs of all time, incredibly ambitious in its scope and scale, with fantastic music and a sweeping, evolving story that really felt like playing through SEVERAL seasons of an anime. Trigun is the closest thing I can think of, with similar themes and setting, and some REALLY strong characters. An HD re-release was not enough for this game: it deserves a full remake with 3D cel shading and a voice cast to do justice to its original vision.
Honestly I'm split between 3 and 4.
I very much remember 4 more fondly, I've always had a hard time getting through 3.
5 was, well, it was more like a fan game that would have made a better anime - but I *_absolutely loved_* that they gave Raquel Applegate technically a canon "Good Ending" in that one 😭😭😭😭😭
Please don't recommend voice overs for classic games. This is easily the thing that stains most productions.
@@ulyx9804 eh, 4 and 5 had decent but forgettable VA work, things have gotten much better since.
Make it optional I guess!
Wild Arms 3 is a JRPG that's still dear to me to this day and this intro got me a little misty eyed from nostalgia. I'm glad to have the intro song surfaced in your channel.
Playing this right now on PS4. Really enjoying it.
Always thrilled to see something from Wild ARMS. I still strongly recommend you give the world map theme from Wild ARMS 1 a shot (the PS1 version, not the remake). The opening theme is also worth a listen. Wild ARMS is a JRPG that is wild west themed. Each game takes place on the increasingly desertified planet Filgaia. The sad thing is almost no RPG does Puzzles like Wild ARMS did it. Puzzles are Wild ARMS strength. Each character in the party had unique tools. For instance in WA1 Rudy had Bombs, an Item Radar, Jet Skates, and a Power Glove. Jack had his Wind-Mouse companion Hanpan (who could dash over empty gaps), a Lighter, a Grappling Hook, and a Guitar (That was needed to summon certain monsters including bosses). Cecelia had the TearDrop crystal, the Pocket Watch (which reset puzzles without leaving a room), a water vase with an endless supply of water, and a wand to talk to animals. You had to use those 12 items throughout the game to solve various puzzles. In each game, every character had a unique set of tools that were used in situations that really made you stop and think and required experimentation... Games don't have the creative puzzles like that anymore. Most are just find a switch to open a door or how do you shuffle the alternating door locks to move forward? kind of things.
And to my knowledge there were only 5 games plus a tactical RPG in the WA series. There's also an Anime but it's not really very good. The title refers to ARMS or Ancient Relic MachineS. They're functionally guns made from the Metal Demon Race that invade the world a long time ago and were fought off in a war. That war also kick started the planet Filgaia slowly turning to a desert world.
Wild Arms never really got the same attention as other jrpgs, but it's so nostalgic to see this. It brings me back to renting the first one from Hollywood Video an trying to whistle along to the opening. For me, the Wild Arms series is up there with Koudelka/Shadow Hearts as series that should have gotten more love than it did.
One of my favorites
Last time you spoke about game intros I recommended Wild Arms 2 Intro theme and I'll do it again, *the western version, without vocals,* is so good! It's an anime intro because every time you load the save, it plays. Couldn't skip, EVER.
Wild Arms is a series of Wild West themed Fantasy JRPGs spanning roughly the length of the Ps1 and Ps2 Eras. There are 5 mainline entries, one PsP Strategy RPG and a mobile gacha game they renewed the license for and got all of our goshdarn hopes up.
They remain famous among RPG fans even 15 years after their last release in part due to their unique premise, having no fear of striding proudly into full on camp and spaghetti western tropes(the main character of 3 spends a solid 10-20 minutes across the game just giving speeches about the nature of justice) and the fact that every game in the series has an animated intro like this that plays every time you load a file.
Advanced Wind in Wild Arms 3 has 3 or 4 slightly different animations that play depending on the point in the story you've reached, primarily due to the changing primary threat to the party throughout the game.
If you can't tell a fair number of people, myself included, hold out hope that eventually this pioneer during the Wild West of JRPGs will make a triumphant return.
I haven't even watched the reaction yet (it's playing for me now) but I just wanted to thank you and the requestee Josie for doing this game. A lot of nostalgia for me on this one
The song is meant to have been sung by the lead character in the game as well; It's sort of her "lietmotif", and represents not only her naivety and innocence to the dying world of Filgaia, and those to challenge the wastes that she views as heroes, but also represents her encountering things to challenge her worldview and refusing to let it change her and who she is at her core. Virginia Maxwell is probably one of my favorite female protags in any JRPG. Virginia sees hope in a world that others have lost all hope for, even as the world decays around them, both physically and metaphorically, and her actions inspire a hope for the future in those around her, as well as her three far more experienced with the world and sometimes cynical or pragmatic companions.
I got this game from a bargain bin and it quickly became a favorite, the battle music makes me nostalgic and the thing I will never forget is the boss fight with the metal dragon. The way you beat it was so novel to me it's still among my favorite rpg encounters ever
Wild arms was a rather obscure but memorable series for me. All of the ones I played in my childhood have a short opening that plays before the press start button, AND an ending song that plays when you choose to quit the game from the menu (starting from wild arms 2). The story of games tend to be fairly standard, except for wild arms 2 perhaps, but what really fascinated me about the game was the ost. It's been nearly 2 decades since then, but I still have the games in my cabinet, and I still have some of the ost in my playlist.
I still remember fondly how I figured out the notes to play the first game's intro on recorder myself and performed it for my music practical test back at elementary school. Nobody recognized the song, of course, but I didn't really care xD
I absolutely love anime intros like this, Tales series has some amazing ones as well - I was even considering requesting the opening intro song to Tales of Symphonia which I only just started playing. But damn, this was just really nice!
Man. I love this game. It was the first PS2 game I purchased with my own money, and it was because of the full blown mini game they developed for it on browsers that had you running around the map unlocking assets to view, like videos and key art. It's such a great story and textbook anime, complete with "power of friendship" vibes, and a very unique soundtrack.
I still have yet to play WA3 but since I love WA1 so much and I've listened to this song again and again, hearing this again after a few years really made me tear up.
The problem with the normal soundtrack is that it's normally even shorter D: You don't notice when you play and it loops but the soundtrack is sadly SO short.
Also, there are 5 Wild Arms but people normally say 3 was the absolute peak and that's why I'm still so interested it playing after 1 and 2!
Samantha Newark is the singers name. You should check out the Japanese version too. It randomly picks between the two when the intro boots up. Another thing is the intro changes visuals as you go along in the game. it has about 5 variations of animation depending on what point of the game you are at and since they are all the same song, you can look up the variations without worrying about spoiling a song you may not have heard yet.
Best song is probably -There is only one family named Schrodinger it is the theme of the rivals from the same game.
There's also a whistle version of this song if you play the intro during the prologue.
Fun fact, Samantha Newark was the speaking voice of Jem/Jerrica, from Jem and the Holograms
I was a teenager in 2005 when I first got introduced to Wild Arms, I found it in a bargain section of a game store and at the time I was going through pretty much every JRPG that I could find. Since I had a PS2 slim and a small television in the closet of my room I decided to pick it up, it was about 11pm when I got home and I booted this game up in my quiet dark room and this song came flickering across the screen of my television.
This is one of my favorite games, the song always sends a chill down my spine and makes me excited to play the game. So far I've played it at least four times over my life and I'll probably play it again. It might not be as popular or as well polished as some of the other games out there, honestly it's kind of a mess.
But... I think that's what make's it great, it's rough around the edges and has a lot of character.
Thank you for the review by the way I really appreciate it, love sharing this song with others.
I had the demo for this game in the early 2000s. I wasn't able to play it again until I got a Steam Deck last year. I finally beat it last year. What a phenomenal game!
Oh you totally have to listen to the first wild arm intro theme now. Its heavily inspired by Ennio Morricone's Works.
Fantasty Western is my jam.
I reminisce my childhood listening to WA, WA3 is the one I played consistently back in the day. Lots of memories, the feelings of entering world map, battling enemies, entering dungeon, PRESSING BUTTON RHYTHMIC TO THE GUNMETAL ACTION OMG. Michiko Naruke ftw.
What was cool about this intro was as you progressed through the game, the opening movie would change to match where you were in the story. A small touch but a very interesting one.
also the song it played was slightly random each time you loaded a save.
Assuming the English version: you had a about 90% chance to get the English version, about a 8% chance to get the Japanese version, and a 2% chance to get the Whistle version (which otherwise only plays during the Prologue version of the Opening but is guaranteed to play during that portion if you saved and quit after finishing a prologue chapter).
@@ZanathKariashi Yeah, it was really revolutionary for it's time. Clearly it was so revolutionary it's stuck in our heads even this many years later. It's like One winged Angel.
This music gave me "Wings".....get it?
Wings?
Okay this video is like a year old so no one is likely to read this BUT... The voice of the English songs in wild Arms 3 (notable Advanced Wind, Only the Night Sky Know and Wings) are done by the perennial Samantha Newark, most famous for being the voice of Jem from Jem and the Holograms but also having a small music career of her own.
Aw hell yeah!!! 💜
Man, I absolutely love the soundtrack of Wild Arms 1 and 2, so nostalgic
i played wild arms 3 and the intro was by far the best part of the game. the memories of the gameplay are just countless hours of grinding and being bored out of my mind wishing something cool from the intro would happen. i was too young to know i had been duped.
Thats just standard JRPG fair. Start with a big bang then the actual journey starts.
@@sorawild33 i've played lots of jrpg's over the years. that isn't how a good one is supposed to be. along the journey, what you should be getting are story reveals. goals to chase, victories, complications, new goals, and so on. this was like breath of fire 3's desert of death for the entire game.
Thank you for your videos.
Actualy, a lot of niche JRPGs still do anime intro with music. I remember Earphone's Dilema being one of my favorite in a long while, from Mary Skelter Finale, for instance.
Wild ARMs sadly died on the PSP when they tried a weird tactic game spin-off. It's just a casuality of changing times, like Breath of Fire (People don't even know there's a 6 th one lol)
Wild Arms 2: Intro 2 is definitely one of my favorites
*screaming trumpets*
Resistance Line is amazing. There's a longer version with vocals and it absolutely slaps.
I always wish that the English ver. got a full version. The Japanese full ver. is amazing. Especially the outro! I'm a little older (34) so I recognized the name Samantha Newark. She was the speaking voice of JEM! Great vid! A recommendation: Ys VI: The Ark of Napishtim OST - Release of the Far West Ocean. Really anything from the Ys series of games. Soundteam JDK is always worth a deep dive.
Many a good intro even now in JRPG’s…can’t wait to see you take on even more of them
Loved wild arms 3 or should i say i enjoyed watching my older bro playing it! wish the series would come back! :D
wild arms 2 hits harder
Man, Wild Arms was such a great series that sadly died in the PS2 era due to having some rather underperforming games but it's such a unique style of game with music you typically don't hear anywhere else because JRPGs don't often mix western "cowboy" music with the standard bombastic JRPG fare. Wish I knew the names of the songs but I still whistle one of the overworld themes because it's just so dang catchy.
Most JRPGs still have intros. Both Tales and Trails series have really good ones.
I would love to hear some Wild ARMs 4 and 5 tracks, and see your reaction to them too! I love those two games the most personally, and their music still gets me going
Goat JRPG, one of my favorite female main protagonists.
You NEED to listen to the first Wild Arms intro, it's probably the best ever of any RPG.
Loved the wild arms series, just now remember how it took me 3 hours to get to the bottom of the abyss bonus dungeon then another 3 hours to beat the boss as the only thing that really hurt it was finest arts
If you liked the anime intro, I do recommend looking at some of the tales of openings, such as tales of vesperia or tales of berseria intro themes
This is the original 80s jem and the holograms girl
I'm not 100% sure, but I feel like the intro actually played after you loaded up your save game, rather than at the starting screen... And as others have said, depending where you were in the game, it would be different visuals... The version of the song would change too... There was a Japanese version and an instrumental whistling version (I think it was synth rather than someone actually whistling)... I'm not sure if the other games do the same, I only played this one so far... It was an interesting JRPG with a few interesting gimmicks in the battle system, cool puzzles and a neat Wild West Fantasy Sci Fi world... I should probably try to play more of them.
Wild Arms 1 and 3 have the best intro's in the franchise. I'd say the 3rd game overal edges out the first one in terms of how good the OST's are, but both are superb. Other games with great intro songs are Soul Blade (also known as Soul Edge) and Alundra.
As other people mentioned, there's multiple versions of this song which will appear on startup depending on how far you have progressed into the game. While I like this one, you might enjoy checking out the version that uses whistling instead of the vocal track. It does a much better job of conveying the "Wild West" setting of the game, and allows you to focus more on the great instrumentation of the opening. But regardless, hope you enjoy whichever Wild Arms tracks are coming up in the queue!
You just GOTTA react to Wild Arms 3's outtro, where you get to see it each time you save your game and choose to quit the game when prompted.
Remember to react to all openings. Its funny that developers made changes to intro when game progrest
you should do the theme for the first WILD ARMs
To the End of the Wilderness
This is definitely the best of the Wild Arms opening themes, but you missed out on 2/3s of the song. The full song is even better. I need to go back and play this again, never could beat it b/c the game kept literally crashing in the final dungeon on my system.
Wild Arms 2 has a great intro song. However, there are two versions of it: one for the original Japanese release and the western version that replaced the vocals with a (really good) bit of brass instrumentals.
Both versions are worth a listen. Also, the final boss theme, Lord Blazer, does one of my favorite things in video game music by working in a variation of the opening theme into the final fight music.
There are two intro's one on disc one that you said and the intro on disc two with a different song.
@@kennethjohnson7517 yep-though I prefer you’ll never be alone, the second OP and the disc 2 video are still great.
I would sugest wild arms wings really great song that brings out more
Cynthia hale from snake eater is who it sounds like
if you want some beautiful sweeping music thatll do some amazing stuff to your ears check out Final fantasy X's Spira unplugged original and orchestral versions!
Oh man, if you can appreciate anime openings like this you will love the persona openings. Highly recommend you check out the opening to Persona 3, in my opinion the best video game opening ever. Ive personally never seen music and visuals married any better than that
Wild Arms 1 opening Into the Wilderness/To the End of the Wilderness by Michiko Naruke is a must and the best that came out of this series OSTs in my opinion.
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Try wild arms 2 as well plssss
Pretty please do eurasia City from Mega Man X5
Wow, this is Anime as fuck!
Wild Arms has a way better intro.
Japanese version is better
For me, this game is like actually religion.
"no tomorrow, no regrets"