Jagged Alliance 3 - Ep. 01: First I.M.P.ressions

Today, we're A.I.M.ing for success! Time to gather up some old friends and make a few new ones as we set our sights on Jagged Alliance 3!
00:00:00 Intro.
00:04:30 A.I.M.ing for success!
00:12:40 I.M.P.ressive results.
00:23:16 A welcome surprise. (Combat)
00:31:42 Mind your manors.
00:45:10 Outlook not so good. (Combat)
01:02:18 Outro & Special Thanks!
I did receive an early copy of the game, but I'm not otherwise associated with Jagged Alliance 3, Haemimont Games, or THQ Nordic in any way. I'm just an oldschool gamer who loves oldschool tactical games. :)
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[@kalenics123]

Its so refreshing to see a playthrough from a player who knows what hes doing not just bumbling around.

[@insanetrickster]

This. This was evident on how quickly and competently he handled that first combat encounter. He's playing the game the way it was meant to. In other playthroughs I have not seen anybody else climb the watchtower in the second encounter and utilize it.

[@KillerOrca]

@@insanetrickster The eternal curse of rapid-deployment lets players. Never read the material, never pause to think.

[@eyeshutight8602]

First playthrough I've seen using IMP as well. Would love for this series to continue and learn some tips from someone who knows what they are doing.

[@RetconRaider]

Ha ha, to be fair the IMP website isn't obvious. It's available immediately, but the game doesn't actually prompt the player to use it until after they've cleared about half the starting island. :)

[@messire9837]

@@RetconRaider No, the game would rather immediately proceed to have you send monies to ukraine, yes. For a new stove, yes. Also looks at that wisdom stat for Kalyna, as you noticed yourself*. That's Budanov IQ material if you axe me, but please don't... Damn, Radomir's such a madlad he might even single and deadly end up OFFICIAL Jagged Alliance writer in A.I.M. only, as far as Deadly Gains are concerned, at Ian Currie's discretion off course. Also, I can't see no stat reveal mod in that playthrough of yours. thanks ma boy for respecting the game as intended. Subbed. Now please go get yourass busy recruiting Norma Jessop for me, master gives... And my hat! 😉👌 * : Brace yourselves, for bangbros memes with Ivan, Igor, Barry and Omryn looking over Kalyna incoming. SOON. ** : Mmmmh... I can see you know very wel what you're doing, as you and I have pretty much have the exact same team, except for Anita Backman that is in fact Barry Hunger for me. My IMP being the sneaky one. Also I chose Omryn as a sniper because he has smart. So let me guess... How about Buns next for that tactical/strike team you're thinking about (I know), with Grunty to actually boot! (pretty sure he's still in love with her too)

[@DarrylCross]

I wouldn't be opposed to this one being made a running series; it's got that great 80s Action Film greatness.

[@matthiasschafer9023]

I second that! Please make a full playthrough, Sir!

[@leonpeters-malone3054]

Anyone else catch the Pretty Fly for a White Guy reference? Asked for a 13 but drew a 31. That personality test is hilarious. I think I'd need to get this just for the laughs. Especially the warning written in Sanskrit.

[@johnmc6155]

Good pick-up. Ye I remember the lyric. Lol.

[@RetconRaider]

Oh man, I really should have caught that. I used to listen to Weird Al all the time back in the day. :)

[@leonpeters-malone3054]

@@RetconRaider I think I'll need at least two, three watches to catch all the humour, references. This is already looking like one I'll have to pick up.

[@torvalis1968]

Yep, caught that lol.

[@anthonythompson6053]

I'm loving the references already, might have to pick this one up. Corazon Santiago made me smile lol

[@Leksar8421]

Finally someone that actually takes his time to understand what he's doing. By the way, love that you actually use timestamps!!

[@JS-wp4gs]

I'm surprised nobody caught the corazon santiago reference from alpha centauri

[@chie970]

LOL your reaction to Kalyna was crazily similar to mine. Down to the, "I'm sorry, what's your Wisdom score?"

[@stormquiver]

the fact that Ian Currie (original dev of JA1 and 2) was on this project, makes this game even better.

[@Kodasa_Sinclair]

That island is giving me real Far Cry 3 vibes. The enemies are like Vas' Pirates. I half expected there to be a reference to that on the vantage point you went up to. Looks a lot like the spot where Vas kicks Jason off the cliff tied to a weight. "I'm sorry... I really don't like the way... YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME!"

[@Penfolduk001]

When your team landed on the beach and found all the dead bodies, I couldn't help think you'd found the remains of the distraction squad from "The Suicide Squad" movie. 😁

[@amgoth2000]

Your video popped up and I was hooked as soon as I started to watch, thanks :)

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Never personally played JA but I know enough about it to understand why it has a staunch cult following. Would not be at all opposed to this becoming a regular series.

[@FrikInCasualMode]

It was an ultimate, rock-solid piece of turn-based fun. I will never forget the moment, when one puny twig got in the path of a bullet shot by my sniper - thus changing 100% headshot into a whiff. And pretty much screwing up my entire plan of attack on enemy base. Incredible game.

[@exciting-burp6613]

They have done a stellar job with the artistic direction in this game. It straddles the line between photographic and homage.

[@demonbox77]

Trying my best not to get too hyped and when I had almost forgotten this was coming, you drop the video... back to hype train! Going to enjoy the video!

[@ombrepourpre7562]

I really love the anglais/français. So much real and giving solide background for African country, ex-colony 👍 Love the little detail like this. Ps : I so love Kalinga. She's fun and ditzy and so cute. Yet still totally lethal 😍

[@LaymensLament]

that the imp questionnaire gives you a meyrs-briggs type (INFP here) is very funny. that shit really got entrenched in pop culture by now.

[@toketokepass]

I absolutely love the writing in this game. Its a great looking game, but that writing and voice work *chefs kiss*

[@discordinmymind6565]

Amazing commentary as usual, loved the quiet "sorry" when that poor goon got castrated by grizzly

[@tilting_cat3344]

I hope they added pause so we can get alpha strike ambush

[@ryanreinhart1834]

Retcon has great choice in Games. Thank you Sir.

[@IridiumSnake]

Better put a "Made in America" stamp on that AK-47 before giving it to Grizzly.

[@TheMrBADGAS]

Always happy to come back every so often and to check out a new playthrough 😊

[@mattjharrisyahoo]

That personality profile pretty describes most adventurers.

[@miracleflame]

The JA successor looks and plays fabulous, keep going for sure, please. And you've earned a like and a subscribe worth of your playlists.

[@Iwuznothere]

From what I understand Wisdom is never a dump stat as it can't or is harder to increase than any other, but it also improves XP rates for custom mercs?

[@RetconRaider]

Oh, sure, it's not a stat you'd normally want to dump, but when I started the series I wasn't really planning to take it past the tutorial. Long-term character growth wasn't a high priority. That said, I don't think it's a *vital* stat. It's a trade-off. You either come in as a wise character with lousy combat stats and high growth potential, or one who already has good combat stats but low growth potential. In our case, it allowed our main to immediately be effective in battle, rather than having to spend months trying to train him up into something more effective. :)

[@One_Call_System]

Excellent. Subbed. Can't wait for more. Jagged alliance are perfect games to watchplay through on.

[@Vipre-]

I'm glad to see you covering this. Trying to decide if I'd like this so it's nice to see someone with a similar playstyle "demo" it.

[@samrussell2103]

Amazing!!! Thanks for this! What a great game! More please!

[@jensjensen2152]

You master this game

[@rebekalandwehr7886]

Great episode. More, more!

[@KadayiPolokov]

Loving the commentary. Subbed.

[@MrRevan991]

lol 43:42 totally an obi wan reference

[@Beatle1283]

You sir peaked my interest, but now have my attention.

[@herpderp9774]

Please keep going with this Retcon, I have watched your channel before but have subscribed now due to this vid.

[@Sol_Mortuus]

I would love to see a proper series of this!

[@pth88]

Awesome to see this!

[@anvithrai4133]

I ABSOLUTELY TOTALLY DEFINITELY WANT MORE!!!

[@AkelasanAK]

...great! love it already. Would watch a full [multiple] playthrough ...

[@TheAerosolNinja]

I've become too accustomed to pause and play. I'm such a planner.

[@etienne8110]

Really have high expectations for this one. One of my most anticipated games.

[@bushbunyip5173]

Wish there were more games like this! Fun watching you play! Think I'll wait for a sale before I pick it up tho.

[@Gomisan]

Looks awesome, only 2 hours before us mere mortals can play.

[@shawngillogly6873]

Absolutely would like to see this as a series. Nice stroll down Amnesia Lane, with some interesting updates. Also, pretty nice marketing tie-in, intentional or not, to drop this at the same time as Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning. Aka: The Last 80s Action Movie.

[@rshort4296]

More please! Found your channel while looking for a JA3 play through and enjoying what I've found.

[@MitchBavonos]

I...had no idea this existed! JA2 was my jam back in the day.

[@RetconRaider]

Yeah, they've been weirdly subdued about hyping the game up! Definitely worth a look if you're a fan of the franchise. :)

[@Lopez.Victor]

As a Jagged Alliance 2 veteran the title of this video is great. Also, your voice sounds like Snake from MGS without the gravel to it.

[@VaginasAttack]

Gus was the deciding factor. If he's in it, I'm getting the game, woody

[@RetconRaider]

Ha, well, to be fair he's listed as "retired." Though I do suspect that changes at some point. :)

[@nightmare1nc]

Thanks for covering this I wanted to see more before I decided if I buy it or not.

[@Seranov]

28:12 haha that's actually pronounced "Fort Low Blow" but with a french accent

[@paulianhodgson]

This game looks so good on higher graphics settings. I have to run it pretty low but still loving it!

[@ebenkleinhans4474]

Hey... where's Bob? You know, the night clerk. Thanks for having a go at this RR, JA2 still remains my favorite game since I got into gaming in the 80's. This one looks a great deal more promising then any of the previous pathetic attempts. And they had Ian Currie involved as well. I hope they add some more of the old mercs later... I wonder if Speck and his mercs will make an appearance? I'll miss Gumpy... Looking forward to see more of this game.

[@johnwarren3502]

Bob? The only Bob I remember was Captain Bob Adams; who died between DG and JA2. He was a good man.

[@ebenkleinhans4474]

@@johnwarren3502 Question 7 in JA2's AIM's personality test, "Bob, the night clerk" was the 4th answer to "You can take 1 item from a looting-in-progress of an Army surplus store. You take:"

[@johnwarren3502]

@@ebenkleinhans4474 Oh yeah; it's been a long while since I played it. And I played Deadly Games a lot more. After the DG campaign, there was multiplayer...

[@Graypaws]

Got yourself a sub here.

[@markrichards7377]

I'm - at least for now - officially a viewer again!

[@danieljacob9717]

I might give this game a try after my next payday. Gives me similar vibes like Phantom Doctrine, which had an atmosphere that I really liked.

[@beenieween1e]

I bought this game just now based on this gameplay. I wanted to see someone familiar with the old games tell me this wasn't another 'Back in Action' or 'Rage!' kind of JA game. Thanks Retcon.

[@RetconRaider]

Or another 'Flashback'. Yeesh. :P

[@patoripraha]

Wow no facecam? Instant thumbs up!

[@rpvarela]

Never played anything in the series. I wonder if it is fun. Thanks for showing some gameplay!

[@20storiesunder]

Defo grabbing this. Looks fun.

[@TheAerosolNinja]

This looks like it will be fun to play.

[@texasbelliott]

This is going to be a lot of fun.

[@MolnarG007]

Looks great, thx for the upload, watching your serie now. Personally i always feel i ahve been robbed when enemy don't drop what they had. I understand the game mechanic reason, still i find way more realistic the "if you use it against me i might aquire it"...

[@erichammer2751]

They didn't just go with the alumni from JA2, but they did drop some of them, which is a shame. And they changed some of the merc preferences -- for example, Fox is okay with Steroid now.

[@RetconRaider]

I can understand why they trimmed down the number of mercs, given their greater involvementi n dialogue segments. A shame, but the vast amount of voice lines required for a wider selection would be pretty cost-prohibitive. Relationships also seem to be more nuanced this time around, and *might* be linked to Morale overall. I haven't had much time to put that to the test just yet.

[@erichammer2751]

@@RetconRaider I'm surprised they got all the voice acting done in time. I saw a preview a month or so ago, and the NPCs were voiced, but none of the mercs.

[@johnmc6155]

Game's looking good, Retro 👍🏻

[@MOrab46019]

Looking forward to this one

[@largepaw8761]

What @kalenics123 said. That said I am looking forward to your playthrough. Cheers !!

[@Ugnutz]

Buns Barry was my favourite starter team in JA2

[@RetconRaider]

Definitely still doable in JA3, since Buns is one of the more affordable Tier 2 mercs. She costs about the same as Mouse or Fox. :) Though in my case Barry was randomly unavailable during startup.

[@Ugnutz]

@@RetconRaider Saw that seems to be random that, Cohh had Igor, barry ,MD and Grizzly not available unavailable in his start and RetconRaider had Barry and MD not available.

[@RetconRaider]

@@Ugnutz Yeah, definitely some RNG at work. On top of availability, the RNG will sometimes decide that even an "available" merc actually isn't available. Or, like with Kaylina, they'll suddenly demand higher than their listed rates.

[@Badbentham]

Buns and Barry. With enough cash, some of MD, Grizzly, Igor ( the latter two are a bit replaceable) as fill-ups. On Arulco, Ira and Dimitri. As soon as MERC gets online, "that Golden Screwdriver" named Gasket. Plus, Razor and Haywire. - And, with enough money , Ice and Malice, as additional main-stays . 😃 Makes two squads, plus Ira ( and even later: add Biff and Flo) being mostly busy with Militia training . - As it has been quite some time, I forgot where Maddog is on the map, though. 🤔

[@johnwarren3502]

@@Badbentham I never cared for Buns. I did like Barry, Spider, Scope and Lynx though. Mostly I think it was because the voic actress already had too many characters, and Buns seemed kind me of bland. That and I preferred the old Deadly Games mercs to the new ones.

[@blubblubwhat]

I rwly believe u but i dont think anyone else does.. funny and her wisdom makes her the most valuable character of all of them!

[@RetconRaider]

To be fair, in glancing at the rest of the rookie options there are at least two others who have similarly high Wisdom. Though in our case, both of them were randomly unavailable during initial recruiting. :)

[@Syaniiti]

Man, I was hoping someone would cover this since JA2 is one of my all time favorites. On with the video! No Dolvich in team, immediate failure. Loot was the same in JA2, there were mods that made enemies drop their gear and got you insane amounts of money real fast. The zones seem kinda smallish but that could very well be because you're on the tutorial island™ Thus far the game seems actually good, which is weird but honestly I'll take it. I do wish you get to the main Island at least to see if the zones are larger, not that they seem that on the map but that means nothing.

[@TheGameDomeGuy]

WOO!! Man I hope this gets popular so that they do some sort of HD remix for 2 and 1 since they are borderline abbandonware

[@bkraus4829]

Well done with the first episode. Watching you playthrough this and actually pay attention to what the tutorial hint pop up tips and use the information given...well lets just say I watched some other CC's play and suffer multiple casualties just with the easy tutorial portion of the game it was kind of painful to watch.

[@KudzuHaiku]

Secret Asian Man...

[@DarrylCross]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that. 😆

[@CrazyxEnigma]

For many years I thought those were the actual lines. Nice to know I'm not the only one.

[@johnwarren3502]

Let's see more!

[@RetconRaider]

I'll be working on a new ep this weekend. :)

[@johnwarren3502]

@@RetconRaider Thanks, man. I didn't care much for the first Jagged Alliance, but Deadly Games was a favorite, and I also played JA2 all the way through. I'm a longtime fan of Scope, and Lynx, and was happy to see Scope in the Gold-Club mercs.

[@PJxpanterx]

Sweet, just the youtuber I wanted to try this one. A question, will you do a playthrough of BG3 or not? No big deal, there's alot of people doing it, but I like your style more.

[@TheAerosolNinja]

Man your voice is so good.

[@jamesdubois8021]

I am absolutely thrilled that you will be hacking on some jagged alliance! i look forward to buying a computer that will allow me to do the same! Here's hoping Speck shows up again offering an alternative to A.I.M

[@jankodes197]

Spec had terrible mercs though - I only used them to train militia and carry jars to bug queen.

[@johnwarren3502]

Speck was always my favorite mechanic. Man, I had Biff on a mission on DG, where he killed someone, freaked out, and walked off the job with some good gear he has was pack-muling for me. Doubtless, what he walked off with was used to start M.E.R.C.

[@johnwarren3502]

I only used Flo as a training recipient; first for her high wisdom, second to help her make other connections in the mercenary life so she'd some day see what a waste of skin Biff was.

[@jamesmaclennan4525]

With all those French accents I keep expecting someone to say "listen very carefully, I will say zis only once"

[@RetconRaider]

I'm waiting for them to taunt us a second time!

[@jamesmaclennan4525]

@@RetconRaider Ah Ret my reference was one only Brits of a certain age would get..

[@sk31370n]

@@jamesmaclennan4525 i dont speak a word of the language but i got it just fine..

[@toomasild8280]

Very good to see that you decided to run JA3 + you are obviously familiar with the JA2 story. Great! Having said that... I remember that in JA2 1.13 you could also sell all kinds of stuff directly from the bag to the locals. BUT. at a very low price. I recommend keeping these diamonds until you find a real merchant. (obviously I don't know how things work in JA3... but just in case) Another thing.... Wolf & Fox were a couple and gain morale boost if in same party, does this feature still work?

[@RetconRaider]

Yup! Wolf, Fox, and Grizzly all boost each other's morale if they're in the same group. In fact, if you've already hired Wolf when you contact Fox, she'll ask you to hire Grizzly too. (Also, if try to hire Mouse after you hire Fox, Mouse demands more money to put up with her.)

[@sk31370n]

@@RetconRaider Theyre animals i tell you, animals!

[@scratthesquirrel5242]

retcon is a pretty good name for a merc

[@gavindewis8496]

suprised many people remember JA2 and does Ivan still only speak in russin :)

[@MarkGiemza]

You should make your name "Swamp Cat" and keep the Retcon nickname.

[@RetconRaider]

In retrospect, I really should have used my usual alias for the real name. Rhett Conner. :) For the nickname, I'm really starting to wish I'd gone with something like "Boomer" or "Boombox." :P

[@MarkGiemza]

@@RetconRaider I would definitely like more episodes of this game.

[@KillerOrca]

Uhoh, I get the feeling theres a rabbit hole Im missing...

[@bluegent7]

I haven't watched this video, because I want to know if this game will be played to its end.

[@alexanderschoneberg8610]

can you not activate turn based mode while still in stealth like in JA2?

[@RetconRaider]

Not that I've seen. That and the lack of an active pause do seem to be common complaints.

[@CowCommando]

What's going on with the circle when targeting enemies? I'm assuming you're spending more AP for more accuracy, but I couldn't catch anything to confirm it with how quickly things were going by.

[@RetconRaider]

You got it. You can spend extra action points to increase the accuracy of your attacks. The size of the circle is a visual representation of how much you're aiming. :)

[@cmndrwolf291]

Retcon Vonvalancius glory to you and your house. will be awesome to watch your playthrough of Jagged Alliance 3. got the game my self and cant also wait for rouge trader to come out. any game with a vulka fenrika companion instead of a walking blueberry pie is well worth its weight in gene seed and them some.

[@13stalag13]

I wonder if your spirit tiger is named Kaz?

[@azarisLP]

Looks great, but boy does the difficulty of JA2 put me off trying this franchise again.

[@sk31370n]

its a modern game so anyone can win and there are mods to those who still cant

[@DanBurgaud]

1. Are there Recruiteable Locals like in JA2? 2. How soon can I get to recruit them?

[@RetconRaider]

I've heard rumors there are a few, but I haven't actually seen them yet. The ones I've heard rumored are mid-game. You can definitely recruit some of the MERC guys, some of whom will even work for you for free, but they tend to be problematic in other ways. :P

[@ChipMHazard]

A playthrough without Gus Tarballs... That's a restart followed by a prayer to the RNG gods.

[@seltin1988]

this game looks fun! i hope you can do the entire campagin someday :D ps do you get bazzokas? m60? would love stuff like that, even if there are no tanks or light apc to use them on :P

[@blubblubwhat]

Hope its more balanced then the jagged aliance sopinnove 10 years ago or so . Where every progress u had got overrun all the time.

[@amosb1452]

comment for the comment god!

[@xemption8331]

Could set up overwatch trap

[@deadwolf2978]

Please, mo JA3!

[@jebise1126]

did he take last ammo for ak?

[@RetconRaider]

Yeah, once I've set aside any premium goods, I usually just tap the T button to take everything else and close out the looting screens. :)

[@kevsteron]

Dear Retcon, Please don't experiment with using bizarre combinations of Jagged Characters to spice up the conversations. I'm still having nightmares about Christopher Odd stepping on his dick with novel conversations when he made his Outer Worlds campaign.

[@MolnarG007]

Am i the only one sus of this President and daughter? What if they are the bad guys? We will see I suppose.

[@MichaelLyakhovich]

Hi, I think you made a mistake when generating a character, considering what was in the old versions of JA - namely, it was also necessary to increase wisdom, the growth rate of experience points depends on wisdom. And as I see from your stream, the verification in the dialogues depends on wisdom. I watched streams on the Russian channels of famous bloggers - none of my compatriots knows how to play Jagged Alliance: they heard something somewhere, read something somewhere before the stream, and so -... nonsense :))) I wish you good luck in passing the game and at all =)

[@RetconRaider]

Yeah, tanking Wisdom was a questionable move, but it's not the end of the world. We'll still get character growth, it'll just be at a slower rate. Though on the bright side, our higher starting attributes in other areas makes that character growth a little less vital. We're already pretty decent at the things we need to be decent at. :)

[@13stalag13]

I know you usually use the name Retcon, but for what you want him to do, you should have named him Boomer!

[@RetconRaider]

Ha ha, yeah, I had the same thought afterwards. :D

[@scrooge-mcduck]

Not South America then, not Africa now.

[@sk31370n]

no mission impossible difficulty? too bad would have watched