Jagged Alliance 3 [from the perspective of a series veteran]

A no-spoiler review! Support the channel: / warlockracy

[@Warlockracy]

A normal, conventional, non-spoiler review. Not sure if I like or hate this format. New video very soon.

[@thescotslair]

It'll be a banger either way tbh

[@Samm815]

So yay or nay?

[@BeepSmile]

I like the 'new video soon' part of the format, as I like your videos.

[@metalgearrexlover]

Good video. You could make a second part video for spoilers

[@calvin950]

Obviously, this would be double the work but how about one video where it's a spoiler-free review, shorter in length. Then a followup that is longer and a critique, like your normal video format.

[@zrgbrg]

I love the Eastern European lore drops in your vids, the mercenary personality analysis with contemporary examples is pure gold

[@ohmygahdbilly]

Makes you wish some of those wacky worlds like Ukraine and Romania were real

[@salieri_sg9413]

​@@ohmygahdbilly Ах ти сука, це хто ще не справжній!? Ховай мамцю!

[@floneticgetsam3120]

Strelkov and Yegor as mercs killed me. I watched some of Prosvirnin's streams. Guy was certifiable and always high and drunk, mouthing off about the glorious Russian National State that has to be created to stop official anti-Russian discrimination and Russian assimilation into the heathen hordes INSIDE RUSSIA. This is a guy who thought Putin was a bootlicker for the barely surviving, downtrodden minorities because he allowed them any kind of official recognition lol.

[@floneticgetsam3120]

And you have to understand that there was a time when Yegor Prosvirnin would occasionally appear on Russian media to take part in "serious discussion".

[@mogyesz9]

@@ohmygahdbilly Stop with your wishes, this whole "romania" nightmare has already gone too long.

[@raphsere]

JA3 is actually a really good example of one of the common pitfalls of adapting or iterating on someone else's work: being reductive. When you're given the chance to work with source material you really like, it's so easy to focus on only the parts that personally appealed to you, the ones that struck you the most, at the expense of everything else, of all the pieces that make the work a coherent whole. JA2 wasn't Hot Shots 2. It wasn't a parody of a war story; it was a war story with a comedic tone. But if that comedic tone is what stuck with you while playing, then of course your takeaway for a sequel is going to have it set in a violent cartoon world! I remember Telltale doing this while making a Game of Thrones series. They clearly watched the show and liked it, but their main takeaway seems to have been "everything is shit and the good guys keep losing". Which is why their adaptation of GoT is just the protagonists of their fanmade House suffering humiliation after humiliation as all they love and cherish crumbles around them for 6 episodes straight.

[@destroyerofworlds9860]

That's actually a really interesting take that I hadn't thought about.

[@themadgi]

Very good point. The devs also seem to want their story to be at the forefront of the players' decision making process, having them go from quest to quest to follow a narrative instead of letting players decide how they want to shape their military campaign. Sure, these quests are optional. But they don't feel like it given they're essential to gaining loyalty in the towns thus boosting the mines revenue. On a more mechanical note, not having the agency to recruit legendary mercs from the start also reeks of a lack of confidence in their game's balance and its ability to sustain non-linear opening strategies. And of course, after the first playthrough, having to go through the tutorial island is a chore. While I remember going straight to San Mona for a bit of cash then to Grumm for some much needed weapons, and then straight to Meduna, down in the bunker and BOOM ! Headshot right below the crown. I miss that level of replayability. All in all it wasn't an unpleasant experience, but you're right on the money with the word "cartoon". That's how it felt.

[@LaymensLament]

thats not a bad take. i just said the world building is less good bc less coherent.

[@TheTber123]

Is there a term for that "being reductive" thing by any chance Like one that's easily search-able to find more examples since I'm interested in that phenomenon

[@spankg888]

Overly negative, labeling a good game as a faliure, no wonder this genre of game has been in decline for a long time, bunch of negative nancies

[@TalkernateHistory]

My favorite example of mercenary idiocy was in 1981 when Mike Hoare and his band of hired guns flew into The Seychelles disguised as rugby players, with the plan to overthrow the government. The problem was, one of the mercs accidentally got in the "Something to declare" aisle of customs. When he tried getting out of line, a customs officer confiscated his bag, and then found a gun. At that point, the mercenaries pulled out their own guns, took the airport hostage, and had to hijack a plane to fly back to South Africa. The whole operation being a complete disaster.

[@Warlockracy]

Yes, I love that story.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

Considering how experienced Mad Mike was, that makes the story yet goofier.

[@hisradiancelordnasty]

lmfao

[@mancamiatipoola]

Still a better story than Twil... ermm JA3.

[@Pikkabuu]

Why do I get the feeling that the guy who messed up was someones cousin that had to be taken along as somenes mom asked him to be included too...

[@TheD736]

"the default custom Merc name is lame so here's some names of dead Wagner Mercs" God I wish I could give this video 5 stars, it deserves my highest praise

[@vitallygolovanov8321]

JA2 veteran here. Finished JA3 and loved it so much that it took me 130+ hours because I wanted to explore EVERY SECTOR. Each sector is unique, well flashed out, and has at least some loot. Do investctime in scouting and gaining intel.

[@jothain]

I won't say I'm veteran, but completed JA2 twice ages ago. Got ja3 and I absolutely loved it.

[@kysa3535]

I'm a veteran and JA3 is a good game but not as good as JA2. On top of that you get overpowered fast and you basically only have to get a good spot and kill and wait in stealth/overwatch.

[@muhammadariffuddin8652]

i am not a veteran but i do play on Veteran on JA2 1.13 & had at least 1000hrs across all mods like VR, UC, AR. There are so much dissatisfaction to say. The moment i see the direction of artstyle, it basically sank my expectations to very low. small scale squad & mercs to choose, the inventory, how the perks works, enemy ai... i can only wish in 5 years, massive overhaul mods with new campaign that i had dream of comes true with real gritty tactical action based, so that my overwatch now interrupt running soldier so i can finnally shot his leg, & he land his face on ground😂

[@Israelyguy14]

You know, the game hook being "the president of an francophone African nation been deposed and kidnapped in a military coup" is gonna age either really badly or really well depending on what ECOWAS is gonna do.

[@Fireclaws10]

Wdym, it’s basically the french government africa strategy

[@pheenmachine]

IT's basically the same as the original game , no? Just instead of a nondescript South American country its Africa.

[@BoneMachine1443]

It happened a bunch of times during the cold war, as African nations tried to gain independence from colonial powers. Patrice Lumumba and Thomas Sankara spring to mind. Attempting any national reforms the CIA thought were too radical was a great way to get kidnapped and assassinated by right wing militias.

[@channel_lurker]

war, war never changes

[@brandonmorel2658]

@@BoneMachine1443 CIA as in the international fascists.

[@milktestingwoman]

with the success of bg3 im expecting there to be more classic rpg formatted games in the near future. warlockracy stock is gonna rise like 200%

[@Delicouspie]

BUYBUYBUY!

[@MasterFancyPants]

It's really hilarious how many people playing bg3 are surprised and when there are more games like it. Guess they missed the 3

[@TheHalogen131]

​@@MasterFancyPantsA very similar phenomenon to when people were surprised there were 2 previous Witcher titles

[@daminit6]

@@TheHalogen131 or two(3 if you count tactics) previous Fallout titles

[@KingLich451]

@@TheHalogen131 Lol

[@grafknives9544]

To be fair, you can draw Arulco map from the head because you spend probably thousands of hours over the last 24 years looking at that map and "taking out the trash".

[@DrZaius3141]

And we just generally are able to engage much more openly with a game when we're young. As adults, we have less time, less energy, more other stuff to do and other games to play. This means that even those of us who (think they) want deeper games might not be able to appreciate them if they drop. Disco Elysium is amazing and I want to love it, but I simply can't sink my teeth into it.

[@5t3v0esque]

Okay the suggested names being MIA Wagner mercs (and the names in the list themselves) made me laugh for a solid minute, which I haven't done in a while. Thanks based warlock man.

[@heretic7486]

In general, these callsigns are not the worst version of those that Wagner had. Due to the high mortality rate and the number of convicts, they had callsigns such as "corpse" or "disposable". So a dude named "hugo boss" absolutely could exist or still exists in this world right now 😂

[@Amig186]

Now you can add Prigozyn himself to that list

[@Pilvenuga]

When playing, i got the distinct feeling JA3 took a lot of inspiration from Far Cry 2 in terms of atmosphere building

[@nocturnaljoe9543]

Agreed. They also have the same level of latent wokeness.

[@r-saint]

I was so impressed with JA2 plot in 1999 that I even described it to my mother, like it was a cool movie I have just seen. No other game made me do this.

[@pascaltomasovic3586]

but how many games have you played? i'm amazed by probably a dozen of games that i would talk to other people about their stories

[@tianzhou1244]

What did she say?

[@Suomiland]

Fidel in both JA2 and JA3 is such an awesome merc. His overindulgence in explosives is scratching that primal instinct of mine to throw a grenade or two each round and I absolutely love him.

[@mortimer5939]

He was flagged MIA on the AIM site, once i had the cash to hire him. So this is another possibility very close to JA2. Disappointment first, but afterwards i was fine, like "Yeah, could have happened in the old game as well, so i just have to adapt."

[@geswut3144]

There is a real mercenary that worked for Wagner that actually made his callsign Bosmer. Amazing

[@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan]

Don't know about Wagner, but friends Ii have in the military tell me you don't pick your own nickname

[@Pikkabuu]

@@Josep_Hernandez_Lujan It depends on the country you are in. The nickname thing is still a thing in parts of the Eastern Europe.

[@Watanga10]

I don't think it's Wagner, but another paramilitary group that had "Frank Horrigan", "Dolg"/"Duty", and a name from Metro

[@wuwang9073]

Would have been more informative to mention that Dmytro Korchynsky is a genuine connoisseur of Italian Baroque and Early Rococo artists, among other things.

[@LonelyKnightess]

man he really is a telvani

[@wuwang9073]

Admittedly, he is probably one of those players that managed to join both Telvanni and Hlaalu via some exploit.@@LonelyKnightess

[@francesco3772]

Based extremist (redundant, I know)

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

Well, its obvious the guy is a nutjob, he like Rococo art. What sort of sensible person looks at that hot mess and sees something of artistic merit?

[@twZera413]

One plus I'm sad you didn't mention is developer interaction, in the short time since the game came out they did quite a few changes based on community feedback, like nerfing machineguns and making mine depletion vary according to difficulty settings (So on normal they deplete to 50% output, hard to 25%, then to 0% on the last one). The environment is a lot more destructive than you think at first, depending on the material of floors and walls you can blow up a lot of things, and any damage you do in a given region remains there forever, so towns where you hold the line against multiple attacks start to look devastated with houses blown apart by grenades and mortars. I also don't entirely agree with your point on the game's story being all comedic, it touches plenty of serious topics, especially when it comes to the diamond mines and a certain plot twist, it's just that the current approach in storytelling seems to sprinkle in more comedy to avoid too much depression. I don't have much experience with Africa's culture, but the one imported here to South America in colonial times does have characters like the flashy priest you highlight and his church.

[@_SpamMe]

This game got a Dune-parody trash heap ... ... but to be fair, JA2 had the hillbillies, probably the worst writing in the entire series.

[@Nachy]

There's a lot of silliness around it but yeah the story does actually touch more serious topics. The "plot twist" honestly did cement it to become my favorite game this year, and the diamond mine really gave me an emotional response that no amount of positive game benefits will outweigh the actions of a monster and made me just kill said monster.

[@MesaAufenhand]

@@Nachy I was like YOU when I saw them

[@docthorr]

The good place and the sanatorium plots are indeed not that parodic. The herman/luc arc in turn 1st island as well. I don't think the game story is that mundane.

[@Nachy]

@@MesaAufenhand Absolutely

[@sevenproxies4255]

Plot twist: The Elephant's foot IS the wish granter. The wish will come true. But you'll die within the next week from radiation exposure after encountering it.

[@vladhelikopter]

Man, I just love those real life lore extracts that you do at the end of your videos!

[@TheTorovar]

This video is like a trip down a memory lane. Thank you, Warlockracy! And contemorary examples are absolutely hilarious!

[@tyskbulle]

I enjoyed Warlockracy's JA2 video - it is a game that always intrigued me But Ive always found it hard to get into older games I didn't play back when JA3 has been a positive experience, its on the verge of a great formula It doesn't bring it home all the way - but I am still having a lot of fun playing it JA3 deserves DLC's and an expansion seized DLC - this can unlock its bigger potential

[@MrBingogogo]

It has been about half a year since I played JA3 so I can't recall the names but I love the treasure-hunting NPC that relies on his pet chicken to find things. You'll run into him from time to time and his lines are great.

[@fietehermans9903]

I like how they just called this one JA3, even though it's like the 8th game in the franchise

[@Hess512]

Found your channel a few months back. I think i have watched literally every single one of your videos at least once, some multiple times. I just wanted to thank you for literally hours of entertainment, both from the videos you make and the games and mods i have discovered thanks to your content. Just supported you on Patreon, keep up the good work!

[@lukevankleef4245]

Ah, another great Warlockracy video full of interesting details and him pronouncing 'Series' as 'Serious.' Great video as always dude.

[@niono1587]

I agree with over the top mercenaries not being "cartoonish" Mercenaries always have an interesting story to tell or an unusually normal life opposed to their work, and again, literally anyone can become a mercenary if they wanted to. It's why mercenary characters are so fun and popular to make

[@aslag94]

I love you Warlockracy, its always a great day when one of your videos graces my inbox

[@AK-ek7lf]

I appreciate the effort on the no spoilers, I was thinking of picking 3 up after watching your JA2 videoa while back. Definitely picking this up soon. See you next month

[@EricLongshaft]

been waiting for this video, thank you for making this!

[@HoxMouse]

Love your videos, love Jagged Alliance, been having a great time with JA3.

[@lfemomo77]

Yaaaass! This was *THE ONLY* review I was waiting for.

[@BuzzChronicles]

love your content keep up the amazing work never thought i would;d enjoy watching someone talk about these old games i would never play

[@XKS99]

Still can't stop playing this game.

[@biggie3002]

Man bringing up Civilization makes me want you to make a vid on one, if not all of them. That theme brought back memories that’s for sure. Great vid as usual though!

[@jucalebre7540]

Making my friday better! Thanks Warlockracy

[@thedingo6577]

I prefer spoilers because I enjoy your commentary, but the production quality and editing of this video is even better than usual for whatever reason. Good video

[@nathanielharris1572]

“Temple OS of Fallout Modding” is a fucking terrifying sentence.

[@lutherburgsvik6849]

3:10 "We are going to a place called Grand Xian. A French speaking African country. The job is to rescue the nations president kidnapped by a rogue military force." Given the current situation in a certain French speaking African country it's a good job they released it when they did otherwise, understandably, political sensitivity may have got the better of them, leading to them delaying, perhaps indefinitely, the release of the game.

[@ANDREALEONE95]

The game has been made before all recent event.

[@lutherburgsvik6849]

@@ANDREALEONE95 'released'.

[@rogerc6533]

Haha reality imitates art

[@Gniew2]

I think controversy would be mild to non-existent. The indignation is reserved for things that consumers would feel are "big", like 9/11. Niger is not a big consumer of legal video games and unfortunately it's not that important to other more developed countries. I know it doesn't sound good, but when did you ever hear something about the country other than coup d'État? I don't think publisher would care to delay release.

[@twZera413]

Eh, coups and conflicts like these have been happening in Africa for decades, especially when neocolonialist companies and diamond mines are added to the mix.

[@kafkaesque6459]

Keep up the good work, boss. You know when to drop videos whenever I'm at my lowest.

[@obsessiveoverthinker5937]

man the first 3 minutes of this video feels like a warlockracy greatest hits. This video is a guaranteed banger

[@incarnateflame3462]

lmao i smile every single time this man says "serious" when trying to say "series". hote, you are a golden shrine of innocence and extremely satisfying content, Warlockracy. we must protect you from the outside world and youtubes demonetization sweeps at any cost.

[@chuckles222]

It's always a good day when Warlockracy uploads!

[@yeticatcher1780]

This is my favorite KZbin channel, I wish you got millions of views per video cuz they deserve it

[@giguyjoe]

3:36 "The original games had a sense of humor and parody at times but we're looking to tailor things to modern audiences." Why would you start your game like this?

[@Bluthegamingjunkie]

You have quickly become one of my favorite channels. I am happy you're continuing with the series. Though I was too young to play boomer RPG's I watched my dad play them. I wonder if there is something like a JA tabletop RPG...

[@ThiccMints]

Those last few minutes of the review were fucking magical. The lives of real life mercenaries are like the plot of a dark British comedy.

[@lordfizzz]

Your videos are gems my dude, thank you so much

[@thefoolsjourney6885]

I was really hoping you'd post a review. Been waiting for this before I buy it.

[@blakeforbes768]

I am here once again to spend my life on watching your videos

[@cB-sr9kd]

"This is almost impossible to communicate to those who don't know the language, but Girkin has this distinct Russian Boomer writing style characterized by the overuse of quotation marks." I think that might be easier to communicate than you'd think, I think American Boomers might have the exact same thing.

[@conner4547]

I love Kalyna and her absolute goofball mentality. However the not so subtle references to the Russo-Ukrainian war are completely out of left field and kinda dates the game a bit and I would say, out of character for Igor to try to steal ammo. He's an experienced Mercenary and a Chechen war veteran, not some green recruit from the backpages of AIM.

[@TheArklyte]

You must have really got your panties in a bind the first time you heard of Rambo...

[@BigBoiTurboslav]

"Pablo, where is the ammunition!?" got me way harder than it had any right lmao

[@brandonmorel2658]

what the hell

[@BigBoiTurboslav]

@@brandonmorel2658 I think he was making a reference to Wagner's Prigozhin and his iconic video yelling at Russian military commanders "where is my ammunition"

[@LucasCunhaRocha]

Melee is very much viable in 1.13, you can clear entire sectors using throwing knives with Blood or Manuel while sneaking around. Also on those small corridors facilities where combat is always close quarters you can charge into melee as well. Of course using melee on open fields always end up bad, but it isn't completely useless.

[@Karter_Blackpaw]

I usually make my own personal merc be an imitation WW2 Japanese officer with a katana for close quarters and have a spy act like Agent 47 taking out entire sectors by himself with great efficiency if used correctly.

[@hal900x]

"It's better with mods".

[@NukeClock]

You havent lived until you didnt slowmo crawl through a swamp in intense rain in full camo biting down on your knife, lying in a bush until that one vital enemy keeping the line of sight for the occupying force, finally decides to take a stroll near enough for the blow.

[@Clebardman]

@@hal900x I'm the alien who plays 1.12. Throwing knives are actually somewhat viable stealth weapons for throwing experts, because there's a hidden instakill chance. Ofc you'll need to keep another merc ready with a silenced gun just in case...

[@killchicken123]

Crowbar an enemy and then steal the gun was literally the only way to guarantee a weapon drop(you wouldn't question the fact that every enemy has a gun when they shoot you in the face would you?), it's not only useful it was essential. Night sight range is well within the AP of a sprint and 3 punches.

[@wudan0]

New warlock vid, what a good day today!

[@n543576]

First I would like to say thank you for making this video, I got excited when I heard there was a new JA game coming out sense the only positiveish experience I had with the game was "Back in Action" which was one of the first PC games I've ever played and I have fond memories playing it. After your review of JA 2 I was looking forward to seeing how JA3 would shape up comparing to it by your estimation. I will say that some of the more poinient and social comentary aspects of the JA2 comes mid-game of JA3 after a certain event occurs and you're fighting to disprove the assumption you're war criminals and need evidence. JA3 later kinda becomes a three way war as the game goes on which was pretty cool! I hope once you beat it you'll give it a second look, taking out the whole online black market thing is probably one of the strangest decisions for me in the game and it took multiple campaign restarts for me as well to get a handle on squad compositions as well.

[@Nachy]

That mid-game event became one of my favorite moments in a video game immediately. It gave me a genuine shocked reaction and I'm glad they did it, it's not often a game give me that kind of arc of "lose everything in the second act as the bad guys get the upper hand" and actually feel tangible too. The way you could even approach it in any order was very JA, and was exactly the kind of antagonistic force I was missing when I felt the beginning The Major didn't feel like he had much of a presence. JA3 may have some missteps and doesn't reach the same greatness JA2 did, but I still think it retained most of the spirit and it manages to be a pretty good game that stands on its own.

[@RuneForumwalker]

6:50 To be fair to them, you could say the mercs themselves are parodies of action movie tropes. You are correct that the plot and story isn't as accurately described as a parody of 90's action movies. Just look at the mercs: Steroid, Fox, Fidel, Ivan, Grunty, Wolf, Nails, etc etc.

[@arquebusier1995]

He missed it badly while it was just before his eyes)

[@RuneForumwalker]

Ok to be fair he addresses this at the end of the vid comparing actual people in warzones being eccentric themselves.

[@ThisHandleIsDefinatelyTaken]

Massive nostalgia dose from the mention of that one particular rendition of Lord's Prayer.

[@Vienna3080]

I’m glad Warlockracy mentioned Elder Kings 2, Kaisereich, and TNO, some of the greatest Fan made creations❤

[@LonelyKnightess]

I made TNO way back when and it's the weirdest thing to be a huge Warlockracy fan and have him just mention it off the cuff every few vids.

[@Vienna3080]

@@LonelyKnightess The Pink Panzer thank you for your creation it has only wasted a 1,000 hours of mine🫡🔥

[@LonelyKnightess]

@@Vienna3080 I'm glad you enjoyed it! I only got things started, you have the team to thank for having gotten it across the finish line :)

[@hamoodhabibi1579]

FINALLY, I WAS WAITING FOR YOU

[@just_addd_water_to_your_ramen]

I loved hearing warpugs mentioning he loved your videos in his coop stream of this game with rimmy

[@skirtsnake8808]

It was many years ago, when I was amused by your content about fallout and morrowind, I'm glad you became better person and better content maker, keep it up and wish you good luck

[@michimatsch5862]

Just watched the vide on JA 2 yesterday. What great timing.

[@karolgoofit7901]

It's weird that you didn't mention Congo Müller or Jan Zumbach(The Guy went from being an ace, part of most famous polish unit of ww2, reciving one of the highest polish medals to being a mercenary also for some reason his nickname was donald duck).

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

Demomcratic Rempumblic of Congno

[@karolgoofit7901]

@@0neDoomedSpaceMarine shit i didn't see that

[@niksarass]

How about the French mercenary who actually became president of an entire nation, Robert "Bob" Denard

[@wizlockfnordfinder]

31:30 "He had no fighting experience, but managed to build a mercenary persona by reading Soldier of Fortune magazines,". I find it disturbing how easy it is to trick people.

[@Wfalen]

So basically Frank Dux

[@JustMonikaOk]

Warlockracy labs are the only company I'd buy my merc names from. Research approved.

[@saschaberger3212]

I've been waiting for your opinion. Thank you Mr

[@HRK-nx2je]

This is one of the best game review I ever watched

[@WildFungus]

I've been asking those questions to myself all this time and I am grateful for your weighing in on this important cultural issue.

[@DenienN]

what sort of cultural issue are we talking about here?

[@Gniew2]

@@DenienN "Is the game good?" - sociological 101.

[@Poctyk]

Being warmly compared to Baba Yetu is a pretty good point

[@planescaped]

One of the best main theme songs to a game I've ever heard. I remember people complaining about it when the game came out, saying it was too much. Wtf is wrong with those people? I assume they must just be misanthropes.

[@mikexirou]

Amazing video and spoiler free review. Getting a video from a series veteran like myself who I spent 4 months of '99 summer trying to conquer Arulco, hits like home. I agree on everything you say, especially the narrative. Arulco felt like a giant easter egg and discovering things, mercs, quests were so awersome! Also due to our young of age but still, it would make you think, there were some adventure game elements to it, like that card that opens Orta or that porn tape to Βrenda or even merging items to create other items. I mean, even the description of guns were so amazingly written with a dose of black humor! -I miss the inventory system and Tony... I get 1.13 can be overwhelming but come on man... This is so dumbed down. -Fun fact, Ian Curry, the series veteran developer is the one who assisted on making JA3. -I disagree with you on one thing; the interrupt system was so much better. I discovered after so many playthroughs you could right click and press that target icon, that would mean to cover that angle (and get an interrupt). Much more tactical and real life combat simulator. This is a fun game to play, but as a series veteran, I wish it had the isometric camera/graphics of Pillars of Eternity, a true oldschool inventory system and the soul of ja2.

[@henriknutsson8500]

funny how much of an impact a game can have over 20 years past. Haven't seen the game in so long and still it evokes vivid memories of playing the game with a pal of mine.

[@dart5340]

The aiming interface seems like the kind of thing made with an eventual console release in mind.

[@berndborte8214]

Absolutely. It's already a console-release due to being released on Steam and the SteamDeck. The controller support is now really nice since the last patch. As a former mouse-and-keyboard purist, I understand the gripe with games catering with consoles, but since owning a steam deck, I get the appeal and importance of controller support.

[@TMMQuicksilver]

I like this game, and Barry Unger is my bff forever. The gangster granny in Port Cacao who sells you heavy armor, hand grenades, and fully modded RPKs is pretty great. I hope they make more, so I don't have to fight in the same country over and over for 20 years like some sci-fi existential horror story while I'm waiting for a sequel. Again. And also that you also make more Warlockracy videos!

[@airworthyboxer9432]

I require a HOI 4 Old World Blues review now that I know you're aware of it. Love the videos.

[@grayearly3116]

I was waiting for you to talk about this game.

[@LGB357]

I've been waiting for a good sequel to JA2 forever glad you brought up Silent Storm. I loved that game (once you download the pk remove mod) I'll wait for some mods to come out and I'll buy and download it.

[@tamasrehany6532]

5:21 Wasn't Deidranna romanian?

[@volly4700]

Nice presentation there, Woodman!

[@notanm6616]

>Posted 5 minutes ago Never clicked on the video so fast. Love Jagged Alliance series, and love watching your JA vids.

[@internetxxx_pl0r3r_xxx77]

Out of curiosity, what are the names of the artists who made those Slavic mythology art pieces you included? Some of them were pretty cool and it'd be neat to look into a bit more.

[@DickGentry]

it is mostly paintings of vsevolod borisovich ivanov ( Всеволод Борисович Иванов in russian)

[@bjorntheviking6039]

I would also like to know, I've seen some of them in memes and find them somewhat amusing.

[@vos2693]

Vsevolod Ivanov, "Vedic Rus" (Ведическая Русь)

[@internetxxx_pl0r3r_xxx77]

Thank you!@@vos2693

[@kiros2032]

Thanks for the video, it's very interesting seeing the game through someone that knows JA2 in and out. The game is pretty modable, and there are already a lot of mercenary mods. One mod also adds a smuggler operation (contact smuggler is the name of the mod) and while it's not Bobby Rays it adds a shop where the currency is diamonds, making them more valuable. You can get a late game weapon early but it's going to cost 24-30K in diamonds. Also you can buy 5.56, 7.62 (WP and NATO) and other kind of ammunition, which gives you a wider range of options. I'm surprised you didn't mention the lack of different starting gear, nor the gradual weapon progression (WW2>Soviet>NATO). Gotta say I'm enjoying the game, and the camera didn't give me any problem personally.

[@youtubeschmootube9450]

As a person who has played JA2 many times in the past 25 years, I think your analysis of this game is spot on.

[@jucalebre7540]

Was thinking about buying this game, nice time for this review to come out

[@Matt-md5yt]

Awesome glad you covered the new one

[@Arc_hive]

Prosvirin was a big man, he crashed our hearts with his death and left huge hole in our minds

[@HeraldOfMediocrity]

this video along with planet alcatraz have the best "closing statement" parts

[@q2rlz]

The really good thing about the JA3 is that authors listen to the community and still care about the game for example Bobby Ray's was added to the game in recent patches. Patch 1.4 introduced a free DLC like story for which other game companies would most likely charge money. Moreover the game is highly moddable and a lot of new mods are popping on Steam workshop.

[@natedavis4588]

Mandalore AND Warlockracy dropping on the same day?! Now I don't have to eat my Papa Murphy's in the dark.

[@Mgaak]

Yes, we remember all these one-liners because we played the game for 20+ years. The fact that you couldnt remember Grand Chien is just weird.

[@HoopleBogart]

I learn more about Eastern Europe from these videos than I ever did in school.

[@user-el1cj1do1j]

Dear Perun, i knew Kompost. He is not mia, he lost his legs, left to up from knee and right just foot. He got snapped by drone and was in care by some cossak pmc. He actually got his 4mil rubles

[@GothaBillsAndDeath]

I love that diatribe at the end. I genuinely thought that war reenactment footage with Igor Girkin was AI generated when I first saw it from a discord, but no, it's realllll. I didn't hallucinate him wearing Caesar's Legion cosplay. Also, that short tidbit on Dmytro Korchynsky was fascinating. It reminds me of a lot of Denys Prokopenko and the whole Azov affair (and subsequent rebranding).

[@firun2635]

This feels like Fallout 1 vs Fallout 2. Fallout 1 took its setting seriously whilst sneaking in lots of pop culture references, whilst Fallout 2 looked at the pop culture references and made it the entire point of the game.

[@SpawnOfJenova]

Once this game dropped I was waiting for this video

[@roolaing]

I’ve never played JA2, but I kept returning to your video because of your storytelling. I may buy this, or I may just buy JA2! And yeah, the CIV IV menu music was the best ever. I used to leave it on to listen to whilst walking about the house. Haven’t done that before or since.

[@martini9388]

Warlockracy sends vid. I click like. Thx for upload man!

[@Alex-ip1dn]

Thank you, Warlock

[@setit783]

was binge watching your vids when this dropped, feels good to watch someone also eastern european who knows all this shit

[@kucimaka8092]

Baba yettu i lecimy do przodu!

[@spooky7772]

I'd love to see a video about the Silent Storm series from you! Very underrated games...

[@Koniarka_marysia]

You remainded me of sir tech. Now i must instal wizardry 8 and spend 6h creating party.