Wild Arms Alter Code F | The Completionist

[@ThatOneVideoGamer]

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[@megalomize4703]

Wild arms 5 please!

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, The Completionist. How about you complete the original Viewtiful Joe in a future video?

[@FFSamurai]

Good video man! And hey, good luck with your wild arms dealer side business!

[@michaelcullinane3924]

Francis (Boogie2988) for President 2024.

[@PixelsAmpersandBits]

I know the KZbin algorithm hates when you cover classic niche JRPGs, but those are the Completionist videos I get most hyped for

[@jacobmonks3722]

Wild Arms is such an underappreciated series. It was one of the first games I ever played on PS1 and to this day I still associate the console with Wild Arms before most other games.

[@raxadian]

My first PS1 game have load time nightmares. TWO WHOLE MINUTES FOR EACH LOAD TIME, WHAT THE HECK CAPCOM?

[@Beltheczar]

@@raxadian it's not a Capcom game

[@Clubbythaseal]

It was one of my first RPGs growing up and I can still hear the intro song in my head

[@Nova7686]

@@Clubbythaseal Jirard uses the battle music a lot in these videos too! I love it!

[@perrydunetz882]

I can see why it fell off tho, the back half of 5 was badly written and a bit uncomfortable to watch at times

[@THESaSquaSHIsMe]

Man that moment of "Oh that's where that song is from" actually blew my mind, I fully expected to not recognize the song. But damn you really predicted my reaction Jirard lmao

[@shawnheatherly]

The Wild Arms franchise is a series I've always been interested in but never had a chance to play. This review has only made me all the more eager to try the series out for myself.

[@misterturkturkle]

If youre on playstation 4, wild ARMS 3 is available for digital purchase

[@coreymyers5321]

It’s always nice to hear about a franchise you know little of, but are still interested.

[@wariodude128]

Man, Jirard flailing his arms wildly even off screen was huge plays. Reminds me of a game I have called Enchanted Arms. Haven't played it much, but it seemed pretty fun.

[@Teknoman]

Wild arms series as a whole should be experienced. Great jrpgs with stellar spaghetti Western inspired soundtracks

[@dean170]

Holy shit I don't think ive ever seen someone openly mention Enchanted Arms. That game was a huge piece of my childhood and my god the combat was stellar. I loved the turn based/grid based combat

[@z3Carlos]

I really love Wild Arms 3 I really hope it gets the completionist treatment

[@michaelriverside1139]

Hopefully!!

[@jzblue345]

Wild Arms 3 is one of me favorite games ever.

[@richardbaseball2006]

After 19 years, when I got the game when I was 7. I got the platinum on the PS4 port yesterday. Feels good to have finally completed it.

[@riversedgekickboxing694]

literally the best JRPG. Ever. End discussion.

[@NWOtion]

Def in my top 10 and possibly top 5 of all time. I beat it a few years ago and couldnt believe how long it was. The only criticism is not knowing where to go if you save on the world map and dont play for a while

[@hedonistredd4592]

I have a physical copy of the PS1 Wild ARMs and I've been a fan of it for years, and NEVER heard of this version before. Sadly, copies of Alter Code F are now in the 300-500$ range now. 😭

[@James-gj8rn]

I feel like this game is vastly under appreciated so I’m glad you showing it some love Jirard 😊

[@sunlitsonata6853]

The insane price it goes for probably doesn’t help

[@zan8117]

The first time Sony remade one of their games for a new generation. Would like a new Wild Arms especially now that a new Star Ocean was just announced. Got Fantasy and Space JRPGs covered now we need a Western.

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

Well Sony bought Bluepoint games so there’s a chance they gonna remake one of WA game for PS5.

[@Hal_142]

@@thepuppetmaster9284 if by chance you mean you. hope then sure. wild arms is a largely forgotten and already niche RPG. chances are basically zero unfortunately.

[@diegoseba12]

the Wild Arms director went on to be an anime director and the last show he directed, Symphogear, is one of my favorites, is increrdibly amazing. I reccomend everyone to watch it.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

That explains a lot of how that show got so popular.

[@NEETKitten]

And he packed the show full of Wild Arms references. Absolutely love it.

[@TheKpa11]

Do you know whose idea it was to come up with the screen saver option?

[@sharebear421]

Isn’t smyphohear a musical magical girl anime? Lol

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

@@sharebear421 It is. And it's apparently super hype. I didn't think magical girl stuff could go beyond "oh Sailor Moon exists, okay Cardcaptors is more interesting" to Pretty Cure basically being Super Sentai style stories, let alone *Madoka.* Magical girl shows are legit.

[@lithogen6485]

On the topic of remakes Jirard has talked about how Metal Gear Solid is one of his least anticipated games for new game+. Don't forget that Twin Snakes exists! It's way easier than MGS1 and has no VR missions. So to make it easier on himself Jirard should complete Twin Snakes instead and just do a normal playthrough of the original as a primer. Hope that helps.

[@UnbornDecay]

As someone who is getting his ass kicked by MGS TS but did okay with MGS 1, Twin Snakes is really only easier if you're already familiar with MGS2, which I am not either

[@thewickedwoods8881]

I would love to see Jirard play through TS. Seriously under-rated.

[@L33PL4Y]

Twin Snakes is hot fucking garbage. The MGS2 mechanics in the level design, enemy layouts, and boss designs of MGS1, none of which were designed with MGS2 mechanics in mind, makes the game pathetically, laughably easy. They also added in dog tag collecting from MGS2, but provided ABSOLUTELY NO REWARDS FOR DOING IT even though the entire point of collecting them in MGS2 was for the cool rewards you got for your trouble. The cutscenes completely change Snake's character for the worse, turning him from the cautious, hardened veteran of the original game to this cocky, showoffy rookie making utterly stupid, dangerous decisions for the sake of looking cool, and made him even meaner to Otacon than he was in the original, making their friendship at the end come out of nowhere and feel completely phony and undeserved while in the original Snake was always pretty easy on him except for a couple moments of understandable anger and frustration, all of which actually made their friendship developing feel genuine. The cutscenes also add a lot of really awful humor in horrifically out-of-place spots that completely ruins moments that were serious and weighty in the original. The voiceovers are all far, far below the quality of the original game. Jeremy Blaustein wrote the English dialogue and directed the voice actors in the original game, and he got amazing performances out of the cast because he knew exactly how each line should be read since he wrote them all himself. Some other jackhole did the voice direction on Twin Snakes and it results in the voices sounding completely phoned-in and soulless. The remixed music lacks the atmosphere and gravitas of the original's music, and the cleaner graphics take a lot away from the original's gritty, dirty look, all of which has a strongly negative effect on the game's mood and tone. Twin Snakes sucks week old gas station hot dogs. I hope Jirard stays far, far away from it. But he won't. I'm sure he'll be reviewing it for MGS NG+.

[@Ashurman666]

I will stan for Wild Arms 3 with every single fibre of my limited being!

[@SventFulgur]

Hell yes! I have yet to find a game you have to super heat a boss's armor and freeze it in order to break it and deal damage. I love Wild Arms 3!

[@mayafeyplushie2025]

YES FUCKING SAME I LOVE THAT GAME

[@cam9144]

This, but Wild Arms 5 for me ;)

[@silvore64]

I'm trying to get into the wild arms series and I've heard from a person that loves the series that three is considered the best one among others but his favorite being four.

[@SventFulgur]

@@silvore64 last I checked 3 is also on the PS4 retro console for like 5 bucks so it's easy access :D

[@Serrassi]

I loved both the ps1 and ps2 versions of this game. That original us intro theme with the guitar and whistling is one of the best ever.

[@naterdawgg]

Awesome video man, lately I've been obsessed with the wild arms 3 battle song, that was the one I got really into as a kid Would love to see more ports of these to play them on modern consoles

[@SireSalty]

My first rpg was wild arms and got me a forever love of the genre. That intro is my alarm theme to this day and gives me a smile every morning.

[@FreakinSweet1987]

Nice to hear sound this time. Yes, I was there for the original upload.

[@JobeStroud]

Love both versions of the game. The Hanging Gardens. I was stuck in that place for hours, the original, due to not noticing the wall was missing in the lit windows. I actually bought it from the video store I rented it from since I was the only one in town that rented it. I paid $40 for it I think? I do own all of the Wild Arms. Holy Crap Alter F is so expensive. I think I found it in a bargin bin for $5. It sold so poorly that the store didn't want to waste shelf space on it.

[@Stanosuke]

Jirard: "I put in 110 hours. That is a ton for a PS2 JRPG." Star Ocean Till the End of Time: "Hold my beer."

[@L33PL4Y]

Star Ocean You'll Be Playing Till the End of Time

[@Isabele_Kuran]

I remember playing the PS1 original version for the first time when it was played on SuperBeardBros and now to see the PS2 version reviewed is great and reminds me I still haven't finished it yet lol

[@raze667]

I'm not going to lie, the Wild Arms music in your old reviews is part of the reason I got hooked into your show. I KNEW that music, and went "yeah, this guy gets it."

[@KaySpde]

This channel led me to pseudo completing games myself, and for as long as it's around, I'll always come back to this channel for the warm fuzziness that it provides

[@sintanan469]

Seeing this video just makes me miss my PSX/PS2 JRPG collection that got swiped... Wild Arms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and AF. Suikoden 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and Tactics. FF7, 8, 9, X, X-2, and FFT. Star Ocean 2 and 3. Vandal Hearts 1 and 2. Valkyrie Profile. I miss seeing my collection on my shelf.

[@marblethunder4323]

3:39 and a PSP game Wild ARMs XF which is a RPG tactics game with hexagonal tiles. As well as an extremely short lived Japan only mobile game

[@michaelcall7769]

Gotta say, Wild Arms is one of my favorite games. I listen to the music all the time still. Also I got stuck in the original for like 3 years in the disappearing castle in the desert because the path forward was a doorway that looked exactly like all the windows next to it. The internet was still young so I couldn't just look up a guide to solve it. Still love the game though.

[@calmplayer5043]

At least you newer gave up and found the solution at the end 🙂

[@nobody_vi3312]

I played the original right when it came out and all these tracks brought back sooo much great memories (even gave me the goosebumps). I loved the original PS version so much that I was scared of even touching this version thinking it would most likely ruin the whole thing. Im so glad I was wrong and now I actually feel like looking into getting me a copy and dusting off my old PS2.

[@gootchimus]

Wild arms 2 is still to this day one of my all time favorite games ever, I'd love to see it get the same treatment the first one got with a 3d remake.

[@GracefulNanami]

Kaneko has stated in the past that they wanted to do it but never got the means. Such a shame.

[@LateSleeper]

"Into the Wilderness" is still the best intro theme of all time. If you disagree... well you have the right to be wrong.

[@perrydunetz882]

I prefer the sequels theme, it feels more thematically relevant to its game, people sleep on wild arms 2 too much

[@dreddbolt]

Some of the covers of the tunes are pretty good as well, and I really like the 90's anime aesthetic from the old PS1 game.

[@TheZenakuwolf]

ohhhh Wild Arms 2 for me was the freaking best i hope that one day he plays it

[@kingty2550]

It has one of the best openings, theme and all, in ps1 gaming history.

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

Wild arms 2 wasn't a good game though 👀

[@GracefulNanami]

@@fillerbunnyninjashark271 It has the best story in the series and one of the best in JRPGs on the whole. 2 is a treasure.

[@MalevolentMinun]

Hearing the battle music as something so naturally ingrained yet it being from a series I've never touched was awesome! Love knowing where such an iconic part of this show originates from.

[@Vaishino]

No wonder the game's so hard to find, jirard's been hoarding copies

[@L33PL4Y]

There are ten copies in the world and he's got a third of them to himself. What a selfish bastard.

[@DukeofGames50]

@@L33PL4Y I heard he snapped one in half when a game store clerk refused to sell their personal copy to him for 10 million dollars.

[@henrytownshend6441]

​@@DukeofGames50sounds about right

[@charleshultgren7804]

Not the only thing he's been hoarding lmao

[@Chelaxim]

​@@charleshultgren7804LMFAO

[@SwordOfPersona]

In the original, Rudy's normal attack was with a knife or short sword. ARMS were supposed to be used sparingly, so to speak.

[@HybridAngelZero]

HOORAY WILD ARMS!! I love this series, and it always makes me happy when you cover the games. Alter Code F is one of my most wanted PS2 games of all time. Considering that almost every PS2 entry in this series is ludicrously expensive, I always hold out hope that they'll get some kind of rerelease... Especially since seeing all the awesome content added makes me want to play it even more

[@ko9killer]

Oh my gosh, Girard! Wild arms is my second favorite RPG of all time! I had no clue, at all, that they made a remake for PS2!?! Well… I know what I’m doing when I get home from the road😄

[@L33PL4Y]

*Jirard

[@massdefection]

I actually was inspired to play through this myself while watching you stream this, so thanks! Great game and great video!

[@22Pappagino]

Dude....mind blown on that song reveal. Damn.

[@bloodaonadeline8346]

My memories of Wild Arms are that it and Suikoden were the games I played while waiting for FF7 to be released on the PSX! What an amazing time for video games.

[@UltimateGamerCC]

this was a proper example of a remake, if only all remakes went to this degree.

[@GracefulNanami]

Completely agree.

[@fromfilmtocode]

Didn't even know this existed. I was playing Wild Arms on a PS1 emulator on the phone 10 years ago during downtime in the army, and I have very fond memories of the music and this game. Seems like a great remake.

[@TheRandomGuyTheFarNoGameCat]

Wild Arms 3 is probably my favourite PS2 RPG. So I am really happy you are covering this.

[@EpicJoeE]

I love how positive and happy you are when you speak about every detail of the game. You’re a cool guy.

[@bbreimm]

Still one of the greatest game OST of all time

[@brycestrife5605]

I listen to the intro theme often, it reminds me of my father that has also a lot of Blue dragon music is great. And Lost Odyssey.

[@jacebeleren3]

Wild Arms 2 was my introduction to the series. It's a great game

[@derektafoya1152]

I love that I've always known where this song came from

[@Marcusml333]

I've never played any games from the series, but I've heard of Wild Arms through SupraDarky's best video game music list here on KZbin. So the one thing I knew before watching this video was that the music of the series was very well made.

[@RewindTHEsunset]

The physical copy of this game is already insane in price. Can't wait for the price to hike because of this video. Great vid though. Edit: missed some words

[@olddrunkninja]

I remember seeing Alter Code F copies literally just sitting on shelves in a local Gamestop for ages since seemingly nobody wanted them. Going from seeing that to the prices copies are demanding now is wild lol

[@lceBox]

Oh man, talk about nostalgic. I remember playing the first Wild Arms on playstation as a kid. Each time I booted it up I never could bring myself to skipped the intro. Just as Jirard says, the whistling is godtier. There was also that damn rat, looking way too cute. Jack was my fav.

[@FarceKitsune]

That is amazing! I knew your struggle music sounded familiar! I was OBSESSED with Wild ARMs 1 & 2.

[@GracefulNanami]

Great video, Jirard. Glad you still love Wild ARMS. It deserves so much love. 2 is amazing and I wish you'd do that one someday. ACF handles Rudy so well. He never speaks but still has so much personality in the remake. I miss the series so much.

[@TheBandoBandito]

THAT'S WHERE THAT SONG IS FROM?! I have to play wild arms now, I'll forever associate that song with this channel.

[@marrgyew186]

These arms out here be wildin

[@princeblackelf4265]

Jokes on YOU Jirard, I am already a Wild Arms fan and knew where that you've been using the battle music for almost as long as the channel has existed ( Personally , favorite is Wild Arms 3)

[@wanaan]

The Wild Arms theme song is what got me into jRPG for the first time in my life. I didn't have the game. I heard it at a friend's house, and that got me hooked on jRPG for 20 years. Not too shabby.

[@Alboreoh]

Please do more JRPGs, this was such a treat. I grew up with Wild Arms and hate that we'll probably never get another. Anyway, there are so many amazing lesser-known JRPGs that would make for great episodes.

[@Abell_lledA]

One doesn’t experience self-transcendence, the illusion of self only dissipates.🎈

[@shaunwatson6354]

the teenage nostalgia is strong for wild arms! i have to say that i missed this one, as if i knew Calamity Jane was a playable character, I definitely would have picked this up on release

[@rocklight86]

I love that you tackled a series that I've loved so much. And I always loved hearing that battle theme in your videos. Hell, just look at the profile pic. Thanks for covering a game near and dear to my heart.

[@Adraeth]

With the original one being one of my all time favorite games (and the first game I've ever finished all by myself), I'm really bumped this one never got released in Europe...

[@versedrhyme41]

Wow I missed this, never expected you to play or make a video about one of my favorite games of all time.

[@jessarin7330]

I was just thinking about Wild Arms and had no idea it had a remake. Now I’m hyped to play it.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

The encounter cancel mechanic reminds me of how things are in Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass. Basically, if an encounter is low-level enough, the red *!* that appears during a random encounter is instead green, and you can basically ignore the battle if you're not feeling "fresh". It's a cool feature, though I'm more into having enemies represented on the overworld and having to sneak by them, kinda like how Paper Mario and Bug Fables does it.

[@lukerabon7925]

I remember when I watched you play the original on Beard Bros. I was confused because I had only known about this remake. Glad you got the full experience on both!

[@Kindren]

Might be time for a replay. I have 100%ed all the games (including the psp tactics game, Crossfire), and have had the title song as my phone alarm for over a decade now. God I love this series

[@onyxguardian5122]

4:55 Beedle Voice: OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH

[@drehawk9634]

The simulation acting up, could’ve sworn this uploaded already

[@nanya524]

A couple of problems already. 1: Alter Code F came out before Wild Arms 4, it was running the Wild Arms 3 engine. 2: You forgot about Wild Arms XF on the PSP. We almost didn't get that game because of Wild Arms 4. In fact, because 4 was so bad and there was no way of knowing if XF was coming stateside, they put the bonus bosses of Wild Arms 5 out on the open world for you to find and fight without needing XF. Because, in Japan, in order to fight the over-world bonus bosses, you needed a copy of Wild Arms XF, a PSP to PS2 connection cable and Wild Arms 5. So the localizers just made the bosses playable without any extra steps. And then we got XF anyway.

[@coreymyers5321]

I still love the new intro!

[@alexflamess]

And now the price just went up even more on this game.

[@PineLover42]

This is the first I've ever heard of this game, but it sounds like a really well designed game and the creators put a lot of thought and effort into the remake instead of a money grab. Respect that

[@DrewSwenson]

Im still working on my first playthrough, but I can certainly credit Jirard and Alex for getting me to play the original. I've owned Wild Arms 2 for years and I had gotten it from a friend and I had NO idea about the series aside from that for YEARS. It still feels like WA has flown under the radar for years. WA 3 Is absolutely fantastic though, really blending the Wild West with the Sci-fi Fantasy.

[@OpenWorldAddict0]

5:00 I knew where that song was from the moment i heard it when i first started watching your videos. I had played some hours of the original as PS1 Classic digital download from the PlayStation network store, and I have played it both on my PSP as well as PS3. Although I was only ever able to get about 6 hours into the game before getting stuck those 6 hours I enjoyed over and over again.

[@thankyouershin]

Been looking forward to this New Game + episode the most. The original Wild Arms episode was the first ever Completionist video I watched, because I love that game. I love this game too. Thank you Jirard for putting in the extra effort to complete Wild Arms: Alter Code f!

[@doslover]

I loved Wild Arms and had no idea this remake existed, neat! *Checks Amazon* $200+ used. Welp.

[@LeoKindy]

I don't believe I lived to the day the completionist covered this game Awesome video as always #STRONGFORWILDARMS6

[@KikiYushima]

I love this game and the original so much. While I never got to play the OG growing up, my brother would let me sit and watch him play it. Cecilia is one of my favorite characters in all of history. I don't care how flawed these games are. I can see and recognise those flaws, but I still love them. The OG and ACF are two of my favorite games of all time, ranking right up there with Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs. I was honestly kind of lucky at the time I got my copy of ACF. It was the earlier 2010s and copies hovered between $60-100 apiece. When I checked a few months ago, I was absolutely _shocked_ to see they're worth over $200 nowadays. I'm _so_ glad I picked up a copy when I did even though it felt like a bit of a rip off for such an old game. I love this game series so much I own a lot of the artbooks and some of the JP-exclusive strategy guides. They're pretty useless since I can't read Japanese, but they come with awesome art in the back. Seriously, I cannot understate my love for this game.

[@DuelScreen]

I really enjoyed the first Wild Arms as did my brother. We both enjoyed growing up with RPGs. The first Legend of Legaia game is another favorite and one of only a handful I completed multiple times.

[@1234fakerstreet]

I remember I first discovered the wild arms series the same time that I got into the anime Trigun vis toonami. For me, those two are intertwined. Such a fever dream of a game. I think 3 and 4 were my favorite.

[@franknemragoldz.mairena2676]

Wild Arms is my first RPG in PS one, and is how i met my girlfriend in real life, now wife. So that game means a lot to me. I been a fan of WA2 and WA3. But stopped playing and forget about that series. Now thanks to this video i realize there were other Wild Arms remastered, "WA alter Code F" and watching this video almost make me cry. Thank you Cmpletionist for this amazing video.

[@jharrisbrooks]

Dope video dude. I love when you do a different version of a game on new game plus. Happy 10 year anniversary to TOVG/The Completionist! I wish that you have hoy doing this for as long as you can!

[@richardbaseball2006]

I'm so happy to own a copy of this game. It's one of my greatest video game treasures. I love this series.

[@skylerlanting2576]

“Wacky waving inflatable tube man with a human face” I see you editor and I like your style

[@Robobvious2]

Please do a Completionist episode for the first Wild Arms! On top of covering an amazing game it would be an awesome throwback to your Super Beard Bros vids.

[@StijnManBro]

Ah yes. I like. This right here is content. Thank you.

[@henrysaunders2614]

4:52 Jirard just read all of our minds

[@camma12]

I had a Japanese version of wild arms 2 that my dad got me while he was working away in Malaysia. I couldn't understand a thing in that game but it was my first Jrpg and it started my love affair with jrpg's 😁

[@Megamanxlink]

Wild Arms is one of my favorite game series and I still have my original copies of all the games. Maybe it is time to bring out the PS2 and play through them again.

[@phydur3056]

I'm so happy more people get to know about this game. Thanks for reviewing this game!

[@sneakyskunk1]

I love this series. It is nice to see it getting some love on The Completionist.

[@JudgeBeard]

Wild Arms was the first RPG that I played properly to completion. I had heard FF7 was amazing but wanted to learn how to play rpgs first, so I rented Wild Arms over a few months. It absolutely blew me away, I still love it and own a copy. I got stuck at that chest puzzle in De Le Metallica until a magazine I used to buy released a walkthrough. I knew nothing of Alter Code F, I'm usually against remakes. But after watching this, I can say the most positive thing about it is: they did my boy Zed honourably. Dude had such a hard time in the original, nice to see him become a playable character.

[@randyb.9143]

I never thought I would see a video on this game come to light (again) and before watching it I am already excited

[@anachronologist2017]

Love the Wild Arms series. There's something to be said about a JRPG that takes place in an American western setting. Wild Arms 3 is to this day one of my favorite RPGs, and it hold up with it's cell shaded graphics. Haven't played the first one, so you have go me excited to try it out. Great OST's throughout as well.

[@Caspur189]

Awesome video dude, and congrats on 10 years you legend ❤

[@thomashernandez6536]

OOOHHHH! That, is indeed, where that song comes from!

[@Vicioussama]

OG Wild Arms still has one of the best OP that are catchy af

[@mattcoughlin8527]

So nice to see one of my favorite game series getting some attention. Thanks Jirard!

[@daimplay1949]

When the Arms are Wild! 😳😳

[@gumm1w0rmz_error17]

Completionist i’m sure you don’t have to worry bout hair loss DNDHNDHDNXNDS

[@NibelungJ]

Wild Arms: Alter Code F used to be my gold standard for game remakes, until Resident Evil 2 arrived. It's still high on the list, even with the amazing waves of remakes we got in the last two years. An absolute must play!