Dude, that intro speech is what I needed to hear right now! You've got me all motivated/emotional. Grats on five years, and I can't wait to finish this video tonight! A lot of fond memories with Tales of Symphonia. Always wanted to see you cover it.
Tales of Symphonia was the very first video game I ever bought with my own money, I still remember feeling all proud walking back from gamestop with my mom.
back in 2004 yes played it (with friends) not fully and my actual first tales game that was like symphonia was tales of vesperia and tales of the abyss (europe only on the 3ds) and vesperia, like t.o.s, is now on the nintendo switch if you want every enemy in that game, trho. magic. lences.
I remember seeing genis cast magic spells on youtube and it looked so cool to me so I looked up the game bought it second hand (as a 12 year old kid for the first time with my own money too) and I had no idea it would be my most favo game of all time I'm 23 years old now and I absolutely love this game to death.
This is arguably my favorite game of all time, so I'm happy to finally see you review it! I do think you're slightly underselling the story though, and seeing as I've finished the game about 10-12 times, I can safely say the amount of depth this story has is staggering. The whole story is a deconstruction of the classical JRPG story, pointing out the twisted logic behind many of these popular clichès, like the idea of evil in general, the psychological effects of being raised as a messiah, the concept of discrimination from a larger perspective than simply "it's bad", etc.
This! Definitely this! It's an incredible story and so immensely underrated. I bawled at the very end of it, knowing Kratos would be forever bound to wander in space getting rid of the exspheres, while Lloyd is left in the new world. And Lloyd's speech at the end where he talks about creating a better world without prejudice or hate is a golden moment too.
so glad I wasn't the only one who felt this way, he didn't even mention the racism that genis and raine face, there are so many issues that this game tackles
Yes, that is so true. When I first played this game when I was younger with my cousin and friend, and we got to the point where Colette describes how sad it actually is to become an angel. I chocked up a little lol. Literally felt bad for the girl.
It’s not just about petting them. Any character can pet them. Did you give them their names? THAT is the important part. Imagine all those dogs going through life without names…😢
Ahhhhh Tales of Symphonia the greatest game ever created in my opinion it literally saved my life when i was younger and going though the toughest time of my life.
Literally was my gateway game into the world of fantasy and anime shit. Before Tales of Symphonia, I played Pokemon, Mario, and racing games. Oh, how naive I was until this gem brought me into this wonderful world of deeper RPGs and shit like FMA. I would have never gotten into Final Fantasy either if it wasn't for Symphonia. I saw Legendia coming out on PS2, and not being a hardcore gamer I only had Nintendo systems cuz thats just what my mom would get us at Christmas... My first playstation was acquired and I jumped down an endless pit of JRPGs.
Kingdom hearts saved mines but later realized maybe its tryi ng to save my other me from alternative universes and the time traveling me while saving me
My first time seeing this channel. Video was recommended for *COUGH* some reason *COUGH*. Liking it for that friendly thank-you opening. Even without the rest, that's just sweet.
You can tell just how genuine and sincere this guy is from the intro, you are an absolute joy to watch and I respect the work and love you pour into this channel so much. Much love and keep up the great work.
Back in 04 when this first came out, snow days while playing this watching the snow fall outside while sitting comfy under a blanket……..ahhh the good old days
TWEWY would definitely be cool. Bought that game on release and played it obsessively for months. Unique as hell with a great story to boot. I'm gonna have to pick that game up again sometime.
rui uchiha just the main story is about 25 hours which is a pretty short length for a jrpg. I've never tried to complete it but compared to the tales games I don't think it compares
I remember this being the first game I ever put over 100 hours into. I loved it so much at the time and would love to replay it, but AIN'T NO ONE GOT TIME FOR THAT
@@RaidenKaiser It lags with every single hit and needs an unofficial patch to fix it called TSFix, which also enables 4K, brings back character outlines, decreases loading times and a plethora of other stuff
9:34 For anyone wondering, there already is an anime already revolving around Jesus, it depicts him as a normal guy along with his friend Buddha, it's called Saint Young Men.
Funny thing is X is the only one that actually gives you something. The bad thing is there are a good amount of achievements that are needed for online if I recall. Personally, I think after a long game like this he should play something simpler to complete like the first Pikmin game.
I think you got it mixed up. In ToS, you look for dogs and Collette gives them names. It's in ToX2 that you collect 100 cats. Or ToGF where you feed cats to unlock the Catz village.
the weapons and djinn are easy to find, now play through Golden Sun, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, And Golden Sun: Dark Dawn back to back... HEY JIRARD! Do a Golden Sun Month to get people hyped for Camelot To make another one!!! They said they would if enough people asked. if you do it and we all comment for another one they'll finish the series. Dark Dawn needs a Sequel!
man i remember when i was a kid my older brother had found the alternative costumes for Tao and Anri and i for the life of me couldnt find them. I must have replayed it 5 times looking for them lol. good times before the Internet
If you haven't already, you should try to complete Ni No Kuni or Okami. They're both great games, and I would love to hear your take on them! Keep up the amazing work, Jirard! You're awesome!
I liked F-Zero X for N64 better. You can't actually "fly" in GX, an the physics are more arcady, but it was literally an arcade game so I guess that's to be expected. :P
Yeah, that reminds me, GX is frickin' hard! I couldn't complete any missions after "Captain Falcon simulates racing while not really racing." After that, it was brutal. Wild Boar is slow if you go slow, but if you're in front for a second, he gains 6000mph in under a second.
HALF A MILLION!?!?!? HALF. A. MILLION!? Jirard REALLY only has just over half a million subscribers. WOW. I REALLY though he had at least a million. He deserves at least 3.
That intro speech though. That was truly moving, for real though. You are such an inspiration to many including myself man. And you are soo humble at the same time, you won't take any credit without first giving credit to your many many fans. Keep up the great work man, you truly are remarkable! ^.^
If Jirard is suprised about their being a Norse Mythology reference in ToS, he's gonna be estatic once he plays Shin Megami Tensei.....whenever he gets to one.
COnsidering SYmphonia is a prequel to Phantasia, their very first "Tales of" game, the Norse mythology references were almost forced to appear. Phantasia had a ton of them, beggining with the fact their world tree was literally the World Tree Yggdrasil (like in Norse myths),and all three of the ancient civilizations of Phantasia were named after a Norse deity (Fenrir, Odin and Thor).
I'm at the point though, myself, where I can get through a run in 48 hours. That said, I want to get to Omegaevolution's speedrunning level of 7 hours.
(I think I read your question wrong in that the "that" you referred to was the 80 hours and not my 48) For me? Not all of them, just the ones I feel like taking the time to do, most of my time got put into money grinding for Luin. (GIMME DAT MONEY DRAGON!) But I think that on a vanilla exp very casual run through while taking your time and figuring things out should be about 80, yeah?
Jirard! I loved your JRPG skits in this episode, it was so funny and accurate! More please, I really felt like you were showing me a cutscene from That One Gamer by Square Enix on PS4 or something.
Bless you sir. Symphonia is a MONSTER to complete. At least three playthroughs, if you know what to do, memorizing when and where events happen so you don't miss stuff, tons and tons of monsters to encounter, pointless items and titles, and an amazingly epic story. The closest I got to completion was four playthroughs, level 212, about 97% on collecting, 60% on figures, and I was missing several titles.
Not really Its more of its own thing now heck they dont even put shin megami tensai on the box anymore, plus when was the last time that SMT had a home console release persona 5 is on ps4 while smt is on 3ds
Your intro speech was unbelievably touching and inspiring to those of us striving so hard to reach out to people. This is definitely one of my top favorite games, despite its cliches and sometimes foreseeable plot twists. But there was so much beauty and emotion and hard work put into this game.
Just gonna be honest... I don't watch the channel for you. For you, exclusively, I mean. For me, I watch it for the fantastic presentation, the very detailed information you provide, and yes, to a degree you.
he said he would do it when they stopped with updating it with content. so a couple months ago was final as the last updates for guns and the new amiibos were the last bits of content. so he isn't forgetting yet. just was waiting till they stop with content. so SIT THE @&!$ DOWN AND CALM THE @*&!#$ DOWN
true. but look at what the amiibos gave in smash and splatoon. smash was basicly figurines you can teach to fight. splatoon gave content. like guns and outfits and challenges.
That one moment you realise that the "Symphonia" in the title didn't mean an actual symphony, but the harmony of having these two worlds as one The team that brought us this gem really did some thought into just the title alone o_o
Ohh, Yggdrassil? Norse myth? Oh wait, the artist who designed the characters is the mangaka of Oh My Goddess which is for the biggest part Norse myth. :D
I'm really excited to see the show get more real, more raw, and really show how much you struggle through these games. Completing is an incredibly taxing and difficult undertaking, and completing a game a week is frankly insane. Thanks for all that you do, my Beard Bro.
Thanks for completing one of my favorite games. Now I triple dog dare you to play Nier. That game will kick you in the feels 10x more than tales of symphonia.
Jerard, I absolutely love seeing everything you do, pouring yourself into what you love. You remind me of a dear friend of mine, and I have an unfathomable amount of respect for the guy. Keep being the awesome guy you are, my friend! If you're ever in Oklahoma City for any reason, you'll always be welcome here!
By the way, I want to complete Ocarina of Time because while I've beaten it, I haven't completed it. I've completed Twilight Princess, Four Swords Adventures, and Majora's Mask, but not Ocarina of Time. Once I complete Wind Waker, I'll be sure to get there.
Tactics Ogre the Knight of Lodis. There are technically 6 endings, but there are multiple sub-endings based on whether or not you killed a certain boss, or one character survived and another didn't, if they both survived, or if they both died. There can be upwards to 40+ endings.
The Christ analogue is even more obvious in the Japanese version, where the Chosen is called "Miko" - No, not written like "Shrine Maiden", but in a different spelling which... is usually used by Japanese Christians to refer to the son of god, Jesus Christ. Yeeeeeeeeep.
The part where Alex earns the title "Miyamoto" made me literally laugh out loud! :D I love this show, I love this crew, and I am very thankful for you and your youtube community!
I'd like to see you complete the original Devil May Cry. I know you like the reboot, which is fine even if I am not particularly partial towards it. However more than just getting a better idea as to why fans like myself were displeased with the reboot, I think it's important for you to see one of the critical foundations of the action genre as we know it today. Games like God of War for example would not be what they are if it wasn't for Devil May Cry .
laprasking: Worst part is when the game glitches out, keeping you from getting the "Vyse the Legend" title, even when you did everything right throughout the game. Happened to me once; I know I did everything because I unlocked the three secrets (the "Sky Fang" weapon for Vyse, the "Golden Hamachou" discovery and the boss battle against Air Pirate Vigoro), but the game would still display my title as "Vyse the Bounty King", what the heck!?!?!?
Jirard, you and everything you built up over the years is/are amazing. Keep it up, thank you for finally doing Tales, and doing it justice. We love you.
I don't comment on things often, that being said Jirard, I've been subbed to That One Video Gamer for years now and I always appreciate the content you put up, congratulations on 5 years and an amazing job building this community up for us, keep it going!!! Here's to 5 more 😁
this game was the first rpg i really ever played and its the game that really got me into rpgs. i just remember putting an alarm clock on 3am to play before getting up at 6 for school. this game is so close to my heart and thank you so much for covering it
I would love it if he did! It's actually one of the first games I ever tried to complete. Ironically, I still haven't beaten it. :/ Still an amazing game.
aye it rly is. if you are some what familiar with anime and their character types its a bit easier on the eyes and ears. but story wise and gameplay wise it rocked my world in 2004 :D and still does to this day:)
+szuds21 Try out Final Fantasy XIII. Everyone seems to dislike it with a burning passion, but I found it to be an extremely enjoyable experience. Plus, you can probably get it for dirt cheap at GameStop. I got my copy for like $10.
I have the PS3 version and it's really worth it, Jirard said that the community prefers the gamecube version because of the 60FPS, but for me having extra content wide screen and the original voices it's more than enough to compensate that. About the Steam version, it was broken when it was released, but since some months ago I was checking the Steam reviews and looks like it's fixed, so, maybe it's worth to check that version.
Yeah, I will forever love the GC version, but I definitely wish that I would've done my videos on the PS3 version...its just so much easier to look at lol.
Oh, there is a full translation patch out there for the PS3 version...I forgot about it, I should get it & play the PS3 one, just after going through the 360 version 5 times put me off for many years haha
I have to say, seeing this video is a breathe of fresh air. This was the second game I got for the gamecube. I remember the astonishment I felt when I beaten the game as it was suuuuuuper long. I use to games I could binge in a day, beat it, play it again at a slower pace, then toss to the side. I played it twice and didn't know about a lot of things hidden in. When I told my other gamer buds about it. I just got looks like I fabricated the whole thing from some fever dream. It still feels like that but since other titles from the Tales have appeared. The looks have died down. Up to this day, I still hold this game at high status. I loved the combat system and how control much control I had over it. I find the skits charming and generally get a chuckle out of them. It fit my style of always searching and coming finding a new side quest or something else. Even during my third playthrough when Colette triggered her mystic arte, I was stunned as I thought the game couldn't throw anymore surprises me. Still, loved the video and the opening skit was spectacular
BB is easier than Dark Souls I dont think that's "merciless" In fact even with the DLC its shorter to, its not that hard to comlete outside of max level and he never did that for DS1 or 2 so it wouldn't be very hard. Only the chalice dungeons are annoying and they dont even scale on NG+
From a completionist standpoint, Bloodborne is wayyy less taxing than Dark Souls. The emphasis is more on the action elements than the RPG elements. The only thing that would be taxing would be reaching max level (he did actually go out of his way to reach max level in DS1, which I sorta lol'd at). In those games you aren't ever really meant to completely max out your character. They're less about grinding/stockpiling xp and more about constructing clever builds with the limited xp you organically acquire throughout the course of the game.
Net Blanka getting all the monster hearts without cheat codes would be like completing another game. and then there's the completing every classes for every character. i would love to see him complete and review it.
Bro ! I discovered your channel about 3 month ago and I am hooked !! Thanks for the work you are putting to finish all these games and great presentation and analysis ! Looking forward to see more of the completionist. I wish I have the time to do what you are doing
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Dude, that intro speech is what I needed to hear right now! You've got me all motivated/emotional. Grats on five years, and I can't wait to finish this video tonight! A lot of fond memories with Tales of Symphonia. Always wanted to see you cover it.
Hello friend
Ayy a new vid
***** now u have 13
***** 12 I mean
NOTICE ME SENPAI!!!!!!!
Tales of Symphonia was the very first video game I ever bought with my own money, I still remember feeling all proud walking back from gamestop with my mom.
back in 2004 yes played it (with friends) not fully and my actual first tales game that was like symphonia was tales of vesperia and tales of the abyss (europe only on the 3ds) and vesperia, like t.o.s, is now on the nintendo switch if you want every enemy in that game, trho. magic. lences.
My man
Best $50 spent in my life
I remember seeing genis cast magic spells on youtube and it looked so cool to me so I looked up the game bought it second hand (as a 12 year old kid for the first time with my own money too) and I had no idea it would be my most favo game of all time I'm 23 years old now and I absolutely love this game to death.
@@DnVFMVs god I miss games being 50 lol forgot about that
This is arguably my favorite game of all time, so I'm happy to finally see you review it! I do think you're slightly underselling the story though, and seeing as I've finished the game about 10-12 times, I can safely say the amount of depth this story has is staggering. The whole story is a deconstruction of the classical JRPG story, pointing out the twisted logic behind many of these popular clichès, like the idea of evil in general, the psychological effects of being raised as a messiah, the concept of discrimination from a larger perspective than simply "it's bad", etc.
This! Definitely this! It's an incredible story and so immensely underrated. I bawled at the very end of it, knowing Kratos would be forever bound to wander in space getting rid of the exspheres, while Lloyd is left in the new world. And Lloyd's speech at the end where he talks about creating a better world without prejudice or hate is a golden moment too.
You said it mate. I honestly can't find the words to describe how good the story in this game was.
so glad I wasn't the only one who felt this way, he didn't even mention the racism that genis and raine face, there are so many issues that this game tackles
If you like symphonia for story, abyss is your favorite. It's story is far superior to symphonia, like not even close.
Yes, that is so true. When I first played this game when I was younger with my cousin and friend, and we got to the point where Colette describes how sad it actually is to become an angel. I chocked up a little lol. Literally felt bad for the girl.
Yes, but.... how many dogs did you pet?
...you DID pet the dogs, right?
lol
I was going to say the same thing!
It’s not just about petting them. Any character can pet them. Did you give them their names? THAT is the important part. Imagine all those dogs going through life without names…😢
Ahhhhh Tales of Symphonia the greatest game ever created in my opinion it literally saved my life when i was younger and going though the toughest time of my life.
Great game
Literally was my gateway game into the world of fantasy and anime shit. Before Tales of Symphonia, I played Pokemon, Mario, and racing games. Oh, how naive I was until this gem brought me into this wonderful world of deeper RPGs and shit like FMA. I would have never gotten into Final Fantasy either if it wasn't for Symphonia. I saw Legendia coming out on PS2, and not being a hardcore gamer I only had Nintendo systems cuz thats just what my mom would get us at Christmas... My first playstation was acquired and I jumped down an endless pit of JRPGs.
Kingdom hearts saved mines but later realized maybe its tryi ng to save my other me from alternative universes and the time traveling me while saving me
@@WIZA327 lol funny enough this game came out around the same time as the original fma anime
@@mookiestewart3776 yep, OG FMA was one of the first animes I watched too, I sought out for all the nerdy shit after playin this game haha.
I played this game for 300 hours in 3 months!
The intro was sooo good!
Anno ne kimi
How can you kill that which has no life?
@@NotCharAznable can’t lie back in the day I had multiple files over 200 hours each lol
My first time seeing this channel. Video was recommended for *COUGH* some reason *COUGH*.
Liking it for that friendly thank-you opening. Even without the rest, that's just sweet.
Zelos Wilder This comment holds true these days because of COUGH corona people be wanting to complete games XD they got time.
Still one of my favorite rpgs to this day, I love it to death. RIP Lloyd in smash though
SSF2
OH MY GOD!!!!
I'M SO HAPPY
me too waffle (even thought I think I'm a piece of trash) this make my heart and soul feel a weird felling I think this is how "happens" feel :p
is that you waffle
Hey Conner
I scrolled down in the comments just to see if you were here. It was as expected.
+bulldoggamer Same
I bought Tales for 3$ years back at Game Stop; recommended to me from the 'Games for Cheap Bastards' segment on X-Play when G4 was the puppy's nuts.
dis nigga say the puppys nuts xD. damn thats awesome.
I've never even heard that before XD what even! Beauty! Puppy's bolts!
what a steal, this games expensive for gamecube standards.
Puppy's nuts!? XD I'm writing that one down!
Got the PS3 collection for 15 used at GameStop
My question to you: What game do want me to complete and why? (So many suggestions incoming!!)
tales of xillia> :)
Psychonauts would be cool.
Splatoon part two? WHAR?
THE SUMMON NIGHT SWORDCRAFT GAMES !!!!why....welp they are cool as fuck and you have so many weapons to craft so getting 100% is a little hard
the next big jrpg I want you to complete is xenoblade chronicles with Chuggaaconroy.....because......yes
That skit was fantastic.
I'm so happy to see a 'tales of' game on this channel!
That opening...ICONIC! I'm loving the creative things you guys are doing with The Completionist. Been awhile for a while and I'm loving the growth.
You can tell just how genuine and sincere this guy is from the intro, you are an absolute joy to watch and I respect the work and love you pour into this channel so much. Much love and keep up the great work.
Tales of Symphonia is my absolute favorite and I'm so glad you did this. You made my evening. Thank you. :)
Back in 04 when this first came out, snow days while playing this watching the snow fall outside while sitting comfy under a blanket……..ahhh the good old days
having him talk over that track at the beginning is giving me goosebumps. love that OST so much
I want you to complete The World Ends With You. Its my favorite ds game and its such a unique rpg and it isn't even very long
That'd be great! It's one of my favorite DS games.
TWEWY would definitely be cool. Bought that game on release and played it obsessively for months. Unique as hell with a great story to boot. I'm gonna have to pick that game up again sometime.
John Gardiner how long is "not that long"? 2 hours?
rui uchiha just the main story is about 25 hours which is a pretty short length for a jrpg. I've never tried to complete it but compared to the tales games I don't think it compares
John Gardiner I REMEMBER THAT GAME! It was okay.
I remember this being the first game I ever put over 100 hours into. I loved it so much at the time and would love to replay it, but AIN'T NO ONE GOT TIME FOR THAT
It's on Steam now.
@@Espartanica and I think the controller issue got fixed? I didn't have issues last time I tried playing with my Xbox one controller I had.
@@RaidenKaiser It lags with every single hit and needs an unofficial patch to fix it called TSFix, which also enables 4K, brings back character outlines, decreases loading times and a plethora of other stuff
@@Espartanica I never had any lag but I definitely had resolution issues so that may be worth looking into lol
@@RaidenKaiser Boot up the Steam version and try hitting an enemy, you'll notice it freezes a split second with every hit
had to stop it and comment, the bit with the "thank you small jesus girl" and the bit, the images, the supersonic. Great comidic effect.
Dude, there's an anime called saint young men. Jesus and Buddha live in an apartment together.
Play Tales of Vesperia.
Nah, play a good one, like Abyss
i would play abyss. but i am NOT trying to pay hundreds of dollars for a ps2 gAME GOD DAMMIT TIS BULLSHIT
dragonmaster you lost me D:
*cough* 3DS Version *cough*
CappuccinoGuil Oy, Vesperia is a good game too.
I spent hours on this game and it was so fun. I loved the unique battle style.
9:34
For anyone wondering, there already is an anime already revolving around Jesus, it depicts him as a normal guy along with his friend Buddha, it's called Saint Young Men.
He talks about how long this game is just imagine if he played xenoblade chronicles
He is in the process.
lol I was thinking about that too. He hasn't finished that OR Xenoblade Chronicles X.
I thought he was doing Xenoblade Chronicles? Coulda sworn he was streaming it early this year with intention to do it.
Robichoico oops I didn't know that he was already doing xenoblade chronicles
Funny thing is X is the only one that actually gives you something. The bad thing is there are a good amount of achievements that are needed for online if I recall. Personally, I think after a long game like this he should play something simpler to complete like the first Pikmin game.
Ive beaten the game...13 times
13 times................ holy shit
Damn, I think I'm at like 10 or so.
All of the playthroughs.
On the GC version. It was the only RPG (besides Skies of arcadia) I had on the GC
Well it was one of the only ones there was really. And definitely the only multiplayer one.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles would have been an amazing multiplayer game....if only we didnt need 4 GBAs to play it
But how many cats did you talk to
Didn't know you watch the completionist Esam.
I think you got it mixed up. In ToS, you look for dogs and Collette gives them names. It's in ToX2 that you collect 100 cats. Or ToGF where you feed cats to unlock the Catz village.
ESAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM
Wrong game. This is a review of an actual good Tales game. Not the trash that came about after Abyss.
@@Eskimo_iio So you're calling vespy,graces,the xillias,and berseria trash? Must suck having such bad taste.
This is literally my favorite game of all time. it was the first game i 100% completed...
I'd love for you to do Golden Sun!!! There is so much weapons to find and finding every djinn would be awesome. That'd make my day
the weapons and djinn are easy to find, now play through Golden Sun, Golden Sun: The Lost Age, And Golden Sun: Dark Dawn back to back... HEY JIRARD! Do a Golden Sun Month to get people hyped for Camelot To make another one!!! They said they would if enough people asked. if you do it and we all comment for another one they'll finish the series. Dark Dawn needs a Sequel!
no start at golden suns true beginnings with the shining series
Kolton Henricksen Great idea man
Jacob Trent That would be great as well. The Shining series is criminally underrated
man i remember when i was a kid my older brother had found the alternative costumes for Tao and Anri and i for the life of me couldnt find them. I must have replayed it 5 times looking for them lol. good times before the Internet
You forgot to give all off the dogs nickname's with Colette?
now hundreds of dogs remain nameless and this video remains incomplete.
Now you've done it, the rest of the office are going to spend the next 4 weeks trying to wrestle Jirards Suicide Grenade off of him.
Aww the dog finding hours spent in this game XD
Since that's required for a Title, I'm sure he did do it.
I guess hitting on women is just funnier than naming dogs.
Cascade Hellsing I guess your'e right, and it's also more easy to complete compared to talk to every female quest
I've always loved the tales series and this was by far one of my favorites in it. so glad you made this
Everyone send Jirard Tales of Symphonia. He doesn't have enough copies.
If you haven't already, you should try to complete Ni No Kuni or Okami. They're both great games, and I would love to hear your take on them! Keep up the amazing work, Jirard! You're awesome!
Ni no kuni is garbage
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Josh Henry I know this is a really old thread but I agree, Okami is a masterpiece. Never played No No Kuni tho.
Lol why r we here
F-Zero GX.
Completing that game is on my bucket list. And it actually has a completion bonus. Not a great one, but it has one.
sabata2 That would be really hard to do, but I would love to see him try it!
TheLastCreeper When he said "The hardest game I've ever played" with Dark Souls... I knew he hadn't yet tried F-Zero GX.
It will happen, eventually.
I liked F-Zero X for N64 better. You can't actually "fly" in GX, an the physics are more arcady, but it was literally an arcade game so I guess that's to be expected. :P
F*ck it. The graphics were better in X than GX so fight me!
Yeah, that reminds me, GX is frickin' hard! I couldn't complete any missions after "Captain Falcon simulates racing while not really racing."
After that, it was brutal. Wild Boar is slow if you go slow, but if you're in front for a second, he gains 6000mph in under a second.
HALF A MILLION!?!?!? HALF. A. MILLION!?
Jirard REALLY only has just over half a million subscribers. WOW. I REALLY though he had at least a million.
He deserves at least 3.
Sadly, most creators on youtube don't ever get what they deserve.
That intro speech though. That was truly moving, for real though. You are such an inspiration to many including myself man. And you are soo humble at the same time, you won't take any credit without first giving credit to your many many fans. Keep up the great work man, you truly are remarkable! ^.^
If Jirard is suprised about their being a Norse Mythology reference in ToS, he's gonna be estatic once he plays Shin Megami Tensei.....whenever he gets to one.
He won't unless he's trolling.
He might end up doing one. A few I can think of that he'd end up doing are either Nocturne, Digital Devil Saga, or Persona 3.
No SMT IV love?
COnsidering SYmphonia is a prequel to Phantasia, their very first "Tales of" game, the Norse mythology references were almost forced to appear. Phantasia had a ton of them, beggining with the fact their world tree was literally the World Tree Yggdrasil (like in Norse myths),and all three of the ancient civilizations of Phantasia were named after a Norse deity (Fenrir, Odin and Thor).
my brother and i played this together. it was finally a game i didnt just watch him play
Lol my brother and I did the same
same and haha i can now play and complete this game on my own without my brother’s hel
"Not one, not two, but more than two" ... That line had me laughing way longer than necessary.
It's too easy to binge you and your team's videos, thank you for the work and personality y'all put in
Hehe. Tales of Symphonia is my favorite game of literally all time. I've got 20+ playthroughs and 1300+ hours on it. So, thank YOU for this video.
I'm at the point though, myself, where I can get through a run in 48 hours. That said, I want to get to Omegaevolution's speedrunning level of 7 hours.
(I think I read your question wrong in that the "that" you referred to was the 80 hours and not my 48)
For me? Not all of them, just the ones I feel like taking the time to do, most of my time got put into money grinding for Luin. (GIMME DAT MONEY DRAGON!)
But I think that on a vanilla exp very casual run through while taking your time and figuring things out should be about 80, yeah?
Jirard! I loved your JRPG skits in this episode, it was so funny and accurate! More please, I really felt like you were showing me a cutscene from That One Gamer by Square Enix on PS4 or something.
Quick fact. There's a Manga in Japan about Jesus and Buddha being roommates in Japan as they learn about Japanese culture
gebbar sandoval its funny i saw it earlier
What‘s the mangas name?
Bless you sir. Symphonia is a MONSTER to complete. At least three playthroughs, if you know what to do, memorizing when and where events happen so you don't miss stuff, tons and tons of monsters to encounter, pointless items and titles, and an amazingly epic story. The closest I got to completion was four playthroughs, level 212, about 97% on collecting, 60% on figures, and I was missing several titles.
Sitting here feeling like the only one who actually likes Tales of Symphonia 2's story.
Jackman LeBlanc don't worry, I'm with you
Jackman LeBlanc nah I loved it :)
It has it's issues, but it's still an enjoyable game and has a pretty good story!
Jackman LeBlanc I liked it too.
That's usually how it works but it still a pretty good game.
I want Jirard to complete a game called Blue Dragon, its a JRPG that no-one else seems to have played and I want people to try it
I own Blue Dragon Plus, does that counts?
Eric Weichhart I've not played Blue Dragon Plus, I do wanna play it though...Is it good?
I didn't play it too much yet. I had a big backlog in my 3DS and little time to spare >.>
What about Lost Odyssey? Oh, either way. I want him to complete both.
Ryan Horlock gay
Megami Tensei should be part of the 4 biggest JRPG series that aren't Pokemon or Mario
Its overshadowed by its more popular spin off Persona
Persona counts as part of Shin Megami Tensai; so yeah, SMT is a big franchise.
Not really Its more of its own thing now heck they dont even put shin megami tensai on the box anymore, plus when was the last time that SMT had a home console release persona 5 is on ps4 while smt is on 3ds
if Final Fantasy Tactics is considered a Final Fantasy game, then Persona is considered a Megami Tensei game
except tactics still has final fantasy in the name they dropped the shin megami tensai from the title of persona
Your intro speech was unbelievably touching and inspiring to those of us striving so hard to reach out to people.
This is definitely one of my top favorite games, despite its cliches and sometimes foreseeable plot twists. But there was so much beauty and emotion and hard work put into this game.
The beginning had me cracking up lool
what about THE WONDERFUL 101 !!!
What a lovely, criminally underrated game.
Yeah! Give us some of dat 101!
"Feel the pain of being god dam adorable" hahahahaha
I honestly thought that Tales of Symphonia was just a fever dream game that I made up in my head as a child, glad to know that it actually exists lol
Just gonna be honest... I don't watch the channel for you. For you, exclusively, I mean. For me, I watch it for the fantastic presentation, the very detailed information you provide, and yes, to a degree you.
Yes his videos are very very well done.
I NEVER CLICKED SO FAST IN MY LIFE THIS JUST MADE MY DAY :D !
please just finish splatoon part two it's been a fucking year Jirard
we have to make jirard see this
he said he would do it when they stopped with updating it with content. so a couple months ago was final as the last updates for guns and the new amiibos were the last bits of content. so he isn't forgetting yet. just was waiting till they stop with content. so SIT THE @&!$ DOWN AND CALM THE @*&!#$ DOWN
gamerbrony72 when smash 4 came out did he have to wait for the amiibos to come out no
true. but look at what the amiibos gave in smash and splatoon. smash was basicly figurines you can teach to fight. splatoon gave content. like guns and outfits and challenges.
And splatoon is just music...
That one moment you realise that the "Symphonia" in the title didn't mean an actual symphony, but the harmony of having these two worlds as one
The team that brought us this gem really did some thought into just the title alone o_o
That intro got me emotional, god damnit we love you Jirard!
Ohh, Yggdrassil? Norse myth? Oh wait, the artist who designed the characters is the mangaka of Oh My Goddess which is for the biggest part Norse myth. :D
Actually surprised it was not mentioned as it's one of the advertisement points on the box, at least over here in the Netherlands it was.
Yes, his name is in the box.
since you're using them as a coaster, can I get a game for GameCube?
I'm really excited to see the show get more real, more raw, and really show how much you struggle through these games. Completing is an incredibly taxing and difficult undertaking, and completing a game a week is frankly insane. Thanks for all that you do, my Beard Bro.
Waiting for xenoblade
xenoblade is great but this game still sits as my favorite
Now that's one hell of an undertaking.
Yeah, me too. Stopped at Lorianthia (sp?). BS boss.
Do you want him to die?
DissidiaSR21 noo
I would like to see A completionist video where Jirard isn't complaining
Thanks for completing one of my favorite games. Now I triple dog dare you to play Nier. That game will kick you in the feels 10x more than tales of symphonia.
Jerard, I absolutely love seeing everything you do, pouring yourself into what you love. You remind me of a dear friend of mine, and I have an unfathomable amount of respect for the guy. Keep being the awesome guy you are, my friend! If you're ever in Oklahoma City for any reason, you'll always be welcome here!
By the way, I want to complete Ocarina of Time because while I've beaten it, I haven't completed it. I've completed Twilight Princess, Four Swords Adventures, and Majora's Mask, but not Ocarina of Time. Once I complete Wind Waker, I'll be sure to get there.
If Jirard thinks this is bad, he should try Final Fantasy 10-2.
He would probably stab poor alex.
the damn sphere thing while you're stuck on the thunderplains. so easy to miss a little scene there.
I don't know, there are lots of missable scenes in this game too lol...tons of them.
Tactics Ogre the Knight of Lodis. There are technically 6 endings, but there are multiple sub-endings based on whether or not you killed a certain boss, or one character survived and another didn't, if they both survived, or if they both died. There can be upwards to 40+ endings.
The Christ analogue is even more obvious in the Japanese version, where the Chosen is called "Miko" - No, not written like "Shrine Maiden", but in a different spelling which... is usually used by Japanese Christians to refer to the son of god, Jesus Christ. Yeeeeeeeeep.
The opening sequence is pure art
The part where Alex earns the title "Miyamoto" made me literally laugh out loud! :D I love this show, I love this crew, and I am very thankful for you and your youtube community!
"By being a part of a community you can be That One..."
I'd like to see you complete the original Devil May Cry. I know you like the reboot, which is fine even if I am not particularly partial towards it. However more than just getting a better idea as to why fans like myself were displeased with the reboot, I think it's important for you to see one of the critical foundations of the action genre as we know it today. Games like God of War for example would not be what they are if it wasn't for Devil May Cry .
***** They did remaster DMC4 on PS4, but DMC1-3 were remastered for PS3.
***** I am sure they could but I have no idea if they will.
Shintai The original Devil May Cry had awesome completion bonuses, like you could play as other characters, like Dante's dad
At last J-man! Now get working on Skies of Arcadia Legends, pleeze!!!!
Yeah!
Yeah, theirs a lot to do in that game.
I've 100% it, its not as harsh as Symphonia. ;)
laprasking: Worst part is when the game glitches out, keeping you from getting the "Vyse the Legend" title, even when you did everything right throughout the game. Happened to me once; I know I did everything because I unlocked the three secrets (the "Sky Fang" weapon for Vyse, the "Golden Hamachou" discovery and the boss battle against Air Pirate Vigoro), but the game would still display my title as "Vyse the Bounty King", what the heck!?!?!?
I'll settle for the Dreamcast original.
Jirard, you and everything you built up over the years is/are amazing. Keep it up, thank you for finally doing Tales, and doing it justice. We love you.
Alex obtained the title of "Miyamoto"
I'm dead
...480+ hours when it first released... 6 playthroughs.
Totally worth it!
David Dwan yeah I had like 2 or 3 separate save files with about 300 each on them lol. Miss those days....
David Dwan yeah I had like 2 or 3 separate save files with about 300 each on them lol. Miss those days....
COMPLETE Golden Sun and Golden Sun the lost age
2 of the best RPG's to come out on the GBA
I don't comment on things often, that being said Jirard, I've been subbed to That One Video Gamer for years now and I always appreciate the content you put up, congratulations on 5 years and an amazing job building this community up for us, keep it going!!! Here's to 5 more 😁
I've literally never been more aware of Jirard's being a Californian
I'd love to see you tackle the Pikmin games. Particularly the second game, but I'd assume you'd start with the first one
As long as he gets Emile to guest star.
The Green Dragon 53 you can't forget steve
Disgaea will break you!!! Get Lv 9999 and then start at lv 1 again just to get stronger!
this game was the first rpg i really ever played and its the game that really got me into rpgs. i just remember putting an alarm clock on 3am to play before getting up at 6 for school. this game is so close to my heart and thank you so much for covering it
9:30 well there is a manga about buddha and jesus being roommates in tokyo. Close enough i guess.
better than undertale
definitely . No one can argue against that.
soldiersigma507 it was made by one guy....
soldiersigma507
I wouldn't call Undertale a jRPG. Inspired by them, sure, but not the same genre.
So your troll is not only awful, it's not factual.
Yes!
hmm..controversy.. *inserts defense of undertale
do Kid Icarus: Uprising
plz
The Novakid of Terraria That'd be fun but I imagine it'd suck. Multiplayer can't still be alive, right?
I play multiplayer a lot, and there are a lot of people.
The Novakid of Terraria That's pretty rad. Multiplayer was fun on that game.
I would love it if he did! It's actually one of the first games I ever tried to complete. Ironically, I still haven't beaten it. :/ Still an amazing game.
Mad Love Jirard! Your videos are amazing and I always look foreword to the new ones. Heres to five years and hopefully many more to come!
Yay! We beleive in the Comportionist
Alex doesn't. Who has little faith? He has little faith!
I have the faith.
this video made me remember I've never played a jrpg before
szuds21 This one is a good first.
aye it rly is. if you are some what familiar with anime and their character types its a bit easier on the eyes and ears. but story wise and gameplay wise it rocked my world in 2004 :D and still does to this day:)
Yeah I'd say most of the tales games would be a good first to try.
+szuds21 Try out Final Fantasy XIII. Everyone seems to dislike it with a burning passion, but I found it to be an extremely enjoyable experience. Plus, you can probably get it for dirt cheap at GameStop. I got my copy for like $10.
Isn't your profile picture N? Pokemon is a jrpg.
Jirard I challenge you to become not a dragon rider but a dragon hunter by completing "Monster Hunter Generations"!!!!!!
That speech actual moved me wow thanks that made my day
I've never played this game either... If you have so many copies I'd love to have one. :P
can get the PS3 HD port or the crappy HD port off Steam, take your pic :3
I have the PS3 version and it's really worth it, Jirard said that the community prefers the gamecube version because of the 60FPS, but for me having extra content wide screen and the original voices it's more than enough to compensate that.
About the Steam version, it was broken when it was released, but since some months ago I was checking the Steam reviews and looks like it's fixed, so, maybe it's worth to check that version.
Steam version is fine now. I can confirm.
No 60fps tho.
Yeah, I will forever love the GC version, but I definitely wish that I would've done my videos on the PS3 version...its just so much easier to look at lol.
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How could that be ? isn't it that as long as you've got a good PC config, you can run it at more than 60fps ?
Respect to you for playing the 60fps superior version on GameCube. Much respect...
OK, Now Do Tales of Vesperia
PS3 Version
Oh, there is a full translation patch out there for the PS3 version...I forgot about it, I should get it & play the PS3 one, just after going through the 360 version 5 times put me off for many years haha
A year later, they are finally announcing Vesperia HD Definitive edition, with all of the missing content and characters.
luckily we have a definitive edition on PS4 Xbox One and Nintendo switch
That game was complete fucking TRASH
@@timhook2086 for you and only you
I have to say, seeing this video is a breathe of fresh air. This was the second game I got for the gamecube. I remember the astonishment I felt when I beaten the game as it was suuuuuuper long. I use to games I could binge in a day, beat it, play it again at a slower pace, then toss to the side. I played it twice and didn't know about a lot of things hidden in. When I told my other gamer buds about it. I just got looks like I fabricated the whole thing from some fever dream. It still feels like that but since other titles from the Tales have appeared. The looks have died down.
Up to this day, I still hold this game at high status. I loved the combat system and how control much control I had over it. I find the skits charming and generally get a chuckle out of them. It fit my style of always searching and coming finding a new side quest or something else. Even during my third playthrough when Colette triggered her mystic arte, I was stunned as I thought the game couldn't throw anymore surprises me.
Still, loved the video and the opening skit was spectacular
i never knew about this game until it was mention on super beard bros and the completionist
that's good then. Thanks to this channel, a new person had found out about this game.
Well now you have a few weeks of no-lifing to look forward to.
So who else here as watched the playthrough of this game that SGB did??
And I mean the WHOLE THING
Who's SGB?
Stephen Adegun Its "SomecallmeJohnny's" Lets' Play channel that he has. He plays with his brother Eliot and his friend Matt
i did
i got tired of blocks
"I have too many of this game." do I smell a giveaway
Cant help but be repetitive, another amazing video! the work you put in to your videos shows and they are a great joy to watch!
Play Bloodborne!! Jirard, you'll love it.
Have mercy...
BB is easier than Dark Souls I dont think that's "merciless"
In fact even with the DLC its shorter to, its not that hard to comlete outside of max level and he never did that for DS1 or 2 so it wouldn't be very hard. Only the chalice dungeons are annoying and they dont even scale on NG+
After you scrub all the floors in Hyrule, then we can talk about MERCY
Yessss
From a completionist standpoint, Bloodborne is wayyy less taxing than Dark Souls. The emphasis is more on the action elements than the RPG elements. The only thing that would be taxing would be reaching max level (he did actually go out of his way to reach max level in DS1, which I sorta lol'd at). In those games you aren't ever really meant to completely max out your character. They're less about grinding/stockpiling xp and more about constructing clever builds with the limited xp you organically acquire throughout the course of the game.
I really want you to complete a Persona game, though that's probably gonna be awhile.
I challenge thee to complete Dragon Warrior VII...
Because Dragon Quest/Warrior needs some love, I mean you guys completed FF and now this, so its about time the holy trio of jrpgs is completed.
Net Blanka getting all the monster hearts without cheat codes would be like completing another game. and then there's the completing every classes for every character. i would love to see him complete and review it.
rather have him play Dragon Quest 7 the remake on 3DS
he would have SO much fun with the alltrades abbey arc... and sulkk, and gracos V, and everything to do with monster meadows.
Bro ! I discovered your channel about 3 month ago and I am hooked !! Thanks for the work you are putting to finish all these games and great presentation and analysis ! Looking forward to see more of the completionist. I wish I have the time to do what you are doing